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update: the braves are reportedly also sending bronson arroyo to the dodgers, which works out to saving about $8 million. so, a small benefit for atlanta, which discussed below.
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update no. 2: the dodgers are taking on some of money, but not all of it. so the braves are saving less than that $8 million. glad we could get this straightened out.
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a valuable lesson we all learned yesterday is that a trade official until officially official. in the case of this trade, it still totally complete, so, who knows? something else aware of is that the structure is complicated. as the braves, dodgers, and marlins work through their three-way exchange, this seems like the current picture of the braves’ side of things:
get:
lose:
because it official, it could always fall apart. alternatively, it could always change its form. beyond that, even if this does go down as understood, there are plenty of moving parts. real people, having their lives changed in an instant! a draft pick, just after the first round! so what about to do is over-simplify, but what this is really about, from the braves’ perspective, is swapping wood and peraza for olivera. the rest of it more or less cancels out, given the cost of relievers at the deadline. the braves, perhaps, comfortable with the risk of keeping wood and peraza around. more comfortable with the risk of olivera, who they tried hard to sign only a few months back.
at first glance, this seems like an insufficient return. young, and he entered the season as a prospect. baseball midseason update put him at no. 26. that was a ranking between raul and david dahl, a few slots ahead of jeff hoffman. wood, meanwhile, is a starting pitcher, had some excellent stretches, and going to be cheap for a while. olivera is 30, and he still have 100 professional trips to the plate. he recently spent time on the disabled list, and health questions have long lingered around. if you like the braves’ side, this is the whole argument. they gave up too much control for an older player who has yet to prove anything. certainly, the dodgers are pleased.
but the braves have their reasons for doing this, and it goes beyond just being fans of olivera. a sense there was danger in hanging on to peraza. and the same goes for wood. if the braves felt like peraza and wood would only diminish in value, then it makes sense to move them now. and if they think about ready, then, sure, 30, but not 35 or 36. not like on the verge of retirement.
peraza is 21 years old. spent the year at, and in are either good prospects or emergency call-ups. the starting point. super fast, and that be with him for a while. peraza makes a lot of contact, and made a smooth transition from shortstop to second base. problems? still short of ten career homers. and drawn 12 unintentional walks all season. peraza is a sort, not a disciplined sort, and if he has power, just about never shown it. his offensive ceiling, then, is questionable, as high-level competition could exploit his weaknesses.
if you want to give him a lot of the benefit of the doubt, maybe his hit tool matures into something like jose altuve’s. maybe come up and bunt and slap the ball like dee gordon. but then he could also become a tony womack, a utility player, and hardly a useful player at all. the braves love offensive skills, and he hit well overall this year. he still has that prospect glow, but it last forever, when a player performing. if you think stock is headed downhill, then, going downhill go up. this would then be a fine time to deal.
wood is a little bit similar, in that, even though more proven, 2015 has raised a few questions. because of the way that wood throws the ball, people have forever been expecting him to blow up, and though that happened, some velocity drop, here. more significantly, strikeouts are down, as his contact rate has soared north. generally speaking, we suck at knowing which pitchers are headed for surgery, but even just on a performance basis, wood might be declining. throw in the health questions and, again, you can see why maybe the braves wanted to relieve themselves of this risk. if they think wood is getting worse or headed for an operation, then, what good would he be to them?
enter olivera. yeah, 30. yeah, he has all of 31 plate appearances in. a different sort of risk, here. we still have a great idea of what be as a major leaguer, and if anything moving away from his physical prime. but, olivera is a hitter. a hitter with power, unlike peraza. close to being ready to come up, so he can help in short order, and he fills an organizational need what with the decline of rio ruiz. and, from 2016 2020, olivera is signed, for $32.5 million. also a cheap option at the end in case olivera requires elbow surgery. this is almost a quality hitter. instead, a potential quality hitter, but if the braves believe in him, they have tried so hard to sign him in the first place.
we can take nothing for granted, but if olivera begins as even just a third baseman, then he stands to be a bargain. average players cost more than $32.5 million over five years. moving away from 30 would presumably see olivera decline, but probably not too sharply. and if olivera were better than average? then the value skyrockets. the braves know that. the risk is that olivera stay healthy, or he just adjust to pitching, so this could end up wasted money, but what if wood falls apart? what if peraza hit?
the braves are trading a and a for a, but reason to believe the younger guys are already declining, while the is about ready to help. follow that argument, and the braves are being proactive here, moving assets before they lose their value for a bat that they like. this to say the braves are unquestionably doing the right thing. maybe wrong about wood. maybe peraza develops a better hit tool, and a good cheap player for years. maybe there was more out there to get than olivera. but then, we already knew the braves liked olivera, so you put your faith in their scouting. you do the same thing with regard to the two players going away. lots of ways to see this going poorly. but the braves’ reasons are legitimate and justifiable. and now they have something they have before.
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ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə breɪvz ər rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈbrɑnsən ərɔɪoʊ tɪ ðə ˈdɑʤərz, wɪʧ wərks aʊt tɪ ˈseɪvɪŋ əˈbaʊt 8 ˈmɪljən. soʊ, ə smɔl ˈbɛnəfɪt fər æˈtlæntə, wɪʧ dɪˈskəst bɪˈloʊ. ˈəpˌdeɪt noʊ. 2 ðə ˈdɑʤərz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn səm əv ˈməni, bət nɑt ɔl əv ɪt. soʊ ðə breɪvz ər ˈseɪvɪŋ lɛs ðən ðət 8 ˈmɪljən. glæd wi kʊd gɪt ðɪs ˈstreɪtənd aʊt. ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈlɛsən wi ɔl ˈlərnɪd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɪz ðət ə treɪd əˈfɪʃəl ənˈtɪl əˈfɪʃəli əˈfɪʃəl. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðɪs treɪd, ɪt stɪl ˈtoʊtəli kəmˈplit, soʊ, hu noʊz? ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls əˈwɛr əv ɪz ðət ðə ˈstrəkʧər ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. ɛz ðə breɪvz, ˈdɑʤərz, ənd ˈmɑrlənz wərk θru ðɛr θˈriˌweɪ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ðɪs simz laɪk ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə braves’*’ saɪd əv θɪŋz: gɪt: luz: bɪˈkəz ɪt əˈfɪʃəl, ɪt kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz fɔl əˈpɑrt. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ɪt kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz ʧeɪnʤ ɪts fɔrm. bɪɔnd ðət, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɪs dɪz goʊ daʊn ɛz ˌəndərˈstʊd, ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈmuvɪŋ pɑrts. ril ˈpipəl, ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr lɪvz ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ən ˈɪnstənt! ə dræft pɪk, ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə fərst raʊnd! soʊ wət əˈbaʊt tɪ du ɪz over-simplify*, bət wət ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli əˈbaʊt, frəm ðə braves’*’ pərˈspɛktɪv, ɪz sˈwɑpɪŋ wʊd ənd pərˈɑzə fər oʊliˈvɛrə. ðə rɛst əv ɪt mɔr ər lɛs ˈkænsəlz aʊt, ˈgɪvɪn ðə kɔst əv riˈlivərz æt ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ðə breɪvz, pərˈhæps, ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə rɪsk əv ˈkipɪŋ wʊd ənd pərˈɑzə əraʊnd. mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə rɪsk əv oʊliˈvɛrə, hu ðeɪ traɪd hɑrd tɪ saɪn ˈoʊnli ə fju mənθs bæk. æt fərst glæns, ðɪs simz laɪk ən ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt rɪˈtərn. jəŋ, ənd hi ˈɛnərd ðə ˈsizən ɛz ə ˈprɑspɛkt. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈmɪdˈsizən ˈəpˌdeɪt pʊt ɪm æt noʊ. 26 ðət wɑz ə ˈræŋkɪŋ bɪtˈwin rɔl ənd ˈdeɪvɪd dɑl, ə fju slɑts əˈhɛd əv ʤɛf ˈhɔfmən. wʊd, ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪz ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧər, hæd səm ˈɛksələnt ˈstrɛʧɪz, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ʧip fər ə waɪl. oʊliˈvɛrə ɪz 30 ənd hi stɪl hæv 100 prəˈfɛʃənəl trɪps tɪ ðə pleɪt. hi ˈrisəntli spɛnt taɪm ɔn ðə dɪˈseɪbəld lɪst, ənd hɛlθ kˈwɛsʧənz hæv lɔŋ ˈlɪŋgərd əraʊnd. ɪf ju laɪk ðə braves’*’ saɪd, ðɪs ɪz ðə hoʊl ˈɑrgjəmənt. ðeɪ geɪv əp tu məʧ kənˈtroʊl fər ən ˈoʊldər pleɪər hu həz jɛt tɪ pruv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˈsərtənli, ðə ˈdɑʤərz ər plizd. bət ðə breɪvz hæv ðɛr ˈrizənz fər duɪŋ ðɪs, ənd ɪt goʊz bɪɔnd ʤɪst biɪŋ fænz əv oʊliˈvɛrə. ə sɛns ðɛr wɑz ˈdeɪnʤər ɪn ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn tɪ pərˈɑzə. ənd ðə seɪm goʊz fər wʊd. ɪf ðə breɪvz fɛlt laɪk pərˈɑzə ənd wʊd wʊd ˈoʊnli dɪˈmɪnɪʃ ɪn ˈvælju, ðɛn ɪt meɪks sɛns tɪ muv ðɛm naʊ. ənd ɪf ðeɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈrɛdi, ðɛn, ʃʊr, 30 bət nɑt 35 ər 36 nɑt laɪk ɔn ðə vərʤ əv rɪˈtaɪərmənt. pərˈɑzə ɪz 21 jɪrz oʊld. spɛnt ðə jɪr æt, ənd ɪn ər ˈiðər gʊd ˈprɑspɛkts ər ˈimərʤənsi call-ups*. ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt. ˈsupər fæst, ənd ðət bi wɪθ ɪm fər ə waɪl. pərˈɑzə meɪks ə lɔt əv ˈkɑnˌtækt, ənd meɪd ə smuð trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp tɪ ˈsɛkənd beɪs. ˈprɑbləmz? stɪl ʃɔrt əv tɛn kərɪr ˈhoʊmərz. ənd drɔn 12 ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəl wɔks ɔl ˈsizən. pərˈɑzə ɪz ə sɔrt, nɑt ə ˈdɪsəplənd sɔrt, ənd ɪf hi həz paʊər, ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈnɛvər ʃoʊn ɪt. hɪz əˈfɛnsɪv ˈsilɪŋ, ðɛn, ɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl, ɛz ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kʊd ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt hɪz ˈwiknəsɪz. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪv ɪm ə lɔt əv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə daʊt, ˈmeɪbi hɪz hɪt tul məˈʧʊrz ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ˌhoʊˈzeɪ altuve’s*. ˈmeɪbi kəm əp ənd bənt ənd slæp ðə bɔl laɪk di ˈgɔrdən. bət ðɛn hi kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm ə ˈtoʊni ˈwoʊmæk, ə juˈtɪləti pleɪər, ənd ˈhɑrdli ə ˈjusfəl pleɪər æt ɔl. ðə breɪvz ləv əˈfɛnsɪv skɪlz, ənd hi hɪt wɛl ˈoʊvərˌɔl ðɪs jɪr. hi stɪl həz ðət ˈprɑspɛkt gloʊ, bət ɪt læst fərˈɛvər, wɪn ə pleɪər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ. ɪf ju θɪŋk stɑk ɪz ˈhɛdɪd ˈdaʊnˈhɪl, ðɛn, goʊɪŋ ˈdaʊnˈhɪl goʊ əp. ðɪs wʊd ðɛn bi ə faɪn taɪm tɪ dil. wʊd ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈsɪmələr, ɪn ðət, ˈivɪn ðoʊ mɔr ˈpruvən, 2015 həz reɪzd ə fju kˈwɛsʧənz. bɪˈkəz əv ðə weɪ ðət wʊd θroʊz ðə bɔl, ˈpipəl hæv fərˈɛvər bɪn ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪm tɪ bloʊ əp, ənd ðoʊ ðət ˈhæpənd, səm vəˈlɑsəti drɔp, hir. mɔr sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli, ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ər daʊn, ɛz hɪz ˈkɑnˌtækt reɪt həz sɔrd nɔrθ. ˈʤɛnərəli ˈspikɪŋ, wi sək æt noʊɪŋ wɪʧ ˈpɪʧərz ər ˈhɛdɪd fər ˈsərʤəri, bət ˈivɪn ʤɪst ɔn ə pərˈfɔrməns ˈbeɪsɪs, wʊd maɪt bi dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ. θroʊ ɪn ðə hɛlθ kˈwɛsʧənz ənd, əˈgɛn, ju kən si waɪ ˈmeɪbi ðə breɪvz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ rɪˈliv ðɛmˈsɛlvz əv ðɪs rɪsk. ɪf ðeɪ θɪŋk wʊd ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ wərs ər ˈhɛdɪd fər ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ðɛn, wət gʊd wʊd hi bi tɪ ðɛm? ˈɛnər oʊliˈvɛrə. jæ, 30 jæ, hi həz ɔl əv 31 pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn. ə ˈdɪfərənt sɔrt əv rɪsk, hir. wi stɪl hæv ə greɪt aɪˈdiə əv wət bi ɛz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈligər, ənd ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm hɪz ˈfɪzɪkəl praɪm. bət, oʊliˈvɛrə ɪz ə ˈhɪtər. ə ˈhɪtər wɪθ paʊər, ənˈlaɪk pərˈɑzə. kloʊz tɪ biɪŋ ˈrɛdi tɪ kəm əp, soʊ hi kən hɛlp ɪn ʃɔrt ˈɔrdər, ənd hi fɪlz ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl nid wət wɪθ ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv ˈrioʊ ruiz. ənd, frəm 2016 2020 oʊliˈvɛrə ɪz saɪnd, fər ˈmɪljən. ˈɔlsoʊ ə ʧip ˈɔpʃən æt ðə ɛnd ɪn keɪs oʊliˈvɛrə rikˈwaɪərz ˈɛlˌboʊ ˈsərʤəri. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə kˈwɑləti ˈhɪtər. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ə pəˈtɛnʃəl kˈwɑləti ˈhɪtər, bət ɪf ðə breɪvz bɪˈliv ɪn ɪm, ðeɪ hæv traɪd soʊ hɑrd tɪ saɪn ɪm ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. wi kən teɪk ˈnəθɪŋ fər ˈgrænɪd, bət ɪf oʊliˈvɛrə bɪˈgɪnz ɛz ˈivɪn ʤɪst ə θərd ˈbeɪsmən, ðɛn hi stændz tɪ bi ə ˈbɑrgɪn. ˈævərɪʤ pleɪərz kɔst mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər faɪv jɪrz. ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm 30 wʊd prɪˈzuməbli si oʊliˈvɛrə dɪˈklaɪn, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt tu ˈʃɑrpli. ənd ɪf oʊliˈvɛrə wər ˈbɛtər ðən ˈævərɪʤ? ðɛn ðə ˈvælju ˈskaɪˌrɑkəts. ðə breɪvz noʊ ðət. ðə rɪsk ɪz ðət oʊliˈvɛrə steɪ ˈhɛlθi, ər hi ʤɪst əˈʤəst tɪ ˈpɪʧɪŋ, soʊ ðɪs kʊd ɛnd əp ˈweɪstɪd ˈməni, bət wət ɪf wʊd fɔlz əˈpɑrt? wət ɪf pərˈɑzə hɪt? ðə breɪvz ər ˈtreɪdɪŋ ə ənd ə fər ə, bət ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈjəŋgər gaɪz ər ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ, waɪl ðə ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈrɛdi tɪ hɛlp. ˈfɑloʊ ðət ˈɑrgjəmənt, ənd ðə breɪvz ər biɪŋ ˌproʊˈæktɪv hir, ˈmuvɪŋ ˈæˌsɛts ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ luz ðɛr ˈvælju fər ə bæt ðət ðeɪ laɪk. ðɪs tɪ seɪ ðə breɪvz ər ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli duɪŋ ðə raɪt θɪŋ. ˈmeɪbi rɔŋ əˈbaʊt wʊd. ˈmeɪbi pərˈɑzə dɪˈvɛləps ə ˈbɛtər hɪt tul, ənd ə gʊd ʧip pleɪər fər jɪrz. ˈmeɪbi ðɛr wɑz mɔr aʊt ðɛr tɪ gɪt ðən oʊliˈvɛrə. bət ðɛn, wi ɔˈrɛdi nu ðə breɪvz laɪkt oʊliˈvɛrə, soʊ ju pʊt jʊr feɪθ ɪn ðɛr ˈskaʊtɪŋ. ju du ðə seɪm θɪŋ wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə tu pleɪərz goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ. lɑts əv weɪz tɪ si ðɪs goʊɪŋ ˈpurli. bət ðə braves’*’ ˈrizənz ər ləˈʤɪtəmət ənd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbəl. ənd naʊ ðeɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ hæv ˌbiˈfɔr.
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a medical technician who was charged last week with causing a hepatitis c outbreak in new hampshire was fired from a hospital in arizona in april 2010, an official at the hospital said. the technician, david kwiatkowski, was fired after being found unresponsive in a locker room with syringes and needles; tests found cocaine and marijuana in his system, said the official, monica bowman, chief executive of arizona heart hospital. mr. kwiatkowski, 33, is accused of stealing anesthetic drugs from exeter hospital in new hampshire and contaminating syringes. his strain of hepatitis c has been diagnosed in 30 patients, and testing has been recommended for about people in new hampshire alone. officials are still determining who should be tested elsewhere. they have confirmed that mr. kwiatkowski also worked in georgia, kansas, maryland, michigan, new york and pennsylvania before being hired in new hampshire.
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ə ˈmɛdɪkəl tɛkˈnɪʃən hu wɑz ʧɑrʤd læst wik wɪθ ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs si ˈaʊtˌbreɪk ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər wɑz faɪərd frəm ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2010 ən əˈfɪʃəl æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl sɛd. ðə tɛkˈnɪʃən, ˈdeɪvɪd kwiətˈkɔfski, wɑz faɪərd ˈæftər biɪŋ faʊnd ˌənriˈspɑnsɪv ɪn ə ˈlɑkər rum wɪθ sərˈɪnʤəz ənd ˈnidəlz; tɛsts faʊnd koʊˈkeɪn ənd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪn hɪz ˈsɪstəm, sɛd ðə əˈfɪʃəl, ˈmɑnɪkə ˈboʊmən, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə hɑrt ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈmɪstər. kwiətˈkɔfski, 33 ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈstilɪŋ ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk drəgz frəm ˈɛksɪtər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər ənd kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪŋ sərˈɪnʤəz. hɪz streɪn əv ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs si həz bɪn ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ɪn 30 ˈpeɪʃənz, ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ həz bɪn ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd fər əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər əˈloʊn. əˈfɪʃəlz ər stɪl dɪˈtərmənɪŋ hu ʃʊd bi ˈtɛstɪd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ðeɪ hæv kənˈfərmd ðət ˈmɪstər. kwiətˈkɔfski ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt ɪn ˈʤɔrʤə, ˈkænzəs, ˈmɛrələnd, ˈmɪʃɪgən, nu jɔrk ənd ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ haɪərd ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər.
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deonte thompson had one of the better performances by a buffalo bills wide receiver so far this season with his receiving day in the win over the tampa buccaneers on sunday. thompson made several impressive plays throughout the day, but his shining moment came late in the fourth quarter on a pass play down the sideline that helped the bills score an equalizing touchdown.
if you heard of thompson before sunday, feel bad. few had. the bills signed the 28-year-old, veteran to a deal worth the league minimum last tuesday. the florida gators product went in 2012 before landing with the baltimore ravens and playing two seasons there, one of which he spent on the practice roster. in 2014, thompson came over to buffalo and played though he record any stats in the season finale. he was cut by the bills ahead of the 2015 season, with rex ryan running the show on the sidelines then, before joining the chicago bears and playing with them up until he was released by the club and signed by the bills last week.
the bills front office obviously has confidence in thompson, beating the new england patriots to the punch, who the receiver visited with the day before he signed with buffalo for the second time. but more importantly, thompson has plenty of confidence in himself.
"i didn't think i would have 100 yards, but i knew i was going to make some plays today," thompson said postgame on sunday. "that's just me. if you dress me up, i'm going to make plays. to have 100 yards, it was icing on the top."
thompson admits that still having a hard time understanding why he was cut from the bears. he said he felt like he was one of the leaders on that team and pointed out that his stats were among the best of the bears wide receivers. 107 yards in a bills uniform on sunday marked the second time in his career that cracked the century mark in receiving. it also marked the first time this season that a buffalo wide receiver did it tight end charles clay had 112 yards receiving in week 4. additionally, 11 receptions in 2017 as a member of the bears were more than any bills had coming into week 7.
undoubtedly, the new bills receiver has talent, but it also hurt that he has history with quarterback taylor. the two were members of the ravens for the entire duration of tenure with the team, and even before that, they knew each as high schoolers.
“just [thompson’s] confidence level,” taylor said when asked about the performance postgame. “like i said had plenty of reps together in baltimore, not necessarily game reps, but of course preseason reps. we work servicing our defense as well to throughout the season. like i said just the chemistry. i trust him. i trust all those guys. he was able to take advantage of some of the matchups and he was able to make some plays downfield.”
thompson certainly looks to fit the mold of a player that bills head coach sean mcdermott likes to have on his team. in his availability, the coach talked about thompson having physical and mental toughness, an underdog mentality, that the coach loves. his resume certainly lines up with that of the majority of the bills wide receivers, too, in that most of the group is compromised of wide receivers that most people are not very familiar with. that might be his predicament, currently, but if his first game as a bill is an indication of to come, thompson seems eager to take advantage of the opportunity the bills organization has afforded him and at the very least make a name for himself among the team's fan base.
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deonte* ˈtɑmsən hæd wən əv ðə ˈbɛtər pərˈfɔrmənsɪz baɪ ə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz waɪd rɪˈsivər soʊ fɑr ðɪs ˈsizən wɪθ hɪz rɪˈsivɪŋ deɪ ɪn ðə wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtæmpə ˌbəkəˈnirz ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈtɑmsən meɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv pleɪz θruaʊt ðə deɪ, bət hɪz ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ˈmoʊmənt keɪm leɪt ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər ɔn ə pæs pleɪ daʊn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn ðət hɛlpt ðə bɪlz skɔr ən ˈikwəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈtəʧˌdaʊn. ɪf ju hərd əv ˈtɑmsən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsənˌdi, fil bæd. fju hæd. ðə bɪlz saɪnd ðə 28-year-old*, ˈvɛtərən tɪ ə dil wərθ ðə lig ˈmɪnəməm læst ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈgeɪtərz ˈprɑdəkt wɛnt ɪn 2012 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlændɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈreɪvənz ənd pleɪɪŋ tu ˈsizənz ðɛr, wən əv wɪʧ hi spɛnt ɔn ðə ˈpræktɪs ˈrɑstər. ɪn 2014 ˈtɑmsən keɪm ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈbəfəˌloʊ ənd pleɪd ðoʊ hi ˈrɛkərd ˈɛni stæts ɪn ðə ˈsizən fəˈnæli. hi wɑz kət baɪ ðə bɪlz əˈhɛd əv ðə 2015 ˈsizən, wɪθ rɛks raɪən ˈrənɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz ðɛn, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bɛrz ənd pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm əp ənˈtɪl hi wɑz riˈlist baɪ ðə kləb ənd saɪnd baɪ ðə bɪlz læst wik. ðə bɪlz frənt ˈɔfəs ˈɑbviəsli həz ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ˈtɑmsən, ˈbitɪŋ ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts tɪ ðə pənʧ, hu ðə rɪˈsivər ˈvɪzɪtɪd wɪθ ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr hi saɪnd wɪθ ˈbəfəˌloʊ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm. bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈtɑmsən həz ˈplɛnti əv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn hɪmˈsɛlf. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt θɪŋk aɪ wʊd hæv 100 jɑrdz, bət aɪ nu aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk səm pleɪz təˈdeɪ," ˈtɑmsən sɛd ˌpoʊstˈgeɪm ɔn ˈsənˌdi. "ðæts ʤɪst mi. ɪf ju drɛs mi əp, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk pleɪz. tɪ hæv 100 jɑrdz, ɪt wɑz ˈaɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə tɔp." ˈtɑmsən ədˈmɪts ðət stɪl ˈhævɪŋ ə hɑrd taɪm ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ waɪ hi wɑz kət frəm ðə bɛrz. hi sɛd hi fɛlt laɪk hi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈlidərz ɔn ðət tim ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət hɪz stæts wər əˈməŋ ðə bɛst əv ðə bɛrz waɪd rɪˈsivərz. 107 jɑrdz ɪn ə bɪlz ˈjunəˌfɔrm ɔn ˈsənˌdi mɑrkt ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn hɪz kərɪr ðət krækt ðə ˈsɛnʧəri mɑrk ɪn rɪˈsivɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ mɑrkt ðə fərst taɪm ðɪs ˈsizən ðət ə ˈbəfəˌloʊ waɪd rɪˈsivər dɪd ɪt taɪt ɛnd ˈʧɑrəlz kleɪ hæd 112 jɑrdz rɪˈsivɪŋ ɪn wik 4 əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, 11 rɪˈsɛpʃənz ɪn 2017 ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə bɛrz wər mɔr ðən ˈɛni bɪlz hæd ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu wik 7 ənˈdaʊtɪdli, ðə nu bɪlz rɪˈsivər həz ˈtælənt, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hərt ðət hi həz ˈhɪstəri wɪθ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈteɪlər. ðə tu wər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈreɪvənz fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ˈtɛnjər wɪθ ðə tim, ənd ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ðeɪ nu iʧ ɛz haɪ ˈskulərz. [thompson’s*] ˈkɑnfədɛns level,”*,” ˈteɪlər sɛd wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈfɔrməns ˌpoʊstˈgeɪm. aɪ sɛd hæd ˈplɛnti əv rɛps təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli geɪm rɛps, bət əv kɔrs ˌpriˈsizən rɛps. wi wərk ˈsərvɪsɪŋ ɑr dɪˈfɛns ɛz wɛl tɪ θruaʊt ðə ˈsizən. laɪk aɪ sɛd ʤɪst ðə ˈkɛmɪstri. aɪ trəst ɪm. aɪ trəst ɔl ðoʊz gaɪz. hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv səm əv ðə ˈmæʧəps ənd hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk səm pleɪz downfield.”*.” ˈtɑmsən ˈsərtənli lʊks tɪ fɪt ðə moʊld əv ə pleɪər ðət bɪlz hɛd koʊʧ ʃɔn məkˈdərmət laɪks tɪ hæv ɔn hɪz tim. ɪn hɪz əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti, ðə koʊʧ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈtɑmsən ˈhævɪŋ ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈmɛntəl ˈtəfnəs, ən ˈəndərˌdɔg mɛnˈtælɪti, ðət ðə koʊʧ ləvz. hɪz ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ˈsərtənli laɪnz əp wɪθ ðət əv ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə bɪlz waɪd rɪˈsivərz, tu, ɪn ðət moʊst əv ðə grup ɪz ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd əv waɪd rɪˈsivərz ðət moʊst ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. ðət maɪt bi hɪz prɪˈdɪkəmənt, ˈkərəntli, bət ɪf hɪz fərst geɪm ɛz ə bɪl ɪz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv tɪ kəm, ˈtɑmsən simz ˈigər tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðə bɪlz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən həz əˈfɔrdəd ɪm ənd æt ðə ˈvɛri list meɪk ə neɪm fər hɪmˈsɛlf əˈməŋ ðə timz fæn beɪs.
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the day after agreed to move out of parliament while much needed repairs are carried out, it has been revealed that the temporary venue being lined cannot be used for purposes not sanctioned by sharia law.
the palace of westminster is in a considerable state of disrepair, and requires a billion overhaul to preserve it for future use. the parliamentary committee tasked with find a new home for the commons has identified richmond house, home to the department of health, as the option.
richmond house, however, was quietly transferred to finance one of the new islamic bond schemes two years ago. accordingly, a condition of its lease is that it cannot be used for purposes not sanctioned by sharia.
if the move went ahead many bars would become history and it is unlikely that pork would be served to any of the or guests, for as long as six years.
“it’s true. if want to use richmond house better give up any hopes it will include a bar,” a whitehall official told the times.
in november 2013 the world islamic economic forum was hosted in london, where prime minister david cameron announced: “i want london to stand alongside dubai and kuala lumpur as one of the great capitals of islamic finance anywhere in the world.”
secretary to the treasury said that, “almost every international islamic contract will touch london or a firm in some way.”
in july 2014 the chancellor announced that the treasury was launching the first islamic bond in a western financial centre. the million bonds, known as sukuk, are now more than ten times oversubscribed as central banks and sovereign wealth funds in gulf states vie to buys up british assets.
richmond house is next door to the red lion pub a recently refurbished westminster watering hole that used to be a favourite of members of parliament, though is usually now filled with young, conservative party staffers.
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ðə deɪ ˈæftər əˈgrid tɪ muv aʊt əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt waɪl məʧ ˈnidɪd rɪˈpɛrz ər ˈkɛrid aʊt, ɪt həz bɪn rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈvɛnju biɪŋ laɪnd ˈkænɑt bi juzd fər ˈpərpəsɪz nɑt ˈsæŋkʃənd baɪ ˈʃɑriə lɔ. ðə ˈpæləs əv ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ɪz ɪn ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl steɪt əv ˌdɪsrɪˈpɛr, ənd rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈbɪljən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl tɪ prɪˈzərv ɪt fər fˈjuʧər juz. ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri kəˈmɪti tæskt wɪθ faɪnd ə nu hoʊm fər ðə ˈkɑmənz həz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈrɪʧmənd haʊs, hoʊm tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ, ɛz ðə ˈɔpʃən. ˈrɪʧmənd haʊs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz kˈwaɪətli ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns wən əv ðə nu ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk bɑnd skimz tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. əˈkɔrdɪŋli, ə kənˈdɪʃən əv ɪts lis ɪz ðət ɪt ˈkænɑt bi juzd fər ˈpərpəsɪz nɑt ˈsæŋkʃənd baɪ ˈʃɑriə. ɪf ðə muv wɛnt əˈhɛd ˈmɛni bɑrz wʊd bɪˈkəm ˈhɪstəri ənd ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ðət pɔrk wʊd bi sərvd tɪ ˈɛni əv ðə ər gɛsts, fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz sɪks jɪrz. tru. ɪf wɔnt tɪ juz ˈrɪʧmənd haʊs ˈbɛtər gɪv əp ˈɛni hoʊps ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə bar,”*,” ə ˈwaɪˌthɔl əˈfɪʃəl toʊld ðə taɪmz. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2013 ðə wərld ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈfɔrəm wɑz ˈhoʊstɪd ɪn ˈləndən, wɛr praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən əˈnaʊnst: wɔnt ˈləndən tɪ stænd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd duˈbaɪ ənd kˈwɑlə ˌləmˈpʊr ɛz wən əv ðə greɪt ˈkæpɪtəlz əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə world.”*.” ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɪ ðə ˈtrɛʒəri said* ðət, ˈɛvəri ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪl təʧ ˈləndən ər ə fərm ɪn səm way.”*.” ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 ðə ˈʧænsələr əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə ˈtrɛʒəri wɑz ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə fərst ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk bɑnd ɪn ə ˈwɛstərn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛntər. ðə ˈmɪljən bɑndz, noʊn ɛz sukuk*, ər naʊ mɔr ðən tɛn taɪmz ˌoʊvərsəbˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks ənd ˈsɑvrən wɛlθ fəndz ɪn gəlf steɪts vaɪ tɪ baɪz əp ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈæˌsɛts. ˈrɪʧmənd haʊs ɪz nɛkst dɔr tɪ ðə rɛd laɪən pəb ə ˈrisəntli riˈfərbɪʃt ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈwɔtərɪŋ hoʊl ðət juzd tɪ bi ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ðoʊ ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli naʊ fɪld wɪθ jəŋ, kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ˈstæfərz.
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walmart took a stand on a controversial social issue this this week when it declared its intent to stop selling confederate flag merchandise following the shooting deaths of nine african-americans at a charleston church.
in the aftermath of the brutal deaths, a public debate erupted over the display of the flag, which has unfortunately persisted as a symbol of southern and be honest, white pride. when an image of the charleston perpetrator donning a gun and confederate flag exploded on social media, the flag became an immediate flashpoint for opening wounds about racism in america.
while the u.s. supreme court affirms decision to ban specialty license plates displaying the confederate flag and south carolina wrestles with removing the flag from its state capitol, corporate america is acting without hesitation based on its conscience. once again, walmart (wmt) entered the fray of public controversy, taking a moral and political stand, without regard for its bottom line.
in many ways, walmart is the corporate face of america. with this position as the biggest retailer comes the power to influence other corporate actors, setting business trends and consumer standards, and possibly shaping cultural norms.
recently, the corporate giant has already set a precedent of taking a stance on divisive civil rights issues. it boycotted religious freedom laws in indiana and its home state of arkansas, which threatened to legalize private discrimination against the community. earlier this year, the company announced it would raise wages for half a million employees. and, now, in response to the violent racist act in charleston, it has made the courageous decision to discontinue the sale of confederate flag merchandise in its and online stores. following lead, ebay, sears (shld) and amazon (amzn) all banned the sale of confederate flags in their stores and online sites.
will walmart be the catalyst for gun control reform?
despite the fact that walmart is headquartered in arkansas, one of the most conservative and southern states, the corporate act in banning confederate flag merchandise is symbolic of its sensitivity to a larger, more systemic problem with gun violence.
now, walmart has the opportunity to go one step further and speak out on the broader issue. in protest of the perpetuation of gun violence in america and the obsession with the right to pack heat, walmart could discontinue the sale of firearms in its stores. this singular act would send the powerful message to consumers that favorite retailer considers gun accessibility to be a grave matter of public safety.
we know that the politics of gun control after every tragedy. but it is doubtful that the loss of innocent lives in schools, movie theaters, malls and now a church will galvanize congress to revisit gun reform, particularly in an election year. corporate acts could be the impetus toward solving the problem with gun violence.
second amendment advocates will condemn the removal of guns from retail shelves. proponents of the first amendment will claim that banning the confederate flag is anti-american. nonetheless, as a private, non-partisan actor, walmart is not constrained by the first and second amendments or political gridlock. walmart has the right to exercise its corporate conscience by taking a stance on the most politicized social problems of the day.
when walmart takes a stance on a divisive issue, the debate moves from the halls of congress and federal courtrooms to the aisles where middle america shops. the typical demographic of a walmart shopper is a middle-aged, caucasian female with an annual household income of roughly $53,000. this customer may not relate to the talking heads and commentators on network news; but when walmart acts to further its own social agenda, jane will listen.
walmart’s social consciousness should be applauded
of course, walmart must be cognizant of the potential financial fallout, including a consumer boycott, resulting from any decision to pull a product from its shelves. admittedly, the decision to ban gun sales would likely have a greater financial impact than a ban on the sale of confederate flag merchandise. while, at first, it may be fiscally harmful to stop gun sales, such a decision would ultimately catapult walmart to a higher status among many consumers, including shareholders, and thus go a long way toward building its reputation as a corporation that values socially responsible business practices over profits.
and we know from experience that walmart can impact politics without risking a depreciation of its corporate profits. skeptics even say walmart is self-serving, pointing to the proof that the history of speaking out on a controversial issue actually enhances its bottom line. whatever the reason, walmart should be applauded for infusing social consciousness into its business decisions. like walmart have the power to address social issues and shape important public policy. out of the horrific events in charleston, corporate america exercised its voice by removing incendiary merchandise from public consumption: today confederate flags; tomorrow, maybe guns?
danielle weatherby is an assistant professor at the university of arkansas school of law. terri day is a professor of law at barry university in florida.
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ˈwɔlˌmɑrt tʊk ə stænd ɔn ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃu ðɪs ðɪs wik wɪn ɪt dɪˈklɛrd ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ stɑp ˈsɛlɪŋ kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɛθs əv naɪn ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz æt ə ˈʧɑrəlstən ʧərʧ. ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə ˈbrutəl dɛθs, ə ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈspleɪ əv ðə flæg, wɪʧ həz ənˈfɔrʧənətli pərˈsɪstɪd ɛz ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ˈsəðərn ənd bi ˈɑnəst, waɪt praɪd. wɪn ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈʧɑrəlstən ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər ˈdɑnɪŋ ə gən ənd kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ðə flæg bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt fər ˈoʊpənɪŋ wundz əˈbaʊt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. waɪl ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt əˈfərmz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ bæn ˈspɛʃəlti ˈlaɪsəns pleɪts dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ənd saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈrɛsəlz wɪθ riˈmuvɪŋ ðə flæg frəm ɪts steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈkɔrpərət əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈæktɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən beɪst ɔn ɪts ˈkɑnʃəns. wəns əˈgɛn, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt (wmt*) ˈɛnərd ðə freɪ əv ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈmɔrəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl stænd, wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd fər ɪts ˈbɑtəm laɪn. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪz ðə ˈkɔrpərət feɪs əv əˈmɛrɪkə. wɪθ ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈriˌteɪlər kəmz ðə paʊər tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ˈəðər ˈkɔrpərət ˈæktərz, ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs trɛnz ənd kənˈsumər ˈstændərdz, ənd ˈpɑsəbli ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ˈkəlʧərəl nɔrmz. ˈrisəntli, ðə ˈkɔrpərət ʤaɪənt həz ɔˈrɛdi sɛt ə ˈprɛsɪdənt əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ə stæns ɔn dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈɪʃuz. ɪt ˈbɔɪˌkɑtɪd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfridəm lɔz ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ənd ɪts hoʊm steɪt əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, wɪʧ θˈrɛtənd tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ˈpraɪvət dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə kəmˈjunɪti. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst ɪt wʊd reɪz ˈweɪʤɪz fər hæf ə ˈmɪljən ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ənd, naʊ, ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈvaɪələnt ˈreɪsɪst ækt ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən, ɪt həz meɪd ðə kərˈeɪʤəs dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ dɪskənˈtɪnju ðə seɪl əv kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ɪn ɪts ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔrz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɛd, ˈiˌbeɪ, sɪrz (shld*) ənd ˈæməˌzɑn (amzn*) ɔl bænd ðə seɪl əv kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flægz ɪn ðɛr stɔrz ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn saɪts. wɪl ˈwɔlˌmɑrt bi ðə ˈkætəˌlɪst fər gən kənˈtroʊl rɪˈfɔrm? dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, wən əv ðə moʊst kənˈsərvətɪv ənd ˈsəðərn steɪts, ðə ˈkɔrpərət ækt ɪn ˈbænɪŋ kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ɪz sɪmˈbɑlɪk əv ɪts ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti tɪ ə ˈlɑrʤər, mɔr sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈprɑbləm wɪθ gən ˈvaɪələns. naʊ, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt həz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ goʊ wən stɛp ˈfərðər ənd spik aʊt ɔn ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈɪʃu. ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst əv ðə pərˌpɛʧəˈweɪʃən əv gən ˈvaɪələns ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə raɪt tɪ pæk hit, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt kʊd dɪskənˈtɪnju ðə seɪl əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɪn ɪts stɔrz. ðɪs ˈsɪŋgjələr ækt wʊd sɛnd ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ kənˈsumərz ðət ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈriˌteɪlər kənˈsɪdərz gən ˌæksɛsəˈbɪlɪti tɪ bi ə greɪv ˈmætər əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti. wi noʊ ðət ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv gən kənˈtroʊl ˈæftər ˈɛvəri ˈtræʤədi. bət ɪt ɪz ˈdaʊtfəl ðət ðə lɔs əv ˈɪnəsənt lɪvz ɪn skulz, ˈmuvi ˈθiətərz, mɔlz ənd naʊ ə ʧərʧ wɪl ˈgælvəˌnaɪz ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ riˈvɪzɪt gən rɪˈfɔrm, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ən ɪˈlɛkʃən jɪr. ˈkɔrpərət ækts kʊd bi ðə ˈɪmpətəs təˈwɔrd ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ gən ˈvaɪələns. ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ˈædvəˌkeɪts wɪl kənˈdɛm ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv gənz frəm ˈriˌteɪl ʃɛlvz. prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt wɪl kleɪm ðət ˈbænɪŋ ðə kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ɪz anti-american*. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət, nɑnˈpɑrtəzən ˈæktər, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪz nɑt kənˈstreɪnd baɪ ðə fərst ənd ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənts ər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈgrɪˌdlɑk. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt həz ðə raɪt tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪts ˈkɔrpərət ˈkɑnʃəns baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə stæns ɔn ðə moʊst pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪzd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɑbləmz əv ðə deɪ. wɪn ˈwɔlˌmɑrt teɪks ə stæns ɔn ə dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈɪʃu, ðə dəˈbeɪt muvz frəm ðə hɔlz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈkɔrˌtrumz tɪ ðə aɪəlz wɛr ˈmɪdəl əˈmɛrɪkə ʃɑps. ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk əv ə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈʃɑpər ɪz ə ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd, kɔˈkeɪʒən ˈfiˌmeɪl wɪθ ən ˈænjuəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm əv ˈrəfli ðɪs ˈkəstəmər meɪ nɑt rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðə ˈtɔkɪŋ hɛdz ənd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ɔn ˈnɛtˌwərk nuz; bət wɪn ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ækts tɪ ˈfərðər ɪts oʊn ˈsoʊʃəl əˈʤɛndə, ʤeɪn wɪl ˈlɪsən. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ʃʊd bi əˈplɔdɪd əv kɔrs, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt məst bi ˈkɑgnəzənt əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈfɔˌlaʊt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə kənˈsumər ˈbɔɪˌkɑt, rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ˈɛni dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pʊl ə ˈprɑdəkt frəm ɪts ʃɛlvz. ædˈmɪtɪdli, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ bæn gən seɪlz wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv ə ˈgreɪtər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt ðən ə bæn ɔn ðə seɪl əv kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flæg ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz. waɪl, æt fərst, ɪt meɪ bi ˈfɪskəli ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ stɑp gən seɪlz, səʧ ə dɪˈsɪʒən wʊd ˈəltəmətli ˈkætəˌpəlt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt tɪ ə haɪər ˈstætəs əˈməŋ ˈmɛni kənˈsumərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz, ənd ðəs goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ təˈwɔrd ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪts ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ðət ˈvæljuz ˈsoʊʃəli riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈoʊvər ˈprɑfɪts. ənd wi noʊ frəm ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ˈwɔlˌmɑrt kən ˌɪmˈpækt ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɪskɪŋ ə dɪˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ɪts ˈkɔrpərət ˈprɑfɪts. ˈskɛptɪks ˈivɪn seɪ ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪz self-serving*, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə pruf ðət ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈspikɪŋ aʊt ɔn ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈɪʃu ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈhænsɪz ɪts ˈbɑtəm laɪn. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈrizən, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ʃʊd bi əˈplɔdɪd fər ˌɪnfˈjuzɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ˈɪntu ɪts ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈsɪʒənz. laɪk ˈwɔlˌmɑrt hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz ənd ʃeɪp ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi. aʊt əv ðə hɔˈrɪfɪk ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən, ˈkɔrpərət əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɛksərˌsaɪzd ɪts vɔɪs baɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ˌɪnˈsɛndiɛri ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz frəm ˈpəblɪk kənˈsəmʃən: təˈdeɪ kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt flægz; təˈmɑˌroʊ, ˈmeɪbi gənz? ˌdænˈjɛl ˈwɛðərbi ɪz ən əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ skul əv lɔ. ˈtɛri deɪ ɪz ə prəˈfɛsər əv lɔ æt ˈbɛri ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə.
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tinder revolutionized the dating world when it was launched five years ago. the dating unique design inspired a surge of “swipe” apps which collectively morphed online dating from an odd, secretive habit into an acceptable way to meet partners. the sites of the early now look obsolete, and for millions, dating has been boiled down to one essential question: “is this person hot?”
but, in drastically streamlining the attraction process, and entirely by accident, tinder became the skeleton key to unlocking data on racism in america. the data proves that black women and asian men are the demographics on which the highest number of people swipe “left,” thereby rejecting them. by distilling dates down to a profile picture and a swipe, tinder encourages users to act on their reactions, and that lightning fast process lights up corners of our minds we fully grappled with as a society. black women and asian men make up two demographics that have been long stigmatized as sexual and romantic partners.
it’s not that tinder made anyone racist. that the app compiles data on the quick preferences, and prejudices, of millions around the world, exposing an uncomfortable and racist reality.
the'tinder app logo is seen on a mobile phone screen on november 24, 2016, in london, england.
established in 2004, a whole six years prior to tinder, the dating site ensured its longevity when it sought help from tinder in 2013 to implement the swipe into its own platform. it was a year later when founder christian rudder published datacylsm, a book which collects illustrated data with stats from user profiles. the book offers incredible insight into topics like our habits, our political beliefs, our speech patterns and the assumptions many people still make about entire populations. generally, most users on and by extension, other sites “swipe left” on black women and asian men the most. that data matches data exactly.
in a 2014 time article reporting on findings, jack explained’s 1 to 5 scale and how different racial groups of women rated asian men. it high.
“while asian women are more likely to give asian men higher ratings, women of other races—black, latina, asian men a rating between 1 and 2 stars less than what they usually rate men,” wrote. “black and latin men faced ‘similar discrimination,’ while white men had ratings “most high among women of all races.”
meanwhile, black women were considered the “least desirable” among all races of men. “asian, latin and white men tend to give black women 1 to stars less, while black ratings of black women are more consistent with their ratings of all races of women,” he wrote. the most groups of women by men were those of asian and latin descent, with white women not far behind.
a quartz exposes some uncomfortable truths.
while people are free to have their individual preferences, it is extremely telling that two unique demographics are ostracized on several different dating platforms. basic knowledge of human history, particularly american history, reveal where and how the alienation of black women and asian men began. important to note that these subjects are dense enough to fill whole libraries, so further reading elsewhere is encouraged.)
european colonists who orchestrated the african slave trade created caricatures, such as the and the sapphire, in order to further dehumanize and stereotype black women. because of their strength and enslavement, black slaves were paradoxically by white masters who were both abhorred and allured by black women and their sexuality. it should come as no surprise then that white slave owners took in black women as sexual slaves, raping black women as they married white women.
the modern incarnation for stereotyped black women is the “angry black woman.” stereotyped as hot-tempered, independent in our culture, and in our popular media, this image has been damaging to the cultural collective; in 2016, ferguson wrote in the guardian how black females are statistically diagnosed with mental illnesses more than twice as often when compared to white women. “the fact that black women face struggles with perception every day can often mean that the constant fight seems normal,” writes ferguson. “it became clear that these women were resigned to their fate. as a black woman you are scary, inadequate, ugly or and you just have to accept it.”
asian men have had a vastly different cultural experience in the americas. although not subject to the indignities of enslavement, asian immigrants during westward expansion formed the basis for prejudices against a foreign working class. first asians endured discrimination from whites who felt their jobs were stolen, so their effeminate clothes, alien languages, and smaller physical features became targets. early american media the yellow peril, a treacherous imp who sought white women and white lands.
throughout the century, after numerous discriminatory laws (such as chinese exclusion act of 1882, the immigration act of 1917, the geary act, all anti-miscegenation, which included blacks and native americans) were repealed, america entered war with the japanese, then later north korea and north vietnam, which created new stereotypes energized by the ghosts of old. when it was all over, asian men found a new box to fill in: the model minority, math nerds who sexy enough to party with. and the model minority stereotype, as well, has left its share of psychological damage on young people.
it’s important to note that focused on data uncovered by, but not unreasonable to think human beings seeking sexual and romantic partners behave differently just because of the platform using. a number of accounts, including michelle in complex in 2016, charlie in vice in 2015, serena smith in babe earlier this year, and mahesh sharma in sydney morning herald in 2016, help illustrate that our sexual prejudices extend to tinder, bumble, hinge, and beyond.
it was also in 2016 when comedians jessica williams and ronny explored sexual racism in a segment for the daily show, which (humorously) found the same data across all dating apps. as rudder himself put it during the segment: “everybody, collectively, is rating asian men and black women poorly.”
tinder found a reason to reckon with its role in society earlier this summer. in a video exclusive to hong kong users, tinder showed a user swipe left only once on the only asian male in the commercial. the site was slammed online. though the company said in its apology that “it was not our intention” and that “we see in retrospect how the content could be seen as insensitive,” it provided proof that the struggles of dating as a member of a marginalized group are invisible to everyone else.
everyone has their individual preferences. some women like people with blue eyes, some guys like girls with short hair. but some prefer people from a specific race. while the and discrimination of entire races in the realm of dating is wrong, also something an overwhelming amount of people are guilty of. until we openly admit and own up to it, the data will speak for itself.
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ˈtɪndər ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪzd ðə ˈdeɪtɪŋ wərld wɪn ɪt wɑz lɔnʧt faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈdeɪtɪŋ juˈnik dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ə sərʤ əv ““swipe”*” æps wɪʧ kəˈlɛktɪvli mɔrft ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdeɪtɪŋ frəm ən ɑd, ˈsikrətɪv ˈhæbət ˈɪntu ən əkˈsɛptəbəl weɪ tɪ mit ˈpɑrtnərz. ðə saɪts əv ðə ˈərli naʊ lʊk ˌɑbsəˈlit, ənd fər ˈmɪljənz, ˈdeɪtɪŋ həz bɪn bɔɪld daʊn tɪ wən ɛˈsɛnʃəl kˈwɛʃən: ðɪs ˈpərsən hot?”*?” bət, ɪn ˈdræstɪkli ˈstrimˌlaɪnɪŋ ðə əˈtrækʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd ɪnˈtaɪərli baɪ ˈæksədənt, ˈtɪndər bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈskɛlətən ki tɪ ənˈlɑkɪŋ ˈdætə ɔn ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə ˈdætə pruvz ðət blæk ˈwɪmən ənd ˈeɪʒən mɛn ər ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ɔn wɪʧ ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl swaɪp ““left,”*,” ˈðɛrˈbaɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ðɛm. baɪ dɪˈstɪlɪŋ deɪts daʊn tɪ ə ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpɪkʧər ənd ə swaɪp, ˈtɪndər ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈjuzərz tɪ ækt ɔn ðɛr riˈækʃənz, ənd ðət ˈlaɪtnɪŋ fæst ˈprɔˌsɛs laɪts əp ˈkɔrnərz əv ɑr maɪndz wi ˈfʊli ˈgræpəld wɪθ ɛz ə soʊˈsaɪɪti. blæk ˈwɪmən ənd ˈeɪʒən mɛn meɪk əp tu ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ðət hæv bɪn lɔŋ ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzd ɛz ˈsɛkʃuəl ənd roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpɑrtnərz. nɑt ðət ˈtɪndər meɪd ˈɛniˌwən ˈreɪsɪst. ðət ðə æp kəmˈpaɪlz ˈdætə ɔn ðə kwɪk ˈprɛfərənsɪz, ənd ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz, əv ˈmɪljənz əraʊnd ðə wərld, ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ən ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ˈreɪsɪst ˌriˈæləˌti. æp ˈloʊgoʊ ɪz sin ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn skrin ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 24 2016 ɪn ˈləndən, ˈɪŋglənd. ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 2004 ə hoʊl sɪks jɪrz praɪər tɪ ˈtɪndər, ðə ˈdeɪtɪŋ saɪt ɪnˈʃʊrd ɪts lɔnˈʤɛvəti wɪn ɪt sɔt hɛlp frəm ˈtɪndər ɪn 2013 tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə swaɪp ˈɪntu ɪts oʊn ˈplætˌfɔrm. ɪt wɑz ə jɪr ˈleɪtər wɪn ˈfaʊndər ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈrədər ˈpəblɪʃt datacylsm*, ə bʊk wɪʧ kəˈlɛkts ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ˈdætə wɪθ stæts frəm ˈjuzər ˈproʊˌfaɪlz. ðə bʊk ˈɔfərz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ˈtɑpɪks laɪk ɑr ˈhæbəts, ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl bɪˈlifs, ɑr spiʧ ˈpætərnz ənd ðə əˈsəmpʃənz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl stɪl meɪk əˈbaʊt ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. ˈʤɛnərəli, moʊst ˈjuzərz ɔn ənd baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ˈəðər saɪts left”*” ɔn blæk ˈwɪmən ənd ˈeɪʒən mɛn ðə moʊst. ðət ˈdætə ˈmæʧɪz ˈdætə ɪgˈzæktli. ɪn ə 2014 taɪm ˈɑrtɪkəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ʤæk ɪkˈspleɪnd 1 tɪ 5 skeɪl ənd haʊ ˈdɪfərənt ˈreɪʃəl grups əv ˈwɪmən ˈreɪtɪd ˈeɪʒən mɛn. ɪt haɪ. ˈeɪʒən ˈwɪmən ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪv ˈeɪʒən mɛn haɪər ˈreɪtɪŋz, ˈwɪmən əv ˈəðər races—black*, ləˈtinə, ˈeɪʒən mɛn ə ˈreɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin 1 ənd 2 stɑrz lɛs ðən wət ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli reɪt men,”*,” roʊt. ənd ˈlætən mɛn feɪst discrimination,’*,’ waɪl waɪt mɛn hæd ˈreɪtɪŋz haɪ əˈməŋ ˈwɪmən əv ɔl races.”*.” ˈminˌwaɪl, blæk ˈwɪmən wər kənˈsɪdərd ðə desirable”*” əˈməŋ ɔl ˈreɪsɪz əv mɛn. ““asian*, ˈlætən ənd waɪt mɛn tɛnd tɪ gɪv blæk ˈwɪmən 1 tɪ stɑrz lɛs, waɪl blæk ˈreɪtɪŋz əv blæk ˈwɪmən ər mɔr kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðɛr ˈreɪtɪŋz əv ɔl ˈreɪsɪz əv women,”*,” hi roʊt. ðə moʊst grups əv ˈwɪmən baɪ mɛn wər ðoʊz əv ˈeɪʒən ənd ˈlætən dɪˈsɛnt, wɪθ waɪt ˈwɪmən nɑt fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd. ə kwɔrts ɪkˈspoʊzɪz səm ənˈkəmfərtəbəl truθs. waɪl ˈpipəl ər fri tɪ hæv ðɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz, ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈtɛlɪŋ ðət tu juˈnik ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ər ˈɔstrəˌsaɪzd ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrmz. ˈbeɪsɪk ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri, rɪˈvil wɛr ənd haʊ ðə ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən əv blæk ˈwɪmən ənd ˈeɪʒən mɛn bɪˈgæn. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðiz ˈsəbʤɪkts ər dɛns ɪˈnəf tɪ fɪl hoʊl ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, soʊ ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪz ɪnˈkərəʤd.) ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkɑlənɪsts hu ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn sleɪv treɪd kriˈeɪtɪd ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧərz, səʧ ɛz ðə ənd ðə ˈsæfaɪər, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈfərðər dɪˈhjumənaɪz ənd ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp blæk ˈwɪmən. bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr strɛŋθ ənd ɛnsˈleɪvmənt, blæk sleɪvz wər ˌpɛrəˈdɑksəkəli baɪ waɪt ˈmæstərz hu wər boʊθ əˈbhɔrd ənd əˈlʊrd baɪ blæk ˈwɪmən ənd ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. ɪt ʃʊd kəm ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðɛn ðət waɪt sleɪv ˈoʊnərz tʊk ɪn blæk ˈwɪmən ɛz ˈsɛkʃuəl sleɪvz, ˈreɪpɪŋ blæk ˈwɪmən ɛz ðeɪ ˈmɛrid waɪt ˈwɪmən. ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən fər ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪpt blæk ˈwɪmən ɪz ðə blæk woman.”*.” ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪpt ɛz hot-tempered*, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪn ɑr ˈkəlʧər, ənd ɪn ɑr ˈpɑpjələr ˈmidiə, ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ həz bɪn ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl kəˈlɛktɪv; ɪn 2016 ˈfərgəsən roʊt ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdiən haʊ blæk ˈfiˌmeɪlz ər stəˈtɪstɪkəli ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəsɪz mɔr ðən twaɪs ɛz ˈɔfən wɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ waɪt ˈwɪmən. fækt ðət blæk ˈwɪmən feɪs ˈstrəgəlz wɪθ pərˈsɛpʃən ˈɛvəri deɪ kən ˈɔfən min ðət ðə ˈkɑnstənt faɪt simz normal,”*,” raɪts ˈfərgəsən. bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ðət ðiz ˈwɪmən wər rɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ðɛr feɪt. ɛz ə blæk ˈwʊmən ju ər ˈskɛri, ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt, ˈəgli ər ənd ju ʤɪst hæv tɪ əkˈsɛpt it.”*.” ˈeɪʒən mɛn hæv hæd ə ˈvæstli ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈdɪgnətiz əv ɛnsˈleɪvmənt, ˈeɪʒən ˈɪməgrənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈwɛstwərd ɪkˈspænʧən fɔrmd ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ə ˈfɔrən ˈwərkɪŋ klæs. fərst ˈeɪʒənz ɪnˈdʊrd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən frəm waɪts hu fɛlt ðɛr ʤɑbz wər ˈstoʊlən, soʊ ðɛr iˈfɛmɪnət kloʊðz, ˈeɪliən ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, ənd sˈmɔlər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈfiʧərz bɪˈkeɪm ˈtɑrgəts. ˈərli əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈpɛrəl, ə ˈtrɛʧərəs ɪmp hu sɔt waɪt ˈwɪmən ənd waɪt lændz. θruaʊt ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈæftər ˈnumərəs dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri lɔz (səʧ ɛz ʧaɪˈniz ɪkˈskluʒən ækt əv 1882 ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ækt əv 1917 ðə ˈgɪri ækt, ɔl anti-miscegenation*, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd blæks ənd ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz) wər rɪˈpild, əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɛnərd wɔr wɪθ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz, ðɛn ˈleɪtər nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd nɔrθ viˌɛtˈnɑm, wɪʧ kriˈeɪtɪd nu ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd baɪ ðə goʊsts əv oʊld. wɪn ɪt wɑz ɔl ˈoʊvər, ˈeɪʒən mɛn faʊnd ə nu bɑks tɪ fɪl ɪn: ðə ˈmɑdəl məˈnɔrəti, mæθ nərdz hu ˈsɛksi ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈpɑrti wɪθ. ənd ðə ˈmɑdəl məˈnɔrəti ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp, ɛz wɛl, həz lɛft ɪts ʃɛr əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ ɔn jəŋ ˈpipəl. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈdætə ənˈkəvərd baɪ, bət nɑt ənˈriznəbəl tɪ θɪŋk ˈjumən biɪŋz ˈsikɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ənd roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpɑrtnərz bɪˈheɪv ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈjuzɪŋ. ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈkaʊnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mɪˈʃɛl ɪn ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn 2016 ˈʧɑrli ɪn vaɪs ɪn 2015 səˈrinə smɪθ ɪn beɪb ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ənd məˈhɛʃ ˈʃɑrmə ɪn ˈsɪdni ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈhɛrəld ɪn 2016 hɛlp ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðət ɑr ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ˈtɪndər, ˈbəmbəl, hɪnʤ, ənd bɪɔnd. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn 2016 wɪn kəˈmidiənz ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈwɪljəmz ənd ˈrɑni ɪkˈsplɔrd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪn ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt fər ðə ˈdeɪli ʃoʊ, wɪʧ (ˈhjumərəsli) faʊnd ðə seɪm ˈdætə əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈdeɪtɪŋ æps. ɛz ˈrədər hɪmˈsɛlf pʊt ɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt: ““everybody*, kəˈlɛktɪvli, ɪz ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈeɪʒən mɛn ənd blæk ˈwɪmən poorly.”*.” ˈtɪndər faʊnd ə ˈrizən tɪ ˈrɛkən wɪθ ɪts roʊl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsəmər. ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ hɔŋ kɔŋg ˈjuzərz, ˈtɪndər ʃoʊd ə ˈjuzər swaɪp lɛft ˈoʊnli wəns ɔn ðə ˈoʊnli ˈeɪʒən meɪl ɪn ðə kəˈmərʃəl. ðə saɪt wɑz slæmd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðoʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪn ɪts əˈpɑləˌʤi ðət wɑz nɑt ɑr intention”*” ənd ðət si ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt haʊ ðə ˈkɑntɛnt kʊd bi sin ɛz insensitive,”*,” ɪt prəˈvaɪdɪd pruf ðət ðə ˈstrəgəlz əv ˈdeɪtɪŋ ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ə ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd grup ər ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls. ˈɛvriˌwən həz ðɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈprɛfərənsɪz. səm ˈwɪmən laɪk ˈpipəl wɪθ blu aɪz, səm gaɪz laɪk gərlz wɪθ ʃɔrt hɛr. bət səm prɪˈfər ˈpipəl frəm ə spɪˈsɪfɪk reɪs. waɪl ðə ənd dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əv ɪnˈtaɪər ˈreɪsɪz ɪn ðə rɛlm əv ˈdeɪtɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈpipəl ər ˈgɪlti əv. ənˈtɪl wi ˈoʊpənli ədˈmɪt ənd oʊn əp tɪ ɪt, ðə ˈdætə wɪl spik fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf.
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democratic legislators, progressive advocacy groups, and the established media are singing in harmony: president donald list of immigration reform priorities are an illegitimate “poison pill” created by white house adviser steven miller who is eager to sabotage a bipartisan, popular and noble welcome for a modest number of child “dreamers.”
the tone was set by top democratic leaders, who issued a statement placing the interests of illegal immigrants ahead of americans, and rejecting the legitimacy of call for congress to implement his immigration platform:
the administration be serious about compromise or helping the dreamers if they begin with a list that is anathema to the dreamers, to the immigrant community and to the vast majority of americans. the list includes the wall, which was explicitly ruled out of the negotiations. if the president was serious about protecting the dreamers, his staff has not made a good faith effort to do so.
the reference to “his staff” is aimed at miller, whose populist, american-first, advice helped steer trump to victory in the primaries in early 2016.
the new york times adopted the same perspective and the same ‘dreamer’ term for young illegals, saying:
washington the white house on sunday demanded that lawmakers harden the border against thousands of children fleeing violence in central america before president trump will agree to any deal with democrats that allows the young undocumented immigrants known as dreamers to stay in the united states legally.
the new york times also targeted miller, saying:
taken together, the proposals amount to a wish list for immigration inside the white house, including stephen miller, the top policy adviser, who has long advocated extremely aggressive efforts to prevent illegal entry into the country and crack down on undocumented immigrants already here but conservatives in mr. administration, many of whom were advocates of his immigration rhetoric during the 2016 campaign, are clearly maneuvering to ensure that any deal on the dreamers also results in passage of the tough immigration enforcement measures and border security enhancements that they have been seeking in congress for decades.
politico’s headline, “trump lists immigration demands that could derail ‘dreamers’ deal” was followed by the text saying:
president donald trump laid out his immigration principles for capitol hill on sunday a list of hardline policies that could seriously complicate the prospects of striking a deal with democrats over the future of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants.
contrary to the democrats’ tune, immigration policies are popular, mainstream and a long way from hardline, according to multiple polls taking before and after his shocking election victory in november 2016.
the washington post used a headline “trump administration releases immigration principles, threatening deal on ‘dreamers'” above a similar article, which began:
the trump administration released a list of immigration principles late sunday that threaten to derail a deal in congress to allow hundreds of thousands of younger undocumented immigrants to remain in the country legally.
the articles mostly ignored and the number of illegals who might be given amnesty under the democrats’ dream act plan, as merely “hundreds of thousands.” in fact, the act would offer citizenship to at least three million illegals, and eventually their parents and foreign beneficiaries of chain migration.
the post buried the core demand in the last two paragraphs, saying:
“we would expect congress to include all the reforms in any package that addresses the status of the recipients,” said one white house aide on the conference call who was not authorized to speak on the record. “other views had their fair day in the democratic process.” noting that the republicans swept the white house and both chambers of congress in november, the aide added: “the american public voted for the reforms included in this package.”
tv networks followed the same tune:
washington (cnn) the white house on sunday night released an aggressive list of priorities for any deal to protect young undocumented immigrants in limbo a list that could make a deal almost impossible to reach if it is strictly followed in the days leading up to the release, there was frustration that demands by top white house policy adviser stephen miller during the process could derail congressional efforts to find a legislative solution, a source familiar with the matter told cnn. the source said miller injected himself into talks between lawmakers and made the issue more difficult by coming to the table with unreasonable demands on behalf of the white house.
as usual, the media outlets ignored the economic impact of illegal and legal immigration, despite multiple economic studies showing that the boost in the labor supply reduces the price of americans’ labor, and shifts a huge amount of the annual income from employees to employers.
nbc sang along:
the trump administration sunday sent congress a list of tough immigration reforms it would require to be included in any legislation that would allow immigrants brought into the united states illegally as children, known as dreamers, to remain. the proposals include funding for a southern border wall and are likely to be rebuked by democrats one source familiar with the deliberations described the policies last week as a “wish list” of senior policy adviser stephen miller, an immigrationr and former senate staffer for attorney general jeff sessions.
the advocacy group, voice, claimed:
tonight, president trump signed off on a long list of poison pill measures that threatens to kill the chances of enacting the dream act this year. in doing so, trump seems to be following the lead of white house advisor stephen miller and attorney general jeff sessions, both of whom are ardent opponents of anything that would result in legal status for dreamers trump and the republican party are headed towards an ugly outcome. they will go down in history as the architects of one of the cruelest moves in american history: exposing american young people to deportation from the country they love to countries they barely remember our nationhood rests on the integration of pluralism, freedom and self-government. and it is because the vast majority of americans still hold these values dear that we are optimistic that we will overcome whatever obstacles we encounter on our way to becoming the nation we are meant to be. in the end, we are confident that america will recognize dreamers as the americans they already are. the question is whether trump and the are going to do this the hard way or the easy way.
the emphasized role:
the white house ‘principles’ amount to nothing more than trump senior adviser stephen dreamer deportation outline. of policies is designed to scuttle progress for dreamers and is afoul with unconstitutional ‘reforms.’ members of congress of both parties who want to resolve the status of undocumented immigrant youth should recognize that these policies are a non-starter and get back to work on behalf of the vast majority of americans who want to get something constructive done instead.
the focus on miller shifts the debate away from the support for 2016 campaign, and it also gives a helping hand to the business-first, faction which dominates economic team. that faction also plays a leading in democratic politics, including in hometown of new york.
four million americans turn 18 each year and begin looking for good jobs in the free market.
but business groups have used their political power to tilt the labor market in their favor, via the federal policy of importing 1 million consumers and workers each year. the government also hands out almost 3 million short-term work permits to foreign workers. these permits include roughly one-year opt permits for foreign graduates of u.s. colleges, roughly three-year visas for foreign professionals, and permits to illegals. universities employ roughly foreign guest workers.
that economic policy of floods the market with foreign labor, spikes profits and wall street values by cutting salaries for manual and skilled labor offered by and employees. it also drives up real estate prices, widens wealth-gaps, reduces high-tech investment, increases state and local tax burdens, hurts kids’ schools and college education, pushes americans away from high-tech careers, and sidelines at least 5 million marginalized americans and their families, including many who are now struggling with addictions.
the policy has also reduced investment and job creation in many interior states because the coastal cities have a surplus of imported labor. for example, almost 27 percent of zip codes in missouri had fewer jobs or businesses in 2015 than in 2000, according to a new report by the economic innovation group. in kansas, almost 29 percent of zip codes had fewer jobs and businesses in 2015 compared to 2000, which was a period of massive immigration.
americans tell pollsters that they strongly oppose amnesties and immigration, even as most americans also want to favor legal immigrants, and many sympathize with illegals.
because of the successful strategy, wages for men have remained flat since 1973, and a growing percentage of the annual income is shifting to investors and away from employees. the hamilton project suggests that the shift is transferring $1 trillion per year from 160 million employees to the investors.
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ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz, prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈædvəkəsi grups, ənd ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈmidiə ər ˈsɪŋɪŋ ɪn ˈhɑrməni: ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld lɪst əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm praɪˈɔrətiz ər ən ˌɪlɪˈʤɪtəmɪt pill”*” kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ waɪt haʊs ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈmɪlər hu ɪz ˈigər tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən, ˈpɑpjələr ənd ˈnoʊbəl ˈwɛlkəm fər ə ˈmɑdəst ˈnəmbər əv ʧaɪld ““dreamers.”*.” ðə toʊn wɑz sɛt baɪ tɔp ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz, hu ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts əˈhɛd əv əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ðə lɪˈʤɪtəməsi əv kɔl fər ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt hɪz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈplætˌfɔrm: ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən bi ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ər ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˈdrimərz ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ə lɪst ðət ɪz əˈnæθəmə tɪ ðə ˈdrimərz, tɪ ðə ˈɪməgrənt kəmˈjunɪti ənd tɪ ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðə lɪst ˌɪnˈkludz ðə wɔl, wɪʧ wɑz ɪkˈsplɪsətli ruld aʊt əv ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ɪf ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈdrimərz, hɪz stæf həz nɑt meɪd ə gʊd feɪθ ˈɛfərt tɪ du soʊ. ðə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ staff”*” ɪz eɪmd æt ˈmɪlər, huz ˈpɑpjələst, american-first*, ədˈvaɪs hɛlpt stɪr trəmp tɪ ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ɪn ˈərli 2016 ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz əˈdɑptəd ðə seɪm pərˈspɛktɪv ənd ðə seɪm ‘‘dreamer’*’ tərm fər jəŋ ˌɪˈligəlz, seɪɪŋ: ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˈsənˌdi dɪˈmændɪd ðət ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈhɑrdən ðə ˈbɔrdər əˈgɛnst ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈʧɪldrən fliɪŋ ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə ˌbiˈfɔr ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp wɪl əˈgri tɪ ˈɛni dil wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ðət əˈlaʊz ðə jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts noʊn ɛz ˈdrimərz tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈligəli. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈmɪlər, seɪɪŋ: ˈteɪkən təˈgɛðər, ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz əˈmaʊnt tɪ ə wɪʃ lɪst fər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə waɪt haʊs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈstivən ˈmɪlər, ðə tɔp ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər, hu həz lɔŋ ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ɪkˈstrimli əˈgrɛsɪv ˈɛfərts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌɪˈligəl ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri ənd kræk daʊn ɔn ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts ɔˈrɛdi hir bət kənˈsərvətɪvz ɪn ˈmɪstər. ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈmɛni əv hum wər ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv hɪz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈrɛtərɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2016 kæmˈpeɪn, ər ˈklɪrli məˈnuvərɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈɛni dil ɔn ðə ˈdrimərz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə təf ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈmɛʒərz ənd ˈbɔrdər sɪˈkjʊrəti ɛnˈhænsmənts ðət ðeɪ hæv bɪn ˈsikɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈhɛˌdlaɪn, lɪsts ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈmændz ðət kʊd dɪˈreɪl ‘‘dreamers’*’ deal”*” wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ðə tɛkst seɪɪŋ: ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp leɪd aʊt hɪz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈprɪnsəpəlz fər ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ɔn ˈsənˌdi ə lɪst əv ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn ˈpɑləsiz ðət kʊd ˈsɪriəsli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ə dil wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə democrats’*’ tun, ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz ər ˈpɑpjələr, ˈmeɪnˌstrim ənd ə lɔŋ weɪ frəm ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈməltəpəl poʊlz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər hɪz ˈʃɑkɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈvɪktəri ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2016 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst juzd ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən rɪˈlisɪz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈprɪnsəpəlz, θˈrɛtənɪŋ dil ɔn ‘‘dreamers'”*'” əˈbəv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈɑrtɪkəl, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn: ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən riˈlist ə lɪst əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈprɪnsəpəlz leɪt ˈsənˌdi ðət θˈrɛtən tɪ dɪˈreɪl ə dil ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈjəŋgər ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˈligəli. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈmoʊstli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪˈligəlz hu maɪt bi ˈgɪvɪn ˈæmnəsti ˈəndər ðə democrats’*’ drim ækt plæn, ɛz ˈmɪrli əv thousands.”*.” ɪn fækt, ðə ækt wʊd ˈɔfər ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp tɪ æt list θri ˈmɪljən ˌɪˈligəlz, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈfɔrən ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz əv ʧeɪn maɪˈgreɪʃən. ðə poʊst ˈbɛrid ðə kɔr dɪˈmænd ɪn ðə læst tu ˈpɛrəˌgræfs, seɪɪŋ: wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɔl ðə rɪˈfɔrmz ɪn ˈɛni ˈpækɪʤ ðət ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə ˈstætəs əv ðə recipients,”*,” sɛd wən waɪt haʊs eɪd ɔn ðə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl hu wɑz nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ spik ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd. vjuz hæd ðɛr fɛr deɪ ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk process.”*.” ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz swɛpt ðə waɪt haʊs ənd boʊθ ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ðə eɪd ˈædɪd: əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə rɪˈfɔrmz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðɪs package.”*.” ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈfɑloʊd ðə seɪm tun: ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt riˈlist ən əˈgrɛsɪv lɪst əv praɪˈɔrətiz fər ˈɛni dil tɪ prəˈtɛkt jəŋ ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənts ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ ə lɪst ðət kʊd meɪk ə dil ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ riʧ ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈstrɪktli ˈfɑloʊd ɪn ðə deɪz ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə riˈlis, ðɛr wɑz frəˈstreɪʃən ðət dɪˈmændz baɪ tɔp waɪt haʊs ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈmɪlər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs kʊd dɪˈreɪl kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈɛfərts tɪ faɪnd ə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv səˈluʃən, ə sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈmætər toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. ðə sɔrs sɛd ˈmɪlər ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu tɔks bɪtˈwin ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ənd meɪd ðə ˈɪʃu mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt baɪ ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl wɪθ ənˈriznəbəl dɪˈmændz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə waɪt haʊs. ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, ðə ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˌɪˈligəl ənd ˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, dɪˈspaɪt ˈməltəpəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstədiz ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ðə bust ɪn ðə ˈleɪbər səˈplaɪ rɪˈdusɪz ðə praɪs əv americans’*’ ˈleɪbər, ənd ʃɪfts ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ðə ˈænjuəl ˈɪnˌkəm frəm ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪərz. ˈɛnˌbiˈsi sæŋ əˈlɔŋ: ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈsənˌdi sɛnt ˈkɑŋgrəs ə lɪst əv təf ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrmz ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ˈɛni ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈɪməgrənts brɔt ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪˈligəli ɛz ˈʧɪldrən, noʊn ɛz ˈdrimərz, tɪ rɪˈmeɪn. ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz ˌɪnˈklud ˈfəndɪŋ fər ə ˈsəðərn ˈbɔrdər wɔl ənd ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi rɪˈbjukt baɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts wən sɔrs fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃənz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈpɑləsiz læst wik ɛz ə list”*” əv ˈsinjər ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈmɪlər, ən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛnɪt ˈstæfər fər əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz. ðə ˈædvəkəsi grup, vɔɪs, kleɪmd: təˈnaɪt, ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp saɪnd ɔf ɔn ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˈpɔɪzən pɪl ˈmɛʒərz ðət θˈrɛtənz tɪ kɪl ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ɛˈnæktɪŋ ðə drim ækt ðɪs jɪr. ɪn duɪŋ soʊ, trəmp simz tɪ bi ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə lɛd əv waɪt haʊs ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈmɪlər ənd əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz, boʊθ əv hum ər ˈɑrdənt əˈpoʊnənts əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈligəl ˈstætəs fər ˈdrimərz trəmp ənd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ər ˈhɛdɪd təˈwɔrdz ən ˈəgli ˈaʊtˌkəm. ðeɪ wɪl goʊ daʊn ɪn ˈhɪstəri ɛz ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts əv wən əv ðə ˈkruləst muvz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri: ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən jəŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən frəm ðə ˈkəntri ðeɪ ləv tɪ ˈkəntriz ðeɪ ˈbɛrli rɪˈmɛmbər ɑr ˈneɪʃənˌhʊd rɛsts ɔn ðə ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən əv ˈplʊrəˌlɪzəm, ˈfridəm ənd ˈsɛlfˈgəvərnmənt. ənd ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz stɪl hoʊld ðiz ˈvæljuz dɪr ðət wi ər ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðət wi wɪl ˈoʊvərˌkəm ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈɑbstəkəlz wi ɪnˈkaʊnər ɔn ɑr weɪ tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʃən wi ər mɛnt tɪ bi. ɪn ðə ɛnd, wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət əˈmɛrɪkə wɪl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈdrimərz ɛz ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi ər. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈwɛðər trəmp ənd ðə ər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ðɪs ðə hɑrd weɪ ər ðə ˈizi weɪ. ðə ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd roʊl: ðə waɪt haʊs ‘‘principles’*’ əˈmaʊnt tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən trəmp ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈdrimər ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ˈaʊˌtlaɪn. əv ˈpɑləsiz ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈskətəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs fər ˈdrimərz ənd ɪz əˈfaʊl wɪθ ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ‘‘reforms.’*.’ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs əv boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz hu wɔnt tɪ riˈzɑlv ðə ˈstætəs əv ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈɪməgrənt juθ ʃʊd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ðiz ˈpɑləsiz ər ə nɑnˈstɑrtər ənd gɪt bæk tɪ wərk ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz hu wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ kənˈstrəktɪv dən ˌɪnˈstɛd. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈmɪlər ʃɪfts ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðə səˈpɔrt fər 2016 kæmˈpeɪn, ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ gɪvz ə ˈhɛlpɪŋ hænd tɪ ðə business-first*, ˈfækʃən wɪʧ ˈdɑməˌneɪts ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk tim. ðət ˈfækʃən ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪz ə ˈlidɪŋ ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪn ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv nu jɔrk. fɔr ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz tərn 18 iʧ jɪr ənd bɪˈgɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər gʊd ʤɑbz ɪn ðə fri ˈmɑrkɪt. bət ˈbɪznɪs grups hæv juzd ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər tɪ tɪlt ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ðɛr ˈfeɪvər, ˈviə ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈpɑləsi əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ 1 ˈmɪljən kənˈsumərz ənd ˈwərkərz iʧ jɪr. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɔlsoʊ hænz aʊt ˈɔlˌmoʊst 3 ˈmɪljən ˌʃɔrtˈtərm wərk ˈpərˌmɪts tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈwərkərz. ðiz ˈpərˌmɪts ˌɪnˈklud ˈrəfli ˈwənˌjɪr ɑpt ˈpərˌmɪts fər ˈfɔrən ˈgræʤəˌweɪts əv juz. ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, ˈrəfli θˈriˌjɪr ˈvizəz fər ˈfɔrən prəˈfɛʃənəlz, ənd ˈpərˌmɪts tɪ ˌɪˈligəlz. ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪmˈplɔɪ ˈrəfli ˈfɔrən gɛst ˈwərkərz. ðət ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi əv flədz ðə ˈmɑrkɪt wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈleɪbər, spaɪks ˈprɑfɪts ənd wɔl strit ˈvæljuz baɪ ˈkətɪŋ ˈsæləriz fər ˈmænjuəl ənd skɪld ˈleɪbər ˈɔfərd baɪ ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ draɪvz əp ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈpraɪsɪz, ˈwaɪdənz wealth-gaps*, rɪˈdusɪz ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˌɪnˈkrisɪz steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl tæks ˈbərdənz, hərts kids’*’ skulz ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈpʊʃɪz əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈweɪ frəm ˌhaɪˈtɛk kərɪrz, ənd ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz æt list 5 ˈmɪljən ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni hu ər naʊ ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ əˈdɪkʃənz. ðə ˈpɑləsi həz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈdust ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ʤɑb kriˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈtɪriər steɪts bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkoʊstəl ˈsɪtiz hæv ə ˈsərpləs əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈleɪbər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈɔlˌmoʊst 27 pərˈsɛnt əv zɪp koʊdz ɪn məˈzʊri hæd fjuər ʤɑbz ər ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn 2015 ðən ɪn 2000 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən grup. ɪn ˈkænzəs, ˈɔlˌmoʊst 29 pərˈsɛnt əv zɪp koʊdz hæd fjuər ʤɑbz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn 2015 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 2000 wɪʧ wɑz ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈmæsɪv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. əˈmɛrɪkənz tɛl ˈpoʊlstərz ðət ðeɪ ˈstrɔŋli əˈpoʊz ˈæmnəstiz ənd ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ˈivɪn ɛz moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ ˈfeɪvər ˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts, ənd ˈmɛni ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz wɪθ ˌɪˈligəlz. bɪˈkəz əv ðə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈstrætəʤi, ˈweɪʤɪz fər mɛn hæv rɪˈmeɪnd flæt sɪns 1973 ənd ə groʊɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈænjuəl ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd əˈweɪ frəm ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðə ˈhæməltən ˈprɑʤɛkt səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə ʃɪft ɪz trænsˈfərɪŋ 1 ˈtrɪljən pər jɪr frəm 160 ˈmɪljən ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstərz.
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adam mckay and will ferrell first met on the day they were both hired for “saturday night live,” and their friendship has been a decidedly fruitful one. the two collaborated on numerous “snl” sketches, and when ferrell left the show for the bright lights of hollywood, their bond was strong enough that will invited adam to continue their collaboration in the world of film. since then, mckay has directed ferrell in such comedy classics as “anchorman,” “talladega nights,” and “step brothers,” but the two have also formed a production company which has brought us “eastbound and down,” “the foot fist way,” and, most recently, “the goods: live hard, sell hard.” spoke with mckay about how he and ferrell found their way into “the goods” and how the film evolved after their entry into the mix, but he also chatted about the status of “anchorman the upcoming jon series that producing, his favorite unheralded “snl” sketches, this about “hansel & gretel: witch hunters”?
adam mckay: hey, will!
bullz-eye: hey, adam, it going?
am: good, man! how are you doing?
be: not bad. you know, i was in the audience for your presentation back in january (“you’re welcome, america: a final night with george w. bush”), where you appeared to us via satellite. so sure you remember me.
am: (laughs) oh, yes, of course. it was a very intimate experience.
be: it was like you were right there with us. so one of the producers of “the goods: live hard, sell hard.” how did you get involved with the film in the first place?
on producing "the goods": "will (ferrell) and i had written a script about five or six years before that, which lorne michaels tried to get made at paramount, but it was a weird time over there, and we get it made, and it was very frustrating. so we saw this script come through, and we thought, 'well, this is perfect.'"
am: you know, will and my production company, gary sanchez productions, we had the script brought to us with jeremy (piven) attached by producer kevin messick, who actually now works with us in gary sanchez. will and i had written a script about five or six years before that, which lorne michaels tried to get made at paramount, but it was a weird time over there, and we get it made, and it was very frustrating. so we saw this script come through, and we thought, “well, this is perfect.” and jeremy…oh, my god, if ever a role that going to have him play coming off the success had as ari gold (in “entourage”), this role. and we thought, “well, we can do a rewrite on this, kind of gussy this up, get people we like in it, and sort of approach it through improve.” and exactly what we did. chris and i did a big rewrite on it, we got neal brennan, a director we really liked, in there, we cast people from our circle, and kind of approached it the same way we approach any of our movies, like “anchorman”: an ensemble, improv, absurdist comedy. and we ended up being really happy with it.
be: sure the huge shadow of “used cars” was looming over the picture.
am: yeah, although funny: say 8 out of 10 people walking down the street know about “used cars.” a movie. i love it, of course, and “used cars” was part of the reason that we were attracted to movies, but it was so long ago. kind of amazing that there really been many movies since then. there was “cadillac man,” but that really about car sales. my favorite salesman movies are “tin men” and “glengarry glen ross,” and really what got us excited about it. if anything, “glengarry glen ross” was a huge influence on this movie. even though this raunchy and absurd and silly, that vibe is still very funny to us.
be: did mamet come in and do a rewrite?
am: yeah, mamet did. he did a punch-up. (laughs)
be: had any of you guys seen the film “slasher” before?
am: oh, yeah, i love that movie, too. say that one and “used cars” are the two best movies out there.
be: as soon as i saw the description of “the goods,” i thought, “this sounds like a fictionalized version of ‘slasher.’”
am: yeah, i guess you could say that. i think of that, but, yeah. i mean, the whole way that character was portrayed and the kind of vibe of it was obviously much more real and gritty. we wanted more of a sort of supposed superhero salesman, rock ‘n’ roll and, y’know, “oh, my god, got the life!” but it turns out that all a little bit sad, if you look a little bit closer, whereas with “slasher,” within five minutes, you knew that guy had that dichotomy going on.
be: so with the films you and will produce, how do you go about selecting the soundtrack? because there have been a lot of cases where the music has been really influential to the feel of the film.
am: you know, really into music and movies, and one of my favorite things to do is pair songs with scenes, so i was pretty involved with this one. i came in a lot, i brought a lot of songs in for neal to listen to. lately, the last couple of movies done, just gotten a little bored with…like, it seems like the catalog of songs you can reference has gotten a little light from the movies that have gotten made, so actually started writing our own songs and producing them like actual singles. there are about four songs in “the goods” that are original songs that we wrote. the theme song, “the goods,” which i wrote the lyrics for and lyle workman did the music for. got an song, “let’s make a baby,” which i wrote the lyrics for and erica weis did the music for. then, a couple of songs by a band called the english teeth, from austin, where i would just kind of send him a couple of lyrics, tell him the sound i wanted, and he would record the singles. so something really enjoying doing. we did are about three original songs we wrote in “step brothers” that ended up being in there that i did with jon brion. my favorite thing now. so, yeah, soundtracks to me are huge. anytime you can get a song like “fox on the run” in a mean, i always just operate off the premise that, if i went and saw a movie and it had “fox on the run” in it, you can only hate it so much. (laughs)
be: i would say the same of any film which has songs by jon brion.
am: i would definitely, definitely say that as well. the best, that guy.
be: i know you mentioned your circle of comedic friends who are in the film, but you had someone in there who been in one of your films before: jordana spiro, from “my boys.”
am: you know, jordana spiro auditioned for me for “step brothers,” and i really liked her a lot. it was for the role that kathryn hahn ended up playing alice and she just stuck with me. you always have that happen. sometimes have roles where you have, like, three really good people, so i just made a mental note. “that really good.” she just kind of went for it, and obviously really beautiful and very cool. i just was a fan of hers. so when neal was looking to cast that role, i sent over the audition tape from “step brothers,” and right away he was, like, “wow, she is good.” so kind of how that happened.
be: how did you go about casting the role of stu harding?
am: that was neal brennan, one hundred percent. he said, “i’m thinking of casting alan thicke.” and i sort of went, “huh.” and he said, “trust me. gonna be good.” and the second we screened the movie, the crowd responded. i was, like, “thank god you cast alan thicke.” he also turned out to be funny and a great guy, so that was a minor genius move on neal part.
be: did anyone ask james brolin for streisand stories, or were they too scared?
am: i know. i certainly. but, boy, he was a champ as well. he just got the joke. he was great.
be: do some actors find it difficult to get the joke when they come from outside your circle?
am: well, if they did, then we cast them, basically. what always looking to see. you want to see the skill level, you want to see someone open to play and not necessarily be stuck on the words, who can play it a little loose and get the vibe. and part of all that is getting the joke. if someone doesn’t, you can generally tell right away. occasionally get a character actor or a type just so good that you go, “screw it, gonna put him in here and just feed him lines.” but even then, at least got to be open to being fed those lines. but, y’know, i think ever really had that happen. everyone cast tends to get the joke and is down with it. so been really lucky in that sense.
“i’m a producer on ('eastbound and down'), and directed episodes, and obviously involved with notes and whatever, but i honestly just watch that show as a fan. i just love it. i was bummed that there were only six last time. i was, like, 'come on! we do twelve?” but we got eight, so i was happy. at least more than six.”
be: i see that david is going to be in “fully loaded.”
am: yeah, right! (surprised) how do you know about “fully loaded”?
be: imdb, man.
am: damn! my movie.
be: oh, yeah? i just saw that you were executive producing it.
am: yeah, an independent movie that they did, and really good, actually. very cool.
be: i saw at the tour a few days ago, actually, because in the new kelsey grammer series, “hank.”
am: right, he was telling me about that. have you seen an episode of it yet?
be: i did, actually.
am: how was it? was it decent?
be: not bad. looking forward to seeing how it evolves.
am: yeah, right. you really judge these shows off their pilots.
be: but by one of the guys who was behind “everybody loves raymond” (tucker cawley), so that alone makes me want to see how going to go.
am: with you on that. yeah, got to wait until about five episodes in before you can see up with these shows.
be: well, as long as on tv, i understand a second season of “eastbound and down” is at least semi-imminent.
am: i would go “imminent” on that one. we get going believe january that it kicks into full, although writing away right now. but, yeah, got 8 episodes that doing for hbo, and sort of given us the whole story arc for the next season, and it is fantastic. funny: a producer on that show, and directed episodes, and obviously involved with notes and whatever, but i honestly just watch that show as a fan. i just love it. i was bummed that there were only six last time. i was, like, “come on!” i was trying to get them to do as many possible this time., like, “can’t we do twelve?” but we got eight, so i was happy. at least more than six.
be: i live in chesapeake, va, about fifteen minutes from the carolina border, so…
am: oh, sure. so you know that world, then.
be: yeah, it definitely spoke to me.
am: oh, god, yeah.
be: can you give a clue at all about what we can expect in the new season?
am: (hesitates) see if i can give a clue without wrecking anything. say the question for this season is, “will kenny return?” i know, i want to say anything. i want to wreck it, because they have some cool ideas.
be: i can dig it. so the status of “anchorman? i know it keeps bouncing around as being forthcoming, but…
am: doing it. i mean, just all about the scheduling. there are just so many actors to pull together. we have a very clear idea for it, we want to do it, and talked to everyone, and everyone has said that in i back and forth with (christina) applegate, who seems like into it but everyone has schedules. like, carell, obviously, has a really tough schedule. now has a really tough schedule. and paul rudd. so all about the lining-up. sadly, the second part after i say, “we’ll do it,” is that it could be two or three years away. but the nice thing is that none of those characters are age-dependent. i mean, literally, i feel like these actors could be as old as 50 or 55, and still be fine. but, yes, dying to do it, we have a great idea, and all gonna be about pulling a lot of schedules together. nice that everyone from that movie has gone on to do really well, but now we just have to line everybody up.
be: so how did you and will first come to work together? i know you worked together on “saturday night live,” but did you know each prior before that?
on the status of "anchorman 2": "we have a very clear idea for it, we want to do it, and talked to everyone, and everyone has said that in, but everyone has schedules. sadly, the second part after i say, do it,' is that it could be two or three years away."
am: no, never met him. we all met the same day we were hired. got hired, ferrell, myself, another writer named tom gianis, and cheri oteri, and we all went out for beers. i always joke that will, when you meet him, is pretty unassuming, and i figured, “oh, he must be the straight guy that they hired.” but then at the first read-through, it was, like, “oh, no, not the straight guy at all!” (laughs) even though ferrell is a great straight man. but, yeah, to say that it was just ferrell and me that hit it off right, because everyone loved writing for ferrell. and a great writer himself, so in that sense, writers really get along with him, and very easy to collaborate with. but we just started writing a particular type of scene together that was just kind of strange, and only ferrell was kind of able to pull it off, performance-wise, in order to get it on the show. and we just kept loving these scenes we were writing that were so crazy, like bill, “insane,” “neil diamond: storytellers,” and that kind of stuff. and, then, obviously, i wrote a lot of the bush stuff, too. so when he started doing movies, y’know, he had an option, and he was, like, “hey, you wanna write something with me?” and when we wrote the script, “august blowout,” and from there we just kept writing, and we wrote “anchorman” and this other stuff. so, yeah, been a long time since we met in 1995.
be: do you have a favorite sketch from the “snl” era that take off as a huge hit but that you still have a fondness for?
am: oh, plenty of those. (laughs) we had one that he loved so much that he actually put it on his second dvd, “the best of will ferrell,” and it had ferrell as an airline pilot, tobey maguire as the co-pilot, and chris parnell as the navigator. basically, the premise is just them being really awful to the passengers on the p.a. i always loved that one. and then we loved the crazy who would tell expectant mothers just these horrible things and take long phone calls in the middle of tense medical evaluations. we wrote a bunch of those. i think we only got two on the air, maybe, but we wrote, like, five. we just loved them. and, then, bill was the other one. we just thought that was the funniest thing. it has a little bit of a cult following, but it never became a bit hit. but, oh, there are many, many more.
be: were you happy with “you’re welcome, america”?
am: oh, very much. that was one of those great projects where you really walk in not at all caring about what the critics are going to say, caring only about the money in the sense that you want people to come see it, but not really being concerned about that, either. i mean, that show was eight years in the making, and it just word “cathartic” is overused, but that was really a case where, god, we were able to let a lot of bad feelings go after that rough, dark eight years we went through. it just felt so good to get up there and laugh and put a frame around it. you know, the only shame of it is director of our special, marty callner, did an amazing job, but nothing ever matches the live experience. the people who saw it live had a totally different reaction to it, because it was mean, he was addressing the audience. it was such an intimate kind of feeling. but, yeah, that was one of my favorite things that done.
be: part of the upcoming jon project, his tv series. can you tell me a little bit about what to expect from that?
am: well, still sort of putting together the pieces. we have a couple of casting ideas for it, and talking to show runners right now, but the premise came from two things. one was a love of jon, a feeling that we could sort of all collaborate together really well, and i think that we really appreciate what he does well when at his best. big fans of his, and we want to spotlight him in that sense. and the second thing is that it came from a belief that…well, nothing wrong with the sitcom form. even the multiple camera / studio audience form, nothing wrong with it. just that the network development process got so broken, and they sort of stubbornly refused to change it at all, even though year after year it fails to produce anything. so the idea of this show was, “let’s go sell a large amount of them and set up a deal so that we have to do the dial testing and all of the and the notes from the 20 different people.” i think the only thing wrong with the half-hour comedy. so where we came from creatively. and, obviously, the excitement of collaborating with.
be: last question, since i know up against the wall. i know got “the other guys” as the next film on your slate…
am: yeah. actually here at the offices right now.
be: even better. any idea going to be forthcoming after that?
am: not exactly. got this project that i was supposed to do where this slot is, called “channel three billion,” a sci-fi satirical comedy movie that i really like a lot, and i was all ready to get going on it, but then this one kind of came across, and it just seemed so appropriate to everything going on that i was, like, “okay, screw it, go do it.” so like to get back into that. and always open to other ideas, but think that, first, got to make the jump from the style of comedies that we do to something a little different. which i think “the other guys” will do, because more of an action comedy way more grounded than our other stuff. but still have the same sort of flair. the step after that, though, is to do something even outside of that, something different like the sci-fi satire or something like that. but, y’know, i just love movies, so we always say that love to do horror films, love to do action movies. game for anything. my favorite director right now is zack snyder. i just think that guy is phenomenal, and i love what he does. movies like and “watchmen” and “dawn of the dead,” and i thought “sin city” was really that snyder. but really interested in that technique sort of, like, painting with movies, where animated but with a style. dying to try something like that.
be: i saw that at least to “hansel & gretel: witch hunters.”
am: oh, i love that movie. exactly the kind of shit where, like, it almost veers a little more toward sam land. yeah, our production company, gary sanchez, is producing that. we saw “dead snow,” the movie that tommy (wirkola) did first, and kevin messick, who works with us now, had tommy come in, and he told us about this “hansel & gretel” idea, and we were instantly, like, “oh, my god, doing that.” and then he wrote an amazing script, so, yeah, as excited about that as anything doing.
be: all right, adam, been great talking to you. hoping that word of mouth will help out “the goods” this weekend.
: yeah, so am i. but, regardless, either gonna be a small little box office surprise or gonna be a cult cable hit. (laughs) be one way or the other. but it certainly makes us laugh, so happy about that. good talking to you, will. thanks a lot!
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ˈɛvəri wik bɑb wɪps əp ə nu drɪŋk ˈrɛsəpi frəm ðə ˈklæsɪks wi ɔl ləv tɪ nu ˈrɛsəpiz tɪ traɪ aʊt wɪn jʊr aʊt ər æt hoʊm. ˈædəm məˈkeɪ ˈɪntərvˌju, ðə gʊdz, wɪl ˈfɛrɪl, ˈæŋkərˌmæn, ˌtæləˈdeɪgə naɪts ˈmuviz hoʊm ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈʧænəl hoʊm ˈædəm məˈkeɪ ənd wɪl ˈfɛrɪl fərst mɛt ɔn ðə deɪ ðeɪ wər boʊθ haɪərd fər naɪt live,”*,” ənd ðɛr ˈfrɛndʃɪp həz bɪn ə ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli ˈfrutfəl wən. ðə tu kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ˈnumərəs ““snl”*” ˈskɛʧɪz, ənd wɪn ˈfɛrɪl lɛft ðə ʃoʊ fər ðə braɪt laɪts əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd, ðɛr bɑnd wɑz strɔŋ ɪˈnəf ðət wɪl ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈædəm tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðɛr kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə wərld əv fɪlm. sɪns ðɛn, məˈkeɪ həz dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈfɛrɪl ɪn səʧ ˈkɑmədi ˈklæsɪks ɛz ““anchorman,”*,” nights,”*,” ənd brothers,”*,” bət ðə tu hæv ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrmd ə pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni wɪʧ həz brɔt ˈjuˈɛs ənd down,”*,” fʊt fɪst way,”*,” ənd, moʊst ˈrisəntli, gʊdz: lɪv hɑrd, sɛl hard.”*.” spoʊk wɪθ məˈkeɪ əˈbaʊt haʊ hi ənd ˈfɛrɪl faʊnd ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu goods”*” ənd haʊ ðə fɪlm ɪˈvɑlvd ˈæftər ðɛr ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə mɪks, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧætɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstætəs əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ʤɑn ˈsɪriz ðət prəˈdusɪŋ, hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ənˈhɛrəldɪd ““snl”*” ˈskɛʧɪz, ðɪs əˈbaʊt ˈgrɛtəl: wɪʧ hunters”*”? ˈædəm məˈkeɪ: heɪ, wɪl!: heɪ, ˈædəm, ɪt goʊɪŋ? æm: gʊd, mæn! haʊ ər ju duɪŋ? bi: nɑt bæd. ju noʊ, aɪ wɑz ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns fər jʊr ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən bæk ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈwɛlkəm, əˈmɛrɪkə: ə ˈfaɪnəl naɪt wɪθ ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bush”*”), wɛr ju əˈpɪrd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈviə ˈsætəˌlaɪt. soʊ ʃʊr ju rɪˈmɛmbər mi. æm: (læfs) oʊ, jɛs, əv kɔrs. ɪt wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈɪnɪmət ɪkˈspɪriəns. bi: ɪt wɑz laɪk ju wər raɪt ðɛr wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. soʊ wən əv ðə prəˈdusərz əv gʊdz: lɪv hɑrd, sɛl hard.”*.” haʊ dɪd ju gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə fɪlm ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? ɔn prəˈdusɪŋ "ðə gʊdz": "wɪl (ˈfɛrɪl) ənd aɪ hæd ˈrɪtən ə skrɪpt əˈbaʊt faɪv ər sɪks jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, wɪʧ lɔrn ˈmaɪkəlz traɪd tɪ gɪt meɪd æt ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt, bət ɪt wɑz ə wɪrd taɪm ˈoʊvər ðɛr, ənd wi gɪt ɪt meɪd, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. soʊ wi sɔ ðɪs skrɪpt kəm θru, ənd wi θɔt, 'wɛl, ðɪs ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt.'" æm: ju noʊ, wɪl ənd maɪ pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈgɛri ˈsænʧɛz pərˈdəkʃənz, wi hæd ðə skrɪpt brɔt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ˈʤɛrəˌmi (piven*) əˈtæʧt baɪ prəˈdusər ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɛsɪk, hu ˈæˌkʧuəli naʊ wərks wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ˈgɛri ˈsænʧɛz. wɪl ənd aɪ hæd ˈrɪtən ə skrɪpt əˈbaʊt faɪv ər sɪks jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, wɪʧ lɔrn ˈmaɪkəlz traɪd tɪ gɪt meɪd æt ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt, bət ɪt wɑz ə wɪrd taɪm ˈoʊvər ðɛr, ənd wi gɪt ɪt meɪd, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ. soʊ wi sɔ ðɪs skrɪpt kəm θru, ənd wi θɔt, ““well*, ðɪs ɪz perfect.”*.” ənd jeremy…oh*, maɪ gɑd, ɪf ˈɛvər ə roʊl ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ɪm pleɪ ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə səkˈsɛs hæd ɛz ˈɑri goʊld (ɪn ““entourage”*”), ðɪs roʊl. ənd wi θɔt, ““well*, wi kən du ə ˈriˌraɪt ɔn ðɪs, kaɪnd əv ˈgəsi ðɪs əp, gɪt ˈpipəl wi laɪk ɪn ɪt, ənd sɔrt əv əˈproʊʧ ɪt θru improve.”*.” ənd ɪgˈzæktli wət wi dɪd. krɪs ənd aɪ dɪd ə bɪg ˈriˌraɪt ɔn ɪt, wi gɑt nil ˈbrɛnən, ə dɪˈrɛktər wi ˈrɪli laɪkt, ɪn ðɛr, wi kæst ˈpipəl frəm ɑr ˈsərkəl, ənd kaɪnd əv əˈproʊʧt ɪt ðə seɪm weɪ wi əˈproʊʧ ˈɛni əv ɑr ˈmuviz, laɪk ““anchorman”*”: ən ɑnˈsɑmbəl, ˈɪmˌprɑv, əbˈsərdɪst ˈkɑmədi. ənd wi ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈhæpi wɪθ ɪt. bi: ʃʊr ðə juʤ ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv cars”*” wɑz ˈlumɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɪkʧər. æm: jæ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈfəni: seɪ 8 aʊt əv 10 ˈpipəl ˈwɔkɪŋ daʊn ðə strit noʊ əˈbaʊt cars.”*.” ə ˈmuvi. aɪ ləv ɪt, əv kɔrs, ənd cars”*” wɑz pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən ðət wi wər əˈtræktəd tɪ ˈmuviz, bət ɪt wɑz soʊ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ. kaɪnd əv əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðət ðɛr ˈrɪli bɪn ˈmɛni ˈmuviz sɪns ðɛn. ðɛr wɑz man,”*,” bət ðət ˈrɪli əˈbaʊt kɑr seɪlz. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈseɪlzmən ˈmuviz ər men”*” ənd glɛn ross,”*,” ənd ˈrɪli wət gɑt ˈjuˈɛs ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, glɛn ross”*” wɑz ə juʤ ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ðɪs ˈmuvi. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs ˈrɔnʧi ənd əbˈsərd ənd ˈsɪli, ðət vaɪb ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri ˈfəni tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. bi: dɪd ˈmæmət kəm ɪn ənd du ə ˈriˌraɪt? æm: jæ, ˈmæmət dɪd. hi dɪd ə punch-up*. (læfs) bi: hæd ˈɛni əv ju gaɪz sin ðə fɪlm ““slasher”*” ˌbiˈfɔr? æm: oʊ, jæ, aɪ ləv ðət ˈmuvi, tu. seɪ ðət wən ənd cars”*” ər ðə tu bɛst ˈmuviz aʊt ðɛr. bi: ɛz sun ɛz aɪ sɔ ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv goods,”*,” aɪ θɔt, saʊnz laɪk ə ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪzd ˈvərʒən əv ‘‘slasher.’”*.’” æm: jæ, aɪ gɛs ju kʊd seɪ ðət. aɪ θɪŋk əv ðət, bət, jæ. aɪ min, ðə hoʊl weɪ ðət ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz pɔrˈtreɪd ənd ðə kaɪnd əv vaɪb əv ɪt wɑz ˈɑbviəsli məʧ mɔr ril ənd ˈgrɪti. wi ˈwɔntɪd mɔr əv ə sɔrt əv səˈpoʊzd ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈseɪlzmən, rɑk ‘‘n’*’ roʊl ənd, y’know*, ““oh*, maɪ gɑd, gɑt ðə life!”*!” bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ɔl ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt sæd, ɪf ju lʊk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈkloʊzər, wɛˈræz wɪθ ““slasher,”*,” wɪˈθɪn faɪv ˈmɪnəts, ju nu ðət gaɪ hæd ðət daɪˈkɑtəmi goʊɪŋ ɔn. bi: soʊ wɪθ ðə fɪlmz ju ənd wɪl ˈproʊdus, haʊ du ju goʊ əˈbaʊt səˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ˈsaʊnˌtræk? bɪˈkəz ðɛr hæv bɪn ə lɔt əv ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðə mˈjuzɪk həz bɪn ˈrɪli ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl tɪ ðə fil əv ðə fɪlm. æm: ju noʊ, ˈrɪli ˈɪntu mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈmuviz, ənd wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt θɪŋz tɪ du ɪz pɛr sɔŋz wɪθ sinz, soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈprɪti ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðɪs wən. aɪ keɪm ɪn ə lɔt, aɪ brɔt ə lɔt əv sɔŋz ɪn fər nil tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ. ˈleɪtli, ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv ˈmuviz dən, ʤɪst ˈgɔtən ə ˈlɪtəl bɔrd with…like*, ɪt simz laɪk ðə ˈkætəlɔg əv sɔŋz ju kən ˈrɛfərəns həz ˈgɔtən ə ˈlɪtəl laɪt frəm ðə ˈmuviz ðət hæv ˈgɔtən meɪd, soʊ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈstɑrtɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ ɑr oʊn sɔŋz ənd prəˈdusɪŋ ðɛm laɪk ˈækʧəwəl ˈsɪŋgəlz. ðɛr ər əˈbaʊt fɔr sɔŋz ɪn goods”*” ðət ər ərˈɪʤənəl sɔŋz ðət wi roʊt. ðə θim sɔŋ, goods,”*,” wɪʧ aɪ roʊt ðə ˈlɪrɪks fər ənd laɪl ˈwərkmən dɪd ðə mˈjuzɪk fər. gɑt ən sɔŋ, meɪk ə baby,”*,” wɪʧ aɪ roʊt ðə ˈlɪrɪks fər ənd ˈɛrɪkə waɪs dɪd ðə mˈjuzɪk fər. ðɛn, ə ˈkəpəl əv sɔŋz baɪ ə bænd kɔld ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ tiθ, frəm ˈɔstən, wɛr aɪ wʊd ʤɪst kaɪnd əv sɛnd ɪm ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈlɪrɪks, tɛl ɪm ðə saʊnd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd, ənd hi wʊd ˈrɛkərd ðə ˈsɪŋgəlz. soʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ duɪŋ. wi dɪd ər əˈbaʊt θri ərˈɪʤənəl sɔŋz wi roʊt ɪn brothers”*” ðət ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ðət aɪ dɪd wɪθ ʤɑn braɪən. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt θɪŋ naʊ. soʊ, jæ, ˈsaʊnˌtræks tɪ mi ər juʤ. ˈɛniˌtaɪm ju kən gɪt ə sɔŋ laɪk ɔn ðə run”*” ɪn ə min, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ʤɪst ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔf ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət, ɪf aɪ wɛnt ənd sɔ ə ˈmuvi ənd ɪt hæd ɔn ðə run”*” ɪn ɪt, ju kən ˈoʊnli heɪt ɪt soʊ məʧ. (læfs) bi: aɪ wʊd seɪ ðə seɪm əv ˈɛni fɪlm wɪʧ həz sɔŋz baɪ ʤɑn braɪən. æm: aɪ wʊd ˈdɛfənətli, ˈdɛfənətli seɪ ðət ɛz wɛl. ðə bɛst, ðət gaɪ. bi: aɪ noʊ ju ˈmɛnʃənd jʊr ˈsərkəl əv kəˈmidɪk frɛndz hu ər ɪn ðə fɪlm, bət ju hæd ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðɛr hu bɪn ɪn wən əv jʊr fɪlmz ˌbiˈfɔr: jɔrˈdænə ˈspɪˌroʊ, frəm boys.”*.” æm: ju noʊ, jɔrˈdænə ˈspɪˌroʊ ˌɔˈdɪʃənd fər mi fər brothers,”*,” ənd aɪ ˈrɪli laɪkt hər ə lɔt. ɪt wɑz fər ðə roʊl ðət ˈkæθrɪn hɑn ˈɛndɪd əp pleɪɪŋ ˈælɪs ənd ʃi ʤɪst stək wɪθ mi. ju ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ðət ˈhæpən. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæv roʊlz wɛr ju hæv, laɪk, θri ˈrɪli gʊd ˈpipəl, soʊ aɪ ʤɪst meɪd ə ˈmɛntəl noʊt. ˈrɪli good.”*.” ʃi ʤɪst kaɪnd əv wɛnt fər ɪt, ənd ˈɑbviəsli ˈrɪli ˈbjutəfəl ənd ˈvɛri kul. aɪ ʤɪst wɑz ə fæn əv hərz. soʊ wɪn nil wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ kæst ðət roʊl, aɪ sɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə ɑˈdɪʃən teɪp frəm brothers,”*,” ənd raɪt əˈweɪ hi wɑz, laɪk, ““wow*, ʃi ɪz good.”*.” soʊ kaɪnd əv haʊ ðət ˈhæpənd. bi: haʊ dɪd ju goʊ əˈbaʊt ˈkæstɪŋ ðə roʊl əv stu ˈhɑrdɪŋ? æm: ðət wɑz nil ˈbrɛnən, wən ˈhənərd pərˈsɛnt. hi sɛd, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈkæstɪŋ ˈælən thicke.”*.” ənd aɪ sɔrt əv wɛnt, ““huh.”*.” ənd hi sɛd, mi. ˈgɑnə bi good.”*.” ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd wi skrind ðə ˈmuvi, ðə kraʊd rɪˈspɑndɪd. aɪ wɑz, laɪk, gɑd ju kæst ˈælən thicke.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈfəni ənd ə greɪt gaɪ, soʊ ðət wɑz ə ˈmaɪnər ˈʤinjəs muv ɔn nil pɑrt. bi: dɪd ˈɛniˌwən æsk ʤeɪmz ˈbroʊlɪn fər ˈstraɪˌsænd ˈstɔriz, ər wər ðeɪ tu skɛrd? æm: aɪ noʊ. aɪ ˈsərtənli. bət, bɔɪ, hi wɑz ə ʧæmp ɛz wɛl. hi ʤɪst gɑt ðə ʤoʊk. hi wɑz greɪt. bi: du səm ˈæktərz faɪnd ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ðə ʤoʊk wɪn ðeɪ kəm frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd jʊr ˈsərkəl? æm: wɛl, ɪf ðeɪ dɪd, ðɛn wi kæst ðɛm, ˈbeɪsɪkli. wət ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ si. ju wɔnt tɪ si ðə skɪl ˈlɛvəl, ju wɔnt tɪ si ˈsəmˌwən ˈoʊpən tɪ pleɪ ənd nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli bi stək ɔn ðə wərdz, hu kən pleɪ ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl lus ənd gɪt ðə vaɪb. ənd pɑrt əv ɔl ðət ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ʤoʊk. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən doesn’t*, ju kən ˈʤɛnərəli tɛl raɪt əˈweɪ. ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli gɪt ə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈæktər ər ə taɪp ʤɪst soʊ gʊd ðət ju goʊ, ɪt, ˈgɑnə pʊt ɪm ɪn hir ənd ʤɪst fid ɪm lines.”*.” bət ˈivɪn ðɛn, æt list gɑt tɪ bi ˈoʊpən tɪ biɪŋ fɛd ðoʊz laɪnz. bət, y’know*, aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvər ˈrɪli hæd ðət ˈhæpən. ˈɛvriˌwən kæst tɛndz tɪ gɪt ðə ʤoʊk ənd ɪz daʊn wɪθ ɪt. soʊ bɪn ˈrɪli ˈləki ɪn ðət sɛns. ə prəˈdusər ɔn ('ˈistˌbaʊnd ənd daʊn'), ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, ənd ˈɑbviəsli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ noʊts ənd ˌwəˈtɛvər, bət aɪ ˈɑnəstli ʤɪst wɔʧ ðət ʃoʊ ɛz ə fæn. aɪ ʤɪst ləv ɪt. aɪ wɑz bəmd ðət ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli sɪks læst taɪm. aɪ wɑz, laɪk, 'kəm ɔn! wi du twelve?”*?” bət wi gɑt eɪt, soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈhæpi. æt list mɔr ðən six.”*.” bi: aɪ si ðət ˈdeɪvɪd ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn loaded.”*.” æm: jæ, raɪt! (səˈpraɪzd) haʊ du ju noʊ əˈbaʊt loaded”*”? bi: imdb*, mæn. æm: dæm! maɪ ˈmuvi. bi: oʊ, jæ? aɪ ʤɪst sɔ ðət ju wər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusɪŋ ɪt. æm: jæ, ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈmuvi ðət ðeɪ dɪd, ənd ˈrɪli gʊd, ˈæˌkʧuəli. ˈvɛri kul. bi: aɪ sɔ æt ðə tʊr ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ, ˈæˌkʧuəli, bɪˈkəz ɪn ðə nu ˈkɛlsi ˈgræmər ˈsɪriz, ““hank.”*.” æm: raɪt, hi wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ mi əˈbaʊt ðət. hæv ju sin ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ɪt jɛt? bi: aɪ dɪd, ˈæˌkʧuəli. æm: haʊ wɑz ɪt? wɑz ɪt ˈdisənt? bi: nɑt bæd. ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ haʊ ɪt ɪˈvɑlvz. æm: jæ, raɪt. ju ˈrɪli ʤəʤ ðiz ʃoʊz ɔf ðɛr ˈpaɪləts. bi: bət baɪ wən əv ðə gaɪz hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ləvz raymond”*” (ˈtəkər ˈkɔli), soʊ ðət əˈloʊn meɪks mi wɔnt tɪ si haʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ. æm: wɪθ ju ɔn ðət. jæ, gɑt tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ju kən si əp wɪθ ðiz ʃoʊz. bi: wɛl, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən əv ənd down”*” ɪz æt list semi-imminent*. æm: aɪ wʊd goʊ ““imminent”*” ɔn ðət wən. wi gɪt goʊɪŋ bɪˈliv ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðət ɪt kɪks ˈɪntu fʊl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ raɪt naʊ. bət, jæ, gɑt 8 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ðət duɪŋ fər ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ, ənd sɔrt əv ˈgɪvɪn ˈjuˈɛs ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri ɑrk fər ðə nɛkst ˈsizən, ənd ɪt ɪz fænˈtæstɪk. ˈfəni: ə prəˈdusər ɔn ðət ʃoʊ, ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, ənd ˈɑbviəsli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ noʊts ənd ˌwəˈtɛvər, bət aɪ ˈɑnəstli ʤɪst wɔʧ ðət ʃoʊ ɛz ə fæn. aɪ ʤɪst ləv ɪt. aɪ wɑz bəmd ðət ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli sɪks læst taɪm. aɪ wɑz, laɪk, on!”*!” aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛm tɪ du ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpɑsəbəl ðɪs taɪm., laɪk, wi du twelve?”*?” bət wi gɑt eɪt, soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈhæpi. æt list mɔr ðən sɪks. bi: aɪ lɪv ɪn ˈʧɛsəˌpik, va*, əˈbaʊt ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts frəm ðə ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈbɔrdər, so…*… æm: oʊ, ʃʊr. soʊ ju noʊ ðət wərld, ðɛn. bi: jæ, ɪt ˈdɛfənətli spoʊk tɪ mi. æm: oʊ, gɑd, jæ. bi: kən ju gɪv ə klu æt ɔl əˈbaʊt wət wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt ɪn ðə nu ˈsizən? æm: (ˈhɛzəˌteɪts) si ɪf aɪ kən gɪv ə klu wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛkɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. seɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən fər ðɪs ˈsizən ɪz, ˈkɛˌni return?”*?” aɪ noʊ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ wɔnt tɪ rɛk ɪt, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv səm kul aɪˈdiəz. bi: aɪ kən dɪg ɪt. soʊ ðə ˈstætəs əv aɪ noʊ ɪt kips ˈbaʊnsɪŋ əraʊnd ɛz biɪŋ ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ, but…*… æm: duɪŋ ɪt. aɪ min, ʤɪst ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ. ðɛr ər ʤɪst soʊ ˈmɛni ˈæktərz tɪ pʊl təˈgɛðər. wi hæv ə ˈvɛri klɪr aɪˈdiə fər ɪt, wi wɔnt tɪ du ɪt, ənd tɔkt tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən həz sɛd ðət ɪn aɪ bæk ənd fɔrθ wɪθ (krɪˈstinə) ˈæpəlˌgeɪt, hu simz laɪk ˈɪntu ɪt bət ˈɛvriˌwən həz ˈskɛʤʊlz. laɪk, carell*, ˈɑbviəsli, həz ə ˈrɪli təf ˈskɛʤʊl. naʊ həz ə ˈrɪli təf ˈskɛʤʊl. ənd pɔl rəd. soʊ ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə lining-up*. ˈsædli, ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt ˈæftər aɪ seɪ, du it,”*,” ɪz ðət ɪt kʊd bi tu ər θri jɪrz əˈweɪ. bət ðə nis θɪŋ ɪz ðət nən əv ðoʊz ˈkɛrɪktərz ər age-dependent*. aɪ min, ˈlɪtərəli, aɪ fil laɪk ðiz ˈæktərz kʊd bi ɛz oʊld ɛz 50 ər 55 ənd stɪl bi faɪn. bət, jɛs, daɪɪŋ tɪ du ɪt, wi hæv ə greɪt aɪˈdiə, ənd ɔl ˈgɑnə bi əˈbaʊt ˈpʊlɪŋ ə lɔt əv ˈskɛʤʊlz təˈgɛðər. nis ðət ˈɛvriˌwən frəm ðət ˈmuvi həz gɔn ɔn tɪ du ˈrɪli wɛl, bət naʊ wi ʤɪst hæv tɪ laɪn ˈɛvriˌbɑdi əp. bi: soʊ haʊ dɪd ju ənd wɪl fərst kəm tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər? aɪ noʊ ju wərkt təˈgɛðər ɔn naɪt live,”*,” bət dɪd ju noʊ iʧ praɪər ˌbiˈfɔr ðət? ɔn ðə ˈstætəs əv "ˈæŋkərˌmæn 2 "wi hæv ə ˈvɛri klɪr aɪˈdiə fər ɪt, wi wɔnt tɪ du ɪt, ənd tɔkt tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən həz sɛd ðət ɪn, bət ˈɛvriˌwən həz ˈskɛʤʊlz. ˈsædli, ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt ˈæftər aɪ seɪ, du ɪt,' ɪz ðət ɪt kʊd bi tu ər θri jɪrz əˈweɪ." æm: noʊ, ˈnɛvər mɛt ɪm. wi ɔl mɛt ðə seɪm deɪ wi wər haɪərd. gɑt haɪərd, ˈfɛrɪl, ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, əˈnəðər ˈraɪtər neɪmd tɑm gianis*, ənd ˈʃɛri oʊˈtɛri, ənd wi ɔl wɛnt aʊt fər bɪrz. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ʤoʊk ðət wɪl, wɪn ju mit ɪm, ɪz ˈprɪti ˌənəˈsumɪŋ, ənd aɪ ˈfɪgjərd, ““oh*, hi məst bi ðə streɪt gaɪ ðət ðeɪ hired.”*.” bət ðɛn æt ðə fərst read-through*, ɪt wɑz, laɪk, ““oh*, noʊ, nɑt ðə streɪt gaɪ æt all!”*!” (læfs) ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈfɛrɪl ɪz ə greɪt streɪt mæn. bət, jæ, tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈfɛrɪl ənd mi ðət hɪt ɪt ɔf raɪt, bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən ləvd ˈraɪtɪŋ fər ˈfɛrɪl. ənd ə greɪt ˈraɪtər hɪmˈsɛlf, soʊ ɪn ðət sɛns, ˈraɪtərz ˈrɪli gɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪm, ənd ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪt wɪθ. bət wi ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr taɪp əv sin təˈgɛðər ðət wɑz ʤɪst kaɪnd əv streɪnʤ, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈfɛrɪl wɑz kaɪnd əv ˈeɪbəl tɪ pʊl ɪt ɔf, performance-wise*, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ɪt ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. ənd wi ʤɪst kɛpt ˈləvɪŋ ðiz sinz wi wər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðət wər soʊ ˈkreɪzi, laɪk bɪl, ob/gyn,”*,” ˈdaɪmənd: storytellers,”*,” ənd ðət kaɪnd əv stəf. ənd, ðɛn, ˈɑbviəsli, aɪ roʊt ə lɔt əv ðə bʊʃ stəf, tu. soʊ wɪn hi ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ ˈmuviz, y’know*, hi hæd ən ˈɔpʃən, ənd hi wɑz, laɪk, ““hey*, ju ˈwɑnə raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ me?”*?” ənd wɪn wi roʊt ðə skrɪpt, blowout,”*,” ənd frəm ðɛr wi ʤɪst kɛpt ˈraɪtɪŋ, ənd wi roʊt ““anchorman”*” ənd ðɪs ˈəðər stəf. soʊ, jæ, bɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm sɪns wi mɛt ɪn 1995 bi: du ju hæv ə ˈfeɪvərɪt skɛʧ frəm ðə ““snl”*” ˈɪrə ðət teɪk ɔf ɛz ə juʤ hɪt bət ðət ju stɪl hæv ə ˈfɑndnəs fər? æm: oʊ, ˈplɛnti əv ðoʊz. (læfs) wi hæd wən ðət hi ləvd soʊ məʧ ðət hi ˈæˌkʧuəli pʊt ɪt ɔn hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˌdiˌviˈdi, bɛst əv wɪl ferrell,”*,” ənd ɪt hæd ˈfɛrɪl ɛz ən ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈpaɪlət, ˈtoʊbi məgˈwaɪr ɛz ðə co-pilot*, ənd krɪs ˈpɑrnəl ɛz ðə ˈnævəˌgeɪtər. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðə ˈprɛmɪs ɪz ʤɪst ðɛm biɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈɔfəl tɪ ðə ˈpæsənʤərz ɔn ðə p.a*. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ləvd ðət wən. ənd ðɛn wi ləvd ðə ˈkreɪzi hu wʊd tɛl ɪkˈspɛktənt ˈməðərz ʤɪst ðiz ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋz ənd teɪk lɔŋ foʊn kɔlz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv tɛns ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz. wi roʊt ə bənʧ əv ðoʊz. aɪ θɪŋk wi ˈoʊnli gɑt tu ɔn ðə ɛr, ˈmeɪbi, bət wi roʊt, laɪk, faɪv. wi ʤɪst ləvd ðɛm. ənd, ðɛn, bɪl wɑz ðə ˈəðər wən. wi ʤɪst θɔt ðət wɑz ðə ˈfəniəst θɪŋ. ɪt həz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə kəlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, bət ɪt ˈnɛvər bɪˈkeɪm ə bɪt hɪt. bət, oʊ, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni mɔr. bi: wər ju ˈhæpi wɪθ ˈwɛlkəm, america”*”? æm: oʊ, ˈvɛri məʧ. ðət wɑz wən əv ðoʊz greɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts wɛr ju ˈrɪli wɔk ɪn nɑt æt ɔl ˈkɛrɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈkrɪtɪks ər goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ, ˈkɛrɪŋ ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ðə ˈməni ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ju wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ kəm si ɪt, bət nɑt ˈrɪli biɪŋ kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðət, ˈiðər. aɪ min, ðət ʃoʊ wɑz eɪt jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ, ənd ɪt ʤɪst wərd ““cathartic”*” ɪz ˌoʊvərˈjuzd, bət ðət wɑz ˈrɪli ə keɪs wɛr, gɑd, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɛt ə lɔt əv bæd ˈfilɪŋz goʊ ˈæftər ðət rəf, dɑrk eɪt jɪrz wi wɛnt θru. ɪt ʤɪst fɛlt soʊ gʊd tɪ gɪt əp ðɛr ənd læf ənd pʊt ə freɪm əraʊnd ɪt. ju noʊ, ðə ˈoʊnli ʃeɪm əv ɪt ɪz dɪˈrɛktər əv ɑr ˈspɛʃəl, ˈmɑrti callner*, dɪd ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ʤɑb, bət ˈnəθɪŋ ˈɛvər ˈmæʧɪz ðə lɪv ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˈpipəl hu sɔ ɪt lɪv hæd ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt riˈækʃən tɪ ɪt, bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz min, hi wɑz æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðə ˈɔdiəns. ɪt wɑz səʧ ən ˈɪnɪmət kaɪnd əv ˈfilɪŋ. bət, jæ, ðət wɑz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt θɪŋz ðət dən. bi: pɑrt əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ʤɑn ˈprɑʤɛkt, hɪz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz. kən ju tɛl mi ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əˈbaʊt wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ðət? æm: wɛl, stɪl sɔrt əv ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ðə ˈpisɪz. wi hæv ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈkæstɪŋ aɪˈdiəz fər ɪt, ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ˈrənərz raɪt naʊ, bət ðə ˈprɛmɪs keɪm frəm tu θɪŋz. wən wɑz ə ləv əv ʤɑn, ə ˈfilɪŋ ðət wi kʊd sɔrt əv ɔl kəˈlæbərˌeɪt təˈgɛðər ˈrɪli wɛl, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi ˈrɪli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt wət hi dɪz wɛl wɪn æt hɪz bɛst. bɪg fænz əv hɪz, ənd wi wɔnt tɪ ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɪm ɪn ðət sɛns. ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd θɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪt keɪm frəm ə bɪˈlif that…well*, ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪtˌkɑm fɔrm. ˈivɪn ðə ˈməltəpəl ˈkæmərə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɔdiəns fɔrm, ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ɪt. ʤɪst ðət ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs gɑt soʊ ˈbroʊkən, ənd ðeɪ sɔrt əv ˈstəbərnli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪt æt ɔl, ˈivɪn ðoʊ jɪr ˈæftər jɪr ɪt feɪlz tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. soʊ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðɪs ʃoʊ wɑz, goʊ sɛl ə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ðɛm ənd sɛt əp ə dil soʊ ðət wi hæv tɪ du ðə daɪəl ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ɔl əv ðə ənd ðə noʊts frəm ðə 20 ˈdɪfərənt people.”*.” aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈhæˌfaʊər ˈkɑmədi. soʊ wɛr wi keɪm frəm kriˈeɪtɪvli. ənd, ˈɑbviəsli, ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ. bi: læst kˈwɛʃən, sɪns aɪ noʊ əp əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl. aɪ noʊ gɑt ˈəðər guys”*” ɛz ðə nɛkst fɪlm ɔn jʊr slate…*… æm: jæ. ˈæˌkʧuəli hir æt ðə ˈɔfəsɪz raɪt naʊ. bi: ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər. ˈɛni aɪˈdiə goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ ˈæftər ðət? æm: nɑt ɪgˈzæktli. gɑt ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət aɪ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ du wɛr ðɪs slɑt ɪz, kɔld θri billion,”*,” ə ˌsaɪˈfaɪ səˈtɪrɪkəl ˈkɑmədi ˈmuvi ðət aɪ ˈrɪli laɪk ə lɔt, ənd aɪ wɑz ɔl ˈrɛdi tɪ gɪt goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪt, bət ðɛn ðɪs wən kaɪnd əv keɪm əˈkrɔs, ənd ɪt ʤɪst simd soʊ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ goʊɪŋ ɔn ðət aɪ wɑz, laɪk, ““okay*, skru ɪt, goʊ du it.”*.” soʊ laɪk tɪ gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðət. ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈəðər aɪˈdiəz, bət θɪŋk ðət, fərst, gɑt tɪ meɪk ðə ʤəmp frəm ðə staɪl əv ˈkɑmədiz ðət wi du tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt. wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk ˈəðər guys”*” wɪl du, bɪˈkəz mɔr əv ən ˈækʃən ˈkɑmədi weɪ mɔr ˈgraʊndɪd ðən ɑr ˈəðər stəf. bət stɪl hæv ðə seɪm sɔrt əv flɛr. ðə stɛp ˈæftər ðət, ðoʊ, ɪz tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðət, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt laɪk ðə ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈsæˌtaɪər ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. bət, y’know*, aɪ ʤɪst ləv ˈmuviz, soʊ wi ˈɔlˌweɪz seɪ ðət ləv tɪ du ˈhɔrər fɪlmz, ləv tɪ du ˈækʃən ˈmuviz. geɪm fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt dɪˈrɛktər raɪt naʊ ɪz zæk sˈnaɪdər. aɪ ʤɪst θɪŋk ðət gaɪ ɪz fəˈnɑmənəl, ənd aɪ ləv wət hi dɪz. ˈmuviz laɪk ənd ““watchmen”*” ənd əv ðə dead,”*,” ənd aɪ θɔt city”*” wɑz ˈrɪli ðət sˈnaɪdər. bət ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðət tɛkˈnik sɔrt əv, laɪk, ˈpeɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˈmuviz, wɛr ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd bət wɪθ ə staɪl. daɪɪŋ tɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. bi: aɪ sɔ ðət æt list tɪ ˈgrɛtəl: wɪʧ hunters.”*.” æm: oʊ, aɪ ləv ðət ˈmuvi. ɪgˈzæktli ðə kaɪnd əv ʃɪt wɛr, laɪk, ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst vɪrz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr təˈwɔrd sæm lænd. jæ, ɑr pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈgɛri ˈsænʧɛz, ɪz prəˈdusɪŋ ðət. wi sɔ snow,”*,” ðə ˈmuvi ðət ˈtɑmi (wirkola*) dɪd fərst, ənd ˈkɛvɪn ˈmɛsɪk, hu wərks wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs naʊ, hæd ˈtɑmi kəm ɪn, ənd hi toʊld ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ðɪs gretel”*” aɪˈdiə, ənd wi wər ˈɪnstəntli, laɪk, ““oh*, maɪ gɑd, duɪŋ that.”*.” ənd ðɛn hi roʊt ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ skrɪpt, soʊ, jæ, ɛz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðət ɛz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ duɪŋ. bi: ɔl raɪt, ˈædəm, bɪn greɪt ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ju. ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət wərd əv maʊθ wɪl hɛlp aʊt goods”*” ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. jæ, soʊ æm aɪ. bət, rəˈgɑrdləs, ˈiðər ˈgɑnə bi ə smɔl ˈlɪtəl bɑks ˈɔfəs səˈpraɪz ər ˈgɑnə bi ə kəlt ˈkeɪbəl hɪt. (læfs) bi wən weɪ ər ðə ˈəðər. bət ɪt ˈsərtənli meɪks ˈjuˈɛs læf, soʊ ˈhæpi əˈbaʊt ðət. gʊd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ju, wɪl. θæŋks ə lɔt!
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updated, with latest developments, p.m.: the minnesota supreme declaration that democrat al franken has won the hotly contested senate seat produced nearly minute reactions and news. featured in the post below are the announcements by gov. tim that he would certify the election results for mr. franken today; reactions from the national g.o.p. (no congratulatory note from chairman michael steele); senate republicans on the democrats’ achievement as well as mr. list of his new committee assignments, which include the judiciary committee.
related article by carl hulse and monica davey.
the minnesota supreme court has just issued its judgment in the senate race, declaring that democrat al franken is the winner. and norm coleman, his opponent, at 4 p.m., announced that he had conceded and contacted mr. franken.
the unanimous decision by the highest court was released after a long battle over the seat formerly held by norm coleman. on every ground, the judicial panel rejected mr. claims of trial errors or constitutional violations, and decided that mr. election should be certified by the state as valid.
mr. coleman stepped outside his home just a short while ago to give his news conference. he indicated that he and mr. franken had a positive, personal talk and he told the democrat that being senator was the “best job ever have.”
the statement began this way: “ours is a government of laws, not men and women. the supreme court of minnesota has spoken and i respect its decision and will abide by the result. time for minnesota to come together under the leaders it has chosen and move forward. i join all minnesotans in congratulating our newest united states senator al franken.”
with mr. concession, gov. tim, a republican who had demonstrated a reluctance to certify election results until the highest court issued its ruling, announced that he would sign the certificate validating mr. election to the united states senate.
in a statement issued by his office, mr. declared: “the minnesota supreme court has today addressed the issues surrounding the accuracy and integrity of our election system during the 2008 u.s. senate race in minnesota. in light of that decision and senator announcement that he will not be pursuing an appeal, i will be signing the election certificate today as directed by the court and applicable law.”
mark ritchie, secretary of state, also issued a statement saying: “this unanimous opinion of the court affirms the accuracy and fairness of election laws and recount procedures. as required by minnesota law, i will the election certificate as soon as it is issued by governor tim.”
late this afternoon, mr. franken emerged from his home with his wife at his side, promising to get to work as soon as possible in the senate. “working with our fantastic senior senator, amy klobuchar, going to fight hard to put people to work, improve education, make minnesota the epicenter of a new renewable energy economy, and make quality health care accessible and affordable for all minnesotans.
