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new orleans on march 8, an hbo documentary revealed new evidence seeming to tie robert a. durst to the 2000 killing of his confidante susan berman. not long after, mr. durst stopped using his cellphone.
on march 10, law enforcement authorities tracing the location of the phone noticed the signal moving east out of houston, before it died completely. having later traced mr. durst to a hotel in new orleans, agents approached the front desk clerk and ran through 10 different aliases that mr. durst had once used. nothing turned up.
then they spotted him in the lobby.
these were just some of the revelations at a crowded hearing in orleans criminal district court here on monday, which ended with a judge ordering mr. durst, who has been charged in los angeles with the murder of ms. berman and with lesser charges here, to be held in jail in louisiana without bail.
prosecutors argued that mr. durst was a flight risk, presenting evidence that he was expecting to get over $100,000 in cash and saying that a map of cuba had been found in his hotel room.
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nu ˌɔˈrlinz ɔn mɑrʧ 8 ən ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri rɪˈvild nu ˈɛvədəns ˈsimɪŋ tɪ taɪ ˈrɑbərt ə. dərst tɪ ðə 2000 ˈkɪlɪŋ əv hɪz ˈkɑnfəˌdænt ˈsuzən ˈbərmən. nɑt lɔŋ ˈæftər, ˈmɪstər. dərst stɑpt ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛlfoʊn. ɔn mɑrʧ 10 lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈθɔrətiz ˈtreɪsɪŋ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə foʊn ˈnoʊtɪst ðə ˈsɪgnəl ˈmuvɪŋ ist aʊt əv ˈhjustən, ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt daɪd kəmˈplitli. ˈhævɪŋ ˈleɪtər treɪst ˈmɪstər. dərst tɪ ə hoʊˈtɛl ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz, ˈeɪʤənts əˈproʊʧt ðə frənt dɛsk klərk ənd ræn θru 10 ˈdɪfərənt ˈeɪliəsɪz ðət ˈmɪstər. dərst hæd wəns juzd. ˈnəθɪŋ tərnd əp. ðɛn ðeɪ ˈspɑtɪd ɪm ɪn ðə ˈlɑbi. ðiz wər ʤɪst səm əv ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz æt ə ˈkraʊdɪd ˈhirɪŋ ɪn ˌɔˈrlinz ˈkrɪmənəl ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt hir ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, wɪʧ ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ə ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈmɪstər. dərst, hu həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs wɪθ ðə ˈmərdər əv mɪz. ˈbərmən ənd wɪθ ˈlɛsər ˈʧɑrʤɪz hir, tɪ bi hɛld ɪn ʤeɪl ɪn luˌiziˈænə wɪˈθaʊt beɪl. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈɑrgjud ðət ˈmɪstər. dərst wɑz ə flaɪt rɪsk, prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ˈɛvədəns ðət hi wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈoʊvər ɪn kæʃ ənd seɪɪŋ ðət ə mæp əv ˈkjubə hæd bɪn faʊnd ɪn hɪz hoʊˈtɛl rum.
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new delhi: fortune 500 industrial conglomerate is looking to scale up investments in india with an eye on making it the first designated export hub move towards the goods and services tax regime and improvements in the corporate tax system make it an attractive destination for setting up an export base, shin, executive vice president in charge of’s international operations, told et. this would mark a departure from the traditional approach of producing locally across can certainly bring in a lot more investment, as investment conditions continue to improve such as , corporate can also consider india as an export base in addition to our domestic presence. if you look at the cooperation coming through the asean and other free trade initiatives of india, a lot of good things can happen," shin believe in regional rather than using a single country as a hub. for us, exports are an exception rather than the norm. so if you ask me which is the designated strategic export country, none," shin told et at the end of a visit to india during which he sensed a stark difference in the body language of people and the confidence in its economy compared to his previous visit in stressed that the reality he has seen ‘coincides’ with what he had read about recent resurgence on the global economic arena before his have been making in india for 28 years, with an india for india strategy. we learned it early and the hard way that bringing boxes from overseas and handing them to customers work," shin said, adding that its domestic revenue is growing at over 20% in several segments, indicating ‘strong performance in the current has invested $100 million over the past 15 years into its business, which includes setting up a research and development lab whose innovations have ‘astonished’’s us researchers, according to the make in india drive attracting new foreign players, is also looking at helping its global industrial customers set up shop in india. "because we have most of’s solutions, we can help them their product swiftly," said from manufacturing, is keen to lend its expertise on digital india and smart cities initiatives. it is betting big on to improve its reach to medium and small enterprises and improve productivity of consumers by putting technical guides to some products want to outgrow the market... if is growing at 5 per cent, we can grow two to four times that and we are getting such accelerated growth from india now," shin said, stressing that would be the biggest for players like.
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nu ˈdɛli: ˈfɔrʧən 500 ˌɪnˈdəstriəl kənˈglɑmərət ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ skeɪl əp ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈɪndiə wɪθ ən aɪ ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə fərst ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˈɛkspɔrt həb muv təˈwɔrdz ðə gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz tæks rəˈʒim ənd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ðə ˈkɔrpərət tæks ˈsɪstəm meɪk ɪt ən əˈtræktɪv ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ən ˈɛkspɔrt beɪs, ʃɪn, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, toʊld ɛt. ðɪs wʊd mɑrk ə dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl əˈproʊʧ əv prəˈdusɪŋ ˈloʊkəli əˈkrɔs kən ˈsərtənli brɪŋ ɪn ə lɔt mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ɛz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt kənˈdɪʃənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv səʧ ɛz ˈkɔrpərət kən ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdər ˈɪndiə ɛz ən ˈɛkspɔrt beɪs ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ɑr dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɛzəns. ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈkəmɪŋ θru ðə ˌæˈzeɪən ənd ˈəðər fri treɪd ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz əv ˈɪndiə, ə lɔt əv gʊd θɪŋz kən ˈhæpən," ʃɪn bɪˈliv ɪn ˈriʤənəl ˈrəðər ðən ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkəntri ɛz ə həb. fər ˈjuˈɛs, ˈɛkspɔrts ər ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən ˈrəðər ðən ðə nɔrm. soʊ ɪf ju æsk mi wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd strəˈtiʤɪk ˈɛkspɔrt ˈkəntri, nən," ʃɪn toʊld ɛt æt ðə ɛnd əv ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈɪndiə ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ hi sɛnst ə stɑrk ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈpipəl ənd ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ɪts ɪˈkɑnəmi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ hɪz ˈpriviəs ˈvɪzɪt ɪn strɛst ðət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti hi həz sin ‘‘coincides’*’ wɪθ wət hi hæd rɛd əˈbaʊt ˈrisənt riˈsərʤəns ɔn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ərˈinə ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz hæv bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪn ˈɪndiə fər 28 jɪrz, wɪθ ən ˈɪndiə fər ˈɪndiə ˈstrætəʤi. wi ˈlərnɪd ɪt ˈərli ənd ðə hɑrd weɪ ðət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈbɑksɪz frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz ənd ˈhændɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈkəstəmərz wərk," ʃɪn sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪts dəˈmɛstɪk ˈrɛvəˌnu ɪz groʊɪŋ æt ˈoʊvər 20 ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˌsɛgˈmɛnts, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt həz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd 100 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 15 jɪrz ˈɪntu ɪts ˈbɪznɪs, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt læb huz ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz hæv ‘‘astonished’*’ ˈjuˈɛs ˈrisərʧərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə meɪk ɪn ˈɪndiə draɪv əˈtræktɪŋ nu ˈfɔrən pleɪərz, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɪts ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkəstəmərz sɛt əp ʃɑp ɪn ˈɪndiə. "bɪˈkəz wi hæv moʊst əv səˈluʃənz, wi kən hɛlp ðɛm ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt sˈwɪftli," sɛd frəm ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ɪz kin tɪ lɛnd ɪts ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɔn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɪndiə ənd smɑrt ˈsɪtiz ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz. ɪt ɪz ˈbɛtɪŋ bɪg ɔn tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts riʧ tɪ ˈmidiəm ənd smɔl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti əv kənˈsumərz baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈtɛknɪkəl gaɪdz tɪ səm ˈprɑdəkts wɔnt tɪ ˌaʊtˈgroʊ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt... ɪf ɪz groʊɪŋ æt 5 pər sɛnt, wi kən groʊ tu tɪ fɔr taɪmz ðət ənd wi ər ˈgɪtɪŋ səʧ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd groʊθ frəm ˈɪndiə naʊ," ʃɪn sɛd, ˈstrɛsɪŋ ðət wʊd bi ðə ˈbɪgəst fər pleɪərz laɪk.
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u.s. government criminal enterprise catherine austin fitts by greg hunter usa watchdog
financial expert and investment advisor catherine austin fitts says the u.s. government runs on massive criminal activity. fitts explains, “the u.s. economy is deeply dependent on criminal cash flows. the global leader in money laundering. if we stopped doing that, the economy would be in for a major, major change. . . . the preference for most americans is to keep that system going as long as it works for them. so, it you are a public official, you are between a rock and a hard place. if you press the red button and stop the illegal cash flows, then all hell breaks loose. . . . the u.s. government has been run as a criminal enterprise, and i have documented and proved that on multiple occasions. the swamp that exists in washington is from sea to shining sea. not just in washington. in every county and every state house in the country. if we are going to change and clean ourselves of enormous financial dependencies on criminal activities, we are talking about a very big change, and not just in washington.”
so, in the big picture, where are we now? why are so many top people in politics and hollywood being taken down? fitts says, “these people are expensive. this is a fundamental re-engineering. . . . we are watching purges, but these purges are knocking out the expensive people, people we no longer need from the financial coup period, and you are bringing in a new wave of people or you are just downsizing. so, we see sex purges in hollywood and in various forms of media and entertainment. . . . you have various purges going on because the reality is the world needs to move on. this money needs to be reinvested, and you afford a bunch of egotistical maniacs who were good at stealing money. you use them to build the future, and you afford them. . . . there is a huge amount of money that is floating around in fixed income and derivative markets, and now got to bring it down into the hard economy and hard assets. how do you do that? you need to switch the caliber of the people for management and reinvestment of the money. you have to do it in a way that kick off hyperinflation.”
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juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈkæθərɪn ˈɔstən fɪts baɪ grɛg ˈhəntər ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈwɑʧˌdɔg ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɛkspərt ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ædˈvaɪzər ˈkæθərɪn ˈɔstən fɪts sɪz ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt rənz ɔn ˈmæsɪv ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti. fɪts ɪkˈspleɪnz, juz. ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˈdipli dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ˈkrɪmənəl kæʃ floʊz. ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈlidər ɪn ˈməni ˈlɔndərɪŋ. ɪf wi stɑpt duɪŋ ðət, ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi wʊd bi ɪn fər ə ˈmeɪʤər, ˈmeɪʤər ʧeɪnʤ. ðə ˈprɛfərəns fər moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪz tɪ kip ðət ˈsɪstəm goʊɪŋ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt wərks fər ðɛm. soʊ, ɪt ju ər ə ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəl, ju ər bɪtˈwin ə rɑk ənd ə hɑrd pleɪs. ɪf ju prɛs ðə rɛd ˈbətən ənd stɑp ðə ˌɪˈligəl kæʃ floʊz, ðɛn ɔl hɛl breɪks lus. ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn rən ɛz ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, ənd aɪ hæv ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ənd pruvd ðət ɔn ˈməltəpəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz. ðə swɔmp ðət ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪz frəm si tɪ ˈʃaɪnɪŋ si. nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈkaʊnti ənd ˈɛvəri steɪt haʊs ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɪf wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ənd klin ɑrˈsɛlvz əv ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈpɛndənsiz ɔn ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz, wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈvɛri bɪg ʧeɪnʤ, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ɪn washington.”*.” soʊ, ɪn ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər, wɛr ər wi naʊ? waɪ ər soʊ ˈmɛni tɔp ˈpipəl ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈhɑliˌwʊd biɪŋ ˈteɪkən daʊn? fɪts sɪz, ˈpipəl ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ðɪs ɪz ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl re-engineering*. wi ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈpərʤɪz, bət ðiz ˈpərʤɪz ər ˈnɑkɪŋ aʊt ðə ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈpipəl, ˈpipəl wi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər nid frəm ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ku ˈpɪriəd, ənd ju ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ə nu weɪv əv ˈpipəl ər ju ər ʤɪst ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ. soʊ, wi si sɛks ˈpərʤɪz ɪn ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd ɪn ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz əv ˈmidiə ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ju hæv ˈvɛriəs ˈpərʤɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn bɪˈkəz ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðə wərld nidz tɪ muv ɔn. ðɪs ˈməni nidz tɪ bi ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪd, ənd ju əˈfɔrd ə bənʧ əv ˌigəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈmeɪniˌæks hu wər gʊd æt ˈstilɪŋ ˈməni. ju juz ðɛm tɪ bɪld ðə fˈjuʧər, ənd ju əˈfɔrd ðɛm. ðɛr ɪz ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni ðət ɪz ˈfloʊtɪŋ əraʊnd ɪn fɪkst ˈɪnˌkəm ənd dərˈɪvɪtɪv ˈmɑrkɪts, ənd naʊ gɑt tɪ brɪŋ ɪt daʊn ˈɪntu ðə hɑrd ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd hɑrd ˈæˌsɛts. haʊ du ju du ðət? ju nid tɪ swɪʧ ðə ˈkæləbər əv ðə ˈpipəl fər ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ˌriɪnˈvɛstmənt əv ðə ˈməni. ju hæv tɪ du ɪt ɪn ə weɪ ðət kɪk ɔf hyperinflation.”*.” kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈwɑʧˌdɔg>>> ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz ˈkɛrɪŋ!
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dennis malcolm byron hustles for a living. he shows up to argosy bearing gifts: custom glassware from a recent event he threw, a bottle of schlafly double bean blonde from a recent trip to st. louis. as we talk and drink i ask him what pays his bills. is it the car reviews he does for magazines, the blogging/events/etc., his branding and consulting agency, open creative?
"it's all of those, all together," says the "forty-ish" man who, in 2002, branded himself ale sharpton. speaking of which: "beer has been such a part of my life in so many different ways. i've always been into art and things that are different from the norm, and i knew beer was going in that direction ... beer can tell you a lot about a city it's from or the person who makes it."
as it turns out, byron can tell you a lot about this city and the beer that's made in it. when we sat down in east atlanta village, we talked about the peach state's brewing rise, the lack of diversity in the craft beer industry, and what the future might hold. after that, we got back to the hustle.
describe your first beer.
i don't think anybody forgets their first beer. i was hanging out at my uncle's in brooklyn, and he was drinking miller high life in those little stubby bottles. he was like, "you'll probably think this is disgusting," gave me a sip, and i was like, "mmmmm!" he was pissed! but i knew that's what i was gonna drink when i was older. that's all i've ever really liked. i never had a taste for spirits.
tell me the "ale sharpton" origin story.
when i was writing for cypher, i had a pen name because back then rap journalists were getting beat up. laughs my nickname was justin case. i had a rap section and a beer section ... i was an editor for the atlanta voice, too. i was an editor there, but really, i'm a lifestyle writer. this magazine approached me with an executive editor job, and i took it. the deal i asked for was that i could have a separate column under a new name. after a couple blunts and two brooklyn black chocolate stouts, at two in the morning one night, it hit me: ale sharpton. that was 2002.
what do you hope for the future of georgia beer?
we need a little more unity in some areas. i don't want us to get to the point where we're hating on each other, and i'm glad atlanta hasn't fallen to that yet. what's whack is that there are so many events happening at one time. if we could stagger them, that would be cool. it's a growing industry here, but we could be working together to make a calendar and really reap the benefits of being a great beer city.
you've touched on diversity or the lack thereof in the beer world. how can we improve that?
that's another one of my goals. i'm a writer who's spreading that love to a lot of communities that aren't often exposed to it. i truly believe it's where you set up these beer bars. it's diverse at argosy right now. if it's a diverse neighborhood, you're gonna get diversity in the crowd. it's about having access to good stores in predominantly black neighborhoods. there's an opportunity there. my events are so diverse. it's like some "we are the world" type shit.
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depot park beer festival
when: sat., april 2, p.m.
where: historic depot park, kennesaw
price: $40-$75
burnt hickory celebrate four years with more than 30 of its beers, collaborations with georgia breweries, even more beers from the likes of cigar city, wild heaven, cycle brewing, and founders, and kiss tribute band, mr. speed.
wrecking bar wednesdays
when: every wednesday
where: wrecking bar
price: depends how many beers you drink
each week, the little five points serves up a special beer been aged in a wood barrel.
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ˈdɛnɪs ˈmælkəm ˈbaɪrən ˈhəsəlz fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ. hi ʃoʊz əp tɪ ˈɑrgəsi ˈbɛrɪŋ gɪfts: ˈkəstəm ˈglæsˌwɛr frəm ə ˈrisənt ɪˈvɛnt hi θru, ə ˈbɑtəl əv ʃˈlæfli ˈdəbəl bin blɑnd frəm ə ˈrisənt trɪp tɪ st*. luɪs. ɛz wi tɔk ənd drɪŋk aɪ æsk ɪm wət peɪz hɪz bɪlz. ɪz ɪt ðə kɑr rəvˈjuz hi dɪz fər ˈmægəˌzinz, ðə blogging/events/etc*., hɪz ˈbrændɪŋ ənd kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi, ˈoʊpən kriˈeɪtɪv? "ɪts ɔl əv ðoʊz, ɔl təˈgɛðər," sɪz ðə "forty-ish*" mæn hu, ɪn 2002 ˈbrændɪd hɪmˈsɛlf eɪl ˈʃɑrptən. ˈspikɪŋ əv wɪʧ: "bɪr həz bɪn səʧ ə pɑrt əv maɪ laɪf ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. aɪv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈɪntu ɑrt ənd θɪŋz ðət ər ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə nɔrm, ənd aɪ nu bɪr wɑz goʊɪŋ ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn bɪr kən tɛl ju ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɪti ɪts frəm ər ðə ˈpərsən hu meɪks ɪt." ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, ˈbaɪrən kən tɛl ju ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈsɪti ənd ðə bɪr ðæts meɪd ɪn ɪt. wɪn wi sæt daʊn ɪn ist æˈtlæntə ˈvɪlɪʤ, wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə piʧ steɪts bruɪŋ raɪz, ðə læk əv dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn ðə kræft bɪr ˈɪndəstri, ənd wət ðə fˈjuʧər maɪt hoʊld. ˈæftər ðət, wi gɑt bæk tɪ ðə ˈhəsəl. dɪˈskraɪb jʊr fərst bɪr. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈɛnibədi fərˈgɛts ðɛr fərst bɪr. aɪ wɑz ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt æt maɪ ˈəŋkəlz ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn, ənd hi wɑz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈmɪlər haɪ laɪf ɪn ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl ˈstəbi ˈbɑtəlz. hi wɑz laɪk, "jul ˈprɑbəˌbli θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz dɪsˈgəstɪŋ," geɪv mi ə sɪp, ənd aɪ wɑz laɪk, "mmmmm*!" hi wɑz pɪst! bət aɪ nu ðæts wət aɪ wɑz ˈgɑnə drɪŋk wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈoʊldər. ðæts ɔl aɪv ˈɛvər ˈrɪli laɪkt. aɪ ˈnɛvər hæd ə teɪst fər ˈspɪrɪts. tɛl mi ðə "eɪl ˈʃɑrptən" ˈɔrəʤən ˈstɔri. wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ fər ˈsaɪfər, aɪ hæd ə pɛn neɪm bɪˈkəz bæk ðɛn ræp ˈʤərnəlɪsts wər ˈgɪtɪŋ bit əp. læfs maɪ ˈnɪkˌneɪm wɑz ˈʤəstɪn keɪs. aɪ hæd ə ræp ˈsɛkʃən ənd ə bɪr ˈsɛkʃən aɪ wɑz ən ˈɛdɪtər fər ðə æˈtlæntə vɔɪs, tu. aɪ wɑz ən ˈɛdɪtər ðɛr, bət ˈrɪli, əm ə ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ˈraɪtər. ðɪs ˈmægəˌzin əˈproʊʧt mi wɪθ ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɛdɪtər ʤɑb, ənd aɪ tʊk ɪt. ðə dil aɪ æst fər wɑz ðət aɪ kʊd hæv ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkɑləm ˈəndər ə nu neɪm. ˈæftər ə ˈkəpəl blənts ənd tu ˈbrʊklɪn blæk ˈʧɔklət stouts*, æt tu ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ wən naɪt, ɪt hɪt mi: eɪl ˈʃɑrptən. ðət wɑz 2002 wət du ju hoʊp fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈʤɔrʤə bɪr? wi nid ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈjunɪti ɪn səm ˈɛriəz. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr wɪr ˈheɪtɪŋ ɔn iʧ ˈəðər, ənd əm glæd æˈtlæntə ˈhæzənt ˈfɑlən tɪ ðət jɛt. wəts wæk ɪz ðət ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ɪˈvɛnts ˈhæpənɪŋ æt wən taɪm. ɪf wi kʊd ˈstægər ðɛm, ðət wʊd bi kul. ɪts ə groʊɪŋ ˈɪndəstri hir, bət wi kʊd bi ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ meɪk ə ˈkæləndər ənd ˈrɪli rip ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv biɪŋ ə greɪt bɪr ˈsɪti. juv təʧt ɔn dɪˈvərsɪti ər ðə læk ˌðɛˈrəv ɪn ðə bɪr wərld. haʊ kən wi ˌɪmˈpruv ðət? ðæts əˈnəðər wən əv maɪ goʊlz. əm ə ˈraɪtər huz ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðət ləv tɪ ə lɔt əv kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət ˈɑrənt ˈɔfən ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ɪt. aɪ ˈtruli bɪˈliv ɪts wɛr ju sɛt əp ðiz bɪr bɑrz. ɪts dɪˈvərs æt ˈɑrgəsi raɪt naʊ. ɪf ɪts ə dɪˈvərs ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, jʊr ˈgɑnə gɪt dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn ðə kraʊd. ɪts əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ gʊd stɔrz ɪn ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli blæk ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. ðɛrz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðɛr. maɪ ɪˈvɛnts ər soʊ dɪˈvərs. ɪts laɪk səm "wi ər ðə wərld" taɪp ʃɪt. bɪr ɪˈvɛnts ˈdipoʊ pɑrk bɪr ˈfɛstɪvəl wɪn: sæt., ˈeɪprəl 2 p.m*. wɛr: hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈdipoʊ pɑrk, ˈkɛnəˌsɔ praɪs: bərnt ˈhɪkəri ˈsɛləˌbreɪt fɔr jɪrz wɪθ mɔr ðən 30 əv ɪts bɪrz, ˌkɑləbərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈʤɔrʤə ˈbruəriz, ˈivɪn mɔr bɪrz frəm ðə laɪks əv sɪˈgɑr ˈsɪti, waɪld ˈhɛvən, ˈsaɪkəl bruɪŋ, ənd ˈfaʊndərz, ənd kɪs ˈtrɪbjut bænd, ˈmɪstər. spid. ˈrɛkɪŋ bɑr ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz wɪn: ˈɛvəri ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wɛr: ˈrɛkɪŋ bɑr praɪs: dɪˈpɛndz haʊ ˈmɛni bɪrz ju drɪŋk iʧ wik, ðə ˈlɪtəl faɪv pɔɪnts sərvz əp ə ˈspɛʃəl bɪr bɪn ˈeɪʤɪd ɪn ə wʊd ˈbɛrəl.
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it seems a ridiculous thought. titillation and porn are everywhere in our culture. people appear to be at it constantly, so the question is absurd, like asking if you breathe too much or blink to excess. but a growing online community is turning away from masturbation, reporting incredible results from their self-denial: better sexual performance, greater confidence, and more mojo almost everywhere in their lives.
this spiritual home is the social sharing site, where enlightened gather on a page called (“fapping” = internet slang for masturbation, and no one quite knows why). over subscribers have signed up for the page, where users can take the challenge, masturbation for 90 days or longer. not a judgmental place, but supportive and almost compassionate: a kind of “w---ers anonymous”.
the medical anti-masturbators’ high priest is gary wilson. formerly of southern oregon university, wilson runs and delivered a 2012 talk called the great porn experiment - viewed over million times on youtube. he say masturbation is bad per se, but that porn consumption and excess can fuse into “arousal addiction”, because our caveman brains are drowned into madness by the century called the internet.
wilson argues the mammal brain responds to sexual novelty. biologists call this the coolidge effect, ensuring we capitalize on all genetic opportunities to reproduce. but your poor brain tell the difference between physical and digital crumpet. you ogle more naked women in ten minutes online than genghis khan did in a lifetime of pillage, but your brain know that internet porn “real”. watching a video, your brain thinks it just hit the darwinian jackpot. it releases dopamine, the “seeking” hormone essential to the system. wilson says that to brains, the dopamine says “binge… do this, and if possible, only this, until you do it any more”.
it’s the same impulse that makes you eat despite already feeling full, a way of ensuring you “get while the getting is good”. your brain know where your next meal or woman is coming from: it wants you to while you can. but dopamine other pleasure responses, eroding your willpower and making you to the stimulus that triggered it (i.e. video smut). over time, heavy porn users can find themselves unable to sustain relationships, or even erections when there are other people “present”.
otherpers their masturbation problem, they it. mark runs the sacred spirituality project, which invites men to forgo masturbation as part of a higher expression of sexuality. he harks back to a past when “men needed to be strong, successful, and good people in order to attract a desirable mate. however, pornography and masturbation allow men to forgo all of that stuff and skip right to physical pleasure. the world is full of potential discomfort and anxieties, and suggests masturbation is yet another means of instant gratification that stunts our spiritual growth. as he puts it, “the world needs more strong and passionate men… but sadly, they are still stuck in their room masturbating to their smart phone.”
so what happens when you go cold turkey? according to the group, pretty much the greatest thing ever. user “rantham” (760 daysping and counting) reports: “i'm full of energy, i'm focused, my mind is clear, women aren't objects to me, all of my relationships have improved, generally i'm just a better more caring person when i don't have this cloud over me.” another user “neverfappin” feels “like a complete bad-ass in many ways, i speak slower and with a deeper tone in my voice… i think pretty much every woman i see now is attracted to me so i guess that's pretty high confidence for you.” no stroll in the park, though. somepers report a high incidence of depression, loneliness, and in the most extreme of cases, suicidal thoughts.
the lesson there seems to be, if going to try this, however awkward the idea, do it alone. talk to your doctor, join up with an internet community like, or team up with friends or co-workers for a group challenge. now that would be an interesting staff meeting, it?
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ɪt simz ə rɪˈdɪkjələs θɔt. ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən ənd pɔrn ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪn ɑr ˈkəlʧər. ˈpipəl əˈpɪr tɪ bi æt ɪt ˈkɑnstəntli, soʊ ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz əbˈsərd, laɪk ˈæskɪŋ ɪf ju brið tu məʧ ər blɪŋk tɪ ˈɛkˌsɛs. bət ə groʊɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl rɪˈzəlts frəm ðɛr self-denial*: ˈbɛtər ˈsɛkʃuəl pərˈfɔrməns, ˈgreɪtər ˈkɑnfədɛns, ənd mɔr ˈmoʊʤoʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌwɛr ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. ðɪs ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl hoʊm ɪz ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʃɛrɪŋ saɪt, wɛr ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ˈgæðər ɔn ə peɪʤ kɔld (““fapping”*” ˈɪntərˌnɛt slæŋ fər ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən, ənd noʊ wən kwaɪt noʊz waɪ). ˈoʊvər səbˈskraɪbərz hæv saɪnd əp fər ðə peɪʤ, wɛr ˈjuzərz kən teɪk ðə ˈʧælənʤ, ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən fər 90 deɪz ər ˈlɔŋgər. nɑt ə ʤəʤˈmɛnəl pleɪs, bət səˈpɔrtɪv ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈpæʃənət: ə kaɪnd əv anonymous”*”. ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl anti-masturbators’*’ haɪ prist ɪz ˈgɛri ˈwɪlsən. ˈfɔrmərli əv ˈsəðərn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˈwɪlsən rənz ənd dɪˈlɪvərd ə 2012 tɔk kɔld ðə greɪt pɔrn ɪkˈspɛrəmənt vjud ˈoʊvər ˈmɪljən taɪmz ɔn ˈjuˌtub. hi seɪ ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən ɪz bæd pər seɪ, bət ðət pɔrn kənˈsəmʃən ənd ˈɛkˌsɛs kən fjuz ˈɪntu addiction”*”, bɪˈkəz ɑr ˈkeɪvˌmæn breɪnz ər draʊnd ˈɪntu ˈmædnəs baɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri kɔld ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈwɪlsən ˈɑrgjuz ðə ˈmæməl breɪn rɪˈspɑndz tɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈnɑvəlti. baɪˈɑləʤɪsts kɔl ðɪs ðə ˈkulɪʤ ˈifɛkt, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ wi ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ɔl ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ ˌriprəˈdus. bət jʊr pur breɪn tɛl ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl crumpet*. ju ˈoʊgəl mɔr ˈneɪkəd ˈwɪmən ɪn tɛn ˈmɪnəts ˈɔnˌlaɪn ðən ˈʤɛŋhɪs kɑn dɪd ɪn ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ˈpɪlɪʤ, bət jʊr breɪn noʊ ðət ˈɪntərˌnɛt pɔrn ““real”*”. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ, jʊr breɪn θɪŋks ɪt ʤɪst hɪt ðə ˌdɑrˈwɪniən ˈʤækˌpɑt. ɪt rɪˈlisɪz ˈdɑpəˌmaɪn, ðə ““seeking”*” ˈhɔrˌmoʊn ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm. ˈwɪlsən sɪz ðət tɪ breɪnz, ðə ˈdɑpəˌmaɪn sɪz ““binge…*… du ðɪs, ənd ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈoʊnli ðɪs, ənˈtɪl ju du ɪt ˈɛni more”*”. ðə seɪm ˌɪmˈpəls ðət meɪks ju it dɪˈspaɪt ɔˈrɛdi ˈfilɪŋ fʊl, ə weɪ əv ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ju waɪl ðə ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪz good”*”. jʊr breɪn noʊ wɛr jʊr nɛkst mil ər ˈwʊmən ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm: ɪt wɔnts ju tɪ waɪl ju kən. bət ˈdɑpəˌmaɪn ˈəðər ˈplɛʒər rɪˈspɑnsɪz, ɪˈroʊdɪŋ jʊr ˈwɪlˌpaʊər ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ju tɪ ðə ˈstɪmjələs ðət ˈtrɪgərd ɪt (i.e*. ˈvɪdioʊ smət). ˈoʊvər taɪm, ˈhɛvi pɔrn ˈjuzərz kən faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈneɪbəl tɪ səˈsteɪn riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, ər ˈivɪn ɪˈrɛkʃənz wɪn ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈpipəl ““present”*”. ˈəðər ðɛr ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən ˈprɑbləm, ðeɪ ɪt. mɑrk rənz ðə ˈseɪkrɪd ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvaɪts mɛn tɪ fɔrˈgoʊ ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən ɛz pɑrt əv ə haɪər ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti. hi hɑrks bæk tɪ ə pæst wɪn ˈnidɪd tɪ bi strɔŋ, səkˈsɛsfəl, ənd gʊd ˈpipəl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈtrækt ə dɪˈzaɪərəbəl meɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ənd ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən əˈlaʊ mɛn tɪ fɔrˈgoʊ ɔl əv ðət stəf ənd skɪp raɪt tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈplɛʒər. ðə wərld ɪz fʊl əv pəˈtɛnʃəl dɪˈskəmfərt ənd æŋˈzaɪətiz, ənd səˈʤɛsts ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən ɪz jɛt əˈnəðər minz əv ˈɪnstənt ˌgrætəfəˈkeɪʃən ðət stənts ɑr ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl groʊθ. ɛz hi pʊts ɪt, wərld nidz mɔr strɔŋ ənd ˈpæʃənət men…*… bət ˈsædli, ðeɪ ər stɪl stək ɪn ðɛr rum ˈmæstərˌbeɪtɪŋ tɪ ðɛr smɑrt phone.”*.” soʊ wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ju goʊ koʊld ˈtərki? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə grup, ˈprɪti məʧ ðə ˈgreɪtəst θɪŋ ˈɛvər. ˈjuzər ““rantham”*” 760 deɪz ənd ˈkaʊntɪŋ) rɪˈpɔrts: fʊl əv ˈɛnərʤi, əm ˈfoʊkɪst, maɪ maɪnd ɪz klɪr, ˈwɪmən ˈɑrənt ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ mi, ɔl əv maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps hæv ˌɪmˈpruvd, ˈʤɛnərəli əm ʤɪst ə ˈbɛtər mɔr ˈkɛrɪŋ ˈpərsən wɪn aɪ doʊnt hæv ðɪs klaʊd ˈoʊvər me.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈjuzər ““neverfappin”*” filz ə kəmˈplit ˈbæˌdæs ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, aɪ spik sloʊər ənd wɪθ ə ˈdipər toʊn ɪn maɪ voice…*… aɪ θɪŋk ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛvəri ˈwʊmən aɪ si naʊ ɪz əˈtræktəd tɪ mi soʊ aɪ gɛs ðæts ˈprɪti haɪ ˈkɑnfədɛns fər you.”*.” noʊ stroʊl ɪn ðə pɑrk, ðoʊ. səm rɪˈpɔrt ə haɪ ˈɪnsɪdəns əv dɪˈprɛʃən, ˈloʊnlinəs, ənd ɪn ðə moʊst ɪkˈstrim əv ˈkeɪsɪz, ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl θɔts. ðə ˈlɛsən ðɛr simz tɪ bi, ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ ðɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈɔkwərd ðə aɪˈdiə, du ɪt əˈloʊn. tɔk tɪ jʊr ˈdɔktər, ʤɔɪn əp wɪθ ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəmˈjunɪti laɪk, ər tim əp wɪθ frɛndz ər ˈkoʊˈwərkərz fər ə grup ˈʧælənʤ. naʊ ðət wʊd bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ stæf ˈmitɪŋ, ɪt?
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india has reinstated a ban on gay sex and australia's high court has struck down a same-sex marriage law. are state attitudes to homosexuality changing? we look at rights globally and see where remains the the data
though debates around gay marriage in europe and north america can be fierce, some campaigners are concerned they may have overshadowed the lack of basic rights afforded to gay and lesbian citizens in other countries. we look at where imprisonment is still a penalty for homosexual acts and where laws serve to protect individuals.
recent changes
a succession of national legal changes have brought this issue to the fore once again:
india: a law passed under british rule was reinstated which makes sex between consenting adults of the same sex "unnatural" and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. protesters took to the streets in their thousands.
australia: the country's first same-sex marriage law was revoked by the high court just days after being passed. as a result, same-sex marriages that had taken place in the australian capital territory lost their effect.
uk: couples prepare for the first day that gay marriage becomes legal in england and wales on 29 march 2014. one couple hope to marry alongside a heterosexual couple to demonstrate solidarity.
from employment laws to hate crimes, the has attempted to show the wide differences in rights in this interactive map.
click the image to go to the site and explore the trends
death penalty
only in africa and asia do individuals risk paying for their sexual orientation with their lives. in five countries, legislation remains in place that punishes homosexuality with the death penalty - mauritania, sudan, iran, yemen and saudi arabia. in parts of nigeria and somalia too, the murder of gay and lesbian individuals is practised and not prohibited in state legislation.
but national legislation doesn't quite capture the full picture - in many places homosexuals are murdered by vigilantes while the state turns a blind eye. in jamaica, where homophobia is deep-seated, dwayne jones, a "cross-dressing" was "chopped and stabbed to death" by a mob according to local media reports. incitement to hatred based on sexual orientation is only prohibited in 26 countries.
life sentences
the statistics on imprisonment further demonstrate the extremes in the protection of gay rights. in ten countries, the punishment for 'homosexual illegal acts' is a sentence anywhere between 14 years and life. in a further 55 countries. homosexuals can face imprisonment for up to 14 years - 27 of those countries are in africa.
with a few notable exceptions such as south africa, most african countries from algeria to zimbabwe had some form of legal persecution against homosexuals. reading the text of the laws themselves, most sentences are accompanied by considerable fines to be paid to the state.
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click to view the full map on homophobia.
different sexual orientations, different rules
in 15 countries, the age of consent was different for sexual intercourse between same-sex partners than it was for heterosexual ones. even in countries where same-sex unions are recognised by the state (31 countries) a far smaller number (11 countries) offer those couples most or all of the rights afforded by marriage.
these numbers come from the, (the international lesbian gay bisexual trans and association) which is a network of local and national organisations around the world. it regularly speaks at the united nations on issues.
here are some of the examples provided in the report of discriminatory laws:
mauritania: penal code of 1984
"article 308. - any adult muslim man who commits an indecent act or an act against nature with an individual of his sex will face the penalty of death by public stoning.".
togo: penal code of 13 august 1980
article 88 acts or crimes against the nature with an individual of the same sex are punished with imprisonment from one to three years and franc in fine"
gambia: criminal code 1965, as amended in 2005
"article 144: unnatural
(1) any person who— (a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or (b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or (c) permits any person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature; is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for a term of 14 years."
visualising hate speech
researchers at humboldt state university tried to understand hatred by reading tweets. the result is an interactive map that shows where homophobic sentiment is strongest in the us. click here to see the full size version.
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ˈɪndiə həz ˌriɪnˈsteɪtɪd ə bæn ɔn geɪ sɛks ənd ɔˈstreɪljəz haɪ kɔrt həz strək daʊn ə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ lɔ. ər steɪt ˈætəˌtudz tɪ ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ? wi lʊk æt raɪts ˈgloʊbəli ənd si wɛr rɪˈmeɪnz ðə ðə ˈdætə ðoʊ dəˈbeɪts əraʊnd geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə kən bi fɪrs, səm kæmˈpeɪnərz ər kənˈsərnd ðeɪ meɪ hæv ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd ðə læk əv ˈbeɪsɪk raɪts əˈfɔrdəd tɪ geɪ ənd ˈlɛzbiən ˈsɪtɪzənz ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. wi lʊk æt wɛr ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ɪz stɪl ə ˈpɛnəlti fər ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ækts ənd wɛr lɔz sərv tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ˈrisənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ə səkˈsɛʃən əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈligəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv brɔt ðɪs ˈɪʃu tɪ ðə fɔr wəns əˈgɛn: ˈɪndiə: ə lɔ pæst ˈəndər ˈbrɪtɪʃ rul wɑz ˌriɪnˈsteɪtɪd wɪʧ meɪks sɛks bɪtˈwin kənˈsɛnɪŋ ˈædəlts əv ðə seɪm sɛks "ənˈnæʧərəl" ənd ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ əp tɪ 10 jɪrz ɪn ʤeɪl. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tʊk tɪ ðə strits ɪn ðɛr ˈθaʊzənz. ɔˈstreɪljə: ðə ˈkəntriz fərst ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ lɔ wɑz rɪˈvoʊkt baɪ ðə haɪ kɔrt ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər biɪŋ pæst. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ðət hæd ˈteɪkən pleɪs ɪn ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈkæpɪtəl ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri lɔst ðɛr ˈifɛkt. uk*: ˈkəpəlz priˈpɛr fər ðə fərst deɪ ðət geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ bɪˈkəmz ˈligəl ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz ɔn 29 mɑrʧ 2014 wən ˈkəpəl hoʊp tɪ ˈmɛri əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl ˈkəpəl tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti. frəm ɪmˈplɔɪmənt lɔz tɪ heɪt kraɪmz, ðə həz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ʃoʊ ðə waɪd ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn raɪts ɪn ðɪs ˌɪnərˈæktɪv mæp. klɪk ðə ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə saɪt ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə trɛnz dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈeɪʒə du ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz rɪsk peɪɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən wɪθ ðɛr lɪvz. ɪn faɪv ˈkəntriz, ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn pleɪs ðət ˈpənɪʃəz ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti wɪθ ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ˌmɔrɪˈteɪnjə, suˈdæn, ˌɪˈrɑn, ˈjɛmən ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. ɪn pɑrts əv naɪˈʤɪriə ənd səˈmɑljə tu, ðə ˈmərdər əv geɪ ənd ˈlɛzbiən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪz ˈpræktɪst ənd nɑt proʊˈhɪbətəd ɪn steɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. bət ˈnæʃənəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈdəzənt kwaɪt ˈkæpʧər ðə fʊl ˈpɪkʧər ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz ər ˈmərdərd baɪ ˌvɪʤəˈlæntiz waɪl ðə steɪt tərnz ə blaɪnd aɪ. ɪn ʤəˈmeɪkə, wɛr ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə ɪz deep-seated*, dweɪn ʤoʊnz, ə "cross-dressing*" wɑz "ʧɑpt ənd stæbd tɪ dɛθ" baɪ ə mɑb əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts. ˌɪnˈsaɪtmənt tɪ ˈheɪtrəd beɪst ɔn ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈoʊnli proʊˈhɪbətəd ɪn 26 ˈkəntriz. laɪf ˈsɛntənsɪz ðə stəˈtɪstɪks ɔn ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt ˈfərðər ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə ɪkˈstrimz ɪn ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv geɪ raɪts. ɪn tɛn ˈkəntriz, ðə ˈpənɪʃmənt fər 'ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɪˈligəl ækts' ɪz ə ˈsɛntəns ˈɛniˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 14 jɪrz ənd laɪf. ɪn ə ˈfərðər 55 ˈkəntriz. ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz kən feɪs ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt fər əp tɪ 14 jɪrz 27 əv ðoʊz ˈkəntriz ər ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ. wɪθ ə fju ˈnoʊtəbəl ɪkˈsɛpʃənz səʧ ɛz saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ, moʊst ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz frəm æˈlʤɪriə tɪ zɪmˈbɑbweɪ hæd səm fɔrm əv ˈligəl ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əˈgɛnst ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz. ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə tɛkst əv ðə lɔz ðɛmˈsɛlvz, moʊst ˈsɛntənsɪz ər əˈkəmpənid baɪ kənˈsɪdərəbəl faɪnz tɪ bi peɪd tɪ ðə steɪt. ˈɪmɪʤ: klɪk tɪ vju fʊl saɪz klɪk tɪ vju ðə fʊl mæp ɔn ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə. ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃənz, ˈdɪfərənt rulz ɪn 15 ˈkəntriz, ðə eɪʤ əv kənˈsɛnt wɑz ˈdɪfərənt fər ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs bɪtˈwin ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈpɑrtnərz ðən ɪt wɑz fər ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl wənz. ˈivɪn ɪn ˈkəntriz wɛr ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈjunjənz ər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə steɪt 31 ˈkəntriz) ə fɑr sˈmɔlər ˈnəmbər 11 ˈkəntriz) ˈɔfər ðoʊz ˈkəpəlz moʊst ər ɔl əv ðə raɪts əˈfɔrdəd baɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ. ðiz ˈnəmbərz kəm frəm ðə, (ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlɛzbiən geɪ ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl trænz ənd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən) wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ɪt ˈrɛgjələrli spiks æt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ɔn ˈɪʃuz. hir ər səm əv ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt əv dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri lɔz: ˌmɔrɪˈteɪnjə: ˈpinəl koʊd əv 1984 "ˈɑrtɪkəl 308 ˈɛni ˈædəlt ˈməzlɪm mæn hu kəˈmɪts ən ˌɪnˈdisənt ækt ər ən ækt əˈgɛnst ˈneɪʧər wɪθ ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əv hɪz sɛks wɪl feɪs ðə ˈpɛnəlti əv dɛθ baɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈstoʊnɪŋ.". ˈtoʊgoʊ: ˈpinəl koʊd əv 13 ˈɔgəst 1980 ˈɑrtɪkəl 88 ækts ər kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈneɪʧər wɪθ ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əv ðə seɪm sɛks ər ˈpənɪʃt wɪθ ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt frəm wən tɪ θri jɪrz ənd fræŋk ɪn faɪn" ˈgæmbiə: ˈkrɪmənəl koʊd 1965 ɛz əˈmɛndɪd ɪn 2005 "ˈɑrtɪkəl 144 ənˈnæʧərəl 1 ˈɛni ˈpərsən who—*— (ə) həz ˈkɑrnəl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˈɛni ˈpərsən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈneɪʧər; ər (bi) həz ˈkɑrnəl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ən ˈænəməl; ər (si) ˈpərˌmɪts ˈɛni ˈpərsən tɪ hæv ˈkɑrnəl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ɪm ər hər əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɔrdər əv ˈneɪʧər; ɪz ˈgɪlti əv ə ˈfɛləni, ənd ɪz ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt fər ə tərm əv 14 jɪrz." heɪt spiʧ ˈrisərʧərz æt ˈhəmˌboʊlt steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti traɪd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈheɪtrəd baɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ tweets*. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ən ˌɪnərˈæktɪv mæp ðət ʃoʊz wɛr ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk ˈsɛnəmənt ɪz ˈstrɔŋgəst ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. klɪk hir tɪ si ðə fʊl saɪz ˈvərʒən. gɪt ðə ˈnəmbərz ənd gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə fʊl ˈsprɛdˌʃit ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs æt ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈmoʊnə ʧəˈlɑbi ɪz ˈtiʧɪŋ ə masterclass*, ˈmæstərɪŋ ˈsprɛdˌʃits: haʊ tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈdætə, æt ðə ˈgɑrdiənz ˈləndən ˈɔfəsɪz ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər. lərn mɔr ənd bʊk
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the brand said it would offer buyers trading in an old diesel a discount on cars meeting the latest euro 6 emissions standard, ranging from on its up! compact cars to euros for a touareg suv.
and the carmaker proposed an additional discount of between and for those buying more environmentally friendly hybrid, or vehicles.
vw was "acknowledging its share of responsibility for climate- and mobility on german streets," it said in a statement.
the move by the world's biggest automaker is the first such step by a german manufacturer since a summit last week over high levels of nitrogen oxides (nox) emitted from diesel cars.
following the diesel summit,, bmw, daimler and opel vowed to reduce emissions with software updates for newer vehicles and schemes for those more than 10 years old.
the cash offers will be valid until the end of 2017, a spokesman told afp, adding that the company is considering extending them beyond germany to cover all of europe.
vw's audi, porsche, skoda, seat and commercial vehicles subsidiaries all presented their own versions of the scheme tuesday, with porsche's applying to all of europe immediately.
car companies have been in the spotlight over high levels of harmful emissions since volkswagen admitted to cheating regulatory emissions tests on 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide in 2015.
since then, suspicion has spread to other groups in germany's vaunted sector, long by politicians anxious to protect jobs and nurture economic growth.
media reports that carmakers secretly colluded on technical specifications - including exhaust treatment technology at the heart of the diesel scandal - have further blackened the industry's name.
and it is scrambling to catch up to new competitors like tesla motors, which is gearing up for production of its first car.
see also: what you should know about the 'dieselgate' scandal shaking up germany's car industry
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ðə brænd sɛd ɪt wʊd ˈɔfər baɪərz ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɪn ən oʊld ˈdizəl ə ˈdɪskaʊnt ɔn kɑz ˈmitɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈjʊrə 6 ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈstændərd, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ɔn ɪts əp! ˈkɑmpækt kɑz tɪ ˈjuˌroʊz fər ə tuərəg ˌɛsˌjuˈvi. ənd ðə ˈkɑrˌmeɪkər prəˈpoʊzd ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɪskaʊnt əv bɪtˈwin ənd fər ðoʊz baɪɪŋ mɔr ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈfrɛndli ˈhaɪbrɪd, ər ˈviɪkəlz. wɑz "ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ ɪts ʃɛr əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈklaɪmɪt- ənd moʊˈbɪlɪti ɔn ˈʤərmən strits," ɪt sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə muv baɪ ðə wərldz ˈbɪgəst ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər ɪz ðə fərst səʧ stɛp baɪ ə ˈʤərmən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər sɪns ə ˈsəmɪt læst wik ˈoʊvər haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈnaɪtrəʤən ˈɑkˌsaɪdz (nox*) ɪˈmɪtɪd frəm ˈdizəl kɑz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈdizəl ˈsəmɪt,, ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju, ˈdɛmlər ənd ˈoʊpəl vaʊd tɪ rɪˈdus ɪˈmɪʃənz wɪθ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈəpˌdeɪts fər nuər ˈviɪkəlz ənd skimz fər ðoʊz mɔr ðən 10 jɪrz oʊld. ðə kæʃ ˈɔfərz wɪl bi ˈvælɪd ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv 2017 ə ˈspoʊksmən toʊld afp*, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ðɛm bɪɔnd ˈʤərməni tɪ ˈkəvər ɔl əv ˈjʊrəp. ˈɔdi, ˈpɔrʃə, ˈskoʊˌdɑ, sit ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈviɪkəlz səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz ɔl pərˈzɛnəd ðɛr oʊn ˈvərʒənz əv ðə skim ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wɪθ ˈpɔrʃɪz əˈplaɪɪŋ tɪ ɔl əv ˈjʊrəp ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. kɑr ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv bɪn ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ˈoʊvər haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈhɑrmfəl ɪˈmɪʃənz sɪns ˈvoʊlksˌwægən ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈʧitɪŋ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ɪˈmɪʃənz tɛsts ɔn 11 ˈmɪljən ˈdizəl ˈviɪkəlz ˈwərldˈwaɪd ɪn 2015 sɪns ðɛn, səˈspɪʃən həz sprɛd tɪ ˈəðər grups ɪn ˈʤərməniz ˈvɔntɪd ˈsɛktər, lɔŋ baɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈæŋʃəs tɪ prəˈtɛkt ʤɑbz ənd ˈnərʧər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ. ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈkɑrˌmeɪkərz ˈsikrɪtli kəˈludɪd ɔn ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪgˈzɔst ˈtritmənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈdizəl ˈskændəl hæv ˈfərðər ˈblækənd ðə ˈɪndəstriz neɪm. ənd ɪt ɪz ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ kæʧ əp tɪ nu kəmˈpɛtɪtərz laɪk ˈtɛzlə ˈmoʊtərz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər pərˈdəkʃən əv ɪts fərst kɑr. si ˈɔlsoʊ: wət ju ʃʊd noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə 'dieselgate*' ˈskændəl ˈʃeɪkɪŋ əp ˈʤərməniz kɑr ˈɪndəstri
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ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 20 ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ kloʊz daʊn. ɑr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ɪz du tɪ ɛnd ɔn ðɪs deɪt ənd ðə dɪˈrɛktərət ˈʤɛnərəl fər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, ˈhɛdɪd baɪ kəˈmɪʃən ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt ˈridɪŋ, həz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪt dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri ˈrizənz. ðɪs ɪz dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə 2014 ˈbəʤɪt soʊ ðət ðə kəˈmɪʃən wʊd hæv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmidiə ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ. ðə kəˈmɪʃən əˈpɛrəntli prɪˈfərz tɪ juz ðə fəndz fər ˈəðər ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz. dɪˈpraɪvd əv ðɪs ˈfəndɪŋ, wi wɪl bi fɔrst tɪ kloʊz. sɪns ɪt wɑz lɔnʧt, æt ðə kəˈmɪʃənz ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ɪn 2009 həz ərnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. iʧ deɪ, ɑr ˈridərz kən faɪnd ðə bɛst əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl prɛs trænzˈleɪtəd ˈɪntu 10 ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ðeɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛr ənd ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈpoʊstɪd. ə kəmˈjunɪti wɑz ðəs kriˈeɪtɪd ə tru ˈɛmbriˌoʊ əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp əˈlaʊɪŋ dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈjʊrəp ɔn ɑr juˈnik ˌməltiˈlɪŋwəl dɪˈskəʃən ˈplætˌfɔrm. fər ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz, ənd fər ðə ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz ənd ˈɛkspərts mɔr ðən tɪ deɪt huz ˈɑrtɪkəlz wi hæv ˈpəblɪʃt, ɪz ə weɪ tɪ riʧ ˈɔdiənsəz bɪɔnd ðɛr lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk ˈbɔrdərz. wi ˈdipli rɪˈgrɛt ðət ʤɪst ə fju mənθs əˈhɛd əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈlɛkʃənz ðət wɪl bi ˈkruʃəl fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ənd dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈgreɪtli ˈvæljud baɪ ˈridərz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən wɔnts tɪ hɔlt ðɪs ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌrivˈju ˈɔrdərd baɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən geɪv ə gloʊɪŋ əˈsɛsmənt əv ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. bət ðə kəˈmɪʃən həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə ˈdɪfərənt pæθ wən ðət dɪˈpraɪvz ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ə ˈprɛʃəs tul ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðɛm tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk laɪf. ðɪs ʃɛrd speɪs məst nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. wɪˈθaʊt ju wi kʊd nɑt hæv əˈkɑmplɪʃt wət wi hæv. ju kən səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ˈriˌleɪɪŋ ðɪs əˈpil ənd ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɪts səˈpɔrt əv ɪn 2014 ˈəpˌdeɪt: ɪf ju wʊd laɪk tɪ lɪv ɔn, saɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈtɪʃən.
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the work became the target of pranks soon after its unveiling. 1884 tarring edit in 1884 the harvard crimson reported that, "some ingenious persons covered the john harvard statue last night with a coat of tar. the same persons presumably, marked a large '87 on the wall at the entrance of the chapel," [28] and in 1886 the crimson mentions a further incident: "a graduate to the advocate suggests that the editors of the college papers ferret out the authors of the small disturbances, such as the painting of the john harvard statue." [29] 1890 painting edit following a may 31, 1890 harvard athletic victory, headlines in the boston morning globe declared: "vandalism at harvard; statue of john harvard and college buildings daubed with red paint by drunken students; seniors and faculty ... riotous mob ruled the campus." [30] the next day the globe further reported that a harvard student observing efforts "declared that no harvard man ever daubed the impious phrase, 'to with yale.' he was of the opinion that a harvard man would at least soften the profanity by it with latin or greek ... two detectives who were requested to ferret out the perpetrators paid little heed to the discussion on swear words, but kept their eyes on several impressions that had been made on the paint when it was fresh. one thought they were made by a dog's paws, and as several students kept dogs the suspicion was magnified to the importance of a clue. a student, however, told the detectives that according to his view the impressions were made by barefoot boys walking on tip-toe." [31] newspapers reporting the outrage, and to a greater or lesser degree following the subsequent investigation, included (among many others): the world (new york, new york; june 2, p. 2): "a jocular outrage harvard students exceed decency in celebrating."
(new york, new york; june 2, p. 2): "a jocular outrage harvard students exceed decency in celebrating." evening gazette (sterling, illinois; june 2, p. 4): "harvard students on an tear. slathers of red paint used. the fine statue of the college founder ruined by the crazy scapegraces."
(sterling, illinois; june 2, p. 4): "harvard students on an tear. slathers of red paint used. the fine statue of the college founder ruined by the crazy scapegraces." fort wayne sentinel (fort wayne, indiana; june 2, p. 5): "the faculty will expel the criminals and persecute [ sic ] them if found."
(fort wayne, indiana; june 2, p. 5): "the faculty will expel the criminals and persecute [ ] them if found." the philadelphia record: "painted harvard red disgraceful antics of students. cambridge is horrified. the faculty bent on ... last night the whole college celebrated a wild [sic] ... there were suppers, bonfires, and a general pandemonium; but, save the insane acts of two of the students, who, overcome with enthusiasm, threw their dress coats into the bonfire while dancing around the blaze, no great overt act was then commit ted ... it was during the small hours that the vandals were abroad ... john harvard ' s] face, hands, books, and shoes were bright crimson, and his clothes striped like a zebra." [32] despite a mass meeting of outraged harvard men (who insisted the culprits must be or, failing that, freshmen), the hiring of detectives, and an apparently facetious report that harvard president charles w. eliot was for comment because he had "gone out in the woods to cut switches" (all globe, june 3), on june 22 an anonymous (globe, p. 20) intimated that while "the faculty claim that they have not found out any of the men who did the 'fine art' work ... i saw the ringleader on class day showing two very pretty girls around the 'yard'." other incidents edit in march 1934 harvard athletes were suspected in the disappearance of yale's "ugly bulldog mascot", handsome] the dog was recovered a few days later, though not before the harvard lampoon had photographed him licking john harvard's] which had been smeared with] ("dog licks man", a crimson headline] "some years ago some students painted [the statue] crimson and our cops caught them red-handed", deputy chief of the harvard university police jack w. morse told the harvard crimson in 1984, adding "i've been waiting a long time to use that." [18] (crimson is harvard's school] as the work's hundredth anniversary approached, harvard lampoon president conan o'brien predicted that "we'll probably stuff it with cottage cheese, maybe also with some chives." [18] "i think creative but i wish students would direct their creative energies elsewhere," a harvard maintenance official said in]
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george edward ellis 1850 robert c. winthrop , the challenge of creating an idealized representation of john harvard was discussed by ellis at the october 1883 meeting of the historical] a very exacting demand is to be made upon the genius and skill of the artist ... the work must be wholly ideal, guided by a few suggestive hints, all of which are in harmony with grace, delicacy, dignity, and reverential regard. there is necessarily much that is unsatisfactory in a wholly idealized by art of an historical person of whose form, features, and there are no certifications. but the few facts [known with certainty] concerning harvard are certainly helpful to the artist. but society president robert charles winthrop harshly disapproved: it must be altogether a fancy sketch, a 'counterfeit use in more senses of the word than one ... attempts to make portrait statues of those of whom there are not only no portraits, but no records or recollections, are of very doubtful ... such a course tends to the confusing and confounding of historic truth and leaves posterity unable to decide what is authentic and what is mere ... it seems to me of very questionable expediency to get up a fictitious likeness of him and make up a figure according to our ideas of the man. a year later, in his oration[m] before the unveiling of what he called "a ... a conception of what harvard might have been in body and lineament, from what we know that he was in mind and in soul", ellis answered winthrop's criticism: this exquisite moulding in bronze serves a purpose for the eye, the thought, and sentiment, through the ideal, in lack of the real ... it is by no means without allowed and approved precedent, that, in the lack of authentic of such as are to be commemorated, an ideal supplies the vacancy of a reality. it is one of the fair issues between poetry and prose. the wise, the honored, the fair, the noble, and the saintly, are never some finer touches of the artist in tint or feature, which their beauty, or magnify their elevation, as expressed in the actual eye, the brow, the lip, the moulding of the mortal clay. to flatter is not always to falsify. should there ever appear, however, some authentic of john harvard, the pledge may here and now be ventured, that some generous friend, such as, to the end, shall never fail our alma mater, notwithstanding her chronic poverty, will provide that this bronze shall be again, and made to tell the whole known truth so as by fire.
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ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət silz ənd ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃənz ˈɛdət præŋks ˈɛdət ðə wərk bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈtərgət əv præŋks sun ˈæftər ɪts ənˈveɪlɪŋ. 1884 ˈtɑrɪŋ ˈɛdət ɪn 1884 ðə ˈhɑrvərd ˈkrɪmzən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət, "səm ˌɪnˈʤinjəs ˈpərsənz ˈkəvərd ðə ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərd ˈstæˌʧu læst naɪt wɪθ ə koʊt əv tɑr. ðə seɪm ˈpərsənz presumably*, mɑrkt ə lɑrʤ 87 ɔn ðə wɔl æt ðə ˈɛntrəns əv ðə ˈʧæpəl," 28 ənd ɪn 1886 ðə ˈkrɪmzən ˈmɛnʃənz ə ˈfərðər ˈɪnsədənt: "ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt tɪ ðə ˈædvəˌkeɪt səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə ˈɛdɪtərz əv ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈpeɪpərz ˈfɛrət aʊt ðə ˈɔθərz əv ðə smɔl dɪˈstərbənsɪz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋ əv ðə ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərd ˈstæˌʧu." 29 1890 ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈɛdət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə meɪ 31 1890 ˈhɑrvərd æθˈlɛtɪk ˈvɪktəri, ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ɪn ðə ˈbɔstən ˈmɔrnɪŋ gloʊb dɪˈklɛrd: "ˈvændəlɪzəm æt ˈhɑrvərd; ˈstæˌʧu əv ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərd ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbɪldɪŋz dɔbd wɪθ rɛd peɪnt baɪ ˈdrəŋkən ˈstudənts; ˈsinjərz ənd ˈfækəlti ˈraɪətəs mɑb ruld ðə ˈkæmpəs." 30 ðə nɛkst deɪ ðə gloʊb ˈfərðər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ˈhɑrvərd ˈstudənt əbˈzərvɪŋ ˈɛfərts "dɪˈklɛrd ðət noʊ ˈhɑrvərd mæn ˈɛvər dɔbd ðə ˌɪmˈpaɪəs freɪz, 'tɪ wɪθ jeɪl.' hi wɑz əv ðə əˈpɪnjən ðət ə ˈhɑrvərd mæn wʊd æt list ˈsɔfən ðə proʊˈfænəti baɪ ɪt wɪθ ˈlætən ər grik tu dɪˈtɛktɪvz hu wər rɪkˈwɛstɪd tɪ ˈfɛrət aʊt ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz peɪd ˈlɪtəl hid tɪ ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɔn swɛr wərdz, bət kɛpt ðɛr aɪz ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ðət hæd bɪn meɪd ɔn ðə peɪnt wɪn ɪt wɑz frɛʃ. wən θɔt ðeɪ wər meɪd baɪ ə dɔgz pɔz, ənd ɛz ˈsɛvərəl ˈstudənts kɛpt dɔgz ðə səˈspɪʃən wɑz ˈmægnəˌfaɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ə klu. ə ˈstudənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, toʊld ðə dɪˈtɛktɪvz ðət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hɪz vju ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz wər meɪd baɪ ˈbɛrˌfʊt bɔɪz ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn tip-toe*." 31 ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ, ənd tɪ ə ˈgreɪtər ər ˈlɛsər dɪˈgri ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪd (əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðərz): ðə wərld (nu jɔrk, nu jɔrk; ʤun 2 pi. 2 "ə ˈʤɑkjələr ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈhɑrvərd ˈstudənts ɪkˈsid ˈdisənsi ɪn ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ." (nu jɔrk, nu jɔrk; ʤun 2 pi. 2 "ə ˈʤɑkjələr ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈhɑrvərd ˈstudənts ɪkˈsid ˈdisənsi ɪn ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ." ˈivnɪŋ gəˈzɛt (ˈstərlɪŋ, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz; ʤun 2 pi. 4 "ˈhɑrvərd ˈstudənts ɔn ən tɪr. sˈlæðərz əv rɛd peɪnt juzd. ðə faɪn ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfaʊndər ruɪnd baɪ ðə ˈkreɪzi scapegraces*." (ˈstərlɪŋ, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz; ʤun 2 pi. 4 "ˈhɑrvərd ˈstudənts ɔn ən tɪr. sˈlæðərz əv rɛd peɪnt juzd. ðə faɪn ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfaʊndər ruɪnd baɪ ðə ˈkreɪzi scapegraces*." fɔrt weɪn ˈsɛntənəl (fɔrt weɪn, ˌɪndiˈænə; ʤun 2 pi. 5 "ðə ˈfækəlti wɪl ɪkˈspɛl ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ˈpərsəˌkjut sɪk ðɛm ɪf faʊnd." (fɔrt weɪn, ˌɪndiˈænə; ʤun 2 pi. 5 "ðə ˈfækəlti wɪl ɪkˈspɛl ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ˈpərsəˌkjut ðɛm ɪf faʊnd." ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈrɛkərd: "ˈpeɪnɪd ˈhɑrvərd rɛd dɪsˈgreɪsfəl ˈæntɪks əv ˈstudənts. ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ɪz horrified*. ðə ˈfækəlti bɛnt ɔn læst naɪt ðə hoʊl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ə waɪld [sɪk] ðɛr wər ˈsəpərz, ˈbɑnˌfaɪərz, ənd ə ˈʤɛnərəl pandemonium*; bət, seɪv ðə ˌɪnˈseɪn ækts əv tu əv ðə ˈstudənts, hu, ˈoʊvərˌkəm wɪθ enthusiasm*, θru ðɛr drɛs koʊts ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɑnˌfaɪər waɪl ˈdænsɪŋ əraʊnd ðə bleɪz, noʊ greɪt ˈoʊvərt ækt wɑz ðɛn commit* tɛd ɪt wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə smɔl aʊərz ðət ðə ˈvændəlz wər əˈbrɔd ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərd ɛs] feɪs, hænz, bʊks, ənd ʃuz wər braɪt ˈkrɪmzən, ənd hɪz kloʊðz straɪpt laɪk ə ˈzibrə." 32 dɪˈspaɪt ə mæs ˈmitɪŋ əv ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd ˈhɑrvərd mɛn (hu ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðə ˈkəlprɪts məst bi ər, ˈfeɪlɪŋ ðət, ˈfrɛʃmɪn), ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ əv detectives*, ənd ən əˈpɛrəntli fəˈsiʃəs rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈhɑrvərd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdəbəlju. ˈɛliət wɑz fər ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈkəz hi hæd "gɔn aʊt ɪn ðə wʊdz tɪ kət sˈwɪʧɪz" (ɔl gloʊb, ʤun 3 ɔn ʤun 22 ən əˈnɑnəməs (gloʊb, pi. 20 ˈɪntɪˌmeɪtɪd ðət waɪl "ðə ˈfækəlti kleɪm ðət ðeɪ hæv nɑt faʊnd aʊt ˈɛni əv ðə mɛn hu dɪd ðə 'faɪn ɑrt' wərk aɪ sɔ ðə ˈrɪŋˌlidər ɔn klæs deɪ ʃoʊɪŋ tu ˈvɛri ˈprɪti gərlz əraʊnd ðə 'jɑrd'." ˈəðər ˈɪnsədənts ˈɛdət ɪn mɑrʧ 1934 ˈhɑrvərd ˈæθˌlits wər səˈspɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv jeɪlz "ˈəgli ˈbʊlˌdɔg ˈmæˌskɑt", ˈhænsəm ðə dɔg wɑz rɪˈkəvərd ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, ðoʊ nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈhɑrvərd læmˈpun hæd ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ɪm ˈlɪkɪŋ ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərdz wɪʧ hæd bɪn smɪrd wɪθ ("dɔg lɪks mæn", ə ˈkrɪmzən ˈhɛˌdlaɪn "səm jɪrz əˈgoʊ səm ˈstudənts ˈpeɪnɪd [ðə ˈstæˌʧu] ˈkrɪmzən ənd ɑr kɑps kɔt ðɛm ˈrɛˈdhændɪd", ˈdɛpjəti ʧif əv ðə ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti pəˈlis ʤæk ˈdəbəlju. mɔrs toʊld ðə ˈhɑrvərd ˈkrɪmzən ɪn 1984 ˈædɪŋ "aɪv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ə lɔŋ taɪm tɪ juz ðət." 18 (ˈkrɪmzən ɪz ˈhɑrvərdz skul ɛz ðə wərks ˈhəndrədθ ˌænəˈvərsəri əˈproʊʧt, ˈhɑrvərd læmˈpun ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkoʊnən oʊˈbraɪɪn prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət "wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli stəf ɪt wɪθ ˈkɑtɪʤ ʧiz, ˈmeɪbi ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ səm ʧaɪvz." 18 "aɪ θɪŋk kriˈeɪtɪv bət aɪ wɪʃ ˈstudənts wʊd dɪˈrɛkt ðɛr kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɛnərʤiz ˈɛlsˌwɛr," ə ˈhɑrvərd ˈmeɪntənəns əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ɪn "idealization*" dɪˈspjut ˈɛdət ʤɔrʤ ˈɛdwərd ˈɛlɪs 1850 ˈrɑbərt si. ˈwɪnθrəp ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən aɪˈdiəˌlaɪzd ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərd wɑz dɪˈskəst baɪ ˈɛlɪs æt ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 1883 ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ə ˈvɛri ɪgˈzæktɪŋ dɪˈmænd ɪz tɪ bi meɪd əˈpɑn ðə ˈʤinjəs ənd skɪl əv ðə ˈɑrtɪst ðə wərk məst bi ˈhoʊli aɪˈdil, ˈgaɪdɪd baɪ ə fju səˈʤɛstɪv hɪnts, ɔl əv wɪʧ ər ɪn ˈhɑrməni wɪθ greɪs, ˈdɛlɪkəsi, ˈdɪgnəti, ənd ˌrɛvərˈɛnʃəl rɪˈgɑrd. ðɛr ɪz ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli məʧ ðət ɪz ˌənsətɪsˈfæktəri ɪn ə ˈhoʊli aɪˈdiəˌlaɪzd baɪ ɑrt əv ən hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈpərsən əv huz fɔrm, ˈfiʧərz, ənd ðɛr ər noʊ ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃənz. bət ðə fju fækts [noʊn wɪθ ˈsərtənti] kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈhɑrvərd ər ˈsərtənli ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪst. bət soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrɑbərt ˈʧɑrəlz ˈwɪnθrəp ˈhɑrʃli ˌdɪsəˈpruvd: ɪt məst bi ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ə ˈfænsi skɛʧ, ə 'ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt juz ɪn mɔr ˈsɛnsɪz əv ðə wərd ðən wən əˈtɛmpts tɪ meɪk ˈpɔrtrət ˈstæˌʧuz əv ðoʊz əv hum ðɛr ər nɑt ˈoʊnli noʊ ˈpɔrtrəts, bət noʊ ˈrɛkərdz ər recollections*, ər əv ˈvɛri ˈdaʊtfəl səʧ ə kɔrs tɛndz tɪ ðə kənfˈjuzɪŋ ənd kənˈfaʊndɪŋ əv hɪˈstɔrɪk truθ ənd livz pɑˈstɛrəti əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wət ɪz əˈθɛnɪk ənd wət ɪz mɪr ɪt simz tɪ mi əv ˈvɛri kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ɪkˈspidiənsi tɪ gɪt əp ə fɪkˈtɪʃəs ˈlaɪknəs əv ɪm ənd meɪk əp ə ˈfɪgjər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɑr aɪˈdiəz əv ðə mæn. ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, ɪn hɪz oration[m*] ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ənˈveɪlɪŋ əv wət hi kɔld "ə ə kənˈsɛpʃən əv wət ˈhɑrvərd maɪt hæv bɪn ɪn ˈbɑdi ənd lineament*, frəm wət wi noʊ ðət hi wɑz ɪn maɪnd ənd ɪn soʊl", ˈɛlɪs ˈænsərd ˈwɪnθrəps ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm: ðɪs ˈɛkskwəzət ˈmoʊldɪŋ ɪn brɑnz sərvz ə ˈpərpəs fər ðə aɪ, ðə θɔt, ənd ˈsɛnəmənt, θru ðə aɪˈdil, ɪn læk əv ðə ril ɪt ɪz baɪ noʊ minz wɪˈθaʊt əˈlaʊd ənd əˈpruvd ˈprɛsɪdənt, ðət, ɪn ðə læk əv əˈθɛnɪk əv səʧ ɛz ər tɪ bi kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪd, ən aɪˈdil səˈplaɪz ðə ˈveɪkənsi əv ə ˌriˈæləˌti. ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə fɛr ˈɪʃuz bɪtˈwin ˈpoʊətri ənd proʊz. ðə waɪz, ðə ˈɑnərd, ðə fɛr, ðə ˈnoʊbəl, ənd ðə ˈseɪntli, ər ˈnɛvər səm ˈfaɪnər ˈtəʧɪz əv ðə ˈɑrtɪst ɪn tɪnt ər ˈfiʧər, wɪʧ ðɛr ˈbjuti, ər ˈmægnəˌfaɪ ðɛr ˌɛləˈveɪʃən, ɛz ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn ðə ˈækʧəwəl aɪ, ðə braʊ, ðə lɪp, ðə ˈmoʊldɪŋ əv ðə ˈmɔrtəl kleɪ. tɪ ˈflætər ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz tɪ ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪ. ʃʊd ðɛr ˈɛvər əˈpɪr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm əˈθɛnɪk əv ʤɑn ˈhɑrvərd, ðə plɛʤ meɪ hir ənd naʊ bi ˈvɛnʧərd, ðət səm ˈʤɛnərəs frɛnd, səʧ ɛz, tɪ ðə ɛnd, ʃæl ˈnɛvər feɪl ɑr ˈɑlmə ˈmɑtər, ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ hər ˈkrɑnɪk ˈpɑvərti, wɪl prəˈvaɪd ðət ðɪs brɑnz ʃæl bi əˈgɛn, ənd meɪd tɪ tɛl ðə hoʊl noʊn truθ soʊ ɛz baɪ faɪər. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət noʊts ˈɛdət
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zion harvey just wanted to swing from the monkey bars.
that’s what the baltimore youngster told his doctor when asked why he wanted hands. sometimes an simplicity is profound.
earlier this month, zion took a big nay, massive step toward that jaunt on the jungle gym when he became the first child to receive a double hand transplant.
“when i was 2, i had to get my hands cut off because i was sick,” zion succinctly put it, in a video taken last year.
actually, he downplayed it, as is indicative of his disarming optimism. at 2, zion suffered a life-threatening sepsis infection, resulting in the failure of multiple organs and necessitating the amputation of his hands and feet.
at age 4, after two years of dialysis, he received a kidney from his mother, pattie ray, and despite an early lifetime of hardship, zion figured out not only how to get by, but how to do it with the widest of grins across his face.
pre-surgery video shows zion strumming a mandolin, playing foosball, through an offerings and playfully covering his younger eyes with the stubs of his wrists.
he even put a positive spin on bullies.
“they mean to say mean things to me, but it just slips out,” he said. “somebody says something to me, and i just figure it slipped out and they mean to say it. everybody has their own way of thinking.”
but take his quips and smile for softness. zion is tough as nails, maybe tougher.
“this is just another hurdle that he jumps. he jumps so many hurdles,” ray said before the surgery. “he’s so amazing. this the first amazing thing that done. been doing amazing things since been sick. i know many adults that can handle half of his life on a day-to-day basis.”
‘i will be proud’
not even the prospect of a failed procedure daunted zion. in the months before his operation shriners hospital for children and the hospital of philadelphia evaluated him for 18 months before he was deemed a candidate for the surgery he was filmed around on prosthetic legs without a hint of fear.
“when i get these hands, i will be proud of what hands i get,” he said, falling into arms for a kiss.
“and if it gets messed up,” he continued, his mother reassuring him that everything would be fine, “i care because i have my family.”
images from the surgery looked more like a convention than an operating room. among the 40 medical personnel that helped with the operation were a dozen surgeons, eight nurses and a team of at least three anesthesiologists.
“we know what we have to do today,” dr. l. scott levin told his troops before the operation began. “i know everybody assembled here has a commitment to this patient and making this a reality for this little boy. we can have complications. we can fail. we can have trouble. but not planning on it.”
puppy in his future?
the procedure is so complicated that the medical staff had to create tags with descriptions such as “ulnar artery” and attach them to the various vessels, bones, nerves and tendons that needed to be connected, said levin, who is director of the hand transplantation program at the hospital of philadelphia and who chairs the department of orthopedic surgery at penn medicine.
after many hours with zion under the knife, levin pointed to a sign of success: new hand was pink and when doctors pressed the palm, it turned white briefly and then pink again, indicating “capillary refill” or blood flow in the newly attached appendage.
when the surgery was complete, levin delivered word to mother.
“we have some good news for you. your little guy has two hands,” he said.
ray walked through handshake to embrace the surgeon.
in the days after his surgery, video shows zion progressing out of a fog of sedation and learning to grip things with his new fingers. again spinning his plight into a positive, he tells his mother that he and sister zoe want a puppy.
“where’s the puppy going to live?” ray asks.
“my room! where else?” the youngster replies.
concerns remain
zion’s travails are not yet over. he will require a lifetime of medication to avoid rejection of his new hands, which increases his chance of infection and cancer a fact levin concedes raised concerns that were negated by zion already taking drugs after his kidney transplant four years ago.
zion also needs to stay at a rehabilitation unit for several more weeks, where he will undergo “rigorous hand therapy several times per day,” before returning to his home in baltimore, according to the hospital.
not that zion seemed terribly fazed.
“i just want to say this: never give up on your dreams. it will come true,” he told cnn affiliate kyw-tv.
levin stressed that while bravery is to be applauded, the operation have been possible without a grieving family, fresh off a crushing loss, putting its courage on display as well. remarkable, he said, that gift of life donor program, a regional organ procurement organization, found zion a pair of hands mere months after he was placed on a waiting list in april.
“i think the difference is finding a family who has the courage to relinquish the arms of a child who just died and give hope and life and quality of life to a child still living,” he told kyw.
as for what this surgery might mean for other children hoping to have their hands restored, levin said he hopes just the beginning.
“i hope the first of literally hundreds or thousands of patients that are going to be afforded this surgery,” he said.
by eliott c. mclaughlin
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[væn id=”van/ns-acc/2015/07/29/ne-041tu_cnna-st1-1000000002d35a5b”*”] zaɪən ˈhɑrvi ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ swɪŋ frəm ðə ˈməŋki bɑrz. wət ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈjəŋstər toʊld hɪz ˈdɔktər wɪn æst waɪ hi ˈwɔntɪd hænz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ən sɪmˈplɪsɪti ɪz proʊˈfaʊnd. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, zaɪən tʊk ə bɪg neɪ, ˈmæsɪv stɛp təˈwɔrd ðət ʤɔnt ɔn ðə ˈʤəŋgəl ʤɪm wɪn hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ʧaɪld tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈdəbəl hænd trænˈsplænt. aɪ wɑz 2 aɪ hæd tɪ gɪt maɪ hænz kət ɔf bɪˈkəz aɪ wɑz sick,”*,” zaɪən səkˈsɪŋktli pʊt ɪt, ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈteɪkən læst jɪr. ˈæˌkʧuəli, hi ˈdaʊnˌpleɪd ɪt, ɛz ɪz ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv hɪz dɪˈsɑrmɪŋ ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm. æt 2 zaɪən ˈsəfərd ə ˈlaɪfθˌrɛtnɪŋ ˈsɛpsɪs ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ˈməltəpəl ˈɔrgənz ənd nəˈsɛsɪˌteɪtɪŋ ðə ˌæmpjəˈteɪʃən əv hɪz hænz ənd fit. æt eɪʤ 4 ˈæftər tu jɪrz əv daɪˈælɪsɪs, hi rɪˈsivd ə ˈkɪdni frəm hɪz ˈməðər, ˈpæti reɪ, ənd dɪˈspaɪt ən ˈərli ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ˈhɑrdʃɪp, zaɪən ˈfɪgjərd aʊt nɑt ˈoʊnli haʊ tɪ gɪt baɪ, bət haʊ tɪ du ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈwaɪdəst əv grɪnz əˈkrɔs hɪz feɪs. ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz zaɪən ˈstrəmɪŋ ə ˈmændəˌlɪn, pleɪɪŋ foosball*, θru ən ˈɔfərɪŋz ənd ˈpleɪfəli ˈkəvərɪŋ hɪz ˈjəŋgər aɪz wɪθ ðə stəbz əv hɪz rɪsts. hi ˈivɪn pʊt ə ˈpɑzətɪv spɪn ɔn ˈbʊliz. min tɪ seɪ min θɪŋz tɪ mi, bət ɪt ʤɪst slɪps out,”*,” hi sɛd. sɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ mi, ənd aɪ ʤɪst ˈfɪgjər ɪt slɪpt aʊt ənd ðeɪ min tɪ seɪ ɪt. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi həz ðɛr oʊn weɪ əv thinking.”*.” bət teɪk hɪz kwɪps ənd smaɪl fər ˈsɔftnəs. zaɪən ɪz təf ɛz neɪlz, ˈmeɪbi ˈtəfər. ɪz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈhərdəl ðət hi ʤəmps. hi ʤəmps soʊ ˈmɛni hurdles,”*,” reɪ sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsərʤəri. soʊ əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ðɪs ðə fərst əˈmeɪzɪŋ θɪŋ ðət dən. bɪn duɪŋ əˈmeɪzɪŋ θɪŋz sɪns bɪn sɪk. aɪ noʊ ˈmɛni ˈædəlts ðət kən ˈhændəl hæf əv hɪz laɪf ɔn ə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ basis.”*.” wɪl bi proud’*’ nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə feɪld prəˈsiʤər ˈdɔntɪd zaɪən. ɪn ðə mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ʃˈraɪnərz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əv ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɪm fər 18 mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz dimd ə ˈkænədɪt fər ðə ˈsərʤəri hi wɑz fɪlmd əraʊnd ɔn prɑsˈθɛtɪk lɛgz wɪˈθaʊt ə hɪnt əv fɪr. aɪ gɪt ðiz hænz, aɪ wɪl bi praʊd əv wət hænz aɪ get,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈɪntu ɑrmz fər ə kɪs. ɪf ɪt gɪts mɛst up,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjud, hɪz ˈməðər ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ ɪm ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wʊd bi faɪn, kɛr bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv maɪ family.”*.” ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðə ˈsərʤəri lʊkt mɔr laɪk ə kənˈvɛnʃən ðən ən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ rum. əˈməŋ ðə 40 ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl ðət hɛlpt wɪθ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən wər ə ˈdəzən ˈsərʤənz, eɪt ˈnərsɪz ənd ə tim əv æt list θri ˌænəsˌθiziˈɑləʤɪsts. noʊ wət wi hæv tɪ du today,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ɛl. skɑt ˈlɛvɪn toʊld hɪz trups ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bɪˈgæn. noʊ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi əˈsɛmbəld hir həz ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðɪs ˈpeɪʃənt ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ə ˌriˈæləˌti fər ðɪs ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ. wi kən hæv ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz. wi kən feɪl. wi kən hæv ˈtrəbəl. bət nɑt ˈplænɪŋ ɔn it.”*.” ˈpəpi ɪn hɪz fˈjuʧər? ðə prəˈsiʤər ɪz soʊ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðət ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf hæd tɪ kriˈeɪt tægz wɪθ dɪˈskrɪpʃənz səʧ ɛz artery”*” ənd əˈtæʧ ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈvɛsəlz, boʊnz, nərvz ənd ˈtɛndənz ðət ˈnidɪd tɪ bi kəˈnɛktɪd, sɛd ˈlɛvɪn, hu ɪz dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə hænd ˌtrænzplænˈteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl əv ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ənd hu ʧɛrz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɔrθəˈpidɪk ˈsərʤəri æt pɛn ˈmɛdəsən. ˈæftər ˈmɛni aʊərz wɪθ zaɪən ˈəndər ðə naɪf, ˈlɛvɪn ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ə saɪn əv səkˈsɛs: nu hænd wɑz pɪŋk ənd wɪn ˈdɑktərz prɛst ðə pɑm, ɪt tərnd waɪt ˈbrifli ənd ðɛn pɪŋk əˈgɛn, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ refill”*” ər bləd floʊ ɪn ðə ˈnuli əˈtæʧt əˈpɛndɪʤ. wɪn ðə ˈsərʤəri wɑz kəmˈplit, ˈlɛvɪn dɪˈlɪvərd wərd tɪ ˈməðər. hæv səm gʊd nuz fər ju. jʊr ˈlɪtəl gaɪ həz tu hands,”*,” hi sɛd. reɪ wɔkt θru ˈhændˌʃeɪk tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈsərʤɪn. ɪn ðə deɪz ˈæftər hɪz ˈsərʤəri, ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz zaɪən prəˈgrɛsɪŋ aʊt əv ə fɔg əv səˈdeɪʃən ənd ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ grɪp θɪŋz wɪθ hɪz nu ˈfɪŋgərz. əˈgɛn ˈspɪnɪŋ hɪz plaɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈpɑzətɪv, hi tɛlz hɪz ˈməðər ðət hi ənd ˈsɪstər zoʊi wɔnt ə ˈpəpi. ðə ˈpəpi goʊɪŋ tɪ live?”*?” reɪ æsks. rum! wɛr else?”*?” ðə ˈjəŋstər rɪˈplaɪz. kənˈsərnz rɪˈmeɪn trəˈveɪlz ər nɑt jɛt ˈoʊvər. hi wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ əˈvɔɪd rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv hɪz nu hænz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz hɪz ʧæns əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ənd ˈkænsər ə fækt ˈlɛvɪn kənˈsidz reɪzd kənˈsərnz ðət wər ˈnigeɪtɪd baɪ zaɪən ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkɪŋ drəgz ˈæftər hɪz ˈkɪdni trænˈsplænt fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ. zaɪən ˈɔlsoʊ nidz tɪ steɪ æt ə ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən ˈjunɪt fər ˈsɛvərəl mɔr wiks, wɛr hi wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ hænd ˈθɛrəpi ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz pər day,”*,” ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ hɪz hoʊm ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. nɑt ðət zaɪən simd ˈtɛrəbli feɪzd. ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ seɪ ðɪs: ˈnɛvər gɪv əp ɔn jʊr drimz. ɪt wɪl kəm true,”*,” hi toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn əˈfɪliˌeɪt kyw-tv*. ˈlɛvɪn strɛst ðət waɪl ˈbreɪvəri ɪz tɪ bi əˈplɔdɪd, ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən hæv bɪn ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈgrivɪŋ ˈfæməli, frɛʃ ɔf ə ˈkrəʃɪŋ lɔs, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪts kərɪʤ ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ɛz wɛl. rɪˈmɑrkəbəl, hi sɛd, ðət gɪft əv laɪf ˈdoʊnər ˈproʊˌgræm, ə ˈriʤənəl ˈɔrgən proʊˈkjʊrmənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, faʊnd zaɪən ə pɛr əv hænz mɪr mənθs ˈæftər hi wɑz pleɪst ɔn ə ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst ɪn ˈeɪprəl. θɪŋk ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈfæməli hu həz ðə kərɪʤ tɪ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ ðə ɑrmz əv ə ʧaɪld hu ʤɪst daɪd ənd gɪv hoʊp ənd laɪf ənd kˈwɑləti əv laɪf tɪ ə ʧaɪld stɪl living,”*,” hi toʊld kyw*. ɛz fər wət ðɪs ˈsərʤəri maɪt min fər ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ hæv ðɛr hænz rɪˈstɔrd, ˈlɛvɪn sɛd hi hoʊps ʤɪst ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. hoʊp ðə fərst əv ˈlɪtərəli ˈhənərdz ər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpeɪʃənz ðət ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈfɔrdəd ðɪs surgery,”*,” hi sɛd. baɪ ˈɛliɑt si. məˈglɑklən
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there is no secret sauce
every day talking to women who think there is something that they are doing wrong. or something that they just know about in their business. do you feel that way? do you just wish you could find that one person who would give you the “secret sauce”, that answer that if you just implemented would give you the ultimate lifestyle and immediate clients and money that you so crave. i get it. been there. for years, i just thought i good enough to be successful. i hid under a guise of confusion and i listened to every free out there hoping to find the answer, that one thing that would make all the difference.
here’s what i learned:
there is no secret sauce.
no one out there is teaching some secret that is going to make you rich overnight or that if you just implement tomorrow will ensure you fill you practice. no one. i care if they claim that they made a million in 2 years or if they had a $50,000 launch. i can tell you for certain that we all walk the same path. made a habit of hiring and learning from the best mentors i could find for as long as i can remember. it started with my father who bought a business the year before i was born, expanded it to three states and sold it when i was in college. been mentored by frederickson, kendall and now suzanne evans. i am first generation indian and i watched my friends build their businesses and practices from scratch in a country that was totally new to them. now they are happily retiring with plenty of money and the freedom to spend their time with their grandchildren.
here’s what i know. there are no short-cuts. every successful entrepreneur that i have watched and studied followed a path with these four components. time that i write them down both for you and myself.
1. urgency. never forget when i was in tears one day after a particularly hard month running ideal balance. i had holed up in a walk-in closet (yes i was literally in a closet) at my childhood house in cincinnati. my dad found me and sat down next to me. he said, “monica the way i built my business is by realizing that i had no other options, because i. i needed this business to take care of you and your mom and sisters and i had to do everything it took to make it work.”
i realized that my dad had something that we all need to have as entrepreneurs: urgency. there has to be a real desire that drives you to move forward. easier and much more healthy if that urgency comes from a love of what you are doing or the need to put it out into the world. but sometimes it comes from the need to make money or provide. either way, it is this urgency that pushes you past your fears and allows you to feel uncomfortable doing things you know how to do. the same urgency that allows a woman to pull a car off of her child.
so i ask you, do you have enough urgency? and if so, are you willing to move past fear and into action to build your business? if not, then think about why you are doing this business. do you want to provide a better life for your family? do you want to travel more? do you want to start a foundation? keep asking yourself why until you find an answer that literally feels so good to you that it becomes urgent for you to on it.
2. passion. we work hard as entrepreneurs. this is definitely not a job. at the end of the day, the thing that is going to keep you moving is passion. now the thing no one is passionate about everything you have to do as an entrepreneur. that would be impossible. but there has to be some part of the job that you absolutely love. for my father, it is the art of negotiating and conversing. he loves making connections, using those connections and closing large deals. his company still uses him today to go in and close deals. but he love dealing with the day to day management issues. the thrill of the sale far outweighed the annoyance in the details.
for many of you it is the actual art of working with your clients and doing your trade that is your passion. remember to keep that time sacred and revel in the art of doing it. and do your best to delegate as much of the other work as possible so that you can keep your passion alive every hour of every day. and for those of you that find your passion anymore time to move on to something new.
3. a mentor and a model. running a business without someone to help guide you is like playing tennis without a racket. just run around swinging your arms about and missing the ball. you also need a plan or a model to follow so that you end up working for no reason. i decided a long time ago that i was always going to have a coach to guide me on my path of building my companies. it just any fun trying to swing in the dark. i also decided to follow a plan and a proven model that works. every successful business owner has a mentor or a coach many have multiple experts on their team. just more fun to play the business game when you have someone to light a fire under you or provide inspiration when you need it.
i used to wonder why all the doctors in my community would get together over tea and talk shop. now i realize what they were doing they were forming their very own masterminds and mentoring one another. the business game just meant to be played alone. and you possibly know all the business skills you need to get you from where you now to the next level. if you did, you would be there.
4. the willingness to fail. the truth is that you have to just put yourself out there 110% in your business, especially if in an area that you are uncomfortable in. and more likely than not, not going to work before it does work. i worked for 3 months straight on my first product. then i put it out for sale. i sold two of them. and i was upset. very upset. but i learned from that lesson. there is a sequence and a model and i ignored both because i just wanted it to work. bad idea.
you have to be willing to fall on your face in order to learn. in fact, i can name five very successful millionaires in my community who have declared bankruptcy in their lives.
the truth is that the outcome is not in making your numbers, or even getting new clients. it lies in becoming the person that you become while you are moving towards that success. as you become more dedicated, persistent, hard-working and trusting you will watch yourself transform along with your business. that is the benefit of bringing together your urgency, passion, mentor and willingness to fail you become a higher version of yourself.
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ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsikrɪt sɔs ˈɛvəri deɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪmən hu θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ rɔŋ. ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ʤɪst noʊ əˈbaʊt ɪn ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs. du ju fil ðət weɪ? du ju ʤɪst wɪʃ ju kʊd faɪnd ðət wən ˈpərsən hu wʊd gɪv ju ðə sauce”*”, ðət ˈænsər ðət ɪf ju ʤɪst ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd wʊd gɪv ju ðə ˈəltəmət ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiət klaɪənts ənd ˈməni ðət ju soʊ kreɪv. aɪ gɪt ɪt. bɪn ðɛr. fər jɪrz, aɪ ʤɪst θɔt aɪ gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl. aɪ hɪd ˈəndər ə gaɪz əv kənfˈjuʒən ənd aɪ ˈlɪsənd tɪ ˈɛvəri fri aʊt ðɛr ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈænsər, ðət wən θɪŋ ðət wʊd meɪk ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns. wət aɪ ˈlərnɪd: ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsikrɪt sɔs. noʊ wən aʊt ðɛr ɪz ˈtiʧɪŋ səm ˈsikrɪt ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ju rɪʧ ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ər ðət ɪf ju ʤɪst ˈɪmpləmənt təˈmɑˌroʊ wɪl ɪnˈʃʊr ju fɪl ju ˈpræktɪs. noʊ wən. aɪ kɛr ɪf ðeɪ kleɪm ðət ðeɪ meɪd ə ˈmɪljən ɪn 2 jɪrz ər ɪf ðeɪ hæd ə lɔnʧ. aɪ kən tɛl ju fər ˈsərtən ðət wi ɔl wɔk ðə seɪm pæθ. meɪd ə ˈhæbət əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ ənd ˈlərnɪŋ frəm ðə bɛst ˈmɛnˌtɔrz aɪ kʊd faɪnd fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ kən rɪˈmɛmbər. ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ maɪ ˈfɑðər hu bɔt ə ˈbɪznɪs ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ wɑz bɔrn, ɪkˈspændɪd ɪt tɪ θri steɪts ənd soʊld ɪt wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ. bɪn ˈmɛntərd baɪ ˈfrɛdərɪksən, ˈkɛndəl ənd naʊ suˈzæn ˈɛvənz. aɪ æm fərst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈɪndiən ənd aɪ wɔʧt maɪ frɛndz bɪld ðɛr ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈpræktɪsɪz frəm skræʧ ɪn ə ˈkəntri ðət wɑz ˈtoʊtəli nu tɪ ðɛm. naʊ ðeɪ ər ˈhæpəli rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ wɪθ ˈplɛnti əv ˈməni ənd ðə ˈfridəm tɪ spɛnd ðɛr taɪm wɪθ ðɛr ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən. wət aɪ noʊ. ðɛr ər noʊ short-cuts*. ˈɛvəri səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr ðət aɪ hæv wɔʧt ənd ˈstədid ˈfɑloʊd ə pæθ wɪθ ðiz fɔr kəmˈpoʊnənts. taɪm ðət aɪ raɪt ðɛm daʊn boʊθ fər ju ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. 1 ˈərʤənsi. ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn tɪrz wən deɪ ˈæftər ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hɑrd mənθ ˈrənɪŋ aɪˈdil ˈbæləns. aɪ hæd hoʊld əp ɪn ə ˈwɔˌkɪn ˈklɑzət (jɛs aɪ wɑz ˈlɪtərəli ɪn ə ˈklɑzət) æt maɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd haʊs ɪn ˌsɪnsəˈnæti. maɪ dæd faʊnd mi ənd sæt daʊn nɛkst tɪ mi. hi sɛd, ðə weɪ aɪ bɪlt maɪ ˈbɪznɪs ɪz baɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət aɪ hæd noʊ ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz, bɪˈkəz aɪ. aɪ ˈnidɪd ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ju ənd jʊr mɑm ənd ˈsɪstərz ənd aɪ hæd tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪt tʊk tɪ meɪk ɪt work.”*.” aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət maɪ dæd hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wi ɔl nid tɪ hæv ɛz ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz: ˈərʤənsi. ðɛr həz tɪ bi ə ril dɪˈzaɪər ðət draɪvz ju tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd. ˈiziər ənd məʧ mɔr ˈhɛlθi ɪf ðət ˈərʤənsi kəmz frəm ə ləv əv wət ju ər duɪŋ ər ðə nid tɪ pʊt ɪt aʊt ˈɪntu ðə wərld. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt kəmz frəm ðə nid tɪ meɪk ˈməni ər prəˈvaɪd. ˈiðər weɪ, ɪt ɪz ðɪs ˈərʤənsi ðət ˈpʊʃɪz ju pæst jʊr fɪrz ənd əˈlaʊz ju tɪ fil ənˈkəmfərtəbəl duɪŋ θɪŋz ju noʊ haʊ tɪ du. ðə seɪm ˈərʤənsi ðət əˈlaʊz ə ˈwʊmən tɪ pʊl ə kɑr ɔf əv hər ʧaɪld. soʊ aɪ æsk ju, du ju hæv ɪˈnəf ˈərʤənsi? ənd ɪf soʊ, ər ju ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ muv pæst fɪr ənd ˈɪntu ˈækʃən tɪ bɪld jʊr ˈbɪznɪs? ɪf nɑt, ðɛn θɪŋk əˈbaʊt waɪ ju ər duɪŋ ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs. du ju wɔnt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈbɛtər laɪf fər jʊr ˈfæməli? du ju wɔnt tɪ ˈtrævəl mɔr? du ju wɔnt tɪ stɑrt ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən? kip ˈæskɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf waɪ ənˈtɪl ju faɪnd ən ˈænsər ðət ˈlɪtərəli filz soʊ gʊd tɪ ju ðət ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˈərʤənt fər ju tɪ ɔn ɪt. 2 ˈpæʃən. wi wərk hɑrd ɛz ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz. ðɪs ɪz ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ə ʤɑb. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ðə θɪŋ ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ju ˈmuvɪŋ ɪz ˈpæʃən. naʊ ðə θɪŋ noʊ wən ɪz ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju hæv tɪ du ɛz ən ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr. ðət wʊd bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. bət ðɛr həz tɪ bi səm pɑrt əv ðə ʤɑb ðət ju ˌæbsəˈlutli ləv. fər maɪ ˈfɑðər, ɪt ɪz ðə ɑrt əv nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ənd kənˈvərsɪŋ. hi ləvz ˈmeɪkɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃənz, ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd ˈkloʊzɪŋ lɑrʤ dilz. hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni stɪl ˈjuzɪz ɪm təˈdeɪ tɪ goʊ ɪn ənd kloʊz dilz. bət hi ləv ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə deɪ tɪ deɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈɪʃuz. ðə θrɪl əv ðə seɪl fɑr aʊtˈweɪd ðə əˈnɔɪəns ɪn ðə ˈditeɪlz. fər ˈmɛni əv ju ɪt ɪz ðə ˈækʧəwəl ɑrt əv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ jʊr klaɪənts ənd duɪŋ jʊr treɪd ðət ɪz jʊr ˈpæʃən. rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ kip ðət taɪm ˈseɪkrɪd ənd ˈrɛvəl ɪn ðə ɑrt əv duɪŋ ɪt. ənd du jʊr bɛst tɪ ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ɛz məʧ əv ðə ˈəðər wərk ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl soʊ ðət ju kən kip jʊr ˈpæʃən əˈlaɪv ˈɛvəri aʊər əv ˈɛvəri deɪ. ənd fər ðoʊz əv ju ðət faɪnd jʊr ˈpæʃən ˌɛniˈmɔr taɪm tɪ muv ɔn tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. 3 ə ˈmɛnˌtɔr ənd ə ˈmɑdəl. ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈbɪznɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˈsəmˌwən tɪ hɛlp gaɪd ju ɪz laɪk pleɪɪŋ ˈtɛnɪs wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈrækɪt. ʤɪst rən əraʊnd sˈwɪŋɪŋ jʊr ɑrmz əˈbaʊt ənd ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə bɔl. ju ˈɔlsoʊ nid ə plæn ər ə ˈmɑdəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ soʊ ðət ju ɛnd əp ˈwərkɪŋ fər noʊ ˈrizən. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ ðət aɪ wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə koʊʧ tɪ gaɪd mi ɔn maɪ pæθ əv ˈbɪldɪŋ maɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɪt ʤɪst ˈɛni fən traɪɪŋ tɪ swɪŋ ɪn ðə dɑrk. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə plæn ənd ə ˈpruvən ˈmɑdəl ðət wərks. ˈɛvəri səkˈsɛsfəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnər həz ə ˈmɛnˌtɔr ər ə koʊʧ ˈmɛni hæv ˈməltəpəl ˈɛkspərts ɔn ðɛr tim. ʤɪst mɔr fən tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs geɪm wɪn ju hæv ˈsəmˌwən tɪ laɪt ə faɪər ˈəndər ju ər prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən wɪn ju nid ɪt. aɪ juzd tɪ ˈwəndər waɪ ɔl ðə ˈdɑktərz ɪn maɪ kəmˈjunɪti wʊd gɪt təˈgɛðər ˈoʊvər ti ənd tɔk ʃɑp. naʊ aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz wət ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ðeɪ wər ˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɛr ˈvɛri oʊn ˈmæstərˌmaɪndz ənd ˈmɛntərɪŋ wən əˈnəðər. ðə ˈbɪznɪs geɪm ʤɪst mɛnt tɪ bi pleɪd əˈloʊn. ənd ju ˈpɑsəbli noʊ ɔl ðə ˈbɪznɪs skɪlz ju nid tɪ gɪt ju frəm wɛr ju naʊ tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl. ɪf ju dɪd, ju wʊd bi ðɛr. 4 ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ feɪl. ðə truθ ɪz ðət ju hæv tɪ ʤɪst pʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf aʊt ðɛr 110 ɪn jʊr ˈbɪznɪs, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ɪn ən ˈɛriə ðət ju ər ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪn. ənd mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðən nɑt, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt dɪz wərk. aɪ wərkt fər 3 mənθs streɪt ɔn maɪ fərst ˈprɑdəkt. ðɛn aɪ pʊt ɪt aʊt fər seɪl. aɪ soʊld tu əv ðɛm. ənd aɪ wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt. ˈvɛri ˈəpˌsɛt. bət aɪ ˈlərnɪd frəm ðət ˈlɛsən. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsikwəns ənd ə ˈmɑdəl ənd aɪ ˌɪgˈnɔrd boʊθ bɪˈkəz aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd ɪt tɪ wərk. bæd aɪˈdiə. ju hæv tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ fɔl ɔn jʊr feɪs ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ lərn. ɪn fækt, aɪ kən neɪm faɪv ˈvɛri səkˈsɛsfəl ˌmɪljəˈnɛrz ɪn maɪ kəmˈjunɪti hu hæv dɪˈklɛrd ˈbæŋkrəptsi ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. ðə truθ ɪz ðət ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz nɑt ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr ˈnəmbərz, ər ˈivɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ nu klaɪənts. ɪt laɪz ɪn bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈpərsən ðət ju bɪˈkəm waɪl ju ər ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðət səkˈsɛs. ɛz ju bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd, pərˈsɪstənt, ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ ənd ˈtrəstɪŋ ju wɪl wɔʧ ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈtrænsfɔrm əˈlɔŋ wɪθ jʊr ˈbɪznɪs. ðət ɪz ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ təˈgɛðər jʊr ˈərʤənsi, ˈpæʃən, ˈmɛnˌtɔr ənd ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ feɪl ju bɪˈkəm ə haɪər ˈvərʒən əv ˈjɔrsɛlf.
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nomura: voice recording for kingdom hearts, final fantasy remake and in progress
tetsuya nomura is a busy guy. his current projects include kingdom hearts iii, kingdom hearts, final fantasy remake and final arcade version just to name a few. within the context of the latter given a brief update on his upcoming games.
during a special detailing the latest update for final fantasy, nomura said that voice recording is now in the works for “kingdom,” “seven,” and “dissidia.” while vague we can easily piece these hints into each of the games confirmed to be working on. “seven” seems the most obvious, while “kingdom” could fit into or depending on how far the latter is along. as for “dissidia,” it seems likely nomura is referring to the arcade ongoing updates rather than the mobile title opera omnia.
additionally, nomura confirmed be featured in final fantasy.
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noʊˈmʊrə: vɔɪs rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ fər ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts, ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈriˈmeɪk ənd ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs noʊˈmʊrə ɪz ə ˈbɪzi gaɪ. hɪz ˈkɑrənt ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌɪnˈklud ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts iii*, ˈkɪŋdəm hɑrts ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi ˈriˈmeɪk ənd ˈfaɪnəl ɑrˈkeɪd ˈvərʒən ʤɪst tɪ neɪm ə fju. wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ˈlætər ˈgɪvɪn ə brif ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn hɪz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ geɪmz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈəpˌdeɪt fər ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi, noʊˈmʊrə sɛd ðət vɔɪs rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə wərks fər ““kingdom,”*,” ““seven,”*,” ənd ““dissidia.”*.” waɪl veɪg wi kən ˈizəli pis ðiz hɪnts ˈɪntu iʧ əv ðə geɪmz kənˈfərmd tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn. ““seven”*” simz ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs, waɪl ““kingdom”*” kʊd fɪt ˈɪntu ər dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn haʊ fɑr ðə ˈlætər ɪz əˈlɔŋ. ɛz fər ““dissidia,”*,” ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli noʊˈmʊrə ɪz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə ɑrˈkeɪd ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪts ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈtaɪtəl ˈɑprə omnia*. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, noʊˈmʊrə kənˈfərmd bi ˈfiʧərd ɪn ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi. ˈviə:
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it’s only fair to you, the reader, that i tell you that one of the most managers find when it comes to drafting hyped players or breakouts. mike trout in 2013? pass. jose bautista in 2011? no way, jose. carlos correa in 2016? nope. jose ramirez in 2018? probably not. all four of those guys had major breakouts the year prior and had (or will have in case) astronomical the following year. i buy in because i needed to see them do it one more time.
i’m far from the first manager to have ever played it safe in the early rounds of a draft, but i make it a point to avoid the hype because the floor is still not as high until they can repeat. this is why saying no to japanese sensation. call me a wet blanket, a debbie downer, or buzz killington: is not worth it in 2018.
limited mound work
ohtani is not going to pitch more than 150 innings this year, if that. the most innings has pitched in a season has been in 2015 with the nippon ham fighters. he followed that up with 140 innings the next year and in 2017 he pitched only innings thanks to injuries. be objective: if a pitcher only pitched 25 innings the year prior, is it wise for a team to push him? now, if the angels and you just landed this generational pitcher supposed to lead you to the world series, are you really going to push your limits here knowing you have his rights for a few more years?
but not all. japanese baseball employs rotations. a pretty major difference when comparing baseball here vs. baseball there. the extra day of rest is crucial to limiting injuries. but wait, you say, the angels are thinking of going to a rotation! first off, kudos to them. their rotation as a whole is pretty delicate and benefit and not just for’s sake. but a rotation a panacea. in japan, keeping pitchers healthy goes beyond that. an excerpt from a 2014 sports on earth piece written by eno sarris on employing a rotation.
former major league pitcher brian bannister does agree that the "extended recovery cycle" of a rotation would be helpful, but he points out that there are many differences in japan that could teach us some best practice. "the standard dynamic warmup is extremely thorough in both duration and number of unique motions… this makes sure the body is warm and stretched out prior to throwing," says bannister. he also thinks that their approach to weight lifting might be more suited to the act of pitching: "the overall attitude towards weightlifting is making sure the body is strong but not in the beach muscle kind of way. i believe this keeps muscles in balance and one muscle group does not overwhelm the connective tissue of a smaller muscle group." even the recovery phase is a little different in japan: "the recovery process in japan is very deliberate with massage and soaking in alternating water common."
i’m not going to pretend to know the angels regimen for pitchers, but bannister made it seem like the routines differ drastically in each country.
ucl damage
do you want to know why else he pitch that more than 150 innings in 2018? has a sprained collateral ligament in his throwing elbow. this was a surprise to us, but not to teams, as the information became known to all teams once he was officially posted. in late october he received a plasma (prp) injection, the same choice his new teammate garrett richards made this past april in lieu of tommy john. the good news is richards came back for 27 innings, lose a tick on his fastball, had an even better swstr% rate and though era matter with a sample size that small, still nice to see a in that department. masahiro tanaka has defied all tommy john expectations with a damaged as well.
the angels have come out and said there will be no restrictions on and they will treat him as if 100 percent. they know his medical records best, so we must give them the benefit of the doubt. but know that at any sign of minor soreness, whether playing catch or in a game, they will place him on the and handle him with kid gloves. the cloud hanging over his head be disappearing any time soon.
limited at the plate
your concern about his production at the plate may vary greatly depending on the format you use him. two of the big three sites, yahoo and cbs, are planning splitting him. disclosed their plan yet. edit: cbs, and have him as one player with dual-eligibility.)
if going to play in a league where split, the batter becomes less appealing. at the time of this post, no one from the organization come out and said how many at bats they plan to give him. baseball twitter seems to be setting the at 250 and i think fair given how he was used in japan.
ohtani’s usage in japan year at bats innings pitched year at bats innings pitched 2013 189 2014 212 2015 109 2016 323 140 2017 202
i’m assuming 250 at bats for 2018. carries a career .859 ops in pa with the nippon ham fighters. traditionally, the talent level has been compared to a little bit better than but not as good as the major league level. a full breakdown of that if interested.
former that have faced cede that his raw power is incredible, translating to something like 70 grade in the scouting scale. but those same pitchers talk about how he may not excel immediately at the plate. an excerpt from an excellent baseball america article. note: i removed two grafs. speaking below is former major league reliever dennis and former infielder brent morel.
"i think i faced him 11 times and i think i gave up a single and triple, and the single was actually a down the line that he beat out." said. "he's got decent plate awareness, the only problem i see him having issues with early he can make the fastballs in. japanese guys tend to stay away from him, i think it's a lot of respect and they don't want to throw a fastball in and break his arm or hit him in the elbow. i think he's aware of that, that no one pitches him in. i pitch him in and have had good success going in. "big league pitchers aren't afraid to go in, they don't care who you are. and that's going to be his one adjustment he's going to have to make." morel, from his vantage point playing the infield, sees the same potential shortcoming on fastballs in. "he just has unbelievable pop to the opposite field, center field (but) it didn't seem like he pulled too many balls unless they were offspeed," morel said. "i think he'll get pounded in like any young hitter going to the big leagues. he'll have to make the adjustment. he was so big and strong he didn't have to worry about it too much over there. i'm not saying he can't make the adjustment, he just hasn't had to yet."
an acclimation to major league style pitching, plus some long levers that scouts say he has in his swing, lead me to believe that the batter going to be anything spectacular in 2018. almost a shot in the dark, but predicting something in the neighborhood of .260/.330/.430. how does evan 2017 sound to you for about 250 ab?
astronomical
the previous words have mattered if his as high as it currently is. consider that in first pitch arizona, where among other activities industry experts gather to do a draft in the first week of november, went in the of a league. granted, there were real concerns he come over at the time. a month later, his is in the 80s, but in the drafts seen, going inside the top 60 because managers know they have to reach if they want him. edit: his is now overall).
can there be valuable seasons of a pitcher who pitches innings in a season? yes. james paxton, rich hill, brad peacock, chase anderson and j.a. happ all pitched less than 150 innings last season and we can all reasonably agree they had good to great seasons. but all suffered through injuries or in case, getting yanked (heh) around the bullpen and starting rotation. are you drafting any of these guys inside the top 80? no way. paxton comes closest with an average of exactly 80 according to. hill is in the 130s. peacock in the 190s.
ohtani’s hype is carrying him to the tier of aaron nola, yu darvish, carlos martinez and robbie ray. all of them are expected to pitch more innings next year and have flashed talent. might match up in talent, but not in production. in an age where fewer pitchers are producing innings, simply having quantity is a skill within itself, and not one will immediately.
a bad elbow, limited production at the plate, limited appearances in a potential rotation and an absurd are why avoiding in 2018 and so should you.
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it’s* ˈoʊnli fɛr tɪ ju, ðə ˈridər, ðət aɪ tɛl ju ðət wən əv ðə moʊst ˈmænɪʤərz faɪnd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈdræftɪŋ haɪpt pleɪərz ər ˈbreɪˌkaʊts. maɪk traʊt ɪn 2013 pæs. ˌhoʊˈzeɪ bɔˈtistə ɪn 2011 noʊ weɪ, ˌhoʊˈzeɪ. ˈkɑrloʊs ˈkɔriə ɪn 2016 noʊp. ˌhoʊˈzeɪ rəˈmɪrɛz ɪn 2018 ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt. ɔl fɔr əv ðoʊz gaɪz hæd ˈmeɪʤər ˈbreɪˌkaʊts ðə jɪr praɪər ənd hæd (ər wɪl hæv ɪn keɪs) ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jɪr. aɪ baɪ ɪn bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ si ðɛm du ɪt wən mɔr taɪm. fɑr frəm ðə fərst ˈmænɪʤər tɪ hæv ˈɛvər pleɪd ɪt seɪf ɪn ðə ˈərli raʊnz əv ə dræft, bət aɪ meɪk ɪt ə pɔɪnt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə haɪp bɪˈkəz ðə flɔr ɪz stɪl nɑt ɛz haɪ ənˈtɪl ðeɪ kən rɪˈpit. ðɪs ɪz waɪ seɪɪŋ noʊ tɪ ˌʤæpəˈniz sɛnˈseɪʃən. kɔl mi ə wɛt ˈblæŋkɪt, ə ˈdɛbi ˈdaʊnər, ər bəz ˈkɪlɪŋtən: ɪz nɑt wərθ ɪt ɪn 2018 ˈlɪmɪtɪd maʊnd wərk ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ pɪʧ mɔr ðən 150 ˈɪnɪŋz ðɪs jɪr, ɪf ðət. ðə moʊst ˈɪnɪŋz həz pɪʧt ɪn ə ˈsizən həz bɪn ɪn 2015 wɪθ ðə ˌnɪˈpɑn hæm ˈfaɪtərz. hi ˈfɑloʊd ðət əp wɪθ 140 ˈɪnɪŋz ðə nɛkst jɪr ənd ɪn 2017 hi pɪʧt ˈoʊnli ˈɪnɪŋz θæŋks tɪ ˈɪnʤəriz. bi əˈbʤɛktɪv: ɪf ə ˈpɪʧər ˈoʊnli pɪʧt 25 ˈɪnɪŋz ðə jɪr praɪər, ɪz ɪt waɪz fər ə tim tɪ pʊʃ ɪm? naʊ, ɪf ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz ənd ju ʤɪst ˈlændɪd ðɪs ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl ˈpɪʧər səˈpoʊzd tɪ lɛd ju tɪ ðə wərld ˈsɪriz, ər ju ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ jʊr ˈlɪmɪts hir noʊɪŋ ju hæv hɪz raɪts fər ə fju mɔr jɪrz? bət nɑt ɔl. ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪmˈplɔɪz roʊˈteɪʃənz. ə ˈprɪti ˈmeɪʤər ˈdɪfərəns wɪn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ˈbeɪsˈbɔl hir ˈvərsəz. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ðɛr. ðə ˈɛkstrə deɪ əv rɛst ɪz ˈkruʃəl tɪ ˈlɪmətɪŋ ˈɪnʤəriz. bət weɪt, ju seɪ, ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv goʊɪŋ tɪ ə roʊˈteɪʃən! fərst ɔf, ˈkudoʊs tɪ ðɛm. ðɛr roʊˈteɪʃən ɛz ə hoʊl ɪz ˈprɪti ˈdɛləkət ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt ənd nɑt ʤɪst fər seɪk. bət ə roʊˈteɪʃən ə ˌpænəˈsiə. ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ˈkipɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz ˈhɛlθi goʊz bɪɔnd ðət. ən ˈɛksərpt frəm ə 2014 spɔrts ɔn ərθ pis ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈɛnoʊ ˈsærɪs ɔn ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ə roʊˈteɪʃən. ˈfɔrmər ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈpɪʧər braɪən ˈbænɪstər dɪz əˈgri ðət ðə "ɪkˈstɛndɪd rɪˈkəvəri ˈsaɪkəl" əv ə roʊˈteɪʃən wʊd bi ˈhɛlpfəl, bət hi pɔɪnts aʊt ðət ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ʤəˈpæn ðət kʊd tiʧ ˈjuˈɛs səm bɛst ˈpræktɪs. "ðə ˈstændərd daɪˈnæmɪk ˈwɔrˌməp ɪz ɪkˈstrimli θəroʊ ɪn boʊθ ˈdʊˈreɪʃən ənd ˈnəmbər əv juˈnik motions…*… ðɪs meɪks ʃʊr ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz wɔrm ənd strɛʧt aʊt praɪər tɪ θroʊɪŋ," sɪz ˈbænɪstər. hi ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋks ðət ðɛr əˈproʊʧ tɪ weɪt ˈlɪftɪŋ maɪt bi mɔr ˈsutɪd tɪ ðə ækt əv ˈpɪʧɪŋ: "ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz ˈweɪˌtlɪftɪŋ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz strɔŋ bət nɑt ɪn ðə biʧ ˈməsəl kaɪnd əv weɪ. aɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs kips ˈməsəlz ɪn ˈbæləns ənd wən ˈməsəl grup dɪz nɑt ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ðə kəˈnɛktɪv ˈtɪʃu əv ə sˈmɔlər ˈməsəl grup." ˈivɪn ðə rɪˈkəvəri feɪz ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt ɪn ʤəˈpæn: "ðə rɪˈkəvəri ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪz ˈvɛri dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt wɪθ məˈsɑʒ ənd ˈsoʊkɪŋ ɪn ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈkɑmən." nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ priˈtɛnd tɪ noʊ ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz ˈrɛʤəmən fər ˈpɪʧərz, bət ˈbænɪstər meɪd ɪt sim laɪk ðə ruˈtinz ˈdɪfər ˈdræstɪkli ɪn iʧ ˈkəntri. ˈdæmɪʤ du ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ waɪ ɛls hi pɪʧ ðət mɔr ðən 150 ˈɪnɪŋz ɪn 2018 həz ə spreɪnd kəˈlætərəl ˈlɪgəmənt ɪn hɪz θroʊɪŋ ˈɛlˌboʊ. ðɪs wɑz ə səˈpraɪz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, bət nɑt tɪ timz, ɛz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm noʊn tɪ ɔl timz wəns hi wɑz əˈfɪʃəli ˈpoʊstɪd. ɪn leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər hi rɪˈsivd ə ˈplæzmə (prp*) ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən, ðə seɪm ʧɔɪs hɪz nu ˈtiˌmeɪt ˈgɛrɪt ˈrɪʧərdz meɪd ðɪs pæst ˈeɪprəl ɪn lu əv ˈtɑmi ʤɑn. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ˈrɪʧərdz keɪm bæk fər 27 ˈɪnɪŋz, luz ə tɪk ɔn hɪz ˈfæstˌbɔl, hæd ən ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər swstr*% reɪt ənd ðoʊ ˈɪrə ˈmætər wɪθ ə ˈsæmpəl saɪz ðət smɔl, stɪl nis tɪ si ə ɪn ðət dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˌmɑsɑˈhɪˌroʊ tɑˈnɑkə həz dɪˈfaɪd ɔl ˈtɑmi ʤɑn ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈdæmɪʤd ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz hæv kəm aʊt ənd sɛd ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ənd ðeɪ wɪl trit ɪm ɛz ɪf 100 pərˈsɛnt. ðeɪ noʊ hɪz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz bɛst, soʊ wi məst gɪv ðɛm ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ðə daʊt. bət noʊ ðət æt ˈɛni saɪn əv ˈmaɪnər soreness*, ˈwɛðər pleɪɪŋ kæʧ ər ɪn ə geɪm, ðeɪ wɪl pleɪs ɪm ɔn ðə ənd ˈhændəl ɪm wɪθ kɪd gləvz. ðə klaʊd ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈoʊvər hɪz hɛd bi ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ ˈɛni taɪm sun. ˈlɪmɪtɪd æt ðə pleɪt jʊr kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt hɪz pərˈdəkʃən æt ðə pleɪt meɪ ˈvɛri ˈgreɪtli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt ju juz ɪm. tu əv ðə bɪg θri saɪts, ˈjɑˌhu ənd ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ər ˈplænɪŋ ˈsplɪtɪŋ ɪm. dɪˈskloʊzd ðɛr plæn jɛt. ˈɛdət: ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ənd hæv ɪm ɛz wən pleɪər wɪθ dual-eligibility*.) ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ɪn ə lig wɛr splɪt, ðə ˈbætər bɪˈkəmz lɛs əˈpilɪŋ. æt ðə taɪm əv ðɪs poʊst, noʊ wən frəm ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kəm aʊt ənd sɛd haʊ ˈmɛni æt bæts ðeɪ plæn tɪ gɪv ɪm. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl tˈwɪtər simz tɪ bi ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə æt 250 ənd aɪ θɪŋk fɛr ˈgɪvɪn haʊ hi wɑz juzd ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ˈjusɪʤ ɪn ʤəˈpæn jɪr æt bæts ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt jɪr æt bæts ˈɪnɪŋz pɪʧt 2013 189 2014 212 2015 109 2016 323 140 2017 202 əˈsumɪŋ 250 æt bæts fər 2018 ˈkɛriz ə kərɪr 859 ɑps ɪn pɑ wɪθ ðə ˌnɪˈpɑn hæm ˈfaɪtərz. trəˈdɪʃənəli, ðə ˈtælənt ˈlɛvəl həz bɪn kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈbɛtər ðən bət nɑt ɛz gʊd ɛz ðə ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈlɛvəl. ə fʊl ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv ðət ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd. ˈfɔrmər ðət hæv feɪst sid ðət hɪz rɑ paʊər ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl, ˈtrænsˌleɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk 70 greɪd ɪn ðə ˈskaʊtɪŋ skeɪl. bət ðoʊz seɪm ˈpɪʧərz tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ hi meɪ nɑt ɪkˈsɛl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli æt ðə pleɪt. ən ˈɛksərpt frəm ən ˈɛksələnt ˈbeɪsˈbɔl əˈmɛrɪkə ˈɑrtɪkəl. noʊt: aɪ riˈmuvd tu grafs*. ˈspikɪŋ bɪˈloʊ ɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈmeɪʤər lig riˈlivər ˈdɛnɪs ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈɪnˌfildər brɛnt mərˈɛl. "aɪ θɪŋk aɪ feɪst ɪm 11 taɪmz ənd aɪ θɪŋk aɪ geɪv əp ə ˈsɪŋgəl ənd ˈtrɪpəl, ənd ðə ˈsɪŋgəl wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə daʊn ðə laɪn ðət hi bit aʊt." sɛd. "hiz gɑt ˈdisənt pleɪt əˈwɛrnəs, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈprɑbləm aɪ si ɪm ˈhævɪŋ ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈərli hi kən meɪk ðə ˈfæstˌbɔlz ɪn. ˌʤæpəˈniz gaɪz tɛnd tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ɪm, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ə lɔt əv rɪˈspɛkt ənd ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ θroʊ ə ˈfæstˌbɔl ɪn ənd breɪk hɪz ɑrm ər hɪt ɪm ɪn ðə ˈɛlˌboʊ. aɪ θɪŋk hiz əˈwɛr əv ðət, ðət noʊ wən ˈpɪʧɪz ɪm ɪn. aɪ pɪʧ ɪm ɪn ənd hæv hæd gʊd səkˈsɛs goʊɪŋ ɪn. "bɪg lig ˈpɪʧərz ˈɑrənt əˈfreɪd tɪ goʊ ɪn, ðeɪ doʊnt kɛr hu ju ər. ənd ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ bi hɪz wən əˈʤəstmənt hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ meɪk." mərˈɛl, frəm hɪz ˈvæntɪʤ pɔɪnt pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈɪnˌfild, siz ðə seɪm pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋ ɔn ˈfæstˌbɔlz ɪn. "hi ʤɪst həz ˌənbəˈlivəbəl pɑp tɪ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt fild, ˈsɛnər fild (bət) ɪt ˈdɪdənt sim laɪk hi pʊld tu ˈmɛni bɔlz ənˈlɛs ðeɪ wər offspeed*," mərˈɛl sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk hil gɪt ˈpaʊndɪd ɪn laɪk ˈɛni jəŋ ˈhɪtər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə bɪg ligz. hil hæv tɪ meɪk ðə əˈʤəstmənt. hi wɑz soʊ bɪg ənd strɔŋ hi ˈdɪdənt hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ɪt tu məʧ ˈoʊvər ðɛr. əm nɑt seɪɪŋ hi kænt meɪk ðə əˈʤəstmənt, hi ʤɪst ˈhæzənt hæd tɪ jɛt." ən ˌækləˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈmeɪʤər lig staɪl ˈpɪʧɪŋ, pləs səm lɔŋ ˈlɛvərz ðət skaʊts seɪ hi həz ɪn hɪz swɪŋ, lɛd mi tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈbætər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ spɛkˈtækjələr ɪn 2018 ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ʃɑt ɪn ðə dɑrk, bət prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv haʊ dɪz ˈɛvən 2017 saʊnd tɪ ju fər əˈbaʊt 250 æb? ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ðə ˈpriviəs wərdz hæv ˈmætərd ɪf hɪz ɛz haɪ ɛz ɪt ˈkərəntli ɪz. kənˈsɪdər ðət ɪn fərst pɪʧ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, wɛr əˈməŋ ˈəðər ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˈɪndəstri ˈɛkspərts ˈgæðər tɪ du ə dræft ɪn ðə fərst wik əv noʊˈvɛmbər, wɛnt ɪn ðə əv ə lig. ˈgrænɪd, ðɛr wər ril kənˈsərnz hi kəm ˈoʊvər æt ðə taɪm. ə mənθ ˈleɪtər, hɪz ɪz ɪn ðə 80s*, bət ɪn ðə dræfts sin, goʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə tɔp 60 bɪˈkəz ˈmænɪʤərz noʊ ðeɪ hæv tɪ riʧ ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt ɪm. ˈɛdət: hɪz ɪz naʊ ˈoʊvərˌɔl). kən ðɛr bi ˈvæljəbəl ˈsizənz əv ə ˈpɪʧər hu ˈpɪʧɪz ˈɪnɪŋz ɪn ə ˈsizən? jɛs. ʤeɪmz ˈpækstən, rɪʧ hɪl, bræd ˈpiˌkɑk, ʧeɪs ˈændərsən ənd j.a*. hæp ɔl pɪʧt lɛs ðən 150 ˈɪnɪŋz læst ˈsizən ənd wi kən ɔl ˈrizənəbli əˈgri ðeɪ hæd gʊd tɪ greɪt ˈsizənz. bət ɔl ˈsəfərd θru ˈɪnʤəriz ər ɪn keɪs, ˈgɪtɪŋ jæŋkt (hɛ) əraʊnd ðə ˈbʊlˌpɛn ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən. ər ju ˈdræftɪŋ ˈɛni əv ðiz gaɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə tɔp 80 noʊ weɪ. ˈpækstən kəmz ˈkloʊsəst wɪθ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ɪgˈzæktli 80 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ. hɪl ɪz ɪn ðə 130s*. ˈpiˌkɑk ɪn ðə 190s*. haɪp ɪz ˈkɛriɪŋ ɪm tɪ ðə tir əv ˈɛrən ˈnoʊlə, ju darvish*, ˈkɑrloʊs mɑrˈtinɛz ənd ˈrɑbi reɪ. ɔl əv ðɛm ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pɪʧ mɔr ˈɪnɪŋz nɛkst jɪr ənd hæv flæʃt ˈtælənt. maɪt mæʧ əp ɪn ˈtælənt, bət nɑt ɪn pərˈdəkʃən. ɪn ən eɪʤ wɛr fjuər ˈpɪʧərz ər prəˈdusɪŋ ˈɪnɪŋz, ˈsɪmpli ˈhævɪŋ kˈwɑntəti ɪz ə skɪl wɪˈθɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd nɑt wən wɪl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ə bæd ˈɛlˌboʊ, ˈlɪmɪtɪd pərˈdəkʃən æt ðə pleɪt, ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ə pəˈtɛnʃəl roʊˈteɪʃən ənd ən əbˈsərd ər waɪ əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ɪn 2018 ənd soʊ ʃʊd ju.
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midwest region
#1) kentucky: jeff van gundy - queen of hearts
#2) kansas: george karl- leader of a nudist colony
#3) notre dame: nene - looks like a gladiator that will help you slay a tiger then join you as you embark on a quest
#4) maryland: j.j. redick - sketchy car valet who might take your car for a joy ride
#5) west virginia: mike dunleavy jr. - looks like a generic police sketch
#6) butler: andy reid - looks like he his fingers in front of a tray of doughnuts and says, "don't mind if i do"
#7) wichita state: marcin - guy who becomes a youtube sensation by wrestling bears
#8) cincinnati: kris humphries - looks like a male cheerleader
#9) purdue: russell wilson - looks like a male cheerleader
#10) indiana: jerry sloan - looks like he washes his hair with a bar of soap
#11) texas: david shaw - looks like the president in a cable television network drama
#12) buffalo: nick saban - guy who runs a lap, looks at his stopwatch and says, "still go it," while snapping his fingers
#13) valparaiso: frank vogel - guy who keeps calling you to hang out and you keep creating excuses not to go
#14) northeastern: trey wingo - looks like a guy who owns a funeral home and does late-night infomercials promoting his seasonally discounted rates
#15) new mexico state: jordan - looks like a cartoon moose
#16) hampton: chip kelly - looks like the guy who leaves comically low tips to service people, then shoots the finger gun and says, "don't spend it all in one place"
#16) manhattan: chip kelly - looks like the guy who washes his yacht
west region
#1) wisconsin: ron rivera - guy who wears a lei for his entire vacation in hawaii
#2) arizona: jack del rio - who tries too hard to be called dad
#3) baylor: orel hershiser - looks like the father in the picture of the frame that you buy at walmart
#4) north carolina: donnie walsh - looks like he's in town to kill a guy
#5) arkansas: shane - tennis coach who gets too close to your wife
#6) xavier: tom thibodeau - looks like a butcher
#7) vcu: avery johnson - looks like a judge on a daytime television show
#8) oregon: romeo - looks like the courtroom bailiff in a small southern town who nods off to sleep during the middle of proceedings only to be woken up when the judge hits his gavel
#9) oklahoma state: mike woodson - looks like he constantly tells his family, "i'm not sleeping, i'm just resting my eyes"
#10) ohio state: ed orgeron - looks like a bbq who is constantly wiping sweat from his face while explaining his secret bbq recipe is, "cajun love, brother"
#11) byu: casey - looks like a clown who has trouble removing all of his makeup
#11) mississippi: mike - looks like a clown who has trouble removing all of his makeup
#12) wofford: stephen a. smith - looks like the family member at thanksgiving that takes personal offense when someone else declares sweet potatoes as the best dish over stuffing
#13) harvard: tony - guy who has fishing lures in his hat
#14) georgia state: bret - looks like he nicknamed himself "mr. saturday night" and gets mad when his friends don't call him that
#15) texas southern: jack del rio - retired cop who lives on a houseboat and solves crimes in his spare time
#16) coastal carolina: terry stotts - looks like a member of parliament
east region
#1) villanova: john kerry - looks like the patriots' logo
#2) virginia: jeff van gundy - eats a sandwich while conducting an autopsy
#3) oklahoma: pete carroll - looks like he runs a
#4) louisville: p.j. - the reader of the geiger counter on a remote island who's the first to know some sort of catastrophe is coming to the mainland, but can't get anyone to listen to him because they think he's a kook
#5) northern iowa: charlie weis - looks like he was cut in half and accidentally had the bottom half of his body sewn on backwards
#6) providence: pete carroll - looks like he hits on your wife right in front of you
#7) michigan state: mike - looks like a construction worker in a sewage drain yelling, "i need more light down here!"
#8) state: tyler hansbrough - looks like he is being haunted by ghosts that no one else sees
#9) lsu: tyler hansbrough - looks like the overzealous paintball player who rises from the leaves on the ground and asks, "any last words?" as he shoots you seven times before you can utter a word
#10) georgia: stephen ross - looks like the old man who wears pajamas with a matching pointy hat and holds a candle to his face while checking on that noise downstairs
#11) boise state: marcin - looks like a genie
#11) dayton: marcin - looks like a wizard
#12) wyoming: mike leach - loudly enters a room and says, "working hard or hardly working?"
#13) irvine: buster olney - looks like the guy at the gym who uses the treadmill right next to you even though the entire row of machines is empty
#14) albany: randy johnson - looks like he runs a bar in a small town and when you order a beer, he mutters to himself, "you're not from around here, are you?"
#15) belmont: jeff van gundy - looks like the guy who can't sleep in a cold medicine commercial
#16) lafayette: joe - looks like he would move to barbados
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rəˈdrigoʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz hæv ju ˈɛvər sin æt ˈhutərz? hæv ju ˈɛvər sin æt ˈhutərz? ˌmɪdˈwɛst ˈriʤən 1 kənˈtəki: ʤɛf væn ˈgəndi kwin əv hɑrts 2 ˈkænzəs: ʤɔrʤ kɑrl- ˈlidər əv ə ˈnudɪst ˈkɑləni 3 ˈnoʊtər deɪm: nin lʊks laɪk ə ˈglædiˌeɪtər ðət wɪl hɛlp ju sleɪ ə ˈtaɪgər ðɛn ʤɔɪn ju ɛz ju ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ə kwɛst 4 ˈmɛrələnd: j.j*. ˈrɛdɪk ˈskɛʧi kɑr væˈleɪ hu maɪt teɪk jʊr kɑr fər ə ʤɔɪ raɪd 5 wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə: maɪk ˈdunləvi jr*. lʊks laɪk ə ʤəˈnɛrɪk pəˈlis skɛʧ 6 ˈbətlər: ˈændi rid lʊks laɪk hi hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz ɪn frənt əv ə treɪ əv ˈdoʊˌnəts ənd sɪz, "doʊnt maɪnd ɪf aɪ du" 7 ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ steɪt: mɑrˈsin gaɪ hu bɪˈkəmz ə ˈjuˌtub sɛnˈseɪʃən baɪ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ bɛrz 8 ˌsɪnsəˈnæti: krɪs ˈhəmfəriz lʊks laɪk ə meɪl ˈʧɪˌrlidər 9 pərˈdu: ˈrəsəl ˈwɪlsən lʊks laɪk ə meɪl ˈʧɪˌrlidər 10 ˌɪndiˈænə: ˈʤɛri sloʊn lʊks laɪk hi ˈwɑʃɪz hɪz hɛr wɪθ ə bɑr əv soʊp 11 ˈtɛksəs: ˈdeɪvɪd ʃɔ lʊks laɪk ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn ə ˈkeɪbəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈdrɑmə 12 ˈbəfəˌloʊ: nɪk ˈseɪbən gaɪ hu rənz ə læp, lʊks æt hɪz ˈstɑpˌwɑʧ ənd sɪz, "stɪl goʊ ɪt," waɪl sˈnæpɪŋ hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz 13 ˌvælpərˈeɪsoʊ: fræŋk ˈvoʊgəl gaɪ hu kips ˈkɔlɪŋ ju tɪ hæŋ aʊt ənd ju kip kriˈeɪtɪŋ ɪkˈskjuzɪz nɑt tɪ goʊ 14 ˌnɔrˈθistərn: treɪ ˈwiŋgoʊ lʊks laɪk ə gaɪ hu oʊnz ə fˈjunərəl hoʊm ənd dɪz ˈleɪtˌnaɪt ˈɪnfoʊˌmərʃəlz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ hɪz ˈsizənəli ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd reɪts 15 nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ steɪt: ˈʤɔrdən lʊks laɪk ə kɑrˈtun mus 16 ˈhæmptən: ʧɪp ˈkɛli lʊks laɪk ðə gaɪ hu livz ˈkɑmɪkəli loʊ tɪps tɪ ˈsərvɪs ˈpipəl, ðɛn ʃuts ðə ˈfɪŋgər gən ənd sɪz, "doʊnt spɛnd ɪt ɔl ɪn wən pleɪs" 16 mænˈhætən: ʧɪp ˈkɛli lʊks laɪk ðə gaɪ hu ˈwɑʃɪz hɪz jɑt wɛst ˈriʤən 1 wɪˈskɑnsən: rɑn rɪˈvɛrə gaɪ hu wɛrz ə leɪ fər hɪz ɪnˈtaɪər veɪˈkeɪʃən ɪn həˈwaɪˌi 2 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə: ʤæk dɛl ˈrioʊ hu traɪz tu hɑrd tɪ bi kɔld dæd 3 ˈbeɪlər: ˈɔrəl ˈhərʃaɪzər lʊks laɪk ðə ˈfɑðər ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə freɪm ðət ju baɪ æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt 4 nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə: ˈdɑni wɔlʃ lʊks laɪk hiz ɪn taʊn tɪ kɪl ə gaɪ 5 ˈɑrkənˌsɑ: ʃeɪn ˈtɛnɪs koʊʧ hu gɪts tu kloʊz tɪ jʊr waɪf 6 ˈzeɪvjər: tɑm ˈθɪbədoʊ lʊks laɪk ə ˈbʊʧər 7 vcu*: ˈeɪvəri ˈʤɑnsən lʊks laɪk ə ʤəʤ ɔn ə ˈdeɪˌtaɪm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ 8 ˈɔrəˌgɑn: ˈroʊmiˌoʊ lʊks laɪk ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum ˈbeɪlɪf ɪn ə smɔl ˈsəðərn taʊn hu nɑdz ɔf tɪ slip ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɪdəl əv prəˈsidɪŋz ˈoʊnli tɪ bi ˈwoʊkən əp wɪn ðə ʤəʤ hɪts hɪz ˈgævəl 9 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt: maɪk ˈwʊdsən lʊks laɪk hi ˈkɑnstəntli tɛlz hɪz ˈfæməli, "əm nɑt sˈlipɪŋ, əm ʤɪst ˈrɛstɪŋ maɪ aɪz" 10 oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt: ɛd ˈɔrgərən lʊks laɪk ə ˈbɑrbɪˌkju hu ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈwaɪpɪŋ swɛt frəm hɪz feɪs waɪl ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈsikrɪt ˈbɑrbɪˌkju ˈrɛsəpi ɪz, "ˈkeɪʤən ləv, ˈbrəðər" 11 ˈbiˈwaɪˈju: ˈkeɪsi lʊks laɪk ə klaʊn hu həz ˈtrəbəl riˈmuvɪŋ ɔl əv hɪz ˈmeɪˌkəp 11 ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi: maɪk lʊks laɪk ə klaʊn hu həz ˈtrəbəl riˈmuvɪŋ ɔl əv hɪz ˈmeɪˌkəp 12 ˈwɑfərd: ˈstivən ə. smɪθ lʊks laɪk ðə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər æt ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ðət teɪks ˈpərsɪnəl əˈfɛns wɪn ˈsəmˌwən ɛls dɪˈklɛrz swit pəˈteɪtoʊz ɛz ðə bɛst dɪʃ ˈoʊvər ˈstəfɪŋ 13 ˈhɑrvərd: ˈtoʊni gaɪ hu həz ˈfɪʃɪŋ lʊrz ɪn hɪz hæt 14 ˈʤɔrʤə steɪt: brɛt lʊks laɪk hi ˈnɪkˌneɪmd hɪmˈsɛlf "ˈmɪstər. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt" ənd gɪts mæd wɪn hɪz frɛndz doʊnt kɔl ɪm ðət 15 ˈtɛksəs ˈsəðərn: ʤæk dɛl ˈrioʊ rɪˈtaɪrd kɑp hu lɪvz ɔn ə ˈhaʊsˌboʊt ənd sɑlvz kraɪmz ɪn hɪz spɛr taɪm 16 ˈkoʊstəl ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə: ˈtɛri stɑts lʊks laɪk ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ist ˈriʤən 1 ˌvɪləˈnoʊvə: ʤɑn ˈkɛri lʊks laɪk ðə ˈpeɪtriəts' ˈloʊgoʊ 2 vərˈʤɪnjə: ʤɛf væn ˈgəndi its ə ˈsænwɪʧ waɪl kənˈdəktɪŋ ən ˈɔˌtɑpsi 3 ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə: pit ˈkɛrəl lʊks laɪk hi rənz ə 4 ˈluiˌvɪl: p.j*. ðə ˈridər əv ðə ˈgaɪgər ˈkaʊntər ɔn ə rɪˈmoʊt ˈaɪlənd huz ðə fərst tɪ noʊ səm sɔrt əv kəˈtæstrəfi ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmeɪnˌlænd, bət kænt gɪt ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ɪm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ θɪŋk hiz ə kuk 5 ˈnɔrðərn ˈaɪəwə: ˈʧɑrli waɪs lʊks laɪk hi wɑz kət ɪn hæf ənd ˌæksəˈdɛnəli hæd ðə ˈbɑtəm hæf əv hɪz ˈbɑdi soʊn ɔn ˈbækwərdz 6 ˈprɑvədəns: pit ˈkɛrəl lʊks laɪk hi hɪts ɔn jʊr waɪf raɪt ɪn frənt əv ju 7 ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt: maɪk lʊks laɪk ə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈwərkər ɪn ə suɪʤ dreɪn ˈjɛlɪŋ, "aɪ nid mɔr laɪt daʊn hir!" 8 steɪt: ˈtaɪlər ˈhænsbraʊ lʊks laɪk hi ɪz biɪŋ ˈhɔntɪd baɪ goʊsts ðət noʊ wən ɛls siz 9 lsu*: ˈtaɪlər ˈhænsbraʊ lʊks laɪk ðə ˌoʊvərˈzɛləs ˈpeɪntˌbɑl pleɪər hu ˈraɪzɪz frəm ðə livz ɔn ðə graʊnd ənd æsks, "ˈɛni læst wərdz?" ɛz hi ʃuts ju ˈsɛvən taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr ju kən ˈətər ə wərd 10 ˈʤɔrʤə: ˈstivən rɔs lʊks laɪk ðə oʊld mæn hu wɛrz pəˈʤɑməz wɪθ ə ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈpɔɪnti hæt ənd hoʊldz ə ˈkændəl tɪ hɪz feɪs waɪl ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɔn ðət nɔɪz ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz 11 ˈbɔɪzi steɪt: mɑrˈsin lʊks laɪk ə ˈʤini 11 ˈdeɪtən: mɑrˈsin lʊks laɪk ə ˈwɪzərd 12 ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ: maɪk liʧ ˈlaʊdli ˈɛnərz ə rum ənd sɪz, "ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd ər ˈhɑrdli ˈwərkɪŋ?" 13 ˈərvaɪn: ˈbəstər ˈoʊlni lʊks laɪk ðə gaɪ æt ðə ʤɪm hu ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈtrɛdˌmɪl raɪt nɛkst tɪ ju ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər roʊ əv məˈʃinz ɪz ˈɛmti 14 ˈɔlbəni: ˈrændi ˈʤɑnsən lʊks laɪk hi rənz ə bɑr ɪn ə smɔl taʊn ənd wɪn ju ˈɔrdər ə bɪr, hi ˈmətərz tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf, "jʊr nɑt frəm əraʊnd hir, ər ju?" 15 ˈbɛlˌmɑnt: ʤɛf væn ˈgəndi lʊks laɪk ðə gaɪ hu kænt slip ɪn ə koʊld ˈmɛdəsən kəˈmərʃəl 16 ˌlɑfiˈɛt: ʤoʊ lʊks laɪk hi wʊd muv tɪ bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs
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1) you bring your own teabags.
2) you ask for separate checks after finished your meal.
3) a foreigner who knows the customary tip in the us is 15% but feign ignorance so you can save a few bucks.
4) you bring your own appetizers. (swear that happened to me once.)
5) you ask “what are the specials?” before your ass hits the chair.
6) after eaten all of your food you decide you like it and demand a full refund.
7) you ask the waiter for ice, sugar, and lemon and make your own lemonade. seen people make their own ice tea too!)
8) you request a list of the playing on the house stereo.
9) you bring your dog or cat into the restaurant. (this france!)
10) you arrive on time but your friends are an hour late. you insist on being sat in the dining room but refuse to order anything more complicated than water with lemon and five baskets of bread.
11) you tell the waiter allergic to something when not.
12) you bring your cup of starbucks coffee into the restaurant.
13) you have a $50 dollar gift certificate and a hundred dollar check. the waiter deducts the gift certificate from your total and you only tip the waiter on the remaining $50.
14) you tell the waiter “in the business.”
15) you demand the best table on saturday night even though you have a reservation.
16) the $100.01 and you split the check between two credit cards. you get the credit card slip for $50.01 and your friend gets the one for $50. he leaves a $7.50 tip and you leave one for $7.49.
17) late for your reservation and bother to call.
18) you make five reservations at five restaurants, pick one, and bother to tell the others canceling.
19) paid the check, you have your coats on, but you still leave.
20) you get sat five minutes before closing and say “we want to be rushed.”
21) you have sex in the restroom and clean up after yourselves.
22) you let your sweet little children run rampant throughout the restaurant and think “cute.”
23) you just walk in and sit down, ignoring the hostess.
24) you tip the coat check girl.
25) you claim “a friend of the owner.” so what? 5000 people are operating under a similar delusion.
26) you ask if open on christmas just for you.
27) you say “do you know who i am?”
28) you say “do you know who i work for?”
29) you ask the waiter if the bangladeshi busboy is a terrorist.
30) you praise the waiter to high heaven but leave him 7%. (the dreaded verbal tip!)
31) even worse, you leave religious tracts instead of a tip.
32) you ask the waiter to fetch you a prostitute.
33) you take twenty minutes to complete the wine tasting ritual.
34) you ask for the “big glasses” when drinking house wine by the glass.
35) you tell the waiter “you’ll take care of him” and then leave him less than 15%.
36) you ask the waiter his or her name only so you can shout it when your running low.
37) you ask your waitress if her breasts are real.
38) you grab the waiter by the elbow when he or she walks by to get their attention.
39) you make the waiter recite the specials five times.
40) you get so drunk you vomit all over the table.
41) you hand the waiter a dirty diaper.
42) you want to haggle over the prices.
43) you ask the waiter “how old do i look?”
44) you get mad that a split charge and refuse to pay it.
45) you leave a penny on the table. go fuck yourself. been done.
46) you ask for sushi at an italian restaurant.
47) you ask for unreasonable substitutions. (can i have au potatoes instead of pasta?)
48) so drunk you walk out with both credit card slips.
49) you lost your cell phone but insist the bus boys stole it.
50) you never say “please” or “thank you.”
just like last time if you have any other “asshole signs” leave them in the comments section.
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1 ju brɪŋ jʊr oʊn teabags*. 2 ju æsk fər ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ʧɛks ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃt jʊr mil. 3 ə ˈfɔrənər hu noʊz ðə ˈkəstəˌmɛri tɪp ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz 15 bət feɪn ˈɪgnərəns soʊ ju kən seɪv ə fju bəks. 4 ju brɪŋ jʊr oʊn ˈæpəˌtaɪzərz. (swɛr ðət ˈhæpənd tɪ mi wəns.) 5 ju æsk ər ðə specials?”*?” ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr æs hɪts ðə ʧɛr. 6 ˈæftər ˈitən ɔl əv jʊr fud ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd ju laɪk ɪt ənd dɪˈmænd ə fʊl ˈriˌfənd. 7 ju æsk ðə ˈweɪtər fər aɪs, ˈʃʊgər, ənd ˈlɛmən ənd meɪk jʊr oʊn ˈlɛməˈneɪd. sin ˈpipəl meɪk ðɛr oʊn aɪs ti tu!) 8 ju rɪkˈwɛst ə lɪst əv ðə pleɪɪŋ ɔn ðə haʊs ˈstɛriˌoʊ. 9 ju brɪŋ jʊr dɔg ər kæt ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. (ðɪs fræns!) 10 ju əraɪv ɔn taɪm bət jʊr frɛndz ər ən aʊər leɪt. ju ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn biɪŋ sæt ɪn ðə ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum bət ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ˈwɔtər wɪθ ˈlɛmən ənd faɪv ˈbæskəts əv brɛd. 11 ju tɛl ðə ˈweɪtər əˈlərʤɪk tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪn nɑt. 12 ju brɪŋ jʊr kəp əv ˈstɑrˌbəks ˈkɔfi ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. 13 ju hæv ə 50 ˈdɔlər gɪft sərˈtɪfɪkət ənd ə ˈhənərd ˈdɔlər ʧɛk. ðə ˈweɪtər dɪˈdəkts ðə gɪft sərˈtɪfɪkət frəm jʊr ˈtoʊtəl ənd ju ˈoʊnli tɪp ðə ˈweɪtər ɔn ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 50 14 ju tɛl ðə ˈweɪtər ðə business.”*.” 15 ju dɪˈmænd ðə bɛst ˈteɪbəl ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt ˈivɪn ðoʊ ju hæv ə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. 16 ðə ənd ju splɪt ðə ʧɛk bɪtˈwin tu ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrdz. ju gɪt ðə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd slɪp fər ənd jʊr frɛnd gɪts ðə wən fər 50 hi livz ə tɪp ənd ju liv wən fər 17 leɪt fər jʊr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ənd ˈbɑðər tɪ kɔl. 18 ju meɪk faɪv ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz æt faɪv ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, pɪk wən, ənd ˈbɑðər tɪ tɛl ðə ˈəðərz ˈkænsəlɪŋ. 19 peɪd ðə ʧɛk, ju hæv jʊr koʊts ɔn, bət ju stɪl liv. 20 ju gɪt sæt faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkloʊzɪŋ ənd seɪ wɔnt tɪ bi rushed.”*.” 21 ju hæv sɛks ɪn ðə ˈrɛˌstrum ənd klin əp ˈæftər ˈjɔrsɛlvz. 22 ju lɛt jʊr swit ˈlɪtəl ˈʧɪldrən rən ˈræmpənt θruaʊt ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd θɪŋk ““cute.”*.” 23 ju ʤɪst wɔk ɪn ənd sɪt daʊn, ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˈhoʊstəs. 24 ju tɪp ðə koʊt ʧɛk gərl. 25 ju kleɪm frɛnd əv ðə owner.”*.” soʊ wət? 5000 ˈpipəl ər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ə ˈsɪmələr dɪˈluʒən. 26 ju æsk ɪf ˈoʊpən ɔn ˈkrɪsməs ʤɪst fər ju. 27 ju seɪ ju noʊ hu aɪ am?”*?” 28 ju seɪ ju noʊ hu aɪ wərk for?”*?” 29 ju æsk ðə ˈweɪtər ɪf ðə ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃi ˈbəsˌbɔɪ ɪz ə ˈtɛrərɪst. 30 ju preɪz ðə ˈweɪtər tɪ haɪ ˈhɛvən bət liv ɪm 7 (ðə ˈdrɛdɪd ˈvərbəl tɪp!) 31 ˈivɪn wərs, ju liv rɪˈlɪʤəs trækts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə tɪp. 32 ju æsk ðə ˈweɪtər tɪ fɛʧ ju ə ˈprɑstəˌtut. 33 ju teɪk tˈwɛnti ˈmɪnəts tɪ kəmˈplit ðə waɪn ˈteɪstɪŋ ˈrɪʧuəl. 34 ju æsk fər ðə glasses”*” wɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ haʊs waɪn baɪ ðə glæs. 35 ju tɛl ðə ˈweɪtər teɪk kɛr əv him”*” ənd ðɛn liv ɪm lɛs ðən 15 36 ju æsk ðə ˈweɪtər hɪz ər hər neɪm ˈoʊnli soʊ ju kən ʃaʊt ɪt wɪn jʊr ˈrənɪŋ loʊ. 37 ju æsk jʊr ˈweɪtrəs ɪf hər brɛsts ər ril. 38 ju græb ðə ˈweɪtər baɪ ðə ˈɛlˌboʊ wɪn hi ər ʃi wɔks baɪ tɪ gɪt ðɛr əˈtɛnʃən. 39 ju meɪk ðə ˈweɪtər rəˈsaɪt ðə ˈspɛʃəlz faɪv taɪmz. 40 ju gɪt soʊ drəŋk ju ˈvɑmət ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈteɪbəl. 41 ju hænd ðə ˈweɪtər ə ˈdərti ˈdaɪpər. 42 ju wɔnt tɪ ˈhægəl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpraɪsɪz. 43 ju æsk ðə ˈweɪtər oʊld du aɪ look?”*?” 44 ju gɪt mæd ðət ə splɪt ʧɑrʤ ənd ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ peɪ ɪt. 45 ju liv ə ˈpɛni ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. goʊ fək ˈjɔrsɛlf. bɪn dən. 46 ju æsk fər ˈsuʃi æt ən ˌɪˈtæljən ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. 47 ju æsk fər ənˈriznəbəl ˌsəbstɪˈtjuʃənz. (kən aɪ hæv oʊ pəˈteɪtoʊz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpɑstə?) 48 soʊ drəŋk ju wɔk aʊt wɪθ boʊθ ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd slɪps. 49 ju lɔst jʊr sɛl foʊn bət ˌɪnˈsɪst ðə bəs bɔɪz stoʊl ɪt. 50 ju ˈnɛvər seɪ ““please”*” ər you.”*.” ʤɪst laɪk læst taɪm ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni ˈəðər signs”*” liv ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən.
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sundance institute announces short film challenge
sundance institute has started a new project that will use independent filmmaking to shed light on poverty and hunger around the world. the competition, which will receive support from the bill and melinda gates foundation, invites submissions of short documentary or narrative films (of minutes) that depict innovations being made by individuals to combat poverty.
the chosen films will receive a $10,000 grant and an invitation to a private screening of the films at the 2015 sundance film festival. submissions are free and due before july 1, 2014. the sundance institute is working with to manage the online call for entries.
to launch this challenge, five films which premiered at this years sundance will premiere online throughout the year. they include: “after my garden grows” (india), “am i going too fast” (kenya), “kombit” (haiti), “the masterchef” (india) and “vezo” (madagascar).
to learn more about the project and how to enter, click here.
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ˈsənˌdæns ˈɪnstɪˌtut əˈnaʊnsɪz ʃɔrt fɪlm ˈʧælənʤ ˈsənˌdæns ˈɪnstɪˌtut həz ˈstɑrtɪd ə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət wɪl juz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈfɪlˌmeɪkɪŋ tɪ ʃɛd laɪt ɔn ˈpɑvərti ənd ˈhəŋgər əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, wɪʧ wɪl rɪˈsiv səˈpɔrt frəm ðə bɪl ənd məˈlɪndə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈvaɪts səbˈmɪʃənz əv ʃɔrt ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ər ˈnɛrətɪv fɪlmz (əv ˈmɪnəts) ðət dɪˈpɪkt ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz biɪŋ meɪd baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈpɑvərti. ðə ˈʧoʊzən fɪlmz wɪl rɪˈsiv ə grænt ənd ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə fɪlmz æt ðə 2015 ˈsənˌdæns fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl. səbˈmɪʃənz ər fri ənd du ˌbiˈfɔr ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 2014 ðə ˈsənˌdæns ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn kɔl fər ˈɛntriz. tɪ lɔnʧ ðɪs ˈʧælənʤ, faɪv fɪlmz wɪʧ prɛˈmɪrd æt ðɪs jɪrz ˈsənˌdæns wɪl prɛˈmɪr ˈɔnˌlaɪn θruaʊt ðə jɪr. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud: maɪ ˈgɑrdən grows”*” (ˈɪndiə), aɪ goʊɪŋ tu fast”*” (ˈkɛnjə), ““kombit”*” (ˈheɪti), masterchef”*” (ˈɪndiə) ənd ““vezo”*” (ˌmædəˈgæskər). tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd haʊ tɪ ˈɛnər, klɪk hir. saɪn əp: steɪ ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbreɪkɪŋ fɪlm ənd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən nuz! saɪn əp fər ɑr iˈmeɪl ˈnuzˌlɛtərz hir.
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bayern munich star mario has said he is looking forward to linking up with former dortmund robert lewandowski again next season.
gotze made a million switch from dortmund to the munich in the summer, with poland international striker lewandowski appearing set to follow suit at the end of this season.
after defeated dortmund to win the champions league last season, lewandowski, 25, said he wanted to move to bavaria -- but his club refused to sell him, meaning he can now move on a free when his contract expires.
“if he joins us, be delighted,” told bild. “at bvb, i got along really well with robbie. he is an extraordinary striker.”
gotze was not the only player asked about the dortmund attacker, with skipper philipp lahm saying: “we can talk about it once he has put pen to paper.”
but he told after the win over that lewandowski “has shown in champions league last year that he is a top striker. i say more about it”.
earlier this week, dortmund hit out at management after der spiegel released details of the war of words between the two parties this summer.
the striker reacted angrily to being substituted during the win over 1860 munich, while he appeared to confirm his impending move to -- although he later clarified those remarks.
der spiegel claimed to have obtained details of confidential emails and texts exchanged between the two sides. the messages saw a lawyer acting on behalf of lewandowski seeking to put into writing the agreement that would have made a million move to possible after last season, but dortmund ceo aki was reported to have said he had been misunderstood over the matter.
in the exchange that followed, the words “d******* behavior” and “bunch of liars” were used on one side, and “liar” on the other.
dortmund sporting director michael indicated to bild that he believed the discussions had been leaked to der spiegel by management.
“once again, this is one-sided, negative and biased reporting, paired with indiscretion from the agents' side,” he said. “for me, that is very dubious and, besides, the whole issue is 'cold coffee' [old hat].”
in an editorial, bild said should the lewandowski deal in light of the problems dortmund have encountered. “in 2014, munich will get one of the best strikers in the world, for free! congratulations! but the bosses should now carefully consider if they really want to invite this bunch of people to their club,” it warned.
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bayern* mˈjunɪk stɑr ˈmɑrioʊ həz sɛd hi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈlɪŋkɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈdɔrtmənd ˈrɑbərt luənˈdɔfski əˈgɛn nɛkst ˈsizən. meɪd ə ˈmɪljən swɪʧ frəm ˈdɔrtmənd tɪ ðə mˈjunɪk ɪn ðə ˈsəmər, wɪθ ˈpoʊlənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstraɪkər luənˈdɔfski əˈpɪrɪŋ sɛt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ sut æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ˈsizən. ˈæftər dɪˈfitɪd ˈdɔrtmənd tɪ wɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig læst ˈsizən, luənˈdɔfski, 25 sɛd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ muv tɪ bəˈvɛriə bət hɪz kləb rɪfˈjuzd tɪ sɛl ɪm, ˈminɪŋ hi kən naʊ muv ɔn ə fri wɪn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈspaɪərz. hi ʤɔɪnz ˈjuˈɛs, bi delighted,”*,” toʊld bɪld. bvb*, aɪ gɑt əˈlɔŋ ˈrɪli wɛl wɪθ ˈrɑbi. hi ɪz ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri striker.”*.” wɑz nɑt ðə ˈoʊnli pleɪər æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɔrtmənd əˈtækər, wɪθ ˈskɪpər ˈfɪlɪp læm seɪɪŋ: kən tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt wəns hi həz pʊt pɛn tɪ paper.”*.” bət hi toʊld ˈæftər ðə wɪn ˈoʊvər ðət luənˈdɔfski ʃoʊn ɪn ˈʧæmpiənz lig læst jɪr ðət hi ɪz ə tɔp ˈstraɪkər. aɪ seɪ mɔr əˈbaʊt it”*”. ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ˈdɔrtmənd hɪt aʊt æt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈæftər dər ˈspigəl riˈlist ˈditeɪlz əv ðə wɔr əv wərdz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpɑrtiz ðɪs ˈsəmər. ðə ˈstraɪkər riˈæktɪd ˈæŋgrəli tɪ biɪŋ ˈsəbstəˌtutəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɪn ˈoʊvər 1860 mˈjunɪk, waɪl hi əˈpɪrd tɪ kənˈfərm hɪz ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ muv tɪ ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈleɪtər ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðoʊz rɪˈmɑrks. dər ˈspigəl kleɪmd tɪ hæv əbˈteɪnd ˈditeɪlz əv ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl iˈmeɪlz ənd tɛksts ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd bɪtˈwin ðə tu saɪdz. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz sɔ ə ˈlɔjər ˈæktɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv luənˈdɔfski ˈsikɪŋ tɪ pʊt ˈɪntu ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə əˈgrimənt ðət wʊd hæv meɪd ə ˈmɪljən muv tɪ ˈpɑsəbəl ˈæftər læst ˈsizən, bət ˈdɔrtmənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈɑki wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv sɛd hi hæd bɪn ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmætər. ɪn ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ðət ˈfɑloʊd, ðə wərdz behavior”*” ənd əv liars”*” wər juzd ɔn wən saɪd, ənd ““liar”*” ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ˈdɔrtmənd ˈspɔrtɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər ˈmaɪkəl ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd tɪ bɪld ðət hi bɪˈlivd ðə dɪˈskəʃənz hæd bɪn likt tɪ dər ˈspigəl baɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt. əˈgɛn, ðɪs ɪz ˌwənˈsaɪdəd, ˈnɛgətɪv ənd baɪəst rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, pɛrd wɪθ ˌɪndɪˈskrɛʃən frəm ðə ˈeɪʤənts' side,”*,” hi sɛd. mi, ðət ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdubiəs ənd, ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ðə hoʊl ˈɪʃu ɪz 'koʊld ˈkɔfi' [oʊld hat].”*].” ɪn ən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl, bɪld sɛd ʃʊd ðə luənˈdɔfski dil ɪn laɪt əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˈdɔrtmənd hæv ɪnˈkaʊnərd. 2014 mˈjunɪk wɪl gɪt wən əv ðə bɛst ˈstraɪkərz ɪn ðə wərld, fər fri! kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz! bət ðə ˈbɔsɪz ʃʊd naʊ ˈkɛrfəli kənˈsɪdər ɪf ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ðɪs bənʧ əv ˈpipəl tɪ ðɛr club,”*,” ɪt wɔrnd.
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at least 12 people, including the gunman, are dead after a mass shooting at the navy yard in washington, d.c., on monday. but one particularly vulnerable employee was saved thanks to the quick thinking of a resolute hero.
officials say a suspect began shooting inside the naval sea systems command headquarters -- where people work -- at a.m. several news outlets reported that a suspect barricaded himself inside room and a "shelter in place" order was issued for navy yard personnel.
as chaos erupted, and employees made a mad dash to safety, omar grant- a civilian employee who was on the first floor of the atrium -– knew he had to move a little more carefully than the others if he were to save his colleague, lindwood, who was standing by his side when the gunshots started, yahoo news reports.
hi-res photo of omar grant, who led his blind colleague off the navy yard base when they heard gunshots. chris moody (@moody) september 16, 2013
"we heard two shots and started wondering if that was the sound of someone dropping something or if they were really shots," grant told yahoo news. "we heard three more shots and that's when people started running out of the building and getting the hell out of there."
while others ran for the exits, grant took lindwood, who declined to give his last name, by the arm and led him out of the building and to the train.
at a press briefing on monday afternoon mayor vincent gray the gravity of the situation. he noted that they certain if there were more shooters, but noted that there was no reason to think that that this was a terror attack. he also said that they will continue to engage in the investigation.
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æt list 12 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈgənmən, ər dɛd ˈæftər ə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ æt ðə ˈneɪvi jɑrd ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. bət wən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈvəlnərəbəl ɪmˈplɔɪi wɑz seɪvd θæŋks tɪ ðə kwɪk ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ə ˈrɛzəˌlut ˈhɪroʊ. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ə ˈsəˌspɛkt bɪˈgæn ˈʃutɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈneɪvəl si ˈsɪstəmz kəˈmænd ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz wɛr ˈpipəl wərk æt a.m*. ˈsɛvərəl nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈbɛrəˌkeɪdɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ˌɪnˈsaɪd rum ənd ə "ˈʃɛltər ɪn pleɪs" ˈɔrdər wɑz ˈɪʃud fər ˈneɪvi jɑrd ˌpərsəˈnɛl. ɛz keɪɑs ˌɪˈrəptɪd, ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz meɪd ə mæd dæʃ tɪ ˈseɪfti, ˈoʊmɑr grænt ə səˈvɪljən ɪmˈplɔɪi hu wɑz ɔn ðə fərst flɔr əv ðə ˈeɪtriəm nu hi hæd tɪ muv ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈkɛrfəli ðən ðə ˈəðərz ɪf hi wər tɪ seɪv hɪz ˈkɑlig, lindwood*, hu wɑz ˈstændɪŋ baɪ hɪz saɪd wɪn ðə ˈgənˌʃɑts ˈstɑrtɪd, ˈjɑˌhu nuz rɪˈpɔrts. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈoʊmɑr grænt, hu lɛd hɪz blaɪnd ˈkɑlig ɔf ðə ˈneɪvi jɑrd beɪs wɪn ðeɪ hərd ˈgənˌʃɑts. krɪs ˈmudi (@ˈmudi) sɛpˈtɛmbər 16 2013 "wi hərd tu ʃɑts ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwəndərɪŋ ɪf ðət wɑz ðə saʊnd əv ˈsəmˌwən ˈdrɑpɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ər ɪf ðeɪ wər ˈrɪli ʃɑts," grænt toʊld ˈjɑˌhu nuz. "wi hərd θri mɔr ʃɑts ənd ðæts wɪn ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə hɛl aʊt əv ðɛr." waɪl ˈəðərz ræn fər ðə ˈɛksəts, grænt tʊk lindwood*, hu dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv hɪz læst neɪm, baɪ ðə ɑrm ənd lɛd ɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd tɪ ðə treɪn. æt ə prɛs ˈbrifɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun meɪər ˈvɪnsɪnt greɪ ðə ˈgrævɪti əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðeɪ ˈsərtən ɪf ðɛr wər mɔr ˈʃutərz, bət ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðət ðɪs wɑz ə ˈtɛrər əˈtæk. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðeɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən.
