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soon after independence, israel began following a "periphery doctrine" in its foreign affairs: seeking ties with arab countries on the margins of the ongoing conflict in the middle east. no example has illustrated the wisdom of that strategy more than links with the kingdom of morocco. many factors explain this special relationship. in the years following their independence, both israel and morocco needed western assistance to deal with domestic challenges and foreign threats, especially communism and pan-arabism. "when morocco became independent, its borders were wide open to hostile elements, especially egyptian spies, who sought to build a secret infrastructure, in an effort to facilitate the soviet penetration of north africa," explains segev, former military intelligence officer and author of the moroccan connection: the secret relations between israel and morocco. "in those days, gamal abdel nasser was a trusted ally of moscow. in return for czech weaponry and soviet instructors, nasser opened the gates of africa to the soviet union and china. eventually, this reality was used by israel to convince morocco to cooperate in the field of intelligence." over the next few decades, jerusalem and developed a strong secret relationship in three areas: emigration, intelligence and diplomacy. this clandestine channel would prove itself to be fruitful and ultimately lead to one of the most resounding successes of israel's diplomacy: the visit to jerusalem by egyptian president anwar sadat in 1977. moroccan jewry had a long and special history for more than years. with a population of nearly in 1948, it was the largest jewish community in the arab world. it was spread throughout the country, but mainly in casablanca and. the monarchy had established a unique relationship with its indispensable, "protected" minority. during world war, king muhammad v had refused to apply the laws of the protectorate imposed by the vichy regime in france, prompting fidelity from moroccan jewry. however, israel's independence and the propaganda of the arab league under egypt's president nasser soon created an atmosphere of oppression and constant threats. in 1954, mossad head decided to establish a clandestine base in morocco. an undercover agent named was sent to monitor the conditions of jews in the country. his report was alarming: the jews feared the departure of the french colonial forces and the growing hostility of pan-arabism; jewish communities could not be defended and their situation was likely to worsen once morocco became independent. had only one solution: a massive emigration to israel. agreed. less than a year after his report, the mossad sent its first agents and emissaries to morocco to appraise the situation and to organize a nonstop. about jews had emigrated between 1948 and 1955, and more would leave in the months preceding the country's independence. then, on september 27, 1956, the moroccan authorities stopped all emigration, declaring it illegal. from then until 1960 only a few thousand left clandestinely each year. when visited morocco in 1959 and 1960, he was convinced the jews were ready to leave en masse to return to zion. soon after, replaced with alex as mossad head in morocco. a clandestine militia was created, the "misgeret" ("framework"), with central command in casablanca and operatives recruited across the kingdom. its goal was to defend the jewish communities and organize departures clandestinely. on january 11, 1961, a tragedy occurred when a small boat, the (egoz), capsized in a storm with 44 moroccan jewish emigrants, half of them children. all died. a new strategy had to be found for children to be taken out legally without their parents, who would then leave clandestinely. an audacious idea was proposed by of the jewish agency. "operation mural" was born. the mossad, with the jewish agency and a humanitarian children's organization, sent david littman, a british volunteer, to morocco. after four months of negotiations, he succeeded beyond all expectations. with mossad contacts, littman (code name "mural") organized the departure of 530 jewish children, who left legally in five convoys under the cover of "holidays in switzerland" and from there to israel. operation mural came at a decisive moment, as the innovative "collective passports" system which littman obtained was to be used six months later for a larger emigration that succeeded with royal approval. in the summer of 1961, the mossad chief in morocco, alex - a former - met benjelloun, the moroccan minister of labor, secretly in paris. the king's conditions for legal emigration were to be no involvement of any "zionist organizations," the immediate closure of secret emigration channels and the payment of indemnities for each departure. on november 27, 1961, after israel had paid $500,000 via the mossad, the head of national security, muhammad, signed the first "collective passport" allowing jews to leave the country legally. it was the beginning of "operation yakhin." the figures vary, but were between $50 and $200 per head. the total cost of the indemnities paid to the moroccan authorities was somewhere between $5 million and $20 million ($100m. to $400m. in today's money). in the end, as a result of these secret contacts, between, the mossad was able to bring some moroccan jews to israel. besides the misgeret, had built a second network to reach moroccan officials and establish secret channels on the highest levels. according to segev: "a moroccan jew, who was a close friend of minister of national security muhammad, organized a meeting between and the mossad in a hideout in paris. nothing came out of it - was not yet ready for any intelligence cooperation with israel." but quietly, relations began to improve in late, and especially after the death of king muhammad v in february 1961 and the crowning of hassan. the mossad offered to train the bodyguards for the throne. it also trained the kingdom's intelligence services, whose organization was very poor at that time - teaching them how to prevent algerian and egyptian agents from breaking into moroccan embassies in cairo and algiers. in 1965, the mossad under director meir amit found itself obliged to answer the king's call to trace the dissident mehdi ben, a case which would haunt morocco for decades. but contrary to enduring rumors, the israeli role was only limited to supplying morocco with the address of a kiosk where ben picked up his mail whenever he stayed in geneva. moroccan intelligence watched that kiosk and finally discovered ben's residence. however, israel was not involved in the operation after ben left geneva for paris and met his tragic fate. says jean baklouti, former head of the french counterintelligence agency (dst): "ben was later trapped and killed by moroccan operatives assisted by the section of the french domestic secret service (rg)." israeli intelligence remained close to the king over the years. in the early 1970s, israel's old contact,, tried to conspire against the throne. he openly shared his intentions and israel immediately warned hassan. the coup failed, and the king would never forget this crucial help from jerusalem. over the years, this secret channel kept improving, and israel remained active in supplying morocco with weapons and intelligence, especially related to the sahara conflict. on middle eastern issues, king hassan interest in peace was not new. in the late fifties, before his coronation, he had shocked people during a visit in lebanon by arguing that the only solution for the enduring conflict was to make peace and incorporate israel in the arab league. the king was fascinated by the idea of the "reconciliation of the semitic brotherhood," although he never expressed it in the early years of his reign, aligning his country with the alliance. however, from the onward, hassan began to increasingly advocate "dialogue" and warn his arab counterparts of the dangers of "prolonged conflicts" to their own societies. the kingdom therefore held many high-level conferences related to the middle east, and kept the secret channel with israel wide open. when jerusalem began to seriously consider peace with egypt, morocco offered its help as facilitator. in october 1976, yitzhak rabin visited morocco for that purpose, but egyptian president anwar sadat found him "too weak" and didn't answer his overtures. it all changed with the election of menachem begin in 1977. sadat showed his interest. furthermore, to build a real channel with egypt, the mossad passed intelligence to its egyptian counterparts through moroccan services, warning sadat of a libyan plot targeting him. this deeply impressed the egyptian leader. soon after, mossad chief yitzhak hofi travelled to, met the king and began negotiations with sadat's deputy, hassan tuhami. in september 1977, a new meeting was held between foreign minister moshe dayan and sadat's deputy in, proving once again that intelligence and diplomacy were be able to work with each other: "it's important to stress the role in this episode," explains segev, "because without hofi, the meeting would not have taken place." on november 17, 1977, sadat went to jerusalem in a historic visit which would change the middle east forever. more than 20 years after israel's first dealings with morocco, the connection between the jewish state and the kingdom revealed its enormous potential. and today? in the fields of intelligence, but also in culture and economics (trade between the two countries is worth $100 million a year), morocco and israel have common interests. the fight against terrorism is also a challenge they both face daily: "the has much to gain by not siding in a blind partisan fashion with the rogue regimes of the greater middle east," says michael ross, a former mossad agent and author of the volunteer. "morocco should resist attempts by to establish a stronger foothold in north africa." this shared past also keeps morocco and israel close. in march 2009, a newspaper, le soir echos asked for an interview and published the story of operation mural and the secret of jewish children. it was the first time since 1961 that moroccans learned about david littman and this particular episode of the secret relationship. littman, who will be honored by the israel intelligence and commemoration center in a ceremony this summer, took the opportunity of the interview to address moroccans with a call for action: "a solution to the conflict is only possible with the help of a state trusted by both sides," he said. "morocco lies in this very unique position. king muhammad vi should come to jerusalem, address the knesset and fulfill the dream of peace of his father, the late hassan." in the columns of the casablanca daily, littman also expressed his hope that this enduring relationship between morocco and israel serve as an example to other countries and an encouragement to negotiators, as well as a reminder to all that despite difficulties, reconciliation can be achieved. the writer's work on relations was recently featured in le soir echos, a daily from casablanca, and in the magazine.
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sun ˈæftər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ˈɪzriəl bɪˈgæn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə "pərˈɪfəri ˈdɔktərɪn" ɪn ɪts ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz: ˈsikɪŋ taɪz wɪθ ˈærəb ˈkəntriz ɔn ðə ˈmɑrʤənz əv ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. noʊ ɪgˈzæmpəl həz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ðət ˈstrætəʤi mɔr ðən lɪŋks wɪθ ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv mərˈɑkoʊ. ˈmɛni ˈfæktərz ɪkˈspleɪn ðɪs ˈspɛʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ɪn ðə jɪrz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, boʊθ ˈɪzriəl ənd mərˈɑkoʊ ˈnidɪd ˈwɛstərn əˈsɪstəns tɪ dil wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ˈfɔrən θrɛts, əˈspɛʃəli ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ənd pan-arabism*. "wɪn mərˈɑkoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, ɪts ˈbɔrdərz wər waɪd ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈhɑstəl ˈɛləmənts, əˈspɛʃəli ɪˈʤɪpʃən spaɪz, hu sɔt tɪ bɪld ə ˈsikrɪt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən əv nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ," ɪkˈspleɪnz segev*, ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə mərˈɑkən kəˈnɛkʃən: ðə ˈsikrɪt riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈɪzriəl ənd mərˈɑkoʊ. "ɪn ðoʊz deɪz, gəˈmɑl ˈæbˌdɛl ˈnæsər wɑz ə ˈtrəstɪd ˈælaɪ əv ˈmɔˌskaʊ. ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ʧɛk ˈwɛpənri ənd ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌɪnˈstrəktərz, ˈnæsər ˈoʊpənd ðə geɪts əv ˈæfrɪkɑ tɪ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən ənd ˈʧaɪnə. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti wɑz juzd baɪ ˈɪzriəl tɪ kənˈvɪns mərˈɑkoʊ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ɪn ðə fild əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns." ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz, ʤərˈusələm ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ə strɔŋ ˈsikrɪt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɪn θri ˈɛriəz: ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd dɪˈploʊməsi. ðɪs klænˈdɛstɪn ˈʧænəl wʊd pruv ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ bi ˈfrutfəl ənd ˈəltəmətli lɛd tɪ wən əv ðə moʊst riˈsaʊndɪŋ səkˈsɛsɪz əv ˈɪzriəlz dɪˈploʊməsi: ðə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ʤərˈusələm baɪ ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɑnwɑr səˈdæt ɪn 1977 mərˈɑkən ˈʤuri hæd ə lɔŋ ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈhɪstəri fər mɔr ðən jɪrz. wɪθ ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈnɪrli ɪn 1948 ɪt wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld. ɪt wɑz sprɛd θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri, bət ˈmeɪnli ɪn ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə ənd. ðə ˈmɑnɑrki hæd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə juˈnik riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ɪts ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl, "prəˈtɛktɪd" məˈnɔrəti. ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr, kɪŋ mʊˈhɑməd vi hæd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈplaɪ ðə lɔz əv ðə prəˈtɛktərət ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə ˈviʃi rəˈʒim ɪn fræns, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ˌfaɪˈdɛləti frəm mərˈɑkən ˈʤuri. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɪzriəlz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd ðə ˌprɑpəˈgændə əv ðə ˈærəb lig ˈəndər ˈiʤɪpts ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈnæsər sun kriˈeɪtɪd ən ˈætməsˌfɪr əv əˈprɛʃən ənd ˈkɑnstənt θrɛts. ɪn 1954 moʊˈsɑd hɛd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə klænˈdɛstɪn beɪs ɪn mərˈɑkoʊ. ən ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈeɪʤənt neɪmd wɑz sɛnt tɪ ˈmɑnətər ðə kənˈdɪʃənz əv ʤuz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. hɪz rɪˈpɔrt wɑz əˈlɑrmɪŋ: ðə ʤuz fɪrd ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ðə frɛnʧ kəˈloʊniəl ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ðə groʊɪŋ hɑˈstɪləti əv pan-arabism*; ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪtiz kʊd nɑt bi dɪˈfɛndɪd ənd ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈwərsən wəns mərˈɑkoʊ bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. hæd ˈoʊnli wən səˈluʃən: ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən tɪ ˈɪzriəl. əˈgrid. lɛs ðən ə jɪr ˈæftər hɪz rɪˈpɔrt, ðə moʊˈsɑd sɛnt ɪts fərst ˈeɪʤənts ənd ˈɛməˌsɛriz tɪ mərˈɑkoʊ tɪ əˈpreɪz ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ə ˌnɑnˈstɑp. əˈbaʊt ʤuz hæd ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd bɪtˈwin 1948 ənd 1955 ənd mɔr wʊd liv ɪn ðə mənθs priˈsidɪŋ ðə ˈkəntriz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. ðɛn, ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 1956 ðə mərˈɑkən əˈθɔrətiz stɑpt ɔl ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ɪt ˌɪˈligəl. frəm ðɛn ənˈtɪl 1960 ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈθaʊzənd lɛft klænˈdɛstənli iʧ jɪr. wɪn ˈvɪzɪtɪd mərˈɑkoʊ ɪn 1959 ənd 1960 hi wɑz kənˈvɪnst ðə ʤuz wər ˈrɛdi tɪ liv ɛn mæs tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ zaɪən. sun ˈæftər, ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈæləks ɛz moʊˈsɑd hɛd ɪn mərˈɑkoʊ. ə klænˈdɛstɪn mɪˈlɪʃə wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd, ðə "misgeret*" ("ˈfreɪmˌwərk"), wɪθ ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmænd ɪn ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə ənd ˈɑpərətɪvz rɪˈkrutɪd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɪŋdəm. ɪts goʊl wɑz tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz dɪˈpɑrʧərz klænˈdɛstənli. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 11 1961 ə ˈtræʤədi əˈkərd wɪn ə smɔl boʊt, ðə (egoz*), ˈkæpˌsaɪzd ɪn ə stɔrm wɪθ 44 mərˈɑkən ʤuɪʃ ˈɛməgrənts, hæf əv ðɛm ˈʧɪldrən. ɔl daɪd. ə nu ˈstrætəʤi hæd tɪ bi faʊnd fər ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi ˈteɪkən aʊt ˈligəli wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr ˈpɛrənts, hu wʊd ðɛn liv klænˈdɛstənli. ən ɑˈdeɪʃəs aɪˈdiə wɑz prəˈpoʊzd baɪ əv ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi. "ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən mˈjʊrəl" wɑz bɔrn. ðə moʊˈsɑd, wɪθ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈʧɪldrənz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, sɛnt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪtmən, ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌvɑlənˈtɪr, tɪ mərˈɑkoʊ. ˈæftər fɔr mənθs əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, hi səkˈsidɪd bɪɔnd ɔl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. wɪθ moʊˈsɑd ˈkɑnˌtækts, ˈlɪtmən (koʊd neɪm "mˈjʊrəl") ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv 530 ʤuɪʃ ˈʧɪldrən, hu lɛft ˈligəli ɪn faɪv ˈkɑnˌvɔɪz ˈəndər ðə ˈkəvər əv "ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd" ənd frəm ðɛr tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən mˈjʊrəl keɪm æt ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈmoʊmənt, ɛz ðə ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv "kəˈlɛktɪv ˈpæˌspɔrts" ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ ˈlɪtmən əbˈteɪnd wɑz tɪ bi juzd sɪks mənθs ˈleɪtər fər ə ˈlɑrʤər ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən ðət səkˈsidɪd wɪθ rɔɪəl əˈpruvəl. ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1961 ðə moʊˈsɑd ʧif ɪn mərˈɑkoʊ, ˈæləks ə ˈfɔrmər mɛt benjelloun*, ðə mərˈɑkən ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈleɪbər, ˈsikrɪtli ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. ðə kɪŋz kənˈdɪʃənz fər ˈligəl ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən wər tɪ bi noʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ˈɛni "ˈzaɪənɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz," ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈkloʊʒər əv ˈsikrɪt ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən ˈʧænəlz ənd ðə ˈpeɪmənt əv ˌɪnˈdɛmnɪtiz fər iʧ dɪˈpɑrʧər. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 27 1961 ˈæftər ˈɪzriəl hæd peɪd ˈviə ðə moʊˈsɑd, ðə hɛd əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, mʊˈhɑməd, saɪnd ðə fərst "kəˈlɛktɪv ˈpæˌspɔrt" əˈlaʊɪŋ ʤuz tɪ liv ðə ˈkəntri ˈligəli. ɪt wɑz ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv "ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən yakhin*." ðə ˈfɪgjərz ˈvɛri, bət wər bɪtˈwin 50 ənd 200 pər hɛd. ðə ˈtoʊtəl kɔst əv ðə ˌɪnˈdɛmnɪtiz peɪd tɪ ðə mərˈɑkən əˈθɔrətiz wɑz ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 5 ˈmɪljən ənd 20 ˈmɪljən 100m*. tɪ 400m*. ɪn ˈtudeɪz ˈməni). ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðiz ˈsikrɪt ˈkɑnˌtækts, bɪtˈwin ðə moʊˈsɑd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ brɪŋ səm mərˈɑkən ʤuz tɪ ˈɪzriəl. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə misgeret*, hæd bɪlt ə ˈsɛkənd ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ riʧ mərˈɑkən əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈsikrɪt ˈʧænəlz ɔn ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ segev*: "ə mərˈɑkən ʤu, hu wɑz ə kloʊz frɛnd əv ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti mʊˈhɑməd, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈmitɪŋ bɪtˈwin ənd ðə moʊˈsɑd ɪn ə ˈhaɪˌdaʊt ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. ˈnəθɪŋ keɪm aʊt əv ɪt wɑz nɑt jɛt ˈrɛdi fər ˈɛni ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈɪzriəl." bət kˈwaɪətli, riˈleɪʃənz bɪˈgæn tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪn leɪt ənd əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv kɪŋ mʊˈhɑməd vi ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1961 ənd ðə ˈkraʊnɪŋ əv həˈsɑn. ðə moʊˈsɑd ˈɔfərd tɪ treɪn ðə ˈbɑdiˌgɑrdz fər ðə θroʊn. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ treɪnd ðə ˈkɪŋdəmz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈsərvɪsɪz, huz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɑz ˈvɛri pur æt ðət taɪm ˈtiʧɪŋ ðɛm haʊ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt æˈlʤɪriən ənd ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈeɪʤənts frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu mərˈɑkən ˈɛmbəsiz ɪn ˈkaɪroʊ ənd æˈlʤɪrz. ɪn 1965 ðə moʊˈsɑd ˈəndər dɪˈrɛktər meɪr ˌɑˈmit faʊnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈblaɪʤd tɪ ˈænsər ðə kɪŋz kɔl tɪ treɪs ðə ˈdɪsədɪnt ˈmɛdi bɛn, ə keɪs wɪʧ wʊd hɔnt mərˈɑkoʊ fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. bət ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈrumərz, ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli roʊl wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ səˈplaɪɪŋ mərˈɑkoʊ wɪθ ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv ə kiɔsk wɛr bɛn pɪkt əp hɪz meɪl wɛˈnɛvər hi steɪd ɪn ʤəˈnivə. mərˈɑkən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns wɔʧt ðət kiɔsk ənd ˈfaɪnəli dɪˈskəvərd bɛn ˈrɛzɪdəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɪzriəl wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈæftər bɛn lɛft ʤəˈnivə fər ˈpɛrɪs ənd mɛt hɪz ˈtræʤɪk feɪt. sɪz ʤin baklouti*, ˈfɔrmər hɛd əv ðə frɛnʧ ˌkaʊnərɪnˈtɛlɪʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi (dst*): "bɛn wɑz ˈleɪtər træpt ənd kɪld baɪ mərˈɑkən ˈɑpərətɪvz əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə frɛnʧ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs (rg*)." ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns rɪˈmeɪnd kloʊz tɪ ðə kɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ɪn ðə ˈərli 1970s*, ˈɪzriəlz oʊld ˈkɑnˌtækt,, traɪd tɪ kənˈspaɪər əˈgɛnst ðə θroʊn. hi ˈoʊpənli ʃɛrd hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ənd ˈɪzriəl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wɔrnd həˈsɑn. ðə ku feɪld, ənd ðə kɪŋ wʊd ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt ðɪs ˈkruʃəl hɛlp frəm ʤərˈusələm. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz, ðɪs ˈsikrɪt ˈʧænəl kɛpt ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ, ənd ˈɪzriəl rɪˈmeɪnd ˈæktɪv ɪn səˈplaɪɪŋ mərˈɑkoʊ wɪθ ˈwɛpənz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, əˈspɛʃəli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə səˈhɛrə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɔn ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈɪʃuz, kɪŋ həˈsɑn ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn pis wɑz nɑt nu. ɪn ðə leɪt ˈfɪftiz, ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˌkɔrəˈneɪʃən, hi hæd ʃɑkt ˈpipəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪt ɪn ˈlɛbənən baɪ ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli səˈluʃən fər ðə ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt wɑz tɪ meɪk pis ənd ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈɪzriəl ɪn ðə ˈærəb lig. ðə kɪŋ wɑz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðə "ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən əv ðə səˈmɪtɪk ˈbrəðərˌhʊd," ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈnɛvər ɪkˈsprɛst ɪt ɪn ðə ˈərli jɪrz əv hɪz reɪn, əˈlaɪnɪŋ hɪz ˈkəntri wɪθ ðə əˈlaɪəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, frəm ðə ˈɔnwərd, həˈsɑn bɪˈgæn tɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈædvəˌkeɪt "ˈdaɪəˌlɔg" ənd wɔrn hɪz ˈærəb ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv "prəˈlɔŋd ˈkɑnflɪkts" tɪ ðɛr oʊn səˈsaɪɪtiz. ðə ˈkɪŋdəm ˈðɛrˌfɔr hɛld ˈmɛni ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈkɑnfərənsəz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ənd kɛpt ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈʧænəl wɪθ ˈɪzriəl waɪd ˈoʊpən. wɪn ʤərˈusələm bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdər pis wɪθ ˈiʤɪpt, mərˈɑkoʊ ˈɔfərd ɪts hɛlp ɛz fəˈsɪləˌteɪtər. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1976 ˈjɪtsɑk ˌrɑˈbin ˈvɪzɪtɪd mərˈɑkoʊ fər ðət ˈpərpəs, bət ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɑnwɑr səˈdæt faʊnd ɪm "tu wik" ənd ˈdɪdənt ˈænsər hɪz ˈoʊvərˌʧʊrz. ɪt ɔl ʧeɪnʤd wɪθ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈmɛnəhɛm bɪˈgɪn ɪn 1977 səˈdæt ʃoʊd hɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, tɪ bɪld ə ril ˈʧænəl wɪθ ˈiʤɪpt, ðə moʊˈsɑd pæst ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns tɪ ɪts ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts θru mərˈɑkən ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˈwɔrnɪŋ səˈdæt əv ə ˈlɪˌbiən plɑt ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ɪm. ðɪs ˈdipli ˌɪmˈprɛst ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈlidər. sun ˈæftər, moʊˈsɑd ʧif ˈjɪtsɑk ˈhoʊfi ˈtrævəld tɪ, mɛt ðə kɪŋ ənd bɪˈgæn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ səˈdæts ˈdɛpjəti, həˈsɑn tuhami*. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1977 ə nu ˈmitɪŋ wɑz hɛld bɪtˈwin ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmoʊʃə deɪən ənd səˈdæts ˈdɛpjəti ɪn, ˈpruvɪŋ wəns əˈgɛn ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd dɪˈploʊməsi wər bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ wərk wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər: "ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ strɛs ðə roʊl ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd," ɪkˈspleɪnz segev*, "bɪˈkəz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhoʊfi, ðə ˈmitɪŋ wʊd nɑt hæv ˈteɪkən pleɪs." ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 17 1977 səˈdæt wɛnt tɪ ʤərˈusələm ɪn ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈvɪzɪt wɪʧ wʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist fərˈɛvər. mɔr ðən 20 jɪrz ˈæftər ˈɪzriəlz fərst ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ mərˈɑkoʊ, ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt ənd ðə ˈkɪŋdəm rɪˈvild ɪts ɪˈnɔrmɪs pəˈtɛnʃəl. ənd təˈdeɪ? ɪn ðə fildz əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈkəlʧər ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks (treɪd bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz ɪz wərθ 100 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr), mərˈɑkoʊ ənd ˈɪzriəl hæv ˈkɑmən ˈɪntərɪsts. ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈʧælənʤ ðeɪ boʊθ feɪs ˈdeɪli: "ðə həz məʧ tɪ geɪn baɪ nɑt ˈsaɪdɪŋ ɪn ə blaɪnd ˈpɑrtəzən ˈfæʃən wɪθ ðə roʊg rəˈʒimz əv ðə ˈgreɪtər ˈmɪdəl ist," sɪz ˈmaɪkəl rɔs, ə ˈfɔrmər moʊˈsɑd ˈeɪʤənt ənd ˈɔθər əv ðə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr. "mərˈɑkoʊ ʃʊd rɪˈzɪst əˈtɛmpts baɪ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈfʊˌthoʊld ɪn nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ." ðɪs ʃɛrd pæst ˈɔlsoʊ kips mərˈɑkoʊ ənd ˈɪzriəl kloʊz. ɪn mɑrʧ 2009 ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, lə sɔɪr ˈɛkoʊz æst fər ən ˈɪntərvˌju ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈstɔri əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən mˈjʊrəl ənd ðə ˈsikrɪt əv ʤuɪʃ ˈʧɪldrən. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1961 ðət mərˈɑkənz ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɪtmən ənd ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈsikrɪt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ˈlɪtmən, hu wɪl bi ˈɑnərd baɪ ðə ˈɪzriəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd kəˌmɛmərˈeɪʃən ˈsɛnər ɪn ə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ðɪs ˈsəmər, tʊk ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs mərˈɑkənz wɪθ ə kɔl fər ˈækʃən: "ə səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑsəbəl wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ə steɪt ˈtrəstɪd baɪ boʊθ saɪdz," hi sɛd. "mərˈɑkoʊ laɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈvɛri juˈnik pəˈzɪʃən. kɪŋ mʊˈhɑməd vi ʃʊd kəm tɪ ʤərˈusələm, ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈnɛsət ənd fʊlˈfɪl ðə drim əv pis əv hɪz ˈfɑðər, ðə leɪt həˈsɑn." ɪn ðə ˈkɑləmz əv ðə ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə ˈdeɪli, ˈlɪtmən ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz hoʊp ðət ðɪs ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin mərˈɑkoʊ ənd ˈɪzriəl sərv ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ənd ən ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə riˈmaɪndər tɪ ɔl ðət dɪˈspaɪt ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz, ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən kən bi əˈʧivd. ðə ˈraɪtərz wərk ɔn riˈleɪʃənz wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈfiʧərd ɪn lə sɔɪr ˈɛkoʊz, ə ˈdeɪli frəm ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə, ənd ɪn ðə ˈmægəˌzin. 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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one of the most chillingly effective music reviews i ever read described crowded house as a band for people who like music.
this can be taken one of two ways. the first is the really reading. the kiwi band is so beige, according to the reviewer, that it appeals only to people indifferent to charms. you know the sorts, the ones who engage with music on a purely functional level, treating it as sonic wallpaper.
the second reading is a bit more hopeful. neil finn et al are so that their way with a melody the musical masses. whenever weather with you plays, scenes automatically follow. scales fall from ears.
i’m sure the reviewer meant the former interpretation, music critics are an unusually cruel lot, but since its christmas hold onto that optimistic interpretation for a minute. and also being christmas, lets talk about presents. furthermore, this being a blog about reading, lets transpose this whole chat into books. sure agree, this is a segue so smooth you could strike a match on it.)
what are the books for people who like reading? i ask this out of purely selfish interest. my family are not great readers. in fact, some members are openly hostile to books. so as an act of either mercy or spite, i decided which yet, like to buy them books for christmas. i need your help.
let me warn you, we have some hard cases to deal with. my brother, for example, openly boasts of only having willingly read two books in his life: the sheep pig by dick king smith a farmer) and the ikea catalogue. my father, while not utterly dismissive of books, breaks out into a fit when he sniffs one. my little sister distrusts anything not written by cecelia ahern, and she is rapidly approaching the bottom of that shallow barrel. i have one brother-in-law who only reads books that feature the glasgow rangers football club, while another brother-in-law limits his subject matter to world war two.
only my big sister and my mother read beyond literary ghettos or without falling asleep. all of which rather limits the chat around the turkey. (“so, what are you reading at the moment?” “have you seen the latest billy the bookcase?” “sigh.”)
so, what books will bypass their hardwired distrust of the written word? what works can peel back the curtains to unveil an inexhaustible vista of opportunity? what novel suggests that things actually happened beyond 1945?
i wonder if there is the bookish equivalent of crowded house out there. all suggestions welcome. avoiding a chorus of and line of rolling eyes on christmas morning depends on it.
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wən əv ðə moʊst ˈʧɪlɪŋli ˈifɛktɪv mˈjuzɪk rəvˈjuz aɪ ˈɛvər rɛd dɪˈskraɪbd ˈkraʊdɪd haʊs ɛz ə bænd fər ˈpipəl hu laɪk mˈjuzɪk. ðɪs kən bi ˈteɪkən wən əv tu weɪz. ðə fərst ɪz ðə ˈrɪli ˈrɛdɪŋ. ðə ˈkiwi bænd ɪz soʊ beɪʒ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rivˈjuər, ðət ɪt əˈpilz ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt tɪ ʧɑrmz. ju noʊ ðə sɔrts, ðə wənz hu ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ mˈjuzɪk ɔn ə ˈpjʊrli ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈlɛvəl, ˈtritɪŋ ɪt ɛz ˈsɑnɪk ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪz ə bɪt mɔr ˈhoʊpfəl. nil fɪn ɛt æl ər soʊ ðət ðɛr weɪ wɪθ ə ˈmɛlədi ðə mˈjuzɪkəl ˈmæsɪz. wɛˈnɛvər ˈwɛðər wɪθ ju pleɪz, sinz ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈfɑloʊ. skeɪlz fɔl frəm ɪrz. ʃʊr ðə rivˈjuər mɛnt ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən, mˈjuzɪk ˈkrɪtɪks ər ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli kruəl lɔt, bət sɪns ɪts ˈkrɪsməs hoʊld ˈɔntu ðət ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən fər ə ˈmɪnət. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ ˈkrɪsməs, lɛts tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈprɛzənts. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðɪs biɪŋ ə blɔg əˈbaʊt ˈrɛdɪŋ, lɛts trænˈspoʊz ðɪs hoʊl ʧæt ˈɪntu bʊks. ʃʊr əˈgri, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsɛgweɪ soʊ smuð ju kʊd straɪk ə mæʧ ɔn ɪt.) wət ər ðə bʊks fər ˈpipəl hu laɪk ˈrɛdɪŋ? aɪ æsk ðɪs aʊt əv ˈpjʊrli ˈsɛlfɪʃ ˈɪntəˌrɛst. maɪ ˈfæməli ər nɑt greɪt ˈridərz. ɪn fækt, səm ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈoʊpənli ˈhɑstəl tɪ bʊks. soʊ ɛz ən ækt əv ˈiðər ˈmərsi ər spaɪt, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wɪʧ jɛt, laɪk tɪ baɪ ðɛm bʊks fər ˈkrɪsməs. aɪ nid jʊr hɛlp. lɛt mi wɔrn ju, wi hæv səm hɑrd ˈkeɪsɪz tɪ dil wɪθ. maɪ ˈbrəðər, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈoʊpənli boʊsts əv ˈoʊnli ˈhævɪŋ ˈwɪlɪŋli rɛd tu bʊks ɪn hɪz laɪf: ðə ʃip pɪg baɪ dɪk kɪŋ smɪθ ə ˈfɑrmər) ənd ðə ˌaɪˈkiə ˈkætəˌlɔg. maɪ ˈfɑðər, waɪl nɑt ˈətərli dɪsˈmɪsɪv əv bʊks, breɪks aʊt ˈɪntu ə fɪt wɪn hi snɪfs wən. maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈsɪstər dɪˈstrəsts ˈɛniˌθɪŋ nɑt ˈrɪtən baɪ sɪˈsiljə əˈhərn, ənd ʃi ɪz ˈræpədli əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðət ˈʃæloʊ ˈbɛrəl. aɪ hæv wən ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ hu ˈoʊnli ridz bʊks ðət ˈfiʧər ðə ˈglæˌskoʊ ˈreɪnʤərz ˈfʊtˌbɔl kləb, waɪl əˈnəðər ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ ˈlɪmɪts hɪz ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈmætər tɪ wərld wɔr tu. ˈoʊnli maɪ bɪg ˈsɪstər ənd maɪ ˈməðər rɛd bɪɔnd ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈgɛtoʊz ər wɪˈθaʊt ˈfɑlɪŋ əsˈlip. ɔl əv wɪʧ ˈrəðər ˈlɪmɪts ðə ʧæt əraʊnd ðə ˈtərki. (““so*, wət ər ju ˈrɛdɪŋ æt ðə moment?”*?” ju sin ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈbɪli ðə bookcase?”*?” ““sigh.”*.”) soʊ, wət bʊks wɪl ˈbaɪˌpæs ðɛr ˌhɑrdˈwaɪərd dɪˈstrəst əv ðə ˈrɪtən wərd? wət wərks kən pil bæk ðə ˈkərtənz tɪ ənˈveɪl ən ˌɪnɪgˈzɔstəbəl ˈvɪstə əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti? wət ˈnɑvəl səˈʤɛsts ðət θɪŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhæpənd bɪɔnd 1945 aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈbʊkɪʃ ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈkraʊdɪd haʊs aʊt ðɛr. ɔl səˈʤɛsʧənz ˈwɛlkəm. əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ə ˈkɔrəs əv ənd laɪn əv ˈroʊlɪŋ aɪz ɔn ˈkrɪsməs ˈmɔrnɪŋ dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ɪt.
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like 'disaster artist,' guillermo del 'the shape of water' also fared well in its debut at the specialty box office as awards season heats up.
there may not have been any new nationwide releases on the proverbial marquee, but an animated film about the popular mexican holiday dia de los and major action at the specialty box office resulted in anything but a disastrous weekend at north american multiplexes.
disney and coco continued to make magic in its second weekend, grossing a strong $26.1 million for a domestic total of $108.7 million. it also topped the foreign chart with $69 million for an early foreign tally of $171.3 million and $280 million globally, including a stellar $75.6 million in china. the disney empire scored a second major victory as thor: hammered past the $800 million worldwide mark, finishing sunday with $816.4 million in ticket sales.
justice league followed in second place domestically with $16.6 million for a total of $197.3 million to date. the superhero mashup, with a current global of $567.4 million, doesn't appear to have much chance of catching up with thor.
wonder, which placed third in north america, continued to wow with $12.5 million for a $88 million gross thus far. thor followed with $9.7 million, while daddy's home 2 rounded out the top five with $7.5 million for a domestic total of $82.8 million and $116.8 million globally.
overall, revenue was up at least 9 percent over the same weekend a year ago. helping to fuel the uptick were a number of specialty titles either opening to strong numbers, or doing impressive holdover business.
lady bird) and three billboards outside ebbing, missouri (fox searchlight), both of which expanded into more than theaters, tied for seventh place with $4.5 million each. the order will be determined monday morning. lady bird has now earned $17.1 million domestically, while three billboards' tally is $13.7 million.
james franco's the disaster artist made headlines in its debut in 19 theaters in 12 markets, grossing $1.2 million for a screen average of $64,254, becoming one of only six films opening in 10 theaters or more to post a screen average of $60,000 or greater.
the critically acclaimed pic, from, recounts the making of tommy 2003 film the room, considered one of the worst movies ever made. in addition to directing, franco stars as wiseau. david franco, seth rogen, alison brie, ari graynor, josh hutcherson and jacki weaver co-star. opening in two theaters in june 2003, the room earned roughly $1,200, but subsequently became a cult favorite for being so awful.
the disaster artist began its life at new line cinema, but took over the film domestically. warner line still has a piece of the movie, however, and is handling it overseas.
guillermo del toro and critical darling shape of water opened to $166,800 in two theaters in new york for a promising location average of $83,400, the top average of the frame. set during the cold war, the adult fairy tale stars sally hawkins as a mute cleaner at a u.s. government aerospace facility who bonds with an amphibious creature. the cast also features michael shannon, richard jenkins, doug jones, michael and octavia spencer.
woody allen's wonder wheel, the first amazon studios movie distributed directly into theaters by the streamer, wasn't so lucky. starring kate winslet and justin timberlake, the period piece debuted to $140,555 in five theaters for a muted screen average of $28,111. by way of comparison, allen's last film, cafe society, earned $359,289 from five theaters for an average of $71,858.
among specialty holdovers, sony classics' call me by your name continued to shine, grossing $281,288 in its sophomore outing from four theaters in new york and los angeles for a screen average of $70,320 and of $908,175. focus features' winston churchill pic the darkest hour earned $109,000 in its second weekend from four locations for a average of $27,150 and of $412,000.
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laɪk 'dɪˈzæstər ˈɑrtɪst,' gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ dɛl 'ðə ʃeɪp əv ˈwɔtər' ˈɔlsoʊ fɛrd wɛl ɪn ɪts ˈdeɪbju æt ðə ˈspɛʃəlti bɑks ˈɔfəs ɛz əˈwɔrdz ˈsizən hits əp. ðɛr meɪ nɑt hæv bɪn ˈɛni nu ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd rɪˈlisɪz ɔn ðə prəˈvərbiəl mɑrˈki, bət ən ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd fɪlm əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɛksəkən ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈdiə də lɔs ənd ˈmeɪʤər ˈækʃən æt ðə ˈspɛʃəlti bɑks ˈɔfəs rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ə dɪˈzæstrəs ˈwiˌkɪnd æt nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən multiplexes*. ˈdɪzni ənd ˈkoʊˌkoʊ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ meɪk ˈmæʤɪk ɪn ɪts ˈsɛkənd ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈgroʊsɪŋ ə strɔŋ ˈmɪljən fər ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈmɪljən. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ tɑpt ðə ˈfɔrən ʧɑrt wɪθ 69 ˈmɪljən fər ən ˈərli ˈfɔrən ˈtæli əv ˈmɪljən ənd 280 ˈmɪljən ˈgloʊbəli, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈstɛlər ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ðə ˈdɪzni ˈɛmpaɪər skɔrd ə ˈsɛkənd ˈmeɪʤər ˈvɪktəri ɛz θɔr: ˈhæmərd pæst ðə 800 ˈmɪljən ˈwərldˈwaɪd mɑrk, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˈsənˌdi wɪθ ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz. ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈfɑloʊd ɪn ˈsɛkənd pleɪs dəˈmɛstɪkli wɪθ ˈmɪljən fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈmɪljən tɪ deɪt. ðə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ mashup*, wɪθ ə ˈkɑrənt ˈgloʊbəl əv ˈmɪljən, ˈdəzənt əˈpɪr tɪ hæv məʧ ʧæns əv ˈkæʧɪŋ əp wɪθ θɔr. ˈwəndər, wɪʧ pleɪst θərd ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, kənˈtɪnjud tɪ waʊ wɪθ ˈmɪljən fər ə 88 ˈmɪljən groʊs ðəs fɑr. θɔr ˈfɑloʊd wɪθ ˈmɪljən, waɪl ˈdædiz hoʊm 2 ˈraʊndɪd aʊt ðə tɔp faɪv wɪθ ˈmɪljən fər ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈmɪljən ənd ˈmɪljən ˈgloʊbəli. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈrɛvəˌnu wɑz əp æt list 9 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə seɪm ˈwiˌkɪnd ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ fjuəl ðə ˈəpˌtɪk wər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈspɛʃəlti ˈtaɪtəlz ˈiðər ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɪ strɔŋ ˈnəmbərz, ər duɪŋ ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈhoʊlˌdoʊvər ˈbɪznɪs. ˈleɪdi bərd ənd θri ˈbɪlˌbɔrdz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɛbɪŋ, məˈzʊri (fɑks ˈsərˌʧlaɪt), boʊθ əv wɪʧ ɪkˈspændɪd ˈɪntu mɔr ðən ˈθiətərz, taɪd fər ˈsɛvənθ pleɪs wɪθ ˈmɪljən iʧ. ðə ˈɔrdər wɪl bi dɪˈtərmənd ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈleɪdi bərd həz naʊ ərnd ˈmɪljən dəˈmɛstɪkli, waɪl θri ˈbɪlˌbɔrdz' ˈtæli ɪz ˈmɪljən. ʤeɪmz ˈfræŋkoʊz ðə dɪˈzæstər ˈɑrtɪst meɪd ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ɪn ɪts ˈdeɪbju ɪn 19 ˈθiətərz ɪn 12 ˈmɑrkɪts, ˈgroʊsɪŋ ˈmɪljən fər ə skrin ˈævərɪʤ əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ wən əv ˈoʊnli sɪks fɪlmz ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn 10 ˈθiətərz ər mɔr tɪ poʊst ə skrin ˈævərɪʤ əv ər ˈgreɪtər. ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd pɪk, frəm ˌriˈkaʊnts ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ˈtɑmi 2003 fɪlm ðə rum, kənˈsɪdərd wən əv ðə wərst ˈmuviz ˈɛvər meɪd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ dɪˈrɛktɪŋ, ˈfræŋkoʊ stɑrz ɛz wiseau*. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfræŋkoʊ, sɛθ rogen*, ˈælɪsən bri, ˈɑri graynor*, ʤɑʃ ˈhəʧərsən ənd ˈʤæki ˈwivər co-star*. ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn tu ˈθiətərz ɪn ʤun 2003 ðə rum ərnd ˈrəfli bət ˈsəbsəkwəntli bɪˈkeɪm ə kəlt ˈfeɪvərɪt fər biɪŋ soʊ ˈɔfəl. ðə dɪˈzæstər ˈɑrtɪst bɪˈgæn ɪts laɪf æt nu laɪn ˈsɪnəmə, bət tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə fɪlm dəˈmɛstɪkli. ˈwɔrnər laɪn stɪl həz ə pis əv ðə ˈmuvi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd ɪz ˈhændəlɪŋ ɪt ˈoʊvərˈsiz. gwɪˈljɛrmoʊ dɛl ˈtɔroʊ ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈdɑrlɪŋ ʃeɪp əv ˈwɔtər ˈoʊpənd tɪ ɪn tu ˈθiətərz ɪn nu jɔrk fər ə ˈprɑməsɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈævərɪʤ əv ðə tɔp ˈævərɪʤ əv ðə freɪm. sɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə koʊld wɔr, ðə ˈædəlt ˈfɛri teɪl stɑrz ˈsæli ˈhɔkɪnz ɛz ə mjut ˈklinər æt ə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs fəˈsɪlɪti hu bɑndz wɪθ ən æmˈfɪbiəs ˈkriʧər. ðə kæst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ˈmaɪkəl ˈʃænən, ˈrɪʧərd ˈʤɛŋkɪnz, dəg ʤoʊnz, ˈmaɪkəl ənd ɑkˈteɪviə ˈspɛnsər. ˈwʊdi ˈælənz ˈwəndər wil, ðə fərst ˈæməˌzɑn ˈstudiˌoʊz ˈmuvi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu ˈθiətərz baɪ ðə ˈstrimər, ˈwəzənt soʊ ˈləki. ˈstɑrɪŋ keɪt ˈwɪnslɪt ənd ˈʤəstɪn ˈtɪmbərˌleɪk, ðə ˈpɪriəd pis ˈdeɪbjutɪd tɪ ɪn faɪv ˈθiətərz fər ə mˈjutɪd skrin ˈævərɪʤ əv baɪ weɪ əv kəmˈpɛrəsən, ˈælənz læst fɪlm, kəˈfeɪ soʊˈsaɪɪti, ərnd frəm faɪv ˈθiətərz fər ən ˈævərɪʤ əv əˈməŋ ˈspɛʃəlti ˈhoʊlˌdoʊvərz, ˈsoʊni ˈklæsɪks' kɔl mi baɪ jʊr neɪm kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ʃaɪn, ˈgroʊsɪŋ ɪn ɪts ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈaʊtɪŋ frəm fɔr ˈθiətərz ɪn nu jɔrk ənd lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs fər ə skrin ˈævərɪʤ əv ənd əv ˈfoʊkɪs ˈfiʧərz' ˈwɪnstən ˈʧərʧɪl pɪk ðə ˈdɑrkəst aʊər ərnd ɪn ɪts ˈsɛkənd ˈwiˌkɪnd frəm fɔr loʊˈkeɪʃənz fər ə ˈævərɪʤ əv ənd əv
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fa cup: looking forward to 'biggest game' of his career against liverpool
adebayo: supported liverpool as a youngster
adebayo, 'the strongest man in football', is looking forward tocing the club he supported as a boy when wimbledon entertain liverpool in cup third round tie in kingston.
akinfenwa has already set his sights on swapping shirts with idol steven after the match, joking his "are going to have a problem" if they try to sneak in before him.
the striker, nicknamed 'the beast', has something of a cult following. there are more than players in the latest addition edition of the computer gaming series and is rated strongest of the lot.
league two wimbledon have made giant strides since reforming in 2002 and lifelong liverpooln is counting down the hours to one of the biggest days of his life.
i was doing a dance in my living room when i saw the draw.
akinfenwa, who has played for orient, & diamonds, rovers, united, city, millwall, northampton town and gillingham during his career, said: "it's the biggest game, there is no bigger. there is nothing coming close.
"i am a liverpool supporter so even if i played in the champions league final, this would be the biggest game because i am a liverpool supporter.
"i am looking forward to it i was doing a dance in my living room when i saw the draw.
"as a liverpool supporter, the three best feelings are: to play for the team, to play against the team and score against them.
jamie joins ed draper to preview the cup clash between wimbledon and liverpool jamie joins ed draper to preview the cup clash between wimbledon and liverpool
“and i have the opportunity to do two out of three and i hope i achieve them."
akinfenwa, who at 16 stone and can bench press 180kg, hopes that liverpool will field their strongest team, saying: "i want to play against the best so i want to go with martin skrtel, sakho, and toure.
"they are premier league players and you want to be able to look back and say: 'i pitted myself against the best and handled myself well'.
"if there's a, hopefully i will come out on top. i would back myself 100 per-cent."
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fa* kəp: ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ 'ˈbɪgəst geɪm' əv hɪz kərɪr əˈgɛnst ˈlɪvərˌpul: səˈpɔrtɪd ˈlɪvərˌpul ɛz ə ˈjəŋstər, 'ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst mæn ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl', ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə kləb hi səˈpɔrtɪd ɛz ə bɔɪ wɪn ˈwɪmbəldən ˌɛnərˈteɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul ɪn kəp θərd raʊnd taɪ ɪn ˈkɪŋstən. həz ɔˈrɛdi sɛt hɪz saɪts ɔn sˈwɑpɪŋ ʃərts wɪθ ˈaɪdəl ˈstivən ˈæftər ðə mæʧ, ˈʤoʊkɪŋ hɪz "ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm" ɪf ðeɪ traɪ tɪ snik ɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ɪm. ðə ˈstraɪkər, ˈnɪkˌneɪmd 'ðə bist', həz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə kəlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. ðɛr ər mɔr ðən pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst əˈdɪʃən ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə kəmˈpjutər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈsɪriz ənd ɪz ˈreɪtɪd ˈstrɔŋgəst əv ðə lɔt. lig tu ˈwɪmbəldən hæv meɪd ʤaɪənt straɪdz sɪns rɪˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪn 2002 ənd ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈlɪvərˌpul fæn ɪz ˈkaʊntɪŋ daʊn ðə aʊərz tɪ wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst deɪz əv hɪz laɪf. aɪ wɑz duɪŋ ə dæns ɪn maɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ rum wɪn aɪ sɔ ðə drɔ., hu həz pleɪd fər ˈɔriˌɛnt, ˈdaɪməndz, ˈroʊvərz, juˈnaɪtɪd, ˈsɪti, millwall*, ˌnɔrˈθæmptən taʊn ənd ˈgɪlɪŋˌhæm ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kərɪr, sɛd: "ɪts ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪm, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈbɪgər. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈkəmɪŋ kloʊz. "aɪ æm ə ˈlɪvərˌpul səˈpɔrtər soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ pleɪd ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈfaɪnəl, ðɪs wʊd bi ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪm bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ə ˈlɪvərˌpul səˈpɔrtər. "aɪ æm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɪt aɪ wɑz duɪŋ ə dæns ɪn maɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ rum wɪn aɪ sɔ ðə drɔ. "ɛz ə ˈlɪvərˌpul səˈpɔrtər, ðə θri bɛst ˈfilɪŋz ər: tɪ pleɪ fər ðə tim, tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst ðə tim ənd skɔr əˈgɛnst ðɛm. ˈʤeɪmi ʤɔɪnz ɛd ˈdreɪpər tɪ ˈprivˌju ðə kəp klæʃ bɪtˈwin ˈwɪmbəldən ənd ˈlɪvərˌpul ˈʤeɪmi ʤɔɪnz ɛd ˈdreɪpər tɪ ˈprivˌju ðə kəp klæʃ bɪtˈwin ˈwɪmbəldən ənd ˈlɪvərˌpul aɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ du tu aʊt əv θri ənd aɪ hoʊp aɪ əˈʧiv ðɛm.", hu æt 16 stoʊn ənd kən bɛnʧ prɛs 180kg*, hoʊps ðət ˈlɪvərˌpul wɪl fild ðɛr ˈstrɔŋgəst tim, seɪɪŋ: "aɪ wɔnt tɪ pleɪ əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst soʊ aɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ wɪθ ˈmɑrtɪn skrtel*, sakho*, ənd toure*. "ðeɪ ər prɛˈmɪr lig pleɪərz ənd ju wɔnt tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ lʊk bæk ənd seɪ: 'aɪ ˈpɪtɪd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈgɛnst ðə bɛst ənd ˈhændəld ˌmaɪˈsɛlf wɛl'. "ɪf ðɛrz ə ˈhoʊpfəli aɪ wɪl kəm aʊt ɔn tɔp. aɪ wʊd bæk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf 100 per-cent*."
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just a week ago, the better india shared the story of hari (vithoba) of village, who his land with a cot because he could not afford a plough and a pair of bulls. thanks to the extremely generous response from our readers, collected enough money to purchase a pair of bulls within five days of running his story.
on july 1, 2016, the better india team came to know about a farmer in maharashtra who his 3 acre land with a cot because he could not afford a plough and a pair of bulls.
his children had to be taken out of school, his wife was ill and he had a huge debt to take care of.
we wanted to bring the story of this brave man, who was using all possible means to fight the hard situation he was in, to our readers. we felt you all may want to help him out so we provided his contact number and bank details and left the rest in your hands.
as always, our readers did not disappoint. received more than 50 calls in 5 days, not only from maharashtra but also from other states like chennai and pradesh.
the article also caught the attention of the ngo hope, now known as charitable trust, pune. the ngo decided to gift a pair of bulls to.
the story was also circulated in the group of farmers., a member, took the responsibility of finding a good and reasonably priced pair of bulls for.
balaji is from village in district. he searched for the bulls in three different markets of and finalized the best pair at a cost of rs. (which included transportation from to village). he took this decision because the cost of a pair of bulls in’s village is around.
balaji also did a “test run” with the bulls and other farming equipment on his own farm before setting off to see.
on july 7, he left at 4 am and reached’s place at 3 pm.
“i was welcomed just like a film star by the villagers. the entire village was there. not only the family but each one of the villagers was so excited and happy,” told us.
more donations continue to flow into’s account. in just 5 days, rs. was donated by our readers, a princely sum for a poor farmer.
vithoba is going to repay his debts with this amount. his younger son rahul has also taken admission in i.t.i. the local mla, mr. has taken the responsibility for his education.
“i am so thankful to the better india and charitable trust. everyone heard our story and was moved but you were the ones who actually helped. this was like a miracle for us, like god answering all our prayers,” said an ecstatic.
we, at the better india, want to thank you, our readers, from the bottom of our hearts for your large-heartedness, kindness and donations for this brave farmer and his family. you rescued a farmer from the brink of desperation.
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ʤɪst ə wik əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈbɛtər ˈɪndiə ʃɛrd ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈhɑri (vithoba*) əv ˈvɪlɪʤ, hu hɪz lænd wɪθ ə kɑt bɪˈkəz hi kʊd nɑt əˈfɔrd ə ploʊ ənd ə pɛr əv bʊlz. θæŋks tɪ ðə ɪkˈstrimli ˈʤɛnərəs rɪˈspɑns frəm ɑr ˈridərz, kəˈlɛktəd ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə pɛr əv bʊlz wɪˈθɪn faɪv deɪz əv ˈrənɪŋ hɪz ˈstɔri. ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 2016 ðə ˈbɛtər ˈɪndiə tim keɪm tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ə ˈfɑrmər ɪn ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə hu hɪz 3 ˈeɪkər lænd wɪθ ə kɑt bɪˈkəz hi kʊd nɑt əˈfɔrd ə ploʊ ənd ə pɛr əv bʊlz. hɪz ˈʧɪldrən hæd tɪ bi ˈteɪkən aʊt əv skul, hɪz waɪf wɑz ɪl ənd hi hæd ə juʤ dɛt tɪ teɪk kɛr əv. wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri əv ðɪs breɪv mæn, hu wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl minz tɪ faɪt ðə hɑrd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən hi wɑz ɪn, tɪ ɑr ˈridərz. wi fɛlt ju ɔl meɪ wɔnt tɪ hɛlp ɪm aʊt soʊ wi prəˈvaɪdɪd hɪz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈnəmbər ənd bæŋk ˈditeɪlz ənd lɛft ðə rɛst ɪn jʊr hænz. ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ɑr ˈridərz dɪd nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt. rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən 50 kɔlz ɪn 5 deɪz, nɑt ˈoʊnli frəm ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə bət ˈɔlsoʊ frəm ˈəðər steɪts laɪk ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ənd prəˈdɛʃ. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈɔlsoʊ kɔt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə ɛŋˈgoʊ hoʊp, naʊ noʊn ɛz ˈʧɛrətəbəl trəst, pune*. ðə ɛŋˈgoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ gɪft ə pɛr əv bʊlz tɪ. ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ðə grup əv ˈfɑrmərz., ə ˈmɛmbər, tʊk ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə gʊd ənd ˈrizənəbli praɪst pɛr əv bʊlz fər. ɪz frəm ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt. hi sərʧt fər ðə bʊlz ɪn θri ˈdɪfərənt ˈmɑrkɪts əv ənd ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd ðə bɛst pɛr æt ə kɔst əv rs*. (wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən frəm tɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ). hi tʊk ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən bɪˈkəz ðə kɔst əv ə pɛr əv bʊlz ɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪz əraʊnd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd ə run”*” wɪθ ðə bʊlz ənd ˈəðər ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɔn hɪz oʊn fɑrm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf tɪ si. ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 hi lɛft æt 4 æm ənd riʧt pleɪs æt 3 piɛm. wɑz ˈwɛlkəmd ʤɪst laɪk ə fɪlm stɑr baɪ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈvɪlɪʤ wɑz ðɛr. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈfæməli bət iʧ wən əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz wɑz soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd happy,”*,” toʊld ˈjuˈɛs. mɔr doʊˈneɪʃənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ floʊ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ɪn ʤɪst 5 deɪz, rs*. wɑz ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd baɪ ɑr ˈridərz, ə ˈprɪnsli səm fər ə pur ˈfɑrmər. ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ riˈpeɪ hɪz dɛts wɪθ ðɪs əˈmaʊnt. hɪz ˈjəŋgər sən rəˈhul həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkən ədˈmɪʃən ɪn i.t.i*. ðə ˈloʊkəl mla*, ˈmɪstər. həz ˈteɪkən ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. æm soʊ ˈθæŋkfəl tɪ ðə ˈbɛtər ˈɪndiə ənd ˈʧɛrətəbəl trəst. ˈɛvriˌwən hərd ɑr ˈstɔri ənd wɑz muvd bət ju wər ðə wənz hu ˈæˌkʧuəli hɛlpt. ðɪs wɑz laɪk ə ˈmɪrəkəl fər ˈjuˈɛs, laɪk gɑd ˈænsərɪŋ ɔl ɑr prayers,”*,” sɛd ən ɛkˈstætɪk. wi, æt ðə ˈbɛtər ˈɪndiə, wɔnt tɪ θæŋk ju, ɑr ˈridərz, frəm ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ɑr hɑrts fər jʊr large-heartedness*, ˈkaɪndnəs ənd doʊˈneɪʃənz fər ðɪs breɪv ˈfɑrmər ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. ju ˈrɛskjud ə ˈfɑrmər frəm ðə brɪŋk əv ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn. laɪk ðɪs ˈstɔri? hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ʃɛr? iˈmeɪl: contact@thebetterindia.com*, ər ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər (@thebetterindia*). tɪ gɪt ˈpɑzətɪv nuz ɔn, ʤɪst sɛnd ‘‘start’*’ tɪ 090 2900 3600 ˈviə.
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about 10 years ago, tim wu, the columbia law professor who coined the term network neutrality, made this prescient comment: “to love google, you have to be a little bit of a monarchist, you have to have faith in the way people traditionally felt about the king.”
wu was right. and now, google has established a pattern of lobbying and threatening to acquire power. it has reached a dangerous point common to many monarchs: the moment where it no longer wants to allow dissent.
when google was founded in 1998, it famously committed itself to the motto: “don’t be evil.” it appears that google may have lost sight of what being evil means, in the way that most monarchs do: once you reach a pinnacle of power, you start to believe that any threats to your authority are themselves villainous and that you are entitled to shut down dissent. as lord acton famously said, “despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.” those with too much power cannot help but be evil. google, the company dedicated to free expression, has chosen to silence opposition, apparently without any sense of irony.
in recent years, google has become greedy about owning not just search capacities, video and maps, but also the shape of public discourse. as the wall street journal recently reported, google has recruited and cultivated law professors who support its views. and as the new york times recently reported, it has become invested in building curriculum for our public schools, and has created political strategy to get schools to adopt its products.
it is time to call out google for what it is: a monopolist in search, video, maps and browser, and a tyrant when it comes to ideas.
google is forming into a government of itself, and it seems incapable of even seeing its own overreach. we, as citizens, must respond in two ways. first, support the brave researchers and journalists who stand up to overreaching power; and second, support traditional laws that will allow us to have great, innovative companies but not allow them to govern us.
– from zephyr powerful arcticle: google is coming after critics in academia and journalism. time to stop them.
the mask has finally come off face, and what lurks underneath looks pretty evil.
2017 has represented a coming out party of sorts for google and the who run it. the response to the james damore controversy made it crystal clear that executives at google are far more interested in shoving their particular down the throats of the public, versus encouraging vibrant and lively debate. this is not a good look for the dominant search engine.
the creeping of google has been obvious for quite some time, but this troubling reality has only recently started getting the attention it deserves. the worst authoritarian impulses exhibited at the company appear to emanate from alphabet chairman eric schmidt, whose actions consistently seem to come from a very dark and unconscious place.
today’s piece focuses on the breaking news that an important initiative known as open markets, housed within the think tank new america foundation, has been booted from the think tank after major donor google complained about its stance. open markets was led by a man named barry lynn, who all of you should become familiar with.
the huffington post profiled him last year. some of what we learned:
there’s a solid economic rationale behind new big thing. monopolies and are distorting the markets for everything from pet food to cable service. a reason why cable companies have such persistently lousy ratings. they know you have few (if any) alternatives. today, two-thirds of the 900 industries tracked by the economist feature heavier concentration at the top than they did in 1997. the global economy is in the middle of a merger wave big enough to make 2015 the biggest year in history for corporate consolidation. most political junkies have never heard of the man chiefly responsible for the current beltway antitrust revival: barry c. lynn. a former business journalist, lynn has spent more than a decade carving out his own fiefdom at a calm, centrist washington think tank called the new america foundation. in the process, he has changed the way d.c. elites think about corporate power. “barry is the hub,” says zephyr teachout, a fiery progressive who recently clinched the democratic nomination for a competitive house seat in new york. “he is at the center of a growing new i hesitate to call it a movement but a group of people who recognize that we have a problem with monopolies not only in our economy, but in our democracy.” many southerners who relocate to the capital try to temper their accents for the elite crowd that dominates the social scene. lynn, a south florida native, never shed his drawl. he pronounces “sonofabitch” as a single word, which he uses to describe both corrupt politicians and big corporations. he is a blunt man in a town that rewards and flexibility. but like king, critique of monopolies does not reflect a disdain for business itself. lynn left global business for the new america foundation in 2001 and began work on his first book, end of the line: the rise and coming fall of the global corporation, which argues that globalization and merger mania had injected a new fragility into international politics. disruptive events earthquakes, coups, famines, or at worst, war could now wreak havoc on u.s. products that had once been safely manufactured domestically. production of anything from light bulbs to computers all could shut down without warning. it was a frightening vision with implications for economic policy and national security alike. it was also ideologically inconvenient for the zeitgeist of its day. book landed on shelves about the same time as thomas tome, the world is flat, which declared globalization a triumph of innovation and hard work for anyone willing to do the hard work of innovating. today, predictions of market disruption and political unrest appear to have been ahead of their time. early globalization champions, including martin wolf and lawrence summers, are rethinking their judgments of a decade ago. but lynn turned several influential heads when his book was published. thomas frank, bestselling author of the matter with kansas?, became a lynn enthusiast. so did food writer michael pollan. “he was writing about an issue that nobody was paying attention to, and he was doing it with a very strong sense of history,” pollan says. “barry understood antitrust going back to the a century ago, and how our understanding of the issue shrank during the reagan administration the food movement is not very sophisticated on those issues.” history is eccentric in a town that over every hour of the cable news cycle. ask about donald trump or hillary clinton, and lynn will oblige you a polite sentence or two. ask him about former supreme court justices louis brandeis or william howard taft, and need to reschedule your dinner plans. “he once asked me to read about roman law for a piece on common carriage,” says lina khan, referencing a plank of net neutrality policy not typically associated with the code of justinian. after he published his second book in 2010, lynn began bringing on his own staff within new america. khan was one of his first hires. teachout, a fordham university law school professor, was another. teachout eventually ran for office and published a book of her own on the history of corruption in america. another of associates, christopher leonard, published a book on meat industry monopolies around the same time. these works shared a common theme: monopolistic businesses create social problems beyond consumer price-gouging, from buying off politicians to degrading the quality of our food. analyzing the political power of companies with overwhelming market positions used to be a normal part of antitrust thinking. but over the decades, a narrower conception focused on consumer prices has taken hold in washington. even if behavior can be proved, according to this thinking, not a problem unless it raises prices for consumers. under this view, not necessarily an antitrust problem, if, say, amazon used its market position to force publishers into charging lower prices for books. if the result is lower prices, everything is fine. it would only become a problem if amazon used its market power to raise prices. not how lynn sees it. when the authors guild, the american booksellers association, the association of authors’ representatives and authors united went after amazon in 2015 for requiring publishers to accept lower prices, lynn penned a position paper to the department of justice on their behalf. it just a question of immediate consumer impact. market position was so dominant, he argued, that the company could restrict or cut off access to books from publishers it wanted to punish for rejecting its pricing requirements. it could “exercise control over the marketplace of ideas in ways that threaten not merely open markets but free speech.” monopolies, according to lynn, are fundamentally political enterprises not just players in a market. as the amazon conflict demonstrates, some of chief targets are tech giants. that makes him an odd fit for new america, which was founded in 1999 as silicon think tank in search of a “radical center,” as the new york times put it. google executive chairman eric schmidt is still on new board of directors, yet lynn consistently puts the company under the microscope. when warren blasted tech monopolies this summer, she was speaking at a conference that lynn had organized. when sen. al franken (d-minn.) asked about “platform” monopolies at a senate hearing in march, he was echoing objections to digital kingpins, including amazon, apple and google. but gets results. the obama administration conferred with him on an executive order this spring, and he helped work antitrust language into the 2016 democratic party platform. he claim the same kind of direct credit for the republican partial conversion to the antitrust cause. but his work is changing the way washington thinks about corporate power, and that shift is having bipartisan repercussions.
barry lynn and his open markets initiative have been a thorn in the side of plutocrats for a while, and google apparently decided that it finally had enough.
as the the new york times noted in a blockbuster article published earlier today:
washington in the hours after european antitrust regulators levied a record $2.7 billion fine against google in late june, an influential washington think tank learned what can happen when a tech giant that shapes public policy debates with its enormous wealth is criticized. the new america foundation has received more than $21 million from google; its parent executive chairman, eric schmidt; and his foundation since the think founding in 1999. that money helped to establish new america as an elite voice in policy debates on the american left. but not long after one of new scholars posted a statement on the think website praising the european penalty against google, mr. schmidt, who had been chairman of new america until 2016, communicated his displeasure with the statement to the president, slaughter, according to the scholar. the statement disappeared from new website, only to be without explanation a few hours later. but word of mr. displeasure rippled through new america, which employs more than 200 people, including dozens of researchers, writers and scholars, most of whom work in sleek washington offices where the main conference room is called the “eric schmidt ideas lab.” the episode left some people concerned that google intended to discontinue funding, while others worried whether the think tank could truly be independent if it had to worry about offending its donors. those worries seemed to be substantiated a couple of days later, when ms. slaughter summoned the scholar who wrote the critical statement, barry lynn, to her office. he ran a new america initiative called open markets that has led a growing chorus of liberal criticism of the market dominance of telecom and tech giants, including google, which is now part of a larger corporate entity known as alphabet, for which mr. schmidt serves as executive chairman. ms. slaughter told mr. lynn that “the time has come for open markets and new america to part ways,” according to an email from ms. slaughter to mr. lynn. the email suggested that the entire open markets team nearly 10 full-time employees and unpaid fellows would be exiled from new america. while she asserted in the email, which was reviewed by the new york times, that the decision was “in no way based on the content of your work,” ms. slaughter accused mr. lynn of “imperiling the institution as a whole.” mr. lynn, in an interview, charged that ms. slaughter caved to pressure from mr. schmidt and google, and, in so doing, set the desires of a donor over the think intellectual integrity. “google is very aggressive in throwing its money around washington and brussels, and then pulling the strings,” mr. lynn said. “people are so afraid of google now.” it is difficult to overstate mr. influence in raising concerns about the market dominance of google, as well as of other tech companies such as amazon and facebook. his open markets initiative organized a 2016 conference at which a range of influential figures including senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts warned of damaging effects from market consolidation in tech. in the to that conference, ms. slaughter and new lead fund-raiser in emails to mr. lynn indicated that google was concerned that its positions were not going to be represented, and that it was not given advanced notice of the event. “we are in the process of trying to expand our relationship with google on some absolutely key points,” ms. slaughter wrote in an email to mr. lynn, urging him to “just think about how you are imperiling funding for others.” after initially eschewing washington public policy debates, which were seen in silicon valley as politics, google has developed an influence operation that is arguably more muscular and sophisticated than that of any other american company. it spent $9.5 million on lobbying through the first half of this year more than almost any other company. it helped organize conferences at which key regulators overseeing investigations into the company were presented with arguments, sometimes without disclosure of role. among the most effective if little examined tools in public policy toolbox has been its funding of nonprofit groups from across the political spectrum. this year, it has donated to 170 such groups, according to voluntary disclosures on website. while google does not indicate how much cash was donated, the number of beneficiaries has grown exponentially since it started disclosing its donations in 2010, when it gave to 45 groups. some tech lobbyists, think tank officials and scholars argue that the efforts help explain why google has mostly avoided damaging regulatory and enforcement decisions in the united states of the sort levied by the european union in late june. willingness to spread cash around the think tanks and advocacy groups focused on internet and telecommunications policy has effectively muted, if not silenced, criticism of the company over the past several years, said marc rotenberg, the president of the electronic privacy information center. his group, which does not accept any corporate funding, has played a leading role in calling out google and other tech companies for alleged privacy violations. but mr. rotenberg said it is become increasingly difficult to find partners in that effort as more groups have accepted google funding. “there are simply fewer groups that are available to speak up about activities that threaten online privacy,” mr. rotenberg said. “the groups that should be speaking up aren’t.”
as a result of its actions in recent years, i believe google represents a clear threat to democracy and freedom of expression in america. the good news is that barry lynn and his team at open markets will continue their work independently at a new group called citizens against monopoly.
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let’s make sure this story results in the the ultimate streisand effect, thus bringing the crucial issue of to the forefront of the american political conversation where it belongs.
monopoly capitalism is not a “left” or “right” issue, an issue nearly everyone can stand united on irrespective of where you lie on the political spectrum. concentration is too high in too many industries, and this reality is starting to have negative repercussions on our basic freedoms. long past time that we tackle this issue with the seriousness it deserves and start to push back aggressively as a people.