“no matter whether you voted for me, or for senator coleman, or for senator barkley, or whether you voted at all, i want the people of minnesota to know that ready to work for all of you, and that committed to being a voice for all minnesotans in the u.s. senate.”
the, who had begun hiring staff for the move awhile ago, said he had indeed spoken already to senate majority leader harry reid, and he announced his committee assignments, which offer a great seat on the most high-profile issues coming up in the senate. among them are the judiciary committee, which begins confirmation hearings for judge sonia sotomayor in less than two weeks and the health, education, labor and pensions committee, which is one of the leading panels on overhauling health care. he also said he would sit on the indian affairs and aging committees.
as for his timetable for assuming the new posting, he said he planned to be in washington next week, when congress returns from its july recess.
mr. franken will become the democrats’ much coveted vote. that is the number required to avert filibusters, and with both senators edward m. kennedy and robert c. byrd absent due to illness, the democrats have sometimes scrambled to make sure they had lined up enough votes to overcome that obstacle, with help from a few moderate republicans. (my colleague carl hulse notes that neither side has reached the majority since 1978.)
leading republicans on the opposing side were quick to point out what they believe should accompany the achievement of reaching that pinnacle.
senator john cornyn, the chairman of the national republican senatorial committee, first welcomed mr. franken to the senate, but added: “the implications of this senate race are particularly significant because the democrats will now have 60 votes in the senate. with their super-majority, the era of excuses and is now over. with just 59 votes, senate democrats in recent months have passed spending bills, driven up debt, made every american taxpayer a shareholder in the auto industry and now want washington to takeover health care system. troubling to think about what they might now accomplish with 60 votes.”
in its decision, the minnesota supreme court upheld the rulings of the trial court, which had concluded that mr. franken won the election by about 312 votes. throughout this battle, mr. coleman and his lawyers have cited discarded or wrongly discredited absentee ballots as well as other votes as part of the evidence of problems with the count in this race.
but at oral arguments on june 1, the supreme court judges were highly skeptical of mr. claims, on the counting grounds or constitutional grounds. john schwartz, our national legal affairs correspondent, attended the arguments and indicated the judges’ questions made it fairly clear that the panel was not persuaded it should overturn the findings of the trial court, or the state canvassing board before that.
that was borne out in the ruling today.
once mr. coleman had conceded, the white house released this statement on behalf of president obama: “i look forward to working with franken to build a new foundation for growth and prosperity by lowering health care costs and investing in the kind of clean energy jobs and industries that will help america lead in the century.”
earlier, senator bob menendez, the chairman of the national democratic senatorial committee, urged a resolution to the race:
“as seen over the past 238 days, no matter how many times norm coleman goes to court, the result of the election never changes: al franken earned more votes than norm coleman. al franken was elected to the senate and he ought to be able to get to work for the people of minnesota. always said that norm coleman deserved his day in court, and he got eight months. now we expect governor to do the right thing, follow the law, and sign the election certificate. from health care to the supreme court to getting our economy moving again, the challenges facing us are complex and we need al franken in the senate. in this historic and urgent moment in our history, minnesotans have gone long enough without full representation. al franken will be an critical voice on the issues before us and time to let him get to work.”
for their part, republicans on the national level expressed disappointment. michael steele, the chairman of the republican national committee, issued a statement that conspicuously offered no congratulations to mr. franken:
i am deeply disappointed in the decision made by the state supreme court, and i share the frustration of voters. at the core of our democracy lies two concrete principles: no valid vote should go uncounted and all votes should be treated equally. sadly, those principles were not adhered to during this election. while i would have proudly stood behind norm coleman had he chosen to appeal to the u.s. supreme court, i know that his decision to withdraw from this race was not an easy one, but one that he felt was the best decision for the people of minnesota. for the last six years, norm represented the people of minnesota with distinction, earning a much deserved reputation as one of the members of congress. i, on behalf of all republicans, thank him for his service and will miss his leadership in washington.”
as for mr. coleman, he did not disclose his future plans at the news conference outside his home. asked whether he would run for governor of minnesota (mr. has decided not to seek re-election), mr. coleman would only say that he was merely pondering how better to catch fish after apparently experiencing a poor catch this past weekend.
despite what many in minnesota viewed as a stubborn refusal to concede, mr. coleman said today: “i have never believed that my service is irreplaceable. we have reached the point where further litigation damages the unity of our state, which is also fundamental. in these tough times, we all need to focus on the future. and the future today is we have a new united states senator.”
just this morning, first read listed several that have accumulated during this fight:
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ˈrɑbɪn ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd, wɪθ ˈleɪtəst dɪˈvɛləpmənts, p.m*.: ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə səˈprim ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ðət ˈdɛməˌkræt æl ˈfræŋkən həz wən ðə ˈhɑtli kənˈtɛstəd ˈsɛnɪt sit prəˈdust ˈnɪrli ˈmɪnət riˈækʃənz ənd nuz. ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə poʊst bɪˈloʊ ər ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnts baɪ gəv. tɪm ðət hi wʊd ˈsərtəˌfaɪ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts fər ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən təˈdeɪ; riˈækʃənz frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl g.o.p*. (noʊ kənˈgræʧələˌtɔri noʊt frəm ˈʧɛrmən ˈmaɪkəl stil); ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə democrats’*’ əˈʧivmənt ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmɪstər. lɪst əv hɪz nu kəˈmɪti əˈsaɪnmənts, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ kɑrl həls ənd ˈmɑnɪkə ˈdeɪvi. ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə səˈprim kɔrt həz ʤɪst ˈɪʃud ɪts ˈʤəʤmənt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt reɪs, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðət ˈdɛməˌkræt æl ˈfræŋkən ɪz ðə ˈwɪnər. ənd nɔrm ˈkoʊlmən, hɪz əˈpoʊnənt, æt 4 p.m*., əˈnaʊnst ðət hi hæd kənˈsidɪd ənd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən. ðə juˈnænəməs dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ðə haɪəst kɔrt wɑz riˈlist ˈæftər ə lɔŋ ˈbætəl ˈoʊvər ðə sit ˈfɔrmərli hɛld baɪ nɔrm ˈkoʊlmən. ɔn ˈɛvəri graʊnd, ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈpænəl rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈmɪstər. kleɪmz əv traɪəl ˈɛrərz ər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈmɪstər. ɪˈlɛkʃən ʃʊd bi ˈsərtəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə steɪt ɛz ˈvælɪd. ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlmən stɛpt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz hoʊm ʤɪst ə ʃɔrt waɪl əˈgoʊ tɪ gɪv hɪz nuz ˈkɑnfərəns. hi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət hi ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən hæd ə ˈpɑzətɪv, ˈpərsɪnəl tɔk ənd hi toʊld ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ðət biɪŋ ˈsɛnətər wɑz ðə ʤɑb ˈɛvər have.”*.” ðə ˈsteɪtmənt bɪˈgæn ðɪs weɪ: ɪz ə ˈgəvərnmənt əv lɔz, nɑt mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə həz ˈspoʊkən ənd aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən ənd wɪl əˈbaɪd baɪ ðə rɪˈzəlt. taɪm fər ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə tɪ kəm təˈgɛðər ˈəndər ðə ˈlidərz ɪt həz ˈʧoʊzən ənd muv ˈfɔrwərd. aɪ ʤɔɪn ɔl ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtənz ɪn kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪŋ ɑr nuəst juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛnətər æl franken.”*.” wɪθ ˈmɪstər. kənˈsɛʃən, gəv. tɪm, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən hu hæd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə rɪˈləktəns tɪ ˈsərtəˌfaɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts ənˈtɪl ðə haɪəst kɔrt ˈɪʃud ɪts ˈrulɪŋ, əˈnaʊnst ðət hi wʊd saɪn ðə sərˈtɪfɪkət ˈvæləˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈmɪstər. ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛnɪt. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪʃud baɪ hɪz ˈɔfəs, ˈmɪstər. dɪˈklɛrd: ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə səˈprim kɔrt həz təˈdeɪ əˈdrɛst ðə ˈɪʃuz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈækjərəsi ənd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ɑr ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2008 juz. ˈsɛnɪt reɪs ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ɪn laɪt əv ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˈsɛnətər əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət hi wɪl nɑt bi pərˈsuɪŋ ən əˈpil, aɪ wɪl bi ˈsaɪnɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən sərˈtɪfɪkət təˈdeɪ ɛz dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ðə kɔrt ənd ˈæpləkəbəl law.”*.” mɑrk ˈrɪʧi, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ: juˈnænəməs əˈpɪnjən əv ðə kɔrt əˈfərmz ðə ˈækjərəsi ənd ˈfɛrnəs əv ɪˈlɛkʃən lɔz ənd ˌriˈkaʊnt prəˈsiʤərz. ɛz rikˈwaɪərd baɪ ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə lɔ, aɪ wɪl ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən sərˈtɪfɪkət ɛz sun ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈɪʃud baɪ ˈgəvərnər tɪm pawlenty.”*.” leɪt ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun, ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən ˈimərʤd frəm hɪz hoʊm wɪθ hɪz waɪf æt hɪz saɪd, ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ gɪt tɪ wərk ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. wɪθ ɑr fænˈtæstɪk ˈsinjər ˈsɛnətər, ˈeɪmi klobuchar*, goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪt hɑrd tɪ pʊt ˈpipəl tɪ wərk, ˌɪmˈpruv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, meɪk ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ðə ˈɛpəˌsɛntər əv ə nu riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈkɑnəmi, ənd meɪk kˈwɑləti hɛlθ kɛr ækˈsɛsəbəl ənd əˈfɔrdəbəl fər ɔl ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtənz. ˈmætər ˈwɛðər ju ˈvoʊtɪd fər mi, ər fər ˈsɛnətər ˈkoʊlmən, ər fər ˈsɛnətər ˈbɑrkli, ər ˈwɛðər ju ˈvoʊtɪd æt ɔl, aɪ wɔnt ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə tɪ noʊ ðət ˈrɛdi tɪ wərk fər ɔl əv ju, ənd ðət kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ biɪŋ ə vɔɪs fər ɔl ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtənz ɪn ðə juz. senate.”*.” ðə, hu hæd ˈbeɪgən ˈhaɪrɪŋ stæf fər ðə muv əˈwaɪl əˈgoʊ, sɛd hi hæd ˌɪnˈdid ˈspoʊkən ɔˈrɛdi tɪ ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈhɛri rid, ənd hi əˈnaʊnst hɪz kəˈmɪti əˈsaɪnmənts, wɪʧ ˈɔfər ə greɪt sit ɔn ðə moʊst ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈɪʃuz ˈkəmɪŋ əp ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. əˈməŋ ðɛm ər ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz fər ʤəʤ ˈsoʊnˌjɑ ˌsoʊtoʊmeɪˈɔr ɪn lɛs ðən tu wiks ənd ðə hɛlθ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈleɪbər ənd ˈpɛnʃənz kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈpænəlz ɔn ˈoʊvərˌhɔlɪŋ hɛlθ kɛr. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd hi wʊd sɪt ɔn ðə ˈɪndiən əˈfɛrz ənd ˈeɪʤɪŋ kəˈmɪtiz. ɛz fər hɪz ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl fər əˈsumɪŋ ðə nu ˈpoʊstɪŋ, hi sɛd hi plænd tɪ bi ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən nɛkst wik, wɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs rɪˈtərnz frəm ɪts ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈrisɛs. ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən wɪl bɪˈkəm ðə democrats’*’ məʧ ˈkəvətɪd voʊt. ðət ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ əˈvərt ˈfɪləˌbəstərz, ənd wɪθ boʊθ ˈsɛnətərz ˈɛdwərd ɛm. ˈkɛnədi ənd ˈrɑbərt si. bərd ˈæbsənt du tɪ ˈɪlnəs, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈskræmbəld tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ hæd laɪnd əp ɪˈnəf voʊts tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðət ˈɑbstəkəl, wɪθ hɛlp frəm ə fju ˈmɑdərˌeɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz. (maɪ ˈkɑlig kɑrl həls noʊts ðət ˈniðər saɪd həz riʧt ðə məˈʤɔrəti sɪns 1978 ˈlidɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ saɪd wər kwɪk tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt wət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ʃʊd əˈkəmpəni ðə əˈʧivmənt əv ˈriʧɪŋ ðət ˈpɪnəkəl. ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn cornyn*, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌsɛnəˈtɔriəl kəˈmɪti, fərst ˈwɛlkəmd ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt, bət ˈædɪd: ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðɪs ˈsɛnɪt reɪs ər ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪl naʊ hæv 60 voʊts ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. wɪθ ðɛr super-majority*, ðə ˈɪrə əv ɪkˈskjuzɪz ənd ɪz naʊ ˈoʊvər. wɪθ ʤɪst 59 voʊts, ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs hæv pæst ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪlz, ˈdrɪvən əp dɛt, meɪd ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtækˌspeɪər ə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ɪn ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri ənd naʊ wɔnt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ ˈteɪˌkoʊvər hɛlθ kɛr ˈsɪstəm. ˈtrəbəlɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət ðeɪ maɪt naʊ əˈkɑmplɪʃ wɪθ 60 votes.”*.” ɪn ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən, ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə səˈprim kɔrt əˈphɛld ðə ˈrulɪŋz əv ðə traɪəl kɔrt, wɪʧ hæd kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən baɪ əˈbaʊt 312 voʊts. θruaʊt ðɪs ˈbætəl, ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlmən ənd hɪz ˈlɔjərz hæv ˈsaɪtɪd dɪˈskɑrdɪd ər ˈrɔŋli dɪˈskrɛdɪtɪd ˌæbsənˈti ˈbæləts ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər voʊts ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə kaʊnt ɪn ðɪs reɪs. bət æt ˈɔrəl ˈɑrgjəmənts ɔn ʤun 1 ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəʤɪz wər ˈhaɪli ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ˈmɪstər. kleɪmz, ɔn ðə ˈkaʊntɪŋ graʊnz ər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl graʊnz. ʤɑn ʃwɔrts, ɑr ˈnæʃənəl ˈligəl əˈfɛrz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt, əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts ənd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə judges’*’ kˈwɛsʧənz meɪd ɪt ˈfɛrli klɪr ðət ðə ˈpænəl wɑz nɑt pərsˈweɪdɪd ɪt ʃʊd ˈoʊvərˌtərn ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ðə traɪəl kɔrt, ər ðə steɪt ˈkænvəsɪŋ bɔrd ˌbiˈfɔr ðət. ðət wɑz bɔrn aʊt ɪn ðə ˈrulɪŋ təˈdeɪ. wəns ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlmən hæd kənˈsidɪd, ðə waɪt haʊs riˈlist ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə: lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈfræŋkən tɪ bɪld ə nu faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər groʊθ ənd prɑˈspɛrəti baɪ loʊərɪŋ hɛlθ kɛr kɔsts ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ðə kaɪnd əv klin ˈɛnərʤi ʤɑbz ənd ˈɪndəstriz ðət wɪl hɛlp əˈmɛrɪkə lɛd ɪn ðə century.”*.” ˈərliər, ˈsɛnətər bɑb mɛˈnɛndɛz, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌsɛnəˈtɔriəl kəˈmɪti, ərʤd ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ ðə reɪs: sin ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 238 deɪz, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz nɔrm ˈkoʊlmən goʊz tɪ kɔrt, ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈnɛvər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz: æl ˈfræŋkən ərnd mɔr voʊts ðən nɔrm ˈkoʊlmən. æl ˈfræŋkən wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ənd hi ɔt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt tɪ wərk fər ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ˈɔlˌweɪz sɛd ðət nɔrm ˈkoʊlmən dɪˈzərvd hɪz deɪ ɪn kɔrt, ənd hi gɑt eɪt mənθs. naʊ wi ɪkˈspɛkt ˈgəvərnər tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ, ˈfɑloʊ ðə lɔ, ənd saɪn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən sərˈtɪfɪkət. frəm hɛlθ kɛr tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmuvɪŋ əˈgɛn, ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈkɑmplɛks ənd wi nid æl ˈfræŋkən ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ɪn ðɪs hɪˈstɔrɪk ənd ˈərʤənt ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ɑr ˈhɪstəri, ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtənz hæv gɔn lɔŋ ɪˈnəf wɪˈθaʊt fʊl ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən. æl ˈfræŋkən wɪl bi ən ˈkrɪtɪkəl vɔɪs ɔn ðə ˈɪʃuz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs ənd taɪm tɪ lɛt ɪm gɪt tɪ work.”*.” fər ðɛr pɑrt, rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl ɪkˈsprɛst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. ˈmaɪkəl stil, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti, ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət kənˈspɪkjuəsli ˈɔfərd noʊ kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈfræŋkən: aɪ æm ˈdipli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn ðə dɪˈsɪʒən meɪd baɪ ðə steɪt səˈprim kɔrt, ənd aɪ ʃɛr ðə frəˈstreɪʃən əv ˈvoʊtərz. æt ðə kɔr əv ɑr dɪˈmɑkrəsi laɪz tu ˈkɑnkrit ˈprɪnsəpəlz: noʊ ˈvælɪd voʊt ʃʊd goʊ ˌənˈkaʊntɪd ənd ɔl voʊts ʃʊd bi ˈtritɪd ˈikwəli. ˈsædli, ðoʊz ˈprɪnsəpəlz wər nɑt æˈdhɪrd tɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən. waɪl aɪ wʊd hæv ˈpraʊdli stʊd bɪˈhaɪnd nɔrm ˈkoʊlmən hæd hi ˈʧoʊzən tɪ əˈpil tɪ ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt, aɪ noʊ ðət hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ frəm ðɪs reɪs wɑz nɑt ən ˈizi wən, bət wən ðət hi fɛlt wɑz ðə bɛst dɪˈsɪʒən fər ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. fər ðə læst sɪks jɪrz, nɔrm ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə wɪθ dɪˈstɪŋkʃən, ˈərnɪŋ ə məʧ dɪˈzərvd ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz wən əv ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. aɪ, ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ɔl rɪˈpəblɪkənz, θæŋk ɪm fər hɪz ˈsərvɪs ənd wɪl mɪs hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪn washington.”*.” ɛz fər ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlmən, hi dɪd nɑt dɪˈskloʊz hɪz fˈjuʧər plænz æt ðə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz hoʊm. æst ˈwɛðər hi wʊd rən fər ˈgəvərnər əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə (ˈmɪstər. həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ sik re-election*), ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlmən wʊd ˈoʊnli seɪ ðət hi wɑz ˈmɪrli ˈpɑndərɪŋ haʊ ˈbɛtər tɪ kæʧ fɪʃ ˈæftər əˈpɛrəntli ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ə pur kæʧ ðɪs pæst ˈwiˌkɪnd. dɪˈspaɪt wət ˈmɛni ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə vjud ɛz ə ˈstəbərn rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ kənˈsid, ˈmɪstər. ˈkoʊlmən sɛd təˈdeɪ: hæv ˈnɛvər bɪˈlivd ðət maɪ ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl. wi hæv riʧt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈfərðər ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən ˈdæmɪʤɪz ðə ˈjunɪti əv ɑr steɪt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl. ɪn ðiz təf taɪmz, wi ɔl nid tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər. ənd ðə fˈjuʧər təˈdeɪ ɪz wi hæv ə nu juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts senator.”*.” ʤɪst ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, fərst rɛd ˈlɪstɪd ˈsɛvərəl ðət hæv əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs faɪt:
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bitcoin prices since the start of the month. (charts.com
in recent weeks, some critics have been rethinking their initial skepticism. but others are as convinced as ever that the is doomed. one of the harshest critics is mark williams, who teaches finance at the boston university school of management. he predicts that in the first half of 2014,s will lose almost 99 percent of their value, falling below $10. we spoke by phone on monday. the transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
timothy b. lee: what informs your thinking about the future of?
mark williams: i used to be the senior vice president of a commodity trading firm in boston. i'm very familiar with commodity prices with high volatility. for example, energy prices would have swings of 400 to 500 percent in a year. that's significant price movement.
but is in a universe of its own. right now is looking at price movements as high as 8000 percent since january. it moved from $13 per to a high of $1200. so what we see then is considerable risk associated with.
at least with a commodity like power, natural gas or oil, there's an underlying value. that product can be used for something. with, it's a virtual commodity, so there's no backing. in essence, is worth something as long as you or i are willing to sell things for it. but if you say i'd rather have $1,000 than a, is going to drop like a rock.
that's what we've seen. just in the commodity exchanges today [monday], we've seen a 30 percent swing from the low to the high today. many advocates for have said hey this currency is a virtual currency, but when you have a 35 percent fluctuation in a given day, that can never be a currency.
another way of looking at it: the most the u.s. dollar fluctuates is about 10 percent on an annualized basis. this is 30 to 35 percent fluctuation in a given day. it just shows how toxic and how dangerous this is.
there was such sentiment against central bankers in their mismanagement of the economy by 2009. this whole concept of creating this virtual currency, moving away from the central bankers of the world, had a real populist feel to it. reality is in the execution. that's why last thursday, when the central bank of china, the second largest economy in the world, warned its member banks not to accept as currency, that was the collapse of this bubble.
this isn't the first time we've seen the price ofs skyrocket. there were previous "bubbles" in june of 2011 and april of 2013. yet in both cases, after falling, the price rose again. what makes you think that won't happen again?
bitcoin has had a number of mini-bubbles. in 2011, it hit a high of $30. then it dropped dramatically: 80 percent in two months. then it took a hiatus. then in 2013, it went to $200. [with any asset bubble, there are three stages, growth, maturity, and pop.] when you think about this bubble the maturity stage really hit in november and december of this year. as more information comes out about whether this is truly a virtual currency or a virtual commodity, you see that it's really a virtual commodity.
with increased volatility is downside risk, and now they're experiencing it. what we're seeing in the market on friday for example, the amount of people who are trying to exits caused up to a delay in being able to execute orders. many people trying to run for a very small exit.
talk to me about's fundamentals. you've predicted that will be below $10 before long. but if isn't a viable currency why wouldn't it go all the way to $0?
optionality. i view that there's always a chance that a could be adopted. could be used potentially as a basis for virtual currency. and so that would have some upside. an option premium of $5, $7, $10 seems reasonable. look at where it was. if you and i had this conversation a week ago, the price would have been $1,200. at that point, it looked like this was being widely accepted by retail organizations, equivalent of china [baidu] was allowing payment in, and now just in three to four days, we've seen that the second largest economy in the world said "your money isn't good in our house any more."
i look back in the history of these coins. when they were first mined they were sold for pennies. even through to 2012, they still sold for single digits. that reflected the optionality, the chance that these would be the future in regards to virtual currency.
but if virtual currency does take off, there are 35 currencies out there. has what we call the first mover disadvantage. what we've learned is that "the nail gets the hammer." when came out, it had some warts. it had some weaknesses. other [electronic] currencies popped up.
what kind of disadvantages do you have in mind?
initially was supposed to be a very democratic process. we could just open our laptop and start minings. now to mines after 11 million have been mined, you have to have super computing power. it isolates the majority of people who can actually mine.
if we have a decentralized system, but yet there's concentration risk, there's a greater chance of market manipulation. exchanges, they're telling us this is the spread. how can you and i be sure because it's not regulated. ass increase in value, there's greater incentive to try to manipulate the price.
but there are also advantages, right? people want to use currencies that others will accept.
the name recognition is there. but also the damage. silk road itself has hurt their reputation. we think about the fact that they were the purveyor of drugs and prostitution and guns. if you think about some of these other that have popped up, there's not an association [with drugs].
interestingly enough, you had ben bernanke, who said there may be an opportunity for increased efficiency [in]. conservative central bankers are not saying it's not an innovation. it just needs to be controlled. name one country with a decentralized currency. the euro is decentralized [with multiple fiscal policies]. if you're greece or germany you're having second thoughts [about joining the euro zone].
sovereigns want to be able to control their destiny, and that means controlling their own currency.
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bitcoin* ˈpraɪsɪz sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə mənθ. ɪn ˈrisənt wiks, səm ˈkrɪtɪks hæv bɪn riˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm. bət ˈəðərz ər ɛz kənˈvɪnst ɛz ˈɛvər ðət ðə ɪz dumd. wən əv ðə ˈhɑrʃəst ˈkrɪtɪks ɪz mɑrk ˈwɪljəmz, hu ˈtiʧɪz ˈfaɪˌnæns æt ðə ˈbɔstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti skul əv ˈmænɪʤmənt. hi prɪˈdɪkts ðət ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv 2014 wɪl luz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 99 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˈvælju, ˈfɑlɪŋ bɪˈloʊ 10 wi spoʊk baɪ foʊn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə ˈtrænˌskrɪpt həz bɪn ˈɛdɪtɪd fər lɛŋθ ənd ˈklɛrɪti. ˈtɪməθi bi. li: wət ˌɪnˈfɔrmz jʊr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv? mɑrk ˈwɪljəmz: aɪ juzd tɪ bi ðə ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ə kəˈmɑdəti ˈtreɪdɪŋ fərm ɪn ˈbɔstən. əm ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər wɪθ kəˈmɑdəti ˈpraɪsɪz wɪθ haɪ ˌvɑləˈtɪləti. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈɛnərʤi ˈpraɪsɪz wʊd hæv swɪŋz əv 400 tɪ 500 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ə jɪr. ðæts sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt praɪs ˈmuvmənt. bət ɪz ɪn ə ˈjunəˌvərs əv ɪts oʊn. raɪt naʊ ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt praɪs ˈmuvmənts ɛz haɪ ɛz 8000 pərˈsɛnt sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ɪt muvd frəm 13 pər tɪ ə haɪ əv 1200 soʊ wət wi si ðɛn ɪz kənˈsɪdərəbəl rɪsk əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ. æt list wɪθ ə kəˈmɑdəti laɪk paʊər, ˈnæʧərəl gæs ər ɔɪl, ðɛrz ən ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈvælju. ðət ˈprɑdəkt kən bi juzd fər ˈsəmθɪŋ. wɪθ, ɪts ə ˈvərʧuəl kəˈmɑdəti, soʊ ðɛrz noʊ ˈbækɪŋ. ɪn ˈɛsəns, ɪz wərθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ər aɪ ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ sɛl θɪŋz fər ɪt. bət ɪf ju seɪ aɪd ˈrəðər hæv ðən ə, ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ drɔp laɪk ə rɑk. ðæts wət wiv sin. ʤɪst ɪn ðə kəˈmɑdəti ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz təˈdeɪ [ˈmənˌdeɪ], wiv sin ə 30 pərˈsɛnt swɪŋ frəm ðə loʊ tɪ ðə haɪ təˈdeɪ. ˈmɛni ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər hæv sɛd heɪ ðɪs ˈkərənsi ɪz ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsi, bət wɪn ju hæv ə 35 pərˈsɛnt ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn deɪ, ðət kən ˈnɛvər bi ə ˈkərənsi. əˈnəðər weɪ əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪt: ðə moʊst ðə juz. ˈdɔlər ˈfləkʧuˌeɪts ɪz əˈbaʊt 10 pərˈsɛnt ɔn ən ˈænjuwəˌlaɪzd ˈbeɪsɪs. ðɪs ɪz 30 tɪ 35 pərˈsɛnt ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn deɪ. ɪt ʤɪst ʃoʊz haʊ ˈtɑksɪk ənd haʊ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðɪs ɪz. ðɛr wɑz səʧ ˈsɛnəmənt əˈgɛnst ˈsɛntrəl ˈbæŋkərz ɪn ðɛr mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi baɪ 2009 ðɪs hoʊl ˈkɑnsɛpt əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɪs ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsi, ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈbæŋkərz əv ðə wərld, hæd ə ril ˈpɑpjələst fil tɪ ɪt. ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ɪn ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. ðæts waɪ læst ˈθərzˌdeɪ, wɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk əv ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld, wɔrnd ɪts ˈmɛmbər bæŋks nɑt tɪ əkˈsɛpt ɛz ˈkərənsi, ðət wɑz ðə kəˈlæps əv ðɪs ˈbəbəl. ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə fərst taɪm wiv sin ðə praɪs əv ˈskaɪˌrɑkət. ðɛr wər ˈpriviəs "ˈbəbəlz" ɪn ʤun əv 2011 ənd ˈeɪprəl əv 2013 jɛt ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈæftər ˈfɑlɪŋ, ðə praɪs roʊz əˈgɛn. wət meɪks ju θɪŋk ðət woʊnt ˈhæpən əˈgɛn? həz hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv mini-bubbles*. ɪn 2011 ɪt hɪt ə haɪ əv 30 ðɛn ɪt drɑpt drəˈmætɪkəli: 80 pərˈsɛnt ɪn tu mənθs. ðɛn ɪt tʊk ə haɪˈeɪtəs. ðɛn ɪn 2013 ɪt wɛnt tɪ 200 [wɪθ ˈɛni ˈæˌsɛt ˈbəbəl, ðɛr ər θri ˈsteɪʤɪz, groʊθ, məˈʧʊrəti, ənd pɑp.] wɪn ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈbəbəl ðə məˈʧʊrəti steɪʤ ˈrɪli hɪt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ənd dɪˈsɛmbər əv ðɪs jɪr. ɛz mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəmz aʊt əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðɪs ɪz ˈtruli ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsi ər ə ˈvərʧuəl kəˈmɑdəti, ju si ðət ɪts ˈrɪli ə ˈvərʧuəl kəˈmɑdəti. wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist ˌvɑləˈtɪləti ɪz ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd rɪsk, ənd naʊ ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ɪt. wət wɪr siɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈpipəl hu ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɛksət kɔzd əp tɪ ə dɪˈleɪ ɪn biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ˈɔrdərz. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl traɪɪŋ tɪ rən fər ə ˈvɛri smɔl ˈɛksət. tɔk tɪ mi əˈbaʊt ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz. juv prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət wɪl bi bɪˈloʊ 10 ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ. bət ɪf ˈɪzənt ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈkərənsi waɪ ˈwʊdənt ɪt goʊ ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ 0 optionality*. aɪ vju ðət ðɛrz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ʧæns ðət ə kʊd bi əˈdɑptəd. kʊd bi juzd pəˈtɛnʃəli ɛz ə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsi. ənd soʊ ðət wʊd hæv səm ˈəpˈsaɪd. ən ˈɔpʃən ˈprimiəm əv 5 7 10 simz ˈrizənəbəl. lʊk æt wɛr ɪt wɑz. ɪf ju ənd aɪ hæd ðɪs ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ə wik əˈgoʊ, ðə praɪs wʊd hæv bɪn æt ðət pɔɪnt, ɪt lʊkt laɪk ðɪs wɑz biɪŋ ˈwaɪdli ækˈsɛptɪd baɪ ˈriˌteɪl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈʧaɪnə [baidu*] wɑz əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt ɪn, ənd naʊ ʤɪst ɪn θri tɪ fɔr deɪz, wiv sin ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə wərld sɛd "jʊr ˈməni ˈɪzənt gʊd ɪn ɑr haʊs ˈɛni mɔr." aɪ lʊk bæk ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðiz kɔɪnz. wɪn ðeɪ wər fərst maɪnd ðeɪ wər soʊld fər ˈpɛniz. ˈivɪn θru tɪ 2012 ðeɪ stɪl soʊld fər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɪʤɪts. ðət rɪˈflɛktɪd ðə optionality*, ðə ʧæns ðət ðiz wʊd bi ðə fˈjuʧər ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsi. bət ɪf ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsi dɪz teɪk ɔf, ðɛr ər 35 ˈkərənsiz aʊt ðɛr. həz wət wi kɔl ðə fərst ˈmuvər ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. wət wiv ˈlərnɪd ɪz ðət "ðə neɪl gɪts ðə ˈhæmər." wɪn keɪm aʊt, ɪt hæd səm wɔrts. ɪt hæd səm ˈwiknəsɪz. ˈəðər [ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk] ˈkərənsiz pɑpt əp. wət kaɪnd əv ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤz du ju hæv ɪn maɪnd? ˌɪˈnɪʃəli wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə ˈvɛri ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. wi kʊd ʤɪst ˈoʊpən ɑr ˈlæpˌtɑp ənd stɑrt ˈmaɪnɪŋ. naʊ tɪ maɪn ˈæftər 11 ˈmɪljən hæv bɪn maɪnd, ju hæv tɪ hæv ˈsupər kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər. ɪt ˈaɪsəˌleɪts ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpipəl hu kən ˈæˌkʧuəli maɪn. ɪf wi hæv ə dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈsɪstəm, bət jɛt ðɛrz ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən rɪsk, ðɛrz ə ˈgreɪtər ʧæns əv ˈmɑrkɪt məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ðɛr ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs ɪz ðə sprɛd. haʊ kən ju ənd aɪ bi ʃʊr bɪˈkəz ɪts nɑt ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd. ɛz ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈvælju, ðɛrz ˈgreɪtər ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ traɪ tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə praɪs. bət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ædˈvæntɪʤɪz, raɪt? ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ juz ˈkərənsiz ðət ˈəðərz wɪl əkˈsɛpt. ðə neɪm ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ɪz ðɛr. bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈdæmɪʤ. sɪlk roʊd ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz hərt ðɛr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. wi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ wər ðə pərˈveɪər əv drəgz ənd ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ənd gənz. ɪf ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt səm əv ðiz ˈəðər ðət hæv pɑpt əp, ðɛrz nɑt ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən [wɪθ drəgz]. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli ɪˈnəf, ju hæd bɛn bernanke*, hu sɛd ðɛr meɪ bi ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ˌɪnˈkrist ɪˈfɪʃənsi [ɪn]. kənˈsərvətɪv ˈsɛntrəl ˈbæŋkərz ər nɑt seɪɪŋ ɪts nɑt ən ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. ɪt ʤɪst nidz tɪ bi kənˈtroʊld. neɪm wən ˈkəntri wɪθ ə dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈkərənsi. ðə ˈjʊrə ɪz dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd [wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˈfɪskəl ˈpɑləsiz]. ɪf jʊr gris ər ˈʤərməni jʊr ˈhævɪŋ ˈsɛkənd θɔts [əˈbaʊt ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈjʊrə zoʊn]. ˈsɑvrənz wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðɛr ˈdɛstəni, ənd ðət minz kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈkərənsi.
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• shaun harvey admits future uncertain after only one season ‘launching the trophy as quickly as we did help the situation’
the controversial trophy may be scrapped after only one season, according to the head of the english football league.
introduced this season as a replacement for the football league trophy, the allowed category a academy sides to enter a tournament previously reserved for clubs in league one or two. amid controversy over the changes and concern as to whether rules over selection were being bent, the cup has generated fan dissent and historically low attendances. now the chief executive, shaun harvey, admits its future is uncertain.
“we’ve always committed to review the competition and its objectives with our 48 league one and league two clubs,” harvey said on thursday. “we said we would do this after the one-year pilot and it will take place in april.
“we will see if amendments need to be made to the rules for it to continue in this format, whether it can continue in this format, whether it continues at all.”
when asked if this meant the cup could be scrapped after a single season, harvey said: “there’s as much potential that it as it will.”
he went on to suggest that a reformed competition was the most likely outcome. he also claimed that in terms of its original goal of youth development, the trophy has been a success. but he admitted there had been problems in the way in which the trophy was devised and implemented.
“when you look at the squads and the players who have been exposed to this competition now, they are predominantly from sides,” he said.
“some of those young players are now going on to make senior first team appearances. signing new contracts at the clubs. i accept if using [youth development] as a measure that not been successful.”
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the speed with which the competition had been set up hindered the effectiveness, according to harvey. “one of the things causing a challenge with the clubs is a requirement for them to play what is defined as ‘full-strength sides,’” he said. “the reason for that is we run a pilot to see if we can benefit younger players if not actually being exposed to senior football. i think launching the trophy as quickly as we did help the situation. we be really clear about what we were trying to achieve. that help get this competition off on the right foot.”
harvey was speaking at the launch of futures, another new initiative to help develop young, homegrown talent. a prize fund of is to be distributed across football league clubs over the next three seasons according to the number of appearances made by english players under the age of 21 (for newport county and cardiff, the players must be welsh).
funded from the’s 1% youth development levy, the league hopes to nudge clubs into giving academy talent more first team opportunities. the scheme will also be supported by sky, who will mark the names of young prospects with a red f when they appear on live broadcasts.
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•* ʃɔn ˈhɑrvi ədˈmɪts fˈjuʧər ənˈsərtən ˈæftər ˈoʊnli wən ˈsizən ðə ˈtroʊfi ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz wi dɪd hɛlp ðə situation’*’ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈtroʊfi meɪ bi skræpt ˈæftər ˈoʊnli wən ˈsizən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig. ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɪs ˈsizən ɛz ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig ˈtroʊfi, ðə əˈlaʊd ˈkætəˌgɔri ə əˈkædəmi saɪdz tɪ ˈɛnər ə ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈpriviəsli rɪˈzərvd fər kləbz ɪn lig wən ər tu. əˈmɪd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd kənˈsərn ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər rulz ˈoʊvər səˈlɛkʃən wər biɪŋ bɛnt, ðə kəp həz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd fæn dɪˈsɛnt ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəli loʊ attendances*. naʊ ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ʃɔn ˈhɑrvi, ədˈmɪts ɪts fˈjuʧər ɪz ənˈsərtən. ˈɔlˌweɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ɪts əˈbʤɛktɪvz wɪθ ɑr 48 lig wən ənd lig tu clubs,”*,” ˈhɑrvi sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. sɛd wi wʊd du ðɪs ˈæftər ðə ˈwənˌjɪr ˈpaɪlət ənd ɪt wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɪn ˈeɪprəl. wɪl si ɪf əˈmɛndmənts nid tɪ bi meɪd tɪ ðə rulz fər ɪt tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɪn ðɪs ˈfɔrˌmæt, ˈwɛðər ɪt kən kənˈtɪnju ɪn ðɪs ˈfɔrˌmæt, ˈwɛðər ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz æt all.”*.” wɪn æst ɪf ðɪs mɛnt ðə kəp kʊd bi skræpt ˈæftər ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsizən, ˈhɑrvi sɛd: ɛz məʧ pəˈtɛnʃəl ðət ɪt ɛz ɪt will.”*.” hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ə rɪˈfɔrmd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɑz ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈaʊtˌkəm. hi ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðət ɪn tərmz əv ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl goʊl əv juθ dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ðə ˈtroʊfi həz bɪn ə səkˈsɛs. bət hi ədˈmɪtəd ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈtroʊfi wɑz dɪˈvaɪzd ənd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. ju lʊk æt ðə skwɑdz ənd ðə pleɪərz hu hæv bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən naʊ, ðeɪ ər ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli frəm sides,”*,” hi sɛd. əv ðoʊz jəŋ pleɪərz ər naʊ goʊɪŋ ɔn tɪ meɪk ˈsinjər fərst tim əˈpɪrənsəz. ˈsaɪnɪŋ nu ˈkɑnˌtrækts æt ðə kləbz. aɪ əkˈsɛpt ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ [juθ dɪˈvɛləpmənt] ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər ðət nɑt bɪn successful.”*.” faɪnz 12 kləbz fər ˈfildɪŋ timz ɪn ˈtroʊfi rɛd mɔr ðə spid wɪθ wɪʧ ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən hæd bɪn sɛt əp ˈhɪndərd ðə ˈifɛktɪvnəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑrvi. əv ðə θɪŋz ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ wɪθ ðə kləbz ɪz ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ðɛm tɪ pleɪ wət ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz sides,’”*,’” hi sɛd. ˈrizən fər ðət ɪz wi rən ə ˈpaɪlət tɪ si ɪf wi kən ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈjəŋgər pleɪərz ɪf nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli biɪŋ ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈsinjər ˈfʊtˌbɔl. aɪ θɪŋk ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə ˈtroʊfi ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz wi dɪd hɛlp ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. wi bi ˈrɪli klɪr əˈbaʊt wət wi wər traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv. ðət hɛlp gɪt ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɔf ɔn ðə raɪt foot.”*.” ˈhɑrvi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə lɔnʧ əv fˈjuʧərz, əˈnəðər nu ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ hɛlp dɪˈvɛləp jəŋ, ˈhoʊmˈgroʊn ˈtælənt. ə praɪz fənd əv ɪz tɪ bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd əˈkrɔs ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig kləbz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri ˈsizənz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈpɪrənsəz meɪd baɪ ˈɪŋlɪʃ pleɪərz ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 21 (fər ˈnupɔrt ˈkaʊnti ənd ˈkɑrdɪf, ðə pleɪərz məst bi wɛlʧ). ˈfəndɪd frəm ðə 1 juθ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈlɛvi, ðə lig hoʊps tɪ nəʤ kləbz ˈɪntu ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈkædəmi ˈtælənt mɔr fərst tim ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. ðə skim wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ skaɪ, hu wɪl mɑrk ðə neɪmz əv jəŋ ˈprɑspɛkts wɪθ ə rɛd ɛf wɪn ðeɪ əˈpɪr ɔn lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæsts.
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goon thugs and gullible conservatives paul craig roberts
goon thugs and gullible conservatives
where are the class action suits?
paul craig roberts
reports, such as this one http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/louise-milan/ , are routine occurrences that happen many times each day. gratuitous police violence in america is totally out of control. every day police murder americans, and beat, taser, body slam, and break into the homes of many others. ferguson made it into the news, but americans suffer police violence every day.
in response to the killing of michael brown in ferguson, apologists for police brutality concocted every possible excuse imaginable in order to justify killing. yet, we know for a fact that unprovoked police violence is routine and apparently unavoidable. the willingness of “law and order conservatives” to give the police the benefit of the doubt in the face of all evidence to the contrary is inexcusable.
in the story reported in the above link, a old woman and her adopted daughter were attacked in their home by a goon thug swat team that destroyed their unlocked front door, threw stun grenades into the home blowing out the windows, ordered the women to the floor with rifles pointed at their heads, handcuffed them and paraded them out of the house in front of neighbors.
what was it all about? more stupid incompetence and outrageous behavior by our goon thugs.
the wireless internet signal was not protected by a password, and a neighbor used it to post a silly message that read as a threat to the evansville police. the police followed the ip address to the home and terrorized them.
before the police were militarized, detectives would have arrived at the house with a search warrant to inspect cell phones and computers for evidence of the threatening message. none would have been found, and the detectives would have realized that someone nearby was operating on the wireless signal. the search would have been expanded and the matter resolved without violence.
the violence inflicted on the women and their home was totally unnecessary and totally unjustified. luckily, the women did not have a pet dog or it would have been shot by the goon thugs. the trauma gratuitously inflicted on the two women is experienced by americans many times each day. our taxes are used not to protect us but to traumatize us and to inflict property damage on us. the federal reserve reports that 52% of american households cannot raise $400 in cash, which is about the cost of replacing a shattered door and door frame.
other than the endless wars cooked up in washington by the neoconservative warmongers, the police are the greatest threat that americans face. the police do not protect anyone. they get their jollies murdering, beating, and american citizens. we would be much safer without the police.
the swat team assault on the home demonstrates that police lack sufficient judgment and humanity to be trusted with weapons and authority of any kind. the police behave in brutally mindless ways for which no justification exists. moreover, they seldom tell the truth about their brutal encounters with the public. nevertheless, the “law and order” conservatives can always be counted on to believe whatever tale the goon thugs tell and, indeed, to add to the exculpatory tale themselves.
it has long been known that power attracts bullies and psychopaths and that the less
accountable power is the more unrestrained its use will be. given this fact, it is impossible to comprehend the stupidity of government that gave the go ahead to the of the police. the police are taught that their lives are so no risk whatsoever must be taken with them, even when confronting elderly women and children.
the consequence of this training is to elevate the role of violence in police encounters. the police are trained to ensure that the citizen bears all the risks of a police confrontation even in instances in which citizens are incapable of harming the police.
in my opinion, it was a felony to train police to abuse their authority and the public. we need to find out who is responsible and to bring class action suits seeking restitution against the criminals who trained the police to become a deadly threat to the public.
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gun θəgz ənd ˈgələbəl kənˈsərvətɪvz pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts gun θəgz ənd ˈgələbəl kənˈsərvətɪvz wɛr ər ðə klæs ˈækʃən suts? pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts rɪˈpɔrts, səʧ ɛz ðɪs wən http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/louise-milan*/ ər ruˈtin əˈkərənsɪz ðət ˈhæpən ˈmɛni taɪmz iʧ deɪ. grəˈtuətəs pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈtoʊtəli aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl. ˈɛvəri deɪ pəˈlis ˈmərdər əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd bit, ˈteɪzər, ˈbɑdi slæm, ənd breɪk ˈɪntu ðə hoʊmz əv ˈmɛni ˈəðərz. ˈfərgəsən meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə nuz, bət əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈsəfər pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ˈɛvəri deɪ. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˈmaɪkəl braʊn ɪn ˈfərgəsən, əˈpɑləʤɪsts fər pəˈlis bruˈtælɪti kənˈkɑktəd ˈɛvəri ˈpɑsəbəl ɪkˈskjuz ˌɪˈmæʤənəbəl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ˈkɪlɪŋ. jɛt, wi noʊ fər ə fækt ðət ˌənprəˈvoʊkt pəˈlis ˈvaɪələns ɪz ruˈtin ənd əˈpɛrəntli ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl. ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv ənd ˈɔrdər conservatives”*” tɪ gɪv ðə pəˈlis ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə daʊt ɪn ðə feɪs əv ɔl ˈɛvədəns tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri ɪz ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbəl. ɪn ðə ˈstɔri ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə əˈbəv lɪŋk, ə oʊld ˈwʊmən ənd hər əˈdɑptəd ˈdɔtər wər əˈtækt ɪn ðɛr hoʊm baɪ ə gun θəg swɑt tim ðət dɪˈstrɔɪd ðɛr ənˈlɑkt frənt dɔr, θru stən grəˈneɪdz ˈɪntu ðə hoʊm bloʊɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈɔrdərd ðə ˈwɪmən tɪ ðə flɔr wɪθ ˈraɪfəlz ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ðɛr hɛdz, ˈhændˌkəft ðɛm ənd pərˈeɪdɪd ðɛm aʊt əv ðə haʊs ɪn frənt əv ˈneɪbərz. wət wɑz ɪt ɔl əˈbaʊt? mɔr ˈstupɪd ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns ənd aʊˈtreɪʤəs bɪˈheɪvjər baɪ ɑr gun θəgz. ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsɪgnəl wɑz nɑt prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ ə ˈpæsˌwərd, ənd ə ˈneɪbər juzd ɪt tɪ poʊst ə ˈsɪli ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət rɛd ɛz ə θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈɛvənzˌvɪl pəˈlis. ðə pəˈlis ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə hoʊm ənd ˈtɛrəˌraɪzd ðɛm. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə pəˈlis wər ˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd, dɪˈtɛktɪvz wʊd hæv əraɪvd æt ðə haʊs wɪθ ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt sɛl foʊnz ənd kəmˈpjutərz fər ˈɛvədəns əv ðə θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤ. nən wʊd hæv bɪn faʊnd, ənd ðə dɪˈtɛktɪvz wʊd hæv ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ˈsəmˌwən ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wɑz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈsɪgnəl. ðə sərʧ wʊd hæv bɪn ɪkˈspændɪd ənd ðə ˈmætər riˈzɑlvd wɪˈθaʊt ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈvaɪələns ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɪmən ənd ðɛr hoʊm wɑz ˈtoʊtəli ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd ˈtoʊtəli ənˈʤəstəˌfaɪd. ˈləkəli, ðə ˈwɪmən dɪd nɑt hæv ə pɛt dɔg ər ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn ʃɑt baɪ ðə gun θəgz. ðə ˈtrɔmə grəˈtuətəsli ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd ɔn ðə tu ˈwɪmən ɪz ɪkˈspɪriənst baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈmɛni taɪmz iʧ deɪ. ɑr ˈtæksɪz ər juzd nɑt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈjuˈɛs bət tɪ ˈtrɔməˌtaɪz ˈjuˈɛs ənd tɪ ˌɪnˈflɪkt ˈprɑpərti ˈdæmɪʤ ɔn ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv rɪˈpɔrts ðət 52 əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ˈkænɑt reɪz 400 ɪn kæʃ, wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə kɔst əv rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ə ˈʃætərd dɔr ənd dɔr freɪm. ˈəðər ðən ðə ˈɛndləs wɔrz kʊkt əp ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən baɪ ðə ˌnioʊkənˈsərvətɪv warmongers*, ðə pəˈlis ər ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz feɪs. ðə pəˈlis du nɑt prəˈtɛkt ˈɛniˌwən. ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈʤɑliz ˈmərdərɪŋ, ˈbitɪŋ, ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz. wi wʊd bi məʧ ˈseɪfər wɪˈθaʊt ðə pəˈlis. ðə swɑt tim əˈsɔlt ɔn ðə hoʊm ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət pəˈlis læk səˈfɪʃənt ˈʤəʤmənt ənd juˈmænɪti tɪ bi ˈtrəstɪd wɪθ ˈwɛpənz ənd əˈθɔrəti əv ˈɛni kaɪnd. ðə pəˈlis bɪˈheɪv ɪn ˈbrutəli ˈmaɪndləs weɪz fər wɪʧ noʊ ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪgˈzɪsts. mɔˈroʊvər, ðeɪ ˈsɛldəm tɛl ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈbrutəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðə ənd order”*” kənˈsərvətɪvz kən ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn tɪ bɪˈliv ˌwəˈtɛvər teɪl ðə gun θəgz tɛl ənd, ˌɪnˈdid, tɪ æd tɪ ðə ˌɛkˈskəlpəˌtɔri teɪl ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɪt həz lɔŋ bɪn noʊn ðət paʊər əˈtrækts ˈbʊliz ənd ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθs ənd ðət ðə lɛs əˈkaʊntəbəl paʊər ɪz ðə mɔr ˌənriˈstreɪnd ɪts juz wɪl bi. ˈgɪvɪn ðɪs fækt, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd ðə stuˈpɪdɪˌti əv ˈgəvərnmənt ðət geɪv ðə goʊ əˈhɛd tɪ ðə əv ðə pəˈlis. ðə pəˈlis ər tɔt ðət ðɛr lɪvz ər soʊ noʊ rɪsk ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər məst bi ˈteɪkən wɪθ ðɛm, ˈivɪn wɪn kənˈfrəntɪŋ ˈɛldərli ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ðə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz tɪ ˈɛləˌveɪt ðə roʊl əv ˈvaɪələns ɪn pəˈlis ɪnˈkaʊnərz. ðə pəˈlis ər treɪnd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈsɪtɪzən bɛrz ɔl ðə rɪsks əv ə pəˈlis ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈivɪn ɪn ˈɪnstənsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈsɪtɪzənz ər ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈhɑrmɪŋ ðə pəˈlis. ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən, ɪt wɑz ə ˈfɛləni tɪ treɪn pəˈlis tɪ əˈbjuz ðɛr əˈθɔrəti ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk. wi nid tɪ faɪnd aʊt hu ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl ənd tɪ brɪŋ klæs ˈækʃən suts ˈsikɪŋ ˌrɛstɪˈtuʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz hu treɪnd ðə pəˈlis tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈdɛdli θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk.
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exploring the banks of the neva river, which empties into the gulf of finland, tsar peter the great was more passionate about russia having access to the sea than good land to build a city upon.
this area in the delta was sparsely populated and swamped, with lots of islands and channels. the first city building the peter and paul fortress was laid by peter i on the island. during the construction, the quantity of islands decreased three times; lots of channels were filled up.
nowadays. petersburg isill partially situated on islands; their total area is about 80, which is 6% of the whole city area. more than people live on the islands.
150 years ago there were more than 100 islands in saint petersburg. today it is not easy to claim the exact number. commonly, about 33 islands and archipelago in the gulf of finland are mentioned. others say there are 42. most of the islands are located in the west and northwest part of the city. island is the most significant and together with island, it makes up the entire administrative district of. petersburg.
there are other big islands in the city too: (hosts), bezymianny, and aptekarsky. infrastructure of these islands is highly developed. island is occupied by the. petersburg seaport.
krestovsky, and islands in are almost entirely kept for the leisure of tourists and citizens, which is quite uncommon for other russian cities. is a popular place for outdoor activities and extreme sports. island is for culture lovers and those who prefer relaxing walks. is a “sporty” one: there you can find the mainadium, sports palace, water sports and the like. the summer garden sad) is an island as well!
a lot of. petersburg islands face the baltic sea on the west. so walking in a park, you can suddenly find yourself at an island beach, on a pier or boarding a river taxi.
sometimes tourists forget they might getuck on an island for the whole night because of. the drawbridge schedule is changing every year. a good idea to print it out and have it with you every time you are out for a walk, to avoid being trapped on an island at 2 a.m.
the islands, abundance of water, access to the sea androng western wind have created a unique portrait of: a cold, sometimes dreary, butill very romantic city.
an unhealthy wet climate and difficult natural conditions have long been part of local legends and have provided the basis for literary and musical works.
like no other russian city, petersburg gave to the world geniuses of music, painting and literature. authors often chose the city as a scene for their novels and glorified it in poems. everything new in art emerges here on the banks of the cold neva river, while treasures of the past are safely kept in the museums.
someatistics:
inland waters occupy about 10% of the city
number of rivers andreams 40, their total length
number of bridges more than 580, including 20 (7 across the neva)
length of the neva within the city 32
number of floods in 300 years 288; maximum water level in the city m
translation by ekaterina
edited by erin swanson
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ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðə bæŋks əv ðə ˈneɪvə ˈrɪvər, wɪʧ ˈɛmtiz ˈɪntu ðə gəlf əv ˈfɪnˌlænd, zɑr ˈpitər ðə greɪt wɑz mɔr ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃə ˈhævɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə si ðən gʊd lænd tɪ bɪld ə ˈsɪti əˈpɑn. ðɪs ˈɛriə ɪn ðə ˈdɛltə wɑz ˈspɑrsli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd ənd swɔmpt, wɪθ lɑts əv ˈaɪləndz ənd ˈʧænəlz. ðə fərst ˈsɪti ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈpitər ənd pɔl ˈfɔrtrəs wɑz leɪd baɪ ˈpitər aɪ ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən, ðə kˈwɑntəti əv ˈaɪləndz ˈdiˌkrist θri taɪmz; lɑts əv ˈʧænəlz wər fɪld əp. ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz. ˈpitərzbərg ɪz stɪl ˈpɑrʃəli ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɔn ˈaɪləndz; ðɛr ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛriə ɪz əˈbaʊt 80 wɪʧ ɪz 6 əv ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti ˈɛriə. mɔr ðən ˈpipəl lɪv ɔn ðə ˈaɪləndz. 150 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðɛr wər mɔr ðən 100 ˈaɪləndz ɪn seɪnt ˈpitərzbərg. təˈdeɪ ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈizi tɪ kleɪm ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈnəmbər. ˈkɑmənli, əˈbaʊt 33 ˈaɪləndz ənd ˌɑrʧəpəˈleɪˌgoʊ ɪn ðə gəlf əv ˈfɪnˌlænd ər ˈmɛnʃənd. ˈəðərz seɪ ðɛr ər 42 moʊst əv ðə ˈaɪləndz ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə wɛst ənd ˌnɔrθˈwɛst pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti. ˈaɪlənd ɪz ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈaɪlənd, ɪt meɪks əp ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈdɪstrɪkt əv. ˈpitərzbərg. ðɛr ər ˈəðər bɪg ˈaɪləndz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti tu: (hoʊsts), bezymianny*, ənd aptekarsky*. ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər əv ðiz ˈaɪləndz ɪz ˈhaɪli dɪˈvɛləpt. ˈaɪlənd ɪz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ðə. ˈpitərzbərg ˈsiˌpɔrt., ənd ˈaɪləndz ɪn ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli kɛpt fər ðə ˈlɛʒər əv ˈtʊrɪsts ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz, wɪʧ ɪz kwaɪt ənˈkɑmən fər ˈəðər ˈrəʃən ˈsɪtiz. ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr pleɪs fər ˈaʊtˌdɔr ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd ɪkˈstrim spɔrts. ˈaɪlənd ɪz fər ˈkəlʧər ˈləvərz ənd ðoʊz hu prɪˈfər rɪˈlæksɪŋ wɔks. ɪz ə ““sporty”*” wən: ðɛr ju kən faɪnd ðə meɪn ˈsteɪdiəm, spɔrts ˈpæləs, ˈwɔtər spɔrts ənd ðə laɪk. ðə ˈsəmər ˈgɑrdən sæd) ɪz ən ˈaɪlənd ɛz wɛl! ə lɔt əv. ˈpitərzbərg ˈaɪləndz feɪs ðə ˈbɔltɪk si ɔn ðə wɛst. soʊ ˈwɔkɪŋ ɪn ə pɑrk, ju kən ˈsədənli faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf æt ən ˈaɪlənd biʧ, ɔn ə pɪr ər ˈbɔrdɪŋ ə ˈrɪvər ˈtæksi. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈtʊrɪsts fərˈgɛt ðeɪ maɪt gɪt stək ɔn ən ˈaɪlənd fər ðə hoʊl naɪt bɪˈkəz əv. ðə ˈdrɔˌbrɪʤ ˈskɛʤʊl ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈɛvəri jɪr. ə gʊd aɪˈdiə tɪ prɪnt ɪt aʊt ənd hæv ɪt wɪθ ju ˈɛvəri taɪm ju ər aʊt fər ə wɔk, tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ træpt ɔn ən ˈaɪlənd æt 2 a.m*. ðə ˈaɪləndz, əˈbəndəns əv ˈwɔtər, ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə si ənd strɔŋ ˈwɛstərn wɪnd hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ə juˈnik ˈpɔrtrət əv: ə koʊld, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈdrɪri, bət stɪl ˈvɛri roʊˈmæntɪk ˈsɪti. ən ənˈhɛlθi wɛt ˈklaɪmɪt ənd ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈnæʧərəl kənˈdɪʃənz hæv lɔŋ bɪn pɑrt əv ˈloʊkəl ˈlɛʤəndz ənd hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈlɪtərˌɛri ənd mˈjuzɪkəl wərks. laɪk noʊ ˈəðər ˈrəʃən ˈsɪti, ˈpitərzbərg geɪv tɪ ðə wərld ˈʤinjəsɪz əv mˈjuzɪk, ˈpeɪnɪŋ ənd ˈlɪtərəʧər. ˈɔθərz ˈɔfən ʧoʊz ðə ˈsɪti ɛz ə sin fər ðɛr ˈnɑvəlz ənd ˈglɔrəˌfaɪd ɪt ɪn poʊəmz. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ nu ɪn ɑrt ˈimərʤɪz hir ɔn ðə bæŋks əv ðə koʊld ˈneɪvə ˈrɪvər, waɪl ˈtrɛʒərz əv ðə pæst ər ˈseɪfli kɛpt ɪn ðə mˈjuziəmz. səm stəˈtɪstɪks: ˈɪnˌlænd ˈwɔtərz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ əˈbaʊt 10 əv ðə ˈsɪti ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɪvərz ənd strimz 40 ðɛr ˈtoʊtəl lɛŋθ ˈnəmbər əv ˈbrɪʤɪz mɔr ðən 580 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 20 7 əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪvə) lɛŋθ əv ðə ˈneɪvə wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɪti 32 ˈnəmbər əv flədz ɪn 300 jɪrz 288 ˈmæksəməm ˈwɔtər ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ɛm trænzˈleɪʃən baɪ eɪkɑtɛˈrinə ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ ˈɛrɪn sˈwɑnsən
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after getting his up" and spending quality time with his twin babies, has finally released his album, top 5 dead or alive, his first studio album in six years. "it'll never be that kinda gap again," he assured the hot 97 morning crew today. "i understand with the climate of music now they want more content, they want more music, they want more...breakdancing. they just want more, so you know, that's what we're gonna do."
while at ebro in the morning to promote the album, the yonkers lyricist let them know who his personal top five rap acts are. "my top 5 always changes, but a random one that can always come off the head is notorious b.i.g, nas, hov, my brother styles p, tupac shakur," stated, leading the crew to talk about billboard's "best rappers list" which noticeably didn't mention 'pac and several others.
jadakiss also talked about the features on t5doa, and how his fans will hear everyone from young buck and sheek to the weezy," who according to him is "sounding like everything is alright over there [at cash money]." he also mentioned there'll "definitely" be another lox album in the near future.
listen as discusses his music, family and more with ebro in the morning above. who would you place on your top 5, dead or alive list?
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ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz əp" ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ kˈwɑləti taɪm wɪθ hɪz twɪn ˈbeɪbiz, həz ˈfaɪnəli riˈlist hɪz ˈælbəm, tɔp 5 dɛd ər əˈlaɪv, hɪz fərst ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm ɪn sɪks jɪrz. "ˈɪtəl ˈnɛvər bi ðət ˈkɪndə gæp əˈgɛn," hi əˈʃʊrd ðə hɑt 97 ˈmɔrnɪŋ kru təˈdeɪ. "aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wɪθ ðə ˈklaɪmɪt əv mˈjuzɪk naʊ ðeɪ wɔnt mɔr ˈkɑntɛnt, ðeɪ wɔnt mɔr mˈjuzɪk, ðeɪ wɔnt more...breakdancing*. ðeɪ ʤɪst wɔnt mɔr, soʊ ju noʊ, ðæts wət wɪr ˈgɑnə du." waɪl æt ˈiˌbroʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˈælbəm, ðə ˈjɑŋkərz ˈlɪrɪsɪst lɛt ðɛm noʊ hu hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl tɔp faɪv ræp ækts ər. "maɪ tɔp 5 ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, bət ə ˈrændəm wən ðət kən ˈɔlˌweɪz kəm ɔf ðə hɛd ɪz noʊˈtɔriəs b.i.g*, nas*, hov*, maɪ ˈbrəðər staɪlz pi, ˈtupɔk ˈʃɑkər," ˈsteɪtɪd, ˈlidɪŋ ðə kru tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈbɪlˌbɔrdz "bɛst ˈræpərz lɪst" wɪʧ ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈdɪdənt ˈmɛnʃən 'pæk ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðərz. ˈɔlsoʊ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfiʧərz ɔn t5doa*, ənd haʊ hɪz fænz wɪl hir ˈɛvriˌwən frəm jəŋ bək ənd ʃik tɪ ðə weezy*," hu əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪm ɪz "ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˌɔˈlraɪt ˈoʊvər ðɛr [æt kæʃ ˈməni]." hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd ˈðɛrəl "ˈdɛfənətli" bi əˈnəðər ləks ˈælbəm ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. ˈlɪsən ɛz dɪˈskəsɪz hɪz mˈjuzɪk, ˈfæməli ənd mɔr wɪθ ˈiˌbroʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əˈbəv. hu wʊd ju pleɪs ɔn jʊr tɔp 5 dɛd ər əˈlaɪv lɪst?
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frisco, texas when jackson left dallas to join on loan at the end of 2011, he was an unhappy, quiet and homesick player with just one goal and no assists in his final 13 games of the season.
questions were raised as to whether the brazilian would ever be back with dallas, but with an injury crisis gutting his roster and no other options at hand, hyndman was forced to recall the enigmatic attacker in late april.
he's certainly glad he did.
“i hope you see what i see in jackson,” hyndman said after win over real salt lake. “he’s a much more mature player, a much more focused player and a much happier player.”
mls fantasy: dallas' jackson takes top honor, but chivas usa continue to impress
jackson returned from brazil with his newlywed wife and a new attitude. it took the a month to get his fitness up to speed, but since the middle of the 2012 season, jackson has quietly become one of the best attackers in the league.
the brazilian is one of just four players in (along with landon donovan, federico and thierry henry) with at least five goals and seven assists in their last 15 appearances. he accentuated his hot start to 2013 with a goal and the assist in win over rsl.
“you start to see the jackson that we always remember in those good moments in the past, only those good moments occur all the time,” said hyndman. “i think what starting to see is those good moments are occurring more often and that a lot of it has to do with his maturity. also, the club has done a fantastic job with him making him feel comfortable, making his wife feel comfortable.
"he just seems to walk with a smile on his face again.”
mls match recap: dallas 2, real salt lake 0
jackson’s effort on saturday was certainly his best of the season thus far, running doggedly from to, pressuring every pass, before collapsing to the pitch at the final whistle with a goal and an assist to his name. reminiscent of his sprinting throughout the match, the brazilian quickly left the locker room before media could speak to him on saturday.
but his effort is bringing out the best in his teammates.
“i think what happens is that the team is committed and been working hard with the commitment to put all the effort out through the whole 90 minutes of the game,” said david ferreira.
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ˈfriskoʊ, ˈtɛksəs wɪn ˈʤæksən lɛft ˈdæləs tɪ ʤɔɪn ɔn loʊn æt ðə ɛnd əv 2011 hi wɑz ən ənˈhæpi, kwaɪət ənd ˈhoʊmˌsɪk pleɪər wɪθ ʤɪst wən goʊl ənd noʊ əˈsɪsts ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl 13 geɪmz əv ðə ˈsizən. kˈwɛsʧənz wər reɪzd ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə brəˈzɪljən wʊd ˈɛvər bi bæk wɪθ ˈdæləs, bət wɪθ ən ˈɪnʤəri ˈkraɪsəs ˈgətɪŋ hɪz ˈrɑstər ənd noʊ ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz æt hænd, ˈhɪndmən wɑz fɔrst tɪ ˈriˌkɔl ðə ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk əˈtækər ɪn leɪt ˈeɪprəl. hiz ˈsərtənli glæd hi dɪd. hoʊp ju si wət aɪ si ɪn jackson,”*,” ˈhɪndmən sɛd ˈæftər wɪn ˈoʊvər ril sɔlt leɪk. ə məʧ mɔr məˈʧʊr pleɪər, ə məʧ mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst pleɪər ənd ə məʧ ˈhæpiər player.”*.” ˈfænəsi: ˈdæləs' ˈʤæksən teɪks tɔp ˈɑnər, bət ˈʧivəs ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs ˈʤæksən rɪˈtərnd frəm brəˈzɪl wɪθ hɪz ˈnuliˌwɛd waɪf ənd ə nu ˈætəˌtud. ɪt tʊk ðə ə mənθ tɪ gɪt hɪz ˈfɪtnəs əp tɪ spid, bət sɪns ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə 2012 ˈsizən, ˈʤæksən həz kˈwaɪətli bɪˈkəm wən əv ðə bɛst əˈtækərz ɪn ðə lig. ðə brəˈzɪljən ɪz wən əv ʤɪst fɔr pleɪərz ɪn (əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈlændən ˈdɑnəvən, fɛdərˈikoʊ ənd θɪˈri ˈhɛnri) wɪθ æt list faɪv goʊlz ənd ˈsɛvən əˈsɪsts ɪn ðɛr læst 15 əˈpɪrənsəz. hi ækˈsɛnʧuˌeɪtɪd hɪz hɑt stɑrt tɪ 2013 wɪθ ə goʊl ənd ðə əˈsɪst ɪn wɪn ˈoʊvər rsl*. stɑrt tɪ si ðə ˈʤæksən ðət wi ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈmɛmbər ɪn ðoʊz gʊd ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ðə pæst, ˈoʊnli ðoʊz gʊd ˈmoʊmənts əˈkər ɔl ðə time,”*,” sɛd ˈhɪndmən. θɪŋk wət ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ si ɪz ðoʊz gʊd ˈmoʊmənts ər əˈkərɪŋ mɔr ˈɔfən ənd ðət ə lɔt əv ɪt həz tɪ du wɪθ hɪz məˈʧʊrəti. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə kləb həz dən ə fænˈtæstɪk ʤɑb wɪθ ɪm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz waɪf fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl. "hi ʤɪst simz tɪ wɔk wɪθ ə smaɪl ɔn hɪz feɪs again.”*.” mæʧ ˈriˌkæp: ˈdæləs 2 ril sɔlt leɪk 0 ˈɛfərt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɑz ˈsərtənli hɪz bɛst əv ðə ˈsizən ðəs fɑr, ˈrənɪŋ ˈdɔgədli frəm tɪ, ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ˈɛvəri pæs, ˌbiˈfɔr kəˈlæpsɪŋ tɪ ðə pɪʧ æt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈwɪsəl wɪθ ə goʊl ənd ən əˈsɪst tɪ hɪz neɪm. ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv hɪz ˈsprɪntɪŋ θruaʊt ðə mæʧ, ðə brəˈzɪljən kˈwɪkli lɛft ðə ˈlɑkər rum ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmidiə kʊd spik tɪ ɪm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. bət hɪz ˈɛfərt ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ aʊt ðə bɛst ɪn hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts. θɪŋk wət ˈhæpənz ɪz ðət ðə tim ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd ənd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ pʊt ɔl ðə ˈɛfərt aʊt θru ðə hoʊl 90 ˈmɪnəts əv ðə game,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd fɛˈreɪrə.
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training till you drop? well with some atp 30 minutes before your workout it may take a couple of minutes / workout sessions more to "drop" ;-)
in previous studies even of atp were "in and out" in min and the dosage (top) did not leave any significant impression, the only sign. effect was an increase in uric acid (not shown;. 2011)
"on the basis of these findings, we seriously question the claimed efficacy of oral atp at dosages even lower than that used in the present study" (coolen. 2011),
"[t]he biological pool where atp is measured will determine the results of analysis. if sampled in venous portal blood, oral atp is indeed bioavailable" (wilson. 2013)
contrary to strategic overreaching, which can be highly productive, there is nothing beneficial about overtraining. unfortunately, it is pretty difficult to objectively determine where one ends and the other begins. learn more about useful, less useful and totally useless markers i suggest you surf over to this previous article. "the protocol was dividedo three phases. phase one consisted of a three times per week non-linear program for weeks, modified from kraemer et al. (2009). phase two consisted of a overreaching cycle during weeks. finally, phase three consisted of participants tapering for weeks 11 and 12. muscle mass and body composition were measured at baseline and at the end of weeks 4, 8, and 12. muscle strength, vertical jump power, wingate peak power (pp), (ck), protein (crp), free and total testosterone, and perceived recovery were measured at baseline and after weeks 4, 8, 9, 10 and 12." (wilson. 2013)
figure 1: changes in body composition and total strength after 4, 8 and 12 weeks (wilson. 2013)
"we can speculate that under normal conditions of training, when glycogen levels are likely adequate those participants supplementing with atp were able to maintain higherensities, which would result in higher rates of proteineakdown. however, when exposed to greater training frequencies, glycogen levels are likely to be depleted, thus preventing higherensities from being performed." (wilson. 2013)
if your training log tells you that you neither gained weight nor strength in the past two months, you'd just waste your money if you bought an atp supplement before you fixed youroken workout and nutrition regimens. if you have no clue how to do that, i suggest you start with the guide to your own workout routine and set up a new routine that's in line with yourial life, training status and current goals (open with or ff). bottom line: irrespective of my initial (healthy ;-) skepticism, i must admit that the results wilson et al. present in their most recent paper are not just impressive, they are also credible. with an excellent safety profile (none of the blood parameters wilson et al. tested showed any abnormalities) and a mechanism of action that should offer synergies with the current staple supplements many of you are using, the provision of atp ~30min before a workout (remember: in this case timing will probably matter) could actually produce visible changes to the figure and figures you see in the mirror and your training log, respectively.
if you are not pushing yourself hard enough, are chronically irrespective of my initial (healthy ;-) skepticism, i must admit that the results wilson et al. present in their most recent paper are not just impressive, they are also credible. with an excellent safety profile (none of the blood parameters wilson et al. tested showed any abnormalities) and a mechanism of action that should offer synergies with the current staple supplements many of you are using, the provision of atp ~30min before a workout (remember: in this case timing will probably matter) could actually produce visible changes to the figure and figures you see in the mirror and your training log, you are not pushing yourself hard enough, are chronically overtraining , don't have your diet in check, don't get enough sleep and have thus not made any gains in the past months, however, you better save your money and return to the drawing board to come up with a better training and nutrition plan, first.
arts ic, ej, mj, n, stuart ma, bast a, pc. adenosine (atp) supplements are not orally bioavailable: a randomized, trial in healthy humans. j sports nutr. 2012.
coolen ej, arts ic, o, c, bast a, pc. oral of atp after prolonged administration. j nutr. 2011.
kraemer wj, hatfield dl, js, ms, jl, anderson jm, spiering ba, thomas ga, ho jy, ee, izquierdo m, k, maresh cm: effects of amino acids supplement on physiological adaptations to resistance training. med sci sports exerc. 2009,
wilson jm, joy jm, lowery rp, roberts md, lockwood cm, manninen ah, fuller jc, de souza eo, baier sm, wilson smc, ja. effects of oral on athletic performance, skeletal muscle hypertrophy and recovery in men. nutrition & metabolism 2013,.
if you drive a porsche that runs on super you would not put crude oil in the tank, would you? well, why do you eat carbohydrates and fats then, when atp, i.e. adenosine triphosphate, is the "fundamental energy unit" in our bodies? why don't we guzzle atp all day to run with the speed of light and lift with the force of an elephant? when? well before, during and after a workout - sounds right, hah?ok, ok, we are not "meant" to do so, i know... but even if you managed to keep the "paleo logic" out of the equation for once, there would be another stumbling block. oral atp is - supposedly - not bioavailable, at least that's what many people fact, arts et al. even used the words in the of this paragraph as the title to the paper in which they describe the results of their 2012 randomized, study that involved eight healthy volunteers who received of oral atp per day (art. 2012). in order to make sure that they did not simply use an inappropriate delivery route art et al. even used three different delivery routes: two types of ph-sensitive, pellets (targeted at release in the proximal or distal smallestine), and a tube. increases in atp were not measured with any of the preparations, aware of both this and a previous study on the effects of chronic oral atp administration (5,000mg/day) by researchers from the same research group that was pretty surprised, when i hit upon a recent study in says: oral atp works! atp does - at least this is what the study suggests - "enhance muscular adaptations" and "prevent in performance following certainly sounds like something atp could do - if it actually made it to the muscle cells. so is it possible that the previous studies were flawed? are we missing something? i guess so. firstly, the results of any atp measurements will depend on the atp pool you chose to analyze or as wilson et al. rightly point exactly this, i.e. an analysis of the venous portal blood was what et al. didn't do. it is stilleresting that there was a minor systemic increase with the highest dose of atp in the, though. after all this tells us something about the absorption kinetics and thus the ideal time to ingest atp supplements, which should accordingly be ~30min before a workout. and indeed, is exactly the between the ingestion of of atp (in the form of atp disodium) and the first set of the resistance training sessions in the wilson study.apropos, resistance training, the 24 subjects (3 dropouts during the study, so that) were resistance trained men with a mean age of years and an average maximum of, and times their own for squat, bench presses and deadlifts, respectively. obviously none of them was taking steroids, other performance enhancing supplements, smoking pot ... you know the rest of the list ;-)i know that (at least some of) you are not reallyerested in these details, at least not before they have not had the following questions answered: "ho much more muscle?", "how how much less fat?" and not just as popular "how much stronger?". i answer all these questions, doesn't it?now, of the changes wilson et al. observed the slightly more pronounced increases in fat loss was clearly statistically non-significant. the rest of the parameters, on the other hand, showed statistically significanter-group differences. among these, i personally consider effect the effects of the atp had on the the strength that occurred in the placebo group aver the overreaching most significant. why? well, only with the provision of atp did the overreaching period lead to the strength (and thus performance) gains trainers and trainees beneficial effects were also observed for the proteineakdown. despite being slightly increase in the regular training phase, the latter was significantly reduced by the atp supplements, when the subjects were that background it should be obvious that the provision of atp during phases ofense pre-season / training could in fact boost the training outcome to new heights by bolstering the strength (and mass) increases during the taper after a typical pre-season overreaching phase.
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ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪl ju drɔp? wɛl wɪθ səm ˈeɪˈtiˈpi 30 ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr ˈwərˌkaʊt ɪt meɪ teɪk ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmɪnəts ˈwərˌkaʊt ˈsɛʃənz mɔr tɪ "drɔp" ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈstədiz ˈivɪn əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi wər "ɪn ənd aʊt" ɪn mɪn ənd ðə ˈdoʊsɪʤ (tɔp) dɪd nɑt liv ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈprɛʃən, ðə ˈoʊnli saɪn. ˈifɛkt wɑz ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn jərɪk ˈæsəd (nɑt ʃoʊn;. 2011 "ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðiz ˈfaɪndɪŋz, wi ˈsɪriəsli kˈwɛʃən ðə kleɪmd ˈɛfɪˌkæsi əv ˈɔrəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi æt ˈdoʊsɪʤɪz ˈivɪn loʊər ðən ðət juzd ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈstədi" (coolen*. 2011 ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl pul wɛr ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ɪz ˈmɛʒərd wɪl dɪˈtərmən ðə rɪˈzəlts əv æˈnælɪsɪs. ɪf ˈsæmpəld ɪn ˈvinəs ˈpɔrtəl bləd, ˈɔrəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ɪz ˌɪnˈdid bioavailable*" (ˈwɪlsən. 2013 ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ strəˈtiʤɪk ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ, wɪʧ kən bi ˈhaɪli pərˈdəktɪv, ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl əˈbaʊt oʊvərˈtreɪnɪŋ. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪt ɪz ˈprɪti ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli dɪˈtərmən wɛr wən ɛndz ənd ðə ˈəðər bɪˈgɪnz. lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈjusfəl, lɛs ˈjusfəl ənd ˈtoʊtəli ˈjusləs ˈmɑrkərz aɪ səˈʤɛst ju sərf ˈoʊvər tɪ ðɪs ˈpriviəs ˈɑrtɪkəl. "ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl wɑz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu θri ˈfeɪzɪz. feɪz wən kənˈsɪstɪd əv ə θri taɪmz pər wik nɑnˈlɪˌniər ˈproʊˌgræm fər wiks ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd frəm ˈkrɛmər ɛt æl. 2009 feɪz tu kənˈsɪstɪd əv ə ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl ˈdʊrɪŋ wiks ˈfaɪnəli, feɪz θri kənˈsɪstɪd əv pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈteɪpərɪŋ fər wiks 11 ənd 12 ˈməsəl mæs ənd ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən wər ˈmɛʒərd æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ənd æt ðə ɛnd əv wiks 4 8 ənd 12 ˈməsəl strɛŋθ, ˈvərtɪkəl ʤəmp paʊər, ˈwɪnˌgeɪt pik paʊər (pp*), (ck*), ˈproʊˌtin (crp*), fri ənd ˈtoʊtəl ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn, ənd pərˈsivd rɪˈkəvəri wər ˈmɛʒərd æt ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ənd ˈæftər wiks 4 8 9 10 ənd 12 (ˈwɪlsən. 2013 ˈfɪgjər 1 ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈbɑdi ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ənd ˈtoʊtəl strɛŋθ ˈæftər 4 8 ənd 12 wiks (ˈwɪlsən. 2013 "wi kən ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ðət ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl kənˈdɪʃənz əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ, wɪn ˈglaɪkəʤɪn ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈlaɪkli ˈædəkˌweɪt ðoʊz pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˌsəpləˈmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ˈeɪˈtiˈpi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn haɪər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪtiz, wɪʧ wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn haɪər reɪts əv ˈproʊˌtin ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈgreɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈfrikwənsiz, ˈglaɪkəʤɪn ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi dɪˈplitɪd, ðəs prɪˈvɛnɪŋ haɪər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪtiz frəm biɪŋ pərˈfɔrmd." (ˈwɪlsən. 2013 ɪf jʊr ˈtreɪnɪŋ lɔg tɛlz ju ðət ju ˈniðər geɪnd weɪt nɔr strɛŋθ ɪn ðə pæst tu mənθs, jʊd ʤɪst weɪst jʊr ˈməni ɪf ju bɔt ən ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr ju fɪkst jʊr ˈbroʊkən ˈwərˌkaʊt ənd nuˈtrɪʃən ˈrɛʤəmənz. ɪf ju hæv noʊ klu haʊ tɪ du ðət, aɪ səˈʤɛst ju stɑrt wɪθ ðə gaɪd tɪ jʊr oʊn ˈwərˌkaʊt ruˈtin ənd sɛt əp ə nu ruˈtin ðæts ɪn laɪn wɪθ jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈstætəs ənd ˈkɑrənt goʊlz (ˈoʊpən wɪθ ər ff*). ˈbɑtəm laɪn: ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv maɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl (ˈhɛlθi ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm, aɪ məst ədˈmɪt ðət ðə rɪˈzəlts ˈwɪlsən ɛt æl. ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðɛr moʊst ˈrisənt ˈpeɪpər ər nɑt ʤɪst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɛdəbəl. wɪθ ən ˈɛksələnt ˈseɪfti ˈproʊˌfaɪl (nən əv ðə bləd pərˈæmətərz ˈwɪlsən ɛt æl. ˈtɛstɪd ʃoʊd ˈɛni ˌæbnɔrˈmælətiz) ənd ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm əv ˈækʃən ðət ʃʊd ˈɔfər ˈsɪnərʤiz wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsteɪpəl ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ˈmɛni əv ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ, ðə prəˈvɪʒən əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈwərˌkaʊt (rɪˈmɛmbər: ɪn ðɪs keɪs ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈmætər) kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈproʊdus ˈvɪzəbəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈfɪgjər ənd ˈfɪgjərz ju si ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər ənd jʊr ˈtreɪnɪŋ lɔg, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ɪf ju ər nɑt ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf hɑrd ɪˈnəf, ər ˈkrɑnɪkəli ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv maɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl (ˈhɛlθi ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm, aɪ məst ədˈmɪt ðət ðə rɪˈzəlts ˈwɪlsən ɛt æl. ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðɛr moʊst ˈrisənt ˈpeɪpər ər nɑt ʤɪst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɛdəbəl. wɪθ ən ˈɛksələnt ˈseɪfti ˈproʊˌfaɪl (nən əv ðə bləd pərˈæmətərz ˈwɪlsən ɛt æl. ˈtɛstɪd ʃoʊd ˈɛni ˌæbnɔrˈmælətiz) ənd ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm əv ˈækʃən ðət ʃʊd ˈɔfər ˈsɪnərʤiz wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsteɪpəl ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ˈmɛni əv ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ, ðə prəˈvɪʒən əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈwərˌkaʊt (rɪˈmɛmbər: ɪn ðɪs keɪs ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈmætər) kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈproʊdus ˈvɪzəbəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈfɪgjər ənd ˈfɪgjərz ju si ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər ənd jʊr ˈtreɪnɪŋ lɔg, ju ər nɑt ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf hɑrd ɪˈnəf, ər ˈkrɑnɪkəli oʊvərˈtreɪnɪŋ doʊnt hæv jʊr daɪət ɪn ʧɛk, doʊnt gɪt ɪˈnəf slip ənd hæv ðəs nɑt meɪd ˈɛni geɪnz ɪn ðə pæst mənθs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju ˈbɛtər seɪv jʊr ˈməni ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə drɔɪŋ bɔrd tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈbɛtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd nuˈtrɪʃən plæn, fərst. ɑrts ic*, ej*, mj*, ɛn, stɔrt mɑ, bæst ə, ˈpiˈsi. əˈdɛnəˌsin (ˈeɪˈtiˈpi) ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ər nɑt ˈɔrəli bioavailable*: ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd, traɪəl ɪn ˈhɛlθi ˈjumənz. ʤeɪ spɔrts nutr*. 2012 ej*, ɑrts ic*, oʊ, si, bæst ə, ˈpiˈsi. ˈɔrəl əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˈæftər prəˈlɔŋd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ʤeɪ nutr*. 2011 ˈkrɛmər wj*, ˈhætˌfild dl*, js*, mɪz, jl*, ˈændərsən jm*, spaɪərɪŋ ˌbiˈeɪ, ˈtɑməs ˈʤɔrʤə, hoʊ jy*, i, ɪzkˈwɪrdoʊ ɛm, keɪ, ˈmærɪʃ cm*: ˈifɛkts əv əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɔn ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈzɪstəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ. mɛd ˈɛsˈsiˈaɪ spɔrts exerc*. 2009 ˈwɪlsən jm*, ʤɔɪ jm*, ˈlaʊəri rp*, ˈrɑbərts md*, ˈlɑkˌwʊd cm*, ˈmænɪnən ɑ, ˈfʊlər jc*, də ˈsuzə eo*, beɪər sm*, ˈwɪlsən smc*, jɑ. ˈifɛkts əv ˈɔrəl ɔn æθˈlɛtɪk pərˈfɔrməns, ˈskɛlətəl ˈməsəl ˈhaɪpərˌtroʊfi ənd rɪˈkəvəri ɪn mɛn. nuˈtrɪʃən məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm 2013 ɪf ju draɪv ə ˈpɔrʃə ðət rənz ɔn ˈsupər ju wʊd nɑt pʊt krud ɔɪl ɪn ðə tæŋk, wʊd ju? wɛl, waɪ du ju it ˌkɑrboʊˈhaɪdreɪts ənd fæts ðɛn, wɪn ˈeɪˈtiˈpi, i.e*. əˈdɛnəˌsin triphosphate*, ɪz ðə "ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈjunɪt" ɪn ɑr ˈbɑdiz? waɪ doʊnt wi ˈgəzəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ɔl deɪ tɪ rən wɪθ ðə spid əv laɪt ənd lɪft wɪθ ðə fɔrs əv ən ˈɛləfənt? wɪn? wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd ˈæftər ə ˈwərˌkaʊt saʊnz raɪt, hah?ok*, ˈoʊˈkeɪ, wi ər nɑt "mɛnt" tɪ du soʊ, aɪ noʊ... bət ˈivɪn ɪf ju ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kip ðə "ˈpeɪlioʊ ˈlɑʤɪk" aʊt əv ðə ɪkˈweɪʒən fər wəns, ðɛr wʊd bi əˈnəðər ˈstəmbəlɪŋ blɑk. ˈɔrəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ɪz səˈpoʊzədli nɑt bioavailable*, æt list ðæts wət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl fækt, ɑrts ɛt æl. ˈivɪn juzd ðə wərdz ɪn ðə əv ðɪs ˈpɛrəˌgræf ɛz ðə ˈtaɪtəl tɪ ðə ˈpeɪpər ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðɛr 2012 ˈrændəˌmaɪzd, ˈstədi ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvd eɪt ˈhɛlθi ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz hu rɪˈsivd əv ˈɔrəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi pər deɪ (ɑrt. 2012 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˈsɪmpli juz ən ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt dɪˈlɪvəri rut ɑrt ɛt æl. ˈivɪn juzd θri ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈlɪvəri rʊts: tu taɪps əv ph-sensitive*, ˈpɛləts (ˈtɑrgətɪd æt riˈlis ɪn ðə ˈprɑksəməl ər ˈdɪstəl smɔl ˌɪnˈtɛˌstaɪn), ənd ə tub. ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ˈeɪˈtiˈpi wər nɑt ˈmɛʒərd wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz, əˈwɛr əv boʊθ ðɪs ənd ə ˈpriviəs ˈstədi ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈkrɑnɪk ˈɔrəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən 5,000mg/day*) baɪ ˈrisərʧərz frəm ðə seɪm ˈrisərʧ grup ðət wɑz ˈprɪti səˈpraɪzd, wɪn aɪ hɪt əˈpɑn ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi ɪn sɪz: ˈɔrəl ˈeɪˈtiˈpi wərks! ˈeɪˈtiˈpi dɪz æt list ðɪs ɪz wət ðə ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts "ɛnˈhæns ˈməskjələr ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz" ənd "prɪˈvɛnt ɪn pərˈfɔrməns ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsərtənli saʊnz laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪˈtiˈpi kʊd du ɪf ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə ˈməsəl sɛlz. soʊ ɪz ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə ˈpriviəs ˈstədiz wər flɔd? ər wi ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ? aɪ gɛs soʊ. ˈfərstli, ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ˈɛni ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˈmɛʒərmənts wɪl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðə ˈeɪˈtiˈpi pul ju ʧoʊz tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz ər ɛz ˈwɪlsən ɛt æl. ˈraɪtli pɔɪnt ɪgˈzæktli ðɪs, i.e*. ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə ˈvinəs ˈpɔrtəl bləd wɑz wət ɛt æl. ˈdɪdənt du. ɪt ɪz stɪl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈmaɪnər sɪˈstɛmɪk ˌɪnˈkris wɪθ ðə haɪəst doʊs əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ɪn ðə, ðoʊ. ˈæftər ɔl ðɪs tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə əbˈzɔrpʃən kəˈnɛtɪks ənd ðəs ðə aɪˈdil taɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛst ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˌsəpləˈmɛnts, wɪʧ ʃʊd əˈkɔrdɪŋli bi ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈwərˌkaʊt. ənd ˌɪnˈdid, ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðə bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪnˈʤɛsʧən əv əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi (ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi disodium*) ənd ðə fərst sɛt əv ðə rɪˈzɪstəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz ɪn ðə ˈwɪlsən study.apropos*, rɪˈzɪstəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ðə 24 ˈsəbʤɪkts 3 ˈdrɑˌpaʊts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈstədi, soʊ ðət wər rɪˈzɪstəns treɪnd mɛn wɪθ ə min eɪʤ əv jɪrz ənd ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈmæksəməm əv ənd taɪmz ðɛr oʊn fər skwɑt, bɛnʧ ˈprɛsɪz ənd deadlifts*, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈɑbviəsli nən əv ðɛm wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈstɛrɔɪdz, ˈəðər pərˈfɔrməns ɛnˈhænsɪŋ ˌsəpləˈmɛnts, sˈmoʊkɪŋ pɑt ju noʊ ðə rɛst əv ðə lɪst ;-)aɪ noʊ ðət (æt list səm əv) ju ər nɑt ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðiz ˈditeɪlz, æt list nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ hæv nɑt hæd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ˈænsərd: "hoʊ məʧ mɔr ˈməsəl?", "haʊ haʊ məʧ lɛs fæt?" ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɛz ˈpɑpjələr "haʊ məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər?". aɪ ˈænsər ɔl ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈdəzənt it?now*, əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈwɪlsən ɛt æl. əbˈzərvd ðə sˈlaɪtli mɔr prəˈnaʊnst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn fæt lɔs wɑz ˈklɪrli stəˈtɪstɪkəli non-significant*. ðə rɛst əv ðə pərˈæmətərz, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ʃoʊd stəˈtɪstɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz. əˈməŋ ðiz, aɪ ˈpərsənəli kənˈsɪdər ˈifɛkt ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈeɪˈtiˈpi hæd ɔn ðə ðə strɛŋθ ðət əˈkərd ɪn ðə pləˈsiboʊ grup ˈeɪvər ðə ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. waɪ? wɛl, ˈoʊnli wɪθ ðə prəˈvɪʒən əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi dɪd ðə ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ ˈpɪriəd lɛd tɪ ðə strɛŋθ (ənd ðəs pərˈfɔrməns) geɪnz ˈtreɪnərz ənd ˈtreɪˈniz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts wər ˈɔlsoʊ əbˈzərvd fər ðə ˈproʊˌtin ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn. dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈtreɪnɪŋ feɪz, ðə ˈlætər wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdust baɪ ðə ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˌsəpləˈmɛnts, wɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts wər ðət ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈɑbviəs ðət ðə prəˈvɪʒən əv ˈeɪˈtiˈpi ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈfeɪzɪz əv ˌɪnˈtɛns ˌpriˈsizən ˈtreɪnɪŋ kʊd ɪn fækt bust ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈaʊtˌkəm tɪ nu haɪts baɪ ˈboʊlstərɪŋ ðə strɛŋθ (ənd mæs) ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈteɪpər ˈæftər ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˌpriˈsizən ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ feɪz.
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it’s that time of year again, folks. time to make the world a better place while winning fabulous prizes.
heifer international is my favorite charity. it helps people raise themselves out of poverty and starvation. for more than 60 years, heifer has promoted education, sustainable agriculture, and local industry all over the world.
they just keep kids from starving, they make it so people can take care of themselves. they give families goats, chickens, and sheep so children have milk to drink, eggs to eat, and warm clothes to wear. they provide communities with clean water to drink, building materials to improve homes, and business training to help families become self-sufficient.
(are you ready? so ready. do it.)
we’re always looking for ways to improve the fundraiser. so while much of is the same as last year, we have some things that are entirely new, and some things that have changed a little.
so even if a vetran, you might want to look at this blog closely so you miss the new coolness we have waiting there.
as always, got three different options for donating:
option 1: the lottery.
this is the option most of you will want. quick, easy, and tax deductible.
you just hop directly over to the page set up on team heifer, and donate.
when you donate on that page, two things happen.
1. move us closer to our stretch goals (shown below).
2. be entered into the lottery.
for every $10 you donate on our team heifer page, your name will be entered into our random drawing for all the been donated. thousands of books, comics, and games. so if you donate $30, your name goes in three times. donate enough for a goat ($120) and your name goes in 12 times.
what’s in the lottery? a lot. so much that if i showed it to you all at once, its combined awesome would cook your brain like a toad thrown into the sun.
so, for safety, be posting up a new blog every weekday until the end of the fundraiser on december 8th.
you can see *all* the books currently in the mix on our snazzy lottery library page.
or you can check out the individual blogs here:
note: doing something new this year. thanks to our sponsors like games and mayfair, we have a more games in this fundraiser. a lot more. we know some of you big gamers, so be able to select whether you want to win books, games, or books and games.
that way everyone gets what they like best.
stretch goals.
to encourage donations, brought members of the geek community together to do whimsical things as our donation total grows. there will be music, poetry, cosplay, puppets, and so, so much more…
upcoming stretch goals include:
we’re recruiting folks for new stretch goals every day, so keep an eye on this list, and the website under news for updates.
one of the new things doing is letting decide which direction these stretch goals will go. for example, donors get to vote on which animal kiss when we beat last donation total.
personally? hoping for the goat.
people donating will also get to decide what neil will read when we hit $600,000:
here torn. part of me wants to hear neil say, “goodnight nobody,” while the rest of me dearly wants to hear him say, “let the wild start!”
either way, going to have a new ringtone.
note: ends december 15, 2014 at pm. to be eligible for the lottery, you must have made your donation on the team heifer page before then.
option 2: the sure thing
for those of you not interested in the lottery, or if just interested in doing some christmas shopping early, we have a store, lovingly named the packs. got t-shirts, posters, and other coolness available for purchase.
we also have foreign editions of many titles, donated and signed by the authors. these are hard to find in the us.
all proceeds from everything sold in our store go to, of course.
additionally, this year published another calendar featuring the art of the wonderful karen hallion.
(click to embiggen)
you can see many more pictures of the calendar in the packs.
we’ll be adding new items to the store throughout the fundraiser, so keep an eye on the blog. if worried you might miss some of the coolness, you can follow the packs on twitter and facebook. post updates there whenever something new happens.
option 3: auctions.
sometimes we get donations that are really cool…. but only for a select group of people. some people would with delight at winning a portal gun, but other people, (sad, unhappy people) have never played portal, and just care.
the same thing is true with action figures, musical instruments, manuscripts, or other collectables.
so we put those things up for auction.
we have professionals willing to read and critique your manuscripts. we have signed art and rare books. we have the chance to win cameo appearances in comics and get your name into upcoming books.
we auction these things off as well.
all our current auctions are over on the ebay page. keep an eye on it. be adding stuff all the time.
new this year option 4: a partnership with powells.
we show off a lot of books during the fundraiser, and over the years heard many people mention they do a their holiday shopping based off the books they see here. or, if like me, you use to add to your shelf.
so this year doing something new.
if you see a book in this fundraiser, and think to yourself, “i’ve got to have a copy of that….” you can follow this link, buy it from powells, and they will donate% of the sale directly to.
this applies to *anything* you buy from powells. not just books featuring in the fundraiser. if you follow that link and buy stuff, not only are you supporting one of the coolest independent bookstores around, but a hefty piece of that money will go to making the world a better place.
you can also find the link in the navigation widget at the end of each of the blogs:
look at that, all fancy and clickable.
important links and contact information
we’ve tweaked our website, since last year. and also has a facebook page and a twitter account for those of you who like to have the internet injected directly into their veins.
if you have a question that answered here, you could check out our handy faq.
need to contact the packs? you can e-mail them here: orders [at]
want to donate something to? help us spread the word? do a stretch goal? drop us a line here: donations [at].org.
all right folks. are you ready? so ready.
let’s do this thing.
pat
p.s. just in case you missed it, one more link to our team heifer donation page.
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it’s* ðət taɪm əv jɪr əˈgɛn, foʊks. taɪm tɪ meɪk ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs waɪl ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈfæbjələs ˈpraɪzɪz. ˈhɛfər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈʧɛrɪti. ɪt hɛlps ˈpipəl reɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt əv ˈpɑvərti ənd stɑrˈveɪʃən. fər mɔr ðən 60 jɪrz, ˈhɛfər həz prəˈmoʊtəd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈɪndəstri ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. ðeɪ ʤɪst kip kɪdz frəm ˈstɑrvɪŋ, ðeɪ meɪk ɪt soʊ ˈpipəl kən teɪk kɛr əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ gɪv ˈfæməliz goʊts, ˈʧɪkənz, ənd ʃip soʊ ˈʧɪldrən hæv mɪlk tɪ drɪŋk, ɛgz tɪ it, ənd wɔrm kloʊðz tɪ wɛr. ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd kəmˈjunɪtiz wɪθ klin ˈwɔtər tɪ drɪŋk, ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv hoʊmz, ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈfæməliz bɪˈkəm ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃɪnt. (ər ju ˈrɛdi? soʊ ˈrɛdi. du ɪt.) ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈfənˌdreɪzər. soʊ waɪl məʧ əv ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz læst jɪr, wi hæv səm θɪŋz ðət ər ɪnˈtaɪərli nu, ənd səm θɪŋz ðət hæv ʧeɪnʤd ə ˈlɪtəl. soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ə vetran*, ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ lʊk æt ðɪs blɔg ˈkloʊsli soʊ ju mɪs ðə nu ˈkulnəs wi hæv ˈweɪtɪŋ ðɛr. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, gɑt θri ˈdɪfərənt ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ: ˈɔpʃən 1 ðə ˈlɑtəri. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈɔpʃən moʊst əv ju wɪl wɔnt. kwɪk, ˈizi, ənd tæks dɪˈdəktəbəl. ju ʤɪst hɑp dɪˈrɛkli ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə peɪʤ sɛt əp ɔn tim ˈhɛfər, ənd ˈdoʊˌneɪt. wɪn ju ˈdoʊˌneɪt ɔn ðət peɪʤ, tu θɪŋz ˈhæpən. 1 muv ˈjuˈɛs ˈkloʊzər tɪ ɑr strɛʧ goʊlz (ʃoʊn bɪˈloʊ). 2 bi ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɑtəri. fər ˈɛvəri 10 ju ˈdoʊˌneɪt ɔn ɑr tim ˈhɛfər peɪʤ, jʊr neɪm wɪl bi ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ɑr ˈrændəm drɔɪŋ fər ɔl ðə bɪn ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd. ˈθaʊzənz əv bʊks, ˈkɑmɪks, ənd geɪmz. soʊ ɪf ju ˈdoʊˌneɪt 30 jʊr neɪm goʊz ɪn θri taɪmz. ˈdoʊˌneɪt ɪˈnəf fər ə goʊt 120 ənd jʊr neɪm goʊz ɪn 12 taɪmz. ɪn ðə ˈlɑtəri? ə lɔt. soʊ məʧ ðət ɪf aɪ ʃoʊd ɪt tɪ ju ɔl æt wəns, ɪts kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɔsəm wʊd kʊk jʊr breɪn laɪk ə toʊd θroʊn ˈɪntu ðə sən. soʊ, fər ˈseɪfti, bi ˈpoʊstɪŋ əp ə nu blɔg ˈɛvəri ˈwikˌdeɪ ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 8th*. ju kən si ðə bʊks ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə mɪks ɔn ɑr sˈnæzi ˈlɑtəri ˈlaɪbrɛˌri peɪʤ. ər ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl blɔgz hir: noʊt: duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ðɪs jɪr. θæŋks tɪ ɑr ˈspɑnsərz laɪk geɪmz ənd ˈmeɪˌfɛr, wi hæv ə mɔr geɪmz ɪn ðɪs ˈfənˌdreɪzər. ə lɔt mɔr. wi noʊ səm əv ju bɪg ˈgeɪmərz, soʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈwɛðər ju wɔnt tɪ wɪn bʊks, geɪmz, ər bʊks ənd geɪmz. ðət weɪ ˈɛvriˌwən gɪts wət ðeɪ laɪk bɛst. strɛʧ goʊlz. tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ doʊˈneɪʃənz, brɔt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə gik kəmˈjunɪti təˈgɛðər tɪ du ˈwɪmzɪkəl θɪŋz ɛz ɑr doʊˈneɪʃən ˈtoʊtəl groʊz. ðɛr wɪl bi mˈjuzɪk, ˈpoʊətri, cosplay*, ˈpəpɪts, ənd soʊ, soʊ məʧ more…*… ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ strɛʧ goʊlz ˌɪnˈklud: rɪˈkrutɪŋ foʊks fər nu strɛʧ goʊlz ˈɛvəri deɪ, soʊ kip ən aɪ ɔn ðɪs lɪst, ənd ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈəndər nuz fər ˈəpˌdeɪts. wən əv ðə nu θɪŋz duɪŋ ɪz ˈlɛtɪŋ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪʧ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðiz strɛʧ goʊlz wɪl goʊ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈdoʊnərz gɪt tɪ voʊt ɔn wɪʧ ˈænəməl kɪs wɪn wi bit læst doʊˈneɪʃən ˈtoʊtəl. ˈpərsənəli? ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ðə goʊt. ˈpipəl ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət nil wɪl rɛd wɪn wi hɪt hir tɔrn. pɑrt əv mi wɔnts tɪ hir nil seɪ, nobody,”*,” waɪl ðə rɛst əv mi ˈdɪrli wɔnts tɪ hir ɪm seɪ, ðə waɪld start!”*!” ˈiðər weɪ, goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə nu ringtone*. noʊt: ɛndz dɪˈsɛmbər 15 2014 æt piɛm tɪ bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ðə ˈlɑtəri, ju məst hæv meɪd jʊr doʊˈneɪʃən ɔn ðə tim ˈhɛfər peɪʤ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛn. ˈɔpʃən 2 ðə ʃʊr θɪŋ fər ðoʊz əv ju nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈlɑtəri, ər ɪf ʤɪst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn duɪŋ səm ˈkrɪsməs ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈərli, wi hæv ə stɔr, ˈləvɪŋli neɪmd ðə pæks. gɑt ˈtiˌsərts, ˈpoʊstərz, ənd ˈəðər ˈkulnəs əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpərʧəs. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈfɔrən ɪˈdɪʃənz əv ˈmɛni ˈtaɪtəlz, ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ənd saɪnd baɪ ðə ˈɔθərz. ðiz ər hɑrd tɪ faɪnd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ɔl prəˈsidz frəm ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ soʊld ɪn ɑr stɔr goʊ tɪ, əv kɔrs. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðɪs jɪr ˈpəblɪʃt əˈnəðər ˈkæləndər ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ɑrt əv ðə ˈwəndərfəl ˈkɛrən hallion*. (klɪk tɪ embiggen*) ju kən si ˈmɛni mɔr ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə ˈkæləndər ɪn ðə pæks. bi ˈædɪŋ nu ˈaɪtəmz tɪ ðə stɔr θruaʊt ðə ˈfənˌdreɪzər, soʊ kip ən aɪ ɔn ðə blɔg. ɪf ˈwərid ju maɪt mɪs səm əv ðə ˈkulnəs, ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə pæks ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. poʊst ˈəpˌdeɪts ðɛr wɛˈnɛvər ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ˈhæpənz. ˈɔpʃən 3 ˈɔkʃənz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wi gɪt doʊˈneɪʃənz ðət ər ˈrɪli cool…*…. bət ˈoʊnli fər ə səˈlɛkt grup əv ˈpipəl. səm ˈpipəl wʊd wɪθ dɪˈlaɪt æt ˈwɪnɪŋ ə ˈpɔrtəl gən, bət ˈəðər ˈpipəl, (sæd, ənˈhæpi ˈpipəl) hæv ˈnɛvər pleɪd ˈpɔrtəl, ənd ʤɪst kɛr. ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɪz tru wɪθ ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjərz, mˈjuzɪkəl ˈɪnstrəmənts, ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts, ər ˈəðər collectables*. soʊ wi pʊt ðoʊz θɪŋz əp fər ˈɔkʃən. wi hæv prəˈfɛʃənəlz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ rɛd ənd krɪˈtik jʊr ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts. wi hæv saɪnd ɑrt ənd rɛr bʊks. wi hæv ðə ʧæns tɪ wɪn ˈkæmiˌoʊ əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ˈkɑmɪks ənd gɪt jʊr neɪm ˈɪntu ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ bʊks. wi ˈɔkʃən ðiz θɪŋz ɔf ɛz wɛl. ɔl ɑr ˈkɑrənt ˈɔkʃənz ər ˈoʊvər ɔn ðə ˈiˌbeɪ peɪʤ. kip ən aɪ ɔn ɪt. bi ˈædɪŋ stəf ɔl ðə taɪm. nu ðɪs jɪr ˈɔpʃən 4 ə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ powells*. wi ʃoʊ ɔf ə lɔt əv bʊks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfənˌdreɪzər, ənd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz hərd ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈmɛnʃən ðeɪ du ə ðɛr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ beɪst ɔf ðə bʊks ðeɪ si hir. ər, ɪf laɪk mi, ju juz tɪ æd tɪ jʊr ʃɛlf. soʊ ðɪs jɪr duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. ɪf ju si ə bʊk ɪn ðɪs ˈfənˌdreɪzər, ənd θɪŋk tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf, gɑt tɪ hæv ə ˈkɑpi əv that….”*….” ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs lɪŋk, baɪ ɪt frəm powells*, ənd ðeɪ wɪl ˈdoʊˌneɪt əv ðə seɪl dɪˈrɛkli tɪ. ðɪs əˈplaɪz tɪ ju baɪ frəm powells*. nɑt ʤɪst bʊks ˈfiʧərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfənˌdreɪzər. ɪf ju ˈfɑloʊ ðət lɪŋk ənd baɪ stəf, nɑt ˈoʊnli ər ju səˈpɔrtɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈkuləst ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbʊkˌstɔrz əraʊnd, bət ə ˈhɛfti pis əv ðət ˈməni wɪl goʊ tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ðə lɪŋk ɪn ðə ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ˈwɪʤɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv iʧ əv ðə blɔgz: lʊk æt ðət, ɔl ˈfænsi ənd clickable*. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt lɪŋks ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən twikt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, sɪns læst jɪr. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ənd ə tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt fər ðoʊz əv ju hu laɪk tɪ hæv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ðɛr veɪnz. ɪf ju hæv ə kˈwɛʃən ðət ˈænsərd hir, ju kʊd ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈhændi faq*. nid tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə pæks? ju kən ˈiˌmeɪl ðɛm hir: ˈɔrdərz [æt] wɔnt tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ? hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs sprɛd ðə wərd? du ə strɛʧ goʊl? drɔp ˈjuˈɛs ə laɪn hir: doʊˈneɪʃənz [æt] worldbuilders.org*. ɔl raɪt foʊks. ər ju ˈrɛdi? soʊ ˈrɛdi. du ðɪs θɪŋ. pæt piz. ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ju mɪst ɪt, wən mɔr lɪŋk tɪ ɑr tim ˈhɛfər doʊˈneɪʃən peɪʤ.
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what is the backbone of british economy? traditionalists might say iconic industries like forestry, agriculture, mining or fishing. pipeline promoters will probably guess natural gas and fossil fuels make up the share of provincial wealth generation. urban dwellers may lean towards the high tech, film and service sectors as our main economic engine.
announcements, events & more from and select partners ‘punch to the gut’ musical on residential schools returns to vancouver children of god has been shaped by intense audience reactions, says director corey payette.
but these attempts at pinpointing our biggest economic driver? not even close.
whether we like it or not, b.c. has basically become a real estate economy. the assessment office recently released numbers for 2017 showing that property values ballooned by a staggering $332 billion 25 per cent last year. this figure is more than five times the economic value of all industries in 2015 combined and nearly double the size of our entire service sector that same year.
not surprisingly, 90 per cent of the increased values from last property gold rush were in the urban land bubble in the lower mainland, which increased by $298 billion in 2016. real estate inflation within this tiny area, representing just two per cent of land area, eclipsed the entire provincial the actual goods and services produced by all british columbians in 2015.
but is this real estate wealth actually real? as documented in a previous article, vancouver is rapidly becoming a global hedge city much like new york or london a magnet for the wealthiest to stash their cash in residential property, providing a windfall for some while obliterating local affordability.
decades of public policy essentially selling canadian citizenship to offshore investors, coupled with shockingly lax transparency requirements around beneficial ownership, mean that canada is now a premier destination for dubious global lucre. professor david ley detailed this dismal transformation during a public lecture at simon fraser university last september outlining how the immigrant investor program (still active in quebec) attracted some millionaires to the lower mainland while leading to the lowest declared incomes of any immigration stream, “lower even than refugees.”
this steamroller of global capital creates new and undignified problems for comparatively puny local governments. the city of richmond recently threw in the towel on policing illegal hotels catering mostly to offshore visitors. city staff told council that enforcement efforts were “very challenging” and instead recommended simply making this embarrassing flouting of local laws legal. problem solved. (six days later, council reversed the decision and instructed staff to draft a recommendation for a new bylaw banning most short-term rentals.)
according to the globe and mail, these commercial operations are often advertised on chinese language websites offering services for offshore visitors including:
“[to] assist guests to get social insurance card, medical card, education funds, apply for schools, get driving licence, open bank account etc.; introduce guests to excellent real estate agents, financial insurance people and professional tax accountants; help new immigrants maple card.”
two such operations investigated in the past by the city of richmond for bylaw violations are owned by local businessman pan, who hosted prime minister justin trudeau at his mansion for a liberal party event in november. small world.
during this event, pan reportedly urged trudeau to further open the floodgates for offshore real estate speculation, citing two massive chinese property firms displeased with pesky canadian restrictions. “they both have the willingness to invest here,” pan told the globe and mail. “some of their deputies have immigrated to canada. but for a long time, they have not found good projects to invest in. i was thinking [canada needs policies] that can attract investments and help expand investments.”
ironically, housing affordability is an policy goal of all levels of government. recent reports illustrate what an utter failure these efforts have been. an annual international survey shows that vancouver remains the third least affordable city on the planet with “the greatest housing affordability deterioration” anywhere on earth in 2016. according to demographia, vancouver house prices rose last year by the equivalent of an average household income. in other words, if your family is lucky enough to own land, it might have made more money than you did last year.
something has to give. increasingly, it is the tolerance of local residents that is waning. figures from the same report showed that in spite of the relentless hype that vancouver is the best city the world, more people actually moved out of vancouver last year than those who moved in. the bona fide world-class destination of paris is dealing with a similar exodus, losing over residents between 2009 and 2014 a trend blamed on airbnb, which local politicians have called a “catastrophe” for the city of light.
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as they say in business, there is no free lunch. becoming a global magnet for billionaires, oligarchs and money launderers can mean displacing the creative class that breathes life into any community.
internationally renowned furniture maker and designer niels has based his business in vancouver since 1963. soaring property assessments of his warehouse and manufacturing buildings in the downtown may soon drive him to toronto. his two buildings are apparently worth three times what they were a year ago and his collective tax bill will climb to over $320,000 in 2017 a crushing increase of nearly 150 per cent.
of course, those more marginalized have far greater challenges than escalating taxes. one enterprising homeless man built a heated “coffin-like” crate he wheels around to wherever he can plug into a public outlet. amid the daily carnage of most conspicuously city, a sickening disparity of wealth yawns ever wider.
call me old fashioned, but perhaps the priorities of a city should be people rather than property. the entire economic output of the province should not be eclipsed by mere real estate speculation.
vancouver seems on course to become a global hedge city largely reserved for the wealthiest (or at least their empty luxury properties). is this the country we want? what will vancouver look like 10 years from now? the foreign buyer tax may have cooled the local land rush from thermonuclear to merely volcanic. much more obviously needs to be done, lest this town become a potemkin village for plutocrats.
story corrected jan. 30 at a.m. to include additional information on richmond council's position on short-term rentals.
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wət ɪz ðə ˈbækˌboʊn əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪˈkɑnəmi? trəˈdɪʃnələsts maɪt seɪ ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈɪndəstriz laɪk ˈfɔrəstri, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ˈmaɪnɪŋ ər ˈfɪʃɪŋ. ˈpaɪˌplaɪn prəˈmoʊtərz wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli gɛs ˈnæʧərəl gæs ənd ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz meɪk əp ðə ʃɛr əv prəˈvɪnʃəl wɛlθ ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ˈərbən dˈwɛlərz meɪ lin təˈwɔrdz ðə haɪ tɛk, fɪlm ənd ˈsərvɪs ˈsɛktərz ɛz ɑr meɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪnʤən. əˈnaʊnsmɛnts, ɪˈvɛnts mɔr frəm ənd səˈlɛkt ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ ðə gut’*’ mˈjuzɪkəl ɔn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl skulz rɪˈtərnz tɪ vænˈkuvər ˈʧɪldrən əv gɑd həz bɪn ʃeɪpt baɪ ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈɔdiəns riˈækʃənz, sɪz dɪˈrɛktər ˈkɔri peɪɛt. bət ðiz əˈtɛmpts æt ˈpɪnˌpɔɪntɪŋ ɑr ˈbɪgəst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈdraɪvər? nɑt ˈivɪn kloʊz. ˈwɛðər wi laɪk ɪt ər nɑt, b.c*. həz ˈbeɪsɪkli bɪˈkəm ə ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðə əˈsɛsmənt ˈɔfəs ˈrisəntli riˈlist ˈnəmbərz fər 2017 ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ˈprɑpərti ˈvæljuz bəˈlund baɪ ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ 332 ˈbɪljən 25 pər sɛnt læst jɪr. ðɪs ˈfɪgjər ɪz mɔr ðən faɪv taɪmz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈvælju əv ɔl ˈɪndəstriz ɪn 2015 kəmˈbaɪnd ənd ˈnɪrli ˈdəbəl ðə saɪz əv ɑr ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsərvɪs ˈsɛktər ðət seɪm jɪr. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, 90 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˌɪnˈkrist ˈvæljuz frəm læst ˈprɑpərti goʊld rəʃ wər ɪn ðə ˈərbən lænd ˈbəbəl ɪn ðə loʊər ˈmeɪnˌlænd, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 298 ˈbɪljən ɪn 2016 ril ɛˈsteɪt ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ðɪs ˈtaɪni ˈɛriə, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ʤɪst tu pər sɛnt əv lænd ˈɛriə, ɪˈklɪpst ðə ɪnˈtaɪər prəˈvɪnʃəl ðə ˈækʧəwəl gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz prəˈdust baɪ ɔl ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌkoʊˈləmbiənz ɪn 2015 bət ɪz ðɪs ril ɛˈsteɪt wɛlθ ˈæˌkʧuəli ril? ɛz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪn ə ˈpriviəs ˈɑrtɪkəl, vænˈkuvər ɪz ˈræpədli bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈgloʊbəl hɛʤ ˈsɪti məʧ laɪk nu jɔrk ər ˈləndən ə ˈmægnət fər ðə ˈwɛlθiəst tɪ stæʃ ðɛr kæʃ ɪn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈprɑpərti, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈwɪndˌfɔl fər səm waɪl əˈblɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈloʊkəl əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti. ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈsɛlɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp tɪ ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ˈʃɑkɪŋli læks trænˈspɛrənsi rɪkˈwaɪrmənts əraʊnd ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, min ðət ˈkænədə ɪz naʊ ə prɛˈmɪr ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ˈdubiəs ˈgloʊbəl lucre*. prəˈfɛsər ˈdeɪvɪd leɪ dɪˈteɪld ðɪs ˈdɪzməl ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈlɛkʧər æt ˈsaɪmən ˈfreɪzər ˌjunəˈvərsəti læst sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈɪməgrənt ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈproʊˌgræm (stɪl ˈæktɪv ɪn kwəˈbɛk) əˈtræktəd səm ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz tɪ ðə loʊər ˈmeɪnˌlænd waɪl ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə loʊəst dɪˈklɛrd ˈɪnˌkəmz əv ˈɛni ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən strim, ˈivɪn ðən refugees.”*.” ðɪs ˈstimˌroʊlər əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈkæpɪtəl kriˈeɪts nu ənd ənˈdɪgnɪˌfaɪd ˈprɑbləmz fər kəmˈpærətɪvˌli ˈpjuni ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈrɪʧmənd ˈrisəntli θru ɪn ðə taʊəl ɔn pəˈlisɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl hoʊˈtɛlz ˈkeɪtərɪŋ ˈmoʊstli tɪ ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈvɪzɪtərz. ˈsɪti stæf toʊld ˈkaʊnsəl ðət ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɛfərts wər challenging”*” ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈsɪmpli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ˈflaʊtɪŋ əv ˈloʊkəl lɔz ˈligəl. ˈprɑbləm sɑlvd. (sɪks deɪz ˈleɪtər, ˈkaʊnsəl rɪˈvərst ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd stæf tɪ dræft ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən fər ə nu ˈbaɪˌlɔ ˈbænɪŋ moʊst ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈrɛntəlz.) əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl, ðiz kəˈmərʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ər ˈɔfən ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɔn ʧaɪˈniz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈvɪzɪtərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: “[“[to*] əˈsɪst gɛsts tɪ gɪt ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns kɑrd, ˈmɛdɪkəl kɑrd, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fəndz, əˈplaɪ fər skulz, gɪt ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈlaɪsəns, ˈoʊpən bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.; ˌɪntrəˈdus gɛsts tɪ ˈɛksələnt ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈeɪʤənts, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈpipəl ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl tæks əˈkaʊntənts; hɛlp nu ˈɪməgrənts ˈmeɪpəl card.”*.” tu səʧ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ɪn ðə pæst baɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈrɪʧmənd fər ˈbaɪˌlɔ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ər oʊnd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn pæn, hu ˈhoʊstɪd praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤəstɪn truˈdoʊ æt hɪz ˈmænʃən fər ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑrti ɪˈvɛnt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. smɔl wərld. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt, pæn rɪˈpɔrtədli ərʤd truˈdoʊ tɪ ˈfərðər ˈoʊpən ðə ˈflədˌgeɪts fər ˈɔfˈʃɔr ril ɛˈsteɪt ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, ˈsaɪtɪŋ tu ˈmæsɪv ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɑpərti fərmz dɪˈsplizd wɪθ ˈpɛski kəˈneɪdiən riˈstrɪkʃənz. boʊθ hæv ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst here,”*,” pæn toʊld ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl. əv ðɛr ˈdɛpjətiz hæv ˈɪməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ˈkænədə. bət fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ðeɪ hæv nɑt faʊnd gʊd ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn. aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ [ˈkænədə nidz ˈpɑləsiz] ðət kən əˈtrækt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ənd hɛlp ɪkˈspænd investments.”*.” aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ɪz ən ˈpɑləsi goʊl əv ɔl ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrts ˈɪləˌstreɪt wət ən ˈətər ˈfeɪljər ðiz ˈɛfərts hæv bɪn. ən ˈænjuəl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsərˌveɪ ʃoʊz ðət vænˈkuvər rɪˈmeɪnz ðə θərd list əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈsɪti ɔn ðə ˈplænət wɪθ ˈgreɪtəst ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti deterioration”*” ˈɛniˌwɛr ɔn ərθ ɪn 2016 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ demographia*, vænˈkuvər haʊs ˈpraɪsɪz roʊz læst jɪr baɪ ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪf jʊr ˈfæməli ɪz ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ oʊn lænd, ɪt maɪt hæv meɪd mɔr ˈməni ðən ju dɪd læst jɪr. ˈsəmθɪŋ həz tɪ gɪv. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈtɑlərəns əv ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts ðət ɪz ˈweɪnɪŋ. ˈfɪgjərz frəm ðə seɪm rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊd ðət ɪn spaɪt əv ðə rɪˈlɛntlɪs haɪp ðət vænˈkuvər ɪz ðə bɛst ˈsɪti ðə wərld, mɔr ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli muvd aʊt əv vænˈkuvər læst jɪr ðən ðoʊz hu muvd ɪn. ðə ˈboʊnə faɪd ˈwərldˌklæs ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən əv ˈpɛrɪs ɪz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈɛksədəs, ˈluzɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈrɛzɪdənts bɪtˈwin 2009 ənd 2014 ə trɛnd bleɪmd ɔn airbnb*, wɪʧ ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hæv kɔld ə ““catastrophe”*” fər ðə ˈsɪti əv laɪt. eɪt səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs rɛd mɔr ɛz ðeɪ seɪ ɪn ˈbɪznɪs, ðɛr ɪz noʊ fri lənʧ. bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈmægnət fər ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz, ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrks ənd ˈməni ˈlɔndərərz kən min dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ ðə kriˈeɪtɪv klæs ðət briðz laɪf ˈɪntu ˈɛni kəmˈjunɪti. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli rɪˈnaʊnd ˈfərnɪʧər ˈmeɪkər ənd dɪˈzaɪnər nilz həz beɪst hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ɪn vænˈkuvər sɪns 1963 ˈsɔrɪŋ ˈprɑpərti əˈsɛsmənts əv hɪz ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn meɪ sun draɪv ɪm tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ. hɪz tu ˈbɪldɪŋz ər əˈpɛrəntli wərθ θri taɪmz wət ðeɪ wər ə jɪr əˈgoʊ ənd hɪz kəˈlɛktɪv tæks bɪl wɪl klaɪm tɪ ˈoʊvər ɪn 2017 ə ˈkrəʃɪŋ ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈnɪrli 150 pər sɛnt. əv kɔrs, ðoʊz mɔr ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd hæv fɑr ˈgreɪtər ˈʧælənʤɪz ðən ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈtæksɪz. wən ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪŋ ˈhoʊmləs mæn bɪlt ə ˈhitɪd ““coffin-like”*” kreɪt hi wilz əraʊnd tɪ wɛˈrɛvər hi kən pləg ˈɪntu ə ˈpəblɪk ˈaʊˌtlɛt. əˈmɪd ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkɑrnɪʤ əv moʊst kənˈspɪkjuəsli ˈsɪti, ə ˈsɪkənɪŋ dɪˈspɛrəti əv wɛlθ jɔnz ˈɛvər ˈwaɪdər. kɔl mi oʊld ˈfæʃənd, bət pərˈhæps ðə praɪˈɔrətiz əv ə ˈsɪti ʃʊd bi ˈpipəl ˈrəðər ðən ˈprɑpərti. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt əv ðə ˈprɑvɪns ʃʊd nɑt bi ɪˈklɪpst baɪ mɪr ril ɛˈsteɪt ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən. vænˈkuvər simz ɔn kɔrs tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈgloʊbəl hɛʤ ˈsɪti ˈlɑrʤli rɪˈzərvd fər ðə ˈwɛlθiəst (ər æt list ðɛr ˈɛmti ˈləgʒəri ˈprɑpərtiz). ɪz ðɪs ðə ˈkəntri wi wɔnt? wət wɪl vænˈkuvər lʊk laɪk 10 jɪrz frəm naʊ? ðə ˈfɔrən baɪər tæks meɪ hæv kuld ðə ˈloʊkəl lænd rəʃ frəm ˌθərmoʊˈnukliər tɪ ˈmɪrli vɑlˈkænɪk. məʧ mɔr ˈɑbviəsli nidz tɪ bi dən, lɛst ðɪs taʊn bɪˈkəm ə pəˈtɛmkɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ fər ˈplutəˌkræts. ˈstɔri kərˈɛktɪd ʤæn. 30 æt a.m*. tɪ ˌɪnˈklud əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈrɪʧmənd ˈkaʊnsəlz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈrɛntəlz.
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update: the marvel continue, and at this point it's almost certain marvel has extended its teaser program to include new story arcs from existing series as opposed to just strictly for new titles.
the future of captain marvel from kelly sue has been up in the air for the past few months. october's issue is not listed as a final issue, but the series did not show up in marvel's solicitations for november and december 2013.
now, with the teaser marked "higher" by kelly sue and david lopez, could there be hopes for fans of carol danvers' solo adventures? maybe, but marvel's not telling if this is a continuation, a relaunch, or just something altogether new.
the teaser promises news at the superior spider-man & friends panel at new york comic-con, and carol has been linked to in the past, but we'll find out in a couple of weeks for sure.
credit: marvel comics
original story: marvel is at it again.
the publisher kicked off the new week with another marvel now!" new york comic con teaser, their since wednesday morning.
"sinners" promises some manner of title or story arc by writer charles soule and artist carlo that will be revealed at marvel's amazing and the marvel universe panel.
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ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə ˈmɑrvəl kənˈtɪnju, ənd æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtən ˈmɑrvəl həz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɪts ˈtizər ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˌɪnˈklud nu ˈstɔri ɑrks frəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsɪriz ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ʤɪst ˈstrɪktli fər nu ˈtaɪtəlz. ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈkæptən ˈmɑrvəl frəm ˈkɛli su həz bɪn əp ɪn ðə ɛr fər ðə pæst fju mənθs. ɑkˈtoʊbərz ˈɪʃu ɪz nɑt ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɪʃu, bət ðə ˈsɪriz dɪd nɑt ʃoʊ əp ɪn ˈmɑrvəlz səˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃənz fər noʊˈvɛmbər ənd dɪˈsɛmbər 2013 naʊ, wɪθ ðə ˈtizər mɑrkt "haɪər" baɪ ˈkɛli su ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈloʊpɛz, kʊd ðɛr bi hoʊps fər fænz əv ˈkɛrəl ˈdænvərz' ˈsoʊˌloʊ ædˈvɛnʧərz? ˈmeɪbi, bət ˈmɑrvəlz nɑt ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪf ðɪs ɪz ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən, ə riˈlɔnʧ, ər ʤɪst ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər nu. ðə ˈtizər ˈprɑməsəz nuz æt ðə suˈpɪriər ˈspaɪdərmæn frɛndz ˈpænəl æt nu jɔrk comic-con*, ənd ˈkɛrəl həz bɪn lɪŋkt tɪ ɪn ðə pæst, bət wɪl faɪnd aʊt ɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks fər ʃʊr. ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri: ˈmɑrvəl ɪz æt ɪt əˈgɛn. ðə ˈpəblɪʃər kɪkt ɔf ðə nu wik wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈmɑrvəl naʊ!" nu jɔrk ˈkɑmɪk kɑn ˈtizər, ðɛr sɪns ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. "ˈsɪnərz" ˈprɑməsəz səm ˈmænər əv ˈtaɪtəl ər ˈstɔri ɑrk baɪ ˈraɪtər ˈʧɑrəlz saʊl ənd ˈɑrtɪst ˈkɑrloʊ ðət wɪl bi rɪˈvild æt ˈmɑrvəlz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ənd ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈjunəˌvərs ˈpænəl.
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the pharmacy council has proposed a change to their code of ethics, everything you need to know.
edit: when this article was published it include details of the pharmaceutical submission. since then, i have spoken with their chief pharmacist advisor, bob buckham, about their submission. for more details, see my article it: pharmacists want to sell unproven products
the pharmacy council is the statutory body responsible for setting standards of conduct and competence of pharmacists in new zealand. they have a code of ethics, the safe effective pharmacy practice code of ethics 2011, which currently includes a section that requires pharmacists must:
6.9 only purchase, supply or promote any medicine, complementary therapy, herbal remedy or other healthcare product where there is no reason to doubt its quality or safety and when there is credible evidence of efficacy. safe effective pharmacy practice code of ethics 2011 (pharmacy council)
in august, the pharmacy council proposed to change this section of the code of ethics. the first part of the proposed change is to remove the requirement for complementary therapies and other healthcare products to be supported by credible evidence of efficacy before they can be promoted or supplied in a pharmacy. the other part is to add a requirement that purchasers must be given enough information about these products to make an informed choice:
6.9a only supply or promote any medicine or herbal remedy where there is no reason to doubt its quality or safety and when there is credible evidence of efficacy.b only supply any complementary therapy or other healthcare product where there is no reason to doubt its quality or safety and when sufficient information about the product can be provided in order for the purchaser to make an informed choice with regard to the risks and benefits of all the available treatment options. proposed supplementary wording to clause of the code of ethics 2011 (pharmacy council)
as part of this proposal, the pharmacy council called for submissions from stakeholders. in my last article on this topic, i discussed the submission from the society for science based healthcare, of which i am a co-founder. although the extended deadline for submissions passed last friday, various other groups have made their views on this proposal clear and made their own submissions.
the society for science based healthcare
the society for science based healthcare is a group of consumer advocates, scientists, and medical professionals. i am one of its co-founders. the submission from the society for science based healthcare proposed a modified version of the new wording:
6.9a only supply any medicine or herbal remedy where there is credible evidence of efficacy.b only promote any complementary therapy or other healthcare product where there is credible evidence of efficacy.c only supply or promote any medicine, herbal remedy, complementary therapy or other healthcare product where there is no reason to doubt its quality or safety, when there is not credible evidence to suggest that the product lacks efficacy.d provide sufficient information about any medicine, herbal remedy, complementary therapy or other healthcare product product in order for the purchaser to make an informed choice with regard to the risks and benefits of all the available treatment options. pharmacy council code of ethics proposal (society for science based healthcare)
after lodging a complaint last year with the pharmacy council regarding an incident in which a patient was misled by an auckland pharmacy that recommended and sold them aic product, both the pharmacy council and the health and disability commissioner refused to enforce the code by telling the pharmacy not to promote or sell theic product, despite the fact that it was not supported by any credible evidence of efficacy.
in principle, the society would oppose the change. however, having have found that the existing section of the code is disregarded rather than enforced, the society decided it was best to try to turn the code into something the pharmacy council might be willing to enforce that could still offer protection to patients.
it is currently widespread practice for new zealand pharmacies to supply and promote healthcare products which are not supported by credible evidence of efficacy, such asic products. pharmacy council code of ethics proposal (society for science based healthcare)
this view that the current code of ethics is commonly disregarded has been shared among many of the other submissions that have been made public, and appears to be supported by a statement made by the pharmacy council chairman dr andrew in a recent article on stuff.co.nz:
but pharmacy council chairman dr andrew said the rules as they stood were “unworkable” and many pharmacists, including himself, were already selling complementary medicines, even if they believe their claims. doctors and pharmacists clash over complimentary medicines (stuff.co.nz)
the society for science based submission also argued that there are both potential risks and potential benefits to these products being sold in pharmacies. the proposed new wording is intended to provide the best profile for patients.
on the one hand, if these products are available in a pharmacy consumers will be more likely to visit a pharmacy to purchase them. this can put them in a position where a pharmacist is able to provide them with advice, so they can make an informed decision on purchasing the best product for whatever problem they are experiencing. if the product were not available in a pharmacy, they may instead seek it from a source which would not provide them with this information, or which may misinform them. on the other hand, when a product is available in pharmacies it is likely to lead consumers to believe that it is an effective, product. this is often used as a selling point by products which are not supported by evidence. for example, theic product advertises itself as being available at “most chemists nationwide“. in this way, pharmacists stocking products without credible evidence of efficacy can also contribute to an increase in consumer demand for them. for all intents and purposes, supplying a product in a pharmacy is also a form of promotion. pharmacy council code of ethics proposal (society for science based healthcare)
when it was submitted this submission had a list of 36 supporters, 24 of whom are healthcare professionals or phd scientists
the skeptics
the skeptics’ submission opposed the change. it also proposed that the pharmacy council maintain a list of products or product categories that are not supported by credible evidence of efficacy, to make it easier for pharmacists to determine which products could or could not be sold in pharmacies. the motivation for this recommendation is similar to one made in the society for science based complaint last year:
as a result of this complaint, we want pharmacists to have the opportunity to do the right thing and fulfill their ethical obligations. in order to achieve this, we suggest that the pharmacy council consider the following courses of action: to assist pharmacies in evaluating whether or not a healthcare product is supported by credible evidence of efficacy, the pharmacy council should develop and publish guidelines regarding what constitutes credible evidence of efficacy. this need not be a strict requirement so much as a useful guide that pharmacists can use to establish a consistent minimum standard of evidence. complaint (society for science based healthcare)
to inform their submission, the skeptics conducted a “secret shopper” exercise with their members to discover what actually happens when consumers talked to pharmacy staff abouty.
we found that around half of the pharmacies visited had staff that were willing to promote or supplyic products without adequately explaining the current lack of evidence. it seems that some pharmacies did not stocky, but a significant number of others did haveic products on their shelves and in most of these pharmacies staff were willing to offery as a viable treatment, with no information offered about a lack of efficacy. with the code being an important patient protection mechanism, disappointed to see it so readily disregarded. submission to the pharmacy 2015 code of ethics consultation skeptics)
the skeptics have made these reports available on their website: pharmacyy reports. as well as this, they conducted a search for new zealand pharmacies promotingic products online, and made the results of this available too: pharmacies promotingy.
one argument that is used to support pharmacies selling products with no credible evidence of efficacy is that, if pharmacists were prevented from selling these products, then patients’ freedom of choice would be infringed. this argument has been made, for example, by pharmacy council chairman dr andrew when he was interviewed on radio new zealand about this proposed change:
you know, i think we need to respect the wish of the consumer from time to time, so you know, individuals have their own cultural and traditional beliefs around certain alternative and complementary therapies… so i think that the key thing is that we are setting out that we think pharmacists should be informed about the efficacy of the evidence for each individual product when they are promoting and making recommendations to people. but at the same time, we need to put the person at the centre, the consumer, and respect their wishes and desires. pharmacy council moves to change code of ethics overy (radio new zealand)
the argument has also been put forth by pharmacists that sell these products in their pharmacies:
“many patients believey has been of benefit and they should be given the freedom to choose it if they want, [lincoln mall pharmacy owner pharmacist caleb townsend] says.” pharmacists support patient choice withy (pharmacy today)
it may be worth noting that lincoln mall pharmacy is one of the ones on the skeptics’ list of pharmacies promotingy online, and the pharmacy today article notes they have “qualified onsite”. an advertising standards authority complaint laid by society for science based healthcare member simon clark was settled in june when the pharmacy opted to remove claims thatic products can “treat a wide range of illnesses and concerns” from an online listing.
ben albert et al.
dr ben albert is a endocrinologist who researched fish oil for his phd, which made headlines earlier this year after his research was published in the nature journal scientific reports. along with five other doctors, he has written a submission to the pharmacy council opposing the change.
despite coming from a group of individuals rather than a professional society, the submission boasts the impressive support of 180 medical doctors, predominantly senior consultants, representing all medical specialties. it also has the support of the society of surgeons and the resident doctors association, which represents over 90% of the resident medical officer workforce in new zealand. its authors are:
dr benjamin b. albert fracp, endocrinologist andical research fellow. liggins institute, university of auckland. professor wayne s. fracp. professor of endocrinology, and director of a better start national science challenge, liggins institute, university of auckland. past president, endocrinology group. past president, asia pacific endocrine society. professor paul l. hofman fracp. professor of endocrinology, director of the maurice and nessieical research unit, liggins institute, university of auckland. president asia pacific endocrine society. past president endocrinology group. professor alistair j. gunn phd fracp. professor of physiology ands, and head of department of physiology, university of auckland. endocrinologist. associate professor timothy kenealy phd franzcgp, professor of integrated care, university of auckland. general practitioner. dr olivia j. albert fanzca. anaesthetist, royal hospital for women, sydney, australia.
the specific recommendations made in their submission are:
reject the proposed change, or the requirement for “credible evidence of efficacy” in to clauseb. we suggest this wording. where there is no credible evidence to suggest a specific complementary alternative is effective, or the proposed effect of the product is scientifically implausible pharmacists should not promote or recommend its use
current ethical standards should be enforced
treatments and products that do not have “credible evidence of efficacy” such asic remedies, ear candles and magnet based therapies should be listed by the, with the intention that they are not sold in pharmacies. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (ben albert et al.)
the last recommendation echoes that of the skeptics, aiming to simplify things for pharmacists by providing a list of products or product categories which clearly are not supported by credible evidence of efficacy.
the rationale for their opposition to the change is laid out clearly and concisely in the submission:
the suggested change is in opposition to the general principles of the code, and the expectations of the public and other members of the science based healthcare team. this change would make it permissible within the ethical code for pharmacists to promote and sell products that are unproven and even scientifically implausible. we believe that this is harmful and wrong. the current code should be enforced, not amended. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (ben albert et al.)
they raise another to the “freedom of choice” argument, noting that pharmacists should be wary of their conflict of interest between advising against patients purchasing products that supported by evidence and selling more products to generate more profit for the pharmacy:
pharmacists (like many health providers) have a conflict of interest when they sell and give advice about health products from which they make profit. there is evidence that financial pressures do impact theical decisions of. one of the reasons that a code of ethics is important is because it provides guidance where the interests of pharmacists and patients differ. 1 b,ien ja, krass i. professional ethics in pharmacy: the australian experience. international journal of pharmacy practice. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (ben albert et al.)
they also raise the issue that products sold in pharmacies are likely to be seen as effective by the public, which can lead to harm when they are sold in pharmacies:
many patients will assume that the pharmacist endorses the health products sold in the pharmacy as scientifically supported. but many pharmacists sell products that are known to be ineffective, such asic or potentially harmful, such as ear. selling such products conflicts with the principles of the current as it reduces patient autonomy. the patient that wrongly assumes that a health product is scientifically supported is to make an informed decision. 3 ernst e. a systematic review of systematic reviews ofy. j pharmacol..
4 seely dr, quigley sm, langman aw. ear and safety. the laryngoscope..
5 zealand pcon. code of ethics 2011: pharmacy council of new zealand; 2011 [cited 1015 17 september]. available from:. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (ben albert et al.)
although this submission has not been made public, it shares much in common with a letter to the editor from the same authors that was published today in the new zealand medical journal.
i spoke with dr albert to ask what motivated him to take action on the pharmacy proposal, what he had to say:
for years it has bothered and surprised me that products that are entirely implausible such as magnets andic remedies, and harmful products such as ear candles are sold in pharmacies. when scientifically trained and trusted health professionals promote and sell such treatments they betray the trust of the public who will quite reasonably assume such products are endorsed by the pharmacist and supported by scientific evidence. the current code of ethics indicates that it is unethical and unprofessional for pharmacists to sell these products. the right course of action is to stop selling them. to instead change the code to redefine ethical behaviour appears cynical and makes the sale of unsupported or harmful treatments no less wrong. dr ben albert
the new zealand medical association
the new zealand medical association is new largest medical organisation, representing over medical professionals. the new zealand medical submission strongly opposes the change. they echo the views of other submissions that in the face of widespread behaviour at odds with the current code, the way forward should be change behaviour to match the code rather than to relax the code to permit existing behaviour:
thema is strongly opposed to the above proposed change we do not believe that pharmacists should be selling ‘treatments’ that are known to be ineffective or lack evidence of effectiveness. we contend that doing so is unethical. while this practice may be happening under the present code, we believe that the should be seeking ways to enforce the code rather than amend it to accommodate this practice. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (new zealand medical association)
thema acknowledged the trust placed in pharmacists by the public, and how this affects the way in which products sold in pharmacies are perceived:
it is our view that allowing pharmacists to sell ineffective therapies or products is contrary to the own aspirations, including of trustworthiness and professionalism. moreoadly, it undermines the social contract between the public and the profession. the pharmacist is trusted by patients and other members of the health care team precisely because of their scientific training. the sale of products by pharmacists that knowingly do not work is inconsistent with the high trust health care professional the public expects and the profession requests. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (new zealand medical association)
thema also deals with the “freedom of choice” argument in a similar way to the other submissions:
we understand that patient autonomy and freedom of choice are being advanced as the rationale for the proposed to the code. we believe these are spurious arguments on which to remove the requirement for “credible evidence of efficacy” for pharmacists to sell complementary therapies or other healthcare products. freedom of choice should not transcend the health and well-being of the patient. furthermore, such products are already available to people to purchase at other outlets, such as health food shops and supermarkets. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (new zealand medical association)
thema raised some new concerns, regarding the potential impacts of the proposed change:
the proposal is of all the more concern given the current lack of regulation of complementary therapies in new zealand. we are also concerned at the impact of the proposal on equity. patients that are least likely to consult a doctor could end up being even more likely to purchase costly ‘healthcare’ products from their pharmacy that do not work. the proposal also undermines the wider health efforts to improve health literacy. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (new zealand medical association)
thema’s final recommendation is for the requirement for credible evidence of efficacy to be kept and enforced, and until it is enforced for the newly proposed requirement for supplying sufficient information to make an informed choice toidge the gap:
ideally, we would like to see pharmacists end the sale of complementary therapies or other healthcare products for which there is no credible evidence of efficacy (ie, meet their obligations under the existing code). until such time, we would suggest the addition of a to which addresses the need to provide sufficient information for herbal remedy, complementary therapy or other healthcare product. accordingly, we proposed the following wording: only purchase, supply or promote any medicine, complementary therapy, herbal remedy or other healthcare product where there is no reason to doubt its quality or safety and when there is credible evidence of efficacy.a when supplying a herbal remedy, complementary therapy or other healthcare product, sufficient information about the product must be provided in order for the purchaser to make an informed choice with regard to efficacy of the product and the risks and benefits of all available treatment options. submission to the pharmacy council of new zealand (new zealand medical association)
the pharmacy guild
the pharmacy guild represents pharmacy owners in new zealand. the pharmacy submission supports the pharmacy proposed change:
we support the intentions of the proposed changes to clause of the code of ethics 2011 (the code). consultation on the proposed wording to clause of the code of ethics 2011 (pharmacy guild)
the primary motivation for this support seems to be a combination of the “freedom of choice” argument i described above, and the potential for benefit described in the society for science based submission:
we believe that if pharmacists were prevented from selling natural products then patients wanting these products would continue to source them from somewhere. we consider that it is far safer for consumers to approach pharmacists for advice and that they purchase supplies of complementary medicines from a pharmacy rather than over the internet for instance, where the quality and safety of a product cannot always be guaranteed. consultation on the proposed wording to clause of the code of ethics 2011 (pharmacy guild)
as well as these submissions, i have been made aware of a few more, mainly submitted by individuals. of those i am aware of, such as edward submission, they are predominantly opposed to the change for many of the reasons described in these submissions. i am aware of one instance of an who supports that change who is now a and, scarily, was previously employed by the pharmacy council as their professional standards advisor even while they were as a. however i know if they have made a submission.
i’m also aware that the pharmaceutical society has made a submission. whereas the pharmacy council regulates pharmacists, the pharmacy guild and pharmaceutical society are membership organisations; the guild represents pharmacy owners and the society represents pharmacists in general. although i have tried to get in touch with them, i seen the pharmaceutical submission and provide comment. i will update this article if that changes.
however, i am aware that the pharmaceutical society has close ties to the new zealand medical association, even to the point where they have a joint agreement for members to abide by both organisations’ codes of ethics. so i expect that if they have made a submission it may be along similar lines to thema’s submission.
if anyone knows of any more information that missed in this article, please leave a comment below.