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a brockton man has been charged with pulling a gun on another motorist in an apparent incident, police said.
derek horner, 34, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. he was being held at the quincy police station friday night and is due to be arraigned monday morning in quincy district court.
quincy police capt. greg goyette said the incident was reported at p.m. at the intersection of hancock street and furnace brook parkway.
“it was some type of incident where one vehicle cut off another,” goyette said.
the woman who was driving one of the vehicles alleges the man in the other pointed a gun at her, goyette said.
horner’s vehicle was stopped by state police at the intersection of independence avenue and washington street in braintree. quincy and braintree police also responded to the scene.
no gun had been recovered as of early friday evening and the case is under investigation by quincy police detectives.
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ə ˈbrɑktən mæn həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈpʊlɪŋ ə gən ɔn əˈnəðər ˈmoʊtərɪst ɪn ən əˈpɛrənt ˈɪnsədənt, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈdɛrɪk ˈhɔrnər, 34 wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ əˈsɔlt ənd ˈbætəri wɪθ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈwɛpən. hi wɑz biɪŋ hɛld æt ðə kˈwɪnsi pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ɪz du tɪ bi əreɪnd ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn kˈwɪnsi ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt. kˈwɪnsi pəˈlis capt*. grɛg gɔɪɛt sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd æt p.m*. æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˈhænˌkɑk strit ənd ˈfərnəs brʊk ˈpɑrkˌweɪ. wɑz səm taɪp əv ˈɪnsədənt wɛr wən ˈviɪkəl kət ɔf another,”*,” gɔɪɛt sɛd. ðə ˈwʊmən hu wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈviɪkəlz əˈlɛʤɪz ðə mæn ɪn ðə ˈəðər ˈpɔɪntɪd ə gən æt hər, gɔɪɛt sɛd. ˈviɪkəl wɑz stɑpt baɪ steɪt pəˈlis æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən strit ɪn ˈbreɪnˌtri. kˈwɪnsi ənd ˈbreɪnˌtri pəˈlis ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə sin. noʊ gən hæd bɪn rɪˈkəvərd ɛz əv ˈərli ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ ənd ðə keɪs ɪz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ kˈwɪnsi pəˈlis dɪˈtɛktɪvz.
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there are certain things you do on your phone every day, like launch navigation when you get in your car or set your alarm when you go to bed. with a few tags and almost no effort, you can automate these processes and never fiddle with your phone again.
this process uses near field communication (nfc), a feature we've talked about once before. you've probably even seen it in commercials, where people share and perform other actions just by touching their phones together. those uses haven't really caught on, but tags will work basically tiny stickers, keychains, and other trinkets that perform tasks when you tap them with your phone.
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not all phones have capabilities, but many of them do, including most newer android phones from manufacturers like samsung, htc, and even nexus line. before you continue, google your phone to see if it has built-in. we're going to focus on android phones in this post, but some windows phones might also have built-in, so you can use this post as inspiration. sadly, the iphone currently does not have, so iphone users are out of luck.
what you'll get
when you're done, you'll have a few small tiles placed strategically around your house, car, office, or anywhere else you want. holding your phone up to one of these tags will perform a simple action right away, so you don't have to constantly fiddle with settings. for example, you could:
turn on your ringer and wi-fi when you return home
turn off the ringer and set your alarm when you go to bed
start the maps app and turn on bluetooth when you get in your car
launch your remote control app when you sit down on the couch to watch tv
set a timer for 30 minutes when you put your clothes in the laundry
start playing music or skip tracks
check in to foursquare, facebook, or google latitude at your current location
...all with a quick tap of your phone. no need to open any menus, or tweak any settings yourself.
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some of you android fans may recognize some of these ideas as things you can automate with tasker, and that's true. apps like tasker can do similar things based on location, what networks you're connected to, the time of day, and more. what's great about tags is that they allow you do perform similar tasks in situations where tasker isn't as good at automating. for example, tasker doesn't always know when you're in your car, or when you sit down to watch tv. in those cases, these little tags are perfect. in fact, with this method, you can even launch a tasker task by placing your phone next to an tag, so the two work phenomenally well together.
step one: get some tags
to start, of course, you'll need to pick up some tags (usually for a dollar or two apiece) that you can program with your desired actions. you'll find a number of brands out there, but both tags and samsung are very popular and come highly recommended. we used the samsung tags for this tutorial, but you can use another brand if you so choose. most tags come in a number of forms, too, like stickers, keychains, and more.
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step two: download task launcher
some tags (like samsung's) will come with their own app, but we're going to use a better, app called task launcher. it's powerful, easy to use, and completely free, so once you've got your tags, grab a copy of task launcher for your phone of choice.
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step three: create your tasks
assigning tasks to your tags is incredibly easy. here's what you need to do:
1. open up task launcher and tap "create a new task."
2. choose as your task type.
3. tap "add actions" to create your task. you have a number of categories and actions to choose from. for example, if you wanted this tag to turn wi-fi on, you would tap "wireless & networks" and check the "wifi" box.
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4. click next when you've chosen your actions, and configure them if given a prompt to do so.
5. repeat steps 3 and 4 for any additional tasks you want this tag to perform. when you're done, tap "save & write." put your phone on top of the tag you want associated with these actions. your phone will make a sound and notify you when it successfully writes the tag. press done to finish.
repeat this process for all your tags, then peel them off and stick them wherever you perform those actions most often. here are a few examples of tasks you could perform.
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turn on wi-fi and your ringer at home
let's say you keep your phone on vibrate when you're out of the house, and you turn wi-fi off to save a bit of battery. this action will turn those features back on when you get home. create a new task with these actions:
wireless & networks > wifi > enable
sounds & volume > sound profile > normal
then, just stick an tag on your front door and you can tap it as you return home.
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silence the ringer and set the alarm at night
if you're tired of manually setting the volume and alarm every night, create a new task with these actions:
sounds & volume > sound profile > silent
alarms > set alarm > (whatever time you want)
...and throw an tag on your night stand. every night you can just stick your phone on your night stand to get the desired result.
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launch maps and turn on bluetooth in your car
whenever i get in my car, i turn on bluetooth and start up the maps app. with an tag on the dashboard, i can do all this in just a second by using these actions:
wireless & networks > bluetooth > enable
applications & shortcuts > open application > maps
you can even open specific menus or functions through "app activities" if your app supports it
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start a tasker task
already got all these functions built into tasker? you don't need to waste your time creating them again in task launcher. just create a new task and choose "tasker task" as your action. you'll be able to launch them by tapping your phone to an tag, giving you one more easy trigger for all those great tasker automations.
this is just a smattering of ideas, but they give you a good idea of how to use the app and what kinds of things you can do with it. any time you find yourself doing something on your phone over and over again, just create a task and add it to an tag. you'll never have to deal with those settings again.
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ðɛr ər ˈsərtən θɪŋz ju du ɔn jʊr foʊn ˈɛvəri deɪ, laɪk lɔnʧ ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən wɪn ju gɪt ɪn jʊr kɑr ər sɛt jʊr əˈlɑrm wɪn ju goʊ tɪ bɛd. wɪθ ə fju tægz ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ ˈɛfərt, ju kən ˈɔtəˌmeɪt ðiz ˈprɑsɛsəz ənd ˈnɛvər ˈfɪdəl wɪθ jʊr foʊn əˈgɛn. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈjuzɪz nɪr fild kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən (nfc*), ə ˈfiʧər wiv tɔkt əˈbaʊt wəns ˌbiˈfɔr. juv ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈivɪn sin ɪt ɪn kəˈmərʃəlz, wɛr ˈpipəl ʃɛr ənd pərˈfɔrm ˈəðər ˈækʃənz ʤɪst baɪ ˈtəʧɪŋ ðɛr foʊnz təˈgɛðər. ðoʊz ˈjuzɪz ˈhævənt ˈrɪli kɔt ɔn, bət tægz wɪl wərk ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈtaɪni ˈstɪkərz, keychains*, ənd ˈəðər ˈtrɪŋkəts ðət pərˈfɔrm tæsks wɪn ju tæp ðɛm wɪθ jʊr foʊn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt nɑt ɔl foʊnz hæv ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, bət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm du, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ moʊst nuər ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊnz frəm ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz laɪk ˈsæmˌsəŋ, htc*, ənd ˈivɪn ˈnɛksəs laɪn. ˌbiˈfɔr ju kənˈtɪnju, ˈgugəl jʊr foʊn tɪ si ɪf ɪt həz ˈbɪlˌtɪn. wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊnz ɪn ðɪs poʊst, bət səm ˈwɪndoʊz foʊnz maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈbɪlˌtɪn, soʊ ju kən juz ðɪs poʊst ɛz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. ˈsædli, ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈkərəntli dɪz nɑt hæv, soʊ ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈjuzərz ər aʊt əv lək. wət jul gɪt wɪn jʊr dən, jul hæv ə fju smɔl taɪlz pleɪst strəˈtiʤɪkli əraʊnd jʊr haʊs, kɑr, ˈɔfəs, ər ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ju wɔnt. ˈhoʊldɪŋ jʊr foʊn əp tɪ wən əv ðiz tægz wɪl pərˈfɔrm ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈækʃən raɪt əˈweɪ, soʊ ju doʊnt hæv tɪ ˈkɑnstəntli ˈfɪdəl wɪθ ˈsɛtɪŋz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ju kʊd: tərn ɔn jʊr ˈrɪŋər ənd ˈwaɪˌfaɪ wɪn ju rɪˈtərn hoʊm tərn ɔf ðə ˈrɪŋər ənd sɛt jʊr əˈlɑrm wɪn ju goʊ tɪ bɛd stɑrt ðə mæps æp ənd tərn ɔn ˈbluˌtuθ wɪn ju gɪt ɪn jʊr kɑr lɔnʧ jʊr rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl æp wɪn ju sɪt daʊn ɔn ðə kaʊʧ tɪ wɔʧ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər fər 30 ˈmɪnəts wɪn ju pʊt jʊr kloʊðz ɪn ðə ˈlɔndri stɑrt pleɪɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ər skɪp træks ʧɛk ɪn tɪ ˈfɔrskˈwɛr, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ər ˈgugəl ˈlætəˌtud æt jʊr ˈkɑrənt loʊˈkeɪʃən ...ɔl wɪθ ə kwɪk tæp əv jʊr foʊn. noʊ nid tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈɛni ˈmɛnjuz, ər twik ˈɛni ˈsɛtɪŋz ˈjɔrsɛlf. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt səm əv ju ˈænˌdrɔɪd fænz meɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz səm əv ðiz aɪˈdiəz ɛz θɪŋz ju kən ˈɔtəˌmeɪt wɪθ ˈtæskər, ənd ðæts tru. æps laɪk ˈtæskər kən du ˈsɪmələr θɪŋz beɪst ɔn loʊˈkeɪʃən, wət ˈnɛtˌwərks jʊr kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ, ðə taɪm əv deɪ, ənd mɔr. wəts greɪt əˈbaʊt tægz ɪz ðət ðeɪ əˈlaʊ ju du pərˈfɔrm ˈsɪmələr tæsks ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ˈtæskər ˈɪzənt ɛz gʊd æt ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪŋ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈtæskər ˈdəzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊ wɪn jʊr ɪn jʊr kɑr, ər wɪn ju sɪt daʊn tɪ wɔʧ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ɪn ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz, ðiz ˈlɪtəl tægz ər ˈpərˌfɪkt. ɪn fækt, wɪθ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd, ju kən ˈivɪn lɔnʧ ə ˈtæskər tæsk baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ jʊr foʊn nɛkst tɪ ən tæg, soʊ ðə tu wərk fəˈnɑmənəli wɛl təˈgɛðər. stɛp wən: gɪt səm tægz tɪ stɑrt, əv kɔrs, jul nid tɪ pɪk əp səm tægz (ˈjuʒəwəli fər ə ˈdɔlər ər tu əˈpis) ðət ju kən ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ jʊr dɪˈzaɪərd ˈækʃənz. jul faɪnd ə ˈnəmbər əv brændz aʊt ðɛr, bət boʊθ tægz ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ər ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ənd kəm ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd. wi juzd ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ tægz fər ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl, bət ju kən juz əˈnəðər brænd ɪf ju soʊ ʧuz. moʊst tægz kəm ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv fɔrmz, tu, laɪk ˈstɪkərz, keychains*, ənd mɔr. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt stɛp tu: ˈdaʊnˌloʊd tæsk ˈlɔnʧər səm tægz (laɪk ˈsæmˌsəŋz) wɪl kəm wɪθ ðɛr oʊn æp, bət wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ juz ə ˈbɛtər, æp kɔld tæsk ˈlɔnʧər. ɪts ˈpaʊərfəl, ˈizi tɪ juz, ənd kəmˈplitli fri, soʊ wəns juv gɑt jʊr tægz, græb ə ˈkɑpi əv tæsk ˈlɔnʧər fər jʊr foʊn əv ʧɔɪs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt stɛp θri: kriˈeɪt jʊr tæsks əˈsaɪnɪŋ tæsks tɪ jʊr tægz ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈizi. hɪrz wət ju nid tɪ du: 1 ˈoʊpən əp tæsk ˈlɔnʧər ənd tæp "kriˈeɪt ə nu tæsk." 2 ʧuz ɛz jʊr tæsk taɪp. 3 tæp "æd ˈækʃənz" tɪ kriˈeɪt jʊr tæsk. ju hæv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkætəˌgɔriz ənd ˈækʃənz tɪ ʧuz frəm. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ju ˈwɔntɪd ðɪs tæg tɪ tərn ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ɔn, ju wʊd tæp "ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərks" ənd ʧɛk ðə "ˈwiˌfi" bɑks. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt 4 klɪk nɛkst wɪn juv ˈʧoʊzən jʊr ˈækʃənz, ənd kənˈfɪgjər ðɛm ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə prɑmpt tɪ du soʊ. 5 rɪˈpit stɛps 3 ənd 4 fər ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl tæsks ju wɔnt ðɪs tæg tɪ pərˈfɔrm. wɪn jʊr dən, tæp "seɪv raɪt." pʊt jʊr foʊn ɔn tɔp əv ðə tæg ju wɔnt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðiz ˈækʃənz. jʊr foʊn wɪl meɪk ə saʊnd ənd ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ju wɪn ɪt səkˈsɛsfəli raɪts ðə tæg. prɛs dən tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ. rɪˈpit ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ɔl jʊr tægz, ðɛn pil ðɛm ɔf ənd stɪk ðɛm wɛˈrɛvər ju pərˈfɔrm ðoʊz ˈækʃənz moʊst ˈɔfən. hir ər ə fju ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv tæsks ju kʊd pərˈfɔrm. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt tərn ɔn ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ənd jʊr ˈrɪŋər æt hoʊm lɛts seɪ ju kip jʊr foʊn ɔn ˈvaɪbreɪt wɪn jʊr aʊt əv ðə haʊs, ənd ju tərn ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ɔf tɪ seɪv ə bɪt əv ˈbætəri. ðɪs ˈækʃən wɪl tərn ðoʊz ˈfiʧərz bæk ɔn wɪn ju gɪt hoʊm. kriˈeɪt ə nu tæsk wɪθ ðiz ˈækʃənz: ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈwiˌfi ɪˈneɪbəl saʊnz ˈvɑljum saʊnd ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈnɔrməl ðɛn, ʤɪst stɪk ən tæg ɔn jʊr frənt dɔr ənd ju kən tæp ɪt ɛz ju rɪˈtərn hoʊm. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈsaɪləns ðə ˈrɪŋər ənd sɛt ðə əˈlɑrm æt naɪt ɪf jʊr taɪərd əv ˈmænjuəli ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ˈvɑljum ənd əˈlɑrm ˈɛvəri naɪt, kriˈeɪt ə nu tæsk wɪθ ðiz ˈækʃənz: saʊnz ˈvɑljum saʊnd ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈsaɪlənt əˈlɑrmz sɛt əˈlɑrm (ˌwəˈtɛvər taɪm ju wɔnt) ...ənd θroʊ ən tæg ɔn jʊr naɪt stænd. ˈɛvəri naɪt ju kən ʤɪst stɪk jʊr foʊn ɔn jʊr naɪt stænd tɪ gɪt ðə dɪˈzaɪərd rɪˈzəlt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt lɔnʧ mæps ənd tərn ɔn ˈbluˌtuθ ɪn jʊr kɑr wɛˈnɛvər aɪ gɪt ɪn maɪ kɑr, aɪ tərn ɔn ˈbluˌtuθ ənd stɑrt əp ðə mæps æp. wɪθ ən tæg ɔn ðə ˈdæʃˌbɔrd, aɪ kən du ɔl ðɪs ɪn ʤɪst ə ˈsɛkənd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz ˈækʃənz: ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈbluˌtuθ ɪˈneɪbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈʃɔrtˌkəts ˈoʊpən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən mæps ju kən ˈivɪn ˈoʊpən spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmɛnjuz ər ˈfəŋkʃənz θru "æp ækˈtɪvɪtiz" ɪf jʊr æp səˈpɔrts ɪt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt stɑrt ə ˈtæskər tæsk ɔˈrɛdi gɑt ɔl ðiz ˈfəŋkʃənz bɪlt ˈɪntu ˈtæskər? ju doʊnt nid tɪ weɪst jʊr taɪm kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɛm əˈgɛn ɪn tæsk ˈlɔnʧər. ʤɪst kriˈeɪt ə nu tæsk ənd ʧuz "ˈtæskər tæsk" ɛz jʊr ˈækʃən. jul bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɔnʧ ðɛm baɪ ˈtæpɪŋ jʊr foʊn tɪ ən tæg, ˈgɪvɪŋ ju wən mɔr ˈizi ˈtrɪgər fər ɔl ðoʊz greɪt ˈtæskər automations*. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə sˈmætərɪŋ əv aɪˈdiəz, bət ðeɪ gɪv ju ə gʊd aɪˈdiə əv haʊ tɪ juz ðə æp ənd wət kaɪnz əv θɪŋz ju kən du wɪθ ɪt. ˈɛni taɪm ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn jʊr foʊn ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, ʤɪst kriˈeɪt ə tæsk ənd æd ɪt tɪ ən tæg. jul ˈnɛvər hæv tɪ dil wɪθ ðoʊz ˈsɛtɪŋz əˈgɛn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ frəm
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with so much new literature published each year, why are authors increasingly citing older papers?
late last year, computer scientists at google scholar published a report describing how authors were citing older papers. the researchers posed several explanations for the trend that focused on the of publishing and the marvelous improvements to search and relevance ranking.
however, as i wrote in my critique of their paper, the trend to cite older papers began decades before google scholar, google, or even the internet was invented. when you are in the search business, everything good in this world must be the result of search.
in order to validate their results, the helpful folks at thomson reuters web of science sent me a dataset that included the cited for unique journal names reported in their journal citation report (the report that discloses journal impact factors). rather than relying on the individual citation as the unit of observation (the approach used by google scholar), we base our analysis on the cited of journals. this approach has the obvious advantage of scale, allowing us to approach the problem using thousands of journals rather than tens of millions of citations.
in order to approximate a analysis, each journal was weighted by the number of papers it published, so that small quarterly journals have the same weight as like one. each journal was also classified into one or more subject categories and measured each year over the observation period. our variable of interest is the cited, which is the median age of articles cited in a given journal for a given year. by definition, half of the articles in a journal will be older than the cited; the other half will be younger. the concept of can also be applied to article downloads.
for the entire dataset of journals, the mean weighted cited was years, which grew at a rate of years per annum. for those journals that had been indexed continuously in the dataset over the 17 years, the mean weighted cited was years, which grew at the same rate. for the newer journals, the cited was just years, but grew at a rate of years per annum.
focusing on the journals for which we have a continuous series of cited observations, 91% (209 of 229) of subject categories experienced increasing half-lives. some of these categories grew significantly more than average. for example, developmental biology journals grew at years per annum, genetics & heredity journals grew at years per annum and cell biology journals grew at years per annum.
conversely, the cited of 20 (9%) of journal categories decreased over the observation period. with few exceptions, these fields covered the general fields of chemistry and engineering. for example, the cited for journals classified under energy & fuels declined by years per annum, declined by years per annum, by years per annum, and by years per annum. granted, these are smaller declines, but they do run contrary to overall trends.
we also discovered that cited increases with total citations, meaning, as a journal attracts more citations, a larger proportion of these citations target older articles. this can be seen in figure 2, as journal categories move from the bottom left to the upper right quadrant of the graph over the observation period.
the next figure highlights the trajectory of journals from 1997 to 2013, illustrating how cited increases with the total citations to a journal. while most journals move toward the quadrant of the graph, we highlight three chemistry journals that run contrary to this trend: journal of the american chemical society, ed., and chemical communications. those readers wishing to speculate why chemistry and engineering journals were bucking the overall trend are welcome to do so in the comment section below.
readers are also welcome to explore the data (for categories and for journals). the files (.swf) require the adobe flash plug-in. mac users may need to hold the control key and selecting browser when opening these files. categories may be be split into component journals. other controls moderate the size, speed and display of the data.
in sum, we were able to validate the claims by the google scholar team that scholars have been citing older materials, with some exceptions.
the citation behavior of authors reflects cultural, technological, and normative behaviors, all acting in concert. while digital publishing and technologies were invented to aid the reader in discovering, retrieving, and citing the literature, the trend appears to predate many of these technologies. indeed, equal credit may be due to the photocopier, the fax machine, ftp, and email as is given to google, endnote, or the doi.
nevertheless, a growing cited might also reflect major structural shifts in the way science is funded and the way scientists are rewarded. a gradual move to fund incremental and applied research may result in fewer fundamental and theoretical studies being published. giving credit to these founders may require authors cite an increasingly aging literature.
correction note: table 1 of the manuscript “cited of the journal literature” (arxiv) contains a sorting error. a corrected version) was submitted and will become live at (edt). thanks to dr. jacques carette, dept. of computing and software at mcmaster university for spotting this error.
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wɪθ soʊ məʧ nu ˈlɪtərəʧər ˈpəblɪʃt iʧ jɪr, waɪ ər ˈɔθərz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈoʊldər ˈpeɪpərz? leɪt læst jɪr, kəmˈpjutər ˈsaɪəntɪsts æt ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər ˈpəblɪʃt ə rɪˈpɔrt dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ haʊ ˈɔθərz wər ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈoʊldər ˈpeɪpərz. ðə ˈrisərʧərz poʊzd ˈsɛvərəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər ðə trɛnd ðət ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə əv ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ənd ðə ˈmɑrvələs ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ sərʧ ənd ˈrɛləvəns ˈræŋkɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz aɪ roʊt ɪn maɪ krɪˈtik əv ðɛr ˈpeɪpər, ðə trɛnd tɪ saɪt ˈoʊldər ˈpeɪpərz bɪˈgæn ˈdɛkeɪdz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər, ˈgugəl, ər ˈivɪn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd. wɪn ju ər ɪn ðə sərʧ ˈbɪznɪs, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ gʊd ɪn ðɪs wərld məst bi ðə rɪˈzəlt əv sərʧ. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ðɛr rɪˈzəlts, ðə ˈhɛlpfəl foʊks æt ˈtɑmsən ˈrɔɪtərz wɛb əv saɪəns sɛnt mi ə ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈsaɪtɪd fər juˈnik ˈʤərnəl neɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðɛr ˈʤərnəl saɪˈteɪʃən rɪˈpɔrt (ðə rɪˈpɔrt ðət dɪˈskloʊzɪz ˈʤərnəl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈfæktərz). ˈrəðər ðən riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl saɪˈteɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈjunɪt əv ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən (ðə əˈproʊʧ juzd baɪ ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər), wi beɪs ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs ɔn ðə ˈsaɪtɪd əv ˈʤərnəlz. ðɪs əˈproʊʧ həz ðə ˈɑbviəs ædˈvæntɪʤ əv skeɪl, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈʤərnəlz ˈrəðər ðən tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv saɪˈteɪʃənz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt ə æˈnælɪsɪs, iʧ ˈʤərnəl wɑz ˈweɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpeɪpərz ɪt ˈpəblɪʃt, soʊ ðət smɔl kˈwɔrtərli ˈʤərnəlz hæv ðə seɪm weɪt ɛz laɪk wən. iʧ ˈʤərnəl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu wən ər mɔr ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz ənd ˈmɛʒərd iʧ jɪr ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ˈpɪriəd. ɑr ˈvɛriəbəl əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪz ðə ˈsaɪtɪd, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˈmidiən eɪʤ əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈʤərnəl fər ə ˈgɪvɪn jɪr. baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, hæf əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɪn ə ˈʤərnəl wɪl bi ˈoʊldər ðən ðə ˈsaɪtɪd; ðə ˈəðər hæf wɪl bi ˈjəŋgər. ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz. fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt əv ˈʤərnəlz, ðə min ˈweɪtɪd ˈsaɪtɪd wɑz jɪrz, wɪʧ gru æt ə reɪt əv jɪrz pər ˈænəm. fər ðoʊz ˈʤərnəlz ðət hæd bɪn ˈɪndɛkst kənˈtɪnjuəsli ɪn ðə ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt ˈoʊvər ðə 17 jɪrz, ðə min ˈweɪtɪd ˈsaɪtɪd wɑz jɪrz, wɪʧ gru æt ðə seɪm reɪt. fər ðə nuər ˈʤərnəlz, ðə ˈsaɪtɪd wɑz ʤɪst jɪrz, bət gru æt ə reɪt əv jɪrz pər ˈænəm. ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈʤərnəlz fər wɪʧ wi hæv ə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈsɪriz əv ˈsaɪtɪd ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz, 91 209 əv 229 əv ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ half-lives*. səm əv ðiz ˈkætəˌgɔriz gru sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ðən ˈævərɪʤ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl baɪˈɑləʤi ˈʤərnəlz gru æt jɪrz pər ˈænəm, ʤəˈnɛtɪks hərˈɛdəti ˈʤərnəlz gru æt jɪrz pər ˈænəm ənd sɛl baɪˈɑləʤi ˈʤərnəlz gru æt jɪrz pər ˈænəm. ˈkɑnvərsli, ðə ˈsaɪtɪd əv 20 9 əv ˈʤərnəl ˈkætəˌgɔriz ˈdiˌkrist ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ˈpɪriəd. wɪθ fju ɪkˈsɛpʃənz, ðiz fildz ˈkəvərd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl fildz əv ˈkɛmɪstri ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈsaɪtɪd fər ˈʤərnəlz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈəndər ˈɛnərʤi fjuəlz dɪˈklaɪnd baɪ jɪrz pər ˈænəm, dɪˈklaɪnd baɪ jɪrz pər ˈænəm, baɪ jɪrz pər ˈænəm, ənd baɪ jɪrz pər ˈænəm. ˈgrænɪd, ðiz ər sˈmɔlər dɪˈklaɪnz, bət ðeɪ du rən ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈoʊvərˌɔl trɛnz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈsaɪtɪd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz wɪθ ˈtoʊtəl saɪˈteɪʃənz, ˈminɪŋ, ɛz ə ˈʤərnəl əˈtrækts mɔr saɪˈteɪʃənz, ə ˈlɑrʤər prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðiz saɪˈteɪʃənz ˈtərgət ˈoʊldər ˈɑrtɪkəlz. ðɪs kən bi sin ɪn ˈfɪgjər 2 ɛz ˈʤərnəl ˈkætəˌgɔriz muv frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm lɛft tɪ ðə ˈəpər raɪt kˈwɑdrənt əv ðə græf ˈoʊvər ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ˈpɪriəd. ðə nɛkst ˈfɪgjər ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə trəˈʤɛktəri əv ˈʤərnəlz frəm 1997 tɪ 2013 ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ haʊ ˈsaɪtɪd ˌɪnˈkrisɪz wɪθ ðə ˈtoʊtəl saɪˈteɪʃənz tɪ ə ˈʤərnəl. waɪl moʊst ˈʤərnəlz muv təˈwɔrd ðə kˈwɑdrənt əv ðə græf, wi ˈhaɪˌlaɪt θri ˈkɛmɪstri ˈʤərnəlz ðət rən ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðɪs trɛnd: ˈʤərnəl əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛmɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti, ɛd., ənd ˈkɛmɪkəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ðoʊz ˈridərz ˈwɪʃɪŋ tɪ ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt waɪ ˈkɛmɪstri ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈʤərnəlz wər ˈbəkɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl trɛnd ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ du soʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɛkʃən bɪˈloʊ. ˈridərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈdætə (fər ˈkætəˌgɔriz ənd fər ˈʤərnəlz). ðə faɪlz (.swf*) ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə əˈdoʊbi flæʃ plug-in*. mæk ˈjuzərz meɪ nid tɪ hoʊld ðə kənˈtroʊl ki ənd səˈlɛktɪŋ ˈbraʊzər wɪn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðiz faɪlz. ˈkætəˌgɔriz meɪ bi bi splɪt ˈɪntu kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈʤərnəlz. ˈəðər kənˈtroʊlz ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ðə saɪz, spid ənd dɪˈspleɪ əv ðə ˈdætə. ɪn səm, wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈvælədeɪt ðə kleɪmz baɪ ðə ˈgugəl ˈskɑlər tim ðət ˈskɑlərz hæv bɪn ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈoʊldər məˈtɪriəlz, wɪθ səm ɪkˈsɛpʃənz. ðə saɪˈteɪʃən bɪˈheɪvjər əv ˈɔθərz rɪˈflɛkts ˈkəlʧərəl, ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl, ənd ˈnɔrmətɪv bɪˈheɪvjərz, ɔl ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ˈkɑnsərt. waɪl ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wər ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd tɪ eɪd ðə ˈridər ɪn dɪˈskəvərɪŋ, riˈtrivɪŋ, ənd ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈlɪtərəʧər, ðə trɛnd əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈpriˈdeɪt ˈmɛni əv ðiz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. ˌɪnˈdid, ˈikwəl ˈkrɛdɪt meɪ bi du tɪ ðə ˈfoʊtoʊˌkɑpiər, ðə fæks məˈʃin, ftp*, ənd iˈmeɪl ɛz ɪz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈgugəl, endnote*, ər ðə dɔɪ. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ə groʊɪŋ ˈsaɪtɪd maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈflɛkt ˈmeɪʤər ˈstrəkʧərəl ʃɪfts ɪn ðə weɪ saɪəns ɪz ˈfəndɪd ənd ðə weɪ ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər rɪˈwɔrdɪd. ə ˈgræʤuəl muv tɪ fənd ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ənd əˈplaɪd ˈrisərʧ meɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn fjuər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ənd ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈstədiz biɪŋ ˈpəblɪʃt. ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ðiz ˈfaʊndərz meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɔθərz saɪt ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈlɪtərəʧər. kərˈɛkʃən noʊt: ˈteɪbəl 1 əv ðə ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt əv ðə ˈʤərnəl literature”*” (arxiv*) kənˈteɪnz ə ˈsɔrtɪŋ ˈɛrər. ə kərˈɛktɪd ˈvərʒən wɑz səbˈmɪtəd ənd wɪl bɪˈkəm lɪv æt (edt*). θæŋks tɪ ˈdɑktər. ʤæk carette*, dept*. əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr æt məkˈmæstər ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ˈspɑtɪŋ ðɪs ˈɛrər.
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the girlfriend of a manchester united player who was the subject of a cruel twitter jibe by a betting company has hit back at haters online.
aussie firm au sparked outrage with their tweet about a snap of striker james wilson and girlfriend frankie at the club's player of the year awards on tuesday.
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it accompanied the photo with the mean caption: "sure she's a lovely girl but someone needs to remind james wilson he's a pro fooballer.
"start abusing this privilege."
(image: getty)
far from raising a smile from their followers, the firm was soon flooded with angry tweets, denouncing the comments as "childish" and "disgusting".
now manchester metropolitan university student frankie has hit back on instagram, posting a picture of herself and the caption: “remember, people only rain on your parade because jealous of your sun and tired of their shade.”
other added their support, saying: "ignore the haters. james wilson is lucky to have you" and "he a lucky boy! stunning."
james also added a heart emoticon.
but far from raising a smile from their followers, au was soon flooded with angry tweets, denouncing the comments as "childish" and "disgusting".
the firm has since deleted their tweet, and posted an apology, writing: “apologies for the caused by our earlier tweet”.
click through the gallery below to see more from the manchester united player of the year awards:
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gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ðə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd əv ə ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd pleɪər hu wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ə kruəl tˈwɪtər ʤaɪb baɪ ə ˈbɛtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni həz hɪt bæk æt ˈheɪtərz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈɔsi fərm oʊ spɑrkt ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ wɪθ ðɛr twit əˈbaʊt ə snæp əv ˈstraɪkər ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlsən ənd ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ˈfræŋki æt ðə kləbz pleɪər əv ðə jɪr əˈwɔrdz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˌənəˈveɪləbəl klɪk tɪ pleɪ tæp tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪl stɑrt ɪn 8 ˈkænsəl pleɪ naʊ ɪt əˈkəmpənid ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɪθ ðə min ˈkæpʃən: "ʃʊr ʃiz ə ˈləvli gərl bət ˈsəmˌwən nidz tɪ riˈmaɪnd ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlsən hiz ə proʊ fooballer*. "stɑrt əˈbjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ." (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti) fɑr frəm ˈreɪzɪŋ ə smaɪl frəm ðɛr ˈfɑloʊərz, ðə fərm wɑz sun ˈflədɪd wɪθ ˈæŋgri tweets*, dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɛz "ˈʧaɪldɪʃ" ənd "dɪsˈgəstɪŋ". naʊ ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənt ˈfræŋki həz hɪt bæk ɔn instagram*, ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv hərˈsɛlf ənd ðə ˈkæpʃən: ““remember*, ˈpipəl ˈoʊnli reɪn ɔn jʊr pəreɪd bɪˈkəz ˈʤɛləs əv jʊr sən ənd taɪərd əv ðɛr shade.”*.” ˈəðər ˈædɪd ðɛr səˈpɔrt, seɪɪŋ: "ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˈheɪtərz. ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlsən ɪz ˈləki tɪ hæv ju" ənd "hi ə ˈləki bɔɪ! ˈstənɪŋ." ʤeɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd ə hɑrt əˈmoʊtəˌkɑn. bət fɑr frəm ˈreɪzɪŋ ə smaɪl frəm ðɛr ˈfɑloʊərz, oʊ wɑz sun ˈflədɪd wɪθ ˈæŋgri tweets*, dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɛz "ˈʧaɪldɪʃ" ənd "dɪsˈgəstɪŋ". ðə fərm həz sɪns dɪˈlitəd ðɛr twit, ənd ˈpoʊstɪd ən əˈpɑləˌʤi, ˈraɪtɪŋ: fər ðə kɔzd baɪ ɑr ˈərliər tweet”*”. klɪk θru ðə ˈgæləri bɪˈloʊ tɪ si mɔr frəm ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd pleɪər əv ðə jɪr əˈwɔrdz:
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look, you need convincing. you need a ton of text here explaining what parties and events want to attend while enjoying pax prime. you need convincing that here to get you the information.
just bookmark this page, visit the facebook group, visit the pax forums, check out the party map by cody albert, and see you in seattle, because the biggest, brightest and best pax prime party list on the planet! get a free ride from lyft, up to $25, by using promo code “paxprime”.
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schlitzkrieg 2014
beer and a big yellow bus
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location: various locations (see map)
tix: $75/person
info: pax forums
washington state has almost 200 craft breweries, many with artisan brews that not going to find anywhere else in the world. seattle is truly beer geek heaven. the is a beer tour for locals and alike, and focused on tiny up and coming that you probably find in the store. throw in a little local history, an interesting scenic ride, and got a great way to spend a day outside of the convention center, where you can see more of the city than just the downtown.
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microsoft store blade event
time:
location: microsoft store, 2642 ne university village st, seattle, wa 98105
admission: free
info: website
6:00–8:00pm: meet and greet with your favorite professional gamers
8:00–10:00pm: on the blades in the theater area
first 100 in line receive an exclusive bag
*line begins at
razer prize pack with every blade purchase
*while supplies last
arrive early for a to gain access to the
after party
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popcap pax kickoff game dev meet, drink & play
[sold out]
time:
location: games, inc, 2401 avenue #300, seattle, wa 98121
tix:
that filled up quick! thanks everyone. exhibitors can still sign up at the form linked below but out of attendee spots at his point.
popcap, the amazing people behind plants v. zombies and bejewelled, are opening their doors to local game and those visiting seattle for pax & pax dev for a night of networking, beer, snacks and games. this is a only party to kick off pax week where you can see some oldends, make new ones and play some games made by local seattle indie.
beer, soda, pizza & snacks will be provided. this is a 21 & over event so please bring photo id with proof of age. when you arrive at the building look for bryan in the lobby and he will let you in to the elevator to access the building. follow the orange frogs to the party once you exit the elevator.
registration is free and limited to 100 people so sign up soon.
if you are interested in a game fill out this form. we have enough spots for presenters. mobile/pc/console, as long as you can bring the equipment necessary for people to play you game then all are welcome.
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pre-pax board game night
time: late late
location: the sheraton hotel, floor in grand ballroom b & willow room, 1400 ave, seattle
tix: free
info: pax forums
a coordinated the night before pax for anyone with board games, or anyone who wants to play board games. a great way to kick off pax and meet some newends. this is a free, event.
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battle nations pax prime
time:
location: location
tix: contact by email
it’s that time of year again and we think of a better way to kick off the annual pax prime event held here in our own backyard than with a bunch of our favorite people, you!
from the night of aug we will be hosting a battle nations pax party, held in a secret location somewhere tucked away in one of favorite neighborhoods.
the festivities will include:
food and drinks
door prizes!!!
meet and greet with the team
exclusive sneak peek into the future of
q&a with the battle nations team
maybe even a surprise or two
so, if like to come hang out with koolranch, stockoption, and the rest of the battle nations team,paxparty@z2.com with the information below as soon as possible. space is definitely limited!
rsvp information:
name:
z2 username:
address:
age (must be over 21)
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second annual skyhigh tabletop play
benefiting food lifeline
time:
location: columbia tower club, 701 ave, floor, seattle, wa
tix: $45 and up
info: website
back for another year! this is not just another board game party! featuring thousands of dollars in prizes from the gaming and food industry, versions of some of your favorite games, food, drinks and the chance to match wits with some of the best game designers, this is the party to be at on the night before pax! every cent every. red. cent. that we raise on this evening (beyond the costs of producing the event) will be donated to food lifeline. rated by charity navigator as charity, they provide food for homeless people in western washington and across the nation. oh, and it takes place in a swanky private club atop the tallest building in seattle.
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pre-pax dinner
[sale ended]
time:
location: barca’s, 1510 ave seattle, wa 98122
tix: $28.48 21+
info: pax forums
this is a really casual dinner held the day before pax where you can meet and hangout with a whole bunch of other paxers. if planning on attending the drinking tournament then this is also a great place to come eat right before the crawl. it ends right when the crawl is gearing up and is right in the middle of all the starting bars (and is a starting bar!).
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xpo mixer
[sold out]
time:
location:, 1511 ave, seattle, wa 98101
tix: free (eventbrite)
are you making the journey to seattle from the middle of america?! you may be wrapping up your time at pax dev or gearing up for pax prime. either way, you are invited to join other gamers, developers, vendors, and fans for a fun celebration on thursday, august at. no cab needed! is right across the street from the convention center and in the middle of the action. free drinks, free snacks, free game time, free schwag, freeends, free fun times.
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id@xbox open house
time:
location: microsoft building 92, 15010 ne street, redmond, wa 98052
admission: free (18+)
info: website
we’re throwing open the doors at the scenic microsoft campus come see where we work, come play our games, and kick off pax prime weekend with hundreds of fellow gamers.
here’s what you need to know:
when: thursday, august from pm til pm)
where: microsoft building 92, 15010 ne street, redmond, wa 98052 (directions here)
who: fans 18 and older (under 18 allowed with parent/guardian)
what you can do: play over 25 upcoming titles. talk to the. see the beautiful campus.
admission cost: free
we know many of you will be in town for pax prime, and got you covered. commandeered the sunset overdrive bus to get you here overcharge included! shuttles will pick up from the seattle convention center area (map here!) at and 630pm, returning to the convention center at and 930pm.
note: the bus has limited capacity, and are first-come-first-served. if you drive, have plenty of parking for you on-site.
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mmo reporter
time:
location: elephant & castle pub, 1415 fifth avenue, seattle, wa
info/rsvp: website
we’ll be recording our annual pax preview podcast live from the meet up, as well as giving away some great prizes from elder scrolls online, lord of the rings online, guild wars 2, and more!
we’re asking everyone to if planning on attending so that we can keep track of the number of people attending. if you plan on making your way there, please send an email containing your name and the number of people in your party to
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nappp5
time:
location:
info/rsvp: website
it’s time again! for the past several years thrown a little get-together on to celebrate with ourends, listeners, and past guests. at this point it has become a tradition of sorts and this year be throwing yet another party on the evening of thursday august in seattle near the washington state convention center (location). this time we promise to find a larger and better ventilated location for the gathering because we know that last year was a bit of a sweat box.
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the annual party: 2014 edition
time:-1am
location: tap house grill, 1506 ave, seattle, wa 98101
age: 21+
info: website
come one, come all, for our fifth annual party at the grill in downtown seattle. meet staff members from at least three countries and join us as we try to max out dan credit card by aiming to drink at least one of each of the 300 beers on tap. play pool, watch the defending super bowl champion seahawks destroy the oakland raiders, and mingle with all sorts of gamers, geeks, nerds and people who just wander in from the street to see what all the fuss is about.
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pre-pax lounge
time:pm
location: night owl, 4745 university way, seattle, wa 98105
cost: $5.50, 18 & up
info: pax forums
its time to smoke again. before we go any further this will be at a lounge. no outside substances; tobacco, illegal, or otherwise.
cover charge is $5.50, that gives you a year membership so free if you are already a member. you will also need id to prove your +18. will run around $20 for a regular bowl more for premium. refills are cheaper and we can all pitch in, so if you can only afford the cover charge we can lessen the cost for you while we are there. (see website in spoiler for full menu) there is no minimum ratio for people to so come out and chill even if you smoke. i can talk to the lounge closer to the date about discounts once we get a better idea of numbers as well.
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pre-pax prime unicorn madness
time:-???
location: the unicorn, 1118 e pike st, seattle, wa
age: 21+
info: facebook
nerds hanging out at a bar.
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the seventh annual drinking tournament!
[sold out]
time:pm
location: capitol hill, seattle
age: 21+
info: penny arcade forums
the drinking tournament is an annual bar hunt that takes place in seattle and coincides with pax prime. participants are encouraged to come in costume and meet other pax attendees before the convention begins. whiskey wizardry is the quickest way to make newends.
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indies need booze
sponsored by indie game stand
time:
location: capitol cider, 818 e pike st, seattle 98122
tix: $10-$30
get ready for indies need booze pax prime 2014 sponsored by indie game stand. this year we are taking over capital cider in seattle thursday august from to 2am. join us for an event featuring developers, prizes and of course!
first and foremost this event for people 21 and over! ticket sales help us cover the cost of putting on an event of this size! our goal is to raise $6,000 dollars in order for us to even put this event on. with a $10 ticket you get into our event with a flask and game code. not enough for you then purchase our $30 ticket! it comes with three game codes, a flask, and a t-shirt. if not enough for you ourends over at able gamers will be hosting charity competitions for awesome prizes!
we will be updating with details on our event via email and at our website! we will be announcing developers, special guests, and of course drinking game competitions so please stay tuned!
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4th annual unofficial #pax kick off party
time:-2am
location: baltic room, 1207 pine st, seattle, wa 98105
tix: $2.50+
first 100 tickets are already sold. get your ticket before it sells out.
it’s thursday night, the night before pax! join us for the annual unofficial #pax kick off party. 3 blocks from the convention center. the largest night before pax kick off party.
pokemon themed shots and drinks dancing giveaways contest and more
we hit capacity every year so get your tickets and come early
watch the video from last year, everyone dancing to the theme party
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line out the door last year
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giant bomb premium member get-together
time:
location: seattle, 820 pike st, seattle, wa 98101
tix: premium giant bomb membership
info: website
we’ll be having a little get-together onday the at, a restaurant near the seattle convention center. if youed, you gotten an email about this already to confirm your spot. (subject line was “giant bomb premium pax party complete your!” check your spam filter if you missed it.) if you were on the wait list, reach out to you no later than thursday night about attendance. if you get on the list or the waitlist, let you know via the giant bomb twitter shortly before the event begins if any extra room, but a pretty tight space and likely be full. if you attend, be streaming the event in our chat room, starting around 9 pm pacific onday night, and if you catch the stream, have the archive up sometime in following few days.
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when we were young
time:
location: gamma ray lounge, 501 e pine st, seattle, washington 98122
tix: free admission
info: facebook
nostalgic animation art show
cartoons of the
curated by jacob and nicole
pax event at gamma ray games and lounge! only hanging for the duration of pax! so miss out!
opening is aug 5 free!
and afterwards stay for board games!
cartoons! we all love them and we all were sculpted by them in our yesteryear!
i am also pleased to mention we will have a
moon animate make-up screening with kate sullivan!
screening will be at pm! encouraged for all those curious cats x)! sailor moon fanatics are most welcome to come and!!
there may even be a prize for best in a few categories ;)!!
come celebrate art of our fond memories! over 30 game artists, illustrators, cartoonists and animators will be showcasing their work.
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harmonix doughnut party at top pot
time:
location: top pot doughnuts, 2124 ave, seattle, wa 98121
tix: free admission
info: twitter
report: #pax attendees, renting top pot from on. free doughnuts & coffee. yes, at night. holla.
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trion community party
time:
location: w hotel, 1112 fourth avenue, seattle, wa 98101
tix: free admission
info: website
during the midst of pax prime madness, take a break at 7 pm and join the team for food, drinks and a great time. be ready for some exciting news about your favorite games, including a very special announcement, and enjoy the chance to get up close and personal with members of the archeage, trove, rift, and defiance teams. got a question always wanted to ask them? this is your opportunity!
so mark your calendars and come hang out with us from 7 to 10 pm. make sure to get there early; food, space, and loot are limited!
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bioware shadow realms pax party
time:
location: grand hyatt seattle, 721 pine street, seattle, washington, 98101
tix: free admission, 21+
info: website
come to our fan event at pax prime for a chance to get hands-on time with shadow realms!
we are excited to announce that we will be holding a shadow realms fan event at the grand hyatt seattle onday, august, 2014 at.
what can you expect at this event? let me give you a rundown:
a chance to play shadow realms
chat and mingle with the development team and other players
a session with the development team
and last, butainly not least, complimentary food and drinks*
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wildstar community & contest
time:
location: pax
tix: free, 21+
everyone is welcome at the so you need to have pax badges!
come dressed to impress in your for a chance at the cash prizes!
1st place $500
2nd place $100
3rd place $50
will have have a limited number of drink tickets (once we run out it will be cash bar) and entrance is first come, first serve!
we will be announcing the venue next week so check back for updates!
official rules of the competition.
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press start iii: turbo edition
time:
location: ltd. art gallery, 307 e pike st, seattle, washington 98122
tix: free admission, all ages
info: facebook
press start iii: turbo edition
august september, 2013
our annual video game show is in third year!
as the pax prime convention descends upon the city of seattle yet again, we have put together another amazing art show celebrating the modern era of video games!
please join us for the opening reception:
friday, august-11pm
– enjoy complimentary beverages, sponsored by jones soda and jameson irish whiskey
– killer instinct gameplay onone consoles courtesy of cases
– a live set from
***opening reception is all ages (you will be carded if you want alcohol) and free to view! ******
featuring the art of: aucoin, chris alderson, trevor basset, mark behm, mike bell, barry blankenship, peter breese marco cardonna, dakota cates, daisy church, jonathan cooper, shawn coss, doaly, donnelson, craig drake, braden duncan, escalante, klint flentge, colin foran, andy helms, samuel “sho” ho, claire hummel, leslie gauthier, pat jandro, suzanne kaufman, christina lank, nan lawson, jason liwag, dev madan, karin madan, metzler, meyer, mikeatron, abraham morales, guillaume morellec, mr. benja, damon o’keefe, mike oncley, van overbruggen, chet philips,thy j. reynolds, sara richard, kevin jay stanton, meghan stratman, brian thompson, tomicka, rich werner, and jackie williams
www.ltdartgallery.com
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motiga presents: gigantic pax party
time:-12:35am
location: performance gallery, 429 ave e # b, seattle, washington 98109
tix: free admission
info: facebook
gigantic, a new game from, is hitting pax prime
to celebrate this, we bring you booze, geek music, and fun!
random aka mega ran
kirby
death star
shubzilla
mark
all this nerd music is at the in seattle
free with a pax attendee badge!
$3.00 wells
$1.00 beers
prizes from dreaming comics and games all night!
discount coupons offered to attendees (while supplies last!)
and great nerd hip hop and rock!
$8.00 for general attendees. all door proceeds go to charity able gamers
ablegamer.com
gogigantic.com for details on this great game.
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pax 2014 mixer
[sold out]
time:-2am
location: world of beer, 500 east pine st, seattle, wa 98122
tix: free (eventbrite)
once again time for pax in seattle! if you were lucky enough to get tickets and you are interested in virtual reality, come join us at the world of beer in capitol hill to experience and celebrate the future of gaming, entertainment and media as we know it! if you get pax tickets and you just want to come check out some awesome demos, come on by, grab a pint, and be prepared to get your mind blown! have live demos for you to try and even better, bring your own to share!! an exciting time for and we hope to see you there!
list of demonstrators soon!
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hitman: sniper pax prime 2014 party
time:-12am
location: hard rock cafe, 116 pike st, seattle, wa 98101
rsvp: facebook
info: website
join unity, square enix and destructoid, as we throw a hitman: sniper party at pax prime 2014!
play hitman: sniper before its release and compete in a high score contest where the grand prize winner will get to have their face and name added into the game as a villain for agent 47 to eliminate.
other prizes will be given out over the course of the night including gear provided by, rare collectibles, and free drinks. plus there will be a bar. bar!
music performed by:
ray.vs
http://www.soundcloud.com/rayversus
grimecraft
https://soundcloud.com/grimecraft
sabrepulse
https://soundcloud.com/sabrepulse
party is located on the second floor of the hard rock cafe at the cavern club.
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time:-late
location: the spectator sports bar, 529 queen anne ave n, seattle, washington 98109
admission: free (21+)
info: facebook
pax, karaoke, what more can you ask for? free and no badge needed.
baby karaoke wa has the best selection of nerd songs, saturday morning cartoon themes, disney musicals and more.
come out, sing your heart out, drink some and have a great time.
*this is not an official pax party. just taking over the bar.
21+ (this establishment serves adult beverages)
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give me a quest! a pax prime party
time:-12am
location: lounge, 501 e pine st. seattle, wa 98122
tix: free admission, all ages
info: facebook
hosted by bitch team alpha with gamma ray lounge.
no cover and all ages!
byo board games games also available to borrow from gamma ray.
board game contests throughout the night with three $20 bar tab prizes!
bring yourends and some games, get some food, booze, or soda and play games with the ladies of bitch team alpha!
bitch team alpha [http://www.bitchteamalpha.com/] is a website and network of covering all the awesome stuff you love from a female perspective and focuses on bringing diversity and new voices to gaming, movies, television, comics,, and literature.
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wargaming presents: twitch pax party, powered by intel
time:-1am
location: garage billiards, 1130 broadway, seattle, wa 98122
tix: free (eventbrite)
2 drink tickets for first 500+ before, first come first served until capacity.
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pax prime 2014 community meet & greet breakfast at en masse
[sold out]
time:
location: en masse entertainment, 1301 ave., seattle, wa 98101
tix: free admission (eventbrite)
info: website
community meet & greet breakfast with en masse? what is it?
note: pax tickets are not required for this meeting! this is open to folks who are or can be in downtown seattle on saturday morning, august 30.
will you be attending pax prime 2014? or are you in the greater puget sound area?
en masse is hosting a community meet & greet breakfast in our downtown seattle office during pax prime!
join us for a casual meet & greet breakfast in our office! familiar en masse faces will be there to chat with you and breakfast will be provided!
please here before august 24, we have limited spaces available!
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reassembly game happy hour hosted by games
time:
location: by invite only
tix: free for press, donations accepted and dinner tickets available for community and everyone else
info:
come check out reassembly, one of the games in the section of the indie and get ready for your hardcore partying saturday night by joining us for pizza + beer!
dev site: http://www.anisopteragames.com/
indiedb:
send proof of press credentials, of if you are email of interest to
(tweets to with and appreciated *nudge*)
or, buy a ticket for dinner and hang out with us. an indie, ticket gets you food. and probably a free beer from us.
select few will be so lucky to attend! details of location sent if you are confirmed to go.
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orcs must die! community
time:
location: rock bottom brewery, 1333 avenue, seattle, wa 98101
admission: free
info: facebook
robot will be hosting an community on saturday at pax prime! if be in seattle, join us!
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extra credits pax party
time:
location: the verne & wells club, 733 ave, kirkland, wa 98033
tix: $15 (brown paper)
join the extra credits crew at the exclusive verne & wells club for an pax party. be whisked away by a private shuttle to the verne & wells club, a club for geek professionals just across lake washington in kirkland. enjoy board games, video games, and more at the club while socializing with other fans of extra credits, and the whole extra credits crew!
note: party starts at 6pm, but you can buy tickets all night long if you hear about us after going.
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magic: the gathering party
time:
location:
tix: pax booth
for the sixth year in a row, magic will be hosting a party to kick off our new first set! have to follow a quest to earn your entry to the party, as with every year, and trust me when i say you want to miss the party! and yes, we will have several preview cards there to kick off next of preview season!
the party starts at 7 p.m. on saturday. to start your journey to get your ticket to the party, make your way to the tournament area, where find a booth that is the start and the end of the quest. keep in mind tickets to the party are limited on bothday and saturday.
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hyrule warriors event
time:
location: renaissance seattle hotel, 515 madison st, seattle, wa 98104
tix: free admission
info: website
after pax prime shuts down at 6 p.m. on saturday, aug. 30, people eager to check out the upcoming warriors game for wii u can visit the renaissance seattle hotel at 515 madison st. from 7 to 10 p.m. this event will be open to the public, and a pax badge is not required for entry. attendees will be admitted on a first-come, basis, as space allows.ing fans dressed as characters from the legend of zelda series will be able to into the event ahead of the general public. anyone dressed in the legend of zelda gear or wearing a warriors t-shirt (available at the event while supplies last) can enter a drawing for a chance to win some cool original warriors concept artwork. fans can enter by taking a picture against a special backdrop and the image with specific hashtags. the winner will be chosen at random toward the end of the event, and the winner must be present to claim prize.
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alienware alpha tour experience
time:
location: fremont foundry, 154 n st, seattle, 98103
tix:
info: website
you’re invited to an exclusive pax featuring the new alpha console and a surprise performance. first 100 guests will receive free steam codes from our partners, hats and bags. one alpha console will be given away each hour!
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ign meet and drink
[sold out]
time:
location: amber lounge seattle, 2214 ave, floor, seattle, wa
tix: free (eventbrite)
info: website
come drink and party with us! signing up does not guarantee entry into the section.
our space on the second floor holds up to 150 people, but if we hit capacity you can hang out at the main bar.
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fangamer attract mode
time:-midnight
location: 1927 events, 1927 ave, seattle, wa 98101
tix: $15
info: facebook
the third annual & attract mode art show! the 2014 edition of game seattle special shall is dubbed… attract mode! the theme of the show (just to be clear) is love in all its many forms!
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cards against humanity andends
time:
location: the triple door, 216 union st, seattle, wa 98101
tix: $20 (triple door)
info: website
join the creators of cards against humanity and some surprise guests for a night of comedy humor jokes. also the will be there.
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mmorpg + meet n greet
time:
location: gordon biersch, 600 pine street, seattle, wa
rsvp: facebook
info: website
mmorpg.com is partnering with for a meet and greet at this pax prime event in seattle! clear out your plans for this saturday evening and come hang out with therpg.com team, your fellow readers, and, of course, guild wars 2 fans and developers!
the folks at will also be off some awesome and giving away guild wars 2 scarlet t-shirts (sizes and supplies limited) so you definitely want to miss out.
food and two drink tickets per guest (supplies limited) will be provided.
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the evil within experience
time:-12am
location: the white room, 608 ave, seattle, wa 98104
admission: free, 18+
info: website
being held at “the white room” in the historical seattle underground a less than 20 minute walk from the pax exhibit hall the place will be prepped for madness as saturday at pax prime winds down. from midnight, be able to play the evil within! enjoy food & drink, and soak up the atmosphere of our event.
in addition to being able to play the game, our first 700 attendees will receive a t-shirt commemorating the evil within.
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2nd annual h.p.
[sold out]
time:pm-???
location: beer, 1550 st, seattle, wa 98107
tix: $5/$11 21+
info: facebook
an unspeakable and set in the cobblestone streets of innsmouth…er…ballard. be a hero, become a cultist, or go insane!
the night will take you on a harrowing journey of epic importance. save seattle! save the world! (there will be prizes)
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all your dance are belong to us
time:
location: club contour, 807 ave, seattle, washington 98104
tix: $5 at door 21+
info: facebook
join and guests for the dance party ever seen at club contour. you do not need a pax badge to attend this event!
only $5 at the door. themed drink specials all night. featuring performances by select cast members of super burlesque world. stay tuned for more details and announcements!
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seattle geeks pax prime party
time:
location: the lobby bar, 916 e pike st, seattle, wa 98122
tix: free (eventbrite)
join seattle geeks (https://www.facebook.com/seattlegeeks) for our pax party on saturday. free, 21+ and we got the upstairs bar at lobby bar reserved just for us. have smash brothers and mario to play. when you get into the bar, take the stairs up.
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fortnite storm chasers event
time:
location:
admission: email
info: website
the team is pleased to announce the next storm chasers event will be in seattle during pax prime. be playing tons of, hanging out and enjoying delicious and beverages. if you are going to be in the area on saturday, august 30 or sunday, august 31 we want to hear from you!
shoot us an email at if you are interested (and 13 years or older.)
can’t wait to meet you!
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pax prime girls’ 2014
time:
location: diller room, 1224 ave, seattle, wa 98101
tix: $tbd, all ages
info: facebook
welcome ladies to the fifth annual pax prime girls’. what is the girls’? you might ask. well, it is a fantastic event where the ladies of pax get together for brunch, morning cocktails and nerdy chatter sunday morning at.
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devs and
time:
location: hard rock cafe, 116 pike st, seattle, wa 98101
tix: free admission 21+
info: website
drinks? yep. a quintet of game developers? you betcha. if coming to pax or are in the greater seattle, wa area, come join us at &!
five independent game us, hosting a bar night at rock cafe on sunday, august from to.
the lineup for the evening is extraordinary.
6:00—fantasia from
6:30—firewatch from campo santo
7:00—tharsis from choice provisions
7:30—below from
8:00—massive chalice from double fine
8:30—costume quest 2 from double fine
9:00—gang beasts from
and more!
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super burlesque world
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location: can can cabaret, 94 pike st, seattle, wa 98101
tix: $25 (early show 18+, late show 21+)
info: website
from the minds that brought you tails from the crypt and starving artists on parade comes an all new adventure through the vast world of video games. super burlesque world brings together a collection of some of best performers: for two back to back performances on august before it disappears forever (or at least until next year!). join host morgue anne as on an exploration beyond the borders of the mushroom kingdom and into a wild assortment of video game universes in her journey to rescue the princess. this celebration of gaming culture takes place at the historic can can cabaret in pike place market one night only, and 9:30pm. grab your tickets while you can, this is one side quest you want to miss!
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pink party prime
time:
location: neighbours seattle, 1509 broadway, seattle, wa 98122
tix: $15/$30, 21+
info: facebook | website
it’s back and bigger than ever! the annual pink party, and now pink party prime! bring your pax party to our party, where you can explore drinks, game tables, dancing, and prizes. all of the hottest queer geeks and nerds will be there. if you only come out of your basement once a year, then be the place to go.
queer pink party prime will feature actress and artist jennifer hale, smokin’ hots and futurewife, along with gogo studs bolt and tyler rush, and a $1,000 contest. there will also be a dedicated gaming space and a vip lounge where be able to mix and mingle with the amazing jennifer hale, along with a vip drink specials and a vip gaming space featuring demos of the hottest new games.
*pax attendance not required for admission.
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poropalooza
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location: q nightclub, 1426 broadway, seattle, washington 98122
admission: $5 (free for) 21+
info: facebook
aod’s second annual pax after party and competition. come shake ya booty and party down with the finest champs in the tightest club in seattle!
feet get swore after a long day of pax lines? no worries party bus runs from the con to the club from to.
cosplay competition sponsored by
grand prize: $100 cash and $100 gift to
6 runner ups will get $25 dollar gifts to
pnta is the largest of theatrical and film quality make-up and prosthetic in the pacific northwest.
guest judges and envoy sammy scott!
seattle biscuit company will be pulling their food truck up around and selling biscuits for all your tummies!
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fortnite storm chasers event
time:
location:
admission: email
info: website
the team is pleased to announce the next storm chasers event will be in seattle during pax prime. be playing tons of, hanging out and enjoying delicious and beverages. if you are going to be in the area on saturday, august 30 or sunday, august 31 we want to hear from you!
shoot us an email at if you are interested (and 13 years or older.)
can’t wait to meet you!
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seattle indies expo
time:-6pm
location: melrose market studios, 1532 minor avenue, seattle, wa 98101
tix: (free)
info: website
six (seattle indies expo) is a exhibition for independent game developers to get together, socialize, and show off their stuff. at six, get to play some seriously cool games and talk to some of theendliest and most around. what better way to unwind on the last day of pax than with indie games?
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post-pax
time:
location: rock bottom brewery, 1333 avenue, seattle, wa 98101
rsvp: (forum members)
pax for forum members. in their thread.
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time:pm-1am
location: the unicorn, 1118 e pike st, seattle, wa
tix: free admission
info: facebook
we have come to an agreement with the unicorn to do the rock band after party!
we chose to go our own way simply because we want to be compared to the. this is an entirely different event, by rock band fans, for rock band fans. granted, there will be rock band at the stage at pax, we are the premier rock band hosts in the entire state, if not west coast (not counting ümloud).
the unicorn will have their regular menu, and special drinks just for this event./costumes are encouraged and possibly rewarded! (most likely extra raffle tickets) the last 2 years that we did the rock band portion of the it was amazing, and people rocked hard. but this year, we have practically doubled the time of the event, promising the most epic rock band party ever of our 7 year history!
even if you like rock band, or think you sing or play it, or in fact never have played at all, it will be a fun time as long as you show up, and jump in with both feet. hell, it could just be the regular rock band crew we entertain every week and it would still be great, but make a little history and benefit the kids while starting a new tradition!
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mc
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location: el corazon, 109 ave. east, seattle, wa 98109
tix: $8, 21+
info: website
mc
with:
dr. awkward
corn mo
area of defect
plus more guests
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invisible arcade edition
time:-1am
location: fred wildlife refuge, 128 belmont ave e, seattle, wa 98102
tix: $5 (eventbrite) 21+
info: website
doublecross and
fred wildlife refuge present
invisible arcade
a video game expo / concert to delight your senses.
featuring:
sentris
memory of a broken dimension
fract
panoramical
shader
video games are dead, long live video games.
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lʊk, ju nid kənˈvɪnsɪŋ. ju nid ə tən əv tɛkst hir ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ wət ˈpɑrtiz ənd ɪˈvɛnts wɔnt tɪ əˈtɛnd waɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ pæks praɪm. ju nid kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ðət hir tɪ gɪt ju ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ʤɪst ˈbʊkmɑrk ðɪs peɪʤ, ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grup, ˈvɪzɪt ðə pæks ˈfɔrəmz, ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈpɑrti mæp baɪ ˈkoʊdi ˈælbərt, ənd si ju ɪn siˈætəl, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈbɪgəst, ˈbraɪtəst ənd bɛst pæks praɪm ˈpɑrti lɪst ɔn ðə ˈplænət! gɪt ə fri raɪd frəm lyft*, əp tɪ 25 baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈproʊˌmoʊ koʊd ““paxprime”*”. θæŋks tɪ əˈgɛn fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt! ˈfɑloʊ hər æt @glittervelocity*! ənd ʤɔɪn ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grup! ˈpɑrtiz tɛnd tɪ goʊ əp ðɛr first![/box_dark*] əˈfɪʃəl pæks ist saɪt: ˈvɪzɪt hir! pæks ˈpɑrtiz tˈwɪtər əˈkaʊnt: klɪk hir! pæks ˈfɔrəmz ˈpɑrti dɪˈskəʃən: klɪk hir! ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs ər liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ ɪf ju noʊ əv ə ˈpɑrti ðət ˈmɪsɪŋ. 3 hɑrt hɑrt ˈlɪstɪd baɪ deɪ ˈlɪstɪd baɪ deɪ (əˈbrɪʤd) ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 27 ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 28 ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 29 ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 30 ˈsənˌdi, ˈɔgəst 31 ˈmənˌdeɪ, sɛpˈtɛmbər 1 [box_dark]wednesday*, ˈɔgəst 27[/box_dark*] [box_light*] 2014 bɪr ənd ə bɪg ˈjɛloʊ bəs taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈvɛriəs loʊˈkeɪʃənz (si mæp) tix*: ˈɪnfoʊ: pæks ˈfɔrəmz ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt həz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 200 kræft ˈbruəriz, ˈmɛni wɪθ ˈɑrtəzən bruz ðət nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ɪn ðə wərld. siˈætəl ɪz ˈtruli bɪr gik ˈhɛvən. ðə ɪz ə bɪr tʊr fər ˈloʊkəlz ənd əˈlaɪk, ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈtaɪni əp ənd ˈkəmɪŋ ðət ju ˈprɑbəˌbli faɪnd ɪn ðə stɔr. θroʊ ɪn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈloʊkəl ˈhɪstəri, ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈsinɪk raɪd, ənd gɑt ə greɪt weɪ tɪ spɛnd ə deɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər, wɛr ju kən si mɔr əv ðə ˈsɪti ðən ʤɪst ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft stɔr bleɪd ɪˈvɛnt taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft stɔr, 2642 ni ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈvɪlɪʤ st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98105 ədˈmɪʃən: fri ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt 6:00–8:00pm*: mit ənd grit wɪθ jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgeɪmərz 8:00–10:00pm*: ɔn ðə bleɪdz ɪn ðə ˈθieɪtər ˈɛriə fərst 100 ɪn laɪn rɪˈsiv ən ɪkˈsklusɪv bæg *laɪn bɪˈgɪnz æt praɪz pæk wɪθ ˈɛvəri bleɪd ˈpərʧəs *waɪl səˈplaɪz læst əraɪv ˈərli fər ə tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈæftər ˈpɑrti si mɔr æt: [/box_light*] [box_light*] pæks ˈkɪˌkɔf geɪm dɛv mit, drɪŋk pleɪ [soʊld aʊt] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: geɪmz, ɪŋk, 2401 ˈævəˌnu 300 siˈætəl, wɑ 98121 tix*: ðət fɪld əp kwɪk! θæŋks ˈɛvriˌwən. ɪgˈzɪbətərz kən stɪl saɪn əp æt ðə fɔrm lɪŋkt bɪˈloʊ bət aʊt əv əˈtɛnˈdi spɑts æt hɪz pɔɪnt., ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpipəl bɪˈhaɪnd plænts vi. ˈzɑmbiz ənd bejewelled*, ər ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðɛr dɔrz tɪ ˈloʊkəl geɪm ənd ðoʊz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ siˈætəl fər pæks pæks dɛv fər ə naɪt əv ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ, bɪr, snæks ənd geɪmz. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrti tɪ kɪk ɔf pæks wik wɛr ju kən si səm oʊld frɛndz, meɪk nu wənz ənd pleɪ səm geɪmz meɪd baɪ ˈloʊkəl siˈætəl ˈɪndi. bɪr, ˈsoʊdə, ˈpitsə snæks wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd. ðɪs ɪz ə 21 ˈoʊvər ɪˈvɛnt soʊ pliz brɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈaɪˈdi wɪθ pruf əv eɪʤ. wɪn ju əraɪv æt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ lʊk fər braɪən ɪn ðə ˈlɑbi ənd hi wɪl lɛt ju ɪn tɪ ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ frɑgz tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti wəns ju ˈɛksət ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər. ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz fri ənd ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ 100 ˈpipəl soʊ saɪn əp sun. ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə geɪm fɪl aʊt ðɪs fɔrm. wi hæv ɪˈnəf spɑts fər ˈprɛzəntərz. mobile/pc/console*, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju kən brɪŋ ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˈpipəl tɪ pleɪ ju geɪm ðɛn ɔl ər ˈwɛlkəm. [/box_light*] [box_dark]thursday*, ˈɔgəst 28[/box_dark*] [box_light*] bɔrd geɪm naɪt taɪm: leɪt leɪt loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈʃɛrətən hoʊˈtɛl, flɔr ɪn grænd ˈbɔˌlrum bi ˈwɪˌloʊ rum, 1400 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl tix*: fri ˈɪnfoʊ: pæks ˈfɔrəmz ə koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr pæks fər ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ bɔrd geɪmz, ər ˈɛniˌwən hu wɔnts tɪ pleɪ bɔrd geɪmz. ə greɪt weɪ tɪ kɪk ɔf pæks ənd mit səm nu frɛndz. ðɪs ɪz ə fri, ɪˈvɛnt. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈbætəl ˈneɪʃənz pæks praɪm taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: loʊˈkeɪʃən tix*: ˈkɑnˌtækt baɪ iˈmeɪl ðət taɪm əv jɪr əˈgɛn ənd wi θɪŋk əv ə ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ kɪk ɔf ðə ˈænjuəl pæks praɪm ɪˈvɛnt hɛld hir ɪn ɑr oʊn ˈbæˌkjɑrd ðən wɪθ ə bənʧ əv ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpipəl, ju! frəm ðə naɪt əv ˈɔgəst wi wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈbætəl ˈneɪʃənz pæks ˈpɑrti, hɛld ɪn ə ˈsikrɪt loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈsəmˌwɛr təkt əˈweɪ ɪn wən əv ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz. ðə fɛˈstɪvətiz wɪl ˌɪnˈklud: fud ənd drɪŋks dɔr ˈpraɪzɪz!!! mit ənd grit wɪθ ðə tim ɪkˈsklusɪv snik pik ˈɪntu ðə fˈjuʧər əv wɪθ ðə ˈbætəl ˈneɪʃənz tim ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ə səˈpraɪz ər tu soʊ, ɪf laɪk tɪ kəm hæŋ aʊt wɪθ koolranch*, stockoption*, ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈbætəl ˈneɪʃənz tim, wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bɪˈloʊ ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. speɪs ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ˈlɪmɪtɪd! ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən: neɪm: username*: ˈæˌdrɛs: eɪʤ (məst bi ˈoʊvər 21 [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈsɛkənd ˈænjuəl ˈskaɪˌhaɪ ˈteɪbəlˌtɑp pleɪ ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ fud ˈlaɪˌflaɪn taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: kəˈləmbiə taʊər kləb, 701 ˈɑˌveɪ, flɔr, siˈætəl, wɑ tix*: 45 ənd əp ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bæk fər əˈnəðər jɪr! ðɪs ɪz nɑt ʤɪst əˈnəðər bɔrd geɪm ˈpɑrti! ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈpraɪzɪz frəm ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd fud ˈɪndəstri, ˈvərʒənz əv səm əv jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt geɪmz, fud, drɪŋks ənd ðə ʧæns tɪ mæʧ wɪts wɪθ səm əv ðə bɛst geɪm dɪˈzaɪnərz, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈpɑrti tɪ bi æt ɔn ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr pæks! ˈɛvəri sɛnt ˈɛvəri. rɛd. sɛnt. ðət wi reɪz ɔn ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ (bɪɔnd ðə kɔsts əv prəˈdusɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt) wɪl bi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ fud ˈlaɪˌflaɪn. ˈreɪtɪd baɪ ˈʧɛrɪti ˈnævəˌgeɪtər ɛz ˈʧɛrɪti, ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd fud fər ˈhoʊmləs ˈpipəl ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən. oʊ, ənd ɪt teɪks pleɪs ɪn ə sˈwɑŋki ˈpraɪvət kləb əˈtɑp ðə ˈtɔlɪst ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn siˈætəl. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈdɪnər [seɪl ˈɛndɪd] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: barca’s*, 1510 ˈɑˌveɪ siˈætəl, wɑ 98122 tix*: 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: pæks ˈfɔrəmz ðɪs ɪz ə ˈrɪli ˈkæʒəwəl ˈdɪnər hɛld ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr pæks wɛr ju kən mit ənd ˈhæˌŋaʊt wɪθ ə hoʊl bənʧ əv ˈəðər paxers*. ɪf ˈplænɪŋ ɔn əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt ðɛn ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə greɪt pleɪs tɪ kəm it raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə krɔl. ɪt ɛndz raɪt wɪn ðə krɔl ɪz ˈgɪrɪŋ əp ənd ɪz raɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ɔl ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ bɑrz (ənd ɪz ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ bɑr!). [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈmɪksər [soʊld aʊt] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən:, 1511 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: fri (eventbrite*) ər ju ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈʤərni tɪ siˈætəl frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl əv əˈmɛrɪkə?! ju meɪ bi ˈræpɪŋ əp jʊr taɪm æt pæks dɛv ər ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər pæks praɪm. ˈiðər weɪ, ju ər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈəðər ˈgeɪmərz, dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈvɛndərz, ənd fænz fər ə fən ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst æt. noʊ kæb ˈnidɪd! ɪz raɪt əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ənd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈækʃən. fri drɪŋks, fri snæks, fri geɪm taɪm, fri schwag*, fri frɛndz, fri fən taɪmz. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈoʊpən haʊs taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈbɪldɪŋ 92 15010 ni strit, ˈrɛdmənd, wɑ 98052 ədˈmɪʃən: fri 18 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt θroʊɪŋ ˈoʊpən ðə dɔrz æt ðə ˈsinɪk ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈkæmpəs kəm si wɛr wi wərk, kəm pleɪ ɑr geɪmz, ənd kɪk ɔf pæks praɪm ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ ˈhənərdz əv ˈfɛloʊ ˈgeɪmərz. wət ju nid tɪ noʊ: wɪn: ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst frəm piɛm tɪl piɛm) wɛr: ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈbɪldɪŋ 92 15010 ni strit, ˈrɛdmənd, wɑ 98052 (dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz hir) hu: fænz 18 ənd ˈoʊldər (ˈəndər 18 əˈlaʊd wɪθ parent/guardian*) wət ju kən du: pleɪ ˈoʊvər 25 ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz. tɔk tɪ ðə. si ðə ˈbjutəfəl ˈkæmpəs. ədˈmɪʃən kɔst: fri wi noʊ ˈmɛni əv ju wɪl bi ɪn taʊn fər pæks praɪm, ənd gɑt ju ˈkəvərd. ˌkɑmənˈdɪrd ðə ˈsənˌsɛt ˈoʊvərˌdraɪv bəs tɪ gɪt ju hir ˈoʊvərˌʧɑrʤ ˌɪnˈkludɪd! ˈʃətəlz wɪl pɪk əp frəm ðə siˈætəl kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ˈɛriə (mæp hir!) æt ənd 630pm*, rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər æt ənd 930pm*. noʊt: ðə bəs həz ˈlɪmɪtɪd kəˈpæsɪti, ənd ər first-come-first-served*. ɪf ju draɪv, hæv ˈplɛnti əv ˈpɑrkɪŋ fər ju on-site*. [/box_light*] [box_light*] rɪˈpɔrtər taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈɛləfənt ˈkæsəl pəb, 1415 fɪθ ˈævəˌnu, siˈætəl, wɑ info/rsvp*: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bi rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɑr ˈænjuəl pæks ˈprivˌju ˈpɔdˌkæst lɪv frəm ðə mit əp, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ səm greɪt ˈpraɪzɪz frəm ˈɛldər skroʊlz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, gɪld wɔrz 2 ənd mɔr! ˈæskɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ ɪf ˈplænɪŋ ɔn əˈtɛndɪŋ soʊ ðət wi kən kip træk əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl əˈtɛndɪŋ. ɪf ju plæn ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr weɪ ðɛr, pliz sɛnd ən iˈmeɪl kənˈteɪnɪŋ jʊr neɪm ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ɪn jʊr ˈpɑrti tɪ [/box_light*] [box_light*] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: info/rsvp*: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt taɪm əˈgɛn! fər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz θroʊn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈgɛtəˈgɛðər ɔn tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt wɪθ ɑr frɛndz, ˈlɪsənərz, ənd pæst gɛsts. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ə trəˈdɪʃən əv sɔrts ənd ðɪs jɪr bi θroʊɪŋ jɛt əˈnəðər ˈpɑrti ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ əv ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst ɪn siˈætəl nɪr ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər (loʊˈkeɪʃən). ðɪs taɪm wi ˈprɑməs tɪ faɪnd ə ˈlɑrʤər ənd ˈbɛtər ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtɪd loʊˈkeɪʃən fər ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ bɪˈkəz wi noʊ ðət læst jɪr wɑz ə bɪt əv ə swɛt bɑks. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ðə ˈænjuəl ˈpɑrti: 2014 ɪˈdɪʃən taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: tæp haʊs grɪl, 1506 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 eɪʤ: 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kəm wən, kəm ɔl, fər ɑr fɪθ ˈænjuəl ˈpɑrti æt ðə grɪl ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn siˈætəl. mit stæf ˈmɛmbərz frəm æt list θri ˈkəntriz ənd ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wi traɪ tɪ mæks aʊt dæn ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd baɪ ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ drɪŋk æt list wən əv iʧ əv ðə 300 bɪrz ɔn tæp. pleɪ pul, wɔʧ ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈsupər boʊl ˈʧæmpiən ˈsiˌhɔks dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz, ənd ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ɔl sɔrts əv ˈgeɪmərz, giks, nərdz ənd ˈpipəl hu ʤɪst ˈwɑndər ɪn frəm ðə strit tɪ si wət ɔl ðə fəs ɪz əˈbaʊt. [/box_light*] [box_light*] laʊnʤ taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: naɪt aʊl, 4745 ˌjunəˈvərsəti weɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98105 kɔst: 18 əp ˈɪnfoʊ: pæks ˈfɔrəmz ɪts taɪm tɪ smoʊk əˈgɛn. ˌbiˈfɔr wi goʊ ˈɛni ˈfərðər ðɪs wɪl bi æt ə laʊnʤ. noʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈsəbstənsɪz; təˈbæˌkoʊ, ˌɪˈligəl, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz. ˈkəvər ʧɑrʤ ɪz ðət gɪvz ju ə jɪr ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp soʊ fri ɪf ju ər ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈmɛmbər. ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nid ˈaɪˈdi tɪ pruv jʊr 18 wɪl rən əraʊnd 20 fər ə ˈrɛgjələr boʊl mɔr fər ˈprimiəm. ˈrifɪlz ər ˈʧipər ənd wi kən ɔl pɪʧ ɪn, soʊ ɪf ju kən ˈoʊnli əˈfɔrd ðə ˈkəvər ʧɑrʤ wi kən ˈlɛsən ðə kɔst fər ju waɪl wi ər ðɛr. (si ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn ˈspɔɪlər fər fʊl ˈmɛnju) ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈmɪnəməm ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər ˈpipəl tɪ soʊ kəm aʊt ənd ʧɪl ˈivɪn ɪf ju smoʊk. aɪ kən tɔk tɪ ðə laʊnʤ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə deɪt əˈbaʊt ˈdɪˌskaʊnts wəns wi gɪt ə ˈbɛtər aɪˈdiə əv ˈnəmbərz ɛz wɛl. [/box_light*] [box_light*] praɪm ˈjunɪˌkɔrn ˈmædnəs taɪm:-??? loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈjunɪˌkɔrn, 1118 i paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ eɪʤ: 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk nərdz ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt æt ə bɑr. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ðə ˈsɛvənθ ˈænjuəl ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt! [soʊld aʊt] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl, siˈætəl eɪʤ: 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈpɛni ɑrˈkeɪd ˈfɔrəmz ðə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪz ən ˈænjuəl bɑr hənt ðət teɪks pleɪs ɪn siˈætəl ənd ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ pæks praɪm. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ kəm ɪn ˈkɑstum ənd mit ˈəðər pæks əˈtɛnˈdiz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kənˈvɛnʃən bɪˈgɪnz. ˈwɪski ˈwɪzərdri ɪz ðə kˈwɪkɪst weɪ tɪ meɪk nu frɛndz. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈɪndiz nid buz ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈɪndi geɪm stænd taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsaɪdər, 818 i paɪk st*, siˈætəl 98122 tix*: gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ˈɪndiz nid buz pæks praɪm 2014 ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈɪndi geɪm stænd. ðɪs jɪr wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsaɪdər ɪn siˈætəl ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst frəm tɪ 2am*. ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ən ɪˈvɛnt ˈfiʧərɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈpraɪzɪz ənd əv kɔrs! fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt fər ˈpipəl 21 ənd ˈoʊvər! ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˈkəvər ðə kɔst əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ən ɪˈvɛnt əv ðɪs saɪz! ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ reɪz ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈivɪn pʊt ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ɔn. wɪθ ə 10 ˈtɪkɪt ju gɪt ˈɪntu ɑr ɪˈvɛnt wɪθ ə flæsk ənd geɪm koʊd. nɑt ɪˈnəf fər ju ðɛn ˈpərʧəs ɑr 30 ˈtɪkɪt! ɪt kəmz wɪθ θri geɪm koʊdz, ə flæsk, ənd ə ˈtiˌsərt. ɪf nɑt ɪˈnəf fər ju ɑr frɛndz ˈoʊvər æt ˈeɪbəl ˈgeɪmərz wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪŋ ˈʧɛrɪti ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz fər ˈɔsəm ˈpraɪzɪz! wi wɪl bi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈditeɪlz ɔn ɑr ɪˈvɛnt ˈviə iˈmeɪl ənd æt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt! wi wɪl bi əˈnaʊnsɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz, ˈspɛʃəl gɛsts, ənd əv kɔrs ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ geɪm ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz soʊ pliz steɪ tund! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈænjuəl ˌənəˈfɪʃəl #pæks kɪk ɔf ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈbɔltɪk rum, 1207 paɪn st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98105 tix*: fərst 100 ˈtɪkɪts ər ɔˈrɛdi soʊld. gɪt jʊr ˈtɪkɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt sɛlz aʊt. ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt, ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr pæks! ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ðə ˈænjuəl ˌənəˈfɪʃəl #pæks kɪk ɔf ˈpɑrti. 3 blɑks frəm ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr pæks kɪk ɔf ˈpɑrti. θimd ʃɑts ənd drɪŋks ˈdænsɪŋ ˈgɪvəˌweɪz ˈkɑntɛst ənd mɔr wi hɪt kəˈpæsɪti ˈɛvəri jɪr soʊ gɪt jʊr ˈtɪkɪts ənd kəm ˈərli wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ frəm læst jɪr, ˈɛvriˌwən ˈdænsɪŋ tɪ ðə θim ˈpɑrti tɪ wɔʧ ðə video<——*<—— laɪn aʊt ðə dɔr læst jɪr [/box_light*] [box_dark]friday*, ˈɔgəst 29[/box_dark*] [box_light*] ʤaɪənt bɔm ˈprimiəm ˈmɛmbər ˈgɛtəˈgɛðər taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: siˈætəl, 820 paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: ˈprimiəm ʤaɪənt bɔm ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bi ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈgɛtəˈgɛðər ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðə æt, ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt nɪr ðə siˈætəl kənˈvɛnʃən ˈsɛnər. ɪf ju rsvped*, ju ˈgɔtən ən iˈmeɪl əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɔˈrɛdi tɪ kənˈfərm jʊr spɑt. (ˈsəbʤɪkt laɪn wɑz bɔm ˈprimiəm pæks ˈpɑrti kəmˈplit jʊr rsvp!”*!” ʧɛk jʊr spæm ˈfɪltər ɪf ju mɪst ɪt.) ɪf ju wər ɔn ðə weɪt lɪst, riʧ aʊt tɪ ju noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt əˈbaʊt əˈtɛndəns. ɪf ju gɪt ɔn ðə lɪst ər ðə waitlist*, lɛt ju noʊ ˈviə ðə ʤaɪənt bɔm tˈwɪtər ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈvɛnt bɪˈgɪnz ɪf ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə rum, bət ə ˈprɪti taɪt speɪs ənd ˈlaɪkli bi fʊl. ɪf ju əˈtɛnd, bi ˈstrimɪŋ ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ɑr ʧæt rum, ˈstɑrtɪŋ əraʊnd 9 piɛm pəˈsɪfɪk ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, ənd ɪf ju kæʧ ðə strim, hæv ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪv əp ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ fju deɪz. [/box_light*] [box_light*] wɪn wi wər jəŋ taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈgæmə reɪ laʊnʤ, 501 i paɪn st*, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 98122 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk nɔˈstælʤɪk ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɑrt ʃoʊ kɑrˈtunz əv ðə baɪ ˈʤeɪkəb ənd nɪˈkoʊl pæks ɪˈvɛnt æt ˈgæmə reɪ geɪmz ənd laʊnʤ! ˈoʊnli ˈhæŋɪŋ fər ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv pæks! soʊ mɪs aʊt! ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪz ˈɔgəst 5 fri! ənd ˈæftərwərdz steɪ fər bɔrd geɪmz! kɑrˈtunz! wi ɔl ləv ðɛm ənd wi ɔl wər ˈskəlptɪd baɪ ðɛm ɪn ɑr ˈjɛstərˌjɪr! aɪ æm ˈɔlsoʊ plizd tɪ ˈmɛnʃən wi wɪl hæv ə mun ˈænəˌmeɪt ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈskrinɪŋ wɪθ keɪt ˈsəlɪvən! ˈskrinɪŋ wɪl bi æt piɛm! ɪnˈkərəʤd fər ɔl ðoʊz ˈkjʊriəs kæts ɛks)! ˈseɪlər mun fəˈnætɪks ər moʊst ˈwɛlkəm tɪ kəm ənd!! ðɛr meɪ ˈivɪn bi ə praɪz fər bɛst ɪn ə fju ˈkætəˌgɔriz kəm ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɑrt əv ɑr fɑnd ˈmɛməriz! ˈoʊvər 30 geɪm ˈɑrtɪsts, ˈɪləˌstreɪtərz, kɑrˈtunɪsts ənd ˈænəˌmeɪtərz wɪl bi ˈʃoʊkeɪsɪŋ ðɛr wərk. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈdoʊˌnət ˈpɑrti æt tɔp pɑt taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: tɔp pɑt ˈdoʊˌnəts, 2124 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98121 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪnfoʊ: tˈwɪtər rɪˈpɔrt: #pæks əˈtɛnˈdiz, ˈrɛntɪŋ tɔp pɑt frəm ɔn fri ˈdoʊˌnəts ˈkɔfi. jɛs, æt naɪt. holla*. [/box_light*] [box_light*] kəmˈjunɪti ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈdəbəlju hoʊˈtɛl, 1112 fɔrθ ˈævəˌnu, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə mɪst əv pæks praɪm ˈmædnəs, teɪk ə breɪk æt 7 piɛm ənd ʤɔɪn ðə tim fər fud, drɪŋks ənd ə greɪt taɪm. bi ˈrɛdi fər səm ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ nuz əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt geɪmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ʧæns tɪ gɪt əp kloʊz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə archeage*, troʊv, rɪft, ənd dɪˈfaɪəns timz. gɑt ə kˈwɛʃən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ æsk ðɛm? ðɪs ɪz jʊr ˌɑpərˈtunəti! soʊ mɑrk jʊr ˈkæləndərz ənd kəm hæŋ aʊt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs frəm 7 tɪ 10 piɛm. meɪk ʃʊr tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈərli; fud, speɪs, ənd lut ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈʃæˌdoʊ rɛlmz pæks ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: grænd haɪət siˈætəl, 721 paɪn strit, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, 98101 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən, 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kəm tɪ ɑr fæn ɪˈvɛnt æt pæks praɪm fər ə ʧæns tɪ gɪt ˌhænˈzɔn taɪm wɪθ ˈʃæˌdoʊ rɛlmz! wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət wi wɪl bi ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈʃæˌdoʊ rɛlmz fæn ɪˈvɛnt æt ðə grænd haɪət siˈætəl ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst, 2014 æt. wət kən ju ɪkˈspɛkt æt ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt? lɛt mi gɪv ju ə ˈrənˌdaʊn: ə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ ˈʃæˌdoʊ rɛlmz ʧæt ənd ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim ənd ˈəðər pleɪərz ə ˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim ənd læst, bət ˈsərtənli nɑt list, ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri fud ənd [/box_light*] [box_light*] kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑntɛst taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: pæks tix*: fri, 21 ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈwɛlkəm æt ðə soʊ ju nid tɪ hæv pæks ˈbæʤɪz! kəm drɛst tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs ɪn jʊr fər ə ʧæns æt ðə kæʃ ˈpraɪzɪz! pleɪs 500 pleɪs 100 pleɪs 50 wɪl hæv hæv ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv drɪŋk ˈtɪkɪts (wəns wi rən aʊt ɪt wɪl bi kæʃ bɑr) ənd ˈɛntrəns ɪz fərst kəm, fərst sərv! wi wɪl bi əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈvɛnju nɛkst wik soʊ ʧɛk bæk fər ˈəpˌdeɪts! əˈfɪʃəl rulz əv ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. [/box_light*] [box_light*] prɛs stɑrt iii*: ˈtərboʊ ɪˈdɪʃən taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. ɑrt ˈgæləri, 307 i paɪk st*, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 98122 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən, ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk prɛs stɑrt iii*: ˈtərboʊ ɪˈdɪʃən ˈɔgəst sɛpˈtɛmbər, 2013 ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ʃoʊ ɪz ɪn θərd jɪr! ɛz ðə pæks praɪm kənˈvɛnʃən dɪˈsɛndz əˈpɑn ðə ˈsɪti əv siˈætəl jɛt əˈgɛn, wi hæv pʊt təˈgɛðər əˈnəðər əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɑrt ʃoʊ ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɪrə əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz! pliz ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ rɪˈsɛpʃən: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz, ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ʤoʊnz ˈsoʊdə ənd ˈʤeɪmsən ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈwɪski ˈkɪlər ˈɪnstɪŋkt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɔn kənˈsoʊlz ˈkərtəsi əv ˈkeɪsɪz ə lɪv sɛt frəm ***ˈoʊpənɪŋ rɪˈsɛpʃən ɪz ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz (ju wɪl bi ˈkɑrdɪd ɪf ju wɔnt ˈælkəˌhɑl) ənd fri tɪ vju! ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ɑrt əv: oʊˈkɔɪn, krɪs ˈɔldərsən, ˈtrɛvər ˈbæsɪt, mɑrk bɛm, maɪk bɛl, ˈbɛri ˈblæŋkənˌʃɪp, ˈpitər briz ˈmɑrkoʊ cardonna*, dəˈkoʊtə keɪts, ˈdeɪzi ʧərʧ, ˈʤɑnəθən ˈkupər, ʃɔn kɔs, doaly*, donnelson*, kreɪg dreɪk, ˈbreɪdən ˈdəŋkən, ɛskɑˈlɑnti, klɪnt flentge*, ˈkoʊlɪn ˈfɔrən, ˈændi hɛlmz, ˈsæmjul ““sho”*” hoʊ, klɛr ˈhəməl, ˈlɛsli ˈgaʊθiər, pæt jandro*, suˈzæn ˈkɔfmən, krɪˈstinə læŋk, næn ˈlɔsən, ˈʤeɪsən liwag*, dɛv ˈmeɪdən, ˈkɛrɪn ˈmeɪdən, ˈmɛtslər, maɪər, mikeatron*, ˈeɪbrəˌhæm mɔˈrɑlɛs, ˌgɪˈlaʊm morellec*, ˈmɪstər. ˈbɛnʤə, ˈdeɪmən o’keefe*, maɪk oncley*, væn overbruggen*, ʧɛt ˈfɪlɪps, ˈtɪməθi ʤeɪ. ˈrɛnəldz, ˈsɛrə ˈrɪʧərd, ˈkɛvɪn ʤeɪ ˈstæntən, ˈmɛgən ˈstrætmən, braɪən ˈtɑmsən, tomicka*, rɪʧ ˈwərnər, ənd ˈʤæki ˈwɪljəmz [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈprɛzənts: ʤaɪˈgænɪk pæks ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: pərˈfɔrməns ˈgæləri, 429 ˈɑˌveɪ i bi, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 98109 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ʤaɪˈgænɪk, ə nu geɪm frəm, ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ pæks praɪm tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðɪs, wi brɪŋ ju buz, gik mˈjuzɪk, ənd fən! ˈrændəm ˈɑkə ˈmɛgə ræn ˈkərbi dɛθ stɑr mɑrk ɔl ðɪs nərd mˈjuzɪk ɪz æt ðə ɪn siˈætəl fri wɪθ ə pæks əˈtɛnˈdi bæʤ! wɛlz bɪrz ˈpraɪzɪz frəm ˈdrimɪŋ ˈkɑmɪks ənd geɪmz ɔl naɪt! ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈkuˌpɔnz ˈɔfərd tɪ əˈtɛnˈdiz (waɪl səˈplaɪz læst!) ənd greɪt nərd hɪp hɑp ənd rɑk! fər ˈʤɛnərəl əˈtɛnˈdiz. ɔl dɔr prəˈsidz goʊ tɪ ˈʧɛrɪti ˈeɪbəl ˈgeɪmərz fər ˈditeɪlz ɔn ðɪs greɪt geɪm. [/box_light*] [box_light*] pæks 2014 ˈmɪksər [soʊld aʊt] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: wərld əv bɪr, 500 ist paɪn st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98122 tix*: fri (eventbrite*) wəns əˈgɛn taɪm fər pæks ɪn siˈætəl! ɪf ju wər ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt ˈtɪkɪts ənd ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti, kəm ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə wərld əv bɪr ɪn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ˈmidiə ɛz wi noʊ ɪt! ɪf ju gɪt pæks ˈtɪkɪts ənd ju ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ kəm ʧɛk aʊt səm ˈɔsəm ˈdɛˌmoʊz, kəm ɔn baɪ, græb ə paɪnt, ənd bi priˈpɛrd tɪ gɪt jʊr maɪnd bloʊn! hæv lɪv ˈdɛˌmoʊz fər ju tɪ traɪ ənd ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər, brɪŋ jʊr oʊn tɪ ʃɛr!! ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ taɪm fər ənd wi hoʊp tɪ si ju ðɛr! lɪst əv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz sun! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈhɪtˌmæn: sˈnaɪpər pæks praɪm 2014 ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: hɑrd rɑk kəˈfeɪ, 116 paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ʤɔɪn ˈjunɪti, skwɛr ˈɛnɪks ənd destructoid*, ɛz wi θroʊ ə ˈhɪtˌmæn: sˈnaɪpər ˈpɑrti æt pæks praɪm 2014 pleɪ ˈhɪtˌmæn: sˈnaɪpər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪts riˈlis ənd kəmˈpit ɪn ə haɪ skɔr ˈkɑntɛst wɛr ðə grænd praɪz ˈwɪnər wɪl gɪt tɪ hæv ðɛr feɪs ənd neɪm ˈædɪd ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ɛz ə ˈvɪlən fər ˈeɪʤənt 47 tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt. ˈəðər ˈpraɪzɪz wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn aʊt ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə naɪt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ gɪr prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ, rɛr kəˈlɛktəbəlz, ənd fri drɪŋks. pləs ðɛr wɪl bi ə bɑr. bɑr! mˈjuzɪk pərˈfɔrmd baɪ: ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd flɔr əv ðə hɑrd rɑk kəˈfeɪ æt ðə ˈkævərn kləb. [/box_light*] [box_light*] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈspɛkteɪtər spɔrts bɑr, 529 kwin æn ˈɑˌveɪ ɛn, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 98109 ədˈmɪʃən: fri 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk pæks, ˌkɛriˈoʊki, wət mɔr kən ju æsk fər? fri ənd noʊ bæʤ ˈnidɪd. ˈbeɪbi ˌkɛriˈoʊki wɑ həz ðə bɛst səˈlɛkʃən əv nərd sɔŋz, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ kɑrˈtun θimz, ˈdɪzni mˈjuzɪkəlz ənd mɔr. kəm aʊt, sɪŋ jʊr hɑrt aʊt, drɪŋk səm ənd hæv ə greɪt taɪm. *ðɪs ɪz nɑt ən əˈfɪʃəl pæks ˈpɑrti. ʤɪst ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə bɑr. 21 (ðɪs ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt sərvz ˈædəlt ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz) [/box_light*] [box_light*] gɪv mi ə kwɛst! ə pæks praɪm ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: laʊnʤ, 501 i paɪn st*. siˈætəl, wɑ 98122 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən, ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ bɪʧ tim ˈælfə wɪθ ˈgæmə reɪ laʊnʤ. noʊ ˈkəvər ənd ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz! bɔrd geɪmz geɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ frəm ˈgæmə reɪ. bɔrd geɪm ˈkɑntɛsts θruaʊt ðə naɪt wɪθ θri 20 bɑr tæb ˈpraɪzɪz! brɪŋ jʊr frɛndz ənd səm geɪmz, gɪt səm fud, buz, ər ˈsoʊdə ənd pleɪ geɪmz wɪθ ðə ˈleɪdiz əv bɪʧ tim ˈælfə! bɪʧ tim ˈælfə [http://www.bitchteamalpha.com*/] ɪz ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈkəvərɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈɔsəm stəf ju ləv frəm ə ˈfiˌmeɪl pərˈspɛktɪv ənd ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ dɪˈvərsɪti ənd nu ˈvɔɪsɪz tɪ ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ˈmuviz, ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ˈkɑmɪks,, ənd ˈlɪtərəʧər. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈprɛzənts: twɪʧ pæks ˈpɑrti, paʊərd baɪ ˌɪnˈtɛl taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: gərɑʒ ˈbɪljərdz, 1130 ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98122 tix*: fri (eventbrite*) 2 drɪŋk ˈtɪkɪts fər fərst 500 ˌbiˈfɔr, fərst kəm fərst sərvd ənˈtɪl kəˈpæsɪti. [/box_light*] [box_dark]saturday*, ˈɔgəst 30[/box_dark*] [box_light*] pæks praɪm 2014 kəmˈjunɪti mit grit ˈbrɛkfəst æt ɛn mæs [soʊld aʊt] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ɛn mæs ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, 1301 ˈɑˌveɪ., siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən (eventbrite*) ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kəmˈjunɪti mit grit ˈbrɛkfəst wɪθ ɛn mæs? wət ɪz ɪt? noʊt: pæks ˈtɪkɪts ər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd fər ðɪs ˈmitɪŋ! ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ foʊks hu ər ər kən bi ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn siˈætəl ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈɔgəst 30 wɪl ju bi əˈtɛndɪŋ pæks praɪm 2014 ər ər ju ɪn ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈpjuʤɪt saʊnd ˈɛriə? ɛn mæs ɪz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə kəmˈjunɪti mit grit ˈbrɛkfəst ɪn ɑr ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn siˈætəl ˈɔfəs ˈdʊrɪŋ pæks praɪm! ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ə ˈkæʒəwəl mit grit ˈbrɛkfəst ɪn ɑr ˈɔfəs! fəˈmɪljər ɛn mæs ˈfeɪsɪz wɪl bi ðɛr tɪ ʧæt wɪθ ju ənd ˈbrɛkfəst wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd! pliz hir ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɔgəst 24 wi hæv ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈspeɪsɪz əˈveɪləbəl! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˌriəˈsɛmbli geɪm ˈhæpi aʊər ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ geɪmz taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: baɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈoʊnli tix*: fri fər prɛs, doʊˈneɪʃənz ækˈsɛptɪd ənd ˈdɪnər ˈtɪkɪts əˈveɪləbəl fər kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ˈɪnfoʊ: kəm ʧɛk aʊt ˌriəˈsɛmbli, wən əv ðə geɪmz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈɪndi ənd gɪt ˈrɛdi fər jʊr ˈhɑrdˈkɔr ˈpɑrtiɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt baɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈpitsə bɪr! dɛv saɪt: http://www.anisopteragames.com*/ indiedb*: sɛnd pruf əv prɛs krəˈdɛnʃəlz, əv ɪf ju ər iˈmeɪl əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ tɪ wɪθ ənd əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd *nəʤ*) ər, baɪ ə ˈtɪkɪt fər ˈdɪnər ənd hæŋ aʊt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ən ˈɪndi, ˈtɪkɪt gɪts ju fud. ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ə fri bɪr frəm ˈjuˈɛs. səˈlɛkt fju wɪl bi soʊ ˈləki tɪ əˈtɛnd! ˈditeɪlz əv loʊˈkeɪʃən sɛnt ɪf ju ər kənˈfərmd tɪ goʊ. [/box_light*] [box_light*] məst daɪ! kəmˈjunɪti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: rɑk ˈbɑtəm ˈbruəri, 1333 ˈævəˌnu, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 ədˈmɪʃən: fri ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈroʊˌbət wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪŋ ən kəmˈjunɪti ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt pæks praɪm! ɪf bi ɪn siˈætəl, ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈɛkstrə ˈkrɛdɪts pæks ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə vərn wɛlz kləb, 733 ˈɑˌveɪ, ˈkərklənd, wɑ 98033 tix*: 15 (braʊn ˈpeɪpər) ʤɔɪn ðə ˈɛkstrə ˈkrɛdɪts kru æt ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv vərn wɛlz kləb fər ən pæks ˈpɑrti. bi wɪskt əˈweɪ baɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈʃətəl tɪ ðə vərn wɛlz kləb, ə kləb fər gik prəˈfɛʃənəlz ʤɪst əˈkrɔs leɪk ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ˈkərklənd. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ bɔrd geɪmz, ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, ənd mɔr æt ðə kləb waɪl ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər fænz əv ˈɛkstrə ˈkrɛdɪts, ənd ðə hoʊl ˈɛkstrə ˈkrɛdɪts kru! noʊt: ˈpɑrti stɑrts æt 6pm*, bət ju kən baɪ ˈtɪkɪts ɔl naɪt lɔŋ ɪf ju hir əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ˈæftər goʊɪŋ. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈmæʤɪk: ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: tix*: pæks buθ fər ðə sɪksθ jɪr ɪn ə roʊ, ˈmæʤɪk wɪl bi ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈpɑrti tɪ kɪk ɔf ɑr nu fərst sɛt! hæv tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə kwɛst tɪ ərn jʊr ˈɛntri tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti, ɛz wɪθ ˈɛvəri jɪr, ənd trəst mi wɪn aɪ seɪ ju wɔnt tɪ mɪs ðə ˈpɑrti! ənd jɛs, wi wɪl hæv ˈsɛvərəl ˈprivˌju kɑrdz ðɛr tɪ kɪk ɔf nɛkst əv ˈprivˌju ˈsizən! ðə ˈpɑrti stɑrts æt 7 p.m*. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. tɪ stɑrt jʊr ˈʤərni tɪ gɪt jʊr ˈtɪkɪt tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti, meɪk jʊr weɪ tɪ ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɛriə, wɛr faɪnd ə buθ ðət ɪz ðə stɑrt ənd ðə ɛnd əv ðə kwɛst. kip ɪn maɪnd ˈtɪkɪts tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti ər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɔn boʊθ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈwɔrjərz ɪˈvɛnt taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˌrɛnəˈsɑns siˈætəl hoʊˈtɛl, 515 ˈmædɪsən st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98104 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈæftər pæks praɪm ʃəts daʊn æt 6 p.m*. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst. 30 ˈpipəl ˈigər tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈwɔrjərz geɪm fər wi ju kən ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˌrɛnəˈsɑns siˈætəl hoʊˈtɛl æt 515 ˈmædɪsən st*. frəm 7 tɪ 10 p.m*. ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt wɪl bi ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ənd ə pæks bæʤ ɪz nɑt rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈɛntri. əˈtɛnˈdiz wɪl bi ədˈmɪtəd ɔn ə first-come*, ˈbeɪsɪs, ɛz speɪs əˈlaʊz. fænz drɛst ɛz ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv ˈzɛldə ˈsɪriz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈvɛnt əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk. ˈɛniˌwən drɛst ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv ˈzɛldə gɪr ər ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈwɔrjərz ˈtiˌsərt (əˈveɪləbəl æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt waɪl səˈplaɪz læst) kən ˈɛnər ə drɔɪŋ fər ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn səm kul ərˈɪʤənəl ˈwɔrjərz ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈɑrtˌwərk. fænz kən ˈɛnər baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər əˈgɛnst ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈbækˌdrɑp ənd ðə ˈɪmɪʤ wɪθ spɪˈsɪfɪk hashtags*. ðə ˈwɪnər wɪl bi ˈʧoʊzən æt ˈrændəm təˈwɔrd ðə ɛnd əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ənd ðə ˈwɪnər məst bi ˈprɛzənt tɪ kleɪm praɪz. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈælfə tʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈfrimɑnt ˈfaʊndri, 154 ɛn st*, siˈætəl, 98103 tix*: ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ən ɪkˈsklusɪv pæks ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə nu ˈælfə ˈkɑnsoʊl ənd ə səˈpraɪz pərˈfɔrməns. fərst 100 gɛsts wɪl rɪˈsiv fri stim koʊdz frəm ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz, hæts ənd bægz. wən ˈælfə ˈkɑnsoʊl wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn əˈweɪ iʧ aʊər! [/box_light*] [box_light*] mit ənd drɪŋk [soʊld aʊt] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈæmbər laʊnʤ siˈætəl, 2214 ˈɑˌveɪ, flɔr, siˈætəl, wɑ tix*: fri (eventbrite*) ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kəm drɪŋk ənd ˈpɑrti wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs! ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp dɪz nɑt ˌgɛrənˈti ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛkʃən. ɑr speɪs ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənd flɔr hoʊldz əp tɪ 150 ˈpipəl, bət ɪf wi hɪt kəˈpæsɪti ju kən hæŋ aʊt æt ðə meɪn bɑr. [/box_light*] [box_light*] əˈtrækt moʊd taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: 1927 ɪˈvɛnts, 1927 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: 15 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ðə θərd ˈænjuəl əˈtrækt moʊd ɑrt ʃoʊ! ðə 2014 ɪˈdɪʃən əv geɪm siˈætəl ˈspɛʃəl ʃæl ɪz dubbed…*… əˈtrækt moʊd! ðə θim əv ðə ʃoʊ (ʤɪst tɪ bi klɪr) ɪz ləv ɪn ɔl ɪts ˈmɛni fɔrmz! [/box_light*] [box_light*] kɑrdz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti ənd frɛndz taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈtrɪpəl dɔr, 216 ˈjunjən st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: 20 (ˈtrɪpəl dɔr) ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ʤɔɪn ðə kriˈeɪtərz əv kɑrdz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti ənd səm səˈpraɪz gɛsts fər ə naɪt əv ˈkɑmədi ˈhjumər ʤoʊks. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə wɪl bi ðɛr. [/box_light*] [box_light*] mit ɛn grit taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈgɔrdən biersch*, 600 paɪn strit, siˈætəl, wɑ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ fər ə mit ənd grit æt ðɪs pæks praɪm ɪˈvɛnt ɪn siˈætəl! klɪr aʊt jʊr plænz fər ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ ənd kəm hæŋ aʊt wɪθ ðə tim, jʊr ˈfɛloʊ ˈridərz, ənd, əv kɔrs, gɪld wɔrz 2 fænz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz! ðə foʊks æt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ɔf səm ˈɔsəm ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ gɪld wɔrz 2 ˈskɑrlət ˈtiˌsərts (ˈsaɪzɪz ənd səˈplaɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd) soʊ ju ˈdɛfənətli wɔnt tɪ mɪs aʊt. fud ənd tu drɪŋk ˈtɪkɪts pər gɛst (səˈplaɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd) wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ðə ˈivəl wɪˈθɪn ɪkˈspɪriəns taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə waɪt rum, 608 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98104 ədˈmɪʃən: fri, 18 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt biɪŋ hɛld æt waɪt room”*” ɪn ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl siˈætəl ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ə lɛs ðən 20 ˈmɪnət wɔk frəm ðə pæks ɪgˈzɪbɪt hɔl ðə pleɪs wɪl bi prɛpt fər ˈmædnəs ɛz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt pæks praɪm wɪndz daʊn. frəm ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ðə ˈivəl wɪˈθɪn! ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ fud drɪŋk, ənd soʊk əp ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr əv ɑr ɪˈvɛnt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm, ɑr fərst 700 əˈtɛnˈdiz wɪl rɪˈsiv ə ˈtiˌsərt kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈivəl wɪˈθɪn. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈænjuəl h.p*. [soʊld aʊt] taɪm:-??? loʊˈkeɪʃən: bɪr, 1550 st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98107 tix*: 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ən ənˈspikəbəl ənd sɛt ɪn ðə ˈkɑbəlˌstoʊn strits əv innsmouth…er…ballard*. bi ə ˈhɪroʊ, bɪˈkəm ə ˈkəltɪst, ər goʊ ˌɪnˈseɪn! ðə naɪt wɪl teɪk ju ɔn ə ˈhɛroʊɪŋ ˈʤərni əv ˈɛpɪk ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns. seɪv siˈætəl! seɪv ðə wərld! (ðɛr wɪl bi ˈpraɪzɪz) [/box_light*] [box_light*] ɔl jʊr dæns ər bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: kləb ˈkɑnˌtʊr, 807 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 98104 tix*: 5 æt dɔr 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ʤɔɪn ənd gɛsts fər ðə dæns ˈpɑrti ˈɛvər sin æt kləb ˈkɑnˌtʊr. ju du nɑt nid ə pæks bæʤ tɪ əˈtɛnd ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt! ˈoʊnli 5 æt ðə dɔr. θimd drɪŋk ˈspɛʃəlz ɔl naɪt. ˈfiʧərɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz baɪ səˈlɛkt kæst ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈsupər bərˈlɛsk wərld. steɪ tund fər mɔr ˈditeɪlz ənd əˈnaʊnsmɛnts! [/box_light*] [box_light*] siˈætəl giks pæks praɪm ˈpɑrti taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈlɑbi bɑr, 916 i paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98122 tix*: fri (eventbrite*) ʤɔɪn siˈætəl giks (https://www.facebook.com/seattlegeeks*) fər ɑr pæks ˈpɑrti ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. fri, 21 ənd wi gɑt ðə əpˈstɛrz bɑr æt ˈlɑbi bɑr rɪˈzərvd ʤɪst fər ˈjuˈɛs. hæv smæʃ ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈmɑrioʊ tɪ pleɪ. wɪn ju gɪt ˈɪntu ðə bɑr, teɪk ðə stɛrz əp. [/box_light*] [box_light*] stɔrm ˈʧeɪsərz ɪˈvɛnt taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ədˈmɪʃən: iˈmeɪl ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðə tim ɪz plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðə nɛkst stɔrm ˈʧeɪsərz ɪˈvɛnt wɪl bi ɪn siˈætəl ˈdʊrɪŋ pæks praɪm. bi pleɪɪŋ tənz əv, ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ dɪˈlɪʃəs ənd ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz. ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 30 ər ˈsənˌdi, ˈɔgəst 31 wi wɔnt tɪ hir frəm ju! ʃut ˈjuˈɛs ən iˈmeɪl æt ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd (ənd 13 jɪrz ər ˈoʊldər.) weɪt tɪ mit ju! [/box_light*] [box_dark]sunday*, ˈɔgəst 31[/box_dark*] [box_light*] pæks praɪm girls’*’ 2014 taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈdɪlər rum, 1224 ˈɑˌveɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: $tbd*, ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈwɛlkəm ˈleɪdiz tɪ ðə fɪθ ˈænjuəl pæks praɪm girls’*’. wət ɪz ðə girls’*’? ju maɪt æsk. wɛl, ɪt ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk ɪˈvɛnt wɛr ðə ˈleɪdiz əv pæks gɪt təˈgɛðər fər brənʧ, ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈkɑkˌteɪlz ənd ˈnərdi ˈʧætər ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ənd taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: hɑrd rɑk kəˈfeɪ, 116 paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt drɪŋks? jɛp. ə kwɪnˈtɛt əv geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz? ju ˈbɛʧə. ɪf ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ pæks ər ər ɪn ðə ˈgreɪtər siˈætəl, wɑ ˈɛriə, kəm ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs æt ! faɪv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪm ˈjuˈɛs, ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə bɑr naɪt æt rɑk kəˈfeɪ ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈɔgəst frəm tɪ ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp fər ðə ˈivnɪŋ ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. frəm frəm ˈkæmpoʊ ˈsæntoʊ frəm ʧɔɪs prəˈvɪʒənz frəm ˈʧælɪs frəm ˈdəbəl faɪn kwɛst 2 frəm ˈdəbəl faɪn bists frəm ənd mɔr! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈsupər bərˈlɛsk wərld taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: kən kən ˌkæbərˈeɪ, 94 paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: 25 (ˈərli ʃoʊ 18 leɪt ʃoʊ 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt frəm ðə maɪndz ðət brɔt ju teɪlz frəm ðə krɪpt ənd ˈstɑrvɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts ɔn pəreɪd kəmz ən ɔl nu ədˈvɛnʧər θru ðə væst wərld əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ˈsupər bərˈlɛsk wərld brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv səm əv bɛst pərˈfɔrmərz: fər tu bæk tɪ bæk pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ɔn ˈɔgəst ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz fərˈɛvər (ər æt list ənˈtɪl nɛkst jɪr!). ʤɔɪn hoʊst mɔrg æn ɛz ɔn ən ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən bɪɔnd ðə ˈbɔrdərz əv ðə ˈməʃrum ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ˈɪntu ə waɪld əˈsɔrtmənt əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈjunəˌvərsɪz ɪn hər ˈʤərni tɪ ˈrɛskju ðə ˈprɪnsɛs. ðɪs ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəlʧər teɪks pleɪs æt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk kən kən ˌkæbərˈeɪ ɪn paɪk pleɪs ˈmɑrkɪt wən naɪt ˈoʊnli, ənd 9:30pm*. græb jʊr ˈtɪkɪts waɪl ju kən, ðɪs ɪz wən saɪd kwɛst ju wɔnt tɪ mɪs! [/box_light*] [box_light*] pɪŋk ˈpɑrti praɪm taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈneɪbərz siˈætəl, 1509 ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, siˈætəl, wɑ 98122 tix*: 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈwɛbˌsaɪt bæk ənd ˈbɪgər ðən ˈɛvər! ðə ˈænjuəl pɪŋk ˈpɑrti, ənd naʊ pɪŋk ˈpɑrti praɪm! brɪŋ jʊr pæks ˈpɑrti tɪ ɑr ˈpɑrti, wɛr ju kən ɪkˈsplɔr drɪŋks, geɪm ˈteɪbəlz, ˈdænsɪŋ, ənd ˈpraɪzɪz. ɔl əv ðə ˈhɑtəst kwɪr giks ənd nərdz wɪl bi ðɛr. ɪf ju ˈoʊnli kəm aʊt əv jʊr ˈbeɪsmənt wəns ə jɪr, ðɛn bi ðə pleɪs tɪ goʊ. kwɪr pɪŋk ˈpɑrti praɪm wɪl ˈfiʧər ˈæktrəs ənd ˈɑrtɪst ˈʤɛnəfər heɪl, smokin’*’ hɑt ənd futurewife*, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈgoʊˌgoʊ stədz boʊlt ənd ˈtaɪlər rəʃ, ənd ə ˈkɑntɛst. ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈgeɪmɪŋ speɪs ənd ə ˌviˌaɪˈpi laʊnʤ wɛr bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ mɪks ənd ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈʤɛnəfər heɪl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˌviˌaɪˈpi drɪŋk ˈspɛʃəlz ənd ə ˌviˌaɪˈpi ˈgeɪmɪŋ speɪs ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈdɛˌmoʊz əv ðə ˈhɑtəst nu geɪmz. *pæks əˈtɛndəns nɑt rikˈwaɪərd fər ədˈmɪʃən. [/box_light*] [box_light*] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: kju ˈnaɪtˌkləb, 1426 ˈbrɔdˌweɪ, siˈætəl, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən 98122 ədˈmɪʃən: 5 (fri fər) 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈsɛkənd ˈænjuəl pæks ˈæftər ˈpɑrti ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. kəm ʃeɪk jɑ ˈbuti ənd ˈpɑrti daʊn wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪnəst ʧæmps ɪn ðə ˈtaɪtəst kləb ɪn siˈætəl! fit gɪt swɔr ˈæftər ə lɔŋ deɪ əv pæks laɪnz? noʊ ˈwəriz ˈpɑrti bəs rənz frəm ðə kɑn tɪ ðə kləb frəm tɪ. ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈspɑnsərd baɪ grænd praɪz: 100 kæʃ ənd 100 gɪft tɪ 6 ˈrənər əps wɪl gɪt 25 ˈdɔlər gɪft tɪ ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əv θiˈætrɪkəl ənd fɪlm kˈwɑləti ˈmeɪˌkəp ənd prɑsˈθɛtɪk ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst. gɛst ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ˈɛnvɔɪ ˈsæmi skɑt! siˈætəl ˈbɪskət ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl bi ˈpʊlɪŋ ðɛr fud trək əp əraʊnd ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbɪskəts fər ɔl jʊr ˈtəmiz! [/box_light*] [box_light*] stɔrm ˈʧeɪsərz ɪˈvɛnt taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ədˈmɪʃən: iˈmeɪl ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðə tim ɪz plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðə nɛkst stɔrm ˈʧeɪsərz ɪˈvɛnt wɪl bi ɪn siˈætəl ˈdʊrɪŋ pæks praɪm. bi pleɪɪŋ tənz əv, ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ dɪˈlɪʃəs ənd ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz. ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 30 ər ˈsənˌdi, ˈɔgəst 31 wi wɔnt tɪ hir frəm ju! ʃut ˈjuˈɛs ən iˈmeɪl æt ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd (ənd 13 jɪrz ər ˈoʊldər.) weɪt tɪ mit ju! [/box_light*] [box_dark]monday*, sɛpˈtɛmbər 1[/box_dark*] [box_light*] siˈætəl ˈɪndiz ˈɛkspoʊ taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈmɛˌlroʊz ˈmɑrkɪt ˈstudiˌoʊz, 1532 ˈmaɪnər ˈævəˌnu, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101 tix*: (fri) ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɪks (siˈætəl ˈɪndiz ˈɛkspoʊ) ɪz ə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən fər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər, ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz, ənd ʃoʊ ɔf ðɛr stəf. æt sɪks, gɪt tɪ pleɪ səm ˈsɪriəsli kul geɪmz ənd tɔk tɪ səm əv ðə ˈfrɛndliəst ənd moʊst əraʊnd. wət ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ ənˈwaɪnd ɔn ðə læst deɪ əv pæks ðən wɪθ ˈɪndi geɪmz? [/box_light*] [box_light*] taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: rɑk ˈbɑtəm ˈbruəri, 1333 ˈævəˌnu, siˈætəl, wɑ 98101: (ˈfɔrəm ˈmɛmbərz) pæks fər ˈfɔrəm ˈmɛmbərz. ɪn ðɛr θrɛd. [/box_light*] [box_light*] ðə taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ðə ˈjunɪˌkɔrn, 1118 i paɪk st*, siˈætəl, wɑ tix*: fri ədˈmɪʃən ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wi hæv kəm tɪ ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ˈjunɪˌkɔrn tɪ du ðə rɑk bænd ˈæftər ˈpɑrti! wi ʧoʊz tɪ goʊ ɑr oʊn weɪ ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz wi wɔnt tɪ bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə. ðɪs ɪz ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ɪˈvɛnt, baɪ rɑk bænd fænz, fər rɑk bænd fænz. ˈgrænɪd, ðɛr wɪl bi rɑk bænd æt ðə steɪʤ æt pæks, wi ər ðə prɛˈmɪr rɑk bænd hoʊsts ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər steɪt, ɪf nɑt wɛst koʊst (nɑt ˈkaʊntɪŋ üümloud*). ðə ˈjunɪˌkɔrn wɪl hæv ðɛr ˈrɛgjələr ˈmɛnju, ənd ˈspɛʃəl drɪŋks ʤɪst fər ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt. ər ɪnˈkərəʤd ənd ˈpɑsəbli rɪˈwɔrdɪd! (moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈɛkstrə ˈræfəl ˈtɪkɪts) ðə læst 2 jɪrz ðət wi dɪd ðə rɑk bænd ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ɪt wɑz əˈmeɪzɪŋ, ənd ˈpipəl rɑkt hɑrd. bət ðɪs jɪr, wi hæv ˈpræktɪkəli ˈdəbəld ðə taɪm əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt, ˈprɑməsɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈɛpɪk rɑk bænd ˈpɑrti ˈɛvər əv ɑr 7 jɪr ˈhɪstəri! ˈivɪn ɪf ju laɪk rɑk bænd, ər θɪŋk ju sɪŋ ər pleɪ ɪt, ər ɪn fækt ˈnɛvər hæv pleɪd æt ɔl, ɪt wɪl bi ə fən taɪm ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ʃoʊ əp, ənd ʤəmp ɪn wɪθ boʊθ fit. hɛl, ɪt kʊd ʤɪst bi ðə ˈrɛgjələr rɑk bænd kru wi ˌɛnərˈteɪn ˈɛvəri wik ənd ɪt wʊd stɪl bi greɪt, bət meɪk ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə kɪdz waɪl ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə nu trəˈdɪʃən! [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˈɛmˈsi taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: ɛl ˈkɔrəˌzoʊn, 109 ˈɑˌveɪ. ist, siˈætəl, wɑ 98109 tix*: 8 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈɛmˈsi wɪθ: ˈdɑktər. ˈɔkwərd kɔrn moʊ ˈɛriə əv ˈdifɛkt pləs mɔr gɛsts [/box_light*] [box_light*] ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ɑrˈkeɪd ɪˈdɪʃən taɪm: loʊˈkeɪʃən: frɛd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈrɛfjuʤ, 128 ˈbɛlˌmɑnt ˈɑˌveɪ i, siˈætəl, wɑ 98102 tix*: 5 (eventbrite*) 21 ˈɪnfoʊ: ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd frɛd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈrɛfjuʤ ˈprɛzənt ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ɑrˈkeɪd ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɛkspoʊ ˈkɑnsərt tɪ dɪˈlaɪt jʊr ˈsɛnsɪz. ˈfiʧərɪŋ: ˈmɛməri əv ə ˈbroʊkən dɪˈmɛnʃən ˈʃeɪdər ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ər dɛd, lɔŋ lɪv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. [/box_light*]
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dc has revealed its new movies slate, and it looks incredible by adam holmes random article blend way back in 2014, warner officially announced that it was entering the cinematic universe game with a lineup of dc films that would comprise the dc extended universe. three years later, a lot has changed, from some projects being delayed to due issues to others being prioritized. well, after numerous movie announcements, warner has finally unveiled its updated slate of dc movies, and we can't help but get excited. they are as follows: justice league
aquaman
shazam
suicide squad 2
the batman
justice league dark
batgirl
green lantern corps
the flash: flashpoint
wonder woman 2 warner showed off quite a bit of dc content at its presentation today, including a new justice league trailer and footage. but this updated slate finally clues us in on exactly what is coming. dc hasn't been shy about adding new movies to the, and while we already knew about most of the entries on this list, now we know for sure that they're being prioritized. given that justice league is being released in november, is coming out in december 2018 and is reportedly aiming for a 2019 release, it's possible that warner presented the slate in chronological order, although that hasn't been confirmed yet. without a doubt the biggest surprise on this list is flashpoint, which will be based of the 2011 event of the same name. flashpoint was about barry allen, a.k.a. the flash, traveling back in time to prevent his mother from being killed, only to come back to a present where the world was a twisted version of his normal reality, from thomas wayne being batman to atlantis and embroiled in a war that's devastated half the globe. that story ended with the dc comics universe being for the new 52, so no doubt this theatrical adaptation will present its own unique reality change. whether the flashpoint movie is intended to be justice league replacement or a separate epic remains to be seen. some of the movies teased today, like and green lantern corps, have been part of dc and warner' plan for years, while others, like and suicide squad 2, are newer to the party. it's especially good to see wonder woman 2 listed given how critically and commercially its predecessor has been this summer. among the notable absentees from this slate announcement are gotham city sirens, black adam, cyborg, and another superman movie. given that most of these movies have directors or stars attached, presumably they're just coming later down the line and have not been scrapped entirely. rest assured, if the slate undergoes any other changes, we here at will be sure to let you know. the continues on november 17 with the release of justice league, and wonder woman is still playing in theaters. review: what thought of new movie blended from around the web facebook
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ˌdiˈsi həz rɪˈvild ɪts nu ˈmuviz sleɪt, ənd ɪt lʊks ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl baɪ ˈædəm hoʊmz ˈrændəm ˈɑrtɪkəl blɛnd weɪ bæk ɪn 2014 ˈwɔrnər əˈfɪʃəli əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wɑz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ˈjunəˌvərs geɪm wɪθ ə ˈlaɪˌnəp əv ˌdiˈsi fɪlmz ðət wʊd kəmˈpraɪz ðə ˌdiˈsi ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈjunəˌvərs. θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ə lɔt həz ʧeɪnʤd, frəm səm ˈprɑʤɛkts biɪŋ dɪˈleɪd tɪ du ˈɪʃuz tɪ ˈəðərz biɪŋ praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzd. wɛl, ˈæftər ˈnumərəs ˈmuvi əˈnaʊnsmɛnts, ˈwɔrnər həz ˈfaɪnəli ənˈveɪld ɪts ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd sleɪt əv ˌdiˈsi ˈmuviz, ənd wi kænt hɛlp bət gɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. ðeɪ ər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈsuɪˌsaɪd skwɑd 2 ðə ˈbætˌmæn ˈʤəstɪs lig dɑrk grin ˈlæntərn kɔrz ðə flæʃ: ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən 2 ˈwɔrnər ʃoʊd ɔf kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑntɛnt æt ɪts ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən təˈdeɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə nu ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈtreɪlər ənd ˈfʊtɪʤ. bət ðɪs ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd sleɪt ˈfaɪnəli kluz ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ɔn ɪgˈzæktli wət ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ˌdiˈsi ˈhæzənt bɪn ʃaɪ əˈbaʊt ˈædɪŋ nu ˈmuviz tɪ ðə, ənd waɪl wi ɔˈrɛdi nu əˈbaʊt moʊst əv ðə ˈɛntriz ɔn ðɪs lɪst, naʊ wi noʊ fər ʃʊr ðət ðɛr biɪŋ praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪzd. ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈʤəstɪs lig ɪz biɪŋ riˈlist ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2018 ənd ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈeɪmɪŋ fər ə 2019 riˈlis, ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˈwɔrnər pərˈzɛnəd ðə sleɪt ɪn ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrdər, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət ˈhæzənt bɪn kənˈfərmd jɛt. wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt ðə ˈbɪgəst səˈpraɪz ɔn ðɪs lɪst ɪz ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt, wɪʧ wɪl bi beɪst əv ðə 2011 ɪˈvɛnt əv ðə seɪm neɪm. ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈbɛri ˈælən, a.k.a*. ðə flæʃ, ˈtrævəlɪŋ bæk ɪn taɪm tɪ prɪˈvɛnt hɪz ˈməðər frəm biɪŋ kɪld, ˈoʊnli tɪ kəm bæk tɪ ə ˈprɛzənt wɛr ðə wərld wɑz ə tˈwɪstɪd ˈvərʒən əv hɪz ˈnɔrməl ˌriˈæləˌti, frəm ˈtɑməs weɪn biɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn tɪ æˈtlænɪs ənd ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪn ə wɔr ðæts ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd hæf ðə gloʊb. ðət ˈstɔri ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ðə ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks ˈjunəˌvərs biɪŋ fər ðə nu 52 soʊ noʊ daʊt ðɪs θiˈætrɪkəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃən wɪl ˈprɛzənt ɪts oʊn juˈnik ˌriˈæləˌti ʧeɪnʤ. ˈwɛðər ðə ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt ˈmuvi ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ˈʤəstɪs lig rɪˈpleɪsmənt ər ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɛpɪk rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. səm əv ðə ˈmuviz tizd təˈdeɪ, laɪk ənd grin ˈlæntərn kɔrz, hæv bɪn pɑrt əv ˌdiˈsi ənd ˈwɔrnər' plæn fər jɪrz, waɪl ˈəðərz, laɪk ənd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd skwɑd 2 ər nuər tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti. ɪts əˈspɛʃəli gʊd tɪ si ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən 2 ˈlɪstɪd ˈgɪvɪn haʊ ˈkrɪtɪkəli ənd kəˈmərʃəli ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər həz bɪn ðɪs ˈsəmər. əˈməŋ ðə ˈnoʊtəbəl ˌæbsənˈtiz frəm ðɪs sleɪt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ər ˈgɑθəm ˈsɪti ˈsaɪrənz, blæk ˈædəm, ˈsaɪbɔrg, ənd əˈnəðər ˈsupərˌmæn ˈmuvi. ˈgɪvɪn ðət moʊst əv ðiz ˈmuviz hæv dɪˈrɛktərz ər stɑrz əˈtæʧt, prɪˈzuməbli ðɛr ʤɪst ˈkəmɪŋ ˈleɪtər daʊn ðə laɪn ənd hæv nɑt bɪn skræpt ɪnˈtaɪərli. rɛst əˈʃʊrd, ɪf ðə sleɪt ˈəndərˌgoʊz ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, wi hir æt wɪl bi ʃʊr tɪ lɛt ju noʊ. ðə kənˈtɪnjuz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 17 wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ˈʤəstɪs lig, ənd ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ɪz stɪl pleɪɪŋ ɪn ˈθiətərz. ˌrivˈju: wət θɔt əv nu ˈmuvi ˈblɛndɪd frəm əraʊnd ðə wɛb ˈfeɪsˌbʊk bæk tɪ tɔp
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an anonymous puerto rican police officer called new york's largest hispanic radio station,, to complain about the mayor of san juan, carmen cruz, and the governor, ricardo -- saying they are putting on as grande show for the cameras, which is costing lives. in a riveting 6 minutes on air, this anonymous police officer gives her take on things and how the puerto rican government is failing to provide people with basis necessities all because of politics. "what they are doing, it's an abuse. it looks like communism, in our own island. let me tell you something, are dying of hunger. the medics here, people are dying. the hospitals are in crisis." her request: "we want the us to come in and take the governor out. he is not doing anything. he is just around and around and everyone is like 'oh how nice, the governor, he is going into the mud. he's going into the water.' and where is it? where is the food?"
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ən əˈnɑnəməs ˈpɔrtər ˈrikən pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər kɔld nu jɔrks ˈlɑrʤəst hɪˈspænɪk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən, tɪ kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt ðə meɪər əv sæn wɑn, ˈkɑrmən kruz, ənd ðə ˈgəvərnər, rɪˈkɑrdoʊ seɪɪŋ ðeɪ ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ɛz grænd ʃoʊ fər ðə ˈkæmərəz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkɔstɪŋ lɪvz. ɪn ə ˈrɪvətɪŋ 6 ˈmɪnəts ɔn ɛr, ðɪs əˈnɑnəməs pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər gɪvz hər teɪk ɔn θɪŋz ənd haʊ ðə ˈpɔrtər ˈrikən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈbeɪsɪs nəˈsɛsɪtiz ɔl bɪˈkəz əv ˈpɑləˌtɪks. "wət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ, ɪts ən əˈbjuz. ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm, ɪn ɑr oʊn ˈaɪlənd. lɛt mi tɛl ju ˈsəmθɪŋ, ər daɪɪŋ əv ˈhəŋgər. ðə ˈmɛdɪks hir, ˈpipəl ər daɪɪŋ. ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ər ɪn ˈkraɪsəs." hər rɪkˈwɛst: "wi wɔnt ðə ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kəm ɪn ənd teɪk ðə ˈgəvərnər aʊt. hi ɪz nɑt duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. hi ɪz ʤɪst əraʊnd ənd əraʊnd ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz laɪk 'oʊ haʊ nis, ðə ˈgəvərnər, hi ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə məd. hiz goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɔtər.' ənd wɛr ɪz ɪt? wɛr ɪz ðə fud?"
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it’s been sometime since a called ‘wannacry’ or ‘wcry’ or ‘wncry’ is making headlines. if your computer shows nothing but this window then in trouble.
more than computers in 175 countries [1] have been infected by wannacry. this malware went viral like a cat chasing dog video.
what is?
this is a malware, a piece of code made by a group of people with not so good intentions, it takes control of your pc without your consent (of course!), then it all of your data and locks it down. locked data can only be accessed with a key that these hackers have, so if you want to get back your data you have to pay them. ransom is nothing new, villains in bollywood have been doing this since ages, only this time your data, not daughter.
however, the interesting thing to note here is that this require any action from the user to get itself activated and spread across networks. user actions are something like downloading an attachment, installing an unknown or pirated software, or visiting suspicious websites how traditional hackers have been exploiting dumb humans. the ‘wannacry’ hackers were able to do this because of a vulnerability in windows 7 (especially] operating system. this vulnerability was discovered by but reported to microsoft (for obvious reasons), but eventually it got leaked out and hackers took advantage of it.
interesting stuff, but this is not the part we want to focus on. our focus is on the payment part of this. hackers are only accepting payments ins, but why? and how is it useful for you as a trader? this is going to be a long post, so why you message your wife that going to be late for dinner. here it goes,
what is a?
bitcoin is a first that is decentralized, meaning one government or organization cannot control or this, instead currency is managed by public.
in simple words, is just a frequent flier miles) that is available in an online wallet which has a value associated with = $2550 at the time of this writing),s can be traded to other wallets which are free to get. here is how a wallet looks like:
the transactions are recorded in an online ledger called as. the is a series of blocks and each block contains several transactions data which is public.
now, this is the best part, instead of having one bookkeeper who maintains the ledger book and confirms the transaction for everyone (which is the case in all other financial institutes), in, there are more than bookkeepers, and each of them keeps an updated copy of the ledger. having so many bookkeepers is what makes the so special, once a valid block is recognized by the system it is updated at all bookkeeper locations. so no one can tamper with ledger data. ‘distributed ledger’ is what it is called. this ledger provides data of who owns what at any given point.
the bookkeepers here are called as miners, and as the name suggests they mine blocks by solving mathematical hashes based on input from existing latest block. these miners have super weird but powerful computers designed to do trillions of hash calculations per minute because the mathematical calculations are way difficult and there is a reason for it. since there are so many bookkeepers, needs to have a mechanism which will make sure that records are kept in an organized manner and everyone has the same updated copy of ledger. so by making these miners do such hefty maths, the first one to get the correct result gets to announce his block as the official and the latest block in the chain (of course after making sure that he has all valid transactions in it). this way miners have to work hard to get their blocks into the.
but why would anyone in their right mind, would want to be a miner? because whichever miner solves the correct calculations for the new block first, gets a reward ofs ($31875)(it was higher earlier) for adding that block; this basically says that successful miner has helped the community to maintain and grow the ledger book(blockchain), so here is your buy now). once a new block is created everyone updates their and starts working towards solving the next block based on inputs from the newly created block. average time required to create a block today is about 10 minutes (much quicker than waiting for days for settlements that current banks take for overseas transactions).
here is how a block looks like, ignore the advertisement.
once a block is official, it is permanent; no one can make any changes to it (not even the person who created that block) hence eliminating any possibility of ‘cooking the ledger book’. you can see the details of each transaction (632) under this block here; see the sample below
people from the various field have started to explore other application of. having information distributed to the public at the same time maintaining the privacy of the actual details can help many other business’ land records, peer to peer applications like car renting and much more. helping out to solve problems of mismanaged or badly recorded databases. you can read more about applications of here.
the developers of have limited the number ofs that can be in circulation to only 21 million, currently millions are in circulation. why is that? because no one (not even the creator of) should be able to impact the currency value by infusing more currency in the market at any point in time. news are introduced by mining process and it will stop once it reaches 21 million in total circulation. after that, the miners can earn by charging customers a nominal transaction fee, currently it is per transaction, this varies depending on the exchange.
a snapshot of enterprise as on!
i hope this has given you a basic idea of what is and how it operates. if you still have more questions, you can ask me in the comment section below or have a look at this list.
why hackers loves?
anonymity! even though all the transactions are public, you see the details of any address (even the companies who provide wallet services). in traditional banks, it is possible (however difficult) to find out where the money is being routed by the hackers, here is such a case of previous hackers who were shut down. now, have a look at what makess a great instrument for trading.
why is a better tradable instrument?
(i) no one can manipulate this currency
that’s right! unlike government issued money, that can be inflated at will, the supply of is mathematically limited to twenty-one millions, and that can never be changed. the only thing that defines the value of is its supply). and given the fact that the supply is limited, personally, i think the value of will only appreciate in future.
(ii)s are impossible to counterfeit or inflate
unlike paper currency, cannot be counterfeited. this is because of the, knows which belongs to which account and this data is public, so even if you try to submit a falsified transaction to the, it will reject your block. however,s can be stolen, that is if careless with your private keys. if someone gets access to your private keys and then transfers your to wallet, done; even if you prove that it was a robbery, no one can go back and disqualify the transaction as the cannot be edited by anyone.
(iii) you can use them to send or receive any amount of money, with anyone, anywhere in the world, at very low cost.
this is what makess a lucrative appeal and warrants that people will continue to transact in unless a similar better option becomes available. ins, payments are impossible to block, and wallets be frozen. short of turning off the entire internet, and keeping it turned off, the network is unstoppable and uncensorable.
all these reasons makes an ideal case for investing.
how to trades?
since there is no authority that can control, so things like interest rates, inflation, currency infusion affect the value of. what will affect is just supply and demand, but since the supply of is also predefined, what we are left with is just demand. and there are several factors that will affect the demand of.
these are some of the scenarios where the demand can either go up or down.
(i) popularity
bitcoins will rise in value every time there is a surge in its popularity, given that is new and the concept is slightly complicated, people misunderstand it and often have doubts. but as they understand the fundamental differences and value proposition of the demand will surge.
(ii) competition
if ever and probably there will be another which will offer better features than and it might become more widely accepted. in such scenario, the demand for will decline along with its value.
(iii) government intervention
governments do have an option to ban in their respective countries. for example, chinese central bank banned trading ofs for financial firms in dec]’s value dropped post this news. we can expect similar events in future given how our governments become insecure, duh! but in the long run the value should appreciate only.
(iv) network attacks
in feb 2014, a group of hackers initiated a] on a major exchange which led to a temporary stoppage in trading. the news broke and the value of started dropping, next couple of days saw over 10% drop in price. however, this was back in 2014, today number of exchanges have grown and this reduces the vulnerability of such attacks.
this graph shows’s value in us dollar since its inception. [6]
at the time of writing this article, the’s value against is the highest at $2550 per. i also want you to have a look at the google trends report on interest ins since 2009. there is a direct correlation between people talking about and its value.
popularity can be an easy indicator for predicting the demand fors, as long as there is no negative news. if this graph is steadily rising we can expect the demand and value of to rise as well.
caution
bitcoin is a very volatile instrument to trade, experts often recommend to stay away from short term trading since it can easily trigger margin calls. however, if you keep investment horizon of long term, you can expect good returns.
in my opinion, are the future, whether it is a or something else. sure, no one likes losing control over things, especially governments and that too for something as valuable as currency. there will be ugly situations where governments will try to get back their control but in the long run, decentralized currencies will bring in a lot of improvements to our financial system and our lives.
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ʃɛr 50 flɪp 100 ʃɛrz baɪ bɪn ˈsəmˌtaɪm sɪns ə kɔld ‘‘wannacry’*’ ər ‘‘wcry’*’ ər ‘‘wncry’*’ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. ɪf jʊr kəmˈpjutər ʃoʊz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ðɪs ˈwɪndoʊ ðɛn ɪn ˈtrəbəl. mɔr ðən kəmˈpjutərz ɪn 175 ˈkəntriz 1 hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd baɪ wannacry*. ðɪs ˈmælˌwɛr wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl laɪk ə kæt ˈʧeɪsɪŋ dɔg ˈvɪdioʊ. wət ɪz? ðɪs ɪz ə ˈmælˌwɛr, ə pis əv koʊd meɪd baɪ ə grup əv ˈpipəl wɪθ nɑt soʊ gʊd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz, ɪt teɪks kənˈtroʊl əv jʊr ˈpiˈsi wɪˈθaʊt jʊr kənˈsɛnt (əv kɔrs!), ðɛn ɪt ɔl əv jʊr ˈdætə ənd lɑks ɪt daʊn. lɑkt ˈdætə kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈækˌsɛst wɪθ ə ki ðət ðiz ˈhækərz hæv, soʊ ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt bæk jʊr ˈdætə ju hæv tɪ peɪ ðɛm. ˈrænsəm ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ nu, ˈvɪlənz ɪn ˈbɔlɪˌwʊd hæv bɪn duɪŋ ðɪs sɪns ˈeɪʤɪz, ˈoʊnli ðɪs taɪm jʊr ˈdætə, nɑt ˈdɔtər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ θɪŋ tɪ noʊt hir ɪz ðət ðɪs ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɛni ˈækʃən frəm ðə ˈjuzər tɪ gɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ənd sprɛd əˈkrɔs ˈnɛtˌwərks. ˈjuzər ˈækʃənz ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ən əˈtæʧmənt, ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ən ənˈnoʊn ər ˈpaɪrətɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ səˈspɪʃəs ˈwɛbˌsaɪts haʊ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈhækərz hæv bɪn ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ dəm ˈjumənz. ðə ‘‘wannacry’*’ ˈhækərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðɪs bɪˈkəz əv ə ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz 7 (əˈspɛʃəli ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ðɪs ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti wɑz dɪˈskəvərd baɪ bət ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft (fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz), bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪt gɑt likt aʊt ənd ˈhækərz tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɪt. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ stəf, bət ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə pɑrt wi wɔnt tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn. ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ðə ˈpeɪmənt pɑrt əv ðɪs. ˈhækərz ər ˈoʊnli əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts ɪn, bət waɪ? ənd haʊ ɪz ɪt ˈjusfəl fər ju ɛz ə ˈtreɪdər? ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə lɔŋ poʊst, soʊ waɪ ju ˈmɛsɪʤ jʊr waɪf ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ bi leɪt fər ˈdɪnər. hir ɪt goʊz, wət ɪz ə? ɪz ə fərst ðət ɪz dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd, ˈminɪŋ wən ˈgəvərnmənt ər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈkænɑt kənˈtroʊl ər ðɪs, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈkərənsi ɪz ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ˈpəblɪk. ɪn ˈsɪmpəl wərdz, ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈfrikˌwɛnt flaɪər maɪəlz) ðət ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈwɔlət wɪʧ həz ə ˈvælju əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ 2550 æt ðə taɪm əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ), kən bi ˈtreɪdɪd tɪ ˈəðər ˈwɔləts wɪʧ ər fri tɪ gɪt. hir ɪz haʊ ə ˈwɔlət lʊks laɪk: ðə trænˈzækʃənz ər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈlɛʤər kɔld ɛz. ðə ɪz ə ˈsɪriz əv blɑks ənd iʧ blɑk kənˈteɪnz ˈsɛvərəl trænˈzækʃənz ˈdætə wɪʧ ɪz ˈpəblɪk. naʊ, ðɪs ɪz ðə bɛst pɑrt, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ wən ˈbʊkˌkipər hu meɪnˈteɪnz ðə ˈlɛʤər bʊk ənd kənˈfərmz ðə trænˈzækʃən fər ˈɛvriˌwən (wɪʧ ɪz ðə keɪs ɪn ɔl ˈəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts), ɪn, ðɛr ər mɔr ðən ˈbʊkˌkipərz, ənd iʧ əv ðɛm kips ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈlɛʤər. ˈhævɪŋ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbʊkˌkipərz ɪz wət meɪks ðə soʊ ˈspɛʃəl, wəns ə ˈvælɪd blɑk ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪt ɪz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt ɔl ˈbʊkˌkipər loʊˈkeɪʃənz. soʊ noʊ wən kən ˈtæmpər wɪθ ˈlɛʤər ˈdætə. ledger’*’ ɪz wət ɪt ɪz kɔld. ðɪs ˈlɛʤər prəˈvaɪdz ˈdætə əv hu oʊnz wət æt ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn pɔɪnt. ðə ˈbʊkˌkipərz hir ər kɔld ɛz ˈmaɪnərz, ənd ɛz ðə neɪm səˈʤɛsts ðeɪ maɪn blɑks baɪ ˈsɑlvɪŋ ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈhæʃəz beɪst ɔn ˈɪnˌpʊt frəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈleɪtəst blɑk. ðiz ˈmaɪnərz hæv ˈsupər wɪrd bət ˈpaʊərfəl kəmˈpjutərz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ du ˈtrɪljənz əv hæʃ ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz pər ˈmɪnət bɪˈkəz ðə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ər weɪ ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrizən fər ɪt. sɪns ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbʊkˌkipərz, nidz tɪ hæv ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɪʧ wɪl meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˈrɛkərdz ər kɛpt ɪn ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈmænər ənd ˈɛvriˌwən həz ðə seɪm ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈkɑpi əv ˈlɛʤər. soʊ baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðiz ˈmaɪnərz du səʧ ˈhɛfti maths*, ðə fərst wən tɪ gɪt ðə kərˈɛkt rɪˈzəlt gɪts tɪ əˈnaʊns hɪz blɑk ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst blɑk ɪn ðə ʧeɪn (əv kɔrs ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət hi həz ɔl ˈvælɪd trænˈzækʃənz ɪn ɪt). ðɪs weɪ ˈmaɪnərz hæv tɪ wərk hɑrd tɪ gɪt ðɛr blɑks ˈɪntu ðə. bət waɪ wʊd ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðɛr raɪt maɪnd, wʊd wɔnt tɪ bi ə ˈmaɪnər? bɪˈkəz wɪˈʧɛvər ˈmaɪnər sɑlvz ðə kərˈɛkt ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz fər ðə nu blɑk fərst, gɪts ə rɪˈwɔrd əv wɑz haɪər ˈərliər) fər ˈædɪŋ ðət blɑk; ðɪs ˈbeɪsɪkli sɪz ðət səkˈsɛsfəl ˈmaɪnər həz hɛlpt ðə kəmˈjunɪti tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ənd groʊ ðə ˈlɛʤər book(blockchain*), soʊ hir ɪz jʊr baɪ naʊ). wəns ə nu blɑk ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ˈɛvriˌwən ˈəpˌdeɪts ðɛr ənd stɑrts ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə nɛkst blɑk beɪst ɔn ˈɪnˌpʊts frəm ðə ˈnuli kriˈeɪtɪd blɑk. ˈævərɪʤ taɪm rikˈwaɪərd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə blɑk təˈdeɪ ɪz əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts (məʧ kˈwɪkər ðən ˈweɪtɪŋ fər deɪz fər ˈsɛtəlmənts ðət ˈkɑrənt bæŋks teɪk fər ˈoʊvərˈsiz trænˈzækʃənz). hir ɪz haʊ ə blɑk lʊks laɪk, ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt. wəns ə blɑk ɪz əˈfɪʃəl, ɪt ɪz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt; noʊ wən kən meɪk ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɪt (nɑt ˈivɪn ðə ˈpərsən hu kriˈeɪtɪd ðət blɑk) hɛns ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈɛni ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ðə ˈlɛʤər book’*’. ju kən si ðə ˈditeɪlz əv iʧ trænˈzækʃən 632 ˈəndər ðɪs blɑk hir; si ðə ˈsæmpəl bɪˈloʊ ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈvɛriəs fild hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈəðər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əv. ˈhævɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk æt ðə seɪm taɪm meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈpraɪvəsi əv ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈditeɪlz kən hɛlp ˈmɛni ˈəðər business’*’ lænd ˈrɛkərdz, pɪr tɪ pɪr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz laɪk kɑr ˈrɛntɪŋ ənd məʧ mɔr. ˈhɛlpɪŋ aʊt tɪ sɑlv ˈprɑbləmz əv mɪsˈmænɪʤd ər ˈbædli rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. ju kən rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz əv hir. ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz əv hæv ˈlɪmɪtɪd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ðət kən bi ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən tɪ ˈoʊnli 21 ˈmɪljən, ˈkərəntli ˈmɪljən ər ɪn ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən. waɪ ɪz ðət? bɪˈkəz noʊ wən (nɑt ˈivɪn ðə kriˈeɪtər əv) ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˈkərənsi ˈvælju baɪ ˌɪnfˈjuzɪŋ mɔr ˈkərənsi ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm. nu ər ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ɪt wɪl stɑp wəns ɪt ˈriʧɪz 21 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈtoʊtəl ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən. ˈæftər ðət, ðə ˈmaɪnərz kən ərn baɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz ə ˈnɑmənəl trænˈzækʃən fi, ˈkərəntli ɪt ɪz pər trænˈzækʃən, ðɪs ˈvɛriz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. ə sˈnæpˌʃɑt əv ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ɛz ɔn aɪ hoʊp ðɪs həz ˈgɪvɪn ju ə ˈbeɪsɪk aɪˈdiə əv wət ɪz ənd haʊ ɪt ˈɑpərˌeɪts. ɪf ju stɪl hæv mɔr kˈwɛsʧənz, ju kən æsk mi ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɛkʃən bɪˈloʊ ər hæv ə lʊk æt ðɪs lɪst. waɪ ˈhækərz ləv? ˌænəˈnɪmɪti! ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɔl ðə trænˈzækʃənz ər ˈpəblɪk, ju si ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ˈɛni ˈæˌdrɛs (ˈivɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz hu prəˈvaɪd ˈwɔlət ˈsərvɪsɪz). ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl bæŋks, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl (ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈdɪfəkəlt) tɪ faɪnd aʊt wɛr ðə ˈməni ɪz biɪŋ ˈrutɪd baɪ ðə ˈhækərz, hir ɪz səʧ ə keɪs əv ˈpriviəs ˈhækərz hu wər ʃət daʊn. naʊ, hæv ə lʊk æt wət meɪks ə greɪt ˈɪnstrəmənt fər ˈtreɪdɪŋ. waɪ ɪz ə ˈbɛtər ˈtreɪdəbəl ˈɪnstrəmənt? (aɪ) noʊ wən kən məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðɪs ˈkərənsi raɪt! ənˈlaɪk ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɪʃud ˈməni, ðət kən bi ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd æt wɪl, ðə səˈplaɪ əv ɪz ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəli ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ tˈwɛntiˌwɔn ˈmɪljən, ənd ðət kən ˈnɛvər bi ʧeɪnʤd. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət dɪˈfaɪnz ðə ˈvælju əv ɪz ɪts səˈplaɪ). ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðə fækt ðət ðə səˈplaɪ ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd, ˈpərsənəli, aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈvælju əv wɪl ˈoʊnli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪn fˈjuʧər. (ii*) ər ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt ər ɪnˈfleɪt ənˈlaɪk ˈpeɪpər ˈkərənsi, ˈkænɑt bi ˈkaʊnərˌfɪtɪd. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə, noʊz wɪʧ bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ wɪʧ əˈkaʊnt ənd ðɪs ˈdætə ɪz ˈpəblɪk, soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf ju traɪ tɪ səbˈmɪt ə ˈfɔlsəˌfaɪd trænˈzækʃən tɪ ðə, ɪt wɪl ˈriʤɛkt jʊr blɑk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kən bi ˈstoʊlən, ðət ɪz ɪf ˈkɛrlɛs wɪθ jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən gɪts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ jʊr ˈpraɪvət kiz ənd ðɛn ˈtrænsfərz jʊr tɪ ˈwɔlət, dən; ˈivɪn ɪf ju pruv ðət ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɑbəri, noʊ wən kən goʊ bæk ənd dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪ ðə trænˈzækʃən ɛz ðə ˈkænɑt bi ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ ˈɛniˌwən. (iii*) ju kən juz ðɛm tɪ sɛnd ər rɪˈsiv ˈɛni əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni, wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən, ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld, æt ˈvɛri loʊ kɔst. ðɪs ɪz wət meɪks ə ˈlukrətɪv əˈpil ənd ˈwɔrənts ðət ˈpipəl wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ trænˈzækt ɪn ənˈlɛs ə ˈsɪmələr ˈbɛtər ˈɔpʃən bɪˈkəmz əˈveɪləbəl. ɪn, ˈpeɪmənts ər ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ blɑk, ənd ˈwɔləts bi ˈfroʊzən. ʃɔrt əv ˈtərnɪŋ ɔf ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ənd ˈkipɪŋ ɪt tərnd ɔf, ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz ənˈstɑpəbəl ənd uncensorable*. ɔl ðiz ˈrizənz meɪk ən aɪˈdil keɪs fər ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ. haʊ tɪ treɪd? sɪns ðɛr ɪz noʊ əˈθɔrəti ðət kən kənˈtroʊl, soʊ θɪŋz laɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts, ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ˈkərənsi ˌɪnfˈjuʒən əˈfɛkt ðə ˈvælju əv. wət wɪl əˈfɛkt ɪz ʤɪst səˈplaɪ ənd dɪˈmænd, bət sɪns ðə səˈplaɪ əv ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ predefined*, wət wi ər lɛft wɪθ ɪz ʤɪst dɪˈmænd. ənd ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl ˈfæktərz ðət wɪl əˈfɛkt ðə dɪˈmænd əv. ðiz ər səm əv ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊz wɛr ðə dɪˈmænd kən ˈiðər goʊ əp ər daʊn. (aɪ) ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti wɪl raɪz ɪn ˈvælju ˈɛvəri taɪm ðɛr ɪz ə sərʤ ɪn ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɪz nu ənd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, ˈpipəl ˌmɪsəndərˈstænd ɪt ənd ˈɔfən hæv daʊts. bət ɛz ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənd ˈvælju ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈmænd wɪl sərʤ. (ii*) ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪf ˈɛvər ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ðɛr wɪl bi əˈnəðər wɪʧ wɪl ˈɔfər ˈbɛtər ˈfiʧərz ðən ənd ɪt maɪt bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈwaɪdli ækˈsɛptɪd. ɪn səʧ sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ðə dɪˈmænd fər wɪl dɪˈklaɪn əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪts ˈvælju. (iii*) ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˈgəvərnmənts du hæv ən ˈɔpʃən tɪ bæn ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈkəntriz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ʧaɪˈniz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk bænd ˈtreɪdɪŋ əv fər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fərmz ɪn dɛk ˈvælju drɑpt poʊst ðɪs nuz. wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt ˈsɪmələr ɪˈvɛnts ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈgɪvɪn haʊ ɑr ˈgəvərnmənts bɪˈkəm ˈɪnsəkjər, də! bət ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən ðə ˈvælju ʃʊd əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˈoʊnli. (iv*) ˈnɛtˌwərk əˈtæks ɪn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 2014 ə grup əv ˈhækərz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ə ɔn ə ˈmeɪʤər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈstɑpɪʤ ɪn ˈtreɪdɪŋ. ðə nuz broʊk ənd ðə ˈvælju əv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdrɑpɪŋ, nɛkst ˈkəpəl əv deɪz sɔ ˈoʊvər 10 drɔp ɪn praɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs wɑz bæk ɪn 2014 təˈdeɪ ˈnəmbər əv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv groʊn ənd ðɪs rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti əv səʧ əˈtæks. ðɪs græf ʃoʊz ˈvælju ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər sɪns ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən. 6 æt ðə taɪm əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, ðə ˈvælju əˈgɛnst ɪz ðə haɪəst æt 2550 pər. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt ju tɪ hæv ə lʊk æt ðə ˈgugəl trɛnz rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn sɪns 2009 ðɛr ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈpipəl ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ənd ɪts ˈvælju. ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti kən bi ən ˈizi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər fər prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðə dɪˈmænd fər, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈnɛgətɪv nuz. ɪf ðɪs græf ɪz ˈstɛdəli ˈraɪzɪŋ wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt ðə dɪˈmænd ənd ˈvælju əv tɪ raɪz ɛz wɛl. ˈkɔʃən ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈvɑlətəl ˈɪnstrəmənt tɪ treɪd, ˈɛkspərts ˈɔfən ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ʃɔrt tərm ˈtreɪdɪŋ sɪns ɪt kən ˈizəli ˈtrɪgər ˈmɑrʤən kɔlz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ju kip ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt hərˈaɪzən əv lɔŋ tərm, ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt gʊd rɪˈtərnz. ɪn maɪ əˈpɪnjən, ər ðə fˈjuʧər, ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ə ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ʃʊr, noʊ wən laɪks ˈluzɪŋ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər θɪŋz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ðət tu fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz ˈvæljəbəl ɛz ˈkərənsi. ðɛr wɪl bi ˈəgli ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ˈgəvərnmənts wɪl traɪ tɪ gɪt bæk ðɛr kənˈtroʊl bət ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən, dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈkərənsiz wɪl brɪŋ ɪn ə lɔt əv ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ɑr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɪstəm ənd ɑr lɪvz.
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that's rich: china accuses google of censorship
from the look-inward...
china, of course, is famous for massive censorship of the internet. google, on the other hand, is well known for fighting censorship in many cases. even in china, where it was required to block some searches, google tried to take as permissive an approach as possible, even letting users know when a site was being blocked (yes, this was quite controversial, but the company did more than many other search engines). so, it does seem a bit surprising to see a headline claiming that china is accusing google of censorship . isn't that isn't "china" so much as it's the chinese communist party's main newspaper (so, basically, the paper of record from the government) claiming that google is not finding a report it put out suggesting that book searching project might violate chinese authors' copyrights . of course, that claim is a bit amusing as well, given china's general attitude towards copyright over the last couple of decades... but that's another claims that it did no censorship at all, and that there was an automated block put on the site via its service, which makes sense. google has long used to try to protect users from malware sites, and the service does sometimes make errors. while it seems unlikely that google would purposely block the report, that doesn't make it any less strange for a chinese government publication to accuse google of censorship. given the government's happy embrace of censorship, how does it have any sort of moral claim here?
filed under: book scanning, censorship, china,
companies: google
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ðæts rɪʧ: ˈʧaɪnə əˈkjuzɪz ˈgugəl əv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp frəm ðə look-inward*... ˈʧaɪnə, əv kɔrs, ɪz ˈfeɪməs fər ˈmæsɪv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈgugəl, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɪz wɛl noʊn fər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz. ˈivɪn ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, wɛr ɪt wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ blɑk səm ˈsərʧɪz, ˈgugəl traɪd tɪ teɪk ɛz pərˈmɪsɪv ən əˈproʊʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈivɪn ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈjuzərz noʊ wɪn ə saɪt wɑz biɪŋ blɑkt (jɛs, ðɪs wɑz kwaɪt ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, bət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪd mɔr ðən ˈmɛni ˈəðər sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz). soʊ, ɪt dɪz sim ə bɪt səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ si ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈʧaɪnə ɪz əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈgugəl əv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ˈɪzənt ðət ˈɪzənt "ˈʧaɪnə" soʊ məʧ ɛz ɪts ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrtiz meɪn ˈnuzˌpeɪpər (soʊ, ˈbeɪsɪkli, ðə ˈpeɪpər əv ˈrɛkərd frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt) ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈgugəl ɪz nɑt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə rɪˈpɔrt ɪt pʊt aʊt səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət bʊk ˈsərʧɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt maɪt ˈvaɪəleɪt ʧaɪˈniz ˈɔθərz' ˈkɑpiˌraɪts əv kɔrs, ðət kleɪm ɪz ə bɪt əmˈjuzɪŋ ɛz wɛl, ˈgɪvɪn ˈʧaɪnəz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈætəˌtud təˈwɔrdz ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈkəpəl əv ˈdɛkeɪdz... bət ðæts əˈnəðər kleɪmz ðət ɪt dɪd noʊ ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp æt ɔl, ənd ðət ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd blɑk pʊt ɔn ðə saɪt ˈviə ɪts ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ meɪks sɛns. ˈgugəl həz lɔŋ juzd tɪ traɪ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈjuzərz frəm ˈmælˌwɛr saɪts, ənd ðə ˈsərvɪs dɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz meɪk ˈɛrərz. waɪl ɪt simz ənˈlaɪkli ðət ˈgugəl wʊd ˈpərpəsli blɑk ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ðət ˈdəzənt meɪk ɪt ˈɛni lɛs streɪnʤ fər ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən tɪ əˈkjuz ˈgugəl əv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈhæpi ɪmˈbreɪs əv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp, haʊ dɪz ɪt hæv ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈmɔrəl kleɪm hir? faɪld ˈəndər: bʊk ˈskænɪŋ, ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈkəmpəˌniz: ˈgugəl
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we have the another spoiler for the fall 2017 box!
each box will include:
private party gym bag retail value $59
you’ll get one of three phrases on the bag. select members (annual subscribers) will be able to pick the bag of their choice!
it’s denim with cotton straps, an outer zip pocket, and measures about 20 inches long.
here it is in hand to give you a better sense of scale:
which bag do you want?
and in case you missed the first spoiler:
mer sea cozy wrap retail value $98
this cozy wrap is 100% polyester knit (super soft) and measures about by (counting fringe).
you’ll receive one of three colors:
select members (annual subscribers) will be able to pick the color of their choice on the 21st.
here is a better look at the other color options:
and here is the wrap on:
it is so cozy and soft! the knit has a good weight to it, too. (one word of caution, it sheds. make sure to have a lint roller the first time you wear it or it!)
and also suggested using it as a bed runner when you wearing it.
if you are a new subscriber, and you sign up now, your first box will be the fall box. this box is regularly $49.99, but you can use coupon code10 to save $10 off your first box!
check out all of my reviews to see been in past boxes!