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əˈbaʊt 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, tɪm wu, ðə kəˈləmbiə lɔ prəˈfɛsər hu kɔɪnd ðə tərm ˈnɛtˌwərk nuˈtræləti, meɪd ðɪs ˈprɛsiənt ˈkɑmɛnt: ləv ˈgugəl, ju hæv tɪ bi ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə ˈmɑnɑrkɪst, ju hæv tɪ hæv feɪθ ɪn ðə weɪ ˈpipəl trəˈdɪʃənəli fɛlt əˈbaʊt ðə king.”*.” wu wɑz raɪt. ənd naʊ, ˈgugəl həz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈpætərn əv ˈlɑbiɪŋ ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ əkˈwaɪər paʊər. ɪt həz riʧt ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs pɔɪnt ˈkɑmən tɪ ˈmɛni ˈmɑˌnɑrks: ðə ˈmoʊmənt wɛr ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər wɔnts tɪ əˈlaʊ dɪˈsɛnt. wɪn ˈgugəl wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1998 ɪt ˈfeɪməsli kəˈmɪtɪd ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ðə ˈmɑtoʊ: bi evil.”*.” ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˈgugəl meɪ hæv lɔst saɪt əv wət biɪŋ ˈivəl minz, ɪn ðə weɪ ðət moʊst ˈmɑˌnɑrks du: wəns ju riʧ ə ˈpɪnəkəl əv paʊər, ju stɑrt tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛni θrɛts tɪ jʊr əˈθɔrəti ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈvɪlənəs ənd ðət ju ər ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ ʃət daʊn dɪˈsɛnt. ɛz lɔrd ˈæktən ˈfeɪməsli sɛd, paʊər ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈkəmpənid baɪ kərˈəpʃən əv morality.”*.” ðoʊz wɪθ tu məʧ paʊər ˈkænɑt hɛlp bət bi ˈivəl. ˈgugəl, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən, həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈsaɪləns ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, əˈpɛrəntli wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni sɛns əv ˈaɪrəni. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˈgugəl həz bɪˈkəm ˈgridi əˈbaʊt ˈoʊnɪŋ nɑt ʤɪst sərʧ kəˈpæsɪtiz, ˈvɪdioʊ ənd mæps, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ʃeɪp əv ˈpəblɪk ˈdɪskɔrs. ɛz ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈgugəl həz rɪˈkrutɪd ənd ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd lɔ prəˈfɛsərz hu səˈpɔrt ɪts vjuz. ənd ɛz ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ kərˈɪkjələm fər ɑr ˈpəblɪk skulz, ənd həz kriˈeɪtɪd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstrætəʤi tɪ gɪt skulz tɪ əˈdɑpt ɪts ˈprɑdəkts. ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ kɔl aʊt ˈgugəl fər wət ɪt ɪz: ə məˈnɑpələst ɪn sərʧ, ˈvɪdioʊ, mæps ənd ˈbraʊzər, ənd ə ˈtaɪrənt wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ aɪˈdiəz. ˈgugəl ɪz ˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ənd ɪt simz ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈivɪn siɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈoʊvərˌriʧ. wi, ɛz ˈsɪtɪzənz, məst rɪˈspɑnd ɪn tu weɪz. fərst, səˈpɔrt ðə breɪv ˈrisərʧərz ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu stænd əp tɪ ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ paʊər; ənd ˈsɛkənd, səˈpɔrt trəˈdɪʃənəl lɔz ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hæv greɪt, ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈkəmpəˌniz bət nɑt əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ ˈgəvərn ˈjuˈɛs. frəm ˈzɛfər ˈpaʊərfəl arcticle*: ˈgugəl ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ˈæftər ˈkrɪtɪks ɪn ˌækəˈdimiə ənd ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. taɪm tɪ stɑp ðɛm. ðə mæsk həz ˈfaɪnəli kəm ɔf feɪs, ənd wət lərks ˌəndərˈniθ lʊks ˈprɪti ˈivəl. 2017 həz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt ˈpɑrti əv sɔrts fər ˈgugəl ənd ðə hu rən ɪt. ðə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ʤeɪmz ˈdeɪˌmɔr ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi meɪd ɪt ˈkrɪstəl klɪr ðət ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz æt ˈgugəl ər fɑr mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈʃəvɪŋ ðɛr ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr daʊn ðə θroʊts əv ðə ˈpəblɪk, ˈvərsəz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈvaɪbrənt ənd ˈlaɪvli dəˈbeɪt. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə gʊd lʊk fər ðə ˈdɑmənənt sərʧ ˈɪnʤən. ðə ˈkripɪŋ əv ˈgugəl həz bɪn ˈɑbviəs fər kwaɪt səm taɪm, bət ðɪs ˈtrəbəlɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌti həz ˈoʊnli ˈrisəntli ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən ɪt dɪˈzərvz. ðə wərst əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˌɪmˈpəlsɪz ɪgˈzɪbətəd æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈpɪr tɪ ˈɛməˌneɪt frəm ˈælfəˌbɛt ˈʧɛrmən ˈɛrɪk ʃmɪt, huz ˈækʃənz kənˈsɪstəntli sim tɪ kəm frəm ə ˈvɛri dɑrk ənd ˌənˈkɑnʃəs pleɪs. pis ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz ðət ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv noʊn ɛz ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts, haʊzd wɪˈθɪn ðə θɪŋk tæŋk nu əˈmɛrɪkə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, həz bɪn ˈbutɪd frəm ðə θɪŋk tæŋk ˈæftər ˈmeɪʤər ˈdoʊnər ˈgugəl kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ɪts stæns. ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts wɑz lɛd baɪ ə mæn neɪmd ˈbɛri lɪn, hu ɔl əv ju ʃʊd bɪˈkəm fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˈproʊˌfaɪld ɪm læst jɪr. səm əv wət wi ˈlərnɪd: ə ˈsɑləd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌræʃəˈnæl bɪˈhaɪnd nu bɪg θɪŋ. məˈnɑpəliz ənd ər dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪts fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm pɛt fud tɪ ˈkeɪbəl ˈsərvɪs. ə ˈrizən waɪ ˈkeɪbəl ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv səʧ pərˈsɪstəntli ˈlaʊzi ˈreɪtɪŋz. ðeɪ noʊ ju hæv fju (ɪf ˈɛni) ɔlˈtərnətɪvz. təˈdeɪ, ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðə 900 ˈɪndəstriz trækt baɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ˈfiʧər ˈhɛviər ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən æt ðə tɔp ðən ðeɪ dɪd ɪn 1997 ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈmərʤər weɪv bɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk 2015 ðə ˈbɪgəst jɪr ɪn ˈhɪstəri fər ˈkɔrpərət kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən. moʊst pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈʤəŋkiz hæv ˈnɛvər hərd əv ðə mæn ˈʧifli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈbɛltˌweɪ ˌæntaɪˈtrəst rɪˈvaɪvəl: ˈbɛri si. lɪn. ə ˈfɔrmər ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəlɪst, lɪn həz spɛnt mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈkɑrvɪŋ aʊt hɪz oʊn ˈfifdəm æt ə kɑm, ˈsɛntrɪst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən θɪŋk tæŋk kɔld ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkə faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, hi həz ʧeɪnʤd ðə weɪ d.c*. ɪˈlits θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈkɔrpərət paʊər. ɪz ðə hub,”*,” sɪz ˈzɛfər ˈtiˌʧaʊt, ə ˈfaɪəri prəˈgrɛsɪv hu ˈrisəntli klɪnʧt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fər ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv haʊs sit ɪn nu jɔrk. ɪz æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ə groʊɪŋ nu aɪ ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ kɔl ɪt ə ˈmuvmənt bət ə grup əv ˈpipəl hu ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət wi hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ məˈnɑpəliz nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi, bət ɪn ɑr democracy.”*.” ˈmɛni ˈsəðərnərz hu ˌriˈloʊkeɪt tɪ ðə ˈkæpɪtəl traɪ tɪ ˈtɛmpər ðɛr ˈæksɛnts fər ðə ɪˈlit kraʊd ðət ˈdɑməˌneɪts ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sin. lɪn, ə saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈneɪtɪv, ˈnɛvər ʃɛd hɪz drɔl. hi prəˈnaʊnsɪz ““sonofabitch”*” ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl wərd, wɪʧ hi ˈjuzɪz tɪ dɪˈskraɪb boʊθ kərəpt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd bɪg ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz. hi ɪz ə blənt mæn ɪn ə taʊn ðət rɪˈwɔrdz ənd ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. bət laɪk kɪŋ, krɪˈtik əv məˈnɑpəliz dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ə dɪsˈdeɪn fər ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf. lɪn lɛft ˈgloʊbəl ˈbɪznɪs fər ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn 2001 ənd bɪˈgæn wərk ɔn hɪz fərst bʊk, ɛnd əv ðə laɪn: ðə raɪz ənd ˈkəmɪŋ fɔl əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈɑrgjuz ðət ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈmərʤər ˈmeɪniə hæd ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ə nu frəˈʤɪləti ˈɪntu ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpɑləˌtɪks. dɪsˈrəptɪv ɪˈvɛnts ˈərθkˌweɪks, kuz, ˈfæmənz, ər æt wərst, wɔr kʊd naʊ rik ˈhævək ɔn juz. ˈprɑdəkts ðət hæd wəns bɪn ˈseɪfli ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd dəˈmɛstɪkli. pərˈdəkʃən əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm laɪt bəlbz tɪ kəmˈpjutərz ɔl kʊd ʃət daʊn wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɔrnɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ə ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ˈvɪʒən wɪθ ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈlaɪk. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkli ˌɪnkənˈvinjənt fər ðə tˈsaɪtˌgaɪst əv ɪts deɪ. bʊk ˈlændɪd ɔn ʃɛlvz əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz ˈtɑməs toʊm, ðə wərld ɪz flæt, wɪʧ dɪˈklɛrd ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ə traɪəmf əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd hɑrd wərk fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ðə hɑrd wərk əv ˌɪnəˈveɪtɪŋ. təˈdeɪ, priˈdɪkʃənz əv ˈmɑrkɪt dɪsˈrəpʃən ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənˈrɛst əˈpɪr tɪ hæv bɪn əˈhɛd əv ðɛr taɪm. ˈərli ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈʧæmpiənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɑrtɪn wʊlf ənd ˈlɔrəns ˈsəmərz, ər riˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðɛr ˈʤəʤmənts əv ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ. bət lɪn tərnd ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl hɛdz wɪn hɪz bʊk wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt. ˈtɑməs fræŋk, ˈbɛˈsɛlɪŋ ˈɔθər əv ðə ˈmætər wɪθ ˈkænzəs?, bɪˈkeɪm ə lɪn ɛnˈθuziˌæst. soʊ dɪd fud ˈraɪtər ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɑlən. wɑz ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən ˈɪʃu ðət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wɑz peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ, ənd hi wɑz duɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ sɛns əv history,”*,” ˈpɑlən sɪz. ˌəndərˈstʊd ˌæntaɪˈtrəst goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ, ənd haʊ ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈɪʃu ʃræŋk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrigən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ðə fud ˈmuvmənt ɪz nɑt ˈvɛri səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðoʊz issues.”*.” ˈhɪstəri ɪz ˌɛkˈsɛntrɪk ɪn ə taʊn ðət ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri aʊər əv ðə ˈkeɪbəl nuz ˈsaɪkəl. æsk əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ənd lɪn wɪl əˈblaɪʤ ju ə pəˈlaɪt ˈsɛntəns ər tu. æsk ɪm əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrmər səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪsɪz luɪs ˈbrændaɪs ər ˈwɪljəm haʊərd tæft, ənd nid tɪ riˈskɛʤul jʊr ˈdɪnər plænz. wəns æst mi tɪ rɛd əˈbaʊt ˈroʊmən lɔ fər ə pis ɔn ˈkɑmən carriage,”*,” sɪz ˈlinə kɑn, ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ə plæŋk əv nɛt nuˈtræləti ˈpɑləsi nɑt ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə koʊd əv justinian*. ˈæftər hi ˈpəblɪʃt hɪz ˈsɛkənd bʊk ɪn 2010 lɪn bɪˈgæn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɔn hɪz oʊn stæf wɪˈθɪn nu əˈmɛrɪkə. kɑn wɑz wən əv hɪz fərst haɪərz. ˈtiˌʧaʊt, ə ˈfɔrdəm ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɔ skul prəˈfɛsər, wɑz əˈnəðər. ˈtiˌʧaʊt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ræn fər ˈɔfəs ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ə bʊk əv hər oʊn ɔn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv kərˈəpʃən ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. əˈnəðər əv əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ˈkrɪstəfər ˈlɛnərd, ˈpəblɪʃt ə bʊk ɔn mit ˈɪndəstri məˈnɑpəliz əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm. ðiz wərks ʃɛrd ə ˈkɑmən θim: məˌnɑpəˈlɪstɪk ˈbɪznɪsɪz kriˈeɪt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɑbləmz bɪɔnd kənˈsumər price-gouging*, frəm baɪɪŋ ɔf ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ɑr fud. ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər əv ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪθ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt pəˈzɪʃənz juzd tɪ bi ə ˈnɔrməl pɑrt əv ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. bət ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɛkeɪdz, ə ˈnɛroʊər kənˈsɛpʃən ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn kənˈsumər ˈpraɪsɪz həz ˈteɪkən hoʊld ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˈivɪn ɪf bɪˈheɪvjər kən bi pruvd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, nɑt ə ˈprɑbləm ənˈlɛs ɪt ˈreɪzɪz ˈpraɪsɪz fər kənˈsumərz. ˈəndər ðɪs vju, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ən ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈprɑbləm, ɪf, seɪ, ˈæməˌzɑn juzd ɪts ˈmɑrkɪt pəˈzɪʃən tɪ fɔrs ˈpəblɪʃərz ˈɪntu ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ loʊər ˈpraɪsɪz fər bʊks. ɪf ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz loʊər ˈpraɪsɪz, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz faɪn. ɪt wʊd ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəm ə ˈprɑbləm ɪf ˈæməˌzɑn juzd ɪts ˈmɑrkɪt paʊər tɪ reɪz ˈpraɪsɪz. nɑt haʊ lɪn siz ɪt. wɪn ðə ˈɔθərz gɪld, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbʊkˌsɛlərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv authors’*’ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ənd ˈɔθərz juˈnaɪtɪd wɛnt ˈæftər ˈæməˌzɑn ɪn 2015 fər rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈpəblɪʃərz tɪ əkˈsɛpt loʊər ˈpraɪsɪz, lɪn pɛnd ə pəˈzɪʃən ˈpeɪpər tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf. ɪt ʤɪst ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˌɪˈmiˌdiət kənˈsumər ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈmɑrkɪt pəˈzɪʃən wɑz soʊ ˈdɑmənənt, hi ˈɑrgjud, ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kʊd riˈstrɪkt ər kət ɔf ˈækˌsɛs tɪ bʊks frəm ˈpəblɪʃərz ɪt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈpənɪʃ fər rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ɪts ˈpraɪsɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ɪt kʊd kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs əv aɪˈdiəz ɪn weɪz ðət θˈrɛtən nɑt ˈmɪrli ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts bət fri speech.”*.” məˈnɑpəliz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ lɪn, ər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz nɑt ʤɪst pleɪərz ɪn ə ˈmɑrkɪt. ɛz ðə ˈæməˌzɑn ˈkɑnflɪkt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts, səm əv ʧif ˈtɑrgəts ər tɛk ʤaɪənts. ðət meɪks ɪm ən ɑd fɪt fər nu əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1999 ɛz ˈsɪləkən θɪŋk tæŋk ɪn sərʧ əv ə center,”*,” ɛz ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz pʊt ɪt. ˈgugəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən ˈɛrɪk ʃmɪt ɪz stɪl ɔn nu bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz, jɛt lɪn kənˈsɪstəntli pʊts ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈəndər ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp. wɪn ˈwɔrən ˈblæstɪd tɛk məˈnɑpəliz ðɪs ˈsəmər, ʃi wɑz ˈspikɪŋ æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns ðət lɪn hæd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd. wɪn sɛn. æl ˈfræŋkən (d-minn*.) æst əˈbaʊt ““platform”*” məˈnɑpəliz æt ə ˈsɛnɪt ˈhirɪŋ ɪn mɑrʧ, hi wɑz ˈɛkoʊɪŋ əˈbʤɛkʃənz tɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɪŋˌpɪnz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæməˌzɑn, ˈæpəl ənd ˈgugəl. bət gɪts rɪˈzəlts. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kənˈfərd wɪθ ɪm ɔn ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ðɪs spərɪŋ, ənd hi hɛlpt wərk ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈɪntu ðə 2016 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈplætˌfɔrm. hi kleɪm ðə seɪm kaɪnd əv dɪˈrɛkt ˈkrɛdɪt fər ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrʃəl kənˈvərʒən tɪ ðə ˌæntaɪˈtrəst kɔz. bət hɪz wərk ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə weɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən θɪŋks əˈbaʊt ˈkɔrpərət paʊər, ənd ðət ʃɪft ɪz ˈhævɪŋ baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˌripərˈkəʃənz. ˈbɛri lɪn ənd hɪz ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv hæv bɪn ə θɔrn ɪn ðə saɪd əv ˈplutəˌkræts fər ə waɪl, ənd ˈgugəl əˈpɛrəntli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ɪt ˈfaɪnəli hæd ɪˈnəf. ɛz ðə ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpəblɪʃt ˈərliər təˈdeɪ: ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ðə aʊərz ˈæftər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌæntaɪˈtrəst ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ˈlɛvid ə ˈrɛkərd ˈbɪljən faɪn əˈgɛnst ˈgugəl ɪn leɪt ʤun, ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən θɪŋk tæŋk ˈlərnɪd wət kən ˈhæpən wɪn ə tɛk ʤaɪənt ðət ʃeɪps ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪts wɪθ ɪts ɪˈnɔrmɪs wɛlθ ɪz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd. ðə nu əˈmɛrɪkə faʊnˈdeɪʃən həz rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən 21 ˈmɪljən frəm ˈgugəl; ɪts ˈpɛrənt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən, ˈɛrɪk ʃmɪt; ənd hɪz faʊnˈdeɪʃən sɪns ðə θɪŋk ˈfaʊndɪŋ ɪn 1999 ðət ˈməni hɛlpt tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ nu əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz ən ɪˈlit vɔɪs ɪn ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪts ɔn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən lɛft. bət nɑt lɔŋ ˈæftər wən əv nu ˈskɑlərz ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə θɪŋk ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈpreɪzɪŋ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɛnəlti əˈgɛnst ˈgugəl, ˈmɪstər. ʃmɪt, hu hæd bɪn ˈʧɛrmən əv nu əˈmɛrɪkə ənˈtɪl 2016 kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd hɪz dɪˈsplɛʒər wɪθ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, sˈlɔtər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈskɑlər. ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd frəm nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi wɪˈθaʊt ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ə fju aʊərz ˈleɪtər. bət wərd əv ˈmɪstər. dɪˈsplɛʒər ˈrɪpəld θru nu əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪʧ ɪmˈplɔɪz mɔr ðən 200 ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdəzənz əv ˈrisərʧərz, ˈraɪtərz ənd ˈskɑlərz, moʊst əv hum wərk ɪn slik ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈɔfəsɪz wɛr ðə meɪn ˈkɑnfərəns rum ɪz kɔld ðə ʃmɪt aɪˈdiəz lab.”*.” ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd lɛft səm ˈpipəl kənˈsərnd ðət ˈgugəl ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ dɪskənˈtɪnju ˈfəndɪŋ, waɪl ˈəðərz ˈwərid ˈwɛðər ðə θɪŋk tæŋk kʊd ˈtruli bi ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪf ɪt hæd tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt əˈfɛndɪŋ ɪts ˈdoʊnərz. ðoʊz ˈwəriz simd tɪ bi səbˈstænʧiˌeɪtɪd ə ˈkəpəl əv deɪz ˈleɪtər, wɪn mɪz. sˈlɔtər ˈsəmənd ðə ˈskɑlər hu roʊt ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈbɛri lɪn, tɪ hər ˈɔfəs. hi ræn ə nu əˈmɛrɪkə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv kɔld ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts ðət həz lɛd ə groʊɪŋ ˈkɔrəs əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈdɑmənəns əv ˈtɛləkɑm ənd tɛk ʤaɪənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgugəl, wɪʧ ɪz naʊ pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈkɔrpərət ˈɛntɪti noʊn ɛz ˈælfəˌbɛt, fər wɪʧ ˈmɪstər. ʃmɪt sərvz ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʧɛrmən. mɪz. sˈlɔtər toʊld ˈmɪstər. lɪn ðət taɪm həz kəm fər ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts ənd nu əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ pɑrt ways,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən iˈmeɪl frəm mɪz. sˈlɔtər tɪ ˈmɪstər. lɪn. ðə iˈmeɪl səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts tim ˈnɪrli 10 ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ənˈpeɪd ˈfɛloʊz wʊd bi ˈɛkˌsaɪld frəm nu əˈmɛrɪkə. waɪl ʃi əˈsərtəd ɪn ðə iˈmeɪl, wɪʧ wɑz rivˈjud baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ðət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz noʊ weɪ beɪst ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv jʊr work,”*,” mɪz. sˈlɔtər əˈkjuzd ˈmɪstər. lɪn əv ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ɛz ə whole.”*.” ˈmɪstər. lɪn, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju, ʧɑrʤd ðət mɪz. sˈlɔtər keɪvd tɪ ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈmɪstər. ʃmɪt ənd ˈgugəl, ənd, ɪn soʊ duɪŋ, sɛt ðə dɪˈzaɪərz əv ə ˈdoʊnər ˈoʊvər ðə θɪŋk ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. ɪz ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪv ɪn θroʊɪŋ ɪts ˈməni əraʊnd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈbrəsəlz, ənd ðɛn ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə strings,”*,” ˈmɪstər. lɪn sɛd. ər soʊ əˈfreɪd əv ˈgugəl now.”*.” ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsteɪt ˈmɪstər. ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ˈreɪzɪŋ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈdɑmənəns əv ˈgugəl, ɛz wɛl ɛz əv ˈəðər tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˈæməˌzɑn ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. hɪz ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə 2016 ˈkɑnfərəns æt wɪʧ ə reɪnʤ əv ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈfɪgjərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛnətər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈwɔrən əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts wɔrnd əv ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈifɛkts frəm ˈmɑrkɪt kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən ɪn tɛk. ɪn ðə tɪ ðət ˈkɑnfərəns, mɪz. sˈlɔtər ənd nu lɛd ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɪn iˈmeɪlz tɪ ˈmɪstər. lɪn ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈgugəl wɑz kənˈsərnd ðət ɪts pəˈzɪʃənz wər nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, ənd ðət ɪt wɑz nɑt ˈgɪvɪn ədˈvænst ˈnoʊtɪs əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɑr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈgugəl ɔn səm ˌæbsəˈlutli ki points,”*,” mɪz. sˈlɔtər roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ˈmɪstər. lɪn, ˈərʤɪŋ ɪm tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ ju ər ˌɪmˈpɛrəlɪŋ ˈfəndɪŋ fər others.”*.” ˈæftər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌɛˈʃuɪŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪts, wɪʧ wər sin ɪn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli ɛz ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˈgugəl həz dɪˈvɛləpt ən ˈɪnfluəns ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz ˈɑrgjuəbli mɔr ˈməskjələr ənd səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ðən ðət əv ˈɛni ˈəðər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪt spɛnt ˈmɪljən ɔn ˈlɑbiɪŋ θru ðə fərst hæf əv ðɪs jɪr mɔr ðən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌni. ɪt hɛlpt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈkɑnfərənsəz æt wɪʧ ki ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wər pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ˈɑrgjəmənts, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈskloʊʒər əv roʊl. əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ɪf ˈlɪtəl ɪgˈzæmənd tulz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈtulˌbɔks həz bɪn ɪts ˈfəndɪŋ əv nɑnˈprɑfət grups frəm əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm. ðɪs jɪr, ɪt həz ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd tɪ 170 səʧ grups, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈvɑləntɛri dɪˈskloʊʒərz ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. waɪl ˈgugəl dɪz nɑt ˈɪndəˌkeɪt haʊ məʧ kæʃ wɑz ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛriz həz groʊn ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli sɪns ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd dɪˈskloʊzɪŋ ɪts doʊˈneɪʃənz ɪn 2010 wɪn ɪt geɪv tɪ 45 grups. səm tɛk ˈlɑbiɪsts, θɪŋk tæŋk əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ˈskɑlərz ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˈɛfərts hɛlp ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ˈgugəl həz ˈmoʊstli əˈvɔɪdɪd ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ənd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt dɪˈsɪʒənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv ðə sɔrt ˈlɛvid baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɪn leɪt ʤun. ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ sprɛd kæʃ əraʊnd ðə θɪŋk tæŋks ənd ˈædvəkəsi grups ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈpɑləsi həz ˈifɛktɪvli mˈjutɪd, ɪf nɑt ˈsaɪlənst, ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, sɛd mɑrk ˈroʊtənbərg, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈpraɪvəsi ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɛnər. hɪz grup, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt əkˈsɛpt ˈɛni ˈkɔrpərət ˈfəndɪŋ, həz pleɪd ə ˈlidɪŋ roʊl ɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ aʊt ˈgugəl ənd ˈəðər tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz fər əˈlɛʤd ˈpraɪvəsi vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. bət ˈmɪstər. ˈroʊtənbərg sɛd ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ faɪnd ˈpɑrtnərz ɪn ðət ˈɛfərt ɛz mɔr grups hæv ækˈsɛptɪd ˈgugəl ˈfəndɪŋ. ər ˈsɪmpli fjuər grups ðət ər əˈveɪləbəl tɪ spik əp əˈbaʊt ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət θˈrɛtən ˈɔnˌlaɪn privacy,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈroʊtənbərg sɛd. grups ðət ʃʊd bi ˈspikɪŋ əp aren’t.”*.” ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪts ˈækʃənz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, aɪ bɪˈliv ˈgugəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə klɪr θrɛt tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈfridəm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət ˈbɛri lɪn ənd hɪz tim æt ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪts wɪl kənˈtɪnju ðɛr wərk ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli æt ə nu grup kɔld ˈsɪtɪzənz əˈgɛnst məˈnɑpəli. ju kən saɪn ə ˈlɛtər əv səˈpɔrt fər ðɪs nu ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv ənd kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ɪt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli (aɪ hæv dən boʊθ), baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ bɪˈloʊ. meɪk ʃʊr ðɪs ˈstɔri rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə ðə ˈəltəmət ˈstraɪˌsænd ˈifɛkt, ðəs ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈkruʃəl ˈɪʃu əv tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɛr ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz. məˈnɑpəli ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ɪz nɑt ə ““left”*” ər ““right”*” ˈɪʃu, ən ˈɪʃu ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌwən kən stænd juˈnaɪtɪd ɔn ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv wɛr ju laɪ ɔn ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm. ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ɪz tu haɪ ɪn tu ˈmɛni ˈɪndəstriz, ənd ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈnɛgətɪv ˌripərˈkəʃənz ɔn ɑr ˈbeɪsɪk ˈfridəmz. lɔŋ pæst taɪm ðət wi ˈtækəl ðɪs ˈɪʃu wɪθ ðə ˈsɪriəsnəs ɪt dɪˈzərvz ənd stɑrt tɪ pʊʃ bæk əˈgrɛsɪvli ɛz ə ˈpipəl. ɪf ju laɪkt ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ maɪ wərk, kənˈsɪdər bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈmənθli ˈpeɪtrən, ər ˈvɪzɪt ɑr səˈpɔrt peɪʤ tɪ ʃoʊ jʊr əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən fər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtərz. ɪn ˈlɪbərˌti, ˈmaɪkəl ˈkrigər ˈdoʊˌneɪt bitcoins*: laɪk ðɪs bitcoins*: ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər.
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former all blacks stars ali williams and dan carter are teaming up together again, this time at racing 92.
dan carter's french club have hired former all blacks ali williams as his minder.
the guardian has reported that racing 92 have assigned williams to look after carter because of the massive interest in their star recruit.
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williams, who played 77 tests for the all blacks, retired from playing rugby with last season.
"given his experience, his main mission will be to advise and help manage the many demands of dan carter, including the media," said racing on the club's website, with williams starting work on saturday.
"mr williams will also conduct commercial relations operations for an investment account."
carter, who retired from international rugby after the rugby world cup, is due to make his debut for racing 92 this weekend in paris against northampton in the european rugby champions club.
racing are fourth in the top 14 and unbeaten at home this season.
meanwhile, leicester announced on tuesday time) that manu, ben youngs, ed slater and freddie burns had all with the club.
the new deal means is the player in english rugby, earning a season over the three-year contract.
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ˈfɔrmər ɔl blæks stɑrz ˈɑli ˈwɪljəmz ənd dæn ˈkɑrtər ər ˈtimɪŋ əp təˈgɛðər əˈgɛn, ðɪs taɪm æt ˈreɪsɪŋ 92 dæn ˈkɑrtərz frɛnʧ kləb hæv haɪərd ˈfɔrmər ɔl blæks ˈɑli ˈwɪljəmz ɛz hɪz ˈmaɪndər. ðə ˈgɑrdiən həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈreɪsɪŋ 92 hæv əˈsaɪnd ˈwɪljəmz tɪ lʊk ˈæftər ˈkɑrtər bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɛr stɑr rɪˈkrut. rɛd mɔr: ˈkɑrtər, məˈkɔ lɛft aʊt əv 'drim xiii*' ˈkɑrtər waʊz ˈpɛrɪs kraʊd ɪn frɛnʧ ˈwɪljəmz, hu pleɪd 77 tɛsts fər ðə ɔl blæks, rɪˈtaɪrd frəm pleɪɪŋ ˈrəgbi wɪθ læst ˈsizən. "ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns, hɪz meɪn ˈmɪʃən wɪl bi tɪ ədˈvaɪz ənd hɛlp ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈmɛni dɪˈmændz əv dæn ˈkɑrtər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə," sɛd ˈreɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə kləbz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, wɪθ ˈwɪljəmz ˈstɑrtɪŋ wərk ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. "ˈmɪstər ˈwɪljəmz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑndəkt kəˈmərʃəl riˈleɪʃənz ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz fər ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt əˈkaʊnt." ˈkɑrtər, hu rɪˈtaɪrd frəm ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrəgbi ˈæftər ðə ˈrəgbi wərld kəp, ɪz du tɪ meɪk hɪz ˈdeɪbju fər ˈreɪsɪŋ 92 ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˈpɛrɪs əˈgɛnst ˌnɔrˈθæmptən ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈrəgbi ˈʧæmpiənz kləb. ˈreɪsɪŋ ər fɔrθ ɪn ðə tɔp 14 ənd ənˈbitən æt hoʊm ðɪs ˈsizən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈlɛstər əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ taɪm) ðət ˈmɑˌnu, bɛn jəŋz, ɛd sˈleɪtər ənd ˈfrɛdi bərnz hæd ɔl wɪθ ðə kləb. ðə nu dil minz ɪz ðə pleɪər ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈrəgbi, ˈərnɪŋ ə ˈsizən ˈoʊvər ðə θˈriˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt.
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omaha—china last month conducted another test of a missile that reflects chinese efforts to space, the commander of the u.s. strategic command said wednesday.
"it’s very problematic to see china working to space in tests like this one they just had, and so [it’s] very concerning to me as the u.s. strategic command commander, and to our nation at large, given our dependency on that capability," said adm. cecil d. haney, strategic command chief.
haney, speaking to reporters after remarks to a conference on nuclear deterrence, also voiced worries about the recent increase in russian strategic nuclear bomber incursions into u.s. air defense identification zones near alaska and close to u.s. territory.
"i will say that the business of them coming close to the united states of america, we take very seriously," said the admiral who is in charge of u.s. nuclear forces.
the blunt comments about chinese of space are unusual and followed the july 23 test of what u.s. officials said was orbit interceptor. it was the latest asat test by china that both pentagon and state department spokesmen described as a "non-destructive" prototype.
china, for its part, did not identify the july 23 test as an asat weapon. instead, china said it involved a missile defense system. the chinese defense ministry dubbed the test "a technology experiment."
frank rose, deputy assistant secretary of state for verification and compliance, said during the conference that the recent chinese asat missile was "designed to destroy satellites in orbit."
"despite claims that this was not an asat test, let me assure you the united states has high confidence in its assessment that the event was indeed an asat test," he said.
rose said the development and testing of destructive weapons "are both destabilizing and threaten the long term security and sustainability of the space environment."
the latest asat test followed the highly destructive january 2007 test missile attack against a chinese weather satellite, and a may 2013 test of a more capable orbit satellite killing interceptor, known as the.
"as a country we depend on space, and the nations around the world, not just the united states, also have a significant dependency on that capability," haney said. "militarily, and how we fight, clearly we depend on that capability as well. but we would want, quite frankly, to maintain space as a peaceful environment."
haney said 2007 asat test that destroyed a weather satellite "created an ungodly amount of debris" that still threatens both manned and unmanned spacecraft.
stratcom currently operates a space center that "spends a lot of time working to try to follow all of the things that are up in space, including space debris, so that we can make aware, not just the military, [but] commercial entities, other nations, of any potential for that stuff running into each other, and having collisions, creating more debris as well as taking out capability," he said.
china’s development of space warfare systems also includes lasers and small maneuvering satellites. both also have been tested in recent years.
the asat weapons are part of large-scale military buildup that includes numerous weapons systems that provide strategic advantages designed to give military the capability to defeat stronger u.s. forces in conflict. other niche weapons include ballistic missiles and cyber warfare capabilities.
army lt. col. valerie henderson, a pentagon spokeswoman, said in an email that "the united states has concluded that the people's republic of china conducted a test of a missile designed to destroy satellites on 23 july." she declined to elaborate.
state department spokeswoman marie said july 25 that the january 2007 asat test "created thousands of pieces of debris, which continue to present an danger to the space systems of all nations, including china."
"we call on china to refrain from destabilizing as the continued development and testing of destructive threaten the long term security and sustainability of the outer space environment, on which all nations depend," said. "the united states continuously looks to ensure its space systems are safe and resilient against emerging space threats."
china’s asat weapons remain shrouded in secrecy. a chinese defense research paper published in 2012 states that "kinetic energy refers to the mode of attack in which a high-speed warhead directly hits a satellite with great energy, to damage the functions of the satellite or incapacitate it."
a kinetic kill vehicle must "arrive at a certain location at a certain time to accomplish a precise rendezvous with the target satellite in space," the paper stated. "in order to accomplish the precision rendezvous and destroy the target satellite, there must be a precise attack chain centered on discovery, lock-on, tracking, aiming, attack, and damage assessment."
rick fisher, a china military affairs expert, said china's of space should be a top concern for u.s. defense planners.
"china has two asat systems, the and, advanced ground based laser asat systems and is developing satellites that can monitor or attack u.s. satellites," said fisher, an analyst with the international assessment and strategy center.
"washington cannot wait for china to agree to any future verifiable space weapon control agreement and the likelihood is very high that any diplomatic exercise will be used to buy time for china's space weapon development," fisher said. "as china develops space weapons we can also be assured that russia will soon enter this competition."
fisher said in response the united states should actively develop military space capabilities to deter chinese attacks in space.
"in the near-term, the u.s. requires jet fighter launched as they provide great tactical flexibility," he said. "in addition, the experimental small space plane should be developed into a surveillance capable platform."
the washington free beacon first disclosed in october 2012 that china was developing a asat interceptor for use against satellites in orbit, around miles high.
fisher also said: "by the early china will have targeting u.s. early warning satellites and a significantly larger nuclear missile force defended by active missile defenses. if the u.s. continues to reduce its nuclear warhead numbers, as is being sought by the obama administration, americans could be facing a period of great strategic nuclear vulnerability."
mark stokes, a former pentagon specialist on the chinese military, said the most recent asat test was designed to "demonstrate potential intent to deny freedom of space flight" over chinese territory.
a key question is whether the july 23 test was conducted by aerospace industry or its second artillery corps, the liberation army unit in charge of strategic missile and nuclear forces.
"if it was the aerospace industry, it means the system is still in r&d," said stokes, an expert at the project 2049 institute. "if it was air force or second artillery conducting a live fire test, it means the system is already operationally available."
stokes said asat missiles are similar to missile defense interceptors.
the designation "dn" for the asat weapons may refer to "dongneng," the chinese term for kinetic.
"there have been authoritative references to a (kinetic) asat program, which began in 2006," he said.
additionally, the and may be fired from two interceptors, the and the.
"the could use a single stage and the, if this is the true designation, could use two stages that would give it a higher reach," stokes said.
"there have been authoritative references to a new solid motor under development since early last year that could be relevant."
a kinetic kill vehicle for disabling satellites may employ infrared imaging and other advanced guidance technologies, he said.
on the russian strategic nuclear bomber incursions, haney said he was also troubled by russian strategic nuclear forces conducting large-scale exercises during the recent crisis over ukraine.
the free beacon first disclosed earlier this month that russian bombers conducted at least 16 aerial incursions near alaska in what officials said appeared to indicate testing of u.s. strategic air defenses.
asked if the bombers were testing defenses, haney said: "well, i would say over our history, this the first time russia has done this sort of thing."
"but i will not try to say in the leadership of russia, mind, in terms of why he picked the time and place that he did to do the number of excursions that he did here a week ago," he said.
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baɪ: ˈfɑloʊ læst mənθ kənˈdəktəd əˈnəðər tɛst əv ə ˈmɪsəl ðət rɪˈflɛkts ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛfərts tɪ speɪs, ðə kəˈmændər əv ðə juz. strəˈtiʤɪk kəˈmænd sɛd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈvɛri ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk tɪ si ˈʧaɪnə ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ speɪs ɪn tɛsts laɪk ðɪs wən ðeɪ ʤɪst hæd, ənd soʊ [it’s*] ˈvɛri kənˈsərnɪŋ tɪ mi ɛz ðə juz. strəˈtiʤɪk kəˈmænd kəˈmændər, ənd tɪ ɑr ˈneɪʃən æt lɑrʤ, ˈgɪvɪn ɑr dɪˈpɛndənsi ɔn ðət ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti," sɛd adm*. ˈsisəl di. ˈheɪni, strəˈtiʤɪk kəˈmænd ʧif. ˈheɪni, ˈspikɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈæftər rɪˈmɑrks tɪ ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈnukliər dɪˈtərəns, ˈɔlsoʊ vɔɪst ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrisənt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈrəʃən strəˈtiʤɪk ˈnukliər ˈbɑmər ˌɪnˈkərʒənz ˈɪntu juz. ɛr dɪˈfɛns aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən zoʊnz nɪr əˈlæskə ənd kloʊz tɪ juz. ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. "aɪ wɪl seɪ ðət ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ðɛm ˈkəmɪŋ kloʊz tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə, wi teɪk ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli," sɛd ðə ˈædmərəl hu ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv juz. ˈnukliər ˈfɔrsɪz. ðə blənt ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ʧaɪˈniz əv speɪs ər ənˈjuˌʒuəl ənd ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 tɛst əv wət juz. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd wɑz ˈɔrbət ˌɪnərˈsɛptər. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈæzæt tɛst baɪ ˈʧaɪnə ðət boʊθ ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ənd steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksmɪn dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə "non-destructive*" ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp. ˈʧaɪnə, fər ɪts pɑrt, dɪd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 tɛst ɛz ən ˈæzæt ˈwɛpən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈʧaɪnə sɛd ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ə ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛns ˈsɪstəm. ðə ʧaɪˈniz dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri dəbd ðə tɛst "ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪkˈspɛrəmənt." fræŋk roʊz, ˈdɛpjəti əˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt fər ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd kəmˈplaɪəns, sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ðət ðə ˈrisənt ʧaɪˈniz ˈæzæt ˈmɪsəl wɑz "dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈsætəˌlaɪts ɪn ˈɔrbət." "dɪˈspaɪt kleɪmz ðət ðɪs wɑz nɑt ən ˈæzæt tɛst, lɛt mi əˈʃʊr ju ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz haɪ ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ɪts əˈsɛsmənt ðət ðə ɪˈvɛnt wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ən ˈæzæt tɛst," hi sɛd. roʊz sɛd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ əv dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈwɛpənz "ər boʊθ dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ənd θˈrɛtən ðə lɔŋ tərm sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə speɪs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈæzæt tɛst ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈhaɪli dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 tɛst ˈmɪsəl əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈwɛðər ˈsætəˌlaɪt, ənd ə meɪ 2013 tɛst əv ə mɔr ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈɔrbət ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈkɪlɪŋ ˌɪnərˈsɛptər, noʊn ɛz ðə "ɛz ə ˈkəntri wi dɪˈpɛnd ɔn speɪs, ənd ðə ˈneɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld, nɑt ʤɪst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dɪˈpɛndənsi ɔn ðət ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti," ˈheɪni sɛd. "ˌmɪləˈtɛrəli, ənd haʊ wi faɪt, ˈklɪrli wi dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðət ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti ɛz wɛl. bət wi wʊd wɔnt, kwaɪt ˈfræŋkli, tɪ meɪnˈteɪn speɪs ɛz ə ˈpisfəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." ˈheɪni sɛd 2007 ˈæzæt tɛst ðət dɪˈstrɔɪd ə ˈwɛðər ˈsætəˌlaɪt "kriˈeɪtɪd ən ənˈgɔdli əˈmaʊnt əv dəˈbri" ðət stɪl θˈrɛtənz boʊθ mænd ənd ənˈmænd ˈspeɪˌskræft. ˈkərəntli ˈɑpərˌeɪts ə speɪs ˈsɛnər ðət "spɛnz ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɔl əv ðə θɪŋz ðət ər əp ɪn speɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ speɪs dəˈbri, soʊ ðət wi kən meɪk əˈwɛr, nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, [bət] kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛntɪtiz, ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz, əv ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ðət stəf ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu iʧ ˈəðər, ənd ˈhævɪŋ kəˈlɪʒənz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ mɔr dəˈbri ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈteɪkɪŋ aʊt ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti," hi sɛd. dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv speɪs ˈwɔrˌfɛr ˈsɪstəmz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈleɪzərz ənd smɔl məˈnuvərɪŋ ˈsætəˌlaɪts. boʊθ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn ˈtɛstɪd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ðə ˈæzæt ˈwɛpənz ər pɑrt əv ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈbɪlˌdəp ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈnumərəs ˈwɛpənz ˈsɪstəmz ðət prəˈvaɪd strəˈtiʤɪk ædˈvæntɪʤɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ gɪv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ dɪˈfit ˈstrɔŋgər juz. ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈkɑnflɪkt. ˈəðər nɪʧ ˈwɛpənz ˌɪnˈklud bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz ənd ˈsaɪbər ˈwɔrˌfɛr ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ˈɑrmi lt*. col*. ˈvæləri ˈhɛndərsən, ə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən, sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ðət "ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ˈpipəlz riˈpəblɪk əv ˈʧaɪnə kənˈdəktəd ə tɛst əv ə ˈmɪsəl dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈsætəˌlaɪts ɔn 23 ˌʤuˈlaɪ." ʃi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt. steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən mərˈi sɛd ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 ðət ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2007 ˈæzæt tɛst "kriˈeɪtɪd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpisɪz əv dəˈbri, wɪʧ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈprɛzənt ən ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðə speɪs ˈsɪstəmz əv ɔl ˈneɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə." "wi kɔl ɔn ˈʧaɪnə tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɛz ðə kənˈtɪnjud dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ əv dɪˈstrəktɪv θˈrɛtən ðə lɔŋ tərm sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈaʊtər speɪs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ɔn wɪʧ ɔl ˈneɪʃənz dɪˈpɛnd," sɛd. "ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kənˈtɪnjuəsli lʊks tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɪts speɪs ˈsɪstəmz ər seɪf ənd rɪˈzɪljənt əˈgɛnst ˈimərʤɪŋ speɪs θrɛts." ˈæzæt ˈwɛpənz rɪˈmeɪn ʃˈraʊdɪd ɪn ˈsikrəsi. ə ʧaɪˈniz dɪˈfɛns ˈrisərʧ ˈpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 2012 steɪts ðət "kɪˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnərʤi rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə moʊd əv əˈtæk ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈhaɪˌspid ˈwɔˌrhɛd dɪˈrɛkli hɪts ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt wɪθ greɪt ˈɛnərʤi, tɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ðə ˈfəŋkʃənz əv ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ər ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪt ɪt." ə kɪˈnɛtɪk kɪl ˈviɪkəl məst "əraɪv æt ə ˈsərtən loʊˈkeɪʃən æt ə ˈsərtən taɪm tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ə prɪˈsaɪs ˈrɑndɪˌvu wɪθ ðə ˈtərgət ˈsætəˌlaɪt ɪn speɪs," ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈsteɪtɪd. "ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðə priˈsɪʒən ˈrɑndɪˌvu ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈtərgət ˈsætəˌlaɪt, ðɛr məst bi ə prɪˈsaɪs əˈtæk ʧeɪn ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˌdɪˈskəvri, lock-on*, ˈtrækɪŋ, ˈeɪmɪŋ, əˈtæk, ənd ˈdæmɪʤ əˈsɛsmənt." rɪk ˈfɪʃər, ə ˈʧaɪnə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈfɛrz ˈɛkspərt, sɛd ˈʧaɪnəz əv speɪs ʃʊd bi ə tɔp kənˈsərn fər juz. dɪˈfɛns ˈplænərz. "ˈʧaɪnə həz tu ˈæzæt ˈsɪstəmz, ðə ənd ədˈvænst graʊnd beɪst ˈleɪzər ˈæzæt ˈsɪstəmz ənd ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈsætəˌlaɪts ðət kən ˈmɑnətər ər əˈtæk juz. ˈsætəˌlaɪts," sɛd ˈfɪʃər, ən ˈænəlɪst wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈsɛsmənt ənd ˈstrætəʤi ˈsɛnər. "ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈkænɑt weɪt fər ˈʧaɪnə tɪ əˈgri tɪ ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl speɪs ˈwɛpən kənˈtroʊl əˈgrimənt ənd ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ɪz ˈvɛri haɪ ðət ˈɛni ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈɛksərˌsaɪz wɪl bi juzd tɪ baɪ taɪm fər ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˈwɛpən dɪˈvɛləpmənt," ˈfɪʃər sɛd. "ɛz ˈʧaɪnə dɪˈvɛləps speɪs ˈwɛpənz wi kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi əˈʃʊrd ðət ˈrəʃə wɪl sun ˈɛnər ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən." ˈfɪʃər sɛd ɪn rɪˈspɑns ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃʊd ˈæktɪvli dɪˈvɛləp ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri speɪs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz tɪ dɪˈtər ʧaɪˈniz əˈtæks ɪn speɪs. "ɪn ðə near-term*, ðə juz. rikˈwaɪərz ʤɛt ˈfaɪtər lɔnʧt ɛz ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd greɪt ˈtæktɪkəl ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti," hi sɛd. "ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl smɔl speɪs pleɪn ʃʊd bi dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɪntu ə sərˈveɪləns ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈplætˌfɔrm." ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fri ˈbikən fərst dɪˈskloʊzd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 ðət ˈʧaɪnə wɑz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə ˈæzæt ˌɪnərˈsɛptər fər juz əˈgɛnst ˈsætəˌlaɪts ɪn ˈɔrbət, əraʊnd maɪəlz haɪ. ˈfɪʃər ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd: "baɪ ðə ˈərli ˈʧaɪnə wɪl hæv ˈtɑrgətɪŋ juz. ˈərli ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈsætəˌlaɪts ənd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈlɑrʤər ˈnukliər ˈmɪsəl fɔrs dɪˈfɛndɪd baɪ ˈæktɪv ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛnsɪz. ɪf ðə juz. kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ rɪˈdus ɪts ˈnukliər ˈwɔˌrhɛd ˈnəmbərz, ɛz ɪz biɪŋ sɔt baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, əˈmɛrɪkənz kʊd bi ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈpɪriəd əv greɪt strəˈtiʤɪk ˈnukliər ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti." mɑrk stoʊks, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspɛʃəlɪst ɔn ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, sɛd ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈæzæt tɛst wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ "ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈfridəm əv speɪs flaɪt" ˈoʊvər ʧaɪˈniz ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ə ki kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈwɛðər ðə ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 tɛst wɑz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈɪndəstri ər ɪts ˈsɛkənd ɑrˈtɪləri kɔrz, ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi ˈjunɪt ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv strəˈtiʤɪk ˈmɪsəl ənd ˈnukliər ˈfɔrsɪz. "ɪf ɪt wɑz ðə ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈɪndəstri, ɪt minz ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz stɪl ɪn r&d*," sɛd stoʊks, ən ˈɛkspərt æt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt 2049 ˈɪnstɪˌtut. "ɪf ɪt wɑz ɛr fɔrs ər ˈsɛkənd ɑrˈtɪləri kənˈdəktɪŋ ə lɪv faɪər tɛst, ɪt minz ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈɑpərˈeɪʃənəli əˈveɪləbəl." stoʊks sɛd ˈæzæt ˈmɪsəlz ər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈmɪsəl dɪˈfɛns ˌɪnərˈsɛptərz. ðə ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən "dn*" fər ðə ˈæzæt ˈwɛpənz meɪ rɪˈfər tɪ "dongneng*," ðə ʧaɪˈniz tərm fər kɪˈnɛtɪk. "ðɛr hæv bɪn əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ə (kɪˈnɛtɪk) ˈæzæt ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn ɪn 2006 hi sɛd. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ənd meɪ bi faɪərd frəm tu ˌɪnərˈsɛptərz, ðə ənd ðə "ðə kʊd juz ə ˈsɪŋgəl steɪʤ ənd ðə ɪf ðɪs ɪz ðə tru ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən, kʊd juz tu ˈsteɪʤɪz ðət wʊd gɪv ɪt ə haɪər riʧ," stoʊks sɛd. "ðɛr hæv bɪn əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ə nu ˈsɑləd ˈmoʊtər ˈəndər dɪˈvɛləpmənt sɪns ˈərli læst jɪr ðət kʊd bi ˈrɛləvənt." ə kɪˈnɛtɪk kɪl ˈviɪkəl fər ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ ˈsætəˌlaɪts meɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ ˌɪnfrərˈɛd ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ənd ˈəðər ədˈvænst ˈgaɪdəns tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, hi sɛd. ɔn ðə ˈrəʃən strəˈtiʤɪk ˈnukliər ˈbɑmər ˌɪnˈkərʒənz, ˈheɪni sɛd hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈtrəbəld baɪ ˈrəʃən strəˈtiʤɪk ˈnukliər ˈfɔrsɪz kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt ˈkraɪsəs ˈoʊvər juˈkreɪn. ðə fri ˈbikən fərst dɪˈskloʊzd ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ðət ˈrəʃən ˈbɑmərz kənˈdəktəd æt list 16 ˈɛriəl ˌɪnˈkərʒənz nɪr əˈlæskə ɪn wət əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd əˈpɪrd tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈtɛstɪŋ əv juz. strəˈtiʤɪk ɛr dɪˈfɛnsɪz. æst ɪf ðə ˈbɑmərz wər ˈtɛstɪŋ dɪˈfɛnsɪz, ˈheɪni sɛd: "wɛl, aɪ wʊd seɪ ˈoʊvər ɑr ˈhɪstəri, ðɪs ðə fərst taɪm ˈrəʃə həz dən ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ." "bət aɪ wɪl nɑt traɪ tɪ seɪ ɪn ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ˈrəʃə, maɪnd, ɪn tərmz əv waɪ hi pɪkt ðə taɪm ənd pleɪs ðət hi dɪd tɪ du ðə ˈnəmbər əv ɪkˈskərʒənz ðət hi dɪd hir ə wik əˈgoʊ," hi sɛd.
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pardon is the exemption of a convict from punishment for a criminal conviction. it is normally granted by the grace of the executive of a government. providing pardon in a criminal offense terminates the criminal liability of the person. all restrictions that result from a criminal conviction will be terminated. however, a pardoned person is not exonerated from the civil liability that a crime may have incurred.
the u.s. constitution provides pardoning power to the president for all federal crimes. the federal constitution does not authorize the president to release a person from the effects of impeachment. the president has the power to grant conditional pardons; to commute sentences; to remit fines and forfeitures; and to grant amnesty by proclamation. this power can be exercised at any time after the offense has been committed, before conviction or afterwards, and even after sentence of imprisonment has been served. the pardons issued by the president cannot be limited or controlled in any way by legislative action[i]. in most of the states, the governor has the same pardoning power regarding state crimes. however, the governor can not grant pardon to persons convicted of treason or criminal contempt of court[ii].
the u.s. constitution limits the pardoning power of the executive. under the limits of the constitution, the power to pardon extends to every offense committed against the government. however, pardon is not provided to offenses committed against the state. an executive does not have the power to pardon a private wrong. even if a criminal act is pardoned, the civil liability of the wrongdoer cannot be written off.
in some states, the constitution provides that a pardon can only be provided for criminal offenses. in such states, the governors are not authorized to provide a pardon to a person who is a holder of a license from an administrative cancellation.
generally, in most of the jurisdictions, statutes limit the power to pardon particular offenses. this is mostly provided in cases such as violent crimes and sex offenses. in some states, “no early release acts” are instituted. statutes and the state constitution can preclude a pardons board from changing a death sentence or life sentence without parole possibility to any different sentence. no early release act normally applies to aggravated assault offenses. such acts are strictly construed in the states.
the pardoning power of the executive does not provide relief to defendants from judgments that are rendered in impeachment proceedings. the u.s. constitution and most of the state constitutions exclude granting of pardon for persons convicted in impeachment proceedings.
governors of the states are not authorized to provide pardon to persons convicted of treason[iii]. but in some jurisdictions, governors can grant in treason cases until the end of the next legislature. the power of pardoning would be vested in the legislature. when the case is presented, the legislature can pardon, direct execution of the sentence, or grant full reprieve to the treason convict. in circumstances where the legislature fails or refuses to make disposition of such case, the governor can direct enforcement of the sentence at such time and place.
the president of the u.s. has the power to grant pardons in criminal contempt of court cases. the power is provided by the u.s. constitution. if there is a clear expressed authorization of the executive pardon, it can be granted to the offending party if punished[iv].
in some states, courts do not consider criminal contempt an offense for which pardon can be granted by the governor under the constitution[v]. under some jurisdictions, courts state that pardon should not be granted for civil contempt because civil and criminal contempt are not the same[vi]. in some states, the pardoning power of the executive is upheld because contempt of court is an offense against the state and not an offense against the judge personally. therefore, in contempt of court cases, the state will be the offended party and the executive can grant pardon to the offender based on its discretion.
[i] jamison v. flanner, 116 kan. 624 (kan. 1924).
[ii] people ex rel. robin v. hayes, 163 a.d. 725 (n.y. app. div. 1914).
[iii] ferguson v. wilcox, 119 tex. 280 (tex. 1930).
[iv] united states v. grossman, 1 941 (d. ill. 1924).
[v] parker v. state, 135 ind. 534 (ind. 1893).
[vi] in re west wildwood, 42 n.j. super. 282 (ch.div. 1956).
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ˈpɑrdən ɪz ðə ɪgˈzɛmpʃən əv ə ˈkɑnvɪkt frəm ˈpənɪʃmənt fər ə ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈvɪkʃən. ɪt ɪz ˈnɔrməli ˈgrænɪd baɪ ðə greɪs əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ə ˈgəvərnmənt. prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrdən ɪn ə ˈkrɪmənəl əˈfɛns ˈtərmɪˌneɪts ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈpərsən. ɔl riˈstrɪkʃənz ðət rɪˈzəlt frəm ə ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈvɪkʃən wɪl bi ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈpɑrdənd ˈpərsən ɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɑnərˌeɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈsɪvəl ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ðət ə kraɪm meɪ hæv ˌɪnˈkərd. ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən prəˈvaɪdz ˈpɑrdənɪŋ paʊər tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ɔl ˈfɛdərəl kraɪmz. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən dɪz nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ riˈlis ə ˈpərsən frəm ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz ðə paʊər tɪ grænt kənˈdɪʃənəl ˈpɑrdənz; tɪ kəmˈjut ˈsɛntənsɪz; tɪ riˈmɪt faɪnz ənd ˈfɔrfəʧərz; ənd tɪ grænt ˈæmnəsti baɪ ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃən. ðɪs paʊər kən bi ˈɛksərˌsaɪzd æt ˈɛni taɪm ˈæftər ðə əˈfɛns həz bɪn kəˈmɪtɪd, ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈvɪkʃən ər ˈæftərwərdz, ənd ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈsɛntəns əv ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt həz bɪn sərvd. ðə ˈpɑrdənz ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkænɑt bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd ər kənˈtroʊld ɪn ˈɛni weɪ baɪ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv action[i*]. ɪn moʊst əv ðə steɪts, ðə ˈgəvərnər həz ðə seɪm ˈpɑrdənɪŋ paʊər rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ steɪt kraɪmz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈgəvərnər kən nɑt grænt ˈpɑrdən tɪ ˈpərsənz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈtrizən ər ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈtɛmpt əv court[ii*]. ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈlɪmɪts ðə ˈpɑrdənɪŋ paʊər əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv. ˈəndər ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ðə paʊər tɪ ˈpɑrdən ɪkˈstɛndz tɪ ˈɛvəri əˈfɛns kəˈmɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈpɑrdən ɪz nɑt prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ əˈfɛnsɪz kəˈmɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə steɪt. ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪz nɑt hæv ðə paʊər tɪ ˈpɑrdən ə ˈpraɪvət rɔŋ. ˈivɪn ɪf ə ˈkrɪmənəl ækt ɪz ˈpɑrdənd, ðə ˈsɪvəl ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈrɔŋˈduər ˈkænɑt bi ˈrɪtən ɔf. ɪn səm steɪts, ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən prəˈvaɪdz ðət ə ˈpɑrdən kən ˈoʊnli bi prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ˈkrɪmənəl əˈfɛnsɪz. ɪn səʧ steɪts, ðə ˈgəvərnərz ər nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈpɑrdən tɪ ə ˈpərsən hu ɪz ə ˈhoʊldər əv ə ˈlaɪsəns frəm ən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən. ˈʤɛnərəli, ɪn moʊst əv ðə ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz, ˈstæʧuts ˈlɪmət ðə paʊər tɪ ˈpɑrdən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əˈfɛnsɪz. ðɪs ɪz ˈmoʊstli prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈvaɪələnt kraɪmz ənd sɛks əˈfɛnsɪz. ɪn səm steɪts, ˈərli riˈlis acts”*” ər ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪd. ˈstæʧuts ənd ðə steɪt ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən kən prɪˈklud ə ˈpɑrdənz bɔrd frəm ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə dɛθ ˈsɛntəns ər laɪf ˈsɛntəns wɪˈθaʊt pəroʊl ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɛntəns. noʊ ˈərli riˈlis ækt ˈnɔrməli əˈplaɪz tɪ ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd əˈsɔlt əˈfɛnsɪz. səʧ ækts ər ˈstrɪktli kənˈstrud ɪn ðə steɪts. ðə ˈpɑrdənɪŋ paʊər əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪz nɑt prəˈvaɪd rɪˈlif tɪ dɪˈfɛndənts frəm ˈʤəʤmənts ðət ər ˈrɛndərd ɪn ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt prəˈsidɪŋz. ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd moʊst əv ðə steɪt ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənz ɪkˈsklud ˈgrænɪŋ əv ˈpɑrdən fər ˈpərsənz kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ˌɪmˈpiʧmənt prəˈsidɪŋz. ˈgəvərnərz əv ðə steɪts ər nɑt ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈpɑrdən tɪ ˈpərsənz kənˈvɪktəd əv treason[iii*]. bət ɪn səm ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz, ˈgəvərnərz kən grænt ɪn ˈtrizən ˈkeɪsɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə nɛkst ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. ðə paʊər əv ˈpɑrdənɪŋ wʊd bi ˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. wɪn ðə keɪs ɪz pərˈzɛnəd, ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər kən ˈpɑrdən, dɪˈrɛkt ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ðə ˈsɛntəns, ər grænt fʊl riˈpriv tɪ ðə ˈtrizən ˈkɑnvɪkt. ɪn ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wɛr ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər feɪlz ər rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ meɪk ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən əv səʧ keɪs, ðə ˈgəvərnər kən dɪˈrɛkt ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ðə ˈsɛntəns æt səʧ taɪm ənd pleɪs. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juz. həz ðə paʊər tɪ grænt ˈpɑrdənz ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈtɛmpt əv kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə paʊər ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə klɪr ɪkˈsprɛst ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈpɑrdən, ɪt kən bi ˈgrænɪd tɪ ðə əˈfɛndɪŋ ˈpɑrti ɪf punished[iv*]. ɪn səm steɪts, kɔrts du nɑt kənˈsɪdər ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈtɛmpt ən əˈfɛns fər wɪʧ ˈpɑrdən kən bi ˈgrænɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnər ˈəndər ðə constitution[v*]. ˈəndər səm ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz, kɔrts steɪt ðət ˈpɑrdən ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈgrænɪd fər ˈsɪvəl kənˈtɛmpt bɪˈkəz ˈsɪvəl ənd ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈtɛmpt ər nɑt ðə same[vi*]. ɪn səm steɪts, ðə ˈpɑrdənɪŋ paʊər əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɪz əˈphɛld bɪˈkəz kənˈtɛmpt əv kɔrt ɪz ən əˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ðə steɪt ənd nɑt ən əˈfɛns əˈgɛnst ðə ʤəʤ ˈpərsənəli. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪn kənˈtɛmpt əv kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə steɪt wɪl bi ðə əˈfɛndɪd ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv kən grænt ˈpɑrdən tɪ ðə əˈfɛndər beɪst ɔn ɪts dɪˈskrɛʃən. [aɪ] ˈʤeɪmɪsən vi. flanner*, 116 kæn. 624 (kæn. 1924 [ii*] ˈpipəl ɛks rel*. ˈrɑbɪn vi. heɪz, 163 a.d*. 725 (n.y*. æp. div*. 1914 [iii*] ˈfərgəsən vi. ˈwɪlkɑks, 119 tɛks. 280 (tɛks. 1930 [iv*] juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts vi. ˈgroʊsmən, 1 941 (di. ɪl. 1924 [vi] ˈpɑrkər vi. steɪt, 135 ind*. 534 (ind*. 1893 [vi] ɪn ri wɛst ˈwaɪldˌwʊd, 42 n.j*. ˈsupər. 282 (ch.div*. 1956
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watch: mcgregor proves his class when answering question about eddie alvarez
despite his impressive history, it was clear just minutes into his bout with mcgregor that eddie alvarez was drastically by the irishman...
it proved to be a comfortable win for, who claimed a second division belt after knocking out his opponent in the second round. nevertheless, mcgregor showed that for all his fighting talk, he actually has great respect for his opponents.
it shone through in an interview he did after the fight while wearing a belt on either shoulder.
"i knew he was tough. i was thinking "how many smacks could he take?" but he's tough. he's a tough, tough dude and he's fought all over the world, so i've nothing but respect for him. i know it's probably a rough one on him and his team but he came, nothing but respect for him, we touched gloves so... he's a good man, good solid fighter, nothing but respect."
"but it's my night tonight."
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wɔʧ: məˈgrɛgər pruvz hɪz klæs wɪn ˈænsərɪŋ kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈɛdi ˈælvərˌɛz dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈhɪstəri, ɪt wɑz klɪr ʤɪst ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu hɪz baʊt wɪθ məˈgrɛgər ðət ˈɛdi ˈælvərˌɛz wɑz ˈdræstɪkli baɪ ðə ˈaɪrɪʃmən... ɪt pruvd tɪ bi ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪn fər, hu kleɪmd ə ˈsɛkənd dɪˈvɪʒən bɛlt ˈæftər ˈnɑkɪŋ aʊt hɪz əˈpoʊnənt ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd raʊnd. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, məˈgrɛgər ʃoʊd ðət fər ɔl hɪz ˈfaɪtɪŋ tɔk, hi ˈæˌkʧuəli həz greɪt rɪˈspɛkt fər hɪz əˈpoʊnənts. ɪt ʃoʊn θru ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju hi dɪd ˈæftər ðə faɪt waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ə bɛlt ɔn ˈiðər ˈʃoʊldər. "aɪ nu hi wɑz təf. aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ "haʊ ˈmɛni smæks kʊd hi teɪk?" bət hiz təf. hiz ə təf, təf dud ənd hiz fɔt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld, soʊ aɪv ˈnəθɪŋ bət rɪˈspɛkt fər ɪm. aɪ noʊ ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli ə rəf wən ɔn ɪm ənd hɪz tim bət hi keɪm, ˈnəθɪŋ bət rɪˈspɛkt fər ɪm, wi təʧt gləvz soʊ... hiz ə gʊd mæn, gʊd ˈsɑləd ˈfaɪtər, ˈnəθɪŋ bət rɪˈspɛkt." "bət ɪts maɪ naɪt təˈnaɪt."
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welcome to lost images of world war, featuring the photo collection of my grandfather, staff sergeant jerry pinkowski of the ordnance depot company. these photos serve as a chronicle of his journey across france, luxembourg and germany during the war in europe as his unit chased general patton's third army. after coming home, his pictures of world war were put away in a dusty and forgotten for almost 50 years, until they were rediscovered after his death in 1993. with the chance lost of learning of his experiences directly, i set about researching the photos, themselves to unlock their mysteries and retrace his steps across a continent.
about this collection
the hundreds of exposures that make up this photo collection were discovered after the death of my grandpa in 1993. of course, i had known that grandpa was a world war veteran, but the details of his service were always vague. like many war veterans jerry pinkowski was about his service and it was very difficult to get anything out of him in the way of stories or information. i might have heard him talk about the war on only one or two occassions. i learned more from talking to my dad over the years. as his son, he was obviously more successful in information from the old veteran than i was. i found out that grandpa was not considered fit for service. he was to hear him tell it! but more likely he was 1-y, or available for limited service only in war time. he broke his arm as a child and it healed incorrectly, limiting his range of motion in his left arm. personnel needs being what they were as the country geared up for war, a grateful nation accepted his service and expertise as a trained mechanic. he was also a hobbyist photographer, and this photo collection is the result of him continuing that hobby during his service to his country. he became a soldier but he also became, perhaps unintentionally, a recorder of history. (read-more)
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ˈwɛlkəm tɪ lɔst ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv wərld wɔr, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kəˈlɛkʃən əv maɪ ˈgrænˌfɑðər, stæf ˈsɑrʤənt ˈʤɛri pɪŋˈkɔfski əv ðə ˈɔrdnəns ˈdipoʊ ˈkəmpəˌni. ðiz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz sərv ɛz ə ˈkrɑnɪkəl əv hɪz ˈʤərni əˈkrɔs fræns, ˈləksəmˌbɔrg ənd ˈʤərməni ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr ɪn ˈjʊrəp ɛz hɪz ˈjunɪt ʧeɪst ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpætənz θərd ˈɑrmi. ˈæftər ˈkəmɪŋ hoʊm, hɪz ˈpɪkʧərz əv wərld wɔr wər pʊt əˈweɪ ɪn ə ˈdəsti ənd fərˈgɑtən fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 50 jɪrz, ənˈtɪl ðeɪ wər ridɪˈskəvərd ˈæftər hɪz dɛθ ɪn 1993 wɪθ ðə ʧæns lɔst əv ˈlərnɪŋ əv hɪz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz dɪˈrɛkli, aɪ sɛt əˈbaʊt riˈsərʧɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ənˈlɑk ðɛr ˈmɪstəriz ənd riˈtreɪs hɪz stɛps əˈkrɔs ə ˈkɑntənənt. əˈbaʊt ðɪs kəˈlɛkʃən ðə ˈhənərdz əv ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ðət meɪk əp ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kəˈlɛkʃən wər dɪˈskəvərd ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv maɪ ˈgrændˌpɑ ɪn 1993 əv kɔrs, aɪ hæd noʊn ðət ˈgrændˌpɑ wɑz ə wərld wɔr ˈvɛtərən, bət ðə ˈditeɪlz əv hɪz ˈsərvɪs wər ˈɔlˌweɪz veɪg. laɪk ˈmɛni wɔr ˈvɛtərənz ˈʤɛri pɪŋˈkɔfski wɑz əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈsərvɪs ənd ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aʊt əv ɪm ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˈstɔriz ər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. aɪ maɪt hæv hərd ɪm tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə wɔr ɔn ˈoʊnli wən ər tu occassions*. aɪ ˈlərnɪd mɔr frəm ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ maɪ dæd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ɛz hɪz sən, hi wɑz ˈɑbviəsli mɔr səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə oʊld ˈvɛtərən ðən aɪ wɑz. aɪ faʊnd aʊt ðət ˈgrændˌpɑ wɑz nɑt kənˈsɪdərd fɪt fər ˈsərvɪs. hi wɑz tɪ hir ɪm tɛl ɪt! bət mɔr ˈlaɪkli hi wɑz 1-y*, ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈsərvɪs ˈoʊnli ɪn wɔr taɪm. hi broʊk hɪz ɑrm ɛz ə ʧaɪld ənd ɪt hild ˌɪnkərˈɛktli, ˈlɪmətɪŋ hɪz reɪnʤ əv ˈmoʊʃən ɪn hɪz lɛft ɑrm. ˌpərsəˈnɛl nidz biɪŋ wət ðeɪ wər ɛz ðə ˈkəntri gɪrd əp fər wɔr, ə ˈgreɪtfəl ˈneɪʃən ækˈsɛptɪd hɪz ˈsərvɪs ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɛz ə treɪnd mɪˈkænɪk. hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈhɑbiɪst fəˈtɑgrəfər, ənd ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kəˈlɛkʃən ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪm kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðət ˈhɑbi ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈsərvɪs tɪ hɪz ˈkəntri. hi bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈsoʊlʤər bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkeɪm, pərˈhæps ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəli, ə rɪˈkɔrdər əv ˈhɪstəri. (read-more*)
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early in the morning of march 11, 2012, army staff sergeant robert bales left his remote outpost in an impoverished region of kandahar province, afghanistan and killed 16 people in two nearby villages. his victims, mostly women and children, were sleeping at the time. bales shot or stabbed them to death before dragging some of their bodies into a pile and lighting them on fire.
his crime is as baffling as it is gruesome. in june, he pleaded guilty to the murders in a military court, telling the presiding judge: “there’s not a good reason in this world for why i did the horrible things i did.”
>'i like to say this drug is like a horror show in a pill.'
in the weeks since his guilty plea, there's been growing speculation that a drug meant to prevent malaria may have played a role in the murders. in certain circles, including the military, the peace corps, and other organizations that send people into malarial zones for long periods of time, the drug known as has long had a bad reputation for setting nerves on edge and causing nightmares.
in some cases, can mess with the mind in more serious ways, causing confusion, hallucinations, and paranoia. on july 29, the added a black box its strongest warning to the label of the drug, citing neurological and psychiatric side effects that can last months or years after someone stops taking it.
“i like to say this drug is like a horror show in a pill,” said remington nevin, a former army physician now an epidemiologist at johns hopkins university. in a recent paper, nevin argues that the drug's effects on the brain and behavior make it likely to become increasingly important in forensic psychiatry.
although has been eyed as a possible contributing factor in previous killings, so far apparently no one has argued successfully in court that the drug made someone less culpable for a crime.
bales's defense team did not raise the issue during his trial, but they still could do so at his sentencing hearing on august 19. "if it's seen as mitigating in the bales case, i could certainly see this coming up in a lot of cases where people might say made me do it,'" said cameron ritchie, a former army psychiatrist and a coauthor with nevin on the recent paper.
a troubled past
mefloquine is a puzzling drug with an unusual history.
it was discovered by the u.s. army during the vietnam war. the military realized that in many parts of the world, the malaria parasite was evolving resistance to a drug called chloroquine, which was the standard drug of the time.
american soldiers in hue, vietnam in 1967. photo: national archives and records administration
mefloquine was identified from a pool of more than compounds screened for their ability to stop these malaria strains, according to a 2007 paper by british physician ashley croft. the drug had the added advantage of requiring just one dose a week instead of one a day. the army handed off the compound to f. roche, which gained approval for the drug in 1989 and marketed it under the trade name. “the underpinning safety and studies which should have been performed prior to the licensing of ... were never carried out,” croft wrote.
when the first careful clinical trials to assess how well the drug is tolerated by healthy people were finally reported 12 years later, they turned up evidence of common side effects, including strange or vivid dreams, insomnia, dizziness, and anxiety. croft speculates that the would not have approved the drug if the results of those trials had been available before 1989.
in the intervening years, anecdotal evidence that the drug can have devastating consequences has piled up.
a smattering of case reports have linked the drug to suicide. in one particularly horrible example, a man with no prior history of mental illness committed suicide by stabbing himself in the head and torso with a knife. a recent investigative report by the irish broadcaster rté implicated in a cluster of suicides among irish defense forces deployed on peacekeeping missions.
perhaps most famously, the drug was investigated as a contributing factor in the at fort bragg in 2002, when four soldiers, three of whom had recently returned from afghanistan, killed their wives, and two of them killed themselves. (a military panel concluded that was an unlikely factor in the killings, instead placing the blame on marital problems and the stress of deployment.)
nevin and ritchie both say they saw the drug's effects during their time in the military. ritchie served in somalia. "i think it was my first day there, a young man was evacuated out of there screaming and yelling, and it was found that he'd taken five tablets," she said. "he was supposed to be taking them once a week and he took them once a day."
in afghanistan, nevin says the drug took a toll on his unit in more subtle ways. "even though everyone may not become clinically ill, the bell curve for anxiety, irritability, and restless sleep is going to shift, and that can have dramatic effects on a unit," nevin said. “we were being affected by the drug.”
perhaps more disturbingly, was sometimes given out indiscriminately.
nevin says that before he deployed to afghanistan in early 2007, he saw medics at fort bragg distributing the drug from plastic trash bags. "we were told to reach into a garbage bag and find our prescription, but if we couldn't find it, to just take someone else's," he said. that would have violated the military's policy at the time, which required screening for psychiatric problems and previous traumatic brain injuries and excluding soldiers who tested positive from getting.
a study nevin published in 2008 found that nearly 10 percent of personnel in afghanistan had either a condition or were on other medication that should have barred them from taking. a follow-up study found that 14 percent of those who should not have taken received a prescription for it.
in recent years, the u.s. military has significantly called back its use of the drug. a recent set of recommendations, issued in april, advise the use of only in patients who are unable to tolerate two otherl drugs and have no recent history of or psychiatric problems.
mysterious biology—
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what does to the brain is poorly understood.
the drug's chemistry it to build up in fatty tissues like the brain at much higher concentrations than it does in the bloodstream, where the malaria parasite hangs out. “mefloquine is a drug with incidental properties,” nevin said.
one thing does in the brain is block tiny molecular pores called gap. gap help neurons synchronize their electrical activity by allowing ions to flow freely between them. one hypothesis, nevin says, is that neurons that normally put a brake on the system, an ancient network of brain regions important for memory and emotion.
cutting the brakes on the system, he says, could be how the drug produces symptoms like anxiety, paranoia, and hallucinations.
it’s a plausible scenario, says neuroscientist michael of ucla. “gap regulate activity in two very key structures, the hippocampus and amygdala,” said. the hippocampus is involved in memory and navigation, and disrupting these functions could result in disorientation and hallucinations. disrupting the amygdala, meanwhile, could produce anxiety or alter emotional reactions, says.
nevin thinks also possible that, or perhaps some byproduct produced as the drug gets broken down in the brain, is directly toxic to neurons. doses comparable to those given to people disrupted the sleep and balance of rats and killed neurons in the animals’ brain stems, according to a 2006 study.
problems with sleep and balance are among the most common long-term neurological side effects reported for. however, the kind of damage seen in the rats could only be seen in humans by doing an autopsy and looking at brain tissue under a microscope. never been done, nevin says.