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ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl həz prəˈpoʊzd ə ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ðɛr koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid tɪ noʊ. ˈɛdət wɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪt ˌɪnˈklud ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl səbˈmɪʃən. sɪns ðɛn, aɪ hæv ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ðɛr ʧif ˈfɑrməsɪst ædˈvaɪzər, bɑb buckham*, əˈbaʊt ðɛr səbˈmɪʃən. fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz, si maɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪt: ˈfɑrməsɪsts wɔnt tɪ sɛl ənˈpruvən ˈprɑdəkts ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz ðə ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈbɑdi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈstændərdz əv ˈkɑndəkt ənd ˈkɑmpətɪns əv ˈfɑrməsɪsts ɪn nu ˈzilənd. ðeɪ hæv ə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks, ðə seɪf ˈifɛktɪv ˈfɑrməsi ˈpræktɪs koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 wɪʧ ˈkərəntli ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈsɛkʃən ðət rikˈwaɪərz ˈfɑrməsɪsts məst: ˈoʊnli ˈpərʧəs, səˈplaɪ ər prəˈmoʊt ˈɛni ˈmɛdəsən, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi, ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɛr ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ daʊt ɪts kˈwɑləti ər ˈseɪfti ənd wɪn ðɛr ɪz ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. seɪf ˈifɛktɪv ˈfɑrməsi ˈpræktɪs koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 (ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl) ɪn ˈɔgəst, ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl prəˈpoʊzd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks. ðə fərst pɑrt əv ðə prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ ɪz tɪ riˈmuv ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpiz ənd ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkts tɪ bi səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən bi prəˈmoʊtəd ər səˈplaɪd ɪn ə ˈfɑrməsi. ðə ˈəðər pɑrt ɪz tɪ æd ə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət ˈpərʧəsərz məst bi ˈgɪvɪn ɪˈnəf ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈprɑdəkts tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ʧɔɪs: ˈoʊnli səˈplaɪ ər prəˈmoʊt ˈɛni ˈmɛdəsən ər ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi wɛr ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ daʊt ɪts kˈwɑləti ər ˈseɪfti ənd wɪn ðɛr ɪz ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ˈoʊnli səˈplaɪ ˈɛni ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɛr ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ daʊt ɪts kˈwɑləti ər ˈseɪfti ənd wɪn səˈfɪʃənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑdəkt kən bi prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈpərʧəsər tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ʧɔɪs wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə rɪsks ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ɔl ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈtritmənt ˈɔpʃənz. prəˈpoʊzd ˌsəpləˈmɛntəˌri ˈwərdɪŋ tɪ klɔz əv ðə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 (ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl) ɛz pɑrt əv ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl, ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl kɔld fər səbˈmɪʃənz frəm ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz. ɪn maɪ læst ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk, aɪ dɪˈskəst ðə səbˈmɪʃən frəm ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr, əv wɪʧ aɪ æm ə co-founder*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər səbˈmɪʃənz pæst læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər grups hæv meɪd ðɛr vjuz ɔn ðɪs prəˈpoʊzəl klɪr ənd meɪd ðɛr oʊn səbˈmɪʃənz. ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ɪz ə grup əv kənˈsumər ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ˈsaɪəntɪsts, ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈfɛʃənəlz. aɪ æm wən əv ɪts co-founders*. ðə səbˈmɪʃən frəm ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈpoʊzd ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə nu ˈwərdɪŋ: ˈoʊnli səˈplaɪ ˈɛni ˈmɛdəsən ər ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi wɛr ðɛr ɪz ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ˈoʊnli prəˈmoʊt ˈɛni ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɛr ðɛr ɪz ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ˈoʊnli səˈplaɪ ər prəˈmoʊt ˈɛni ˈmɛdəsən, ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɛr ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ daʊt ɪts kˈwɑləti ər ˈseɪfti, wɪn ðɛr ɪz nɑt ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˈprɑdəkt læks ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. prəˈvaɪd səˈfɪʃənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈɛni ˈmɛdəsən, ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt ˈprɑdəkt ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈpərʧəsər tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ʧɔɪs wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ðə rɪsks ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ɔl ðə əˈveɪləbəl ˈtritmənt ˈɔpʃənz. ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks prəˈpoʊzəl (soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr) ˈæftər ˈlɑʤɪŋ ə kəmˈpleɪnt læst jɪr wɪθ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ən ˈɪnsədənt ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈpeɪʃənt wɑz mɪsˈlɛd baɪ ən ˈɑklənd ˈfɑrməsi ðət ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ənd soʊld ðɛm ə ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkt, boʊθ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðə hɛlθ ənd ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti kəˈmɪʃənər rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə koʊd baɪ ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə ˈfɑrməsi nɑt tɪ prəˈmoʊt ər sɛl ðə ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkt, dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɛni ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl, ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti wʊd əˈpoʊz ðə ʧeɪnʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈhævɪŋ hæv faʊnd ðət ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə koʊd ɪz ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd ˈrəðər ðən ɛnˈfɔrst, ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz bɛst tɪ traɪ tɪ tərn ðə koʊd ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl maɪt bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðət kʊd stɪl ˈɔfər prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ ˈpeɪʃənz. ɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpræktɪs fər nu ˈzilənd ˈfɑrməsiz tɪ səˈplaɪ ənd prəˈmoʊt ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkts wɪʧ ər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi, səʧ ɛz ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkts. ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks prəˈpoʊzəl (soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr) ðɪs vju ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ɪz ˈkɑmənli ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd həz bɪn ʃɛrd əˈməŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈəðər səbˈmɪʃənz ðət hæv bɪn meɪd ˈpəblɪk, ənd əˈpɪrz tɪ bi səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt meɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧɛrmən ˈdɑktər ˈændru ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn stuff.co.nz*: bət ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧɛrmən ˈdɑktər ˈændru sɛd ðə rulz ɛz ðeɪ stʊd wər ““unworkable”*” ənd ˈmɛni ˈfɑrməsɪsts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf, wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈsɛlɪŋ ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈmɛdəsənz, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðɛr kleɪmz. ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈfɑrməsɪsts klæʃ ˈoʊvər ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ˈmɛdəsənz (stuff.co.nz*) ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst səbˈmɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɑrgjud ðət ðɛr ər boʊθ pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪsks ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ðiz ˈprɑdəkts biɪŋ soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz. ðə prəˈpoʊzd nu ˈwərdɪŋ ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə bɛst ˈproʊˌfaɪl fər ˈpeɪʃənz. ɔn ðə wən hænd, ɪf ðiz ˈprɑdəkts ər əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ə ˈfɑrməsi kənˈsumərz wɪl bi mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ə ˈfɑrməsi tɪ ˈpərʧəs ðɛm. ðɪs kən pʊt ðɛm ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr ə ˈfɑrməsɪst ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðɛm wɪθ ədˈvaɪs, soʊ ðeɪ kən meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈprɑdəkt fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈprɑbləm ðeɪ ər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ. ɪf ðə ˈprɑdəkt wər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ə ˈfɑrməsi, ðeɪ meɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd sik ɪt frəm ə sɔrs wɪʧ wʊd nɑt prəˈvaɪd ðɛm wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ər wɪʧ meɪ mɪˌsɪnˈfɔrm ðɛm. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wɪn ə ˈprɑdəkt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ lɛd kənˈsumərz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪt ɪz ən ˈifɛktɪv, ˈprɑdəkt. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔfən juzd ɛz ə ˈsɛlɪŋ pɔɪnt baɪ ˈprɑdəkts wɪʧ ər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɛvədəns. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkt ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz biɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl æt ˈkɛmɪsts nationwide“*“. ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ˈfɑrməsɪsts ˈstɑkɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts wɪˈθaʊt ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi kən ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn kənˈsumər dɪˈmænd fər ðɛm. fər ɔl ˌɪnˈtɛnts ənd ˈpərpəsɪz, səˈplaɪɪŋ ə ˈprɑdəkt ɪn ə ˈfɑrməsi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə fɔrm əv pərˈmoʊʃən. ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks prəˈpoʊzəl (soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr) wɪn ɪt wɑz səbˈmɪtəd ðɪs səbˈmɪʃən hæd ə lɪst əv 36 səˈpɔrtərz, 24 əv hum ər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz ər ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈsaɪəntɪsts ðə ˈskɛptɪks ðə skeptics’*’ səbˈmɪʃən əˈpoʊzd ðə ʧeɪnʤ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈpoʊzd ðət ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl meɪnˈteɪn ə lɪst əv ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈprɑdəkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz ðət ər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi, tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər ˈfɑrməsɪsts tɪ dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ ˈprɑdəkts kʊd ər kʊd nɑt bi soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz. ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən fər ðɪs ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ wən meɪd ɪn ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst kəmˈpleɪnt læst jɪr: ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs kəmˈpleɪnt, wi wɔnt ˈfɑrməsɪsts tɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ ənd fʊlˈfɪl ðɛr ˈɛθɪkəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs, wi səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈkɔrsɪz əv ˈækʃən: tɪ əˈsɪst ˈfɑrməsiz ɪn ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt ɪz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi, ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ʃʊd dɪˈvɛləp ənd ˈpəblɪʃ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ðɪs nid nɑt bi ə strɪkt rɪkˈwaɪrmənt soʊ məʧ ɛz ə ˈjusfəl gaɪd ðət ˈfɑrməsɪsts kən juz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈmɪnəməm ˈstændərd əv ˈɛvədəns. kəmˈpleɪnt (soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr) tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðɛr səbˈmɪʃən, ðə ˈskɛptɪks kənˈdəktəd ə shopper”*” ˈɛksərˌsaɪz wɪθ ðɛr ˈmɛmbərz tɪ dɪˈskəvər wət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhæpənz wɪn kənˈsumərz tɔkt tɪ ˈfɑrməsi stæf əˈbaʊt ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi. wi faʊnd ðət əraʊnd hæf əv ðə ˈfɑrməsiz ˈvɪzɪtɪd hæd stæf ðət wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt ər səˈplaɪ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkts wɪˈθaʊt ˈædəkwɪtli ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt læk əv ˈɛvədəns. ɪt simz ðət səm ˈfɑrməsiz dɪd nɑt stɑk ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi, bət ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðərz dɪd hæv ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkts ɔn ðɛr ʃɛlvz ənd ɪn moʊst əv ðiz ˈfɑrməsiz stæf wər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfər ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi ɛz ə ˈvaɪəbəl ˈtritmənt, wɪθ noʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɔfərd əˈbaʊt ə læk əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. wɪθ ðə koʊd biɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpeɪʃənt prəˈtɛkʃən ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm, ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ si ɪt soʊ ˈrɛdəli ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi 2015 koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ˈskɛptɪks) ðə ˈskɛptɪks hæv meɪd ðiz rɪˈpɔrts əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: ˈfɑrməsi ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi rɪˈpɔrts. ɛz wɛl ɛz ðɪs, ðeɪ kənˈdəktəd ə sərʧ fər nu ˈzilənd ˈfɑrməsiz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkts ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd meɪd ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðɪs əˈveɪləbəl tu: ˈfɑrməsiz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi. wən ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ɪz juzd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈfɑrməsiz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts wɪθ noʊ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi ɪz ðət, ɪf ˈfɑrməsɪsts wər prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈsɛlɪŋ ðiz ˈprɑdəkts, ðɛn patients’*’ ˈfridəm əv ʧɔɪs wʊd bi ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤd. ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt həz bɪn meɪd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, baɪ ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧɛrmən ˈdɑktər ˈændru wɪn hi wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nu ˈzilənd əˈbaʊt ðɪs prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ: ju noʊ, aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðə wɪʃ əv ðə kənˈsumər frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm, soʊ ju noʊ, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈkəlʧərəl ənd trəˈdɪʃənəl bɪˈlifs əraʊnd ˈsərtən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ənd ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi therapies…*… soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ki θɪŋ ɪz ðət wi ər ˈsɛtɪŋ aʊt ðət wi θɪŋk ˈfɑrməsɪsts ʃʊd bi ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛfɪˌkæsi əv ðə ˈɛvədəns fər iʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈprɑdəkt wɪn ðeɪ ər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ˈpipəl. bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm, wi nid tɪ pʊt ðə ˈpərsən æt ðə ˈsɛntər, ðə kənˈsumər, ənd rɪˈspɛkt ðɛr ˈwɪʃɪz ənd dɪˈzaɪərz. ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl muvz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ˈoʊvər ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi (ˈreɪdiˌoʊ nu ˈzilənd) ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn pʊt fɔrθ baɪ ˈfɑrməsɪsts ðət sɛl ðiz ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ðɛr ˈfɑrməsiz: ˈpeɪʃənz bɪˈliv ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi həz bɪn əv ˈbɛnəfɪt ənd ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ʧuz ɪt ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt, [ˈlɪŋkən mɔl ˈfɑrməsi ˈoʊnər ˈfɑrməsɪst ˈkeɪləb ˈtaʊnzənd] says.”*.” ˈfɑrməsɪsts səˈpɔrt ˈpeɪʃənt ʧɔɪs wɪθ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi (ˈfɑrməsi təˈdeɪ) ɪt meɪ bi wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈlɪŋkən mɔl ˈfɑrməsi ɪz wən əv ðə wənz ɔn ðə skeptics’*’ lɪst əv ˈfɑrməsiz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ðə ˈfɑrməsi təˈdeɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl noʊts ðeɪ hæv onsite”*”. ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈstændərdz əˈθɔrəti kəmˈpleɪnt leɪd baɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈmɛmbər ˈsaɪmən klɑrk wɑz ˈsɛtəld ɪn ʤun wɪn ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈɑptɪd tɪ riˈmuv kleɪmz ðət ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈprɑdəkts kən ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈɪlnəsɪz ənd concerns”*” frəm ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈlɪstɪŋ. bɛn ˈælbərt ɛt æl. ˈdɑktər bɛn ˈælbərt ɪz ə ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤəst hu riˈsərʧt fɪʃ ɔɪl fər hɪz ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi, wɪʧ meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ˈæftər hɪz ˈrisərʧ wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈneɪʧər ˈʤərnəl ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk rɪˈpɔrts. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ faɪv ˈəðər ˈdɑktərz, hi həz ˈrɪtən ə səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ʧeɪnʤ. dɪˈspaɪt ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə grup əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈrəðər ðən ə prəˈfɛʃənəl soʊˈsaɪɪti, ðə səbˈmɪʃən boʊsts ðə ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv səˈpɔrt əv 180 ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈdɑktərz, ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈsinjər kənˈsəltənts, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ɔl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈspɛʃəltiz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈsərʤənz ənd ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈdɑktərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈoʊvər 90 əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɔfɪsər ˈwərkˌfɔrs ɪn nu ˈzilənd. ɪts ˈɔθərz ər: ˈdɑktər ˈbɛnʤəmən bi. ˈælbərt fracp*, ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤəst ənd ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈfɛloʊ. ˈlɪgɪnz ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑklənd. prəˈfɛsər weɪn ɛs. fracp*. prəˈfɛsər əv ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤi, ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ə ˈbɛtər stɑrt ˈnæʃənəl saɪəns ˈʧælənʤ, ˈlɪgɪnz ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑklənd. pæst ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤi grup. pæst ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. prəˈfɛsər pɔl ɛl. ˈhɑfmən fracp*. prəˈfɛsər əv ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤi, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈmɑrɪs ənd ˈnɛsi ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈjunɪt, ˈlɪgɪnz ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑklənd. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈɛndoʊˌkraɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. pæst ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤi grup. prəˈfɛsər ˈælɪˌstɛr ʤeɪ. gən ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi fracp*. prəˈfɛsər əv ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi ənd paediatrics*, ənd hɛd əv dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑklənd. ˌɛndoʊkrəˈnɑləʤəst. əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər ˈtɪməθi ˈkɛniəli ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi franzcgp*, prəˈfɛsər əv ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd kɛr, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑklənd. ˈʤɛnərəl prækˈtɪʃənər. ˈdɑktər oʊˈlɪviə ʤeɪ. ˈælbərt fanzca*. əˈnɛsθɛtɪst, rɔɪəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈwɪmən, ˈsɪdni, ɔˈstreɪljə. ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz meɪd ɪn ðɛr səbˈmɪʃən ər: ˈriʤɛkt ðə prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ, ər ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈɛvədəns əv efficacy”*” ɪn tɪ klɔz. wi səˈʤɛst ðɪs ˈwərdɪŋ. wɛr ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈʤɛst ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɪz ˈifɛktɪv, ər ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈifɛkt əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl ˈfɑrməsɪsts ʃʊd nɑt prəˈmoʊt ər ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪts juz ˈkɑrənt ˈɛθɪkəl ˈstændərdz ʃʊd bi ɛnˈfɔrst ˈtritmənts ənd ˈprɑdəkts ðət du nɑt hæv ˈɛvədəns əv efficacy”*” səʧ ɛz ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈrɛmədiz, ɪr ˈkændəlz ənd ˈmægnət beɪst ˈθɛrəpiz ʃʊd bi ˈlɪstɪd baɪ ðə, wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ðət ðeɪ ər nɑt soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (bɛn ˈælbərt ɛt æl.) ðə læst ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ˈɛkoʊz ðət əv ðə ˈskɛptɪks, ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ θɪŋz fər ˈfɑrməsɪsts baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə lɪst əv ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈprɑdəkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz wɪʧ ˈklɪrli ər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl fər ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪz leɪd aʊt ˈklɪrli ənd kənˈsaɪsli ɪn ðə səbˈmɪʃən: ðə səˈʤɛstɪd ʧeɪnʤ ɪz ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ðə koʊd, ənd ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə saɪəns beɪst ˈhɛlθˌkɛr tim. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ wʊd meɪk ɪt pərˈmɪsəbəl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈɛθɪkəl koʊd fər ˈfɑrməsɪsts tɪ prəˈmoʊt ənd sɛl ˈprɑdəkts ðət ər ənˈpruvən ənd ˈivɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl. wi bɪˈliv ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈhɑrmfəl ənd rɔŋ. ðə ˈkɑrənt koʊd ʃʊd bi ɛnˈfɔrst, nɑt əˈmɛndɪd. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (bɛn ˈælbərt ɛt æl.) ðeɪ reɪz əˈnəðər tɪ ðə əv choice”*” ˈɑrgjəmənt, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈfɑrməsɪsts ʃʊd bi ˈwɛri əv ðɛr ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst bɪtˈwin ædˈvaɪzɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈpeɪʃənz ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts ðət səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɛvədəns ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ mɔr ˈprɑdəkts tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr ˈprɑfɪt fər ðə ˈfɑrməsi: ˈfɑrməsɪsts (laɪk ˈmɛni hɛlθ prəˈvaɪdərz) hæv ə ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst wɪn ðeɪ sɛl ənd gɪv ədˈvaɪs əˈbaʊt hɛlθ ˈprɑdəkts frəm wɪʧ ðeɪ meɪk ˈprɑfɪt. ðɛr ɪz ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈprɛʃərz du ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈsɪʒənz əv wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ðət ə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz bɪˈkəz ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ˈgaɪdəns wɛr ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ˈfɑrməsɪsts ənd ˈpeɪʃənz ˈdɪfər. 1 bi, braɪɪn jɑ, kræs aɪ. prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈɛθɪks ɪn ˈfɑrməsi: ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈʤərnəl əv ˈfɑrməsi ˈpræktɪs. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (bɛn ˈælbərt ɛt æl.) ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ reɪz ðə ˈɪʃu ðət ˈprɑdəkts soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi sin ɛz ˈifɛktɪv baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, wɪʧ kən lɛd tɪ hɑrm wɪn ðeɪ ər soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz: ˈmɛni ˈpeɪʃənz wɪl əˈsum ðət ðə ˈfɑrməsɪst ɛnˈdɔrsɪz ðə hɛlθ ˈprɑdəkts soʊld ɪn ðə ˈfɑrməsi ɛz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli səˈpɔrtɪd. bət ˈmɛni ˈfɑrməsɪsts sɛl ˈprɑdəkts ðət ər noʊn tɪ bi ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv, səʧ ɛz ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ər pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈhɑrmfəl, səʧ ɛz ɪr ˈsɛlɪŋ səʧ ˈprɑdəkts ˈkɑnflɪkts wɪθ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ɛz ɪt rɪˈdusɪz ˈpeɪʃənt əˈtɑnəmi. ðə ˈpeɪʃənt ðət ˈrɔŋli əˈsumz ðət ə hɛlθ ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli səˈpɔrtɪd ɪz tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd dɪˈsɪʒən. 3 ərnst i. ə ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk ˌrivˈju əv ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk rəvˈjuz əv ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθi. ʤeɪ pharmacol*. 4 ˈsili ˈdɑktər, kˈwɪgli sm*, ˈlæŋmən ɔ. ɪr ənd ˈseɪfti. ðə lɑˈrɪnʤəˌskoʊp. 5 ˈzilənd pcon*. koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd; 2011 [ˈsaɪtɪd 1015 17 sɛpˈtɛmbər]. əˈveɪləbəl frəm: səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (bɛn ˈælbərt ɛt æl.) ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs səbˈmɪʃən həz nɑt bɪn meɪd ˈpəblɪk, ɪt ʃɛrz məʧ ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈɛdɪtər frəm ðə seɪm ˈɔθərz ðət wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈʤərnəl. aɪ spoʊk wɪθ ˈdɑktər ˈælbərt tɪ æsk wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ɪm tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən ɔn ðə ˈfɑrməsi prəˈpoʊzəl, wət hi hæd tɪ seɪ: fər jɪrz ɪt həz ˈbɑðərd ənd səˈpraɪzd mi ðət ˈprɑdəkts ðət ər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˌɪmˈplɔzəbəl səʧ ɛz ˈmægnəts ənd ˌhoʊmioʊˈpæθək ˈrɛmədiz, ənd ˈhɑrmfəl ˈprɑdəkts səʧ ɛz ɪr ˈkændəlz ər soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz. wɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli treɪnd ənd ˈtrəstɪd hɛlθ prəˈfɛʃənəlz prəˈmoʊt ənd sɛl səʧ ˈtritmənts ðeɪ bɪˈtreɪ ðə trəst əv ðə ˈpəblɪk hu wɪl kwaɪt ˈrizənəbli əˈsum səʧ ˈprɑdəkts ər ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsɪst ənd səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛvədəns. ðə ˈkɑrənt koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ɪt ɪz əˈnɛθɪkəl ənd ˌənprəˈfɛʃənəl fər ˈfɑrməsɪsts tɪ sɛl ðiz ˈprɑdəkts. ðə raɪt kɔrs əv ˈækʃən ɪz tɪ stɑp ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛm. tɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd ʧeɪnʤ ðə koʊd tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn ˈɛθɪkəl bɪˈheɪvjər əˈpɪrz ˈsɪnɪkəl ənd meɪks ðə seɪl əv ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ər ˈhɑrmfəl ˈtritmənts noʊ lɛs rɔŋ. ˈdɑktər bɛn ˈælbərt ðə nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ðə nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz nu ˈlɑrʤəst ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈfɛʃənəlz. ðə nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl səbˈmɪʃən ˈstrɔŋli əˈpoʊzɪz ðə ʧeɪnʤ. ðeɪ ˈɛkoʊ ðə vjuz əv ˈəðər səbˈmɪʃənz ðət ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd bɪˈheɪvjər æt ɑdz wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt koʊd, ðə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd ʃʊd bi ʧeɪnʤ bɪˈheɪvjər tɪ mæʧ ðə koʊd ˈrəðər ðən tɪ rɪˈlæks ðə koʊd tɪ ˈpərˌmɪt ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər: ðə ɪz ˈstrɔŋli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə əˈbəv prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ wi du nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ˈfɑrməsɪsts ʃʊd bi ˈsɛlɪŋ ‘‘treatments’*’ ðət ər noʊn tɪ bi ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ər læk ˈɛvədəns əv ˈifɛktɪvnəs. wi kənˈtɛnd ðət duɪŋ soʊ ɪz əˈnɛθɪkəl. waɪl ðɪs ˈpræktɪs meɪ bi ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈprɛzənt koʊd, wi bɪˈliv ðət ðə ʃʊd bi ˈsikɪŋ weɪz tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə koʊd ˈrəðər ðən əˈmɛnd ɪt tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðɪs ˈpræktɪs. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) ðə ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə trəst pleɪst ɪn ˈfɑrməsɪsts baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ənd haʊ ðɪs əˈfɛkts ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ˈprɑdəkts soʊld ɪn ˈfɑrməsiz ər pərˈsivd: ɪt ɪz ɑr vju ðət əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈfɑrməsɪsts tɪ sɛl ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ˈθɛrəpiz ər ˈprɑdəkts ɪz ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə oʊn ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əv ˈtrəstˌwərðinəs ənd prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm. mɔr ˈbrɔdli, ɪt ˌəndərˈmaɪnz ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑnˌtrækt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd ðə prəˈfɛʃən. ðə ˈfɑrməsɪst ɪz ˈtrəstɪd baɪ ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə hɛlθ kɛr tim prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə seɪl əv ˈprɑdəkts baɪ ˈfɑrməsɪsts ðət ˈnoʊɪŋli du nɑt wərk ɪz ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə haɪ trəst hɛlθ kɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪkˈspɛkts ənd ðə prəˈfɛʃən rɪkˈwɛsts. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) ðə ˈɔlsoʊ dilz wɪθ ðə əv choice”*” ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn ə ˈsɪmələr weɪ tɪ ðə ˈəðər səbˈmɪʃənz: wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈpeɪʃənt əˈtɑnəmi ənd ˈfridəm əv ʧɔɪs ər biɪŋ ədˈvænst ɛz ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl fər ðə prəˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə koʊd. wi bɪˈliv ðiz ər ˈspəriəs ˈɑrgjəmənts ɔn wɪʧ tɪ riˈmuv ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈɛvədəns əv efficacy”*” fər ˈfɑrməsɪsts tɪ sɛl ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpiz ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkts. ˈfridəm əv ʧɔɪs ʃʊd nɑt trænˈsɛnd ðə hɛlθ ənd ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənt. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, səʧ ˈprɑdəkts ər ɔˈrɛdi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈpərʧəs æt ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtlɛts, səʧ ɛz hɛlθ fud ʃɑps ənd ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) ðə reɪzd səm nu kənˈsərnz, rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmˈpækts əv ðə prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ: ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz əv ɔl ðə mɔr kənˈsərn ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt læk əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpiz ɪn nu ˈzilənd. wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsərnd æt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ɔn ˈɛkwəti. ˈpeɪʃənz ðət ər list ˈlaɪkli tɪ kənˈsəlt ə ˈdɔktər kʊd ɛnd əp biɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈkɔstli ‘‘healthcare’*’ ˈprɑdəkts frəm ðɛr ˈfɑrməsi ðət du nɑt wərk. ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndərˈmaɪnz ðə ˈwaɪdər hɛlθ ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv hɛlθ ˈlɪtərəsi. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ɪz fər ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi tɪ bi kɛpt ənd ɛnˈfɔrst, ənd ənˈtɪl ɪt ɪz ɛnˈfɔrst fər ðə ˈnuli prəˈpoʊzd rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər səˈplaɪɪŋ səˈfɪʃənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ʧɔɪs tɪ brɪʤ ðə gæp: aɪˈdili, wi wʊd laɪk tɪ si ˈfɑrməsɪsts ɛnd ðə seɪl əv ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpiz ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkts fər wɪʧ ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi (ie*, mit ðɛr ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ koʊd). ənˈtɪl səʧ taɪm, wi wʊd səˈʤɛst ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ə tɪ wɪʧ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə nid tɪ prəˈvaɪd səˈfɪʃənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt. əˈkɔrdɪŋli, wi prəˈpoʊzd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈwərdɪŋ: ˈoʊnli ˈpərʧəs, səˈplaɪ ər prəˈmoʊt ˈɛni ˈmɛdəsən, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi, ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɛr ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ daʊt ɪts kˈwɑləti ər ˈseɪfti ənd wɪn ðɛr ɪz ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈɛvədəns əv ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. wɪn səˈplaɪɪŋ ə ˈərbəl ˈrɛmədi, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈprɑdəkt, səˈfɪʃənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑdəkt məst bi prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈpərʧəsər tɪ meɪk ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ʧɔɪs wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈɛfɪˌkæsi əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt ənd ðə rɪsks ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ɔl əˈveɪləbəl ˈtritmənt ˈɔpʃənz. səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl əv nu ˈzilənd (nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) ðə ˈfɑrməsi gɪld ðə ˈfɑrməsi gɪld ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈfɑrməsi ˈoʊnərz ɪn nu ˈzilənd. ðə ˈfɑrməsi səbˈmɪʃən səˈpɔrts ðə ˈfɑrməsi prəˈpoʊzd ʧeɪnʤ: wi səˈpɔrt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz əv ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ klɔz əv ðə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 (ðə koʊd). ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ɔn ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈwərdɪŋ tɪ klɔz əv ðə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 (ˈfɑrməsi gɪld) ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən fər ðɪs səˈpɔrt simz tɪ bi ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ðə əv choice”*” ˈɑrgjəmənt aɪ dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv, ənd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈbɛnəfɪt dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər saɪəns beɪst səbˈmɪʃən: wi bɪˈliv ðət ɪf ˈfɑrməsɪsts wər prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl ˈprɑdəkts ðɛn ˈpeɪʃənz ˈwɑnɪŋ ðiz ˈprɑdəkts wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ sɔrs ðɛm frəm ˈsəmˌwɛr. wi kənˈsɪdər ðət ɪt ɪz fɑr ˈseɪfər fər kənˈsumərz tɪ əˈproʊʧ ˈfɑrməsɪsts fər ədˈvaɪs ənd ðət ðeɪ ˈpərʧəs səˈplaɪz əv ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi ˈmɛdəsənz frəm ə ˈfɑrməsi ˈrəðər ðən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər ˈɪnstəns, wɛr ðə kˈwɑləti ənd ˈseɪfti əv ə ˈprɑdəkt ˈkænɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˌgɛrənˈtid. ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ɔn ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈwərdɪŋ tɪ klɔz əv ðə koʊd əv ˈɛθɪks 2011 (ˈfɑrməsi gɪld) ɛz wɛl ɛz ðiz səbˈmɪʃənz, aɪ hæv bɪn meɪd əˈwɛr əv ə fju mɔr, ˈmeɪnli səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. əv ðoʊz aɪ æm əˈwɛr əv, səʧ ɛz ˈɛdwərd səbˈmɪʃən, ðeɪ ər ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ʧeɪnʤ fər ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈrizənz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðiz səbˈmɪʃənz. aɪ æm əˈwɛr əv wən ˈɪnstəns əv ən hu səˈpɔrts ðət ʧeɪnʤ hu ɪz naʊ ə ənd, scarily*, wɑz ˈpriviəsli ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ɛz ðɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstændərdz ædˈvaɪzər ˈivɪn waɪl ðeɪ wər ɛz ə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər aɪ noʊ ɪf ðeɪ hæv meɪd ə səbˈmɪʃən. ˈɔlsoʊ əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti həz meɪd ə səbˈmɪʃən. wɛˈræz ðə ˈfɑrməsi ˈkaʊnsəl ˈrɛgjəˌleɪts ˈfɑrməsɪsts, ðə ˈfɑrməsi gɪld ənd ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ər ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz; ðə gɪld ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈfɑrməsi ˈoʊnərz ənd ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈfɑrməsɪsts ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ hæv traɪd tɪ gɪt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðɛm, aɪ sin ðə ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl səbˈmɪʃən ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑmɛnt. aɪ wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪf ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ æm əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti həz kloʊz taɪz tɪ ðə nu ˈzilənd ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ˈivɪn tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ðeɪ hæv ə ʤɔɪnt əˈgrimənt fər ˈmɛmbərz tɪ əˈbaɪd baɪ boʊθ organisations’*’ koʊdz əv ˈɛθɪks. soʊ aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðət ɪf ðeɪ hæv meɪd ə səbˈmɪʃən ɪt meɪ bi əˈlɔŋ ˈsɪmələr laɪnz tɪ ðə səbˈmɪʃən. ɪf ˈɛniˌwən noʊz əv ˈɛni mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət mɪst ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, pliz liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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“is all that we see or seem, but a dream within a dream?” edgar allan poe
“i love sleep. my life has the tendency to fall apart when awake, you know?” ernest hemingway
hey there all you cool cats and kittens make a love dream! this is a spell to ensure you dream of the love object of your choice, and is the most popular variant of the traditional dreaming true spell.
if this seems weak in comparison to the physical act of love, consider this it is an entirely method of safe sex, with no difficult conversations or trips to the clinic the next morning. if you can master the love dream, you can delete your tinder account.
what we are aiming for is a form of lucid dreaming, combined with a magical process to intertwine your dreaming mind with that of your love object. if done correctly, it should have an effect on them, also.
so if you wish to haunt dreams, read on!
lucid dreaming can be practiced by anybody with enough focus to concentrate on the process. a very useful discipline to master, especially if you suffer from nightmares or sleep paralysis.
start training yourself by keeping a dream journal. fill it in immediately when you awake. the process of recalling and writing down your dreams will help you achieve of your dream life, and connect you more firmly to your dream state.
in waking life, occasionally pause to ask yourself “is this a dream? am i awake now?” and test yourself by looking at a clock or reading a phrase of text, looking away, then looking back. is it the same time? does it say the same thing? if you are dreaming, the time or text will usually have changed. pinch yourself. can you feel it? look at yourself in a mirror. do you look as you expect? look at your hands. are they your hands?
by doing this enough in waking life that it becomes habitual, it will start to become easier to test yourself in your dreams by the same methods. if you can get to the point where you realize that you are dreaming, you will, with practice, be able to direct your dreams in any way you choose.
as you lay you down to sleep, repeat silently to yourself a mantra that will encourage you to lucid dream. something as simple as “to sleep, perchance to dream…” works well.
now, for the specific love dream ritual.
love dream cloud cocktail
1/2 shot of hendricks gin, which has rose and cucumber notes
1 & shots of rose liqueur i used lanique, made of attar of roses
cloud topping
200
2 grams soy lecithin (you can order this online very cheaply)
if you find (try a polish or turkish shop), you can spike plain water with rose flavouring. you could add pink food colour if you prefer a pastel foam, and using edible wafer petals to garnish.
intone: “oh, lady of delight, in thy name and of thy ministers of love, do i proceed in this work of love”. scatter rose petals across the work surface.
burn a candle.
combine gin & liqueur in a cocktail shaker with ice, then leave the shaker in the freezer to chill while you create a foam topping, which represents clouds.
the clouds, moving across the sky that you and your desired one both sleep beneath, serve to connect you to each other.
somewhere out there….
using an immersion blender (the type like a pepper grinder with blades at the base), blend the soy lecithin and in a small deep bowl.
you will have to lift the blender to the upper part of the liquid surface to incorporate as much air as possible so that a foam forms on the surface.
once you have enough cloud for your needs, let it sit for a minute to set.
strain the shaker into a glass, scoop the firm foam from your bowl and dollop it onto the top of the drink.
intone: “by this act, i draw (their name) and myself into a bond of love and desire.”
drink, whilst clearly visualizing the image of your dream lover. if you have a photograph, gaze upon it.
listen to appropriately dreamy music
drinking it through a straw is recommended, so that you can blend the cloud topping with the rest of the potion as you go.
the process is best performed on a friday at 8am, or 10 at night. as our potion is intoxicating, the time slot is recommended. the moon should be waxing full.
we are using roses for this as they are the flowers most closely connected with the lady of delight, who is the power you are appealing to.
she is known by many names astarte, aphrodite, parvati, flora, freya. she is the mistress of the moon and the realm of venus.
in all operations of romantic love, it is her presence you must invoke, by whichever of her names you find most significant.
as you lie in bed, waiting for what dreams may come, visualize the goddess as clearly as you can, with long streaming hair, crowned with roses, a white dove perched on her right hand, surrounded by clouds. scatter rose petals on your pillow.
apart from the symbolism of these flowers, they also give off a subtle magnetism which is peculiarly in accord with works of this nature.
if you have a photograph of your dream lover, place it beneath your pillow. if you have a photo, write their name on a piece of paper and use that instead.
when you have a clear image of the goddess in your mind, visualize the face and body of your lover, as clearly as you can. repeat your lucid dreaming mantra.
this would be a perfect song to listen to as you drift off….
fall asleep, and dream on. following people on twitter or stalking them on facebook is for amateurs. we are the music-makers… and we are the dreamers of dreams.
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““is* ɔl ðət wi si ər sim, bət ə drim wɪˈθɪn ə dream?”*?” ˈɛdgər ˈælən poʊ ləv slip. maɪ laɪf həz ðə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ fɔl əˈpɑrt wɪn əˈweɪk, ju know?”*?” ˈərnɪst ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ heɪ ðɛr ɔl ju kul kæts ənd ˈkɪtənz meɪk ə ləv drim! ðɪs ɪz ə spɛl tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ju drim əv ðə ləv ˈɑbʤɛkt əv jʊr ʧɔɪs, ənd ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈvɛriənt əv ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdrimɪŋ tru spɛl. ɪf ðɪs simz wik ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ækt əv ləv, kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ɪt ɪz ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈmɛθəd əv seɪf sɛks, wɪθ noʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ər trɪps tɪ ðə ˈklɪnɪk ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɪf ju kən ˈmæstər ðə ləv drim, ju kən dɪˈlit jʊr ˈtɪndər əˈkaʊnt. wət wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ fər ɪz ə fɔrm əv ˈlusɪd ˈdrimɪŋ, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪntərtˈwaɪn jʊr ˈdrimɪŋ maɪnd wɪθ ðət əv jʊr ləv ˈɑbʤɛkt. ɪf dən kərˈɛktli, ɪt ʃʊd hæv ən ˈifɛkt ɔn ðɛm, ˈɔlsoʊ. soʊ ɪf ju wɪʃ tɪ hɔnt drimz, rɛd ɔn! ˈlusɪd ˈdrimɪŋ kən bi ˈpræktɪst baɪ ˈɛnibədi wɪθ ɪˈnəf ˈfoʊkɪs tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ə ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl ˈdɪsəplən tɪ ˈmæstər, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju ˈsəfər frəm ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz ər slip pərˈælɪsɪs. stɑrt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf baɪ ˈkipɪŋ ə drim ˈʤərnəl. fɪl ɪt ɪn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wɪn ju əˈweɪk. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ daʊn jʊr drimz wɪl hɛlp ju əˈʧiv əv jʊr drim laɪf, ənd kəˈnɛkt ju mɔr ˈfərmli tɪ jʊr drim steɪt. ɪn ˈweɪkɪŋ laɪf, ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli pɔz tɪ æsk ˈjɔrsɛlf ðɪs ə drim? æm aɪ əˈweɪk now?”*?” ənd tɛst ˈjɔrsɛlf baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə klɑk ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ə freɪz əv tɛkst, ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈweɪ, ðɛn ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk. ɪz ɪt ðə seɪm taɪm? dɪz ɪt seɪ ðə seɪm θɪŋ? ɪf ju ər ˈdrimɪŋ, ðə taɪm ər tɛkst wɪl ˈjuʒəwəli hæv ʧeɪnʤd. pɪnʧ ˈjɔrsɛlf. kən ju fil ɪt? lʊk æt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ə ˈmɪrər. du ju lʊk ɛz ju ɪkˈspɛkt? lʊk æt jʊr hænz. ər ðeɪ jʊr hænz? baɪ duɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈnəf ɪn ˈweɪkɪŋ laɪf ðət ɪt bɪˈkəmz həˈbɪʧuəl, ɪt wɪl stɑrt tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈiziər tɪ tɛst ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn jʊr drimz baɪ ðə seɪm ˈmɛθədz. ɪf ju kən gɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju ər ˈdrimɪŋ, ju wɪl, wɪθ ˈpræktɪs, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈrɛkt jʊr drimz ɪn ˈɛni weɪ ju ʧuz. ɛz ju leɪ ju daʊn tɪ slip, rɪˈpit ˈsaɪləntli tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf ə ˈmæntrə ðət wɪl ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ˈlusɪd drim. ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz slip, pərˈʧæns tɪ dream…”*…” wərks wɛl. naʊ, fər ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ləv drim ˈrɪʧuəl. ləv drim klaʊd ˈkɑkˌteɪl ʃɑt əv ˈhɛndrɪks ʤɪn, wɪʧ həz roʊz ənd ˈkjukəmbər noʊts 1 ʃɑts əv roʊz lɪˈkər aɪ juzd lanique*, meɪd əv ˈæˌtɑr əv ˈroʊzɪz klaʊd ˈtɑpɪŋ 200 2 græmz sɔɪ ˈlɛsɪθɪn (ju kən ˈɔrdər ðɪs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvɛri ˈʧipli) ɪf ju faɪnd (traɪ ə ˈpɑlɪʃ ər ˈtərkɪʃ ʃɑp), ju kən spaɪk pleɪn ˈwɔtər wɪθ roʊz flavouring*. ju kʊd æd pɪŋk fud ˈkələr ɪf ju prɪˈfər ə pæˈstɛl foʊm, ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛdəbəl ˈweɪfər ˈpɛtəlz tɪ ˈgɑrnɪʃ. ˌɪnˈtoʊn: ““oh*, ˈleɪdi əv dɪˈlaɪt, ɪn ðaɪ neɪm ənd əv ðaɪ ˈmɪnɪstərz əv ləv, du aɪ pərˈsid ɪn ðɪs wərk əv love”*”. ˈskætər roʊz ˈpɛtəlz əˈkrɔs ðə wərk ˈsərfəs. bərn ə ˈkændəl. ˈkɑmbaɪn ʤɪn lɪˈkər ɪn ə ˈkɑkˌteɪl ˈʃeɪkər wɪθ aɪs, ðɛn liv ðə ˈʃeɪkər ɪn ðə ˈfrizər tɪ ʧɪl waɪl ju kriˈeɪt ə foʊm ˈtɑpɪŋ, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts klaʊdz. ðə klaʊdz, ˈmuvɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə skaɪ ðət ju ənd jʊr dɪˈzaɪərd wən boʊθ slip bɪˈniθ, sərv tɪ kəˈnɛkt ju tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ˈsəmˌwɛr aʊt there…*…. ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˌɪˈmərʒən ˈblɛndər (ðə taɪp laɪk ə ˈpɛpər ˈgraɪndər wɪθ bleɪdz æt ðə beɪs), blɛnd ðə sɔɪ ˈlɛsɪθɪn ənd ɪn ə smɔl dip boʊl. ju wɪl hæv tɪ lɪft ðə ˈblɛndər tɪ ðə ˈəpər pɑrt əv ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ˈsərfəs tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ɛz məʧ ɛr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl soʊ ðət ə foʊm fɔrmz ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs. wəns ju hæv ɪˈnəf klaʊd fər jʊr nidz, lɛt ɪt sɪt fər ə ˈmɪnət tɪ sɛt. streɪn ðə ˈʃeɪkər ˈɪntu ə glæs, skup ðə fərm foʊm frəm jʊr boʊl ənd ˈdɑləp ɪt ˈɔntu ðə tɔp əv ðə drɪŋk. ˌɪnˈtoʊn: ðɪs ækt, aɪ drɔ (ðɛr neɪm) ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə bɑnd əv ləv ənd desire.”*.” drɪŋk, waɪlst ˈklɪrli ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv jʊr drim ˈləvər. ɪf ju hæv ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf, geɪz əˈpɑn ɪt. ˈlɪsən tɪ əˈproʊpriɪtli ˈdrimi mˈjuzɪk ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɪt θru ə strɔ ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd, soʊ ðət ju kən blɛnd ðə klaʊd ˈtɑpɪŋ wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈpoʊʃən ɛz ju goʊ. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz bɛst pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt 8am*, ər 10 æt naɪt. ɛz ɑr ˈpoʊʃən ɪz ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪŋ, ðə taɪm slɑt ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd. ðə mun ʃʊd bi ˈwæksɪŋ fʊl. wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈroʊzɪz fər ðɪs ɛz ðeɪ ər ðə flaʊərz moʊst ˈkloʊsli kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ ðə ˈleɪdi əv dɪˈlaɪt, hu ɪz ðə paʊər ju ər əˈpilɪŋ tɪ. ʃi ɪz noʊn baɪ ˈmɛni neɪmz astarte*, ˌæfrəˈdaɪti, parvati*, ˈflɔrə, freɪə. ʃi ɪz ðə ˈmɪstrəs əv ðə mun ənd ðə rɛlm əv ˈvinəs. ɪn ɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əv roʊˈmæntɪk ləv, ɪt ɪz hər ˈprɛzəns ju məst ˌɪnˈvoʊk, baɪ wɪˈʧɛvər əv hər neɪmz ju faɪnd moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. ɛz ju laɪ ɪn bɛd, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər wət drimz meɪ kəm, ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz ðə ˈgɑdəs ɛz ˈklɪrli ɛz ju kən, wɪθ lɔŋ ˈstrimɪŋ hɛr, kraʊnd wɪθ ˈroʊzɪz, ə waɪt dəv pərʧt ɔn hər raɪt hænd, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ klaʊdz. ˈskætər roʊz ˈpɛtəlz ɔn jʊr ˈpɪloʊ. əˈpɑrt frəm ðə ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm əv ðiz flaʊərz, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv ɔf ə ˈsətəl ˈmægnəˌtɪzəm wɪʧ ɪz pɪˈkjuljərli ɪn əˈkɔrd wɪθ wərks əv ðɪs ˈneɪʧər. ɪf ju hæv ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv jʊr drim ˈləvər, pleɪs ɪt bɪˈniθ jʊr ˈpɪloʊ. ɪf ju hæv ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, raɪt ðɛr neɪm ɔn ə pis əv ˈpeɪpər ənd juz ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd. wɪn ju hæv ə klɪr ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ˈgɑdəs ɪn jʊr maɪnd, ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz ðə feɪs ənd ˈbɑdi əv jʊr ˈləvər, ɛz ˈklɪrli ɛz ju kən. rɪˈpit jʊr ˈlusɪd ˈdrimɪŋ ˈmæntrə. ðɪs wʊd bi ə ˈpərˌfɪkt sɔŋ tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ɛz ju drɪft off…*…. fɔl əsˈlip, ənd drim ɔn. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈpipəl ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ˈstɔkɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪz fər ˈæməˌʧərz. wi ər ðə music-makers…*… ənd wi ər ðə ˈdrimərz əv drimz.
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here are some results from internal performance testing between and the latest beta build for
cpu usage on search has been reduced almost by 2/3rds, search experience should be significantly better, specially on older machines which had a hard time using.
memory usage while searching has been reduced up to a 50%.
the peak number of threads is now 41% of 5’s.
and gotten rid of over classes, and we keep getting leaner and leaner as we prepare for the first release candidate.
these tests were performed on a air, intel core, 1333 of memory running on.
soon have results on an older machine running windows xp.
please test and compare 6 to 5 for yourself.
we’d like to invite people passionate about testing software performance and let us know what they find independently.
we’d rather be validated by non related third parties on the fact that 6 is a superior file sharing client than its predecessor.
frostwire source code:
http://github.com/frostwire/frostwire-desktop
http://github.com/frostwire/frostwire-jlibtorrent
http://github.com/frostwire/frostwire-common
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hir ər səm rɪˈzəlts frəm ˌɪnˈtərnəl pərˈfɔrməns ˈtɛstɪŋ bɪtˈwin ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbeɪtə bɪld fər ˈjusɪʤ ɔn sərʧ həz bɪn rɪˈdust ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ 2/3rds*, sərʧ ɪkˈspɪriəns ʃʊd bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈbɛtər, ˈspɛʃəli ɔn ˈoʊldər məˈʃinz wɪʧ hæd ə hɑrd taɪm ˈjuzɪŋ. ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ waɪl ˈsərʧɪŋ həz bɪn rɪˈdust əp tɪ ə 50 ðə pik ˈnəmbər əv θrɛdz ɪz naʊ 41 əv 5’s*. ənd ˈgɔtən rɪd əv ˈoʊvər ˈklæsɪz, ənd wi kip ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈlinər ənd ˈlinər ɛz wi priˈpɛr fər ðə fərst riˈlis ˈkænədɪt. ðiz tɛsts wər pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ə ɛr, ˌɪnˈtɛl kɔr 1333 əv ˈmɛməri ˈrənɪŋ ɔn sun hæv rɪˈzəlts ɔn ən ˈoʊldər məˈʃin ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz xp*. pliz tɛst ənd kəmˈpɛr 6 tɪ 5 fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. laɪk tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈpipəl ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr pərˈfɔrməns ənd lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wət ðeɪ faɪnd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli. ˈrəðər bi ˈvælədeɪtəd baɪ nɑn rɪˈleɪtɪd θərd ˈpɑrtiz ɔn ðə fækt ðət 6 ɪz ə suˈpɪriər faɪl ˈʃɛrɪŋ klaɪənt ðən ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. sɔrs koʊd: ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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washington, justin thinly veiled condemnation of donald new muslim ban on social media, the u.s. president has hit back, at trudeau to “stop wasting so much time on facebook”.
“i mean you have a country to run or something?” trump asked, the canadian prime minister a “social media whore”.
“he’s constantly online,. obsessed,” trump continued, suggesting the pm should seek psychiatric help for his addiction.
the american president claims “embarrassing” attempts to “get likes” is all the more pathetic given he has so few followers compared to trump:
“as of last night, trudeau only had followers on facebook compared to my. sad.”
trump used the last of his 23 on the issue, to remind the pm of his responsibility to represent the canadian people with integrity. “honestly such a deeply unprofessional method of communication for a head of state to use,” he tweeted.
so are you team trump or team trudeau? join the debate on facebook and twitter…
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈʤəstɪn ˈθɪnli veɪld ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən əv ˈdɑnəld nu ˈməzlɪm bæn ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ðə juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt həz hɪt bæk, æt truˈdoʊ tɪ ˈweɪstɪŋ soʊ məʧ taɪm ɔn facebook”*”. min ju hæv ə ˈkəntri tɪ rən ər something?”*?” trəmp æst, ðə kəˈneɪdiən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ə ˈmidiə whore”*”. ˈkɑnstəntli ˈɔnˌlaɪn, obsessed,”*,” trəmp kənˈtɪnjud, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə piɛm ʃʊd sik ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk hɛlp fər hɪz əˈdɪkʃən. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt kleɪmz ““embarrassing”*” əˈtɛmpts tɪ likes”*” ɪz ɔl ðə mɔr pəˈθɛtɪk ˈgɪvɪn hi həz soʊ fju ˈfɑloʊərz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ trəmp: əv læst naɪt, truˈdoʊ ˈoʊnli hæd ˈfɑloʊərz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk kəmˈpɛrd tɪ maɪ sad.”*.” trəmp juzd ðə læst əv hɪz 23 ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu, tɪ riˈmaɪnd ðə piɛm əv hɪz riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈpipəl wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. səʧ ə ˈdipli ˌənprəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmɛθəd əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən fər ə hɛd əv steɪt tɪ use,”*,” hi tweeted*. soʊ ər ju tim trəmp ər tim truˈdoʊ? ʤɔɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd twitter…*…
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democratic national committee staffer seth rich, who was in charge of voter expansion data, was murdered in august of this year. even though no suspects have been determined yet, reports are coming forward that there may be surveillance video , as well as private video of what took place.
jack burkman, host of the radio show behind the curtain with jack burkman, appeared on tv and said there was surveillance video which apparently shows legs of at least two possible suspects. he added that in the neighborhood, it appears that someone may also have private video evidence of the murder.
“there were video cameras,” said burkman. “they capture very little. some of the surveillance footage has legs. we know two people. we strongly suspect two people instead of one.”
burkman then revealed breaking news.
“we have just learned there may be additional private video through our efforts in the neighborhood in the last week,” he told tv. “we’ve been handing out flyers. been going door to door. had the local dc stations. got everybody.”
when asked if the video was from a private residence, burkman know exactly.
“we know yet where it came from,” he said. “it’s just all i know right now is that from a private person. i think commercial video, but know more about that in the next few day.”
so far, the video has not been turned over to police, but is apparently still in the hands of the owners of the video.
the parents of seth rich have been actively involved in the neighborhood and they were the ones who came up with the video, but as of the interview, police had not obtained the footage.
a reward in the amount of $345,000 is available to anyone who can bring forth information that would lead to the arrest of those who murdered seth rich.
following his murder, a democrat “crisis communications” public relations agent was hired to shut down “conspiracy theories” about the murdered dnc staffer. founder julian suggested that he was murdered due to the high stakes that were involved in this presidential election and implied that rich was the informant that provided this dnc document dump.
rich was one of many close to the democrat party and hillary clinton who lost his life during this election season. five people tied to both died in a matter of six weeks under suspicious circumstances. in addition to rich, the other names were as follows:
the list of dead people around the clintons is quite long and you have to admit that these deaths happening so close together should give you pause as to the official story that is coming out about each one, knowing mrs. record for lying, deceit and endangering the lives of americans.
this is all the more reason for catching the people that murdered seth rich. america needs to know if this was merely a robbery gone bad or whether they were paid assassins .
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ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ˈstæfər sɛθ rɪʧ, hu wɑz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈvoʊtər ɪkˈspænʧən ˈdætə, wɑz ˈmərdərd ɪn ˈɔgəst əv ðɪs jɪr. ˈivɪn ðoʊ noʊ ˈsəˌspɛkts hæv bɪn dɪˈtərmənd jɛt, rɪˈpɔrts ər ˈkəmɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ðət ðɛr meɪ bi sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpraɪvət ˈvɪdioʊ əv wət tʊk pleɪs. ʤæk ˈbərkmən, hoʊst əv ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkərtən wɪθ ʤæk ˈbərkmən, əˈpɪrd ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ənd sɛd ðɛr wɑz sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ wɪʧ əˈpɛrəntli ʃoʊz lɛgz əv æt list tu ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsəˌspɛkts. hi ˈædɪd ðət ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˈsəmˌwən meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈpraɪvət ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈmərdər. wər ˈvɪdioʊ cameras,”*,” sɛd ˈbərkmən. ˈkæpʧər ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl. səm əv ðə sərˈveɪləns ˈfʊtɪʤ həz lɛgz. wi noʊ tu ˈpipəl. wi ˈstrɔŋli ˈsəˌspɛkt tu ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈstɛd əv one.”*.” ˈbərkmən ðɛn rɪˈvild ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz. hæv ʤɪst ˈlərnɪd ðɛr meɪ bi əˈdɪʃənəl ˈpraɪvət ˈvɪdioʊ θru ɑr ˈɛfərts ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn ðə læst week,”*,” hi toʊld ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. bɪn ˈhændɪŋ aʊt flaɪərz. bɪn goʊɪŋ dɔr tɪ dɔr. hæd ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌdiˈsi ˈsteɪʃənz. gɑt everybody.”*.” wɪn æst ɪf ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz frəm ə ˈpraɪvət ˈrɛzɪdəns, ˈbərkmən noʊ ɪgˈzæktli. noʊ jɛt wɛr ɪt keɪm from,”*,” hi sɛd. ʤɪst ɔl aɪ noʊ raɪt naʊ ɪz ðət frəm ə ˈpraɪvət ˈpərsən. aɪ θɪŋk kəˈmərʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ, bət noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðət ɪn ðə nɛkst fju day.”*.” soʊ fɑr, ðə ˈvɪdioʊ həz nɑt bɪn tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ pəˈlis, bət ɪz əˈpɛrəntli stɪl ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ðə ˈpɛrənts əv sɛθ rɪʧ hæv bɪn ˈæktɪvli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ənd ðeɪ wər ðə wənz hu keɪm əp wɪθ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, bət ɛz əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, pəˈlis hæd nɑt əbˈteɪnd ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ. ə rɪˈwɔrd ɪn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu kən brɪŋ fɔrθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wʊd lɛd tɪ ðə ərˈɛst əv ðoʊz hu ˈmərdərd sɛθ rɪʧ. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈmərdər, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt communications”*” ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz ˈeɪʤənt wɑz haɪərd tɪ ʃət daʊn theories”*” əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmərdərd ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ˈstæfər. ˈfaʊndər ˈʤuljən səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hi wɑz ˈmərdərd du tɪ ðə haɪ steɪks ðət wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət rɪʧ wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmənt ðət prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɪs ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ˈdɑkjəmɛnt dəmp. rɪʧ wɑz wən əv ˈmɛni kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈpɑrti ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən hu lɔst hɪz laɪf ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsizən. faɪv ˈpipəl taɪd tɪ boʊθ daɪd ɪn ə ˈmætər əv sɪks wiks ˈəndər səˈspɪʃəs ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ rɪʧ, ðə ˈəðər neɪmz wər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ðə lɪst əv dɛd ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə ˈklɪntənz ɪz kwaɪt lɔŋ ənd ju hæv tɪ ədˈmɪt ðət ðiz dɛθs ˈhæpənɪŋ soʊ kloʊz təˈgɛðər ʃʊd gɪv ju pɔz ɛz tɪ ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈstɔri ðət ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əˈbaʊt iʧ wən, noʊɪŋ ˈmɪsɪz. ˈrɛkərd fər laɪɪŋ, dɪˈsit ənd ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðɪs ɪz ɔl ðə mɔr ˈrizən fər ˈkæʧɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl ðət ˈmərdərd sɛθ rɪʧ. əˈmɛrɪkə nidz tɪ noʊ ɪf ðɪs wɑz ˈmɪrli ə ˈrɑbəri gɔn bæd ər ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wər peɪd əˈsæsənz
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sen. kirsten e. on tuesday renewed her push for legislation that aims to clear the military records of upwards of u.s. veterans who were dismissed from the services just because they are gay.
gillibrand’s bill would make it easier for those vets to reverse their earlier dishonorable discharges, thereby allowing them to access services open to all other veterans.
“the restore honor to service members act will help streamline the process for veterans to clear their records of discriminatory discharges,” said, d-n.y. “veterans who honorably serve our nation should not be fighting for their honor and their benefits. our veterans deserve to receive the recognition and benefits they earned for the sacrifice they made for our country.”
gillibrand’s legislation would clear the way for gay veterans to receive educational benefits under the bill as well as health care from the department of veterans affairs.
the bill, by sen. charles e. schumer, d-n.y., would also help veterans who received an honorable discharge but who were still dismissed because they were gay.
since their discharges indicate their sexual orientation, even those veterans may face discrimination, said.
asked about the prospects for the legislation in the current republican congress, noted that the repeal of the “don’t tell” legislation, which forced gay service members to hide their sexual identity, was repealed by a republican house.
she said she had already had promising conversations with republican colleagues about the bill, which she will try to attach to the next defense authorization bill to provide funding to the military for the coming fiscal year.
schumer is among 38 senate cosponsors of the bill. a companion house bill has more than 100 cosponsors, including rep. brian higgins, d-n.y., and four republicans.
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prev* nɛkst ˈɔrdər prɪnts sɛn. ˈkərstən i. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ rɪˈnud hər pʊʃ fər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət eɪmz tɪ klɪr ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrɛkərdz əv ˈəpwərdz əv juz. ˈvɛtərənz hu wər dɪsˈmɪst frəm ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər geɪ. bɪl wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər ðoʊz vɛts tɪ rɪˈvərs ðɛr ˈərliər dɪˈsɑnərəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤəz, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ɔl ˈəðər ˈvɛtərənz. rɪˈstɔr ˈɑnər tɪ ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz ækt wɪl hɛlp ˈstrimˌlaɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈvɛtərənz tɪ klɪr ðɛr ˈrɛkərdz əv dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri discharges,”*,” sɛd, d-n.y*. hu ˈɑnərəbli sərv ɑr ˈneɪʃən ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈɑnər ənd ðɛr ˈbɛnəfɪts. ɑr ˈvɛtərənz dɪˈzərv tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ənd ˈbɛnəfɪts ðeɪ ərnd fər ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ðeɪ meɪd fər ɑr country.”*.” ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd klɪr ðə weɪ fər geɪ ˈvɛtərənz tɪ rɪˈsiv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈəndər ðə bɪl ɛz wɛl ɛz hɛlθ kɛr frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz. ðə bɪl, baɪ sɛn. ˈʧɑrəlz i. ˈʃumər, d-n.y*., wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp ˈvɛtərənz hu rɪˈsivd ən ˈɑnərəbəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ bət hu wər stɪl dɪsˈmɪst bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər geɪ. sɪns ðɛr ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤəz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðɛr ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən, ˈivɪn ðoʊz ˈvɛtərənz meɪ feɪs dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, sɛd. æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑspɛkts fər ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs, ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə rɪˈpil əv ðə tell”*” ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ fɔrst geɪ ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛmbərz tɪ haɪd ðɛr ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti, wɑz rɪˈpild baɪ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən haʊs. ʃi sɛd ʃi hæd ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑligz əˈbaʊt ðə bɪl, wɪʧ ʃi wɪl traɪ tɪ əˈtæʧ tɪ ðə nɛkst dɪˈfɛns ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən bɪl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˈfɪskəl jɪr. ˈʃumər ɪz əˈməŋ 38 ˈsɛnɪt ˌkoʊˈspɔnsərz əv ðə bɪl. ə kəmˈpænjən haʊs bɪl həz mɔr ðən 100 ˌkoʊˈspɔnsərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. braɪən ˈhɪgɪnz, d-n.y*., ənd fɔr rɪˈpəblɪkənz.
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he walked into saint barnabas hospital asking to be treated for a rash but more than eight hours later, jon verrier was found dead in his chair in the crowded er waiting room, hospital officials concede.
the amateur artist may have been dead for hours, according to a mortified employee who was there in the bronx emergency room monday morning when the corpse was finally discovered.
“he was found stiff, blue and cold,” the employee said, speaking to abc news on condition of anonymity. “he died because [there’s] not enough staff to take care of the number of patients we see each day. we need more staff at saint barnabas.”
officials at the facility said verrier checked into the er at 10 p.m. sunday and was found dead at the next morning.
upon his arrival, he was registered, and told to wait to see a doctor, said saint barnabas spokesman steve clark, adding that verrier was told to wait inside the er itself but for some reason returned to the waiting room and took a seat.
between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., his name was called “two or three times” and he did not answer, clark said.
at 2 a.m., a security guard made a pass through the waiting room to the many homeless people who try to sleep there.
“nothing was awry he was moving, he was alive” during that 2 a.m. check, clark said.
surveillance video from elsewhere in the hospital recorded verrier alive and “moving” at a.m., clark said.
“then after 6, when security did another pass, he was dead,” the hospital spokesman said.
“his name was called several times on several occasions, and he did not respond,” clark added, stressing that an in-house review found “all guidelines were met.”
but clearly, nobody was really “checking” on verrier as he died unattended and untreated in plain sight of hospital staff, the anonymous worker counters.
“he was not checked on,” the employee said. “based on the number of people in the waiting room, it is impossible to check on each person physically.”
patients who check into saint barnabas’ er are usually in for a long haul the average er wait times at the hospital are twice the new york state and national averages, the post has learned.
it takes patients at the bronx hospital a glacial average of 306 minutes to be treated and released compared to the average wait statewide and the average wait nationally, according to the medicare statistics.
at saint barnabas, the more seriously injured are also in for long waits. it takes an average of 112 minutes to get pain medication for a broken bone, for instance, compared to the state average of 63 minutes and the national average of 59 minutes.
patients confirm those galling stats. “we got here at 1 and they take him in till the next day, 7 a.m.,” alfred murias, 34, recounted saturday of a recent visit for a seizure suffered by his father.
amazingly, hospital officials insisted that other long er waits are irrelevant in this case and suggest the dying man may have played a role in his own demise by not answering to his name.
family members told abc that verrier, who has struggled with drug addiction but had been clean for months, was a victim of hospital negligence.
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hi wɔkt ˈɪntu seɪnt ˈbɑrnəbəs ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈæskɪŋ tɪ bi ˈtritɪd fər ə ræʃ bət mɔr ðən eɪt aʊərz ˈleɪtər, ʤɑn ˈvɛriər wɑz faʊnd dɛd ɪn hɪz ʧɛr ɪn ðə ˈkraʊdɪd ər ˈweɪtɪŋ rum, ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əˈfɪʃəlz kənˈsid. ðə ˈæməˌʧər ˈɑrtɪst meɪ hæv bɪn dɛd fər aʊərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪd ɪmˈplɔɪi hu wɑz ðɛr ɪn ðə brɑŋks ˈimərʤənsi rum ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪn ðə kɔrps wɑz dɪˈskəvərd. wɑz faʊnd stɪf, blu ənd cold,”*,” ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi sɛd, ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ɔn kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti. daɪd bɪˈkəz [there’s*] nɑt ɪˈnəf stæf tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpeɪʃənz wi si iʧ deɪ. wi nid mɔr stæf æt seɪnt barnabas.”*.” əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti sɛd ˈvɛriər ʧɛkt ˈɪntu ðə ər æt 10 p.m*. ˈsənˌdi ənd wɑz faʊnd dɛd æt ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. əˈpɑn hɪz ərˈaɪvəl, hi wɑz ˈrɛʤɪstərd, ənd toʊld tɪ weɪt tɪ si ə ˈdɔktər, sɛd seɪnt ˈbɑrnəbəs ˈspoʊksmən stiv klɑrk, ˈædɪŋ ðət ˈvɛriər wɑz toʊld tɪ weɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ər ˌɪtˈsɛlf bət fər səm ˈrizən rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ rum ənd tʊk ə sit. bɪtˈwin 10 p.m*. ənd 2 a.m*., hɪz neɪm wɑz kɔld ər θri times”*” ənd hi dɪd nɑt ˈænsər, klɑrk sɛd. æt 2 a.m*., ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd meɪd ə pæs θru ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ rum tɪ ðə ˈmɛni ˈhoʊmləs ˈpipəl hu traɪ tɪ slip ðɛr. wɑz əraɪ hi wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ, hi wɑz alive”*” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət 2 a.m*. ʧɛk, klɑrk sɛd. sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈvɛriər əˈlaɪv ənd ““moving”*” æt a.m*., klɑrk sɛd. ˈæftər 6 wɪn sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪd əˈnəðər pæs, hi wɑz dead,”*,” ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. neɪm wɑz kɔld ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ənd hi dɪd nɑt respond,”*,” klɑrk ˈædɪd, ˈstrɛsɪŋ ðət ən ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˌrivˈju faʊnd ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz wər met.”*.” bət ˈklɪrli, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɑz ˈrɪli ““checking”*” ɔn ˈvɛriər ɛz hi daɪd ənəˈtɛndɪd ənd ənˈtritɪd ɪn pleɪn saɪt əv ˈhɑˌspɪtəl stæf, ðə əˈnɑnəməs ˈwərkər ˈkaʊntərz. wɑz nɑt ʧɛkt on,”*,” ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi sɛd. ɔn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ rum, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ʧɛk ɔn iʧ ˈpərsən physically.”*.” ˈpeɪʃənz hu ʧɛk ˈɪntu seɪnt barnabas’*’ ər ər ˈjuʒəwəli ɪn fər ə lɔŋ hɔl ðə ˈævərɪʤ ər weɪt taɪmz æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ər twaɪs ðə nu jɔrk steɪt ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈævrɪʤɪz, ðə poʊst həz ˈlərnɪd. ɪt teɪks ˈpeɪʃənz æt ðə brɑŋks ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ə ˈgleɪʃəl ˈævərɪʤ əv 306 ˈmɪnəts tɪ bi ˈtritɪd ənd riˈlist kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈævərɪʤ weɪt ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ənd ðə ˈævərɪʤ weɪt ˈnæʃənəli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmɛdəˌkɛr stəˈtɪstɪks. æt seɪnt ˈbɑrnəbəs, ðə mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn fər lɔŋ weɪts. ɪt teɪks ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 112 ˈmɪnəts tɪ gɪt peɪn ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən fər ə ˈbroʊkən boʊn, fər ˈɪnstəns, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə steɪt əv 63 ˈmɪnəts ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ əv 59 ˈmɪnəts. ˈpeɪʃənz kənˈfərm ðoʊz ˈgɔlɪŋ stæts. gɑt hir æt 1 ənd ðeɪ teɪk ɪm ɪn tɪl ðə nɛkst deɪ, 7 a.m.,”*.,” ˈælfrɪd mˈjʊriəs, 34 ˌriˈkaʊntɪd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ əv ə ˈrisənt ˈvɪzɪt fər ə ˈsiʒər ˈsəfərd baɪ hɪz ˈfɑðər. əˈmeɪzɪŋli, ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əˈfɪʃəlz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ˈəðər lɔŋ ər weɪts ər ˌɪˈrɛləvənt ɪn ðɪs keɪs ənd səˈʤɛst ðə daɪɪŋ mæn meɪ hæv pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn hɪz oʊn dɪˈmaɪz baɪ nɑt ˈænsərɪŋ tɪ hɪz neɪm. ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz toʊld ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ðət ˈvɛriər, hu həz ˈstrəgəld wɪθ drəg əˈdɪkʃən bət hæd bɪn klin fər mənθs, wɑz ə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈnɛglɪʤəns.
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china contains some of the richest of biodiversity, yet the latest major survey of plants and animals reveals a bleak picture that has grown bleaker during the past decade. nearly 40 percent of all mammal species in china are now endangered, scientists say. for plants, the situation is worse; 70 percent of all plant species and 86 percent of flowering species are considered threatened.
an overriding problem is the fierce competition for land and water. goal of quadrupling its economy by 2020 means that industry, growing cities and farmers are jostling for a limited supply of usable land.
cities or factories often claim farmland for expansion; farmers, in turn, reclaim marginal land that could be habitat. already, china has lost half of its wetlands, according to one survey.
for the chinese scientists and conservationists trying to reverse these trends, the challenge begins with trying to convince the government that protecting wildlife is an important priority. for centuries, chinese leaders emphasized dominance over nature rather than coexistence with it. animals and plants are still often regarded as commodities valued for use as medicine or food, rather than as essential pieces of a natural order.
“the whole idea of ecology and ecosystems is a new thing in the culture,” said lu zhi, a professor of conservation biology at peking university.
scientists say status as a leading center of biodiversity makes the threatened state of wildlife a global concern. many of species are concentrated in the mountainous southwestern region sometimes popularized in the west as as well as in tibet, hainan island and along the north korean border. endangered indigenous animals include the giant panda, several varieties of pheasants and monkeys, and a range of small mammals including and rodents.
“china is one of a small handful of countries, maybe a dozen, that has remarkably high numbers of species, and a remarkably high number of species that are not found anywhere else,” said jeffrey a. mcneely, chief scientist for the world conservation union.
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nearly every major international conservation group has established a china office to promote different wildlife protection initiatives. the group has sponsored a public education campaign featuring billboards with the chinese basketball star yao ming. “endangered species are our friends,” mr. yao said at a news conference last year in beijing.
china has a large system of nature reserves, mostly in the more remote western regions, though financing levels are far below those even in other developing countries. no chinese protection program is considered more successful than the robust effort to save the panda. roughly pandas now live in panda reserves. other captive breeding programs have helped pull the chinese alligator and the tibetan antelope away from the brink of extinction.
but these successes, which involve animals of symbolic national importance, are modest compared with the number of species that are neglected and edging closer to extinction. last year, the yangtze river dolphin, a freshwater mammal known as the baiji, was declared extinct.
“so many species are neglected,” said dr. lu, who also heads the china affiliate of conservation international. “look at the baiji. the extinction was announced and what has been done? nothing. people felt pity.”
then, alluding to the yangtze giant, also known as the swinhoei, she added:
“this turtle will be next.”
surviving tides
fifty-one years ago, a traveling circus performed at the new zoo in, the capital of hunan province in southern china. for a cash payment, the circus left behind a large female turtle. slipped the turtle into a large pond, where for a it in winters and poked its snout above the surface every spring. the walls of the zoo became the equivalent of a time capsule.
outside, the convulsions of modern chinese history were scarring an already damaged landscape. under mao, national campaigns were waged to kill birds and other animals perceived as pests. widespread famines in the late and early drove desperate people to hunt or gather anything deemed edible, even tree bark.
since the 1980s, the pressure has come from the rapid push for economic development. in recent years, turtle experts identified the yangtze giant as dangerously close to extinction. inside the zoo, had no idea that experts were scouring china for the species. in fact, they knew very little about their female turtle. “we just treated it like a normal animal,” said yan xiahui, deputy director of the zoo.
the species was first identified as distinct in the 1870s. a british diplomat in shanghai sent a specimen to the british museum, where it was beheaded and pickled in a jar. some experts debated whether it was part of another species, and for years it received little attention.
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“it proceeded to be ignored by the world as if it exist for roughly 100 years,” said dr. pritchard, the american expert, who has seen the specimen in the british museum.
with its wide, flat shape and leathery dorsal shell, the giant yangtze males can weigh more than 220 pounds; females are usually smaller. by the 1990s, a prominent chinese, zhao kentang, had realized the significance of the turtle and tried in vain to persuade different zoos to bring the turtles together for breeding.
by 2004, after conducting field surveys in china and vietnam, concluded that six of the turtles were still alive. three were in chinese zoos in beijing, shanghai and suzhou; two others lived in a buddhist temple in suzhou; and a sixth lived in a famous vietnamese lake in the center of hanoi.
negotiations began toward a breeding agreement. by 2005, the turtle in the beijing zoo had died. questions also emerged about whether the hanoi turtle was actually the same species. a leading vietnamese expert argued it was not. monks at the buddhist temple considered their turtles religious icons and did not want to move them. last year, a deal was finally reached between the suzhou and shanghai zoos.
“then in october, the one in shanghai died,” said xie yan, the china program director for the wildlife conservation society, which has been instrumental in guiding the discussions. “it was horrible news.”
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in january, gathered in suzhou for a conference about the turtle. every zoo in china had been issued an urgent circular asking for any information about their large turtles. officials at the zoo responded. the wildlife conservation society sent two experts to.
“we were very happy because it was a female and had just laid eggs last year,” said lu shunqing, one of the experts, noting that the eggs were.
the discovery of the turtle was critical. in august, one of the turtles in the buddhist temple died. experts visited the temple and found no proof that the second turtle existed. that left two undisputed yangtze giants: the female in; the male in suzhou. neither had commingled with the opposite sex in decades, if ever. and, more problematic, neither zoo was willing to let its turtle go.
restoring diversity
biodiversity, a linguistic marriage of biology and diversity, describes the variations of life within a particular setting, or ecosystem. that ecosystem could be a single pond or the entire earth. implicit is the idea that the ecosystem is sustained by the coexistence and interaction between plants, animals and other life forms.
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few, if any, of the modern economic powers, including the united states, have industrialized without taking a dire toll on plants and animals. in china, the communist top-down, authoritarian system has presided over a destruction of nature. now, with environmental problems threatening the economy, the party is trying to engineer a top-down reconstruction.
environmental construction, a government term, is now a high priority. yet the results are not always synonymous with biodiversity. since 1998, china has banned the domestic timber trade and started a nationwide reforestation program. china is now one of the few countries in the world where forest cover is expanding. yet many scientists say these new forests are more like plantations than habitat.
often, the new forests include only one or two different tree species and are far inferior to natural forests as incubators for other species. unintended results can occur. in beijing, officials planted millions of “female” poplar trees without realizing that the females produced higher amounts of pollen. workers have had to dig up thousands of the trees, as floating springtime pollen often seems as thick as snow.
restoring animal populations is also complicated. turtles, which are both revered and consumed in china, were decimated in the wild by pollution and hunting. traders quickly pushed into southeast asia, india and even the united states to meet demand.
“in conservation terms, it became a crisis,” said dr. pritchard, the american expert. “it was first noticed six or seven years ago. the china market had become packed with turtles not from china.”
in fact, chinese markets with animals, or animal parts, from around the world. today, conservationists express particular concern about the illegal trade in tiger parts. china has signed an international treaty banning domestic trade of tiger parts, but tiger conservation groups say the illegal demand in china is a major reason for the decline of tigers around the world.
meanwhile, conservationists worry that officials may one day reopen the tiger trade to appease chinese businessmen who had run tiger breeding farms to produce parts for chinese traditional medicine.
turtles, meanwhile, have made a comeback with the emergence of breeding farms. captive breeding also is now a popular government response for certain endangered species. but many conservationists worry that too little emphasis is placed on restoring habitat so that animals can be returned to the wild. more than chinese alligators have been bred, but reintroducing them to the wild has largely failed.
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conservationists say environmental policies need to better take biodiversity into account. reforestation, for example, was largely an effort to stop soil erosion, which contributed to floods, and to stall desertification, the conversion of the land into a desert. the idea of creating a true forest was not a priority.
meanwhile, economic development still dominates. richest source of biodiversity is a “hot spot” in southwestern china along the nu river designated by unesco as a world heritage site. even so, provincial officials are trying to build a system of dams through the region. local officials also have tried to redraw the boundaries for the world heritage site in order to create room for mining.
conservationists are trying to speak the language of economics to build political support for protecting habitat. rice demand is growing rapidly, even as farmland is dwindling. for decades, chinese scientists have used wild rice species to develop hybrids that increase production. now, development and farming are encroaching on wild rice habitat areas in coastal southern china.
“if we let it go unchecked,” dr. lu, the peking university professor, wrote in a report about biodiversity, “chinese wild rice will become extinct in fifteen years.”
success far from certain
extinction remains a far more immediate possibility for the yangtze giant. next year, scientists will make a search in southwestern china in hopes of finding another yangtze giant in the wild.
in september, the and suzhou zoos finally reached a deal. neither wanted to move its turtle. but each agreed that scientists could attempt artificial insemination next spring. each also signed a contract entitling a certain number of offspring for each zoo potential stud turtles for future captive breeding programs.
gerald, a overseeing the procedure, said success was far from guaranteed. several years ago, a tortoise in hawaii died after a similar procedure. in may, dr. conducted an ultrasound examination of the ovaries of the female turtle in. for years, she has laid eggs in springtime, though say the number has steadily diminished, to about 20.
“the main problem is really to get a viable sperm sample from the old male without harming him in any way,” said dr., who added that using small electric shocks is one common method for eliciting a sample. manual massage is another.
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in, zoo officials moved the turtle into a private pool for better security and monitoring. but experts are concerned that are now warming the water inside the pool during winter, even though it spent decades in the colder pond outside. they also are concerned that the pool has no mud to allow the turtle to hibernate.
under system, the ministry of agriculture has oversight of the turtle. so far, the ministry has agreed to provide yuan, or about $27,000, though none of the money has arrived. asked for an interview in october, the ministry declined. but ministry officials later contacted the zoos and persuaded them to sign a new deal.
it was decided that the turtle will be transported to suzhou next year. a special breeding pool is supposed to be built. first, scientists will try artificial insemination. if that fails, the two elderly turtles will give it a go the old-fashioned way.
the fate of a species hangs in the balance.
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ˈʧaɪnə kənˈteɪnz səm əv ðə ˈrɪʧəst əv ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti, jɛt ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈmeɪʤər ˈsərˌveɪ əv plænts ənd ˈænəməlz rɪˈvilz ə blik ˈpɪkʧər ðət həz groʊn ˈblikər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈnɪrli 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˈmæməl ˈspiʃiz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ər naʊ ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd, ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ. fər plænts, ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz wərs; 70 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl plænt ˈspiʃiz ənd 86 pərˈsɛnt əv flaʊərɪŋ ˈspiʃiz ər kənˈsɪdərd θˈrɛtənd. ən ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə fɪrs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər lænd ənd ˈwɔtər. goʊl əv kwɑˈdrupəlɪŋ ɪts ɪˈkɑnəmi baɪ 2020 minz ðət ˈɪndəstri, groʊɪŋ ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈfɑrmərz ər ˈʤɑsəlɪŋ fər ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd səˈplaɪ əv ˈjuzəbəl lænd. ˈsɪtiz ər ˈfæktəriz ˈɔfən kleɪm ˈfɑrmˌlænd fər ɪkˈspænʧən; ˈfɑrmərz, ɪn tərn, riˈkleɪm ˈmɑrʤənəl lænd ðət kʊd bi ˈhæbəˌtæt. ɔˈrɛdi, ˈʧaɪnə həz lɔst hæf əv ɪts ˈwɛˌtlændz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wən ˈsərˌveɪ. fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈvərs ðiz trɛnz, ðə ˈʧælənʤ bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt praɪˈɔrəti. fər ˈsɛnʧəriz, ʧaɪˈniz ˈlidərz ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ˈdɑmənəns ˈoʊvər ˈneɪʧər ˈrəðər ðən ˌkoʊɪgˈzɪstəns wɪθ ɪt. ˈænəməlz ənd plænts ər stɪl ˈɔfən rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz kəˈmɑdətiz ˈvæljud fər juz ɛz ˈmɛdəsən ər fud, ˈrəðər ðən ɛz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈpisɪz əv ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈɔrdər. hoʊl aɪˈdiə əv ɪˈkɑləʤi ənd ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ɪz ə nu θɪŋ ɪn ðə culture,”*,” sɛd lu zhi*, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən baɪˈɑləʤi æt ˈpiˈkɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ ˈstætəs ɛz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈsɛnər əv ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti meɪks ðə θˈrɛtənd steɪt əv ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ə ˈgloʊbəl kənˈsərn. ˈmɛni əv ˈspiʃiz ər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənəs ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn ˈriʤən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪzd ɪn ðə wɛst ɛz ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn təˈbɛt, ˈheɪnən ˈaɪlənd ənd əˈlɔŋ ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈbɔrdər. ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈænəməlz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ʤaɪənt ˈpændə, ˈsɛvərəl vərˈaɪətiz əv ˈfɛzənts ənd ˈməŋkiz, ənd ə reɪnʤ əv smɔl ˈmæməlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ˈroʊdənts. ɪz wən əv ə smɔl ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkəntriz, ˈmeɪbi ə ˈdəzən, ðət həz rɪˈmɑrkəbli haɪ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈspiʃiz, ənd ə rɪˈmɑrkəbli haɪ ˈnəmbər əv ˈspiʃiz ðət ər nɑt faʊnd ˈɛniˌwɛr else,”*,” sɛd ˈʤɛfri ə. məkˈnili, ʧif ˈsaɪəntɪst fər ðə wərld ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈjunjən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən grup həz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔfəs tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈdɪfərənt ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf prəˈtɛkʃən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz. ðə grup həz ˈspɑnsərd ə ˈpəblɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kæmˈpeɪn ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈbɪlˌbɔrdz wɪθ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈbæskətˌbɔl stɑr jaʊ mɪŋ. ˈspiʃiz ər ɑr friends,”*,” ˈmɪstər. jaʊ sɛd æt ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns læst jɪr ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. ˈʧaɪnə həz ə lɑrʤ ˈsɪstəm əv ˈneɪʧər rɪˈzərvz, ˈmoʊstli ɪn ðə mɔr rɪˈmoʊt ˈwɛstərn ˈriʤənz, ðoʊ fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz ər fɑr bɪˈloʊ ðoʊz ˈivɪn ɪn ˈəðər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz. noʊ ʧaɪˈniz prəˈtɛkʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz kənˈsɪdərd mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl ðən ðə roʊˈbəst ˈɛfərt tɪ seɪv ðə ˈpændə. ˈrəfli ˈpændəz naʊ lɪv ɪn ˈpændə rɪˈzərvz. ˈəðər ˈkæptɪv ˈbridɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz hæv hɛlpt pʊl ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtər ənd ðə tɪˈbɛtən ˈæntəˌloʊp əˈweɪ frəm ðə brɪŋk əv ɪkˈstɪŋʃən. bət ðiz səkˈsɛsɪz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈænəməlz əv sɪmˈbɑlɪk ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, ər ˈmɑdəst kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈspiʃiz ðət ər nɪˈglɛktɪd ənd ˈɛʤɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ɪkˈstɪŋʃən. læst jɪr, ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ˈrɪvər ˈdɑlfən, ə ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər ˈmæməl noʊn ɛz ðə baiji*, wɑz dɪˈklɛrd ɪkˈstɪŋkt. ˈmɛni ˈspiʃiz ər neglected,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. lu, hu ˈɔlsoʊ hɛdz ðə ˈʧaɪnə əˈfɪliˌeɪt əv ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl. æt ðə baiji*. ðə ɪkˈstɪŋʃən wɑz əˈnaʊnst ənd wət həz bɪn dən? ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈpipəl fɛlt pity.”*.” ðɛn, əˈludɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ʤaɪənt, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə swinhoei*, ʃi ˈædɪd: ˈtərtəl wɪl bi next.”*.” sərˈvaɪvɪŋ taɪdz jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈsərkəs pərˈfɔrmd æt ðə nu zu ɪn, ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv ˈhunɑn ˈprɑvɪns ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈʧaɪnə. fər ə kæʃ ˈpeɪmənt, ðə ˈsərkəs lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ə lɑrʤ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈtərtəl. slɪpt ðə ˈtərtəl ˈɪntu ə lɑrʤ pɑnd, wɛr fər ə ɪt ɪn ˈwɪntərz ənd poʊkt ɪts snaʊt əˈbəv ðə ˈsərfəs ˈɛvəri spərɪŋ. ðə wɔlz əv ðə zu bɪˈkeɪm ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə taɪm ˈkæpsəl. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ðə kənˈvəlʃənz əv ˈmɑdərn ʧaɪˈniz ˈhɪstəri wər ˈskɑrɪŋ ən ɔˈrɛdi ˈdæmɪʤd ˈlænˌskeɪp. ˈəndər maʊ, ˈnæʃənəl kæmˈpeɪnz wər weɪʤd tɪ kɪl bərdz ənd ˈəðər ˈænəməlz pərˈsivd ɛz pɛsts. ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈfæmənz ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli droʊv ˈdɛspərɪt ˈpipəl tɪ hənt ər ˈgæðər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ dimd ˈɛdəbəl, ˈivɪn tri bɑrk. sɪns ðə 1980s*, ðə ˈprɛʃər həz kəm frəm ðə ˈræpɪd pʊʃ fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈtərtəl ˈɛkspərts aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ʤaɪənt ɛz ˈdeɪnʤərəsli kloʊz tɪ ɪkˈstɪŋʃən. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə zu, hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət ˈɛkspərts wər skaʊərɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə fər ðə ˈspiʃiz. ɪn fækt, ðeɪ nu ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈtərtəl. ʤɪst ˈtritɪd ɪt laɪk ə ˈnɔrməl animal,”*,” sɛd jæn xiahui*, ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə zu. ðə ˈspiʃiz wɑz fərst aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz dɪˈstɪŋkt ɪn ðə 1870s*. ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈdɪpləˌmæt ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ sɛnt ə ˈspɛsəmən tɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ mˈjuziəm, wɛr ɪt wɑz bɪˈhɛdɪd ənd ˈpɪkəld ɪn ə ʤɑr. səm ˈɛkspərts dəˈbeɪtɪd ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz pɑrt əv əˈnəðər ˈspiʃiz, ənd fər jɪrz ɪt rɪˈsivd ˈlɪtəl əˈtɛnʃən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri prəˈsidəd tɪ bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ðə wərld ɛz ɪf ɪt ɪgˈzɪst fər ˈrəfli 100 years,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈprɪʧərd, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛkspərt, hu həz sin ðə ˈspɛsəmən ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ mˈjuziəm. wɪθ ɪts waɪd, flæt ʃeɪp ənd ˈlɛðəri ˈdɔrsəl ʃɛl, ðə ʤaɪənt ˈjæŋktˈsi meɪlz kən weɪ mɔr ðən 220 paʊnz; ˈfiˌmeɪlz ər ˈjuʒəwəli sˈmɔlər. baɪ ðə 1990s*, ə ˈprɑmənənt ʧaɪˈniz, ʤaʊ kentang*, hæd ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðə ˈtərtəl ənd traɪd ɪn veɪn tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈdɪfərənt zuz tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈtərtəlz təˈgɛðər fər ˈbridɪŋ. baɪ 2004 ˈæftər kənˈdəktɪŋ fild ˈsərˌveɪz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm, kənˈkludɪd ðət sɪks əv ðə ˈtərtəlz wər stɪl əˈlaɪv. θri wər ɪn ʧaɪˈniz zuz ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ənd ˈsuˌʒu; tu ˈəðərz lɪvd ɪn ə ˈbudəst ˈtɛmpəl ɪn ˈsuˌʒu; ənd ə sɪksθ lɪvd ɪn ə ˈfeɪməs viˌɛtnɑˈmis leɪk ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˈhænɔɪ. nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪˈgæn təˈwɔrd ə ˈbridɪŋ əˈgrimənt. baɪ 2005 ðə ˈtərtəl ɪn ðə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ zu hæd daɪd. kˈwɛsʧənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈimərʤd əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ˈhænɔɪ ˈtərtəl wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə seɪm ˈspiʃiz. ə ˈlidɪŋ viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈɛkspərt ˈɑrgjud ɪt wɑz nɑt. məŋks æt ðə ˈbudəst ˈtɛmpəl kənˈsɪdərd ðɛr ˈtərtəlz rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈaɪˌkɑnz ənd dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ muv ðɛm. læst jɪr, ə dil wɑz ˈfaɪnəli riʧt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsuˌʒu ənd ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ zuz. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðə wən ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ died,”*,” sɛd zi jæn, ðə ˈʧaɪnə ˈproʊˌgræm dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˈgaɪdɪŋ ðə dɪˈskəʃənz. wɑz ˈhɔrəbəl news.”*.” 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. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈgæðərd ɪn ˈsuˌʒu fər ə ˈkɑnfərəns əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtərtəl. ˈɛvəri zu ɪn ˈʧaɪnə hæd bɪn ˈɪʃud ən ˈərʤənt ˈsərkjələr ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɛr lɑrʤ ˈtərtəlz. əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə zu rɪˈspɑndɪd. ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti sɛnt tu ˈɛkspərts tɪ. wər ˈvɛri ˈhæpi bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd hæd ʤɪst leɪd ɛgz læst year,”*,” sɛd lu shunqing*, wən əv ðə ˈɛkspərts, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ɛgz wər. ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə ˈtərtəl wɑz ˈkrɪtɪkəl. ɪn ˈɔgəst, wən əv ðə ˈtərtəlz ɪn ðə ˈbudəst ˈtɛmpəl daɪd. ˈɛkspərts ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈtɛmpəl ənd faʊnd noʊ pruf ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈtərtəl ɪgˈzɪstəd. ðət lɛft tu ˌəndɪˈspjutɪd ˈjæŋktˈsi ʤaɪənt soft-shells*: ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ɪn; ðə meɪl ɪn ˈsuˌʒu. ˈniðər hæd kɑˈmɪŋgəld wɪθ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt sɛks ɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz, ɪf ˈɛvər. ənd, mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk, ˈniðər zu wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɛt ɪts ˈtərtəl goʊ. rɪˈstɔrɪŋ dɪˈvərsɪti ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti, ə lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk ˈmɛrɪʤ əv baɪˈɑləʤi ənd dɪˈvərsɪti, dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv laɪf wɪˈθɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsɛtɪŋ, ər ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm. ðət ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm kʊd bi ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɑnd ər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ərθ. ˌɪmˈplɪsət ɪz ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ɪz səˈsteɪnd baɪ ðə ˌkoʊɪgˈzɪstəns ənd ˌɪnərˈækʃən bɪtˈwin plænts, ˈænəməlz ənd ˈəðər laɪf fɔrmz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri fju, ɪf ˈɛni, əv ðə ˈmɑdərn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk paʊərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, hæv ˌɪnˈdəstriəˌlaɪzd wɪˈθaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ə daɪər toʊl ɔn plænts ənd ˈænəməlz. ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈtɔpˌdaʊn, əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈsɪstəm həz prɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈoʊvər ə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈneɪʧər. naʊ, wɪθ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈprɑbləmz θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ðə ˈpɑrti ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ə ˈtɔpˌdaʊn ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən. ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈstrəkʃən, ə ˈgəvərnmənt tərm, ɪz naʊ ə haɪ praɪˈɔrəti. jɛt ðə rɪˈzəlts ər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti. sɪns 1998 ˈʧaɪnə həz bænd ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtɪmbər treɪd ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˌrifɔrəˈsteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz naʊ wən əv ðə fju ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wərld wɛr ˈfɔrɪst ˈkəvər ɪz ɪkˈspændɪŋ. jɛt ˈmɛni ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ ðiz nu ˈfɔrəsts ər mɔr laɪk ˌplænˈteɪʃənz ðən ˈhæbəˌtæt. ˈɔfən, ðə nu ˈfɔrəsts ˌɪnˈklud ˈoʊnli wən ər tu ˈdɪfərənt tri ˈspiʃiz ənd ər fɑr ˌɪnˈfɪriər tɪ ˈnæʧərəl ˈfɔrəsts ɛz ˈɪŋkjuˌbeɪtərz fər ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz. ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd rɪˈzəlts kən əˈkər. ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ, əˈfɪʃəlz ˈplænɪd ˈmɪljənz əv ““female”*” ˈpɑplər triz wɪˈθaʊt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ðə ˈfiˌmeɪlz prəˈdust haɪər əˈmaʊnts əv ˈpɑlən. ˈwərkərz hæv hæd tɪ dɪg əp ˈθaʊzənz əv ðə triz, ɛz ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm ˈpɑlən ˈɔfən simz ɛz θɪk ɛz snoʊ. rɪˈstɔrɪŋ ˈænəməl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. ˈtərtəlz, wɪʧ ər boʊθ rɪˈvɪrd ənd kənˈsumd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, wər ˈdɛsəˌmeɪtɪd ɪn ðə waɪld baɪ pəˈluʃən ənd ˈhəntɪŋ. ˈtreɪdərz kˈwɪkli pʊʃt ˈɪntu ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, ˈɪndiə ənd ˈivɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ mit dɪˈmænd. ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən tərmz, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ə crisis,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈprɪʧərd, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛkspərt. wɑz fərst ˈnoʊtɪst sɪks ər ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈʧaɪnə ˈmɑrkɪt hæd bɪˈkəm pækt wɪθ ˈtərtəlz nɑt frəm china.”*.” ɪn fækt, ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɑrkɪts wɪθ ˈænəməlz, ər ˈænəməl pɑrts, frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld. təˈdeɪ, ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts ɪkˈsprɛs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪˈligəl treɪd ɪn ˈtaɪgər pɑrts. ˈʧaɪnə həz saɪnd ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtriti ˈbænɪŋ dəˈmɛstɪk treɪd əv ˈtaɪgər pɑrts, bət ˈtaɪgər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən grups seɪ ðə ˌɪˈligəl dɪˈmænd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈrizən fər ðə dɪˈklaɪn əv ˈtaɪgərz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts ˈwəri ðət əˈfɪʃəlz meɪ wən deɪ riˈoʊpən ðə ˈtaɪgər treɪd tɪ əˈpiz ʧaɪˈniz ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn hu hæd rən ˈtaɪgər ˈbridɪŋ fɑrmz tɪ ˈproʊdus pɑrts fər ʧaɪˈniz trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɛdəsən. ˈtərtəlz, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæv meɪd ə ˈkəmˌbæk wɪθ ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ˈbridɪŋ fɑrmz. ˈkæptɪv ˈbridɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz naʊ ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈspɑns fər ˈsərtən ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz. bət ˈmɛni ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts ˈwəri ðət tu ˈlɪtəl ˈɛmfəsɪs ɪz pleɪst ɔn rɪˈstɔrɪŋ ˈhæbəˌtæt soʊ ðət ˈænəməlz kən bi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə waɪld. mɔr ðən ʧaɪˈniz ˈæləˌgeɪtərz hæv bɪn brɛd, bət ˌriɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə waɪld həz ˈlɑrʤli feɪld. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts seɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈpɑləsiz nid tɪ ˈbɛtər teɪk ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ˌrifɔrəˈsteɪʃən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɑz ˈlɑrʤli ən ˈɛfərt tɪ stɑp sɔɪl ɪˈroʊʒən, wɪʧ kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ flədz, ənd tɪ stɔl desertification*, ðə kənˈvərʒən əv ðə lænd ˈɪntu ə ˈdɛzərt. ðə aɪˈdiə əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə tru ˈfɔrɪst wɑz nɑt ə praɪˈɔrəti. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt stɪl ˈdɑməˌneɪts. ˈrɪʧəst sɔrs əv ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ɪz ə spot”*” ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn ˈʧaɪnə əˈlɔŋ ðə nu ˈrɪvər ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd baɪ juˈnɛˌskoʊ ɛz ə wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt. ˈivɪn soʊ, prəˈvɪnʃəl əˈfɪʃəlz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə ˈsɪstəm əv dæmz θru ðə ˈriʤən. ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv traɪd tɪ riˈdrɔ ðə ˈbaʊndəriz fər ðə wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt rum fər ˈmaɪnɪŋ. ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts ər traɪɪŋ tɪ spik ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks tɪ bɪld pəˈlɪtɪkəl səˈpɔrt fər prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈhæbəˌtæt. raɪs dɪˈmænd ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈræpədli, ˈivɪn ɛz ˈfɑrmˌlænd ɪz dˈwɪndəlɪŋ. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ʧaɪˈniz ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv juzd waɪld raɪs ˈspiʃiz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈhaɪbrədz ðət ˌɪnˈkris pərˈdəkʃən. naʊ, dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈfɑrmɪŋ ər ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ɔn waɪld raɪs ˈhæbəˌtæt ˈɛriəz ɪn ˈkoʊstəl ˈsəðərn ˈʧaɪnə. wi lɛt ɪt goʊ unchecked,”*,” ˈdɑktər. lu, ðə ˈpiˈkɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsər, roʊt ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt əˈbaʊt ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti, waɪld raɪs wɪl bɪˈkəm ɪkˈstɪŋkt ɪn ˈfɪfˈtin years.”*.” səkˈsɛs fɑr frəm ˈsərtən ɪkˈstɪŋʃən rɪˈmeɪnz ə fɑr mɔr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti fər ðə ˈjæŋktˈsi ʤaɪənt. nɛkst jɪr, ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪl meɪk ə sərʧ ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərn ˈʧaɪnə ɪn hoʊps əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈjæŋktˈsi ʤaɪənt ɪn ðə waɪld. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ðə ənd ˈsuˌʒu zuz ˈfaɪnəli riʧt ə dil. ˈniðər ˈwɔntɪd tɪ muv ɪts ˈtərtəl. bət iʧ əˈgrid ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts kʊd əˈtɛmpt ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˌsɛməˈneɪʃən nɛkst spərɪŋ. iʧ ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnd ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɛnˈtaɪtəlɪŋ ə ˈsərtən ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ fər iʧ zu pəˈtɛnʃəl stəd ˈtərtəlz fər fˈjuʧər ˈkæptɪv ˈbridɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz. ˈʤɛrəld, ə ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə prəˈsiʤər, sɛd səkˈsɛs wɑz fɑr frəm ˌgɛrənˈtid. ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ə ˈtɔrtəs ɪn həˈwaɪˌi daɪd ˈæftər ə ˈsɪmələr prəˈsiʤər. ɪn meɪ, ˈdɑktər. kənˈdəktəd ən ˌəltrəˈsaʊnd ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈoʊˌvəriz əv ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈtərtəl ɪn. fər jɪrz, ʃi həz leɪd ɛgz ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm, ðoʊ seɪ ðə ˈnəmbər həz ˈstɛdəli dɪˈmɪnɪʃt, tɪ əˈbaʊt 20 meɪn ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈrɪli tɪ gɪt ə ˈvaɪəbəl spərm ˈsæmpəl frəm ðə oʊld meɪl wɪˈθaʊt ˈhɑrmɪŋ ɪm ɪn ˈɛni way,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər., hu ˈædɪd ðət ˈjuzɪŋ smɔl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ʃɑks ɪz wən ˈkɑmən ˈmɛθəd fər ɪˈlɪsətɪŋ ə ˈsæmpəl. ˈmænjuəl məˈsɑʒ ɪz əˈnəðər. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ɪn, zu əˈfɪʃəlz muvd ðə ˈtərtəl ˈɪntu ə ˈpraɪvət pul fər ˈbɛtər sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmɑnətərɪŋ. bət ˈɛkspərts ər kənˈsərnd ðət ər naʊ ˈwɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə pul ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈwɪntər, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt spɛnt ˈdɛkeɪdz ɪn ðə ˈkoʊldər pɑnd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ər kənˈsərnd ðət ðə pul həz noʊ məd tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈtərtəl tɪ ˈhaɪbərˌneɪt. ˈəndər ˈsɪstəm, ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər həz ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt əv ðə ˈtərtəl. soʊ fɑr, ðə ˈmɪnɪstri həz əˈgrid tɪ prəˈvaɪd juɑn, ər əˈbaʊt ðoʊ nən əv ðə ˈməni həz əraɪvd. æst fər ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðə ˈmɪnɪstri dɪˈklaɪnd. bət ˈmɪnɪstri əˈfɪʃəlz ˈleɪtər ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə zuz ənd pərsˈweɪdɪd ðɛm tɪ saɪn ə nu dil. ɪt wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðə ˈtərtəl wɪl bi trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ˈsuˌʒu nɛkst jɪr. ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈbridɪŋ pul ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi bɪlt. fərst, ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪl traɪ ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˌsɛməˈneɪʃən. ɪf ðət feɪlz, ðə tu ˈɛldərli ˈtərtəlz wɪl gɪv ɪt ə goʊ ðə ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd weɪ. ðə feɪt əv ə ˈspiʃiz hæŋz ɪn ðə ˈbæləns.
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warble fly is a name given to the genus, large flies which are parasitic on cattle and deer. other names include "heel flies", "bomb flies" and "gadflies", while their larvae are often called "cattle grubs" or "wolves." common species of warble fly include (the ox warble fly) and (cattle) and (the reindeer warble fly). larvae of species also have been reported in horses, sheep, goats and] they have also been found on smaller mammals such as dogs, cats, squirrels, voles and rabbits.
adult warble flies are large, hairy and and brown, orange or yellow in color. the adults have vestigial mouthparts, so they cannot feed during their short lifespans, which can be as little as five]
they are found on all continents of the northern hemisphere, mainly between and latitude.
infestations [ edit ]
the fly lays eggs on the of large animals. the eggs hatch within a week and penetrate the skin, where they migrate throughout the connective tissues (h.) or to the esophagus (h.). after a few months, the larvae travel back to the skin surface and cause called "warbles". they remain under the skin, and when destroyed by pressure, the larvae can cause large purulent, or anaphylaxis. upon emergence, the fly leaves holes in the skin. large numbers of such punctures can render cattle hides valueless.
the migrating larvae can cause damage to meat, as the tunnels they make in the muscle fill with a substance known as "butcher's] infestations also hinder weight gain and growth in the animals. milk yields may also decline. most infections in adult cows are minor, due to immunity developed over time.
humans [ edit ]
in humans, the disease is a rare infestation of the brain by the larva of h.. it penetrates the brain by an unknown mode and causes symptoms such as convulsions and hematoma. the first case of human warble fly infection in britain (to a boy on a farm near south brent, devon) was reported in the british medical journal in june 1924 by dr frederick william] other cases appear in medical] of the human eye can be caused by h., a parasite of reindeer. it is known to cause uveitis, glaucoma and retinal] h. and h. may also infest]
treatment and prevention [ edit ]
warble flies have been eradicated in many countries, beginning with denmark and western germany, in the 1960s. it was eradicated in the united kingdom in] it is a disease. it may have been eradicated from belgium.
from the 1980s, the preventive treatment is easier, by subcutaneous use of ivermectin, but the warble fly remains present in north africa.
warble fly larvae
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ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ ɪz ə neɪm ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈʤinəs, lɑrʤ flaɪz wɪʧ ər ˌpɛrəˈsɪtɪk ɔn ˈkætəl ənd dɪr. ˈəðər neɪmz ˌɪnˈklud "hil flaɪz", "bɔm flaɪz" ənd "ˈgædˌflaɪz", waɪl ðɛr ˈlɑrvi ər ˈɔfən kɔld "ˈkætəl grəbz" ər "wʊlvz." ˈkɑmən ˈspiʃiz əv ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ ˌɪnˈklud (ðə ɑks ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ) ənd (ˈkætəl) ənd (ðə ˈreɪnˌdɪr ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ). ˈlɑrvi əv ˈspiʃiz ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈhɔrsɪz, ʃip, goʊts ənd ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn faʊnd ɔn sˈmɔlər ˈmæməlz səʧ ɛz dɔgz, kæts, skwərəlz, voʊlz ənd ˈræbəts. ˈædəlt ˈwɔrbəl flaɪz ər lɑrʤ, ˈhɛri ənd ənd braʊn, ˈɔrɪnʤ ər ˈjɛloʊ ɪn ˈkələr. ðə ˈædəlts hæv vəˈstɪʤiəl ˈmaʊθˌpɑrts, soʊ ðeɪ ˈkænɑt fid ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ʃɔrt ˈlaɪfˌspænz, wɪʧ kən bi ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz faɪv ðeɪ ər faʊnd ɔn ɔl ˈkɑntənənts əv ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr, ˈmeɪnli bɪtˈwin ənd ˈlætəˌtud. ˌɪnˌfɛˈsteɪʃənz ˈɛdət ðə flaɪ leɪz ɛgz ɔn ðə əv lɑrʤ ˈænəməlz. ðə ɛgz hæʧ wɪˈθɪn ə wik ənd ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt ðə skɪn, wɛr ðeɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt θruaʊt ðə kəˈnɛktɪv ˈtɪʃuz (eɪʧ.) ər tɪ ðə ɪˈsɑfəgəs (eɪʧ.). ˈæftər ə fju mənθs, ðə ˈlɑrvi ˈtrævəl bæk tɪ ðə skɪn ˈsərfəs ənd kɔz kɔld "ˈwɔrbəlz". ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈəndər ðə skɪn, ənd wɪn dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ˈprɛʃər, ðə ˈlɑrvi kən kɔz lɑrʤ ˈpjʊrulənt, ər ˌænəfəˈlæksɪs. əˈpɑn ˈimərʤəns, ðə flaɪ livz hoʊlz ɪn ðə skɪn. lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv səʧ ˈpəŋkʧərz kən ˈrɛndər ˈkætəl haɪdz ˈvæljuləs. ðə ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ ˈlɑrvi kən kɔz ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ mit, ɛz ðə ˈtənəlz ðeɪ meɪk ɪn ðə ˈməsəl fɪl wɪθ ə ˈsəbstəns noʊn ɛz "ˈbʊʧərz ˌɪnˌfɛˈsteɪʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɪndər weɪt geɪn ənd groʊθ ɪn ðə ˈænəməlz. mɪlk jildz meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈklaɪn. moʊst ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ɪn ˈædəlt kaʊz ər ˈmaɪnər, du tɪ ˌɪmˈjunɪti dɪˈvɛləpt ˈoʊvər taɪm. ˈjumənz ˈɛdət ɪn ˈjumənz, ðə dɪˈziz ɪz ə rɛr ˌɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən əv ðə breɪn baɪ ðə ˈlɑrvə əv eɪʧ.. ɪt ˈpɛnəˌtreɪts ðə breɪn baɪ ən ənˈnoʊn moʊd ənd ˈkɔzɪz ˈsɪmptəmz səʧ ɛz kənˈvəlʃənz ənd hematoma*. ðə fərst keɪs əv ˈjumən ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪn ˈbrɪtən (tɪ ə bɔɪ ɔn ə fɑrm nɪr saʊθ brɛnt, ˈdɛvən) wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈʤərnəl ɪn ʤun 1924 baɪ ˈdɑktər ˈfrɛdərɪk ˈwɪljəm ˈəðər ˈkeɪsɪz əˈpɪr ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl əv ðə ˈjumən aɪ kən bi kɔzd baɪ eɪʧ., ə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt əv ˈreɪnˌdɪr. ɪt ɪz noʊn tɪ kɔz uveitis*, glɔˈkoʊmə ənd ˈrɛtənəl eɪʧ. ənd eɪʧ. meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈfɛst ˈtritmənt ənd priˈvɛnʃən ˈɛdət ˈwɔrbəl flaɪz hæv bɪn ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈʤərməni, ɪn ðə 1960s*. ɪt wɑz ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ɪn ɪt ɪz ə dɪˈziz. ɪt meɪ hæv bɪn ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd frəm ˈbɛlʤəm. frəm ðə 1980s*, ðə prɪˈvɛnɪv ˈtritmənt ɪz ˈiziər, baɪ səbˌkjuˈteɪniəs juz əv ivermectin*, bət ðə ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ rɪˈmeɪnz ˈprɛzənt ɪn nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ˈwɔrbəl flaɪ ˈlɑrvi si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət
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greg miller of the washington post reports on the white house debate about cia director david' request for a homicidal escalation of the cia drone war in yemen.
the cia is seeking authority to expand its covert drone campaign in yemen by launching strikes against terrorism suspects even when it does not know the identities of those who could be killed, u.s. officials said. securing permission to use these “signature strikes” would allow the agency to hit targets based solely on intelligence indicating patterns of suspicious behavior, such as imagery showing militants gathering at known al-qaeda compounds or unloading explosives.
the brutality of "signature strikes" is not new for the cia leadership. as the bureau of investigative journalism has reliably reported, "signature strikes" have regularly targeted funeral ceremonies in pakistan. the of the u.s. actions is chilling. an alleged militant is killed by a u.s. drone. then when his family and friends try to come to mourn him, the u.s. attacks the gathering from the sky, on the grounds that attending an funeral is evidence of hostile intentions toward the united states. in one such attack reported by the new york times in june 2009, 60 people were killed. local press accounts of the incident, cited by bij, put the death toll at 83, 45 of whom were non-combatants. it is said that 10 were children.
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the post story indicates that the efficacy and wisdom of such tactics is now being debated in the white house. obama has defended the drone war on the grounds of its specificity.
"drones have not caused a huge number of civilian casualties," he told a questioner at an online forum. ‘this is a targeted, focused effort at people who are on a list of active terrorists trying to go in and harm americans."
it seems and his allies in the current debate do not want to be constrained by a list. they calculate if the u.s. slaughters a particular crowd of people at an funeral, they are sure to kill men plotting to attack the united states. the logic, if not the morality, is persuasive: if you kill the certainly innocent, you will also get some of the presumably guilty.
this is also the logic of terrorism, which is one reason why the defenders of "signature strikes" prefer that their names not be published in the washington post.
u.s. officials said the agency killed more senior al-qaeda operatives there [pakistan] with signature strikes than with those in which it had identified and located someone on its kill list.
why these "u.s. officials," who may include, approved of the illegal leaking of this classified information to the post, is inevitably hazy in a story dependent on anonymous sources. it appears trying to overcome reluctance of the obama white house to expand the use of signature attacks. it may be that white house officials are trying to shed public light on the cia practices the better to resist their use in yemen.
a senior administration official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, declined to talk about what he described as u.s. “tactics” in yemen, but he said that “there is still a very firm emphasis on being surgical and targeting only those who have a direct interest in attacking the united states.”
surgical strikes, otherwise known as "profile strikes," are directed at a specific person, known or suspected of planning attacks. these too have killed non-combatants but their morality seems more defensible. signature strikes are intentionally less discriminating and more lethal. that, it seems, is precisely why the cia and want to introduce them to the battlefield of yemen.
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some u.s. military commanders recognize the folly, if not criminality, of such a strategy. dennis blair, four star admiral and former director of national intelligence, called for scaling back the drone war last year:
... as the drone campaign wears on, hatred of america is increasing in pakistan. american officials may praise the precision of the drone attacks. but in pakistan, news media accounts of heavy civilian casualties are widely believed. our reliance on high-tech strikes that pose no risk to our soldiers is bitterly resented in a country that cannot duplicate such feats of warfare without cost to its own troops.
but the "bitter resentment" of the family and friends of innocent people killed from afar does not overly concern the cia. this is the sort of argument that must overcome if the agency is to expand the terror tactics of the drone war to another battlefield.
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grɛg ˈmɪlər əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə waɪt haʊs dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər ˈdeɪvɪd' rɪkˈwɛst fər ə ˌhɑməˈsaɪdəl ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən əv ðə siaɪeɪ droʊn wɔr ɪn ˈjɛmən. ðə siaɪeɪ ɪz ˈsikɪŋ əˈθɔrəti tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɪts ˈkoʊvərt droʊn kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈjɛmən baɪ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ straɪks əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈivɪn wɪn ɪt dɪz nɑt noʊ ðə aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ðoʊz hu kʊd bi kɪld, juz. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ pərˈmɪʃən tɪ juz ðiz strikes”*” wʊd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ hɪt ˈtɑrgəts beɪst ˈsoʊəli ɔn ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈpætərnz əv səˈspɪʃəs bɪˈheɪvjər, səʧ ɛz ˈɪmɪʤri ʃoʊɪŋ ˈmɪlətənts ˈgæðərɪŋ æt noʊn ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈkɑmpaʊndz ər ənˈloʊdɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz. ðə bruˈtælɪti əv "ˈsɪgnəʧər straɪks" ɪz nɑt nu fər ðə siaɪeɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp. ɛz ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm həz rɪˈlaɪəbli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, "ˈsɪgnəʧər straɪks" hæv ˈrɛgjələrli ˈtɑrgətɪd fˈjunərəl ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn. ðə əv ðə juz. ˈækʃənz ɪz ˈʧɪlɪŋ. ən əˈlɛʤd ˈmɪlətənt ɪz kɪld baɪ ə juz. droʊn. ðɛn wɪn hɪz ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz traɪ tɪ kəm tɪ mɔrn ɪm, ðə juz. əˈtæks ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ frəm ðə skaɪ, ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət əˈtɛndɪŋ ən fˈjunərəl ɪz ˈɛvədəns əv ˈhɑstəl ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz təˈwɔrd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪn wən səʧ əˈtæk ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ɪn ʤun 2009 60 ˈpipəl wər kɪld. ˈloʊkəl prɛs əˈkaʊnts əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ˈsaɪtɪd baɪ bij*, pʊt ðə dɛθ toʊl æt 83 45 əv hum wər ˌnɑnkəmˈbætənts. ɪt ɪz sɛd ðət 10 wər ˈʧɪldrən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ðə poʊst ˈstɔri ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə ˈɛfɪˌkæsi ənd ˈwɪzdəm əv səʧ ˈtæktɪks ɪz naʊ biɪŋ dəˈbeɪtɪd ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə droʊn wɔr ɔn ðə graʊnz əv ɪts ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti. "droʊnz hæv nɑt kɔzd ə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv səˈvɪljən ˈkæʒəwəltiz," hi toʊld ə kˈwɛsʧənər æt ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɔrəm. ɪz ə ˈtɑrgətɪd, ˈfoʊkɪst ˈɛfərt æt ˈpipəl hu ər ɔn ə lɪst əv ˈæktɪv ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts traɪɪŋ tɪ goʊ ɪn ənd hɑrm əˈmɛrɪkənz." ɪt simz ənd hɪz ˈælaɪz ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt dəˈbeɪt du nɑt wɔnt tɪ bi kənˈstreɪnd baɪ ə lɪst. ðeɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ɪf ðə juz. sˈlɔtərz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kraʊd əv ˈpipəl æt ən fˈjunərəl, ðeɪ ər ʃʊr tɪ kɪl mɛn ˈplɑtɪŋ tɪ əˈtæk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ˈlɑʤɪk, ɪf nɑt ðə ˌmɔˈræləˌti, ɪz pərsˈweɪsɪv: ɪf ju kɪl ðə ˈsərtənli ˈɪnəsənt, ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt səm əv ðə prɪˈzuməbli ˈgɪlti. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, wɪʧ ɪz wən ˈrizən waɪ ðə dɪˈfɛndərz əv "ˈsɪgnəʧər straɪks" prɪˈfər ðət ðɛr neɪmz nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. juz. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi kɪld mɔr ˈsinjər ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈɑpərətɪvz ðɛr [ˈpækɪˌstæn] wɪθ ˈsɪgnəʧər straɪks ðən wɪθ ðoʊz ɪn wɪʧ ɪt hæd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ənd ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈsəmˌwən ɔn ɪts kɪl lɪst. waɪ ðiz "juz. əˈfɪʃəlz," hu meɪ ˌɪnˈklud, əˈpruvd əv ðə ˌɪˈligəl ˈlikɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə poʊst, ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈheɪzi ɪn ə ˈstɔri dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn əˈnɑnəməs ˈsɔrsəz. ɪt əˈpɪrz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm rɪˈləktəns əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə juz əv ˈsɪgnəʧər əˈtæks. ɪt meɪ bi ðət waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ʃɛd ˈpəblɪk laɪt ɔn ðə siaɪeɪ ˈpræktɪsɪz ðə ˈbɛtər tɪ rɪˈzɪst ðɛr juz ɪn ˈjɛmən. ə ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl, hu laɪk ˈəðərz spoʊk ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˈtərnəl dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃənz, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt wət hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz juz. ““tactics”*” ɪn ˈjɛmən, bət hi sɛd ðət ɪz stɪl ə ˈvɛri fərm ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn biɪŋ ˈsərʤɪkəl ənd ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðoʊz hu hæv ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn əˈtækɪŋ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states.”*.” ˈsərʤɪkəl straɪks, ˈəðərˌwaɪz noʊn ɛz "ˈproʊˌfaɪl straɪks," ər dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈpərsən, noʊn ər səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈplænɪŋ əˈtæks. ðiz tu hæv kɪld ˌnɑnkəmˈbætənts bət ðɛr ˌmɔˈræləˌti simz mɔr dɪˈfɛnsəbəl. ˈsɪgnəʧər straɪks ər ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli lɛs dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ənd mɔr ˈliθəl. ðət, ɪt simz, ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli waɪ ðə siaɪeɪ ənd wɔnt tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈbætəlˌfild əv ˈjɛmən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: səm juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmændərz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˈfɑli, ɪf nɑt ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti, əv səʧ ə ˈstrætəʤi. ˈdɛnɪs blɛr, fɔr stɑr ˈædmərəl ənd ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, kɔld fər ˈskeɪlɪŋ bæk ðə droʊn wɔr læst jɪr: ɛz ðə droʊn kæmˈpeɪn wɛrz ɔn, ˈheɪtrəd əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn. əˈmɛrɪkən əˈfɪʃəlz meɪ preɪz ðə priˈsɪʒən əv ðə droʊn əˈtæks. bət ɪn ˈpækɪˌstæn, nuz ˈmidiə əˈkaʊnts əv ˈhɛvi səˈvɪljən ˈkæʒəwəltiz ər ˈwaɪdli bɪˈlivd. ɑr rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˌhaɪˈtɛk straɪks ðət poʊz noʊ rɪsk tɪ ɑr ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪz ˈbɪtərli riˈzɛnəd ɪn ə ˈkəntri ðət ˈkænɑt ˈdupləˌkeɪt səʧ fits əv ˈwɔrˌfɛr wɪˈθaʊt kɔst tɪ ɪts oʊn trups. bət ðə "ˈbɪtər rɪˈzɛntmənt" əv ðə ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz əv ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl kɪld frəm əˈfɑr dɪz nɑt ˈoʊvərli kənˈsərn ðə siaɪeɪ. ðɪs ɪz ðə sɔrt əv ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət məst ˈoʊvərˌkəm ɪf ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈtɛrər ˈtæktɪks əv ðə droʊn wɔr tɪ əˈnəðər ˈbætəlˌfild.
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brussels (reuters) - formerropean commission president jacques delors, the father of modernropean integration who became a bogeyman for britishrosceptics, said on thursday that membership was positive both for the united kingdom and for theropean union.
formerropean commission president jacques delors attends a meeting with commission president jose manuel barroso (not pictured) at the commission headquarters in brussels february 7, 2012.
delors, 90, who clashed frequently with british prime minister margaret thatcher during his decade at the head of the executive from 1985 to 1995, said in a statement to reuters that he would respect the british voters’ decision in next referendum on whether to remain in the.
“i consider the participation in theropean union to be a positive element both for the british and for the union,” the french socialist elder statesman said.
his statement was emailed through the jacques delors institute to dispel what it called inaccurate rumors that he favored a so that remaining members can move ahead with deeper integration.
it came as several opinion polls showed that supporters of britain leaving the had taken a lead in the campaign for the june 23 vote, due to fears of immigration fromrope.
in a separate article released on thursday, delors joined former commissioners pascal lamy and antonio vitorino, former italian premier enrico and the delors director, yves bertoncini, in calling for a strongerropean collective security effort, whatever the outcome of the british vote.
“every country inrope should contribute to strengthening our collective security, and that includes the united kingdom, which will participate even better as a full member of the,” they wrote. britain and france are the’s leading military powers with the most extensive intelligence services.
“where security and numerous other global challenges are concerned ... (prime minister) david cameron is absolutely right to highlight the fact that we are ‘stronger together’.”
“up yours, delors!”
it was not clear what impact, if any, delors’ endorsement of membership would have on the inwardly focused british debate.
many britons recall that angry rejection of his vision of a federalrope, with the commission as an effective continental government in brussels, led to her overthrow by rebels in her conservative party in 1990, opening an internal feud that has endured for more than quarter of a century.
therosceptic sun tabloid newspaper famously splashed the headline “up yours, delors!” across its front page, and a young journalist called boris johnson, now a leader of the leave campaign, was delors’ tormentor in the brussels press room.
fewer people are aware of how closely delors and thatcher cooperated to promote the integration of theropean single market in the via a treaty reform that greatly extended decision-making by majority vote among member states.
delors was also the main architect of thero single currency, which britain has never joined.
a small “good riddance” camp of supporters of a federalrope, notably former french prime minister michel rocard, have openly expressed a desire to see britain leave.
but most serving politicians and officials see the as a valuable, if semi-detached, member of the union and fear a decision to withdraw would harmrope’s global standing and might lead to a broader unraveling.
delors, who is in weakening health, has largely kept out of public debate about and french national affairs in the last few years but a book based on his archives and conversations with journalist cecile amar was published this year in france.
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ˈbrəsəlz (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈfɔrmər ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤæk dəˈlɔrz, ðə ˈfɑðər əv ˈmɑdərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən hu bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈbʊgiˌmæn fər ˈbrɪtɪʃ eurosceptics*, sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv boʊθ fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd fər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən. ˈfɔrmər ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤæk dəˈlɔrz əˈtɛndz ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ kəˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌhoʊˈzeɪ mɑnˈwɛl ˌbɑˈroʊsoʊ (nɑt ˈpɪkʧərd) æt ðə kəˈmɪʃən ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ˈfɛbruˌɛri 7 2012 dəˈlɔrz, 90 hu klæʃt ˈfrikwɛntli wɪθ ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈθæʧər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈdɛkeɪd æt ðə hɛd əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv frəm 1985 tɪ 1995 sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz ðət hi wʊd rɪˈspɛkt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ voters’*’ dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn nɛkst ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə. kənˈsɪdər ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən tɪ bi ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɛləmənt boʊθ fər ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd fər ðə union,”*,” ðə frɛnʧ ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈɛldər ˈsteɪtsmən sɛd. hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt wɑz iˈmeɪld θru ðə ʤæk dəˈlɔrz ˈɪnstɪˌtut tɪ dɪˈspɛl wət ɪt kɔld ˌɪˈnækjərət ˈrumərz ðət hi ˈfeɪvərd ə soʊ ðət rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz kən muv əˈhɛd wɪθ ˈdipər ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən. ɪt keɪm ɛz ˈsɛvərəl əˈpɪnjən poʊlz ʃoʊd ðət səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈbrɪtən ˈlivɪŋ ðə hæd ˈteɪkən ə lɛd ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn fər ðə ʤun 23 voʊt, du tɪ fɪrz əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈjʊrəp. ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɑrtɪkəl riˈlist ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, dəˈlɔrz ʤɔɪnd ˈfɔrmər kəˈmɪʃənərz pæˈskæl ˈleɪmi ənd ænˈtoʊnioʊ vitorino*, ˈfɔrmər ˌɪˈtæljən prɛˈmɪr ɛnˈrikoʊ ənd ðə dəˈlɔrz dɪˈrɛktər, iv bertoncini*, ɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈlɛktɪv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛfərt, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ voʊt. ˈkəntri ɪn ˈjʊrəp ʃʊd kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ɑr kəˈlɛktɪv sɪˈkjʊrəti, ənd ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, wɪʧ wɪl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ɛz ə fʊl ˈmɛmbər əv ðə eu,”*,” ðeɪ roʊt. ˈbrɪtən ənd fræns ər ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri paʊərz wɪθ ðə moʊst ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz. sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈnumərəs ˈəðər ˈgloʊbəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ər kənˈsərnd (praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər) ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli raɪt tɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ðə fækt ðət wi ər together’.”*’.” jʊrz, delors!”*!” ɪt wɑz nɑt klɪr wət ˌɪmˈpækt, ɪf ˈɛni, delors’*’ ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp wʊd hæv ɔn ðə ˈɪnwərdli ˈfoʊkɪst ˈbrɪtɪʃ dəˈbeɪt. ˈmɛni ˈbrɪtənz ˈriˌkɔl ðət ˈæŋgri rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv hɪz ˈvɪʒən əv ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈjʊrəp, wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪʃən ɛz ən ˈifɛktɪv ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈbrəsəlz, lɛd tɪ hər ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ baɪ ˈrɛbəlz ɪn hər kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ɪn 1990 ˈoʊpənɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl fjud ðət həz ɪnˈdʊrd fər mɔr ðən kˈwɔrtər əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðə sən ˈtæblɔɪd ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈfeɪməsli splæʃt ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn jʊrz, delors!”*!” əˈkrɔs ɪts frənt peɪʤ, ənd ə jəŋ ˈʤərnəlɪst kɔld ˈbɔrɪs ˈʤɑnsən, naʊ ə ˈlidər əv ðə liv kæmˈpeɪn, wɑz delors’*’ ˈtɔrˌmɛntər ɪn ðə ˈbrəsəlz prɛs rum. fjuər ˈpipəl ər əˈwɛr əv haʊ ˈkloʊsli dəˈlɔrz ənd ˈθæʧər kˈwɑpərˌeɪtəd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə ˈviə ə ˈtriti rɪˈfɔrm ðət ˈgreɪtli ɪkˈstɛndɪd dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ baɪ məˈʤɔrəti voʊt əˈməŋ ˈmɛmbər steɪts. dəˈlɔrz wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə meɪn ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt əv ðə ˈjʊrə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkərənsi, wɪʧ ˈbrɪtən həz ˈnɛvər ʤɔɪnd. ə smɔl riddance”*” kæmp əv səˈpɔrtərz əv ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈjʊrəp, ˈnoʊtəbli ˈfɔrmər frɛnʧ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɪʧəl ˌroʊˈʃɑrd, hæv ˈoʊpənli ɪkˈsprɛst ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ si ˈbrɪtən liv. bət moʊst ˈsərvɪŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd əˈfɪʃəlz si ðə ɛz ə ˈvæljəbəl, ɪf semi-detached*, ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈjunjən ənd fɪr ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ wʊd hɑrm ˈgloʊbəl ˈstændɪŋ ənd maɪt lɛd tɪ ə ˈbrɔdər ənˈrævəlɪŋ. dəˈlɔrz, hu ɪz ɪn ˈwikənɪŋ hɛlθ, həz ˈlɑrʤli kɛpt aʊt əv ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ənd frɛnʧ ˈnæʃənəl əˈfɛrz ɪn ðə læst fju jɪrz bət ə bʊk beɪst ɔn hɪz ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ənd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈʤərnəlɪst sɪˈsil əˈmɑr wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ðɪs jɪr ɪn fræns.
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ˈbrəðərˌhʊd fər ðə ˈfɑlən ɪz ə frəˈtərnəl ˈʧɛrɪti ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi bɪˈkəm ˈmɛmbərz. wi sɛnd ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ pəˈlis ˈkɑmbæt laɪn əv ˈduti fˈjunərəlz θruaʊt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. wi ˈkəvər ðə ˈtrævəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz (ɛr, hoʊˈtɛl, ˈrɛntəl kɑr) soʊ ðə ˈɔfɪsərz kən əˈtɛnd ðə vjuɪŋ ənd fˈjunərəl ˈsərvɪsɪz, kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðə lɔŋ trəˈdɪʃən əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈfɑlən ˈɔfɪsərz hu hæv peɪd ðə ˈəltəmət ˈsækrəˌfaɪs. ɑr ˈɔfɪsərz ˈprɛzəns ɪn ˈdɪstənt ˈɛriəz əv ðə ˈkəntri gɪvz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt tɪ ðə ˈfæməli ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈɔfɪsərz. waɪl æt ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz, ɑr ˈɔfɪsərz ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈfæməli wɪθ ə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri gɪft tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðɛr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz. ɪn tərn, ɑr ˈɔfɪsərz ər ɛnˈrɪʧt ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðɛr ˈdutiz wɪθ ə riˈfrɛʃt sɛns əv praɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈjunəˌfɔrm. klɪk "əˈbaʊt" ɪn ðə ˈmɛnju əˈbəv tɪ lərn mɔr.
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just found this way to set per user rules, probably someone already discovered, but seems there's no post regarding to this, hopefully it can help someone.
1. follow the with" from, to create a working server first.
2. install on.
3. once tested and working, some changes need to be made, so that the will use radius to authenticate clients instead of local database. (google some configuration guide)
assume is working with.
configure per user rules.
create and, will have access to internal lan and internet, will only have internet access, not internal lan access.
in real world case, can be the owner/administrator, can be friends who you want to give.
1. create and in services -> -> users.
user1
put username:, password: password, ip address:, mask:, gateway: 1
0.0.0.0/0 "gateway address here (address of box's, not external gateway)" 1
save
user2
put username:, password: password, ip address:, mask:, gateway: 1
0.0.0.0/0 "gateway address here (address of box's, not external gateway)" 1
save
now, when login, virtual ip address will be assigned. when login, virtual ip address will be assigned.
2. give internet access to two users, system -> routing static routes
add two different new static route for client and to use, so that both client can have internet access from box.
static
destination network:
gateway: - (your gateway, the one that you used to get internet access)
save
static
destination network:
gateway: - (your gateway, the one that you used to get internet access)
save
3. create firewall rules, firewall ->
create rule, action: pass, interface:, address family:, protocol: tcp/udp, source: any, destination: this firewall (self), destination port range: from 53 to 53.
save
create block rule, so that won't be able to access our lan, action: reject, interface:, address family:, protocol: any, source: network, destination: lan net.
save
create rule for allowing other traffic (internet etc.), action: pass, interface:, address family:, protocol: any, source: any, destination: any
save
now will have full access, lan and internet, will have internet access only, no lan access.
to create more accounts for friends, just use same steps form step 1, assign them ip range from to54 will be fine.
notes:
if you find this post useful please comment or click on thank you button or do both :)
if you think it can be improved please share your comment.
future work:
if you know how to configure to assign ip address via etc. to specific users please share your comment.
thanks
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ʤɪst faʊnd ðɪs weɪ tɪ sɛt pər ˈjuzər rulz, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈsəmˌwən ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈskəvərd, bət simz ðɛrz noʊ poʊst rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ tɪ ðɪs, ˈhoʊpfəli ɪt kən hɛlp ˈsəmˌwən. 1 ˈfɑloʊ ðə wɪθ frəm, tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈsərvər fərst. 2 ˌɪnˈstɔl ɔn. 3 wəns ˈtɛstɪd ənd ˈwərkɪŋ, səm ˈʧeɪnʤɪz nid tɪ bi meɪd, soʊ ðət ðə wɪl juz ˈreɪdiəs tɪ ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪt klaɪənts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈloʊkəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs. (ˈgugəl səm kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən gaɪd) əˈsum ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ. kənˈfɪgjər pər ˈjuzər rulz. kriˈeɪt ənd wɪl hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəl læn ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt, wɪl ˈoʊnli hæv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs, nɑt ˌɪnˈtərnəl læn ˈækˌsɛs. ɪn ril wərld keɪs, kən bi ðə owner/administrator*, kən bi frɛndz hu ju wɔnt tɪ gɪv. 1 kriˈeɪt ənd ɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈjuzərz. pʊt username*: ˈpæsˌwərd: ˈpæsˌwərd, ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs: mæsk: ˈgeɪtˌweɪ: 1 "ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈæˌdrɛs hir (ˈæˌdrɛs əv box's*, nɑt ɪkˈstərnəl ˈgeɪtˌweɪ)" 1 seɪv pʊt username*: ˈpæsˌwərd: ˈpæsˌwərd, ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs: mæsk: ˈgeɪtˌweɪ: 1 "ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈæˌdrɛs hir (ˈæˌdrɛs əv box's*, nɑt ɪkˈstərnəl ˈgeɪtˌweɪ)" 1 seɪv naʊ, wɪn login*, ˈvərʧuəl ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs wɪl bi əˈsaɪnd. wɪn login*, ˈvərʧuəl ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs wɪl bi əˈsaɪnd. 2 gɪv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ tu ˈjuzərz, ˈsɪstəm ˈrutɪŋ ˈstætɪk rʊts æd tu ˈdɪfərənt nu ˈstætɪk rut fər klaɪənt ənd tɪ juz, soʊ ðət boʊθ klaɪənt kən hæv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs frəm bɑks. ˈstætɪk ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk: ˈgeɪtˌweɪ: (jʊr ˈgeɪtˌweɪ, ðə wən ðət ju juzd tɪ gɪt ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs) seɪv ˈstætɪk ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk: ˈgeɪtˌweɪ: (jʊr ˈgeɪtˌweɪ, ðə wən ðət ju juzd tɪ gɪt ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs) seɪv 3 kriˈeɪt ˈfaɪrwɑl rulz, ˈfaɪrwɑl kriˈeɪt rul, ˈækʃən: pæs, ˈɪnərˌfeɪs:, ˈæˌdrɛs ˈfæməli: ˈproʊtəˌkɔl: tcp/udp*, sɔrs: ˈɛni, ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən: ðɪs ˈfaɪrwɑl (sɛlf), ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən pɔrt reɪnʤ: frəm 53 tɪ 53 seɪv kriˈeɪt blɑk rul, soʊ ðət woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ɑr læn, ˈækʃən: ˈriʤɛkt, ˈɪnərˌfeɪs:, ˈæˌdrɛs ˈfæməli: ˈproʊtəˌkɔl: ˈɛni, sɔrs: ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən: læn nɛt. seɪv kriˈeɪt rul fər əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈəðər ˈtræfɪk (ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.), ˈækʃən: pæs, ˈɪnərˌfeɪs:, ˈæˌdrɛs ˈfæməli: ˈproʊtəˌkɔl: ˈɛni, sɔrs: ˈɛni, ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən: ˈɛni seɪv naʊ wɪl hæv fʊl ˈækˌsɛs, læn ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt, wɪl hæv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs ˈoʊnli, noʊ læn ˈækˌsɛs. tɪ kriˈeɪt mɔr əˈkaʊnts fər frɛndz, ʤɪst juz seɪm stɛps fɔrm stɛp 1 əˈsaɪn ðɛm ˌaɪˌpi reɪnʤ frəm tɪ wɪl bi faɪn. noʊts: ɪf ju faɪnd ðɪs poʊst ˈjusfəl pliz ˈkɑmɛnt ər klɪk ɔn θæŋk ju ˈbətən ər du boʊθ ɪf ju θɪŋk ɪt kən bi ˌɪmˈpruvd pliz ʃɛr jʊr ˈkɑmɛnt. fˈjuʧər wərk: ɪf ju noʊ haʊ tɪ kənˈfɪgjər tɪ əˈsaɪn ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs ˈviə ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈjuzərz pliz ʃɛr jʊr ˈkɑmɛnt. θæŋks
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pow, boom, splash! you will instantly recognize the rich brush strokes of this musical painter. linchpin moritz friedrich, aka, is back with a bang and a pencil. following up enthusiast (monkey 033cd/lp), his third recording comic sounds like its title suggests: colorful, rampant, funny, and hilariously foolish. maintains his very own sound and spot within electronic music, drawing from numerous styles and it all through his personal beat-grinder, constantly understating and exaggerating. he's the innovator that has no such intentions at all. here's what the master himself has to say about his new work: " comic feels like kids drawings roughly sketched with a big marker, like abstract layouts as well as finely carved romantic paintings. 14 songs ripped from the pages of a coloring book to be vividly colored by you!" but don't worry, those pages will fill themselves with life as soon as the mellow and patterns of the opening track set in. there are big and broken beats in "wrong password", extremely easygoing rave tunes like "dagoberta", lots of genuine oddities like "wixn", and the piano work on "geilomant" even makes you think of some classic hip-hop track. comparisons are futile, except for one: from the melodic vintage electro of "dagoberta" to the sonic assault and whirlwind drum programming of "bleat", there's a strong link to older records. just replace the jazz and jungle roots with berlin's musical history, and you get an idea of what is made of. may be the laziest genius around, though he's been all but unproductive since enthusiast : in 2015 he joined forces with and toured europe under the banner ofdeselektor, playing festivals from to sonar. the same year he produced the debut album of romano, rap phenomenon and close friend of moritz. he moderat, collaborated with pioneer jean-michel jarre, and contributed to mr. latest album (bec 5156714, 2016), who's also appearing on comic . so does romano on standout track "la bouche", delivering some tasty german phrases. having been occupied recently with roman's second album, his fans are very lucky that moritz found the time to pin down a new album as well. he may not be a man of many words, but possesses a bold and singular musical vision. also features dana and romano and jan driver.