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ðɪs poʊst meɪ kənˈteɪn lɪŋks. ɪf ju baɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ, meɪ ərn ə kəˈmɪʃən. rɛd ðə fʊl dɪˈskloʊʒər wi hæv ðə əˈnəðər ˈspɔɪlər fər ðə fɔl 2017 bɑks! iʧ bɑks wɪl ˌɪnˈklud: ˈpraɪvət ˈpɑrti ʤɪm bæg ˈriˌteɪl ˈvælju 59 gɪt wən əv θri ˈfreɪzɪz ɔn ðə bæg. səˈlɛkt ˈmɛmbərz (ˈænjuəl səbˈskraɪbərz) wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pɪk ðə bæg əv ðɛr ʧɔɪs! ˈdɛnəm wɪθ ˈkɔtən stræps, ən ˈaʊtər zɪp ˈpɑkət, ənd ˈmɛʒərz əˈbaʊt 20 ˈɪnʧɪz lɔŋ. hir ɪt ɪz ɪn hænd tɪ gɪv ju ə ˈbɛtər sɛns əv skeɪl: wɪʧ bæg du ju wɔnt? ənd ɪn keɪs ju mɪst ðə fərst ˈspɔɪlər: mɛr si ˈkoʊzi ræp ˈriˌteɪl ˈvælju 98 ðɪs ˈkoʊzi ræp ɪz 100 ˌpɑˌliˈɛstər nɪt (ˈsupər sɔft) ənd ˈmɛʒərz əˈbaʊt baɪ (ˈkaʊntɪŋ frɪnʤ). rɪˈsiv wən əv θri ˈkələrz: səˈlɛkt ˈmɛmbərz (ˈænjuəl səbˈskraɪbərz) wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pɪk ðə ˈkələr əv ðɛr ʧɔɪs ɔn ðə 21st*. hir ɪz ə ˈbɛtər lʊk æt ðə ˈəðər ˈkələr ˈɔpʃənz: ənd hir ɪz ðə ræp ɔn: ɪt ɪz soʊ ˈkoʊzi ənd sɔft! ðə nɪt həz ə gʊd weɪt tɪ ɪt, tu. (wən wərd əv ˈkɔʃən, ɪt ʃɛdz. meɪk ʃʊr tɪ hæv ə lɪnt ˈroʊlər ðə fərst taɪm ju wɛr ɪt ər ɪt!) ənd ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə bɛd ˈrənər wɪn ju ˈwɛrɪŋ ɪt. ɪf ju ər ə nu səbˈskraɪbər, ənd ju saɪn əp naʊ, jʊr fərst bɑks wɪl bi ðə fɔl bɑks. ðɪs bɑks ɪz ˈrɛgjələrli bət ju kən juz ˈkuˌpɔn koʊd tɪ seɪv 10 ɔf jʊr fərst bɑks! ʧɛk aʊt ɔl əv maɪ rəvˈjuz tɪ si bɪn ɪn pæst ˈbɑksɪz!
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"ibm pc" here. for general pcs, see pc compatible
the personal computer, commonly known as the pc, is the original version and progenitor of the pc compatible hardware platform. it is model number 5150, and was introduced on august 12, 1981. it was created by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of don estridge of the entry systems division in boca raton, florida.
the generic term "personal computer" ("pc") was in use years before 1981, applied as early as 1972 to the xerox alto, but because of the success of the personal computer, the term "pc" came to also mean more specifically a desktop microcomputer compatible with's personal computer branded products. since the machine was based on open] within a short time of its introduction, suppliers of peripheral devices, expansion cards, and software proliferated; the influence of the pc on the personal computer market was substantial in standardizing a platform for personal computers. compatible" became an important criterion for sales growth; after the 1980s, only the apple macintosh family kept a significant share of the microcomputer market without compatibility with the personal computer.
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rumors [ edit ]
international business machines), one of the world's largest companies, had a 62% share of the mainframe computer market in] in the late the new personal computer industry was dominated by the commodore pet, atari family, apple, tandy corporation's, and various] with $150 million in sales by 1979 and projected annual growth of more than 40% in the early 1980s, the microcomputer market was large enough for's attention. other large technology companies such as (hp), texas instruments (ti), and data general had entered it, and some large customers were buying] so the company saw introducing its own personal computer as both an experiment in a new market and a defense against rivals, large and]
in 1980 and 1981 rumors spread of an personal computer, perhaps a miniaturized version of the] while matsushita acknowledged that it had discussed with the possibility of manufacturing a personal computer for the american] the japanese project, "go", ended before the 1981 release of the pc "chess", but two simultaneous projects further confused rumors about the forthcoming]
competitors [ edit ]
data general and small computers were not very] but observers expected to soon enter the computer industry, and other large companies such as exxon, montgomery ward, pentel, and sony were designing their own] whether had waited too long to enter an industry in which radio shack, atari and others were already successful was]
an observer stated that bringing out a personal computer would be like teaching an elephant to tap] successful microcomputer company vector fiscal 1980 revenue was $12] a single computer in the early cost as much as $9 million, occupied one quarter acre of space, and had a staff of 60] in 1980 its computer, the 5120, still cost about $13,500.[17] the "colossus of armonk" only sold through its internal sales force, had no experience with resellers or retail] and did not introduce the first product designed to work with equipment until]
another observer claimed that made decisions so slowly that, when tested, "what they found is that it would take at least nine months to ship an empty] as with other large computer companies, its new products typically required about four to five years for] had to learn how to quickly develop, mass-produce, and market new computers. while the company traditionally let others pioneer a new released its first commercial computer a year after remington rand's in 1951, but within five years had 85% of the development and pricing cycles were much faster than for mainframes, with products designed in a few months and obsolete]
many in the microcomputer industry resented's power and wealth, and disliked the perception that an industry founded by startups needed a latecomer so staid that it had a strict dress code and employee] the potential importance to microcomputers of a company so prestigious, that a popular saying in american companies stated "no one ever got fired for buying", was nonetheless] infoworld, which described itself as "the newsweekly for microcomputer users", stated that "for my grandmother, and for millions of people like her, and computer are] byte ("the small systems journal") stated in an] just before the announcement of the pc:
rumors abound about personal computers to come from giants such as digital equipment corporation and the general electric company. but there is no contest.'s new personal computer ... is far and away the media star, not because of its features, but because it exists at all. when the number eight company in the fortune 500 enters the field, that is news ... the influence of a personal computer made by a company whose name has literally come to mean "computer" to most of the world is hard to contemplate.
the editorial acknowledged that "some factions in our industry have looked upon as the 'enemy'", but concluded with optimism: "i want to see personal computing take a giant]
predecessors [ edit ]
desktop sized programmable calculators by had evolved into the 9830 basic language computer by 1972. in a team led by dr. paul friedl at the los gatos scientific center developed a portable computer prototype called (special computer machine portable) based on the palm processor with a philips compact cassette drive, small, and keyboard. emulated an 1130 minicomputer to run\1130.[30] in 1973 was generally available only on mainframe computers, and most desktop sized microcomputers such as the wang 2200 or 9800 offered only basic. because it was the first to emulate\1130 performance on a portable, computer, pc magazine in 1983 designated a "revolutionary concept" and "the world's first personal] the prototype is in the smithsonian institution. a industrial design model was also created in 1973 by industrial designer tom hardy illustrating how the engineering prototype could be transformed into a usable product design for the marketplace. this design model was requested by executive bill lowe to complement the engineering prototype in his early efforts to demonstrate the viability of creating a]
successful demonstrations of the 1973 prototype led to the 5100 portable microcomputer in 1975. in the late such a machine would have been nearly as large as two desks and would have weighed about half a] the 5100 was a complete computer system programmable in basic or, with a small built-in monitor, keyboard, and tape drive for data storage. it was also very expensive, up to; the computer was designed for professional and scientific customers, not business users or] byte in 1975 announced the 5100 with the headline "welcome,, to personal] but pc magazine in 1984 described as "little mainframes" and stated that "as personal computers, these machines were dismal failures ... the antithesis of user-friendly", with no support for] despite news reports that it was the first product without a model number, when the pc was introduced in 1981 it was designated as the 5150, putting it in the "5100"] though its architecture was not directly descended from the 5100. later models followed in the trend: for example, the portable personal computer,, and pc at are machine types 5155, 5160, and 5170,]
following, the boca raton, florida laboratory created several computer design concepts to support lowe's ongoing effort to convince there was a strategic opportunity in the personal computer business. a selection of these early design concepts created by industrial designer tom hardy in the infancy of personal computing is highlighted in the book delete: a design history of computer vapourware. one such concept in 1977, aquarius, was a working prototype utilizing advanced bubble memory cartridges. while this design was more powerful and smaller than apple launched the same year, the advanced bubble technology was deemed unstable and not ready for mass]
project chess [ edit ]
some employees opposed entering the] one said, "why on earth would you care about the personal computer? it has nothing at all to do with office automation." "besides", he added, "all it can do is cause embarrassment for".[38] the company studied personal computer c. rhines of ti, for example, in 1978 met with a boca raton group considering the for a secret had determined from studying the market for years, and building the prototypes during the, that was unable to internally build a personal computer]
ibm president john opel was not among those skeptical of personal computers. he and ceo frank cary had created more than one dozen "independent business units" (ibu) to encourage] fortune called them "how to start your own company without leaving".[25] after lowe became the first head of the entry level systems in boca] his team researched the market. computer dealers were very interested in selling an product, but told lowe that the company could not design, sell, or service it as had previously done. an microcomputer, they said, must be composed of standard parts that store employees could] while dealers disliked apple's business practices, including a shortage of the apple while the company focused on the more sophisticated applei, they saw no alternative because they doubted that's traditional sales methods and bureaucracy would]
atari in 1980 proposed that it act as original equipment manufacturer for an microcomputer. aware that the company needed to enter the market the schools in broward county, near boca raton, purchased july 1980 lowe met with opel, cary, and others on the important corporate management] lowe demonstrated the proposal with an industrial design model by tom hardy based on the atari 800 platform, and suggested acquiring atari "because we can't do this within the culture of".[32][37][16][15]
cary agreed about the culture, observing that would need "four years and three hundred people" to develop its own personal computer; lowe, however, promised one in a year if done without traditional] instead of acquiring atari, the committee allowed him to form an independent group of dirty dozen", led by engineer bill—which, lowe promised, could design a prototype in 30 days. the crude prototype barely worked when he demonstrated it in august, but lowe presented a detailed business plan that proposed that the new computer have an open architecture, use components and software, and be sold through retail stores, all contrary to]
the committee agreed that lowe's approach was the most likely to succeed. with opel's strong support, in october it approved turning the group into another "project chess" to develop "acorn", with unusually large funding to help achieve the goal of introducing the product within one year of the august demonstration. after lowe's promotion don estridge became the head of] told by cary to do whatever necessary to develop an personal computer] by january 1981 the team made its first internal demonstration of the] other key members included] lewis] david] mark] and david] many were already hobbyists who owned their own] including estridge, who had an apple.[49] after the team received permission to expand to 150 by the end of 1980, it received more than 500 calls in one day from employees interested in joining the.[6]
open standards [ edit ]
ibm normally was vertically integrated, only purchasing components like transformers and] it internally developed all important hardware and] and discouraged customers from purchasing products compatible with] for the pc the company avoided doing so as much as possible; choosing, for example, to license microsoft basic despite having a basic of its own for mainframes. (estridge said that unlike's own version "microsoft basic had hundreds of thousands of users around the world. how are you going to argue with] although the company denied doing so, many observers concluded that intentionally emulated apple when designing the] the many apple owners on the team influenced its decision to design the computer with an open] and publish technical information so others could create software and expansion slot]
although the company knew that it could not avoid competition from software on proprietary research released-86 for the displaywriter, for considered using the 801 risc processor and its operating system, developed at the thomas j. watson research center in yorktown heights, new york. the 801 processor was more than an order of magnitude more powerful than the intel 8088, and the operating system more advanced than the pc dos operating system from microsoft. ruling out an in-house solution made the job much easier and may have avoided a delay in the schedule, but the ultimate consequences of this decision for were far-reaching.
ibm had recently developed the business microcomputer, which used a processor and other chips from intel; familiarity with them and the immediate availability of the 8088 was a reason for choosing it for the pc. the expansion bus slots were designed to be similar to the slots. differences from the included avoiding an design while limiting the computer's size so that it would still fit on a standard desktop with the keyboard (also similar to the's), and" disk drives instead of 8". delays due to in-house development of the software was a reason why chose microsoft available for the published available technical information to encourage] chose the 8088 over the similar but superior 8086 because intel offered a better price on the former and could provide more] and the bus reduced the cost of the rest of the]
the design for the computer was essentially complete by april 1981, when the manufacturing team took over the] could not only use its own hardware and make a profit with "acorn". to save time and money, the built the machine with commercial parts from original equipment manufacturers whenever possible, with assembly occurring in boca raton at a plant estridge designed. the would decide whether it would be more economical to "make or buy" each manufacturing] various divisions for the first time competed with outsiders to build parts of the new computer; a north carolina factory built the keyboard, the endicott, new york factory had to lower its bid for printed circuit boards, and a taiwanese company built the] the chose an existing monitor from japan and an epson printer. because of the parts only the system unit and keyboard has unique industrial design elements. the copyright appears in only the rom bios and on the company] and the company reportedly received no patents on the] with outsiders manufacturing 90% of] because the product would carry the logo, the only corporate division the could not bypass was the quality assurance] a component manufacturer described the process of being selected as a supplier as rigorous and "absolutely amazing", with inspectors even testing solder flux. they stayed after selection, monitoring and helping to improve the manufacturing process.'s size overwhelmed other companies; "a hundred engineers" reportedly visited mitel to meet with two of the latter's employees about a problem, according to the new york]
another aspect of that did not change was its emphasis on] employees at yorktown knew nothing of boca] those working on the project, within and outside of, were under strict confidentiality agreements. when an individual mentioned in public on a saturday that his company was working on software for a new computer, security appeared at the company on monday to investigate the] after an official discovered printouts in a supplier's garbage, the former company persuaded the latter to purchase a paper shredder. management science america did not know until after agreeing to buy peachtree software in 1981 that the latter was working on software for the] developers such as software arts received prototype] in boxes lined with lead to block x-rays and sealed with solder, and had to keep them in locked, windowless] to develop software, microsoft emulated the pc on a dec minicomputer and used the prototype for] after the pc's debut, boca raton employees continued to decline to discuss their jobs in public. one writer compared the "silence" after asking one about his role at the company to "hit[ting] the wall at the boston marathon: the conversation is]
debut [ edit ]
ibm is proud to announce a product you may have a personal interest in. it's a tool that could soon be on your desk, in your home or in your child's schoolroom. it can make a surprising difference in the way you work, learn or otherwise approach the complexities (and some of the simple pleasures) of living. it's the computer we're making for you. pc advertisement,]
after developing it in 12 than any other hardware product in company announced the personal computer on 12 august 1981. pricing started at (equivalent to $4,313 in 2018) for a configuration with ram, color graphics adapter, and no disk drives. the company intentionally set prices for it and other configurations that were comparable to those of apple and other] what dan bricklin described as "pretty competitive" pricing surprised him and other software arts] one analyst stated that "has taken the gloves] while the company said "we suggest [the pc's price] invites] microsoft, personal software, and peachtree software were among the developers of nine launch titles, including and] in addition to the existing corporate sales force opened its own product center retail stores. after studying apple's successful distribution network, the company for the first time sold through others, computerland and sears] because retail stores receive revenue from repairing computers and providing warranty service, broke a tradition by permitting and training service personnel to fix the]
byte described as having "the strongest marketing organization in the] but the pc's marketing also differed from that of previous products. the company was aware of its strong corporate reputation among potential customers; an early advertisement began "presenting the of personal] the advertisements emphasized the novelty of an individual owning an computer, describing "a product you may have a personal interest] and asking readers to think of "'my own computer. imagine that' ... it's yours. for your business, your project, your department, your class, your family and, indeed, for]
the little tramp [ edit ]
after considering alan alda, beverly sills, kermit the frog, and billy martin as celebrity] chose charlie chaplin's the little tramp by billy a series of advertisements based on chaplin's] the very popular and $36-million marketing campaign made the star of modern film that expresses chaplin's opposition to big business, mechanization, and technological (as creative computing described him) "warm cuddly" mascot of one of the world's largest]
chaplin and his character became so widely associated with—time stated that "the tramp ... has given [it] a human others used his bowler hat and cane to represent or satirize the] although the chaplin estate sued those like who used the trademark without permission, pc magazine's april 1983 issue had 12 advertisements that referred to the little]
third-party products [ edit ]
perhaps most unusual decision for was to publish the pc's technical specifications, allowing outsiders to create products for] "we encourage suppliers ... we are delighted to have them", the company] although the team began managing its own business operations on prototypes before the pc's] did not sell internally developed pc software until april] instead relying on already established software] the company contacted microsoft even before the official approval of] and it and others received cooperation that was, one writer said, "unheard of" for.[74] such openness surprised] byte called it] and] and one developer reported that "it's a very different".[35] another said "they were very open and helpful about giving us all the technical information we needed. the feeling was so radically like stepping out into a warm breeze." he concluded, "after years of the the]
most other companies did not disclose technical] ti, for example, intentionally made developing ti software] even requiring a lockout chip in] itself kept its mainframe technology so secret that rivals were indicted for industrial] for the pc, however, immediately released detailed information. the pc technical reference manual included complete circuit schematics, commented rom bios source code, and other engineering and programming information for all of's hardware, plus instructions on designing] it was so comprehensive that one reviewer suggested that the manual could serve as a university] and so clear that a developer claimed that he could design an expansion card without seeing the physical]
ibm marketed the technical manual in color print advertisements, stating that "our software story is still being written. maybe by] stated that "the definition of a personal computer is hardware and software." estridge said that did not keep software development proprietary because it would have to and you just can't do]
another advertisement told developers that the company would consider publishing software for "education. entertainment. personal finance. data management. self-improvement. games. communications. and yes,] estridge explicitly invited small, "cottage" amateur and professional developers to create] "with", he said, "our logo and our] sold the pc at a large discount to employees, encouraged them to write] and distributed a catalog of inexpensive software written by individuals that might not otherwise appear in]
reaction [ edit ]
byte was correct in predicting that an personal computer would receive much public attention. its rapid development amazed] as did the willingness of the colossus of armonk to sell as a launch title microsoft adventure (a video game that, its press release stated, brought "players into a fantasy world of caves and] the company even offered an optional joystick] future computing estimated that's billion dollar baby" would have $2.3 billion in hardware sales by] david bunnell, an editor at osborne/mcgraw-hill, recalled]
none of my associates wanted to talk about the apple or the osborne i computer anymore, nor did they want to fantasize about writing the next program ... all they wanted to talk about was the personal it was, its potential and limitations, and most of all, the impact would have on the business of personal computing.
within seven weeks bunnell helped found pc] the first periodical for the new]
competitors were more skeptical. adam osborne said "when you buy a computer from, you buy a la carte. by the time you have a computer that does anything, it will cost more than an apple. i don't think apple has anything to worry about." apple's mike agreed that's product was more expensive than the apple, and claimed that the applei "offers better performance". he denied that the pc offered more memory, stating that his company could offer more than "but frankly we don't know what anyone would do with that memory". at tandy, john roach said "i don't think it's that significant"; jon shirley admitted that had a "legendary service reputation" but claimed that its thousands of radio shack stores "can provide better service", while predicting that the pc's "major market will be addicts"; another executive claimed that tandy could undersell a $3,000 computer by $1,000. many criticized the pc's design as not innovative and outdated, and believed that its alleged weaknesses, such as the use of, disks with less storage than the computer's ram, existed because the company was uncertain about the market and was experimenting before releasing a better] (estridge later boasted, "many ... said that there was nothing technologically new in this machine. that was the best news we could have had; we actually had done what we had set out to])
rivals such as apple, tandy, and with more than 50% of the many advantages. while began with one microcomputer, little available hardware or software, and a couple of hundred] radio shack had 14 million customers and than only sold its broad range of computers and accessories. apple had five times as many dealers in the us as, an established international distribution network, and an installed base of more than customers. hundreds of independent developers produced software and peripherals for both companies' computers; at least ten apple databases and ten word processors were available, while the pc had no databases and one word] the computer had very limited graphics capability, and customers who wanted both color and high-quality text had to purchase two graphics cards and two]
steve jobs at apple ordered a team to examine an pc. after finding it espinosa called the computer "a half-assed, hackneyed company confidently purchased a advertisement in the wall street journal with the headline "welcome,. seriously". microsoft head bill gates was at apple headquarters the day of's announcement and later said "they didn't seem to care. it took them a full year to realize what had]
success [ edit ]
the pc was immediately successful. the pc was small, light weight, and easy to use. because it was advertised as a personal computer for anyone and not just large corporations, and because it was small and could fit easily into people's home, it became a device of popular choice for many people. it couldn't have hurt that also advertised it with the lovable charlie chaplin's tramp character, who after seeing the computer, falls in love with it and purchases the pc. chaplin's character became the face of the company's]
byte reported a rumor that more than were ordered on the day of the] john dvorak recalled that one dealer that day praised the computer as an "incredible winner, and knows how to treat us none of the apple] one dealer received 22 $1,000 deposits from customers although he could not promise a delivery] the company could have sold its entire projected production to employees, and customers that were reluctant to purchase apples were glad to buy microcomputers from their traditional] the computer began shipping in october, ahead of] by then some referred to it simply as the]
byte estimated that 90% of the orders were from software] by comdex in november developed 20 products including memory expansion and expansion] surprising even.[48] jerry reported after attending the west coast computer faire in early 1982 that because "encourages amateurs" with "documents that tell all", "an explosion of [third-party] hardware and software" was visible at the] many manufacturers of professional business application software, who had been versions for the apple, promptly switched their efforts over to the pc when it was announced. often, these products needed the capacity and speed of a. although did not offer a option for almost two years following introduction of its pc, business sales were nonetheless catalyzed by the simultaneous availability of subsystems, like those of tallgrass technologies which sold in computerland stores alongside the 5150 at the introduction in 1981.
one year after the pc's release, although had sold fewer than] pc world counted 753 software packages for the than four times the number available for the apple macintosh one year after its 1984 422 applications and almost 200 utilities and] infoworld reported that "most of the major software houses have been frantically adapting their programs to run on the pc", with new developers composing "an entire that has formed around the pc's open system", which dvorak described as a "de facto standard] the magazine estimated that "hundreds of tiny operations" were in "bloodthirsty" competition to sell peripherals, with 30 to 40 companies in a price war for cards, for] pc magazine renamed its planned "1001 products to use with your pc" special issue after the number of product listings it received exceeded the] and other companies that benefited from's openness rapidly grew in size and importance, as did pc magazine; within two years it expanded from 96 bimonthly to 800 monthly pages, including almost 500 pages of]
gates estimated that would sell "not far from" pcs in] by the end of that year the company was selling one every minute of the business] it estimated that 50 to 70% of pcs sold in retail stores went to the] and the publicity from selling a popular product to consumers caused to, a spokesman said, "enter the world" by them with the colossus of armonk. although the pc only provided two to three percent of] the company found that it had underestimated demand by as much as 800%. because its prices were based on forecasts of much lower over five years, which would have made the pc a very successful pc became very profitable; at times the company sold almost that many computers per] estridge claimed in 1983 that from october 1982 to march 1983 customer demand quadrupled. he stated that the company had increased production three times in one year, and warned of a component shortage if demand continued to] many small suppliers' sales to grew rapidly, both pleasing their executives and causing them to worry about being overdependent on it. miniscribe, for example, in 1983 received 61% of its hard drive orders from; the company's stock price fell by more than one third in one day after reduced orders in january 1984. suppliers often found, however, that the prestige of having as a customer led to additional sales]
by, yankee group estimated that ten new products appeared every] in august the chess, with employees, became the entry systems division, which observers believed indicated that the pc was significantly important to overall, and no longer an] in november the associated press stated that the pc "in two years [had] effectively set a new standard in desktop] it surpassed the apple as the personal] with more than sold by the end of the] while dec only sold microcomputers in the first nine months of the year despite offering three models for different] retailers also benefited, with 65% of revenue coming from the pc. demand still so exceeded supply two years after its debut that, despite shipping pcs a month, dealers reportedly received 60% or less of their desired] received the pc he paid for in early july 1983 on 1] and boca raton employees and neighbors had to wait five weeks to buy the computers assembled]
domination [ edit ]
yankee group also stated that the pc had by 1983 "destroyed the market for some older machines" from companies like vector graphic, north star, and] wrote "this may be an apple magazine, but let's not kid ourselves, has devoured competitors like a cloud of] by february 1984 byte reported on "the phenomenal market acceptance of the] and by fall concluded that the company "has given the field its third major standard, after the apple and".[108] some rivals speculated that the government might again prosecute for antitrust, and ben rosen claimed that the company's dominance "is having a chilling effect on new ventures, a fear]
by that time, apple was less welcoming of the rival that stated had a "godlike"] its focus on thei had delayed improvements to the, and the sophisticated lisa was unsuccessful in part because, unlike the and the pc, apple discouraged developers. the head of a retail chain said "it appears that had a better understanding of why the apple was successful than had] jobs, after trying to recruit estridge to become apple's] admitted that in two years had joined apple as "the industry's two strongest competitors". he warned in a speech before previewing the forthcoming "1984" super bowl commercial: "it appears wants it all ... will big blue dominate the entire computer industry? the entire information age? was george orwell right about]
ibm had $4 billion in annual pc revenue by 1984, more than twice that of apple and as much as the sales of apple, commodore,, and sperry] and 6% of total] a fortune survey found that 56% of american companies with personal computers used pcs, compared to apple's] a 1983 study of corporate customers similarly found that two thirds of large customers standardizing on one computer chose the pc, compared to 9% for apple.'s own documentation described the pc as inferior to competitors' products, but the company generally did not compete on price; rather, the study found that customers preferred's hegemony" because of its support. most companies with mainframes used their pcs with the larger computers, which likely benefited's mainframe sales and discouraged their purchasing]
in 1984, introduced the, unlike its predecessor the most sophisticated personal computer from any major] by 1985, the pc family had more than doubled future 1986 revenue estimate, with more than applications and dealers and distributors] the pc was similarly dominant in europe, two years after release] in his 1985 obituary, the new york times wrote that estridge had led the "extraordinarily successful entry of the international business machines corporation into the personal computer field". the entry systems division had employees and by itself would have been the world's computer company behind and] with more revenue than's minicomputer business despite its much later start. was the only major company with significant minicomputer and microcomputer] in part because rivals like dec and wang did not adjust to the retail]
rumors of "lookalike", compatible computers, created without's approval, began almost immediately after the pc's] other manufacturers soon reverse needed] the bios to produce their own functional copies. columbia data products introduced the first-pc compatible computer in june 1982. in november 1982, compaq computer corporation announced the compaq portable, the first portable pc compatible. the first models were shipped in january 1983.
ibm pc as standard [ edit ]
the success of the computer led other companies to develop compatibles, which in turn led to branding like diskettes being advertised as format". an pc clone could be built with parts, but the bios required some reverse engineering. companies like compaq, phoenix software associates, american megatrends, award, and others achieved fully functional versions of the bios, allowing companies like dell, gateway and to manufacture pcs that worked like's product. the pc became the industry standard.
third-party distribution [ edit ]
because had no retail experience, the retail chains computerland and sears roebuck provided important knowledge of the] they became the main outlets for the new product. more than 190 computerland stores already existed, while sears was in the process of creating a handful of computer centers for sale of the new product. this guaranteed widespread distribution across the u.s.
targeting the new pc at the home market, sears roebuck sales failed to live up to expectations. this unfavorable outcome revealed that the strategy of targeting the office market was the key to higher sales.
models [ edit ]
ibm personal computer 5150 pc with 5151 monitor
all personal computers are software with each other in general, but not every program will work in every machine. some programs are time sensitive to a particular speed class. older programs will not take advantage of newer and display standards, while some newer programs require newer display adapters. (note that as the display adapter was an adapter card in all of these models, newer display hardware could easily be, and often was, retrofitted to older models.) a few programs, typically very early ones, are written for and require a specific version of the pc bios needed] most notably, which was dependent on the bios rom had a sister program called which supported more functions, was 100% backwards compatible and could run independently from the bios rom.
original pc [ edit ]
ibm pc 5150.
the video card, with a suitable modulator, could use an television set or an monitor for display;'s monitor was their display model 5153. the other option that was offered by was an and their monochrome display model 5151. it was possible to install both an and a card and use both monitors] if supported by the application program. for example, autocad, lotus and others allowed use of a monitor for graphics and a separate monochrome monitor for text menus. some model 5150 pcs with monitors and a printer port also included the adapter by default, because provided the port and printer port on the same adapter card; it was in fact an/printer port combo card.
although cassette tape was originally envisioned by as a storage alternative, the most commonly used medium was the floppy disk. the 5150 was available with one or two 4 " floppy drives with two drives the program disc(s) would be in drive a, while drive b would hold the disc(s) for working files; with one drive the user had to swap program and file discs into the single drive. for models without any drives or storage medium, intended users to connect their own cassette recorder via the cassette socket. the cassette tape socket was physically the same din plug as the keyboard socket and next to it, but electrically completely different.
a hard disk could not be installed into the system unit without changing to a power supply (although later drives with lower power consumption have been known to work with the standard watt unit). the 5161 expansion chassis" came with its own power supply and one 10 hard disk and allowed the installation of a second hard] the system unit had five expansion slots, and the expansion unit had eight; however, one of the system unit's slots and one of the expansion unit's slots had to be occupied by the extender card and receiver card, respectively, which were needed to connect the expansion unit to the system unit and make the expansion unit's other slots available, for a total of 11 slots. a working configuration required that some of the slots be occupied by display, disk, and adapters, as none of these were built into the; the only external connectors were the keyboard and cassette ports.
the simple pc speaker sound hardware was also on board.
the original pc's maximum memory using parts was 256, achievable through the installation of 64 on the and three 64 expansion cards. the processor was an intel 8088 running at, the standard color burst frequency of =7954[a]. (in early units, the intel 8088 used was a 1978 version, later were versions of the intel chip; were used after needed]. some owners replaced the 8088 with an nec for a slight increase in processing speed and support for real mode 80186 instructions. the gained its speed increase through the use of a hardware multiplier which the 8088 lacked. an intel 8087 coprocessor could also be added for hardware arithmetic.
ibm sold the first pcs in configurations with 16 or 64 of ram using either nine or dram chips. (the ninth bit was used for parity checking of memory.) in november 1982, the rom for the pc was changed to allow the use of 64it chips (as opposed to the original 16it chips) -- the same ram configuration as the. (64 in one bank, expandable to by populating the other 3 banks.)
although the video board, cassette port and federal communications commission class b certification were all aimed at making it a home] the original pc proved too expensive for the home market. at introduction, a pc with 64 of ram and a single-inch floppy drive and monitor sold for us $3,005 (equivalent to $8,281 in 2018), while the cheapest configuration (us $1,565) that had no floppy drives, only 16 ram, and no monitor (again, under the expectation that users would connect their existing tv sets and cassette recorders) proved too unattractive and low-spec, even for its time (cf. footnotes to the above pc range] while the 5150 did not become a top selling home computer, its configuration became an unexpectedly large success with businesses.
xt [ edit ]
the personal computer", model 5160, was introduced two years after the pc and featured a 10 megabyte hard drive. it had eight expansion slots but the same processor and clock speed as the pc. the had no cassette jack, but still had the cassette basic interpreter in roms.
the could take 256 of memory on the main board (using 64it dram); later models were expandable to 640. the remaining 384 kilobytes of the 8088 address space (between 640 and 1) were used for the bios rom, adapter rom and ram space, including video ram space. it was usually sold with a monochrome display adapter (mda) video card or a video card.
the eight expansion slots were the same as the model 5150 but were spaced closer together. although rare, a card designed for the 5150 could be wide enough to obstruct the adjacent slot in an.[125][126] because of the spacing, an would not fit into a case designed for the pc, but the slots and peripheral cards were compatible. the expansion bus (later called "8-bit industry standard architecture" (isa) by competitors) was retained in the at, which added connectors for some slots to allow transfers; cards could be used in an at.
the personal computer/370" was an with three custom cards: the processor card (370pc-p) contained a modified motorola 68000 chip, to execute instructions, a second 68000 to handle bus arbitration and memory transfers, and a modified 8087 to emulate the floating point instructions. the second card (370pc-m) connected to the first and contained 512 of memory. the third card (pc3277-em), was a 3270 terminal necessary to install the system software for the software to run the processors.
the computer booted into dos, then ran the control]
pcjr [ edit ]
the" was's first attempt to enter the market for relatively inexpensive educational and personal computers. the, model number 4860, retained the pc's 8088 and bios interface for compatibility, but its cost and differences in the's architecture, as well as other design and implementation decisions (chief among these was the use of a "chiclet" keyboard, which was difficult to type with), eventually led to the, and the related jx, being commercial failures.
portable [ edit ]
the portable personal computer" 5155 model 68 was an early portable computer developed by after the success of compaq's portable machine (the compaq portable). it was released in february 1984, and was eventually replaced by the convertible.
the portable was an, transplanted into a case. the system featured 256 kilobytes of memory (expandable to 512), an added card connected to an internal monochrome (amber) composite monitor, and one or two" 360 floppy disk drives. unlike the compaq portable, which used a monitor and special display card, used a stock board and a composite monitor, which had lower resolution. it could however, display color if connected to an external monitor or television.
at [ edit ]
the personal computer/at" (model 5170), announced august 15, 1984, used an intel 80286 processor, originally running at 6. it had a isa bus and 20 hard drive. a faster model, running at 8 and sporting a hard] was introduced in]
the at was designed to support multitasking; the new (system request) key, little noted and often overlooked, is part of this design, as is the 80286 itself, the first intel processor with multitasking features (i.e. the 80286 protected mode). made some attempt at marketing the at as a machine, but it sold mainly as a faster pc for power users. for the most part, were used as more powerful dos (single-tasking) personal computers, in the literal sense of the pc name.
early were plagued with reliability problems, in part because of some software and hardware incompatibilities, but mostly related to the internal 20 hard disk, and high density floppy disk]
while some people blamed's hard disk controller card and others blamed the hard disk manufacturer computer memories inc. (cmi), the controller card worked fine with other drives, including model. the problems introduced doubt about the computer and, for a while, even about the 286 architecture in general, but after replaced the 20 drives, the proved reliable and became a lasting industry standard.
ibm drive parameter table listed the-33 as having 615 cylinders instead of the 640 the drive was designed with, as to make the size an even 30. those who the drives mostly found that the cylinder was bad due to it being used as a landing area.
the personal computer" was an at with two custom cards, running almost exactly the same setup as the/370.
convertible [ edit ]
the pc convertible, released april 3, 1986, was's first laptop computer and was also the first computer to utilize the" floppy disk which went on to become the standard. like modern laptops, it featured power management and the ability to run from batteries. it was the follow-up to the portable and was model number 5140. the concept and the design of the body was made by the german industrial designer richard sapper.
it utilized an intel (a cmos version of the intel 8088) running at, 256 of ram (expandable to 640), dual 720" floppy drives, and a monochrome-compatible screen at a price of $2,000. it weighed 13 pounds (5.9 kg) and featured a built-in carrying handle.
the pc convertible had expansion capabilities through a proprietary isa port on the rear of the machine. extension modules, including a small printer and a video output module, could be snapped into place. the machine could also take an internal modem, but there was no room for an internal hard disk.
next-generation [ edit ]
the line was introduced in 1987. the model 30 at the bottom end of the lineup was very similar to earlier models; it used an 8086 processor and an isa bus. the model 30 was not compatible" in that it did not have standard-inch drive bays; it came with a-inch floppy drive and a-inch-sized hard disk. most models in the line further departed from compatible" by replacing the isa bus completely with micro channel architecture. the bus was not received well by the customer base for pc's, since it was proprietary to. it was rarely implemented by any of the other makers. eventually would abandon this architecture entirely and return to the standard isa bus.
technology [ edit ]
electronics [ edit ]
original personal computer, 5150. it has five expansion slots (an interface later called "pc/xt-bus" by and "8-bit isa " by other manufacturers of compatible computers), and two din connectors for keyboard and cassette interface.
the main circuit board in a pc is called the terminology calls it a planar). this mainly carries the and ram, and has a bus with slots for expansion cards. also on the are the rom subsystem, and controllers, coprocessor socket, sound (pc speaker, tone generation) circuitry, and keyboard interface. the original pc also has a cassette interface.
the bus used in the original pc became very popular, and it was subsequently named isa. while it was popular, it was more commonly known as the or-bus; the term isa arose later when industry leaders chose to continue manufacturing machines based on the pc at architecture rather than license the architecture and its micro channel bus from. the-bus was then retroactively named isa or isa, while the unqualified term isa usually refers to the (as better defined in the isa specifications). the is an extension of the and is in use to this day in computers for industrial use, where its relatively low speed, 5 volt signals, and relatively simple, straightforward design (all by year 2011 standards) give it technical advantages (e.g. noise immunity for reliability).
quadram.
a monitor and any floppy or hard disk drives are connected to the through cables connected to graphics adapter and disk controller cards, respectively, installed in expansion slots. each expansion slot on the has a corresponding opening in the back of the computer case through which the card can expose connectors; a blank metal cover plate covers this case opening (to prevent dust and debris intrusion and control airflow) when no expansion card is installed. memory expansion beyond the amount on the was also done with boards installed in expansion slots, and devices such as parallel, serial, or network ports were likewise installed as individual expansion boards. for this reason, it was easy to fill the five expansion slots of the pc, or even the eight slots of the, even without installing any special hardware. companies like and ast addressed this with their popular cards which combine several peripherals on one adapter card that uses only one slot; offered the and ast the sixpak.
intel 8086 and pcs require expanded memory (ems) boards to work with more than 640 of memory. (though the 8088 can address one megabyte of memory, the last 384 of that is used or reserved for the bios rom, basic rom, extension roms installed on adapter cards, and memory address space used by devices including display adapter ram and even the 64 page frame itself.) the original pc at used an intel 80286 processor which can access up to 16 of memory (though standard dos applications cannot use more than one megabyte without using additional apis). intel computers running under can work with the maximum memory.
peripheral integrated circuits [ edit ]
the set of peripheral chips selected for the original pc defined the functionality of an compatible. these became the de facto base for later integrated circuits (asics) used in compatible products.
the original system chips were one intel 8259 programmable interrupt controller (pic) (at address), one intel 8237 direct memory access (dma) controller (at address), and an intel 8253 programmable interval timer (pit) (at address). the pit provides the clock ticks, dynamic memory refresh timing, and can be used for speaker] one channel is used to perform the memory refresh.
the mathematics coprocessor was the intel 8087 using address. this was an option for users who needed extensive arithmetic, such as users of drafting.
the pc at added a second, slave 8259 pic (at address), a second 8237 controller for (at address), a address register (implemented with a ic) (at address] and a motorola real-time clock (rtc) with nonvolatile memory (nvram) used for system configuration (replacing the dip switches and jumpers used for this purpose in pc and models (at address] on expansion cards, the intel 8255 programmable peripheral interface (ppi) (at addresses is used for parallel controls the] and the 8250 universal asynchronous (uart) (at address or) controls the serial communication at the] port.
joystick port [ edit ]
ibm offered a game control adapter for the] which supported analog similar to those on the apple. although analog controls proved inferior for games, they were an asset in certain other genres such as flight simulators. the joystick port on the pc supported two controllers, but required a cable to connect both at once. it remained the standard joystick interface on compatibles until being replaced by during the 2000s.
keyboard [ edit ]
the original keyboard for the 5150 and
the keyboard that came with the 5150 was an extremely reliable and high-quality electronic keyboard originally developed in north carolina for the.[46] each key was rated to be reliable to over 100 million keystrokes. for the pc, a separate keyboard housing was designed with a novel feature that allowed users to adjust the keyboard angle for personal comfort. compared with the keyboards of other small computers at the time, the pc keyboard was far superior and played a significant role in establishing a high-quality impression. for example, the industrial design of the adjustable keyboard, together with the system unit, was recognized with a major design] byte magazine in the fall of 1981 went so far as to state that the keyboard was 50% of the reason to buy an pc. the importance of the keyboard was definitely established when the 1983 flopped, in very large part for having a much different and mediocre keyboard that made a poor impression on customers. oddly enough, the same thing almost happened to the original pc when in early 1981 management seriously considered substituting a cheaper and lower quality keyboard. this mistake was narrowly avoided on the advice of one of the original development engineers.
however, the original 1981 pc keyboard was criticized by typists for its non-standard placement of the return and left shift keys, and because it did not have separate cursor and numeric pads that were popular on the dec series video terminals. in 1982, key tronic introduced a pc keyboard, albeit not with the layout. in 1984, corrected the return and left shift keys on its at keyboard, but shortened the key, making it harder to reach. in 1986, introduced the 101 key enhanced keyboard, which added the separate cursor and numeric key pads, relocated all the function keys and the keys, and the key was also relocated to the opposite side of the keyboard. the enhanced keyboard was an option for the in 1986, both of which were also available with their original keyboards, and introduced the key layout that's still the industry standard.
another feature of the original keyboard is the relatively loud "click" sound each key made when pressed. since typewriter users were accustomed to keeping their eyes on the they were typing from and had come to rely on the mechanical sound that was made as each character was typed onto the paper to ensure that they had pressed the key hard enough (and only once), the pc keyboard used a that produced a click and tactile bump intended to provide that same reassurance.
the pc keyboard is very robust and flexible. the low-level interface for each key is the same: each key sends a signal when it is pressed and another signal when it is released. an integrated in the keyboard scans the keyboard and a "scan code" and "release code" for each key as it is pressed and released separately. any key can be used as a shift key, and a large number of keys can be held down simultaneously and separately sensed. the controller in the keyboard handles operation, issuing periodic repeat scan codes for a depressed key and then a single release code when the key is finally released.
an pc compatible" may have a keyboard that does not recognize every key combination a true pc does, such as shifted cursor keys. in addition, the "compatible" vendors sometimes used proprietary keyboard interfaces, preventing the keyboard from being replaced.
although the and at used the same style of keyboard connector, the low-level protocol for reading the keyboard was different between these two series. the at keyboard uses a interface which allows the computer to send commands to the keyboard. an at keyboard could not be used in an, nor the reverse. keyboard manufacturers provided a switch on some of their keyboards to select either the or-style protocol for the keyboard.
character set [ edit ]
the original pc used the ascii alphabet as its basis, but extended it to 8 bits with nonstandard character codes. this character set was not suitable for some international applications, and soon a veritable cottage industry emerged providing variants of the original character set in various national variants. in tradition, these variants were called code pages. these are now obsolete, having been replaced by more systematic and standardized forms of character coding, such as, and unicode. the original character set is known as code page 437.
storage media [ edit ]
cassette tape [ edit ]
ibm equipped the model 5150 with a cassette port for connecting a cassette drive and assumed that home users would purchase the model and save files to cassette tapes as was typical of home computers of the time. however, adoption of the floppy- and configuration was low; few (if any) pcs left the factory without a floppy disk drive installed. also, dos was not available on cassette tape, only on floppy disks (hence "disk operating system"). with just external cassette recorders for storage could only use the built-in rom basic as their operating system. as dos saw increasing adoption, the incompatibility of dos programs with pcs that used only cassettes for storage made this configuration even less attractive. the rom bios supported cassette operations.
the pc cassette interface data using frequency modulation with a variable data rate. either a one or a zero is represented by a single cycle of a square wave, but the square wave frequencies differ by a factor of two, with ones having the lower frequency. therefore, the bit periods for zeros and ones also differ by a factor of two, with the unusual effect that a data stream with more zeros than ones will use less tape (and time) than an (in bits) data stream containing more ones than zeros, or equal numbers of each.
ibm also had an exclusive license agreement with microsoft to include basic in the rom of the pc; clone manufacturers could not have rom basic on their machines, but it also became a problem as the, at, and eliminated the cassette port and was still required to install the (now useless) basic with them. the agreement finally expired in 1991 when microsoft replaced/gw-basic with qbasic. the main core basic resided in rom and "linked" up with the included with (they provided disk support and other extended features not present in rom basic). because basic was over 50 in size, this served a useful function during the first three years of the pc when machines only had of memory, but became less important by 1985. for comparison, clone makers such as compaq were forced to include a version of basic that resided entirely in ram.
floppy diskettes [ edit ]
tandon-inch diskette drive with a partially inserted diskette containing dos.
the first 5150 pcs had two-inch 160 single sided double density (ssdd) floppy disk drives. as two heads drives became available in the spring of 1982, later pc and compatible computers could read 320 double sided double density (dsdd) disks with software support of and higher. the same type of physical diskette media could be used for both drives but a disk for use could not be read on a drive. added support for 180 and 360 and floppy disks, using the same physical media again.
the disks were modified frequency modulation (mfm) coded in sectors, and were] they contained 40 tracks per side at the 48 track per inch (tpi)] and initially were to contain eight sectors per track. this meant that disks initially had a capacity of 160,[139] while disks had a capacity of 320.[140] however, the and later operating systems allowed the disks with nine sectors per track. this yielded a capacity of 180 with] and 360 with] the capacity of the floppy disks was advertised as "250kb" for and "500kb" for ("kb" referring to either 1000 or 1024 bytes; essentially the same for values), however these "raw" were not the same thing as the usable capacity; under dos, the maximum capacity for and disks was 180 and 360, respectively. regardless of type, the file system of all floppy disks (under dos) was.
after the upgraded pcs arrived in early 1983, drives and the cassette model were discontinued.
ibm's original floppy disk controller card also included an external connector. this allowed users to connect additional external floppy drives by third party vendors, but did not offer their own external until 1986.
the way of setting floppy drive numbers was via setting jumper switches on the drive unit, however chose to instead use a method known as the "cable twist" which had a floppy data cable with a bend in the middle of it that served as a switch for the drive motor control. this eliminated the need for users to adjust jumpers while installing a floppy drive.
fixed disks [ edit ]
the 5150 could not itself power hard drives without retrofitting a stronger power supply, but later offered the 5161 expansion unit, which not only provided more expansion slots, but also included a 10 (later 20) hard drive powered by the own separate power supply. the 5161 expansion unit was released in early 1983.
during the first year of the pc, it was commonplace for users to install winchester hard disks which generally connected to the floppy controller and required a patched version of which treated them as a giant floppy disk (there was no support).
ibm began offering hard disks with the, however the original pc was never sold with them. nonetheless, many users installed hard disks and upgraded power supplies in them.
after floppy disks became obsolete in the early 2000s, the letters a and b became unused. but for 25 years, virtually all pc software assumed the program installation drive was c, so the primary continues to be "the c drive" even today. other operating system families (e.g. unix) are not bound to these designations.
os support [ edit ]
ibm disk operating system version by microsoft
which operating system customers would choose was at first] although the company expected that most would use pc] supported using-86—which became available six months after as operating] promised that it would not favor one operating system over the others; the-86 support surprised gates, who claimed that was "blackmailed into] was correct, nonetheless, in its expectation; one survey found that% of pcs were ordered with the $40 dos compared to% for the $240-86.[144]
the pc's rom basic and bios supported cassette tape storage. pc dos itself did not support cassette tape storage. pc dos version0 supported only 160, but version, which was released nine months after the pc's introduction, supported 160 and 320. support for the slightly larger nine sector per track 180 and 360 formats arrived 10 months later in march 1983.
bios [ edit ]
the bios (basic system) provided the core rom code for the pc. it contained a library of functions that software could call for basic tasks such as video output, keyboard input, and disk access in addition to interrupt handling, loading the operating system on boot-up, and testing memory and other system components.
the original pc bios was in size and occupied four rom chips on the, with a fifth and sixth empty slot left for any extra roms the user wished to install. offered three different bios revisions during the pc's lifespan. the initial bios was dated april 1981 and came on the earliest models with floppy drives and pc dos0. the second version was dated october 1981 and arrived on the "revision b" models sold with drives and pc dos0. it corrected some bugs, but was otherwise unchanged. finally, the third bios version was dated october 1982 and found on all pcs with the newer. this revision was identical to the's bios. it added support for detecting roms on expansion cards as well as the ability to use of memory (the earlier bios revisions had a limit of 544k). unlike the, the original pc remained functionally unchanged from 1983 until its discontinuation in early 1987 and did not get support for keyboards or" floppy drives, nor was it ever offered with.
video output [ edit ]
ibm initially offered two video adapters for the pc, the adapter and the monochrome display and printer adapter. was intended to be a typical home computer display; it had output and could be connected to a composite monitor or a tv set with an modulator in addition to for digital-type monitors, although did not offer their own monitor until 1983. supported graphics modes were 40 or color text with character resolution, graphics with two fixed palettes, or monochrome graphics.
the card and its companion 5151 monitor supported only text with a character resolution (total pixel resolution was). it was mainly intended for the business market and so also included a printer port.
during 1982, the first video card for the pc appeared when hercules computer technologies released a clone of the that could use graphics. although not supported by the bios, the hercules graphics adapter became extremely popular for business use due to allowing sharp, high resolution graphics plus text and itself was widely cloned by other manufacturers.
in 1985, after the launch of the at, the new enhanced graphics adapter became available which could support or in 16 colors in addition to 16 color graphics.
ibm also offered a video board for the pc,, and at known as the professional graphics adapter during, mainly intended for cad design. it was extremely expensive, required a special monitor, and was rarely ordered by customers.
vga graphics cards could also be installed in pcs ands, although they were introduced after the computer's discontinuation.
serial port addresses and interrupts [ edit ]
the serial port is an 8250 or a derivative (such as the 16450 or 16550), mapped to eight consecutive io addresses and one interrupt request line.
com port base port address [hex]4343
only: and: addresses were defined by the original pc. attempts to share3 and4 to use additional ports require special measures in hardware and software, since shareds were not defined in the original pc design. the most typical devices plugged into the serial port were modems and mice. plotters and serial printers were also among the more commonly used serial peripherals, and there were numerous other more unusual uses such as operating cash registers, factory equipment, and connecting needed]
printer port [ edit ]
ibm made a deal with epson to produce printers for the pc and all-branded printers were manufactured by that company (epson of course also sold printers with their own name). there was a considerable amount of controversy when included a printer port on the pc that did not follow the centronics design, and it was rumored that this had been done to prevent customers from using printers with their machines (plugging a centronics printer into an pc could damage the printer, the parallel port, or both). although cards were available with centronics ports on them, pc clones quickly copied the printer port and by the late 80s, it had largely displaced the centronics standard.
reception [ edit ]
byte wrote in october 1981 that the pc's "hardware is impressive, but even more striking are two decisions made by: to use outside suppliers already established in the microcomputer industry, and to provide information and assistance to independent, software writers and manufacturers of peripheral devices". it praised the "smart" hardware design and stated that its price was not much higher than the machines from apple and others. the reviewer admitted that the computer "came as a shock. i expected that the giant would stumble by overestimating or underestimating the capabilities the public wants and stubbornly insisting on incompatibility with the rest of the microcomputer world. but didn't stumble at all; instead, the giant jumped leagues in front of the competition ... the only disappointment about the personal computer is its dull]
in a more detailed review in january 1982, byte called the pc "a synthesis of the best the microcomputer industry has offered to date ... as well designed on the inside as it is on the outside". the magazine praised the keyboard as "bar none, the best ... on any microcomputer", describing the unusual shift key locations as "minor [problems] compared to some of the gigantic mistakes made on almost every other microcomputer keyboard". the review also complimented's manuals, which it predicted "will set the standard for all microcomputer documentation in the future. not only are they well packaged, well organized, and easy to understand, but they are also complete". observing that detailed technical information was available "much earlier ... than it has been for other machines", the magazine predicted that "given a reasonable period of time, plenty of hardware and software will probably be developed for" the computer. the review stated that although the pc cost more than comparably configured apple and computers, and the insufficient number of slots for all desirable expansion cards was its most serious weakness, "you get a lot more for your money" and concluded, "in two years or so, i think [it] will be one of the most popular and ... should be proud of the people who designed]
in a special 1984 issue dedicated to the pc, byte concluded that the pc had succeeded both because of its features like an screen, open architecture, and high-quality keyboard, and "the failure of other major companies to provide these same fundamental features earlier. in retrospect, it seems stepped into a void that remained, paradoxically, at the center of a crowded]
longevity [ edit ]
many pcs have remained in service long after their technology became largely obsolete. in june 2006, pc and models were still in use at the majority of u.s. national weather service observing sites, used to process data as it is returned from the ascending radiosonde, attached to a weather balloon, although they have been slowly phased out. factors that have contributed to the 5150 pc's longevity are its flexible modular design, its open technical standard (making information needed to adapt, modify, and repair it readily available), use of few special nonstandard parts, and rugged manufacturing, which provided for exceptional long-term reliability and durability.
some of the mechanical aspects of the slot specifications are still used in current pcs. a few systems still come with style keyboard and mouse connectors.
collectability [ edit ]
the model 5150 personal computer has become a among vintage computer collectors, due to the system being the first true “pc” as we know them today. as of 2007 , the system had a market value of $50–$500.[145] the model 5150 has proven to be reliable; despite their age of 30 years or more, some still function as they did when]
see also [ edit ]
notes [ edit ]
references [ edit ]
cited references
general references
norton, peter (1986). inside the pc. revised and enlarged . new york. brady..
. new york. brady.. august 12, 1981 press release announcing the pc format).
mueller, scott (1992). upgrading and repairing pcs, second edition , que books,
, que books, chposky, james; ted (1988). blue magic - the people, power and politics behind the personal computer . facts on file..
ibm (1983). personal computer hardware reference library: guide to operations, personal computer . part number 6936831.
. part number 6936831. (1984). personal computer hardware reference library: guide to operations, portable personal computer . part numbers 6936571 and 1502332.
. part numbers 6936571 and 1502332. (1986). personal computer hardware reference library: guide to operations, personal computer model 286 . part number.
. part number. this article is based on material taken from the free on-line dictionary of computing prior to 1 november 2008 and incorporated under the "relicensing" terms of the gfdl, version or later.
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"ibm* ˈpiˈsi" hir. fər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpiˈsiz, si ˈpiˈsi kəmˈpætəbəl ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər, ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz ðə ˈpiˈsi, ɪz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvərʒən ənd proʊˈʤɛnɪtər əv ðə ˈpiˈsi kəmˈpætəbəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈplætˌfɔrm. ɪt ɪz ˈmɑdəl ˈnəmbər 5150 ənd wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 1981 ɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ə tim əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd dɪˈzaɪnərz ˈəndər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv dɑn ɪˈstrɪʤ əv ðə ˈɛntri ˈsɪstəmz dɪˈvɪʒən ɪn ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn, ˈflɔrɪdə. ðə ʤəˈnɛrɪk tərm "ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər" ("ˈpiˈsi") wɑz ɪn juz jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr 1981 əˈplaɪd ɛz ˈərli ɛz 1972 tɪ ðə ˈzɪrɑks ˈæltoʊ, bət bɪˈkəz əv ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər, ðə tərm "ˈpiˈsi" keɪm tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ min mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli ə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈbrændɪd ˈprɑdəkts. sɪns ðə məˈʃin wɑz beɪst ɔn ˈoʊpən wɪˈθɪn ə ʃɔrt taɪm əv ɪts ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, səˈplaɪərz əv pərˈɪfərəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrdz, ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr prəˈlɪfərˌeɪtɪd; ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ðə ˈpiˈsi ɔn ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈmɑrkɪt wɑz səbˈstænʃəl ɪn ˈstændərˌdaɪzɪŋ ə ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz. kəmˈpætəbəl" bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kraɪˈtɪriən fər seɪlz groʊθ; ˈæftər ðə 1980s*, ˈoʊnli ðə ˈæpəl ˈmækənˌtɔʃ ˈfæməli kɛpt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʃɛr əv ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈmɑrkɪt wɪˈθaʊt kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti wɪθ ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ˈrumərz ˈɛdət ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɪznɪs məˈʃinz), wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkəmpəˌniz, hæd ə 62 ʃɛr əv ðə ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm kəmˈpjutər ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ɪn ðə leɪt ðə nu ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈɪndəstri wɑz ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈkɑməˌdɔr pɛt, əˈtɑri ˈfæməli, ˈæpəl, ˈtændi ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈvɛriəs wɪθ 150 ˈmɪljən ɪn seɪlz baɪ 1979 ənd prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈænjuəl groʊθ əv mɔr ðən 40 ɪn ðə ˈərli 1980s*, ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈmɑrkɪt wɑz lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf fər əˈtɛnʃən. ˈəðər lɑrʤ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz (hp*), ˈtɛksəs ˈɪnstrəmənts (ti), ənd ˈdætə ˈʤɛnərəl hæd ˈɛnərd ɪt, ənd səm lɑrʤ ˈkəstəmərz wər baɪɪŋ soʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɔ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ɛz boʊθ ən ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn ə nu ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ə dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ˈraɪvəlz, lɑrʤ ənd ɪn 1980 ənd 1981 ˈrumərz sprɛd əv ən ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər, pərˈhæps ə ˈmɪnɪʧərˌaɪzd ˈvərʒən əv ðə waɪl mɑtˈsuʃitə ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ɪt hæd dɪˈskəst wɪθ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈprɑʤɛkt, "goʊ", ˈɛndɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 1981 riˈlis əv ðə ˈpiˈsi "ʧɛs", bət tu ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈfərðər kənfˈjuzd ˈrumərz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz ˈɛdət ˈdætə ˈʤɛnərəl ənd smɔl kəmˈpjutərz wər nɑt ˈvɛri bət əbˈzərvərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ sun ˈɛnər ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈɪndəstri, ənd ˈəðər lɑrʤ ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˈɛksɑn, mɑntˈgəmri wɔrd, pentel*, ənd ˈsoʊni wər dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈwɛðər hæd ˈweɪtɪd tu lɔŋ tɪ ˈɛnər ən ˈɪndəstri ɪn wɪʧ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃæk, əˈtɑri ənd ˈəðərz wər ɔˈrɛdi səkˈsɛsfəl wɑz ən əbˈzərvər ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ aʊt ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər wʊd bi laɪk ˈtiʧɪŋ ən ˈɛləfənt tɪ tæp səkˈsɛsfəl ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈkəmpəˌni ˈvɛktər ˈfɪskəl 1980 ˈrɛvəˌnu wɑz 12 ə ˈsɪŋgəl kəmˈpjutər ɪn ðə ˈərli kɔst ɛz məʧ ɛz 9 ˈmɪljən, ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wən kˈwɔrtər ˈeɪkər əv speɪs, ənd hæd ə stæf əv 60 ɪn 1980 ɪts kəmˈpjutər, ðə 5120 stɪl kɔst əˈbaʊt ðə "kəˈlɑsəs əv ˈɑrməŋk" ˈoʊnli soʊld θru ɪts ˌɪnˈtərnəl seɪlz fɔrs, hæd noʊ ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ riˈsɛlərz ər ˈriˌteɪl ənd dɪd nɑt ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə fərst ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ wərk wɪθ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənˈtɪl əˈnəðər əbˈzərvər kleɪmd ðət meɪd dɪˈsɪʒənz soʊ sˈloʊli ðət, wɪn ˈtɛstɪd, "wət ðeɪ faʊnd ɪz ðət ɪt wʊd teɪk æt list naɪn mənθs tɪ ʃɪp ən ˈɛmti ɛz wɪθ ˈəðər lɑrʤ kəmˈpjutər ˈkəmpəˌniz, ɪts nu ˈprɑdəkts ˈtɪpɪkəli rikˈwaɪərd əˈbaʊt fɔr tɪ faɪv jɪrz fər hæd tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ kˈwɪkli dɪˈvɛləp, mass-produce*, ənd ˈmɑrkɪt nu kəmˈpjutərz. waɪl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni trəˈdɪʃənəli lɛt ˈəðərz ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ə nu riˈlist ɪts fərst kəˈmərʃəl kəmˈpjutər ə jɪr ˈæftər ˈrɛmɪŋtən rændz ɪn 1951 bət wɪˈθɪn faɪv jɪrz hæd 85 əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈsaɪkəlz wər məʧ ˈfæstər ðən fər ˈmeɪnˌfreɪmz, wɪθ ˈprɑdəkts dɪˈzaɪnd ɪn ə fju mənθs ənd ˌɑbsəˈlit ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈɪndəstri riˈzɛnəd paʊər ənd wɛlθ, ənd dɪsˈlaɪkt ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət ən ˈɪndəstri ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈstɑrˌtəps ˈnidɪd ə ˈleɪtkəmər soʊ steɪd ðət ɪt hæd ə strɪkt drɛs koʊd ənd ɪmˈplɔɪi ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutərz əv ə ˈkəmpəˌni soʊ pərˈstiʤəs, ðət ə ˈpɑpjələr seɪɪŋ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈsteɪtɪd "noʊ wən ˈɛvər gɑt faɪərd fər baɪɪŋ", wɑz ˌnənðəˈlɛs ˈɪnfoʊˌwərld, wɪʧ dɪˈskraɪbd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz "ðə ˈnuzˌwikli fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈjuzərz", ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "fər maɪ ˈgrændˌməðər, ənd fər ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl laɪk hər, ənd kəmˈpjutər ər baɪt ("ðə smɔl ˈsɪstəmz ˈʤərnəl") ˈsteɪtɪd ɪn ən ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ðə ˈpiˈsi: ˈrumərz əˈbaʊnd əˈbaʊt ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz tɪ kəm frəm ʤaɪənts səʧ ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈkəmpəˌni. bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈkɑntɛst. nu ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ɪz fɑr ənd əˈweɪ ðə ˈmidiə stɑr, nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˈfiʧərz, bət bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts æt ɔl. wɪn ðə ˈnəmbər eɪt ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə ˈfɔrʧən 500 ˈɛnərz ðə fild, ðət ɪz nuz ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər meɪd baɪ ə ˈkəmpəˌni huz neɪm həz ˈlɪtərəli kəm tɪ min "kəmˈpjutər" tɪ moʊst əv ðə wərld ɪz hɑrd tɪ ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt. ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət "səm ˈfækʃənz ɪn ɑr ˈɪndəstri hæv lʊkt əˈpɑn ɛz ðə 'ˈɛnəmi'", bət kənˈkludɪd wɪθ ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm: "aɪ wɔnt tɪ si ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutɪŋ teɪk ə ʤaɪənt ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz ˈɛdət ˈdɛskˌtɑp saɪzd ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ˈkælkjəˌleɪtərz baɪ hæd ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ðə 9830 ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤ kəmˈpjutər baɪ 1972 ɪn ə tim lɛd baɪ ˈdɑktər. pɔl ˈfridəl æt ðə lɔs ˈgɑˌtoʊs ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈsɛnər dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈpɔrtəbəl kəmˈpjutər ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp kɔld (ˈspɛʃəl kəmˈpjutər məˈʃin ˈpɔrtəbəl) beɪst ɔn ðə pɑm ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɪθ ə ˈfɪlɪps ˈkɑmpækt kəˈsɛt draɪv, smɔl, ənd ˈkiˌbɔrd. ˈɛmjəˌleɪtɪd ən 1130 ˌmɪnikəmˈpjutər tɪ rən ɪn 1973 wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli əˈveɪləbəl ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm kəmˈpjutərz, ənd moʊst ˈdɛskˌtɑp saɪzd ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutərz səʧ ɛz ðə wæŋ 2200 ər 9800 ˈɔfərd ˈoʊnli ˈbeɪsɪk. bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ðə fərst tɪ ˈɛmjəˌleɪt pərˈfɔrməns ɔn ə ˈpɔrtəbəl, kəmˈpjutər, ˈpiˈsi ˈmægəˌzin ɪn 1983 ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ə "ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈkɑnsɛpt" ənd "ðə wərldz fərst ˈpərsɪnəl ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ɪz ɪn ðə smɪθˈsoʊniən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən. ə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɑdəl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn 1973 baɪ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪnər tɑm ˈhɑrdi ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ haʊ ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp kʊd bi trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə ˈjuzəbəl ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈzaɪn fər ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs. ðɪs dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɑdəl wɑz rɪkˈwɛstɪd baɪ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv bɪl loʊ tɪ ˈkɑmpləmənt ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ɪn hɪz ˈərli ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz əv ðə 1973 ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp lɛd tɪ ðə 5100 ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ɪn 1975 ɪn ðə leɪt səʧ ə məˈʃin wʊd hæv bɪn ˈnɪrli ɛz lɑrʤ ɛz tu dɛsks ənd wʊd hæv weɪd əˈbaʊt hæf ə ðə 5100 wɑz ə kəmˈplit kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəm ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ɪn ˈbeɪsɪk ər, wɪθ ə smɔl ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈmɑnətər, ˈkiˌbɔrd, ənd teɪp draɪv fər ˈdætə ˈstɔrɪʤ. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, əp tɪ ðə kəmˈpjutər wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd fər prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈkəstəmərz, nɑt ˈbɪznɪs ˈjuzərz ər baɪt ɪn 1975 əˈnaʊnst ðə 5100 wɪθ ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn "ˈwɛlkəm,, tɪ ˈpərsɪnəl bət ˈpiˈsi ˈmægəˌzin ɪn 1984 dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ˈlɪtəl ˈmeɪnˌfreɪmz" ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "ɛz ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz, ðiz məˈʃinz wər ˈdɪzməl ˈfeɪljərz ðə ænˈtɪθəsəs əv user-friendly*", wɪθ noʊ səˈpɔrt fər dɪˈspaɪt nuz rɪˈpɔrts ðət ɪt wɑz ðə fərst ˈprɑdəkt wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈmɑdəl ˈnəmbər, wɪn ðə ˈpiˈsi wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn 1981 ɪt wɑz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz ðə 5150 ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə 5100 ðoʊ ɪts ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɑz nɑt dɪˈrɛkli dɪˈsɛndɪd frəm ðə 5100 ˈleɪtər ˈmɑdəlz ˈfɑloʊd ɪn ðə trɛnd: fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər,, ənd ˈpiˈsi æt ər məˈʃin taɪps 5155 5160 ənd 5170 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ðə ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn, ˈflɔrɪdə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri kriˈeɪtɪd ˈsɛvərəl kəmˈpjutər dɪˈzaɪn ˈkɑnsɛpts tɪ səˈpɔrt loʊz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɛfərt tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛr wɑz ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪn ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈbɪznɪs. ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðiz ˈərli dɪˈzaɪn ˈkɑnsɛpts kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪnər tɑm ˈhɑrdi ɪn ðə ˈɪnfənsi əv ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutɪŋ ɪz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ɪn ðə bʊk dɪˈlit: ə dɪˈzaɪn ˈhɪstəri əv kəmˈpjutər vapourware*. wən səʧ ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪn 1977 əkˈwɛriəs, wɑz ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ədˈvænst ˈbəbəl ˈmɛməri ˈkɑrtrəʤəz. waɪl ðɪs dɪˈzaɪn wɑz mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ənd sˈmɔlər ðən ˈæpəl lɔnʧt ðə seɪm jɪr, ðə ədˈvænst ˈbəbəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz dimd ənˈsteɪbəl ənd nɑt ˈrɛdi fər mæs ˈprɑʤɛkt ʧɛs ˈɛdət səm ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈpoʊzd ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə wən sɛd, "waɪ ɔn ərθ wʊd ju kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər? ɪt həz ˈnəθɪŋ æt ɔl tɪ du wɪθ ˈɔfəs ɔtəˈmeɪʃən." "ˌbiˈsaɪdz", hi ˈædɪd, "ɔl ɪt kən du ɪz kɔz ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈstədid ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər si. raɪnz əv ti, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn 1978 mɛt wɪθ ə ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn grup kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə fər ə ˈsikrɪt hæd dɪˈtərmənd frəm ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər jɪrz, ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə, ðət wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəli bɪld ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɑn ˈoʊpəl wɑz nɑt əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz. hi ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ fræŋk ˈkɛri hæd kriˈeɪtɪd mɔr ðən wən ˈdəzən "ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbɪznɪs ˈjunɪts" (ibu*) tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈfɔrʧən kɔld ðɛm "haʊ tɪ stɑrt jʊr oʊn ˈkəmpəˌni wɪˈθaʊt ˈlivɪŋ ˈæftər loʊ bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst hɛd əv ðə ˈɛntri ˈlɛvəl ˈsɪstəmz ɪn ˈboʊkə hɪz tim riˈsərʧt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. kəmˈpjutər ˈdilərz wər ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈsɛlɪŋ ən ˈprɑdəkt, bət toʊld loʊ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd nɑt dɪˈzaɪn, sɛl, ər ˈsərvɪs ɪt ɛz hæd ˈpriviəsli dən. ən ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər, ðeɪ sɛd, məst bi kəmˈpoʊzd əv ˈstændərd pɑrts ðət stɔr ɪmˈplɔɪiz kʊd waɪl ˈdilərz dɪsˈlaɪkt ˈæpəlz ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ðə ˈæpəl waɪl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈæpəl, ðeɪ sɔ noʊ ɔlˈtərnətɪv bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈdaʊtɪd ðət trəˈdɪʃənəl seɪlz ˈmɛθədz ənd bjʊˈrɑkrəsi wʊd əˈtɑri ɪn 1980 prəˈpoʊzd ðət ɪt ækt ɛz ərˈɪʤənəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər fər ən ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər. əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ðə skulz ɪn braʊərd ˈkaʊnti, nɪr ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn, ˈpərʧəst ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1980 loʊ mɛt wɪθ ˈoʊpəl, ˈkɛri, ənd ˈəðərz ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkɔrpərət ˈmænɪʤmənt loʊ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðə prəˈpoʊzəl wɪθ ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈmɑdəl baɪ tɑm ˈhɑrdi beɪst ɔn ðə əˈtɑri 800 ˈplætˌfɔrm, ənd səˈʤɛstɪd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ əˈtɑri "bɪˈkəz wi kænt du ðɪs wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəlʧər əv ˈkɛri əˈgrid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkəlʧər, əbˈzərvɪŋ ðət wʊd nid "fɔr jɪrz ənd θri ˈhənərd ˈpipəl" tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ɪts oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər; loʊ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈprɑməst wən ɪn ə jɪr ɪf dən wɪˈθaʊt trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˈstɛd əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ əˈtɑri, ðə kəˈmɪti əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ fɔrm ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt grup əv ˈdərti ˈdəzən", lɛd baɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr bɪl sydnes—which*, loʊ ˈprɑməst, kʊd dɪˈzaɪn ə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ɪn 30 deɪz. ðə krud ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ˈbɛrli wərkt wɪn hi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɪt ɪn ˈɔgəst, bət loʊ pərˈzɛnəd ə dɪˈteɪld ˈbɪznɪs plæn ðət prəˈpoʊzd ðət ðə nu kəmˈpjutər hæv ən ˈoʊpən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, juz kəmˈpoʊnənts ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd bi soʊld θru ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz, ɔl ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti əˈgrid ðət loʊz əˈproʊʧ wɑz ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ səkˈsid. wɪθ ˈoʊpəlz strɔŋ səˈpɔrt, ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ɪt əˈpruvd ˈtərnɪŋ ðə grup ˈɪntu əˈnəðər "ˈprɑʤɛkt ʧɛs" tɪ dɪˈvɛləp "ˈeɪkɔrn", wɪθ ənˈjuˌʒuəli lɑrʤ ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ hɛlp əˈʧiv ðə goʊl əv ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈprɑdəkt wɪˈθɪn wən jɪr əv ðə ˈɔgəst ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən. ˈæftər loʊz pərˈmoʊʃən dɑn ɪˈstrɪʤ bɪˈkeɪm ðə hɛd əv toʊld baɪ ˈkɛri tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ən ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər baɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1981 ðə tim meɪd ɪts fərst ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv ðə ˈəðər ki ˈmɛmbərz ˌɪnˈkludɪd luɪs ˈdeɪvɪd mɑrk ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈmɛni wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈhɑbiɪsts hu oʊnd ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪˈstrɪʤ, hu hæd ən ˈæpəl ˈæftər ðə tim rɪˈsivd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ɪkˈspænd tɪ 150 baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 1980 ɪt rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən 500 kɔlz ɪn wən deɪ frəm ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpən ˈstændərdz ˈɛdət ˈnɔrməli wɑz ˈvərtɪkli ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd, ˈoʊnli ˈpərʧəsɪŋ kəmˈpoʊnənts laɪk trænsˈfɔrmərz ənd ɪt ˌɪnˈtərnəli dɪˈvɛləpt ɔl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ənd dɪˈskərɪʤd ˈkəstəmərz frəm ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ fər ðə ˈpiˈsi ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈvɔɪdɪd duɪŋ soʊ ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl; ˈʧuzɪŋ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, tɪ ˈlaɪsəns ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈbeɪsɪk dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈbeɪsɪk əv ɪts oʊn fər ˈmeɪnˌfreɪmz. (ɪˈstrɪʤ sɛd ðət ənˈlaɪk oʊn ˈvərʒən "ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈbeɪsɪk hæd ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈjuzərz əraʊnd ðə wərld. haʊ ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɑrgju wɪθ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪˈnaɪd duɪŋ soʊ, ˈmɛni əbˈzərvərz kənˈkludɪd ðət ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˈɛmjəˌleɪtɪd ˈæpəl wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə ðə ˈmɛni ˈæpəl ˈoʊnərz ɔn ðə tim ˈɪnfluənst ɪts dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ðə kəmˈpjutər wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən ənd ˈpəblɪʃ ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən soʊ ˈəðərz kʊd kriˈeɪt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ɪkˈspænʧən slɑt ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni nu ðət ɪt kʊd nɑt əˈvɔɪd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɔn prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈrisərʧ riˈlist fər ðə dɪˈspleɪˌraɪtər, fər kənˈsɪdərd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə 801 rɪsk ˈprɑˌsɛsər ənd ɪts ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, dɪˈvɛləpt æt ðə ˈtɑməs ʤeɪ. ˈwɑtsən ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈjɔrkˌtaʊn haɪts, nu jɔrk. ðə 801 ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɑz mɔr ðən ən ˈɔrdər əv ˈmægnəˌtud mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl 8088 ənd ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm mɔr ədˈvænst ðən ðə ˈpiˈsi dɔs ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm frəm ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft. ˈrulɪŋ aʊt ən ˌɪnˈhaʊs səˈluʃən meɪd ðə ʤɑb məʧ ˈiziər ənd meɪ hæv əˈvɔɪdɪd ə dɪˈleɪ ɪn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl, bət ðə ˈəltəmət ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən fər wər far-reaching*. hæd ˈrisəntli dɪˈvɛləpt ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər, wɪʧ juzd ə ˈprɑˌsɛsər ənd ˈəðər ʧɪps frəm ˌɪnˈtɛl; fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti wɪθ ðɛm ənd ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv ðə 8088 wɑz ə ˈrizən fər ˈʧuzɪŋ ɪt fər ðə ˈpiˈsi. ðə ɪkˈspænʧən bəs slɑts wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə slɑts. ˈdɪfərənsɪz frəm ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ən dɪˈzaɪn waɪl ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðə kəmˈpjutərz saɪz soʊ ðət ɪt wʊd stɪl fɪt ɔn ə ˈstændərd ˈdɛskˌtɑp wɪθ ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd (ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə datamaster's*), ənd dɪsk draɪvz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv 8 dɪˈleɪz du tɪ ˌɪnˈhaʊs dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz ə ˈrizən waɪ ʧoʊz ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə ˈpəblɪʃt əˈveɪləbəl ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ʧoʊz ðə 8088 ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɪmələr bət suˈpɪriər 8086 bɪˈkəz ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈɔfərd ə ˈbɛtər praɪs ɔn ðə ˈfɔrmər ənd kʊd prəˈvaɪd mɔr ənd ðə bəs rɪˈdust ðə kɔst əv ðə rɛst əv ðə ðə dɪˈzaɪn fər ðə kəmˈpjutər wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli kəmˈplit baɪ ˈeɪprəl 1981 wɪn ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ tim tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə kʊd nɑt ˈoʊnli juz ɪts oʊn ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd meɪk ə ˈprɑfɪt wɪθ "ˈeɪkɔrn". tɪ seɪv taɪm ənd ˈməni, ðə bɪlt ðə məˈʃin wɪθ kəˈmərʃəl pɑrts frəm ərˈɪʤənəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl, wɪθ əˈsɛmbli əˈkərɪŋ ɪn ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn æt ə plænt ɪˈstrɪʤ dɪˈzaɪnd. ðə wʊd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ɪt wʊd bi mɔr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkəl tɪ "meɪk ər baɪ" iʧ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈvɛriəs dɪˈvɪʒənz fər ðə fərst taɪm kəmˈpitɪd wɪθ aʊtˈsaɪdərz tɪ bɪld pɑrts əv ðə nu kəmˈpjutər; ə nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈfæktəri bɪlt ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd, ðə ˈɛndɪˌkɑt, nu jɔrk ˈfæktəri hæd tɪ loʊər ɪts bɪd fər ˈprɪnɪd ˈsərkət bɔrdz, ənd ə ˈtaɪwɑˈniz ˈkəmpəˌni bɪlt ðə ðə ʧoʊz ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈmɑnətər frəm ʤəˈpæn ənd ən ˈɛpsən ˈprɪnər. bɪˈkəz əv ðə pɑrts ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈjunɪt ənd ˈkiˌbɔrd həz juˈnik ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈɛləmənts. ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt əˈpɪrz ɪn ˈoʊnli ðə rɑm baɪoʊs ənd ɔn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈsivd noʊ ˈpætənts ɔn ðə wɪθ aʊtˈsaɪdərz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ 90 əv bɪˈkəz ðə ˈprɑdəkt wʊd ˈkɛri ðə ˈloʊgoʊ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkɔrpərət dɪˈvɪʒən ðə kʊd nɑt ˈbaɪˌpæs wɑz ðə kˈwɑləti əˈʃʊrəns ə kəmˈpoʊnənt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv biɪŋ səˈlɛktɪd ɛz ə səˈplaɪər ɛz ˈrɪgərəs ənd "ˌæbsəˈlutli əˈmeɪzɪŋ", wɪθ ˌɪnˈspɛktərz ˈivɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈsɑdər fləks. ðeɪ steɪd ˈæftər səˈlɛkʃən, ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. saɪz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz; "ə ˈhənərd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz" rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈmaɪˌtɛl tɪ mit wɪθ tu əv ðə ˈlætərz ɪmˈplɔɪiz əˈbaʊt ə ˈprɑbləm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk əˈnəðər ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðət dɪd nɑt ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ɪts ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ɪmˈplɔɪiz æt ˈjɔrkˌtaʊn nu ˈnəθɪŋ əv ˈboʊkə ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪˈθɪn ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv, wər ˈəndər strɪkt ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti əˈgrimənts. wɪn ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ˈpəblɪk ɔn ə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ðət hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ə nu kəmˈpjutər, sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈpɪrd æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈæftər ən əˈfɪʃəl dɪˈskəvərd ˈprɪnˌtaʊts ɪn ə səˈplaɪərz ˈgɑrbɪʤ, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈkəmpəˌni pərsˈweɪdɪd ðə ˈlætər tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈpeɪpər ʃˈrɛdər. ˈmænɪʤmənt saɪəns əˈmɛrɪkə dɪd nɑt noʊ ənˈtɪl ˈæftər əˈgriɪŋ tɪ baɪ ˈpiʧˌtri ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪn 1981 ðət ðə ˈlætər wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz səʧ ɛz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɑrts rɪˈsivd ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ɪn ˈbɑksɪz laɪnd wɪθ lɛd tɪ blɑk ˈɛksˌreɪz ənd sild wɪθ ˈsɑdər, ənd hæd tɪ kip ðɛm ɪn lɑkt, ˈwɪndoʊləs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɛmjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈpiˈsi ɔn ə dɛk ˌmɪnikəmˈpjutər ənd juzd ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp fər ˈæftər ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˈdeɪbju, ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn ɪmˈplɔɪiz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dɪˈklaɪn tɪ dɪˈskəs ðɛr ʤɑbz ɪn ˈpəblɪk. wən ˈraɪtər kəmˈpɛrd ðə "ˈsaɪləns" ˈæftər ˈæskɪŋ wən əˈbaʊt hɪz roʊl æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ "hit[ting*] ðə wɔl æt ðə ˈbɔstən ˈmɛrəˌθɑn: ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪz ˈdeɪbju ˈɛdət ɪz praʊd tɪ əˈnaʊns ə ˈprɑdəkt ju meɪ hæv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn. ɪts ə tul ðət kʊd sun bi ɔn jʊr dɛsk, ɪn jʊr hoʊm ər ɪn jʊr ʧaɪldz ˈskuˌlrum. ɪt kən meɪk ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə weɪ ju wərk, lərn ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz əˈproʊʧ ðə kəmˈplɛksɪtiz (ənd səm əv ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈplɛʒərz) əv ˈlɪvɪŋ. ɪts ðə kəmˈpjutər wɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ fər ju. ˈpiˈsi ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt, ˈæftər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪt ɪn 12 ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈprɑdəkt ɪn ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ɔn 12 ˈɔgəst 1981 ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd æt (ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ɪn 2018 fər ə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ræm, ˈkələr ˈgræfɪks əˈdæptər, ənd noʊ dɪsk draɪvz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli sɛt ˈpraɪsɪz fər ɪt ənd ˈəðər kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz ðət wər ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðoʊz əv ˈæpəl ənd ˈəðər wət dæn ˈbrɪklɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ˈprɪti kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv" ˈpraɪsɪŋ səˈpraɪzd ɪm ənd ˈəðər ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɑrts wən ˈænəlɪst ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "həz ˈteɪkən ðə gləvz waɪl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd "wi səˈʤɛst [ðə ˈpiˈsiz praɪs] ˌɪnˈvaɪts ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd ˈpiʧˌtri ˈsɔfˌwɛr wər əˈməŋ ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz əv naɪn lɔnʧ ˈtaɪtəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈkɔrpərət seɪlz fɔrs ˈoʊpənd ɪts oʊn ˈprɑdəkt ˈsɛnər ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz. ˈæftər ˈstədiɪŋ ˈæpəlz səkˈsɛsfəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni fər ðə fərst taɪm soʊld θru ˈəðərz, kəmˈpjutərˌlænd ənd sɪrz bɪˈkəz ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz rɪˈsiv ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm rɪˈpɛrɪŋ kəmˈpjutərz ənd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈwɔrənti ˈsərvɪs, broʊk ə trəˈdɪʃən baɪ pərˈmɪtɪŋ ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsərvɪs ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ fɪks ðə baɪt dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ "ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ðə bət ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfərd frəm ðət əv ˈpriviəs ˈprɑdəkts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz əˈwɛr əv ɪts strɔŋ ˈkɔrpərət ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əˈməŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz; ən ˈərli ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt bɪˈgæn "prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ðə əv ˈpərsɪnəl ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈnɑvəlti əv ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈoʊnɪŋ ən kəmˈpjutər, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ "ə ˈprɑdəkt ju meɪ hæv ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd ˈæskɪŋ ˈridərz tɪ θɪŋk əv "'maɪ oʊn kəmˈpjutər. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət' ɪts jʊrz. fər jʊr ˈbɪznɪs, jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt, jʊr dɪˈpɑrtmənt, jʊr klæs, jʊr ˈfæməli ənd, ˌɪnˈdid, fər ðə ˈlɪtəl træmp ˈɛdət ˈæftər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈælən ˈɑldə, ˈbɛvərli sɪlz, ˈkərmɪt ðə frɑg, ənd ˈbɪli ˈmɑrtɪn ɛz səˈlɛbrɪti ʧoʊz ˈʧɑrli ˈʧæplɪnz ðə ˈlɪtəl træmp baɪ ˈbɪli ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts beɪst ɔn ˈʧæplɪnz ðə ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn meɪd ðə stɑr əv ˈmɑdərn fɪlm ðət ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ˈʧæplɪnz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ bɪg ˈbɪznɪs, ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən, ənd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl (ɛz kriˈeɪtɪv kəmˈpjutɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbd ɪm) "wɔrm ˈkədli" ˈmæˌskɑt əv wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈʧæplɪn ənd hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər bɪˈkeɪm soʊ ˈwaɪdli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "ðə træmp həz ˈgɪvɪn [ɪt] ə ˈjumən ˈəðərz juzd hɪz ˈboʊlər hæt ənd keɪn tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ər ˈsætərˌaɪz ðə ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈʧæplɪn ɛˈsteɪt sud ðoʊz laɪk hu juzd ðə ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk wɪˈθaʊt pərˈmɪʃən, ˈpiˈsi ˈmægəˌzinz ˈeɪprəl 1983 ˈɪʃu hæd 12 ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ðət rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈprɑdəkts ˈɛdət pərˈhæps moʊst ənˈjuˌʒuəl dɪˈsɪʒən fər wɑz tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz, əˈlaʊɪŋ aʊtˈsaɪdərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈprɑdəkts fər "wi ɪnˈkərəʤ səˈplaɪərz wi ər dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ hæv ðɛm", ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə tim bɪˈgæn ˈmænəʤɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈpiˈsiz dɪd nɑt sɛl ˌɪnˈtərnəli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈpiˈsi ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənˈtɪl ˈeɪprəl ˌɪnˈstɛd riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə əˈfɪʃəl əˈpruvəl əv ənd ɪt ənd ˈəðərz rɪˈsivd kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ðət wɑz, wən ˈraɪtər sɛd, "ənˈhərd əv" fər səʧ ˈoʊpənəs səˈpraɪzd baɪt kɔld ɪt ənd ənd wən dɪˈvɛləpər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət "ɪts ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt əˈnəðər sɛd "ðeɪ wər ˈvɛri ˈoʊpən ənd ˈhɛlpfəl əˈbaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi ˈnidɪd. ðə ˈfilɪŋ wɑz soʊ ˈrædɪkli laɪk ˈstɛpɪŋ aʊt ˈɪntu ə wɔrm briz." hi kənˈkludɪd, "ˈæftər jɪrz əv ðə ðə moʊst ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz dɪd nɑt dɪˈskloʊz ˈtɛknɪkəl ti, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli meɪd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ti ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈivɪn rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˈlɑˌkaʊt ʧɪp ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf kɛpt ɪts ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm tɛkˈnɑləʤi soʊ ˈsikrɪt ðət ˈraɪvəlz wər ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd fər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl fər ðə ˈpiˈsi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli riˈlist dɪˈteɪld ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈrɛfərəns ˈmænjuəl ˌɪnˈkludɪd kəmˈplit ˈsərkət skɪˈmætɪks, ˈkɑmɛntəd rɑm baɪoʊs sɔrs koʊd, ənd ˈəðər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər ɔl əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, pləs ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ɪt wɑz soʊ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ðət wən rivˈjuər səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˈmænjuəl kʊd sərv ɛz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd soʊ klɪr ðət ə dɪˈvɛləpər kleɪmd ðət hi kʊd dɪˈzaɪn ən ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrd wɪˈθaʊt siɪŋ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmɑrkətɪd ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈmænjuəl ɪn ˈkələr prɪnt ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət "ɑr ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈstɔri ɪz stɪl biɪŋ ˈrɪtən. ˈmeɪbi baɪ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ɪz ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr." ɪˈstrɪʤ sɛd ðət dɪd nɑt kip ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd hæv tɪ ənd ju ʤɪst kænt du əˈnəðər ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt toʊld dɪˈvɛləpərz ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd kənˈsɪdər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər "ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfaɪˌnæns. ˈdætə ˈmænɪʤmənt. ˈsɛlfɪmˈpruvmənt. geɪmz. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ənd jɛs, ɪˈstrɪʤ ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd smɔl, "ˈkɑtɪʤ" ˈæməˌʧər ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ kriˈeɪt "wɪθ", hi sɛd, "ɑr ˈloʊgoʊ ənd ɑr soʊld ðə ˈpiˈsi æt ə lɑrʤ ˈdɪskaʊnt tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ɪnˈkərəʤd ðɛm tɪ raɪt ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ə ˈkætəlɔg əv ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈrɪtən baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ðət maɪt nɑt ˈəðərˌwaɪz əˈpɪr ɪn riˈækʃən ˈɛdət baɪt wɑz kərˈɛkt ɪn prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðət ən ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər wʊd rɪˈsiv məʧ ˈpəblɪk əˈtɛnʃən. ɪts ˈræpɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt əˈmeɪzd ɛz dɪd ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv ðə kəˈlɑsəs əv ˈɑrməŋk tɪ sɛl ɛz ə lɔnʧ ˈtaɪtəl ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ədˈvɛnʧər (ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ðət, ɪts prɛs riˈlis ˈsteɪtɪd, brɔt "pleɪərz ˈɪntu ə ˈfænəsi wərld əv keɪvz ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈivɪn ˈɔfərd ən ˈɔpʃənəl ˈʤɔɪˌstɪk fˈjuʧər kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlər ˈbeɪbi" wʊd hæv ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈhɑrdˌwɛr seɪlz baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbənəl, ən ˈɛdɪtər æt osborne/mcgraw-hill*, rɪˈkɔld nən əv maɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈæpəl ər ðə ˈɔzˌbɔrn aɪ kəmˈpjutər ˌɛniˈmɔr, nɔr dɪd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈfænəˌsaɪz əˈbaʊt ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə nɛkst ˈproʊˌgræm ɔl ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt wɑz ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ɪt wɑz, ɪts pəˈtɛnʃəl ənd ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz, ənd moʊst əv ɔl, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt wʊd hæv ɔn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutɪŋ. wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛvən wiks ˈbənəl hɛlpt faʊnd ˈpiˈsi ðə fərst ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl fər ðə nu kəmˈpɛtɪtərz wər mɔr ˈskɛptɪkəl. ˈædəm ˈɔzˌbɔrn sɛd "wɪn ju baɪ ə kəmˈpjutər frəm, ju baɪ ə lɑ kɑrt. baɪ ðə taɪm ju hæv ə kəmˈpjutər ðət dɪz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ɪt wɪl kɔst mɔr ðən ən ˈæpəl. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ˈæpəl həz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt." ˈæpəlz maɪk əˈgrid ðət ˈprɑdəkt wɑz mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən ðə ˈæpəl, ənd kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈæpəl "ˈɔfərz ˈbɛtər pərˈfɔrməns". hi dɪˈnaɪd ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈɔfərd mɔr ˈmɛməri, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd ˈɔfər mɔr ðən "bət ˈfræŋkli wi doʊnt noʊ wət ˈɛniˌwən wʊd du wɪθ ðət ˈmɛməri". æt ˈtændi, ʤɑn roʊʧ sɛd "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ɪts ðət sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt"; ʤɑn ˈʃərli ədˈmɪtəd ðət hæd ə "ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈsərvɪs ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən" bət kleɪmd ðət ɪts ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃæk stɔrz "kən prəˈvaɪd ˈbɛtər ˈsərvɪs", waɪl prɪˈdɪktɪŋ ðət ðə ˈpiˈsiz "ˈmeɪʤər ˈmɑrkɪt wɪl bi ˈæˌdɪkts"; əˈnəðər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv kleɪmd ðət ˈtændi kʊd ˈəndərˌsɛl ə kəmˈpjutər baɪ ˈmɛni ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈpiˈsiz dɪˈzaɪn ɛz nɑt ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ənd ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd, ənd bɪˈlivd ðət ɪts əˈlɛʤd ˈwiknəsɪz, səʧ ɛz ðə juz əv, dɪsks wɪθ lɛs ˈstɔrɪʤ ðən ðə kəmˈpjutərz ræm, ɪgˈzɪstəd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ənˈsərtən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ənd wɑz ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr riˈlisɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər (ɪˈstrɪʤ ˈleɪtər ˈboʊstɪd, "ˈmɛni sɛd ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəli nu ɪn ðɪs məˈʃin. ðət wɑz ðə bɛst nuz wi kʊd hæv hæd; wi ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd dən wət wi hæd sɛt aʊt tɪ ˈraɪvəlz səʧ ɛz ˈæpəl, ˈtændi, ənd wɪθ mɔr ðən 50 əv ðə ˈmɛni ædˈvæntɪʤɪz. waɪl bɪˈgæn wɪθ wən ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər, ˈlɪtəl əˈveɪləbəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ər ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈhənərd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃæk hæd 14 ˈmɪljən ˈkəstəmərz ənd ðən ˈoʊnli soʊld ɪts brɔd reɪnʤ əv kəmˈpjutərz ənd ækˈsɛsəriz. ˈæpəl hæd faɪv taɪmz ɛz ˈmɛni ˈdilərz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɛz, ən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk, ənd ən ˌɪnˈstɔld beɪs əv mɔr ðən ˈkəstəmərz. ˈhənərdz əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt dɪˈvɛləpərz prəˈdust ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd pərˈɪfərəlz fər boʊθ ˈkəmpəˌniz' kəmˈpjutərz; æt list tɛn ˈæpəl ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ənd tɛn wərd ˈprɑˌsɛsərz wər əˈveɪləbəl, waɪl ðə ˈpiˈsi hæd noʊ ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ənd wən wərd ðə kəmˈpjutər hæd ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈgræfɪks ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti, ənd ˈkəstəmərz hu ˈwɔntɪd boʊθ ˈkələr ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti tɛkst hæd tɪ ˈpərʧəs tu ˈgræfɪks kɑrdz ənd tu stiv ʤɑbz æt ˈæpəl ˈɔrdərd ə tim tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ən ˈpiˈsi. ˈæftər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪt ɛspɪˈnoʊzə kɔld ðə kəmˈpjutər "ə half-assed*, ˈhæknid ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkɑnfədəntli ˈpərʧəst ə ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪn ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl wɪθ ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn "ˈwɛlkəm,. ˈsɪriəsli". ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft hɛd bɪl geɪts wɑz æt ˈæpəl ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ðə deɪ əv əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ənd ˈleɪtər sɛd "ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt sim tɪ kɛr. ɪt tʊk ðɛm ə fʊl jɪr tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz wət hæd səkˈsɛs ˈɛdət ðə ˈpiˈsi wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli səkˈsɛsfəl. ðə ˈpiˈsi wɑz smɔl, laɪt weɪt, ənd ˈizi tɪ juz. bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər fər ˈɛniˌwən ənd nɑt ʤɪst lɑrʤ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, ənd bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz smɔl ənd kʊd fɪt ˈizəli ˈɪntu ˈpipəlz hoʊm, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ə dɪˈvaɪs əv ˈpɑpjələr ʧɔɪs fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl. ɪt ˈkʊdənt hæv hərt ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈləvəbəl ˈʧɑrli ˈʧæplɪnz træmp ˈkɛrɪktər, hu ˈæftər siɪŋ ðə kəmˈpjutər, fɔlz ɪn ləv wɪθ ɪt ənd ˈpərʧəsɪz ðə ˈpiˈsi. ˈʧæplɪnz ˈkɛrɪktər bɪˈkeɪm ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz baɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈrumər ðət mɔr ðən wər ˈɔrdərd ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə ʤɑn dˈvɔrək rɪˈkɔld ðət wən ˈdilər ðət deɪ preɪzd ðə kəmˈpjutər ɛz ən "ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈwɪnər, ənd noʊz haʊ tɪ trit ˈjuˈɛs nən əv ðə ˈæpəl wən ˈdilər rɪˈsivd 22 dɪˈpɑzəts frəm ˈkəstəmərz ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi kʊd nɑt ˈprɑməs ə dɪˈlɪvəri ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd hæv soʊld ɪts ɪnˈtaɪər prɑˈʤɛktəd pərˈdəkʃən tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd ˈkəstəmərz ðət wər rɪˈləktənt tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈæpəlz wər glæd tɪ baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutərz frəm ðɛr trəˈdɪʃənəl ðə kəmˈpjutər bɪˈgæn ˈʃɪpɪŋ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, əˈhɛd əv baɪ ðɛn səm rɪˈfərd tɪ ɪt ˈsɪmpli ɛz ðə baɪt ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət 90 əv ðə ˈɔrdərz wər frəm ˈsɔfˌwɛr baɪ ˈkɑmdəks ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər dɪˈvɛləpt 20 ˈprɑdəkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛməri ɪkˈspænʧən ənd ɪkˈspænʧən səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈʤɛri ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈæftər əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə wɛst koʊst kəmˈpjutər fɛr ɪn ˈərli 1982 ðət bɪˈkəz "ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈæməˌʧərz" wɪθ "ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət tɛl ɔl", "ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv [third-party*] ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr" wɑz ˈvɪzəbəl æt ðə ˈmɛni ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈsɔfˌwɛr, hu hæd bɪn ˈvərʒənz fər ðə ˈæpəl, ˈprɑmptli swɪʧt ðɛr ˈɛfərts ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈpiˈsi wɪn ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst. ˈɔfən, ðiz ˈprɑdəkts ˈnidɪd ðə kəˈpæsɪti ənd spid əv ə. ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪd nɑt ˈɔfər ə ˈɔpʃən fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu jɪrz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ɪts ˈpiˈsi, ˈbɪznɪs seɪlz wər ˌnənðəˈlɛs ˈkætəˌlaɪzd baɪ ðə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv ˈsəbˌsɪstəmz, laɪk ðoʊz əv ˈtɑlˌgræs tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɪʧ soʊld ɪn kəmˈpjutərˌlænd stɔrz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə 5150 æt ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ɪn 1981 wən jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˈpiˈsiz riˈlis, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hæd soʊld fjuər ðən ˈpiˈsi wərld ˈkaʊntɪd 753 ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈpækɪʤɪz fər ðə ðən fɔr taɪmz ðə ˈnəmbər əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə ˈæpəl ˈmækənˌtɔʃ wən jɪr ˈæftər ɪts 1984 422 ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 200 juˈtɪlətiz ənd ˈɪnfoʊˌwərld ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət "moʊst əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈhaʊsɪz hæv bɪn ˈfrænəkəli əˈdæptɪŋ ðɛr ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ rən ɔn ðə ˈpiˈsi", wɪθ nu dɪˈvɛləpərz kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ "ən ɪnˈtaɪər ðət həz fɔrmd əraʊnd ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˈoʊpən ˈsɪstəm", wɪʧ dˈvɔrək dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə "də ˈfæktoʊ ˈstændərd ðə ˈmægəˌzin ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət "ˈhənərdz əv ˈtaɪni ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz" wər ɪn "ˈblədˌθərsti" ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən tɪ sɛl pərˈɪfərəlz, wɪθ 30 tɪ 40 ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪn ə praɪs wɔr fər kɑrdz, fər ˈpiˈsi ˈmægəˌzin riˈneɪmd ɪts plænd 1001 ˈprɑdəkts tɪ juz wɪθ jʊr ˈpiˈsi" ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪʃu ˈæftər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑdəkt ˈlɪstɪŋz ɪt rɪˈsivd ɪkˈsidɪd ðə ənd ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ˈoʊpənəs ˈræpədli gru ɪn saɪz ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, ɛz dɪd ˈpiˈsi ˈmægəˌzin; wɪˈθɪn tu jɪrz ɪt ɪkˈspændɪd frəm 96 baɪˈmənθli tɪ 800 ˈmənθli ˈpeɪʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 500 ˈpeɪʤɪz əv geɪts ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət wʊd sɛl "nɑt fɑr frəm ˈpiˈsiz ɪn baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðət jɪr ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈsɛlɪŋ wən ˈɛvəri ˈmɪnət əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ɪt ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət 50 tɪ 70 əv ˈpiˈsiz soʊld ɪn ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz wɛnt tɪ ðə ənd ðə pəˈblɪsɪti frəm ˈsɛlɪŋ ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈprɑdəkt tɪ kənˈsumərz kɔzd tɪ, ə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd, "ˈɛnər ðə wərld" baɪ ðɛm wɪθ ðə kəˈlɑsəs əv ˈɑrməŋk. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈoʊnli prəˈvaɪdɪd tu tɪ θri pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni faʊnd ðət ɪt hæd ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd dɪˈmænd baɪ ɛz məʧ ɛz 800 bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈpraɪsɪz wər beɪst ɔn ˈfɔrˌkæsts əv məʧ loʊər ˈoʊvər faɪv jɪrz, wɪʧ wʊd hæv meɪd ðə ˈpiˈsi ə ˈvɛri səkˈsɛsfəl ˈpiˈsi bɪˈkeɪm ˈvɛri ˈprɑfətəbəl; æt taɪmz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni soʊld ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðət ˈmɛni kəmˈpjutərz pər ɪˈstrɪʤ kleɪmd ɪn 1983 ðət frəm ɑkˈtoʊbər 1982 tɪ mɑrʧ 1983 ˈkəstəmər dɪˈmænd kwɑˈdrupəld. hi ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ˌɪnˈkrist pərˈdəkʃən θri taɪmz ɪn wən jɪr, ənd wɔrnd əv ə kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ɪf dɪˈmænd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈmɛni smɔl səˈplaɪərz' seɪlz tɪ gru ˈræpədli, boʊθ ˈplizɪŋ ðɛr ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈoʊvərdɪˌpɛndənt ɔn ɪt. ˈmɪniˈskraɪb, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn 1983 rɪˈsivd 61 əv ɪts hɑrd draɪv ˈɔrdərz frəm; ðə ˈkəmpəniz stɑk praɪs fɛl baɪ mɔr ðən wən θərd ɪn wən deɪ ˈæftər rɪˈdust ˈɔrdərz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1984 səˈplaɪərz ˈɔfən faʊnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðə prɛˈstiʒ əv ˈhævɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkəstəmər lɛd tɪ əˈdɪʃənəl seɪlz baɪ ˈjæŋki grup ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət tɛn nu ˈprɑdəkts əˈpɪrd ˈɛvəri ɪn ˈɔgəst ðə ʧɛs, wɪθ ɪmˈplɔɪiz, bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈɛntri ˈsɪstəmz dɪˈvɪʒən, wɪʧ əbˈzərvərz bɪˈlivd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ənd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ən ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi "ɪn tu jɪrz [hæd] ˈifɛktɪvli sɛt ə nu ˈstændərd ɪn ˈdɛskˌtɑp ɪt sərˈpæst ðə ˈæpəl ɛz ðə ˈpərsɪnəl wɪθ mɔr ðən soʊld baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə waɪl dɛk ˈoʊnli soʊld ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutərz ɪn ðə fərst naɪn mənθs əv ðə jɪr dɪˈspaɪt ˈɔfərɪŋ θri ˈmɑdəlz fər ˈdɪfərənt ˈriˌteɪlərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd, wɪθ 65 əv ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈpiˈsi. dɪˈmænd stɪl soʊ ɪkˈsidɪd səˈplaɪ tu jɪrz ˈæftər ɪts ˈdeɪbju ðət, dɪˈspaɪt ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈpiˈsiz ə mənθ, ˈdilərz rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈsivd 60 ər lɛs əv ðɛr dɪˈzaɪərd rɪˈsivd ðə ˈpiˈsi hi peɪd fər ɪn ˈərli ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1983 ɔn 1 ənd ˈboʊkə rəˈtoʊn ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ˈneɪbərz hæd tɪ weɪt faɪv wiks tɪ baɪ ðə kəmˈpjutərz əˈsɛmbəld ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈjæŋki grup ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi hæd baɪ 1983 "dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər səm ˈoʊldər məˈʃinz" frəm ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈvɛktər ˈgræfɪk, nɔrθ stɑr, ənd roʊt "ðɪs meɪ bi ən ˈæpəl ˈmægəˌzin, bət lɛts nɑt kɪd ɑrˈsɛlvz, həz dɪˈvaʊərd kəmˈpɛtɪtərz laɪk ə klaʊd əv baɪ ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1984 baɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn "ðə fəˈnɑmənəl ˈmɑrkɪt əkˈsɛptəns əv ðə ənd baɪ fɔl kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni "həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə fild ɪts θərd ˈmeɪʤər ˈstændərd, ˈæftər ðə ˈæpəl ənd səm ˈraɪvəlz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt maɪt əˈgɛn ˈprɑsəˌkjut fər ˌæntaɪˈtrəst, ənd bɛn ˈroʊzən kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈdɑmənəns "ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈʧɪlɪŋ ˈifɛkt ɔn nu ˈvɛnʧərz, ə fɪr baɪ ðət taɪm, ˈæpəl wɑz lɛs ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ əv ðə ˈraɪvəl ðət ˈsteɪtɪd hæd ə "godlike*" ɪts ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə hæd dɪˈleɪd ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə, ənd ðə səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈlisə wɑz ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz, ənˈlaɪk ðə ənd ðə ˈpiˈsi, ˈæpəl dɪˈskərɪʤd dɪˈvɛləpərz. ðə hɛd əv ə ˈriˌteɪl ʧeɪn sɛd "ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət hæd ə ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv waɪ ðə ˈæpəl wɑz səkˈsɛsfəl ðən hæd ʤɑbz, ˈæftər traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkrut ɪˈstrɪʤ tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈæpəlz ədˈmɪtəd ðət ɪn tu jɪrz hæd ʤɔɪnd ˈæpəl ɛz "ðə ˈɪndəstriz tu ˈstrɔŋgəst kəmˈpɛtɪtərz". hi wɔrnd ɪn ə spiʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈprivˌjuɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ 1984 ˈsupər boʊl kəˈmərʃəl: "ɪt əˈpɪrz wɔnts ɪt ɔl wɪl bɪg blu ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər kəmˈpjutər ˈɪndəstri? ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən eɪʤ? wɑz ʤɔrʤ ˈɔrˌwɛl raɪt əˈbaʊt hæd 4 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈænjuəl ˈpiˈsi ˈrɛvəˌnu baɪ 1984 mɔr ðən twaɪs ðət əv ˈæpəl ənd ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə seɪlz əv ˈæpəl, ˈkɑməˌdɔr,, ənd ˈspɛri ənd 6 əv ˈtoʊtəl ə ˈfɔrʧən ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət 56 əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz juzd ˈpiˈsiz, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈæpəlz ə 1983 ˈstədi əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈkəstəmərz ˈsɪmələrli faʊnd ðət tu θərdz əv lɑrʤ ˈkəstəmərz ˈstændərˌdaɪzɪŋ ɔn wən kəmˈpjutər ʧoʊz ðə ˈpiˈsi, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 9 fər ˈæpəl. oʊn ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈpiˈsi ɛz ˌɪnˈfɪriər tɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz' ˈprɑdəkts, bət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈʤɛnərəli dɪd nɑt kəmˈpit ɔn praɪs; ˈrəðər, ðə ˈstədi faʊnd ðət ˈkəstəmərz prɪˈfərd hiˈʤɛməni" bɪˈkəz əv ɪts səˈpɔrt. moʊst ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ ˈmeɪnˌfreɪmz juzd ðɛr ˈpiˈsiz wɪθ ðə ˈlɑrʤər kəmˈpjutərz, wɪʧ ˈlaɪkli ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm seɪlz ənd dɪˈskərɪʤd ðɛr ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ɪn 1984 ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə, ənˈlaɪk ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ðə moʊst səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər frəm ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər baɪ 1985 ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈfæməli hæd mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld fˈjuʧər 1986 ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈɛstəˌmeɪt, wɪθ mɔr ðən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈdilərz ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətərz ðə ˈpiˈsi wɑz ˈsɪmələrli ˈdɑmənənt ɪn ˈjʊrəp, tu jɪrz ˈæftər riˈlis ɪn hɪz 1985 oʊˈbɪʧuˌɛri, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz roʊt ðət ɪˈstrɪʤ hæd lɛd ðə "ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈɛntri əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɪznɪs məˈʃinz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər fild". ðə ˈɛntri ˈsɪstəmz dɪˈvɪʒən hæd ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf wʊd hæv bɪn ðə wərldz kəmˈpjutər ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈhaɪnd ənd wɪθ mɔr ˈrɛvəˌnu ðən ˌmɪnikəmˈpjutər ˈbɪznɪs dɪˈspaɪt ɪts məʧ ˈleɪtər stɑrt. wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmeɪʤər ˈkəmpəˌni wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌmɪnikəmˈpjutər ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ˈraɪvəlz laɪk dɛk ənd wæŋ dɪd nɑt əˈʤəst tɪ ðə ˈriˌteɪl ˈrumərz əv "ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk", kəmˈpætəbəl kəmˈpjutərz, kriˈeɪtɪd wɪˈθaʊt əˈpruvəl, bɪˈgæn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˈəðər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz sun rɪˈvərs ˈnidɪd] ðə baɪoʊs tɪ ˈproʊdus ðɛr oʊn ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈkɑpiz. kəˈləmbiə ˈdætə ˈprɑdəkts ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə fərst kəmˈpætəbəl kəmˈpjutər ɪn ʤun 1982 ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 1982 ˈkɑmˌpæk kəmˈpjutər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈkɑmˌpæk ˈpɔrtəbəl, ðə fərst ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈpiˈsi kəmˈpætəbəl. ðə fərst ˈmɑdəlz wər ʃɪpt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1983 ˈpiˈsi ɛz ˈstændərd ˈɛdət ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə kəmˈpjutər lɛd ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp kəmˈpætɪbəlz, wɪʧ ɪn tərn lɛd tɪ ˈbrændɪŋ laɪk dɪˈskɛts biɪŋ ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɛz ˈfɔrˌmæt". ən ˈpiˈsi kloʊn kʊd bi bɪlt wɪθ pɑrts, bət ðə baɪoʊs rikˈwaɪərd səm rɪˈvərs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈkɑmˌpæk, ˈfinɪks ˈsɔfˌwɛr əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, əˈmɛrɪkən megatrends*, əˈwɔrd, ənd ˈəðərz əˈʧivd ˈfʊli ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈvərʒənz əv ðə baɪoʊs, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk dɛl, ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ənd tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ˈpiˈsiz ðət wərkt laɪk ˈprɑdəkt. ðə ˈpiˈsi bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərd. ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈɛdət bɪˈkəz hæd noʊ ˈriˌteɪl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðə ˈriˌteɪl ʧeɪnz kəmˈpjutərˌlænd ənd sɪrz ˈroʊˌbək prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm ðə meɪn ˈaʊˌtlɛts fər ðə nu ˈprɑdəkt. mɔr ðən 190 kəmˈpjutərˌlænd stɔrz ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪstəd, waɪl sɪrz wɑz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv kəmˈpjutər ˈsɛnərz fər seɪl əv ðə nu ˈprɑdəkt. ðɪs ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əˈkrɔs ðə juz. ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə nu ˈpiˈsi æt ðə hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt, sɪrz ˈroʊˌbək seɪlz feɪld tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðɪs ˌənˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈaʊtˌkəm rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈstrætəʤi əv ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə ˈɔfəs ˈmɑrkɪt wɑz ðə ki tɪ haɪər seɪlz. ˈmɑdəlz ˈɛdət ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər 5150 ˈpiˈsi wɪθ 5151 ˈmɑnətər ɔl ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz ər ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, bət nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl wərk ɪn ˈɛvəri məˈʃin. səm ˈproʊˌgræmz ər taɪm ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr spid klæs. ˈoʊldər ˈproʊˌgræmz wɪl nɑt teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv nuər ənd dɪˈspleɪ ˈstændərdz, waɪl səm nuər ˈproʊˌgræmz ˌrikˈwaɪər nuər dɪˈspleɪ əˈdæptərz. (noʊt ðət ɛz ðə dɪˈspleɪ əˈdæptər wɑz ən əˈdæptər kɑrd ɪn ɔl əv ðiz ˈmɑdəlz, nuər dɪˈspleɪ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr kʊd ˈizəli bi, ənd ˈɔfən wɑz, ˈrɛˌtroʊˌfɪtɪd tɪ ˈoʊldər ˈmɑdəlz.) ə fju ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈvɛri ˈərli wənz, ər ˈrɪtən fər ənd ˌrikˈwaɪər ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈpiˈsi baɪoʊs ˈnidɪd] moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli, wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ðə baɪoʊs rɑm hæd ə ˈsɪstər ˈproʊˌgræm kɔld wɪʧ səˈpɔrtɪd mɔr ˈfəŋkʃənz, wɑz 100 ˈbækwərdz kəmˈpætəbəl ənd kʊd rən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli frəm ðə baɪoʊs rɑm. ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi ˈɛdət ˈpiˈsi 5150 ðə ˈvɪdioʊ kɑrd, wɪθ ə ˈsutəbəl ˈmɑʤəˌleɪtər, kʊd juz ən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛt ər ən ˈmɑnətər fər dɪˈspleɪ; ˈmɑnətər wɑz ðɛr dɪˈspleɪ ˈmɑdəl 5153 ðə ˈəðər ˈɔpʃən ðət wɑz ˈɔfərd baɪ wɑz ən ənd ðɛr ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm dɪˈspleɪ ˈmɑdəl 5151 ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl boʊθ ən ənd ə kɑrd ənd juz boʊθ ˈmɑnətərz ɪf səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, autocad*, ˈloʊtəs ənd ˈəðərz əˈlaʊd juz əv ə ˈmɑnətər fər ˈgræfɪks ənd ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm ˈmɑnətər fər tɛkst ˈmɛnjuz. səm ˈmɑdəl 5150 ˈpiˈsiz wɪθ ˈmɑnətərz ənd ə ˈprɪnər pɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə əˈdæptər baɪ dɪˈfɔlt, bɪˈkəz prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə pɔrt ənd ˈprɪnər pɔrt ɔn ðə seɪm əˈdæptər kɑrd; ɪt wɑz ɪn fækt ən pɔrt ˈkɑmˌboʊ kɑrd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ kəˈsɛt teɪp wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ɛnˈvɪʒənd baɪ ɛz ə ˈstɔrɪʤ ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ðə moʊst ˈkɑmənli juzd ˈmidiəm wɑz ðə ˈflɑpi dɪsk. ðə 5150 wɑz əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ wən ər tu 4 ˈflɑpi draɪvz wɪθ tu draɪvz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm disc(s*) wʊd bi ɪn draɪv ə, waɪl draɪv bi wʊd hoʊld ðə disc(s*) fər ˈwərkɪŋ faɪlz; wɪθ wən draɪv ðə ˈjuzər hæd tɪ swɑp ˈproʊˌgræm ənd faɪl dɪsks ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪŋgəl draɪv. fər ˈmɑdəlz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni draɪvz ər ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmidiəm, ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈjuzərz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðɛr oʊn kəˈsɛt rɪˈkɔrdər ˈviə ðə kəˈsɛt ˈsɑkət. ðə kəˈsɛt teɪp ˈsɑkət wɑz ˈfɪzɪkəli ðə seɪm dɪn pləg ɛz ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈsɑkət ənd nɛkst tɪ ɪt, bət ɪˈlɛktrɪkəli kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt. ə hɑrd dɪsk kʊd nɑt bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈjunɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ tɪ ə paʊər səˈplaɪ (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈleɪtər draɪvz wɪθ loʊər paʊər kənˈsəmʃən hæv bɪn noʊn tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə ˈstændərd wɑt ˈjunɪt). ðə 5161 ɪkˈspænʧən ˈʧæsi" keɪm wɪθ ɪts oʊn paʊər səˈplaɪ ənd wən 10 hɑrd dɪsk ənd əˈlaʊd ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən əv ə ˈsɛkənd hɑrd ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈjunɪt hæd faɪv ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts, ənd ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ˈjunɪt hæd eɪt; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wən əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈjunɪts slɑts ənd wən əv ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ˈjunɪts slɑts hæd tɪ bi ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛkˌstɛndər kɑrd ənd rɪˈsivər kɑrd, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, wɪʧ wər ˈnidɪd tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ˈjunɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈjunɪt ənd meɪk ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ˈjunɪts ˈəðər slɑts əˈveɪləbəl, fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 11 slɑts. ə ˈwərkɪŋ kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərd ðət səm əv ðə slɑts bi ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ dɪˈspleɪ, dɪsk, ənd əˈdæptərz, ɛz nən əv ðiz wər bɪlt ˈɪntu ðə; ðə ˈoʊnli ɪkˈstərnəl kəˈnɛktərz wər ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ənd kəˈsɛt pɔrts. ðə ˈsɪmpəl ˈpiˈsi ˈspikər saʊnd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn bɔrd. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsiz ˈmæksəməm ˈmɛməri ˈjuzɪŋ pɑrts wɑz 256, əˈʧivəbəl θru ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən əv 64 ɔn ðə ənd θri 64 ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrdz. ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɑz ən ˌɪnˈtɛl 8088 ˈrənɪŋ æt, ðə ˈstændərd ˈkələr bərst ˈfrikwənsi əv 3.57954[a*]. (ɪn ˈərli ˈjunɪts, ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl 8088 juzd wɑz ə 1978 ˈvərʒən, ˈleɪtər wər ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl ʧɪp; wər juzd ˈæftər ˈnidɪd]. səm ˈoʊnərz ˌriˈpleɪst ðə 8088 wɪθ ən nɛk fər ə slaɪt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ spid ənd səˈpɔrt fər ril moʊd 80186 ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. ðə geɪnd ɪts spid ˌɪnˈkris θru ðə juz əv ə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈməltəˌplaɪər wɪʧ ðə 8088 lækt. ən ˌɪnˈtɛl 8087 ˈkoʊˈprɑsɛsər kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈædɪd fər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk. soʊld ðə fərst ˈpiˈsiz ɪn kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz wɪθ 16 ər 64 əv ræm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈiðər naɪn ər ˈdiˌræm ʧɪps. (ðə naɪnθ bɪt wɑz juzd fər ˈpɛrəti ˈʧɛkɪŋ əv ˈmɛməri.) ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 1982 ðə rɑm fər ðə ˈpiˈsi wɑz ʧeɪnʤd tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə juz əv 64 ʧɪps (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 16 ʧɪps) ðə seɪm ræm kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ɛz ðə. 64 ɪn wən bæŋk, ɪkˈspændəbəl tɪ baɪ ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈəðər 3 bæŋks.) ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɔrd, kəˈsɛt pɔrt ənd ˈfɛdərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz kəˈmɪʃən klæs bi ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən wər ɔl eɪmd æt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə hoʊm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi pruvd tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər ðə hoʊm ˈmɑrkɪt. æt ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, ə ˈpiˈsi wɪθ 64 əv ræm ənd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈflɑpi draɪv ənd ˈmɑnətər soʊld fər ˈjuˈɛs (ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ɪn 2018 waɪl ðə ˈʧipəst kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən (ˈjuˈɛs ðət hæd noʊ ˈflɑpi draɪvz, ˈoʊnli 16 ræm, ənd noʊ ˈmɑnətər (əˈgɛn, ˈəndər ðə ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən ðət ˈjuzərz wʊd kəˈnɛkt ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən sɛts ənd kəˈsɛt rɪˈkɔrdərz) pruvd tu ˌənəˈtræktɪv ənd low-spec*, ˈivɪn fər ɪts taɪm (cf*. ˈfʊtˌnoʊts tɪ ðə əˈbəv ˈpiˈsi reɪnʤ waɪl ðə 5150 dɪd nɑt bɪˈkəm ə tɔp ˈsɛlɪŋ hoʊm kəmˈpjutər, ɪts kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪdli lɑrʤ səkˈsɛs wɪθ ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈɛdət ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər", ˈmɑdəl 5160 wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust tu jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈpiˈsi ənd ˈfiʧərd ə 10 ˈmɛgəˌbaɪt hɑrd draɪv. ɪt hæd eɪt ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts bət ðə seɪm ˈprɑˌsɛsər ənd klɑk spid ɛz ðə ˈpiˈsi. ðə hæd noʊ kəˈsɛt ʤæk, bət stɪl hæd ðə kəˈsɛt ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɪnˈtərprətər ɪn rɑmz. ðə kʊd teɪk 256 əv ˈmɛməri ɔn ðə meɪn bɔrd (ˈjuzɪŋ 64 ˈdiˌræm); ˈleɪtər ˈmɑdəlz wər ɪkˈspændəbəl tɪ 640. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 384 ˈkɪloʊˌbaɪts əv ðə 8088 ˈæˌdrɛs speɪs (bɪtˈwin 640 ənd 1) wər juzd fər ðə baɪoʊs rɑm, əˈdæptər rɑm ənd ræm speɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ræm speɪs. ɪt wɑz ˈjuʒəwəli soʊld wɪθ ə ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm dɪˈspleɪ əˈdæptər (mda*) ˈvɪdioʊ kɑrd ər ə ˈvɪdioʊ kɑrd. ðə eɪt ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts wər ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈmɑdəl 5150 bət wər speɪst ˈkloʊzər təˈgɛðər. ˌɔlˈðoʊ rɛr, ə kɑrd dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə 5150 kʊd bi waɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ əbˈstrəkt ðə əˈʤeɪsənt slɑt ɪn ən bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈspeɪsɪŋ, ən wʊd nɑt fɪt ˈɪntu ə keɪs dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðə ˈpiˈsi, bət ðə slɑts ənd pərˈɪfərəl kɑrdz wər kəmˈpætəbəl. ðə ɪkˈspænʧən bəs (ˈleɪtər kɔld ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər" (ˈisə) baɪ kəmˈpɛtɪtərz) wɑz rɪˈteɪnd ɪn ðə æt, wɪʧ ˈædɪd kəˈnɛktərz fər səm slɑts tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈtrænsfərz; kɑrdz kʊd bi juzd ɪn ən æt. ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər wɑz ən wɪθ θri ˈkəstəm kɑrdz: ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsər kɑrd 370pc-p*) kənˈteɪnd ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə 68000 ʧɪp, tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz, ə ˈsɛkənd 68000 tɪ ˈhændəl bəs ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən ənd ˈmɛməri ˈtrænsfərz, ənd ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd 8087 tɪ ˈɛmjəˌleɪt ðə ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. ðə ˈsɛkənd kɑrd 370pc-m*) kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə fərst ənd kənˈteɪnd 512 əv ˈmɛməri. ðə θərd kɑrd (pc3277-em*), wɑz ə 3270 ˈtərmənəl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr tɪ rən ðə ˈprɑˌsɛsərz. ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈbutɪd ˈɪntu dɔs, ðɛn ræn ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈɛdət ðə" wɑz fərst əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ənd ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz. ðə, ˈmɑdəl ˈnəmbər 4860 rɪˈteɪnd ðə ˈpiˈsiz 8088 ənd baɪoʊs ˈɪnərˌfeɪs fər kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti, bət ɪts kɔst ənd ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən dɪˈsɪʒənz (ʧif əˈməŋ ðiz wɑz ðə juz əv ə "chiclet*" ˈkiˌbɔrd, wɪʧ wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ taɪp wɪθ), ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ðə, ənd ðə rɪˈleɪtɪd jx*, biɪŋ kəˈmərʃəl ˈfeɪljərz. ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈɛdət ðə ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər" 5155 ˈmɑdəl 68 wɑz ən ˈərli ˈpɔrtəbəl kəmˈpjutər dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈæftər ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈkɑmˌpæks ˈpɔrtəbəl məˈʃin (ðə ˈkɑmˌpæk ˈpɔrtəbəl). ɪt wɑz riˈlist ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1984 ənd wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ðə kənˈvərtəbəl. ðə ˈpɔrtəbəl wɑz ən, trænˈsplæntɪd ˈɪntu ə keɪs. ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈfiʧərd 256 ˈkɪloʊˌbaɪts əv ˈmɛməri (ɪkˈspændəbəl tɪ 512), ən ˈædɪd kɑrd kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm (ˈæmbər) kəmˈpɑzət ˈmɑnətər, ənd wən ər tu 360 ˈflɑpi dɪsk draɪvz. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈkɑmˌpæk ˈpɔrtəbəl, wɪʧ juzd ə ˈmɑnətər ənd ˈspɛʃəl dɪˈspleɪ kɑrd, juzd ə stɑk bɔrd ənd ə kəmˈpɑzət ˈmɑnətər, wɪʧ hæd loʊər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ɪt kʊd ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈspleɪ ˈkələr ɪf kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ən ɪkˈstərnəl ˈmɑnətər ər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. æt ˈɛdət ðə ˈpərsɪnəl computer/at*" (ˈmɑdəl 5170 əˈnaʊnst ˈɔgəst 15 1984 juzd ən ˌɪnˈtɛl 80286 ˈprɑˌsɛsər, ərˈɪʤənəli ˈrənɪŋ æt 6. ɪt hæd ə ˈisə bəs ənd 20 hɑrd draɪv. ə ˈfæstər ˈmɑdəl, ˈrənɪŋ æt 8 ənd ˈspɔrtɪŋ ə hɑrd wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə æt wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈməltiˌtæskɪŋ; ðə nu (ˈsɪstəm rɪkˈwɛst) ki, ˈlɪtəl ˈnoʊtɪd ənd ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt, ɪz pɑrt əv ðɪs dɪˈzaɪn, ɛz ɪz ðə 80286 ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ðə fərst ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɪθ ˈməltiˌtæskɪŋ ˈfiʧərz (i.e*. ðə 80286 prəˈtɛktɪd moʊd). meɪd səm əˈtɛmpt æt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ðə æt ɛz ə məˈʃin, bət ɪt soʊld ˈmeɪnli ɛz ə ˈfæstər ˈpiˈsi fər paʊər ˈjuzərz. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, wər juzd ɛz mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl dɔs (single-tasking*) ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutərz, ɪn ðə ˈlɪtərəl sɛns əv ðə ˈpiˈsi neɪm. ˈərli wər pleɪgd wɪθ riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ˈprɑbləmz, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv səm ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr incompatibilities*, bət ˈmoʊstli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl 20 hɑrd dɪsk, ənd haɪ ˈdɛnsɪti ˈflɑpi dɪsk waɪl səm ˈpipəl bleɪmd hɑrd dɪsk kənˈtroʊlər kɑrd ənd ˈəðərz bleɪmd ðə hɑrd dɪsk ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər kəmˈpjutər ˈmɛməriz ɪŋk. (cmi*), ðə kənˈtroʊlər kɑrd wərkt faɪn wɪθ ˈəðər draɪvz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɑdəl. ðə ˈprɑbləmz ˌɪntrəˈdust daʊt əˈbaʊt ðə kəmˈpjutər ənd, fər ə waɪl, ˈivɪn əˈbaʊt ðə 286 ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, bət ˈæftər ˌriˈpleɪst ðə 20 draɪvz, ðə pruvd rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈlæstɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərd. draɪv pərˈæmətər ˈteɪbəl ˈlɪstɪd ðə ɛz ˈhævɪŋ 615 ˈsɪləndərz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə 640 ðə draɪv wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ, ɛz tɪ meɪk ðə saɪz ən ˈivɪn 30. ðoʊz hu ðə draɪvz ˈmoʊstli faʊnd ðət ðə ˈsɪlɪndər wɑz bæd du tɪ ɪt biɪŋ juzd ɛz ə ˈlændɪŋ ˈɛriə. ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər wɑz ən æt wɪθ tu ˈkəstəm kɑrdz, ˈrənɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈsɛˌtəp ɛz ðə kənˈvərtəbəl ˈɛdət ðə ˈpiˈsi kənˈvərtəbəl, riˈlist ˈeɪprəl 3 1986 wɑz fərst ˈlæpˌtɑp kəmˈpjutər ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fərst kəmˈpjutər tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə ˈflɑpi dɪsk wɪʧ wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈstændərd. laɪk ˈmɑdərn ˈlæpˌtɑps, ɪt ˈfiʧərd paʊər ˈmænɪʤmənt ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rən frəm ˈbætəriz. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp tɪ ðə ˈpɔrtəbəl ənd wɑz ˈmɑdəl ˈnəmbər 5140 ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ənd ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə ˈbɑdi wɑz meɪd baɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪnər ˈrɪʧərd ˈsæpər. ɪt ˈjutəˌlaɪzd ən ˌɪnˈtɛl (ə ˈsiˈɛˈmoʊˈɛs ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl 8088 ˈrənɪŋ æt, 256 əv ræm (ɪkˈspændəbəl tɪ 640), duəl 720 ˈflɑpi draɪvz, ənd ə ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm skrin æt ə praɪs əv ɪt weɪd 13 paʊnz kg*) ənd ˈfiʧərd ə ˈbɪlˌtɪn ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈhændəl. ðə ˈpiˈsi kənˈvərtəbəl hæd ɪkˈspænʧən ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz θru ə prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈisə pɔrt ɔn ðə rɪr əv ðə məˈʃin. ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˈmɑʤulz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə smɔl ˈprɪnər ənd ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈmɑʤul, kʊd bi snæpt ˈɪntu pleɪs. ðə məˈʃin kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmoʊdəm, bət ðɛr wɑz noʊ rum fər ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl hɑrd dɪsk. ˈɛdət ðə laɪn wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn 1987 ðə ˈmɑdəl 30 æt ðə ˈbɑtəm ɛnd əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp wɑz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈərliər ˈmɑdəlz; ɪt juzd ən 8086 ˈprɑˌsɛsər ənd ən ˈisə bəs. ðə ˈmɑdəl 30 wɑz nɑt kəmˈpætəbəl" ɪn ðət ɪt dɪd nɑt hæv ˈstændərd draɪv beɪz; ɪt keɪm wɪθ ə ˈflɑpi draɪv ənd ə hɑrd dɪsk. moʊst ˈmɑdəlz ɪn ðə laɪn ˈfərðər dɪˈpɑrtɪd frəm kəmˈpætəbəl" baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈisə bəs kəmˈplitli wɪθ ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈʧænəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər. ðə bəs wɑz nɑt rɪˈsivd wɛl baɪ ðə ˈkəstəmər beɪs fər ˈpiˈsiz, sɪns ɪt wɑz prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri tɪ. ɪt wɑz ˈrɛrli ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd baɪ ˈɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈmeɪkərz. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wʊd əˈbændən ðɪs ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪnˈtaɪərli ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈstændərd ˈisə bəs. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛdət ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˈɛdət ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər, 5150 ɪt həz faɪv ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts (ən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˈleɪtər kɔld "pc/xt-bus*" baɪ ənd ˈisə baɪ ˈəðər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz əv kəmˈpætəbəl kəmˈpjutərz), ənd tu dɪn kəˈnɛktərz fər ˈkiˌbɔrd ənd kəˈsɛt ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ðə meɪn ˈsərkət bɔrd ɪn ə ˈpiˈsi ɪz kɔld ðə ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi kɔlz ɪt ə ˈpleɪnər). ðɪs ˈmeɪnli ˈkɛriz ðə ənd ræm, ənd həz ə bəs wɪθ slɑts fər ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrdz. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə ər ðə rɑm ˈsəbˌsɪstəm, ənd kənˈtroʊlərz, ˈkoʊˈprɑsɛsər ˈsɑkət, saʊnd (ˈpiˈsi ˈspikər, toʊn ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən) ˈsərkətri, ənd ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə kəˈsɛt ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ðə bəs juzd ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi bɪˈkeɪm ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli neɪmd ˈisə. waɪl ɪt wɑz ˈpɑpjələr, ɪt wɑz mɔr ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz ðə ər; ðə tərm ˈisə əroʊz ˈleɪtər wɪn ˈɪndəstri ˈlidərz ʧoʊz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ məˈʃinz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈpiˈsi æt ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈrəðər ðən ˈlaɪsəns ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ənd ɪts ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈʧænəl bəs frəm. ðə wɑz ðɛn ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪvli neɪmd ˈisə ər ˈisə, waɪl ðə ənkˈwɑlɪˌfaɪd tərm ˈisə ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə (ɛz ˈbɛtər dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ðə ˈisə ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz). ðə ɪz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə ənd ɪz ɪn juz tɪ ðɪs deɪ ɪn kəmˈpjutərz fər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl juz, wɛr ɪts ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ spid, 5 voʊlt ˈsɪgnəlz, ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsɪmpəl, ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd dɪˈzaɪn (ɔl baɪ jɪr 2011 ˈstændərdz) gɪv ɪt ˈtɛknɪkəl ædˈvæntɪʤɪz (e.g*. nɔɪz ˌɪmˈjunɪti fər riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti).. ə ˈmɑnətər ənd ˈɛni ˈflɑpi ər hɑrd dɪsk draɪvz ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə θru ˈkeɪbəlz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈgræfɪks əˈdæptər ənd dɪsk kənˈtroʊlər kɑrdz, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts. iʧ ɪkˈspænʧən slɑt ɔn ðə həz ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə kəmˈpjutər keɪs θru wɪʧ ðə kɑrd kən ɪkˈspoʊz kəˈnɛktərz; ə blæŋk ˈmɛtəl ˈkəvər pleɪt ˈkəvərz ðɪs keɪs ˈoʊpənɪŋ (tɪ prɪˈvɛnt dəst ənd dəˈbri ˌɪnˈtruʒən ənd kənˈtroʊl ˈɛrfloʊ) wɪn noʊ ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrd ɪz ˌɪnˈstɔld. ˈmɛməri ɪkˈspænʧən bɪɔnd ðə əˈmaʊnt ɔn ðə wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dən wɪθ bɔrdz ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts, ənd dɪˈvaɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈpɛrəˌlɛl, ˈsɪˌriəl, ər ˈnɛtˌwərk pɔrts wər ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz ˌɪnˈstɔld ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪkˈspænʧən bɔrdz. fər ðɪs ˈrizən, ɪt wɑz ˈizi tɪ fɪl ðə faɪv ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts əv ðə ˈpiˈsi, ər ˈivɪn ðə eɪt slɑts əv ðə, ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈɛni ˈspɛʃəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr. ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ənd æst əˈdrɛst ðɪs wɪθ ðɛr ˈpɑpjələr kɑrdz wɪʧ ˈkɑmbaɪn ˈsɛvərəl pərˈɪfərəlz ɔn wən əˈdæptər kɑrd ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈoʊnli wən slɑt; ˈɔfərd ðə ənd æst ðə sixpak*. ˌɪnˈtɛl 8086 ənd ˈpiˈsiz ˌrikˈwaɪər ɪkˈspændɪd ˈmɛməri (ems*) bɔrdz tɪ wərk wɪθ mɔr ðən 640 əv ˈmɛməri. (ðoʊ ðə 8088 kən ˈæˌdrɛs wən ˈmɛgəˌbaɪt əv ˈmɛməri, ðə læst 384 əv ðət ɪz juzd ər rɪˈzərvd fər ðə baɪoʊs rɑm, ˈbeɪsɪk rɑm, ɪkˈstɛnʃən rɑmz ˌɪnˈstɔld ɔn əˈdæptər kɑrdz, ənd ˈmɛməri ˈæˌdrɛs speɪs juzd baɪ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈspleɪ əˈdæptər ræm ənd ˈivɪn ðə 64 peɪʤ freɪm ˌɪtˈsɛlf.) ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi æt juzd ən ˌɪnˈtɛl 80286 ˈprɑˌsɛsər wɪʧ kən ˈækˌsɛs əp tɪ 16 əv ˈmɛməri (ðoʊ ˈstændərd dɔs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈkænɑt juz mɔr ðən wən ˈmɛgəˌbaɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ əˈdɪʃənəl apis*). ˌɪnˈtɛl kəmˈpjutərz ˈrənɪŋ ˈəndər kən wərk wɪθ ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈmɛməri. pərˈɪfərəl ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈsərkəts ˈɛdət ðə sɛt əv pərˈɪfərəl ʧɪps səˈlɛktɪd fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi dɪˈfaɪnd ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti əv ən kəmˈpætəbəl. ðiz bɪˈkeɪm ðə də ˈfæktoʊ beɪs fər ˈleɪtər ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈsərkəts (ˈæzɪks) juzd ɪn kəmˈpætəbəl ˈprɑdəkts. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɪstəm ʧɪps wər wən ˌɪnˈtɛl 8259 ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ˌɪntərˈəpt kənˈtroʊlər (pɪk) (æt ˈæˌdrɛs wən ˌɪnˈtɛl 8237 dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɛməri ˈækˌsɛs (dma*) kənˈtroʊlər (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ən ˌɪnˈtɛl 8253 ˈproʊˌgræməbəl ˈɪntərvəl ˈtaɪmər (pɪt) (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ðə pɪt prəˈvaɪdz ðə klɑk tɪks, daɪˈnæmɪk ˈmɛməri rɪˈfrɛʃ ˈtaɪmɪŋ, ənd kən bi juzd fər ˈspikər wən ˈʧænəl ɪz juzd tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðə ˈmɛməri rɪˈfrɛʃ. ðə ˌmæθəˈmætɪks ˈkoʊˈprɑsɛsər wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl 8087 ˈjuzɪŋ ˈæˌdrɛs ðɪs wɑz ən ˈɔpʃən fər ˈjuzərz hu ˈnidɪd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˌɛrɪθˈmɛtɪk, səʧ ɛz ˈjuzərz əv ˈdræftɪŋ. ðə ˈpiˈsi æt ˈædɪd ə ˈsɛkənd, sleɪv 8259 pɪk (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ə ˈsɛkənd 8237 kənˈtroʊlər fər (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ə ˈæˌdrɛs ˈrɛʤɪstər (ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd wɪθ ə ic*) (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ənd ə ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə ˈrilˌtaɪm klɑk (rtc*) wɪθ nɑnˈvɑlətəl ˈmɛməri (nvram*) juzd fər ˈsɪstəm kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən (rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə dɪp sˈwɪʧɪz ənd ˈʤəmpərz juzd fər ðɪs ˈpərpəs ɪn ˈpiˈsi ənd ˈmɑdəlz (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ɔn ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrdz, ðə ˌɪnˈtɛl 8255 ˈproʊˌgræməbəl pərˈɪfərəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs (ppi*) (æt ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ɪz juzd fər ˈpɛrəˌlɛl kənˈtroʊlz ðə ənd ðə 8250 ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈeɪˈsɪŋkrənəs (juɑrt) (æt ˈæˌdrɛs ər kənˈtroʊlz ðə ˈsɪˌriəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən æt ðə pɔrt. ˈʤɔɪˌstɪk pɔrt ˈɛdət ˈɔfərd ə geɪm kənˈtroʊl əˈdæptər fər ðə wɪʧ səˈpɔrtɪd ˈænəˌlɔg ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz ɔn ðə ˈæpəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈænəˌlɔg kənˈtroʊlz pruvd ˌɪnˈfɪriər fər geɪmz, ðeɪ wər ən ˈæˌsɛt ɪn ˈsərtən ˈəðər ˈʒɑnrəz səʧ ɛz flaɪt ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtərz. ðə ˈʤɔɪˌstɪk pɔrt ɔn ðə ˈpiˈsi səˈpɔrtɪd tu kənˈtroʊlərz, bət rikˈwaɪərd ə ˈkeɪbəl tɪ kəˈnɛkt boʊθ æt wəns. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd ðə ˈstændərd ˈʤɔɪˌstɪk ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ɔn kəmˈpætɪbəlz ənˈtɪl biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2000s*. ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈɛdət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkiˌbɔrd fər ðə 5150 ənd ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ðət keɪm wɪθ ðə 5150 wɑz ən ɪkˈstrimli rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkiˌbɔrd ərˈɪʤənəli dɪˈvɛləpt ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə fər ðə iʧ ki wɑz ˈreɪtɪd tɪ bi rɪˈlaɪəbəl tɪ ˈoʊvər 100 ˈmɪljən ˈkiˌstroʊks. fər ðə ˈpiˈsi, ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈhaʊzɪŋ wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈnɑvəl ˈfiʧər ðət əˈlaʊd ˈjuzərz tɪ əˈʤəst ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈæŋgəl fər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈkəmfərt. kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈkiˌbɔrdz əv ˈəðər smɔl kəmˈpjutərz æt ðə taɪm, ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈkiˌbɔrd wɑz fɑr suˈpɪriər ənd pleɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl ɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə əˈʤəstəbəl ˈkiˌbɔrd, təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈjunɪt, wɑz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd wɪθ ə ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈzaɪn baɪt ˈmægəˌzin ɪn ðə fɔl əv 1981 wɛnt soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ steɪt ðət ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd wɑz 50 əv ðə ˈrizən tɪ baɪ ən ˈpiˈsi. ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ɪˈstæblɪʃt wɪn ðə 1983 flɑpt, ɪn ˈvɛri lɑrʤ pɑrt fər ˈhævɪŋ ə məʧ ˈdɪfərənt ənd ˌmidiˈoʊkər ˈkiˌbɔrd ðət meɪd ə pur ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ɔn ˈkəstəmərz. ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf, ðə seɪm θɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi wɪn ɪn ˈərli 1981 ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdərd ˈsəbstɪˌtutɪŋ ə ˈʧipər ənd loʊər kˈwɑləti ˈkiˌbɔrd. ðɪs mɪˈsteɪk wɑz ˈnɛroʊli əˈvɔɪdɪd ɔn ðə ədˈvaɪs əv wən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 1981 ˈpiˈsi ˈkiˌbɔrd wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ ˈtaɪpɪsts fər ɪts nɑnˈstændərd ˈpleɪsmənt əv ðə rɪˈtərn ənd lɛft ʃɪft kiz, ənd bɪˈkəz ɪt dɪd nɑt hæv ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkərsər ənd nuˈmɛrɪk pædz ðət wər ˈpɑpjələr ɔn ðə dɛk ˈsɪriz ˈvɪdioʊ ˈtərmənəlz. ɪn 1982 ki ˈtrɑnɪk ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˈpiˈsi ˈkiˌbɔrd, ɔlˈbiɪt nɑt wɪθ ðə leɪaʊt. ɪn 1984 kərˈɛktɪd ðə rɪˈtərn ənd lɛft ʃɪft kiz ɔn ɪts æt ˈkiˌbɔrd, bət ˈʃɔrtənd ðə ki, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ riʧ. ɪn 1986 ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə 101 ki ɛnˈhænst ˈkiˌbɔrd, wɪʧ ˈædɪd ðə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkərsər ənd nuˈmɛrɪk ki pædz, ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd ɔl ðə ˈfəŋkʃən kiz ənd ðə kiz, ənd ðə ki wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈɑpəzɪt saɪd əv ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ðə ɛnˈhænst ˈkiˌbɔrd wɑz ən ˈɔpʃən fər ðə ˈpiˈsi ɪn 1986 boʊθ əv wɪʧ wər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkiˌbɔrdz, ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ki leɪaʊt ðæts stɪl ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərd. əˈnəðər ˈfiʧər əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkiˌbɔrd ɪz ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli laʊd "klɪk" saʊnd iʧ ki meɪd wɪn prɛst. sɪns ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər ˈjuzərz wər əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˈkipɪŋ ðɛr aɪz ɔn ðə ðeɪ wər ˈtaɪpɪŋ frəm ənd hæd kəm tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə məˈkænɪkəl saʊnd ðət wɑz meɪd ɛz iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz taɪpt ˈɔntu ðə ˈpeɪpər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðeɪ hæd prɛst ðə ki hɑrd ɪˈnəf (ənd ˈoʊnli wəns), ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈkiˌbɔrd juzd ə ðət prəˈdust ə klɪk ənd ˈtækˌtaɪl bəmp ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðət seɪm ˌriəˈʃʊrəns. ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈkiˌbɔrd ɪz ˈvɛri roʊˈbəst ənd ˈflɛksəbəl. ðə ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs fər iʧ ki ɪz ðə seɪm: iʧ ki sɛndz ə ˈsɪgnəl wɪn ɪt ɪz prɛst ənd əˈnəðər ˈsɪgnəl wɪn ɪt ɪz riˈlist. ən ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd skænz ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ənd ə "skæn koʊd" ənd "riˈlis koʊd" fər iʧ ki ɛz ɪt ɪz prɛst ənd riˈlist ˈsɛpərətli. ˈɛni ki kən bi juzd ɛz ə ʃɪft ki, ənd ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv kiz kən bi hɛld daʊn ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ənd ˈsɛpərətli sɛnst. ðə kənˈtroʊlər ɪn ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈhændəlz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ˈɪʃuɪŋ ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk rɪˈpit skæn koʊdz fər ə dɪˈprɛst ki ənd ðɛn ə ˈsɪŋgəl riˈlis koʊd wɪn ðə ki ɪz ˈfaɪnəli riˈlist. ən ˈpiˈsi kəmˈpætəbəl" meɪ hæv ə ˈkiˌbɔrd ðət dɪz nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈɛvəri ki ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ə tru ˈpiˈsi dɪz, səʧ ɛz ˈʃɪftɪd ˈkərsər kiz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə "kəmˈpætəbəl" ˈvɛndərz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz juzd prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz, prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd frəm biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ənd æt juzd ðə seɪm staɪl əv ˈkiˌbɔrd kəˈnɛktər, ðə ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈproʊtəˌkɔl fər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd wɑz ˈdɪfərənt bɪtˈwin ðiz tu ˈsɪriz. ðə æt ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈjuzɪz ə ˈɪnərˌfeɪs wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ðə kəmˈpjutər tɪ sɛnd kəˈmændz tɪ ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ən æt ˈkiˌbɔrd kʊd nɑt bi juzd ɪn ən, nɔr ðə rɪˈvərs. ˈkiˌbɔrd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz prəˈvaɪdɪd ə swɪʧ ɔn səm əv ðɛr ˈkiˌbɔrdz tɪ səˈlɛkt ˈiðər ðə ər ˈproʊtəˌkɔl fər ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd. ˈkɛrɪktər sɛt ˈɛdət ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi juzd ðə ˈæski ˈælfəˌbɛt ɛz ɪts ˈbeɪsɪs, bət ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɪt tɪ 8 bɪts wɪθ nɑnˈstændərd ˈkɛrɪktər koʊdz. ðɪs ˈkɛrɪktər sɛt wɑz nɑt ˈsutəbəl fər səm ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ənd sun ə ˈvɛrɪtəbəl ˈkɑtɪʤ ˈɪndəstri ˈimərʤd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈvɛriənts əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɛrɪktər sɛt ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈnæʃənəl ˈvɛriənts. ɪn trəˈdɪʃən, ðiz ˈvɛriənts wər kɔld koʊd ˈpeɪʤɪz. ðiz ər naʊ ˌɑbsəˈlit, ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ mɔr ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk ənd ˈstændərˌdaɪzd fɔrmz əv ˈkɛrɪktər ˈkoʊdɪŋ, səʧ ɛz ənd unicode*. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɛrɪktər sɛt ɪz noʊn ɛz koʊd peɪʤ 437 ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmidiə ˈɛdət kəˈsɛt teɪp ˈɛdət ɪkˈwɪpt ðə ˈmɑdəl 5150 wɪθ ə kəˈsɛt pɔrt fər kəˈnɛktɪŋ ə kəˈsɛt draɪv ənd əˈsumd ðət hoʊm ˈjuzərz wʊd ˈpərʧəs ðə ˈmɑdəl ənd seɪv faɪlz tɪ kəˈsɛt teɪps ɛz wɑz ˈtɪpɪkəl əv hoʊm kəmˈpjutərz əv ðə taɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈdɑpʃən əv ðə ˈflɑpi- ənd kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən wɑz loʊ; fju (ɪf ˈɛni) ˈpiˈsiz lɛft ðə ˈfæktəri wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈflɑpi dɪsk draɪv ˌɪnˈstɔld. ˈɔlsoʊ, dɔs wɑz nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ɔn kəˈsɛt teɪp, ˈoʊnli ɔn ˈflɑpi dɪsks (hɛns "dɪsk ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm"). wɪθ ʤɪst ɪkˈstərnəl kəˈsɛt rɪˈkɔrdərz fər ˈstɔrɪʤ kʊd ˈoʊnli juz ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn rɑm ˈbeɪsɪk ɛz ðɛr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ɛz dɔs sɔ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈdɑpʃən, ðə ˌɪnˌkɑmpətɪˈbɪlɪti əv dɔs ˈproʊˌgræmz wɪθ ˈpiˈsiz ðət juzd ˈoʊnli kəˈsɛts fər ˈstɔrɪʤ meɪd ðɪs kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈivɪn lɛs əˈtræktɪv. ðə rɑm baɪoʊs səˈpɔrtɪd kəˈsɛt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə ˈpiˈsi kəˈsɛt ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˈdætə ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfrikwənsi ˌmɑʤəˈleɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈvɛriəbəl ˈdætə reɪt. ˈiðər ə wən ər ə ˈziroʊ ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsaɪkəl əv ə skwɛr weɪv, bət ðə skwɛr weɪv ˈfrikwənsiz ˈdɪfər baɪ ə ˈfæktər əv tu, wɪθ wənz ˈhævɪŋ ðə loʊər ˈfrikwənsi. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə bɪt ˈpɪriədz fər ˈzɪroʊz ənd wənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfər baɪ ə ˈfæktər əv tu, wɪθ ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈifɛkt ðət ə ˈdætə strim wɪθ mɔr ˈzɪroʊz ðən wənz wɪl juz lɛs teɪp (ənd taɪm) ðən ən (ɪn bɪts) ˈdætə strim kənˈteɪnɪŋ mɔr wənz ðən ˈzɪroʊz, ər ˈikwəl ˈnəmbərz əv iʧ. ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈlaɪsəns əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈbeɪsɪk ɪn ðə rɑm əv ðə ˈpiˈsi; kloʊn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz kʊd nɑt hæv rɑm ˈbeɪsɪk ɔn ðɛr məˈʃinz, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈprɑbləm ɛz ðə, æt, ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðə kəˈsɛt pɔrt ənd wɑz stɪl rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə (naʊ ˈjusləs) ˈbeɪsɪk wɪθ ðɛm. ðə əˈgrimənt ˈfaɪnəli ɪkˈspaɪrd ɪn 1991 wɪn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ qbasic*. ðə meɪn kɔr ˈbeɪsɪk rɪˈzaɪdɪd ɪn rɑm ənd "lɪŋkt" əp wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ (ðeɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd dɪsk səˈpɔrt ənd ˈəðər ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈfiʧərz nɑt ˈprɛzənt ɪn rɑm ˈbeɪsɪk). bɪˈkəz ˈbeɪsɪk wɑz ˈoʊvər 50 ɪn saɪz, ðɪs sərvd ə ˈjusfəl ˈfəŋkʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst θri jɪrz əv ðə ˈpiˈsi wɪn məˈʃinz ˈoʊnli hæd əv ˈmɛməri, bət bɪˈkeɪm lɛs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt baɪ 1985 fər kəmˈpɛrəsən, kloʊn ˈmeɪkərz səʧ ɛz ˈkɑmˌpæk wər fɔrst tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈvərʒən əv ˈbeɪsɪk ðət rɪˈzaɪdɪd ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ræm. ˈflɑpi dɪˈskɛts ˈɛdət ˈtændən dɪˈskɛt draɪv wɪθ ə ˈpɑrʃəli ˌɪnˈsərtɪd dɪˈskɛt kənˈteɪnɪŋ dɔs ðə fərst 5150 ˈpiˈsiz hæd tu 160 ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsaɪdɪd ˈdəbəl ˈdɛnsɪti (ssdd*) ˈflɑpi dɪsk draɪvz. ɛz tu hɛdz draɪvz bɪˈkeɪm əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə spərɪŋ əv 1982 ˈleɪtər ˈpiˈsi ənd kəmˈpætəbəl kəmˈpjutərz kʊd rɛd 320 ˈdəbəl ˈsaɪdɪd ˈdəbəl ˈdɛnsɪti (dsdd*) dɪsks wɪθ ˈsɔfˌwɛr səˈpɔrt əv ənd haɪər. ðə seɪm taɪp əv ˈfɪzɪkəl dɪˈskɛt ˈmidiə kʊd bi juzd fər boʊθ draɪvz bət ə dɪsk fər juz kʊd nɑt bi rɛd ɔn ə draɪv. ˈædɪd səˈpɔrt fər 180 ənd 360 ənd ˈflɑpi dɪsks, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmidiə əˈgɛn. ðə dɪsks wər ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈfrikwənsi ˌmɑʤəˈleɪʃən (mfm*) ˈkoʊdɪd ɪn ˈsɛktərz, ənd wər ðeɪ kənˈteɪnd 40 træks pər saɪd æt ðə 48 træk pər ɪnʧ (tpi*) ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli wər tɪ kənˈteɪn eɪt ˈsɛktərz pər træk. ðɪs mɛnt ðət dɪsks ˌɪˈnɪʃəli hæd ə kəˈpæsɪti əv 160 waɪl dɪsks hæd ə kəˈpæsɪti əv 320 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ənd ˈleɪtər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz əˈlaʊd ðə dɪsks wɪθ naɪn ˈsɛktərz pər træk. ðɪs ˈjildɪd ə kəˈpæsɪti əv 180 wɪθ ənd 360 wɪθ ðə kəˈpæsɪti əv ðə ˈflɑpi dɪsks wɑz ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɛz 250kb*" fər ənd 500kb*" fər ("kb*" rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈiðər 1000 ər 1024 baɪts; ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm fər ˈvæljuz), ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðiz "rɑ" wər nɑt ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈjuzəbəl kəˈpæsɪti; ˈəndər dɔs, ðə ˈmæksəməm kəˈpæsɪti fər ənd dɪsks wɑz 180 ənd 360, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. rəˈgɑrdləs əv taɪp, ðə faɪl ˈsɪstəm əv ɔl ˈflɑpi dɪsks (ˈəndər dɔs) wɑz ˈæftər ðə ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈpiˈsiz əraɪvd ɪn ˈərli 1983 draɪvz ənd ðə kəˈsɛt ˈmɑdəl wər dɪskənˈtɪnjud. ərˈɪʤənəl ˈflɑpi dɪsk kənˈtroʊlər kɑrd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ən ɪkˈstərnəl kəˈnɛktər. ðɪs əˈlaʊd ˈjuzərz tɪ kəˈnɛkt əˈdɪʃənəl ɪkˈstərnəl ˈflɑpi draɪvz baɪ θərd ˈpɑrti ˈvɛndərz, bət dɪd nɑt ˈɔfər ðɛr oʊn ɪkˈstərnəl ənˈtɪl 1986 ðə weɪ əv ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈflɑpi draɪv ˈnəmbərz wɑz ˈviə ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈʤəmpər sˈwɪʧɪz ɔn ðə draɪv ˈjunɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ʧoʊz tɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd juz ə ˈmɛθəd noʊn ɛz ðə "ˈkeɪbəl twɪst" wɪʧ hæd ə ˈflɑpi ˈdætə ˈkeɪbəl wɪθ ə bɛnd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ɪt ðət sərvd ɛz ə swɪʧ fər ðə draɪv ˈmoʊtər kənˈtroʊl. ðɪs ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðə nid fər ˈjuzərz tɪ əˈʤəst ˈʤəmpərz waɪl ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ə ˈflɑpi draɪv. fɪkst dɪsks ˈɛdət ðə 5150 kʊd nɑt ˌɪtˈsɛlf paʊər hɑrd draɪvz wɪˈθaʊt ˈrɛtroʊˌfɪtɪŋ ə ˈstrɔŋgər paʊər səˈplaɪ, bət ˈleɪtər ˈɔfərd ðə 5161 ɪkˈspænʧən ˈjunɪt, wɪʧ nɑt ˈoʊnli prəˈvaɪdɪd mɔr ɪkˈspænʧən slɑts, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə 10 (ˈleɪtər 20) hɑrd draɪv paʊərd baɪ ðə oʊn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt paʊər səˈplaɪ. ðə 5161 ɪkˈspænʧən ˈjunɪt wɑz riˈlist ɪn ˈərli 1983 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst jɪr əv ðə ˈpiˈsi, ɪt wɑz ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs fər ˈjuzərz tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈwɪnˌʧɛstər hɑrd dɪsks wɪʧ ˈʤɛnərəli kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈflɑpi kənˈtroʊlər ənd rikˈwaɪərd ə pæʧt ˈvərʒən əv wɪʧ ˈtritɪd ðɛm ɛz ə ʤaɪənt ˈflɑpi dɪsk (ðɛr wɑz noʊ səˈpɔrt). bɪˈgæn ˈɔfərɪŋ hɑrd dɪsks wɪθ ðə, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi wɑz ˈnɛvər soʊld wɪθ ðɛm. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz ˌɪnˈstɔld hɑrd dɪsks ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd paʊər səˈplaɪz ɪn ðɛm. ˈæftər ˈflɑpi dɪsks bɪˈkeɪm ˌɑbsəˈlit ɪn ðə ˈərli 2000s*, ðə ˈlɛtərz ə ənd bi bɪˈkeɪm ənˈjuzd. bət fər 25 jɪrz, ˈvərʧuəli ɔl ˈpiˈsi ˈsɔfˌwɛr əˈsumd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən draɪv wɑz si, soʊ ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi "ðə si draɪv" ˈivɪn təˈdeɪ. ˈəðər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈfæməliz (e.g*. ˈjunɪks) ər nɑt baʊnd tɪ ðiz ˌdɛzəgˈneɪʃənz. ɑs səˈpɔrt ˈɛdət dɪsk ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈvərʒən baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft wɪʧ ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈkəstəmərz wʊd ʧuz wɑz æt fərst ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət moʊst wʊd juz ˈpiˈsi səˈpɔrtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ bɪˈkeɪm əˈveɪləbəl sɪks mənθs ˈæftər ɛz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈprɑməst ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt ˈfeɪvər wən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈoʊvər ðə ˈəðərz; ðə səˈpɔrt səˈpraɪzd geɪts, hu kleɪmd ðət wɑz "ˈblækˌmeɪld ˈɪntu wɑz kərˈɛkt, ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ɪn ɪts ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən; wən ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət əv ˈpiˈsiz wər ˈɔrdərd wɪθ ðə 40 dɔs kəmˈpɛrd tɪ fər ðə 240 ðə ˈpiˈsiz rɑm ˈbeɪsɪk ənd baɪoʊs səˈpɔrtɪd kəˈsɛt teɪp ˈstɔrɪʤ. ˈpiˈsi dɔs ˌɪtˈsɛlf dɪd nɑt səˈpɔrt kəˈsɛt teɪp ˈstɔrɪʤ. ˈpiˈsi dɔs ˈvərʒən səˈpɔrtɪd ˈoʊnli 160, bət ˈvərʒən wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist naɪn mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, səˈpɔrtɪd 160 ənd 320. səˈpɔrt fər ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈlɑrʤər naɪn ˈsɛktər pər træk 180 ənd 360 ˈfɔrˌmæts əraɪvd 10 mənθs ˈleɪtər ɪn mɑrʧ 1983 baɪoʊs ˈɛdət ðə baɪoʊs (ˈbeɪsɪk ˈsɪstəm) prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə kɔr rɑm koʊd fər ðə ˈpiˈsi. ɪt kənˈteɪnd ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈfəŋkʃənz ðət ˈsɔfˌwɛr kʊd kɔl fər ˈbeɪsɪk tæsks səʧ ɛz ˈvɪdioʊ ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ˈkiˌbɔrd ˈɪnˌpʊt, ənd dɪsk ˈækˌsɛs ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˌɪntərˈəpt ˈhændəlɪŋ, ˈloʊdɪŋ ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɔn boot-up*, ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈmɛməri ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪstəm kəmˈpoʊnənts. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi baɪoʊs wɑz ɪn saɪz ənd ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd fɔr rɑm ʧɪps ɔn ðə, wɪθ ə fɪθ ənd sɪksθ ˈɛmti slɑt lɛft fər ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə rɑmz ðə ˈjuzər wɪʃt tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl. ˈɔfərd θri ˈdɪfərənt baɪoʊs riˈvɪʒənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpiˈsiz ˈlaɪfˌspæn. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl baɪoʊs wɑz ˈdeɪtɪd ˈeɪprəl 1981 ənd keɪm ɔn ðə ˈərliəst ˈmɑdəlz wɪθ ˈflɑpi draɪvz ənd ˈpiˈsi dɔs ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈvərʒən wɑz ˈdeɪtɪd ɑkˈtoʊbər 1981 ənd əraɪvd ɔn ðə "riˈvɪʒən bi" ˈmɑdəlz soʊld wɪθ draɪvz ənd ˈpiˈsi dɔs ɪt kərˈɛktɪd səm bəgz, bət wɑz ˈəðərˌwaɪz ənˈʧeɪnʤd. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə θərd baɪoʊs ˈvərʒən wɑz ˈdeɪtɪd ɑkˈtoʊbər 1982 ənd faʊnd ɔn ɔl ˈpiˈsiz wɪθ ðə nuər. ðɪs riˈvɪʒən wɑz aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ ðə baɪoʊs. ɪt ˈædɪd səˈpɔrt fər dɪˈtɛktɪŋ rɑmz ɔn ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrdz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ juz əv ˈmɛməri (ðə ˈərliər baɪoʊs riˈvɪʒənz hæd ə ˈlɪmət əv 544k*). ənˈlaɪk ðə, ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi rɪˈmeɪnd ˈfəŋkʃənəli ənˈʧeɪnʤd frəm 1983 ənˈtɪl ɪts ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈərli 1987 ənd dɪd nɑt gɪt səˈpɔrt fər ˈkiˌbɔrdz ər ˈflɑpi draɪvz, nɔr wɑz ɪt ˈɛvər ˈɔfərd wɪθ. ˈvɪdioʊ ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈɛdət ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈɔfərd tu ˈvɪdioʊ əˈdæptərz fər ðə ˈpiˈsi, ðə əˈdæptər ənd ðə ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm dɪˈspleɪ ənd ˈprɪnər əˈdæptər. wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə ˈtɪpɪkəl hoʊm kəmˈpjutər dɪˈspleɪ; ɪt hæd ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd kʊd bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə kəmˈpɑzət ˈmɑnətər ər ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən sɛt wɪθ ən ˈmɑʤəˌleɪtər ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑnətərz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪd nɑt ˈɔfər ðɛr oʊn ˈmɑnətər ənˈtɪl 1983 səˈpɔrtɪd ˈgræfɪks moʊdz wər 40 ər ˈkələr tɛkst wɪθ ˈkɛrɪktər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ˈgræfɪks wɪθ tu fɪkst palettes*, ər ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm ˈgræfɪks. ðə kɑrd ənd ɪts kəmˈpænjən 5151 ˈmɑnətər səˈpɔrtɪd ˈoʊnli tɛkst wɪθ ə ˈkɛrɪktər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən (ˈtoʊtəl ˈpɪksəl ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wɑz ɪt wɑz ˈmeɪnli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑrkɪt ənd soʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈprɪnər pɔrt. ˈdʊrɪŋ 1982 ðə fərst ˈvɪdioʊ kɑrd fər ðə ˈpiˈsi əˈpɪrd wɪn ˈhərkjəˌliz kəmˈpjutər tɛkˈnɑləʤiz riˈlist ə kloʊn əv ðə ðət kʊd juz ˈgræfɪks. ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə baɪoʊs, ðə ˈhərkjəˌliz ˈgræfɪks əˈdæptər bɪˈkeɪm ɪkˈstrimli ˈpɑpjələr fər ˈbɪznɪs juz du tɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ʃɑrp, haɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈgræfɪks pləs tɛkst ənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˈwaɪdli kloʊnd baɪ ˈəðər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz. ɪn 1985 ˈæftər ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə æt, ðə nu ɛnˈhænst ˈgræfɪks əˈdæptər bɪˈkeɪm əˈveɪləbəl wɪʧ kʊd səˈpɔrt ər ɪn 16 ˈkələrz ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ 16 ˈkələr ˈgræfɪks. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərd ə ˈvɪdioʊ bɔrd fər ðə ˈpiˈsi,, ənd æt noʊn ɛz ðə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈgræfɪks əˈdæptər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈmeɪnli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər kæd dɪˈzaɪn. ɪt wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, rikˈwaɪərd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈmɑnətər, ənd wɑz ˈrɛrli ˈɔrdərd baɪ ˈkəstəmərz. ˈgræfɪks kɑrdz kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ˈpiˈsiz ənd xts*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ wər ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈæftər ðə kəmˈpjutərz ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən. ˈsɪˌriəl pɔrt ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd ˌɪntərˈəpts ˈɛdət ðə ˈsɪˌriəl pɔrt ɪz ən 8250 ər ə dərˈɪvɪtɪv (səʧ ɛz ðə 16450 ər 16550 mæpt tɪ eɪt kənˈsɛkjətɪv aɪoʊ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd wən ˌɪntərˈəpt rɪkˈwɛst laɪn. kɑm pɔrt beɪs pɔrt ˈæˌdrɛs [hɛks] ˈoʊnli ənd ˈæˈdrɛsɪz wər dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi. əˈtɛmpts tɪ ʃɛr ənd tɪ juz əˈdɪʃənəl pɔrts ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈspɛʃəl ˈmɛʒərz ɪn ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr, sɪns ʃɛrd wər nɑt dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpiˈsi dɪˈzaɪn. ðə moʊst ˈtɪpɪkəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz pləgd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪˌriəl pɔrt wər ˈmoʊdəmz ənd maɪs. ˈplɑtərz ənd ˈsɪˌriəl ˈprɪnərz wər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈməŋ ðə mɔr ˈkɑmənli juzd ˈsɪˌriəl pərˈɪfərəlz, ənd ðɛr wər ˈnumərəs ˈəðər mɔr ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈjuzɪz səʧ ɛz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ kæʃ ˈrɛʤɪstərz, ˈfæktəri ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ənd kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈnidɪd] ˈprɪnər pɔrt ˈɛdət meɪd ə dil wɪθ ˈɛpsən tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈprɪnərz fər ðə ˈpiˈsi ənd ɔl ˈprɪnərz wər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ ðət ˈkəmpəˌni (ˈɛpsən əv kɔrs ˈɔlsoʊ soʊld ˈprɪnərz wɪθ ðɛr oʊn neɪm). ðɛr wɑz ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi wɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈprɪnər pɔrt ɔn ðə ˈpiˈsi ðət dɪd nɑt ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˌsɛnˈtrɑnɪks dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈrumərd ðət ðɪs hæd bɪn dən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈkəstəmərz frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈprɪnərz wɪθ ðɛr məˈʃinz (ˈpləgɪŋ ə ˌsɛnˈtrɑnɪks ˈprɪnər ˈɪntu ən ˈpiˈsi kʊd ˈdæmɪʤ ðə ˈprɪnər, ðə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl pɔrt, ər boʊθ). ˌɔlˈðoʊ kɑrdz wər əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ ˌsɛnˈtrɑnɪks pɔrts ɔn ðɛm, ˈpiˈsi kloʊnz kˈwɪkli ˈkɑpid ðə ˈprɪnər pɔrt ənd baɪ ðə leɪt 80s*, ɪt hæd ˈlɑrʤli dɪˈspleɪst ðə ˌsɛnˈtrɑnɪks ˈstændərd. rɪˈsɛpʃən ˈɛdət baɪt roʊt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1981 ðət ðə ˈpiˈsiz "ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv, bət ˈivɪn mɔr ˈstraɪkɪŋ ər tu dɪˈsɪʒənz meɪd baɪ: tɪ juz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd səˈplaɪərz ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈɪndəstri, ənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈraɪtərz ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz əv pərˈɪfərəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz". ɪt preɪzd ðə "smɑrt" ˈhɑrdˌwɛr dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪts praɪs wɑz nɑt məʧ haɪər ðən ðə məˈʃinz frəm ˈæpəl ənd ˈəðərz. ðə rivˈjuər ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə kəmˈpjutər "keɪm ɛz ə ʃɑk. aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ðə ʤaɪənt wʊd ˈstəmbəl baɪ ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪŋ ər ˌəndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ðə ˈpəblɪk wɔnts ənd ˈstəbərnli ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn ˌɪnˌkɑmpətɪˈbɪlɪti wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər wərld. bət ˈdɪdənt ˈstəmbəl æt ɔl; ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ʤaɪənt ʤəmpt ligz ɪn frənt əv ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðə ˈoʊnli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ɪz ɪts dəl ɪn ə mɔr dɪˈteɪld ˌrivˈju ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1982 baɪt kɔld ðə ˈpiˈsi "ə ˈsɪnθəsəs əv ðə bɛst ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈɪndəstri həz ˈɔfərd tɪ deɪt ɛz wɛl dɪˈzaɪnd ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɛz ɪt ɪz ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd". ðə ˈmægəˌzin preɪzd ðə ˈkiˌbɔrd ɛz "bɑr nən, ðə bɛst ɔn ˈɛni ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər", dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl ʃɪft ki loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɛz "ˈmaɪnər [ˈprɑbləmz] kəmˈpɛrd tɪ səm əv ðə ʤaɪˈgænɪk mɪˈsteɪks meɪd ɔn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˈkiˌbɔrd". ðə ˌrivˈju ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪd ˈmænjuəlz, wɪʧ ɪt prɪˈdɪktɪd "wɪl sɛt ðə ˈstændərd fər ɔl ˈmaɪˌkroʊkəmˈpjutər ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. nɑt ˈoʊnli ər ðeɪ wɛl ˈpækɪʤd, wɛl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd, ənd ˈizi tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, bət ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈplit". əbˈzərvɪŋ ðət dɪˈteɪld ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz əˈveɪləbəl "məʧ ˈərliər ðən ɪt həz bɪn fər ˈəðər məˈʃinz", ðə ˈmægəˌzin prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət "ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm, ˈplɛnti əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi dɪˈvɛləpt fər" ðə kəmˈpjutər. ðə ˌrivˈju ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈpiˈsi kɔst mɔr ðən ˈkɑmprəˌbli kənˈfɪgjərd ˈæpəl ənd kəmˈpjutərz, ənd ðə ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt ˈnəmbər əv slɑts fər ɔl dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ɪkˈspænʧən kɑrdz wɑz ɪts moʊst ˈsɪriəs ˈwiknəs, "ju gɪt ə lɔt mɔr fər jʊr ˈməni" ənd kənˈkludɪd, "ɪn tu jɪrz ər soʊ, aɪ θɪŋk [ɪt] wɪl bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ənd ʃʊd bi praʊd əv ðə ˈpipəl hu dɪˈzaɪnd ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl 1984 ˈɪʃu ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈpiˈsi, baɪt kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ˈpiˈsi hæd səkˈsidɪd boʊθ bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˈfiʧərz laɪk ən skrin, ˈoʊpən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈkiˌbɔrd, ənd "ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðiz seɪm ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈfiʧərz ˈərliər. ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, ɪt simz stɛpt ˈɪntu ə vɔɪd ðət rɪˈmeɪnd, ˌpɛrəˈdɑksəkəli, æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ə ˈkraʊdɪd lɔnˈʤɛvəti ˈɛdət ˈmɛni ˈpiˈsiz hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ˈsərvɪs lɔŋ ˈæftər ðɛr tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈkeɪm ˈlɑrʤli ˌɑbsəˈlit. ɪn ʤun 2006 ˈpiˈsi ənd ˈmɑdəlz wər stɪl ɪn juz æt ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv juz. ˈnæʃənəl ˈwɛðər ˈsərvɪs əbˈzərvɪŋ saɪts, juzd tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈdætə ɛz ɪt ɪz rɪˈtərnd frəm ðə əˈsɛndɪŋ radiosonde*, əˈtæʧt tɪ ə ˈwɛðər bəˈlun, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ hæv bɪn sˈloʊli feɪzd aʊt. ˈfæktərz ðət hæv kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə 5150 ˈpiˈsiz lɔnˈʤɛvəti ər ɪts ˈflɛksəbəl ˈmɑʤələr dɪˈzaɪn, ɪts ˈoʊpən ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈstændərd (ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈnidɪd tɪ əˈdæpt, ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ, ənd rɪˈpɛr ɪt ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl), juz əv fju ˈspɛʃəl nɑnˈstændərd pɑrts, ənd ˈrəgəd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ənd dərəˈbɪlɪti. səm əv ðə məˈkænɪkəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə slɑt ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ər stɪl juzd ɪn ˈkɑrənt ˈpiˈsiz. ə fju ˈsɪstəmz stɪl kəm wɪθ staɪl ˈkiˌbɔrd ənd maʊs kəˈnɛktərz. ˈɛdət ðə ˈmɑdəl 5150 ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər həz bɪˈkəm ə əˈməŋ ˈvɪntɪʤ kəmˈpjutər kəˈlɛktərz, du tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm biɪŋ ðə fərst tru ““pc”*” ɛz wi noʊ ðɛm təˈdeɪ. ɛz əv 2007 ðə ˈsɪstəm hæd ə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju əv ðə ˈmɑdəl 5150 həz ˈpruvən tɪ bi rɪˈlaɪəbəl; dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr eɪʤ əv 30 jɪrz ər mɔr, səm stɪl ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ðeɪ dɪd wɪn si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət noʊts ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ˈsaɪtɪd ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈnɔrtən, ˈpitər 1986 ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈpiˈsi. rɪˈvaɪzd ənd ˌɛnˈlɑrʤd nu jɔrk. ˈbreɪdi. nu jɔrk. ˈbreɪdi. ˈɔgəst 12 1981 prɛs riˈlis əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈfɔrˌmæt). mˈjulər, skɑt 1992 ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ənd rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ˈpiˈsiz, ˈsɛkənd ɪˈdɪʃən kju bʊks, kju bʊks, chposky*, ʤeɪmz; tɛd 1988 blu ˈmæʤɪk ðə ˈpipəl, paʊər ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər fækts ɔn faɪl. 1983 ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈrɛfərəns ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: gaɪd tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər pɑrt ˈnəmbər 6936831 pɑrt ˈnəmbər 6936831 1984 ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈrɛfərəns ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: gaɪd tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər pɑrt ˈnəmbərz 6936571 ənd 1502332 pɑrt ˈnəmbərz 6936571 ənd 1502332 1986 ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈrɛfərəns ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: gaɪd tɪ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˈpərsɪnəl kəmˈpjutər ˈmɑdəl 286 pɑrt ˈnəmbər pɑrt ˈnəmbər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz beɪst ɔn məˈtɪriəl ˈteɪkən frəm ðə fri ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ praɪər tɪ 1 noʊˈvɛmbər 2008 ənd ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈəndər ðə "relicensing*" tərmz əv ðə gfdl*, ˈvərʒən ər ˈleɪtər. ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛdət
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as the phenomenon of the sharing economy grows it will be good for consumers and jobs, but a headache for the federal government as tax receipts are eroded.
the sharing economy - or the more wordy online peer-to-peer platform - has made household names of and uber as people seek cheaper and more convenient accommodation and travel.
research released by the grattan institute on wednesday calculates businesses such as uber can cut at least $500 million a year from australians' taxi bills, while providing flexible work for drivers.
other activities will provide work and income for many thousands of people, while operations like puts thousands of homes to work.