"if this sort of damage were apparent on [scans] we would have figured this out a long time ago," he said.
defensive maneuvers—-
could really cause someone to commit an atrocious act like the murders bales committed?
probably not on its own. after all, thousands of travelers have taken and experienced little more than bad dreams and a touch of jumpiness. but the drug's effects might be amplified in soldiers living with the daily stress of combat, or who've experienced traumatic brain injuries from explosive blasts the signature health hazards of the recent conflicts in iraq and afghanistan.
>'i think is more like the straw that breaks the back when other things going on.'
"i think is more like the straw that breaks the camel's back when there's other things going on," ritchie said.
robert bales definitely had other things going on. he admitted to the court that he'd been taking anabolic steroids, and fellow soldiers testified during his trial that they'd been drinking alcohol against regulations on the night of the murders.
whether he was also taking at the time is not clear.
in july, defense attorney, john henry browne, told the seattle times that bales took in iraq, where he did three previous tours of duty (and also where he also reportedly suffered a, which should have disqualified him from receiving any more of the drug).
a document nevin obtained via a freedom of information act request hints at the possibility bales took the drug during his fateful final tour in afghanistan as well. the document, an "adverse event record" sent to roche, does not name bales but involves a soldier who took and killed 17 afghan civilians, the same erroneous number listed in original charging documents.
however, nevin has not been able to determine who filed the adverse event report. it's possible that whoever filed it had no direct knowledge of case. browne, the defense attorney, told the seattle times that he does not know whether bales took in afghanistan because his medical records are incomplete.
the new black box warning. image:
the drug is detectable in the blood for up to a month, but the army has not said whether bales was tested.
if evidence comes to light that bales was on at the time of the murders, that could be viewed as mitigating evidence at his sentencing hearing, says christopher slobogin, a professor of criminal law and psychiatry at vanderbilt university. the relevant legal principle is called involuntary intoxication. that mean someone had a good buzz going, slobogin explains, it means that they took a drug either unknowingly or unaware of the possible side effects that caused a serious cognitive impairment.
“the classic example is someone slipping lsd in your coffee,” slobogin said. “it implies an inability to appreciate what one is doing or to appreciate the of what one is doing.”
the recent announcement, which cites psychiatric side effects lasting months or years, could aid the defense as well, especially if it only has evidence that he took during his previous tours in iraq and can't prove he was taking it at the time of the crime. “that’s obviously helpful to the defense,” slobogin said.
"the accused is given considerable leeway during the sentencing phase to present evidence of and mitigation," said william woodruff, a law professor at campbell university in raleigh, n.c., and former colonel in the u.s. army judge advocate general's corps. it seems likely that the court would admit evidence about at the sentencing hearing, woodruff says, but how much weight they would give it is difficult to predict.
on august 19, a military jury will convene to decide fate. his guilty plea takes the death penalty off the table. the question is whether his life sentence will include any possibility of parole.
no matter what the jury decides, we will probably never know exactly what role, if any, played in this horrific crime. and as long as the drug is in use, it's unlikely to be the last time we're left to wonder.
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ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv mɑrʧ 11 2012 ˈɑrmi stæf ˈsɑrʤənt ˈrɑbərt beɪlz lɛft hɪz rɪˈmoʊt ˈaʊtˌpoʊst ɪn ən ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ˈriʤən əv ˈkændəhɑr ˈprɑvɪns, æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd kɪld 16 ˈpipəl ɪn tu ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. hɪz ˈvɪktɪmz, ˈmoʊstli ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən, wər sˈlipɪŋ æt ðə taɪm. beɪlz ʃɑt ər stæbd ðɛm tɪ dɛθ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdrægɪŋ səm əv ðɛr ˈbɑdiz ˈɪntu ə paɪl ənd ˈlaɪtɪŋ ðɛm ɔn faɪər. hɪz kraɪm ɪz ɛz ˈbæfəlɪŋ ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈgrusəm. ɪn ʤun, hi ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ðə ˈmərdərz ɪn ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kɔrt, ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ ʤəʤ: nɑt ə gʊd ˈrizən ɪn ðɪs wərld fər waɪ aɪ dɪd ðə ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋz aɪ did.”*.” >'aɪ laɪk tɪ seɪ ðɪs drəg ɪz laɪk ə ˈhɔrər ʃoʊ ɪn ə pɪl.' ɪn ðə wiks sɪns hɪz ˈgɪlti pli, ðɛrz bɪn groʊɪŋ ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət ə drəg mɛnt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt məˈlɛriə meɪ hæv pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈmərdərz. ɪn ˈsərtən ˈsərkəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ðə pis kɔrz, ənd ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət sɛnd ˈpipəl ˈɪntu məˈlɛriəl zoʊnz fər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm, ðə drəg noʊn ɛz həz lɔŋ hæd ə bæd ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər ˈsɛtɪŋ nərvz ɔn ɛʤ ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, kən mɛs wɪθ ðə maɪnd ɪn mɔr ˈsɪriəs weɪz, ˈkɔzɪŋ kənfˈjuʒən, həˌlusəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪə. ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 ðə ˈædɪd ə blæk bɑks ɪts ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈwɔrnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪbəl əv ðə drəg, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk saɪd ˈifɛkts ðət kən læst mənθs ər jɪrz ˈæftər ˈsəmˌwən stɑps ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt. laɪk tɪ seɪ ðɪs drəg ɪz laɪk ə ˈhɔrər ʃoʊ ɪn ə pill,”*,” sɛd ˈrɛmɪŋtən ˈnɛvɪn, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɑrmi fəˈzɪʃən naʊ ən ˌɛpəˌdiˌmiˈɑləˌʤɪst æt ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈpeɪpər, ˈnɛvɪn ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə drəgz ˈifɛkts ɔn ðə breɪn ənd bɪˈheɪvjər meɪk ɪt ˈlaɪkli tɪ bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk sɪˈkaɪətri. ˌɔlˈðoʊ həz bɪn aɪd ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈkɪlɪŋz, soʊ fɑr əˈpɛrəntli noʊ wən həz ˈɑrgjud səkˈsɛsfəli ɪn kɔrt ðət ðə drəg meɪd ˈsəmˌwən lɛs ˈkəlpəbəl fər ə kraɪm. dɪˈfɛns tim dɪd nɑt reɪz ðə ˈɪʃu ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz traɪəl, bət ðeɪ stɪl kʊd du soʊ æt hɪz ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈɔgəst 19 "ɪf ɪts sin ɛz ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə beɪlz keɪs, aɪ kʊd ˈsərtənli si ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ əp ɪn ə lɔt əv ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ˈpipəl maɪt seɪ meɪd mi du ɪt,'" sɛd ˈkæmərən ˈrɪʧi, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɑrmi səˈkaɪətrəst ənd ə ˈkoʊˈɑθər wɪθ ˈnɛvɪn ɔn ðə ˈrisənt ˈpeɪpər. ə ˈtrəbəld pæst ɪz ə ˈpəzəlɪŋ drəg wɪθ ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈhɪstəri. ɪt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd baɪ ðə juz. ˈɑrmi ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɪn ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə wərld, ðə məˈlɛriə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt wɑz ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ ə drəg kɔld chloroquine*, wɪʧ wɑz ðə ˈstændərd drəg əv ðə taɪm. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn hju, viˌɛtˈnɑm ɪn 1967 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈnæʃənəl ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ənd ˈrɛkərdz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd frəm ə pul əv mɔr ðən ˈkɑmpaʊndz skrind fər ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ stɑp ðiz məˈlɛriə streɪnz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2007 ˈpeɪpər baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ fəˈzɪʃən ˈæʃli krɔft. ðə drəg hæd ðə ˈædɪd ædˈvæntɪʤ əv rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ʤɪst wən doʊs ə wik ˌɪnˈstɛd əv wən ə deɪ. ðə ˈɑrmi ˈhændɪd ɔf ðə ˈkɑmpaʊnd tɪ ɛf. roʊʧ, wɪʧ geɪnd əˈpruvəl fər ðə drəg ɪn 1989 ənd ˈmɑrkətɪd ɪt ˈəndər ðə treɪd neɪm. ˈəndərˌpɪnɪŋ ˈseɪfti ənd ˈstədiz wɪʧ ʃʊd hæv bɪn pərˈfɔrmd praɪər tɪ ðə ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ əv wər ˈnɛvər ˈkɛrid out,”*,” krɔft roʊt. wɪn ðə fərst ˈkɛrfəl ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz tɪ əˈsɛs haʊ wɛl ðə drəg ɪz ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈhɛlθi ˈpipəl wər ˈfaɪnəli ˌriˈpɔrtəd 12 jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ðeɪ tərnd əp ˈɛvədəns əv ˈkɑmən saɪd ˈifɛkts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ streɪnʤ ər ˈvɪvɪd drimz, ˌɪnˈsɑmniə, ˈdɪzinəs, ənd æŋˈzaɪəti. krɔft ˈspɛkjəˌleɪts ðət ðə wʊd nɑt hæv əˈpruvd ðə drəg ɪf ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðoʊz traɪəlz hæd bɪn əˈveɪləbəl ˌbiˈfɔr 1989 ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ jɪrz, ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəl ˈɛvədəns ðət ðə drəg kən hæv ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz həz paɪld əp. ə sˈmætərɪŋ əv keɪs rɪˈpɔrts hæv lɪŋkt ðə drəg tɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ɪn wən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈhɔrəbəl ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə mæn wɪθ noʊ praɪər ˈhɪstəri əv ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd baɪ ˈstæbɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə hɛd ənd ˈtɔrˌsoʊ wɪθ ə naɪf. ə ˈrisənt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈbrɔdˌkæstər rté*é ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈkləstər əv ˈsuəˌsaɪdz əˈməŋ ˈaɪrɪʃ dɪˈfɛns ˈfɔrsɪz dɪˈplɔɪd ɔn ˈpiˌskipɪŋ ˈmɪʃənz. pərˈhæps moʊst ˈfeɪməsli, ðə drəg wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ɛz ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər ɪn ðə æt fɔrt bræg ɪn 2002 wɪn fɔr ˈsoʊlʤərz, θri əv hum hæd ˈrisəntli rɪˈtərnd frəm æfˈgænəˌstæn, kɪld ðɛr waɪvz, ənd tu əv ðɛm kɪld ðɛmˈsɛlvz. (ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈpænəl kənˈkludɪd ðət wɑz ən ənˈlaɪkli ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə bleɪm ɔn ˈmærətəl ˈprɑbləmz ənd ðə strɛs əv dɪˈplɔɪmənt.) ˈnɛvɪn ənd ˈrɪʧi boʊθ seɪ ðeɪ sɔ ðə drəgz ˈifɛkts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr taɪm ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. ˈrɪʧi sərvd ɪn səˈmɑljə. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz maɪ fərst deɪ ðɛr, ə jəŋ mæn wɑz ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd aʊt əv ðɛr ˈskrimɪŋ ənd ˈjɛlɪŋ, ənd ɪt wɑz faʊnd ðət hid ˈteɪkən faɪv ˈtæbləts," ʃi sɛd. "hi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm wəns ə wik ənd hi tʊk ðɛm wəns ə deɪ." ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˈnɛvɪn sɪz ðə drəg tʊk ə toʊl ɔn hɪz ˈjunɪt ɪn mɔr ˈsətəl weɪz. "ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈɛvriˌwən meɪ nɑt bɪˈkəm ˈklɪnɪkəli ɪl, ðə bɛl kərv fər æŋˈzaɪəti, ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti, ənd ˈrɛstləs slip ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃɪft, ənd ðət kən hæv drəˈmætɪk ˈifɛkts ɔn ə ˈjunɪt," ˈnɛvɪn sɛd. wər biɪŋ əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə drug.”*.” pərˈhæps mɔr dɪˈstərbɪŋli, wɑz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈgɪvɪn aʊt ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənəˌtli. ˈnɛvɪn sɪz ðət ˌbiˈfɔr hi dɪˈplɔɪd tɪ æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪn ˈərli 2007 hi sɔ ˈmɛdɪks æt fɔrt bræg dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ðə drəg frəm ˈplæstɪk træʃ bægz. "wi wər toʊld tɪ riʧ ˈɪntu ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ bæg ənd faɪnd ɑr prəˈskrɪpʃən, bət ɪf wi ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ɪt, tɪ ʤɪst teɪk ˈsəmˌwən ˈɛlsɪz," hi sɛd. ðət wʊd hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz ˈpɑləsi æt ðə taɪm, wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərd ˈskrinɪŋ fər ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈprɑbləmz ənd ˈpriviəs trɔˈmætɪk breɪn ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ɪkˈskludɪŋ ˈsoʊlʤərz hu ˈtɛstɪd ˈpɑzətɪv frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ. ə ˈstədi ˈnɛvɪn ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 2008 faʊnd ðət ˈnɪrli 10 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌpərsəˈnɛl ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn hæd ˈiðər ə kənˈdɪʃən ər wər ɔn ˈəðər ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən ðət ʃʊd hæv bɑrd ðɛm frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ. ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈstədi faʊnd ðət 14 pərˈsɛnt əv ðoʊz hu ʃʊd nɑt hæv ˈteɪkən rɪˈsivd ə prəˈskrɪpʃən fər ɪt. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ðə juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli kɔld bæk ɪts juz əv ðə drəg. ə ˈrisənt sɛt əv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz, ˈɪʃud ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ədˈvaɪz ðə juz əv ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz hu ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈtɑlərˌeɪt tu ˈəðər drəgz ənd hæv noʊ ˈrisənt ˈhɪstəri əv ər ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈprɑbləmz. mɪˈstɪriəs baɪˈɑləʤi kɪm ˈpɪroʊ /ˈflɪkər wət dɪz tɪ ðə breɪn ɪz ˈpurli ˌəndərˈstʊd. ðə drəgz ˈkɛmɪstri ɪt tɪ bɪld əp ɪn ˈfæti ˈtɪʃuz laɪk ðə breɪn æt məʧ haɪər ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz ðən ɪt dɪz ɪn ðə ˈblədˌstrim, wɛr ðə məˈlɛriə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt hæŋz aʊt. ɪz ə drəg wɪθ ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl properties,”*,” ˈnɛvɪn sɛd. wən θɪŋ dɪz ɪn ðə breɪn ɪz blɑk ˈtaɪni məˈlɛkjələr pɔrz kɔld gæp. gæp hɛlp ˈnʊrɑnz ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz ðɛr ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ aɪɑnz tɪ floʊ ˈfrili bɪtˈwin ðɛm. wən haɪˈpɑθəsəs, ˈnɛvɪn sɪz, ɪz ðət ˈnʊrɑnz ðət ˈnɔrməli pʊt ə breɪk ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm, ən ˈeɪnʧənt ˈnɛtˌwərk əv breɪn ˈriʤənz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈmɛməri ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃən. ˈkətɪŋ ðə breɪks ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm, hi sɪz, kʊd bi haʊ ðə drəg prəˈdusɪz ˈsɪmptəmz laɪk æŋˈzaɪəti, ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪə, ənd həˌlusəˈneɪʃənz. ə ˈplɔzəbəl sɪˈnɛrioʊ, sɪz nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪənɪst ˈmaɪkəl əv ucla*. ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn tu ˈvɛri ki ˈstrəkʧərz, ðə ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs ənd amygdala,”*,” sɛd. ðə ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈmɛməri ənd ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən, ənd dɪsˈrəptɪŋ ðiz ˈfəŋkʃənz kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn dɪˌsɔriənˈteɪʃən ənd həˌlusəˈneɪʃənz. dɪsˈrəptɪŋ ðə ˌæmɪgˈdɑlə, ˈminˌwaɪl, kʊd ˈproʊdus æŋˈzaɪəti ər ˈɔltər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl riˈækʃənz, sɪz. ˈnɛvɪn θɪŋks ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl ðət, ər pərˈhæps səm ˈbaɪprɑdəkt prəˈdust ɛz ðə drəg gɪts ˈbroʊkən daʊn ɪn ðə breɪn, ɪz dɪˈrɛkli ˈtɑksɪk tɪ ˈnʊrɑnz. ˈdoʊsɪz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ðoʊz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈpipəl dɪsˈrəptɪd ðə slip ənd ˈbæləns əv ræts ənd kɪld ˈnʊrɑnz ɪn ðə animals’*’ breɪn stɛmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2006 ˈstədi. ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ slip ənd ˈbæləns ər əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌnʊrəˈlɑʤɪkəl saɪd ˈifɛkts ˌriˈpɔrtəd fər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə kaɪnd əv ˈdæmɪʤ sin ɪn ðə ræts kʊd ˈoʊnli bi sin ɪn ˈjumənz baɪ duɪŋ ən ˈɔˌtɑpsi ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt breɪn ˈtɪʃu ˈəndər ə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp. ˈnɛvər bɪn dən, ˈnɛvɪn sɪz. "ɪf ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈdæmɪʤ wər əˈpɛrənt ɔn [skænz] wi wʊd hæv ˈfɪgjərd ðɪs aʊt ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ," hi sɛd. dɪˈfɛnsɪv məˈnuvərz kʊd ˈrɪli kɔz ˈsəmˌwən tɪ kəˈmɪt ən əˈtroʊʃəs ækt laɪk ðə ˈmərdərz beɪlz kəˈmɪtɪd? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ɔn ɪts oʊn. ˈæftər ɔl, ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈtrævələrz hæv ˈteɪkən ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən bæd drimz ənd ə təʧ əv jumpiness*. bət ðə drəgz ˈifɛkts maɪt bi ˈæmpləˌfaɪd ɪn ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈdeɪli strɛs əv ˈkɑmbæt, ər huv ɪkˈspɪriənst trɔˈmætɪk breɪn ˈɪnʤəriz frəm ɪkˈsploʊsɪv blæsts ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər hɛlθ ˈhæzərdz əv ðə ˈrisənt ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd æfˈgænəˌstæn. >'aɪ θɪŋk ɪz mɔr laɪk ðə strɔ ðət breɪks ðə bæk wɪn ˈəðər θɪŋz goʊɪŋ ɔn.' "aɪ θɪŋk ɪz mɔr laɪk ðə strɔ ðət breɪks ðə ˈkæməlz bæk wɪn ðɛrz ˈəðər θɪŋz goʊɪŋ ɔn," ˈrɪʧi sɛd. ˈrɑbərt beɪlz ˈdɛfənətli hæd ˈəðər θɪŋz goʊɪŋ ɔn. hi ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə kɔrt ðət hid bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪdz, ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz traɪəl ðət ðeɪd bɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈælkəˌhɑl əˈgɛnst ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɔn ðə naɪt əv ðə ˈmərdərz. ˈwɛðər hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ æt ðə taɪm ɪz nɑt klɪr. ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni, ʤɑn ˈhɛnri braʊn, toʊld ðə siˈætəl taɪmz ðət beɪlz tʊk ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, wɛr hi dɪd θri ˈpriviəs tʊrz əv ˈduti (ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɛr hi ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈsəfərd ə, wɪʧ ʃʊd hæv dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪd ɪm frəm rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈɛni mɔr əv ðə drəg). ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈnɛvɪn əbˈteɪnd ˈviə ə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ækt rɪkˈwɛst hɪnts æt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti beɪlz tʊk ðə drəg ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈfeɪtfəl ˈfaɪnəl tʊr ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ən "ˌædˈvərs ɪˈvɛnt ˈrɛkərd" sɛnt tɪ roʊʧ, dɪz nɑt neɪm beɪlz bət ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ə ˈsoʊlʤər hu tʊk ənd kɪld 17 ˈæfˌgæn səˈvɪljənz, ðə seɪm ɛˈroʊniəs ˈnəmbər ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ərˈɪʤənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnɛvɪn həz nɑt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈtərmən hu faɪld ðə ˌædˈvərs ɪˈvɛnt rɪˈpɔrt. ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət huˈɛvər faɪld ɪt hæd noʊ dɪˈrɛkt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv keɪs. braʊn, ðə dɪˈfɛns əˈtərni, toʊld ðə siˈætəl taɪmz ðət hi dɪz nɑt noʊ ˈwɛðər beɪlz tʊk ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz ər ˌɪnkəmˈplit. ðə nu blæk bɑks ˈwɔrnɪŋ. ˈɪmɪʤ: ðə drəg ɪz dɪˈtɛktəbəl ɪn ðə bləd fər əp tɪ ə mənθ, bət ðə ˈɑrmi həz nɑt sɛd ˈwɛðər beɪlz wɑz ˈtɛstɪd. ɪf ˈɛvədəns kəmz tɪ laɪt ðət beɪlz wɑz ɔn æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈmərdərz, ðət kʊd bi vjud ɛz ˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈɛvədəns æt hɪz ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈhirɪŋ, sɪz ˈkrɪstəfər sləˈboʊgən, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˈkrɪmənəl lɔ ənd sɪˈkaɪətri æt ˈvændərbɪlt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðə ˈrɛləvənt ˈligəl ˈprɪnsəpəl ɪz kɔld ˌɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛri ˌɪnˌtɑksəˈkeɪʃən. ðət min ˈsəmˌwən hæd ə gʊd bəz goʊɪŋ, sləˈboʊgən ɪkˈspleɪnz, ɪt minz ðət ðeɪ tʊk ə drəg ˈiðər ənˈnoʊɪŋli ər ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðə ˈpɑsəbəl saɪd ˈifɛkts ðət kɔzd ə ˈsɪriəs ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt. ˈklæsɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ˈsəmˌwən sˈlɪpɪŋ ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi ɪn jʊr coffee,”*,” sləˈboʊgən sɛd. ˌɪmˈplaɪz ən ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt wət wən ɪz duɪŋ ər tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə əv wət wən ɪz doing.”*.” ðə ˈrisənt əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, wɪʧ saɪts ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk saɪd ˈifɛkts ˈlæstɪŋ mənθs ər jɪrz, kʊd eɪd ðə dɪˈfɛns ɛz wɛl, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ɪt ˈoʊnli həz ˈɛvədəns ðət hi tʊk ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈpriviəs tʊrz ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd kænt pruv hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt æt ðə taɪm əv ðə kraɪm. ˈɑbviəsli ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ ðə defense,”*,” sləˈboʊgən sɛd. "ðə əˈkjuzd ɪz ˈgɪvɪn kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈliˌweɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛntənsɪŋ feɪz tɪ ˈprɛzənt ˈɛvədəns əv ənd ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃən," sɛd ˈwɪljəm ˈwʊdrəf, ə lɔ prəˈfɛsər æt ˈkæmbəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈrɔli, n.c*., ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈkərnəl ɪn ðə juz. ˈɑrmi ʤəʤ ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈʤɛnərəlz kɔrz. ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə kɔrt wʊd ədˈmɪt ˈɛvədəns əˈbaʊt æt ðə ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈhirɪŋ, ˈwʊdrəf sɪz, bət haʊ məʧ weɪt ðeɪ wʊd gɪv ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ prɪˈdɪkt. ɔn ˈɔgəst 19 ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤʊri wɪl kənˈvin tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd feɪt. hɪz ˈgɪlti pli teɪks ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti ɔf ðə ˈteɪbəl. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈwɛðər hɪz laɪf ˈsɛntəns wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛni ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv pəroʊl. noʊ ˈmætər wət ðə ˈʤʊri ˌdɪˈsaɪdz, wi wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnɛvər noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wət roʊl, ɪf ˈɛni, pleɪd ɪn ðɪs hɔˈrɪfɪk kraɪm. ənd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə drəg ɪz ɪn juz, ɪts ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ðə læst taɪm wɪr lɛft tɪ ˈwəndər.
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ryan repko eager for debut at madison with mason mitchell
ryan repko eager for debut at madison with mason mitchell
statesville, north carolina short track standout ryan repko will make his racing series presented by debut in the montgomery ward 200 at the madison international speedway on june. repko will be behind the wheel of the no. 78 champion power gaskets chevrolet for mason mitchell.
“this is going to be a huge step up,” an excited repko stated.” if you compare it to stick and ball sports, i'm basically making the transition from college to pro. it'll be a great experience for me and i have confidence in my crew going into it.
“i originally started racing in late models at motor mile and motor mile resembles madison quite a bit so we're hoping my experience there will transition over to madison. there will be a few challenges going into this. the two most obvious will be the horsepower and the size of the car, but i think the biggest thing will be running on a radial tire. i've never driven on a radial tire in my career. i know that my crew led by kevin reed will get me up to speed quickly. these guys produce quality cars.”
repko just captured his first cars late model tour stock car pole at the anderson motor speedway last weekend and earned a finish.
“i’ve had my eye on repko for quite some time now,” owner mason mitchell stated. “he knows how to take care of his equipment and manage his stuff until the end of a race. always raced well at madison so i am confident we will have a great weekend.”
2015 was first season racing in late models at motor mile, south boston and hickory. he picked up one win during his rookie season and was awarded motor mile rookie of the year in limited late models. 2016 was first appearance at the martinsville 300 where he qualified third overall and finished ninth in the feature race. he is currently a high school junior at north lincoln high school and enrolled in the academic honors program.
mmm has two prior starts at madison. last season the team earned a runner-up finish with kyle weatherman behind the wheel. in two starts the teams led 163 out of 400 laps.
the montgomery ward 200 will be live on friday, june at pm et.racing.com will have live timing and scoring for all activities throughout the day.
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mason mitchell (masonmitchellmotorsports.com) is a championship driver development team fielding multiple entries in the racing series presented by. the team is headquartered in statesville, north carolina and owned by 2014 champion mason mitchell.
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raɪən ˈrɛpkoʊ ˈigər fər ˈdeɪbju æt ˈmædɪsən wɪθ ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl raɪən ˈrɛpkoʊ ˈigər fər ˈdeɪbju æt ˈmædɪsən wɪθ ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl statesville*, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ʃɔrt træk ˈstænˌdaʊt raɪən ˈrɛpkoʊ wɪl meɪk hɪz ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈsɪriz pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈdeɪbju ɪn ðə mɑntˈgəmri wɔrd 200 æt ðə ˈmædɪsən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈspidˌweɪ ɔn ʤun. ˈrɛpkoʊ wɪl bi bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wil əv ðə noʊ. 78 ˈʧæmpiən paʊər ˈgæskəts ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ fər ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl. ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə juʤ stɛp up,”*,” ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ˈrɛpkoʊ stated.”*.” ɪf ju kəmˈpɛr ɪt tɪ stɪk ənd bɔl spɔrts, əm ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ tɪ proʊ. ˈɪtəl bi ə greɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns fər mi ənd aɪ hæv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn maɪ kru goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪt. ərˈɪʤənəli ˈstɑrtɪd ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn leɪt ˈmɑdəlz æt ˈmoʊtər maɪl ənd ˈmoʊtər maɪl rɪˈzɛmbəlz ˈmædɪsən kwaɪt ə bɪt soʊ wɪr ˈhoʊpɪŋ maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðɛr wɪl trænˈzɪʃən ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈmædɪsən. ðɛr wɪl bi ə fju ˈʧælənʤɪz goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɪs. ðə tu moʊst ˈɑbviəs wɪl bi ðə ˈhɔrˌspaʊər ənd ðə saɪz əv ðə kɑr, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ wɪl bi ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ə ˈreɪdiəl taɪər. aɪv ˈnɛvər ˈdrɪvən ɔn ə ˈreɪdiəl taɪər ɪn maɪ kərɪr. aɪ noʊ ðət maɪ kru lɛd baɪ ˈkɛvɪn rid wɪl gɪt mi əp tɪ spid kˈwɪkli. ðiz gaɪz ˈproʊdus kˈwɑləti cars.”*.” ˈrɛpkoʊ ʤɪst ˈkæpʧərd hɪz fərst kɑz leɪt ˈmɑdəl tʊr stɑk kɑr poʊl æt ðə ˈændərsən ˈmoʊtər ˈspidˌweɪ læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd ərnd ə ˈfɪnɪʃ. hæd maɪ aɪ ɔn ˈrɛpkoʊ fər kwaɪt səm taɪm now,”*,” ˈoʊnər ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl ˈsteɪtɪd. noʊz haʊ tɪ teɪk kɛr əv hɪz ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ˈmænɪʤ hɪz stəf ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ə reɪs. ˈɔlˌweɪz reɪst wɛl æt ˈmædɪsən soʊ aɪ æm ˈkɑnfədənt wi wɪl hæv ə greɪt weekend.”*.” 2015 wɑz fərst ˈsizən ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪn leɪt ˈmɑdəlz æt ˈmoʊtər maɪl, saʊθ ˈbɔstən ənd ˈhɪkəri. hi pɪkt əp wən wɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈrʊki ˈsizən ənd wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ˈmoʊtər maɪl ˈrʊki əv ðə jɪr ɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd leɪt ˈmɑdəlz. 2016 wɑz fərst əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ˈmɑrtɪnzˌvɪl 300 wɛr hi kˈwɑləˌfaɪd θərd ˈoʊvərˌɔl ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt naɪnθ ɪn ðə ˈfiʧər reɪs. hi ɪz ˈkərəntli ə haɪ skul ˈʤunjər æt nɔrθ ˈlɪŋkən haɪ skul ənd ɛnˈroʊld ɪn ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈɑnərz ˈproʊˌgræm. həz tu praɪər stɑrts æt ˈmædɪsən. læst ˈsizən ðə tim ərnd ə ˈrənərˌəp ˈfɪnɪʃ wɪθ kaɪl ˈwɛðərˌmæn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wil. ɪn tu stɑrts ðə timz lɛd 163 aʊt əv 400 læps. ðə mɑntˈgəmri wɔrd 200 wɪl bi lɪv ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ʤun æt piɛm ɛt. wɪl hæv lɪv ˈtaɪmɪŋ ənd ˈskɔrɪŋ fər ɔl ækˈtɪvɪtiz θruaʊt ðə deɪ. ˈfɑloʊ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə: tɪ kip wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst, nuz, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd reɪs ˈəpˌdeɪts, ˈfɑloʊ tˈwɪtər peɪʤ ənd ““like”*” ðɛr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ æt ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl. əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl: ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl (masonmitchellmotorsports.com*) ɪz ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈdraɪvər dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim ˈfildɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈɛntriz ɪn ðə ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈsɪriz pərˈzɛnəd baɪ. ðə tim ɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn statesville*, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ənd oʊnd baɪ 2014 ˈʧæmpiən ˈmeɪsən ˈmɪʧəl.
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this week, our leaders are expected to commit britain to a civic overhaul that no other nation has had the courage or recklessness, depending on your viewpoint to contemplate. on tuesday, the cabinet is set to approve measures that will lead to a revolution in power generation, transport, house construction, planning, manufacturing and farming in britain over the next 20 years. the aim is to mitigate the worst ravages of global warming.
the proposals form the basis of the fourth budget of the committee on climate change and will be presented for cabinet consideration this week so they can be made law by the end of june. initial hostility from business secretary vince cable and from treasury officials, who fear funds needed for economic recovery are being wasted on projects of no immediate benefit, has been swept aside. soon, we will be committed to the basic, radical goal of cutting carbon dioxide emissions to around tonnes a year by 2027.
to put those figures in perspective, current emissions stand at tonnes while subsequent measures could produce even greater reductions to around by the middle of the century. thus the cabinet will trigger moves that will bring about the virtual of our society. the fossil fuels coal, gas and oil which powered britain to industrial and imperial might will be outlawed. in their place, wind farms, nuclear power stations, electric cars and underground dumps of carbon dioxide will provide the bedrock for future economic growth in this country. britain's basic infrastructure is facing a radical rebuilding.
other nations have made emission commitments, but most have planned no further than the end of this decade. the committee on climate budget takes britain 10 years further down the line. as its chief executive, david kennedy, says: "we have moved into uncharted territory and we are going to be watched, carefully, by other countries. no one else has a target like this."
the budget is therefore not just one of domestic importance, it is of international significance. hence the support of foreign secretary william hague, who has made plain his backing for the budget. "if our domestic resolve is seen to be weakening, we will lose traction elsewhere," he said last month. but what kind of nation will britain be once we start investing those billions, raised from taxes and increased electricity costs, in new hardware? how will we move around the country and how will we power our homes and businesses? very differently, it is clear. according to the committee, by 2027, we should be generating 40% of our electricity from renewable sources (currently only a few per cent) and 40% from nuclear plants (roughly double its present level). the remainder will come from coal, gas and oil plants, with the crucial caveat that most will be connected to carbon capture and storage (ccs) systems that will trap their carbon dioxide emissions and pump them underground for safe storage.
with that kind of kit, britain can free itself from its dependence on fossil fuels and seriously cut back on harmful heating carbon emissions, says the committee. the obvious point is that most of this hardware does not exist yet. carbon capture and storage is still only a gleam in the eyes of the odd, enthusiastic geologist, for example. only one or two pilot plants are in operation at present. this is unproven technology.
similarly, it is clear that the goal of generating 40% of our electricity from cannot be met through our current obsession with building onshore wind farms. there is not enough land on the british isles to provide homes for them. we will need other sources of renewable power. tidal power plants and wave energy generators are two particularly promising candidates, though again the technologies involved are unproved.
and that might seem remiss. relying on power sources that have still to be developed looks naive, an apparent oversight that will certainly be pounced on by those who deny that fossil fuels are dangerous and that we need to wean ourselves off their use. we are taxing ourselves to sustain an unrealistic ecological dream, they argue.
the argument is disingenuous, however. the very fact that many of these technologies are still in development offers us a key advantage. over the past four decades, britain has amassed a great deal of marine engineering experience following the exploitation of north sea oil, for example. that expertise is precisely the kind needed to build up a strong offshore wind turbine industry in the.
the same is true for both tidal and wave power plants. the seas around britain have some of the strongest tides in the world and are ripe for exploitation. generating devices are still at a relatively primitive development stage, though plans have been announced for trials of tidal devices in and orkney. these are reckoned to have considerable promise. they will need careful and costly nurture, however.
the same goes for carbon capture and storage. we not only have north sea oil experience, we have the depleted gas and oil fields that will make ideal stores for the carbon dioxide we extract from fossil plants. in total, it's quite a package.
the crucial point is that by acting in a timely manner in facing up to climate change, britain has given itself a chance to take pole position in the development of a range of renewable technologies which could then be sold round the world. for that, the government deserves congratulations. passing the carbon budget is just the start, however, for it is equally clear that if we want to exploit these opportunities we will need to adopt a far more realistic attitude to the generation of power than we have in the past.
in the century, britain was given crucial leads that we should have used to build up other types of energy generation. we squandered them instead. calder hall, in cumbria, was the first atom plant to supply power to a national grid, for example. however, development of the next generation of nuclear stations the advanced reactor was botched. as a result, britain's tranche of atom plants will be either french or american.
similarly, we should have taken a lead in wind turbine development, given the gusty meteorological conditions of these islands but again we fluffed the chance. as a result, the wind farms that dot the countryside consist of turbines that are made in denmark or germany.
the new carbon budget gives britain a chance to cut its emissions bill, establish energy security for the nation for the next century and develop a range of new industries. the last on this list is arguably the most important and the most vulnerable.
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ðɪs wik, ɑr ˈlidərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈbrɪtən tɪ ə ˈsɪvɪk ˈoʊvərˌhɔl ðət noʊ ˈəðər ˈneɪʃən həz hæd ðə kərɪʤ ər ˈrɛkləsnəs, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr vˈjuˌpɔɪnt tɪ ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈkæbənət ɪz sɛt tɪ əˈpruv ˈmɛʒərz ðət wɪl lɛd tɪ ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn paʊər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ˈtrænspɔrt, haʊs kənˈstrəkʃən, ˈplænɪŋ, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ənd ˈfɑrmɪŋ ɪn ˈbrɪtən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 20 jɪrz. ðə eɪm ɪz tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðə wərst ˈrævɪʤɪz əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ. ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz fɔrm ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ðə fɔrθ ˈbəʤɪt əv ðə kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd wɪl bi pərˈzɛnəd fər ˈkæbənət kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən ðɪs wik soʊ ðeɪ kən bi meɪd lɔ baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ʤun. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl hɑˈstɪləti frəm ˈbɪznɪs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri vɪns ˈkeɪbəl ənd frəm ˈtrɛʒəri əˈfɪʃəlz, hu fɪr fəndz ˈnidɪd fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri ər biɪŋ ˈweɪstɪd ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkts əv noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈbɛnəfɪt, həz bɪn swɛpt əˈsaɪd. sun, wi wɪl bi kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈbeɪsɪk, ˈrædɪkəl goʊl əv ˈkətɪŋ ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪˈmɪʃənz tɪ əraʊnd tənz ə jɪr baɪ 2027 tɪ pʊt ðoʊz ˈfɪgjərz ɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, ˈkɑrənt ɪˈmɪʃənz stænd æt tənz waɪl ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈmɛʒərz kʊd ˈproʊdus ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər rɪˈdəkʃənz tɪ əraʊnd baɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ðəs ðə ˈkæbənət wɪl ˈtrɪgər muvz ðət wɪl brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvərʧuəl əv ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz koʊl, gæs ənd ɔɪl wɪʧ paʊərd ˈbrɪtən tɪ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl maɪt wɪl bi ˈaʊˌtlɔd. ɪn ðɛr pleɪs, wɪnd fɑrmz, ˈnukliər paʊər ˈsteɪʃənz, ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑz ənd ˈəndərˌgraʊnd dəmps əv ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd wɪl prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈbɛˌdrɑk fər fˈjuʧər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ˈbrɪtənz ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈrædɪkəl riˈbɪldɪŋ. ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz hæv meɪd ɪˈmɪʃən kəˈmɪtmənts, bət moʊst hæv plænd noʊ ˈfərðər ðən ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs ˈdɛkeɪd. ðə kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ˈbəʤɪt teɪks ˈbrɪtən 10 jɪrz ˈfərðər daʊn ðə laɪn. ɛz ɪts ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkɛnədi, sɪz: "wi hæv muvd ˈɪntu ənˈʧɑrtɪd ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi wɔʧt, ˈkɛrfəli, baɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. noʊ wən ɛls həz ə ˈtərgət laɪk ðɪs." ðə ˈbəʤɪt ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr nɑt ʤɪst wən əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns, ɪt ɪz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns. hɛns ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈfɔrən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈwɪljəm heɪg, hu həz meɪd pleɪn hɪz ˈbækɪŋ fər ðə ˈbəʤɪt. "ɪf ɑr dəˈmɛstɪk riˈzɑlv ɪz sin tɪ bi ˈwikənɪŋ, wi wɪl luz ˈtrækʃən ˈɛlsˌwɛr," hi sɛd læst mənθ. bət wət kaɪnd əv ˈneɪʃən wɪl ˈbrɪtən bi wəns wi stɑrt ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ðoʊz ˈbɪljənz, reɪzd frəm ˈtæksɪz ənd ˌɪnˈkrist ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti kɔsts, ɪn nu ˈhɑrdˌwɛr? haʊ wɪl wi muv əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ənd haʊ wɪl wi paʊər ɑr hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz? ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərˈɛntli, ɪt ɪz klɪr. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kəˈmɪti, baɪ 2027 wi ʃʊd bi ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ 40 əv ɑr ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti frəm riˈnuəbəl ˈsɔrsəz (ˈkərəntli ˈoʊnli ə fju pər sɛnt) ənd 40 frəm ˈnukliər plænts (ˈrəfli ˈdəbəl ɪts ˈprɛzənt ˈlɛvəl). ðə rɪˈmeɪndər wɪl kəm frəm koʊl, gæs ənd ɔɪl plænts, wɪθ ðə ˈkruʃəl ˈkeɪviˌæt ðət moʊst wɪl bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈkɑrbən ˈkæpʧər ənd ˈstɔrɪʤ (ˈsiˈsiˈɛs) ˈsɪstəmz ðət wɪl træp ðɛr ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪˈmɪʃənz ənd pəmp ðɛm ˈəndərˌgraʊnd fər seɪf ˈstɔrɪʤ. wɪθ ðət kaɪnd əv kɪt, ˈbrɪtən kən fri ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ɪts dɪˈpɛndəns ɔn ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ənd ˈsɪriəsli kət bæk ɔn ˈhɑrmfəl ˈhitɪŋ ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz, sɪz ðə kəˈmɪti. ðə ˈɑbviəs pɔɪnt ɪz ðət moʊst əv ðɪs ˈhɑrdˌwɛr dɪz nɑt ɪgˈzɪst jɛt. ˈkɑrbən ˈkæpʧər ənd ˈstɔrɪʤ ɪz stɪl ˈoʊnli ə glim ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə ɑd, ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ʤiˈɑləʤəst, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˈoʊnli wən ər tu ˈpaɪlət plænts ər ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən æt ˈprɛzənt. ðɪs ɪz ənˈpruvən tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈsɪmələrli, ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ðə goʊl əv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ 40 əv ɑr ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti frəm ˈkænɑt bi mɛt θru ɑr ˈkɑrənt əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɑnˌʃɔr wɪnd fɑrmz. ðɛr ɪz nɑt ɪˈnəf lænd ɔn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ aɪlz tɪ prəˈvaɪd hoʊmz fər ðɛm. wi wɪl nid ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz əv riˈnuəbəl paʊər. ˈtaɪdəl paʊər plænts ənd weɪv ˈɛnərʤi ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz ər tu ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈkænədɪts, ðoʊ əˈgɛn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ər ənˈpruvd. ənd ðət maɪt sim riˈmɪs. riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn paʊər ˈsɔrsəz ðət hæv stɪl tɪ bi dɪˈvɛləpt lʊks naɪiv, ən əˈpɛrənt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ðət wɪl ˈsərtənli bi paʊnst ɔn baɪ ðoʊz hu dɪˈnaɪ ðət ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz ər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd ðət wi nid tɪ win ɑrˈsɛlvz ɔf ðɛr juz. wi ər ˈtæksɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ səˈsteɪn ən ənˌriˈlɪstɪk ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl drim, ðeɪ ˈɑrgju. ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ðə ˈvɛri fækt ðət ˈmɛni əv ðiz tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ər stɪl ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɔfərz ˈjuˈɛs ə ki ædˈvæntɪʤ. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈbrɪtən həz əˈmæst ə greɪt dil əv mərˈin ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən əv nɔrθ si ɔɪl, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ðət ˌɛkspərˈtiz ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli ðə kaɪnd ˈnidɪd tɪ bɪld əp ə strɔŋ ˈɔfˈʃɔr wɪnd ˈtərbaɪn ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə. ðə seɪm ɪz tru fər boʊθ ˈtaɪdəl ənd weɪv paʊər plænts. ðə siz əraʊnd ˈbrɪtən hæv səm əv ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst taɪdz ɪn ðə wərld ənd ər raɪp fər ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən. ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər stɪl æt ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈprɪmɪtɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt steɪʤ, ðoʊ plænz hæv bɪn əˈnaʊnst fər traɪəlz əv ˈtaɪdəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪn ənd ˈɔrkni. ðiz ər ˈrɛkənd tɪ hæv kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈprɑməs. ðeɪ wɪl nid ˈkɛrfəl ənd ˈkɔstli ˈnərʧər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ðə seɪm goʊz fər ˈkɑrbən ˈkæpʧər ənd ˈstɔrɪʤ. wi nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv nɔrθ si ɔɪl ɪkˈspɪriəns, wi hæv ðə dɪˈplitɪd gæs ənd ɔɪl fildz ðət wɪl meɪk aɪˈdil stɔrz fər ðə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd wi ˈɛkˌstrækt frəm ˈfɑsəl plænts. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ɪts kwaɪt ə ˈpækɪʤ. ðə ˈkruʃəl pɔɪnt ɪz ðət baɪ ˈæktɪŋ ɪn ə ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər ɪn ˈfeɪsɪŋ əp tɪ ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ, ˈbrɪtən həz ˈgɪvɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə ʧæns tɪ teɪk poʊl pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə reɪnʤ əv riˈnuəbəl tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɪʧ kʊd ðɛn bi soʊld raʊnd ðə wərld. fər ðət, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈzərvz kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz. ˈpæsɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrbən ˈbəʤɪt ɪz ʤɪst ðə stɑrt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fər ɪt ɪz ˈikwəli klɪr ðət ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðiz ˌɑpərˈtunətiz wi wɪl nid tɪ əˈdɑpt ə fɑr mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˈætəˌtud tɪ ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv paʊər ðən wi hæv ɪn ðə pæst. ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈbrɪtən wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ˈkruʃəl lidz ðət wi ʃʊd hæv juzd tɪ bɪld əp ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈɛnərʤi ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. wi skˈwɑndərd ðɛm ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈkɔldər hɔl, ɪn cumbria*, wɑz ðə fərst ˈætəm plænt tɪ səˈplaɪ paʊər tɪ ə ˈnæʃənəl grɪd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈnukliər ˈsteɪʃənz ðə ədˈvænst riˈæktər wɑz bɑʧt. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˈbrɪtənz trænʧ əv ˈætəm plænts wɪl bi ˈiðər frɛnʧ ər əˈmɛrɪkən. ˈsɪmələrli, wi ʃʊd hæv ˈteɪkən ə lɛd ɪn wɪnd ˈtərbaɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈgəsti ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðiz ˈaɪləndz bət əˈgɛn wi fləft ðə ʧæns. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə wɪnd fɑrmz ðət dɑt ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd kənˈsɪst əv ˈtərbaɪnz ðət ər meɪd ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ər ˈʤərməni. ðə nu ˈkɑrbən ˈbəʤɪt gɪvz ˈbrɪtən ə ʧæns tɪ kət ɪts ɪˈmɪʃənz bɪl, ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˈɛnərʤi sɪˈkjʊrəti fər ðə ˈneɪʃən fər ðə nɛkst ˈsɛnʧəri ənd dɪˈvɛləp ə reɪnʤ əv nu ˈɪndəstriz. ðə læst ɔn ðɪs lɪst ɪz ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ðə moʊst ˈvəlnərəbəl.
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when canadian rock band the tea party formed in 1990, they had no idea they would soon share their moniker with one of the most controversial groups in america. now, reported bloomberg businessweek, considering selling their website for $1 million dollars. and the question to ask is buying?
the band holds the rights to the website as of now, and the page has been the source of endless confusion forers who may be seeking out michelle bachmann, and instead finding what the media describes as “canadian moroccan roll.” the band however, established on their website the fact that not interested in the implications of their name, through their message, “no politics. just rock ‘n roll.”
however, said bassist stuart, “so much damage has been done to our name [by the tea party movement] that considering selling.”
though they just might cash in on u.s. political interest, the tea party ultimately expressed a desire to sell their website to someone progressive, if at all possible.
bassist stuart said, “we’ve considered lending the name to stephen colbert or jon stewart to have them dispel some of the stuff the tea party says.” however, he added, “we’ve got families.” essentially, this is to say that $1 million could help them, even if that means taking a step over a moral line and selling to the highest bidder. the issue, the band seemed to expressed, is a complex one.
with so many groups and politicians observing the domain name with envious eyes, the report continued, just a matter of time before someone capitalizes on the potential of the tea party brand. this could also tie in with a recent series of moves by the to get a tight grip on the internet and social networking.
odd, it might be, that the future of the at least on the web is resting on the decision of a middle rock band. and it seems likely sell, sources believe.
meanwhile, the outcome, based on who actually buys the domain name, could have a powerful political effect, as already appears high on google search, said the report, despite the actual content.
as noted in a report by alternet, the right wing has always built up a powerful media advantage for itself, with the fox news network being the most obvious example. and, backed by conservatives, many fear that a collective movement is being established to dominate the internet next.
jerry markon, a writer for the washington post, commented, “the ability of a single email to shape a message illustrates the power of a conservative network,” and he seemed to predict that the and tea party movement were, through “loosely affiliated blogs, radio hosts, ‘tea party organizers,’ and d.c. institutions, binding together to fuel opposition to president obama.”
despite whatever hands their domain name may fall into, the tea party band maintained that the inception of their moniker was never intended to have any type of political implication.
said, the term “tea party” was “a euphemism that the beat poets used to use for getting high, writing poetry, and with each other.”
whatever the outcome, rolling stone reported, the tea party, which broke up for a while in 2005, but reunited for a canadian tour, will remain an active band for the time being.
photo: official photo, taken from the tea official facebook page
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wɪn kəˈneɪdiən rɑk bænd ðə ti ˈpɑrti fɔrmd ɪn 1990 ðeɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðeɪ wʊd sun ʃɛr ðɛr ˈmɑnɪkər wɪθ wən əv ðə moʊst ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl grups ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. naʊ, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈblumbərg businessweek*, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər 1 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ənd ðə kˈwɛʃən tɪ æsk ɪz baɪɪŋ? ðə bænd hoʊldz ðə raɪts tɪ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɛz əv naʊ, ənd ðə peɪʤ həz bɪn ðə sɔrs əv ˈɛndləs kənfˈjuʒən fər ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz hu meɪ bi ˈsikɪŋ aʊt mɪˈʃɛl ˈbɑkmən, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈfaɪndɪŋ wət ðə ˈmidiə dɪˈskraɪbz ɛz mərˈɑkən roll.”*.” ðə bænd ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðə fækt ðət nɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ðɛr neɪm, θru ðɛr ˈmɛsɪʤ, ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ʤɪst rɑk roll.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɛd ˈbeɪsɪst stɔrt, məʧ ˈdæmɪʤ həz bɪn dən tɪ ɑr neɪm [baɪ ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənt] ðət kənˈsɪdərɪŋ selling.”*.” ðoʊ ðeɪ ʤɪst maɪt kæʃ ɪn ɔn juz. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈəltəmətli ɪkˈsprɛst ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ sɛl ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt tɪ ˈsəmˌwən prəˈgrɛsɪv, ɪf æt ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈbeɪsɪst stɔrt sɛd, kənˈsɪdərd ˈlɛndɪŋ ðə neɪm tɪ ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt ər ʤɑn stuərt tɪ hæv ðɛm dɪˈspɛl səm əv ðə stəf ðə ti ˈpɑrti says.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ˈædɪd, gɑt families.”*.” ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ðɪs ɪz tɪ seɪ ðət 1 ˈmɪljən kʊd hɛlp ðɛm, ˈivɪn ɪf ðət minz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə stɛp ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɔrəl laɪn ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈbɪdər. ðə ˈɪʃu, ðə bænd simd tɪ ɪkˈsprɛst, ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks wən. wɪθ soʊ ˈmɛni grups ənd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz əbˈzərvɪŋ ðə doʊˈmeɪn neɪm wɪθ ˈɛnviəs aɪz, ðə rɪˈpɔrt kənˈtɪnjud, ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmˌwən ˈkæpətəˌlaɪzɪz ɔn ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðə ti ˈpɑrti brænd. ðɪs kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ taɪ ɪn wɪθ ə ˈrisənt ˈsɪriz əv muvz baɪ ðə tɪ gɪt ə taɪt grɪp ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ. ɑd, ɪt maɪt bi, ðət ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə æt list ɔn ðə wɛb ɪz ˈrɛstɪŋ ɔn ðə dɪˈsɪʒən əv ə ˈmɪdəl rɑk bænd. ənd ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli sɛl, ˈsɔrsəz bɪˈliv. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm, beɪst ɔn hu ˈæˌkʧuəli baɪz ðə doʊˈmeɪn neɪm, kʊd hæv ə ˈpaʊərfəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈifɛkt, ɛz ɔˈrɛdi əˈpɪrz haɪ ɔn ˈgugəl sərʧ, sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkɑntɛnt. ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ alternet*, ðə raɪt wɪŋ həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪlt əp ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈmidiə ædˈvæntɪʤ fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf, wɪθ ðə fɑks nuz ˈnɛtˌwərk biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs ɪgˈzæmpəl. ənd, bækt baɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz, ˈmɛni fɪr ðət ə kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmuvmənt ɪz biɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt nɛkst. ˈʤɛri markon*, ə ˈraɪtər fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst, ˈkɑmɛntəd, əˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl iˈmeɪl tɪ ʃeɪp ə ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈɪləˌstreɪts ðə paʊər əv ə kənˈsərvətɪv network,”*,” ənd hi simd tɪ prɪˈdɪkt ðət ðə ənd ti ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənt wər, θru əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd blɔgz, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hoʊsts, ˈpɑrti organizers,’*,’ ənd d.c*. ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ˈbaɪndɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ fjuəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt obama.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt ˌwəˈtɛvər hænz ðɛr doʊˈmeɪn neɪm meɪ fɔl ˈɪntu, ðə ti ˈpɑrti bænd meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən əv ðɛr ˈmɑnɪkər wɑz ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ hæv ˈɛni taɪp əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən. sɛd, ðə tərm party”*” wɑz ˈjufəˌmɪzəm ðət ðə bit poʊəts juzd tɪ juz fər ˈgɪtɪŋ haɪ, ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈpoʊətri, ənd wɪθ iʧ other.”*.” ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm, ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ðə ti ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ broʊk əp fər ə waɪl ɪn 2005 bət ˌriuˈnaɪtɪd fər ə kəˈneɪdiən tʊr, wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ən ˈæktɪv bænd fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: əˈfɪʃəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, ˈteɪkən frəm ðə ti əˈfɪʃəl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ
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washington (cnn) sen. rand paul declared the war against isis "illegal" in a new opinion piece monday, urging conservatives to speak out against president barack obama's decision not to seek congressional authorization for military action against the terrorist group.
"this war is now illegal. it must be declared and made valid, or it must be ended," the kentucky republican wrote in an published monday by the daily beast.
paul cites the war powers resolution of 1973 in stressing his position that all military action must be approved by congress. the exception is when a situation is considered urgent. in that case, a president has 60 days to get authorization after military action. if there's no approval from congress, the president has 30 days to end the mission.
while paul said he doesn't think the war powers resolution specifically applies to the isis situation -- because the u.s. had not been attacked -- he notes that even if it did, the president's time would be up.
"taking military action against isis is justified. the president acting without congress is not," he wrote, reiterating a stance he's held since september. this fall paul has described the airstrikes against syria as appropriate action but said obama's method for doing so was "unconstitutional."
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the comes as paul, who's seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2016, has been trying to shed his isolationist image yet maintain his roots.
in the new, he specifically reached out to conservatives, saying they "they should end their conspicuous silence about the president's usurpation of congress' sole authority to declare war."
he suggested conservatives are being hypocritical in their criticism of obama by lambasting him for acting alone through executive actions but staying quiet when he authorizes military action without approval.
"conservatives who blast the president for ignoring the separation of powers on immigration display a fatal inconsistency by embracing unlimited powers," he wrote.
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his piece comes as a report from politico lists new details about his presidential campaign. the report says he would likely headquarter his campaign in louisville, kentucky, and would move forward with a 2016 bid for the senate on top of a presidential run.
paul, who's attempting to sharpen his foreign policy brand, also raises questions about hillary clinton's physical stamina as well as her record as secretary of state and her involvement in libya.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) sɛn. rænd pɔl dɪˈklɛrd ðə wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs "ˌɪˈligəl" ɪn ə nu əˈpɪnjən pis ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈərʤɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ spik aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑməz dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ sik kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtɛrərɪst grup. "ðɪs wɔr ɪz naʊ ˌɪˈligəl. ɪt məst bi dɪˈklɛrd ənd meɪd ˈvælɪd, ər ɪt məst bi ˈɛndɪd," ðə kənˈtəki rɪˈpəblɪkən roʊt ɪn ən ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli bist. pɔl saɪts ðə wɔr paʊərz ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əv 1973 ɪn ˈstrɛsɪŋ hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ðət ɔl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən məst bi əˈpruvd baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs. ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən ɪz wɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ˈərʤənt. ɪn ðət keɪs, ə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz 60 deɪz tɪ gɪt ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən ˈæftər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən. ɪf ðɛrz noʊ əˈpruvəl frəm ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz 30 deɪz tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈmɪʃən. waɪl pɔl sɛd hi ˈdəzənt θɪŋk ðə wɔr paʊərz ˌrɛzəˈluʃən spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈplaɪz tɪ ðə ˈaɪsəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən bɪˈkəz ðə juz. hæd nɑt bɪn əˈtækt hi noʊts ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt dɪd, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts taɪm wʊd bi əp. "ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs ɪz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈæktɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪz nɑt," hi roʊt, riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪŋ ə stæns hiz hɛld sɪns sɛpˈtɛmbər. ðɪs fɔl pɔl həz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈɛrˌstraɪks əˈgɛnst ˈsɪriə ɛz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈækʃən bət sɛd ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈmɛθəd fər duɪŋ soʊ wɑz "ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl." ʤɪst wɔʧt wər ðə fərst ʃɑts əv 2016 ʤɪst faɪərd? riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ wər ðə fərst ʃɑts əv 2016 ʤɪst faɪərd? ðə kəmz ɛz pɔl, huz sin ɛz ə ˈlaɪkli ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ɪn 2016 həz bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ʃɛd hɪz ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənəst ˈɪmɪʤ jɛt meɪnˈteɪn hɪz ruts. ɪn ðə nu, hi spəˈsɪfɪkli riʧt aʊt tɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ "ðeɪ ʃʊd ɛnd ðɛr kənˈspɪkjuəs ˈsaɪləns əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts ˌjusərˈpeɪʃən əv ˈkɑŋgrəs' soʊl əˈθɔrəti tɪ dɪˈklɛr wɔr." hi səˈʤɛstɪd kənˈsərvətɪvz ər biɪŋ ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪn ðɛr ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə baɪ læmˈbeɪstɪŋ ɪm fər ˈæktɪŋ əˈloʊn θru ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃənz bət steɪɪŋ kwaɪət wɪn hi ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən wɪˈθaʊt əˈpruvəl. "kənˈsərvətɪvz hu blæst ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv paʊərz ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈspleɪ ə ˈfeɪtəl ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi baɪ ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd paʊərz," hi roʊt. ʤɪst wɔʧt pɔl: ˈmɪdˌtərmz 'ə rɪˌpjudiˈeɪʃən əv ˈklɪntən' riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ pɔl: ˈmɪdˌtərmz 'ə rɪˌpjudiˈeɪʃən əv ˈklɪntən' hɪz pis kəmz ɛz ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ lɪsts nu ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn. ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz hi wʊd ˈlaɪkli ˈhɛdˌkɔrtər hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈluiˌvɪl, kənˈtəki, ənd wʊd muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ə 2016 bɪd fər ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɔn tɔp əv ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl rən. pɔl, huz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈʃɑrpən hɪz ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi brænd, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈreɪzɪz kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntənz ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈstæmənə ɛz wɛl ɛz hər ˈrɛkərd ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ənd hər ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə.
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the sun exchange, a south crowd lending solar energy startup, has started accepting digital currency for solar energy investment.
this is perhaps the first such initiative wherein is used to fund a solar energy project. reports that the startup is currently running a campaign to power a school in stellenbosch, south africa.
“investments in our projects are open to everyone. we accept local (fiat) currency and. transferring fiat currency between countries is often expensive and time consuming. we accept so that you can invest in a solar project wherever you are in the world quickly, easily and securely”, the website reads.
the project has received investments from individuals in canada, australia, uk, and switzerland. those who invest in solar projects are receiving a 10% internal rate of return.
speaking to, abe cambridge, founder of the sun exchange, emphasizes that the platform is unique as investors are able to finance solar energy using and the electricity generated by the solar installation can be repaid to the investor using.
“the digital currency has removed the friction and costs normally associated with international remittance. the efficiencies of means that we can make in near real time as the electricity generated by the solar panel installation. this means that as long as the sun is shining, the investor can see their money working”, he added.
the peer-to-peer lending platform connects people that want to invest in solar power with those that want to access it. it is developing solar projects in diverse locations so that its lenders can choose a portfolio of investments. currently, its active projects are only in south africa.
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ðə sən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ə saʊθ kraʊd ˈlɛndɪŋ ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɑrˌtəp, həz ˈstɑrtɪd əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi fər ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ðɪs ɪz pərˈhæps ðə fərst səʧ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɛˈrɪn ɪz juzd tɪ fənd ə ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ˈprɑʤɛkt. rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈrənɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ paʊər ə skul ɪn ˈstɛlənˌbɔʃ, saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ. ɪn ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkts ər ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. wi əkˈsɛpt ˈloʊkəl (faɪæt) ˈkərənsi ənd. trænsˈfərɪŋ faɪæt ˈkərənsi bɪtˈwin ˈkəntriz ɪz ˈɔfən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd taɪm kənˈsumɪŋ. wi əkˈsɛpt soʊ ðət ju kən ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə ˈsoʊlər ˈprɑʤɛkt wɛˈrɛvər ju ər ɪn ðə wərld kˈwɪkli, ˈizəli ənd securely”*”, ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ridz. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt həz rɪˈsivd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts frəm ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ˈkænədə, ɔˈstreɪljə, uk*, ənd sˈwɪtsərlənd. ðoʊz hu ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈsoʊlər ˈprɑʤɛkts ər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə 10 ˌɪnˈtərnəl reɪt əv rɪˈtərn. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ, eɪb ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, ˈfaʊndər əv ðə sən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzɪz ðət ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ɪz juˈnik ɛz ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ˈjuzɪŋ ənd ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈsoʊlər ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən kən bi riˈpeɪd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈjuzɪŋ. ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi həz riˈmuvd ðə ˈfrɪkʃən ənd kɔsts ˈnɔrməli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rəˈmɪtəns. ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsiz əv minz ðət wi kən meɪk ɪn nɪr ril taɪm ɛz ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəl ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən. ðɪs minz ðət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə sən ɪz ˈʃaɪnɪŋ, ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstər kən si ðɛr ˈməni working”*”, hi ˈædɪd. ðə ˌpɪrtoʊˈpɪr ˈlɛndɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm kəˈnɛkts ˈpipəl ðət wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈsoʊlər paʊər wɪθ ðoʊz ðət wɔnt tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ɪt. ɪt ɪz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈsoʊlər ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn dɪˈvərs loʊˈkeɪʃənz soʊ ðət ɪts ˈlɛndərz kən ʧuz ə pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. ˈkərəntli, ɪts ˈæktɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts ər ˈoʊnli ɪn saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ.
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mostly cloudy starting tonight.
feels like:
feels like:
feels like: low: high:
35˚ partly cloudy. feels like: low: high:
mixed precipitation tomorrow through monday, with high temperatures rising to on sunday.
today
28˚
partly cloudy starting in the afternoon, continuing until evening. snow < 1 in more details
wed
24˚
mostly cloudy throughout the day. snow < 1 in more details
thu
31˚
mostly cloudy starting in the evening. snow < 1 in more details
fri
33˚
snow (< 1 in.) in the morning. snow < 1 in more details
sat
37˚
overcast throughout the day. rain in more details
sun
35˚
snow (< 1 in.) overnight. rain in more details
mon
28˚
snow (1–2 in.) in the morning. snow 1 - 3 in more details
tue
22˚
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ˈmoʊstli ˈklaʊdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ təˈnaɪt. filz laɪk: filz laɪk: filz laɪk: loʊ: haɪ: ˈpɑrtli ˈklaʊdi. filz laɪk: loʊ: haɪ: mɪkst prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən təˈmɑˌroʊ θru ˈmənˌdeɪ, wɪθ haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈraɪzɪŋ tɪ ɔn ˈsənˌdi. təˈdeɪ ˈpɑrtli ˈklaʊdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnun, kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈivnɪŋ. snoʊ 1 ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz wɛd ˈmoʊstli ˈklaʊdi θruaʊt ðə deɪ. snoʊ 1 ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz ˈmoʊstli ˈklaʊdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈivnɪŋ. snoʊ 1 ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz snoʊ 1 ɪn.) ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. snoʊ 1 ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz sæt ˈoʊvərˌkæst θruaʊt ðə deɪ. reɪn ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz sən snoʊ 1 ɪn.) ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt. reɪn ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz mɑn snoʊ ɪn.) ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. snoʊ 1 3 ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪlz tu
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in six seconds, hate me.
but in six months, be a better writer.
from this point forward at least for the next half year you may not use “thought” verbs. these include: thinks, knows, understands, realizes, believes, wants, remembers, imagines, desires, and a hundred others you love to use.
the list should also include: loves and hates.
and it should include: is and has, but get to those, later.
until some time around christmas, you write: kenny wondered if monica like him going out at night…”
thinking is abstract. knowing and believing are intangible. your story will always be stronger if you just show the physical actions and details of your characters and allow your reader to do the thinking and knowing. and loving and hating.
instead, have to that to something like: “the mornings after kenny had stayed out, beyond the last bus, until had to bum a ride or pay for a cab and got home to find monica faking sleep, faking because she never slept that quiet, those mornings, only put her own cup of coffee in the microwave. never his.”
instead of characters knowing anything, you must now present the details that allow the reader to know them. instead of a character wanting something, you must now describe the thing so that the reader wants it.
instead of saying: “adam knew gwen liked him.”
you’ll have to say: “between classes, gwen was always leaned on his locker when go to open it. roll her eyes and shove off with one foot, leaving a mark on the painted metal, but she also left the smell of her perfume. the combination lock would still be warm from her ass. and the next break, gwen would be leaned there, again.”
in short, no more short-cuts. only specific sensory detail: action, smell, taste, sound, and feeling.
typically, writers use these “thought” verbs at the beginning of a paragraph (in this form, you can call them “thesis statements” and rail against those, later) in a way, they state the intention of the paragraph. and what follows, illustrates them.
for example:
“brenda knew never make the deadline. traffic was backed up from the bridge, past the first eight or nine exits. her cell phone battery was dead. at home, the dogs would need to go out, or there would be a mess to clean up. plus, promised to water the plants for her neighbor…”
do you see how the opening “thesis statement” steals the thunder of what follows? do it.
if nothing else, cut the opening sentence and place it after all the others. better yet, transplant it and change it to: brenda would never make the deadline.
thinking is abstract. knowing and believing are intangible. your story will always be stronger if you just show the physical actions and details of your characters and allow your reader to do the thinking and knowing. and loving and hating.
don’t tell your reader: “lisa hated tom.”
instead, make your case like a lawyer in court, detail by detail. present each piece of evidence. for example:
“during role call, in the breath after the teacher said name, in that moment before he could answer, right then, lisa would whisper-shout: ‘butt wipe,” just as tom was saying, ‘here’.”
one of the mistakes that beginning writers make is leaving their characters alone. writing, you may be alone. reading, your audience may be alone. but your character should spend very, very little time alone. because a solitary character starts thinking or worrying or wondering.
for example: waiting for the bus, mark started to worry about how long the trip would take..”
a better might be: “the schedule said the bus would come by at noon, but watch said it was already. you could see all the way down the road, as far as the mall, and not see a bus. no doubt, the driver was parked at the turn-around, the far end of the line, taking a nap. the driver was kicked back, asleep, and mark was going to be late. or worse, the driver was drinking, and pull up drunk and charge mark seventy-five cents for death in a fiery traffic accident…”
a character alone must lapse into fantasy or memory, but even then you use “thought” verbs or any of their abstract relatives.
oh, and you can just forget about using the verbs forget and remember.
no more transitions such as: “wanda remember how nelson used to brush her hair.”
instead: “back in their sophomore year, nelson used to brush her hair with smooth, long strokes of his hand.”
again,. take short-cuts.
better yet, get your character with another character, fast. get them together and get the action started. let their actions and words show their thoughts. you -- stay out of their heads.
and while avoiding “thought” verbs, be very wary about using the bland verbs “is” and “have.”
one of the mistakes that beginning writers make is leaving their characters alone.
for example:
“ann’s eyes are blue.”
“ann has blue eyes.”
versus:
“ann coughed and waved one hand past her face, clearing the cigarette smoke from her eyes, blue eyes, before she smiled…”
instead of bland “is” and “has” statements, try burying your details of what a character has or is, in actions or gestures. at its most basic, this is showing your story instead of telling it.
and forever after, once learned to your characters, hate the lazy writer who settles for: “jim sat beside the telephone, wondering why amanda call.”
please. for now, hate me all you want, but use “thought” verbs. after christmas, go crazy, but bet money you won’t.
for this homework
...pick through your writing and circle every “thought” verb. then, find some way to eliminate it. kill it bying it.
then, pick through some published fiction and do the same thing. be ruthless.
“marty imagined fish, jumping in the moonlight…”
“nancy recalled the way the wine tasted…”
“larry knew he was a dead man…”
find them. after that, find a way to them. make them stronger.
thanks for last questions. if you have more, submit them, and get to them in mid-june.