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paʊ, bum, splæʃ! ju wɪl ˈɪnstəntli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə rɪʧ brəʃ stroʊks əv ðɪs mˈjuzɪkəl ˈpeɪnər. ˈlɪnʧˌpɪn mɔˈrɪts ˈfridrɪk, ˈɑkə, ɪz bæk wɪθ ə bæŋ ənd ə ˈpɛnsəl. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əp ɛnˈθuziˌæst (ˈməŋki 033cd/lp*), hɪz θərd rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈkɑmɪk saʊnz laɪk ɪts ˈtaɪtəl səˈʤɛsts: ˈkələrfəl, ˈræmpənt, ˈfəni, ənd hɪˈlɛriəsli ˈfulɪʃ. meɪnˈteɪnz hɪz ˈvɛri oʊn saʊnd ənd spɑt wɪˈθɪn ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk mˈjuzɪk, drɔɪŋ frəm ˈnumərəs staɪlz ənd ɪt ɔl θru hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl beat-grinder*, ˈkɑnstəntli ˈəndərˌsteɪtɪŋ ənd ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪŋ. hiz ðə ˈɪnəˌveɪtər ðət həz noʊ səʧ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz æt ɔl. hɪrz wət ðə ˈmæstər hɪmˈsɛlf həz tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt hɪz nu wərk: ˈkɑmɪk filz laɪk kɪdz drɔɪŋz ˈrəfli skɛʧt wɪθ ə bɪg ˈmɑrkər, laɪk ˈæbˌstrækt leɪaʊts ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfaɪnli kɑrvd roʊˈmæntɪk ˈpeɪnɪŋz. 14 sɔŋz rɪpt frəm ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ə ˈkələrɪŋ bʊk tɪ bi ˈvɪvədli ˈkələrd baɪ ju!" bət doʊnt ˈwəri, ðoʊz ˈpeɪʤɪz wɪl fɪl ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɪθ laɪf ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈmɛloʊ ənd ˈpætərnz əv ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ træk sɛt ɪn. ðɛr ər bɪg ənd ˈbroʊkən bits ɪn "rɔŋ ˈpæsˌwərd", ɪkˈstrimli ˈiziˈgoʊɪŋ reɪv tunz laɪk "dagoberta*", lɑts əv ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈɑdətiz laɪk "wixn*", ənd ðə piˈænə wərk ɔn "geilomant*" ˈivɪn meɪks ju θɪŋk əv səm ˈklæsɪk ˈhɪˌphɔp træk. kəmˈpɛrəsənz ər fˈjutəl, ɪkˈsɛpt fər wən: frəm ðə məˈlɑdɪk ˈvɪntɪʤ ɪˈlɛktroʊ əv "dagoberta*" tɪ ðə ˈsɑnɪk əˈsɔlt ənd ˈwərlˌwɪnd drəm ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ əv "bleat*", ðɛrz ə strɔŋ lɪŋk tɪ ˈoʊldər ˈrɛkərdz. ʤɪst ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ʤæz ənd ˈʤəŋgəl ruts wɪθ bərˈlɪnz mˈjuzɪkəl ˈhɪstəri, ənd ju gɪt ən aɪˈdiə əv wət ɪz meɪd əv. meɪ bi ðə ˈleɪziəst ˈʤinjəs əraʊnd, ðoʊ hiz bɪn ɔl bət ˌənprəˈdəktɪv sɪns ɛnˈθuziˌæst ɪn 2015 hi ʤɔɪnd ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ənd tʊrd ˈjʊrəp ˈəndər ðə ˈbænər əv siriusmodeselektor*, pleɪɪŋ ˈfɛstɪvəlz frəm tɪ ˈsoʊnɑr. ðə seɪm jɪr hi prəˈdust ðə ˈdeɪbju ˈælbəm əv roʊˈmɑˌnoʊ, ræp fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ənd kloʊz frɛnd əv mɔˈrɪts. hi moderat*, kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ˌʒɑnməˈʃɛl jarre*, ənd kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈleɪtəst ˈælbəm (bɛk 5156714 2016 huz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ˈkɑmɪk soʊ dɪz roʊˈmɑˌnoʊ ɔn ˈstænˌdaʊt træk "lɑ baʊʧ", dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ səm ˈteɪsti ˈʤərmən ˈfreɪzɪz. ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈrisəntli wɪθ ˈroʊmənz ˈsɛkənd ˈælbəm, hɪz fænz ər ˈvɛri ˈləki ðət mɔˈrɪts faʊnd ðə taɪm tɪ pɪn daʊn ə nu ˈælbəm ɛz wɛl. hi meɪ nɑt bi ə mæn əv ˈmɛni wərdz, bət pəˈzɛsɪz ə boʊld ənd ˈsɪŋgjələr mˈjuzɪkəl ˈvɪʒən. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ˈdeɪnə ənd roʊˈmɑˌnoʊ ənd ʤæn ˈdraɪvər.
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if people behave well because they fear punishment, is it really accurate to say they are “good people?” i ask this because it comes up a lot for atheists like myself. when people learn i believe in spirits, gods, or afterlives, the first question i tend to get is, “well, to stop you from (pick your crime)?” people seem to think that the moment a person quits believing in god he turns murderous and should be kept away from children and small animals. a wonder they even feel safe talking to us at that point, if in fact they really do believe what they are insinuating about us.
opportunists looking to promote the superiority of their tribe over mine predictably jumped at the chance to blame atheism for the murders of three young muslim students at hill last week, arguing as they always do that without a belief in god nothing is left to stop people from becoming criminals. in order to push this argument they have to conveniently overlook the fact that in the united states the crime rate is highest in the most religious states, and the fact that our prisons are full of people who believe in both god and an afterlife. most inmates in our prisons seem to have embraced that loophole which says that even murderers can get off without doing time in the afterlife as long as they subscribe to a belief in a set of propositions short enough to fit on the back of a fake twenty dollar bill. clearly a belief in god what keeps people from doing bad things.
but what makes people good? what motivates them to show acts of kindness, mercy, and acceptance? how do we even define goodness? these are big questions and in the end i find them far more useful than the mundane question of whether or not gods exist. yes, i still write about my own deconversion, unpacking the thought processes that i and others like myself have gone through on our way out of the religions of our youth, but not where i intend to stay. if i were to spend all of my days thinking and writing about what i believe in, my existence would be pathetic indeed. far beyond “mere atheism” i want to know what makes human beings strive to be better people and what motivates them to make a positive contribution to the world in which they live?
guilt versus love in chocolat
the movie chocolat is one of my favorite movies of all time, and it tackles this topic beautifully. if you seen it, please find a way to watch it sometime soon. it stars juliette and alfred molina but also features johnny depp, judy dench, and moss. the score by rachel portman is one of my favorites as well. whenever you do watch it recommend you have some chocolate nearby because gonna crave it before the movie is over.
chocolat tells the story of a wandering gypsy named who one day drifts into a small provincial village situated on a river in the french countryside. the year is 1959 and this quaint little village is still thoroughly steeped in its own insular history as if locked in another time period. oblivious to the religious tradition of her new surroundings, opens a small right in the heart of the village in the midst of the fast. just as the rest of the town is vowing to abstain for a time from worldly pleasures like sweets, this bold woman begins selling gourmet chocolate. she is an unmarried mother who attend church and the count de reynaud, who has taken it upon himself to be the spiritual guardian of the village, wants her gone. she represents everything he seeks to keep out of his community, and he determines to do whatever it takes to make her want to leave.
this power struggle between the sanctimonious count and the secular comes to a head in the marital struggles of serge and josephine muscat. serge is a controlling husband who drinks too much and beats josephine, who one day finally leaves her abusive husband and goes to live with above her chocolate shop. when the count de reynaud learns of the abusive relationship he takes on rehabilitation as his own personal project. he physically drags him into confession, forces him to sit through catechism classes, and even dresses him up and gives him etiquette lessons. he does everything within his power to coerce serge into conformity with his expectations of an upstanding husband. if he can reform serge and restore his marriage, the godless shopkeeper would lose and he would win.
josephine experiences something entirely different as she comes to live with. instead of bombarding josephine with rules and regulations, simply befriends her and demonstrates unconditional acceptance of who she is despite all her obvious flaws. she takes her on as an assistant and gives her a creative outlet, teaching her to make delectable treats for the townspeople, slowly transforming her into a woman who knows her own value and dignity. by the end of the movie she stands taller, looks people in the eye and speaks confidently, and eventually she even learns to stand up to her estranged husband, who never does learn to value his wife for who she is.
without giving away too many details to spoil the movie, tell you that the count eventually learns that guilt and shame enough to make a bad person good. he manages to train serge to walk upright and say the appropriate words to feign contrition, but his reformation is only skin deep and he soon reverts to his naturally abusive state. behavior shames the count and drives the designated adult to madness, eventually embarrassing himself in a nervous breakdown.
the count de reynaud personified his approach to reforming human behavior through the use of coercion, social pressure, guilt, shame, and the threat of posthumous punishment. his attempts to shape character failed miserably, and in the end it became obvious that even he himself live up to the unrealistic ideals to which he had devoted his life. brought no such expectations into her relationships, instead showing josephine that she was a complete person worthy of dignity and respect, then enabling her to contribute to her community by giving her a creative outlet through which she could help make her little world a better place.
what makes people good?
before we can answer the question “what makes people good?” we must first determine how goodness should be measured in the first place. what exactly is goodness, anyway? were the townspeople good, ruled as they were by the moralistic standards of their religious tradition? is goodness defined by the number of things from which we abstain? where in this equation should we factor how we treat people, particularly people who are different from us? in the end the young priest who gives voice to one of the main lessons of the movie:
i think we go around measuring our goodness by what we do, by what we deny ourselves, what we resist and who we exclude. i think got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create, and who we include.
the count learned this lesson the hard way, first by utterly devoting himself to a different definition of goodness and then by failing miserably to live up to it. rather than redoubling his efforts yet again toward measuring up to an unrealistic (and unhealthy!) ideal, he learned through his own mistakes that the rules by which he had been living failed to deliver the joy that was supposed to result from a life of religious devotion. his piety only left him feeling empty and alone, unable to connect to other people in any authentic way. witnessing the love and forgiveness offered by people who follow his rules, the count eventually opened his heart to a new way of looking at himself and at other people.
the lesson of chocolat (and i would argue the lesson of life as well) is that religions what make people good; people make themselves good by choosing to show compassion and care for others. to be fair, there are plenty of good people inside of each religion and each religion seems eager to claim credit for anything good that its people produce. but people can be just as compassionate and just as fact they often can be even more so because they encumbered by superfluous and arbitrary expectations accumulated from centuries of religious tradition. a lot easier to accept people unconditionally when you accustomed to having a large pile of conditions placed on you yourself. in other words, good people exist in every religion, but not their religion that makes them good. often their religions that spoil their good deeds by them with implicit judgment, making every gift a mixed blessing.
vianne leads the whole town to discover that they can be good to one another without that sometimes chocolate is exactly what you need to feel better.
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ɪf ˈpipəl bɪˈheɪv wɛl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ fɪr ˈpənɪʃmənt, ɪz ɪt ˈrɪli ˈækjərət tɪ seɪ ðeɪ ər people?”*?” aɪ æsk ðɪs bɪˈkəz ɪt kəmz əp ə lɔt fər ˈeɪθiəsts laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. wɪn ˈpipəl lərn aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈspɪrɪts, gɑdz, ər ˈæftərˌlaɪvz, ðə fərst kˈwɛʃən aɪ tɛnd tɪ gɪt ɪz, ““well*, tɪ stɑp ju frəm (pɪk jʊr crime)?”*)?” ˈpipəl sim tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈmoʊmənt ə ˈpərsən kwɪts bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn gɑd hi tərnz ˈmərdərəs ənd ʃʊd bi kɛpt əˈweɪ frəm ˈʧɪldrən ənd smɔl ˈænəməlz. ə ˈwəndər ðeɪ ˈivɪn fil seɪf ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs æt ðət pɔɪnt, ɪf ɪn fækt ðeɪ ˈrɪli du bɪˈliv wət ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs. ˌɑpərˈtunɪsts ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt ðə ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti əv ðɛr traɪb ˈoʊvər maɪn prɪˈdɪktəbli ʤəmpt æt ðə ʧæns tɪ bleɪm ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm fər ðə ˈmərdərz əv θri jəŋ ˈməzlɪm ˈstudənts æt hɪl læst wik, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ɛz ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz du ðət wɪˈθaʊt ə bɪˈlif ɪn gɑd ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz lɛft tɪ stɑp ˈpipəl frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəlz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pʊʃ ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt ðeɪ hæv tɪ kənˈvinjəntli ˈoʊvərˌlʊk ðə fækt ðət ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðə kraɪm reɪt ɪz haɪəst ɪn ðə moʊst rɪˈlɪʤəs steɪts, ənd ðə fækt ðət ɑr ˈprɪzənz ər fʊl əv ˈpipəl hu bɪˈliv ɪn boʊθ gɑd ənd ən ˈæftərˌlaɪf. moʊst ˈɪnˌmeɪts ɪn ɑr ˈprɪzənz sim tɪ hæv ɛmˈbreɪst ðət ˈluˌphoʊl wɪʧ sɪz ðət ˈivɪn ˈmərdərərz kən gɪt ɔf wɪˈθaʊt duɪŋ taɪm ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌlaɪf ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ə bɪˈlif ɪn ə sɛt əv ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃənz ʃɔrt ɪˈnəf tɪ fɪt ɔn ðə bæk əv ə feɪk tˈwɛnti ˈdɔlər bɪl. ˈklɪrli ə bɪˈlif ɪn gɑd wət kips ˈpipəl frəm duɪŋ bæd θɪŋz. bət wət meɪks ˈpipəl gʊd? wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪts ðɛm tɪ ʃoʊ ækts əv ˈkaɪndnəs, ˈmərsi, ənd əkˈsɛptəns? haʊ du wi ˈivɪn dɪˈfaɪn ˈgʊdnɪs? ðiz ər bɪg kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd aɪ faɪnd ðɛm fɑr mɔr ˈjusfəl ðən ðə mənˈdeɪn kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt gɑdz ɪgˈzɪst. jɛs, aɪ stɪl raɪt əˈbaʊt maɪ oʊn deconversion*, ənˈpækɪŋ ðə θɔt ˈprɑsɛsəz ðət aɪ ənd ˈəðərz laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf hæv gɔn θru ɔn ɑr weɪ aʊt əv ðə riˈlɪʤənz əv ɑr juθ, bət nɑt wɛr aɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ steɪ. ɪf aɪ wər tɪ spɛnd ɔl əv maɪ deɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn, maɪ ɪgˈzɪstəns wʊd bi pəˈθɛtɪk ˌɪnˈdid. fɑr bɪɔnd atheism”*” aɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət meɪks ˈjumən biɪŋz straɪv tɪ bi ˈbɛtər ˈpipəl ənd wət ˈmoʊtəˌveɪts ðɛm tɪ meɪk ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə wərld ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ lɪv? gɪlt ˈvərsəz ləv ɪn ˈʧɑklət ðə ˈmuvi ˈʧɑklət ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈmuviz əv ɔl taɪm, ənd ɪt ˈtækəlz ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk ˈbjutəfli. ɪf ju sin ɪt, pliz faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ wɔʧ ɪt ˈsəmˌtaɪm sun. ɪt stɑrz ʤuliˈɛt ənd ˈælfrɪd məˈlinə bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ˈʤɑni dɛp, ˈʤudi dench*, ənd mɔs. ðə skɔr baɪ ˈreɪʧəl ˈpɔrtmən ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪts ɛz wɛl. wɛˈnɛvər ju du wɔʧ ɪt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ju hæv səm ˈʧɔklət ˈnɪrˈbaɪ bɪˈkəz ˈgɑnə kreɪv ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈmuvi ɪz ˈoʊvər. ˈʧɑklət tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ə ˈwɑndərɪŋ ˈʤɪpsi neɪmd hu wən deɪ drɪfts ˈɪntu ə smɔl prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd ɔn ə ˈrɪvər ɪn ðə frɛnʧ ˈkəntriˌsaɪd. ðə jɪr ɪz 1959 ənd ðɪs kweɪnt ˈlɪtəl ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪz stɪl ˈθəroʊli stipt ɪn ɪts oʊn ˈɪnsələr ˈhɪstəri ɛz ɪf lɑkt ɪn əˈnəðər taɪm ˈpɪriəd. əˈblɪviəs tɪ ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs trəˈdɪʃən əv hər nu sərˈaʊndɪŋz, ˈoʊpənz ə smɔl raɪt ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ðə mɪst əv ðə fæst. ʤɪst ɛz ðə rɛst əv ðə taʊn ɪz vaʊɪŋ tɪ əbˈsteɪn fər ə taɪm frəm ˈwərldli ˈplɛʒərz laɪk swits, ðɪs boʊld ˈwʊmən bɪˈgɪnz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈgʊrˌmeɪ ˈʧɔklət. ʃi ɪz ən ənˈmɛrid ˈməðər hu əˈtɛnd ʧərʧ ənd ðə kaʊnt də ˈreɪnɔd, hu həz ˈteɪkən ɪt əˈpɑn hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ bi ðə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈgɑrdiən əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, wɔnts hər gɔn. ʃi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hi siks tɪ kip aʊt əv hɪz kəmˈjunɪti, ənd hi dɪˈtərmənz tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt teɪks tɪ meɪk hər wɔnt tɪ liv. ðɪs paʊər ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin ðə ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs kaʊnt ənd ðə ˈsɛkjələr kəmz tɪ ə hɛd ɪn ðə ˈmærətəl ˈstrəgəlz əv sərʤ ənd ˈʤoʊsəˌfin ˈməskæt. sərʤ ɪz ə kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈhəzbənd hu drɪŋks tu məʧ ənd bits ˈʤoʊsəˌfin, hu wən deɪ ˈfaɪnəli livz hər əˈbjusɪv ˈhəzbənd ənd goʊz tɪ lɪv wɪθ əˈbəv hər ˈʧɔklət ʃɑp. wɪn ðə kaʊnt də ˈreɪnɔd lərnz əv ðə əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp hi teɪks ɔn ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən ɛz hɪz oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈprɑʤɛkt. hi ˈfɪzɪkəli drægz ɪm ˈɪntu kənˈfɛʃən, ˈfɔrsɪz ɪm tɪ sɪt θru ˈkætəˌkɪzəm ˈklæsɪz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈdrɛsɪz ɪm əp ənd gɪvz ɪm ˈɛtəkət ˈlɛsənz. hi dɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪˈθɪn hɪz paʊər tɪ koʊərs sərʤ ˈɪntu kənˈfɔrməti wɪθ hɪz ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ən ˈəpˌstændɪŋ ˈhəzbənd. ɪf hi kən rɪˈfɔrm sərʤ ənd rɪˈstɔr hɪz ˈmɛrɪʤ, ðə ˈgɑdləs ˈʃɑpˌkipər wʊd luz ənd hi wʊd wɪn. ˈʤoʊsəˌfin ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ɛz ʃi kəmz tɪ lɪv wɪθ. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv bɑmˈbɑrdɪŋ ˈʤoʊsəˌfin wɪθ rulz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ˈsɪmpli bɪˈfrɛndz hər ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəl əkˈsɛptəns əv hu ʃi ɪz dɪˈspaɪt ɔl hər ˈɑbviəs flɔz. ʃi teɪks hər ɔn ɛz ən əˈsɪstənt ənd gɪvz hər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈaʊˌtlɛt, ˈtiʧɪŋ hər tɪ meɪk dɪˈlɛktəbəl trits fər ðə ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl, sˈloʊli trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ hər ˈɪntu ə ˈwʊmən hu noʊz hər oʊn ˈvælju ənd ˈdɪgnəti. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmuvi ʃi stændz ˈtɔlər, lʊks ˈpipəl ɪn ðə aɪ ənd spiks ˈkɑnfədəntli, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʃi ˈivɪn lərnz tɪ stænd əp tɪ hər ɛˈstreɪnʤd ˈhəzbənd, hu ˈnɛvər dɪz lərn tɪ ˈvælju hɪz waɪf fər hu ʃi ɪz. wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ tu ˈmɛni ˈditeɪlz tɪ spɔɪl ðə ˈmuvi, tɛl ju ðət ðə kaʊnt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lərnz ðət gɪlt ənd ʃeɪm ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ə bæd ˈpərsən gʊd. hi ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ treɪn sərʤ tɪ wɔk ˈəˌpraɪt ənd seɪ ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt wərdz tɪ feɪn kənˈtrɪʃən, bət hɪz ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈoʊnli skɪn dip ənd hi sun rɪˈvərts tɪ hɪz ˈnæʧərəli əˈbjusɪv steɪt. bɪˈheɪvjər ʃeɪmz ðə kaʊnt ənd draɪvz ðə ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˈædəlt tɪ ˈmædnəs, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈnərvəs ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn. ðə kaʊnt də ˈreɪnɔd pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪd hɪz əˈproʊʧ tɪ rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈjumən bɪˈheɪvjər θru ðə juz əv koʊəˈrʃən, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɛʃər, gɪlt, ʃeɪm, ənd ðə θrɛt əv ˈpɑsʧʊməs ˈpənɪʃmənt. hɪz əˈtɛmpts tɪ ʃeɪp ˈkɛrɪktər feɪld ˈmɪzərəbli, ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ˈɑbviəs ðət ˈivɪn hi hɪmˈsɛlf lɪv əp tɪ ðə ənˌriˈlɪstɪk aɪˈdilz tɪ wɪʧ hi hæd dɪˈvoʊtɪd hɪz laɪf. brɔt noʊ səʧ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ˈɪntu hər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, ˌɪnˈstɛd ʃoʊɪŋ ˈʤoʊsəˌfin ðət ʃi wɑz ə kəmˈplit ˈpərsən ˈwərði əv ˈdɪgnəti ənd rɪˈspɛkt, ðɛn ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ hər tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ hər kəmˈjunɪti baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ hər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈaʊˌtlɛt θru wɪʧ ʃi kʊd hɛlp meɪk hər ˈlɪtəl wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. wət meɪks ˈpipəl gʊd? ˌbiˈfɔr wi kən ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən meɪks ˈpipəl good?”*?” wi məst fərst dɪˈtərmən haʊ ˈgʊdnɪs ʃʊd bi ˈmɛʒərd ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. wət ɪgˈzæktli ɪz ˈgʊdnɪs, ˈɛniˌweɪ? wər ðə ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl gʊd, ruld ɛz ðeɪ wər baɪ ðə ˌmɔrəˈlɪstɪk ˈstændərdz əv ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤəs trəˈdɪʃən? ɪz ˈgʊdnɪs dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv θɪŋz frəm wɪʧ wi əbˈsteɪn? wɛr ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈweɪʒən ʃʊd wi ˈfæktər haʊ wi trit ˈpipəl, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈpipəl hu ər ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈjuˈɛs? ɪn ðə ɛnd ðə jəŋ prist hu gɪvz vɔɪs tɪ wən əv ðə meɪn ˈlɛsənz əv ðə ˈmuvi: aɪ θɪŋk wi goʊ əraʊnd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ɑr ˈgʊdnɪs baɪ wət wi du, baɪ wət wi dɪˈnaɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz, wət wi rɪˈzɪst ənd hu wi ɪkˈsklud. aɪ θɪŋk gɑt tɪ ˈmɛʒər ˈgʊdnɪs baɪ wət wi ɪmˈbreɪs, wət wi kriˈeɪt, ənd hu wi ˌɪnˈklud. ðə kaʊnt ˈlərnɪd ðɪs ˈlɛsən ðə hɑrd weɪ, fərst baɪ ˈətərli dɪˈvoʊtɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈgʊdnɪs ənd ðɛn baɪ ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈmɪzərəbli tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ɪt. ˈrəðər ðən riˈdəbəlɪŋ hɪz ˈɛfərts jɛt əˈgɛn təˈwɔrd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ əp tɪ ən ənˌriˈlɪstɪk (ənd ənˈhɛlθi!) aɪˈdil, hi ˈlərnɪd θru hɪz oʊn mɪˈsteɪks ðət ðə rulz baɪ wɪʧ hi hæd bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ feɪld tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ðə ʤɔɪ ðət wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ rɪˈzəlt frəm ə laɪf əv rɪˈlɪʤəs dɪˈvoʊʃən. hɪz ˈpaɪəti ˈoʊnli lɛft ɪm ˈfilɪŋ ˈɛmti ənd əˈloʊn, əˈneɪbəl tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ɪn ˈɛni əˈθɛnɪk weɪ. ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðə ləv ənd fərˈgɪvnəs ˈɔfərd baɪ ˈpipəl hu ˈfɑloʊ hɪz rulz, ðə kaʊnt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈoʊpənd hɪz hɑrt tɪ ə nu weɪ əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt hɪmˈsɛlf ənd æt ˈəðər ˈpipəl. ðə ˈlɛsən əv ˈʧɑklət (ənd aɪ wʊd ˈɑrgju ðə ˈlɛsən əv laɪf ɛz wɛl) ɪz ðət riˈlɪʤənz wət meɪk ˈpipəl gʊd; ˈpipəl meɪk ðɛmˈsɛlvz gʊd baɪ ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ kəmˈpæʃən ənd kɛr fər ˈəðərz. tɪ bi fɛr, ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv gʊd ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv iʧ rɪˈlɪʤən ənd iʧ rɪˈlɪʤən simz ˈigər tɪ kleɪm ˈkrɛdɪt fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ gʊd ðət ɪts ˈpipəl ˈproʊdus. bət ˈpipəl kən bi ʤɪst ɛz kəmˈpæʃənət ənd ʤɪst ɛz fækt ðeɪ ˈɔfən kən bi ˈivɪn mɔr soʊ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ɛnˈkəmbərd baɪ ˈsupərflˌwəs ənd ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd frəm ˈsɛnʧəriz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs trəˈdɪʃən. ə lɔt ˈiziər tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈpipəl ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəli wɪn ju əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ə lɑrʤ paɪl əv kənˈdɪʃənz pleɪst ɔn ju ˈjɔrsɛlf. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, gʊd ˈpipəl ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˈɛvəri rɪˈlɪʤən, bət nɑt ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən ðət meɪks ðɛm gʊd. ˈɔfən ðɛr riˈlɪʤənz ðət spɔɪl ðɛr gʊd didz baɪ ðɛm wɪθ ˌɪmˈplɪsət ˈʤəʤmənt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛvəri gɪft ə mɪkst ˈblɛsɪŋ. lidz ðə hoʊl taʊn tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət ðeɪ kən bi gʊd tɪ wən əˈnəðər wɪˈθaʊt ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈʧɔklət ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ju nid tɪ fil ˈbɛtər.
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massive slide shuts down u.s. 2 east of wenatchee state estimates closure will last at least several days
the slide that has u.s. highway 2 closed for at least a few days is roughly cubic yards in volume -- that's about 700 dump truck loads of material. the slide that has u.s. highway 2 closed for at least a few days is roughly cubic yards in volume -- that's about 700 dump truck loads of material. image 1 of / 3 caption close massive slide shuts down u.s. 2 east of wenatchee 1 / 3 back to gallery
a massive rock and mud slide that began sunday afternoon has triggered the closure of a stretch of u.s. highway 2 near waterville, about 18 miles east of wenatchee.
the closure is likely to last at least a few days, challenging drivers in an area with few easy options for detours, said jeff adamson, spokesman for the washington state department of transportation.
crews from spent most of monday assessing the slide and making sure no vehicles or people were trapped under the massive pile of rock that covered the highway just east of the interchange with u.s. highway 97. they found nothing in the pile but rock and mud, adamson said.
the size of the slide -- roughly cubic yards or the equivalent of about 700 dump truck loads of material -- makes it a challenge for crews that are already needed for avalanche and slide work elsewhere this time of year, so the department will likely hire an outside contractor to help clear the road, adamson said.
"we pretty well need help if we're going to get this thing open pretty soon," he said.
a recent deluge of wet weather likely caused the slide, and a team from's olympia office will make sure the hillside is stable before any workers or equipment are put in the slide zone, he added.
detours for drivers are not easy, with the best options to either head north to brewster (about an hour drive) to pick up state route 17 and work their way back to waterville, or a similarly long detour south to quincy and then state route 28, adamson said.
wsdot will issue an update tuesday morning, with the hope of getting the slide cleared in two or three days.
daniel demay covers seattle culture, business and transportation for seattlepi.com. he can be reached at or danieldemay@seattlepi.com. follow him on twitter: @daniel_demay.
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ˈmæsɪv slaɪd ʃəts daʊn juz. 2 ist əv wəˈnæʧi steɪt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ˈkloʊʒər wɪl læst æt list ˈsɛvərəl deɪz ðə slaɪd ðət həz juz. ˈhaɪˌweɪ 2 kloʊzd fər æt list ə fju deɪz ɪz ˈrəfli ˈkjubɪk jɑrdz ɪn ˈvɑljum ðæts əˈbaʊt 700 dəmp trək loʊdz əv məˈtɪriəl. ðə slaɪd ðət həz juz. ˈhaɪˌweɪ 2 kloʊzd fər æt list ə fju deɪz ɪz ˈrəfli ˈkjubɪk jɑrdz ɪn ˈvɑljum ðæts əˈbaʊt 700 dəmp trək loʊdz əv məˈtɪriəl. ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 3 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ˈmæsɪv slaɪd ʃəts daʊn juz. 2 ist əv wəˈnæʧi 1 3 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ə ˈmæsɪv rɑk ənd məd slaɪd ðət bɪˈgæn ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun həz ˈtrɪgərd ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv ə strɛʧ əv juz. ˈhaɪˌweɪ 2 nɪr ˈwɔtərvɪl, əˈbaʊt 18 maɪəlz ist əv wəˈnæʧi. ðə ˈkloʊʒər ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ læst æt list ə fju deɪz, ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈdraɪvərz ɪn ən ˈɛriə wɪθ fju ˈizi ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈditʊrz, sɛd ʤɛf ˈædəmsən, ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. kruz frəm spɛnt moʊst əv ˈmənˌdeɪ əˈsɛsɪŋ ðə slaɪd ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr noʊ ˈviɪkəlz ər ˈpipəl wər træpt ˈəndər ðə ˈmæsɪv paɪl əv rɑk ðət ˈkəvərd ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ ʤɪst ist əv ðə ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤ wɪθ juz. ˈhaɪˌweɪ 97 ðeɪ faʊnd ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ðə paɪl bət rɑk ənd məd, ˈædəmsən sɛd. ðə saɪz əv ðə slaɪd ˈrəfli ˈkjubɪk jɑrdz ər ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv əˈbaʊt 700 dəmp trək loʊdz əv məˈtɪriəl meɪks ɪt ə ˈʧælənʤ fər kruz ðət ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈnidɪd fər ˈævəˌlænʧ ənd slaɪd wərk ˈɛlsˌwɛr ðɪs taɪm əv jɪr, soʊ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl ˈlaɪkli haɪər ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkɑnˌtræktər tɪ hɛlp klɪr ðə roʊd, ˈædəmsən sɛd. "wi ˈprɪti wɛl nid hɛlp ɪf wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɪs θɪŋ ˈoʊpən ˈprɪti sun," hi sɛd. ə ˈrisənt ˈdɛljuʤ əv wɛt ˈwɛðər ˈlaɪkli kɔzd ðə slaɪd, ənd ə tim frəm oʊˈlɪmpiə ˈɔfəs wɪl meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈhɪlˌsaɪd ɪz ˈsteɪbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni ˈwərkərz ər ɪkˈwɪpmənt ər pʊt ɪn ðə slaɪd zoʊn, hi ˈædɪd. ˈditʊrz fər ˈdraɪvərz ər nɑt ˈizi, wɪθ ðə bɛst ˈɔpʃənz tɪ ˈiðər hɛd nɔrθ tɪ ˈbrustər (əˈbaʊt ən aʊər draɪv) tɪ pɪk əp steɪt rut 17 ənd wərk ðɛr weɪ bæk tɪ ˈwɔtərvɪl, ər ə ˈsɪmələrli lɔŋ ˈditʊr saʊθ tɪ kˈwɪnsi ənd ðɛn steɪt rut 28 ˈædəmsən sɛd. wɪl ˈɪʃu ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, wɪθ ðə hoʊp əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə slaɪd klɪrd ɪn tu ər θri deɪz. ˈdænjəl ˈdɛmeɪ ˈkəvərz siˈætəl ˈkəlʧər, ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən fər seattlepi.com*. hi kən bi riʧt æt ər danieldemay@seattlepi.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər: @daniel_demay*.
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(reuters) - corp (xom.n) said on thursday it would buy corp for more than $2.5 billion in stock, adding a gas field to expand exports from papua new guinea and better positioning it to meet asian demand for natural gas.
the logo of down jones industrial average stock market index listed company exxon mobil is seen in encinitas, california april 4, 2016. blake
oil majors are targeting papua new guinea for growth as the quality of its gas, low costs and proximity to big consumers make it one of the most attractive places to develop projects following a collapse in oil and gas prices.
“i think (the deal) shows that exxon views as a very strong growth business. i believe that demand over time will grow faster than oil,” said brian youngberg, oil analyst with edward jones in saint louis.
exxon sealed the deal for after oil search ltd (osh.ax) said earlier on thursday that it would not pay more than the $2.2 billion it offered in may, a proposal that was backed by french giant total sa (totf.pa).
interoil owns a percent stake in the gas field, which is operated by total. the acquisition will give exxon interests in six licenses in papua new guinea covering about four million acres.
oil search said it and total agreed that letting exxon take over would help speed up development of the field.
exxon said it would pay shareholders $45 per share in stock and that it would also make an additional cash payment based on the size of the field.
that payment is worth $7.07 per share for each trillion cubic feet equivalent (tcfe) of certified gross resource from the field above and up to a maximum of 10.
exxon said it would evaluate processing of gas from the field by expanding its export plant in papua new guinea. oil search also owns a stake in the plant.
the plant is a million ton per annum integrated project operated by exxon. the gas is from seven fields and gas could be used to feed an expansion.
“it will be interesting to watch how exxon pursues the development of’s gas resources. will it be by expanding the existing plant already operating in the country, or building a brand-new project?,” said pavel molchanov, an energy analyst with raymond james.
credit suisse (australia) ltd, morgan stanley and are’s financial advisers, while wachtell, lipton, rosen & katz and provided legal advice.
davis polk & wardwell and blake, cassels & graydon are legal advisers.
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(ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (xom.n*) sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪt wʊd baɪ ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən fər mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən ɪn stɑk, ˈædɪŋ ə gæs fild tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈɛkspɔrts frəm ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni ənd ˈbɛtər pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ɪt tɪ mit ˈeɪʒən dɪˈmænd fər ˈnæʧərəl gæs. ðə ˈloʊgoʊ əv daʊn ʤoʊnz ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈævərɪʤ stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɪndɛks ˈlɪstɪd ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɛksɑn ˈmoʊbəl ɪz sin ɪn encinitas*, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈeɪprəl 4 2016 bleɪk ɔɪl ˈmeɪʤərz ər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni fər groʊθ ɛz ðə kˈwɑləti əv ɪts gæs, loʊ kɔsts ənd prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ bɪg kənˈsumərz meɪk ɪt wən əv ðə moʊst əˈtræktɪv ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə kəˈlæps ɪn ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈpraɪsɪz. θɪŋk (ðə dil) ʃoʊz ðət ˈɛksɑn vjuz ɛz ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ groʊθ ˈbɪznɪs. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət dɪˈmænd ˈoʊvər taɪm wɪl groʊ ˈfæstər ðən oil,”*,” sɛd braɪən ˈjəŋbərg, ɔɪl ˈænəlɪst wɪθ ˈɛdwərd ʤoʊnz ɪn seɪnt luɪs. ˈɛksɑn sild ðə dil fər ˈæftər ɔɪl sərʧ ˈɛlˈtiˈdi (osh.ax*) sɛd ˈərliər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt peɪ mɔr ðən ðə ˈbɪljən ɪt ˈɔfərd ɪn meɪ, ə prəˈpoʊzəl ðət wɑz bækt baɪ frɛnʧ ʤaɪənt ˈtoʊtəl sɑ (totf.pa*). oʊnz ə pərˈsɛnt steɪk ɪn ðə gæs fild, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈtoʊtəl. ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɪl gɪv ˈɛksɑn ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn sɪks ˈlaɪsənsɪz ɪn ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni ˈkəvərɪŋ əˈbaʊt fɔr ˈmɪljən ˈeɪkərz. ɔɪl sərʧ sɛd ɪt ənd ˈtoʊtəl əˈgrid ðət ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈɛksɑn teɪk ˈoʊvər wʊd hɛlp spid əp dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə fild. ˈɛksɑn sɛd ɪt wʊd peɪ ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz 45 pər ʃɛr ɪn stɑk ənd ðət ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ meɪk ən əˈdɪʃənəl kæʃ ˈpeɪmənt beɪst ɔn ðə saɪz əv ðə fild. ðət ˈpeɪmənt ɪz wərθ pər ʃɛr fər iʧ ˈtrɪljən ˈkjubɪk fit ɪkˈwɪvələnt (tcfe*) əv ˈsərtəˌfaɪd groʊs ˈrisɔrs frəm ðə fild əˈbəv ənd əp tɪ ə ˈmæksəməm əv 10. ˈɛksɑn sɛd ɪt wʊd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ əv gæs frəm ðə fild baɪ ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts ˈɛkspɔrt plænt ɪn ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni. ɔɪl sərʧ ˈɔlsoʊ oʊnz ə steɪk ɪn ðə plænt. ðə plænt ɪz ə ˈmɪljən tən pər ˈænəm ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈɛksɑn. ðə gæs ɪz frəm ˈsɛvən fildz ənd gæs kʊd bi juzd tɪ fid ən ɪkˈspænʧən. wɪl bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ wɔʧ haʊ ˈɛksɑn pərˈsuz ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv gæs ˈrisɔrsɪz. wɪl ɪt bi baɪ ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ plænt ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈbrændˌnu project?,”*?,” sɛd ˈpævəl molchanov*, ən ˈɛnərʤi ˈænəlɪst wɪθ ˈreɪmənd ʤeɪmz. ˈkrɛdɪt swɪs (ɔˈstreɪljə) ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ˈmɔrgən ˈstænli ənd ər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ædˈvaɪzərz, waɪl wɑkˈtɛl, ˈlɪptən, ˈroʊzən kæts ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈligəl ədˈvaɪs. ˈdeɪvɪs poʊlk ˈwɔrdˌwɛl ənd bleɪk, ˈkæsəlz ˈgreɪdən ər ˈligəl ædˈvaɪzərz.
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the ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars built by ferrari from 1959 until late 1964, the were exceedingly important for ferrari and were by far the best selling models produced by the italian marque up until that point.
the car you see here is the 1961 ferrari 250 cabriolet series designed by, only 212 were made and this particular model is the only one to have left the factory with the covered and a hard top.
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most of had one of two common wheelbases, the short wheelbase at and the longer wheelbase at 2600mm, as a general rule the convertibles all used the but some exceptions to this are known to exist. the common engine for almost all of the is the venerable colombo tipo 125, a with a capacity of (180 cubic inches) named for the capacity of a single cylinder (250cc) in the tradition of many ferraris of the era.
the colombo tipo was an impressive engine for the time, it weighed far less than its primary rivals and produced a relatively high horsepower output of at the rear wheels. modified versions of the were used in a huge array of races during the era with a long streak of success helping to further cement the into the dna of cars.
in 2008 this ferrari 250 cabriolet was fully restored by rossocorsa, a ferrari specialist in milan, italy. it was a rebuild and since been ferrari certified, an important achievement that guarantees that the car is in impeccable, original condition.
with an estimated value of $1,600,000 to $2,000,000 this a ferrari for the bargain hunter, though as an investment be to find better, these and era ferraris have been shooting up in value recently.
click here to visit the official lot listing from auctions.
photo credits: michael furman courtesy of auctions
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1961 fərˈɑri 250 ˌkæbrioʊˈlɛt ˈsɪriz baɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ taɪm: əˈbaʊt 2 ˈmɪnəts. kɑz ˈklæsɪk kɑz dɪˈzaɪn fərˈɑri ˈləgʒəri ˈvɪntɪʤ ðə fərˈɑri 250 ɪz ə ˈsɪriz əv spɔrts kɑz bɪlt baɪ fərˈɑri frəm 1959 ənˈtɪl leɪt 1964 ðə wər ɪkˈsidɪŋli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər fərˈɑri ənd wər baɪ fɑr ðə bɛst ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈmɑdəlz prəˈdust baɪ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən mɑrk əp ənˈtɪl ðət pɔɪnt. ðə kɑr ju si hir ɪz ðə 1961 fərˈɑri 250 ˌkæbrioʊˈlɛt ˈsɪriz dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ, ˈoʊnli 212 wər meɪd ənd ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈmɑdəl ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən tɪ hæv lɛft ðə ˈfæktəri wɪθ ðə ˈkəvərd ənd ə hɑrd tɔp. klɪk hir tɪ laɪk ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈnɛvər mɪs əˈnəðər ˈstɔri. moʊst əv hæd wən əv tu ˈkɑmən wheelbases*, ðə ʃɔrt ˈwilˌbeɪs æt ənd ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˈwilˌbeɪs æt 2600mm*, ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl rul ðə kənˈvərtəbəlz ɔl juzd ðə bət səm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz tɪ ðɪs ər noʊn tɪ ɪgˈzɪst. ðə ˈkɑmən ˈɪnʤən fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðə ɪz ðə ˈvɛnərəbəl kəˈləmboʊ ˈtipoʊ 125 ə wɪθ ə kəˈpæsɪti əv 180 ˈkjubɪk ˈɪnʧɪz) neɪmd fər ðə kəˈpæsɪti əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɪlɪndər 250cc*) ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈmɛni fərˈɑrɪs əv ðə ˈɪrə. ðə kəˈləmboʊ ˈtipoʊ wɑz ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈɪnʤən fər ðə taɪm, ɪt weɪd fɑr lɛs ðən ɪts ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈraɪvəlz ənd prəˈdust ə ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ ˈhɔrˌspaʊər ˈaʊtˌpʊt əv æt ðə rɪr wilz. ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒənz əv ðə wər juzd ɪn ə juʤ əreɪ əv ˈreɪsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪrə wɪθ ə lɔŋ strik əv səkˈsɛs ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈfərðər sɪˈmɛnt ðə ˈɪntu ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ əv kɑz. ɪn 2008 ðɪs fərˈɑri 250 ˌkæbrioʊˈlɛt wɑz ˈfʊli rɪˈstɔrd baɪ rossocorsa*, ə fərˈɑri ˈspɛʃəlɪst ɪn ˈmaɪˌlæn, ˈɪtəli. ɪt wɑz ə riˈbɪld ənd sɪns bɪn fərˈɑri ˈsərtəˌfaɪd, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əˈʧivmənt ðət ˌgɛrənˈtiz ðət ðə kɑr ɪz ɪn ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl, ərˈɪʤənəl kənˈdɪʃən. wɪθ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈvælju əv tɪ ðɪs ə fərˈɑri fər ðə ˈbɑrgɪn ˈhəntər, ðoʊ ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bi tɪ faɪnd ˈbɛtər, ðiz ənd ˈɪrə fərˈɑrɪs hæv bɪn ˈʃutɪŋ əp ɪn ˈvælju ˈrisəntli. klɪk hir tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðə əˈfɪʃəl lɔt ˈlɪstɪŋ frəm ˈɔkʃənz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪts: ˈmaɪkəl ˈfərˌmæn ˈkərtəsi əv ˈɔkʃənz
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google’s pixel stand charges any phone at a rate of 5 watts, but its special features work only when it's charging a google pixel 3. if you have any other smartphone, our top picks charge about as fast and cost a fraction of the price. when docked on the pixel stand, the pixel 3 can perform extra functions such as serving as an alarm, displaying useful information from google assistant, or integrating with google home devices such as the nest doorbell. in response to a report by technica, google also clarified that the pixel stand has “proprietary wireless charging technology” that allows it to charge pixel 3 phones at a rate of 10 watts. (other pads, including those from belkin, will also be able to license this proprietary technology.) these seem like neat features for pixel 3 owners, but for most people the pixel stand isn't a better charger despite the high price.
logitech’s powered for iphone charging stand costs several times more than the chargers we recommend yet lacks the ability to charge that much faster. designed in collaboration with apple, it offers charging for iphones and charging for samsung models with similar dimensions. roughly the same dimensions as our stand from samsung, but the permanently attached cable gives you less flexibility in swapping it out if something goes wrong.
belkin’s boost up wireless charging stand and boost up bold wireless charging pad offer disappointing performance, especially at their premium prices. despite specifically promising faster charging, both were significantly slower than chargers: the stand averages about four hours to charge an iphone 8, and the pad takes about 20 minutes more than that. more than an hour slower than our picks. the iphone 8 plus and galaxy results quite as slow, but still not as fast as other, cheaper chargers tested. to make matters worse, the pad emitted a coil whine during our tests. belkin told us that our test results did not reflect the data from its own testing, and that “[belkin’s] charging pads are performing slightly better vs. the latest competition.” but even if the performance were better, we think the chargers would be worth their high prices.
mophie’s charge stream mini is the smallest qi charger tested and it performed pretty well, but still slower than competitors (the iphone 8 took about 10 minutes more to reach a full charge compared with our samsung picks). we think a great value at its price, but as part of the charge stream travel kit, bundled in a nice nylon carrying case with a wall adapter, car charger, and cable, it has some appeal for travel.
twelve is the most cleverly designed qi charger come across. the charging surface is actually hidden inside an attractive picture frame, allowing you to display a photo when not charging. it allows the technology to blend into your home better than accessories with the standard “techy” look. expensive though, especially considering it come with a wall adapter, and not particularly fast; our tests showed results in line with a charger, despite the listing.
nomad’s base station apple watch edition is the best qi charger for someone who uses an apple watch and an iphone. the closest thing to airpower charger that you can actually buy. the base station is a simply designed charging pad with leather elements and dark aluminum that give it a modern look. it charged our iphone a bit faster than most chargers we 0 to about 40 percent in an includes an upright apple watch charger. but, as a premium accessory, it is rather expensive, and out of stock for the foreseeable future. update this guide when available again.
ravpower’s and wireless charger are all totally fine options that charged at respectable rates. none of them come with wall adapters though, and we think they look or function better than our picks. and do come with ac adapters, but again, even though they performed well, nothing else about them makes them stand out from our picks.
iottie’s ion wireless plus fast charging pad is one of the qi chargers tested, but not functionally better than our picks when it comes to wireless charging. iphone 8 charge times were, on average, 20 minutes slower, and the iphone 8 plus was just a few minutes faster. when not charging, we heard a quiet, intermittent beep coming from the unit that may annoy those with acute hearing. we do like that a port on the back, which helps justify the higher price. consider this one if you love the design and need the fastest speeds.
case-mate’s power pad allows you to charge your phone in a flat or angled position, thanks to an included plastic stand. its charging speeds were about in line with those of our little slower for the iphone 8, a little faster for the iphone 8 plus. but at about double what our favorite qi chargers cost, the price is just too much for what this model offers. we think the power pad is the right choice for most people.
nomad’s wireless hub is three times as expensive as our main pick, but more than just a qi charger. it also has four ports for charging: two ports, one port, and a-c port. each port, and the wireless charging pad, has a corresponding led that changes from amber to white when each device is fully charged (or, in our testing, close to it), and a thoughtful sensor that dims those at night so they disrupt light sleepers. these extras could make this one worth its more premium price, but the top has no grip, allowing a phone, especially one without a case, to slide far too easily. in our testing, the phone actually slid and stopped charging at least twice from minor bumps to our desk. nomad told us looking into a material change for future versions of the hub to mitigate this problem. when released, and when nomad secures certification, reevaluate.
satechi’s aluminum wireless charger looks nice but as on top as better chargers. it also come with a wall adapter, meaning you need to provide your own. it took about 25 minutes longer, on average, to charge the iphone 8 than the fastest chargers we tested.
the top surface of ghost qi wireless charging base is far too smooth, which allows a one without a slide around more than it should. this model was also far slower to charge the iphone 8 in our tests, averaging just over 4 hours for a full charge.
tylt’s orb is a truncated sphere, which looks nice, but its surface have enough grip: a bare iphone 8 slid right off within a minute or two in our testing, an immediate dealbreaker.
ventev’s wireless charger stand is physically larger than most models we tested. it uses a charging surface, but because the contact area is smaller than on most chargers tested, you have to physically move it around if switching between different sizes of phones. we think most people will run into this issue during normal use, but a strike against a model that already costs more than our picks yet offer any specific benefits.
mophie’s wireless charging base is one of two models apple is recommending for use with iphones. we like the of the rubber ring around the top, which ensures that the phone slide around. but it currently costs two to three times what our pick does, and even though it supports charging for phones running ios, its charge speeds were on a par with those of the rest of the chargers we tested. it was only about 21 minutes faster than our top pick to fully charge the iphone 8 plus, and it was 27 minutes slower to fully charge the iphone 8. told us, “based on all our testing, [these] results seem to be in line with ours for 8 plus, but differ for the 8 as we see an increase in charging speed over a charging pad.” even in a scenario, saving 20 minutes or so off a full charge worth the higher price.
mophie’s charge stream pad+ is almost identical to the wireless charging base. the two big differences are a switch from a proprietary wall adapter to, making the cable easier and cheaper to replace, and a bump to charging output. in our tests, however, the iphone 8, 8 plus, and samsung galaxy charge any faster than they did with the version; each averaged around 185 to 196 minutes, or just over three hours. much like with original qi charger, no reason to pay the heavy premium for this one.
belkin’s boost up wireless charging pad is the other charger, and we saw similar results to those with the model. it was a bit slower to charge the iphone 8, and only a little faster to charge the iphone 8 plus. belkin declined to comment when we asked the company about these results.
our original runner-up pick for this guide, essential wireless charger (ultra slim) was on a par with flat pad in charging our galaxy, but faster when we used it to charge our iphone 8. it come with a wall adapter, though, and it went out of stock shortly after this guide originally published.
incipio’s ghost qi wireless charging base is expensive, and in our tests we heard a clicking noise throughout charging. when we tested it with an iphone, the screen kept flickering on and off, indicating that the charging connection was unstable. and the surface as as on other pads we tested; our iphone slid around like it was on an air hockey table. we plan to test a second unit, but even if the clicking is gone, we expect to recommend this one based on its price and slippery surface.
samsung’s fast charge qi wireless charging pad looks more or less identical to our pick. in our testing, it fully charged our iphone 8 and galaxy about 15 minutes faster than our top pick, on average, but right now it costs twice as much. we think the extra cost is worth those few saved minutes, especially when charging overnight or at a desk during the day.
choetech’s qi wireless charger pad is very affordable and has recently earned certification. unfortunately the low price is reflected in the build quality. the feels cheap, with not enough mass for its size. it come with an ac adapter, only a cable. and not nearly enough grip on top, so it would be easy for your phone to move out of position and fail to charge.
ikea’s is a 5 w charger with a 10 w port for charging a second device at the same time. in our tests, it charged quickly (faster than our pick), but the hardware is problematic. neither its feet nor its surface is, meaning it can slip around on whatever surface you place it on, and in our vibration test, the phone out of charging position after eight phone calls. the’s footprint is also larger than that of many of the chargers we tested, and it has a large, proprietary wall adapter. on top of all that, shipping fees are steep, and getting to a local store is not always convenient.
we decided not to test popular models from anker, kmashi, or because they were not certified.
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google’s* ˈpɪksəl stænd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈɛni foʊn æt ə reɪt əv 5 wɑts, bət ɪts ˈspɛʃəl ˈfiʧərz wərk ˈoʊnli wɪn ɪts ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ə ˈgugəl ˈpɪksəl 3 ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni ˈəðər smartphone*, ɑr tɔp pɪks ʧɑrʤ əˈbaʊt ɛz fæst ənd kɔst ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə praɪs. wɪn dɑkt ɔn ðə ˈpɪksəl stænd, ðə ˈpɪksəl 3 kən pərˈfɔrm ˈɛkstrə ˈfəŋkʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ən əˈlɑrm, dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ˈjusfəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈgugəl əˈsɪstənt, ər ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈgugəl hoʊm dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ðə nɛst ˈdɔrˌbɛl. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ technica*, ˈgugəl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðə ˈpɪksəl stænd həz ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ technology”*” ðət əˈlaʊz ɪt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈpɪksəl 3 foʊnz æt ə reɪt əv 10 wɑts. (ˈəðər pædz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz frəm ˈbɛlkɪn, wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈlaɪsəns ðɪs prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri tɛkˈnɑləʤi.) ðiz sim laɪk nit ˈfiʧərz fər ˈpɪksəl 3 ˈoʊnərz, bət fər moʊst ˈpipəl ðə ˈpɪksəl stænd ˈɪzənt ə ˈbɛtər ˈʧɑrʤər dɪˈspaɪt ðə haɪ praɪs. paʊərd fər ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ stænd kɔsts ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz mɔr ðən ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd jɛt læks ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðət məʧ ˈfæstər. dɪˈzaɪnd ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈæpəl, ɪt ˈɔfərz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ fər ˈaɪˌfoʊnz ənd ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ fər ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈmɑdəlz wɪθ ˈsɪmələr dɪˈmɛnʃənz. ˈrəfli ðə seɪm dɪˈmɛnʃənz ɛz ɑr stænd frəm ˈsæmˌsəŋ, bət ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli əˈtæʧt ˈkeɪbəl gɪvz ju lɛs ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ɪn sˈwɑpɪŋ ɪt aʊt ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊz rɔŋ. bust əp ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ stænd ənd bust əp boʊld ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pæd ˈɔfər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns, əˈspɛʃəli æt ðɛr ˈprimiəm ˈpraɪsɪz. dɪˈspaɪt spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈfæstər ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ, boʊθ wər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli sloʊər ðən ˈʧɑrʤərz: ðə stænd ˈævrɪʤɪz əˈbaʊt fɔr aʊərz tɪ ʧɑrʤ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ənd ðə pæd teɪks əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɪnəts mɔr ðən ðət. mɔr ðən ən aʊər sloʊər ðən ɑr pɪks. ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 pləs ənd ˈgæləksi rɪˈzəlts kwaɪt ɛz sloʊ, bət stɪl nɑt ɛz fæst ɛz ˈəðər, ˈʧipər ˈʧɑrʤərz ˈtɛstɪd. tɪ meɪk ˈmætərz wərs, ðə pæd ɪˈmɪtɪd ə kɔɪl waɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr tɛsts. ˈbɛlkɪn toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɑr tɛst rɪˈzəlts dɪd nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈdætə frəm ɪts oʊn ˈtɛstɪŋ, ənd ðət “[“[belkin’s*] ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pædz ər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ˈbɛtər ˈvərsəz. ðə ˈleɪtəst competition.”*.” bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðə pərˈfɔrməns wər ˈbɛtər, wi θɪŋk ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz wʊd bi wərθ ðɛr haɪ ˈpraɪsɪz. ʧɑrʤ strim ˈmɪni ɪz ðə sˈmɔləst ki ˈʧɑrʤər ˈtɛstɪd ənd ɪt pərˈfɔrmd ˈprɪti wɛl, bət stɪl sloʊər ðən kəmˈpɛtɪtərz (ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 tʊk əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts mɔr tɪ riʧ ə fʊl ʧɑrʤ kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ɑr ˈsæmˌsəŋ pɪks). wi θɪŋk ə greɪt ˈvælju æt ɪts praɪs, bət ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ʧɑrʤ strim ˈtrævəl kɪt, ˈbəndəld ɪn ə nis ˈnaɪˌlɑn ˈkɛriɪŋ keɪs wɪθ ə wɔl əˈdæptər, kɑr ˈʧɑrʤər, ənd ˈkeɪbəl, ɪt həz səm əˈpil fər ˈtrævəl. twɛlv ɪz ðə moʊst ˈklɛvərli dɪˈzaɪnd ki ˈʧɑrʤər kəm əˈkrɔs. ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈsərfəs ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhɪdən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ən əˈtræktɪv ˈpɪkʧər freɪm, əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪn nɑt ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ. ɪt əˈlaʊz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ blɛnd ˈɪntu jʊr hoʊm ˈbɛtər ðən ækˈsɛsəriz wɪθ ðə ˈstændərd ““techy”*” lʊk. ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðoʊ, əˈspɛʃəli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪt kəm wɪθ ə wɔl əˈdæptər, ənd nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli fæst; ɑr tɛsts ʃoʊd rɪˈzəlts ɪn laɪn wɪθ ə ˈʧɑrʤər, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈlɪstɪŋ. beɪs ˈsteɪʃən ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪˈdɪʃən ɪz ðə bɛst ki ˈʧɑrʤər fər ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈjuzɪz ən ˈæpəl wɔʧ ənd ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ tɪ ˈɛrˌpaʊər ˈʧɑrʤər ðət ju kən ˈæˌkʧuəli baɪ. ðə beɪs ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ə ˈsɪmpli dɪˈzaɪnd ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pæd wɪθ ˈlɛðər ˈɛləmənts ənd dɑrk əˈlumənəm ðət gɪv ɪt ə ˈmɑdərn lʊk. ɪt ʧɑrʤd ɑr ˈaɪˌfoʊn ə bɪt ˈfæstər ðən moʊst ˈʧɑrʤərz wi 0 tɪ əˈbaʊt 40 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ən ˌɪnˈkludz ən ˈəˌpraɪt ˈæpəl wɔʧ ˈʧɑrʤər. bət, ɛz ə ˈprimiəm ækˈsɛsəri, ɪt ɪz ˈrəðər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ənd aʊt əv stɑk fər ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs gaɪd wɪn əˈveɪləbəl əˈgɛn. ənd ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤər ər ɔl ˈtoʊtəli faɪn ˈɔpʃənz ðət ʧɑrʤd æt rɪˈspɛktəbəl reɪts. nən əv ðɛm kəm wɪθ wɔl əˈdæptərz ðoʊ, ənd wi θɪŋk ðeɪ lʊk ər ˈfəŋkʃən ˈbɛtər ðən ɑr pɪks. ənd du kəm wɪθ ˈeɪˈsi əˈdæptərz, bət əˈgɛn, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ pərˈfɔrmd wɛl, ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls əˈbaʊt ðɛm meɪks ðɛm stænd aʊt frəm ɑr pɪks. aɪən ˈwaɪrlɪs pləs fæst ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pæd ɪz wən əv ðə ki ˈʧɑrʤərz ˈtɛstɪd, bət nɑt ˈfəŋkʃənəli ˈbɛtər ðən ɑr pɪks wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ. ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ʧɑrʤ taɪmz wər, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, 20 ˈmɪnəts sloʊər, ənd ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 pləs wɑz ʤɪst ə fju ˈmɪnəts ˈfæstər. wɪn nɑt ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ, wi hərd ə kwaɪət, ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt bip ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈjunɪt ðət meɪ əˈnɔɪ ðoʊz wɪθ əˈkjut ˈhirɪŋ. wi du laɪk ðət ə pɔrt ɔn ðə bæk, wɪʧ hɛlps ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə haɪər praɪs. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs wən ɪf ju ləv ðə dɪˈzaɪn ənd nid ðə ˈfæstəst spidz. paʊər pæd əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ʧɑrʤ jʊr foʊn ɪn ə flæt ər ˈæŋgəld pəˈzɪʃən, θæŋks tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈplæstɪk stænd. ɪts ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ spidz wər əˈbaʊt ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðoʊz əv ɑr ˈlɪtəl sloʊər fər ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfæstər fər ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 pləs. bət æt əˈbaʊt ˈdəbəl wət ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ki ˈʧɑrʤərz kɔst, ðə praɪs ɪz ʤɪst tu məʧ fər wət ðɪs ˈmɑdəl ˈɔfərz. wi θɪŋk ðə paʊər pæd ɪz ðə raɪt ʧɔɪs fər moʊst ˈpipəl. ˈwaɪrlɪs həb ɪz θri taɪmz ɛz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz ɑr meɪn pɪk, bət mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə ki ˈʧɑrʤər. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz fɔr pɔrts fər ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ: tu pɔrts, wən pɔrt, ənd ə pɔrt. iʧ pɔrt, ənd ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pæd, həz ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ lɛd ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz frəm ˈæmbər tɪ waɪt wɪn iʧ dɪˈvaɪs ɪz ˈfʊli ʧɑrʤd (ər, ɪn ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ, kloʊz tɪ ɪt), ənd ə ˈθɔtfəl ˈsɛnsər ðət dɪmz ðoʊz æt naɪt soʊ ðeɪ dɪsˈrəpt laɪt sˈlipərz. ðiz ˈɛkstrəz kʊd meɪk ðɪs wən wərθ ɪts mɔr ˈprimiəm praɪs, bət ðə tɔp həz noʊ grɪp, əˈlaʊɪŋ ə foʊn, əˈspɛʃəli wən wɪˈθaʊt ə keɪs, tɪ slaɪd fɑr tu ˈizəli. ɪn ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ, ðə foʊn ˈæˌkʧuəli slɪd ənd stɑpt ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ æt list twaɪs frəm ˈmaɪnər bəmps tɪ ɑr dɛsk. ˈnoʊˌmæd toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ə məˈtɪriəl ʧeɪnʤ fər fˈjuʧər ˈvərʒənz əv ðə həb tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðɪs ˈprɑbləm. wɪn riˈlist, ənd wɪn ˈnoʊˌmæd sɪˈkjʊrz ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌriɪˈvæluˌeɪt. əˈlumənəm ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤər lʊks nis bət ɛz ɔn tɔp ɛz ˈbɛtər ˈʧɑrʤərz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ kəm wɪθ ə wɔl əˈdæptər, ˈminɪŋ ju nid tɪ prəˈvaɪd jʊr oʊn. ɪt tʊk əˈbaʊt 25 ˈmɪnəts ˈlɔŋgər, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ðən ðə ˈfæstəst ˈʧɑrʤərz wi ˈtɛstɪd. ðə tɔp ˈsərfəs əv goʊst ki ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ beɪs ɪz fɑr tu smuð, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ə wən wɪˈθaʊt ə slaɪd əraʊnd mɔr ðən ɪt ʃʊd. ðɪs ˈmɑdəl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ fɑr sloʊər tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ɪn ɑr tɛsts, ˈævrɪʤɪŋ ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 4 aʊərz fər ə fʊl ʧɑrʤ. ɔrb ɪz ə ˈtrəŋˌkeɪtɪd sfɪr, wɪʧ lʊks nis, bət ɪts ˈsərfəs hæv ɪˈnəf grɪp: ə bɛr ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 slɪd raɪt ɔf wɪˈθɪn ə ˈmɪnət ər tu ɪn ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ, ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət dealbreaker*. ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤər stænd ɪz ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈlɑrʤər ðən moʊst ˈmɑdəlz wi ˈtɛstɪd. ɪt ˈjuzɪz ə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈsərfəs, bət bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈɛriə ɪz sˈmɔlər ðən ɔn moʊst ˈʧɑrʤərz ˈtɛstɪd, ju hæv tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəli muv ɪt əraʊnd ɪf sˈwɪʧɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt ˈsaɪzɪz əv foʊnz. wi θɪŋk moʊst ˈpipəl wɪl rən ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈɪʃu ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈnɔrməl juz, bət ə straɪk əˈgɛnst ə ˈmɑdəl ðət ɔˈrɛdi kɔsts mɔr ðən ɑr pɪks jɛt ˈɔfər ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈbɛnəfɪts. ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ beɪs ɪz wən əv tu ˈmɑdəlz ˈæpəl ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ fər juz wɪθ ˈaɪˌfoʊnz. wi laɪk ðə əv ðə ˈrəbər rɪŋ əraʊnd ðə tɔp, wɪʧ ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ðə foʊn slaɪd əraʊnd. bət ɪt ˈkərəntli kɔsts tu tɪ θri taɪmz wət ɑr pɪk dɪz, ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt səˈpɔrts ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ fər foʊnz ˈrənɪŋ ˈioʊs ɪts ʧɑrʤ spidz wər ɔn ə pɑr wɪθ ðoʊz əv ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz wi ˈtɛstɪd. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 21 ˈmɪnəts ˈfæstər ðən ɑr tɔp pɪk tɪ ˈfʊli ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 pləs, ənd ɪt wɑz 27 ˈmɪnəts sloʊər tɪ ˈfʊli ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 toʊld ˈjuˈɛs, ɔn ɔl ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ, [ðiz] rɪˈzəlts sim tɪ bi ɪn laɪn wɪθ ɑrz fər 8 pləs, bət ˈdɪfər fər ðə 8 ɛz wi si ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ spid ˈoʊvər ə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pad.”*.” ˈivɪn ɪn ə sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ˈseɪvɪŋ 20 ˈmɪnəts ər soʊ ɔf ə fʊl ʧɑrʤ wərθ ðə haɪər praɪs. ʧɑrʤ strim pæd+ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ðə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ beɪs. ðə tu bɪg ˈdɪfərənsɪz ər ə swɪʧ frəm ə prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri wɔl əˈdæptər tɪ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈkeɪbəl ˈiziər ənd ˈʧipər tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs, ənd ə bəmp tɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈaʊtˌpʊt. ɪn ɑr tɛsts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 8 pləs, ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi ʧɑrʤ ˈɛni ˈfæstər ðən ðeɪ dɪd wɪθ ðə ˈvərʒən; iʧ ˈævrɪʤd əraʊnd 185 tɪ 196 ˈmɪnəts, ər ʤɪst ˈoʊvər θri aʊərz. məʧ laɪk wɪθ ərˈɪʤənəl ki ˈʧɑrʤər, noʊ ˈrizən tɪ peɪ ðə ˈhɛvi ˈprimiəm fər ðɪs wən. bust əp ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pæd ɪz ðə ˈəðər ˈʧɑrʤər, ənd wi sɔ ˈsɪmələr rɪˈzəlts tɪ ðoʊz wɪθ ðə ˈmɑdəl. ɪt wɑz ə bɪt sloʊər tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ənd ˈoʊnli ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfæstər tɪ ʧɑrʤ ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 pləs. ˈbɛlkɪn dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt wɪn wi æst ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈbaʊt ðiz rɪˈzəlts. ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈrənərˌəp pɪk fər ðɪs gaɪd, ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤər (ˈəltrə slɪm) wɑz ɔn ə pɑr wɪθ flæt pæd ɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ɑr ˈgæləksi bət ˈfæstər wɪn wi juzd ɪt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ɑr ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ɪt kəm wɪθ ə wɔl əˈdæptər, ðoʊ, ənd ɪt wɛnt aʊt əv stɑk ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðɪs gaɪd ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt. goʊst ki ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ beɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ənd ɪn ɑr tɛsts wi hərd ə ˈklɪkɪŋ nɔɪz θruaʊt ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ. wɪn wi ˈtɛstɪd ɪt wɪθ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ðə skrin kɛpt ˈflɪkərɪŋ ɔn ənd ɔf, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃən wɑz ənˈsteɪbəl. ənd ðə ˈsərfəs ɛz ɛz ɔn ˈəðər pædz wi ˈtɛstɪd; ɑr ˈaɪˌfoʊn slɪd əraʊnd laɪk ɪt wɑz ɔn ən ɛr ˈhɑki ˈteɪbəl. wi plæn tɪ tɛst ə ˈsɛkənd ˈjunɪt, bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈklɪkɪŋ ɪz gɔn, wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs wən beɪst ɔn ɪts praɪs ənd sˈlɪpəri ˈsərfəs. fæst ʧɑrʤ ki ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pæd lʊks mɔr ər lɛs aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ɑr pɪk. ɪn ɑr ˈtɛstɪŋ, ɪt ˈfʊli ʧɑrʤd ɑr ˈaɪˌfoʊn 8 ənd ˈgæləksi əˈbaʊt 15 ˈmɪnəts ˈfæstər ðən ɑr tɔp pɪk, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, bət raɪt naʊ ɪt kɔsts twaɪs ɛz məʧ. wi θɪŋk ðə ˈɛkstrə kɔst ɪz wərθ ðoʊz fju seɪvd ˈmɪnəts, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ər æt ə dɛsk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ. ki ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈʧɑrʤər pæd ɪz ˈvɛri əˈfɔrdəbəl ənd həz ˈrisəntli ərnd ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə loʊ praɪs ɪz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə bɪld kˈwɑləti. ðə filz ʧip, wɪθ nɑt ɪˈnəf mæs fər ɪts saɪz. ɪt kəm wɪθ ən ˈeɪˈsi əˈdæptər, ˈoʊnli ə ˈkeɪbəl. ənd nɑt ˈnɪrli ɪˈnəf grɪp ɔn tɔp, soʊ ɪt wʊd bi ˈizi fər jʊr foʊn tɪ muv aʊt əv pəˈzɪʃən ənd feɪl tɪ ʧɑrʤ. ɪz ə 5 ˈdəbəlju ˈʧɑrʤər wɪθ ə 10 ˈdəbəlju pɔrt fər ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd dɪˈvaɪs æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ɪn ɑr tɛsts, ɪt ʧɑrʤd kˈwɪkli (ˈfæstər ðən ɑr pɪk), bət ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ɪz ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk. ˈniðər ɪts fit nɔr ɪts ˈsərfəs ɪz, ˈminɪŋ ɪt kən slɪp əraʊnd ɔn ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈsərfəs ju pleɪs ɪt ɔn, ənd ɪn ɑr vaɪˈbreɪʃən tɛst, ðə foʊn aʊt əv ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ˈæftər eɪt foʊn kɔlz. ðə ˈfʊtˌprɪnt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðət əv ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈʧɑrʤərz wi ˈtɛstɪd, ənd ɪt həz ə lɑrʤ, prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri wɔl əˈdæptər. ɔn tɔp əv ɔl ðət, ˈʃɪpɪŋ fiz ər stip, ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl stɔr ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz kənˈvinjənt. wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ tɛst ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɑdəlz frəm ˈæŋkər, kmashi*, ər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈsərtəˌfaɪd.
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during the group ceremonies, has revealed that he would be joining a team. since then he has received many offers, being one of them. he had decided that he would like to join after talking with coach lee.
he commented that "since i had joined a team after much deliberation, i will prepare myself and practice diligently in order to bring in a good record." announced this morning that, previously on prime, has joined.polt had left prime on the citing that there was a difference in opinion between him and the team regarding the direction of the team. . he had said that he is on leave from the university until the end of this the group ceremonies, has revealed that he would be joining a team. since then he has received many offers, being one of them. he had decided that he would like to join after talking with coach commented that "since i had joined a team after much deliberation, i will prepare myself and practice diligently in order to bring in a good record."
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milkis* ˈproʊˌfaɪl blɔg ʤɔɪnd ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2010 4969 poʊsts læst ˈɛdɪtɪd: 1 hæd lɛft praɪm ɔn ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə grup ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz, həz rɪˈvild ðət hi wʊd bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə tim. sɪns ðɛn hi həz rɪˈsivd ˈmɛni ˈɔfərz, biɪŋ wən əv ðɛm. hi hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət hi wʊd laɪk tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈæftər ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ koʊʧ li. hi ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət "sɪns aɪ hæd ʤɔɪnd ə tim ˈæftər məʧ dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃən, aɪ wɪl priˈpɛr ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈpræktɪs ˈdɪləʤəntli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ə gʊd ˈrɛkərd." əˈnaʊnst ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət, ˈpriviəsli ɔn praɪm, həz ʤɔɪnd hæd lɛft praɪm ɔn ðə ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn əˈpɪnjən bɪtˈwin ɪm ənd ðə tim rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə tim. hi hæd sɛd ðət hi ɪz ɔn liv frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ðə grup ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz, həz rɪˈvild ðət hi wʊd bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə tim. sɪns ðɛn hi həz rɪˈsivd ˈmɛni ˈɔfərz, biɪŋ wən əv ðɛm. hi hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət hi wʊd laɪk tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈæftər ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ koʊʧ ˈkɑmɛntəd ðət "sɪns aɪ hæd ʤɔɪnd ə tim ˈæftər məʧ dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃən, aɪ wɪl priˈpɛr ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈpræktɪs ˈdɪləʤəntli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ə gʊd ˈrɛkərd."
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you know that charming little cafe on new lower east side that just closed after a mere six months in coffee was served on silver trays with a glass of water and a little chocolate cookie? the one that, as you calmly and correctly observed, was doomed from its inception because it was too precious and too offbeat? the one you still kind of fell for, the way one falls for a maiden? yeah, that one was mine.
the scary part is that you think you can do better.
i never realized how ubiquitous the dream of opening a small coffeehouse was until i fell under its spell myself. friends’ eyes over when my wife and i would excitedly recite our concept (“vienna roast from vienna! lighter and sweeter than bitter italian need to drown it in milk!”). it seemed that just about every couple had indulged in this fantasy at some point or another.
the dream of running a small cafe has nothing to do with the excitement of entrepreneurship or the joys of being own of us would ever consider opening a laundromat or a stationery store, and even the most delusional can see that an independent bookshop is a bad idea these days. the small cafe connects to the fantasy of throwing a perpetual dinner party, and it cuts the way to barbie tea any other capitalist urge. to a couple in the throes of the cafe dream, money is almost an afterthought. which is good, because going to lose a lot of it.
the failure of a small cafe is not a question of competence. it is a sad given. the logistics of a food establishment that seats between 20 and 25 people (which roughly corresponds to the definition of “cozy”) are such that the place will stay long as its owners spend all of their time on the job. there is a golden rule, long cherished by restaurateurs, for determining whether a business is viable. rent should take up no more than 25 percent of your revenue, another 25 percent should go toward payroll, and 35 percent should go toward the product. the remaining 15 percent is what you take home. an even more elegant version of that rule: make your rent in four days to be profitable, a week to break even. if you hit the latter mark in a month, close.
a place that seats 25 will have to employ at least two people for every shift: someone to work the front and someone for the kitchen (assuming you find a guy who will both wash dishes and reliably whip up pretty crepes; if found that guy, already in better shape than most restaurateurs. also, most likely, already in trouble with immigration services). budgeting $15 for the payroll for every hour your charming cafe is open say 10 hours a day) relieves you of $4,500 a month. that gives you another $4,500 a month for rent and $6,300 to stock up on product. it also means that to come up with the total needed $18k of revenue per month, you will need to sell that product at an average of a 300 percent markup.
pastries, for instance, are a monetary black hole unless you bake them yourself. we started out by engaging a gentleman baker with le bernardin on his résumé. hercule, as call him, embodied every french stereotype in existence: he was jovial, enthusiastic, rude, snooty, manic-depressive, brilliant, and utterly unreliable. his croissants were buttery, flaky, not too big, and $1.25 wholesale. we sold them for $2 and threw away roughly 50 other words, we were making a negative quarter on each croissant. after a couple of months of this, we downgraded to a more americanized version of the croissant (vast and pillowy). the new croissants ran 90 cents each and made us feel vaguely dirty. we sold them for the same $2. ironically, their elephantine size meant that every time someone ordered a croissant with cheese, we had to load it up with twice as much gruyère.
coffee was a different to the trail blazed by starbucks, the world of coffee retail is now a playground of markups. an espresso that required about 18 cents worth of beans (and we used very good beans) was sold for $2.50 with nary an eyebrow raised on either side of the counter. a dab of milk froth or a splash of hot water transformed the drink into a or an americano, respectively, and raised the price to $3. the house brew too cold to be sold for $1 a cup was chilled further and reborn at $2.50 a cup as iced coffee, a drink whose appeal i do not even pretend to grasp.
but how much of it could we sell? discarding food as a expense at best, the coffee needed to account for all of our profit. we needed to sell roughly $500 of it a day. this kind of money is only achievable through solid foot traffic, but, of course, our cafe was too cozy and charming to pop in for a cup to go. the average customer nursed his mocha (i.e., his $5 ticket) for upward of 30 minutes. get me started on people with laptops.
there was, of course, one way to make the cafe viable: it was written into the golden rule itself. my wife lily and i could work there, full-time, save on the payroll, and gerrymander the rest of the budget to allow for lower sales. guess what, dear dreamers? the psychological gap between working in a cafe because fun and romantic and doing the exact same thing because you have to is enormous. within weeks, lily and ensconced in an at each throats. i hesitate to say which was worse: working the same shift or alternating. each option presented its own small tortures. two highly educated professionals with artistic aspirations have just put themselves—or, as we saw it, each $8-per-hour jobs slinging coffee. after four more months, we grew suspicious of each motives, obsessively kept track of each contributions to the cause (“you worked three days last week!”), and generally on the edge of divorce. the marriage appears to have been saved by a bankruptcy.
looking back, we (incredibly) should have heeded the advice of chef anthony bourdain, who wrote our epitaph in kitchen confidential: “the most dangerous species of owner is the one who gets into the business for love.”
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ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈstɔri hir, ər saɪn əp fər fri ˈdeɪli ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈaɪˌtunz. ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən baɪ mɑrk ˈælən ˈstæməti. ju noʊ ðət ˈʧɑrmɪŋ ˈlɪtəl kəˈfeɪ ɔn nu loʊər ist saɪd ðət ʤɪst kloʊzd ˈæftər ə mɪr sɪks mənθs ɪn ˈkɔfi wɑz sərvd ɔn ˈsɪlvər treɪz wɪθ ə glæs əv ˈwɔtər ənd ə ˈlɪtəl ˈʧɔklət ˈkʊki? ðə wən ðət, ɛz ju ˈkɑmli ənd kərˈɛktli əbˈzərvd, wɑz dumd frəm ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz tu ˈprɛʃəs ənd tu ˈɔfˈbit? ðə wən ju stɪl kaɪnd əv fɛl fər, ðə weɪ wən fɔlz fər ə ˈmeɪdən? jæ, ðət wən wɑz maɪn. ðə ˈskɛri pɑrt ɪz ðət ju θɪŋk ju kən du ˈbɛtər. aɪ ˈnɛvər ˈriəˌlaɪzd haʊ juˈbɪkwɪtəs ðə drim əv ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə smɔl ˈkɔfiˌhaʊs wɑz ənˈtɪl aɪ fɛl ˈəndər ɪts spɛl ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. friends’*’ aɪz ˈoʊvər wɪn maɪ waɪf ənd aɪ wʊd ɪkˈsaɪtədli rəˈsaɪt ɑr ˈkɑnsɛpt roʊst frəm viˈɛnə! ˈlaɪtər ənd sˈwitər ðən ˈbɪtər ˌɪˈtæljən nid tɪ draʊn ɪt ɪn milk!”*!”). ɪt simd ðət ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈkəpəl hæd ˌɪnˈdəlʤd ɪn ðɪs ˈfænəsi æt səm pɔɪnt ər əˈnəðər. ðə drim əv ˈrənɪŋ ə smɔl kəˈfeɪ həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv ˌɑntrəprəˈnərʃɪp ər ðə ʤɔɪz əv biɪŋ oʊn əv ˈjuˈɛs wʊd ˈɛvər kənˈsɪdər ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə ˈlɔndrəˌmæt ər ə ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri stɔr, ənd ˈivɪn ðə moʊst dɪˈluʒənəl kən si ðət ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbʊkˌʃɑp ɪz ə bæd aɪˈdiə ðiz deɪz. ðə smɔl kəˈfeɪ kəˈnɛkts tɪ ðə ˈfænəsi əv θroʊɪŋ ə pərˈpɛʧuəl ˈdɪnər ˈpɑrti, ənd ɪt kəts ðə weɪ tɪ ˈbɑrbi ti ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkæpətəlɪst ərʤ. tɪ ə ˈkəpəl ɪn ðə θroʊz əv ðə kəˈfeɪ drim, ˈməni ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ən ˈæftərˌθɔt. wɪʧ ɪz gʊd, bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ə lɔt əv ɪt. ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ə smɔl kəˈfeɪ ɪz nɑt ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈkɑmpətɪns. ɪt ɪz ə sæd ˈgɪvɪn. ðə ləˈʤɪstɪks əv ə fud ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ðət sits bɪtˈwin 20 ənd 25 ˈpipəl (wɪʧ ˈrəfli ˌkɔrəˈspɑndz tɪ ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ““cozy”*”) ər səʧ ðət ðə pleɪs wɪl steɪ lɔŋ ɛz ɪts ˈoʊnərz spɛnd ɔl əv ðɛr taɪm ɔn ðə ʤɑb. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈgoʊldən rul, lɔŋ ˈʧɛrɪʃt baɪ ˌrɛstərəˈtərz, fər dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ə ˈbɪznɪs ɪz ˈvaɪəbəl. rɛnt ʃʊd teɪk əp noʊ mɔr ðən 25 pərˈsɛnt əv jʊr ˈrɛvəˌnu, əˈnəðər 25 pərˈsɛnt ʃʊd goʊ təˈwɔrd ˈpeɪˌroʊl, ənd 35 pərˈsɛnt ʃʊd goʊ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈprɑdəkt. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 15 pərˈsɛnt ɪz wət ju teɪk hoʊm. ən ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɛləgənt ˈvərʒən əv ðət rul: meɪk jʊr rɛnt ɪn fɔr deɪz tɪ bi ˈprɑfətəbəl, ə wik tɪ breɪk ˈivɪn. ɪf ju hɪt ðə ˈlætər mɑrk ɪn ə mənθ, kloʊz. ə pleɪs ðət sits 25 wɪl hæv tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ æt list tu ˈpipəl fər ˈɛvəri ʃɪft: ˈsəmˌwən tɪ wərk ðə frənt ənd ˈsəmˌwən fər ðə ˈkɪʧən (əˈsumɪŋ ju faɪnd ə gaɪ hu wɪl boʊθ wɑʃ ˈdɪʃɪz ənd rɪˈlaɪəbli wɪp əp ˈprɪti kreɪps; ɪf faʊnd ðət gaɪ, ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ˈbɛtər ʃeɪp ðən moʊst ˌrɛstərəˈtərz. ˈɔlsoʊ, moʊst ˈlaɪkli, ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz). ˈbəʤɪtɪŋ 15 fər ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊl fər ˈɛvəri aʊər jʊr ˈʧɑrmɪŋ kəˈfeɪ ɪz ˈoʊpən seɪ 10 aʊərz ə deɪ) riˈlivz ju əv ə mənθ. ðət gɪvz ju əˈnəðər ə mənθ fər rɛnt ənd tɪ stɑk əp ɔn ˈprɑdəkt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnidɪd əv ˈrɛvəˌnu pər mənθ, ju wɪl nid tɪ sɛl ðət ˈprɑdəkt æt ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ə 300 pərˈsɛnt ˈmɑrˌkəp. ˈpeɪstriz, fər ˈɪnstəns, ər ə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri blæk hoʊl ənˈlɛs ju beɪk ðɛm ˈjɔrsɛlf. wi ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt baɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ə ˈʤɛnəlmən ˈbeɪkər wɪθ lə ˈbərnɑrdin ɔn hɪz résumé*é. hercule*, ɛz kɔl ɪm, ɪmˈbɑdid ˈɛvəri frɛnʧ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp ɪn ɪgˈzɪstəns: hi wɑz ˈʤoʊviəl, ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk, rud, sˈnuti, manic-depressive*, ˈbrɪljənt, ənd ˈətərli ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl. hɪz kˌwɑˈsɑnts wər ˈbətəri, ˈfleɪki, nɑt tu bɪg, ənd ˈhoʊlˌseɪl. wi soʊld ðɛm fər 2 ənd θru əˈweɪ ˈrəfli 50 ˈəðər wərdz, wi wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈnɛgətɪv kˈwɔrtər ɔn iʧ kˌwɑˈsɑnt. ˈæftər ə ˈkəpəl əv mənθs əv ðɪs, wi ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd tɪ ə mɔr əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪzd ˈvərʒən əv ðə kˌwɑˈsɑnt (væst ənd pillowy*). ðə nu kˌwɑˈsɑnts ræn 90 sɛnts iʧ ənd meɪd ˈjuˈɛs fil ˈveɪgli ˈdərti. wi soʊld ðɛm fər ðə seɪm 2 aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ðɛr ˌɛləˈfænˌtin saɪz mɛnt ðət ˈɛvəri taɪm ˈsəmˌwən ˈɔrdərd ə kˌwɑˈsɑnt wɪθ ʧiz, wi hæd tɪ loʊd ɪt əp wɪθ twaɪs ɛz məʧ gruyère*. ˈkɔfi wɑz ə ˈdɪfərənt tɪ ðə treɪl bleɪzd baɪ ˈstɑrˌbəks, ðə wərld əv ˈkɔfi ˈriˌteɪl ɪz naʊ ə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd əv ˈmɑrˌkəps. ən ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ ðət rikˈwaɪərd əˈbaʊt 18 sɛnts wərθ əv binz (ənd wi juzd ˈvɛri gʊd binz) wɑz soʊld fər wɪθ ˈnɛri ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ reɪzd ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ðə ˈkaʊntər. ə dæb əv mɪlk frɔθ ər ə splæʃ əv hɑt ˈwɔtər trænsˈfɔrmd ðə drɪŋk ˈɪntu ə ər ən əˌmɛrɪˈkɑnoʊ, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, ənd reɪzd ðə praɪs tɪ 3 ðə haʊs bru tu koʊld tɪ bi soʊld fər 1 ə kəp wɑz ʧɪld ˈfərðər ənd ˈriˈbɔrn æt ə kəp ɛz aɪst ˈkɔfi, ə drɪŋk huz əˈpil aɪ du nɑt ˈivɪn priˈtɛnd tɪ græsp. bət haʊ məʧ əv ɪt kʊd wi sɛl? dɪˈskɑrdɪŋ fud ɛz ə ɪkˈspɛns æt bɛst, ðə ˈkɔfi ˈnidɪd tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ɔl əv ɑr ˈprɑfɪt. wi ˈnidɪd tɪ sɛl ˈrəfli 500 əv ɪt ə deɪ. ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈməni ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈʧivəbəl θru ˈsɑləd fʊt ˈtræfɪk, bət, əv kɔrs, ɑr kəˈfeɪ wɑz tu ˈkoʊzi ənd ˈʧɑrmɪŋ tɪ pɑp ɪn fər ə kəp tɪ goʊ. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈkəstəmər nərst hɪz ˈmoʊkə (i.e*., hɪz 5 ˈtɪkɪt) fər ˈəpwərd əv 30 ˈmɪnəts. gɪt mi ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈlæpˌtɑps. ðɛr wɑz, əv kɔrs, wən weɪ tɪ meɪk ðə kəˈfeɪ ˈvaɪəbəl: ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðə ˈgoʊldən rul ˌɪtˈsɛlf. maɪ waɪf ˈlɪli ənd aɪ kʊd wərk ðɛr, ˈfʊlˌtaɪm, seɪv ɔn ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊl, ənd ˈʤɛriˌmændər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈbəʤɪt tɪ əˈlaʊ fər loʊər seɪlz. gɛs wət, dɪr ˈdrimərz? ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl gæp bɪtˈwin ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə kəˈfeɪ bɪˈkəz fən ənd roʊˈmæntɪk ənd duɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm θɪŋ bɪˈkəz ju hæv tɪ ɪz ɪˈnɔrmɪs. wɪˈθɪn wiks, ˈlɪli ənd ɪnˈskɑnst ɪn ən æt iʧ θroʊts. aɪ ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ seɪ wɪʧ wɑz wərs: ˈwərkɪŋ ðə seɪm ʃɪft ər ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ. iʧ ˈɔpʃən pərˈzɛnəd ɪts oʊn smɔl ˈtɔrʧərz. tu ˈhaɪli ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd prəˈfɛʃənəlz wɪθ ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz hæv ʤɪst pʊt themselves—or*, ɛz wi sɔ ɪt, iʧ ʤɑbz sˈlɪŋɪŋ ˈkɔfi. ˈæftər fɔr mɔr mənθs, wi gru səˈspɪʃəs əv iʧ ˈmoʊtɪvz, ɑbˈsɛsɪvli kɛpt træk əv iʧ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ðə kɔz wərkt θri deɪz læst week!”*!”), ənd ˈʤɛnərəli ɔn ðə ɛʤ əv dɪˈvɔrs. ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn seɪvd baɪ ə ˈbæŋkrəptsi. ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk, wi (ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli) ʃʊd hæv ˈhidɪd ðə ədˈvaɪs əv ʃɛf ˈænθɔˌni bourdain*, hu roʊt ɑr ˈɛpəˌtæf ɪn ˈkɪʧən ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl: moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈspiʃiz əv ˈoʊnər ɪz ðə wən hu gɪts ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪznɪs fər love.”*.”
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by linda a. thompson
european lawmakers are grappling for answers to a question that until recently seemed like the stuff of science fiction: if robots take our jobs, who will pay taxes?
in an age of unprecedented technological change occurring at a faster rate than the industrial revolution, concerns over the growing and automation of work have prompted fears about mass unemployment and plummeting tax revenue in the near future, pitting companies and robotics manufacturers against lawmakers and worker advocates.
the issue is taking on new urgency ahead of a feb. 16 vote before the legal affairs committee on whether to create a robotics agency to deliberate on tax and liability issues.
companies from google to boeing, from siemens to technology group, have jumped on the automation bandwagon in the last few decades (chart 1). at the forefront of the drive, which has been dubbed the “fourth industrial revolution,” are countries like germany, the u.s., south korea and the u.k. (chart 2), and such manufacturing industries as automotive parts suppliers and the electrical and electronics industry.
for companies, the math is of robotics reduces their labor costs and increases productivity as robots have become cheaper and easier to program. according to a 2013 article in the mit technology review, warehouses equipped with robots manufactured by amazon robotics, for instance, can process four times the amount of orders as warehouses.
a muddy question
robots—then still large, unwieldy and entered the marketplace inrope, japan and the u.s. in the 1960s. boston consulting group estimates approximately million industrial robots are today in use around the globe, a number that is projected to increase to million in 2017. robotics manufacturers, unsurprisingly, are riding a sales boom, with many of them reporting percentage increases in revenue (chart of largest robot manufacturer, universal robots, revenue between 2013 and 2015). the robotics industry today represents a $15 billion sector, which is expected to increase to $67 billion by 2025, also according to boston consulting group figures.
how many jobs will be lost in this inexorable drive toward automation is a question that no one can quite seem to agree on.
a 2016 report by the organization for economic cooperation and development estimates the job loss to be low, with 9 percent of jobs on average across 21 countries. a 2013 report by oxford carl benedikt frey and michael a. osborne meanwhile estimated 54 percent of jobs in the to be at risk of disappearing under the influence of computerization in the next two decades, while a follow-up 2016 report pronounced 47 percent of us employment to be at high risk of imminent automation, “perhaps over the next decade or two.”
fair taxation
the answer to this numbers question matters because the fear of massive job losses is one of the central arguments used by those in favor of a robot tax.
“who will buy products and services realized through use of robotics if those taken out of a job by them have no income?” said barb jacobson, a board member of universal basic incomerope, a lobby group promoting basic income inrope.
noting in a jan. 31 e-mail that the basic research resulting in new technology patents is often funded with public money, she said: “it is only fair that those who profit from the use of patents pay some of that back, and that the revenues from a ’robot tax’ be shared by all in the form of a basic income.”
but rather than focusing on diminishing employment prospects, some say, we should be examining the relationship between unemployment and automation.
“i think we need to have proper evidence that robots have a negative effect on employment and right now not really seeing anything in the data to suggest that,” said gregory claeys, a research fellow at the think tank bruegel, in a feb. 3 telephone interview.
‘problem exist.’
this view was echoed by patrick schwarzkopf, director of thenited robotics trade association, who pointed to data (chart 3) from the international federation of robotics indicating high employment rates for countries with high levels.
“empirically, the evidence really show that high means lower employment. the thing about it,” he told bloomberg in a feb. 1 telephone interview. “introducing a robot tax is basically a solution to a problem that exist.”
both robotics manufacturers and economists moreover tend to point out that automation also creates jobs. a 2015 deloitte report for instance concluded that technology potentially played a part in the disappearance of jobs between 2001 and 2015, but also contributed to the creation of almost million jobs.
jobs, tax at risk
extensive studies by consultancy firms such as deloitte, and indicate that jobs in highly structured and predictable environments such as manufacturing, transportation and logistics, as well as in office and administrative support are most at risk of automation. in other words, the wide net of jobs most at risk of disappearing includes assemblers of electrical products and bank clerks, typists and personal assistants, retail cashiers and couriers, tax preparers and data entry specialists.
no matter their scope, sizeable job losses due to the automation of work are likely to result in not just an idle workforce, but also plummeting tax revenues for governments since companies, employing fewer people, would result in fewer social security and income tax take, causing erosion of governmental tax bases.
aropean parliament report released in may 2016 was the first serious effort on the part ofropean lawmakers to address these mounting concerns, discussing such issues as liability, compliance with ethical standards and the viability ofropean union countries’ social security systems if the current taxation basis revised.
a resolution based on the report, submitted by the legal affairs committee and scheduled to be voted feb. 16, calls for the creation of aropean agency for robotics and artificial intelligence, and urges theropean commission to monitor “new employment models and the viability of the current tax and social system for robotics.”
a “yes” vote would require the commission to present a legislative proposal in response, or state its reasons if it refuses to do so.
the may 2016 report was penned byropean parliamentarian and member of the group of progressive alliance of socialists and democrats, mady delvaux.
she said it was important to both analyze all the possible scenarios and launch a debate on new employment models and the sustainability ofropean countries’ tax and social systems in light of robotics developments.
“taxing the work of robots is definitely not necessary at this stage and probably not even in the near future. but it is crucial to reflect on it and i wantrope to be prepared in case we are facing job displacement by robotics in the future,” she said in a feb. 9 statement e-mailed to bloomberg.
micro payments
benoit hamon, a socialist party candidate running for the french presidential elections, would beg to differ. citing figures that projected a loss of 3 million jobs due to automation in france by 2025, he recently called for the introduction of a robot tax to fund a ($799) basic income. his office respond to requests for comment.
such a robot tax would kill many birds with one stone, said paul miller, chief executive officer and founder of the consultancy digital workplace group. “if the tax take is only from corporate tax paid based on profits, then this is subject to all the myriad smart avoidance and methods we see today,” he said in a feb. 1 e-mail. “taxing software means that as well as corporation tax, there is a new version of ’tax at source’ and micro payments are received in real time by the tax authorities.”
tax and
practitioners say lawmakers like hamon raise pertinent questions about the need for a rebalancing of the tax system as robots increasingly begin to execute tasks that, until recently, were performed by humans. but, they warn, a levy that taxes companies’ use of robotics will be difficult to design and tricky to implement because it would require a practical and workable definition of “robots” and a clear-cut method of assigning profits to a particular robot or automation program.
carlo gagliardi, a partner at strategy, and john k., u.k. tax communications leader and tax digital leader at, said the chief challenge would be to establish a definition for the types of robots that ought to be taxed “which can survive contact with the real world.”
“where does the value sit in a robot? is it in the hardware or the software learning algorithms? this is a part of the issue on where businesses should pay tax,” they said in a feb. 2 e-mail, referring to the’s sweeping action plan to combat base erosion and profit shifting.
others warned that the difficulty of designing a workable definition for robotics and determining where they create value would increase uncertainty for the companies leading the automation charge.
“my everyday experience of dealing with corporate clients is that the biggest problem of taxes for them actually the amount of it; not knowing how much they might have to pay,” said robert leggett, a partner at chartered accountants, in a jan. 31 telephone interview.
a robot tax would further compound these uncertainties because the amount in profits a robot generates for a taxpayer and the corresponding number of human workers displaced always be “obvious”, he said.
“so going to almost have to come up with some much more arbitrary way of deciding what that tax is, and be very worried that if not absolutely clear, you get into certainty for the business that actually know how much tax going to have to pay,” he said.
harm economic growth
practitioners, industry groups and economists have warned that a robot tax would also reduce the incentive for companies to innovate and potentially prompt them to relocate to other jurisdictions that levy taxes on automation technologies.
“taxing robots would increase the cost of automation in some industries,” carl benedikt frey, who leads research on robotics at the university of oxford, told bloomberg. “although it might companies to rely on cheap labor instead in certain cases, such a tax would be harmful to economic growth.”
the road ahead might look uncertain, gagliardi and added, butropean countries should only consider running with idea if they can come up with a tax definition of a robot that so broad as to include all machines, or so narrow as to require constant revisions as technology evolves.
“the tax system will need to adapt and the current tax share between labor and capital may well need to change, but at the detailed policy level trying to define and tax robots does not look like a practical answer.”
to contact the reporter responsible for this story: linda a. thompson in brussels at
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baɪ ˈlɪndə ə. ˈtɑmsən ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ər ˈgræpəlɪŋ fər ˈænsərz tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən ðət ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli simd laɪk ðə stəf əv saɪəns ˈfɪkʃən: ɪf ˈroʊˌbəts teɪk ɑr ʤɑbz, hu wɪl peɪ ˈtæksɪz? ɪn ən eɪʤ əv ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ əˈkərɪŋ æt ə ˈfæstər reɪt ðən ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə groʊɪŋ ənd ɔtəˈmeɪʃən əv wərk hæv ˈprɑmptɪd fɪrz əˈbaʊt mæs ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈpləmətɪŋ tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər, ˈpɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz əˈgɛnst ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ənd ˈwərkər ˈædvəˌkeɪts. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn nu ˈərʤənsi əˈhɛd əv ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 16 voʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈligəl əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ɔn tæks ənd ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ˈɪʃuz. ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ˈgugəl tɪ boʊɪŋ, frəm ˈsimənz tɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi grup, hæv ʤəmpt ɔn ðə ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ˈbændˌwægən ɪn ðə læst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz (ʧɑrt 1 æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ðə draɪv, wɪʧ həz bɪn dəbd ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl revolution,”*,” ər ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈʤərməni, ðə juz., saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ðə u.k*. (ʧɑrt 2 ənd səʧ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈɪndəstriz ɛz ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv pɑrts səˈplaɪərz ənd ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˈɪndəstri. fər ˈkəmpəˌniz, ðə mæθ ɪz əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks rɪˈdusɪz ðɛr ˈleɪbər kɔsts ənd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ɛz ˈroʊˌbəts hæv bɪˈkəm ˈʧipər ənd ˈiziər tɪ ˈproʊˌgræm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2013 ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈɛˈmaɪˈti tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌrivˈju, ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈroʊˌbəts ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ ˈæməˌzɑn ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks, fər ˈɪnstəns, kən ˈprɔˌsɛs fɔr taɪmz ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɔrdərz ɛz ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz. ə ˈmədi kˈwɛʃən stɪl lɑrʤ, ənˈwildi ənd ˈɛnərd ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ʤəˈpæn ənd ðə juz. ɪn ðə 1960s*. ˈbɔstən kənˈsəltɪŋ grup ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əˈprɑksəmətli ˈmɪljən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈroʊˌbəts ər təˈdeɪ ɪn juz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb, ə ˈnəmbər ðət ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris tɪ ˈmɪljən ɪn 2017 ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz, ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ər ˈraɪdɪŋ ə seɪlz bum, wɪθ ˈmɛni əv ðɛm rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnu (ʧɑrt əv ˈlɑrʤəst ˈroʊˌbət ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər, ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈroʊˌbəts, ˈrɛvəˌnu bɪtˈwin 2013 ənd 2015 ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈɪndəstri təˈdeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə 15 ˈbɪljən ˈsɛktər, wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈkris tɪ 67 ˈbɪljən baɪ 2025 ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈbɔstən kənˈsəltɪŋ grup ˈfɪgjərz. haʊ ˈmɛni ʤɑbz wɪl bi lɔst ɪn ðɪs ˌɪˈnɛksərəbəl draɪv təˈwɔrd ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ɪz ə kˈwɛʃən ðət noʊ wən kən kwaɪt sim tɪ əˈgri ɔn. ə 2016 rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðə ʤɑb lɔs tɪ bi loʊ, wɪθ 9 pərˈsɛnt əv ʤɑbz ɔn ˈævərɪʤ əˈkrɔs 21 ˈkəntriz. ə 2013 rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ˈɑksfərd kɑrl ˈbɛnədɪkt freɪ ənd ˈmaɪkəl ə. ˈɔzˌbɔrn ˈminˌwaɪl ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 54 pərˈsɛnt əv ʤɑbz ɪn ðə tɪ bi æt rɪsk əv ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv kəmˌpjutərɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə nɛkst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, waɪl ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp 2016 rɪˈpɔrt prəˈnaʊnst 47 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪmˈplɔɪmənt tɪ bi æt haɪ rɪsk əv ˈɪmənənt ɔtəˈmeɪʃən, ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd ər two.”*.” fɛr tækˈseɪʃən ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðɪs ˈnəmbərz kˈwɛʃən ˈmætərz bɪˈkəz ðə fɪr əv ˈmæsɪv ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz ɪz wən əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈɑrgjəmənts juzd baɪ ðoʊz ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə ˈroʊˌbət tæks. wɪl baɪ ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈriəˌlaɪzd θru juz əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ɪf ðoʊz ˈteɪkən aʊt əv ə ʤɑb baɪ ðɛm hæv noʊ income?”*?” sɛd bɑrb ˈʤeɪkəbsən, ə bɔrd ˈmɛmbər əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪnˌkəm ˈjʊrəp, ə ˈlɑbi grup prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ˈnoʊtɪŋ ɪn ə ʤæn. 31 ˈiˌmeɪl ðət ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈrisərʧ rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈpætənts ɪz ˈɔfən ˈfəndɪd wɪθ ˈpəblɪk ˈməni, ʃi sɛd: ɪz ˈoʊnli fɛr ðət ðoʊz hu ˈprɑfɪt frəm ðə juz əv ˈpætənts peɪ səm əv ðət bæk, ənd ðət ðə ˈrɛvəˌnuz frəm ə tax’*’ bi ʃɛrd baɪ ɔl ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə ˈbeɪsɪk income.”*.” bət ˈrəðər ðən ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈprɑspɛkts, səm seɪ, wi ʃʊd bi ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ɔtəˈmeɪʃən. θɪŋk wi nid tɪ hæv ˈprɑpər ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈroʊˌbəts hæv ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈifɛkt ɔn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd raɪt naʊ nɑt ˈrɪli siɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdætə tɪ səˈʤɛst that,”*,” sɛd ˈgrɛgəri kleɪz, ə ˈrisərʧ ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə θɪŋk tæŋk bruegel*, ɪn ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 3 ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. exist.’*.’ ðɪs vju wɑz ˈɛkoʊd baɪ ˈpætrɪk ʃˈwɔrtskɔpf, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks treɪd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, hu ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ˈdætə (ʧɑrt 3 frəm ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ haɪ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪts fər ˈkəntriz wɪθ haɪ ˈlɛvəlz. ““empirically*, ðə ˈɛvədəns ˈrɪli ʃoʊ ðət haɪ minz loʊər ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt it,”*,” hi toʊld ˈblumbərg ɪn ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 1 ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. ə ˈroʊˌbət tæks ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ə səˈluʃən tɪ ə ˈprɑbləm ðət exist.”*.” boʊθ ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts mɔˈroʊvər tɛnd tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪts ʤɑbz. ə 2015 dəˈlɔɪt rɪˈpɔrt fər ˈɪnstəns kənˈkludɪd ðət tɛkˈnɑləʤi pəˈtɛnʃəli pleɪd ə pɑrt ɪn ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ʤɑbz bɪtˈwin 2001 ənd 2015 bət ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmɪljən ʤɑbz. ʤɑbz, tæks æt rɪsk ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈstədiz baɪ kənˈsəltənsi fərmz səʧ ɛz dəˈlɔɪt, ənd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ʤɑbz ɪn ˈhaɪli ˈstrəkʧərd ənd prɪˈdɪktəbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts səʧ ɛz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ləˈʤɪstɪks, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ˈɔfəs ənd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv səˈpɔrt ər moʊst æt rɪsk əv ɔtəˈmeɪʃən. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə waɪd nɛt əv ʤɑbz moʊst æt rɪsk əv ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ ˌɪnˈkludz əˈsɛmblərz əv ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈprɑdəkts ənd bæŋk klərks, ˈtaɪpɪsts ənd ˈpərsɪnəl əˈsɪstənts, ˈriˌteɪl ˌkæˈʃɪrz ənd ˈkəriərz, tæks priˈpɛrərz ənd ˈdætə ˈɛntri ˈspɛʃəlɪsts. noʊ ˈmætər ðɛr skoʊp, ˈsaɪzəbəl ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz du tɪ ðə ɔtəˈmeɪʃən əv wərk ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn nɑt ʤɪst ən ˈaɪdəl ˈwərkˌfɔrs, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpləmətɪŋ tæks ˈrɛvəˌnuz fər ˈgəvərnmənts sɪns ˈkəmpəˌniz, ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ fjuər ˈpipəl, wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn fjuər ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈɪnˌkəm tæks teɪk, ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪˈroʊʒən əv ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl tæks ˈbeɪsɪz. ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist ɪn meɪ 2016 wɑz ðə fərst ˈsɪriəs ˈɛfərt ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðiz ˈmaʊntɪŋ kənˈsərnz, dɪˈskəsɪŋ səʧ ˈɪʃuz ɛz ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti, kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ˈɛθɪkəl ˈstændərdz ənd ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən countries’*’ ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɪstəmz ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt tækˈseɪʃən ˈbeɪsɪs rɪˈvaɪzd. ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən beɪst ɔn ðə rɪˈpɔrt, səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈligəl əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti ənd ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ˈvoʊtɪd ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 16 kɔlz fər ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈeɪʤənsi fər ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ənd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ənd ˈərʤɪz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈmɑnətər ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈmɑdəlz ənd ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈkɑrənt tæks ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪstəm fər robotics.”*.” ə ““yes”*” voʊt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə kəˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈprɛzənt ə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv prəˈpoʊzəl ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ər steɪt ɪts ˈrizənz ɪf ɪt rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ du soʊ. ðə meɪ 2016 rɪˈpɔrt wɑz pɛnd baɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən ənd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə grup əv prəˈgrɛsɪv əˈlaɪəns əv ˈsoʊʃəlɪsts ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts, ˈmeɪdi delvaux*. ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ boʊθ ˈænəˌlaɪz ɔl ðə ˈpɑsəbəl sɪˈnɛrioʊz ənd lɔnʧ ə dəˈbeɪt ɔn nu ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈmɑdəlz ənd ðə səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən countries’*’ tæks ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪstəmz ɪn laɪt əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks dɪˈvɛləpmənts. ðə wərk əv ˈroʊˌbəts ɪz ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri æt ðɪs steɪʤ ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ˈivɪn ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. bət ɪt ɪz ˈkruʃəl tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ɪt ənd aɪ wɔnt ˈjʊrəp tɪ bi priˈpɛrd ɪn keɪs wi ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ʤɑb dɪˈspleɪsmənt baɪ ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ɪn ðə future,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 9 ˈsteɪtmənt ˈiˌmeɪld tɪ ˈblumbərg. ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈpeɪmənts bəˈnɔɪt ˈhæmən, ə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈpɑrti ˈkænədɪt ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə frɛnʧ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz, wʊd bɛg tɪ ˈdɪfər. ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈfɪgjərz ðət prɑˈʤɛktəd ə lɔs əv 3 ˈmɪljən ʤɑbz du tɪ ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ɪn fræns baɪ 2025 hi ˈrisəntli kɔld fər ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ə ˈroʊˌbət tæks tɪ fənd ə 799 ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪnˌkəm. hɪz ˈɔfəs rɪˈspɑnd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt. səʧ ə ˈroʊˌbət tæks wʊd kɪl ˈmɛni bərdz wɪθ wən stoʊn, sɛd pɔl ˈmɪlər, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˈfaʊndər əv ðə kənˈsəltənsi ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈwərkˌpleɪs grup. ðə tæks teɪk ɪz ˈoʊnli frəm ˈkɔrpərət tæks peɪd beɪst ɔn ˈprɑfɪts, ðɛn ðɪs ɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ɔl ðə ˈmɪriəd smɑrt əˈvɔɪdəns ənd ˈmɛθədz wi si today,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 1 ˈiˌmeɪl. ˈsɔfˌwɛr minz ðət ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən tæks, ðɛr ɪz ə nu ˈvərʒən əv æt source’*’ ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈpeɪmənts ər rɪˈsivd ɪn ril taɪm baɪ ðə tæks authorities.”*.” tæks ənd prækˈtɪʃənərz seɪ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz laɪk ˈhæmən reɪz ˈpərtɪnɪnt kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə nid fər ə riˈbælənsɪŋ əv ðə tæks ˈsɪstəm ɛz ˈroʊˌbəts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut tæsks ðət, ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, wər pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ˈjumənz. bət, ðeɪ wɔrn, ə ˈlɛvi ðət ˈtæksɪz companies’*’ juz əv ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈtrɪki tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˈwərkəbəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ““robots”*” ənd ə ˈklɪrˌkət ˈmɛθəd əv əˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈprɑfɪts tɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈroʊˌbət ər ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈkɑrloʊ gɑgliˈɑrdi, ə ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈstrætəʤi, ənd ʤɑn keɪ., u.k*. tæks kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈlidər ənd tæks ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈlidər æt, sɛd ðə ʧif ˈʧælənʤ wʊd bi tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən fər ðə taɪps əv ˈroʊˌbəts ðət ɔt tɪ bi tækst kən sərˈvaɪv ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ril world.”*.” dɪz ðə ˈvælju sɪt ɪn ə ˈroʊˌbət? ɪz ɪt ɪn ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ər ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈlərnɪŋ ˈælgərˌɪðəmz? ðɪs ɪz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪʃu ɔn wɛr ˈbɪznɪsɪz ʃʊd peɪ tax,”*,” ðeɪ sɛd ɪn ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 2 ˈiˌmeɪl, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə sˈwipɪŋ ˈækʃən plæn tɪ ˈkɑmbæt beɪs ɪˈroʊʒən ənd ˈprɑfɪt ˈʃɪftɪŋ. ˈəðərz wɔrnd ðət ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti əv dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ə ˈwərkəbəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən fər ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ənd dɪˈtərmənɪŋ wɛr ðeɪ kriˈeɪt ˈvælju wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ənˈsərtənti fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈlidɪŋ ðə ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ʧɑrʤ. ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈkɔrpərət klaɪənts ɪz ðət ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm əv ˈtæksɪz fər ðɛm ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ɪt; nɑt noʊɪŋ haʊ məʧ ðeɪ maɪt hæv tɪ pay,”*,” sɛd ˈrɑbərt ˈlɛgɪt, ə ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈʧɑrtərd əˈkaʊntənts, ɪn ə ʤæn. 31 ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. ə ˈroʊˌbət tæks wʊd ˈfərðər ˈkɑmpaʊnd ðiz ənˈsərtəntiz bɪˈkəz ðə əˈmaʊnt ɪn ˈprɑfɪts ə ˈroʊˌbət ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts fər ə ˈtækˌspeɪər ənd ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈjumən ˈwərkərz dɪˈspleɪst ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ““obvious”*”, hi sɛd. goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæv tɪ kəm əp wɪθ səm məʧ mɔr ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri weɪ əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wət ðət tæks ɪz, ənd bi ˈvɛri ˈwərid ðət ɪf nɑt ˌæbsəˈlutli klɪr, ju gɪt ˈɪntu ˈsərtənti fər ðə ˈbɪznɪs ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊ haʊ məʧ tæks goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ pay,”*,” hi sɛd. hɑrm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ prækˈtɪʃənərz, ˈɪndəstri grups ənd ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hæv wɔrnd ðət ə ˈroʊˌbət tæks wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈdus ðə ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪt ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli prɑmpt ðɛm tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt tɪ ˈəðər ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz ðət ˈlɛvi ˈtæksɪz ɔn ɔtəˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. ˈroʊˌbəts wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə kɔst əv ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ɪn səm industries,”*,” kɑrl ˈbɛnədɪkt freɪ, hu lidz ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɑksfərd, toʊld ˈblumbərg. ɪt maɪt ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ʧip ˈleɪbər ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪn ˈsərtən ˈkeɪsɪz, səʧ ə tæks wʊd bi ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk growth.”*.” ðə roʊd əˈhɛd maɪt lʊk ənˈsərtən, gɑgliˈɑrdi ənd ˈædɪd, bət ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz ʃʊd ˈoʊnli kənˈsɪdər ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ aɪˈdiə ɪf ðeɪ kən kəm əp wɪθ ə tæks ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə ˈroʊˌbət ðət soʊ brɔd ɛz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɔl məˈʃinz, ər soʊ ˈnɛroʊ ɛz tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈkɑnstənt riˈvɪʒənz ɛz tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪˈvɑlvz. tæks ˈsɪstəm wɪl nid tɪ əˈdæpt ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt tæks ʃɛr bɪtˈwin ˈleɪbər ənd ˈkæpɪtəl meɪ wɛl nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ, bət æt ðə dɪˈteɪld ˈpɑləsi ˈlɛvəl traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ənd tæks ˈroʊˌbəts dɪz nɑt lʊk laɪk ə ˈpræktɪkəl answer.”*.” tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə rɪˈpɔrtər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɪs ˈstɔri: ˈlɪndə ə. ˈtɑmsən ɪn ˈbrəsəlz æt tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈɛdɪtər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðɪs ˈstɔri: ˈpɛni æt ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2017 ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈnæʃənəl əˈfɛrz, ɪŋk. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd.
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the trump administration on friday withdrew guidance on how colleges and universities should respond to sexual violence, giving schools flexibility to use a higher standard of evidence in judging cases and formally shifting the federal stance on what has become an explosive campus issue.
the action crystallized a pledge education secretary betsy devos made on sept. 7 to replace what she called a "failed system" of civil rights enforcement related to campus sexual assault. in her view, the government under president barack obama did not strike the right balance in protecting the rights of victims and the accused.
[devos vows to shift enforcement on campus sexual assault]
under obama, the education department's office for civil rights had declared in 2011 that schools should use a standard known as "preponderance of the evidence" when judging sexual violence cases arising under the law known as title ix.
common in civil law, the preponderance standard calls for enough evidence to determine that something is more likely than not to be true. that is lower than the "clear and convincing evidence" standard that had been used at some schools.
victim advocates viewed the 2011 letter as a milestone in efforts to get schools to address the problem of campus sexual assault, punish offenders and prevent violence. it also dovetailed with a high-profile campaign by the obama white house to combat sexual violence.
the office for civil rights is now declaring that schools may use either standard while the government begins a formal process to develop rules on the issue. how long that will take is not clear. an education department official said the administration does not want to rush.
terry w. hartle, senior vice president of the american council on education, which represents college and university presidents, said schools are likely to take a cautious approach while they await definitive rules. "schools will respond conservatively to this," he said. "most of them will leave in place what doesn't need to be changed."
but hartle added a caveat: "all institutions are going to need to look at their processes to make sure they're not biased against the accused."
the department's interim guidance requires schools to address sexual misconduct that is "severe, persistent or pervasive," and to conduct investigations in a fair, impartial and timely manner. schools will be allowed to have informal resolution of cases through mediation, if appropriate and if all parties agree. obama's team did not favor mediation, declaring it inappropriate for dealing with sexual assault allegations.
"this interim guidance will help schools as they work to combat sexual misconduct and will treat all students fairly," devos said in a statement. "schools must continue to confront these horrific crimes and behaviors head-on. there will be no more sweeping them under the rug. but the process also must be fair and impartial, giving more confidence in its outcomes."
catherine e. lhamon, who was assistant education secretary for civil rights under obama and now chairs the u.s. commission on civil rights, denounced the action.
"the trump administration's new guidance is dangerously silent on critical parts of title ix," she said in a statement. "this backward step invites colleges to once again sweep sexual violence under the rug. students deserve better, the law demands better, our college and university community must continue to commit to better, and we as a country must demand more from the u.s. department of education."
friday's action formally withdrew the civil rights office's "dear colleague" letter of april 4, 2011, and a follow-up statement of "questions and answers" issued on april 29, 2014.
laura l. dunn, an attorney with survjustice, a legal and policy advocacy group for survivors, said the department's actions will allow colleges to give an unfair edge to the accused in sex discrimination cases. "this is simply unlawful, to flip a civil right on its head," dunn said in a statement. she said the department had acted beyond its authority.
robert shibley, executive director of the foundation for individual rights in education in philadelphia, a group that opposed the obama policy, praised the development. "it's a great day for fundamental fairness on campus," shibley said. he called it a "necessary but not sufficient step," acknowledging that colleges retain control over their internal misconduct rules and proceedings.
it is by no means certain whether, or how much, colleges will change their protocols.
janet napolitano, president of the university of california, told reporters wednesday she does not expect the system to drop the preponderance standard.
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"uc's pledge to protect our students and employees from sexual violence and sexual harassment remains unchanged," napolitano, who was homeland security secretary under obama, said in a statement friday.
the interim guidance could affect federal civil rights investigations at some colleges and universities. as of this month, the department reported that more than 250 schools faced inquiries related to their handling of sexual violence complaints. those investigations are ongoing, officials said, but certain cases could be reevaluated if they are directly related to the 2011 guidance that has now been rescinded.
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ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wɪθˈdru ˈgaɪdəns ɔn haʊ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ʃʊd rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns, ˈgɪvɪŋ skulz ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ juz ə haɪər ˈstændərd əv ˈɛvədəns ɪn ˈʤəʤɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ˈfɔrməli ˈʃɪftɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl stæns ɔn wət həz bɪˈkəm ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈkæmpəs ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈækʃən ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪzd ə plɛʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈbɛtsi ˈdivoʊz meɪd ɔn sɛpt. 7 tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs wət ʃi kɔld ə "feɪld ˈsɪstəm" əv ˈsɪvəl raɪts ɛnˈfɔrsmənt rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkæmpəs ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. ɪn hər vju, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪd nɑt straɪk ðə raɪt ˈbæləns ɪn prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə raɪts əv ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ðə əˈkjuzd. [ˈdivoʊz vaʊz tɪ ʃɪft ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ɔn ˈkæmpəs ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt] ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈɔfəs fər ˈsɪvəl raɪts hæd dɪˈklɛrd ɪn 2011 ðət skulz ʃʊd juz ə ˈstændərd noʊn ɛz "priˈpɑndrəns əv ðə ˈɛvədəns" wɪn ˈʤəʤɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ˈkeɪsɪz ərˈaɪzɪŋ ˈəndər ðə lɔ noʊn ɛz ˈtaɪtəl ix*. ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈsɪvəl lɔ, ðə priˈpɑndrəns ˈstændərd kɔlz fər ɪˈnəf ˈɛvədəns tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðən nɑt tɪ bi tru. ðət ɪz loʊər ðən ðə "klɪr ənd kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɛvədəns" ˈstændərd ðət hæd bɪn juzd æt səm skulz. ˈvɪktɪm ˈædvəˌkeɪts vjud ðə 2011 ˈlɛtər ɛz ə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ɪn ˈɛfərts tɪ gɪt skulz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ˈkæmpəs ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt, ˈpənɪʃ əˈfɛndərz ənd prɪˈvɛnt ˈvaɪələns. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdəvˌteɪld wɪθ ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl kæmˈpeɪn baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈɔfəs fər ˈsɪvəl raɪts ɪz naʊ dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðət skulz meɪ juz ˈiðər ˈstændərd waɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt bɪˈgɪnz ə ˈfɔrməl ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp rulz ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. haʊ lɔŋ ðət wɪl teɪk ɪz nɑt klɪr. ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪz nɑt wɔnt tɪ rəʃ. ˈtɛri ˈdəbəlju. ˈhɑrtəl, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts, sɛd skulz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ teɪk ə ˈkɔʃəs əˈproʊʧ waɪl ðeɪ əˈweɪt dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv rulz. "skulz wɪl rɪˈspɑnd kənˈsərvətɪvli tɪ ðɪs," hi sɛd. "moʊst əv ðɛm wɪl liv ɪn pleɪs wət ˈdəzənt nid tɪ bi ʧeɪnʤd." bət ˈhɑrtəl ˈædɪd ə ˈkeɪviˌæt: "ɔl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ nid tɪ lʊk æt ðɛr ˈprɑsɛsəz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɛr nɑt baɪəst əˈgɛnst ðə əˈkjuzd." ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈɪnərəm ˈgaɪdəns rikˈwaɪərz skulz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈsɛkʃuəl mɪˈskɑndəkt ðət ɪz "səˈvɪr, pərˈsɪstənt ər pərˈveɪsɪv," ənd tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ɪn ə fɛr, ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl ənd ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər. skulz wɪl bi əˈlaʊd tɪ hæv ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv ˈkeɪsɪz θru ˌmidiˈeɪʃən, ɪf əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ənd ɪf ɔl ˈpɑrtiz əˈgri. ˌoʊˈbɑməz tim dɪd nɑt ˈfeɪvər ˌmidiˈeɪʃən, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ɪt ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt fər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. "ðɪs ˈɪnərəm ˈgaɪdəns wɪl hɛlp skulz ɛz ðeɪ wərk tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɛkʃuəl mɪˈskɑndəkt ənd wɪl trit ɔl ˈstudənts ˈfɛrli," sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "skulz məst kənˈtɪnju tɪ kənˈfrənt ðiz hɔˈrɪfɪk kraɪmz ənd bɪˈheɪvjərz head-on*. ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ mɔr sˈwipɪŋ ðɛm ˈəndər ðə rəg. bət ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈɔlsoʊ məst bi fɛr ənd ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl, ˈgɪvɪŋ mɔr ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ɪts ˈaʊtˌkəmz." ˈkæθərɪn i. lhamon*, hu wɑz əˈsɪstənt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri fər ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd naʊ ʧɛrz ðə juz. kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ˈsɪvəl raɪts, dɪˈnaʊnst ðə ˈækʃən. "ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz nu ˈgaɪdəns ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəsli ɔn ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɑrts əv ˈtaɪtəl ix*," ʃi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ðɪs ˈbækwərd stɛp ˌɪnˈvaɪts ˈkɑlɪʤɪz tɪ wəns əˈgɛn swip ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ˈəndər ðə rəg. ˈstudənts dɪˈzərv ˈbɛtər, ðə lɔ dɪˈmændz ˈbɛtər, ɑr ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti kəmˈjunɪti məst kənˈtɪnju tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ ˈbɛtər, ənd wi ɛz ə ˈkəntri məst dɪˈmænd mɔr frəm ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən." ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈækʃən ˈfɔrməli wɪθˈdru ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈɔfəsɪz "dɪr ˈkɑlig" ˈlɛtər əv ˈeɪprəl 4 2011 ənd ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈsteɪtmənt əv "kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ˈænsərz" ˈɪʃud ɔn ˈeɪprəl 29 2014 ˈlɔrə ɛl. dən, ən əˈtərni wɪθ survjustice*, ə ˈligəl ənd ˈpɑləsi ˈædvəkəsi grup fər sərˈvaɪvərz, sɛd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈækʃənz wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz tɪ gɪv ən ˌɔnˈfɛr ɛʤ tɪ ðə əˈkjuzd ɪn sɛks dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ˈkeɪsɪz. "ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli ənˈlɔfəl, tɪ flɪp ə ˈsɪvəl raɪt ɔn ɪts hɛd," dən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ʃi sɛd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd ˈæktɪd bɪɔnd ɪts əˈθɔrəti. ˈrɑbərt ˈʃɪbli, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl raɪts ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ə grup ðət əˈpoʊzd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈpɑləsi, preɪzd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt. "ɪts ə greɪt deɪ fər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈfɛrnəs ɔn ˈkæmpəs," ˈʃɪbli sɛd. hi kɔld ɪt ə "ˈnɛsəˌsɛri bət nɑt səˈfɪʃənt stɛp," ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ ðət ˈkɑlɪʤɪz rɪˈteɪn kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˌɪnˈtərnəl mɪˈskɑndəkt rulz ənd prəˈsidɪŋz. ɪt ɪz baɪ noʊ minz ˈsərtən ˈwɛðər, ər haʊ məʧ, ˈkɑlɪʤɪz wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz. ˈʤænɪt nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ʃi dɪz nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ drɔp ðə priˈpɑndrəns ˈstændərd. cost’*’: ˈmeɪʤər sɪˈkjʊrəti bɪl fər fri spiʧ] plɛʤ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr ˈstudənts ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz frəm ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈʧeɪnʤd," nɑˌpoʊliˈtɑnoʊ, hu wɑz ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈəndər ˌoʊˈbɑmə, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˈɪnərəm ˈgaɪdəns kʊd əˈfɛkt ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz æt səm ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. ɛz əv ðɪs mənθ, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət mɔr ðən 250 skulz feɪst ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðɛr ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈvaɪələns kəmˈpleɪnts. ðoʊz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ər ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd, bət ˈsərtən ˈkeɪsɪz kʊd bi riɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪd ɪf ðeɪ ər dɪˈrɛkli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə 2011 ˈgaɪdəns ðət həz naʊ bɪn rɪˈsɪndɪd.
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centurion - president jacob son will be the first person to be hauled before private prosecuting unit, the union announced on tuesday.
former prosecutor, nel who joined the lobby group this year confirmed that papers have been filed to pursue a culpable homicide case against.
nel said the victim dube was killed in february 2014, after’s porsche collided with the taxi in which she was travelling.
an inquest found that was negligent but the declined to prosecute.
the family had received only from the taxi association, and no other compensation.
"there has been no support and no financial compensation for the family whatsoever," nel said
nel said they wanted to make sure everyone is equal before the law. he said he is very proud of the family to allow justice to be served.
"for us it's equally before the law, there is no selective prosecutions."
kallie from is above the law and not even if your surname is, or if your father is the president of the country.''
the national prosecuting agency (npa) decided on 18 august 2015 not to prosecute, despite the fact that magistrate had found during a formal judicial inquest into the death, that there was prima facie evidence that death had been caused by negligent actions.
nel had submitted an application to the on behalf of the dube family to obtain a certificate, a formal notice confirming that the a matter would not be pursued by the authority.
he said as soon as received the certificate, the process to prosecute would begin.
"there exist no valid grounds for the to decline to prosecute, and the family deserves that justice is served and that the case is not treated differently as a result of who the perpetrator is," nel said.
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sɛnˈtʊriən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤeɪkəb sən wɪl bi ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ bi hɔld ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ˈjunɪt, ðə ˈjunjən əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈfɔrmər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, nɛl hu ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈlɑbi grup ðɪs jɪr kənˈfərmd ðət ˈpeɪpərz hæv bɪn faɪld tɪ pərˈsu ə ˈkəlpəbəl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd keɪs əˈgɛnst. nɛl sɛd ðə ˈvɪktɪm dub wɑz kɪld ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 ˈæftər ˈpɔrʃə kəˈlaɪdɪd wɪθ ðə ˈtæksi ɪn wɪʧ ʃi wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ. ən ˈɪnkˌwɛst faʊnd ðət wɑz ˈnɛglɪʤənt bət ðə dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut. ðə ˈfæməli hæd rɪˈsivd ˈoʊnli frəm ðə ˈtæksi əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ənd noʊ ˈəðər ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən. "ðɛr həz bɪn noʊ səˈpɔrt ənd noʊ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fər ðə ˈfæməli ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər," nɛl sɛd nɛl sɛd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈikwəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə lɔ. hi sɛd hi ɪz ˈvɛri praʊd əv ðə ˈfæməli tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈʤəstɪs tɪ bi sərvd. "fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪts ˈikwəli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə lɔ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ səˈlɛktɪv ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz." frəm ɪz əˈbəv ðə lɔ ənd nɑt ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr ˈsərˌneɪm ɪz, ər ɪf jʊr ˈfɑðər ɪz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈkəntri.'' ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi (npa*) ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɔn 18 ˈɔgəst 2015 nɑt tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut, dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt hæd faʊnd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈfɔrməl ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈɪnkˌwɛst ˈɪntu ðə dɛθ, ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈprimə ˈfeɪsi ˈɛvədəns ðət dɛθ hæd bɪn kɔzd baɪ ˈnɛglɪʤənt ˈækʃənz. nɛl hæd səbˈmɪtəd ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə dub ˈfæməli tɪ əbˈteɪn ə sərˈtɪfɪkət, ə ˈfɔrməl ˈnoʊtɪs kənˈfərmɪŋ ðət ðə ə ˈmætər wʊd nɑt bi pərˈsud baɪ ðə əˈθɔrəti. hi sɛd ɛz sun ɛz rɪˈsivd ðə sərˈtɪfɪkət, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut wʊd bɪˈgɪn. "ðɛr ɪgˈzɪst noʊ ˈvælɪd graʊnz fər ðə tɪ dɪˈklaɪn tɪ ˈprɑsəˌkjut, ənd ðə ˈfæməli dɪˈzərvz ðət ˈʤəstɪs ɪz sərvd ənd ðət ðə keɪs ɪz nɑt ˈtritɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv hu ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər ɪz," nɛl sɛd. kip ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst nuz baɪ səbˈskraɪbɪŋ tɪ ɑr fri ˈnuzˌlɛtər. ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər
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there are some weeks when i know what my topic will it must be. these are weeks in which the universe gives the very appearance of handing to me my topic for the week on the proverbial silver platter with a giant hand descending from the clouds, pointing at it, and saying, “blog about this, you idiot!” usually, because a study is released or something happens or a quack writes something that cries out for rebuttal. whatever it is, big and unavoidable (for me, at least).
this is one of those weeks.
the reason one of those weeks is because just last friday, as i was driving to work, i heard a news story on npr about a study that had just been released in the journal of pediatrics. the story, as it was reported, noted that the study being discussed looked specifically at a certain and found for yet the umpteenth time that vaccines are not correlated with an increased risk of autism. normally the news that a study had once again failed to find a link between vaccines and autism would be as surprising as a study finding that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, or finding that water boils at c at sea level. at this point, the evidence is so utterly overwhelming that there is not a whiff of a hint of a whisper of a correlation between vaccines and autism that it has become irritating that activists keep pressuring scientists to do the same study over and over again, coming up with the same results over and over again, and then seeing fail to believe those same results over and over again. apparently, activists think that if the same sorts of studies are done enough times, there will be a positive result implicating vaccines as a risk factor for or contributing cause to autism. by sheer random chance alone, this might happen someday, given the definition of statistical significance, but so far there has not been a single large, epidemiological study by reputable researchers that has found a link.
the final nail in the coffin of “too many too soon”?
its utterly expected result notwithstanding, what makes the study reported on by npr interesting is that it looked specifically at a common that started popping up a lot five or six years ago. to my knowledge, although it had been percolating for a couple of years before that, this had its big debut when jenny mccarthy led an “protest” march on washington, dc in june 2008, coupled with the delightfully orwellian slogan, “green our vaccines!” quite honestly, i had to hand it to the. “too many too soon” and “green our vaccines” were great slogans. they were pithy, simple, and communicated the message that vaccines were toxic and that they be given to young children. from a scientific standpoint they were horribly wrong, but from a propaganda standpoint they were brilliant, not the least of which because “too many too soon” was much more difficult to falsify than others, such as the roundly falsified claims that the preservative causes or contributes to autism, that vaccines are loaded with “toxins,” and the idea popularized by the now disgraced andrew wakefield that the triple vaccine could result in “autistic enterocolitis” and autism itself. this study looks right at the “too many too soon” hypothesis and finds zero evidence to suggest that there is anything to it. as i said, this could be completely predicted beforehand, but keep forcing scientists to do the same study over and over and over again in different ways. still not convinced, but we can always hope to convince the fence sitters.
the study itself was carried out by frank destefano, s. price, and eric s. weintraub, from the cdc and abt associates, and the complete study, increasing exposure to proteins and polysaccharides in vaccines is not associated with risk of autism is available to all online, which is a lovely thing. it also used publicly available data from a previous study published in 2010 that looked for associations between mercury exposure in-containing vaccines and autism. i discussed this study in detail when it originally came out and therefore discuss it further (at least not much) here.
the previous study (price et al) and this study (destefano et al) were both based on the same case control study. a case control study is a type of retrospective study in which subjects with a certain condition (cases) are matched as closely as possible with subjects without the condition under study (controls), and the two groups compared to look for factors that correlate with the condition in the cases. how an earlier study from 2007 that failed to find a link between-containing vaccines (thompson et al) and adverse outcomes was performed, and how price et al and destefano et al were also performed. being retrospective, such a study can never be quite as rigorous as a randomized controlled trial or a prospective cohort study. however, given that has already been removed from all infant vaccines other than the flu vaccine (and there is a-free alternative) and, more importantly, that it would be unethical to conduct a randomized double blind, clinical trial, this sort of trial is the best evidence that we will be able to come up with.
i think worth briefly recapping the design of this study, so that you have to spend too much time clicking on previous links:
basically, the two groups that ended up being studied consisted of 256 children with and 752 matched controls. the authors justify the study thusly:
the initial concerns that vaccines may cause autism were related to the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and-containing vaccines. in 2004, a comprehensive review by the institute of medicine concluded that the evidence favors rejection of possible causal associations between each of these vaccine types and autism. nonetheless, concerns about a possible link between vaccines and autism persist, with the latest concern centering on the number of vaccines administered to infants and young children. a recent survey found that parents’ top concerns included administration of too many vaccines during the first 2 years of life, administration of too many vaccines in a single doctor visit, and a possible link between vaccines and learning disabilities, such as autism. all of the foregoing concerns were reported by% of all survey respondents, and were reported by% of parents who indicated that their children would receive some, but not all, of the vaccines on the recommended schedule. another recent survey found that more than 10% of parents of young children refuse or delay vaccinations, with most believing that delaying vaccine doses is safer than providing them in accordance with the centers for disease control and recommended vaccination schedule.
so basically this research was driven not so much by a scientific question as by a social imperative. scientists have long known that there is no compelling rigorous evidence suggesting that vaccines cause autism or that “too many too soon” can result in or predispose to autism. sadly, it be repeated too many times (as repeating here) that force scientists to keep reinventing the wheel in order to try to reassure the parents whose doubts are stoked by the misinformation and pseudoscience promoted by.
before i get to the results in detail (you already know the results in general), also reiterate a point i made when discussing price et al that this study had the strength that derives from the fact that the case and control populations were collected from three managed care organizations (mcos) that participate in the vaccine safety datalink, a collaborative effort between the immunization safety office and nine that was established in 1990 to monitor immunization safety and address gaps in scientific knowledge about rare and serious events that can occur after immunization. the uses a large linked database using administrative data sources at each from which data are gathered on type, date of vaccination, concurrent vaccinations), medical outcomes (outpatient visits, inpatient visits, urgent care visits), birth data, and census data. consequently, because of the detailed records maintained by these, investigators using data are able to develop a detailed and accurate estimate of vaccine exposure from the computerized databases maintained by the as well as the medical records of the cases, controls, all supplemented by standardized interviews with the parents. in addition, outcomes have been measured in clinical settings using standardized assessment tools. in price et al, the most standardized assessment tools used to diagnoses were used to identify cases, and the same is true in destefano et al. in addition, in order to make sure that the controls did not include children with undiagnosed, which would tend to decrease any apparent differences between the groups, the lifetime form of the social communication questionnaire was administered to controls as part of the interview with each mother for children who had indications of any difficulties. several children were excluded from the control group in this manner. finally, the detailed medical records and databases maintained by the allowed for the detailed determination of and control for many potential confounders.
another major strength of destefano et al is how the investigators chose to compare vaccine exposures; basically, they estimated total antigen exposure rather than just counting the number of vaccines. they also looked at total antigen exposures from vaccines administered at single visits as well as the cumulative antigen exposure:
we evaluated antigen exposure for 3 age ranges according to 2 measures: cumulative exposure to antigens within the specified age range and the maximum number of antigens received in a single day within the specified age range. data were collected on a large number of covariates, including child and family characteristics, maternal exposures during pregnancy, childbirth conditions, early childhood health conditions, and maternal behavior (ie, prenatal care index, cholesterol, and pap smear screenings).
for those who familiar with immunology, an antigen is a substance that evokes the production of one or more antibodies. in the case of vaccines, an antigen could be a protein or polysaccharide. in the case of killed vaccines (in which extracts isolated from killed viruses or bacteria are used to provoke the antibody response), there can be dozens, or hundreds, of antigens. an example is the whole cell pertussis vaccine, which is not used anymore. more modern vaccines tend not to be killed organism vaccines anymore, but rather vaccines made of recombinant proteins, protein fragments, or polysaccharides. such vaccines contain many fewer antigens, but they are the specific antigens that produce an effective immune response against the organism. the vaccines examined in the study ranged from a single antigen per dose (hepatitis b) to antigens per dose (dtp-hib).
using a strategy similar to the earlier price et al study, destefano et al examined antigen exposure and compared the number of vaccine antigens to which the controls and the cases were exposed. what do you think they found? yes, i know. i already told you what they found from the beginning: nada, zip, nothing. no correlation between antigen exposure from vaccines and the risk of developing autism or autism spectrum disorder even with regression. the results are summarized in table from the paper, which shows that there is no correlation between cumulative vaccine antigen exposures and autism outcomes:
nor was there a correlation between maximal antigen exposure at one session of being vaccinated and autism outcomes:
this is as negative a study as i have ever seen. there is not even a whiff of a hint of a whisper of an association between the number of antigens to which the cases and the controls were exposed and the subsequent risk of autism. not only do the confidence intervals for the adjusted odds ratios all overlap, but very tight. it get more negative than this in an epidemiological study, leading the authors to conclude:
we found no evidence indicating an association between exposure to proteins and polysaccharides contained in vaccines during the first 2 years of life and the risk of acquiring, ad, or with regression. we also detected no associations when exposures were evaluated as cumulative exposure from birth to 3 months, from birth to 7 months, or from birth to 2 years, or as maximum exposure on a single day during those 3 time periods. these results indicate that parental concerns that their children are receiving too many vaccines in the first 2 years of life or too many vaccines at a single doctor visit are not supported in terms of an increased risk of autism.
they also note:
considerations of biological mechanisms should be taken into account when evaluating a possible association between autism and stimulation from vaccines early in life. the immune system is capable of responding to a large number of stimuli. beginning at birth, an infant is exposed to hundreds of viruses and other antigens, and it has been estimated that an infant theoretically could respond to thousands of vaccines at the possibility that stimulation from vaccines during the first years of life could be related to the development of is not well supported by the known of, which tends to be genetically determined with origins in prenatal although possible effects in early infancy cannot be ruled out completely. it can be argued that with regression, in which children usually lose developmental skills during the second year of life, could be related to exposures in infancy, including vaccines; however, we found no association between exposure to antigens from vaccines during infancy and the development of with regression.
in other words, from the standpoint of prior plausibility, there is no compelling reason to suspect that vaccines could cause autism because such a mechanism is not consistent with what we know about the of autism. consistent with this lack of plausibility, the authors failed to find any correlations between exposure to antigens from vaccines and the risk of autism. they sliced and diced the data in a variety of ways looking for correlations and find any, and their data are in agreement with a study by smith et al (discussed by my “good bud” here) that failed to find a difference in outcomes between children who received all their recommended vaccines on time and those who were late, or, as i like to view it, “too many too soon” versus “too few too late.”
yes, there were limitations to destefano et al in that it was retrospective. in addition, as the authors discussed, not all antigens are equal in evoking an immune response. some have more (areas on the antigen molecule that can trigger an immune response) than others, and the study weight the antigens for the intensity of the immune response that they evoke. even so, the load has fallen dramatically, and this study is based on the vaccine schedule of the. indeed, the authors note that the antigen load due to the vaccine schedule has fallen from several thousand in the late to an estimated 315 in 2012. this is a drop in the bucket compared to the number of antigens infants and children encounter every day, as emily willingham notes. matt carey and christine vara also agree.
the attack
not surprisingly, even though this study was released on good friday, with a holiday weekend fast approaching, were sufficiently displeased that they managed to launch a series of against the study. instructive to look at the bad science and logical fallacies that populate such “criticisms.” for instance, dr. “bob” sears, who is, despite his efforts to appear otherwise, as as they come, went to facebook to rant against the study. his complaints reveal such ignorance about statistical methods and basic epidemiology that worth a quick look:
i pretty much only have one major criticism of this study. you would probably find the exact same results no matter what group of kids you studied. pretty much all children in any given span of years receive the exact same number of shot antigens. (by the way, an antigen is simply a protein or sugar ingredient in a vaccine some vaccines only have a few, some have many.) virtually all kids with autism have had the same shots as kids without autism. so, why would it even be useful to study this? get the same results every time, whether you study 1000 kids or kids. they all get the same shots on the same schedule. they would have gotten the same results if studies asthma, cancer, or any other chronic problem. all this study proved is that all the kids in that got about the same vaccines over that 5 year time period. this give us any useful data on how vaccines would have or would not have influenced the rate of autism.
clearly, dr. bob understand the very concept of a study. rather amusingly, he says that “virtually all the kids with autism have had the same shots as kids without autism” without realizing that that very conclusion in a case control study would be pretty powerful evidence that vaccine exposure is not a risk factor for autism! in actuality, though, misstating the conclusion of destefano et al, anyway. the real conclusion was that the number of antigens from vaccines a child sees (which is a surrogate for vaccine load) has no correlation with that risk of autism,, or with regression.
but if you really want hilarity, take a look at what he proposes as an alternative:
now, if i were to do a study (and have several million bucks to fund it), how i would look at the question of whether or not an increased number of vaccines relates to an increased risk of autism: i would take a bunch of kids who had all the vaccines on the regular schedule and look at the rate of autism in that group. we know that about 1 in 50 kids. then take a whole bunch of kids who were only partially vaccinated and look at the rate of autism. i would subdivide the partially vaccinated group into subgroups based on the total number of vaccines given during infancy. i would perhaps have a group that delayed vaccines. and hey, while at it, really go crazy and find a few totally kids just for fun. on the other hand, no. not. it would be totally unethical to subject a group of totally children to any type of medical research. ok, back to my study. these data would then give us a true look at autism rates compared to number of vaccines given and the age at which they were given. now that would be an interesting study. unfortunately, just too logical. much better to study things in a confusing and illogical manner so you can get some results that the press can really sink their teeth into.
as i said, dr. ignorance is quite striking, because rather what was done in price et al for autism and thompson et al for other outcomes. one notes that dr. bob also tell us how he would compare these populations. what sort of study would he do? a case control? oh, wait, he like case control studies, finding them “confusing and illogical.” (no kidding. very clear that confused.) maybe he would like a cohort study? actually, what he seems to be suggesting. after all, case control studies starts with the outcome (presence or absence of disease or condition) and then work back to exposure, while cohort studies start with exposure and work towards outcomes. each study type has its advantages and disadvantages, but i get no sense that dr. bob has any clue about when it is best to use one versus the other. one notes, for instance, that sir richard doll used the case control study method to be among the earliest investigators to confirm a link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, while a. b. hill used a cohort design. both produced the same results, just from a different approach. basically, sour grapes. dr. bob just like the outcome of of destefano et al. his criticism of the study demonstrates that he has no understanding of the issues behind case control studies, and his suggestion of an apparent cohort study address his rejection of destefano et al, specifically the question of why he thinks the results of destefano et al are so flawed that a huge new multimillion dollar cohort study is necessary to address the question of whether vaccines increase the risk of autism.
instead, he retreats to conspiracy mongering and fear mongering:
so, is anyone really surprised to see the journal of pediatrics study? what were you expecting? cdc researchers to publish as study that actually showed an increased risk of autism related to vaccines? the cdc would never simply publish such a study. i doubt anyone would. anyone at the cdc who published such a study would be fired faster than they could sell their pharma stock.
yawn. the pharma shill gambit. how original.
of course, the crank blog age of autism is very unhappy as well, but seems unable to muster any complaints much more coherent than those of dan olmsted, who basically mindlessly parrots dr. bob sears’ objections, and anne dachel, who could muster nothing more than a call for the usual “vaxed versus unvaxed” study and reinforcing my conclusion that understand even the basics of clinical trial design, epidemiology, or ethics.
perhaps the most amusing misunderstanding of basic epidemiology and the nature of a case control study comes from heidi stevenson of gaia health, who tries to argue…well, let you see for yourself:
as initially pointed out, this study was done on the assumption that there is no connection between autism and vaccinations. therefore, there was no reason to do such a study. why would you do a study on whether an association between autism and vaccinations before you believe that been a study demonstrating such a connection? if this were legitimate science, then be no reason to do it.
uh, no. this study was done to see if there was a connection between vaccine and autism detectable as a difference in vaccine antigen exposure between cases and controls. stevenson digs herself in even deeper in terms of showing how little she understands what a case control study is when she writes:
this study, even if well done, would be meaningless simply because it jumps the gun. it makes no sense to do a study on the relative degree of a potential effect on autism when no study has yet been done to determine that there is one. since no such study has been done that officially implicates vaccines as the cause of autism, as explained earlier, the point in doing a study focused on the relative degree of harm? this is pure duplicity on the part of the cdc.
one notes that sir richard case control study was done before his and a.b. cohort study. does stevenson doubt that smoking is an enormous risk factor for lung cancer? no, case control and cohort studies are different methodologies that each have advantages and disadvantages compared to the other. however, if a case control study as well done as destefano et al is so completely negative, there is no scientific justification for proceeding to do a cohort study. yet exactly what dr. sears and a are demanding because they think that a different study methodology will show them what this methodology. no doubt if someone did a cohort study of the type they want and it was negative, proceed to demand a case control study.
stevenson also tries to nitpick aspects of the study. for instance, she complains that more controls were eliminated than cases. the reasons for this were explained in both price et al (in more detail) and in destefano et al, namely that they were deemed ineligible because they meet the protocol requirements. indeed, in my previous post on price et al, i reproduced the that showed exactly how cases were ascertained and how subjects who fell under various exclusion criteria were eliminated. this study uses the same subjects, so the same applies. one wonders whether stevenson bothered to look up price et al. whether she did or not, stevenson appears not to understand the concept of a case control study and how the cases and controls have to be matched as closely as possible for everything other than the condition that differentiates them.
then, stevenson lays down this doozy:
they looked at the number of antigens given to each child, both overall for their first two years and the number given on single days. this presumes that the number of antigens, rather than the number of vaccinations is the issue. it completely ignores and other vaccine ingredients, including known toxins such as formaldehyde, mercury, and 80, among others.
so which is it? “too many too soon” or “the toxins“? i tell. i guess whatever argument happens to be convenient that day for the making it.
the “evolution” of the
over the last decade or so, the reasons advance for their fear and loathing of vaccines as an alleged cause of autism have “evolved” in response to what can be considered the “selective pressure” of scientific studies. not surprising that that evolution has involved a tendency to migrate to hypotheses being really generous using that word here, i admit) whose main trait is to become more difficult to falsify. for instance, back in the late and early 2000s, the two predominant ideas were that causes autism (this idea was most common in the u.k., thanks to andrew wakefield) or that the mercury in the preservative in childhood vaccines caused autism (the favored notion in the u.s.). these were straightforward “hypotheses” that could be falsified using epidemiological studies of relatively simple design. and they were falsified roundly.
then came the “toxins” gambit, which that vaccines were full of vile substances ranging from antifreeze to formaldehyde to aborted fetal tissue. this one was more difficult conceptually in that there are a number of chemicals in vaccines, but they are all present at doses that are harmless. however, saying that was a harder sell, and the idea behind the “toxins” gambit was to force scientists to have to test each chemical, each, each ingredient individually, a difficult enough task given the number of chemicals, and then in various combinations, an impossible task. that the task was impossible was the very point, of course. no matter how many trials scientists did, could always say, “what about this or this combination of?”
which brings us to “too many too soon.” it appeared to be a “hypothesis” that was impossible to falsify, but destefano et al came about as close as ethically possible to falsifying the hypothesis. no wonder that all that are left with are calls for “vaxed versus unvaxed” studies and pharma shill ranting.