"it will increase output and income because any time you make the market economy more efficient you boost output," the institute's jim told aap.
as more people find work through online service platforms it will increase taxable income, as well as government tax revenue.
unlike the black economy, where is the norm, transactions in online services are usually done electronically and where the australian taxation office has a high visibility.
however, dr does not believe increased personal tax receipts will offset a subsequent decline in and corporate tax revenue as the sharing economy grows.
while small operators might displace the business of traditional larger firms, they will likely fall below the registration threshold of $75,000 for everything other than car sharing which, like taxi drivers, pay on the first dollar earned.
at the moment, the is treating accommodation through as a residential rent rather than a hotel stay, which does attract.
however, anyone who rents out a room in their main residence would be liable for capital gains tax when they sell the property.
a growing sharing economy will also force the government and the to intensify efforts in cracking down on multinationals using tax avoidance schemes with services platforms being run by large international companies.
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ɛz ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi groʊz ɪt wɪl bi gʊd fər kənˈsumərz ənd ʤɑbz, bət ə ˈhɛˌdeɪk fər ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz tæks rɪˈsits ər ɪˈroʊdɪd. ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi ər ðə mɔr ˈwərdi ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌpɪrtoʊˈpɪr ˈplætˌfɔrm həz meɪd ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld neɪmz əv ənd ˈubər ɛz ˈpipəl sik ˈʧipər ənd mɔr kənˈvinjənt əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən ənd ˈtrævəl. ˈrisərʧ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˈgrætən ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪts ˈbɪznɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈubər kən kət æt list 500 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr frəm ɔˈstreɪljənz' ˈtæksi bɪlz, waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈflɛksəbəl wərk fər ˈdraɪvərz. ˈəðər ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪl prəˈvaɪd wərk ənd ˈɪnˌkəm fər ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl, waɪl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz laɪk pʊts ˈθaʊzənz əv hoʊmz tɪ wərk. "ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd ˈɪnˌkəm bɪˈkəz ˈɛni taɪm ju meɪk ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈkɑnəmi mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ju bust ˈaʊtˌpʊt," ðə ˈɪnstɪtuts ʤɪm toʊld aap*. ɛz mɔr ˈpipəl faɪnd wərk θru ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərvɪs ˈplætˌfɔrmz ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈkris ˈtæksəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈgəvərnmənt tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu. ənˈlaɪk ðə blæk ɪˈkɑnəmi, wɛr ɪz ðə nɔrm, trænˈzækʃənz ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz ər ˈjuʒəwəli dən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪkəˌli ənd wɛr ðə ɔˈstreɪljən tækˈseɪʃən ˈɔfəs həz ə haɪ ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdɑktər dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈpərsɪnəl tæks rɪˈsits wɪl ˈɔfˌsɛt ə ˈsəbsəkwənt dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ənd ˈkɔrpərət tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu ɛz ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi groʊz. waɪl smɔl ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz maɪt dɪˈspleɪs ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈlɑrʤər fərmz, ðeɪ wɪl ˈlaɪkli fɔl bɪˈloʊ ðə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən θˈrɛˌʃoʊld əv fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən kɑr ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪʧ, laɪk ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvərz, peɪ ɔn ðə fərst ˈdɔlər ərnd. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ðə ɪz ˈtritɪŋ əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən θru ɛz ə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl rɛnt ˈrəðər ðən ə hoʊˈtɛl steɪ, wɪʧ dɪz əˈtrækt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛniˌwən hu rɛnts aʊt ə rum ɪn ðɛr meɪn ˈrɛzɪdəns wʊd bi ˈlaɪəbəl fər ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz tæks wɪn ðeɪ sɛl ðə ˈprɑpərti. ə groʊɪŋ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ fɔrs ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ ˈɛfərts ɪn ˈkrækɪŋ daʊn ɔn ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz ˈjuzɪŋ tæks əˈvɔɪdəns skimz wɪθ ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈplætˌfɔrmz biɪŋ rən baɪ lɑrʤ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəmpəˌniz.
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[update wednesday am ct: this story has been edited to make clear that this new site is an unauthorized clone of the old site and does not involve any of the principals of the original.]
less than two weeks ago,, the notorious search engine site for files, agreed to shut down and pay $110 million in a settlement with the motion pictures of america association. the site even shut down a day early as a way to avoid being part of an online archive.
but now, what appears to be a cloned version of the site (available at and.ee) has emerged. information on both domains turns up no contact information. however, online records show that the new site is hosted in australia.
chip parker, a former admin, says that the old is gone for good.
"some random party ripping off.com's has no bearing on the fact that both the database and the .torrent files once stored by are gone forever," he told.
on tuesday, reported on the anonymous creators of the new site.
“isohunt has been a great part of the torrent world for more than a decade. a big loss to everyone who used it over the years. media corporations like innovation or competition, and’s fate is one of the examples of how they deal with it,”’s creators told.
“isohunt can definitely be called a icon. people got used to it, and they want to simply let it go. we want those people to feel like being at home while visiting. the main goal is to restore the website with torrents and provide users with the same familiar interface.”
ars would love to speak with the creators of, if they're reading this.
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[ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ æm kɔrt: ðɪs ˈstɔri həz bɪn ˈɛdɪtɪd tɪ meɪk klɪr ðət ðɪs nu saɪt ɪz ən əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd kloʊn əv ðə oʊld saɪt ənd dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈɛni əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl.] lɛs ðən tu wiks əˈgoʊ,, ðə noʊˈtɔriəs sərʧ ˈɪnʤən saɪt fər faɪlz, əˈgrid tɪ ʃət daʊn ənd peɪ 110 ˈmɪljən ɪn ə ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪθ ðə ˈmoʊʃən ˈpɪkʧərz əv əˈmɛrɪkə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ðə saɪt ˈivɪn ʃət daʊn ə deɪ ˈərli ɛz ə weɪ tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ pɑrt əv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɑrˌkaɪv. bət naʊ, wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə kloʊnd ˈvərʒən əv ðə saɪt (əˈveɪləbəl æt ənd isohunt.ee*) həz ˈimərʤd. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn boʊθ doʊˈmeɪnz tərnz əp noʊ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ ðət ðə nu saɪt ɪz ˈhoʊstɪd ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə. ʧɪp ˈpɑrkər, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈædmɪn, sɪz ðət ðə oʊld ɪz gɔn fər gʊd. "səm ˈrændəm ˈpɑrti ˈrɪpɪŋ ɔf həz noʊ ˈbɛrɪŋ ɔn ðə fækt ðət boʊθ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ənd ðə .ˈtɔrənt faɪlz wəns stɔrd baɪ ər gɔn fərˈɛvər," hi toʊld. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ðə əˈnɑnəməs kriˈeɪtərz əv ðə nu saɪt. həz bɪn ə greɪt pɑrt əv ðə ˈtɔrənt wərld fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd. ə bɪg lɔs tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu juzd ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ˈmidiə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz laɪk ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd feɪt ɪz wən əv ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv haʊ ðeɪ dil wɪθ it,”*,” kriˈeɪtərz toʊld. kən ˈdɛfənətli bi kɔld ə ˈaɪkɑn. ˈpipəl gɑt juzd tɪ ɪt, ənd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈsɪmpli lɛt ɪt goʊ. wi wɔnt ðoʊz ˈpipəl tɪ fil laɪk biɪŋ æt hoʊm waɪl ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ. ðə meɪn goʊl ɪz tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɪθ ˈtɔrənts ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈjuzərz wɪθ ðə seɪm fəˈmɪljər interface.”*.” wʊd ləv tɪ spik wɪθ ðə kriˈeɪtərz əv, ɪf ðɛr ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs.
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in the latest entry about women who use and believe good, partly because men do it, sven writes:
abigail is essentially denying that separate roles apply to men and women, and that good manners are important. in a nutshell, “if it feels good, do it.”
women have traditionally been keepers of the home. the home is a place of refuge, a place of safety and comfort, separate from a rough, cruel world. men ventured out to make a living in that world to preserve the home and hearth. how many men throughout history have felt the and care of a long day at a mine or field or mill melt away as they returned to a loving wife and house? introducing swearing into a home pollutes it with the roughness of the outside, which is why a man who swears like a pirate parrot would hang the curses up outside when he came back to his women folk. it belong in the house, just like his dirty boots.
on the deck of a ship and on the floor of an oil rig, the anglo saxon word that begins with “f” can be like breathing. not saying it is right, but it is appropriate to the context. women who swear constantly are degrading themselves and their role as women.
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ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛntri əˈbaʊt ˈwɪmən hu juz ənd bɪˈliv gʊd, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz mɛn du ɪt, svɛn raɪts: ˈæbəˌgeɪl ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðət ˈsɛpərˌeɪt roʊlz əˈplaɪ tɪ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən, ənd ðət gʊd ˈmænərz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ɪn ə ˈnətˌʃɛl, ɪt filz gʊd, du it.”*.” ˈwɪmən hæv trəˈdɪʃənəli bɪn ˈkipərz əv ðə hoʊm. ðə hoʊm ɪz ə pleɪs əv ˈrɛfjuʤ, ə pleɪs əv ˈseɪfti ənd ˈkəmfərt, ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ə rəf, kruəl wərld. mɛn ˈvɛnʧərd aʊt tɪ meɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðət wərld tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə hoʊm ənd hɑrθ. haʊ ˈmɛni mɛn θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri hæv fɛlt ðə ənd kɛr əv ə lɔŋ deɪ æt ə maɪn ər fild ər mɪl mɛlt əˈweɪ ɛz ðeɪ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ə ˈləvɪŋ waɪf ənd haʊs? ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ sˈwɛrɪŋ ˈɪntu ə hoʊm pəˈluts ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈrəfnəs əv ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ə mæn hu swɛrz laɪk ə ˈpaɪrət ˈpɛrət wʊd hæŋ ðə ˈkərsɪz əp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wɪn hi keɪm bæk tɪ hɪz ˈwɪmən foʊk. ɪt bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ðə haʊs, ʤɪst laɪk hɪz ˈdərti buts. ɔn ðə dɛk əv ə ʃɪp ənd ɔn ðə flɔr əv ən ɔɪl rɪg, ðə ˈæŋgloʊ ˈsæksən wərd ðət bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ““f”*” kən bi laɪk ˈbriðɪŋ. nɑt seɪɪŋ ɪt ɪz raɪt, bət ɪt ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt tɪ ðə ˈkɑntɛkst. ˈwɪmən hu swɛr ˈkɑnstəntli ər dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðɛr roʊl ɛz ˈwɪmən.
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this is a debate about the merits of regulation versus a system without any control, says nick clegg
in 1926, an american trade unionist, william roberts, gave evidence on the effects of alcohol prohibition to the senate judiciary committee:
“everywhere we went there was plenty of distilled liquor, but seldom real beer. we found that the homes of the people had been turned into breweries and distilleries which turned out dangerous that if drunk to any extent would ruin the health of those who drank them. when asked why they drank such stuff they said there was nothing else to be obtained, and they invariably asked when were members of congress going to realize that the manufacture and sale of beer would make for true temperance.”
far from controlling and eliminating alcohol use, the “noble experiment” of prohibition drove users towards increasingly potent and dangerous drinks. with no regulatory levers in place except the threat of arrest (which had to be set against the promise of handsome profits for those who defied the law), there was no effective way to control the market. the ensuing public health crisis was one of the key motivations behind the repeal of prohibition in 1933, when president roosevelt signed a new law allowing the sale of beer with a maximum alcohol content of 4%.
for spirits in 1926, read “skunk” in 2017. [1] “skunk” is a direct result of prohibition. new cultivation methods have pushed up potency over the past 20 years. just as bootleggers bother to produce and smuggle high volume, low alcohol beer, so the illicit cannabis industry has responded to criminal enforcement by developing products that profit, with no consideration for the health of its customers.
that last point is crucial. in the pursuit of maximum (thc) content, an unfortunate consequence has been to breed a protective component, (cbd), out of the plant. may mitigate many of the negative heath effects of thc, from anxiety and paranoia to the risk of dependency.
the impact of this of cannabis has only recently become apparent. a 2015 study in south london found that “skunk” was a factor in a quarter of patients with psychosis; people smoking hash showed no increased risk.
skunk is now sold without any effective restriction to about two million consumers a year, including large numbers of children. as with users of illicit alcohol, people use it because there is no alternative: the market is saturated by a product associated with severe mental health problems. and prohibition may deter people with drug use disorders from seeking the help they need.
politicians typically respond with a shrug of the shoulders. instead of looking for real solutions, they expect us to believe that the criminal law will prevail, despite no evidence that this approach has ever worked anywhere in the world.
this is irresponsible and unimaginative. but there is an alternative, as the united states found in 1933: and regulate the milder forms of the drug.
regulation would allow us to control the product, capping maximum strength and requiring that all varieties contain. requirements would end the lottery where cannabis users have no idea what they are buying. sales from licensed outlets would be taxed, capturing a year which is currently lost to crime.
regulation would also allow us to apply the lessons learned from the control of tobacco and alcohol. the risks of unfettered are real, but instead of allowing the industry to establish itself and then rein it in, we would impose strict rules from the start. plain packaging for all cannabis products and a ban on advertising would prevent manufacturers from stimulating demand. users could be nudged away from smoking and towards vaping, as we have done with tobacco. vendors could finally be properly policed, with licenses withdrawn for selling to as we do with pubs. and some of the tax revenue could be used to support clearer public health messaging.
unlike the conservative and labour election manifestos, which make no mention of the cannabis problem, the liberal democrat manifesto includes a clear commitment to regulate the market. we believe that regulation would reduce crime and improve public health. we have studied the legal markets that already exist in north america, and have accepted the recommendations of a panel of experts, including former and serving chief constables.
we are not arguing to “liberalise” drug laws: cannabis of unknown content and potency is already available to any adults and children who want it. this is a debate about the merits of regulation versus a system without any control. the opponents of regulation should ask themselves this: what other public health problem do we contract out entirely to criminals?
nick clegg is a liberal democrat politician who served as deputy prime minister in the coalition government from 2010 to 2015 and as leader of the liberal democrats from 2007 to 2015. until the general election was called he was member of parliament for sheffield hallam, where he was first elected in 2005. he has a long standing interest in drug policy reform and is a member of the global commission on drug policy.
competing interests: none declared.
references:
[1] “skunk” in the recent scientific literature is a term used to describe cannabis which contains a high percentage of (thc, an intoxicant) but little to no (cbd, an antipsychotic).
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ðɪs ɪz ə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛrɪts əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈvərsəz ə ˈsɪstəm wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni kənˈtroʊl, sɪz nɪk klɛg ɪn 1926 ən əˈmɛrɪkən treɪd ˈjunjənəst, ˈwɪljəm ˈrɑbərts, geɪv ˈɛvədəns ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈælkəˌhɑl ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti: wi wɛnt ðɛr wɑz ˈplɛnti əv dɪˈstɪld ˈlɪkər, bət ˈsɛldəm ril bɪr. wi faʊnd ðət ðə hoʊmz əv ðə ˈpipəl hæd bɪn tərnd ˈɪntu ˈbruəriz ənd dɪˈstɪləriz wɪʧ tərnd aʊt ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðət ɪf drəŋk tɪ ˈɛni ɪkˈstɛnt wʊd ruɪn ðə hɛlθ əv ðoʊz hu dræŋk ðɛm. wɪn æst waɪ ðeɪ dræŋk səʧ stəf ðeɪ sɛd ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls tɪ bi əbˈteɪnd, ənd ðeɪ ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli æst wɪn wər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧər ənd seɪl əv bɪr wʊd meɪk fər tru temperance.”*.” fɑr frəm kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ənd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈælkəˌhɑl juz, ðə experiment”*” əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən droʊv ˈjuzərz təˈwɔrdz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈpoʊtənt ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs drɪŋks. wɪθ noʊ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈlɛvərz ɪn pleɪs ɪkˈsɛpt ðə θrɛt əv ərˈɛst (wɪʧ hæd tɪ bi sɛt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈhænsəm ˈprɑfɪts fər ðoʊz hu dɪˈfaɪd ðə lɔ), ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈifɛktɪv weɪ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈkraɪsəs wɑz wən əv ðə ki ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə rɪˈpil əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ɪn 1933 wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈruzəˌvɛlt saɪnd ə nu lɔ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə seɪl əv bɪr wɪθ ə ˈmæksəməm ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈkɑntɛnt əv 4 fər ˈspɪrɪts ɪn 1926 rɛd ““skunk”*” ɪn 2017 1 ““skunk”*” ɪz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən. nu ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən ˈmɛθədz hæv pʊʃt əp ˈpoʊtənsi ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 20 jɪrz. ʤɪst ɛz ˈbuˌtlɛgərz ˈbɑðər tɪ ˈproʊdus ənd sˈməgəl haɪ ˈvɑljum, loʊ ˈælkəˌhɑl bɪr, soʊ ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈkænəbəs ˈɪndəstri həz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ɛnˈfɔrsmənt baɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts ðət ˈprɑfɪt, wɪθ noʊ kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən fər ðə hɛlθ əv ɪts ˈkəstəmərz. ðət læst pɔɪnt ɪz ˈkruʃəl. ɪn ðə pərˈsut əv ˈmæksəməm (thc*) ˈkɑntɛnt, ən ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈkɑnsəkwəns həz bɪn tɪ brid ə prəˈtɛktɪv kəmˈpoʊnənt, (cbd*), aʊt əv ðə plænt. meɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv hiθ ˈifɛkts əv thc*, frəm æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪə tɪ ðə rɪsk əv dɪˈpɛndənsi. ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ðɪs əv ˈkænəbəs həz ˈoʊnli ˈrisəntli bɪˈkəm əˈpɛrənt. ə 2015 ˈstədi ɪn saʊθ ˈləndən faʊnd ðət ““skunk”*” wɑz ə ˈfæktər ɪn ə kˈwɔrtər əv ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ saɪˈkoʊsəs; ˈpipəl sˈmoʊkɪŋ hæʃ ʃoʊd noʊ ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk. skəŋk ɪz naʊ soʊld wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈifɛktɪv riˈstrɪkʃən tɪ əˈbaʊt tu ˈmɪljən kənˈsumərz ə jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈʧɪldrən. ɛz wɪθ ˈjuzərz əv ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈælkəˌhɑl, ˈpipəl juz ɪt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ɔlˈtərnətɪv: ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈprɑdəkt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ səˈvɪr ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz. ənd ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən meɪ dɪˈtər ˈpipəl wɪθ drəg juz dɪˈsɔrdərz frəm ˈsikɪŋ ðə hɛlp ðeɪ nid. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈtɪpɪkəli rɪˈspɑnd wɪθ ə ʃrəg əv ðə ˈʃoʊldərz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ril səˈluʃənz, ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈkrɪmənəl lɔ wɪl prɪˈveɪl, dɪˈspaɪt noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ðɪs əˈproʊʧ həz ˈɛvər wərkt ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld. ðɪs ɪz ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ənd ənɪˈmæˌʤɪnətɪv. bət ðɛr ɪz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ɛz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts faʊnd ɪn 1933 ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðə ˈmaɪldər fɔrmz əv ðə drəg. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈprɑdəkt, ˈkæpɪŋ ˈmæksəməm strɛŋθ ənd rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðət ɔl vərˈaɪətiz kənˈteɪn. rɪkˈwaɪrmənts wʊd ɛnd ðə ˈlɑtəri wɛr ˈkænəbəs ˈjuzərz hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ðeɪ ər baɪɪŋ. seɪlz frəm ˈlaɪsənst ˈaʊˌtlɛts wʊd bi tækst, ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ə jɪr wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli lɔst tɪ kraɪm. ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ əˈplaɪ ðə ˈlɛsənz ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə kənˈtroʊl əv təˈbæˌkoʊ ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl. ðə rɪsks əv ənˈfɛtərd ər ril, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstri tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ðɛn reɪn ɪt ɪn, wi wʊd ˌɪmˈpoʊz strɪkt rulz frəm ðə stɑrt. pleɪn ˈpækɪʤɪŋ fər ɔl ˈkænəbəs ˈprɑdəkts ənd ə bæn ɔn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ wʊd prɪˈvɛnt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz frəm ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ dɪˈmænd. ˈjuzərz kʊd bi nəʤd əˈweɪ frəm sˈmoʊkɪŋ ənd təˈwɔrdz vaping*, ɛz wi hæv dən wɪθ təˈbæˌkoʊ. ˈvɛndərz kʊd ˈfaɪnəli bi ˈprɑpərli pəˈlist, wɪθ ˈlaɪsənsɪz wɪθˈdrɔn fər ˈsɛlɪŋ tɪ ɛz wi du wɪθ pəbz. ənd səm əv ðə tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu kʊd bi juzd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈklɪrər ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ. ənˈlaɪk ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ənd ˈleɪbər ɪˈlɛkʃən manifestos*, wɪʧ meɪk noʊ ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə ˈkænəbəs ˈprɑbləm, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ˌmænɪˈfɛˌstoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə klɪr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. wi bɪˈliv ðət ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən wʊd rɪˈdus kraɪm ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. wi hæv ˈstədid ðə ˈligəl ˈmɑrkɪts ðət ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪst ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd hæv ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz əv ə ˈpænəl əv ˈɛkspərts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ənd ˈsərvɪŋ ʧif ˈkɑnstəbəlz. wi ər nɑt ˈɑrgjuɪŋ tɪ ““liberalise”*” drəg lɔz: ˈkænəbəs əv ənˈnoʊn ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ˈpoʊtənsi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈɛni ˈædəlts ənd ˈʧɪldrən hu wɔnt ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛrɪts əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈvərsəz ə ˈsɪstəm wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni kənˈtroʊl. ðə əˈpoʊnənts əv ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ʃʊd æsk ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðɪs: wət ˈəðər ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈprɑbləm du wi ˈkɑnˌtrækt aʊt ɪnˈtaɪərli tɪ ˈkrɪmənəlz? nɪk klɛg ɪz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən hu sərvd ɛz ˈdɛpjəti praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈgəvərnmənt frəm 2010 tɪ 2015 ənd ɛz ˈlidər əv ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts frəm 2007 tɪ 2015 ənˈtɪl ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz kɔld hi wɑz ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt fər ˈʃɛfild ˈhæləm, wɛr hi wɑz fərst ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪn 2005 hi həz ə lɔŋ ˈstændɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn drəg ˈpɑləsi rɪˈfɔrm ənd ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl kəˈmɪʃən ɔn drəg ˈpɑləsi. kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈɪntərɪsts: nən dɪˈklɛrd. ˈrɛfərənsɪz: 1 ““skunk”*” ɪn ðə ˈrisənt ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪz ə tərm juzd tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˈkænəbəs wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ə haɪ pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv (thc*, ən intoxicant*) bət ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ (cbd*, ən antipsychotic*).
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yesterday i shared my thoughts about running the ios 9 beta on the ipad air 2. today i'll take a look at the 2 beta on the apple watch. the 2 beta is available to anyone with an apple developer account. you can get one by paying $99 and the membership lasts for one year.
i installed the 2 beta yesterday on my stainless steel with classic buckle model. installing 2 beta is a bit more complicated than installing the ios 9 beta and it will take a little bit longer.
you'll need to use the apple watch app on your iphone to install the 2 beta.
rather than list out how to do it, i'll just let you watch this youtube video that explains how to get the 2 beta installed on your apple watch:
once you complete the install of the 2 beta, you can then start playing with some of the new features. i'll share my thoughts below about them, and you can make up your own mind about whether or not it's worth it to install the 2 beta on your apple watch.
please note that i've only included the things i was actually able to use and test. some things such as audio calls, native apps or additional complication based on app store apps aren't available yet in the 2 beta.
new watch faces in 2 beta
one of the neat things about 2 is the new watch faces. the new watch faces add an interesting wrinkle to the apple watch by showing you images of places like hong kong, london, new york, and shanghai. the videos in the watch faces show were taken over the course of 24 hours, and you can see each location differently depending on the time in your own location.
use the watch face selection screen to choose which watch face you want to use in the 2 beta.
the new watch faces add additional variety to the apple watch in the 2 beta.
i looked for the new watch faces after i'd installed the beta on my apple watch. but they are not available by default, you have to add them yourself. press down using force touch to bring up the watch face selection screen, then scroll to the right and tap on new. then just look for the watch face option.
once you've added the watch faces, you can use force touch to select which one to have running on your apple watch. the watch faces look very cool indeed, and they are definitely different than the other watch faces on the apple watch.
however, after running them for a while i actually went back to my favorite watch face: modular. while the watch faces are cool, you can't add complications at this point so you can only see the time on them. modular, on the other hand, lets you have a number of complications and provides a lot more information with a glance.
it remains to be seen if apple will add complications to the watch faces. remember that this is beta 1 of 2, so it's entirely possible that we'll see some complications added in a future update. for now i'm in a "wait and see" mode.
still, the watch faces are undeniably cool and i'm glad apple has added them. they add a little variety to the current selection of watch faces, and i'm looking forward to see what apple does with the watch faces. i suspect they'll add more locations at some point too.
single photo and photo album watch faces
two other new watch faces are based on your own photos. you can set up a new watch face using a single photo, or you can set your apple watch to show you random photos from an album. both options offer a neat way to personalize your apple watch.
you'll need to choose a photo, then create a new watch face to use a single photo in the 2 beta.
the single photo watch face can be customized in the 2 beta.
before you use either option, you'll need to make sure that you've chosen an album in the apple watch app on your iphone. just go to my watch, then tap on photos to choose your preferred photo album. once you've picked an album, it will sync over to your apple watch.
if you want to use the photo album watch face, you'll need to add it as a new watch face. just press your current watch face to use force touch and then scroll to the right and tap the icon in the watch face selection screen. find the photo album watch face and add it. after that you can select it like you can any watch face.
if you want to use a single photo, just tap on the photos app on your apple watch home screen. you'll see all of your photos. use the digital crown to zoom in and then press on it to use force touch to add it as a watch face.
i ran into a problem trying to customize the single photo watch face. each time i tapped the customize button, my watch rebooted. so there's a clearly a bug or something going on with that right now in the beta. i'm sure it will be fixed in due time though so it's not a big deal.
the photo album watch face does not currently have a option. but i'm sure apple will probably add one at some point.
i must say that it was great to see a different photo load each time i raised my wrist. it takes away the tedium of seeing the same thing all the time. i think the photo album feature will be very popular among apple watch users since it personalizes the device in a very fun way.
time travel in the 2 beta
time travel is another cool feature in 2. with time travel you can use the digital crown to move forward or backward in time. this can be quite useful if you want to see what the weather will be or what you have on your calendar if you're using it as a complication.
time travel makes it easy to move forward or backward in time on the apple watch in the beta.
i had no problems using time travel in the 2 beta. it worked very well for me and i think it will be a popular feature when 2 is finally released. it adds a certain kind of convenience to the apple watch that isn't in 1.
nightstand mode in the 2 beta
nightstand mode is apple's way of turning its watch into an alarm clock. by putting the watch on its charger, and then on its side it essentially becomes a handy clock. i tested this and it worked perfectly in the 2 beta. when your alarm goes off, you can use the digital crown to snooze or the side button to turn off the alarm.
while it's not my cup of tea since i rarely use alarms, i can see nightstand mode being very popular with travelers and anybody else who relies on an alarm to wake them each morning. it removes the need to use your iphone as an alarm clock and takes advantage of the abilities.
the performance of 2 beta 1
unlike the ios 9 beta on the ipad air 2, the 2 beta definitely feels more beta. it is slower at times than 1 and also seems less stable than the ios 9 beta.
however, this is beta 1 of 2 so all of this is to be expected. i'm sure it will improve significantly in future updates. apple seems to be moving at warp speed with its apple watch development efforts so stay tuned to see what happens with future 2 betas.
hold off installing the 2 beta if you can
my advice, as always, is to avoid installing beta software on your devices. but if you are seriously considering installing 2 then i suggest holding off for a little while until it's a bit more polished and more new features are added to it.
that said, the 2 beta is off to a pretty good start and it definitely lays the groundwork for a much better apple watch experience in the fall. some of the new features that have been added work reasonably well considering it's beta 1, and i'm looking forward to seeing what comes in the next few updates of 2.
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ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ aɪ ʃɛrd maɪ θɔts əˈbaʊt ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈioʊs 9 ˈbeɪtə ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ɛr 2 təˈdeɪ aɪl teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ɔn ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ. ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ən ˈæpəl dɪˈvɛləpər əˈkaʊnt. ju kən gɪt wən baɪ peɪɪŋ 99 ənd ðə ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp læsts fər wən jɪr. aɪ ˌɪnˈstɔld ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɔn maɪ ˈsteɪnləs stil wɪθ ˈklæsɪk ˈbəkəl ˈmɑdəl. ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ 2 ˈbeɪtə ɪz ə bɪt mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ðə ˈioʊs 9 ˈbeɪtə ənd ɪt wɪl teɪk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈlɔŋgər. jul nid tɪ juz ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ æp ɔn jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. ˈrəðər ðən lɪst aʊt haʊ tɪ du ɪt, aɪl ʤɪst lɛt ju wɔʧ ðɪs ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz haʊ tɪ gɪt ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ˌɪnˈstɔld ɔn jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ: wəns ju kəmˈplit ðə ˌɪnˈstɔl əv ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə, ju kən ðɛn stɑrt pleɪɪŋ wɪθ səm əv ðə nu ˈfiʧərz. aɪl ʃɛr maɪ θɔts bɪˈloʊ əˈbaʊt ðɛm, ənd ju kən meɪk əp jʊr oʊn maɪnd əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ɪts wərθ ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ɔn jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ. pliz noʊt ðət aɪv ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə θɪŋz aɪ wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ənd tɛst. səm θɪŋz səʧ ɛz ˈɑdiˌoʊ kɔlz, ˈneɪtɪv æps ər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃən beɪst ɔn æp stɔr æps ˈɑrənt əˈveɪləbəl jɛt ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. nu wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ɪn 2 ˈbeɪtə wən əv ðə nit θɪŋz əˈbaʊt 2 ɪz ðə nu wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz. ðə nu wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz æd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈrɪŋkəl tɪ ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ju ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk hɔŋ kɔŋg, ˈləndən, nu jɔrk, ənd ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ. ðə ˈvɪdioʊz ɪn ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ʃoʊ wər ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 24 aʊərz, ənd ju kən si iʧ loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈdɪfərˈɛntli dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə taɪm ɪn jʊr oʊn loʊˈkeɪʃən. juz ðə wɔʧ feɪs səˈlɛkʃən skrin tɪ ʧuz wɪʧ wɔʧ feɪs ju wɔnt tɪ juz ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. ðə nu wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz æd əˈdɪʃənəl vərˈaɪəti tɪ ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. aɪ lʊkt fər ðə nu wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ˈæftər aɪd ˌɪnˈstɔld ðə ˈbeɪtə ɔn maɪ ˈæpəl wɔʧ. bət ðeɪ ər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl baɪ dɪˈfɔlt, ju hæv tɪ æd ðɛm ˈjɔrsɛlf. prɛs daʊn ˈjuzɪŋ fɔrs təʧ tɪ brɪŋ əp ðə wɔʧ feɪs səˈlɛkʃən skrin, ðɛn skroʊl tɪ ðə raɪt ənd tæp ɔn nu. ðɛn ʤɪst lʊk fər ðə wɔʧ feɪs ˈɔpʃən. wəns juv ˈædɪd ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz, ju kən juz fɔrs təʧ tɪ səˈlɛkt wɪʧ wən tɪ hæv ˈrənɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ. ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz lʊk ˈvɛri kul ˌɪnˈdid, ənd ðeɪ ər ˈdɛfənətli ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˈəðər wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈæftər ˈrənɪŋ ðɛm fər ə waɪl aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt bæk tɪ maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt wɔʧ feɪs: ˈmɑʤələr. waɪl ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ər kul, ju kænt æd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt soʊ ju kən ˈoʊnli si ðə taɪm ɔn ðɛm. ˈmɑʤələr, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, lɛts ju hæv ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd prəˈvaɪdz ə lɔt mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ə glæns. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ɪf ˈæpəl wɪl æd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz tɪ ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈbeɪtə 1 əv 2 soʊ ɪts ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət wɪl si səm ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈædɪd ɪn ə fˈjuʧər ˈəpˌdeɪt. fər naʊ əm ɪn ə "weɪt ənd si" moʊd. stɪl, ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ər ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbli kul ənd əm glæd ˈæpəl həz ˈædɪd ðɛm. ðeɪ æd ə ˈlɪtəl vərˈaɪəti tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt səˈlɛkʃən əv wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz, ənd əm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ si wət ˈæpəl dɪz wɪθ ðə wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðɛl æd mɔr loʊˈkeɪʃənz æt səm pɔɪnt tu. ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈælbəm wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz tu ˈəðər nu wɔʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ər beɪst ɔn jʊr oʊn ˈfoʊˌtoʊz. ju kən sɛt əp ə nu wɔʧ feɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ər ju kən sɛt jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ tɪ ʃoʊ ju ˈrændəm ˈfoʊˌtoʊz frəm ən ˈælbəm. boʊθ ˈɔpʃənz ˈɔfər ə nit weɪ tɪ ˈpərsənəˌlaɪz jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ. jul nid tɪ ʧuz ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ðɛn kriˈeɪt ə nu wɔʧ feɪs tɪ juz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɔʧ feɪs kən bi ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. ˌbiˈfɔr ju juz ˈiðər ˈɔpʃən, jul nid tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət juv ˈʧoʊzən ən ˈælbəm ɪn ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ æp ɔn jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ʤɪst goʊ tɪ maɪ wɔʧ, ðɛn tæp ɔn ˈfoʊˌtoʊz tɪ ʧuz jʊr prɪˈfərd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈælbəm. wəns juv pɪkt ən ˈælbəm, ɪt wɪl sɪŋk ˈoʊvər tɪ jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ juz ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈælbəm wɔʧ feɪs, jul nid tɪ æd ɪt ɛz ə nu wɔʧ feɪs. ʤɪst prɛs jʊr ˈkɑrənt wɔʧ feɪs tɪ juz fɔrs təʧ ənd ðɛn skroʊl tɪ ðə raɪt ənd tæp ðə ˈaɪkɑn ɪn ðə wɔʧ feɪs səˈlɛkʃən skrin. faɪnd ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈælbəm wɔʧ feɪs ənd æd ɪt. ˈæftər ðət ju kən səˈlɛkt ɪt laɪk ju kən ˈɛni wɔʧ feɪs. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ juz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ʤɪst tæp ɔn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz æp ɔn jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ hoʊm skrin. jul si ɔl əv jʊr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz. juz ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl kraʊn tɪ zum ɪn ənd ðɛn prɛs ɔn ɪt tɪ juz fɔrs təʧ tɪ æd ɪt ɛz ə wɔʧ feɪs. aɪ ræn ˈɪntu ə ˈprɑbləm traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɔʧ feɪs. iʧ taɪm aɪ tæpt ðə ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ˈbətən, maɪ wɔʧ rebooted*. soʊ ðɛrz ə ˈklɪrli ə bəg ər ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ðət raɪt naʊ ɪn ðə ˈbeɪtə. əm ʃʊr ɪt wɪl bi fɪkst ɪn du taɪm ðoʊ soʊ ɪts nɑt ə bɪg dil. ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈælbəm wɔʧ feɪs dɪz nɑt ˈkərəntli hæv ə ˈɔpʃən. bət əm ʃʊr ˈæpəl wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli æd wən æt səm pɔɪnt. aɪ məst seɪ ðət ɪt wɑz greɪt tɪ si ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ loʊd iʧ taɪm aɪ reɪzd maɪ rɪst. ɪt teɪks əˈweɪ ðə ˈtidiəm əv siɪŋ ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɔl ðə taɪm. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈælbəm ˈfiʧər wɪl bi ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ ˈæpəl wɔʧ ˈjuzərz sɪns ɪt ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzɪz ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪn ə ˈvɛri fən weɪ. taɪm ˈtrævəl ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə taɪm ˈtrævəl ɪz əˈnəðər kul ˈfiʧər ɪn 2 wɪθ taɪm ˈtrævəl ju kən juz ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl kraʊn tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ər ˈbækwərd ɪn taɪm. ðɪs kən bi kwaɪt ˈjusfəl ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ si wət ðə ˈwɛðər wɪl bi ər wət ju hæv ɔn jʊr ˈkæləndər ɪf jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃən. taɪm ˈtrævəl meɪks ɪt ˈizi tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ər ˈbækwərd ɪn taɪm ɔn ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪn ðə ˈbeɪtə. aɪ hæd noʊ ˈprɑbləmz ˈjuzɪŋ taɪm ˈtrævəl ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. ɪt wərkt ˈvɛri wɛl fər mi ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl bi ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈfiʧər wɪn 2 ɪz ˈfaɪnəli riˈlist. ɪt ædz ə ˈsərtən kaɪnd əv kənˈvinjəns tɪ ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ðət ˈɪzənt ɪn 1 ˈnaɪtˌstænd moʊd ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ˈnaɪtˌstænd moʊd ɪz ˈæpəlz weɪ əv ˈtərnɪŋ ɪts wɔʧ ˈɪntu ən əˈlɑrm klɑk. baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə wɔʧ ɔn ɪts ˈʧɑrʤər, ənd ðɛn ɔn ɪts saɪd ɪt ɛˈsɛnʃəli bɪˈkəmz ə ˈhændi klɑk. aɪ ˈtɛstɪd ðɪs ənd ɪt wərkt ˈpərfəktli ɪn ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə. wɪn jʊr əˈlɑrm goʊz ɔf, ju kən juz ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl kraʊn tɪ snuz ər ðə saɪd ˈbətən tɪ tərn ɔf ðə əˈlɑrm. waɪl ɪts nɑt maɪ kəp əv ti sɪns aɪ ˈrɛrli juz əˈlɑrmz, aɪ kən si ˈnaɪtˌstænd moʊd biɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈtrævələrz ənd ˈɛnibədi ɛls hu rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ən əˈlɑrm tɪ weɪk ðɛm iʧ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɪt riˈmuvz ðə nid tɪ juz jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɛz ən əˈlɑrm klɑk ənd teɪks ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə əˈbɪləˌtiz. ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv 2 ˈbeɪtə 1 ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈioʊs 9 ˈbeɪtə ɔn ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ɛr 2 ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ˈdɛfənətli filz mɔr ˈbeɪtə. ɪt ɪz sloʊər æt taɪmz ðən 1 ənd ˈɔlsoʊ simz lɛs ˈsteɪbəl ðən ðə ˈioʊs 9 ˈbeɪtə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ɪz ˈbeɪtə 1 əv 2 soʊ ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd. əm ʃʊr ɪt wɪl ˌɪmˈpruv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈəpˌdeɪts. ˈæpəl simz tɪ bi ˈmuvɪŋ æt wɔrp spid wɪθ ɪts ˈæpəl wɔʧ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛfərts soʊ steɪ tund tɪ si wət ˈhæpənz wɪθ fˈjuʧər 2 ˈbeɪtəz. hoʊld ɔf ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ɪf ju kən maɪ ədˈvaɪs, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈbeɪtə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪsɪz. bət ɪf ju ər ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ 2 ðɛn aɪ səˈʤɛst ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔf fər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl ənˈtɪl ɪts ə bɪt mɔr ˈpɑlɪʃt ənd mɔr nu ˈfiʧərz ər ˈædɪd tɪ ɪt. ðət sɛd, ðə 2 ˈbeɪtə ɪz ɔf tɪ ə ˈprɪti gʊd stɑrt ənd ɪt ˈdɛfənətli leɪz ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ə məʧ ˈbɛtər ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə fɔl. səm əv ðə nu ˈfiʧərz ðət hæv bɪn ˈædɪd wərk ˈrizənəbli wɛl kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪts ˈbeɪtə 1 ənd əm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ wət kəmz ɪn ðə nɛkst fju ˈəpˌdeɪts əv 2 dɪd ju mɪs ə poʊst? ʧɛk ðə aɪ ɔn ˈæpəl hoʊm peɪʤ tɪ gɪt kɔt əp wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst nuz, dɪˈskəʃənz ənd ˈrumərz əˈbaʊt ˈæpəl. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə kənˈtrɪbjətər ˈnɛtˌwərk. wɔnt tɪ ʤɔɪn?
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arnold schwarzenegger is arguing that u.s. president donald rejection of the paris climate accord matter, because companies, scientists and other governments can “pick up the slack” to reduce global emissions.
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the hollywood star and former california governor took a spin on a parisian electric bike monday as part of events leading up to an international climate summit tuesday hosted by french president emmanuel.
schwarzenegger said “donald trump pulled donald trump out of the paris agreement,” but many in the private sector, cities and state governments, engineers and universities remain committed to fighting climate change.
read more: schwarzenegger has ‘wonderful’ climate change discussion with in paris
a prominent environmental campaigner, schwarzenegger acknowledged that many people “don’t understand what global warming or climate change really means,” and urged environmental activists to focus on efforts to fight pollution instead because of its health risks.
watch: activists put on a performance that symbolized a massive wave of oil on tuesday, in a protest at the start of an international climate summit in paris.
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ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər ɪz ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ðə ˈpɛrɪs ˈklaɪmɪt əˈkɔrd ˈmætər, bɪˈkəz ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ənd ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənts kən əp ðə slack”*” tɪ rɪˈdus ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈmɪʃənz. rɛd mɔr: ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər həz ə ˈmɛsɪʤ fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd waɪt suˈprɛməsɪsts ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd stɑr ənd ˈfɔrmər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈgəvərnər tʊk ə spɪn ɔn ə pərˈɪʒən ɪˈlɛktrɪk baɪk ˈmənˌdeɪ ɛz pɑrt əv ɪˈvɛnts ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsəmɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪˈmænjuəl. ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər sɛd trəmp pʊld ˈdɑnəld trəmp aʊt əv ðə ˈpɛrɪs agreement,”*,” bət ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, ˈsɪtiz ənd steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz rɪˈmeɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. rɛd mɔr: ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər həz ‘‘wonderful’*’ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ə ˈprɑmənənt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kæmˈpeɪnər, ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ər ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈrɪli means,”*,” ənd ərʤd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈæktɪvɪsts tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈɛfərts tɪ faɪt pəˈluʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd bɪˈkəz əv ɪts hɛlθ rɪsks. wɔʧ: ˈæktɪvɪsts pʊt ɔn ə pərˈfɔrməns ðət ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪzd ə ˈmæsɪv weɪv əv ɔɪl ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɪn ə ˈproʊˌtɛst æt ðə stɑrt əv ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈpɛrɪs.
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"child pornography is great," the man said enthusiastically. "politicians do not understand file sharing, but they understand child pornography, and they want to filter that to score points with the public. once we get them to filter child pornography, we can get them to extend the block to file sharing."
the date was may 27, 2007, and the man was johan, head of the danish group (antipiratgruppen). he was speaking in front of an audience from which the press had been banned; it was assumed to be copyright industry insiders only. it wasn’t. christian engström, now a member of the european parliament, oscar swartz, and i were also there.
“my friends,” said. “we must filter the internet to win over online file sharing. but politicians understand that file sharing is bad, and this is a problem for us. therefore, we must associate file sharing with child pornography. because something the politicians understand, and something they want to filter off the internet.”
“we are developing a child pornography filter in cooperation with the and the so we can show politicians that filtering works,” he said. “child pornography is an issue they understand.” grinned broadly.
i believe my ears as i heard this the first time. but the strategy has been set into motion worldwide.
schlüter’s plan worked like clockwork. denmark was the first country to censor allofmp3.com, the (fully legal) russian music store, and is now censoring the pirate bay off the internet. the copyright industry is succeeding in creating a fragmented internet.
this is why you see the copyright lobby bring up child pornography again and again and again. they are using it as a battering ram for censoring any culture outside of their own distribution channels. you can google the term together with any copyright lobby organization and see them continuously coming back to it.
in sweden, the copyright industry lobbyist per has publicly admitted it being one of his best arguments. try googling for the swedish word for child pornography on the lobby site and see if you get any hits in any articles (over 40).
the reasoning is simple and straightforward. once you have established that someone who is in a position to censor other communication has a responsibility to do so, the floodgates open and those middlemen can be politically charged with filtering anything that somebody objects to being distributed.
it is not hard to see why the copyright lobby is pursuing this avenue so ferociously.
it really matter that filters at the level are ridiculously easy to circumvent. the idea is to create a political environment where censorship of undesirable information is seen as something natural and positive. once that principle has been established, the next step is to force a switch to more efficient censorship filters at the ip or even the content level.
news reached us this week that internet service providers in the united states have now entered an agreement with the copyright lobby to police the net. this arrangement, it turns out, also stems from the copyright love of child pornography.
“we pointed out to [the governor] that there are overlaps between the child porn problem and piracy,” mr. sherman [the president] said, “because all kinds of files, legal and otherwise, are traded on peer-to-peer networks.”
sound familiar? it should. a page right out of the 2007 scene where the danish mr. talked about the copyright policymaking strategy of associating distribution of culture with the rape of small defenseless children.
this association strategy has now worked in the united states, too.
just when you think the copyright lobby sink any lower, they surprise you again. and it gets worse. much worse.
in europe, the copyright lobby is now pushing commissioner to create a similar censorship regime, despite clear setbacks from the european court of justice defending human rights and freedom to communicate.
but taking one step back, would censorship of child pornography be acceptable in the first place? is the copyright industry perhaps justified in this particular pursuit, beyond their real goal of blocking distribution?
there are two layers of answers to that. the first is the principal one, whether censorship is ever correct. history tells us that it plainly isn’t, not under any circumstance.
but more emotionally, we turn to a german group named mogis. it is a support group for adult people who were abused as children, and is the only one of its kind. they are very outspoken and adamant on the issue of censoring child pornography.
censorship hides the problem and causes more children to be abused, they say. close your eyes, but see reality and act on it. as hard as it is to force oneself to be confronted emotionally with this statement, it is rationally understandable that a problem be addressed by hiding it. one of their slogans is “crimes should be punished and not hidden”.
this puts the copyright efforts in perspective. in this context they care in the slightest about children, only about their control over distribution channels. if you ever thought you knew cynical, this takes it to a whole new level.
the conclusion is as unpleasant as it is inevitable. the copyright industry lobby is actively trying to hide egregious crimes against children, obviously not because they care about the children, but because the resulting censorship mechanism can be a benefit to their business if they manage to broaden the censorship in the next stage. all this in defense of their lucrative monopoly that starves the public of culture.
it’s hard to comprehend that there are people who are so shameless that they would actually do this. but there are. every time you think the copyright lobby has sunk as morally low as is humanly possible, they prove you wrong.
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rick is a regular columnist on torrentfreak, sharing his thoughts every other week. he is the founder of the swedish pirate party, a whisky aficionado, and a motorcycle pilot. his blog at focuses on information policy.
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"ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ɪz greɪt," ðə mæn sɛd ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli. "ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz du nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd faɪl ˈʃɛrɪŋ, bət ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi, ənd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈfɪltər ðət tɪ skɔr pɔɪnts wɪθ ðə ˈpəblɪk. wəns wi gɪt ðɛm tɪ ˈfɪltər ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi, wi kən gɪt ðɛm tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə blɑk tɪ faɪl ˈʃɛrɪŋ." ðə deɪt wɑz meɪ 27 2007 ənd ðə mæn wɑz joʊˈhɑn, hɛd əv ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ grup (antipiratgruppen*). hi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ən ˈɔdiəns frəm wɪʧ ðə prɛs hæd bɪn bænd; ɪt wɑz əˈsumd tɪ bi ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪndəstri ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ˈoʊnli. ɪt wasn’t*. ˈkrɪsʧɪn engström*, naʊ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ˈɔskər ʃwɔrts, ənd aɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ðɛr. friends,”*,” sɛd. məst ˈfɪltər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈɔnˌlaɪn faɪl ˈʃɛrɪŋ. bət ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˌəndərˈstænd ðət faɪl ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz bæd, ənd ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈjuˈɛs. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi məst əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt faɪl ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪθ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi. bɪˈkəz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˌəndərˈstænd, ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈfɪltər ɔf ðə internet.”*.” ər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈfɪltər ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ənd ðə soʊ wi kən ʃoʊ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ðət ˈfɪltərɪŋ works,”*,” hi sɛd. pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðeɪ understand.”*.” grɪnd ˈbrɔdli. aɪ bɪˈliv maɪ ɪrz ɛz aɪ hərd ðɪs ðə fərst taɪm. bət ðə ˈstrætəʤi həz bɪn sɛt ˈɪntu ˈmoʊʃən ˈwərldˈwaɪd. plæn wərkt laɪk ˈklɑkˌwərk. ˈdɛnˌmɑrk wɑz ðə fərst ˈkəntri tɪ ˈsɛnsər allofmp3.com*, ðə (ˈfʊli ˈligəl) ˈrəʃən mˈjuzɪk stɔr, ənd ɪz naʊ ˈsɛnsərɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪrət beɪ ɔf ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪndəstri ɪz səkˈsidɪŋ ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈfrægməntɪd ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ju si ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi brɪŋ əp ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ðeɪ ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt ɛz ə ˈbætərɪŋ ræm fər ˈsɛnsərɪŋ ˈɛni ˈkəlʧər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðɛr oʊn ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈʧænəlz. ju kən ˈgugəl ðə tərm təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈɛni ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd si ðɛm kənˈtɪnjuəsli ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ ɪt. ɪn sˈwidən, ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪndəstri ˈlɑbiəst pər həz ˈpəblɪkli ədˈmɪtəd ɪt biɪŋ wən əv hɪz bɛst ˈɑrgjəmənts. traɪ ˈguglɪŋ fər ðə sˈwidɪʃ wərd fər ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ɔn ðə ˈlɑbi saɪt ənd si ɪf ju gɪt ˈɛni hɪts ɪn ˈɛni ˈɑrtɪkəlz (ˈoʊvər 40 ðə ˈrizənɪŋ ɪz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd. wəns ju hæv ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðət ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈsɛnsər ˈəðər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən həz ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ du soʊ, ðə ˈflədˌgeɪts ˈoʊpən ənd ðoʊz ˈmɪdəlˌmɛn kən bi ˈplɪtɪkli ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈfɪltərɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ biɪŋ dɪˈstrɪbjətəd. ɪt ɪz nɑt hɑrd tɪ si waɪ ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi ɪz pərˈsuɪŋ ðɪs ˈævəˌnu soʊ fərˈoʊʃɪsli. ɪt ˈrɪli ˈmætər ðət ˈfɪltərz æt ðə ˈlɛvəl ər rəˈdɪkjələsli ˈizi tɪ ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɛr ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp əv ˌəndɪˈzaɪrəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz sin ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl ənd ˈpɑzətɪv. wəns ðət ˈprɪnsəpəl həz bɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃt, ðə nɛkst stɛp ɪz tɪ fɔrs ə swɪʧ tɪ mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ˈfɪltərz æt ðə ˌaɪˌpi ər ˈivɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈlɛvəl. nuz riʧt ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs wik ðət ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdərz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts hæv naʊ ˈɛnərd ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi tɪ pəˈlis ðə nɛt. ðɪs ərˈeɪnʤmənt, ɪt tərnz aʊt, ˈɔlsoʊ stɛmz frəm ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ləv əv ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi. ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt tɪ [ðə ˈgəvərnər] ðət ðɛr ər ˈoʊvərˌlæps bɪtˈwin ðə ʧaɪld pɔrn ˈprɑbləm ənd piracy,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈʃərmən [ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt] sɛd, ɔl kaɪnz əv faɪlz, ˈligəl ənd ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ər ˈtreɪdɪd ɔn ˌpɪrtoʊˈpɪr networks.”*.” saʊnd fəˈmɪljər? ɪt ʃʊd. ə peɪʤ raɪt aʊt əv ðə 2007 sin wɛr ðə ˈdeɪnɪʃ ˈmɪstər. tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi əv əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪŋ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈkəlʧər wɪθ ðə reɪp əv smɔl dɪˈfɛnsləs ˈʧɪldrən. ðɪs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈstrætəʤi həz naʊ wərkt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, tu. ʤɪst wɪn ju θɪŋk ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi sɪŋk ˈɛni loʊər, ðeɪ səˈpraɪz ju əˈgɛn. ənd ɪt gɪts wərs. məʧ wərs. ɪn ˈjʊrəp, ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi ɪz naʊ ˈpʊʃɪŋ kəˈmɪʃənər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪmələr ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp rəˈʒim, dɪˈspaɪt klɪr ˈsɛtˌbæks frəm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈjumən raɪts ənd ˈfridəm tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt. bət ˈteɪkɪŋ wən stɛp bæk, wʊd ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp əv ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi bi əkˈsɛptəbəl ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? ɪz ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪndəstri pərˈhæps ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr pərˈsut, bɪɔnd ðɛr ril goʊl əv ˈblɑkɪŋ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən? ðɛr ər tu leɪərz əv ˈænsərz tɪ ðət. ðə fərst ɪz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl wən, ˈwɛðər ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ɪz ˈɛvər kərˈɛkt. ˈhɪstəri tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɪt ˈpleɪnli isn’t*, nɑt ˈəndər ˈɛni ˈsərkəmˌstæns. bət mɔr ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli, wi tərn tɪ ə ˈʤərmən grup neɪmd mogis*. ɪt ɪz ə səˈpɔrt grup fər ˈædəlt ˈpipəl hu wər əˈbjuzd ɛz ˈʧɪldrən, ənd ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən əv ɪts kaɪnd. ðeɪ ər ˈvɛri ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ənd ˈædəmənt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈsɛnsərɪŋ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi. ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp haɪdz ðə ˈprɑbləm ənd ˈkɔzɪz mɔr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi əˈbjuzd, ðeɪ seɪ. kloʊz jʊr aɪz, bət si ˌriˈæləˌti ənd ækt ɔn ɪt. ɛz hɑrd ɛz ɪt ɪz tɪ fɔrs ˌwənˈsɛlf tɪ bi kənˈfrəntɪd ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli wɪθ ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt, ɪt ɪz ˈræʃənəli ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ðət ə ˈprɑbləm bi əˈdrɛst baɪ ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪt. wən əv ðɛr sˈloʊgənz ɪz ʃʊd bi ˈpənɪʃt ənd nɑt hidden”*”. ðɪs pʊts ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɛfərts ɪn pərˈspɛktɪv. ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑntɛkst ðeɪ kɛr ɪn ðə sˈlaɪtəst əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪldrən, ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ðɛr kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈʧænəlz. ɪf ju ˈɛvər θɔt ju nu ˈsɪnɪkəl, ðɪs teɪks ɪt tɪ ə hoʊl nu ˈlɛvəl. ðə kənˈkluʒən ɪz ɛz ənˈplɛzənt ɛz ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl. ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪndəstri ˈlɑbi ɪz ˈæktɪvli traɪɪŋ tɪ haɪd ɪˈgriʤəs kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən, ˈɑbviəsli nɑt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧɪldrən, bət bɪˈkəz ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm kən bi ə ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ɪf ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤ tɪ ˈbrɔdən ðə ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ɪn ðə nɛkst steɪʤ. ɔl ðɪs ɪn dɪˈfɛns əv ðɛr ˈlukrətɪv məˈnɑpəli ðət stɑrvz ðə ˈpəblɪk əv ˈkəlʧər. hɑrd tɪ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd ðət ðɛr ər ˈpipəl hu ər soʊ ˈʃeɪmləs ðət ðeɪ wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli du ðɪs. bət ðɛr ər. ˈɛvəri taɪm ju θɪŋk ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈlɑbi həz səŋk ɛz ˈmɔrəli loʊ ɛz ɪz ˈhjumənli ˈpɑsəbəl, ðeɪ pruv ju rɔŋ. rɪk ɪz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈkɑləmnəst ɔn torrentfreak*, ˈʃɛrɪŋ hɪz θɔts ˈɛvəri ˈəðər wik. hi ɪz ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈpaɪrət ˈpɑrti, ə ˈwɪski əˌfiʃjəˈnɑˌdoʊ, ənd ə ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl ˈpaɪlət. hɪz blɔg æt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈpɑləsi. ˈfɑloʊ rɪk ɔn tˈwɪtər ɛz ənd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɛz /rickfalkvinge*.
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the national aquarium in baltimore is bringing back "pay what you want day" on nov. 6, allowing visitors to choose their admission price.
the annual event usually more than guests, according to a news release from the aquarium. t. rowe price, the community engagement partner, is "pay what you want day" for the second year.
during the day, guests are able to donate an amount of their choice for aquarium admission.
in addition, the national aquarium is offering $10 parking to those attending pay what you want day 2016. to redeem this price, guests can bring proof of their aquarium visit to the inner harbor garage at 100 s. gay st. or lockwood parking at 124 market place, and garage staff will provide a ticket for $10 exit.
for more information go to aqua.org/youraquarium.
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ðə ˈnæʃənəl əkˈwɛriəm ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk "peɪ wət ju wɔnt deɪ" ɔn noʊv. 6 əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ʧuz ðɛr ədˈmɪʃən praɪs. ðə ˈænjuəl ɪˈvɛnt ˈjuʒəwəli mɔr ðən gɛsts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nuz riˈlis frəm ðə əkˈwɛriəm. ti. roʊ praɪs, ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈpɑrtnər, ɪz "peɪ wət ju wɔnt deɪ" fər ðə ˈsɛkənd jɪr. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ, gɛsts ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ən əˈmaʊnt əv ðɛr ʧɔɪs fər əkˈwɛriəm ədˈmɪʃən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈnæʃənəl əkˈwɛriəm ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ 10 ˈpɑrkɪŋ tɪ ðoʊz əˈtɛndɪŋ peɪ wət ju wɔnt deɪ 2016 tɪ rɪˈdim ðɪs praɪs, gɛsts kən brɪŋ pruf əv ðɛr əkˈwɛriəm ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈɪnər ˈhɑrbər gərɑʒ æt 100 ɛs. geɪ st*. ər ˈlɑkˌwʊd ˈpɑrkɪŋ æt 124 ˈmɑrkɪt pleɪs, ənd gərɑʒ stæf wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə ˈtɪkɪt fər 10 ˈɛksət. fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən goʊ tɪ aqua.org/youraquarium*.
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“wow. so what happened after that?” asked. “she talks to taylor every day, you said. did she have albert connect them together to talk again? what did taylor say? do you know?”
all the adults of my family,,’s ma, pa, and were crowded around our kitchen table, listening to the story. i sworn secrecy about anything other than what albert wanted me to avoid discussing. i also know much.
i shrugged. “i’m not sure. she almost chased me out of the tent, telling me to find her officers for an emergency meeting. she also told me to have the kitchen deliver strong hot tea to the tent. she very emphatically informed me that i to attend the meeting.”
from across the crowded table, zeke responded. “must have been a ‘bumpkin-free’ meeting.”
i pretended to throw something at him with my uninjured left arm. he ducked, pretending to avoid a projectile.
zeke and i smiled at each other. “i’m sure right, zeke. two talking about how to defuse a war between our states and create a coalition of states to push back against second landing?” i pointed at my chest with my left index finger and raised an eyebrow. “i have wanted me in the room for a political conversation like that. good with ideas, but i have a hard time holding my tongue.”
all of my family and started nodding like said something self-evident.’s family nod, but they were all clearly amused.
i looked around the table. “hmm. i was hoping for at least a couple dissenting opinions.”
pa chuckled, and ma reached across the table from my right and touched my nose in admonishment. “we taught you to always tell the truth or say nothing. be right for us to break that rule.”
granpa interjected. “and too funny to hear you admit it for us not to react.”
after that comment, my family just nod, they laughed. even’s family joined in, now that they recognized it was safe., of course, laughed as well, but she was leaning into me with her hand across my back, giving me a hug as she laughed.
i sighed, deeply, expressing the vastness of my patience with a smile. “well, before i left the tent, she did tell me that if i thought of anything to contribute, i was to tell doctor sven, who would be outside the tent with the tent guards. the doctor would be there to make sure nothing less than critical interrupted the discussions she would be hosting. i have no idea what happened in the meeting.”
“so, that was it? all you know?” edward looked at me, askance.
“not quite. before she chased me out of the tent, i asked her if i could have my mail back, so have something to do while she saved the world.”
marza slapped her forehead. “you said those exact words, you?”
“yes. i wanted my mail, and i was still unhappy with her for the mental shenanigans she was making the officers inflict on me. still not entirely over that. it was painful.”
marza smacked me on the back of my head, lightly. “what did she do?”
i rubbed my head in and smiled at her. “she stared at me with beady eyes for about three seconds, laughed, and then told to go get my file from her carriage. then she poked me in the chest and told me to go get the officers, and order the tea. she was clear that better move as fast as my arm would let me, and let me know i could pick up my mail in an hour from doctor sven.” i smiled a little at the memory. “doctor sven had my mail an hour later. i figured she had to make sure nothing important had gotten mixed into my information.”
“like whatever notes she had written up about you.”’s muttered, mostly to herself.
zeke replied slowly. “probably. she was constantly scribbling on the ride there as she asked me about you, allen. no idea how she could write in a carriage with all the wobbling and bouncing, but she looked to be doing more drawing than writing. lots of circles and lines. i never dared try to peek at what she was doing directly, and she was careful not to show it to me.”
that made a lot of sense, and i nodded back to zeke. “you’re probably right. everything in the pouch i was given was either a duplicate of mail i had sent or an original from someone written to. except two things.”
i waited, silently, and looked at with an innocent expression that definitely work.
marza leaned over next to my ear, and mock-whispered. “we’re not married yet, but if you keep teasing me, going to ask edward and zeke to throw you in your irrigation pond. they might even do it.”
edward and zeke looked at each other and smiled slightly, then back at me.
“fine, fine.” i briefly raised both of my hands in surrender, despite the in my bandaged right arm. after i was done play-surrendering, i reached into my pouch and pulled out two envelopes. one dyed green, and the other dyed blue. they were both marked with a stylized map of new charleston. official state documents.
pa and stared at the green note, but i saw ma and’s family staring at the blue note.
granpa spoke first. “the land office replied already? what did they say?”
pa shot a meaningful look, clearly irritated that he had taken the lead, but ma poked him in the ribs and he relaxed.
i picked up the green envelope and opened it, looking at pa. pa made a small gesture with his finger towards, and i passed the thick, high-quality paper to.
granpa looked at pa, nodded, and muttered “sorry” with an apologetic look on his face.
marza bumped me lightly in the ribs with her elbow, dragging my attention away from the between pa and. “spill it.”
“fine, fine, the answer is yes. the land grant was accepted.”
“but it still has to be ratified by the office of land management,” said. “the signed this, but not enough. usually processed first by the olm, and then stamped by the office of the.”
“yes. when i talked to her later, she said it should be a formality. unless someone else had already applied for the land before us.”
granpa slowly nodded as he folded the note and handed it to pa. after pa had looked at it, the paper started making rounds around the table from there, everyone quickly glancing through it.
with a sober look at me, admonished. “be careful making plans until you know for sure.”
i acknowledged him with a nod. “yes, sir.” i looked a little nervously at. “the blue note is more complex. and it impacts the land grant.”
i picked up the blue envelope, pulled out the letter, and started reading it out loud.
as urda and i had practiced, i started imagining myself shucking corn as i read. it was still a little hard. i could talk and shuck corn all day long, but reading and thinking about shucking corn was still a challenge.
allen rickson,
for your service, my office is prepared to offer to pay the entirety of your tuition and expenses for full-time attendance at new charleston state university for five years, or until you complete a degree, whichever comes first.
ma gasped, put one hand over her mouth, and gripped arm with her other.
this scholarship is contingent upon your being available to my office as a consultant for brainstorming sessions, up to six hours per week, on topics. you may choose to follow any curriculum you wish, but i suggest not making a decision until you have completed your studies.
for the duration of your scholarship, you must maintain passing marks in every class you take. if you fail a single class, you will be on academic probation and lose discretionary spending money for six months. if you fail two classes, the scholarship will be revoked. you must also take one minor elective per that encourages calmness and proper deportment. if you accept this offer, i shall send a letter to the dean of students so she will be aware of the challenges and potential i see in you. i trust her to help you find elective classes that will be both interesting, and useful. in your best interest, i require you to continue working to control your anger management issues even after i have done what i can to keep you from frightening your professors or fellow students when they anger you.
regards,
stateman urda
my family was looking thrilled.’s family was looking very stone-faced, trying to suppress emotion. i desperately continued thinking about shucking corn.
marza’s hand gripped my arm, hard. “allen. five years? what about…” she looked down at the table and spoke with a flat tone. “you would be a fool to reject it.”
i tapped her hand with the note held in my free hand and spoke quietly. “i finish reading it all. why you read the postscripts?”
she looked up from the table, and slowly met my gaze, looking confused. she slowly took the letter from me. a moment later, her eyes were rapidly scanning down the page.
any second now…
gently, i put my hand on her lips as she turned to face me with huge eyes.
shucking corn. shucking corn.
as she started opening her mouth to speak, i interrupted her, shaking my head slightly. “nope. i read my part out loud. you should too.”
marza looked up at me, dry-swallowed, looked at her parents, and started to read out loud.
p.s.
i was impressed with gonzalez in the brief time i was able to speak to her. albert verified that her grades in school were far more than sufficient to allow for university attendance. in fact, according to him, significantly more capable than you academically. she could have attended on a scholarship if she had applied for one. i will freely admit to cynical manipulation if so accused, as i attempt to use her to better ensure your success while simultaneously cultivating a second individual with much promise.
therefore, please advise gonzalez that she may accept a scholarship nearly identical to yours if she so desires, even if you decline to accept the scholarship i have offered you. i will speak to her privately after you,, and your respective families have had an opportunity to discuss plans amongst yourselves.
this time, everyone at the table reacted. a lot of held breath was released, and there was some tense laughter.’s mother wiped away tears.
marza had stopped reading during the interruption but continued as the room grew quiet again. her fingers were trembling and she was having a difficult time holding the paper steady, so i put my hand lightly on her lower forearm and barely squeezed, offering support.
she started reading again.
for so long as you two remain a couple, i will require’s presence with you at the up to six hours of brainstorming sessions per week that i mentioned above. i expect that her presence will help you remain calm in meetings where people will argue loudly with you, and i will not be surprised at all if she contributes constructively. additionally, for as long as you remain together as a couple, she must take the exact same elective classes (on the same days and times) that the dean of students assigns to you for your social control issues. i want you as motivated as possible to do well in those classes. other than that, she may choose any academic course of study that she wishes. i want to make it clear that if the two of you do not remain a couple, the only requirement for her to keep her scholarship will be to maintain passing grades in all courses, with one failed class allowed, as mentioned above.
i was a little irritated to note smiled and visibly relaxed even more during the reading of that paragraph. i fault her. it made sense that she would be concerned. i had to look away from’s family and think about shucking corn again.
p.p.s
you two are young. i will not tie you together with academic requirements. in a more normal situation, i would not need to mention this, but i want to be very certain anyone who sees this knows you two are academically independent if you choose to go separate ways. from what i have seen, there is no need for me to be concerned about this possible eventuality. even without seeing you two together, spoken to you both. you are tied to each other so tightly, a sailor would be confused by the knots. at the same time, going to university is a huge lifestyle change from rural life, and even strong relationships can change.
please note that if either of you accept the scholarship offer, it will void the land grant. that will not stop you from getting another land grant later, if you so desire. i know it would be a terrible decision for one of you to be at university, and the other trying to start a new farm.
both and pa frowned at that, but ma smiled. predictable.
p.p.p.s
finally, allen, while i have been advised by a few people that your swine are fascinating, you will not be allowed to bring your carriage nor your entire group of swine to the university. that said, i have been advised that your breed of swine can be indoor pets, with the proper training. you may bring a single swine, but it must be housebroken., if she chooses to join you, may bring a single dog, which must also be housebroken. if they are not housebroken now, they will have to be left behind with your families until they are. the housing which my office will provide you is owned by a very unforgiving individual when it comes to animal excrement. that individual is a professional colleague and friend of mine.
marza dropped the paper on the table and looked down at it, rubbing her temples with both thumbs. “i believe-”
i interrupted her. “surprise!”
marza’s head abruptly turned. she leaned her temple heavily into her right hand. her left hand fell to the table on top of the paper. after staring at me for about a second with a thoughtful expression, she lifted her left hand and poked my nose with her index finger. i pretended to try and bite her finger. “that woman has only known you for two days, and you managed to read the first half of that letter without broadcasting that there was something this important in the postscripts.” she scowled. “you conspired, i know it! more postscript than letter. the letter mention me at all.”
i tried for an innocent look. from the laughter around the table, i failed miserably, so i smiled and admitted guilt. “yes. guilty as charged. the taught me to control excitement by holding an image of a repetitive, boring activity in my head. i imagined shucking corn.”
granpa slapped his good leg and said “ha!”
“clearly you mastered hiding guilt yet,” ma interjected, with a giggle.
jan, sitting beside edward, laughed a little at that. she was typically reticent. i was happy to see her engaging other people a little.
even edward smiled as he and jan shifted their held hands slightly on the table.
marza’s pa spoke for the first time since i had told them about the idea to create an alliance of states. “that skill is a blade sharpened on both sides, allen. handy at times, when you forget something on the list, but strongly suggest that you not do anything that would require you to practice it too often.” he looked sideways at his wife. “been there. done that.”
i did not look at’s ma to see her reaction to hert as i replied. “yes, sir. knows me well, and everyone seems to agree smarter than me. i suspect pick up my expressions no matter how good i get, especially if she knows trying to get better at hiding them.”
“that’s one thing fairly sure i want him to be able to hide from me, pa,” said. “if he gets too good at looking innocent, have to make him sleep on the couch once in a while. just to be sure properly punishing him for things i know about, of course.”
i know i went beet red. for a couple minutes, i suffered quite a few jokes about needing to work on hiding embarrassment before pa pushed back his chair and stood.
the obvious pain on face just from standing startled me until i realized that everyone had probably been pushing themselves hard. with the possibility of a lean winter, everyone who could be spared would be searching out forest mast. everyone else would be closely monitoring the late planted crops for the best harvest possible. pa push himself hard without a great deal of pain due to his ribs.
i hope ma is keeping him from pushing himself till his lungs bleed.
and i hope listening to her.
i mentally cursed albert for not doing a little more to help pa. it was very possible would outlive him.
after he was standing mostly straight, pa spoke. “i motion that everyone but and allen adjourn to the living room and play some cards while these two put their heads together in the far corner here and have some private talk time.”
the motion was seconded by several people all at once, with smiles.
a couple minutes later, zeke was showing off fancy shuffling tricks on the card table for an audience of six. jan opted out of the game so there would be even teams, and started doing some sewing work. and’s did not join the game. they sat in chairs next to one another, in a good position to watch us, quietly talking to each other.
marza and i had pulled two kitchen chairs together into a corner so they were facing one another, and away from the living room. we both leaned forward, holding each hands as we whispered. at first it was a repeat of what said when first seen each other again, without the flying hug.
the first order of business was a very long kiss that got some chuckles from after the first few seconds, but after about thirty seconds, he threw tiny stuffed toy bear at us. “don’t make me get a bucket of water.”
i looked back at him, slightly resentful.
he shook his finger at us. “plenty of time for that later, you think? talk, do vacuum experiments.”
marza’s poked in the ribs. “enough making fun of them, simon.” she reached into a box next to’s chair, and turned towards us, holding one of stuffed horses. “it’s my turn next time.”
the two of them were clearly enjoying themselves. and i both gave them both dirty looks but was right, we needed to talk. we both started talking at the same time.
“what do-” i began.
“-you want to do?” finished for me.
we both stared at each other for a second. i want to answer first, and neither did she. i reached over to the table for one of the little we used around the farm for things too important to trust only to memory, like documenting stocks of repair supplies or shopping lists.
i tore out a single page, folded it in half, and tore it along the crease. then i wrote what i wanted to do on my half sheet of paper, and folded it so see it. i handed her the other half and the short pencil with it.
“your turn. i either wrote ‘university’, or ‘farm.’ if you do the same, it will make starting the discussion easier. if we disagree, we discuss. if we agree, we have to stumble around trying to figure out how to start talking about it.”
she looked at the paper, and then at me. for a moment she frowned, but that expression faded as she nodded and took the writing utensils, putting the paper on her knee and nibbling at the unsharpened end of the pencil.
i looked away so she could write without me being able to see it, and heard her scribble something.
“done,” she announced a couple seconds later.
as i turned back to face her, her hand out and grabbed my sheet of paper before i realized what she was doing.
“hey. yours?”
she ignored me as she unfolded my paper and read it.
i tapped her forehead. “that’s not the way it was supposed to work.”
she sat up straight and poked out her chest, pointing between her breasts, which suddenly had nearly all of my attention, and not because of the piece of paper i see. “in a safe place.”
she reached between the objects of my attention and pulled the folded out, slowly, clearly having fun with me. “i have to be difficult. we agreed.” she handed me the paper right as stuffed horse hit her on the side of her head and rebounded onto the table.
the cackle of overly amused old people came out of the other room. we both stared at the two of them, who were laughing and carrying on like children.
marza huffed and complained. “granma, i think the stuffed toys are infecting you two with excessive childishness.”
granpa laughed harder for a few seconds, then gasped a response. “plenty more where those came from, you two.” he reached down into the toy box and pulled out a stuffed man made with paisley cloth and real hair that was waist length on the figure. i remembered that doll quite explicitly. molly had insisted that jan needed to make it with my hair.
marza’s reached down as well and picked up a leather ball. “next time you get a double!”
the two of us looked at each other and sighed theatrically, before turning away from our tormentors.
the old people laughing noises in the other room got louder. the card game had apparently stopped. there was some muttering and laughing as people who knew what was happening told people who. the card game started back up almost immediately, with noises of encouragement directed at the elderly children.
i looked down at the sheet of paper in my hand and unfolded it. written on it was ‘university.’ i lifted the paper to my nose. it smelled like strawberries. smiled at me as i sniffed the sheet.
one more month until both sixteen and can marry.
as i turned my head slightly, expecting stuffed animal projectiles, very conspicuously pretended like he ready to throw at me.
marza grabbed my head with both hands and turned my head so i see our chaperones. “i was afraid i would never see you again. you got hurt twice before there was even an official war! please tell me that the is going to keep you away from the fighting from now on.”
“that’s the plan. she wants me around her instead of near combat, as long as i can learn to control my mouth and deportment.”
she tilted her head slightly. “and if you?”
“i can. i think. threatened to send me to the guild to ‘run my butt off’ if i behave.”
marza’s eyes bugged out slightly as she strained to keep from laughing for a second before she broke out into laughter. “oh, no,, please throw me in the briar patch!”
we both laughed together for a little while before i continued. “the knows it bother me to run,. she seems to want people where they can do things they are good at. if she make me good at working with her and her people, have me doing something else good at.” i shrugged. “i really argue with that.”
“no, i suppose not.” she started to whisper. “how was when you last saw him?”
“he was fine. healthy, uninjured, and captured the ear of captain marko. even if not an officer, being consulted a lot, not just being given orders.” i smiled at her, teasingly. “that reminds me. i have something to tell you that i tell you until after the conflict is resolved. i promised him.”
marza poked me in the stomach lightly as she lowered her voice and grumbled at me. “why tell me that, when you tell me now.”
i poked her on the knee. twice. “revenge. for the paper, which came from somewhere i touch now.”
“we both agreed to wait, you know. but i never agreed not to tease you.”
“no, you. just wait, short stuff, you shall reap what you sow.”
“i’m counting on it, allen.” she met my eyes with her own for a few seconds, and neither of us spoke. imagination was all we could do. after breaking eye contact, we held each hands and leaned one against the other without saying a word, or moving at all, for several minutes.
eventually, we started trying to begin a new five-year plan that would leave us in a position to be able to return to farm life if we like city life. i already knew without a doubt that i was going to study something that would teach me more about genetics. had always been fascinated with chemistry. neither one of us knew exactly what sorts of degrees might best suit our educational goals, never mind our life goals. especially considering that our options for life goals had suddenly been expanded immensely. the five-year plan had holes you could drive wagons through, but we had time.
wait a second.
“the note said you could have gone to the university on a scholarship. why you?”
she up to my side a little. “you’re smart enough to figure that one out, i think.”
oh.
**
the next morning, the arrived three hours after dawn, as she had promised. i had already been up for four hours, discussing with various people what would happen with my swine.
edward was up before dawn and out in the fields to make sure he had started the hardest work before pa was able to get there. i managed to speak to him, briefly, as he left the house with a handful of cornbread biscuits. he was preoccupied and had no interest in speedy or any of my other swine. i upset. he was going to be inheriting the farm and had little to do with the swine. more and more, he was running the farm instead of pa. it was very clear that family politics was going to get even more complex as health degraded and he eventually handed over the running of the farm to edward. three people on the same farm, two who used to be in charge and were dominant personalities, and a third who was in charge, but tended to be stubborn and quiet. molly and abe were going to grow up in a scrambled, confusing hierarchy.
granpa agreed to try to speedy. first in one of the unused storage sheds, and then, if she did well, in our own house.
ma and pa were not thrilled with the idea of speedy in their house, but they knew as well as i did, that our swine could be housebroken. a lot of the swine we sold were kept indoors, at least partially.
that enough to convince them. i had to make the point that even if and i decided not to return to farm life, i wanted to reminder where we came from. speedy certainly let me forget that.
pa had relented with a smile. ma, however, made it very clear that she knew exactly how i had pushed their buttons, but agreed anyhow. abe and molly were, of course, thrilled at the prospect of having a pet pig in the house. laughed at all of us during the whole process.
abe and molly would both start tending my sounder, with’s help. i took the two of them out and introduced them to the sows up close. abe and molly had, of course, been around my swine before, and even helped me tend them, but never in their enclosures. would see if either of them had a knack for working with swine.
zeke was a little upset with me for arranging to take speedy away from the farm and reminded me of my promises to allow him to breed her to his boars. he was right. i had promised. so we compromised. i would return speedy to the farm every year for breeding. she would breed, farrow, and nurse her squeakers long enough that they could be safely weaned or transferred to other nursing sows. then i could come retrieve her. that would have her on the farm for about a third of every year, covering the end of fall to the beginning of spring. thinking about how hard it might be to take speedy out safely for walks every day on icy city roads made me realize that this was actually a better idea for her to overwinter on the farm. swine and ice do not mix.
jan, in one of very few moments of forcefulness on her part that i could remember, made it very clear that speedy would not be living in the house after her child was born. i could understand completely, and argue at all. agreed to move speedy to an empty shed if jan went into labor.
marza came over and we sat on the front step of the house. was sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair, whittling some and pieces for one of the carts. he had miraculously discovered something important that he could do while watching us. i suspected that an inspection of the farm carts would find none with damaged and joints. eventually, however, surely need them. his work be wasted.
at least he have a box of stuffed animals today.
i stop myself from smiling. i have to admit, it was funny.
we were behaving today, content to lean against one another, as we sat on the bottom step of the porch.
“what was that for?” commented, apparently having seen my smile.
“just thinking about the stuffed animals last night.”
after a brief giggle, confided in a whisper. “granma started collecting a bag of old stuffed animals this morning.”
“that’s rich.” i squeezed her hand lightly, purposefully avoiding looking at the carriage approaching up the drive. i could, and would, ignore it until it parked. my luggage had been removed from the carriage and was in a pile at my feet.
in a cloud that smelled of horse and dust, the carriage stopped in front of our house. the driver climbed down from her seat to get a bucket and carry water from one of the livestock cisterns to the small watering trough for the horses.
bill opened the carriage door and stepped to the ground, holding the door and offering his arm for support as and the stepped down.
the was wearing flattened sphere as an impressive pendant around her neck, explaining how that version of albert could move around without the rug he had used back in the tent.
“you two are adorable, but i am in a hurry to get back to my offices. working out of a carriage or inn requires three times as much effort and takes twice as long to get anything done, even with help.” she gestured to with a crooked finger. “i need to talk to you now, as i promised in the letter.”
we stood, and kissed briefly. then followed the a few meters away and they started talking.
bill nudged my uninjured shoulder. “i mind helping you secure your gear, but not doing it by myself.”
“sorry, bill.” i looked away from and urda as they talked, picking up one of my three bags and following bill, who had the other two. between the two of us, we had the bags secured to the back of the carriage in only a couple minutes. i mostly held bags in place with my left hand as bill tied knots. my right shoulder was healing nicely, and quickly, but i still had to be moderately careful.
when bill and i were done tying up the luggage, the’s driver was checking harness as the horses drank. was walking towards the carriage with ma, jan, abe, and molly from the house. was standing next to the watering trough on his crutches. i saw zeke, edward, and pa approaching from the direction of the equipment shed.
marza returned to me with a huge grin on her face, giving me a big hug, her arm around my left arm, but inside my right. she seemed to be doing her best to break my ribs without hurting my right shoulder. she whispered in my ear. “university, allen. real.”
i looked at urda suspiciously. when i talked to her, i rarely wanted to smile afterward.
all she did was confirm the letter. stop being suspicious of her every action.
the smiled as she walked up. “five minutes for goodbyes, since we seem to have harvested a full crop of here, suddenly. then we really need to go.” she used offered arm to enter the carriage.
“we’ve done this a few times recently,” i commented as she was sitting. “not so many words needed this time around, i think.”
there were mutters of agreement. there many words, but there were many hugs, kisses, and promises. the first and last person i interacted with was, a healthy kiss each time.
this time, there was no comment from family as the second kiss dragged on. well, nobody except abe, who proclaimed “eww, kissing!” before jan managed to get a hand over his mouth.
the coughed from inside her carriage.
marza and i blushed, and stepped away from each other. as we separated, i brushed her cheek lightly with my left hand. “soon. so many things, soon.”
she trapped my hand with hers. “soon seems so far away.” after a second she rubbed my hand and spoke again. “i’m sure the needs to go. we take any more of her time.”
we both rubbed wetness from our cheeks as i took a step back and prepared to enter the carriage.
the’s voice from inside spoke in an admonishing tone. “allen, there was a promise you made, which i think you were able to fulfill yet.”
i stopped, searching my memory for promises made and not delivered on.
my mind blanked. i could think of no unfulfilled promises. “what promise?”
“while i regret the need to have read your mail, i doubt you were able to buy hard candy for the little folk who so bravely protected the fields from crows.”
i turned quickly, embarrassed, to look at abe and molly. they looked at each other, nodded, and then crossed their arms and stared at me, pouting.
from behind me, the continued to speak. “i believe zeke said in the last letter that the count was up to seventeen for one, and fourteen for the other. i remember who it was that was seventeen.
molly.
molly started to say something, but the continued talking over her. “so i got seventeen for both of them, so you could be sure to settle your debt. abe, molly, come here for your rewards. they come from allen, through me. he go to the store to buy them before he had to go with me again.”
ma and jan released the two and they charged the carriage, molly arrived first. she accepted her bag and stepped back as she said “thank you, ma’am!”
abe looked up into the carriage for a second before stepping closer to receive his little bag of candies. “what kind are they?”
there was a chuckle from the. “i know, abe. i asked for a mixture. i wanted to be sure you got some you liked. maybe you and molly can trade each other for your favorites?”
“sure!” abe immediately turned around and ran a few steps to molly, who was already the string holding the top of her bag closed.
“abe! you thank the right now!” ma was on the job.
“sorry, ma!” abe turned to face the carriage and ran back. “i’m sorry, ma’am. i mean, thank you, ma’am.”
the reached her hand out and patted abe on the head. “no need to be sorry, young man. welcome.”
abe nodded and dashed back to molly where he started to open his own bag.
ma and jan moved forward to herd abe and molly away from the carriage and make sure they behaved with the candy.
“one piece now, then you give me the bags,” ma demanded.
an echoed “aw, ma!” came from the two.
“if i let you eat all the candy, you will be too jittery to hit more crows with your slings. you want to and earn more candy, right?” ma spoke, with a slightly sly tone to her voice.
the two looked at each other suspiciously, then at, who nodded and verifiedt. “it’s true. too much sugar can ruin your aim.”
pa just shook his head and smiled as he stepped up behind abe and molly and put one hand on the shoulder of each child, gripping them very lightly. “you listen to your ma. one candy, then i want you in the fields again after allen is gone. you can have another after every meal if you behave. more crows, more candy.”
the two looked up at him. “yes, pa.” then they looked at ma. “sorry, ma.” both of them talking at the same time.
i was convinced the two practiced simultaneous speech but had never caught them doing it. i suspected encouraged it. it was possible he had intentionally started them doing it, but i doubted it. one of the two would have let it slip.
“it’s time to go now, allen.” the said, from inside the carriage.
marza and i managed one more quick kiss and a shared goodbye before i entered the carriage.
as the carriage started moving, i waved until i see anyone from the window.
when the waving was done, i leaned back in the padded seat opposite the, with a smile. “you forgot?”
“i forget sometimes.” she was relaxed, watching me with no expression on her face.
“so you say. i remember it happening before.”
i’m not falling for it. you have a soft spot.
“it happens, ask and bill. why i have them around, instead of less skilled people.”
tany nodded with a little smile. “she forgot something. twice, that i can remember.”
“it’s true. she forgets.” bill raised his eyes, looking at the roof of the carriage, obviously pretending innocence.
i snorted and turned back to urda. “right. thank you. sure the family would have made it right for me, but glad they have to. how will i repay you?”
“consider it a perk. i buy a meal for you yesterday like i would have done if you had been present.” still nothing more than a relaxed expression
“i see.” i been fooled. “you’re a for little kids. i suppose everyone has their weaknesses.”
“that’s a possibility.” the replied. “perhaps you need to gather more evidence before your accusation?”
i laughed, and she smiled back at me.
“there is another reason why i am in a good mood today, allen.”
“what reason?” i asked cautiously.
corn. shucking corn.
she relaxed against her seat. “last night, i received word that taylor convinced dela of new dublin to join us and threaten second northern border. i convinced mario and zan of new ecuador and new singapore to join us as well. fellows of first landing is interested, and they trade heavily with many states.”
i whistled. “no reaction from second landing yet?”
she looked at me like i had said something silly. “no. they know until firmed up our alliance. taylor and dela will lead that conversation with when the time comes.”
“i see why in a good mood then.”
“that is not all. i received an angry call from taylor this morning. sent a written document to her. as we were beginning to suspect, he offered to open his to new tokyo at standard market pricing if new tokyo agreed to join second landing in a federation of states.”
“how is an angry call good?”
she looked at me with a raised eyebrow, and then her face went blank. “i forget how young you are, at least when behaving properly. sorry. the angry call good. the written offer good. however, later today, when the allied and interested states speak again, that written offer is going to make a lot of people angry, and more likely to stand with us. the end result is good.”
“i see.” i rubbed my forehead. “i wish i knew if we were doing what albert wanted.”
“i’m glad i.” urda countered me.
i stared at her. “how can you lead a state and not want to know what albert is doing.”
“that what you said the first time.” she waved her finger at me. “you have perfect recall so you need to be more careful with your words, not less. remember that we already know what albert is doing. slowly culling violent aggression out of humanity. i have never seen evidence to indicate otherwise.”
she looked at me for a second with her head tilted slightly. “as for knowing if we were doing what albert wants, that information could be dangerous. an aggressive leader. put me in a position of following, and going to try to lead again. my nature. i prefer to think that i am likely following a path that albert prefers, not one he has prepared.”
i thought about it for a second. the difference was significant. “another comment then. albert seem upset that gathering an alliance of states to threaten another state.”
“there’s a difference between gathering together to defend each other, as opposed to using strength for conquest. one opposes aggression, the other exemplifies it. you, of all people, should understand it is far more acceptable to be aggressive in defense.”
i blinked, and was silent for a few seconds, thinking about my relationship with rikard. “i concede that point. the end result the same? a federation of states? when people start working together, and it works, natural to want to work together more. even if there was aggression to create a federation of states, does albert really think remain aggressive with one another after that?”
“albert has indicated on several occasions that he would not support a federation of the states. confident that we going to get that far, even if we wanted to.” she paused and looked out the window. “would we want to? agreements to trade? yes. agreements to assist one another? beginning to look like that will happen. agreements to our own legislative prerogatives to a greater government? not so much.”
she took a breath and held it a second before continuing. “even though taylor and i are friendly, i would be extremely irked if she asked a federated government for corn to be taxed more heavily, to help rice farmers. she would certainly feel the same way if a heavier tax on rice taxes was suggested by me.”
“wasn’t the original colony government a federation?”
“yes. but they were barely need-based. machines did almost all the work. computers did most of the thinking. humanity provided inspiration and maintenance. from what read, most of the maintenance was also done by machines. humanity was almost unnecessary for the production of human needs. the ancients were coddled with technology in ways we even imagine. what did they have to fight and argue about? they even collect taxes except on extravagant requests, and those taxes were paid in work, not fisc.”
she looked away from the window, to face me. “if we raise taxes on corn, farming families like yours can lose their farms for lack of a willing market to sell to. people will buy cheaper grains instead. corn farmers that change crops would interfere with the other markets, leading to more instability.”
she waved her hand as i opened my mouth. “stop. i know you rotate crops and always grow the same thing, but you do almost always grow corn in at least one of your large fields, correct?”
she was right. “yes. so a federation of states worked for them, but it for us because too agriculturally-based?”
she nodded. “roughly seventy percent of the population works either growing, gathering, preserving, packing, or transporting food. most of the rest of our labor force is in critical industries. quarries, glassworks, shipbuilding, masonry take up almost all of our labor not involved in feeding people. historically, the least expensive federal governments absorbed roughly ten percent of the income of a nation. current government takes about half of that. we afford to double our governmental expenses, or worse, not without backsliding into barbarism.”
“didn’t the romans have a republic with about our same technology level, and a lot less knowledge?”
“they did. but they were also expansionist, used slaves, most of which were captured outside their own borders, and traded with other nations outside their borders. if we formed a world republic, we do the first, the second is unthinkable, and the third would be entirely internal.”
turning my head, i watched a road marker pass. “how did the ancients do it here then? they had no outside source of wealth to draw on.”
the looked at me and smiled. “i already told you that.”
i thought about it for a few seconds before looking back at her. “slavery. they used machines instead of slaves.”
“exactly. they had almost no human labor needs while we have few needs that require human labor.” she made a throwing away motion with her right hand. “that’s why modeled after a constitutional monarchy, with albert enforcing benevolence on and helping us control graft and fraud.”
“so what was the purpose of all this then, ma’am?”
“i know. not for sure, but i have guesses. had several wars since albert downgraded our technology. every one of them has been over food. each war has killed thousands of people directly in combat and many more people due to starvation and disease.”
“are you saying the states have never worked together as a single body to avoid war before?”
stateman urda shook her head. “as far as i know, every global food crisis led to bloodshed. there were definitely cases in the past where states refused to share their food surpluses at reasonable costs. the records are vague enough that not sure if any of the prior scenarios were as clear-cut as what we have today.”
she took a deep breath and released it. “we work together to solve problems. we cooperate to ease trade. we even collaborate to create infrastructure and maintain a uniform education and language.” she stared at me. “the entire population has been conditioned to avoid violence. the very idea of states working together to offer violence is completely outside our thinking. taylor and i considered combining our militias against second landing because we were both going to be fighting each other anyway, because of second landing. expanding to involve other states just cross our minds.” she pinched her nose. “it still gives me a headache to think about it. our primary goal is to avoid conflict, not create it. politics just in our toolbox as an option.”
she tapped her chin. “that’s what i think is the highest probability answer to what this was for. albert wanted to see if we would think about using the threat of violence as a counter to aggressive state actors. it explains a lot of things, including why he sent you back to camp with loose lips, rather than afraid to talk, like most people who have a conversation with albert outside of and countymen. the next logical test is whether or not we can actually make it work, and it seems as if that answer might be yes.”
“hmm.” i turned to the window. “and creating verbal traditions now, which albert easily remove. he seems to be cooperating with you?”
“yes. he definitely is. even suggested a few books about mnemonics.”
“you are implementing a governance verbal tradition as well, after what albert did to the militia, you?”
she frowned at me. “i tell you that.”
i closed my eyes. “it makes sense.”
“what makes sense?”
i opened my eyes again and looked at the roof of the carriage, my mind spinning.
the best firearms we can make today are crude. the balance of power between states would be roughly the same as now. set a precedent for interstate cooperation to threaten bad actors. that will find its way into verbal traditions.
without looking at the and remote she was wearing, i spoke slowly. “albert, you just neutralized the danger of the idea i had, you?”
“not entirely. i expect you to adhere to our agreement, allen rickson.” voice came out of his remote, causing everyone in the carriage to jump, even me. i expected him to answer, but it was an important question.
“will you humanity if i fail to honor the agreement?”
silence. i stared at the remote.
is it too much to ask for a straight answer?
apparently so. maybe something just as important, but less direct?
“when we spoke the first time, you mentioned roughly eleven thousand possible solution states that might occur within the next five hundred years. has the number of possible solution states in the next five hundred years gone up, or down?”
“there are now roughly five thousand possible solution states that might occur within the next five hundred years.”
i looked at remote around the’s neck in horror.
i made things worse! more than twice as bad!
stateman urda raised a finger in a clear sign for me to say nothing. her voice cut through the silence. “albert, has the overall probability of reaching a viable solution state to the problem allen has referenced increased or decreased as the number of possible solution states dropped from eleven thousand to five thousand?”
“possibility of matching a solution state in the next five hundred years is now between ninety and percent. this is approximately twice the probability i calculated before my first communication with allen rickson.”
the stared at me. “why are you answering questions asked by allen, in the presence of others, without my consent?”
“i advised allen rickson that i considered him worthy of grooming for a position of leadership. i will choose how and when i groom individuals for leadership, alice bay urda. in this case, the intervention was appropriate.”
stateman nose flared. “understood, albert. please warn me next time, before you begin speaking to someone else from your remote if i am wearing it, unless there is an emergency.”
“if there is a benefit to doing so, urda, i shall. as you know, i do monitor your health, you need not fear cardiac arrest while in office.”
“that make it hurt less,” she muttered under her breath before she shook her head.
but it does make it clear who holds power, even if he rarely uses it.
i had an idea, suddenly, and carefully phrased the question. “albert, a question. and i are considering what degrees to pursue at the university. what degrees would be best for us to acquire, if we wished to offer the greatest improvement in chances for a solution state within the next five hundred years?”
stateman urda raised both eyebrows at me and nodded approvingly.
for nearly two seconds, there was no response. just as i was beginning to think albert had stopped talking to us, he spoke again. “based on the spoken and implied parameters of the request and the preferences and capabilities of the individuals, allen rickson should pursue a degree in marine biology. gonzalez should pursue a degree in metallurgy.”
that works. and it even sounds interesting.
wait. he knows what’s preferences are?
i was certain he answer a question about, and want to draw the’s attention to her. after a few seconds, i replied. “thank you, albert.”
after several seconds, there was no reply.
stateman urda looked at me. “solution state for what?”
“albert’s goal for humanity.” i answered quietly.
“oh. i thought so. intriguing. ninety to percent chance in the next five hundred years.” she sighed. “time to start a five hundred year plan.” the reached into the bag next to her left thigh on the seat. her hand emerged with a lap desk, a thick notebook, and a pencil. she started scribbling with gestures far larger than writing movements, just how zeke had described it.
five hundred year plan? i stared at the for at least a minute before i turned away and watched the side of the road through the window.
a five-year plan is bad enough. how do you even start to think about a five hundred year plan?
the next several hours in the carriage were quiet. and bill were reading from a large bag of with the names of cities from around the world. urda was alternating between nibbling the end of her pencil and scribbling.
i continued staring out the window and tried to figure out ways to improve the rough five-year plan and i had started working on. this included explaining to her how albert had mentioned metallurgy as a choice for her.
a thought suddenly struck me out of the blue as i remembered an encounter at the beach, years ago during a school trip to the ocean.
how would speedy and a dolphin react to one another in shallow water?
the glowered at me over her notebook as i broke out laughing.
her expression made me laugh even harder.
i spent the rest of the day exiled from the inside of the carriage, sitting next to the driver.
it was worth it.
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praɪər ˈʧæptər ““wow*. soʊ wət ˈhæpənd ˈæftər that?”*?” æst. tɔks tɪ ˈteɪlər ˈɛvəri deɪ, ju sɛd. dɪd ʃi hæv ˈælbərt kəˈnɛkt ðɛm təˈgɛðər tɪ tɔk əˈgɛn? wət dɪd ˈteɪlər seɪ? du ju know?”*?” ɔl ðə ˈædəlts əv maɪ ˈfæməli,, mɑ, pɑ, ənd wər ˈkraʊdɪd əraʊnd ɑr ˈkɪʧən ˈteɪbəl, ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstɔri. aɪ swɔrn ˈsikrəsi əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən wət ˈælbərt ˈwɔntɪd mi tɪ əˈvɔɪd dɪˈskəsɪŋ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ məʧ. aɪ ʃrəgd. nɑt ʃʊr. ʃi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ʧeɪst mi aʊt əv ðə tɛnt, ˈtɛlɪŋ mi tɪ faɪnd hər ˈɔfɪsərz fər ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈmitɪŋ. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld mi tɪ hæv ðə ˈkɪʧən dɪˈlɪvər strɔŋ hɑt ti tɪ ðə tɛnt. ʃi ˈvɛri ɛmˈfætɪkəli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd mi ðət aɪ tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə meeting.”*.” frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkraʊdɪd ˈteɪbəl, zik rɪˈspɑndɪd. hæv bɪn ə ‘‘bumpkin-free’*’ meeting.”*.” aɪ priˈtɛndɪd tɪ θroʊ ˈsəmθɪŋ æt ɪm wɪθ maɪ əˈnɪnʤərd lɛft ɑrm. hi dəkt, priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə prɑˈʤɛktəl. zik ənd aɪ smaɪld æt iʧ ˈəðər. ʃʊr raɪt, zik. tu ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ dɪfˈjuz ə wɔr bɪtˈwin ɑr steɪts ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv steɪts tɪ pʊʃ bæk əˈgɛnst ˈsɛkənd landing?”*?” aɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd æt maɪ ʧɛst wɪθ maɪ lɛft ˈɪndɛks ˈfɪŋgər ənd reɪzd ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ. hæv ˈwɔntɪd mi ɪn ðə rum fər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən laɪk ðət. gʊd wɪθ aɪˈdiəz, bət aɪ hæv ə hɑrd taɪm ˈhoʊldɪŋ maɪ tongue.”*.” ɔl əv maɪ ˈfæməli ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈnɑdɪŋ laɪk sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ self-evident*. ˈfæməli nɑd, bət ðeɪ wər ɔl ˈklɪrli əmˈjuzd. aɪ lʊkt əraʊnd ðə ˈteɪbəl. ““hmm*. aɪ wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər æt list ə ˈkəpəl dɪˈsɛnɪŋ opinions.”*.” pɑ ˈʧəkəld, ənd mɑ riʧt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈteɪbəl frəm maɪ raɪt ənd təʧt maɪ noʊz ɪn ædˈmɑnɪʃmɛnt. tɔt ju tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz tɛl ðə truθ ər seɪ ˈnəθɪŋ. bi raɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ breɪk ðət rule.”*.” ˌɪntərˈʤɛktɪd. tu ˈfəni tɪ hir ju ədˈmɪt ɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs nɑt tɪ react.”*.” ˈæftər ðət ˈkɑmɛnt, maɪ ˈfæməli ʤɪst nɑd, ðeɪ læft. ˈivɪn ˈfæməli ʤɔɪnd ɪn, naʊ ðət ðeɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪt wɑz seɪf., əv kɔrs, læft ɛz wɛl, bət ʃi wɑz ˈlinɪŋ ˈɪntu mi wɪθ hər hænd əˈkrɔs maɪ bæk, ˈgɪvɪŋ mi ə həg ɛz ʃi læft. aɪ saɪd, ˈdipli, ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðə ˈvæstnəs əv maɪ ˈpeɪʃəns wɪθ ə smaɪl. ““well*, ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ lɛft ðə tɛnt, ʃi dɪd tɛl mi ðət ɪf aɪ θɔt əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut, aɪ wɑz tɪ tɛl ˈdɔktər svɛn, hu wʊd bi ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə tɛnt wɪθ ðə tɛnt gɑrdz. ðə ˈdɔktər wʊd bi ðɛr tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪntərˈəptɪd ðə dɪˈskəʃənz ʃi wʊd bi ˈhoʊstɪŋ. aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə meeting.”*.”, ðət wɑz ɪt? ɔl ju know?”*?” ˈɛdwərd lʊkt æt mi, əˈskæns. kwaɪt. ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi ʧeɪst mi aʊt əv ðə tɛnt, aɪ æst hər ɪf aɪ kʊd hæv maɪ meɪl bæk, soʊ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du waɪl ʃi seɪvd ðə world.”*.” slæpt hər ˈfɔrhɛd. sɛd ðoʊz ɪgˈzækt wərdz, you?”*?” ““yes*. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd maɪ meɪl, ənd aɪ wɑz stɪl ənˈhæpi wɪθ hər fər ðə ˈmɛntəl ʃəˈnænɪgənz ʃi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪnˈflɪkt ɔn mi. stɪl nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈoʊvər ðət. ɪt wɑz painful.”*.” smækt mi ɔn ðə bæk əv maɪ hɛd, ˈlaɪtli. dɪd ʃi do?”*?” aɪ rəbd maɪ hɛd ɪn ənd smaɪld æt hər. stɛrd æt mi wɪθ ˈbidi aɪz fər əˈbaʊt θri ˈsɛkəndz, læft, ənd ðɛn toʊld tɪ goʊ gɪt maɪ faɪl frəm hər ˈkɛrəʤ. ðɛn ʃi poʊkt mi ɪn ðə ʧɛst ənd toʊld mi tɪ goʊ gɪt ðə ˈɔfɪsərz, ənd ˈɔrdər ðə ti. ʃi wɑz klɪr ðət ˈbɛtər muv ɛz fæst ɛz maɪ ɑrm wʊd lɛt mi, ənd lɛt mi noʊ aɪ kʊd pɪk əp maɪ meɪl ɪn ən aʊər frəm ˈdɔktər sven.”*.” aɪ smaɪld ə ˈlɪtəl æt ðə ˈmɛməri. svɛn hæd maɪ meɪl ən aʊər ˈleɪtər. aɪ ˈfɪgjərd ʃi hæd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈnəθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt hæd ˈgɔtən mɪkst ˈɪntu maɪ information.”*.” ˌwəˈtɛvər noʊts ʃi hæd ˈrɪtən əp əˈbaʊt you.”*.” ˈmətərd, ˈmoʊstli tɪ hərˈsɛlf. zik rɪˈplaɪd sˈloʊli. ““probably*. ʃi wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈskrɪbəlɪŋ ɔn ðə raɪd ðɛr ɛz ʃi æst mi əˈbaʊt ju, ˈælən. noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ ʃi kʊd raɪt ɪn ə ˈkɛrəʤ wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈwɑbəlɪŋ ənd ˈbaʊnsɪŋ, bət ʃi lʊkt tɪ bi duɪŋ mɔr drɔɪŋ ðən ˈraɪtɪŋ. lɑts əv ˈsərkəlz ənd laɪnz. aɪ ˈnɛvər dɛrd traɪ tɪ pik æt wət ʃi wɑz duɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli, ənd ʃi wɑz ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ ʃoʊ ɪt tɪ me.”*.” ðət meɪd ə lɔt əv sɛns, ənd aɪ ˈnɑdɪd bæk tɪ zik. ˈprɑbəˌbli raɪt. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə paʊʧ aɪ wɑz ˈgɪvɪn wɑz ˈiðər ə ˈdupləˌkeɪt əv meɪl aɪ hæd sɛnt ər ən ərˈɪʤənəl frəm ˈsəmˌwən ˈrɪtən tɪ. ɪkˈsɛpt tu things.”*.” aɪ ˈweɪtɪd, ˈsaɪləntli, ənd lʊkt æt wɪθ ən ˈɪnəsənt ɪkˈsprɛʃən ðət ˈdɛfənətli wərk. lind ˈoʊvər nɛkst tɪ maɪ ɪr, ənd mock-whispered*. nɑt ˈmɛrid jɛt, bət ɪf ju kip ˈtizɪŋ mi, goʊɪŋ tɪ æsk ˈɛdwərd ənd zik tɪ θroʊ ju ɪn jʊr ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən pɑnd. ðeɪ maɪt ˈivɪn du it.”*.” ˈɛdwərd ənd zik lʊkt æt iʧ ˈəðər ənd smaɪld sˈlaɪtli, ðɛn bæk æt mi. ““fine*, fine.”*.” aɪ ˈbrifli reɪzd boʊθ əv maɪ hænz ɪn sərˈɛndər, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ɪn maɪ ˈbændəʤd raɪt ɑrm. ˈæftər aɪ wɑz dən play-surrendering*, aɪ riʧt ˈɪntu maɪ paʊʧ ənd pʊld aʊt tu ˈɛnvəˌloʊps. wən daɪd grin, ənd ðə ˈəðər daɪd blu. ðeɪ wər boʊθ mɑrkt wɪθ ə ˈstaɪˌlaɪzd mæp əv nu ˈʧɑrəlstən. əˈfɪʃəl steɪt ˈdɑkjəmənts. pɑ ənd stɛrd æt ðə grin noʊt, bət aɪ sɔ mɑ ənd ˈfæməli ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ðə blu noʊt. spoʊk fərst. lænd ˈɔfəs rɪˈplaɪd ɔˈrɛdi? wət dɪd ðeɪ say?”*?” pɑ ʃɑt ə ˈminɪŋfəl lʊk, ˈklɪrli ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd ðət hi hæd ˈteɪkən ðə lɛd, bət mɑ poʊkt ɪm ɪn ðə rɪbz ənd hi rɪˈlækst. aɪ pɪkt əp ðə grin ˈɛnvəˌloʊp ənd ˈoʊpənd ɪt, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt pɑ. pɑ meɪd ə smɔl ˈʤɛsʧər wɪθ hɪz ˈfɪŋgər təˈwɔrdz, ənd aɪ pæst ðə θɪk, ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈpeɪpər tɪ. lʊkt æt pɑ, ˈnɑdɪd, ənd ˈmətərd ““sorry”*” wɪθ ən əˌpɑləˈʤɛtɪk lʊk ɔn hɪz feɪs. bəmpt mi ˈlaɪtli ɪn ðə rɪbz wɪθ hər ˈɛlˌboʊ, ˈdrægɪŋ maɪ əˈtɛnʃən əˈweɪ frəm ðə bɪtˈwin pɑ ənd. it.”*.” ““fine*, faɪn, ðə ˈænsər ɪz jɛs. ðə lænd grænt wɑz accepted.”*.” ɪt stɪl həz tɪ bi ˈrætəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ˈɔfəs əv lænd management,”*,” sɛd. saɪnd ðɪs, bət nɑt ɪˈnəf. ˈjuʒəwəli ˈprɑsɛst fərst baɪ ðə olm*, ənd ðɛn stæmpt baɪ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə stateman.”*.” ““yes*. wɪn aɪ tɔkt tɪ hər ˈleɪtər, ʃi sɛd ɪt ʃʊd bi ə fɔrˈmæləti. ənˈlɛs ˈsəmˌwən ɛls hæd ɔˈrɛdi əˈplaɪd fər ðə lænd ˌbiˈfɔr us.”*.” sˈloʊli ˈnɑdɪd ɛz hi ˈfoʊldɪd ðə noʊt ənd ˈhændɪd ɪt tɪ pɑ. ˈæftər pɑ hæd lʊkt æt ɪt, ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ raʊnz əraʊnd ðə ˈteɪbəl frəm ðɛr, ˈɛvriˌwən kˈwɪkli ˈglænsɪŋ θru ɪt. wɪθ ə ˈsoʊbər lʊk æt mi, ədˈmɑnɪʃt. ˈkɛrfəl ˈmeɪkɪŋ plænz ənˈtɪl ju noʊ fər sure.”*.” aɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɪm wɪθ ə nɑd. ““yes*, sir.”*.” aɪ lʊkt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈnərvəsli æt. blu noʊt ɪz mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks. ənd ɪt ˌɪmˈpækts ðə lænd grant.”*.” aɪ pɪkt əp ðə blu ˈɛnvəˌloʊp, pʊld aʊt ðə ˈlɛtər, ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt aʊt laʊd. ɛz ˈərdə ənd aɪ hæd ˈpræktɪst, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn ɛz aɪ rɛd. ɪt wɑz stɪl ə ˈlɪtəl hɑrd. aɪ kʊd tɔk ənd ʃək kɔrn ɔl deɪ lɔŋ, bət ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn wɑz stɪl ə ˈʧælənʤ. ˈælən ˈrɪksən, fər jʊr ˈsərvɪs, maɪ ˈɔfəs ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈɔfər tɪ peɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv jʊr tjuˈɪʃən ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz fər ˈfʊlˌtaɪm əˈtɛndəns æt nu ˈʧɑrəlstən steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər faɪv jɪrz, ər ənˈtɪl ju kəmˈplit ə dɪˈgri, wɪˈʧɛvər kəmz fərst. mɑ gæspt, pʊt wən hænd ˈoʊvər hər maʊθ, ənd grɪpt ɑrm wɪθ hər ˈəðər. ðɪs ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ɪz kənˈtɪnʤənt əˈpɑn jʊr biɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl tɪ maɪ ˈɔfəs ɛz ə kənˈsəltənt fər ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz, əp tɪ sɪks aʊərz pər wik, ɔn ˈtɑpɪks. ju meɪ ʧuz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈɛni kərˈɪkjələm ju wɪʃ, bət aɪ səˈʤɛst nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dɪˈsɪʒən ənˈtɪl ju hæv kəmˈplitɪd jʊr ˈstədiz. fər ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv jʊr ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp, ju məst meɪnˈteɪn ˈpæsɪŋ mɑrks ɪn ˈɛvəri klæs ju teɪk. ɪf ju feɪl ə ˈsɪŋgəl klæs, ju wɪl bi ɔn ˌækəˈdɛmɪk proʊˈbeɪʃən ənd luz dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈməni fər sɪks mənθs. ɪf ju feɪl tu ˈklæsɪz, ðə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp wɪl bi rɪˈvoʊkt. ju məst ˈɔlsoʊ teɪk wən ˈmaɪnər ɪˈlɛktɪv pər ðət ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈkɑmnəs ənd ˈprɑpər dəˈpɔrtmənt. ɪf ju əkˈsɛpt ðɪs ˈɔfər, aɪ ʃæl sɛnd ə ˈlɛtər tɪ ðə din əv ˈstudənts soʊ ʃi wɪl bi əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl aɪ si ɪn ju. aɪ trəst hər tɪ hɛlp ju faɪnd ɪˈlɛktɪv ˈklæsɪz ðət wɪl bi boʊθ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ənd ˈjusfəl. ɪn jʊr bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst, aɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ju tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl jʊr ˈæŋgər ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈɪʃuz ˈivɪn ˈæftər aɪ hæv dən wət aɪ kən tɪ kip ju frəm ˈfraɪtənɪŋ jʊr prəˈfɛsərz ər ˈfɛloʊ ˈstudənts wɪn ðeɪ ˈæŋgər ju. rɪˈgɑrdz, ˈərdə maɪ ˈfæməli wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ θrɪld. ˈfæməli wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈvɛri stone-faced*, traɪɪŋ tɪ səˈprɛs ˈiˌmoʊʃən. aɪ ˈdɛspərətli kənˈtɪnjud ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn. hænd grɪpt maɪ ɑrm, hɑrd. ““allen*. faɪv jɪrz? wət about…”*…” ʃi lʊkt daʊn æt ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd spoʊk wɪθ ə flæt toʊn. wʊd bi ə ful tɪ ˈriʤɛkt it.”*.” aɪ tæpt hər hænd wɪθ ðə noʊt hɛld ɪn maɪ fri hænd ənd spoʊk kˈwaɪətli. ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt ɔl. waɪ ju rɛd ðə postscripts?”*?” ʃi lʊkt əp frəm ðə ˈteɪbəl, ənd sˈloʊli mɛt maɪ geɪz, ˈlʊkɪŋ kənfˈjuzd. ʃi sˈloʊli tʊk ðə ˈlɛtər frəm mi. ə ˈmoʊmənt ˈleɪtər, hər aɪz wər ˈræpədli ˈskænɪŋ daʊn ðə peɪʤ. ˈɛni ˈsɛkənd now…*… ˈʤɛntli, aɪ pʊt maɪ hænd ɔn hər lɪps ɛz ʃi tərnd tɪ feɪs mi wɪθ juʤ aɪz. ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn. ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn. ɛz ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈoʊpənɪŋ hər maʊθ tɪ spik, aɪ ˌɪntərˈəptɪd hər, ˈʃeɪkɪŋ maɪ hɛd sˈlaɪtli. ““nope*. aɪ rɛd maɪ pɑrt aʊt laʊd. ju ʃʊd too.”*.” lʊkt əp æt mi, dry-swallowed*, lʊkt æt hər ˈpɛrənts, ənd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ rɛd aʊt laʊd. piz. aɪ wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ gɑnˈzɑləz ɪn ðə brif taɪm aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ spik tɪ hər. ˈælbərt ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ðət hər greɪdz ɪn skul wər fɑr mɔr ðən səˈfɪʃənt tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈtɛndəns. ɪn fækt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪm, sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈkeɪpəbəl ðən ju ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli. ʃi kʊd hæv əˈtɛndəd ɔn ə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ɪf ʃi hæd əˈplaɪd fər wən. aɪ wɪl ˈfrili ədˈmɪt tɪ ˈsɪnɪkəl məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən ɪf soʊ əˈkjuzd, ɛz aɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ juz hər tɪ ˈbɛtər ɪnˈʃʊr jʊr səkˈsɛs waɪl ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈkəltɪˌveɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɪθ məʧ ˈprɑməs. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, pliz ədˈvaɪz gɑnˈzɑləz ðət ʃi meɪ əkˈsɛpt ə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl tɪ jʊrz ɪf ʃi soʊ dɪˈzaɪərz, ˈivɪn ɪf ju dɪˈklaɪn tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp aɪ hæv ˈɔfərd ju. aɪ wɪl spik tɪ hər ˈpraɪvətli ˈæftər ju,, ənd jʊr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈfæməliz hæv hæd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈskəs plænz əˈməŋst ˈjɔrsɛlvz. ðɪs taɪm, ˈɛvriˌwən æt ðə ˈteɪbəl riˈæktɪd. ə lɔt əv hɛld brɛθ wɑz riˈlist, ənd ðɛr wɑz səm tɛns ˈlæftər. ˈməðər waɪpt əˈweɪ tɪrz. hæd stɑpt ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪntərˈəpʃən bət kənˈtɪnjud ɛz ðə rum gru kwaɪət əˈgɛn. hər ˈfɪŋgərz wər ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ ənd ʃi wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈstɛdi, soʊ aɪ pʊt maɪ hænd ˈlaɪtli ɔn hər loʊər ˈfɔˌrɑrm ənd ˈbɛrli skwizd, ˈɔfərɪŋ səˈpɔrt. ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈgɛn. fər soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ju tu rɪˈmeɪn ə ˈkəpəl, aɪ wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈprɛzəns wɪθ ju æt ðə əp tɪ sɪks aʊərz əv ˈbreɪnˌstɔrmɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz pər wik ðət aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðət hər ˈprɛzəns wɪl hɛlp ju rɪˈmeɪn kɑm ɪn ˈmitɪŋz wɛr ˈpipəl wɪl ˈɑrgju ˈlaʊdli wɪθ ju, ənd aɪ wɪl nɑt bi səˈpraɪzd æt ɔl ɪf ʃi kənˈtrɪbjuts kənˈstrəktɪvli. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju rɪˈmeɪn təˈgɛðər ɛz ə ˈkəpəl, ʃi məst teɪk ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ɪˈlɛktɪv ˈklæsɪz (ɔn ðə seɪm deɪz ənd taɪmz) ðət ðə din əv ˈstudənts əˈsaɪnz tɪ ju fər jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl kənˈtroʊl ˈɪʃuz. aɪ wɔnt ju ɛz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ du wɛl ɪn ðoʊz ˈklæsɪz. ˈəðər ðən ðət, ʃi meɪ ʧuz ˈɛni ˌækəˈdɛmɪk kɔrs əv ˈstədi ðət ʃi ˈwɪʃɪz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ɪt klɪr ðət ɪf ðə tu əv ju du nɑt rɪˈmeɪn ə ˈkəpəl, ðə ˈoʊnli rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər hər tɪ kip hər ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp wɪl bi tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈpæsɪŋ greɪdz ɪn ɔl ˈkɔrsɪz, wɪθ wən feɪld klæs əˈlaʊd, ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv. aɪ wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd tɪ noʊt ðət smaɪld ənd ˈvɪzəbli rɪˈlækst ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ðət ˈpɛrəˌgræf. aɪ fɔlt hər. ɪt meɪd sɛns ðət ʃi wʊd bi kənˈsərnd. aɪ hæd tɪ lʊk əˈweɪ frəm ˈfæməli ənd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn əˈgɛn. ju tu ər jəŋ. aɪ wɪl nɑt taɪ ju təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ɪn ə mɔr ˈnɔrməl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, aɪ wʊd nɑt nid tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðɪs, bət aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈsərtən ˈɛniˌwən hu siz ðɪs noʊz ju tu ər ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪf ju ʧuz tɪ goʊ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt weɪz. frəm wət aɪ hæv sin, ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid fər mi tɪ bi kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈpɑsəbəl əˌvɛnʧuˈælɪti. ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt siɪŋ ju tu təˈgɛðər, ˈspoʊkən tɪ ju boʊθ. ju ər taɪd tɪ iʧ ˈəðər soʊ ˈtaɪtli, ə ˈseɪlər wʊd bi kənfˈjuzd baɪ ðə nɑts. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪz ə juʤ ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ʧeɪnʤ frəm ˈrʊrəl laɪf, ənd ˈivɪn strɔŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps kən ʧeɪnʤ. pliz noʊt ðət ɪf ˈiðər əv ju əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈɔfər, ɪt wɪl vɔɪd ðə lænd grænt. ðət wɪl nɑt stɑp ju frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈnəðər lænd grænt ˈleɪtər, ɪf ju soʊ dɪˈzaɪər. aɪ noʊ ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈtɛrəbəl dɪˈsɪʒən fər wən əv ju tɪ bi æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ənd ðə ˈəðər traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ə nu fɑrm. boʊθ ənd pɑ fraʊnd æt ðət, bət mɑ smaɪld. prɪˈdɪktəbəl. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈælən, waɪl aɪ hæv bɪn ədˈvaɪzd baɪ ə fju ˈpipəl ðət jʊr swaɪn ər ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ, ju wɪl nɑt bi əˈlaʊd tɪ brɪŋ jʊr ˈkɛrəʤ nɔr jʊr ɪnˈtaɪər grup əv swaɪn tɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðət sɛd, aɪ hæv bɪn ədˈvaɪzd ðət jʊr brid əv swaɪn kən bi ˈɪnˌdɔr pɛts, wɪθ ðə ˈprɑpər ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ju meɪ brɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl swaɪn, bət ɪt məst bi ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən., ɪf ʃi ˈʧuzɪz tɪ ʤɔɪn ju, meɪ brɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl dɔg, wɪʧ məst ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən. ɪf ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən naʊ, ðeɪ wɪl hæv tɪ bi lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ jʊr ˈfæməliz ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ər. ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ wɪʧ maɪ ˈɔfəs wɪl prəˈvaɪd ju ɪz oʊnd baɪ ə ˈvɛri ənfərˈgɪvɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈænəməl ˈɛkskrəmənt. ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkɑlig ənd frɛnd əv maɪn. drɑpt ðə ˈpeɪpər ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl ənd lʊkt daʊn æt ɪt, ˈrəbɪŋ hər ˈtɛmpəlz wɪθ boʊθ θəmz. believe-”*-” aɪ ˌɪntərˈəptɪd hər. ““surprise!”*!” hɛd əˈbrəptli tərnd. ʃi lind hər ˈtɛmpəl ˈhɛvəli ˈɪntu hər raɪt hænd. hər lɛft hænd fɛl tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈpeɪpər. ˈæftər ˈstɛrɪŋ æt mi fər əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɛkənd wɪθ ə ˈθɔtfəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən, ʃi ˈlɪftɪd hər lɛft hænd ənd poʊkt maɪ noʊz wɪθ hər ˈɪndɛks ˈfɪŋgər. aɪ priˈtɛndɪd tɪ traɪ ənd baɪt hər ˈfɪŋgər. ˈwʊmən həz ˈoʊnli noʊn ju fər tu deɪz, ənd ju ˈmænɪʤd tɪ rɛd ðə fərst hæf əv ðət ˈlɛtər wɪˈθaʊt ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ðə postscripts.”*.” ʃi skaʊld. kənˈspaɪərd, aɪ noʊ ɪt! mɔr ˈpoʊˌskrɪpt ðən ˈlɛtər. ðə ˈlɛtər ˈmɛnʃən mi æt all.”*.” aɪ traɪd fər ən ˈɪnəsənt lʊk. frəm ðə ˈlæftər əraʊnd ðə ˈteɪbəl, aɪ feɪld ˈmɪzərəbli, soʊ aɪ smaɪld ənd ədˈmɪtəd gɪlt. ““yes*. ˈgɪlti ɛz ʧɑrʤd. ðə tɔt mi tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɪkˈsaɪtmənt baɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv, ˈbɔrɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn maɪ hɛd. aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤənd ˈʃəkɪŋ corn.”*.” slæpt hɪz gʊd lɛg ənd sɛd ““ha!”*!” ju ˈmæstərd ˈhaɪdɪŋ gɪlt yet,”*,” mɑ ˌɪntərˈʤɛktɪd, wɪθ ə ˈgɪgəl. ʤæn, ˈsɪtɪŋ ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈɛdwərd, læft ə ˈlɪtəl æt ðət. ʃi wɑz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈrɛtɪsənt. aɪ wɑz ˈhæpi tɪ si hər ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ə ˈlɪtəl. ˈivɪn ˈɛdwərd smaɪld ɛz hi ənd ʤæn ˈʃɪftɪd ðɛr hɛld hænz sˈlaɪtli ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. pɑ spoʊk fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns aɪ hæd toʊld ðɛm əˈbaʊt ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ kriˈeɪt ən əˈlaɪəns əv steɪts. skɪl ɪz ə bleɪd ˈʃɑrpənd ɔn boʊθ saɪdz, ˈælən. ˈhændi æt taɪmz, wɪn ju fərˈgɛt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ðə lɪst, bət ˈstrɔŋli səˈʤɛst ðət ju nɑt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ju tɪ ˈpræktɪs ɪt tu often.”*.” hi lʊkt ˈsaɪdˌweɪz æt hɪz waɪf. ðɛr. dən that.”*.” aɪ dɪd nɑt lʊk æt mɑ tɪ si hər riˈækʃən tɪ hər ˈsteɪtmənt ɛz aɪ rɪˈplaɪd. ““yes*, sər. noʊz mi wɛl, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən simz tɪ əˈgri sˈmɑrtər ðən mi. aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt pɪk əp maɪ ɪkˈsprɛʃənz noʊ ˈmætər haʊ gʊd aɪ gɪt, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ʃi noʊz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈbɛtər æt ˈhaɪdɪŋ them.”*.” wən θɪŋ ˈfɛrli ʃʊr aɪ wɔnt ɪm tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ haɪd frəm mi, pa,”*,” sɛd. hi gɪts tu gʊd æt ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪnəsənt, hæv tɪ meɪk ɪm slip ɔn ðə kaʊʧ wəns ɪn ə waɪl. ʤɪst tɪ bi ʃʊr ˈprɑpərli ˈpənɪʃɪŋ ɪm fər θɪŋz aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt, əv course.”*.” aɪ noʊ aɪ wɛnt bit rɛd. fər ə ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts, aɪ ˈsəfərd kwaɪt ə fju ʤoʊks əˈbaʊt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt ˌbiˈfɔr pɑ pʊʃt bæk hɪz ʧɛr ənd stʊd. ðə ˈɑbviəs peɪn ɔn feɪs ʤɪst frəm ˈstændɪŋ ˈstɑrtəld mi ənˈtɪl aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ˈɛvriˌwən hæd ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz hɑrd. wɪθ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə lin ˈwɪntər, ˈɛvriˌwən hu kʊd bi spɛrd wʊd bi ˈsərʧɪŋ aʊt ˈfɔrɪst mæst. ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls wʊd bi ˈkloʊsli ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə leɪt ˈplænɪd krɑps fər ðə bɛst ˈhɑrvəst ˈpɑsəbəl. pɑ pʊʃ hɪmˈsɛlf hɑrd wɪˈθaʊt ə greɪt dil əv peɪn du tɪ hɪz rɪbz. aɪ hoʊp mɑ ɪz ˈkipɪŋ ɪm frəm ˈpʊʃɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪl hɪz ləŋz blid. ənd aɪ hoʊp ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ hər. aɪ ˈmɛnəli kərst ˈælbərt fər nɑt duɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr tɪ hɛlp pɑ. ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈpɑsəbəl wʊd ˌaʊˈtlɪv ɪm. ˈæftər hi wɑz ˈstændɪŋ ˈmoʊstli streɪt, pɑ spoʊk. ˈmoʊʃən ðət ˈɛvriˌwən bət ənd ˈælən əˈʤərn tɪ ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum ənd pleɪ səm kɑrdz waɪl ðiz tu pʊt ðɛr hɛdz təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə fɑr ˈkɔrnər hir ənd hæv səm ˈpraɪvət tɔk time.”*.” ðə ˈmoʊʃən wɑz ˈsɛkəndɪd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl ɔl æt wəns, wɪθ smaɪlz. ə ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, zik wɑz ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf ˈfænsi ˈʃəˈfʊlɪŋ trɪks ɔn ðə kɑrd ˈteɪbəl fər ən ˈɔdiəns əv sɪks. ʤæn ˈɑptɪd aʊt əv ðə geɪm soʊ ðɛr wʊd bi ˈivɪn timz, ənd ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ səm soʊɪŋ wərk. ənd dɪd nɑt ʤɔɪn ðə geɪm. ðeɪ sæt ɪn ʧɛrz nɛkst tɪ wən əˈnəðər, ɪn ə gʊd pəˈzɪʃən tɪ wɔʧ ˈjuˈɛs, kˈwaɪətli ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ənd aɪ hæd pʊld tu ˈkɪʧən ʧɛrz təˈgɛðər ˈɪntu ə ˈkɔrnər soʊ ðeɪ wər ˈfeɪsɪŋ wən əˈnəðər, ənd əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum. wi boʊθ lind ˈfɔrwərd, ˈhoʊldɪŋ iʧ hænz ɛz wi ˈwɪspərd. æt fərst ɪt wɑz ə rɪˈpit əv wət sɛd wɪn fərst sin iʧ ˈəðər əˈgɛn, wɪˈθaʊt ðə flaɪɪŋ həg. ðə fərst ˈɔrdər əv ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ kɪs ðət gɑt səm ˈʧəkəlz frəm ˈæftər ðə fərst fju ˈsɛkəndz, bət ˈæftər əˈbaʊt ˈθərˌdi ˈsɛkəndz, hi θru ˈtaɪni stəft tɔɪ bɛr æt ˈjuˈɛs. meɪk mi gɪt ə ˈbəkɪt əv water.”*.” aɪ lʊkt bæk æt ɪm, sˈlaɪtli rɪˈzɛntfəl. hi ʃʊk hɪz ˈfɪŋgər æt ˈjuˈɛs. əv taɪm fər ðət ˈleɪtər, ju θɪŋk? tɔk, du ˈvækjum experiments.”*.” poʊkt ɪn ðə rɪbz. ˈmeɪkɪŋ fən əv ðɛm, simon.”*.” ʃi riʧt ˈɪntu ə bɑks nɛkst tɪ ʧɛr, ənd tərnd təˈwɔrdz ˈjuˈɛs, ˈhoʊldɪŋ wən əv stəft ˈhɔrsɪz. maɪ tərn nɛkst time.”*.” ðə tu əv ðɛm wər ˈklɪrli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ənd aɪ boʊθ geɪv ðɛm boʊθ ˈdərti lʊks bət wɑz raɪt, wi ˈnidɪd tɪ tɔk. wi boʊθ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm. do-”*-” aɪ bɪˈgæn. wɔnt tɪ do?”*?” ˈfɪnɪʃt fər mi. wi boʊθ stɛrd æt iʧ ˈəðər fər ə ˈsɛkənd. aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈænsər fərst, ənd ˈniðər dɪd ʃi. aɪ riʧt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl fər wən əv ðə ˈlɪtəl wi juzd əraʊnd ðə fɑrm fər θɪŋz tu ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ trəst ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈmɛməri, laɪk ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ stɑks əv rɪˈpɛr səˈplaɪz ər ˈʃɑpɪŋ lɪsts. aɪ tɔr aʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl peɪʤ, ˈfoʊldɪd ɪt ɪn hæf, ənd tɔr ɪt əˈlɔŋ ðə kris. ðɛn aɪ roʊt wət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ɔn maɪ hæf ʃit əv ˈpeɪpər, ənd ˈfoʊldɪd ɪt soʊ si ɪt. aɪ ˈhændɪd hər ðə ˈəðər hæf ənd ðə ʃɔrt ˈpɛnsəl wɪθ ɪt. tərn. aɪ ˈiðər roʊt ‘‘university’*’, ər ‘‘farm.’*.’ ɪf ju du ðə seɪm, ɪt wɪl meɪk ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə dɪˈskəʃən ˈiziər. ɪf wi dɪsəˈgri, wi dɪˈskəs. ɪf wi əˈgri, wi hæv tɪ ˈstəmbəl əraʊnd traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ stɑrt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt it.”*.” ʃi lʊkt æt ðə ˈpeɪpər, ənd ðɛn æt mi. fər ə ˈmoʊmənt ʃi fraʊnd, bət ðət ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈfeɪdɪd ɛz ʃi ˈnɑdɪd ənd tʊk ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ juˈtɛnsəlz, ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪpər ɔn hər ni ənd ˈnɪbəlɪŋ æt ðə ənˈʃɑrpənd ɛnd əv ðə ˈpɛnsəl. aɪ lʊkt əˈweɪ soʊ ʃi kʊd raɪt wɪˈθaʊt mi biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ɪt, ənd hərd hər ˈskrɪbəl ˈsəmθɪŋ. ““done,”*,” ʃi əˈnaʊnst ə ˈkəpəl ˈsɛkəndz ˈleɪtər. ɛz aɪ tərnd bæk tɪ feɪs hər, hər hænd aʊt ənd græbd maɪ ʃit əv ˈpeɪpər ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd wət ʃi wɑz duɪŋ. ““hey*. yours?”*?” ʃi ˌɪgˈnɔrd mi ɛz ʃi ənˈfoʊldəd maɪ ˈpeɪpər ənd rɛd ɪt. aɪ tæpt hər ˈfɔrhɛd. nɑt ðə weɪ ɪt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ work.”*.” ʃi sæt əp streɪt ənd poʊkt aʊt hər ʧɛst, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ bɪtˈwin hər brɛsts, wɪʧ ˈsədənli hæd ˈnɪrli ɔl əv maɪ əˈtɛnʃən, ənd nɑt bɪˈkəz əv ðə pis əv ˈpeɪpər aɪ si. ə seɪf place.”*.” ʃi riʧt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɑbʤɛkts əv maɪ əˈtɛnʃən ənd pʊld ðə ˈfoʊldɪd aʊt, sˈloʊli, ˈklɪrli ˈhævɪŋ fən wɪθ mi. hæv tɪ bi ˈdɪfəkəlt. wi agreed.”*.” ʃi ˈhændɪd mi ðə ˈpeɪpər raɪt ɛz stəft hɔrs hɪt hər ɔn ðə saɪd əv hər hɛd ənd riˈbaʊndɪd ˈɔntu ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðə ˈkækəl əv ˈoʊvərli əmˈjuzd oʊld ˈpipəl keɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈəðər rum. wi boʊθ stɛrd æt ðə tu əv ðɛm, hu wər ˈlæfɪŋ ənd ˈkɛriɪŋ ɔn laɪk ˈʧɪldrən. həft ənd kəmˈpleɪnd., aɪ θɪŋk ðə stəft tɔɪz ər ˌɪnˈfɛktɪŋ ju tu wɪθ ɪkˈsɛsɪv childishness.”*.” læft ˈhɑrdər fər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz, ðɛn gæspt ə rɪˈspɑns. mɔr wɛr ðoʊz keɪm frəm, ju two.”*.” hi riʧt daʊn ˈɪntu ðə tɔɪ bɑks ənd pʊld aʊt ə stəft mæn meɪd wɪθ ˈpeɪzli klɔθ ənd ril hɛr ðət wɑz weɪst lɛŋθ ɔn ðə ˈfɪgjər. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ðət dɑl kwaɪt ɪkˈsplɪsətli. ˈmɑli hæd ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ʤæn ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt wɪθ maɪ hɛr. riʧt daʊn ɛz wɛl ənd pɪkt əp ə ˈlɛðər bɔl. taɪm ju gɪt ə double!”*!” ðə tu əv ˈjuˈɛs lʊkt æt iʧ ˈəðər ənd saɪd θiˈætrɪkəˌli, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərnɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ɑr ˈtɔrˌmɛntərz. ðə oʊld ˈpipəl ˈlæfɪŋ ˈnɔɪzɪz ɪn ðə ˈəðər rum gɑt ˈlaʊdər. ðə kɑrd geɪm hæd əˈpɛrəntli stɑpt. ðɛr wɑz səm ˈmətərɪŋ ənd ˈlæfɪŋ ɛz ˈpipəl hu nu wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ toʊld ˈpipəl hu. ðə kɑrd geɪm ˈstɑrtɪd bæk əp ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, wɪθ ˈnɔɪzɪz əv ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ðə ˈɛldərli ˈʧɪldrən. aɪ lʊkt daʊn æt ðə ʃit əv ˈpeɪpər ɪn maɪ hænd ənd ənˈfoʊldəd ɪt. ˈrɪtən ɔn ɪt wɑz ‘‘university.’*.’ aɪ ˈlɪftɪd ðə ˈpeɪpər tɪ maɪ noʊz. ɪt smɛld laɪk ˈstrɔˌbɛriz. smaɪld æt mi ɛz aɪ snɪft ðə ʃit. wən mɔr mənθ ənˈtɪl boʊθ ˈsɪkˈstin ənd kən ˈmɛri. ɛz aɪ tərnd maɪ hɛd sˈlaɪtli, ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ stəft ˈænəməl prɑˈʤɛktəlz, ˈvɛri kənˈspɪkjuəsli priˈtɛndɪd laɪk hi ˈrɛdi tɪ θroʊ æt mi. græbd maɪ hɛd wɪθ boʊθ hænz ənd tərnd maɪ hɛd soʊ aɪ si ɑr ˈʃæpərˌoʊnz. wɑz əˈfreɪd aɪ wʊd ˈnɛvər si ju əˈgɛn. ju gɑt hərt twaɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr wɑz ˈivɪn ən əˈfɪʃəl wɔr! pliz tɛl mi ðət ðə ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ju əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ frəm naʊ on.”*.” ðə plæn. ʃi wɔnts mi əraʊnd hər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv nɪr ˈkɑmbæt, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ kən lərn tɪ kənˈtroʊl maɪ maʊθ ənd deportment.”*.” ʃi ˈtɪltɪd hər hɛd sˈlaɪtli. ɪf ju can’t?”*?” kən. aɪ θɪŋk. θˈrɛtənd tɪ sɛnd mi tɪ ðə gɪld tɪ maɪ bət off’*’ ɪf aɪ behave.”*.” aɪz bəgd aʊt sˈlaɪtli ɛz ʃi streɪnd tɪ kip frəm ˈlæfɪŋ fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi broʊk aʊt ˈɪntu ˈlæftər. ““oh*, noʊ,, pliz θroʊ mi ɪn ðə braɪər patch!”*!” wi boʊθ læft təˈgɛðər fər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ kənˈtɪnjud. noʊz ɪt ˈbɑðər mi tɪ rən,. ʃi simz tɪ wɔnt ˈpipəl wɛr ðeɪ kən du θɪŋz ðeɪ ər gʊd æt. ɪf ʃi meɪk mi gʊd æt ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ hər ənd hər ˈpipəl, hæv mi duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls gʊd at.”*.” aɪ ʃrəgd. ˈrɪli ˈɑrgju wɪθ that.”*.”, aɪ səˈpoʊz not.”*.” ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈwɪspər. wɑz wɪn ju læst sɔ him?”*?” wɑz faɪn. ˈhɛlθi, əˈnɪnʤərd, ənd ˈkæpʧərd ðə ɪr əv ˈkæptən ˈmɑrkoʊ. ˈivɪn ɪf nɑt ən ˈɔfɪsər, biɪŋ kənˈsəltɪd ə lɔt, nɑt ʤɪst biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn orders.”*.” aɪ smaɪld æt hər, teasingly*. riˈmaɪndz mi. aɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ tɛl ju ðət aɪ tɛl ju ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪz riˈzɑlvd. aɪ ˈprɑməst him.”*.” poʊkt mi ɪn ðə ˈstəmək ˈlaɪtli ɛz ʃi loʊərd hər vɔɪs ənd ˈgrəmbəld æt mi. tɛl mi ðət, wɪn ju tɛl mi now.”*.” aɪ poʊkt hər ɔn ðə ni. twaɪs. ““revenge*. fər ðə ˈpeɪpər, wɪʧ keɪm frəm ˈsəmˌwɛr aɪ təʧ now.”*.” boʊθ əˈgrid tɪ weɪt, ju noʊ. bət aɪ ˈnɛvər əˈgrid nɑt tɪ tiz you.”*.”, ju. ʤɪst weɪt, ʃɔrt stəf, ju ʃæl rip wət ju sow.”*.” ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn ɪt, allen.”*.” ʃi mɛt maɪ aɪz wɪθ hər oʊn fər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz, ənd ˈniðər əv ˈjuˈɛs spoʊk. ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən wɑz ɔl wi kʊd du. ˈæftər ˈbreɪkɪŋ aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt, wi hɛld iʧ hænz ənd lind wən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈəðər wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ ə wərd, ər ˈmuvɪŋ æt ɔl, fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪnəts. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, wi ˈstɑrtɪd traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪˈgɪn ə nu ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn ðət wʊd liv ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ fɑrm laɪf ɪf wi laɪk ˈsɪti laɪf. aɪ ɔˈrɛdi nu wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt ðət aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈstədi ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wʊd tiʧ mi mɔr əˈbaʊt ʤəˈnɛtɪks. hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ ˈkɛmɪstri. ˈniðər wən əv ˈjuˈɛs nu ɪgˈzæktli wət sɔrts əv dɪˈgriz maɪt bɛst sut ɑr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl goʊlz, ˈnɛvər maɪnd ɑr laɪf goʊlz. əˈspɛʃəli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ɑr ˈɔpʃənz fər laɪf goʊlz hæd ˈsədənli bɪn ɪkˈspændɪd ˌɪˈmɛnsli. ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn hæd hoʊlz ju kʊd draɪv ˈwægənz θru, bət wi hæd taɪm. weɪt ə ˈsɛkənd. noʊt sɛd ju kʊd hæv gɔn tɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɔn ə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp. waɪ you?”*?” ʃi əp tɪ maɪ saɪd ə ˈlɪtəl. smɑrt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈfɪgjər ðət wən aʊt, aɪ think.”*.” oʊ. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə əraɪvd θri aʊərz ˈæftər dɔn, ɛz ʃi hæd ˈprɑməst. aɪ hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn əp fər fɔr aʊərz, dɪˈskəsɪŋ wɪθ ˈvɛriəs ˈpipəl wət wʊd ˈhæpən wɪθ maɪ swaɪn. ˈɛdwərd wɑz əp ˌbiˈfɔr dɔn ənd aʊt ɪn ðə fildz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr hi hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈhɑrdəst wərk ˌbiˈfɔr pɑ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ðɛr. aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ spik tɪ ɪm, ˈbrifli, ɛz hi lɛft ðə haʊs wɪθ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkɔrnˌbrɛd ˈbɪskəts. hi wɑz priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ənd hæd noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈspiˌdi ər ˈɛni əv maɪ ˈəðər swaɪn. aɪ ˈəpˌsɛt. hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪŋ ðə fɑrm ənd hæd ˈlɪtəl tɪ du wɪθ ðə swaɪn. mɔr ənd mɔr, hi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ðə fɑrm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv pɑ. ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ˈfæməli ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ɛz hɛlθ dɪˈgreɪdɪd ənd hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrənɪŋ əv ðə fɑrm tɪ ˈɛdwərd. θri ˈpipəl ɔn ðə seɪm fɑrm, tu hu juzd tɪ bi ɪn ʧɑrʤ ənd wər ˈdɑmənənt ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz, ənd ə θərd hu wɑz ɪn ʧɑrʤ, bət ˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ˈstəbərn ənd kwaɪət. ˈmɑli ənd eɪb wər goʊɪŋ tɪ groʊ əp ɪn ə ˈskræmbəld, kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˈhaɪˌrɑrki. əˈgrid tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈspiˌdi. fərst ɪn wən əv ðə ənˈjuzd ˈstɔrɪʤ ʃɛdz, ənd ðɛn, ɪf ʃi dɪd wɛl, ɪn ɑr oʊn haʊs. mɑ ənd pɑ wər nɑt θrɪld wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈspiˌdi ɪn ðɛr haʊs, bət ðeɪ nu ɛz wɛl ɛz aɪ dɪd, ðət ɑr swaɪn kʊd bi ˈhaʊsˌbroʊkən. ə lɔt əv ðə swaɪn wi soʊld wər kɛpt ˈɪnˌdɔrz, æt list ˈpɑrʃəli. ðət ɪˈnəf tɪ kənˈvɪns ðɛm. aɪ hæd tɪ meɪk ðə pɔɪnt ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ fɑrm laɪf, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ riˈmaɪndər wɛr wi keɪm frəm. ˈspiˌdi ˈsərtənli lɛt mi fərˈgɛt ðət. pɑ hæd rɪˈlɛntɪd wɪθ ə smaɪl. mɑ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, meɪd ɪt ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ʃi nu ɪgˈzæktli haʊ aɪ hæd pʊʃt ðɛr ˈbətənz, bət əˈgrid ˈɛniˌhaʊ. eɪb ənd ˈmɑli wər, əv kɔrs, θrɪld æt ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈhævɪŋ ə pɛt pɪg ɪn ðə haʊs. læft æt ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə hoʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs. eɪb ənd ˈmɑli wʊd boʊθ stɑrt ˈtɛndɪŋ maɪ ˈsaʊndər, wɪθ hɛlp. aɪ tʊk ðə tu əv ðɛm aʊt ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɛm tɪ ðə soʊz əp kloʊz. eɪb ənd ˈmɑli hæd, əv kɔrs, bɪn əraʊnd maɪ swaɪn ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ˈivɪn hɛlpt mi tɛnd ðɛm, bət ˈnɛvər ɪn ðɛr ɪnˈkloʊʒərz. wʊd si ɪf ˈiðər əv ðɛm hæd ə næk fər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ swaɪn. zik wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈəpˌsɛt wɪθ mi fər ərˈeɪnʤɪŋ tɪ teɪk ˈspiˌdi əˈweɪ frəm ðə fɑrm ənd riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv maɪ ˈprɑməsəz tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ brid hər tɪ hɪz boars*. hi wɑz raɪt. aɪ hæd ˈprɑməst. soʊ wi ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd. aɪ wʊd rɪˈtərn ˈspiˌdi tɪ ðə fɑrm ˈɛvəri jɪr fər ˈbridɪŋ. ʃi wʊd brid, ˈfɛˌroʊ, ənd nərs hər skˈwikərz lɔŋ ɪˈnəf ðət ðeɪ kʊd bi ˈseɪfli wind ər ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ˈəðər ˈnərsɪŋ soʊz. ðɛn aɪ kʊd kəm rɪˈtriv hər. ðət wʊd hæv hər ɔn ðə fɑrm fər əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv ˈɛvəri jɪr, ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ɛnd əv fɔl tɪ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv spərɪŋ. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ hɑrd ɪt maɪt bi tɪ teɪk ˈspiˌdi aʊt ˈseɪfli fər wɔks ˈɛvəri deɪ ɔn ˈaɪsi ˈsɪti roʊdz meɪd mi ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðɪs wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈbɛtər aɪˈdiə fər hər tɪ ˌoʊvərˈwɪntər ɔn ðə fɑrm. swaɪn ənd aɪs du nɑt mɪks. ʤæn, ɪn wən əv ˈvɛri fju ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈfɔrsfəlnəs ɔn hər pɑrt ðət aɪ kʊd rɪˈmɛmbər, meɪd ɪt ˈvɛri klɪr ðət ˈspiˌdi wʊd nɑt bi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə haʊs ˈæftər hər ʧaɪld wɑz bɔrn. aɪ kʊd ˌəndərˈstænd kəmˈplitli, ənd ˈɑrgju æt ɔl. əˈgrid tɪ muv ˈspiˌdi tɪ ən ˈɛmti ʃɛd ɪf ʤæn wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈleɪbər. keɪm ˈoʊvər ənd wi sæt ɔn ðə frənt stɛp əv ðə haʊs. wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə frənt pɔrʧ ɪn ə ˈrɑkɪŋ ʧɛr, ˈwɪtlɪŋ səm ənd ˈpisɪz fər wən əv ðə kɑrts. hi hæd mərˈækjələsli dɪˈskəvərd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət hi kʊd du waɪl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ səˈspɛktɪd ðət ən ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən əv ðə fɑrm kɑrts wʊd faɪnd nən wɪθ ˈdæmɪʤd ənd ʤɔɪnts. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈʃʊrli nid ðɛm. hɪz wərk bi ˈweɪstɪd. æt list hi hæv ə bɑks əv stəft ˈænəməlz təˈdeɪ. aɪ stɑp ˌmaɪˈsɛlf frəm sˈmaɪlɪŋ. aɪ hæv tɪ ədˈmɪt, ɪt wɑz ˈfəni. wi wər bɪˈheɪvɪŋ təˈdeɪ, ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ lin əˈgɛnst wən əˈnəðər, ɛz wi sæt ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm stɛp əv ðə pɔrʧ. wɑz ðət for?”*?” ˈkɑmɛntəd, əˈpɛrəntli ˈhævɪŋ sin maɪ smaɪl. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə stəft ˈænəməlz læst night.”*.” ˈæftər ə brif ˈgɪgəl, kənˈfaɪdɪd ɪn ə ˈwɪspər. ˈstɑrtɪd kəˈlɛktɪŋ ə bæg əv oʊld stəft ˈænəməlz ðɪs morning.”*.” rich.”*.” aɪ skwizd hər hænd ˈlaɪtli, ˈpərpəsfəli əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈkɛrəʤ əˈproʊʧɪŋ əp ðə draɪv. aɪ kʊd, ənd wʊd, ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt ənˈtɪl ɪt pɑrkt. maɪ ˈləgɪʤ hæd bɪn riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈkɛrəʤ ənd wɑz ɪn ə paɪl æt maɪ fit. ɪn ə klaʊd ðət smɛld əv hɔrs ənd dəst, ðə ˈkɛrəʤ stɑpt ɪn frənt əv ɑr haʊs. ðə ˈdraɪvər klaɪmd daʊn frəm hər sit tɪ gɪt ə ˈbəkɪt ənd ˈkɛri ˈwɔtər frəm wən əv ðə ˈlaɪvˌstɑk ˈsɪstərnz tɪ ðə smɔl ˈwɔtərɪŋ trɔf fər ðə ˈhɔrsɪz. bɪl ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈkɛrəʤ dɔr ənd stɛpt tɪ ðə graʊnd, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə dɔr ənd ˈɔfərɪŋ hɪz ɑrm fər səˈpɔrt ɛz ənd ðə stɛpt daʊn. ðə wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ˈflætənd sfɪr ɛz ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈpɛndənt əraʊnd hər nɛk, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ haʊ ðət ˈvərʒən əv ˈælbərt kʊd muv əraʊnd wɪˈθaʊt ðə rəg hi hæd juzd bæk ɪn ðə tɛnt. tu ər əˈdɔrəbəl, bət aɪ æm ɪn ə ˈhəri tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ maɪ ˈɔfəsɪz. ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt əv ə ˈkɛrəʤ ər ɪn rikˈwaɪərz θri taɪmz ɛz məʧ ˈɛfərt ənd teɪks twaɪs ɛz lɔŋ tɪ gɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ dən, ˈivɪn wɪθ help.”*.” ʃi ˈʤɛsʧərd tɪ wɪθ ə ˈkrʊkəd ˈfɪŋgər. nid tɪ tɔk tɪ ju naʊ, ɛz aɪ ˈprɑməst ɪn ðə letter.”*.” wi stʊd, ənd kɪst ˈbrifli. ðɛn ˈfɑloʊd ðə ə fju ˈmitərz əˈweɪ ənd ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ. bɪl nəʤd maɪ əˈnɪnʤərd ˈʃoʊldər. maɪnd ˈhɛlpɪŋ ju sɪˈkjʊr jʊr gɪr, bət nɑt duɪŋ ɪt baɪ myself.”*.” ““sorry*, bill.”*.” aɪ lʊkt əˈweɪ frəm ənd ˈərdə ɛz ðeɪ tɔkt, ˈpɪkɪŋ əp wən əv maɪ θri bægz ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ bɪl, hu hæd ðə ˈəðər tu. bɪtˈwin ðə tu əv ˈjuˈɛs, wi hæd ðə bægz sɪˈkjʊrd tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə ˈkɛrəʤ ɪn ˈoʊnli ə ˈkəpəl ˈmɪnəts. aɪ ˈmoʊstli hɛld bægz ɪn pleɪs wɪθ maɪ lɛft hænd ɛz bɪl taɪd nɑts. maɪ raɪt ˈʃoʊldər wɑz ˈhilɪŋ ˈnaɪsli, ənd kˈwɪkli, bət aɪ stɪl hæd tɪ bi ˈmɑdərətli ˈkɛrfəl. wɪn bɪl ənd aɪ wər dən taɪɪŋ əp ðə ˈləgɪʤ, ðə ˈdraɪvər wɑz ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈhɑrnɪs ɛz ðə ˈhɔrsɪz dræŋk. wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈkɛrəʤ wɪθ mɑ, ʤæn, eɪb, ənd ˈmɑli frəm ðə haʊs. wɑz ˈstændɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈwɔtərɪŋ trɔf ɔn hɪz ˈkrəʧɪz. aɪ sɔ zik, ˈɛdwərd, ənd pɑ əˈproʊʧɪŋ frəm ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ɪkˈwɪpmənt ʃɛd. rɪˈtərnd tɪ mi wɪθ ə juʤ grɪn ɔn hər feɪs, ˈgɪvɪŋ mi ə bɪg həg, hər ɑrm əraʊnd maɪ lɛft ɑrm, bət ˌɪnˈsaɪd maɪ raɪt. ʃi simd tɪ bi duɪŋ hər bɛst tɪ breɪk maɪ rɪbz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhərtɪŋ maɪ raɪt ˈʃoʊldər. ʃi ˈwɪspərd ɪn maɪ ɪr. ““university*, ˈælən. real.”*.” aɪ lʊkt æt ˈərdə səˈspɪʃəsli. wɪn aɪ tɔkt tɪ hər, aɪ ˈrɛrli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ smaɪl ˈæftərwərd. ɔl ʃi dɪd wɑz kənˈfərm ðə ˈlɛtər. stɑp biɪŋ səˈspɪʃəs əv hər ˈɛvəri ˈækʃən. ðə smaɪld ɛz ʃi wɔkt əp. ˈmɪnəts fər ˌgʊdˈbaɪz, sɪns wi sim tɪ hæv ˈhɑrvəstɪd ə fʊl krɑp əv hir, ˈsədənli. ðɛn wi ˈrɪli nid tɪ go.”*.” ʃi juzd ˈɔfərd ɑrm tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈkɛrəʤ. dən ðɪs ə fju taɪmz recently,”*,” aɪ ˈkɑmɛntəd ɛz ʃi wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ. soʊ ˈmɛni wərdz ˈnidɪd ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd, aɪ think.”*.” ðɛr wər ˈmətərz əv əˈgrimənt. ðɛr ˈmɛni wərdz, bət ðɛr wər ˈmɛni həgz, ˈkɪsɪz, ənd ˈprɑməsəz. ðə fərst ənd læst ˈpərsən aɪ ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ wɑz, ə ˈhɛlθi kɪs iʧ taɪm. ðɪs taɪm, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈfæməli ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd kɪs drægd ɔn. wɛl, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪkˈsɛpt eɪb, hu proʊˈkleɪmd ““eww*, kissing!”*!” ˌbiˈfɔr ʤæn ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt ə hænd ˈoʊvər hɪz maʊθ. ðə kɔft frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd hər ˈkɛrəʤ. ənd aɪ bləʃt, ənd stɛpt əˈweɪ frəm iʧ ˈəðər. ɛz wi ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd, aɪ brəʃt hər ʧik ˈlaɪtli wɪθ maɪ lɛft hænd.. soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz, soon.”*.” ʃi træpt maɪ hænd wɪθ hərz. simz soʊ fɑr away.”*.” ˈæftər ə ˈsɛkənd ʃi rəbd maɪ hænd ənd spoʊk əˈgɛn. ʃʊr ðə nidz tɪ goʊ. wi teɪk ˈɛni mɔr əv hər time.”*.” wi boʊθ rəbd ˈwɛtnəs frəm ɑr ʧiks ɛz aɪ tʊk ə stɛp bæk ənd priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈkɛrəʤ. ðə vɔɪs frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd spoʊk ɪn ən ædˈmɑnɪʃɪŋ toʊn. ““allen*, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈprɑməs ju meɪd, wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk ju wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ fʊlˈfɪl yet.”*.” aɪ stɑpt, ˈsərʧɪŋ maɪ ˈmɛməri fər ˈprɑməsəz meɪd ənd nɑt dɪˈlɪvərd ɔn. maɪ maɪnd blæŋkt. aɪ kʊd θɪŋk əv noʊ ˌənfʊlˈfɪld ˈprɑməsəz. promise?”*?” aɪ rɪˈgrɛt ðə nid tɪ hæv rɛd jʊr meɪl, aɪ daʊt ju wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ baɪ hɑrd ˈkændi fər ðə ˈlɪtəl foʊk hu soʊ ˈbreɪvli prəˈtɛktɪd ðə fildz frəm crows.”*.” aɪ tərnd kˈwɪkli, ɪmˈbɛrəst, tɪ lʊk æt eɪb ənd ˈmɑli. ðeɪ lʊkt æt iʧ ˈəðər, ˈnɑdɪd, ənd ðɛn krɔst ðɛr ɑrmz ənd stɛrd æt mi, ˈpaʊtɪŋ. frəm bɪˈhaɪnd mi, ðə kənˈtɪnjud tɪ spik. bɪˈliv zik sɛd ɪn ðə læst ˈlɛtər ðət ðə kaʊnt wɑz əp tɪ ˈsɛvənˈtin fər wən, ənd ˌfɔrˈtin fər ðə ˈəðər. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər hu ɪt wɑz ðət wɑz ˈsɛvənˈtin. ˈmɑli. ˈmɑli ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ, bət ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈoʊvər hər. aɪ gɑt ˈsɛvənˈtin fər boʊθ əv ðɛm, soʊ ju kʊd bi ʃʊr tɪ ˈsɛtəl jʊr dɛt. eɪb, ˈmɑli, kəm hir fər jʊr rɪˈwɔrdz. ðeɪ kəm frəm ˈælən, θru mi. hi goʊ tɪ ðə stɔr tɪ baɪ ðɛm ˌbiˈfɔr hi hæd tɪ goʊ wɪθ mi again.”*.” mɑ ənd ʤæn riˈlist ðə tu ənd ðeɪ ʧɑrʤd ðə ˈkɛrəʤ, ˈmɑli əraɪvd fərst. ʃi ækˈsɛptɪd hər bæg ənd stɛpt bæk ɛz ʃi sɛd ju, ma’am!”*!” eɪb lʊkt əp ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɛrəʤ fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstɛpɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ rɪˈsiv hɪz ˈlɪtəl bæg əv ˈkændiz. kaɪnd ər they?”*?” ðɛr wɑz ə ˈʧəkəl frəm ðə. noʊ, eɪb. aɪ æst fər ə ˈmɪksʧər. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ʃʊr ju gɑt səm ju laɪkt. ˈmeɪbi ju ənd ˈmɑli kən treɪd iʧ ˈəðər fər jʊr favorites?”*?” ““sure!”*!” eɪb ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli tərnd əraʊnd ənd ræn ə fju stɛps tɪ ˈmɑli, hu wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ðə strɪŋ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə tɔp əv hər bæg kloʊzd. ““abe*! ju θæŋk ðə raɪt now!”*!” mɑ wɑz ɔn ðə ʤɑb. ““sorry*, ma!”*!” eɪb tərnd tɪ feɪs ðə ˈkɛrəʤ ənd ræn bæk. ˈsɑri, ma’am*. aɪ min, θæŋk ju, ma’am.”*.” ðə riʧt hər hænd aʊt ənd ˈpætɪd eɪb ɔn ðə hɛd. nid tɪ bi ˈsɑri, jəŋ mæn. welcome.”*.” eɪb ˈnɑdɪd ənd dæʃt bæk tɪ ˈmɑli wɛr hi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən hɪz oʊn bæg. mɑ ənd ʤæn muvd ˈfɔrwərd tɪ hərd eɪb ənd ˈmɑli əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈkɛrəʤ ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ bɪˈheɪvd wɪθ ðə ˈkændi. pis naʊ, ðɛn ju gɪv mi ðə bags,”*,” mɑ dɪˈmændɪd. ən ˈɛkoʊd ““aw*, ma!”*!” keɪm frəm ðə tu. aɪ lɛt ju it ɔl ðə ˈkændi, ju wɪl bi tu ˈʤɪtəri tɪ hɪt mɔr kroʊz wɪθ jʊr slɪŋz. ju wɔnt tɪ ənd ərn mɔr ˈkændi, right?”*?” mɑ spoʊk, wɪθ ə sˈlaɪtli slaɪ toʊn tɪ hər vɔɪs. ðə tu lʊkt æt iʧ ˈəðər səˈspɪʃəsli, ðɛn æt, hu ˈnɑdɪd ənd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd ˈsteɪtmənt. tru. tu məʧ ˈʃʊgər kən ruɪn jʊr aim.”*.” pɑ ʤɪst ʃʊk hɪz hɛd ənd smaɪld ɛz hi stɛpt əp bɪˈhaɪnd eɪb ənd ˈmɑli ənd pʊt wən hænd ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldər əv iʧ ʧaɪld, ˈgrɪpɪŋ ðɛm ˈvɛri ˈlaɪtli. ˈlɪsən tɪ jʊr mɑ. wən ˈkændi, ðɛn aɪ wɔnt ju ɪn ðə fildz əˈgɛn ˈæftər ˈælən ɪz gɔn. ju kən hæv əˈnəðər ˈæftər ˈɛvəri mil ɪf ju bɪˈheɪv. mɔr kroʊz, mɔr candy.”*.” ðə tu lʊkt əp æt ɪm. ““yes*, pa.”*.” ðɛn ðeɪ lʊkt æt mɑ. ““sorry*, ma.”*.” boʊθ əv ðɛm ˈtɔkɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm. aɪ wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðə tu ˈpræktɪst ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs spiʧ bət hæd ˈnɛvər kɔt ðɛm duɪŋ ɪt. aɪ səˈspɛktɪd ɪnˈkərəʤd ɪt. ɪt wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl hi hæd ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˈstɑrtɪd ðɛm duɪŋ ɪt, bət aɪ ˈdaʊtɪd ɪt. wən əv ðə tu wʊd hæv lɛt ɪt slɪp. taɪm tɪ goʊ naʊ, allen.”*.” ðə sɛd, frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɛrəʤ. ənd aɪ ˈmænɪʤd wən mɔr kwɪk kɪs ənd ə ʃɛrd ˌgʊdˈbaɪ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ ˈɛnərd ðə ˈkɛrəʤ. ɛz ðə ˈkɛrəʤ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmuvɪŋ, aɪ weɪvd ənˈtɪl aɪ si ˈɛniˌwən frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. wɪn ðə ˈweɪvɪŋ wɑz dən, aɪ lind bæk ɪn ðə ˈpædɪd sit ˈɑpəzɪt ðə, wɪθ ə smaɪl. forgot?”*?” fərˈgɛt sometimes.”*.” ʃi wɑz rɪˈlækst, ˈwɑʧɪŋ mi wɪθ noʊ ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɔn hər feɪs. ju seɪ. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt ˈhæpənɪŋ before.”*.” nɑt ˈfɑlɪŋ fər ɪt. ju hæv ə sɔft spɑt. ˈhæpənz, æsk ənd bɪl. waɪ aɪ hæv ðɛm əraʊnd, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv lɛs skɪld people.”*.” ˈnɑdɪd wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl smaɪl. fərˈgɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ. twaɪs, ðət aɪ kən remember.”*.” tru. ʃi forgets.”*.” bɪl reɪzd hɪz aɪz, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə rʊf əv ðə ˈkɛrəʤ, ˈɑbviəsli priˈtɛndɪŋ ˈɪnəsəns. aɪ sˈnɔrtɪd ənd tərnd bæk tɪ ˈərdə. ““right*. θæŋk ju. ʃʊr ðə ˈfæməli wʊd hæv meɪd ɪt raɪt fər mi, bət glæd ðeɪ hæv tɪ. haʊ wɪl aɪ riˈpeɪ you?”*?” ɪt ə pərk. aɪ baɪ ə mil fər ju ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ laɪk aɪ wʊd hæv dən ɪf ju hæd bɪn present.”*.” stɪl ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə rɪˈlækst ɪkˈsprɛʃən see.”*.” aɪ bɪn fuld. ə fər ˈlɪtəl kɪdz. aɪ səˈpoʊz ˈɛvriˌwən həz ðɛr weaknesses.”*.” ə possibility.”*.” ðə rɪˈplaɪd. ju nid tɪ ˈgæðər mɔr ˈɛvədəns ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr accusation?”*?” aɪ læft, ənd ʃi smaɪld bæk æt mi. ɪz əˈnəðər ˈrizən waɪ aɪ æm ɪn ə gʊd mud təˈdeɪ, allen.”*.” reason?”*?” aɪ æst ˈkɔʃəsli. kɔrn. ˈʃəkɪŋ kɔrn. ʃi rɪˈlækst əˈgɛnst hər sit. naɪt, aɪ rɪˈsivd wərd ðət ˈteɪlər kənˈvɪnst ˈdɛlə əv nu ˈdəblɪn tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ənd θˈrɛtən ˈsɛkənd ˈnɔrðərn ˈbɔrdər. aɪ kənˈvɪnst ˈmɑrioʊ ənd zæn əv nu ˈɛkwəˌdɔr ənd nu ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wɛl. ˈfɛloʊz əv fərst ˈlændɪŋ ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, ənd ðeɪ treɪd ˈhɛvəli wɪθ ˈmɛni states.”*.” aɪ ˈwɪsəld. riˈækʃən frəm ˈsɛkənd ˈlændɪŋ yet?”*?” ʃi lʊkt æt mi laɪk aɪ hæd sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪli.. ðeɪ noʊ ənˈtɪl fərmd əp ɑr əˈlaɪəns. ˈteɪlər ənd ˈdɛlə wɪl lɛd ðət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ wɪn ðə taɪm comes.”*.” si waɪ ɪn ə gʊd mud then.”*.” ɪz nɑt ɔl. aɪ rɪˈsivd ən ˈæŋgri kɔl frəm ˈteɪlər ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ. sɛnt ə ˈrɪtən ˈdɑkjəmɛnt tɪ hər. ɛz wi wər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, hi ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈoʊpən hɪz tɪ nu ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ æt ˈstændərd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈpraɪsɪŋ ɪf nu ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ əˈgrid tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈsɛkənd ˈlændɪŋ ɪn ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv states.”*.” ɪz ən ˈæŋgri kɔl good?”*?” ʃi lʊkt æt mi wɪθ ə reɪzd ˈaɪˌbraʊ, ənd ðɛn hər feɪs wɛnt blæŋk. fərˈgɛt haʊ jəŋ ju ər, æt list wɪn bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ˈprɑpərli. ˈsɑri. ðə ˈæŋgri kɔl gʊd. ðə ˈrɪtən ˈɔfər gʊd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈleɪtər təˈdeɪ, wɪn ðə ˈæˌlaɪd ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd steɪts spik əˈgɛn, ðət ˈrɪtən ˈɔfər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ˈæŋgri, ənd mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ stænd wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz good.”*.” see.”*.” aɪ rəbd maɪ ˈfɔrhɛd. wɪʃ aɪ nu ɪf wi wər duɪŋ wət ˈælbərt wanted.”*.” glæd aɪ don’t.”*.” ˈərdə ˈkaʊnərd mi. aɪ stɛrd æt hər. kən ju lɛd ə steɪt ənd nɑt wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət ˈælbərt ɪz doing.”*.” wət ju sɛd ðə fərst time.”*.” ʃi weɪvd hər ˈfɪŋgər æt mi. hæv ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈriˌkɔl soʊ ju nid tɪ bi mɔr ˈkɛrfəl wɪθ jʊr wərdz, nɑt lɛs. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət wi ɔˈrɛdi noʊ wət ˈælbərt ɪz duɪŋ. sˈloʊli ˈkəlɪŋ ˈvaɪələnt əˈgrɛʃən aʊt əv juˈmænɪti. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər sin ˈɛvədəns tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt otherwise.”*.” ʃi lʊkt æt mi fər ə ˈsɛkənd wɪθ hər hɛd ˈtɪltɪd sˈlaɪtli. fər noʊɪŋ ɪf wi wər duɪŋ wət ˈælbərt wɔnts, ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kʊd bi ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ən əˈgrɛsɪv ˈlidər. pʊt mi ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ tɪ lɛd əˈgɛn. maɪ ˈneɪʧər. aɪ prɪˈfər tɪ θɪŋk ðət aɪ æm ˈlaɪkli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə pæθ ðət ˈælbərt prɪˈfərz, nɑt wən hi həz prepared.”*.” aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ɪt fər ə ˈsɛkənd. ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt. ˈkɑmɛnt ðɛn. ˈælbərt sim ˈəpˌsɛt ðət ˈgæðərɪŋ ən əˈlaɪəns əv steɪts tɪ θˈrɛtən əˈnəðər state.”*.” ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈgæðərɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ dɪˈfɛnd iʧ ˈəðər, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ strɛŋθ fər ˈkɑŋkwɛst. wən əˈpoʊzɪz əˈgrɛʃən, ðə ˈəðər ɪgˈzɛmpləˌfaɪz ɪt. ju, əv ɔl ˈpipəl, ʃʊd ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt ɪz fɑr mɔr əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ bi əˈgrɛsɪv ɪn defense.”*.” aɪ blɪŋkt, ənd wɑz ˈsaɪlənt fər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt maɪ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈrɪkərd. kənˈsid ðət pɔɪnt. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ðə seɪm? ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv steɪts? wɪn ˈpipəl stɑrt ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər, ənd ɪt wərks, ˈnæʧərəl tɪ wɔnt tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər mɔr. ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr wɑz əˈgrɛʃən tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv steɪts, dɪz ˈælbərt ˈrɪli θɪŋk rɪˈmeɪn əˈgrɛsɪv wɪθ wən əˈnəðər ˈæftər that?”*?” həz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðət hi wʊd nɑt səˈpɔrt ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ðə steɪts. ˈkɑnfədənt ðət wi goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðət fɑr, ˈivɪn ɪf wi ˈwɔntɪd to.”*.” ʃi pɔzd ənd lʊkt aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. wi wɔnt tɪ? əˈgrimənts tɪ treɪd? jɛs. əˈgrimənts tɪ əˈsɪst wən əˈnəðər? bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ lʊk laɪk ðət wɪl ˈhæpən. əˈgrimənts tɪ ɑr oʊn ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈpərˈɑgətɪvz tɪ ə ˈgreɪtər ˈgəvərnmənt? nɑt soʊ much.”*.” ʃi tʊk ə brɛθ ənd hɛld ɪt ə ˈsɛkənd ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ. ðoʊ ˈteɪlər ənd aɪ ər ˈfrɛndli, aɪ wʊd bi ɪkˈstrimli ərkt ɪf ʃi æst ə ˈfɛdərˌeɪtɪd ˈgəvərnmənt fər kɔrn tɪ bi tækst mɔr ˈhɛvəli, tɪ hɛlp raɪs ˈfɑrmərz. ʃi wʊd ˈsərtənli fil ðə seɪm weɪ ɪf ə ˈhɛviər tæks ɔn raɪs ˈtæksɪz wɑz səˈʤɛstɪd baɪ me.”*.” ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑləni ˈgəvərnmənt ə federation?”*?” ““yes*. bət ðeɪ wər ˈbɛrli need-based*. məˈʃinz dɪd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ðə wərk. kəmˈpjutərz dɪd moʊst əv ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. juˈmænɪti prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈmeɪntənəns. frəm wət rɛd, moʊst əv ðə ˈmeɪntənəns wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dən baɪ məˈʃinz. juˈmænɪti wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈjumən nidz. ðə ˈeɪnʧənts wər ˈkɑdəld wɪθ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn weɪz wi ˈivɪn ˌɪˈmæʤən. wət dɪd ðeɪ hæv tɪ faɪt ənd ˈɑrgju əˈbaʊt? ðeɪ ˈivɪn kəˈlɛkt ˈtæksɪz ɪkˈsɛpt ɔn ɛkˈstrævəgənt rɪkˈwɛsts, ənd ðoʊz ˈtæksɪz wər peɪd ɪn wərk, nɑt fisc.”*.” ʃi lʊkt əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, tɪ feɪs mi. wi reɪz ˈtæksɪz ɔn kɔrn, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈfæməliz laɪk jʊrz kən luz ðɛr fɑrmz fər læk əv ə ˈwɪlɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ sɛl tɪ. ˈpipəl wɪl baɪ ˈʧipər greɪnz ˌɪnˈstɛd. kɔrn ˈfɑrmərz ðət ʧeɪnʤ krɑps wʊd ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˈmɑrkɪts, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ mɔr instability.”*.” ʃi weɪvd hər hænd ɛz aɪ ˈoʊpənd maɪ maʊθ. ““stop*. aɪ noʊ ju ˈroʊˌteɪt krɑps ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz groʊ ðə seɪm θɪŋ, bət ju du ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz groʊ kɔrn ɪn æt list wən əv jʊr lɑrʤ fildz, correct?”*?” ʃi wɑz raɪt. ““yes*. soʊ ə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv steɪts wərkt fər ðɛm, bət ɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz tu agriculturally-based?”*?” ʃi ˈnɑdɪd. ˈsɛvənti pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wərks ˈiðər groʊɪŋ, ˈgæðərɪŋ, prɪˈzərvɪŋ, ˈpækɪŋ, ər trænˈspɔrtɪŋ fud. moʊst əv ðə rɛst əv ɑr ˈleɪbər fɔrs ɪz ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɪndəstriz. kˈwɔriz, glassworks*, ˈʃɪpˌbɪldɪŋ, ˈmeɪsənri teɪk əp ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ɑr ˈleɪbər nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈfidɪŋ ˈpipəl. hɪˈstɔrɪkəli, ðə list ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts əbˈzɔrbd ˈrəfli tɛn pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈɪnˌkəm əv ə ˈneɪʃən. ˈkɑrənt ˈgəvərnmənt teɪks əˈbaʊt hæf əv ðət. wi əˈfɔrd tɪ ˈdəbəl ɑr ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, ər wərs, nɑt wɪˈθaʊt ˈbæksˌlaɪdɪŋ ˈɪntu barbarism.”*.” ðə ˈroʊmənz hæv ə riˈpəblɪk wɪθ əˈbaʊt ɑr seɪm tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈlɛvəl, ənd ə lɔt lɛs knowledge?”*?” dɪd. bət ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspænʧənɪst, juzd sleɪvz, moʊst əv wɪʧ wər ˈkæpʧərd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr oʊn ˈbɔrdərz, ənd ˈtreɪdɪd wɪθ ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈbɔrdərz. ɪf wi fɔrmd ə wərld riˈpəblɪk, wi du ðə fərst, ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz ənˈθɪŋkəbəl, ənd ðə θərd wʊd bi ɪnˈtaɪərli internal.”*.” ˈtərnɪŋ maɪ hɛd, aɪ wɔʧt ə roʊd ˈmɑrkər pæs. dɪd ðə ˈeɪnʧənts du ɪt hir ðɛn? ðeɪ hæd noʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd sɔrs əv wɛlθ tɪ drɔ on.”*.” ðə lʊkt æt mi ənd smaɪld. ɔˈrɛdi toʊld ju that.”*.” aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ɪt fər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk æt hər. ““slavery*. ðeɪ juzd məˈʃinz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv slaves.”*.” ““exactly*. ðeɪ hæd ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ ˈjumən ˈleɪbər nidz waɪl wi hæv fju nidz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈjumən labor.”*.” ʃi meɪd ə θroʊɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈmoʊʃən wɪθ hər raɪt hænd. waɪ ˈmɑdəld ˈæftər ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈmɑnɑrki, wɪθ ˈælbərt ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ bəˈnɛvələns ɔn ənd ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtroʊl græft ənd fraud.”*.” wət wɑz ðə ˈpərpəs əv ɔl ðɪs ðɛn, ma’am?”*?” noʊ. nɑt fər ʃʊr, bət aɪ hæv ˈgɛsɪz. hæd ˈsɛvərəl wɔrz sɪns ˈælbərt ˈdaʊnˈgreɪdəd ɑr tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈɛvəri wən əv ðɛm həz bɪn ˈoʊvər fud. iʧ wɔr həz kɪld ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl dɪˈrɛkli ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ənd ˈmɛni mɔr ˈpipəl du tɪ stɑrˈveɪʃən ənd disease.”*.” ju seɪɪŋ ðə steɪts hæv ˈnɛvər wərkt təˈgɛðər ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbɑdi tɪ əˈvɔɪd wɔr before?”*?” ˈərdə ʃʊk hər hɛd. fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, ˈɛvəri ˈgloʊbəl fud ˈkraɪsəs lɛd tɪ ˈblədˌʃɛd. ðɛr wər ˈdɛfənətli ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ðə pæst wɛr steɪts rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ʃɛr ðɛr fud ˈsərpləsɪz æt ˈrizənəbəl kɔsts. ðə ˈrɛkərdz ər veɪg ɪˈnəf ðət nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ˈɛni əv ðə praɪər sɪˈnɛrioʊz wər ɛz ˈklɪrˌkət ɛz wət wi hæv today.”*.” ʃi tʊk ə dip brɛθ ənd riˈlist ɪt. wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ sɑlv ˈprɑbləmz. wi kˈwɑpərˌeɪt tɪ iz treɪd. wi ˈivɪn kəˈlæbərˌeɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd meɪnˈteɪn ə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd language.”*.” ʃi stɛrd æt mi. ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz bɪn kənˈdɪʃənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈvɛri aɪˈdiə əv steɪts ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ ˈɔfər ˈvaɪələns ɪz kəmˈplitli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɑr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˈteɪlər ənd aɪ kənˈsɪdərd kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɑr mɪˈlɪʃəz əˈgɛnst ˈsɛkənd ˈlændɪŋ bɪˈkəz wi wər boʊθ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈfaɪtɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ˈɛniˌweɪ, bɪˈkəz əv ˈsɛkənd ˈlændɪŋ. ɪkˈspændɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈəðər steɪts ʤɪst krɔs ɑr minds.”*.” ʃi pɪnʧt hər noʊz. stɪl gɪvz mi ə ˈhɛˌdeɪk tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɑr ˈpraɪˌmɛri goʊl ɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈkɑnflɪkt, nɑt kriˈeɪt ɪt. ˈpɑləˌtɪks ʤɪst ɪn ɑr ˈtulˌbɔks ɛz ən option.”*.” ʃi tæpt hər ʧɪn. wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪz ðə haɪəst ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ˈænsər tɪ wət ðɪs wɑz fər. ˈælbərt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ɪf wi wʊd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə θrɛt əv ˈvaɪələns ɛz ə ˈkaʊntər tɪ əˈgrɛsɪv steɪt ˈæktərz. ɪt ɪkˈspleɪnz ə lɔt əv θɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ waɪ hi sɛnt ju bæk tɪ kæmp wɪθ lus lɪps, ˈrəðər ðən əˈfreɪd tɪ tɔk, laɪk moʊst ˈpipəl hu hæv ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ˈælbərt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ənd countymen*. ðə nɛkst ˈlɑʤɪkəl tɛst ɪz ˈwɛðər ər nɑt wi kən ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk ɪt wərk, ənd ɪt simz ɛz ɪf ðət ˈænsər maɪt bi yes.”*.” ““hmm.”*.” aɪ tərnd tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈvərbəl trəˈdɪʃənz naʊ, wɪʧ ˈælbərt ˈizəli riˈmuv. hi simz tɪ bi koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ you?”*?” ““yes*. hi ˈdɛfənətli ɪz. ˈivɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ə fju bʊks əˈbaʊt mnemonics.”*.” ər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə ˈgəvərnəns ˈvərbəl trəˈdɪʃən ɛz wɛl, ˈæftər wət ˈælbərt dɪd tɪ ðə mɪˈlɪʃə, you?”*?” ʃi fraʊnd æt mi. tɛl ju that.”*.” aɪ kloʊzd maɪ aɪz. meɪks sense.”*.” meɪks sense?”*?” aɪ ˈoʊpənd maɪ aɪz əˈgɛn ənd lʊkt æt ðə rʊf əv ðə ˈkɛrəʤ, maɪ maɪnd ˈspɪnɪŋ. ðə bɛst ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz wi kən meɪk təˈdeɪ ər krud. ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər bɪtˈwin steɪts wʊd bi ˈrəfli ðə seɪm ɛz naʊ. sɛt ə ˈprɛsɪdənt fər ˌɪntərˈsteɪt kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən tɪ θˈrɛtən bæd ˈæktərz. ðət wɪl faɪnd ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu ˈvərbəl trəˈdɪʃənz. wɪˈθaʊt ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ənd rɪˈmoʊt ʃi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ, aɪ spoʊk sˈloʊli., ju ʤɪst ˈnutrəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv ðə aɪˈdiə aɪ hæd, you?”*?” ɪnˈtaɪərli. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ju tɪ əˈdhɪr tɪ ɑr əˈgrimənt, ˈælən rickson.”*.” vɔɪs keɪm aʊt əv hɪz rɪˈmoʊt, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə ˈkɛrəʤ tɪ ʤəmp, ˈivɪn mi. aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪm tɪ ˈænsər, bət ɪt wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛʃən. ju juˈmænɪti ɪf aɪ feɪl tɪ ˈɑnər ðə agreement?”*?” ˈsaɪləns. aɪ stɛrd æt ðə rɪˈmoʊt. ɪz ɪt tu məʧ tɪ æsk fər ə streɪt ˈænsər? əˈpɛrəntli soʊ. ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmθɪŋ ʤɪst ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət lɛs dɪˈrɛkt? wi spoʊk ðə fərst taɪm, ju ˈmɛnʃənd ˈrəfli ˈilɛvən ˈθaʊzənd ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃən steɪts ðət maɪt əˈkər wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈhənərd jɪrz. həz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃən steɪts ɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈhənərd jɪrz gɔn əp, ər down?”*?” ər naʊ ˈrəfli faɪv ˈθaʊzənd ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃən steɪts ðət maɪt əˈkər wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈhənərd years.”*.” aɪ lʊkt æt rɪˈmoʊt əraʊnd ðə nɛk ɪn ˈhɔrər. aɪ meɪd θɪŋz wərs! mɔr ðən twaɪs ɛz bæd! ˈərdə reɪzd ə ˈfɪŋgər ɪn ə klɪr saɪn fər mi tɪ seɪ ˈnəθɪŋ. hər vɔɪs kət θru ðə ˈsaɪləns., həz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈriʧɪŋ ə ˈvaɪəbəl səˈluʃən steɪt tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈælən həz ˈrɛfərənst ˌɪnˈkrist ər ˈdiˌkrist ɛz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃən steɪts drɑpt frəm ˈilɛvən ˈθaʊzənd tɪ faɪv thousand?”*?” əv ˈmæʧɪŋ ə səˈluʃən steɪt ɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈhənərd jɪrz ɪz naʊ bɪtˈwin ˈnaɪnti ənd pərˈsɛnt. ðɪs ɪz əˈprɑksəmətli twaɪs ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti aɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr maɪ fərst kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ˈælən rickson.”*.” ðə stɛrd æt mi. ər ju ˈænsərɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz æst baɪ ˈælən, ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈəðərz, wɪˈθaʊt maɪ consent?”*?” ədˈvaɪzd ˈælən ˈrɪksən ðət aɪ kənˈsɪdərd ɪm ˈwərði əv ˈgrumɪŋ fər ə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp. aɪ wɪl ʧuz haʊ ənd wɪn aɪ grum ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz fər ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ˈælɪs beɪ ˈərdə. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən wɑz appropriate.”*.” noʊz flɛrd. ““understood*, ˈælbərt. pliz wɔrn mi nɛkst taɪm, ˌbiˈfɔr ju bɪˈgɪn ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɛls frəm jʊr rɪˈmoʊt ɪf aɪ æm ˈwɛrɪŋ ɪt, ənˈlɛs ðɛr ɪz ən emergency.”*.” ðɛr ɪz ə ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ duɪŋ soʊ, ˈərdə, aɪ ʃæl. ɛz ju noʊ, aɪ du ˈmɑnətər jʊr hɛlθ, ju nid nɑt fɪr ˈkɑrdiˌæk ərˈɛst waɪl ɪn office.”*.” meɪk ɪt hərt less,”*,” ʃi ˈmətərd ˈəndər hər brɛθ ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi ʃʊk hər hɛd. bət ɪt dɪz meɪk ɪt klɪr hu hoʊldz paʊər, ˈivɪn ɪf hi ˈrɛrli ˈjuzɪz ɪt. aɪ hæd ən aɪˈdiə, ˈsədənli, ənd ˈkɛrfəli freɪzd ðə kˈwɛʃən., ə kˈwɛʃən. ənd aɪ ər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ wət dɪˈgriz tɪ pərˈsu æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. wət dɪˈgriz wʊd bi bɛst fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ əkˈwaɪər, ɪf wi wɪʃt tɪ ˈɔfər ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ˈʧænsɪz fər ə səˈluʃən steɪt wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈhənərd years?”*?” ˈərdə reɪzd boʊθ ˈaɪˌbraʊz æt mi ənd ˈnɑdɪd əˈpruvɪŋli. fər ˈnɪrli tu ˈsɛkəndz, ðɛr wɑz noʊ rɪˈspɑns. ʤɪst ɛz aɪ wɑz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ θɪŋk ˈælbərt hæd stɑpt ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, hi spoʊk əˈgɛn. ɔn ðə ˈspoʊkən ənd ˌɪmˈplaɪd pərˈæmətərz əv ðə rɪkˈwɛst ənd ðə ˈprɛfərənsɪz ənd ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz əv ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, ˈælən ˈrɪksən ʃʊd pərˈsu ə dɪˈgri ɪn mərˈin baɪˈɑləʤi. gɑnˈzɑləz ʃʊd pərˈsu ə dɪˈgri ɪn metallurgy.”*.” ðət wərks. ənd ɪt ˈivɪn saʊnz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. weɪt. hi noʊz wət ˈprɛfərənsɪz ər? aɪ wɑz ˈsərtən hi ˈænsər ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt, ənd wɔnt tɪ drɔ ðə əˈtɛnʃən tɪ hər. ˈæftər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz, aɪ rɪˈplaɪd. ju, albert.”*.” ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɛkəndz, ðɛr wɑz noʊ rɪˈplaɪ. ˈərdə lʊkt æt mi. steɪt fər what?”*?” goʊl fər humanity.”*.” aɪ ˈænsərd kˈwaɪətli. ““oh*. aɪ θɔt soʊ. ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ. ˈnaɪnti tɪ pərˈsɛnt ʧæns ɪn ðə nɛkst faɪv ˈhənərd years.”*.” ʃi saɪd. tɪ stɑrt ə faɪv ˈhənərd jɪr plan.”*.” ðə riʧt ˈɪntu ðə bæg nɛkst tɪ hər lɛft θaɪ ɔn ðə sit. hər hænd ˈimərʤd wɪθ ə læp dɛsk, ə θɪk ˈnoʊtˌbʊk, ənd ə ˈpɛnsəl. ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈskrɪbəlɪŋ wɪθ ˈʤɛsʧərz fɑr ˈlɑrʤər ðən ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈmuvmənts, ʤɪst haʊ zik hæd dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt. faɪv ˈhənərd jɪr plæn? aɪ stɛrd æt ðə fər æt list ə ˈmɪnət ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ tərnd əˈweɪ ənd wɔʧt ðə saɪd əv ðə roʊd θru ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn ɪz bæd ɪˈnəf. haʊ du ju ˈivɪn stɑrt tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ə faɪv ˈhənərd jɪr plæn? ðə nɛkst ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz ɪn ðə ˈkɛrəʤ wər kwaɪət. ənd bɪl wər ˈrɛdɪŋ frəm ə lɑrʤ bæg əv wɪθ ðə neɪmz əv ˈsɪtiz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld. ˈərdə wɑz ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈnɪbəlɪŋ ðə ɛnd əv hər ˈpɛnsəl ənd ˈskrɪbəlɪŋ. aɪ kənˈtɪnjud ˈstɛrɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ənd traɪd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə rəf ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn ənd aɪ hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ tɪ hər haʊ ˈælbərt hæd ˈmɛnʃənd ˈmɛtələrʤi ɛz ə ʧɔɪs fər hər. ə θɔt ˈsədənli strək mi aʊt əv ðə blu ɛz aɪ rɪˈmɛmbərd ən ɪnˈkaʊnər æt ðə biʧ, jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə skul trɪp tɪ ðə ˈoʊʃən. haʊ wʊd ˈspiˌdi ənd ə ˈdɑlfən riækt tɪ wən əˈnəðər ɪn ˈʃæloʊ ˈwɔtər? ðə glaʊərd æt mi ˈoʊvər hər ˈnoʊtˌbʊk ɛz aɪ broʊk aʊt ˈlæfɪŋ. hər ɪkˈsprɛʃən meɪd mi læf ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər. aɪ spɛnt ðə rɛst əv ðə deɪ ˈɛkˌsaɪld frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈkɛrəʤ, ˈsɪtɪŋ nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈdraɪvər. ɪt wɑz wərθ ɪt. praɪər ˈʧæptər ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈstɔri, pliz voʊt fər ɪt æt topwebfiction*! rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ju kən voʊt fər ˈmɛni ˈstɔriz! ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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the justice department announced today that it found reasonable cause to believe that the ville platte, louisiana, police department (vppd) and the evangeline parish office (epso) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the fourth amendment to the constitution.