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ɪn sɪks ˈsɛkəndz, heɪt mi. bət ɪn sɪks mənθs, bi ə ˈbɛtər ˈraɪtər. frəm ðɪs pɔɪnt ˈfɔrwərd æt list fər ðə nɛkst hæf jɪr ju meɪ nɑt juz ““thought”*” vərbz. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud: θɪŋks, noʊz, ˌəndərˈstændz, ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz, bɪˈlivz, wɔnts, rɪˈmɛmbərz, ˌɪˈmæʤənz, dɪˈzaɪərz, ənd ə ˈhənərd ˈəðərz ju ləv tɪ juz. ðə lɪst ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈklud: ləvz ənd heɪts. ənd ɪt ʃʊd ˌɪnˈklud: ɪz ənd həz, bət gɪt tɪ ðoʊz, ˈleɪtər. ənˈtɪl səm taɪm əraʊnd ˈkrɪsməs, ju raɪt: ˈkɛˌni ˈwəndərd ɪf ˈmɑnɪkə laɪk ɪm goʊɪŋ aʊt æt night…”*…” ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ˈæbˌstrækt. noʊɪŋ ənd bɪˈlivɪŋ ər ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl. jʊr ˈstɔri wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈstrɔŋgər ɪf ju ʤɪst ʃoʊ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈækʃənz ənd ˈditeɪlz əv jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd əˈlaʊ jʊr ˈridər tɪ du ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd noʊɪŋ. ənd ˈləvɪŋ ənd ˈheɪtɪŋ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hæv tɪ ðət tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk: ˈmɔrnɪŋz ˈæftər ˈkɛˌni hæd steɪd aʊt, bɪɔnd ðə læst bəs, ənˈtɪl hæd tɪ bəm ə raɪd ər peɪ fər ə kæb ənd gɑt hoʊm tɪ faɪnd ˈmɑnɪkə ˈfeɪkɪŋ slip, ˈfeɪkɪŋ bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈnɛvər slɛpt ðət kwaɪət, ðoʊz ˈmɔrnɪŋz, ˈoʊnli pʊt hər oʊn kəp əv ˈkɔfi ɪn ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv. ˈnɛvər his.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈkɛrɪktərz noʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ju məst naʊ ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈditeɪlz ðət əˈlaʊ ðə ˈridər tɪ noʊ ðɛm. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈwɑnɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ, ju məst naʊ dɪˈskraɪb ðə θɪŋ soʊ ðət ðə ˈridər wɔnts ɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv seɪɪŋ: nu gwɛn laɪkt him.”*.” hæv tɪ seɪ: ˈklæsɪz, gwɛn wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz lind ɔn hɪz ˈlɑkər wɪn goʊ tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪt. roʊl hər aɪz ənd ʃəv ɔf wɪθ wən fʊt, ˈlivɪŋ ə mɑrk ɔn ðə ˈpeɪnɪd ˈmɛtəl, bət ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ lɛft ðə smɛl əv hər pərfˈjum. ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən lɑk wʊd stɪl bi wɔrm frəm hər æs. ənd ðə nɛkst breɪk, gwɛn wʊd bi lind ðɛr, again.”*.” ɪn ʃɔrt, noʊ mɔr short-cuts*. ˈoʊnli spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsɛnsəri ˈditeɪl: ˈækʃən, smɛl, teɪst, saʊnd, ənd ˈfilɪŋ. ˈtɪpɪkəli, ˈraɪtərz juz ðiz ““thought”*” vərbz æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ə ˈpɛrəˌgræf (ɪn ðɪs fɔrm, ju kən kɔl ðɛm statements”*” ənd reɪl əˈgɛnst ðoʊz, ˈleɪtər) ɪn ə weɪ, ðeɪ steɪt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ðə ˈpɛrəˌgræf. ənd wət ˈfɑloʊz, ˈɪləˌstreɪts ðɛm. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: nu ˈnɛvər meɪk ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ˈtræfɪk wɑz bækt əp frəm ðə brɪʤ, pæst ðə fərst eɪt ər naɪn ˈɛksəts. hər sɛl foʊn ˈbætəri wɑz dɛd. æt hoʊm, ðə dɔgz wʊd nid tɪ goʊ aʊt, ər ðɛr wʊd bi ə mɛs tɪ klin əp. pləs, ˈprɑməst tɪ ˈwɔtər ðə plænts fər hər neighbor…”*…” du ju si haʊ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ statement”*” stilz ðə ˈθəndər əv wət ˈfɑloʊz? du ɪt. ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls, kət ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛntəns ənd pleɪs ɪt ˈæftər ɔl ðə ˈəðərz. ˈbɛtər jɛt, trænˈsplænt ɪt ənd ʧeɪnʤ ɪt tɪ: ˈbrɛndə wʊd ˈnɛvər meɪk ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ˈæbˌstrækt. noʊɪŋ ənd bɪˈlivɪŋ ər ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl. jʊr ˈstɔri wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈstrɔŋgər ɪf ju ʤɪst ʃoʊ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈækʃənz ənd ˈditeɪlz əv jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd əˈlaʊ jʊr ˈridər tɪ du ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd noʊɪŋ. ənd ˈləvɪŋ ənd ˈheɪtɪŋ. tɛl jʊr ˈridər: ˈheɪtɪd tom.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd, meɪk jʊr keɪs laɪk ə ˈlɔjər ɪn kɔrt, ˈditeɪl baɪ ˈditeɪl. ˈprɛzənt iʧ pis əv ˈɛvədəns. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: roʊl kɔl, ɪn ðə brɛθ ˈæftər ðə ˈtiʧər sɛd neɪm, ɪn ðət ˈmoʊmənt ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd ˈænsər, raɪt ðɛn, ˈlisə wʊd whisper-shout*: wipe,”*,” ʤɪst ɛz tɑm wɑz seɪɪŋ, ‘‘here’.”*’.” wən əv ðə mɪˈsteɪks ðət bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈraɪtərz meɪk ɪz ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr ˈkɛrɪktərz əˈloʊn. ˈraɪtɪŋ, ju meɪ bi əˈloʊn. ˈrɛdɪŋ, jʊr ˈɔdiəns meɪ bi əˈloʊn. bət jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər ʃʊd spɛnd ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl taɪm əˈloʊn. bɪˈkəz ə ˈsɑləˌtɛri ˈkɛrɪktər stɑrts ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ər ˈwəriɪŋ ər ˈwəndərɪŋ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə bəs, mɑrk ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt haʊ lɔŋ ðə trɪp wʊd take..”*..” ə ˈbɛtər maɪt bi: ˈskɛʤʊl sɛd ðə bəs wʊd kəm baɪ æt nun, bət wɔʧ sɛd ɪt wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ju kʊd si ɔl ðə weɪ daʊn ðə roʊd, ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə mɔl, ənd nɑt si ə bəs. noʊ daʊt, ðə ˈdraɪvər wɑz pɑrkt æt ðə turn-around*, ðə fɑr ɛnd əv ðə laɪn, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə næp. ðə ˈdraɪvər wɑz kɪkt bæk, əsˈlip, ənd mɑrk wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi leɪt. ər wərs, ðə ˈdraɪvər wɑz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ, ənd pʊl əp drəŋk ənd ʧɑrʤ mɑrk ˈsɛvəntiˌfaɪv sɛnts fər dɛθ ɪn ə ˈfaɪəri ˈtræfɪk accident…”*…” ə ˈkɛrɪktər əˈloʊn məst læps ˈɪntu ˈfænəsi ər ˈmɛməri, bət ˈivɪn ðɛn ju juz ““thought”*” vərbz ər ˈɛni əv ðɛr ˈæbˌstrækt ˈrɛlətɪvz. oʊ, ənd ju kən ʤɪst fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə vərbz fərˈgɛt ənd rɪˈmɛmbər. noʊ mɔr trænˈzɪʃənz səʧ ɛz: rɪˈmɛmbər haʊ ˈnɛlsən juzd tɪ brəʃ hər hair.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd: ɪn ðɛr ˈsɑfˌmɔr jɪr, ˈnɛlsən juzd tɪ brəʃ hər hɛr wɪθ smuð, lɔŋ stroʊks əv hɪz hand.”*.” əˈgɛn,. teɪk short-cuts*. ˈbɛtər jɛt, gɪt jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈkɛrɪktər, fæst. gɪt ðɛm təˈgɛðər ənd gɪt ðə ˈækʃən ˈstɑrtɪd. lɛt ðɛr ˈækʃənz ənd wərdz ʃoʊ ðɛr θɔts. ju steɪ aʊt əv ðɛr hɛdz. ənd waɪl əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ““thought”*” vərbz, bi ˈvɛri ˈwɛri əˈbaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə blænd vərbz ““is”*” ənd ““have.”*.” wən əv ðə mɪˈsteɪks ðət bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈraɪtərz meɪk ɪz ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr ˈkɛrɪktərz əˈloʊn. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl: aɪz ər blue.”*.” həz blu eyes.”*.” ˈvərsəz: kɔft ənd weɪvd wən hænd pæst hər feɪs, ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt smoʊk frəm hər aɪz, blu aɪz, ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi smiled…”*…” ˌɪnˈstɛd əv blænd ““is”*” ənd ““has”*” ˈsteɪtmənts, traɪ ˈbɛriɪŋ jʊr ˈditeɪlz əv wət ə ˈkɛrɪktər həz ər ɪz, ɪn ˈækʃənz ər ˈʤɛsʧərz. æt ɪts moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk, ðɪs ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ jʊr ˈstɔri ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪt. ənd fərˈɛvər ˈæftər, wəns ˈlərnɪd tɪ jʊr ˈkɛrɪktərz, heɪt ðə ˈleɪzi ˈraɪtər hu ˈsɛtəlz fər: sæt ˌbiˈsaɪd ðə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ əˈmændə call.”*.” pliz. fər naʊ, heɪt mi ɔl ju wɔnt, bət juz ““thought”*” vərbz. ˈæftər ˈkrɪsməs, goʊ ˈkreɪzi, bət bɛt ˈməni ju won’t*. fər ðɪs ˈhoʊmˌwərk ...pɪk θru jʊr ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd ˈsərkəl ˈɛvəri ““thought”*” vərb. ðɛn, faɪnd səm weɪ tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɪt. kɪl ɪt baɪ ɪt. ðɛn, pɪk θru səm ˈpəblɪʃt ˈfɪkʃən ənd du ðə seɪm θɪŋ. bi ˈruθləs. ˌɪˈmæʤənd fɪʃ, ˈʤəmpɪŋ ɪn ðə moonlight…”*…” rɪˈkɔld ðə weɪ ðə waɪn tasted…”*…” nu hi wɑz ə dɛd man…”*…” faɪnd ðɛm. ˈæftər ðət, faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ ðɛm. meɪk ðɛm ˈstrɔŋgər. θæŋks fər læst kˈwɛsʧənz. ɪf ju hæv mɔr, səbˈmɪt ðɛm, ənd gɪt tɪ ðɛm ɪn mid-june*. ɪf jʊr ˈθərstɪŋ fər mɔr ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈlɛsənz frəm ʧək wi hæv 35 mɔr əv ðɛm raɪt hir! *ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: mɔɪə
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ian wright will make the cup draw at wembley on sunday 9 march
ian wright will make the cup draw at wembley on sunday 9 march
arsenal legend ian wright will be joined by his son shaun as the cup with budweiser reaches the draw stage on sunday.
the gunners goal machine scored 128 goals in 221 appearances for arsenal and bagged two cup winners’ medals for the north london outfit.
wright played in both games against sheffield wednesday in 1993 and opened the scoring in the replay before andy last minute header won it for arsenal.
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he was an unused sub when side beat newcastle united in 1998.
only ian rush has scored more goals than wright, who began his professional career at crystal palace in 1985.
he got an cup medal in 1990 when the eagles were beaten in a replay by manchester united.
shaun, meanwhile, is currently in the championship with queens park rangers.
wright-phillips also has a cup winners' medal to his name after picking up the trophy with chelsea in the first final back at new wembley in 2007. didier scored the goal which downed manchester united in extra-time.
the may not have reached the goal scoring heights of his dad, but he has more england caps than wright senior, winning 36 compared to 33.
the cup with budweiser draw is scheduled to take place after hull city v sunderland on just before.
the draw numbers
1 arsenal or everton
2 hull city or sunderland
3 sheffield united or charlton athletic
4 manchester city or athletic
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ˈiən raɪt wɪl meɪk ðə kəp drɔ æt ˈwɛmbli ɔn ˈsənˌdi 9 mɑrʧ ˈiən raɪt wɪl meɪk ðə kəp drɔ æt ˈwɛmbli ɔn ˈsənˌdi 9 mɑrʧ ˈɑrsənəl ˈlɛʤənd ˈiən raɪt wɪl bi ʤɔɪnd baɪ hɪz sən ʃɔn ɛz ðə kəp wɪθ ˈbədwaɪzər ˈriʧɪz ðə drɔ steɪʤ ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðə ˈgənərz goʊl məˈʃin skɔrd 128 goʊlz ɪn 221 əˈpɪrənsəz fər ˈɑrsənəl ənd bægd tu kəp winners’*’ ˈmɛdəlz fər ðə nɔrθ ˈləndən ˈaʊtˌfɪt. raɪt pleɪd ɪn boʊθ geɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈʃɛfild ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn 1993 ənd ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈskɔrɪŋ ɪn ðə riˈpleɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈændi læst ˈmɪnət ˈhɛdər wən ɪt fər ˈɑrsənəl. ðə kəp wɪθ ˈbədwaɪzər drɔ (approx*) ˈsənˌdi 9 mɑrʧ ˈwɛmbli ˈsteɪdiəm kəˈnɛktɪd baɪ i wɔʧ lɪv ɔn ənd ˈfɑloʊ ˈviə tˈwɪtər hi wɑz ən ənˈjuzd səb wɪn saɪd bit ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd ɪn 1998 ˈoʊnli ˈiən rəʃ həz skɔrd mɔr goʊlz ðən raɪt, hu bɪˈgæn hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪr æt ˈkrɪstəl ˈpæləs ɪn 1985 hi gɑt ən kəp ˈmɛdəl ɪn 1990 wɪn ðə ˈigəlz wər ˈbitən ɪn ə riˈpleɪ baɪ ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd. ʃɔn, ˈminˌwaɪl, ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp wɪθ kwinz pɑrk ˈreɪnʤərz. ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə kəp ˈwɪnərz' ˈmɛdəl tɪ hɪz neɪm ˈæftər ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə ˈtroʊfi wɪθ ˈʧɛlsi ɪn ðə fərst ˈfaɪnəl bæk æt nu ˈwɛmbli ɪn 2007 ˈdɪdiər skɔrd ðə goʊl wɪʧ daʊnd ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ɪn extra-time*. ðə meɪ nɑt hæv riʧt ðə goʊl ˈskɔrɪŋ haɪts əv hɪz dæd, bət hi həz mɔr ˈɪŋglənd kæps ðən raɪt ˈsinjər, ˈwɪnɪŋ 36 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 33 ðə kəp wɪθ ˈbədwaɪzər drɔ ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ teɪk pleɪs ˈæftər həl ˈsɪti vi ˈsəndərlənd ɔn ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə drɔ ˈnəmbərz 1 ˈɑrsənəl ər ˈɛvərtən 2 həl ˈsɪti ər ˈsəndərlənd 3 ˈʃɛfild juˈnaɪtɪd ər ˈʧɑrltən æθˈlɛtɪk 4 ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ər æθˈlɛtɪk
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supporters of a higher minimum wage came out in force when the st. louis board of aldermen held a hearing on the issue. - jason rosenbaum
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bettie douglas could barely contain her excitement when st. louis raised its minimum wage. dressed in her black uniform, douglas crammed into st. louis mayor francis office earlier this year after the st. louis board of aldermen approved legislation raising the minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2018.
after slay signed the bill into law, douglas predicted it would mean a little more money in her pocket and a lot more piece of mind.
“i need to be able to eat, be able to take care of myself,” douglas said. “and i can see in the future i have to rob peter to pay paul."
with a stroke of pen, st. louis joined more than 25 cities and counties that raised its minimum wage independently from the rest of the state. part of a nationwide movement struck a chord with labor unions, activists and democratic politicians like st. louis megan green.
“i think that any person who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty,” green said. “and what we have right now. somebody making minimum wage is earning $16,000 a year roughly. you raise a family on that. you get an apartment on that at least not a decent apartment. and it makes it very difficult to break that cycle of poverty.”
but st. louis’ minimum wage push came with a big catch. not only is the new law facing a fierce legal attack from businesses and business groups, but being met with some serious from the missouri general assembly.
missouri lawmakers overrode a gubernatorial veto of legislation banning cities from raising their own minimum wage. the bill effectively invalidated kansas minimum wage hike and prevents any other city from following st. louis’ lead.
if st. louis’ minimum wage law survives a legal challenge, the city could have a higher wage scale than the rest of the state. alarming enough for cooperative health care owner mitch to threaten to leave st. louis if the minimum wage hike goes into effect.
“if the economics force us out of business, what is the alternative?” said. “well, you can start caring for your mom, and i applaud that.”
cooperative home healthcare owner mitch speaks against the minimum wage increase at the st. louis board of aldermen committee hearing. - jason rosenbaum
some st. louis aldermen who opposed the minimum wage bill, such as st. louis alderman antonio french, felt that the city was putting itself at a major competitive disadvantage. he thought it was a mistake to go through with the wage increase without surrounding counties following suit.
“i want people to remember this vote today, how changed the economy in the city of st. louis and how done something alone when have to do it,” french said. “we did it without the proper information. and going to hurt the folks that i think many people are intending to help.”
so did st. louis just shoot itself in the foot from an economic standpoint? it depends on whom you ask.
david, an economist at the st. louis branch of the federal reserve, said the “potential cost of a minimum wage is in effect a detrimental effect on employment, which is difficult to observe in the data.” he went on to say that “if [a detrimental effect] is there, very small.”
but said “anecdotal evidence” that a minimum wage employment effect “happens with a lag.”
"at some point in the future, the job growth in this locality is slower than somewhere else. and the result of all of these decisions affirmed to not locate in one area and locate then in another area. and there is research that shows that if there is an employment effect, it often happens with a lag,” said.
jake rosenfeld is a sociology professor at washington university in st. louis. he just moved back here from seattle, where novice and will eventually make $15 an hour thanks to a local minimum wage increase.
rosenfeld said minimum wage boosts completely inconsequential to businesses. but he said companies panic either.
“if an employer in the city, and only competitive advantage is paying wages, then yes. a minimum wage increase is going to be alarming. but there are other ways businesses compete,” rosenfeld said. “this is a tactic that you can compete on things like productivity, on having the best most productive workers. and having this differential between surrounding areas actually does provide an advantage to those employers who see themselves as kind of 'high road' employers who take care of their employees and in return get higher productivity out of them.”
but st. louis’ minimum wage law set in stone quite yet. a court case over its legality is set to begin in october.
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səˈpɔrtərz əv ə haɪər ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ keɪm aʊt ɪn fɔrs wɪn ðə st*. luɪs bɔrd əv ˈɔldərmɪn hɛld ə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. ˈʤeɪsən ˈroʊzənˌbaʊm ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈstɔri ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ɪmˈbɛd koʊd src="https://www.marketplace.org/2015/10/06/wealth-poverty/minimum-wage-hike-puts-city-odds-lawmakers/popout*" height="240px"></iframe*> ˈdəgləs kʊd ˈbɛrli kənˈteɪn hər ɪkˈsaɪtmənt wɪn st*. luɪs reɪzd ɪts ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. drɛst ɪn hər blæk ˈjunəˌfɔrm, ˈdəgləs kræmd ˈɪntu st*. luɪs meɪər ˈfrænsɪs ˈɔfəs ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr ˈæftər ðə st*. luɪs bɔrd əv ˈɔldərmɪn əˈpruvd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ tɪ 11 ən aʊər baɪ 2018 ˈæftər sleɪ saɪnd ðə bɪl ˈɪntu lɔ, ˈdəgləs prɪˈdɪktɪd ɪt wʊd min ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈməni ɪn hər ˈpɑkət ənd ə lɔt mɔr pis əv maɪnd. nid tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ it, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk kɛr əv myself,”*,” ˈdəgləs sɛd. aɪ kən si ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər aɪ hæv tɪ rɑb ˈpitər tɪ peɪ pɔl." wɪθ ə stroʊk əv pɛn, st*. luɪs ʤɔɪnd mɔr ðən 25 ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈkaʊntiz ðət reɪzd ɪts ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə steɪt. pɑrt əv ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈmuvmənt strək ə kɔrd wɪθ ˈleɪbər ˈjunjənz, ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz laɪk st*. luɪs ˈmeɪgən grin. θɪŋk ðət ˈɛni ˈpərsən hu wərks 40 aʊərz ə wik ʃʊd bi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn poverty,”*,” grin sɛd. wət wi hæv raɪt naʊ. ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ɪz ˈərnɪŋ ə jɪr ˈrəfli. ju reɪz ə ˈfæməli ɔn ðət. ju gɪt ən əˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ðət æt list nɑt ə ˈdisənt əˈpɑrtmənt. ənd ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ breɪk ðət ˈsaɪkəl əv poverty.”*.” bət st*. louis’*’ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ pʊʃ keɪm wɪθ ə bɪg kæʧ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ðə nu lɔ ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə fɪrs ˈligəl əˈtæk frəm ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈbɪznɪs grups, bət biɪŋ mɛt wɪθ səm ˈsɪriəs frəm ðə məˈzʊri ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli. məˈzʊri ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈoʊvərˈroʊd ə guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl ˈviˌtoʊ əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈbænɪŋ ˈsɪtiz frəm ˈreɪzɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. ðə bɪl ˈifɛktɪvli ˌɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪtɪd ˈkænzəs ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ haɪk ənd prɪˈvɛnts ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪti frəm ˈfɑloʊɪŋ st*. louis’*’ lɛd. ɪf st*. louis’*’ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ lɔ sərˈvaɪvz ə ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤ, ðə ˈsɪti kʊd hæv ə haɪər weɪʤ skeɪl ðən ðə rɛst əv ðə steɪt. əˈlɑrmɪŋ ɪˈnəf fər koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv hɛlθ kɛr ˈoʊnər mɪʧ tɪ θˈrɛtən tɪ liv st*. luɪs ɪf ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ haɪk goʊz ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt. ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks fɔrs ˈjuˈɛs aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs, wət ɪz ðə alternative?”*?” sɛd. ““well*, ju kən stɑrt ˈkɛrɪŋ fər jʊr mɑm, ənd aɪ əˈplɔd that.”*.” koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv hoʊm ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈoʊnər mɪʧ spiks əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris æt ðə st*. luɪs bɔrd əv ˈɔldərmɪn kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋ. ˈʤeɪsən ˈroʊzənˌbaʊm səm st*. luɪs ˈɔldərmɪn hu əˈpoʊzd ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ bɪl, səʧ ɛz st*. luɪs ˈɔldərmən ænˈtoʊnioʊ frɛnʧ, fɛlt ðət ðə ˈsɪti wɑz ˈpʊtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf æt ə ˈmeɪʤər kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. hi θɔt ɪt wɑz ə mɪˈsteɪk tɪ goʊ θru wɪθ ðə weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris wɪˈθaʊt sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈkaʊntiz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ sut. wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðɪs voʊt təˈdeɪ, haʊ ʧeɪnʤd ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv st*. luɪs ənd haʊ dən ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈloʊn wɪn hæv tɪ du it,”*,” frɛnʧ sɛd. dɪd ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈprɑpər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ hərt ðə foʊks ðət aɪ θɪŋk ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ help.”*.” soʊ dɪd st*. luɪs ʤɪst ʃut ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪn ðə fʊt frəm ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstændˌpɔɪnt? ɪt dɪˈpɛndz ɔn hum ju æsk. ˈdeɪvɪd, ən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt ðə st*. luɪs brænʧ əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv, sɛd ðə kɔst əv ə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ɪz ɪn ˈifɛkt ə ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ əbˈzərv ɪn ðə data.”*.” hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət [ə ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl ˈifɛkt] ɪz ðɛr, ˈvɛri small.”*.” bət sɛd evidence”*” ðət ə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈifɛkt wɪθ ə lag.”*.” "æt səm pɔɪnt ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ðə ʤɑb groʊθ ɪn ðɪs loʊˈkæləti ɪz sloʊər ðən ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls. ənd ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ɔl əv ðiz dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈfərmd tɪ nɑt ˈloʊˌkeɪt ɪn wən ˈɛriə ənd ˈloʊˌkeɪt ðɛn ɪn əˈnəðər ˈɛriə. ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈrisərʧ ðət ʃoʊz ðət ɪf ðɛr ɪz ən ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈifɛkt, ɪt ˈɔfən ˈhæpənz wɪθ ə lag,”*,” sɛd. ʤeɪk ˈroʊzənˌfɛld ɪz ə ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn st*. luɪs. hi ʤɪst muvd bæk hir frəm siˈætəl, wɛr ˈnɑvəs ənd wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli meɪk 15 ən aʊər θæŋks tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris. ˈroʊzənˌfɛld sɛd ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ busts kəmˈplitli ˌɪŋˌkɑnsəkˈwɛnʧəl tɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz. bət hi sɛd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈpænɪk ˈiðər. ən ɪmˈplɔɪər ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ənd ˈoʊnli kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪz peɪɪŋ ˈweɪʤɪz, ðɛn jɛs. ə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ˌɪnˈkris ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈlɑrmɪŋ. bət ðɛr ər ˈəðər weɪz ˈbɪznɪsɪz compete,”*,” ˈroʊzənˌfɛld sɛd. ɪz ə ˈtæktɪk ðət ju kən kəmˈpit ɔn θɪŋz laɪk ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti, ɔn ˈhævɪŋ ðə bɛst moʊst pərˈdəktɪv ˈwərkərz. ənd ˈhævɪŋ ðɪs ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl bɪtˈwin sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriəz ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪz prəˈvaɪd ən ædˈvæntɪʤ tɪ ðoʊz ɪmˈplɔɪərz hu si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz kaɪnd əv 'haɪ roʊd' ɪmˈplɔɪərz hu teɪk kɛr əv ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ɪn rɪˈtərn gɪt haɪər ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti aʊt əv them.”*.” bət st*. louis’*’ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ lɔ sɛt ɪn stoʊn kwaɪt jɛt. ə kɔrt keɪs ˈoʊvər ɪts liˈgæləti ɪz sɛt tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər.
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myslowice, poland the children karolina knows huff and puff after a few minutes of exercise. two years ago, her infant daughter spent four months in the hospital with pneumonia. the doctors did not identify a cause, but to ms., the reason for the illness was obvious.
she blames the pollution that hangs heavy in the air of her gray hometown in coal heartland, silesia. in the early days of spring, thick smoke wafted from most of the chimneys in myslowice, the town in a haze that is a constant reminder of residents’ reliance on coal for heat.
a few kilometers away, visible from the main street, stands the tall red and white smokestack of iii, a power plant. clouds of white steam billow from its concrete cooling towers.
“it’s definitely too close to houses,” ms., 30, a school secretary, said of the plant. “if you read about this, you know that pollution is not good for health. and if you have children, you know that it affects your children. and there are more and more kids” with breathing troubles, she said. “both my children have had problems with their lungs.”
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myslowice*, ˈpoʊlənd ðə ˈʧɪldrən ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə noʊz həf ənd pəf ˈæftər ə fju ˈmɪnəts əv ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hər ˈɪnfənt ˈdɔtər spɛnt fɔr mənθs ɪn ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɪθ nəˈmoʊnjə. ðə ˈdɑktərz dɪd nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə kɔz, bət tɪ mɪz., ðə ˈrizən fər ðə ˈɪlnəs wɑz ˈɑbviəs. ʃi bleɪmz ðə pəˈluʃən ðət hæŋz ˈhɛvi ɪn ðə ɛr əv hər greɪ ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ɪn koʊl ˈhɑrˌtlænd, sɪˈlizə. ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv spərɪŋ, θɪk smoʊk ˈwɑftɪd frəm moʊst əv ðə ˈʧɪmniz ɪn myslowice*, ðə taʊn ɪn ə heɪz ðət ɪz ə ˈkɑnstənt riˈmaɪndər əv residents’*’ rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn koʊl fər hit. ə fju ˈkɪləˌmitərz əˈweɪ, ˈvɪzəbəl frəm ðə meɪn strit, stændz ðə tɔl rɛd ənd waɪt sˈmoʊkˌstæk əv iii*, ə paʊər plænt. klaʊdz əv waɪt stim ˈbɪloʊ frəm ɪts ˈkɑnkrit ˈkulɪŋ taʊərz. ˈdɛfənətli tu kloʊz tɪ houses,”*,” mɪz., 30 ə skul ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, sɛd əv ðə plænt. ju rɛd əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ju noʊ ðət pəˈluʃən ɪz nɑt gʊd fər hɛlθ. ənd ɪf ju hæv ˈʧɪldrən, ju noʊ ðət ɪt əˈfɛkts jʊr ˈʧɪldrən. ənd ðɛr ər mɔr ənd mɔr kids”*” wɪθ ˈbriðɪŋ ˈtrəbəlz, ʃi sɛd. maɪ ˈʧɪldrən hæv hæd ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ðɛr lungs.”*.”
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worst-paying college degrees of 2012
by alida moore,
in these days of rising tuition costs and ballooning student debt, some students choose college majors that will put them on a path to earning a high salary once they graduate. but not every major leads to a big paycheck, and not every student chases monetary rewards.
based on data in its college salary report," online salary database compiled the following list of the degrees of 2012. why would anyone pursue one of these degrees if salaries are notoriously low in these fields? “according to our research, people in these majors typically believe their work makes the world a better place,” says lead analyst katie.
curious as to which majors fall to the bottom for salary but often pay back in rewards? take a look:
child and family studies
median annual salary: $37,700
many families are struggling in our current economy. parents working multiple jobs to stay afloat financially might require assistance to ensure their children get the best opportunities in school. a child and family studies major often works as an advocate for such families, providing parents with the resources they need to help their children succeed.
find child life specialist jobs.
social work
median annual salary: $45,300
social work is a major for those who care deeply. a career in this field, while not necessarily lucrative, offers a wide variety of workplace choices, including schools, nursing homes, hospitals and government agencies. this major is ideal for those who are champions for social justice.
find social worker jobs.
elementary education
median annual salary: $46,000
many have called teaching one of the most rewarding professions of all. no secret, however, that teachers do not pull in the highest salaries. however, if considering majoring in elementary education, location matters. “elementary school teachers can earn more than the national median salary for teachers of $40,600 depending on the state in which they work,” says. “typically, teachers in california, massachusetts and new york earn median annual salaries of around $65,000.”
find elementary education jobs.
human development
median annual salary: $47,800
human development majors spend much of their time studying the growth and developmental changes that occur across the human life span. students who major in this field can go on to careers in counseling, public policy.
find jobs in human development.
special education
median annual salary: $48,900
“it takes a special kind of heart to work in special education,” says lindsey childress, guidance counselor at a north texas middle school. special ed majors typically work with students who have severe developmental disorders or learning issues, a job that can be both taxing and highly rewarding. according to research, 83 percent of people who major in special ed believe their current work makes the world a better place. could that reward be priceless?
find special education jobs.
culinary arts
median annual salary: $49,700
the scent of a delicious dinner can bring people together and relax them in a way that few other things can. those in the culinary arts get the opportunity to create that experience for people again and again. whether you want to do the cooking yourself or own your own restaurant, majoring in the culinary arts offers you some heart- and career options.
find culinary arts jobs.
athletic training
median annual salary: $49,800
have you ever been to a sporting event where an athlete gets injured and a group of people rush over to help? one of those people is likely to be an athletic trainer, the person who diagnoses, treats and works to prevent athletic injuries. while many athletic trainers work in high schools or colleges, others are employed by professional sports teams, physicians’ practices or the military.
find athletic trainer jobs.
source: salary data provided by online salary database. salary figures are for degree holders in a given major with at least 10 years of experience. “job meaning” percentages are for all graduates with a degree in a given major. salaries include any bonuses, commissions or profit sharing. education data is from.
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worst-paying* ˈkɑlɪʤ dɪˈgriz əv 2012 baɪ ɑˈlidə mʊr, ɪn ðiz deɪz əv ˈraɪzɪŋ tjuˈɪʃən kɔsts ənd bəˈlunɪŋ ˈstudənt dɛt, səm ˈstudənts ʧuz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈmeɪʤərz ðət wɪl pʊt ðɛm ɔn ə pæθ tɪ ˈərnɪŋ ə haɪ ˈsæləri wəns ðeɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪt. bət nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈmeɪʤər lidz tɪ ə bɪg ˈpeɪˌʧɛk, ənd nɑt ˈɛvəri ˈstudənt ˈʧeɪsɪz ˈmɑnəˌtɛri rɪˈwɔrdz. beɪst ɔn ˈdætə ɪn ɪts ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈsæləri rɪˈpɔrt," ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsæləri ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəmˈpaɪld ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪst əv ðə dɪˈgriz əv 2012 waɪ wʊd ˈɛniˌwən pərˈsu wən əv ðiz dɪˈgriz ɪf ˈsæləriz ər noʊˈtɔriəsli loʊ ɪn ðiz fildz? tɪ ɑr ˈrisərʧ, ˈpipəl ɪn ðiz ˈmeɪʤərz ˈtɪpɪkəli bɪˈliv ðɛr wərk meɪks ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər place,”*,” sɪz lɛd ˈænəlɪst ˈkeɪti. ˈkjʊriəs ɛz tɪ wɪʧ ˈmeɪʤərz fɔl tɪ ðə ˈbɑtəm fər ˈsæləri bət ˈɔfən peɪ bæk ɪn rɪˈwɔrdz? teɪk ə lʊk: ʧaɪld ənd ˈfæməli ˈstədiz ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: ˈmɛni ˈfæməliz ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ɪn ɑr ˈkɑrənt ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˈpɛrənts ˈwərkɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ʤɑbz tɪ steɪ əˈfloʊt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli maɪt ˌrikˈwaɪər əˈsɪstəns tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən gɪt ðə bɛst ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn skul. ə ʧaɪld ənd ˈfæməli ˈstədiz ˈmeɪʤər ˈɔfən wərks ɛz ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər səʧ ˈfæməliz, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈpɛrənts wɪθ ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ðeɪ nid tɪ hɛlp ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən səkˈsid. faɪnd ʧaɪld laɪf ˈspɛʃəlɪst ʤɑbz. ˈsoʊʃəl wərk ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: ˈsoʊʃəl wərk ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər fər ðoʊz hu kɛr ˈdipli. ə kərɪr ɪn ðɪs fild, waɪl nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈlukrətɪv, ˈɔfərz ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈʧɔɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ skulz, ˈnərsɪŋ hoʊmz, ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz. ðɪs ˈmeɪʤər ɪz aɪˈdil fər ðoʊz hu ər ˈʧæmpiənz fər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs. faɪnd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkər ʤɑbz. ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: ˈmɛni hæv kɔld ˈtiʧɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ prəˈfɛʃənz əv ɔl. noʊ ˈsikrɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈtiʧərz du nɑt pʊl ɪn ðə haɪəst ˈsæləriz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈmeɪʤərɪŋ ɪn ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈmætərz. skul ˈtiʧərz kən ərn mɔr ðən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiən ˈsæləri fər ˈtiʧərz əv dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə steɪt ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ work,”*,” sɪz. ““typically*, ˈtiʧərz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ənd nu jɔrk ərn ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləriz əv əraʊnd faɪnd ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ʤɑbz. ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmeɪʤərz spɛnd məʧ əv ðɛr taɪm ˈstədiɪŋ ðə groʊθ ənd dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət əˈkər əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjumən laɪf spæn. ˈstudənts hu ˈmeɪʤər ɪn ðɪs fild kən goʊ ɔn tɪ kərɪrz ɪn ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ, ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi. faɪnd ʤɑbz ɪn ˈjumən dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: teɪks ə ˈspɛʃəl kaɪnd əv hɑrt tɪ wərk ɪn ˈspɛʃəl education,”*,” sɪz ˈlɪndzi ˈʧɪldrɪs, ˈgaɪdəns ˈkaʊnsələr æt ə nɔrθ ˈtɛksəs ˈmɪdəl skul. ˈspɛʃəl ɛd ˈmeɪʤərz ˈtɪpɪkəli wərk wɪθ ˈstudənts hu hæv səˈvɪr dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl dɪˈsɔrdərz ər ˈlərnɪŋ ˈɪʃuz, ə ʤɑb ðət kən bi boʊθ ˈtæksɪŋ ənd ˈhaɪli rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisərʧ, 83 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpipəl hu ˈmeɪʤər ɪn ˈspɛʃəl ɛd bɪˈliv ðɛr ˈkɑrənt wərk meɪks ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. kʊd ðət rɪˈwɔrd bi ˈpraɪsləs? faɪnd ˈspɛʃəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ʤɑbz. ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ɑrts ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: ðə sɛnt əv ə dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈdɪnər kən brɪŋ ˈpipəl təˈgɛðər ənd rɪˈlæks ðɛm ɪn ə weɪ ðət fju ˈəðər θɪŋz kən. ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ɑrts gɪt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kriˈeɪt ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ˈpipəl əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ˈwɛðər ju wɔnt tɪ du ðə ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ər oʊn jʊr oʊn ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, ˈmeɪʤərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ɑrts ˈɔfərz ju səm hɑrt- ənd kərɪr ˈɔpʃənz. faɪnd ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ɑrts ʤɑbz. æθˈlɛtɪk ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈsæləri: hæv ju ˈɛvər bɪn tɪ ə ˈspɔrtɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt wɛr ən ˈæθˌlit gɪts ˈɪnʤərd ənd ə grup əv ˈpipəl rəʃ ˈoʊvər tɪ hɛlp? wən əv ðoʊz ˈpipəl ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ən æθˈlɛtɪk ˈtreɪnər, ðə ˈpərsən hu ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsiz, trits ənd wərks tɪ prɪˈvɛnt æθˈlɛtɪk ˈɪnʤəriz. waɪl ˈmɛni æθˈlɛtɪk ˈtreɪnərz wərk ɪn haɪ skulz ər ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, ˈəðərz ər ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrts timz, physicians’*’ ˈpræktɪsɪz ər ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. faɪnd æθˈlɛtɪk ˈtreɪnər ʤɑbz. sɔrs: ˈsæləri ˈdætə prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈsæləri ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ˈsæləri ˈfɪgjərz ər fər dɪˈgri ˈhoʊldərz ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈmeɪʤər wɪθ æt list 10 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns. meaning”*” pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz ər fər ɔl ˈgræʤəˌweɪts wɪθ ə dɪˈgri ɪn ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈmeɪʤər. ˈsæləriz ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛni ˈboʊnəsɪz, kəˈmɪʃənz ər ˈprɑfɪt ˈʃɛrɪŋ. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈdætə ɪz frəm.
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port wentworth, ga– rincon fire chief corey rahn was on his way to an actual emergency on april 10 when he was aggressively pursued by police. naturally, he believed they were en route to the same incident. a series of videos have been released documenting the absurd actions of the officer.
the chief was out running errands when he was alerted that a garbage truck had a gas truck that was carrying gallons of gas, 15 miles away from where he was. understanding the severity of the situation, rahn jumped in his personal vehicle and put a mini row of red emergency lights up so that he could rush to the scene and help.
as the fire chief was rushing to the scene, he became an unknowing suspect in a car chase. despite his emergency lights, an officer began recklessly attempting to pull him over. however, as there was an extraordinarily dangerous situation, with a person trapped, rahn assumed the officer was just on his way to the scene as well.
according to savannahnow, the central dispatch was reportedly “too busy” to check if it was someone who was responding to an incident. so, the chase continued until eventually the officer used his pa system to demand that the fire chief stop. rahn heroically ignored the orders and continued to where he was needed, only then learning that he was being chased.
in the video below, the dangerous pursuit is shown on his dashcam.
upon arriving at the crash, a second officer who had been involved in the pursuit is heard yelling, “he’s going to jail.” clearly having no concern for the wreck that had a person who was in critical condition trapped inside- only his ego and revenue generation.
“i thought you were a rincon officer behind me and we were going to the same place until i got between mccall and chimney road,” rahn is heard explaining.
once the chief explained to the officers who he was and why he was there, the officers proceeded to “let him” do his actually heroic job.
“what we do know is that a major accident involving a tanker carrying approximately gallons of gas was by a trash truck at approximately 45 mph,” rincon city manager wesley corbitt told savannahnow. “the trucks were fused together and an individual was trapped in the trash truck in critical condition. there was tremendous potential for escalation of damage to person and property. i have no doubt of the importance of his presence at the scene and that his leadership was vital to safely diffuse a potentially explosive and life threatening accident.”
in typical police fashion however, instead of admitting that they were wrong and apologizing, the officers issued rahn three citations. he was given tickets for reckless driving, failure to exercise due care and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.
here is the video of this reckless officer explaining to the less than enthused fire chief, why he is issuing a ticket.
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sprɛd ðə ləv pɔrt ˈwɛntˈwərθ, ga–*– ˈrɪŋkən faɪər ʧif ˈkɔri ræn wɑz ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈimərʤənsi ɔn ˈeɪprəl 10 wɪn hi wɑz əˈgrɛsɪvli pərˈsud baɪ pəˈlis. ˈnæʧərəli, hi bɪˈlivd ðeɪ wər ɛn rut tɪ ðə seɪm ˈɪnsədənt. ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈvɪdioʊz hæv bɪn riˈlist ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ ðə əbˈsərd ˈækʃənz əv ðə ˈɔfɪsər. ðə ʧif wɑz aʊt ˈrənɪŋ ˈɛrəndz wɪn hi wɑz əˈlərtɪd ðət ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ trək hæd ə gæs trək ðət wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈgælənz əv gæs, 15 maɪəlz əˈweɪ frəm wɛr hi wɑz. ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə sɪˈvɛrɪti əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ræn ʤəmpt ɪn hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈviɪkəl ənd pʊt ə ˈmɪni roʊ əv rɛd ˈimərʤənsi laɪts əp soʊ ðət hi kʊd rəʃ tɪ ðə sin ənd hɛlp. ɛz ðə faɪər ʧif wɑz ˈrəʃɪŋ tɪ ðə sin, hi bɪˈkeɪm ən ənˈnoʊɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪn ə kɑr ʧeɪs. dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈimərʤənsi laɪts, ən ˈɔfɪsər bɪˈgæn ˈrɛkləsli əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ pʊl ɪm ˈoʊvər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ðɛr wɑz ən ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wɪθ ə ˈpərsən træpt, ræn əˈsumd ðə ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ʤɪst ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə sin ɛz wɛl. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ savannahnow*, ðə ˈsɛntrəl dɪˈspæʧ wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli busy”*” tɪ ʧɛk ɪf ɪt wɑz ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɪnsədənt. soʊ, ðə ʧeɪs kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðə ˈɔfɪsər juzd hɪz pɑ ˈsɪstəm tɪ dɪˈmænd ðət ðə faɪər ʧif stɑp. ræn ˌhɪˈroʊɪkli ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðə ˈɔrdərz ənd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ wɛr hi wɑz ˈnidɪd, ˈoʊnli ðɛn ˈlərnɪŋ ðət hi wɑz biɪŋ ʧeɪst. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ, ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs pərˈsut ɪz ʃoʊn ɔn hɪz dashcam*. əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt ðə kræʃ, ə ˈsɛkənd ˈɔfɪsər hu hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə pərˈsut ɪz hərd ˈjɛlɪŋ, goʊɪŋ tɪ jail.”*.” ˈklɪrli ˈhævɪŋ noʊ kənˈsərn fər ðə rɛk ðət hæd ə ˈpərsən hu wɑz ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən træpt ˌɪnˈsaɪd- ˈoʊnli hɪz ˈigoʊ ənd ˈrɛvəˌnu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. θɔt ju wər ə ˈrɪŋkən ˈɔfɪsər bɪˈhaɪnd mi ənd wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə seɪm pleɪs ənˈtɪl aɪ gɑt bɪtˈwin məˈkɔl ənd ˈʧɪmni road,”*,” ræn ɪz hərd ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ. wəns ðə ʧif ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ðə ˈɔfɪsərz hu hi wɑz ənd waɪ hi wɑz ðɛr, ðə ˈɔfɪsərz prəˈsidəd tɪ him”*” du hɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli hɪˈroʊɪk ʤɑb. wi du noʊ ɪz ðət ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈæksədənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə ˈtæŋkər ˈkɛriɪŋ əˈprɑksəmətli ˈgælənz əv gæs wɑz baɪ ə træʃ trək æt əˈprɑksəmətli 45 mph,”*,” ˈrɪŋkən ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər ˈwɛsli ˈkɔrbɪt toʊld savannahnow*. trəks wər fjuzd təˈgɛðər ənd ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl wɑz træpt ɪn ðə træʃ trək ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. ðɛr wɑz trɪˈmɛndəs pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən əv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈpərsən ənd ˈprɑpərti. aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv hɪz ˈprɛzəns æt ðə sin ənd ðət hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp wɑz ˈvaɪtəl tɪ ˈseɪfli dɪfˈjuz ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ənd laɪf θˈrɛtənɪŋ accident.”*.” ɪn ˈtɪpɪkəl pəˈlis ˈfæʃən ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ wər rɔŋ ənd əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ, ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˈɪʃud ræn θri saɪˈteɪʃənz. hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ˈtɪkɪts fər ˈrɛkləs ˈdraɪvɪŋ, ˈfeɪljər tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz du kɛr ənd ˈfeɪljər tɪ jild tɪ ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈviɪkəl. hir ɪz ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðɪs ˈrɛkləs ˈɔfɪsər ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ tɪ ðə lɛs ðən ɪnˈθuzd faɪər ʧif, waɪ hi ɪz ˈɪʃuɪŋ ə ˈtɪkɪt.
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oakland officials said the massive occupy oakland demonstration on saturday diverted police resources from calls elsewhere in the city, the police department's efforts.
an estimated 400 demonstrators were arrested during the protest, with some activists breaking into city hall and vandalizing it.
mayor jean quan condemned the local movement's tactics as "a constant provocation of the police with a lot of violence toward them" and said the demonstrations were draining scarce resources from an already city.
photos: occupy oakland protest
oakland has logged five homicides since friday, and police chief howard jordan told the los angeles times that the law enforcement "personnel and resources dedicated to occupy reduce our ability to focus on public safety priorities." [updated at a.m.: it is unclear exactly how many calls were delayed because of the protests.]
oakland officials will seek monetary damages from protesters, quan said. in addition, the mayor said she would pursue "restorative justice" by asking that those deemed guilty be put to work picking up garbage and removing graffiti in east oakland.
in a morning tour of the damaged city hall, quan pointed out that a room with a smashed door and a toppled soda machine is used for classes for low-income, homeowners. several flags that had adorned the grand staircase were missing.
city council agendas and trash littered the floor in the building's grand lobby. although some graffiti had already been removed, evidence of the previous night's mayhem was visible in broken display cases.
here is quan discussing the vandalism in an oakland tribune video:
related:
outrage grows after occupy oakland flag burning
occupy oakland arrests reach 400
protesters vandalize city hall
-- lee romney and shelby grad
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ˈoʊklənd əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈoʊklənd ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ dɪˈvərtɪd pəˈlis ˈrisɔrsɪz frəm kɔlz ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ðə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈɛfərts. ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 400 ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz wər ərˈɛstɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst, wɪθ səm ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsɪti hɔl ənd ˈvændəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt. meɪər ʤin kwɔn kənˈdɛmd ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈmuvmənts ˈtæktɪks ɛz "ə ˈkɑnstənt ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə pəˈlis wɪθ ə lɔt əv ˈvaɪələns təˈwɔrd ðɛm" ənd sɛd ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz wər ˈdreɪnɪŋ skɛrs ˈrisɔrsɪz frəm ən ɔˈrɛdi ˈsɪti. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈoʊklənd ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈoʊklənd həz lɔgd faɪv ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz sɪns ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ənd pəˈlis ʧif haʊərd ˈʤɔrdən toʊld ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz ðət ðə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt "ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ rɪˈdus ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti praɪˈɔrətiz." [ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt a.m*.: ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ˈmɛni kɔlz wər dɪˈleɪd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts.] ˈoʊklənd əˈfɪʃəlz wɪl sik ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈdæmɪʤɪz frəm ˈproʊˌtɛstərz, kwɔn sɛd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə meɪər sɛd ʃi wʊd pərˈsu "rəˈstɔrətɪv ˈʤəstɪs" baɪ ˈæskɪŋ ðət ðoʊz dimd ˈgɪlti bi pʊt tɪ wərk ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈgɑrbɪʤ ənd riˈmuvɪŋ grəˈfiti ɪn ist ˈoʊklənd. ɪn ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ tʊr əv ðə ˈdæmɪʤd ˈsɪti hɔl, kwɔn ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ə rum wɪθ ə smæʃt dɔr ənd ə ˈtɑpəld ˈsoʊdə məˈʃin ɪz juzd fər ˈklæsɪz fər ˌloʊˈɪnkəm, ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz. ˈsɛvərəl flægz ðət hæd əˈdɔrnd ðə grænd ˈstɛrˌkeɪs wər ˈmɪsɪŋ. ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl əˈʤɛndəz ənd træʃ ˈlɪtərd ðə flɔr ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz grænd ˈlɑbi. ˌɔlˈðoʊ səm grəˈfiti hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈmuvd, ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˈpriviəs naɪts ˈmeɪˌhɛm wɑz ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ˈbroʊkən dɪˈspleɪ ˈkeɪsɪz. hir ɪz kwɔn dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈvændəlɪzəm ɪn ən ˈoʊklənd ˈtrɪbjun ˈvɪdioʊ: rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ groʊz ˈæftər ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈoʊklənd flæg ˈbərnɪŋ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈoʊklənd ərˈɛsts riʧ 400 ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈvændəˌlaɪz ˈsɪti hɔl li ˈrɑmni ənd ˈʃɛlbi græd
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a look at the changes and new cartel market items in 1. please note that this is compete list of all changes in the patch.
the helmet and weapons will not be from a cartel pack. not sure what's with the red helmet.
subscriber rewards
hk-55's helmet subscriber reward's helmet subscriber reward's helmet subscriber reward's blaster pistol subscriber reward's blaster pistol subscriber reward's sniper rifle subscriber reward's sniper rifle subscriber reward's subscriber reward's subscriber reward - inspired subscriber reward - inspired subscriber reward
new cartel market items and decorations
advanced turquoise crystal emissary droid companion- jedi armor set marsh hunter oberle siren tempted tempted tempted relentless hunter's armor set wartime ambassador's armor set armor set raptor arrangement camp medical centrifuge weapon forge statue of an ancient jedi temple torch shadow corsair triumphant armor set
new loading screens
new chapter 12 weapons
these weapons are all 204 rating and outside of the colour crystal. all class variations use the same model and just have a different name. these weapons will grant you special abilities in a special encounter in the future based on the choices you make throughout chapter 12.
attuned assault cannon attuned blaster pistol attuned blaster rifle attuned attuned attuned sniper rifle
things of note
you can now set mounts as favorites by right clicking them in the ability panel.
the random mount ability will now only pull from the list of mounts you have set as favorites.
looks like one of the upcoming will be and inspireds.
rest of chapter 12 dialog is now in the client.
a few from chapter 16 now have their dialog present in the client.
other spoilers available in the detailed changes for those that want them.
lots of work done on the eternal championship.
the helmet is now bind on pickup rather than bind on legacy.
theron shan has been wearing the same outfit since he was a child.
no class changes.
no sign of ranked season 7.
guild ship max hooks when fully upgraded increased to 800 from 700.
guild ship max hooks without increased from 200 to 300.
several old armour sets from class quests look like they are getting added to a vendor on the fleet. all adaptive and bol.
as pointed out in the comments there's a "tuning mod" item. it's description indicates it allows you to add visual effects to your weapons. currently it shares the same slot as colour crystals. it's labelled as a rare cartel market item. this is probably a distant feature rather than something we will see in. doesn't appear to be too much data on this feature currently. when it is released i would expect it to occupy a different slot.
in-depth changes (contains heavy spoilers)
changed abilities
changed achievements
changed areas
changed entries
changed collections
changed companions
changed conquests
changed conversations
changed decorations
gom changes
changed items
mtx changes
changed new companions
changed
changed quests
changed schematic variations
changed schematics
changed ships
changed string tables
changed strongholds
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ə lʊk æt ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd nu kɑrˈtɛl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈaɪtəmz ɪn 1 pliz noʊt ðət ðɪs ɪz kəmˈpit lɪst əv ɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə pæʧ. ðə ˈhɛlmət ənd ˈwɛpənz wɪl nɑt bi frəm ə kɑrˈtɛl pæk. nɑt ʃʊr wəts wɪθ ðə rɛd ˈhɛlmət. səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrdz ˈhɛlmət səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd ˈhɛlmət səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd ˈhɛlmət səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd ˈblæstər ˈpɪstəl səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd ˈblæstər ˈpɪstəl səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd sˈnaɪpər ˈraɪfəl səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd sˈnaɪpər ˈraɪfəl səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd səbˈskraɪbər rɪˈwɔrd nu kɑrˈtɛl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈaɪtəmz ənd ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz ədˈvænst ˈtərkwɔɪz ˈkrɪstəl ˈɛməˌsɛri drɔɪd kəmˈpænjən- ˈʤɛˌdi ˈɑrmər sɛt mɑrʃ ˈhəntər ˈoʊbərəl ˈsaɪrən ˈtɛmptɪd ˈtɛmptɪd ˈtɛmptɪd rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈhəntərz ˈɑrmər sɛt ˈwɔrˌtaɪm æmˈbæsədərz ˈɑrmər sɛt ˈɑrmər sɛt ˈræptər ərˈeɪnʤmənt kæmp ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛntrəfˌjuʤ ˈwɛpən fɔrʤ ˈstæˌʧu əv ən ˈeɪnʧənt ˈʤɛˌdi ˈtɛmpəl tɔrʧ ˈʃæˌdoʊ ˈkɔrsɛr traɪˈəmfənt ˈɑrmər sɛt nu ˈloʊdɪŋ skrinz nu ˈʧæptər 12 ˈwɛpənz ðiz ˈwɛpənz ər ɔl 204 ˈreɪtɪŋ ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈkələr ˈkrɪstəl. ɔl klæs ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz juz ðə seɪm ˈmɑdəl ənd ʤɪst hæv ə ˈdɪfərənt neɪm. ðiz ˈwɛpənz wɪl grænt ju ˈspɛʃəl əˈbɪləˌtiz ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl ɪnˈkaʊnər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər beɪst ɔn ðə ˈʧɔɪsɪz ju meɪk θruaʊt ˈʧæptər 12 əˈtund əˈsɔlt ˈkænən əˈtund ˈblæstər ˈpɪstəl əˈtund ˈblæstər ˈraɪfəl əˈtund əˈtund əˈtund sˈnaɪpər ˈraɪfəl θɪŋz əv noʊt ju kən naʊ sɛt maʊnts ɛz ˈfeɪvərɪts baɪ raɪt ˈklɪkɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ðə əˈbɪləˌti ˈpænəl. ðə ˈrændəm maʊnt əˈbɪləˌti wɪl naʊ ˈoʊnli pʊl frəm ðə lɪst əv maʊnts ju hæv sɛt ɛz ˈfeɪvərɪts. lʊks laɪk wən əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ wɪl bi ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd customizations*. rɛst əv ˈʧæptər 12 ˈdaɪəlɔg ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə klaɪənt. ə fju frəm ˈʧæptər 16 naʊ hæv ðɛr ˈdaɪəlɔg ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə klaɪənt. ˈəðər ˈspɔɪlərz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə dɪˈteɪld ˈʧeɪnʤɪz fər ðoʊz ðət wɔnt ðɛm. lɑts əv wərk dən ɔn ðə ɪˈtərnəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ðə ˈhɛlmət ɪz naʊ baɪnd ɔn ˈpɪˌkəp ˈrəðər ðən baɪnd ɔn ˈlɛgəsi. ˈθɛrən ʃæn həz bɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈaʊtˌfɪt sɪns hi wɑz ə ʧaɪld. noʊ klæs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. noʊ saɪn əv ræŋkt ˈsizən 7 gɪld ʃɪp mæks hʊks wɪn ˈfʊli ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ 800 frəm 700 gɪld ʃɪp mæks hʊks wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈkrist frəm 200 tɪ 300 ˈsɛvərəl oʊld ˈɑrmər sɛts frəm klæs kwɛsts lʊk laɪk ðeɪ ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈædɪd tɪ ə ˈvɛndər ɔn ðə flit. ɔl əˈdæptɪv ənd bɑl. ɛz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ðɛrz ə "ˈtunɪŋ mɔd" ˈaɪtəm. ɪts dɪˈskrɪpʃən ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ɪt əˈlaʊz ju tɪ æd ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈifɛkts tɪ jʊr ˈwɛpənz. ˈkərəntli ɪt ʃɛrz ðə seɪm slɑt ɛz ˈkələr ˈkrɪstəlz. ɪts ˈleɪbəld ɛz ə rɛr kɑrˈtɛl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈaɪtəm. ðɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈdɪstənt ˈfiʧər ˈrəðər ðən ˈsəmθɪŋ wi wɪl si ɪn ˈdəzənt əˈpɪr tɪ bi tu məʧ ˈdætə ɔn ðɪs ˈfiʧər ˈkərəntli. wɪn ɪt ɪz riˈlist aɪ wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ɪt tɪ ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt slɑt. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz (kənˈteɪnz ˈhɛvi ˈspɔɪlərz) ʧeɪnʤd əˈbɪləˌtiz ʧeɪnʤd əˈʧivmənts ʧeɪnʤd ˈɛriəz ʧeɪnʤd ˈɛntriz ʧeɪnʤd kəˈlɛkʃənz ʧeɪnʤd kəmˈpænjənz ʧeɪnʤd ˈkɑnkˌwɛsts ʧeɪnʤd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ʧeɪnʤd ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃənz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ʧeɪnʤd ˈaɪtəmz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ʧeɪnʤd nu kəmˈpænjənz ʧeɪnʤd ʧeɪnʤd kwɛsts ʧeɪnʤd skɪˈmætɪk ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ʧeɪnʤd skɪˈmætɪks ʧeɪnʤd ʃɪps ʧeɪnʤd strɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz ʧeɪnʤd ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊldz
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on the penultimate saturday before the general election, the labour party made a fairly startling policy announcement that was hardly noticed by the media: “labour would outlaw”, said ed in an interview. at first glance, that seem like a scary announcement i mean, is a bad thing, right?
unfortunately, much more complex than that.
the proposals are fairly nebulous at this point: ed says he intends to “make an aggravated crime” and “toughen existing hate crime legislation”. defenders of freedom of speech should be alarmed at this, because labour has dangerous previous form in exactly this area: the racial and religious hatred act 2006.
what ed is proposing looks like a return to finish the 2006 act. in 2006 labour originally tried to “deliberately insulting” a religion. those opposed to that law argued that it would become a criminal mock a religion, or to say that a religion damages british society, because in doing so they would be accused of “inciting religious hatred” *. there was a huge public out-cry, led by academics, artists, writers and comedians (notably rowan atkinson), and in the end the labour government was defeated by a single vote and the law was watered down. ed personally voted for the original wording.
the term “islamophobia” itself had been so and abused in discourse in recent years that unfortunately it has little real meaning any more, much like the terms “anti-semitism” and “genocide”, both of which are thrown around all the time in a way. a very large majority of muslims and a fair number of progressives (including, disappointingly, some in the lib dems) considered the charlie cartoons of mohammed to be both abusive and insulting, and indeed and the 2006 bill would have pretty certainlyd such images in the. ed himself attended the “je charlie” march in paris, but now looks like he would want to the magazine in the.
at the liberal democrats conference in liverpool in 2015, parliamentary candidate candidate moved a motion in favour of free expression that was passed, and that thankfully puts us in direct opposition to any plans to curb freedom of expression and of religions. in 2006 five voted with the lib dems, but we have no idea what the’s position on this will be if they have new; and given their generally tendencies in other areas we should assume the worst: that they might well support plans.
one of the reasons i was so happy to see the back of the previous labour government was their relentless assault on civil liberties and freedoms.
ed had said in the past the he now accepts that this was a mistake, but this announcement indicates that this might not be true at all and that yet again we have things to fear from a labour or government. let us hope, yet again, that there will be enough liberal democrats in parliament to make the difference on legislation like this.
* please note: scientology is legally a religion in the and would be equally protected as islam under such laws.
* dr mark wright is a in bristol and was the 2015 general election parliamentary candidate for bristol south.
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ɔn ðə pɛˈnəltəmət ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti meɪd ə ˈfɛrli ˈstɑrtlɪŋ ˈpɑləsi əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət wɑz ˈhɑrdli ˈnoʊtɪst baɪ ðə ˈmidiə: wʊd ˈaʊˌtlɔ islamophobia”*”, sɛd ɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. æt fərst glæns, ðət sim laɪk ə ˈskɛri əˈnaʊnsmɛnt aɪ min, ɪz ə bæd θɪŋ, raɪt? ənˈfɔrʧənətli, məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ðən ðət. ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz ər ˈfɛrli ˈnɛbjələs æt ðɪs pɔɪnt: ɛd sɪz hi ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ ən ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd crime”*” ənd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ heɪt kraɪm legislation”*”. dɪˈfɛndərz əv ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ʃʊd bi əˈlɑrmd æt ðɪs, bɪˈkəz ˈleɪbər həz ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpriviəs fɔrm ɪn ɪgˈzæktli ðɪs ˈɛriə: ðə ˈreɪʃəl ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈheɪtrəd ækt 2006 wət ɛd ɪz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ lʊks laɪk ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə 2006 ækt. ɪn 2006 ˈleɪbər ərˈɪʤənəli traɪd tɪ insulting”*” ə rɪˈlɪʤən. ðoʊz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðət lɔ ˈɑrgjud ðət ɪt wʊd bɪˈkəm ə ˈkrɪmənəl mɑk ə rɪˈlɪʤən, ər tɪ seɪ ðət ə rɪˈlɪʤən ˈdæmɪʤɪz ˈbrɪtɪʃ soʊˈsaɪɪti, bɪˈkəz ɪn duɪŋ soʊ ðeɪ wʊd bi əˈkjuzd əv rɪˈlɪʤəs hatred”*” ðɛr wɑz ə juʤ ˈpəblɪk out-cry*, lɛd baɪ ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, ˈɑrtɪsts, ˈraɪtərz ənd kəˈmidiənz (ˈnoʊtəbli roʊən ˈætkɪnsən), ənd ɪn ðə ɛnd ðə ˈleɪbər ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz dɪˈfitɪd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl voʊt ənd ðə lɔ wɑz ˈwɔtərd daʊn. ɛd ˈpərsənəli ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈwərdɪŋ. ðə tərm ““islamophobia”*” ˌɪtˈsɛlf hæd bɪn soʊ ənd əˈbjuzd ɪn ˈdɪskɔrs ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ðət ənˈfɔrʧənətli ɪt həz ˈlɪtəl ril ˈminɪŋ ˈɛni mɔr, məʧ laɪk ðə tərmz ““anti-semitism”*” ənd ““genocide”*”, boʊθ əv wɪʧ ər θroʊn əraʊnd ɔl ðə taɪm ɪn ə weɪ. ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈməzlɪmz ənd ə fɛr ˈnəmbər əv prɑˈgrɛsɪvz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, dɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋli, səm ɪn ðə lɪb dems*) kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈʧɑrli kɑrˈtunz əv moʊˈhæmɪd tɪ bi boʊθ əˈbjusɪv ənd ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ənd ðə 2006 bɪl wʊd hæv ˈprɪti ˈsərtənli səʧ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ðə. ɛd hɪmˈsɛlf əˈtɛndəd ðə charlie”*” mɑrʧ ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, bət naʊ lʊks laɪk hi wʊd wɔnt tɪ ðə ˈmægəˌzin ɪn ðə. æt ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul ɪn 2015 ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkænədɪt ˈkænədɪt muvd ə ˈmoʊʃən ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən ðət wɑz pæst, ənd ðət ˈθæŋkfəli pʊts ˈjuˈɛs ɪn dɪˈrɛkt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈɛni plænz tɪ kərb ˈfridəm əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən ənd əv riˈlɪʤənz. ɪn 2006 faɪv ˈvoʊtɪd wɪθ ðə lɪb dems*, bət wi hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ðə pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðɪs wɪl bi ɪf ðeɪ hæv nu; ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr ˈʤɛnərəli ˈtɛndənsiz ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz wi ʃʊd əˈsum ðə wərst: ðət ðeɪ maɪt wɛl səˈpɔrt plænz. wən əv ðə ˈrizənz aɪ wɑz soʊ ˈhæpi tɪ si ðə bæk əv ðə ˈpriviəs ˈleɪbər ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ðɛr rɪˈlɛntlɪs əˈsɔlt ɔn ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz ənd ˈfridəmz. ɛd hæd sɛd ɪn ðə pæst ðə hi naʊ ækˈsɛpts ðət ðɪs wɑz ə mɪˈsteɪk, bət ðɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðɪs maɪt nɑt bi tru æt ɔl ənd ðət jɛt əˈgɛn wi hæv θɪŋz tɪ fɪr frəm ə ˈleɪbər ər ˈgəvərnmənt. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs hoʊp, jɛt əˈgɛn, ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ɪˈnəf ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt tɪ meɪk ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɔn ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən laɪk ðɪs. pliz noʊt: ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi ɪz ˈligəli ə rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn ðə ənd wʊd bi ˈikwəli prəˈtɛktɪd ɛz ˌɪsˈlɑm ˈəndər səʧ lɔz. ˈdɑktər mɑrk raɪt ɪz ə ɪn ˈbrɪstəl ənd wɑz ðə 2015 ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈkænədɪt fər ˈbrɪstəl saʊθ.
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with 2017 free agency less than a year away, bengal fans are already nervous about the prospects of losing star offensive guard, kevin zeitler. in 2015, cincinnati had one of the best offensive lines in football. with andrew whitworth far and away the top player on the bengals' offensive line, zeitler has a case to make as the player. so is there even a scenario in which the bengals let one of their top offensive linemen walk in free agency?
the financial implication of having to pay zeitler millions after paying clint boling when he hit free agency last year, scares fans, as most don't believe the bengals are willing to allocate more money to the guard position. but contrary to popular belief, cincinnati may be willing to do so. it's important to remember that when the bengals paid boling, they already knew a zeitler extension would be something that needed to be worked out in 2016.
the good news for the bengals is, they have the cap space to pull off a zeitler extension. i'll explain.
bengals have cap space for future zeitler extension. could also give whitworth an extra year or 2 if they want. connor howe (@howenfl) june 1, 2016
assuming cedric and jake fisher take over at the tackle spots after the 2016 season, the bengals' offensive line payroll significantly drops off after the upcoming season. though boling has a contract that will pay him an increasing sum each season, the millions they'll be saving by either letting whitworth walk (around six or seven million dollars per season) or holding onto him as a reserve tackle (around three or four million dollars per season) leaves space for a zeitler extension.
and as the bengals have done with past contracts, like the extension, they'll likely extension, taking a big cap hit in 2017 in order to lower his yearly cap hit moving forward. and because zeitler has consistently proven to be durable, the team likely wouldn't have an issue in doing so. as long as cincinnati front loads contract, giving him a deal that's worth somewhere between $6-7 million (or potentially up to $8 million) in average yearly salary would be more than fair.
the bengals won't be alone in paying interior linemen big money. the vikings pay alex boone and brandon fusco a combined $11.55 million in average yearly salary. the raiders pay and rodney hudson a combined $20.6 million in average yearly salary. paying offensive linemen has been more and more popular among nfl clubs. in 2015, the bengals offensive line had a collective cap hit of $25.6 million, which ranked third in the nfl. but despite the bengals offensive line having a cap hit of nearly $25.8 million 2016, cincinnati will rank among nfl clubs.
ultimately, the average yearly salary numbers don't matter nearly as much as the years in which cincinnati's players are taking the biggest cap hits. katie blackburn, duke tobin and the rest of cincinnati's front office staff have done a great job of ensuring the team can pay its top players. because zeitler has been a quality player and has proven durable, there's no reason to anticipate the bengals won't be able to get a deal done with their star offensive guard if the asking price is reasonable.
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wɪθ 2017 fri ˈeɪʤənsi lɛs ðən ə jɪr əˈweɪ, ˈbɛŋgəl fænz ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈnərvəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv ˈluzɪŋ stɑr əˈfɛnsɪv gɑrd, ˈkɛvɪn ˈzaɪtələr. ɪn 2015 ˌsɪnsəˈnæti hæd wən əv ðə bɛst əˈfɛnsɪv laɪnz ɪn ˈfʊtˌbɔl. wɪθ ˈændru ˈwɪtˌwərθ fɑr ənd əˈweɪ ðə tɔp pleɪər ɔn ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz' əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn, ˈzaɪtələr həz ə keɪs tɪ meɪk ɛz ðə pleɪər. soʊ ɪz ðɛr ˈivɪn ə sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz lɛt wən əv ðɛr tɔp əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən wɔk ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi? ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ peɪ ˈzaɪtələr ˈmɪljənz ˈæftər peɪɪŋ klɪnt ˈboʊlɪŋ wɪn hi hɪt fri ˈeɪʤənsi læst jɪr, skɛrz fænz, ɛz moʊst doʊnt bɪˈliv ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈæləˌkeɪt mɔr ˈməni tɪ ðə gɑrd pəˈzɪʃən. bət ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈpɑpjələr bɪˈlif, ˌsɪnsəˈnæti meɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du soʊ. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət wɪn ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz peɪd ˈboʊlɪŋ, ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi nu ə ˈzaɪtələr ɪkˈstɛnʃən wʊd bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈnidɪd tɪ bi wərkt aʊt ɪn 2016 ðə gʊd nuz fər ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz ɪz, ðeɪ hæv ðə kæp speɪs tɪ pʊl ɔf ə ˈzaɪtələr ɪkˈstɛnʃən. aɪl ɪkˈspleɪn. ˈbɛŋgəlz hæv kæp speɪs fər fˈjuʧər ˈzaɪtələr ɪkˈstɛnʃən. kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv ˈwɪtˌwərθ ən ˈɛkstrə jɪr ər 2 ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt. ˈkɑnər haʊ (@howenfl*) ʤun 1 2016 əˈsumɪŋ ˈsɛdrɪk ənd ʤeɪk ˈfɪʃər teɪk ˈoʊvər æt ðə ˈtækəl spɑts ˈæftər ðə 2016 ˈsizən, ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz' əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ˈpeɪˌroʊl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli drɑps ɔf ˈæftər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈsizən. ðoʊ ˈboʊlɪŋ həz ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət wɪl peɪ ɪm ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ səm iʧ ˈsizən, ðə ˈmɪljənz ðɛl bi ˈseɪvɪŋ baɪ ˈiðər ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈwɪtˌwərθ wɔk (əraʊnd sɪks ər ˈsɛvən ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz pər ˈsizən) ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɔntu ɪm ɛz ə rɪˈzərv ˈtækəl (əraʊnd θri ər fɔr ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz pər ˈsizən) livz speɪs fər ə ˈzaɪtələr ɪkˈstɛnʃən. ənd ɛz ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz hæv dən wɪθ pæst ˈkɑnˌtrækts, laɪk ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ðɛl ˈlaɪkli ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə bɪg kæp hɪt ɪn 2017 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ loʊər hɪz ˈjɪrli kæp hɪt ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ənd bɪˈkəz ˈzaɪtələr həz kənˈsɪstəntli ˈpruvən tɪ bi ˈdʊrəbəl, ðə tim ˈlaɪkli ˈwʊdənt hæv ən ˈɪʃu ɪn duɪŋ soʊ. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˌsɪnsəˈnæti frənt loʊdz ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə dil ðæts wərθ ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin ˈmɪljən (ər pəˈtɛnʃəli əp tɪ 8 ˈmɪljən) ɪn ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli ˈsæləri wʊd bi mɔr ðən fɛr. ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz woʊnt bi əˈloʊn ɪn peɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈlaɪnmən bɪg ˈməni. ðə ˈvaɪkɪŋz peɪ ˈæləks bun ənd ˈbrændən ˈfuskoʊ ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli ˈsæləri. ðə ˈreɪdərz peɪ ənd ˈrɑdni ˈhədsən ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli ˈsæləri. peɪɪŋ əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən həz bɪn mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpɑpjələr əˈməŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kləbz. ɪn 2015 ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn hæd ə kəˈlɛktɪv kæp hɪt əv ˈmɪljən, wɪʧ ræŋkt θərd ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. bət dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz əˈfɛnsɪv laɪn ˈhævɪŋ ə kæp hɪt əv ˈnɪrli ˈmɪljən 2016 ˌsɪnsəˈnæti wɪl ræŋk əˈməŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl kləbz. ˈəltəmətli, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli ˈsæləri ˈnəmbərz doʊnt ˈmætər ˈnɪrli ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə jɪrz ɪn wɪʧ ˌsɪnsɪˈnætiz pleɪərz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst kæp hɪts. ˈkeɪti ˈblækbərn, duk ˈtoʊbɪn ənd ðə rɛst əv ˌsɪnsɪˈnætiz frənt ˈɔfəs stæf hæv dən ə greɪt ʤɑb əv ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə tim kən peɪ ɪts tɔp pleɪərz. bɪˈkəz ˈzaɪtələr həz bɪn ə kˈwɑləti pleɪər ənd həz ˈpruvən ˈdʊrəbəl, ðɛrz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðə ˈbɛŋgəlz woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə dil dən wɪθ ðɛr stɑr əˈfɛnsɪv gɑrd ɪf ðə ˈæskɪŋ praɪs ɪz ˈrizənəbəl.
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building a career in film editing
career advice from a thread
inside the edit goes outside the edit
building a career as an editor
learning how to edit is one thing. learning how to be an editor is another. learning how to build a career in film editing, one that sees forward momentum and upward mobility is entirely another.
in this post drawn together some fantastic resources for editors, at all stages of their career, to help us all learn from one another about how to make and seize the opportunities we need.
if after some ‘further reading’ on this topic, then point you to a recent post in which i shared what i keep in my freelance toolkit.
this includes four essential reads, that i would recommend to anyone working in creative industries, including a book on developing people skills, learning to negotiate and making your ideas happen. check it out here.
useful advice for anyone working in the film industry
start at the bottom. learn protocols. make connections. become a pa, then an ae, then an editor. trying to make the leap straight into editing from college work out in most cases. you may have some short term success with smaller projects, but it lead anywhere in the long run.
i was recently checking out the excellent editors sub on when i came across this nearly 5000 word thread discussing the most common mistakes that people make when trying to break into working in the film industry, and how to avoid them.
all in all it contains some sage advice for anyone working in the industry, delivered by some professionals with decades of experience. do well to read through the entire thread here.
the premise of the thread is established by, who shares two common mistakes he sees recent college graduates and younger editors making when trying to get into the business.
these are ‘not starting from the bottom’ and ‘pigeon holing’ themselves into only seeking to work in a specific niche, such as high-end feature films, when there are many other career options available to them.
although there are always exceptions to any rule, i would agree that there is no shortcut to success. you simply have to do the miles in the chair to gain the experience you need to become a good editor.
i would agree with some other commentators in the thread that if going to invest your time, energy and (a lack of) money in your career in the beginning, climbing the ladder one rung at a time, you at least want to try to pitch it against the wall you want to climb. (to strain an analogy).
by this i mean that if going to start off as a runner in a post house and you plan to stick with that particular shop for some time, then you at least want to be interested in doing what they do. if you want to get into cutting commercials, then run at a post house, not a reality tv place.
but at the beginning you often have to take what you can get!
a good editor is like a good barman, a good listener a good communicator and knows when to keep his mouth shut.
the top comment in response to the original post is from who has spent over 22 years working on all kinds of projects from feature films to documentaries to tv commercials and ‘about 1000 games shows’.
mike shares some useful insights including simple ones like ‘keep your mouth shut’ if signed an agreement) then keep it, to more complex ones like ‘become a people person’.
mike suggests that you:
[develop] a personality that can take badly handled criticism, a willingness to try things you know work just to share the process of exploring the footage together, a willingness to listen and far too often had people crying in my suite as their partner has just left them as a result of their obsession with their film and lack of attention at home. a good editor is like a good barman, a good listener a good communicator and knows when to keep his mouth shut.
one of the most important and complex parts of being an editor, especially on a project, is to be able to manage the overlapping and conflicting personalities and preferences from those involved. this is often called ‘managing the room’.
as an editor you first need to be loyal to the director and their creative intent, whilst also adhering to the requirements. balancing all of these dynamics can be tricky, but a ‘personable personality’ goes a long way.
or more simply put ‘don’t have an ego’, as puts it.
tipsystatistic also follows up on the importance of this for long term success with this comment:
having assisted some of the best in the business (features and commercials). the most common trait across all of them is how genuinely nice, chill, personable, and they are.
a lot of rookie editors will try to argue and get defensive when ask for changes. they get attached to a cut feel that their way is the right way. they resist trying something new or different. i think natural, but spent a lot of time trying to be as nice and collaborative as possible because of the great ones seen in action.
advice for switching industry niche
part of the thread also takes on the challenge of how to progress your career in the direction your really want it to go. what do you do once managed to build a life as an editor, but not working on the kind of creative projects like to be?
in one example shares that after 6 years of working in la they are struggling to create new connections to allow them to make the jump from one industry segment (e.g. reality to scripted) to another.
former editor and current show runner offers some practical wisdom on this topic, which if you read the full thread includes his own journey to making this leap:
every good job you will ever get will be through knowing someone. you are approaching a difficult step in freelancing, the point where you must turn down work not in the direction you want to go in order to hold out for something that fits in with your long term plan. this will probably make sustaining a high standard of living more difficult, especially as you return to gigs and occasional freebies, but you have to know what your goals are, and make definitive steps to reach those goals.
once reached the success of being a ‘working editor’ and managing to pay your way, an additional challenge to take on is building your career from that point forward.
mission impossible: rogue nation editor eddie hamilton used to edit at the paramount comedy channel 2 days a week so that he could afford to cut his first few features films for free in the rest of the week. yes, for free!
getting respectable credits under your belt, whether you were paid for working on them or not, goes a long way to helping you land those preferred projects later on. eddie shares a ton of other very practical advice on his personal website, here.
on my first ten features there was no budget for an assistant editor. i was my own assistant. digitizing, rushes, logging paperwork, cutting the film, doing playouts, creating and generally overseeing the entire post on the movie. that is how i learnt my craft. eddie hamilton
another way to tackle this is to edit short films or smaller ‘freebie’ projects in your own time to build up your reel with examples of the kind of work you want to be known for. this also helps to build connections in the industry, some of whom hopefully work with again in the future.
advancing your editing career from corporate video to music videos
there’s a great interview with editor taylor tracy on the blog, in which she shares plenty of great advice for editors at any stage of their career.
she talks about breaking into the industry, taking risks to advance, moving up the ladder and ultimately making the leap to freelancing.