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ʃɛrz ðɛr ər səm wiks wɪn aɪ noʊ wət maɪ ˈtɑpɪk wɪl ɪt məst bi. ðiz ər wiks ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈjunəˌvərs gɪvz ðə ˈvɛri əˈpɪrəns əv ˈhændɪŋ tɪ mi maɪ ˈtɑpɪk fər ðə wik ɔn ðə prəˈvərbiəl ˈsɪlvər ˈplætər wɪθ ə ʤaɪənt hænd dɪˈsɛndɪŋ frəm ðə klaʊdz, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ æt ɪt, ənd seɪɪŋ, əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ju idiot!”*!” ˈjuʒəwəli, bɪˈkəz ə ˈstədi ɪz riˈlist ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhæpənz ər ə kwæk raɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kraɪz aʊt fər rɪˈbətəl. ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt ɪz, bɪg ənd ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbəl (fər mi, æt list). ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðoʊz wiks. ðə ˈrizən wən əv ðoʊz wiks ɪz bɪˈkəz ʤɪst læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ tɪ wərk, aɪ hərd ə nuz ˈstɔri ɔn ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr əˈbaʊt ə ˈstədi ðət hæd ʤɪst bɪn riˈlist ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl əv ˌpidiˈætrɪks. ðə ˈstɔri, ɛz ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈstədi biɪŋ dɪˈskəst lʊkt spəˈsɪfɪkli æt ə ˈsərtən ənd faʊnd fər jɛt ðə ˈəmpˌtinθ taɪm ðət ˌvækˈsinz ər nɑt ˈkɔrəˌleɪtəd wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ˈnɔrməli ðə nuz ðət ə ˈstədi hæd wəns əˈgɛn feɪld tɪ faɪnd ə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌvækˈsinz ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm wʊd bi ɛz səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɛz ə ˈstədi ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðə sən ˈraɪzɪz ɪn ðə ist ənd sɛts ɪn ðə wɛst, ər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ˈwɔtər bɔɪlz æt si æt si ˈlɛvəl. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðə ˈɛvədəns ɪz soʊ ˈətərli ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ðət ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə wɪf əv ə hɪnt əv ə ˈwɪspər əv ə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˌvækˈsinz ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm ðət ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈæktɪvɪsts kip ˈprɛʃərɪŋ ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ du ðə seɪm ˈstədi ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ðə seɪm rɪˈzəlts ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, ənd ðɛn siɪŋ feɪl tɪ bɪˈliv ðoʊz seɪm rɪˈzəlts ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. əˈpɛrəntli, ˈæktɪvɪsts θɪŋk ðət ɪf ðə seɪm sɔrts əv ˈstədiz ər dən ɪˈnəf taɪmz, ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlt ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ˌvækˈsinz ɛz ə rɪsk ˈfæktər fər ər kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ kɔz tɪ ˈɔˌtɪzəm. baɪ ʃɪr ˈrændəm ʧæns əˈloʊn, ðɪs maɪt ˈhæpən ˈsəmˌdeɪ, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv stəˈtɪstɪkəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns, bət soʊ fɑr ðɛr həz nɑt bɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl lɑrʤ, ˌɛpɪˌdiˌmiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈstədi baɪ ˈrɛpjətəbəl ˈrisərʧərz ðət həz faʊnd ə lɪŋk. ðə ˈfaɪnəl neɪl ɪn ðə ˈkɔfɪn əv ˈmɛni tu soon”*”? ɪts ˈətərli ɪkˈspɛktɪd rɪˈzəlt ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ, wət meɪks ðə ˈstədi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn baɪ ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪt lʊkt spəˈsɪfɪkli æt ə ˈkɑmən ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpɑpɪŋ əp ə lɔt faɪv ər sɪks jɪrz əˈgoʊ. tɪ maɪ ˈnɑlɪʤ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt hæd bɪn ˈpərkəˌleɪtɪŋ fər ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ðɪs hæd ɪts bɪg ˈdeɪbju wɪn ˈʤɛni məˈkɑrθi lɛd ən ““protest”*” mɑrʧ ɔn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi ɪn ʤun 2008 ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə dɪˈlaɪtfəli ˌɔrˈwɛliən sˈloʊgən, ɑr vaccines!”*!” kwaɪt ˈɑnəstli, aɪ hæd tɪ hænd ɪt tɪ ðə. ˈmɛni tu soon”*” ənd ɑr vaccines”*” wər greɪt sˈloʊgənz. ðeɪ wər ˈpɪθi, ˈsɪmpəl, ənd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət ˌvækˈsinz wər ˈtɑksɪk ənd ðət ðeɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn tɪ jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən. frəm ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstændˌpɔɪnt ðeɪ wər ˈhɔrəbli rɔŋ, bət frəm ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈstændˌpɔɪnt ðeɪ wər ˈbrɪljənt, nɑt ðə list əv wɪʧ bɪˈkəz ˈmɛni tu soon”*” wɑz məʧ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪ ðən ˈəðər tropes*, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈraʊndli ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪd kleɪmz ðət ðə priˈzərvətɪv ˈkɔzɪz ər kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ˈɔˌtɪzəm, ðət ˌvækˈsinz ər ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ““toxins,”*,” ənd ðə aɪˈdiə ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪzd baɪ ðə naʊ dɪsˈgreɪst ˈændru ˈweɪkˌfild ðət ðə ˈtrɪpəl ˌvækˈsin kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn enterocolitis”*” ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɪs ˈstədi lʊks raɪt æt ðə ˈmɛni tu soon”*” haɪˈpɑθəsəs ənd faɪndz ˈziroʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ðɛr ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ɪt. ɛz aɪ sɛd, ðɪs kʊd bi kəmˈplitli prɪˈdɪktɪd bɪˈfɔˌrhænd, bət kip ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ du ðə seɪm ˈstədi ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. stɪl nɑt kənˈvɪnst, bət wi kən ˈɔlˌweɪz hoʊp tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə fɛns ˈsɪtərz. ðə ˈstədi ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ fræŋk dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ, ɛs. praɪs, ənd ˈɛrɪk ɛs. ˈwaɪnˌtraʊb, frəm ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi ənd ˈeɪˈbiˈti əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ənd ðə kəmˈplit ˈstədi, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈproʊˌtinz ənd ˌpɑˌliˈsækərˌaɪdz ɪn ˌvækˈsinz ɪz nɑt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɔl ˈɔnˌlaɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈləvli θɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ˈdætə frəm ə ˈpriviəs ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 2010 ðət lʊkt fər əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈmərkjəri ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɪn ˌvækˈsinz ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm. aɪ dɪˈskəst ðɪs ˈstədi ɪn ˈditeɪl wɪn ɪt ərˈɪʤənəli keɪm aʊt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr dɪˈskəs ɪt ˈfərðər (æt list nɑt məʧ) hir. ðə ˈpriviəs ˈstədi (praɪs ɛt æl) ənd ðɪs ˈstədi (dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl) wər boʊθ beɪst ɔn ðə seɪm keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi. ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi ɪz ə taɪp əv ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv ˈstədi ɪn wɪʧ ˈsəbʤɪkts wɪθ ə ˈsərtən kənˈdɪʃən (ˈkeɪsɪz) ər mæʧt ɛz ˈkloʊsli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪθ ˈsəbʤɪkts wɪˈθaʊt ðə kənˈdɪʃən ˈəndər ˈstədi (kənˈtroʊlz), ənd ðə tu grups kəmˈpɛrd tɪ lʊk fər ˈfæktərz ðət ˈkɔrəˌleɪt wɪθ ðə kənˈdɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkeɪsɪz. haʊ ən ˈərliər ˈstədi frəm 2007 ðət feɪld tɪ faɪnd ə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌvækˈsinz (ˈtɑmsən ɛt æl) ənd ˌædˈvərs ˈaʊtˌkəmz wɑz pərˈfɔrmd, ənd haʊ praɪs ɛt æl ənd dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl wər ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈfɔrmd. biɪŋ ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv, səʧ ə ˈstədi kən ˈnɛvər bi kwaɪt ɛz ˈrɪgərəs ɛz ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd kənˈtroʊld traɪəl ər ə prəˈspɛktɪv ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈgɪvɪn ðət həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈmuvd frəm ɔl ˈɪnfənt ˌvækˈsinz ˈəðər ðən ðə flu ˌvækˈsin (ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ɔlˈtərnətɪv) ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðət ɪt wʊd bi əˈnɛθɪkəl tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ə ˈrændəˌmaɪzd ˈdəbəl blaɪnd, ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl, ðɪs sɔrt əv traɪəl ɪz ðə bɛst ˈɛvədəns ðət wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm əp wɪθ. aɪ θɪŋk wərθ ˈbrifli riˈkæpɪŋ ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðɪs ˈstədi, soʊ ðət ju hæv tɪ spɛnd tu məʧ taɪm ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn ˈpriviəs lɪŋks: ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðə tu grups ðət ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ˈstədid kənˈsɪstɪd əv 256 ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ənd 752 mæʧt kənˈtroʊlz. ðə ˈɔθərz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə ˈstədi ˈðəsli: ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kənˈsərnz ðət ˌvækˈsinz meɪ kɔz ˈɔˌtɪzəm wər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈmizəlz, məmps, ənd ruˈbɛlə ˌvækˈsin ənd ˌvækˈsinz. ɪn 2004 ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌrivˈju baɪ ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈmɛdəsən kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ˈɛvədəns ˈfeɪvərz rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkɔzəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin iʧ əv ðiz ˌvækˈsin taɪps ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ə ˈpɑsəbəl lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌvækˈsinz ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm pərˈsɪst, wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst kənˈsərn ˈsɛntərɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌvækˈsinz ədˈmɪnɪstərd tɪ ˈɪnfənts ənd jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən. ə ˈrisənt ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət parents’*’ tɔp kənˈsərnz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv tu ˈmɛni ˌvækˈsinz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst 2 jɪrz əv laɪf, ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv tu ˈmɛni ˌvækˈsinz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɔktər ˈvɪzɪt, ənd ə ˈpɑsəbəl lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌvækˈsinz ənd ˈlərnɪŋ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz, səʧ ɛz ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ɔl əv ðə fɔrˈgoʊɪŋ kənˈsərnz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ əv ɔl ˈsərˌveɪ rɪˈspɑndənts, ənd wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ əv ˈpɛrənts hu ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən wʊd rɪˈsiv səm, bət nɑt ɔl, əv ðə ˌvækˈsinz ɔn ðə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈskɛʤʊl. əˈnəðər ˈrisənt ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət mɔr ðən 10 əv ˈpɛrənts əv jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈrɛfˌjuz ər dɪˈleɪ ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz, wɪθ moʊst bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˌvækˈsin ˈdoʊsɪz ɪz ˈseɪfər ðən prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðɛm ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ənd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd væksəˈneɪʃən ˈskɛʤʊl. soʊ ˈbeɪsɪkli ðɪs ˈrisərʧ wɑz ˈdrɪvən nɑt soʊ məʧ baɪ ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kˈwɛʃən ɛz baɪ ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv. ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv lɔŋ noʊn ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈrɪgərəs ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˌvækˈsinz kɔz ˈɔˌtɪzəm ər ðət ˈmɛni tu soon”*” kən rɪˈzəlt ɪn ər ˌpridɪˈspoʊz tɪ ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ˈsædli, ɪt bi rɪˈpitɪd tu ˈmɛni taɪmz (ɛz rɪˈpitɪŋ hir) ðət fɔrs ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ kip ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ðə wil ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ traɪ tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ðə ˈpɛrənts huz daʊts ər stoʊkt baɪ ðə ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌsudoʊˈsaɪəns prəˈmoʊtəd baɪ. ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɪt tɪ ðə rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈditeɪl (ju ɔˈrɛdi noʊ ðə rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl), ˈɔlsoʊ riˈɪtərˌeɪt ə pɔɪnt aɪ meɪd wɪn dɪˈskəsɪŋ praɪs ɛt æl ðət ðɪs ˈstədi hæd ðə strɛŋθ ðət dɪˈraɪvz frəm ðə fækt ðət ðə keɪs ənd kənˈtroʊl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz wər kəˈlɛktəd frəm θri ˈmænɪʤd kɛr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz (mcos*) ðət pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˌvækˈsin ˈseɪfti datalink*, ə kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ˈɛfərt bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪmjunəˈzeɪʃən ˈseɪfti ˈɔfəs ənd naɪn ðət wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1990 tɪ ˈmɑnətər ˌɪmjunəˈzeɪʃən ˈseɪfti ənd ˈæˌdrɛs gæps ɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈnɑlɪʤ əˈbaʊt rɛr ənd ˈsɪriəs ɪˈvɛnts ðət kən əˈkər ˈæftər ˌɪmjunəˈzeɪʃən. ðə ˈjuzɪz ə lɑrʤ lɪŋkt ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈdætə ˈsɔrsəz æt iʧ frəm wɪʧ ˈdætə ər ˈgæðərd ɔn taɪp, deɪt əv væksəˈneɪʃən, kənˈkərənt ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz), ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz (ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt ˈvɪzɪts, ˈɪnˌpeɪʃənt ˈvɪzɪts, ˈərʤənt kɛr ˈvɪzɪts), bərθ ˈdætə, ənd ˈsɛnsəs ˈdætə. ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli, bɪˈkəz əv ðə dɪˈteɪld ˈrɛkərdz meɪnˈteɪnd baɪ ðiz, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə dɪˈteɪld ənd ˈækjərət ˈɛstəˌmeɪt əv ˌvækˈsin ɪkˈspoʊʒər frəm ðə kəmˈpjutərˌaɪzd ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz meɪnˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz, kənˈtroʊlz, ɔl ˌsəpləˌmɛntɪd baɪ ˈstændərˌdaɪzd ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ðə ˈpɛrənts. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈaʊtˌkəmz hæv bɪn ˈmɛʒərd ɪn ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstændərˌdaɪzd əˈsɛsmənt tulz. ɪn praɪs ɛt æl, ðə moʊst ˈstændərˌdaɪzd əˈsɛsmənt tulz juzd tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs wər juzd tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈkeɪsɪz, ənd ðə seɪm ɪz tru ɪn dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə kənˈtroʊlz dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ənˈdaɪægnoʊst, wɪʧ wʊd tɛnd tɪ ˈdiˌkris ˈɛni əˈpɛrənt ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə grups, ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm fɔrm əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr wɑz ədˈmɪnɪstərd tɪ kənˈtroʊlz ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ iʧ ˈməðər fər ˈʧɪldrən hu hæd ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈɛni ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz. ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧɪldrən wər ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ðə kənˈtroʊl grup ɪn ðɪs ˈmænər. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə dɪˈteɪld ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz meɪnˈteɪnd baɪ ðə əˈlaʊd fər ðə dɪˈteɪld dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən əv ənd kənˈtroʊl fər ˈmɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl confounders*. əˈnəðər ˈmeɪʤər strɛŋθ əv dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl ɪz haʊ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ʧoʊz tɪ kəmˈpɛr ˌvækˈsin ɪkˈspoʊʒərz; ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðeɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈtoʊtəl ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ˈkaʊntɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌvækˈsinz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ lʊkt æt ˈtoʊtəl ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒərz frəm ˌvækˈsinz ədˈmɪnɪstərd æt ˈsɪŋgəl ˈvɪzɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər: wi ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər fər 3 eɪʤ ˈreɪnʤɪz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ 2 ˈmɛʒərz: ˈkjumjələtɪv ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈæntɪʤənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd eɪʤ reɪnʤ ənd ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnəmbər əv ˈæntɪʤənz rɪˈsivd ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd eɪʤ reɪnʤ. ˈdætə wər kəˈlɛktəd ɔn ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv covariates*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʧaɪld ənd ˈfæməli ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks, məˈtərnəl ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈprɛgnənsi, ˈʧaɪldˌbərθ kənˈdɪʃənz, ˈərli ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd hɛlθ kənˈdɪʃənz, ənd məˈtərnəl bɪˈheɪvjər (ie*, priˈneɪtəl kɛr ˈɪndɛks, kəˈlɛstərˌɔl, ənd pæp smɪr ˈskrinɪŋz). fər ðoʊz hu fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˌɪmjuˈnɑləʤi, ən ˈæntəʤən ɪz ə ˈsəbstəns ðət ɪˈvoʊks ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv wən ər mɔr ˈænɪˌbɑdiz. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˌvækˈsinz, ən ˈæntəʤən kʊd bi ə ˈproʊˌtin ər ˌpɑˌliˈsækərˌaɪd. ɪn ðə keɪs əv kɪld ˌvækˈsinz (ɪn wɪʧ ˈɛkˌstrækts ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd frəm kɪld ˈvaɪrəsɪz ər bækˈtɪriə ər juzd tɪ prəˈvoʊk ðə ˈæntɪˌbɑdi rɪˈspɑns), ðɛr kən bi ˈdəzənz, ər ˈhənərdz, əv ˈæntɪʤənz. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə hoʊl sɛl pərˈtəsɪs ˌvækˈsin, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt juzd ˌɛniˈmɔr. mɔr ˈmɑdərn ˌvækˈsinz tɛnd nɑt tɪ bi kɪld ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ˌvækˈsinz ˌɛniˈmɔr, bət ˈrəðər ˌvækˈsinz meɪd əv rɪˈkɑmbɪnənt ˈproʊˌtinz, ˈproʊˌtin ˈfrægmənts, ər ˌpɑˌliˈsækərˌaɪdz. səʧ ˌvækˈsinz kənˈteɪn ˈmɛni fjuər ˈæntɪʤənz, bət ðeɪ ər ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈæntɪʤənz ðət ˈproʊdus ən ˈifɛktɪv ˌɪmˈjun rɪˈspɑns əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm. ðə ˌvækˈsinz ɪgˈzæmənd ɪn ðə ˈstədi reɪnʤd frəm ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈæntəʤən pər doʊs (ˌhɛpəˈtaɪtəs bi) tɪ ˈæntɪʤənz pər doʊs (dtp-hib*). ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈstrætəʤi ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈərliər praɪs ɛt æl ˈstədi, dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl ɪgˈzæmənd ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər ənd kəmˈpɛrd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌvækˈsin ˈæntɪʤənz tɪ wɪʧ ðə kənˈtroʊlz ənd ðə ˈkeɪsɪz wər ɪkˈspoʊzd. wət du ju θɪŋk ðeɪ faʊnd? jɛs, aɪ noʊ. aɪ ɔˈrɛdi toʊld ju wət ðeɪ faʊnd frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ: ˈnɑdɑ, zɪp, ˈnəθɪŋ. noʊ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər frəm ˌvækˈsinz ənd ðə rɪsk əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɔˌtɪzəm ər ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈspɛktrəm dɪˈsɔrdər ˈivɪn wɪθ rəˈgrɛʃən. ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ɪn ˈteɪbəl frəm ðə ˈpeɪpər, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈkjumjələtɪv ˌvækˈsin ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈaʊtˌkəmz: nɔr wɑz ðɛr ə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈmæksəməl ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər æt wən ˈsɛʃən əv biɪŋ ˈvæksəneɪtɪd ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm ˈaʊtˌkəmz: ðɪs ɪz ɛz ˈnɛgətɪv ə ˈstədi ɛz aɪ hæv ˈɛvər sin. ðɛr ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ə wɪf əv ə hɪnt əv ə ˈwɪspər əv ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæntɪʤənz tɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ðə kənˈtroʊlz wər ɪkˈspoʊzd ənd ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. nɑt ˈoʊnli du ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈɪntərvəlz fər ðə əˈʤəstɪd ɑdz ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz ɔl ˈoʊvərˌlæp bət ˈvɛri taɪt. ɪt gɪt mɔr ˈnɛgətɪv ðən ðɪs ɪn ən ˌɛpɪˌdiˌmiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈstədi, ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈɔθərz tɪ kənˈklud: wi faʊnd noʊ ˈɛvədəns ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈproʊˌtinz ənd ˌpɑˌliˈsækərˌaɪdz kənˈteɪnd ɪn ˌvækˈsinz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst 2 jɪrz əv laɪf ənd ðə rɪsk əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ, æd, ər wɪθ rəˈgrɛʃən. wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtɛktɪd noʊ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪn ɪkˈspoʊʒərz wər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɛz ˈkjumjələtɪv ɪkˈspoʊʒər frəm bərθ tɪ 3 mənθs, frəm bərθ tɪ 7 mənθs, ər frəm bərθ tɪ 2 jɪrz, ər ɛz ˈmæksəməm ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðoʊz 3 taɪm ˈpɪriədz. ðiz rɪˈzəlts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət pərˈɛntəl kənˈsərnz ðət ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ər rɪˈsivɪŋ tu ˈmɛni ˌvækˈsinz ɪn ðə fərst 2 jɪrz əv laɪf ər tu ˈmɛni ˌvækˈsinz æt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈdɔktər ˈvɪzɪt ər nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ɪn tərmz əv ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt: kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt wɪn ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈpɑsəbəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈɔˌtɪzəm ənd ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən frəm ˌvækˈsinz ˈərli ɪn laɪf. ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈstɪmjəˌlaɪ. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt bərθ, ən ˈɪnfənt ɪz ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈvaɪrəsɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈæntɪʤənz, ənd ɪt həz bɪn ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ən ˈɪnfənt ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli kʊd rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌvækˈsinz æt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən frəm ˌvækˈsinz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst jɪrz əv laɪf kʊd bi rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ɪz nɑt wɛl səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə noʊn əv, wɪʧ tɛndz tɪ bi ʤəˈnɛtɪkli dɪˈtərmənd wɪθ ˈɔrəʤɪnz ɪn priˈneɪtəl ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl ˈifɛkts ɪn ˈərli ˈɪnfənsi ˈkænɑt bi ruld aʊt kəmˈplitli. ɪt kən bi ˈɑrgjud ðət wɪθ rəˈgrɛʃən, ɪn wɪʧ ˈʧɪldrən ˈjuʒəwəli luz dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl skɪlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd jɪr əv laɪf, kʊd bi rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ɪn ˈɪnfənsi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌvækˈsinz; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi faʊnd noʊ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈæntɪʤənz frəm ˌvækˈsinz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɪnfənsi ənd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv wɪθ rəˈgrɛʃən. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, frəm ðə ˈstændˌpɔɪnt əv praɪər ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti, ðɛr ɪz noʊ kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ˈrizən tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðət ˌvækˈsinz kʊd kɔz ˈɔˌtɪzəm bɪˈkəz səʧ ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪz nɑt kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ wət wi noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðɪs læk əv ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti, ðə ˈɔθərz feɪld tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈæntɪʤənz frəm ˌvækˈsinz ənd ðə rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ðeɪ slaɪst ənd daɪst ðə ˈdætə ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv weɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz ənd faɪnd ˈɛni, ənd ðɛr ˈdætə ər ɪn əˈgrimənt wɪθ ə ˈstədi baɪ smɪθ ɛt æl (dɪˈskəst baɪ maɪ bud”*” hir) ðət feɪld tɪ faɪnd ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈaʊtˌkəmz bɪtˈwin ˈʧɪldrən hu rɪˈsivd ɔl ðɛr ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˌvækˈsinz ɔn taɪm ənd ðoʊz hu wər leɪt, ər, ɛz aɪ laɪk tɪ vju ɪt, ˈmɛni tu soon”*” ˈvərsəz fju tu late.”*.” jɛs, ðɛr wər ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz tɪ dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl ɪn ðət ɪt wɑz ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪv. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ɛz ðə ˈɔθərz dɪˈskəst, nɑt ɔl ˈæntɪʤənz ər ˈikwəl ɪn ɪˈvoʊkɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈjun rɪˈspɑns. səm hæv mɔr (ˈɛriəz ɔn ðə ˈæntəʤən ˈmɑləˌkjul ðət kən ˈtrɪgər ən ˌɪmˈjun rɪˈspɑns) ðən ˈəðərz, ənd ðə ˈstədi weɪt ðə ˈæntɪʤənz fər ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə ˌɪmˈjun rɪˈspɑns ðət ðeɪ ɪˈvoʊk. ˈivɪn soʊ, ðə loʊd həz ˈfɑlən drəˈmætɪkəli, ənd ðɪs ˈstədi ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˌvækˈsin ˈskɛʤʊl əv ðə. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈɔθərz noʊt ðət ðə ˈæntəʤən loʊd du tɪ ðə ˌvækˈsin ˈskɛʤʊl həz ˈfɑlən frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd ɪn ðə leɪt tɪ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 315 ɪn 2012 ðɪs ɪz ə drɔp ɪn ðə ˈbəkɪt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæntɪʤənz ˈɪnfənts ənd ˈʧɪldrən ɪnˈkaʊnər ˈɛvəri deɪ, ɛz ˈɛmɪli ˈwɪlɪŋˌhæm noʊts. mæt ˈkɛri ənd krɪˈstin ˈvɑrə ˈɔlsoʊ əˈgri. ðə əˈtæk nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs ˈstədi wɑz riˈlist ɔn gʊd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, wɪθ ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd fæst əˈproʊʧɪŋ, wər səˈfɪʃəntli dɪˈsplizd ðət ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ lɔnʧ ə ˈsɪriz əv əˈgɛnst ðə ˈstədi. ˌɪnˈstrəktɪv tɪ lʊk æt ðə bæd saɪəns ənd ˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfæləsiz ðət ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt səʧ ““criticisms.”*.” fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈdɑktər. ““bob”*” sɪrz, hu ɪz, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈɛfərts tɪ əˈpɪr ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ɛz ɛz ðeɪ kəm, wɛnt tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tɪ rænt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈstədi. hɪz kəmˈpleɪnts rɪˈvil səʧ ˈɪgnərəns əˈbaʊt stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈmɛθədz ənd ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑləʤi ðət wərθ ə kwɪk lʊk: aɪ ˈprɪti məʧ ˈoʊnli hæv wən ˈmeɪʤər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðɪs ˈstədi. ju wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli faɪnd ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm rɪˈzəlts noʊ ˈmætər wət grup əv kɪdz ju ˈstədid. ˈprɪti məʧ ɔl ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn spæn əv jɪrz rɪˈsiv ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ˈnəmbər əv ʃɑt ˈæntɪʤənz. (baɪ ðə weɪ, ən ˈæntəʤən ɪz ˈsɪmpli ə ˈproʊˌtin ər ˈʃʊgər ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪn ə ˌvækˈsin səm ˌvækˈsinz ˈoʊnli hæv ə fju, səm hæv ˈmɛni.) ˈvərʧuəli ɔl kɪdz wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm hæv hæd ðə seɪm ʃɑts ɛz kɪdz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɔˌtɪzəm. soʊ, waɪ wʊd ɪt ˈivɪn bi ˈjusfəl tɪ ˈstədi ðɪs? gɪt ðə seɪm rɪˈzəlts ˈɛvəri taɪm, ˈwɛðər ju ˈstədi 1000 kɪdz ər kɪdz. ðeɪ ɔl gɪt ðə seɪm ʃɑts ɔn ðə seɪm ˈskɛʤʊl. ðeɪ wʊd hæv ˈgɔtən ðə seɪm rɪˈzəlts ɪf ˈstədiz ˈæzmə, ˈkænsər, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkrɑnɪk ˈprɑbləm. ɔl ðɪs ˈstədi pruvd ɪz ðət ɔl ðə kɪdz ɪn ðət gɑt əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm ˌvækˈsinz ˈoʊvər ðət 5 jɪr taɪm ˈpɪriəd. ðɪs gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛni ˈjusfəl ˈdætə ɔn haʊ ˌvækˈsinz wʊd hæv ər wʊd nɑt hæv ˈɪnfluənst ðə reɪt əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ˈklɪrli, ˈdɑktər. bɑb ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈvɛri ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə ˈstədi. ˈrəðər əmˈjuzɪŋli, hi sɪz ðət ɔl ðə kɪdz wɪθ ˈɔˌtɪzəm hæv hæd ðə seɪm ʃɑts ɛz kɪdz wɪˈθaʊt autism”*” wɪˈθaʊt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ðət ˈvɛri kənˈkluʒən ɪn ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi wʊd bi ˈprɪti ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌvækˈsin ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɪz nɑt ə rɪsk ˈfæktər fər ˈɔˌtɪzəm! ɪn ˌækʧuˈæləˌti, ðoʊ, mɪˈsteɪtɪŋ ðə kənˈkluʒən əv dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl, ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðə ril kənˈkluʒən wɑz ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæntɪʤənz frəm ˌvækˈsinz ə ʧaɪld siz (wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈsərəˌgeɪt fər ˌvækˈsin loʊd) həz noʊ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən wɪθ ðət rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm,, ər wɪθ rəˈgrɛʃən. bət ɪf ju ˈrɪli wɔnt hɪˈlɛrəti, teɪk ə lʊk æt wət hi prəˈpoʊzɪz ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv: naʊ, ɪf aɪ wər tɪ du ə ˈstədi (ənd hæv ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪljən bəks tɪ fənd ɪt), haʊ aɪ wʊd lʊk æt ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ən ˌɪnˈkrist ˈnəmbər əv ˌvækˈsinz rɪˈleɪts tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm: aɪ wʊd teɪk ə bənʧ əv kɪdz hu hæd ɔl ðə ˌvækˈsinz ɔn ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈskɛʤʊl ənd lʊk æt ðə reɪt əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm ɪn ðət grup. wi noʊ ðət əˈbaʊt 1 ɪn 50 kɪdz. ðɛn teɪk ə hoʊl bənʧ əv kɪdz hu wər ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrʃəli ˈvæksəneɪtɪd ənd lʊk æt ðə reɪt əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. aɪ wʊd ˌsəbdəˈvaɪd ðə ˈpɑrʃəli ˈvæksəneɪtɪd grup ˈɪntu ˈsəbˌgrups beɪst ɔn ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˌvækˈsinz ˈgɪvɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɪnfənsi. aɪ wʊd pərˈhæps hæv ə grup ðət dɪˈleɪd ˌvækˈsinz. ənd heɪ, waɪl æt ɪt, ˈrɪli goʊ ˈkreɪzi ənd faɪnd ə fju ˈtoʊtəli kɪdz ʤɪst fər fən. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, noʊ. nɑt. ɪt wʊd bi ˈtoʊtəli əˈnɛθɪkəl tɪ ˈsəbʤɪkt ə grup əv ˈtoʊtəli ˈʧɪldrən tɪ ˈɛni taɪp əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, bæk tɪ maɪ ˈstədi. ðiz ˈdætə wʊd ðɛn gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə tru lʊk æt ˈɔˌtɪzəm reɪts kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈnəmbər əv ˌvækˈsinz ˈgɪvɪn ənd ðə eɪʤ æt wɪʧ ðeɪ wər ˈgɪvɪn. naʊ ðət wʊd bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈstədi. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ʤɪst tu ˈlɑʤɪkəl. məʧ ˈbɛtər tɪ ˈstədi θɪŋz ɪn ə kənfˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˌɪˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmænər soʊ ju kən gɪt səm rɪˈzəlts ðət ðə prɛs kən ˈrɪli sɪŋk ðɛr tiθ ˈɪntu. ɛz aɪ sɛd, ˈdɑktər. ˈɪgnərəns ɪz kwaɪt ˈstraɪkɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ˈrəðər wət wɑz dən ɪn praɪs ɛt æl fər ˈɔˌtɪzəm ənd ˈtɑmsən ɛt æl fər ˈəðər ˈaʊtˌkəmz. wən noʊts ðət ˈdɑktər. bɑb ˈɔlsoʊ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs haʊ hi wʊd kəmˈpɛr ðiz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz. wət sɔrt əv ˈstədi wʊd hi du? ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl? oʊ, weɪt, hi laɪk keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədiz, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðɛm ənd illogical.”*.” (noʊ ˈkɪdɪŋ. ˈvɛri klɪr ðət kənfˈjuzd.) ˈmeɪbi hi wʊd laɪk ə ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi? ˈæˌkʧuəli, wət hi simz tɪ bi səˈʤɛstɪŋ. ˈæftər ɔl, keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədiz stɑrts wɪθ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm (ˈprɛzəns ər ˈæbsəns əv dɪˈziz ər kənˈdɪʃən) ənd ðɛn wərk bæk tɪ ɪkˈspoʊʒər, waɪl ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədiz stɑrt wɪθ ɪkˈspoʊʒər ənd wərk təˈwɔrdz ˈaʊtˌkəmz. iʧ ˈstədi taɪp həz ɪts ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ənd ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤz, bət aɪ gɪt noʊ sɛns ðət ˈdɑktər. bɑb həz ˈɛni klu əˈbaʊt wɪn ɪt ɪz bɛst tɪ juz wən ˈvərsəz ðə ˈəðər. wən noʊts, fər ˈɪnstəns, ðət sər ˈrɪʧərd dɑl juzd ðə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi ˈmɛθəd tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðə ˈərliəst ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz tɪ kənˈfərm ə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˌsɪgəˈrɛt sˈmoʊkɪŋ ənd ləŋ ˈkænsər, waɪl ə. bi. hɪl juzd ə ˈkoʊhɔrt dɪˈzaɪn. boʊθ prəˈdust ðə seɪm rɪˈzəlts, ʤɪst frəm ə ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧ. ˈbeɪsɪkli, saʊər greɪps. ˈdɑktər. bɑb ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv əv dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl. hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈstədi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət hi həz noʊ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈɪʃuz bɪˈhaɪnd keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədiz, ənd hɪz səˈʤɛsʧən əv ən əˈpɛrənt ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi ˈæˌdrɛs hɪz rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl, spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə kˈwɛʃən əv waɪ hi θɪŋks ðə rɪˈzəlts əv dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl ər soʊ flɔd ðət ə juʤ nu ˌməlˌtiˈmɪljən ˈdɔlər ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ˌvækˈsinz ˌɪnˈkris ðə rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hi riˈtrits tɪ kənˈspɪrəsi ˈməŋgərɪŋ ənd fɪr ˈməŋgərɪŋ: soʊ, ɪz ˈɛniˌwən ˈrɪli səˈpraɪzd tɪ si ðə ˈʤərnəl əv ˌpidiˈætrɪks ˈstədi? wət wər ju ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ? ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˈrisərʧərz tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ɛz ˈstədi ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃoʊd ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvækˈsinz? ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi wʊd ˈnɛvər ˈsɪmpli ˈpəblɪʃ səʧ ə ˈstədi. aɪ daʊt ˈɛniˌwən wʊd. ˈɛniˌwən æt ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi hu ˈpəblɪʃt səʧ ə ˈstədi wʊd bi faɪərd ˈfæstər ðən ðeɪ kʊd sɛl ðɛr ˈfɑrmə stɑk. jɔn. ðə ˈfɑrmə ʃɪl ˈgæmbɪt. haʊ ərˈɪʤənəl. əv kɔrs, ðə kræŋk blɔg eɪʤ əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm ɪz ˈvɛri ənˈhæpi ɛz wɛl, bət simz əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈməstər ˈɛni kəmˈpleɪnts məʧ mɔr koʊˈhɪrənt ðən ðoʊz əv dæn olmsted*, hu ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈmaɪndləsli ˈpɛrəts ˈdɑktər. bɑb sears’*’ əˈbʤɛkʃənz, ənd æn dachel*, hu kʊd ˈməstər ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə kɔl fər ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈvərsəz unvaxed”*” ˈstədi ənd ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ maɪ kənˈkluʒən ðət ˌəndərˈstænd ˈivɪn ðə ˈbeɪsɪks əv ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəl dɪˈzaɪn, ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑləʤi, ər ˈɛθɪks. pərˈhæps ðə moʊst əmˈjuzɪŋ ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɛpəˌdɛmiˈɑləʤi ənd ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi kəmz frəm ˈhaɪdi ˈstivənsən əv gaɪə hɛlθ, hu traɪz tɪ argue…well*, lɛt ju si fər ˈjɔrsɛlf: ɛz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ðɪs ˈstədi wɑz dən ɔn ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈɔˌtɪzəm ənd ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ du səʧ ə ˈstədi. waɪ wʊd ju du ə ˈstədi ɔn ˈwɛðər ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈɔˌtɪzəm ənd ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ju bɪˈliv ðət bɪn ə ˈstədi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ səʧ ə kəˈnɛkʃən? ɪf ðɪs wər ləˈʤɪtəmət saɪəns, ðɛn bi noʊ ˈrizən tɪ du ɪt. ə, noʊ. ðɪs ˈstədi wɑz dən tɪ si ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˌvækˈsin ənd ˈɔˌtɪzəm dɪˈtɛktəbəl ɛz ə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˌvækˈsin ˈæntəʤən ɪkˈspoʊʒər bɪtˈwin ˈkeɪsɪz ənd kənˈtroʊlz. ˈstivənsən dɪgz hərˈsɛlf ɪn ˈivɪn ˈdipər ɪn tərmz əv ʃoʊɪŋ haʊ ˈlɪtəl ʃi ˌəndərˈstændz wət ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi ɪz wɪn ʃi raɪts: ðɪs ˈstədi, ˈivɪn ɪf wɛl dən, wʊd bi ˈminɪŋləs ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ɪt ʤəmps ðə gən. ɪt meɪks noʊ sɛns tɪ du ə ˈstədi ɔn ðə ˈrɛlətɪv dɪˈgri əv ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈɔˌtɪzəm wɪn noʊ ˈstədi həz jɛt bɪn dən tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðət ðɛr ɪz wən. sɪns noʊ səʧ ˈstədi həz bɪn dən ðət əˈfɪʃəli ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪts ˌvækˈsinz ɛz ðə kɔz əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm, ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈərliər, ðə pɔɪnt ɪn duɪŋ ə ˈstədi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈrɛlətɪv dɪˈgri əv hɑrm? ðɪs ɪz pjʊr duˈplɪsɪti ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi. wən noʊts ðət sər ˈrɪʧərd keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi wɑz dən ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ənd a.b*. ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi. dɪz ˈstivənsən daʊt ðət sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪz ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs rɪsk ˈfæktər fər ləŋ ˈkænsər? noʊ, keɪs kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədiz ər ˈdɪfərənt ˌmɛθoʊˈdɑləʤiz ðət iʧ hæv ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ənd ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈəðər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi ɛz wɛl dən ɛz dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl ɪz soʊ kəmˈplitli ˈnɛgətɪv, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər prəˈsidɪŋ tɪ du ə ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi. jɛt ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈdɑktər. sɪrz ənd ə ər dɪˈmændɪŋ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ θɪŋk ðət ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstədi ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi wɪl ʃoʊ ðɛm wət ðɪs ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi. noʊ daʊt ɪf ˈsəmˌwən dɪd ə ˈkoʊhɔrt ˈstədi əv ðə taɪp ðeɪ wɔnt ənd ɪt wɑz ˈnɛgətɪv, pərˈsid tɪ dɪˈmænd ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi. ˈstivənsən ˈɔlsoʊ traɪz tɪ ˈnɪtpɪk ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈstədi. fər ˈɪnstəns, ʃi kəmˈpleɪnz ðət mɔr kənˈtroʊlz wər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðən ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə ˈrizənz fər ðɪs wər ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn boʊθ praɪs ɛt æl (ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪl) ənd ɪn dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl, ˈneɪmli ðət ðeɪ wər dimd ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ mit ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪn maɪ ˈpriviəs poʊst ɔn praɪs ɛt æl, aɪ ˌriprəˈdust ðə ðət ʃoʊd ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ˈkeɪsɪz wər ˌæsərˈteɪnd ənd haʊ ˈsəbʤɪkts hu fɛl ˈəndər ˈvɛriəs ɪkˈskluʒən kraɪˈtɪriə wər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd. ðɪs ˈstədi ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm ˈsəbʤɪkts, soʊ ðə seɪm əˈplaɪz. wən ˈwəndərz ˈwɛðər ˈstivənsən ˈbɑðərd tɪ lʊk əp praɪs ɛt æl. ˈwɛðər ʃi dɪd ər nɑt, ˈstivənsən əˈpɪrz nɑt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə keɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈstədi ənd haʊ ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ənd kənˈtroʊlz hæv tɪ bi mæʧt ɛz ˈkloʊsli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ðə kənˈdɪʃən ðət ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪts ðɛm. ðɛn, ˈstivənsən leɪz daʊn ðɪs ˈduzi: ðeɪ lʊkt æt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæntɪʤənz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ iʧ ʧaɪld, boʊθ ˈoʊvərˌɔl fər ðɛr fərst tu jɪrz ənd ðə ˈnəmbər ˈgɪvɪn ɔn ˈsɪŋgəl deɪz. ðɪs prəˈzumz ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈæntɪʤənz, ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz ɪz ðə ˈɪʃu. ɪt kəmˈplitli ˌɪgˈnɔrz ənd ˈəðər ˌvækˈsin ˌɪnˈgridiənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ noʊn ˈtɑksənz səʧ ɛz fərˈmældəˌhaɪd, ˈmərkjəri, ənd 80 əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. soʊ wɪʧ ɪz ɪt? ˈmɛni tu soon”*” ər toxins“*“? aɪ tɛl. aɪ gɛs ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈhæpənz tɪ bi kənˈvinjənt ðət deɪ fər ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt. ðə ““evolution”*” əv ðə ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd ər soʊ, ðə ˈrizənz ədˈvæns fər ðɛr fɪr ənd ˈloʊθɪŋ əv ˌvækˈsinz ɛz ən əˈlɛʤd kɔz əv ˈɔˌtɪzəm hæv ““evolved”*” ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ wət kən bi kənˈsɪdərd ðə pressure”*” əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstədiz. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðət ˌɛvəˈluʃən həz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt tɪ haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz biɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈʤɛnərəs ˈjuzɪŋ ðət wərd hir, aɪ ədˈmɪt) huz meɪn treɪt ɪz tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪ. fər ˈɪnstəns, bæk ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli 2000s*, ðə tu prɪˈdɑmənənt aɪˈdiəz wər ðət ˈkɔzɪz ˈɔˌtɪzəm (ðɪs aɪˈdiə wɑz moʊst ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə u.k*., θæŋks tɪ ˈændru ˈweɪkˌfild) ər ðət ðə ˈmərkjəri ɪn ðə priˈzərvətɪv ɪn ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˌvækˈsinz kɔzd ˈɔˌtɪzəm (ðə ˈfeɪvərd ˈnoʊʃən ɪn ðə juz.). ðiz wər ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ““hypotheses”*” ðət kʊd bi ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɛpɪˌdiˌmiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈstədiz əv ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsɪmpəl dɪˈzaɪn. ənd ðeɪ wər ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪd ˈraʊndli. ðɛn keɪm ðə ““toxins”*” ˈgæmbɪt, wɪʧ ðət ˌvækˈsinz wər fʊl əv vaɪl ˈsəbstənsɪz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈæntiˌfriz tɪ fərˈmældəˌhaɪd tɪ əˈbɔrtɪd ˈfitəl ˈtɪʃu. ðɪs wən wɑz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt kənˈsɛpʧuəli ɪn ðət ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɛmɪkəlz ɪn ˌvækˈsinz, bət ðeɪ ər ɔl ˈprɛzənt æt ˈdoʊsɪz ðət ər ˈhɑrmləs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, seɪɪŋ ðət wɑz ə ˈhɑrdər sɛl, ənd ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ““toxins”*” ˈgæmbɪt wɑz tɪ fɔrs ˈsaɪəntɪsts tɪ hæv tɪ tɛst iʧ ˈkɛmɪkəl, iʧ, iʧ ˌɪnˈgridiənt ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli, ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪˈnəf tæsk ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ənd ðɛn ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz, ən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tæsk. ðət ðə tæsk wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl wɑz ðə ˈvɛri pɔɪnt, əv kɔrs. noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmɛni traɪəlz ˈsaɪəntɪsts dɪd, kʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz seɪ, əˈbaʊt ðɪs ər ðɪs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv adjuvants?”*?” wɪʧ brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈmɛni tu soon.”*.” ɪt əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə ““hypothesis”*” ðət wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪ, bət dɪstɛˈfɑnoʊ ɛt æl keɪm əˈbaʊt ɛz kloʊz ɛz ˈɛθɪkəli ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs. noʊ ˈwəndər ðət ɔl ðət ər lɛft wɪθ ər kɔlz fər ˈvərsəz unvaxed”*” ˈstədiz ənd ˈfɑrmə ʃɪl ˈræntɪŋ.
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the most spectacular episode in “game of thrones” almost never happened.
we’re talking about, the ninth episode of season 2. it features a huge battle between the forces of king joffrey and his replacement, baratheon, in the bay of landing.
that single hour of television ended up costing $8 million. which is about $2 million more than the already stupendous amount spent on your average “game of thrones” episode.
the writers, david and dan weiss, had to plead with hbo for the extra money. without it, those spellbinding battle scenes would not have been possible.
“we almost had no battle at all,” told entertainment weekly. “for budgetary reasons, we came very, very close to having all the action take place off-screen, the way plays have handled battle scenes for a few thousand years.”
“to our minds, the entire season builds to this clash, and if we see any of it, we were undercutting the story and shortchanging the audience.”
weiss and faced a similar problem in season 1. they had to avoid showing a huge battle at the end of the season because there simply enough money.
“this whole story of goes back to the first season because we were supposed to have that battle with and we ended up not able to shoot it,” said. “and so we had him go down to friendly fire early.”
the pair want that to happen again. they decided the episode was important enough to warrant facing the bosses at hbo.
“we went down on bended knee. ‘just this once. please.’ we were genuinely nervous about it for the whole time until we finally wrapped it,” said.
“the impressive thing about the conversation where we went in asking for more money, a considerable sum, in order to shoot the battle we get everything we wanted but (they ask), ‘will this attract more viewers? is this something going to pump ratings?’
“it’s all about why this story needs this big battle. ‘you guys were able to do the first season successfully without major, battles, why does this one need to have one?’ and so it was really a long conversation about how the second season all builds towards.”
money the only hurdle, of course. was filmed in pretty rough conditions.
“i think pretty much a month straight of night shoots, which is just tough for anybody unless a vampire,” said.
“there was an incredible amount of mud. tough for the crew, but then when you actually see it on screen and see how good it looks, you see the way the weather affects people. you see the wind blowing their hair and the rain coming down. none of faked.”
the end result was undeniably spectacular. but was it worth an extra $2 million? come to think of it, is “game of thrones” worth $6 million per episode?
this article originally appeared on news.com.au.
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ðə moʊst spɛkˈtækjələr ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪn əv thrones”*” ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnɛvər ˈhæpənd. ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt, ðə naɪnθ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈsizən 2 ɪt ˈfiʧərz ə juʤ ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin ðə ˈfɔrsɪz əv kɪŋ ˈʤɔfri ənd hɪz rɪˈpleɪsmənt, baratheon*, ɪn ðə beɪ əv ˈlændɪŋ. ðət ˈsɪŋgəl aʊər əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkɔstɪŋ 8 ˈmɪljən. wɪʧ ɪz əˈbaʊt 2 ˈmɪljən mɔr ðən ðə ɔˈrɛdi stuˈpɛndəs əˈmaʊnt spɛnt ɔn jʊr ˈævərɪʤ əv thrones”*” ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ðə ˈraɪtərz, ˈdeɪvɪd ənd dæn waɪs, hæd tɪ plid wɪθ ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ fər ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈməni. wɪˈθaʊt ɪt, ðoʊz ˈspɛlˌbaɪndɪŋ ˈbætəl sinz wʊd nɑt hæv bɪn ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæd noʊ ˈbætəl æt all,”*,” toʊld ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈwikli. ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri ˈrizənz, wi keɪm ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ˈhævɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈækʃən teɪk pleɪs off-screen*, ðə weɪ pleɪz hæv ˈhændəld ˈbætəl sinz fər ə fju ˈθaʊzənd years.”*.” ɑr maɪndz, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən bɪldz tɪ ðɪs klæʃ, ənd ɪf wi si ˈɛni əv ɪt, wi wər ˈəndərˌkətɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri ənd ˌʃɔrˈtʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə audience.”*.” waɪs ənd feɪst ə ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈsizən 1 ðeɪ hæd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ʃoʊɪŋ ə juʤ ˈbætəl æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈsɪmpli ɪˈnəf ˈməni. hoʊl ˈstɔri əv goʊz bæk tɪ ðə fərst ˈsizən bɪˈkəz wi wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv ðət ˈbætəl wɪθ ənd wi ˈɛndɪd əp nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃut it,”*,” sɛd. soʊ wi hæd ɪm goʊ daʊn tɪ ˈfrɛndli faɪər early.”*.” ðə pɛr wɔnt ðət tɪ ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈwɔrənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈbɔsɪz æt ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ. wɛnt daʊn ɔn ˈbɛndɪd ni. ðɪs wəns. please.’*.’ wi wər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt ɪt fər ðə hoʊl taɪm ənˈtɪl wi ˈfaɪnəli ræpt it,”*,” sɛd. ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɛr wi wɛnt ɪn ˈæskɪŋ fər mɔr ˈməni, ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl səm, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ʃut ðə ˈbætəl wi gɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi ˈwɔntɪd bət (ðeɪ æsk), ðɪs əˈtrækt mɔr vjuərz? ɪz ðɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊɪŋ tɪ pəmp ratings?’*?’ ɔl əˈbaʊt waɪ ðɪs ˈstɔri nidz ðɪs bɪg ˈbætəl. gaɪz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðə fərst ˈsizən səkˈsɛsfəli wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪʤər, ˈbætəlz, waɪ dɪz ðɪs wən nid tɪ hæv one?’*?’ ənd soʊ ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli ə lɔŋ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ɔl bɪldz təˈwɔrdz blackwater.”*.” ˈməni ðə ˈoʊnli ˈhərdəl, əv kɔrs. wɑz fɪlmd ɪn ˈprɪti rəf kənˈdɪʃənz. θɪŋk ˈprɪti məʧ ə mənθ streɪt əv naɪt ʃuts, wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst təf fər ˈɛnibədi ənˈlɛs ə vampire,”*,” sɛd. wɑz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv məd. təf fər ðə kru, bət ðɛn wɪn ju ˈæˌkʧuəli si ɪt ɔn skrin ənd si haʊ gʊd ɪt lʊks, ju si ðə weɪ ðə ˈwɛðər əˈfɛkts ˈpipəl. ju si ðə wɪnd bloʊɪŋ ðɛr hɛr ənd ðə reɪn ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn. nən əv faked.”*.” ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt wɑz ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbli spɛkˈtækjələr. bət wɑz ɪt wərθ ən ˈɛkstrə 2 ˈmɪljən? kəm tɪ θɪŋk əv ɪt, ɪz əv thrones”*” wərθ 6 ˈmɪljən pər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd? ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn news.com.au*.
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in the paragraph of the “introductory” chapter of on liberty, john stuart mill has this to say about the temptation to run other lives:
though this doctrine [of suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves] is anything but new, and, to some persons, may have the air of a truism, there is no doctrine which stands more directly opposed to the general tendency of existing opinion and practice. society has expended fully as much effort in the attempt (according to its lights) to compel people to conform to its notions of personal, as of social excellence. the ancient thought themselves entitled to practise, and the ancient philosophers countenanced, the regulation of every part of private conduct by public authority, on the ground that the state had a deep interest in the whole bodily and mental discipline of every one of its citizens; a mode of thinking which may have been admissible in small republics surrounded by powerful enemies, in constant peril of being subverted by foreign attack or internal commotion, and to which even a short interval of relaxed energy and might so easily be fatal, that they could not afford to wait for the salutary permanent effects of freedom. in the modern world, the greater size of political communities, and above all, the separation between spiritual and temporal authority (which placed the direction of consciences in other hands than those which controlled their worldly affairs), prevented so great an interference by law in the details of private life; but the engines of moral repression have been wielded more strenuously against divergence from the reigning opinion in self-regarding, than even in social matters; religion, the most powerful of the elements which have entered into the formation of moral feeling, having almost always been governed either by the ambition of a hierarchy, seeking control over every department of human conduct, or by the spirit of puritanism. and some of those modern reformers who have placed themselves in strongest opposition to the religions of the past, have been behind either churches or sects in their assertion of the right of spiritual domination: m. comte, in particular, whose social system, as unfolded in his de positive, aims at establishing (though by moral more than by legal appliances) a despotism of society over the individual, surpassing anything contemplated in the political ideal of the most rigid disciplinarian among the ancient philosophers.
there are few of us who feel the urge to run other lives. let me wrestle with a case where i feel this: the desire to intervene to reduce consumption of sugary soft drinks in order to help restrain the rise of to the extent of heavily taxing them. i actually think there are arguments on both sides for this. and since john stuart mill is a utilitarian rather than a doctrinaire libertarian, i think he would be willing to consider the arguments.
one of the most troubling arguments for taxing sugary soft drinks is that obesity puts a burden on the government budget because the government pays for a big fraction of medical care. this is saying that since the government is intervening in one area, and choices interact badly with that intervention, that the government should intervene in another way. that leads to a chain of argument that could justify more and more government intervention, until the sum of it all would look like a bad deal.
an interesting argument would be pointing to the research showing that people eat better and exercise more when the people around them are doing so. that means that there is an from good behavior, assuming that some people want to eat well and exercise more but are having troubling doing so because not all of them wants to eat well and exercise part that would be less costly to defeat if others were eating well and exercising well. in a way, that argument questions whether there is a sharp boundary between one person and the next.
one of the best arguments for intervening to improve behaviors is to draw a boundary between different time slices of an individual, as i discussed in “drug legalization and time slices of people as ethical units.” if later self is treated as a separate individual, then harming that later self by eating badly and eschewing exercise could be akin to a crime.
one way of trying to get at this issue is by listening to people talk about the regrets that have about things they do when they were younger. but it is tricky. some of the young may not care much about the welfare of their older selves; but it is also true that some of the old may not care much about the welfare of their earlier, younger selves. they may be wishing their younger self had saved more or eaten better, even at the expense of having an unpleasantly ascetic life. so regrets must be taken with a grain of salt, but listening to both regrets and what the young want to do despite the cost to their older selves can help bring a more balanced perspective.
i mentioned briefly above the possibility that people face an internal struggle to do the right thing. one way of modeling this is to imagine different selves battling it out within a person at the same time. from this point of view, taxing sugary soft drinks might be seen as taking sides in this civil a certain amount of collateral damage on others who do not have an internal struggle. if this justification is not backed up by one of the others discussed in this post, it requires a reason to favor one side of a person over the other side, as well as a full accounting of the collateral damage.
an important argument is to argue that people understand, are confused and not thinking straight when they make the decision to drink sugary soft drinks. educating people is actually quite expensive, while a tax on sugary soft drinks is mostly a transfer (admittedly a likely regressive tax taking money from the ignorant and some other groups and giving it to the government). this argument works best when (a) it has been demonstrated that an educational intervention based on the truth, undertaken on an experimental sample, causes people to shy away from sugary soft drinks and (b) the tax is tailored to affect primarily the subset in this category who would shy away from sugary soft drinks if only they knew the truth. that is, it is important to find signs of a genuine strong preference for sugary soft drinks that would make someone choose to drink them even knowing all of the consequences.
john stuart mill is surprisingly sympathetic to the argument for being paternalistic toward the ignorant. on that, see “john stuart mill on benevolent dictators.” but a minimal condition for making a legitimate intervention based on the ignorance argument is that someone should be allowed to opt this case choosing to replace the sugary soft drink tax with a tax equal to the tax at the average level of consumption, passing a rigorous quiz demonstrating full knowledge of the consequences of sugary soft drinks.
one of the most powerful arguments against running other lives is that it tends toward attempting to do things the one best way. but even if the one best way is identified correctly at a given point in time, standardizing behavior will result in less experimentation. that is, the static benefit of getting everyone to conform to best practice has a dynamic cost of collectively learning less. (of course, if everyone conforms to the same bad practice, relatively little would be learned from that as problem arises when uniform best practice in a static sense replaces diversity.) this can be a very serious cost.
for comparison, the restriction of useful experimentation in systemic health care policy is one of my greatest fears about what might do at some future time. (see for example evan on medical reform canada.) those who want to keep sugary soft drinks free from taxes should try to spell out possible ways in which the consumption of sugary soft drinks might lead to the discovery of important new products or practices that are not currently seen clearly.
i try to resolve this internal debate about whether or not to have a substantial tax on sugary soft drinks here; the main point i want to make is that anyone thinking of a paternalistic intervention should go through both an internal and hopefully external debate at least at this level of thoroughness.
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ɪn ðə ˈpɛrəˌgræf əv ðə ““introductory”*” ˈʧæptər əv ɔn ˈlɪbərˌti, ʤɑn stɔrt mɪl həz ðɪs tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðə tɛmˈteɪʃən tɪ rən ˈəðər lɪvz: ðoʊ ðɪs ˈdɔktərɪn [əv ˈsəfərɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ lɪv ɛz simz gʊd tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz] ɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət nu, ənd, tɪ səm ˈpərsənz, meɪ hæv ðə ɛr əv ə ˈtruɪzəm, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈdɔktərɪn wɪʧ stændz mɔr dɪˈrɛkli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈtɛndənsi əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ əˈpɪnjən ənd ˈpræktɪs. soʊˈsaɪɪti həz ɪkˈspɛndɪd ˈfʊli ɛz məʧ ˈɛfərt ɪn ðə əˈtɛmpt (əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪts laɪts) tɪ kəmˈpɛl ˈpipəl tɪ kənˈfɔrm tɪ ɪts ˈnoʊʃənz əv ˈpərsɪnəl, ɛz əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɛksələns. ðə ˈeɪnʧənt θɔt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ˈpræktɪs, ənd ðə ˈeɪnʧənt fəˈlɑsəfərz ˈkaʊntənənst, ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈɛvəri pɑrt əv ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑndəkt baɪ ˈpəblɪk əˈθɔrəti, ɔn ðə graʊnd ðət ðə steɪt hæd ə dip ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈbɑdəli ənd ˈmɛntəl ˈdɪsəplən əv ˈɛvəri wən əv ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz; ə moʊd əv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪʧ meɪ hæv bɪn ədˈmɪsəbəl ɪn smɔl riˈpəblɪks sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɛnəmiz, ɪn ˈkɑnstənt ˈpɛrəl əv biɪŋ səbˈvərtɪd baɪ ˈfɔrən əˈtæk ər ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəˈmoʊʃən, ənd tɪ wɪʧ ˈivɪn ə ʃɔrt ˈɪntərvəl əv rɪˈlækst ˈɛnərʤi ənd maɪt soʊ ˈizəli bi ˈfeɪtəl, ðət ðeɪ kʊd nɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ weɪt fər ðə ˈsæljəˌtɛri ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈifɛkts əv ˈfridəm. ɪn ðə ˈmɑdərn wərld, ðə ˈgreɪtər saɪz əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəmˈjunɪtiz, ənd əˈbəv ɔl, ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ənd ˈtɛmpərəl əˈθɔrəti (wɪʧ pleɪst ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈkɑnʧɪnsɪz ɪn ˈəðər hænz ðən ðoʊz wɪʧ kənˈtroʊld ðɛr ˈwərldli əˈfɛrz), prɪˈvɛnɪd soʊ greɪt ən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns baɪ lɔ ɪn ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ˈpraɪvət laɪf; bət ðə ˈɛnʤənz əv ˈmɔrəl riˈprɛʃən hæv bɪn ˈwildɪd mɔr ˈstrɛnjuəsli əˈgɛnst dɪˈvərʤəns frəm ðə ˈreɪnɪŋ əˈpɪnjən ɪn self-regarding*, ðən ˈivɪn ɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmætərz; rɪˈlɪʤən, ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl əv ðə ˈɛləmənts wɪʧ hæv ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈmɔrəl ˈfilɪŋ, ˈhævɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈgəvərnd ˈiðər baɪ ðə æmˈbɪʃən əv ə ˈhaɪˌrɑrki, ˈsikɪŋ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈjumən ˈkɑndəkt, ər baɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ˈpjʊrətəˌnɪzəm. ənd səm əv ðoʊz ˈmɑdərn rɪˈfɔrmərz hu hæv pleɪst ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈstrɔŋgəst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə riˈlɪʤənz əv ðə pæst, hæv bɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ˈiðər ˈʧərʧɪz ər sɛkts ɪn ðɛr əˈsərʃən əv ðə raɪt əv ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən: ɛm. comte*, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, huz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪstəm, ɛz ənˈfoʊldəd ɪn hɪz də ˈpɑzətɪv, eɪmz æt ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ (ðoʊ baɪ ˈmɔrəl mɔr ðən baɪ ˈligəl əˈplaɪənsɪz) ə ˈdɛspəˌtɪzəm əv soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, sərˈpæsɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪd ɪn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdil əv ðə moʊst ˈrɪʤɪd ˌdɪsɪplɪˈnɛriən əˈməŋ ðə ˈeɪnʧənt fəˈlɑsəfərz. ðɛr ər fju əv ˈjuˈɛs hu fil ðə ərʤ tɪ rən ˈəðər lɪvz. lɛt mi ˈrɛsəl wɪθ ə keɪs wɛr aɪ fil ðɪs: ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin tɪ rɪˈdus kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hɛlp riˈstreɪn ðə raɪz əv tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ˈhɛvəli ˈtæksɪŋ ðɛm. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli θɪŋk ðɛr ər ˈɑrgjəmənts ɔn boʊθ saɪdz fər ðɪs. ənd sɪns ʤɑn stɔrt mɪl ɪz ə juˌtɪləˈtɛriən ˈrəðər ðən ə ˌdɑktrəˈnɛr ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən, aɪ θɪŋk hi wʊd bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənts fər ˈtæksɪŋ ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks ɪz ðət əˈbisəti pʊts ə ˈbərdən ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbəʤɪt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt peɪz fər ə bɪg ˈfrækʃən əv ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr. ðɪs ɪz seɪɪŋ ðət sɪns ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ ɪn wən ˈɛriə, ənd ˈʧɔɪsɪz ˌɪnərˈækt ˈbædli wɪθ ðət ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd ˌɪntərˈvin ɪn əˈnəðər weɪ. ðət lidz tɪ ə ʧeɪn əv ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət kʊd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ mɔr ənd mɔr ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, ənˈtɪl ðə səm əv ɪt ɔl wʊd lʊk laɪk ə bæd dil. ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənt wʊd bi ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl it ˈbɛtər ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz mɔr wɪn ðə ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðɛm ər duɪŋ soʊ. ðət minz ðət ðɛr ɪz ən frəm gʊd bɪˈheɪvjər, əˈsumɪŋ ðət səm ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ it wɛl ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz mɔr bət ər ˈhævɪŋ ˈtrəbəlɪŋ duɪŋ soʊ bɪˈkəz nɑt ɔl əv ðɛm wɔnts tɪ it wɛl ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪz pɑrt ðət wʊd bi lɛs ˈkɔstli tɪ dɪˈfit ɪf ˈəðərz wər ˈitɪŋ wɛl ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ wɛl. ɪn ə weɪ, ðət ˈɑrgjəmənt kˈwɛsʧənz ˈwɛðər ðɛr ɪz ə ʃɑrp ˈbaʊndəri bɪtˈwin wən ˈpərsən ənd ðə nɛkst. wən əv ðə bɛst ˈɑrgjəmənts fər ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv bɪˈheɪvjərz ɪz tɪ drɔ ə ˈbaʊndəri bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt taɪm sˈlaɪsɪz əv ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ɛz aɪ dɪˈskəst ɪn ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ənd taɪm sˈlaɪsɪz əv ˈpipəl ɛz ˈɛθɪkəl units.”*.” ɪf ˈleɪtər sɛlf ɪz ˈtritɪd ɛz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ðɛn ˈhɑrmɪŋ ðət ˈleɪtər sɛlf baɪ ˈitɪŋ ˈbædli ənd ˌɛˈʃuɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz kʊd bi ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ə kraɪm. wən weɪ əv traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt æt ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz baɪ ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈgrɛts ðət hæv əˈbaʊt θɪŋz ðeɪ du wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈjəŋgər. bət ɪt ɪz ˈtrɪki. səm əv ðə jəŋ meɪ nɑt kɛr məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ðɛr ˈoʊldər sɛlvz; bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru ðət səm əv ðə oʊld meɪ nɑt kɛr məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr əv ðɛr ˈərliər, ˈjəŋgər sɛlvz. ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈwɪʃɪŋ ðɛr ˈjəŋgər sɛlf hæd seɪvd mɔr ər ˈitən ˈbɛtər, ˈivɪn æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈhævɪŋ ən ənˈplɛzəntli əˈsɛtɪk laɪf. soʊ rɪˈgrɛts məst bi ˈteɪkən wɪθ ə greɪn əv sɔlt, bət ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ boʊθ rɪˈgrɛts ənd wət ðə jəŋ wɔnt tɪ du dɪˈspaɪt ðə kɔst tɪ ðɛr ˈoʊldər sɛlvz kən hɛlp brɪŋ ə mɔr ˈbælənst pərˈspɛktɪv. aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˈbrifli əˈbəv ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˈpipəl feɪs ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈstrəgəl tɪ du ðə raɪt θɪŋ. wən weɪ əv ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ðɪs ɪz tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈdɪfərənt sɛlvz ˈbætəlɪŋ ɪt aʊt wɪˈθɪn ə ˈpərsən æt ðə seɪm taɪm. frəm ðɪs pɔɪnt əv vju, ˈtæksɪŋ ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks maɪt bi sin ɛz ˈteɪkɪŋ saɪdz ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪvəl ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv kəˈlætərəl ˈdæmɪʤ ɔn ˈəðərz hu du nɑt hæv ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈstrəgəl. ɪf ðɪs ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪz nɑt bækt əp baɪ wən əv ðə ˈəðərz dɪˈskəst ɪn ðɪs poʊst, ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈrizən tɪ ˈfeɪvər wən saɪd əv ə ˈpərsən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈəðər saɪd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə fʊl əˈkaʊnɪŋ əv ðə kəˈlætərəl ˈdæmɪʤ. ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstænd, ər kənfˈjuzd ənd nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ streɪt wɪn ðeɪ meɪk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ drɪŋk ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks. ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, waɪl ə tæks ɔn ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks ɪz ˈmoʊstli ə ˈtrænsfər (ædˈmɪtɪdli ə ˈlaɪkli rəˈgrɛsɪv tæks ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈməni frəm ðə ˈɪgnərənt ənd səm ˈəðər grups ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt). ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt wərks bɛst wɪn (ə) ɪt həz bɪn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən beɪst ɔn ðə truθ, ˈəndərˌteɪkən ɔn ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈsæmpəl, ˈkɔzɪz ˈpipəl tɪ ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks ənd (bi) ðə tæks ɪz ˈteɪlərd tɪ əˈfɛkt praɪˈmɛrəli ðə ˈsəbˌsɛt ɪn ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri hu wʊd ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks ɪf ˈoʊnli ðeɪ nu ðə truθ. ðət ɪz, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ faɪnd saɪnz əv ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn strɔŋ ˈprɛfərəns fər ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks ðət wʊd meɪk ˈsəmˌwən ʧuz tɪ drɪŋk ðɛm ˈivɪn noʊɪŋ ɔl əv ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ʤɑn stɔrt mɪl ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt fər biɪŋ pəˌtərnəˈlɪstɪk təˈwɔrd ðə ˈɪgnərənt. ɔn ðət, si stɔrt mɪl ɔn bəˈnɛvələnt dictators.”*.” bət ə ˈmɪnəməl kənˈdɪʃən fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈɪgnərəns ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz ðət ˈsəmˌwən ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ɑpt ðɪs keɪs ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋk tæks wɪθ ə tæks ˈikwəl tɪ ðə tæks æt ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈlɛvəl əv kənˈsəmʃən, ˈpæsɪŋ ə ˈrɪgərəs kwɪz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ fʊl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɑrgjəmənts əˈgɛnst ˈrənɪŋ ˈəðər lɪvz ɪz ðət ɪt tɛndz təˈwɔrd əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ du θɪŋz ðə wən bɛst weɪ. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðə wən bɛst weɪ ɪz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd kərˈɛktli æt ə ˈgɪvɪn pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm, ˈstændərˌdaɪzɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn lɛs ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən. ðət ɪz, ðə ˈstætɪk ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ kənˈfɔrm tɪ bɛst ˈpræktɪs həz ə daɪˈnæmɪk kɔst əv kəˈlɛktɪvli ˈlərnɪŋ lɛs. (əv kɔrs, ɪf ˈɛvriˌwən kənˈfɔrmz tɪ ðə seɪm bæd ˈpræktɪs, ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪtəl wʊd bi ˈlərnɪd frəm ðət ɛz ˈprɑbləm ərˈaɪzɪz wɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm bɛst ˈpræktɪs ɪn ə ˈstætɪk sɛns rɪˈpleɪsɪz dɪˈvərsɪti.) ðɪs kən bi ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs kɔst. fər kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðə riˈstrɪkʃən əv ˈjusfəl ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ɪn sɪˈstɛmɪk hɛlθ kɛr ˈpɑləsi ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈgreɪtəst fɪrz əˈbaʊt wət maɪt du æt səm fˈjuʧər taɪm. (si fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈɛvən ɔn ˈmɛdɪkəl rɪˈfɔrm ˈkænədə.) ðoʊz hu wɔnt tɪ kip ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks fri frəm ˈtæksɪz ʃʊd traɪ tɪ spɛl aʊt ˈpɑsəbəl weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks maɪt lɛd tɪ ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nu ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət ər nɑt ˈkərəntli sin ˈklɪrli. aɪ traɪ tɪ riˈzɑlv ðɪs ˌɪnˈtərnəl dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ hæv ə səbˈstænʃəl tæks ɔn ˈʃʊgəri sɔft drɪŋks hir; ðə meɪn pɔɪnt aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ɪz ðət ˈɛniˌwən ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ə pəˌtərnəˈlɪstɪk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ʃʊd goʊ θru boʊθ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ənd ˈhoʊpfəli ɪkˈstərnəl dəˈbeɪt æt list æt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˈθəroʊnəs.
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some grocery stores got wine on their shelves last week. this initiative came after beer and cider popped up in supermarkets last year, signalling how the was expanding beyond its stores.
earlier this year, it launched its site, but the initiative has failed to attract much interest from customers.
according to the toronto star, the gets only 80 online orders per day. to put that in perspective, "online sales to date represent about 10 per cent of what the liquor agency loses annually to theft," writes the star.
on orders of $50 or more, you can choose to get your booze delivered for an $12 in about three days. or, if you don't mind waiting one to four weeks, you can pick up your package and avoid the delivery fee.
the's trying to improve up its online ordering system and catalogue and is looking to implement a delivery service. it's also hoping the holiday season helps beef up online sales.
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səm ˈgroʊsəri stɔrz gɑt waɪn ɔn ðɛr ʃɛlvz læst wik. ðɪs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv keɪm ˈæftər bɪr ənd ˈsaɪdər pɑpt əp ɪn ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪts læst jɪr, ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ haʊ ðə wɑz ɪkˈspændɪŋ bɪɔnd ɪts stɔrz. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ɪt lɔnʧt ɪts saɪt, bət ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv həz feɪld tɪ əˈtrækt məʧ ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈkəstəmərz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr, ðə gɪts ˈoʊnli 80 ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɔrdərz pər deɪ. tɪ pʊt ðət ɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, "ˈɔnˌlaɪn seɪlz tɪ deɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt əˈbaʊt 10 pər sɛnt əv wət ðə ˈlɪkər ˈeɪʤənsi ˈluzɪz ˈænjuəli tɪ θɛft," raɪts ðə stɑr. ɔn ˈɔrdərz əv 50 ər mɔr, ju kən ʧuz tɪ gɪt jʊr buz dɪˈlɪvərd fər ən 12 ɪn əˈbaʊt θri deɪz. ər, ɪf ju doʊnt maɪnd ˈweɪtɪŋ wən tɪ fɔr wiks, ju kən pɪk əp jʊr ˈpækɪʤ ənd əˈvɔɪd ðə dɪˈlɪvəri fi. ðə traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv əp ɪts ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ənd ˈkætəˌlɔg ənd ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ə dɪˈlɪvəri ˈsərvɪs. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈsizən hɛlps bif əp ˈɔnˌlaɪn seɪlz.
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14 aug 3301
imperial inquisition and emperor's grace to hold meeting
mavia kain, the high inquisitor and leader of the imperial inquisition, is scheduled to pay a visit to admiral mako, leader of grace. the meeting will be held in the emperor's grace stronghold of at lindblad port. both leaders will discuss a number of imperial issues, including the assassination of emperor duval and the present military operations in the sector.
rumours about the groups’ cooperation have been circulating since the start of the united imperial offensive in the sector. both factions are presently engaged in a peacekeeping operation against the crew, which began when delaine illegally invaded imperial space and took imperial citizens into slavery. grace and imperial inquisition pilots are fighting together against this notorious crime lord, as both groups see him as a threat to galactic peace.
sources close to admiral revealed that the factions share the same traditional imperial values. a senior official noted that: "we both care about the empire, the imperial way of life, and imperial citizens. we are natural allies. the empire is going through tough times - we need to support each other."
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14 ˈɔgəst 3301 ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən ənd ˈɛmpərərz greɪs tɪ hoʊld ˈmitɪŋ keɪn, ðə haɪ ˌɪnkˈwɪzətər ənd ˈlidər əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən, ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ peɪ ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈædmərəl ˈmɑkoʊ, ˈlidər əv greɪs. ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪl bi hɛld ɪn ðə ˈɛmpərərz greɪs ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv æt ˈlɪndbləd pɔrt. boʊθ ˈlidərz wɪl dɪˈskəs ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈɪʃuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əv ˈɛmpərər duˈvæl ənd ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər. ˈrumərz əˈbaʊt ðə groups’*’ kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən hæv bɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl əˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər. boʊθ ˈfækʃənz ər ˈprɛzəntli ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈpiˌskipɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə kru, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn wɪn dɪˈleɪn ˌɪˈligəli ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl speɪs ənd tʊk ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈsɪtɪzənz ˈɪntu sˈleɪvəri. greɪs ənd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˌɪnkwəˈzɪʃən ˈpaɪləts ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ təˈgɛðər əˈgɛnst ðɪs noʊˈtɔriəs kraɪm lɔrd, ɛz boʊθ grups si ɪm ɛz ə θrɛt tɪ gəˈlæktɪk pis. ˈsɔrsəz kloʊz tɪ ˈædmərəl rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈfækʃənz ʃɛr ðə seɪm trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈvæljuz. ə ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəl ˈnoʊtɪd ðət: "wi boʊθ kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛmpaɪər, ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl weɪ əv laɪf, ənd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈsɪtɪzənz. wi ər ˈnæʧərəl ˈælaɪz. ðə ˈɛmpaɪər ɪz goʊɪŋ θru təf taɪmz wi nid tɪ səˈpɔrt iʧ ˈəðər." kəˈmændər ræf vɔn θɔrn
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• meltdown continues as de gregorio ‘relinquishes his office’ election of new president will take place between december and february
walter de gregorio has left his post as’s head of communications days after making a joke on television about the world governing body, despite having defended it and been its most prominent public face throughout the recent crisis which led the president, sepp blatter, to announce his resignation although he currently remains at the helm.
appearing on swiss tv on monday de gregorio said: “the president, secretary general and communications director are in a car. driving? the police.”
a statement from said de gregorio had decided to step down with immediate effect. it marks the latest twist in the crisis engulfing, which began two and a half weeks ago when the fbi and swiss authorities arrested numerous officials following a dawn raid in zurich amid allegations of endemic corruption.
fifa confirmed on thursday that the extraordinary executive committee meeting to decide the date for the presidential election will take place on 20 july in zurich, with a statement saying the extraordinary elective congress will be held between december and february.
de gregorio was present at resignation speech before a sparse media contingent. the swiss has been one of most senior aides since joining in september 2011, and strongly defended it after the arrests.
only hours after us and swiss officials raided the baur au lac hotel in zurich amid the news that several senior officials faced extradition to the us on federal corruption charges de gregorio attempted to quell the growing storm at a press conference by describing the incident as good for.
he said: “this for is good. it is not good in terms of image or reputation but in terms of cleaning up, this is good. it is not a nice day but it is also a good day. the process goes on and we are looking forward.”
however, de joke on swiss tv appears to have proved pivotal for the former journalist, with releasing a statement on thursday which said: “walter de gregorio has decided to relinquish his office with immediate effect as director of communications and public affairs. mr de gregorio joined on 14 september 2011 and will serve on a consultancy basis until the end of this year. his deputy nicolas will resume the role ad interim.”
the general secretary, who has come under pressure for his involvement regarding a $10m payment made by in relation to the 2010 south africa world cup said: “walter has worked incredibly hard for the past four years and we are immensely grateful for all he has done. i am glad we will be able to continue to draw on his expertise until the end of the year.”
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the fbi said last week it was extending its investigation into corruption at into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 world cups, to be held in russia and qatar. the head of the committee for russia 2018, alexei, stated that neither the us nor swiss investigators had contacted russia and the “hysteria” surrounding’s current plight.
“we just need to ponder in whose interest it is to draw up the bridge between us and our partners in,” said. “strangely this comes when a sizeable delegation is in samara, where trying to prepare the world cup together. not necessary to put yourselves into some sort of hysteria or trance about all this. the organisation has the capability to and possibly fix incorrect decisions made in the past. the participation of law enforcement organs necessary.”
on thursday the european parliament called on blatter to stand down with immediate effect, urging its member states to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigations into corruption.
only two hours after de departure was announced, an extract from the weekly magazine was in which blatter wrote: “fifa is going through difficult times. this makes me all the more proud that our organisation runs smoothly in a crisis.” it is thought he was referring to the and world cups when describing the smooth running of.
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•* ˈmɛltˌdaʊn kənˈtɪnjuz ɛz də grɪˈgɔrioʊ hɪz office’*’ ɪˈlɛkʃən əv nu ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl teɪk pleɪs bɪtˈwin dɪˈsɛmbər ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈwɔltər də grɪˈgɔrioʊ həz lɛft hɪz poʊst ɛz hɛd əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz deɪz ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ʤoʊk ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən əˈbaʊt ðə wərld ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi, dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪt ənd bɪn ɪts moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˈpəblɪk feɪs θruaʊt ðə ˈrisənt ˈkraɪsəs wɪʧ lɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, sɛp ˈblætər, tɪ əˈnaʊns hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈkərəntli rɪˈmeɪnz æt ðə hɛlm. əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn swɪs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ də grɪˈgɔrioʊ sɛd: ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər ər ɪn ə kɑr. ˈdraɪvɪŋ? ðə police.”*.” ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm sɛd də grɪˈgɔrioʊ hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ stɛp daʊn wɪθ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈifɛkt. ɪt mɑrks ðə ˈleɪtəst twɪst ɪn ðə ˈkraɪsəs ɪnˈgəlfɪŋ, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn tu ənd ə hæf wiks əˈgoʊ wɪn ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd swɪs əˈθɔrətiz ərˈɛstɪd ˈnumərəs əˈfɪʃəlz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə dɔn reɪd ɪn ˈzʊrɪk əˈmɪd ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ɛnˈdɛmɪk kərˈəpʃən. kənˈfərmd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv kəˈmɪti ˈmitɪŋ tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðə deɪt fər ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɔn 20 ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn ˈzʊrɪk, wɪθ ə ˈsteɪtmənt seɪɪŋ ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ɪˈlɛktɪv ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl bi hɛld bɪtˈwin dɪˈsɛmbər ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri. də grɪˈgɔrioʊ wɑz ˈprɛzənt æt ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən spiʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ə spɑrs ˈmidiə kənˈtɪnʤənt. ðə swɪs həz bɪn wən əv moʊst ˈsinjər eɪdz sɪns ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 ənd ˈstrɔŋli dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪt ˈæftər ðə ərˈɛsts. ˈoʊnli aʊərz ˈæftər ˈjuˈɛs ənd swɪs əˈfɪʃəlz ˈreɪdɪd ðə bɔr oʊ læk hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ˈzʊrɪk əˈmɪd ðə nuz ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəlz feɪst ˌɛkstrəˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfɛdərəl kərˈəpʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz də grɪˈgɔrioʊ əˈtɛmptəd tɪ kwɛl ðə groʊɪŋ stɔrm æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns baɪ dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz gʊd fər. hi sɛd: fər ɪz gʊd. ɪt ɪz nɑt gʊd ɪn tərmz əv ˈɪmɪʤ ər ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən bət ɪn tərmz əv ˈklinɪŋ əp, ðɪs ɪz gʊd. ɪt ɪz nɑt ə nis deɪ bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə gʊd deɪ. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs goʊz ɔn ənd wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ forward.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, də ʤoʊk ɔn swɪs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv pruvd ˈpɪvətəl fər ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈʤərnəlɪst, wɪθ riˈlisɪŋ ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ wɪʧ sɛd: də grɪˈgɔrioʊ həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ hɪz ˈɔfəs wɪθ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈifɛkt ɛz dɪˈrɛktər əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz. ˈmɪstər də grɪˈgɔrioʊ ʤɔɪnd ɔn 14 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 ənd wɪl sərv ɔn ə kənˈsəltənsi ˈbeɪsɪs ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr. hɪz ˈdɛpjəti ˈnɪkɔləs wɪl ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ðə roʊl æd interim.”*.” ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, hu həz kəm ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər fər hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ə ˈpeɪmənt meɪd baɪ ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə 2010 saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ wərld kəp sɛd: həz wərkt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli hɑrd fər ðə pæst fɔr jɪrz ənd wi ər ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈgreɪtfəl fər ɔl hi həz dən. aɪ æm glæd wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ drɔ ɔn hɪz ˌɛkspərˈtiz ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə year.”*.” ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈwɔltər də ʤoʊk ɔn swɪs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ sɛd læst wik ɪt wɑz ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu kərˈəpʃən æt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ fər ðə 2018 ənd 2022 wərld kəps, tɪ bi hɛld ɪn ˈrəʃə ənd ˌkəˈtɑr. ðə hɛd əv ðə kəˈmɪti fər ˈrəʃə 2018 əˈlɛkˌseɪ, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈniðər ðə ˈjuˈɛs nɔr swɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz hæd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈrəʃə ənd ðə ““hysteria”*” sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈkɑrənt plaɪt. ʤɪst nid tɪ ˈpɑndər ɪn huz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪt ɪz tɪ drɔ əp ðə brɪʤ bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn fifa,”*,” sɛd. ðɪs kəmz wɪn ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən ɪz ɪn ˈsæmərə, wɛr traɪɪŋ tɪ priˈpɛr ðə wərld kəp təˈgɛðər. nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ pʊt ˈjɔrsɛlvz ˈɪntu səm sɔrt əv hɪˈstɛriə ər træns əˈbaʊt ɔl ðɪs. ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən həz ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ ənd ˈpɑsəbli fɪks ˌɪnkərˈɛkt dɪˈsɪʒənz meɪd ɪn ðə pæst. ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔrgənz necessary.”*.” ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt kɔld ɔn ˈblætər tɪ stænd daʊn wɪθ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈifɛkt, ˈərʤɪŋ ɪts ˈmɛmbər steɪts tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ˈfʊli wɪθ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu kərˈəpʃən. ˈoʊnli tu aʊərz ˈæftər də dɪˈpɑrʧər wɑz əˈnaʊnst, ən ˈɛkˌstrækt frəm ðə ˈwikli ˈmægəˌzin wɑz ɪn wɪʧ ˈblætər roʊt: ɪz goʊɪŋ θru ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪmz. ðɪs meɪks mi ɔl ðə mɔr praʊd ðət ɑr ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən rənz sˈmuðli ɪn ə crisis.”*.” ɪt ɪz θɔt hi wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ənd wərld kəps wɪn dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə smuð ˈrənɪŋ əv.
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last year, cumberbatch was sick of the usual debates about black history month. “february is historically a really trying time to be black on the internet,” she told the daily dot.
so cumberbatch decided she was going to change the conversation during february. but how?
known to facebook users as princess mentality and (black nerd)er on twitter, cumberbatch decided she would do what she did best: celebrate in the black community.
what began last year as a small celebration under the #28daysofblackcosplay hashtag has expanded this year into a geek an extra day for leap year to boot.
“i’m very passionate about working to make this visible and successful for us all,” cumberbatch said. so far her efforts have resulted in an explosion of across the internet.
“29daysofblackcosplay is us creating, cultivating and celebrating ourselves, our passion and our fandom,” cumberbatch said.
“this got started last year when i wanted to do something positive within the black community during black history month.”
i thought cut the usual type of shenanigans off at the pass by putting together something to steer the conversation in a more uplifting direction. i got all of my friends together and asked if they wanted to work on a month long celebratory campaign with me. everyone was on board, so i started putting together a schedule, feature questions, organizing photos, #28daysofblackcosplay was born. loving the fact that got #29daysofblackcosplay this time around!
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after the success of last hashtag, cumberbatch told the daily dot she was bombarded with requests to run the project again this year. and she had a good reason for saying yes.
“i felt the campaign was particularly important this year, as the community has recently seen several extremely troubling examples ofers who see nothing inherently wrong with playing around in for the sake of a costume,” cumberbatch explained.
“it’s a slap in the face to a group of people whose passion and craftsmanship routinely goes unnoticed due to the color of their skin and an incredibly rigid definition of ‘character accuracy.’ to put it frankly, total bullshit.”
“now, more than ever, we wanted to celebrate being actually black, and all that comes with that,” cumberbatch said. “it happens in february to compliment black history love celebrating who we are in the present, while at the same time paying homage to those who paved the way for us in the past.”
above all, cumberbatch stressed the importance of the hashtag in demonstrating the agency and independence of black geeks and the black community.
“we recognize that we are in control of creating our own history. we are routinely told that if we want representation, we have to make it for ourselves. if we want to see black characters, we need to create them ourselves.”
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“i love the black community so much,” cumberbatch said. “i am practically bathing in black excellence every single day, and i am in no way prepared for this month to end.”
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læst jɪr, ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ wɑz sɪk əv ðə ˈjuʒəwəl dəˈbeɪts əˈbaʊt blæk ˈhɪstəri mənθ. ɪz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ə ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ taɪm tɪ bi blæk ɔn ðə internet,”*,” ʃi toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli dɑt. soʊ ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈfɛbruˌɛri. bət haʊ? noʊn tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz ɛz ˈprɪnsɛs mɛnˈtælɪti ənd (blæk nərd) ɔn tˈwɪtər, ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ʃi wʊd du wət ʃi dɪd bɛst: ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɪn ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti. wət bɪˈgæn læst jɪr ɛz ə smɔl ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ˈəndər ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg həz ɪkˈspændɪd ðɪs jɪr ˈɪntu ə gik ən ˈɛkstrə deɪ fər lip jɪr tɪ but. ˈvɛri ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðɪs ˈvɪzəbəl ənd səkˈsɛsfəl fər ˈjuˈɛs all,”*,” ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ sɛd. soʊ fɑr hər ˈɛfərts hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ɪz ˈjuˈɛs kriˈeɪtɪŋ, ˈkəltɪˌveɪtɪŋ ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz, ɑr ˈpæʃən ənd ɑr fandom,”*,” ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ sɛd. gɑt ˈstɑrtɪd læst jɪr wɪn aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv wɪˈθɪn ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti ˈdʊrɪŋ blæk ˈhɪstəri month.”*.” aɪ θɔt kət ðə ˈjuʒəwəl taɪp əv ʃəˈnænɪgənz ɔf æt ðə pæs baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ stɪr ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪn ə mɔr ˈəˌplɪftɪŋ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. aɪ gɑt ɔl əv maɪ frɛndz təˈgɛðər ənd æst ɪf ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wərk ɔn ə mənθ lɔŋ səˈlɛbrəˌtɔri kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ mi. ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ɔn bɔrd, soʊ aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə ˈskɛʤʊl, ˈfiʧər kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, wɑz bɔrn. ˈləvɪŋ ðə fækt ðət gɑt ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd! ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ ˈæftər ðə səkˈsɛs əv læst ˈhæʃˌtæg, ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ toʊld ðə ˈdeɪli dɑt ʃi wɑz bɑmˈbɑrdɪd wɪθ rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ rən ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt əˈgɛn ðɪs jɪr. ənd ʃi hæd ə gʊd ˈrizən fər seɪɪŋ jɛs. fɛlt ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðɪs jɪr, ɛz ðə kəmˈjunɪti həz ˈrisəntli sin ˈsɛvərəl ɪkˈstrimli ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv hu si ˈnəθɪŋ ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli rɔŋ wɪθ pleɪɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn fər ðə seɪk əv ə costume,”*,” ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ ɪkˈspleɪnd. ə slæp ɪn ðə feɪs tɪ ə grup əv ˈpipəl huz ˈpæʃən ənd ˈkræftsmənˌʃɪp ruˈtinli goʊz ənˈnoʊtɪst du tɪ ðə ˈkələr əv ðɛr skɪn ənd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈrɪʤɪd ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv accuracy.’*.’ tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈfræŋkli, ˈtoʊtəl bullshit.”*.” ““now*, mɔr ðən ˈɛvər, wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt biɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli blæk, ənd ɔl ðət kəmz wɪθ that,”*,” ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ sɛd. ˈhæpənz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri tɪ ˈkɑmpləmɛnt blæk ˈhɪstəri ləv ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ hu wi ər ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt, waɪl æt ðə seɪm taɪm peɪɪŋ ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðoʊz hu peɪvd ðə weɪ fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə past.”*.” əˈbəv ɔl, ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ strɛst ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ɪn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns əv blæk giks ənd ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət wi ər ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɑr oʊn ˈhɪstəri. wi ər ruˈtinli toʊld ðət ɪf wi wɔnt ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən, wi hæv tɪ meɪk ɪt fər ɑrˈsɛlvz. ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ si blæk ˈkɛrɪktərz, wi nid tɪ kriˈeɪt ðɛm ourselves.”*.” ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ ləv ðə blæk kəmˈjunɪti soʊ much,”*,” ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ sɛd. æm ˈpræktɪkəli ˈbeɪðɪŋ ɪn blæk ˈɛksələns ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ, ənd aɪ æm ɪn noʊ weɪ priˈpɛrd fər ðɪs mənθ tɪ end.”*.” ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈviə ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ
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ðə rəvˈjuz ər ɪn fər ˌʤuˈlaɪ ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ənd ɪf ˈərli bəz ɪz ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, fərst ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈmuvi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈmæsɪv hɪt. ɪt ˈrɪli kəm ɛz ə səˈpraɪz ɛz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi noʊz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈbɛtər ðən ðə wənz hu kriˈeɪtɪd ɪm. wɪθ ˈsoʊni ˈripɪŋ ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ðə riˈlis, ju kən θæŋk ˈdɪzni ənd ˈmɑrvəl baɪ ˈpɪkɪŋ əp səm ˈspaɪdərmæn kəˈlɛktəbəlz ənd gɪt pəmpt fər ðə fɪlm. ðə ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈʧɛˌklɪst ˈfiʧərz ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjərz ənd kəˈlɛktəbəlz frəm brændz səʧ ɛz hɑt tɔɪz,, ənd mɔr, wɪʧ minz ðət ˈlɪtərəli ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈɛvriˌwən ənd ə ˈtrɛʒər troʊv fər ˈmɑrvəl ənd fænz əˈlaɪk. soʊ ʧɛk aʊt ɔl əv ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ˈpitər ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə lɪŋks bɪˈloʊ ənd ˈpɪkɪŋ əp jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈstæˌʧuz, ˈfɪgjərz ənd tɔɪz beɪst ɔn ðə fɪlm. ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ kəˈlɛktəbəl ˈfɪgjərz baɪ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ foʊm ˈfɪgjər ˈrɛplɪkə baɪ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjərz ənd kəˈlɛktəbəl tɔɪz baɪ ˈhæzbroʊ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ skeɪl ˈspaɪdərmæn ˈhoʊˈmeɪd sut ˈvərʒən baɪ hɑt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjərz baɪ ˈmɑrvəl ˈlɛʤəndz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈvaɪnəl ˈfɪgjərz baɪ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər baɪ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ s.h*. ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər wɪθ wɔl ækˈsɛsəri rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ aɪərn mæn mɑrk paʊər poʊz ˈfɪgjər baɪ hɑt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ baɪ ˈdaɪmənd səˈlɛkt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ skeɪl ˈfɪgjər baɪ hɑt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˈfɪgjərz baɪ hɑt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ pɑp! ənˈmæskt ˈspaɪdərmæn ˈvaɪnəl ˈfɪgjər rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ skeɪl ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər baɪ rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ aɪərn mæn mɑrk skeɪl ˈfɪgjər baɪ hɑt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ bəsts baɪ ˈdaɪmənd səˈlɛkt tɔɪz rɛd mɔr
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cleveland, ohio - john kasich's attempts to be the adult in the room - rooted in his prescription for a balanced federal budget - have so far fallen flat in his bid for president.
now, with worries of terrorism back at the forefront in the wake of friday's attacks in paris, ohio's republican governor sees a new opening for his message.
as news of the attacks spread friday, kasich was in new hampshire, the important first primary state key to his white house aspirations. at a town forum in laconia, he led attendees in prayer. his campaign sent reporters video excerpts from the event.
"dear lord," kasich began, head bowed, "we keep the families in paris in our prayers, the children who've been frightened to learn of the death of their mom or their dad or their brother or their sister.
"we know this evil can be all around us, but we know in the end it's the strength that you provide, the hope ultimately that you provide, that can help these folks deal with this terrible tragedy and recover. and we'll stand with them, lord, here across the ocean and the united states. we'll do our best to hold them in our arms, to be with them in this time of terrible grief and terrible tragedy."
the islamic state, or isis, had yet to claim responsibility for the attacks, which killed more than 100. but kasich targeted the group in his remarks.
he acknowledged that americans were "war-weary," then added: "leaders have to lead. you've got to lead, and you've got to be realistic about what the plans are. we definitely need to have a coalition of nations that share our interests to begin to take the fight and destroy isis."
on saturday, soon after isis reportedly claimed responsibility, kasich returned with a lengthy statement. beyond the platitudes you expect from candidates in times of terror, kasich pitched specific ideas and took a shot at president barack obama.
"as president, i would immediately summon an emergency meeting at the highest level to begin working with our european, turkish, and sunni arab allies to contain and ultimately defeat isis in its homeland," the governor said.
"time is of the essence. we cannot afford to await the outcome of the presidential election in a year's time before being able to act. i urge the president to get on this now - in a much more assertive and consequent manner than we have seen from his administration to date."
an accompanying email from the kasich campaign emphasized that kasich last month called for safe havens and zones in syria in the effort to combat isis there.
later, at a forum for candidates in florida, kasich skipped his usual stump speech. he criticized the obama administration for not showing leadership and called on nato to invoke article 5, last used after the terrorist attacks on the united states.
article 5, kasich noted, "basically says an attack on an ally is an attack on us and an attack on all of the western world. we as americans must assert leadership and we need to stand shoulder to shoulder with france and the french people. this is a moment to bring us together."
playing politics so soon after an act of terror is risky. republican presidential nominee mitt romney was criticized in 2012 for slamming obama in the immediate aftermath of attacks on u.s. diplomatic missions in egypt and libya.
this is not an comparison to friday's attacks on france. and kasich is one of 15 candidates looking for a way to stand out in a crowded race.
two political novices - dr. ben carson and real estate mogul donald trump - are leading most national and polls. marco rubio, a senator from florida, has emerged as the establishment's brightest prospect.
kasich has been waiting for a moment when voters might turn away from the "flash and dash" - his words - and give a longer look to someone with experience.
earlier in his white house campaign, kasich, a former congressman, emphasized the 18 years he spent on the house armed services committee. even in such a large field, that makes him one of the most seasoned when it comes to foreign policy.
kasich had shifted his messaging in recent weeks to focus on his experience heading another congressional panel: the house budget committee. he hoped his hand in negotiating the country's last balanced budget would appeal to fiscal conservatives and make him a star at two recent debates focused on economic issues.
this strategy hasn't worked. kasich had to fight for screen time at both forums. he came off as irascible and whiny - hardly the adult in the room he was trying to be.
a race dominated by talk of isis and terrorist threats would put pressure on carson and trump to rely less on sound bites and performance and more on ideas.
kasich knows this. that's why he's moving so quickly to lead the discussion.
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ˈklivlənd, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧɪz əˈtɛmpts tɪ bi ðə ˈædəlt ɪn ðə rum ˈrutɪd ɪn hɪz prəˈskrɪpʃən fər ə ˈbælənst ˈfɛdərəl ˈbəʤɪt hæv soʊ fɑr ˈfɑlən flæt ɪn hɪz bɪd fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. naʊ, wɪθ ˈwəriz əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm bæk æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈfraɪˌdeɪz əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, oʊˈhaɪoʊz rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnər siz ə nu ˈoʊpənɪŋ fər hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤ. ɛz nuz əv ðə əˈtæks sprɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈkɑsɪʧ wɑz ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fərst ˈpraɪˌmɛri steɪt ki tɪ hɪz waɪt haʊs ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz. æt ə taʊn ˈfɔrəm ɪn laconia*, hi lɛd əˈtɛnˈdiz ɪn prɛr. hɪz kæmˈpeɪn sɛnt rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɛksərpts frəm ðə ɪˈvɛnt. "dɪr lɔrd," ˈkɑsɪʧ bɪˈgæn, hɛd boʊd, "wi kip ðə ˈfæməliz ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ɪn ɑr prɛrz, ðə ˈʧɪldrən huv bɪn ˈfraɪtənd tɪ lərn əv ðə dɛθ əv ðɛr mɑm ər ðɛr dæd ər ðɛr ˈbrəðər ər ðɛr ˈsɪstər. "wi noʊ ðɪs ˈivəl kən bi ɔl əraʊnd ˈjuˈɛs, bət wi noʊ ɪn ðə ɛnd ɪts ðə strɛŋθ ðət ju prəˈvaɪd, ðə hoʊp ˈəltəmətli ðət ju prəˈvaɪd, ðət kən hɛlp ðiz foʊks dil wɪθ ðɪs ˈtɛrəbəl ˈtræʤədi ənd rɪˈkəvər. ənd wɪl stænd wɪθ ðɛm, lɔrd, hir əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. wɪl du ɑr bɛst tɪ hoʊld ðɛm ɪn ɑr ɑrmz, tɪ bi wɪθ ðɛm ɪn ðɪs taɪm əv ˈtɛrəbəl grif ənd ˈtɛrəbəl ˈtræʤədi." ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, ər ˈaɪsəs, hæd jɛt tɪ kleɪm riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə əˈtæks, wɪʧ kɪld mɔr ðən 100 bət ˈkɑsɪʧ ˈtɑrgətɪd ðə grup ɪn hɪz rɪˈmɑrks. hi ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz wər "war-weary*," ðɛn ˈædɪd: "ˈlidərz hæv tɪ lɛd. juv gɑt tɪ lɛd, ənd juv gɑt tɪ bi ˌriəˈlɪstɪk əˈbaʊt wət ðə plænz ər. wi ˈdɛfənətli nid tɪ hæv ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈneɪʃənz ðət ʃɛr ɑr ˈɪntərɪsts tɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ teɪk ðə faɪt ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈaɪsəs." ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, sun ˈæftər ˈaɪsəs rɪˈpɔrtədli kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ˈkɑsɪʧ rɪˈtərnd wɪθ ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈsteɪtmənt. bɪɔnd ðə ˈplætɪˌtudz ju ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ˈkænədɪts ɪn taɪmz əv ˈtɛrər, ˈkɑsɪʧ pɪʧt spɪˈsɪfɪk aɪˈdiəz ənd tʊk ə ʃɑt æt ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. "ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, aɪ wʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈsəmən ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈmitɪŋ æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɑr ˌjʊrəˈpiən, ˈtərkɪʃ, ənd ˈsuni ˈærəb ˈælaɪz tɪ kənˈteɪn ənd ˈəltəmətli dɪˈfit ˈaɪsəs ɪn ɪts ˈhoʊmˌlænd," ðə ˈgəvərnər sɛd. "taɪm ɪz əv ðə ˈɛsəns. wi ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ əˈweɪt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn ə jɪrz taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ækt. aɪ ərʤ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ gɪt ɔn ðɪs naʊ ɪn ə məʧ mɔr əˈsərtɪv ənd ˈkɑnsəkwənt ˈmænər ðən wi hæv sin frəm hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ deɪt." ən əˈkəmpəniɪŋ iˈmeɪl frəm ðə ˈkɑsɪʧ kæmˈpeɪn ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət ˈkɑsɪʧ læst mənθ kɔld fər seɪf ˈheɪvənz ənd zoʊnz ɪn ˈsɪriə ɪn ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈaɪsəs ðɛr. ˈleɪtər, æt ə ˈfɔrəm fər ˈkænədɪts ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈkɑsɪʧ skɪpt hɪz ˈjuʒəwəl stəmp spiʧ. hi ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən fər nɑt ʃoʊɪŋ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd kɔld ɔn ˈneɪtoʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈvoʊk ˈɑrtɪkəl 5 læst juzd ˈæftər ðə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks ɔn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈɑrtɪkəl 5 ˈkɑsɪʧ ˈnoʊtɪd, "ˈbeɪsɪkli sɪz ən əˈtæk ɔn ən ˈælaɪ ɪz ən əˈtæk ɔn ˈjuˈɛs ənd ən əˈtæk ɔn ɔl əv ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld. wi ɛz əˈmɛrɪkənz məst əˈsərt ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd wi nid tɪ stænd ˈʃoʊldər tɪ ˈʃoʊldər wɪθ fræns ənd ðə frɛnʧ ˈpipəl. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər." pleɪɪŋ ˈpɑləˌtɪks soʊ sun ˈæftər ən ækt əv ˈtɛrər ɪz ˈrɪski. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni mɪt ˈrɑmni wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ɪn 2012 fər sˈlæmɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈæftərˌmæθ əv əˈtæks ɔn juz. ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈmɪʃənz ɪn ˈiʤɪpt ənd ˈlɪˌbiə. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ən kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪz əˈtæks ɔn fræns. ənd ˈkɑsɪʧ ɪz wən əv 15 ˈkænədɪts ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə weɪ tɪ stænd aʊt ɪn ə ˈkraʊdɪd reɪs. tu pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnɑvəsɪz ˈdɑktər. bɛn ˈkɑrzən ənd ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmoʊgəl ˈdɑnəld trəmp ər ˈlidɪŋ moʊst ˈnæʃənəl ənd poʊlz. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ, ə ˈsɛnətər frəm ˈflɔrɪdə, həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ðə ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts ˈbraɪtəst ˈprɑspɛkt. ˈkɑsɪʧ həz bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə ˈmoʊmənt wɪn ˈvoʊtərz maɪt tərn əˈweɪ frəm ðə "flæʃ ənd dæʃ" hɪz wərdz ənd gɪv ə ˈlɔŋgər lʊk tɪ ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈərliər ɪn hɪz waɪt haʊs kæmˈpeɪn, ˈkɑsɪʧ, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑŋgrəsmən, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðə 18 jɪrz hi spɛnt ɔn ðə haʊs ɑrmd ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪti. ˈivɪn ɪn səʧ ə lɑrʤ fild, ðət meɪks ɪm wən əv ðə moʊst ˈsizənd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ˈkɑsɪʧ hæd ˈʃɪftɪd hɪz ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈrisənt wiks tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈhɛdɪŋ əˈnəðər kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈpænəl: ðə haʊs ˈbəʤɪt kəˈmɪti. hi hoʊpt hɪz hænd ɪn nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkəntriz læst ˈbælənst ˈbəʤɪt wʊd əˈpil tɪ ˈfɪskəl kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd meɪk ɪm ə stɑr æt tu ˈrisənt dəˈbeɪts ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪʃuz. ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi ˈhæzənt wərkt. ˈkɑsɪʧ hæd tɪ faɪt fər skrin taɪm æt boʊθ ˈfɔrəmz. hi keɪm ɔf ɛz ˌɪˈræsɪbəl ənd ˈwaɪni ˈhɑrdli ðə ˈædəlt ɪn ðə rum hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ bi. ə reɪs ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ tɔk əv ˈaɪsəs ənd ˈtɛrərɪst θrɛts wʊd pʊt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈkɑrzən ənd trəmp tɪ rɪˈlaɪ lɛs ɔn saʊnd baɪts ənd pərˈfɔrməns ənd mɔr ɔn aɪˈdiəz. ˈkɑsɪʧ noʊz ðɪs. ðæts waɪ hiz ˈmuvɪŋ soʊ kˈwɪkli tɪ lɛd ðə dɪˈskəʃən.
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gaming for therapy and cognitive development?! it turns out there is a myriad of benefits gained from hobby! feel the zen!
in this video i talk in response to an article by geek and sundry which looks at using dungeons and dragons as a therapeutic intervention for children with learning difficulties and expand that to discuss how it can be applied to all us us.
this includes the social aspect of meeting people, the behavioral activation properties of having things to look forward to as well as having achievements such as painting some of your led pile or winning a big game. not only that but also the involved as we paint.
for all the hobbyists who have ever suffered from mental health issues such as depression or anxiety or those that want to keep their mental well being in check, stick with it! in my real life job, i am a psychologist and i thoroughly believe that gaming is good for our mental health. therapy does not necessarily mean going to see a psychologist to be analyzed and given drugs, etc..
it can simply be doing those activities that foster social skills such as teamwork, self esteem, and assertiveness. guess what? all that can be found through playing!
role playing makes it easy to assume a new role and gain perspective, exposing us to certain scenarios that are less threatening than real life. are achievements that we literally bring to the table and share with our friends. this gives us a sense of our community, and these relationships are a key aspect to our healing.
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ˈgeɪmɪŋ fər ˈθɛrəpi ənd ˈkɑgnɪtɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt?! ɪt tərnz aʊt ðɛr ɪz ə ˈmɪriəd əv ˈbɛnəfɪts geɪnd frəm ˈhɑbi! fil ðə zɛn! ɪn ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ aɪ tɔk ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ gik ənd ˈsəndri wɪʧ lʊks æt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdənʤənz ənd ˈdrægənz ɛz ə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən fər ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ˈlərnɪŋ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ənd ɪkˈspænd ðət tɪ dɪˈskəs haʊ ɪt kən bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ɔl ˈjuˈɛs ˈjuˈɛs. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈmitɪŋ ˈpipəl, ðə bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˌæktəˈveɪʃən ˈprɑpərtiz əv ˈhævɪŋ θɪŋz tɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈhævɪŋ əˈʧivmənts səʧ ɛz ˈpeɪnɪŋ səm əv jʊr lɛd paɪl ər ˈwɪnɪŋ ə bɪg geɪm. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɛz wi peɪnt. fər ɔl ðə ˈhɑbiɪsts hu hæv ˈɛvər ˈsəfərd frəm ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz dɪˈprɛʃən ər æŋˈzaɪəti ər ðoʊz ðət wɔnt tɪ kip ðɛr ˈmɛntəl wɛl biɪŋ ɪn ʧɛk, stɪk wɪθ ɪt! ɪn maɪ ril laɪf ʤɑb, aɪ æm ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst ənd aɪ ˈθəroʊli bɪˈliv ðət ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz gʊd fər ɑr ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ. ˈθɛrəpi dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli min goʊɪŋ tɪ si ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst tɪ bi ˈænəˌlaɪzd ənd ˈgɪvɪn drəgz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.. ɪt kən ˈsɪmpli bi duɪŋ ðoʊz ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət ˈfɑstər ˈsoʊʃəl skɪlz səʧ ɛz ˈtimˌwərk, sɛlf ɛˈstim, ənd əˈsərtɪvnəs. gɛs wət? ɔl ðət kən bi faʊnd θru pleɪɪŋ! roʊl pleɪɪŋ meɪks ɪt ˈizi tɪ əˈsum ə nu roʊl ənd geɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈsərtən sɪˈnɛrioʊz ðət ər lɛs θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðən ril laɪf. ər əˈʧivmənts ðət wi ˈlɪtərəli brɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd ʃɛr wɪθ ɑr frɛndz. ðɪs gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə sɛns əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti, ənd ðiz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər ə ki ˈæˌspɛkt tɪ ɑr ˈhilɪŋ. bɪts ˈleɪtəst
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residents spent $1.14 million in “democracy vouchers” on races for city council and city attorney as seattle launched its program, which allows voters to contribute to political candidates using taxpayer money.
seattle residents spent $1.14 million in “democracy vouchers” as the city launched its program this year, according to newly released data.
that’s much less than the $3 million a year in property taxes the city began collecting in 2016 to pay for the vouchers program, which allows voters to contribute to qualifying political candidates using public money. the last day to donate vouchers was nov. 30.
residents likely would have spent much more taxpayer money had the vouchers been allowed in the mayoral race. but the vouchers program this time included only races for seattle city council and city attorney, because of a clause in the 2015 ballot measure that authorized the program.
the measure excluded mayoral candidates from the program until 2021 “to allow accumulation of program funds.” the authors said they wanted to ensure the city run out of money during the first election cycle.
would the program have indeed run out of money? and would the vouchers have changed the outcome of the mayoral race, which jenny won? impossible to know.
what’s certain is that the group of people who donated vouchers was younger and more diverse than the group of people who gave cash to the mayoral candidates.
rather than boost the general fund, any unspent money will remain in the program to help pay for vouchers in future races.
the seven district seats will be up for election in 2019, and the vouchers program will expand to mayoral candidates in 2021.
the program, which provides each registered seattle voter with four $25 vouchers, costs the owner of a $500,000 home about $11.50 a year.
teresa mosqueda and jon grant, candidates for position 8, garnered the most support in vouchers. they each raised $300,000, hitting a cap imposed by the program. mosqueda won their race.
a primary candidate for position 8, goueli, raised $27,550 in vouchers.
in the position 9 race, incumbent m. lorena raised $213,175 in vouchers and defeated challenger pat murakami, who raised $152,675.
incumbent city attorney pete holmes raised $147,125 in vouchers. he repelled rival scott lindsay, who take part in the program.
in the end, a total of seattle residents contributed vouchers, driving a massive increase in overall political giving.
in 2013, only residents gave money to candidates for mayor, city attorney and council, according to a report by and every voice. this time, more than residents donated vouchers and money, the report says.
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ˈrɛzɪdənts spɛnt ˈmɪljən ɪn vouchers”*” ɔn ˈreɪsɪz fər ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ˈsɪti əˈtərni ɛz siˈætəl lɔnʧt ɪts ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈvoʊtərz tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkænədɪts ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈməni. siˈætəl ˈrɛzɪdənts spɛnt ˈmɪljən ɪn vouchers”*” ɛz ðə ˈsɪti lɔnʧt ɪts ˈproʊˌgræm ðɪs jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈnuli riˈlist ˈdætə. məʧ lɛs ðən ðə 3 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr ɪn ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz ðə ˈsɪti bɪˈgæn kəˈlɛktɪŋ ɪn 2016 tɪ peɪ fər ðə ˈvaʊʧərz ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈvoʊtərz tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkænədɪts ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈməni. ðə læst deɪ tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ˈvaʊʧərz wɑz noʊv. 30 ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈlaɪkli wʊd hæv spɛnt məʧ mɔr ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈməni hæd ðə ˈvaʊʧərz bɪn əˈlaʊd ɪn ðə meɪərəl reɪs. bət ðə ˈvaʊʧərz ˈproʊˌgræm ðɪs taɪm ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈoʊnli ˈreɪsɪz fər siˈætəl ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ˈsɪti əˈtərni, bɪˈkəz əv ə klɔz ɪn ðə 2015 ˈbælət ˈmɛʒər ðət ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ˈmɛʒər ɪkˈskludɪd meɪərəl ˈkænədɪts frəm ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ənˈtɪl 2021 əˈlaʊ əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈproʊˌgræm funds.”*.” ðə ˈɔθərz sɛd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈsɪti rən aʊt əv ˈməni ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsaɪkəl. wʊd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm hæv ˌɪnˈdid rən aʊt əv ˈməni? ənd wʊd ðə ˈvaʊʧərz hæv ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə meɪərəl reɪs, wɪʧ ˈʤɛni wən? ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ noʊ. ˈsərtən ɪz ðət ðə grup əv ˈpipəl hu ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ˈvaʊʧərz wɑz ˈjəŋgər ənd mɔr dɪˈvərs ðən ðə grup əv ˈpipəl hu geɪv kæʃ tɪ ðə meɪərəl ˈkænədɪts. ˈrəðər ðən bust ðə ˈʤɛnərəl fənd, ˈɛni ənˈspɛnt ˈməni wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ hɛlp peɪ fər ˈvaʊʧərz ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈreɪsɪz. ðə ˈsɛvən ˈdɪstrɪkt sits wɪl bi əp fər ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2019 ənd ðə ˈvaʊʧərz ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl ɪkˈspænd tɪ meɪərəl ˈkænədɪts ɪn 2021 ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz iʧ ˈrɛʤɪstərd siˈætəl ˈvoʊtər wɪθ fɔr 25 ˈvaʊʧərz, kɔsts ðə ˈoʊnər əv ə hoʊm əˈbaʊt ə jɪr. tərˈisə moʊskˈweɪdə ənd ʤɑn grænt, ˈkænədɪts fər pəˈzɪʃən 8 ˈgɑrnərd ðə moʊst səˈpɔrt ɪn ˈvaʊʧərz. ðeɪ iʧ reɪzd ˈhɪtɪŋ ə kæp ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. moʊskˈweɪdə wən ðɛr reɪs. ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkænədɪt fər pəˈzɪʃən 8 goueli*, reɪzd ɪn ˈvaʊʧərz. ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən 9 reɪs, ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ɛm. lɔˈrɛnə reɪzd ɪn ˈvaʊʧərz ənd dɪˈfitɪd ˈʧælɪnʤər pæt mʊrɑˈkɑmi, hu reɪzd ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈsɪti əˈtərni pit hoʊmz reɪzd ɪn ˈvaʊʧərz. hi rɪˈpɛld ˈraɪvəl skɑt ˈlɪndzi, hu teɪk pɑrt ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ə ˈtoʊtəl əv siˈætəl ˈrɛzɪdənts kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ˈvaʊʧərz, ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈoʊvərˌɔl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈgɪvɪŋ. ɪn 2013 ˈoʊnli ˈrɛzɪdənts geɪv ˈməni tɪ ˈkænədɪts fər meɪər, ˈsɪti əˈtərni ənd ˈkaʊnsəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ənd ˈɛvəri vɔɪs. ðɪs taɪm, mɔr ðən ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ˈvaʊʧərz ənd ˈməni, ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz.
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deanna durante was in court during the "black madam" trial. find out who the she says was among her celebrity clients. (published friday, feb. 27, 2015)
a gothic hip-hop artist charged with killing a london break dancer with an illegal buttocks injection claims one celebrity who sought her out became "a walking billboard" for her work.
padge-victoria claimed on the stand friday that philly model amber rose started receiving her injections before she became famous.
she says west dropped her off for one procedure when the two were dating.
windslowe also stated under oath that rose brought her many clients and that she was supposed to inject nicki but the appointment was canceled after claudia death. the london college student and model died being injected with silicone at an airport hotel in philadelphia.
representatives for rose did not immediately respond to emails by the associated press and calls by requesting comment.
under has tried to explain the dizzying array of names, addresses, businesses and identities she has amassed in the 20 years she admits doing underground cosmetic surgery on the side.
she says her "black madam" title comes from many lucrative years running an escort service. says: "i was the best."
windslowe is charged with murder in the 2011 death of aderotimi.
copyright associated press / nbc 10 philadelphia
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ˌdiˈænə dʊˈrɑnti wɑz ɪn kɔrt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə "blæk ˈmædəm" traɪəl. faɪnd aʊt hu ðə ʃi sɪz wɑz əˈməŋ hər səˈlɛbrɪti klaɪənts. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 27 2015 ə ˈgɑθɪk ˈhɪˌphɔp ˈɑrtɪst ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈkɪlɪŋ ə ˈləndən breɪk ˈdænsər wɪθ ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈbətəks ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən kleɪmz wən səˈlɛbrɪti hu sɔt hər aʊt bɪˈkeɪm "ə ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈbɪlˌbɔrd" fər hər wərk. kleɪmd ɔn ðə stænd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ˈfɪli ˈmɑdəl ˈæmbər roʊz ˈstɑrtɪd rɪˈsivɪŋ hər ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi bɪˈkeɪm ˈfeɪməs. ʃi sɪz wɛst drɑpt hər ɔf fər wən prəˈsiʤər wɪn ðə tu wər ˈdeɪtɪŋ. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ˈəndər oʊθ ðət roʊz brɔt hər ˈmɛni klaɪənts ənd ðət ʃi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ˈnɪki bət ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt wɑz ˈkænsəld ˈæftər ˈklɔdiə dɛθ. ðə ˈləndən ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt ənd ˈmɑdəl daɪd biɪŋ ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd wɪθ ˈsɪləˌkoʊn æt ən ˈɛrˌpɔrt hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə. ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz fər roʊz dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ iˈmeɪlz baɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ənd kɔlz baɪ rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈəndər həz traɪd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈdɪziɪŋ əreɪ əv neɪmz, ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz ʃi həz əˈmæst ɪn ðə 20 jɪrz ʃi ədˈmɪts duɪŋ ˈəndərˌgraʊnd kɑzˈmɛtɪk ˈsərʤəri ɔn ðə saɪd. ʃi sɪz hər "blæk ˈmædəm" ˈtaɪtəl kəmz frəm ˈmɛni ˈlukrətɪv jɪrz ˈrənɪŋ ən ˈɛskɔrt ˈsərvɪs. sɪz: "aɪ wɑz ðə bɛst." ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmərdər ɪn ðə 2011 dɛθ əv aderotimi*. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈɛnˌbiˈsi 10 ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
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media playback is unsupported on your device media caption the brazilian firm that breeds wasps that are released over crops to control pest insects
it is not a job for someone who is scared of creepy crawlies.
the team of laboratory workers are busy collecting the eggs laid by thousands of bugs in large plastic containers.
they have to shake and brush away the insects, which scurry quickly to and fro over their hands.
the employees can then remove strips of fabric from the containers, and scrape off the attached eggs.
this is the itchy scene at a brazilian company called bug biologicos, or bug for short.
image caption bug is able to breed insects in big numbers
the company is at the forefront of the growing global biological pest control industry - it produces bugs that kill other creepy crawlies, thereby removing the need for chemical pesticides.
fuelled by growing demand from brazil's vast agricultural sector, bug has developed a way to mass produce a tiny wasp called that eats caterpillars and other pest insects.
brazilian farmers then use drones to spray the wasps over their fields.
bug was set up in sao paulo state back in 2000 by brazilian scientists rodrigues carvalho and negri de oliveira.
image caption negri de oliveira (left) and rodrigues carvalho wanted to help reduce the use of chemical pesticides
they wanted to help brazilian farmers reduce their use of pesticides on crops - but never thought they would be good at running a business.
mr carvalho says: "farmers used to just use chemicals to combat pests, and a lot of these chemicals were used in excess. this is bad for the environment and the people who work in the fields.
"biological control using insects to control pests cuts pesticide use and brings more equilibrium to the countryside."
yet despite the two friends' big ambitions, the firm didn't make any profits in its first eight years. it was only kept in business thanks to research and development funding from the brazilian government, and private investors.
image copyright image caption the wasps are spread over crops using drones
the big breakthrough came in 2008 when it started to breed thousands of wasps in each batch, which turned the start-up into a business that has grown by an average 30% each year ever since.
mr negri de oliveira says that back in the firm's early days they couldn't simply call someone for advice, or order in the equipment they needed, because what they were doing was so new.
"setting up a biological pest control company 17 years ago was not an easy thing to do," he says.
"whey you set up a pizza shop, you go to a supplier, and you buy everything you need to make pizzas.
image copyright bug image caption bug is an expert at breeding the wasp
"when you start a biological pest control company there is nothing on the market that helps you set it up. everything we have here today is either something we adapted from another industry, or developed ourselves."
despite the company's slow start, ambition from day one was to try to produce on a grand scale.
mr negri de oliveira says: "when we set up our business, people would say 'you will work with greenhouses or properties?'.
"and we would say 'no, we will work in great [big] fields'. and we are going with agrochemical producers.
"our company's greatest achievement was to find a way to use this solution in big, open fields."
this is the seventh story in a series called connected commerce, which every week highlights companies around the world that are successfully exporting, and trading beyond their home market.
bug's expertise has caught the attention of agricultural companies around the world, and at times its exports have accounted for 15% of its annual revenues.
however, selling overseas has not been entirely straightforward.
firstly it has never been able to export its wasps, due to fears over invasive species. instead it has exported the other part of its - the insect eggs that the tiny wasps first attack by laying their own eggs inside.
image caption working for bug can be a dusty business
bug has the technology and skills to produce vast quantities of these eggs, which are then ahead of export so that they can't hatch.
from 2004 to 2012 bug exported these eggs to laboratories around the world, so that other researchers and companies could more easily breed their own wasps.
bug says it did not have to seek its overseas customers. instead, they were attracted by positive and coverage at international conferences.
image caption the company now has 65 employees
by 2012 it had exported the insect eggs to 16 countries, including the us, canada, spain, italy, germany and israel.
but that year bug had to suddenly stop its export trade when strikes by brazilian customs officers meant that export shipments of the highly perishable eggs could not be flown out of the country on time, and so had to be destroyed.
image copyright getty images image caption bug and similar companies are reducing agriculture's reliance on chemical pesticides
as strikes continued over subsequent years, it is only now that bug and its 65 employees are starting to export again, with or $10,000 (£7,500) worth of eggs going to canada before the end of 2017.
dave chandler, a microbiologist and entomologist, at the university of warwick, says that bug will continue to benefit from the increasing global demand for biological pest control.
this is borne out by a 2016 report which said that the sector is due to grow to $5bn a year by 2020, up from $3bn last year.
image caption the global marketplace is expected to expand strongly
mr chandler says: "so farmers and growers need alternatives to chemical pesticides, because of the evolution of resistance to chemicals, and governments are demanding more environmental forms of crop protection.
"so there is money to be made from it, both for large companies, and also for small suppliers as well."
mr negri de oliveira adds that using biological control to combat pests is "here to stay, there is no going back".
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ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ðə brəˈzɪljən fərm ðət bridz wɑsps ðət ər riˈlist ˈoʊvər krɑps tɪ kənˈtroʊl pɛst ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɪt ɪz nɑt ə ʤɑb fər ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz skɛrd əv ˈkripi crawlies*. ðə tim əv ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈwərkərz ər ˈbɪzi kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ɛgz leɪd baɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv bəgz ɪn lɑrʤ ˈplæstɪk kənˈteɪnərz. ðeɪ hæv tɪ ʃeɪk ənd brəʃ əˈweɪ ðə ˈɪnˌsɛkts, wɪʧ ˈskəri kˈwɪkli tɪ ənd froʊ ˈoʊvər ðɛr hænz. ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz kən ðɛn riˈmuv strɪps əv ˈfæbrɪk frəm ðə kənˈteɪnərz, ənd skreɪp ɔf ðə əˈtæʧt ɛgz. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈɪʧi sin æt ə brəˈzɪljən ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld bəg biologicos*, ər bəg fər ʃɔrt. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən bəg ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ brid ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɪn bɪg ˈnəmbərz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ðə groʊɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl pɛst kənˈtroʊl ˈɪndəstri ɪt prəˈdusɪz bəgz ðət kɪl ˈəðər ˈkripi crawlies*, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ðə nid fər ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz. fjuəld baɪ groʊɪŋ dɪˈmænd frəm brəˈzɪlz væst ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsɛktər, bəg həz dɪˈvɛləpt ə weɪ tɪ mæs ˈproʊdus ə ˈtaɪni wɑsp kɔld ðət its ˈkætəˌpɪlərz ənd ˈəðər pɛst ˈɪnˌsɛkts. brəˈzɪljən ˈfɑrmərz ðɛn juz droʊnz tɪ spreɪ ðə wɑsps ˈoʊvər ðɛr fildz. bəg wɑz sɛt əp ɪn saʊ ˈpɔˌloʊ steɪt bæk ɪn 2000 baɪ brəˈzɪljən ˈsaɪəntɪsts rɑˈdrigɪs kɑrˈvɑlhoʊ ənd ˈnɛgri də ˌɑlɪˈveɪrə. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈnɛgri də ˌɑlɪˈveɪrə (lɛft) ənd rɑˈdrigɪs kɑrˈvɑlhoʊ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hɛlp rɪˈdus ðə juz əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hɛlp brəˈzɪljən ˈfɑrmərz rɪˈdus ðɛr juz əv ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz ɔn krɑps bət ˈnɛvər θɔt ðeɪ wʊd bi gʊd æt ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈbɪznɪs. ˈmɪstər kɑrˈvɑlhoʊ sɪz: "ˈfɑrmərz juzd tɪ ʤɪst juz ˈkɛmɪkəlz tɪ ˈkɑmbæt pɛsts, ənd ə lɔt əv ðiz ˈkɛmɪkəlz wər juzd ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs. ðɪs ɪz bæd fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ðə ˈpipəl hu wərk ɪn ðə fildz. "ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈtroʊl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪnˌsɛkts tɪ kənˈtroʊl pɛsts kəts ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd juz ənd brɪŋz mɔr ˌikwəˈlɪbriəm tɪ ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd." jɛt dɪˈspaɪt ðə tu frɛndz' bɪg æmˈbɪʃənz, ðə fərm ˈdɪdənt meɪk ˈɛni ˈprɑfɪts ɪn ɪts fərst eɪt jɪrz. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli kɛpt ɪn ˈbɪznɪs θæŋks tɪ ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ðə brəˈzɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə wɑsps ər sprɛd ˈoʊvər krɑps ˈjuzɪŋ droʊnz ðə bɪg ˈbreɪkθˌru keɪm ɪn 2008 wɪn ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ brid ˈθaʊzənz əv wɑsps ɪn iʧ bæʧ, wɪʧ tərnd ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈɪntu ə ˈbɪznɪs ðət həz groʊn baɪ ən ˈævərɪʤ 30 iʧ jɪr ˈɛvər sɪns. ˈmɪstər ˈnɛgri də ˌɑlɪˈveɪrə sɪz ðət bæk ɪn ðə fərmz ˈərli deɪz ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt ˈsɪmpli kɔl ˈsəmˌwən fər ədˈvaɪs, ər ˈɔrdər ɪn ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðeɪ ˈnidɪd, bɪˈkəz wət ðeɪ wər duɪŋ wɑz soʊ nu. "ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl pɛst kənˈtroʊl ˈkəmpəˌni 17 jɪrz əˈgoʊ wɑz nɑt ən ˈizi θɪŋ tɪ du," hi sɪz. "weɪ ju sɛt əp ə ˈpitsə ʃɑp, ju goʊ tɪ ə səˈplaɪər, ənd ju baɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid tɪ meɪk ˈpitsəz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt bəg ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən bəg ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt æt ˈbridɪŋ ðə wɑsp "wɪn ju stɑrt ə ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl pɛst kənˈtroʊl ˈkəmpəˌni ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ðət hɛlps ju sɛt ɪt əp. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi hæv hir təˈdeɪ ɪz ˈiðər ˈsəmθɪŋ wi əˈdæptɪd frəm əˈnəðər ˈɪndəstri, ər dɪˈvɛləpt ɑrˈsɛlvz." dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈkəmpəniz sloʊ stɑrt, æmˈbɪʃən frəm deɪ wən wɑz tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈproʊdus ɔn ə grænd skeɪl. ˈmɪstər ˈnɛgri də ˌɑlɪˈveɪrə sɪz: "wɪn wi sɛt əp ɑr ˈbɪznɪs, ˈpipəl wʊd seɪ 'ju wɪl wərk wɪθ ˈgrinˌhaʊzəz ər ˈprɑpərtiz?'. "ənd wi wʊd seɪ 'noʊ, wi wɪl wərk ɪn greɪt [bɪg] fildz'. ənd wi ər goʊɪŋ wɪθ ˌægroʊˈkɛmɪkəl prəˈdusərz. "ɑr ˈkəmpəniz ˈgreɪtəst əˈʧivmənt wɑz tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ juz ðɪs səˈluʃən ɪn bɪg, ˈoʊpən fildz." ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈstɔri ɪn ə ˈsɪriz kɔld kəˈnɛktɪd ˈkɑmərs, wɪʧ ˈɛvəri wik ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈkəmpəˌniz əraʊnd ðə wərld ðət ər səkˈsɛsfəli ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ, ənd ˈtreɪdɪŋ bɪɔnd ðɛr hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt. ˌɛkspərˈtiz həz kɔt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈkəmpəˌniz əraʊnd ðə wərld, ənd æt taɪmz ɪts ˈɛkspɔrts hæv əˈkaʊntɪd fər 15 əv ɪts ˈænjuəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈsiz həz nɑt bɪn ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd. ˈfərstli ɪt həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt ɪts wɑsps, du tɪ fɪrz ˈoʊvər ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv ˈspiʃiz. ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt həz ɪkˈspɔrtəd ðə ˈəðər pɑrt əv ɪts ðə ˈɪnˌsɛkt ɛgz ðət ðə ˈtaɪni wɑsps fərst əˈtæk baɪ leɪɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ɛgz ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈwərkɪŋ fər bəg kən bi ə ˈdəsti ˈbɪznɪs bəg həz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd skɪlz tɪ ˈproʊdus væst kˈwɑntətiz əv ðiz ɛgz, wɪʧ ər ðɛn əˈhɛd əv ˈɛkspɔrt soʊ ðət ðeɪ kænt hæʧ. frəm 2004 tɪ 2012 bəg ɪkˈspɔrtəd ðiz ɛgz tɪ ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz əraʊnd ðə wərld, soʊ ðət ˈəðər ˈrisərʧərz ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz kʊd mɔr ˈizəli brid ðɛr oʊn wɑsps. bəg sɪz ɪt dɪd nɑt hæv tɪ sik ɪts ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈkəstəmərz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ wər əˈtræktəd baɪ ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈkəvərɪʤ æt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkɑnfərənsəz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə ˈkəmpəˌni naʊ həz 65 ɪmˈplɔɪiz baɪ 2012 ɪt hæd ɪkˈspɔrtəd ðə ˈɪnˌsɛkt ɛgz tɪ 16 ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ˈkænədə, speɪn, ˈɪtəli, ˈʤərməni ənd ˈɪzriəl. bət ðət jɪr bəg hæd tɪ ˈsədənli stɑp ɪts ˈɛkspɔrt treɪd wɪn straɪks baɪ brəˈzɪljən ˈkəstəmz ˈɔfɪsərz mɛnt ðət ˈɛkspɔrt ˈʃɪpmənts əv ðə ˈhaɪli ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl ɛgz kʊd nɑt bi floʊn aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri ɔn taɪm, ənd soʊ hæd tɪ bi dɪˈstrɔɪd. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən bəg ənd ˈsɪmələr ˈkəmpəˌniz ər rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈægrɪˌkəlʧərz rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz ɛz straɪks kənˈtɪnjud ˈoʊvər ˈsəbsəkwənt jɪrz, ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli naʊ ðət bəg ənd ɪts 65 ɪmˈplɔɪiz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt əˈgɛn, wɪθ ər wərθ əv ɛgz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkænədə ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv 2017 deɪv ˈʧændlər, ə ˌmaɪkroʊbiˈɑləʤɪst ənd ˌɛntəˈmɑləʤəst, æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔrwɪk, sɪz ðət bəg wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈmænd fər ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl pɛst kənˈtroʊl. ðɪs ɪz bɔrn aʊt baɪ ə 2016 rɪˈpɔrt wɪʧ sɛd ðət ðə ˈsɛktər ɪz du tɪ groʊ tɪ ə jɪr baɪ 2020 əp frəm læst jɪr. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈstrɔŋli ˈmɪstər ˈʧændlər sɪz: "soʊ ˈfɑrmərz ənd groʊərz nid ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈpɛstəˌsaɪdz, bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ənd ˈgəvərnmənts ər dɪˈmændɪŋ mɔr ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl fɔrmz əv krɑp prəˈtɛkʃən. "soʊ ðɛr ɪz ˈməni tɪ bi meɪd frəm ɪt, boʊθ fər lɑrʤ ˈkəmpəˌniz, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ fər smɔl səˈplaɪərz ɛz wɛl." ˈmɪstər ˈnɛgri də ˌɑlɪˈveɪrə ædz ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈtroʊl tɪ ˈkɑmbæt pɛsts ɪz "hir tɪ steɪ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ goʊɪŋ bæk".