the department found that and used a procedure the agencies called an “investigative hold” to detain individuals without probable cause during criminal investigations. as a result of this pattern or practice, people in evangeline parish have been arrested and placed in holding cells without probable cause. often, individuals were in holding cells for several days at a time, where they were unable to contact family, friends or employers and had limited access to food and personal items.
“when police officers investigate criminal activity, they must do so responsibly and within the boundaries of the law,” said principal deputy assistant attorney general gupta, head of the civil rights division. “the violations we found in ville platte and evangeline parish demonstrate a disturbing pattern of officers overstepping legal boundaries by placing residents in holding cells for days at a time without probable cause. we look forward to working with both agencies and the local municipalities to ensure that officers can effectively protect their communities and safeguard the liberties of the residents they serve.”
the justice findings result from a comprehensive review of and’s relevant policies, procedures, training and accountability systems. the review included meetings with the leadership of both agencies and the city of ville platte, interviews with officers throughout the chain of command at both agencies and conversations with other members of the local community. throughout the investigation,, and the city of ville platte provided their full cooperation and were receptive to the initial feedback. and leadership acknowledged that the investigative holds are unconstitutional and have taken laudable steps to begin eliminating their use. the department will continue to work closely with these law enforcement agencies and municipalities to remedy the issues identified in the report.
the civil rights special litigation section conducted the investigation. since the start of the administration, the special litigation section has opened 25 investigations into law enforcement agencies. the department is enforcing 19 agreements with law enforcement agencies, including 14 consent decrees and one order.
for additional information, please visit the civil rights website at www.justice.gov/crt.
ville platte and evangeline parish findings
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ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət ɪt faʊnd ˈrizənəbəl kɔz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə vɪl plæt, luˌiziˈænə, pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt (vppd*) ənd ðə ɪˈvænʤɪˌlaɪn ˈpɛrɪʃ ˈɔfəs (epso*) ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ə ˈpætərn ər ˈpræktɪs əv ˈkɑndəkt ðət ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt faʊnd ðət ənd juzd ə prəˈsiʤər ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz kɔld ən hold”*” tɪ dɪˈteɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈpætərn ər ˈpræktɪs, ˈpipəl ɪn ɪˈvænʤɪˌlaɪn ˈpɛrɪʃ hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ənd pleɪst ɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ sɛlz wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz. ˈɔfən, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wər ɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ sɛlz fər ˈsɛvərəl deɪz æt ə taɪm, wɛr ðeɪ wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈfæməli, frɛndz ər ɪmˈplɔɪərz ənd hæd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ fud ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈaɪtəmz. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti, ðeɪ məst du soʊ rɪˈspɑnsəbli ənd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbaʊndəriz əv ðə law,”*,” sɛd ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈdɛpjəti əˈsɪstənt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈgʊptə, hɛd əv ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts dɪˈvɪʒən. vaɪəˈleɪʃənz wi faʊnd ɪn vɪl plæt ənd ɪˈvænʤɪˌlaɪn ˈpɛrɪʃ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ə dɪˈstərbɪŋ ˈpætərn əv ˈɔfɪsərz ˈoʊvərˌstɛpɪŋ ˈligəl ˈbaʊndəriz baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ sɛlz fər deɪz æt ə taɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ boʊθ ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd ðə ˈloʊkəl mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈɔfɪsərz kən ˈifɛktɪvli prəˈtɛkt ðɛr kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈseɪfˌgɑrd ðə ˈlɪbərˌtiz əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts ðeɪ serve.”*.” ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈfaɪndɪŋz rɪˈzəlt frəm ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌrivˈju əv ənd ˈrɛləvənt ˈpɑləsiz, prəˈsiʤərz, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈsɪstəmz. ðə ˌrivˈju ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv boʊθ ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd ðə ˈsɪti əv vɪl plæt, ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ˈɔfɪsərz θruaʊt ðə ʧeɪn əv kəˈmænd æt boʊθ ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti. θruaʊt ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən,, ənd ðə ˈsɪti əv vɪl plæt prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɛr fʊl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd wər rɪˈsɛptɪv tɪ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈfidˌbæk. ənd ˈlidərˌʃɪp ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv hoʊldz ər ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ənd hæv ˈteɪkən ˈlɔdəbəl stɛps tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðɛr juz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðiz lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz tɪ ˈrɛmədi ðə ˈɪʃuz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈspɛʃəl ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɛkʃən kənˈdəktəd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. sɪns ðə stɑrt əv ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɛkʃən həz ˈoʊpənd 25 ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ 19 əˈgrimənts wɪθ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 14 kənˈsɛnt dɪˈkriz ənd wən ˈɔrdər. fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, pliz ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt www.justice.gov/crt*. vɪl plæt ənd ɪˈvænʤɪˌlaɪn ˈpɛrɪʃ ˈfaɪndɪŋz
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montpelier, vermont
by mike dunphy | november 07, 2011
as a kid, a trip to montpelier always compelled another thrilling game of “i spy” between my siblings and me, with the gold, capitol dome of the statehouse as the ultimate prize.
the lost nation theater
such adulation is perhaps fitting, since i owe a portion of my existence to this diminutive capital in the central foothills of the vermont. it was there one evening in 1934 that my grandparents met at a dance sponsored by the civilian conservation corps. i know what she saw in him, but no doubt the crisp, white navel uniform had something to do with it. happily, many of the downtown buildings they must have passed during his escort home still stand today and are perhaps more alive than ever.
for vermonters and alike, the city of has never been considered a top tourist definitely below the largest city burlington, the resort towns of stowe and killington, or the quirky, quaint art of woodstock and brattleboro. but frankly, none of these places could do without montpelier.
chartered on august 14, 1781, the first permanent settlers arrived a few years later. one of them, revolutionary war veteran colonel jacob davis, quickly set about clearing the thick forests, a feat that somehow earned him the right to name the settlement after the french city of far more patriotic act at the time than taking a british name. no doubt, the marquis de lafayette was given the royal treatment during his visit in 1825.
yet, despite its active engagement in the revolution, vermont was not yet a state and mired in highly acrimonious disputes with both new york and new hampshire over land claims. declaring itself an independent republic in 1777, a government was set up in windsor. with tensions increasing with the federal government as well, a compromise was eventually reached in 1791, and the fourteenth star was added to the flag. this was greatly helped by a warning from george washington that vermonters are “a hardy race, composed of that kind of people who are best calculated for soldiers.”
an old train bridge
the new status meant the need for a new, permanent capital. central location, proximity to transportation routes, nearby granite, marble, and slate quarries, and mill sites were major factors in winning it the capital seat in 1805 (although perhaps not as much as the generous contributions of money and land from its residents). business quickly followed and boomed with the steam whistles of the railroad.
hurricane irene was by no means the first natural disaster to hit the city. in fact, flooding is a danger every spring as the snow melt fills the rivers.
the most significant occurred in 1927, when hard rains sent twelve feet of water into the city. heading west on route 2 toward the stand, my parents would often point to the marker indicating the crest on the left side of the road.
the strong steel truss bridges that now knit the downtown river banks together were a direct response and have stood their ground through the great hurricane of 1938, and five tornadoes, two ice storms, 377 hail storms, and thousands of inches of snow and ice since 1950.
like so many vermont towns and cities struggling to find their twenty-first century footing, montpelier has fully embraced the arts as a means for revitalization.
organic produce at the farmer's market
the downtown area is full of quaint shops selling paintings, jewelry, handicrafts, clothing, and culinary treats made by local residents. a new sculpture garden and public art trails. the theaters are sold out, and the farmers market thrives throughout the winter. the crown came in 2008 with the establishment of the vermont college of fine arts in the former methodist seminary.
surviving the long vermont winters also takes a generous helping of spunk, and the best evidence can be found in montpelier. residents are proud of many things, but none perhaps more than the status as the only state capitol in the united states with no mcdonald’s. not because too small or unimportant. because residents refuse to let it in their that is montpelier.
in the following months, one will be exploring montpelier further in a series of articles focusing on shopping, attractions, lodging, and cuisine. even better than reading about it, is to plan your own visit to this wonderful city.
montpelier can be easily reached from exit 8 on interstate 89 in vermont.
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mɑntˈpiliər, vərˈmɑnt baɪ maɪk ˈdənfi noʊˈvɛmbər 07 2011 ɛz ə kɪd, ə trɪp tɪ mɑntˈpiliər ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈpɛld əˈnəðər θˈrɪlɪŋ geɪm əv spy”*” bɪtˈwin maɪ ˈsɪblɪŋz ənd mi, wɪθ ðə goʊld, ˈkæpɪtəl doʊm əv ðə ˈsteɪˌthaʊs ɛz ðə ˈəltəmət praɪz. ðə lɔst ˈneɪʃən ˈθieɪtər səʧ ˌæʤəˈleɪʃən ɪz pərˈhæps ˈfɪtɪŋ, sɪns aɪ oʊ ə ˈpɔrʃən əv maɪ ɪgˈzɪstəns tɪ ðɪs dɪˈmɪnjətɪv ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈfʊˌthɪlz əv ðə vərˈmɑnt. ɪt wɑz ðɛr wən ˈivnɪŋ ɪn 1934 ðət maɪ ˈgrændˌpɛrənts mɛt æt ə dæns ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ðə səˈvɪljən ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən kɔrz. aɪ noʊ wət ʃi sɔ ɪn ɪm, bət noʊ daʊt ðə krɪsp, waɪt ˈneɪvəl ˈjunəˌfɔrm hæd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ɪt. ˈhæpəli, ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈbɪldɪŋz ðeɪ məst hæv pæst ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈɛskɔrt hoʊm stɪl stænd təˈdeɪ ənd ər pərˈhæps mɔr əˈlaɪv ðən ˈɛvər. fər vərˈmɑntərz ənd əˈlaɪk, ðə ˈsɪti əv həz ˈnɛvər bɪn kənˈsɪdərd ə tɔp ˈtʊrɪst ˈdɛfənətli bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti ˈbərlɪŋtən, ðə rɪˈzɔrt taʊnz əv stoʊ ənd ˈkɪlɪŋtən, ər ðə kˈwərki, kweɪnt ɑrt əv ˈwʊdˌstɑk ənd brattleboro*. bət ˈfræŋkli, nən əv ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz kʊd du wɪˈθaʊt mɑntˈpiliər. ˈʧɑrtərd ɔn ˈɔgəst 14 1781 ðə fərst ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈsɛtələrz əraɪvd ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər. wən əv ðɛm, ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri wɔr ˈvɛtərən ˈkərnəl ˈʤeɪkəb ˈdeɪvɪs, kˈwɪkli sɛt əˈbaʊt ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə θɪk ˈfɔrəsts, ə fit ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ ərnd ɪm ðə raɪt tɪ neɪm ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈæftər ðə frɛnʧ ˈsɪti əv fɑr mɔr ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ækt æt ðə taɪm ðən ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ neɪm. noʊ daʊt, ðə ˌmɑrˈki də ˌlɑfiˈɛt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə rɔɪəl ˈtritmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪzɪt ɪn 1825 jɛt, dɪˈspaɪt ɪts ˈæktɪv ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪn ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, vərˈmɑnt wɑz nɑt jɛt ə steɪt ənd maɪrd ɪn ˈhaɪli ˌækrəˈmoʊniəs dɪˈspjuts wɪθ boʊθ nu jɔrk ənd nu ˈhæmʃər ˈoʊvər lænd kleɪmz. dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt riˈpəblɪk ɪn 1777 ə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz sɛt əp ɪn ˈwɪnzər. wɪθ ˈtɛnʧənz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz wɛl, ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riʧt ɪn 1791 ənd ðə ˌfɔrˈtinθ stɑr wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə flæg. ðɪs wɑz ˈgreɪtli hɛlpt baɪ ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ frəm ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðət vərˈmɑntərz ər ˈhɑrdi reɪs, kəmˈpoʊzd əv ðət kaɪnd əv ˈpipəl hu ər bɛst ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd fər soldiers.”*.” ən oʊld treɪn brɪʤ ðə nu ˈstætəs mɛnt ðə nid fər ə nu, ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈsɛntrəl loʊˈkeɪʃən, prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən rʊts, ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈgrænɪt, ˈmɑrbəl, ənd sleɪt kˈwɔriz, ənd mɪl saɪts wər ˈmeɪʤər ˈfæktərz ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ ɪt ðə ˈkæpɪtəl sit ɪn 1805 (ˌɔlˈðoʊ pərˈhæps nɑt ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə ˈʤɛnərəs ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv ˈməni ənd lænd frəm ɪts ˈrɛzɪdənts). ˈbɪznɪs kˈwɪkli ˈfɑloʊd ənd bumd wɪθ ðə stim ˈwɪsəlz əv ðə ˈreɪˌlroʊd. ˈhərəˌkeɪnz aɪˈrin wɑz baɪ noʊ minz ðə fərst ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstər tɪ hɪt ðə ˈsɪti. ɪn fækt, ˈflədɪŋ ɪz ə ˈdeɪnʤər ˈɛvəri spərɪŋ ɛz ðə snoʊ mɛlt fɪlz ðə ˈrɪvərz. ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈkərd ɪn 1927 wɪn hɑrd reɪnz sɛnt twɛlv fit əv ˈwɔtər ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti. ˈhɛdɪŋ wɛst ɔn rut 2 təˈwɔrd ðə stænd, maɪ ˈpɛrənts wʊd ˈɔfən pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə krɛst ɔn ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðə roʊd. ðə strɔŋ stil trəs ˈbrɪʤɪz ðət naʊ nɪt ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈrɪvər bæŋks təˈgɛðər wər ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈspɑns ənd hæv stʊd ðɛr graʊnd θru ðə greɪt ˈhərəˌkeɪnz əv 1938 ənd faɪv tɔrˈneɪdoʊz, tu aɪs stɔrmz, 377 heɪl stɔrmz, ənd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈɪnʧɪz əv snoʊ ənd aɪs sɪns 1950 laɪk soʊ ˈmɛni vərˈmɑnt taʊnz ənd ˈsɪtiz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðɛr tˈwɛntiˌfərst ˈsɛnʧəri ˈfʊtɪŋ, mɑntˈpiliər həz ˈfʊli ɛmˈbreɪst ðə ɑrts ɛz ə minz fər ˌriˌvaɪtələˈzeɪʃən. ɔrˈgænɪk ˈproʊdus æt ðə ˈfɑrmərz ˈmɑrkɪt ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɛriə ɪz fʊl əv kweɪnt ʃɑps ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈpeɪnɪŋz, ˈʤuəlri, ˈhændiˌkræfts, ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ənd ˈkjulɪˌnɛri trits meɪd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts. ə nu ˈskəlpʧər ˈgɑrdən ənd ˈpəblɪk ɑrt treɪlz. ðə ˈθiətərz ər soʊld aʊt, ənd ðə ˈfɑrmərz ˈmɑrkɪt θraɪvz θruaʊt ðə ˈwɪntər. ðə kraʊn keɪm ɪn 2008 wɪθ ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə vərˈmɑnt ˈkɑlɪʤ əv faɪn ɑrts ɪn ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛθədɪst ˈsɛməˌnɛri. sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ðə lɔŋ vərˈmɑnt ˈwɪntərz ˈɔlsoʊ teɪks ə ˈʤɛnərəs ˈhɛlpɪŋ əv spəŋk, ənd ðə bɛst ˈɛvədəns kən bi faʊnd ɪn mɑntˈpiliər. ˈrɛzɪdənts ər praʊd əv ˈmɛni θɪŋz, bət nən pərˈhæps mɔr ðən ðə ˈstætəs ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪθ noʊ mcdonald’s*. nɑt bɪˈkəz tu smɔl ər ənɪmˈpɔrtənt. bɪˈkəz ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ lɛt ɪt ɪn ðɛr ðət ɪz mɑntˈpiliər. ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθs, wən wɪl bi ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ mɑntˈpiliər ˈfərðər ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈʃɑpɪŋ, əˈtrækʃənz, ˈlɑʤɪŋ, ənd kwɪˈzin. ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər ðən ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt, ɪz tɪ plæn jʊr oʊn ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl ˈsɪti. mɑntˈpiliər kən bi ˈizəli riʧt frəm ˈɛksət 8 ɔn ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 89 ɪn vərˈmɑnt.
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trenton, n.j. (ap) tracy morgan was very emotional after settling his lawsuit against wal-mart over a highway crash that killed one man and left morgan and two friends seriously injured.
appearing on “today” show thursday, lawyer, benedict morelli, said morgan is happy to put the litigation behind him and have closure. morgan is scheduled to appear live on the program on monday, in his first interview since the accident.
terms were not disclosed, but morelli said money was involved.
morelli says morgan tells him he has a new lease on life.
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a wal-mart truck slammed into the back of a limo van carrying morgan and the others last june. comedian james “jimmy mack” mcnair was killed. morgan suffered head trauma, a broken leg and broken ribs and is still recovering.
wal-mart called the settlement amicable.
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ˈtrɛntən, n.j*. (ˌeɪˈpi) ˈtreɪsi ˈmɔrgən wɑz ˈvɛri ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈæftər ˈsɛtəlɪŋ hɪz ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈoʊvər ə ˈhaɪˌweɪ kræʃ ðət kɪld wən mæn ənd lɛft ˈmɔrgən ənd tu frɛndz ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd. əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ““today”*” ʃoʊ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈlɔjər, ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt mɔˈrɛli, sɛd ˈmɔrgən ɪz ˈhæpi tɪ pʊt ðə ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm ənd hæv ˈkloʊʒər. ˈmɔrgən ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈpɪr lɪv ɔn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɪn hɪz fərst ˈɪntərvˌju sɪns ðə ˈæksədənt. tərmz wər nɑt dɪˈskloʊzd, bət mɔˈrɛli sɛd ˈməni wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. mɔˈrɛli sɪz ˈmɔrgən tɛlz ɪm hi həz ə nu lis ɔn laɪf. saɪn əp ənd seɪv gɪt sɪks mənθs əv fri ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ ˈigəl ə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt trək slæmd ˈɪntu ðə bæk əv ə ˈlɪmoʊ væn ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈmɔrgən ənd ðə ˈəðərz læst ʤun. kəˈmidiən ʤeɪmz mack”*” məkˈnɛr wɑz kɪld. ˈmɔrgən ˈsəfərd hɛd ˈtrɔmə, ə ˈbroʊkən lɛg ənd ˈbroʊkən rɪbz ənd ɪz stɪl rɪˈkəvərɪŋ. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt kɔld ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt ˈæmɪkəbəl.
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palestinians in gaza appealed directly to italy not to allow the israeli military to take part in exercises on its soil. movement
the israeli air force has been removed from the list of armed forces now taking part in multinational military training exercises on the italian island of sardinia following a campaign by activists.
during deadly bombing campaign on gaza in july and august, and palestine solidarity groups mobilized against the military drills in general, and participation in particular.
palestinians in gaza, standing in the rubble of destroyed homes, posted photographs appealing directly to italy not to “train the pilots who bombs us.”
the prospect of israeli using the island to train for bombing missions, combined with the delivery to israel of two italian trainer jets just after the attacks on gaza began, created public outrage in italy, with multiple calls for an embargo on weapons cooperation with israel.
on 31 july, the italian defense ministry published a note in an attempt to calm the waters. without mentioning israel, the ministry note stated that the planning stages for the drills had not yet been completed and only upon completion would the participating countries be confirmed.
the drills started last month and are scheduled to run until december.
as speculation on the possible exclusion of israel continued, so did the mobilizations. a demonstration on 13 september at the capo frasca firing range, where israel was to train, saw large-scale participation.
more than 350 people broke into the military area in an act of civil disobedience.
contradiction
on 25 september, alfano, deputy defense minister, responded to a parliamentary question by claiming that military drills with the israeli air force were never in the plans and therefore could not have been suspended.
that statement contradicted a march 2014 document from the capo frasca firing range, which clearly indicated that israel was to take part in drills during the second half of 2014.
furthermore, israel has participated in similar drills undertaken in sardinia in recent years, as photographs posted by the israeli military prove.
israeli air force jets take part in a 2010 military exercise on the italian island of sardinia. (israel defense forces/flickr)
a source at the italian defense ministry told the electronic intifada that “no israeli military personnel will be involved in the exercises.”
“we can consider this a small victory. it demonstrates that grassroots pressure can affect government decision-making,” commented ismail, president of the friendship association. “public opinion had its say and apparently the italian government and nato felt it inopportune to have israel participate after the attacks on gaza.”
ismail noted that the mobilizations against the training exercises will continue. the italian, german and us militaries are all participating in the drills.
during the exercises, bombs, missiles and artillery rounds are being fired across the island from tanks, helicopters, combat jets and warships.
power of action
further demonstrations are planned over the next few weeks.
sardinians have made it clear that they intend to continue campaigning against the takeover of their land by military forces.
a number of private firms are also involved in the exercises. among them are alenia aermacchi, part of the finmeccanica group, top weapons manufacturer. alenia will be testing its trainer jet.
two of those jets were delivered to israel in july. they were part of a consignment of thirty jets that israel has ordered from the company as part of a $1 billion deal, which gives italy the dubious honor of being top weapons provider to israel.
it would be naive to see the exclusion of israel as a change in direction for the italian government, considering the strong ties between the two countries. but it is a testament to the power of grassroots action.
stephanie westbrook is a us citizen based in rome, italy. her articles have been published by common dreams, counterpunch, the electronic intifada, in these times and z magazine. follow her on twitter: @stephinrome.
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ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪn ˈgɑzə əˈpild dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈɪtəli nɑt tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɔn ɪts sɔɪl. ˈmuvmənt ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ɛr fɔrs həz bɪn riˈmuvd frəm ðə lɪst əv ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz naʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ɔn ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈaɪlənd əv sɑrˈdiniə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn baɪ ˈæktɪvɪsts. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈdɛdli ˈbɑmɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ɔn ˈgɑzə ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ˈɔgəst, ənd ˈpæləˌstaɪn ˌsɑləˈdɛrəti grups ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri drɪlz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ənd pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪn ˈgɑzə, ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈrəbəl əv dɪˈstrɔɪd hoʊmz, ˈpoʊstɪd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əˈpilɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ˈɪtəli nɑt tɪ ðə ˈpaɪləts hu bɑmz us.”*.” ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈaɪlənd tɪ treɪn fər ˈbɑmɪŋ ˈmɪʃənz, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə dɪˈlɪvəri tɪ ˈɪzriəl əv tu ˌɪˈtæljən ˈtreɪnər ʤɛts ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə əˈtæks ɔn ˈgɑzə bɪˈgæn, kriˈeɪtɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɪn ˈɪtəli, wɪθ ˈməltəpəl kɔlz fər ən ɛmˈbɑrgoʊ ɔn ˈwɛpənz kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. ɔn 31 ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ðə ˌɪˈtæljən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri ˈpəblɪʃt ə noʊt ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kɑm ðə ˈwɔtərz. wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ˈɪzriəl, ðə ˈmɪnɪstri noʊt ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈplænɪŋ ˈsteɪʤɪz fər ðə drɪlz hæd nɑt jɛt bɪn kəmˈplitɪd ənd ˈoʊnli əˈpɑn kəmˈpliʃən wʊd ðə pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ˈkəntriz bi kənˈfərmd. ðə drɪlz ˈstɑrtɪd læst mənθ ənd ər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ rən ənˈtɪl dɪˈsɛmbər. ɛz ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ɪkˈskluʒən əv ˈɪzriəl kənˈtɪnjud, soʊ dɪd ðə ˌmoʊbələˈzeɪʃənz. ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɔn 13 sɛpˈtɛmbər æt ðə ˈkɑpoʊ ˈfrɑskə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ reɪnʤ, wɛr ˈɪzriəl wɑz tɪ treɪn, sɔ ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. mɔr ðən 350 ˈpipəl broʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛriə ɪn ən ækt əv ˈsɪvəl ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns. ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən ɔn 25 sɛpˈtɛmbər, ɑlˈfɑnoʊ, ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər, rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri kˈwɛʃən baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri drɪlz wɪθ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ɛr fɔrs wər ˈnɛvər ɪn ðə plænz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr kʊd nɑt hæv bɪn səˈspɛndɪd. ðət ˈsteɪtmənt ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəd ə mɑrʧ 2014 ˈdɑkjəmɛnt frəm ðə ˈkɑpoʊ ˈfrɑskə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ reɪnʤ, wɪʧ ˈklɪrli ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈɪzriəl wɑz tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn drɪlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv 2014 ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ˈɪzriəl həz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ˈsɪmələr drɪlz ˈəndərˌteɪkən ɪn sɑrˈdiniə ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ɛz ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pruv. ˌɪzˈreɪli ɛr fɔrs ʤɛts teɪk pɑrt ɪn ə 2010 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɔn ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈaɪlənd əv sɑrˈdiniə. (ˈɪzriəl dɪˈfɛns forces/flickr*) ə sɔrs æt ðə ˌɪˈtæljən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri toʊld ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˌɪntɪˈfɑdə ðət ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl wɪl bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə exercises.”*.” kən kənˈsɪdər ðɪs ə smɔl ˈvɪktəri. ɪt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət ˈgræsˈruts ˈprɛʃər kən əˈfɛkt ˈgəvərnmənt decision-making,”*,” ˈkɑmɛntəd ˈɪsmeɪl, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈfrɛndʃɪp əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. əˈpɪnjən hæd ɪts seɪ ənd əˈpɛrəntli ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈneɪtoʊ fɛlt ɪt ˌɪˌnɑpərˈtun tɪ hæv ˈɪzriəl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ˈæftər ðə əˈtæks ɔn gaza.”*.” ˈɪsmeɪl ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˌmoʊbələˈzeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz wɪl kənˈtɪnju. ðə ˌɪˈtæljən, ˈʤərmən ənd ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪləˌtɛriz ər ɔl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə drɪlz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz, bɑmz, ˈmɪsəlz ənd ɑrˈtɪləri raʊnz ər biɪŋ faɪərd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈaɪlənd frəm tæŋks, ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz, ˈkɑmbæt ʤɛts ənd ˈwɔrˌʃɪps. paʊər əv ˈækʃən ˈfərðər ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ər plænd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju wiks. hæv meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ kənˈtɪnju kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ðɛr lænd baɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈfɔrsɪz. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpraɪvət fərmz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz. əˈməŋ ðɛm ər əˈliniə aermacchi*, pɑrt əv ðə ˌfɪnməˈkænɪkə grup, tɔp ˈwɛpənz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər. əˈliniə wɪl bi ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪts ˈtreɪnər ʤɛt. tu əv ðoʊz ʤɛts wər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ˈɪzriəl ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ðeɪ wər pɑrt əv ə kənˈsaɪnmənt əv ˈθərˌdi ʤɛts ðət ˈɪzriəl həz ˈɔrdərd frəm ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɛz pɑrt əv ə 1 ˈbɪljən dil, wɪʧ gɪvz ˈɪtəli ðə ˈdubiəs ˈɑnər əv biɪŋ tɔp ˈwɛpənz prəˈvaɪdər tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ɪt wʊd bi naɪiv tɪ si ðə ɪkˈskluʒən əv ˈɪzriəl ɛz ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn dɪˈrɛkʃɪn fər ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈgəvərnmənt, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə strɔŋ taɪz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz. bət ɪt ɪz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə paʊər əv ˈgræsˈruts ˈækʃən. ˈstɛfəni ˈwɛstˌbrʊk ɪz ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzən beɪst ɪn roʊm, ˈɪtəli. hər ˈɑrtɪkəlz hæv bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈkɑmən drimz, ˈkaʊntərˌpənʧ, ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˌɪntɪˈfɑdə, ɪn ðiz taɪmz ənd zi ˈmægəˌzin. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər: @stephinrome*.
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a narrative has emerged from the relaxation of the celebration rules, and it should cause the players to keep one hand on their wallets.
as explained by albert of themmqb.com, the effort to change the “no fun league” to the “now, fun league” comes from a desire by commissioner roger goodell to mend fences with players.
“the commissioner has made an effort to do it,” giants john mara told. “going around and meeting with them on the celebration rule, i think, is just one example. important. we try to engage with them on the competition committee with the rules changes every year. we get good feedback and put a lot of that into effect.
“so i think always important to do that, and i know roger has made that a priority, and hopefully pay off for both sides in the end.”
“pay off” is the key word, because it take an excessive dose of cynicism to realize that the nfl realizes that the labor deal expires in less than four years. and so before goodell and his partners can once again be the “bad cop” at the bargaining table, goodell needs to spend some time playing the role of “good cop.” especially since the fumes are still lingering from judge dredd approach to the bounty scandal and not to mention a fairly blatant instance of the nfl playing fast and loose with the accounting.
“the players’ perspective is important we truly are partners in the business,” chiefs owner clark hunt told. “and something certainly from an ownership standpoint that never lost sight of. i think the initiative here in recent years to try and include them more in the decision-making process is a positive. that should serve us both well going forward.”
it will definitely serve the owners well if the players can be persuaded to believe that has become until the time comes to take and take and take some more. and that time comes in fewer than four years.
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ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ə ˈnɛrətɪv həz ˈimərʤd frəm ðə ˌrilækˈseɪʃən əv ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən rulz, ənd ɪt ʃʊd kɔz ðə pleɪərz tɪ kip wən hænd ɔn ðɛr ˈwɔləts. ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd baɪ ˈælbərt əv themmqb.com*, ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə fən league”*” tɪ ðə ““now*, fən league”*” kəmz frəm ə dɪˈzaɪər baɪ kəˈmɪʃənər ˈrɑʤər ˈgʊdɛl tɪ mɛnd ˈfɛnsɪz wɪθ pleɪərz. kəˈmɪʃənər həz meɪd ən ˈɛfərt tɪ du it,”*,” ʤaɪənts ʤɑn ˈmɑrə toʊld. əraʊnd ənd ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm ɔn ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən rul, aɪ θɪŋk, ɪz ʤɪst wən ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. wi traɪ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ðɛm ɔn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kəˈmɪti wɪθ ðə rulz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈɛvəri jɪr. wi gɪt gʊd ˈfidˌbæk ənd pʊt ə lɔt əv ðət ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ du ðət, ənd aɪ noʊ ˈrɑʤər həz meɪd ðət ə praɪˈɔrəti, ənd ˈhoʊpfəli peɪ ɔf fər boʊθ saɪdz ɪn ðə end.”*.” off”*” ɪz ðə ki wərd, bɪˈkəz ɪt teɪk ən ɪkˈsɛsɪv doʊs əv ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðət ðə ˈleɪbər dil ɪkˈspaɪərz ɪn lɛs ðən fɔr jɪrz. ənd soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgʊdɛl ənd hɪz ˈpɑrtnərz kən wəns əˈgɛn bi ðə cop”*” æt ðə ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ ˈteɪbəl, ˈgʊdɛl nidz tɪ spɛnd səm taɪm pleɪɪŋ ðə roʊl əv cop.”*.” əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðə fjumz ər stɪl ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ frəm ʤəʤ drɛd əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˈbaʊnti ˈskændəl ənd nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ə ˈfɛrli ˈbleɪtənt ˈɪnstəns əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪɪŋ fæst ənd lus wɪθ ðə əˈkaʊnɪŋ. players’*’ pərˈspɛktɪv ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wi ˈtruli ər ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ðə business,”*,” ʧifs ˈoʊnər klɑrk hənt toʊld. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsərtənli frəm ən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ˈstændˌpɔɪnt ðət ˈnɛvər lɔst saɪt əv. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv hir ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz tɪ traɪ ənd ˌɪnˈklud ðɛm mɔr ɪn ðə dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ə ˈpɑzətɪv. ðət ʃʊd sərv ˈjuˈɛs boʊθ wɛl goʊɪŋ forward.”*.” ɪt wɪl ˈdɛfənətli sərv ðə ˈoʊnərz wɛl ɪf ðə pleɪərz kən bi pərsˈweɪdɪd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət həz bɪˈkəm ənˈtɪl ðə taɪm kəmz tɪ teɪk ənd teɪk ənd teɪk səm mɔr. ənd ðət taɪm kəmz ɪn fjuər ðən fɔr jɪrz.
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zawiyat abu, egypt (reuters) - house guests had barely arrived when the mob was upon them, hurling petrol bombs and smashing holes through the roof of her home.
a slipper is seen in front of a house, where four egyptian were killed, in the suburb of abu, on the outskirts of cairo, june 24, 2013. el
the attackers then dragged four men - muslims who had come to this cairo suburb for a religious festival - out into the street and beat them to death.
president mohamed condemned the “heinous crime” that happened on sunday and promised swift justice, but his opponents accuse him and his muslim brotherhood of allowing ultraconservative allies to whip up sentiment in return for their support.
“they called us infidels,”elaziz, said, sitting on her floor amid broken concrete, shattered glass and splintered wood. two of her daughters stood weeping in the room behind her.
the mob killing in abu has caused outrage among opposition leaders in egypt at a time of deep political tension in the arab most populous country.
little is left of house in the cairo suburb, an area of and homes, narrow dirt alleyways and fields of date palms in view of the giza pyramids.
the kitchen is stripped bare; a battered refrigerator door lies amid dust, scraps of cloth and bricks on the floor. daylight pours in through holes in the ceiling. an image of the shrine of imam ali in iraq, one of the holiest sites in islam, hangs on a wall in the ransacked bedroom.
abdelaziz had no doubt who was behind the destruction. “it was thes and the brotherhood - the ones who attacked us,” she said. “they did things you imagine.”
“infidels”
shi’ites are a small minority in egypt - though still number in the hundreds of thousands - and they keep a low profile in the overwhelmingly sunni country of 84 million. but the war in syria, which pits mostly sunni rebels against president bashar and his allies, has worsened sectarian hatreds across the region.
the violence in abu started in the early afternoon,elaziz and her daughters said, just after hassan, a dignitary, arrived as a guest of her husband, a plasterer from the area.
hundreds of men gathered in the alley outside the house when they learned was inside. “he’d only just entered and come up when we found all the people upon us,”elaziz said. “there was chanting - ‘yous, you infidels’. people were chanting and people were throwing bricks.”
a video posted online showed a crowd dragging four men wearing robes from the house and beating them with fists and rods until they fell, bloodied and motionless, in the alley.
one comment on the video, which has gained several hundred “likes” on youtube, addressed: “may your filthy soul lie in hell forever and ever. amen.”
another video posted by rights activists showed dozens of men and youths looking on as several others drag the bloodied body of at least one man along a street, one pulling on what may be a rope around his neck.
in other sequences, a group of women on a crowded, narrow street chant “no god but god!” riot police are present in the video, which shows an officer yelling out in frustration: “they’re beating us!”
abdelaziz said she did not know what had become of her husband, farhat, but he may have been taken to hospital after the attack.
bahaa anwar, a leader in community, was quoted by state newspaper as saying and the brotherhood were using thes as a “scapegoat” to appease their allies.
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liberal opponents of the muslim brotherhood also accused the movement of stirring up sectarian passions by joining in sunni calls for jihad against assad and his allies from lebanon and iran.
mursi and the brotherhood angereds by trying to improve relations with iran after was elected a year ago but this month the islamist group threw its weight behind calls for “holy war” against assad, at a conference in cairo.
mursi’s opponents are planning mass rallies on june 30 to call for his resignation and early presidential elections - he and the brotherhood have staged their own shows of strength, prompting army to warn it may step in to impose order.
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zawiyat* ˈæbu, ˈiʤɪpt (ˈrɔɪtərz) haʊs gɛsts hæd ˈbɛrli əraɪvd wɪn ðə mɑb wɑz əˈpɑn ðɛm, ˈhərlɪŋ ˈpɛtroʊl bɑmz ənd sˈmæʃɪŋ hoʊlz θru ðə rʊf əv hər hoʊm. ə sˈlɪpər ɪz sin ɪn frənt əv ə haʊs, wɛr fɔr ɪˈʤɪpʃən wər kɪld, ɪn ðə ˈsəbərb əv ˈæbu, ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ˈkaɪroʊ, ʤun 24 2013 ɛl ðə əˈtækərz ðɛn drægd fɔr mɛn ˈməzlɪmz hu hæd kəm tɪ ðɪs ˈkaɪroʊ ˈsəbərb fər ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈfɛstɪvəl aʊt ˈɪntu ðə strit ənd bit ðɛm tɪ dɛθ. ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊˈhɑmɛd kənˈdɛmd ðə crime”*” ðət ˈhæpənd ɔn ˈsənˌdi ənd ˈprɑməst swɪft ˈʤəstɪs, bət hɪz əˈpoʊnənts əˈkjuz ɪm ənd hɪz ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd əv əˈlaʊɪŋ ˌəltrəkənˈsərvətɪv ˈælaɪz tɪ wɪp əp ˈsɛnəmənt ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ðɛr səˈpɔrt. kɔld ˈjuˈɛs infidels,”*,”, sɛd, ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn hər flɔr əˈmɪd ˈbroʊkən ˈkɑnkrit, ˈʃætərd glæs ənd ˈsplɪntərd wʊd. tu əv hər ˈdɔtərz stʊd ˈwipɪŋ ɪn ðə rum bɪˈhaɪnd hər. ðə mɑb ˈkɪlɪŋ ɪn ˈæbu həz kɔzd ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ əˈməŋ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidərz ɪn ˈiʤɪpt æt ə taɪm əv dip pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtɛnʃən ɪn ðə ˈærəb moʊst ˈpɑpjələs ˈkəntri. ˈlɪtəl ɪz lɛft əv haʊs ɪn ðə ˈkaɪroʊ ˈsəbərb, ən ˈɛriə əv ənd hoʊmz, ˈnɛroʊ dərt ˈæliˌweɪz ənd fildz əv deɪt pɑmz ɪn vju əv ðə ˈgɪzə ˈpɪrəmɪdz. ðə ˈkɪʧən ɪz strɪpt bɛr; ə ˈbætərd rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər dɔr laɪz əˈmɪd dəst, skræps əv klɔθ ənd brɪks ɔn ðə flɔr. ˈdeɪˌlaɪt pɔrz ɪn θru hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈsilɪŋ. ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðə ʃraɪn əv ˈaɪmæm ˈɑli ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, wən əv ðə ˈhoʊliɪst saɪts ɪn ˌɪsˈlɑm, hæŋz ɔn ə wɔl ɪn ðə ˈrænˌsækt ˈbɛˌdrum. hæd noʊ daʊt hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən. wɑz ðə ənd ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ðə wənz hu əˈtækt us,”*,” ʃi sɛd. dɪd θɪŋz ju imagine.”*.” ““infidels”*” ər ə smɔl məˈnɔrəti ɪn ˈiʤɪpt ðoʊ stɪl ˈnəmbər ɪn ðə ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz ənd ðeɪ kip ə loʊ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɪn ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈsuni ˈkəntri əv 84 ˈmɪljən. bət ðə wɔr ɪn ˈsɪriə, wɪʧ pɪts ˈmoʊstli ˈsuni ˈrɛbəlz əˈgɛnst ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr ənd hɪz ˈælaɪz, həz ˈwərsənd sɛkˈtɛriən ˈheɪtrədz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈriʤən. ðə ˈvaɪələns ɪn ˈæbu ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə ˈərli ˌæftərˈnun, ənd hər ˈdɔtərz sɛd, ʤɪst ˈæftər həˈsɑn, ə ˈdɪgnəˌtɛri, əraɪvd ɛz ə gɛst əv hər ˈhəzbənd, ə ˈplæstərər frəm ðə ˈɛriə. ˈhənərdz əv mɛn ˈgæðərd ɪn ðə ˈæli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə haʊs wɪn ðeɪ ˈlərnɪd wɑz ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈoʊnli ʤɪst ˈɛnərd ənd kəm əp wɪn wi faʊnd ɔl ðə ˈpipəl əˈpɑn us,”*,” sɛd. wɑz ˈʧæntɪŋ , ju infidels’*’. ˈpipəl wər ˈʧæntɪŋ ənd ˈpipəl wər θroʊɪŋ bricks.”*.” ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʃoʊd ə kraʊd ˈdrægɪŋ fɔr mɛn ˈwɛrɪŋ roʊbz frəm ðə haʊs ənd ˈbitɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ fɪsts ənd rɑdz ənˈtɪl ðeɪ fɛl, ˈblədid ənd ˈmoʊʃənləs, ɪn ðə ˈæli. wən ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, wɪʧ həz geɪnd ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ““likes”*” ɔn ˈjuˌtub, əˈdrɛst: jʊr ˈfɪlθi soʊl laɪ ɪn hɛl fərˈɛvər ənd ˈɛvər. amen.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈvɪdioʊ ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts ʃoʊd ˈdəzənz əv mɛn ənd juθs ˈlʊkɪŋ ɔn ɛz ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðərz dræg ðə ˈblədid ˈbɑdi əv æt list wən mæn əˈlɔŋ ə strit, wən ˈpʊlɪŋ ɔn wət meɪ bi ə roʊp əraʊnd hɪz nɛk. ɪn ˈəðər ˈsikwənsɪz, ə grup əv ˈwɪmən ɔn ə ˈkraʊdɪd, ˈnɛroʊ strit ʧænt gɑd bət god!”*!” raɪət pəˈlis ər ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ən ˈɔfɪsər ˈjɛlɪŋ aʊt ɪn frəˈstreɪʃən: ˈbitɪŋ us!”*!” sɛd ʃi dɪd nɑt noʊ wət hæd bɪˈkəm əv hər ˈhəzbənd, ˈfɑˌrhæt, bət hi meɪ hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk. ˈɑnwɑr, ə ˈlidər ɪn kəmˈjunɪti, wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd baɪ steɪt ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɛz seɪɪŋ ənd ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd wər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɛz ə ““scapegoat”*” tɪ əˈpiz ðɛr ˈælaɪz. 7 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈlɪˌbərəl əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd ðə ˈmuvmənt əv stərɪŋ əp sɛkˈtɛriən ˈpæʃənz baɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈsuni kɔlz fər ˈʤihɑd əˈgɛnst əˈsɑd ənd hɪz ˈælaɪz frəm ˈlɛbənən ənd ˌɪˈrɑn. ənd ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈæŋgərd baɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn ˈæftər wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ə jɪr əˈgoʊ bət ðɪs mənθ ðə ˈɪsləmɪst grup θru ɪts weɪt bɪˈhaɪnd kɔlz fər war”*” əˈgɛnst əˈsɑd, æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ. əˈpoʊnənts ər ˈplænɪŋ mæs ˈræliz ɔn ʤun 30 tɪ kɔl fər hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ənd ˈərli ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz hi ənd ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd hæv steɪʤd ðɛr oʊn ʃoʊz əv strɛŋθ, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˈɑrmi tɪ wɔrn ɪt meɪ stɛp ɪn tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ˈɔrdər.
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on monday, guardians of the galaxy star chris pratt posted a video apologizing to his fans. why? what did he do? did he insult them? did he use a racial slur? no, of course not. pratt had the temerity to post an video telling his fans to “turn up the volume” and “listen” rather than just reading the incomplete subtitles.
this, it turns out, offended some of his deaf and fans. this forced him to post this on:
of course, obvious that this video is intolerant to the blind and illiterate. clearly, pratt has sinned by not specifically instructing each and every possible user group how to watch his video.
this is the insane length to which political correctness has taken us: if you tell people that they might want to “listen” to a video in order to get all of its information, considered insulting. not fault that he caved to the pc crowd here a movie star, and the last thing movie stars need is to deal with the nutty from the far left crowd. this is the second time in the last few weeks pratt has been forced to apologize; a few weeks ago, he was forced to apologize after noting, correctly, that hollywood does a terrible job of portraying blue collar americans.
but it does demonstrate the hypocrisy of hollywood that the same people who will cheer repeated apologies have no problem with the incessantly and objectively offensive material emanating from their community. they laugh and scream when stephen colbert makes an oral sex joke about donald trump or bill maher makes an incest joke about ivanka, clap ridiculously as bill nye treats religious americans like garbage. but chris pratt said something true about hollywood and told people to “listen”?
unacceptable.
it’s become cliché at this point, but another clipping for the “why trump won” scrapbook.
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ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈgæləksi stɑr krɪs præt ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ tɪ hɪz fænz. waɪ? wət dɪd hi du? dɪd hi ˌɪnˈsəlt ðɛm? dɪd hi juz ə ˈreɪʃəl slər? noʊ, əv kɔrs nɑt. præt hæd ðə təˈmɛrəti tɪ poʊst ən ˈvɪdioʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ hɪz fænz tɪ əp ðə volume”*” ənd ““listen”*” ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz. ðɪs, ɪt tərnz aʊt, əˈfɛndɪd səm əv hɪz dɛf ənd fænz. ðɪs fɔrst ɪm tɪ poʊst ðɪs ɔn: əv kɔrs, ˈɑbviəs ðət ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz ˌɪnˈtɑlərənt tɪ ðə blaɪnd ənd ˌɪˈlɪtərət. ˈklɪrli, præt həz sɪnd baɪ nɑt spəˈsɪfɪkli ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri ˈpɑsəbəl ˈjuzər grup haʊ tɪ wɔʧ hɪz ˈvɪdioʊ. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈseɪn lɛŋθ tɪ wɪʧ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs həz ˈteɪkən ˈjuˈɛs: ɪf ju tɛl ˈpipəl ðət ðeɪ maɪt wɔnt tɪ ““listen”*” tɪ ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ɔl əv ɪts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ. nɑt fɔlt ðət hi keɪvd tɪ ðə ˈpiˈsi kraʊd hir ə ˈmuvi stɑr, ənd ðə læst θɪŋ ˈmuvi stɑrz nid ɪz tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈnəti frəm ðə fɑr lɛft kraʊd. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ðə læst fju wiks præt həz bɪn fɔrst tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz; ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ, hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz ˈæftər ˈnoʊtɪŋ, kərˈɛktli, ðət ˈhɑliˌwʊd dɪz ə ˈtɛrəbəl ʤɑb əv pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ blu ˈkɑlər əˈmɛrɪkənz. bət ɪt dɪz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə hɪˈpɑkrəsi əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd ðət ðə seɪm ˈpipəl hu wɪl ʧɪr rɪˈpitɪd əˈpɑləˌʤiz hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈsɛsəntli ənd ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli əˈfɛnsɪv məˈtɪriəl ˈɛməˌneɪtɪŋ frəm ðɛr kəmˈjunɪti. ðeɪ læf ənd skrim wɪn ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt meɪks ən ˈɔrəl sɛks ʤoʊk əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ər bɪl mɑr meɪks ən ˈɪnˌsɛst ʤoʊk əˈbaʊt ivanka*, klæp rəˈdɪkjələsli ɛz bɪl naɪ trits rɪˈlɪʤəs əˈmɛrɪkənz laɪk ˈgɑrbɪʤ. bət krɪs præt sɛd ˈsəmθɪŋ tru əˈbaʊt ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd toʊld ˈpipəl tɪ ““listen”*”? ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl. bɪˈkəm cliché*é æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, bət əˈnəðər ˈklɪpɪŋ fər ðə trəmp won”*” ˈskræpˌbʊk.
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dolmabahçe palace (turkish: sarayı, ipa: saɾaˈjɯ]) located in the beşiktaş district of istanbul, turkey, on the european coast of the, served as the main administrative center of the ottoman empire from 1856 to 1887 and 1909 to 1922 palace was used in the interim).
history [ edit ]
selamlık facade of the
dolmabahçe palace was ordered by the empire's sultan, i, and built between the years 1843 and 1856. previously, the sultan and his family had lived at the topkapı palace, but as the medieval topkapı was lacking in contemporary style, luxury, and comfort, as compared to the palaces of the european monarchs, decided to build a new modern palace near the site of the former beşiktaş palace, which was demolished. hacı said was responsible for the construction works, while the project was realized by architects, his son and (members of the armenian family of ottoman court architects).
the construction cost five million ottoman gold lira, or 35 tonnes of gold, the equivalent of ca. $1.5 billion in today's (2013)] this sum corresponded to approximately a quarter of the yearly tax revenue. actually, the construction was financed through debasement, by massive issue of paper money, as well as by foreign loans. the huge expenses placed an enormous burden on the state purse and contributed to the deteriorating financial situation of the ottoman empire, which eventually defaulted on its public debt in october 1875, with the subsequent establishment in 1881 of financial control over the "sick man of europe" by the european powers.
the palace was home to six sultans from 1856, when it was first inhabited, up until the abolition of the in 1924: the last royal to live here was caliph efendi. a law that went into effect on march 3, 1924 transferred the ownership of the palace to the national heritage of the new turkish republic. mustafa kemal, the founder and first president of the republic of turkey, used the palace as a presidential residence during the summers and enacted some of his most important works here. spent the last days of his medical treatment in this palace, where he died on november 10, 1938.
today, the palace is managed by milli başkanlığı (directorate of national palaces) responsible to the grand national assembly of turkey.
location [ edit ]
close-up view of the palace from the
the site of was originally a bay on the which was used for the anchorage of the ottoman fleet. the area was reclaimed gradually during the century to become an imperial garden, much appreciated by the ottoman sultans; it is from this garden that the name garden) comes from the turkish meaning "filled" and meaning "garden." various small summer palaces and wooden pavilions were built here during the and centuries ultimately forming a palace complex named beşiktaş waterfront palace. the area of m² is confined by on the east side, while a steep precipice bounds it on the west side, such that after the building of the new m² palace a relatively limited space has remained for a garden complex which would normally surround such a]
design and layout [ edit ]
fountain in the garden
floor plan of the palace
dolmabahçe is the largest palace in turkey. it has an area of m2 (11.1 acres), and contains 285 rooms, 46 halls, 6 baths (hamam) and 68]
the design contains eclectic elements from the baroque, rococo and neoclassical styles, blended with traditional ottoman architecture to create a new synthesis. the palace layout and reflect the increasing influence of european styles and standards on ottoman culture and art during the period. the exterior, in particular the view from the bosporus, shows a classical european arrangement which is divided by a big with two side.
functionally, on the other hand, the palace retains elements of traditional ottoman palace life, and also features of traditional turkish homes. it is strictly separated structurally in a southern wing hümâyûn, or, the quarters reserved for the men) which contains the public representation rooms, and a northern wing hümâyûn, the harem) serving as the private residential area for the sultan and his family. the two functional areas are separated by the big ceremonial hall salonu) with a floor area of m2 (22,000 ft) and a 36 m (118 ft) high dome. since the harem had to be completely isolated from the outside world, the main entrance for the visitors is located on the narrow southern side. there, the representation rooms are arranged for receptions of visitors and of foreign diplomats. the harem area includes eight interconnected apartments for the wives of the sultan, for his and concubines, and for his mother, each with its own bathroom.
décor and equipment [ edit ]
ceremonial hall, with the chandelier said to have been given by queen victoria
süfera salonu) with two rugs ambassador's hall () with two rugs
sultan's decorated with egyptian alabaster
whereas the topkapı has exquisite examples of tiles and ottoman carving, the palace is extensively decorated with gold and crystal. fourteen tonnes of gold were used to gild the] the world's largest bohemian crystal chandelier is in the ceremonial hall. the chandelier was assumed to be a gift from queen victoria, however in 2006 the receipt was found showing it was paid for in full. it has 750 lamps and weighs tonnes. has the largest collection of bohemian and baccarat crystal chandeliers in the world. the famous crystal staircase has the shape of a double horseshoe and is built of baccarat crystal, brass and mahogany.
expensive stones such as marmara (proconnesian) marble, egyptian alabaster (calcite, also known as onyx-marble), and porphyry from pergamon were used for the decoration.
the palace includes a large number of palace carpets made by the imperial factory. also featured are rugs originally presented to the sultan as a gift by tsar nicholas i.
a collection of 202 oil paintings is on display in the palace. a highlight of the collection are 23 paintings by ivan which he created as a court painter during his stays in] the collection also includes paintings by gustave boulanger, gérôme, fromentin, chlebowski, ziem, karl joseph kuwasseg, fausto zonaro, van and alexander sandor svoboda. there are also paintings by turkish painters such as osman bey, pasha and osman pasha in this art museum.
from the very beginning, the palace's equipment implemented the highest technical standards. gas lighting and were imported from great britain, whereas the palaces in continental europe were still lacking these features at that time. later, electricity, a central heating system and an elevator were installed.
rooms [ edit ]
blue hall
pink hall
medhal (main entrance) hall [ edit ]
a visit to thebahce palace begins at the hall. rooms leading off the are towards the sea and the land. the rooms facing the sea were used by the leading ottoman officials, the grand and the other state ministers, while the rooms facing the land were used by various administrators of the palace and the state, such as the palace marshall, şeyhülislam, and members of the house of representatives mebusan) and the senate ayan).
guests would first wait in this hall and then would be led inside at the proper time by a palace protocol officer. on entering the, one sees tables on both sides of the room, which bear the monogram of sultan on top. the royal monogram of the sultan is also on the fireplace. the english chandelier hanging in the middle of this room has sixty arms. the fabrics used as upholstery for the furniture and as draperies are in the royal shade of red.
the rooms [ edit ]
the second room after the to the right is the clerk's hall, also referred to as the tiled room. the largest painting in the palace collection, a depiction of the procession by stefano ussi, hangs on the left wall of this hall. was used to refer to the caravans which travelled from istanbul to mecca during the religious month of recep, bearing the monetary aid used to support the maintenance and the decoration of the and to provide financial assistance to the local population of hejaz.
on the wall to the right is a painting signed by rudolf ernst depicting the fire at the paris municipal theater and another painting of a dutch village girl by delandre. decorated with french style furniture, this room also contains very valuable porcelain vases.
atatürk's room [ edit ]
mustafa kemal spent the last days of his life in the palace as his health deteriorated. he died at a.m. on november 10, 1938, in a bedroom located in the former harem area of the palace. all the clocks in the palace were stopped and set to after his death. the clocks outside of his room now are set to the actual time in turkey, but the clock in the room in which he died still points to.
gates [ edit ]
gate of the sultan ( kapısı )
gate of the treasury ( kapısı )
gate to the
adjacent buildings [ edit ]
a number of further residential buildings are located near the palace including the palace of the crown princesi), the quarters of thesi), the dormitories of the servantssi,si) and of the guardssi), the quarters of the chief eunuchsi). further buildings include imperial kitchens amire), stables, an aviary (kusluk), a plant nursery (fidelik), a flour mill, a greenhouse (sera), a carpet workshop dökümhanesi), a glass manufactory, a foundry, a pharmacy]
a baroque style mosque designed by was built near the palace in. it was commissioned by queen mother âlem sultan. since 1948 the building housed the naval museum, but the museum was moved to another location in 1960 after the coup of may, 27th. in 1967 the mosque was returned for worship.
a clock tower kulesi) was erected in front of the imperial gate kapisi) on auare along the european waterfront of next to the mosque. the tower was ordered by sultan and designed by the court architect sarkis between 1890 and 1895. its clock was manufactured by the french house of garnier, and installed by the court clock master johann mayer.
literature [ edit ]
sultan's library
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dolmabahçe* ˈpæləs (ˈtərkɪʃ: sarayı*ı, ipa*: saɾaˈjɯ*ɯ]) ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə beşiktaş*ş ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˌɪstɑnˈbul, ˈtərki, ɔn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən koʊst əv ðə, sərvd ɛz ðə meɪn ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪər frəm 1856 tɪ 1887 ənd 1909 tɪ 1922 ˈpæləs wɑz juzd ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm). ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət fəˈsɑd əv ðə ˈpæləs wɑz ˈɔrdərd baɪ ðə ˈɛmpaɪərz ˈsəltən, aɪ, ənd bɪlt bɪtˈwin ðə jɪrz 1843 ənd 1856 ˈpriviəsli, ðə ˈsəltən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli hæd lɪvd æt ðə topkapı*ı ˈpæləs, bət ɛz ðə mɪˈdjivəl topkapı*ı wɑz ˈlækɪŋ ɪn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri staɪl, ˈləgʒəri, ənd ˈkəmfərt, ɛz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈpæləsɪz əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈmɑˌnɑrks, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪld ə nu ˈmɑdərn ˈpæləs nɪr ðə saɪt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər beşiktaş*ş ˈpæləs, wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈmɑlɪʃt. hacı*ı sɛd wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə kənˈstrəkʃən wərks, waɪl ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˈriəˌlaɪzd baɪ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts, hɪz sən ənd (ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ɑrˈminiən ˈfæməli əv ˈɑtəmən kɔrt ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts). ðə kənˈstrəkʃən kɔst faɪv ˈmɪljən ˈɑtəmən goʊld ˈlɪrə, ər 35 tənz əv goʊld, ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈsiˈeɪ. ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈtudeɪz 2013 ðɪs səm ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪd tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˈjɪrli tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðə kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz ˈfaɪˌnænst θru dəˈbeɪsmənt, baɪ ˈmæsɪv ˈɪʃu əv ˈpeɪpər ˈməni, ɛz wɛl ɛz baɪ ˈfɔrən loʊnz. ðə juʤ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz pleɪst ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈbərdən ɔn ðə steɪt pərs ənd kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈɑtəmən ˈɛmpaɪər, wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli dɪˈfɔltɪd ɔn ɪts ˈpəblɪk dɛt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1875 wɪθ ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪn 1881 əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə "sɪk mæn əv ˈjʊrəp" baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən paʊərz. ðə ˈpæləs wɑz hoʊm tɪ sɪks ˈsəltənz frəm 1856 wɪn ɪt wɑz fərst ˌɪnˈhæbətəd, əp ənˈtɪl ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə ɪn 1924 ðə læst rɔɪəl tɪ lɪv hir wɑz ˈkæləf efendi*. ə lɔ ðət wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɔn mɑrʧ 3 1924 ˈtrænsfərd ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈpæləs tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əv ðə nu ˈtərkɪʃ riˈpəblɪk. muˈstɑfə kəˈmɑl, ðə ˈfaʊndər ənd fərst ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˈtərki, juzd ðə ˈpæləs ɛz ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈrɛzɪdəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmərz ənd ɛˈnæktəd səm əv hɪz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wərks hir. spɛnt ðə læst deɪz əv hɪz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt ɪn ðɪs ˈpæləs, wɛr hi daɪd ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 10 1938 təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈpæləs ɪz ˈmænɪʤd baɪ ˈmɪli başkanlığı*ığı (dɪˈrɛktərət əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈpæləsɪz) riˈspɑnsəbəl tɪ ðə grænd ˈnæʃənəl əˈsɛmbli əv ˈtərki. loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈkloʊˌsəp vju əv ðə ˈpæləs frəm ðə ðə saɪt əv wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ə beɪ ɔn ðə wɪʧ wɑz juzd fər ðə ˈæŋkərɪʤ əv ðə ˈɑtəmən flit. ðə ˈɛriə wɑz riˈkleɪmd ˈgræʤuəli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri tɪ bɪˈkəm ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈgɑrdən, məʧ əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈɑtəmən ˈsəltənz; ɪt ɪz frəm ðɪs ˈgɑrdən ðət ðə neɪm ˈgɑrdən) kəmz frəm ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈminɪŋ "fɪld" ənd ˈminɪŋ "ˈgɑrdən." ˈvɛriəs smɔl ˈsəmər ˈpæləsɪz ənd ˈwʊdən pəˈvɪljənz wər bɪlt hir ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ənd ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈəltəmətli ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈpæləs ˈkɑmplɛks neɪmd beşiktaş*ş ˈwɔtərˌfrənt ˈpæləs. ðə ˈɛriə əv m²*² ɪz kənˈfaɪnd baɪ ɔn ðə ist saɪd, waɪl ə stip ˈprɛsɪpəs baʊndz ɪt ɔn ðə wɛst saɪd, səʧ ðət ˈæftər ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ðə nu m²*² ˈpæləs ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪmɪtɪd speɪs həz rɪˈmeɪnd fər ə ˈgɑrdən ˈkɑmplɛks wɪʧ wʊd ˈnɔrməli səraʊnd səʧ ə dɪˈzaɪn ənd leɪaʊt ˈɛdət ˈfaʊntən ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdən flɔr plæn əv ðə ˈpæləs ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpæləs ɪn ˈtərki. ɪt həz ən ˈɛriə əv ˈɛmˈtu ˈeɪkərz), ənd kənˈteɪnz 285 rumz, 46 hɔlz, 6 bæθs (hamam*) ənd 68 ðə dɪˈzaɪn kənˈteɪnz ɪˈklɛktɪk ˈɛləmənts frəm ðə bəroʊk, rəˈkoʊˌkoʊ ənd ˌnioʊˈklæsɪkəl staɪlz, ˈblɛndɪd wɪθ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɑtəmən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈsɪnθəsəs. ðə ˈpæləs leɪaʊt ənd rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈɪnfluəns əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən staɪlz ənd ˈstændərdz ɔn ˈɑtəmən ˈkəlʧər ənd ɑrt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd. ðə ɪkˈstɪriər, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ðə vju frəm ðə bosporus*, ʃoʊz ə ˈklæsɪkəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ərˈeɪnʤmənt wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə bɪg wɪθ tu saɪd. ˈfəŋkʃənəli, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðə ˈpæləs rɪˈteɪnz ˈɛləmənts əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɑtəmən ˈpæləs laɪf, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈtərkɪʃ hoʊmz. ɪt ɪz ˈstrɪktli ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ˈstrəkʧərəli ɪn ə ˈsəðərn wɪŋ hümâyûn*, ər, ðə kˈwɔrtərz rɪˈzərvd fər ðə mɛn) wɪʧ kənˈteɪnz ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən rumz, ənd ə ˈnɔrðərn wɪŋ hümâyûn*, ðə ˈhɛrəm) ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈpraɪvət ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriə fər ðə ˈsəltən ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. ðə tu ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈɛriəz ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə bɪg ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl hɔl salonu*) wɪθ ə flɔr ˈɛriə əv ˈɛmˈtu ft*) ənd ə 36 ɛm 118 ft*) haɪ doʊm. sɪns ðə ˈhɛrəm hæd tɪ bi kəmˈplitli ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld, ðə meɪn ˈɛntrəns fər ðə ˈvɪzɪtərz ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈnɛroʊ ˈsəðərn saɪd. ðɛr, ðə ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən rumz ər əreɪnʤd fər rɪˈsɛpʃənz əv ˈvɪzɪtərz ənd əv ˈfɔrən ˈdɪpləˌmæts. ðə ˈhɛrəm ˈɛriə ˌɪnˈkludz eɪt ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd əˈpɑrtmənts fər ðə waɪvz əv ðə ˈsəltən, fər hɪz ənd ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪnz, ənd fər hɪz ˈməðər, iʧ wɪθ ɪts oʊn ˈbæθˌrum. ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈɛdət ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl hɔl, wɪθ ðə ʃændəˈlɪr sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn baɪ kwin vɪkˈtɔriə salonu*) wɪθ tu rəgz æmˈbæsədərz hɔl wɪθ tu rəgz ˈsəltənz ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈæləˌbæstər wɛˈræz ðə topkapı*ı həz ˈɛkskwəzət ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv taɪlz ənd ˈɑtəmən ˈkɑrvɪŋ, ðə ˈpæləs ɪz ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ goʊld ənd ˈkrɪstəl. ˌfɔrˈtin tənz əv goʊld wər juzd tɪ gɪld ðə ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst boʊˈhimiən ˈkrɪstəl ʃændəˈlɪr ɪz ɪn ðə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl hɔl. ðə ʃændəˈlɪr wɑz əˈsumd tɪ bi ə gɪft frəm kwin vɪkˈtɔriə, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪn 2006 ðə rɪˈsit wɑz faʊnd ʃoʊɪŋ ɪt wɑz peɪd fər ɪn fʊl. ɪt həz 750 læmps ənd weɪz tənz. həz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kəˈlɛkʃən əv boʊˈhimiən ənd ˌbɑkərˈɑ ˈkrɪstəl ˌʃændəˈlɪz ɪn ðə wərld. ðə ˈfeɪməs ˈkrɪstəl ˈstɛrˌkeɪs həz ðə ʃeɪp əv ə ˈdəbəl ˈhɔrsˌʃu ənd ɪz bɪlt əv ˌbɑkərˈɑ ˈkrɪstəl, bræs ənd məˈhɑgəni. ɪkˈspɛnsɪv stoʊnz səʧ ɛz mɑrˈmɑrə (proconnesian*) ˈmɑrbəl, ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈæləˌbæstər (ˈkælˌsaɪt, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz onyx-marble*), ənd ˈpɔrfəri frəm ˈpərgəmən wər juzd fər ðə ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈpæləs ˌɪnˈkludz ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈpæləs ˈkɑrpəts meɪd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈfæktəri. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərd ər rəgz ərˈɪʤənəli pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə ˈsəltən ɛz ə gɪft baɪ zɑr ˈnɪkələs aɪ. ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv 202 ɔɪl ˈpeɪnɪŋz ɪz ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ɪn ðə ˈpæləs. ə ˈhaɪˌlaɪt əv ðə kəˈlɛkʃən ər 23 ˈpeɪnɪŋz baɪ ˈaɪvən wɪʧ hi kriˈeɪtɪd ɛz ə kɔrt ˈpeɪnər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz steɪz ɪn ðə kəˈlɛkʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈpeɪnɪŋz baɪ guˈstɑvi ˈbaʊləŋər, gérôme*, fromentin*, ʧlɪˈbɔfski, ziem*, kɑrl ˈʤoʊzəf kuwasseg*, ˈfɔstoʊ zonaro*, væn ənd ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈsændər svoʊˈboʊdə. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpeɪnɪŋz baɪ ˈtərkɪʃ ˈpeɪnərz səʧ ɛz ˈɑsmən beɪ, ˈpɑʃə ənd ˈɑsmən ˈpɑʃə ɪn ðɪs ɑrt mˈjuziəm. frəm ðə ˈvɛri bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ðə ˈpæləsɪz ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ðə haɪəst ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈstændərdz. gæs ˈlaɪtɪŋ ənd wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd frəm greɪt ˈbrɪtən, wɛˈræz ðə ˈpæləsɪz ɪn ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˈjʊrəp wər stɪl ˈlækɪŋ ðiz ˈfiʧərz æt ðət taɪm. ˈleɪtər, ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈhitɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ənd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər wər ˌɪnˈstɔld. rumz ˈɛdət blu hɔl pɪŋk hɔl (meɪn ˈɛntrəns) hɔl ˈɛdət ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ˈpæləs bɪˈgɪnz æt ðə hɔl. rumz ˈlidɪŋ ɔf ðə ər təˈwɔrdz ðə si ənd ðə lænd. ðə rumz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə si wər juzd baɪ ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɑtəmən əˈfɪʃəlz, ðə grænd ənd ðə ˈəðər steɪt ˈmɪnɪstərz, waɪl ðə rumz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə lænd wər juzd baɪ ˈvɛriəs ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz əv ðə ˈpæləs ənd ðə steɪt, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈpæləs ˈmɑrʃəl, şşeyhülislam*, ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz mebusan*) ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ayan*). gɛsts wʊd fərst weɪt ɪn ðɪs hɔl ənd ðɛn wʊd bi lɛd ˌɪnˈsaɪd æt ðə ˈprɑpər taɪm baɪ ə ˈpæləs ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ˈɔfɪsər. ɔn ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə, wən siz ˈteɪbəlz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə rum, wɪʧ bɛr ðə ˈmɑnəˌgræm əv ˈsəltən ɔn tɔp. ðə rɔɪəl ˈmɑnəˌgræm əv ðə ˈsəltən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə ˈfaɪərˌpleɪs. ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ʃændəˈlɪr ˈhæŋɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðɪs rum həz ˈsɪksti ɑrmz. ðə ˈfæbrɪks juzd ɛz əˈpoʊlstəri fər ðə ˈfərnɪʧər ənd ɛz ˈdreɪpəriz ər ɪn ðə rɔɪəl ʃeɪd əv rɛd. ðə rumz ˈɛdət ðə ˈsɛkənd rum ˈæftər ðə tɪ ðə raɪt ɪz ðə klərks hɔl, ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə taɪld rum. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpæləs kəˈlɛkʃən, ə dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ðə prəˈsɛʃən baɪ ˈstɛfənoʊ ussi*, hæŋz ɔn ðə lɛft wɔl əv ðɪs hɔl. wɑz juzd tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ðə ˈkɛrəˌvænz wɪʧ ˈtrævəld frəm ˌɪstɑnˈbul tɪ ˈmɛkə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs mənθ əv recep*, ˈbɛrɪŋ ðə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri eɪd juzd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈmeɪntənəns ənd ðə ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈsɪstəns tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv hejaz*. ɔn ðə wɔl tɪ ðə raɪt ɪz ə ˈpeɪnɪŋ saɪnd baɪ ˈruˌdɑlf ərnst dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə faɪər æt ðə ˈpɛrɪs mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈθieɪtər ənd əˈnəðər ˈpeɪnɪŋ əv ə dəʧ ˈvɪlɪʤ gərl baɪ delandre*. ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ frɛnʧ staɪl ˈfərnɪʧər, ðɪs rum ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪnz ˈvɛri ˈvæljəbəl ˈpɔrsələn ˈvɑzɪz. rum ˈɛdət muˈstɑfə kəˈmɑl spɛnt ðə læst deɪz əv hɪz laɪf ɪn ðə ˈpæləs ɛz hɪz hɛlθ dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd. hi daɪd æt a.m*. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 10 1938 ɪn ə ˈbɛˌdrum ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈhɛrəm ˈɛriə əv ðə ˈpæləs. ɔl ðə klɑks ɪn ðə ˈpæləs wər stɑpt ənd sɛt tɪ ˈæftər hɪz dɛθ. ðə klɑks ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv hɪz rum naʊ ər sɛt tɪ ðə ˈækʧəwəl taɪm ɪn ˈtərki, bət ðə klɑk ɪn ðə rum ɪn wɪʧ hi daɪd stɪl pɔɪnts tɪ geɪts ˈɛdət geɪt əv ðə ˈsəltən kapısı*ı geɪt əv ðə ˈtrɛʒəri kapısı*ı geɪt tɪ ðə əˈʤeɪsənt ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈɛdət ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfərðər ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ðə ˈpæləs ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈpæləs əv ðə kraʊn prɪns dairesi*), ðə kˈwɔrtərz əv ðə dairesi*), ðə ˈdɔrməˌtɔriz əv ðə ˈsərvənts dairesi*, dairesi*) ənd əv ðə gɑrdz dairesi*), ðə kˈwɔrtərz əv ðə ʧif ˈjunək dairesi*). ˈfərðər ˈbɪldɪŋz ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈkɪʧənz amire*), ˈsteɪbəlz, ən ˈeɪviˌɛri (kusluk*), ə plænt ˈnərsəri (fidelik*), ə flaʊər mɪl, ə ˈgrinˌhaʊs (ˈsɪrə), ə ˈkɑrpət ˈwərkˌʃɑp dökümhanesi*), ə glæs manufactory*, ə ˈfaʊndri, ə ˈfɑrməsi ə bəroʊk staɪl mɔsk dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ wɑz bɪlt nɪr ðə ˈpæləs ɪn ɪt wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ kwin ˈməðər ˈsəltən. sɪns 1948 ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ haʊzd ðə ˈneɪvəl mˈjuziəm, bət ðə mˈjuziəm wɑz muvd tɪ əˈnəðər loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn 1960 ˈæftər ðə ku əv meɪ, 27th*. ɪn 1967 ðə mɔsk wɑz rɪˈtərnd fər ˈwərʃɪp. ə klɑk taʊər kulesi*) wɑz ɪˈrɛktɪd ɪn frənt əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl geɪt kapisi*) ɔn ə skwɛr əˈlɔŋ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈwɔtərˌfrənt əv nɛkst tɪ ðə mɔsk. ðə taʊər wɑz ˈɔrdərd baɪ ˈsəltən ənd dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ðə kɔrt ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈsɑrkɪs bɪtˈwin 1890 ənd 1895 ɪts klɑk wɑz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ ðə frɛnʧ haʊs əv ˈgɑrniər, ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld baɪ ðə kɔrt klɑk ˈmæstər ˈjoʊhɑn meɪər. ˈlɪtərəʧər ˈɛdət ˈsəltənz ˈlaɪbrɛˌri,; ˈsimə 1989 ˈpæləs ˌɪstɑnˈbul: ˈnæʃənəl ˈpæləsɪz trəst. akat*, 1988 ðə ˈpæləs ˌɪstɑnˈbul: ˈkələr. b000gw7qya*., 1995 ˈpæləs ˌɪstɑnˈbul: dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈpæləsɪz. 975-7479-42-x*. gülersoy*, 1990 ˈpæləs ənd ɪts ɪnˈvaɪrənz ˌɪstɑnˈbul: kitaplığı*ığı. pi. 257, 1975 ðə ˈpæləs ˌɪstɑnˈbul: ˈkələr. b000osh36m*. ˈpæləs ˌɪstɑnˈbul: yayınları*ı. 1998 b000e1s49o*. pala*. ðə ʤuəl ɔn ðə; ˈpæləs ˈmɪli yayınları*ı, ˌɪstɑnˈbul, 2006 ˈmɪli yayınları*ı, ˌɪstɑnˈbul, 2006, ˈsimə, ɛf. yılmaz*, göncü*ü, ˈhɑkən gülsün*. ˈpæləs ˈmɪli yayınları*ı, ˌɪstɑnˈbul, 2005 ˈmɪli yayınları*ı, ˌɪstɑnˈbul, 2005 fitöz*. ˌjʊrəˈpiən laɪts ɪn ˈpæləs. ˈmɪli yayınları*ı, ˌɪstɑnˈbul, 2007
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montreal the montreal impact announced on sunday the acquisition of general allocation money and a 2018 natural first round pick from the colorado rapids, in return for american defender eric miller.
“this trade allowed us to make another move on saturday. we were also able to acquire a first round draft pick in 2018 which is always a valuable asset to have,” said impact technical director adam braz. “we’d like to thank eric for his contribution both on and off the field for this club. we wish him all the best moving forward.”
miller played 30 games in two seasons with the impact, after being drafted in the first round, fifth overall, in the 2014.
the impact now holds two first round selections in the 2018.
transaction: the montreal impact (mls) acquires general allocation money and a 2018 first round pick from the colorado rapids (mls) in exchange for defender eric miller.
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ˌməntriˈɔl ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ˈməni ənd ə 2018 ˈnæʧərəl fərst raʊnd pɪk frəm ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈræpɪdz, ɪn rɪˈtərn fər əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈfɛndər ˈɛrɪk ˈmɪlər. treɪd əˈlaʊd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ meɪk əˈnəðər muv ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. wi wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ əkˈwaɪər ə fərst raʊnd dræft pɪk ɪn 2018 wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈæˌsɛt tɪ have,”*,” sɛd ˌɪmˈpækt ˈtɛknɪkəl dɪˈrɛktər ˈædəm bræz. laɪk tɪ θæŋk ˈɛrɪk fər hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən boʊθ ɔn ənd ɔf ðə fild fər ðɪs kləb. wi wɪʃ ɪm ɔl ðə bɛst ˈmuvɪŋ forward.”*.” ˈmɪlər pleɪd 30 geɪmz ɪn tu ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt, ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈdræftɪd ɪn ðə fərst raʊnd, fɪθ ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ɪn ðə 2014. ðə ˌɪmˈpækt naʊ hoʊldz tu fərst raʊnd səˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ðə 2018. trænˈzækʃən: ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˌɪmˈpækt (mls*) əkˈwaɪərz ˈʤɛnərəl ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ˈməni ənd ə 2018 fərst raʊnd pɪk frəm ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈræpɪdz (mls*) ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər dɪˈfɛndər ˈɛrɪk ˈmɪlər.
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on september 2011 team ventured into the north american league of legends scene by picking up an upcoming team called rock solid. the team led by captain william 'scarra' li quickly established their spot as one of top teams by placing second at season vi world championship and at the season 2 na regionals. just over three years later only two members of the original lineup remain although has taken on the role of coach earlier this season.
during his stay also made cool videos with team and hyperx!
however, has decided that it is time for him to move on to new opportunities and he will not renew his contract at the end of the season. we would like to wish the best of luck with his future but more importantly we want to thank him for his services over the last three years.
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ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 tim ˈvɛnʧərd ˈɪntu ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz sin baɪ ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ən ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ tim kɔld rɑk ˈsɑləd. ðə tim lɛd baɪ ˈkæptən ˈwɪljəm 'scarra*' li kˈwɪkli ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðɛr spɑt ɛz wən əv tɔp timz baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈsɛkənd æt ˈsizən vi wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ənd æt ðə ˈsizən 2 nɑ ˈriʤənəlz. ʤɪst ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər ˈoʊnli tu ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlaɪˌnəp rɪˈmeɪn ˌɔlˈðoʊ həz ˈteɪkən ɔn ðə roʊl əv koʊʧ ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsizən. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz steɪ ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd kul ˈvɪdioʊz wɪθ tim ənd hyperx*! ˌhaʊˈɛvər, həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ɪm tɪ muv ɔn tɪ nu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd hi wɪl nɑt rɪˈnu hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən. wi wʊd laɪk tɪ wɪʃ ðə bɛst əv lək wɪθ hɪz fˈjuʧər bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli wi wɔnt tɪ θæŋk ɪm fər hɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə læst θri jɪrz.
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just a few days ago we received our first rumors regarding next flagship, dubbed the one). today, has come forward with a rather different hardware list, so compare notes.
according to the tweet, the next flagship will be called, at least internally. the will be a handset, with of ram, capabilities, a rear camera and the possibility of either a 13 or 4 front facing camera. perhaps that will depend on regionality?
the will also apparently feature a snapdragon 810, with four arm cores clocked at and four cores in a configuration to save on power consumption. the snapdragon 810 also features a top of the range 430 gpu. the only questionable specification is the seemingly small battery, although this might not be such a problem with a display and more power efficient.
htc:s810*4+1.5ghz*4, ram, fhd,,(front or 4mp),, android:) (@upleaks) december 4, 2014
for comparison, earlier rumors suggested that flagship would be a larger, with a camera, battery and a snapdragon 805. there is certainly quite a difference between these two proposed specifications. perhaps has multiple handsets in the works, or one, or both, could simply be wrong.
we can no doubt expect more rumors in the build up to next mwc. in the meantime, which of these specifications would you prefer to see in next flagship? the slightly better with a smaller battery, or a handset with a bigger battery?
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ʤɪst ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ wi rɪˈsivd ɑr fərst ˈrumərz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ nɛkst ˈflægˌʃɪp, dəbd ðə wən təˈdeɪ, həz kəm ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ə ˈrəðər ˈdɪfərənt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr lɪst, soʊ kəmˈpɛr noʊts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə twit, ðə nɛkst ˈflægˌʃɪp wɪl bi kɔld, æt list ˌɪnˈtərnəli. ðə wɪl bi ə ˈhændˌsɛt, wɪθ əv ræm, ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, ə rɪr ˈkæmərə ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈiðər ə 13 ər 4 frənt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈkæmərə. pərˈhæps ðət wɪl dɪˈpɛnd ɔn regionality*? ðə wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɛrəntli ˈfiʧər ə sˈnæpˌdrægən 810, wɪθ fɔr ɑrm kɔrz klɑkt æt ənd fɔr kɔrz ɪn ə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən tɪ seɪv ɔn paʊər kənˈsəmʃən. ðə sˈnæpˌdrægən 810 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ə tɔp əv ðə reɪnʤ 430 gpu*. ðə ˈoʊnli kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈsimɪŋli smɔl ˈbætəri, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs maɪt nɑt bi səʧ ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ə dɪˈspleɪ ənd mɔr paʊər ɪˈfɪʃənt.4+1.5ghz*4* ræm, fhd*, ər 4mp*),, ˈænˌdrɔɪd (@upleaks*) dɪˈsɛmbər 4 2014 fər kəmˈpɛrəsən, ˈərliər ˈrumərz səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈflægˌʃɪp wʊd bi ə ˈlɑrʤər, wɪθ ə ˈkæmərə, ˈbætəri ənd ə sˈnæpˌdrægən 805. ðɛr ɪz ˈsərtənli kwaɪt ə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðiz tu prəˈpoʊzd ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz. pərˈhæps həz ˈməltəpəl ˈhændˌsɛts ɪn ðə wərks, ər wən, ər boʊθ, kʊd ˈsɪmpli bi rɔŋ. wi kən noʊ daʊt ɪkˈspɛkt mɔr ˈrumərz ɪn ðə bɪld əp tɪ nɛkst mwc*. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, wɪʧ əv ðiz ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz wʊd ju prɪˈfər tɪ si ɪn nɛkst ˈflægˌʃɪp? ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈbɛtər wɪθ ə sˈmɔlər ˈbætəri, ər ə ˈhændˌsɛt wɪθ ə ˈbɪgər ˈbætəri?
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sara mcclellan
twitter.com/worldneedshope
for some people, uncertainty and loss can be debilitating. for sara mcclellan, she chose to turn hard times into a positive message anyone can benefit from, by writing and the recently released book, the world needs hope. the gilbert resident, with about 20 years of professional writing experience, crafted 19 chapters of how hope can be interpreted, with a desire to inspire readers to integrate hope more into their own lives. the book also features art by 20 contributors, all who have lived in arizona, who visually showed what hope means to them. in addition to writing and editing a blog related to the book at www.theworldneedshope.com, mcclellan will be releasing merchandise starting thursday, january 31. she talked about her inspiration for the book, what she hopes people take away from it, and why she loves living in the valley, below.
what brought you to arizona?
my father was relocated for a job, so we moved in high school, having never been in arizona. my grandparents were here, and it was an opportunity to start completely fresh in a new climate. i was born in wisconsin.
when did you first get the idea for the world needs hope?
i first got the idea for the book more than a decade ago, around the transition of y2k. everyone was in this state of distress, and they were all fearing what the world might bring. the moment after 2000 came, there was this wave of relaxation, and people kind of surrendered and embraced hope. seeing people refocus their lives got my attention, and i started thinking about how powerful hope was. through a lot of trials and the loss of family members, i was able to refine the principles of hope and how you have to climb out of a very dark place sometimes to redefine your life. the book was a gradual process over the years.
how did the book evolve since you first conceived it?
i was experiencing the world as i was creating the book. chapters would come based on what i was going through for example, the chapter on healing came after i lost my father. the chapter on acceptance came when i had to redefine my personal character in this world. sometimes, there would be months where the writing just flowed, and then there would be months where have a great life experience or travel. i came to an understanding that the book needed to be written through that time so i could see the world through the eyes of other people.
i started doing grief facilitation because i really wanted to share the level of compassion that i had harnessed, and i wanted to understand these levels of how people find hope in their lives and what it means to them. people think of hope as this unrealistically optimistic pollyanna principle. hope is what you need when things are going horribly, and there are challenges. the chapter, surrender, was actually my biggest accomplishment of the book, because it was such a lesson to me that surrender is not giving up. accepting the world and focusing your energy in a more positive way. it comes with a certain ability to say that you have to be in control of everything, but you can still make wise choices.
why did you decide to include contributors in the book?
i’d be talking to people, and watch them visualize hope in their minds, and i was curious about what they were thinking. i also found myself developing kindred friendships with different creatives, and, often, their primary form of expression is a visual medium. so, i could achieve the most sincere form of their stories by giving them the opportunity to put what hope meant to them into sculpture, painting, photography. i realized in the last year i want my voice to be the only voice, but to show that hope should be a community, and when you look at it from any angle, you can find something meaningful.
what was the writing process like for you?
every day was a surprise. there are moments when the muse smiles on you, and everything flows, and then there are moments when on a completely different continent. i have this idea with writing that, when things are flowing, whether got a napkin or a notepad, got to be open to capturing it, even by using voice memos or scribbles. i do a whole lot of editing in the beginning it was more stream of consciousness.
how did you decide how to organize the book?
i wrote the chapters in exactly the order in now, almost like a fingerprint to my journey and my life. the hardest part was writing about myself and making sure my message at the end of the book was sincere and as moving as i wanted it to be. the themes came up over time sometimes wait for the universe to tell me what those next chapters were going to be and let the circumstances influence me. a very curious soul, so seeing it come to life in that way was very fun.
what do you hope people take away from the book?
i hope people love themselves. hope is such a crucial thing in this world. one of the few things that be taken away from you. if you look around the world, and you have a hopeful perspective, your way of treating people is better, and your quality of living is better. i believe we can then open ourselves up to be the best, most creative, most fulfilled versions of who we are. having seen people in a state of grief and trial, there is nothing more powerful than seeing the day when hope comes home again.
did writing the book help you cope with losing your dad?
my father was a mentor, a best friend, my cheering section. he was one of the most amazing people you would have ever met, very giving he would take the shirt off of his back, and then some. in 2004, he died very suddenly of a heart attack while i was on a ski trip, and i get to say good-bye. i think by writing, we have a chance to vocalize what not always able to in person. through the book, i also was able to remember his daughter, and a certain strength in the ability to stand and say, “yes! this is who i stand for, and this is who i am!”
i can genuinely stand next to someone having a hard time and say, “i know what the darkness feels like. i know what it is to question how easy it is to get out of bed. i know what it is to have to say good-bye to someone and to want to have a legacy for them.” lost a variety of other people along the way, my grandparents, friends to cancer, lots of other people who meant something to me, and each one has left an imprint. each one shows up in the book in a certain way, but out of all of it, i think the book itself was both cathartic for me as a creative, and also reassuring for me as a daughter, to be able to say i did it.
what techniques would you recommend for people to become more hopeful in their lives?
i try not to prescribe hope because so unique to the person, but i can tell you, hope is a choice. you can embody hope in the things you do. some of the things i mention in the book are word choice. using words that support and uplift can be so powerful in our lexicon. we choose to put people down, out of fear and frustration and misunderstanding. just switching a few key words, such as “i” and “i hate,” to “i love” and “i appreciate,” can open an entire door.
you have a feeling of negativity if holding a feeling of gratitude in your mind at that moment they coexist. i think if having a hard time, and hope just seem to be connecting with you in that moment, start writing down what it actually means to you. we often think of hope as a tangible part of our lives, but it is. hope can be as simple as, “i hope i have a great haircut,” or, “i hope the sun shines today,” or “i hope this first date goes really well.” hope can start as small as that, and like any muscle when we find a way to bring it into our lives on a day-to-day basis, we start living it.
for those who are having an especially hard time, reaching out to others, finding out what hoping for, talking about fears and moving past things that hold us back from being hopeful is incredibly important. if holding woe, worry, fear, grief, frustration, and bitterness in your circle of hope, not leaving room for the things that might actually propel you to that next step of happiness.
there’s nothing wrong with being content. i tell people all the time that happiness is a mood or feeling that ebbs and flows in life, but be content with the moment and really be present with what experiencing, since the only moment that sure to have.
what are three of your biggest hopes?
my constant hope is that my family and friends stay healthy. i hope people will choose to love themselves more. really loving and knowing yourself is the greatest of all blessings. people put you down or take things away from you, and moreso, you can have such an amazing glow that people will connect with and want to be around. a general hope is that the world remembers the word “unity.” we get into an mentality very caustic. allowing it to corrode who we are, and instead of saying, “they’re different, and i want them to live by my rules,” i would much rather that people band together and think of ways similar and how they can help each other. we do feel mutual pain and mutual happiness, and connected more than we allow.
how would you advise people cope with disappointment?
setbacks are natural. every single day, i have to decide hope is the direction i want to go in. we all have bad days, we all have really rough spots. we meet unfortunate people. the things hoping for, if something truly important to us, no reason we keep hoping. a setback, a stumbling block, being forced to take a step back, mean that failure it just means that we sometimes have to realign with the direction going in. hope is not merely one of those principles that is alone. i challenge people to think that hope is right now. is a great way to do that. when you journal, you can look back and have a better perspective on your world and see hope in individual, everyday moments.
what was the book publishing process like?
for any aspiring author, i would give you two pieces of advice. one is, be patient with yourself. there is always something you realize that you know. two, i did a lot of research with other indie authors and just talked to people in the publishing world in general. 20 years ago, writers would submit huge manuscripts, pray that a publisher would look at them, and cross their fingers. today, just like we have open source code, we have all this content coming from people. everyone has a right to publishing.
what challenges did you face as a author?
the challenges i faced were really understanding how many rounds of review you have to go through, especially when you have 20 contributors who all have very different character traits. a lot of coffee, a lot of meetup’s, a lot of review, and a lot of prayers and understanding. in the creative space in general, there are a multitude of online publishing tools and virtual proofs. there are very few things in this world that are quite as to an author as getting something in the mail where you see your book for the very first time. if i could still do cartwheels at my age, i would do them, but you have to be willing to know not going to be perfect the first time. marketing is a whole other avenue that takes a lot of spirit and determination.
what are your goals with the book?
this book was not a mission of fame or a monetary exercise. nowhere near making money on this book at this point, which is just fine. really an opportunity to spark people and inspire them to hopefully be present and compassionate. available online worldwide now, but i want to physically get it into bookstores and start donating it to hospices and shelters. another adventure for an author is to see your book in five or six different formats, such as kindle fire it almost has a whole different landscape. i hope to some day have it translated to different languages.
there’s a lot of white space in the book. what was the purpose of that?
one of the reasons was to give people a space to make notes. plus, society is packed with words. we have sensory overload in every way, shape and form. one of the things i was hearing from people is, “i have time to read.” when i went about writing the book 10 years ago, i wanted to make sure each of the lines could stand on its own. i want to do the standard prose, where i felt like i was simply telling my story, as a diary. i wanted to make it more approachable for people. what finding from feedback from readers so far is that sometimes settle on a certain line or page, and stick with them during the day. like the book to be with people like a close confidant.
another reason is that during grief facilitation and in my own journey, i learned that you process at such a slower speed when in a state of grief because so overwhelmed, that often it pushed me to make sure the information is palatable in a way that allows you to work through it at a steady pace. i wanted people who are faced with a certain challenge or fear to not feel like the book is intimidating but also find meaning in each of the words.
what’s the most meaningful line to you in the book?
one of my present favorites is that hope is “to acknowledge that mistakes are blended into life.” to understand that mistakes are sometimes our greatest lesson and that life is that much more interesting when you get it right the first time. it makes us want to try more and be better, and motivation to create something beautiful, like hope for the next day, next step or next encounter.
for people who want to write a book themselves, what advice would you have for them?
don’t edit as you go along just write in your own voice. if something is not flowing, consider it a nice little break to go out and experience something in the interim. life is often the best muse, and when you allow yourself to take a breather, a lot of times, that inspiration will flow back in. you should always be true to who you are, and what people are going to connect with. going to be true to you as a brand and as a person and will have the most meaning in the world.
why choose to publish a hard copy book rather than just do one online?
i wanted to create something that had a tangible presence for those moments when we all need to hold hope in our hands. also, i wanted to feature the contributing artists in a manner that honored their personal journeys.
why would you encourage people to check out the book?
hope is like a diamond when you look at it from each of the facets, you see something different and brilliant, and i think the way people cultivate hope in this world is how they choose to see it. my hope for people is that as they go through the book, realize that to be a hopeful person, everything have to be going right. they can choose, in very small ways, to make hope find a home with them.
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ˈsɛrə məˈklɛlən fər səm ˈpipəl, ənˈsərtənti ənd lɔs kən bi dəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪŋ. fər ˈsɛrə məˈklɛlən, ʃi ʧoʊz tɪ tərn hɑrd taɪmz ˈɪntu ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈɛniˌwən kən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm, baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ðə ˈrisəntli riˈlist bʊk, ðə wərld nidz hoʊp. ðə ˈgɪlbərt ˈrɛzɪdənt, wɪθ əˈbaʊt 20 jɪrz əv prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈkræftɪd 19 ˈʧæptərz əv haʊ hoʊp kən bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd, wɪθ ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌɪnˈspaɪr ˈridərz tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt hoʊp mɔr ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn lɪvz. ðə bʊk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ɑrt baɪ 20 kənˈtrɪbjətərz, ɔl hu hæv lɪvd ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, hu ˈvɪʒwəli ʃoʊd wət hoʊp minz tɪ ðɛm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ə blɔg rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə bʊk æt www.theworldneedshope.com*, məˈklɛlən wɪl bi riˈlisɪŋ ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 31 ʃi tɔkt əˈbaʊt hər ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ðə bʊk, wət ʃi hoʊps ˈpipəl teɪk əˈweɪ frəm ɪt, ənd waɪ ʃi ləvz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈvæli, bɪˈloʊ. wət brɔt ju tɪ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə? maɪ ˈfɑðər wɑz ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd fər ə ʤɑb, soʊ wi muvd ɪn haɪ skul, ˈhævɪŋ ˈnɛvər bɪn ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. maɪ ˈgrændˌpɛrənts wər hir, ənd ɪt wɑz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ stɑrt kəmˈplitli frɛʃ ɪn ə nu ˈklaɪmɪt. aɪ wɑz bɔrn ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən. wɪn dɪd ju fərst gɪt ðə aɪˈdiə fər ðə wərld nidz hoʊp? aɪ fərst gɑt ðə aɪˈdiə fər ðə bʊk mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ, əraʊnd ðə trænˈzɪʃən əv y2k*. ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ɪn ðɪs steɪt əv dɪˈstrɛs, ənd ðeɪ wər ɔl ˈfɪrɪŋ wət ðə wərld maɪt brɪŋ. ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˈæftər 2000 keɪm, ðɛr wɑz ðɪs weɪv əv ˌrilækˈseɪʃən, ənd ˈpipəl kaɪnd əv sərˈɛndərd ənd ɛmˈbreɪst hoʊp. siɪŋ ˈpipəl riˈfoʊkəs ðɛr lɪvz gɑt maɪ əˈtɛnʃən, ənd aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈpaʊərfəl hoʊp wɑz. θru ə lɔt əv traɪəlz ənd ðə lɔs əv ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv hoʊp ənd haʊ ju hæv tɪ klaɪm aʊt əv ə ˈvɛri dɑrk pleɪs ˈsəmˌtaɪmz tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn jʊr laɪf. ðə bʊk wɑz ə ˈgræʤuəl ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. haʊ dɪd ðə bʊk ɪˈvɑlv sɪns ju fərst kənˈsivd ɪt? aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə wərld ɛz aɪ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə bʊk. ˈʧæptərz wʊd kəm beɪst ɔn wət aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ θru fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈʧæptər ɔn ˈhilɪŋ keɪm ˈæftər aɪ lɔst maɪ ˈfɑðər. ðə ˈʧæptər ɔn əkˈsɛptəns keɪm wɪn aɪ hæd tɪ ridɪˈfaɪn maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn ðɪs wərld. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ðɛr wʊd bi mənθs wɛr ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ʤɪst floʊd, ənd ðɛn ðɛr wʊd bi mənθs wɛr hæv ə greɪt laɪf ɪkˈspɪriəns ər ˈtrævəl. aɪ keɪm tɪ ən ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət ðə bʊk ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈrɪtən θru ðət taɪm soʊ aɪ kʊd si ðə wərld θru ðə aɪz əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ grif fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈrɪli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈlɛvəl əv kəmˈpæʃən ðət aɪ hæd ˈhɑrnəst, ənd aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðiz ˈlɛvəlz əv haʊ ˈpipəl faɪnd hoʊp ɪn ðɛr lɪvz ənd wət ɪt minz tɪ ðɛm. ˈpipəl θɪŋk əv hoʊp ɛz ðɪs ənˌriəˈlɪstɪkli ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ˌpɑliˈænə ˈprɪnsəpəl. hoʊp ɪz wət ju nid wɪn θɪŋz ər goʊɪŋ ˈhɔrəbli, ənd ðɛr ər ˈʧælənʤɪz. ðə ˈʧæptər, sərˈɛndər, wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli maɪ ˈbɪgəst əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt əv ðə bʊk, bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz səʧ ə ˈlɛsən tɪ mi ðət sərˈɛndər ɪz nɑt ˈgɪvɪŋ əp. əkˈsɛptɪŋ ðə wərld ənd ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ jʊr ˈɛnərʤi ɪn ə mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv weɪ. ɪt kəmz wɪθ ə ˈsərtən əˈbɪləˌti tɪ seɪ ðət ju hæv tɪ bi ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, bət ju kən stɪl meɪk waɪz ˈʧɔɪsɪz. waɪ dɪd ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud kənˈtrɪbjətərz ɪn ðə bʊk? bi ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl, ənd wɔʧ ðɛm ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz hoʊp ɪn ðɛr maɪndz, ənd aɪ wɑz ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt wət ðeɪ wər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈfrɛndʃɪps wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt creatives*, ənd, ˈɔfən, ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri fɔrm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪz ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈmidiəm. soʊ, aɪ kʊd əˈʧiv ðə moʊst sɪnˈsɪr fɔrm əv ðɛr ˈstɔriz baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pʊt wət hoʊp mɛnt tɪ ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈskəlpʧər, ˈpeɪnɪŋ, fəˈtɑgrəfi. aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪn ðə læst jɪr aɪ wɔnt maɪ vɔɪs tɪ bi ðə ˈoʊnli vɔɪs, bət tɪ ʃoʊ ðət hoʊp ʃʊd bi ə kəmˈjunɪti, ənd wɪn ju lʊk æt ɪt frəm ˈɛni ˈæŋgəl, ju kən faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈminɪŋfəl. wət wɑz ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs laɪk fər ju? ˈɛvəri deɪ wɑz ə səˈpraɪz. ðɛr ər ˈmoʊmənts wɪn ðə mjuz smaɪlz ɔn ju, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ floʊz, ənd ðɛn ðɛr ər ˈmoʊmənts wɪn ɔn ə kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɑntənənt. aɪ hæv ðɪs aɪˈdiə wɪθ ˈraɪtɪŋ ðət, wɪn θɪŋz ər floʊɪŋ, ˈwɛðər gɑt ə ˈnæpkɪn ər ə notepad*, gɑt tɪ bi ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ɪt, ˈivɪn baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ vɔɪs ˈmɛmoʊz ər ˈskrɪbəlz. aɪ du ə hoʊl lɔt əv ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪt wɑz mɔr strim əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. haʊ dɪd ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd haʊ tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə bʊk? aɪ roʊt ðə ˈʧæptərz ɪn ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˈɔrdər ɪn naʊ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ə ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt tɪ maɪ ˈʤərni ənd maɪ laɪf. ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrt wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr maɪ ˈmɛsɪʤ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə bʊk wɑz sɪnˈsɪr ənd ɛz ˈmuvɪŋ ɛz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ɪt tɪ bi. ðə θimz keɪm əp ˈoʊvər taɪm ˈsəmˌtaɪmz weɪt fər ðə ˈjunəˌvərs tɪ tɛl mi wət ðoʊz nɛkst ˈʧæptərz wər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ənd lɛt ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ˈɪnfluəns mi. ə ˈvɛri ˈkjʊriəs soʊl, soʊ siɪŋ ɪt kəm tɪ laɪf ɪn ðət weɪ wɑz ˈvɛri fən. wət du ju hoʊp ˈpipəl teɪk əˈweɪ frəm ðə bʊk? aɪ hoʊp ˈpipəl ləv ðɛmˈsɛlvz. hoʊp ɪz səʧ ə ˈkruʃəl θɪŋ ɪn ðɪs wərld. wən əv ðə fju θɪŋz ðət bi ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ frəm ju. ɪf ju lʊk əraʊnd ðə wərld, ənd ju hæv ə ˈhoʊpfəl pərˈspɛktɪv, jʊr weɪ əv ˈtritɪŋ ˈpipəl ɪz ˈbɛtər, ənd jʊr kˈwɑləti əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪz ˈbɛtər. aɪ bɪˈliv wi kən ðɛn ˈoʊpən ɑrˈsɛlvz əp tɪ bi ðə bɛst, moʊst kriˈeɪtɪv, moʊst fʊlˈfɪld ˈvərʒənz əv hu wi ər. ˈhævɪŋ sin ˈpipəl ɪn ə steɪt əv grif ənd traɪəl, ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən siɪŋ ðə deɪ wɪn hoʊp kəmz hoʊm əˈgɛn. dɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə bʊk hɛlp ju koʊp wɪθ ˈluzɪŋ jʊr dæd? maɪ ˈfɑðər wɑz ə ˈmɛnˌtɔr, ə bɛst frɛnd, maɪ ˈʧɪrɪŋ ˈsɛkʃən. hi wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpipəl ju wʊd hæv ˈɛvər mɛt, ˈvɛri ˈgɪvɪŋ hi wʊd teɪk ðə ʃərt ɔf əv hɪz bæk, ənd ðɛn səm. ɪn 2004 hi daɪd ˈvɛri ˈsədənli əv ə hɑrt əˈtæk waɪl aɪ wɑz ɔn ə ski trɪp, ənd aɪ gɪt tɪ seɪ ˈgʊdˌbaɪ. aɪ θɪŋk baɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ, wi hæv ə ʧæns tɪ ˈvoʊkəˌlaɪz wət nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪn ˈpərsən. θru ðə bʊk, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər hɪz ˈdɔtər, ənd ə ˈsərtən strɛŋθ ɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ stænd ənd seɪ, ““yes*! ðɪs ɪz hu aɪ stænd fər, ənd ðɪs ɪz hu aɪ am!”*!” aɪ kən ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli stænd nɛkst tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ˈhævɪŋ ə hɑrd taɪm ənd seɪ, noʊ wət ðə ˈdɑrknəs filz laɪk. aɪ noʊ wət ɪt ɪz tɪ kˈwɛʃən haʊ ˈizi ɪt ɪz tɪ gɪt aʊt əv bɛd. aɪ noʊ wət ɪt ɪz tɪ hæv tɪ seɪ ˈgʊdˌbaɪ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ənd tɪ wɔnt tɪ hæv ə ˈlɛgəsi fər them.”*.” lɔst ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, maɪ ˈgrændˌpɛrənts, frɛndz tɪ ˈkænsər, lɑts əv ˈəðər ˈpipəl hu mɛnt ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ mi, ənd iʧ wən həz lɛft ən ˌɪmˈprɪnt. iʧ wən ʃoʊz əp ɪn ðə bʊk ɪn ə ˈsərtən weɪ, bət aʊt əv ɔl əv ɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ðə bʊk ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz boʊθ kəˈθɑrtɪk fər mi ɛz ə kriˈeɪtɪv, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ fər mi ɛz ə ˈdɔtər, tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪ aɪ dɪd ɪt. wət tɛkˈniks wʊd ju ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd fər ˈpipəl tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈhoʊpfəl ɪn ðɛr lɪvz? aɪ traɪ nɑt tɪ prəˈskraɪb hoʊp bɪˈkəz soʊ juˈnik tɪ ðə ˈpərsən, bət aɪ kən tɛl ju, hoʊp ɪz ə ʧɔɪs. ju kən ɪmˈbɑdi hoʊp ɪn ðə θɪŋz ju du. səm əv ðə θɪŋz aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪn ðə bʊk ər wərd ʧɔɪs. ˈjuzɪŋ wərdz ðət səˈpɔrt ənd ˈəplɪft kən bi soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn ɑr ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn. wi ʧuz tɪ pʊt ˈpipəl daʊn, aʊt əv fɪr ənd frəˈstreɪʃən ənd ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ. ʤɪst sˈwɪʧɪŋ ə fju ki wərdz, səʧ ɛz can’t”*” ənd hate,”*,” tɪ love”*” ənd appreciate,”*,” kən ˈoʊpən ən ɪnˈtaɪər dɔr. ju hæv ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˌnɛgəˈtɪvəti ɪf ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈgrætəˌtud ɪn jʊr maɪnd æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt ðeɪ ˌkoʊəgˈzɪst. aɪ θɪŋk ɪf ˈhævɪŋ ə hɑrd taɪm, ənd hoʊp ʤɪst sim tɪ bi kəˈnɛktɪŋ wɪθ ju ɪn ðət ˈmoʊmənt, stɑrt ˈraɪtɪŋ daʊn wət ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli minz tɪ ju. wi ˈɔfən θɪŋk əv hoʊp ɛz ə ˈtænʤəbəl pɑrt əv ɑr lɪvz, bət ɪt ɪz. hoʊp kən bi ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz, hoʊp aɪ hæv ə greɪt haircut,”*,” ər, hoʊp ðə sən ʃaɪnz today,”*,” ər hoʊp ðɪs fərst deɪt goʊz ˈrɪli well.”*.” hoʊp kən stɑrt ɛz smɔl ɛz ðət, ənd laɪk ˈɛni ˈməsəl wɪn wi faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ brɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ɑr lɪvz ɔn ə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈbeɪsɪs, wi stɑrt ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪt. fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈhævɪŋ ən əˈspɛʃəli hɑrd taɪm, ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ˈəðərz, ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt wət ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt fɪrz ənd ˈmuvɪŋ pæst θɪŋz ðət hoʊld ˈjuˈɛs bæk frəm biɪŋ ˈhoʊpfəl ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ɪf ˈhoʊldɪŋ woʊ, ˈwəri, fɪr, grif, frəˈstreɪʃən, ənd ˈbɪtərnəs ɪn jʊr ˈsərkəl əv hoʊp, nɑt ˈlivɪŋ rum fər ðə θɪŋz ðət maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli prəˈpɛl ju tɪ ðət nɛkst stɛp əv ˈhæpinəs. ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ biɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt. aɪ tɛl ˈpipəl ɔl ðə taɪm ðət ˈhæpinəs ɪz ə mud ər ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɛbz ənd floʊz ɪn laɪf, bət bi ˈkɑntɛnt wɪθ ðə ˈmoʊmənt ənd ˈrɪli bi ˈprɛzənt wɪθ wət ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ, sɪns ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmoʊmənt ðət ʃʊr tɪ hæv. wət ər θri əv jʊr ˈbɪgəst hoʊps? maɪ ˈkɑnstənt hoʊp ɪz ðət maɪ ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz steɪ ˈhɛlθi. aɪ hoʊp ˈpipəl wɪl ʧuz tɪ ləv ðɛmˈsɛlvz mɔr. ˈrɪli ˈləvɪŋ ənd noʊɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst əv ɔl ˈblɛsɪŋz. ˈpipəl pʊt ju daʊn ər teɪk θɪŋz əˈweɪ frəm ju, ənd mɔˈrɛsoʊ, ju kən hæv səʧ ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ gloʊ ðət ˈpipəl wɪl kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ənd wɔnt tɪ bi əraʊnd. ə ˈʤɛnərəl hoʊp ɪz ðət ðə wərld rɪˈmɛmbərz ðə wərd ““unity.”*.” wi gɪt ˈɪntu ən mɛnˈtælɪti ˈvɛri ˈkɔstɪk. əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ kəroʊd hu wi ər, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv seɪɪŋ, ˈdɪfərənt, ənd aɪ wɔnt ðɛm tɪ lɪv baɪ maɪ rules,”*,” aɪ wʊd məʧ ˈrəðər ðət ˈpipəl bænd təˈgɛðər ənd θɪŋk əv weɪz ˈsɪmələr ənd haʊ ðeɪ kən hɛlp iʧ ˈəðər. wi du fil mˈjuʧuəl peɪn ənd mˈjuʧuəl ˈhæpinəs, ənd kəˈnɛktɪd mɔr ðən wi əˈlaʊ. haʊ wʊd ju ədˈvaɪz ˈpipəl koʊp wɪθ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt? ˈsɛtˌbæks ər ˈnæʧərəl. ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ, aɪ hæv tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd hoʊp ɪz ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn aɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ ɪn. wi ɔl hæv bæd deɪz, wi ɔl hæv ˈrɪli rəf spɑts. wi mit ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈpipəl. ðə θɪŋz ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər, ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtruli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, noʊ ˈrizən wi kip ˈhoʊpɪŋ. ə ˈsɛtˌbæk, ə ˈstəmbəlɪŋ blɑk, biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ teɪk ə stɛp bæk, min ðət ˈfeɪljər ɪt ʤɪst minz ðət wi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæv tɪ riəˈlaɪn wɪθ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn goʊɪŋ ɪn. hoʊp ɪz nɑt ˈmɪrli wən əv ðoʊz ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət ɪz əˈloʊn. aɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈpipəl tɪ θɪŋk ðət hoʊp ɪz raɪt naʊ. ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ du ðət. wɪn ju ˈʤərnəl, ju kən lʊk bæk ənd hæv ə ˈbɛtər pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn jʊr wərld ənd si hoʊp ɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈmoʊmənts. wət wɑz ðə bʊk ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs laɪk? fər ˈɛni əˈspaɪrɪŋ ˈɔθər, aɪ wʊd gɪv ju tu ˈpisɪz əv ədˈvaɪs. wən ɪz, bi ˈpeɪʃənt wɪθ ˈjɔrsɛlf. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju noʊ. tu, aɪ dɪd ə lɔt əv ˈrisərʧ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɪndi ˈɔθərz ənd ʤɪst tɔkt tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ wərld ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ˈraɪtərz wʊd səbˈmɪt juʤ ˈmænjəˌskrɪpts, preɪ ðət ə ˈpəblɪʃər wʊd lʊk æt ðɛm, ənd krɔs ðɛr ˈfɪŋgərz. təˈdeɪ, ʤɪst laɪk wi hæv ˈoʊpən sɔrs koʊd, wi hæv ɔl ðɪs ˈkɑntɛnt ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈpipəl. ˈɛvriˌwən həz ə raɪt tɪ ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ. wət ˈʧælənʤɪz dɪd ju feɪs ɛz ə ˈɔθər? ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz aɪ feɪst wər ˈrɪli ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ haʊ ˈmɛni raʊnz əv ˌrivˈju ju hæv tɪ goʊ θru, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ju hæv 20 kənˈtrɪbjətərz hu ɔl hæv ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɛrɪktər treɪts. ə lɔt əv ˈkɔfi, ə lɔt əv meetup’s*, ə lɔt əv ˌrivˈju, ənd ə lɔt əv prɛrz ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. ɪn ðə kriˈeɪtɪv speɪs ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ðɛr ər ə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ tulz ənd ˈvərʧuəl prufs. ðɛr ər ˈvɛri fju θɪŋz ɪn ðɪs wərld ðət ər kwaɪt ɛz tɪ ən ˈɔθər ɛz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə meɪl wɛr ju si jʊr bʊk fər ðə ˈvɛri fərst taɪm. ɪf aɪ kʊd stɪl du ˈkɑrtˌwilz æt maɪ eɪʤ, aɪ wʊd du ðɛm, bət ju hæv tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ noʊ nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpərˌfɪkt ðə fərst taɪm. ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ɪz ə hoʊl ˈəðər ˈævəˌnu ðət teɪks ə lɔt əv ˈspɪrɪt ənd dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən. wət ər jʊr goʊlz wɪθ ðə bʊk? ðɪs bʊk wɑz nɑt ə ˈmɪʃən əv feɪm ər ə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈməni ɔn ðɪs bʊk æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst faɪn. ˈrɪli ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ spɑrk ˈpipəl ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪr ðɛm tɪ ˈhoʊpfəli bi ˈprɛzənt ənd kəmˈpæʃənət. əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈwərldˈwaɪd naʊ, bət aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəli gɪt ɪt ˈɪntu ˈbʊkˌstɔrz ənd stɑrt ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈhɑspəsɪz ənd ˈʃɛltərz. əˈnəðər ədˈvɛnʧər fər ən ˈɔθər ɪz tɪ si jʊr bʊk ɪn faɪv ər sɪks ˈdɪfərənt ˈfɔrˌmæts, səʧ ɛz ˈkɪndəl faɪər ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst həz ə hoʊl ˈdɪfərənt ˈlænˌskeɪp. aɪ hoʊp tɪ səm deɪ hæv ɪt trænzˈleɪtəd tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ə lɔt əv waɪt speɪs ɪn ðə bʊk. wət wɑz ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðət? wən əv ðə ˈrizənz wɑz tɪ gɪv ˈpipəl ə speɪs tɪ meɪk noʊts. pləs, soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz pækt wɪθ wərdz. wi hæv ˈsɛnsəri ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ, ʃeɪp ənd fɔrm. wən əv ðə θɪŋz aɪ wɑz ˈhirɪŋ frəm ˈpipəl ɪz, hæv taɪm tɪ read.”*.” wɪn aɪ wɛnt əˈbaʊt ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə bʊk 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr iʧ əv ðə laɪnz kʊd stænd ɔn ɪts oʊn. aɪ wɔnt tɪ du ðə ˈstændərd proʊz, wɛr aɪ fɛlt laɪk aɪ wɑz ˈsɪmpli ˈtɛlɪŋ maɪ ˈstɔri, ɛz ə ˈdaɪəri. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr əˈproʊʧəbəl fər ˈpipəl. wət ˈfaɪndɪŋ frəm ˈfidˌbæk frəm ˈridərz soʊ fɑr ɪz ðət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsɛtəl ɔn ə ˈsərtən laɪn ər peɪʤ, ənd stɪk wɪθ ðɛm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ. laɪk ðə bʊk tɪ bi wɪθ ˈpipəl laɪk ə kloʊz ˈkɑnfəˌdɑnt. əˈnəðər ˈrizən ɪz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ grif fəˌsɪləˈteɪʃən ənd ɪn maɪ oʊn ˈʤərni, aɪ ˈlərnɪd ðət ju ˈprɔˌsɛs æt səʧ ə sloʊər spid wɪn ɪn ə steɪt əv grif bɪˈkəz soʊ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd, ðət ˈɔfən ɪt pʊʃt mi tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈpælətəbəl ɪn ə weɪ ðət əˈlaʊz ju tɪ wərk θru ɪt æt ə ˈstɛdi peɪs. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ˈpipəl hu ər feɪst wɪθ ə ˈsərtən ˈʧælənʤ ər fɪr tɪ nɑt fil laɪk ðə bʊk ɪz ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ bət ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ˈminɪŋ ɪn iʧ əv ðə wərdz. ðə moʊst ˈminɪŋfəl laɪn tɪ ju ɪn ðə bʊk? wən əv maɪ ˈprɛzənt ˈfeɪvərɪts ɪz ðət hoʊp ɪz ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət mɪˈsteɪks ər ˈblɛndɪd ˈɪntu life.”*.” tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət mɪˈsteɪks ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɑr ˈgreɪtəst ˈlɛsən ənd ðət laɪf ɪz ðət məʧ mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wɪn ju gɪt ɪt raɪt ðə fərst taɪm. ɪt meɪks ˈjuˈɛs wɔnt tɪ traɪ mɔr ənd bi ˈbɛtər, ənd ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbjutəfəl, laɪk hoʊp fər ðə nɛkst deɪ, nɛkst stɛp ər nɛkst ɪnˈkaʊnər. fər ˈpipəl hu wɔnt tɪ raɪt ə bʊk ðɛmˈsɛlvz, wət ədˈvaɪs wʊd ju hæv fər ðɛm? ˈɛdət ɛz ju goʊ əˈlɔŋ ʤɪst raɪt ɪn jʊr oʊn vɔɪs. ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz nɑt floʊɪŋ, kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə nis ˈlɪtəl breɪk tɪ goʊ aʊt ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm. laɪf ɪz ˈɔfən ðə bɛst mjuz, ənd wɪn ju əˈlaʊ ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ teɪk ə ˈbriðər, ə lɔt əv taɪmz, ðət ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən wɪl floʊ bæk ɪn. ju ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi tru tɪ hu ju ər, ənd wət ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi tru tɪ ju ɛz ə brænd ənd ɛz ə ˈpərsən ənd wɪl hæv ðə moʊst ˈminɪŋ ɪn ðə wərld. waɪ ʧuz tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ə hɑrd ˈkɑpi bʊk ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst du wən ˈɔnˌlaɪn? aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət hæd ə ˈtænʤəbəl ˈprɛzəns fər ðoʊz ˈmoʊmənts wɪn wi ɔl nid tɪ hoʊld hoʊp ɪn ɑr hænz. ˈɔlsoʊ, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈfiʧər ðə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət ˈɑnərd ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈʤərniz. waɪ wʊd ju ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə bʊk? hoʊp ɪz laɪk ə ˈdaɪmənd wɪn ju lʊk æt ɪt frəm iʧ əv ðə ˈfæsəts, ju si ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt ənd ˈbrɪljənt, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðə weɪ ˈpipəl ˈkəltəˌveɪt hoʊp ɪn ðɪs wərld ɪz haʊ ðeɪ ʧuz tɪ si ɪt. maɪ hoʊp fər ˈpipəl ɪz ðət ɛz ðeɪ goʊ θru ðə bʊk, ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət tɪ bi ə ˈhoʊpfəl ˈpərsən, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ hæv tɪ bi goʊɪŋ raɪt. ðeɪ kən ʧuz, ɪn ˈvɛri smɔl weɪz, tɪ meɪk hoʊp faɪnd ə hoʊm wɪθ ðɛm.
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baltimore (wjz) the u.s. department of justice busts pain clinic owners and their accomplices running so-called “pill mills” here in maryland.
amy has more on the federal investigation.
more than a dozen suspects are accused of using pain clinics to allegedly sell pain killers.
a investigation, wire taps and covert informants dismantled four pain clinics in our area.
“the most significant drug dealers that charging today are not people who were standing on street corners handing out of heroin, people who were wearing suits and ties and managing medical offices,” said u.s. attorney rod rosenstein.
the department of justice charges 16 people with running pain clinics or so-called “pill mills” to illegally distribute pills for a profit.
“the clients would come in, and they would comment about what was going on in the parking lot,” said bill wolf, who works near a suspected pill mill.
in maryland wellness center, first priority health care, wellness center and in washington, d.c. pain center are all alleged pill mills.
their owners are accused of hiring runners to pose as patients in pain to fill the prescriptions sell the pills. authorities say the suspects were aware of the possibly deadly consequences.
in one taped call, a suspect admits: “…you’re killin’ people… they need it…”
the owners of first priority health care are also accused of planning to open up their very own pharmacy and radiation center that could verify phony prescriptions and reports.
one woman says been suspicious about the clinic for months.
“they would conduct drug deals in the parking lot in plain sight,” she said.
officials say is a gateway drug to heroin and in the last few years noticed a spike in heroin overdoses in maryland.
the is still investigating whether others were knowingly participating in the scheme.
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ˈbɔltəˌmɔr (wjz*) ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs bəsts peɪn ˈklɪnɪk ˈoʊnərz ənd ðɛr əˈkɑmpləsəz ˈrənɪŋ ˈsoʊˈkɔld mills”*” hir ɪn ˈmɛrələnd. ˈeɪmi həz mɔr ɔn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈsəˌspɛkts ər əˈkjuzd əv ˈjuzɪŋ peɪn ˈklɪnɪks tɪ əˈlɛʤədli sɛl peɪn ˈkɪlərz. ə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, waɪər tæps ənd ˈkoʊvərt ˌɪnˈfɔrmənts dɪsˈmænəld fɔr peɪn ˈklɪnɪks ɪn ɑr ˈɛriə. moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt drəg ˈdilərz ðət ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ təˈdeɪ ər nɑt ˈpipəl hu wər ˈstændɪŋ ɔn strit ˈkɔrnərz ˈhændɪŋ aʊt əv ˈhɛroʊən, ˈpipəl hu wər ˈwɛrɪŋ suts ənd taɪz ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈmɛdɪkəl offices,”*,” sɛd juz. əˈtərni rɑd ˈroʊzənˌstin. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈʧɑrʤɪz 16 ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈrənɪŋ peɪn ˈklɪnɪks ər ˈsoʊˈkɔld mills”*” tɪ ˌɪˈligəli dɪˈstrɪbjut pɪlz fər ə ˈprɑfɪt. klaɪənts wʊd kəm ɪn, ənd ðeɪ wʊd ˈkɑmɛnt əˈbaʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lot,”*,” sɛd bɪl wʊlf, hu wərks nɪr ə səˈspɛktɪd pɪl mɪl. ɪn ˈmɛrələnd ˈwɛlnəs ˈsɛnər, fərst praɪˈɔrəti hɛlθ kɛr, ˈwɛlnəs ˈsɛnər ənd ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. peɪn ˈsɛnər ər ɔl əˈlɛʤd pɪl mɪlz. ðɛr ˈoʊnərz ər əˈkjuzd əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈrənərz tɪ poʊz ɛz ˈpeɪʃənz ɪn peɪn tɪ fɪl ðə prəˈskrɪpʃənz sɛl ðə pɪlz. əˈθɔrətiz seɪ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts wər əˈwɛr əv ðə ˈpɑsəbli ˈdɛdli ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ɪn wən teɪpt kɔl, ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ədˈmɪts: killin’*’ people…*… ðeɪ nid it…”*…” ðə ˈoʊnərz əv fərst praɪˈɔrəti hɛlθ kɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd əv ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ðɛr ˈvɛri oʊn ˈfɑrməsi ənd ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈsɛnər ðət kʊd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ˈfoʊni prəˈskrɪpʃənz ənd rɪˈpɔrts. wən ˈwʊmən sɪz bɪn səˈspɪʃəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈklɪnɪk fər mənθs. wʊd ˈkɑndəkt drəg dilz ɪn ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt ɪn pleɪn sight,”*,” ʃi sɛd. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ɪz ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ drəg tɪ ˈhɛroʊən ənd ɪn ðə læst fju jɪrz ˈnoʊtɪst ə spaɪk ɪn ˈhɛroʊən ˈoʊvərˌdoʊsɪz ɪn ˈmɛrələnd. ðə ɪz stɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈəðərz wər ˈnoʊɪŋli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə skim.
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salt lake city (ap) utah lawmakers will not consider a law that would ban discrimination against gay men and lesbians in the workplace and in housing, and will instead spend the next year studying the issue, key lawmakers said friday.
in exchange, opponents of legislation will drop any effort to prevent local governments from passing their own nondiscrimination laws this legislative session.
gay-rights advocates had hoped to build on recent momentum created by the salt lake city council, which passed nondiscrimination ordinances last year. those ordinances passed after the church of jesus christ of saints said it would support the measures.
in utah, few law changes occur if the church disapproves. more than 80 percent of state lawmakers are mormon, including gov. gary herbert, a republican.
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mr. herbert has said he disapproves of discriminating against gay men and lesbians, but that he does not think it should be illegal.
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sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti (ˌeɪˈpi) ˈjuˌtɔ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wɪl nɑt kənˈsɪdər ə lɔ ðət wʊd bæn dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛnst geɪ mɛn ənd ˈlɛzbiənz ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs ənd ɪn ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ənd wɪl ˌɪnˈstɛd spɛnd ðə nɛkst jɪr ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu, ki ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, əˈpoʊnənts əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪl drɔp ˈɛni ˈɛfərt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts frəm ˈpæsɪŋ ðɛr oʊn nɑnˌdɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən lɔz ðɪs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈsɛʃən. ˈædvəˌkeɪts hæd hoʊpt tɪ bɪld ɔn ˈrisənt moʊˈmɛntəm kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl, wɪʧ pæst nɑnˌdɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən ˈɔrdənənsɪz læst jɪr. ðoʊz ˈɔrdənənsɪz pæst ˈæftər ðə ʧərʧ əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst əv seɪnts sɛd ɪt wʊd səˈpɔrt ðə ˈmɛʒərz. ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ, fju lɔ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈkər ɪf ðə ʧərʧ dɪsəˈpruvz. mɔr ðən 80 pərˈsɛnt əv steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ər ˈmɔrmən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ gəv. ˈgɛri ˈhərbərt, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈmɪstər. ˈhərbərt həz sɛd hi dɪsəˈpruvz əv dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst geɪ mɛn ənd ˈlɛzbiənz, bət ðət hi dɪz nɑt θɪŋk ɪt ʃʊd bi ˌɪˈligəl.
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stress levels among further education staff have risen dramatically in the past two years, a survey published today reveals. frequent institutional change and unacceptable working demands are being blamed for the shift.
the poll of members of the university and college union (ucu) finds that stressful working environments are taking their toll on staff in the fe sector, with many reporting high levels of psychological distress and exhaustion.
some 62 per cent of respondents to the online survey say they often or always experience unacceptable levels of stress. this compares with 45 per cent in 2012. in 2008, the figure stood at just 40 per cent.
among staff, 70 per cent agree or strongly agree that too many changes have been introduced in their institution, with 90 per cent agreeing that a period of stability is needed in the sector.
organisational change, and how it was managed and commu-nicated, was responsible for the biggest rise in anxiety levels between the 2012 and 2014 surveys.
one respondent says: “a great deal of the stress derives from a failure by college management to explain, discuss or listen to alternatives when it comes to change. genuine consultation would make an enormous difference, instead of the automatic assumption that college management is always right.”
the next most stressful aspect of life in fe is the demands of the job, including work intensity, deadlines and time pressure, the survey finds.
and the growing pressures are having a significant impact on staff well-being: in a rating of psychological distress, 69 per cent of respondents score 4 or above the level at which intervention is judged to be required to improve psychological health. almost 90 per cent say they feel worn out at the end of their working day.
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strɛs ˈlɛvəlz əˈməŋ ˈfərðər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən stæf hæv ˈrɪzən drəˈmætɪkəli ɪn ðə pæst tu jɪrz, ə ˈsərˌveɪ ˈpəblɪʃt təˈdeɪ rɪˈvilz. ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl ʧeɪnʤ ənd ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ˈwərkɪŋ dɪˈmændz ər biɪŋ bleɪmd fər ðə ʃɪft. ðə poʊl əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈjunjən (ucu*) faɪndz ðət ˈstrɛsfəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛr toʊl ɔn stæf ɪn ðə feɪ ˈsɛktər, wɪθ ˈmɛni rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈstrɛs ənd ɪgˈzɔsʧən. səm 62 pər sɛnt əv rɪˈspɑndənts tɪ ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsərˌveɪ seɪ ðeɪ ˈɔfən ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ˈlɛvəlz əv strɛs. ðɪs kəmˈpɛrz wɪθ 45 pər sɛnt ɪn 2012 ɪn 2008 ðə ˈfɪgjər stʊd æt ʤɪst 40 pər sɛnt. əˈməŋ stæf, 70 pər sɛnt əˈgri ər ˈstrɔŋli əˈgri ðət tu ˈmɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz hæv bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðɛr ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, wɪθ 90 pər sɛnt əˈgriɪŋ ðət ə ˈpɪriəd əv stəˈbɪlɪti ɪz ˈnidɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛktər. ʧeɪnʤ, ənd haʊ ɪt wɑz ˈmænɪʤd ənd commu-nicated*, wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈbɪgəst raɪz ɪn æŋˈzaɪəti ˈlɛvəlz bɪtˈwin ðə 2012 ənd 2014 ˈsərˌveɪz. wən rɪˈspɑndənt sɪz: greɪt dil əv ðə strɛs dɪˈraɪvz frəm ə ˈfeɪljər baɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈmænɪʤmənt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn, dɪˈskəs ər ˈlɪsən tɪ ɔlˈtərnətɪvz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wʊd meɪk ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈdɪfərəns, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˌɔtəˈmætɪk əˈsəmpʃən ðət ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz right.”*.” ðə nɛkst moʊst ˈstrɛsfəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv laɪf ɪn feɪ ɪz ðə dɪˈmændz əv ðə ʤɑb, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wərk ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti, ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz ənd taɪm ˈprɛʃər, ðə ˈsərˌveɪ faɪndz. ənd ðə groʊɪŋ ˈprɛʃərz ər ˈhævɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn stæf ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ: ɪn ə ˈreɪtɪŋ əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈstrɛs, 69 pər sɛnt əv rɪˈspɑndənts skɔr 4 ər əˈbəv ðə ˈlɛvəl æt wɪʧ ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪz ʤəʤd tɪ bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl hɛlθ. ˈɔlˌmoʊst 90 pər sɛnt seɪ ðeɪ fil wɔrn aʊt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɛr ˈwərkɪŋ deɪ. fər mɔr ɔn ðɪs ənd ˈəðər feɪ ˈstɔriz, gɪt ðə 8 meɪ ɪˈdɪʃən əv ɔn jʊr ˈtæblət ər foʊn, ər baɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ðə ˈridər æp fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ər ˈioʊs. ər pɪk ɪt əp æt ɔl gʊd newsagents*.
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skyrim: pardon the interruption
this is a quick one. i have seen this numerous times in my few hours of playing, but i captured as many of them on video as i would like.
“they neglect to take any sort of context into account.”
people in obviously have a proximity trigger with your character. if they have something to say, they will say it either when you get in range of them or vice versa. while this makes for some great immersion at times, they neglect to take any sort of context into account. they observe what is going on and decide whether or not they should talk to you.
i recall anyone doing it while i was in an active dialog tree, but there are certainly times when i am listening to something important and especially if i am obviously part of a group discussion (such as in the two examples in the video). people doing their random walks will pass close enough to me to trip their trigger (so to speak) and say their piece. horribly distracting.
“real people have an awareness of unwritten social rules.”
the reason that this breaks immersion is that (real) people have an awareness of unwritten social rules. this is notoriously hard to get right in games. richard evans has been working on it for years most notably with his work in the sims 3. however, we solving for behaviors such as “don’t walk in on someone where they are taking a leak.” we are simply saying, “if involved in something important, interrupt me.”
if it is, indeed, the case that there is a boolean to not interrupt when a dialog is active, this is a simple fix. apply the same boolean flag to when something important is going on that the player must listen to. in the case of the street preacher in whiterun, this as big of a deal. by definition of his role, he is going to repeat himself. however, in the cases shown in the video, this is a one-time thing with important information… play your random engagements.