“when it comes down to it,” she says, “you need to be brave in situations where you may be hesitant or scared. how you move forward.”
it’s a fantastic read, and whatever stage of your career you happen to be in right now, definitely walk away with some wisdom.
“i’ve worked a lot with freelance editors, and people,” she says. “the ones we tend to go back to are the ones who are always responsive, and who want to bring their own spin to the project. make it a little fingerprint of their own style, but also be very conscious of what the director wants, and being adaptable to any notes that come in.”
inside the edit goes outside the edit
inside the edit is an detailed course on the craft of film editing, created by award winning british editor paddy bird.
i’ve previously reviewed inside the edit, in the posts below, and i included it as a core part of my ‘alternative film school for editors‘ a post in which i built a curriculum and equipment list that could help you kick start a career in film editing for under $10,000.
learning the craft of film editing | inside the edit review | alternative film school for editors
one of the main (and many) reasons the course is worth the money is that it teaches the why of film editing. teaching you to know why to cut when you cut and how to know if working. not how to use the trim tool.
outside the edit is a whole new course from the team at ite, in which they discuss ‘professional editing psychology’.
episode 1 is entitled ‘the next level‘ and in it, paddy tackles the question of “what do i do, once already achieved some success, to get to the place where i get to do what i really want to do.”
it’s a similar question to the one posed above about changing industry niche.
paddy’s answer involves a mindset in which you:
work on your weaknesses. a really interesting point and so often ignored.
paddy also throws out a warning to us all, as people:
new cognitive studies show that when you learn something, but you stop at a point, but you actually push yourself to get better… over time your abilities can start to fade away.
outside the edit is a ‘new content stream’ that is free to all existing subscribers of inside the edit.
in each episode, paddy talks through the essential secondary skills that are needed to build and sustain a successful career in high-end editing. this is not craft, this is professional edit psychology.
future episodes will cover topics like:
understanding the balance of power in an edit suite
how to work with difficult directors
how to achieve creative flow inside the cutting room
how to be positive, diplomatic and nurturing with clients
if you think inside the edit can help you take your editing career to the next level then save yourself 25% off the price of the course with the promo code:
five things i wish known when i started
in the introduction to my on how to be a freelance creative, i also share five things i wish known when i started. i thought share them here too, in the hope that you also find them useful.
1. as a freelancer you are an entrepreneur.
as your own boss you shape your own business and make your own success. i used to think though, that as an editor, i was very much at the end of a long chain of events that had to happen before i could get any work; first of all the client had to decide to make a film, then they had to decide to use a i knew, then that producer/ director had to decide to use me, if i was even available and up to the job.
it was only much later that i discovered how easily i could kick start that chain by pitching to potential clients directly and then either sharing the work with other freelancers or taking on more creative roles for myself.
there is nothing to stop you doing anything.
2. raise your rates and ask for more money with every new client.
this is one of the simplest ways to increase your income, but for a long time i was nervous to try it.
also, expect to be asked to offer a better deal, so always ask for more than really be happy with, so you appear to be compromising on the rate. however, at the very start of your freelance career, take whatever you can get just to keep yourself in the game.
3. sell enthusiastically.
whenever you sell yourself and your services to your clients, do so with a confident smile. always be sure to create genuine value for your clients along with a friendly relationship, and they will appreciate what you do for them so much more.
4. the ‘competition’ are your best community.
the more people you know who do exactly what you do the better. you can help them find work and they will help you back. these reciprocal relationships are vital.
5. being freelance is much more fun than having a ‘real job’, as long as you worry about money.
getting to a place of not worrying about money definitely takes a few freelance miles to achieve but it is entirely possible. hopefully some of the practical tips in this book will help you get there too.
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ˈbɪldɪŋ ə kərɪr ɪn fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ kərɪr ədˈvaɪs frəm ə θrɛd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət goʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət ˈbɪldɪŋ ə kərɪr ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ ˈɛdət ɪz wən θɪŋ. ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ bi ən ˈɛdɪtər ɪz əˈnəðər. ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ bɪld ə kərɪr ɪn fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ, wən ðət siz ˈfɔrwərd moʊˈmɛntəm ənd ˈəpwərd moʊˈbɪlɪti ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli əˈnəðər. ɪn ðɪs poʊst drɔn təˈgɛðər səm fænˈtæstɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz fər ˈɛdɪtərz, æt ɔl ˈsteɪʤɪz əv ðɛr kərɪr, tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ɔl lərn frəm wən əˈnəðər əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ meɪk ənd siz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz wi nid. ɪf ˈæftər səm reading’*’ ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk, ðɛn pɔɪnt ju tɪ ə ˈrisənt poʊst ɪn wɪʧ aɪ ʃɛrd wət aɪ kip ɪn maɪ ˈfriˌlæns toolkit*. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz fɔr ɛˈsɛnʃəl ridz, ðət aɪ wʊd ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɪndəstriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə bʊk ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈpipəl skɪlz, ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr aɪˈdiəz ˈhæpən. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt hir. ˈjusfəl ədˈvaɪs fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə fɪlm ˈɪndəstri stɑrt æt ðə ˈbɑtəm. lərn ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz. meɪk kəˈnɛkʃənz. bɪˈkəm ə pɑ, ðɛn ən eɪ, ðɛn ən ˈɛdɪtər. traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə lip streɪt ˈɪntu ˈɛdɪtɪŋ frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ wərk aʊt ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz. ju meɪ hæv səm ʃɔrt tərm səkˈsɛs wɪθ sˈmɔlər ˈprɑʤɛkts, bət ɪt lɛd ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. aɪ wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈɛksələnt ˈɛdɪtərz səb ɔn wɪn aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ðɪs ˈnɪrli 5000 wərd θrɛd dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən mɪˈsteɪks ðət ˈpipəl meɪk wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ breɪk ˈɪntu ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə fɪlm ˈɪndəstri, ənd haʊ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðɛm. ɔl ɪn ɔl ɪt kənˈteɪnz səm seɪʤ ədˈvaɪs fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri, dɪˈlɪvərd baɪ səm prəˈfɛʃənəlz wɪθ ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns. du wɛl tɪ rɛd θru ðə ɪnˈtaɪər θrɛd hir. ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv ðə θrɛd ɪz ɪˈstæblɪʃt baɪ hu ʃɛrz tu ˈkɑmən mɪˈsteɪks hi siz ˈrisənt ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ənd ˈjəŋgər ˈɛdɪtərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ðiz ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ frəm ðə bottom’*’ ənd holing’*’ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu ˈoʊnli ˈsikɪŋ tɪ wərk ɪn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk nɪʧ, səʧ ɛz haɪɛnd ˈfiʧər fɪlmz, wɪn ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈəðər kərɪr ˈɔpʃənz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪkˈsɛpʃənz tɪ ˈɛni rul, aɪ wʊd əˈgri ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈʃɔrtˌkət tɪ səkˈsɛs. ju ˈsɪmpli hæv tɪ du ðə maɪəlz ɪn ðə ʧɛr tɪ geɪn ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ju nid tɪ bɪˈkəm ə gʊd ˈɛdɪtər. aɪ wʊd əˈgri wɪθ səm ˈəðər ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz ɪn ðə θrɛd ðət ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst jʊr taɪm, ˈɛnərʤi ənd (ə læk əv) ˈməni ɪn jʊr kərɪr ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ˈklaɪmɪŋ ðə ˈlædər wən rəŋ æt ə taɪm, ju æt list wɔnt tɪ traɪ tɪ pɪʧ ɪt əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl ju wɔnt tɪ klaɪm. (tɪ streɪn ən əˈnæləʤi). baɪ ðɪs aɪ min ðət ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ɔf ɛz ə ˈrənər ɪn ə poʊst haʊs ənd ju plæn tɪ stɪk wɪθ ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʃɑp fər səm taɪm, ðɛn ju æt list wɔnt tɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn duɪŋ wət ðeɪ du. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ˈkətɪŋ kəˈmərʃəlz, ðɛn rən æt ə poʊst haʊs, nɑt ə ˌriˈæləˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən pleɪs. bət æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ju ˈɔfən hæv tɪ teɪk wət ju kən gɪt! ə gʊd ˈɛdɪtər ɪz laɪk ə gʊd ˈbɑrmən, ə gʊd ˈlɪsənər ə gʊd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtər ənd noʊz wɪn tɪ kip hɪz maʊθ ʃət. ðə tɔp ˈkɑmɛnt ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl poʊst ɪz frəm hu həz spɛnt ˈoʊvər 22 jɪrz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɔl kaɪnz əv ˈprɑʤɛkts frəm ˈfiʧər fɪlmz tɪ ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəriz tɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən kəˈmərʃəlz ənd 1000 geɪmz shows’*’. maɪk ʃɛrz səm ˈjusfəl ˈɪnˌsaɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl wənz laɪk jʊr maʊθ shut’*’ ɪf saɪnd ən əˈgrimənt) ðɛn kip ɪt, tɪ mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks wənz laɪk ə ˈpipəl person’*’. maɪk səˈʤɛsts ðət ju: [dɪˈvɛləp] ə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ðət kən teɪk ˈbædli ˈhændəld ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ traɪ θɪŋz ju noʊ wərk ʤɪst tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ təˈgɛðər, ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈlɪsən ənd fɑr tu ˈɔfən hæd ˈpipəl kraɪɪŋ ɪn maɪ swit ɛz ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər həz ʤɪst lɛft ðɛm ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɛr əbˈsɛʃən wɪθ ðɛr fɪlm ənd læk əv əˈtɛnʃən æt hoʊm. ə gʊd ˈɛdɪtər ɪz laɪk ə gʊd ˈbɑrmən, ə gʊd ˈlɪsənər ə gʊd kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtər ənd noʊz wɪn tɪ kip hɪz maʊθ ʃət. wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ˈkɑmplɛks pɑrts əv biɪŋ ən ˈɛdɪtər, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ɪz tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈoʊvərˌlæpɪŋ ənd kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ənd ˈprɛfərənsɪz frəm ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔfən kɔld ðə room’*’. ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər ju fərst nid tɪ bi lɔɪəl tɪ ðə dɪˈrɛktər ənd ðɛr kriˈeɪtɪv ˌɪnˈtɛnt, waɪlst ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdhɪrɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ˈbælənsɪŋ ɔl əv ðiz daɪˈnæmɪks kən bi ˈtrɪki, bət ə personality’*’ goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ. ər mɔr ˈsɪmpli pʊt hæv ən ego’*’, ɛz pʊts ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑloʊz əp ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðɪs fər lɔŋ tərm səkˈsɛs wɪθ ðɪs ˈkɑmɛnt: ˈhævɪŋ əˈsɪstɪd səm əv ðə bɛst ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs (ˈfiʧərz ənd kəˈmərʃəlz). ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən treɪt əˈkrɔs ɔl əv ðɛm ɪz haʊ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli nis, ʧɪl, ˈpərsənəbəl, ənd ðeɪ ər. ə lɔt əv ˈrʊki ˈɛdɪtərz wɪl traɪ tɪ ˈɑrgju ənd gɪt dɪˈfɛnsɪv wɪn æsk fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðeɪ gɪt əˈtæʧt tɪ ə kət fil ðət ðɛr weɪ ɪz ðə raɪt weɪ. ðeɪ rɪˈzɪst traɪɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu ər ˈdɪfərənt. aɪ θɪŋk ˈnæʧərəl, bət spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ɛz nis ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl bɪˈkəz əv ðə greɪt wənz sin ɪn ˈækʃən. ədˈvaɪs fər sˈwɪʧɪŋ ˈɪndəstri nɪʧ pɑrt əv ðə θrɛd ˈɔlsoʊ teɪks ɔn ðə ˈʧælənʤ əv haʊ tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs jʊr kərɪr ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn jʊr ˈrɪli wɔnt ɪt tɪ goʊ. wət du ju du wəns ˈmænɪʤd tɪ bɪld ə laɪf ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər, bət nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə kaɪnd əv kriˈeɪtɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts laɪk tɪ bi? ɪn wən ɪgˈzæmpəl ʃɛrz ðət ˈæftər 6 jɪrz əv ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn lɑ ðeɪ ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt nu kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ meɪk ðə ʤəmp frəm wən ˈɪndəstri ˌsɛgˈmɛnt (e.g*. ˌriˈæləˌti tɪ ˈskrɪptɪd) tɪ əˈnəðər. ˈfɔrmər ˈɛdɪtər ənd ˈkɑrənt ʃoʊ ˈrənər ˈɔfərz səm ˈpræktɪkəl ˈwɪzdəm ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk, wɪʧ ɪf ju rɛd ðə fʊl θrɛd ˌɪnˈkludz hɪz oʊn ˈʤərni tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs lip: ˈɛvəri gʊd ʤɑb ju wɪl ˈɛvər gɪt wɪl bi θru noʊɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən. ju ər əˈproʊʧɪŋ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt stɛp ɪn ˈfriˌlænsɪŋ, ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju məst tərn daʊn wərk nɑt ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hoʊld aʊt fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət fɪts ɪn wɪθ jʊr lɔŋ tərm plæn. ðɪs wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli meɪk səˈsteɪnɪŋ ə haɪ ˈstændərd əv ˈlɪvɪŋ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt, əˈspɛʃəli ɛz ju rɪˈtərn tɪ gɪgz ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈfribiz, bət ju hæv tɪ noʊ wət jʊr goʊlz ər, ənd meɪk dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv stɛps tɪ riʧ ðoʊz goʊlz. wəns riʧt ðə səkˈsɛs əv biɪŋ ə editor’*’ ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ tɪ peɪ jʊr weɪ, ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧælənʤ tɪ teɪk ɔn ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ jʊr kərɪr frəm ðət pɔɪnt ˈfɔrwərd. ˈmɪʃən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl: roʊg ˈneɪʃən ˈɛdɪtər ˈɛdi ˈhæməltən juzd tɪ ˈɛdət æt ðə ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt ˈkɑmədi ˈʧænəl 2 deɪz ə wik soʊ ðət hi kʊd əˈfɔrd tɪ kət hɪz fərst fju ˈfiʧərz fɪlmz fər fri ɪn ðə rɛst əv ðə wik. jɛs, fər fri! ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈkrɛdɪts ˈəndər jʊr bɛlt, ˈwɛðər ju wər peɪd fər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛm ər nɑt, goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ju lænd ðoʊz prɪˈfərd ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈleɪtər ɔn. ˈɛdi ʃɛrz ə tən əv ˈəðər ˈvɛri ˈpræktɪkəl ədˈvaɪs ɔn hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, hir. ɔn maɪ fərst tɛn ˈfiʧərz ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈbəʤɪt fər ən əˈsɪstənt ˈɛdɪtər. aɪ wɑz maɪ oʊn əˈsɪstənt. ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪzɪŋ, ˈrəʃɪz, ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈpeɪpərˌwərk, ˈkətɪŋ ðə fɪlm, duɪŋ playouts*, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈʤɛnərəli ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər poʊst ɔn ðə ˈmuvi. ðət ɪz haʊ aɪ lərnt maɪ kræft. ˈɛdi ˈhæməltən əˈnəðər weɪ tɪ ˈtækəl ðɪs ɪz tɪ ˈɛdət ʃɔrt fɪlmz ər sˈmɔlər ‘‘freebie’*’ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn jʊr oʊn taɪm tɪ bɪld əp jʊr ril wɪθ ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ðə kaɪnd əv wərk ju wɔnt tɪ bi noʊn fər. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps tɪ bɪld kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri, səm əv hum ˈhoʊpfəli wərk wɪθ əˈgɛn ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ədˈvænsɪŋ jʊr ˈɛdɪtɪŋ kərɪr frəm ˈkɔrpərət ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz ə greɪt ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛdɪtər ˈteɪlər ˈtreɪsi ɔn ðə blɔg, ɪn wɪʧ ʃi ʃɛrz ˈplɛnti əv greɪt ədˈvaɪs fər ˈɛdɪtərz æt ˈɛni steɪʤ əv ðɛr kərɪr. ʃi tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪndəstri, ˈteɪkɪŋ rɪsks tɪ ədˈvæns, ˈmuvɪŋ əp ðə ˈlædər ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə lip tɪ ˈfriˌlænsɪŋ. ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ it,”*,” ʃi sɪz, nid tɪ bi breɪv ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ju meɪ bi ˈhɛzɪtənt ər skɛrd. haʊ ju muv forward.”*.” ə fænˈtæstɪk rɛd, ənd ˌwəˈtɛvər steɪʤ əv jʊr kərɪr ju ˈhæpən tɪ bi ɪn raɪt naʊ, ˈdɛfənətli wɔk əˈweɪ wɪθ səm ˈwɪzdəm. wərkt ə lɔt wɪθ ˈfriˌlæns ˈɛdɪtərz, ənd people,”*,” ʃi sɪz. wənz wi tɛnd tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ər ðə wənz hu ər ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈspɑnsɪv, ənd hu wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ ðɛr oʊn spɪn tɪ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. meɪk ɪt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt əv ðɛr oʊn staɪl, bət ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈvɛri ˈkɑnʃəs əv wət ðə dɪˈrɛktər wɔnts, ənd biɪŋ əˈdæptəbəl tɪ ˈɛni noʊts ðət kəm in.”*.” ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət goʊz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət ɪz ən dɪˈteɪld kɔrs ɔn ðə kræft əv fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ, kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛdɪtər ˈpædi bərd. ˈpriviəsli rivˈjud ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət, ɪn ðə poʊsts bɪˈloʊ, ənd aɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪt ɛz ə kɔr pɑrt əv maɪ fɪlm skul fər editors‘*‘ ə poʊst ɪn wɪʧ aɪ bɪlt ə kərˈɪkjələm ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt lɪst ðət kʊd hɛlp ju kɪk stɑrt ə kərɪr ɪn fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ fər ˈəndər ˈlərnɪŋ ðə kræft əv fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət ˌrivˈju ɔlˈtərnətɪv fɪlm skul fər ˈɛdɪtərz wən əv ðə meɪn (ənd ˈmɛni) ˈrizənz ðə kɔrs ɪz wərθ ðə ˈməni ɪz ðət ɪt ˈtiʧɪz ðə waɪ əv fɪlm ˈɛdɪtɪŋ. ˈtiʧɪŋ ju tɪ noʊ waɪ tɪ kət wɪn ju kət ənd haʊ tɪ noʊ ɪf ˈwərkɪŋ. nɑt haʊ tɪ juz ðə trɪm tul. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət ɪz ə hoʊl nu kɔrs frəm ðə tim æt ite*, ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪˈskəs ˈɛdɪtɪŋ psychology’*’. ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 1 ɪz ɛnˈtaɪtəld nɛkst level‘*‘ ənd ɪn ɪt, ˈpædi ˈtækəlz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv du aɪ du, wəns ɔˈrɛdi əˈʧivd səm səkˈsɛs, tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə pleɪs wɛr aɪ gɪt tɪ du wət aɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ do.”*.” ə ˈsɪmələr kˈwɛʃən tɪ ðə wən poʊzd əˈbəv əˈbaʊt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈɪndəstri nɪʧ. ˈænsər ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ɪn wɪʧ ju: wərk ɔn jʊr ˈwiknəsɪz. ə ˈrɪli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɔɪnt ənd soʊ ˈɔfən ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ˈpædi ˈɔlsoʊ θroʊz aʊt ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl, ɛz ˈpipəl: nu ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ðət wɪn ju lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ, bət ju stɑp æt ə pɔɪnt, bət ju ˈæˌkʧuəli pʊʃ ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ gɪt better…*… ˈoʊvər taɪm jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz kən stɑrt tɪ feɪd əˈweɪ. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət ɪz ə ˈkɑntɛnt stream’*’ ðət ɪz fri tɪ ɔl ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ səbˈskraɪbərz əv ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət. ɪn iʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ˈpædi tɔks θru ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skɪlz ðət ər ˈnidɪd tɪ bɪld ənd səˈsteɪn ə səkˈsɛsfəl kərɪr ɪn haɪɛnd ˈɛdɪtɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz nɑt kræft, ðɪs ɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈɛdət saɪˈkɑləʤi. fˈjuʧər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz wɪl ˈkəvər ˈtɑpɪks laɪk: ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈbæləns əv paʊər ɪn ən ˈɛdət swit haʊ tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈdɪfəkəlt dɪˈrɛktərz haʊ tɪ əˈʧiv kriˈeɪtɪv floʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkətɪŋ rum haʊ tɪ bi ˈpɑzətɪv, ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ənd ˈnərʧərɪŋ wɪθ klaɪənts ɪf ju θɪŋk ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈɛdət kən hɛlp ju teɪk jʊr ˈɛdɪtɪŋ kərɪr tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl ðɛn seɪv ˈjɔrsɛlf 25 ɔf ðə praɪs əv ðə kɔrs wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌmoʊ koʊd: faɪv θɪŋz aɪ wɪʃ noʊn wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ maɪ ɔn haʊ tɪ bi ə ˈfriˌlæns kriˈeɪtɪv, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛr faɪv θɪŋz aɪ wɪʃ noʊn wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd. aɪ θɔt ʃɛr ðɛm hir tu, ɪn ðə hoʊp ðət ju ˈɔlsoʊ faɪnd ðɛm ˈjusfəl. 1 ɛz ə ˈfriˌlænsər ju ər ən ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr. ɛz jʊr oʊn bɔs ju ʃeɪp jʊr oʊn ˈbɪznɪs ənd meɪk jʊr oʊn səkˈsɛs. aɪ juzd tɪ θɪŋk ðoʊ, ðət ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər, aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri məʧ æt ðə ɛnd əv ə lɔŋ ʧeɪn əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət hæd tɪ ˈhæpən ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ kʊd gɪt ˈɛni wərk; fərst əv ɔl ðə klaɪənt hæd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ meɪk ə fɪlm, ðɛn ðeɪ hæd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ juz ə aɪ nu, ðɛn ðət prəˈdusər/ dɪˈrɛktər hæd tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ juz mi, ɪf aɪ wɑz ˈivɪn əˈveɪləbəl ənd əp tɪ ðə ʤɑb. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli məʧ ˈleɪtər ðət aɪ dɪˈskəvərd haʊ ˈizəli aɪ kʊd kɪk stɑrt ðət ʧeɪn baɪ ˈpɪʧɪŋ tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl klaɪənts dɪˈrɛkli ənd ðɛn ˈiðər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə wərk wɪθ ˈəðər ˈfriˌlænsərz ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn mɔr kriˈeɪtɪv roʊlz fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ stɑp ju duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. 2 reɪz jʊr reɪts ənd æsk fər mɔr ˈməni wɪθ ˈɛvəri nu klaɪənt. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈsɪmpləst weɪz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris jʊr ˈɪnˌkəm, bət fər ə lɔŋ taɪm aɪ wɑz ˈnərvəs tɪ traɪ ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ bi æst tɪ ˈɔfər ə ˈbɛtər dil, soʊ ˈɔlˌweɪz æsk fər mɔr ðən ˈrɪli bi ˈhæpi wɪθ, soʊ ju əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ ɔn ðə reɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, æt ðə ˈvɛri stɑrt əv jʊr ˈfriˌlæns kərɪr, teɪk ˌwəˈtɛvər ju kən gɪt ʤɪst tɪ kip ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ðə geɪm. 3 sɛl ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli. wɛˈnɛvər ju sɛl ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd jʊr ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ jʊr klaɪənts, du soʊ wɪθ ə ˈkɑnfədənt smaɪl. ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ʃʊr tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈvælju fər jʊr klaɪənts əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə ˈfrɛndli riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp, ənd ðeɪ wɪl əˈpriʃiˌeɪt wət ju du fər ðɛm soʊ məʧ mɔr. 4 ðə ‘‘competition’*’ ər jʊr bɛst kəmˈjunɪti. ðə mɔr ˈpipəl ju noʊ hu du ɪgˈzæktli wət ju du ðə ˈbɛtər. ju kən hɛlp ðɛm faɪnd wərk ənd ðeɪ wɪl hɛlp ju bæk. ðiz rɪˈsɪprəkəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər ˈvaɪtəl. 5 biɪŋ ˈfriˌlæns ɪz məʧ mɔr fən ðən ˈhævɪŋ ə job’*’, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈməni. ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ə pleɪs əv nɑt ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈməni ˈdɛfənətli teɪks ə fju ˈfriˌlæns maɪəlz tɪ əˈʧiv bət ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈhoʊpfəli səm əv ðə ˈpræktɪkəl tɪps ɪn ðɪs bʊk wɪl hɛlp ju gɪt ðɛr tu.
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every now and again a game comes along that (whether it realizes it or not) has a lot to say about this river that we all flow down. on the surface, the molasses the flame in the flood is a wilderness survival game. what most people are going to tell you. asking me, however, tell you that the flame in the flood pretty much lays down a perfect metaphor for the human cycle of life.
with little information about what is happening around her, scout and her faithful best friend aesop get on a rickety raft and cast themselves out into the wilds of the world, floating down river to an unknown destination. scout really know where going, all she knows is that she needs to get there.
there’s a lot of untold poetry contained within this game and its mechanics. for the most part, when you start down the river no real going back. just like life, the river flows in one direction and never in the other direction. all we can do is keep moving forward.
sometimes the completely unexpected happens, and scout finds herself taking an injury that could very well be life threatening. just like in life, our character is not determined by the person that we are when everything is going right, but by the person that we are when everything is going wrong. scout through fire and flames, rain and cold, and much bigger animals that have no qualms with attempting to kill her in the name of their own survival.
still, scout carries on.
along the way, scout will meet interesting people out at the various camp sites, gas stations, and more that are dotted along the banks. people with their own stories and lives. not there for their stories, here for. those people briefly enter life for a purpose, and then they are gone. scout remains, and so does the river.
sometimes the river is a smooth ride and you find yourself going “everything is okay. i can do this.” other days the river okay, with jagged and twisted rocks threatening to destroy your raft, detached branches cutting you off in front of a turn, and other times finding yourself struggling to make the basic ends meet such as food, water, and sleep.
sounds familiar, it?
by the time you finish the main campaign, scout will have been met with success and failure in equal measure. just like us, definitely no longer in ‘factory condition.’ be beaten, bruised, and battered. if we could zoom in, have her own share of scars and stories to tell about them. weathered, and lived.
the ending of the flame in the flood is short, and vague. it need to be much more than that. when you finish, you look back on a zoomed out map version of your journey down the river. this should serve as a reminder that just like life, the destination nearly as important as the journey itself. all of the story of your life is contained in what you did along the way, not what the ultimate conclusion was at the end.
molasses the flame in the flood the longest game, the greatest game, or even the most innovative game in the world. but i think sometimes we forget that we need every game to be any of those things. sometimes we just need a game to do the one thing that a lot of games neglect to do anymore: have a heart and believe in what it stands for.
the flame in the flood has a beating heart that comes from the very essence of people. in this, difficult to go wrong.
~oliver
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ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd əˈgɛn ə geɪm kəmz əˈlɔŋ ðət (ˈwɛðər ɪt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ɪt ər nɑt) həz ə lɔt tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈrɪvər ðət wi ɔl floʊ daʊn. ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs, ðə məˈlæsəz ðə fleɪm ɪn ðə fləd ɪz ə ˈwɪldərnəs sərˈvaɪvəl geɪm. wət moʊst ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ tɛl ju. ˈæskɪŋ mi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɛl ju ðət ðə fleɪm ɪn ðə fləd ˈprɪti məʧ leɪz daʊn ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈmɛtəfɔr fər ðə ˈjumən ˈsaɪkəl əv laɪf. wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ əraʊnd hər, skaʊt ənd hər ˈfeɪθfəl bɛst frɛnd ˈiˌsɑp gɪt ɔn ə ˈrɪkəti ræft ənd kæst ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt ˈɪntu ðə waɪldz əv ðə wərld, ˈfloʊtɪŋ daʊn ˈrɪvər tɪ ən ənˈnoʊn ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. skaʊt ˈrɪli noʊ wɛr goʊɪŋ, ɔl ʃi noʊz ɪz ðət ʃi nidz tɪ gɪt ðɛr. ə lɔt əv ənˈtoʊld ˈpoʊətri kənˈteɪnd wɪˈθɪn ðɪs geɪm ənd ɪts məˈkænɪks. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, wɪn ju stɑrt daʊn ðə ˈrɪvər noʊ ril goʊɪŋ bæk. ʤɪst laɪk laɪf, ðə ˈrɪvər floʊz ɪn wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd ˈnɛvər ɪn ðə ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ɔl wi kən du ɪz kip ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə kəmˈplitli ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈhæpənz, ənd skaʊt faɪndz hərˈsɛlf ˈteɪkɪŋ ən ˈɪnʤəri ðət kʊd ˈvɛri wɛl bi laɪf θˈrɛtənɪŋ. ʤɪst laɪk ɪn laɪf, ɑr ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz nɑt dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðə ˈpərsən ðət wi ər wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ raɪt, bət baɪ ðə ˈpərsən ðət wi ər wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ rɔŋ. skaʊt θru faɪər ənd fleɪmz, reɪn ənd koʊld, ənd məʧ ˈbɪgər ˈænəməlz ðət hæv noʊ kwɑmz wɪθ əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kɪl hər ɪn ðə neɪm əv ðɛr oʊn sərˈvaɪvəl. stɪl, skaʊt ˈkɛriz ɔn. əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, skaʊt wɪl mit ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈpipəl aʊt æt ðə ˈvɛriəs kæmp saɪts, gæs ˈsteɪʃənz, ənd mɔr ðət ər ˈdɑtɪd əˈlɔŋ ðə bæŋks. ˈpipəl wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈstɔriz ənd lɪvz. nɑt ðɛr fər ðɛr ˈstɔriz, hir fər. ðoʊz ˈpipəl ˈbrifli ˈɛnər laɪf fər ə ˈpərpəs, ənd ðɛn ðeɪ ər gɔn. skaʊt rɪˈmeɪnz, ənd soʊ dɪz ðə ˈrɪvər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə ˈrɪvər ɪz ə smuð raɪd ənd ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf goʊɪŋ ɪz ˌoʊˈkeɪ. aɪ kən du this.”*.” ˈəðər deɪz ðə ˈrɪvər ˌoʊˈkeɪ, wɪθ ʤægd ənd tˈwɪstɪd rɑks θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ jʊr ræft, dɪˈtæʧt ˈbrænʧɪz ˈkətɪŋ ju ɔf ɪn frənt əv ə tərn, ənd ˈəðər taɪmz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ɛndz mit səʧ ɛz fud, ˈwɔtər, ənd slip. saʊnz fəˈmɪljər, ɪt? baɪ ðə taɪm ju ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə meɪn kæmˈpeɪn, skaʊt wɪl hæv bɪn mɛt wɪθ səkˈsɛs ənd ˈfeɪljər ɪn ˈikwəl ˈmɛʒər. ʤɪst laɪk ˈjuˈɛs, ˈdɛfənətli noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn condition.’*.’ bi ˈbitən, bruzd, ənd ˈbætərd. ɪf wi kʊd zum ɪn, hæv hər oʊn ʃɛr əv skɑrz ənd ˈstɔriz tɪ tɛl əˈbaʊt ðɛm. ˈwɛðərd, ənd lɪvd. ðə ˈɛndɪŋ əv ðə fleɪm ɪn ðə fləd ɪz ʃɔrt, ənd veɪg. ɪt nid tɪ bi məʧ mɔr ðən ðət. wɪn ju ˈfɪnɪʃ, ju lʊk bæk ɔn ə zumd aʊt mæp ˈvərʒən əv jʊr ˈʤərni daʊn ðə ˈrɪvər. ðɪs ʃʊd sərv ɛz ə riˈmaɪndər ðət ʤɪst laɪk laɪf, ðə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈnɪrli ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ðə ˈʤərni ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɔl əv ðə ˈstɔri əv jʊr laɪf ɪz kənˈteɪnd ɪn wət ju dɪd əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, nɑt wət ðə ˈəltəmət kənˈkluʒən wɑz æt ðə ɛnd. məˈlæsəz ðə fleɪm ɪn ðə fləd ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst geɪm, ðə ˈgreɪtəst geɪm, ər ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv geɪm ɪn ðə wərld. bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wi fərˈgɛt ðət wi nid ˈɛvəri geɪm tɪ bi ˈɛni əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wi ʤɪst nid ə geɪm tɪ du ðə wən θɪŋ ðət ə lɔt əv geɪmz nɪˈglɛkt tɪ du ˌɛniˈmɔr: hæv ə hɑrt ənd bɪˈliv ɪn wət ɪt stændz fər. ðə fleɪm ɪn ðə fləd həz ə ˈbitɪŋ hɑrt ðət kəmz frəm ðə ˈvɛri ˈɛsəns əv ˈpipəl. ɪn ðɪs, ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ goʊ rɔŋ. ~ˈɑlɪvər ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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baseball fans across the country were saddened at the end of an era on oct. 3, when vin scully, the voice of dodgers’ baseball for the past 67 seasons, signed off for the last time, calling the san francisco giants’ victory over los angeles in the city by the bay.
but the man known as the voice of baseball is back, this time lending his voice to an audio recording, “the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary,” produced by the group catholic athletes for christ in collaboration with immaculate heart radio.
for catholics who are baseball fans, basically the answer to a prayer.
scully whose most famous calls include the brooklyn dodgers’ long dreamed of world series victory over the rival new york yankees in 1955, sandy strikeout to complete the perfect game in 1965, and kirk 1988 world series home run when the slugger limped around the bases on two injured legs turned to a different kind of for an unexpected encore.
the hall of fame broadcaster and devout catholic has narrated the joyful, sorrowful, glorious and luminous mysteries of the rosary for the recording, which is available on cds and digital downloads, and people can hear one of the most famous voices of the past century read gospel passages explaining each of those mysteries and then lead the praying of the rosary.
“we are blessed and honored to have the iconic voice of vin scully lead this new recording of the rosary,” said ray mckenna, the founder and president of catholic athletes for christ, in a statement announcing the late september release.
“…there is no better storyteller alive today than vin scully, and his narration on this recording helps bring alive the stories of the birth, life, death and resurrection of jesus christ.”
kevin, the major league baseball ministry coordinator for catholic athletes for christ who served as an executive producer for the project, told crux that it will allow both longtime and new fans of scully to hear the gospel story “come alive with his voice and incredible talent. the greatest story ever told, by the greatest storyteller.”
and he said the timing could not be more providential.
“everything happens on time, not our time,” he said, noting the original goal was to have the recording ready for the all star break in july but it ready to go until september, so they announced its release just after last home game at dodgers stadium.
“in retrospect, the timing (of the release) was perfect, considering the tremendous outpouring of love to vin by fans worldwide at the end of the regular season and the start of october, which is the month of the rosary,” said.
scully’s broadcast of the los angeles dodgers’ last home game this season on sept. 25 had a storybook quality that could have been scripted by hollywood or heaven. each dodger who came to bat during the game first took off his batting helmet and held it upward toward the broadcast booth, in tribute to scully.
with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the dodgers’ star rookie shortstop corey seager belted a home run to right field to tie the game. then in the inning, unheralded reserve shortstop charlie culberson his first home run of the season to the left field seats to win the game.
before the dodgers retreated to the clubhouse to douse one another with champagne, they assembled on the field, and all their caps towards scully, who offered thanks and farewell to them and the fans.
but accounts of final home game broadcast in los angeles, and his finale in the booth one week later in san francisco, also mentioned that the announcer had begun each day by attending sunday morning mass in the stadium.
that relates to the rosary recording project, because catholic athletes for christ has been sponsoring catholic masses for major league baseball since 2006 and now has regularly scheduled mass at 26 of the 30 stadiums on weekends.
“the dodgers mass on sunday mornings in the press room is very important to many in the dodgers organization, but especially to vin,” said. “not only did he attend each and every mass, he served as our first reading lector.”
catholic athletes for christ which works to support catholic professional athletes in deepening and sharing their faith and also has programs for catholic high school and college athletes approached scully with the idea of a rosary recording to raise funds for the outreach.
o’malley said the broadcaster has been a longtime supporter of cac and “as always, his immediate response was, ‘whatever you need.’”
one day in march, scully arrived at a small recording studio in los angeles, and within four hours, he had recorded the narration for all 20 mysteries of the rosary. he was joined by a group of nine responders, who joined him in completing the rosary prayers that he began.
o’malley said the broadcaster carried it off with his trademark professionalism and required only about two re-takes, and he said scully expressed several times how honored and humbled he was to help with the project.
immaculate heart radio, which owns and operates more than 30 catholic radio stations on the west coast, recorded and engineered the production.
the recording begins with scully reading excerpts from the 2002 apostolic letter on the rosary written by st. john paul ii, who called it his favorite prayer.
“by its nature the recitation of the rosary calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate on the mysteries of the life as seen through the eyes of her who was closest to the lord,” scully said, quoting the papal document.
while some recitation of the rosary can be done in a monotonous or rote way, with scully, each hail mary, our father, glory be and creed seems to be heartfelt, as if each prayer mattered, just as each pitch and each at-bat mattered in his baseball broadcasts.
the same is true for readings of the gospel accounts of the annunciation, and nativity, last supper, crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.
in a summer of many accolades, scully received the gabriel personal achievement award from the catholic academy of communications professionals at the catholic media conference in st. louis in june. the award, named for the angel who announced role in bringing christ to the world, went to the beloved baseball announcer who could not attend because he was broadcasting a dodgers’ game.
in a recorded message to that group, scully, with typical humor, asked that a photo be taken of all the priests and nuns in attendance, so he could take it with him on judgment day and hold it up and say, “i’m with them.”
in a sports illustrated cover story by tom verducci, scully had related how his catholic faith has carried him through life, from his boyhood attending mass at the church of the incarnation in the washington heights neighborhood of new york city, to his jesuit education at fordham university in the bronx, to his present parish, st. jude the apostle in westlake village, california.
that faith had helped him through the joys of his life, and also the sorrows, which included deaths of family members and broadcast partners.
tom hoffarth in an article in the los angeles daily news published on the weekend of last broadcast of a dodgers’ home game noted that the broadcaster said, “i just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs.”
with the rosary recording, people who over the years listened to scully on their transistor radios and on their radios at home and in the car, and on tv broadcasts, can now pray along with him, on their commute to and from work, or while relaxing or working out at home.
for catholic sports fans who will never forget call of home run “she is gone!” the rosary cd offers his narration of three words “full of grace” that record his sincere prayer to mary, and are words that many would say sum up the life and work.
and as the baseball playoffs unfold in october, the month of the rosary, they are happy to hear his voice again.
(the audio recording of “the most holy rosary of the blessed virgin mary” narrated by vin scully is available for purchase at or can be downloaded from most major digital distribution sites, including apple itunes, amazon music and google play.)
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ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fænz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri wər ˈsædənd æt ðə ɛnd əv ən ˈɪrə ɔn ɔkt. 3 wɪn vɪn ˈskəli, ðə vɔɪs əv dodgers’*’ ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fər ðə pæst 67 ˈsizənz, saɪnd ɔf fər ðə læst taɪm, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ giants’*’ ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ɪn ðə ˈsɪti baɪ ðə beɪ. bət ðə mæn noʊn ɛz ðə vɔɪs əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪz bæk, ðɪs taɪm ˈlɛndɪŋ hɪz vɔɪs tɪ ən ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, moʊst ˈhoʊli ˈroʊzəri əv ðə blɛst ˈvərʤɪn mary,”*,” prəˈdust baɪ ðə grup ˈkæθlɪk ˈæθˌlits fər kraɪst ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˌɪˈmækjulɪt hɑrt ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. fər ˈkæθlɪks hu ər ˈbeɪsˈbɔl fænz, ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə ˈænsər tɪ ə prɛr. ˈskəli huz moʊst ˈfeɪməs kɔlz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈbrʊklɪn dodgers’*’ lɔŋ drimd əv wərld ˈsɪriz ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə ˈraɪvəl nu jɔrk ˈjæŋkiz ɪn 1955 ˈsændi ˈstraɪˌkaʊt tɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt geɪm ɪn 1965 ənd kərk 1988 wərld ˈsɪriz hoʊm rən wɪn ðə sˈləgər lɪmpt əraʊnd ðə ˈbeɪsɪz ɔn tu ˈɪnʤərd lɛgz tərnd tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv fər ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈɑnˌkɔr. ðə hɔl əv feɪm ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ənd dɪˈvaʊt ˈkæθlɪk həz ˈnɛˌreɪtɪd ðə ˈʤɔɪfəl, ˈsɑroʊfəl, ˈglɔriəs ənd ˈlumənəs ˈmɪstəriz əv ðə ˈroʊzəri fər ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ˈsiˈdiz ənd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz, ənd ˈpipəl kən hir wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈvɔɪsɪz əv ðə pæst ˈsɛnʧəri rɛd ˈgɔspəl ˈpæsɪʤɪz ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ iʧ əv ðoʊz ˈmɪstəriz ənd ðɛn lɛd ðə preɪɪŋ əv ðə ˈroʊzəri. ər blɛst ənd ˈɑnərd tɪ hæv ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk vɔɪs əv vɪn ˈskəli lɛd ðɪs nu rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv ðə rosary,”*,” sɛd reɪ məˈkɛnə, ðə ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈkæθlɪk ˈæθˌlits fər kraɪst, ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər riˈlis. ɪz noʊ ˈbɛtər ˈstɔriˌtɛlər əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ ðən vɪn ˈskəli, ənd hɪz nɛˈreɪʃən ɔn ðɪs rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ hɛlps brɪŋ əˈlaɪv ðə ˈstɔriz əv ðə bərθ, laɪf, dɛθ ənd ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən əv ˈʤizəs christ.”*.” ˈkɛvɪn, ðə ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈmɪnɪstri koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər fər ˈkæθlɪk ˈæθˌlits fər kraɪst hu sərvd ɛz ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, toʊld krəks ðət ɪt wɪl əˈlaʊ boʊθ ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ənd nu fænz əv ˈskəli tɪ hir ðə ˈgɔspəl ˈstɔri əˈlaɪv wɪθ hɪz vɔɪs ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈtælənt. ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈstɔri ˈɛvər toʊld, baɪ ðə ˈgreɪtəst storyteller.”*.” ənd hi sɛd ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ kʊd nɑt bi mɔr ˌprɑvəˈdɛnʃəl. ˈhæpənz ɔn taɪm, nɑt ɑr time,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl goʊl wɑz tɪ hæv ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ðə ɔl stɑr breɪk ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ bət ɪt ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ ənˈtɪl sɛpˈtɛmbər, soʊ ðeɪ əˈnaʊnst ɪts riˈlis ʤɪst ˈæftər læst hoʊm geɪm æt ˈdɑʤərz ˈsteɪdiəm. ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ (əv ðə riˈlis) wɑz ˈpərˌfɪkt, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə trɪˈmɛndəs ˌaʊtˈpɔrɪŋ əv ləv tɪ vɪn baɪ fænz ˈwərldˈwaɪd æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ənd ðə stɑrt əv ɑkˈtoʊbər, wɪʧ ɪz ðə mənθ əv ðə rosary,”*,” sɛd. ˈbrɔdˌkæst əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs dodgers’*’ læst hoʊm geɪm ðɪs ˈsizən ɔn sɛpt. 25 hæd ə ˈstɔriˌbʊk kˈwɑləti ðət kʊd hæv bɪn ˈskrɪptɪd baɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd ər ˈhɛvən. iʧ ˈdɑʤər hu keɪm tɪ bæt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪm fərst tʊk ɔf hɪz ˈbætɪŋ ˈhɛlmət ənd hɛld ɪt ˈəpwərd təˈwɔrd ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæst buθ, ɪn ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈskəli. wɪθ tu aʊts ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə naɪnθ, ðə dodgers’*’ stɑr ˈrʊki ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp ˈkɔri ˈsigər ˈbɛltɪd ə hoʊm rən tɪ raɪt fild tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm. ðɛn ɪn ðə ˈɪnɪŋ, ənˈhɛrəldɪd rɪˈzərv ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp ˈʧɑrli ˈkəlbərsən hɪz fərst hoʊm rən əv ðə ˈsizən tɪ ðə lɛft fild sits tɪ wɪn ðə geɪm. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈdɑʤərz riˈtritɪd tɪ ðə ˈkləˌbhaʊs tɪ daʊs wən əˈnəðər wɪθ ʃæmˈpeɪn, ðeɪ əˈsɛmbəld ɔn ðə fild, ənd ɔl ðɛr kæps təˈwɔrdz ˈskəli, hu ˈɔfərd θæŋks ənd ˌfɛrˈwɛl tɪ ðɛm ənd ðə fænz. bət əˈkaʊnts əv ˈfaɪnəl hoʊm geɪm ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ənd hɪz fəˈnæli ɪn ðə buθ wən wik ˈleɪtər ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə əˈnaʊnsər hæd ˈbeɪgən iʧ deɪ baɪ əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ mæs ɪn ðə ˈsteɪdiəm. ðət rɪˈleɪts tɪ ðə ˈroʊzəri rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkt, bɪˈkəz ˈkæθlɪk ˈæθˌlits fər kraɪst həz bɪn ˈspɑnsərɪŋ ˈkæθlɪk ˈmæsɪz fər ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl sɪns 2006 ənd naʊ həz ˈrɛgjələrli ˈskɛʤʊld mæs æt 26 əv ðə 30 ˈsteɪdiəmz ɔn ˈwiˌkɛndz. ˈdɑʤərz mæs ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋz ɪn ðə prɛs rum ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈmɛni ɪn ðə ˈdɑʤərz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, bət əˈspɛʃəli tɪ vin,”*,” sɛd. ˈoʊnli dɪd hi əˈtɛnd iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri mæs, hi sərvd ɛz ɑr fərst ˈrɛdɪŋ lector.”*.” ˈkæθlɪk ˈæθˌlits fər kraɪst wɪʧ wərks tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈkæθlɪk prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈæθˌlits ɪn ˈdipənɪŋ ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɛr feɪθ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈproʊˌgræmz fər ˈkæθlɪk haɪ skul ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈæθˌlits əˈproʊʧt ˈskəli wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə əv ə ˈroʊzəri rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ reɪz fəndz fər ðə ˈaʊˌtriʧ. sɛd ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər həz bɪn ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm səˈpɔrtər əv ˈsiˈeɪˈsi ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz, hɪz ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪˈspɑns wɑz, ju need.’”*.’” wən deɪ ɪn mɑrʧ, ˈskəli əraɪvd æt ə smɔl rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ənd wɪˈθɪn fɔr aʊərz, hi hæd rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə nɛˈreɪʃən fər ɔl 20 ˈmɪstəriz əv ðə ˈroʊzəri. hi wɑz ʤɔɪnd baɪ ə grup əv naɪn rɪˈspɑndərz, hu ʤɔɪnd ɪm ɪn kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə ˈroʊzəri prɛrz ðət hi bɪˈgæn. sɛd ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ˈkɛrid ɪt ɔf wɪθ hɪz ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd rikˈwaɪərd ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt tu re-takes*, ənd hi sɛd ˈskəli ɪkˈsprɛst ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz haʊ ˈɑnərd ənd ˈhəmbəld hi wɑz tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˌɪˈmækjulɪt hɑrt ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, wɪʧ oʊnz ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪts mɔr ðən 30 ˈkæθlɪk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃənz ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst, rɪˈkɔrdɪd ənd ˌɛnʤəˈnird ðə pərˈdəkʃən. ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ˈskəli ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛksərpts frəm ðə 2002 ˌæpɔˈstɔlɪk ˈlɛtər ɔn ðə ˈroʊzəri ˈrɪtən baɪ st*. ʤɑn pɔl ii*, hu kɔld ɪt hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt prɛr. ɪts ˈneɪʧər ðə ˌrɛsəˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈroʊzəri kɔlz fər ə kwaɪət ˈrɪðəm ənd ə ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ peɪs, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl tɪ ˈmɛdəˌteɪt ɔn ðə ˈmɪstəriz əv ðə laɪf ɛz sin θru ðə aɪz əv hər hu wɑz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ ðə lord,”*,” ˈskəli sɛd, kˈwoʊtɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪpəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. waɪl səm ˌrɛsəˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈroʊzəri kən bi dən ɪn ə məˈnɑtənəs ər roʊt weɪ, wɪθ ˈskəli, iʧ heɪl ˈmɛri, ɑr ˈfɑðər, ˈglɔri bi ənd krid simz tɪ bi ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt, ɛz ɪf iʧ prɛr ˈmætərd, ʤɪst ɛz iʧ pɪʧ ənd iʧ ˈætˈbæt ˈmætərd ɪn hɪz ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈbrɔdˌkæsts. ðə seɪm ɪz tru fər ˈridɪŋz əv ðə ˈgɔspəl əˈkaʊnts əv ðə annunciation*, ənd nəˈtɪvəti, læst ˈsəpər, ˌkrusɪˈfɪkʃən, ˌrɛzərˈɛkʃən ənd əˈsɛnʃən. ɪn ə ˈsəmər əv ˈmɛni ˈækəˌleɪdz, ˈskəli rɪˈsivd ðə ˈgeɪbriəl ˈpərsɪnəl əˈʧivmənt əˈwɔrd frəm ðə ˈkæθlɪk əˈkædəmi əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz prəˈfɛʃənəlz æt ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˈmidiə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn st*. luɪs ɪn ʤun. ðə əˈwɔrd, neɪmd fər ðə ˈeɪnʤəl hu əˈnaʊnst roʊl ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ kraɪst tɪ ðə wərld, wɛnt tɪ ðə bɪˈləvəd ˈbeɪsˈbɔl əˈnaʊnsər hu kʊd nɑt əˈtɛnd bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ə dodgers’*’ geɪm. ɪn ə rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðət grup, ˈskəli, wɪθ ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈhjumər, æst ðət ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ bi ˈteɪkən əv ɔl ðə prists ənd nənz ɪn əˈtɛndəns, soʊ hi kʊd teɪk ɪt wɪθ ɪm ɔn ˈʤəʤmənt deɪ ənd hoʊld ɪt əp ənd seɪ, wɪθ them.”*.” ɪn ə spɔrts ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ˈkəvər ˈstɔri baɪ tɑm verducci*, ˈskəli hæd rɪˈleɪtɪd haʊ hɪz ˈkæθlɪk feɪθ həz ˈkɛrid ɪm θru laɪf, frəm hɪz ˈbɔɪˌhʊd əˈtɛndɪŋ mæs æt ðə ʧərʧ əv ðə ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən haɪts ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, tɪ hɪz ˈʤɛʒuɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən æt ˈfɔrdəm ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ðə brɑŋks, tɪ hɪz ˈprɛzənt ˈpɛrɪʃ, st*. ʤud ðə əˈpɔsəl ɪn ˈwɛˌstleɪk ˈvɪlɪʤ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðət feɪθ hæd hɛlpt ɪm θru ðə ʤɔɪz əv hɪz laɪf, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈsɑroʊz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd dɛθs əv ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈpɑrtnərz. tɑm ˈhɔfɑrθ ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈdeɪli nuz ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd əv læst ˈbrɔdˌkæst əv ə dodgers’*’ hoʊm geɪm ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər sɛd, ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ɛz ə gʊd mæn, ən ˈɑnəst mæn, ənd wən hu lɪvd əp tɪ hɪz oʊn beliefs.”*.” wɪθ ðə ˈroʊzəri rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈpipəl hu ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ˈlɪsənd tɪ ˈskəli ɔn ðɛr trænˈzɪstər ˈreɪdiˌoʊz ənd ɔn ðɛr ˈreɪdiˌoʊz æt hoʊm ənd ɪn ðə kɑr, ənd ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈbrɔdˌkæsts, kən naʊ preɪ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪm, ɔn ðɛr kəmˈjut tɪ ənd frəm wərk, ər waɪl rɪˈlæksɪŋ ər ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt æt hoʊm. fər ˈkæθlɪk spɔrts fænz hu wɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt kɔl əv hoʊm rən ɪz gone!”*!” ðə ˈroʊzəri ˈsiˈdi ˈɔfərz hɪz nɛˈreɪʃən əv θri wərdz əv grace”*” ðət ˈrɛkərd hɪz sɪnˈsɪr prɛr tɪ ˈmɛri, ənd ər wərdz ðət ˈmɛni wʊd seɪ səm əp ðə laɪf ənd wərk. ənd ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl pleɪɔfs ənˈfoʊld ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðə mənθ əv ðə ˈroʊzəri, ðeɪ ər ˈhæpi tɪ hir hɪz vɔɪs əˈgɛn. (ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ əv moʊst ˈhoʊli ˈroʊzəri əv ðə blɛst ˈvərʤɪn mary”*” ˈnɛˌreɪtɪd baɪ vɪn ˈskəli ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpərʧəs æt ər kən bi ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd frəm moʊst ˈmeɪʤər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən saɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæpəl ˈaɪˌtunz, ˈæməˌzɑn mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈgugəl pleɪ.)
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astronomers obsessed with solving the mysteries of dark matter or dark energy should remember: to make a great discovery, sometimes you need to know what looking for.
take michel lalande. he was recording star positions at an observatory in paris for a celestial catalog compiled by his nephew, lalande. on may 8, 1795, michel noted a position; two days later he recorded the star again, but this time the position quite the same. he concluded that he messed up the first measurement and so only the second position was included in his catalog.
apparently neither michel nor had considered the possibility that the “star” had simply moved a tiny bit across the sky during the intervening 48 hours which it had, because it a star at all, but rather the planet neptune.
at the time, of course, nobody knew that neptune existed. uranus, discovered by william herschel in 1781, was the most distant known planet in the solar system. actually, uranus had also been spotted long before in 1690, by the british astronomer royal john, who thought it was a star. he had a better excuse than the lalandes, though, as nobody had ever before discovered a planet beyond the six known to the ancients. in fact, (and others) observed uranus several times without realizing it before definitive discovery. (herschel himself so sure at first he thought he had discovered a new comet.)
uranus was soon as planet. but it posed a problem: its orbit match predictions based on newtonian gravity. in 1821, when the french astronomer alexis published an analysis of uranus’ orbit, he disregarded all sightings before discovery they match the math. so maybe they were wrong. but in subsequent years new observations of the orbit fit’s math, either. and other investigators identified numerous errors in his published data. even when those errors were corrected, though, the discrepancy between the orbit of uranus and newtonian gravity persisted. by the 1840s, the “uranus problem” was widely considered one of the outstanding astronomical questions of the era, in much the way that dark matter and dark energy perplex astronomers today.
then as now, experts proposed multiple possible solutions to the mystery. had pointed out, for instance, that the problem might not be with inaccurate measurements, but rather “some foreign and source of disturbance acting upon the planet.” and some others believed that the “unperceived disturbance” might be a planet beyond uranus. on the other hand, perhaps law of gravity no longer applied at great distances from earth, as the british astronomer george airy believed.
today, some physicists also believe deviations from standard gravity might explain the unusual rotation rates of galaxies that otherwise would imply the existence of dark matter. and perhaps a new theory of gravity would be a better explanation for the accelerated expansion of the universe that has inspired a belief in dark energy. but most experts contend that gravity as usual will triumph, as it did with uranus in the 1840s.
in england, the gifted young mathematician john couch adams meticulously calculated where a more distant planet must be orbiting to exert gravitational effects responsible for the oddities in uranus’ orbit. in france, a astronomer named urbain le verrier, also skilled in math, did the same thing. adams finished the task first, in the fall of 1845, but sent his results to airy, who pretty much ignored them. le verrier communicated to the german astronomer johann galle, who immediately searched for, and found, the new planet, on september 23, 1846.
other scientists recognized the discovery of neptune as a spectacular vindication of newton. as the german astronomer johann wrote to le verrier, “your name will be forever linked with the most outstanding conceivable proof of the validity of universal gravitation.”
so the lesson seems to have been to preserve the theory of gravity and solve observations by proposing the existence of unseen matter. in the case of uranus’ orbit, the unseen matter was a new planet. for the rotation rates of galaxies, the unseen (dark) matter is supposedly a bunch of invisible subatomic particles. similarly, from the anomalous brightness of distant supernovas, astronomers prefer to deduce a novel entity in space, dark energy, rather than modify general theory of relativity to adjust the formulas for the expansion.
in the case of recalcitrant evidence, it is never clear whether scientists should go for the option of modifying the auxiliary assumptions (e.g., number of planets, as in the case of neptune), or for the alternative option of revising the main theoretical hypotheses themselves (e.g., from newtonian mechanics to general relativity, as in the case of the anomalous of mercury). ofer and michela
in other words, trust gravity.
but before that, it would be wise to revisit another historical episode involving le verrier.
even before the discovery of neptune, le verrier had analyzed the orbit of mercury, encountering great difficulty in making the math fit the facts., its closest point to the sun, changed a bit from orbit to orbit by more than law of gravity could accommodate, even when gravitational influence of all other planets was taken into account. after more precise calculations in the late 1850s, the discrepancy remained.
some suggested that a new planet, between mercury and the sun, was responsible. le verrier doubted that such a planet could have gone unnoticed. but when an amateur astronomer claimed to have seen a disk crossing the surface, le verrier decided that such a planet might exist after all, and that it could explain the anomaly in orbit. that seemed logical, so le verrier called the hypothetical planet vulcan. he calculated where and when it ought to be visible. but of course it never showed up again. in this case, newtonian gravity did turn out to be wrong. a new theory of gravity, general relativity, was needed to compute orbit accurately.
so the real lesson seems to be that hard to tell whether a new entity or a new theory is needed to resolve a scientific paradox, as ofer and michela point out in a new paper. an issue that faces physicists who study the universe today, say, of university college london, and, of the university of edinburgh.
“one may wonder whether the current state of the art in cosmology resembles the discovery of neptune, or whether the recalcitrant evidence coming from supernova may not be better explained by a modification of the accepted paradigm (like in the case of the of mercury, which ushered in general relativity),” they write.
physics history tells many tales in which a previously unknown entity was properly invoked to preserve a prevailing theory. in the 1920s, for instance, radioactive beta decay perplexed many physicists because it seemed not to obey the law of conservation of energy. some experts suggested that maybe energy conserved after all, or was conserved only statistically and could be violated for some individual events. but the correct resolution turned out to be the existence of neutrinos, crazy particles that had been secretly siphoning off the missing energy.
but, as with orbit, there have also been rare occasions when a beautiful (and well-supported) theory was slain by an ugly fact. so the real lesson is that history is should not be consulted selectively. there are different ways to solve scientific puzzles.
“scientific theories consist of both main theoretical hypotheses and auxiliary assumptions,” and point out. “in the case of recalcitrant evidence, it is never clear whether scientists should go for the option of modifying the auxiliary assumptions (e.g., number of planets, as in the case of neptune), or for the alternative option of revising the main theoretical hypotheses themselves (e.g., from newtonian mechanics to general relativity, as in the case of the anomalous of mercury).”
it was the eminent french philosopher pierre who first articulated this aspect of science, and note. when scientists face a dilemma of this kind, they write, suggested that they follow their “good sense.” the right answer will be found eventually.
“as always, nature will ultimately answer the question as to whether the current dark energy program is on the right track, as adams and le verrier were in neptune to account for the anomaly in uranus,” and write. “in our hands are the experimental and technological tools to search for such an answer.”
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əˈstrɑnəmərz əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈsɑlvɪŋ ðə ˈmɪstəriz əv dɑrk ˈmætər ər dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi ʃʊd rɪˈmɛmbər: tɪ meɪk ə greɪt ˌdɪˈskəvri, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju nid tɪ noʊ wət ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. teɪk ˈmɪʧəl lɑˈlɑndi. hi wɑz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ stɑr pəˈzɪʃənz æt ən əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ɪn ˈpɛrɪs fər ə səˈlɛsʧəl ˈkætəlɔg kəmˈpaɪld baɪ hɪz ˈnɛfju, lɑˈlɑndi. ɔn meɪ 8 1795 ˈmɪʧəl ˈnoʊtɪd ə pəˈzɪʃən; tu deɪz ˈleɪtər hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə stɑr əˈgɛn, bət ðɪs taɪm ðə pəˈzɪʃən kwaɪt ðə seɪm. hi kənˈkludɪd ðət hi mɛst əp ðə fərst ˈmɛʒərmənt ənd soʊ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛkənd pəˈzɪʃən wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn hɪz ˈkætəlɔg. əˈpɛrəntli ˈniðər ˈmɪʧəl nɔr hæd kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ““star”*” hæd ˈsɪmpli muvd ə ˈtaɪni bɪt əˈkrɔs ðə skaɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ 48 aʊərz wɪʧ ɪt hæd, bɪˈkəz ɪt ə stɑr æt ɔl, bət ˈrəðər ðə ˈplænət ˈnɛptun. æt ðə taɪm, əv kɔrs, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi nu ðət ˈnɛptun ɪgˈzɪstəd. ˈjərənəs, dɪˈskəvərd baɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈhərʃəl ɪn 1781 wɑz ðə moʊst ˈdɪstənt noʊn ˈplænət ɪn ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ˈjərənəs hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈspɑtɪd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn 1690 baɪ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈstrɑnəmər rɔɪəl ʤɑn, hu θɔt ɪt wɑz ə stɑr. hi hæd ə ˈbɛtər ɪkˈskjuz ðən ðə lalandes*, ðoʊ, ɛz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hæd ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈskəvərd ə ˈplænət bɪɔnd ðə sɪks noʊn tɪ ðə ˈeɪnʧənts. ɪn fækt, (ənd ˈəðərz) əbˈzərvd ˈjərənəs ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz wɪˈθaʊt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˌdɪˈskəvri. (ˈhərʃəl hɪmˈsɛlf soʊ ʃʊr æt fərst hi θɔt hi hæd dɪˈskəvərd ə nu ˈkɑmət.) ˈjərənəs wɑz sun ɛz ˈplænət. bət ɪt poʊzd ə ˈprɑbləm: ɪts ˈɔrbət mæʧ priˈdɪkʃənz beɪst ɔn nuˈtoʊniən ˈgrævɪti. ɪn 1821 wɪn ðə frɛnʧ əˈstrɑnəmər əˈlɛksɪs ˈpəblɪʃt ən æˈnælɪsɪs əv uranus’*’ ˈɔrbət, hi ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd ɔl ˈsaɪtɪŋz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈskəvri ðeɪ mæʧ ðə mæθ. soʊ ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ wər rɔŋ. bət ɪn ˈsəbsəkwənt jɪrz nu ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əv ðə ˈɔrbət fɪt mæθ, ˈiðər. ənd ˈəðər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈnumərəs ˈɛrərz ɪn hɪz ˈpəblɪʃt ˈdætə. ˈivɪn wɪn ðoʊz ˈɛrərz wər kərˈɛktɪd, ðoʊ, ðə dɪˈskrɛpənsi bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɔrbət əv ˈjərənəs ənd nuˈtoʊniən ˈgrævɪti pərˈsɪstɪd. baɪ ðə 1840s*, ðə problem”*” wɑz ˈwaɪdli kənˈsɪdərd wən əv ðə ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl kˈwɛsʧənz əv ðə ˈɪrə, ɪn məʧ ðə weɪ ðət dɑrk ˈmætər ənd dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi pərˈplɛks əˈstrɑnəmərz təˈdeɪ. ðɛn ɛz naʊ, ˈɛkspərts prəˈpoʊzd ˈməltəpəl ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃənz tɪ ðə ˈmɪstəri. hæd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, fər ˈɪnstəns, ðət ðə ˈprɑbləm maɪt nɑt bi wɪθ ˌɪˈnækjərət ˈmɛʒərmənts, bət ˈrəðər ˈfɔrən ənd sɔrs əv dɪˈstərbəns ˈæktɪŋ əˈpɑn ðə planet.”*.” ənd səm ˈəðərz bɪˈlivd ðət ðə disturbance”*” maɪt bi ə ˈplænət bɪɔnd ˈjərənəs. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, pərˈhæps lɔ əv ˈgrævɪti noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈplaɪd æt greɪt ˈdɪstənsɪz frəm ərθ, ɛz ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈstrɑnəmər ʤɔrʤ ˈɛri bɪˈlivd. təˈdeɪ, səm ˈfɪzɪsɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv diviˈeɪʃənz frəm ˈstændərd ˈgrævɪti maɪt ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl roʊˈteɪʃən reɪts əv ˈgæləksiz ðət ˈəðərˌwaɪz wʊd ˌɪmˈplaɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv dɑrk ˈmætər. ənd pərˈhæps ə nu ˈθɪri əv ˈgrævɪti wʊd bi ə ˈbɛtər ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðə ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ðət həz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ə bɪˈlif ɪn dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi. bət moʊst ˈɛkspərts kənˈtɛnd ðət ˈgrævɪti ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl wɪl traɪəmf, ɛz ɪt dɪd wɪθ ˈjərənəs ɪn ðə 1840s*. ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ðə ˈgɪftɪd jəŋ ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən ʤɑn kaʊʧ ˈædəmz məˈtɪkjələsli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd wɛr ə mɔr ˈdɪstənt ˈplænət məst bi ˈɔrbətɪŋ tɪ ɪgˈzərt ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈifɛkts riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈɑdətiz ɪn uranus’*’ ˈɔrbət. ɪn fræns, ə əˈstrɑnəmər neɪmd ərˈbeɪn lə ˈvɛriər, ˈɔlsoʊ skɪld ɪn mæθ, dɪd ðə seɪm θɪŋ. ˈædəmz ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə tæsk fərst, ɪn ðə fɔl əv 1845 bət sɛnt hɪz rɪˈzəlts tɪ ˈɛri, hu ˈprɪti məʧ ˌɪgˈnɔrd ðɛm. lə ˈvɛriər kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈʤərmən əˈstrɑnəmər ˈjoʊhɑn ˌgæˈleɪ, hu ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli sərʧt fər, ənd faʊnd, ðə nu ˈplænət, ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 23 1846 ˈəðər ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ˈnɛptun ɛz ə spɛkˈtækjələr vɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈnutən. ɛz ðə ˈʤərmən əˈstrɑnəmər ˈjoʊhɑn roʊt tɪ lə ˈvɛriər, neɪm wɪl bi fərˈɛvər lɪŋkt wɪθ ðə moʊst ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ kənˈsivəbəl pruf əv ðə vəˈlɪdɪti əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl gravitation.”*.” soʊ ðə ˈlɛsən simz tɪ hæv bɪn tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə ˈθɪri əv ˈgrævɪti ənd sɑlv ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz baɪ prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ənˈsin ˈmætər. ɪn ðə keɪs əv uranus’*’ ˈɔrbət, ðə ənˈsin ˈmætər wɑz ə nu ˈplænət. fər ðə roʊˈteɪʃən reɪts əv ˈgæləksiz, ðə ənˈsin (dɑrk) ˈmætər ɪz səˈpoʊzədli ə bənʧ əv ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ˌsəbəˈtɑmɪk ˈpɑrtɪkəlz. ˈsɪmələrli, frəm ðə əˈnɑmələs ˈbraɪtnəs əv ˈdɪstənt supernovas*, əˈstrɑnəmərz prɪˈfər tɪ dɪˈdus ə ˈnɑvəl ˈɛntɪti ɪn speɪs, dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi, ˈrəðər ðən ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈθɪri əv ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti tɪ əˈʤəst ðə ˈfɔrmjələz fər ðə ɪkˈspænʧən. ɪn ðə keɪs əv rɪˈkælsɪtrənt ˈɛvədəns, ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər klɪr ˈwɛðər ˈsaɪəntɪsts ʃʊd goʊ fər ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ɑgˈzɪljəri əˈsəmpʃənz (e.g*., ˈnəmbər əv ˈplænəts, ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈnɛptun), ər fər ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɔpʃən əv rɪˈvaɪzɪŋ ðə meɪn ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz ðɛmˈsɛlvz (e.g*., frəm nuˈtoʊniən məˈkænɪks tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti, ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə əˈnɑmələs əv ˈmərkjəri). ˈoʊfər ənd mɪˈkeɪlə ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, trəst ˈgrævɪti. bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ɪt wʊd bi waɪz tɪ riˈvɪzɪt əˈnəðər hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ lə ˈvɛriər. ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ˈnɛptun, lə ˈvɛriər hæd ˈænəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈɔrbət əv ˈmərkjəri, ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ greɪt ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə mæθ fɪt ðə fækts., ɪts ˈkloʊsəst pɔɪnt tɪ ðə sən, ʧeɪnʤd ə bɪt frəm ˈɔrbət tɪ ˈɔrbət baɪ mɔr ðən lɔ əv ˈgrævɪti kʊd əˈkɑməˌdeɪt, ˈivɪn wɪn ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈɪnfluəns əv ɔl ˈəðər ˈplænəts wɑz ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ˈæftər mɔr prɪˈsaɪs ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn ðə leɪt 1850s*, ðə dɪˈskrɛpənsi rɪˈmeɪnd. səm səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ə nu ˈplænət, bɪtˈwin ˈmərkjəri ənd ðə sən, wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl. lə ˈvɛriər ˈdaʊtɪd ðət səʧ ə ˈplænət kʊd hæv gɔn ənˈnoʊtɪst. bət wɪn ən ˈæməˌʧər əˈstrɑnəmər kleɪmd tɪ hæv sin ə dɪsk ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə ˈsərfəs, lə ˈvɛriər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət səʧ ə ˈplænət maɪt ɪgˈzɪst ˈæftər ɔl, ənd ðət ɪt kʊd ɪkˈspleɪn ðə əˈnɑməli ɪn ˈɔrbət. ðət simd ˈlɑʤɪkəl, soʊ lə ˈvɛriər kɔld ðə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈplænət ˈvəlkən. hi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd wɛr ənd wɪn ɪt ɔt tɪ bi ˈvɪzəbəl. bət əv kɔrs ɪt ˈnɛvər ʃoʊd əp əˈgɛn. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, nuˈtoʊniən ˈgrævɪti dɪd tərn aʊt tɪ bi rɔŋ. ə nu ˈθɪri əv ˈgrævɪti, ˈʤɛnərəl ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti, wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ kəmˈpjut ˈɔrbət ˈækjərətli. soʊ ðə ril ˈlɛsən simz tɪ bi ðət hɑrd tɪ tɛl ˈwɛðər ə nu ˈɛntɪti ər ə nu ˈθɪri ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ riˈzɑlv ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpɛrəˌdɑks, ɛz ˈoʊfər ənd mɪˈkeɪlə pɔɪnt aʊt ɪn ə nu ˈpeɪpər. ən ˈɪʃu ðət ˈfeɪsɪz ˈfɪzɪsɪsts hu ˈstədi ðə ˈjunəˌvərs təˈdeɪ, seɪ, əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən, ənd, əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɛdənbəroʊ. meɪ ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv ðə ɑrt ɪn kɔzˈmɔləʤi rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ˈnɛptun, ər ˈwɛðər ðə rɪˈkælsɪtrənt ˈɛvədəns ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˌsupərˈnoʊvə meɪ nɑt bi ˈbɛtər ɪkˈspleɪnd baɪ ə ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ækˈsɛptɪd ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm (laɪk ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə əv ˈmərkjəri, wɪʧ ˈəʃərd ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl relativity),”*),” ðeɪ raɪt. ˈfɪzɪks ˈhɪstəri tɛlz ˈmɛni teɪlz ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈpriviəsli ənˈnoʊn ˈɛntɪti wɑz ˈprɑpərli ˌɪnˈvoʊkt tɪ prɪˈzərv ə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ ˈθɪri. ɪn ðə 1920s*, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈbeɪtə dɪˈkeɪ pərˈplɛkst ˈmɛni ˈfɪzɪsɪsts bɪˈkəz ɪt simd nɑt tɪ oʊˈbeɪ ðə lɔ əv ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən əv ˈɛnərʤi. səm ˈɛkspərts səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈmeɪbi ˈɛnərʤi kənˈsərvd ˈæftər ɔl, ər wɑz kənˈsərvd ˈoʊnli stəˈtɪstɪkəli ənd kʊd bi ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd fər səm ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪˈvɛnts. bət ðə kərˈɛkt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv nuˈtrinoʊz, ˈkreɪzi ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ðət hæd bɪn ˈsikrɪtli ˈsaɪfənɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi. bət, ɛz wɪθ ˈɔrbət, ðɛr hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn rɛr ɔˈkeɪʒənz wɪn ə ˈbjutəfəl (ənd well-supported*) ˈθɪri wɑz sleɪn baɪ ən ˈəgli fækt. soʊ ðə ril ˈlɛsən ɪz ðət ˈhɪstəri ɪz ʃʊd nɑt bi kənˈsəltɪd səˈlɛktɪvli. ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ sɑlv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpəzəlz. ˈθɪriz kənˈsɪst əv boʊθ meɪn ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz ənd ɑgˈzɪljəri assumptions,”*,” ənd pɔɪnt aʊt. ðə keɪs əv rɪˈkælsɪtrənt ˈɛvədəns, ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər klɪr ˈwɛðər ˈsaɪəntɪsts ʃʊd goʊ fər ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ɑgˈzɪljəri əˈsəmpʃənz (e.g*., ˈnəmbər əv ˈplænəts, ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈnɛptun), ər fər ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɔpʃən əv rɪˈvaɪzɪŋ ðə meɪn ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz ðɛmˈsɛlvz (e.g*., frəm nuˈtoʊniən məˈkænɪks tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˌrɛləˈtɪvəti, ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə əˈnɑmələs əv mercury).”*).” ɪt wɑz ðə ˈɛmənənt frɛnʧ fəˈlɑsəfər piɛr hu fərst ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtəd ðɪs ˈæˌspɛkt əv saɪəns, ənd noʊt. wɪn ˈsaɪəntɪsts feɪs ə dɪˈlɛmə əv ðɪs kaɪnd, ðeɪ raɪt, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðeɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɛr sense.”*.” ðə raɪt ˈænsər wɪl bi faʊnd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli. ˈɔlˌweɪz, ˈneɪʧər wɪl ˈəltəmətli ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈkɑrənt dɑrk ˈɛnərʤi ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ɔn ðə raɪt træk, ɛz ˈædəmz ənd lə ˈvɛriər wər ɪn ˈnɛptun tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ðə əˈnɑməli ɪn uranus,”*,” ənd raɪt. ɑr hænz ər ðə ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ənd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl tulz tɪ sərʧ fər səʧ ən answer.”*.” ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər:
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here we have a really huge piece showcasing a significant demographic in the junior gala coda: little shorty mares! the incredibly useful best editor (or if you prefer) has graciously agreed to stand in as our living for hooves, she's not quite 5 feet tall. take a look at relative freight train (or a second look at deceptively mighty beauty brass) and understand that being small does not necessarily equate to lot of these little chicks pack a punch! well, sweetie belle, but she has a sticker shock at her disposal now. don't mess with sweetie! stay behind the line! and now from el to arr...name: (well, not really)profession: mechanic, mare of all somepony: professional horsebootsname: coco pommelprofession: costume designer, somepony: prima operatic soprano fleur de lisname:profession: confectioner, business somepony: lyra heartstringsname: finish (nee franzbrötchen)profession: fashion somepony: food gourmandname: sunset shimmerprofession: scientist, somepony: hippocampus adagio dazzlename: beauty brassprofession: music teacher, somepony: golden fiddle (aka fiddlesticks)name: saffron masalaprofession: cook, restaurant somepony: plaid stripesname: ("doctor colgate")profession: somepony: botanist berry punchname: sweetie belleprofession: theatre somepony: philanthropist silver spoonname: twist twistimaneprofession: sugar somepony: police officer babs a tiny bunch, and yet so much gay. i seriously need to draw all their beautiful wives now. kero. then i did! lookit!hm. it would appear that pegasi, for the most part, must run about average.also, i'm not saying fleur dis lee. it sounds =
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hir wi hæv ə ˈrɪli juʤ pis ˈʃoʊkeɪsɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ɪn ðə ˈʤunjər ˈgælə ˈkoʊdə: ˈlɪtəl ˈʃɔrti mɛrz! ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈjusfəl bɛst ˈɛdɪtər (ər ɪf ju prɪˈfər) həz ˈgreɪʃəsli əˈgrid tɪ stænd ɪn ɛz ɑr ˈlɪvɪŋ fər hʊvz, ʃiz nɑt kwaɪt 5 fit tɔl. teɪk ə lʊk æt ˈrɛlətɪv freɪt treɪn (ər ə ˈsɛkənd lʊk æt dɪˈsɛptɪvli ˈmaɪti ˈbjuti bræs) ənd ˌəndərˈstænd ðət biɪŋ smɔl dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ɪkˈweɪt tɪ lɔt əv ðiz ˈlɪtəl ʧɪks pæk ə pənʧ! wɛl, sˈwiti bɛl, bət ʃi həz ə ˈstɪkər ʃɑk æt hər dɪˈspoʊzəl naʊ. doʊnt mɛs wɪθ sˈwiti! steɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə laɪn! ənd naʊ frəm ɛl tɪ arr...name*: (wɛl, nɑt really)profession*: mɪˈkænɪk, mɛr əv ɔl somepony*: prəˈfɛʃənəl horsebootsname*: ˈkoʊˌkoʊ pommelprofession*: ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪnər, somepony*: ˈprimə ˌɑpərˈætɪk səˈprɑnoʊ flər də lisname*: bonbonprofession*: kənˈfɛkʃənər, ˈbɪznɪs somepony*: ˈlaɪrə heartstringsname*: ˈfɪnɪʃ (ni franzbrötchen)profession*: ˈfæʃən somepony*: fud gourmandname*: ˈsənˌsɛt shimmerprofession*: ˈsaɪəntɪst, somepony*: ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs əˈdɑʒiˌoʊ dazzlename*: ˈbjuti brassprofession*: mˈjuzɪk ˈtiʧər, somepony*: ˈgoʊldən ˈfɪdəl (ˈɑkə fiddlesticks)name*: ˈsæfrən masalaprofession*: kʊk, ˈrɛˌstrɑnt somepony*: plæd stripesname*: ("ˈdɔktər colgate")profession*: somepony*: ˈbɑtənɪst ˈbɛri punchname*: sˈwiti belleprofession*: ˈθiətər somepony*: fɪˈlænθrəpɪst ˈsɪlvər spoonname*: twɪst twistimaneprofession*: ˈʃʊgər somepony*: pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər bæbz ə ˈtaɪni bənʧ, ənd jɛt soʊ məʧ geɪ. aɪ ˈsɪriəsli nid tɪ drɔ ɔl ðɛr ˈbjutəfəl waɪvz naʊ. kero*. ðɛn aɪ dɪd! lookit!hm*. ɪt wʊd əˈpɪr ðət pegasi*, fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, məst rən əˈbaʊt average.also*, əm nɑt seɪɪŋ flər dɪs li. ɪt saʊnz
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karl smith finds this peculiar comment in a ragan article:
however, the past build-up of debt in now depressed areas may suggest that demand was too high relative to incomes. if so, demand, without the dangerous stimulant of borrowing, will stay weak. policy should instead help workers move where there are suitable jobs for instance, by helping them their homes and the associated debt without the stigma of default.