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the first all-star game was in 1933. ever since, the midsummer classic has provided a convenient, if mathematically inaccurate, way of dividing the baseball season into halves. the first “half” has comprised, over the last 10 years, an average of 90 games. the remaining 72 games of the schedule make up the second “half.” dispense with the quotation marks here, but keep in mind this is a figurative, not literal, half.
this year, the all-star game was a little earlier than average, so the first half was a little shorter than average, with the 30 clubs playing between 87 (baltimore, boston, and milwaukee) and 91 (dodgers, toronto) games, with an average of 89. through labor day, teams had played an average of 48 games in the second half, with an average of 25 games to go.
and you know it, seeing something that never seen before.
generally, teams’ records in the second half are similar to their records in the first half. there are trades and injuries, players get hot and cold, schedules get harder and easier, but generally, the teams are the same. good teams stay good. bad teams stay bad. mediocre teams stay mediocre.
from 1933 to 2015, there were team-seasons. during that period, the correlation between teams’ winning percentage and their winning percentage was. since the start of divisional play in 1969,. since the start of the wild card era in 1995, still. this falls squarely in the range of what statisticians designate as a moderate correlation. unsurprising; while we expect teams to have the exact same winning percentage in the first and second halves of the year (though happened 12 times, most recently last orioles, who played exactly .500 ball in both the first and second halves), we expect them to be close. over half of teams have had a winning percentage within 60 points of their winning percentage. that means for a team going prior to the all-star break, odds are that win 36 games, plus or minus four, after the break. not a big difference.
but not to say there been big differences. at the top of the chart is the 1977 phillies. they were terrible in the first half of the year, going, by far the worst record in baseball, but they were after the all-star break. their record was good for only fifth place in the east, but the improvement in their winning percentage from .282 in the first half to .571 in the second is best since the first all-star game. here are the 10 teams that improved the most from the first half of the season to the second:
first half second half final year team w l place w l diff place 1997 phillies 24 61 .282 6 44 33 .571 .289 5 1935 browns 19 50 .275 8 46 37 .554 .279 7 2001 a's 44 43 .506 2 58 17 .773 .268 2 1940 cardinals 27 40 .403 6 57 29 .663 .260 3 1979 dodgers 36 57 .387 6 43 26 .623 .236 3 1995 mets 25 44 .362 4 44 31 .587 .224 2 1944 tigers 36 42 .462 7 52 24 .684 .223 2 2005 devil rays 28 61 .315 5 39 34 .534 .220 5 2000 astros 30 57 .345 6 42 33 .560 .215 4 1936 dodgers 24 50 .324 8 43 37 .538 .213 7
by and large, these good teams. only three finished above .500. the 1944 tigers finished a game behind the browns, and the 2001 had 102 wins but were 14 games behind the mariners. the best that could be said about the rest is that they dug themselves too big a hole in the first half of the year to overcome.
by contrast, the teams that fell off the most in the second half are a bit of a different story. some were bad teams that got worse. but most had winning records in the first half of the year. through the end of last season, of the 10 teams that had the largest decline from the first half to the second, all but two were above .500 in the first half of the year. the 1977 cubs were in first,, games ahead of the phillies in the east, but suffered the relative collapse in history, going after the all-star break, to finish fourth. the 2001 twins were in first in the al central,, five up on the indians, but had the decline,, to finish second. the 1951 white sox were in first in the american league,, a game ahead of boston and two ahead of new york, but had the tumble,, to finish fourth, 17 behind.
however, the preceding paragraph is under review. the magnitude of the half declines by the cubs, twins, and white sox may have to be subject to a one position increment. because 2016 has brought a solid contender for the biggest decline in winning percentage from the first half of the year to the second:
first half second half final year team w l place w l diff place 2016 giants 57 33 .633 1 16 31 .340 -.293 ? 1943 a's 34 44 .436 8 15 61 .197 -.239 8 1977 cubs 54 35 .607 1 27 46 .370 -.237 4 2001 twins 55 32 .632 1 30 45 .400 -.232 2 2004 brewers 45 41 .523 4 22 53 .293 -.230 6 1975 brewers 46 42 .523 3 22 52 .297 -.225 5 1949 senators 33 42 .440 6 17 62 .215 -.225 8 1941 indians 46 31 .597 2 29 48 .377 -.221 4 1995 tigers 37 33 .529 2 23 51 .311 -.218 4 1940 giants 40 28 .588 3 32 52 .381 -.207 6
as you can see, not particularly close. at the all-star break, the giants had the best record in baseball, three games better than the cubs. winners of four straight games and eight of their previous 10, they had a lead over the dodgers. they had the whole thing going.
since the break, though, the reversed. san francisco lost six in a row after the break and 11 of 13. they had two separate losing streaks in august. since the all star break, the giants have the worst record* in baseball, games worse than the twins. vaulted to the no. 1 position for the biggest decline in winning percentage, passing, among others, the wartime 1943 philadelphia athletics, who finished. with 25 games remaining after labor day, the giants need to win at least 13 in order to avoid becoming the team with the worst difference in winning percentage from the first to the second half of the season in baseball history.
even if it really a half.
*all records through monday.
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ðə fərst ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm wɑz ɪn 1933 ˈɛvər sɪns, ðə ˈmɪdˈsəmər ˈklæsɪk həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ə kənˈvinjənt, ɪf ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəli ˌɪˈnækjərət, weɪ əv dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈsizən ˈɪntu hævz. ðə fərst ““half”*” həz kəmˈpraɪzd, ˈoʊvər ðə læst 10 jɪrz, ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 90 geɪmz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 72 geɪmz əv ðə ˈskɛʤʊl meɪk əp ðə ˈsɛkənd ““half.”*.” dɪˈspɛns wɪθ ðə kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑrks hir, bət kip ɪn maɪnd ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfɪgjərətɪv, nɑt ˈlɪtərəl, hæf. ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈərliər ðən ˈævərɪʤ, soʊ ðə fərst hæf wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈʃɔrtər ðən ˈævərɪʤ, wɪθ ðə 30 kləbz pleɪɪŋ bɪtˈwin 87 (ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ˈbɔstən, ənd mɪlˈwɔki) ənd 91 (ˈdɑʤərz, tərˈɑntoʊ) geɪmz, wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 89 θru ˈleɪbər deɪ, timz hæd pleɪd ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 48 geɪmz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf, wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv 25 geɪmz tɪ goʊ. ənd ju noʊ ɪt, siɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈnɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈʤɛnərəli, teams’*’ ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðɛr ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ðə fərst hæf. ðɛr ər treɪdz ənd ˈɪnʤəriz, pleɪərz gɪt hɑt ənd koʊld, ˈskɛʤʊlz gɪt ˈhɑrdər ənd ˈiziər, bət ˈʤɛnərəli, ðə timz ər ðə seɪm. gʊd timz steɪ gʊd. bæd timz steɪ bæd. ˌmidiˈoʊkər timz steɪ ˌmidiˈoʊkər. frəm 1933 tɪ 2015 ðɛr wər team-seasons*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd, ðə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin teams’*’ ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ənd ðɛr ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ wɑz sɪns ðə stɑrt əv dɪˈvɪʒənəl pleɪ ɪn 1969 sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə waɪld kɑrd ˈɪrə ɪn 1995 stɪl ðɪs fɔlz skˈwɛrli ɪn ðə reɪnʤ əv wət ˌstætɪˈstɪʃənz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ɛz ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən. ənsərˈpraɪzɪŋ; waɪl wi ɪkˈspɛkt timz tɪ hæv ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪn ðə fərst ənd ˈsɛkənd hævz əv ðə jɪr (ðoʊ ˈhæpənd 12 taɪmz, moʊst ˈrisəntli læst ˈɔriˌoʊlz, hu pleɪd ɪgˈzæktli 500 bɔl ɪn boʊθ ðə fərst ənd ˈsɛkənd hævz), wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ bi kloʊz. ˈoʊvər hæf əv timz hæv hæd ə ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ wɪˈθɪn 60 pɔɪnts əv ðɛr ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ. ðət minz fər ə tim goʊɪŋ praɪər tɪ ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk, ɑdz ər ðət wɪn 36 geɪmz, pləs ər ˈmaɪnəs fɔr, ˈæftər ðə breɪk. nɑt ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns. bət nɑt tɪ seɪ ðɛr bɪn bɪg ˈdɪfərənsɪz. æt ðə tɔp əv ðə ʧɑrt ɪz ðə 1977 ˈfɪliz. ðeɪ wər ˈtɛrəbəl ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr, goʊɪŋ baɪ fɑr ðə wərst ˈrɛkərd ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, bət ðeɪ wər ˈæftər ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk. ðɛr ˈrɛkərd wɑz gʊd fər ˈoʊnli fɪθ pleɪs ɪn ðə ist, bət ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðɛr ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ frəm 282 ɪn ðə fərst hæf tɪ 571 ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz bɛst sɪns ðə fərst ˌɔlˈstɑr geɪm. hir ər ðə 10 timz ðət ˌɪmˈpruvd ðə moʊst frəm ðə fərst hæf əv ðə ˈsizən tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd: fərst hæf ˈsɛkənd hæf ˈfaɪnəl jɪr tim ˈdəbəlju ɛl pleɪs ˈdəbəlju ɛl dɪf pleɪs 1997 ˈfɪliz 24 61 282 6 44 33 571 289 5 1935 braʊnz 19 50 275 8 46 37 554 279 7 2001 eɪz 44 43 506 2 58 17 773 268 2 1940 ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 27 40 403 6 57 29 663 260 3 1979 ˈdɑʤərz 36 57 387 6 43 26 623 236 3 1995 mɛts 25 44 362 4 44 31 587 224 2 1944 ˈtaɪgərz 36 42 462 7 52 24 684 223 2 2005 ˈdɛvəl reɪz 28 61 315 5 39 34 534 220 5 2000 ˈæstroʊs 30 57 345 6 42 33 560 215 4 1936 ˈdɑʤərz 24 50 324 8 43 37 538 213 7 baɪ ənd lɑrʤ, ðiz gʊd timz. ˈoʊnli θri ˈfɪnɪʃt əˈbəv 500 ðə 1944 ˈtaɪgərz ˈfɪnɪʃt ə geɪm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə braʊnz, ənd ðə 2001 hæd 102 wɪnz bət wər 14 geɪmz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈmɛrənərz. ðə bɛst ðət kʊd bi sɛd əˈbaʊt ðə rɛst ɪz ðət ðeɪ dəg ðɛmˈsɛlvz tu bɪg ə hoʊl ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ðə timz ðət fɛl ɔf ðə moʊst ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ər ə bɪt əv ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. səm wər bæd timz ðət gɑt wərs. bət moʊst hæd ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr. θru ðə ɛnd əv læst ˈsizən, əv ðə 10 timz ðət hæd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst dɪˈklaɪn frəm ðə fərst hæf tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd, ɔl bət tu wər əˈbəv 500 ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr. ðə 1977 kəbz wər ɪn fərst, geɪmz əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈfɪliz ɪn ðə ist, bət ˈsəfərd ðə ˈrɛlətɪv kəˈlæps ɪn ˈhɪstəri, goʊɪŋ ˈæftər ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk, tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ fɔrθ. ðə 2001 twɪnz wər ɪn fərst ɪn ðə æl ˈsɛntrəl, faɪv əp ɔn ðə ˈɪndiənz, bət hæd ðə dɪˈklaɪn, tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈsɛkənd. ðə 1951 waɪt sɑks wər ɪn fərst ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən lig, ə geɪm əˈhɛd əv ˈbɔstən ənd tu əˈhɛd əv nu jɔrk, bət hæd ðə ˈtəmbəl, tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ fɔrθ, 17 bɪˈhaɪnd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə priˈsidɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌgræf ɪz ˈəndər ˌrivˈju. ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðə hæf dɪˈklaɪnz baɪ ðə kəbz, twɪnz, ənd waɪt sɑks meɪ hæv tɪ bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə wən pəˈzɪʃən ˈɪnkrəmənt. bɪˈkəz 2016 həz brɔt ə ˈsɑləd kənˈtɛndər fər ðə ˈbɪgəst dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ frəm ðə fərst hæf əv ðə jɪr tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd: fərst hæf ˈsɛkənd hæf ˈfaɪnəl jɪr tim ˈdəbəlju ɛl pleɪs ˈdəbəlju ɛl dɪf pleɪs 2016 ʤaɪənts 57 33 633 1 16 31 340 293 1943 eɪz 34 44 436 8 15 61 197 239 8 1977 kəbz 54 35 607 1 27 46 370 237 4 2001 twɪnz 55 32 632 1 30 45 400 232 2 2004 bruərz 45 41 523 4 22 53 293 230 6 1975 bruərz 46 42 523 3 22 52 297 225 5 1949 ˈsɛnətərz 33 42 440 6 17 62 215 225 8 1941 ˈɪndiənz 46 31 597 2 29 48 377 221 4 1995 ˈtaɪgərz 37 33 529 2 23 51 311 218 4 1940 ʤaɪənts 40 28 588 3 32 52 381 207 6 ɛz ju kən si, nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli kloʊz. æt ðə ˌɔlˈstɑr breɪk, ðə ʤaɪənts hæd ðə bɛst ˈrɛkərd ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, θri geɪmz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə kəbz. ˈwɪnərz əv fɔr streɪt geɪmz ənd eɪt əv ðɛr ˈpriviəs 10 ðeɪ hæd ə lɛd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɑʤərz. ðeɪ hæd ðə hoʊl θɪŋ goʊɪŋ. sɪns ðə breɪk, ðoʊ, ðə rɪˈvərst. sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ lɔst sɪks ɪn ə roʊ ˈæftər ðə breɪk ənd 11 əv 13 ðeɪ hæd tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈluzɪŋ striks ɪn ˈɔgəst. sɪns ðə ɔl stɑr breɪk, ðə ʤaɪənts hæv ðə wərst ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, geɪmz wərs ðən ðə twɪnz. ˈvɔltɪd tɪ ðə noʊ. 1 pəˈzɪʃən fər ðə ˈbɪgəst dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ, ˈpæsɪŋ, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz, ðə ˈwɔrˌtaɪm 1943 ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə æθˈlɛtɪks, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ 25 geɪmz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈæftər ˈleɪbər deɪ, ðə ʤaɪənts nid tɪ wɪn æt list 13 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈvɔɪd bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə tim wɪθ ðə wərst ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ frəm ðə fərst tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈhɪstəri. ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ˈrɪli ə hæf. *ɔl ˈrɛkərdz θru ˈmənˌdeɪ.
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as has been announced on previous occasions, olympic arms is working through the process of transitioning into new ownership. this process with a corporation that has more than 42 years history, industry innovations that have led to dozens of patents and mounds of intellectual property - takes quite some time to sift through and guide into new ownership. with each step, new legal and procedural hurdles are discovered that must be jumped, and the process still continues.
we apologize that this process has taken much longer than anticipated, and we appreciate your kind words of encouragement and patience as we move forward.
in the meantime, olympic arms remains open for business to both dealer and retail customers. while some product lines have been suspended and other areas of production refocused, we have no intention to cease production and have every intention to continue in operation until the conclusion of this transition. we are confident that there will be an olympic arms moving forward. continue to buy with confidence, and we will continue to be here to provide the quality customer service you have come to know and expect.
our retail storefront is still open for local walk-in business as well, with hours of operation from every weekday unless otherwise noted. olympic arms can be reached by phone from am to pm pacific time, monday through friday. feel free to contact us via email at this e-mail address is being protected from spambots. you need javascript enabled to view it with any questions or comments.
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nuz ˈəpˌdeɪts ˈəpˌdeɪt ɛz həz bɪn əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈpriviəs ɔˈkeɪʒənz, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ɑrmz ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ ˈɪntu nu ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ ə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ðət həz mɔr ðən 42 jɪrz ˈhɪstəri, ˈɪndəstri ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ðət hæv lɛd tɪ ˈdəzənz əv ˈpætənts ənd maʊndz əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti teɪks kwaɪt səm taɪm tɪ sɪft θru ənd gaɪd ˈɪntu nu ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. wɪθ iʧ stɛp, nu ˈligəl ənd prəˈsiʤərəl ˈhərdəlz ər dɪˈskəvərd ðət məst bi ʤəmpt, ənd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs stɪl kənˈtɪnjuz. wi əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz ðət ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs həz ˈteɪkən məʧ ˈlɔŋgər ðən ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd, ənd wi əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr kaɪnd wərdz əv ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt ənd ˈpeɪʃəns ɛz wi muv ˈfɔrwərd. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ɑrmz rɪˈmeɪnz ˈoʊpən fər ˈbɪznɪs tɪ boʊθ ˈdilər ənd ˈriˌteɪl ˈkəstəmərz. waɪl səm ˈprɑdəkt laɪnz hæv bɪn səˈspɛndɪd ənd ˈəðər ˈɛriəz əv pərˈdəkʃən riˈfoʊkəst, wi hæv noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ sis pərˈdəkʃən ənd hæv ˈɛvəri ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənˈtɪl ðə kənˈkluʒən əv ðɪs trænˈzɪʃən. wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ən oʊˈlɪmpɪk ɑrmz ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. kənˈtɪnju tɪ baɪ wɪθ ˈkɑnfədɛns, ənd wi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi hir tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə kˈwɑləti ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs ju hæv kəm tɪ noʊ ənd ɪkˈspɛkt. ɑr ˈriˌteɪl ˈstɔrˌfrɑnt ɪz stɪl ˈoʊpən fər ˈloʊkəl ˈwɔˌkɪn ˈbɪznɪs ɛz wɛl, wɪθ aʊərz əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən frəm ˈɛvəri ˈwikˌdeɪ ənˈlɛs ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈnoʊtɪd. oʊˈlɪmpɪk ɑrmz kən bi riʧt baɪ foʊn frəm æm tɪ piɛm pəˈsɪfɪk taɪm, ˈmənˌdeɪ θru ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. fil fri tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs ˈviə iˈmeɪl æt ðɪs ˈiˌmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz biɪŋ prəˈtɛktɪd frəm spambots*. ju nid ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ɪˈneɪbəld tɪ vju ɪt wɪθ ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ər ˈkɑmɛnts. bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈbʊkmɑrk ɑr peɪʤ fər ðə dilz ənd ˈdɪˌskaʊnts! doʊnt fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ənd laɪk ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɛz wɛl, wɪθ əˈkaʊnts ɔn boʊθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər.
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san francisco -- red hat enterprise linux 7 includes a lot of new features that have it pros pouring through documentation and sending recaps to their higher-ups, but red hat's goal is to make boring.
"it's the opposite of, where new releases come to market every six months," said brian stevens, of red hat inc., open-source os developer. "only hypercritical changes merit new version numbers. otherwise, you'd drive it guys crazy updating their deployments."
while companies such as microsoft have promised faster operating system (os) updates, red hat has slowed the release cycle for its flagship os distribution and to lower operational costs. red hat enterprise linux (rhel) development targets a consumable os and simplicity.
"users costs aren't just the os cost," stevens said. "it's all the costs of configuration, management and provisioning that far outweigh technology replacements."
rhel 7 contains its excitement the 7 release includes kernel enhancements to map with the hardware, such as memory architecture mapping and support for up to 5120 logical and of physical memory. other enhancements simplify upgrades from earlier versions of, and help format the os for the workload, whether a database server, web server or other use. "i'm skipping and upgrading straight from to 7," said stephen eaton, a linux systems administrator for technologies, inc., an automotive industry software provider. "it has the features i was looking for." one such feature is kpatch, which allows administrators to patch the kernel without servers. eaton's environment is, so scheduling downtime is a big deal. he also likes the security and systems management and the ease of use improvements to selinux. has also grown more compatible with windows os, as evidenced by active directory in 7 and more approachable management tools. the question used to be linux or windows on servers; now linux and windows coexist in the data center, according to the company. "we will be able to sync windows domain controllers with 7 for easier identity management," said eaton, whose shop uses windows and linux on a mix of and physical servers.
project atomic to create variant red hat debuted a new community project to develop technologies for creating lightweight linux container hosts. project atomic will allow creation of a new variant of -- red hat enterprise linux atomic host -- as part of 7. 7 also abstracts and isolates applications by deploying them in containers with atomic host. it has strong integration with docker, which allows applications to be packaged in isolated containers. 7 containers keep applications from fighting over resources, which version of java to use or other factors. the application takes as much of the os as it needs to be able to move around and perform equally on bare metal, servers and private and public cloud infrastructures. north and southbound let the os interact with the host infrastructure and the application, while providing security and management services. data centers can the os and run the applications in containers atop the layer to improve standardization in a typical mixed data center, stevens explained. attendees at the red hat summit here this week need some time to digest this linux container methodology. at the session, the majority of attendees said they either see linux containers at least one year from meaningful adoption in their infrastructure, or couldn't envision a use case. "containers have been around for some time," said sander van vugt, linux consultant and trainer, who writes for searchdatacenter. at first sight, containers as the major new thing in 7 was surprising, he said. "considering that in 7 containers are combined with docker, and cgroups, it ... is a big step forward for easy deployment of applications," on cloud or straight systems, he said.
red hat will update atomic host alongside red hat enterprise and red hat for application consistency across all hosting infrastructures. project atomic will feed atomic host. 7 release candidate version goes live this week with a final release sometime thereafter. the pricing structure will be similar to previous versions, but pricing was not provided.
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sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ rɛd hæt ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈlɪnəks 7 ˌɪnˈkludz ə lɔt əv nu ˈfiʧərz ðət hæv ɪt proʊz ˈpɔrɪŋ θru ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈriˌkæps tɪ ðɛr higher-ups*, bət rɛd hæts goʊl ɪz tɪ meɪk ˈbɔrɪŋ. "ɪts ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv, wɛr nu rɪˈlisɪz kəm tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈɛvəri sɪks mənθs," sɛd braɪən ˈstivənz, əv rɛd hæt ɪŋk., ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs ɑs dɪˈvɛləpər. "ˈoʊnli ˌhaɪpərˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈmɛrət nu ˈvərʒən ˈnəmbərz. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, jʊd draɪv ɪt gaɪz ˈkreɪzi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðɛr dɪˈplɔɪmənts." waɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft hæv ˈprɑməst ˈfæstər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm (ɑs) ˈəpˌdeɪts, rɛd hæt həz sloʊd ðə riˈlis ˈsaɪkəl fər ɪts ˈflægˌʃɪp ɑs ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd tɪ loʊər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl kɔsts. rɛd hæt ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈlɪnəks (rhel*) dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈtɑrgəts ə kənˈsuməbəl ɑs ənd sɪmˈplɪsɪti. "ˈjuzərz kɔsts ˈɑrənt ʤɪst ðə ɑs kɔst," ˈstivənz sɛd. "ɪts ɔl ðə kɔsts əv kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən, ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd prəˈvɪʒənɪŋ ðət fɑr ˈaʊtˌweɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi riˈpleɪsmənts." 7 kənˈteɪnz ɪts ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ðə 7 riˈlis ˌɪnˈkludz ˈkərnəl ɛnˈhænsmənts tɪ mæp wɪθ ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, səʧ ɛz ˈmɛməri ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈmæpɪŋ ənd səˈpɔrt fər əp tɪ 5120 ˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd əv ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmɛməri. ˈəðər ɛnˈhænsmənts ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ ˈəpˌgreɪdz frəm ˈərliər ˈvərʒənz əv, ənd hɛlp ˈfɔrˌmæt ðə ɑs fər ðə ˈwərˌkloʊd, ˈwɛðər ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈsərvər, wɛb ˈsərvər ər ˈəðər juz. "əm ˈskɪpɪŋ ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ streɪt frəm tɪ 7 sɛd ˈstivən ˈitən, ə ˈlɪnəks ˈsɪstəmz ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər fər tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ɪŋk., ən ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri ˈsɔfˌwɛr prəˈvaɪdər. "ɪt həz ðə ˈfiʧərz aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər." wən səʧ ˈfiʧər ɪz kpatch*, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz tɪ pæʧ ðə ˈkərnəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈsərvərz. ˈitənz ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz soʊ ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm ɪz ə bɪg dil. hi ˈɔlsoʊ laɪks ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈsɪstəmz ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ðə iz əv juz ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ selinux*. həz ˈɔlsoʊ groʊn mɔr kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈwɪndoʊz ɑs, ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ ˈæktɪv dɪˈrɛktəri ɪn 7 ənd mɔr əˈproʊʧəbəl ˈmænɪʤmənt tulz. ðə kˈwɛʃən juzd tɪ bi ˈlɪnəks ər ˈwɪndoʊz ɔn ˈsərvərz; naʊ ˈlɪnəks ənd ˈwɪndoʊz ˌkoʊəgˈzɪst ɪn ðə ˈdætə ˈsɛnər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. "wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɪŋk ˈwɪndoʊz doʊˈmeɪn kənˈtroʊlərz wɪθ 7 fər ˈiziər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈmænɪʤmənt," sɛd ˈitən, huz ʃɑp ˈjuzɪz ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ˈlɪnəks ɔn ə mɪks əv ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈsərvərz. ˈprɑʤɛkt əˈtɑmɪk tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈvɛriənt rɛd hæt ˈdeɪbjutɪd ə nu kəmˈjunɪti ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp tɛkˈnɑləʤiz fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈlɪnəks kənˈteɪnər hoʊsts. ˈprɑʤɛkt əˈtɑmɪk wɪl əˈlaʊ kriˈeɪʃən əv ə nu ˈvɛriənt əv rɛd hæt ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈlɪnəks əˈtɑmɪk hoʊst ɛz pɑrt əv 7 7 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæbstrækts ənd ˈaɪsəˌleɪts ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz baɪ dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ðɛm ɪn kənˈteɪnərz wɪθ əˈtɑmɪk hoʊst. ɪt həz strɔŋ ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən wɪθ ˈdɑkər, wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz tɪ bi ˈpækɪʤd ɪn ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd kənˈteɪnərz. 7 kənˈteɪnərz kip ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz frəm ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈrisɔrsɪz, wɪʧ ˈvərʒən əv ˈʤɑvə tɪ juz ər ˈəðər ˈfæktərz. ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən teɪks ɛz məʧ əv ðə ɑs ɛz ɪt nidz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ muv əraʊnd ənd pərˈfɔrm ˈikwəli ɔn bɛr ˈmɛtəl, ˈsərvərz ənd ˈpraɪvət ənd ˈpəblɪk klaʊd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧərz. nɔrθ ənd ˈsaʊθˌbaʊnd lɛt ðə ɑs ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə hoʊst ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈdætə ˈsɛnərz kən ðə ɑs ənd rən ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪn kənˈteɪnərz əˈtɑp ðə leɪər tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv stændərdɪˈzeɪʃən ɪn ə ˈtɪpɪkəl mɪkst ˈdætə ˈsɛnər, ˈstivənz ɪkˈspleɪnd. əˈtɛnˈdiz æt ðə rɛd hæt ˈsəmɪt hir ðɪs wik nid səm taɪm tɪ ˈdaɪʤɛst ðɪs ˈlɪnəks kənˈteɪnər ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi. æt ðə ˈsɛʃən, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈtɛnˈdiz sɛd ðeɪ ˈiðər si ˈlɪnəks kənˈteɪnərz æt list wən jɪr frəm ˈminɪŋfəl əˈdɑpʃən ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ər ˈkʊdənt ɛnˈvɪʒən ə juz keɪs. "kənˈteɪnərz hæv bɪn əraʊnd fər səm taɪm," sɛd ˈsændər væn vugt*, ˈlɪnəks kənˈsəltənt ənd ˈtreɪnər, hu raɪts fər searchdatacenter*. æt fərst saɪt, kənˈteɪnərz ɛz ðə ˈmeɪʤər nu θɪŋ ɪn 7 wɑz səˈpraɪzɪŋ, hi sɛd. "kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ɪn 7 kənˈteɪnərz ər kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ˈdɑkər, ənd cgroups*, ɪt ɪz ə bɪg stɛp ˈfɔrwərd fər ˈizi dɪˈplɔɪmənt əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz," ɔn klaʊd ər streɪt ˈsɪstəmz, hi sɛd. rɛd hæt wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt əˈtɑmɪk hoʊst əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd rɛd hæt ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ənd rɛd hæt fər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən kənˈsɪstənsi əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈhoʊstɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧərz. ˈprɑʤɛkt əˈtɑmɪk wɪl fid əˈtɑmɪk hoʊst. 7 riˈlis ˈkænədɪt ˈvərʒən goʊz lɪv ðɪs wik wɪθ ə ˈfaɪnəl riˈlis ˈsəmˌtaɪm ðɛˈræftər. ðə ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər wɪl bi ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒənz, bət ˈpraɪsɪŋ wɑz nɑt prəˈvaɪdɪd.
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it takes ten to 12 people to create a fake bill, says one counterfeiter, but the profits are huge in lima where investigators know of four sophisticated operations
joel sells his art for pennies on the dollar. each masterpiece is roughly three feet long and two feet wide. every print requires various types of ink and is meticulously designed and beautifully drawn. it is estimated that he has sold millions of dollars worth of his creations over the past five years all while locked in a peruvian prison while his family on the outside runs the show.
quispe is a perfectionist who uses bonded paper, watermarks and gloriously intricate typography. he has proven a master at mass marketing, producing thousands of copies. he is also a criminal mastermind who distributes sheet after sheet of his specialty: fake us $100 bills.
quispe is a master counterfeiter.
according to police investigators, is the de facto leader of one of the four (perhaps more) sophisticated counterfeiting operations operating out of lima, peru, which the us secret service has declared the leading producer of counterfeit dollars.
facebook twitter extreme attention to the finest details makes the peruvian counterfeits among the best in the world. photograph: jonathan franklin for the guardian
“since 2009, in our investigations with the secret service, we have seized about $75m in fake bills,” said walter escalante, head of the peruvian national division. “we know what percentage entered the us illegally and has gone inside the financial system. we think that our $75m is the better part of what has entered the us.”
criminals suggested that escalante was unreasonably optimistic and the actual production of counterfeit dollars was far higher. in a clandestine meeting with the guardian in a seedy hotel room in lima, a veteran counterfeiter with over 20 years in the business detailed how his gang alone was producing an average of $3m to $5m in fake $100 bills every week.
“to make these bills, you need 10 to 12 people,” said geraldo chavez (not his real name), the counterfeiter. “one runs the machine, there is a designer, you have someone in charge of the supplies the paper, the inks you need someone to cut the bills, someone outside watching. the packer. at a minimum eight people, but usually eight to 12 people for the production to come out right.”
asked how long it takes to fill an order for $5m, chavez replied: “about a week. you make the design, then organize the paper and then start printing pa! pa! pa!” he circled his hands in rotation, as he simulated the factory with six offset printing machines simultaneously pumping out money. “you have to work late in the night; the machines really make a lot of noise. why they are up in the hills, in prefabricated houses, away from people.”
facebook twitter workers are paid to thread security strips by hand into each bill. by soaking the bill, then inserting a needle, the counterfeiters add a final touch to make the fake bills appear authentic. photograph: jonathan franklin for the guardian
chavez said the typical customer bought between $10,000, for which the buyer paid 20% of face value if they were a repeat customer or 25% if they were a newbie. “once, we printed an order for $5m in fake bills for some mexicans,” said chavez.
chavez pulled out a stack of freshly minted $100 bills. “these come from the north of lima, where the factory is. then they are brought to the center of lima to enter the black market,” he added as he rubbed the bill with admiration. “they have a texture that is as close as you can get to a real bill. the finishing touches are of the highest quality. these are made to be sent abroad.”
chavez went on to demonstrate the “finishing touches” by which a counterfeit bill is able to pass smoothly into circulation. the final steps were meant to improve the raised lettering, he said as he opened a small plastic bag of what looked like cocaine, but was in fact a type of flour. he mixed the flour with glue and water and stirred the mixture as if he were preparing instant coffee, careful to get an even consistency. he then used his finger to lightly paint certain parts of the bill with the glue mixture. the bills were then left to dry and will ultimately carry a rippled effect on key spots, similar to the texture of a real bill.
“the printer has to be skilled,” said don brewer, who spent 26 years with the us secret service and became head of the division. “they need to be artistic and meticulous. because offset begins by photographing the money, the negative is the key. but the negative fails to hold all the detail of the original, so it has to be touched up by hand. in many counterfeit plants we raided, we would find large negative that were used to add detail.”
in the us and much of europe, the sale, distribution, and use of offset printers are watched closely by units. in peru, however, the offset industry is a free-for-all. entire neighborhoods are famous for being places to buy fake passports, bogus licenses, invented university degrees, false job contracts, forged housing deeds and practically anything else under the sun.
in peru, awareness of fake currency is so high that retail shops regularly provide cashiers with hole punchers. when a fake bill is received, the cashier quickly pops out a few holes before curtly returning the bill to an client. warning signs at the entrance to many pharmacies in lima are plastered with fake bills punched full of holes and a sign explaining that any counterfeit bill received will be perforated on the spot.
facebook twitter counterfeiters use sophisticated scanning, printing and design software to print millions of dollars in fake currency. photograph: jonathan franklin for the guardian
the profits from this business are huge roughly $600,000 a week for his gang alone, said chavez. “the raw materials are very cheap. i will give you an example. a $100 bill that i sell for $20? my costs are between $3 and $5. so my profit? $15. here [in peru], you get the supplies you need at a low cost. this glue? it costs me 50 cents. the flour, even less. all this?” he said, pointing to the material on the desk in front of him. “not even a dollar. the paper you buy in bulk and that costs [$10-$15 a stack].”
competition is fierce, too. “if you have the best quality, people come to you,” said chavez. “if it is second-rate? have the raised lettering? if the not right? if it have the texture? they going to buy it. going down.”
“they try to make the minimum investment possible,” said escalante, the peruvian police commander. “it’s not in their best interest to use expensive materials. and you have to remember, these bills are going to the united states, and in the us the people have confidence in their bills. they check as much.”
peruvian counterfeiters are so creative that even worthless currencies are brought back to life. thanks to the highest inflation rate, the venezuelan 10 bolivar note has seen its value plummet over the past five years from roughly $5 to two cents. for peruvian counterfeiters the venezuelan currency is worth more than the money printed on it. they use the 10 bolivar note as raw material to produce counterfeit bills.
first, the peruvian gangs bleach off the portraits of both (a revered indigenous leader) and the eagle and then print benjamin stiff grimace onto the face of a newly minted $100 bill. “when people check those bills, the paper is right, it has many of the properties of a real bill,” explains bernabe, a veteran of the peruvian police who, putting the bill under his microscope, can often detect the faint outlines of the venezuelan currency.
“the venezuelan bills have a security strip, while the us [security strip] is red and blue,” explains the retired police officer. “because the paper is real, it passes many of the [forgery detection] tests, but if you look close, you can still read the word “diez” (ten) which has been reprinted with the words ‘one hundred’.”
according to the counterfeiters, every month millions of these fake dollars are smuggled out of peru and into the us by cash couriers known as “burriers”. flying out of jorge international airport, the “burriers” secret the money inside hollowed out books, the soles of sneakers and inside picture frames. in one attempt, the smugglers filled a suitcase with furbies, the toys, each stuffed full of fake $100 bills.
facebook twitter, a retired peruvian police officer who trains civilians and police on how to detect counterfeit bills. photograph: jonathan franklin for the guardian
“most of the bills end up in the united states they go through mexico,” explained chavez. “there are who are in charge of passing the money over the border. you [smuggle] by airplane [directly] into the united states because their airport control uses the latest technologies these bills get into the us over the frontier by the coyotes. this is a mafia they get the bills into texas and california.”
in an attempt to break up the counterfeit gangs and reduce the flood of fake cash, the us secret service set up a regional office in lima three years ago to work closely with peruvian police. but infiltrating the gangs is difficult. the counterfeiters live and work in marginal neighborhoods where outsiders are instantly noticed and often unwelcome. for the peruvian police, rampant corruption in the judiciary and among their peers makes the battle against counterfeiters a weary fight.
hoping to disrupt the counterfeiters, the us treasury has launched a seemingly endless string of to us currency, adding features both public and private to make the bills ever harder to copy. given the leap in printing technologies, however, innovations are back and forth as the us government serves up a new round of holograms, floating ink and security strips, while the forgers fire back by reverse engineering those same features. not a match likely to end anytime soon. “every time a new design would come out, we would have an informal pool on how soon it would be counterfeited,” said retired agent brewer.
despite the flood of fake bills entering into circulation, brewer says the peruvian bills never make it beyond the “retail” street level of commerce. magnetic ink allows counting machines at banks to instantly sort the authentic cash from the fake bills. “there is no counterfeit bill that i know of that will pass the scrutiny of the equipment used by banks worldwide. so in my opinion, it is not a threat to our banking system in that way. but the dollar stands for the integrity of the us and people everywhere depend on that.”
while police officials struggle to maintain an organized opposition to the flood of fake dollars, the counterfeiters continue to innovate. by coloring the bills with yellow highlighters, the criminals simulate “security fibers” that glow under ultraviolet counterfeit detection systems. using tiny pushpins, the counterfeiters riddle their freshly minted bills with tiny holes giving the impression of raised lettering . “they are very good artists,” said.
like many emerging artists, however, counterfeiters often have a huge ego and an desire for recognition, according to police investigators.
“i used to carry on about how good their product was and what a genius they were, and they would throw caution right out the window and ignore any suspicion,” said brewer. “counterfeiters are proud of their work, and i tell you how useful that is when doing undercover work.”
additional reporting by dan
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ɪt teɪks tɛn tɪ 12 ˈpipəl tɪ kriˈeɪt ə feɪk bɪl, sɪz wən ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtər, bət ðə ˈprɑfɪts ər juʤ ɪn ˈlimə wɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz noʊ əv fɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ʤoʊəl sɛlz hɪz ɑrt fər ˈpɛniz ɔn ðə ˈdɔlər. iʧ ˈmæstərˌpis ɪz ˈrəfli θri fit lɔŋ ənd tu fit waɪd. ˈɛvəri prɪnt rikˈwaɪərz ˈvɛriəs taɪps əv ɪŋk ənd ɪz məˈtɪkjələsli dɪˈzaɪnd ənd ˈbjutəfli drɔn. ɪt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət hi həz soʊld ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz wərθ əv hɪz kriˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz ɔl waɪl lɑkt ɪn ə pərˈuviən ˈprɪzən waɪl hɪz ˈfæməli ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd rənz ðə ʃoʊ. ɪz ə pərˈfɛkʃənɪst hu ˈjuzɪz ˈbɑndɪd ˈpeɪpər, ˈwɔtərˌmɑrks ənd ˈglɔriəsli ˈɪntrəkət təˈpɑgrəfi. hi həz ˈpruvən ə ˈmæstər æt mæs ˈmɑrkətɪŋ, prəˈdusɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈkɑpiz. hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈmæstərˌmaɪnd hu dɪˈstrɪbjuts ʃit ˈæftər ʃit əv hɪz ˈspɛʃəlti: feɪk ˈjuˈɛs 100 bɪlz. ɪz ə ˈmæstər ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz, ɪz ðə də ˈfæktoʊ ˈlidər əv wən əv ðə fɔr (pərˈhæps mɔr) səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ aʊt əv ˈlimə, pəru, wɪʧ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs həz dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈlidɪŋ prəˈdusər əv ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt ˈdɔlərz. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ɪkˈstrim əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəst ˈditeɪlz meɪks ðə pərˈuviən ˈkaʊnərˌfɪts əˈməŋ ðə bɛst ɪn ðə wərld. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈʤɑnəθən ˈfræŋklɪn fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən 2009 ɪn ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs, wi hæv sizd əˈbaʊt ɪn feɪk bills,”*,” sɛd ˈwɔltər ɛskɑˈlɑnti, hɛd əv ðə pərˈuviən ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈvɪʒən. noʊ wət pərˈsɛnɪʤ ˈɛnərd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪˈligəli ənd həz gɔn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm. wi θɪŋk ðət ɑr ɪz ðə ˈbɛtər pɑrt əv wət həz ˈɛnərd ðə us.”*.” ˈkrɪmənəlz səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɛskɑˈlɑnti wɑz ənˈrizənəbli ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ənd ðə ˈækʧəwəl pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt ˈdɔlərz wɑz fɑr haɪər. ɪn ə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈgɑrdiən ɪn ə ˈsidi hoʊˈtɛl rum ɪn ˈlimə, ə ˈvɛtərən ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtər wɪθ ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈteɪld haʊ hɪz gæŋ əˈloʊn wɑz prəˈdusɪŋ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv tɪ ɪn feɪk 100 bɪlz ˈɛvəri wik. meɪk ðiz bɪlz, ju nid 10 tɪ 12 people,”*,” sɛd ʤərˈɑldoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz (nɑt hɪz ril neɪm), ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtər. rənz ðə məˈʃin, ðɛr ɪz ə dɪˈzaɪnər, ju hæv ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə səˈplaɪz ðə ˈpeɪpər, ðə ɪŋks ju nid ˈsəmˌwən tɪ kət ðə bɪlz, ˈsəmˌwən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈwɑʧɪŋ. ðə ˈpækər. æt ə ˈmɪnəməm eɪt ˈpipəl, bət ˈjuʒəwəli eɪt tɪ 12 ˈpipəl fər ðə pərˈdəkʃən tɪ kəm aʊt right.”*.” æst haʊ lɔŋ ɪt teɪks tɪ fɪl ən ˈɔrdər fər, ˈʧæˌvɛz rɪˈplaɪd: ə wik. ju meɪk ðə dɪˈzaɪn, ðɛn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə ˈpeɪpər ənd ðɛn stɑrt ˈprɪnɪŋ pɑ! pɑ! pa!”*!” hi ˈsərkəld hɪz hænz ɪn roʊˈteɪʃən, ɛz hi ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈfæktəri wɪθ sɪks ˈɔfˌsɛt ˈprɪnɪŋ məˈʃinz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈpəmpɪŋ aʊt ˈməni. hæv tɪ wərk leɪt ɪn ðə naɪt; ðə məˈʃinz ˈrɪli meɪk ə lɔt əv nɔɪz. waɪ ðeɪ ər əp ɪn ðə hɪlz, ɪn priˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈhaʊsɪz, əˈweɪ frəm people.”*.” ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈwərkərz ər peɪd tɪ θrɛd sɪˈkjʊrəti strɪps baɪ hænd ˈɪntu iʧ bɪl. baɪ ˈsoʊkɪŋ ðə bɪl, ðɛn ˌɪnˈsərtɪŋ ə ˈnidəl, ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz æd ə ˈfaɪnəl təʧ tɪ meɪk ðə feɪk bɪlz əˈpɪr əˈθɛnɪk. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈʤɑnəθən ˈfræŋklɪn fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən ˈʧæˌvɛz sɛd ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈkəstəmər bɔt bɪtˈwin fər wɪʧ ðə baɪər peɪd 20 əv feɪs ˈvælju ɪf ðeɪ wər ə rɪˈpit ˈkəstəmər ər 25 ɪf ðeɪ wər ə ˈnuˌbi. ““once*, wi ˈprɪnɪd ən ˈɔrdər fər ɪn feɪk bɪlz fər səm mexicans,”*,” sɛd ˈʧæˌvɛz. ˈʧæˌvɛz pʊld aʊt ə stæk əv ˈfrɛʃli ˈmɪntɪd 100 bɪlz. kəm frəm ðə nɔrθ əv ˈlimə, wɛr ðə ˈfæktəri ɪz. ðɛn ðeɪ ər brɔt tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˈlimə tɪ ˈɛnər ðə blæk market,”*,” hi ˈædɪd ɛz hi rəbd ðə bɪl wɪθ ˌædmərˈeɪʃən. hæv ə ˈtɛksʧər ðət ɪz ɛz kloʊz ɛz ju kən gɪt tɪ ə ril bɪl. ðə ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈtəʧɪz ər əv ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti. ðiz ər meɪd tɪ bi sɛnt abroad.”*.” ˈʧæˌvɛz wɛnt ɔn tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə touches”*” baɪ wɪʧ ə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt bɪl ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ pæs sˈmuðli ˈɪntu ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən. ðə ˈfaɪnəl stɛps wər mɛnt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə reɪzd ˈlɛtərɪŋ, hi sɛd ɛz hi ˈoʊpənd ə smɔl ˈplæstɪk bæg əv wət lʊkt laɪk koʊˈkeɪn, bət wɑz ɪn fækt ə taɪp əv flaʊər. hi mɪkst ðə flaʊər wɪθ glu ənd ˈwɔtər ənd stərd ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɛz ɪf hi wər pərˈpɛrɪŋ ˈɪnstənt ˈkɔfi, ˈkɛrfəl tɪ gɪt ən ˈivɪn kənˈsɪstənsi. hi ðɛn juzd hɪz ˈfɪŋgər tɪ ˈlaɪtli peɪnt ˈsərtən pɑrts əv ðə bɪl wɪθ ðə glu ˈmɪksʧər. ðə bɪlz wər ðɛn lɛft tɪ draɪ ənd wɪl ˈəltəmətli ˈkɛri ə ˈrɪpəld ˈifɛkt ɔn ki spɑts, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈtɛksʧər əv ə ril bɪl. ˈprɪnər həz tɪ bi skilled,”*,” sɛd dɑn bruər, hu spɛnt 26 jɪrz wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ənd bɪˈkeɪm hɛd əv ðə dɪˈvɪʒən. nid tɪ bi ɑrˈtɪstɪk ənd məˈtɪkjələs. bɪˈkəz ˈɔfˌsɛt bɪˈgɪnz baɪ ˈfoʊtəˌgræfɪŋ ðə ˈməni, ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ɪz ðə ki. bət ðə ˈnɛgətɪv feɪlz tɪ hoʊld ɔl ðə ˈditeɪl əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, soʊ ɪt həz tɪ bi təʧt əp baɪ hænd. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt plænts wi ˈreɪdɪd, wi wʊd faɪnd lɑrʤ ˈnɛgətɪv ðət wər juzd tɪ æd detail.”*.” ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd məʧ əv ˈjʊrəp, ðə seɪl, ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən, ənd juz əv ˈɔfˌsɛt ˈprɪnərz ər wɔʧt ˈkloʊsli baɪ ˈjunɪts. ɪn pəru, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈɔfˌsɛt ˈɪndəstri ɪz ə ˈfrifɔˌrɔl. ɪnˈtaɪər ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ər ˈfeɪməs fər biɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ baɪ feɪk ˈpæˌspɔrts, ˈboʊgəs ˈlaɪsənsɪz, ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ˌjunəˈvərsəti dɪˈgriz, fɔls ʤɑb ˈkɑnˌtrækts, fɔrʤd ˈhaʊzɪŋ didz ənd ˈpræktɪkəli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ˈəndər ðə sən. ɪn pəru, əˈwɛrnəs əv feɪk ˈkərənsi ɪz soʊ haɪ ðət ˈriˌteɪl ʃɑps ˈrɛgjələrli prəˈvaɪd ˌkæˈʃɪrz wɪθ hoʊl punchers*. wɪn ə feɪk bɪl ɪz rɪˈsivd, ðə kæˈʃɪr kˈwɪkli pɑps aʊt ə fju hoʊlz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkərtli rɪˈtərnɪŋ ðə bɪl tɪ ən klaɪənt. ˈwɔrnɪŋ saɪnz æt ðə ˈɛntrəns tɪ ˈmɛni ˈfɑrməsiz ɪn ˈlimə ər ˈplæstərd wɪθ feɪk bɪlz pənʧt fʊl əv hoʊlz ənd ə saɪn ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət ˈɛni ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt bɪl rɪˈsivd wɪl bi ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ðə spɑt. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz juz səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈskænɪŋ, ˈprɪnɪŋ ənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ prɪnt ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn feɪk ˈkərənsi. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈʤɑnəθən ˈfræŋklɪn fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən ðə ˈprɑfɪts frəm ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs ər juʤ ˈrəfli ə wik fər hɪz gæŋ əˈloʊn, sɛd ˈʧæˌvɛz. rɑ məˈtɪriəlz ər ˈvɛri ʧip. aɪ wɪl gɪv ju ən ɪgˈzæmpəl. ə 100 bɪl ðət aɪ sɛl fər 20 maɪ kɔsts ər bɪtˈwin 3 ənd 5 soʊ maɪ ˈprɑfɪt? 15 hir [ɪn pəru], ju gɪt ðə səˈplaɪz ju nid æt ə loʊ kɔst. ðɪs glu? ɪt kɔsts mi 50 sɛnts. ðə flaʊər, ˈivɪn lɛs. ɔl this?”*?” hi sɛd, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ðə məˈtɪriəl ɔn ðə dɛsk ɪn frənt əv ɪm. ˈivɪn ə ˈdɔlər. ðə ˈpeɪpər ju baɪ ɪn bəlk ənd ðət kɔsts ə stack].”*].” ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz fɪrs, tu. ju hæv ðə bɛst kˈwɑləti, ˈpipəl kəm tɪ you,”*,” sɛd ˈʧæˌvɛz. ɪt ɪz second-rate*? hæv ðə reɪzd ˈlɛtərɪŋ? ɪf ðə nɑt raɪt? ɪf ɪt hæv ðə ˈtɛksʧər? ðeɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ baɪ ɪt. goʊɪŋ down.”*.” traɪ tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt possible,”*,” sɛd ɛskɑˈlɑnti, ðə pərˈuviən pəˈlis kəˈmændər. nɑt ɪn ðɛr bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ juz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv məˈtɪriəlz. ənd ju hæv tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər, ðiz bɪlz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˈpipəl hæv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðɛr bɪlz. ðeɪ ʧɛk ɛz much.”*.” pərˈuviən ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz ər soʊ kriˈeɪtɪv ðət ˈivɪn ˈwərθləs ˈkərənsiz ər brɔt bæk tɪ laɪf. θæŋks tɪ ðə haɪəst ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt, ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən 10 ˈbɑləvər noʊt həz sin ɪts ˈvælju ˈpləmət ˈoʊvər ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz frəm ˈrəfli 5 tɪ tu sɛnts. fər pərˈuviən ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈkərənsi ɪz wərθ mɔr ðən ðə ˈməni ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ɪt. ðeɪ juz ðə 10 ˈbɑləvər noʊt ɛz rɑ məˈtɪriəl tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt bɪlz. fərst, ðə pərˈuviən gæŋz bliʧ ɔf ðə ˈpɔrtrəts əv boʊθ (ə rɪˈvɪrd ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ˈlidər) ənd ðə ˈigəl ənd ðɛn prɪnt ˈbɛnʤəmən stɪf ˈgrɪməs ˈɔntu ðə feɪs əv ə ˈnuli ˈmɪntɪd 100 bɪl. ˈpipəl ʧɛk ðoʊz bɪlz, ðə ˈpeɪpər ɪz raɪt, ɪt həz ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈprɑpərtiz əv ə ril bill,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈbərnəb, ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðə pərˈuviən pəˈlis hu, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə bɪl ˈəndər hɪz ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp, kən ˈɔfən dɪˈtɛkt ðə feɪnt ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz əv ðə ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən ˈkərənsi. ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlən bɪlz hæv ə sɪˈkjʊrəti strɪp, waɪl ðə ˈjuˈɛs [sɪˈkjʊrəti strɪp] ɪz rɛd ənd blue,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə rɪˈtaɪrd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. ðə ˈpeɪpər ɪz ril, ɪt ˈpæsɪz ˈmɛni əv ðə [ˈfɔrʤəri dɪˈtɛkʃən] tɛsts, bət ɪf ju lʊk kloʊz, ju kən stɪl rɛd ðə wərd ““diez”*” (tɛn) wɪʧ həz bɪn riˈprɪntɪd wɪθ ðə wərdz hundred’.”*’.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz, ˈɛvəri mənθ ˈmɪljənz əv ðiz feɪk ˈdɔlərz ər sˈməgəld aʊt əv pəru ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs baɪ kæʃ ˈkəriərz noʊn ɛz ““burriers”*”. flaɪɪŋ aʊt əv ˈhɔrheɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ðə ““burriers”*” ˈsikrɪt ðə ˈməni ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈhɑloʊd aʊt bʊks, ðə soʊlz əv sˈnikərz ənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈpɪkʧər freɪmz. ɪn wən əˈtɛmpt, ðə sˈməgələrz fɪld ə ˈsutˌkeɪs wɪθ furbies*, ðə tɔɪz, iʧ stəft fʊl əv feɪk 100 bɪlz. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər, ə rɪˈtaɪrd pərˈuviən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər hu treɪnz səˈvɪljənz ənd pəˈlis ɔn haʊ tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt bɪlz. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˈʤɑnəθən ˈfræŋklɪn fər ðə ˈgɑrdiən əv ðə bɪlz ɛnd əp ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðeɪ goʊ θru mexico,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈʧæˌvɛz. ər hu ər ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈməni ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɔrdər. ju [sˈməgəl] baɪ ˈɛrˌpleɪn [dɪˈrɛkli] ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈɛrˌpɔrt kənˈtroʊl ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðiz bɪlz gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊvər ðə frənˈtɪr baɪ ðə kaɪˈoʊtis. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmɑfiə ðeɪ gɪt ðə bɪlz ˈɪntu ˈtɛksəs ənd california.”*.” ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ breɪk əp ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt gæŋz ənd rɪˈdus ðə fləd əv feɪk kæʃ, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs sɛt əp ə ˈriʤənəl ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈlimə θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ wərk ˈkloʊsli wɪθ pərˈuviən pəˈlis. bət ˌɪnˈfɪlˌtreɪtɪŋ ðə gæŋz ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz lɪv ənd wərk ɪn ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz wɛr aʊtˈsaɪdərz ər ˈɪnstəntli ˈnoʊtɪst ənd ˈɔfən ənˈwɛlkəm. fər ðə pərˈuviən pəˈlis, ˈræmpənt kərˈəpʃən ɪn ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ənd əˈməŋ ðɛr pɪrz meɪks ðə ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz ə ˈwɪri faɪt. ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈtrɛʒəri həz lɔnʧt ə ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛndləs strɪŋ əv tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈkərənsi, ˈædɪŋ ˈfiʧərz boʊθ ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət tɪ meɪk ðə bɪlz ˈɛvər ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˈkɑpi. ˈgɪvɪn ðə lip ɪn ˈprɪnɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz ər bæk ənd fɔrθ ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt sərvz əp ə nu raʊnd əv ˈhɔloʊˌgræmz, ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪŋk ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti strɪps, waɪl ðə ˈfɔrʤərz faɪər bæk baɪ rɪˈvərs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ðoʊz seɪm ˈfiʧərz. nɑt ə mæʧ ˈlaɪkli tɪ ɛnd ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. taɪm ə nu dɪˈzaɪn wʊd kəm aʊt, wi wʊd hæv ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl pul ɔn haʊ sun ɪt wʊd bi counterfeited,”*,” sɛd rɪˈtaɪrd ˈeɪʤənt bruər. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fləd əv feɪk bɪlz ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən, bruər sɪz ðə pərˈuviən bɪlz ˈnɛvər meɪk ɪt bɪɔnd ðə ““retail”*” strit ˈlɛvəl əv ˈkɑmərs. mægˈnɛtɪk ɪŋk əˈlaʊz ˈkaʊntɪŋ məˈʃinz æt bæŋks tɪ ˈɪnstəntli sɔrt ðə əˈθɛnɪk kæʃ frəm ðə feɪk bɪlz. ɪz noʊ ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt bɪl ðət aɪ noʊ əv ðət wɪl pæs ðə ˈskrutəni əv ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt juzd baɪ bæŋks ˈwərldˈwaɪd. soʊ ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən, ɪt ɪz nɑt ə θrɛt tɪ ɑr ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðət weɪ. bət ðə ˈdɔlər stændz fər ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈpipəl ˈɛvriˌwɛr dɪˈpɛnd ɔn that.”*.” waɪl pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz ˈstrəgəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə fləd əv feɪk ˈdɔlərz, ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪt. baɪ ˈkələrɪŋ ðə bɪlz wɪθ ˈjɛloʊ highlighters*, ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt fibers”*” ðət gloʊ ˈəndər ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈsɪstəmz. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtaɪni pushpins*, ðə ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz ˈrɪdəl ðɛr ˈfrɛʃli ˈmɪntɪd bɪlz wɪθ ˈtaɪni hoʊlz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən əv reɪzd ˈlɛtərɪŋ ər ˈvɛri gʊd artists,”*,” sɛd. laɪk ˈmɛni ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtərz ˈɔfən hæv ə juʤ ˈigoʊ ənd ən dɪˈzaɪər fər ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. juzd tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn əˈbaʊt haʊ gʊd ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt wɑz ənd wət ə ˈʤinjəs ðeɪ wər, ənd ðeɪ wʊd θroʊ ˈkɔʃən raɪt aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ənd ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈɛni suspicion,”*,” sɛd bruər. ər praʊd əv ðɛr wərk, ənd aɪ tɛl ju haʊ ˈjusfəl ðət ɪz wɪn duɪŋ ˌəndərˈkəvər work.”*.” əˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ dæn
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check out this incredible video to hear about greene talk about quitting her job on live tv, the marijuana industry, and cannabis accommodations!
thanks so much to @iamcharlogreene, ceo of alaska cannabis club and totally badass cannabis activist for the great information and commitment to the cause! also to baca, the denver marijuana editor and editor at the for the factual and realistic points on the cannabis industry in denver (10:00 and onwards).
alex halperin, freelance reporter in denver (12:00) also adds some numbers to give a real feel as to way cannabis accommodations are so much more than a simple cottage economy. thanks to ricky camilleri for hosting!
twitter was buzzing today after huff post live posted the video, here are some highlights:
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ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ hir əˈbaʊt grin tɔk əˈbaʊt kˈwɪtɪŋ hər ʤɑb ɔn lɪv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ðə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈɪndəstri, ənd ˈkænəbəs əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃənz! θæŋks soʊ məʧ tɪ @iamcharlogreene*, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv əˈlæskə ˈkænəbəs kləb ənd ˈtoʊtəli ˈbæˌdæs ˈkænəbəs ˈæktɪvɪst fər ðə greɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə kɔz! ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ˈbækə, ðə ˈdɛnvər ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈɛdɪtər ənd ˈɛdɪtər æt ðə fər ðə ˈfækʧuəl ənd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk pɔɪnts ɔn ðə ˈkænəbəs ˈɪndəstri ɪn ˈdɛnvər ənd ˈɑnwərdz). ˈæləks ˈhælpərɪn, ˈfriˌlæns rɪˈpɔrtər ɪn ˈdɛnvər ˈɔlsoʊ ædz səm ˈnəmbərz tɪ gɪv ə ril fil ɛz tɪ weɪ ˈkænəbəs əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃənz ər soʊ məʧ mɔr ðən ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈkɑtɪʤ ɪˈkɑnəmi. θæŋks tɪ ˈrɪˌki kɑmiˈlɛri fər ˈhoʊstɪŋ! tˈwɪtər wɑz ˈbəzɪŋ təˈdeɪ ˈæftər həf poʊst lɪv ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, hir ər səm ˈhaɪˌlaɪts:
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updated march 7, 2014 : the idaho house passed a bill allowing concealed guns to be carried on state college campuses on thursday. the legislation was supported by a vote and now heads to gov. butch otter for his signature.
public colleges and universities in idaho can no longer make their own rules when it comes to guns on campus.
the idaho senate voted tuesday to grant college students the right to possess firearms on school grounds. it passed with a vote of and guarantees one's second amendment right over the existing gun regulations of public universities.
the bill exempts dormitories and indoor venues seating more than people and requires possession of new enhanced concealed weapons permit to carry a gun on campus. the permit is given to individuals 21 and over, and to those who have completed an training course.
the legislation is expected to pass in the house and be signed into law by gov. butch otter, who has already expressed support.
the bill's sponsor, sen. curt mckenzie (r-nampa), defended the legislation:
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ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd mɑrʧ 7 2014 ðə ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ haʊs pæst ə bɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ kənˈsild gənz tɪ bi ˈkɛrid ɔn steɪt ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkæmpəsɪz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɑz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə voʊt ənd naʊ hɛdz tɪ gəv. bʊʧ ˈɑtər fər hɪz ˈsɪgnəʧər. ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪn ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər meɪk ðɛr oʊn rulz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ gənz ɔn ˈkæmpəs. ðə ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪd ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ grænt ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ðə raɪt tɪ pəˈzɛs ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɔn skul graʊnz. ɪt pæst wɪθ ə voʊt əv ənd ˌgɛrənˈtiz wənz ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt raɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ gən ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈpəblɪk ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. ðə bɪl ɪgˈzɛmpts ˈdɔrməˌtɔriz ənd ˈɪnˌdɔr ˈvɛnuz ˈsitɪŋ mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ənd rikˈwaɪərz pəˈzɛʃən əv nu ɛnˈhænst kənˈsild ˈwɛpənz ˈpərˌmɪt tɪ ˈkɛri ə gən ɔn ˈkæmpəs. ðə ˈpərˌmɪt ɪz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz 21 ənd ˈoʊvər, ənd tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv kəmˈplitɪd ən ˈtreɪnɪŋ kɔrs. ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pæs ɪn ðə haʊs ənd bi saɪnd ˈɪntu lɔ baɪ gəv. bʊʧ ˈɑtər, hu həz ɔˈrɛdi ɪkˈsprɛst səˈpɔrt. ðə bɪlz ˈspɑnsər, sɛn. kərt məˈkɛnzi (r-nampa*), dɪˈfɛndɪd ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən:
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as the island prepares for the first blizzard of spring, residents of st. are expecting it to be a bigger headache than usual. reports the city has laid off dozens of staff have residents worried about how an already inadequate approach to is going to pan out when rendered even more inadequate than it already is.
meanwhile, the city of mount pearl, in the zing of the year, has calmly reassured its residents that “a full complement” of staff will be on hand to deal with the excitement.
well played, mount pearl. well played.
the capital perpetually stunned approach to is frustrating enough (heated sidewalks, anyone? serious european countries use them), but also indicative of a broader and more problematic approach to the intertwined issues of providing public services and providing decent work.
not just
a couple of years ago i wrote about a wildcat strike that took place at long harbour by workers in the professional trades who were sick and tired of being promised work, only to be laid off after a couple weeks when demand died down. they the only ones; been labour unrest aplenty at the large industrial sites. the approach of the construction and trades employers is consistently one that expects workers to be available when needed, but then to toddle off and somehow make do on their own when not. a culture of labour-on-demand, of hiring halls and day labourers, where employers expect to be able to find workers when they need them, but then also to be able to cut corners and costs by giving them the boot whenever they want.
this sort of approach to labour and employment benefit anybody in this province except the companies (and their rich bosses, most of whom even live here). and despite their claims, this approach certainly does nothing to strengthen or grow the economy. one of the reasons for the infamous ‘labour shortage’ is that local workers are simply fed up with the arrogant and attitude of employers in this province and are more inclined to fly off to other provinces where at least they can be assured of consistent, regular work.
it’s also one of the reasons why inequality is growing at a disturbing rate in this province. those stalwarts who decide to stay here are barely able to make ends meet, struggling from job to job unable to pay mortgages (or the dramatically rising costs of rental housing), raise families, pursue additional skills and training or even put food on the table (the growth in food bank usage exposes the lie that things are getting better for the average person in this province).
what is to be done?
we need to move away from this backward and immature approach to employment and the labour market. a haphazard approach grounded in all the antiquated ideas of capitalism, and we all know where that got them (read some dickens if you).
the solution is that government needs to play a much bigger role in ensuring we move away from this attitude of ‘labour-on-demand’ (which is equally rooted in our pre-confederation, mentality, and the insecurities and which that led to), and that we cultivate a labour market grounded in the principle of full-time, permanent, decent work. government can do this by strengthening regulatory mechanisms like the labour relations act to strengthen the ability of unions to resist efforts by employers to pursue measures that line the pockets of the corporate bosses while undermining the provincial economy, local communities and local workers.
government needs to play a much bigger role in ensuring we move away from this attitude of ‘labour-on-demand’…
but why so troubling that a municipal government the city of st. is not taking the lead. any time an employer has to lay workers off, it ought to be with a sense of shame. layoffs are an indication of a bad employer: an employer failed at the job of being an employer. sure, we need year round (although some years wonder). but jumping the gun and laying off staff in late march makes just about as much sense as asinine gamble that we have bad weather in january and could make due with a compromised and inadequate energy grid.
people operating public services must stop taking gambles in the name of saving money. when cutting costs means cutting corners, not acceptable.
beyond that, if the city and other employers acknowledged their responsibility not just to provide the most basic level of service, but to offer secure, decent and meaningful employment to our workers, then we have ridiculous situations like this in the first place. staff could be given other duties in the summertime; additional skills and training would make them even more valuable employees (they could do maintenance on the heated sidewalks, for instance). professional trades workers on the mega projects could be given additional training and skills upgrades which at present they have to pursue on their own time and dollar, for the most part when demand on drops down.
if employers stopped trying to cut corners at every possible juncture, we could actually build a provincial workforce that was the best trained, best skilled and most proud of what they do in the entire country.
instead, we wind up with a collective resentment at the people in charge who appear to have few qualifications beyond a profound ability to make dumb decisions. a situation which benefits none of us, in the end.
as we watch the snow bomb unfold this week, give some thought to what we can do to turn around our culture of precarious labour-on-demand, and to bring about a government and workplace culture that is grounded in the principle of decent, full-time, permanent, meaningful work. it was not too long ago that this used to be the driving principle of the labour market. with a bit of effort, it can be once more.
we’ve got an election coming up pretty soon. that might be a good place to start.
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ɛz ðə ˈaɪlənd pərˈpɛrz fər ðə fərst ˈblɪzərd əv spərɪŋ, ˈrɛzɪdənts əv st*. ər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪt tɪ bi ə ˈbɪgər ˈhɛˌdeɪk ðən ˈjuʒəwəl. rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˈsɪti həz leɪd ɔf ˈdəzənz əv stæf hæv ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈwərid əˈbaʊt haʊ ən ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ pæn aʊt wɪn ˈrɛndərd ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ðən ɪt ɔˈrɛdi ɪz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈsɪti əv maʊnt pərl, ɪn ðə zɪŋ əv ðə jɪr, həz ˈkɑmli ˌriəˈʃʊrd ɪts ˈrɛzɪdənts ðət fʊl complement”*” əv stæf wɪl bi ɔn hænd tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. wɛl pleɪd, maʊnt pərl. wɛl pleɪd. ðə ˈkæpɪtəl pərˈpɛʧuəli stənd əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɪz ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ɪˈnəf (ˈhitɪd ˈsaɪdˌwɔks, ˈɛniˌwən? ˈsɪriəs ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz juz ðɛm), bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ə ˈbrɔdər ənd mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd ˈɪʃuz əv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈdisənt wərk. nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ aɪ roʊt əˈbaʊt ə ˈwaɪldˌkæt straɪk ðət tʊk pleɪs æt lɔŋ ˈhɑrbər baɪ ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl treɪdz hu wər sɪk ənd taɪərd əv biɪŋ ˈprɑməst wərk, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi leɪd ɔf ˈæftər ə ˈkəpəl wiks wɪn dɪˈmænd daɪd daʊn. ðeɪ ðə ˈoʊnli wənz; bɪn ˈleɪbər ənˈrɛst əˈplɛnti æt ðə lɑrʤ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl saɪts. ðə əˈproʊʧ əv ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ənd treɪdz ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪz kənˈsɪstəntli wən ðət ɪkˈspɛkts ˈwərkərz tɪ bi əˈveɪləbəl wɪn ˈnidɪd, bət ðɛn tɪ ˈtɑdəl ɔf ənd ˈsəmˌhaʊ meɪk du ɔn ðɛr oʊn wɪn nɑt. ə ˈkəlʧər əv labour-on-demand*, əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ hɔlz ənd deɪ labourers*, wɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ˈwərkərz wɪn ðeɪ nid ðɛm, bət ðɛn ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kət ˈkɔrnərz ənd kɔsts baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ðə but wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ wɔnt. ðɪs sɔrt əv əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈleɪbər ənd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈɛnibədi ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑvɪns ɪkˈsɛpt ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz (ənd ðɛr rɪʧ ˈbɔsɪz, moʊst əv hum ˈivɪn lɪv hir). ənd dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr kleɪmz, ðɪs əˈproʊʧ ˈsərtənli dɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ər groʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. wən əv ðə ˈrizənz fər ðə ˈɪnfəməs shortage’*’ ɪz ðət ˈloʊkəl ˈwərkərz ər ˈsɪmpli fɛd əp wɪθ ðə ˈɛrəgənt ənd ˈætəˌtud əv ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑvɪns ənd ər mɔr ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ flaɪ ɔf tɪ ˈəðər ˈprɑvənsəz wɛr æt list ðeɪ kən bi əˈʃʊrd əv kənˈsɪstənt, ˈrɛgjələr wərk. ˈɔlsoʊ wən əv ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ɪz groʊɪŋ æt ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ reɪt ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑvɪns. ðoʊz ˈstɔlwərts hu ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ steɪ hir ər ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ɛndz mit, ˈstrəgəlɪŋ frəm ʤɑb tɪ ʤɑb əˈneɪbəl tɪ peɪ ˈmɔrgɪʤɪz (ər ðə drəˈmætɪkəli ˈraɪzɪŋ kɔsts əv ˈrɛntəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ), reɪz ˈfæməliz, pərˈsu əˈdɪʃənəl skɪlz ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ər ˈivɪn pʊt fud ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl (ðə groʊθ ɪn fud bæŋk ˈjusɪʤ ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ðə laɪ ðət θɪŋz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər fər ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsən ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑvɪns). wət ɪz tɪ bi dən? wi nid tɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm ðɪs ˈbækwərd ənd ˌɪməˈtjʊr əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt. ə hæˈphæzərd əˈproʊʧ ˈgraʊndɪd ɪn ɔl ðə ˈæntəkˌweɪtɪd aɪˈdiəz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, ənd wi ɔl noʊ wɛr ðət gɑt ðɛm (rɛd səm ˈdɪkənz ɪf ju). ðə səˈluʃən ɪz ðət ˈgəvərnmənt nidz tɪ pleɪ ə məʧ ˈbɪgər roʊl ɪn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ wi muv əˈweɪ frəm ðɪs ˈætəˌtud əv ‘‘labour-on-demand’*’ (wɪʧ ɪz ˈikwəli ˈrutɪd ɪn ɑr pre-confederation*, mɛnˈtælɪti, ənd ðə ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz ənd wɪʧ ðət lɛd tɪ), ənd ðət wi ˈkəltəˌveɪt ə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt ˈgraʊndɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈfʊlˌtaɪm, ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt, ˈdisənt wərk. ˈgəvərnmənt kən du ðɪs baɪ ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz laɪk ðə ˈleɪbər riˈleɪʃənz ækt tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ˈjunjənz tɪ rɪˈzɪst ˈɛfərts baɪ ɪmˈplɔɪərz tɪ pərˈsu ˈmɛʒərz ðət laɪn ðə ˈpɑkəts əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈbɔsɪz waɪl ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ɪˈkɑnəmi, ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈwərkərz. ˈgəvərnmənt nidz tɪ pleɪ ə məʧ ˈbɪgər roʊl ɪn ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ wi muv əˈweɪ frəm ðɪs ˈætəˌtud əv ‘‘labour-on-demand’…*’… bət waɪ soʊ ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ðət ə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈgəvərnmənt ðə ˈsɪti əv st*. ɪz nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɛd. ˈɛni taɪm ən ɪmˈplɔɪər həz tɪ leɪ ˈwərkərz ɔf, ɪt ɔt tɪ bi wɪθ ə sɛns əv ʃeɪm. leɪɔfs ər ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ə bæd ɪmˈplɔɪər: ən ɪmˈplɔɪər feɪld æt ðə ʤɑb əv biɪŋ ən ɪmˈplɔɪər. ʃʊr, wi nid jɪr raʊnd (ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm jɪrz ˈwəndər). bət ˈʤəmpɪŋ ðə gən ənd leɪɪŋ ɔf stæf ɪn leɪt mɑrʧ meɪks ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ɛz məʧ sɛns ɛz ˈæsəˌnaɪn ˈgæmbəl ðət wi hæv bæd ˈwɛðər ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd kʊd meɪk du wɪθ ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd ənd ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ˈɛnərʤi grɪd. ˈpipəl ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz məst stɑp ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈgæmbəlz ɪn ðə neɪm əv ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈməni. wɪn ˈkətɪŋ kɔsts minz ˈkətɪŋ ˈkɔrnərz, nɑt əkˈsɛptəbəl. bɪɔnd ðət, ɪf ðə ˈsɪti ənd ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪərz ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðɛr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti nɑt ʤɪst tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsərvɪs, bət tɪ ˈɔfər sɪˈkjʊr, ˈdisənt ənd ˈminɪŋfəl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt tɪ ɑr ˈwərkərz, ðɛn wi hæv rɪˈdɪkjələs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz laɪk ðɪs ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. stæf kʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ˈəðər ˈdutiz ɪn ðə ˈsəmərˌtaɪm; əˈdɪʃənəl skɪlz ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ wʊd meɪk ðɛm ˈivɪn mɔr ˈvæljəbəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz (ðeɪ kʊd du ˈmeɪntənəns ɔn ðə ˈhitɪd ˈsaɪdˌwɔks, fər ˈɪnstəns). prəˈfɛʃənəl treɪdz ˈwərkərz ɔn ðə ˈmɛgə ˈprɑʤɛkts kʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn əˈdɪʃənəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd skɪlz ˈəpˌgreɪdz wɪʧ æt ˈprɛzənt ðeɪ hæv tɪ pərˈsu ɔn ðɛr oʊn taɪm ənd ˈdɔlər, fər ðə moʊst pɑrt wɪn dɪˈmænd ɔn drɑps daʊn. ɪf ɪmˈplɔɪərz stɑpt traɪɪŋ tɪ kət ˈkɔrnərz æt ˈɛvəri ˈpɑsəbəl ˈʤəŋkʧər, wi kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪld ə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈwərkˌfɔrs ðət wɑz ðə bɛst treɪnd, bɛst skɪld ənd moʊst praʊd əv wət ðeɪ du ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkəntri. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi wɪnd əp wɪθ ə kəˈlɛktɪv rɪˈzɛntmənt æt ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ʧɑrʤ hu əˈpɪr tɪ hæv fju kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz bɪɔnd ə proʊˈfaʊnd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk dəm dɪˈsɪʒənz. ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪʧ ˈbɛnəfɪts nən əv ˈjuˈɛs, ɪn ðə ɛnd. ɛz wi wɔʧ ðə snoʊ bɔm ənˈfoʊld ðɪs wik, gɪv səm θɔt tɪ wət wi kən du tɪ tərn əraʊnd ɑr ˈkəlʧər əv priˈkɛriəs labour-on-demand*, ənd tɪ brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈkəlʧər ðət ɪz ˈgraʊndɪd ɪn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈdisənt, ˈfʊlˌtaɪm, ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt, ˈminɪŋfəl wərk. ɪt wɑz nɑt tu lɔŋ əˈgoʊ ðət ðɪs juzd tɪ bi ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt. wɪθ ə bɪt əv ˈɛfərt, ɪt kən bi wəns mɔr. gɑt ən ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈkəmɪŋ əp ˈprɪti sun. ðət maɪt bi ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ stɑrt.
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ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈwɪndoʊz æp həz ʤɪst bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈrəðər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈəpˌdeɪt fər ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ənd ˈwɪndoʊz 8 wɪθ səm ˈvɛri kul nu ˈfiʧərz. ju kən naʊ jʊr haʊs wɪθ ə ˈskɛʤʊl fər ˈfɪlɪps hju, ˈɛnər ˈmuvi moʊd wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ jʊr ˈpiˈsi ɛz ə hoʊm ˈθiətər ər dɪˈseɪbəl ɪt ənˈtɪl ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪf ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔl naɪt. ˈɛvəri ˈivnɪŋ æt 6.30pm*, maɪ skrin stɑrts tɪ gɪt lɛs ˈbraɪtər ənd mɔr sepia-brownish-softer-colour*. noʊ, maɪ ˈmɑnətər ɪz nɑt ɔn ðə blɪŋk. ˈrəðər, ðət ɪz maɪ ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈkɪkɪŋ ɪn, ə ˈrəðər hɪnt tɪ tɛl mi tɪ gɪt ɔf ðə kəmˈpjutər fər ðə ˈivnɪŋ ənd hæv ə laɪf. wi hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ jʊr sərˈkeɪdiən ˈrɪðəm ˈjuzɪŋ juz tɪ slip ˈbɛtər ˈæftər ˈleɪtˌnaɪt kəmˈpjutər ækˈtɪvɪtiz juz tɪ slip ˈbɛtər ˈæftər ˈleɪtˌnaɪt kəmˈpjutər ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪf ju lʊk ˈkɛrfəli, moʊst əv ˈmɑnətərz hæv ə ˈbətən tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ʧeɪnʤ ðə əˈtrɪˌbjuts əv ðə skrin tɪ əˈʤəst fər ðə taɪps əv ˈmidiə wɪʧ ɪz biɪŋ vjud. rɛd mɔr ðə ˈlɪnəks ˈvərʒən əv naʊ kəmz wɪθ ə ˈsɪmpəl [ˈlɪnəks] naʊ kəmz wɪθ ə ˈsɪmpəl [ˈlɪnəks] rɛd mɔr ənd haʊ kən prɪˈvɛnt aɪ streɪn 4 weɪz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt aɪ streɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti 4 weɪz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt aɪ streɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti du ju spɛnd ˈmɛni aʊərz ɪn frənt əv ə kəmˈpjutər skrin? ɪf ju du, ˈprɑbəˌbli fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl aɪ streɪn ðət kəmz wɪθ ɪt. ˈhɛˌdeɪks, ˈbərnɪŋ aɪz, ənd ʤɪst biɪŋ taɪərd, ər... rɛd mɔr bət ɪf ə ˈbɪzi ˈpərsən hu həz noʊ taɪm tɪ klɪk ɔn ˈɛni mɔr lɪŋks, ðɪs ɪz haʊ ɪt wərks. ju hæv kɔld ə slip ˈsaɪkəl, ənd ɛz ju hɛd təˈwɔrdz bed-time*, aɪˈdili ju ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə braɪt skrin bɪˈkəz ðə ˈbraɪtnəs hɪts jʊr aɪz ənd ˈkɔzɪz ðə slip ˈsaɪkəl tɪ bi mɛst əp, wɪʧ ɪn tərn minz ju slip ˈvɛri wɛl. ɪf ðɪs saʊnz tu sɪmˈplɪstɪk, rɛd ðə sərˈkeɪdiən ˈrɪðəm ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈbəv, wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɪtən baɪ ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈdɔktər. ɪf ju ər ˈsəmˌwən hu spɛnz ˈmɛni aʊərz ə deɪ æt ðə kəmˈpjutər, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ, ðɛn ðə æp ɪz fər ju. ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz swɛr ɪt həz ˌɪmˈpruvd ðɛr slip trɪˈmɛndəsli. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðɪs nu ˈvərʒən ɪz ˈoʊnli fər ˈwɪndoʊz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, soʊ mæk ənd ˈjuzərz wɪl hæv tɪ hæŋ ɔn ə bɪt ˈlɔŋgər. klɪk ðə sɔrs lɪŋk bɪˈloʊ tɪ teɪk ə lʊk æt ɔl əv ðə nu stəf ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ gɪt frəm. du ju juz? haʊ həz ɪt hɛlpt jʊr sˈlipɪŋ ˈpætərnz? sɔrs: blɔg
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the plan was to head to seattle, walk the docks and catch on with a vessel. sometimes things go according to plan.
by the time brad imes and his brother arrived in seattle, it was the end of the season. there were no jobs to be found. so imes left his name in case there were future opportunities and headed back to sacramento to begin training for what he figured would be his next job: professional fighter.
“my buddy had fought in japan, and i was taking to him about it, and he said i should get into fighting,” imes toldjunkie. “i said, ‘that’s crazy,’ and he said, ‘no man, the japanese love big white guys, so make a lot of money.’ he was, so he a real accomplished fighter, but he had some good over in japan, so i was like, ‘yeah, give it a shot.’”
imes, a former college football player at mizzou, immediately took to, training out of a high school gym with sacramento bjj. the, imes then found a home in the wec, earning three wins in three fights.
‘tuf,’ then troubled times
after that third win, scott adams, one of the founders of the wec, suggested imes try out for the second season of “the ultimate fighter.” imes was incredulous.
“i told him, ‘you have to be out of your mind. i still know what the hell doing,’” imes said. “but he said, ‘it matter. a huge guy, a great marketing tool, and going to pick you. just do it and as soon as you get on the show talk about how you have any experience.’”
despite his initial reluctance, imes took adams’ advice and auditioned for the reality show. six weeks later he was offered a spot on “tuf he also got the call to work on one of those boats.
imes, opting to take the fighting route, had great success on “tuf,” winning two fights. those victories earned him a spot in the final, where he lost to eventual light heavyweight champion rashad evans.
imes (13-7) fought a total of three times with the, losing each of those bouts. he found success outside the, going on smaller cards between 2006 and 2007, which included wins via rare gogoplata.
but things turned bad for imes early in 2008, and the way he remembers it, they went bad in a hurry.
“it started in january he said. “i lost to anthony ruiz in a fight that he do anything to me, but i was to even be there. i just figured i could go out there and do what i do and just walk through him and be done.”
even though he won his next fight, a decision over james jack, imes remained. worse than that, his once iron chin was failing, and as a result, he had to adjust his aggressive style when he faced roy nelson on an card.
the change help the imes. nelson stopped him in the first round.
after that defeat, the first knockout loss of imes’ career, he knew that his career was over, but like many fighters, he hung on for a few more. imes lost two of those fights by knockout one in 28 seconds, the other in 36 seconds.
retirement decision
the damage imes took during his career, both in and football, left him struggling with his memory. he had resorted to carrying lists with him so he could remember things he needed to do. it was at that point, his now his wife, michele, urged him to see a doctor.
“they told me that i had to stop fighting, that if i continued it was going to kill me or that i was going to be a vegetable,” imes said.
those words come as much of a surprise. imes knew the end was coming even before visiting the doctor, and looking toward the future, he had applied to be a firefighter. his first day on the jefferson city, mo., force was march 2, 2009. his last fight came on sept. 12, 2009.
these days, imes acknowledges that shortly after he left fighting, he was concerned about the possible longterm damage he may have suffered as a fighter. over time, those concerns have lessened.
“i’ve done a lot of research and talked to doctors, and started taking natural supplements and things that reduce swelling on the brain and that improve concentration, and it really has made an enormous difference,” he said.
these days imes works as a project manager, a job he knows he have been able to perform had he took the position immediately after leaving.
“i have to concentrate on organization and keep track of different things on different jobs, and when i first got out of fighting, there was no way that i could have done this job,” imes said. “it would have been like herding cats.”
it’s been more than six years since imes left the fight game, but he still occasionally thinks about his career as a fighter, and when he does, with the mindset of a highly competitive individual.
“all i remember are the losses, which is unfortunate,” he said. “i really remember the fights i won; i only think about the fights i lost. probably natural.”
when he thinks back on things other than the fights, his memories are brighter. when he recalls the opportunities that fighting provided him, like appearing in the 2007 movie “missionary man” and traveling the world.
“it was a great time,” he said. “i had my highs and my lows, but i change it.”
many athletes look back at their professional careers as the highest point of their lives and believe they are defined by that alone. not a world imes lives in.
“for all the fun and all the wild and crazy things that i did, being a husband and a father? those are my real accomplishments,” he said.
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ðə plæn wɑz tɪ hɛd tɪ siˈætəl, wɔk ðə dɑks ənd kæʧ ɔn wɪθ ə ˈvɛsəl. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz θɪŋz goʊ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ plæn. baɪ ðə taɪm bræd aɪmz ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər əraɪvd ɪn siˈætəl, ɪt wɑz ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən. ðɛr wər noʊ ʤɑbz tɪ bi faʊnd. soʊ aɪmz lɛft hɪz neɪm ɪn keɪs ðɛr wər fˈjuʧər ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd ˈhɛdɪd bæk tɪ ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər wət hi ˈfɪgjərd wʊd bi hɪz nɛkst ʤɑb: prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈfaɪtər. ˈbədi hæd fɔt ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ənd aɪ wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ ɪm əˈbaʊt ɪt, ənd hi sɛd aɪ ʃʊd gɪt ˈɪntu fighting,”*,” aɪmz toʊld mmajunkie*. sɛd, crazy,’*,’ ənd hi sɛd, mæn, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ləv bɪg waɪt gaɪz, soʊ meɪk ə lɔt əv money.’*.’ hi wɑz soʊ hi ə ril əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈfaɪtər, bət hi hæd səm gʊd ˈoʊvər ɪn ʤəˈpæn, soʊ aɪ wɑz laɪk, ‘‘yeah*, gɪv ɪt ə shot.’”*.’” aɪmz, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər æt mizzou*, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli tʊk tɪ, ˈtreɪnɪŋ aʊt əv ə haɪ skul ʤɪm wɪθ ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ bjj*. ðə aɪmz ðɛn faʊnd ə hoʊm ɪn ðə wec*, ˈərnɪŋ θri wɪnz ɪn θri faɪts. ‘‘tuf,’*,’ ðɛn ˈtrəbəld taɪmz ˈæftər ðət θərd wɪn, skɑt ˈædəmz, wən əv ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv ðə wec*, səˈʤɛstɪd aɪmz traɪ aʊt fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən əv ˈəltəmət fighter.”*.” aɪmz wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛʤələs. toʊld ɪm, hæv tɪ bi aʊt əv jʊr maɪnd. aɪ stɪl noʊ wət ðə hɛl doing,’”*,’” aɪmz sɛd. hi sɛd, ˈmætər. ə juʤ gaɪ, ə greɪt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ tul, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ pɪk ju. ʤɪst du ɪt ənd ɛz sun ɛz ju gɪt ɔn ðə ʃoʊ tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ ju hæv ˈɛni experience.’”*.’” dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈləktəns, aɪmz tʊk adams’*’ ədˈvaɪs ənd ˌɔˈdɪʃənd fər ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ʃoʊ. sɪks wiks ˈleɪtər hi wɑz ˈɔfərd ə spɑt ɔn hi ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ðə kɔl tɪ wərk ɔn wən əv ðoʊz boʊts. aɪmz, ˈɑptɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ rut, hæd greɪt səkˈsɛs ɔn ““tuf,”*,” ˈwɪnɪŋ tu faɪts. ðoʊz ˈvɪktəriz ərnd ɪm ə spɑt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl, wɛr hi lɔst tɪ əˈvɛnʧuəl laɪt ˈhɛviˌweɪt ˈʧæmpiən rəˈʃɑd ˈɛvənz. aɪmz fɔt ə ˈtoʊtəl əv θri taɪmz wɪθ ðə, ˈluzɪŋ iʧ əv ðoʊz baʊts. hi faʊnd səkˈsɛs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə, goʊɪŋ ɔn sˈmɔlər kɑrdz bɪtˈwin 2006 ənd 2007 wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪnz ˈviə rɛr gogoplata*. bət θɪŋz tərnd bæd fər aɪmz ˈərli ɪn 2008 ənd ðə weɪ hi rɪˈmɛmbərz ɪt, ðeɪ wɛnt bæd ɪn ə ˈhəri. ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri hi sɛd. lɔst tɪ ˈænθɔˌni ruiz ɪn ə faɪt ðət hi du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ mi, bət aɪ wɑz tɪ ˈivɪn bi ðɛr. aɪ ʤɪst ˈfɪgjərd aɪ kʊd goʊ aʊt ðɛr ənd du wət aɪ du ənd ʤɪst wɔk θru ɪm ənd bi done.”*.” ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi wən hɪz nɛkst faɪt, ə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈoʊvər ʤeɪmz ʤæk, aɪmz rɪˈmeɪnd. wərs ðən ðət, hɪz wəns aɪərn ʧɪn wɑz ˈfeɪlɪŋ, ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, hi hæd tɪ əˈʤəst hɪz əˈgrɛsɪv staɪl wɪn hi feɪst rɔɪ ˈnɛlsən ɔn ən kɑrd. ðə ʧeɪnʤ hɛlp ðə aɪmz. ˈnɛlsən stɑpt ɪm ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd. ˈæftər ðət dɪˈfit, ðə fərst ˈnɑˌkaʊt lɔs əv imes’*’ kərɪr, hi nu ðət hɪz kərɪr wɑz ˈoʊvər, bət laɪk ˈmɛni ˈfaɪtərz, hi həŋ ɔn fər ə fju mɔr. aɪmz lɔst tu əv ðoʊz faɪts baɪ ˈnɑˌkaʊt wən ɪn 28 ˈsɛkəndz, ðə ˈəðər ɪn 36 ˈsɛkəndz. rɪˈtaɪərmənt dɪˈsɪʒən ðə ˈdæmɪʤ aɪmz tʊk ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kərɪr, boʊθ ɪn ənd ˈfʊtˌbɔl, lɛft ɪm ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈmɛməri. hi hæd rɪˈzɔrtɪd tɪ ˈkɛriɪŋ lɪsts wɪθ ɪm soʊ hi kʊd rɪˈmɛmbər θɪŋz hi ˈnidɪd tɪ du. ɪt wɑz æt ðət pɔɪnt, hɪz naʊ hɪz waɪf, mɪˈʃɛl, ərʤd ɪm tɪ si ə ˈdɔktər. toʊld mi ðət aɪ hæd tɪ stɑp ˈfaɪtɪŋ, ðət ɪf aɪ kənˈtɪnjud ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl mi ər ðət aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə vegetable,”*,” aɪmz sɛd. ðoʊz wərdz kəm ɛz məʧ əv ə səˈpraɪz. aɪmz nu ðə ɛnd wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈdɔktər, ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə fˈjuʧər, hi hæd əˈplaɪd tɪ bi ə ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər. hɪz fərst deɪ ɔn ðə ˈʤɛfərsən ˈsɪti, moʊ., fɔrs wɑz mɑrʧ 2 2009 hɪz læst faɪt keɪm ɔn sɛpt. 12 2009 ðiz deɪz, aɪmz ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðət ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hi lɛft ˈfaɪtɪŋ, hi wɑz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈlɔŋˌtərm ˈdæmɪʤ hi meɪ hæv ˈsəfərd ɛz ə ˈfaɪtər. ˈoʊvər taɪm, ðoʊz kənˈsərnz hæv ˈlɛsənd. dən ə lɔt əv ˈrisərʧ ənd tɔkt tɪ ˈdɑktərz, ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl ˌsəpləˈmɛnts ənd θɪŋz ðət rɪˈdus sˈwɛlɪŋ ɔn ðə breɪn ənd ðət ˌɪmˈpruv ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən, ənd ɪt ˈrɪli həz meɪd ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs difference,”*,” hi sɛd. ðiz deɪz aɪmz wərks ɛz ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤər, ə ʤɑb hi noʊz hi hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ pərˈfɔrm hæd hi tʊk ðə pəˈzɪʃən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ˈlivɪŋ. hæv tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd kip træk əv ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz ɔn ˈdɪfərənt ʤɑbz, ənd wɪn aɪ fərst gɑt aʊt əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ, ðɛr wɑz noʊ weɪ ðət aɪ kʊd hæv dən ðɪs job,”*,” aɪmz sɛd. wʊd hæv bɪn laɪk ˈhərdɪŋ cats.”*.” bɪn mɔr ðən sɪks jɪrz sɪns aɪmz lɛft ðə faɪt geɪm, bət hi stɪl ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli θɪŋks əˈbaʊt hɪz kərɪr ɛz ə ˈfaɪtər, ənd wɪn hi dɪz, wɪθ ðə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt əv ə ˈhaɪli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ər ðə ˈlɔsɪz, wɪʧ ɪz unfortunate,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈrɪli rɪˈmɛmbər ðə faɪts aɪ wən; aɪ ˈoʊnli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə faɪts aɪ lɔst. ˈprɑbəˌbli natural.”*.” wɪn hi θɪŋks bæk ɔn θɪŋz ˈəðər ðən ðə faɪts, hɪz ˈmɛməriz ər ˈbraɪtər. wɪn hi ˈriˌkɔlz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət ˈfaɪtɪŋ prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪm, laɪk əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə 2007 ˈmuvi man”*” ənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ ðə wərld. wɑz ə greɪt time,”*,” hi sɛd. hæd maɪ haɪz ənd maɪ loʊz, bət aɪ ʧeɪnʤ it.”*.” ˈmɛni ˈæθˌlits lʊk bæk æt ðɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪrz ɛz ðə haɪəst pɔɪnt əv ðɛr lɪvz ənd bɪˈliv ðeɪ ər dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðət əˈloʊn. nɑt ə wərld aɪmz lɪvz ɪn. ɔl ðə fən ənd ɔl ðə waɪld ənd ˈkreɪzi θɪŋz ðət aɪ dɪd, biɪŋ ə ˈhəzbənd ənd ə ˈfɑðər? ðoʊz ər maɪ ril accomplishments,”*,” hi sɛd. fər mɔr ɔn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊl, ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈrumərz ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə saɪt.
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when i make charts and graphs, i generally make it a practice to scale the vertical axis of a chart from zero (0) to the upper bound of the range. compressing a vertical axis can be grossly misleading. for example, the usual chart the display of ambient atmospheric carbon dioxide levels looks like this:
oooh—that looks scary! look how fast is rising! galloping toward the doubling of, after which the world will come to an end.
here’s the chart i typically use when displaying the same data, but with the vertical axis starting at zero, and indications of the bounds of and where the level of a doubling will be:
now that look as scary, does it? no wonder the compress the vertical axis to make it look scarier.
likewise, the typical chart of the global average temperature is usually displayed this way:
whoa! all gonna fry!
but what if you display the same data with the axis starting not just from zero, but from the lower bound of the actual experienced temperature range of the earth? i had never thought of this until an acquaintance sent it along today:
a little hard to get worked up about this, it? in fact you can barely spot the warming. no wonder you need a college education to believe in the alarmist version of climate change. no wonder the data (click here for original nasa data if you want to replicate it yourself) is never displayed this way in any of the official climate reports.
if this chart were published on the front page of newspapers the climate change crusaders would be out of business instantly.
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wɪn aɪ meɪk ʧɑrts ənd græfs, aɪ ˈʤɛnərəli meɪk ɪt ə ˈpræktɪs tɪ skeɪl ðə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈæksəs əv ə ʧɑrt frəm ˈziroʊ 0 tɪ ðə ˈəpər baʊnd əv ðə reɪnʤ. kəmˈprɛsɪŋ ə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈæksəs kən bi ˈgroʊsli mɪsˈlidɪŋ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ʧɑrt ðə dɪˈspleɪ əv ˈæmbiənt ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈlɛvəlz lʊks laɪk ðɪs: lʊks ˈskɛri! lʊk haʊ fæst ɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ! ˈgæləpɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə ˈdəbəlɪŋ əv ˈæftər wɪʧ ðə wərld wɪl kəm tɪ ən ɛnd. ðə ʧɑrt aɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli juz wɪn dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈdætə, bət wɪθ ðə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈæksəs ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt ˈziroʊ, ənd ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz əv ðə baʊndz əv ənd wɛr ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ə ˈdəbəlɪŋ wɪl bi: naʊ ðət lʊk ɛz ˈskɛri, dɪz ɪt? noʊ ˈwəndər ðə ˈkɑmprɛs ðə ˈvərtɪkəl ˈæksəs tɪ meɪk ɪt lʊk ˈskɛriər. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ʧɑrt əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli dɪˈspleɪd ðɪs weɪ: woʊ! ɔl ˈgɑnə fraɪ! bət wət ɪf ju dɪˈspleɪ ðə seɪm ˈdætə wɪθ ðə ˈæksəs ˈstɑrtɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst frəm ˈziroʊ, bət frəm ðə loʊər baʊnd əv ðə ˈækʧəwəl ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈtɛmpərəʧər reɪnʤ əv ðə ərθ? aɪ hæd ˈnɛvər θɔt əv ðɪs ənˈtɪl ən əkˈweɪntəns sɛnt ɪt əˈlɔŋ təˈdeɪ: ə ˈlɪtəl hɑrd tɪ gɪt wərkt əp əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ɪt? ɪn fækt ju kən ˈbɛrli spɑt ðə ˈwɔrmɪŋ. noʊ ˈwəndər ju nid ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən tɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðə əˈlɑrmɪst ˈvərʒən əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. noʊ ˈwəndər ðə ˈdætə (klɪk hir fər ərˈɪʤənəl ˈnæsə ˈdætə ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf) ɪz ˈnɛvər dɪˈspleɪd ðɪs weɪ ɪn ˈɛni əv ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈklaɪmɪt rɪˈpɔrts. ɪf ðɪs ʧɑrt wər ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðə frənt peɪʤ əv ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ kruˈseɪdərz wʊd bi aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs ˈɪnstəntli.
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by jennifer and christopher jon
it seems that every day brings a new revelation about the scope of the heretofore secret warrantless mass surveillance programs. and as we learn more, the picture becomes increasingly alarming. last week we discovered that the shares information with a division of the drug enforcement administration called the special operations division (sod). the dea uses the information in drug investigations. but it also gives data out to other agencies in particular, the internal revenue service, which, as you might imagine, is always looking for information on tax cheats.
the obama administration repeatedly has assured us that the does not collect the private information of ordinary americans. those statements simply are not true. we now know that the agency regularly intercepts and inspects americans’ phone calls, emails, and other communications, and it shares this information with other federal agencies that use it to investigate drug trafficking and tax evasion. worse, dea and irs agents are told to lie to judges and defense attorneys about their use of data, and about the very existence of the sod, and to make up stories about how these investigations started so that no one will know information is coming from the top secret surveillance programs.
“now, wait a minute,” you might be saying. “how does a foreign intelligence agency which supposedly is looking for terrorists and only targets non-u.s. persons get ahold of information useful in irs investigations of american tax cheats?” to answer that question, review this revelations.
back in 2005, several media outlets reported that has direct access to the stream of communications data, carried over fiber optic cables that connect central telephone switching facilities in the u.s. with one another and with networks in foreign countries. reports suggested that the had installed equipment referred to as “splitter cabinets” at main phone company offices, where they make a copy of all data traveling on the fiber optic cable and route it into a secret room where computers scan through the information searching for names and terms that are themselves secret -- as it goes by. for years, the federal government refused to comment on these reports. but on august 8, an unnamed senior administration official confirmed this practice to the new york times.
we also learned that the can grab information off these fiber optic cables in near real time using a tool called (xks). searching the of internet and telephone data as it flows takes an immense amount of computing power. the system dumps a portion of the communications information snatches into a truly immense local storage "cache." this cache can keep network information for a few days, depending on the amount of traffic. this gives the computers time to search through what otherwise would be an unmanageable torrent of emails, phone calls, chats, social network posts, and other communications. and importantly, searches do not involve just communications “metadata”. the system searches the contents of our internet and telephone communications. which is directly at odds with repeated administration statements suggesting that mass surveillance was limited to metadata.
to seize and search through all of this information without a warrant, the agency must comply with just a few legal limitations. under the amendments act, the is not allowed to intentionally collect purely domestic information. that is, the can search communications it believes begin or terminate in another country, either based on the facility where the information is collected (for example, an undersea cable) or other signifier, like an ip address that suggests origination abroad. of course, these determinations are subject to error, particularly when the facility is in the u.s. and carries a substantial amount of purely domestic traffic.
to reduce the amount of purely domestic traffic that ends up on the desks of analysts, the agency relies on “minimization” procedures. for several reasons, however, these procedures are fundamentally inadequate to protect communications privacy. first, the procedures are themselves secret. moreover, by law, purely domestic communications that the inadvertently collects need be deleted only if they “could not be” foreign intelligence information a provision that requires the to delete very little. some procedures have been leaked to the public, and these show that the government may “retain and make use of "inadvertently acquired" domestic communications if they contain usable intelligence, information on criminal activity, threat of harm to people or property, are encrypted, or are believed to contain any information relevant to cybersecurity.” even otherwise privileged communications between individuals and their lawyers are not deleted. the agency merely stores those in a separate database so they are not sent to a law enforcement agency for use in a criminal case.
once the identifies the subset of international or “one-end” foreign communications (i.e., those where a foreigner is either a sender or recipient), analysts are supposed to search only for “foreign intelligence” information. but since “foreign intelligence” includes anything relevant to the conduct of u.s. foreign affairs, this limitation alone imposes no real restraint on warrantless spying. certainly, the limited to counterterrorism operations.
in undertaking their searches, analysts use either “strong” or “soft”. “soft” are a broad kind of search that pulls up messages based on content or even the language in which a message is written. when the uses soft, it can search the vast amounts of information it collects to retrieve all internet users’ discussions of particular topics or in particular languages. the potentially very broad scope of searches using soft is quite frightening, as ordinary americans’ communications are likely to show up in search results.
“strong” pull up information associated with a particular known individual. the obama administration has repeatedly assured us that these strong may only target non-u.s. persons. but of the user interface for submitting queries tell a different story. published by the guardian, they show that analysts are presented with lists of factors the accepts as sufficient proof that a person is a foreigner, including being "in direct contact with (a) target overseas" or the use of storage media (like a server located abroad) seized outside the u.s. so any u.s. person who talks to a foreigner that the has identified as a target, or who stores data on a server outside the u.s. (as someone might well do if emailing from a foreign hotel room) may be presumed to be a foreigner. and not even the worst of it. leaked documents also suggest that the agency will presume that a person is a foreigner whenever there is no information suggesting otherwise. that sort of willful blindness gives the a lot of leeway to target americans.
worse, we now know that the assertion that it does not “target” u.s. persons is either a lie, or is about to become one. leaked documents show that in 2011, the changed its “minimization” rules to allow its operatives to search for individual americans' communications using their name or other identifying information. such a change would turn “minimization” into a blanket authority to spy on americans in defiance of specific legal restrictions prohibiting this sort of domestic spying. senator ron wyden has said that the law provides the with a loophole potentially allowing "warrantless searches for the phone calls or emails of americans", and raised the issue when he met with president obama on august 1. this is the first time had evidence that the has -- or will have -- the authority to search its databases with the specific intent of digging up information on specific u.s. individuals.
we can sum up very simply at this moment, the enjoys virtually unrestricted power to spy on americans, without a warrant or any particular suspicion that any person spied upon has done anything wrong. our phone, email and potentially other records are fair game for bulk collection. the contents of our communications with people overseas are also fair game, so long as there is an approved foreign intelligence purpose for the collection. the does not believe that any stored emails are protected by the fourth amendment, so it can collect them from providers with little restraint. as far as we know, the only category of information the currently believes is off limits to mass surveillance are the contents of phone calls it knows in advance are solely between americans.
this is an astonishing development in the u.s., a nation that, until recently, carefully restricted the power of its domestic spying agencies by forcing them to submit narrow requests for spying authority to a court, which would issue a warrant if the government showed probable cause to believe that the surveillance target was engaged in some sort of wrongdoing. at this point, clear those limits are gone. the united states is now a mass surveillance state.
in last press conference, president obama reassured the nation that “america interested in spying on ordinary people.” in other words, do not worry, because the information will only be used for narrow counterterrorism or broader foreign intelligence purposes. but the latest revelations show that these assurances too are a lie. under current u.s. surveillance law, the may share with domestic law enforcement information obtained both through authorized surveillance, and information unlawfully but unintentionally collected, if it contains evidence of a crime. this rule was worrisome when the was only conducting targeted surveillance of foreign powers. it is terrifying now that the scans virtually all american communications. and this is especially true in light of the recent reports showing that any number of other agencies are howling for access to data for use in investigations of americans’ drug use, tax evasion, and even copyright infringement. usually, these agencies would need at least warrants based on probable cause that an individual was committing a crime before they could obtain the contents of our communications, and would need to certify to a public court that email or phone records are relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation before it could collect such traffic data. but if they get their hands on data, all these bothersome civil liberties protections simply vanish.
which brings us to the drug enforcement administration (dea). as we noted previously, the dea has a secret division called the special operations division or sod. the sod receives intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records from its partner agencies, of which the is just one, to distribute to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of americans. the sod gets information from the and shares it with, among other agencies, the irs.
and this is where things get truly ugly. when agents receive sod information and rely on it to trigger investigations, they are directed to omit the involvement from investigative reports, affidavits, discussions with prosecutors and courtroom testimony. agents are instructed to then use "normal investigative techniques to recreate the information provided by sod." irs agents receiving sod data, which presumably can include information from the, have been similarly instructed. they are instructed, in other words, to create a fake investigative file, and to lie. to lie, in particular, to defense lawyers and to judges, about the source of the evidence used in criminal prosecutions.
by hiding the fact that information comes from surveillance, the government both masks the extent to which domestic spying is used to trigger investigations of americans, and prevents legal challenges to highly questionable surveillance practices like bulk phone record collection, warrantless access to american communications with friends and family overseas, and retention and use of illegally obtained domestic calls and emails.
this is outrageous conduct. it is the sort of thing you expect from the chinese government, or one of the governments of the warsaw pact. and there is no stronger proof of the dangers of the domestic spying effort than the fact that the government has consistently lied about it and attempted to cover it up. think for just a moment about the stories j. edgar hoover could have plausibly concocted about dr. martin luther king, jr. or any other civil rights activist with this kind of detailed information. the obama administration has gone after leakers, and the journalists at outlets like the associated press or the new york times who use them as sources, with unprecedented force. think about what the current attorney general, eric holder, could do to bring down these reporters who cover sometimes in ways the obama administration like -- the conduct of american foreign policy. at this point, plain to see that the obama administration has no intention of honestly fixing this mess. so time now for congress to act. a good first step would be to appoint a special prosecutor with wide power to subpoena administration officials, and to bring criminal indictments where appropriate. congress should then begin the process of reforming surveillance law to make absolutely clear that the has no power to conduct warrantless mass surveillance of americans.
first they came for the terrorists and the foreigners, and no one did anything. then they came for the drug dealers. then the tax cheats. then the journalists. and just what we know about. how much worse does it have to get before we say enough is enough?
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baɪ ˈʤɛnəfər ənd ˈkrɪstəfər ʤɑn ɪt simz ðət ˈɛvəri deɪ brɪŋz ə nu ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə skoʊp əv ðə ˌhɪrtəˈfɔr ˈsikrɪt ˈwɔrəntləs mæs sərˈveɪləns ˈproʊˌgræmz. ənd ɛz wi lərn mɔr, ðə ˈpɪkʧər bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈlɑrmɪŋ. læst wik wi dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə ʃɛrz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ə dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə drəg ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kɔld ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz dɪˈvɪʒən (sɑd). ðə di ˈjuzɪz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn drəg ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ gɪvz ˈdætə aʊt tɪ ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ, ɛz ju maɪt ˌɪˈmæʤən, ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn tæks ʧits. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən rɪˈpitɪdli həz əˈʃʊrd ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə dɪz nɑt kəˈlɛkt ðə ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðoʊz ˈsteɪtmənts ˈsɪmpli ər nɑt tru. wi naʊ noʊ ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈrɛgjələrli ˌɪnərˈsɛpts ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkts americans’*’ foʊn kɔlz, iˈmeɪlz, ənd ˈəðər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ənd ɪt ʃɛrz ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ˈəðər ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz ðət juz ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt drəg ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ənd tæks ɪˈveɪʒən. wərs, di ənd ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈeɪʤənts ər toʊld tɪ laɪ tɪ ˈʤəʤɪz ənd dɪˈfɛns əˈtərniz əˈbaʊt ðɛr juz əv ˈdætə, ənd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɛri ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ðə sɑd, ənd tɪ meɪk əp ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðiz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈstɑrtɪd soʊ ðət noʊ wən wɪl noʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə tɔp ˈsikrɪt sərˈveɪləns ˈproʊˌgræmz. ““now*, weɪt ə minute,”*,” ju maɪt bi seɪɪŋ. dɪz ə ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi wɪʧ səˈpoʊzədli ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ənd ˈoʊnli ˈtɑrgəts non-u.s*. ˈpərsənz gɪt əˈhoʊld əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈjusfəl ɪn ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkən tæks cheats?”*?” tɪ ˈænsər ðət kˈwɛʃən, ˌrivˈju ðɪs ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz. bæk ɪn 2005 ˈsɛvərəl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət həz dɪˈrɛkt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə strim əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈdætə, ˈkɛrid ˈoʊvər ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəlz ðət kəˈnɛkt ˈsɛntrəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn sˈwɪʧɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə juz. wɪθ wən əˈnəðər ənd wɪθ ˈnɛtˌwərks ɪn ˈfɔrən ˈkəntriz. rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə hæd ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪkˈwɪpmənt rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz cabinets”*” æt meɪn foʊn ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔfəsɪz, wɛr ðeɪ meɪk ə ˈkɑpi əv ɔl ˈdætə ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəl ənd rut ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsikrɪt rum wɛr kəmˈpjutərz skæn θru ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsərʧɪŋ fər neɪmz ənd tərmz ðət ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈsikrɪt ɛz ɪt goʊz baɪ. fər jɪrz, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðiz rɪˈpɔrts. bət ɔn ˈɔgəst 8 ən ənˈneɪmd ˈsinjər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəl kənˈfərmd ðɪs ˈpræktɪs tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ðət ðə kən græb ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔf ðiz ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪk ˈkeɪbəlz ɪn nɪr ril taɪm ˈjuzɪŋ ə tul kɔld (xks*). ˈsərʧɪŋ ðə əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈdætə ɛz ɪt floʊz teɪks ən ˌɪˈmɛns əˈmaʊnt əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər. ðə ˈsɪstəm dəmps ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sˈnæʧɪz ˈɪntu ə ˈtruli ˌɪˈmɛns ˈloʊkəl ˈstɔrɪʤ "kæˈʃeɪ." ðɪs kæˈʃeɪ kən kip ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ə fju deɪz, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtræfɪk. ðɪs gɪvz ðə kəmˈpjutərz taɪm tɪ sərʧ θru wət ˈəðərˌwaɪz wʊd bi ən ənˈmænɪʤəbəl ˈtɔrənt əv iˈmeɪlz, foʊn kɔlz, ʧæts, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk poʊsts, ənd ˈəðər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈsərʧɪz du nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlv ʤɪst kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ““metadata”*”. ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈsərʧɪz ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ɑr ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈrɛkli æt ɑdz wɪθ rɪˈpitɪd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈsteɪtmənts səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət mæs sərˈveɪləns wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ metadata*. tɪ siz ənd sərʧ θru ɔl əv ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɔrənt, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi məst kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ʤɪst ə fju ˈligəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz. ˈəndər ðə əˈmɛndmənts ækt, ðə ɪz nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli kəˈlɛkt ˈpjʊrli dəˈmɛstɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðət ɪz, ðə kən sərʧ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪt bɪˈlivz bɪˈgɪn ər ˈtərməˌneɪt ɪn əˈnəðər ˈkəntri, ˈiðər beɪst ɔn ðə fəˈsɪlɪti wɛr ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz kəˈlɛktəd (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ən ˌəndərˈsi ˈkeɪbəl) ər ˈəðər signifier*, laɪk ən ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs ðət səˈʤɛsts ərˌɪʤəˈneɪʃən əˈbrɔd. əv kɔrs, ðiz dɪˌtərmɪˈneɪʃənz ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈɛrər, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ɪz ɪn ðə juz. ənd ˈkɛriz ə səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈpjʊrli dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtræfɪk. tɪ rɪˈdus ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈpjʊrli dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtræfɪk ðət ɛndz əp ɔn ðə dɛsks əv ˈænəlɪsts, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ““minimization”*” prəˈsiʤərz. fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈrizənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðiz prəˈsiʤərz ər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt tɪ prəˈtɛkt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈpraɪvəsi. fərst, ðə prəˈsiʤərz ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈsikrɪt. mɔˈroʊvər, baɪ lɔ, ˈpjʊrli dəˈmɛstɪk kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ðə ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli kəˈlɛkts nid bi dɪˈlitəd ˈoʊnli ɪf ðeɪ nɑt be”*” ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ə prəˈvɪʒən ðət rikˈwaɪərz ðə tɪ dɪˈlit ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl. səm prəˈsiʤərz hæv bɪn likt tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ənd ðiz ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ ənd meɪk juz əv "ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli əkˈwaɪərd" dəˈmɛstɪk kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪf ðeɪ kənˈteɪn ˈjuzəbəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti, θrɛt əv hɑrm tɪ ˈpipəl ər ˈprɑpərti, ər ɪnˈkrɪptɪd, ər ər bɪˈlivd tɪ kənˈteɪn ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈrɛləvənt tɪ cybersecurity.”*.” ˈivɪn ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ðɛr ˈlɔjərz ər nɑt dɪˈlitəd. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈmɪrli stɔrz ðoʊz ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈdætəˌbeɪs soʊ ðeɪ ər nɑt sɛnt tɪ ə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsi fər juz ɪn ə ˈkrɪmənəl keɪs. wəns ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə ˈsəbˌsɛt əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ər ““one-end”*” ˈfɔrən kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz (i.e*., ðoʊz wɛr ə ˈfɔrənər ɪz ˈiðər ə ˈsɛndər ər rɪˈsɪpiənt), ˈænəlɪsts ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ sərʧ ˈoʊnli fər intelligence”*” ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. bət sɪns intelligence”*” ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv juz. ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz, ðɪs ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən əˈloʊn ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz noʊ ril rɪˈstreɪnt ɔn ˈwɔrəntləs spaɪɪŋ. ˈsərtənli, ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ɪn ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ðɛr ˈsərʧɪz, ˈænəlɪsts juz ˈiðər ““strong”*” ər ““soft”*”. ““soft”*” ər ə brɔd kaɪnd əv sərʧ ðət pʊlz əp ˈmɛsɪʤɪz beɪst ɔn ˈkɑntɛnt ər ˈivɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz ˈrɪtən. wɪn ðə ˈjuzɪz sɔft, ɪt kən sərʧ ðə væst əˈmaʊnts əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪt kəˈlɛkts tɪ rɪˈtriv ɔl ˈɪntərˌnɛt users’*’ dɪˈskəʃənz əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈtɑpɪks ər ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈvɛri brɔd skoʊp əv ˈsərʧɪz ˈjuzɪŋ sɔft ɪz kwaɪt ˈfraɪtənɪŋ, ɛz ˈɔrdəˌnɛri americans’*’ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ ʃoʊ əp ɪn sərʧ rɪˈzəlts. ““strong”*” pʊl əp ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr noʊn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz rɪˈpitɪdli əˈʃʊrd ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðiz strɔŋ meɪ ˈoʊnli ˈtərgət non-u.s*. ˈpərsənz. bət əv ðə ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪs fər səbˈmɪtɪŋ kˈwɪriz tɛl ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ðeɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˈænəlɪsts ər pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ lɪsts əv ˈfæktərz ðə ækˈsɛpts ɛz səˈfɪʃənt pruf ðət ə ˈpərsən ɪz ə ˈfɔrənər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ biɪŋ "ɪn dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ (ə) ˈtərgət ˈoʊvərˈsiz" ər ðə juz əv ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmidiə (laɪk ə ˈsərvər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əˈbrɔd) sizd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə juz. soʊ ˈɛni juz. ˈpərsən hu tɔks tɪ ə ˈfɔrənər ðət ðə həz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈtərgət, ər hu stɔrz ˈdætə ɔn ə ˈsərvər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə juz. (ɛz ˈsəmˌwən maɪt wɛl du ɪf iˈmeɪlɪŋ frəm ə ˈfɔrən hoʊˈtɛl rum) meɪ bi prɪˈzumd tɪ bi ə ˈfɔrənər. ənd nɑt ˈivɪn ðə wərst əv ɪt. likt ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi wɪl prɪˈzum ðət ə ˈpərsən ɪz ə ˈfɔrənər wɛˈnɛvər ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈəðərˌwaɪz. ðət sɔrt əv ˈwɪlfəl ˈblaɪndnəs gɪvz ðə ə lɔt əv ˈliˌweɪ tɪ ˈtərgət əˈmɛrɪkənz. wərs, wi naʊ noʊ ðət ðə əˈsərʃən ðət ɪt dɪz nɑt ““target”*” juz. ˈpərsənz ɪz ˈiðər ə laɪ, ər ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ bɪˈkəm wən. likt ˈdɑkjəmənts ʃoʊ ðət ɪn 2011 ðə ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ““minimization”*” rulz tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪts ˈɑpərətɪvz tɪ sərʧ fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əˈmɛrɪkənz' kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr neɪm ər ˈəðər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. səʧ ə ʧeɪnʤ wʊd tərn ““minimization”*” ˈɪntu ə ˈblæŋkɪt əˈθɔrəti tɪ spaɪ ɔn əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn dɪˈfaɪəns əv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈligəl riˈstrɪkʃənz proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ðɪs sɔrt əv dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ. ˈsɛnətər rɑn ˈwaɪdən həz sɛd ðət ðə lɔ prəˈvaɪdz ðə wɪθ ə ˈluˌphoʊl pəˈtɛnʃəli əˈlaʊɪŋ "ˈwɔrəntləs ˈsərʧɪz fər ðə foʊn kɔlz ər iˈmeɪlz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz", ənd reɪzd ðə ˈɪʃu wɪn hi mɛt wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔn ˈɔgəst 1 ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm hæd ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə həz ər wɪl hæv ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ sərʧ ɪts ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz wɪθ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ˈdɪgɪŋ əp ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk juz. ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. wi kən səm əp ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpli æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt, ðə ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈvərʧuəli ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd paʊər tɪ spaɪ ɔn əˈmɛrɪkənz, wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈwɔrənt ər ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr səˈspɪʃən ðət ˈɛni ˈpərsən spaɪd əˈpɑn həz dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ. ɑr foʊn, iˈmeɪl ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈəðər ˈrɛkərdz ər fɛr geɪm fər bəlk kəˈlɛkʃən. ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ɑr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈoʊvərˈsiz ər ˈɔlsoʊ fɛr geɪm, soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz ən əˈpruvd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈpərpəs fər ðə kəˈlɛkʃən. ðə dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛni stɔrd iˈmeɪlz ər prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt, soʊ ɪt kən kəˈlɛkt ðɛm frəm prəˈvaɪdərz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl rɪˈstreɪnt. ɛz fɑr ɛz wi noʊ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkætəˌgɔri əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə ˈkərəntli bɪˈlivz ɪz ɔf ˈlɪmɪts tɪ mæs sərˈveɪləns ər ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv foʊn kɔlz ɪt noʊz ɪn ədˈvæns ər ˈsoʊəli bɪtˈwin əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðɪs ɪz ən əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə juz., ə ˈneɪʃən ðət, ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli, ˈkɛrfəli riˈstrɪktɪd ðə paʊər əv ɪts dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsiz baɪ ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm tɪ səbˈmɪt ˈnɛroʊ rɪkˈwɛsts fər spaɪɪŋ əˈθɔrəti tɪ ə kɔrt, wɪʧ wʊd ˈɪʃu ə ˈwɔrənt ɪf ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ʃoʊd ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə sərˈveɪləns ˈtərgət wɑz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn səm sɔrt əv ˈrɔŋduɪŋ. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, klɪr ðoʊz ˈlɪmɪts ər gɔn. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz naʊ ə mæs sərˈveɪləns steɪt. ɪn læst prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌriəˈʃʊrd ðə ˈneɪʃən ðət ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn spaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈɔrdəˌnɛri people.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, du nɑt ˈwəri, bɪˈkəz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪl ˈoʊnli bi juzd fər ˈnɛroʊ ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ər ˈbrɔdər ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈpərpəsɪz. bət ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ʃoʊ ðət ðiz əˈʃʊrəntsɪz tu ər ə laɪ. ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt juz. sərˈveɪləns lɔ, ðə meɪ ʃɛr wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əbˈteɪnd boʊθ θru ˈɔθərˌaɪzd sərˈveɪləns, ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənˈlɔfəli bət ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəli kəˈlɛktəd, ɪf ɪt kənˈteɪnz ˈɛvədəns əv ə kraɪm. ðɪs rul wɑz ˈwərisəm wɪn ðə wɑz ˈoʊnli kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd sərˈveɪləns əv ˈfɔrən paʊərz. ɪt ɪz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ naʊ ðət ðə skænz ˈvərʧuəli ɔl əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ənd ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tru ɪn laɪt əv ðə ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrts ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsiz ər ˈhaʊlɪŋ fər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈdætə fər juz ɪn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz əv americans’*’ drəg juz, tæks ɪˈveɪʒən, ənd ˈivɪn ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt. ˈjuʒəwəli, ðiz ˈeɪʤənsiz wʊd nid æt list ˈwɔrənts beɪst ɔn ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz ðət ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɑz kəˈmɪtɪŋ ə kraɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kʊd əbˈteɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ɑr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ənd wʊd nid tɪ ˈsərtəˌfaɪ tɪ ə ˈpəblɪk kɔrt ðət iˈmeɪl ər foʊn ˈrɛkərdz ər ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kʊd kəˈlɛkt səʧ ˈtræfɪk ˈdætə. bət ɪf ðeɪ gɪt ðɛr hænz ɔn ˈdætə, ɔl ðiz ˈbɑðərsəm ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈsɪmpli ˈvænɪʃ. wɪʧ brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə drəg ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (di). ɛz wi ˈnoʊtɪd ˈpriviəsli, ðə di həz ə ˈsikrɪt dɪˈvɪʒən kɔld ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz dɪˈvɪʒən ər sɑd. ðə sɑd rɪˈsivz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɪnərˈsɛpts, ˈwaɪrˌtæps, ˌɪnˈfɔrmənts ənd ə ˈmæsɪv ˈdætəˌbeɪs əv ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈrɛkərdz frəm ɪts ˈpɑrtnər ˈeɪʤənsiz, əv wɪʧ ðə ɪz ʤɪst wən, tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut tɪ əˈθɔrətiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən tɪ hɛlp ðɛm lɔnʧ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðə sɑd gɪts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə ənd ʃɛrz ɪt wɪθ, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsiz, ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs. ənd ðɪs ɪz wɛr θɪŋz gɪt ˈtruli ˈəgli. wɪn ˈeɪʤənts rɪˈsiv sɑd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ɪt tɪ ˈtrɪgər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, ðeɪ ər dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ oʊˈmɪt ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrts, ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪts, dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ənd ˈkɔrˌtrum ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni. ˈeɪʤənts ər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd tɪ ðɛn juz "ˈnɔrməl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv tɛkˈniks tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ sɑd." ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈeɪʤənts rɪˈsivɪŋ sɑd ˈdætə, wɪʧ prɪˈzuməbli kən ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə, hæv bɪn ˈsɪmələrli ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd. ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, tɪ kriˈeɪt ə feɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv faɪl, ənd tɪ laɪ. tɪ laɪ, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, tɪ dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjərz ənd tɪ ˈʤəʤɪz, əˈbaʊt ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈɛvədəns juzd ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz. baɪ ˈhaɪdɪŋ ðə fækt ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəmz frəm sərˈveɪləns, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt boʊθ mæsks ðə ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ wɪʧ dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ ɪz juzd tɪ ˈtrɪgər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd prɪˈvɛnts ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤɪz tɪ ˈhaɪli kˈwɛsʧənəbəl sərˈveɪləns ˈpræktɪsɪz laɪk bəlk foʊn ˈrɛkərd kəˈlɛkʃən, ˈwɔrəntləs ˈækˌsɛs tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ˈoʊvərˈsiz, ənd riˈtɛnʃən ənd juz əv ˌɪˈligəli əbˈteɪnd dəˈmɛstɪk kɔlz ənd iˈmeɪlz. ðɪs ɪz aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈkɑndəkt. ɪt ɪz ðə sɔrt əv θɪŋ ju ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt, ər wən əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əv ðə ˈwɔrˌsɔ pækt. ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈstrɔŋgər pruf əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ðə dəˈmɛstɪk spaɪɪŋ ˈɛfərt ðən ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz kənˈsɪstəntli laɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈkəvər ɪt əp. θɪŋk fər ʤɪst ə ˈmoʊmənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstɔriz ʤeɪ. ˈɛdgər ˈhuvər kʊd hæv ˈplɔzəbli kənˈkɑktəd əˈbaʊt ˈdɑktər. ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər kɪŋ, jr*. ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈæktɪvɪst wɪθ ðɪs kaɪnd əv dɪˈteɪld ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz gɔn ˈæftər ˈlikərz, ənd ðə ˈʤərnəlɪsts æt ˈaʊˌtlɛts laɪk ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ər ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz hu juz ðɛm ɛz ˈsɔrsəz, wɪθ ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd fɔrs. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈkɑrənt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər, kʊd du tɪ brɪŋ daʊn ðiz rɪˈpɔrtərz hu ˈkəvər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪn weɪz ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən laɪk ðə ˈkɑndəkt əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, pleɪn tɪ si ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈɑnəstli ˈfɪksɪŋ ðɪs mɛs. soʊ taɪm naʊ fər ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ækt. ə gʊd fərst stɛp wʊd bi tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər wɪθ waɪd paʊər tɪ səˈpinə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz, ənd tɪ brɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənts wɛr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ˈkɑŋgrəs ʃʊd ðɛn bɪˈgɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ sərˈveɪləns lɔ tɪ meɪk ˌæbsəˈlutli klɪr ðət ðə həz noʊ paʊər tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈwɔrəntləs mæs sərˈveɪləns əv əˈmɛrɪkənz. fərst ðeɪ keɪm fər ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ənd ðə ˈfɔrənərz, ənd noʊ wən dɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ðɛn ðeɪ keɪm fər ðə drəg ˈdilərz. ðɛn ðə tæks ʧits. ðɛn ðə ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ənd ʤɪst wət wi noʊ əˈbaʊt. haʊ məʧ wərs dɪz ɪt hæv tɪ gɪt ˌbiˈfɔr wi seɪ ɪˈnəf ɪz ɪˈnəf?
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do mormons really believe they can get their own planet?
[1] mormon news room, "mormonism 101: faq"
do saints believe that they will “get their own planet”?
no. this idea is not taught in saint scripture, nor is it a doctrine of the church.
[2] lorenzo snow; “the grand destiny of man,” deseret evening news, july 20, 1901, 22
"as man is god once was; as god is man may be"
this quote is reiterated in the 2012 manual:
see also
[heber c. kimball] when we escape from this earth, (do) we suppose we are going to heaven? do you suppose you are going to the earth that adam came from? that came from? where jehovah the lord came from? no. when you have learned to become obedient to the father that dwells upon this earth, to the father and god of this earth, and obedient to the messengers he you have done all that, remember you are not going to leave this earth. you will never leave it until you become qualified, and capable, and to become a father of an earth yourselves . 160 years ago today - nov 14, 1852
those who receive in the celestial kingdom through faith in through faith in jesus christ will receive special blessings. the lord has promised, “all things are theirs” ( ). these are some of the blessings given to exalted people:
1. they will live eternally in the presence of heavenly father and jesus christ (see ). 2. they will become gods (see ). 3. they will be united eternally with their righteous family members and will be able to have eternal increase. 4. they will receive a of joy. 5. they shall increase in knowledge, wisdom, and power, going from grace to grace, until the of the perfect day shall burst upon them ( doctrines of salvation, comp. bruce r. mcconkie, 3 vols. [1954–56],; italics in original). they will have everything that our heavenly father and jesus christ power, glory, dominion, and knowledge (see ). president joseph fielding smith wrote: “the father has promised through the son that all that he has shall be given to those who are obedient to his commandments.” (comp. bruce r. mcconkie, 3 vols. [1954–56],; italics in original).
panel textq: do mormons really believe they can get their own planet?a: no! they believe they'll get their own man is god once was; as god is man may
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du ˈmɔrmənz ˈrɪli bɪˈliv ðeɪ kən gɪt ðɛr oʊn ˈplænət? 1 ˈmɔrmən nuz rum, "ˈmɔrmənɪzəm 101 faq*" du seɪnts bɪˈliv ðət ðeɪ wɪl ðɛr oʊn planet”*”? noʊ. ðɪs aɪˈdiə ɪz nɑt tɔt ɪn seɪnt ˈskrɪpʧər, nɔr ɪz ɪt ə ˈdɔktərɪn əv ðə ʧərʧ. 2 lərˈɛnzoʊ snoʊ; grænd ˈdɛstəni əv man,”*,” ˌdɛzərˈeɪ ˈivnɪŋ nuz, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 1901 22 "ɛz mæn ɪz gɑd wəns wɑz; ɛz gɑd ɪz mæn meɪ bi" ðɪs kwoʊt ɪz riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə 2012 ˈmænjuəl: si ˈɔlsoʊ [ˈhibər si. ˈkɪmbəl] wɪn wi ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðɪs ərθ, (du) wi səˈpoʊz wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛvən? du ju səˈpoʊz ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ərθ ðət ˈædəm keɪm frəm? ðət keɪm frəm? wɛr ʤəˈhoʊvə ðə lɔrd keɪm frəm? noʊ. wɪn ju hæv ˈlərnɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm oʊˈbidiənt tɪ ðə ˈfɑðər ðət dwɛlz əˈpɑn ðɪs ərθ, tɪ ðə ˈfɑðər ənd gɑd əv ðɪs ərθ, ənd oʊˈbidiənt tɪ ðə ˈmɛsənʤərz hi ju hæv dən ɔl ðət, rɪˈmɛmbər ju ər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ liv ðɪs ərθ. ju wɪl ˈnɛvər liv ɪt ənˈtɪl ju bɪˈkəm kˈwɑləˌfaɪd, ənd ˈkeɪpəbəl, ənd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈfɑðər əv ən ərθ ˈjɔrsɛlvz 160 jɪrz əˈgoʊ təˈdeɪ noʊv 14 1852 ðoʊz hu rɪˈsiv ɪn ðə səˈlɛsʧəl ˈkɪŋdəm θru feɪθ ɪn θru feɪθ ɪn ˈʤizəs kraɪst wɪl rɪˈsiv ˈspɛʃəl ˈblɛsɪŋz. ðə lɔrd həz ˈprɑməst, θɪŋz ər theirs”*” ðiz ər səm əv ðə ˈblɛsɪŋz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ɪgˈzɔltɪd ˈpipəl: 1 ðeɪ wɪl lɪv ɪˈtərnəli ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈhɛvənli ˈfɑðər ənd ˈʤizəs kraɪst (si 2 ðeɪ wɪl bɪˈkəm gɑdz (si 3 ðeɪ wɪl bi juˈnaɪtɪd ɪˈtərnəli wɪθ ðɛr ˈraɪʧəs ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hæv ɪˈtərnəl ˌɪnˈkris. 4 ðeɪ wɪl rɪˈsiv ə əv ʤɔɪ. 5 ðeɪ ʃæl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈnɑlɪʤ, ˈwɪzdəm, ənd paʊər, goʊɪŋ frəm greɪs tɪ greɪs, ənˈtɪl ðə əv ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt deɪ ʃæl bərst əˈpɑn ðɛm ˈdɑktrənz əv sælˈveɪʃən, kɑmp. brus ɑr. mcconkie*, 3 vols*. aɪˈtælɪks ɪn ərˈɪʤənəl). ðeɪ wɪl hæv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ɑr ˈhɛvənli ˈfɑðər ənd ˈʤizəs kraɪst paʊər, ˈglɔri, dəˈmɪnjən, ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ (si ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʤoʊzəf ˈfildɪŋ smɪθ roʊt: ˈfɑðər həz ˈprɑməst θru ðə sən ðət ɔl ðət hi həz ʃæl bi ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðoʊz hu ər oʊˈbidiənt tɪ hɪz commandments.”*.” (kɑmp. brus ɑr. mcconkie*, 3 vols*. aɪˈtælɪks ɪn ərˈɪʤənəl). ˈpænəl textq*: du ˈmɔrmənz ˈrɪli bɪˈliv ðeɪ kən gɪt ðɛr oʊn planet?a*: noʊ! ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðɛl gɪt ðɛr oʊn mæn ɪz gɑd wəns wɑz; ɛz gɑd ɪz mæn meɪ
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several states and organisations have slammed the union decision to ban the sale of cattle for slaughter through animal markets, with the kerala government saying it would look into the legal aspects of the issue. claiming that the move was part of an attempt to implement agenda, kerala said, “crores of people in the country are slaughtering animals for food. those who consume meat do not belong to any particular religion. modi has interfered with right to eat. if cattle is banned today, in future there could be a ban on eating fish.”
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“instead of restraining the from assaulting those who transport cattle, the centre has banned slaughter of cattle. this makes it clear who holds the reins of power at the centre,” he said, adding that it would lead to job losses, particularly among dalits. agriculture minister v s sunil kumar said the state would not accept the order. “we will take steps after looking into the legal aspects of the issue,” he said.
justifying the decision, state president said it had only restricted the sale for slaughter of animals that were used for agricultural purposes. he blamed the media for “distorting” the notification. while cattle merchants in the state voiced apprehension that their business would be affected, the announced a beef festival in 210 centres across kerala.
kerala has around 50 weekly cattle markets, where local traders and farmers procure animals. apart from dairy farmers in the state, another 5 people are indirectly involved in cattle trade, slaughterhouses and allied areas. in goa, 40 per cent of the cattle meat that reaches the tourist market comes from goa meat complex, the abattoir. the remaining 60 per cent is from cold storage. anwar of qureshi meat traders association and others were unsure of the source and supply chain following the issuance of new rules. “we have written to the animal husbandry department for directions,” said dr uday pednekar, managing director of goa meat complex.
agriculture minister said he would read the notification before commenting. tamil leader of opposition and leader m k stalin tweeted, “repeal the beef ban law immediately that infringes on the right of every citizen to make their food choices. #beefban.” in west bengal, a senior minister said the new rules were rooted in “divisive politics”. “this was a democracy where people can eat what they want. west bengal has a large muslim population that eats beef, we will not stop that,” he said.
west bengal beef dealers association president mohammad ali said, “modiji’s does not hold in bengal. we have licences for cow slaughter and beef supply. unless the state issues a circular, we will not stop operations.” the move has dairy farmers and workers worried. progressive dairy farmers association president singh said, “the rules will ruin small, marginal and landless farmers, who cannot do the documentation.. middlemen will eat into their business.” the hide trade also slammed the decision.
in maharashtra, the decision did not go down well with raju shetti, an ally. “unproductive animals are around necks. we will tie such animals outside the houses of leaders,” he said. from warned of similar protests. other states such as gujarat welcomed the move. rajasthan, pradesh and said they would implement the directives even though they already had similar rules in place. however, sabir qureshi, secretary of meat merchants association, said, “there be so many rules. the process should be easier.”