“if not
looking at you,
don’t speak to me.”
another way of solving this is through a slightly more complicated method of simulating “eye contact”. that is, if not looking at you, speak to me. face it… a common one that we all use in public anyway. in the case of the examples in the video, the one would have fallen into this category. the guard just happened to be walking by behind me and decided based on proximity to say his line. in the first video, at least i looked at the guy.
in effect, many of these rules can be combined together in some form of system… even an additive one using cumulative values. by assigning values to the various considerations (including a value on the importance of the message itself) you can define a threshold above which you are allowed to say the line. that solution would be much less brittle than the simplistic one that is being used here, and yet it is still lightweight and easily by designers and programmers.
tags: conversation, dialogue, random behavior, rpg,
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skyrim*: ˈpɑrdən ðə ˌɪntərˈəpʃən ðɪs ɪz ə kwɪk wən. aɪ hæv sin ðɪs ˈnumərəs taɪmz ɪn maɪ fju aʊərz əv pleɪɪŋ, bət aɪ ˈkæpʧərd ɛz ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ ɛz aɪ wʊd laɪk. nɪˈglɛkt tɪ teɪk ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈkɑntɛkst ˈɪntu account.”*.” ˈpipəl ɪn ˈɑbviəsli hæv ə prɑkˈsɪməti ˈtrɪgər wɪθ jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər. ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ seɪ, ðeɪ wɪl seɪ ɪt ˈiðər wɪn ju gɪt ɪn reɪnʤ əv ðɛm ər vaɪs ˈvərsə. waɪl ðɪs meɪks fər səm greɪt ˌɪˈmərʒən æt taɪmz, ðeɪ nɪˈglɛkt tɪ teɪk ˈɛni sɔrt əv ˈkɑntɛkst ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ðeɪ əbˈzərv wət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ ʃʊd tɔk tɪ ju. aɪ ˈriˌkɔl ˈɛniˌwən duɪŋ ɪt waɪl aɪ wɑz ɪn ən ˈæktɪv ˈdaɪəlɔg tri, bət ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli taɪmz wɪn aɪ æm ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd əˈspɛʃəli ɪf aɪ æm ˈɑbviəsli pɑrt əv ə grup dɪˈskəʃən (səʧ ɛz ɪn ðə tu ɪgˈzæmpəlz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ). ˈpipəl duɪŋ ðɛr ˈrændəm wɔks wɪl pæs kloʊz ɪˈnəf tɪ mi tɪ trɪp ðɛr ˈtrɪgər (soʊ tɪ spik) ənd seɪ ðɛr pis. ˈhɔrəbli dɪˈstræktɪŋ. ˈpipəl hæv ən əˈwɛrnəs əv ənˈrɪtən ˈsoʊʃəl rules.”*.” ðə ˈrizən ðət ðɪs breɪks ˌɪˈmərʒən ɪz ðət (ril) ˈpipəl hæv ən əˈwɛrnəs əv ənˈrɪtən ˈsoʊʃəl rulz. ðɪs ɪz noʊˈtɔriəsli hɑrd tɪ gɪt raɪt ɪn geɪmz. ˈrɪʧərd ˈɛvənz həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪt fər jɪrz moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli wɪθ hɪz wərk ɪn ðə sɪmz 3 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi ˈsɑlvɪŋ fər bɪˈheɪvjərz səʧ ɛz wɔk ɪn ɔn ˈsəmˌwən wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə leak.”*.” wi ər ˈsɪmpli seɪɪŋ, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˌɪntərˈəpt me.”*.” ɪf ɪt ɪz, ˌɪnˈdid, ðə keɪs ðət ðɛr ɪz ə buˈliən tɪ nɑt ˌɪntərˈəpt wɪn ə ˈdaɪəlɔg ɪz ˈæktɪv, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl fɪks. əˈplaɪ ðə seɪm buˈliən flæg tɪ wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ðət ðə pleɪər məst ˈlɪsən tɪ. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə strit ˈpriʧər ɪn whiterun*, ðɪs ɛz bɪg əv ə dil. baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv hɪz roʊl, hi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpit hɪmˈsɛlf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈwəˌtaɪm θɪŋ wɪθ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt information…*… pleɪ jʊr ˈrændəm ɪnˈgeɪʤmənts. nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ju, spik tɪ me.”*.” əˈnəðər weɪ əv ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðɪs ɪz θru ə sˈlaɪtli mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈmɛθəd əv ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ contact”*”. ðət ɪz, ɪf nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ju, spik tɪ mi. feɪs it…*… ə ˈkɑmən wən ðət wi ɔl juz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈɛniˌweɪ. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ɪgˈzæmpəlz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ðə wən wʊd hæv ˈfɑlən ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðə gɑrd ʤɪst ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ˈwɔkɪŋ baɪ bɪˈhaɪnd mi ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd beɪst ɔn prɑkˈsɪməti tɪ seɪ hɪz laɪn. ɪn ðə fərst ˈvɪdioʊ, æt list aɪ lʊkt æt ðə gaɪ. ɪn ˈifɛkt, ˈmɛni əv ðiz rulz kən bi kəmˈbaɪnd təˈgɛðər ɪn səm fɔrm əv system…*… ˈivɪn ən ˈædɪtɪv wən ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈvæljuz. baɪ əˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈvæljuz tɪ ðə ˈvɛriəs kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈvælju ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf) ju kən dɪˈfaɪn ə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld əˈbəv wɪʧ ju ər əˈlaʊd tɪ seɪ ðə laɪn. ðət səˈluʃən wʊd bi məʧ lɛs ˈbrɪtəl ðən ðə sɪmˈplɪstɪk wən ðət ɪz biɪŋ juzd hir, ənd jɛt ɪt ɪz stɪl ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ənd ˈizəli baɪ dɪˈzaɪnərz ənd ˈproʊˌgræmərz. tægz: ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, ˈrændəm bɪˈheɪvjər, rpg*,
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faw club licensing appeals body
the football association of wales club licensing appeals body met in cardiff on thursday to consider the appeals of three clubs.
port talbot town football club appealed against the decision of the first instance body not to award the club a and faw domestic licence. the appeals body upheld the decision and the and domestic licence were refused for the season.
cardiff met. university football club appealed against the decision of the first instance body not to award the club the faw domestic licence. the appeals body were satisfied that the concerns raised by the first instance body had been addressed and awarded the faw domestic licence for the season.
caernarfon town football club appealed against the decision of the first instance body not to award the club the faw domestic licence. the appeals body upheld the decision and the domestic licence was refused for the season.
the faw domestic licence is mandatory to participate in the welsh premier league, whilst the licence is a for club competitions.
the final results of the club licensing applications for the season is as follows;
faw domestic licensed clubs
1. town
2. airbus broughton
3. bala town
4. bangor city
5. barry town
6. cardiff met. university
7. town
8. druids
9. flint town
10. gap quay
11. county
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13. newtown
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15. the new saints
uefa licensed clubs
1. town
2. airbus broughton
3. bala town
4. bangor city
5. town
6. gap quay
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8. newtown
9. the new saints
what does that mean now for and promotion?
dafabet welsh premier league
port talbot town will be relegated despite finishing the season outside the zone, offering the club who finishes place in the a reprieve from. county are currently bottom of the and face, however, could avoid pending druids final position.
huws gray alliance
despite town currently being top of their league and potentially being crowned as champions permitting their final four fixtures they failed in achieving their domestic licence and will not be promoted to the. druids are the only north wales outfit who can be promoted this season, pending they finish in the top two as they currently sit in third position with five games remaining. if they were successful they would take county's place, if not, the bluebirds would also receive a reprieve from.
nathaniel cars welsh football league division one
barry town united and cardiff met were both granted a domestic licence occupying first and second spot in the nathaniel cars welsh football league division one respectively. which ever of those clubs finishes higher and in the top two of that league will be promoted to the top flight of welsh domestic football in place of port talbot town.
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fɔ kləb ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ əˈpilz ˈbɑdi ðə ˈfʊtˌbɔl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv weɪlz kləb ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ əˈpilz ˈbɑdi mɛt ɪn ˈkɑrdɪf ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə əˈpilz əv θri kləbz. pɔrt ˈtælbət taʊn ˈfʊtˌbɔl kləb əˈpild əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns ˈbɑdi nɑt tɪ əˈwɔrd ðə kləb ə ənd fɔ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns. ðə əˈpilz ˈbɑdi əˈphɛld ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ðə ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns wər rɪfˈjuzd fər ðə ˈsizən. ˈkɑrdɪf mɛt. ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈfʊtˌbɔl kləb əˈpild əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns ˈbɑdi nɑt tɪ əˈwɔrd ðə kləb ðə fɔ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns. ðə əˈpilz ˈbɑdi wər ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ðət ðə kənˈsərnz reɪzd baɪ ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns ˈbɑdi hæd bɪn əˈdrɛst ənd əˈwɔrdɪd ðə fɔ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns fər ðə ˈsizən. taʊn ˈfʊtˌbɔl kləb əˈpild əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ðə fərst ˈɪnstəns ˈbɑdi nɑt tɪ əˈwɔrd ðə kləb ðə fɔ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns. ðə əˈpilz ˈbɑdi əˈphɛld ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns wɑz rɪfˈjuzd fər ðə ˈsizən. ðə fɔ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns ɪz ˈmændəˌtɔri tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə wɛlʧ prɛˈmɪr lig, waɪlst ðə ˈlaɪsəns ɪz ə fər kləb ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz. ðə ˈfaɪnəl rɪˈzəlts əv ðə kləb ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈsizən ɪz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz; fɔ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsənst kləbz 1 taʊn 2 ˈɛrbəs ˈbrɔtən 3 ˈbɑlə taʊn 4 ˈbæŋˌgɔr ˈsɪti 5 ˈbɛri taʊn 6 ˈkɑrdɪf mɛt. ˌjunəˈvərsəti 7 taʊn 8 druɪdz 9 flɪnt taʊn 10 gæp ki 11 ˈkaʊnti 12 13 ˈnuˌtaʊn 14 15 ðə nu seɪnts ˈlaɪsənst kləbz 1 taʊn 2 ˈɛrbəs ˈbrɔtən 3 ˈbɑlə taʊn 4 ˈbæŋˌgɔr ˈsɪti 5 taʊn 6 gæp ki 7 8 ˈnuˌtaʊn 9 ðə nu seɪnts wət dɪz ðət min naʊ fər ənd pərˈmoʊʃən? wɛlʧ prɛˈmɪr lig pɔrt ˈtælbət taʊn wɪl bi ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd dɪˈspaɪt ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈsizən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə zoʊn, ˈɔfərɪŋ ðə kləb hu ˈfɪnɪʃɪz pleɪs ɪn ðə ə riˈpriv frəm. ˈkaʊnti ər ˈkərəntli ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ənd feɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kʊd əˈvɔɪd ˈpɛndɪŋ druɪdz ˈfaɪnəl pəˈzɪʃən. greɪ əˈlaɪəns dɪˈspaɪt taʊn ˈkərəntli biɪŋ tɔp əv ðɛr lig ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli biɪŋ kraʊnd ɛz ˈʧæmpiənz pərˈmɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˈfaɪnəl fɔr ˈfɪksʧərz ðeɪ feɪld ɪn əˈʧivɪŋ ðɛr dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns ənd wɪl nɑt bi prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ðə. druɪdz ər ðə ˈoʊnli nɔrθ weɪlz ˈaʊtˌfɪt hu kən bi prəˈmoʊtəd ðɪs ˈsizən, ˈpɛndɪŋ ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn ðə tɔp tu ɛz ðeɪ ˈkərəntli sɪt ɪn θərd pəˈzɪʃən wɪθ faɪv geɪmz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ. ɪf ðeɪ wər səkˈsɛsfəl ðeɪ wʊd teɪk ˈkaʊntiz pleɪs, ɪf nɑt, ðə ˈbluˌbərdz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsiv ə riˈpriv frəm. nəˈθænjəl kɑz wɛlʧ ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig dɪˈvɪʒən wən ˈbɛri taʊn juˈnaɪtɪd ənd ˈkɑrdɪf mɛt wər boʊθ ˈgrænɪd ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlaɪsəns ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ fərst ənd ˈsɛkənd spɑt ɪn ðə nəˈθænjəl kɑz wɛlʧ ˈfʊtˌbɔl lig dɪˈvɪʒən wən rɪˈspɛktɪvli. wɪʧ ˈɛvər əv ðoʊz kləbz ˈfɪnɪʃɪz haɪər ənd ɪn ðə tɔp tu əv ðət lig wɪl bi prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ðə tɔp flaɪt əv wɛlʧ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪn pleɪs əv pɔrt ˈtælbət taʊn.
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the payment of "commuting costs" at appears to be a generous quirk of the allowances system which does not exist for at westminster.
according to strict guidelines, most ordinary taxpayers are not entitled to be reimbursed for the cost of travelling between their homes and workplaces either.
with returning to the scottish parliament after the summer recess, the claimants - including several cabinet ministers - were last night accused of unfairly "lining their pockets".
analysis by the scottish sunday express shows that at least 46 parliamentarians were paid expenses last year for travel between their home and their local office.
the biggest beneficiary was justice secretary michael matheson, who claimed for 154 journeys between his home and his office in falkirk.
on one occasion the allowances office even paid out a 'double claim' of for the return journey, instead of the correct amount of.
conservative chief whip john lamont claimed for 134 journeys between his home and his constituency office in hawick. however, he received as some of the journeys were reimbursed at the lower rate of 25p-a-mile.
health secretary alex neil was the third largest claimant, paid for each of his 67 commutes between his home and his office in - a total of.
tory alex fergusson and john scott make up the top five claimants, followed by highlands and islands independent jean urquhart who has the longest commute at 59 miles.
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ðə ˈpeɪmənt əv "kəmˈjutɪŋ kɔsts" æt əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈʤɛnərəs kwərk əv ðə əˈlaʊənsɪz ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɪst fər æt ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ strɪkt ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, moʊst ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈtækˌspeɪərz ər nɑt ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ bi ˌriɪmˈbərst fər ðə kɔst əv ˈtrævəlɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðɛr hoʊmz ənd ˈwərkˌpleɪsɪz ˈiðər. wɪθ rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈæftər ðə ˈsəmər ˈrisɛs, ðə ˈkleɪmənts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstərz wər læst naɪt əˈkjuzd əv ənˈfɛrli "ˈlaɪnɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɑkəts". æˈnælɪsɪs baɪ ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈsənˌdi ɪkˈsprɛs ʃoʊz ðət æt list 46 ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz wər peɪd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz læst jɪr fər ˈtrævəl bɪtˈwin ðɛr hoʊm ənd ðɛr ˈloʊkəl ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛri wɑz ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈmaɪkəl ˈmæθəsən, hu kleɪmd fər 154 ˈʤərniz bɪtˈwin hɪz hoʊm ənd hɪz ˈɔfəs ɪn falkirk*. ɔn wən əˈkeɪʒən ðə əˈlaʊənsɪz ˈɔfəs ˈivɪn peɪd aʊt ə 'ˈdəbəl kleɪm' əv fər ðə rɪˈtərn ˈʤərni, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə kərˈɛkt əˈmaʊnt əv kənˈsərvətɪv ʧif wɪp ʤɑn ləˈmɑnt kleɪmd fər 134 ˈʤərniz bɪtˈwin hɪz hoʊm ənd hɪz kənˈstɪʧuənsi ˈɔfəs ɪn hawick*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi rɪˈsivd ɛz səm əv ðə ˈʤərniz wər ˌriɪmˈbərst æt ðə loʊər reɪt əv 25p-a-mile*. hɛlθ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈæləks nil wɑz ðə θərd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkleɪmənt, peɪd fər iʧ əv hɪz 67 kəmˈjuts bɪtˈwin hɪz hoʊm ənd hɪz ˈɔfəs ɪn ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈtɔri ˈæləks ˈfərgəsən ənd ʤɑn skɑt meɪk əp ðə tɔp faɪv ˈkleɪmənts, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈhaɪləndz ənd ˈaɪləndz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ʤin ˈərˌkɑrt hu həz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst kəmˈjut æt 59 maɪəlz.
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in the round-up: christian horner indicates the contest for mark seat at red bull in 2014 is now between and daniel.
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horner keen to test (sky)
“horner has previously identified vergne, and as the three candidates to replace the webber. but asked whether the battle for succession was now a straight fight between and, horner acknowledged: ‘essentially, probably.'”
formula one group press release (cvc)
“mr has six weeks to provide a response to this bill of indictment, prior to a decision being made by the court on opening proceedings. the board will continue to monitor developments in this situation accordingly.”
formula charged in german bribe case (reuters)
“‘the main topic of the response will be the changing ‘confessions’ of mr gribkowsky,’ law firm thomas elsner said in an statement.”
formula one boss bernie indicted for bribery (the wall street journal)
“the indictment could also affect potential plans for listing formula one stock. capital, which now owns a roughly 35% stake in the company, has been looking into reviving plans to list formula one in singapore after pulling a $2.5 billion [?�?�1.64bn] initial public offering last year. the overhang of the investigation was one factor behind the delay, according to people familiar with the deal.”
bernie the man, the myths and the motors (bbc)
” while the wheels of german justice have been turning in recent years, some in believe they have detected a dimming of’s powers. there was the decision to shuffle this grand prix calendar to accommodate a race that turned out not to exist, for example. then there was his failure to prevent the introduction of a new engine formula, which is going ahead next year despite’s four-year campaign against the idea.”
calado: force india talk no distraction (autosport)
“over the years got tougher, money being a big factor. a believer that talent does show and that talent can get you through. all i can focus on is doing as good a job as i can, both in a car and on days like this.”
intrigen in der 1 (bild, german)
bild claims mercedes’ toto wolff company chairman dieter and team principal ross brawn in a conversation between wolff and a former team boss which was secretly recorded.
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ok you bitch you have lied to me for 14 me some slack today.. never.. mark webber (@aussiegrit) july 17, 2013
@f1fanatic_co_uk disappointed to not be able to watch cars through gareth watson (@grthalo) july 17, 2013
off to sleep. after 10 years waiting, tomorrow is the big day. thanks to everyone who has been supporting me. good night! carlos sainz (@carlosainz) july 17, 2013
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what would losing bernie mean to? has a few thoughts:
anyone who thinks the sport will be better with bernie gone is in for a major shock when that day comes. regardless of what people tend to think, bernie actually does love this sport and has put a lot back into it to help build it to where it is. whoever decide to put in his place (and it will be a decision) may not care about the sport as much. has bernie made a fortune off? yes. however also spent a fortune and lost a fortune on. from the digital+ service he had so much of his own cash invested in, to the tv side in general cameras, dedicated timing systems, consistent tv graphics at every race etc…) and way back in the days where he was putting his own money forward as price money for race winners when the individual race promoters were not always willing to put anything up. is everything done necessarily positive (or perceived as positive)? no. however done far more good for over the years than he has bad.
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alberto dominated the british grand prix 60 years ago today, leading all 90 laps at silverstone and winning by a full minute.
juan manuel was second for maserati followed by’s team mate giuseppe farina.
this was the first time the podium had been filled by world champions, something which would not be repeated for another 12 years:
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ɪn ðə round-up*: ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈhɔrnər ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə ˈkɑntɛst fər mɑrk sit æt rɛd bʊl ɪn 2014 ɪz naʊ bɪtˈwin ənd ˈdænjəl. lɪŋks jʊr ˈdeɪli ˈdaɪʤɛst əv nuz, vjuz, ˈfiʧərz ənd mɔr. ˈhɔrnər kin tɪ tɛst (skaɪ) həz ˈpriviəsli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd vergne*, ənd ɛz ðə θri ˈkænədɪts tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈwɛbər. bət æst ˈwɛðər ðə ˈbætəl fər səkˈsɛʃən wɑz naʊ ə streɪt faɪt bɪtˈwin ənd, ˈhɔrnər ækˈnɑlɪʤd: ‘‘essentially*, probably.'”*.'” ˈfɔrmjələ wən grup prɛs riˈlis (cvc*) həz sɪks wiks tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðɪs bɪl əv ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt, praɪər tɪ ə dɪˈsɪʒən biɪŋ meɪd baɪ ðə kɔrt ɔn ˈoʊpənɪŋ prəˈsidɪŋz. ðə bɔrd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈmɑnətər dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən accordingly.”*.” ˈfɔrmjələ ʧɑrʤd ɪn ˈʤərmən braɪb keɪs (ˈrɔɪtərz) meɪn ˈtɑpɪk əv ðə rɪˈspɑns wɪl bi ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ‘‘confessions’*’ əv ˈmɪstər gribkowsky,’*,’ lɔ fərm ˈtɑməs ˈɛlsnər sɛd ɪn ən statement.”*.” ˈfɔrmjələ wən bɔs ˈbərni ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd fər ˈbraɪbəri (ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl) ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈfɛkt pəˈtɛnʃəl plænz fər ˈlɪstɪŋ ˈfɔrmjələ wən stɑk. ˈkæpɪtəl, wɪʧ naʊ oʊnz ə ˈrəfli 35 steɪk ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, həz bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ plænz tɪ lɪst ˈfɔrmjələ wən ɪn ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˈæftər ˈpʊlɪŋ ə ˈbɪljən �?�1.64bn*] ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfərɪŋ læst jɪr. ðə ˈoʊvərˌhæŋ əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz wən ˈfæktər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɪˈleɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə deal.”*.” ˈbərni ðə mæn, ðə mɪθs ənd ðə ˈmoʊtərz (ˌbibiˈsi) waɪl ðə wilz əv ˈʤərmən ˈʤəstɪs hæv bɪn ˈtərnɪŋ ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, səm ɪn bɪˈliv ðeɪ hæv dɪˈtɛktɪd ə ˈdɪmɪŋ əv paʊərz. ðɛr wɑz ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈʃəfəl ðɪs grænd pri ˈkæləndər tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ə reɪs ðət tərnd aʊt nɑt tɪ ɪgˈzɪst, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ðɛn ðɛr wɑz hɪz ˈfeɪljər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ə nu ˈɪnʤən ˈfɔrmjələ, wɪʧ ɪz goʊɪŋ əˈhɛd nɛkst jɪr dɪˈspaɪt ˌfɔˈrjɪr kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ðə idea.”*.” calado*: fɔrs ˈɪndiə tɔk noʊ dɪˈstrækʃən (autosport*) ðə jɪrz gɑt ˈtəfər, ˈməni biɪŋ ə bɪg ˈfæktər. ə bɪˈlivər ðət ˈtælənt dɪz ʃoʊ ənd ðət ˈtælənt kən gɪt ju θru. ɔl aɪ kən ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ɪz duɪŋ ɛz gʊd ə ʤɑb ɛz aɪ kən, boʊθ ɪn ə kɑr ənd ɔn deɪz laɪk this.”*.” ɪn dər 1 (bɪld, ˈʤərmən) bɪld kleɪmz mercedes’*’ ˈtoʊtoʊ wʊlf ˈkəmpəˌni ˈʧɛrmən ˈditər ənd tim ˈprɪnsəpəl rɔs brɔn ɪn ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən bɪtˈwin wʊlf ənd ə ˈfɔrmər tim bɔs wɪʧ wɑz ˈsikrɪtli rɪˈkɔrdɪd. ˈoʊˈkeɪ ju bɪʧ ju hæv laɪd tɪ mi fər 14 mi səm slæk təˈdeɪ.. ˈnɛvər.. mɑrk ˈwɛbər (@aussiegrit*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 17 2013 ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔʧ kɑz θru ˈgɛrɪθ ˈwɑtsən (@grthalo*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 17 2013 ɔf tɪ slip. ˈæftər 10 jɪrz ˈweɪtɪŋ, təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪz ðə bɪg deɪ. θæŋks tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən hu həz bɪn səˈpɔrtɪŋ mi. gʊd naɪt! ˈkɑrloʊs seɪnz (@carlosainz*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 17 2013 faɪnd mɔr əˈfɪʃəl əˈkaʊnts tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪn ðə tˈwɪtər dɪˈrɛktəri ˈkɑmɛnt əv ðə deɪ wət wʊd ˈluzɪŋ ˈbərni min tɪ həz ə fju θɔts: ˈɛniˌwən hu θɪŋks ðə spɔrt wɪl bi ˈbɛtər wɪθ ˈbərni gɔn ɪz ɪn fər ə ˈmeɪʤər ʃɑk wɪn ðət deɪ kəmz. rəˈgɑrdləs əv wət ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ θɪŋk, ˈbərni ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪz ləv ðɪs spɔrt ənd həz pʊt ə lɔt bæk ˈɪntu ɪt tɪ hɛlp bɪld ɪt tɪ wɛr ɪt ɪz. huˈɛvər ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ pʊt ɪn hɪz pleɪs (ənd ɪt wɪl bi ə dɪˈsɪʒən) meɪ nɑt kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə spɔrt ɛz məʧ. həz ˈbərni meɪd ə ˈfɔrʧən ɔf jɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈɔlsoʊ spɛnt ə ˈfɔrʧən ənd lɔst ə ˈfɔrʧən ɔn frəm ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl+ ˈsərvɪs hi hæd soʊ məʧ əv hɪz oʊn kæʃ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn, tɪ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən saɪd ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkæmərəz, ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈtaɪmɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz, kənˈsɪstənt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈgræfɪks æt ˈɛvəri reɪs etc…*…) ənd weɪ bæk ɪn ðə deɪz wɛr hi wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ hɪz oʊn ˈməni ˈfɔrwərd ɛz praɪs ˈməni fər reɪs ˈwɪnərz wɪn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl reɪs prəˈmoʊtərz wər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ pʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əp. ɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ dən ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈpɑzətɪv (ər pərˈsivd ɛz ˈpɑzətɪv)? noʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər dən fɑr mɔr gʊd fər ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ðən hi həz bæd. frəm ðə ˈfɔrəm ˈhæpi ˈbərθˌdeɪ! ˈhæpi ˈbərθˌdeɪ tɪ ənd icemangrins*! ɪf ju wɔnt ə ˈbərθˌdeɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs wɪn jʊrz ɪz baɪ mi, ˈjuzɪŋ tˈwɪtər ər ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə lɪst hir. ɔn ðɪs deɪ ɪn ælˈbərtoʊ ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ grænd pri 60 jɪrz əˈgoʊ təˈdeɪ, ˈlidɪŋ ɔl 90 læps æt ˈsɪlvərˌstoʊn ənd ˈwɪnɪŋ baɪ ə fʊl ˈmɪnət. wɑn mɑnˈwɛl wɑz ˈsɛkənd fər ˌmæsɛˈrɑti ˈfɑloʊd baɪ tim meɪt ʤɪˈsɛpi fərˈinə. ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈpoʊdiəm hæd bɪn fɪld baɪ wərld ˈʧæmpiənz, ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ wʊd nɑt bi rɪˈpitɪd fər əˈnəðər 12 jɪrz: ˈɪmɪʤ rɛd
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we are live from satellite event in san francisco, where the company showed off the brand new to us press. we have been fortunate enough to receive hands-on time with the device, and so far, kellen and i are both loving the.
if you have not been paying attention, the features a display (2560 x 1440), snapdragon 801 processor, or of ram depending on the storage option, a ois+ camera, special selfie camera on the frontside, battery, an absolute ton of proprietary software, and comes running android. to say it is a device might be a bit of an understatement at this point.
check out the full hands-on video and picture gallery below.
full impressions post coming from k and i shortly.
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wi ər lɪv frəm ˈsætəˌlaɪt ɪˈvɛnt ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, wɛr ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ʃoʊd ɔf ðə brænd nu tɪ ˈjuˈɛs prɛs. wi hæv bɪn ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪˈsiv ˌhænˈzɔn taɪm wɪθ ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ənd soʊ fɑr, ˈkɛlən ənd aɪ ər boʊθ ˈləvɪŋ ðə ɪf ju hæv nɑt bɪn peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən, ðə ˈfiʧərz ə dɪˈspleɪ 2560 ɛks 1440 sˈnæpˌdrægən 801 ˈprɑˌsɛsər, ər əv ræm dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɔpʃən, ə ois*+ ˈkæmərə, ˈspɛʃəl ˈsɛlˌfi ˈkæmərə ɔn ðə frontside*, ˈbætəri, ən ˈæbsəˌlut tən əv prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ənd kəmz ˈrənɪŋ ˈænˌdrɔɪd tɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz ə dɪˈvaɪs maɪt bi ə bɪt əv ən ˈəndərˌsteɪtmənt æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. ʧɛk aʊt ðə fʊl ˌhænˈzɔn ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˈpɪkʧər ˈgæləri bɪˈloʊ. fʊl ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz poʊst ˈkəmɪŋ frəm keɪ ənd aɪ ˈʃɔrtli.
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the last community synagogue in, in the north of ethiopia, is in a rented building cordoned off from the street by large metal sheets. several men passively stand guard in front. from the outside, a jewish agency for israel sign is the main indication of what lies within.
but neighbors know.
“you,” two men in frayed jeans and rubber sandals shouted as i paused at the wide street where they loitered. “beta israel?”
i nod in response.
“there,” they said, gesturing in the direction.
beta israel, or house of israel, is the term for indigenous jewish community. the jews are also called, or “outsiders” in ge’ez, the liturgical language of ethiopian christians and jews. it is here, in the rolling green hills of, that a distinctive ethiopian jewish community of craftsmen and shepherds once thrived. they claimed to derive from the tribe of dan, one of the lost 10 biblical tribes, although this claim remains historically disputed.
the typical jewish or american travelers rarely reach ethiopia, a landlocked country in the horn of africa where infrastructure is poor and poverty rampant. but ethiopia is a desirable destination for travelers seeking new heights, as well as beautiful nature preserves and ancient religious sites. several jewish groups, such as jewish journeys ltd., have organized sightseeing or fundraising trips to and to other areas in the north, like the simien mountains and bahir dar, where jews were once populous. others, like myself, make it their own way.
travelers, however, will not be coming to this synagogue much longer.
on a saturday in may, i entered the synagogue with a parade of children. they enthusiastically grasped my hand and, chattering, led me into the main hall. it is a large space filled with benches and divided by a thin cloth mechitzah, to separate the men from the women. the service is in ge’ez, which shares the same semitic roots as hebrew, arabic and local amharic. only the is in recognizable aramaic.
about 25 women sit in front, most of them dressed in white and wrapped in white shawls, common prayer attire for christian, muslim and jewish women in ethiopia. the men at this service wear the more distinctively jewish.
on the walls are posters chronicling the waves of aliyah. over the years, israelis have helped thousands of escape the hardships of ethiopia to move to israel.
the children around me have known only, and they told me that they want to go to israel, too. they asked for my name in hebrew, and they told me their respective names. they study the language at’s only jewish day school. my hebrew confused them.
one little girl, 10 years old and with an and wide eyes, squeezed in beside me on the bench. she began to count in hebrew, concentrating hard. she counted higher and higher, her recitation mixing with the murmurs of men on the other side of the mechitzah.
near the end, she grew impatient.
“i want a present,” she said to me in hebrew. then she repeated over and over, “ani [i am beautiful].” she persisted, her voice more deflated: “i am beautiful. why no present?”
at the conclusion, the children squealed. then quiet wishes of “shabbat shalom” were shared. the was recited, and baskets of torn ethiopian bread were passed around. a few moments later, the community dispersed into the streets, blending into the crowds of brightly dressed ethiopians.
the modern history of the beta israel is not one to romanticize. it is a complicated and story of competing political, religious and humanitarian interests a portion of jewish and world history often overlooked.
in 1975, the israeli officially extended the law of return to the beta israel. this meant that the, like all jews according to israeli law, now had the right to israeli citizenship. while some israelis supported ethiopian aliyah for humanitarian reasons, others simply wanted more jews to populate the country.
jewish ethiopians were eager to leave their home country. for years ethiopians suffered under the infamous despot haile selassie. famine devastated the north, while fighting raged along the borders with eritrea, somalia and the sudan. during these troubling times, communities grew insular and hostile toward outsiders. the, for years largely unable to possess their own land, often became a target of christian ill will.
in the 1980s, a series of devastating famines raged in rebellious north. hundreds of thousands, including, left their villages for a treacherous trek to refugee camps at the sudanese border, their only route for escape. in the covert operation moses (1984–85), the israelis rescued nearly jews from the camps and brought them to refuge in israel. thousands more never made it.
over the next decade, a civil war simmered. the kept leader, mengistu haile mariam, propped up against encroaching eritrean and tigrean rebels. facing pressure from several jewish diaspora organizations, the americans and israelis pushed to accelerate the emigration. in response, the mengistu government reportedly offered to leverage aliyah for israeli arms. eventual defeat loomed. in their most daring campaign, in may 1991, the israelis airlifted more than most of whom had never seen a plane before to israel from addis ababa in just 36 hours. the event was dubbed operation solomon.
the israeli bureau of statistics estimates that have immigrated to israel since 1980. there they have greater political freedoms and personal opportunities, but they also face racism and economic marginalization, a stain on the ethiopian exodus story.
today, a jewish cemetery still exists in the forest on the outskirts of. adjacent to the forest is an old village of brown huts. there, an aging woman, who claims she is the last jew in the village, speaks of the suffering of her family members, now all dead or gone to israel, and of the joy she finds in creating pottery. in the street outside, neighbors sell crafts they say come from the village, though been years since a viable community lived here.
in another part of a city is a compound belonging to the jewish agency. the organization facilitates the aliyah process and provides some health and employment services to the. inside the compound, ethiopians patiently sit in rows, waiting for their cases to be heard by jewish agency officials, hoping that they will be granted permission to go to israel.
gondar’s only jewish day school, run by the jewish agency, is a bumpy drive away. here the children learn hebrew in preparation for their relocation. on a tour in may, the headmaster told me that the school decorated with jewish stars and flanked by high fences is the best in the area. inside, the school provides free lunches of chicken and fruit. there is a sanctuary, a laboratory, a library, a computer room, and even health and family planning services. boys in uniform play soccer in a large field next to the buildings. in ethiopia, statistically more children work than read, making the school an impressive feat.
but in, the jewish people and places to visit are dwindling fast.
in june the jewish agency announced that by september it plans to fly out the remaining 400 already approved by the israeli government for aliyah. in the years since the major operations, small numbers of people of have been emigrating each month. the rest of the applicants the jewish agency will assess on a basis.
the jewish agency has announced the end of the aliyah several times before. but this time, the jewish ethiopia emissary, asher, says it will really happen. in 2011 the jewish agency took over operations from the north american conference on ethiopian jewry in order to streamline the process.
i met at the florida international hotel in, a popular gathering point for jews and israelis visiting the city. at age 12, was part of operation moses after he fled, with his family, a small village outside and headed to the jewish camp at the sudanese border. now, he is back in ethiopia as a representative for israel.
seyum explained that by the end, the jewish agency plans to conclude its operations, including the synagogue and school.
this is not to say that ethiopia will be emptied of jews entirely: thousands of mura, or descendants of christian converts from judaism, are to remain behind in and its surrounding area. explained that most mura, also called zera israel, converted in the and century, when jewish relations with christian rulers soured. regardless, many kept ties with their jewish brethren and were never fully accepted into the christian communities. when word spread about the aliyah, many thousands of mura left their villages for and addis ababa, assuming they counted.
then came the complications.
today, both israeli and ethiopian groups dispute the religious and political status. it was not until after operation moses that the israelis became aware of this subgroup that, up until then, had emigrated with the others. israeli officials became wary of opportunists. today, mura who move to israel must undergo conversion on arrival. under the israeli law of entry, mura with family in israel may apply to make aliyah to reunite with their family members.
seyum explained that as a, he with the people whose lives and futures hang in the balance of israeli policy regarding emigration.
“it’s not an easy decision,” he admitted of the jewish choice to wind down its operation and evaluate further emigration on a basis. “when i talk about the final aliyah, i say it is like an operation: you do the operation and very, very difficult. but if you do the operation, so dangerous.”
for decades, several american and israeli organizations have been in to support the community that remains. with the jewish agency leaving, these organizations worry that the jewish community will forget people here. i visited one organization, meketa, that sponsors children and helps adults left in limbo in find jobs. in a modest shack beside the jewish agency compound, five men, aged 30 to 80, worked intently at looms, weaving to sell.
antehunegh, 38, told me that he left his village and came to eight years ago in order to make aliyah. other weavers have been waiting in to go to israel for twice as long. he has five children and is not happy in, where the rent is too high (400–500 birr, or $21–$27 a month), and both land and jobs are scarce. many of his family members have already gone to israel. with hard economic times and limited resources, people are loath to give jobs or sell land to outsiders, he claimed. “even when there is work in the nearby villages, they let you buy land or build your own house,” he said.
“we see hope in a future in israel,” explained antehunegh, who has five children, “if i go to israel have the opportunities like every israeli citizen. thinking of my family and children.”
he was happy, he added, that foreigners had come to see ethiopia.
days later, and 100 miles away in bahir dar by lake tana, the source of the blue nile river, i met two israeli who had returned to ethiopia for the first time since they left with their families in operation solomon. we toured the muddied blue nile falls together.
“i told myself that i need to do this trip for myself and my identity,” said fareda, 24, who wore an t-shirt and greeted passing ethiopians in amharic. he waved his hand at the fields and wooden huts. “my parents grew up in a place that looked just like this.”
tomorrow he would head to to visit what remained.
miriam berger is a freelance journalist usually based in the middle east.
this story "the last jews of ethiopia" was written by miriam berger.
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ðə læst kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ɪn, ɪn ðə nɔrθ əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ɪz ɪn ə ˈrɛntɪd ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈkɔrdənd ɔf frəm ðə strit baɪ lɑrʤ ˈmɛtəl ʃits. ˈsɛvərəl mɛn ˈpæsɪvli stænd gɑrd ɪn frənt. frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi fər ˈɪzriəl saɪn ɪz ðə meɪn ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv wət laɪz wɪˈθɪn. bət ˈneɪbərz noʊ. ““you,”*,” tu mɛn ɪn freɪd ʤinz ənd ˈrəbər ˈsændəlz ˈʃaʊtɪd ɛz aɪ pɔzd æt ðə waɪd strit wɛr ðeɪ loitered*. israel?”*?” aɪ nɑd ɪn rɪˈspɑns. ““there,”*,” ðeɪ sɛd, ˈʤɛsʧərɪŋ ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˈbeɪtə ˈɪzriəl, ər haʊs əv ˈɪzriəl, ɪz ðə tərm fər ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti. ðə ʤuz ər ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld, ər ““outsiders”*” ɪn ge’ez*, ðə ləˈtərʤɪkəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ənd ʤuz. ɪt ɪz hir, ɪn ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ grin hɪlz əv, ðət ə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈkræftsmɛn ənd ˈʃɛpərdz wəns θraɪvd. ðeɪ kleɪmd tɪ dəraɪv frəm ðə traɪb əv dæn, wən əv ðə lɔst 10 ˈbɪblɪkəl traɪbz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs kleɪm rɪˈmeɪnz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli dɪˈspjutɪd. ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ʤuɪʃ ər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtrævələrz ˈrɛrli riʧ ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ə ˈlænˌdlɑkt ˈkəntri ɪn ðə hɔrn əv ˈæfrɪkɑ wɛr ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz pur ənd ˈpɑvərti ˈræmpənt. bət ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ɪz ə dɪˈzaɪərəbəl ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ˈtrævələrz ˈsikɪŋ nu haɪts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈbjutəfəl ˈneɪʧər prɪˈzərvz ənd ˈeɪnʧənt rɪˈlɪʤəs saɪts. ˈsɛvərəl ʤuɪʃ grups, səʧ ɛz ʤuɪʃ ˈʤərniz ˈɛlˈtiˈdi., hæv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈsaɪtˈsiɪŋ ər ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ trɪps tɪ ənd tɪ ˈəðər ˈɛriəz ɪn ðə nɔrθ, laɪk ðə ˈsɪmin ˈmaʊntənz ənd bəˈhɪr dɑr, wɛr ʤuz wər wəns ˈpɑpjələs. ˈəðərz, laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, meɪk ɪt ðɛr oʊn weɪ. ˈtrævələrz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪl nɑt bi ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈsɪnəˌgɔg məʧ ˈlɔŋgər. ɔn ə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪn meɪ, aɪ ˈɛnərd ðə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg wɪθ ə pəreɪd əv ˈʧɪldrən. ðeɪ ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli græspt maɪ hænd ənd, ˈʧætərɪŋ, lɛd mi ˈɪntu ðə meɪn hɔl. ɪt ɪz ə lɑrʤ speɪs fɪld wɪθ ˈbɛnʧɪz ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə θɪn klɔθ mechitzah*, tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ðə mɛn frəm ðə ˈwɪmən. ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪz ɪn ge’ez*, wɪʧ ʃɛrz ðə seɪm səˈmɪtɪk ruts ɛz ˈhibru, ˈɛrəbɪk ənd ˈloʊkəl amharic*. ˈoʊnli ðə ɪz ɪn ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl aramaic*. əˈbaʊt 25 ˈwɪmən sɪt ɪn frənt, moʊst əv ðɛm drɛst ɪn waɪt ənd ræpt ɪn waɪt ʃɔlz, ˈkɑmən prɛr əˈtaɪər fər ˈkrɪsʧɪn, ˈməzlɪm ənd ʤuɪʃ ˈwɪmən ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. ðə mɛn æt ðɪs ˈsərvɪs wɛr ðə mɔr dɪˈstɪŋktɪvli ʤuɪʃ. ɔn ðə wɔlz ər ˈpoʊstərz ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ ðə weɪvz əv əˈliə. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ˌɪzˈreɪliz hæv hɛlpt ˈθaʊzənz əv ɪˈskeɪp ðə ˈhɑrdʃɪps əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə tɪ muv tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ðə ˈʧɪldrən əraʊnd mi hæv noʊn ˈoʊnli, ənd ðeɪ toʊld mi ðət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈɪzriəl, tu. ðeɪ æst fər maɪ neɪm ɪn ˈhibru, ənd ðeɪ toʊld mi ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv neɪmz. ðeɪ ˈstədi ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ æt ˈoʊnli ʤuɪʃ deɪ skul. maɪ ˈhibru kənfˈjuzd ðɛm. wən ˈlɪtəl gərl, 10 jɪrz oʊld ənd wɪθ ən ənd waɪd aɪz, skwizd ɪn ˌbiˈsaɪd mi ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. ʃi bɪˈgæn tɪ kaʊnt ɪn ˈhibru, ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ hɑrd. ʃi ˈkaʊntɪd haɪər ənd haɪər, hər ˌrɛsəˈteɪʃən ˈmɪksɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmərmərz əv mɛn ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə mechitzah*. nɪr ðə ɛnd, ʃi gru ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt. wɔnt ə present,”*,” ʃi sɛd tɪ mi ɪn ˈhibru. ðɛn ʃi rɪˈpitɪd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər, [aɪ æm beautiful].”*].” ʃi pərˈsɪstɪd, hər vɔɪs mɔr dɪˈfleɪtɪd: æm ˈbjutəfəl. waɪ noʊ present?”*?” æt ðə kənˈkluʒən, ðə ˈʧɪldrən squealed*. ðɛn kwaɪət ˈwɪʃɪz əv shalom”*” wər ʃɛrd. ðə wɑz rəˈsaɪtəd, ənd ˈbæskəts əv tɔrn ˌiθiˈoʊpiən brɛd wər pæst əraʊnd. ə fju ˈmoʊmənts ˈleɪtər, ðə kəmˈjunɪti dɪˈspərst ˈɪntu ðə strits, ˈblɛndɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə kraʊdz əv ˈbraɪtli drɛst ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz. ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈbeɪtə ˈɪzriəl ɪz nɑt wən tɪ roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz. ɪt ɪz ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd ˈstɔri əv kəmˈpitɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl, rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈɪntərɪsts ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ʤuɪʃ ənd wərld ˈhɪstəri ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt. ɪn 1975 ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəli ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðə lɔ əv rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈbeɪtə ˈɪzriəl. ðɪs mɛnt ðət ðə, laɪk ɔl ʤuz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli lɔ, naʊ hæd ðə raɪt tɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp. waɪl səm ˌɪzˈreɪliz səˈpɔrtɪd ˌiθiˈoʊpiən əˈliə fər ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈrizənz, ˈəðərz ˈsɪmpli ˈwɔntɪd mɔr ʤuz tɪ ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt ðə ˈkəntri. ʤuɪʃ ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz wər ˈigər tɪ liv ðɛr hoʊm ˈkəntri. fər jɪrz ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz ˈsəfərd ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfəməs ˈdɛspət ˈhaɪli səˈlæsi. ˈfæmən ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd ðə nɔrθ, waɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ reɪʤd əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdərz wɪθ ˌɛrɪˈtriə, səˈmɑljə ənd ðə suˈdæn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz ˈtrəbəlɪŋ taɪmz, kəmˈjunɪtiz gru ˈɪnsələr ənd ˈhɑstəl təˈwɔrd aʊtˈsaɪdərz. ðə, fər jɪrz ˈlɑrʤli əˈneɪbəl tɪ pəˈzɛs ðɛr oʊn lænd, ˈɔfən bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈtərgət əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ɪl wɪl. ɪn ðə 1980s*, ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈfæmənz reɪʤd ɪn rɪˈbɛljəs nɔrθ. ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, lɛft ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz fər ə ˈtrɛʧərəs trɛk tɪ ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmps æt ðə ˌsudəˈniz ˈbɔrdər, ðɛr ˈoʊnli rut fər ɪˈskeɪp. ɪn ðə ˈkoʊvərt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈmoʊzɪs ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz ˈrɛskjud ˈnɪrli ʤuz frəm ðə kæmps ənd brɔt ðɛm tɪ ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ˈɪzriəl. ˈθaʊzənz mɔr ˈnɛvər meɪd ɪt. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd, ə ˈsɪvəl wɔr ˈsɪmərd. ðə kɛpt ˈlidər, ˌmɛŋˈgistu ˈhaɪli ˈmɑriəm, prɑpt əp əˈgɛnst ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ˌɛrɪˈtriən ənd tɪˈgrin ˈrɛbəlz. ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈsɛvərəl ʤuɪʃ daɪˈæspərə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˌɪzˈreɪliz pʊʃt tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðə ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə ˌmɛŋˈgistu ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ əˈliə fər ˌɪzˈreɪli ɑrmz. əˈvɛnʧuəl dɪˈfit lumd. ɪn ðɛr moʊst ˈdɛrɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn, ɪn meɪ 1991 ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz ˈɛˌrlɪftɪd mɔr ðən moʊst əv hum hæd ˈnɛvər sin ə pleɪn ˌbiˈfɔr tɪ ˈɪzriəl frəm ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə ɪn ʤɪst 36 aʊərz. ðə ɪˈvɛnt wɑz dəbd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈsɑləmən. ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈbjʊroʊ əv stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət hæv ˈɪməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ˈɪzriəl sɪns 1980 ðɛr ðeɪ hæv ˈgreɪtər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfridəmz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, bət ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ feɪs ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌmɑrʤənələˈzeɪʃən, ə steɪn ɔn ðə ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈɛksədəs ˈstɔri. təˈdeɪ, ə ʤuɪʃ ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv. əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ ðə ˈfɔrɪst ɪz ən oʊld ˈvɪlɪʤ əv braʊn həts. ðɛr, ən ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈwʊmən, hu kleɪmz ʃi ɪz ðə læst ʤu ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, spiks əv ðə ˈsəfərɪŋ əv hər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, naʊ ɔl dɛd ər gɔn tɪ ˈɪzriəl, ənd əv ðə ʤɔɪ ʃi faɪndz ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈpɑtəri. ɪn ðə strit ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈneɪbərz sɛl kræfts ðeɪ seɪ kəm frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, ðoʊ bɪn jɪrz sɪns ə ˈvaɪəbəl kəmˈjunɪti lɪvd hir. ɪn əˈnəðər pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪti ɪz ə ˈkɑmpaʊnd bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi. ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fəˈsɪləˌteɪts ðə əˈliə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd prəˈvaɪdz səm hɛlθ ənd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ðə. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɑmpaʊnd, ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz ˈpeɪʃəntli sɪt ɪn roʊz, ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈkeɪsɪz tɪ bi hərd baɪ ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈgrænɪd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ˈoʊnli ʤuɪʃ deɪ skul, rən baɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi, ɪz ə ˈbəmpi draɪv əˈweɪ. hir ðə ˈʧɪldrən lərn ˈhibru ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðɛr ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən. ɔn ə tʊr ɪn meɪ, ðə ˈhɛdˈmæstər toʊld mi ðət ðə skul ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ʤuɪʃ stɑrz ənd flæŋkt baɪ haɪ ˈfɛnsɪz ɪz ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ðə skul prəˈvaɪdz fri ˈlənʧɪz əv ˈʧɪkən ənd frut. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri, ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ə kəmˈpjutər rum, ənd ˈivɪn hɛlθ ənd ˈfæməli ˈplænɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz. bɔɪz ɪn ˈjunəˌfɔrm pleɪ ˈsɑkər ɪn ə lɑrʤ fild nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, stəˈtɪstɪkəli mɔr ˈʧɪldrən wərk ðən rɛd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə skul ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv fit. bət ɪn, ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl ənd ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ər dˈwɪndəlɪŋ fæst. ɪn ʤun ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi əˈnaʊnst ðət baɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər ɪt plænz tɪ flaɪ aʊt ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 400 ɔˈrɛdi əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈgəvərnmənt fər əˈliə. ɪn ðə jɪrz sɪns ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, smɔl ˈnəmbərz əv ˈpipəl əv hæv bɪn ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪŋ iʧ mənθ. ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈæplɪkənts ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi wɪl əˈsɛs ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs. ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi həz əˈnaʊnst ðə ɛnd əv ðə əˈliə ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ˌbiˈfɔr. bət ðɪs taɪm, ðə ʤuɪʃ ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ˈɛməˌsɛri, ˈæʃər, sɪz ɪt wɪl ˈrɪli ˈhæpən. ɪn 2011 ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi tʊk ˈoʊvər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz frəm ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˌiθiˈoʊpiən ˈʤuri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈstrimˌlaɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. aɪ mɛt æt ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hoʊˈtɛl ɪn, ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈgæðərɪŋ pɔɪnt fər ʤuz ənd ˌɪzˈreɪliz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti. æt eɪʤ 12 wɑz pɑrt əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈmoʊzɪs ˈæftər hi flɛd, wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli, ə smɔl ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ kæmp æt ðə ˌsudəˈniz ˈbɔrdər. naʊ, hi ɪz bæk ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiə ɛz ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər ˈɪzriəl. ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət baɪ ðə ɛnd, ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi plænz tɪ kənˈklud ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ənd skul. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ˌiθiˈoʊpiə wɪl bi ˈɛmtid əv ʤuz ɪnˈtaɪərli: ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈmʊrə, ər dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkɑnvərts frəm ˈʤudiˌɪzəm, ər tɪ rɪˈmeɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn ənd ɪts sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriə. ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət moʊst ˈmʊrə, ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ˈzɛrə ˈɪzriəl, kənˈvərtɪd ɪn ðə ənd ˈsɛnʧəri, wɪn ʤuɪʃ riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈrulərz saʊərd. rəˈgɑrdləs, ˈmɛni kɛpt taɪz wɪθ ðɛr ʤuɪʃ ˈbrɛðrən ənd wər ˈnɛvər ˈfʊli ækˈsɛptɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn kəmˈjunɪtiz. wɪn wərd sprɛd əˈbaʊt ðə əˈliə, ˈmɛni ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈmʊrə lɛft ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz fər ənd ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə, əˈsumɪŋ ðeɪ ˈkaʊntɪd. ðɛn keɪm ðə ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz. təˈdeɪ, boʊθ ˌɪzˈreɪli ənd ˌiθiˈoʊpiən grups dɪˈspjut ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstætəs. ɪt wɑz nɑt ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈmoʊzɪs ðət ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz bɪˈkeɪm əˈwɛr əv ðɪs ˈsəbˌgrup ðət, əp ənˈtɪl ðɛn, hæd ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈəðərz. ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz bɪˈkeɪm ˈwɛri əv ˌɑpərˈtunɪsts. təˈdeɪ, ˈmʊrə hu muv tɪ ˈɪzriəl məst ˌəndərˈgoʊ kənˈvərʒən ɔn ərˈaɪvəl. ˈəndər ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli lɔ əv ˈɛntri, ˈmʊrə wɪθ ˈfæməli ɪn ˈɪzriəl meɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ meɪk əˈliə tɪ ˌriuˈnaɪt wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ɛz ə, hi wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl huz lɪvz ənd fˈjuʧərz hæŋ ɪn ðə ˈbæləns əv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈpɑləsi rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən. nɑt ən ˈizi decision,”*,” hi ədˈmɪtəd əv ðə ʤuɪʃ ʧɔɪs tɪ wɪnd daʊn ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ˈfərðər ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs. aɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfaɪnəl əˈliə, aɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz laɪk ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən: ju du ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt. bət ɪf ju du ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, soʊ dangerous.”*.” fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈsɛvərəl əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hæv bɪn ɪn tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðət rɪˈmeɪnz. wɪθ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi ˈlivɪŋ, ðiz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈwəri ðət ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti wɪl fərˈgɛt ˈpipəl hir. aɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd wən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, meketa*, ðət ˈspɑnsərz ˈʧɪldrən ənd hɛlps ˈædəlts lɛft ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ ɪn faɪnd ʤɑbz. ɪn ə ˈmɑdəst ʃæk ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi ˈkɑmpaʊnd, faɪv mɛn, ˈeɪʤɪd 30 tɪ 80 wərkt ˌɪnˈtɛntli æt lumz, ˈwivɪŋ tɪ sɛl. antehunegh*, 38 toʊld mi ðət hi lɛft hɪz ˈvɪlɪʤ ənd keɪm tɪ eɪt jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk əˈliə. ˈəðər ˈwivərz hæv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈɪzriəl fər twaɪs ɛz lɔŋ. hi həz faɪv ˈʧɪldrən ənd ɪz nɑt ˈhæpi ɪn, wɛr ðə rɛnt ɪz tu haɪ bər, ər ə mənθ), ənd boʊθ lænd ənd ʤɑbz ər skɛrs. ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hæv ɔˈrɛdi gɔn tɪ ˈɪzriəl. wɪθ hɑrd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk taɪmz ənd ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz, ˈpipəl ər loʊθ tɪ gɪv ʤɑbz ər sɛl lænd tɪ aʊtˈsaɪdərz, hi kleɪmd. wɪn ðɛr ɪz wərk ɪn ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz, ðeɪ lɛt ju baɪ lænd ər bɪld jʊr oʊn house,”*,” hi sɛd. si hoʊp ɪn ə fˈjuʧər ɪn israel,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd antehunegh*, hu həz faɪv ˈʧɪldrən, aɪ goʊ tɪ ˈɪzriəl hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz laɪk ˈɛvəri ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsɪtɪzən. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv maɪ ˈfæməli ənd children.”*.” hi wɑz ˈhæpi, hi ˈædɪd, ðət ˈfɔrənərz hæd kəm tɪ si ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. deɪz ˈleɪtər, ənd 100 maɪəlz əˈweɪ ɪn bəˈhɪr dɑr baɪ leɪk tana*, ðə sɔrs əv ðə blu naɪl ˈrɪvər, aɪ mɛt tu ˌɪzˈreɪli hu hæd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˌiθiˈoʊpiə fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ðeɪ lɛft wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməliz ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈsɑləmən. wi tʊrd ðə ˈmədid blu naɪl fɔlz təˈgɛðər. toʊld ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət aɪ nid tɪ du ðɪs trɪp fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd maɪ identity,”*,” sɛd fareda*, 24 hu wɔr ən ˈtiˌsərt ənd ˈgritɪd ˈpæsɪŋ ˌiθiˈoʊpiənz ɪn amharic*. hi weɪvd hɪz hænd æt ðə fildz ənd ˈwʊdən həts. ˈpɛrənts gru əp ɪn ə pleɪs ðət lʊkt ʤɪst laɪk this.”*.” təˈmɑˌroʊ hi wʊd hɛd tɪ tɪ ˈvɪzɪt wət rɪˈmeɪnd. ˈmɪriəm ˈbərgər ɪz ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈjuʒəwəli beɪst ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ðɪs ˈstɔri "ðə læst ʤuz əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə" wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈmɪriəm ˈbərgər.
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abattis ceo bill fleming reported that the product has received excellent feedback and out at the seattle, which was held on august, 2015.
abattis bioceuticals’ (otcqx: | cse: att) is making good on its promises to deploy innovative market applications in the cannabis industry. reported the sale of 500 bottles of drinking water as a result of its ongoing natural health product research and development efforts. the water was sold to secret soda of washington state by visionary bioceuticals, subsidiary of focused on the sales and marketing of natural health products..
the annual seattle took place august, 2014. attendance in 2015 is not available yet but the 2014 numbers show visitors.
devoid of thc, hemp food products have been clinically studied and have been praised for a wide spectrum of health benefits which include: lowering blood pressure by reducing inflammation and improving circulation, improving cholesterol levels, improving digestion, promoting weight loss and so on and so forth.
the emergence of hemp drinks, particularly drinks enhanced with cbd, in the marketplace marks three significant market, legislative and consumer trends:
drinks based on the use of hemp extracts are a part of a trend for the reviving of the hemp industry that offers a tantalizing area for market expansion: industrial hemp is marketed a fiber, as a seed, or as a crop. although detailed market information for hemp in not readily available, estimates from the hemp industries association (hia) show that the total retail value of hemp products in the u.s. in 2013 was $581 million. this includes food and body products, clothing, auto parts, building materials, and other products. a shifting legislative framework also supports hemp drinks. last month, the supreme court of canada ruled that the consumption of medicinal and other extracts and derivatives is no longer limited to smoking; legalizing all means of medicinal consumption in one fell swoop. the supreme ruling had the intrinsic effect of forcing the revision of the current regulations for medicinal purposes regulations) in which the consumption of edibles is illegal. the market is showing new consumer preference markets for and hemp derivative products. for example, in a study prepared for the colorado department of revenue, the marijuana policy group (mpg) describe the slow, but steady shift away from smoking, the traditional way of consuming, to alternative methods such as edibles, vaporizers, concentrates, lotions and salves.
among its many partnerships and agreements counts five divisions, which enhance the strategically cultivated network spanning the entire industry.
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abattis* ˈsiˌiˈoʊ bɪl ˈflɛmɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˈprɑdəkt həz rɪˈsivd ˈɛksələnt ˈfidˌbæk ənd aʊt æt ðə siˈætəl, wɪʧ wɑz hɛld ɔn ˈɔgəst 2015 bioceuticals’*’ (otcqx*: cse*: att*) ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ gʊd ɔn ɪts ˈprɑməsəz tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈmɑrkɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈkænəbəs ˈɪndəstri. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə seɪl əv 500 ˈbɑtəlz əv ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪts ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl hɛlθ ˈprɑdəkt ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛfərts. ðə ˈwɔtər wɑz soʊld tɪ ˈsikrɪt ˈsoʊdə əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt baɪ ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri bioceuticals*, səbˈsɪdiˌɛri əv ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə seɪlz ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ əv ˈnæʧərəl hɛlθ ˈprɑdəkts.. ðə ˈænjuəl siˈætəl tʊk pleɪs ˈɔgəst 2014 əˈtɛndəns ɪn 2015 ɪz nɑt əˈveɪləbəl jɛt bət ðə 2014 ˈnəmbərz ʃoʊ ˈvɪzɪtərz. dɪˈvɔɪd əv thc*, hɛmp fud ˈprɑdəkts hæv bɪn ˈklɪnɪkəli ˈstədid ənd hæv bɪn preɪzd fər ə waɪd ˈspɛktrəm əv hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud: loʊərɪŋ bləd ˈprɛʃər baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən, ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ˈlɛvəlz, ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ daɪˈʤɛsʧən, prəˈmoʊtɪŋ weɪt lɔs ənd soʊ ɔn ənd soʊ fɔrθ. ðə ˈimərʤəns əv hɛmp drɪŋks, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli drɪŋks ɛnˈhænst wɪθ cbd*, ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs mɑrks θri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmɑrkɪt, ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ənd kənˈsumər trɛnz: drɪŋks beɪst ɔn ðə juz əv hɛmp ˈɛkˌstrækts ər ə pɑrt əv ə trɛnd fər ðə rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ əv ðə hɛmp ˈɪndəstri ðət ˈɔfərz ə ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈɛriə fər ˈmɑrkɪt ɪkˈspænʧən: ˌɪnˈdəstriəl hɛmp ɪz ˈmɑrkətɪd ə ˈfaɪbər, ɛz ə sid, ər ɛz ə krɑp. ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪˈteɪld ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən fər hɛmp ɪn nɑt ˈrɛdəli əˈveɪləbəl, ˈɛstəˌmeɪts frəm ðə hɛmp ˈɪndəstriz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (hia*) ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈriˌteɪl ˈvælju əv hɛmp ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ðə juz. ɪn 2013 wɑz 581 ˈmɪljən. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz fud ənd ˈbɑdi ˈprɑdəkts, ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ˈɔtoʊ pɑrts, ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz, ənd ˈəðər ˈprɑdəkts. ə ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈfreɪmˌwərk ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrts hɛmp drɪŋks. læst mənθ, ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə ruld ðət ðə kənˈsəmʃən əv məˈdɪsənəl ənd ˈəðər ˈɛkˌstrækts ənd dərˈɪvətɪvz ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ sˈmoʊkɪŋ; ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɔl minz əv məˈdɪsənəl kənˈsəmʃən ɪn wən fɛl swup. ðə səˈprim ˈrulɪŋ hæd ðə ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk ˈifɛkt əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə riˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz fər məˈdɪsənəl ˈpərpəsɪz ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz) ɪn wɪʧ ðə kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈɛdəbəlz ɪz ˌɪˈligəl. ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ nu kənˈsumər ˈprɛfərəns ˈmɑrkɪts fər ənd hɛmp dərˈɪvɪtɪv ˈprɑdəkts. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn ə ˈstədi priˈpɛrd fər ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈrɛvəˌnu, ðə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈpɑləsi grup (ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi) dɪˈskraɪb ðə sloʊ, bət ˈstɛdi ʃɪft əˈweɪ frəm sˈmoʊkɪŋ, ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl weɪ əv kənˈsumɪŋ, tɪ ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈmɛθədz səʧ ɛz ˈɛdəbəlz, vaporizers*, ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪts, ˈloʊʃənz ənd sɑvz. əˈməŋ ɪts ˈmɛni ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps ənd əˈgrimənts kaʊnts faɪv dɪˈvɪʒənz, wɪʧ ɛnˈhæns ðə strəˈtiʤɪkli ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈspænɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪndəstri.
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@bfwriter us a link to a college design photograph that has gone viral. lake posted the image to her tumblr and it struck a chord.
what i like about the image is the way it very clearly illustrates two things. first, it reveals that doing femininity mean obeying a single, simple rule. instead, about occupying and traveling within a certain space. in this case, usually between “proper” and “flirty.” women have to constantly figure out where in that space supposed to be. too at work you be taken seriously; too proper at the bar and invisible. under the right circumstances (e.g., halloween, a funeral), you can do “cheeky” or “old fashioned.”
the second thing i like about this image is the way it shows that there is a significant price to pay for getting it wrong. not just a faux pas. once “‘asking for it,” you could be a target. and, once reached “prudish,” become socially irrelevant. both violence and social marginalization are serious consequences.
and, of course, all women are going to get it wrong sometimes because the boundaries are moving targets and in the eye of the beholder. cheeky in one setting or to one person is in or to another. so women constantly risk getting it wrong, or getting it wrong to someone. so the consequences are always floating out there, worrying us, and sending us to the mall.
indeed, this is why women have so many clothes! we need an all-purpose black skirt that does old fashioned, another one to do proper, and a third to do… at the very least… and all in casual, business, and formal. and we need heels to go with each (stilettos = provocative, high heels =, low heels = proper, etc, plus we need flats for the picnics and beach weddings etc). and we need pants that are hemmed to the right length for each of these pairs of shoes. you wear black shoes with navy pants, so need to double up on all these things if you want any variety in your wardrobe. i could go on, but you get the picture.
women’s closets are often mocked as a form of self-indulgence, shop-a-holicism, or narcissism. but this fair. instead, if a woman is enough, they reflect an (often unarticulated) understanding of just how complicated the rules are. if not enough, they follow the rules and are punished for being, for example, “trashy” or “unprofessional.” a difficult job that we impose on women and all too often andn’t.
cross-posted at business insider and the huffington post.
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@bfwriter* ˈjuˈɛs ə lɪŋk tɪ ə ˈkɑlɪʤ dɪˈzaɪn ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ðət həz gɔn ˈvaɪrəl. leɪk ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈɪmɪʤ tɪ hər ˈtəmblər ənd ɪt strək ə kɔrd. wət aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ðə weɪ ɪt ˈvɛri ˈklɪrli ˈɪləˌstreɪts tu θɪŋz. fərst, ɪt rɪˈvilz ðət duɪŋ ˌfɛməˈnɪnəti min oʊˈbeɪɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl, ˈsɪmpəl rul. ˌɪnˈstɛd, əˈbaʊt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ ənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ə ˈsərtən speɪs. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˈjuʒəwəli bɪtˈwin ““proper”*” ənd ““flirty.”*.” ˈwɪmən hæv tɪ ˈkɑnstəntli ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɛr ɪn ðət speɪs səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi. tu æt wərk ju bi ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli; tu ˈprɑpər æt ðə bɑr ənd ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl. ˈəndər ðə raɪt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz (e.g*., ˌhæləˈwin, ə fˈjunərəl), ju kən du ““cheeky”*” ər fashioned.”*.” ðə ˈsɛkənd θɪŋ aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz ðə weɪ ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ðɛr ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt praɪs tɪ peɪ fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt rɔŋ. nɑt ʤɪst ə foʊ pɑz. wəns fər it,”*,” ju kʊd bi ə ˈtərgət. ənd, wəns riʧt ““prudish,”*,” bɪˈkəm ˈsoʊʃəli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. boʊθ ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌmɑrʤənələˈzeɪʃən ər ˈsɪriəs ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ənd, əv kɔrs, ɔl ˈwɪmən ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪt rɔŋ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪˈkəz ðə ˈbaʊndəriz ər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈtɑrgəts ənd ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə biˈhoʊldər. ˈʧiki ɪn wən ˈsɛtɪŋ ər tɪ wən ˈpərsən ɪz ɪn ər tɪ əˈnəðər. soʊ ˈwɪmən ˈkɑnstəntli rɪsk ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt rɔŋ, ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt rɔŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən. soʊ ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈfloʊtɪŋ aʊt ðɛr, ˈwəriɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə mɔl. ˌɪnˈdid, ðɪs ɪz waɪ ˈwɪmən hæv soʊ ˈmɛni kloʊðz! wi nid ən ˈɔlˈpərpəs blæk skərt ðət dɪz oʊld ˈfæʃənd, əˈnəðər wən tɪ du ˈprɑpər, ənd ə θərd tɪ du flirty…*… æt ðə ˈvɛri least…*… ənd ɔl ɪn ˈkæʒəwəl, ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ˈfɔrməl. ənd wi nid hilz tɪ goʊ wɪθ iʧ (stəˈlɛtoʊz proʊˈvɑkətɪv, haɪ hilz , loʊ hilz ˈprɑpər, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə, pləs wi nid flæts fər ðə ˈpɪkˌnɪks ənd biʧ ˈwɛdɪŋz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə). ənd wi nid pænts ðət ər hɛmd tɪ ðə raɪt lɛŋθ fər iʧ əv ðiz pɛrz əv ʃuz. ju wɛr blæk ʃuz wɪθ ˈneɪvi pænts, soʊ nid tɪ ˈdəbəl əp ɔn ɔl ðiz θɪŋz ɪf ju wɔnt ˈɛni vərˈaɪəti ɪn jʊr ˈwɔrˌdroʊb. aɪ kʊd goʊ ɔn, bət ju gɪt ðə ˈpɪkʧər. ˈklɑzəts ər ˈɔfən mɑkt ɛz ə fɔrm əv self-indulgence*, shop-a-holicism*, ər ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm. bət ðɪs fɛr. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪf ə ˈwʊmən ɪz ɪˈnəf, ðeɪ rɪˈflɛkt ən (ˈɔfən unarticulated*) ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ʤɪst haʊ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðə rulz ər. ɪf nɑt ɪˈnəf, ðeɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə rulz ənd ər ˈpənɪʃt fər biɪŋ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ““trashy”*” ər ““unprofessional.”*.” ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ʤɑb ðət wi ˌɪmˈpoʊz ɔn ˈwɪmən ənd ɔl tu ˈɔfən ənd damned-if-we-don’t*. æt ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ənd ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst.
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a tv newswoman and her cameraman were both assaulted during a live broadcast while covering the arrival of refugees into italy from africa.
francesca, a reporter for matrix channel 5 in rome, was showing viewers the scene at the roman train station where the refugees, who had reportedly entered the country on their way to northern europe, were camped out and sleeping on the sidewalk outside the terminal.
“their hope is especially to reach milan and then to move to northern europe,” she told viewers. “it’s important to know that this reception”
suddenly, the camera drops and shouts are heard.
watch video of the attack:
the next words out of mouth are, “we’ve been assaulted.”
“what’s happening, francesca?” anchor nicola porro asks from the studio as and her colleague run for their lives.
“they assaulted us, nicola,” she blurts out.
porro advises to leave the area immediately.
she’s then heard screaming in terror: “what do you want? crazy!”
porro instructs the producer to call police.
“oh god, francesca, get out of there,” he says while looking into the camera.
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parisella, who was not injured in the attack, was whisked away from the mob by a cab driver named roberto.
she later took to social media to thank him: “roberto saved my life.”
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ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈnuzwʊmən ənd hər ˈkæmərəmən wər boʊθ əˈsɔltɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə lɪv ˈbrɔdˌkæst waɪl ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈɪntu ˈɪtəli frəm ˈæfrɪkɑ. frænˈʧɛskə, ə rɪˈpɔrtər fər ˈmeɪtrɪks ˈʧænəl 5 ɪn roʊm, wɑz ʃoʊɪŋ vjuərz ðə sin æt ðə ˈroʊmən treɪn ˈsteɪʃən wɛr ðə ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz, hu hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɛnərd ðə ˈkəntri ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ ˈnɔrðərn ˈjʊrəp, wər kæmpt aʊt ənd sˈlipɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈtərmənəl. hoʊp ɪz əˈspɛʃəli tɪ riʧ ˈmaɪˌlæn ənd ðɛn tɪ muv tɪ ˈnɔrðərn europe,”*,” ʃi toʊld vjuərz. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊ ðət ðɪs rɪˈsɛpʃən ˈsədənli, ðə ˈkæmərə drɑps ənd ʃaʊts ər hərd. wɔʧ ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə əˈtæk: ðə nɛkst wərdz aʊt əv maʊθ ər, bɪn assaulted.”*.” ˈhæpənɪŋ, francesca?”*?” ˈæŋkər nɪˈkoʊlɑ ˈpɔroʊ æsks frəm ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɛz ənd hər ˈkɑlig rən fər ðɛr lɪvz. əˈsɔltɪd ˈjuˈɛs, nicola,”*,” ʃi blərts aʊt. ˈpɔroʊ ædˈvaɪzɪz tɪ liv ðə ˈɛriə ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ðɛn hərd ˈskrimɪŋ ɪn ˈtɛrər: du ju wɔnt? crazy!”*!” ˈpɔroʊ ˌɪnˈstrəkts ðə prəˈdusər tɪ kɔl pəˈlis. gɑd, frænˈʧɛskə, gɪt aʊt əv there,”*,” hi sɪz waɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæmərə. əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈhɛdɪd daʊn ə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl pæθ bət ə ˈsətəl ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. gɪt ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz ɪn ˈlioʊ brænd nu bʊk ˌɪnˈveɪʒən: ˈməzlɪm ˈkɑŋkwɛst θru ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd riˈsɛtəlmənt jihad,”*,” əˈveɪləbəl naʊ æt ðə ˈsupərˌstɔr., hu wɑz nɑt ˈɪnʤərd ɪn ðə əˈtæk, wɑz wɪskt əˈweɪ frəm ðə mɑb baɪ ə kæb ˈdraɪvər neɪmd rəˈbɛrtoʊ. ʃi ˈleɪtər tʊk tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ θæŋk ɪm: seɪvd maɪ life.”*.” əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈhɛdɪd daʊn ə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl pæθ bət ə ˈsətəl ˌɪnˈveɪʒən. gɪt ɔl ðə ˈditeɪlz ɪn ˈlioʊ brænd nu bʊk ˌɪnˈveɪʒən: ˈməzlɪm ˈkɑŋkwɛst θru ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd riˈsɛtəlmənt jihad,”*,” əˈveɪləbəl naʊ æt ðə ˈsupərˌstɔr.
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ted cruz, one of the u.s. most extreme and conspiratorial members, told sympathetic commentator david brody of the christian broadcasting network today that he plans to run a “positive, optimistic, hopeful” campaign for president that will stay out of the gutter.
“there may be other candidates who get down and nasty, who get personal, who go into the gutter and launch attacks. i going to be one of them, and not going to reciprocate,” cruz said, before clarifying that he does plan to “contrast” his record with that of other candidates. “the scripture gives us guidance; the word tells us ‘you shall know them by their fruit.’”
when brody asked the senator if he agrees with evangelicals who “believe that this is a christian nation,” cruz said that america was “built on values” and “built by people of faith, men and women of faith, who were fleeing persecution.”
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tɛd kruz, wən əv ðə juz. moʊst ɪkˈstrim ənd kənˌspɪrəˈtɔriəl ˈmɛmbərz, toʊld ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbroʊdi əv ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk təˈdeɪ ðət hi plænz tɪ rən ə ““positive*, ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk, hopeful”*” kæmˈpeɪn fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət wɪl steɪ aʊt əv ðə ˈgətər. meɪ bi ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts hu gɪt daʊn ənd ˈnæsti, hu gɪt ˈpərsɪnəl, hu goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈgətər ənd lɔnʧ əˈtæks. aɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wən əv ðɛm, ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ reciprocate,”*,” kruz sɛd, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ðət hi dɪz plæn tɪ ““contrast”*” hɪz ˈrɛkərd wɪθ ðət əv ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts. ˈskrɪpʧər gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ˈgaɪdəns; ðə wərd tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ʃæl noʊ ðɛm baɪ ðɛr fruit.’”*.’” wɪn ˈbroʊdi æst ðə ˈsɛnətər ɪf hi əˈgriz wɪθ ˌiˌvænˈʤɛlɪkəlz hu ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn nation,”*,” kruz sɛd ðət əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz ɔn values”*” ənd baɪ ˈpipəl əv feɪθ, mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən əv feɪθ, hu wər fliɪŋ persecution.”*.”
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when it comes to climbing waterfalls, the really puts its teeth into it.
the (2.5 centimeter) fish uses suckers in its mouth and belly to move up steep cliffs in its rugged hawaiian habitat. (related "pictures: "'walking' fish a model of evolution in action.")
rock-climbing fish studied watch a video of the fish climbing.
because its freshwater habitat is easily a big storm, for fish often crawl up waterfalls to return upstream.
but how this odd creature evolved to trek vertical distances of up to a hundred feet (30 energetic equivalent of a person running a unknown, said richard blob, an evolutionary biologist at clemson university.
now, a new paper by blob and colleagues in the journal one shows that the fish uses the same movements to climb as it does to eat algae.
before blob and his student team could study the fish, however, they had to catch one. that proved a bit tricky. for instance, a would watch as a scientist, struggling against the current, inched then would scoot away. "you don't want to attach too much personality to these animals," but they almost had a mocking expression, blob said with a laugh.
when enough fish were eventually caught, they were taken to a field laboratory in hawaii. there the scientists filmed them feeding on glass by falling water—climbing. "they'd climb up a garden hose if you gave it to them," blob quipped. (also see pictures: "nine fish with 'hands' found to be new species.")
by watching videos of both behaviors, the team concluded that the fish uses the same overall movements. for instance, the angle and distance at which the front part of the upper jaw are nearly identical during both behaviors.
this suggests that, at some point in its evolution, the one behavior for known evolutionary phenomenon known as, in which a species will "take a structure or behavior and co-opt to do something totally different."
view images the has two suckers for climbing. photograph courtesy takashi
the classic example of is bird feathers, said blob, "which may have evolved as an insulation structure before they were co-opted, or exapted, with some evolutionary changes for use in flight."
though it's still unknown which behavior came first, the end result is a perfectly adapted fish.
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wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈwɔtərˌfɔlz, ðə ˈrɪli pʊts ɪts tiθ ˈɪntu ɪt. ðə ˈsɛntəˌmitər) fɪʃ ˈjuzɪz ˈsəkərz ɪn ɪts maʊθ ənd ˈbɛli tɪ muv əp stip klɪfs ɪn ɪts ˈrəgəd həˈwaɪən ˈhæbəˌtæt. (rɪˈleɪtɪd "ˈpɪkʧərz: "'ˈwɔkɪŋ' fɪʃ ə ˈmɑdəl əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən ɪn ˈækʃən.") fɪʃ ˈstədid wɔʧ ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə fɪʃ ˈklaɪmɪŋ. bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈfrɛʃˌwɔtər ˈhæbəˌtæt ɪz ˈizəli ə bɪg stɔrm, fər fɪʃ ˈɔfən krɔl əp ˈwɔtərˌfɔlz tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈəpˈstrim. bət haʊ ðɪs ɑd ˈkriʧər ɪˈvɑlvd tɪ trɛk ˈvərtɪkəl ˈdɪstənsɪz əv əp tɪ ə ˈhənərd fit 30 ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə ˈpərsən ˈrənɪŋ ə ənˈnoʊn, sɛd ˈrɪʧərd blɑb, ən ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri baɪˈɑləʤɪst æt ˈklɛmsən ˌjunəˈvərsəti. naʊ, ə nu ˈpeɪpər baɪ blɑb ənd ˈkɑligz ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl wən ʃoʊz ðət ðə fɪʃ ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm ˈmuvmənts tɪ klaɪm ɛz ɪt dɪz tɪ it ˈælʤi. ˌbiˈfɔr blɑb ənd hɪz ˈstudənt tim kʊd ˈstədi ðə fɪʃ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ hæd tɪ kæʧ wən. ðət pruvd ə bɪt ˈtrɪki. fər ˈɪnstəns, ə wʊd wɔʧ ɛz ə ˈsaɪəntɪst, ˈstrəgəlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrənt, ɪnʧt ðɛn wʊd skut əˈweɪ. "ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ əˈtæʧ tu məʧ ˌpərsəˈnælɪti tɪ ðiz ˈænəməlz," bət ðeɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæd ə ˈmɑkɪŋ ɪkˈsprɛʃən, blɑb sɛd wɪθ ə læf. wɪn ɪˈnəf fɪʃ wər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kɔt, ðeɪ wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ə fild ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪn həˈwaɪˌi. ðɛr ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts fɪlmd ðɛm ˈfidɪŋ ɔn glæs baɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ water—climbing*. "ðeɪd klaɪm əp ə ˈgɑrdən hoʊz ɪf ju geɪv ɪt tɪ ðɛm," blɑb kwɪpt. (ˈɔlsoʊ si ˈpɪkʧərz: "naɪn fɪʃ wɪθ 'hænz' faʊnd tɪ bi nu ˈspiʃiz.") baɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz əv boʊθ bɪˈheɪvjərz, ðə tim kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə fɪʃ ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈmuvmənts. fər ˈɪnstəns, ðə ˈæŋgəl ənd ˈdɪstəns æt wɪʧ ðə frənt pɑrt əv ðə ˈəpər ʤɔ ər ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈdʊrɪŋ boʊθ bɪˈheɪvjərz. ðɪs səˈʤɛsts ðət, æt səm pɔɪnt ɪn ɪts ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ðə wən bɪˈheɪvjər fər noʊn ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri fəˈnɑməˌnɑn noʊn ɛz, ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈspiʃiz wɪl "teɪk ə ˈstrəkʧər ər bɪˈheɪvjər ənd koʊɑpt tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt." vju ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə həz tu ˈsəkərz fər ˈklaɪmɪŋ. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ˈkərtəsi ˌtɑˈkɑʃi ðə ˈklæsɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɪz bərd ˈfɛðərz, sɛd blɑb, "wɪʧ meɪ hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ɛz ən ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən ˈstrəkʧər ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər koʊˈɑptəd, ər exapted*, wɪθ səm ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈʧeɪnʤɪz fər juz ɪn flaɪt." ðoʊ ɪts stɪl ənˈnoʊn wɪʧ bɪˈheɪvjər keɪm fərst, ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə ˈpərfəktli əˈdæptɪd fɪʃ.
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decades after henrietta lacks' death, family gets a say on her cells
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the family of the late henrietta lacks finally got the chance to weigh in on how scientists use cells taken from her without consent more than 60 years ago.
the national institutes of health and the lacks family have agreed to give scientists access to the genetic sequence of the cells, with some restrictions to safeguard her relatives' privacy. director dr. francis collins described the agreement covering these so-called cells wednesday, and how it came to be in the journal nature.
the situation, he says, shines a bright light on a rising ethical issue in biomedicine: how do researchers protect people's privacy when they donate samples for sequencing and scientific experiments?
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the guidelines governing this issue were drawn up in the 1970s. and they clearly lag behind the technology. the ability to decode a whole genome quickly and cheaply makes it virtually impossible to hide a donor's identity when they give specimens for research.
"science moves forward, advances happen in biology based upon resources that have been donated," collins tells npr. "policy reforms have to be undertaken in order to keep up with the science."
the same was true back in 1951 when henrietta lacks unwittingly made available to scientists one of the most useful tools in research: cells that replicate and grew indefinitely in the lab. these cells are among the most widely used in biomedical research worldwide.
at age 31, the african-american mother of five had an unusually aggressive form of cervical cancer. the doctors treating her passed a piece of her tumor along to researchers down the hall, without permission from her or her family.
henrietta died shortly afterward. but her cells lived on and have helped scientists develop the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization and an array of treatments for cancer and other diseases. more than published scientific papers mention these cells.
these cells are so important that several laboratories have spent years trying to sequence their dna.
last march, german scientists published the genome again without consent from family and controversy erupted.
the scientists hadn't broken any laws. but they did trample on the lacks family's privacy.
hidden in the sequence is potential biomedical information about descendents, such as their risk for getting alzheimer's disease or bipolar disorder.
"the cells contain within them the original information that henrietta was born with," collins says. "and it is possible to go back and discern some of the hereditary information, which, of course, is then information she may have passed on to her children and grandchildren."
the german group quickly apologized and took down the dna sequence from the web.
the then set up a committee that included the lacks family to figure out a way to publish the genome, while still respecting the family's privacy.
the committee agreed to provide the dna sequence to researchers on a basis. scientists will apply to get access to the code, and a group at that includes collins and two members of the lacks family will review each request.
this strategy is already used for other deposited in databases. but in many cases, donors give up their rights to know how their will be used and distributed.
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ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈæftər ˌhɛnriˈɛtə læks' dɛθ, ˈfæməli gɪts ə seɪ ɔn hər sɛlz ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪˈdɪʃən tɔks wɪθ ˈdɑktər. ˈfrænsɪs ˈkɑlɪnz ˈlɪsən ðə ˈfæməli əv ðə leɪt ˌhɛnriˈɛtə læks ˈfaɪnəli gɑt ðə ʧæns tɪ weɪ ɪn ɔn haʊ ˈsaɪəntɪsts juz sɛlz ˈteɪkən frəm hər wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsɛnt mɔr ðən 60 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv hɛlθ ənd ðə læks ˈfæməli hæv əˈgrid tɪ gɪv ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈsikwəns əv ðə sɛlz, wɪθ səm riˈstrɪkʃənz tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrd hər ˈrɛlətɪvz' ˈpraɪvəsi. dɪˈrɛktər ˈdɑktər. ˈfrænsɪs ˈkɑlɪnz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə əˈgrimənt ˈkəvərɪŋ ðiz ˈsoʊˈkɔld sɛlz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ənd haʊ ɪt keɪm tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈneɪʧər. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, hi sɪz, ʃaɪnz ə braɪt laɪt ɔn ə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈɛθɪkəl ˈɪʃu ɪn biomedicine*: haʊ du ˈrisərʧərz prəˈtɛkt ˈpipəlz ˈpraɪvəsi wɪn ðeɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt ˈsæmpəlz fər ˈsikwənsɪŋ ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɪkˈspɛrəmənts? ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtɑgəl ˈkæpʃən tɑm tɑm ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ˈgəvərnɪŋ ðɪs ˈɪʃu wər drɔn əp ɪn ðə 1970s*. ənd ðeɪ ˈklɪrli læg bɪˈhaɪnd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈkoʊd ə hoʊl ˈʤiˌnoʊm kˈwɪkli ənd ˈʧipli meɪks ɪt ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ haɪd ə ˈdoʊnərz aɪˈdɛntəˌti wɪn ðeɪ gɪv ˈspɛsəmənz fər ˈrisərʧ. "saɪəns muvz ˈfɔrwərd, ədˈvænsɪz ˈhæpən ɪn baɪˈɑləʤi beɪst əˈpɑn ˈrisɔrsɪz ðət hæv bɪn ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd," ˈkɑlɪnz tɛlz ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr. "ˈpɑləsi rɪˈfɔrmz hæv tɪ bi ˈəndərˌteɪkən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip əp wɪθ ðə saɪəns." ðə seɪm wɑz tru bæk ɪn 1951 wɪn ˌhɛnriˈɛtə læks ənˈwɪtɪŋli meɪd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈsaɪəntɪsts wən əv ðə moʊst ˈjusfəl tulz ɪn ˈrisərʧ: sɛlz ðət ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ənd gru ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli ɪn ðə læb. ðiz sɛlz ər əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈwaɪdli juzd ɪn ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈwərldˈwaɪd. æt eɪʤ 31 ðə ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈməðər əv faɪv hæd ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli əˈgrɛsɪv fɔrm əv ˈsərvɪkəl ˈkænsər. ðə ˈdɑktərz ˈtritɪŋ hər pæst ə pis əv hər ˈtumər əˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧərz daʊn ðə hɔl, wɪˈθaʊt pərˈmɪʃən frəm hər ər hər ˈfæməli. ˌhɛnriˈɛtə daɪd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərd. bət hər sɛlz lɪvd ɔn ənd hæv hɛlpt ˈsaɪəntɪsts dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˈpoʊliˌoʊ ˌvækˈsin, ɪn ˈvɪtroʊ ˌfərtəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ən əreɪ əv ˈtritmənts fər ˈkænsər ənd ˈəðər dɪˈzizɪz. mɔr ðən ˈpəblɪʃt ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpeɪpərz ˈmɛnʃən ðiz sɛlz. ðiz sɛlz ər soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔriz hæv spɛnt jɪrz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈsikwəns ðɛr ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ. læst mɑrʧ, ˈʤərmən ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm əˈgɛn wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsɛnt frəm ˈfæməli ənd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˌɪˈrəptɪd. ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈhædənt ˈbroʊkən ˈɛni lɔz. bət ðeɪ dɪd ˈtræmpəl ɔn ðə læks ˈfæməliz ˈpraɪvəsi. ˈhɪdən ɪn ðə ˈsikwəns ɪz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt dɪˈsɛndənts, səʧ ɛz ðɛr rɪsk fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz dɪˈziz ər baɪˈpoʊlər dɪˈsɔrdər. "ðə sɛlz kənˈteɪn wɪˈθɪn ðɛm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ˌhɛnriˈɛtə wɑz bɔrn wɪθ," ˈkɑlɪnz sɪz. "ənd ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ goʊ bæk ənd dɪˈsərn səm əv ðə hərˈɛdəˌtɛri ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪʧ, əv kɔrs, ɪz ðɛn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ʃi meɪ hæv pæst ɔn tɪ hər ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən." ðə ˈʤərmən grup kˈwɪkli əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd ənd tʊk daʊn ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsikwəns frəm ðə wɛb. ðə ðɛn sɛt əp ə kəˈmɪti ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə læks ˈfæməli tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ðə ˈʤiˌnoʊm, waɪl stɪl riˈspɛktɪŋ ðə ˈfæməliz ˈpraɪvəsi. ðə kəˈmɪti əˈgrid tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ˈsikwəns tɪ ˈrisərʧərz ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs. ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪl əˈplaɪ tɪ gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə koʊd, ənd ə grup æt ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈkɑlɪnz ənd tu ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə læks ˈfæməli wɪl ˌrivˈju iʧ rɪkˈwɛst. ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi juzd fər ˈəðər dɪˈpɑzətəd ɪn ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. bət ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈdoʊnərz gɪv əp ðɛr raɪts tɪ noʊ haʊ ðɛr wɪl bi juzd ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd.
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carol long took advantage of her state's friendly business climate by opening up parkway restaurant in rapid city, s.d., nearly 25 years ago -- and she hasn't looked back.
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aside from the physical beauty of long's location, she appreciates the support she gets from her state's government as a small business owner.
"it's just a fair state with taxes," long said. "nobody has gotten the greedy end yet, i think that's why a good place to live and work."
south dakota has no taxes, capital gains taxes or corporate income taxes, which is why it should come as no surprise that it was ranked as this year's best tax environment for small business owners, according to the small business & entrepreneurship business tax index for 2011.
the index, which ranks the 50 states plus the district of columbia, pulls together 18 different tax measures and combines them into one tax score that allows them to be compared with one another. among the taxes included are income, capital gains, property, death/inheritance, unemployment, and various taxes, including state gas and diesel levies.
according to the 2011 index, the 10 best states for small businesses this year starting with the top were: south dakota, texas, nevada, wyoming, washington, florida, alabama, alaska, ohio and colorado.
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the bottom 10 states, beginning with the worst were: the district of columbia, minnesota, new jersey, new york, iowa, maine, california, vermont, hawaii and rhode island.
sbe council chief economist raymond keating said many of the states need to make substantive changes in their tax policy in order to be more inviting toward investors and small business owners.
"when you get down to those states at the bottom, they have to do so many things wrong to rank that poorly, and that is the problem," keating said. "they're so far gone."
even small changes like letting temporary tax surcharges in states like new jersey, north carolina and california, although attractive, were not enough to outweigh the negatives in those states, he said.
illinois saw the largest drop on the index this year, according to keating, which fell to 37 from 18 in 2010. the state passed a personal income tax increase of 66% to 5%, and corporate rates jumped 46% to 7%. lawmakers passed the measures to help ease the budget deficit.
"they passed a huge tax increase, and that dragged them down big time," keating said. "government is looking for any way to try and close the gap in state budgets whether it makes sense or not."
on the flip side, states that ranked as the most business friendly remain competitive for attracting entrepreneurs due to their low tax rates.
"it’s a huge competitive advantage for them," keating said.
fatima, owner of café bonaparte in washington, d.c., since 2003, said the district's high food and drink tax, which currently sits at 10%, deters customers.
"it scares a lot of customers," said. "they tend to tip out less, because that is a big chunk for them. even if the service is great, they will probably tip lower. that hurts the staff as well."
the sales tax at% is also harmful to small business owners’ bottom line, she said, and is ironic in itself.
"the more you sell, the more you are taxed," said. "it's always difficult."
keating said he is hopeful that states which increased taxes for small business owners will see the error of their legislation, and work to become more business friendlys.
"there are states that recognize the impact taxes have on entrepreneurs, but too often it's very short-sighted and they are just looking to plug some gaps," he said.
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ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈkɛrəl lɔŋ tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv hər steɪts ˈfrɛndli ˈbɪznɪs ˈklaɪmɪt baɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ˈræpɪd ˈsɪti, s.d*., ˈnɪrli 25 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd ʃi ˈhæzənt lʊkt bæk. kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ bɪˈloʊ əˈsaɪd frəm ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbjuti əv lɔŋz loʊˈkeɪʃən, ʃi əˈpriʃiˌeɪts ðə səˈpɔrt ʃi gɪts frəm hər steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnər. "ɪts ʤɪst ə fɛr steɪt wɪθ ˈtæksɪz," lɔŋ sɛd. "ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi həz ˈgɔtən ðə ˈgridi ɛnd jɛt, aɪ θɪŋk ðæts waɪ ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ lɪv ənd wərk." saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə həz noʊ ˈtæksɪz, ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz ˈtæksɪz ər ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtæksɪz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ɪt ʃʊd kəm ɛz noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ɪt wɑz ræŋkt ɛz ðɪs jɪrz bɛst tæks ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑntrəprəˈnərʃɪp ˈbɪznɪs tæks ˈɪndɛks fər 2011 ðə ˈɪndɛks, wɪʧ ræŋks ðə 50 steɪts pləs ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, pʊlz təˈgɛðər 18 ˈdɪfərənt tæks ˈmɛʒərz ənd kəmˈbaɪnz ðɛm ˈɪntu wən tæks skɔr ðət əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ bi kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ wən əˈnəðər. əˈməŋ ðə ˈtæksɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ər ˈɪnˌkəm, ˈkæpɪtəl geɪnz, ˈprɑpərti, death/inheritance*, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈtæksɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ steɪt gæs ənd ˈdizəl ˈlɛviz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə 2011 ˈɪndɛks, ðə 10 bɛst steɪts fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðɪs jɪr ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə tɔp wər: saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə, ˈtɛksəs, nəˈvɑdə, ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈflɔrɪdə, ˌæləˈbæmə, əˈlæskə, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈbɑtəm 10 steɪts, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə wərst wər: ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, nu ˈʤərzi, nu jɔrk, ˈaɪəwə, meɪn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, vərˈmɑnt, həˈwaɪˌi ənd roʊd ˈaɪlənd. ˈkaʊnsəl ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈreɪmənd ˈkitɪŋ sɛd ˈmɛni əv ðə steɪts nid tɪ meɪk ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðɛr tæks ˈpɑləsi ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ bi mɔr ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ təˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz. "wɪn ju gɪt daʊn tɪ ðoʊz steɪts æt ðə ˈbɑtəm, ðeɪ hæv tɪ du soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz rɔŋ tɪ ræŋk ðət ˈpurli, ənd ðət ɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm," ˈkitɪŋ sɛd. "ðɛr soʊ fɑr gɔn." ˈivɪn smɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz laɪk ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri tæks ˈsərˌʧɑrʤɪz ɪn steɪts laɪk nu ˈʤərzi, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˌɔlˈðoʊ əˈtræktɪv, wər nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈaʊtˌweɪ ðə ˈnɛgətɪvz ɪn ðoʊz steɪts, hi sɛd. ˌɪləˈnɔɪz sɔ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst drɔp ɔn ðə ˈɪndɛks ðɪs jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkitɪŋ, wɪʧ fɛl tɪ 37 frəm 18 ɪn 2010 ðə steɪt pæst ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks ˌɪnˈkris əv 66 tɪ 5 ənd ˈkɔrpərət reɪts ʤəmpt 46 tɪ 7 ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz pæst ðə ˈmɛʒərz tɪ hɛlp iz ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfəsət. "ðeɪ pæst ə juʤ tæks ˌɪnˈkris, ənd ðət drægd ðɛm daʊn bɪg taɪm," ˈkitɪŋ sɛd. "ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈɛni weɪ tɪ traɪ ənd kloʊz ðə gæp ɪn steɪt ˈbəʤɪts ˈwɛðər ɪt meɪks sɛns ər nɑt." ɔn ðə flɪp saɪd, steɪts ðət ræŋkt ɛz ðə moʊst ˈbɪznɪs ˈfrɛndli rɪˈmeɪn kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv fər əˈtræktɪŋ ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz du tɪ ðɛr loʊ tæks reɪts. ə juʤ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ fər ðɛm," ˈkitɪŋ sɛd. ˈfæθɪmə, ˈoʊnər əv café*é ˈboʊnəˌpɑrt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., sɪns 2003 sɛd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkts haɪ fud ənd drɪŋk tæks, wɪʧ ˈkərəntli sɪts æt 10 dɪˈtərz ˈkəstəmərz. "ɪt skɛrz ə lɔt əv ˈkəstəmərz," sɛd. "ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ tɪp aʊt lɛs, bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ə bɪg ʧəŋk fər ðɛm. ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪz greɪt, ðeɪ wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli tɪp loʊər. ðət hərts ðə stæf ɛz wɛl." ðə seɪlz tæks æt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ smɔl ˈbɪznɪs owners’*’ ˈbɑtəm laɪn, ʃi sɛd, ənd ɪz aɪˈrɑnɪk ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. "ðə mɔr ju sɛl, ðə mɔr ju ər tækst," sɛd. "ɪts ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt." ˈkitɪŋ sɛd hi ɪz ˈhoʊpfəl ðət steɪts wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈtæksɪz fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnərz wɪl si ðə ˈɛrər əv ðɛr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ənd wərk tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈbɪznɪs friendlys*. "ðɛr ər steɪts ðət ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ˈtæksɪz hæv ɔn ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz, bət tu ˈɔfən ɪts ˈvɛri ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪtəd ənd ðeɪ ər ʤɪst ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ pləg səm gæps," hi sɛd.
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virgil ivan "gus" grissom
by mary c. if we die, we want people to accept it. we're in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. the conquest of space is worth the risk of life.
gus grissom (john barbour et al., footprints on the moon (the associated press, 1969), p. 125. lieutenant colonel virgil ivan "gus" grissom had been part of the u.s. manned space program since it began in 1959, having been selected as one of nasa's original seven mercury astronauts. his second space flight on gemini earned him the distinction of being the first man to fly in space twice. his hard work, drive, persistence and skills as a top notch test pilot and engineer had landed him the title of commander for the first apollo flight. yet for grissom, apollo i was to be just the beginning. he had been told privately that if all went well, he would be the first american to walk on the moon. although grissom already had stacked up a very impressive list of career accomplishments, being first on the moon would be the ultimate achievement for the man who grew up in a small town during the lean years of the great depression. virgil ivan grissom was born on april 3, 1926 in mitchell, indiana, a tiny midwestern community of about three thousand residents tucked away in the southern half of the state. virgil was the eldest of dennis and cecile four children, which included two brothers, norman and lowell and one sister, wilma. dennis grissom managed to hold on to his job at the baltimore and ohio railroad in spite of the numerous layoffs which were going on all around him. although they were far from being wealthy, mr. twenty-four dollar per week salary allowed his family to live comfortably in their white frame house in town. although grissom was too short to participate in high school sports, he found a niche for himself in the local boy scout troop where he eventually served as leader of the honor guard. to earn spending money, he delivered newspapers twice a day throughout the year and, in the summer, he was hired by the local growers to pick peaches and cherries in the orchards outside of town. throughout high school, virgil used a good portion of his money to take betty moore to the late shows at the local theater. he had first met her during his sophomore year and he immediately knew that she was therl for him. "i met betty moore when she entered mitchell high school as a freshman, and that was it, period, exclamation point! it was a quiet romance, as far as anyone could see, but a special closeness started then and has developed into something light years beyond the power of mere words to grissom was, in his own words "not much of a whiz in without having set specific goals for himself, he simply seemed to drift through his classes. he excelled in math, but only pulled average grades in his other subjects. his high school principal remembered him as "an average solid citizen who studied just about enough to get a however, world war helped grissom start forming some personal and career goals. he enlisted as an aviation cadet as a high school senior and reported for duty in august 1944 following graduation. he took a short leave during july 1945 to marry betty moore and returned to the base with high hopes of receiving flight instructions and flying combat missions. however, japan surrendered a short time later and the war ended before he could receive his training. grissom found himself going from one routine desk job to another. knowing that he had joined the air force to fly and not to type, he decided to leave the service. his discharge came through in november 1945. grissom soon realized that his limited military career was going to get him nowhere. eventually, he found a job at carpenter's bus body works. however, he knew that he did not want to spend the rest of his life installing doors on school buses in mitchell, indiana. therefore, he set another goal for himself. he would earn a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from purdue university. while gus attended classes during the day, betty worked as a long distance operator. after class, gus worked thirty hours a week flipping burgers at a local diner. their combined incomes plus a small grant from the bill financed the cost of his education and their "pint-sized apartment near the after three and one half years of study, grissom graduated in 1950 with a in mechanical engineering. many years later, gus still was quick tove credit to betty, for "she had made my degree after graduation, gus made several half-hearted attempts to find employment. at one point, he considered accepting a mechanical engineering position at a brewery. however, because his heart was set on becoming a test pilot, he in the air force, finished air cadet training and won his wings. less than one year later, grissom was shipped out to korea to complete one hundred combat missions with the squadron. he ignored the tradition of naming a jet after one's wife orrlfriend and chose to fly his f- 86 sabre jet with the name "scotty" boldly printed on it in honor of his son who had been born the year before. another code of conduct existed on the bus ride which transported pilots from the barracks to the flight line. pilots who personally had been shot at by a mig were allowed to sit. those who had not yet experienced a real piece of the action were unworthy of a seat and forced to stand. after only two missions, gus took a seat on the bus. his first experience of being shot at came as a bit of a surprise. "i was flying along up there and it was kind of strange. for a moment i couldn't figure out what those little red things were going by. then i realized i was being shot grissom "usually flew wing position in combat, to protect the flanks of other pilots and keep an eye open for any migs that might be coming he was proud to be able to say, "i never did get hit and neither did any of the leaders that i flew wing after spending six months in korea, gus reached the one hundred combat missions mark. his request to fly twenty-five additional missions was denied and he was sent back to the states, having earned both the air medal with cluster and the distinguished flying cross during his tour of duty. the next few years brought a variety of assignments and changes for grissom. he served as a flight instructor for new cadets, a task which gus soon learned could be even more dangerous than the combat missions he had flown in korea. "at least you know what a mig is going to do. some of these kids were pretty green and careless sometimes, and you had to think fast and act cool or they could kill both of the family of three became a family of four when a second son, mark arrived in 1953. in addition to his duties as an instructor, grissom spent as much time as he could racking up extra flight hours and honing his flying skills. he "gained the reputation among his peers as one of the best jet in the finally, after receiving additional instruction at the institute of technology at, grissom attended test pilot school at edwards. he received his test pilot credentials in 1957 and was transferred back to, where he specialized in testing new jet fighters. "this was what i wanted all along, and when i finished my studies and began the job of testing jet aircraft, well, there wasn't a happier pilot in the air then, out of the blue, grissom received an official teletype message instructing him to report to an address in washington, d.c. wearing civilian clothes. the message was classified "top secret" and grissom was not to discuss its contents with anyone. "well, in the air force you get some weird orders, but you obey them, no matter what. on the appointed day, wearing my best civilian suit, and still as baffled as ever, i turned up at the washington address i'd beenven... i was convinced that somehow or other i had wandered right into the middle of a james bond nonetheless, as bizarre and surreal as the order might have seemed at the time, it would change life completely. grissom discovered that he was one of 110 military test pilots whose credentials had earned them an invitation to learn more about the space program in general and project mercury in particular. gus liked the sound of the program but knew that competition for the final spots would be fierce. "i did not think my chances were very big when i saw some of the other men who were competing for the team. they were a good group, and i had a lot of respect for them. but i decided tove it the old school try and to take some of nasa's taking some of nasa's tests turned out to be more of an ordeal than grissom could have imagined. he was sent to the lovelace clinic and to receive extensive physical examinations and to submit to a battery of psychological tests. grissom was nearly disqualified when doctors discovered that he suffered from hay fever. without missing a beat, grissom informed them that his allergies would not be a problem because "there won't be any ragweed pollen in since no one could argue that point, they passed him on to the next series of tests. grissom was pleased with his performance in all but one of the physical tests. "i was real disappointed in myself, and i thought that i should have done better" on the treadmill like most of his colleagues, grissom had an intense dislike and distrust of the psychological exams. it simply did not seem logical to him for grown men to be asked who they perceived themselves to be or what hidden figures or meanings they saw lurking in random blots of ink or blank sheets of paper. "i tried not tove the anything more than they were actually asking for. at least, i played it cool and tried not to talk myself into a hole. i did not have the slightest idea what they were trying to prove, but i tried to be honest with getting carried away and elaborating too the number of test pilots had dwindled steadily since the initial invitation to washington had been issued. finally, seven were chosen. on april 13, 1959, air force captain virgil grissom received official word that he had been selected as one of the seven project mercury astronauts. six others received the same notification: lieutenant malcolm scott carpenter, u.s. navy
captain leroy gordon cooper, jr., u.s. air force
lieutenant colonel john herschel glenn, jr., u.s. marine corps
lieutenant commander walter marty, jr., u.s. navy
lieutenant commander alan bartlett shepard, jr., u.s. navy
captain donald kent slayton, u.s. air force "after i had made the grade, i would lie in bed once in a while at night and think of the capsule and the booster and ask myself, 'now what in hell do you want to get up on that thing for?' i wondered about this especially when i thought about betty and the two boys. but i knew the answer: we all like to be respected in our fields. i happened to be a career officer in the military and, i think, a deeply patriotic one. if my country decided that i was one of the better qualified people for this new mission, then i was proud and happy to help having made the decision to accept nasa's invitation to join project mercury, grissom moved his family to langley, virginia and considered himself a very fortunate man to be participating in such a "weird, wonderful the next two years involved a constant round of crisscrossing the globe for flight training, planning and preparations, survival skills training, additional education, engineering work, monitoring spacecraft design and production and, of course, public relations. sixteen hour days were not uncommon. after the first year, grissom tallied up the number of days that he had spent away from home. he was surprised to discover that he had been gone for 305 of the past 365 days. yet, the pressure was on to win the prize for being the first nation in space. grissom and his colleagues knew that hard work and long hours were integral parts of the job. they kept their eyes on the prize and worked to get the job done. however, the prize which awaited nasa's team as a reward for all of their grueling work and training was snatched right out from under their noses on april 12, 1961. history would forever record that date as the day that russian cosmonaut yuri a. gagarin became the first man in space when he completed his successful orbital flight aboard i. the space race had begun and we had been left behind, still stuck at the starting gate. on may 5, 1961, alan shepard became the first american in space when he successfully piloted a flight on board the freedom 7 spacecraft. his flight closed the gap a bit, but his fifteen minute flight could not compare with one and three quarter hour orbital flight. gus grissom had missed out on the opportunity to be the first american in space; he had been selected to fly the second flight. shepard's flight had been a very successful one. however, before the u.s. manned space program could move on to orbital flights, it was up to grissom to prove that shepard's successful flight had not been just a fluke. grissom named his spacecraft liberty bell 7. it seemed a logical choice "because the capsule does resemble a it had three significant improvements over shepard's spacecraft. the control panel had been redesigned to accommodate future orbital flights. a large picture window replaced the small used in. this allowed the pilot to enjoy a better view but more importantly, it offered an improved capability for visual orientation of the spacecraft. finally, liberty bell 7 was the first mercury spacecraft to include a newly designed explosive hatch. although the hatch had not been tested previously, it was considered to be superior in design to the older model used on shepard's capsule. the explosive hatch was held in place by seventy bolts and was opened by triggering a mild detonating fuse, or. by delivering a five pound blow to a special plunger, the pilot could activate the which would blow the hatch completely off of the spacecraft, enabling the pilot to make a quicker and easier egress from the capsule. after two postponements because of poor weather, liberty bell 7 finally wasven the go ahead for launch on july 21, 1961. grissom patiently waited out two holds during the countdown while strapped into his couch inside the spacecraft. the first hold was called so that a explosive bolt on the hatch could be replaced. the second hold became necessary when cloud cover blocked the tracking cameras. gus reported a very smooth liftoff. the new picture window offered a panoramic view, and grissom was mesmerized by the contrasting blackness of the sky with "the blue of the water, the white of the beaches and the brown of the the only difficulty grissom experienced during the actual flight was with the attitude controls, which he described as "sticky and g forces reached a peak of during the period but were not a major problem for grissom, who had handled up to sixteen g's during training. the successful flight ended approximately fifteen minutes after when liberty bell 7 popped its chutes and landed safely in the atlantic ocean. after splashdown, grissom began final preparations for egress. "i opened up the on my helmet, disconnected the oxygen hose from the helmet, the helmet from my suit, released the chest strap, the lap belt, the shoulder harness, knee straps and medical sensors. and i rolled up the neck dam of my grissom then turned his attention to preparing the hatch for egress by completing standard procedures for arming the detonator. he notified the recovery helicopter, code named "hunt club," that he would need a few more minutes to mark all of the switch positions on the instrument panel. final transmission was to the helicopter. "as soon as i had finished looking things over, i told hunt club that i was ready. according to the plan, the pilot was to inform me as soon as he had lifted me up a bit so that the capsule would not ship water when the hatch blew. then i would remove my helmet, blow the hatch and get grissom was lying in his couch, waiting to receive final confirmation that it was time for him to blow the hatch and exit the spacecraft "when suddenly, the hatch blew off with a dull water flooded the cabin. grissom automatically threw off his helmet, grabbed the sill of the hatch, hauled himself out of the sinking capsule and swam furiously to get away from the spacecraft. the capsule had been equipped with a special dye marker package which would spew out its bright green contents in order to help recovery vehicles locate the spacecraft once it splashed down. the package was attached to the capsule by a set of lines. once he was in the water, grissom got tangled up in those lines and thus remained attached to the sinking spacecraft. he finally managed to extricate himself and swam away from the capsule. when the recovery chopper finally hooked on to the spacecraft, grissom figured that both he and liberty bell 7 were home free. the helicopter made a valiant effort to recover the spacecraft but with the added weight of the water which had flooded it, the capsule proved to be too heavy a load. red warning lights flashed on the control panel, signifying that the extra weight was putting too much strain on the chopper and that an engine failure was imminent. the recovery team had no choice but to cut the spacecraft loose. grissom watched helplessly as liberty bell sank from sight. by now, gus realized that he was having a hard time just keeping his head above the water. "then it dawned on me that in the rush to get out before i sank i had not closed the air inlet port in the belly of my suit, where the oxygen tube fits into the capsule. although this hole was not letting much water in, it was letting air seep out, and i needed that air to help me stay with his suit quickly losing buoyancy, grissom wished that he could dump the souvenirs he had stored in the left leg pocket of his space suit. "i had brought along two rolls of fifty dimes each for the children of friends, three one dollar bills, some small models of the capsule and two sets of pilot's wings. these were all adding weight that i could have done unaware of the difficulty grissom was having in staying afloat, none of the helicopters surrounding him were dropping him a life line. their rotor blades were churning up the surface of the water, making it necessary for grissom to swim even harder to keep from going under. he took a salty swill of the atlantic with every wave that washed over his head. as exhaustion set in, he thought, "well, you've gone through the whole flight, and now you're going to sink right here in front of all these fear gave way to anger as he tried once again to wave for help, but no one seemed to respond. finally, a third helicopter approached and dropped grissom a horse collar. he managed to loop it over his neck and arms, albeit backwards, and was hoisted up. grissom was so exhausted that he could not even remember that the chopper had to drag him fifteen feet across the water before he finally started going up. as soon as he was safely inside the helicopter, he grabbed the nearest life jacket and made sure that it was buckled on securely. after the ordeal he just had experienced, grissom simply wanted to be certain that if the recovery helicopter went down and he went for another swim in the choppy waters of the atlantic, he would be well prepared for the dunk. once he was on board the carrier, grissom received a telephone call from president kennedy. the president expressed relief that gus was safe, but his words offered little consolation to the pilot who had flown a perfect flight but came back without his spacecraft. "it was especially hard for me, as a professional pilot. in all of my years of combat in was the first time that my aircraft and i had not come back together. in my entire career as a pilot, liberty bell was the first thing i had ever after the flight, grissom participated in a conventional debriefing during which he recounted the details of the flight. grissom met his family upon returning to patrick. he was welcomed by nasa officials and held a press conference with reporters. gus was never comfortable speaking with the press. in fact, he went to great lengths to avoid them whenever possible. on one occasion, he went so far as to disguise himself in a floppy straw hat and dark glasses in order to slip by reporters. some members of the press crew responded by tagging him with the titles "gloomy gus" and "the great stone face." the press conference turned out to be an uncomfortable experience because "the reporters skipped over the successful aspects of the flight... and probed around the question of whether grissom had contributed to the loss of the liberty bell by accidentally bumping the plunger which blew the grissom repeated his account. "i was just laying there minding my own business when, pow, the hatch went. and i looked up and saw nothing but blue sky and water starting to come in over the the second question which grissom had to field dealt with whether or not he had felt that his life was in danger at any time. characteristically, his response was honest and to the point. "well, i was scared a good portion of the time. i guess this is a pretty good his reply made good sense. it also made good headlines and within no time, newspapers and magazines across the country shouted out variations on the same basic theme: "astronaut admits he was scared!" the press conference finally drew to a close and james webb presented grissom with nasa's distinguished service medal. although a review board determined that gus did not contribute in any way to the premature detonation of the hatch, questions surrounding the incident simply would not go away. "engineers spoke of a transient malfunction but were helpless to identify it because the capsule and the hatch were now on the bottom of the grissom was frustrated by the lack of a technical explanation. "we tried for weeks afterwards to find out what had happened and how it had happened. i even crawled into capsules and tried to duplicate all of my movements, to see if i could make the whole thing happen again. it was impossible. the plunger that the bolts is so far out of the way that i would have had to reach for it on purpose to hit it, and this i did not do. even when i thrashed about with my elbows, i could not bump against it grissom did not like the idea of being unable to come up with a concrete reason for the hatch blowing prematurely. yet, he was not going to waste precious time worrying about it. "it remained a mystery how that hatch blew. and i am afraid it always will. it was just one of those the important thing was that he had flown a successful flight which corroborated alan shepard's experiences and the program could move ahead. as preparations continued for the first american orbital flight, nasa announced its plan to develop an intermediate phase space program. it would feature a spacecraft that would use the titan as a booster and be designed to carry a two man crew. nasa officially named the program gemini, after the constellation represented by the twin stars castor and pollux. "when my mercury flight aboard the liberty bell capsule was completed, i felt reasonably certain, as the program was planned, that i wouldn't have a second space flight. by then gemini was in the works, and i realized that if i were going to fly in space again, this was my opportunity, so i sort of drifted into taking more and more part in gus liked to be in on a project from its inception and he was able to do that with project gemini. he combined his skills in mechanical engineering and test piloting to help produce a manned system which was designed to rely on the input of its pilots. "gemini would not fly without a guy at the controls... it was laid out the way a pilot likes to have the thing laid out... gus was the guy who did all in response to nasa's plan to build its new manned space center near houston, the grissom family left virginia and moved into a three bedroom home in timber cove, one of the new housing developments outside of seabrook, texas. grissom took steps to help shield his family from the onslaught of media attention and curiosity seekers. he had a pool installed in their backyard so that they could relax and swim in privacy. additionally, "grissom built a no windows on the side facing the street. he simply did not want people peering into his grissom greatly valued being home with his family, stating that "it sure helped to spend a quiet evening with your wife and children in your own living betty accommodated his hectic schedule by completing major chores and errands during the week so weekends would be free for family activities. she did not wear him down by constantly grilling him about the details of his job. in turn, gus refused to let work problems intrude on his time at home and tried to complete technical reading or paperwork after the boys were asleep. the family made what little time they had together count. they went boating and water skiing on clear lake. in the winter, the entire family traveled to colorado so gus and the boys could ski. an annual trip to the indianapolis 500 was always a highlight and offered a chance to visit family members back in mitchell. gus also introduced his sons to hunting and fishing, two of his favorite hobbies. in spite of the fact that the public had thrown the into the spotlight, gus demanded a normal life for his family. "betty and i run our lives as we please. we don't care anything about fads or frills or the p.t.a. we don'tve a damn about the once the gemini spacecraft was completed, alan shepard was selected as commander for its first manned flight. grissom was his back up. the program was progressing steadily when everything came to a screeching halt for alan shepard. shepard began to experience severe nausea, vomiting and dizzy spells. the symptoms vanished after the first episode. shepard felt fine and saw no reason to stop working. then the symptoms came back again... and again... and again. shepard knew that something definitely was not right so he had the flight surgeons check him over. much to his dismay, he wound up with a diagnosis of syndrome, an inner ear disorder that caused periods of nausea, dizziness and disorientation. with symptoms like that and with no immediate cure available, it did not take long for alan shepard to be grounded. as a result, the commander's seat in the first manned gemini spacecraft would be occupied by gus grissom. the pilot's seat went to lieutenant john w. young, a navy test pilot with a in aeronautical engineering who had been part of the second group of astronauts selected in september 1962. grissom took his role as commander very seriously. "i was responsible for my own skin in my mercury flight, but now that i'm going up for a second flight... i'm responsible for two. this will mean some of the decisions will come a little harder but i've asked for the responsibility and i've got grissom and young, plus their backups, wally and tom stafford immersed themselves in the intensive training schedule. "i had thought training for mercury was rigorous. once we got caught up in the gemini training program, our mercury training looked pretty initially, gus wanted to name his spacecraft after a native american tribe that had lived in home state of indiana. "then some smart joker pointed out that surer than shooting, our spacecraft would be dubbed the wabash cannon ball. well, my dad was working for the baltimore and ohio railroad, and i wasn't too sure just how he'd take to the wabash cannon ball. how would he explain that one to his pals on the b & got scratched off the list of prospective names and grissom began a new search. the broadway musical the unsinkable molly brown provided him with a source of inspiration. with the loss of liberty bell still on his mind, gus decided to poke fun at the whole incident. molly brown had been strong, reliable and most importantly, unsinkable. it was a perfect name for liberty bell's successor. however, some of bosses insisted that he choose a more respectable name. gus replied, "how about the it was clear that grissom was not going to back down on this one.ven a choice of molly brown or titanic, disgruntled officials backed off. without further ado, 3 became known as molly brown. on march 23, 1965, molly brown successfully lifted off from pad 19 with grissom and young at the controls. gus carried with him two specially engraved watches for scott and mark. betty's souvenir, a new diamond ring, hung safe and sound on a string around gus' neck. the main objectives for the five hour flight were to test all of the major operating systems and to determine if controlled maneuvering of the spacecraft was possible. being able to change orbit and flight path was crucial to upcoming rendezvous missions, so a lot was riding on molly's performance. she did not let her crew down. "to our intense satisfaction we were able to carry out these maneuvers almost exactly as longer we flew, the more jubilant we felt. we had a really fine spacecraft, one we could be proud of in every scientific experiments were also part of the flight plan and grissom had to perform one of them. "it was pathetically simple. all i had to do was turn a knob, which would activate a mechanism, which would fertilize some sea urchin eggs to test the effects of weightlessness on living cells. maybe... i had too much adrenaline pumping, but i twisted that handle so hard i broke it ironically, at the same time as gus was performing his test, a ground controller was conducting an identical experiment on earth. the controller broke off his handle as well. another experiment that needed to be completed was testing the new array of specially packaged space food. because future gemini missions were scheduled to last several days, supplying the crew with an adequate diet was critical. john young had been assigned to conduct this important experiment . grissom constantly complained about the dehydrated delicacies concocted by nasa nutritionists. he was willing to eat the reconstituted food only because there was nothing else available. or so he thought. gus had no idea that john young had more than just souvenirs stowed in his space suit pockets. "i was concentrating on our spacecraft's performance, when suddenly john asked me, 'you care for a beef sandwich, skipper?' if i could have fallen out of my couch, i would have. sure enough, he was holding an beef john had managed to sneak the deli sandwich, which was one of favorites into his pocket. as gus sampled the treat, tiny bits of rye bread began floating around the pristine cabin and the crew was just about knocked over by the pungent aroma of beef wafting through the small confines of the spacecraft. "after the flight our superiors at nasa let us know in no uncertain terms that beef sandwiches were out for future space missions. but john's deadpan offer of this strictly goodie remains one of the highlights of our flight for molly brown splashed down at pm after flying eighty thousand miles and completing three successful orbits around the earth. grissom and young were ecstatic about their textbook flight. "i do know that if nasa had asked john and me to take molly brown back into space the day after splashdown, we would have done it with pleasure. she flew like a queen, did our unsinkable molly, and we were absolutely sure that her sister craft would perform as the flight was followed by an enthusiastic reception and parade at cape kennedy. the following day grissom and young, accompanied by their families, flew to washington. president lyndon johnson awarded both men nasa's distinguished service medal. "for me, personally, the finest award i received was the opportunity for my wife and two sons to meet and shake hands with the president of the united states and mrs. johnson and with vice president humphrey. it was, i know, a moment that scott and mark grissom will remember for the rest of their parades in new york and other cities followed. "after all the russian space spectaculars, the united states was back in the manned space flight business with probably the most sophisticated spacecraft in the world, or out of it. our reception was the public's way of expressing pride in a national molly brown's flight was followed by nine other manned missions. each flight gave the program a wealth of knowledge, techniques and confidence. with each successful mission, we advanced closer to the moon. grissom remained directly involved with the gemini program for quite some time, including several months of training as backup commander for the gemini 6 mission. at the same time, work on the apollo spacecraft was already well in progress. in march 1966, nasa publicly announced that gus grissom had been assigned as commander for the first apollo mission. ed white would serve as senior pilot and roger chaffee was named pilot. jim mcdivitt, david scott and russell were assigned as backups. by the time gus was freed up from his duties on project gemini to jump on board the apollo program, the spacecraft and its systems were well advanced in terms of production and testing. unlike gemini, grissom and his crew inherited a spacecraft that had been designed for them, but not with them. although they did not have a hand in the basic design process, grissom and his crew were able to exert some influence on spacecraft 012, which was scheduled for an october 1966 launch. "he and ed white and roger chaffee, along with their supporting staff of engineers and technicians, participated directly in the progressive design and manufacturing reviews and inspections as spacecraft 012 neared completion. some of the things gus saw he did not as the pressure mounted and dissatisfaction grew, grissom, for the first time, began to bring his work problems home. "when he was home he normally did not want to be with the space program. he would rather be just messing around with the kids. but now he was uptight about the arrival of spacecraft 012 to the cape only brought more problems. it soon became obvious that many designated engineering changes were incomplete. the environmental control unit leaked like a sieve and needed to be removed from the module. as a result, the launch schedule was delayed by several weeks. the apollo simulator which was used for training purposes had its own set of problems and was not in any better shape than the actual spacecraft itself. according to astronaut walter cunningham, "we knew that the spacecraft was, you know, in poor shape relative to what it ought to be. we felt like we could fly it, but let's face it, it just wasn't as good as it should have been for the job of flying the first manned apollo nonetheless, the crew made do with what they had and by mid january of 1967, preparations were being made for the final tests of spacecraft 012. on january 22, 1967, grissom made a brief stop at home before returning to the cape. a citrus tree grew in their backyard with lemons on it as big as grapefruits. gus yanked the largest lemon he could find off of the tree. betty had no idea what he was up to and asked what he planned to do with the lemon. " 'i'm going to hang it on that spacecraft,' gus said grimly and kissed her betty knew that gus would be unable to return home before the crew conducted the plugs out test on january 27, 1967. what she did not know was that january 22 would be "the last time he was here at the top carpenter | cooper | glenn | grissom | | shepard | slayton 1. virgil grissom. gemini: a personal account of man's venture into space (new york: the macmillan company, 1968), p. 18. 2. ibid., p. 17. 3. betty grissom and henry still. (new york: thomas y. crowell company, 1974), p. 24. 4. grissom, p. 18. 5. ibid., p. 19. 6. grissom and still, p. 38. 7. m. scott carpenter, et al., we seven (new york: simon and schuster, 1962), p. 55. 8. ibid., p. 56. 9. ibid. 10. grissom and still, p. 42. 11. grissom, pp. 19, 21. 12. ibid., pp.. 13. carpenter, et al., p. 57. 14. grissom and still, p. 56. 15. carpenter, et al., p. 57. 16. ibid. 17. ibid., p. 58 18. grissom, p. x. 19. carpenter, et al., p. 214. 20. ibid., p. 221. 21. ibid., p. 222. 22. ibid., p. 224. 23. ibid., p. 225. 24. ibid. 25. ibid., p. 226. 26. ibid. 27. ibid. 28. ibid., p. 227. 29. grissom and still, p. 106. 30. turner home entertainment. moon shot (atlanta: turner broadcasting system, inc., 1994). 31. ibid. 32. grissom and still, p. 106. 33. carpenter, et al., p. 227. 34. ibid. 35. grissom, p. 73. 36. donald slayton with michael cassutt. deke!u.s. manned space: from mercury to the shuttle (new york: tom doherty associates, inc., 1994), p. 185. 37. henry dethloff. suddenly tomorrow came... a history of the johnson space center (houston: lyndon b. johnson space center, national aeronautics and space administration, 1993), p. 124. 38. grissom, p. 84. 39. editors, life magazine. project mercury (new york: simon and schuster, 1964), p. 29. 40. grissom and still, p. 144. 41. grissom, p. 73. 42. ibid., p. 94. 43. ibid. 44. ibid., p. 112. 45. ibid., p. 110. 46. ibid. 47. ibid., p. 111. 48. ibid., p. 116. 49. ibid., p. 115. 50. ibid., pp.. 51. grissom and still, p. 179. 52. ibid. 53. turner home entertainment, moon shot. 54. grissom and still, p. 182. 55. ibid. carpenter | cooper | glenn | grissom | | shepard | slayton top
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ˈvərʤəl ˈaɪvən "gəs" ˈgrɪsəm baɪ ˈmɛri si. wi daɪ, wi wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ əkˈsɛpt ɪt. wɪr ɪn ə ˈrɪski ˈbɪznɪs, ənd wi hoʊp ðət ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈhæpənz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɪt wɪl nɑt dɪˈleɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ˈkɑŋkwɛst əv speɪs ɪz wərθ ðə rɪsk əv life.*. ˈgrɪsəm (ʤɑn ˈbɑrbər ɛt æl., ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ɔn ðə mun (ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, 1969 pi. 125 luˈtɛnənt ˈkərnəl ˈvərʤəl ˈaɪvən "gəs" ˈgrɪsəm hæd bɪn pɑrt əv ðə juz. mænd speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm sɪns ɪt bɪˈgæn ɪn 1959 ˈhævɪŋ bɪn səˈlɛktɪd ɛz wən əv ˈnæsəz ərˈɪʤənəl ˈsɛvən ˈmərkjəri ˈæstrəˌnɔts. hɪz ˈsɛkənd speɪs flaɪt ɔn ˈʤɛməˌni ərnd ɪm ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən əv biɪŋ ðə fərst mæn tɪ flaɪ ɪn speɪs twaɪs. hɪz hɑrd wərk, draɪv, pərˈsɪstəns ənd skɪlz ɛz ə tɔp nɑʧ tɛst ˈpaɪlət ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr hæd ˈlændɪd ɪm ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv kəˈmændər fər ðə fərst əˈpɑloʊ flaɪt. jɛt fər ˈgrɪsəm, əˈpɑloʊ aɪ wɑz tɪ bi ʤɪst ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. hi hæd bɪn toʊld ˈpraɪvətli ðət ɪf ɔl wɛnt wɛl, hi wʊd bi ðə fərst əˈmɛrɪkən tɪ wɔk ɔn ðə mun. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈgrɪsəm ɔˈrɛdi hæd stækt əp ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv lɪst əv kərɪr əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts, biɪŋ fərst ɔn ðə mun wʊd bi ðə ˈəltəmət əˈʧivmənt fər ðə mæn hu gru əp ɪn ə smɔl taʊn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə lin jɪrz əv ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən. ˈvərʤəl ˈaɪvən ˈgrɪsəm wɑz bɔrn ɔn ˈeɪprəl 3 1926 ɪn ˈmɪʧəl, ˌɪndiˈænə, ə ˈtaɪni mɪdˈwɛstərn kəmˈjunɪti əv əˈbaʊt θri ˈθaʊzənd ˈrɛzɪdənts təkt əˈweɪ ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn hæf əv ðə steɪt. ˈvərʤəl wɑz ðə ˈɛldəst əv ˈdɛnɪs ənd sɪˈsil fɔr ˈʧɪldrən, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd tu ˈbrəðərz, ˈnɔrmən ənd loʊəl ənd wən ˈsɪstər, ˈwɪlmə. ˈdɛnɪs ˈgrɪsəm ˈmænɪʤd tɪ hoʊld ɔn tɪ hɪz ʤɑb æt ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈreɪˌlroʊd ɪn spaɪt əv ðə ˈnumərəs leɪɔfs wɪʧ wər goʊɪŋ ɔn ɔl əraʊnd ɪm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ wər fɑr frəm biɪŋ ˈwɛlθi, ˈmɪstər. tˈwɛntiˌfɔr ˈdɔlər pər wik ˈsæləri əˈlaʊd hɪz ˈfæməli tɪ lɪv ˈkəmfərtəbli ɪn ðɛr waɪt freɪm haʊs ɪn taʊn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈgrɪsəm wɑz tu ʃɔrt tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn haɪ skul spɔrts, hi faʊnd ə nɪʧ fər hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl bɔɪ skaʊt trup wɛr hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli sərvd ɛz ˈlidər əv ðə ˈɑnər gɑrd. tɪ ərn ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈməni, hi dɪˈlɪvərd ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz twaɪs ə deɪ θruaʊt ðə jɪr ənd, ɪn ðə ˈsəmər, hi wɑz haɪərd baɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl groʊərz tɪ pɪk ˈpiʧɪz ənd ˈʧɛriz ɪn ðə ˈɔrʧərdz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv taʊn. θruaʊt haɪ skul, ˈvərʤəl juzd ə gʊd ˈpɔrʃən əv hɪz ˈməni tɪ teɪk ˈbɛti mʊr tɪ ðə leɪt ʃoʊz æt ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈθieɪtər. hi hæd fərst mɛt hər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈsɑfˌmɔr jɪr ənd hi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli nu ðət ʃi wɑz ðə gərl fər ɪm. "aɪ mɛt ˈbɛti mʊr wɪn ʃi ˈɛnərd ˈmɪʧəl haɪ skul ɛz ə ˈfrɛʃmən, ənd ðət wɑz ɪt, ˈpɪriəd, ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən pɔɪnt! ɪt wɑz ə kwaɪət ˈroʊmæns, ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈɛniˌwən kʊd si, bət ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkloʊsnɪs ˈstɑrtɪd ðɛn ənd həz dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪt jɪrz bɪɔnd ðə paʊər əv mɪr wərdz tɪ ˈgrɪsəm wɑz, ɪn hɪz oʊn wərdz "nɑt məʧ əv ə wɪz ɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ sɛt spɪˈsɪfɪk goʊlz fər hɪmˈsɛlf, hi ˈsɪmpli simd tɪ drɪft θru hɪz ˈklæsɪz. hi ɪkˈsɛld ɪn mæθ, bət ˈoʊnli pʊld ˈævərɪʤ greɪdz ɪn hɪz ˈəðər ˈsəbʤɪkts. hɪz haɪ skul ˈprɪnsəpəl rɪˈmɛmbərd ɪm ɛz "ən ˈævərɪʤ ˈsɑləd ˈsɪtɪzən hu ˈstədid ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt ə ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wərld wɔr hɛlpt ˈgrɪsəm stɑrt ˈfɔrmɪŋ səm ˈpərsɪnəl ənd kərɪr goʊlz. hi ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ɛz ən ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən kəˈdɛt ɛz ə haɪ skul ˈsinjər ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd fər ˈduti ɪn ˈɔgəst 1944 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən. hi tʊk ə ʃɔrt liv ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1945 tɪ ˈmɛri ˈbɛti mʊr ənd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə beɪs wɪθ haɪ hoʊps əv rɪˈsivɪŋ flaɪt ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ənd flaɪɪŋ ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʤəˈpæn sərˈɛndərd ə ʃɔrt taɪm ˈleɪtər ənd ðə wɔr ˈɛndɪd ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd rɪˈsiv hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ˈgrɪsəm faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf goʊɪŋ frəm wən ruˈtin dɛsk ʤɑb tɪ əˈnəðər. noʊɪŋ ðət hi hæd ʤɔɪnd ðə ɛr fɔrs tɪ flaɪ ənd nɑt tɪ taɪp, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ liv ðə ˈsərvɪs. hɪz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ keɪm θru ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 1945 ˈgrɪsəm sun ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kərɪr wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ɪm ˈnoʊˌwɛr. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, hi faʊnd ə ʤɑb æt ˈkɑrpəntərz bəs ˈbɑdi wərks. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi nu ðət hi dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ spɛnd ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ dɔrz ɔn skul ˈbəsɪz ɪn ˈmɪʧəl, ˌɪndiˈænə. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, hi sɛt əˈnəðər goʊl fər hɪmˈsɛlf. hi wʊd ərn ə ˈbæʧələrz dɪˈgri ɪn məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ frəm pərˈdu ˌjunəˈvərsəti. waɪl gəs əˈtɛndəd ˈklæsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ, ˈbɛti wərkt ɛz ə lɔŋ ˈdɪstəns ˈɑpərˌeɪtər. ˈæftər klæs, gəs wərkt ˈθərˌdi aʊərz ə wik ˈflɪpɪŋ ˈbərgərz æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈdaɪnər. ðɛr kəmˈbaɪnd ˈɪnˌkəmz pləs ə smɔl grænt frəm ðə bɪl ˈfaɪˌnænst ðə kɔst əv hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ðɛr "ˈpaɪntˈsaɪzd əˈpɑrtmənt nɪr ðə ˈæftər θri ənd wən hæf jɪrz əv ˈstədi, ˈgrɪsəm ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd ɪn 1950 wɪθ ə ɪn məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. ˈmɛni jɪrz ˈleɪtər, gəs stɪl wɑz kwɪk tɪ gɪv ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ˈbɛti, fər "ʃi hæd meɪd maɪ dɪˈgri ˈæftər ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən, gəs meɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈhæfˌhɑrtɪd əˈtɛmpts tɪ faɪnd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. æt wən pɔɪnt, hi kənˈsɪdərd əkˈsɛptɪŋ ə məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən æt ə ˈbruəri. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz hɪz hɑrt wɑz sɛt ɔn bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə tɛst ˈpaɪlət, hi ɪn ðə ɛr fɔrs, ˈfɪnɪʃt ɛr kəˈdɛt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd wən hɪz wɪŋz. lɛs ðən wən jɪr ˈleɪtər, ˈgrɪsəm wɑz ʃɪpt aʊt tɪ ˌkɔˈriə tɪ kəmˈplit wən ˈhənərd ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃənz wɪθ ðə skˈwɑdrən. hi ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈneɪmɪŋ ə ʤɛt ˈæftər wənz waɪf ər ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd ʧoʊz tɪ flaɪ hɪz ɛf- 86 ˈseɪbər ʤɛt wɪθ ðə neɪm "ˈskɑti" ˈboʊldli ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ɪt ɪn ˈɑnər əv hɪz sən hu hæd bɪn bɔrn ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr. əˈnəðər koʊd əv ˈkɑndəkt ɪgˈzɪstəd ɔn ðə bəs raɪd wɪʧ trænˈspɔrtəd ˈpaɪləts frəm ðə ˈbɛrəks tɪ ðə flaɪt laɪn. ˈpaɪləts hu ˈpərsənəli hæd bɪn ʃɑt æt baɪ ə mɪg wər əˈlaʊd tɪ sɪt. ðoʊz hu hæd nɑt jɛt ɪkˈspɪriənst ə ril pis əv ðə ˈækʃən wər ənˈwərði əv ə sit ənd fɔrst tɪ stænd. ˈæftər ˈoʊnli tu ˈmɪʃənz, gəs tʊk ə sit ɔn ðə bəs. hɪz fərst ɪkˈspɪriəns əv biɪŋ ʃɑt æt keɪm ɛz ə bɪt əv ə səˈpraɪz. "aɪ wɑz flaɪɪŋ əˈlɔŋ əp ðɛr ənd ɪt wɑz kaɪnd əv streɪnʤ. fər ə ˈmoʊmənt aɪ ˈkʊdənt ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl rɛd θɪŋz wər goʊɪŋ baɪ. ðɛn aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd aɪ wɑz biɪŋ ʃɑt ˈgrɪsəm "ˈjuʒəwəli flu wɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈkɑmbæt, tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə flæŋks əv ˈəðər ˈpaɪləts ənd kip ən aɪ ˈoʊpən fər ˈɛni mɪgz ðət maɪt bi ˈkəmɪŋ hi wɑz praʊd tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪ, "aɪ ˈnɛvər dɪd gɪt hɪt ənd ˈniðər dɪd ˈɛni əv ðə ˈlidərz ðət aɪ flu wɪŋ ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ sɪks mənθs ɪn ˌkɔˈriə, gəs riʧt ðə wən ˈhənərd ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃənz mɑrk. hɪz rɪkˈwɛst tɪ flaɪ tˈwɛntiˌfaɪv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈmɪʃənz wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ənd hi wɑz sɛnt bæk tɪ ðə steɪts, ˈhævɪŋ ərnd boʊθ ðə ɛr ˈmɛdəl wɪθ ˈkləstər ənd ðə dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt flaɪɪŋ krɔs ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz tʊr əv ˈduti. ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz brɔt ə vərˈaɪəti əv əˈsaɪnmənts ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz fər ˈgrɪsəm. hi sərvd ɛz ə flaɪt ˌɪnˈstrəktər fər nu kəˈdɛts, ə tæsk wɪʧ gəs sun ˈlərnɪd kʊd bi ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdeɪnʤərəs ðən ðə ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃənz hi hæd floʊn ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. "æt list ju noʊ wət ə mɪg ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ du. səm əv ðiz kɪdz wər ˈprɪti grin ənd ˈkɛrlɛs ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ənd ju hæd tɪ θɪŋk fæst ənd ækt kul ər ðeɪ kʊd kɪl boʊθ əv ðə ˈfæməli əv θri bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈfæməli əv fɔr wɪn ə ˈsɛkənd sən, mɑrk əraɪvd ɪn 1953 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ hɪz ˈdutiz ɛz ən ˌɪnˈstrəktər, ˈgrɪsəm spɛnt ɛz məʧ taɪm ɛz hi kʊd ˈrækɪŋ əp ˈɛkstrə flaɪt aʊərz ənd ˈhoʊnɪŋ hɪz flaɪɪŋ skɪlz. hi "geɪnd ðə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən əˈməŋ hɪz pɪrz ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ʤɛt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəli, ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən æt ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt, ˈgrɪsəm əˈtɛndəd tɛst ˈpaɪlət skul æt ˈɛdwərdz. hi rɪˈsivd hɪz tɛst ˈpaɪlət krəˈdɛnʃəlz ɪn 1957 ənd wɑz ˈtrænsfərd bæk tɪ, wɛr hi ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ nu ʤɛt ˈfaɪtərz. "ðɪs wɑz wət aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ɔl əˈlɔŋ, ənd wɪn aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt maɪ ˈstədiz ənd bɪˈgæn ðə ʤɑb əv ˈtɛstɪŋ ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft, wɛl, ðɛr ˈwəzənt ə ˈhæpiər ˈpaɪlət ɪn ðə ɛr ðɛn, aʊt əv ðə blu, ˈgrɪsəm rɪˈsivd ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈtɛləˌtaɪp ˈmɛsɪʤ ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ ɪm tɪ rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ən ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. ˈwɛrɪŋ səˈvɪljən kloʊðz. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ wɑz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd "tɔp ˈsikrɪt" ənd ˈgrɪsəm wɑz nɑt tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪts ˈkɑntɛnts wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən. "wɛl, ɪn ðə ɛr fɔrs ju gɪt səm wɪrd ˈɔrdərz, bət ju oʊˈbeɪ ðɛm, noʊ ˈmætər wət. ɔn ðə əˈpɔɪntɪd deɪ, ˈwɛrɪŋ maɪ bɛst səˈvɪljən sut, ənd stɪl ɛz ˈbæfəld ɛz ˈɛvər, aɪ tərnd əp æt ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈæˌdrɛs aɪd bɪn ˈgɪvɪn... aɪ wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ ər ˈəðər aɪ hæd ˈwɑndərd raɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ʤeɪmz bɑnd ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ɛz bɪˈzɑr ənd sərˈil ɛz ðə ˈɔrdər maɪt hæv simd æt ðə taɪm, ɪt wʊd ʧeɪnʤ laɪf kəmˈplitli. ˈgrɪsəm dɪˈskəvərd ðət hi wɑz wən əv 110 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɛst ˈpaɪləts huz krəˈdɛnʃəlz hæd ərnd ðɛm ən ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl ənd ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmərkjəri ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. gəs laɪkt ðə saʊnd əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm bət nu ðət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl spɑts wʊd bi fɪrs. "aɪ dɪd nɑt θɪŋk maɪ ˈʧænsɪz wər ˈvɛri bɪg wɪn aɪ sɔ səm əv ðə ˈəðər mɛn hu wər kəmˈpitɪŋ fər ðə tim. ðeɪ wər ə gʊd grup, ənd aɪ hæd ə lɔt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ðɛm. bət aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪv ɪt ðə oʊld skul traɪ ənd tɪ teɪk səm əv ˈnæsəz ˈteɪkɪŋ səm əv ˈnæsəz tɛsts tərnd aʊt tɪ bi mɔr əv ən ɔrˈdil ðən ˈgrɪsəm kʊd hæv ˌɪˈmæʤənd. hi wɑz sɛnt tɪ ðə ˈləvˌleɪs ˈklɪnɪk ənd tɪ rɪˈsiv ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈfɪzɪkəl ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz ənd tɪ səbˈmɪt tɪ ə ˈbætəri əv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl tɛsts. ˈgrɪsəm wɑz ˈnɪrli dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪd wɪn ˈdɑktərz dɪˈskəvərd ðət hi ˈsəfərd frəm heɪ ˈfivər. wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɪsɪŋ ə bit, ˈgrɪsəm ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðɛm ðət hɪz ˈælərʤiz wʊd nɑt bi ə ˈprɑbləm bɪˈkəz "ðɛr woʊnt bi ˈɛni ˈrægˌwid ˈpɑlən ɪn sɪns noʊ wən kʊd ˈɑrgju ðət pɔɪnt, ðeɪ pæst ɪm ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈsɪriz əv tɛsts. ˈgrɪsəm wɑz plizd wɪθ hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ɔl bət wən əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl tɛsts. "aɪ wɑz ril ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ənd aɪ θɔt ðət aɪ ʃʊd hæv dən ˈbɛtər" ɔn ðə ˈtrɛdˌmɪl laɪk moʊst əv hɪz ˈkɑligz, ˈgrɪsəm hæd ən ˌɪnˈtɛns dɪsˈlaɪk ənd dɪˈstrəst əv ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪgˈzæmz. ɪt ˈsɪmpli dɪd nɑt sim ˈlɑʤɪkəl tɪ ɪm fər groʊn mɛn tɪ bi æst hu ðeɪ pərˈsivd ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ bi ər wət ˈhɪdən ˈfɪgjərz ər ˈminɪŋz ðeɪ sɔ ˈlərkɪŋ ɪn ˈrændəm blɑts əv ɪŋk ər blæŋk ʃits əv ˈpeɪpər. "aɪ traɪd nɑt tɪ gɪv ðə ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ðən ðeɪ wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈæskɪŋ fər. æt list, aɪ pleɪd ɪt kul ənd traɪd nɑt tɪ tɔk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə hoʊl. aɪ dɪd nɑt hæv ðə sˈlaɪtəst aɪˈdiə wət ðeɪ wər traɪɪŋ tɪ pruv, bət aɪ traɪd tɪ bi ˈɑnəst wɪθ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkɛrid əˈweɪ ənd ɪˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ tu ðə ˈnəmbər əv tɛst ˈpaɪləts hæd dˈwɪndəld ˈstɛdəli sɪns ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən hæd bɪn ˈɪʃud. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈsɛvən wər ˈʧoʊzən. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 13 1959 ɛr fɔrs ˈkæptən ˈvərʤəl ˈgrɪsəm rɪˈsivd əˈfɪʃəl wərd ðət hi hæd bɪn səˈlɛktɪd ɛz wən əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmərkjəri ˈæstrəˌnɔts. sɪks ˈəðərz rɪˈsivd ðə seɪm ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən: luˈtɛnənt ˈmælkəm skɑt ˈkɑrpəntər, juz. ˈneɪvi ˈkæptən ˈliˌrɔɪ ˈgɔrdən ˈkupər, jr*., juz. ɛr fɔrs luˈtɛnənt ˈkərnəl ʤɑn ˈhərʃəl glɛn, jr*., juz. mərˈin kɔrz luˈtɛnənt kəˈmændər ˈwɔltər ˈmɑrti, jr*., juz. ˈneɪvi luˈtɛnənt kəˈmændər ˈælən ˈbɑrtlɪt ˈʃɛpərd, jr*., juz. ˈneɪvi ˈkæptən ˈdɑnəld kɛnt sˈleɪtən, juz. ɛr fɔrs "ˈæftər aɪ hæd meɪd ðə greɪd, aɪ wʊd laɪ ɪn bɛd wəns ɪn ə waɪl æt naɪt ənd θɪŋk əv ðə ˈkæpsəl ənd ðə ˈbustər ənd æsk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, 'naʊ wət ɪn hɛl du ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt əp ɔn ðət θɪŋ fər?' aɪ ˈwəndərd əˈbaʊt ðɪs əˈspɛʃəli wɪn aɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ˈbɛti ənd ðə tu bɔɪz. bət aɪ nu ðə ˈænsər: wi ɔl laɪk tɪ bi rɪˈspɛktɪd ɪn ɑr fildz. aɪ ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ə kərɪr ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd, aɪ θɪŋk, ə ˈdipli ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk wən. ɪf maɪ ˈkəntri ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət aɪ wɑz wən əv ðə ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈpipəl fər ðɪs nu ˈmɪʃən, ðɛn aɪ wɑz praʊd ənd ˈhæpi tɪ hɛlp ˈhævɪŋ meɪd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈnæsəz ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmərkjəri, ˈgrɪsəm muvd hɪz ˈfæməli tɪ ˈlæŋli, vərˈʤɪnjə ənd kənˈsɪdərd hɪmˈsɛlf ə ˈvɛri ˈfɔrʧənət mæn tɪ bi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn səʧ ə "wɪrd, ˈwəndərfəl ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə ˈkɑnstənt raʊnd əv ˈkrɪˌskrɔsɪŋ ðə gloʊb fər flaɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈplænɪŋ ənd ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz, sərˈvaɪvəl skɪlz ˈtreɪnɪŋ, əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ wərk, ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈspeɪˌskræft dɪˈzaɪn ənd pərˈdəkʃən ənd, əv kɔrs, ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz. ˈsɪkˈstin aʊər deɪz wər nɑt ənˈkɑmən. ˈæftər ðə fərst jɪr, ˈgrɪsəm ˈtælid əp ðə ˈnəmbər əv deɪz ðət hi hæd spɛnt əˈweɪ frəm hoʊm. hi wɑz səˈpraɪzd tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət hi hæd bɪn gɔn fər 305 əv ðə pæst 365 deɪz. jɛt, ðə ˈprɛʃər wɑz ɔn tɪ wɪn ðə praɪz fər biɪŋ ðə fərst ˈneɪʃən ɪn speɪs. ˈgrɪsəm ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz nu ðət hɑrd wərk ənd lɔŋ aʊərz wər ˈɪnəgrəl pɑrts əv ðə ʤɑb. ðeɪ kɛpt ðɛr aɪz ɔn ðə praɪz ənd wərkt tɪ gɪt ðə ʤɑb dən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə praɪz wɪʧ əˈweɪtɪd ˈnæsəz tim ɛz ə rɪˈwɔrd fər ɔl əv ðɛr ˈgruɪlɪŋ wərk ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɑz snæʧt raɪt aʊt frəm ˈəndər ðɛr ˈnoʊzɪz ɔn ˈeɪprəl 12 1961 ˈhɪstəri wʊd fərˈɛvər ˈrɛkərd ðət deɪt ɛz ðə deɪ ðət ˈrəʃən ˈkɔzməˌnɔt ˈjʊri ə. gəˈgærən bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst mæn ɪn speɪs wɪn hi kəmˈplitɪd hɪz səkˈsɛsfəl ˈɔrbətəl flaɪt əˈbɔrd aɪ. ðə speɪs reɪs hæd ˈbeɪgən ənd wi hæd bɪn lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd, stɪl stək æt ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ geɪt. ɔn meɪ 5 1961 ˈælən ˈʃɛpərd bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst əˈmɛrɪkən ɪn speɪs wɪn hi səkˈsɛsfəli ˈpaɪlətɪd ə flaɪt ɔn bɔrd ðə ˈfridəm 7 ˈspeɪˌskræft. hɪz flaɪt kloʊzd ðə gæp ə bɪt, bət hɪz ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnət flaɪt kʊd nɑt kəmˈpɛr wɪθ wən ənd θri kˈwɔrtər aʊər ˈɔrbətəl flaɪt. gəs ˈgrɪsəm hæd mɪst aʊt ɔn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ bi ðə fərst əˈmɛrɪkən ɪn speɪs; hi hæd bɪn səˈlɛktɪd tɪ flaɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd flaɪt. ˈʃɛpərdz flaɪt hæd bɪn ə ˈvɛri səkˈsɛsfəl wən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə juz. mænd speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd muv ɔn tɪ ˈɔrbətəl flaɪts, ɪt wɑz əp tɪ ˈgrɪsəm tɪ pruv ðət ˈʃɛpərdz səkˈsɛsfəl flaɪt hæd nɑt bɪn ʤɪst ə fluk. ˈgrɪsəm neɪmd hɪz ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl 7 ɪt simd ə ˈlɑʤɪkəl ʧɔɪs "bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkæpsəl dɪz rɪˈzɛmbəl ə ɪt hæd θri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈoʊvər ˈʃɛpərdz ˈspeɪˌskræft. ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəl hæd bɪn ˌridɪˈzaɪnd tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt fˈjuʧər ˈɔrbətəl flaɪts. ə lɑrʤ ˈpɪkʧər ˈwɪndoʊ ˌriˈpleɪst ðə smɔl juzd ɪn ðɪs əˈlaʊd ðə ˈpaɪlət tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə ˈbɛtər vju bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɪt ˈɔfərd ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti fər ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl 7 wɑz ðə fərst ˈmərkjəri ˈspeɪˌskræft tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈnuli dɪˈzaɪnd ɪkˈsploʊsɪv hæʧ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə hæʧ hæd nɑt bɪn ˈtɛstɪd ˈpriviəsli, ɪt wɑz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi suˈpɪriər ɪn dɪˈzaɪn tɪ ðə ˈoʊldər ˈmɑdəl juzd ɔn ˈʃɛpərdz ˈkæpsəl. ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv hæʧ wɑz hɛld ɪn pleɪs baɪ ˈsɛvənti boʊlts ənd wɑz ˈoʊpənd baɪ ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ə maɪld ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ fjuz, ər. baɪ dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ə faɪv paʊnd bloʊ tɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈplənʤər, ðə ˈpaɪlət kʊd ˈæktəˌveɪt ðə wɪʧ wʊd bloʊ ðə hæʧ kəmˈplitli ɔf əv ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə ˈpaɪlət tɪ meɪk ə kˈwɪkər ənd ˈiziər ɪˈgrɛs frəm ðə ˈkæpsəl. ˈæftər tu poʊstˈpoʊnmənts bɪˈkəz əv pur ˈwɛðər, ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl 7 ˈfaɪnəli wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə goʊ əˈhɛd fər lɔnʧ ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 21 1961 ˈgrɪsəm ˈpeɪʃəntli ˈweɪtɪd aʊt tu hoʊldz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn waɪl stræpt ˈɪntu hɪz kaʊʧ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft. ðə fərst hoʊld wɑz kɔld soʊ ðət ə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv boʊlt ɔn ðə hæʧ kʊd bi ˌriˈpleɪst. ðə ˈsɛkənd hoʊld bɪˈkeɪm ˈnɛsəˌsɛri wɪn klaʊd ˈkəvər blɑkt ðə ˈtrækɪŋ ˈkæmərəz. gəs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈvɛri smuð ˈlɪfˌtɔf. ðə nu ˈpɪkʧər ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɔfərd ə ˌpænərˈæmɪk vju, ənd ˈgrɪsəm wɑz ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzd baɪ ðə kənˈtræstɪŋ ˈblæknəs əv ðə skaɪ wɪθ "ðə blu əv ðə ˈwɔtər, ðə waɪt əv ðə ˈbiʧɪz ənd ðə braʊn əv ðə ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈgrɪsəm ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈækʧəwəl flaɪt wɑz wɪθ ðə ˈætəˌtud kənˈtroʊlz, wɪʧ hi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz "ˈstɪki ənd ʤi ˈfɔrsɪz riʧt ə pik əv ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd bət wər nɑt ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm fər ˈgrɪsəm, hu hæd ˈhændəld əp tɪ ˈsɪkˈstin ʤiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə səkˈsɛsfəl flaɪt ˈɛndɪd əˈprɑksəmətli ˈfɪfˈtin ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər wɪn ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl 7 pɑpt ɪts ʃuts ənd ˈlændɪd ˈseɪfli ɪn ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən. ˈæftər splashdown*, ˈgrɪsəm bɪˈgæn ˈfaɪnəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər ɪˈgrɛs. "aɪ ˈoʊpənd əp ðə ɔn maɪ ˈhɛlmət, ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd ðə ˈɑksɪʤən hoʊz frəm ðə ˈhɛlmət, ðə ˈhɛlmət frəm maɪ sut, riˈlist ðə ʧɛst stræp, ðə læp bɛlt, ðə ˈʃoʊldər ˈhɑrnɪs, ni stræps ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnsərz. ənd aɪ roʊld əp ðə nɛk dæm əv maɪ ˈgrɪsəm ðɛn tərnd hɪz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ pərˈpɛrɪŋ ðə hæʧ fər ɪˈgrɛs baɪ kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈstændərd prəˈsiʤərz fər ˈɑrmɪŋ ðə ˈdɛtəˌneɪtər. hi ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ðə rɪˈkəvəri ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər, koʊd neɪmd "hənt kləb," ðət hi wʊd nid ə fju mɔr ˈmɪnəts tɪ mɑrk ɔl əv ðə swɪʧ pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈɪnstrəmənt ˈpænəl. ˈfaɪnəl trænzˈmɪʃən wɑz tɪ ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər. "ɛz sun ɛz aɪ hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈlʊkɪŋ θɪŋz ˈoʊvər, aɪ toʊld hənt kləb ðət aɪ wɑz ˈrɛdi. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə plæn, ðə ˈpaɪlət wɑz tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm mi ɛz sun ɛz hi hæd ˈlɪftɪd mi əp ə bɪt soʊ ðət ðə ˈkæpsəl wʊd nɑt ʃɪp ˈwɔtər wɪn ðə hæʧ blu. ðɛn aɪ wʊd riˈmuv maɪ ˈhɛlmət, bloʊ ðə hæʧ ənd gɪt ˈgrɪsəm wɑz laɪɪŋ ɪn hɪz kaʊʧ, ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈfaɪnəl ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ðət ɪt wɑz taɪm fər ɪm tɪ bloʊ ðə hæʧ ənd ˈɛksət ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft "wɪn ˈsədənli, ðə hæʧ blu ɔf wɪθ ə dəl ˈwɔtər ˈflədɪd ðə ˈkæbən. ˈgrɪsəm ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli θru ɔf hɪz ˈhɛlmət, græbd ðə sɪl əv ðə hæʧ, hɔld hɪmˈsɛlf aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈkæpsəl ənd swæm fˈjʊriəsli tɪ gɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft. ðə ˈkæpsəl hæd bɪn ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ə ˈspɛʃəl daɪ ˈmɑrkər ˈpækɪʤ wɪʧ wʊd spju aʊt ɪts braɪt grin ˈkɑntɛnts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hɛlp rɪˈkəvəri ˈviɪkəlz ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft wəns ɪt splæʃt daʊn. ðə ˈpækɪʤ wɑz əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈkæpsəl baɪ ə sɛt əv laɪnz. wəns hi wɑz ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər, ˈgrɪsəm gɑt ˈtæŋgəld əp ɪn ðoʊz laɪnz ənd ðəs rɪˈmeɪnd əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˈspeɪˌskræft. hi ˈfaɪnəli ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈɛkstrəˌkeɪt hɪmˈsɛlf ənd swæm əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈkæpsəl. wɪn ðə rɪˈkəvəri ˈʧɑpər ˈfaɪnəli hʊkt ɔn tɪ ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft, ˈgrɪsəm ˈfɪgjərd ðət boʊθ hi ənd ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl 7 wər hoʊm fri. ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər meɪd ə ˈvæljənt ˈɛfərt tɪ rɪˈkəvər ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft bət wɪθ ðə ˈædɪd weɪt əv ðə ˈwɔtər wɪʧ hæd ˈflədɪd ɪt, ðə ˈkæpsəl pruvd tɪ bi tu ˈhɛvi ə loʊd. rɛd ˈwɔrnɪŋ laɪts flæʃt ɔn ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəl, ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɛkstrə weɪt wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ tu məʧ streɪn ɔn ðə ˈʧɑpər ənd ðət ən ˈɪnʤən ˈfeɪljər wɑz ˈɪmənənt. ðə rɪˈkəvəri tim hæd noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ kət ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft lus. ˈgrɪsəm wɔʧt ˈhɛlpləsli ɛz ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl sæŋk frəm saɪt. baɪ naʊ, gəs ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hi wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ə hɑrd taɪm ʤɪst ˈkipɪŋ hɪz hɛd əˈbəv ðə ˈwɔtər. "ðɛn ɪt dɔnd ɔn mi ðət ɪn ðə rəʃ tɪ gɪt aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ sæŋk aɪ hæd nɑt kloʊzd ðə ɛr ˈɪnˌlɛt pɔrt ɪn ðə ˈbɛli əv maɪ sut, wɛr ðə ˈɑksɪʤən tub fɪts ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæpsəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs hoʊl wɑz nɑt ˈlɛtɪŋ məʧ ˈwɔtər ɪn, ɪt wɑz ˈlɛtɪŋ ɛr sip aʊt, ənd aɪ ˈnidɪd ðət ɛr tɪ hɛlp mi steɪ wɪθ hɪz sut kˈwɪkli ˈluzɪŋ ˈbɔɪənsi, ˈgrɪsəm wɪʃt ðət hi kʊd dəmp ðə ˌsuvəˈnɪrz hi hæd stɔrd ɪn ðə lɛft lɛg ˈpɑkət əv hɪz speɪs sut. "aɪ hæd brɔt əˈlɔŋ tu roʊlz əv ˈfɪfti daɪmz iʧ fər ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv frɛndz, θri wən ˈdɔlər bɪlz, səm smɔl ˈmɑdəlz əv ðə ˈkæpsəl ənd tu sɛts əv ˈpaɪləts wɪŋz. ðiz wər ɔl ˈædɪŋ weɪt ðət aɪ kʊd hæv dən ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈgrɪsəm wɑz ˈhævɪŋ ɪn steɪɪŋ əˈfloʊt, nən əv ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm wər ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɪm ə laɪf laɪn. ðɛr ˈroʊtər bleɪdz wər ˈʧərnɪŋ əp ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈwɔtər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ˈgrɪsəm tɪ swɪm ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər tɪ kip frəm goʊɪŋ ˈəndər. hi tʊk ə ˈsɔlti swɪl əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk wɪθ ˈɛvəri weɪv ðət wɑʃt ˈoʊvər hɪz hɛd. ɛz ɪgˈzɔsʧən sɛt ɪn, hi θɔt, "wɛl, juv gɔn θru ðə hoʊl flaɪt, ənd naʊ jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ sɪŋk raɪt hir ɪn frənt əv ɔl ðiz fɪr geɪv weɪ tɪ ˈæŋgər ɛz hi traɪd wəns əˈgɛn tɪ weɪv fər hɛlp, bət noʊ wən simd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd. ˈfaɪnəli, ə θərd ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər əˈproʊʧt ənd drɑpt ˈgrɪsəm ə hɔrs ˈkɑlər. hi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ lup ɪt ˈoʊvər hɪz nɛk ənd ɑrmz, ɔlˈbiɪt ˈbækwərdz, ənd wɑz ˈhɔɪstɪd əp. ˈgrɪsəm wɑz soʊ ɪgˈzɔstɪd ðət hi kʊd nɑt ˈivɪn rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈʧɑpər hæd tɪ dræg ɪm ˈfɪfˈtin fit əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɔtər ˌbiˈfɔr hi ˈfaɪnəli ˈstɑrtɪd goʊɪŋ əp. ɛz sun ɛz hi wɑz ˈseɪfli ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər, hi græbd ðə ˈnɪrəst laɪf ˈʤækɪt ənd meɪd ʃʊr ðət ɪt wɑz ˈbəkəld ɔn sɪˈkjʊrli. ˈæftər ðə ɔrˈdil hi ʤɪst hæd ɪkˈspɪriənst, ˈgrɪsəm ˈsɪmpli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ˈsərtən ðət ɪf ðə rɪˈkəvəri ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər wɛnt daʊn ənd hi wɛnt fər əˈnəðər swɪm ɪn ðə ˈʧɑpi ˈwɔtərz əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk, hi wʊd bi wɛl priˈpɛrd fər ðə dəŋk. wəns hi wɑz ɔn bɔrd ðə ˈkɛriər, ˈgrɪsəm rɪˈsivd ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kɔl frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkɛnədi. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪkˈsprɛst rɪˈlif ðət gəs wɑz seɪf, bət hɪz wərdz ˈɔfərd ˈlɪtəl ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈpaɪlət hu hæd floʊn ə ˈpərˌfɪkt flaɪt bət keɪm bæk wɪˈθaʊt hɪz ˈspeɪˌskræft. "ɪt wɑz əˈspɛʃəli hɑrd fər mi, ɛz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈpaɪlət. ɪn ɔl əv maɪ jɪrz əv ˈkɑmbæt ɪn wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ðət maɪ ˈɛrˌkræft ənd aɪ hæd nɑt kəm bæk təˈgɛðər. ɪn maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər kərɪr ɛz ə ˈpaɪlət, ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl wɑz ðə fərst θɪŋ aɪ hæd ˈɛvər ˈæftər ðə flaɪt, ˈgrɪsəm pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl dɪˈbrifɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ hi ˌriˈkaʊntɪd ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə flaɪt. ˈgrɪsəm mɛt hɪz ˈfæməli əˈpɑn rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈpætrɪk. hi wɑz ˈwɛlkəmd baɪ ˈnæsə əˈfɪʃəlz ənd hɛld ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz. gəs wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ ðə prɛs. ɪn fækt, hi wɛnt tɪ greɪt lɛŋθs tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðɛm wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. ɔn wən əˈkeɪʒən, hi wɛnt soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ dɪsˈgaɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈflɑpi strɔ hæt ənd dɑrk ˈglæsɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ slɪp baɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz. səm ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə prɛs kru rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈtægɪŋ ɪm wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪtəlz "ˈglumi gəs" ənd "ðə greɪt stoʊn feɪs." ðə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ən ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns bɪˈkəz "ðə rɪˈpɔrtərz skɪpt ˈoʊvər ðə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə flaɪt... ənd proʊbd əraʊnd ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ˈgrɪsəm hæd kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə lɔs əv ðə ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl baɪ ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ˈbəmpɪŋ ðə ˈplənʤər wɪʧ blu ðə ˈgrɪsəm rɪˈpitɪd hɪz əˈkaʊnt. "aɪ wɑz ʤɪst leɪɪŋ ðɛr ˈmaɪndɪŋ maɪ oʊn ˈbɪznɪs wɪn, paʊ, ðə hæʧ wɛnt. ənd aɪ lʊkt əp ənd sɔ ˈnəθɪŋ bət blu skaɪ ənd ˈwɔtər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kəm ɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɛʃən wɪʧ ˈgrɪsəm hæd tɪ fild dɛlt wɪθ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt hi hæd fɛlt ðət hɪz laɪf wɑz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər æt ˈɛni taɪm. ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli, hɪz rɪˈspɑns wɑz ˈɑnəst ənd tɪ ðə pɔɪnt. "wɛl, aɪ wɑz skɛrd ə gʊd ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə taɪm. aɪ gɛs ðɪs ɪz ə ˈprɪti gʊd hɪz rɪˈplaɪ meɪd gʊd sɛns. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd gʊd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ənd wɪˈθɪn noʊ taɪm, ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ənd ˈmægəˌzinz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ˈʃaʊtɪd aʊt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə seɪm ˈbeɪsɪk θim: "ˈæstrəˌnɑt ədˈmɪts hi wɑz skɛrd!" ðə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəli dru tɪ ə kloʊz ənd ʤeɪmz wɛb pərˈzɛnəd ˈgrɪsəm wɪθ ˈnæsəz dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛdəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə ˌrivˈju bɔrd dɪˈtərmənd ðət gəs dɪd nɑt kənˈtrɪbjut ɪn ˈɛni weɪ tɪ ðə ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən əv ðə hæʧ, kˈwɛsʧənz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈsɪmpli wʊd nɑt goʊ əˈweɪ. "ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz spoʊk əv ə ˈtrænʒənt mælˈfəŋkʃən bət wər ˈhɛlpləs tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkæpsəl ənd ðə hæʧ wər naʊ ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈgrɪsəm wɑz ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ ðə læk əv ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. "wi traɪd fər wiks ˈæftərwərdz tɪ faɪnd aʊt wət hæd ˈhæpənd ənd haʊ ɪt hæd ˈhæpənd. aɪ ˈivɪn krɔld ˈɪntu ˈkæpsəlz ənd traɪd tɪ ˈdupləˌkeɪt ɔl əv maɪ ˈmuvmənts, tɪ si ɪf aɪ kʊd meɪk ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ˈplənʤər ðət ðə boʊlts ɪz soʊ fɑr aʊt əv ðə weɪ ðət aɪ wʊd hæv hæd tɪ riʧ fər ɪt ɔn ˈpərpəs tɪ hɪt ɪt, ənd ðɪs aɪ dɪd nɑt du. ˈivɪn wɪn aɪ θræʃt əˈbaʊt wɪθ maɪ ˈɛlˌboʊz, aɪ kʊd nɑt bəmp əˈgɛnst ɪt ˈgrɪsəm dɪd nɑt laɪk ðə aɪˈdiə əv biɪŋ əˈneɪbəl tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə ˈkɑnkrit ˈrizən fər ðə hæʧ bloʊɪŋ ˌpriməˈʧʊrli. jɛt, hi wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ weɪst ˈprɛʃəs taɪm ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. "ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd ə ˈmɪstəri haʊ ðət hæʧ blu. ənd aɪ æm əˈfreɪd ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪl. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst wən əv ðoʊz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ wɑz ðət hi hæd floʊn ə səkˈsɛsfəl flaɪt wɪʧ kərˈɑbərˌeɪtɪd ˈælən ˈʃɛpərdz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ənd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm kʊd muv əˈhɛd. ɛz ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz kənˈtɪnjud fər ðə fərst əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔrbətəl flaɪt, ˈnæsə əˈnaʊnst ɪts plæn tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ən ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt feɪz speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪt wʊd ˈfiʧər ə ˈspeɪˌskræft ðət wʊd juz ðə ˈtaɪtən ɛz ə ˈbustər ənd bi dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈkɛri ə tu mæn kru. ˈnæsə əˈfɪʃəli neɪmd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈʤɛməˌni, ˈæftər ðə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðə twɪn stɑrz ˈkæstər ənd ˈpɑləks. "wɪn maɪ ˈmərkjəri flaɪt əˈbɔrd ðə ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl ˈkæpsəl wɑz kəmˈplitɪd, aɪ fɛlt ˈrizənəbli ˈsərtən, ɛz ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz plænd, ðət aɪ ˈwʊdənt hæv ə ˈsɛkənd speɪs flaɪt. baɪ ðɛn ˈʤɛməˌni wɑz ɪn ðə wərks, ənd aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɪf aɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ flaɪ ɪn speɪs əˈgɛn, ðɪs wɑz maɪ ˌɑpərˈtunəti, soʊ aɪ sɔrt əv ˈdrɪftɪd ˈɪntu ˈteɪkɪŋ mɔr ənd mɔr pɑrt ɪn gəs laɪkt tɪ bi ɪn ɔn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt frəm ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən ənd hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðət wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈʤɛməˌni. hi kəmˈbaɪnd hɪz skɪlz ɪn məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd tɛst ˈpaɪlətɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈproʊdus ə mænd ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə ˈɪnˌpʊt əv ɪts ˈpaɪləts. "ˈʤɛməˌni wʊd nɑt flaɪ wɪˈθaʊt ə gaɪ æt ðə kənˈtroʊlz... ɪt wɑz leɪd aʊt ðə weɪ ə ˈpaɪlət laɪks tɪ hæv ðə θɪŋ leɪd aʊt... gəs wɑz ðə gaɪ hu dɪd ɔl ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈnæsəz plæn tɪ bɪld ɪts nu mænd speɪs ˈsɛnər nɪr ˈhjustən, ðə ˈgrɪsəm ˈfæməli lɛft vərˈʤɪnjə ənd muvd ˈɪntu ə θri ˈbɛˌdrum hoʊm ɪn ˈtɪmbər koʊv, wən əv ðə nu ˈhaʊzɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈsiˌbrʊk, ˈtɛksəs. ˈgrɪsəm tʊk stɛps tɪ hɛlp ʃild hɪz ˈfæməli frəm ðə ˈɔnsˌlɔt əv ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən ənd ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ˈsikərz. hi hæd ə pul ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ðɛr ˈbæˌkjɑrd soʊ ðət ðeɪ kʊd rɪˈlæks ənd swɪm ɪn ˈpraɪvəsi. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, "ˈgrɪsəm bɪlt ə noʊ ˈwɪndoʊz ɔn ðə saɪd ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə strit. hi ˈsɪmpli dɪd nɑt wɔnt ˈpipəl ˈpirɪŋ ˈɪntu hɪz ˈgrɪsəm ˈgreɪtli ˈvæljud biɪŋ hoʊm wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət "ɪt ʃʊr hɛlpt tɪ spɛnd ə kwaɪət ˈivnɪŋ wɪθ jʊr waɪf ənd ˈʧɪldrən ɪn jʊr oʊn ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈbɛti əˈkɑməˌdeɪtəd hɪz ˈhɛktɪk ˈskɛʤʊl baɪ kəmˈplitɪŋ ˈmeɪʤər ʧɔrz ənd ˈɛrəndz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wik soʊ ˈwiˌkɛndz wʊd bi fri fər ˈfæməli ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ʃi dɪd nɑt wɛr ɪm daʊn baɪ ˈkɑnstəntli ˈgrɪlɪŋ ɪm əˈbaʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz əv hɪz ʤɑb. ɪn tərn, gəs rɪfˈjuzd tɪ lɛt wərk ˈprɑbləmz ˌɪnˈtrud ɔn hɪz taɪm æt hoʊm ənd traɪd tɪ kəmˈplit ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈrɛdɪŋ ər ˈpeɪpərˌwərk ˈæftər ðə bɔɪz wər əsˈlip. ðə ˈfæməli meɪd wət ˈlɪtəl taɪm ðeɪ hæd təˈgɛðər kaʊnt. ðeɪ wɛnt ˈboʊtɪŋ ənd ˈwɔtər skiɪŋ ɔn klɪr leɪk. ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈfæməli ˈtrævəld tɪ ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ soʊ gəs ənd ðə bɔɪz kʊd ski. ən ˈænjuəl trɪp tɪ ðə ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs 500 wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ənd ˈɔfərd ə ʧæns tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz bæk ɪn ˈmɪʧəl. gəs ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪntrəˈdust hɪz sənz tɪ ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ˈfɪʃɪŋ, tu əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈhɑbiz. ɪn spaɪt əv ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈpəblɪk hæd θroʊn ðə ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt, gəs dɪˈmændɪd ə ˈnɔrməl laɪf fər hɪz ˈfæməli. "ˈbɛti ənd aɪ rən ɑr lɪvz ɛz wi pliz. wi doʊnt kɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt fædz ər frɪlz ər ðə p.t.a*. wi doʊnt gɪv ə dæm əˈbaʊt ðə wəns ðə ˈʤɛməˌni ˈspeɪˌskræft wɑz kəmˈplitɪd, ˈælən ˈʃɛpərd wɑz səˈlɛktɪd ɛz kəˈmændər fər ɪts fərst mænd flaɪt. ˈgrɪsəm wɑz hɪz bæk əp. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz prəˈgrɛsɪŋ ˈstɛdəli wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ keɪm tɪ ə ˈskriʧɪŋ hɔlt fər ˈælən ˈʃɛpərd. ˈʃɛpərd bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns səˈvɪr ˈnɔziə, ˈvɑmətɪŋ ənd ˈdɪzi spɛlz. ðə ˈsɪmptəmz ˈvænɪʃt ˈæftər ðə fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈʃɛpərd fɛlt faɪn ənd sɔ noʊ ˈrizən tɪ stɑp ˈwərkɪŋ. ðɛn ðə ˈsɪmptəmz keɪm bæk əˈgɛn... ənd əˈgɛn... ənd əˈgɛn. ˈʃɛpərd nu ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɛfənətli wɑz nɑt raɪt soʊ hi hæd ðə flaɪt ˈsərʤənz ʧɛk ɪm ˈoʊvər. məʧ tɪ hɪz dɪsˈmeɪ, hi wund əp wɪθ ə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs əv ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, ən ˈɪnər ɪr dɪˈsɔrdər ðət kɔzd ˈpɪriədz əv ˈnɔziə, ˈdɪzinəs ənd dɪˌsɔriənˈteɪʃən. wɪθ ˈsɪmptəmz laɪk ðət ənd wɪθ noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət kjʊr əˈveɪləbəl, ɪt dɪd nɑt teɪk lɔŋ fər ˈælən ˈʃɛpərd tɪ bi ˈgraʊndɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə kəˈmændərz sit ɪn ðə fərst mænd ˈʤɛməˌni ˈspeɪˌskræft wʊd bi ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ gəs ˈgrɪsəm. ðə ˈpaɪləts sit wɛnt tɪ luˈtɛnənt ʤɑn ˈdəbəlju. jəŋ, ə ˈneɪvi tɛst ˈpaɪlət wɪθ ə ɪn ˌɛrəˈnɑtəkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ hu hæd bɪn pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd grup əv ˈæstrəˌnɔts səˈlɛktɪd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1962 ˈgrɪsəm tʊk hɪz roʊl ɛz kəˈmændər ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli. "aɪ wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər maɪ oʊn skɪn ɪn maɪ ˈmərkjəri flaɪt, bət naʊ ðət əm goʊɪŋ əp fər ə ˈsɛkənd flaɪt... əm riˈspɑnsəbəl fər tu. ðɪs wɪl min səm əv ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz wɪl kəm ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhɑrdər bət aɪv æst fər ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd aɪv gɑt ˈgrɪsəm ənd jəŋ, pləs ðɛr ˈbæˌkəps, ˈwɔli ənd tɑm ˈstæfərd ˌɪˈmərst ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊl. "aɪ hæd θɔt ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ˈmərkjəri wɑz ˈrɪgərəs. wəns wi gɑt kɔt əp ɪn ðə ˈʤɛməˌni ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm, ɑr ˈmərkjəri ˈtreɪnɪŋ lʊkt ˈprɪti ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, gəs ˈwɔntɪd tɪ neɪm hɪz ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈæftər ə ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən traɪb ðət hæd lɪvd ɪn hoʊm steɪt əv ˌɪndiˈænə. "ðɛn səm smɑrt ˈʤoʊkər ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ˈʃʊrər ðən ˈʃutɪŋ, ɑr ˈspeɪˌskræft wʊd bi dəbd ðə ˈwɔbæʃ ˈkænən bɔl. wɛl, maɪ dæd wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ənd oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈreɪˌlroʊd, ənd aɪ ˈwəzənt tu ʃʊr ʤɪst haʊ hid teɪk tɪ ðə ˈwɔbæʃ ˈkænən bɔl. haʊ wʊd hi ɪkˈspleɪn ðət wən tɪ hɪz pælz ɔn ðə bi gɑt skræʧt ɔf ðə lɪst əv prəˈspɛktɪv neɪmz ənd ˈgrɪsəm bɪˈgæn ə nu sərʧ. ðə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ mˈjuzɪkəl ðə ənˈsɪŋkəbəl ˈmɑli braʊn prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪm wɪθ ə sɔrs əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. wɪθ ðə lɔs əv ˈlɪbərˌti bɛl stɪl ɔn hɪz maɪnd, gəs ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ poʊk fən æt ðə hoʊl ˈɪnsədənt. ˈmɑli braʊn hæd bɪn strɔŋ, rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ənˈsɪŋkəbəl. ɪt wɑz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt neɪm fər ˈlɪbərˌti bɛlz səkˈsɛsər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm əv ˈbɔsɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət hi ʧuz ə mɔr rɪˈspɛktəbəl neɪm. gəs rɪˈplaɪd, "haʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ɪt wɑz klɪr ðət ˈgrɪsəm wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bæk daʊn ɔn ðɪs wən. ˈgɪvɪn ə ʧɔɪs əv ˈmɑli braʊn ər taɪˈtænɪk, dɪsˈgrənəld əˈfɪʃəlz bækt ɔf. wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər əˈdu, 3 bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz ˈmɑli braʊn. ɔn mɑrʧ 23 1965 ˈmɑli braʊn səkˈsɛsfəli ˈlɪftɪd ɔf frəm pæd 19 wɪθ ˈgrɪsəm ənd jəŋ æt ðə kənˈtroʊlz. gəs ˈkɛrid wɪθ ɪm tu ˈspɛʃəli ɪnˈgreɪvd ˈwɑʧɪz fər skɑt ənd mɑrk. ˈbɛtiz ˌsuvəˈnɪr, ə nu ˈdaɪmənd rɪŋ, həŋ seɪf ənd saʊnd ɔn ə strɪŋ əraʊnd gəs' nɛk. ðə meɪn əˈbʤɛktɪvz fər ðə faɪv aʊər flaɪt wər tɪ tɛst ɔl əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ənd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf kənˈtroʊld məˈnuvərɪŋ əv ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl. biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈɔrbət ənd flaɪt pæθ wɑz ˈkruʃəl tɪ ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈrɑndɪˌvu ˈmɪʃənz, soʊ ə lɔt wɑz ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn ˈmɑliz pərˈfɔrməns. ʃi dɪd nɑt lɛt hər kru daʊn. "tɪ ɑr ˌɪnˈtɛns ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ðiz məˈnuvərz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪgˈzæktli ɛz ˈlɔŋgər wi flu, ðə mɔr ˈʤubələnt wi fɛlt. wi hæd ə ˈrɪli faɪn ˈspeɪˌskræft, wən wi kʊd bi praʊd əv ɪn ˈɛvəri ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ðə flaɪt plæn ənd ˈgrɪsəm hæd tɪ pərˈfɔrm wən əv ðɛm. "ɪt wɑz pəˈθɛtɪkəli ˈsɪmpəl. ɔl aɪ hæd tɪ du wɑz tərn ə nɑb, wɪʧ wʊd ˈæktəˌveɪt ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm, wɪʧ wʊd ˈfərtəˌlaɪz səm si ˈərʧən ɛgz tɪ tɛst ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈweɪtləsnəs ɔn ˈlɪvɪŋ sɛlz. ˈmeɪbi... aɪ hæd tu məʧ əˈdrɛnələn ˈpəmpɪŋ, bət aɪ tˈwɪstɪd ðət ˈhændəl soʊ hɑrd aɪ broʊk ɪt aɪˈrɑnɪkli, æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz gəs wɑz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ hɪz tɛst, ə graʊnd kənˈtroʊlər wɑz kənˈdəktɪŋ ən aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɔn ərθ. ðə kənˈtroʊlər broʊk ɔf hɪz ˈhændəl ɛz wɛl. əˈnəðər ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ðət ˈnidɪd tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd wɑz ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə nu əreɪ əv ˈspɛʃəli ˈpækɪʤd speɪs fud. bɪˈkəz fˈjuʧər ˈʤɛməˌni ˈmɪʃənz wər ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ læst ˈsɛvərəl deɪz, səˈplaɪɪŋ ðə kru wɪθ ən ˈædəkˌweɪt daɪət wɑz ˈkrɪtɪkəl. ʤɑn jəŋ hæd bɪn əˈsaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ðɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˈgrɪsəm ˈkɑnstəntli kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈhaɪdreɪtəd ˈdɛlɪkəsiz kənˈkɑktəd baɪ ˈnæsə nuˈtrɪʃənɪsts. hi wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ it ðə riˈkɑnstəˌtutɪd fud ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls əˈveɪləbəl. ər soʊ hi θɔt. gəs hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət ʤɑn jəŋ hæd mɔr ðən ʤɪst ˌsuvəˈnɪrz stoʊd ɪn hɪz speɪs sut ˈpɑkəts. "aɪ wɑz ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ɔn ɑr ˈspeɪˌskræfts pərˈfɔrməns, wɪn ˈsədənli ʤɑn æst mi, 'ju kɛr fər ə bif ˈsænwɪʧ, ˈskɪpər?' ɪf aɪ kʊd hæv ˈfɑlən aʊt əv maɪ kaʊʧ, aɪ wʊd hæv. ʃʊr ɪˈnəf, hi wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ən bif ʤɑn hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ snik ðə ˈdɛli ˈsænwɪʧ, wɪʧ wɑz wən əv ˈfeɪvərɪts ˈɪntu hɪz ˈpɑkət. ɛz gəs ˈsæmpəld ðə trit, ˈtaɪni bɪts əv raɪ brɛd bɪˈgæn ˈfloʊtɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈprɪstin ˈkæbən ənd ðə kru wɑz ʤɪst əˈbaʊt nɑkt ˈoʊvər baɪ ðə ˈpənʤənt ərˈoʊmə əv bif ˈwɑftɪŋ θru ðə smɔl ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz əv ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft. "ˈæftər ðə flaɪt ɑr suˈpɪriərz æt ˈnæsə lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn noʊ ənˈsərtən tərmz ðət bif ˈsænwɪʧɪz wər aʊt fər fˈjuʧər speɪs ˈmɪʃənz. bət ʤɑnz ˈdɛdˌpæn ˈɔfər əv ðɪs ˈstrɪktli ˈgʊdi rɪˈmeɪnz wən əv ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪts əv ɑr flaɪt fər ˈmɑli braʊn splæʃt daʊn æt piɛm ˈæftər flaɪɪŋ ˈeɪti ˈθaʊzənd maɪəlz ənd kəmˈplitɪŋ θri səkˈsɛsfəl ˈɔrbəts əraʊnd ðə ərθ. ˈgrɪsəm ənd jəŋ wər ɛkˈstætɪk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈtɛkstˌbʊk flaɪt. "aɪ du noʊ ðət ɪf ˈnæsə hæd æst ʤɑn ənd mi tɪ teɪk ˈmɑli braʊn bæk ˈɪntu speɪs ðə deɪ ˈæftər splashdown*, wi wʊd hæv dən ɪt wɪθ ˈplɛʒər. ʃi flu laɪk ə kwin, dɪd ɑr ənˈsɪŋkəbəl ˈmɑli, ənd wi wər ˌæbsəˈlutli ʃʊr ðət hər ˈsɪstər kræft wʊd pərˈfɔrm ɛz ðə flaɪt wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ən ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk rɪˈsɛpʃən ənd pəreɪd æt keɪp ˈkɛnədi. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ ˈgrɪsəm ənd jəŋ, əˈkəmpənid baɪ ðɛr ˈfæməliz, flu tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈlɪndən ˈʤɑnsən əˈwɔrdɪd boʊθ mɛn ˈnæsəz dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛdəl. "fər mi, ˈpərsənəli, ðə ˈfaɪnəst əˈwɔrd aɪ rɪˈsivd wɑz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər maɪ waɪf ənd tu sənz tɪ mit ənd ʃeɪk hænz wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈmɪsɪz. ˈʤɑnsən ənd wɪθ vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhəmfri. ɪt wɑz, aɪ noʊ, ə ˈmoʊmənt ðət skɑt ənd mɑrk ˈgrɪsəm wɪl rɪˈmɛmbər fər ðə rɛst əv ðɛr pəreɪdz ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ˈfɑloʊd. "ˈæftər ɔl ðə ˈrəʃən speɪs spectaculars*, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz bæk ɪn ðə mænd speɪs flaɪt ˈbɪznɪs wɪθ ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪn ðə wərld, ər aʊt əv ɪt. ɑr rɪˈsɛpʃən wɑz ðə ˈpəblɪks weɪ əv ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ praɪd ɪn ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmɑli braʊnz flaɪt wɑz ˈfɑloʊd baɪ naɪn ˈəðər mænd ˈmɪʃənz. iʧ flaɪt geɪv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ə wɛlθ əv ˈnɑlɪʤ, tɛkˈniks ənd ˈkɑnfədɛns. wɪθ iʧ səkˈsɛsfəl ˈmɪʃən, wi ədˈvænst ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə mun. ˈgrɪsəm rɪˈmeɪnd dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛməˌni ˈproʊˌgræm fər kwaɪt səm taɪm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɛz ˈbæˌkəp kəˈmændər fər ðə ˈʤɛməˌni 6 ˈmɪʃən. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, wərk ɔn ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈspeɪˌskræft wɑz ɔˈrɛdi wɛl ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ɪn mɑrʧ 1966 ˈnæsə ˈpəblɪkli əˈnaʊnst ðət gəs ˈgrɪsəm hæd bɪn əˈsaɪnd ɛz kəˈmændər fər ðə fərst əˈpɑloʊ ˈmɪʃən. ɛd waɪt wʊd sərv ɛz ˈsinjər ˈpaɪlət ənd ˈrɑʤər ˈʧæfi wɑz neɪmd ˈpaɪlət. ʤɪm məkˈdɪvət, ˈdeɪvɪd skɑt ənd ˈrəsəl wər əˈsaɪnd ɛz ˈbæˌkəps. baɪ ðə taɪm gəs wɑz frid əp frəm hɪz ˈdutiz ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈʤɛməˌni tɪ ʤəmp ɔn bɔrd ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈproʊˌgræm, ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ənd ɪts ˈsɪstəmz wər wɛl ədˈvænst ɪn tərmz əv pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ. ənˈlaɪk ˈʤɛməˌni, ˈgrɪsəm ənd hɪz kru ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ə ˈspeɪˌskræft ðət hæd bɪn dɪˈzaɪnd fər ðɛm, bət nɑt wɪθ ðɛm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ dɪd nɑt hæv ə hænd ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsɪk dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈgrɪsəm ənd hɪz kru wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪgˈzərt səm ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ˈspeɪˌskræft 012 wɪʧ wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ən ɑkˈtoʊbər 1966 lɔnʧ. "hi ənd ɛd waɪt ənd ˈrɑʤər ˈʧæfi, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr səˈpɔrtɪŋ stæf əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd tɛkˈnɪʃənz, pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd dɪˈrɛkli ɪn ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ rəvˈjuz ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz ɛz ˈspeɪˌskræft 012 nɪrd kəmˈpliʃən. səm əv ðə θɪŋz gəs sɔ hi dɪd nɑt ɛz ðə ˈprɛʃər ˈmaʊnɪd ənd ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən gru, ˈgrɪsəm, fər ðə fərst taɪm, bɪˈgæn tɪ brɪŋ hɪz wərk ˈprɑbləmz hoʊm. "wɪn hi wɑz hoʊm hi ˈnɔrməli dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ bi wɪθ ðə speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm. hi wʊd ˈrəðər bi ʤɪst ˈmɛsɪŋ əraʊnd wɪθ ðə kɪdz. bət naʊ hi wɑz əpˈtaɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ˈspeɪˌskræft 012 tɪ ðə keɪp ˈoʊnli brɔt mɔr ˈprɑbləmz. ɪt sun bɪˈkeɪm ˈɑbviəs ðət ˈmɛni ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wər ˌɪnkəmˈplit. ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈtroʊl ˈjunɪt likt laɪk ə sɪv ənd ˈnidɪd tɪ bi riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈmɑʤul. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə lɔnʧ ˈskɛʤʊl wɑz dɪˈleɪd baɪ ˈsɛvərəl wiks. ðə əˈpɑloʊ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər wɪʧ wɑz juzd fər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈpərpəsɪz hæd ɪts oʊn sɛt əv ˈprɑbləmz ənd wɑz nɑt ɪn ˈɛni ˈbɛtər ʃeɪp ðən ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈspeɪˌskræft ˌɪtˈsɛlf. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈæstrəˌnɑt ˈwɔltər ˈkənɪŋˌhæm, "wi nu ðət ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɑz, ju noʊ, ɪn pur ʃeɪp ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ wət ɪt ɔt tɪ bi. wi fɛlt laɪk wi kʊd flaɪ ɪt, bət lɛts feɪs ɪt, ɪt ʤɪst ˈwəzənt ɛz gʊd ɛz ɪt ʃʊd hæv bɪn fər ðə ʤɑb əv flaɪɪŋ ðə fərst mænd əˈpɑloʊ ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə kru meɪd du wɪθ wət ðeɪ hæd ənd baɪ mɪd ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv 1967 ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz wər biɪŋ meɪd fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl tɛsts əv ˈspeɪˌskræft 012 ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 22 1967 ˈgrɪsəm meɪd ə brif stɑp æt hoʊm ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə keɪp. ə ˈsɪtrəs tri gru ɪn ðɛr ˈbæˌkjɑrd wɪθ ˈlɛmənz ɔn ɪt ɛz bɪg ɛz ˈgreɪpˌfruts. gəs jæŋkt ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈlɛmən hi kʊd faɪnd ɔf əv ðə tri. ˈbɛti hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət hi wɑz əp tɪ ənd æst wət hi plænd tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈlɛmən. 'əm goʊɪŋ tɪ hæŋ ɪt ɔn ðət ˈspeɪˌskræft,' gəs sɛd ˈgrɪmli ənd kɪst hər ˈbɛti nu ðət gəs wʊd bi əˈneɪbəl tɪ rɪˈtərn hoʊm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kru kənˈdəktəd ðə pləgz aʊt tɛst ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 27 1967 wət ʃi dɪd nɑt noʊ wɑz ðət ˈʤænjuˌɛri 22 wʊd bi "ðə læst taɪm hi wɑz hir æt ðə tɔp ˈkɑrpəntər ˈkupər glɛn ˈgrɪsəm ˈʃɛpərd sˈleɪtən 1 ˈvərʤəl ˈgrɪsəm. ˈʤɛməˌni: ə ˈpərsɪnəl əˈkaʊnt əv mænz ˈvɛnʧər ˈɪntu speɪs (nu jɔrk: ðə məkˈmɪlən ˈkəmpəˌni, 1968 pi. 18 2 ibid*., pi. 17 3 ˈbɛti ˈgrɪsəm ənd ˈhɛnri stɪl. (nu jɔrk: ˈtɑməs waɪ. kroʊəl ˈkəmpəˌni, 1974 pi. 24 4 ˈgrɪsəm, pi. 18 5 ibid*., pi. 19 6 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 38 7 ɛm. skɑt ˈkɑrpəntər, ɛt æl., wi ˈsɛvən (nu jɔrk: ˈsaɪmən ənd ˈʃustər, 1962 pi. 55 8 ibid*., pi. 56 9 ibid*. 10 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 42 11 ˈgrɪsəm, pp*. 19 21 12 ibid*., pp*. 13 ˈkɑrpəntər, ɛt æl., pi. 57 14 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 56 15 ˈkɑrpəntər, ɛt æl., pi. 57 16 ibid*. 17 ibid*., pi. 58 18 ˈgrɪsəm, pi. ɛks. 19 ˈkɑrpəntər, ɛt æl., pi. 214 20 ibid*., pi. 221 21 ibid*., pi. 222 22 ibid*., pi. 224 23 ibid*., pi. 225 24 ibid*. 25 ibid*., pi. 226 26 ibid*. 27 ibid*. 28 ibid*., pi. 227 29 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 106 30 ˈtərnər hoʊm ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. mun ʃɑt (æˈtlæntə: ˈtərnər ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ɪŋk., 1994 31 ibid*. 32 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 106 33 ˈkɑrpəntər, ɛt æl., pi. 227 34 ibid*. 35 ˈgrɪsəm, pi. 73 36 ˈdɑnəld sˈleɪtən wɪθ ˈmaɪkəl cassutt*. deke!u.s*. mænd speɪs: frəm ˈmərkjəri tɪ ðə ˈʃətəl (nu jɔrk: tɑm ˈdɔrti əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ɪŋk., 1994 pi. 185 37 ˈhɛnri ˈdɛθlɔf. ˈsədənli təˈmɑˌroʊ keɪm... ə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈʤɑnsən speɪs ˈsɛnər (ˈhjustən: ˈlɪndən bi. ˈʤɑnsən speɪs ˈsɛnər, ˈnæʃənəl ˌɛrəˈnɔtɪks ənd speɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, 1993 pi. 124 38 ˈgrɪsəm, pi. 84 39 ˈɛdɪtərz, laɪf ˈmægəˌzin. ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmərkjəri (nu jɔrk: ˈsaɪmən ənd ˈʃustər, 1964 pi. 29 40 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 144 41 ˈgrɪsəm, pi. 73 42 ibid*., pi. 94 43 ibid*. 44 ibid*., pi. 112 45 ibid*., pi. 110 46 ibid*. 47 ibid*., pi. 111 48 ibid*., pi. 116 49 ibid*., pi. 115 50 ibid*., pp*. 51 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 179 52 ibid*. 53 ˈtərnər hoʊm ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, mun ʃɑt. 54 ˈgrɪsəm ənd stɪl, pi. 182 55 ibid*. ˈkɑrpəntər ˈkupər glɛn ˈgrɪsəm ˈʃɛpərd sˈleɪtən tɔp
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wildlife
the shiny black, adults can approach two inches in length. offspring beg both parents for food, inducing by stroking their jaws like wolf pups. federally endangered american burying beetles, largest of the 31 species of north american carrion beetles.