smith figure out what this means either. interpretation:
so first, when we use demand in the macroeconomic sense, income is simply the equilibrium value of demand at a given price level. it makes no sense to say that demand is too high relative to income. we might mean that the local area was running a persistent current account deficit. so for example on total the people of las vegas were importing more than they were exporting. las vegas experienced perhaps the most severe crash of any major us metropolitan area. to undue this balance they need to run a current account surplus. that is they need to export more than they import.
perhaps, but then his solution (people should work less in the region that has the ca deficit) would make no sense at all. i really know what means here, if i had to guess i think claim the people of the problem regions like vegas and spain were not producing too much in total, but rather were producing too much of one good (like houses) and too little of other goods. then he might argue that in the short run easier for the surplus labor to exit vegas and spain and work in a more prosperous area. that would be a defensible argument, but of course it would have nothing to do with “demand” having been too high relative to income. and even if output was too high in aggregate (say too many people had moved to vegas), that would suggest both output and income were too high, not that demand was too high relative to income.
and as karl points out,’s also confused about the argument.:
this is probably the more pertinent case in several industrial countries, such as the us and spain. increasing employment in a sustainable way today could more than pay for itself if people who would otherwise drop out of the workforce earn incomes. the key question then is whether more government spending can make a real difference to the most severe employment problems. here the case for a general stimulus becomes less compelling. in the us, demand is weakest in communities where a boom and bust in house prices has left an overhang of household debt. lower local demand has hit employment in industries such as retail and restaurants. a general increase in government spending may be too blunt greater demand in new york is not going to help families eat out in las vegas (and hence create more restaurant jobs there). targeted household debt in las vegas could be a better use of stimulus dollars.
notice the non-sequitur, from a lack of jobs to the claim that the “key question” is whether we need more government spending. if not enough jobs (due to a demand shortfall) we need more monetary stimulus. that oversight is forgivable for spain, as they lack their own currency. but the us? why would we employ fiscal stimulus, when monetary stimulus run up any debts? and the york comparison makes no sense. both regions have high unemployment. but even if they didn’t, regional differences should play no role in aggregate demand policies. the fed and the can and should tailor their policy for the entire region. obviously both the us and the have a demand shortfall. recently the been getting slightly better in the us, and slightly worse in the. but both could use more monetary stimulus.
indeed the us needs more monetary stimulus even if ad is currently right on target. how can that be? because we are still doing fiscal stimulus, e.g. the payroll tax cut. so at a minimum want to do more monetary stimulus until we reached a demand level where congress felt it could remove fiscal stimulus. people used to sort of blanch when i talked about the fed “sabotaging” fiscal stimulus, but all but admitted that this is exactly what the fed is currently doing:
1. says the fed can do more.
2. says the fed chooses not to do more, as they think the expected future path of ad is adequate.
3. congress continues to hold down payroll taxes because they think the expected future path of ad (without fiscal stimulus) is not adequate.
that’s sabotage folks; there is no other word for it.
i apologize for the post title. but think about how hard we work to get our to distinguish between shifts in demand and changes in quantity demanded. so quite dismaying when a famous economist talks about too much “demand” in a context where he pretty clearly meant something entirely different. hard to have an intelligent debate if each participant comes to the discussion with their own private language.
ps. also possible meant “consumption” when he said “demand.” that would be a strange use of the term ‘demand,’ and of course the main problem in vegas and spain was too much investment, not too much consumption.
pps. if anyone (including) can provide a sensible definition of what he meant by ‘demand’ then provide an abject apology.
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ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl+ kɑrl smɪθ faɪndz ðɪs pɪˈkjuljər ˈkɑmɛnt ɪn ə ˈreɪgən ˈɑrtɪkəl: ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə pæst ˈbɪlˌdəp əv dɛt ɪn naʊ dɪˈprɛst ˈɛriəz meɪ səˈʤɛst ðət dɪˈmænd wɑz tu haɪ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈɪnˌkəmz. ɪf soʊ, dɪˈmænd, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈstɪmjələnt əv ˈbɑroʊɪŋ, wɪl steɪ wik. ˈpɑləsi ʃʊd ˌɪnˈstɛd hɛlp ˈwərkərz muv wɛr ðɛr ər ˈsutəbəl ʤɑbz fər ˈɪnstəns, baɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛm ðɛr hoʊmz ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd dɛt wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈstɪgmə əv dɪˈfɔlt. smɪθ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðɪs minz ˈiðər. ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən: soʊ fərst, wɪn wi juz dɪˈmænd ɪn ðə ˌmækroʊɛkəˈnɑmɪk sɛns, ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðə ˌikwəˈlɪbriəm ˈvælju əv dɪˈmænd æt ə ˈgɪvɪn praɪs ˈlɛvəl. ɪt meɪks noʊ sɛns tɪ seɪ ðət dɪˈmænd ɪz tu haɪ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈɪnˌkəm. wi maɪt min ðət ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈɛriə wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ə pərˈsɪstənt ˈkɑrənt əˈkaʊnt ˈdɛfəsət. soʊ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɔn ˈtoʊtəl ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs wər ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ mɔr ðən ðeɪ wər ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ. ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ɪkˈspɪriənst pərˈhæps ðə moʊst səˈvɪr kræʃ əv ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər ˈjuˈɛs ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈɛriə. tɪ ənˈdu ðɪs ˈbæləns ðeɪ nid tɪ rən ə ˈkɑrənt əˈkaʊnt ˈsərpləs. ðət ɪz ðeɪ nid tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt mɔr ðən ðeɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt. pərˈhæps, bət ðɛn hɪz səˈluʃən (ˈpipəl ʃʊd wərk lɛs ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ðət həz ðə ˈsiˈeɪ ˈdɛfəsət) wʊd meɪk noʊ sɛns æt ɔl. aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ wət minz hir, ɪf aɪ hæd tɪ gɛs aɪ θɪŋk kleɪm ðə ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈriʤənz laɪk ˈveɪgəs ənd speɪn wər nɑt prəˈdusɪŋ tu məʧ ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, bət ˈrəðər wər prəˈdusɪŋ tu məʧ əv wən gʊd (laɪk ˈhaʊsɪz) ənd tu ˈlɪtəl əv ˈəðər gʊdz. ðɛn hi maɪt ˈɑrgju ðət ɪn ðə ʃɔrt rən ˈiziər fər ðə ˈsərpləs ˈleɪbər tɪ ˈɛksət ˈveɪgəs ənd speɪn ənd wərk ɪn ə mɔr ˈprɑspərəs ˈɛriə. ðət wʊd bi ə dɪˈfɛnsəbəl ˈɑrgjəmənt, bət əv kɔrs ɪt wʊd hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ““demand”*” ˈhævɪŋ bɪn tu haɪ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈɪnˌkəm. ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ˈaʊtˌpʊt wɑz tu haɪ ɪn ˈægrəgət (seɪ tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæd muvd tɪ ˈveɪgəs), ðət wʊd səˈʤɛst boʊθ ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd ˈɪnˌkəm wər tu haɪ, nɑt ðət dɪˈmænd wɑz tu haɪ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˈɪnˌkəm. ənd ɛz kɑrl pɔɪnts aʊt, ˈɔlsoʊ kənfˈjuzd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt.: ðɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə mɔr ˈpərtɪnɪnt keɪs ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkəntriz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd speɪn. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ə səˈsteɪnəbəl weɪ təˈdeɪ kʊd mɔr ðən peɪ fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪf ˈpipəl hu wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz drɔp aʊt əv ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ərn ˈɪnˌkəmz. ðə ki kˈwɛʃən ðɛn ɪz ˈwɛðər mɔr ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ kən meɪk ə ril ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ðə moʊst səˈvɪr ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈprɑbləmz. hir ðə keɪs fər ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈstɪmjələs bɪˈkəmz lɛs kəmˈpɛlɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, dɪˈmænd ɪz ˈwikəst ɪn kəmˈjunɪtiz wɛr ə bum ənd bəst ɪn haʊs ˈpraɪsɪz həz lɛft ən ˈoʊvərˌhæŋ əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld dɛt. loʊər ˈloʊkəl dɪˈmænd həz hɪt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪn ˈɪndəstriz səʧ ɛz ˈriˌteɪl ənd ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ meɪ bi tu blənt ˈgreɪtər dɪˈmænd ɪn nu jɔrk ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈfæməliz it aʊt ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs (ənd hɛns kriˈeɪt mɔr ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ʤɑbz ðɛr). ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld dɛt ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs kʊd bi ə ˈbɛtər juz əv ˈstɪmjələs ˈdɔlərz. ˈnoʊtɪs ðə ˈnɑnˈsɛkwɪtər, frəm ə læk əv ʤɑbz tɪ ðə kleɪm ðət ðə question”*” ɪz ˈwɛðər wi nid mɔr ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ. ɪf nɑt ɪˈnəf ʤɑbz (du tɪ ə dɪˈmænd ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl) wi nid mɔr ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈstɪmjələs. ðət ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ɪz fərˈgɪvəbəl fər speɪn, ɛz ðeɪ læk ðɛr oʊn ˈkərənsi. bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs? waɪ wʊd wi ɪmˈplɔɪ ˈfɪskəl ˈstɪmjələs, wɪn ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈstɪmjələs rən əp ˈɛni dɛts? ənd ðə jɔrk kəmˈpɛrəsən meɪks noʊ sɛns. boʊθ ˈriʤənz hæv haɪ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ didn’t*, ˈriʤənəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz ʃʊd pleɪ noʊ roʊl ɪn ˈægrəgət dɪˈmænd ˈpɑləsiz. ðə fɛd ənd ðə kən ənd ʃʊd ˈteɪlər ðɛr ˈpɑləsi fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈriʤən. ˈɑbviəsli boʊθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə hæv ə dɪˈmænd ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl. ˈrisəntli ðə bɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ˈbɛtər ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ənd sˈlaɪtli wərs ɪn ðə. bət boʊθ kʊd juz mɔr ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈstɪmjələs. ˌɪnˈdid ðə ˈjuˈɛs nidz mɔr ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈstɪmjələs ˈivɪn ɪf æd ɪz ˈkərəntli raɪt ɔn ˈtərgət. haʊ kən ðət bi? bɪˈkəz wi ər stɪl duɪŋ ˈfɪskəl ˈstɪmjələs, e.g*. ðə ˈpeɪˌroʊl tæks kət. soʊ æt ə ˈmɪnəməm wɔnt tɪ du mɔr ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈstɪmjələs ənˈtɪl wi riʧt ə dɪˈmænd ˈlɛvəl wɛr ˈkɑŋgrəs fɛlt ɪt kʊd riˈmuv ˈfɪskəl ˈstɪmjələs. ˈpipəl juzd tɪ sɔrt əv blænʧ wɪn aɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə fɛd ““sabotaging”*” ˈfɪskəl ˈstɪmjələs, bət ɔl bət ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðɪs ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə fɛd ɪz ˈkərəntli duɪŋ: 1 sɪz ðə fɛd kən du mɔr. 2 sɪz ðə fɛd ˈʧuzɪz nɑt tɪ du mɔr, ɛz ðeɪ θɪŋk ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd fˈjuʧər pæθ əv æd ɪz ˈædəkˌweɪt. 3 ˈkɑŋgrəs kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ hoʊld daʊn ˈpeɪˌroʊl ˈtæksɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ θɪŋk ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd fˈjuʧər pæθ əv æd (wɪˈθaʊt ˈfɪskəl ˈstɪmjələs) ɪz nɑt ˈædəkˌweɪt. ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ foʊks; ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈəðər wərd fər ɪt. aɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər ðə poʊst ˈtaɪtəl. bət θɪŋk əˈbaʊt haʊ hɑrd wi wərk tɪ gɪt ɑr tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin ʃɪfts ɪn dɪˈmænd ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn kˈwɑntəti dɪˈmændɪd. soʊ kwaɪt dɪsˈmeɪɪŋ wɪn ə ˈfeɪməs ɪˈkɑnəmɪst tɔks əˈbaʊt tu məʧ ““demand”*” ɪn ə ˈkɑntɛkst wɛr hi ˈprɪti ˈklɪrli mɛnt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt. hɑrd tɪ hæv ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt dəˈbeɪt ɪf iʧ pɑrˈtɪsəpənt kəmz tɪ ðə dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪvət ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ps*. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑsəbəl mɛnt ““consumption”*” wɪn hi sɛd ““demand.”*.” ðət wʊd bi ə streɪnʤ juz əv ðə tərm ‘‘demand,’*,’ ənd əv kɔrs ðə meɪn ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈveɪgəs ənd speɪn wɑz tu məʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, nɑt tu məʧ kənˈsəmʃən. pps*. ɪf ˈɛniˌwən (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ) kən prəˈvaɪd ə ˈsɛnsəbəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv wət hi mɛnt baɪ ‘‘demand’*’ ðɛn prəˈvaɪd ən ˈæbʤɛkt əˈpɑləˌʤi. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl+ tægz: ðɪs ˈɛntri wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn meɪ 25th*, 2012 ənd ɪz faɪld ˈəndər misc*., ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈpɑləsi. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˈɛni rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðɪs ˈɛntri θru ðə fid. ju kən liv ə rɪˈspɑns ər frəm jʊr oʊn saɪt.
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kathleen richardson is on the move again.
her local cafe chain urban farmhouse market & cafe has leased space in manchester for its sixth location in five years.
the new outpost will take square feet on the ground floor of the apartment development at 1200 semmes ave. the storefront will open this summer and will add to urban farmhouse locations in slip, midlothian, addition, church hill and one soon to open on west broad street near vcu.
“this was one of those opportunities that came our way,” richardson said. “what’s important for us now is going into an area to look for other ways traffic will be generated. there is a great neighborhood that already exists in manchester.”
richardson, who opened the first store in 2010 on east cary street, said she has been in talks with the owners of the manchester building for more than a year. the apartment building is owned by mark purcell of purcell construction and local developers robin miller and dan gecker.
urban farmhouse sells coffee, soups, salads and sandwiches, in addition to various market goods and produce. the manchester location will have beers on tap and a juice bar.
richardson said rising number of apartments, remodeled homes and office tenants made the southside neighborhood attractive. urban new neighbors will include legend brewing co., coffee co., triple stamp press and suntrust mortgage, among other businesses nearby.
“you can just see how quickly it is growing,” richardson said.
miller said 1200 semmes will also be home to a subway, which is expected to open around the same time as urban farmhouse.
he said 1200 semmes is 96 percent leased. purcell is majority owner and contractor of the property, miller said. monroe properties is its leasing agent and property manager, and middleburg bank is the lender.
richardson said it will cost about $250,000 to construct and open the manchester urban farmhouse. the business will share some of those expenses with the landlord.
“our landlord is being very generous,” richardson said.
richardson said all of urban growth is self-funded. and more locations may be on the horizon. richardson mentioned university of richmond and the west end as attractive options, as well as other parts of virginia.
“we’ve been talking to folks in williamsburg, fredericksburg and charlottesville,” she said. “because small, about proceeding slowly and making sure got everything well before we take that next step.”
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kæθˈlin ˈrɪʧərdsən ɪz ɔn ðə muv əˈgɛn. hər ˈloʊkəl kəˈfeɪ ʧeɪn ˈərbən ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs ˈmɑrkɪt kəˈfeɪ həz list speɪs ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər fər ɪts sɪksθ loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn faɪv jɪrz. ðə nu ˈaʊtˌpoʊst wɪl teɪk skwɛr fit ɔn ðə graʊnd flɔr əv ðə əˈpɑrtmənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt æt 1200 sɛmz ˈɑˌveɪ. ðə ˈstɔrˌfrɑnt wɪl ˈoʊpən ðɪs ˈsəmər ənd wɪl æd tɪ ˈərbən ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn slɪp, midlothian*, əˈdɪʃən, ʧərʧ hɪl ənd wən sun tɪ ˈoʊpən ɔn wɛst brɔd strit nɪr vcu*. wɑz wən əv ðoʊz ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðət keɪm ɑr way,”*,” ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈjuˈɛs naʊ ɪz goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ˈɛriə tɪ lʊk fər ˈəðər weɪz ˈtræfɪk wɪl bi ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd. ðɛr ɪz ə greɪt ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ðət ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪsts ɪn manchester.”*.” ˈrɪʧərdsən, hu ˈoʊpənd ðə fərst stɔr ɪn 2010 ɔn ist ˈkɛri strit, sɛd ʃi həz bɪn ɪn tɔks wɪθ ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈbɪldɪŋ fər mɔr ðən ə jɪr. ðə əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz oʊnd baɪ mɑrk pərˈsɛl əv pərˈsɛl kənˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈloʊkəl dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈrɑbɪn ˈmɪlər ənd dæn gecker*. ˈərbən ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs sɛlz ˈkɔfi, sups, ˈsælədz ənd ˈsænwɪʧɪz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈmɑrkɪt gʊdz ənd ˈproʊdus. ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər loʊˈkeɪʃən wɪl hæv bɪrz ɔn tæp ənd ə ʤus bɑr. ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv əˈpɑrtmənts, riˈmɑdəld hoʊmz ənd ˈɔfəs ˈtɛnənts meɪd ðə ˈsaʊθˌsaɪd ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əˈtræktɪv. ˈərbən nu ˈneɪbərz wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈlɛʤənd bruɪŋ koʊ., ˈkɔfi koʊ., ˈtrɪpəl stæmp prɛs ənd ˈsənˌtrəst ˈmɔrgɪʤ, əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. kən ʤɪst si haʊ kˈwɪkli ɪt ɪz growing,”*,” ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd. ˈmɪlər sɛd 1200 sɛmz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi hoʊm tɪ ə ˈsəbˌweɪ, wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz ˈərbən ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs. hi sɛd 1200 sɛmz ɪz 96 pərˈsɛnt list. pərˈsɛl ɪz məˈʤɔrəti ˈoʊnər ənd ˈkɑnˌtræktər əv ðə ˈprɑpərti, ˈmɪlər sɛd. mənˈroʊ ˈprɑpərtiz ɪz ɪts ˈlisɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt ənd ˈprɑpərti ˈmænɪʤər, ənd ˈmɪdəlbərg bæŋk ɪz ðə ˈlɛndər. ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd ɪt wɪl kɔst əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ənd ˈoʊpən ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈərbən ˈfɑrmˌhaʊs. ðə ˈbɪznɪs wɪl ʃɛr səm əv ðoʊz ɪkˈspɛnsɪz wɪθ ðə ˈlænˌdlɔrd. ˈlænˌdlɔrd ɪz biɪŋ ˈvɛri generous,”*,” ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd. ˈrɪʧərdsən sɛd ɔl əv ˈərbən groʊθ ɪz self-funded*. ənd mɔr loʊˈkeɪʃənz meɪ bi ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ˈrɪʧərdsən ˈmɛnʃənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈrɪʧmənd ənd ðə wɛst ɛnd ɛz əˈtræktɪv ˈɔpʃənz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər pɑrts əv vərˈʤɪnjə. bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ foʊks ɪn ˈwɪljəmzbərg, ˈfrɛdərɪksbərg ənd charlottesville,”*,” ʃi sɛd. smɔl, əˈbaʊt prəˈsidɪŋ sˈloʊli ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr gɑt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr wi teɪk ðət nɛkst step.”*.”
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rep. samuel e rohrer
the tenth amendment center
march 10, 2009
the danger of being number 10 is that no one really knows who you are. george washington was our first president; but how many can name number 10 off the top of their head? and sir edmund hillary was the first person to climb everest, but does anyone know who the tenth person was to reach the summit?
and then consider our amendments to the united states constitution: most of us know the amendment verbatim, but do you know what the tenth amendment says?
“the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
sometimes thought of as an afterthought, to “sweep up” anything the founders may have forgotten, the amendment today is taking on monumental importance as increasing federal intrusion into state affairs threatens to completely destroy the balance between state and federal power.
in the federalist papers, authors jay, madison, and hamilton labored to convince a colonial population that they needed a strong government to preserve a free, cohesive nation. the authors took pains to outline how the constitutional structure of the government would prohibit the federal government from becoming big enough to overwhelm the powers of both the states and the democratic process.
the amendment was foundational to this system of checks and balances, constitutionally restricting the federal government to covering issues related to commerce, national defense, the postal system, and the like.
“power begets power,” though, as the saying goes, and the federal government slowly began expanding its powers. one of the most effective and insidious ways that the federal government has taken over control of state affairs is by first passing a mandate and then offering federal money to states with significant strings attached.
[efoods]whether the issue is welfare, real id, no child left behind, or health insurance programs, tantalizing packages have been dangled in front of state governors and legislators, promising to stop the budget gap or expand a politically successful program. states have taken the money and over time, the requirements and restrictions on those state funds have slowly but surely changed the direction of state policy.
instead of developing programs to fit the needs of state citizens and altering them to best use the state resources, programs are instead clumsily built around the federal funding requirements, so the state does not lose a single available dollar. this significant paradigm shift should be a wake-up call to every citizen not only in pennsylvania, but also across the nation.
therefore, because the supreme court allowed the federal government to offer funds on conditions, states have subjected themselves to washington. this submission completely distorts the checks and balances inherent in our constitution, and enshrined in the amendment.
in order to raise awareness of this improper delegation of power, i have joined with representatives, senators, democrats, and republicans from over 30 states and introduced a resolution into the pennsylvania general assembly that reaffirms constitutional powers under the amendment.
this amendment resolution (house resolution 95) is little more than a restatement of the last amendment to the bill of rights, reminding state legislatures that the federal government must no longer be allowed to commandeer our rightful authority.
as difficult as it is to believe someone could oppose a resolution as plain as reaffirming a basic tenet of our constitution, sadly, opposition is too often the case in our state legislatures. this issue, however, is gaining traction among american citizens who are unwilling to sit back while washington blatantly ignores their voices.
supporting the amendment resolution is a grassroots effort if ever there was one. i encourage you to spread the word and contact your family, friends and relatives, in and out of pennsylvania, and encourage them to speak up. this issue will not go it gives a voice to those who have grown frustrated and disillusioned with our federal government.
the amendment resolution simply yet powerfully affirms our belief in the constitutional structure of our government. join me today in that affirmation.
rep. rohrer will be holding the amendment rally for the state of independence” on monday, march 16 at noon in the rotunda of the state capitol. please make plans to join him there. visit for more information.
samuel e. rohrer is a member of the pennsylvania house of representatives (r-berks). to contact him, visit his website at.
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rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈsæmjul i ˈrɔrər ðə tɛnθ əˈmɛndmənt ˈsɛnər mɑrʧ 10 2009 ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv biɪŋ ˈnəmbər 10 ɪz ðət noʊ wən ˈrɪli noʊz hu ju ər. ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɑz ɑr fərst ˈprɛzɪdənt; bət haʊ ˈmɛni kən neɪm ˈnəmbər 10 ɔf ðə tɔp əv ðɛr hɛd? ənd sər ˈɛdmənd ˈhɪləri wɑz ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ klaɪm ˈɛvərəst, bət dɪz ˈɛniˌwən noʊ hu ðə tɛnθ ˈpərsən wɑz tɪ riʧ ðə ˈsəmɪt? ənd ðɛn kənˈsɪdər ɑr əˈmɛndmənts tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən: moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ðə əˈmɛndmənt vərˈbeɪtəm, bət du ju noʊ wət ðə tɛnθ əˈmɛndmənt sɪz? paʊərz nɑt ˈdɛləˌgeɪtəd tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts baɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, nɔr proʊˈhɪbətəd baɪ ɪt tɪ ðə steɪts, ər rɪˈzərvd tɪ ðə steɪts rɪˈspɛktɪvli, ər tɪ ðə people.”*.” ˈsəmˌtaɪmz θɔt əv ɛz ən ˈæftərˌθɔt, tɪ up”*” ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðə ˈfaʊndərz meɪ hæv fərˈgɑtən, ðə əˈmɛndmənt təˈdeɪ ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ɛz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪnˈtruʒən ˈɪntu steɪt əˈfɛrz θˈrɛtənz tɪ kəmˈplitli dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl paʊər. ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəlɪst ˈpeɪpərz, ˈɔθərz ʤeɪ, ˈmædɪsən, ənd ˈhæməltən ˈleɪbərd tɪ kənˈvɪns ə kəˈloʊniəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðət ðeɪ ˈnidɪd ə strɔŋ ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ prɪˈzərv ə fri, koʊˈhisɪv ˈneɪʃən. ðə ˈɔθərz tʊk peɪnz tɪ ˈaʊˌtlaɪn haʊ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd proʊˈhɪbət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ bɪg ɪˈnəf tɪ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ðə paʊərz əv boʊθ ðə steɪts ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə əˈmɛndmənt wɑz faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl tɪ ðɪs ˈsɪstəm əv ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz, ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli riˈstrɪktɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈkəvərɪŋ ˈɪʃuz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɑmərs, ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns, ðə ˈpoʊstəl ˈsɪstəm, ənd ðə laɪk. bɪˈgɛts power,”*,” ðoʊ, ɛz ðə seɪɪŋ goʊz, ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt sˈloʊli bɪˈgæn ɪkˈspændɪŋ ɪts paʊərz. wən əv ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ənd ˌɪnˈsɪˌdiəs weɪz ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər kənˈtroʊl əv steɪt əˈfɛrz ɪz baɪ fərst ˈpæsɪŋ ə ˈmænˌdeɪt ənd ðɛn ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˈməni tɪ steɪts wɪθ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt strɪŋz əˈtæʧt. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈwɛlˌfɛr, ril ˈaɪˈdi, noʊ ʧaɪld lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd, ər hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈpækɪʤɪz hæv bɪn ˈdæŋgəld ɪn frənt əv steɪt ˈgəvərnərz ənd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz, ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə ˈbəʤɪt gæp ər ɪkˈspænd ə ˈplɪtɪkli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈproʊˌgræm. steɪts hæv ˈteɪkən ðə ˈməni ənd ˈoʊvər taɪm, ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ənd riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ðoʊz steɪt fəndz hæv sˈloʊli bət ˈʃʊrli ʧeɪnʤd ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv steɪt ˈpɑləsi. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ fɪt ðə nidz əv steɪt ˈsɪtɪzənz ənd ˈɔltərɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bɛst juz ðə steɪt ˈrisɔrsɪz, ˈproʊˌgræmz ər ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈkləmsəli bɪlt əraʊnd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts, soʊ ðə steɪt dɪz nɑt luz ə ˈsɪŋgəl əˈveɪləbəl ˈdɔlər. ðɪs sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ʃɪft ʃʊd bi ə ˈweɪˌkəp kɔl tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, bət ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, bɪˈkəz ðə səˈprim kɔrt əˈlaʊd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈɔfər fəndz ɔn kənˈdɪʃənz, steɪts hæv səˈbʤɛktɪd ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðɪs səbˈmɪʃən kəmˈplitli dɪˈstɔrts ðə ʧɛks ənd ˈbælənsɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ɪn ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ənd ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn ðə əˈmɛndmənt. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ reɪz əˈwɛrnəs əv ðɪs ˌɪmˈprɑpər ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən əv paʊər, aɪ hæv ʤɔɪnd wɪθ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz, ˈsɛnətərz, ˈdɛməˌkræts, ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz frəm ˈoʊvər 30 steɪts ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbli ðət ˌriəˈfərmz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl paʊərz ˈəndər ðə əˈmɛndmənt. ðɪs əˈmɛndmənt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən (haʊs ˌrɛzəˈluʃən 95 ɪz ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ə riˈsteɪtmənt əv ðə læst əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə bɪl əv raɪts, riˈmaɪndɪŋ steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt məst noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˌkɑmənˈdɪr ɑr ˈraɪtfəl əˈθɔrəti. ɛz ˈdɪfəkəlt ɛz ɪt ɪz tɪ bɪˈliv ˈsəmˌwən kʊd əˈpoʊz ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɛz pleɪn ɛz ˌriəˈfərmɪŋ ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈtɛnət əv ɑr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ˈsædli, ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz tu ˈɔfən ðə keɪs ɪn ɑr steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz. ðɪs ˈɪʃu, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈtrækʃən əˈməŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz hu ər ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ sɪt bæk waɪl ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈbleɪtəntli ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðɛr ˈvɔɪsɪz. səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə əˈmɛndmənt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ɪz ə ˈgræsˈruts ˈɛfərt ɪf ˈɛvər ðɛr wɑz wən. aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ sprɛd ðə wərd ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt jʊr ˈfæməli, frɛndz ənd ˈrɛlətɪvz, ɪn ənd aʊt əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm tɪ spik əp. ðɪs ˈɪʃu wɪl nɑt goʊ ɪt gɪvz ə vɔɪs tɪ ðoʊz hu hæv groʊn ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ənd ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənd wɪθ ɑr ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə əˈmɛndmənt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈsɪmpli jɛt ˈpaʊərfli əˈfərmz ɑr bɪˈlif ɪn ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈstrəkʧər əv ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt. ʤɔɪn mi təˈdeɪ ɪn ðət ˌæfərˈmeɪʃən. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈrɔrər wɪl bi ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə əˈmɛndmənt ˈræli fər ðə steɪt əv independence”*” ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ 16 æt nun ɪn ðə roʊˈtəndə əv ðə steɪt ˈkæpɪtəl. pliz meɪk plænz tɪ ʤɔɪn ɪm ðɛr. ˈvɪzɪt fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈsæmjul i. ˈrɔrər ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz (r-berks*). tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪm, ˈvɪzɪt hɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt.
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the sudden resignation of the most senior roman catholic cardinal in britain, who stepped aside on monday in the face of accusations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward priests years ago, showed that the taint of scandal could force a cardinal from participating in the selection of a new pope.
his exit came as at least a dozen other cardinals tarnished with accusations that they had failed to remove priests accused of sexually abusing minors were among those gathering in rome to prepare for the conclave to select a successor to pope benedict xvi. there was no sign that the promise to confront the sexual abuse scandal had led to direct pressure on those cardinals to exempt themselves from the conclave.
advocates for abuse victims who were in rome on tuesday focused particular ire on cardinal roger m. mahony, the former archbishop of los angeles, and called for him to be excluded from the conclave. but cardinal mahony, who has vigorously defended his record, was already in rome, posting on twitter about the weather.
even stalwart defenders of the church point out that to disqualify cardinal mahony would leave many more cardinals similarly vulnerable. many of the men who will go into the sistine chapel to elect a pope they hope will help the church recover from the bruising scandal of sexual abuse have themselves been blemished by it.
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ðə ˈsədən ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv ðə moʊst ˈsinjər ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk ˈkɑrdɪnəl ɪn ˈbrɪtən, hu stɛpt əˈsaɪd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hi meɪd ənˈwɔntɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl ədˈvænsɪz təˈwɔrd prists jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ʃoʊd ðət ðə teɪnt əv ˈskændəl kʊd fɔrs ə ˈkɑrdɪnəl frəm pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə səˈlɛkʃən əv ə nu poʊp. hɪz ˈɛksət keɪm ɛz æt list ə ˈdəzən ˈəðər ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈtɑrnɪʃt wɪθ ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ðeɪ hæd feɪld tɪ riˈmuv prists əˈkjuzd əv ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈbjuzɪŋ ˈmaɪnərz wər əˈməŋ ðoʊz ˈgæðərɪŋ ɪn roʊm tɪ priˈpɛr fər ðə ˈkɑnˌkleɪv tɪ səˈlɛkt ə səkˈsɛsər tɪ poʊp ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt xvi*. ðɛr wɑz noʊ saɪn ðət ðə ˈprɑməs tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz ˈskændəl hæd lɛd tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðoʊz ˈkɑrdɪnəlz tɪ ɪgˈzɛmpt ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ðə ˈkɑnˌkleɪv. ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər əˈbjuz ˈvɪktɪmz hu wər ɪn roʊm ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈfoʊkɪst ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr aɪr ɔn ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈrɑʤər ɛm. ˈmæhəni, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp əv lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ənd kɔld fər ɪm tɪ bi ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ðə ˈkɑnˌkleɪv. bət ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈmæhəni, hu həz ˈvɪgərəsli dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz ˈrɛkərd, wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn roʊm, ˈpoʊstɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɛðər. ˈivɪn ˈstɔlwərt dɪˈfɛndərz əv ðə ʧərʧ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət tɪ dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪ ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˈmæhəni wʊd liv ˈmɛni mɔr ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈsɪmələrli ˈvəlnərəbəl. ˈmɛni əv ðə mɛn hu wɪl goʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪstin ˈʧæpəl tɪ ɪˈlɛkt ə poʊp ðeɪ hoʊp wɪl hɛlp ðə ʧərʧ rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈbruzɪŋ ˈskændəl əv ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz hæv ðɛmˈsɛlvz bɪn ˈblɛmɪʃt baɪ ɪt.
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latest liberal media hit piece: donald trump paid no income taxes… two years… back in the
here we go- like clockwork last weekend the liberal media tried to hit donald trump with a fabricated hit piece on his womanizing.
it blew up in their faces.
donald trump and ronald reagan in the 1980s.
now abc news is reporting on donald trump not paying taxes two years… back in the… almost 40 years ago.
is this supposed to sway any voters? seriously?
abc news reported:
donald trump paid no federal income taxes for at least two years in the late, according to a new jersey government report. trump, who has declined to release his tax returns during the campaign season, incurred no tax liability in 1978 and 1979, new jersey gambling regulators found, when they looked into his tax returns and personal finances in connection with the trump plaza 1981 application for a casino license. trump claimed negative income in both those years: losses of $406,379 in 1978 and $3,443,560 in 1979. in 1975, 1976, and 1977, he claimed $76,210, $24,594, and $118,530 in income, respectively, paying $18,714, $10,832, and $42,386 in federal taxes, according to the document, the report to the casino control commission. the regulators “did not ascertain any inconsistent or questionable matters” in returns, they wrote. the findings were included in a report obtained by abc news and verified by the new jersey casino control commission. although the regulators viewed tax returns from 1975 to 1979, they did not include the actual returns in their report to the commission.
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ˈleɪtəst ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmidiə hɪt pis: ˈdɑnəld trəmp peɪd noʊ ˈɪnˌkəm taxes…*… tu years…*… bæk ɪn ðə hir wi goʊ- laɪk ˈklɑkˌwərk læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmidiə traɪd tɪ hɪt ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪθ ə ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd hɪt pis ɔn hɪz ˈwʊməˌnaɪzɪŋ. ɪt blu əp ɪn ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz. ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ˈrɑnəld ˈrigən ɪn ðə 1980s*. naʊ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ˈdɑnəld trəmp nɑt peɪɪŋ ˈtæksɪz tu years…*… bæk ɪn ðə 1970s…*… ˈɔlˌmoʊst 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪz ðɪs səˈpoʊzd tɪ sweɪ ˈɛni ˈvoʊtərz? ˈsɪriəsli? ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ˈdɑnəld trəmp peɪd noʊ ˈfɛdərəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtæksɪz fər æt list tu jɪrz ɪn ðə leɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈʤərzi ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈpɔrt. trəmp, hu həz dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ riˈlis hɪz tæks rɪˈtərnz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈsizən, ˌɪnˈkərd noʊ tæks ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti ɪn 1978 ənd 1979 nu ˈʤərzi ˈgæmbəlɪŋ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz faʊnd, wɪn ðeɪ lʊkt ˈɪntu hɪz tæks rɪˈtərnz ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə trəmp ˈplɑzə 1981 ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ə kəˈsinoʊ ˈlaɪsəns. trəmp kleɪmd ˈnɛgətɪv ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn boʊθ ðoʊz jɪrz: ˈlɔsɪz əv ɪn 1978 ənd ɪn 1979 ɪn 1975 1976 ənd 1977 hi kleɪmd ənd ɪn ˈɪnˌkəm, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, peɪɪŋ ənd ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈtæksɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ðə rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə kəˈsinoʊ kənˈtroʊl kəˈmɪʃən. ðə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz nɑt ˌæsərˈteɪn ˈɛni ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt ər kˈwɛsʧənəbəl matters”*” ɪn rɪˈtərnz, ðeɪ roʊt. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz wər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ə rɪˈpɔrt əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ənd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə nu ˈʤərzi kəˈsinoʊ kənˈtroʊl kəˈmɪʃən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz vjud tæks rɪˈtərnz frəm 1975 tɪ 1979 ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈækʧəwəl rɪˈtərnz ɪn ðɛr rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə kəˈmɪʃən.
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kelvin, helen and jason griffin will install solar panels in a bid to cut their power bills.
a cane grower frustrated at the rising cost of electricity for irrigation has taken the unusual step of going off the grid.
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kelvin griffin has borrowed $100,000 to install solar panels on his cane farm at bargara, east of, in a bid to cut his power bill.
so far three concrete slabs have been laid in preparation for the installation, which mr griffin said was inspired by spiralling costs.
"the concrete slabs are the foundation to put up the new panels to power two dc pumps to run a irrigator off the grid," he said.
"just the expense of power, because you're always frightened to go and push the button because you never know quite what you're going to get at the end of the three months as an account."
mr griffin estimated he spent between $40,000 and $50,000 his cane each year, but said he hoped the solar system would allow him to expand production.
sometimes you've just got to bite the bullet and do things. kelvin griffin, cane grower
"at different times we've actually grown less crop, which hopefully with this off the grid power that will be able to increase our production again," he said.
"we're looking to be able to gain around about a minimum of 10 per cent if not 15 per cent (productivity) across our farms."
he said when irrigated fully, his property used to produce tonnes of cane a year, but that had been scaled back to mitigate the cost of.
"we've backed right off in the past five years because we've gone on to pretty well all flood irrigation, which is probably not the most effective way of doing it because with our head pressure here we are able to flood without pumps, but because of the depth of the soil we use a lot of water," mr griffin said.
for about the same cost as a 120 horse power tractor, mr griffin said he will be free of the burden of a power bill, and he urged other farmers to consider solar as they would any other farm equipment.
"you've just got to look at it in the sense that it is a piece of machinery and it's able to be used now, just by going and pushing the button," he said.
"most farmers in the area, this will hopefully be able to show them that it is possible to irrigate off the grid with a high pressure irrigator.
"sometimes you've just got to bite the bullet and do things."
costs for those left behind
but as mr griffin takes control of his own costs, his plan could end up costing others more.
dale hollis from the regional irrigators group said power generators adjusted their prices to compensate for the loss of people like mr griffin from the network, and over time, that would impact on the community.
look at it from your own perspective, do the numbers, and if it suits to go off grid as an individual that's something that you need to decide. dale hollis, regional irrigators group
he said it was not an easy decision for the griffin family to make, but it showed how desperate primary producers were to reduce their costs.
"it's been a hard decision for for the to make but ultimately with the price of power where it's gone, and where it's been, and where it potentially will head under the current pricing system it's understandable," he said.
"it is just a symptom of where agriculture's heading.
"we've asked energy and the state government to reduce the power costs, they haven't, and as a result irrigators and people like the will make choices and will go off grid.
"the unfortunate thing about that is that the way the power price is struck,'s got a guaranteed revenue so it's one less customer on the grid to help pay the bill to so we'll all suffer an incremental increase in price because of it."
mr hollis said the frustration for many irrigators was they preferred using the grid as a reliable source of power, but it had become so costly many were choosing to downsize their crops, rather than pay bigger bills.
he said ultimately, those that can't afford to go off the grid will end up paying the price.
"that's exactly what happened with the solar on roofs and the domestic purposes," he said.
"the current director general of the department of energy and water supply has actually written a paper on a thing called the death spiral, which is what is happening to the network here in queensland.
"look at it from your own perspective, do the numbers, and if it suits to go off grid as an individual that's something that you need to decide."
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ˈkɛlvɪn, ˈhɛlən ənd ˈʤeɪsən ˈgrɪfɪn wɪl ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ɪn ə bɪd tɪ kət ðɛr paʊər bɪlz. ə keɪn groʊər ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd æt ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ kɔst əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti fər ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən həz ˈteɪkən ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl stɛp əv goʊɪŋ ɔf ðə grɪd. ˈɑdiˌoʊ pleɪər feɪld tɪ loʊd. traɪ tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd dɪˈrɛkli mb*) speɪs tɪ pleɪ ər pɔz, ɛm tɪ mjut, lɛft ənd raɪt ˈɛroʊz tɪ sik, əp ənd daʊn ˈɛroʊz fər ˈvɑljum. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd mb*) loʊd mɔr ˈʃɛvrən raɪt ˈkɛlvɪn ˈgrɪfɪn həz ˈbɑˌroʊd tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz ɔn hɪz keɪn fɑrm æt bargara*, ist əv, ɪn ə bɪd tɪ kət hɪz paʊər bɪl. soʊ fɑr θri ˈkɑnkrit slæbz hæv bɪn leɪd ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈmɪstər ˈgrɪfɪn sɛd wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ kɔsts. "ðə ˈkɑnkrit slæbz ər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən tɪ pʊt əp ðə nu ˈpænəlz tɪ paʊər tu ˌdiˈsi pəmps tɪ rən ə ˈɪrəˌgeɪtər ɔf ðə grɪd," hi sɛd. "ʤɪst ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv paʊər, bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈfraɪtənd tɪ goʊ ənd pʊʃ ðə ˈbətən bɪˈkəz ju ˈnɛvər noʊ kwaɪt wət jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə θri mənθs ɛz ən əˈkaʊnt." ˈmɪstər ˈgrɪfɪn ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd hi spɛnt bɪtˈwin ənd hɪz keɪn iʧ jɪr, bət sɛd hi hoʊpt ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm wʊd əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ ɪkˈspænd pərˈdəkʃən. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz juv ʤɪst gɑt tɪ baɪt ðə ˈbʊlət ənd du θɪŋz. ˈkɛlvɪn ˈgrɪfɪn, keɪn groʊər "æt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz wiv ˈæˌkʧuəli groʊn lɛs krɑp, wɪʧ ˈhoʊpfəli wɪθ ðɪs ɔf ðə grɪd paʊər ðət wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɑr pərˈdəkʃən əˈgɛn," hi sɛd. "wɪr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ geɪn əraʊnd əˈbaʊt ə ˈmɪnəməm əv 10 pər sɛnt ɪf nɑt 15 pər sɛnt (ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti) əˈkrɔs ɑr fɑrmz." hi sɛd wɪn ˈɪrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈfʊli, hɪz ˈprɑpərti juzd tɪ ˈproʊdus tənz əv keɪn ə jɪr, bət ðət hæd bɪn skeɪld bæk tɪ ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðə kɔst əv. "wiv bækt raɪt ɔf ɪn ðə pæst faɪv jɪrz bɪˈkəz wiv gɔn ɔn tɪ ˈprɪti wɛl ɔl fləd ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ðə moʊst ˈifɛktɪv weɪ əv duɪŋ ɪt bɪˈkəz wɪθ ɑr hɛd ˈprɛʃər hir wi ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ fləd wɪˈθaʊt pəmps, bət bɪˈkəz əv ðə dɛpθ əv ðə sɔɪl wi juz ə lɔt əv ˈwɔtər," ˈmɪstər ˈgrɪfɪn sɛd. fər əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm kɔst ɛz ə 120 hɔrs paʊər ˈtræktər, ˈmɪstər ˈgrɪfɪn sɛd hi wɪl bi fri əv ðə ˈbərdən əv ə paʊər bɪl, ənd hi ərʤd ˈəðər ˈfɑrmərz tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈsoʊlər ɛz ðeɪ wʊd ˈɛni ˈəðər fɑrm ɪkˈwɪpmənt. "juv ʤɪst gɑt tɪ lʊk æt ɪt ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ɪt ɪz ə pis əv məˈʃinəri ənd ɪts ˈeɪbəl tɪ bi juzd naʊ, ʤɪst baɪ goʊɪŋ ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈbətən," hi sɛd. "moʊst ˈfɑrmərz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə, ðɪs wɪl ˈhoʊpfəli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃoʊ ðɛm ðət ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈɪrəˌgeɪt ɔf ðə grɪd wɪθ ə haɪ ˈprɛʃər ˈɪrəˌgeɪtər. "ˈsəmˌtaɪmz juv ʤɪst gɑt tɪ baɪt ðə ˈbʊlət ənd du θɪŋz." kɔsts fər ðoʊz lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd bət ɛz ˈmɪstər ˈgrɪfɪn teɪks kənˈtroʊl əv hɪz oʊn kɔsts, hɪz plæn kʊd ɛnd əp ˈkɔstɪŋ ˈəðərz mɔr. deɪl ˈhɑlɪs frəm ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈɪrəˌgeɪtərz grup sɛd paʊər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz əˈʤəstɪd ðɛr ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər ðə lɔs əv ˈpipəl laɪk ˈmɪstər ˈgrɪfɪn frəm ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, ənd ˈoʊvər taɪm, ðət wʊd ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə kəmˈjunɪti. lʊk æt ɪt frəm jʊr oʊn pərˈspɛktɪv, du ðə ˈnəmbərz, ənd ɪf ɪt suts tɪ goʊ ɔf grɪd ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju nid tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd. deɪl ˈhɑlɪs, ˈriʤənəl ˈɪrəˌgeɪtərz grup hi sɛd ɪt wɑz nɑt ən ˈizi dɪˈsɪʒən fər ðə ˈgrɪfɪn ˈfæməli tɪ meɪk, bət ɪt ʃoʊd haʊ ˈdɛspərɪt ˈpraɪˌmɛri prəˈdusərz wər tɪ rɪˈdus ðɛr kɔsts. "ɪts bɪn ə hɑrd dɪˈsɪʒən fər fər ðə tɪ meɪk bət ˈəltəmətli wɪθ ðə praɪs əv paʊər wɛr ɪts gɔn, ənd wɛr ɪts bɪn, ənd wɛr ɪt pəˈtɛnʃəli wɪl hɛd ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ɪts ˌəndərˈstændəbəl," hi sɛd. "ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈsɪmptəm əv wɛr ˈægrɪˌkəlʧərz ˈhɛdɪŋ. "wiv æst ˈɛnərʤi ənd ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ rɪˈdus ðə paʊər kɔsts, ðeɪ ˈhævənt, ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt ˈɪrəˌgeɪtərz ənd ˈpipəl laɪk ðə wɪl meɪk ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd wɪl goʊ ɔf grɪd. "ðə ənˈfɔrʧənət θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət ɪz ðət ðə weɪ ðə paʊər praɪs ɪz strək, gɑt ə ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈrɛvəˌnu soʊ ɪts wən lɛs ˈkəstəmər ɔn ðə grɪd tɪ hɛlp peɪ ðə bɪl tɪ soʊ wɪl ɔl ˈsəfər ən ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl ˌɪnˈkris ɪn praɪs bɪˈkəz əv ɪt." ˈmɪstər ˈhɑlɪs sɛd ðə frəˈstreɪʃən fər ˈmɛni ˈɪrəˌgeɪtərz wɑz ðeɪ prɪˈfərd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə grɪd ɛz ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl sɔrs əv paʊər, bət ɪt hæd bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈkɔstli ˈmɛni wər ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz ðɛr krɑps, ˈrəðər ðən peɪ ˈbɪgər bɪlz. hi sɛd ˈəltəmətli, ðoʊz ðət kænt əˈfɔrd tɪ goʊ ɔf ðə grɪd wɪl ɛnd əp peɪɪŋ ðə praɪs. "ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈhæpənd wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊlər ɔn rufs ənd ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpərpəsɪz," hi sɛd. "ðə ˈkɑrənt dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ həz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪtən ə ˈpeɪpər ɔn ə θɪŋ kɔld ðə dɛθ ˈspaɪrəl, wɪʧ ɪz wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk hir ɪn kˈwinzˌlænd. "lʊk æt ɪt frəm jʊr oʊn pərˈspɛktɪv, du ðə ˈnəmbərz, ənd ɪf ɪt suts tɪ goʊ ɔf grɪd ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ju nid tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd."
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amy goodman: we turn to a stunning new exposé for mother jones magazine looking at the world of privately run prisons.
jennifer calahan: no structure. unsafe. just a bad place. hell, in a can.
shane bauer: this prison is crazy, beyond anything i ever imagined.
amy goodman: mother jones senior reporter shane bauer spent four months working undercover last year as a guard at winn correctional facility. it was not first time behind bars. between 2009 and '11, he spent nearly two years locked up in an iranian prison as one of the jailed american hikers. louisiana's winn correctional facility is the oldest privately operated prison in the country and sits in the state that holds the distinction as having the highest incarceration than 800 prisoners per louisiana residents. during shane investigation, winn was run by the corrections corporation of america, the private prison operator. in one of the videos in the mother jones series, bauer explains how he landed the job using his own name and personal information, despite his years as an journalist.
shane bauer: i put in an application with the corrections corporation of america for prison guard jobs. a week later, i start getting calls. i was surprised how quickly it happened. i know how long going to be doing this. i know where going to take me. i know what my job will entail.
narration: november 2014, shane bauer applied to be a guard at corrections corporation of america, the private prison company. he used his real name and personal information.
shane bauer: this company and these big private prison companies, in general, are kind of notoriously secretive.
margaret regan: corrections corporation of america began around 1983.
al jazeera reporter 1:, the geo group and operate more than 130 facilities nationwide.
al jazeera reporter 2: the combined revenues of these two companies reached $3.3 billion in 2014.
amy goodman: shane story offers a look at the for-profit prison industry, exposing conditions that include violence among prisoners, poor medical and mental healthcare for even the sickest prisoners, mismanagement, lack of training for staff.
well, for more, we go directly to shane bauer, joining us from san francisco.
welcome to democracy now!, shane.
shane bauer: thanks for having me, amy.
amy goodman: talk about this process that you went astounding, given that you yourself were imprisoned for almost two years, that you decided go back into prison as a prison guard.
shane bauer: well, i had been reporting on prisons for several years and was constantly coming up against a wall. very difficult to get information from prisons in the united states. you know, if you go inside, on kind of carefully scripted tours. records requests sometimes take months; sometimes they come back at all. and there have been occasional reports about private prisons from the department of justice, some media reports showing higher levels of violence than other prisons, you know, a high degree of understaffing. so, i had the idea to put in an application, specifically at a private prison company. these private prisons are even more secretive than their public counterparts. a lot of public access laws apply to these prisons because they are not public institutions.
so, i went online, filled out an application for the corrections corporation of america using, you know, my real name and personal information. and i was getting calls within a week and doing interviews on the phone. these interviews were, you know, the kind of interview you might expect from a wal-mart. they ask me about why i wanted to work in a prison. they ask me about my job history. they would just ask me questions like, you know, “if your supervisor tells you to do something you want to do, how would you respond?” the only only question that i actually was asked that had to do with prison was “what is your idea of customer service, and how does it apply to inmates?”
amy goodman: i want to turn to another clip from the video that accompanies your stories in mother jones. this offers a look at, louisiana, near the winn correctional facility.
shane bauer: this part of america in particular is very poor. the main employers in the area are the lumber mill, wal-mart and.
winnfield resident 1: really not too many jobs. you actually have to go out of town to find a job.
winnfield resident 2: logging woods or lumber mills.
winnfield resident 3: either you have a job or selling dope. and it.
shane bauer: so people are willing to take a very dangerous job for $9 or $10 an hour.
amy goodman: so, shane, talk about going into the jail, who the prison guards are, who the prisoners are.
shane bauer: well, winn has about inmates. a prison. the average sentence there is 19 years. people are in know, about 55 percent of the prisoners are there for violent crimes. i met prisoners that were there for having too many duis. so, kind of a wide range of crimes.
the guards are mostly poor people from the town. $9-an-hour job. and the know, the average income, family income, in the town is $25,000 a year. and despite how poor the town was, the prison had a really hard time keeping up staff. people would start the job and leave pretty quickly. there was a really high rate of turnover. there were also a set of staff that were people who had kind of been in law enforcement or corrections and had been disciplined for prior infractions. i met one guard who had worked in a juvenile detention center and had been let go after he a kid and shattered his jaw. so this kind of set of people who get work elsewhere, so they take this job. when i was in training, the head of training actually said to said, you know, “people say that is scraping of the bottom of the barrel, but not really true. but if you are breathing and you have a license and willing to work, then willing to hire you.”
amy goodman: tear the exposure to tear gas in the prison.
shane bauer: well, while i was in training, i had to be exposed to tear gas to kind of prepare us in know, in case we were exposed to it inside. and when i worked in the prison, i saw a lot of use of pepper spray. there was a kind of corporate tactical team that was sent in during the time that i was there. and when they came in, the assistant warden said to us in a morning said, “i believe that pain increases the intelligence of the stupid. and if these inmates want to act stupid, then going to give them some pain to increase their intelligence level.” and during the time that i was there, used three times more chemical spray and tear the runner-up in louisiana.
amy goodman: during your undercover investigation of winn correctional facility, shane, you came across a prisoner who had lost his fingers and legs due to lack of proper medical care.
robert l. marrero: mr. scott complained about that for months to the medical staff at winn. they gave him equivalent of a couple of motrin and told him to go away.
robert scott: never saw a doctor. the whole time.
shane bauer: now suing the prison.
jennifer calahan: the people that are working there as nurses and all that, really not that qualified.
robert l. marrero: doctors they can hire. doctors who are more or less affordable. i did some background checking on them, and one of them was a pediatrician who had lost his privileges to treat children.
amy goodman: said it “is committed to ensuring that all individuals entrusted to our care have appropriate access to medical services as needed,” unquote. shane bauer?
shane bauer: well, robert scott, you know, he had lost his legs and fingers to gangrene. and i ended up getting access to his medical records through his legal case, and it showed that he had made multiple requests to see a doctor. he would go to the infirmary complaining of intense pain. you know, his foot was blackening. and he was just given motrin. and he was trying to go to the hospital, but he kept getting sent back. he says that he was accused of faking it, which was something i heard a lot at winn. and, you know, part of the issue is that, when they send prisoners to the hospital, they have to foot the bill. the state does not cover this cost. so, you know, when bringing in $34 per inmate per day, taking them to the hospital is a huge expense.
amy goodman: going to talk about prison breaks, escapes, riots, when we come back. talking to shane bauer, who has this exclusive full issue of mother jones, investigation of prison in louisiana. headlined “my four months as a private prison guard,” chronicling his time as an undercover correctional officer at the louisiana winn correctional center, run by. stay with us.
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amy goodman: “umi says” by bey, here on democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. amy goodman, as we talk to shane bauer, the undercover investigative journalist who served four years as a months as a prison guard in a for-profit prison in louisiana run by, the corrections corporation of america. during time as a guard at the winn correctional facility, there was an escape of a prisoner. in this clip, shane talks about the incident and speaks with former winn prison guards david and jennifer calahan.
shane bauer: today was my day of training, and i found out as soon as i got to the prison that yesterday there was an escape.
dave: he was out there on the small yard, on the we call the basketball side, where you, you know, play basketball.
jennifer calahan: he was able to climb over the fence.
dave: he went up the fence, got on the roof of the building, the double fence, 12-, high, something like that, climbed up it, got over both razor wires.
shane bauer: ran through the forest, stole a truck.
dave: got on the road, got stopped at a roadblock. because of his nervousness, he gave himself away, got busted.
shane bauer: the prison staff actually know that he escaped for two, three hours.
dave: not enough people for security.
shane bauer: there are four or five guard towers around the prison. and around four years ago, the company decided to replace the guards in those towers with cameras. if there had been guards in those towers, they would have almost certainly seen somebody trying to jump the fence.
dave: no “if”s, “and”s, “but”s about it.
amy goodman: shane bauer, talk more about this and what happens with escapes.
shane bauer: well, when i was working at winn, i would come in every morning at and go to a morning meeting, where all security staff that were showing up for the shift would, you know, show up at this meeting. and there were days that there were 24 guards. you know, some days there might have been 28. this is for inmates. this is far below the number of guards that is required to have by its contract.
so, you know, this person, in the middle of the day, was able to climb over a fence without anybody seeing him. it was hours before they even knew that he was gone. when the perimeter alarm went off in the control room, the person who is watching the cameras just turned the alarm off and went back to what she was doing. and, you know, this goes back to some of the issues with training. i went through four weeks of training there. some days we literally sat there all day long doing nothing. many days we would get two hours where somebody would be standing in front of us reading company policy. you know, i felt very to really go into this job when i started.
amy goodman: shane, while you were at winn, tensions grew high at the facility. in this mother jones video, it goes inside during the turmoil.
shane bauer: the prison has been on lockdown for about a week. has sent in sort teams from its prisons around the country to try to bring winn under control.
“corner store”: sort team is like a wrecking crew. you know, they dress them all in black. they normally whoop ass first and take names later.
shane bauer: basically going throughout the entire prison very thoroughly and methodically.
jennifer calahan: tear the mattresses up, tear the vents they need to do to find any contraband.
shane bauer: inmates, searching toilets, searching their lockers. people are getting angry. lashing out. i thought that there was going to be a riot in the unit that i work in.
cca employee: if we want to act like refugees and animals, then we can do—
prisoner 1: not acting like it. how being treated.
cca employee: listen to what saying.
prisoner 1: how being treated. we got nothing.
shane bauer: they were supposed to get canteen today, which they had for three weeks. they just kind of start freaking out. they said, “no cos are going to come on the tier. not doing count. not cooperating. going to riot.”
prisoner 2: this is the incompetence causing these problems, the inability to be able to run this place in a professional manner. the people here are so lazy, from word say go. and their solution to the problem is, lock everybody down. come on, man. you need a brainiac, somebody that could think, somebody that could come in here with finesse and run the prison and deal with these problems.
amy goodman: so, shane bauer, talk about what ultimately happened.
shane bauer: well, there had been a i was there, there was more and more stabbings. there, you know, were weeks that there were multiple stabbings happening. and i saw people stab each other in front of me. and when i was in training, we were told that when we see two inmates stabbing each other, our job is just to tell them to stop, and radio for backup. not meant to intervene. our trainer told us that not worth it, we make enough money to put ourself in that situation, and that important is that we go home at the end of the day. he actually said to us, “if these fools want to cut each other up, happy cutting.”
the prison was really dangerous. after these tactical teams, the sort teams, came in, they swept through the prison and, you know, were searching for contraband and weapons. they found, in the first two months of the year, 200 weapons at winn. more than 20 times more than angola, the prison in louisiana. this violence, the escape, a lot of the incidents that were happening at winn drew the attention of the state department of corrections, so they also eventually took over. so, at one point, the prison was being run by corporate tactical teams and guards from around the state, as well as the local staff.
amy goodman: shane, democracy now! reached out to the corrections corporation of america for response to your article. director of public affairs jonathan burns issued a statement. it reads, in part, quote, “this story, how it was developed and what ultimately was published says more about the activist agenda and the low journalistic standards than it does about our company or the very real challenges facing our criminal justice system in america. from the start, mother jones clearly intended to publish a deliberate hit piece to advance a predetermined premise at the expense of numerous laws, widely accepted journalistic standards, a fully informed readership and even the safety and security of a correctional facility. this point is underscored by the numerous examples in the piece in which the reporter clearly admits failing to perform the security duties of his job, which were intended to keep inmates and his colleagues safe.” again, those the words of the director of public affairs for the corrections corporation of america, jonathan burns. your response, shane bauer?
shane bauer: when i started at winn, my job was to work as a prison guard. i was was pointed out for promotion within just a few months. right before i left, i was offered a promotion. and the culture at winn was one where guards did not do security checks. there were guards that were recording that security checks were happening every half hour, which is what was required. so that meant that guards were required to walk through the units, to walk through the dorms, and just check up on everybody. that happen. there enough staff for that to happen. when i went to winn, i noted and documented in detail what i saw. and while i was at winn, one guard that i worked with actually said to me, “i wish that an investigative reporter would come and investigate this prison.” there was widespread frustration, not just with inmates, but also with staff, on how the company was running the prison. and the things that i saw were long-standing. i mean, these were not issues that started when i arrived there.
amy goodman: shane, the video you have from inside, explain how you got it.
shane bauer: well, my lawyer would not be happy with me if i talk in detail about where that video comes from. i, you know, have to protect mother jones and our sources from retaliation. but i will say that it was very important to me, given the stakes of this investigation, to document very accurately what was happening there and what i was seeing and hearing people say.
amy goodman: and you even write about a pen that you used, that you put in your shirt, that was an audio recorder.
shane bauer: i did have recording devices while i was working there.
amy goodman: shane, your undercover investigation in winn correctional facility ended suddenly, when your colleague, james west, was arrested filming outside the prison. this is footage of the arrest.
police officer 1: his name must be james west.
police officer 2: what kind of pictures you got there?
james west: my pictures, sir.
police officer 2: what you took here belong to you. you got it on a card?
james west: uh-huh.
police officer 2: have it.
james west: no, sir. not going to show you that.
police officer 2: i will take everything you got. whoa, come here. hey, come here. hey.
james west: you take my camera.
police officer 2: going to tell you one time to hand me the camera. you hand me that.
police officer 1: i think the best thing to do is just seize his camera.
police officer 2: i think so.
police officer 1: and get a search warrant, and look at them pictures.
police officer 2: if you want to give it to me, i will take it.
james west: what am i being arrested for?
police officer 2: trespassing.
police officer 1: trespassing. you want to go ahead and put your hands behind your back.
james west: cooperating and—
police officer 2: no, not cooperating.
police officer 1: no, you. you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. welcome to the free state of winn.
amy goodman: shane, this brought your investigation to an end. explain what happened.
shane bauer: i, you know, went home that night to get some sleep, because i had to work the next morning at the prison, and found out in the middle of the night that james had been arrested. he spent 24 hours in jail. and when he was released, we basically packed up my apartment and headed straight to texas. i called in and resigned. and the head of know, she said that she was surprised to hear that i was quitting, because she thought that i was going to promote. and it shortly—
amy goodman: to were going to be promoted?
shane bauer: right, right.
amy goodman: shane, we only have a minute, and i just wanted to ask if you could talk about how you, yourself, were affected by being a guard, from being a prisoner in iran to being a guard here, and your changing mentality?
shane bauer: that, the psychological aspect of working there, ended up taking most of my energy. you know, i went in there as a reporter, and over time, more and more of my attention was focused on the job of being a guard, which was extremely difficult. i was working in a unit with 350 prisoners with just one other floor officer. and i saw myself, over time, harden and become more and more strict and really just numb to the needs of the prisoners. i was focused on how to get through and how to survive in this really dangerous environment.
amy goodman: well, shane, i want to thank you for being with us. link to the whole issue of mother jones magazine and the amazing reports, video reports, from james west. shane bauer, senior reporter at mother jones. his most recent article is titled “my four months as a private prison guard,” chronicling his time as an undercover correctional officer at winn correctional center, run by the corrections corporation of america. shane is also of the memoir a sliver of light: three americans imprisoned in iran.
and that does it for our show. happy birthday jon randolph. democracy now! has a news producer and a senior video news producer position open. check it out at democracynow.org. be speaking in chicago on friday night. go to our website at democracynow.org.