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(inputs from janardhanan, chaba, biswas, janyala, khan)
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ˈsɛvərəl steɪts ənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz hæv slæmd ðə ˈjunjən dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ bæn ðə seɪl əv ˈkætəl fər sˈlɔtər θru ˈænəməl ˈmɑrkɪts, wɪθ ðə ˌkɛˈrɑlə ˈgəvərnmənt seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd lʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈligəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈɪʃu. ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə muv wɑz pɑrt əv ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt əˈʤɛndə, ˌkɛˈrɑlə sɛd, əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ər sˈlɔtərɪŋ ˈænəməlz fər fud. ðoʊz hu kənˈsum mit du nɑt bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr rɪˈlɪʤən. ˈmoʊdi həz ˌɪnərˈfɪrd wɪθ raɪt tɪ it. ɪf ˈkætəl ɪz bænd təˈdeɪ, ɪn fˈjuʧər ðɛr kʊd bi ə bæn ɔn ˈitɪŋ fish.”*.” ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ əv riˈstreɪnɪŋ ðə frəm əˈsɔltɪŋ ðoʊz hu ˈtrænspɔrt ˈkætəl, ðə ˈsɛntər həz bænd sˈlɔtər əv ˈkætəl. ðɪs meɪks ɪt klɪr hu hoʊldz ðə reɪnz əv paʊər æt ðə centre,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt wʊd lɛd tɪ ʤɑb ˈlɔsɪz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈməŋ dalits*. ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈmɪnɪstər vi ɛs suˈnɪl kuˈmɑr sɛd ðə steɪt wʊd nɑt əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈɔrdər. wɪl teɪk stɛps ˈæftər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈligəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə issue,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈʤəstəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən, steɪt ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd ɪt hæd ˈoʊnli riˈstrɪktɪd ðə seɪl fər sˈlɔtər əv ˈænəməlz ðət wər juzd fər ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈpərpəsɪz. hi bleɪmd ðə ˈmidiə fər ““distorting”*” ðə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən. waɪl ˈkætəl ˈmərʧənts ɪn ðə steɪt vɔɪst ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən ðət ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs wʊd bi əˈfɛktɪd, ðə əˈnaʊnst ə bif ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn 210 ˈsɛntərz əˈkrɔs ˌkɛˈrɑlə. ˌkɛˈrɑlə həz əraʊnd 50 ˈwikli ˈkætəl ˈmɑrkɪts, wɛr ˈloʊkəl ˈtreɪdərz ənd ˈfɑrmərz proʊˈkjʊr ˈænəməlz. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈdɛri ˈfɑrmərz ɪn ðə steɪt, əˈnəðər 5 ˈpipəl ər ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈkætəl treɪd, sˈlɔtərˌhaʊsɪz ənd ˈæˌlaɪd ˈɛriəz. ɪn goʊə, 40 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈkætəl mit ðət ˈriʧɪz ðə ˈtʊrɪst ˈmɑrkɪt kəmz frəm goʊə mit ˈkɑmplɛks, ðə abattoir*. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 60 pər sɛnt ɪz frəm koʊld ˈstɔrɪʤ. ˈɑnwɑr əv kʊˈreɪʃi mit ˈtreɪdərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈəðərz wər ənˈʃʊr əv ðə sɔrs ənd səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃuəns əv nu rulz. hæv ˈrɪtən tɪ ðə ˈænəməl ˈhəzbəndri dɪˈpɑrtmənt fər directions,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər ˈudeɪ pednekar*, ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər əv goʊə mit ˈkɑmplɛks. ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd hi wʊd rɛd ðə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ. ˈtæmɪl ˈlidər əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd ˈlidər ɛm keɪ ˈstɑlən tweeted*, ðə bif bæn lɔ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ðət ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪz ɔn ðə raɪt əv ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən tɪ meɪk ðɛr fud ˈʧɔɪsɪz. #beefban.”*.” ɪn wɛst ˈbɛŋgəl, ə ˈsinjər ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðə nu rulz wər ˈrutɪd ɪn politics”*”. wɑz ə dɪˈmɑkrəsi wɛr ˈpipəl kən it wət ðeɪ wɔnt. wɛst ˈbɛŋgəl həz ə lɑrʤ ˈməzlɪm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðət its bif, wi wɪl nɑt stɑp that,”*,” hi sɛd. wɛst ˈbɛŋgəl bif ˈdilərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊˈhɑmɛd ˈɑli sɛd, dɪz nɑt hoʊld ɪn ˈbɛŋgəl. wi hæv ˈlaɪsənsɪz fər kaʊ sˈlɔtər ənd bif səˈplaɪ. ənˈlɛs ðə steɪt ˈɪʃuz ə ˈsərkjələr, wi wɪl nɑt stɑp operations.”*.” ðə muv həz ˈdɛri ˈfɑrmərz ənd ˈwərkərz ˈwərid. prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈdɛri ˈfɑrmərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt sɪŋ sɛd, rulz wɪl ruɪn smɔl, ˈmɑrʤənəl ənd ˈlændlɛs ˈfɑrmərz, hu ˈkænɑt du ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən.. ˈmɪdəlˌmɛn wɪl it ˈɪntu ðɛr business.”*.” ðə haɪd treɪd ˈɔlsoʊ slæmd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. ɪn ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə, ðə dɪˈsɪʒən dɪd nɑt goʊ daʊn wɛl wɪθ ˈrɑju shetti*, ən ˈælaɪ. ˈænəməlz ər əraʊnd nɛks. wi wɪl taɪ səʧ ˈænəməlz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈhaʊsɪz əv leaders,”*,” hi sɛd. frəm wɔrnd əv ˈsɪmələr ˈproʊˌtɛsts. ˈəðər steɪts səʧ ɛz ˌgjuʤərˈæt ˈwɛlkəmd ðə muv. rajasthan*, prəˈdɛʃ ənd sɛd ðeɪ wʊd ˈɪmpləmənt ðə dɪˈrɛktɪvz ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæd ˈsɪmələr rulz ɪn pleɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈseɪbər kʊˈreɪʃi, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv mit ˈmərʧənts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, sɛd, bi soʊ ˈmɛni rulz. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ʃʊd bi easier.”*.” ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ (ˈɪnˌpʊts frəm janardhanan*, chaba*, biswas*, janyala*, kɑn)
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a strange new trend gripped brussels on thursday. call it-mania.
for his debut appearance in brussels as french president, emmanuel unleashed a sort of feverish excitement not seen since britain voted to leave theropean union or the darkest days of the greek debt crisis.
journalists tussled over a microphone to ask him questions. statesman lobbied hard for a meeting, however short.
but this time the dominant emotion in brussels was not fear or anxiety at some looming collapse. it was hope, at least for oldrope.
"today the emphasis was on optimism," said german chancellor angela merkel, adding that the summit had focused on "critical developments" for the instead of crisis management.
on the up
compared to countless summits plagued by greece's debt crisis, a migrant influx, and a populist surge that nearly brought the house down, the change in tone was striking.
for the first time in years, members of the establishment could rejoice. the leader of a major member state, fresh from winning a convincing majority in parliament, was in town broadcasting plans to revive the union and strengthen its foundations in partnership with germany.
"i think is a very clever man, at ease with other heads of state, heads of institutions," saidropean parliament president antonio tajani. "i think i've found a major counterpart on the most important matters immigration, the fight against terrorism, industrial and trade policy."
he added, for good measure: "i think he can play an important role inrope."
as himself pointed out at a packed press conference that because the summit had gone so uncharacteristically smoothly had started early, his devotion to the was neither new, nor unknown to french voters. "i campaigned on this idea," he said, referring to his agenda.
now that he was president, said he wanted to use his first council summit to "define or redefine arope that protects". this, he said, meant reforming the bloc to make populations feel more secure against terrorism, climate change, unfair wage competition and trade "dumping" from beyond borders.
as proof of his commitment, he pointed to plans to create an defense fund and a "permanent cooperation structure" for military joint procurement ideas for which he repeatedly thankedropean commission president in a rare nod from a national leader.
asked whether he thought france or theropean union was more difficult to reform, dodged. "there will be anger," he said. "but i see that the french voted twice for this agenda of change. i think thatrope is also ready for this."
it seemed that not even, the other theme of the day, could puncture's optimism. "it's a good signal to open exchanges on that subject [citizens' rights]", he said.
an diplomat gave's first steps a thumbs up: “macron is definitely showing up at a good time, as the only thing that matters in brussels is will and determination."
trade trepidation
behind the excitement, however, was trepidation among states worried that's vision will not work for them.
if gets his way on trade, and the imposes tougher rules, won't sweden, the netherlands and other nations stand to lose economically?
the president was ready with an answer. "i met with the dutch prime minister, and he came to agreement with me on this idea of protection ... because he also had to face populism in his country," said. "i am not for protectionism; i am for reasonable openness."
among central and easternropean states, his plans for arope" were also causing jitters, as leaders worry about becoming members.
here again, was ready with an anecdote: in a one-on-one meeting, bulgaria's president admitted to him that even his country had a problem with wage competition from foreigners illegally entering the country, said.
the message: if they're not on board the train yet, they will be.
however, skepticism on his ability to bridge all divides still shone through on the summit's sidelines.
"does he want to show off to the media with his lack of goodwill toward centralropean countries, or does he want to speak frankly," beata poland's prime minister told local media. "i think it's good to discuss facts, and not rely on some stereotypical insights."
hungary's prime minister, viktor orbán, lashed out at for saying in an interview that some countries were treating the as a "supermarket". "criticizing the centralropean countries is not the best way to express friendship."
— matthew and joanna contributed reporting.
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ə streɪnʤ nu trɛnd grɪpt ˈbrəsəlz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. kɔl ɪt macron-mania*. fər hɪz ˈdeɪbju əˈpɪrəns ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ɛz frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt, ɪˈmænjuəl ənˈliʃt ə sɔrt əv ˈfivərɪʃ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt nɑt sin sɪns ˈbrɪtən ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ liv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ər ðə ˈdɑrkəst deɪz əv ðə grik dɛt ˈkraɪsəs. ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˈtəsəld ˈoʊvər ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn tɪ æsk ɪm kˈwɛsʧənz. ˈsteɪtsmən ˈlɑbid hɑrd fər ə ˈmitɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ʃɔrt. bət ðɪs taɪm ðə ˈdɑmənənt ˈiˌmoʊʃən ɪn ˈbrəsəlz wɑz nɑt fɪr ər æŋˈzaɪəti æt səm ˈlumɪŋ kəˈlæps. ɪt wɑz hoʊp, æt list fər oʊld ˈjʊrəp. "təˈdeɪ ðə ˈɛmfəsɪs wɑz ɔn ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm," sɛd ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsəmɪt hæd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn "ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənts" fər ðə ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈkraɪsəs ˈmænɪʤmənt. ɔn ðə əp kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈkaʊntləs ˈsəmɪts pleɪgd baɪ ˈgrisɪz dɛt ˈkraɪsəs, ə ˈmaɪgrənt ˈɪnˌfləks, ənd ə ˈpɑpjələst sərʤ ðət ˈnɪrli brɔt ðə haʊs daʊn, ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn toʊn wɑz ˈstraɪkɪŋ. fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn jɪrz, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt kʊd rɪˈʤɔɪs. ðə ˈlidər əv ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈmɛmbər steɪt, frɛʃ frəm ˈwɪnɪŋ ə kənˈvɪnsɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt, wɑz ɪn taʊn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ plænz tɪ rɪˈvaɪv ðə ˈjunjən ənd ˈstrɛŋθən ɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈʤərməni. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈklɛvər mæn, æt iz wɪθ ˈəðər hɛdz əv steɪt, hɛdz əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz," sɛd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈprɛzɪdənt ænˈtoʊnioʊ tajani*. "aɪ θɪŋk aɪv faʊnd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt ɔn ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmætərz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd treɪd ˈpɑləsi." hi ˈædɪd, fər gʊd ˈmɛʒər: "aɪ θɪŋk hi kən pleɪ ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ˈjʊrəp." ɛz hɪmˈsɛlf ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt æt ə pækt prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ðət bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsəmɪt hæd gɔn soʊ ˌənˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli sˈmuðli hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈərli, hɪz dɪˈvoʊʃən tɪ ðə wɑz ˈniðər nu, nɔr ənˈnoʊn tɪ frɛnʧ ˈvoʊtərz. "aɪ kæmˈpeɪnd ɔn ðɪs aɪˈdiə," hi sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ hɪz əˈʤɛndə. naʊ ðət hi wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt, sɛd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ juz hɪz fərst ˈkaʊnsəl ˈsəmɪt tɪ "dɪˈfaɪn ər ridɪˈfaɪn ə ˈjʊrəp ðət prəˈtɛkts". ðɪs, hi sɛd, mɛnt rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə blɑk tɪ meɪk ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz fil mɔr sɪˈkjʊr əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ˌɔnˈfɛr weɪʤ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd treɪd "ˈdəmpɪŋ" frəm bɪɔnd ˈbɔrdərz. ɛz pruf əv hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt, hi ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ plænz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən dɪˈfɛns fənd ənd ə "ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈstrəkʧər" fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ʤɔɪnt proʊˈkjʊrmənt aɪˈdiəz fər wɪʧ hi rɪˈpitɪdli θæŋkt ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ə rɛr nɑd frəm ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlidər. æst ˈwɛðər hi θɔt fræns ər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən wɑz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ rɪˈfɔrm, dɑʤd. "ðɛr wɪl bi ˈæŋgər," hi sɛd. "bət aɪ si ðət ðə frɛnʧ ˈvoʊtɪd twaɪs fər ðɪs əˈʤɛndə əv ʧeɪnʤ. aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈjʊrəp ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛdi fər ðɪs." ɪt simd ðət nɑt ˈivɪn, ðə ˈəðər θim əv ðə deɪ, kʊd ˈpəŋkʧər ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm. "ɪts ə gʊd ˈsɪgnəl tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɔn ðət ˈsəbʤɪkt [ˈsɪtɪzənz' raɪts]", hi sɛd. ən ˈdɪpləˌmæt geɪv fərst stɛps ə θəmz əp: ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ʃoʊɪŋ əp æt ə gʊd taɪm, ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət ˈmætərz ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ɪz wɪl ənd dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən." treɪd ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən əˈməŋ steɪts ˈwərid ðət ˈvɪʒən wɪl nɑt wərk fər ðɛm. ɪf gɪts hɪz weɪ ɔn treɪd, ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ˈtəfər rulz, woʊnt sˈwidən, ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ənd ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz stænd tɪ luz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli? ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz ˈrɛdi wɪθ ən ˈænsər. "aɪ mɛt wɪθ ðə dəʧ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ənd hi keɪm tɪ əˈgrimənt wɪθ mi ɔn ðɪs aɪˈdiə əv prəˈtɛkʃən bɪˈkəz hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tɪ feɪs ˈpɑpjəˌlɪzəm ɪn hɪz ˈkəntri," sɛd. "aɪ æm nɑt fər prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm; aɪ æm fər ˈrizənəbəl ˈoʊpənəs." əˈməŋ ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈistərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən steɪts, hɪz plænz fər ə ˈjʊrəp" wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈʤɪtərz, ɛz ˈlidərz ˈwəri əˈbaʊt bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz. hir əˈgɛn, wɑz ˈrɛdi wɪθ ən ˈænɪkˌdoʊt: ɪn ə ˌwənɔnˈwən ˈmitɪŋ, bəlˈgɛriəz ˈprɛzɪdənt ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ɪm ðət ˈivɪn hɪz ˈkəntri hæd ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ weɪʤ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ˈfɔrənərz ˌɪˈligəli ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri, sɛd. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ: ɪf ðɛr nɑt ɔn bɔrd ðə treɪn jɛt, ðeɪ wɪl bi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm ɔn hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ brɪʤ ɔl dɪˈvaɪdz stɪl ʃoʊn θru ɔn ðə ˈsəməts ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz. "dɪz hi wɔnt tɪ ʃoʊ ɔf tɪ ðə ˈmidiə wɪθ hɪz læk əv ˈgʊdˈwɪl təˈwɔrd ˈsɛntrəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz, ər dɪz hi wɔnt tɪ spik ˈfræŋkli," biˈætə ˈpoʊləndz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər toʊld ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts gʊd tɪ dɪˈskəs fækts, ənd nɑt rɪˈlaɪ ɔn səm ˌstɛrioʊˈtɪpɪkəl ˈɪnˌsaɪts." ˈhəŋgəriz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈvɪktər orbán*, læʃt aʊt æt fər seɪɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət səm ˈkəntriz wər ˈtritɪŋ ðə ɛz ə "ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt". "ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz ɪz nɑt ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ˈfrɛndʃɪp." ˈmæθju ənd ʤoʊˈænə kənˈtrɪbjutɪd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ.
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the columbus crew are about to play one of the biggest games of the regular season without two of their most influential players.
both designated player federico and fullback waylon francis picked up yellow cards for unsportsmanlike behavior in the loss to new england, forcing both of them out of the lineup for the matchup against the philadelphia union this week.
francis received a yellow card in the minute for a foul before he was sent off for the second yellow in the 70th, while's yellow card during stoppage time means he'll be forced to sit with accumulation against the union.
“i just happy with our reactions,” crew head coach gregg told after the loss. “the referee has a job to do and we have a job to do. our job to worry about his decisions, to play soccer. i thought we got caught up in that a little too much.”
the lack of discipline was nothing new for, who has built something of a reputation for picking up unnecessary cards on the way to earning eight cautions this season, tops on the team. six of his cards have come from things like encroachment, or dissent.
despite those cards, said’s fiery attitude comes as part of the total package.
“he’s a competitor,” said. “you see how he tracked down jermaine jones on that play and won the tackle, he competes. not willing to give anything up. his nature. so i think you live with it a little bit.”
higuain has appeared in 28 games this season for the crew, 11 goals and six assists, and francis has six assists in his first season with the club. but insisted not panicking, despite missing two of the most vital players.
“these are things that happen in the game,” he said. “with three games left, obviously crucial to have our guys on the field. but it also gives our other guys a chance to step up. going to get some guys in there who are ready to play.
“the next guy has to step up, and be ready.”
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ðə kəˈləmbəs kru ər əˈbaʊt tɪ pleɪ wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪmz əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən wɪˈθaʊt tu əv ðɛr moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl pleɪərz. boʊθ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd pleɪər fɛdərˈikoʊ ənd ˈfʊlˌbæk ˈweɪˌlɑn ˈfrænsɪs pɪkt əp ˈjɛloʊ kɑrdz fər ənˈspɔrtsmənˌlaɪk bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ðə lɔs tɪ nu ˈɪŋglənd, ˈfɔrsɪŋ boʊθ əv ðɛm aʊt əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp fər ðə ˈmæʧəp əˈgɛnst ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈjunjən ðɪs wik. ˈfrænsɪs rɪˈsivd ə ˈjɛloʊ kɑrd ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət fər ə faʊl ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz sɛnt ɔf fər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈjɛloʊ ɪn ðə 70th*, waɪl ˈjɛloʊ kɑrd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈstɑpɪʤ taɪm minz hil bi fɔrst tɪ sɪt wɪθ əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈjunjən. ʤɪst ˈhæpi wɪθ ɑr reactions,”*,” kru hɛd koʊʧ grɛg toʊld ˈæftər ðə lɔs. ˌrɛfərˈi həz ə ʤɑb tɪ du ənd wi hæv ə ʤɑb tɪ du. ɑr ʤɑb tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt hɪz dɪˈsɪʒənz, tɪ pleɪ ˈsɑkər. aɪ θɔt wi gɑt kɔt əp ɪn ðət ə ˈlɪtəl tu much.”*.” ðə læk əv ˈdɪsəplən wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ nu fər, hu həz bɪlt ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri kɑrdz ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈərnɪŋ eɪt ˈkɔʃənz ðɪs ˈsizən, tɑps ɔn ðə tim. sɪks əv hɪz kɑrdz hæv kəm frəm θɪŋz laɪk ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt, ər dɪˈsɛnt. dɪˈspaɪt ðoʊz kɑrdz, sɛd ˈfaɪəri ˈætəˌtud kəmz ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈpækɪʤ. ə competitor,”*,” sɛd. si haʊ hi trækt daʊn ʤərˈmeɪn ʤoʊnz ɔn ðət pleɪ ənd wən ðə ˈtækəl, hi kəmˈpits. nɑt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ gɪv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əp. hɪz ˈneɪʧər. soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ju lɪv wɪθ ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl bit.”*.” həz əˈpɪrd ɪn 28 geɪmz ðɪs ˈsizən fər ðə kru, 11 goʊlz ənd sɪks əˈsɪsts, ənd ˈfrænsɪs həz sɪks əˈsɪsts ɪn hɪz fərst ˈsizən wɪθ ðə kləb. bət ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd nɑt ˈpænɪkɪŋ, dɪˈspaɪt ˈmɪsɪŋ tu əv ðə moʊst ˈvaɪtəl pleɪərz. ər θɪŋz ðət ˈhæpən ɪn ðə game,”*,” hi sɛd. θri geɪmz lɛft, ˈɑbviəsli ˈkruʃəl tɪ hæv ɑr gaɪz ɔn ðə fild. bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ gɪvz ɑr ˈəðər gaɪz ə ʧæns tɪ stɛp əp. goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt səm gaɪz ɪn ðɛr hu ər ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ. nɛkst gaɪ həz tɪ stɛp əp, ənd bi ready.”*.”
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jamie murray will join up with martina hingis as the pair look to target the mixed doubles title
jamie murray has turned to doubles queen martina hingis in an attempt to win a second wimbledon crown in the mixed doubles.
murray, a grand slam winner in the men's doubles, was triumphant in the mixed doubles with jankovic back in 2007 but has now teamed up with hingis.
the swiss is no stranger to success herself, having won 12 grand slam doubles titles, including three at wimbledon.
the pair have been made top seeds at wimbledon and receive a bye into the second round, with murray currently number five in the men's doubles rankings and hingis third in the women's.
martina hingis has enjoyed great success in grand slam doubles
in teaming up with murray, hingis ends a hugely successful pairing with indian leander which brought four grand slam titles, including the 2015 wimbledon crown.
the duo, though, were defeated in their most recent outing together when they suffered a loss at the french open.
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ˈʤeɪmi ˈməri wɪl ʤɔɪn əp wɪθ mɑrˈtinə ˈhɪŋgəs ɛz ðə pɛr lʊk tɪ ˈtərgət ðə mɪkst ˈdəbəlz ˈtaɪtəl ˈʤeɪmi ˈməri həz tərnd tɪ ˈdəbəlz kwin mɑrˈtinə ˈhɪŋgəs ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ wɪn ə ˈsɛkənd ˈwɪmbəldən kraʊn ɪn ðə mɪkst ˈdəbəlz. ˈməri, ə grænd slæm ˈwɪnər ɪn ðə mɛnz ˈdəbəlz, wɑz traɪˈəmfənt ɪn ðə mɪkst ˈdəbəlz wɪθ ˈʤæŋkəvɪk bæk ɪn 2007 bət həz naʊ timd əp wɪθ ˈhɪŋgəs. ðə swɪs ɪz noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ səkˈsɛs hərˈsɛlf, ˈhævɪŋ wən 12 grænd slæm ˈdəbəlz ˈtaɪtəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ θri æt ˈwɪmbəldən. ðə pɛr hæv bɪn meɪd tɔp sidz æt ˈwɪmbəldən ənd rɪˈsiv ə baɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd, wɪθ ˈməri ˈkərəntli ˈnəmbər faɪv ɪn ðə mɛnz ˈdəbəlz ˈræŋkɪŋz ənd ˈhɪŋgəs θərd ɪn ðə ˈwɪmənz. mɑrˈtinə ˈhɪŋgəs həz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd greɪt səkˈsɛs ɪn grænd slæm ˈdəbəlz ɪn ˈtimɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈməri, ˈhɪŋgəs ɛndz ə ˈhjuʤli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈpɛrɪŋ wɪθ ˈɪndiən liˈændər wɪʧ brɔt fɔr grænd slæm ˈtaɪtəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə 2015 ˈwɪmbəldən kraʊn. ðə ˈduoʊ, ðoʊ, wər dɪˈfitɪd ɪn ðɛr moʊst ˈrisənt ˈaʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər wɪn ðeɪ ˈsəfərd ə lɔs æt ðə frɛnʧ ˈoʊpən. fər ðoʊz ɔn ðə muv, wi wɪl hæv ˈwɪmbəldən ˈkəvərd ˈviə ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ðɛn klɪk θru tɪ ɑr ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈsɛkʃən skysports.com/tennis/wimbledon*. ɔn ðə muv? hɛd tɪ ɑr æp fər ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz ənd ˈaɪˌpæd, ər ˈfɑloʊ ɑr tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪn ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. hu wɪl wɪn ðə ɔl ˈɪŋglənd kləb ˈtaɪtəlz ðɪs ˈsəmər? hæv jʊr seɪ... skaɪ ˈkəstəmərz kən naʊ ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ skaɪ spɔrts fər ən ˈsəmər əv spɔrt. ˈəpˈgreɪd naʊ!
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toronto's city planning department is taking over and broadening the environmental assessment for the scarborough subway extension after "difficult and quite contentious discussions" with the, leaving the transit agency to focus on construction.
the shakeup in how transit is planned and built in the city will be the model for future projects, according to toronto transit commission chief executive andy byford.
chief planner jennifer characterized the new approach as the difference between simply "laying down infrastructure" and using transit to create "great thriving prosperous places."
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the shift comes after concern on the part of some city staff that the was moving ahead too quickly amid the uncertainty with two of the five major mayoral candidates vowing to revert to the original plan for light rail that continues to surround the scarborough transit plan.
this latest twist in scarborough, which should not affect the work's overall timelines, also offers a rare glimpse into the project. progress, which is still at a very preliminary stage, had been delayed by the over division of responsibilities. now that that issue has been settled, a request for proposals for initial engineering work is expected to go out this week.
the decision to give city planning the lead on the which will include determining the route and where and how many stations there will be came after sharp differences of opinion between that department and the over how best to proceed with the project.
"they were difficult and quite contentious discussions," said mr. byford, who acknowledged that not everyone on his team was pleased to see city planning assume the new role.
"i have to see the bigger picture. and it seems to me that the city does have a point in saying you can't just look at projects as purely transit projects, you've got to look at what the wider implications for the city are. i'll be honest with you, there's also a bit of me that says we've got quite enough on our plate and that is the understatement of the year."
the city will look beyond the role of transit as a mechanism purely for moving people.
"part of the lens that city planning is going to bring to this exercise is really that lens, that lens," ms. said.
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"this change will ensure that we're integrating our considerations for new lines into a approach and also integrating the transit alignment policies with our policies around and transformation of urban environment."
rapid transit, particularly in scarborough, has shaped up as a key election issue in this fall's mayoral election. supporters say that form of transit is cheaper, faster to build and serves more people. subway boosters insist underground transit is best and prefer to frame the debate as one that has been settled.
some transit officials will admit privately that the subway extension is far from a sure thing, with one saying it would likely be the next city council that decides on the project's future. another pegged its chances at "60-40 or."
the project continues to face hurdles, among them that the original legal agreement for an in scarborough remains in force. in a recent e-mail, spokeswoman anne marie aikins said that changing that agreement is an ongoing process. among the difficulties are negotiations over how to divvy up sunk costs.
another issue is securing the money needed to pay for the controversial project.
then finance minister jim flaherty promised $660-million from the building canada fund last fall, subject to the normal approvals process.rlier this spring, mayor rob ford revealed that the city had not yet completed its business case or application for the funds, a process that is still under way.
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subway supporters also will have to win a series of funding votes at council as the project proceeds over the next few years. if the next mayor is a supporter of the project, that mandate will help carry those votes. but a lot of work remains before the proverbial shovels can go in the ground.
"this will be debated for a long time," subway proponent glenn de baeremaker, who represents a ward through which the subway would run, predicted in a recent interview.
"will there be a guerrilla war waged [at council] for the next four years? yes, unfortunately there will, and we'll waste a lot of time and energy and effort focused on attackingch other and sabotagingch other's plan, instead of working together in and building something really truly spectacular. but in the end, something truly spectacular will be built in scarborough."
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tərˈɑntoʊz ˈsɪti ˈplænɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈbrɔdənɪŋ ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl əˈsɛsmənt fər ðə ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ˈsəbˌweɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˈæftər "ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd kwaɪt kənˈtɛnʃəs dɪˈskəʃənz" wɪθ ðə, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn kənˈstrəkʃən. ðə ˈʃeɪˌkəp ɪn haʊ ˈtrænzɪt ɪz plænd ənd bɪlt ɪn ðə ˈsɪti wɪl bi ðə ˈmɑdəl fər fˈjuʧər ˈprɑʤɛkts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ ˈtrænzɪt kəˈmɪʃən ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈændi ˈbɪfərd. ʧif ˈplænər ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd ðə nu əˈproʊʧ ɛz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈsɪmpli "leɪɪŋ daʊn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər" ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt "greɪt θˈraɪvɪŋ ˈprɑspərəs ˈpleɪsɪz." ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ʃɪft kəmz ˈæftər kənˈsərn ɔn ðə pɑrt əv səm ˈsɪti stæf ðət ðə wɑz ˈmuvɪŋ əˈhɛd tu kˈwɪkli əˈmɪd ðə ənˈsərtənti wɪθ tu əv ðə faɪv ˈmeɪʤər meɪərəl ˈkænədɪts vaʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈvərt tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl plæn fər laɪt reɪl ðət kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ səraʊnd ðə ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ˈtrænzɪt plæn. ðɪs ˈleɪtəst twɪst ɪn ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ, wɪʧ ʃʊd nɑt əˈfɛkt ðə wərks ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈtaɪmlaɪnz, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz ə rɛr glɪmps ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈprɑˌgrɛs, wɪʧ ɪz stɪl æt ə ˈvɛri prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri steɪʤ, hæd bɪn dɪˈleɪd baɪ ðə ˈoʊvər dɪˈvɪʒən əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. naʊ ðət ðət ˈɪʃu həz bɪn ˈsɛtəld, ə rɪkˈwɛst fər prəˈpoʊzəlz fər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ wərk ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ goʊ aʊt ðɪs wik. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ gɪv ˈsɪti ˈplænɪŋ ðə lɛd ɔn ðə wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪnˈklud dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə rut ənd wɛr ənd haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsteɪʃənz ðɛr wɪl bi keɪm ˈæftər ʃɑrp ˈdɪfərənsɪz əv əˈpɪnjən bɪtˈwin ðət dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ðə ˈoʊvər haʊ bɛst tɪ pərˈsid wɪθ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. "ðeɪ wər ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd kwaɪt kənˈtɛnʃəs dɪˈskəʃənz," sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈbɪfərd, hu ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn hɪz tim wɑz plizd tɪ si ˈsɪti ˈplænɪŋ əˈsum ðə nu roʊl. "aɪ hæv tɪ si ðə ˈbɪgər ˈpɪkʧər. ənd ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət ðə ˈsɪti dɪz hæv ə pɔɪnt ɪn seɪɪŋ ju kænt ʤɪst lʊk æt ˈprɑʤɛkts ɛz ˈpjʊrli ˈtrænzɪt ˈprɑʤɛkts, juv gɑt tɪ lʊk æt wət ðə ˈwaɪdər ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈsɪti ər. aɪl bi ˈɑnəst wɪθ ju, ðɛrz ˈɔlsoʊ ə bɪt əv mi ðət sɪz wiv gɑt kwaɪt ɪˈnəf ɔn ɑr pleɪt ənd ðət ɪz ðə ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt əv ðə jɪr." ðə ˈsɪti wɪl lʊk bɪɔnd ðə roʊl əv ˈtrænzɪt ɛz ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ˈpjʊrli fər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpipəl. "pɑrt əv ðə lɛnz ðət ˈsɪti ˈplænɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪz ˈrɪli ðət lɛnz, ðət lɛnz," mɪz. sɛd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ wɪl ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wɪr ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ɑr kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz fər nu laɪnz ˈɪntu ə əˈproʊʧ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtrænzɪt əˈlaɪnmənt ˈpɑləsiz wɪθ ɑr ˈpɑləsiz əraʊnd ənd ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən əv ˈərbən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." ˈræpɪd ˈtrænzɪt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ, həz ʃeɪpt əp ɛz ə ki ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈɪʃu ɪn ðɪs fɔlz meɪərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. səˈpɔrtərz seɪ ðət fɔrm əv ˈtrænzɪt ɪz ˈʧipər, ˈfæstər tɪ bɪld ənd sərvz mɔr ˈpipəl. ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈbustərz ˌɪnˈsɪst ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈtrænzɪt ɪz bɛst ənd prɪˈfər tɪ freɪm ðə dəˈbeɪt ɛz wən ðət həz bɪn ˈsɛtəld. səm ˈtrænzɪt əˈfɪʃəlz wɪl ədˈmɪt ˈpraɪvətli ðət ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪz fɑr frəm ə ʃʊr θɪŋ, wɪθ wən seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ðə nɛkst ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ðət ˌdɪˈsaɪdz ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts fˈjuʧər. əˈnəðər pɛgd ɪts ˈʧænsɪz æt ər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ feɪs ˈhərdəlz, əˈməŋ ðɛm ðət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈligəl əˈgrimənt fər ən ɪn ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn fɔrs. ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈiˌmeɪl, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən æn mərˈi ˈaɪkɪnz sɛd ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðət əˈgrimənt ɪz ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. əˈməŋ ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər haʊ tɪ ˈdɪvi əp səŋk kɔsts. əˈnəðər ˈɪʃu ɪz sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə ˈməni ˈnidɪd tɪ peɪ fər ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðɛn ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər ʤɪm ˈflɛrti ˈprɑməst frəm ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈkænədə fənd læst fɔl, ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə ˈnɔrməl əˈpruvəlz ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈərliər ðɪs spərɪŋ, meɪər rɑb fɔrd rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈsɪti hæd nɑt jɛt kəmˈplitɪd ɪts ˈbɪznɪs keɪs ər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ðə fəndz, ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ɪz stɪl ˈəndər weɪ. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈsəbˌweɪ səˈpɔrtərz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪl hæv tɪ wɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈfəndɪŋ voʊts æt ˈkaʊnsəl ɛz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt prəˈsidz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz. ɪf ðə nɛkst meɪər ɪz ə səˈpɔrtər əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðət ˈmænˌdeɪt wɪl hɛlp ˈkɛri ðoʊz voʊts. bət ə lɔt əv wərk rɪˈmeɪnz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə prəˈvərbiəl ˈʃəvəlz kən goʊ ɪn ðə graʊnd. "ðɪs wɪl bi dəˈbeɪtɪd fər ə lɔŋ taɪm," ˈsəbˌweɪ prəˈpoʊnənt glɛn də baeremaker*, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə wɔrd θru wɪʧ ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ wʊd rən, prɪˈdɪktɪd ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌju. "wɪl ðɛr bi ə gərˈɪlə wɔr weɪʤd [æt ˈkaʊnsəl] fər ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz? jɛs, ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðɛr wɪl, ənd wɪl weɪst ə lɔt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈɛfərt ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn əˈtækɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ənd ˈsæbəˌtɑʒɪŋ iʧ ˈəðərz plæn, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɪn ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈtruli spɛkˈtækjələr. bət ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtruli spɛkˈtækjələr wɪl bi bɪlt ɪn ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ."
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with election season heating up, a new poll has found that a majority of americans support legalizing cannabis: 54 percent of registered voters favor legalization nationwide, according to a university poll published monday.
the attitudes split sharply along party lines: 65 percent of democrats support legalization, while only 36 percent of republicans do. among independents a coveted group, especially in the to a national election 61 percent backed the idea. men and women also differed in their responses; 60 percent of men said they support legalization, while women were almost equally divided. and while a majority of voters under 65 think cannabis should be legal, 57 percent of older voters oppose it.
nearly every group, however, agreed on one thing: veterans should have access to medical cannabis. at least 79 percent of every party, gender, age, or racial group agreed that veterans affairs doctors should be able to prescribe cannabis in pill form to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd).
“that is the recommendation of americans across the demographic spectrum, including voters in military households,” tim malloy, the assistant director, said in a statement.
“the response from voters should take political considerations out of the debate and allow doctors to do best for veterans.”
recent changes have allowed doctors to discuss cannabis treatment with veterans in states where medical use is legal, but more than half of states still bar possession or use for any purpose.
attitudes on cannabis have changed rapidly in the u.s. during the past decade. in 2013, less than a year after washington and colorado became the first states to legalize adult use, a gallup poll found that 58 percent of all americans favored legalization 10 points higher than a survey a year earlier and the first instance of majority support. (that number has since held steady; the most recent numbers still show 58 percent in favor of legalization.)
but while a majority of voters may favor legalization in concept, harder to agree on the finer points. a number of voter initiatives have failed in recent years, and even efforts to legalize on the state level have split cannabis advocates into competing factions.
the poll surveyed voters nationwide on and mobile phones. it has a margin of error of percentage points. participants were asked whether they thought “marijuana should be made legal in the united states,” with no other qualifications. further results are available online.
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wɪθ ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsizən ˈhitɪŋ əp, ə nu poʊl həz faʊnd ðət ə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈmɛrɪkənz səˈpɔrt ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈkænəbəs: 54 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈvoʊtərz ˈfeɪvər ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti poʊl ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə ˈætəˌtudz splɪt ˈʃɑrpli əˈlɔŋ ˈpɑrti laɪnz: 65 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈdɛməˌkræts səˈpɔrt ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, waɪl ˈoʊnli 36 pərˈsɛnt əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz du. əˈməŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts ə ˈkəvətɪd grup, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə tɪ ə ˈnæʃənəl ɪˈlɛkʃən 61 pərˈsɛnt bækt ðə aɪˈdiə. mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərd ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɑnsɪz; 60 pərˈsɛnt əv mɛn sɛd ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, waɪl ˈwɪmən wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈikwəli dɪˈvaɪdɪd. ənd waɪl ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvoʊtərz ˈəndər 65 θɪŋk ˈkænəbəs ʃʊd bi ˈligəl, 57 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈoʊldər ˈvoʊtərz əˈpoʊz ɪt. ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri grup, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈgrid ɔn wən θɪŋ: ˈvɛtərənz ʃʊd hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs. æt list 79 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈɛvəri ˈpɑrti, ˈʤɛndər, eɪʤ, ər ˈreɪʃəl grup əˈgrid ðət ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz ˈdɑktərz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ prəˈskraɪb ˈkænəbəs ɪn pɪl fɔrm tɪ ˈvɛtərənz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər (ptsd*). ɪz ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈkrɔs ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈspɛktrəm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri households,”*,” tɪm məˈlɔɪ, ðə əˈsɪstənt dɪˈrɛktər, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈvoʊtərz ʃʊd teɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz aʊt əv ðə dəˈbeɪt ənd əˈlaʊ ˈdɑktərz tɪ du bɛst fər veterans.”*.” ˈrisənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv əˈlaʊd ˈdɑktərz tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈkænəbəs ˈtritmənt wɪθ ˈvɛtərənz ɪn steɪts wɛr ˈmɛdɪkəl juz ɪz ˈligəl, bət mɔr ðən hæf əv steɪts stɪl bɑr pəˈzɛʃən ər juz fər ˈɛni ˈpərpəs. ˈætəˌtudz ɔn ˈkænəbəs hæv ʧeɪnʤd ˈræpədli ɪn ðə juz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd. ɪn 2013 lɛs ðən ə jɪr ˈæftər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst steɪts tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ˈædəlt juz, ə ˈgæləp poʊl faʊnd ðət 58 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈfeɪvərd ˌligələˈzeɪʃən 10 pɔɪnts haɪər ðən ə ˈsərˌveɪ ə jɪr ˈərliər ənd ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns əv məˈʤɔrəti səˈpɔrt. (ðət ˈnəmbər həz sɪns hɛld ˈstɛdi; ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈnəmbərz stɪl ʃoʊ 58 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˌligələˈzeɪʃən.) bət waɪl ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈvoʊtərz meɪ ˈfeɪvər ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈkɑnsɛpt, ˈhɑrdər tɪ əˈgri ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnər pɔɪnts. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈvoʊtər ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz hæv feɪld ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə steɪt ˈlɛvəl hæv splɪt ˈkænəbəs ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈɪntu kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈfækʃənz. ðə poʊl ˈsərˌveɪd ˈvoʊtərz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ɔn ənd ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz. ɪt həz ə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər əv pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wər æst ˈwɛðər ðeɪ θɔt ʃʊd bi meɪd ˈligəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states,”*,” wɪθ noʊ ˈəðər kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃənz. ˈfərðər rɪˈzəlts ər əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn.
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micah rhodes arrested for being late to court copyright by - all rights reserved micah rhodes appeared in court briefly on tuesday, november 28 2017. (koin) [ + - ] video
hillsboro, ore. (koin) --- micah rhodes was scheduled to be on trial in washington county for sex crimes on tuesday but was taken away in handcuffs before it could begin.
rhodes, who is charged with sex abuse in the second degree, showed up to court a few minutes late. by the time he arrived, the judge had issued a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear.
he arrived two minutes late and was immediately handcuffed. the judge delayed the trial.
rhodes is charged with sexually abusing a minor in multnomah county as well. the came to prominence in portland in 2016 as one of the leaders of don't shoot pdx. he later moved over to portland's resistance. both groups have disavowed him since these charges came to light.
the da declined a request from 6 news to explain what would happen next.
kevin, a defense attorney not affiliated with the case, explained what this could mean for the future of the case.
"if the defendant is convicted he may someday try to appeal on the basis that the trial was both not a correct decision and harmful to him, again, he may have an uphill battle there just because appellate courts give so much discretion to trial judges," said.
koin 6 news will update this story when a new trial date has been set.
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ˈmaɪkə roʊdz ərˈɛstɪd fər biɪŋ leɪt tɪ kɔrt ˈkɑpiˌraɪt baɪ ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd ˈmaɪkə roʊdz əˈpɪrd ɪn kɔrt ˈbrifli ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 28 2017 (koin*) ˈvɪdioʊ ˈhɪlzbəroʊ, ɔr. (koin*) ˈmaɪkə roʊdz wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ɔn traɪəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈkaʊnti fər sɛks kraɪmz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ bət wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ ɪn ˈhændˌkəfs ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kʊd bɪˈgɪn. roʊdz, hu ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ sɛks əˈbjuz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd dɪˈgri, ʃoʊd əp tɪ kɔrt ə fju ˈmɪnəts leɪt. baɪ ðə taɪm hi əraɪvd, ðə ʤəʤ hæd ˈɪʃud ə ˈwɔrənt fər hɪz ərˈɛst fər ˈfeɪljər tɪ əˈpɪr. hi əraɪvd tu ˈmɪnəts leɪt ənd wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈhændˌkəft. ðə ʤəʤ dɪˈleɪd ðə traɪəl. roʊdz ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈbjuzɪŋ ə ˈmaɪnər ɪn ˌməlˈnoʊmə ˈkaʊnti ɛz wɛl. ðə keɪm tɪ ˈprɑmənəns ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd ɪn 2016 ɛz wən əv ðə ˈlidərz əv doʊnt ʃut pdx*. hi ˈleɪtər muvd ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈpɔrtləndz rɪˈzɪstəns. boʊθ grups hæv ˌdɪsəˈvaʊd ɪm sɪns ðiz ˈʧɑrʤɪz keɪm tɪ laɪt. ðə ˈdiˈeɪ dɪˈklaɪnd ə rɪkˈwɛst frəm 6 nuz tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət wʊd ˈhæpən nɛkst. ˈkɛvɪn, ə dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni nɑt əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə keɪs, ɪkˈspleɪnd wət ðɪs kʊd min fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə keɪs. "ɪf ðə dɪˈfɛndənt ɪz kənˈvɪktəd hi meɪ ˈsəmˌdeɪ traɪ tɪ əˈpil ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs ðət ðə traɪəl wɑz boʊθ nɑt ə kərˈɛkt dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ ɪm, əˈgɛn, hi meɪ hæv ən ˈəˈphɪl ˈbætəl ðɛr ʤɪst bɪˈkəz əˈpɛˌleɪt kɔrts gɪv soʊ məʧ dɪˈskrɛʃən tɪ traɪəl ˈʤəʤɪz," sɛd. 6 nuz wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs ˈstɔri wɪn ə nu traɪəl deɪt həz bɪn sɛt.
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these new yorkers are raking in the green.
more than city residents are getting federal farm subsidies, 374 on the upper east side alone.
the recipients include some “farmers” who already have their own money trees, among them mark f. rockefeller.
“that should really make people wonder what on earth has happened to the farm program,” said craig cox, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the environmental working group, which maintains a national database of recipients.
“payments are going to people in manhattan who simply have invested in farmland and are about as far away from farmers as one could imagine.”
rockefeller, a member of the family and the younger son of late vice president nelson rockefeller, has gotten $342,634 in taxpayer handouts from 2001 through 2011 for thousands of acres of unused farmland he owns in bonneville county, idaho. the payments are made so that he does not farm, to allow the land to return to its natural state.
nearby, rockeller, a partner in investment firm rockefeller capitalists and a former director of the national fish and wildlife foundation, owns an upscale resort where a stay starts at $3,835.
rockefeller did not respond to a request for comment.
his subsidy is for conservation purposes. other subsidies come in the form of disaster payments, which allow farmers to recoup losses from drought, frost, hurricanes or tornadoes, or commodity payments, to regulate the prices for crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat.
other rich and famous new yorkers receiving farm subsidies include cosmetics heir leonard lauder and king henry kravis. but both men got their subsidies indirectly through investments they made lauder in horizon dairy, which makes organic milk, and kravis in an working ranch southwest of chico, calif., that produces almonds, dried plums, walnuts and rice.
among new york other top recipients are the managing director at wells fargo, w. phillip walsh; dina shapiro fried on the upper east side, whose husband owns a development company, and ricardo l., a queens neurologist.
walsh received $344,493, mostly in conservation subsidies, from 2002 through 2011 for 425 acres of farmland in winnebago county, ill., where he is from.
fried is one of four shapiros who together own a farm in upstate slate hill through an llc. they received a total of $826,406 in commodity and conservation subsidies from 1999 through 2010.
rengifo got $591,315 in subsidies from 1995 through 2011 for a farm in alabama for which he received direct subsidies for wheat and conservation.
walsh could not be reached. fried and did not return phone messages.
sen. thomas coburn (r-okla.) issued a report a year ago, “subsidies of the rich and famous,” that found $316 million in farm subsidies going to millionaires across the country.
“the social safety net, which has long existed to catch those who are down and help them get back up, is now being used as a hammock by some millionaires, some who are paying less taxes than average middle class families,” he wrote.
congress has tried to rein in payments to the wealthy and in october 2011 the senate voted to end direct payments to anyone with an income of more than $1 million, but the house never approved the measure.
buried in last deal to avoid hurtling over the fiscal cliff was an extension of the farm bill that will give congress time to debate its food and farm policies, but for now continues the subsidies for gentlemen “farmers.”
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ðiz nu ˈjɔrkərz ər ˈreɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə grin. mɔr ðən ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl fɑrm ˈsəbsɪdiz, 374 ɔn ðə ˈəpər ist saɪd əˈloʊn. ðə rɪˈsɪpiənts ˌɪnˈklud səm ““farmers”*” hu ɔˈrɛdi hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈməni triz, əˈməŋ ðɛm mɑrk ɛf. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər. ʃʊd ˈrɪli meɪk ˈpipəl ˈwəndər wət ɔn ərθ həz ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə fɑrm program,”*,” sɛd kreɪg kɑks, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ənd ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz æt ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈwərkɪŋ grup, wɪʧ meɪnˈteɪnz ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs əv rɪˈsɪpiənts. ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn mænˈhætən hu ˈsɪmpli hæv ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈfɑrmˌlænd ənd ər əˈbaʊt ɛz fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ˈfɑrmərz ɛz wən kʊd imagine.”*.” ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈfæməli ənd ðə ˈjəŋgər sən əv leɪt vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnɛlsən ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, həz ˈgɔtən ɪn ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈhænˌdaʊts frəm 2001 θru 2011 fər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈeɪkərz əv ənˈjuzd ˈfɑrmˌlænd hi oʊnz ɪn ˈbɑnəˌvɪl ˈkaʊnti, ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ. ðə ˈpeɪmənts ər meɪd soʊ ðət hi dɪz nɑt fɑrm, tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə lænd tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪts ˈnæʧərəl steɪt. ˈnɪrˈbaɪ, rockeller*, ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fərm ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər ˈkæpətəlɪsts ənd ə ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf faʊnˈdeɪʃən, oʊnz ən ˈəpˌskeɪl rɪˈzɔrt wɛr ə steɪ stɑrts æt ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. hɪz ˈsəbsɪdi ɪz fər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈəðər ˈsəbsɪdiz kəm ɪn ðə fɔrm əv dɪˈzæstər ˈpeɪmənts, wɪʧ əˈlaʊ ˈfɑrmərz tɪ rɪˈkup ˈlɔsɪz frəm draʊt, frɔst, ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ər tɔrˈneɪdoʊz, ər kəˈmɑdəti ˈpeɪmənts, tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðə ˈpraɪsɪz fər krɑps səʧ ɛz kɔrn, ˈsɔɪˌbinz ənd wit. ˈəðər rɪʧ ənd ˈfeɪməs nu ˈjɔrkərz rɪˈsivɪŋ fɑrm ˈsəbsɪdiz ˌɪnˈklud kɑzˈmɛtɪks ɛr ˈlɛnərd ˈlɔdər ənd kɪŋ ˈhɛnri ˈkrævɪs. bət boʊθ mɛn gɑt ðɛr ˈsəbsɪdiz ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli θru ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ðeɪ meɪd ˈlɔdər ɪn hərˈaɪzən ˈdɛri, wɪʧ meɪks ɔrˈgænɪk mɪlk, ənd ˈkrævɪs ɪn ən ˈwərkɪŋ rænʧ ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv ˈʧiˌkoʊ, ˈkælɪf., ðət prəˈdusɪz ˈɑlməndz, draɪd pləmz, ˈwɔlˌnəts ənd raɪs. əˈməŋ nu jɔrk ˈəðər tɔp rɪˈsɪpiənts ər ðə ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər æt wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ, ˈdəbəlju. ˈfɪlɪp wɔlʃ; ˈdinə ʃəˈpɪroʊ frid ɔn ðə ˈəpər ist saɪd, huz ˈhəzbənd oʊnz ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkəmpəˌni, ənd rɪˈkɑrdoʊ ɛl., ə kwinz nʊˈrɑləʤəst. wɔlʃ rɪˈsivd ˈmoʊstli ɪn ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈsəbsɪdiz, frəm 2002 θru 2011 fər 425 ˈeɪkərz əv ˈfɑrmˌlænd ɪn ˌwɪnəˈbeɪgoʊ ˈkaʊnti, ɪl., wɛr hi ɪz frəm. frid ɪz wən əv fɔr ʃəˈpɪroʊz hu təˈgɛðər oʊn ə fɑrm ɪn ˈəpˈsteɪt sleɪt hɪl θru ən llc*. ðeɪ rɪˈsivd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ɪn kəˈmɑdəti ənd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈsəbsɪdiz frəm 1999 θru 2010 gɑt ɪn ˈsəbsɪdiz frəm 1995 θru 2011 fər ə fɑrm ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə fər wɪʧ hi rɪˈsivd dɪˈrɛkt ˈsəbsɪdiz fər wit ənd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən. wɔlʃ kʊd nɑt bi riʧt. frid ənd dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn foʊn ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. sɛn. ˈtɑməs ˈkoʊbərn (r-okla*.) ˈɪʃud ə rɪˈpɔrt ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, əv ðə rɪʧ ənd famous,”*,” ðət faʊnd 316 ˈmɪljən ɪn fɑrm ˈsəbsɪdiz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈseɪfti nɛt, wɪʧ həz lɔŋ ɪgˈzɪstəd tɪ kæʧ ðoʊz hu ər daʊn ənd hɛlp ðɛm gɪt bæk əp, ɪz naʊ biɪŋ juzd ɛz ə ˈhæmək baɪ səm ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz, səm hu ər peɪɪŋ lɛs ˈtæksɪz ðən ˈævərɪʤ ˈmɪdəl klæs families,”*,” hi roʊt. ˈkɑŋgrəs həz traɪd tɪ reɪn ɪn ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ðə ˈwɛlθi ənd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ɛnd dɪˈrɛkt ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ən ˈɪnˌkəm əv mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən, bət ðə haʊs ˈnɛvər əˈpruvd ðə ˈmɛʒər. ˈbɛrid ɪn læst dil tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈhərtlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfɪskəl klɪf wɑz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə fɑrm bɪl ðət wɪl gɪv ˈkɑŋgrəs taɪm tɪ dəˈbeɪt ɪts fud ənd fɑrm ˈpɑləsiz, bət fər naʊ kənˈtɪnjuz ðə ˈsəbsɪdiz fər ˈʤɛnəlmɪn ““farmers.”*.”
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one of these guys apparently had an excellent game on saturday
(photo: yahoo! sports)
chris neil is amazing! driving everyone nuts! who cares that his team is down talk about him!
saturday night was a backwards triumph for the evil canuck narrative. instead of telling us why they were systematically the senators, the brilliant collection of commentators at hockey night in canada instead chose to spin a tale of aggravation and aggression. chris neil running around is exciting. clinical precision is not.
the canucks are unloved because so little of what they do is conventional. appreciating a team is easier when they are conventional.
they have no enforcer; this irks the rock ’em sock ’em crowd. the canucks push the limit on appropriate behaviour; this irks the crowd. the canucks play a possession game which demands patience and a relentless drive; this irks the run-and-gun, crowd.
this makes them different, and if one thing we are taught in school is that many of us fear difference.
the poppy which grows in its own way is hated by the other poppies. they may not be right to feel that way, but those shorter, more uniform poppies have been taught all their lives that best to stick to the plan. everyone can understand the plan that way. people who move away from the plan just make it harder for all of us.
hockey night in canada broadcasts to a nation of uniform poppies (or at least so it imagines). these poppies want to hear the same questions asked night-in, night-out: ‘how are you going to stop the guy?’ ‘how much hustle do you need to put in there?’ ‘what’s been working out there tonight?’ or so we are told. these are familiar questions but they are understood and the answers are easy to understand.
now, take a moment to imagine a world where the player is asked different questions. imagine they are asked to explain the system being used to defeat the powerplay. or the real purpose of attempting a slap shot pass from one end of the ice, aimed at the far corner. or why are starting more than half their shifts in the offensive zone. clearly the answers would be horribly complicated. right? right??
apparently the truth behind the glory is dull.
hockey’s true precision, we are told, of any appeal to the masses. romantic stories, on the other hand, are. we want to truly understand the strategies employed by coaches to defeat an opponent, or the realities of some players’ deficiencies; no, we want to know about how a guy who skates really hard but only has 3 goals is the real glory boy. and what happens when on the ice against the star players? does his play match his rhetoric? do his ‘roughing up the stars’ tactics actually make any material difference? no, not interesting.
nor is it worth talking about a player who has worked himself into a truly impressive hockey player. think that in this narrative, where we focus on the hustlers, on the guys who have to do the extra work just to keep up, that a story of hardscrabble who fought the odds and made it to the top might be compelling. no, instead you focus on his flaws. he talks about refs. a pest. he gets more honourable players off his game. the fact he was and has since fought, tooth-and-nail, for every position ever earned important. nor is the other fact, which is this is not a case of a player who was missed, who has never, ever stopped working to improve his game and now stands as a testament to the glory of hard work and honest effort.
i hate to be the one to break it to ya, fellas, but we are *all* flawed human beings. some of us just happen to be on tv.
no, the narrative says that everything you do must be above board. (at least to start. as long as you are honourable to start with, you can do whatever you want later on. get it backwards, kids.)
chris neil has his moments. he has a role on many teams. but when his team is losing badly, he be the story. the story should be about not happening for his team. hockey night in canada is not supposed to be a collection of coaching videos; just not supposed to be garbage either. their broadcast on saturday night was focused and a let down to its viewers.
chris neil had 7 hits in the first period. his team went down. after the first period, chris neil was credited with no more hits. his team still lost.
fans deserve better. analysis hard, if you prepare ahead of time. even narratives that ask viewers to think a little can be interesting. all teams use complicated strategies to win games and telling that story be boring. putting players in the context of the broader structure of the game boring either.
but it does require work.
by the broadcaster.
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wən əv ðiz gaɪz əˈpɛrəntli hæd ən ˈɛksələnt geɪm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈjɑˌhu! spɔrts) krɪs nil ɪz əˈmeɪzɪŋ! ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən nəts! hu kɛrz ðət hɪz tim ɪz daʊn tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪm! ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt wɑz ə ˈbækwərdz traɪəmf fər ðə ˈivəl ˈkeɪnək ˈnɛrətɪv. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs waɪ ðeɪ wər ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ðə ˈsɛnətərz, ðə ˈbrɪljənt kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz æt ˈhɑki naɪt ɪn ˈkænədə ˌɪnˈstɛd ʧoʊz tɪ spɪn ə teɪl əv ˌægrəˈveɪʃən ənd əˈgrɛʃən. krɪs nil ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ɪz ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. ˈklɪnɪkəl priˈsɪʒən ɪz nɑt. ðə ˈkeɪnəks ər ənˈləvd bɪˈkəz soʊ ˈlɪtəl əv wət ðeɪ du ɪz kənˈvɛnʃənəl. əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ə tim ɪz ˈiziər wɪn ðeɪ ər kənˈvɛnʃənəl. ðeɪ hæv noʊ ɛnˈfɔrsər; ðɪs ərks ðə rɑk sɑk kraʊd. ðə ˈkeɪnəks pʊʃ ðə ˈlɪmət ɔn əˈproʊpriˌeɪt bɪˈheɪvjər; ðɪs ərks ðə kraʊd. ðə ˈkeɪnəks pleɪ ə pəˈzɛʃən geɪm wɪʧ dɪˈmændz ˈpeɪʃəns ənd ə rɪˈlɛntlɪs draɪv; ðɪs ərks ðə run-and-gun*, kraʊd. ðɪs meɪks ðɛm ˈdɪfərənt, ənd ɪf wən θɪŋ wi ər tɔt ɪn skul ɪz ðət ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs fɪr ˈdɪfərəns. ðə ˈpɑpi wɪʧ groʊz ɪn ɪts oʊn weɪ ɪz ˈheɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑpiz. ðeɪ meɪ nɑt bi raɪt tɪ fil ðət weɪ, bət ðoʊz ˈʃɔrtər, mɔr ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈpɑpiz hæv bɪn tɔt ɔl ðɛr lɪvz ðət bɛst tɪ stɪk tɪ ðə plæn. ˈɛvriˌwən kən ˌəndərˈstænd ðə plæn ðət weɪ. ˈpipəl hu muv əˈweɪ frəm ðə plæn ʤɪst meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs. ˈhɑki naɪt ɪn ˈkænədə ˈbrɔdˌkæsts tɪ ə ˈneɪʃən əv ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈpɑpiz (ər æt list soʊ ɪt ˌɪˈmæʤənz). ðiz ˈpɑpiz wɔnt tɪ hir ðə seɪm kˈwɛsʧənz æst night-in*, night-out*: ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə guy?’*?’ məʧ ˈhəsəl du ju nid tɪ pʊt ɪn there?’*?’ bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt ðɛr tonight?’*?’ ər soʊ wi ər toʊld. ðiz ər fəˈmɪljər kˈwɛsʧənz bət ðeɪ ər ˌəndərˈstʊd ənd ðə ˈænsərz ər ˈizi tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. naʊ, teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə wərld wɛr ðə pleɪər ɪz æst ˈdɪfərənt kˈwɛsʧənz. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðeɪ ər æst tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm biɪŋ juzd tɪ dɪˈfit ðə powerplay*. ər ðə ril ˈpərpəs əv əˈtɛmptɪŋ ə slæp ʃɑt pæs frəm wən ɛnd əv ðə aɪs, eɪmd æt ðə fɑr ˈkɔrnər. ər waɪ ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ mɔr ðən hæf ðɛr ʃɪfts ɪn ðə əˈfɛnsɪv zoʊn. ˈklɪrli ðə ˈænsərz wʊd bi ˈhɔrəbli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. raɪt? raɪt?? əˈpɛrəntli ðə truθ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈglɔri ɪz dəl. tru priˈsɪʒən, wi ər toʊld, əv ˈɛni əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz. roʊˈmæntɪk ˈstɔriz, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ər. wi wɔnt tɪ ˈtruli ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈstrætəʤiz ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ dɪˈfit ən əˈpoʊnənt, ər ðə ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv səm players’*’ dɪˈfɪʃənsiz; noʊ, wi wɔnt tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt haʊ ə gaɪ hu skeɪts ˈrɪli hɑrd bət ˈoʊnli həz 3 goʊlz ɪz ðə ril ˈglɔri bɔɪ. ənd wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ɔn ðə aɪs əˈgɛnst ðə stɑr pleɪərz? dɪz hɪz pleɪ mæʧ hɪz ˈrɛtərɪk? du hɪz əp ðə stars’*’ ˈtæktɪks ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk ˈɛni məˈtɪriəl ˈdɪfərəns? noʊ, nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. nɔr ɪz ɪt wərθ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə pleɪər hu həz wərkt hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈtruli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈhɑki pleɪər. θɪŋk ðət ɪn ðɪs ˈnɛrətɪv, wɛr wi ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈhəsələrz, ɔn ðə gaɪz hu hæv tɪ du ðə ˈɛkstrə wərk ʤɪst tɪ kip əp, ðət ə ˈstɔri əv ˈhɑrdˌskræbəl hu fɔt ðə ɑdz ənd meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə tɔp maɪt bi kəmˈpɛlɪŋ. noʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd ju ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hɪz flɔz. hi tɔks əˈbaʊt refs*. ə pɛst. hi gɪts mɔr ˈɑnərəbəl pleɪərz ɔf hɪz geɪm. ðə fækt hi wɑz ənd həz sɪns fɔt, tooth-and-nail*, fər ˈɛvəri pəˈzɪʃən ˈɛvər ərnd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. nɔr ɪz ðə ˈəðər fækt, wɪʧ ɪz ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə keɪs əv ə pleɪər hu wɑz mɪst, hu həz ˈnɛvər, ˈɛvər stɑpt ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv hɪz geɪm ənd naʊ stændz ɛz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˈglɔri əv hɑrd wərk ənd ˈɑnəst ˈɛfərt. aɪ heɪt tɪ bi ðə wən tɪ breɪk ɪt tɪ jɑ, ˈfɛləs, bət wi ər flɔd ˈjumən biɪŋz. səm əv ˈjuˈɛs ʤɪst ˈhæpən tɪ bi ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. noʊ, ðə ˈnɛrətɪv sɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju du məst bi əˈbəv bɔrd. (æt list tɪ stɑrt. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ər ˈɑnərəbəl tɪ stɑrt wɪθ, ju kən du ˌwəˈtɛvər ju wɔnt ˈleɪtər ɔn. gɪt ɪt ˈbækwərdz, kɪdz.) krɪs nil həz hɪz ˈmoʊmənts. hi həz ə roʊl ɔn ˈmɛni timz. bət wɪn hɪz tim ɪz ˈluzɪŋ ˈbædli, hi bi ðə ˈstɔri. ðə ˈstɔri ʃʊd bi əˈbaʊt nɑt ˈhæpənɪŋ fər hɪz tim. ˈhɑki naɪt ɪn ˈkænədə ɪz nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz; ʤɪst nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈgɑrbɪʤ ˈiðər. ðɛr ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ənd ə lɛt daʊn tɪ ɪts vjuərz. krɪs nil hæd 7 hɪts ɪn ðə fərst ˈpɪriəd. hɪz tim wɛnt daʊn ˈæftər ðə fərst ˈpɪriəd, krɪs nil wɑz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ noʊ mɔr hɪts. hɪz tim stɪl lɔst. fænz dɪˈzərv ˈbɛtər. æˈnælɪsɪs hɑrd, ɪf ju priˈpɛr əˈhɛd əv taɪm. ˈivɪn ˈnɛrətɪvz ðət æsk vjuərz tɪ θɪŋk ə ˈlɪtəl kən bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ɔl timz juz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈstrætəʤiz tɪ wɪn geɪmz ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðət ˈstɔri bi ˈbɔrɪŋ. ˈpʊtɪŋ pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə geɪm ˈbɔrɪŋ ˈiðər. bət ɪt dɪz ˌrikˈwaɪər wərk. baɪ ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər.
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understanding stocks
a stock is a security that gives buyers partial ownership of a company, distributed in the form of a share. if the company does well and stocks go up, buyers can sell their shares of stock for a profit. on the flip side, if the company does poorly, stock prices will go down and buyers will lose money on their investment.
the two main types of stock are common stock and preferred stock. common stock is what most people are referring to when they discuss stocks; if you purchase common stock, you own a portion of the company and receive dividends on the profits. the main difference between preferred stock and common stock is that preferred stockholders usually receive a guaranteed, fixed dividend, whereas common stockholders receive dividends based on the profits.
to learn more about stocks and other forms of investments, browse gobankingrates’ articles that feature expert advice to help make your decisions easier.
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ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ stɑks ə stɑk ɪz ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ðət gɪvz baɪərz ˈpɑrʃəl ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ə ˈkəmpəˌni, dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə ʃɛr. ɪf ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪz wɛl ənd stɑks goʊ əp, baɪərz kən sɛl ðɛr ʃɛrz əv stɑk fər ə ˈprɑfɪt. ɔn ðə flɪp saɪd, ɪf ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪz ˈpurli, stɑk ˈpraɪsɪz wɪl goʊ daʊn ənd baɪərz wɪl luz ˈməni ɔn ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ðə tu meɪn taɪps əv stɑk ər ˈkɑmən stɑk ənd prɪˈfərd stɑk. ˈkɑmən stɑk ɪz wət moʊst ˈpipəl ər rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ wɪn ðeɪ dɪˈskəs stɑks; ɪf ju ˈpərʧəs ˈkɑmən stɑk, ju oʊn ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd rɪˈsiv ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz ɔn ðə ˈprɑfɪts. ðə meɪn ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin prɪˈfərd stɑk ənd ˈkɑmən stɑk ɪz ðət prɪˈfərd ˈstɑˌkhoʊldərz ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈsiv ə ˌgɛrənˈtid, fɪkst ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd, wɛˈræz ˈkɑmən ˈstɑˌkhoʊldərz rɪˈsiv ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɑfɪts. tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt stɑks ənd ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, braʊz gobankingrates’*’ ˈɑrtɪkəlz ðət ˈfiʧər ˈɛkspərt ədˈvaɪs tɪ hɛlp meɪk jʊr dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈiziər.
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“you may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~maya angelou
we’ve all done it, right? somehow, somewhere, something bad happened to us and since that moment continued to tell ourselves the story about what might and could go wrong in our future.
for me, the biggest negative pattern had to release stems from my parents’ divorce. for as long as i can remember, been a positive person. when i was a kid i was happy-go-lucky, nothing much bothered me, and life was pretty awesome.
also, being an only child i was always close with my parents. the thought that they be together was something that never entered my mind.
then they split up when i was 18 and things began to change. i made different choices and i also began to believe that all romantic relationships were doomed.
a few years later, just after i had split up with my long-term partner, i was in la spending a lovely afternoon watching us daytime tv. nothing much was on, but every channel i to seemed to mention the word “marriage” or “divorce.”
i also happened to be reading wayne your sacred self at the time, and suddenly it all made sense:
i had been telling myself stories like “marriages never last forever” and “all relationships are doomed,” and in essence i was creating my reality.
i finally realized that my beliefs about relationships had been causing me to attract those exact experiences.
i was giving these negative stories power and acting on them. i was skeptical that i would be able to have a successful and happy relationship, which caused me to see everything that could go wrong. i ultimately initiated our because i believed that it was inevitable.
the very experiences we fear keep repeating themselves if we continue to focus on them and give them power. got to become aware and first change ourselves if we want our reality to change.
now that a few years on from that, i have replaced my negative relationship beliefs with new, positive thought patterns.
now, i believe my current relationship is a lifetime partnership and as a result, i act in a way that manifests that type of relationship without worry and doubt. i take responsibility for my part of the relationship, and because i have positive thinking patterns i bring my best self to the table. this allows me and my partner to have confidence and faith as we plan our lives together.
our experiences reflect our beliefs, so it benefits us to make them positive.
here are a few questions to help you get to the root of your negative beliefs so you can make changes in your life:
1. what are the negative stories been telling yourself?
is there an area in your life where you seem to struggle? which experiences trigger negative thoughts?
it’s time to narrow in on the beliefs that are keeping you from living the life that you want.
2. where do those negative beliefs come from?
what happened in your past? did someone in a position of authority make a negative comment about you that held on to?
just know that you change what has happened or what someone said to you or about you. but you do have the power to decide not to allow those experiences to control your life in this moment.
3. why are you holding on to those negative beliefs?
which needs are you fulfilling by holding on to these beliefs? for example, are you getting attention by playing the victim?
by not letting go of negative beliefs, we keep ourselves trapped in a vicious cycle, repeating the same pattern over and over again. life will continue to give us lessons until we learn, grow, and move past it.
we need to make a change within ourselves to move forward and break through to a new reality.
4. what does your future look like if you let go of these beliefs?
close your eyes and imagine your future if you have these thoughts. notice all the amazing things that you close yourself off from just by holding on to your negative beliefs.
what can you do in this moment to move toward that future?
holding on to past experiences and old beliefs gives you an excuse to continue to repeat the same behavior. it justifies negative thought patterns and keeps you in that loop.
it’s time to break the pattern and realize you have the power to shape your reality!
photo by hanna
about rachel jessica huxtable rachel is an author and spirited mentor to women around the world wanting to live in happiness, love and success. she is also an inspired speaker and actress. her intention is to help women around the world find their spark and claim their best life! connect with rachel at her website, facebook, and twitter.
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““you* meɪ nɑt kənˈtroʊl ɔl ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət ˈhæpən tɪ ju, bət ju kən ˌdɪˈsaɪd nɑt tɪ bi rɪˈdust baɪ them.”*.” ~maɪə ˈænʤəˌlu ɔl dən ɪt, raɪt? ˈsəmˌhaʊ, ˈsəmˌwɛr, ˈsəmθɪŋ bæd ˈhæpənd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd sɪns ðət ˈmoʊmənt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ tɛl ɑrˈsɛlvz ðə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt wət maɪt ənd kʊd goʊ rɔŋ ɪn ɑr fˈjuʧər. fər mi, ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈnɛgətɪv ˈpætərn hæd tɪ riˈlis stɛmz frəm maɪ parents’*’ dɪˈvɔrs. fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ kən rɪˈmɛmbər, bɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈpərsən. wɪn aɪ wɑz ə kɪd aɪ wɑz happy-go-lucky*, ˈnəθɪŋ məʧ ˈbɑðərd mi, ənd laɪf wɑz ˈprɪti ˈɔsəm. ˈɔlsoʊ, biɪŋ ən ˈoʊnli ʧaɪld aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz kloʊz wɪθ maɪ ˈpɛrənts. ðə θɔt ðət ðeɪ bi təˈgɛðər wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈnɛvər ˈɛnərd maɪ maɪnd. ðɛn ðeɪ splɪt əp wɪn aɪ wɑz 18 ənd θɪŋz bɪˈgæn tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. aɪ meɪd ˈdɪfərənt ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈgæn tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɔl roʊˈmæntɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wər dumd. ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ʤɪst ˈæftər aɪ hæd splɪt əp wɪθ maɪ ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈpɑrtnər, aɪ wɑz ɪn lɑ ˈspɛndɪŋ ə ˈləvli ˌæftərˈnun ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ˈdeɪˌtaɪm ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ˈnəθɪŋ məʧ wɑz ɔn, bət ˈɛvəri ˈʧænəl aɪ tɪ simd tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə wərd ““marriage”*” ər ““divorce.”*.” aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈrɛdɪŋ weɪn jʊr ˈseɪkrɪd sɛlf æt ðə taɪm, ənd ˈsədənli ɪt ɔl meɪd sɛns: aɪ hæd bɪn ˈtɛlɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈstɔriz laɪk ˈnɛvər læst forever”*” ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər doomed,”*,” ənd ɪn ˈɛsəns aɪ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪŋ maɪ ˌriˈæləˌti. aɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət maɪ bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps hæd bɪn ˈkɔzɪŋ mi tɪ əˈtrækt ðoʊz ɪgˈzækt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz. aɪ wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðiz ˈnɛgətɪv ˈstɔriz paʊər ənd ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ðɛm. aɪ wɑz ˈskɛptɪkəl ðət aɪ wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hæv ə səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ˈhæpi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, wɪʧ kɔzd mi tɪ si ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət kʊd goʊ rɔŋ. aɪ ˈəltəmətli ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɑr bɪˈkəz aɪ bɪˈlivd ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ðə ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wi fɪr kip rɪˈpitɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪf wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðɛm ənd gɪv ðɛm paʊər. gɑt tɪ bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr ənd fərst ʧeɪnʤ ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪf wi wɔnt ɑr ˌriˈæləˌti tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. naʊ ðət ə fju jɪrz ɔn frəm ðət, aɪ hæv ˌriˈpleɪst maɪ ˈnɛgətɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪˈlifs wɪθ nu, ˈpɑzətɪv θɔt ˈpætərnz. naʊ, aɪ bɪˈliv maɪ ˈkɑrənt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪz ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, aɪ ækt ɪn ə weɪ ðət ˈmænəˌfɛsts ðət taɪp əv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪˈθaʊt ˈwəri ənd daʊt. aɪ teɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər maɪ pɑrt əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ənd bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ˈpɑzətɪv ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈpætərnz aɪ brɪŋ maɪ bɛst sɛlf tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðɪs əˈlaʊz mi ənd maɪ ˈpɑrtnər tɪ hæv ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd feɪθ ɛz wi plæn ɑr lɪvz təˈgɛðər. ɑr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz rɪˈflɛkt ɑr bɪˈlifs, soʊ ɪt ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈjuˈɛs tɪ meɪk ðɛm ˈpɑzətɪv. hir ər ə fju kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ hɛlp ju gɪt tɪ ðə rut əv jʊr ˈnɛgətɪv bɪˈlifs soʊ ju kən meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn jʊr laɪf: 1 wət ər ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈstɔriz bɪn ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf? ɪz ðɛr ən ˈɛriə ɪn jʊr laɪf wɛr ju sim tɪ ˈstrəgəl? wɪʧ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ˈtrɪgər ˈnɛgətɪv θɔts? taɪm tɪ ˈnɛroʊ ɪn ɔn ðə bɪˈlifs ðət ər ˈkipɪŋ ju frəm ˈlɪvɪŋ ðə laɪf ðət ju wɔnt. 2 wɛr du ðoʊz ˈnɛgətɪv bɪˈlifs kəm frəm? wət ˈhæpənd ɪn jʊr pæst? dɪd ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən əv əˈθɔrəti meɪk ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑmɛnt əˈbaʊt ju ðət hɛld ɔn tɪ? ʤɪst noʊ ðət ju ʧeɪnʤ wət həz ˈhæpənd ər wət ˈsəmˌwən sɛd tɪ ju ər əˈbaʊt ju. bət ju du hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd nɑt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðoʊz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz tɪ kənˈtroʊl jʊr laɪf ɪn ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt. 3 waɪ ər ju ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn tɪ ðoʊz ˈnɛgətɪv bɪˈlifs? wɪʧ nidz ər ju fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ baɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn tɪ ðiz bɪˈlifs? fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ər ju ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən baɪ pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪm? baɪ nɑt ˈlɛtɪŋ goʊ əv ˈnɛgətɪv bɪˈlifs, wi kip ɑrˈsɛlvz træpt ɪn ə ˈvɪʃəs ˈsaɪkəl, rɪˈpitɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈpætərn ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. laɪf wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ˈlɛsənz ənˈtɪl wi lərn, groʊ, ənd muv pæst ɪt. wi nid tɪ meɪk ə ʧeɪnʤ wɪˈθɪn ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ənd breɪk θru tɪ ə nu ˌriˈæləˌti. 4 wət dɪz jʊr fˈjuʧər lʊk laɪk ɪf ju lɛt goʊ əv ðiz bɪˈlifs? kloʊz jʊr aɪz ənd ˌɪˈmæʤən jʊr fˈjuʧər ɪf ju hæv ðiz θɔts. ˈnoʊtɪs ɔl ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ θɪŋz ðət ju kloʊz ˈjɔrsɛlf ɔf frəm ʤɪst baɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn tɪ jʊr ˈnɛgətɪv bɪˈlifs. wət kən ju du ɪn ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt tɪ muv təˈwɔrd ðət fˈjuʧər? ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn tɪ pæst ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ənd oʊld bɪˈlifs gɪvz ju ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ rɪˈpit ðə seɪm bɪˈheɪvjər. ɪt ˈʤəstəˌfaɪz ˈnɛgətɪv θɔt ˈpætərnz ənd kips ju ɪn ðət lup. taɪm tɪ breɪk ðə ˈpætərn ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ju hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ʃeɪp jʊr ˌriˈæləˌti! ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈhænə əˈbaʊt ˈreɪʧəl ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈhəkstəbəl ˈreɪʧəl ɪz ən ˈɔθər ənd ˈspɪrɪtəd ˈmɛnˌtɔr tɪ ˈwɪmən əraʊnd ðə wərld ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ lɪv ɪn ˈhæpinəs, ləv ənd səkˈsɛs. ʃi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ˈspikər ənd ˈæktrəs. hər ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən ɪz tɪ hɛlp ˈwɪmən əraʊnd ðə wərld faɪnd ðɛr spɑrk ənd kleɪm ðɛr bɛst laɪf! kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈreɪʧəl æt hər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ənd tˈwɪtər.
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comic:
this is what you do to your pokebabies, you monsters! d:< *throws out another buddie, reg (some may know him as one of two server admins) ended up starting the idea of this one for me. just chattin', we were, when he suddenly interjected "oh! one of my eggs hatched!... gentle nature!? getouuut!" good ol' reg and his baby-genocide. i hope no one's too thrown off by the new color-style. others, and especially tenoreo, kept commenting on how much they liked the last style, so i went to work on making a brush that would better emulate a crayon. honestly, i enjoy it. the comics are usually on the more side so i feel it kinda fits. at the very least, it looks more like island's story, so yaayyy?
video games:
i found puppeteer on sale on the store for like, $19 bucks and i was like “how bad does this game have to be to go on such a good sale so quickly?”. but woops, amazing. filled with such a whimsy i felt since james and the giant peach. and more, lily can be my and actually not bad at it. too bad i have my desktop with the capture card, or else have recorded us. ahh, but such is life until i throw down $200 to have it shipped here.
the gaming channel updateth: mask has been getting updates, and i uploaded part 1 of 2 of my rogue legacy lp.
rogue legacy ep. 1 of 2
life:
still loving this place. y’know, for as much as everyone assured me it would rain, it rained much lately. but today it did! and it was awesome. i like, freaking love rain. hahaha, talking about the weather…
closing comments:
time for more puppeteer!!
see you then~
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ˈkɑmɪk: ðɪs ɪz wət ju du tɪ jʊr pokebabies*, ju ˈmɑnstərz! di:< *θroʊz aʊt əˈnəðər ˈbədi, rɛg (səm meɪ noʊ ɪm ɛz wən əv tu ˈsərvər ˈædmɪnz) ˈɛndɪd əp ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðɪs wən fər mi. ʤɪst ˈʧætɪn', wi wər, wɪn hi ˈsədənli ˌɪntərˈʤɛktɪd "oʊ! wən əv maɪ ɛgz hæʧt!... ˈʤɛnəl ˈneɪʧər!? getouuut*!" gʊd ol*' rɛg ənd hɪz baby-genocide*. aɪ hoʊp noʊ wənz tu θroʊn ɔf baɪ ðə nu color-style*. ˈəðərz, ənd əˈspɛʃəli tenoreo*, kɛpt ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn haʊ məʧ ðeɪ laɪkt ðə læst staɪl, soʊ aɪ wɛnt tɪ wərk ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə brəʃ ðət wʊd ˈbɛtər ˈɛmjəˌleɪt ə kreɪɑn. ˈɑnəstli, aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt. ðə ˈkɑmɪks ər ˈjuʒəwəli ɔn ðə mɔr saɪd soʊ aɪ fil ɪt ˈkɪndə fɪts. æt ðə ˈvɛri list, ɪt lʊks mɔr laɪk ˈaɪləndz ˈstɔri, soʊ yaayyy*? ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz: aɪ faʊnd pəpəˈtir ɔn seɪl ɔn ðə stɔr fər laɪk, 19 bəks ənd aɪ wɑz laɪk bæd dɪz ðɪs geɪm hæv tɪ bi tɪ goʊ ɔn səʧ ə gʊd seɪl soʊ quickly?”*?”. bət woops*, əˈmeɪzɪŋ. fɪld wɪθ səʧ ə ˈwɪmsi aɪ fɛlt sɪns ʤeɪmz ənd ðə ʤaɪənt piʧ. ənd mɔr, ˈlɪli kən bi maɪ ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt bæd æt ɪt. tu bæd aɪ hæv maɪ ˈdɛskˌtɑp wɪθ ðə ˈkæpʧər kɑrd, ər ɛls hæv rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈjuˈɛs. ɑ, bət səʧ ɪz laɪf ənˈtɪl aɪ θroʊ daʊn 200 tɪ hæv ɪt ʃɪpt hir. ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈʧænəl updateth*: mæsk həz bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪts, ənd aɪ ˈəˌploʊdɪd pɑrt 1 əv 2 əv maɪ roʊg ˈlɛgəsi ˈɛlˈpi. roʊg ˈlɛgəsi ep*. 1 əv 2 laɪf: stɪl ˈləvɪŋ ðɪs pleɪs. y’know*, fər ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈɛvriˌwən əˈʃʊrd mi ɪt wʊd reɪn, ɪt reɪnd məʧ ˈleɪtli. bət təˈdeɪ ɪt dɪd! ənd ɪt wɑz ˈɔsəm. aɪ laɪk, ˈfrikɪŋ ləv reɪn. hahaha*, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə weather…*… ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnts: taɪm fər mɔr pəpəˈtir!! si ju ðɛn~
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san diego arts organizations plan to rally against proposed funding cuts guest: alan,, san diego regional arts and culture coalition
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protest details what: rise up for the arts rally to protest arts funding cuts in the proposed fiscal 2018 san diego budget when: monday, may 8 from a.m. where: civic center plaza, 202 c street in san diego
san diego arts organizations are planning to remind the city and its leaders why arts funding is important.
arts groups including the balboa park cultural partnership, the san diego regional arts and culture coalition and the san diego museum council are participating in a rally beginning at a.m. monday to protest arts funding cuts in the mayor's proposed budget for fiscal 2018. the group will attend a city council budget hearing which starts at 9 a.m.
organizers said san diego city council members lorie zapf, chris ward and david alvarez will also participate in the rally.
the proposed budget reduces arts funding by $4.7 million, almost a third of what the city currently spends.
alan is the of the san diego regional arts and culture coalition, an organization that advocates for stable funding of the arts by the city. on friday's midday edition, discusses how the cuts could impact local arts organizations.
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sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ɑrts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz plæn tɪ ˈræli əˈgɛnst prəˈpoʊzd ˈfəndɪŋ kəts gɛst: ˈælən,, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈriʤənəl ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈtrænˌskrɪpt fər 34816 ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈditeɪlz wət: raɪz əp fər ðə ɑrts ˈræli tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ɑrts ˈfəndɪŋ kəts ɪn ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈfɪskəl 2018 sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈbəʤɪt wɪn: ˈmənˌdeɪ, meɪ 8 frəm a.m*. wɛr: ˈsɪvɪk ˈsɛnər ˈplɑzə, 202 si strit ɪn sæn diˈeɪgoʊ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ɑrts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ riˈmaɪnd ðə ˈsɪti ənd ɪts ˈlidərz waɪ ɑrts ˈfəndɪŋ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ɑrts grups ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə bɑlˈboʊə pɑrk ˈkəlʧərəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈriʤənəl ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ənd ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ mˈjuziəm ˈkaʊnsəl ər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈræli bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt a.m*. ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ɑrts ˈfəndɪŋ kəts ɪn ðə meɪərz prəˈpoʊzd ˈbəʤɪt fər ˈfɪskəl 2018 ðə grup wɪl əˈtɛnd ə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈbəʤɪt ˈhirɪŋ wɪʧ stɑrts æt 9 a.m*. ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz sɛd sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbərz ˈlɔri zæpf, krɪs wɔrd ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈælvərˌɛz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈræli. ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈbəʤɪt rɪˈdusɪz ɑrts ˈfəndɪŋ baɪ ˈmɪljən, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə θərd əv wət ðə ˈsɪti ˈkərəntli spɛnz. ˈælən ɪz ðə əv ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈriʤənəl ɑrts ənd ˈkəlʧər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər ˈsteɪbəl ˈfəndɪŋ əv ðə ɑrts baɪ ðə ˈsɪti. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈmɪdˌdeɪ ɪˈdɪʃən, dɪˈskəsɪz haʊ ðə kəts kʊd ˌɪmˈpækt ˈloʊkəl ɑrts ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz. tɪ vju ˈdɑkjəmənts, ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈækrəˌbæt ˈridər.
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today at the camp nou, barcelona and, one of the leading music official platforms, announced a new strategic partnership which sees the music streaming site become the official music partner.
as a result of this global partnership, will be offering its users the sound of, the official music channel, containing official both of barcelona and of different and other athletes.
deezer, as official music partner, will provide over 100 songs for music and football fans that represent the best of the club, including top hits and catalan songs, as well as the tracks that help players get in their flow. users will also have access to flow, a personalized soundtrack, based on an unique algorithm and in-house editor, to create a stream that mixes personalized recommendations.
deezer subscribers will be able to enter competitions to win barcelona themed prizes, while fans and members will get the chance to win a premium account for the site, which offers access to an unlimited music library.
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deezer connects over 10 million active users around the world to over 43 million tracks. available in more than 180 countries worldwide, gives instant access to the most diverse global music streaming catalogue on any device (smartphone, tablet, pc, laptop, home sound system, connected car or smart tv). it is available as a free download for iphone, ipad, android and windows devices or on the web at
statement by barcelona chief revenue officer, francesco calvo:
“from today, and via, barcelona has a new channel to reach its followers all around the world through music. they will all be able to enjoy the sound of, the official music channel, and will able to enjoy a selection of representative songs of barcelona as well as those of their favourite sportspeople. the partnership with this worldwide music streaming platform consolidates the project to and innovate”.
statement by chief marketing officer, golan shaked:
“we are delighted to be partnering with one of the leading football teams, barcelona, as the official music streaming service. not only will the partnership allow us to give football and music fans a more personal way of accessing exclusive content, but it will bring both sets of fans much closer to one of the most popular sports - football. be it creating personal soundtracks through’s signature feature flow, or creating and sharing player, we are very much looking forward to what the future holds”.
find out more: http://www.deezer-blog.com/fc-barcelona-join-forces-with-deezer/
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təˈdeɪ æt ðə kæmp nou*, ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ənd, wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ mˈjuzɪk əˈfɪʃəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz, əˈnaʊnst ə nu strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪʧ siz ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ saɪt bɪˈkəm ðə əˈfɪʃəl mˈjuzɪk ˈpɑrtnər. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈgloʊbəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, wɪl bi ˈɔfərɪŋ ɪts ˈjuzərz ðə saʊnd əv, ðə əˈfɪʃəl mˈjuzɪk ˈʧænəl, kənˈteɪnɪŋ əˈfɪʃəl boʊθ əv ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ənd əv ˈdɪfərənt ənd ˈəðər ˈæθˌlits., ɛz əˈfɪʃəl mˈjuzɪk ˈpɑrtnər, wɪl prəˈvaɪd ˈoʊvər 100 sɔŋz fər mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈfʊtˌbɔl fænz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə bɛst əv ðə kləb, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tɔp hɪts ənd ˈkætɑˌlɑn sɔŋz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə træks ðət hɛlp pleɪərz gɪt ɪn ðɛr floʊ. ˈjuzərz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ floʊ, ə ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd ˈsaʊnˌtræk, beɪst ɔn ən juˈnik ˈælgərˌɪðəm ənd ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈɛdɪtər, tɪ kriˈeɪt ə strim ðət ˈmɪksɪz ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz. səbˈskraɪbərz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɛnər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz tɪ wɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə θimd ˈpraɪzɪz, waɪl fænz ənd ˈmɛmbərz wɪl gɪt ðə ʧæns tɪ wɪn ə ˈprimiəm əˈkaʊnt fər ðə saɪt, wɪʧ ˈɔfərz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ən ənˈlɪmɪtɪd mˈjuzɪk ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. əˈbaʊt kəˈnɛkts ˈoʊvər 10 ˈmɪljən ˈæktɪv ˈjuzərz əraʊnd ðə wərld tɪ ˈoʊvər 43 ˈmɪljən træks. əˈveɪləbəl ɪn mɔr ðən 180 ˈkəntriz ˈwərldˈwaɪd, gɪvz ˈɪnstənt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə moʊst dɪˈvərs ˈgloʊbəl mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ˈkætəˌlɔg ɔn ˈɛni dɪˈvaɪs (smartphone*, ˈtæblət, ˈpiˈsi, ˈlæpˌtɑp, hoʊm saʊnd ˈsɪstəm, kəˈnɛktɪd kɑr ər smɑrt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən). ɪt ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ə fri ˈdaʊnˌloʊd fər ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ˈaɪˌpæd, ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ˈwɪndoʊz dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ɔn ðə wɛb æt ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ʧif ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈɔfɪsər, frænˈʧɛskoʊ ˈkɑlvoʊ: təˈdeɪ, ənd ˈviə, ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə həz ə nu ˈʧænəl tɪ riʧ ɪts ˈfɑloʊərz ɔl əraʊnd ðə wərld θru mˈjuzɪk. ðeɪ wɪl ɔl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə saʊnd əv, ðə əˈfɪʃəl mˈjuzɪk ˈʧænəl, ənd wɪl ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv sɔŋz əv ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ɛz wɛl ɛz ðoʊz əv ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt sportspeople*. ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðɪs ˈwərldˈwaɪd mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪts ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ənd innovate”*”. ˈsteɪtmənt baɪ ʧif ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər, ˈgoʊlən shaked*: ər dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈfʊtˌbɔl timz, ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə, ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs. nɑt ˈoʊnli wɪl ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ gɪv ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd mˈjuzɪk fænz ə mɔr ˈpərsɪnəl weɪ əv ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈkɑntɛnt, bət ɪt wɪl brɪŋ boʊθ sɛts əv fænz məʧ ˈkloʊzər tɪ wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr spɔrts ˈfʊtˌbɔl. bi ɪt kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsaʊnˌtræks θru ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈfiʧər floʊ, ər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ pleɪər, wi ər ˈvɛri məʧ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ wət ðə fˈjuʧər holds”*”. faɪnd aʊt mɔr: http://www.deezer-blog.com/fc-barcelona-join-forces-with-deezer*/
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the world governing body has identified and approached at least one prospective member in recent weeks for the temporary panel that could replace chairman steven lowy and his board.
the person is australian, going some way to allaying fears could put overseas administrators in charge with no knowledge of the sport's domestic intricacies and issues.
fifa would not comment when asked to confirm if it had begun speaking to potential committee members.
"as a general rule we do not comment on such matters," a spokesperson told aap.
however, appointing locals instead of bringing in outsiders would be consistent with's prior behaviour.
the sport's world governing body usually looks to former lawyers, politicians or business people from that country - often with a background in the administration of football, the olympics or other sports - when installing committees.
cameroon, argentina and guinea have all seen such interventions from in the past 18 months.
in any event, a committee would be an interim measure, tasked with overseeing reform to's congress and running the sport's daily affairs before holding fresh elections in which none of its members could stand in.
with two months until the-imposed deadline on november 30, it is becoming an increasingly real proposition.
talks are continuing among the three stakeholders - the clubs, state federations and professional australia - to find consensus on how an expanded congress should be structured.
but the clubs hold the whip hand and can simply stall to achieve their desired outcome of regime change at.
the latest proposal from the nine state federations, for a split of votes, has been rejected by the clubs and because it would mean the states still have the power to elect board members on their own.
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ðə wərld ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi həz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ənd əˈproʊʧt æt list wən prəˈspɛktɪv ˈmɛmbər ɪn ˈrisənt wiks fər ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈpænəl ðət kʊd ˌriˈpleɪs ˈʧɛrmən ˈstivən loʊi ənd hɪz bɔrd. ðə ˈpərsən ɪz ɔˈstreɪljən, goʊɪŋ səm weɪ tɪ əˈleɪɪŋ fɪrz kʊd pʊt ˈoʊvərˈsiz ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ɪn ʧɑrʤ wɪθ noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə spɔrts dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɪntrəkəsiz ənd ˈɪʃuz. wʊd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt wɪn æst tɪ kənˈfərm ɪf ɪt hæd ˈbeɪgən ˈspikɪŋ tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbərz. "ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl rul wi du nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn səʧ ˈmætərz," ə ˈspoʊkspərsən toʊld aap*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈloʊkəlz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn aʊtˈsaɪdərz wʊd bi kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ praɪər bɪˈheɪvjər. ðə spɔrts wərld ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi ˈjuʒəwəli lʊks tɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈlɔjərz, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər ˈbɪznɪs ˈpipəl frəm ðət ˈkəntri ˈɔfən wɪθ ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ər ˈəðər spɔrts wɪn ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ kəˈmɪtiz. ˈkæmərˌun, ˌɑrʤənˈtinə ənd ˈgɪni hæv ɔl sin səʧ ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz frəm ɪn ðə pæst 18 mənθs. ɪn ˈɛni ɪˈvɛnt, ə kəˈmɪti wʊd bi ən ˈɪnərəm ˈmɛʒər, tæskt wɪθ ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ rɪˈfɔrm tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ˈrənɪŋ ðə spɔrts ˈdeɪli əˈfɛrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhoʊldɪŋ frɛʃ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn wɪʧ nən əv ɪts ˈmɛmbərz kʊd stænd ɪn. wɪθ tu mənθs ənˈtɪl ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 30 ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ril ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən. tɔks ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ əˈməŋ ðə θri ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz ðə kləbz, steɪt ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃənz ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl ɔˈstreɪljə tɪ faɪnd kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn haʊ ən ɪkˈspændɪd ˈkɑŋgrəs ʃʊd bi ˈstrəkʧərd. bət ðə kləbz hoʊld ðə wɪp hænd ənd kən ˈsɪmpli stɔl tɪ əˈʧiv ðɛr dɪˈzaɪərd ˈaʊtˌkəm əv rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤ æt. ðə ˈleɪtəst prəˈpoʊzəl frəm ðə naɪn steɪt ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃənz, fər ə splɪt əv voʊts, həz bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ðə kləbz ənd bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd min ðə steɪts stɪl hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ɪˈlɛkt bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ɔn ðɛr oʊn.
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sydney, australia jewish leaders in biggest city have reacted with dismay after a court rejected their application to build a new synagogue on the grounds that it could become a terrorist target.
the temple was destined for a piece of land just a short walk from iconic bondi beach but nearby residents complained that its presence might draw a terror attack. inspectors from waverly council, which was tasked with the initial approval process, agreed. they pointed to the own design, which included setback buildings and blast walls, as evidence that an attack could be anticipated.
waverley council had previously refused the development application for reasons including that the site was “unsuitable for a synagogue because of the potential risk to users and other members of the general public.”
they also said the design would have an “unacceptable impact” on the street and neighborhood.
the friends of refugees of eastern europe (free) group lodged the application. free spokesman rabbi ulman told news local that the refusal by the land and environment court, based on the above security risk assessment, came as a shock to the jewish community.
“the decision is unprecedented. its implications are enormous,” he said in a statement. “it basically implies that no jewish organization should be allowed to exist in residential areas.
“it stands to stifle jewish existence and activity in sydney and indeed, by creating a precedent, the whole of australia, and by extension rewarding terrorism.”
waverly council issued a public statement of its own and said free was entitled to lodge another application to develop the site at any time in the future.
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ˈsɪdni, ɔˈstreɪljə ʤuɪʃ ˈlidərz ɪn ˈbɪgəst ˈsɪti hæv riˈæktɪd wɪθ dɪsˈmeɪ ˈæftər ə kɔrt rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ bɪld ə nu ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ɪt kʊd bɪˈkəm ə ˈtɛrərɪst ˈtərgət. ðə ˈtɛmpəl wɑz ˈdɛstɪnd fər ə pis əv lænd ʤɪst ə ʃɔrt wɔk frəm ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈbɑndi biʧ bət ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈrɛzɪdənts kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ɪts ˈprɛzəns maɪt drɔ ə ˈtɛrər əˈtæk. ˌɪnˈspɛktərz frəm ˈweɪvərli ˈkaʊnsəl, wɪʧ wɑz tæskt wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl əˈpruvəl ˈprɔˌsɛs, əˈgrid. ðeɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə oʊn dɪˈzaɪn, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsɛtˌbæk ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd blæst wɔlz, ɛz ˈɛvədəns ðət ən əˈtæk kʊd bi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd. ˈweɪvərli ˈkaʊnsəl hæd ˈpriviəsli rɪfˈjuzd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ˈrizənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðət ðə saɪt wɑz fər ə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg bɪˈkəz əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪsk tɪ ˈjuzərz ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl public.”*.” ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə dɪˈzaɪn wʊd hæv ən impact”*” ɔn ðə strit ənd ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ðə frɛndz əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz əv ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp (fri) grup lɑʤd ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. fri ˈspoʊksmən ˈræˌbaɪ ˈəlmən toʊld nuz ˈloʊkəl ðət ðə rɪfˈjuzəl baɪ ðə lænd ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt kɔrt, beɪst ɔn ðə əˈbəv sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsk əˈsɛsmənt, keɪm ɛz ə ʃɑk tɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti. dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd. ɪts ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz ər enormous,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈbeɪsɪkli ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət noʊ ʤuɪʃ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz. stændz tɪ ˈstaɪfəl ʤuɪʃ ɪgˈzɪstəns ənd ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ˈsɪdni ənd ˌɪnˈdid, baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈprɛsɪdənt, ðə hoʊl əv ɔˈstreɪljə, ənd baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ terrorism.”*.” ˈweɪvərli ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɪʃud ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənt əv ɪts oʊn ənd sɛd fri wɑz ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ lɑʤ əˈnəðər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə saɪt æt ˈɛni taɪm ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər.
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it was the autobiography that gave hope to hundreds of thousands and warmed the hearts of christians.
chronicling how a convicted criminal and martial arts fighter found redemption through god, taming the tiger had more than copies distributed around the world while its author, tony anthony, become a speaker in schools and churches.
in the book, which carries the "from the depths of hell to the heights of glory", anthony explains how he was taken to china by his grandfather, a kung fu grand master, and trained to become a martial arts champion. he then moved to cyprus, where he became a bodyguard to businessmen, gangsters and diplomats. "in the line of duty as a bodyguard, i killed people," anthony would tell church audiences. "i have broken more arms and legs than i care to remember." later he recounted how he found god while in prison in nicosia after being convicted of theft.
the book was a phenomenon. it was translated into 25 languages and won the christian booksellers' convention award in 2005.
but now, following a sustained internet campaign by a group of christians who doubted anthony's claims almost from the start, it appears that little of the book is true.
anthony, who founded his own organisation, avanti ministries, was the star speaker during the evangelical global day of prayer in 2010, attended by the mayor of london, boris johnson.
after an independent investigation, a panel appointed by the alliance has concluded that anthony had, at best, a sketchy relationship with the truth. in a statement on its website the alliance acknowledges that "large sections of the book taming the tiger, and associated materials, which claim to tell the true story of tony anthony's life, do not do so".
it continues: "both the evangelical alliance and avanti ministries take serious note of the findings of the report and, as a result, avanti has concluded that it is not appropriate to continue to support taming the tiger." the alliance launched its investigation after a director of avanti, mike hancock, resigned. an online blog, crosswire, explained how hancock had become after demanding proof of anthony's claims.
"i understood that i had a moral and ethical responsibility to ensure that his story could be thoroughly verified," hancock told the blog. "i was unable to persuade my fellow directors of the need to do this. i therefore resigned from avanti and pursued the search for truth with other christians," he said.
anthony claimed to be a three times world kung fu champion and tried to deflect suspicions that he had embellished his past by claiming that the competitions were so they were not known to outsiders. but it emerged that some of the material was copied from a martial arts website. one passage was lifted from a book about bruce lee.
the evangelical alliance acknowledges: "the complaint focused on the truthfulness of the story told in tony's bestselling book taming the tiger. it was alleged that tony had never lived in china as a child, had never been involved in kung fu as a world champion and had never worked in close protection. having considered the extensive evidence presented to us, much of which is now in the public domain, we were convinced that this information could not be ignored."
critics of anthony, who raised suspicions that many of his claims were untrue as far back as 2005, are now asking why it took the alliance until last year to launch an investigation.
in his book anthony explains how in 2000 he thought he had hit a "small deer or fox" after his car hit elizabeth bracewell, 39, the sister of the former england footballer, paul bracewell. she died as a result of her injuries.
during his trial after the death, anthony, from southend-on-sea, was described by the judge as a "devious and manipulative man" who had "deliberately embroidered his story" to throw police off the scent. he was given a sentence after admitting perverting the course of justice.
the evangelical alliance has been keen to show forgiveness towards anthony. it explains: "the alliance and avanti ministries are deeply saddened by the findings of the panel. however, they recognise the good work that avanti and tony anthony have done over the years around the world and the impact this will have on the charity and specifically tony and his family."
attempts to reach anthony through email address were unsuccessful. website states: "after much prayer, avanti have decided the time has come to close its ministries."
in a statement, anthony's publisher, authentic media, said that it was withdrawing taming the tiger, a follow-up book, cry of the tiger, and a related dvd.
it said: "tony strongly defends his story though he acknowledges that the recent information that he has received about his early life requires him to update and clarify his story."
• this article was amended on 2 august 2013. the original suggested that tony anthony was "championed" by the evangelical alliance. the alliance has issued this statement: "tony anthony has never been employed by the evangelical alliance, represented us, or spoken on our behalf. revelations that have come to light about the authenticity of tony anthony's book have been reported by us because of the many concerns raised by evangelical christians, not because we represent tony anthony. we recommended an independent investigation which was subsequently carried out."
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ɪt wɑz ðə ˌɔtəbaɪˈɑgrəfi ðət geɪv hoʊp tɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz ənd wɔrmd ðə hɑrts əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz. ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ haʊ ə kənˈvɪktəd ˈkrɪmənəl ənd ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈfaɪtər faʊnd rɪˈdɛmʃən θru gɑd, ˈteɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪgər hæd mɔr ðən ˈkɑpiz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd əraʊnd ðə wərld waɪl ɪts ˈɔθər, ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌni, bɪˈkəm ə ˈspikər ɪn skulz ənd ˈʧərʧɪz. ɪn ðə bʊk, wɪʧ ˈkɛriz ðə "frəm ðə dɛpθs əv hɛl tɪ ðə haɪts əv ˈglɔri", ˈænθɔˌni ɪkˈspleɪnz haʊ hi wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈʧaɪnə baɪ hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər, ə kəŋ fu grænd ˈmæstər, ənd treɪnd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈʧæmpiən. hi ðɛn muvd tɪ ˈsaɪprəs, wɛr hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd tɪ ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn, ˈgæŋstərz ənd ˈdɪpləˌmæts. "ɪn ðə laɪn əv ˈduti ɛz ə ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd, aɪ kɪld ˈpipəl," ˈænθɔˌni wʊd tɛl ʧərʧ ˈɔdiənsəz. "aɪ hæv ˈbroʊkən mɔr ɑrmz ənd lɛgz ðən aɪ kɛr tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər." ˈleɪtər hi ˌriˈkaʊntɪd haʊ hi faʊnd gɑd waɪl ɪn ˈprɪzən ɪn nɪkəˈsiə ˈæftər biɪŋ kənˈvɪktəd əv θɛft. ðə bʊk wɑz ə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn. ɪt wɑz trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu 25 ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd wən ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈbʊkˌsɛlərz' kənˈvɛnʃən əˈwɔrd ɪn 2005 bət naʊ, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səˈsteɪnd ˈɪntərˌnɛt kæmˈpeɪn baɪ ə grup əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hu ˈdaʊtɪd ˈænθɔˌniz kleɪmz ˈɔlˌmoʊst frəm ðə stɑrt, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˈlɪtəl əv ðə bʊk ɪz tru. ˈænθɔˌni, hu ˈfaʊndɪd hɪz oʊn ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, əˈvɑnti ˈmɪnɪstriz, wɑz ðə stɑr ˈspikər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈgloʊbəl deɪ əv prɛr ɪn 2010 əˈtɛndəd baɪ ðə meɪər əv ˈləndən, ˈbɔrɪs ˈʤɑnsən. ˈæftər ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ə ˈpænəl əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ ðə əˈlaɪəns həz kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈænθɔˌni hæd, æt bɛst, ə ˈskɛʧi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə truθ. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðə əˈlaɪəns ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðət "lɑrʤ ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə bʊk ˈteɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪgər, ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd məˈtɪriəlz, wɪʧ kleɪm tɪ tɛl ðə tru ˈstɔri əv ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌniz laɪf, du nɑt du soʊ". ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz: "boʊθ ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl əˈlaɪəns ənd əˈvɑnti ˈmɪnɪstriz teɪk ˈsɪriəs noʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt ənd, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, əˈvɑnti həz kənˈkludɪd ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈteɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪgər." ðə əˈlaɪəns lɔnʧt ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈæftər ə dɪˈrɛktər əv əˈvɑnti, maɪk ˈhænˌkɑk, rɪˈzaɪnd. ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn blɔg, crosswire*, ɪkˈspleɪnd haʊ ˈhænˌkɑk hæd bɪˈkəm ˈæftər dɪˈmændɪŋ pruf əv ˈænθɔˌniz kleɪmz. "aɪ ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət aɪ hæd ə ˈmɔrəl ənd ˈɛθɪkəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət hɪz ˈstɔri kʊd bi ˈθəroʊli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd," ˈhænˌkɑk toʊld ðə blɔg. "aɪ wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ pərsˈweɪd maɪ ˈfɛloʊ dɪˈrɛktərz əv ðə nid tɪ du ðɪs. aɪ ˈðɛrˌfɔr rɪˈzaɪnd frəm əˈvɑnti ənd pərˈsud ðə sərʧ fər truθ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz," hi sɛd. ˈænθɔˌni kleɪmd tɪ bi ə θri taɪmz wərld kəŋ fu ˈʧæmpiən ənd traɪd tɪ dɪˈflɛkt səˈspɪʃənz ðət hi hæd ɛmˈbɛlɪʃt hɪz pæst baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz wər soʊ ðeɪ wər nɑt noʊn tɪ aʊtˈsaɪdərz. bət ɪt ˈimərʤd ðət səm əv ðə məˈtɪriəl wɑz ˈkɑpid frəm ə ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. wən ˈpæsɪʤ wɑz ˈlɪftɪd frəm ə bʊk əˈbaʊt brus li. ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl əˈlaɪəns ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz: "ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈtruθfəlnəs əv ðə ˈstɔri toʊld ɪn ˈtoʊniz ˈbɛˈsɛlɪŋ bʊk ˈteɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪgər. ɪt wɑz əˈlɛʤd ðət ˈtoʊni hæd ˈnɛvər lɪvd ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɛz ə ʧaɪld, hæd ˈnɛvər bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn kəŋ fu ɛz ə wərld ˈʧæmpiən ənd hæd ˈnɛvər wərkt ɪn kloʊz prəˈtɛkʃən. ˈhævɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd ðə ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈɛvədəns pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, məʧ əv wɪʧ ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk doʊˈmeɪn, wi wər kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kʊd nɑt bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd." ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈænθɔˌni, hu reɪzd səˈspɪʃənz ðət ˈmɛni əv hɪz kleɪmz wər ənˈtru ɛz fɑr bæk ɛz 2005 ər naʊ ˈæskɪŋ waɪ ɪt tʊk ðə əˈlaɪəns ənˈtɪl læst jɪr tɪ lɔnʧ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ɪn hɪz bʊk ˈænθɔˌni ɪkˈspleɪnz haʊ ɪn 2000 hi θɔt hi hæd hɪt ə "smɔl dɪr ər fɑks" ˈæftər hɪz kɑr hɪt ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈbreɪsˌwɛl, 39 ðə ˈsɪstər əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd footballer*, pɔl ˈbreɪsˌwɛl. ʃi daɪd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv hər ˈɪnʤəriz. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz traɪəl ˈæftər ðə dɛθ, ˈænθɔˌni, frəm southend-on-sea*, wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðə ʤəʤ ɛz ə "ˈdiviəs ənd məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv mæn" hu hæd "dɪˈlɪbərətli ɛmˈbrɔɪdərd hɪz ˈstɔri" tɪ θroʊ pəˈlis ɔf ðə sɛnt. hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈsɛntəns ˈæftər ədˈmɪtɪŋ pərˈvərtɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ˈʤəstɪs. ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl əˈlaɪəns həz bɪn kin tɪ ʃoʊ fərˈgɪvnəs təˈwɔrdz ˈænθɔˌni. ɪt ɪkˈspleɪnz: "ðə əˈlaɪəns ənd əˈvɑnti ˈmɪnɪstriz ər ˈdipli ˈsædənd baɪ ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əv ðə ˈpænəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə gʊd wərk ðət əˈvɑnti ənd ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌni hæv dən ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðɪs wɪl hæv ɔn ðə ˈʧɛrɪti ənd spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈtoʊni ənd hɪz ˈfæməli." əˈtɛmpts tɪ riʧ ˈænθɔˌni θru iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs wər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl. ˈwɛbˌsaɪt steɪts: "ˈæftər məʧ prɛr, əˈvɑnti hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðə taɪm həz kəm tɪ kloʊz ɪts ˈmɪnɪstriz." ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈænθɔˌniz ˈpəblɪʃər, əˈθɛnɪk ˈmidiə, sɛd ðət ɪt wɑz wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ˈteɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪgər, ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp bʊk, kraɪ əv ðə ˈtaɪgər, ənd ə rɪˈleɪtɪd ˌdiˌviˈdi. ɪt sɛd: "ˈtoʊni ˈstrɔŋli dɪˈfɛndz hɪz ˈstɔri ðoʊ hi ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðət ðə ˈrisənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət hi həz rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈərli laɪf rikˈwaɪərz ɪm tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ənd ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ hɪz ˈstɔri." ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz əˈmɛndɪd ɔn 2 ˈɔgəst 2013 ðə ərˈɪʤənəl səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌni wɑz "ˈʧæmpiənd" baɪ ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl əˈlaɪəns. ðə əˈlaɪəns həz ˈɪʃud ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt: "ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌni həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl əˈlaɪəns, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ˈjuˈɛs, ər ˈspoʊkən ɔn ɑr bɪˈhæf. ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ðət hæv kəm tɪ laɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti əv ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌniz bʊk hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈmɛni kənˈsərnz reɪzd baɪ ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, nɑt bɪˈkəz wi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈtoʊni ˈænθɔˌni. wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɪʧ wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈkɛrid aʊt."
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rachael d'amore, toronto
a toronto man assaulted in quebec city is speaking out following what he believes was a attack.
supninder and his friend were visiting quebec city over the easter long weekend when a group of men began yelling at them from a parked car. is sikh and wears a turban. he told toronto that the men taunted him for wearing his turban.
“mostly it was in french, but they were using certain words in english as well,” said. “but when they were pointing [to my head] they were referencing my turban.”
khehra and his friend, who were trying to flag a cab at the time, continued walking away. when the men approached in their car.
the men jumped out of the vehicle and began to attack. they punched him and threw him to the ground, causing his turban to fall off.
khehra’s friend videotaped the entire incident.
remarkably, just as the men were driving away, a police car passed by and intervened.
khehra told toronto he sustained injuries to his face, hands and back. he said that the attack has caused him emotional trauma, but that he fear the men who attacked him.
“there are certain bad elements, like [the attackers], but i am still proud to live in canada,” said.
he is currently recovering back home in toronto.
quebec city police arrested two men in connection with the attack. one man has since been released. the other man faces charges of assaulting a citizen and threatening a police officer. police said the investigation is ongoing and there may be additional charges laid.
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ˈreɪʧəl ˌdæˈmɔˌreɪ, tərˈɑntoʊ ə tərˈɑntoʊ mæn əˈsɔltɪd ɪn kwəˈbɛk ˈsɪti ɪz ˈspikɪŋ aʊt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wət hi bɪˈlivz wɑz ə əˈtæk. ənd hɪz frɛnd wər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ kwəˈbɛk ˈsɪti ˈoʊvər ðə ˈistər lɔŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪn ə grup əv mɛn bɪˈgæn ˈjɛlɪŋ æt ðɛm frəm ə pɑrkt kɑr. ɪz sik ənd wɛrz ə ˈtərbən. hi toʊld tərˈɑntoʊ ðət ðə mɛn ˈtɔntɪd ɪm fər ˈwɛrɪŋ hɪz ˈtərbən. ɪt wɑz ɪn frɛnʧ, bət ðeɪ wər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsərtən wərdz ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ɛz well,”*,” sɛd. wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ [tɪ maɪ hɛd] ðeɪ wər ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ maɪ turban.”*.” ənd hɪz frɛnd, hu wər traɪɪŋ tɪ flæg ə kæb æt ðə taɪm, kənˈtɪnjud ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈweɪ. wɪn ðə mɛn əˈproʊʧt ɪn ðɛr kɑr. ðə mɛn ʤəmpt aʊt əv ðə ˈviɪkəl ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ əˈtæk. ðeɪ pənʧt ɪm ənd θru ɪm tɪ ðə graʊnd, ˈkɔzɪŋ hɪz ˈtərbən tɪ fɔl ɔf. frɛnd ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪpt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪnsədənt. rɪˈmɑrkəbli, ʤɪst ɛz ðə mɛn wər ˈdraɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ, ə pəˈlis kɑr pæst baɪ ənd ˌɪntərˈvind. toʊld tərˈɑntoʊ hi səˈsteɪnd ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ hɪz feɪs, hænz ənd bæk. hi sɛd ðət ðə əˈtæk həz kɔzd ɪm ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈtrɔmə, bət ðət hi fɪr ðə mɛn hu əˈtækt ɪm. ər ˈsərtən bæd ˈɛləmənts, laɪk [ðə əˈtækərz], bət aɪ æm stɪl praʊd tɪ lɪv ɪn canada,”*,” sɛd. hi ɪz ˈkərəntli rɪˈkəvərɪŋ bæk hoʊm ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ. kwəˈbɛk ˈsɪti pəˈlis ərˈɛstɪd tu mɛn ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə əˈtæk. wən mæn həz sɪns bɪn riˈlist. ðə ˈəðər mæn ˈfeɪsɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv əˈsɔltɪŋ ə ˈsɪtɪzən ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər. pəˈlis sɛd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ənd ðɛr meɪ bi əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz leɪd.
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close we talked to experts and got their advice for keeping your christmas tree looking fresh throughout december. alicia stice
buy photo you can cut your christmas tree on the roosevelt national forest starting dec. 2. (photo: photo
there are still traditionalists who prefers the smell of fresh pine over pulling a tree out of a box during the christmas season.
sure, you could just go pick one out at a nearby tree lot. convenient and easy, but the selection can be limited and the trees are often not as fresh and healthy.
but if you want to break out your inner griswold, there are a lot of places in colorado where you can cut down your own christmas tree.
how it works
there are five primary forest service cutting areas in the state. for each one, need to purchase a permit for $10 before you cut down a tree.
each regulates their district a little differently.
fraser/winter park
permit sales: permits are available at sulphur ranger stations and must be bought in advance.
dates: november 1 january 6
other: a special cutting area near elk creek that is only open from december 2 through december 9. you can buy permits for this at the winter park chamber of commerce, grand lake chamber of commerce, ace hardware and murdoch’s.
more:
cutting area map:
red feather lakes
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related: how to transport your christmas tree the right way
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kloʊz wi tɔkt tɪ ˈɛkspərts ənd gɑt ðɛr ədˈvaɪs fər ˈkipɪŋ jʊr ˈkrɪsməs tri ˈlʊkɪŋ frɛʃ θruaʊt dɪˈsɛmbər. əˈlɪʃə staɪs baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ju kən kət jʊr ˈkrɪsməs tri ɔn ðə ˈruzəˌvɛlt ˈnæʃənəl ˈfɔrɪst ˈstɑrtɪŋ dɛk. 2 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðɛr ər stɪl trəˈdɪʃnələsts hu prɪˈfərz ðə smɛl əv frɛʃ paɪn ˈoʊvər ˈpʊlɪŋ ə tri aʊt əv ə bɑks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkrɪsməs ˈsizən. ʃʊr, ju kʊd ʤɪst goʊ pɪk wən aʊt æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ tri lɔt. kənˈvinjənt ənd ˈizi, bət ðə səˈlɛkʃən kən bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd ðə triz ər ˈɔfən nɑt ɛz frɛʃ ənd ˈhɛlθi. bət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ breɪk aʊt jʊr ˈɪnər ˈgrɪsˌwoʊld, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ wɛr ju kən kət daʊn jʊr oʊn ˈkrɪsməs tri. haʊ ɪt wərks ðɛr ər faɪv ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfɔrɪst ˈsərvɪs ˈkətɪŋ ˈɛriəz ɪn ðə steɪt. fər iʧ wən, nid tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈpərˌmɪt fər 10 ˌbiˈfɔr ju kət daʊn ə tri. iʧ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪts ðɛr ˈdɪstrɪkt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. pɑrk ˈpərˌmɪt seɪlz: ˈpərˌmɪts ər əˈveɪləbəl æt ˈsəlfər ˈreɪnʤər ˈsteɪʃənz ənd məst bi bɔt ɪn ədˈvæns. deɪts: noʊˈvɛmbər 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 6 ˈəðər: ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkətɪŋ ˈɛriə nɪr ɛlk krik ðət ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈoʊpən frəm dɪˈsɛmbər 2 θru dɪˈsɛmbər 9 ju kən baɪ ˈpərˌmɪts fər ðɪs æt ðə ˈwɪntər pɑrk ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs, grænd leɪk ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs, eɪs ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd murdoch’s*. mɔr: ˈkətɪŋ ˈɛriə mæp: rɛd ˈfɛðər leɪks rɛd ðə fʊl ˈstɔri frəm ɑr nuz ˈpɑrtnərz æt 9news*. rɪˈleɪtɪd: haʊ tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt jʊr ˈkrɪsməs tri ðə raɪt weɪ rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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at the consumer electronics show,, which is owned by blackberry and is the underlying os in many vehicle infotainment systems today, is showing off a newly appointed mercedes concept car that brings a massive blackberry playbook to the center dash. a large display that stretches from the edge of the steering wheel on the driver side to the center dash on the passenger side brings additional functionality and to the car.
most notably, like the blackberry playbook and other new blackberry 10, the new engine will allow drivers to run android apps on the center dash. users can run apps designed for up to android jelly bean, according to the press release. is the underlying architecture that the blackberry tablet os and the blackberry 10 os were built upon.
automakers want to tap into the talents of the mobile app community, and the car platform for infotainment helps them do just that, with built-in support for android, es, and. in the concept car, for example, find an android version of iheartradio, clear digital radio service, running in a secure application container. the car platform takes this same approach to running apps perfect for protecting both the and the overall system from unpredictable web content:
additionally, the company says that natural speech recognition from nuance will also be supported as well as multiplegation and mapping systems, including those from nokia here, elektrobit, & data, and aw.
qnx’s move to support android app in the car comes just as rival google has announced its ambitions to bring android to the vehicle. google announced at the show that it would would with partners through the open automotive alliance to bring android to the dash, which would bring the mobile os to infotainment system and beyond just and tablets. partners for the include audi and nvidia.
and similar to partnership with nvidia, chose qualcomm to partner for the car. announced that it would use the graphics capabilities of snapdragon 602 to power the vehicle.
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æt ðə kənˈsumər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ʃoʊ,, wɪʧ ɪz oʊnd baɪ ˈblækˌbɛri ənd ɪz ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ɑs ɪn ˈmɛni ˈviɪkəl ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt ˈsɪstəmz təˈdeɪ, ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf ə ˈnuli əˈpɔɪntɪd mərˈseɪdiz ˈkɑnsɛpt kɑr ðət brɪŋz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈblækˌbɛri ˈpleɪbʊk tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər dæʃ. ə lɑrʤ dɪˈspleɪ ðət ˈstrɛʧɪz frəm ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ɔn ðə ˈdraɪvər saɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər dæʃ ɔn ðə ˈpæsənʤər saɪd brɪŋz əˈdɪʃənəl ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ənd tɪ ðə kɑr. moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli, laɪk ðə ˈblækˌbɛri ˈpleɪbʊk ənd ˈəðər nu ˈblækˌbɛri 10, ðə nu ˈɪnʤən wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈdraɪvərz tɪ rən ˈænˌdrɔɪd æps ɔn ðə ˈsɛnər dæʃ. ˈjuzərz kən rən æps dɪˈzaɪnd fər əp tɪ ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈʤɛli bin, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə prɛs riˈlis. ɪz ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ðət ðə ˈblækˌbɛri ˈtæblət ɑs ənd ðə ˈblækˌbɛri 10 ɑs wər bɪlt əˈpɑn. ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz wɔnt tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ðə ˈtælənts əv ðə ˈmoʊbəl æp kəmˈjunɪti, ənd ðə kɑr ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt hɛlps ðɛm du ʤɪst ðət, wɪθ ˈbɪlˌtɪn səˈpɔrt fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd, ɛs, ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt kɑr, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, faɪnd ən ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈvərʒən əv iheartradio*, klɪr ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsərvɪs, ˈrənɪŋ ɪn ə sɪˈkjʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən kənˈteɪnər. ðə kɑr ˈplætˌfɔrm teɪks ðɪs seɪm əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈrənɪŋ æps ˈpərˌfɪkt fər prəˈtɛktɪŋ boʊθ ðə ənd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈsɪstəm frəm ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl wɛb ˈkɑntɛnt: əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɪz ðət ˈnæʧərəl spiʧ ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm nuɑns wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi səˈpɔrtɪd ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈməltəpəl ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ənd ˈmæpɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz frəm ˈnoʊkiə hir, elektrobit*, ˈdætə, ənd ɔ. muv tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈænˌdrɔɪd æp ɪn ðə kɑr kəmz ʤɪst ɛz ˈraɪvəl ˈgugəl həz əˈnaʊnst ɪts æmˈbɪʃənz tɪ brɪŋ ˈænˌdrɔɪd tɪ ðə ˈviɪkəl. ˈgugəl əˈnaʊnst æt ðə ʃoʊ ðət ɪt wʊd wʊd wɪθ ˈpɑrtnərz θru ðə ˈoʊpən ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv əˈlaɪəns tɪ brɪŋ ˈænˌdrɔɪd tɪ ðə dæʃ, wɪʧ wʊd brɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊbəl ɑs tɪ ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt ˈsɪstəm ənd bɪɔnd ʤɪst ənd ˈtæbləts. ˈpɑrtnərz fər ðə ˌɪnˈklud ˈɔdi ənd nvidia*. ənd ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ nvidia*, ʧoʊz kˈwɑlˌkɑm tɪ ˈpɑrtnər fər ðə kɑr. əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd juz ðə ˈgræfɪks ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv sˈnæpˌdrægən 602 tɪ paʊər ðə ˈviɪkəl.
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business is facing a new challenge in securing data in the wake of revelations by whistleblower edward snowden, says norbert pohlmann, chairman of it security organisation teletrust.
“we now know that the us national security agency has made the whole security system weak by building in weaknesses that criminals can use,” he told the 2013 security conference in brussels.
pohlmann said that, in light of revelations, businesses need to find new ways to secure backdoors in hardware and software, and protect data.
the forced collaboration with online email and other services also means that businesses will have to reassess how appropriate these services are for business purposes.
even the grim economics of the cyber threat world have been laid bare, showing that big it suppliers are unable to compete with intelligence agencies in paying for the top threat capabilities.
“intelligence agencies are able to pay more than suppliers for this information, which they use for their own purposes and do not share with business to help improve their defences,” said pohlmann.
this raises the question about whether the ends justify the means, he said.
the challenge facing every organisation now, said pohlmann, is working out which suppliers, evaluations and certifications can be trusted, and what constitutes evidence for trust.
in the post snowden era, he said, business is faced with the challenge of deciding what to do, knowing that most of today's security technology is unable to stop the determined attacker.
“in evaluating the it security situation, we can see a change for the worse since snowden,” he said.
the focus now, said pohlmann, should be on finding ways of stopping the misuse of it vulnerabilities and detecting backdoors and other weaknesses in products and services.
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ˈbɪznɪs ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə nu ˈʧælənʤ ɪn sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈdætə ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz baɪ ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən, sɪz ˈnɔrbərt ˈpoʊlmən, ˈʧɛrmən əv ɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən teletrust*. naʊ noʊ ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi həz meɪd ðə hoʊl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɪstəm wik baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn ˈwiknəsɪz ðət ˈkrɪmənəlz kən use,”*,” hi toʊld ðə 2013 sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈbrəsəlz. ˈpoʊlmən sɛd ðət, ɪn laɪt əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, ˈbɪznɪsɪz nid tɪ faɪnd nu weɪz tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ˈbækˌdɔrz ɪn ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd prəˈtɛkt ˈdætə. ðə fɔrst kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈɔnˌlaɪn iˈmeɪl ənd ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪl hæv tɪ riəˈsɛs haʊ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz ər fər ˈbɪznɪs ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈivɪn ðə grɪm ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks əv ðə ˈsaɪbər θrɛt wərld hæv bɪn leɪd bɛr, ʃoʊɪŋ ðət bɪg ɪt səˈplaɪərz ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn peɪɪŋ fər ðə tɔp θrɛt ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ˈeɪʤənsiz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ peɪ mɔr ðən səˈplaɪərz fər ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪʧ ðeɪ juz fər ðɛr oʊn ˈpərpəsɪz ənd du nɑt ʃɛr wɪθ ˈbɪznɪs tɪ hɛlp ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr defences,”*,” sɛd ˈpoʊlmən. ðɪs ˈreɪzɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə ɛndz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə minz, hi sɛd. ðə ˈʧælənʤ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən naʊ, sɛd ˈpoʊlmən, ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt wɪʧ səˈplaɪərz, ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz ənd ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃənz kən bi ˈtrəstɪd, ənd wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ˈɛvədəns fər trəst. ɪn ðə poʊst sˈnoʊdən ˈɪrə, hi sɛd, ˈbɪznɪs ɪz feɪst wɪθ ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wət tɪ du, noʊɪŋ ðət moʊst əv ˈtudeɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ stɑp ðə dɪˈtərmənd əˈtækər. ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wi kən si ə ʧeɪnʤ fər ðə wərs sɪns snowden,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs naʊ, sɛd ˈpoʊlmən, ʃʊd bi ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋ weɪz əv ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə mɪsˈjuz əv ɪt ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz ənd dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈbækˌdɔrz ənd ˈəðər ˈwiknəsɪz ɪn ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. rɛd mɔr ɔn ˈprɪzəm
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i don't remember the last time, i made a for a disney movie. i remember growing up on shows like and talespin. making a world with anthropomorphic animals is a very interesting way to make characters more expressive and unique. had a nice nostalgic appeal to me, and the great story and the characters just totally made this movie my favorite of the year.
the first message of the movie about believing in ourselves and fighting for our goals, is great and inspirational, but the second message of the movie, about accepting others and that we must leave our prejudices of other people behind, elevate this piece to level of from disney's part. i tell you, i smell an oscar from a year away. if you haven't seen it yet i urge you to check it out!
the movie itself shows such a massive world that the possibilities to it feel endless. it inspired me so much, that i might do for it later. for now, i only got this about a scene that i felt missing. a little spoiler, around the end of the movie judy hopps injured her leg. but the next time we see her, it's after a huge timeskip. this pic is just a little idea about the time that was skipped.
so you may have asked, was i hyped for this movie?
no, no i wasn't, i expected a regular disney movie, with a cute on top for the kids.
was i surprised?
oh boy, is really nothing i've ever seen before.
[update] i felt like i need to give judy's face and eyes a bit more attention to get them right :3
judy hopps, nick wilde and disney
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aɪ doʊnt rɪˈmɛmbər ðə læst taɪm, aɪ meɪd ə fər ə ˈdɪzni ˈmuvi. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər groʊɪŋ əp ɔn ʃoʊz laɪk ənd talespin*. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə wərld wɪθ ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪk ˈænəməlz ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ weɪ tɪ meɪk ˈkɛrɪktərz mɔr ɪkˈsprɛsɪv ənd juˈnik. hæd ə nis nɔˈstælʤɪk əˈpil tɪ mi, ənd ðə greɪt ˈstɔri ənd ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ʤɪst ˈtoʊtəli meɪd ðɪs ˈmuvi maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ðə jɪr. ðə fərst ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə ˈmuvi əˈbaʊt bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn ɑrˈsɛlvz ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ɑr goʊlz, ɪz greɪt ənd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənəl, bət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə ˈmuvi, əˈbaʊt əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈəðərz ənd ðət wi məst liv ɑr ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl bɪˈhaɪnd, ˈɛləˌveɪt ðɪs pis tɪ ˈlɛvəl əv frəm ˈdɪzniz pɑrt. aɪ tɛl ju, aɪ smɛl ən ˈɔskər frəm ə jɪr əˈweɪ. ɪf ju ˈhævənt sin ɪt jɛt aɪ ərʤ ju tɪ ʧɛk ɪt aʊt! ðə ˈmuvi ˌɪtˈsɛlf ʃoʊz səʧ ə ˈmæsɪv wərld ðət ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz tɪ ɪt fil ˈɛndləs. ɪt ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mi soʊ məʧ, ðət aɪ maɪt du fər ɪt ˈleɪtər. fər naʊ, aɪ ˈoʊnli gɑt ðɪs əˈbaʊt ə sin ðət aɪ fɛlt ˈmɪsɪŋ. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈspɔɪlər, əraʊnd ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmuvi ˈʤudi hɑps ˈɪnʤərd hər lɛg. bət ðə nɛkst taɪm wi si hər, ɪts ˈæftər ə juʤ timeskip*. ðɪs pɪk ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl aɪˈdiə əˈbaʊt ðə taɪm ðət wɑz skɪpt. soʊ ju meɪ hæv æst, wɑz aɪ haɪpt fər ðɪs ˈmuvi? noʊ, noʊ aɪ ˈwəzənt, aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈdɪzni ˈmuvi, wɪθ ə kjut ɔn tɔp fər ðə kɪdz. wɑz aɪ səˈpraɪzd? oʊ bɔɪ, ɪz ˈrɪli ˈnəθɪŋ aɪv ˈɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr. [ˈəpˌdeɪt] aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ nid tɪ gɪv ˈʤudiz feɪs ənd aɪz ə bɪt mɔr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ gɪt ðɛm raɪt 3 ˈʤudi hɑps, nɪk waɪld ənd ˈdɪzni ɑrt mi
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a long-term executive has quit his job over his alleged role in the financial mismanagement of a charity he was running with.
alan, a creative director, was in the midst of controversy after his kids company charity collapsed in august. he is accused of influencing bbc coverage of the debacle.
yentob is said to have phoned the bbc newsnight in july, as the program prepared to broadcast a report into the government funding. he has denied any wrongdoing and previously said that he did not abuse his position at the bbc.
“the bbc is going through particularly challenging times and i have come to believe that the speculation about kids company and the media coverage revolving around my role is proving a serious distraction”, said on thursday while revealing his resignation.
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ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv həz kwɪt hɪz ʤɑb ˈoʊvər hɪz əˈlɛʤd roʊl ɪn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt əv ə ˈʧɛrɪti hi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ. ˈælən, ə kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər, wɑz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈæftər hɪz kɪdz ˈkəmpəˌni ˈʧɛrɪti kəˈlæpst ɪn ˈɔgəst. hi ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˌbibiˈsi ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə dəˈbɑkəl. ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv foʊnd ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈnuzˌnaɪt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ɛz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈbrɔdˌkæst ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɪntu ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfəndɪŋ. hi həz dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛni ˈrɔŋduɪŋ ənd ˈpriviəsli sɛd ðət hi dɪd nɑt əˈbjuz hɪz pəˈzɪʃən æt ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ˌbibiˈsi ɪz goʊɪŋ θru ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ taɪmz ənd aɪ hæv kəm tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt kɪdz ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðə ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ riˈvɑlvɪŋ əraʊnd maɪ roʊl ɪz ˈpruvɪŋ ə ˈsɪriəs distraction”*”, sɛd ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ waɪl rɪˈvilɪŋ hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən.
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the deal runs through the season and has an average annual value of $650,000.
the pittsburgh penguins have chad to a contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager jim rutherford.
ruhwedel, 27, enjoyed his best season at the level this past year, skating in a 34 contests, collecting 10 points (2g-8a) and a. he also skated in six playoff games with pittsburgh on the way to helping the pens earn a stanley cup victory. his playoff debut came in game 6 of the second round against washington, and he was in the lineup when pittsburgh earned a game 7 road victory against the capitals at the verizon center.
a native of san diego, california, made his pittsburgh debut on dec. 20 against the new york rangers, and scored his first goal three nights later versus cory schneider and the new jersey devils. on march 8 at winnipeg, had the best game of his career, picking up three assists.
the, spent half of his first season in the pittsburgh organization with the penguins of the american hockey league, tallying 16 points (4g-12a) in 28 contests.
ruhwedel broke into the with the buffalo sabres organization as an free agent following a three-year collegiate career at the university of massachusetts-lowell. has appeared in a combined 67 career games with pittsburgh and buffalo, netting 12 points (2g-10a).
last year, joined the pittsburgh organization as an unrestricted free agent on july 1, 2016.
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ðə dil rənz θru ðə ˈsizən ənd həz ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈænjuəl ˈvælju əv ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˈpɛŋgwənz hæv ʧæd tɪ ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ baɪ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤɪm ˈrəθərfərd., 27 ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd hɪz bɛst ˈsizən æt ðə ˈlɛvəl ðɪs pæst jɪr, ˈskeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə 34 ˈkɑntɛsts, kəˈlɛktɪŋ 10 pɔɪnts 2g-8a*) ənd ə hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈskeɪtɪd ɪn sɪks pleɪɔf geɪmz wɪθ ˈpɪtsbərg ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə pɛnz ərn ə ˈstænli kəp ˈvɪktəri. hɪz pleɪɔf ˈdeɪbju keɪm ɪn geɪm 6 əv ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd əˈgɛnst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ənd hi wɑz ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp wɪn ˈpɪtsbərg ərnd ə geɪm 7 roʊd ˈvɪktəri əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkæpɪtəlz æt ðə ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈsɛnər. ə ˈneɪtɪv əv sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, meɪd hɪz ˈpɪtsbərg ˈdeɪbju ɔn dɛk. 20 əˈgɛnst ðə nu jɔrk ˈreɪnʤərz, ənd skɔrd hɪz fərst goʊl θri naɪts ˈleɪtər ˈvərsəz ˈkɔˌri ʃˈnaɪdər ənd ðə nu ˈʤərzi ˈdɛvəlz. ɔn mɑrʧ 8 æt ˈwɪnɪpəg, hæd ðə bɛst geɪm əv hɪz kərɪr, ˈpɪkɪŋ əp θri əˈsɪsts. ðə spɛnt hæf əv hɪz fərst ˈsizən ɪn ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈpɛŋgwənz əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig, ˈtæliɪŋ 16 pɔɪnts 4g-12a*) ɪn 28 ˈkɑntɛsts. broʊk ˈɪntu ðə wɪθ ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈseɪbərz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɛz ən fri ˈeɪʤənt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə θˈriˌjɪr kəˈliʤɪt kərɪr æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv massachusetts-lowell*. həz əˈpɪrd ɪn ə kəmˈbaɪnd 67 kərɪr geɪmz wɪθ ˈpɪtsbərg ənd ˈbəfəˌloʊ, ˈnɛtɪŋ 12 pɔɪnts 2g-10a*). læst jɪr, ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈpɪtsbərg ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɛz ən ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 2016
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(cnn) -- nearly two centuries ago wednesday, massachusetts gov. gerry signed an obscure redistricting law that helped his party stay in office and, more importantly, codified one of the most enduring legacies in u.s. politics: gerrymandering.
the u.s. house of represenatives, home to many beneficiaries of gerrymandering.
now a part of an american lexicon often heard in washington's k street bars and among "inside-the-beltway" crowds, the term is seen as a combination of the governor's name and the word "salamander," because of the shape one electoral district took on after the redistricting.
elected governor in 1810, gerry signed the redistricting bill two years later, enabling greater and perhaps disproportionate republican representation in the massachusetts legislature.
the controversial move has become a favorite across the country among incumbent parties, which pack opposition voters into districts already lost in an effort to minimize the opposition's influence over the state's broader electorate.
but some political analysts cry foul.
"in the end, democracy comes out the big loser," former federal prosecutor edward lazarus wrote in a 2004 column for cnn.
"the effect of such partisan gerrymandering is to block new entrants into high political office and to make the result of almost every congressional election a foregone conclusion. this, in turn, effectively all those voters who don't support the preordained winner," he wrote.
in 2006, the supreme court threw out part of a texas congressional map, but found the overall redistricting plan orchestrated by house republicans acceptable.
the redistricting helped republicans in texas defeat four democratic congressmen in the 2004 elections.
the court ruled that the redistricting plan, promoted by then-u.s. house majority leader tom delay, unfairly weakened the voting strength of latinos in two congressional districts.