riding on the adults like are orange mites that keep them and their larval food supply free of fly eggs and microbes.
with his antennae the male beetle scents carrion (usually a bird or small mammal) sometimes from two miles away. often a fight for possession. the winning male attracts a mate by releasing a pheromone from the tip of his abdomen.
after elaborate courtship the couple moves their prize, which may weigh 200 times more than they do, to an appropriate site and buries it. then they strip feathers or fur, coat the carcass with oral and anal secretions to discourage bacterial and fungal growth and repel any maggots they kill with their mandibles. they stay with the carcass, feeding pieces to 10 to 30 grub young until they in 12 to 14 days.
historically, the species occupied at least 35 eastern and states and the southern fringes of nova scotia, quebec and ontario.
now natural populations remain only in parts of arkansas, kansas, nebraska, oklahoma, south dakota and rhode island. reintroduction, yet to prove successful, is ongoing in massachusetts, ohio and missouri.
probable causes for the species’ demise are artificial lighting that confuses nocturnal scavenging, proliferation of competitors like raccoons, skunks, and feral cats, and reduction of larval food items most notably extinctions of the passenger pigeon (thought to have been more numerous than all other north american birds combined) and the heath hen, a of greater prairie chicken adapted to the atlantic coastal plain.
nowhere near recovery goals
the gravest current threat is the gas and oil industry, not so much because of the habitat it degrades (u.s. fish and wildlife service permits require mitigation), but because of the push by the industry and allies to get the species taken off the endangered species list.
sen. james inhofe (r-ok), chair of the senate environment and public works committee, uses the american burying beetle as exhibit a in his ongoing campaign to emasculate the endangered species act, which he defines as a “trojan horse of private land use.” he warns that even harassing a beetle would limit “your activities on your private land.” “so-called harassment can be as simple and innocuous as bird-watching,” he wrongly asserts.
the american stewards of liberty, independent petroleum association of america, and texas public policy foundation have filed a petition to delist. so the fish and wildlife service has begun a species status assessment which it expects to publish in the fall.
the petitioners argue that been “a expansion” of known range since the 1989 listing and that “the species is easily raised in captivity and reintroduction efforts are underway.” but the expansion in known range is the result of the endangered species requirement that developers planning to disrupt possible habitat of a listed species conduct surveys to determine if present. there probably has been no expansion in the range itself.
one interior department official who requested anonymity describes the petition as “mostly fluff.” “the recovery plan [hatched in 1991] is dated,” he says. “it has no delisting goal, only a goal to [from endangered to threatened]. and the current distribution comply with that. no significant populations have been found east of arkansas. beetles are very difficult to get good numbers on and only live one year, so you have limited confidence in numbers that carry over from one year to the next.”
a prime example is texas, listed in the petition as one of the states in the allegedly expanded range. but no beetle has been seen there since 2008. the species is indeed “easily raised in captivity,” and reintroduction efforts are indeed “underway” in three states. that mean the species has been reestablished.
raising beetles
lou perrotti of the roger williams park zoo in providence, rhode island leads the american burying beetle species survival plan for the association of zoos and aquariums. he and his team raise beetles from the only remaining natural population in the east on block island. with that stock established beetles on the eastern half of massachusetts’ nantucket island in the reintroduction effort. but perrotti offers this: “we’re still not at the point where we can claim a population.”
the petitioners are not similarly constrained, claiming the range includes not just texas but also massachusetts, ohio and missouri.
“we are nowhere near recovery target numbers,” declares scott comings, rhode associate director for the nature conservancy, which manages a block island tract for beetles.
the reason beetles disappear from block island is probably because pheasants were introduced there in the 1930s. the chicks hatch in june when beetles are looking to reproduce; and exactly the right size.
“our population is strong,” says comings. “but the end model is scary any time working with a single island population. so we monitor it each spring by mark and recapture, and we do lots of carrion supplementation.” that involves digging holes, each with a escape chamber in case of flooding, inserting a dead quail and a male and female beetle in each hole, covering them with dirt and, finally, sealing everything with poultry fencing to discourage competing scavengers.
in southwest missouri beetle reintroduction has been happening for five years on the nature prairie. partnering with the conservancy are the saint louis zoo, which raises beetles for release, and the u.s. fish and wildlife service. “we’re collecting data; but we assessed what those data mean because we been doing it long enough,” says bob merz, who directs beetle breeding for the zoo. “we have three release sites far away from each other in case something happens to one. we do know beetles are reproducing and surviving the winter. and finding more beetles every time we survey.”
one of the strongholds is the tallgrass prairie preserve in northern oklahoma. “our focus is to create a heterogeneous landscape different patch types, using the historic interaction between grazing and fire to restore original dynamics of the ecosystem,” says preserve director, bob hamilton. “beetles the animals providing them with carrion seem to really like that historic cycle of natural disturbance and recovery.”
about two-thirds of the preserve is managed with fire and bison, the rest with fire and cattle. this “patch-burn grazing” model is a long-term research project with oklahoma state university to see if innovative management can yield the same biodiversity benefits provided by fire-bison.
hamilton describes the lush native vegetation that proliferates after fire as “ice cream” for bovines. “you can move animals around with fire rather than fences,” he says. “at the same time some patches on the landscape have been recently disturbed by fire and are being actively grazed, other patches that have not been burned for several years or more are receiving little to no grazing pressure. the resulting landscape heterogeneity, or variability, provides habitat for the complete array of native plants and animals.”
with beetle mitigation funds paid to the fish and wildlife service by the oil and gas industry and other developers the conservancy has bought up acres of private that had fragmented the preserve.
the state insect of rhode island
people working to remove the american burying beetle from the endangered species list and thereby, most likely, from the planet have much to learn from rhode islanders especially the at st. country day school in newport.
as third graders, they realized their state was one of only four that have an official insect. so to raise public awareness about the plight of the american burying beetle they got a bill introduced to designate it as the official state insect. they testified at house and the senate hearings, lobbied their legislators, and on july 15, 2015 joined governor gina raimondo at the roger williams park zoo for the ceremonial signing.
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ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ðə ˈʃaɪni blæk, ˈædəlts kən əˈproʊʧ tu ˈɪnʧɪz ɪn lɛŋθ. ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ bɛg boʊθ ˈpɛrənts fər fud, ˌɪnˈdusɪŋ baɪ ˈstroʊkɪŋ ðɛr ʤɔz laɪk wʊlf pəps. ˈfɛdərəli ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɛriɪŋ ˈbitəlz, ˈlɑrʤəst əv ðə 31 ˈspiʃiz əv nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɛriən ˈbitəlz. ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈædəlts laɪk ər ˈɔrɪnʤ maɪts ðət kip ðɛm ənd ðɛr ˈlɑrvəl fud səˈplaɪ fri əv flaɪ ɛgz ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz. wɪθ hɪz ænˈtɛni ðə meɪl ˈbitəl sɛnts ˈkɛriən (ˈjuʒəwəli ə bərd ər smɔl ˈmæməl) ˈsəmˌtaɪmz frəm tu maɪəlz əˈweɪ. ˈɔfən ə faɪt fər pəˈzɛʃən. ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ meɪl əˈtrækts ə meɪt baɪ riˈlisɪŋ ə ˈfɛrəˌmoʊn frəm ðə tɪp əv hɪz ˈæbdəmən. ˈæftər ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈkɔˌrʧɪp ðə ˈkəpəl muvz ðɛr praɪz, wɪʧ meɪ weɪ 200 taɪmz mɔr ðən ðeɪ du, tɪ ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt saɪt ənd ˈbɛriz ɪt. ðɛn ðeɪ strɪp ˈfɛðərz ər fər, koʊt ðə ˈkɑrkəs wɪθ ˈɔrəl ənd ˈeɪnəl səˈkriʃənz tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ bækˈtɪriəl ənd ˈfəŋgəl groʊθ ənd rɪˈpɛl ˈɛni ˈmægəts ðeɪ kɪl wɪθ ðɛr mandibles*. ðeɪ steɪ wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrkəs, ˈfidɪŋ ˈpisɪz tɪ 10 tɪ 30 grəb jəŋ ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ɪn 12 tɪ 14 deɪz. hɪˈstɔrɪkəli, ðə ˈspiʃiz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd æt list 35 ˈistərn ənd steɪts ənd ðə ˈsəðərn ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə, kwəˈbɛk ənd ɑnˈtɛrioʊ. naʊ ˈnæʧərəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊnli ɪn pɑrts əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, ˈkænzəs, nəˈbræskə, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə ənd roʊd ˈaɪlənd. ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən, jɛt tɪ pruv səkˈsɛsfəl, ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd məˈzʊri. ˈprɑbəbəl ˈkɔzɪz fər ðə species’*’ dɪˈmaɪz ər ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈlaɪtɪŋ ðət kənfˈjuzɪz nɑkˈtərnəl ˈskævənʤɪŋ, ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv kəmˈpɛtɪtərz laɪk ræˈkunz, skəŋks, ənd ˈfɛrəl kæts, ənd rɪˈdəkʃən əv ˈlɑrvəl fud ˈaɪtəmz moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ɪkˈstɪŋʃənz əv ðə ˈpæsənʤər ˈpɪʤɪn (θɔt tɪ hæv bɪn mɔr ˈnumərəs ðən ɔl ˈəðər nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən bərdz kəmˈbaɪnd) ənd ðə hiθ hɛn, ə əv ˈgreɪtər ˈprɛri ˈʧɪkən əˈdæptɪd tɪ ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈkoʊstəl pleɪn. ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr rɪˈkəvəri goʊlz ðə ˈgrævəst ˈkɑrənt θrɛt ɪz ðə gæs ənd ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri, nɑt soʊ məʧ bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈhæbəˌtæt ɪt dɪˈgreɪdz (juz. fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs ˈpərˌmɪts ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən), bət bɪˈkəz əv ðə pʊʃ baɪ ðə ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈælaɪz tɪ gɪt ðə ˈspiʃiz ˈteɪkən ɔf ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz lɪst. sɛn. ʤeɪmz ˈɪnˌhɑf (r-ok*), ʧɛr əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈpəblɪk wərks kəˈmɪti, ˈjuzɪz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɛriɪŋ ˈbitəl ɛz ɪgˈzɪbɪt ə ɪn hɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn tɪ əˈmæskjuˌleɪt ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz ækt, wɪʧ hi dɪˈfaɪnz ɛz ə hɔrs əv ˈpraɪvət lænd use.”*.” hi wɔrnz ðət ˈivɪn hərˈæsɪŋ ə ˈbitəl wʊd ˈlɪmət ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɔn jʊr ˈpraɪvət land.”*.” hərˈæsmənt kən bi ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ɛz bird-watching,”*,” hi ˈrɔŋli əˈsərts. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən stuərdz əv ˈlɪbərˌti, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt pəˈtroʊliəm əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ˈtɛksəs ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi faʊnˈdeɪʃən hæv faɪld ə pəˈtɪʃən tɪ ˌdiˈlɪst. soʊ ðə fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs həz ˈbeɪgən ə ˈspiʃiz ˈstætəs əˈsɛsmənt wɪʧ ɪt ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ɪn ðə fɔl. ðə pəˈtɪʃənərz ˈɑrgju ðət bɪn expansion”*” əv noʊn reɪnʤ sɪns ðə 1989 ˈlɪstɪŋ ənd ðət ˈspiʃiz ɪz ˈizəli reɪzd ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti ənd ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɛfərts ər underway.”*.” bət ðə ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn noʊn reɪnʤ ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈrəpt ˈpɑsəbəl ˈhæbəˌtæt əv ə ˈlɪstɪd ˈspiʃiz ˈkɑndəkt ˈsərˌveɪz tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf ˈprɛzənt. ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli həz bɪn noʊ ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn ðə reɪnʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wən ˌɪnˈtɪriər dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈfɪʃəl hu rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˌænəˈnɪmɪti dɪˈskraɪbz ðə pəˈtɪʃən ɛz fluff.”*.” rɪˈkəvəri plæn [hæʧt ɪn 1991 ɪz dated,”*,” hi sɪz. həz noʊ diˈlɪstɪŋ goʊl, ˈoʊnli ə goʊl tɪ [frəm ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd tɪ θˈrɛtənd]. ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðət. noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz hæv bɪn faʊnd ist əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ. ˈbitəlz ər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt gʊd ˈnəmbərz ɔn ənd ˈoʊnli lɪv wən jɪr, soʊ ju hæv ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ˈnəmbərz ðət ˈkɛri ˈoʊvər frəm wən jɪr tɪ ðə next.”*.” ə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ˈtɛksəs, ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə pəˈtɪʃən ɛz wən əv ðə steɪts ɪn ðə əˈlɛʤədli ɪkˈspændɪd reɪnʤ. bət noʊ ˈbitəl həz bɪn sin ðɛr sɪns 2008 ðə ˈspiʃiz ɪz ˌɪnˈdid reɪzd ɪn captivity,”*,” ənd ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɛfərts ər ˌɪnˈdid ““underway”*” ɪn θri steɪts. ðət min ðə ˈspiʃiz həz bɪn ˌriɪˈstæblɪʃt. ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈbitəlz lu pərˈroʊti əv ðə ˈrɑʤər ˈwɪljəmz pɑrk zu ɪn ˈprɑvədəns, roʊd ˈaɪlənd lidz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɛriɪŋ ˈbitəl ˈspiʃiz sərˈvaɪvəl plæn fər ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv zuz ənd əkˈwɛriəmz. hi ənd hɪz tim reɪz ˈbitəlz frəm ðə ˈoʊnli rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ist ɔn blɑk ˈaɪlənd. wɪθ ðət stɑk ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈbitəlz ɔn ðə ˈistərn hæf əv massachusetts’*’ nænˈtəkɪt ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɛfərt. bət pərˈroʊti ˈɔfərz ðɪs: stɪl nɑt æt ðə pɔɪnt wɛr wi kən kleɪm ə population.”*.” ðə pəˈtɪʃənərz ər nɑt ˈsɪmələrli kənˈstreɪnd, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə reɪnʤ ˌɪnˈkludz nɑt ʤɪst ˈtɛksəs bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd məˈzʊri. ər ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr rɪˈkəvəri ˈtərgət numbers,”*,” dɪˈklɛrz skɑt ˈkəmɪŋz, roʊd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə ˈneɪʧər kənˈsərvənsi, wɪʧ ˈmænɪʤɪz ə blɑk ˈaɪlənd trækt fər ˈbitəlz. ðə ˈrizən ˈbitəlz ˌdɪsəˈpɪr frəm blɑk ˈaɪlənd ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz ˈfɛzənts wər ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɛr ɪn ðə 1930s*. ðə ʧɪks hæʧ ɪn ʤun wɪn ˈbitəlz ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌriprəˈdus; ənd ɪgˈzæktli ðə raɪt saɪz. ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz strong,”*,” sɪz ˈkəmɪŋz. ðə ɛnd ˈmɑdəl ɪz ˈskɛri ˈɛni taɪm ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈaɪlənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. soʊ wi ˈmɑnətər ɪt iʧ spərɪŋ baɪ mɑrk ənd riˈkæpʧər, ənd wi du lɑts əv ˈkɛriən supplementation.”*.” ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈdɪgɪŋ hoʊlz, iʧ wɪθ ə ɪˈskeɪp ˈʧeɪmbər ɪn keɪs əv ˈflədɪŋ, ˌɪnˈsərtɪŋ ə dɛd kweɪl ənd ə meɪl ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈbitəl ɪn iʧ hoʊl, ˈkəvərɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ dərt ənd, ˈfaɪnəli, ˈsilɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪθ ˈpoʊltri ˈfɛnsɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈskævənʤərz. ɪn ˌsaʊθˈwɛst məˈzʊri ˈbitəl ˌriɪntrəˈdəkʃən həz bɪn ˈhæpənɪŋ fər faɪv jɪrz ɔn ðə ˈneɪʧər ˈprɛri. ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ ðə kənˈsərvənsi ər ðə seɪnt luɪs zu, wɪʧ ˈreɪzɪz ˈbitəlz fər riˈlis, ənd ðə juz. fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs. kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdætə; bət wi əˈsɛst wət ðoʊz ˈdætə min bɪˈkəz wi bɪn duɪŋ ɪt lɔŋ enough,”*,” sɪz bɑb mərz, hu dɪˈrɛkts ˈbitəl ˈbridɪŋ fər ðə zu. hæv θri riˈlis saɪts fɑr əˈweɪ frəm iʧ ˈəðər ɪn keɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhæpənz tɪ wən. wi du noʊ ˈbitəlz ər ˌriprəˈdusɪŋ ənd sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər. ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ mɔr ˈbitəlz ˈɛvəri taɪm wi survey.”*.” wən əv ðə ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊldz ɪz ðə ˈtɑlˌgræs ˈprɛri prɪˈzərv ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə. ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌhɛtərəˈʤinjəs ˈlænˌskeɪp ˈdɪfərənt pæʧ taɪps, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌɪnərˈækʃən bɪtˈwin ˈgreɪzɪŋ ənd faɪər tɪ rɪˈstɔr ərˈɪʤənəl daɪˈnæmɪks əv ðə ecosystem,”*,” sɪz prɪˈzərv dɪˈrɛktər, bɑb ˈhæməltən. ðə ˈænəməlz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈkɛriən sim tɪ ˈrɪli laɪk ðət hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈstərbəns ənd recovery.”*.” əˈbaʊt ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðə prɪˈzərv ɪz ˈmænɪʤd wɪθ faɪər ənd ˈbaɪsən, ðə rɛst wɪθ faɪər ənd ˈkætəl. ðɪs grazing”*” ˈmɑdəl ɪz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈrisərʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt wɪθ ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ si ɪf ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈmænɪʤmənt kən jild ðə seɪm ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ˈbɛnəfɪts prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ fire-bison*. ˈhæməltən dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ləʃ ˈneɪtɪv ˌvɛʤəˈteɪʃən ðət proʊˈlɪfərˌeɪts ˈæftər faɪər ɛz cream”*” fər bovines*. kən muv ˈænəməlz əraʊnd wɪθ faɪər ˈrəðər ðən fences,”*,” hi sɪz. ðə seɪm taɪm səm ˈpæʧɪz ɔn ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp hæv bɪn ˈrisəntli dɪˈstərbd baɪ faɪər ənd ər biɪŋ ˈæktɪvli greɪzd, ˈəðər ˈpæʧɪz ðət hæv nɑt bɪn bərnd fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ər mɔr ər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˈgreɪzɪŋ ˈprɛʃər. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈlænˌskeɪp ˌhɛtərəʤɪˈniəti, ər vɛriəˈbɪlɪti, prəˈvaɪdz ˈhæbəˌtæt fər ðə kəmˈplit əreɪ əv ˈneɪtɪv plænts ənd animals.”*.” wɪθ ˈbitəl ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən fəndz peɪd tɪ ðə fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs baɪ ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈəðər dɪˈvɛləpərz ðə kənˈsərvənsi həz bɔt əp ˈeɪkərz əv ˈpraɪvət ðət hæd ˈfrægməntɪd ðə prɪˈzərv. ðə steɪt ˈɪnˌsɛkt əv roʊd ˈaɪlənd ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɛriɪŋ ˈbitəl frəm ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈspiʃiz lɪst ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ, moʊst ˈlaɪkli, frəm ðə ˈplænət hæv məʧ tɪ lərn frəm roʊd ˈaɪləndərz əˈspɛʃəli ðə æt st*. ˈkəntri deɪ skul ɪn ˈnupɔrt. ɛz θərd ˈgreɪdərz, ðeɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðɛr steɪt wɑz wən əv ˈoʊnli fɔr ðət hæv ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈɪnˌsɛkt. soʊ tɪ reɪz ˈpəblɪk əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðə plaɪt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɛriɪŋ ˈbitəl ðeɪ gɑt ə bɪl ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ɪt ɛz ðə əˈfɪʃəl steɪt ˈɪnˌsɛkt. ðeɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd æt haʊs ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈhirɪŋz, ˈlɑbid ðɛr ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz, ənd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 2015 ʤɔɪnd ˈgəvərnər ˈʤinə ˌreɪˈmɑndoʊ æt ðə ˈrɑʤər ˈwɪljəmz pɑrk zu fər ðə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl ˈsaɪnɪŋ.
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on friday the dallas news published a with mason crumpacker. remember mason from an earlier post as the girl who, at the texas meetings, asked christopher hitchens to recommend some books; hitch took the time to answer her in detail.
anyway, the piece is behind a paywall, and that ticked me off a bit, so put the whole thing up here.
you’ll want to read this, for the child is amazing. hard to believe, from her answers, that only nine. whatever her parents are doing, doing right (and of course her genes play a role. . . .).
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point person: our with mason crumpacker
when atheists and “freethinkers” gathered in houston this month to hear noted atheist and author christopher hitchens speak, mason crumpacker of mckinney, who just turned 9, drew international attention by asking hitchens a question about what books she should read. points recently caught up with mason and her parents to ask some questions of our own. note: this is a longer version of the in the oct. 30, 2011, points section of the dallas morning news.
what is the difference between a freethinker, an agnostic and an atheist?
an agnostic is someone who says that they can never be sure [about existence], that something unprovable. and right. an atheist is someone who says the same thing, but probably going to go with “no.” a freethinker is somebody who thinks outside of the church.
does a freethinker not believe in god, or just not believe in religion?
it means you believe in religion. it necessarily mean that you believe in god. i really believe in religion. it treats kids very badly.
how so?
when we were at the atheist convention, a man talked about a who had a brain tumor, and her mom believe in modern science. so she [the child] never really got [the tumor] out. so she died. she [the mother] only believed that god would make it better.
why did you decide to go to an atheist convention?
i thought it would be interesting to meet different freethinkers and see what they thought about the world. i just wanted to boost my intellectual curiosity.
if someone invited you to a christian convention, or a buddhist convention or hari krishna convention, would you go?
probably. like to experiment with different religions. i just like to see what they believe and see if they make sense or not.
what do you think is the role of religion in understanding of right versus wrong?
religion is a way to get their children to behave. the world is kind of scary without religion, for them because they know what is going to happen.
how does a religion have to “make sense”?
if someone questions [a religious belief] and just says, how do you know this is right? the priest says: well, in the bible, it? everything revolves around the bible. some people believe that if the bible says it, true, completely true. if i do decide to believe in something, they should have further proof.
without religion, how would children distinguish between right and wrong?
i personally think they would have their parents to guide them along the way. and if their parents were raised right, they could have an open mind, have fun and be safe.
when people went on the blogs to write about what happened between you and christopher hitchens, did it frighten you, considering that you live in the very state of texas?
i think kind of scary. because some people can get hurt very badly over religion. what happened to a lot of atheists in the united states. all. verbally and physically.
why did you decide it was important to ask a question of hitchens?
because i had just found out that he was dying, and a brilliant man. and i felt that his knowledge of the world be wasted, and that someone should continue what he started.
where will he go when he dies?
nowhere.
did he answer you the way you expected to be answered?
yes. he was very honest to me and very, very nice. i think all adults should be honest to kids with their answers and take them seriously. living people, too. i especially hate when adults dumb it down for me.
should you be treated like an adult?
i’m not sure if a good thing or a bad thing. i like being taken seriously, but just not ready to be an adult. i want to pay taxes. i never want to do that.
so which are you, an atheist, an agnostic or a freethinker?
i say decided my religion yet. going to kind of experiment around and see if any religion i like in particular. but if i do decide to be a freethinker, the chances are very high. i just want it all to make sense.
is there anything that hitchens has said or written that you agree with?
i read christopher hitchens. 9.
you used to go to a christian school. what did you think about their lessons?
it was a christian montessori school. actually, all they did was build block towers, shine mirrors and eat mix. we used to sing songs about god and jesus and rainbows and pretty bunnies. the bunnies bother me so much.
you said you want religion to make sense. have you ever tried looking at the teachings of the bible and applying your own criterion: does it make sense?
i think very good to question things, for adults, children of all ages to question their beliefs and work them all out. i personally think the story of adam and eve really make sense. what proof is there of a garden of eden? what proof is there of god creating man and woman and giving them a tree of knowledge [whose fruit] they were not supposed to eat? like saying this to a kid: ok, eat the cookie on the countertop. you know what going to do. going to eat the cookie!
if people read this interview and tell you that wrong, how would you answer them?
that people are entitled to their own beliefs. beliefs like the buddhists are inclined to believe that a buddha. christians are inclined to believe that there is a christ. and are allowed to believe that there is a flying spaghetti monster. a pastafarianist.
why do you think here? how did we get here?
by evolution. we evolved from tiny little microscopic cells, which into bigger cells, which created the first fish, who slowly evolved into lizards, who became the dinosaurs. and then [they] kind of started over again but took a different path to becoming the first mammal, which became the creature we call australopithecus afarensis, who slowly evolved into homo habilis, who evolved into homo erectus, to neanderthals and people who slowly gave way to who we are. [she turns to her parents.] did i do good with that? [she then translates each into french.]
these are the kinds of questions that occupy a lot of adult thought. people might want to know: why you busy thinking thoughts? why you just enjoying your childhood?
i am enjoying my childhood. kind of shocked about that. i think questioning beliefs is good for a, since mosts are halfway out of the house. a good time to start questioning things and questioning their beliefs and making them become good people who know a lot about the world.
when not questioning your beliefs, what do you do for fun?
i like to sing, i take dancing lessons, and i also like reading. i love swimming and roller skating.
what do you like to read? your question to mr. hitchens was about books.
i said i was on the seventh book of harry potter, and i also like the golden compass books by phillip pullman, which are kind of in response to the lion, the witch and the wardrobe.
you like that book?
yes, despite all of the religious metaphors, a really good story. and when [aslan] sacrifices himself on the stone table, sort of like jesus on the cross. i like the [greek] myths by robert graves. i also like ali rules for girls , by meg cabot . she likes rules. a book about a named ali finkle, where she has to go through a move, and her best friend is all against that and tries to prevent the move. she makes up some rules. and the book is partly about surviving.
does man need to have rules?
yes.
some would argue that religion is really just a set of rules.
it sounds like worshiping to me.
it is, but also a set of rules. like the jews, who believe you eat crustaceans or animals. for muslims, you have to pray five times a day. for christians, some rules apply, and some. which is why i asked if religion helps people know the difference between right and wrong.
i just believe that religion qualifies as a set of rules. i know that people believe in religion and trust it.
what’s the meaning of life?
the meaning of life is to learn, have fun and experience different things, about the miracle of life. or maybe not the ‘miracle’ of life.
is it ok for the word “miracle” to just express the wonderment of life without it necessarily having a religious connotation?
yes, i think so. yes.
you found out a few years ago about santa claus. what did that do to your whole belief system?
i found out when i was 6 that he real. i was crushed because if the image of santa claus there, then who is the person who gives you the presents? but then you eventually figure out that your mom and dad who are [playing] santa claus. the easter bunny, the tooth fairy, i eventually found out about those, too.
did that make you ask questions about god?
no. i really think about it that much when i found out about santa claus.
this was conducted, edited and condensed by editorial writer tod robberson. his email address is trobberson@dallasnews.com. mason crumpacker can be reached via mama@socraticmama.com.
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ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðə ˈdæləs nuz ˈpəblɪʃt ə wɪθ ˈmeɪsən ˈkrəmpəkər. rɪˈmɛmbər ˈmeɪsən frəm ən ˈərliər poʊst ɛz ðə gərl hu, æt ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈmitɪŋz, æst ˈkrɪstəfər ˈhɪʧənz tɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd səm bʊks; hɪʧ tʊk ðə taɪm tɪ ˈænsər hər ɪn ˈditeɪl. ˈɛniˌweɪ, ðə pis ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ə paywall*, ənd ðət tɪkt mi ɔf ə bɪt, soʊ pʊt ðə hoʊl θɪŋ əp hir. wɔnt tɪ rɛd ðɪs, fər ðə ʧaɪld ɪz əˈmeɪzɪŋ. hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv, frəm hər ˈænsərz, ðət ˈoʊnli naɪn. ˌwəˈtɛvər hər ˈpɛrənts ər duɪŋ, duɪŋ raɪt (ənd əv kɔrs hər ʤinz pleɪ ə roʊl. pɔɪnt ˈpərsən: ɑr wɪθ ˈmeɪsən ˈkrəmpəkər wɪn ˈeɪθiəsts ənd ““freethinkers”*” ˈgæðərd ɪn ˈhjustən ðɪs mənθ tɪ hir ˈnoʊtɪd ˈeɪθiəst ənd ˈɔθər ˈkrɪstəfər ˈhɪʧənz spik, ˈmeɪsən ˈkrəmpəkər əv məˈkɪni, hu ʤɪst tərnd 9 dru ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɛnʃən baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ˈhɪʧənz ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt wət bʊks ʃi ʃʊd rɛd. pɔɪnts ˈrisəntli kɔt əp wɪθ ˈmeɪsən ənd hər ˈpɛrənts tɪ æsk səm kˈwɛsʧənz əv ɑr oʊn. noʊt: ðɪs ɪz ə ˈlɔŋgər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ɪn ðə ɔkt. 30 2011 pɔɪnts ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈdæləs ˈmɔrnɪŋ nuz. wət ɪz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ə ˈfriˈθɪŋkər, ən ægˈnɑstɪk ənd ən ˈeɪθiəst? ən ægˈnɑstɪk ɪz ˈsəmˌwən hu sɪz ðət ðeɪ kən ˈnɛvər bi ʃʊr [əˈbaʊt ɪgˈzɪstəns], ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ unprovable*. ənd raɪt. ən ˈeɪθiəst ɪz ˈsəmˌwən hu sɪz ðə seɪm θɪŋ, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ wɪθ ““no.”*.” ə ˈfriˈθɪŋkər ɪz ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu θɪŋks ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ʧərʧ. dɪz ə ˈfriˈθɪŋkər nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn gɑd, ər ʤɪst nɑt bɪˈliv ɪn rɪˈlɪʤən? ɪt minz ju bɪˈliv ɪn rɪˈlɪʤən. ɪt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli min ðət ju bɪˈliv ɪn gɑd. aɪ ˈrɪli bɪˈliv ɪn rɪˈlɪʤən. ɪt trits kɪdz ˈvɛri ˈbædli. haʊ soʊ? wɪn wi wər æt ðə ˈeɪθiəst kənˈvɛnʃən, ə mæn tɔkt əˈbaʊt ə hu hæd ə breɪn ˈtumər, ənd hər mɑm bɪˈliv ɪn ˈmɑdərn saɪəns. soʊ ʃi [ðə ʧaɪld] ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli gɑt [ðə ˈtumər] aʊt. soʊ ʃi daɪd. ʃi [ðə ˈməðər] ˈoʊnli bɪˈlivd ðət gɑd wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈbɛtər. waɪ dɪd ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ goʊ tɪ ən ˈeɪθiəst kənˈvɛnʃən? aɪ θɔt ɪt wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ mit ˈdɪfərənt ˈfriˈθɪŋkərz ənd si wət ðeɪ θɔt əˈbaʊt ðə wərld. aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bust maɪ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ju tɪ ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn kənˈvɛnʃən, ər ə ˈbudəst kənˈvɛnʃən ər ˈhɑri ˈkrɪʃnə kənˈvɛnʃən, wʊd ju goʊ? ˈprɑbəˌbli. laɪk tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt riˈlɪʤənz. aɪ ʤɪst laɪk tɪ si wət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ənd si ɪf ðeɪ meɪk sɛns ər nɑt. wət du ju θɪŋk ɪz ðə roʊl əv rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv raɪt ˈvərsəz rɔŋ? rɪˈlɪʤən ɪz ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bɪˈheɪv. ðə wərld ɪz kaɪnd əv ˈskɛri wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈlɪʤən, fər ðɛm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ noʊ wət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. haʊ dɪz ə rɪˈlɪʤən hæv tɪ sense”*”? ɪf ˈsəmˌwən kˈwɛsʧənz [ə rɪˈlɪʤəs bɪˈlif] ənd ʤɪst sɪz, haʊ du ju noʊ ðɪs ɪz raɪt? ðə prist sɪz: wɛl, ɪn ðə ˈbaɪbəl, ɪt? ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ riˈvɑlvz əraʊnd ðə ˈbaɪbəl. səm ˈpipəl bɪˈliv ðət ɪf ðə ˈbaɪbəl sɪz ɪt, tru, kəmˈplitli tru. ɪf aɪ du ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ, ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv ˈfərðər pruf. wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈlɪʤən, haʊ wʊd ˈʧɪldrən dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin raɪt ənd rɔŋ? aɪ ˈpərsənəli θɪŋk ðeɪ wʊd hæv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts tɪ gaɪd ðɛm əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ənd ɪf ðɛr ˈpɛrənts wər reɪzd raɪt, ðeɪ kʊd hæv ən ˈoʊpən maɪnd, hæv fən ənd bi seɪf. wɪn ˈpipəl wɛnt ɔn ðə blɔgz tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd bɪtˈwin ju ənd ˈkrɪstəfər ˈhɪʧənz, dɪd ɪt ˈfraɪtən ju, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ju lɪv ɪn ðə ˈvɛri steɪt əv ˈtɛksəs? aɪ θɪŋk kaɪnd əv ˈskɛri. bɪˈkəz səm ˈpipəl kən gɪt hərt ˈvɛri ˈbædli ˈoʊvər rɪˈlɪʤən. wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ə lɔt əv ˈeɪθiəsts ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɔl. vərˈbæli ənd ˈfɪzɪkəli. waɪ dɪd ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ æsk ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈhɪʧənz? bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd ʤɪst faʊnd aʊt ðət hi wɑz daɪɪŋ, ənd ə ˈbrɪljənt mæn. ənd aɪ fɛlt ðət hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə wərld bi ˈweɪstɪd, ənd ðət ˈsəmˌwən ʃʊd kənˈtɪnju wət hi ˈstɑrtɪd. wɛr wɪl hi goʊ wɪn hi daɪz? ˈnoʊˌwɛr. dɪd hi ˈænsər ju ðə weɪ ju ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈænsərd? jɛs. hi wɑz ˈvɛri ˈɑnəst tɪ mi ənd ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri nis. aɪ θɪŋk ɔl ˈædəlts ʃʊd bi ˈɑnəst tɪ kɪdz wɪθ ðɛr ˈænsərz ənd teɪk ðɛm ˈsɪriəsli. ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl, tu. aɪ əˈspɛʃəli heɪt wɪn ˈædəlts dəm ɪt daʊn fər mi. ʃʊd ju bi ˈtritɪd laɪk ən ˈædəlt? nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ə gʊd θɪŋ ər ə bæd θɪŋ. aɪ laɪk biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli, bət ʤɪst nɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ bi ən ˈædəlt. aɪ wɔnt tɪ peɪ ˈtæksɪz. aɪ ˈnɛvər wɔnt tɪ du ðət. soʊ wɪʧ ər ju, ən ˈeɪθiəst, ən ægˈnɑstɪk ər ə ˈfriˈθɪŋkər? aɪ seɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd maɪ rɪˈlɪʤən jɛt. goʊɪŋ tɪ kaɪnd əv ɪkˈspɛrəmənt əraʊnd ənd si ɪf ˈɛni rɪˈlɪʤən aɪ laɪk ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. bət ɪf aɪ du ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ bi ə ˈfriˈθɪŋkər, ðə ˈʧænsɪz ər ˈvɛri haɪ. aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt ɪt ɔl tɪ meɪk sɛns. ɪz ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ˈhɪʧənz həz sɛd ər ˈrɪtən ðət ju əˈgri wɪθ? aɪ rɛd ˈkrɪstəfər ˈhɪʧənz. 9 ju juzd tɪ goʊ tɪ ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn skul. wət dɪd ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈlɛsənz? ɪt wɑz ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌmɑntəˈsɔri skul. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɔl ðeɪ dɪd wɑz bɪld blɑk taʊərz, ʃaɪn ˈmɪrərz ənd it mɪks. wi juzd tɪ sɪŋ sɔŋz əˈbaʊt gɑd ənd ˈʤizəs ənd ˈreɪnˌboʊz ənd ˈprɪti ˈbəniz. ðə ˈbəniz ˈbɑðər mi soʊ məʧ. ju sɛd ju wɔnt rɪˈlɪʤən tɪ meɪk sɛns. hæv ju ˈɛvər traɪd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈtiʧɪŋz əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl ənd əˈplaɪɪŋ jʊr oʊn kraɪˈtɪriən: dɪz ɪt meɪk sɛns? aɪ θɪŋk ˈvɛri gʊd tɪ kˈwɛʃən θɪŋz, fər ˈædəlts, ˈʧɪldrən əv ɔl ˈeɪʤɪz tɪ kˈwɛʃən ðɛr bɪˈlifs ənd wərk ðɛm ɔl aʊt. aɪ ˈpərsənəli θɪŋk ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈædəm ənd iv ˈrɪli meɪk sɛns. wət pruf ɪz ðɛr əv ə ˈgɑrdən əv ˈidən? wət pruf ɪz ðɛr əv gɑd kriˈeɪtɪŋ mæn ənd ˈwʊmən ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ə tri əv ˈnɑlɪʤ [huz frut] ðeɪ wər nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ it? laɪk seɪɪŋ ðɪs tɪ ə kɪd: ˈoʊˈkeɪ, it ðə ˈkʊki ɔn ðə ˈkaʊntərˌtɑp. ju noʊ wət goʊɪŋ tɪ du. goʊɪŋ tɪ it ðə ˈkʊki! ɪf ˈpipəl rɛd ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌju ənd tɛl ju ðət rɔŋ, haʊ wʊd ju ˈænsər ðɛm? ðət ˈpipəl ər ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ðɛr oʊn bɪˈlifs. bɪˈlifs laɪk ðə ˈbudəsts ər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ə ˈbudə. ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr ɪz ə kraɪst. ənd ər əˈlaʊd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr ɪz ə flaɪɪŋ spəˈgɛti ˈmɑnstər. ə pastafarianist*. waɪ du ju θɪŋk hir? haʊ dɪd wi gɪt hir? baɪ ˌɛvəˈluʃən. wi ɪˈvɑlvd frəm ˈtaɪni ˈlɪtəl ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk sɛlz, wɪʧ ˈɪntu ˈbɪgər sɛlz, wɪʧ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə fərst fɪʃ, hu sˈloʊli ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ˈlɪzərdz, hu bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔrz. ənd ðɛn [ðeɪ] kaɪnd əv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn bət tʊk ə ˈdɪfərənt pæθ tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə fərst ˈmæməl, wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈkriʧər wi kɔl ɔˌstreɪloʊˈpɪθəkəs afarensis*, hu sˈloʊli ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ˈhoʊmoʊ habilis*, hu ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ˈhoʊmoʊ erectus*, tɪ niˈændərˌθɔlz ənd ˈpipəl hu sˈloʊli geɪv weɪ tɪ hu wi ər. [ʃi tərnz tɪ hər ˈpɛrənts.] dɪd aɪ du gʊd wɪθ ðət? [ʃi ðɛn ˈtrænsˌleɪts iʧ ˈɪntu frɛnʧ.] ðiz ər ðə kaɪnz əv kˈwɛsʧənz ðət ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə lɔt əv ˈædəlt θɔt. ˈpipəl maɪt wɔnt tɪ noʊ: waɪ ju ˈbɪzi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ θɔts? waɪ ju ʤɪst ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ jʊr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd? aɪ æm ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ maɪ ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd. kaɪnd əv ʃɑkt əˈbaʊt ðət. aɪ θɪŋk kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ bɪˈlifs ɪz gʊd fər ə, sɪns moʊst ər ˈhæfˈweɪ aʊt əv ðə haʊs. ə gʊd taɪm tɪ stɑrt kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ θɪŋz ənd kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðɛr bɪˈlifs ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm bɪˈkəm gʊd ˈpipəl hu noʊ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ðə wərld. wɪn nɑt kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ jʊr bɪˈlifs, wət du ju du fər fən? aɪ laɪk tɪ sɪŋ, aɪ teɪk ˈdænsɪŋ ˈlɛsənz, ənd aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ˈrɛdɪŋ. aɪ ləv sˈwɪmɪŋ ənd ˈroʊlər ˈskeɪtɪŋ. wət du ju laɪk tɪ rɛd? jʊr kˈwɛʃən tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈhɪʧənz wɑz əˈbaʊt bʊks. aɪ sɛd aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə ˈsɛvənθ bʊk əv ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər, ənd aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ðə ˈgoʊldən ˈkəmpəs bʊks baɪ ˈfɪlɪp ˈpʊlmən, wɪʧ ər kaɪnd əv ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə laɪən, ðə wɪʧ ənd ðə ˈwɔrˌdroʊb. ju laɪk ðət bʊk? jɛs, dɪˈspaɪt ɔl əv ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈmɛtəfɔrz, ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈstɔri. ənd wɪn [æsˈlən] ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ðə stoʊn ˈteɪbəl, sɔrt əv laɪk ˈʤizəs ɔn ðə krɔs. aɪ laɪk ðə [grik] mɪθs baɪ ˈrɑbərt greɪvz. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk ˈɑli rulz fər gərlz baɪ mɛg ˈkæbət ʃi laɪks rulz. ə bʊk əˈbaʊt ə neɪmd ˈɑli ˈfɪŋkəl, wɛr ʃi həz tɪ goʊ θru ə muv, ənd hər bɛst frɛnd ɪz ɔl əˈgɛnst ðət ənd traɪz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə muv. ʃi meɪks əp səm rulz. ənd ðə bʊk ɪz ˈpɑrtli əˈbaʊt sərˈvaɪvɪŋ. dɪz mæn nid tɪ hæv rulz? jɛs. səm wʊd ˈɑrgju ðət rɪˈlɪʤən ɪz ˈrɪli ʤɪst ə sɛt əv rulz. ɪt saʊnz laɪk ˈwərʃəˌpɪŋ tɪ mi. ɪt ɪz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə sɛt əv rulz. laɪk ðə ʤuz, hu bɪˈliv ju it krəˈsteɪʃənz ər ˈænəməlz. fər ˈməzlɪmz, ju hæv tɪ preɪ faɪv taɪmz ə deɪ. fər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, səm rulz əˈplaɪ, ənd səm. wɪʧ ɪz waɪ aɪ æst ɪf rɪˈlɪʤən hɛlps ˈpipəl noʊ ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin raɪt ənd rɔŋ. aɪ ʤɪst bɪˈliv ðət rɪˈlɪʤən kˈwɑləˌfaɪz ɛz ə sɛt əv rulz. aɪ noʊ ðət ˈpipəl bɪˈliv ɪn rɪˈlɪʤən ənd trəst ɪt. ðə ˈminɪŋ əv laɪf? ðə ˈminɪŋ əv laɪf ɪz tɪ lərn, hæv fən ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz, əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɪrəkəl əv laɪf. ər ˈmeɪbi nɑt ðə ‘‘miracle’*’ əv laɪf. ɪz ɪt ˈoʊˈkeɪ fər ðə wərd ““miracle”*” tɪ ʤɪst ɪkˈsprɛs ðə ˈwəndərmənt əv laɪf wɪˈθaʊt ɪt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈhævɪŋ ə rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən? jɛs, aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. jɛs. ju faʊnd aʊt ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈsænə klɔz. wət dɪd ðət du tɪ jʊr hoʊl bɪˈlif ˈsɪstəm? aɪ faʊnd aʊt wɪn aɪ wɑz 6 ðət hi ril. aɪ wɑz krəʃt bɪˈkəz ɪf ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈsænə klɔz ðɛr, ðɛn hu ɪz ðə ˈpərsən hu gɪvz ju ðə ˈprɛzənts? bət ðɛn ju ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðət jʊr mɑm ənd dæd hu ər [pleɪɪŋ] ˈsænə klɔz. ðə ˈistər ˈbəni, ðə tuθ ˈfɛri, aɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ðoʊz, tu. dɪd ðət meɪk ju æsk kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt gɑd? noʊ. aɪ ˈrɪli θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ðət məʧ wɪn aɪ faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ˈsænə klɔz. ðɪs wɑz kənˈdəktəd, ˈɛdɪtɪd ənd kənˈdɛnst baɪ ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈraɪtər tɑd ˈrɑbərsən. hɪz iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz trobberson@dallasnews.com*. ˈmeɪsən ˈkrəmpəkər kən bi riʧt ˈviə mama@socraticmama.com*.
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if there is one thing we can be certain of in life, that eventually we will die that is, we will no longer be alive. sadly we are not completely certain what “being dead” means: defining death is much more complicated than it appears, and getting harder to define all the time.
as recently as a century ago, it was priests not doctors who declared a person dead. when in doubt, they looked for signs of. as medicine advanced, however, it became apparent that death was not an event, but a process.
even so, for practical purposes an arbitrary line had to be drawn. first it was taken as the heart stopping. then came the notion of brain death and in the this seemed like the way forward. for a while it was even considered foolproof: once activity ceases in the brain and brain stem you can never regain consciousness, and without intervention the body will quickly shut down.
but foolproof it is not, and the fact that several hundred neurologists and philosophers are gathering next may for the fifth international symposium on the definition of death shows this only too well.
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technology brings problems
the real spanner in the works was the invention of machines that keep lungs breathing and hearts pumping even after the brain has suffered extensive damage. this raised for the first time the question of whether people could or should be treated as dead simply because their brain was dead.
one set of philosophers argues that the destruction of the frontal lobes, with the memories and personality they store, is enough to declare someone dead. this definition includes those in a “permanent vegetative state“. others resist the idea of brain death altogether and insist that the heart must stop beating before a body can be treated as dead.
the compromise “whole-brain-death” position, which has been written into law in most of the world, is that a person can only be declared dead if almost all brain function has been irreversibly destroyed.
whichever definition is adopted, there are many practical and political implications: after all, doctors are generally obliged to treat the living and stop treating the dead. some have even proposed that individuals should choose their own definition of death.
as diagnostic technologies have advanced, declaring total and irreversible brain death has become ever more problematic. in the medical advances allowed residual brain activity to be detected in many patients who would have previously been considered.
death of identity
the growing ability to compensate for loss of the regulation over the body means doctors can maintain some bodies indefinitely. we have also discovered more about the mechanisms and are rapidly developing new ways to repair damaged brains. it may soon be possible to engineer new neural tissue from patients’ cells and transplant it into damaged areas. progress in nanotechnology and the of computing will also eventually allow brain damage to be repaired with implantable machines.
all these advances make defining brain death increasingly difficult and our ability to rebuild destroyed brains may eventually force us to develop a brand new definition of death, based not on brain activity but on personal identity: would you be the same person if your entire brain, including all your memories and personality, were destroyed and then grown anew?
what is it like to die?
it seems it is not death per se that scares most people: once dead (really dead, that is) you know anything about it. what does seem to frighten people is the process of dying, and whether it will be painful. so do we have any idea about how it might feel to die? of course there are not many people to ask.
but a few people have died and been brought back. their tales, together with extrapolating from medical experience, can shed light on what like to meet your end in various different ways: from electrocution to hanging, and from drowning to lethal injection (beware this article is not for the faint-hearted!). the latter lethal injection is another extremely contentious issue. been branded too unreliable, too painful and just plain inhumane.
but not always blood and gore: if lucky enough to die peacefully of old age, that is.
dealing with loss
another potentially frightening event is the death of a loved one. it can certainly be a very sad and painful time. there are thought to be five main stages of grief: disbelief, yearning, anger, depression and finally, acceptance. the most common emotional difficulty experienced is, unsurprisingly, emotional loneliness.
losing a partner is generally assumed to be one of the most stressful experiences that people encounter. marriage is such a strong bond that if one partner dies, the person left behind is put at a significant risk of following suit: known as the “widower effect”.
the science behind how grief affects the body is still in its infancy, but it is thought to act via stress. lack of close support can also increase risky behaviour, such as heavy drinking. and the risks differ according to the way a person dies: if somebody dies of an illness that needs prolonged and burdensome care, then their surviving partner has a higher chance of dying.
it is a curious fact that the widower effect tends to affect white people more than black people; perhaps because elderly black people tend to receive more support from friends and family than elderly whites.
for those married people who think this appears too bleak, despair: marriage is intrinsically healthy. the elevated risk of dying associated with losing a partner is lower than for those who are single or who never married.
animals feel grief too
it seems that not just humans that experience grief, animals also appear to do so. elephants are thought to mourn the dead, and gorillas have been seen holding wakes.
it is not just the loss of someone close that appears to induce grief. take the tragic deaths of people caught in the bombings or the death of princess diana. this may not be grief after all, but rather a morbid fascination with death. many people engage in an increasingly popular pursuit known as dark tourism, which involves visiting sites where people have suffered or died in tragic circumstances, such as the killing fields of cambodia, the ruins of new orleans, or the extermination camps of auschwitz-birkenau.
the motivations behind dark tourism are not clear-cut. sometimes it is to pay respects to a loved one, but it may also be to connect with an event seen on tv, to learn more about what happened, or simply out of curiosity. or perhaps because death has been almost completely hidden from everyday life in most developed countries that people feel the need to this balance.
what happens after death?
so when it comes to death, what are we sure of? well we know what happens to your body from the moment you leave it. unless frozen or mummified, dead bodies inevitably decompose.
as soon as the heart stops, gravity takes hold. sometimes only minutes after death, a purple stain appears where the blood settles in the parts of the body. the skin and muscles sag, the body cools, and within 2 to 6 hours rigor mortis sets in.
starting with a stiffening of the muscles in the eyelids, it spreads throughout the body before the muscles relax again. rigor mortis can last between days depending on various factors, not least the ambient temperature.
two or three days after death, the body starts to putrefy. bacteria which normally inhabit the body, especially the bowel, take over. the first sign of is a green discolouration, which eventually spreads over most of the body before turning it purple and finally black.
decomposition and deduction
bacteria in the intestine produce a gas which bloats the body and makes the eyes bulge. a week after death, blisters appear on the skin and the slightest pressure causes the top layer to slip off. after 3 to 4 weeks, the hair, nails and teeth loosen, and the internal organs disintegrate before turning to liquid.
finally, nothing is left but the skeleton. is it true that hair and finger nails grow after death? the answer is no: they just appear to as the skin dries out and shrinks away from the hair and nails.
decomposition is often very useful to forensics experts who can deduce when death occurred by looking at the stage a body has reached. forensic entomologists can even look at larval stages of insects in corpses to work out the timing of death, although this might not be as accurate as once thought.
there are also chemists who are developing a “sniffing detective” a device that can measure the volatile gases given off by a corpse at the different stages of decomposition they hope it will aid forensics.
disposing of your body
and then the question of what to do with your body once you no longer inhabit it. the choices are endless: you can be buried in a coffin in the ground, or cremated, and now there are more environmentally friendly ways to go: you can have your body and then shattered to make a powder, or have a woodland burial where your body is wrapped in a cloth and left in the soil to provide compost. or perhaps you might want to be put on public display, or have your ashes turned into a strange work of art with its own mortality or being a new scientist reader, you might fancy donating your body to science.
for those who want to play a long game, always the option of having your body frozen. researchers have had success with reviving frozen organs, and if the more fantastic goal of bringing someone back to life after a spell in the freezer remains elusive, at least research is telling us what it would take to perform such a miracle.
life after death?
perhaps the most intriguing question for many people is whether or not there is life after death. a few have even concocted truly astonishing experiments to find out. not surprisingly, they have failed to come up with credible answers. there is a train of thought that experiences might offer a clue, although researchers think they are simply an illusion related to rem sleep.
in the developed world, most people are lucky enough to live lives that end as a result of and its associated diseases, rather than because of premature death due to infectious disease or accidents. as result, we are able to repress our fear of death by not thinking about it much.
the age at which people need to think about death is constantly being pushed back because of better nutrition and medical care. technology promises to continue this trend: therapy and brain prosthetics promise the possibility of reviving and rebuilding brains currently diagnosed as dead.
doctors are also getting better, albeit slowly, at resuscitating patients who in the past would have died. some researchers are even experimenting with suspended animation as a way to protect seriously injured people until they can be transported to an operating theatre.
what does the future hold?
the continual rises in human life expectancy now suggest there is no maximum lifespan, and research, for example into stem cells, free radicals, and even social status, is suggesting how we can reduce the number of avoidable deaths. also plenty of advice on how you can your own lifespan.
but if we could all live into the hundreds and even beyond, what sort of world would it be? initially it could be difficult as life spans increase, we may be exposing ourselves to a rather bleak future in which we all spend a large proportion of our lives old and ill. and even if we conquer as well, we will have some moral dilemmas to face as the planet becomes progressively more overcrowded. there is a way out, though. if some futurists have their way, death will be replaced by uploading ourselves onto computers. that will solve the overcrowding problem, no doubt, but expect a run on computer memory.
perhaps it is only taxes that are certain after all.
death delve deeper into the riddle of human mortality in our special report.
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ɪf ðɛr ɪz wən θɪŋ wi kən bi ˈsərtən əv ɪn laɪf, ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wi wɪl daɪ ðət ɪz, wi wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi əˈlaɪv. ˈsædli wi ər nɑt kəmˈplitli ˈsərtən wət dead”*” minz: dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ dɛθ ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ɪt əˈpɪrz, ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈhɑrdər tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ɔl ðə taɪm. ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ, ɪt wɑz prists nɑt ˈdɑktərz hu dɪˈklɛrd ə ˈpərsən dɛd. wɪn ɪn daʊt, ðeɪ lʊkt fər saɪnz əv. ɛz ˈmɛdəsən ədˈvænst, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm əˈpɛrənt ðət dɛθ wɑz nɑt ən ɪˈvɛnt, bət ə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈivɪn soʊ, fər ˈpræktɪkəl ˈpərpəsɪz ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri laɪn hæd tɪ bi drɔn. fərst ɪt wɑz ˈteɪkən ɛz ðə hɑrt ˈstɑpɪŋ. ðɛn keɪm ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv breɪn dɛθ ənd ɪn ðə ðɪs simd laɪk ðə weɪ ˈfɔrwərd. fər ə waɪl ɪt wɑz ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdərd ˈfulˌpruf: wəns ækˈtɪvɪti ˈsisɪz ɪn ðə breɪn ənd breɪn stɛm ju kən ˈnɛvər rɪˈgeɪn ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ðə ˈbɑdi wɪl kˈwɪkli ʃət daʊn. bət ˈfulˌpruf ɪt ɪz nɑt, ənd ðə fækt ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd nʊˈrɑləʤəsts ənd fəˈlɑsəfərz ər ˈgæðərɪŋ nɛkst meɪ fər ðə fɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪmˈpoʊziəm ɔn ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv dɛθ ʃoʊz ðɪs ˈoʊnli tu wɛl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi brɪŋz ˈprɑbləmz ðə ril ˈspænər ɪn ðə wərks wɑz ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən əv məˈʃinz ðət kip ləŋz ˈbriðɪŋ ənd hɑrts ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə breɪn həz ˈsəfərd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈdæmɪʤ. ðɪs reɪzd fər ðə fərst taɪm ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ˈpipəl kʊd ər ʃʊd bi ˈtritɪd ɛz dɛd ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz ðɛr breɪn wɑz dɛd. wən sɛt əv fəˈlɑsəfərz ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈfrəntəl loʊbz, wɪθ ðə ˈmɛməriz ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ðeɪ stɔr, ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈklɛr ˈsəmˌwən dɛd. ðɪs ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ðoʊz ɪn ə ˌvɛʤəˈteɪtɪv state“*“. ˈəðərz rɪˈzɪst ðə aɪˈdiə əv breɪn dɛθ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ənd ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðə hɑrt məst stɑp ˈbitɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈbɑdi kən bi ˈtritɪd ɛz dɛd. ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ““whole-brain-death”*” pəˈzɪʃən, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu lɔ ɪn moʊst əv ðə wərld, ɪz ðət ə ˈpərsən kən ˈoʊnli bi dɪˈklɛrd dɛd ɪf ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl breɪn ˈfəŋkʃən həz bɪn ˌɪrɪˈvərsəbli dɪˈstrɔɪd. wɪˈʧɛvər ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪz əˈdɑptəd, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈpræktɪkəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz: ˈæftər ɔl, ˈdɑktərz ər ˈʤɛnərəli əˈblaɪʤd tɪ trit ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd stɑp ˈtritɪŋ ðə dɛd. səm hæv ˈivɪn prəˈpoʊzd ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ʃʊd ʧuz ðɛr oʊn ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv dɛθ. ɛz ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤiz hæv ədˈvænst, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ˈtoʊtəl ənd ˌɪrɪˈvərsəbəl breɪn dɛθ həz bɪˈkəm ˈɛvər mɔr ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk. ɪn ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz əˈlaʊd rɪˈzɪʤuəl breɪn ækˈtɪvɪti tɪ bi dɪˈtɛktɪd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpeɪʃənz hu wʊd hæv ˈpriviəsli bɪn kənˈsɪdərd. dɛθ əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti ðə groʊɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər lɔs əv ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɑdi minz ˈdɑktərz kən meɪnˈteɪn səm ˈbɑdiz ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli. wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvərd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz ənd ər ˈræpədli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ nu weɪz tɪ rɪˈpɛr ˈdæmɪʤd breɪnz. ɪt meɪ sun bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr nu ˈnʊrəl ˈtɪʃu frəm patients’*’ sɛlz ənd trænˈsplænt ɪt ˈɪntu ˈdæmɪʤd ˈɛriəz. ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ˌnænoʊˌtɛkˈnɑləˌʤi ənd ðə əv kəmˈpjutɪŋ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈlaʊ breɪn ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ bi rɪˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈɪmˌplæntəbəl məˈʃinz. ɔl ðiz ədˈvænsɪz meɪk dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ breɪn dɛθ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɪfəkəlt ənd ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ riˈbɪld dɪˈstrɔɪd breɪnz meɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli fɔrs ˈjuˈɛs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə brænd nu ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv dɛθ, beɪst nɑt ɔn breɪn ækˈtɪvɪti bət ɔn ˈpərsɪnəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti: wʊd ju bi ðə seɪm ˈpərsən ɪf jʊr ɪnˈtaɪər breɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔl jʊr ˈmɛməriz ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, wər dɪˈstrɔɪd ənd ðɛn groʊn əˈnu? wət ɪz ɪt laɪk tɪ daɪ? ɪt simz ɪt ɪz nɑt dɛθ pər seɪ ðət skɛrz moʊst ˈpipəl: wəns dɛd (ˈrɪli dɛd, ðət ɪz) ju noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. wət dɪz sim tɪ ˈfraɪtən ˈpipəl ɪz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv daɪɪŋ, ənd ˈwɛðər ɪt wɪl bi ˈpeɪnfəl. soʊ du wi hæv ˈɛni aɪˈdiə əˈbaʊt haʊ ɪt maɪt fil tɪ daɪ? əv kɔrs ðɛr ər nɑt ˈmɛni ˈpipəl tɪ æsk. bət ə fju ˈpipəl hæv daɪd ənd bɪn brɔt bæk. ðɛr teɪlz, təˈgɛðər wɪθ ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪtɪŋ frəm ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪkˈspɪriəns, kən ʃɛd laɪt ɔn wət laɪk tɪ mit jʊr ɛnd ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈdɪfərənt weɪz: frəm ˌɪˌlɛktrəˈkjuʃən tɪ ˈhæŋɪŋ, ənd frəm ˈdraʊnɪŋ tɪ ˈliθəl ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən (bɪˈwɛr ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz nɑt fər ðə faint-hearted*!). ðə ˈlætər ˈliθəl ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən ɪz əˈnəðər ɪkˈstrimli kənˈtɛnʃəs ˈɪʃu. bɪn ˈbrændɪd tu ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl, tu ˈpeɪnfəl ənd ʤɪst pleɪn ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn. bət nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz bləd ənd gɔr: ɪf ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ daɪ ˈpisfəli əv oʊld eɪʤ, ðət ɪz. ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ lɔs əˈnəðər pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ɪz ðə dɛθ əv ə ləvd wən. ɪt kən ˈsərtənli bi ə ˈvɛri sæd ənd ˈpeɪnfəl taɪm. ðɛr ər θɔt tɪ bi faɪv meɪn ˈsteɪʤɪz əv grif: ˌdɪsbɪˈlif, ˈjərnɪŋ, ˈæŋgər, dɪˈprɛʃən ənd ˈfaɪnəli, əkˈsɛptəns. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪz, ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈloʊnlinəs. ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli əˈsumd tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈstrɛsfəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðət ˈpipəl ɪnˈkaʊnər. ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪz səʧ ə strɔŋ bɑnd ðət ɪf wən ˈpɑrtnər daɪz, ðə ˈpərsən lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɪz pʊt æt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt rɪsk əv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ sut: noʊn ɛz ðə effect”*”. ðə saɪəns bɪˈhaɪnd haʊ grif əˈfɛkts ðə ˈbɑdi ɪz stɪl ɪn ɪts ˈɪnfənsi, bət ɪt ɪz θɔt tɪ ækt ˈviə strɛs. læk əv kloʊz səˈpɔrt kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkris ˈrɪski bɪˈheɪvjər, səʧ ɛz ˈhɛvi ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ. ənd ðə rɪsks ˈdɪfər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə weɪ ə ˈpərsən daɪz: ɪf ˈsəmˌbɑdi daɪz əv ən ˈɪlnəs ðət nidz prəˈlɔŋd ənd ˈbərdənsəm kɛr, ðɛn ðɛr sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər həz ə haɪər ʧæns əv daɪɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ə ˈkjʊriəs fækt ðət ðə ˈwɪdoʊər ˈifɛkt tɛndz tɪ əˈfɛkt waɪt ˈpipəl mɔr ðən blæk ˈpipəl; pərˈhæps bɪˈkəz ˈɛldərli blæk ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ rɪˈsiv mɔr səˈpɔrt frəm frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ðən ˈɛldərli waɪts. fər ðoʊz ˈmɛrid ˈpipəl hu θɪŋk ðɪs əˈpɪrz tu blik, dɪˈspɛr: ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪz ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪkəli ˈhɛlθi. ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd rɪsk əv daɪɪŋ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈluzɪŋ ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪz loʊər ðən fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈsɪŋgəl ər hu ˈnɛvər ˈmɛrid. ˈænəməlz fil grif tu ɪt simz ðət nɑt ʤɪst ˈjumənz ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns grif, ˈænəməlz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪr tɪ du soʊ. ˈɛləfənts ər θɔt tɪ mɔrn ðə dɛd, ənd gərˈɪləz hæv bɪn sin ˈhoʊldɪŋ weɪks. ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ðə lɔs əv ˈsəmˌwən kloʊz ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ ˌɪnˈdus grif. teɪk ðə ˈtræʤɪk dɛθs əv ˈpipəl kɔt ɪn ðə ˈbɑmɪŋz ər ðə dɛθ əv ˈprɪnsɛs daɪˈænə. ðɪs meɪ nɑt bi grif ˈæftər ɔl, bət ˈrəðər ə ˈmɔrbəd ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən wɪθ dɛθ. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈpɑpjələr pərˈsut noʊn ɛz dɑrk ˈtʊˌrɪzəm, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ saɪts wɛr ˈpipəl hæv ˈsəfərd ər daɪd ɪn ˈtræʤɪk ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ fildz əv ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, ðə ruɪnz əv nu ˌɔˈrlinz, ər ðə ɪkˌstərməˈneɪʃən kæmps əv auschwitz-birkenau*. ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz bɪˈhaɪnd dɑrk ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ər nɑt ˈklɪrˌkət. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt ɪz tɪ peɪ rɪˈspɛkts tɪ ə ləvd wən, bət ɪt meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ən ɪˈvɛnt sin ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd, ər ˈsɪmpli aʊt əv ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti. ər pərˈhæps bɪˈkəz dɛθ həz bɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli ˈhɪdən frəm ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf ɪn moʊst dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkəntriz ðət ˈpipəl fil ðə nid tɪ ðɪs ˈbæləns. wət ˈhæpənz ˈæftər dɛθ? soʊ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ dɛθ, wət ər wi ʃʊr əv? wɛl wi noʊ wət ˈhæpənz tɪ jʊr ˈbɑdi frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju liv ɪt. ənˈlɛs ˈfroʊzən ər ˈməmɪˌfaɪd, dɛd ˈbɑdiz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˌdikəmˈpoʊz. ɛz sun ɛz ðə hɑrt stɑps, ˈgrævɪti teɪks hoʊld. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈoʊnli ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər dɛθ, ə ˈpərpəl steɪn əˈpɪrz wɛr ðə bləd ˈsɛtəlz ɪn ðə pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɑdi. ðə skɪn ənd ˈməsəlz sæg, ðə ˈbɑdi kulz, ənd wɪˈθɪn 2 tɪ 6 aʊərz ˈrɪgər ˈmɔrtɪs sɛts ɪn. ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈstɪfənɪŋ əv ðə ˈməsəlz ɪn ðə ˈaɪˌlɪdz, ɪt sprɛdz θruaʊt ðə ˈbɑdi ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈməsəlz rɪˈlæks əˈgɛn. ˈrɪgər ˈmɔrtɪs kən læst bɪtˈwin deɪz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈvɛriəs ˈfæktərz, nɑt list ðə ˈæmbiənt ˈtɛmpərəʧər. tu ər θri deɪz ˈæftər dɛθ, ðə ˈbɑdi stɑrts tɪ putrefy*. bækˈtɪriə wɪʧ ˈnɔrməli ˌɪnˈhæbət ðə ˈbɑdi, əˈspɛʃəli ðə baʊəl, teɪk ˈoʊvər. ðə fərst saɪn əv ɪz ə grin discolouration*, wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli sprɛdz ˈoʊvər moʊst əv ðə ˈbɑdi ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərnɪŋ ɪt ˈpərpəl ənd ˈfaɪnəli blæk. ˌdikəmpəˈzɪʃən ənd dɪˈdəkʃən bækˈtɪriə ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛˌstaɪn ˈproʊdus ə gæs wɪʧ bloʊts ðə ˈbɑdi ənd meɪks ðə aɪz bəlʤ. ə wik ˈæftər dɛθ, ˈblɪstərz əˈpɪr ɔn ðə skɪn ənd ðə sˈlaɪtəst ˈprɛʃər ˈkɔzɪz ðə tɔp leɪər tɪ slɪp ɔf. ˈæftər 3 tɪ 4 wiks, ðə hɛr, neɪlz ənd tiθ ˈlusən, ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈɔrgənz dɪˈsɪntəˌgreɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ˈlɪkwɪd. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz lɛft bət ðə ˈskɛlətən. ɪz ɪt tru ðət hɛr ənd ˈfɪŋgər neɪlz groʊ ˈæftər dɛθ? ðə ˈænsər ɪz noʊ: ðeɪ ʤɪst əˈpɪr tɪ ɛz ðə skɪn draɪz aʊt ənd ʃrɪŋks əˈweɪ frəm ðə hɛr ənd neɪlz. ˌdikəmpəˈzɪʃən ɪz ˈɔfən ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl tɪ ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪks ˈɛkspərts hu kən dɪˈdus wɪn dɛθ əˈkərd baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə steɪʤ ə ˈbɑdi həz riʧt. ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ˌɛntəˈmɑləʤəsts kən ˈivɪn lʊk æt ˈlɑrvəl ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˈɪnˌsɛkts ɪn ˈkɔrpsɪz tɪ wərk aʊt ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv dɛθ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs maɪt nɑt bi ɛz ˈækjərət ɛz wəns θɔt. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɛmɪsts hu ər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə detective”*” ə dɪˈvaɪs ðət kən ˈmɛʒər ðə ˈvɑlətəl ˈgæsɪz ˈgɪvɪn ɔf baɪ ə kɔrps æt ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ˌdikəmpəˈzɪʃən ðeɪ hoʊp ɪt wɪl eɪd ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪks. dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ əv jʊr ˈbɑdi ənd ðɛn ðə kˈwɛʃən əv wət tɪ du wɪθ jʊr ˈbɑdi wəns ju noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˌɪnˈhæbət ɪt. ðə ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər ˈɛndləs: ju kən bi ˈbɛrid ɪn ə ˈkɔfɪn ɪn ðə graʊnd, ər ˈkrimeɪtɪd, ənd naʊ ðɛr ər mɔr ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈfrɛndli weɪz tɪ goʊ: ju kən hæv jʊr ˈbɑdi ənd ðɛn ˈʃætərd tɪ meɪk ə ˈpaʊdər, ər hæv ə ˈwʊˌdlænd ˈbɛriəl wɛr jʊr ˈbɑdi ɪz ræpt ɪn ə klɔθ ənd lɛft ɪn ðə sɔɪl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑmpoʊst. ər pərˈhæps ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ bi pʊt ɔn ˈpəblɪk dɪˈspleɪ, ər hæv jʊr ˈæʃɪz tərnd ˈɪntu ə streɪnʤ wərk əv ɑrt wɪθ ɪts oʊn mɔrˈtæləti ər biɪŋ ə nu ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈridər, ju maɪt ˈfænsi ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈbɑdi tɪ saɪəns. fər ðoʊz hu wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ə lɔŋ geɪm, ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈhævɪŋ jʊr ˈbɑdi ˈfroʊzən. ˈrisərʧərz hæv hæd səkˈsɛs wɪθ rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈfroʊzən ˈɔrgənz, ənd ɪf ðə mɔr fænˈtæstɪk goʊl əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən bæk tɪ laɪf ˈæftər ə spɛl ɪn ðə ˈfrizər rɪˈmeɪnz ɪˈlusɪv, æt list ˈrisərʧ ɪz ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs wət ɪt wʊd teɪk tɪ pərˈfɔrm səʧ ə ˈmɪrəkəl. laɪf ˈæftər dɛθ? pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ kˈwɛʃən fər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪz ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðɛr ɪz laɪf ˈæftər dɛθ. ə fju hæv ˈivɪn kənˈkɑktəd ˈtruli əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts tɪ faɪnd aʊt. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðeɪ hæv feɪld tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ˈkrɛdəbəl ˈænsərz. ðɛr ɪz ə treɪn əv θɔt ðət ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz maɪt ˈɔfər ə klu, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈrisərʧərz θɪŋk ðeɪ ər ˈsɪmpli ən ˌɪˈluʒən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ rɛm slip. ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpt wərld, moʊst ˈpipəl ər ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ lɪv lɪvz ðət ɛnd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ənd ɪts əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd dɪˈzizɪz, ˈrəðər ðən bɪˈkəz əv ˌpriməˈʧʊr dɛθ du tɪ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ər ˈæksədənts. ɛz rɪˈzəlt, wi ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ riˈprɛs ɑr fɪr əv dɛθ baɪ nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt məʧ. ðə eɪʤ æt wɪʧ ˈpipəl nid tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt dɛθ ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli biɪŋ pʊʃt bæk bɪˈkəz əv ˈbɛtər nuˈtrɪʃən ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈprɑməsəz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðɪs trɛnd: ˈθɛrəpi ənd breɪn prɑsˈθɛtɪks ˈprɑməs ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ ənd riˈbɪldɪŋ breɪnz ˈkərəntli ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ɛz dɛd. ˈdɑktərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər, ɔlˈbiɪt sˈloʊli, æt rɪˈsəsɪˌteɪtɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənz hu ɪn ðə pæst wʊd hæv daɪd. səm ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈivɪn ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ səˈspɛndɪd ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɛz ə weɪ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd ˈpipəl ənˈtɪl ðeɪ kən bi trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈθiətər. wət dɪz ðə fˈjuʧər hoʊld? ðə kənˈtɪnjuəl ˈraɪzɪz ɪn ˈjumən laɪf ɪkˈspɛktənsi naʊ səˈʤɛst ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈmæksəməm ˈlaɪfˌspæn, ənd ˈrisərʧ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ˈɪntu stɛm sɛlz, fri ˈrædɪkəlz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstætəs, ɪz səˈʤɛstɪŋ haʊ wi kən rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈvɔɪdəbəl dɛθs. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈplɛnti əv ədˈvaɪs ɔn haʊ ju kən jʊr oʊn ˈlaɪfˌspæn. bət ɪf wi kʊd ɔl lɪv ˈɪntu ðə ˈhənərdz ənd ˈivɪn bɪɔnd, wət sɔrt əv wərld wʊd ɪt bi? ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ɪt kʊd bi ˈdɪfəkəlt ɛz laɪf spænz ˌɪnˈkris, wi meɪ bi ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ ə ˈrəðər blik fˈjuʧər ɪn wɪʧ wi ɔl spɛnd ə lɑrʤ prəˈpɔrʃən əv ɑr lɪvz oʊld ənd ɪl. ənd ˈivɪn ɪf wi ˈkɑŋkər ɛz wɛl, wi wɪl hæv səm ˈmɔrəl dəˈlɛməz tɪ feɪs ɛz ðə ˈplænət bɪˈkəmz prɑˈgrɛsɪvli mɔr ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd. ðɛr ɪz ə weɪ aʊt, ðoʊ. ɪf səm fˈjuʧərɪsts hæv ðɛr weɪ, dɛθ wɪl bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈəˌploʊdɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈɔntu kəmˈpjutərz. ðət wɪl sɑlv ðə ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪŋ ˈprɑbləm, noʊ daʊt, bət ɪkˈspɛkt ə rən ɔn kəmˈpjutər ˈmɛməri. pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈtæksɪz ðət ər ˈsərtən ˈæftər ɔl. dɛθ dɛlv ˈdipər ˈɪntu ðə ˈrɪdəl əv ˈjumən mɔrˈtæləti ɪn ɑr ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrt.
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turkey’s president is running out of insults. the germans, he insists, are “nazis” and the dutch are “fascists,” all because they blocked turkish officials from campaigning in their countries for upcoming referendum. more than 2 million turks living in europe are eligible to participate in the april 16 ballot that will determine whether turkey should move from a parliamentary to a presidential system, giving more power. austria and switzerland have also blocked turkish rallies, angering.
the e.u. has responded with caution to’s attacks, but its leaders might well find it ironic that these slights come from a man who rules under an extended state of emergency. more than turks have been arrested in response to the failed coup attempt in july 2016, and turkey has become the biggest jailer of journalists as cracks down on dissent.
yet the e.u. continues to maintain the fiction that turkey might one day gain membership to its club. to join, a member must meet requirements in 35 areas, known as chapters. a unanimous vote of every e.u. leader is needed to open a chapter, and another to close it. in almost 18 years of formal candidacy, turkey and the e.u. have opened 14 chapters. just one has been closed.
if turkey became a member, the borders would extend to syria, iraq and iran. not hard to see why european voters want that. turkish membership would also allow 80 million muslims to move freely across e.u. borders. hardly the direction european politics is headed.
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nevertheless, talks continue. e.u. officials say they want to encourage reform in turkey, but little chance that germany, france, austria or greece will allow it to join the bloc in the foreseeable future. knowing this, has moved turkey toward a more autocratic kind of reform. now the president, eager to impress turkish voters with his defiance against a perceived global elite, is threatening to break off political ties with the bloc, and possibly abandon the e.u. bid altogether.
that should worry europe, which has much invested in keeping the status quo. the e.u. is currently paying turkey large sums to house middle eastern migrants rather than passing them along to europe, with promises of more rapid accession to sweeten the deal.
but the charade that turkey will one day join the e.u. is becoming increasingly transparent, with populist making inroads across the continent. willingness to play this cynical game threatens to isolate further a country that e.u. leaders once hoped to reform.□
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this appears in the april 10, 2017 issue of time.
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turkey’s* ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ˌɪnˈsəlts. ðə ˈʤərmənz, hi ˌɪnˈsɪsts, ər ““nazis”*” ənd ðə dəʧ ər ““fascists,”*,” ɔl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ blɑkt ˈtərkɪʃ əˈfɪʃəlz frəm kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈkəntriz fər ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm. mɔr ðən 2 ˈmɪljən tərks ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈjʊrəp ər ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈeɪprəl 16 ˈbælət ðət wɪl dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ˈtərki ʃʊd muv frəm ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri tɪ ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈsɪstəm, ˈgɪvɪŋ mɔr paʊər. ˈɔstriə ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd hæv ˈɔlsoʊ blɑkt ˈtərkɪʃ ˈræliz, ˈæŋgərɪŋ. ðə e.u*. həz rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ ˈkɔʃən tɪ əˈtæks, bət ɪts ˈlidərz maɪt wɛl faɪnd ɪt aɪˈrɑnɪk ðət ðiz slaɪts kəm frəm ə mæn hu rulz ˈəndər ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi. mɔr ðən tərks hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə feɪld ku əˈtɛmpt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 ənd ˈtərki həz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʤeɪlər əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɛz kræks daʊn ɔn dɪˈsɛnt. jɛt ðə e.u*. kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈfɪkʃən ðət ˈtərki maɪt wən deɪ geɪn ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp tɪ ɪts kləb. tɪ ʤɔɪn, ə ˈmɛmbər məst mit rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ɪn 35 ˈɛriəz, noʊn ɛz ˈʧæptərz. ə juˈnænəməs voʊt əv ˈɛvəri e.u*. ˈlidər ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən ə ˈʧæptər, ənd əˈnəðər tɪ kloʊz ɪt. ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst 18 jɪrz əv ˈfɔrməl ˈkændɪdəsi, ˈtərki ənd ðə e.u*. hæv ˈoʊpənd 14 ˈʧæptərz. ʤɪst wən həz bɪn kloʊzd. ɪf ˈtərki bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈmɛmbər, ðə ˈbɔrdərz wʊd ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ ˈsɪriə, ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˌɪˈrɑn. nɑt hɑrd tɪ si waɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈvoʊtərz wɔnt ðət. ˈtərkɪʃ ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊ 80 ˈmɪljən ˈməzlɪmz tɪ muv ˈfrili əˈkrɔs e.u*. ˈbɔrdərz. ˈhɑrdli ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ˈhɛdɪd. ðə brif ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə tɔp ˈstɔriz ju nid tɪ noʊ raɪt naʊ. vju ˈsæmpəl saɪn əp naʊ ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, tɔks kənˈtɪnju. e.u*. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ rɪˈfɔrm ɪn ˈtərki, bət ˈlɪtəl ʧæns ðət ˈʤərməni, fræns, ˈɔstriə ər gris wɪl əˈlaʊ ɪt tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə blɑk ɪn ðə fɔrˈsiəbəl fˈjuʧər. noʊɪŋ ðɪs, həz muvd ˈtərki təˈwɔrd ə mɔr ˌɔtəˈkrætɪk kaɪnd əv rɪˈfɔrm. naʊ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈigər tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs ˈtərkɪʃ ˈvoʊtərz wɪθ hɪz dɪˈfaɪəns əˈgɛnst ə pərˈsivd ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈlit, ɪz θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ breɪk ɔf pəˈlɪtɪkəl taɪz wɪθ ðə blɑk, ənd ˈpɑsəbli əˈbændən ðə e.u*. bɪd ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ðət ʃʊd ˈwəri ˈjʊrəp, wɪʧ həz məʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. ðə e.u*. ɪz ˈkərəntli peɪɪŋ ˈtərki lɑrʤ səmz tɪ haʊs ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈmaɪgrənts ˈrəðər ðən ˈpæsɪŋ ðɛm əˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈjʊrəp, wɪθ ˈprɑməsəz əv mɔr ˈræpɪd əkˈsɛʃən tɪ sˈwitən ðə dil. bət ðə ʃəreɪd ðət ˈtərki wɪl wən deɪ ʤɔɪn ðə e.u*. ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli trænˈspɛrənt, wɪθ ˈpɑpjələst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɪnˌroʊdz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɑntənənt. ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ pleɪ ðɪs ˈsɪnɪkəl geɪm θˈrɛtənz tɪ ˈaɪsəˌleɪt ˈfərðər ə ˈkəntri ðət e.u*. ˈlidərz wəns hoʊpt tɪ reform.□*.□ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs æt editors@time.com*. ðɪs əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə ˈeɪprəl 10 2017 ˈɪʃu əv taɪm.
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treatment of depression, a common in patients with epilepsy, is restricted as certain antidepressants are considered to be proconvulsants. in contrast, effects have been reported with some antidepressants. in the present study, the effect of, an antidepressant, was evaluated against seizures, cognitive impairment and stress in rats. was administered in three doses (20, 40 and 80 mg/kg) 30 min before (60 mg/kg, intraperitoneally)., an antagonist, and naloxone, an receptor antagonist, were administered with to evaluate the involvement of and receptors, respectively. morris water maze, elevated plus maze and passive avoidance tests were performed for assessment. brain and reduced levels were estimated as markers of stress. showed protection against seizures. of with the effect of. the protective effect of against seizures was mitigated when was administered with naloxone. impairment of learning and memory by was prevented by. also attenuated the increased stress. thus, showed an effect along with amelioration of cognitive impairment and stress. hence, could be a useful drug in epileptic patients with depression, with the advantage of having both antidepressant and effects.
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ˈtritmənt əv dɪˈprɛʃən, ə ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈɛpɪˌlɛpsi, ɪz riˈstrɪktɪd ɛz ˈsərtən ˌænˌtidɪˈprɛsənts ər kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi proconvulsants*. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈifɛkts hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd wɪθ səm ˌænˌtidɪˈprɛsənts. ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈstədi, ðə ˈifɛkt əv, ən ˌæntidɪˈprɛsənt, wɑz ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd əˈgɛnst ˈsiʒərz, ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt ənd strɛs ɪn ræts. wɑz ədˈmɪnɪstərd ɪn θri ˈdoʊsɪz 20 40 ənd 80 mg/kg*) 30 mɪn ˌbiˈfɔr 60 mg/kg*, intraperitoneally*). ən ænˈtægənəst, ənd naloxone*, ən riˈsɛptər ænˈtægənəst, wər ədˈmɪnɪstərd wɪθ tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ənd rəˈsɛptərz, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈmɔrɪs ˈwɔtər meɪz, ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd pləs meɪz ənd ˈpæsɪv əˈvɔɪdəns tɛsts wər pərˈfɔrmd fər əˈsɛsmənt. breɪn ənd rɪˈdust ˈlɛvəlz wər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɛz ˈmɑrkərz əv strɛs. ʃoʊd prəˈtɛkʃən əˈgɛnst ˈsiʒərz. əv wɪθ ðə ˈifɛkt əv. ðə prəˈtɛktɪv ˈifɛkt əv əˈgɛnst ˈsiʒərz wɑz ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪd wɪn wɑz ədˈmɪnɪstərd wɪθ naloxone*. ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt əv ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈmɛməri baɪ wɑz prɪˈvɛnɪd baɪ. ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtɛnjuˌeɪtɪd ðə ˌɪnˈkrist strɛs. ðəs, ʃoʊd ən ˈifɛkt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ əˌmiljərˈeɪʃən əv ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt ənd strɛs. hɛns, kʊd bi ə ˈjusfəl drəg ɪn ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ dɪˈprɛʃən, wɪθ ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈhævɪŋ boʊθ ˌæntidɪˈprɛsənt ənd ˈifɛkts.
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the attack was detected on october and the metropolitan police cyber crime unit launched an investigation into the hack the following day. has already begun contacting customers and says it has "taken all necessary measures to secure our website." at the time of writing, the website's account sections have been taken offline and the company is asking customers who wish to contact its various departments to use the dedicated customer service phone numbers instead.
all major banks have been put on alert and has logged details of the attack with the information commissioner's office, which serves as the data protection authority. the company admits that not all data was encrypted, meaning that some details could be in future phishing attacks.
uk companies have been increasingly targeted in recent months. in august, independent mobile phone retailer warehouse admitted that up to million customer accounts and around encrypted credit card records had been accessed following a cyber attack.
"talktalk constantly updates its systems to make sure they are as secure as possible against the rapidly evolving threat of cyber crime, impacting an increasing number of individuals and organisations," says ceo dido harding. "we take any threat to the security of our customers' data extremely seriously and we are taking all the necessary steps to understand what has happened here."
[image credit: edublogger, flickr]
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ðə əˈtæk wɑz dɪˈtɛktɪd ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis ˈsaɪbər kraɪm ˈjunɪt lɔnʧt ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə hæk ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ. həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈbeɪgən ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz ənd sɪz ɪt həz "ˈteɪkən ɔl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈmɛʒərz tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt." æt ðə taɪm əv ˈraɪtɪŋ, ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪts əˈkaʊnt ˈsɛkʃənz hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən ˈɔˌflaɪn ənd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz hu wɪʃ tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪts ˈvɛriəs dɪˈpɑrtmənts tɪ juz ðə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs foʊn ˈnəmbərz ˌɪnˈstɛd. ɔl ˈmeɪʤər bæŋks hæv bɪn pʊt ɔn əˈlərt ənd həz lɔgd ˈditeɪlz əv ðə əˈtæk wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəˈmɪʃənərz ˈɔfəs, wɪʧ sərvz ɛz ðə ˈdætə prəˈtɛkʃən əˈθɔrəti. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ədˈmɪts ðət nɑt ɔl ˈdætə wɑz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd, ˈminɪŋ ðət səm ˈditeɪlz kʊd bi ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈfɪʃɪŋ əˈtæks. ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈtɑrgətɪd ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. ɪn ˈɔgəst, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈriˌteɪlər ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ədˈmɪtəd ðət əp tɪ ˈmɪljən ˈkəstəmər əˈkaʊnts ənd əraʊnd ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈrɛkərdz hæd bɪn ˈækˌsɛst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈsaɪbər əˈtæk. ˈkɑnstəntli ˈəpˌdeɪts ɪts ˈsɪstəmz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ ər ɛz sɪˈkjʊr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl əˈgɛnst ðə ˈræpədli ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ θrɛt əv ˈsaɪbər kraɪm, ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz," sɪz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈdaɪdoʊ ˈhɑrdɪŋ. "wi teɪk ˈɛni θrɛt tɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz' ˈdætə ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪriəsli ənd wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri stɛps tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət həz ˈhæpənd hir." [ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: edublogger*, ˈflɪkər]
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update aug. 15, a.m.: police have made an arrest in the killing of and uddin, according to the new york post.
according to the report, thepd has taken a from ozone park into custody. however, the man has yet to be charged.
imam and his brother-in-law, uddin, were gunned down on saturday afternoon just after leaving their mosque in ozone park.
original story
ozone park, queens, a queens imam and his assistant were killed saturday in a shooting in ozone park as they left a prayer service, but police say they have not determined a motive for the attack.
the shooting occurred just before 2 p.m. on street and liberty avenue, within the confines on the precinct. both men, dressed in traditional muslim garb, were walking down street and were turning onto liberty avenue, when they were approached from behind by a male with medium complexion dressed in a dark polo shirt and shorts, police said. at a brief press conference saturday evening,pd officials said the male suspect fled on street and witnesses reported he had a gun in his hand.
the imam killed in the shooting was identified as. the second man gunned down in the shooting was identified as uddin. both men resided in queens.
police have released a sketch of the suspect and are asking for the public's help in identifying the man. he is described by police as a man with "medium" complexion last seen wearing a dark colored shirt and blue shorts.
witnesses speaking to the new york daily news called the attack "targeted." police say they have not established a motive in the shooting and said so far there is nothing to indicate that the two men were targeted because of their muslim faith.
the gunshots rang out near the mosque. an area nonprofit leader told the new york times the imam was shot as he walked away from the mosque with his brother-in-law after leading a prayer. a second mosque, al-aman, is also within walking distance of the scene of the shooting.
police say they are not ruling out that the shooting was related to the men's faith and the investigation is ongoing.
witnesses described the imam as a peaceful and scholarly man.
members of the community congregated near the scene of the shooting demanding justice.
rally/vigil on liberty ave., near fatal shooting scene of queens imam and companion (w/ @eric_ulrich).
— matthew (@chayesmatthew) august 13, 2016 "the perpetrator of these senseless killings must be swiftly apprehended and face the full force of the law," nasher, executive director of the new york chapter of the council on relations, said in a statement. "we ask anyone with information about this attack to contact appropriate law enforcement authorities."
patch will update this breaking news story.
image via google street view, intersection of street and liberty avenue
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ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɔgəst. 15 a.m*.: pəˈlis hæv meɪd ən ərˈɛst ɪn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ənd ˈədɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk poʊst. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt, ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi həz ˈteɪkən ə frəm ˈoʊˌzoʊn pɑrk ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə mæn həz jɛt tɪ bi ʧɑrʤd. ˈaɪmæm ənd hɪz ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ, ˈədɪn, wər gənd daʊn ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ʤɪst ˈæftər ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr mɔsk ɪn ˈoʊˌzoʊn pɑrk. ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri ˈoʊˌzoʊn pɑrk, kwinz, ə kwinz ˈaɪmæm ənd hɪz əˈsɪstənt wər kɪld ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪn ə ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈoʊˌzoʊn pɑrk ɛz ðeɪ lɛft ə prɛr ˈsərvɪs, bət pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ hæv nɑt dɪˈtərmənd ə ˈmoʊtɪv fər ðə əˈtæk. ðə ˈʃutɪŋ əˈkərd ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr 2 p.m*. ɔn strit ənd ˈlɪbərˌti ˈævəˌnu, wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌfaɪnz ɔn ðə ˈpriˌsɪŋkt. boʊθ mɛn, drɛst ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈməzlɪm gɑrb, wər ˈwɔkɪŋ daʊn strit ənd wər ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɔntu ˈlɪbərˌti ˈævəˌnu, wɪn ðeɪ wər əˈproʊʧt frəm bɪˈhaɪnd baɪ ə meɪl wɪθ ˈmidiəm kəmˈplɛkʃən drɛst ɪn ə dɑrk ˈpoʊloʊ ʃərt ənd ʃɔrts, pəˈlis sɛd. æt ə brif prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðə meɪl ˈsəˌspɛkt flɛd ɔn strit ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd hi hæd ə gən ɪn hɪz hænd. ðə ˈaɪmæm kɪld ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz. ðə ˈsɛkənd mæn gənd daʊn ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈədɪn. boʊθ mɛn rɪˈzaɪdɪd ɪn kwinz. pəˈlis hæv riˈlist ə skɛʧ əv ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ənd ər ˈæskɪŋ fər ðə ˈpəblɪks hɛlp ɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə mæn. hi ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ pəˈlis ɛz ə mæn wɪθ "ˈmidiəm" kəmˈplɛkʃən læst sin ˈwɛrɪŋ ə dɑrk ˈkələrd ʃərt ənd blu ʃɔrts. ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk ˈdeɪli nuz kɔld ðə əˈtæk "ˈtɑrgətɪd." pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ hæv nɑt ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈmoʊtɪv ɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ənd sɛd soʊ fɑr ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ðə tu mɛn wər ˈtɑrgətɪd bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr ˈməzlɪm feɪθ. ðə ˈgənˌʃɑts ræŋ aʊt nɪr ðə mɔsk. ən ˈɛriə nɑnˈprɑfət ˈlidər toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ðə ˈaɪmæm wɑz ʃɑt ɛz hi wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm ðə mɔsk wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ ˈæftər ˈlidɪŋ ə prɛr. ə ˈsɛkənd mɔsk, al-aman*, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪˈθɪn ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns əv ðə sin əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈrulɪŋ aʊt ðət ðə ˈʃutɪŋ wɑz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə mɛnz feɪθ ənd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ. ˈwɪtnəsɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈaɪmæm ɛz ə ˈpisfəl ənd ˈskɑlərli mæn. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑŋgrɪˌgeɪtɪd nɪr ðə sin əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈʤəstɪs. ɔn ˈlɪbərˌti ˈɑˌveɪ., nɪr ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ sin əv kwinz ˈaɪmæm ənd kəmˈpænjən (ˈdəbəlju/ @eric_ulrich*). ˈmæθju (@chayesmatthew*) ˈɔgəst 13 2016 "ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtər əv ðiz ˈsɛnsləs ˈkɪlɪŋz məst bi sˈwɪftli ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd ənd feɪs ðə fʊl fɔrs əv ðə lɔ," nasher*, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə nu jɔrk ˈʧæptər əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɔn riˈleɪʃənz, sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. "wi æsk ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɪs əˈtæk tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt əˈproʊpriˌeɪt lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əˈθɔrətiz." pæʧ wɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz ˈstɔri. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə ˈgugəl strit vju, ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv strit ənd ˈlɪbərˌti ˈævəˌnu
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yet another symptom of the chronic wasting disease plaguing the american colossus has manifested itself in the state of south carolina, with the children of professed illegal squatters suing to demand the right to tuition in area schools.
filed by fanatical jews and marxist traitors based within the southern poverty law center (splc), the lawsuit claims that denial of financial benefits to barbarians constitutes a violation of the “equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment of the united states constitution.”
south carolina institutions currently hold that the unwanted children of encroaching migrants, mostly of the non-white variety, fall under the non-resident category when applying for higher education, although instant arrest and deportation in these circumstances would serve much better in the long-term.
breitbart:
children of illegal immigrants are suing school officials in south carolina for denying them tuition. a class action lawsuit filed this week in federal court by the southern poverty law center and appleseed legal justice center charges that policies classifying the children of illegal immigrants born in the u.s. and living in south carolina as “non-residents” for the purposes of tuition, grants, and scholarships are discriminatory. “this class action lawsuit challenges the policies of the south carolina commission on higher education (‘che’), the college of charleston, and trident technical college that classify dependent u.s. citizen students who reside in south carolina as ‘non- residents’ for tuition, scholarship, and grant purposes solely because their parents lack requisite proof of citizenship or immigration status,” the lawsuit reads. “these policies discriminate against plaintiffs and other students who are u.s. citizens, in violation of the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to the united states constitution,” it adds.
this in itself should strike a chord of both disgust and fear into the minds of those who view such happenings occurring across the country; already quite common in leftist strongholds in the northeast and west coast of the united states.
parents of children who currently are, or will soon be approaching, university age should be especially worried, as this is likely the beginning of a dire age for white students.
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jɛt əˈnəðər ˈsɪmptəm əv ðə ˈkrɑnɪk ˈweɪstɪŋ dɪˈziz ˈpleɪgɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən kəˈlɑsəs həz ˈmænəˌfɛstəd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə steɪt əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, wɪθ ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv prəˈfɛst ˌɪˈligəl skˈwɑtərz suɪŋ tɪ dɪˈmænd ðə raɪt tɪ tjuˈɪʃən ɪn ˈɛriə skulz. faɪld baɪ fəˈnætɪkəl ʤuz ənd ˈmɑrksɪst ˈtreɪtərz beɪst wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɑvərti lɔ ˈsɛnər (splc*), ðə ˈlɔˌsut kleɪmz ðət dɪˈnaɪəl əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ bɑrˈbɛriənz ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə prəˈtɛkʃən klɔz əv ðə ˌfɔrˈtinθ əˈmɛndmənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts constitution.”*.” saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ˈkərəntli hoʊld ðət ðə ənˈwɔntɪd ˈʧɪldrən əv ɪnˈkroʊʧɪŋ ˈmaɪgrənts, ˈmoʊstli əv ðə ˈnɑnˈwaɪt vərˈaɪəti, fɔl ˈəndər ðə nɑnˈrɛzədənt ˈkætəˌgɔri wɪn əˈplaɪɪŋ fər haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈɪnstənt ərˈɛst ənd ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ɪn ðiz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wʊd sərv məʧ ˈbɛtər ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm. breitbart*: ˈʧɪldrən əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts ər suɪŋ skul əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə fər dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðɛm tjuˈɪʃən. ə klæs ˈækʃən ˈlɔˌsut faɪld ðɪs wik ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt baɪ ðə ˈsəðərn ˈpɑvərti lɔ ˈsɛnər ənd ˈæpəlˌsid ˈligəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɛnər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ˈpɑləsiz ˈklæsəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts bɔrn ɪn ðə juz. ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɛz ““non-residents”*” fər ðə ˈpərpəsɪz əv tjuˈɪʃən, grænts, ənd ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps ər dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri. klæs ˈækʃən ˈlɔˌsut ˈʧælənʤɪz ðə ˈpɑləsiz əv ðə saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə kəˈmɪʃən ɔn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən (‘‘che’*’), ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈʧɑrəlstən, ənd ˈtraɪdənt ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ðət ˈklæsəˌfaɪ dɪˈpɛndənt juz. ˈsɪtɪzən ˈstudənts hu rɪˈzaɪd ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɛz ‘‘non*- residents’*’ fər tjuˈɪʃən, ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp, ənd grænt ˈpərpəsɪz ˈsoʊəli bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈpɛrənts læk ˈrɛkwəzət pruf əv ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən status,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut ridz. ˈpɑləsiz dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst ˈpleɪnɪfs ənd ˈəðər ˈstudənts hu ər juz. ˈsɪtɪzənz, ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈikwəl prəˈtɛkʃən klɔz əv ðə ˌfɔrˈtinθ əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts constitution,”*,” ɪt ædz. ðɪs ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ʃʊd straɪk ə kɔrd əv boʊθ dɪsˈgəst ənd fɪr ˈɪntu ðə maɪndz əv ðoʊz hu vju səʧ ˈhæpənɪŋz əˈkərɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri; ɔˈrɛdi kwaɪt ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈlɛftɪst ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊldz ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ənd wɛst koʊst əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈpɛrənts əv ˈʧɪldrən hu ˈkərəntli ər, ər wɪl sun bi əˈproʊʧɪŋ, ˌjunəˈvərsəti eɪʤ ʃʊd bi əˈspɛʃəli ˈwərid, ɛz ðɪs ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ə daɪər eɪʤ fər waɪt ˈstudənts.
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in., now you can use your phone to pay for parking
the city of minneapolis is rolling out a new parking payment option: the smartphone.
customers can use the parking app to plug in their number and pay through their phone. they can also add more time to their meter while they're away from the parking spot. the city is testing the app out in 975 spots in the north loop and downtown west.
mark read, assistant parking manager for the city, pointed out that "more and more people are using to pay for things. it's becoming much more acceptable and this really is another way of using that phone and using that technology to allow the resident to pay for his parking."
read said if the rollout is successful, the city will add the capability to all spots in the city this fall. usa, the company that built the app, says it already serves cities in 42 states. there is an extra charge; parking app users pay an extra fee of 15 to 25 cents per transaction.
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ɪn., naʊ ju kən juz jʊr foʊn tɪ peɪ fər ˈpɑrkɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt ə nu ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt ˈɔpʃən: ðə smartphone*. ˈkəstəmərz kən juz ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ æp tɪ pləg ɪn ðɛr ˈnəmbər ənd peɪ θru ðɛr foʊn. ðeɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ æd mɔr taɪm tɪ ðɛr ˈmitər waɪl ðɛr əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ spɑt. ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə æp aʊt ɪn 975 spɑts ɪn ðə nɔrθ lup ənd ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn wɛst. mɑrk rɛd, əˈsɪstənt ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər fər ðə ˈsɪti, ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət "mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ peɪ fər θɪŋz. ɪts bɪˈkəmɪŋ məʧ mɔr əkˈsɛptəbəl ənd ðɪs ˈrɪli ɪz əˈnəðər weɪ əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðət foʊn ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðət tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt tɪ peɪ fər hɪz ˈpɑrkɪŋ." rɛd sɛd ɪf ðə ˈroʊˌlaʊt ɪz səkˈsɛsfəl, ðə ˈsɪti wɪl æd ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ ɔl spɑts ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ðɪs fɔl. ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət bɪlt ðə æp, sɪz ɪt ɔˈrɛdi sərvz ˈsɪtiz ɪn 42 steɪts. ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɛkstrə ʧɑrʤ; ˈpɑrkɪŋ æp ˈjuzərz peɪ ən ˈɛkstrə fi əv 15 tɪ 25 sɛnts pər trænˈzækʃən.
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we know that there are already printed hips and knees in use in the medical field, but it takes a story like this one to really bring home the idea of how this technology changes lives. [liam] is missing parts of his right hand, and this open-source prosthetic hand has given him a jolt of increased function. the video clip after the break shows him on the third day with the device. practicing picking up coins from a stack using the hand. just $150 in parts, combined with the hard work and good nature of the developers, made this possible.
the design is available on thingiverse. in addition to the printed parts the prosthesis uses hardware store items like bungee cord and fasteners. the tips of each finger and the thumb are given some flex and grip by covering each with a rubber thimble.
we love seeing this life-changing technology wielded by basement and garage hackers. another great example is this leg from last may.
[thanks chris via popular science]
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wi noʊ ðət ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɪnɪd hɪps ənd niz ɪn juz ɪn ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl fild, bət ɪt teɪks ə ˈstɔri laɪk ðɪs wən tɪ ˈrɪli brɪŋ hoʊm ðə aɪˈdiə əv haʊ ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz lɪvz. [ˈliəm] ɪz ˈmɪsɪŋ pɑrts əv hɪz raɪt hænd, ənd ðɪs ˈoʊpənˌsɔrs prɑsˈθɛtɪk hænd həz ˈgɪvɪn ɪm ə ʤoʊlt əv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfəŋkʃən. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ klɪp ˈæftər ðə breɪk ʃoʊz ɪm ɔn ðə θərd deɪ wɪθ ðə dɪˈvaɪs. ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈpɪkɪŋ əp kɔɪnz frəm ə stæk ˈjuzɪŋ ðə hænd. ʤɪst 150 ɪn pɑrts, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ðə hɑrd wərk ənd gʊd ˈneɪʧər əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz, meɪd ðɪs ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə dɪˈzaɪn ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn thingiverse*. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɪnɪd pɑrts ðə ˌprɔsˈθɛsɪs ˈjuzɪz ˈhɑrdˌwɛr stɔr ˈaɪtəmz laɪk ˈbənʤi kɔrd ənd ˈfæsənərz. ðə tɪps əv iʧ ˈfɪŋgər ənd ðə θəm ər ˈgɪvɪn səm flɛks ənd grɪp baɪ ˈkəvərɪŋ iʧ wɪθ ə ˈrəbər ˈθɪmbəl. wi ləv siɪŋ ðɪs ˈlaɪfˌʧeɪnʤɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈwildɪd baɪ ˈbeɪsmənt ənd gərɑʒ ˈhækərz. əˈnəðər greɪt ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðɪs lɛg frəm læst meɪ. [θæŋks krɪs ˈviə ˈpɑpjələr saɪəns]
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3 spin rating: 3 of 10
release date: july 02, 2013
label: pretty lights music
if is the biggest thing to happen to popular music since hip-hop, then perhaps the gentleman otherwise known as pretty lights is the will smith. if’s the second coming of the heyday of rock’n’roll, maybe also its sammy hagar: populist, adequately talented, basically just in the right place at the right time, not content to drive 55, and very content to get everyone with it, now and forevermore.
that’s not the worst spot on the team, and derek vincent smith plays his position well he releases his music for free (all of it), produces a weekly podcast called “the hot shit” for up to 85 broadcasts at press time), has millions of views on his meticulously youtube channel, and has rocked the tube tops off hundreds of thousands of satisfied festivalgoers, from to electric daisy carnival to freakin’ red rocks. his weapon of choice is a brand of bombastic, that breaks very little new ground from the days when guys like shadow pioneered it, but when up with of sizzle more effects, quicker changes, bigger builds, and, well, an extremely pretty light show it drives dance tents apeshit.
so then, a question: does it even matter that his new album is insipid bluster, the equivalent of a screensaver? smith, an affable self-promoter, is exceedingly proud of the process employed for a color map of the sun, as chronicled in an accompanying documentary (sigh): tapping live musicians, recording them in a half-dozen different studios, pressing the results to vinyl, sampling that, and adding his trademark bevy of digital effects. as our friendly french cyborgs recently demonstrated, such tales of artists rediscovering studio craft do resonate, on one fairly obvious condition: the result has to feel like a studio adventure! whereas daft random access memories was lavishly rich, treatment of his session players manages to flatten all human serendipity and rhythmic nuance it might as well have been in a bedroom with minimal inspiration, and certainly live up to a guest list that includes soulive, the harlem gospel choir, and the preservation hall jazz band.
take “yellow bird,” with its meandering guitar figure, lope, and lazily psychedelic lyrics: “yellow bird, fly away, not today.” or take “press pause,” with its brooding bass line, lope, and lazily psychedelic lyrics: “everything gets older over time / but the world is spinning slower in my mind.” “around the block” features kweli, which is appropriate, because almost every track here mimics the hazy soul of hip-hop, except groups like and souls of mischief did all that way better.
but again, does any of this really matter? pretty lights will tour in support of this thing. chop and screw it, it with whatever the hot shit is that night, add pyrotechnics and dancing bears, etc. be high, and the fact that color map was released with considerable fanfare as an artist album (the taken “from the writings of isaac newton,” btw) will be an afterthought. does anyone remember big willie style?
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3 spɪn ˈreɪtɪŋ: 3 əv 10 riˈlis deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 02 2013 ˈleɪbəl: ˈprɪti laɪts mˈjuzɪk ɪf ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən tɪ ˈpɑpjələr mˈjuzɪk sɪns ˈhɪˌphɔp, ðɛn pərˈhæps ðə ˈʤɛnəlmən ˈəðərˌwaɪz noʊn ɛz ˈprɪti laɪts ɪz ðə wɪl smɪθ. ɪf ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmɪŋ əv ðə ˈheɪˌdeɪ əv rock’n’roll*, ˈmeɪbi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪts ˈsæmi ˈheɪgər: ˈpɑpjələst, ˈædəkwɪtli ˈtæləntɪd, ˈbeɪsɪkli ʤɪst ɪn ðə raɪt pleɪs æt ðə raɪt taɪm, nɑt ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ draɪv 55 ənd ˈvɛri ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ gɪt ˈɛvriˌwən wɪθ ɪt, naʊ ənd forevermore*. nɑt ðə wərst spɑt ɔn ðə tim, ənd ˈdɛrɪk ˈvɪnsɪnt smɪθ pleɪz hɪz pəˈzɪʃən wɛl hi rɪˈlisɪz hɪz mˈjuzɪk fər fri (ɔl əv ɪt), prəˈdusɪz ə ˈwikli ˈpɔdˌkæst kɔld hɑt shit”*” fər əp tɪ 85 ˈbrɔdˌkæsts æt prɛs taɪm), həz ˈmɪljənz əv vjuz ɔn hɪz məˈtɪkjələsli ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl, ənd həz rɑkt ðə tub tɑps ɔf ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd festivalgoers*, frəm tɪ ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈdeɪzi ˈkɑrnəvəl tɪ freakin’*’ rɛd rɑks. hɪz ˈwɛpən əv ʧɔɪs ɪz ə brænd əv bɑmˈbæstɪk, ðət breɪks ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl nu graʊnd frəm ðə deɪz wɪn gaɪz laɪk ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd ɪt, bət wɪn əp wɪθ əv ˈsɪzəl mɔr ˈifɛkts, kˈwɪkər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ˈbɪgər bɪldz, ənd, wɛl, ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈprɪti laɪt ʃoʊ ɪt draɪvz dæns tɛnts apeshit*. soʊ ðɛn, ə kˈwɛʃən: dɪz ɪt ˈivɪn ˈmætər ðət hɪz nu ˈælbəm ɪz ˌɪnˈsɪpəd ˈbləstər, ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə screensaver*? smɪθ, ən ˈæfəbəl self-promoter*, ɪz ɪkˈsidɪŋli praʊd əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪmˈplɔɪd fər ə ˈkələr mæp əv ðə sən, ɛz ˈkrɑnɪkəld ɪn ən əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri (saɪ): ˈtæpɪŋ lɪv mjuˈzɪʃənz, rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ə ˈhæfˌdəzən ˈdɪfərənt ˈstudiˌoʊz, ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts tɪ ˈvaɪnəl, ˈsæmplɪŋ ðət, ənd ˈædɪŋ hɪz ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˈbɛvi əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈifɛkts. ɛz ɑr ˈfrɛndli frɛnʧ ˈsaɪbɔrgz ˈrisəntli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd, səʧ teɪlz əv ˈɑrtɪsts ridɪˈskəvərɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ kræft du ˈrɛzəˌneɪt, ɔn wən ˈfɛrli ˈɑbviəs kənˈdɪʃən: ðə rɪˈzəlt həz tɪ fil laɪk ə ˈstudiˌoʊ ədˈvɛnʧər! wɛˈræz dæft ˈrændəm ˈækˌsɛs ˈmɛməriz wɑz ˈlævɪʃli rɪʧ, ˈtritmənt əv hɪz ˈsɛʃən pleɪərz ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ˈflætən ɔl ˈjumən ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪti ənd ˈrɪðmɪk nuɑns ɪt maɪt ɛz wɛl hæv bɪn ɪn ə ˈbɛˌdrum wɪθ ˈmɪnəməl ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən, ənd ˈsərtənli lɪv əp tɪ ə gɛst lɪst ðət ˌɪnˈkludz soulive*, ðə ˈhɑrləm ˈgɔspəl kwaɪər, ənd ðə ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən hɔl ʤæz bænd. teɪk bird,”*,” wɪθ ɪts miˈændərɪŋ gɪˈtɑr ˈfɪgjər, loʊp, ənd ˈlæzəli ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk ˈlɪrɪks: bərd, flaɪ əˈweɪ, nɑt today.”*.” ər teɪk pause,”*,” wɪθ ɪts ˈbrudɪŋ bæs laɪn, loʊp, ənd ˈlæzəli ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk ˈlɪrɪks: gɪts ˈoʊldər ˈoʊvər taɪm bət ðə wərld ɪz ˈspɪnɪŋ sloʊər ɪn maɪ mind.”*.” ðə block”*” ˈfiʧərz kweli*, wɪʧ ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt, bɪˈkəz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri træk hir ˈmɪmɪks ðə ˈheɪzi soʊl əv ˈhɪˌphɔp, ɪkˈsɛpt grups laɪk ənd soʊlz əv ˈmɪsʧəf dɪd ɔl ðət weɪ ˈbɛtər. bət əˈgɛn, dɪz ˈɛni əv ðɪs ˈrɪli ˈmætər? ˈprɪti laɪts wɪl tʊr ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðɪs θɪŋ. ʧɑp ənd skru ɪt, ɪt wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə hɑt ʃɪt ɪz ðət naɪt, æd ˌpaɪroʊˈtɛknɪks ənd ˈdænsɪŋ bɛrz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bi haɪ, ənd ðə fækt ðət ˈkələr mæp wɑz riˈlist wɪθ kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈfænˌfɛr ɛz ən ˈɑrtɪst ˈælbəm (ðə ˈteɪkən ðə ˈraɪtɪŋz əv ˈaɪzɪk newton,”*,” btw*) wɪl bi ən ˈæftərˌθɔt. dɪz ˈɛniˌwən rɪˈmɛmbər bɪg ˈwɪli staɪl?
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police are searching for five men who did a naked run in newcastle earlier this month, in what appears to be a bizarre dare. a group of five naked men entered the mcdonald's store on king street in newcastle about on friday, november 10. cctv images taken from the fast food store show the five men entering from the street in a single file, in broad daylight. read more: best burger joints - as voted by you two of the men were holding "objects covering their modesty", police say. a still cctv image shows one of the others walking with his arms extended outwards slightly. newcastle city crime manager, detective chief inspector peter mahon said while the incident may appear amusing to some, there were several families with small children in the restaurant at the time. "police are investigating this display of offensive behaviour and are seeking assistance from the public to identify the males," inspector mahon said. a spokesman for the mcdonald's store did not want to comment on the incident. police have requested anyone with information contact crime stoppers.
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nuz, latest-news*, pəˈlis ər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər faɪv mɛn hu dɪd ə ˈneɪkəd rən ɪn ˈnuˌkæsəl ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ɪn wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə bɪˈzɑr dɛr. ə grup əv faɪv ˈneɪkəd mɛn ˈɛnərd ðə məkˈdɑnəldz stɔr ɔn kɪŋ strit ɪn ˈnuˌkæsəl əˈbaʊt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 10 ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə fæst fud stɔr ʃoʊ ðə faɪv mɛn ˈɛnərɪŋ frəm ðə strit ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl faɪl, ɪn brɔd ˈdeɪˌlaɪt. rɛd mɔr: bɛst ˈbərgər ʤɔɪnts ɛz ˈvoʊtɪd baɪ ju tu əv ðə mɛn wər ˈhoʊldɪŋ "ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈkəvərɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɑdəsti", pəˈlis seɪ. ə stɪl ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈɪmɪʤ ʃoʊz wən əv ðə ˈəðərz ˈwɔkɪŋ wɪθ hɪz ɑrmz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈaʊtwərdz sˈlaɪtli. ˈnuˌkæsəl ˈsɪti kraɪm ˈmænɪʤər, dɪˈtɛktɪv ʧif ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈpitər meɪən sɛd waɪl ðə ˈɪnsədənt meɪ əˈpɪr əmˈjuzɪŋ tɪ səm, ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl ˈfæməliz wɪθ smɔl ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt æt ðə taɪm. "pəˈlis ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðɪs dɪˈspleɪ əv əˈfɛnsɪv bɪˈheɪvjər ənd ər ˈsikɪŋ əˈsɪstəns frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə meɪlz," ˌɪnˈspɛktər meɪən sɛd. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə məkˈdɑnəldz stɔr dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈɪnsədənt. pəˈlis hæv rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈkɑnˌtækt kraɪm ˈstɑpərz.
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a terrorist stabbed and wounded an approximately woman across the street from the jerusalem central bus station on wednesday.
the terrorist was ahmed sha'aban, a resident of the ras neighborhood in jerusalem. he was released from prison earlier this years after serving a three-year sentence for terror activity.
magen david paramedics treated the victim and transported her to medical center in the to police, the terrorist stabbed the woman while she was attempting to board the number 15 bus on driver made sure the woman got on to the bus after she was stabbed, and then quickly closed the vehicle's door before the terrorist could credit: sam terrorist then fled from the bus and a special forces police officer who was near the scene of the attack saw him with the knife, shooting at him, hitting him and neutralizing him.dr. elstein, an volunteer who was at the scene, said that "on the bus, in a seat near the driver, a fully conscious woman in her was sitting, suffering from a stab wound to her upper emanuel stern said that the victim was aware of her surroundings and able to communicate in the ambulance en route to the levi levine of united said that he was on the other side of the street dropping off his cousin at the central bus station when he heard "four or five shots" and immediately ran toward the noise just in time to see the terrorist being was a guy on his face with a knife in his hand" and several armed men were running toward him, levine told the jerusalem post only minutes after the said that he checked the attacker and that he had no pulse, adding that he appeared to be around thirty years old and that a search of his pockets uncovered a blue identity card, indicating that he either held israeli citizenship or jerusalem body was removed in a black bag, said head yehuda credit: sam police pushed the large number of onlookers back from the scene rumors of another attack swirled through the crowd prompting police and onlookers to run confused through the surrounding streets. there were sporadic shouts of "arabs paramedics also treated a number of people suffering from shock and paramedics down the block from the attack were loading an ambulance with crying attack came after an earlier attempted stabbing attack at damascus gate in the old that attack, police shot and killed a terrorist who attempted to stab officers.
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dɪr ˈridər, ɛz ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən, mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ʤərˈusələm poʊst ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəlz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər səˈsteɪnəbəl ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, laɪk ɑrz, ər biɪŋ fɔrst tɪ lʊk fər nu weɪz tɪ kip goʊɪŋ. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, wi hæv nɑt pʊt əp ə paywall*. wi wɔnt tɪ kip ɑr ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈoʊpən ənd ækˈsɛsəbəl ənd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ju wɪθ nuz ənd æˈnælɪsɪs frəm ðə əv ˈɪzriəl, ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd ðə ʤuɪʃ wərld. ə ˈtɛrərɪst stæbd ənd ˈwundɪd ən əˈprɑksəmətli ˈwʊmən əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm ðə ʤərˈusələm ˈsɛntrəl bəs ˈsteɪʃən ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈtɛrərɪst wɑz ˈɑmɛd sha'aban*, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ðə ræs ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn ʤərˈusələm. hi wɑz riˈlist frəm ˈprɪzən ˈərliər ðɪs jɪrz ˈæftər ˈsərvɪŋ ə θˈriˌjɪr ˈsɛntəns fər ˈtɛrər ækˈtɪvɪti. ˈdeɪvɪd ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks ˈtritɪd ðə ˈvɪktɪm ənd trænˈspɔrtəd hər tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ðə tɪ pəˈlis, ðə ˈtɛrərɪst stæbd ðə ˈwʊmən waɪl ʃi wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ bɔrd ðə ˈnəmbər 15 bəs ɔn ˈdraɪvər meɪd ʃʊr ðə ˈwʊmən gɑt ɔn tɪ ðə bəs ˈæftər ʃi wɑz stæbd, ənd ðɛn kˈwɪkli kloʊzd ðə ˈvihɪkəlz dɔr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈtɛrərɪst kʊd ˈkrɛdɪt: sæm ˈtɛrərɪst ðɛn flɛd frəm ðə bəs ənd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər hu wɑz nɪr ðə sin əv ðə əˈtæk sɔ ɪm wɪθ ðə naɪf, ˈʃutɪŋ æt ɪm, ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪm ənd ˈnutrəˌlaɪzɪŋ him.dr*. elstein*, ən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr hu wɑz æt ðə sin, sɛd ðət "ɔn ðə bəs, ɪn ə sit nɪr ðə ˈdraɪvər, ə ˈfʊli ˈkɑnʃəs ˈwʊmən ɪn hər wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ, ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə stæb wund tɪ hər ˈəpər ɪˈmænjuəl stərn sɛd ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz əˈwɛr əv hər sərˈaʊndɪŋz ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪn ðə ˈæmbjələns ɛn rut tɪ ðə ˈlivaɪ lɛˈvin əv juˈnaɪtɪd sɛd ðət hi wɑz ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə strit ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɔf hɪz ˈkəzən æt ðə ˈsɛntrəl bəs ˈsteɪʃən wɪn hi hərd "fɔr ər faɪv ʃɑts" ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ræn təˈwɔrd ðə nɔɪz ʤɪst ɪn taɪm tɪ si ðə ˈtɛrərɪst biɪŋ wɑz ə gaɪ ɔn hɪz feɪs wɪθ ə naɪf ɪn hɪz hænd" ənd ˈsɛvərəl ɑrmd mɛn wər ˈrənɪŋ təˈwɔrd ɪm, lɛˈvin toʊld ðə ʤərˈusələm poʊst ˈoʊnli ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə sɛd ðət hi ʧɛkt ðə əˈtækər ənd ðət hi hæd noʊ pəls, ˈædɪŋ ðət hi əˈpɪrd tɪ bi əraʊnd ˈθərˌdi jɪrz oʊld ənd ðət ə sərʧ əv hɪz ˈpɑkəts ənˈkəvərd ə blu aɪˈdɛntəˌti kɑrd, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət hi ˈiðər hɛld ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ər ʤərˈusələm ˈbɑdi wɑz riˈmuvd ɪn ə blæk bæg, sɛd hɛd jəˈhudə ˈkrɛdɪt: sæm pəˈlis pʊʃt ðə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔnˌlʊkərz bæk frəm ðə sin ˈrumərz əv əˈnəðər əˈtæk swərld θru ðə kraʊd ˈprɑmptɪŋ pəˈlis ənd ˈɔnˌlʊkərz tɪ rən kənfˈjuzd θru ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ strits. ðɛr wər spərˈædɪk ʃaʊts əv "ˈærəbz ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtritɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ʃɑk ənd ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks daʊn ðə blɑk frəm ðə əˈtæk wər ˈloʊdɪŋ ən ˈæmbjələns wɪθ kraɪɪŋ əˈtæk keɪm ˈæftər ən ˈərliər əˈtɛmptəd ˈstæbɪŋ əˈtæk æt dəˈmæskəs geɪt ɪn ðə oʊld ðət əˈtæk, pəˈlis ʃɑt ənd kɪld ə ˈtɛrərɪst hu əˈtɛmptəd tɪ stæb ˈɔfɪsərz. ʤɔɪn ʤərˈusələm poʊst ˈprimiəm pləs naʊ fər ʤɪst 5 ənd ˈəpˈgreɪd jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈkɑntɛnt. klɪk hir>>
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in a photo taken thursday, nov. 21, 2013, house speaker john boehner, r-ohio, left, holds a ceremonial for rep. vance mcallister, a republican of louisiana as his wife kelly watches at center, at the capitol in washington. mcallister says after spending the weekend with family, he's decided to leave it up to voters whether they want him to return for a second term. he family and constituents for forgiveness after a west monroe newspaper published a video showing the congressman kissing a female staffer in his congressional office in monroe. (ap photo/j. scott applewhite)
washington -- u.s. rep. vance mcallister, r-swartz, will run for.
he told monday that he'll leave it up to the voters to decide whether he stays or goes.
in a statement issued before his scheduled monroe news conference monday, mcallister said:
"today, after consulting with my wife and family, i have made a decision to run for for the congressional district. without a doubt this decision comes after much thought and prayer. this district has been home to me and my family all of my life. i know the needs of this congressional district very well. i also know that this district needs a strong, conservative voice in congress. i plan to continue to stand up for our veterans, bring common sense solutions to our nation's problems and most importantly i will fight to get our fiscal house back in order."
mcallister said he spent the weekend with his family making sure "they were on board," and that they are. he said he and they decided to leave it up to voters whether "he stays or goes."
his wife, kelly, told the news star of monroe she supports her husband's decision to run for.
"i'm behind him 100 percent," kelly mcallister said. "we made this decision as a family."
after surveillance video from last december was leaked in april showing him kissing a married staffer, mcallister announced he would serve out the remainder of his term but not seek. later, mcallister said he reserved the right to change his mind and seek to the seat he won last november after campaigning on a platform of bringing family and christian values to washington d.c.
mcallister is likely to make it into the runoff election, but the question is whether he could beat out his opponent. in louisiana's open primary, all candidates, regardless of party, run together and if no one gets more than 50 percent of the vote, the two top finishers run against each other in the runoff.
he will have to combat the embarrassing release of the surveillance video showing him kissing a staffer -- leading to him being portrayed by some news organizations as the "kissing congressman."
on the other hand, sen. david vitter, r-la., not only survived revelation in 2007 of what he called a "very serious sin" after his phone number appeared on the records of a washington escort service, but has done well politically. he won to the senate in 2010 by a landslide and is now considered a top contender for governor in 2015.
gov. bobby, who had called on mcallister to resign after the videotape was released showing him kissing a now former staffer, expressed disappointment that he's running again.
"congressman mcallister made the right decision earlier when he said he would not run again," said. "it is disappointing he changed his mind."
one of his republican opponents, monroe businessman harris brown, quickly responded to monday announcement by saying he can't be effective.
"he sold his candidacy to the people of the district as one rooted on 'faith, family and country'. unfortunately, the congressman did not take his duty nor his rhetoric seriously and brought great embarrassment upon our state and district," brown said. "mcallister has not been and will not be an effective voice for the people up in washington and he is doing a tremendous disservice to the people of the district by running again."
ralph abraham, a republican physician from alto who is running for the district seat, said it isn't his place "to judge our current congressman or to publicly criticize the ordeal he has gone through."
"i'm sure it was difficult for him and his family, and i hope they are continuing to heal," abraham said. "once he was elected, i wanted nothing more than to see him succeed. regardless of whether he has changed his mind on seeking, i am going to stay in the campaign is going to be about the future, and about who can best represent the people of congressional district."
mcallister has apologized to his constituents. the congressman said he 's worked hard to win back the trust of his family, including his wife, kelly.
it was kelly, mcallister said, who urged him to reject calls by and house majority leader eric cantor that he resign his house seat. cantor later lost a republican primary to a previously unknown economics professor in his virginia house district, likely spelling the end of his promising political career.
the married father of five had support from members of the duck dynasty, including willie robertson.
but among a long list of candidates who plan to run for the seat is zach dasher, the nephew of duck phil robertson.
bruce alpert is the reporter for. he can be reached at balpert@nola.com.
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væns məˈkæləstər, ʤɑn ˈboʊnər, məˈkæləstər ɪn ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈteɪkən ˈθərzˌdeɪ, noʊv. 21 2013 haʊs ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər, r-ohio*, lɛft, hoʊldz ə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl fər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. væns məˈkæləstər, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən əv luˌiziˈænə ɛz hɪz waɪf ˈkɛli ˈwɑʧɪz æt ˈsɛnər, æt ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. məˈkæləstər sɪz ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ ˈfæməli, hiz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ liv ɪt əp tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wɔnt ɪm tɪ rɪˈtərn fər ə ˈsɛkənd tərm. hi ˈfæməli ənd kənˈstɪʧuənts fər fərˈgɪvnəs ˈæftər ə wɛst mənˈroʊ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ˈkɪsɪŋ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstæfər ɪn hɪz kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈɔfəs ɪn mənˈroʊ. (ˌeɪˈpi photo/j*. skɑt ˈæpəlˌwaɪt) ˈwɔʃɪŋtən juz. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. væns məˈkæləstər, r-swartz*, wɪl rən fər. hi toʊld ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət hil liv ɪt əp tɪ ðə ˈvoʊtərz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər hi steɪz ər goʊz. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪʃud ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈskɛʤʊld mənˈroʊ nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ˈmənˌdeɪ, məˈkæləstər sɛd: "təˈdeɪ, ˈæftər kənˈsəltɪŋ wɪθ maɪ waɪf ənd ˈfæməli, aɪ hæv meɪd ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rən fər fər ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkt. wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən kəmz ˈæftər məʧ θɔt ənd prɛr. ðɪs ˈdɪstrɪkt həz bɪn hoʊm tɪ mi ənd maɪ ˈfæməli ɔl əv maɪ laɪf. aɪ noʊ ðə nidz əv ðɪs kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈvɛri wɛl. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðət ðɪs ˈdɪstrɪkt nidz ə strɔŋ, kənˈsərvətɪv vɔɪs ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. aɪ plæn tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ stænd əp fər ɑr ˈvɛtərənz, brɪŋ ˈkɑmən sɛns səˈluʃənz tɪ ɑr ˈneɪʃənz ˈprɑbləmz ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli aɪ wɪl faɪt tɪ gɪt ɑr ˈfɪskəl haʊs bæk ɪn ˈɔrdər." məˈkæləstər sɛd hi spɛnt ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr "ðeɪ wər ɔn bɔrd," ənd ðət ðeɪ ər. hi sɛd hi ənd ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ liv ɪt əp tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ˈwɛðər "hi steɪz ər goʊz." hɪz waɪf, ˈkɛli, toʊld ðə nuz stɑr əv mənˈroʊ ʃi səˈpɔrts hər ˈhəzbəndz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rən fər. "əm bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm 100 pərˈsɛnt," ˈkɛli məˈkæləstər sɛd. "wi meɪd ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən ɛz ə ˈfæməli." ˈæftər sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ frəm læst dɪˈsɛmbər wɑz likt ɪn ˈeɪprəl ʃoʊɪŋ ɪm ˈkɪsɪŋ ə ˈmɛrid ˈstæfər, məˈkæləstər əˈnaʊnst hi wʊd sərv aʊt ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv hɪz tərm bət nɑt sik. ˈleɪtər, məˈkæləstər sɛd hi rɪˈzərvd ðə raɪt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ hɪz maɪnd ənd sik tɪ ðə sit hi wən læst noʊˈvɛmbər ˈæftər kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɔn ə ˈplætˌfɔrm əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈfæməli ənd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈvæljuz tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən d.c*. məˈkæləstər ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈrəˌnɔf ɪˈlɛkʃən, bət ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈwɛðər hi kʊd bit aʊt hɪz əˈpoʊnənt. ɪn luˌiziˈænəz ˈoʊpən ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ɔl ˈkænədɪts, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈpɑrti, rən təˈgɛðər ənd ɪf noʊ wən gɪts mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt, ðə tu tɔp ˈfɪnɪʃərz rən əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ðə ˈrəˌnɔf. hi wɪl hæv tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðə ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ riˈlis əv ðə sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊɪŋ ɪm ˈkɪsɪŋ ə ˈstæfər ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ɪm biɪŋ pɔrˈtreɪd baɪ səm nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɛz ðə "ˈkɪsɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəsmən." ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, sɛn. ˈdeɪvɪd vitter*, r-la*., nɑt ˈoʊnli sərˈvaɪvd ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ɪn 2007 əv wət hi kɔld ə "ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs sɪn" ˈæftər hɪz foʊn ˈnəmbər əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərdz əv ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈɛskɔrt ˈsərvɪs, bət həz dən wɛl ˈplɪtɪkli. hi wən tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn 2010 baɪ ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd ənd ɪz naʊ kənˈsɪdərd ə tɔp kənˈtɛndər fər ˈgəvərnər ɪn 2015 gəv. ˈbɑbi, hu hæd kɔld ɔn məˈkæləstər tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ˈæftər ðə ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp wɑz riˈlist ʃoʊɪŋ ɪm ˈkɪsɪŋ ə naʊ ˈfɔrmər ˈstæfər, ɪkˈsprɛst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ðət hiz ˈrənɪŋ əˈgɛn. "ˈkɑŋgrəsmən məˈkæləstər meɪd ðə raɪt dɪˈsɪʒən ˈərliər wɪn hi sɛd hi wʊd nɑt rən əˈgɛn," sɛd. "ɪt ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ hi ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd." wən əv hɪz rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈpoʊnənts, mənˈroʊ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ˈhɛrɪs braʊn, kˈwɪkli rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ əˈnaʊnsmɛnt baɪ seɪɪŋ hi kænt bi ˈifɛktɪv. "hi soʊld hɪz ˈkændɪdəsi tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ɛz wən ˈrutɪd ɔn 'feɪθ, ˈfæməli ənd ˈkəntri'. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən dɪd nɑt teɪk hɪz ˈduti nɔr hɪz ˈrɛtərɪk ˈsɪriəsli ənd brɔt greɪt ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt əˈpɑn ɑr steɪt ənd ˈdɪstrɪkt," braʊn sɛd. "məˈkæləstər həz nɑt bɪn ənd wɪl nɑt bi ən ˈifɛktɪv vɔɪs fər ðə ˈpipəl əp ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd hi ɪz duɪŋ ə trɪˈmɛndəs dɪˈsərvəs tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt baɪ ˈrənɪŋ əˈgɛn." rælf ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən fəˈzɪʃən frəm ˈæltoʊ hu ɪz ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt sit, sɛd ɪt ˈɪzənt hɪz pleɪs "tɪ ʤəʤ ɑr ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ər tɪ ˈpəblɪkli ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ðə ɔrˈdil hi həz gɔn θru." "əm ʃʊr ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ɪm ənd hɪz ˈfæməli, ənd aɪ hoʊp ðeɪ ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ hil," ˈeɪbrəˌhæm sɛd. "wəns hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən tɪ si ɪm səkˈsid. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər hi həz ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd ɔn ˈsikɪŋ, aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər, ənd əˈbaʊt hu kən bɛst ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈpipəl əv kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkt." məˈkæləstər həz əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ hɪz kənˈstɪʧuənts. ðə ˈkɑŋgrəsmən sɛd hi 'ɛs wərkt hɑrd tɪ wɪn bæk ðə trəst əv hɪz ˈfæməli, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz waɪf, ˈkɛli. ɪt wɑz ˈkɛli, məˈkæləstər sɛd, hu ərʤd ɪm tɪ ˈriʤɛkt kɔlz baɪ ənd haʊs məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈɛrɪk ˈkæntər ðət hi rɪˈzaɪn hɪz haʊs sit. ˈkæntər ˈleɪtər lɔst ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpraɪˌmɛri tɪ ə ˈpriviəsli ənˈnoʊn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər ɪn hɪz vərˈʤɪnjə haʊs ˈdɪstrɪkt, ˈlaɪkli ˈspɛlɪŋ ðə ɛnd əv hɪz ˈprɑməsɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərɪr. ðə ˈmɛrid ˈfɑðər əv faɪv hæd səˈpɔrt frəm ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə dək ˈdaɪnəsti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɪli ˈrɑbərtsən. bət əˈməŋ ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˈkænədɪts hu plæn tɪ rən fər ðə sit ɪz zæk ˈdæʃər, ðə ˈnɛfju əv dək fɪl ˈrɑbərtsən. brus ˈælpərt ɪz ðə rɪˈpɔrtər fər. hi kən bi riʧt æt balpert@nola.com*.
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marvel’s civil war teams revealed
as one civil war prepares to begin on the big screen in captain america: civil war, marvel comics is gearing up for one of their own with their next event series and revealed the civil war teams.
set to debut this june from brian michael and david marquez, civil war revolves around a mysterious new marvel character who has the power to calculate the outcome of future events with a high degree of accuracy. this predictive power divides the marvel heroes on how best to capitalize on this aggregated information, with captain marvel leading the charge to profile future crimes and attacks before they occur, and iron man adopting the position that the punishment cannot come before the crime.
joining iron man on the side of protecting the future are captain america (sam wilson), thor, black panther, star-lord, luke cage, hercules, miss america, daredevil, black widow the hulk (amadeus cho), and deadpool.
sidiing with captain marvel with the idea of changing the future is captain america (steve rogers), war machine, spider-man, vision, medusa, blue marvel, the winter soldier, spectrum, she-hulk, hawkeye, and ant-man.
the events of civil war will kick off with a prologue story that will debut on free comic book day on saturday may 7. in the story, the character will claim that one hero in the marvel universe will be the cause of a major destructive event in time, leading to the divide in the marvel universe among the heroes about how to handle it. it was also previously revealed that marvel will have the character be murdered in the pages of the event, by none other than a fellow hero. neither identity has been revealed as of yet.
two of civil war have been revealed thus far, with more on the way most likely, and include: civil war: from writer cullen bunn and artist andrea which will pit mutants against inhumans; and civil war: spider-man from writer gage and artist travel foreman which sees the trying to relay the message of “with great power comes great responsibility” to the inhuman at the center of the event.
you can check out the promo art for civil war below. which of the civil war teams are you on?
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marvel’s* ˈsɪvəl wɔr timz rɪˈvild ɛz wən ˈsɪvəl wɔr pərˈpɛrz tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɔn ðə bɪg skrin ɪn ˈkæptən əˈmɛrɪkə: ˈsɪvəl wɔr, ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks ɪz ˈgɪrɪŋ əp fər wən əv ðɛr oʊn wɪθ ðɛr nɛkst ɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪriz ənd rɪˈvild ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr timz. sɛt tɪ ˈdeɪbju ðɪs ʤun frəm braɪən ˈmaɪkəl ənd ˈdeɪvɪd mɑrˈkɛz, ˈsɪvəl wɔr riˈvɑlvz əraʊnd ə mɪˈstɪriəs nu ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɛrɪktər hu həz ðə paʊər tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv fˈjuʧər ɪˈvɛnts wɪθ ə haɪ dɪˈgri əv ˈækjərəsi. ðɪs prɪˈdɪktɪv paʊər dɪˈvaɪdz ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈhɪroʊz ɔn haʊ bɛst tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðɪs ˈægrəˌgeɪtəd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɪθ ˈkæptən ˈmɑrvəl ˈlidɪŋ ðə ʧɑrʤ tɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl fˈjuʧər kraɪmz ənd əˈtæks ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ əˈkər, ənd aɪərn mæn əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə pəˈzɪʃən ðət ðə ˈpənɪʃmənt ˈkænɑt kəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kraɪm. ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ aɪərn mæn ɔn ðə saɪd əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər ər ˈkæptən əˈmɛrɪkə (sæm ˈwɪlsən), θɔr, blæk ˈpænθər, star-lord*, luk keɪʤ, ˈhərkjəˌliz, mɪs əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl, blæk ˈwɪdoʊ ðə həlk (ˌæməˈdeɪəs ʧoʊ), ənd deadpool*. wɪθ ˈkæptən ˈmɑrvəl wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ˈkæptən əˈmɛrɪkə (stiv ˈrɑʤərz), wɔr məˈʃin, ˈspaɪdərmæn, ˈvɪʒən, məˈdusə, blu ˈmɑrvəl, ðə ˈwɪntər ˈsoʊlʤər, ˈspɛktrəm, she-hulk*, ˈhɔˌkaɪ, ənd ant-man*. ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ˈsɪvəl wɔr wɪl kɪk ɔf wɪθ ə ˈproʊlɑg ˈstɔri ðət wɪl ˈdeɪbju ɔn fri ˈkɑmɪk bʊk deɪ ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ meɪ 7 ɪn ðə ˈstɔri, ðə ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl kleɪm ðət wən ˈhɪroʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈjunəˌvərs wɪl bi ðə kɔz əv ə ˈmeɪʤər dɪˈstrəktɪv ɪˈvɛnt ɪn taɪm, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪˈvaɪd ɪn ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈjunəˌvərs əˈməŋ ðə ˈhɪroʊz əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl ɪt. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpriviəsli rɪˈvild ðət ˈmɑrvəl wɪl hæv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər bi ˈmərdərd ɪn ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt, baɪ nən ˈəðər ðən ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈhɪroʊ. ˈniðər aɪˈdɛntəˌti həz bɪn rɪˈvild ɛz əv jɛt. tu əv ˈsɪvəl wɔr hæv bɪn rɪˈvild ðəs fɑr, wɪθ mɔr ɔn ðə weɪ moʊst ˈlaɪkli, ənd ˌɪnˈklud: ˈsɪvəl wɔr: frəm ˈraɪtər ˈkələn bən ənd ˈɑrtɪst ˌɑnˈdreɪə wɪʧ wɪl pɪt mˈjutənts əˈgɛnst inhumans*; ənd ˈsɪvəl wɔr: ˈspaɪdərmæn frəm ˈraɪtər geɪʤ ənd ˈɑrtɪst ˈtrævəl ˈfɔrmən wɪʧ siz ðə traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈriˌleɪ ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ əv greɪt paʊər kəmz greɪt responsibility”*” tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈhjumən æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈproʊˌmoʊ ɑrt fər ˈsɪvəl wɔr bɪˈloʊ. wɪʧ əv ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr timz ər ju ɔn?