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ðɪs ɪz ə rəʃ ˈtrænˌskrɪpt. ˈkɑpi meɪ nɑt bi ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪnəl fɔrm. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wi tərn tɪ ə ˈstənɪŋ nu exposé*é fər ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈmægəˌzin ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə wərld əv ˈpraɪvətli rən ˈprɪzənz. ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkæləhæn: noʊ ˈstrəkʧər. ənˈseɪf. ʤɪst ə bæd pleɪs. hɛl, ɪn ə kən. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðɪs ˈprɪzən ɪz ˈkreɪzi, bɪɔnd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ ˈɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈsinjər rɪˈpɔrtər ʃeɪn baʊər spɛnt fɔr mənθs ˈwərkɪŋ ˌəndərˈkəvər læst jɪr ɛz ə gɑrd æt wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti. ɪt wɑz nɑt fərst taɪm bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz. bɪtˈwin 2009 ənd 11 hi spɛnt ˈnɪrli tu jɪrz lɑkt əp ɪn ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈprɪzən ɛz wən əv ðə ʤeɪld əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhaɪkərz. luˌiziˈænəz wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti ɪz ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈpraɪvətli ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ˈprɪzən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ənd sɪts ɪn ðə steɪt ðət hoʊldz ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ðə haɪəst ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən ðən 800 ˈprɪzənərz pər luˌiziˈænə ˈrɛzɪdənts. ˈdʊrɪŋ ʃeɪn ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, wɪn wɑz rən baɪ ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzən ˈɑpərˌeɪtər. ɪn wən əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊz ɪn ðə ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈsɪriz, baʊər ɪkˈspleɪnz haʊ hi ˈlændɪd ðə ʤɑb ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz oʊn neɪm ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz jɪrz ɛz ən ˈʤərnəlɪst. ʃeɪn baʊər: aɪ pʊt ɪn ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə fər ˈprɪzən gɑrd ʤɑbz. ə wik ˈleɪtər, aɪ stɑrt ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔlz. aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd haʊ kˈwɪkli ɪt ˈhæpənd. aɪ noʊ haʊ lɔŋ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi duɪŋ ðɪs. aɪ noʊ wɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk mi. aɪ noʊ wət maɪ ʤɑb wɪl ɛnˈteɪl. nɛˈreɪʃən: noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 ʃeɪn baʊər əˈplaɪd tɪ bi ə gɑrd æt kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzən ˈkəmpəˌni. hi juzd hɪz ril neɪm ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðɪs ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðiz bɪg ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzən ˈkəmpəˌniz, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ər kaɪnd əv noʊˈtɔriəsli ˈsikrətɪv. ˈmɑrgərɪt ˈrigən: kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə bɪˈgæn əraʊnd 1983 æl ʤəˈzirə rɪˈpɔrtər 1, ðə ˈʤioʊ grup ənd ˈɔpərˌeɪt mɔr ðən 130 fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd. æl ʤəˈzirə rɪˈpɔrtər 2 ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈrɛvəˌnuz əv ðiz tu ˈkəmpəˌniz riʧt ˈbɪljən ɪn 2014 ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn ˈstɔri ˈɔfərz ə lʊk æt ðə ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈprɪzən ˈɪndəstri, ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ðət ˌɪnˈklud ˈvaɪələns əˈməŋ ˈprɪzənərz, pur ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd ˈmɛntəl ˈhɛlθˌkɛr fər ˈivɪn ðə ˈsɪkəst ˈprɪzənərz, mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt, læk əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər stæf. wɛl, fər mɔr, wi goʊ dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ʃeɪn baʊər, ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs frəm sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ˈwɛlkəm tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ!, ʃeɪn. ʃeɪn baʊər: θæŋks fər ˈhævɪŋ mi, ˈeɪmi. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ju wɛnt əˈstaʊndɪŋ, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ju ˈjɔrsɛlf wər ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu jɪrz, ðət ju ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd goʊ bæk ˈɪntu ˈprɪzən ɛz ə ˈprɪzən gɑrd. ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, aɪ hæd bɪn rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn ˈprɪzənz fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ənd wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈkəmɪŋ əp əˈgɛnst ə wɔl. ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈprɪzənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ju noʊ, ɪf ju goʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ɔn kaɪnd əv ˈkɛrfəli ˈskrɪptɪd tʊrz. ˈrɛkərdz rɪkˈwɛsts ˈsəmˌtaɪmz teɪk mənθs; ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðeɪ kəm bæk æt ɔl. ənd ðɛr hæv bɪn ɔˈkeɪʒənəl rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzənz frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs, səm ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts ʃoʊɪŋ haɪər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈvaɪələns ðən ˈəðər ˈprɪzənz, ju noʊ, ə haɪ dɪˈgri əv understaffing*. soʊ, aɪ hæd ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ pʊt ɪn ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, spəˈsɪfɪkli æt ə ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzən ˈkəmpəˌni. ðiz ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzənz ər ˈivɪn mɔr ˈsikrətɪv ðən ðɛr ˈpəblɪk ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. ə lɔt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈækˌsɛs lɔz əˈplaɪ tɪ ðiz ˈprɪzənz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. soʊ, aɪ wɛnt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, fɪld aʊt ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈjuzɪŋ, ju noʊ, maɪ ril neɪm ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ənd aɪ wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔlz wɪˈθɪn ə wik ənd duɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌjuz ɔn ðə foʊn. ðiz ˈɪntərvˌjuz wər, ju noʊ, ðə kaɪnd əv ˈɪntərvˌju ju maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. ðeɪ æsk mi əˈbaʊt waɪ aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wərk ɪn ə ˈprɪzən. ðeɪ æsk mi əˈbaʊt maɪ ʤɑb ˈhɪstəri. ðeɪ wʊd ʤɪst æsk mi kˈwɛsʧənz laɪk, ju noʊ, jʊr ˈsupərˌvaɪzər tɛlz ju tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ju wɔnt tɪ du, haʊ wʊd ju respond?”*?” ðə ˈoʊnli ˈoʊnli kˈwɛʃən ðət aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli wɑz æst ðət hæd tɪ du wɪθ ˈprɪzən wɑz ɪz jʊr aɪˈdiə əv ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs, ənd haʊ dɪz ɪt əˈplaɪ tɪ inmates?”*?” ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: aɪ wɔnt tɪ tərn tɪ əˈnəðər klɪp frəm ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət əˈkəmpəniz jʊr ˈstɔriz ɪn ˈməðər ʤoʊnz. ðɪs ˈɔfərz ə lʊk æt, luˌiziˈænə, nɪr ðə wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðɪs pɑrt əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɪz ˈvɛri pur. ðə meɪn ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ər ðə ˈləmbər mɪl, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ənd. ˈrɛzɪdənt 1 ˈrɪli nɑt tu ˈmɛni ʤɑbz. ju ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv tɪ goʊ aʊt əv taʊn tɪ faɪnd ə ʤɑb. ˈrɛzɪdənt 2 ˈlɔgɪŋ wʊdz ər ˈləmbər mɪlz. ˈrɛzɪdənt 3 ˈiðər ju hæv ə ʤɑb ər ˈsɛlɪŋ doʊp. ənd ɪt. ʃeɪn baʊər: soʊ ˈpipəl ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ə ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs ʤɑb fər 9 ər 10 ən aʊər. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, ʃeɪn, tɔk əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ʤeɪl, hu ðə ˈprɪzən gɑrdz ər, hu ðə ˈprɪzənərz ər. ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, wɪn həz əˈbaʊt ˈɪnˌmeɪts. ə ˈprɪzən. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈsɛntəns ðɛr ɪz 19 jɪrz. ˈpipəl ər ɪn noʊ, əˈbaʊt 55 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈprɪzənərz ər ðɛr fər ˈvaɪələnt kraɪmz. aɪ mɛt ˈprɪzənərz ðət wər ðɛr fər ˈhævɪŋ tu ˈmɛni ˈdiˈjuˈaɪz. soʊ, kaɪnd əv ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv kraɪmz. ðə gɑrdz ər ˈmoʊstli pur ˈpipəl frəm ðə taʊn. ʤɑb. ənd ðə noʊ, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈɪnˌkəm, ˈfæməli ˈɪnˌkəm, ɪn ðə taʊn ɪz ə jɪr. ənd dɪˈspaɪt haʊ pur ðə taʊn wɑz, ðə ˈprɪzən hæd ə ˈrɪli hɑrd taɪm ˈkipɪŋ əp stæf. ˈpipəl wʊd stɑrt ðə ʤɑb ənd liv ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈrɪli haɪ reɪt əv ˈtərˌnoʊvər. ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ ə sɛt əv stæf ðət wər ˈpipəl hu hæd kaɪnd əv bɪn ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ər kərˈɛkʃənz ənd hæd bɪn ˈdɪsəplənd fər praɪər ˌɪnˈfrækʃənz. aɪ mɛt wən gɑrd hu hæd wərkt ɪn ə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ənd hæd bɪn lɛt goʊ ˈæftər hi ə kɪd ənd ˈʃætərd hɪz ʤɔ. soʊ ðɪs kaɪnd əv sɛt əv ˈpipəl hu gɪt wərk ˈɛlsˌwɛr, soʊ ðeɪ teɪk ðɪs ʤɑb. wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ðə hɛd əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛd tɪ sɛd, ju noʊ, seɪ ðət ɪz ˈskreɪpɪŋ əv ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈbɛrəl, bət nɑt ˈrɪli tru. bət ɪf ju ər ˈbriðɪŋ ənd ju hæv ə ˈlaɪsəns ənd ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk, ðɛn ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ haɪər you.”*.” ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: tɪr ðə ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ tɪr gæs ɪn ðə ˈprɪzən. ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, waɪl aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, aɪ hæd tɪ bi ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ tɪr gæs tɪ kaɪnd əv priˈpɛr ˈjuˈɛs ɪn noʊ, ɪn keɪs wi wər ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ənd wɪn aɪ wərkt ɪn ðə ˈprɪzən, aɪ sɔ ə lɔt əv juz əv ˈpɛpər spreɪ. ðɛr wɑz ə kaɪnd əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈtæktɪkəl tim ðət wɑz sɛnt ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm ðət aɪ wɑz ðɛr. ənd wɪn ðeɪ keɪm ɪn, ðə əˈsɪstənt ˈwɔrdən sɛd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ sɛd, bɪˈliv ðət peɪn ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əv ðə ˈstupɪd. ənd ɪf ðiz ˈɪnˌmeɪts wɔnt tɪ ækt ˈstupɪd, ðɛn goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ðɛm səm peɪn tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns level.”*.” ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə taɪm ðət aɪ wɑz ðɛr, juzd θri taɪmz mɔr ˈkɛmɪkəl spreɪ ənd tɪr ðə ˈrənərˌəp ɪn luˌiziˈænə. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ˈdʊrɪŋ jʊr ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti, ʃeɪn, ju keɪm əˈkrɔs ə ˈprɪzənər hu hæd lɔst hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz ənd lɛgz du tɪ læk əv ˈprɑpər ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr. ˈrɑbərt ɛl. ˌmɑˈrɛroʊ: ˈmɪstər. skɑt kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ðət fər mənθs tɪ ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf æt wɪn. ðeɪ geɪv ɪm ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈmoʊtrɪn ənd toʊld ɪm tɪ goʊ əˈweɪ. ˈrɑbərt skɑt: ˈnɛvər sɔ ə ˈdɔktər. ðə hoʊl taɪm. ʃeɪn baʊər: naʊ suɪŋ ðə ˈprɪzən. ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkæləhæn: ðə ˈpipəl ðət ər ˈwərkɪŋ ðɛr ɛz ˈnərsɪz ənd ɔl ðət, ˈrɪli nɑt ðət kˈwɑləˌfaɪd. ˈrɑbərt ɛl. ˌmɑˈrɛroʊ: ˈdɑktərz ðeɪ kən haɪər. ˈdɑktərz hu ər mɔr ər lɛs əˈfɔrdəbəl. aɪ dɪd səm ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˈʧɛkɪŋ ɔn ðɛm, ənd wən əv ðɛm wɑz ə ˌpidiəˈtrɪʃən hu hæd lɔst hɪz ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz tɪ trit ˈʧɪldrən. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: sɛd ɪt kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ɔl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɛnˈtrəstɪd tɪ ɑr kɛr hæv əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ɛz needed,”*,” ˈənkˈwoʊt. ʃeɪn baʊər? ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, ˈrɑbərt skɑt, ju noʊ, hi hæd lɔst hɪz lɛgz ənd ˈfɪŋgərz tɪ ˈgængrin. ənd aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ hɪz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛkərdz θru hɪz ˈligəl keɪs, ənd ɪt ʃoʊd ðət hi hæd meɪd ˈməltəpəl rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ si ə ˈdɔktər. hi wʊd goʊ tɪ ðə ɪnˈfərməri kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əv ˌɪnˈtɛns peɪn. ju noʊ, hɪz fʊt wɑz ˈblækənɪŋ. ənd hi wɑz ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪn ˈmoʊtrɪn. ənd hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, bət hi kɛpt ˈgɪtɪŋ sɛnt bæk. hi sɪz ðət hi wɑz əˈkjuzd əv ˈfeɪkɪŋ ɪt, wɪʧ wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ hərd ə lɔt æt wɪn. ənd, ju noʊ, pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ðət, wɪn ðeɪ sɛnd ˈprɪzənərz tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ðeɪ hæv tɪ fʊt ðə bɪl. ðə steɪt dɪz nɑt ˈkəvər ðɪs kɔst. soʊ, ju noʊ, wɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn 34 pər ˈɪnˌmeɪt pər deɪ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪz ə juʤ ɪkˈspɛns. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: goʊɪŋ tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈprɪzən breɪks, ɪˈskeɪps, raɪəts, wɪn wi kəm bæk. ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ʃeɪn baʊər, hu həz ðɪs ɪkˈsklusɪv fʊl ˈɪʃu əv ˈməðər ʤoʊnz, ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈprɪzən ɪn luˌiziˈænə. ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd fɔr mənθs ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzən guard,”*,” ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ hɪz taɪm ɛz ən ˌəndərˈkəvər kərˈɛkʃənəl ˈɔfɪsər æt ðə luˌiziˈænə wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl ˈsɛnər, rən baɪ. steɪ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. [breɪk] ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: says”*” baɪ beɪ, hir ɔn dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ!, democracynow.org*, ðə wɔr ənd pis rɪˈpɔrt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən, ɛz wi tɔk tɪ ʃeɪn baʊər, ðə ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv ˈʤərnəlɪst hu sərvd fɔr jɪrz ɛz ə mənθs ɛz ə ˈprɪzən gɑrd ɪn ə ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈprɪzən ɪn luˌiziˈænə rən baɪ, ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈdʊrɪŋ taɪm ɛz ə gɑrd æt ðə wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti, ðɛr wɑz ən ɪˈskeɪp əv ə ˈprɪzənər. ɪn ðɪs klɪp, ʃeɪn tɔks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd spiks wɪθ ˈfɔrmər wɪn ˈprɪzən gɑrdz ˈdeɪvɪd ənd ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkæləhæn. ʃeɪn baʊər: təˈdeɪ wɑz maɪ deɪ əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd aɪ faʊnd aʊt ɛz sun ɛz aɪ gɑt tɪ ðə ˈprɪzən ðət ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðɛr wɑz ən ɪˈskeɪp. deɪv: hi wɑz aʊt ðɛr ɔn ðə smɔl jɑrd, ɔn ðə wi kɔl ðə ˈbæskətˌbɔl saɪd, wɛr ju, ju noʊ, pleɪ ˈbæskətˌbɔl. ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkæləhæn: hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ klaɪm ˈoʊvər ðə fɛns. deɪv: hi wɛnt əp ðə fɛns, gɑt ɔn ðə rʊf əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ðə ˈdəbəl fɛns, 12 haɪ, ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət, klaɪmd əp ɪt, gɑt ˈoʊvər boʊθ ˈreɪzər waɪərz. ʃeɪn baʊər: ræn θru ðə ˈfɔrɪst, stoʊl ə trək. deɪv: gɑt ɔn ðə roʊd, gɑt stɑpt æt ə ˈroʊdˌblɑk. bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ˈnərvəsnəs, hi geɪv hɪmˈsɛlf əˈweɪ, gɑt ˈbəstɪd. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðə ˈprɪzən stæf ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊ ðət hi ɪˈskeɪpt fər tu, θri aʊərz. deɪv: nɑt ɪˈnəf ˈpipəl fər sɪˈkjʊrəti. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðɛr ər fɔr ər faɪv gɑrd taʊərz əraʊnd ðə ˈprɪzən. ənd əraʊnd fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə gɑrdz ɪn ðoʊz taʊərz wɪθ ˈkæmərəz. ɪf ðɛr hæd bɪn gɑrdz ɪn ðoʊz taʊərz, ðeɪ wʊd hæv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli sin ˈsəmˌbɑdi traɪɪŋ tɪ ʤəmp ðə fɛns. deɪv: noʊ ““if”s*, ““and”s*, əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn baʊər, tɔk mɔr əˈbaʊt ðɪs ənd wət ˈhæpənz wɪθ ɪˈskeɪps. ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ æt wɪn, aɪ wʊd kəm ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt ənd goʊ tɪ ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ, wɛr ɔl sɪˈkjʊrəti stæf ðət wər ʃoʊɪŋ əp fər ðə ʃɪft wʊd, ju noʊ, ʃoʊ əp æt ðɪs ˈmitɪŋ. ənd ðɛr wər deɪz ðət ðɛr wər 24 gɑrdz. ju noʊ, səm deɪz ðɛr maɪt hæv bɪn 28 ðɪs ɪz fər ˈɪnˌmeɪts. ðɪs ɪz fɑr bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈnəmbər əv gɑrdz ðət ɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ hæv baɪ ɪts ˈkɑnˌtrækt. soʊ, ju noʊ, ðɪs ˈpərsən, ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə deɪ, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ klaɪm ˈoʊvər ə fɛns wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛnibədi siɪŋ ɪm. ɪt wɑz aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈivɪn nu ðət hi wɑz gɔn. wɪn ðə pərˈɪmətər əˈlɑrm wɛnt ɔf ɪn ðə kənˈtroʊl rum, ðə ˈpərsən hu ɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərəz ʤɪst tərnd ðə əˈlɑrm ɔf ənd wɛnt bæk tɪ wət ʃi wɑz duɪŋ. ənd, ju noʊ, ðɪs goʊz bæk tɪ səm əv ðə ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈtreɪnɪŋ. aɪ wɛnt θru fɔr wiks əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðɛr. səm deɪz wi ˈlɪtərəli sæt ðɛr ɔl deɪ lɔŋ duɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ. ˈmɛni deɪz wi wʊd gɪt tu aʊərz wɛr ˈsəmˌbɑdi wʊd bi ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈpɑləsi. ju noʊ, aɪ fɛlt ˈvɛri tɪ ˈrɪli goʊ ˈɪntu ðɪs ʤɑb wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn, waɪl ju wər æt wɪn, ˈtɛnʧənz gru haɪ æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. ɪn ðɪs ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈvɪdioʊ, ɪt goʊz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtərˌmɔɪl. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðə ˈprɪzən həz bɪn ɔn ˈlɑkˌdaʊn fər əˈbaʊt ə wik. həz sɛnt ɪn sɔrt timz frəm ɪts ˈprɪzənz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri tɪ traɪ tɪ brɪŋ wɪn ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl. store”*”: sɔrt tim ɪz laɪk ə ˈrɛkɪŋ kru. ju noʊ, ðeɪ drɛs ðɛm ɔl ɪn blæk. ðeɪ ˈnɔrməli wup æs fərst ənd teɪk neɪmz ˈleɪtər. ʃeɪn baʊər: ˈbeɪsɪkli goʊɪŋ θruaʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɪzən ˈvɛri ˈθəroʊli ənd məˈθɑdɪkəli. ˈʤɛnəfər ˈkæləhæn: tɪr ðə ˈmætrəsɪz əp, tɪr ðə vɛnts ðeɪ nid tɪ du tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni ˈkɑntrəˌbænd. ʃeɪn baʊər: ˈɪnˌmeɪts, ˈsərʧɪŋ ˈtɔɪləts, ˈsərʧɪŋ ðɛr ˈlɑkərz. ˈpipəl ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈæŋgri. ˈlæʃɪŋ aʊt. aɪ θɔt ðət ðɛr wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə raɪət ɪn ðə ˈjunɪt ðət aɪ wərk ɪn. ɪmˈplɔɪi: ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ ækt laɪk ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈænəməlz, ðɛn wi kən do—*— ˈprɪzənər 1 nɑt ˈæktɪŋ laɪk ɪt. haʊ biɪŋ ˈtritɪd. ɪmˈplɔɪi: ˈlɪsən tɪ wət seɪɪŋ. ˈprɪzənər 1 haʊ biɪŋ ˈtritɪd. wi gɑt ˈnəθɪŋ. ʃeɪn baʊər: ðeɪ wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ gɪt kænˈtin təˈdeɪ, wɪʧ ðeɪ hæd fər θri wiks. ðeɪ ʤɪst kaɪnd əv stɑrt ˈfrikɪŋ aʊt. ðeɪ sɛd, kɔs ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm ɔn ðə tir. nɑt duɪŋ kaʊnt. nɑt koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ. goʊɪŋ tɪ riot.”*.” ˈprɪzənər 2 ðɪs ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns ˈkɔzɪŋ ðiz ˈprɑbləmz, ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rən ðɪs pleɪs ɪn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmænər. ðə ˈpipəl hir ər soʊ ˈleɪzi, frəm wərd seɪ goʊ. ənd ðɛr səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, lɑk ˈɛvriˌbɑdi daʊn. kəm ɔn, mæn. ju nid ə brainiac*, ˈsəmˌbɑdi ðət kʊd θɪŋk, ˈsəmˌbɑdi ðət kʊd kəm ɪn hir wɪθ fɪˈnɛs ənd rən ðə ˈprɪzən ənd dil wɪθ ðiz ˈprɑbləmz. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, ʃeɪn baʊər, tɔk əˈbaʊt wət ˈəltəmətli ˈhæpənd. ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, ðɛr hæd bɪn ə aɪ wɑz ðɛr, ðɛr wɑz mɔr ənd mɔr ˈstæbɪŋz. ðɛr, ju noʊ, wər wiks ðət ðɛr wər ˈməltəpəl ˈstæbɪŋz ˈhæpənɪŋ. ənd aɪ sɔ ˈpipəl stæb iʧ ˈəðər ɪn frənt əv mi. ənd wɪn aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, wi wər toʊld ðət wɪn wi si tu ˈɪnˌmeɪts ˈstæbɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər, ɑr ʤɑb ɪz ʤɪst tɪ tɛl ðɛm tɪ stɑp, ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ fər ˈbæˌkəp. nɑt mɛnt tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin. ɑr ˈtreɪnər toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət nɑt wərθ ɪt, wi meɪk ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ pʊt ɑrˈsɛlf ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ənd ðət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪz ðət wi goʊ hoʊm æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ. hi ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ðiz fulz wɔnt tɪ kət iʧ ˈəðər əp, ˈhæpi cutting.”*.” ðə ˈprɪzən wɑz ˈrɪli ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ˈæftər ðiz ˈtæktɪkəl timz, ðə sɔrt timz, keɪm ɪn, ðeɪ swɛpt θru ðə ˈprɪzən ənd, ju noʊ, wər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈkɑntrəˌbænd ənd ˈwɛpənz. ðeɪ faʊnd, ɪn ðə fərst tu mənθs əv ðə jɪr, 200 ˈwɛpənz æt wɪn. mɔr ðən 20 taɪmz mɔr ðən æŋˈgoʊlə, ðə ˈprɪzən ɪn luˌiziˈænə. ðɪs ˈvaɪələns, ðə ɪˈskeɪp, ə lɔt əv ðə ˈɪnsədənts ðət wər ˈhæpənɪŋ æt wɪn dru ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv kərˈɛkʃənz, soʊ ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tʊk ˈoʊvər. soʊ, æt wən pɔɪnt, ðə ˈprɪzən wɑz biɪŋ rən baɪ ˈkɔrpərət ˈtæktɪkəl timz ənd gɑrdz frəm əraʊnd ðə steɪt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈloʊkəl stæf. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn, dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ! riʧt aʊt tɪ ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə fər rɪˈspɑns tɪ jʊr ˈɑrtɪkəl. dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz ˈʤɑnəθən bərnz ˈɪʃud ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ɪt ridz, ɪn pɑrt, kwoʊt, ˈstɔri, haʊ ɪt wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt ənd wət ˈəltəmətli wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt sɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈæktɪvɪst əˈʤɛndə ənd ðə loʊ ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈstændərdz ðən ɪt dɪz əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈkəmpəˌni ər ðə ˈvɛri ril ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɑr ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. frəm ðə stɑrt, ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈklɪrli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ə dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt hɪt pis tɪ ədˈvæns ə ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd ˈprɛmɪs æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈnumərəs lɔz, ˈwaɪdli ækˈsɛptɪd ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk ˈstændərdz, ə ˈfʊli ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ˈridərˌʃɪp ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈseɪfti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ə kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti. ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪz ˌəndərˈskɔrd baɪ ðə ˈnumərəs ɪgˈzæmpəlz ɪn ðə pis ɪn wɪʧ ðə rɪˈpɔrtər ˈklɪrli ədˈmɪts ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈdutiz əv hɪz ʤɑb, wɪʧ wər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kip ˈɪnˌmeɪts ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz safe.”*.” əˈgɛn, ðoʊz ðə wərdz əv ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk əˈfɛrz fər ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈʤɑnəθən bərnz. jʊr rɪˈspɑns, ʃeɪn baʊər? ʃeɪn baʊər: wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd æt wɪn, maɪ ʤɑb wɑz tɪ wərk ɛz ə ˈprɪzən gɑrd. aɪ wɑz wɑz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt fər pərˈmoʊʃən wɪˈθɪn ʤɪst ə fju mənθs. raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ lɛft, aɪ wɑz ˈɔfərd ə pərˈmoʊʃən. ənd ðə ˈkəlʧər æt wɪn wɑz wən wɛr gɑrdz dɪd nɑt du sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧɛks. ðɛr wər gɑrdz ðət wər rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ðət sɪˈkjʊrəti ʧɛks wər ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈɛvəri hæf aʊər, wɪʧ ɪz wət wɑz rikˈwaɪərd. soʊ ðət mɛnt ðət gɑrdz wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ wɔk θru ðə ˈjunɪts, tɪ wɔk θru ðə dɔrmz, ənd ʤɪst ʧɛk əp ɔn ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. ðət ˈhæpən. ðɛr ɪˈnəf stæf fər ðət tɪ ˈhæpən. wɪn aɪ wɛnt tɪ wɪn, aɪ ˈnoʊtɪd ənd ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪn ˈditeɪl wət aɪ sɔ. ənd waɪl aɪ wɑz æt wɪn, wən gɑrd ðət aɪ wərkt wɪθ ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛd tɪ mi, wɪʃ ðət ən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv rɪˈpɔrtər wʊd kəm ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðɪs prison.”*.” ðɛr wɑz ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd frəˈstreɪʃən, nɑt ʤɪst wɪθ ˈɪnˌmeɪts, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ stæf, ɔn haʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈprɪzən. ənd ðə θɪŋz ðət aɪ sɔ wər long-standing*. aɪ min, ðiz wər nɑt ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈstɑrtɪd wɪn aɪ əraɪvd ðɛr. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn, ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ju hæv frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ju gɑt ɪt. ʃeɪn baʊər: wɛl, maɪ ˈlɔjər wʊd nɑt bi ˈhæpi wɪθ mi ɪf aɪ tɔk ɪn ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt wɛr ðət ˈvɪdioʊ kəmz frəm. aɪ, ju noʊ, hæv tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ənd ɑr ˈsɔrsəz frəm riˌtæliˈeɪʃən. bət aɪ wɪl seɪ ðət ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi, ˈgɪvɪn ðə steɪks əv ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ˈvɛri ˈækjərətli wət wɑz ˈhæpənɪŋ ðɛr ənd wət aɪ wɑz siɪŋ ənd ˈhirɪŋ ˈpipəl seɪ. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ju ˈivɪn raɪt əˈbaʊt ə pɛn ðət ju juzd, ðət ju pʊt ɪn jʊr ʃərt, ðət wɑz ən ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdər. ʃeɪn baʊər: aɪ dɪd hæv rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ dɪˈvaɪsɪz waɪl aɪ wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ðɛr. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn, jʊr ˌəndərˈkəvər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪn wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl fəˈsɪlɪti ˈɛndɪd ˈsədənli, wɪn jʊr ˈkɑlig, ʤeɪmz wɛst, wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈfɪlmɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈprɪzən. ðɪs ɪz ˈfʊtɪʤ əv ðə ərˈɛst. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 1 hɪz neɪm məst bi ʤeɪmz wɛst. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 wət kaɪnd əv ˈpɪkʧərz ju gɑt ðɛr? ʤeɪmz wɛst: maɪ ˈpɪkʧərz, sər. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 wət ju tʊk hir bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ju. ju gɑt ɪt ɔn ə kɑrd? ʤeɪmz wɛst: ˈəˈhə. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 hæv ɪt. ʤeɪmz wɛst: noʊ, sər. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ ju ðət. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 aɪ wɪl teɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju gɑt. woʊ, kəm hir. heɪ, kəm hir. heɪ. ʤeɪmz wɛst: ju teɪk maɪ ˈkæmərə. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 goʊɪŋ tɪ tɛl ju wən taɪm tɪ hænd mi ðə ˈkæmərə. ju hænd mi ðət. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 1 aɪ θɪŋk ðə bɛst θɪŋ tɪ du ɪz ʤɪst siz hɪz ˈkæmərə. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 1 ənd gɪt ə sərʧ ˈwɔrənt, ənd lʊk æt ðɛm ˈpɪkʧərz. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪv ɪt tɪ mi, aɪ wɪl teɪk ɪt. ʤeɪmz wɛst: wət æm aɪ biɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd fər? pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 1 ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ. ju wɔnt tɪ goʊ əˈhɛd ənd pʊt jʊr hænz bɪˈhaɪnd jʊr bæk. ʤeɪmz wɛst: koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ and—*— pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 2 noʊ, nɑt koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər 1 noʊ, ju. ju hæv ðə raɪt tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈsaɪlənt. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ju seɪ kən ənd wɪl bi juzd əˈgɛnst ju ɪn ə kɔrt əv lɔ. ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə fri steɪt əv wɪn. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn, ðɪs brɔt jʊr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən tɪ ən ɛnd. ɪkˈspleɪn wət ˈhæpənd. ʃeɪn baʊər: aɪ, ju noʊ, wɛnt hoʊm ðət naɪt tɪ gɪt səm slip, bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd tɪ wərk ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt ðə ˈprɪzən, ənd faʊnd aʊt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt ðət ʤeɪmz hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd. hi spɛnt 24 aʊərz ɪn ʤeɪl. ənd wɪn hi wɑz riˈlist, wi ˈbeɪsɪkli pækt əp maɪ əˈpɑrtmənt ənd ˈhɛdɪd streɪt tɪ ˈtɛksəs. aɪ kɔld ɪn ənd rɪˈzaɪnd. ənd ðə hɛd əv noʊ, ʃi sɛd ðət ʃi wɑz səˈpraɪzd tɪ hir ðət aɪ wɑz kˈwɪtɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ʃi θɔt ðət aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ prəˈmoʊt. ənd ɪt shortly—*— ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: tɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi prəˈmoʊtəd? ʃeɪn baʊər: raɪt, raɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ʃeɪn, wi ˈoʊnli hæv ə ˈmɪnət, ənd aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ æsk ɪf ju kʊd tɔk əˈbaʊt haʊ ju, ˈjɔrsɛlf, wər əˈfɛktɪd baɪ biɪŋ ə gɑrd, frəm biɪŋ ə ˈprɪzənər ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ biɪŋ ə gɑrd hir, ənd jʊr ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ mɛnˈtælɪti? ʃeɪn baʊər: ðət, ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈwərkɪŋ ðɛr, ˈɛndɪd əp ˈteɪkɪŋ moʊst əv maɪ ˈɛnərʤi. ju noʊ, aɪ wɛnt ɪn ðɛr ɛz ə rɪˈpɔrtər, ənd ˈoʊvər taɪm, mɔr ənd mɔr əv maɪ əˈtɛnʃən wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ʤɑb əv biɪŋ ə gɑrd, wɪʧ wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt. aɪ wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə ˈjunɪt wɪθ 350 ˈprɪzənərz wɪθ ʤɪst wən ˈəðər flɔr ˈɔfɪsər. ənd aɪ sɔ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ˈoʊvər taɪm, ˈhɑrdən ənd bɪˈkəm mɔr ənd mɔr strɪkt ənd ˈrɪli ʤɪst nəm tɪ ðə nidz əv ðə ˈprɪzənərz. aɪ wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn haʊ tɪ gɪt θru ənd haʊ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɪn ðɪs ˈrɪli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wɛl, ʃeɪn, aɪ wɔnt tɪ θæŋk ju fər biɪŋ wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. lɪŋk tɪ ðə hoʊl ˈɪʃu əv ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈmægəˌzin ənd ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts, ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈpɔrts, frəm ʤeɪmz wɛst. ʃeɪn baʊər, ˈsinjər rɪˈpɔrtər æt ˈməðər ʤoʊnz. hɪz moʊst ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈtaɪtəld fɔr mənθs ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈprɪzən guard,”*,” ˈkrɑnɪklɪŋ hɪz taɪm ɛz ən ˌəndərˈkəvər kərˈɛkʃənəl ˈɔfɪsər æt wɪn kərˈɛkʃənəl ˈsɛnər, rən baɪ ðə kərˈɛkʃənz ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ʃeɪn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əv ðə ˈmɛmˌwɑr ə sˈlɪvər əv laɪt: θri əˈmɛrɪkənz ˌɪmˈprɪzənd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn. ənd ðət dɪz ɪt fər ɑr ʃoʊ. ˈhæpi ˈbərθˌdeɪ ʤɑn ˈrændɑlf. dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ! həz ə nuz prəˈdusər ənd ə ˈsinjər ˈvɪdioʊ nuz prəˈdusər pəˈzɪʃən ˈoʊpən. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt æt democracynow.org*. bi ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt. goʊ tɪ ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt democracynow.org*.
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the sticker seems to have struck a chord with facebook users. picture: traffic and highway patrol command police force facebook
the sticker seems to have struck a chord with facebook users. picture: traffic and highway patrol command police force facebook
if there's one thing people get fired up about, it's people who drive too slow in the right hand lane.
so it's no surprise that when the traffic and highway patrol command - police force facebook page shared an image of this car's sticker, it struck a chord.
the car was photographed on friday on the northern road, penrith,.
the post, which they "hadenough", has attracted likes and over 160 comments - many of the comments passionately echoing the driver's frustration with slow right lane drivers.
but not everyone was a fan of the sticker.
"i'm tipping he'd be one of the muppets who within seconds while drivers are actually overtaking, giving them a dose of high beam," wrote one facebook commenter.
"don't get me wrong, i'm all for better enforcement of this rule, and i'll keep the hell out of lane 3 on the m4 as much as possible. but, if i'm out there passing a vehicle and i'm pushing a number that's damn close to the limit, just chill till we are both past the slower guy, yeah? i'll move over when we're clear. then you can get back to your 130km/h."
some others pointed out that for the sticker to be effective it would actually have to be written in reverse script on the bonnet so slow right lane drivers could see it in their rear vision mirrors.
the facebook post seems to have reignited the "slow in the right lane" issue that so many people are fired up about.
lena kasparian had an uncomfortable chat with sam on the sunrise program following her rant.
earlier this month sydney mum lena kasparian was fined $300 by police on the weekend for driving too slowly in a right-hand overtaking lane.
in on roads of two or more lanes where the speed limit is greater than 80km/h, motorists must not drive in the right-hand lane unless they are overtaking, turning right, avoiding an obstacle, driving in congested traffic or are otherwise instructed by road signs.
after being pulled over by police for the violation, kasparian recorded herself ranting about the "absolutely disgusting behaviour" of police and uploaded the video to facebook.
her comments drew the ire of countless social media users who blasted her for failing to observe the road rules.
the post went viral and she was subsequently interviewed on sunrise, where host sam could barely hide her disdain for the woman.
kasparian kicked off the interview by giving a to the "trolls" who have been bullying her on facebook.
"had i known [it was going to go viral] i would have at least dressed up and put some makeup on my face and made sure i looked pretty good," the sydney mum said.
the interview then suffered a technical difficulty which took advantage of to throw her first barb at kasparian.
"sorry lena, we've got problems with our satellite link to you," the sunrise said.
"we might try and go back to you because i want to hear what you've got to say because it is illegal and it's very annoying when people drive slowly in the right-hand lane."
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ðə ˈstɪkər simz tɪ hæv strək ə kɔrd wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz. ˈpɪkʧər: ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl kəˈmænd pəˈlis fɔrs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ðə ˈstɪkər simz tɪ hæv strək ə kɔrd wɪθ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈjuzərz. ˈpɪkʧər: ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl kəˈmænd pəˈlis fɔrs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪf ðɛrz wən θɪŋ ˈpipəl gɪt faɪərd əp əˈbaʊt, ɪts ˈpipəl hu draɪv tu sloʊ ɪn ðə raɪt hænd leɪn. soʊ ɪts noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət wɪn ðə ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl kəˈmænd pəˈlis fɔrs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ʃɛrd ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ðɪs kɑrz ˈstɪkər, ɪt strək ə kɔrd. ðə kɑr wɑz ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɔn ðə ˈnɔrðərn roʊd, penrith*,. ðə poʊst, wɪʧ ðeɪ "hadenough*", həz əˈtræktəd laɪks ənd ˈoʊvər 160 ˈkɑmɛnts ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈpæʃənətli ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ðə ˈdraɪvərz frəˈstreɪʃən wɪθ sloʊ raɪt leɪn ˈdraɪvərz. bət nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ə fæn əv ðə ˈstɪkər. "əm ˈtɪpɪŋ hid bi wən əv ðə ˈməpɪts hu wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛkəndz waɪl ˈdraɪvərz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ə doʊs əv haɪ bim," roʊt wən ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈkɑmɛntər. "doʊnt gɪt mi rɔŋ, əm ɔl fər ˈbɛtər ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv ðɪs rul, ənd aɪl kip ðə hɛl aʊt əv leɪn 3 ɔn ðə ˈɛmˈfɔr ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. bət, ɪf əm aʊt ðɛr ˈpæsɪŋ ə ˈviɪkəl ənd əm ˈpʊʃɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər ðæts dæm kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈlɪmət, ʤɪst ʧɪl tɪl wi ər boʊθ pæst ðə sloʊər gaɪ, jæ? aɪl muv ˈoʊvər wɪn wɪr klɪr. ðɛn ju kən gɪt bæk tɪ jʊr 130km/h*." səm ˈəðərz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət fər ðə ˈstɪkər tɪ bi ˈifɛktɪv ɪt wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv tɪ bi ˈrɪtən ɪn rɪˈvərs skrɪpt ɔn ðə ˈbɑnət soʊ sloʊ raɪt leɪn ˈdraɪvərz kʊd si ɪt ɪn ðɛr rɪr ˈvɪʒən ˈmɪrərz. ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊst simz tɪ hæv ˌriɪgˈnaɪtɪd ðə "sloʊ ɪn ðə raɪt leɪn" ˈɪʃu ðət soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər faɪərd əp əˈbaʊt. ˈlinə kəˈspɛriən hæd ən ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ʧæt wɪθ sæm ɔn ðə ˈsənˌraɪz ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hər rænt. ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ˈsɪdni məm ˈlinə kəˈspɛriən wɑz faɪnd 300 baɪ pəˈlis ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd fər ˈdraɪvɪŋ tu sˈloʊli ɪn ə raɪˈthænd ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ leɪn. ɪn ɔn roʊdz əv tu ər mɔr leɪnz wɛr ðə spid ˈlɪmət ɪz ˈgreɪtər ðən 80km/h*, ˈmoʊtərɪsts məst nɑt draɪv ɪn ðə raɪˈthænd leɪn ənˈlɛs ðeɪ ər ˈoʊvərˌteɪkɪŋ, ˈtərnɪŋ raɪt, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ən ˈɑbstəkəl, ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪn kənˈʤɛstɪd ˈtræfɪk ər ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd baɪ roʊd saɪnz. ˈæftər biɪŋ pʊld ˈoʊvər baɪ pəˈlis fər ðə vaɪəˈleɪʃən, kəˈspɛriən rɪˈkɔrdɪd hərˈsɛlf ˈræntɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə "ˌæbsəˈlutli dɪsˈgəstɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər" əv pəˈlis ənd ˈəˌploʊdɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. hər ˈkɑmɛnts dru ðə aɪr əv ˈkaʊntləs ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈjuzərz hu ˈblæstɪd hər fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ əbˈzərv ðə roʊd rulz. ðə poʊst wɛnt ˈvaɪrəl ənd ʃi wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˈɪntərvˌjud ɔn ˈsənˌraɪz, wɛr hoʊst sæm kʊd ˈbɛrli haɪd hər dɪsˈdeɪn fər ðə ˈwʊmən. kəˈspɛriən kɪkt ɔf ðə ˈɪntərvˌju baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ə tɪ ðə "troʊlz" hu hæv bɪn ˈbʊliɪŋ hər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. "hæd aɪ noʊn [ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈvaɪrəl] aɪ wʊd hæv æt list drɛst əp ənd pʊt səm ˈmeɪˌkəp ɔn maɪ feɪs ənd meɪd ʃʊr aɪ lʊkt ˈprɪti gʊd," ðə ˈsɪdni məm sɛd. ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ðɛn ˈsəfərd ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti wɪʧ tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv tɪ θroʊ hər fərst bɑrb æt kəˈspɛriən. "ˈsɑri ˈlinə, wiv gɑt ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ɑr ˈsætəˌlaɪt lɪŋk tɪ ju," ðə ˈsənˌraɪz sɛd. "wi maɪt traɪ ənd goʊ bæk tɪ ju bɪˈkəz aɪ wɔnt tɪ hir wət juv gɑt tɪ seɪ bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈligəl ənd ɪts ˈvɛri əˈnɔɪɪŋ wɪn ˈpipəl draɪv sˈloʊli ɪn ðə raɪˈthænd leɪn."
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one candidate does not have a party. another is $50,000 in the red, more than 18 months after first declaring a quixotic run for mayor. two more have names that are familiar in democratic political circles but little in the way of broad support.
and the most recent does not have a new york city address, and may end up in federal court trying to get one.
the race to become the next mayor of new york city is, for the moment, increasingly a contest between mayor bill de blasio, a democrat newly invigorated by the conclusion of state and federal investigations into his campaign that found no criminal wrongdoing, and paul j. massey jr., a republican hopeful.
but beyond the klieg lights and of their million-dollar campaigns are more than a dozen other new yorkers and one real estate developer from san diego who have set their sights on city hall. although the outlook for most of them is not good, and several have done little more than file the necessary paperwork with the campaign finance board, others may have a shot at shaking up if not actually defeating the campaigns of the de facto front-runners.
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wən ˈkænədɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ə ˈpɑrti. əˈnəðər ɪz ɪn ðə rɛd, mɔr ðən 18 mənθs ˈæftər fərst dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ə kwɪkˈsɑtɪk rən fər meɪər. tu mɔr hæv neɪmz ðət ər fəˈmɪljər ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsərkəlz bət ˈlɪtəl ɪn ðə weɪ əv brɔd səˈpɔrt. ənd ðə moʊst ˈrisənt dɪz nɑt hæv ə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈæˌdrɛs, ənd meɪ ɛnd əp ɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt wən. ðə reɪs tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə nɛkst meɪər əv nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ɪz, fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ə ˈkɑntɛst bɪtˈwin meɪər bɪl də blasio*, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈnuli ˌɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən əv steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ðət faʊnd noʊ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɔŋduɪŋ, ənd pɔl ʤeɪ. ˈmæsi jr*., ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈhoʊpfəl. bət bɪɔnd ðə klig laɪts ənd əv ðɛr ˈmɪljənˌdɔlər kæmˈpeɪnz ər mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈəðər nu ˈjɔrkərz ənd wən ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər frəm sæn diˈeɪgoʊ hu hæv sɛt ðɛr saɪts ɔn ˈsɪti hɔl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər moʊst əv ðɛm ɪz nɑt gʊd, ənd ˈsɛvərəl hæv dən ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən faɪl ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈpeɪpərˌwərk wɪθ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns bɔrd, ˈəðərz meɪ hæv ə ʃɑt æt ˈʃeɪkɪŋ əp ɪf nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈfitɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪnz əv ðə də ˈfæktoʊ front-runners*.
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from audrey snyder of penn live:
stan hixon, the lions assistant head coach and wide receivers coach, informed the parents of wide receiver commit thompkins on wednesday morning that he will be headed with to the texans . thompkins is slated to enroll at penn state on jan. 10 but without hixon in the fold he and fellow wide receiver commit chris godwin could both be looking elsewhere.
hixon came to penn state after spending 31 years in coaching at both the collegiate and professional level. he coached the buffalo bills wide receivers from and worked in the same role with the washington redskins from. worked with the likes of stevie johnson, santana moss and and has a proven track record.
hixon was as associate head coach and wide receivers coach at from and also worked with at georgia tech, coaching the receivers from.
the iowa state most recent project included helping penn standout wide receiver, allen robinson, transform into a ten player. the lions’ junior hauled in 174 catches for yards and 17 touchdowns during the last two seasons and could declare early for the nfl draft.
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frəm ˈɔdri sˈnaɪdər əv pɛn lɪv: stæn ˈhɪksən, ðə laɪənz əˈsɪstənt hɛd koʊʧ ənd waɪd rɪˈsivərz koʊʧ, ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈpɛrənts əv waɪd rɪˈsivər kəˈmɪt ˈtɑmpkɪnz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət hi wɪl bi ˈhɛdɪd wɪθ tɪ ðə ˈtɛksənz ˈtɑmpkɪnz ɪz sˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪnˈroʊl æt pɛn steɪt ɔn ʤæn. 10 bət wɪˈθaʊt ˈhɪksən ɪn ðə foʊld hi ənd ˈfɛloʊ waɪd rɪˈsivər kəˈmɪt krɪs ˈgɑdwɪn kʊd boʊθ bi ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ˈhɪksən keɪm tɪ pɛn steɪt ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ 31 jɪrz ɪn ˈkoʊʧɪŋ æt boʊθ ðə kəˈliʤɪt ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈlɛvəl. hi koʊʧt ðə ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz waɪd rɪˈsivərz frəm ənd wərkt ɪn ðə seɪm roʊl wɪθ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz frəm wərkt wɪθ ðə laɪks əv ˈstivi ˈʤɑnsən, sænˈtænə mɔs ənd ənd həz ə ˈpruvən træk ˈrɛkərd. ˈhɪksən wɑz ɛz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt hɛd koʊʧ ənd waɪd rɪˈsivərz koʊʧ æt frəm ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wərkt wɪθ æt ˈʤɔrʤə tɛk, ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ðə rɪˈsivərz frəm ðə ˈaɪəwə steɪt moʊst ˈrisənt ˈprɑʤɛkt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈhɛlpɪŋ pɛn ˈstænˌdaʊt waɪd rɪˈsivər, ˈælən ˈrɑbənsən, ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈɪntu ə tɛn pleɪər. ðə lions’*’ ˈʤunjər hɔld ɪn 174 ˈkæʧɪz fər jɑrdz ənd 17 ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst tu ˈsizənz ənd kʊd dɪˈklɛr ˈərli fər ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft.
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update : just tested the exploit on windows 2008, exploit works like a charm without any modification.
hi again,
this time i worked on a little. microsoft windows kernel intel vulnerability) was only exploited by vupen, apparently!, but no or exploit publicly available. so i decided to work on this challenge just for first glance, it was difficult to get but after several times struggling with i finally succeeded on triggering the bug and get.
by the way, had stupid bug on executing by single-stepping! i really know why, but the guest always reboots!
i managed to get it to work with ida pro + remote debugging after all!
so, anyway, here is the demonstration:
the disables code signing and will grant system privilege to specified application or already running process (pid), after successfully running exploit, i demonstrated installing an unsigned driver (which “microsoft eats it own dog food http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eating_your_own_dog_food) and granting system privilege to .
*** warning: this is only a proof-of-concept, although its programmed to be very reliable, but i take any responsibility of any damage or abuse. sorry kids!
here are source codes.
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ˈəpˌdeɪt ʤɪst ˈtɛstɪd ðə ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ɔn ˈwɪndoʊz 2008 ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt wərks laɪk ə ʧɑrm wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən. haɪ əˈgɛn, ðɪs taɪm aɪ wərkt ɔn ə ˈlɪtəl. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈwɪndoʊz ˈkərnəl ˌɪnˈtɛl ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd baɪ vupen*, əˈpɛrəntli!, bət noʊ ər ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl. soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ wərk ɔn ðɪs ˈʧælənʤ ʤɪst fər fərst glæns, ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt bət ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ aɪ ˈfaɪnəli səkˈsidɪd ɔn ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ðə bəg ənd gɪt. baɪ ðə weɪ, hæd ˈstupɪd bəg ɔn ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ baɪ single-stepping*! aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ waɪ, bət ðə gɛst ˈɔlˌweɪz riˈbuts! aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ gɪt ɪt tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈaɪdə proʊ rɪˈmoʊt diˈbəgɪŋ ˈæftər ɔl! soʊ, ˈɛniˌweɪ, hir ɪz ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən: ðə dɪˈseɪbəlz koʊd ˈsaɪnɪŋ ənd wɪl grænt ˈsɪstəm ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈrənɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs (pid*), ˈæftər səkˈsɛsfəli ˈrənɪŋ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt, aɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ən ənˈsaɪnd ˈdraɪvər (wɪʧ its ɪt oʊn dɔg fud http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eating_your_own_dog_food*) ənd ˈgrænɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ tɪ ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ə proof-of-concept*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪts ˈproʊˌgræmd tɪ bi ˈvɛri rɪˈlaɪəbəl, bət aɪ teɪk ˈɛni riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti əv ˈɛni ˈdæmɪʤ ər əˈbjuz. ˈsɑri kɪdz! hir ər sɔrs koʊdz. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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image copyright image caption lives in finland in exile
more than 40 indian writers have returned their literary awards to protest against the "growing intolerance in the country" after a series of incidents, including the killings of writers ands. bbc pandey speaks to some indian activists who are using facebook to continue educating people about "rational and tolerant" thinking.
sanal fondly remembers his friend and his work as a rational thinker.
dr, 77, was shot dead in august at his home in the southern state of karnataka. he was known for his free views which often angered hindu activists.
mr says other free thinkers like and have also been killed for their thoughts and beliefs in the past three years.
"dr was a thinker and writer. he disagreed with politicians but that doesn't mean he deserved to be shot at his home. the incident is so unfortunate and shows the growing intolerance in our country," he says.
most of the writers agree with mr and have cited similar reasons for returning their award - one of the highest bestowed on indian authors.
but the thinker, who now lives in finland in exile, says social media can be a great in his fight to promote free thinking and protect freedom of speech in the country.
he was charged with blasphemy in 2012 after questioning the "miracles" of a church in mumbai.
image caption dr was a leading scholar and well-known thinker
"i received several threats after the incident and decided to leave the country for a while, but i haven't been able to come back. the situation for free thinkers in the country has further deteriorated since 2012," he says.
mr says there seems to be a pattern in the killing of thes "because all three were shot by strangers".
"these are tough times, but we can't afford to be silent. social media has helped me tremendously in keeping my campaign going from abroad," he says.
mr runs the india association page which has close to members. his own public page has more than followers.
"social media helps me stay connected with my fellow thinkers. i don't know when i can come back, but facebook helps me not feel too isolated from india."
he urges prime minister government to take notice of these issues to protect india's social harmony.
like his fellows, mr thinks that india's society is increasingly becoming intolerant towards views.
"i used to go to villages in the to bust superstitions and miracles of godmen. i never felt threatened. i continued the same in the next decade. people used to disagree with our views, but nobody threatened to kill us."
he says that people understood that "our mission was not to challenge religions, but to encourage them in questioning superstitions".
but that seems to have changed. many writers decided to return their awards after the killing of a man "over what kind of meat he ate" in northern india.
image copyright image caption mohammad was killed by a mob in late september allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home
mohammad, 50, was killed in a mob lynching in late september allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home.
the slaughter of cows is a sensitive issue in india as the animal is considered sacred by hindus, who comprise 80% of the country's people.
'provocative content'
soorya sriram is one of the administrators of the indian atheists page, which has more than followers. it promotes rational thinking and "stands for secular humanism".
he also acknowledges the growing intolerance in the country.
"religious extremists have and will continue using violence as their weapon of choice. this is because they do not have reason on their side," he says.
image copyright indian atheists
mr sriram says he is confident that forums like facebook will continue to help them air their views to a wider audiences.
"facebook now holds a significant position in our actions and discussions. our message is delivered and shared widely via facebook," he says.
the page is known for its provocative content. he defends the strategy, saying that "our posts seem provocative mainly because they speak the truth".
"we do not insult beliefs or gods randomly as it serves no inherent purpose. but we openly gods and beliefs that promote various forms of discrimination and oppression, such as the caste system, misogyny, support of murder, etc," he says.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən lɪvz ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl mɔr ðən 40 ˈɪndiən ˈraɪtərz hæv rɪˈtərnd ðɛr ˈlɪtərˌɛri əˈwɔrdz tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ðə "groʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns ɪn ðə ˈkəntri" ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɪnsədənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz əv ˈraɪtərz ənd. ˌbibiˈsi ˈpɑnˌdeɪ spiks tɪ səm ˈɪndiən ˈæktɪvɪsts hu ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈbaʊt "ˈræʃənəl ənd ˈtɑlərənt" ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ˈfɑndli rɪˈmɛmbərz hɪz frɛnd ənd hɪz wərk ɛz ə ˈræʃənəl ˈθɪŋkər. ˈdɑktər, 77 wɑz ʃɑt dɛd ɪn ˈɔgəst æt hɪz hoʊm ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn steɪt əv karnataka*. hi wɑz noʊn fər hɪz fri vjuz wɪʧ ˈɔfən ˈæŋgərd ˈhɪnˌdu ˈæktɪvɪsts. ˈmɪstər sɪz ˈəðər fri ˈθɪŋkərz laɪk ənd hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn kɪld fər ðɛr θɔts ənd bɪˈlifs ɪn ðə pæst θri jɪrz. "ˈdɑktər wɑz ə ˈθɪŋkər ənd ˈraɪtər. hi dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz bət ðət ˈdəzənt min hi dɪˈzərvd tɪ bi ʃɑt æt hɪz hoʊm. ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪz soʊ ənˈfɔrʧənət ənd ʃoʊz ðə groʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri," hi sɪz. moʊst əv ðə ˈraɪtərz əˈgri wɪθ ˈmɪstər ənd hæv ˈsaɪtɪd ˈsɪmələr ˈrizənz fər rɪˈtərnɪŋ ðɛr əˈwɔrd wən əv ðə haɪəst bɪˈstoʊd ɔn ˈɪndiən ˈɔθərz. bət ðə ˈθɪŋkər, hu naʊ lɪvz ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd ɪn ˈɛkˌsaɪl, sɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə kən bi ə greɪt ɪn hɪz faɪt tɪ prəˈmoʊt fri ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd prəˈtɛkt ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. hi wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈblæsfəmi ɪn 2012 ˈæftər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðə "ˈmɪrəkəlz" əv ə ʧərʧ ɪn ˌmʊmˈbaɪ. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈdɑktər wɑz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈskɑlər ənd ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈθɪŋkər "aɪ rɪˈsivd ˈsɛvərəl θrɛts ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ liv ðə ˈkəntri fər ə waɪl, bət aɪ ˈhævənt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm bæk. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən fər fri ˈθɪŋkərz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri həz ˈfərðər dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd sɪns 2012 hi sɪz. ˈmɪstər sɪz ðɛr simz tɪ bi ə ˈpætərn ɪn ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ðə "bɪˈkəz ɔl θri wər ʃɑt baɪ ˈstreɪnʤərz". "ðiz ər təf taɪmz, bət wi kænt əˈfɔrd tɪ bi ˈsaɪlənt. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə həz hɛlpt mi trɪˈmɛndəsli ɪn ˈkipɪŋ maɪ kæmˈpeɪn goʊɪŋ frəm əˈbrɔd," hi sɪz. ˈmɪstər rənz ðə ˈɪndiə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən peɪʤ wɪʧ həz kloʊz tɪ ˈmɛmbərz. hɪz oʊn ˈpəblɪk peɪʤ həz mɔr ðən ˈfɑloʊərz. "ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə hɛlps mi steɪ kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ maɪ ˈfɛloʊ ˈθɪŋkərz. aɪ doʊnt noʊ wɪn aɪ kən kəm bæk, bət ˈfeɪsˌbʊk hɛlps mi nɑt fil tu ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd frəm ˈɪndiə." hi ˈərʤɪz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ teɪk ˈnoʊtɪs əv ðiz ˈɪʃuz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈɪndiəz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈhɑrməni. laɪk hɪz ˈfɛloʊ, ˈmɪstər θɪŋks ðət ˈɪndiəz soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɑlərənt təˈwɔrdz vjuz. "aɪ juzd tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɪn ðə tɪ bəst ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz ənd ˈmɪrəkəlz əv godmen*. aɪ ˈnɛvər fɛlt θˈrɛtənd. aɪ kənˈtɪnjud ðə seɪm ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈpipəl juzd tɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ɑr vjuz, bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi θˈrɛtənd tɪ kɪl ˈjuˈɛs." hi sɪz ðət ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət "ɑr ˈmɪʃən wɑz nɑt tɪ ˈʧælənʤ riˈlɪʤənz, bət tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ðɛm ɪn kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˌsupərˈstɪʃənz". bət ðət simz tɪ hæv ʧeɪnʤd. ˈmɛni ˈraɪtərz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn ðɛr əˈwɔrdz ˈæftər ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ə mæn "ˈoʊvər wət kaɪnd əv mit hi eɪt" ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪndiə. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən moʊˈhɑmɛd wɑz kɪld baɪ ə mɑb ɪn leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər əˈlɛʤədli ˈoʊvər ˈrumərz ðət hɪz ˈfæməli hæd bɪn ˈstɔrɪŋ ənd kənˈsumɪŋ bif æt hoʊm moʊˈhɑmɛd, 50 wɑz kɪld ɪn ə mɑb ˈlɪnʧɪŋ ɪn leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər əˈlɛʤədli ˈoʊvər ˈrumərz ðət hɪz ˈfæməli hæd bɪn ˈstɔrɪŋ ənd kənˈsumɪŋ bif æt hoʊm. ðə sˈlɔtər əv kaʊz ɪz ə ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈɪʃu ɪn ˈɪndiə ɛz ðə ˈænəməl ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ˈseɪkrɪd baɪ ˈhɪnˌduz, hu kəmˈpraɪz 80 əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈpipəl. 'proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈkɑntɛnt' ʃˈriˌrɑm ɪz wən əv ðə ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz əv ðə ˈɪndiən ˈeɪθiəsts peɪʤ, wɪʧ həz mɔr ðən ˈfɑloʊərz. ɪt prəˈmoʊts ˈræʃənəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ənd "stændz fər ˈsɛkjələr ˈhjuməˌnɪzəm". hi ˈɔlsoʊ ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ðə groʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. "rɪˈlɪʤəs ɪkˈstriməsts hæv ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvaɪələns ɛz ðɛr ˈwɛpən əv ʧɔɪs. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du nɑt hæv ˈrizən ɔn ðɛr saɪd," hi sɪz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪndiən ˈeɪθiəsts ˈmɪstər ʃˈriˌrɑm sɪz hi ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈfɔrəmz laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ hɛlp ðɛm ɛr ðɛr vjuz tɪ ə ˈwaɪdər ˈɔdiənsəz. "ˈfeɪsˌbʊk naʊ hoʊldz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ɑr ˈækʃənz ənd dɪˈskəʃənz. ɑr ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd ənd ʃɛrd ˈwaɪdli ˈviə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk," hi sɪz. ðə peɪʤ ɪz noʊn fər ɪts proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈkɑntɛnt. hi dɪˈfɛndz ðə ˈstrætəʤi, seɪɪŋ ðət "ɑr poʊsts sim proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ spik ðə truθ". "wi du nɑt ˌɪnˈsəlt bɪˈlifs ər gɑdz ˈrændəmli ɛz ɪt sərvz noʊ ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ˈpərpəs. bət wi ˈoʊpənli gɑdz ənd bɪˈlifs ðət prəˈmoʊt ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz əv dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ənd əˈprɛʃən, səʧ ɛz ðə kæst ˈsɪstəm, ˈmɪzəʤɪni, səˈpɔrt əv ˈmərdər, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə," hi sɪz. ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts ənd æˈnælɪˌsiz nuz frəm ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, wɛb ənd prɪnt ˈmidiə əraʊnd ðə wərld. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
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a western colorado boy who was taken by police against his parents wishes to a hospital after he was horsing around and bumped his head says the doctor told him to put ice on the bruise, and offered him painkillers, but he said he need any.
wnd has reported john shiflett, 11, was taken to a hospital by the garfield, colo., county swat team after he fell, hitting his head on the ground, and his parents refused paramedic demands to be allowed to take him in.
a concerned neighbor apparently had called for an ambulance, but his father, tom shiflett, who worked with the medics corps in vietnam, had evaluated his son and was watching him, so he told the paramedics to leave without his son.
someone on the paramedic team then, apparently, called police and the office, eventually resulting in a order for the boy to be seized, triggering the decision to invade the home with a swat team whose members had guns drawn.
“he’s got one of the best every seen,” tom shiflett said of his son.
john shiflett yesterday told that the doctor at the hospital took his blood pressure four times, and asked him if he was on any medications.
“they asked if i was healthy and i said yes,” he said. doctors also did several x-ray procedures to evaluate his injury, and told him to drink a lot of cold liquids and “keep an ice pack on my head.” he said.
“that’s exactly what we were doing at home before we were interrupted,” he said.
authorities have declined to explain the reasoning for the court order for the medical evaluation, and swat team entrance into the home.
jim bradford, a court clerk in garfield county, said it was a juvenile matter and he could not comment on any aspect of the case, and he declined to allow to leave a message for garfield county magistrate lain, who signed the order.
a spokeswoman for ambulance, which reportedly responded to the call, also refused to answer any questions about the case, saying all issues were considered patient confidentiality issues.
garfield county sheriff lou vallario did talk with about the situation, and said he simply ordered his officers to do exactly what the magistrate demanded.
“i was given a court order by the magistrate to seize the child, and arrange for medical evaluation, and what we did,” he said.
vallario said the swat team was dispatched, and officers knocked on the door. shiflett told when he answered the knock the swat team members already had surrounded and were approaching his house from several directions.
the swat team then forcibly entered the home, punching a hole in the front door and pointing guns at family members, tom shiflett said. the parents and siblings were thrown to the floor at gunpoint and the parents were handcuffed.
someone, apparently the unidentified paramedic, had called police, the office and social services, eventually providing with a report that generated the court order to the office for the swat team assault on the home in a mobile home development outside of glenwood springs, the father told.
wnd calls and e-mails to garfield county social services also were not returned.
according to friends of the family, tom shiflett, who has 10 children including six still at home, and served with paramedics in vietnam, was monitoring his condition himself.
the paramedic and magistrate, however, ruled that that adequate, and dispatched the officers to take the boy, john, to a hospital, where a doctor evaluated him and released him immediately.
the accident happened during horseplay, the family said. john was grabbing the door handle of a car as his sister was starting to drive away slowly. he slipped, fell to the ground and hit his head.
shiflett immediately carried his son into their home several doors away, and john was able to recite bible verses and correctly spell words as his father and mother, tina, requested. there were no broken bones, no dilated eyes, or any other noticeable problems.
the family, whose members live by faith and, decided not to call an ambulance. but a neighbor did call ambulance, and paramedics responded to the home, asking to see and evaluate the boy.
a family acquaintance said the decision not to let paramedics take the boy to the hospital, “did not go over well.”
“the paramedics were not at all respectful of decision, nor did they act in a manner we would expect from professional paramedics,” the acquaintance said.
police first told the paramedics the decision to hospitalize the boy would be up to the family, and deputies left the home after being assured john was being watched and cared for.
however, the next day, friday, social services workers appeared at the door and demanded to talk with john “in private,” before seeing him and eventually leaving.
then, following an afternoon shopping trip to town, the family settled in for the evening, only to be shocked with the knock at the door and the swat team attack.
the sheriff said the decision to use swat team force was justified because the father was a “self-proclaimed constitutionalist” and had made threats and “comments” over the years.
however, the sheriff declined to provide a single instance of the illegal behavior. “i tell you specifically,” he said.
“he was refusing to provide medical care,” the sheriff said.
however, the sheriff said if his own children were involved in an accident, he would want to be the one to make decisions on their health care, as did shiflett.
“i guess if that was one of my children, i would make that decision,” the sheriff said.
but he said shiflett was “rude and confrontational” when the paramedics arrived and entered his home without his permission.
the sheriff also admitted that the injury to the child had been at least 24 hours earlier, because the fall apparently happened thursday afternoon, and the swat attack happened late friday evening.
officials with the home school legal defense association reported they were looking into the case, because of requests from family friends who are members of the organization.
“while people can debate whether or not the father should have brought his son to the er it seems like this was not the kind of emergency that warrants this kind of outrageous conduct by government officials,” a spokesman said.
“i know where social services ever got started, or where they got their authority,” shiflett said. “but i want to know why we have something in this country that violates our rights, that takes a parental right away.”
“now hunting for lawyers that will take the case going to sue everybody whose name was on that page right down to the judge,” he said.
mike donnelly, a lawyer with the hslda, told the case had a set of circumstances that could be problematic for authorities.
“in doe v. heck, the circuit court of appeals held that parents have a fundamental right to familial relations including a liberty interest in the care, custody and control of their children,” he said.
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ə ˈwɛstərn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ bɔɪ hu wɑz ˈteɪkən baɪ pəˈlis əˈgɛnst hɪz ˈpɛrənts ˈwɪʃɪz tɪ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈæftər hi wɑz ˈhɔrsɪŋ əraʊnd ənd bəmpt hɪz hɛd sɪz ðə ˈdɔktər toʊld ɪm tɪ pʊt aɪs ɔn ðə bruz, ənd ˈɔfərd ɪm ˈpeɪnˌkɪlərz, bət hi sɛd hi nid ˈɛni. həz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ʤɑn ˈʃɪflɪt, 11 wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl baɪ ðə ˈgɑrˌfild, ˈkoʊloʊ., ˈkaʊnti swɑt tim ˈæftər hi fɛl, ˈhɪtɪŋ hɪz hɛd ɔn ðə graʊnd, ənd hɪz ˈpɛrənts rɪfˈjuzd ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk dɪˈmændz tɪ bi əˈlaʊd tɪ teɪk ɪm ɪn. ə kənˈsərnd ˈneɪbər əˈpɛrəntli hæd kɔld fər ən ˈæmbjələns, bət hɪz ˈfɑðər, tɑm ˈʃɪflɪt, hu wərkt wɪθ ðə ˈmɛdɪks kɔrz ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm, hæd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd hɪz sən ənd wɑz ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm, soʊ hi toʊld ðə ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks tɪ liv wɪˈθaʊt hɪz sən. ˈsəmˌwən ɔn ðə ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk tim ðɛn, əˈpɛrəntli, kɔld pəˈlis ənd ðə ˈɔfəs, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə ˈɔrdər fər ðə bɔɪ tɪ bi sizd, ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ðə hoʊm wɪθ ə swɑt tim huz ˈmɛmbərz hæd gənz drɔn. gɑt wən əv ðə bɛst ˈɛvəri seen,”*,” tɑm ˈʃɪflɪt sɛd əv hɪz sən. ʤɑn ˈʃɪflɪt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ toʊld ðət ðə ˈdɔktər æt ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl tʊk hɪz bləd ˈprɛʃər fɔr taɪmz, ənd æst ɪm ɪf hi wɑz ɔn ˈɛni ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. æst ɪf aɪ wɑz ˈhɛlθi ənd aɪ sɛd yes,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈdɑktərz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈɛksˌreɪ prəˈsiʤərz tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt hɪz ˈɪnʤəri, ənd toʊld ɪm tɪ drɪŋk ə lɔt əv koʊld ˈlɪkwɪdz ənd ən aɪs pæk ɔn maɪ head.”*.” hi sɛd. ɪgˈzæktli wət wi wər duɪŋ æt hoʊm ˌbiˈfɔr wi wər interrupted,”*,” hi sɛd. əˈθɔrətiz hæv dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈrizənɪŋ fər ðə kɔrt ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən, ənd swɑt tim ˈɛntrəns ˈɪntu ðə hoʊm. ʤɪm ˈbrædfərd, ə kɔrt klərk ɪn ˈgɑrˌfild ˈkaʊnti, sɛd ɪt wɑz ə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈmætər ənd hi kʊd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈɛni ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə keɪs, ənd hi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ əˈlaʊ tɪ liv ə ˈmɛsɪʤ fər ˈgɑrˌfild ˈkaʊnti ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt leɪn, hu saɪnd ðə ˈɔrdər. ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ˈæmbjələns, wɪʧ rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə kɔl, ˈɔlsoʊ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˈænsər ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə keɪs, seɪɪŋ ɔl ˈɪʃuz wər kənˈsɪdərd ˈpeɪʃənt ˌkɑnfəˌdɛnʃiˈæləti ˈɪʃuz. ˈgɑrˌfild ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf lu vɑˈlɑrioʊ dɪd tɔk wɪθ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ənd sɛd hi ˈsɪmpli ˈɔrdərd hɪz ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ du ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt dɪˈmændɪd. wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə kɔrt ˈɔrdər baɪ ðə ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt tɪ siz ðə ʧaɪld, ənd əreɪnʤ fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən, ənd wət wi did,”*,” hi sɛd. vɑˈlɑrioʊ sɛd ðə swɑt tim wɑz dɪˈspæʧt, ənd ˈɔfɪsərz nɑkt ɔn ðə dɔr. ˈʃɪflɪt toʊld wɪn hi ˈænsərd ðə nɑk ðə swɑt tim ˈmɛmbərz ɔˈrɛdi hæd sərˈaʊndɪd ənd wər əˈproʊʧɪŋ hɪz haʊs frəm ˈsɛvərəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðə swɑt tim ðɛn ˈfɔrsəbli ˈɛnərd ðə hoʊm, ˈpənʧɪŋ ə hoʊl ɪn ðə frənt dɔr ənd ˈpɔɪntɪŋ gənz æt ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, tɑm ˈʃɪflɪt sɛd. ðə ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈsɪblɪŋz wər θroʊn tɪ ðə flɔr æt ˈgənˌpɔɪnt ənd ðə ˈpɛrənts wər ˈhændˌkəft. ˈsəmˌwən, əˈpɛrəntli ðə ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk, hæd kɔld pəˈlis, ðə ˈɔfəs ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli prəˈvaɪdɪŋ wɪθ ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ðə kɔrt ˈɔrdər tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs fər ðə swɑt tim əˈsɔlt ɔn ðə hoʊm ɪn ə ˈmoʊbəl hoʊm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈglɛnˌwʊd spərɪŋz, ðə ˈfɑðər toʊld. kɔlz ənd ˈiˌmeɪlz tɪ ˈgɑrˌfild ˈkaʊnti ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wər nɑt rɪˈtərnd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ frɛndz əv ðə ˈfæməli, tɑm ˈʃɪflɪt, hu həz 10 ˈʧɪldrən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sɪks stɪl æt hoʊm, ənd sərvd wɪθ ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm, wɑz ˈmɑnətərɪŋ hɪz kənˈdɪʃən hɪmˈsɛlf. ðə ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪk ənd ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ruld ðət ðət ˈædəkˌweɪt, ənd dɪˈspæʧt ðə ˈɔfɪsərz tɪ teɪk ðə bɔɪ, ʤɑn, tɪ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr ə ˈdɔktər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ɪm ənd riˈlist ɪm ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ðə ˈæksədənt ˈhæpənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhɔrˌspleɪ, ðə ˈfæməli sɛd. ʤɑn wɑz ˈgræbɪŋ ðə dɔr ˈhændəl əv ə kɑr ɛz hɪz ˈsɪstər wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ draɪv əˈweɪ sˈloʊli. hi slɪpt, fɛl tɪ ðə graʊnd ənd hɪt hɪz hɛd. ˈʃɪflɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈkɛrid hɪz sən ˈɪntu ðɛr hoʊm ˈsɛvərəl dɔrz əˈweɪ, ənd ʤɑn wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rəˈsaɪt ˈbaɪbəl ˈvərsɪz ənd kərˈɛktli spɛl wərdz ɛz hɪz ˈfɑðər ənd ˈməðər, ˈtinə, rɪkˈwɛstɪd. ðɛr wər noʊ ˈbroʊkən boʊnz, noʊ ˌdaɪˈleɪtɪd aɪz, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˈprɑbləmz. ðə ˈfæməli, huz ˈmɛmbərz lɪv baɪ feɪθ ənd, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ kɔl ən ˈæmbjələns. bət ə ˈneɪbər dɪd kɔl ˈæmbjələns, ənd ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə hoʊm, ˈæskɪŋ tɪ si ənd ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə bɔɪ. ə ˈfæməli əkˈweɪntəns sɛd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən nɑt tɪ lɛt ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks teɪk ðə bɔɪ tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, nɑt goʊ ˈoʊvər well.”*.” ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks wər nɑt æt ɔl rɪˈspɛktfəl əv dɪˈsɪʒən, nɔr dɪd ðeɪ ækt ɪn ə ˈmænər wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm prəˈfɛʃənəl paramedics,”*,” ðə əkˈweɪntəns sɛd. pəˈlis fərst toʊld ðə ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈhɔˌspɪtəˌlaɪz ðə bɔɪ wʊd bi əp tɪ ðə ˈfæməli, ənd ˈdɛpjətiz lɛft ðə hoʊm ˈæftər biɪŋ əˈʃʊrd ʤɑn wɑz biɪŋ wɔʧt ənd kɛrd fər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə nɛkst deɪ, ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈwərkərz əˈpɪrd æt ðə dɔr ənd dɪˈmændɪd tɪ tɔk wɪθ ʤɑn private,”*,” ˌbiˈfɔr siɪŋ ɪm ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈlivɪŋ. ðɛn, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˌæftərˈnun ˈʃɑpɪŋ trɪp tɪ taʊn, ðə ˈfæməli ˈsɛtəld ɪn fər ðə ˈivnɪŋ, ˈoʊnli tɪ bi ʃɑkt wɪθ ðə nɑk æt ðə dɔr ənd ðə swɑt tim əˈtæk. ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ juz swɑt tim fɔrs wɑz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈfɑðər wɑz ə constitutionalist”*” ənd hæd meɪd θrɛts ənd ““comments”*” ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈʃɛrɪf dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnstəns əv ðə ˌɪˈligəl bɪˈheɪvjər. tɛl ju specifically,”*,” hi sɛd. wɑz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈmɛdɪkəl care,”*,” ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd ɪf hɪz oʊn ˈʧɪldrən wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ən ˈæksədənt, hi wʊd wɔnt tɪ bi ðə wən tɪ meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ðɛr hɛlθ kɛr, ɛz dɪd ˈʃɪflɪt. gɛs ɪf ðət wɑz wən əv maɪ ˈʧɪldrən, aɪ wʊd meɪk ðət decision,”*,” ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd. bət hi sɛd ˈʃɪflɪt wɑz ənd confrontational”*” wɪn ðə ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks əraɪvd ənd ˈɛnərd hɪz hoʊm wɪˈθaʊt hɪz pərˈmɪʃən. ðə ˈʃɛrɪf ˈɔlsoʊ ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə ˈɪnʤəri tɪ ðə ʧaɪld hæd bɪn æt list 24 aʊərz ˈərliər, bɪˈkəz ðə fɔl əˈpɛrəntli ˈhæpənd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, ənd ðə swɑt əˈtæk ˈhæpənd leɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ ðə hoʊm skul ˈligəl dɪˈfɛns əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə keɪs, bɪˈkəz əv rɪkˈwɛsts frəm ˈfæməli frɛndz hu ər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ˈpipəl kən dəˈbeɪt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ˈfɑðər ʃʊd hæv brɔt hɪz sən tɪ ðə ər ɪt simz laɪk ðɪs wɑz nɑt ðə kaɪnd əv ˈimərʤənsi ðət ˈwɔrənts ðɪs kaɪnd əv aʊˈtreɪʤəs ˈkɑndəkt baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt officials,”*,” ə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. noʊ wɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɛvər gɑt ˈstɑrtɪd, ər wɛr ðeɪ gɑt ðɛr authority,”*,” ˈʃɪflɪt sɛd. aɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ waɪ wi hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ðət ˈvaɪəleɪts ɑr raɪts, ðət teɪks ə pərˈɛntəl raɪt away.”*.” ˈhəntɪŋ fər ˈlɔjərz ðət wɪl teɪk ðə keɪs goʊɪŋ tɪ su ˈɛvriˌbɑdi huz neɪm wɑz ɔn ðət peɪʤ raɪt daʊn tɪ ðə judge,”*,” hi sɛd. maɪk ˈdɑnɛli, ə ˈlɔjər wɪθ ðə hslda*, toʊld ðə keɪs hæd ə sɛt əv ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət kʊd bi ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk fər əˈθɔrətiz. doʊ vi. hɛk, ðə ˈsərkət kɔrt əv əˈpilz hɛld ðət ˈpɛrənts hæv ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl raɪt tɪ fəˈmɪljəl riˈleɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈlɪbərˌti ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə kɛr, ˈkəstədi ənd kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr children,”*,” hi sɛd. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz: ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən commonwealth”*” ˈmɑrkətɪŋ əv ˈivəl: haʊ ˈrædɪkəlz, ɪˈlitɪsts, ənd sɛl ˈjuˈɛs kərˈəpʃən dɪsˈgaɪzd ɛz freedom”*” fired,”*,” baɪ ˈwɪljəm ʤeɪ. ˈfɛdərər, ʃoʊz haʊ ðə feɪθ ðət geɪv bərθ tɪ ˈtɑlərəns ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd! ˈlɪtəl bʊk əv bɪg ˈrizənz tɪ homeschool”*” ˈpriviəs ˈstɔriz: swɑt ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪnˈveɪd hoʊm, teɪk æt ˈgənˌpɔɪnt ˈpɛrənts reɪs tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ˌbiˈfɔr kɔrt teɪks kɪdz ˈtruənsi ˈhirɪŋ ˈtɑrgəts mɑm ˈfeɪsɪŋ faɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪʃəˌnɛriz ˈtɑrgətɪd fər ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən kɔrts ˈɔfər zɪlʧ, ˈɛkspərt sɪz kɔrt gɪvz məˈlɪsə bæk tɪ ˈfæməli ˈwɛstərn nid pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈsaɪləm frəm dɪˈmɑkrəsi 3 ˈfæməliz feɪs faɪnz, ˈfroʊzən əˈkaʊnts worker’*’ laɪz əˈbaʊt ˈstudənt 5 ‘‘well-educated’*’ kɪdz pʊt ɪn steɪt ˈkəstədi gərl, 15 bɛgz tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈpɛrənts saɪk tɛsts ˈɔrdərd fər ˈpɛrənts raɪk ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈfæməli toʊld tɪ gɪv əp 5 ˈəðər kɪdz ˈpɛrənts əˈlaʊd 1 ˈvɪzɪt ə wik ˈfɑstər kɛr rɪˈpleɪsɪz saɪk wɔrd ˈbeɪbi ˈɔrdərd hɛld baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈfæməli ˈpɛrənts faɪt steɪt fər sən faɪt ˈboʊgəs ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ kleɪm ˈstudənt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz frəm saɪk wɔrd ward’*’ keɪs goʊz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kæmˈpeɪn lɔnʧt ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈʤərmən tin pəˈlis teɪk ˈstudənt tɪ saɪk wɔrd ˈʤərmən ˈædvəˌkeɪt sɪz ˈnɑtsiz hæv rɪˈtərnd ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈklɛrz wɔr ɔn ˈpɛrənts rɪˈlɪʤən ˈfridəmz əbˈstrəkt ˈʤərmən society’*’ achtung*! ˈʤərməni drægz kɪdz tɪ klæs kɔrt əˈphoʊldz bæn ɔn kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn lɔ ðət ʤeɪld mɑm ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən θˈrɛtənd baɪ keɪs ˈkæʧɪz faɪər u.n*. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl? ˈoʊprə ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz ˈɛˌseɪ ˈkɑntɛst ɪkˈskludz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst drɑpt, ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz kɑp faɪərd fəndz reɪzd fər ərˈɛstɪd əˈbjuz keɪs prɑmpts riˈθɪŋk əv lɔz ˈʤərməni kənˈtɪnjuz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ʧɛs ʧæmp ˌɪˈligəli truənt? 7 dædz θroʊn ɪn ʤeɪl ˈʤəʤɪz traɪ tɪ snæʧ ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsɑri fər lɪŋk pɔrˈtreɪd ɛz ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts hɪt kæmˈpeɪn treɪl ˈsərˌveɪ: nu pəˈlɪtɪkəl fɔrs rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri: ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt fər?