"a state may not trade off the rights of some members of a racial group against the rights of other members of that group," wrote justice anthony kennedy. "the question is therefore not whether in the challenged area as a whole dilutes minority voting strength, but whether dilutes the voting strength of the latinos in [texas'] district 23."
the court ordered that district 23 be redrawn.
states are constitutionally required to redraw congressional districts every 10 years in line with population shifts documented by the u.s. census bureau, a part of the department of commerce.
this year, controversy when president barack obama announced a decision to cross party lines and nominate u.s. sen. judd gregg, hampshire, to run the commerce department.
the move sparked criticism from leaders of minority groups concerned that the census bureau under gregg, who voted to abolish the commerce department in 1995, might lack the resources needed to accurately count minorities.
the white house promised to work directly with bureau's director to assuage those concerns, but that response drew further criticism from house republicans concerned about greater executive influence in the census bureau.
in a letter to the president, house republicans patrick mchenry and darrell issa described the white house as "circumventing the secretary of commerce" and called it "both outrageous and unprecedented," suggesting the obama administration could affect u.s. census results and congressional districting due out in 2010.
the move, they say, could insulate democratic congressional power.
the white house said it recognizes the importance of an accurate census count "free from politicization" and added it "has not proposed removing the census from the department of commerce."
"from the first days of the transition, the census has been a priority for the president, and a process he wanted to re-evaluate," it said in an earlier statement.
the method through which the census bureau collects data has long been a topic of partisan bickering.
republicans have generally favored the "door-to-door" approach, which actually is done primarily by through the u.s. mail.
democrats commonly prefer a statistical sampling method meant to fill in "population gaps" they say occur because some members of minority groups and homeless populations are missed by the approach.
a 1999 supreme court ruling said statistical sampling could not be applied to the redistribution of congressional seats, but it did not put gerrymandering of the political landscape entirely off limits.
so, almost 200 years after gerry helped coin the term, gerrymandering remains a key part of american politics.
cnn's bill mears and keating holland contributed to this report.
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(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈnɪrli tu ˈsɛnʧəriz əˈgoʊ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts gəv. ˈʤɛri saɪnd ən əbˈskjʊr riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ lɔ ðət hɛlpt hɪz ˈpɑrti steɪ ɪn ˈɔfəs ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈkɑdəˌfaɪd wən əv ðə moʊst ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈlɛgəsiz ɪn juz. ˈpɑləˌtɪks: ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ. ðə juz. haʊs əv represenatives*, hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz əv ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ. naʊ ə pɑrt əv ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn ˈɔfən hərd ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtənz keɪ strit bɑrz ənd əˈməŋ "inside-the-beltway*" kraʊdz, ðə tərm ɪz sin ɛz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈgəvərnərz neɪm ənd ðə wərd "ˌsæləˈmændər," bɪˈkəz əv ðə ʃeɪp wən ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈdɪstrɪkt tʊk ɔn ˈæftər ðə riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ. ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnər ɪn 1810 ˈʤɛri saɪnd ðə riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ bɪl tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ˈgreɪtər ənd pərˈhæps ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl muv həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri əˈməŋ ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈpɑrtiz, wɪʧ pæk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈvoʊtərz ˈɪntu ˈdɪstrɪkts ɔˈrɛdi lɔst ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃənz ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər ðə steɪts ˈbrɔdər ɪˈlɛktərət. bət səm pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈænəlɪsts kraɪ faʊl. "ɪn ðə ɛnd, dɪˈmɑkrəsi kəmz aʊt ðə bɪg ˈluzər," ˈfɔrmər ˈfɛdərəl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər ˈɛdwərd ˈlæzərəs roʊt ɪn ə 2004 ˈkɑləm fər ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. "ðə ˈifɛkt əv səʧ ˈpɑrtəzən ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ ɪz tɪ blɑk nu ˈɛntrənts ˈɪntu haɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔfəs ənd tɪ meɪk ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri kənˈgrɛʃənəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ə ˈfɔrˈgɔn kənˈkluʒən. ðɪs, ɪn tərn, ˈifɛktɪvli ɔl ðoʊz ˈvoʊtərz hu doʊnt səˈpɔrt ðə ˌpriɔrˈdeɪnd ˈwɪnər," hi roʊt. ɪn 2006 ðə səˈprim kɔrt θru aʊt pɑrt əv ə ˈtɛksəs kənˈgrɛʃənəl mæp, bət faʊnd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ plæn ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd baɪ haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz əkˈsɛptəbəl. ðə riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ hɛlpt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ˈtɛksəs dɪˈfit fɔr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɑŋgrəsmɪn ɪn ðə 2004 ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ðə kɔrt ruld ðət ðə riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ plæn, prəˈmoʊtəd baɪ then-u.s*. haʊs məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər tɑm dɪˈleɪ, ənˈfɛrli ˈwikənd ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ strɛŋθ əv lɑˈtinoʊs ɪn tu kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkts. "ə steɪt meɪ nɑt treɪd ɔf ðə raɪts əv səm ˈmɛmbərz əv ə ˈreɪʃəl grup əˈgɛnst ðə raɪts əv ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðət grup," roʊt ˈʤəstɪs ˈænθɔˌni ˈkɛnədi. "ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr nɑt ˈwɛðər ɪn ðə ˈʧælənʤd ˈɛriə ɛz ə hoʊl dɪˈluts məˈnɔrəti ˈvoʊtɪŋ strɛŋθ, bət ˈwɛðər dɪˈluts ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ strɛŋθ əv ðə lɑˈtinoʊs ɪn [ˈtɛksəs'] ˈdɪstrɪkt 23 ðə kɔrt ˈɔrdərd ðət ˈdɪstrɪkt 23 bi riˈdrɔn. steɪts ər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli rikˈwaɪərd tɪ riˈdrɔ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkts ˈɛvəri 10 jɪrz ɪn laɪn wɪθ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ʃɪfts ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd baɪ ðə juz. ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ, ə pɑrt əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈkɑmərs. ðɪs jɪr, ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈnaʊnst ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ krɔs ˈpɑrti laɪnz ənd ˈnɑməˌneɪt juz. sɛn. ʤəd grɛg, ˈhæmʃər, tɪ rən ðə ˈkɑmərs dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ðə muv spɑrkt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm ˈlidərz əv məˈnɔrəti grups kənˈsərnd ðət ðə ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ ˈəndər grɛg, hu ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ əˈbɑlɪʃ ðə ˈkɑmərs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn 1995 maɪt læk ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈækjərətli kaʊnt məˈnɔrətiz. ðə waɪt haʊs ˈprɑməst tɪ wərk dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ˈbjʊroʊz dɪˈrɛktər tɪ əsˈweɪʤ ðoʊz kənˈsərnz, bət ðət rɪˈspɑns dru ˈfərðər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈgreɪtər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ðə ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ. ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈpætrɪk məˈkɛnri ənd ˈdɛrəl ˈɪsə dɪˈskraɪbd ðə waɪt haʊs ɛz "ˌsərkəmˈvɛntɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˈkɑmərs" ənd kɔld ɪt "boʊθ aʊˈtreɪʤəs ənd ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd," səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kʊd əˈfɛkt juz. ˈsɛnsəs rɪˈzəlts ənd kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪktɪng du aʊt ɪn 2010 ðə muv, ðeɪ seɪ, kʊd ˈɪnsəˌleɪt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈgrɛʃənəl paʊər. ðə waɪt haʊs sɛd ɪt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ən ˈækjərət ˈsɛnsəs kaʊnt "fri frəm pəˌlɪtəsəˈzeɪʃən" ənd ˈædɪd ɪt "həz nɑt prəˈpoʊzd riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnsəs frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈkɑmərs." "frəm ðə fərst deɪz əv ðə trænˈzɪʃən, ðə ˈsɛnsəs həz bɪn ə praɪˈɔrəti fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd ə ˈprɔˌsɛs hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ re-evaluate*," ɪt sɛd ɪn ən ˈərliər ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈmɛθəd θru wɪʧ ðə ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ kəˈlɛkts ˈdætə həz lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈpɑrtəzən ˈbɪkərɪŋ. rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˈʤɛnərəli ˈfeɪvərd ðə "door-to-door*" əˈproʊʧ, wɪʧ ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz dən praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ θru ðə juz. meɪl. ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈkɑmənli prɪˈfər ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈmɛθəd mɛnt tɪ fɪl ɪn "ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən gæps" ðeɪ seɪ əˈkər bɪˈkəz səm ˈmɛmbərz əv məˈnɔrəti grups ənd ˈhoʊmləs ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ər mɪst baɪ ðə əˈproʊʧ. ə 1999 səˈprim kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ sɛd stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈsæmplɪŋ kʊd nɑt bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ˌridɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv kənˈgrɛʃənəl sits, bət ɪt dɪd nɑt pʊt ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪnˈtaɪərli ɔf ˈlɪmɪts. soʊ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst 200 jɪrz ˈæftər ˈʤɛri hɛlpt kɔɪn ðə tərm, ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ə ki pɑrt əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnz bɪl mɪrz ənd ˈkitɪŋ ˈhɑlənd kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt. ɔl əˈbaʊt juz. ˈsɛnsəs ˈbjʊroʊ juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ʤəd grɛg
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when pressed for a status update on the and portal movies, abrams responded, "not yet, but they're in development, and we've got writers, and we're working on both those stories. but nothing that would be an exciting update." au contraire, mr abrams; confirmation of their existence is more exciting than you think.
if the concept of a or portal movie is all news to you, i'm not was a brief flurry of activity on the subject in 2013, when abrams and got together at the dice summit to talk about storytelling. newell suggested that "either a portal movie or a movie" could work, while abrams said he'd like to make a game with valve.
even further back, in 2010 newell lamented the quality of pitches he'd received from a litany of hollywood production companies for a movie based on the franchise.
"their stories were just so bad. i mean, brutally, the worst. not understanding what made the game a good game, or what made the property an interesting thing for people to be a fan of."
evidently he found common ground with abrams, because it seems the collaboration has the green light.
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wɪn prɛst fər ə ˈstætəs ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ðə ənd ˈpɔrtəl ˈmuviz, ˈeɪbrəmz rɪˈspɑndɪd, "nɑt jɛt, bət ðɛr ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ənd wiv gɑt ˈraɪtərz, ənd wɪr ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn boʊθ ðoʊz ˈstɔriz. bət ˈnəθɪŋ ðət wʊd bi ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪt." oʊ contraire*, ˈmɪstər ˈeɪbrəmz; ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstəns ɪz mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ðən ju θɪŋk. ɪf ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ə ər ˈpɔrtəl ˈmuvi ɪz ɔl nuz tɪ ju, əm nɑt wɑz ə brif ˈfləri əv ækˈtɪvɪti ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ɪn 2013 wɪn ˈeɪbrəmz ənd gɑt təˈgɛðər æt ðə daɪs ˈsəmɪt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ. nuəl səˈʤɛstɪd ðət "ˈiðər ə ˈpɔrtəl ˈmuvi ər ə ˈmuvi" kʊd wərk, waɪl ˈeɪbrəmz sɛd hid laɪk tɪ meɪk ə geɪm wɪθ vælv. ˈivɪn ˈfərðər bæk, ɪn 2010 nuəl ləˈmɛntɪd ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˈpɪʧɪz hid rɪˈsivd frəm ə ˈlɪtəni əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌniz fər ə ˈmuvi beɪst ɔn ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. "ðɛr ˈstɔriz wər ʤɪst soʊ bæd. aɪ min, ˈbrutəli, ðə wərst. nɑt ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ wət meɪd ðə geɪm ə gʊd geɪm, ər wət meɪd ðə ˈprɑpərti ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ θɪŋ fər ˈpipəl tɪ bi ə fæn əv." ˈɛvədəntli hi faʊnd ˈkɑmən graʊnd wɪθ ˈeɪbrəmz, bɪˈkəz ɪt simz ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən həz ðə grin laɪt.
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user info: 7 years ago #1 i am experiencing a very strange glitch with my character. about 100 in now and started getting this the past few days. when i'm in person my character has blue beams of light coming out of my eyes. they are like blue spikes. very annoying. any person animation shows this. i can't even wear nightingale armor anymore. almost tears through my entire head. is this something anyone has experienced?
user info: 7 years ago #2
if not, then sorry, can't say look at the sunset. light a blunt. reset. hmm i know there is a bug that sometimes makes ice spikes stick in your body for a long long time. maybe it's not, then sorry, can't say
user info: (topic creator) 7 years ago #3 bump
user info: (topic creator) 7 years ago #4 bump
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ˈjuzər ˈɪnfoʊ: 7 jɪrz əˈgoʊ 1 aɪ æm ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ə ˈvɛri streɪnʤ glɪʧ wɪθ maɪ ˈkɛrɪktər. əˈbaʊt 100 ɪn naʊ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɪs ðə pæst fju deɪz. wɪn əm ɪn ˈpərsən maɪ ˈkɛrɪktər həz blu bimz əv laɪt ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv maɪ aɪz. ðeɪ ər laɪk blu spaɪks. ˈvɛri əˈnɔɪɪŋ. ˈɛni ˈpərsən ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ʃoʊz ðɪs. aɪ kænt ˈivɪn wɛr ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl ˈɑrmər ˌɛniˈmɔr. ˈɔlˌmoʊst tɪrz θru maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər hɛd. ɪz ðɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən həz ɪkˈspɪriənst? ˈjuzər ˈɪnfoʊ: 7 jɪrz əˈgoʊ 2 ɪf nɑt, ðɛn ˈsɑri, kænt seɪ lʊk æt ðə ˈsənˌsɛt. laɪt ə blənt. ˈrisɛt. həm aɪ noʊ ðɛr ɪz ə bəg ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz meɪks aɪs spaɪks stɪk ɪn jʊr ˈbɑdi fər ə lɔŋ lɔŋ taɪm. ˈmeɪbi ɪts nɑt, ðɛn ˈsɑri, kænt seɪ ˈjuzər ˈɪnfoʊ: (ˈtɑpɪk kriˈeɪtər) 7 jɪrz əˈgoʊ 3 bəmp ˈjuzər ˈɪnfoʊ: (ˈtɑpɪk kriˈeɪtər) 7 jɪrz əˈgoʊ 4 bəmp
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welcome to the yard sale, & women.
before you read this, you should watch the video above. seriously. it'll tell you everything you need to know without you having to go through the arduous task of reading something. if you hate moving pictures and love text, however, then, by all means, continue reading:
my name is ryan peters but a lot more people know me as the rapper. if you want the detailed rundown on my career, go read the wikipedia page someone made for me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/spose. to put it succinctly: i'm a rapper from maine who raps about the triumphs and perils of middle class life. i'm three albums, twos, and one gold single ("i'm awesome") into my career thus far.
i released my most recent album "the audacity!" in april and, although it was by my fans, peaking at #6 on the itunes hip-hop albums chart, i think it could've done a lot better. ever since i left universal republic records in late 2010, i've been risking almost every dollar i have to push my music to as many new listeners as possible. however, once i've paid for all my own recording, mixing, mastering, promotion, duplication, artwork, merchandise, taco bell, and food for my daughter, i'm usually not left with much left for videos (read: i'm broke!!!).
so, here i am again, 6 months after the audacity! with two new releases ready to go. the first is called and it's a i made of me rapping entirely over instrumentals of one of my favorite groups of all time: outkast. it's one of the most unique and lyrical projects i've ever taken on and i'm enthralled with how dope the final product is sounding. it's a true homage to the pure hip-hop i wanted to make when i started out, before "pop-rap" became the dominant music of the time. the second release is called "the peter," something i started in 2010 and is finally nearing it's completion. even though it's called a "mixtape," it's all original, brand new songs, including some collaborations with some artists and producers you may be familiar with outside of my normal circle.
even though i'm stoked about the great music i'm about to release, i'm worried that, without the right promotion, both and the peter might meet the same fate as the audacity! - as in, everybody that hears it loves it, but not enough people hear it to begin with. that's why i've started this.
in 2012, a video is more important than a song. however, as an artist who still cares very deeply about his songwriting and lyrics, i want to make sure i can get my songs to the people who would enjoy them. to do that, i need videos. i need dope videos. and i need to make sure those videos end up on as many blogs and websites as possible. to do that requires quite a bit of money. so, that's where we're at. i'm looking for $25,000 to make sure my new music reaches as many new listeners as possible and, obviously, as always, to make sure i'm able to continue doing creative, independent, quality music and videos for the fans who've already stuck with me from the start.
in exchange for your generosity, i've got a lot of dope shit to offer including over 20 unreleased songs for only $5, a ton of & clothing that has never been available before anywhere, and a lot of sweet, memorabilia, your own personal concert or song, and a more sweet stuff. there's a column to the right that has all the information you'll need. here's a quick breakdown, with pictures, of all the shit i've got to offer in exchange for your cash:
exclusive and merchandise including the classic "pdank" shirt and as well as other brand new items.
get "the yard sale : 20 unreleased tracks" for $5 or "the yard sale" and the entire catalog for only $20 exclusively through!
hang out with - play or - or get your own personal song or concert!
get the from the "i'm awesome" video, the artwork for "the audacity!" and many more exclusive items!
just added:
spose/pdank stickers and lighters just added!
tried to photograph the skateboard available for $150 but i got mugged by this bandit.
the cd version of unplugged" added on available exclusively thru the till!
that just about sums it up. i'm giving us 30 days to pull this off, so please, beg, borrow, or steal (as long as it's from the rich, not the poor) to help me reach this goal so i can continue to make honest music about our lives and spread the gospel of and all the way to the castle walls.
thank you so much to my fans for their help with this and with everything else. i hope "the yard sale" gives you some things you've been looking to hear for years as well as hope for the future. i'm stoked to be able to release these new projects with the potential to make sure people actually know about it this time!!
pdank forever,
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ps. i'm also embarking on "the yard sale tour" starting on nov. 26 in philadelphia with cam groves, kristina kentigian, and jay caron and mike b of educated advocates. here are the tour dates:
11/25 - boston, ma - great scott
11/26 - philadelphia, pa - kung fu necktie
11/28 - toledo, oh -
11/29 - dekalb, il - house cafe
12/01 - minneapolis, - hell's kitchen
12/02 - iowa city, ia -
12/04 - st. louis, mo -
12/05 - cleveland, oh - peabody's
12/06 - pittsburgh, pa - shadow lounge
12/07 - allentown, pa - crocodile rock
12/08 - staten island, - full cup
12/09 - hartford, ct - webster underground
12/27 - portland, me - the big easy
with more to come! hope to see you out there in america!
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ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə jɑrd seɪl, ˈwɪmən. ˌbiˈfɔr ju rɛd ðɪs, ju ʃʊd wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbəv. ˈsɪriəsli. ˈɪtəl tɛl ju ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid tɪ noʊ wɪˈθaʊt ju ˈhævɪŋ tɪ goʊ θru ðə ˈɑrʤuəs tæsk əv ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪf ju heɪt ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz ənd ləv tɛkst, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛn, baɪ ɔl minz, kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ: maɪ neɪm ɪz raɪən ˈpitərz bət ə lɔt mɔr ˈpipəl noʊ mi ɛz ðə ˈræpər. ɪf ju wɔnt ðə dɪˈteɪld ˈrənˌdaʊn ɔn maɪ kərɪr, goʊ rɛd ðə ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə peɪʤ ˈsəmˌwən meɪd fər mi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/spose*. tɪ pʊt ɪt səkˈsɪŋktli: əm ə ˈræpər frəm meɪn hu ræps əˈbaʊt ðə traɪəmfs ənd ˈpɛrəlz əv ˈmɪdəl klæs laɪf. əm θri ˈælbəmz, tu mixtapes*, ənd wən goʊld ˈsɪŋgəl ("əm ˈɔsəm") ˈɪntu maɪ kərɪr ðəs fɑr. aɪ riˈlist maɪ moʊst ˈrisənt ˈælbəm "ðə ɑˈdæsəti!" ɪn ˈeɪprəl ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt wɑz baɪ maɪ fænz, ˈpikɪŋ æt 6 ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌtunz ˈhɪˌphɔp ˈælbəmz ʧɑrt, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ˈkʊdəv dən ə lɔt ˈbɛtər. ˈɛvər sɪns aɪ lɛft ˌjunəˈvərsəl riˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz ɪn leɪt 2010 aɪv bɪn ˈrɪskɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər aɪ hæv tɪ pʊʃ maɪ mˈjuzɪk tɪ ɛz ˈmɛni nu ˈlɪsənərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wəns aɪv peɪd fər ɔl maɪ oʊn rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈmɪksɪŋ, ˈmæstərɪŋ, pərˈmoʊʃən, ˌdjupləˈkeɪʃən, ˈɑrtˌwərk, ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz, ˈtɑkoʊ bɛl, ənd fud fər maɪ ˈdɔtər, əm ˈjuʒəwəli nɑt lɛft wɪθ məʧ lɛft fər ˈvɪdioʊz (rɛd: əm broʊk!!!). soʊ, hir aɪ æm əˈgɛn, 6 mənθs ˈæftər ðə ɑˈdæsəti! wɪθ tu nu rɪˈlisɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ. ðə fərst ɪz kɔld ənd ɪts ə aɪ meɪd əv mi ˈræpɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈoʊvər ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəlz əv wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt grups əv ɔl taɪm: outkast*. ɪts wən əv ðə moʊst juˈnik ənd ˈlɪrɪkəl ˈprɑʤɛkts aɪv ˈɛvər ˈteɪkən ɔn ənd əm ɛnθˈrɔld wɪθ haʊ doʊp ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɑdəkt ɪz ˈsaʊndɪŋ. ɪts ə tru ˈɑməʤ tɪ ðə pjʊr ˈhɪˌphɔp aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt, ˌbiˈfɔr "pop-rap*" bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈdɑmənənt mˈjuzɪk əv ðə taɪm. ðə ˈsɛkənd riˈlis ɪz kɔld "ðə ˈpitər," ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 2010 ənd ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈnɪrɪŋ ɪts kəmˈpliʃən. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪts kɔld ə "mixtape*," ɪts ɔl ərˈɪʤənəl, brænd nu sɔŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm ˌkɑləbərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ səm ˈɑrtɪsts ənd prəˈdusərz ju meɪ bi fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv maɪ ˈnɔrməl ˈsərkəl. ˈivɪn ðoʊ əm stoʊkt əˈbaʊt ðə greɪt mˈjuzɪk əm əˈbaʊt tɪ riˈlis, əm ˈwərid ðət, wɪˈθaʊt ðə raɪt pərˈmoʊʃən, boʊθ ənd ðə ˈpitər maɪt mit ðə seɪm feɪt ɛz ðə ɑˈdæsəti! ɛz ɪn, ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ðət hirz ɪt ləvz ɪt, bət nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl hir ɪt tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ. ðæts waɪ aɪv ˈstɑrtɪd ðɪs. ɪn 2012 ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ə sɔŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst hu stɪl kɛrz ˈvɛri ˈdipli əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈsɔŋˌraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈlɪrɪks, aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ kən gɪt maɪ sɔŋz tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu wʊd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛm. tɪ du ðət, aɪ nid ˈvɪdioʊz. aɪ nid doʊp ˈvɪdioʊz. ənd aɪ nid tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðoʊz ˈvɪdioʊz ɛnd əp ɔn ɛz ˈmɛni blɔgz ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. tɪ du ðət rikˈwaɪərz kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈməni. soʊ, ðæts wɛr wɪr æt. əm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər tɪ meɪk ʃʊr maɪ nu mˈjuzɪk ˈriʧɪz ɛz ˈmɛni nu ˈlɪsənərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd, ˈɑbviəsli, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, tɪ meɪk ʃʊr əm ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju duɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪv, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, kˈwɑləti mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈvɪdioʊz fər ðə fænz huv ɔˈrɛdi stək wɪθ mi frəm ðə stɑrt. ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər jʊr ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti, aɪv gɑt ə lɔt əv doʊp ʃɪt tɪ ˈɔfər ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈoʊvər 20 ənrɪˈlist sɔŋz fər ˈoʊnli 5 ə tən əv ˈkloʊðɪŋ ðət həz ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈveɪləbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌwɛr, ənd ə lɔt əv swit, ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə, jʊr oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈkɑnsərt ər sɔŋ, ənd ə mɔr swit stəf. ðɛrz ə ˈkɑləm tɪ ðə raɪt ðət həz ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən jul nid. hɪrz ə kwɪk ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn, wɪθ ˈpɪkʧərz, əv ɔl ðə ʃɪt aɪv gɑt tɪ ˈɔfər ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər jʊr kæʃ: ɪkˈsklusɪv ənd ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈklæsɪk "pdank*" ʃərt ənd ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər brænd nu ˈaɪtəmz. gɪt "ðə jɑrd seɪl 20 ənrɪˈlist træks" fər 5 ər "ðə jɑrd seɪl" ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkætəlɔg fər ˈoʊnli 20 ɪkˈsklusɪvli θru! hæŋ aʊt wɪθ pleɪ ər ər gɪt jʊr oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl sɔŋ ər ˈkɑnsərt! gɪt ðə frəm ðə "əm ˈɔsəm" ˈvɪdioʊ, ðə ˈɑrtˌwərk fər "ðə ɑˈdæsəti!" ənd ˈmɛni mɔr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈaɪtəmz! ʤɪst ˈædɪd: ˈstɪkərz ənd ˈlaɪtərz ʤɪst ˈædɪd traɪd tɪ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ðə ˈskeɪtˌbɔrd əˈveɪləbəl fər 150 bət aɪ gɑt məgd baɪ ðɪs ˈbændət. ðə ˈsiˈdi ˈvərʒən əv ˈənˈpləgd" ˈædɪd ɔn əˈveɪləbəl ɪkˈsklusɪvli θru ðə tɪl ðət ʤɪst əˈbaʊt səmz ɪt əp. əm ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs 30 deɪz tɪ pʊl ðɪs ɔf, soʊ pliz, bɛg, ˈbɑˌroʊ, ər stil (ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪts frəm ðə rɪʧ, nɑt ðə pur) tɪ hɛlp mi riʧ ðɪs goʊl soʊ aɪ kən kənˈtɪnju tɪ meɪk ˈɑnəst mˈjuzɪk əˈbaʊt ɑr lɪvz ənd sprɛd ðə ˈgɔspəl əv ənd ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ˈkæsəl wɔlz. θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ tɪ maɪ fænz fər ðɛr hɛlp wɪθ ðɪs ənd wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls. aɪ hoʊp "ðə jɑrd seɪl" gɪvz ju səm θɪŋz juv bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ hir fər jɪrz ɛz wɛl ɛz hoʊp fər ðə fˈjuʧər. əm stoʊkt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ riˈlis ðiz nu ˈprɑʤɛkts wɪθ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈpipəl ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪt ðɪs taɪm!! fərˈɛvər, ps*. əm ˈɔlsoʊ ɛmˈbɑrkɪŋ ɔn "ðə jɑrd seɪl tʊr" ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɔn noʊv. 26 ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə wɪθ kæm groʊvz, krɪˈstinə kentigian*, ənd ʤeɪ kɑˈrɔn ənd maɪk bi əv ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈædvəˌkeɪts. hir ər ðə tʊr deɪts: ˈbɔstən, mɑ greɪt skɑt ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, pɑ kəŋ fu ˈnɛkˌtaɪ təˈlidoʊ, oʊ dɪˈkælb, ɪl haʊs kəˈfeɪ ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, hɛlz ˈkɪʧən ˈaɪəwə ˈsɪti, ˈiə st*. luɪs, moʊ ˈklivlənd, oʊ ˈpiˌbɑdiz ˈpɪtsbərg, pɑ ˈʃæˌdoʊ laʊnʤ ˈælənˌtaʊn, pɑ ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl rɑk ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd, fʊl kəp ˈhɑrtfərd, kɔrt ˈwɛbstər ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈpɔrtlənd, mi ðə bɪg ˈizi wɪθ mɔr tɪ kəm! hoʊp tɪ si ju aʊt ðɛr ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə!
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reader comments on
"an open letter from jesus to 'christian' america"
(56 responses so far...)
comment #1 [permalink]
... diane said on @ pm pt...
great in my opinion frank is too quick to give obama a i say this as a person who voted for the not my first choice (kucinich). see: dear barack, spare me your e-mails, today at truthdig.
http://www.truthdig.com/...me_your_emails_20091208/
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... kate said on @ pm pt...
bravo, frank. if you get even one of those bullies to listen, it's all worth while.
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... liz said on @ pm pt...
frank - loved the imaginary letter from jesus. my son is gay and a follower of jesus christ and i am a follower of jesus christ and don't find any scriptural evidence to condemn loving, monogamous same sex relationships. i sometimes think "i could be wrong - who knows for sure" - but even if i am wrong who is god going to he does that sort of thing is questionable imo) ... my son who is in a good, loving, monogamous relationship and not oppressing or hating on people - or religious people who are spending their time and effort trying to keep gay people from being able to marry and trying to convince them that they are shameful and rejected by god??? it's a no brainer for me.
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... konstantin said on @ pm pt...
frank you're getting yourself tangled in the messages of the new testament if you think you can use selective passages and say the rest not relevant as evidenced by your "pick the good, leave out the bad". you should have just stuck with where jesus says "you should love god with all your heart" and you should love your neighbor as yourself" and that story. that's all you really needed.
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... said on @ pm pt...
“i like your christ. i do not like your christians. they are so unlike your christ.” ghandi
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... karen said on @ pm pt...
thanks frank - i always think how infrequently good samaritan story is though about in christian circles, and really how profound it is. the story is literally christ's answer to "who is my neigbor", i take it to mean: who ever crosses you path, regardless of cultural differences, is your neighbor, and you should love and care for them as much as you do yourself, that is the essence of being a christian people that when jesus railed against the and and told the good samaritan parable, and the sheep and the goats story, he was railing against the holy-than-thou, intolerant, uncompassionate, literal readers of religious law of his day, those who did not live by the spirit of the law, which jesus defined as compassion and understanding. i was thinking you sounded a tad angry for being jesus, but then i remembered jesus did get pretty righteously angry about people who were leading people astray spiritual, i suspect some one seeing jesus throwing tables over at the temple would even say he was in a rage, not selfish anger over his needs, but in rage over the mistreatment and misleading of his flock. thanks, great post. @konstantin - if you read new testament portion about jesus' life and his words, there is no way to avoid how much and how often he is making the same points as frank does above, for the characters of his time. yes frank is picking certain verses, but he is picking the ones others do not pic, ignore, so the are forgotten, not emphasize, but not in the is constantly railing on puffed up righteous ones of his day, talking about how his father will throw people in hell for doing religious duties but not caring for orphans, widows, hungry, those in jail, specific examples in modern times are needed to make these points more obvious pharisee, right of our day, poor people, gay people, muslims= widows, adulterous woman, samaritans, of his day. people completely miss the main emphasis of christ teachings, one must pull out specific verses that are overlooked and give modern examples. why to christ talk in parables and analogies? it helped people understand.
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... orangutan said on @ pm pt...
excellent letter!!
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... said on @ pm pt...
awesome... mr. schaeffer you've gotten to the heart of the matter...
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... lora said on @ pm pt...
the underclass, those "others." great for the corporate capitalist so-called "christian" america. although i am not religious in any formal sense, i always did like jesus, and for a long time now i have been angry at those who would promote hatred in jesus' name.
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... big dan said on @ pm pt...
sheesh! if there were leaders like frank in the churches i went to, i may not have stopped going! inspirational, frank!
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... agent 99 said on @ pm pt...
sing it, frank!
comment #12 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ pm pt...
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... ken said on @ am pt...
frank, you who assume to speak as the oracle of careful. who commissioned you or who gave you the authority? this position is given of god, to those who have obtained to a level of spiritual maturity such that they can be trusted with that position. you are not there and you are in danger of judgement. again, be very careful and consider yourself duly warned. if you persist, your blood is on your own hands. jesus didn't violate the law (old testament ordinances), he fulfilled it. (romans) although, homosexuality is wrong (romans &), we are to love the homosexual as we do all men and women. (again romans)
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... aaron said on @ am pt...
big dan, just take a moment to look around. there are many american churches that speak the true word of christ. it is why this article is mistitled. while i agree there are those groups like the fred phelps gang that totally miss the point there are many christians out their doing christ work here on earth. in my city alone there are more christian organizations than i can count that are out there feeding the homeless, providing for the everyday needs of the downtroddin. simply because it is the right thing to do. you do not "have to" accept christ to receive help, just simply show up.
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... michael said on @ am pt...
leviticus for liz above who thinks her son (gay) is a good christian even though he's openly gay. i hope this helps. there's still time.
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... michael said on @ am pt...
i agree with ken above. frank is not god or a prophet and should not continue to speak for god. there are multiple fallacies in his letter. nowhere does he back up what he says with scripture (hint hint). i pray you people have sense enough to read god's word for yourself and not take a man's word for what he says. poor frank is a liberal who misquotes the bible to make his opinions appeal to people who want to live their own life like "they" how god commands. we "all" fall short of the glory of god. so beg for forgiveness from jesus christ as he is the only way to salvation. we all need saving. don't get caught up in liberal or conservative politicians beliefs to save frank bashes bush and praises of which are just men and both sin. read what the bible says on wars( (1 samuel; joshua)., homosexuality),) etc. if you have any questions what to do in life don't believe the god's word. we're all responsible for ourselves to know what is right and wrong according to the bible. frank i leave you with this passage as your letter fits this to a "t". proverbs you're walking on thin ice it appears.
comment #17 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ am pt...
american activists and republicans behind legislation in uganda to execute gays:
comment #18 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ am pt...
any wanna justify this???????????????????
comment #19 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ am pt...
uganda is currently considering an incredibly brutal law. apparently it's not good enough to make homosexuality illegal and put people in prison for it for life, now they may go even further and put gays to death - along with anyone who advocates on their behalf. and now --- surprise, surprise --- it turns out that the people behind this in that country are members of the family. http://rawstory.com/2009...dan-law-execute-hiv-men/ republican jesus says: "kill the gays"
comment #20 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ am pt...
are churches offering free health care for those who don't have it? i always wonder that.
comment #21 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
amen.
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... michael said on @ am pt...
big dan i think you're old enough to get a job with insurance. if not your mother should have you covered. half the people out there in need of insurance either don't want it because their job pays more to decline it or they just don't want to get a job. i agree some people aren't insurance and these people should think about purchasing their own. i know if i didn't have insurance i'd purchase not for me then for my family. insurance isn't a right it's a benefit. next you'll be saying we should pay for everyone's car insurance flood insurance etc. i buy mine and the uninsured should buy theirs. basically these want this bill passed so we can pay for everyone's they'd omit that from the bill.
comment #23 [permalink]
... david lipscomb said on @ pm pt...
when a servant of satan like frank schaeffer attempts to speak on behalf of almighty god, the first and only thing to do is to ignore it for the blasphemy it is.
comment #24 [permalink]
... michael said on @ pm pt...
to some degree i agree david. but if we ignored everyone who thought like this guy we'd be going to heaven without alot of people who still have time to change their hearts. there's no doubt in my mind that these people know right from wrong. they just find it's alot easier to go down the path of satan then follow the lord. and i agree it is. one day in the near future they won't have to worry about that choice and it'll be too late. there isn't a day that goes by that we don't stumble. but the good news is we've already been forgiven. all we have to do is ask for forgiveness and turn away from that sin. too many people looking out for number one and it's terrible. a guy with what he believes in and he wants to tell everyone what jesus would do. poor schaeffer. i'll be praying for you and people like you who think it's ok to live "my" life with no regards for living biblically. the great day of the lord is closer than the experts believe i beg that everyone who doesn't know the lord get on their knees tonight and ask for forgiveness. then start reading new testament. reading john got me started. once you believe in the lord it'll break your heart knowing we're all guilty of his murder. good thing about the jesus is he's there for you anytime you need him. if you fully repent and mean it i promise you'll be blessed beyond imagination. he's the man.
comment #25 [permalink]
... river said on @ pm pt...
there is not much hope for america, as long as lots of people there are brainwashed to think like michael #24.
comment #26 [permalink]
... michael said on @ pm pt...
lol yeah river one day really soon you'll think of me and what i've been trying to get through your thick skull. i'm sorry for you that you feel that way. what's more interesting is you'll read a so called letter that schaeffer wrote from jesus but you won't believe in him? sounds a little backwards. i give you least you're trying to ready words about jesus. you're just reading them from a guy who doesn't know him. more facts about the bible have been proven to have come true than any other book written and people still turn their backs. statistically speaking, the bible has so many prophecies proven true it's impossible for the bible to be anything but truth. i'll keep you in my thoughts. nice site if you're interested.
comment #27 [permalink]
... said on @ pm pt...
to ken, michael and david @ various comments... to quote frank schaeffer... you hypocrites! don't you get it? and now i see (@#4) is a divinity major too...
comment #28 [permalink]
... said on @ pm pt...
i agree with all those above who say we should be living in a biblical manner, and who condemn "cafeteria christians" who want to what verses they like out of the holy scripture. let's start by stoning to death all of those adulterers, and let's make a great example to the wider population by starting with the so-called political elite. who's up first? newt gingrich? mark sanford? john ensign? david vitter? paul stanley? michael duvall? c'mon, which of you are with me?
comment #29 [permalink]
... ken said on @ am pt...
to all the self-righteous bigots and haters posting in here michael) - don't you get it? your bigotry will never get you into heaven, no matter how self-righteous you believe yourself to be. you're just another the name of jesus.
comment #30 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
ken @29 are you the same ken that wrote this to frank @13 ? you are not there and you are in danger of judgement. again, be very careful and consider yourself duly warned. if you persist, your blood is on your own hands. if please see comment #27..it surely applies.
comment #31 [permalink]
... andrew said on @ am pt...
sounds like another "blame the christians and the jews." "blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake! for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." should christians just shut up? when homosexual pastors lead their congregations to hell, should the christians who know the truth shut up? doesn't sound like walking in love to me, holding back the truth. when children grow up in an environment with a twisted concept of "male and male" parents, should the christians shut up? and when the school systems try to our children with the lies that these practices are healthy, should christians run away and hide? when the truth is hidden, the people become oppressed. the truth shall make you free.
comment #32 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
andrew @31 sounds like another "blame the christians and the jews. you mean like christians and jews blame gays, liberals and anyone who may speak up for those groups ? should christians just shut up? i think frank was asking christians to stand up; to stand up for the love and forgiveness that chris actually taught. when the truth is hidden, the people become oppressed huh ? what ? matthew "woe to you, teachers of the law and, you hypocrites! you give a tenth of your spices, mint, dill and cummin. but you have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy and faithfulness. you should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
comment #33 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
make if this what you will... matthew 7: 21 "not everyone who says to me, 'lord, lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my father who is in heaven. will say to me on that day, 'lord, lord, did we not in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' i will tell them plainly, 'i never knew you. away from me, you evildoers!'
comment #34 [permalink]
... here's a clue said on @ am pt...
@ comment #26 [permalink]
... michael said on @ pm pt.. "statistically speaking, the bible has so many prophecies proven true it's impossible for the bible to be anything but truth." now, i realize that you are refering to prophecy, but you offer us a website wherein the first words are as follows: "the bible is not a science book, yet it is scientifically accurate. we are not aware of any scientific evidence that contradicts the bible." i humbly submit to you the following questions: 1) what is the value of pi? 2) what is the biblical pi? (hint 1 kings and 2 chronicles) 3) how do you reconcile the difference between the answers to 1 (3.14...) and 2 (3.00) above and still maintain that "it's impossible for the bible to be anything but truth"?
comment #35 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
to mr. schaeffer: you are not jesus. you can't speak for jesus any more than i can, or any conservative, or any liberal. you are as guilty of intolerance as the people you criticize.
comment #36 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
so many words and so little logic. "frank "cannot" speak for jesus." but the pastors in your who teach intolerance can? "frank will go to hell for blasphemy?" what about the writers of the bible? where they also blasphemous? how did they get the permission to "speak for jesus?" "frank is "misrepresenting" the bible because he is a liberal?" wasn't jesus a liberal? "frank does not know god or does not know the bible or does not give his soul over to god." interesting can anyone know what is in another's heart? not to mention that my understanding of frank schaeffer was that he has been studying scripture and christ his entire life...but, apparently if his truth does not equal your truth it is not the real truth. "you should read god's word for yourself and not take a man's word for god's." which god's words should i read? the ones that the council of decided that they would include in the bible or the ones that they decided not to include? men wrote the words in the bible, men from the council of decided which of those words that they would include and you are all instructing me not to trust the word of man but to instead only trust the word of god. god is a concept by which
we measure our pain - john lennon
comment #37 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
"and when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. i say unto you, they shall have their reward. but thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy father which is in secret; and thy father which in secret shall reward thee openly." --- matthew
the bible says: prayer belongs in the closet, not gays get thee behind me, hypocrites!
comment #38 [permalink]
... michael said on @ pm pt...
to "here's a clue" comment 26 see if this link helps you out with your math. i'm sure with all your great wisdom you'd know the answer to pi before god would? you're talking a difference of .00026% difference in that verse of scripture and pi. it's easy for people to step back and pick out a verse here and verse there and attempt to tear it apart to try and ridicule god's word. i'd like to know from this person if he knows of a prophecy written in the bible that's ever been proven wrong. just pick one. i mean there are hundreds to chose from and i'm asking for one verse you can prove wrong. and to on comment 37. leviticus is all you need to know about homosexuality. and their is a huge difference between witnessing to people in public and praying in public. i'm sure you'd know this or are you just tossing a few jabs in at the christians who actually care whether or not people go to hell? this letter written is based on half fact taken out of context and the writer knows this. that's what makes it really detestable. apparently the writer knows a little something about god's word but refuses to take the whole verse into meaning because it condemns his beliefs. the bible in plain words condemns ifs, ands or buts. we should all be striving to live a better life and hold ourselves to a higher standard for what was given to us. it's not my job to condemn anyone. i'm a sinner as everyone posting on this site is. the difference is that i know i fall short of the glory of god and have asked for forgiveness for all of my sins. it's an everyday as it is for a junkie or an alocoholic, it is for a sinner who's trying to live according to god's will not ours. every day holds challenges once you've accepted his gift.
comment #39 [permalink]
... michael said on @ pm pt...
to comment 36. first of all don't get caught up believing every preacher you hear. he's only a man. if you put faith in a man to save you then you're alot worse off then you know. men will fail you every time whereas god will not. what i'm saying to you is that you should know enough of the bible to figure out if a preacher is speaking clearly from the word of god. also, writers of the bible were given visions from god as to what should be included in the bible. understand something. what is in the bible today is there because god wanted it that matter who typed it up, wrote it down ultimately god's decision. he uses man every day to get his work done. he doesn't need us to do his work to get it done, but we do it willingly because the sacrifice he's made for everyone of us whether we accept his gift or not he's still your god. also noone knows what's in god knows. but understand what from the mouth comes from the heart first (matthew). basically, he's laying his cards out on the table when he writes what he's writing. he could be on his knees as i type this asking the lord into his heart and he's forgiven and will enter into heaven on that great day! it's as simple or as hard as you want it to be. understand this, the first time jesus came it was as a lamb to be sacrificed for our sins. the next time he returns it will be as and judge. it's too late then. the curtain hasn't closed on this one yet. i hope this helps. god bless you.
comment #40 [permalink]
... said on @ pm pt...
michael -- no, that's not all i need to know about homosexuality. i needed to know a lot *more*, so i dropped the mythology and came to terms with who i really am --- an out, proud gay man --- and i am a lot happier and content than when i was letting sanctimonious bully me around. and, as you may know, the bible also condemns usury, so why aren't all the lining up to spread calumny about all the major banks? and you *know* about that "bearing false witness" injunction, which a lot of the --- from tony perkins to maggie gallagher to fred phelps to joey the rat in his obscene gilded palace --- transgress on a virtual daily basis, what with all the shocking lies that they tell about us harmless and innocent gay men and women. in short, instead of being so fixated on being "born again", why doesn't your crew just concentrate on growing up?
comment #41 [permalink]
... said on @ pm pt...
michael @38.... to "here's a clue" comment 26 see if this link helps you out with your math. i'm sure with all your great wisdom you'd know the answer to pi before god would? you're talking a difference of .00026% difference in that verse of scripture and pi. you keep saying how the bible is that have a margin of error ? a margin of error that you gave it for the number of pi ?
would you agree that maybe that same margin of error be granted to us imperfect humans in our dealings with each other ? you'll tolerate the bible being clearly wrong about the simple number of pi. but you'll hold an imperfect human to the letter of the law mind you that jesus fulfilled and replaced with mercy and grace.
michael i don't think you've used the words love, forgiveness, grace or mercy in any of your comments here...
but you claim to speak for god. "teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?" he replied, "'you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind' - this is the great and foremost commandment, and there is a second like it, 'you shall love your neighbour as yourself'. the whole law and prophets hang on these two commands.",).
comment #42 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ pm pt...
comment #22 [permalink]
... michael said on @ am pt... big dan i think you're old enough to get a job with insurance. if not your mother should have you covered. half the people out there in need of insurance either don't want it because their job pays more to decline it or they just don't want to get a job. i agree some people aren't insurance and these people should think about purchasing their own. i know if i didn't have insurance i'd purchase not for me then for my family. insurance isn't a right it's a benefit. next you'll be saying we should pay for everyone's car insurance flood insurance etc. i buy mine and the uninsured should buy theirs. basically these want this bill passed so we can pay for everyone's they'd omit that from the bill.
drive by ignorance. typical ignorant conservative who only thinks of himself and thinks he knows everything. your ignorance is really showing with the statement that you think half the people out there aren't insured because they don't want it. who wouldn't want insurance? that's asinine to say people don't want insurance, that doesn't make any sense. people like you see the light when they lose their insurance. you are the "i got mine, screw you" mentality. the "i don't want everyone covered because then mine will go up" mentality. the selfish mentality of conservatives. you will see the light soon, because insurance is tied to your job, and jobs are getting scarce. wait until you lose your insurance, or someone in your family does. will you laugh at them? or one of your friends. wait until one of your relatives or friends dies due to lack of health insurance. it's a right, not a privilege. maybe not to you and your "i got mine" conservatism.
comment #43 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ pm pt...
the mentality of michael fits in well with frank's letter from jesus. thank you michael, for being an example of just what frank is talking about.
comment #44 [permalink]
... big dan said on @ pm pt...
conservatives like michael have put a value on an american's life: it's $100. if michael was told his insurance would go up from $400 to $500 in order to cover all uninsured americans and save thousands of lives, michael would say "no".
comment #45 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
thank you frank. i think jesus would approve of this piece.
as for the trolls here, may you and the other commenters have a very merry christmas and a much better new year. pray for peace and for bringing the troops home. those poor souls need all the prayers they can get. let's all work to end these unjust wars, afterall that's what jesus would want.
comment #46 [permalink]
... said on @ am pt...
tell congress no!
http://rethinkafghanistan.com/
vote no on any spending bill that would send more troops to afghanistan.
comment #47 [permalink]
... mike said on @ am pt...
a little pedantic, but right on. there are any number of amazing things about this blog. for starters, it flies right over the heads of most christians that they are the embodiment of biblical; just we liberal mainline christians such as myself don't seem to grasp that we are the of this day. what is most astounding is to think of who frank father to see how frank has not abandoned christianity altogether. would it were possible for us to fast forward 100 years and see what religion scholars make of the between francis and frank schaeffer, which of them will be the enduring spiritual voice and what our response to either of them will say about us.
comment #48 [permalink]
... john said on @ pm pt...
an alternative to capitalism (which will end poverty) the following link, takes you to a "utopian" article, entitled "home of the brave?" which i wrote and appeared in the athenaeum library of philosophy: john
comment #49 [permalink]
... said on @ pm pt...
dearest jesus, i appreciate your comments regarding christians and their hypocritical stance re: gays. however i was hoping you would also address the "christian" inclination towards war, and their indifference to suffering, torture and false imprisonment of others. why aren't these christians against war? why not "peace on earth"?
comment #50 [permalink]
... ken from 13 said on @ am pt...
everyone but frank is commenting in this blog. i'm interested in hearing what frank has to say about all the comments he's generated.
comment #51 [permalink]
... bill said on @ pm pt...
there is no reasoning with 'christians' these days. not sure if there ever was. but one thing is clear about those who call themselves christians in america... until they do right by humanity, god has most certainly forsaken them. one only needs to look at them and their intentions to know this. christianity in america and many other parts of the world has become a symbol of hatred, bigotry and oppression. and apparently christ's followers wouldn't have it any other way.
comment #52 [permalink]
... said on @1 pm pt...
dearest michael, you said: men will fail you every time whereas god will not. you also said: understand something. what is in the bible today is there because god wanted it that matter who typed it up, wrote it down ultimately god's decision. he uses man every day to get his work done. this strikes me as a wee bit fickle. is the fact that the council of were somehow more led by god (and therefore conveniently relevant to your point) because it happened so long ago? are we more fallible now in our interpretation than 2000 years ago? (apart from the fact that the council cherry picked so all we have to go on now is what they have told us we can have.) this sentiment also strikes me as naive, contadicted, but also quite to live by.
so you're saying god wills everything? or just that "true christians" such as yourself are solely led by the big g?
was an act of god? or was that the american government cashing in on fear, whilst fuelling the hatred of "that which is other" in the horrified american people? (actually that's unfair, it horrified, not to mention terrified the whole world.) i'm sure god wouldn't want you to feel guilty all the time for sinning. depends what you count as sins i suppose. ...eating a big mac? does that count? or stuff like thinking "she looks fat in that, and then lying to make her feel better?" or the classic "i totally just killed 20 people with this machine gun..." "man will fail every time", huh? tad harsh there. are you yourself not a man?
i know nobody is perfect, but isn't the point of being human to make mistakes and then rectify them? you do that for yourself. then if you're desperate you can ask god to handle stuff for you if you can't deal with it. but you do that with your parents when you are little. god as father. powerful. dangerous. god usually doesn't smack your wrist in this life, and well, i haven't actually met anyone who has been to a hell they haven't made for themselves here... so. let your conscience be your guide darling. i wish upon you what you wish upon yourself.
comment #53 [permalink]
... david lipscomb said on @ pm pt...
michael said "to some degree i agree david. but if we ignored everyone who thought like this guy we'd be going to heaven without alot of people who still have time to change their hearts." i agree that while there is life there is still time, and i pray they'll learn the truth before it's too late. but there comes a time when one must stop casting their pearls before swine and move on to those whose hearts and minds are not filled with hatred towards god and his word. the liberal hates god and his laws and hatred towards those who are his true followers, as is evident from several of the posts on this thread. may the lord reward them according to their works.
comment #54 [permalink]
... brad friedman said on @ pm pt...
david lipscomb write: the liberal hates god and his laws and hatred towards those who are his true followers how unbelievably insulting, obnoxious and inaccurate. if that's what you believe, david, you are truly a lost confused forever poisoned soul. what a pity.
comment #55 [permalink]
... said on @ pm pt...
brad friedman ~ you forgot to mention david lipscomb completely lumping every liberal into the same category that he has imagined for himself. and ignoring the fact that whilst blinded by his own sense of righteousness he has forgotten how to love anyone other than his particular brand of god squad and the image of their snowy bearded white father figure mascot.
but i forgive mr. lipscomb because his name makes me think of someone with a truly epic moustache. for that reason alone, david has made me smile. and hey, david, look on the bright side... i don't want to hang around with you scary guys when i die. frankly, it sounds like my idea of hell! so i'll just go elsewhere. or maybe just reincarnate. ciao!
comment #56 [permalink]
... stephen said on @ pm pt...
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ˈridər ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn "ən ˈoʊpən ˈlɛtər frəm ˈʤizəs tɪ 'ˈkrɪsʧɪn' əˈmɛrɪkə" 56 rɪˈspɑnsɪz soʊ fɑr...) ˈkɑmɛnt 1 [permalink*] daɪæn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... greɪt ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən fræŋk ɪz tu kwɪk tɪ gɪv ˌoʊˈbɑmə ə aɪ seɪ ðɪs ɛz ə ˈpərsən hu ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə nɑt maɪ fərst ʧɔɪs (kucinich*). si: dɪr ˈbɑrək, spɛr mi jʊr ˈiˌmeɪlz, təˈdeɪ æt truthdig*. ˈkɑmɛnt 2 [permalink*] keɪt sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈbrɑvoʊ, fræŋk. ɪf ju gɪt ˈivɪn wən əv ðoʊz ˈbʊliz tɪ ˈlɪsən, ɪts ɔl wərθ waɪl. ˈkɑmɛnt 3 [permalink*] lɪz sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... fræŋk ləvd ðə ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˈlɛtər frəm ˈʤizəs. maɪ sən ɪz geɪ ənd ə ˈfɑloʊər əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst ənd aɪ æm ə ˈfɑloʊər əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst ənd doʊnt faɪnd ˈɛni ˈskrɪpʧərəl ˈɛvədəns tɪ kənˈdɛm ˈləvɪŋ, məˈnɑgəməs seɪm sɛks riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz θɪŋk "aɪ kʊd bi rɔŋ hu noʊz fər ʃʊr" bət ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ æm rɔŋ hu ɪz gɑd goʊɪŋ tɪ hi dɪz ðət sɔrt əv θɪŋ ɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈaɪˈɛˈmoʊ) maɪ sən hu ɪz ɪn ə gʊd, ˈləvɪŋ, məˈnɑgəməs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd nɑt əˈprɛsɪŋ ər ˈheɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈpipəl ər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈpipəl hu ər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðɛr taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt traɪɪŋ tɪ kip geɪ ˈpipəl frəm biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmɛri ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛm ðət ðeɪ ər ˈʃeɪmfəl ənd rɪˈʤɛktɪd baɪ gɑd??? ɪts ə noʊ ˈbreɪnər fər mi. ˈkɑmɛnt 4 [permalink*] ˈkɑnstɪnˌtin sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... fræŋk jʊr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈtæŋgəld ɪn ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz əv ðə nu ˈtɛstəmənt ɪf ju θɪŋk ju kən juz səˈlɛktɪv ˈpæsɪʤɪz ənd seɪ ðə rɛst nɑt ˈrɛləvənt ɛz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ jʊr "pɪk ðə gʊd, liv aʊt ðə bæd". ju ʃʊd hæv ʤɪst stək wɪθ wɛr ˈʤizəs sɪz "ju ʃʊd ləv gɑd wɪθ ɔl jʊr hɑrt" ənd ju ʃʊd ləv jʊr ˈneɪbər ɛz ˈjɔrsɛlf" ənd ðət ˈstɔri. ðæts ɔl ju ˈrɪli ˈnidɪd. ˈkɑmɛnt 5 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... laɪk jʊr kraɪst. aɪ du nɑt laɪk jʊr ˈkrɪsʧɪnz. ðeɪ ər soʊ ənˈlaɪk jʊr christ.”*.” ˈgɑndi ˈkɑmɛnt 6 [permalink*] ˈkɛrən sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... θæŋks fræŋk aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋk haʊ ˌɪnˈfrikwəntli gʊd səˈmɛrɪtən ˈstɔri ɪz ðoʊ əˈbaʊt ɪn ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈsərkəlz, ənd ˈrɪli haʊ proʊˈfaʊnd ɪt ɪz. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ˈlɪtərəli kraɪsts ˈænsər tɪ "hu ɪz maɪ neigbor*", aɪ teɪk ɪt tɪ min: hu ˈɛvər ˈkrɔsɪz ju pæθ, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz, ɪz jʊr ˈneɪbər, ənd ju ʃʊd ləv ənd kɛr fər ðɛm ɛz məʧ ɛz ju du ˈjɔrsɛlf, ðət ɪz ðə ˈɛsəns əv biɪŋ ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈpipəl ðət wɪn ˈʤizəs reɪld əˈgɛnst ðə ənd ənd toʊld ðə gʊd səˈmɛrɪtən ˈpɛrəbəl, ənd ðə ʃip ənd ðə goʊts ˈstɔri, hi wɑz ˈreɪlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə holy-than-thou*, ˌɪnˈtɑlərənt, uncompassionate*, ˈlɪtərəl ˈridərz əv rɪˈlɪʤəs lɔ əv hɪz deɪ, ðoʊz hu dɪd nɑt lɪv baɪ ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə lɔ, wɪʧ ˈʤizəs dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz kəmˈpæʃən ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ju ˈsaʊndɪd ə tæd ˈæŋgri fər biɪŋ ˈʤizəs, bət ðɛn aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ˈʤizəs dɪd gɪt ˈprɪti ˈraɪʧəsli ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu wər ˈlidɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈstreɪ ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt səm wən siɪŋ ˈʤizəs θroʊɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz ˈoʊvər æt ðə ˈtɛmpəl wʊd ˈivɪn seɪ hi wɑz ɪn ə reɪʤ, nɑt ˈsɛlfɪʃ ˈæŋgər ˈoʊvər hɪz nidz, bət ɪn reɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə mɪˈstritmənt ənd mɪsˈlidɪŋ əv hɪz flɑk. θæŋks, greɪt poʊst. @ˈkɑnstɪnˌtin ɪf ju rɛd nu ˈtɛstəmənt ˈpɔrʃən əˈbaʊt ˈʤizəs' laɪf ənd hɪz wərdz, ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ tɪ əˈvɔɪd haʊ məʧ ənd haʊ ˈɔfən hi ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə seɪm pɔɪnts ɛz fræŋk dɪz əˈbəv, fər ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz əv hɪz taɪm. jɛs fræŋk ɪz ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈsərtən ˈvərsɪz, bət hi ɪz ˈpɪkɪŋ ðə wənz ˈəðərz du nɑt pɪk, ˌɪgˈnɔr, soʊ ðə ər fərˈgɑtən, nɑt ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz, bət nɑt ɪn ðə ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈreɪlɪŋ ɔn pəft əp ˈraɪʧəs wənz əv hɪz deɪ, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ hɪz ˈfɑðər wɪl θroʊ ˈpipəl ɪn hɛl fər duɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈdutiz bət nɑt ˈkɛrɪŋ fər ˈɔrfənz, ˈwɪdoʊz, ˈhəŋgri, ðoʊz ɪn ʤeɪl, spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪgˈzæmpəlz ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz ər ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪk ðiz pɔɪnts mɔr ˈɑbviəs pharisee*, raɪt əv ɑr deɪ, pur ˈpipəl, geɪ ˈpipəl, ˈməzlɪmz= ˈwɪdoʊz, əˈdəltərəs ˈwʊmən, səˈmɛrɪtənz, əv hɪz deɪ. ˈpipəl kəmˈplitli mɪs ðə meɪn ˈɛmfəsɪs əv kraɪst ˈtiʧɪŋz, wən məst pʊl aʊt spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈvərsɪz ðət ər ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ənd gɪv ˈmɑdərn ɪgˈzæmpəlz. waɪ tɪ kraɪst tɔk ɪn ˈpɛrəbəlz ənd əˈnæləʤiz? ɪt hɛlpt ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstænd. ˈkɑmɛnt 7 [permalink*] ɔˈræŋətɑn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈɛksələnt ˈlɛtər!! ˈkɑmɛnt 8 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈɔsəm... ˈmɪstər. ˈʃɛfər juv ˈgɔtən tɪ ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈmætər... ˈkɑmɛnt 9 [permalink*] ˈlɔrə sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ðə ˈəndərˌklæs, ðoʊz "ˈəðərz." greɪt fər ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈkæpətəlɪst ˈsoʊˈkɔld "ˈkrɪsʧɪn" əˈmɛrɪkə. ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ æm nɑt rɪˈlɪʤəs ɪn ˈɛni ˈfɔrməl sɛns, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪd laɪk ˈʤizəs, ənd fər ə lɔŋ taɪm naʊ aɪ hæv bɪn ˈæŋgri æt ðoʊz hu wʊd prəˈmoʊt ˈheɪtrəd ɪn ˈʤizəs' neɪm. ˈkɑmɛnt 10 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ʃiʃ! ɪf ðɛr wər ˈlidərz laɪk fræŋk ɪn ðə ˈʧərʧɪz aɪ wɛnt tɪ, aɪ meɪ nɑt hæv stɑpt goʊɪŋ! ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃənəl, fræŋk! ˈkɑmɛnt 11 [permalink*] ˈeɪʤənt 99 sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... sɪŋ ɪt, fræŋk! ˈkɑmɛnt 12 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈkɑmɛnt 13 [permalink*] kɛn sɛd ɔn æm pt*... fræŋk, ju hu əˈsum tɪ spik ɛz ðə ˈɔrəkəl əv ˈkɛrfəl. hu kəˈmɪʃənd ju ər hu geɪv ju ðə əˈθɔrəti? ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən ɪz ˈgɪvɪn əv gɑd, tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv əbˈteɪnd tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl məˈʧʊrəti səʧ ðət ðeɪ kən bi ˈtrəstɪd wɪθ ðət pəˈzɪʃən. ju ər nɑt ðɛr ənd ju ər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈʤəʤmənt. əˈgɛn, bi ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəl ənd kənˈsɪdər ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈduli wɔrnd. ɪf ju pərˈsɪst, jʊr bləd ɪz ɔn jʊr oʊn hænz. ˈʤizəs ˈdɪdənt ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə lɔ (oʊld ˈtɛstəmənt ˈɔrdənənsɪz), hi fʊlˈfɪld ɪt. (ˈroʊmənz ˌɔlˈðoʊ, ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ɪz rɔŋ (ˈroʊmənz wi ər tɪ ləv ðə ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ɛz wi du ɔl mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. (əˈgɛn ˈroʊmənz ˈkɑmɛnt 14 [permalink*] ˈɛrən sɛd ɔn æm pt*... bɪg dæn, ʤɪst teɪk ə ˈmoʊmənt tɪ lʊk əraʊnd. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʧərʧɪz ðət spik ðə tru wərd əv kraɪst. ɪt ɪz waɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz mistitled*. waɪl aɪ əˈgri ðɛr ər ðoʊz grups laɪk ðə frɛd fɛlps gæŋ ðət ˈtoʊtəli mɪs ðə pɔɪnt ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈkrɪsʧɪnz aʊt ðɛr duɪŋ kraɪst wərk hir ɔn ərθ. ɪn maɪ ˈsɪti əˈloʊn ðɛr ər mɔr ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðən aɪ kən kaʊnt ðət ər aʊt ðɛr ˈfidɪŋ ðə ˈhoʊmləs, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fər ðə ˈɛvriˈdeɪ nidz əv ðə downtroddin*. ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du. ju du nɑt "hæv tɪ" əkˈsɛpt kraɪst tɪ rɪˈsiv hɛlp, ʤɪst ˈsɪmpli ʃoʊ əp. ˈkɑmɛnt 15 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ləˈvɪtəkəs fər lɪz əˈbəv hu θɪŋks hər sən (geɪ) ɪz ə gʊd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈivɪn ðoʊ hiz ˈoʊpənli geɪ. aɪ hoʊp ðɪs hɛlps. ðɛrz stɪl taɪm. ˈkɑmɛnt 16 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn æm pt*... aɪ əˈgri wɪθ kɛn əˈbəv. fræŋk ɪz nɑt gɑd ər ə ˈprɑfət ənd ʃʊd nɑt kənˈtɪnju tɪ spik fər gɑd. ðɛr ər ˈməltəpəl ˈfæləsiz ɪn hɪz ˈlɛtər. ˈnoʊˌwɛr dɪz hi bæk əp wət hi sɪz wɪθ ˈskrɪpʧər (hɪnt hɪnt). aɪ preɪ ju ˈpipəl hæv sɛns ɪˈnəf tɪ rɛd gɑdz wərd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd nɑt teɪk ə mænz wərd fər wət hi sɪz. pur fræŋk ɪz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl hu mɪskˈwoʊts ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ meɪk hɪz əˈpɪnjənz əˈpil tɪ ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ lɪv ðɛr oʊn laɪf laɪk "ðeɪ" haʊ gɑd kəˈmændz. wi "ɔl" fɔl ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈglɔri əv gɑd. soʊ bɛg fər fərˈgɪvnəs frəm ˈʤizəs kraɪst ɛz hi ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ sælˈveɪʃən. wi ɔl nid ˈseɪvɪŋ. doʊnt gɪt kɔt əp ɪn ˈlɪˌbərəl ər kənˈsərvətɪv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz bɪˈlifs tɪ seɪv fræŋk ˈbæʃɪz bʊʃ ənd ˈpreɪzɪz əv wɪʧ ər ʤɪst mɛn ənd boʊθ sɪn. rɛd wət ðə ˈbaɪbəl sɪz ɔn wɔrz( 1 ˈsæmjul ˈʤɑˌʃuə ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz wət tɪ du ɪn laɪf doʊnt bɪˈliv ðə gɑdz wərd. wɪr ɔl riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ noʊ wət ɪz raɪt ənd rɔŋ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbaɪbəl. fræŋk aɪ liv ju wɪθ ðɪs ˈpæsɪʤ ɛz jʊr ˈlɛtər fɪts ðɪs tɪ ə "ti". ˈprɑvərbz jʊr ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn θɪn aɪs ɪt əˈpɪrz. ˈkɑmɛnt 17 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn æm pt*... əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz bɪˈhaɪnd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut geɪz: ˈkɑmɛnt 18 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ˈɛni ˈwɑnə ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðɪs??????????????????? ˈkɑmɛnt 19 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ɪz ˈkərəntli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈbrutəl lɔ. əˈpɛrəntli ɪts nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ˌɪˈligəl ənd pʊt ˈpipəl ɪn ˈprɪzən fər ɪt fər laɪf, naʊ ðeɪ meɪ goʊ ˈivɪn ˈfərðər ənd pʊt geɪz tɪ dɛθ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf. ənd naʊ səˈpraɪz, səˈpraɪz ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ðə ˈpipəl bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ɪn ðət ˈkəntri ər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈfæməli. http://rawstory.com/2009...dan-law-execute-hiv-men*/ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʤizəs sɪz: "kɪl ðə geɪz" ˈkɑmɛnt 20 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ər ˈʧərʧɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ fri hɛlθ kɛr fər ðoʊz hu doʊnt hæv ɪt? aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwəndər ðət. ˈkɑmɛnt 21 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ɑˈmɛn. ˈkɑmɛnt 22 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn æm pt*... bɪg dæn aɪ θɪŋk jʊr oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt ə ʤɑb wɪθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɪf nɑt jʊr ˈməðər ʃʊd hæv ju ˈkəvərd. hæf ðə ˈpipəl aʊt ðɛr ɪn nid əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈiðər doʊnt wɔnt ɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ʤɑb peɪz mɔr tɪ dɪˈklaɪn ɪt ər ðeɪ ʤɪst doʊnt wɔnt tɪ gɪt ə ʤɑb. aɪ əˈgri səm ˈpipəl ˈɑrənt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ðiz ˈpipəl ʃʊd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ðɛr oʊn. aɪ noʊ ɪf aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns aɪd ˈpərʧəs nɑt fər mi ðɛn fər maɪ ˈfæməli. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɪzənt ə raɪt ɪts ə ˈbɛnəfɪt. nɛkst jul bi seɪɪŋ wi ʃʊd peɪ fər ˈɛvriˌwənz kɑr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. aɪ baɪ maɪn ənd ðə ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ʃʊd baɪ ðɛrz. ˈbeɪsɪkli ðiz wɔnt ðɪs bɪl pæst soʊ wi kən peɪ fər ˈɛvriˌwənz ðeɪd oʊˈmɪt ðət frəm ðə bɪl. ˈkɑmɛnt 23 [permalink*] ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪpskəm sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... wɪn ə ˈsərvənt əv ˈseɪtən laɪk fræŋk ˈʃɛfər əˈtɛmpts tɪ spik ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ɔlˈmaɪti gɑd, ðə fərst ənd ˈoʊnli θɪŋ tɪ du ɪz tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt fər ðə ˈblæsfəmi ɪt ɪz. ˈkɑmɛnt 24 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... tɪ səm dɪˈgri aɪ əˈgri ˈdeɪvɪd. bət ɪf wi ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈɛvriˌwən hu θɔt laɪk ðɪs gaɪ wid bi goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛvən wɪˈθaʊt əˈlɑt əv ˈpipəl hu stɪl hæv taɪm tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr hɑrts. ðɛrz noʊ daʊt ɪn maɪ maɪnd ðət ðiz ˈpipəl noʊ raɪt frəm rɔŋ. ðeɪ ʤɪst faɪnd ɪts əˈlɑt ˈiziər tɪ goʊ daʊn ðə pæθ əv ˈseɪtən ðɛn ˈfɑloʊ ðə lɔrd. ənd aɪ əˈgri ɪt ɪz. wən deɪ ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər ðeɪ woʊnt hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðət ʧɔɪs ənd ˈɪtəl bi tu leɪt. ðɛr ˈɪzənt ə deɪ ðət goʊz baɪ ðət wi doʊnt ˈstəmbəl. bət ðə gʊd nuz ɪz wiv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn fərˈgɪvən. ɔl wi hæv tɪ du ɪz æsk fər fərˈgɪvnəs ənd tərn əˈweɪ frəm ðət sɪn. tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈlʊkɪŋ aʊt fər ˈnəmbər wən ənd ɪts ˈtɛrəbəl. ə gaɪ wɪθ wət hi bɪˈlivz ɪn ənd hi wɔnts tɪ tɛl ˈɛvriˌwən wət ˈʤizəs wʊd du. pur ˈʃɛfər. aɪl bi preɪɪŋ fər ju ənd ˈpipəl laɪk ju hu θɪŋk ɪts ˈoʊˈkeɪ tɪ lɪv "maɪ" laɪf wɪθ noʊ rɪˈgɑrdz fər ˈlɪvɪŋ biblically*. ðə greɪt deɪ əv ðə lɔrd ɪz ˈkloʊzər ðən ðə ˈɛkspərts bɪˈliv aɪ bɛg ðət ˈɛvriˌwən hu ˈdəzənt noʊ ðə lɔrd gɪt ɔn ðɛr niz təˈnaɪt ənd æsk fər fərˈgɪvnəs. ðɛn stɑrt ˈrɛdɪŋ nu ˈtɛstəmənt. ˈrɛdɪŋ ʤɑn gɑt mi ˈstɑrtɪd. wəns ju bɪˈliv ɪn ðə lɔrd ˈɪtəl breɪk jʊr hɑrt noʊɪŋ wɪr ɔl ˈgɪlti əv hɪz ˈmərdər. gʊd θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʤizəs ɪz hiz ðɛr fər ju ˈɛniˌtaɪm ju nid ɪm. ɪf ju ˈfʊli rɪˈpɛnt ənd min ɪt aɪ ˈprɑməs jul bi blɛst bɪɔnd ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. hiz ðə mæn. ˈkɑmɛnt 25 [permalink*] ˈrɪvər sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ðɛr ɪz nɑt məʧ hoʊp fər əˈmɛrɪkə, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz lɑts əv ˈpipəl ðɛr ər ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃt tɪ θɪŋk laɪk ˈmaɪkəl 24 ˈkɑmɛnt 26 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... lɔl jæ ˈrɪvər wən deɪ ˈrɪli sun jul θɪŋk əv mi ənd wət aɪv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt θru jʊr θɪk skəl. əm ˈsɑri fər ju ðət ju fil ðət weɪ. wəts mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪz jul rɛd ə soʊ kɔld ˈlɛtər ðət ˈʃɛfər roʊt frəm ˈʤizəs bət ju woʊnt bɪˈliv ɪn ɪm? saʊnz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbækwərdz. aɪ gɪv ju list jʊr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛdi wərdz əˈbaʊt ˈʤizəs. jʊr ʤɪst ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɛm frəm ə gaɪ hu ˈdəzənt noʊ ɪm. mɔr fækts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbaɪbəl hæv bɪn ˈpruvən tɪ hæv kəm tru ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər bʊk ˈrɪtən ənd ˈpipəl stɪl tərn ðɛr bæks. stəˈtɪstɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ, ðə ˈbaɪbəl həz soʊ ˈmɛni ˈprɑfəsiz ˈpruvən tru ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət truθ. aɪl kip ju ɪn maɪ θɔts. nis saɪt ɪf jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd. ˈkɑmɛnt 27 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... tɪ kɛn, ˈmaɪkəl ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈvɛriəs ˈkɑmɛnts... tɪ kwoʊt fræŋk ˈʃɛfər... ju ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts! doʊnt ju gɪt ɪt? ənd naʊ aɪ si 4 ɪz ə dɪˈvɪnəti ˈmeɪʤər tu... ˈkɑmɛnt 28 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... aɪ əˈgri wɪθ ɔl ðoʊz əˈbəv hu seɪ wi ʃʊd bi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈmænər, ənd hu kənˈdɛm "ˌkæfəˈtɪriə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz" hu wɔnt tɪ wət ˈvərsɪz ðeɪ laɪk aʊt əv ðə ˈhoʊli ˈskrɪpʧər. lɛts stɑrt baɪ ˈstoʊnɪŋ tɪ dɛθ ɔl əv ðoʊz əˈdəltərərz, ənd lɛts meɪk ə greɪt ɪgˈzæmpəl tɪ ðə ˈwaɪdər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən baɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈlit. huz əp fərst? nut ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ? mɑrk ˈsænfərd? ʤɑn ˈɛnsən? ˈdeɪvɪd vitter*? pɔl ˈstænli? ˈmaɪkəl duˈvɑl? kəˈmɑn, wɪʧ əv ju ər wɪθ mi? ˈkɑmɛnt 29 [permalink*] kɛn sɛd ɔn æm pt*... tɪ ɔl ðə ˌsɛlˈfraɪʧəs ˈbɪgəts ənd ˈheɪtərz ˈpoʊstɪŋ ɪn hir ˈmaɪkəl) doʊnt ju gɪt ɪt? jʊr ˈbɪgətri wɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt ju ˈɪntu ˈhɛvən, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˌsɛlˈfraɪʧəs ju bɪˈliv ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ bi. jʊr ʤɪst əˈnəðər ðə neɪm əv ˈʤizəs. ˈkɑmɛnt 30 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... kɛn 29 ər ju ðə seɪm kɛn ðət roʊt ðɪs tɪ fræŋk 13 ju ər nɑt ðɛr ənd ju ər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈʤəʤmənt. əˈgɛn, bi ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəl ənd kənˈsɪdər ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈduli wɔrnd. ɪf ju pərˈsɪst, jʊr bləd ɪz ɔn jʊr oʊn hænz. ɪf pliz si ˈkɑmɛnt ˈʃʊrli əˈplaɪz. ˈkɑmɛnt 31 [permalink*] ˈændru sɛd ɔn æm pt*... saʊnz laɪk əˈnəðər "bleɪm ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ðə ʤuz." "blɛst ər ðeɪ hu hæv bɪn ˈpərsəˌkjutəd fər ˈraɪʧəsnəs' seɪk! fər ðɛrz ɪz ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˈhɛvən." ʃʊd ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ʤɪst ʃət əp? wɪn ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpæstərz lɛd ðɛr ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz tɪ hɛl, ʃʊd ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hu noʊ ðə truθ ʃət əp? ˈdəzənt saʊnd laɪk ˈwɔkɪŋ ɪn ləv tɪ mi, ˈhoʊldɪŋ bæk ðə truθ. wɪn ˈʧɪldrən groʊ əp ɪn ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɪθ ə tˈwɪstɪd ˈkɑnsɛpt əv "meɪl ənd meɪl" ˈpɛrənts, ʃʊd ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ʃət əp? ənd wɪn ðə skul ˈsɪstəmz traɪ tɪ ɑr ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ ðə laɪz ðət ðiz ˈpræktɪsɪz ər ˈhɛlθi, ʃʊd ˈkrɪsʧɪnz rən əˈweɪ ənd haɪd? wɪn ðə truθ ɪz ˈhɪdən, ðə ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm əˈprɛst. ðə truθ ʃæl meɪk ju fri. ˈkɑmɛnt 32 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ˈændru 31 saʊnz laɪk əˈnəðər "bleɪm ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ðə ʤuz. ju min laɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ʤuz bleɪm geɪz, ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd ˈɛniˌwən hu meɪ spik əp fər ðoʊz grups ʃʊd ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ʤɪst ʃət əp? aɪ θɪŋk fræŋk wɑz ˈæskɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz tɪ stænd əp; tɪ stænd əp fər ðə ləv ənd fərˈgɪvnəs ðət krɪs ˈæˌkʧuəli tɔt. wɪn ðə truθ ɪz ˈhɪdən, ðə ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm əˈprɛst hə wət ˈmæθju "woʊ tɪ ju, ˈtiʧərz əv ðə lɔ ənd, ju ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts! ju gɪv ə tɛnθ əv jʊr ˈspaɪsɪz, mɪnt, dɪl ənd cummin*. bət ju hæv nɪˈglɛktɪd ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmætərz əv ðə lɔ: ˈʤəstɪs, ˈmərsi ənd ˈfeɪθfəlˌnɛs. ju ʃʊd hæv ˈpræktɪst ðə ˈlætər, wɪˈθaʊt nɪˈglɛktɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər. ˈkɑmɛnt 33 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... meɪk ɪf ðɪs wət ju wɪl... ˈmæθju 7 21 "nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən hu sɪz tɪ mi, 'lɔrd, lɔrd,' wɪl ˈɛnər ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˈhɛvən, bət ˈoʊnli hi hu dɪz ðə wɪl əv maɪ ˈfɑðər hu ɪz ɪn ˈhɛvən. wɪl seɪ tɪ mi ɔn ðət deɪ, 'lɔrd, lɔrd, dɪd wi nɑt ɪn jʊr neɪm, ənd ɪn jʊr neɪm draɪv aʊt ˈdimənz ənd pərˈfɔrm ˈmɛni ˈmɪrəkəlz?' aɪ wɪl tɛl ðɛm ˈpleɪnli, 'aɪ ˈnɛvər nu ju. əˈweɪ frəm mi, ju ˈivəlˌduərz!' ˈkɑmɛnt 34 [permalink*] hɪrz ə klu sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ˈkɑmɛnt 26 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*.. "stəˈtɪstɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ, ðə ˈbaɪbəl həz soʊ ˈmɛni ˈprɑfəsiz ˈpruvən tru ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət truθ." naʊ, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju ər rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑfəsi, bət ju ˈɔfər ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɛˈrɪn ðə fərst wərdz ər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: "ðə ˈbaɪbəl ɪz nɑt ə saɪəns bʊk, jɛt ɪt ɪz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪkəli ˈækjərət. wi ər nɑt əˈwɛr əv ˈɛni ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɛvədəns ðət ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkts ðə ˈbaɪbəl." aɪ ˈhəmbli səbˈmɪt tɪ ju ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz: 1 wət ɪz ðə ˈvælju əv paɪ? 2 wət ɪz ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl paɪ? (hɪnt 1 kɪŋz ənd 2 ˈkrɑnɪkəlz 3 haʊ du ju ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈænsərz tɪ 1 ənd 2 əˈbəv ənd stɪl meɪnˈteɪn ðət "ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət truθ"? ˈkɑmɛnt 35 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈʃɛfər: ju ər nɑt ˈʤizəs. ju kænt spik fər ˈʤizəs ˈɛni mɔr ðən aɪ kən, ər ˈɛni kənˈsərvətɪv, ər ˈɛni ˈlɪˌbərəl. ju ər ɛz ˈgɪlti əv ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns ɛz ðə ˈpipəl ju ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz. ˈkɑmɛnt 36 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... soʊ ˈmɛni wərdz ənd soʊ ˈlɪtəl ˈlɑʤɪk. "fræŋk "ˈkænɑt" spik fər ˈʤizəs." bət ðə ˈpæstərz ɪn jʊr hu tiʧ ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns kən? "fræŋk wɪl goʊ tɪ hɛl fər ˈblæsfəmi?" wət əˈbaʊt ðə ˈraɪtərz əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl? wɛr ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈblæsfəməs? haʊ dɪd ðeɪ gɪt ðə pərˈmɪʃən tɪ "spik fər ˈʤizəs?" "fræŋk ɪz "mɪsˌrɛprəˈzɛnɪŋ" ðə ˈbaɪbəl bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl?" ˈwəzənt ˈʤizəs ə ˈlɪˌbərəl? "fræŋk dɪz nɑt noʊ gɑd ər dɪz nɑt noʊ ðə ˈbaɪbəl ər dɪz nɑt gɪv hɪz soʊl ˈoʊvər tɪ gɑd." ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ kən ˈɛniˌwən noʊ wət ɪz ɪn əˈnəðərz hɑrt? nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət maɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv fræŋk ˈʃɛfər wɑz ðət hi həz bɪn ˈstədiɪŋ ˈskrɪpʧər ənd kraɪst hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər life...but*, əˈpɛrəntli ɪf hɪz truθ dɪz nɑt ˈikwəl jʊr truθ ɪt ɪz nɑt ðə ril truθ. "ju ʃʊd rɛd gɑdz wərd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd nɑt teɪk ə mænz wərd fər gɑdz." wɪʧ gɑdz wərdz ʃʊd aɪ rɛd? ðə wənz ðət ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˌɪnˈklud ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl ər ðə wənz ðət ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud? mɛn roʊt ðə wərdz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl, mɛn frəm ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wɪʧ əv ðoʊz wərdz ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˌɪnˈklud ənd ju ər ɔl ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ mi nɑt tɪ trəst ðə wərd əv mæn bət tɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈoʊnli trəst ðə wərd əv gɑd. gɑd ɪz ə ˈkɑnsɛpt baɪ wɪʧ wi ˈmɛʒər ɑr peɪn ʤɑn ˈlɛnən ˈkɑmɛnt 37 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... "ənd wɪn ðaʊ prayest*, ðaʊ ʃælt nɑt bi ɛz ðə ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts ər, fər ðeɪ ləv tɪ preɪ ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɪnəˌgɔgz ənd ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnərz əv ðə strits, ðət ðeɪ meɪ bi sin əv mɛn. aɪ seɪ ˈəntu ju, ðeɪ ʃæl hæv ðɛr rɪˈwɔrd. bət ðaʊ, wɪn ðaʊ prayest*, ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ðaɪ ˈklɑzət, ənd wɪn ðaʊ hæst ʃət ðaɪ dɔr, preɪ tɪ ðaɪ ˈfɑðər wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ˈsikrɪt; ənd ðaɪ ˈfɑðər wɪʧ ɪn ˈsikrɪt ʃæl rɪˈwɔrd ði ˈoʊpənli." ˈmæθju ðə ˈbaɪbəl sɪz: prɛr bɪˈlɔŋz ɪn ðə ˈklɑzət, nɑt geɪz gɪt ði bɪˈhaɪnd mi, ˈhɪpəˌkrɪts! ˈkɑmɛnt 38 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... tɪ "hɪrz ə klu" ˈkɑmɛnt 26 si ɪf ðɪs lɪŋk hɛlps ju aʊt wɪθ jʊr mæθ. əm ʃʊr wɪθ ɔl jʊr greɪt ˈwɪzdəm jʊd noʊ ðə ˈænsər tɪ paɪ ˌbiˈfɔr gɑd wʊd? jʊr ˈtɔkɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərəns əv 00026 ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðət vərs əv ˈskrɪpʧər ənd paɪ. ɪts ˈizi fər ˈpipəl tɪ stɛp bæk ənd pɪk aʊt ə vərs hir ənd vərs ðɛr ənd əˈtɛmpt tɪ tɪr ɪt əˈpɑrt tɪ traɪ ənd ˈrɪdəˌkjul gɑdz wərd. aɪd laɪk tɪ noʊ frəm ðɪs ˈpərsən ɪf hi noʊz əv ə ˈprɑfəsi ˈrɪtən ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl ðæts ˈɛvər bɪn ˈpruvən rɔŋ. ʤɪst pɪk wən. aɪ min ðɛr ər ˈhənərdz tɪ ʧoʊz frəm ənd əm ˈæskɪŋ fər wən vərs ju kən pruv rɔŋ. ənd tɪ ɔn ˈkɑmɛnt 37 ləˈvɪtəkəs ɪz ɔl ju nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti. ənd ðɛr ɪz ə juʤ ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈpəblɪk ənd preɪɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk. əm ʃʊr jʊd noʊ ðɪs ər ər ju ʤɪst ˈtɔsɪŋ ə fju ʤæbz ɪn æt ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hu ˈæˌkʧuəli kɛr ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈpipəl goʊ tɪ hɛl? ðɪs ˈlɛtər ˈrɪtən ɪz beɪst ɔn hæf fækt ˈteɪkən aʊt əv ˈkɑntɛkst ənd ðə ˈraɪtər noʊz ðɪs. ðæts wət meɪks ɪt ˈrɪli detestable*. əˈpɛrəntli ðə ˈraɪtər noʊz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt gɑdz wərd bət rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ teɪk ðə hoʊl vərs ˈɪntu ˈminɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt kənˈdɛmz hɪz bɪˈlifs. ðə ˈbaɪbəl ɪn pleɪn wərdz kənˈdɛmz ɪfs, ændz ər bəts. wi ʃʊd ɔl bi ˈstraɪvɪŋ tɪ lɪv ə ˈbɛtər laɪf ənd hoʊld ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ə haɪər ˈstændərd fər wət wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. ɪts nɑt maɪ ʤɑb tɪ kənˈdɛm ˈɛniˌwən. əm ə ˈsɪnər ɛz ˈɛvriˌwən ˈpoʊstɪŋ ɔn ðɪs saɪt ɪz. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət aɪ noʊ aɪ fɔl ʃɔrt əv ðə ˈglɔri əv gɑd ənd hæv æst fər fərˈgɪvnəs fər ɔl əv maɪ sɪnz. ɪts ən ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɛz ɪt ɪz fər ə ˈʤəŋki ər ən alocoholic*, ɪt ɪz fər ə ˈsɪnər huz traɪɪŋ tɪ lɪv əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ gɑdz wɪl nɑt ɑrz. ˈɛvəri deɪ hoʊldz ˈʧælənʤɪz wəns juv ækˈsɛptɪd hɪz gɪft. ˈkɑmɛnt 39 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt 36 fərst əv ɔl doʊnt gɪt kɔt əp bɪˈlivɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈpriʧər ju hir. hiz ˈoʊnli ə mæn. ɪf ju pʊt feɪθ ɪn ə mæn tɪ seɪv ju ðɛn jʊr əˈlɑt wərs ɔf ðɛn ju noʊ. mɛn wɪl feɪl ju ˈɛvəri taɪm wɛˈræz gɑd wɪl nɑt. wət əm seɪɪŋ tɪ ju ɪz ðət ju ʃʊd noʊ ɪˈnəf əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ɪf ə ˈpriʧər ɪz ˈspikɪŋ ˈklɪrli frəm ðə wərd əv gɑd. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈraɪtərz əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl wər ˈgɪvɪn ˈvɪʒənz frəm gɑd ɛz tɪ wət ʃʊd bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl. ˌəndərˈstænd ˈsəmθɪŋ. wət ɪz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl təˈdeɪ ɪz ðɛr bɪˈkəz gɑd ˈwɔntɪd ɪt ðət ˈmætər hu taɪpt ɪt əp, roʊt ɪt daʊn ˈəltəmətli gɑdz dɪˈsɪʒən. hi ˈjuzɪz mæn ˈɛvəri deɪ tɪ gɪt hɪz wərk dən. hi ˈdəzənt nid ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du hɪz wərk tɪ gɪt ɪt dən, bət wi du ɪt ˈwɪlɪŋli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs hiz meɪd fər ˈɛvriˌwən əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɛðər wi əkˈsɛpt hɪz gɪft ər nɑt hiz stɪl jʊr gɑd. ˈɔlsoʊ nun noʊz wəts ɪn gɑd noʊz. bət ˌəndərˈstænd wət frəm ðə maʊθ kəmz frəm ðə hɑrt fərst (ˈmæθju ˈbeɪsɪkli, hiz leɪɪŋ hɪz kɑrdz aʊt ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl wɪn hi raɪts wət hiz ˈraɪtɪŋ. hi kʊd bi ɔn hɪz niz ɛz aɪ taɪp ðɪs ˈæskɪŋ ðə lɔrd ˈɪntu hɪz hɑrt ənd hiz fərˈgɪvən ənd wɪl ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ˈhɛvən ɔn ðət greɪt deɪ! ɪts ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ər ɛz hɑrd ɛz ju wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi. ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs, ðə fərst taɪm ˈʤizəs keɪm ɪt wɑz ɛz ə læm tɪ bi ˈsækrəˌfaɪst fər ɑr sɪnz. ðə nɛkst taɪm hi rɪˈtərnz ɪt wɪl bi ɛz ənd ʤəʤ. ɪts tu leɪt ðɛn. ðə ˈkərtən ˈhæzənt kloʊzd ɔn ðɪs wən jɛt. aɪ hoʊp ðɪs hɛlps. gɑd blɛs ju. ˈkɑmɛnt 40 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈmaɪkəl noʊ, ðæts nɑt ɔl aɪ nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti. aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ noʊ ə lɔt *mɔr*, soʊ aɪ drɑpt ðə məˈθɑləˌʤi ənd keɪm tɪ tərmz wɪθ hu aɪ ˈrɪli æm ən aʊt, praʊd geɪ mæn ənd aɪ æm ə lɔt ˈhæpiər ənd ˈkɑntɛnt ðən wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈlɛtɪŋ ˌsæŋktəˈmoʊniəs ˈbʊli mi əraʊnd. ənd, ɛz ju meɪ noʊ, ðə ˈbaɪbəl ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdɛmz ˈjuʒəri, soʊ waɪ ˈɑrənt ɔl ðə ˈlaɪnɪŋ əp tɪ sprɛd ˈkæləmni əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə ˈmeɪʤər bæŋks? ənd ju əˈbaʊt ðət "ˈbɛrɪŋ fɔls ˈwɪtnəs" ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən, wɪʧ ə lɔt əv ðə frəm ˈtoʊni ˈpərkɪnz tɪ ˈmæˌgi ˈgæləgər tɪ frɛd fɛlps tɪ ʤoʊi ðə ræt ɪn hɪz əbˈsin ˈgɪldɪd ˈpæləs trænzˈgrɛs ɔn ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs, wət wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ laɪz ðət ðeɪ tɛl əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ˈhɑrmləs ənd ˈɪnəsənt geɪ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. ɪn ʃɔrt, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv biɪŋ soʊ ˈfɪkˌseɪtɪd ɔn biɪŋ "bɔrn əˈgɛn", waɪ ˈdəzənt jʊr kru ʤɪst ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn groʊɪŋ əp? ˈkɑmɛnt 41 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈmaɪkəl 38 tɪ "hɪrz ə klu" ˈkɑmɛnt 26 si ɪf ðɪs lɪŋk hɛlps ju aʊt wɪθ jʊr mæθ. əm ʃʊr wɪθ ɔl jʊr greɪt ˈwɪzdəm jʊd noʊ ðə ˈænsər tɪ paɪ ˌbiˈfɔr gɑd wʊd? jʊr ˈtɔkɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərəns əv 00026 ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðət vərs əv ˈskrɪpʧər ənd paɪ. ju kip seɪɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈbaɪbəl ɪz ðət hæv ə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər ə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər ðət ju geɪv ɪt fər ðə ˈnəmbər əv paɪ wʊd ju əˈgri ðət ˈmeɪbi ðət seɪm ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər bi ˈgrænɪd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪmˈpərfɪkt ˈjumənz ɪn ɑr ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər jul ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ðə ˈbaɪbəl biɪŋ ˈklɪrli rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈnəmbər əv paɪ. bət jul hoʊld ən ˌɪmˈpərfɪkt ˈjumən tɪ ðə ˈlɛtər əv ðə lɔ maɪnd ju ðət ˈʤizəs fʊlˈfɪld ənd ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈmərsi ənd greɪs. ˈmaɪkəl aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk juv juzd ðə wərdz ləv, fərˈgɪvnəs, greɪs ər ˈmərsi ɪn ˈɛni əv jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts hir... bət ju kleɪm tɪ spik fər gɑd. "ˈtiʧər, wɪʧ ɪz ðə greɪt kəˈmændmənt ɪn ðə lɔ?" hi rɪˈplaɪd, "'ju ʃæl ləv ðə lɔrd jʊr gɑd wɪθ ɔl jʊr hɑrt, ənd wɪθ ɔl jʊr soʊl, ənd wɪθ ɔl jʊr maɪnd' ðɪs ɪz ðə greɪt ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst kəˈmændmənt, ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɛkənd laɪk ɪt, 'ju ʃæl ləv jʊr ˈneɪbər ɛz ˈjɔrsɛlf'. ðə hoʊl lɔ ənd ˈprɑfəts hæŋ ɔn ðiz tu kəˈmændz." ˈkɑmɛnt 42 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈkɑmɛnt 22 [permalink*] ˈmaɪkəl sɛd ɔn æm pt*... bɪg dæn aɪ θɪŋk jʊr oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt ə ʤɑb wɪθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɪf nɑt jʊr ˈməðər ʃʊd hæv ju ˈkəvərd. hæf ðə ˈpipəl aʊt ðɛr ɪn nid əv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈiðər doʊnt wɔnt ɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ʤɑb peɪz mɔr tɪ dɪˈklaɪn ɪt ər ðeɪ ʤɪst doʊnt wɔnt tɪ gɪt ə ʤɑb. aɪ əˈgri səm ˈpipəl ˈɑrənt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ðiz ˈpipəl ʃʊd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ðɛr oʊn. aɪ noʊ ɪf aɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns aɪd ˈpərʧəs nɑt fər mi ðɛn fər maɪ ˈfæməli. ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɪzənt ə raɪt ɪts ə ˈbɛnəfɪt. nɛkst jul bi seɪɪŋ wi ʃʊd peɪ fər ˈɛvriˌwənz kɑr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. aɪ baɪ maɪn ənd ðə ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ʃʊd baɪ ðɛrz. ˈbeɪsɪkli ðiz wɔnt ðɪs bɪl pæst soʊ wi kən peɪ fər ˈɛvriˌwənz ðeɪd oʊˈmɪt ðət frəm ðə bɪl. draɪv baɪ ˈɪgnərəns. ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈɪgnərənt kənˈsərvətɪv hu ˈoʊnli θɪŋks əv hɪmˈsɛlf ənd θɪŋks hi noʊz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. jʊr ˈɪgnərəns ɪz ˈrɪli ʃoʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ju θɪŋk hæf ðə ˈpipəl aʊt ðɛr ˈɑrənt ˌɪnˈʃʊrd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt ɪt. hu ˈwʊdənt wɔnt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns? ðæts ˈæsəˌnaɪn tɪ seɪ ˈpipəl doʊnt wɔnt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ðət ˈdəzənt meɪk ˈɛni sɛns. ˈpipəl laɪk ju si ðə laɪt wɪn ðeɪ luz ðɛr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ju ər ðə "aɪ gɑt maɪn, skru ju" mɛnˈtælɪti. ðə "aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ˈɛvriˌwən ˈkəvərd bɪˈkəz ðɛn maɪn wɪl goʊ əp" mɛnˈtælɪti. ðə ˈsɛlfɪʃ mɛnˈtælɪti əv kənˈsərvətɪvz. ju wɪl si ðə laɪt sun, bɪˈkəz ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪz taɪd tɪ jʊr ʤɑb, ənd ʤɑbz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ skɛrs. weɪt ənˈtɪl ju luz jʊr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ər ˈsəmˌwən ɪn jʊr ˈfæməli dɪz. wɪl ju læf æt ðɛm? ər wən əv jʊr frɛndz. weɪt ənˈtɪl wən əv jʊr ˈrɛlətɪvz ər frɛndz daɪz du tɪ læk əv hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ɪts ə raɪt, nɑt ə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ. ˈmeɪbi nɑt tɪ ju ənd jʊr "aɪ gɑt maɪn" kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm. ˈkɑmɛnt 43 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ðə mɛnˈtælɪti əv ˈmaɪkəl fɪts ɪn wɛl wɪθ fræŋks ˈlɛtər frəm ˈʤizəs. θæŋk ju ˈmaɪkəl, fər biɪŋ ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ʤɪst wət fræŋk ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt. ˈkɑmɛnt 44 [permalink*] bɪg dæn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... kənˈsərvətɪvz laɪk ˈmaɪkəl hæv pʊt ə ˈvælju ɔn ən əˈmɛrɪkənz laɪf: ɪts 100 ɪf ˈmaɪkəl wɑz toʊld hɪz ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns wʊd goʊ əp frəm 400 tɪ 500 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈkəvər ɔl ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd seɪv ˈθaʊzənz əv lɪvz, ˈmaɪkəl wʊd seɪ "noʊ". ˈkɑmɛnt 45 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... θæŋk ju fræŋk. aɪ θɪŋk ˈʤizəs wʊd əˈpruv əv ðɪs pis. ɛz fər ðə troʊlz hir, meɪ ju ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈkɑmɛntərz hæv ə ˈvɛri ˈmɛri ˈkrɪsməs ənd ə məʧ ˈbɛtər nu jɪr. preɪ fər pis ənd fər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə trups hoʊm. ðoʊz pur soʊlz nid ɔl ðə prɛrz ðeɪ kən gɪt. lɛts ɔl wərk tɪ ɛnd ðiz ənˈʤəst wɔrz, ˈæftərˌɑl ðæts wət ˈʤizəs wʊd wɔnt. ˈkɑmɛnt 46 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn æm pt*... tɛl ˈkɑŋgrəs noʊ! http://rethinkafghanistan.com*/ voʊt noʊ ɔn ˈɛni ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl ðət wʊd sɛnd mɔr trups tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn. ˈkɑmɛnt 47 [permalink*] maɪk sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ə ˈlɪtəl pəˈdæntɪk, bət raɪt ɔn. ðɛr ər ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv əˈmeɪzɪŋ θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðɪs blɔg. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ɪt flaɪz raɪt ˈoʊvər ðə hɛdz əv moʊst ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ðət ðeɪ ər ðə ɛmˈbɑdimənt əv ˈbɪblɪkəl; ʤɪst wi ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn ˈkrɪsʧɪnz səʧ ɛz ˌmaɪˈsɛlf doʊnt sim tɪ græsp ðət wi ər ðə əv ðɪs deɪ. wət ɪz moʊst əˈstaʊndɪŋ ɪz tɪ θɪŋk əv hu fræŋk ˈfɑðər tɪ si haʊ fræŋk həz nɑt əˈbændənd ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. wʊd ɪt wər ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ fæst ˈfɔrwərd 100 jɪrz ənd si wət rɪˈlɪʤən ˈskɑlərz meɪk əv ðə bɪtˈwin ˈfrænsɪs ənd fræŋk ˈʃɛfər, wɪʧ əv ðɛm wɪl bi ðə ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl vɔɪs ənd wət ɑr rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈiðər əv ðɛm wɪl seɪ əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs. ˈkɑmɛnt 48 [permalink*] ʤɑn sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm (wɪʧ wɪl ɛnd ˈpɑvərti) ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪŋk, teɪks ju tɪ ə "juˈtoʊpiən" ˈɑrtɪkəl, ɛnˈtaɪtəld "hoʊm əv ðə breɪv?" wɪʧ aɪ roʊt ənd əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˌæθəˈniəm ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv fəˈlɑsəfi: ʤɑn ˈkɑmɛnt 49 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈdɪrəst ˈʤizəs, aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ðɛr ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl stæns ri: geɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər aɪ wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ ju wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə "ˈkrɪsʧɪn" ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən təˈwɔrdz wɔr, ənd ðɛr ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns tɪ ˈsəfərɪŋ, ˈtɔrʧər ənd fɔls ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt əv ˈəðərz. waɪ ˈɑrənt ðiz ˈkrɪsʧɪnz əˈgɛnst wɔr? waɪ nɑt "pis ɔn ərθ"? ˈkɑmɛnt 50 [permalink*] kɛn frəm 13 sɛd ɔn æm pt*... ˈɛvriˌwən bət fræŋk ɪz ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɪn ðɪs blɔg. əm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈhirɪŋ wət fræŋk həz tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə ˈkɑmɛnts hiz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd. ˈkɑmɛnt 51 [permalink*] bɪl sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrizənɪŋ wɪθ 'ˈkrɪsʧɪnz' ðiz deɪz. nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ðɛr ˈɛvər wɑz. bət wən θɪŋ ɪz klɪr əˈbaʊt ðoʊz hu kɔl ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə... ənˈtɪl ðeɪ du raɪt baɪ juˈmænɪti, gɑd həz moʊst ˈsərtənli fɔrˈseɪkən ðɛm. wən ˈoʊnli nidz tɪ lʊk æt ðɛm ənd ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz tɪ noʊ ðɪs. ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə wərld həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ˈheɪtrəd, ˈbɪgətri ənd əˈprɛʃən. ənd əˈpɛrəntli kraɪsts ˈfɑloʊərz ˈwʊdənt hæv ɪt ˈɛni ˈəðər weɪ. ˈkɑmɛnt 52 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈdɪrəst ˈmaɪkəl, ju sɛd: mɛn wɪl feɪl ju ˈɛvəri taɪm wɛˈræz gɑd wɪl nɑt. ju ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd: ˌəndərˈstænd ˈsəmθɪŋ. wət ɪz ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl təˈdeɪ ɪz ðɛr bɪˈkəz gɑd ˈwɔntɪd ɪt ðət ˈmætər hu taɪpt ɪt əp, roʊt ɪt daʊn ˈəltəmətli gɑdz dɪˈsɪʒən. hi ˈjuzɪz mæn ˈɛvəri deɪ tɪ gɪt hɪz wərk dən. ðɪs straɪks mi ɛz ə wi bɪt ˈfɪkəl. ɪz ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv wər ˈsəmˌhaʊ mɔr lɛd baɪ gɑd (ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr kənˈvinjəntli ˈrɛləvənt tɪ jʊr pɔɪnt) bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈhæpənd soʊ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ? ər wi mɔr ˈfæləbəl naʊ ɪn ɑr ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən ðən 2000 jɪrz əˈgoʊ? (əˈpɑrt frəm ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈʧɛri pɪkt soʊ ɔl wi hæv tɪ goʊ ɔn naʊ ɪz wət ðeɪ hæv toʊld ˈjuˈɛs wi kən hæv.) ðɪs ˈsɛnəmənt ˈɔlsoʊ straɪks mi ɛz naɪiv, contadicted*, bət ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt tɪ lɪv baɪ. soʊ jʊr seɪɪŋ gɑd wɪlz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ? ər ʤɪst ðət "tru ˈkrɪsʧɪnz" səʧ ɛz ˈjɔrsɛlf ər ˈsoʊəli lɛd baɪ ðə bɪg ʤi? wɑz ən ækt əv gɑd? ər wɑz ðət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkæʃɪŋ ɪn ɔn fɪr, waɪlst fˈjulɪŋ ðə ˈheɪtrəd əv "ðət wɪʧ ɪz ˈəðər" ɪn ðə ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl? (ˈæˌkʧuəli ðæts ˌɔnˈfɛr, ɪt ˈhɔrəˌfaɪd, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd ðə hoʊl wərld.) əm ʃʊr gɑd ˈwʊdənt wɔnt ju tɪ fil ˈgɪlti ɔl ðə taɪm fər ˈsɪnɪŋ. dɪˈpɛndz wət ju kaʊnt ɛz sɪnz aɪ səˈpoʊz. ...ˈitɪŋ ə bɪg mæk? dɪz ðət kaʊnt? ər stəf laɪk ˈθɪŋkɪŋ "ʃi lʊks fæt ɪn ðət, ənd ðɛn laɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk hər fil ˈbɛtər?" ər ðə ˈklæsɪk "aɪ ˈtoʊtəli ʤɪst kɪld 20 ˈpipəl wɪθ ðɪs məˈʃin gən..." "mæn wɪl feɪl ˈɛvəri taɪm", hə? tæd hɑrʃ ðɛr. ər ju ˈjɔrsɛlf nɑt ə mæn? aɪ noʊ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt, bət ˈɪzənt ðə pɔɪnt əv biɪŋ ˈjumən tɪ meɪk mɪˈsteɪks ənd ðɛn ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ ðɛm? ju du ðət fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. ðɛn ɪf jʊr ˈdɛspərɪt ju kən æsk gɑd tɪ ˈhændəl stəf fər ju ɪf ju kænt dil wɪθ ɪt. bət ju du ðət wɪθ jʊr ˈpɛrənts wɪn ju ər ˈlɪtəl. gɑd ɛz ˈfɑðər. ˈpaʊərfəl. ˈdeɪnʤərəs. gɑd ˈjuʒəwəli ˈdəzənt smæk jʊr rɪst ɪn ðɪs laɪf, ənd wɛl, aɪ ˈhævənt ˈæˌkʧuəli mɛt ˈɛniˌwən hu həz bɪn tɪ ə hɛl ðeɪ ˈhævənt meɪd fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz hir... soʊ. lɛt jʊr ˈkɑnʃəns bi jʊr gaɪd ˈdɑrlɪŋ. aɪ wɪʃ əˈpɑn ju wət ju wɪʃ əˈpɑn ˈjɔrsɛlf. ˈkɑmɛnt 53 [permalink*] ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪpskəm sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈmaɪkəl sɛd "tɪ səm dɪˈgri aɪ əˈgri ˈdeɪvɪd. bət ɪf wi ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˈɛvriˌwən hu θɔt laɪk ðɪs gaɪ wid bi goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛvən wɪˈθaʊt əˈlɑt əv ˈpipəl hu stɪl hæv taɪm tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr hɑrts." aɪ əˈgri ðət waɪl ðɛr ɪz laɪf ðɛr ɪz stɪl taɪm, ənd aɪ preɪ ðɛl lərn ðə truθ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts tu leɪt. bət ðɛr kəmz ə taɪm wɪn wən məst stɑp ˈkæstɪŋ ðɛr pərlz ˌbiˈfɔr swaɪn ənd muv ɔn tɪ ðoʊz huz hɑrts ənd maɪndz ər nɑt fɪld wɪθ ˈheɪtrəd təˈwɔrdz gɑd ənd hɪz wərd. ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl heɪts gɑd ənd hɪz lɔz ənd ˈheɪtrəd təˈwɔrdz ðoʊz hu ər hɪz tru ˈfɑloʊərz, ɛz ɪz ˈɛvədənt frəm ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə poʊsts ɔn ðɪs θrɛd. meɪ ðə lɔrd rɪˈwɔrd ðɛm əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr wərks. ˈkɑmɛnt 54 [permalink*] bræd ˈfridmən sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪpskəm raɪt: ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl heɪts gɑd ənd hɪz lɔz ənd ˈheɪtrəd təˈwɔrdz ðoʊz hu ər hɪz tru ˈfɑloʊərz haʊ ˌənbəˈlivəbli ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ, ɑbˈnɑkʃəs ənd ˌɪˈnækjərət. ɪf ðæts wət ju bɪˈliv, ˈdeɪvɪd, ju ər ˈtruli ə lɔst kənfˈjuzd fərˈɛvər ˈpɔɪzənd soʊl. wət ə ˈpɪti. ˈkɑmɛnt 55 [permalink*] sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*... bræd ˈfridmən ju fərˈgɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪpskəm kəmˈplitli ˈləmpɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈɪntu ðə seɪm ˈkætəˌgɔri ðət hi həz ˌɪˈmæʤənd fər hɪmˈsɛlf. ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə fækt ðət waɪlst ˈblaɪndɪd baɪ hɪz oʊn sɛns əv ˈraɪʧəsnəs hi həz fərˈgɑtən haʊ tɪ ləv ˈɛniˌwən ˈəðər ðən hɪz ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr brænd əv gɑd skwɑd ənd ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðɛr snoʊi ˈbɪrdəd waɪt ˈfɑðər ˈfɪgjər ˈmæˌskɑt. bət aɪ fərˈgɪv ˈmɪstər. ˈlɪpskəm bɪˈkəz hɪz neɪm meɪks mi θɪŋk əv ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə ˈtruli ˈɛpɪk ˈməˌstæʃ. fər ðət ˈrizən əˈloʊn, ˈdeɪvɪd həz meɪd mi smaɪl. ənd heɪ, ˈdeɪvɪd, lʊk ɔn ðə braɪt saɪd... aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ hæŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ju ˈskɛri gaɪz wɪn aɪ daɪ. ˈfræŋkli, ɪt saʊnz laɪk maɪ aɪˈdiə əv hɛl! soʊ aɪl ʤɪst goʊ ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ər ˈmeɪbi ʤɪst ˌriɪnˈkɑrˌneɪt. ʧaʊ! ˈkɑmɛnt 56 [permalink*] ˈstivən sɛd ɔn piɛm pt*...
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for more than 50 years, americans were drawn to the suburbs, with their sylvan promises of easy living.
owning your own home with a car (or two!) in the driveway and piece of lawn was seen as central to the american dream. but the latest census numbers show a reverse migration from suburbs back into the cities.
the data showed a faster growth rate in the cities than in the suburbs for the first time in 90 years.
city real estate is now more valuable, and there are even big box retailers setting up shop in downtowns.
"i think owning a home is still something people want to do and it's certainly a noble thing, but where people want those homes to be and the type of homes they want to live in and who is going to live in those homes is all in the middle of this transformational shift," said leigh gallagher, author of "the end of the suburbs: where the american dream is moving".
the suburbs originally sprouted to accommodate soldiers returning from world war wanting nothing but a good place to settle down and raise a family preferably with some land and privacy. soldiers initially found a housing shortage, something hard to imagine now, when they first returned, but homebuilders quickly caught up with "cookie cutter" homes and communities.
the sprawl of the suburbs extended farther away from the cities, eventually too far for many people, including those spending more to commute to work than paying for their house.
now things are changing.
as the cost of living in cities continues to rise, poor people are being pushed out into the suburbs.
"really the was a striking decade for the magnitude of growth we saw in poverty, not just overall but particularly in the suburbs," said elizabeth kneebone, a fellow at the brookings metropolitan policy program. "between 2000 and 2011, the poor population living in suburbs of our major metropolitan areas grew by 64 percent, that was more than twice the rate of growth in large cities in those regions."
t here are now more poor people living in suburbs than in cities for the first time, often making it difficult for them to access the resources in cities pulling themselves out of poverty.
but before you write off the neighborhood of colonials, the notion of the "death" of the suburbs has its skeptics.
"every decade we sort of get this talk about how we have this movement away from the suburbs and then i just don't see it in the data," said sam staley, the managing director of the devoe l. moore center at florida state university. "it's really not that fundamentally different from what i think we've been seeing, i think we are seeing that people want more varied products that they can choose from."
suburbs are also suffering an identity crisis, as their demographics shift away from families to aging couples and people living by themselves.
"the birth rate is going down in our country, the sort of traditional family unit is becoming a shrinking part of the household makeup in our country and that's reflecting itself in a number of ways," gallagher said.
gallagher said she expects suburbs to make difficult changes, but not disappear.
"i do think the future is optimistic and a lot of suburbs are reinventing themselves," she said.
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fər mɔr ðən 50 jɪrz, əˈmɛrɪkənz wər drɔn tɪ ðə ˈsəbərbz, wɪθ ðɛr ˈsɪlvən ˈprɑməsəz əv ˈizi ˈlɪvɪŋ. ˈoʊnɪŋ jʊr oʊn hoʊm wɪθ ə kɑr (ər tu!) ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvˌweɪ ənd pis əv lɔn wɑz sin ɛz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim. bət ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈsɛnsəs ˈnəmbərz ʃoʊ ə rɪˈvərs maɪˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈsəbərbz bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪtiz. ðə ˈdætə ʃoʊd ə ˈfæstər groʊθ reɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ðən ɪn ðə ˈsəbərbz fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 90 jɪrz. ˈsɪti ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪz naʊ mɔr ˈvæljəbəl, ənd ðɛr ər ˈivɪn bɪg bɑks ˈriˌteɪlərz ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ʃɑp ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊnz. "aɪ θɪŋk ˈoʊnɪŋ ə hoʊm ɪz stɪl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ du ənd ɪts ˈsərtənli ə ˈnoʊbəl θɪŋ, bət wɛr ˈpipəl wɔnt ðoʊz hoʊmz tɪ bi ənd ðə taɪp əv hoʊmz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ lɪv ɪn ənd hu ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ lɪv ɪn ðoʊz hoʊmz ɪz ɔl ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðɪs ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃənəl ʃɪft," sɛd li ˈgæləgər, ˈɔθər əv "ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsəbərbz: wɛr ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ". ðə ˈsəbərbz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈspraʊtɪd tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈsoʊlʤərz rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm wərld wɔr ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ bət ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ ˈsɛtəl daʊn ənd reɪz ə ˈfæməli ˈprɛfərəbli wɪθ səm lænd ənd ˈpraɪvəsi. ˈsoʊlʤərz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli faʊnd ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈʃɔrtɪʤ, ˈsəmθɪŋ hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən naʊ, wɪn ðeɪ fərst rɪˈtərnd, bət ˈhoʊmˌbɪldərz kˈwɪkli kɔt əp wɪθ "ˈkʊki ˈkətər" hoʊmz ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz. ðə sprɔl əv ðə ˈsəbərbz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈfɑrðər əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈsɪtiz, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tu fɑr fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr tɪ kəmˈjut tɪ wərk ðən peɪɪŋ fər ðɛr haʊs. naʊ θɪŋz ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ. ɛz ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪtiz kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ raɪz, pur ˈpipəl ər biɪŋ pʊʃt aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsəbərbz. "ˈrɪli ðə wɑz ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈdɛkeɪd fər ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv groʊθ wi sɔ ɪn ˈpɑvərti, nɑt ʤɪst ˈoʊvərˌɔl bət ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə ˈsəbərbz," sɛd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈniˌboʊn, ə ˈfɛloʊ æt ðə ˈbrʊkɪŋz ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈpɑləsi ˈproʊˌgræm. "bɪtˈwin 2000 ənd 2011 ðə pur ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈsəbərbz əv ɑr ˈmeɪʤər ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriəz gru baɪ 64 pərˈsɛnt, ðət wɑz mɔr ðən twaɪs ðə reɪt əv groʊθ ɪn lɑrʤ ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðoʊz ˈriʤənz." ti hir ər naʊ mɔr pur ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈsəbərbz ðən ɪn ˈsɪtiz fər ðə fərst taɪm, ˈɔfən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðɛm tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪn ˈsɪtiz ˈpʊlɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt əv ˈpɑvərti. bət ˌbiˈfɔr ju raɪt ɔf ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv kəˈloʊniəlz, ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ðə "dɛθ" əv ðə ˈsəbərbz həz ɪts ˈskɛptɪks. "ˈɛvəri ˈdɛkeɪd wi sɔrt əv gɪt ðɪs tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ wi hæv ðɪs ˈmuvmənt əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈsəbərbz ənd ðɛn aɪ ʤɪst doʊnt si ɪt ɪn ðə ˈdætə," sɛd sæm ˈsteɪli, ðə ˈmænəʤɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə dɪˈvoʊ ɛl. mʊr ˈsɛnər æt ˈflɔrɪdə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. "ɪts ˈrɪli nɑt ðət ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət aɪ θɪŋk wiv bɪn siɪŋ, aɪ θɪŋk wi ər siɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl wɔnt mɔr ˈvɛrid ˈprɑdəkts ðət ðeɪ kən ʧuz frəm." ˈsəbərbz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsəfərɪŋ ən aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈkraɪsəs, ɛz ðɛr ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ʃɪft əˈweɪ frəm ˈfæməliz tɪ ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈkəpəlz ənd ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ baɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. "ðə bərθ reɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ daʊn ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri, ðə sɔrt əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈfæməli ˈjunɪt ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ pɑrt əv ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈmeɪˌkəp ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ðæts rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv weɪz," ˈgæləgər sɛd. ˈgæləgər sɛd ʃi ɪkˈspɛkts ˈsəbərbz tɪ meɪk ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, bət nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. "aɪ du θɪŋk ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ənd ə lɔt əv ˈsəbərbz ər ˌriɪnˈvɛntɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz," ʃi sɛd.
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sony’s concept for android software leaks; download it now
whilst we were not too surprised that of concept for android software leaked yesterday, we are surprised that the actual itself has leaked. this allows anyone with an) to try it out for themselves. the official trial is only available to 500 sony users in sweden.
however, if you live in sweden, or one of those selected, then you can download the from the link below. installing the works the same as with any file using program. be warned you will lose all of your data, but you can revert to stock sony be flashing an official sony or lollipop build.
initial impressions for those that have tested it point to it being very similar to but with a few sony applications baked in. the new software is fast and stable but include some sony features such as stamina mode, screen recording and themes.
here’s a user comment from member: “by the way, the rom itself is absolutely nothing to excited about. take any stock sony lollipop rom, take away all the reasons for buying this phone (no double tap to wake, low brightness, no display enhancements, no sound enhancements) well the camera works, and it.”
all of the installation information can be found in the links below. do you plan to try it? let us know in the comments below.
download: sony ‘concept for android’ for only)
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thanks jozef and utsav!
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sony’s* ˈkɑnsɛpt fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr liks; ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɪt naʊ waɪlst wi wər nɑt tu səˈpraɪzd ðət əv ˈkɑnsɛpt fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr likt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, wi ər səˈpraɪzd ðət ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz likt. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ən tɪ traɪ ɪt aʊt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðə əˈfɪʃəl traɪəl ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ 500 ˈsoʊni ˈjuzərz ɪn sˈwidən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju lɪv ɪn sˈwidən, ər wən əv ðoʊz səˈlɛktɪd, ðɛn ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə frəm ðə lɪŋk bɪˈloʊ. ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ðə wərks ðə seɪm ɛz wɪθ ˈɛni faɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm. bi wɔrnd ju wɪl luz ɔl əv jʊr ˈdætə, bət ju kən rɪˈvərt tɪ stɑk ˈsoʊni bi ˈflæʃɪŋ ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈsoʊni ər ˈlɑliˌpɑp bɪld. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz fər ðoʊz ðət hæv ˈtɛstɪd ɪt pɔɪnt tɪ ɪt biɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ bət wɪθ ə fju ˈsoʊni ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz beɪkt ɪn. ðə nu ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz fæst ənd ˈsteɪbəl bət ˌɪnˈklud səm ˈsoʊni ˈfiʧərz səʧ ɛz ˈstæmənə moʊd, skrin rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ənd θimz. ə ˈjuzər ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈmɛmbər ðə weɪ, ðə rɑm ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt. teɪk ˈɛni stɑk ˈsoʊni ˈlɑliˌpɑp rɑm, teɪk əˈweɪ ɔl ðə ˈrizənz fər baɪɪŋ ðɪs foʊn (noʊ ˈdəbəl tæp tɪ weɪk, loʊ ˈbraɪtnəs, noʊ dɪˈspleɪ ɛnˈhænsmənts, noʊ saʊnd ɛnˈhænsmənts) wɛl ðə ˈkæmərə wərks, ənd it.”*.” ɔl əv ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kən bi faʊnd ɪn ðə lɪŋks bɪˈloʊ. du ju plæn tɪ traɪ ɪt? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd: ˈsoʊni fər android’*’ fər ˈoʊnli) ˈviə. θæŋks ˈʤoʊzəf ənd utsav*!
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hopefully not expecting a surrender
every week, new york magazine frank rich talks with contributor eric benson about the biggest stories in politics and culture. this week: what success means for the president and the, what the recall scandal says about american industry, and republican presidential hopefuls court the dark lord of vegas.
six months ago, the insurance exchanges began their official rollout with a government shutdown and a protracted website failure. yesterday, the president announced that the affordable care period had exceeded its goals, with at least million americans signing up. has been the single most divisive issue in american politics since it was signed into law in march 2010. is that period coming to an end? and has the president won?
it will not stop being a political issue until the end of the midterms, of course, because the republicans have no other issue to run on this year and-bashing, like in general, revs up its base. and the will do well in the midterms, too not because of the affordable care act, per se, but because the republican base (white, male, old) turns up in elections and much of the democratic base (the new america that is inexorably supplanting the base) until presidential election years. after the midterms, will be vastly diminished as a political issue except on the hard right, which, after all, still like that government “health-care takeover” called medicare either. (the new paul ryan budget released this week, among its other indignities, calls for replacing medicare with a voucher system that would destroy it.) even now the aca wildly unpopular the country is split in its favor according to a new washington news poll and it will gain in popularity as it takes root among those americans who needed it and now have it. in that important sense as policy, not politics the president may well have won, though we know for sure for several years.
meanwhile, fascinating to see how those on the right are trying to deal with defeat by yet again trying to dispute hard statistics claiming that the million enrollment number is a fraud. (actually, the real number is higher, maybe as high as 10 million in some estimates, because some who signed up for did so directly through insurers, not through the government exchanges.) fox news even ran a graphic that used an outdated figure for enrollments, and visually portrayed the rate (in a bar chart) as about one-third of what it actually was. this is the same kind of magical thinking that made conservative pundits attack nate silver during the 2012 election and talk themselves into believing that romney was going to win. we can only hope that karl rove will have another breakdown on television when he faces the reality that has won over a significant segment of the electorate just as surely as obama took ohio on election night.
general motors was one of the ringing success stories of american business, rebounding from the brink of collapse to become with significant government assistance a lean, profitable, and company that capped it all off by hiring the first female ceo. now is in the midst of a growing scandal as evidence mounts that it ignored a dangerous, and sometimes deadly, defect on its cars for over a decade. what does this mean for the auto industry and american manufacturing in general? and what should congress do about it?
it’s hard to imagine how this story could be worse. knew it had a defect that was making its products unsafe and killing people. there was clearly an internal cover-up. and at least some of this happened while taxpayers were bailing out the company, and’s bankruptcy status was providing it with legal protection from liability. i agree with the position that if corporations are people as both the supreme court and the scion mitt romney claim then corporations should go to jail. congress do much in this case except hold this hearings and dramatize the scale of the problem. criminal investigations are needed along with the civil lawsuits and financial reparations already afoot. and mary barra has to stop this routine. her official video apology “terrible things happened” is a example of egregious corporate “messaging.” she sounded like an airline executive on a video, though in this case it was too late for the 13 dead cobalt drivers to fasten their seat belts because, yes, terrible things did happen at, even if barra says clueless as to exactly what they were.
the fallout of this story extends beyond the auto industry and american manufacturing. it is consistent with what learned about other sectors since the crash of 2008: sold as as financial institutions sold toxic paper on wall street. and it did so while the government looked the other way or actively enabled the chicanery. it might be worth noting that the number of vehicles so far recalled by (6.3 million this year; in 2013) almost matches the number of enrollments announced by the president. in the grand ideological debate about whether business or government does better by the citizenry, clear in this that a government that sloppily and at times even brought insurance to some seven million americans still did better by the public than a signature american corporation that sloppily brought to market some seven million cars that may have been death machines.
last week, republican presidential hopefuls jeb bush, john kasich, scott walker, and chris christie courted the conservative and international casino magnate sheldon adelson in las vegas. money was one of the big stories of the 2012 election, although, of course, it push either his preferred candidate, newt gingrich, or his fallback option, mitt romney, over the top. does support really matter? and could his billions resurrect even a chris christie?
let me ask my own question. was this “beauty contest” of potential presidents held in the dark heart of vegas, sponsored by the republican jewish coalition, and presided over by a gambling magnate made much of his billions in macau worse for the jews or the republicans? that these republican candidates think adelson is an icon of american jewry and pander to his views about israel in a sea of craps tables, slots, and prostitution is insulting to jews and gentiles alike. sure, adelson has a ton of dough to drop on whomever he decides to back in the citizens united era, but i dare say the message of where that money comes from will not sit well with a lot of voters of all races, creeds, and religions.
it help christie that he screwed up even in this friendly setting, using the perfectly kosher term “occupied territories” in his love song to israel and then apologizing to adelson for offending his sensibilities. but each day furthers my conviction that christie is done anyway: his use of $1 of taxpayers’ money for an in-house “investigation” exonerating him in had the opposite of its intended effect. it looks like a cover-up and has become an instant national joke. and the financial powers that be in the establishment know this. the real story in the republican party right now remains as it has been: the establishment versus the radical base. the base is coalescing around a presidential front runner, rand paul, who, as the washington post reported last week, is now organizing in all 50 states. the establishment (and no doubt adelson) wants a white knight to knock paul out but they have one. giuliani, romney, and christie have all failed to reassert establishment rule in the. so now (as the post also reported) the top funders are in a desperate effort to enlist the jeb bush for the task. by 2016, bush will have been out of public office for nearly a decade. his political views are nebulous at best, and the fact that his fluency in spanish will win back hispanic voters to the party is a pipe dream. but even if bush says yes, largely disliked by his own base let alone the downer the bush name is for the public at large. it looks like 2016 is going to be another bloody chapter in the’s ongoing civil war.
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ˈhoʊpfəli nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə sərˈɛndər ˈɛvəri wik, nu jɔrk ˈmægəˌzin fræŋk rɪʧ tɔks wɪθ kənˈtrɪbjətər ˈɛrɪk ˈbɛnsən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈstɔriz ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈkəlʧər. ðɪs wik: wət səkˈsɛs minz fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðə, wət ðə ˈriˌkɔl ˈskændəl sɪz əˈbaʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndəstri, ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhoʊpfəlz kɔrt ðə dɑrk lɔrd əv ˈveɪgəs. sɪks mənθs əˈgoʊ, ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz bɪˈgæn ðɛr əˈfɪʃəl ˈroʊˌlaʊt wɪθ ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn ənd ə proʊˈtræktɪd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfeɪljər. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ˈpɪriəd hæd ɪkˈsidɪd ɪts goʊlz, wɪθ æt list ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. həz bɪn ðə ˈsɪŋgəl moʊst dɪˈvaɪsɪv ˈɪʃu ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks sɪns ɪt wɑz saɪnd ˈɪntu lɔ ɪn mɑrʧ 2010 ɪz ðət ˈpɪriəd ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ən ɛnd? ənd həz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wən? ɪt wɪl nɑt stɑp biɪŋ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmɪdˌtərmz, əv kɔrs, bɪˈkəz ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv noʊ ˈəðər ˈɪʃu tɪ rən ɔn ðɪs jɪr ənd obamacare-bashing*, laɪk ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, rɛvz əp ɪts beɪs. ənd ðə wɪl du wɛl ɪn ðə ˈmɪdˌtərmz, tu nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt, pər seɪ, bət bɪˈkəz ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən beɪs (waɪt, meɪl, oʊld) tərnz əp ɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd məʧ əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk beɪs (ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkə ðət ɪz ˌɪˈnɛksərəbli səˈplæntɪŋ ðə beɪs) ənˈtɪl ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən jɪrz. ˈæftər ðə ˈmɪdˌtərmz, wɪl bi ˈvæstli dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu ɪkˈsɛpt ɔn ðə hɑrd raɪt, wɪʧ, ˈæftər ɔl, stɪl laɪk ðət ˈgəvərnmənt takeover”*” kɔld ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ˈiðər. (ðə nu pɔl raɪən ˈbəʤɪt riˈlist ðɪs wik, əˈməŋ ɪts ˈəðər ˌɪnˈdɪgnətiz, kɔlz fər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈmɛdəˌkɛr wɪθ ə ˈvaʊʧər ˈsɪstəm ðət wʊd dɪˈstrɔɪ ɪt.) ˈivɪn naʊ ðə ˈækə ˈwaɪldli ˌənˈpɑpjələr ðə ˈkəntri ɪz splɪt ɪn ɪts ˈfeɪvər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈwɔʃɪŋtən nuz poʊl ənd ɪt wɪl geɪn ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɛz ɪt teɪks rut əˈməŋ ðoʊz əˈmɛrɪkənz hu ˈnidɪd ɪt ənd naʊ hæv ɪt. ɪn ðət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt sɛns ɛz ˈpɑləsi, nɑt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt meɪ wɛl hæv wən, ðoʊ wi noʊ fər ʃʊr fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ðoʊz ɔn ðə raɪt ər traɪɪŋ tɪ dil wɪθ dɪˈfit baɪ jɛt əˈgɛn traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈspjut hɑrd stəˈtɪstɪks ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ˈmɪljən ɛnˈroʊlmənt ˈnəmbər ɪz ə frɔd. (ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə ril ˈnəmbər ɪz haɪər, ˈmeɪbi ɛz haɪ ɛz 10 ˈmɪljən ɪn səm ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, bɪˈkəz səm hu saɪnd əp fər dɪd soʊ dɪˈrɛkli θru ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz, nɑt θru ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz.) fɑks nuz ˈivɪn ræn ə ˈgræfɪk ðət juzd ən ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈfɪgjər fər ɛnˈroʊlmənts, ənd ˈvɪʒwəli pɔrˈtreɪd ðə reɪt (ɪn ə bɑr ʧɑrt) ɛz əˈbaʊt ˌwənˈθərd əv wət ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli wɑz. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət meɪd kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpəndɪts əˈtæk neɪt ˈsɪlvər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2012 ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd tɔk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ˈrɑmni wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wɪn. wi kən ˈoʊnli hoʊp ðət kɑrl roʊv wɪl hæv əˈnəðər ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɪn hi ˈfeɪsɪz ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət həz wən ˈoʊvər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərət ʤɪst ɛz ˈʃʊrli ɛz ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk oʊˈhaɪoʊ ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmoʊtərz wɑz wən əv ðə ˈrɪŋɪŋ səkˈsɛs ˈstɔriz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɪznɪs, riˈbaʊndɪŋ frəm ðə brɪŋk əv kəˈlæps tɪ bɪˈkəm wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈgəvərnmənt əˈsɪstəns ə lin, ˈprɑfətəbəl, ənd ˈkəmpəˌni ðət kæpt ɪt ɔl ɔf baɪ ˈhaɪrɪŋ ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈsiˌiˈoʊ. naʊ ɪz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə groʊɪŋ ˈskændəl ɛz ˈɛvədəns maʊnts ðət ɪt ˌɪgˈnɔrd ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈdɛdli, ˈdifɛkt ɔn ɪts kɑz fər ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd. wət dɪz ðɪs min fər ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl? ənd wət ʃʊd ˈkɑŋgrəs du əˈbaʊt ɪt? hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ðɪs ˈstɔri kʊd bi wərs. nu ɪt hæd ə ˈdifɛkt ðət wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪts ˈprɑdəkts ənˈseɪf ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈpipəl. ðɛr wɑz ˈklɪrli ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈkəvərˌəp. ənd æt list səm əv ðɪs ˈhæpənd waɪl ˈtækˌspeɪərz wər ˈbeɪlɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ənd ˈbæŋkrəptsi ˈstætəs wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ˈligəl prəˈtɛkʃən frəm ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti. aɪ əˈgri wɪθ ðə pəˈzɪʃən ðət ɪf ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ər ˈpipəl ɛz boʊθ ðə səˈprim kɔrt ənd ðə saɪən mɪt ˈrɑmni kleɪm ðɛn ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ʃʊd goʊ tɪ ʤeɪl. ˈkɑŋgrəs du məʧ ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪkˈsɛpt hoʊld ðɪs ˈhirɪŋz ənd ˈdrɑməˌtaɪz ðə skeɪl əv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ər ˈnidɪd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈlɔˌsuts ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌrɛpərˈeɪʃənz ɔˈrɛdi əˈfʊt. ənd ˈmɛri ˈbɑrə həz tɪ stɑp ðɪs ruˈtin. hər əˈfɪʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ əˈpɑləˌʤi θɪŋz happened”*” ɪz ə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɪˈgriʤəs ˈkɔrpərət ““messaging.”*.” ʃi ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ən ˈɛˌrlaɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɔn ə ˈvɪdioʊ, ðoʊ ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪt wɑz tu leɪt fər ðə 13 dɛd ˈkoʊˌbɔlt ˈdraɪvərz tɪ ˈfæsən ðɛr sit bɛlts bɪˈkəz, jɛs, ˈtɛrəbəl θɪŋz dɪd ˈhæpən æt, ˈivɪn ɪf ˈbɑrə sɪz ˈkluləs ɛz tɪ ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ wər. ðə ˈfɔˌlaʊt əv ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪkˈstɛndz bɪɔnd ðə ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪndəstri ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. ɪt ɪz kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ wət ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ˈəðər ˈsɛktərz sɪns ðə kræʃ əv 2008 soʊld ɛz ɛz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz soʊld ˈtɑksɪk ˈpeɪpər ɔn wɔl strit. ənd ɪt dɪd soʊ waɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt lʊkt ðə ˈəðər weɪ ər ˈæktɪvli ɪˈneɪbəld ðə ʃɪˈkeɪnəri. ɪt maɪt bi wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈviɪkəlz soʊ fɑr rɪˈkɔld baɪ ˈmɪljən ðɪs jɪr; ɪn 2013 ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈmæʧɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɛnˈroʊlmənts əˈnaʊnst baɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪn ðə grænd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ˈbɪznɪs ər ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz ˈbɛtər baɪ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənri, klɪr ɪn ðɪs ðət ə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət sˈlɑpəli ənd æt taɪmz ˈivɪn brɔt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns tɪ səm ˈsɛvən ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz stɪl dɪd ˈbɛtər baɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ðən ə ˈsɪgnəʧər əˈmɛrɪkən ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ðət sˈlɑpəli brɔt tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt səm ˈsɛvən ˈmɪljən kɑz ðət meɪ hæv bɪn dɛθ məˈʃinz. læst wik, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhoʊpfəlz ʤɛb bʊʃ, ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ, skɑt ˈwɔkər, ənd krɪs ˈkrɪsti ˈkɔrtɪd ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəˈsinoʊ ˈmægˌneɪt ˈʃɛldən ˈædəlsən ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs. ˈməni wɑz wən əv ðə bɪg ˈstɔriz əv ðə 2012 ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ, əv kɔrs, ɪt pʊʃ ˈiðər hɪz prɪˈfərd ˈkænədɪt, nut ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ, ər hɪz ˈfɔlˌbæk ˈɔpʃən, mɪt ˈrɑmni, ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. dɪz səˈpɔrt ˈrɪli ˈmætər? ənd kʊd hɪz ˈbɪljənz ˌrɛzərˈɛkt ˈivɪn ə krɪs ˈkrɪsti? lɛt mi æsk maɪ oʊn kˈwɛʃən. wɑz ðɪs contest”*” əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts hɛld ɪn ðə dɑrk hɑrt əv ˈveɪgəs, ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ʤuɪʃ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, ənd prɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈoʊvər baɪ ə ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ˈmægˌneɪt meɪd məʧ əv hɪz ˈbɪljənz ɪn məˈkaʊ wərs fər ðə ʤuz ər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz? ðət ðiz rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts θɪŋk ˈædəlsən ɪz ən ˈaɪkɑn əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤuri ənd ˈpændər tɪ hɪz vjuz əˈbaʊt ˈɪzriəl ɪn ə si əv kræps ˈteɪbəlz, slɑts, ənd ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ɪz ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ tɪ ʤuz ənd ˈʤɛnˌtaɪlz əˈlaɪk. ʃʊr, ˈædəlsən həz ə tən əv doʊ tɪ drɔp ɔn huˈmɛvər hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ bæk ɪn ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɪrə, bət aɪ dɛr seɪ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv wɛr ðət ˈməni kəmz frəm wɪl nɑt sɪt wɛl wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈvoʊtərz əv ɔl ˈreɪsɪz, kridz, ənd riˈlɪʤənz. ɪt hɛlp ˈkrɪsti ðət hi skrud əp ˈivɪn ɪn ðɪs ˈfrɛndli ˈsɛtɪŋ, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpərfəktli ˈkoʊʃər tərm territories”*” ɪn hɪz ləv sɔŋ tɪ ˈɪzriəl ənd ðɛn əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ tɪ ˈædəlsən fər əˈfɛndɪŋ hɪz ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz. bət iʧ deɪ ˈfərðərz maɪ kənˈvɪkʃən ðət ˈkrɪsti ɪz dən ˈɛniˌweɪ: hɪz juz əv 1 əv taxpayers’*’ ˈməni fər ən ˌɪnˈhaʊs ““investigation”*” ɪgˈzɑnərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪm ɪn hæd ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈifɛkt. ɪt lʊks laɪk ə ˈkəvərˌəp ənd həz bɪˈkəm ən ˈɪnstənt ˈnæʃənəl ʤoʊk. ənd ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl paʊərz ðət bi ɪn ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt noʊ ðɪs. ðə ril ˈstɔri ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti raɪt naʊ rɪˈmeɪnz ɛz ɪt həz bɪn: ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ˈvərsəz ðə ˈrædɪkəl beɪs. ðə beɪs ɪz ˌkoʊəˈlɛsɪŋ əraʊnd ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl frənt ˈrənər, rænd pɔl, hu, ɛz ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd læst wik, ɪz naʊ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ɪn ɔl 50 steɪts. ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt (ənd noʊ daʊt ˈædəlsən) wɔnts ə waɪt naɪt tɪ nɑk pɔl aʊt bət ðeɪ hæv wən. ˌʤuliˈɑni, ˈrɑmni, ənd ˈkrɪsti hæv ɔl feɪld tɪ ˌriəˈsərt ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt rul ɪn ðə. soʊ naʊ (ɛz ðə poʊst ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd) ðə tɔp ˈfəndərz ər ɪn ə ˈdɛspərɪt ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌɛnˈlɪst ðə ʤɛb bʊʃ fər ðə tæsk. baɪ 2016 bʊʃ wɪl hæv bɪn aʊt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs fər ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd. hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl vjuz ər ˈnɛbjələs æt bɛst, ənd ðə fækt ðət hɪz ˈfluənsi ɪn ˈspænɪʃ wɪl wɪn bæk hɪˈspænɪk ˈvoʊtərz tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti ɪz ə paɪp drim. bət ˈivɪn ɪf bʊʃ sɪz jɛs, ˈlɑrʤli dɪsˈlaɪkt baɪ hɪz oʊn beɪs lɛt əˈloʊn ðə ˈdaʊnər ðə bʊʃ neɪm ɪz fər ðə ˈpəblɪk æt lɑrʤ. ɪt lʊks laɪk 2016 ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈnəðər ˈblədi ˈʧæptər ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈsɪvəl wɔr.
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