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neymar race hots up as west ham offer santos for the 'new pele'
by ashley gray for
west ham have made aillion offer for santos.
it emerged this week that the hammers had joined some of europe's top clubs in tracking the forward and sources in brazil say they have now submitted a formal bid.
potential: several big clubs are eyeing
neymar is keen to eventually test himself in europe but his father - who also acts has his agent - has reservations about making the move too soon in his career.
the hammers' stature could also prove unattractive to a player being scouted by the likes of real madrid, but a move to upton park has the potential to be a stepping stone to chelsea.
the blues have tracked for about two years but have been reluctant to meet the asking price.
santos have consistently insisted they do not want to sell their jewel for at least another year and have previously indicated they will not do a deal for less than his release clause.
however, if they do accept west offer - surpassing the they paid for craig bellamy in 2007 - the same deal would be offered to manchester city.
the club secured first refusals on and paulo henrique when they allowed to join santos on a loan in the winter.
similarities: is tipped to follow in the footsteps of brazil forward
any deal is complicated by santos owning just 60 per cent of's rights and needing the agreement of an investment group should they accept anything less than the buyout clause.
neymar has been simultaneously likened to and the great pele.
his penchant for is reminiscent of the manchester city man and he can play wide left or as a centre forward.
he was the revelation of march to the sao paulo championship title this year and also helped them to the brazilian cup final by hitting 27 goals in 30 games this year.
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neymar* reɪs hɑts əp ɛz wɛst hæm ˈɔfər ˈsæntoʊs fər ðə 'nu ˈpɛleɪ' baɪ ˈæʃli greɪ fər wɛst hæm hæv meɪd ə ˈɔfər fər ˈsæntoʊs. ɪt ˈimərʤd ðɪs wik ðət ðə ˈhæmərz hæd ʤɔɪnd səm əv ˈjʊrəps tɔp kləbz ɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈsɔrsəz ɪn brəˈzɪl seɪ ðeɪ hæv naʊ səbˈmɪtəd ə ˈfɔrməl bɪd. pəˈtɛnʃəl: ˈsɛvərəl bɪg kləbz ər aɪɪŋ ɪz kin tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tɛst hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ˈjʊrəp bət hɪz ˈfɑðər hu ˈɔlsoʊ ækts həz hɪz ˈeɪʤənt həz ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə muv tu sun ɪn hɪz kərɪr. ðə ˈhæmərz' ˈstæʧər kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ pruv ˌənəˈtræktɪv tɪ ə pleɪər biɪŋ ˈskaʊtəd baɪ ðə laɪks əv ril məˈdrɪd, bət ə muv tɪ ˈəptən pɑrk həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ə ˈstɛpɪŋ stoʊn tɪ ˈʧɛlsi. ðə bluz hæv trækt fər əˈbaʊt tu jɪrz bət hæv bɪn rɪˈləktənt tɪ mit ðə ˈæskɪŋ praɪs. ˈsæntoʊs hæv kənˈsɪstəntli ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðeɪ du nɑt wɔnt tɪ sɛl ðɛr ʤuəl fər æt list əˈnəðər jɪr ənd hæv ˈpriviəsli ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðeɪ wɪl nɑt du ə dil fər lɛs ðən hɪz riˈlis klɔz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ðeɪ du əkˈsɛpt wɛst ˈɔfər sərˈpæsɪŋ ðə ðeɪ peɪd fər kreɪg ˈbɛləmi ɪn 2007 ðə seɪm dil wʊd bi ˈɔfərd tɪ ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti. ðə kləb sɪˈkjʊrd fərst rɪfˈjuzəlz ɔn ənd ˈpɔˌloʊ ɑnˈrik wɪn ðeɪ əˈlaʊd tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈsæntoʊs ɔn ə loʊn ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər. ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz: ɪz tɪpt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌstɛps əv brəˈzɪl ˈfɔrwərd ˈɛni dil ɪz ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd baɪ ˈsæntoʊs ˈoʊnɪŋ ʤɪst 60 pər sɛnt əv raɪts ənd ˈnidɪŋ ðə əˈgrimənt əv ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt grup ʃʊd ðeɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs ðən ðə baɪaʊt klɔz. həz bɪn ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈlaɪkənd tɪ ənd ðə greɪt ˈpɛleɪ. hɪz ˈpɛnʧənt fər ɪz ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti mæn ənd hi kən pleɪ waɪd lɛft ər ɛz ə ˈsɛntər ˈfɔrwərd. hi wɑz ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən əv mɑrʧ tɪ ðə saʊ ˈpɔˌloʊ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈtaɪtəl ðɪs jɪr ənd ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt ðɛm tɪ ðə brəˈzɪljən kəp ˈfaɪnəl baɪ ˈhɪtɪŋ 27 goʊlz ɪn 30 geɪmz ðɪs jɪr.
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woah, you say. jesus? and trump?
before you wrinkle your brow in disapproval and disgust, let me agree. yes, there are differences. jesus was a chaste man who died a horrible death when he was years old. donald trump is, to put it mildly, a rather man who is coming on seventy. jesus was the perfect palestinian jew who preached of a spiritual kingdom existing in hearts. donald trump, with a personal life very much on the wrong side of perfect, is running for the presidency of one of the superpowers.
and yet, their communication style is incredibly similar. across a vast breadth of cultures and separated by an extensive length of time, they rather seem to be using the same techniques of persuasion and communication.
jesus was perhaps the greatest communicator ever. his words and sayings and riddles have themselves into the languages and consciousnesses. donald trump has uncannily been able to communicate over the heads of a media and elite (both secular and religious) who despise him, and seemingly discard heaps of political convention because figured out a way to communicate outside the filters.
in what ways are their techniques similar? just take a look at a few.
stories. stories are much more powerful than arguments. they allow the speaker to incorporate emotion, which makes the points easy rememberable. stories can be packed with buckets of meaning. no one was a better story teller than jesus. his stories of the good samaritan, the manager who his boss, the prodigal son, or the rich man begging lazarus for a drink of water in hell have held fascination for centuries.
when i first started listening to speeches, i was struck by the stories he told. one of his favorite stories is the apocryphal story of the general in the philippines using drastic measures to fight his terrorist enemies hundred years ago. through the description of the graphic punishment the general out trump conveys one of the most important general principles of his governing philosophy; the importance of implementing politically incorrect solutions to solve problems. another of favorite stories is building the in new york city under budget and ahead of schedule.
2. using simple words. pundits like to deride trump for speaking at a fourth grader level. most of the words he uses are single syllable words. think of stories for a moment. they were also about very simple, every day things, using simple words that everyone was familiar with. pennies, cups, hills, roads, doors. very abstract ideas about the kingdom of heaven were conveyed in language that was accessible to all.
simple words have more emotive value. all great communicators in history have recognized this. in addition there is such a thing psychologists call cognitive fluency a preference to accept and agree with something because it is easy to understand.
3. insults. contrary to the stereotype of jesus as a mild pushover who was worried about offending anybody, it seems from the gospel that jesus was pretty generous in his insults. one think of the without jesus’ insult that they are ‘white-washed tombs’ coming to mind. this was a linguistic kill shot of the kind scott adams has analyzed. like insults of ‘low energy bush’ or ‘little marco’ jesus’ insults focused on a very concrete and physical component, the white robes the wore, and their about physical cleanliness, to point out their spiritual dirtiness.
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woah*, ju seɪ. ˈʤizəs? ənd trəmp? ˌbiˈfɔr ju ˈrɪŋkəl jʊr braʊ ɪn dɪsəˈpruvəl ənd dɪsˈgəst, lɛt mi əˈgri. jɛs, ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərənsɪz. ˈʤizəs wɑz ə ʧeɪst mæn hu daɪd ə ˈhɔrəbəl dɛθ wɪn hi wɑz jɪrz oʊld. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz, tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈmaɪldli, ə ˈrəðər mæn hu ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ˈsɛvənti. ˈʤizəs wɑz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ʤu hu priʧt əv ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈkɪŋdəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɪn hɑrts. ˈdɑnəld trəmp, wɪθ ə ˈpərsɪnəl laɪf ˈvɛri məʧ ɔn ðə rɔŋ saɪd əv ˈpərˌfɪkt, ɪz ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi əv wən əv ðə ˌsupərˈpaʊərz. ənd jɛt, ðɛr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən staɪl ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈsɪmələr. əˈkrɔs ə væst brɛdθ əv ˈkəlʧərz ənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv lɛŋθ əv taɪm, ðeɪ ˈrəðər sim tɪ bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm tɛkˈniks əv pərsˈweɪʒən ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ˈʤizəs wɑz pərˈhæps ðə ˈgreɪtəst kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtər ˈɛvər. hɪz wərdz ənd seɪɪŋz ənd ˈrɪdəlz hæv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd consciousnesses*. ˈdɑnəld trəmp həz ənˈkænəli bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə hɛdz əv ə ˈmidiə ənd ɪˈlit (boʊθ ˈsɛkjələr ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs) hu dɪˈspaɪz ɪm, ənd ˈsimɪŋli dɪˈskɑrd hips əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈvɛnʃən bɪˈkəz ˈfɪgjərd aʊt ə weɪ tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈfɪltərz. ɪn wət weɪz ər ðɛr tɛkˈniks ˈsɪmələr? ʤɪst teɪk ə lʊk æt ə fju. ˈstɔriz. ˈstɔriz ər məʧ mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ðən ˈɑrgjəmənts. ðeɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈspikər tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈiˌmoʊʃən, wɪʧ meɪks ðə pɔɪnts ˈizi rememberable*. ˈstɔriz kən bi pækt wɪθ ˈbəkəts əv ˈminɪŋ. noʊ wən wɑz ə ˈbɛtər ˈstɔri ˈtɛlər ðən ˈʤizəs. hɪz ˈstɔriz əv ðə gʊd səˈmɛrɪtən, ðə ˈmænɪʤər hu hɪz bɔs, ðə ˈprɑdɪgəl sən, ər ðə rɪʧ mæn ˈbɛgɪŋ ˈlæzərəs fər ə drɪŋk əv ˈwɔtər ɪn hɛl hæv hɛld ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən fər ˈsɛnʧəriz. wɪn aɪ fərst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈspiʧɪz, aɪ wɑz strək baɪ ðə ˈstɔriz hi toʊld. wən əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈstɔriz ɪz ðə əˈpɑkrəfəl ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdræstɪk ˈmɛʒərz tɪ faɪt hɪz ˈtɛrərɪst ˈɛnəmiz ˈhənərd jɪrz əˈgoʊ. θru ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə ˈgræfɪk ˈpənɪʃmənt ðə ˈʤɛnərəl aʊt trəmp kənˈveɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv hɪz ˈgəvərnɪŋ fəˈlɑsəfi; ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˈplɪtɪkli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt səˈluʃənz tɪ sɑlv ˈprɑbləmz. əˈnəðər əv ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈstɔriz ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈəndər ˈbəʤɪt ənd əˈhɛd əv ˈskɛʤʊl. 2 ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl wərdz. ˈpəndɪts laɪk tɪ dɪˈraɪd trəmp fər ˈspikɪŋ æt ə fɔrθ ˈgreɪdər ˈlɛvəl. moʊst əv ðə wərdz hi ˈjuzɪz ər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɪləbəl wərdz. θɪŋk əv ˈstɔriz fər ə ˈmoʊmənt. ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl, ˈɛvəri deɪ θɪŋz, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl wərdz ðət ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. ˈpɛniz, kəps, hɪlz, roʊdz, dɔrz. ˈvɛri ˈæbˌstrækt aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˈhɛvən wər kənˈveɪd ɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət wɑz ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ɔl. ˈsɪmpəl wərdz hæv mɔr ˈiˌmoʊtɪv ˈvælju. ɔl greɪt kəmˈjunəkeɪtərz ɪn ˈhɪstəri hæv ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðɪs. ɪn əˈdɪʃən ðɛr ɪz səʧ ə θɪŋ saɪˈkɑləʤəsts kɔl ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈfluənsi ə ˈprɛfərəns tɪ əkˈsɛpt ənd əˈgri wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd. 3 ˌɪnˈsəlts. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp əv ˈʤizəs ɛz ə maɪld ˈpʊˌʃoʊvər hu wɑz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt əˈfɛndɪŋ ˈɛnibədi, ɪt simz frəm ðə ˈgɔspəl ðət ˈʤizəs wɑz ˈprɪti ˈʤɛnərəs ɪn hɪz ˌɪnˈsəlts. wən θɪŋk əv ðə wɪˈθaʊt jesus’*’ ˌɪnˈsəlt ðət ðeɪ ər tombs’*’ ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ maɪnd. ðɪs wɑz ə lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk kɪl ʃɑt əv ðə kaɪnd skɑt ˈædəmz həz ˈænəˌlaɪzd. laɪk ˌɪnˈsəlts əv ˈɛnərʤi bush’*’ ər marco’*’ jesus’*’ ˌɪnˈsəlts ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ə ˈvɛri ˈkɑnkrit ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl kəmˈpoʊnənt, ðə waɪt roʊbz ðə wɔr, ənd ðɛr əˈbaʊt ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈklɛnlinɪs, tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ðɛr ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl dirtiness*.
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everything is as usual
a) luna is never too much
b) the naming is after a soundtrack
once in a blue moon i've managed to make a sketch which i'm not ashamed to look at. hope, didn't spoil it too much. while sketching a rouch i've looked through a lot of that variations. this one - with dark elements and black feathers - is the one i liked the most. i think it fits very well. it begs the drawing of molly besides, but i think i'll do that next time.
english translation by:),),деюсь,.,ми.,дет.прашиваетсяделатьйветлом,-нибудь.
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ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl ə) ˈlunə ɪz ˈnɛvər tu məʧ bi) ðə ˈneɪmɪŋ ɪz ˈæftər ə ˈsaʊnˌtræk wəns ɪn ə blu mun aɪv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ meɪk ə skɛʧ wɪʧ əm nɑt əˈʃeɪmd tɪ lʊk æt. hoʊp, ˈdɪdənt spɔɪl ɪt tu məʧ. waɪl ˈskɛʧɪŋ ə raʊʧ aɪv lʊkt θru ə lɔt əv ðət ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz. ðɪs wən wɪθ dɑrk ˈɛləmənts ənd blæk ˈfɛðərz ɪz ðə wən aɪ laɪkt ðə moʊst. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt fɪts ˈvɛri wɛl. ɪt bɛgz ðə drɔɪŋ əv ˈmɑli ˌbiˈsaɪdz, bət aɪ θɪŋk aɪl du ðət nɛkst taɪm. ˈɪŋlɪʃ trænzˈleɪʃən baɪ
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the raiders missed out on some free agents elsewhere, but at center they landed their guy.
that target: former chief rodney hudson, who reportedly will sign with oakland for five years and $44.5 million. no word yet on the guaranteed money included in the deal, which is really the key to any nfl contract. at an average of $8.9 million per season, though, hudson's deal for the moment makes him the center in the league, surpassing pouncey ($8.8 million).
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the raiders were believed to be contenders for the likes of randall cobb and can afford to overpay for they head into free agency flush with cash. the most recent public report had oakland $55 under the 2015 threshold, while showed the raiders with more than $59 million available.
hudson will take over for another current free agent, stefan wisniewski, in the middle of oakland's line. wisniewski, a starter over the past four seasons, has been a steady blocker for the raiders but there's little question that hudson outperformed him last season.
the raiders now have the makings of a front, at least on the left will have impressive 2014 rookie guard gabe jackson lined up next to him and donald penn returns at off a strong oakland debut.
more importantly, getting hudson to sign on the dotted line represents an important step forward for the raiders' image this offseason. new coach jack del rio talked at the combine about the challenge of trying to recruit elite players to oakland, where the team obviously has struggled for some time and the facilities are lacking.
[daily_cut.nfl]"i think important that the prospective players out there understand that things have changed," del rio said. "our fields are all being redone; our practice fields are being redone; our weight room is being expanded. ... there is a freshness going on. those are things that i talked about in the interview process that were important and been followed up with actual commitment of capital, which excited about.
"as you go into this phase of free agency and acquiring players, we have cap space and we have a new staff full of teachers. we have a young quarterback. we have a good, young man off the edge in khalil mack. got a good left tackle. got corners. the things that we need to get started, we have. so, now we have to start adding good, quality people that are fired up to be part of the raiders."
also of interest will be the running back that gets first crack behind the line. while murray was a pleasant surprise in 2014, the raiders could be in the market for a to share the load.
that decision is part of what's next for the raiders, now that they have made their first splash.
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again, we'll see on guaranteed money, but anytime you make a player the at his position it is something of an inherent gamble. the hudson has been a starter for just two seasons, and the chiefs headed into training camp prior to the '13 campaign uncertain if he was the right man for the job. oakland needs him to maintain his rise.
the reported money is not outlandish, especially for a franchise with as much in its pockets as oakland has right now. having to overpay a bit is part of the raiders' reality right now, at least until they can find a consistent measure of success or land a new stadium.
so, yes, they probably pushed hudson's contract beyond where any other team was willing to go. that will be of little concern if hudson continues to play as he did last season.
gallery: players expected to be with new teams in 2015
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ðə ˈreɪdərz mɪst aʊt ɔn səm fri ˈeɪʤənts ˈɛlsˌwɛr, bət æt ˈsɛnər ðeɪ ˈlændɪd ðɛr gaɪ. ðət ˈtərgət: ˈfɔrmər ʧif ˈrɑdni ˈhədsən, hu rɪˈpɔrtədli wɪl saɪn wɪθ ˈoʊklənd fər faɪv jɪrz ənd ˈmɪljən. noʊ wərd jɛt ɔn ðə ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈməni ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə dil, wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɪli ðə ki tɪ ˈɛni ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈkɑnˌtrækt. æt ən ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈmɪljən pər ˈsizən, ðoʊ, ˈhədsənz dil fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt meɪks ɪm ðə ˈsɛnər ɪn ðə lig, sərˈpæsɪŋ ˈpaʊnsi ˈmɪljən). ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈrumərz: ˈleɪtəst free-agency*, bəz frəm əraʊnd lig ðə ˈreɪdərz wər bɪˈlivd tɪ bi kənˈtɛndərz fər ðə laɪks əv ˈrændəl kɑb ənd kən əˈfɔrd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌpeɪ fər ðeɪ hɛd ˈɪntu fri ˈeɪʤənsi fləʃ wɪθ kæʃ. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈpəblɪk rɪˈpɔrt hæd ˈoʊklənd 55 ˈəndər ðə 2015 θˈrɛˌʃoʊld, waɪl ʃoʊd ðə ˈreɪdərz wɪθ mɔr ðən 59 ˈmɪljən əˈveɪləbəl. ˈhədsən wɪl teɪk ˈoʊvər fər əˈnəðər ˈkɑrənt fri ˈeɪʤənt, ˈstɛfɑn wɪzniˈɛfski, ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈoʊkləndz laɪn. wɪzniˈɛfski, ə ˈstɑrtər ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fɔr ˈsizənz, həz bɪn ə ˈstɛdi ˈblɑkər fər ðə ˈreɪdərz bət ðɛrz ˈlɪtəl kˈwɛʃən ðət ˈhədsən ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrmd ɪm læst ˈsizən. ðə ˈreɪdərz naʊ hæv ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋz əv ə frənt, æt list ɔn ðə lɛft wɪl hæv ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv 2014 ˈrʊki gɑrd geɪb ˈʤæksən laɪnd əp nɛkst tɪ ɪm ənd ˈdɑnəld pɛn rɪˈtərnz æt ɔf ə strɔŋ ˈoʊklənd ˈdeɪbju. mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈhədsən tɪ saɪn ɔn ðə ˈdɑtɪd laɪn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt stɛp ˈfɔrwərd fər ðə ˈreɪdərz' ˈɪmɪʤ ðɪs offseason*. nu koʊʧ ʤæk dɛl ˈrioʊ tɔkt æt ðə ˈkɑmbaɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkrut ɪˈlit pleɪərz tɪ ˈoʊklənd, wɛr ðə tim ˈɑbviəsli həz ˈstrəgəld fər səm taɪm ənd ðə fəˈsɪlɪtiz ər ˈlækɪŋ. θɪŋk ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðə prəˈspɛktɪv pleɪərz aʊt ðɛr ˌəndərˈstænd ðət θɪŋz hæv ʧeɪnʤd," dɛl ˈrioʊ sɛd. "ɑr fildz ər ɔl biɪŋ riˈdən; ɑr ˈpræktɪs fildz ər biɪŋ riˈdən; ɑr weɪt rum ɪz biɪŋ ɪkˈspændɪd. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈfrɛʃnəs goʊɪŋ ɔn. ðoʊz ər θɪŋz ðət aɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd bɪn ˈfɑloʊd əp wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl kəˈmɪtmənt əv ˈkæpɪtəl, wɪʧ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt. "ɛz ju goʊ ˈɪntu ðɪs feɪz əv fri ˈeɪʤənsi ənd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ pleɪərz, wi hæv kæp speɪs ənd wi hæv ə nu stæf fʊl əv ˈtiʧərz. wi hæv ə jəŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. wi hæv ə gʊd, jəŋ mæn ɔf ðə ɛʤ ɪn ˈkæləl mæk. gɑt ə gʊd lɛft ˈtækəl. gɑt ˈkɔrnərz. ðə θɪŋz ðət wi nid tɪ gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd, wi hæv. soʊ, naʊ wi hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈædɪŋ gʊd, kˈwɑləti ˈpipəl ðət ər faɪərd əp tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðə ˈreɪdərz." ˈɔlsoʊ əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst wɪl bi ðə ˈrənɪŋ bæk ðət gɪts fərst kræk bɪˈhaɪnd ðə laɪn. waɪl ˈməri wɑz ə ˈplɛzənt səˈpraɪz ɪn 2014 ðə ˈreɪdərz kʊd bi ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər ə tɪ ʃɛr ðə loʊd. ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz pɑrt əv wəts nɛkst fər ðə ˈreɪdərz, naʊ ðət ðeɪ hæv meɪd ðɛr fərst splæʃ. greɪd: əˈgɛn, wɪl si ɔn ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈməni, bət ˈɛniˌtaɪm ju meɪk ə pleɪər ðə æt hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɪt ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ən ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ˈgæmbəl. ðə ˈhədsən həz bɪn ə ˈstɑrtər fər ʤɪst tu ˈsizənz, ənd ðə ʧifs ˈhɛdɪd ˈɪntu ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp praɪər tɪ ðə 13 kæmˈpeɪn ənˈsərtən ɪf hi wɑz ðə raɪt mæn fər ðə ʤɑb. ˈoʊklənd nidz ɪm tɪ meɪnˈteɪn hɪz raɪz. ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈməni ɪz nɑt aʊˈtlændɪʃ, əˈspɛʃəli fər ə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz wɪθ ɛz məʧ ɪn ɪts ˈpɑkəts ɛz ˈoʊklənd həz raɪt naʊ. ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊvərˌpeɪ ə bɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˈreɪdərz' ˌriˈæləˌti raɪt naʊ, æt list ənˈtɪl ðeɪ kən faɪnd ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈmɛʒər əv səkˈsɛs ər lænd ə nu ˈsteɪdiəm. soʊ, jɛs, ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli pʊʃt ˈhədsənz ˈkɑnˌtrækt bɪɔnd wɛr ˈɛni ˈəðər tim wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ goʊ. ðət wɪl bi əv ˈlɪtəl kənˈsərn ɪf ˈhədsən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ pleɪ ɛz hi dɪd læst ˈsizən. ˈgæləri: pleɪərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi wɪθ nu timz ɪn 2015
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kurdish fighters of the at the top of mount abdulaziz after expelling isis militants from the area, wednesday, may 20, 2015. photo: ara news
islamic state executed more than 1000 civilians in mosul in less than a year
ara news
hasakah dozens of families returned to their villages near mount abdulaziz in northeastern province of, after one year of forced displacement at the hands of isis militants.
over 100 displaced families returned home under the protection of kurdish forces of the protection units (ypg), local sources and eyewitnesses confirmed on monday.
theleading member of the syrian democratic forces (sdf)– had regained control of mount abdulaziz in northeastern syria after fierce clashes with isis militants last may. over the past few months, the and allied units from the have been dismantling hundreds of and explosives that had been left by isis in villages and towns near the mountain.
“we have dismantled more than 250 and explosives that were planted by terrorists to prevent civilians from returning to their villages in the vicinity of mount abdulaziz,” officer muhammad told ara news, using an acronym for isis.
“after securing the whole area, we have called on the displaced families to return home,” the kurdish official said. “nearly 110 families have returned to their villages and towns in province in the past three days.”
redwan added that the kurdish leadership has deployed dozens of forces and installed a number of security checkpoints across the area in a bid to prevent any by isis militants.
“we reassure the people that our forces will do everything to protect them against (isis) terrorists,” he stressed.
over 5500 isis militants killed in clashes with syrian kurds in one year
at least 5800 militant fighters of the islamic state (isis) have been killed in clashes with the kurdish forces of the protection units (ypg) in northern syria during 2015.
“a total of 5875 terrorists of isis were killed in clashes with our forces during the year the’s leadership said in a statement.
“our units have conducted 453 military operations against the terror group; 392 clashes took place during these operations. the documented death toll in the ranks of isis reached 5875 terrorists, and we have taken 38 terrorists as hostages,” the kurdish leadership said in its annual report.
it added that the units, in cooperation with the female fighters of the ypj, have seized 204 isis military vehicles, 24 tanks, 26 armored vehicles and detonated 58 car bombs, beside seizing a large deal of ammunition. on the other hand, 680 kurdish fighters lost their lives while fighting isis over the year 2015.
in cooperation with allied armed forces and with the support of the air force, the kurdish units have regained control of strategic towns and cities from fist in northern syrian last year, including kobane, tel abyad, issa, tel temir,, tel hamis, tel brak, suluk, dahmaa, mount abdulaziz, army bases of and melabiyah, beside dozens of villages.
the leadership notified that these records do not include the gains of their joint operations in the ranks of the syrian democratic forces (sdf).
according to the kurdish leadership, the turkish army has targeted 22 headquarters in northern syria in 2015, particularly in the northern countryside of raqqa.
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source: ara news
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ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfaɪtərz əv ðə æt ðə tɔp əv maʊnt æbˌduləˈziz ˈæftər ɪkˈspɛlɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts frəm ðə ˈɛriə, ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, meɪ 20 2015 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈærə nuz ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd mɔr ðən 1000 səˈvɪljənz ɪn ˈmoʊsəl ɪn lɛs ðən ə jɪr ˈærə nuz ˈdəzənz əv ˈfæməliz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz nɪr maʊnt æbˌduləˈziz ɪn ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈprɑvɪns əv, ˈæftər wən jɪr əv fɔrst dɪˈspleɪsmənt æt ðə hænz əv ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts. ˈoʊvər 100 dɪˈspleɪst ˈfæməliz rɪˈtərnd hoʊm ˈəndər ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts (ypg*), ˈloʊkəl ˈsɔrsəz ənd ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz kənˈfərmd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɔrsɪz (sdf)–*)– hæd riˈgeɪnd kənˈtroʊl əv maʊnt æbˌduləˈziz ɪn ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈsɪriə ˈæftər fɪrs ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts læst meɪ. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs, ðə ənd ˈæˌlaɪd ˈjunɪts frəm ðə hæv bɪn ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ðət hæd bɪn lɛft baɪ ˈaɪsəs ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd taʊnz nɪr ðə ˈmaʊntən. hæv dɪsˈmænəld mɔr ðən 250 ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ðət wər ˈplænɪd baɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt səˈvɪljənz frəm rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv maʊnt abdulaziz,”*,” ˈɔfɪsər mʊˈhɑməd toʊld ˈærə nuz, ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˈækrənɪm fər ˈaɪsəs. sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə hoʊl ˈɛriə, wi hæv kɔld ɔn ðə dɪˈspleɪst ˈfæməliz tɪ rɪˈtərn home,”*,” ðə ˈkərdɪʃ əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. 110 ˈfæməliz hæv rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd taʊnz ɪn ˈprɑvɪns ɪn ðə pæst θri days.”*.” ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈlidərˌʃɪp həz dɪˈplɔɪd ˈdəzənz əv ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld ə ˈnəmbər əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɛriə ɪn ə bɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈɛni baɪ ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts. ˌriəˈʃʊr ðə ˈpipəl ðət ɑr ˈfɔrsɪz wɪl du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛm əˈgɛnst (ˈaɪsəs) terrorists,”*,” hi strɛst. ˈoʊvər 5500 ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlətənts kɪld ɪn ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ ˈsɪriən kərdz ɪn wən jɪr æt list 5800 ˈmɪlətənt ˈfaɪtərz əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ˈaɪsəs) hæv bɪn kɪld ɪn ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðə prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts (ypg*) ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə ˈdʊrɪŋ 2015 ˈtoʊtəl əv 5875 ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts əv ˈaɪsəs wər kɪld ɪn ˈklæʃɪz wɪθ ɑr ˈfɔrsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə jɪr ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ˈjunɪts hæv kənˈdəktəd 453 ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtɛrər grup; 392 ˈklæʃɪz tʊk pleɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd dɛθ toʊl ɪn ðə ræŋks əv ˈaɪsəs riʧt 5875 ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts, ənd wi hæv ˈteɪkən 38 ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɛz hostages,”*,” ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈlidərˌʃɪp sɛd ɪn ɪts ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔrt. ɪt ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈjunɪts, ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈfaɪtərz əv ðə ypj*, hæv sizd 204 ˈaɪsəs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈviɪkəlz, 24 tæŋks, 26 ˈɑrmərd ˈviɪkəlz ənd ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd 58 kɑr bɑmz, ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈsizɪŋ ə lɑrʤ dil əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, 680 ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfaɪtərz lɔst ðɛr lɪvz waɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ˈoʊvər ðə jɪr 2015 ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈæˌlaɪd ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz ənd wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ɛr fɔrs, ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈjunɪts hæv riˈgeɪnd kənˈtroʊl əv strəˈtiʤɪk taʊnz ənd ˈsɪtiz frəm fɪst ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriən læst jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kobane*, tɛl abyad*, ˈɪsə, tɛl temir*,, tɛl hamis*, tɛl brak*, suluk*, dahmaa*, maʊnt æbˌduləˈziz, ˈɑrmi ˈbeɪsɪz əv ənd melabiyah*, ˌbiˈsaɪd ˈdəzənz əv ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ðət ðiz ˈrɛkərdz du nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə geɪnz əv ðɛr ʤɔɪnt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ræŋks əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɔrsɪz (sdf*). əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈɑrmi həz ˈtɑrgətɪd 22 ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə ɪn 2015 ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈkəntriˌsaɪd əv raqqa*. rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ: ənd sɔrs: ˈærə nuz
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kevin hiebert is back on canadian soil today and a free man, ending a legal, political and bureaucratic battle that kept the former in a greek prison for over 15 years.
"i feel like i am in a dream," hiebert told cbc news as his father, dick hiebert, and sister tracy hugged him at toronto's pearson international airport on thursday afternoon.
"i kept waiting for something to go wrong."
it was a day, hiebert said, that he feared would never come even on wednesday, he said, he waited for some official, somewhere, to call an halt to his release.
"when you get a presidential pardon and they don't honour it, and you get rejected from the public prosecution and that struggle to get out, and then getting the deportation after all, finishing my sentence and then to be here today it's just exhausting, really," he said.
dick hiebert said it was "overwhelming" to see his son again.
"it feels really good; a lot of excitement. it's finally over. he's doing exceptionally well," he said.
the homecoming marks an end to a controversial story that, at times, played out like a hollywood movie filled with courtroom drama, jail breaks, betrayals and alleged bribes.
it began, however, with a crime.
hiebert, who is now entering his 40s, was 26 years old in 1999 when he and two others tried to smuggle cocaine through the netherlands.
his accomplices were busted in amsterdam. they were convicted, sent to jail and released back to canada within two years. hiebert, however, made it to greece before he was arrested.
fought to have sentence transferred
from the start, hiebert admitted his guilt, but fought to have his sentence transferred so he could return to canada and serve his time here.
three times, it almost happened. as recently as last fall, hiebert thought he had been granted a pardon and would be home in time for christmas.
september 2013: getting out of greek prison after 14 years
but each time, either greek or canadian officials abruptly halted the efforts.
in 2008, hiebert escaped while on a temporary supervised absence. he spent the next year living and working in greece and germany before he went to a canadian embassy.
according to family members, hiebert was told there was no outstanding warrant for his arrest. a passport and travel visa were arranged for his return to canada.
but moments before he was to board a plane home from amsterdam, he was and returned to prison.
through the years, dutch and local lawyers took on case, citing human rights violations. for example, his interpreter did not show up during his first trial, so the entire hearing was held in greek. hiebert did not understand a word of it.
later, former liberal dan and anita neville also advocated for release, noting that the same crime here in canada netted fewer than four years behind bars.
then there were the rumours of bribery. in the past, family members said greek officials clandestinely promised his freedom for a price.
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ˈkɛvɪn ˈhibərt ɪz bæk ɔn kəˈneɪdiən sɔɪl təˈdeɪ ənd ə fri mæn, ˈɛndɪŋ ə ˈligəl, pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌbjʊrəˈkrætɪk ˈbætəl ðət kɛpt ðə ˈfɔrmər ɪn ə grik ˈprɪzən fər ˈoʊvər 15 jɪrz. "aɪ fil laɪk aɪ æm ɪn ə drim," ˈhibərt toʊld ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz ɛz hɪz ˈfɑðər, dɪk ˈhibərt, ənd ˈsɪstər ˈtreɪsi həgd ɪm æt tərˈɑntoʊz ˈpɪrsən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. "aɪ kɛpt ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ goʊ rɔŋ." ɪt wɑz ə deɪ, ˈhibərt sɛd, ðət hi fɪrd wʊd ˈnɛvər kəm ˈivɪn ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, hi sɛd, hi ˈweɪtɪd fər səm əˈfɪʃəl, ˈsəmˌwɛr, tɪ kɔl ən hɔlt tɪ hɪz riˈlis. "wɪn ju gɪt ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpɑrdən ənd ðeɪ doʊnt ˈɑnər ɪt, ənd ju gɪt rɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən ənd ðət ˈstrəgəl tɪ gɪt aʊt, ənd ðɛn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ˈæftər ɔl, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ maɪ ˈsɛntəns ənd ðɛn tɪ bi hir təˈdeɪ ɪts ʤɪst ɪgˈzɔstɪŋ, ˈrɪli," hi sɛd. dɪk ˈhibərt sɛd ɪt wɑz "ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ" tɪ si hɪz sən əˈgɛn. "ɪt filz ˈrɪli gʊd; ə lɔt əv ɪkˈsaɪtmənt. ɪts ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊvər. hiz duɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli wɛl," hi sɛd. ðə ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ mɑrks ən ɛnd tɪ ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈstɔri ðət, æt taɪmz, pleɪd aʊt laɪk ə ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmuvi fɪld wɪθ ˈkɔrˌtrum ˈdrɑmə, ʤeɪl breɪks, bɪˈtreɪəlz ənd əˈlɛʤd braɪbz. ɪt bɪˈgæn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ə kraɪm. ˈhibərt, hu ɪz naʊ ˈɛnərɪŋ hɪz 40s*, wɑz 26 jɪrz oʊld ɪn 1999 wɪn hi ənd tu ˈəðər traɪd tɪ sˈməgəl koʊˈkeɪn θru ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. hɪz əˈkɑmpləsəz wər ˈbəstɪd ɪn ˈæmstərˌdæm. ðeɪ wər kənˈvɪktəd, sɛnt tɪ ʤeɪl ənd riˈlist bæk tɪ ˈkænədə wɪˈθɪn tu jɪrz. ˈhibərt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, meɪd ɪt tɪ gris ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ərˈɛstɪd. fɔt tɪ hæv ˈsɛntəns ˈtrænsfərd frəm ðə stɑrt, ˈhibərt ədˈmɪtəd hɪz gɪlt, bət fɔt tɪ hæv hɪz ˈsɛntəns ˈtrænsfərd soʊ hi kʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈkænədə ənd sərv hɪz taɪm hir. θri taɪmz, ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈhæpənd. ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz læst fɔl, ˈhibərt θɔt hi hæd bɪn ˈgrænɪd ə ˈpɑrdən ənd wʊd bi hoʊm ɪn taɪm fər ˈkrɪsməs. sɛpˈtɛmbər 2013 ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt əv grik ˈprɪzən ˈæftər 14 jɪrz bət iʧ taɪm, ˈiðər grik ər kəˈneɪdiən əˈfɪʃəlz əˈbrəptli ˈhɔltɪd ðə ˈɛfərts. ɪn 2008 ˈhibərt ɪˈskeɪpt waɪl ɔn ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈsupərˌvaɪzd ˈæbsəns. hi spɛnt ðə nɛkst jɪr ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn gris ənd ˈʤərməni ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɛnt tɪ ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈɛmbəsi. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, ˈhibərt wɑz toʊld ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈwɔrənt fər hɪz ərˈɛst. ə ˈpæˌspɔrt ənd ˈtrævəl ˈvizə wər əreɪnʤd fər hɪz rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈkænədə. bət ˈmoʊmənts ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz tɪ bɔrd ə pleɪn hoʊm frəm ˈæmstərˌdæm, hi wɑz ənd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈprɪzən. θru ðə jɪrz, dəʧ ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈlɔjərz tʊk ɔn keɪs, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hɪz ˌɪnˈtərprətər dɪd nɑt ʃoʊ əp ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz fərst traɪəl, soʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈhirɪŋ wɑz hɛld ɪn grik. ˈhibərt dɪd nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd ə wərd əv ɪt. ˈleɪtər, ˈfɔrmər ˈlɪˌbərəl dæn ənd əˈnitə ˈnɛvɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd fər riˈlis, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə seɪm kraɪm hir ɪn ˈkænədə ˈnɛtɪd fjuər ðən fɔr jɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. ðɛn ðɛr wər ðə ˈrumərz əv ˈbraɪbəri. ɪn ðə pæst, ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz sɛd grik əˈfɪʃəlz klænˈdɛstənli ˈprɑməst hɪz ˈfridəm fər ə praɪs.
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neill may have been poised to alien 3, but it would appear that sir ridley scott as willing to let the third film fade into the ether just yet. there was a time when century fox was trying to get ridley scott to sit in the chair for the third entry and at that time, william gibson was working on the first drafts of the film. gibson himself said that ridley was tentatively attached to the direct the film while he was working on his second (and final draft) of the film.
that never came to pass though. scott would go on to direct black rain and thelma and louise, alien 3 would go through a tumultuous development and many more writers before finally seeing release in 1992. scott would not return to the alien universe until prometheus in 2012.
the sequel to prometheus, alien: covenant, is due for release in may 2017 and while its predecessor was stripped of its overt alien elements, the sequel appears to have no such trepidation. as well as returning back to alien, it would also seem that alien: covenant is borrowing quite heavily from william alien 3 scripts (and possibly some aspects of eric red’s) and creature designs from the days of jon spaihts’ involvement with prometheus.
in october 2016, alien vs. predator galaxy revealed to the world that alien: covenant would feature a new type of aliens that was known behind the scenes as. the are the result of the local ecosystem being mutated by the goo.
over time, pods started to grow on the trees and the ground, and release a spore when disturbed. these spores infect several members of the covenant crew by entering the body through the ear and nostrils. the spores cause the growth of the inside the infected hosts .
the concept of the seemed to be heavily influenced by a different variation of alien (known as the new beast) introduced in william alien 3 scripts and their design borrows from jon proto-aliens. genetic memory influencing the will be taking a look into the past to see just where the concepts of the may have gestated. (beware spoilers)
william new beast
william gibson was responsible for writing the first two drafts of alien 3. his first draft was completed sometime in 1987, with the second being completed in january 1988 and there are some marked differences between them. the scripts take place primarily aboard two space stations, financed) and, a station ran by the union of progressive peoples (the script plays heavily on cold war allegory). their respective staff was in an to grow aliens and of course, all hell breaks lose.
one of the significant developments to the alien that script would have made was an entirely new method of propagation for the alien species and that was via airborne spores that were capable of rewriting the host dna and transforming the infected into an alien, a variant that script referred to as the new beast.
the scientific staff of both and are able to grow their own aliens using cloned genetic material that is left behind in bishop when he was attacked by the queen at the end of aliens. somehow the presence of this material results in a traditional alien egg growing within cryo-tube. this is the only instance within the script that the residual genetic material results in the creation of a traditional alien egg.
the crew aboard note just how easy it is to manipulate the alien dna, speculating that the alien could be an artificial weapon that was the end result of another long lost cold war. while it specifically addressed, the different ways in which the staff of and manipulate the dna results result in different variations of the alien appearing in script. a nice little moment where the script notes how similar the alien dna looks like the interior of the derelict at a microscopic level.
the starting stage of the aliens that are grown aboard is a miniature egg that releases an airborne spore rather than a (like the pods in the alien: covenant trailer) and the scientists aboard the skip the egg and stages entirely and somehow grow a instead. the bulk of the script takes place on and as such the alien we see the most of are the new beasts.
the new beast seems to function in much the same way as alien:’s do. after the scientific staff grow the miniature egg, an accident results in two of the crew being infected by the airborne spores.
“two of the tubes blow out. nutrient fluid and plastic shards everywhere. welles and tully go down. a louder alarm cuts in; red lights strobe. locks in the doors thunk shut, an automatic containment measure, as spence, outside, throws down her coffee and begins to struggle with the door-controls, trying to reach tully. tully, facedown in a pool of the fluid, see that nine inches away from the gray of alien tissue. his eyes widen. gets to his knees as carefully as he can. reaches slowly slowly sideways, manages to snag a pair of plastic tongs and a shallow lab tray from the counter…
welles tries to scramble to her feet, loses her balance in the slippery goop, and snatches at his arm. he nearly falls on top of the thing, but cuffs her roughly away, kneels, tongs poised… beat. a tiny orifice opens; for a something glitters above the thing, a faint, cloud of dark mist. then gone and moving, swooping in with tongs and tray.”
aside from one bizarre instance where an alien biting a character results in him being infected and birthing multiple “new-model”s (and an earlier occurrence of someone birthing “dozens” of, though we see how he became infected), all the births of aliens on are as a result of these airborne spores.
later on in the script, hicks and several other colonial marines are investigating a hive where they find a queen. unlike in aliens, this queen lay eggs through an but rather is encountered in a scene that sounds very reminiscent of what we would later see in alien: resurrection when the newborn is born:
“the central shape is revealed as an enormous mutant queen. the thing is on its back, into the mass of resin, its vestigial head toward hicks and the marines. its abdomen is arched like an inverted scorpion-tail, tipped with a swollen, sac that ripples and pulses in the glare of lamp. a birth-factory.”
the queen is eventually by the conflict with several nearby new beasts. the queen releases the cloud of alien spores that would then infect a large majority of’s population before being killed by corporal hicks:
“as the swollen, splits open with a sickly, tearing a cloud of dark mist seen it before, in miniature, with tully in the lab which begins to rise, drawn up toward the giant fans above the air-scrubber…”
as far as we know, alien: covenant feature a queen spreading spores around but rather pods that release the spores which seems related to the accelerant first introduced in prometheus.
unlike the traditional alien lifecycle, the spores seem to mutate the infected host into an creature rather than incubating and then birthing a completely separate entity. william refers to the process in the script as “the change.” the first character that this happens to is welles, a member of division:
“as welles begins to stammer, her eyes betray a terrible consternation. she rises from her chair, lurches forward, catching herself on her hands. the phases into a chattering palsy as a thick strand of drool descends toward the table. fox, seated to her left, has instinctively shoved his own chair back, ready to run. everyone else is frozen with shock.
as the becomes a shrill shriek of inhuman rage, the transformation takes place. segmented tendons squirm beneath the skin of her arms. her hands claw at one another, tearing redundant flesh from alien talons. then the shriek dies. she straightens up.
and, rips her face apart in a single movement, the glistening claws coming away with skin, eyes, muscle, teeth, and splinters of bone… sound of ripping cloth. the new beast sheds its human skin in a single sinuous, bloody ripple, molting on fast forward.
an instant of utter silence as the featureless mask moves. from side to side. scanning.”
we know how closely that relates to alien: though. it remains to be seen if the spores in alien: covenant rewrite the dna of the host or if they result in the incubation of a new creature.
william second draft would significantly reduce the number of aliens and also see the removal of the alien queen. the new life cycle still functioned in the same way with the addition of one of the characters being bitten. this bite infected the character and he would eventually begin to transform into one of the new beasts. this was a change from the first draft where a bitten character would birth several chest-bursters.
based on what we know and have seen of alien:, i think pretty obvious that there are plenty of similarities between ridley and william new beasts.
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nil meɪ hæv bɪn pɔɪzd tɪ ˈeɪliən 3 bət ɪt wʊd əˈpɪr ðət sər ˈrɪdli skɑt ɛz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɛt ðə θərd fɪlm feɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈiθər ʤɪst jɛt. ðɛr wɑz ə taɪm wɪn ˈsɛnʧəri fɑks wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈrɪdli skɑt tɪ sɪt ɪn ðə ʧɛr fər ðə θərd ˈɛntri ənd æt ðət taɪm, ˈwɪljəm ˈgɪbsən wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə fərst dræfts əv ðə fɪlm. ˈgɪbsən hɪmˈsɛlf sɛd ðət ˈrɪdli wɑz ˈtɛntətɪvli əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə dɪˈrɛkt ðə fɪlm waɪl hi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈsɛkənd (ənd ˈfaɪnəl dræft) əv ðə fɪlm. ðət ˈnɛvər keɪm tɪ pæs ðoʊ. skɑt wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ dɪˈrɛkt blæk reɪn ənd ˈθɛlmə ənd luiz, ˈeɪliən 3 wʊd goʊ θru ə ˌtuˈməˌlʧuəs dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈmɛni mɔr ˈraɪtərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli siɪŋ riˈlis ɪn 1992 skɑt wʊd nɑt rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈeɪliən ˈjunəˌvərs ənˈtɪl prəˈmiˌθiəs ɪn 2012 ðə ˈsikwəl tɪ prəˈmiˌθiəs, ˈeɪliən: ˈkəvənənt, ɪz du fər riˈlis ɪn meɪ 2017 ənd waɪl ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər wɑz strɪpt əv ɪts ˈoʊvərt ˈeɪliən ˈɛləmənts, ðə ˈsikwəl əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv noʊ səʧ ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən. ɛz wɛl ɛz rɪˈtərnɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈeɪliən, ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ sim ðət ˈeɪliən: ˈkəvənənt ɪz ˈbɑroʊɪŋ kwaɪt ˈhɛvəli frəm ˈwɪljəm ˈeɪliən 3 skrɪpts (ənd ˈpɑsəbli səm ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈɛrɪk red’s*) ənd ˈkriʧər dɪˈzaɪnz frəm ðə deɪz əv ʤɑn spaihts’*’ ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ prəˈmiˌθiəs. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2016 ˈeɪliən ˈvərsəz. ˈprɛdətər ˈgæləksi rɪˈvild tɪ ðə wərld ðət ˈeɪliən: ˈkəvənənt wʊd ˈfiʧər ə nu taɪp əv ˈeɪliənz ðət wɑz noʊn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ɛz. ðə ər ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm biɪŋ mˈjuˌteɪtɪd baɪ ðə gu. ˈoʊvər taɪm, pɑdz ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ groʊ ɔn ðə triz ənd ðə graʊnd, ənd riˈlis ə spɔr wɪn dɪˈstərbd. ðiz spɔrz ˌɪnˈfɛkt ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈkəvənənt kru baɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdi θru ðə ɪr ənd ˈnɑstrəlz. ðə spɔrz kɔz ðə groʊθ əv ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd hoʊsts ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ðə simd tɪ bi ˈhɛvəli ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən əv ˈeɪliən (noʊn ɛz ðə nu bist) ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ˈwɪljəm ˈeɪliən 3 skrɪpts ənd ðɛr dɪˈzaɪn ˈbɑroʊz frəm ʤɑn proto-aliens*. ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈmɛməri ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ðə wɪl bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lʊk ˈɪntu ðə pæst tɪ si ʤɪst wɛr ðə ˈkɑnsɛpts əv ðə meɪ hæv gestated*. (bɪˈwɛr ˈspɔɪlərz) ˈwɪljəm nu bist ˈwɪljəm ˈgɪbsən wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə fərst tu dræfts əv ˈeɪliən 3 hɪz fərst dræft wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn 1987 wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkənd biɪŋ kəmˈplitɪd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1988 ənd ðɛr ər səm mɑrkt ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ðɛm. ðə skrɪpts teɪk pleɪs praɪˈmɛrəli əˈbɔrd tu speɪs ˈsteɪʃənz, ˈfaɪˌnænst) ənd, ə ˈsteɪʃən ræn baɪ ðə ˈjunjən əv prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpipəlz (ðə skrɪpt pleɪz ˈhɛvəli ɔn koʊld wɔr ˈæləˌgɔri). ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv stæf wɑz ɪn ən tɪ groʊ ˈeɪliənz ənd əv kɔrs, ɔl hɛl breɪks luz. wən əv ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts tɪ ðə ˈeɪliən ðət skrɪpt wʊd hæv meɪd wɑz ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu ˈmɛθəd əv ˌprɑpəˈgeɪʃən fər ðə ˈeɪliən ˈspiʃiz ənd ðət wɑz ˈviə ˈɛrˌbɔrn spɔrz ðət wər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv riˈraɪtɪŋ ðə hoʊst ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ənd trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ˈɪntu ən ˈeɪliən, ə ˈvɛriənt ðət skrɪpt rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə nu bist. ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk stæf əv boʊθ ənd ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ groʊ ðɛr oʊn ˈeɪliənz ˈjuzɪŋ kloʊnd ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl ðət ɪz lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn ˈbɪʃəp wɪn hi wɑz əˈtækt baɪ ðə kwin æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈeɪliənz. ˈsəmˌhaʊ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðɪs məˈtɪriəl rɪˈzəlts ɪn ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈeɪliən ɛg groʊɪŋ wɪˈθɪn cryo-tube*. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɪnstəns wɪˈθɪn ðə skrɪpt ðət ðə rɪˈzɪʤuəl ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəl rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈeɪliən ɛg. ðə kru əˈbɔrd noʊt ʤɪst haʊ ˈizi ɪt ɪz tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə ˈeɪliən ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈeɪliən kʊd bi ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛpən ðət wɑz ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt əv əˈnəðər lɔŋ lɔst koʊld wɔr. waɪl ɪt spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈdrɛst, ðə ˈdɪfərənt weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə stæf əv ənd məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ rɪˈzəlts rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈeɪliən əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn skrɪpt. ə nis ˈlɪtəl ˈmoʊmənt wɛr ðə skrɪpt noʊts haʊ ˈsɪmələr ðə ˈeɪliən ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ lʊks laɪk ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv ðə ˈdɛrəˌlɪkt æt ə ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk ˈlɛvəl. ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ steɪʤ əv ðə ˈeɪliənz ðət ər groʊn əˈbɔrd ɪz ə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ɛg ðət rɪˈlisɪz ən ˈɛrˌbɔrn spɔr ˈrəðər ðən ə (laɪk ðə pɑdz ɪn ðə ˈeɪliən: ˈkəvənənt ˈtreɪlər) ənd ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈbɔrd ðə skɪp ðə ɛg ənd ˈsteɪʤɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ənd ˈsəmˌhaʊ groʊ ə ˌɪnˈstɛd. ðə bəlk əv ðə skrɪpt teɪks pleɪs ɔn ənd ɛz səʧ ðə ˈeɪliən wi si ðə moʊst əv ər ðə nu bists. ðə nu bist simz tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn məʧ ðə seɪm weɪ ɛz ˈeɪliən: du. ˈæftər ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk stæf groʊ ðə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ɛg, ən ˈæksədənt rɪˈzəlts ɪn tu əv ðə kru biɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈɛrˌbɔrn spɔrz. əv ðə tubz bloʊ aʊt. ˈnutriənt fluɪd ənd ˈplæstɪk ʃɑrdz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. wɛlz ənd ˈtəli goʊ daʊn. ə ˈlaʊdər əˈlɑrm kəts ɪn; rɛd laɪts stroʊb. lɑks ɪn ðə dɔrz θənk ʃət, ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk kənˈteɪnmənt ˈmɛʒər, ɛz spɛns, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, θroʊz daʊn hər ˈkɔfi ənd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈstrəgəl wɪθ ðə door-controls*, traɪɪŋ tɪ riʧ ˈtəli. ˈtəli, ˈfeɪsˈdaʊn ɪn ə pul əv ðə fluɪd, si ðət naɪn ˈɪnʧɪz əˈweɪ frəm ðə greɪ əv ˈeɪliən ˈtɪʃu. hɪz aɪz ˈwaɪdən. gɪts tɪ hɪz niz ɛz ˈkɛrfəli ɛz hi kən. ˈriʧɪz sˈloʊli sˈloʊli ˈsaɪdˌweɪz, ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ snæg ə pɛr əv ˈplæstɪk tɔŋz ənd ə ˈʃæloʊ læb treɪ frəm ðə counter…*… wɛlz traɪz tɪ ˈskræmbəl tɪ hər fit, ˈluzɪz hər ˈbæləns ɪn ðə sˈlɪpəri gup, ənd sˈnæʧɪz æt hɪz ɑrm. hi ˈnɪrli fɔlz ɔn tɔp əv ðə θɪŋ, bət kəfs hər ˈrəfli əˈweɪ, kneels*, tɔŋz poised…*… bit. ə ˈtaɪni ˈɔrəfəs ˈoʊpənz; fər ə ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈglɪtərz əˈbəv ðə θɪŋ, ə feɪnt, klaʊd əv dɑrk mɪst. ðɛn gɔn ənd ˈmuvɪŋ, sˈwupɪŋ ɪn wɪθ tɔŋz ənd tray.”*.” əˈsaɪd frəm wən bɪˈzɑr ˈɪnstəns wɛr ən ˈeɪliən ˈbaɪtɪŋ ə ˈkɛrɪktər rɪˈzəlts ɪn ɪm biɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ənd ˈbərθɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ““new-model”*” (ənd ən ˈərliər əˈkərəns əv ˈsəmˌwən ˈbərθɪŋ ““dozens”*” əv, ðoʊ wi si haʊ hi bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd), ɔl ðə bərθs əv ˈeɪliənz ɔn ər ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðiz ˈɛrˌbɔrn spɔrz. ˈleɪtər ɔn ɪn ðə skrɪpt, hɪks ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər kəˈloʊniəl mərˈinz ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə haɪv wɛr ðeɪ faɪnd ə kwin. ənˈlaɪk ɪn ˈeɪliənz, ðɪs kwin leɪ ɛgz θru ən bət ˈrəðər ɪz ɪnˈkaʊnərd ɪn ə sin ðət saʊnz ˈvɛri ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv wət wi wʊd ˈleɪtər si ɪn ˈeɪliən: ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən wɪn ðə ˈnubɔrn ɪz bɔrn: ˈsɛntrəl ʃeɪp ɪz rɪˈvild ɛz ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs mˈjutənt kwin. ðə θɪŋ ɪz ɔn ɪts bæk, ˈɪntu ðə mæs əv ˈrɛzɪn, ɪts vəˈstɪʤiəl hɛd təˈwɔrd hɪks ənd ðə mərˈinz. ɪts ˈæbdəmən ɪz ɑrʧt laɪk ən ˌɪnˈvərtɪd scorpion-tail*, tɪpt wɪθ ə sˈwoʊlən, sæk ðət ˈrɪpəlz ənd ˈpəlsɪz ɪn ðə glɛr əv læmp. ə birth-factory.”*.” ðə kwin ɪz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli baɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈnɪrˈbaɪ nu bists. ðə kwin rɪˈlisɪz ðə klaʊd əv ˈeɪliən spɔrz ðət wʊd ðɛn ˌɪnˈfɛkt ə lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ kɪld baɪ ˈkɔrpərəl hɪks: ðə sˈwoʊlən, splɪts ˈoʊpən wɪθ ə ˈsɪkli, ˈtɪrɪŋ ə klaʊd əv dɑrk mɪst sin ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr, ɪn ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr, wɪθ ˈtəli ɪn ðə læb wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz tɪ raɪz, drɔn əp təˈwɔrd ðə ʤaɪənt fænz əˈbəv ðə air-scrubber…”*…” ɛz fɑr ɛz wi noʊ, ˈeɪliən: ˈkəvənənt ˈfiʧər ə kwin ˈsprɛdɪŋ spɔrz əraʊnd bət ˈrəðər pɑdz ðət riˈlis ðə spɔrz wɪʧ simz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ækˈsɛlərənt fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn prəˈmiˌθiəs. ənˈlaɪk ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈeɪliən lifecycle*, ðə spɔrz sim tɪ mˈjuˌteɪt ðə ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd hoʊst ˈɪntu ən ˈkriʧər ˈrəðər ðən ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪtɪŋ ənd ðɛn ˈbərθɪŋ ə kəmˈplitli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɛntɪti. ˈwɪljəm rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn ðə skrɪpt ɛz change.”*.” ðə fərst ˈkɛrɪktər ðət ðɪs ˈhæpənz tɪ ɪz wɛlz, ə ˈmɛmbər əv dɪˈvɪʒən: wɛlz bɪˈgɪnz tɪ ˈstæmər, hər aɪz bɪˈtreɪ ə ˈtɛrəbəl ˌkɑnstərˈneɪʃən. ʃi ˈraɪzɪz frəm hər ʧɛr, ˈlərʧɪz ˈfɔrwərd, ˈkæʧɪŋ hərˈsɛlf ɔn hər hænz. ðə ˈfeɪzɪz ˈɪntu ə ˈʧætərɪŋ ˈpɔlzi ɛz ə θɪk strænd əv drul dɪˈsɛndz təˈwɔrd ðə ˈteɪbəl. fɑks, ˈsitɪd tɪ hər lɛft, həz ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvˌli ʃəvd hɪz oʊn ʧɛr bæk, ˈrɛdi tɪ rən. ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ɪz ˈfroʊzən wɪθ ʃɑk. ɛz ðə bɪˈkəmz ə ʃrɪl ʃrik əv ˌɪnˈhjumən reɪʤ, ðə ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən teɪks pleɪs. ˌsɛgˈmɛnɪd ˈtɛndənz skwərm bɪˈniθ ðə skɪn əv hər ɑrmz. hər hænz klɔ æt wən əˈnəðər, ˈtɪrɪŋ rɪˈdəndənt flɛʃ frəm ˈeɪliən ˈtælənz. ðɛn ðə ʃrik daɪz. ʃi ˈstreɪtənz əp. ənd, rɪps hər feɪs əˈpɑrt ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmuvmənt, ðə ˈglɪsənɪŋ klɔz ˈkəmɪŋ əˈweɪ wɪθ skɪn, aɪz, ˈməsəl, tiθ, ənd ˈsplɪntərz əv bone…*… saʊnd əv ˈrɪpɪŋ klɔθ. ðə nu bist ʃɛdz ɪts ˈjumən skɪn ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɪnwəs, ˈblədi ˈrɪpəl, ˈmoʊltɪŋ ɔn fæst ˈfɔrwərd. ən ˈɪnstənt əv ˈətər ˈsaɪləns ɛz ðə ˈfiʧərləs mæsk muvz. frəm saɪd tɪ saɪd. scanning.”*.” wi noʊ haʊ ˈkloʊsli ðət rɪˈleɪts tɪ ˈeɪliən: ðoʊ. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ɪf ðə spɔrz ɪn ˈeɪliən: ˈkəvənənt ˈriˌraɪt ðə ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ əv ðə hoʊst ər ɪf ðeɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən əv ə nu ˈkriʧər. ˈwɪljəm ˈsɛkənd dræft wʊd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈeɪliənz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ si ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ˈeɪliən kwin. ðə nu laɪf ˈsaɪkəl stɪl ˈfəŋkʃənd ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃən əv wən əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz biɪŋ ˈbɪtən. ðɪs baɪt ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ənd hi wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈɪntu wən əv ðə nu bists. ðɪs wɑz ə ʧeɪnʤ frəm ðə fərst dræft wɛr ə ˈbɪtən ˈkɛrɪktər wʊd bərθ ˈsɛvərəl chest-bursters*. beɪst ɔn wət wi noʊ ənd hæv sin əv ˈeɪliən:, aɪ θɪŋk ˈprɪti ˈɑbviəs ðət ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin ˈrɪdli ənd ˈwɪljəm nu bists.
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we had a fantastic time last weekend. i went til around. that was a lot of fun action.
we will be doing it again.
this is to get the achievements and the party achievements.
bring yours and remember to pop them.
we will meet on instance 1 and fight between the imp and pub bases. the only gear i have is the expertise crystal so come at me 8) "rednine" on the imp side or "sithy'mcfisto" on the pubside.
i have been keeping my flag on in while doing my dailies so if you see anyone in the "isgoingcommando" legacy feel free to attack me.
we just meet up and form ops on either side i'll be yelling out to find folks before we start.
most likely on side unless we need more on the pub side. but we have plenty that join in.
we would also like to do these on other plants so let me know if you have any suggestions.
i'll be happy to post them on here and reddit. or let me know if you posted and i'll be happy to join in and help drum up interest.
see you all then.
also there is another event going on in outlaws den. recommended gear 154
either way if it's that you want you have at least two things you can do saturday night.
if a lot of you think it will conflict too much let me know and i can move the to sunday night. hi had a fantastic time last weekend. i went til around. that was a lot of fun will be doing it is to get the achievements and the party yours and remember to pop will meet on instance 1 and fight between the imp and pub bases. the only gear i have is the expertise crystal so come at me 8) "rednine" on the imp side or "sithy'mcfisto" on the have been keeping my flag on in while doing my dailies so if you see anyone in the "isgoingcommando" legacy feel free to attack just meet up and form ops on either side i'll be yelling out to find folks before we likely on side unless we need more on the pub side. but we have plenty that join would also like to do these on other plants so let me know if you have any be happy to post them on here and reddit. or let me know if you posted and i'll be happy to join in and help drum up you all there is another event going on in outlaws den. recommended gear 154 den event thread sounds like a lot of fun. and they is a registration. will be good if you don't like the chaos of what we are doing on way if it's that you want you have at least two things you can do saturday a lot of you think it will conflict too much let me know and i can move the to sunday night.
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wi hæd ə fænˈtæstɪk taɪm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. aɪ wɛnt tɪl əraʊnd ðət wɑz ə lɔt əv fən ˈækʃən. wi wɪl bi duɪŋ ɪt əˈgɛn. ðɪs ɪz tɪ gɪt ðə əˈʧivmənts ənd ðə ˈpɑrti əˈʧivmənts. brɪŋ jʊr ənd rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ pɑp ðɛm. wi wɪl mit ɔn ˈɪnstəns 1 ənd faɪt bɪtˈwin ðə ɪmp ənd pəb ˈbeɪsɪz. ðə ˈoʊnli gɪr aɪ hæv ɪz ðə ˌɛkspərˈtiz ˈkrɪstəl soʊ kəm æt mi 8 "rednine*" ɔn ðə ɪmp saɪd ər "sithy'mcfisto*" ɔn ðə pubside*. aɪ hæv bɪn ˈkipɪŋ maɪ flæg ɔn ɪn waɪl duɪŋ maɪ ˈdeɪliz soʊ ɪf ju si ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə "isgoingcommando*" ˈlɛgəsi fil fri tɪ əˈtæk mi. wi ʤɪst mit əp ənd fɔrm ɑps ɔn ˈiðər saɪd aɪl bi ˈjɛlɪŋ aʊt tɪ faɪnd foʊks ˌbiˈfɔr wi stɑrt. moʊst ˈlaɪkli ɔn saɪd ənˈlɛs wi nid mɔr ɔn ðə pəb saɪd. bət wi hæv ˈplɛnti ðət ʤɔɪn ɪn. wi wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ du ðiz ɔn ˈəðər plænts soʊ lɛt mi noʊ ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni səˈʤɛsʧənz. aɪl bi ˈhæpi tɪ poʊst ðɛm ɔn hir ənd reddit*. ər lɛt mi noʊ ɪf ju ˈpoʊstɪd ənd aɪl bi ˈhæpi tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪn ənd hɛlp drəm əp ˈɪntəˌrɛst. si ju ɔl ðɛn. ˈɔlsoʊ ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər ɪˈvɛnt goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ˈaʊˌtlɔz dɛn. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd gɪr 154 ˈiðər weɪ ɪf ɪts ðət ju wɔnt ju hæv æt list tu θɪŋz ju kən du ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ɪf ə lɔt əv ju θɪŋk ɪt wɪl ˈkɑnflɪkt tu məʧ lɛt mi noʊ ənd aɪ kən muv ðə tɪ ˈsənˌdi naɪt. haɪ hæd ə fænˈtæstɪk taɪm læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. aɪ wɛnt tɪl əraʊnd ðət wɑz ə lɔt əv fən wɪl bi duɪŋ ɪt ɪz tɪ gɪt ðə əˈʧivmənts ənd ðə ˈpɑrti jʊr ənd rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ pɑp wɪl mit ɔn ˈɪnstəns 1 ənd faɪt bɪtˈwin ðə ɪmp ənd pəb ˈbeɪsɪz. ðə ˈoʊnli gɪr aɪ hæv ɪz ðə ˌɛkspərˈtiz ˈkrɪstəl soʊ kəm æt mi 8 "rednine*" ɔn ðə ɪmp saɪd ər "sithy'mcfisto*" ɔn ðə hæv bɪn ˈkipɪŋ maɪ flæg ɔn ɪn waɪl duɪŋ maɪ ˈdeɪliz soʊ ɪf ju si ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə "isgoingcommando*" ˈlɛgəsi fil fri tɪ əˈtæk ʤɪst mit əp ənd fɔrm ɑps ɔn ˈiðər saɪd aɪl bi ˈjɛlɪŋ aʊt tɪ faɪnd foʊks ˌbiˈfɔr wi ˈlaɪkli ɔn saɪd ənˈlɛs wi nid mɔr ɔn ðə pəb saɪd. bət wi hæv ˈplɛnti ðət ʤɔɪn wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ du ðiz ɔn ˈəðər plænts soʊ lɛt mi noʊ ɪf ju hæv ˈɛni bi ˈhæpi tɪ poʊst ðɛm ɔn hir ənd reddit*. ər lɛt mi noʊ ɪf ju ˈpoʊstɪd ənd aɪl bi ˈhæpi tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪn ənd hɛlp drəm əp ju ɔl ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər ɪˈvɛnt goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ˈaʊˌtlɔz dɛn. ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd gɪr 154 dɛn ɪˈvɛnt θrɛd saʊnz laɪk ə lɔt əv fən. ənd ðeɪ ɪz ə ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən. wɪl bi gʊd ɪf ju doʊnt laɪk ðə keɪɑs əv wət wi ər duɪŋ ɔn weɪ ɪf ɪts ðət ju wɔnt ju hæv æt list tu θɪŋz ju kən du ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ə lɔt əv ju θɪŋk ɪt wɪl ˈkɑnflɪkt tu məʧ lɛt mi noʊ ənd aɪ kən muv ðə tɪ ˈsənˌdi naɪt.
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the reading (62-26) recorded new seasons highs and hit milestones they haven't seen in years as they beat the bowie (37-50) on friday night. reading recorded it's first run performance and five home run game since 2007.
the jumped to an early lead against starter david hess (3-9) in the bottom of the first. andrew pullin hit a single to extend his hitting streak to 21 games (16 with clearwater) then scored on a home run by rhys hoskins. dylan in the next at-bat for his of the season.
bowie got a run off tom eshelman (2-0) in the top of the second as joey scored on a by chris o'brien. the opened up the game by scoring six runs off hess in the bottom of the second to take lead. serna led off the inning with a home run then pullin hit a double. hoskins followed with a single then walked. jake fox reached on an error then harold martinez walked with the bases loaded. serna ended the scoring with a single.
eshelman gave up three runs in the top of the third as bowie cut lead to. thes scored two runs in the bottom of the third against reliever jon keller. pullin hit a home run with one out, his third of the season. reading scored five more runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a lead. aguila hit a single. hoskins hit a sacrifice fly then hit a triple. aguila also scored on a wild pitch.
reading scored five more runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a lead. gabriel lino hit a double then scored on a home run by aguila. added a single in the inning.
the saw five players hit home runs and record games. jeremy bleich and alexis rivero both pitched two scoreless innings in relief. aguila recorded the first game of his career in the united states.
the and bowie meet again on saturday night. first pitch is at pm from stadium. fans can listen to the game on sports radio am ands.com beginning at pm. fans can watch the game on beginning at pm.
tickets for the 2016 season are available online ats.com, by phone at 610-370-ball, and at stadium.
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ðə ˈrɛdɪŋ rɪˈkɔrdɪd nu ˈsizənz haɪz ənd hɪt ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ðeɪ ˈhævənt sin ɪn jɪrz ɛz ðeɪ bit ðə boʊi ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈrɛdɪŋ rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪts fərst rən pərˈfɔrməns ənd faɪv hoʊm rən geɪm sɪns 2007 ðə ʤəmpt tɪ ən ˈərli lɛd əˈgɛnst ˈstɑrtər ˈdeɪvɪd hɛs ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə fərst. ˈændru ˈpʊlɪn hɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd hɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ strik tɪ 21 geɪmz 16 wɪθ ˈklɪrˌwɔtər) ðɛn skɔrd ɔn ə hoʊm rən baɪ ris ˈhɑskɪnz. ˈdɪlən ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈætˈbæt fər hɪz əv ðə ˈsizən. boʊi gɑt ə rən ɔf tɑm ˈɛʃəlmən ɪn ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈsɛkənd ɛz ʤoʊi skɔrd ɔn ə baɪ krɪs oʊˈbraɪɪn. ðə ˈoʊpənd əp ðə geɪm baɪ ˈskɔrɪŋ sɪks rənz ɔf hɛs ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈsɛkənd tɪ teɪk lɛd. ˈsɛrnə lɛd ɔf ðə ˈɪnɪŋ wɪθ ə hoʊm rən ðɛn ˈpʊlɪn hɪt ə ˈdəbəl. ˈhɑskɪnz ˈfɑloʊd wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ðɛn wɔkt. ʤeɪk fɑks riʧt ɔn ən ˈɛrər ðɛn ˈhɛrəld mɑrˈtinɛz wɔkt wɪθ ðə ˈbeɪsɪz ˈloʊdɪd. ˈsɛrnə ˈɛndɪd ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl. ˈɛʃəlmən geɪv əp θri rənz ɪn ðə tɔp əv ðə θərd ɛz boʊi kət lɛd tɪ ðə skɔrd tu rənz ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə θərd əˈgɛnst riˈlivər ʤɑn ˈkɛlər. ˈpʊlɪn hɪt ə hoʊm rən wɪθ wən aʊt, hɪz θərd əv ðə ˈsizən. ˈrɛdɪŋ skɔrd faɪv mɔr rənz ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə fɔrθ tɪ teɪk ə lɛd. ɑgˈwilə hɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl. ˈhɑskɪnz hɪt ə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs flaɪ ðɛn hɪt ə ˈtrɪpəl. ɑgˈwilə ˈɔlsoʊ skɔrd ɔn ə waɪld pɪʧ. ˈrɛdɪŋ skɔrd faɪv mɔr rənz ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə fɪθ tɪ teɪk ə lɛd. ˈgeɪbriəl ˈlinoʊ hɪt ə ˈdəbəl ðɛn skɔrd ɔn ə hoʊm rən baɪ ɑgˈwilə. ˈædɪd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ɪn ðə ˈɪnɪŋ. ðə sɔ faɪv pleɪərz hɪt hoʊm rənz ənd ˈrɛkərd geɪmz. ˈʤɛrəˌmi blaɪk ənd əˈlɛksɪs riˈvɛroʊ boʊθ pɪʧt tu ˈskɔrləs ˈɪnɪŋz ɪn rɪˈlif. ɑgˈwilə rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə fərst geɪm əv hɪz kərɪr ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ənd boʊi mit əˈgɛn ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. fərst pɪʧ ɪz æt piɛm frəm ˈsteɪdiəm. fænz kən ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə geɪm ɔn spɔrts ˈreɪdiˌoʊ æm ənd bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt piɛm. fænz kən wɔʧ ðə geɪm ɔn bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt piɛm. ˈtɪkɪts fər ðə 2016 ˈsizən ər əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt, baɪ foʊn æt 610-370-ball*, ənd æt ˈsteɪdiəm.
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the tragic, confusing, and politically volatile death of black lives matter activist sandra bland has shifted some of the recent media focus away from deaths involving law enforcement officers, and toward the horrors that can occur behind bars. death was officially ruled a suicide by hanging, but an investigation into "lingering questions" is ongoing.
stories of other women dying in police custody have been cropping up these past few weeks. with monday's report of a woman named turner dying mysteriously in a westchester county, new york, jail, the issue seemed impossible to ignore. is this an epidemic that is only getting worse? are more women of color dying in police custody than usual?
sandra bland was found hanging in a hempstead, texas jail cell on july 13, three days after being cuffed and arrested during a traffic stop for failing to indicate a turn. a week before, on july 6, a young lakota woman named sarah lee circle bear was reportedly found dead in a jail cell in aberdeen, south dakota. the day after death, there was another death by apparent suicide of an black lives matter protester named chapman, who had been arrested at a demonstration in homewood, alabama, for allegedly stealing a cellphone. joyce curnell, a who had been arrested for shoplifting in charleston county, south carolina, was found dead in a jail cell on july 22. earlier this week, in cleveland heights, ohio, a woman named jones, who had been arrested after a fight with her husband, died in custody. jones had been suffering from medical conditions that had been "documented during her intake process and she was administered her prescribed medication as directed," according to cleveland heights police.
these deaths are tragic, but the sad truth is that these sorts of incidents happen routinely. in 2012, the latest year for which the bureau of justice statistics' deaths in custody reporting program has released data, people died while being held in local jails or state prisons. in local jails, where there were 958 8 percent increase from number-one cause of death was suicide.
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in total, 122 women died in local jails in 2012, or about ten per means, depressingly, that if the six women mentioned above were the only women who died in custody in july, that wouldn't be unusual. (all of the women mentioned died in jail rather than in prison.)
we spoke to burley, an amnesty senior campaigner about the issue. she told vice of the need for "transparency," and "independent investigations from outside of police departments to look into those matters," but added, "we haven't done an independent study on deaths in police custody."
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ðə ˈtræʤɪk, kənfˈjuzɪŋ, ənd ˈplɪtɪkli ˈvɑlətəl dɛθ əv blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈæktɪvɪst ˈsændrə blænd həz ˈʃɪftɪd səm əv ðə ˈrisənt ˈmidiə ˈfoʊkɪs əˈweɪ frəm dɛθs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz, ənd təˈwɔrd ðə ˈhɔrərz ðət kən əˈkər bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. dɛθ wɑz əˈfɪʃəli ruld ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd baɪ ˈhæŋɪŋ, bət ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu "ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz" ɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ. ˈstɔriz əv ˈəðər ˈwɪmən daɪɪŋ ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi hæv bɪn ˈkrɑpɪŋ əp ðiz pæst fju wiks. wɪθ ˈmənˌdeɪz rɪˈpɔrt əv ə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ˈtərnər daɪɪŋ ˌmɪˈstɪrjəsli ɪn ə ˈwɛˌstʧɛstər ˈkaʊnti, nu jɔrk, ʤeɪl, ðə ˈɪʃu simd ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. ɪz ðɪs ən ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ðət ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈgɪtɪŋ wərs? ər mɔr ˈwɪmən əv ˈkələr daɪɪŋ ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi ðən ˈjuʒəwəl? ˈsændrə blænd wɑz faʊnd ˈhæŋɪŋ ɪn ə ˈhɛmpstɛd, ˈtɛksəs ʤeɪl sɛl ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 θri deɪz ˈæftər biɪŋ kəft ənd ərˈɛstɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə tərn. ə wik ˌbiˈfɔr, ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 6 ə jəŋ lɑˈkoʊtə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ˈsɛrə li ˈsərkəl bɛr wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli faʊnd dɛd ɪn ə ʤeɪl sɛl ɪn ˈæbərˌdin, saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə. ðə deɪ ˈæftər dɛθ, ðɛr wɑz əˈnəðər dɛθ baɪ əˈpɛrənt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əv ən blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈproʊˌtɛstər neɪmd ˈʧæpmən, hu hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd æt ə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɪn ˈhoʊmˌwʊd, ˌæləˈbæmə, fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈstilɪŋ ə ˈsɛlfoʊn. ʤɔɪs curnell*, ə hu hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd fər ˈʃɑˌplɪftɪŋ ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən ˈkaʊnti, saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, wɑz faʊnd dɛd ɪn ə ʤeɪl sɛl ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 22 ˈərliər ðɪs wik, ɪn ˈklivlənd haɪts, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ə ˈwʊmən neɪmd ʤoʊnz, hu hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər ə faɪt wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd, daɪd ɪn ˈkəstədi. ʤoʊnz hæd bɪn ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz ðət hæd bɪn "ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˈɪnˌteɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ʃi wɑz ədˈmɪnɪstərd hər priˈskraɪbd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən ɛz dɪˈrɛktɪd," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈklivlənd haɪts pəˈlis. ðiz dɛθs ər ˈtræʤɪk, bət ðə sæd truθ ɪz ðət ðiz sɔrts əv ˈɪnsədənts ˈhæpən ruˈtinli. ɪn 2012 ðə ˈleɪtəst jɪr fər wɪʧ ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈʤəstɪs stəˈtɪstɪks' dɛθs ɪn ˈkəstədi rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm həz riˈlist ˈdætə, ˈpipəl daɪd waɪl biɪŋ hɛld ɪn ˈloʊkəl ʤeɪlz ər steɪt ˈprɪzənz. ɪn ˈloʊkəl ʤeɪlz, wɛr ðɛr wər 958 8 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris frəm ˌnəmbərˈwən kɔz əv dɛθ wɑz ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. wɔʧ ɑr ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt ðə əv əˈmɛrɪkəz pəˈlis: ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, 122 ˈwɪmən daɪd ɪn ˈloʊkəl ʤeɪlz ɪn 2012 ər əˈbaʊt tɛn pər minz, dɪˈprɛsɪŋli, ðət ɪf ðə sɪks ˈwɪmən ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv wər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈwɪmən hu daɪd ɪn ˈkəstədi ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ðət ˈwʊdənt bi ənˈjuˌʒuəl. (ɔl əv ðə ˈwɪmən ˈmɛnʃənd daɪd ɪn ʤeɪl ˈrəðər ðən ɪn ˈprɪzən.) wi spoʊk tɪ ˈbərli, ən ˈæmnəsti ˈsinjər kæmˈpeɪnər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃu. ʃi toʊld vaɪs əv ðə nid fər "trænˈspɛrənsi," ənd "ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənts tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ðoʊz ˈmætərz," bət ˈædɪd, "wi ˈhævənt dən ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈstədi ɔn dɛθs ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi." ˈfɑloʊ maɪk pərl ɔn tˈwɪtər.
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as democratic leaders publicly shoot down impeachment talk, members of the house judiciary committee are building a plan behind the scenes for impeaching president trump, weighing all constitutional tools available to them in case democrats win in 2018.
judiciary committee democrats have decided time to start getting serious about an impeachment strategy. the republican chairman, unlike his senate counterpart, has not engaged in any investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election and is mum on the subject.
up to this point, talk of drafting articles of impeachment has remained limited to a handful of democrats.
“several members of the judiciary committee have determined important that all committee democrats meet to discuss the emergency of our committee to hold the president accountable for his actions,” one democratic member on judiciary told the washington examiner.
“the more out of control the president gets the more all actions should be on the table,” the member added, speaking anonymously due to the sensitivity of the issue.
democratic leaders have advised their members to steer clear of impeachment, urging them to focus on policy and lifting up the party's economic message heading into 2018. when asked about impeachment, house minority leader nancy pelosi has pivoted to pitch democrats' better deal plan. and the rest of her leadership team is in lock-step, calling impeachment efforts “premature.”
the concern: if democrats rally behind impeachment they just wake up their base, wake up president, jeopardizing their chances of taking back the house in 2018. (though a recent poll conducted by public policy polling, a democratic firm, found 49 percent of voters support impeaching trump.)
right now impeachment resolutions have no way of advancing because republicans control everything. but if democrats win the house in 2018 the ability to exert a check on the president be a fantasy. those on the judiciary committee where impeachment resolutions are usually referred to, investigated, and if warranted debated in a full hearing want to be caught without a plan.
“there’s a growing sense on the committee that we need a unified and disciplined examination of what are the constitutional tools available to us,” a second judiciary democrat said in an interview.
the member added that a “rising sentiment for impeachment” among democrats.
“[on] one hand we have to get ready for what might happen -- either in an immediate crisis or after the elections -- and, wanting to make sure whatever we do strengthens our political case in 2018 and not weaken it,” the member said.
speaking to reporters on wednesday, rep. luis gutierrez d-ill. said working with a group of his colleagues to “present articles of impeachment before thanksgiving,” but he say if it was a part of the united effort underway among judiciary democrats. gutierrez sits on the committee.
“we’ve gathered together some of the most scholars on constitutional issues especially around impeachment and i assure you we will not leave you lacking for reason to impeach the president of the united states,” he added.
rep. steve cohen d-tenn., another member of judiciary, has also threatened to draft articles. and reps. brad sherman. and al green d-texas, have already introduced their own. the house nearly voted on resolution but he backed off at the last minute under pressure from his party. the vote would have put democrats on the record on impeachment, causing potential problems with voters in 2018.
but the more organized effort afoot about symbolic votes. instead, about putting a plan of action in place if special counsel robert investigation into possible collusion between campaign and the russian government finds a smoking gun.
mueller's investigation produced its first indictments on monday, with former trump campaign chairman paul manafort among those facing charges.
rep. jamie raskin, a member of judiciary, said his concern is about maintaining “cohesion and coordination.”
“many members are undertaking a systematic [evaluation] of the constitutional principles that operate in this environment and historical precedents that are relevant to where we are,” the maryland democrat said in an interview. raskin has a bill of his own garnered 35 co-sponsors.
raskin’s bill sets up a “body” by congress under the amendment. the amendment offers an alternative option to impeachment. it says that the vice president and a majority of the body to be set up by congress can determine a inability. “my legislation just sets up the body -- it mention name -- and so prepared to act in the event of an emergency.”
raskin’s bill is just one option judiciary democrats are looking at as they craft a strategy should circumstances in the investigation or their party's political fortunes change.
it would still require a two-thirds majority in the senate to remove the president from office even if he was impeached by the full house. such an effort failed against president clinton in 1999 despite republican majorities in both houses of congress.
“we’re in the analysis stage,” raskin said walking into the chamber. he paused just beyond the door, spun around, poked his head back out and said with a grin, “we’re in the serious analysis stage.”
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ɛz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz ˈpəblɪkli ʃut daʊn ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt tɔk, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə haʊs ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə plæn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz fər ˌɪmˈpiʧɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp, weɪɪŋ ɔl ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl tulz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm ɪn keɪs ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪn ɪn 2018 ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd taɪm tɪ stɑrt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ən ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˈstrætəʤi. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧɛrmən, ənˈlaɪk hɪz ˈsɛnɪt ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrt, həz nɑt ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈɛni ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ɪn ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ɪz məm ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. əp tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, tɔk əv ˈdræftɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt həz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti hæv dɪˈtərmənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ɔl kəˈmɪti ˈdɛməˌkræts mit tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈimərʤənsi əv ɑr kəˈmɪti tɪ hoʊld ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈkaʊntəbəl fər hɪz actions,”*,” wən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈmɛmbər ɔn ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri toʊld ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər. mɔr aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt gɪts ðə mɔr ɔl ˈækʃənz ʃʊd bi ɔn ðə table,”*,” ðə ˈmɛmbər ˈædɪd, ˈspikɪŋ əˈnɑnəməsli du tɪ ðə ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti əv ðə ˈɪʃu. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz hæv ədˈvaɪzd ðɛr ˈmɛmbərz tɪ stɪr klɪr əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, ˈərʤɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈlɪftɪŋ əp ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu 2018 wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, haʊs məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi həz ˈpɪvətɪd tɪ pɪʧ ˈdɛməˌkræts' ˈbɛtər dil plæn. ənd ðə rɛst əv hər ˈlidərˌʃɪp tim ɪz ɪn lock-step*, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˈɛfərts ““premature.”*.” ðə kənˈsərn: ɪf ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈræli bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ðeɪ ʤɪst weɪk əp ðɛr beɪs, weɪk əp ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈʤɛpərˌdaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈteɪkɪŋ bæk ðə haʊs ɪn 2018 (ðoʊ ə ˈrisənt poʊl kənˈdəktəd baɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈpoʊlɪŋ, ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk fərm, faʊnd 49 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈvoʊtərz səˈpɔrt ˌɪmˈpiʧɪŋ trəmp.) raɪt naʊ ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz hæv noʊ weɪ əv ədˈvænsɪŋ bɪˈkəz rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈtroʊl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. bət ɪf ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪn ðə haʊs ɪn 2018 ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪgˈzərt ə ʧɛk ɔn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt bi ə ˈfænəsi. ðoʊz ɔn ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti wɛr ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz ər ˈjuʒəwəli rɪˈfərd tɪ, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd, ənd ɪf ˈwɔrəntɪd dəˈbeɪtɪd ɪn ə fʊl ˈhirɪŋ wɔnt tɪ bi kɔt wɪˈθaʊt ə plæn. ə groʊɪŋ sɛns ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti ðət wi nid ə ˈjunəˌfaɪd ənd ˈdɪsəplənd ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv wət ər ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl tulz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ us,”*,” ə ˈsɛkənd ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ˈdɛməˌkræt sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. ðə ˈmɛmbər ˈædɪd ðət ə ˈsɛnəmənt fər impeachment”*” əˈməŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts. “[“[on*] wən hænd wi hæv tɪ gɪt ˈrɛdi fər wət maɪt ˈhæpən ˈiðər ɪn ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈkraɪsəs ər ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd, ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˌwəˈtɛvər wi du ˈstrɛŋθənz ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl keɪs ɪn 2018 ənd nɑt ˈwikən it,”*,” ðə ˈmɛmbər sɛd. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. luis guˈtjɛrɛz d-ill*. sɛd ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə grup əv hɪz ˈkɑligz tɪ ˈɑrtɪkəlz əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ˌbiˈfɔr thanksgiving,”*,” bət hi seɪ ɪf ɪt wɑz ə pɑrt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛfərt ˌəndərˈweɪ əˈməŋ ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ˈdɛməˌkræts. guˈtjɛrɛz sɪts ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti. ˈgæðərd təˈgɛðər səm əv ðə moʊst ˈskɑlərz ɔn ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈɪʃuz əˈspɛʃəli əraʊnd ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt ənd aɪ əˈʃʊr ju wi wɪl nɑt liv ju ˈlækɪŋ fər ˈrizən tɪ ˌɪmˈpiʧ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. stiv koʊən d-tenn*., əˈnəðər ˈmɛmbər əv ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri, həz ˈɔlsoʊ θˈrɛtənd tɪ dræft ˈɑrtɪkəlz. ənd rɛps. bræd ˈʃərmən. ənd æl grin d-texas*, hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɛr oʊn. ðə haʊs ˈnɪrli ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn ˌrɛzəˈluʃən bət hi bækt ɔf æt ðə læst ˈmɪnət ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər frəm hɪz ˈpɑrti. ðə voʊt wʊd hæv pʊt ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðə ˈrɛkərd ɔn ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt, ˈkɔzɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈvoʊtərz ɪn 2018 bət ðə mɔr ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈɛfərt əˈfʊt əˈbaʊt sɪmˈbɑlɪk voʊts. ˌɪnˈstɛd, əˈbaʊt ˈpʊtɪŋ ə plæn əv ˈækʃən ɪn pleɪs ɪf ˈspɛʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˈrɑbərt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈpɑsəbəl kəˈluʒən bɪtˈwin kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt faɪndz ə sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən. ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən prəˈdust ɪts fərst ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənts ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, wɪθ ˈfɔrmər trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˈʧɛrmən pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤeɪmi ˈræskɪn, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri, sɛd hɪz kənˈsərn ɪz əˈbaʊt meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ənd coordination.”*.” ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ə ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk [ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən] əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn ðɪs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈprɛsəˌdɛnts ðət ər ˈrɛləvənt tɪ wɛr wi are,”*,” ðə ˈmɛrələnd ˈdɛməˌkræt sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. ˈræskɪn həz ə bɪl əv hɪz oʊn ˈgɑrnərd 35 co-sponsors*. bɪl sɛts əp ə ““body”*” baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈəndər ðə əˈmɛndmənt. ðə əˈmɛndmənt ˈɔfərz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt. ɪt sɪz ðət ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈbɑdi tɪ bi sɛt əp baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs kən dɪˈtərmən ə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti. ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ʤɪst sɛts əp ðə ˈbɑdi ɪt ˈmɛnʃən neɪm ənd soʊ priˈpɛrd tɪ ækt ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ən emergency.”*.” bɪl ɪz ʤɪst wən ˈɔpʃən ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɛz ðeɪ kræft ə ˈstrætəʤi ʃʊd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ər ðɛr ˈpɑrtiz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɔrʧənz ʧeɪnʤ. ɪt wʊd stɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˌtuˈθərdz məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt frəm ˈɔfəs ˈivɪn ɪf hi wɑz ˌɪmˈpiʧt baɪ ðə fʊl haʊs. səʧ ən ˈɛfərt feɪld əˈgɛnst ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈklɪntən ɪn 1999 dɪˈspaɪt rɪˈpəblɪkən məˈʤɔrɪtiz ɪn boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. ɪn ðə æˈnælɪsɪs stage,”*,” ˈræskɪn sɛd ˈwɔkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈʧeɪmbər. hi pɔzd ʤɪst bɪɔnd ðə dɔr, spən əraʊnd, poʊkt hɪz hɛd bæk aʊt ənd sɛd wɪθ ə grɪn, ɪn ðə ˈsɪriəs æˈnælɪsɪs stage.”*.”
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rod makes no bones about it.
he’s doing a great job in his current position.
“i’ve been given the jurisdiction to sweep and mop two floors,” he says. “so my jurisdiction has shrunk from the fifth biggest state in america, to these two floors. but i care what anybody says, i believe in clean government, and i believe in clean floors.”
now in his sixth year at the federal penitentiary in suburban denver known as englewood, the former illinois governor still adamantly maintains his innocence. and says he has managed not to become bitter about his plight.
“i take one day at a time and i have a purpose,” he says. “my purpose is very strong that i have to be strong and deal with this affliction and accept the fate been assigned to me.”
it is’s first public comment since he entered englewood five and a half years ago. over the course of two conversations with nbc 5, the former governor spoke of his family and his desire to set the record straight through another appeal to the united states supreme court.
“what sustains me during this very difficult long hard trial is the love i have for my children and my wife patti,” he said. “my kids can see from both of their parents that when adversity enters their life, when your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, and just about been taken from you, that you keep going and you draw from the hardest suffering the inspiration to carry on.”
blagojevich is now housed in the “camp” at the colorado prison, a facility where he enjoys more freedom. but he still faces the balance of a sentence and a scheduled release date in 2024.
“do you realize, i have twice been given a longer prison sentence than al capone?” he says. “i’ve been given a prison sentence by the same judge who gave a mafia hit acknowledged under oath, a contract killer, my judge gave me a longer sentence than him!”
blagojevich is correct. and he drew that sentence in a case where the government was never able to prove that he took any money. still, his case achieved worldwide notoriety, branding as a virtual poster child for political corruption. and the u.s. office in chicago is preparing to vigorously fight still another appeal.
“all asking for the law,” he says. “and if you apply the right law, i cross the line.”
"i take one day at a time"
former gov. rod talks to nbc 5 from prison in an exclusive interview. "i take one day at a time," said, "and i have a purpose. my purpose is very simple, that i have to be strong and deal with this affliction and accept the fate that's been assigned to me in a meaningful way." (published monday, sept. 11, 2017)
leaving home
for, the world changed radically on the day he walked into englewood, march 15, 2012.
“you walk in there on the first day and your broken,” he says. “you’re in there and then they close the gates on you, and in prison. and yearning for your children and your wife and your home, and looking at 14 years. and you even see the flicker of a light at the end of a tunnel.”
at the other end of that tunnel, wife patti has essentially become a single mother to the two daughters.
“life has been a challenge for the last five years,” she says. “the first couple of years were super hard, super distressing. every single birthday, every single christmas, halloween, every single event would go by and rod be heartbreaking!”
“but the sad thing is right now, almost like you expect him to be there, because gone the day of the interview) tomorrow is birthday. this is the sixth birthday that missed. so like, not looking for him anymore.”
patti says she remembers vividly the day her husband was arrested in december of 2008.
“phone rings at six in the morning and the fbi, and they say we have a warrant for your arrest,” she says. “i think i hung up on thought it was a joke. they called back and said if we come down, they were going to bust the door open.”
“i would say if you had to talk about the worst days of your life, that was one of them,” she says. “when they took him away, i just knew at that point nothing in our lives would be the same again.”
life inside
blagojevich spent his first three months in the main institution at englewood like any other the kitchen. but he quickly took on other responsibilities, in the classroom.
“i taught for maybe 30, 29 months in the higher security taught civil war history and history of world war ii,” he says. “i gave the example of abraham lincoln and the difficulties he had to go i tell stories to these guys and say, ‘if you think got it hard, think about him!’”
“and got to say, my classes were always sold felt like elvis for a second, you know?”
to who were familiar with the sight of jogging through ravenswood with his bodyguards in tow, it should not be a surprise that he continues to run on the prison track. he spends time in the weight room. and, he catches up on his reading.
“way more than i ever hoped for,” he notes.
“i try to work on writing, so been working on a series of essays for my daughters,” he says. “these essays are profiles of people who have gone through crushing adversity, and the purpose is to write these stories and give them to my daughters so they can draw some inspiration from what other people have had to go through when things were difficult for them.”
blagojevich on what it's like being in prison
former gov. rod talks to nbc 5 from prison in an exclusive interview. here, talks about fellow inmates, teaching and his current prison job. (published monday, sept. 11, 2017)
the case
the former sentence came as the result of two criminal trials, two appeals, and one abortive trip to the supreme court. out of all of those, he did manage to get five counts dropped from his convictions. but his sentence was not shortened. and now he is preparing a second trip to the highest court, insisting that everyone up to this point has gotten it wrong.
“the rule of law is not a lump of clay, to be put into the hands of prosecutors, to be shaped by them any way they want, to fit any facts, in order for them to ensure convictions.” he says. “the law is the law, and the law is what the supreme court says it is.”
now, is once again hoping that the supreme court will listen as he essentially asks them to use his case to clarify when a politician steps over the line in fundraising. because, he insists, he always stayed on the right side of that line. and those who prosecuted his case got it wrong.
the result, after two criminal trials, was a sentence which is one of the longest ever levied against a politician in america. and his legal team point to other notable cases where there were much smaller penalties: former governor george ryan did only 6 and a half years; many other governors in other states who were convicted of taking money or accepting lucrative favors have done fewer than two years in prison.
former house speaker dennis hastert, whose life collapsed in a child abuse scandal, spent only 13 months behind bars. jesse jackson jr., the former congressman, admitted looting his campaign fund of $750,000, but only drew a sentence.
evidence in the trial showed he never received a penny in bribes. but he is doing 14 years in prison.
fellow inmates
blagojevich says he gets on well with his fellow inmates. indeed, on that day he arrived, they knew he was coming, because they watched it live on tv.
“they call me ‘dawg’ or ‘govvie,’ or sometimes they call me ‘g,’” he says. “they gathered up a care package to give me some of the necessary things need ‘til i was able to go to the prison store and get stuff, like coffee, toothpaste, a toothbrush, they even had a yellow legal pad in was really kind of touching!”
at his last year, many inmates wrote letters on’s behalf. he says he has tried to help many of them to prepare for life on the outside.
“especially in the higher security prison next got a lot of kind of a tougher crowd over there,” he says. “i spent a lot of time with several of them, walking around the track and actually doing some mock job interviews, helping them try to make their case to a prospective employer that they should not be prejudiced against them because been incarcerated.
and then there was the band.
“yeah, the group was originally called ‘g-rod and the jailhouse rockers,’” he says. “but that sounded too gang-bangerish, and so the powers that be said just call it ‘jailhouse rockers.’”
his group performed for a ged graduation in june of 2013.
“and you know, my elvis impersonation got a little less bad and i was able to work on the singing,” he notes. “we worked frankly hours my first year and a half, probably five hours a day, getting ready for that ged concert.”
the result was a vast which included “that’s alright mama,” “all shook up,” and of course, “jailhouse rock.”
“and if i ever have a chance to be in a place other than this, i feel like my version of “jailhouse rock” is much better, because actually lived it!”
the future
for now, waits. he sees his family, on average, three times a year. and insists he is optimistic about the future.
“i would do a to my fellow underdogs, that are facing powerful forces among us,” he says. “don’t ever quit. even if you hit rock bottom, as i have, put faith over fear, got to go through the fire. run with patience and endurance in the race set before you, and if you have to, take a stand.”
“even if the world misunderstands you, criticizes you and say crazy, take a stand. because you know what the truth is. and when you do it, my experience tells me, trust in god. not alone. you never go alone. put your faith in him.”
tuesday night:
the legal case. and why he maintains, the courts got it wrong.
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rɑd meɪks noʊ boʊnz əˈbaʊt ɪt. duɪŋ ə greɪt ʤɑb ɪn hɪz ˈkɑrənt pəˈzɪʃən. bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən tɪ swip ənd mɑp tu floors,”*,” hi sɪz. maɪ ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən həz ʃrəŋk frəm ðə fɪθ ˈbɪgəst steɪt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, tɪ ðiz tu flɔrz. bət aɪ kɛr wət ˈɛnibədi sɪz, aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn klin ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn klin floors.”*.” naʊ ɪn hɪz sɪksθ jɪr æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʧəri ɪn səˈbərbən ˈdɛnvər noʊn ɛz ˈɛŋgəlˌwʊd, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˈgəvərnər stɪl ˈædəməntli meɪnˈteɪnz hɪz ˈɪnəsəns. ənd sɪz hi həz ˈmænɪʤd nɑt tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈbɪtər əˈbaʊt hɪz plaɪt. teɪk wən deɪ æt ə taɪm ənd aɪ hæv ə purpose,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈpərpəs ɪz ˈvɛri strɔŋ ðət aɪ hæv tɪ bi strɔŋ ənd dil wɪθ ðɪs əˈflɪkʃən ənd əkˈsɛpt ðə feɪt bɪn əˈsaɪnd tɪ me.”*.” ɪt ɪz fərst ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛnt sɪns hi ˈɛnərd ˈɛŋgəlˌwʊd faɪv ənd ə hæf jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv tu ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi 5 ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər spoʊk əv hɪz ˈfæməli ənd hɪz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ sɛt ðə ˈrɛkərd streɪt θru əˈnəðər əˈpil tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts səˈprim kɔrt. səˈsteɪnz mi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt lɔŋ hɑrd traɪəl ɪz ðə ləv aɪ hæv fər maɪ ˈʧɪldrən ənd maɪ waɪf patti,”*,” hi sɛd. kɪdz kən si frəm boʊθ əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ðət wɪn ædˈvərsɪˌti ˈɛnərz ðɛr laɪf, wɪn jʊr kəˈlæmɪti kəmz ɔn laɪk ə ˈwərlˌwɪnd, ənd ʤɪst əˈbaʊt bɪn ˈteɪkən frəm ju, ðət ju kip goʊɪŋ ənd ju drɔ frəm ðə ˈhɑrdəst ˈsəfərɪŋ ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈkɛri on.”*.” ɪz naʊ haʊzd ɪn ðə ““camp”*” æt ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈprɪzən, ə fəˈsɪlɪti wɛr hi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz mɔr ˈfridəm. bət hi stɪl ˈfeɪsɪz ðə ˈbæləns əv ə ˈsɛntəns ənd ə ˈskɛʤʊld riˈlis deɪt ɪn 2024 ju ˈriəˌlaɪz, aɪ hæv twaɪs bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈlɔŋgər ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns ðən æl capone?”*?” hi sɪz. bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns baɪ ðə seɪm ʤəʤ hu geɪv ə ˈmɑfiə hɪt ækˈnɑlɪʤd ˈəndər oʊθ, ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈkɪlər, maɪ ʤəʤ geɪv mi ə ˈlɔŋgər ˈsɛntəns ðən him!”*!” ɪz kərˈɛkt. ənd hi dru ðət ˈsɛntəns ɪn ə keɪs wɛr ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈeɪbəl tɪ pruv ðət hi tʊk ˈɛni ˈməni. stɪl, hɪz keɪs əˈʧivd ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti, ˈbrændɪŋ ɛz ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈpoʊstər ʧaɪld fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈəpʃən. ənd ðə juz. ˈɔfəs ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɪz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ ˈvɪgərəsli faɪt stɪl əˈnəðər əˈpil. ˈæskɪŋ fər ðə law,”*,” hi sɪz. ɪf ju əˈplaɪ ðə raɪt lɔ, aɪ krɔs ðə line.”*.” "aɪ teɪk wən deɪ æt ə taɪm" ˈfɔrmər gəv. rɑd tɔks tɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi 5 frəm ˈprɪzən ɪn ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju. "aɪ teɪk wən deɪ æt ə taɪm," sɛd, "ənd aɪ hæv ə ˈpərpəs. maɪ ˈpərpəs ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl, ðət aɪ hæv tɪ bi strɔŋ ənd dil wɪθ ðɪs əˈflɪkʃən ənd əkˈsɛpt ðə feɪt ðæts bɪn əˈsaɪnd tɪ mi ɪn ə ˈminɪŋfəl weɪ." (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ, sɛpt. 11 2017 ˈlivɪŋ hoʊm fər, ðə wərld ʧeɪnʤd ˈrædɪkli ɔn ðə deɪ hi wɔkt ˈɪntu ˈɛŋgəlˌwʊd, mɑrʧ 15 2012 wɔk ɪn ðɛr ɔn ðə fərst deɪ ənd jʊr broken,”*,” hi sɪz. ɪn ðɛr ənd ðɛn ðeɪ kloʊz ðə geɪts ɔn ju, ənd ɪn ˈprɪzən. ənd ˈjərnɪŋ fər jʊr ˈʧɪldrən ənd jʊr waɪf ənd jʊr hoʊm, ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt 14 jɪrz. ənd ju ˈivɪn si ðə ˈflɪkər əv ə laɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ə tunnel.”*.” æt ðə ˈəðər ɛnd əv ðət ˈtənəl, waɪf ˈpæti həz ɛˈsɛnʃəli bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈməðər tɪ ðə tu ˈdɔtərz. həz bɪn ə ˈʧælənʤ fər ðə læst faɪv years,”*,” ʃi sɪz. fərst ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz wər ˈsupər hɑrd, ˈsupər dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ. ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbərθˌdeɪ, ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkrɪsməs, ˌhæləˈwin, ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ɪˈvɛnt wʊd goʊ baɪ ənd rɑd bi heartbreaking!”*!” ðə sæd θɪŋ ɪz raɪt naʊ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ju ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ bi ðɛr, bɪˈkəz gɔn ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju) təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ. ðɪs ɪz ðə sɪksθ ˈbərθˌdeɪ ðət mɪst. soʊ laɪk, nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪm anymore.”*.” ˈpæti sɪz ʃi rɪˈmɛmbərz ˈvɪvədli ðə deɪ hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər əv 2008 rɪŋz æt sɪks ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ənd ðeɪ seɪ wi hæv ə ˈwɔrənt fər jʊr arrest,”*,” ʃi sɪz. θɪŋk aɪ həŋ əp ɔn θɔt ɪt wɑz ə ʤoʊk. ðeɪ kɔld bæk ənd sɛd ɪf wi kəm daʊn, ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ bəst ðə dɔr open.”*.” wʊd seɪ ɪf ju hæd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə wərst deɪz əv jʊr laɪf, ðət wɑz wən əv them,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ðeɪ tʊk ɪm əˈweɪ, aɪ ʤɪst nu æt ðət pɔɪnt ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ɑr lɪvz wʊd bi ðə seɪm again.”*.” laɪf ˌɪnˈsaɪd spɛnt hɪz fərst θri mənθs ɪn ðə meɪn ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən æt ˈɛŋgəlˌwʊd laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ðə ˈkɪʧən. bət hi kˈwɪkli tʊk ɔn ˈəðər riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz, ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum. tɔt fər ˈmeɪbi 30 29 mənθs ɪn ðə haɪər sɪˈkjʊrəti tɔt ˈsɪvəl wɔr ˈhɪstəri ənd ˈhɪstəri əv wərld wɔr ii,”*,” hi sɪz. geɪv ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈlɪŋkən ənd ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz hi hæd tɪ goʊ aɪ tɛl ˈstɔriz tɪ ðiz gaɪz ənd seɪ, ju θɪŋk gɑt ɪt hɑrd, θɪŋk əˈbaʊt him!’”*!’” gɑt tɪ seɪ, maɪ ˈklæsɪz wər ˈɔlˌweɪz soʊld fɛlt laɪk ˈɛlvɪs fər ə ˈsɛkənd, ju know?”*?” tɪ hu wər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə saɪt əv ˈʤɔgɪŋ θru ˈreɪvənzˌwʊd wɪθ hɪz ˈbɑdiˌgɑrdz ɪn toʊ, ɪt ʃʊd nɑt bi ə səˈpraɪz ðət hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ rən ɔn ðə ˈprɪzən træk. hi spɛnz taɪm ɪn ðə weɪt rum. ənd, hi ˈkæʧɪz əp ɔn hɪz ˈrɛdɪŋ. mɔr ðən aɪ ˈɛvər hoʊpt for,”*,” hi noʊts. traɪ tɪ wərk ɔn ˈraɪtɪŋ, soʊ bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɛˌseɪz fər maɪ daughters,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈɛˌseɪz ər ˈproʊˌfaɪlz əv ˈpipəl hu hæv gɔn θru ˈkrəʃɪŋ ædˈvərsɪˌti, ənd ðə ˈpərpəs ɪz tɪ raɪt ðiz ˈstɔriz ənd gɪv ðɛm tɪ maɪ ˈdɔtərz soʊ ðeɪ kən drɔ səm ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm wət ˈəðər ˈpipəl hæv hæd tɪ goʊ θru wɪn θɪŋz wər ˈdɪfəkəlt fər them.”*.” ɔn wət ɪts laɪk biɪŋ ɪn ˈprɪzən ˈfɔrmər gəv. rɑd tɔks tɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi 5 frəm ˈprɪzən ɪn ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju. hir, tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈfɛloʊ ˈɪnˌmeɪts, ˈtiʧɪŋ ənd hɪz ˈkɑrənt ˈprɪzən ʤɑb. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ, sɛpt. 11 2017 ðə keɪs ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɛntəns keɪm ɛz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv tu ˈkrɪmənəl traɪəlz, tu əˈpilz, ənd wən əˈbɔrtɪv trɪp tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt. aʊt əv ɔl əv ðoʊz, hi dɪd ˈmænɪʤ tɪ gɪt faɪv kaʊnts drɑpt frəm hɪz kənˈvɪkʃənz. bət hɪz ˈsɛntəns wɑz nɑt ˈʃɔrtənd. ənd naʊ hi ɪz pərˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd trɪp tɪ ðə haɪəst kɔrt, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ˈɛvriˌwən əp tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt həz ˈgɔtən ɪt rɔŋ. rul əv lɔ ɪz nɑt ə ləmp əv kleɪ, tɪ bi pʊt ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz, tɪ bi ʃeɪpt baɪ ðɛm ˈɛni weɪ ðeɪ wɔnt, tɪ fɪt ˈɛni fækts, ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðɛm tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr convictions.”*.” hi sɪz. lɔ ɪz ðə lɔ, ənd ðə lɔ ɪz wət ðə səˈprim kɔrt sɪz ɪt is.”*.” naʊ, ɪz wəns əˈgɛn ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ðə səˈprim kɔrt wɪl ˈlɪsən ɛz hi ɛˈsɛnʃəli æsks ðɛm tɪ juz hɪz keɪs tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ wɪn ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən stɛps ˈoʊvər ðə laɪn ɪn ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ. bɪˈkəz, hi ˌɪnˈsɪsts, hi ˈɔlˌweɪz steɪd ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðət laɪn. ənd ðoʊz hu ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd hɪz keɪs gɑt ɪt rɔŋ. ðə rɪˈzəlt, ˈæftər tu ˈkrɪmənəl traɪəlz, wɑz ə ˈsɛntəns wɪʧ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈɛvər ˈlɛvid əˈgɛnst ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ənd hɪz ˈligəl tim pɔɪnt tɪ ˈəðər ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ðɛr wər məʧ sˈmɔlər ˈpɛnəltiz: ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər ʤɔrʤ raɪən dɪd ˈoʊnli 6 ənd ə hæf jɪrz; ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈgəvərnərz ɪn ˈəðər steɪts hu wər kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈməni ər əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈlukrətɪv ˈfeɪvərz hæv dən fjuər ðən tu jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ˈfɔrmər haʊs ˈspikər ˈdɛnɪs ˈhæstərt, huz laɪf kəˈlæpst ɪn ə ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ˈskændəl, spɛnt ˈoʊnli 13 mənθs bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. ˈʤɛsi ˈʤæksən jr*., ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑŋgrəsmən, ədˈmɪtəd ˈlutɪŋ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn fənd əv bət ˈoʊnli dru ə ˈsɛntəns. ˈɛvədəns ɪn ðə traɪəl ʃoʊd hi ˈnɛvər rɪˈsivd ə ˈpɛni ɪn braɪbz. bət hi ɪz duɪŋ 14 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ˈfɛloʊ ˈɪnˌmeɪts sɪz hi gɪts ɔn wɛl wɪθ hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈɪnˌmeɪts. ˌɪnˈdid, ɔn ðət deɪ hi əraɪvd, ðeɪ nu hi wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɔʧt ɪt lɪv ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. kɔl mi ‘‘dawg’*’ ər ‘‘govvie,’*,’ ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðeɪ kɔl mi ‘‘g,’”*,’” hi sɪz. ˈgæðərd əp ə kɛr ˈpækɪʤ tɪ gɪv mi səm əv ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri θɪŋz nid aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈprɪzən stɔr ənd gɪt stəf, laɪk ˈkɔfi, ˈtuθˌpeɪst, ə ˈtuθbrəʃ, ðeɪ ˈivɪn hæd ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈligəl pæd ɪn wɑz ˈrɪli kaɪnd əv touching!”*!” æt hɪz læst jɪr, ˈmɛni ˈɪnˌmeɪts roʊt ˈlɛtərz ɔn bɪˈhæf. hi sɪz hi həz traɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈmɛni əv ðɛm tɪ priˈpɛr fər laɪf ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ɪn ðə haɪər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɪzən nɛkst gɑt ə lɔt əv kaɪnd əv ə ˈtəfər kraʊd ˈoʊvər there,”*,” hi sɪz. spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl əv ðɛm, ˈwɔkɪŋ əraʊnd ðə træk ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli duɪŋ səm mɑk ʤɑb ˈɪntərvˌjuz, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm traɪ tɪ meɪk ðɛr keɪs tɪ ə prəˈspɛktɪv ɪmˈplɔɪər ðət ðeɪ ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈprɛʤədəst əˈgɛnst ðɛm bɪˈkəz bɪn ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd. ənd ðɛn ðɛr wɑz ðə bænd. ““yeah*, ðə grup wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli kɔld ənd ðə ˈʤeɪˌlhaʊs rockers,’”*,’” hi sɪz. ðət ˈsaʊndɪd tu gang-bangerish*, ənd soʊ ðə paʊərz ðət bi sɛd ʤɪst kɔl ɪt rockers.’”*.’” hɪz grup pərˈfɔrmd fər ə ˈʤiˈiˈdi ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ɪn ʤun əv 2013 ju noʊ, maɪ ˈɛlvɪs ˌɪmpərsəˈneɪʃən gɑt ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs bæd ənd aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ wərk ɔn ðə singing,”*,” hi noʊts. wərkt ˈfræŋkli aʊərz maɪ fərst jɪr ənd ə hæf, ˈprɑbəˌbli faɪv aʊərz ə deɪ, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ðət ˈʤiˈiˈdi concert.”*.” ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ə væst wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌɔˈlraɪt mama,”*,” ʃʊk up,”*,” ənd əv kɔrs, rock.”*.” ɪf aɪ ˈɛvər hæv ə ʧæns tɪ bi ɪn ə pleɪs ˈəðər ðən ðɪs, aɪ fil laɪk maɪ ˈvərʒən əv rock”*” ɪz məʧ ˈbɛtər, bɪˈkəz ˈæˌkʧuəli lɪvd it!”*!” ðə fˈjuʧər fər naʊ, weɪts. hi siz hɪz ˈfæməli, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, θri taɪmz ə jɪr. ənd ˌɪnˈsɪsts hi ɪz ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər. wʊd du ə tɪ maɪ ˈfɛloʊ ˈəndərˌdɔgz, ðət ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈpaʊərfəl ˈfɔrsɪz əˈməŋ us,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈɛvər kwɪt. ˈivɪn ɪf ju hɪt rɑk ˈbɑtəm, ɛz aɪ hæv, pʊt feɪθ ˈoʊvər fɪr, gɑt tɪ goʊ θru ðə faɪər. rən wɪθ ˈpeɪʃəns ənd ˈɛndərəns ɪn ðə reɪs sɛt ˌbiˈfɔr ju, ənd ɪf ju hæv tɪ, teɪk ə stand.”*.” ɪf ðə wərld ˌmɪsəndərˈstændz ju, ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪz ju ənd seɪ ˈkreɪzi, teɪk ə stænd. bɪˈkəz ju noʊ wət ðə truθ ɪz. ənd wɪn ju du ɪt, maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns tɛlz mi, trəst ɪn gɑd. nɑt əˈloʊn. ju ˈnɛvər goʊ əˈloʊn. pʊt jʊr feɪθ ɪn him.”*.” ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt: ðə ˈligəl keɪs. ənd waɪ hi meɪnˈteɪnz, ðə kɔrts gɑt ɪt rɔŋ.
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mark, the apple executive in charge of hardware for the flagship iphone, has left the company in the wake of widely reported problems with the antenna of the recently introduced iphone 4.
apple confirmed mr. departure, but would not say whether he was ousted or left of his own accord. reached on his cellphone, mr. declined to comment.
a person with direct knowledge of the situation, who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss it, said mr. had been pushed out over a series of hardware problems, including some related to the ipod touch.
bob mansfield, senior vice president for macintosh hardware engineering, will assume mr. responsibilities. mr. mansfield already oversees several technologies that are part of the iphone, including the chip, the retina display and touch screens, said steve dowling, an apple spokesman.
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apple recruited mr. in 2008, setting off a prominent battle with i.b.m, where in a he had risen to the top levels of management. i.b.m. sued mr. in federal court in an attempt to prevent him from joining apple, saying that he had signed a noncompete agreement. the parties settled the case after mr. testified in court that he had not revealed any trade secrets.
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mɑrk, ðə ˈæpəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr fər ðə ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈaɪˌfoʊn, həz lɛft ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈwaɪdli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðə ænˈtɛnə əv ðə ˈrisəntli ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈaɪˌfoʊn 4 ˈæpəl kənˈfərmd ˈmɪstər. dɪˈpɑrʧər, bət wʊd nɑt seɪ ˈwɛðər hi wɑz ˈaʊstɪd ər lɛft əv hɪz oʊn əˈkɔrd. riʧt ɔn hɪz ˈsɛlfoʊn, ˈmɪstər. dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. ə ˈpərsən wɪθ dɪˈrɛkt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, hu əˈgrid tɪ spik ɔn ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˌænəˈnɪmɪti bɪˈkəz hi wɑz nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ dɪˈskəs ɪt, sɛd ˈmɪstər. hæd bɪn pʊʃt aʊt ˈoʊvər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈprɑbləmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈaɪˌpɔd təʧ. bɑb ˈmænzˌfild, ˈsinjər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˈmækənˌtɔʃ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, wɪl əˈsum ˈmɪstər. riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. ˈmɪstər. ˈmænzˌfild ɔˈrɛdi ˈoʊvərˌsiz ˈsɛvərəl tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət ər pɑrt əv ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ʧɪp, ðə ˈrɛtənə dɪˈspleɪ ənd təʧ skrinz, sɛd stiv ˈdaʊlɪŋ, ən ˈæpəl ˈspoʊksmən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈæpəl rɪˈkrutɪd ˈmɪstər. ɪn 2008 ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈbætəl wɪθ i.b.m*, wɛr ɪn ə hi hæd ˈrɪzən tɪ ðə tɔp ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈmænɪʤmənt. i.b.m*. sud ˈmɪstər. ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪm frəm ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈæpəl, seɪɪŋ ðət hi hæd saɪnd ə nɑnkəmˈpit əˈgrimənt. ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈsɛtəld ðə keɪs ˈæftər ˈmɪstər. ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ɪn kɔrt ðət hi hæd nɑt rɪˈvild ˈɛni treɪd ˈsikrɪts.
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as if i had any influence, i am asking the powers that be over at directv and the nfl to make a big change. bring nfl sunday ticket to the.
first off drop the. there are something like 12 million of these consoles in the usa vs only million’s. so for homes that already have the , this streaming option makes a lot of sense.
but consider the new customer that has nether a nor a. a new playstation 3 will set you back about $250.00. a new on the other hand, only about 60 bucks. that extra cost of a along with the subscription cost for sunday ticket will deter a lot of potential customers.
and if going to buy a set top to watch the game, and not a gamer, do i really want this big bulky thing and a controller that not even going to use? the is tiny and easier to set up because all it was made to do is stream video. not to even mention the dozens of other free channels that come with it.
but is/nfl even a possibility? at the time of this writing we are still in a heated debate about whether or not sunday ticket will even return to in 2012. so not getting my hopes up. outside of this website, i do see a new discussion over on the forum with a lot of people speculating on the 2012 season.
spec-wise these two should perform about the same. both have outputs capable of 1080i. i have a of course, and i have used the, but not for streaming. welcome your input below in the comments if you have used the as a streaming set top.
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ɛz ɪf aɪ hæd ˈɛni ˈɪnfluəns, aɪ æm ˈæskɪŋ ðə paʊərz ðət bi ˈoʊvər æt dɪˈrɛkˈtiˈvi ənd ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl tɪ meɪk ə bɪg ʧeɪnʤ. brɪŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsənˌdi ˈtɪkɪt tɪ ðə. fərst ɔf drɔp ðə ðɛr ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk 12 ˈmɪljən əv ðiz kənˈsoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈvərsəz ˈoʊnli ˈmɪljən roku’s*. soʊ fər hoʊmz ðət ɔˈrɛdi hæv ðə ðɪs ˈstrimɪŋ ˈɔpʃən meɪks ə lɔt əv sɛns. bət kənˈsɪdər ðə nu ˈkəstəmər ðət həz ˈnɛðər ə nɔr ə. ə nu ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 3 wɪl sɛt ju bæk əˈbaʊt ə nu ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt 60 bəks. ðət ˈɛkstrə kɔst əv ə əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə səbˈskrɪpʃən kɔst fər ˈsənˌdi ˈtɪkɪt wɪl dɪˈtər ə lɔt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkəstəmərz. ənd ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ baɪ ə sɛt tɔp tɪ wɔʧ ðə geɪm, ənd nɑt ə ˈgeɪmər, du aɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt ðɪs bɪg ˈbəlki θɪŋ ənd ə kənˈtroʊlər ðət nɑt ˈivɪn goʊɪŋ tɪ juz? ðə ɪz ˈtaɪni ənd ˈiziər tɪ sɛt əp bɪˈkəz ɔl ɪt wɑz meɪd tɪ du ɪz strim ˈvɪdioʊ. nɑt tɪ ˈivɪn ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈdəzənz əv ˈəðər fri ˈʧænəlz ðət kəm wɪθ ɪt. bət ɪz ˈivɪn ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti? æt ðə taɪm əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ wi ər stɪl ɪn ə ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ˈsənˌdi ˈtɪkɪt wɪl ˈivɪn rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪn 2012 soʊ nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ maɪ hoʊps əp. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, aɪ du si ə nu dɪˈskəʃən ˈoʊvər ɔn ðə ˈfɔrəm wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə 2012 ˈsizən. ðiz tu ʃʊd pərˈfɔrm əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm. boʊθ hæv ˈaʊtˌpʊts ˈkeɪpəbəl əv 1080i*. aɪ hæv ə əv kɔrs, ənd aɪ hæv juzd ðə bət nɑt fər ˈstrimɪŋ. ˈwɛlkəm jʊr ˈɪnˌpʊt bɪˈloʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ɪf ju hæv juzd ðə ɛz ə ˈstrimɪŋ sɛt tɔp.
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update: is now confirming the death of peter steele, after contacting josh silver, who validated online speculation about his death. the band has also posted a statement on their official site that an official statement from the band and peter's family will come later today.
update #2: spv,'s official label just released this statement:
it's with great sadness that we give our condolences to the family and friends of peter steele. he died on april 14th, 2010. with his bands carnivore and type o negative he achieved cult status and was loved by fans around the world. the last releases he did with type o negative were the dvd 'symphony for the devil' and the studio album 'dead again'. proudly released both products worldwide, which will now very unfortunately be the end of his recording legacy. the world has lost a charismatic and a very talented person. our condolences go to peter's family, friends and the members of his bands.
here is our original report, with some tributes added below it:
while nothing official has been released by the band, we are getting word that type o negative peter steele died earlier today. mistress confirmed the speculation by that she spoke to guitarist kenny hickey who confirmed it was of heart failure. he was 48 years old. here are's two tweets:
hatebreed posted this tribute earlier today:
"hatebreed would like to extend our condolences to the family, friends and fans of peter steele. he is one of the best guys we've ever toured with and a true legend! there will never be anyone else like him. may he rest in peace."
biohazard and fellow, evan seinfeld posted this on twitter:
[rest in peace], my friend, brother, and mentor, peter steele, type o negative, carnivore… my single biggest musical influence… who named biohazard. i fucking miss you so much already… i love you, brother. i hope you are in a better place.
inhuman mike posted a lengthy tribute, here is an expert:
"pete meant a lot to me, and he meant a lot to brooklyn. i would say that he was without a doubt the most successful to ever come out of the scene and a true 'brooklyn bastard' if there ever was one."
update: the remaining members of type o negative and peter's family have released an official statement.
as soon as we have any more info, we will report on it. this is truly a bummer, as peter steele was somebody all of us here at metal injection were a fan of. whether it's type o or his previous band carnivore, steele always brought something unique to the table. here is one of type o's biggest hits, black no. 1:
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ˈəpˌdeɪt ɪz naʊ kənˈfərmɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv ˈpitər stil, ˈæftər ˈkɑnˌtæktɪŋ ʤɑʃ ˈsɪlvər, hu ˈvælədeɪtəd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt hɪz dɛθ. ðə bænd həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðɛr əˈfɪʃəl saɪt ðət ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ðə bænd ənd ˈpitərz ˈfæməli wɪl kəm ˈleɪtər təˈdeɪ. ˈəpˌdeɪt 2 spv*, əˈfɪʃəl ˈleɪbəl ʤɪst riˈlist ðɪs ˈsteɪtmənt: ɪts wɪθ greɪt ˈsædnəs ðət wi gɪv ɑr kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ ðə ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz əv ˈpitər stil. hi daɪd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 14th*, 2010 wɪθ hɪz bændz ˈkɑrnɪˌvɔr ənd taɪp oʊ ˈnɛgətɪv hi əˈʧivd kəlt ˈstætəs ənd wɑz ləvd baɪ fænz əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə læst rɪˈlisɪz hi dɪd wɪθ taɪp oʊ ˈnɛgətɪv wər ðə ˌdiˌviˈdi 'ˈsɪmfəni fər ðə ˈdɛvəl' ənd ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈælbəm 'dɛd əˈgɛn'. ˈpraʊdli riˈlist boʊθ ˈprɑdəkts ˈwərldˈwaɪd, wɪʧ wɪl naʊ ˈvɛri ənˈfɔrʧənətli bi ðə ɛnd əv hɪz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈlɛgəsi. ðə wərld həz lɔst ə kɛrɪzˈmætɪk ənd ə ˈvɛri ˈtæləntɪd ˈpərsən. ɑr kənˈdoʊlənsəz goʊ tɪ ˈpitərz ˈfæməli, frɛndz ənd ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz bændz. hir ɪz ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl rɪˈpɔrt, wɪθ səm ˈtrɪbjuts ˈædɪd bɪˈloʊ ɪt: waɪl ˈnəθɪŋ əˈfɪʃəl həz bɪn riˈlist baɪ ðə bænd, wi ər ˈgɪtɪŋ wərd ðət taɪp oʊ ˈnɛgətɪv ˈpitər stil daɪd ˈərliər təˈdeɪ. ˈmɪstrəs kənˈfərmd ðə ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən baɪ ðət ʃi spoʊk tɪ ˌgɪˈtɑrɪst ˈkɛˌni ˈhɪki hu kənˈfərmd ɪt wɑz əv hɑrt ˈfeɪljər. hi wɑz 48 jɪrz oʊld. hir ər tu tweets*: ˈpoʊstɪd ðɪs ˈtrɪbjut ˈərliər təˈdeɪ: wʊd laɪk tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ɑr kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ ðə ˈfæməli, frɛndz ənd fænz əv ˈpitər stil. hi ɪz wən əv ðə bɛst gaɪz wiv ˈɛvər tʊrd wɪθ ənd ə tru ˈlɛʤənd! ðɛr wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˈɛniˌwən ɛls laɪk ɪm. meɪ hi rɛst ɪn pis." ˌbaɪoʊˈhæzərd ənd ˈfɛloʊ, ˈɛvən ˈsaɪnfɛld ˈpoʊstɪd ðɪs ɔn tˈwɪtər: [rɛst ɪn pis], maɪ frɛnd, ˈbrəðər, ənd ˈmɛnˌtɔr, ˈpitər stil, taɪp oʊ ˈnɛgətɪv, carnivore…*… maɪ ˈsɪŋgəl ˈbɪgəst mˈjuzɪkəl influence…*… hu neɪmd ˌbaɪoʊˈhæzərd. aɪ ˈfəkɪŋ mɪs ju soʊ məʧ already…*… aɪ ləv ju, ˈbrəðər. aɪ hoʊp ju ər ɪn ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. ˌɪnˈhjumən maɪk ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈtrɪbjut, hir ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt: "pit mɛnt ə lɔt tɪ mi, ənd hi mɛnt ə lɔt tɪ ˈbrʊklɪn. aɪ wʊd seɪ ðət hi wɑz wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl tɪ ˈɛvər kəm aʊt əv ðə sin ənd ə tru 'ˈbrʊklɪn ˈbæstərd' ɪf ðɛr ˈɛvər wɑz wən." ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv taɪp oʊ ˈnɛgətɪv ənd ˈpitərz ˈfæməli hæv riˈlist ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈsteɪtmənt. ɛz sun ɛz wi hæv ˈɛni mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ, wi wɪl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ˈtruli ə ˈbəmər, ɛz ˈpitər stil wɑz ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs hir æt ˈmɛtəl ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən wər ə fæn əv. ˈwɛðər ɪts taɪp oʊ ər hɪz ˈpriviəs bænd ˈkɑrnɪˌvɔr, stil ˈɔlˌweɪz brɔt ˈsəmθɪŋ juˈnik tɪ ðə ˈteɪbəl. hir ɪz wən əv taɪp oʊz ˈbɪgəst hɪts, blæk noʊ. 1 rɪˈleɪtɪd poʊsts
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driving a hard bargain over plans for polk street
bicyclists ride their bikes on polk street near california street in san francisco, calif., on wednesday, january 28, 2015. polk street improvements might make the narrow street tougher to negotiate as the improvements are designed to make this well traveled bike corridor safer. less bicyclists ride their bikes on polk street near california street in san francisco, calif., on wednesday, january 28, 2015. polk street improvements might make the narrow street tougher to negotiate as the ... more photo: carlos avila gonzalez, the chronicle buy photo photo: carlos avila gonzalez, the chronicle image 1 of / 10 caption close driving a hard bargain over plans for polk street 1 / 10 back to gallery
for a fairly short street, been a long, long journey up polk street.
there have been 60 meetings over two years. there have been posters, community outreach, artists’ renderings and some pretty strong language. finally, on friday, there will be a presentation at city hall where officials are deeply hopeful that their plan for the street will win widespread public approval.
not likely.
what the city is proposing is a plan to target the busiest and most dangerous intersections along polk street and try to fix them. among the ideas are pedestrian sidewalk extensions to make sure people are seen before crossing the street, painted bike lanes, and extensive landscaping. the board of the san francisco municipal transportation agency is to consider the plan in the next few weeks.
“we are disappointed with the current proposal,” says san francisco bicycle coalition executive director leah. “what they are proposing falls far short of what is needed on polk.”
which makes you wonder: is there any possible way this can be worked out to satisfaction? it seem like it.
the funny part of all this is that there is so much on which everyone agrees. polk has, through a quirk of topography relatively flat compared with surrounding streets become a primary corridor for bicycle traffic. also gotten much busier as a retail center.
“traffic used to be a few times after a big event,” says dan kowalski, a resident who owns fashionable living in petite places a business at green and polk streets. “now i see it once every two weeks.”
you can figure out the physics yourself: cars versus bikes with a sprinkle of pedestrians thrown in equals trouble.
“what we want to see lost in all the back and forth is that this is a safety problem,” said tom maguire, head of sustainable streets for the. “in the last five years had 122 people (walking and on bikes) hit by cars.”
that’s the bicycle point, too.
“polk street has been designated as one of the least safe streets in the city,” said. “the department of public health designated it as a corridor years ago.”
sounds dandy, it? yeah, but ...
“we are really happy that the city wants to spend some improvement dollars on this,” kowalski said. “but the thing that concerns us is that they will say all these things to you, but in the end they are going to do what they want. to hell with the merchants 'our plan is better than your concerns.’”
parking is the issue for the small businesses that line the street. they worry that they are going to lose business and have problems getting deliveries, and that the bicycle coalition has a master plan to sweep the street free of automobiles and turn it into a velodrome.
meanwhile, and her group want physically protected bike lanes. and if that means taking out parking spots, just the way it goes. she produces data that show shopping revenue is higher coming from those who walk, bike or take public transit than from those who drive.
the merchants disagree.
“that’s one of the bad things about this,” kowalski said. “it has put the bike coalition and small businesses at odds. we used to be arm in arm.”
and the city officials, well, simple whatever they do going to please everyone.
“what we came out with is a pretty comprehensive proposal that not only improves safety but enhances the attractiveness of the street,” says project manager luis montoya. “we want the safest possible design. i think this is it.”
but the merchants think the parking spots lost 70 percent will be retained, 250 will be removed are too many. and the cyclists contend that the bike lanes proposed as the street narrows to the north they become narrower and not physically separated from traffic are nothing like what they have in mind.
so the solution? say everyone is going to have to settle for the fact that this was an honest, attempt and may be the best we can do. polk is a street built for horses and buggies and is always going to have problems now that $5,000 bikes and $80,000 are sharing the road.
kowalski sounds pretty zen about the whole thing.
“i’ve heard people say that happiness is a decision you make,” he said. “i’d say we are 88 percent there.”
not the way sees it. two years and 60 meetings are just the start, she says.
“that’s the current proposal,” she said. “it’s been changed before. by no means is this discussion over.”
sigh.
c.w. nevius is a san francisco chronicle columnist. his columns appear tuesday, thursday and saturday. e-mail: twitter:
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ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə hɑrd ˈbɑrgɪn ˈoʊvər plænz fər poʊlk strit ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts raɪd ðɛr baɪks ɔn poʊlk strit nɪr ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə strit ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈkælɪf., ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 28 2015 poʊlk strit ˌɪmˈpruvmənts maɪt meɪk ðə ˈnɛroʊ strit ˈtəfər tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ɛz ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ meɪk ðɪs wɛl ˈtrævəld baɪk ˈkɔrɪdər ˈseɪfər. lɛs ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts raɪd ðɛr baɪks ɔn poʊlk strit nɪr ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə strit ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈkælɪf., ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 28 2015 poʊlk strit ˌɪmˈpruvmənts maɪt meɪk ðə ˈnɛroʊ strit ˈtəfər tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ɛz ðə mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkɑrloʊs əˈvɪlə gɑnˈzɑləz, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkɑrloʊs əˈvɪlə gɑnˈzɑləz, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 10 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə hɑrd ˈbɑrgɪn ˈoʊvər plænz fər poʊlk strit 1 10 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri fər ə ˈfɛrli ʃɔrt strit, bɪn ə lɔŋ, lɔŋ ˈʤərni əp poʊlk strit. ðɛr hæv bɪn 60 ˈmitɪŋz ˈoʊvər tu jɪrz. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈpoʊstərz, kəmˈjunɪti ˈaʊˌtriʧ, artists’*’ ˈrɛndərɪŋz ənd səm ˈprɪti strɔŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ˈfaɪnəli, ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən æt ˈsɪti hɔl wɛr əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈdipli ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ðɛr plæn fər ðə strit wɪl wɪn ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈpəblɪk əˈpruvəl. nɑt ˈlaɪkli. wət ðə ˈsɪti ɪz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ɪz ə plæn tɪ ˈtərgət ðə ˈbɪziəst ənd moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃənz əˈlɔŋ poʊlk strit ənd traɪ tɪ fɪks ðɛm. əˈməŋ ðə aɪˈdiəz ər pəˈdɛstriən ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ɪkˈstɛnʃənz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ˈpipəl ər sin ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə strit, ˈpeɪnɪd baɪk leɪnz, ənd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈlænˌskeɪpɪŋ. ðə bɔrd əv ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə plæn ɪn ðə nɛkst fju wiks. ər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrənt proposal,”*,” sɪz sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər ˈliə. ðeɪ ər prəˈpoʊzɪŋ fɔlz fɑr ʃɔrt əv wət ɪz ˈnidɪd ɔn polk.”*.” wɪʧ meɪks ju ˈwəndər: ɪz ðɛr ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl weɪ ðɪs kən bi wərkt aʊt tɪ ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən? ɪt sim laɪk ɪt. ðə ˈfəni pɑrt əv ɔl ðɪs ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz soʊ məʧ ɔn wɪʧ ˈɛvriˌwən əˈgriz. poʊlk həz, θru ə kwərk əv təˈpɑgrəfi ˈrɛlətɪvli flæt kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ sərˈaʊndɪŋ strits bɪˈkəm ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈkɔrɪdər fər ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈtræfɪk. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɔtən məʧ ˈbɪziər ɛz ə ˈriˌteɪl ˈsɛnər. juzd tɪ bi ə fju taɪmz ˈæftər ə bɪg event,”*,” sɪz dæn kəˈwɑlski, ə ˈrɛzɪdənt hu oʊnz ˈfæʃənəbəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn pəˈtit ˈpleɪsɪz ə ˈbɪznɪs æt grin ənd poʊlk strits. aɪ si ɪt wəns ˈɛvəri tu weeks.”*.” ju kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðə ˈfɪzɪks ˈjɔrsɛlf: kɑz ˈvərsəz baɪks wɪθ ə ˈsprɪŋkəl əv pəˈdɛstriənz θroʊn ɪn ˈikwəlz ˈtrəbəl. wi wɔnt tɪ si lɔst ɪn ɔl ðə bæk ənd fɔrθ ɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈseɪfti problem,”*,” sɛd tɑm məgˈwaɪr, hɛd əv səˈsteɪnəbəl strits fər ðə. ðə læst faɪv jɪrz hæd 122 ˈpipəl (ˈwɔkɪŋ ənd ɔn baɪks) hɪt baɪ cars.”*.” ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl pɔɪnt, tu. strit həz bɪn ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz wən əv ðə list seɪf strits ɪn ðə city,”*,” sɛd. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɪt ɛz ə ˈkɔrɪdər jɪrz ago.”*.” saʊnz ˈdændi, ɪt? jæ, bət ər ˈrɪli ˈhæpi ðət ðə ˈsɪti wɔnts tɪ spɛnd səm ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ˈdɔlərz ɔn this,”*,” kəˈwɑlski sɛd. ðə θɪŋ ðət kənˈsərnz ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ðət ðeɪ wɪl seɪ ɔl ðiz θɪŋz tɪ ju, bət ɪn ðə ɛnd ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ du wət ðeɪ wɔnt. tɪ hɛl wɪθ ðə ˈmərʧənts 'ɑr plæn ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən jʊr concerns.’”*.’” ˈpɑrkɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈɪʃu fər ðə smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət laɪn ðə strit. ðeɪ ˈwəri ðət ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ luz ˈbɪznɪs ənd hæv ˈprɑbləmz ˈgɪtɪŋ dɪˈlɪvəriz, ənd ðət ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən həz ə ˈmæstər plæn tɪ swip ðə strit fri əv ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz ənd tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˌvɛloʊˈdroʊm. ˈminˌwaɪl, ənd hər grup wɔnt ˈfɪzɪkəli prəˈtɛktɪd baɪk leɪnz. ənd ɪf ðət minz ˈteɪkɪŋ aʊt ˈpɑrkɪŋ spɑts, ʤɪst ðə weɪ ɪt goʊz. ʃi prəˈdusɪz ˈdætə ðət ʃoʊ ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈrɛvəˌnu ɪz haɪər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðoʊz hu wɔk, baɪk ər teɪk ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt ðən frəm ðoʊz hu draɪv. ðə ˈmərʧənts dɪsəˈgri. wən əv ðə bæd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt this,”*,” kəˈwɑlski sɛd. həz pʊt ðə baɪk ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ənd smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz æt ɑdz. wi juzd tɪ bi ɑrm ɪn arm.”*.” ənd ðə ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz, wɛl, ˈsɪmpəl ˌwəˈtɛvər ðeɪ du goʊɪŋ tɪ pliz ˈɛvriˌwən. wi keɪm aʊt wɪθ ɪz ə ˈprɪti ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv prəˈpoʊzəl ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪmˈpruvz ˈseɪfti bət ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə əˈtræktɪvnəs əv ðə street,”*,” sɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤər luis mɑnˈtɔɪə. wɔnt ðə ˈseɪfəst ˈpɑsəbəl dɪˈzaɪn. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz it.”*.” bət ðə ˈmərʧənts θɪŋk ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ spɑts lɔst 70 pərˈsɛnt wɪl bi rɪˈteɪnd, 250 wɪl bi riˈmuvd ər tu ˈmɛni. ənd ðə ˈsaɪkəlɪsts kənˈtɛnd ðət ðə baɪk leɪnz prəˈpoʊzd ɛz ðə strit ˈnɛroʊz tɪ ðə nɔrθ ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ˈnɛroʊər ənd nɑt ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd frəm ˈtræfɪk ər ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk wət ðeɪ hæv ɪn maɪnd. soʊ ðə səˈluʃən? seɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˈsɛtəl fər ðə fækt ðət ðɪs wɑz ən ˈɑnəst, əˈtɛmpt ənd meɪ bi ðə bɛst wi kən du. poʊlk ɪz ə strit bɪlt fər ˈhɔrsɪz ənd ˈbəgiz ənd ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈprɑbləmz naʊ ðət baɪks ənd ər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə roʊd. kəˈwɑlski saʊnz ˈprɪti zɛn əˈbaʊt ðə hoʊl θɪŋ. hərd ˈpipəl seɪ ðət ˈhæpinəs ɪz ə dɪˈsɪʒən ju make,”*,” hi sɛd. seɪ wi ər 88 pərˈsɛnt there.”*.” nɑt ðə weɪ siz ɪt. tu jɪrz ənd 60 ˈmitɪŋz ər ʤɪst ðə stɑrt, ʃi sɪz. ðə ˈkɑrənt proposal,”*,” ʃi sɛd. bɪn ʧeɪnʤd ˌbiˈfɔr. baɪ noʊ minz ɪz ðɪs dɪˈskəʃən over.”*.” saɪ. c.w*. ˈniviɪs ɪz ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈkɑləmnəst. hɪz ˈkɑləmz əˈpɪr ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˈiˌmeɪl: tˈwɪtər:
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the new york liberty, phoenix mercury, indiana fever and all of their players have been fined by the for wearing black t-shirts in contrary to the uniform policy.
despite using their celebrity to promote peace in wearing plain black adidas t-shirts in response to two black men (alton sterling and) shot and killed by police and five dallas police officers slain at a protest, teams were each fined $5,000 and each player was fined $500, according to the associated press.
players are required to wear only the uniforms supplied by the league during all games and practices, including warmup periods and going to and from the playing floor. league rules do not permit the alteration of uniforms in any way, such as adding, removing or covering over any symbols on the uniform or in any other manner.
teams were sent these rules again earlier this week, but that stop the liberty from wearing the shirts again on wednesday and the mercury and fever wearing them on tuesday.
“we are proud of players’ engagement and passionate advocacy for non-violent solutions to difficult social issues, but expect them to comply with the uniform guidelines,” said president lisa borders in a statement.
the liberty have worn the shirts four times, the first time ony 10 with and appearing on the front. since then, the team has dropped the off the front and just worn plain black shirts.
because of a failed system innocent lives have been taken. am i next? a photo posted by tina charles (@tina31charles) on 10, 2016 at
“we’re still advocating for it. still advocating for black lives matter,” liberty forward tina charles told nation before the fines were levied on wednesday. “wearing a standard adidas shirt, knowing that the is sponsored by adidas. still advocating for it and just more of a change in the system of going on right now.”
charles was the lone player to still wear a plain black shirt, flipping her warmup thursday morning before a game against the fever at madison square garden. she then posed for a picture while receiving her award for player of the month.
after the game, liberty and fever players used locker room media availability to talk only about issues in society and shared their responses on receiving fines.
“we really feel still an issue here in america,” said liberty guard and players association vice president wright. “we want to be able to use our platforms, use our voices. we want to let anyone silence us in what we want to talk about. unfortunate that the has fined us and has not supported its players.”
fever forward andpa president catchings take questions after the game either.
phoenix mercury players bass and kelsey bone, who were fined, expressed their frustration on twitter as well.
don't say we have a voice and then fine us because we use it. bass (@a_phoenix_born)y 21, 2016
5k a team $500 a player... for a tshirt? sophia)y 20, 2016
when the shooting in orlando happened the immediately sent shirts for us to wear to show support.. sophia)y 20, 2016
as a league with players and fans a part of the community that's exactly what should have been done... sophia)y 20, 2016
as players we have been trying to figure out where were the shirts to support the events going on in our country recently... sophia)y 20, 2016
we were told a statement had been made and that was that... sophia)y 20, 2016
so some teams decided to take matters in their own hands. sophia)y 20, 2016
i think it's sick that we are being punished for supporting a matter that affects majority of us personally... sophia)y 20, 2016
why support one cause that effects our country and not another? sophia)y 20, 2016
as our league take a month long break for the olympics you tell us shirts will be made for our first game back... sophia)y 20, 2016
fine me until the end of time! i have a 14 year old brother growing up in this country. sophia)y 20, 2016
in a time where our league is searching for relevance why not take a stand and support your players on issues that effect majority of them sophia)y 20, 2016
the minnesota lynx first made their stand ony 9, wearing “change starts with us” shirts with the names of alton sterling and on the back, as well as the dallas police emblem. they also held a press conference. in response, four off-duty minneapolis police officers working that game left their security posts.
“it was very disappointing,” charles said. “because the whole point of the shirts, i know specifically what minnesota was wearing, was that ‘change starts with us.’ meaning that us athletes, we have a platform we can use and we definitely want to lend our voice and know that it affects us too. not immune to going on out there just because our job is different so it affects us, and our family and friends.”
the liberty heard no such backlash after they wore their shirts a day later.
“our management is very supportive of what we wanted to do and the stand we wanted to take and they knew how important it was for us personally,” charles said.
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ðə nu jɔrk ˈlɪbərˌti, ˈfinɪks ˈmərkjəri, ˌɪndiˈænə ˈfivər ənd ɔl əv ðɛr pleɪərz hæv bɪn faɪnd baɪ ðə fər ˈwɛrɪŋ blæk ˈtiˌsərts ɪn ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈpɑləsi. dɪˈspaɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr səˈlɛbrɪti tɪ prəˈmoʊt pis ɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ pleɪn blæk əˈdidəs ˈtiˌsərts ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ tu blæk mɛn (ˈɔltən ˈstərlɪŋ ənd) ʃɑt ənd kɪld baɪ pəˈlis ənd faɪv ˈdæləs pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz sleɪn æt ə ˈproʊˌtɛst, timz wər iʧ faɪnd ənd iʧ pleɪər wɑz faɪnd 500 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. pleɪərz ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ wɛr ˈoʊnli ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrmz səˈplaɪd baɪ ðə lig ˈdʊrɪŋ ɔl geɪmz ənd ˈpræktɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɔrˌməp ˈpɪriədz ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ ənd frəm ðə pleɪɪŋ flɔr. lig rulz du nɑt ˈpərˌmɪt ðə ˌɔltərˈeɪʃən əv ˈjunəˌfɔrmz ɪn ˈɛni weɪ, səʧ ɛz ˈædɪŋ, riˈmuvɪŋ ər ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈɛni ˈsɪmbəlz ɔn ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ər ɪn ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈmænər. timz wər sɛnt ðiz rulz əˈgɛn ˈərliər ðɪs wik, bət ðət stɑp ðə ˈlɪbərˌti frəm ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ʃərts əˈgɛn ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd ðə ˈmərkjəri ənd ˈfivər ˈwɛrɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ər praʊd əv players’*’ ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ənd ˈpæʃənət ˈædvəkəsi fər nɑnˈvaɪələnt səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz, bət ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm guidelines,”*,” sɛd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈlisə ˈbɔrdərz ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈlɪbərˌti hæv wɔrn ðə ʃərts fɔr taɪmz, ðə fərst taɪm ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 10 wɪθ ənd əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə frənt. sɪns ðɛn, ðə tim həz drɑpt ðə ɔf ðə frənt ənd ʤɪst wɔrn pleɪn blæk ʃərts. bɪˈkəz əv ə feɪld ˈsɪstəm ˈɪnəsənt lɪvz hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən. æm aɪ nɛkst? ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ ˈtinə ˈʧɑrəlz (@tina31charles*) ɔn 10 2016 æt stɪl ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ɪt. stɪl ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər blæk lɪvz matter,”*,” ˈlɪbərˌti ˈfɔrwərd ˈtinə ˈʧɑrəlz toʊld ˈneɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə faɪnz wər ˈlɛvid ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ə ˈstændərd əˈdidəs ʃərt, noʊɪŋ ðət ðə ɪz ˈspɑnsərd baɪ əˈdidəs. stɪl ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ɪt ənd ʤɪst mɔr əv ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm əv goʊɪŋ ɔn raɪt now.”*.” ˈʧɑrəlz wɑz ðə loʊn pleɪər tɪ stɪl wɛr ə pleɪn blæk ʃərt, ˈflɪpɪŋ hər ˈwɔrˌməp ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ə geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈfivər æt ˈmædɪsən skwɛr ˈgɑrdən. ʃi ðɛn poʊzd fər ə ˈpɪkʧər waɪl rɪˈsivɪŋ hər əˈwɔrd fər pleɪər əv ðə mənθ. ˈæftər ðə geɪm, ˈlɪbərˌti ənd ˈfivər pleɪərz juzd ˈlɑkər rum ˈmidiə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti tɪ tɔk ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ʃɛrd ðɛr rɪˈspɑnsɪz ɔn rɪˈsivɪŋ faɪnz. ˈrɪli fil stɪl ən ˈɪʃu hir ɪn america,”*,” sɛd ˈlɪbərˌti gɑrd ənd pleɪərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt raɪt. wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ɑr ˈplætˌfɔrmz, juz ɑr ˈvɔɪsɪz. wi wɔnt tɪ lɛt ˈɛniˌwən ˈsaɪləns ˈjuˈɛs ɪn wət wi wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt. ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə həz faɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ənd həz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ɪts players.”*.” ˈfivər ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkæʧɪŋz teɪk kˈwɛsʧənz ˈæftər ðə geɪm ˈiðər. ˈfinɪks ˈmərkjəri pleɪərz bæs ənd ˈkɛlsi boʊn, hu wər faɪnd, ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr frəˈstreɪʃən ɔn tˈwɪtər ɛz wɛl. doʊnt seɪ wi hæv ə vɔɪs ənd ðɛn faɪn ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈkəz wi juz ɪt. bæs (@a_phoenix_born*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 21 2016 ə tim 500 ə pleɪər... fər ə tshirt*? ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 wɪn ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈhæpənd ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli sɛnt ʃərts fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ wɛr tɪ ʃoʊ səˈpɔrt.. ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 ɛz ə lig wɪθ pleɪərz ənd fænz ə pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət ʃʊd hæv bɪn dən... ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 ɛz pleɪərz wi hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɛr wər ðə ʃərts tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ɪˈvɛnts goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri ˈrisəntli... ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 wi wər toʊld ə ˈsteɪtmənt hæd bɪn meɪd ənd ðət wɑz ðət... ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 soʊ səm timz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ˈmætərz ɪn ðɛr oʊn hænz. ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 aɪ θɪŋk ɪts sɪk ðət wi ər biɪŋ ˈpənɪʃt fər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ə ˈmætər ðət əˈfɛkts məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈpərsənəli... ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 waɪ səˈpɔrt wən kɔz ðət ˈifɛkts ɑr ˈkəntri ənd nɑt əˈnəðər? ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 ɛz ɑr lig teɪk ə mənθ lɔŋ breɪk fər ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪks ju tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ʃərts wɪl bi meɪd fər ɑr fərst geɪm bæk... ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 faɪn mi ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv taɪm! aɪ hæv ə 14 jɪr oʊld ˈbrəðər groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 ɪn ə taɪm wɛr ɑr lig ɪz ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈrɛləvəns waɪ nɑt teɪk ə stænd ənd səˈpɔrt jʊr pleɪərz ɔn ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈifɛkt məˈʤɔrəti əv ðɛm ˈsoʊfiə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2016 ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə lɪŋks fərst meɪd ðɛr stænd ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 9 ˈwɛrɪŋ stɑrts wɪθ us”*” ʃərts wɪθ ðə neɪmz əv ˈɔltən ˈstərlɪŋ ənd ɔn ðə bæk, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈdæləs pəˈlis ˈɛmbləm. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hɛld ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, fɔr ˌɔfˈduti ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈwərkɪŋ ðət geɪm lɛft ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti poʊsts. wɑz ˈvɛri disappointing,”*,” ˈʧɑrəlz sɛd. ðə hoʊl pɔɪnt əv ðə ʃərts, aɪ noʊ spəˈsɪfɪkli wət ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ, wɑz ðət stɑrts wɪθ us.’*.’ ˈminɪŋ ðət ˈjuˈɛs ˈæθˌlits, wi hæv ə ˈplætˌfɔrm wi kən juz ənd wi ˈdɛfənətli wɔnt tɪ lɛnd ɑr vɔɪs ənd noʊ ðət ɪt əˈfɛkts ˈjuˈɛs tu. nɑt ˌɪmˈjun tɪ goʊɪŋ ɔn aʊt ðɛr ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ɑr ʤɑb ɪz ˈdɪfərənt soʊ ɪt əˈfɛkts ˈjuˈɛs, ənd ɑr ˈfæməli ənd friends.”*.” ðə ˈlɪbərˌti hərd noʊ səʧ ˈbæˌklæʃ ˈæftər ðeɪ wɔr ðɛr ʃərts ə deɪ ˈleɪtər. ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪz ˈvɛri səˈpɔrtɪv əv wət wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ənd ðə stænd wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ teɪk ənd ðeɪ nu haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪt wɑz fər ˈjuˈɛs personally,”*,” ˈʧɑrəlz sɛd.
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the house plans to vote within two weeks on a bill to limit appeal rights of veterans affairs department employees, majority leader rep. kevin mccarthy (r-calf.) said thursday.
under a measure approved wednesday by the house veterans affairs committee, employees would have less time to challenge disciplinary actions, such as demotions or firings, and they could not appeal decisions beyond a hearing official. those changes would largely mirror limits imposed last year by a law that applies only to senior executives at the.
with about employees, the accounts for about a seventh of the million executive branch workforce outside the independent u.s. postal service. the measure is one of numerous proposals offered in response to the scandal over patient scheduling and care at the department, and employee organizations see such measures as a precedent for making similar changes government-wide.
“for years this administration has failed to hold executive agencies accountable, and in the that has had dire consequences. the house committee on veterans affairs has been doing good work, and this bill is another step toward providing the care that our veterans deserve,” mccarthy said in announcing the intent to schedule the vote before the congressional august recess.
[after a year of frustration, new bill would make it easier to fire employees]
under the bill, an employee would have only seven days to file an appeal at the merit systems protection board, and the hearing officer there would have only 45 days to issue a decision or else the agency action would take effect by default. the outcome would be final.
standard federal employee appeal rights provide for 30 days to file an appeal, set a target of having a decision in 120 days with no provision for default judgments if there is no ruling by then, and allow the outcome of the hearing level to be appealed to the merit board and then into federal court.
also, under the bill, during the appeal, the hearing officer could not temporarily stay the action, and the employee would be ineligible for awards and could not be placed on paid “administrative” leave. further, newly hired employees would have to serve a probationary period of 18 months, rather than the standard 12 months.
the shortened appeal process for senior executives has been used in only a handful of cases since that law was enacted a year ago, and a court challenge is pending, asserting that the procedure denies due process rights.
“this bill would achieve nothing, while spreading the growing culture of fear plaguing employees,” national federation of federal employees president william r. dougan said in a statement last week. “the provisions in this bill would likely lead to a higher turnover of qualified healthcare professionals at the, ultimately resulting in worsening standards of care for the brave men and women that served our country and all at a higher cost to the american taxpayer.”
the american federation of government employees has made similar comments, saying that employees “would become and subject to the whim of managers engaging in discrimination, retaliation and patronage.”
in a statement to the committee, the said the measure likely would “result in unintended consequences for, such as a loss of qualified and capable staff to other government agencies or the private sector.”
“in effect, the bill would create a new class of employees in the government, a ‘va class,’” the department said. “these ‘va class’ employees could be removed or demoted at the discretion of the secretary, would receive fewer due process rights and abbreviated appeal rights in actions taken and would serve longer probationary periods than their peers at other government agencies. this will hinder efforts to make the ‘va class’ of employee the very finest employees to serve our veterans and ensure that they timely receive the benefits and care to which they are entitled.
“by singling out employees, the legislation would a workforce dedicated to serving veterans and hurt’s efforts to recruit and retain high performing employees,” it said.
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ðə haʊs plænz tɪ voʊt wɪˈθɪn tu wiks ɔn ə bɪl tɪ ˈlɪmət əˈpil raɪts əv ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪmˈplɔɪiz, məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkɛvɪn məˈkɑrθi (r-calf*.) sɛd ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈəndər ə ˈmɛʒər əˈpruvd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə haʊs ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz kəˈmɪti, ɪmˈplɔɪiz wʊd hæv lɛs taɪm tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈækʃənz, səʧ ɛz dɪˈmoʊʃənz ər ˈfaɪərrɪŋz, ənd ðeɪ kʊd nɑt əˈpil dɪˈsɪʒənz bɪɔnd ə ˈhirɪŋ əˈfɪʃəl. ðoʊz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd ˈlɑrʤli ˈmɪrər ˈlɪmɪts ˌɪmˈpoʊzd læst jɪr baɪ ə lɔ ðət əˈplaɪz ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz æt ðə. wɪθ əˈbaʊt ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ðə əˈkaʊnts fər əˈbaʊt ə ˈsɛvənθ əv ðə ˈmɪljən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ ˈwərkˌfɔrs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt juz. ˈpoʊstəl ˈsərvɪs. ðə ˈmɛʒər ɪz wən əv ˈnumərəs prəˈpoʊzəlz ˈɔfərd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈskændəl ˈoʊvər ˈpeɪʃənt ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ənd kɛr æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ənd ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz si səʧ ˈmɛʒərz ɛz ə ˈprɛsɪdənt fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz government-wide*. jɪrz ðɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz feɪld tɪ hoʊld ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈeɪʤənsiz əˈkaʊntəbəl, ənd ɪn ðə ðət həz hæd daɪər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ðə haʊs kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz həz bɪn duɪŋ gʊd wərk, ənd ðɪs bɪl ɪz əˈnəðər stɛp təˈwɔrd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə kɛr ðət ɑr ˈvɛtərənz deserve,”*,” məˈkɑrθi sɛd ɪn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ ˈskɛʤʊl ðə voʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈɔgəst ˈrisɛs. [ˈæftər ə jɪr əv frəˈstreɪʃən, nu bɪl wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ faɪər ɪmˈplɔɪiz] ˈəndər ðə bɪl, ən ɪmˈplɔɪi wʊd hæv ˈoʊnli ˈsɛvən deɪz tɪ faɪl ən əˈpil æt ðə ˈmɛrət ˈsɪstəmz prəˈtɛkʃən bɔrd, ənd ðə ˈhirɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər ðɛr wʊd hæv ˈoʊnli 45 deɪz tɪ ˈɪʃu ə dɪˈsɪʒən ər ɛls ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈækʃən wʊd teɪk ˈifɛkt baɪ dɪˈfɔlt. ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm wʊd bi ˈfaɪnəl. ˈstændərd ˈfɛdərəl ɪmˈplɔɪi əˈpil raɪts prəˈvaɪd fər 30 deɪz tɪ faɪl ən əˈpil, sɛt ə ˈtərgət əv ˈhævɪŋ ə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn 120 deɪz wɪθ noʊ prəˈvɪʒən fər dɪˈfɔlt ˈʤəʤmənts ɪf ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈrulɪŋ baɪ ðɛn, ənd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ˈhirɪŋ ˈlɛvəl tɪ bi əˈpild tɪ ðə ˈmɛrət bɔrd ənd ðɛn ˈɪntu ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈəndər ðə bɪl, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈpil, ðə ˈhirɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər kʊd nɑt ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli steɪ ðə ˈækʃən, ənd ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi wʊd bi ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl fər əˈwɔrdz ənd kʊd nɑt bi pleɪst ɔn peɪd ““administrative”*” liv. ˈfərðər, ˈnuli haɪərd ɪmˈplɔɪiz wʊd hæv tɪ sərv ə proʊˈbeɪʃəˌnɛˌri ˈpɪriəd əv 18 mənθs, ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈstændərd 12 mənθs. ðə ˈʃɔrtənd əˈpil ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈsinjər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz həz bɪn juzd ɪn ˈoʊnli ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkeɪsɪz sɪns ðət lɔ wɑz ɛˈnæktəd ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, ənd ə kɔrt ˈʧælənʤ ɪz ˈpɛndɪŋ, əˈsərtɪŋ ðət ðə prəˈsiʤər dɪˈnaɪz du ˈprɔˌsɛs raɪts. bɪl wʊd əˈʧiv ˈnəθɪŋ, waɪl ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə groʊɪŋ ˈkəlʧər əv fɪr ˈpleɪgɪŋ employees,”*,” ˈnæʃənəl ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈfɛdərəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwɪljəm ɑr. ˈdugən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt læst wik. prəˈvɪʒənz ɪn ðɪs bɪl wʊd ˈlaɪkli lɛd tɪ ə haɪər ˈtərˌnoʊvər əv kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz æt ðə, ˈəltəmətli rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˈwərsənɪŋ ˈstændərdz əv kɛr fər ðə breɪv mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ðət sərvd ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ɔl æt ə haɪər kɔst tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən taxpayer.”*.” ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv ˈgəvərnmənt ɪmˈplɔɪiz həz meɪd ˈsɪmələr ˈkɑmɛnts, seɪɪŋ ðət ɪmˈplɔɪiz bɪˈkəm ənd ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə wɪm əv ˈmænɪʤərz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, riˌtæliˈeɪʃən ənd patronage.”*.” ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti, ðə sɛd ðə ˈmɛʒər ˈlaɪkli wʊd ɪn ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər, səʧ ɛz ə lɔs əv kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ənd ˈkeɪpəbəl stæf tɪ ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ər ðə ˈpraɪvət sector.”*.” ˈifɛkt, ðə bɪl wʊd kriˈeɪt ə nu klæs əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ə class,’”*,’” ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt sɛd. class’*’ ɪmˈplɔɪiz kʊd bi riˈmuvd ər dɪˈmoʊtɪd æt ðə dɪˈskrɛʃən əv ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, wʊd rɪˈsiv fjuər du ˈprɔˌsɛs raɪts ənd əˈbriviˌeɪtɪd əˈpil raɪts ɪn ˈækʃənz ˈteɪkən ənd wʊd sərv ˈlɔŋgər proʊˈbeɪʃəˌnɛˌri ˈpɪriədz ðən ðɛr pɪrz æt ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz. ðɪs wɪl ˈhɪndər ˈɛfərts tɪ meɪk ðə class’*’ əv ɪmˈplɔɪi ðə ˈvɛri ˈfaɪnəst ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ sərv ɑr ˈvɛtərənz ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðeɪ ˈtaɪmli rɪˈsiv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd kɛr tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ ər ɛnˈtaɪtəld. ˈsɪŋgəlɪŋ aʊt ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd ə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈsərvɪŋ ˈvɛtərənz ənd hərt ˈɛfərts tɪ rɪˈkrut ənd rɪˈteɪn haɪ pərˈfɔrmɪŋ employees,”*,” ɪt sɛd.
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