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in this podcast, we take a look at the awesome comic book film the dark knight theories and the dark knight theory: ‘what is sinister plot?’. that dark knight theory is one of many that joe and anthony propose in this episode of abstract nonsense the fan theories podcast.
what is this show? - as explained by joe
the dark knight rises
what is the dark knight rises? well it's about batman, who has stopped being batman, its been 8 years and batman is old and he feel like being batman anymore. bane is a bad guy who wants to come and invade gotham with his army of slaves because he was born in the darkness. bane plans to destroy gotham city in order to the goal of the league of shadows, and only batman, who was kind of retired, can stop him. the dark knight rises was not as good as the dark knight, but still a fun movie to watch and worth checking out if you are bored and need to kill hours.
dark knight rises theories
1st dark knight rises theory [4:34] gotham police are on banes payroll
there appears to be no crime
cops should be incredibly vigilant due to lack of criminals
the ability for bane to sneak his army into the sewer shows either laziness or corruption in the police
the gotham police are used to being bribed by criminals, so perhaps bane used money to bribe many police
2nd dark knight rises theory [13:13] the dark knight rises draws heavy inspiration from the french revolution
the freeing of the prisoners of prison mirrors the storming of the bastille
the comparison between the struggling rich and poor mirrors that of the social classes prior to the french revolution
bane the leader of the people is a fantastic orator, just like
the kangaroo courts for the wealthy in the dark knight rises is exactly like the courts that sentenced rich people to the guillotine during the french revolution
3rd dark knight rises theory [20:20] alfred mean batman at the end of the movie, it's wishment
it’s unlikely batman would have survived the bomb
alfred never told anyone where he went for lunch during his holiday
it would require batman visiting this cafe at least 7 times in order to ensure he miss alfred one day when he is on holidays
4th dark knight rises theory [25:12] what if alfred has a sinister plot to kill the waynes, to inherit their fortune from a fan: howie - sent to
alfred arranges for parents to be murdered
alfred grooms bruce
alfred then tries to get bruce killed, so that he can inherit his fortune
5th dark knight rises theory [27:55] plan makes no sense, he understand how markets work
bane could have committed fraud
bane could have hacked bruce account in the stock exchange
bane could have bought future options that expired at midnight, leaving batman broke
however, bane could have done none of this if future options expire at (as they almost always do) and the trade is complete after the market closed
he also have made trades after the market has closed
6th dark knight rises theory [34:50] why does bane wear the mask?
why bane wears a mask
why batman wears a mask
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ɪn ðɪs ˈpɔdˌkæst, wi teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə ˈɔsəm ˈkɑmɪk bʊk fɪlm ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈθɪriz ənd ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈθɪri: ɪz ˈsɪnɪstər plot?’*?’. ðət dɑrk naɪt ˈθɪri ɪz wən əv ˈmɛni ðət ʤoʊ ənd ˈænθɔˌni prəˈpoʊz ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈæbˌstrækt ˈnɑnsɛns ðə fæn ˈθɪriz ˈpɔdˌkæst. wət ɪz ðɪs ʃoʊ? ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnd baɪ ʤoʊ ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz wət ɪz ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz? wɛl ɪts əˈbaʊt ˈbætˌmæn, hu həz stɑpt biɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn, ɪts bɪn 8 jɪrz ənd ˈbætˌmæn ɪz oʊld ənd hi fil laɪk biɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn ˌɛniˈmɔr. beɪn ɪz ə bæd gaɪ hu wɔnts tɪ kəm ənd ˌɪnˈveɪd ˈgɑθəm wɪθ hɪz ˈɑrmi əv sleɪvz bɪˈkəz hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn ðə ˈdɑrknəs. beɪn plænz tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈgɑθəm ˈsɪti ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ðə goʊl əv ðə lig əv ˈʃæˌdoʊz, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈbætˌmæn, hu wɑz kaɪnd əv rɪˈtaɪrd, kən stɑp ɪm. ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz wɑz nɑt ɛz gʊd ɛz ðə dɑrk naɪt, bət stɪl ə fən ˈmuvi tɪ wɔʧ ənd wərθ ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt ɪf ju ər bɔrd ənd nid tɪ kɪl aʊərz. dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪriz dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪri ˈgɑθəm pəˈlis ər ɔn beɪnz ˈpeɪˌroʊl ðɛr əˈpɪrz tɪ bi noʊ kraɪm kɑps ʃʊd bi ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈvɪʤələnt du tɪ læk əv ˈkrɪmənəlz ðə əˈbɪləˌti fər beɪn tɪ snik hɪz ˈɑrmi ˈɪntu ðə suər ʃoʊz ˈiðər ˈleɪzinəs ər kərˈəpʃən ɪn ðə pəˈlis ðə ˈgɑθəm pəˈlis ər juzd tɪ biɪŋ braɪbd baɪ ˈkrɪmənəlz, soʊ pərˈhæps beɪn juzd ˈməni tɪ braɪb ˈmɛni pəˈlis dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪri ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz drɔz ˈhɛvi ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ðə frɛnʧ ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ðə friɪŋ əv ðə ˈprɪzənərz əv ˈprɪzən ˈmɪrərz ðə ˈstɔrmɪŋ əv ðə ˌbæˈstɪl ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈstrəgəlɪŋ rɪʧ ənd pur ˈmɪrərz ðət əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈklæsɪz praɪər tɪ ðə frɛnʧ ˌrɛvəˈluʃən beɪn ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈɔrətər, ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˌkæŋgərˈu kɔrts fər ðə ˈwɛlθi ɪn ðə dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ɪz ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ðə kɔrts ðət ˈsɛntənst rɪʧ ˈpipəl tɪ ðə ˈgɪləˌtin ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə frɛnʧ ˌrɛvəˈluʃən dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪri ˈælfrɪd min ˈbætˌmæn æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈmuvi, ɪts wɪʃ ənˈlaɪkli ˈbætˌmæn wʊd hæv sərˈvaɪvd ðə bɔm ˈælfrɪd ˈnɛvər toʊld ˈɛniˌwən wɛr hi wɛnt fər lənʧ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈbætˌmæn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðɪs kəˈfeɪ æt list 7 taɪmz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr hi mɪs ˈælfrɪd wən deɪ wɪn hi ɪz ɔn ˈhɑləˌdeɪz dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪri wət ɪf ˈælfrɪd həz ə ˈsɪnɪstər plɑt tɪ kɪl ðə waynes*, tɪ ˌɪnˈhɛrət ðɛr ˈfɔrʧən frəm ə fæn: haʊi sɛnt tɪ ˈælfrɪd ərˈeɪnʤɪz fər ˈpɛrənts tɪ bi ˈmərdərd ˈælfrɪd grumz brus ˈælfrɪd ðɛn traɪz tɪ gɪt brus kɪld, soʊ ðət hi kən ˌɪnˈhɛrət hɪz ˈfɔrʧən dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪri plæn meɪks noʊ sɛns, hi ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ˈmɑrkɪts wərk beɪn kʊd hæv kəˈmɪtɪd frɔd beɪn kʊd hæv hækt brus əˈkaʊnt ɪn ðə stɑk ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ beɪn kʊd hæv bɔt fˈjuʧər ˈɔpʃənz ðət ɪkˈspaɪrd æt ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, ˈlivɪŋ ˈbætˌmæn broʊk ˌhaʊˈɛvər, beɪn kʊd hæv dən nən əv ðɪs ɪf fˈjuʧər ˈɔpʃənz ɪkˈspaɪr æt (ɛz ðeɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz du) ənd ðə treɪd ɪz kəmˈplit ˈæftər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt kloʊzd hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv meɪd treɪdz ˈæftər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt həz kloʊzd dɑrk naɪt ˈraɪzɪz ˈθɪri waɪ dɪz beɪn wɛr ðə mæsk? waɪ beɪn wɛrz ə mæsk waɪ ˈbætˌmæn wɛrz ə mæsk səbˈskraɪb tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ənd gɪt nu ʃoʊz ˈɪnstəntli ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər ɔl əv ɑr ˈəðər fæn ˈθɪriz ənd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. kənˈtrɪbjut jʊr fæn ˈθɪriz ʤɔɪn fænz əv ˈæbˌstrækt ˈnɑnsɛns ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tɪ ʃɛr jʊr fæn ˈθɪriz, ər iˈmeɪl ˈɛni fæn ˈθɪriz ju hæv tɪ ɑr iˈmeɪl ənd rɛd ðɛm aʊt ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. ɪf ju hæv ə fæn ˈθɪri bət wɔnt tɪ seɪ hɛˈloʊ ər æsk ˈjuˈɛs ə kˈwɛʃən, wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ iˈmeɪl ˈjuˈɛs æt ˈfɑloʊ ˈæbˌstrækt ˈnɑnsɛns ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə fb*: ig*: tw*: yt*: ˈæbˌstrækt ˈnɑnsɛns
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shibby de guzman led students protesting the of late dictator ferdinand marcos. from the facebook page
ninth grade student de guzman and teen online sensation rock are on time magazine's list of the "30 most influential teens of 2017".
the de guzman shot to prominence after she was photographed protesting the of late dictator ferdinand marcos, according to time magazine.
"she carried a megaphone and wore a cardboard sign similar to those sometimes strewn over the bodies of victims. then, in a widely shared post, she shut down critics who alleged that her fellow protesters were “brainwashed,” the magazine said.
de guzman, in an interview with news in july, said young people also need to take part in efforts to stop the killings.
de guzman joined a rally condemning killings despite being bullied online for her stand against the clandestine burial of marcos.
"we are protesting against and violations against civil liberties. the only thing that matters right now is the country. the aggressive backlash, it's better to just ignore. engage in conversation, not fights. don't approach someone aggressively if you're looking to make the change," she said.
aside from de guzman, rock also made it to the list.
rock is known for his makeup skills that could give the a run for their money, according to time magazine.
filipino online sensation rock tells maxine medina to ignore bashers who did not like her performance. | kat domingo (@_katrinadomingo) january 31, 2017
the beauty guru, born rock sacayanan, has amassed almost 9 million followers.
rock earlier hosted the red carpet of the miss universe pageant.
time said it compiled its annual list by considering accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media, and overall ability to drive news.
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shibby* də ˈgəzmən lɛd ˈstudənts ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ðə əv leɪt ˈdɪkteɪtər ˈfərdɪˌnænd ˈmɑrkoʊs. frəm ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ naɪnθ greɪd ˈstudənt də ˈgəzmən ənd tin ˈɔnˌlaɪn sɛnˈseɪʃən rɑk ər ɔn taɪm ˈmægəˌzinz lɪst əv ðə 30 moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl tinz əv 2017 ðə də ˈgəzmən ʃɑt tɪ ˈprɑmənəns ˈæftər ʃi wɑz ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ðə əv leɪt ˈdɪkteɪtər ˈfərdɪˌnænd ˈmɑrkoʊs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ taɪm ˈmægəˌzin. "ʃi ˈkɛrid ə ˈmɛgəˌfoʊn ənd wɔr ə ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd saɪn ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz strun ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɑdiz əv ˈvɪktɪmz. ðɛn, ɪn ə ˈwaɪdli ʃɛrd poʊst, ʃi ʃət daʊn ˈkrɪtɪks hu əˈlɛʤd ðət hər ˈfɛloʊ ˈproʊˌtɛstərz wər ““brainwashed,”*,” ðə ˈmægəˌzin sɛd. də ˈgəzmən, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ nuz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, sɛd jəŋ ˈpipəl ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈɛfərts tɪ stɑp ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz. də ˈgəzmən ʤɔɪnd ə ˈræli kənˈdɛmɪŋ ˈkɪlɪŋz dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈbʊlid ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər hər stænd əˈgɛnst ðə klænˈdɛstɪn ˈbɛriəl əv ˈmɑrkoʊs. "wi ər ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ əˈgɛnst ənd vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈsɪvəl ˈlɪbərˌtiz. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ðət ˈmætərz raɪt naʊ ɪz ðə ˈkəntri. ðə əˈgrɛsɪv ˈbæˌklæʃ, ɪts ˈbɛtər tɪ ʤɪst ˌɪgˈnɔr. ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, nɑt faɪts. doʊnt əˈproʊʧ ˈsəmˌwən əˈgrɛsɪvli ɪf jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðə ʧeɪnʤ," ʃi sɛd. əˈsaɪd frəm də ˈgəzmən, rɑk ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə lɪst. rɑk ɪz noʊn fər hɪz ˈmeɪˌkəp skɪlz ðət kʊd gɪv ðə ə rən fər ðɛr ˈməni, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ taɪm ˈmægəˌzin. ˌfɪləˈpinoʊ ˈɔnˌlaɪn sɛnˈseɪʃən rɑk tɛlz mækˈsin məˈdinə tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈbæʃərz hu dɪd nɑt laɪk hər pərˈfɔrməns. kæt dəˈmɪŋgoʊ (@_katrinadomingo*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 31 2017 ðə ˈbjuti ˈguˌru, bɔrn rɑk sacayanan*, həz əˈmæst ˈɔlˌmoʊst 9 ˈmɪljən ˈfɑloʊərz. rɑk ˈərliər ˈhoʊstɪd ðə rɛd ˈkɑrpət əv ðə mɪs ˈjunəˌvərs ˈpæʤənt. taɪm sɛd ɪt kəmˈpaɪld ɪts ˈænjuəl lɪst baɪ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈækəˌleɪdz əˈkrɔs ˈnumərəs fildz, ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪmˈpækt θru ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl əˈbɪləˌti tɪ draɪv nuz.
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two french exchange students found dead after a fire in london were the victims of a ''frenzied, horrible and horrific attack'' having been bound and stabbed repeatedly in the head, neck and torso before the house was set alight.
laurent bonomo, of velaux, and gabriel, of prouzel, both 23, were found lying in the living area of the bedsit. bonomo had been stabbed 196 times with up to 100 injuries inflicted after he was already dead, police said. had 47 wounds.
detective chief inspector mick duthie, of the metropolitan police, today described their injuries as the worst he had seen in his policing career. "these were two young french students who were visitors to our country and had been in london for only a matter of weeks. they were talented students working on a dream project.
"the level of violence used on these two victims was excessive - it was horrendous. the extent of the injuries are horrific. everyone working on this case, including myself, has been deeply shocked by what we have seen. i have never seen injuries like this throughout my career.''
the pair arrived in london in may to study bioengineering and dna at imperial college under an exchange programme with the polytech in central france. their placement had been due to finish at the end of this month.
detectives said they believed a burglary at the rented flat six days earlier, in which a laptop was stolen, could be linked to the case.
police were called to the fire in sterling gardens, a residential cul de sac in new cross, at about on sunday.
the fire started with an explosion, police said; the property was severely damaged and there was a smell of flammable liquid. it was extinguished quickly but the men were dead before it took hold.
a white male was seen running from the block shortly after the explosion. no weapon has been recovered, and forensic examinations at the scene are said to be ''extremely complex''. duthie said: "i do not know why these boys were killed or who killed them. i do believe, however, that whoever is responsible must have been bloodstained when they left.
"i would not say this was a professional attack. i would say it was a frenzied, horrible, horrific attack. "i imagine it would take some considerable amount of time to inflict the nature of the injuries."
bonomo had spoken to his girlfriend in the early hours of sunday morning. he and were thought to have been playing computer games together when attacked. police said there was no evidence of forced entry and keys may have been used, allowing an attacker to surprise them.
a neighbour, christina ramires, 32, from brazil, said she arrived home five minutes after the bang. she said a spanish friend, also a neighbour, told her she saw two men banging on the window of the flat prior to a "very strong sound" that she took for an explosion.
ramires said that when she arrived she could see through the open door of the flat, which was blackened and greasy. it had also been broken into three or four months ago, before the students moved in, she said. another neighbour, who did not want to be named, was told by police after the burglary six days ago that one of the students had been in the shower and disturbed the intruder, who ran off.
duthie said it may have been a case of mistaken identity. "we cannot find anything in these two young men's background to suggest they were involved in any criminality, that they had done anything wrong. they were here as students."
a college spokesman said bonomo had been studying a parasite that can spread from cats to human foetuses.'s research was on using bacteria to create ethanol for use as fuel.
nicky crowhurst, 25, a student who shared a laboratory with in the biochemistry building, said he was a "really nice guy ... it's a huge shock. i can't believe it. him and his mate were always in the lab. they had only been here a little while. he was a quiet guy but really friendly."
professor steve matthews, who worked closely with bonomo, said he was an intelligent young man with a bright future. "they were both very likeable chaps. laurent was particularly mature and well-rounded. he was a keen tennis fan and looking forward to following the french players at wimbledon. "we are all stunned and shocked, to say the least. our thoughts are with their families and girlfriend."
sir roy anderson, the imperial college rector, said the thoughts of the community were with the men's families. "laurent and gabriel had bright futures ahead of them and it is dreadful that their lives should end so soon," he said.
members of the victims' families travelled from france to identify their sons' bodies this morning. duthie appealed for anyone who knew the men at imperial college or saw anything strange in new cross on sunday night to come forward. "i need to build up a picture of these two young men. what were they doing in the hours leading up to the murder?''
"i also appeal to those people who worked with and knew laurent and gabriel at imperial college. what were they like? where did they go? who did they meet? where did they socialise? this attacker was horrific. i ask everybody - please rack your brains.''
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tu frɛnʧ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈstudənts faʊnd dɛd ˈæftər ə faɪər ɪn ˈləndən wər ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ə ''ˈfrɛnzid, ˈhɔrəbəl ənd hɔˈrɪfɪk əˈtæk'' ˈhævɪŋ bɪn baʊnd ənd stæbd rɪˈpitɪdli ɪn ðə hɛd, nɛk ənd ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs wɑz sɛt əˈlaɪt. ˈlɔrənt ˈbɑnəmoʊ, əv velaux*, ənd ˈgeɪbriəl, əv prouzel*, boʊθ 23 wər faʊnd laɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈɛriə əv ðə bedsit*. ˈbɑnəmoʊ hæd bɪn stæbd 196 taɪmz wɪθ əp tɪ 100 ˈɪnʤəriz ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd ˈæftər hi wɑz ɔˈrɛdi dɛd, pəˈlis sɛd. hæd 47 wundz. dɪˈtɛktɪv ʧif ˌɪnˈspɛktər mɪk ˈdəθi, əv ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən pəˈlis, təˈdeɪ dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛr ˈɪnʤəriz ɛz ðə wərst hi hæd sin ɪn hɪz pəˈlisɪŋ kərɪr. "ðiz wər tu jəŋ frɛnʧ ˈstudənts hu wər ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ɑr ˈkəntri ənd hæd bɪn ɪn ˈləndən fər ˈoʊnli ə ˈmætər əv wiks. ðeɪ wər ˈtæləntɪd ˈstudənts ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə drim ˈprɑʤɛkt. "ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈvaɪələns juzd ɔn ðiz tu ˈvɪktɪmz wɑz ɪkˈsɛsɪv ɪt wɑz ˌhɔˈrɛndəs. ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðə ˈɪnʤəriz ər hɔˈrɪfɪk. ˈɛvriˌwən ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɪs keɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, həz bɪn ˈdipli ʃɑkt baɪ wət wi hæv sin. aɪ hæv ˈnɛvər sin ˈɪnʤəriz laɪk ðɪs θruaʊt maɪ kərɪr.'' ðə pɛr əraɪvd ɪn ˈləndən ɪn meɪ tɪ ˈstədi ˌbaɪoʊˌɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æt ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈəndər ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ ðə ˌpɑˌliˈtɛk ɪn ˈsɛntrəl fræns. ðɛr ˈpleɪsmənt hæd bɪn du tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ æt ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs mənθ. dɪˈtɛktɪvz sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈlivd ə ˈbərgləri æt ðə ˈrɛntɪd flæt sɪks deɪz ˈərliər, ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈlæpˌtɑp wɑz ˈstoʊlən, kʊd bi lɪŋkt tɪ ðə keɪs. pəˈlis wər kɔld tɪ ðə faɪər ɪn ˈstərlɪŋ ˈgɑrdənz, ə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kəl də sæk ɪn nu krɔs, æt əˈbaʊt ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ðə faɪər ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən, pəˈlis sɛd; ðə ˈprɑpərti wɑz səˈvɪrli ˈdæmɪʤd ənd ðɛr wɑz ə smɛl əv ˈflæməbəl ˈlɪkwɪd. ɪt wɑz ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃt kˈwɪkli bət ðə mɛn wər dɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt tʊk hoʊld. ə waɪt meɪl wɑz sin ˈrənɪŋ frəm ðə blɑk ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən. noʊ ˈwɛpən həz bɪn rɪˈkəvərd, ənd ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz æt ðə sin ər sɛd tɪ bi ''ɪkˈstrimli ˈkɑmplɛks''. ˈdəθi sɛd: "aɪ du nɑt noʊ waɪ ðiz bɔɪz wər kɪld ər hu kɪld ðɛm. aɪ du bɪˈliv, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət huˈɛvər ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl məst hæv bɪn ˈblədˌsteɪnd wɪn ðeɪ lɛft. "aɪ wʊd nɑt seɪ ðɪs wɑz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl əˈtæk. aɪ wʊd seɪ ɪt wɑz ə ˈfrɛnzid, ˈhɔrəbəl, hɔˈrɪfɪk əˈtæk. "aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪt wʊd teɪk səm kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm tɪ ˌɪnˈflɪkt ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈɪnʤəriz." ˈbɑnəmoʊ hæd ˈspoʊkən tɪ hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɪn ðə ˈərli aʊərz əv ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ. hi ənd wər θɔt tɪ hæv bɪn pleɪɪŋ kəmˈpjutər geɪmz təˈgɛðər wɪn əˈtækt. pəˈlis sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈɛvədəns əv fɔrst ˈɛntri ənd kiz meɪ hæv bɪn juzd, əˈlaʊɪŋ ən əˈtækər tɪ səˈpraɪz ðɛm. ə ˈneɪbər, krɪˈstinə rɑˈmɪrɛs, 32 frəm brəˈzɪl, sɛd ʃi əraɪvd hoʊm faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə bæŋ. ʃi sɛd ə ˈspænɪʃ frɛnd, ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈneɪbər, toʊld hər ʃi sɔ tu mɛn ˈbæŋɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ðə flæt praɪər tɪ ə "ˈvɛri strɔŋ saʊnd" ðət ʃi tʊk fər ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən. rɑˈmɪrɛs sɛd ðət wɪn ʃi əraɪvd ʃi kʊd si θru ðə ˈoʊpən dɔr əv ðə flæt, wɪʧ wɑz ˈblækənd ənd ˈgrisi. ɪt hæd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈbroʊkən ˈɪntu θri ər fɔr mənθs əˈgoʊ, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈstudənts muvd ɪn, ʃi sɛd. əˈnəðər ˈneɪbər, hu dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ bi neɪmd, wɑz toʊld baɪ pəˈlis ˈæftər ðə ˈbərgləri sɪks deɪz əˈgoʊ ðət wən əv ðə ˈstudənts hæd bɪn ɪn ðə ʃaʊər ənd dɪˈstərbd ðə ˌɪnˈtrudər, hu ræn ɔf. ˈdəθi sɛd ɪt meɪ hæv bɪn ə keɪs əv mɪˈsteɪkən aɪˈdɛntəˌti. "wi ˈkænɑt faɪnd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ðiz tu jəŋ mɛnz ˈbækˌgraʊnd tɪ səˈʤɛst ðeɪ wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɛni ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti, ðət ðeɪ hæd dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɔŋ. ðeɪ wər hir ɛz ˈstudənts." ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ˈbɑnəmoʊ hæd bɪn ˈstədiɪŋ ə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt ðət kən sprɛd frəm kæts tɪ ˈjumən foetuses*. ˈrisərʧ wɑz ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ bækˈtɪriə tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈɛθəˌnɔl fər juz ɛz fjuəl. ˈnɪki crowhurst*, 25 ə ˈstudənt hu ʃɛrd ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri wɪθ ɪn ðə ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪˌstri ˈbɪldɪŋ, sɛd hi wɑz ə "ˈrɪli nis gaɪ ɪts ə juʤ ʃɑk. aɪ kænt bɪˈliv ɪt. ɪm ənd hɪz meɪt wər ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn ðə læb. ðeɪ hæd ˈoʊnli bɪn hir ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl. hi wɑz ə kwaɪət gaɪ bət ˈrɪli ˈfrɛndli." prəˈfɛsər stiv ˈmæθjuz, hu wərkt ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ˈbɑnəmoʊ, sɛd hi wɑz ən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt jəŋ mæn wɪθ ə braɪt fˈjuʧər. "ðeɪ wər boʊθ ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkəbəl ʧæps. ˈlɔrənt wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli məˈʧʊr ənd well-rounded*. hi wɑz ə kin ˈtɛnɪs fæn ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə frɛnʧ pleɪərz æt ˈwɪmbəldən. "wi ər ɔl stənd ənd ʃɑkt, tɪ seɪ ðə list. ɑr θɔts ər wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməliz ənd ˈgərlˌfrɛnd." sər rɔɪ ˈændərsən, ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈrɛktər, sɛd ðə θɔts əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti wər wɪθ ðə mɛnz ˈfæməliz. "ˈlɔrənt ənd ˈgeɪbriəl hæd braɪt fˈjuʧərz əˈhɛd əv ðɛm ənd ɪt ɪz ˈdrɛdfəl ðət ðɛr lɪvz ʃʊd ɛnd soʊ sun," hi sɛd. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz' ˈfæməliz ˈtrævəld frəm fræns tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɛr sənz' ˈbɑdiz ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ˈdəθi əˈpild fər ˈɛniˌwən hu nu ðə mɛn æt ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈkɑlɪʤ ər sɔ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ streɪnʤ ɪn nu krɔs ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd. "aɪ nid tɪ bɪld əp ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðiz tu jəŋ mɛn. wət wər ðeɪ duɪŋ ɪn ðə aʊərz ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˈmərdər?'' "aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpil tɪ ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu wərkt wɪθ ənd nu ˈlɔrənt ənd ˈgeɪbriəl æt ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈkɑlɪʤ. wət wər ðeɪ laɪk? wɛr dɪd ðeɪ goʊ? hu dɪd ðeɪ mit? wɛr dɪd ðeɪ socialise*? ðɪs əˈtækər wɑz hɔˈrɪfɪk. aɪ æsk ˈɛvriˌbɑdi pliz ræk jʊr breɪnz.''
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arsenal face bate in their final europa league group game tomorrow night knowing that top spot has already been secured.
it could give wenger some licence to experiment with his line-up, and the manager has provided the latest team news update ahead of the game.
speaking at a press conference at london this morning, the frenchman said, “everybody is available. we have a small problem with from saturday.
“a little thigh problem, but a small one. a possibility, if not southampton be west ham.”
“not too much because i have many players who need competition, because we go into next week, another week with three games.
“we’ll play tomorrow with quite an experienced team.”
wenger confirmed that both jack and theo walcott would start, the latter returning after a period of illness.
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ˈɑrsənəl feɪs beɪt ɪn ðɛr ˈfaɪnəl jʊˈroʊpə lig grup geɪm təˈmɑˌroʊ naɪt noʊɪŋ ðət tɔp spɑt həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn sɪˈkjʊrd. ɪt kʊd gɪv ˈwɛŋər səm ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt wɪθ hɪz ˈlaɪˌnəp, ənd ðə ˈmænɪʤər həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈleɪtəst tim nuz ˈəpˌdeɪt əˈhɛd əv ðə geɪm. ˈspikɪŋ æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt ˈləndən ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə ˈfrɛnʧmæn sɛd, ɪz əˈveɪləbəl. wi hæv ə smɔl ˈprɑbləm wɪθ frəm ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˈlɪtəl θaɪ ˈprɑbləm, bət ə smɔl wən. ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, ɪf nɑt ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən bi wɛst ham.”*.” tu məʧ bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ˈmɛni pleɪərz hu nid ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, bɪˈkəz wi goʊ ˈɪntu nɛkst wik, əˈnəðər wik wɪθ θri geɪmz. pleɪ təˈmɑˌroʊ wɪθ kwaɪt ən ɪkˈspɪriənst team.”*.” ˈwɛŋər kənˈfərmd ðət boʊθ ʤæk ənd ˈθioʊ ˈwɔlkɑt wʊd stɑrt, ðə ˈlætər rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈæftər ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈɪlnəs.
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gillard, rudd and labor's personality tragedy
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the fall of kevin leadership was like one of those controlled you see on the tv: an edifice one minute, a the next. it was initiated, as we know, by a small group of factional leaders. but the truly stunning part was the alacrity with which all but a few hardy figures in the caucus piled on board.
mr rudd gave a fighting press conference at about 9:00pm, but within 12 hours he faced the truth; he had so little support that discretion (a gracious abandonment of the field) proved indeed the better part of valour.
what were the external circumstances at the time? some polls, a couple of policy debacles, a grim with the mining industry. and the great leadership hiccup of the rudd period, which was to effect an apparent reversal on climate change policy (a reversal to which he was urged by others, including julia gillard).
fourteen months later, one would have to say the external circumstances have worsened. the prime minister still european carp and tinea, but only just. a further reversal on climate policy (this time 100 per cent the work and judgment of the prime minister herself) poisons the water. her grand solution on asylum seekers has not only failed, but failed so spectacularly that the policy area itself has the rest of her government's work.
and yet, whatever the remarks unnamed might have made to the contrary in the tizzy that ensued after the high court decision last week, there is no concerted move against the pm within the caucus.
there's a fascinating, almost mathematical equation going on here.
with julia gillard, the probability that any given person will support the prime minister decreases with distance from the subject; she is supported by a majority of cabinet and caucus colleagues and viewed benignly in the public service, but despised by voters who have never met her.
mr equation is precisely the inverse; the warm support he continues to enjoy in the populace at large tails away sharply, the closer you get to the 2600 postcode. outside parliament house, voters might wonder why they can't bring that nice kevin fellow back again. inside it, people talk vigorously about chewing their own arms off before doing anything to hasten such a return.
critics of contemporary political journalism often argue that too much is made of personality at the expense of policy. and that may well be right. but sometimes personality is the only explanation for an otherwise aberrant outcome. in this case, personality provides the principal reason that julia gillard bats on as labor leader, while kevin rudd was handed his pink slip with abruptness.
certainly, julia gillard stays put in part because there is no immediately serviceable substitute. but her durability as leader is largely attributable to the mundane, day-to-day truth of the matter: she's nicer to her colleagues than kevin was.
i don't think i'll ever forget the conversation i had with one a few months after overthrow. "i agree with kevin on just about every policy inclination he has," the said. "in fact, there probably isn't another person in the party with whom i am more in line." there was a pause, and then the added, calmly and without even the mildest hint of melodrama: "it's just that i hate him so very much."
politicians are people. their insecurities and petty dictate their behaviour just like anyone else's do. there is no other way to explain this caucus's tolerance of judgment errors committed by this leader, in counterpoint to its ruthless punishment of the last chap, other than the differences in personality.
how else can you explain the actions of the rudd cabinet, so submissive to mr autocratic style that they were unable to challenge him on it in any constructive way, instead feebly adding their numbers, in the end, to a putsch engineered wholly outside their ranks?
julia personality is a matter for national conjecture. the people's revolt has her pegged as a liar and a leftist dictator. the abc show at home with julia, which premiered this week, has her as an type, soothing her neglected tim with baby talk. actress amanda bishop's impersonation of the pm is ferociously good, and her bum should win a logie. but one could as much imagine the real gillard showering her partner with as one could imagine her readily agreeing to process asylum seekers onshore. it's just not her.
the best parts of the real gillard personality her and wry, self-deprecating sense of humour do not survive the camera more generally, for some reason. on television, she loses a dimension; her natural fluency seems to get snarled up in clunky and rehearsed hand movements. rather than looking like a leader forming a political argument, she tends to look like an umpire reluctantly allowing a goal.
mr rudd, on the other hand, projects a public air of sunny, brainy nonchalance and a sense of efficiency which, colleagues say, belies a private pattern of coldness and inconsistency. the best parts of mr personality his passionate desire to do good, and his genuine sense of fun seem to wear down with familiarity. the rudd of whom caucus members speak so bitterly is every bit as alien to voters as the gillard with whom labor are happy to work.
kevin colleagues cannot see in him what voters do: that's his tragedy.
and julia gillard cannot make the nation see why her party hangs on to her: that's hers.
annabel crabb is the abc's chief online political writer.
topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, alp, federal-government, person, gillard-julia, rudd-kevin, australia
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ʒɪˈlɑrd, rəd ənd ˈleɪbərz ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈtræʤədi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə fɔl əv ˈkɛvɪn ˈlidərˌʃɪp wɑz laɪk wən əv ðoʊz kənˈtroʊld ju si ɔn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən: ən ˈɛdəfəs wən ˈmɪnət, ə ðə nɛkst. ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd, ɛz wi noʊ, baɪ ə smɔl grup əv ˈfækʃənəl ˈlidərz. bət ðə ˈtruli ˈstənɪŋ pɑrt wɑz ðə əˈlækrəti wɪθ wɪʧ ɔl bət ə fju ˈhɑrdi ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ðə ˈkɔkəs paɪld ɔn bɔrd. ˈmɪstər rəd geɪv ə ˈfaɪtɪŋ prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns æt əˈbaʊt 9:00pm*, bət wɪˈθɪn 12 aʊərz hi feɪst ðə truθ; hi hæd soʊ ˈlɪtəl səˈpɔrt ðət dɪˈskrɛʃən (ə ˈgreɪʃəs əˈbændənmənt əv ðə fild) pruvd ˌɪnˈdid ðə ˈbɛtər pɑrt əv valour*. wət wər ðə ɪkˈstərnəl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz æt ðə taɪm? səm poʊlz, ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈpɑləsi deɪˈbɑkəlz, ə grɪm wɪθ ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈɪndəstri. ənd ðə greɪt ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈhɪkəp əv ðə rəd ˈpɪriəd, wɪʧ wɑz tɪ ˈifɛkt ən əˈpɛrənt rɪˈvərsəl ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈpɑləsi (ə rɪˈvərsəl tɪ wɪʧ hi wɑz ərʤd baɪ ˈəðərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd). ˌfɔrˈtin mənθs ˈleɪtər, wən wʊd hæv tɪ seɪ ðə ɪkˈstərnəl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz hæv ˈwərsənd. ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər stɪl ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɑrp ənd tinea*, bət ˈoʊnli ʤɪst. ə ˈfərðər rɪˈvərsəl ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ˈpɑləsi (ðɪs taɪm 100 pər sɛnt ðə wərk ənd ˈʤəʤmənt əv ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər hərˈsɛlf) ˈpɔɪzənz ðə ˈwɔtər. hər grænd səˈluʃən ɔn əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz həz nɑt ˈoʊnli feɪld, bət feɪld soʊ spɛkˈtækjələrli ðət ðə ˈpɑləsi ˈɛriə ˌɪtˈsɛlf həz ðə rɛst əv hər ˈgəvərnmənts wərk. ənd jɛt, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə rɪˈmɑrks ənˈneɪmd maɪt hæv meɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri ɪn ðə ˈtɪzi ðət ɪnˈsud ˈæftər ðə haɪ kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən læst wik, ðɛr ɪz noʊ kənˈsərtɪd muv əˈgɛnst ðə piɛm wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɔkəs. ðɛrz ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ɪkˈweɪʒən goʊɪŋ ɔn hir. wɪθ ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd, ðə ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn ˈpərsən wɪl səˈpɔrt ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈdiˌkrisɪz wɪθ ˈdɪstəns frəm ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt; ʃi ɪz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈkæbənət ənd ˈkɔkəs ˈkɑligz ənd vjud bəˈnaɪnli ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs, bət dɪˈspaɪzd baɪ ˈvoʊtərz hu hæv ˈnɛvər mɛt hər. ˈmɪstər ɪkˈweɪʒən ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli ðə ˌɪnˈvərs; ðə wɔrm səˈpɔrt hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪn ðə ˈpɑpjələs æt lɑrʤ teɪlz əˈweɪ ˈʃɑrpli, ðə ˈkloʊzər ju gɪt tɪ ðə 2600 postcode*. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈpɑrləmɛnt haʊs, ˈvoʊtərz maɪt ˈwəndər waɪ ðeɪ kænt brɪŋ ðət nis ˈkɛvɪn ˈfɛloʊ bæk əˈgɛn. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪt, ˈpipəl tɔk ˈvɪgərəsli əˈbaʊt ʧuɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ɑrmz ɔf ˌbiˈfɔr duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ˈheɪsən səʧ ə rɪˈtərn. ˈkrɪtɪks əv kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈɔfən ˈɑrgju ðət tu məʧ ɪz meɪd əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈpɑləsi. ənd ðət meɪ wɛl bi raɪt. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz æˈbɛrənt ˈaʊtˌkəm. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˌpərsəˈnælɪti prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈrizən ðət ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd bæts ɔn ɛz ˈleɪbər ˈlidər, waɪl ˈkɛvɪn rəd wɑz ˈhændɪd hɪz pɪŋk slɪp wɪθ əˈbrəptnəs. ˈsərtənli, ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd steɪz pʊt ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈsərvəsəbəl ˈsəbstəˌtut. bət hər dərəˈbɪlɪti ɛz ˈlidər ɪz ˈlɑrʤli əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tɪ ðə mənˈdeɪn, ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ truθ əv ðə ˈmætər: ʃiz ˈnaɪsər tɪ hər ˈkɑligz ðən ˈkɛvɪn wɑz. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪl ˈɛvər fərˈgɛt ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən aɪ hæd wɪθ wən ə fju mənθs ˈæftər ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ. "aɪ əˈgri wɪθ ˈkɛvɪn ɔn ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈpɑləsi ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən hi həz," ðə sɛd. "ɪn fækt, ðɛr ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɪzənt əˈnəðər ˈpərsən ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti wɪθ hum aɪ æm mɔr ɪn laɪn." ðɛr wɑz ə pɔz, ənd ðɛn ðə ˈædɪd, ˈkɑmli ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn ðə ˈmaɪldəst hɪnt əv ˈmɛləˌdrɑmə: "ɪts ʤɪst ðət aɪ heɪt ɪm soʊ ˈvɛri məʧ." ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər ˈpipəl. ðɛr ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz ənd ˈpɛˌti ˈdɪkˌteɪt ðɛr bɪˈheɪvjər ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛlsɪz du. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈəðər weɪ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðɪs ˈkɔkəsɪz ˈtɑlərəns əv ˈʤəʤmənt ˈɛrərz kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ðɪs ˈlidər, ɪn ˈkaʊntərˌpɔɪnt tɪ ɪts ˈruθləs ˈpənɪʃmənt əv ðə læst ʧæp, ˈəðər ðən ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. haʊ ɛls kən ju ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈækʃənz əv ðə rəd ˈkæbənət, soʊ səbˈmɪsɪv tɪ ˈmɪstər ˌɔtəˈkrætɪk staɪl ðət ðeɪ wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ɪm ɔn ɪt ɪn ˈɛni kənˈstrəktɪv weɪ, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈfibli ˈædɪŋ ðɛr ˈnəmbərz, ɪn ðə ɛnd, tɪ ə pʊʧ ˌɛnʤəˈnird ˈhoʊli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ræŋks? ˈʤuljə ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪz ə ˈmætər fər ˈnæʃənəl kənˈʤɛkʧər. ðə ˈpipəlz rɪˈvoʊlt həz hər pɛgd ɛz ə laɪər ənd ə ˈlɛftɪst ˈdɪkteɪtər. ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ʃoʊ æt hoʊm wɪθ ˈʤuljə, wɪʧ prɛˈmɪrd ðɪs wik, həz hər ɛz ən taɪp, ˈsuðɪŋ hər nɪˈglɛktɪd tɪm wɪθ ˈbeɪbi tɔk. ˈæktrəs əˈmændə ˈbɪʃəps ˌɪmpərsəˈneɪʃən əv ðə piɛm ɪz fərˈoʊʃɪsli gʊd, ənd hər bəm ʃʊd wɪn ə ˈloʊʤi. bət wən kʊd ɛz məʧ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ril ʒɪˈlɑrd ʃaʊərɪŋ hər ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ɛz wən kʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən hər ˈrɛdəli əˈgriɪŋ tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ˈɑnˌʃɔr. ɪts ʤɪst nɑt hər. ðə bɛst pɑrts əv ðə ril ʒɪˈlɑrd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti hər ənd raɪ, ˌsɛlfˈdɛprəˌkeɪtɪŋ sɛns əv ˈhjumər du nɑt sərˈvaɪv ðə ˈkæmərə mɔr ˈʤɛnərəli, fər səm ˈrizən. ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ʃi ˈluzɪz ə dɪˈmɛnʃən; hər ˈnæʧərəl ˈfluənsi simz tɪ gɪt sˈnɑrəld əp ɪn ˈkləŋki ənd riˈhərst hænd ˈmuvmənts. ˈrəðər ðən ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk ə ˈlidər ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɑrgjəmənt, ʃi tɛndz tɪ lʊk laɪk ən ˈəmˌpaɪər rɪˈləktəntli əˈlaʊɪŋ ə goʊl. ˈmɪstər rəd, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈprɑʤɛkts ə ˈpəblɪk ɛr əv ˈsəni, ˈbreɪni ˈnɑnʃəˈlɑns ənd ə sɛns əv ɪˈfɪʃənsi wɪʧ, ˈkɑligz seɪ, bɪˈlaɪz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈpætərn əv ˈkoʊldnəs ənd ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi. ðə bɛst pɑrts əv ˈmɪstər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti hɪz ˈpæʃənət dɪˈzaɪər tɪ du gʊd, ənd hɪz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn sɛns əv fən sim tɪ wɛr daʊn wɪθ fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti. ðə rəd əv hum ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbərz spik soʊ ˈbɪtərli ɪz ˈɛvəri bɪt ɛz ˈeɪliən tɪ ˈvoʊtərz ɛz ðə ʒɪˈlɑrd wɪθ hum ˈleɪbər ər ˈhæpi tɪ wərk. ˈkɛvɪn ˈkɑligz ˈkænɑt si ɪn ɪm wət ˈvoʊtərz du: ðæts hɪz ˈtræʤədi. ənd ˈʤuljə ʒɪˈlɑrd ˈkænɑt meɪk ðə ˈneɪʃən si waɪ hər ˈpɑrti hæŋz ɔn tɪ hər: ðæts hərz. ˈænəˌbɛl kræb ɪz ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz ʧif ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈraɪtər. ˈtɑpɪks: government-and-politics*, political-parties*, alp*, federal-government*, ˈpərsən, gillard-julia*, rudd-kevin*, ɔˈstreɪljə fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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authored by bonner & partners' bill bonner, annotated by pater tenebrarum,
lighting a candle
on tuesday, donald trump, president of all the americans, said his country would spend more blood and money trying to force the afghans to do what it wants them to do, whatever that is.
if you are destined to stay on the afghan plantation forever, might as well plant something. [pt]
and so… a darkness covered the land. from sioux city to savannah, a shadow passed between earth and sun. strange and fearful events were reported. a calf was born with two heads outside of des moines. pomegranate trees flowered in manhattan. an lgbtqq+ person wondered wtf?
the people were so afraid.
nowhere was the darkness deeper than in the capital. there, no light shone. no flicker of awareness… observation… learning… or reflection appeared.
hello, darkness.
donald j. trump had promised to light a candle. but it was nowhere to be seen. five years ago, he said, “ron paul is right.” the afghanistan adventure was “wasting our money.” it was a “total disaster,” he added.
he asked, “what are we doing there? these people hate us.” then, a year later, he said, “we should leave afghanistan immediately.”
and in his bid for the white house, he had offered something better. “america first,” he called it. instead of trying, fruitlessly, to build a better country in the hindu kush, he would try to build a better country at home!
no more losing wars. no more strangling regulations. no more losing deals with the rest of the world. even from the mouth of donald trump, these promises sounded good, good enough to win the highest office.
ron paul on the newest afghanistan surge plans. still right.
democratic sham
you will recall, the election of donald j. trump brought controversy to the diary; many dear readers got very cross with us. today, we back up to look at what the fuss was all about.
in the first place, we believe that democracy, as practiced in a big, degenerate empire, is largely a sham. voting is a waste of time; we said so then.
in the second place, we thought the deep state the few insiders who really run the government had either already made peace with mr. trump or would soon do so, after the election.
in the third place, we identified a chief cause of economic malaise (as well as many of its other problems): the system, which encourages the buildup of debt and enriches wall street while reducing the real output and wealth of the main street economy.
in the fourth place, this system is the source of funding for the deep state. it cannot give it up, no matter who is president. as long as this system remains in place, the deep state will continue to grow by legislation, regulation, hook or crook.
how it works, roughly
in the fifth place, you really build a decent economy on phony money, debt, and forcing deals on the public. each day that passes adds more debt, more complexity, and more misallocation of resources. sooner or later, the whole is going to blow up.
just hours after the results came in last november, our view looked basically right. the new president gathered in the two most important branches of the deep state the gunmen (representing the industries) and the (representing goldman sachs and wall street).
obviously, a deal had been struck or tacitly acknowledged. wall street and the pentagon “my generals” were already part of the team. with them in place, trump could be trump with no fear of disrupting the deep privileges and position.
“no… going to shake things up,” readers protested. “he’s our only hope…” “give him time.”
but time and money are running out.
ticking clock
on tuesday, under pressure from the generals, donald trump abandoned the promise of an “america first” foreign policy. the u.s. has lost soldiers in afghanistan… and spent $1 trillion.
and not to forget the us was already almost out of there! click to enlarge.
and now, even more resources will be brought to bear so that the longest, most pointless war in u.s. history can continue. trump himself may be in favor of change. but u.s. foreign policy under the trump administration is the same as it was under barack obama. it favors the deep industries as it has for at least the last 17 years.
there is no change to or any other significant domestic program, either. the deep zombie transfer programs remain in place, too. but while trump and the media focus on confederate monuments, russia, north korea, transsexuals… and whirlwind crises, the clock ticks.
the feds have only enough cash for about six weeks of operations. then, they will bump up against the current debt ceiling. the deep state must raise the debt ceiling in order to keep the fake money flowing. but raising the debt ceiling may not be easy.
conservative republicans will want to know: “with the national debt already headed to $30 trillion, just where do we think going?” “we’ll agree to raise the debt ceiling,” say the liberal democrats, “but only if you leave alone.” “hey, what about that bridge in my district?” asks the independent.
and so, the darkness spreads…
raise the debt ceiling! for a good cause!
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ˈɔθərd baɪ ˈbɔnər ˈpɑrtnərz' bɪl ˈbɔnər, ˌænəˈteɪtɪd baɪ ˈpeɪtər tenebrarum*, ˈlaɪtɪŋ ə ˈkændəl ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ɔl ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz, sɛd hɪz ˈkəntri wʊd spɛnd mɔr bləd ənd ˈməni traɪɪŋ tɪ fɔrs ðə ˈæfˌgænz tɪ du wət ɪt wɔnts ðɛm tɪ du, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðət ɪz. ɪf ju ər ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ steɪ ɔn ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˌplænˈteɪʃən fərˈɛvər, maɪt ɛz wɛl plænt ˈsəmθɪŋ. [pt*] ənd so…*… ə ˈdɑrknəs ˈkəvərd ðə lænd. frəm su ˈsɪti tɪ səˈvænə, ə ˈʃæˌdoʊ pæst bɪtˈwin ərθ ənd sən. streɪnʤ ənd ˈfɪrfəl ɪˈvɛnts wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ə kæf wɑz bɔrn wɪθ tu hɛdz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv dɪ mɔɪnz. ˌpɑməˈgrænət triz flaʊərd ɪn mænˈhætən. ən lgbtqq*+ ˈpərsən ˈwəndərd wtf*? ðə ˈpipəl wər soʊ əˈfreɪd. ˈnoʊˌwɛr wɑz ðə ˈdɑrknəs ˈdipər ðən ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl. ðɛr, noʊ laɪt ʃoʊn. noʊ ˈflɪkər əv awareness…*… observation…*… learning…*… ər rɪˈflɛkʃən əˈpɪrd. hɛˈloʊ, ˈdɑrknəs. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp hæd ˈprɑməst tɪ laɪt ə ˈkændəl. bət ɪt wɑz ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ bi sin. faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, hi sɛd, pɔl ɪz right.”*.” ðə æfˈgænəˌstæn ədˈvɛnʧər wɑz ɑr money.”*.” ɪt wɑz ə disaster,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. hi æst, ər wi duɪŋ ðɛr? ðiz ˈpipəl heɪt us.”*.” ðɛn, ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, hi sɛd, ʃʊd liv æfˈgænəˌstæn immediately.”*.” ənd ɪn hɪz bɪd fər ðə waɪt haʊs, hi hæd ˈɔfərd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɛtər. first,”*,” hi kɔld ɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv traɪɪŋ, ˈfrutləsli, tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɛtər ˈkəntri ɪn ðə ˈhɪnˌdu kʊʃ, hi wʊd traɪ tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɛtər ˈkəntri æt hoʊm! noʊ mɔr ˈluzɪŋ wɔrz. noʊ mɔr ˈstræŋgəlɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz. noʊ mɔr ˈluzɪŋ dilz wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld. ˈivɪn frəm ðə maʊθ əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ðiz ˈprɑməsəz ˈsaʊndɪd gʊd, gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪn ðə haɪəst ˈɔfəs. rɑn pɔl ɔn ðə nuəst æfˈgænəˌstæn sərʤ plænz. stɪl raɪt. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ʃæm ju wɪl ˈriˌkɔl, ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp brɔt ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi tɪ ðə ˈdaɪəri; ˈmɛni dɪr ˈridərz gɑt ˈvɛri krɔs wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. təˈdeɪ, wi bæk əp tɪ lʊk æt wət ðə fəs wɑz ɔl əˈbaʊt. ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, wi bɪˈliv ðət dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ɛz ˈpræktɪst ɪn ə bɪg, dɪˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈɛmpaɪər, ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ə ʃæm. ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɪz ə weɪst əv taɪm; wi sɛd soʊ ðɛn. ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd pleɪs, wi θɔt ðə dip steɪt ðə fju ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz hu ˈrɪli rən ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ˈiðər ɔˈrɛdi meɪd pis wɪθ ˈmɪstər. trəmp ər wʊd sun du soʊ, ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪn ðə θərd pleɪs, wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ə ʧif kɔz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk mæˈleɪz (ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmɛni əv ɪts ˈəðər ˈprɑbləmz): ðə ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ ɪnˈkərəʤəz ðə ˈbɪlˌdəp əv dɛt ənd ɛnˈrɪʧɪz wɔl strit waɪl rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ril ˈaʊtˌpʊt ənd wɛlθ əv ðə meɪn strit ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪn ðə fɔrθ pleɪs, ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ɪz ðə sɔrs əv ˈfəndɪŋ fər ðə dip steɪt. ɪt ˈkænɑt gɪv ɪt əp, noʊ ˈmætər hu ɪz ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɪs ˈsɪstəm rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn pleɪs, ðə dip steɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ groʊ baɪ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, hʊk ər krʊk. haʊ ɪt wərks, ˈrəfli ɪn ðə fɪθ pleɪs, ju ˈrɪli bɪld ə ˈdisənt ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔn ˈfoʊni ˈməni, dɛt, ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ dilz ɔn ðə ˈpəblɪk. iʧ deɪ ðət ˈpæsɪz ædz mɔr dɛt, mɔr kəmˈplɛksɪti, ənd mɔr mɪˌsæləˈkeɪʃən əv ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər, ðə hoʊl ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bloʊ əp. ʤɪst aʊərz ˈæftər ðə rɪˈzəlts keɪm ɪn læst noʊˈvɛmbər, ɑr vju lʊkt ˈbeɪsɪkli raɪt. ðə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈgæðərd ɪn ðə tu moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈbrænʧɪz əv ðə dip steɪt ðə ˈgənˌmɛn (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈɪndəstriz) ənd ðə (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ənd wɔl strit). ˈɑbviəsli, ə dil hæd bɪn strək ər ˈtæsɪtli ækˈnɑlɪʤd. wɔl strit ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn generals”*” wər ɔˈrɛdi pɑrt əv ðə tim. wɪθ ðɛm ɪn pleɪs, trəmp kʊd bi trəmp wɪθ noʊ fɪr əv dɪsˈrəptɪŋ ðə dip ˈprɪvɪˌlɪʤɪz ənd pəˈzɪʃən. ““no…*… goʊɪŋ tɪ ʃeɪk θɪŋz up,”*,” ˈridərz ˈproʊˌtɛstəd. ɑr ˈoʊnli hope…”*…” ɪm time.”*.” bət taɪm ənd ˈməni ər ˈrənɪŋ aʊt. ˈtɪkɪŋ klɑk ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə ˈʤɛnərəlz, ˈdɑnəld trəmp əˈbændənd ðə ˈprɑməs əv ən first”*” ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ðə juz. həz lɔst ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn afghanistan…*… ənd spɛnt 1 ˈtrɪljən. ənd nɑt tɪ fərˈgɛt ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔlˌmoʊst aʊt əv ðɛr! klɪk tɪ ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ. ənd naʊ, ˈivɪn mɔr ˈrisɔrsɪz wɪl bi brɔt tɪ bɛr soʊ ðət ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst, moʊst ˈpɔɪntləs wɔr ɪn juz. ˈhɪstəri kən kənˈtɪnju. trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf meɪ bi ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ʧeɪnʤ. bət juz. ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈəndər ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ðə seɪm ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈəndər ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ɪt ˈfeɪvərz ðə dip ˈɪndəstriz ɛz ɪt həz fər æt list ðə læst 17 jɪrz. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ʧeɪnʤ tɪ ər ˈɛni ˈəðər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt dəˈmɛstɪk ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈiðər. ðə dip ˈzɑmbi ˈtrænsfər ˈproʊˌgræmz rɪˈmeɪn ɪn pleɪs, tu. bət waɪl trəmp ənd ðə ˈmidiə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn kənˈfɛdərˌeɪt ˈmɑnjəmənts, ˈrəʃə, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, transsexuals…*… ənd ˈwərlˌwɪnd ˈkraɪsiz, ðə klɑk tɪks. ðə fɛdz hæv ˈoʊnli ɪˈnəf kæʃ fər əˈbaʊt sɪks wiks əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðɛn, ðeɪ wɪl bəmp əp əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkɑrənt dɛt ˈsilɪŋ. ðə dip steɪt məst reɪz ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kip ðə feɪk ˈməni floʊɪŋ. bət ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ meɪ nɑt bi ˈizi. kənˈsərvətɪv rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl wɔnt tɪ noʊ: ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɛt ɔˈrɛdi ˈhɛdɪd tɪ 30 ˈtrɪljən, ʤɪst wɛr du wi θɪŋk going?”*?” əˈgri tɪ reɪz ðə dɛt ceiling,”*,” seɪ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, ˈoʊnli ɪf ju liv alone.”*.” ““hey*, wət əˈbaʊt ðət brɪʤ ɪn maɪ district?”*?” æsks ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. ənd soʊ, ðə ˈdɑrknəs spreads…*… reɪz ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ! fər ə gʊd kɔz!
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we know we are late with this story, due to a misunderstanding we are posting it a few days late. but here goes.
bioware had one of there infamous community this last weekend. at the event new info was released as well as alot of hints of what might be comming.
housing
stevebelt asked about player housing, and while the verbal answer was of the “that’s a good idea” variety, judging by his smile and general body language, say almost a certainty they are working on player housing. in his question he made a note of how ripe for player housing content was, and the only got bigger. based on this, i would be completely stunned if we see player housing in 2014.
new story
at the cantina they said that a new story arc would begin with the update, and would reach an “epic” conclusion by the end of the year. an official blog post about the new arc may be out within the next week. with regard to new classes or new companion storylines, they said the resources required to do that are huge, and they would rather use those resources to provide new content planetary storylines that all could play.
legacy level cap
they also said that raising the legacy level cap and adding corresponding perks was “on the roadmap” but did not say more than that. one person said a legacy vault i.e. a place to keep all your alts’ mats and items would require too much coding.
below is all the new from the community cantina flash-drive:
stardrive flash space inspired mount
walmart bomber mini pet
bomber
gunship
concept arts
kuat drive yards
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wi noʊ wi ər leɪt wɪθ ðɪs ˈstɔri, du tɪ ə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ wi ər ˈpoʊstɪŋ ɪt ə fju deɪz leɪt. bət hir goʊz. hæd wən əv ðɛr ˈɪnfəməs kəmˈjunɪti ðɪs læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt nu ˈɪnfoʊ wɑz riˈlist ɛz wɛl ɛz əˈlɑt əv hɪnts əv wət maɪt bi comming*. ˈhaʊzɪŋ æst əˈbaʊt pleɪər ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ənd waɪl ðə ˈvərbəl ˈænsər wɑz əv ðə ə gʊd idea”*” vərˈaɪəti, ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ hɪz smaɪl ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, seɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈsərtənti ðeɪ ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn pleɪər ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ɪn hɪz kˈwɛʃən hi meɪd ə noʊt əv haʊ raɪp fər pleɪər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt wɑz, ənd ðə ˈoʊnli gɑt ˈbɪgər. beɪst ɔn ðɪs, aɪ wʊd bi kəmˈplitli stənd ɪf wi si pleɪər ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪn 2014 nu ˈstɔri æt ðə ˌkænˈtinə ðeɪ sɛd ðət ə nu ˈstɔri ɑrk wʊd bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt, ənd wʊd riʧ ən ““epic”*” kənˈkluʒən baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ən əˈfɪʃəl blɔg poʊst əˈbaʊt ðə nu ɑrk meɪ bi aʊt wɪˈθɪn ðə nɛkst wik. wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ nu ˈklæsɪz ər nu kəmˈpænjən ˈstɔriˌlaɪnz, ðeɪ sɛd ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ du ðət ər juʤ, ənd ðeɪ wʊd ˈrəðər juz ðoʊz ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd nu ˈkɑntɛnt ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈstɔriˌlaɪnz ðət ɔl kʊd pleɪ. ˈlɛgəsi ˈlɛvəl kæp ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈlɛgəsi ˈlɛvəl kæp ənd ˈædɪŋ ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ pərks wɑz ðə roadmap”*” bət dɪd nɑt seɪ mɔr ðən ðət. wən ˈpərsən sɛd ə ˈlɛgəsi vɔlt i.e*. ə pleɪs tɪ kip ɔl jʊr alts’*’ mæts ənd ˈaɪtəmz wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər tu məʧ ˈkoʊdɪŋ. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ɔl ðə nu frəm ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˌkænˈtinə flash-drive*: flæʃ speɪs ˌɪnˈspaɪərd maʊnt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈbɑmər ˈmɪni pɛt ˈbɑmər ˈgənˌʃɪp ˈkɑnsɛpt ɑrts draɪv jɑrdz (ˈvɪzɪtɪd 387 taɪmz, 1 ˈvɪzɪts təˈdeɪ)
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description
discontinued 2015, replaced with 91351.
finally available for public consumption is the much anticipated scorpion sub-gun. imported as a pistol, it is a in with a short barrel. equipped with our newly designed sights, its rear sight has four different aperture sizes for everything from close quarters to way out there. the sights ride on an rail perfect for mounting optics.
simple and reliable, the scorpion not only has ambidextrous controls, its charging handle is and reach to the trigger is adjustable.
our favorite accessory for the scorpion pistol is our new arm brace adapter, which quickly and easily adds an pistol buffer tube to the rear of the action, enabling the use of an arm brace for added stability.
the most impressive stat on the scorpion pistol is the price tag. at just $849, a whole lot of bang for the buck.
the scorpion 3 pistol is legally classified by the as a pistol, and is intended by-usa to be used as a pistol. under current federal law and policy attaching a stock to this pistol or attaching a device which is then used as a stock or intended to be used as a stock constitutes the making of a rifle which requires registration with and the payment of the applicable tax. users of the scorpion 3 pistol bear the sole responsibility for ensuring their use of the firearm complies with all local, state, and federal firearms laws.
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dɪˈskrɪpʃən dɪskənˈtɪnjud 2015 ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ 91351 ˈfaɪnəli əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈpəblɪk kənˈsəmʃən ɪz ðə məʧ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈskɔrpiən sub-gun*. ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ɛz ə ˈpɪstəl, ɪt ɪz ə ɪn wɪθ ə ʃɔrt ˈbɛrəl. ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ɑr ˈnuli dɪˈzaɪnd saɪts, ɪts rɪr saɪt həz fɔr ˈdɪfərənt ˈæpərʧər ˈsaɪzɪz fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm kloʊz kˈwɔrtərz tɪ weɪ aʊt ðɛr. ðə saɪts raɪd ɔn ən reɪl ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˈɑptɪks. ˈsɪmpəl ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl, ðə ˈskɔrpiən nɑt ˈoʊnli həz ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs kənˈtroʊlz, ɪts ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈhændəl ɪz ənd riʧ tɪ ðə ˈtrɪgər ɪz əˈʤəstəbəl. ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ækˈsɛsəri fər ðə ˈskɔrpiən ˈpɪstəl ɪz ɑr nu ɑrm breɪs əˈdæptər, wɪʧ kˈwɪkli ənd ˈizəli ædz ən ˈpɪstəl ˈbəfər tub tɪ ðə rɪr əv ðə ˈækʃən, ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə juz əv ən ɑrm breɪs fər ˈædɪd stəˈbɪlɪti. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv stæt ɔn ðə ˈskɔrpiən ˈpɪstəl ɪz ðə praɪs tæg. æt ʤɪst 849 ə hoʊl lɔt əv bæŋ fər ðə bək. ðə ˈskɔrpiən 3 ˈpɪstəl ɪz ˈligəli ˈklæsəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ɛz ə ˈpɪstəl, ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd baɪ tɪ bi juzd ɛz ə ˈpɪstəl. ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ənd ˈpɑləsi əˈtæʧɪŋ ə stɑk tɪ ðɪs ˈpɪstəl ər əˈtæʧɪŋ ə dɪˈvaɪs wɪʧ ɪz ðɛn juzd ɛz ə stɑk ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi juzd ɛz ə stɑk ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ə ˈraɪfəl wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərz ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ənd ðə ˈpeɪmənt əv ðə ˈæpləkəbəl tæks. ˈjuzərz əv ðə ˈskɔrpiən 3 ˈpɪstəl bɛr ðə soʊl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðɛr juz əv ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm kəmˈplaɪz wɪθ ɔl ˈloʊkəl, steɪt, ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz lɔz.
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image copyright rossiya tv image caption anatoly funeral was covered by the rossiya 1 tv channel
russian state television channels have for the first time reported on the funerals of russian troops who fought alongside rebels in eastern ukraine.
the broadcasts repeated the official line that the troops are "volunteers" or travelled to ukraine on leave rather than in any official capacity. western leaders accuse the kremlin of sending regular army units into ukraine.
the three main channels - rossiya, channel one and - ran reports on the funeral of one such "volunteer", anatoly, in the city of northeast of moscow.
'preventing atrocities'
the reports were full of patriotic rhetoric about unity and russian brotherhood.
mr was a "volunteer who could not idly observe events in ukraine", said, which reported that he had just got married six weeks earlier.
his only relative to speak on air, an aunt, was also on-message: "he wanted to serve his motherland. he gave his life for all of us".
ntv interviewed army veterans at the funeral, one of whom expressed pride that his "regimental comrades are carrying out the duty of any russian person honourably, to prevent the atrocities now taking place in and regions".
russians rely overwhelmingly on the state tv channels for news.
'international duty'
rossiya tv interviewed russian army veterans who said that fighting for the separatists was a matter of "internationalist duty", echoing the rhetoric of the 1979 soviet invasion of afghanistan and even the spanish civil war of the 1930s.
"as long as there is a russian world, we will stand up for it," said a veteran of the soviet invasion of afghanistan, jabbing his finger at his television audience. "these lads did their duty, their international duty, their fraternal duty, and they should have eternal glory."
image copyright rossiya tv image caption tv channels showed anatoly being honoured with a salute
another volunteer, apparently still fighting in ukraine, spoke of "not letting fascism pass" - a popular slogan of spanish republican forces in the 1930s.
rossiya said up to russians were fighting for the and militias, and its correspondent interviewed a wounded volunteer in moscow who had gone to ukraine "because he realised that otherwise he could not consider himself a man".
'amazing spiritual impulse'
the volunteers are "united by a heightened sense of justice and historical truth", the correspondent continued, and animated by an "amazing spiritual impulse".
"they speak of their own wounds reluctantly, of their comrades' feats with admiration, and of the ukrainian punishment units' atrocities with contempt."
rossiya contrasted the russian volunteers with foreign fighters on the ukrainian side, whom it dismissed as "mercenaries". one russian volunteer from the city of rostov said he had disarmed a american in combat.
'heroes'
on friday the speaker of russia's upper house of parliament, valentina, spoke at the funeral of andrei stenin, a russian news agency photographer killed while covering the fighting in ukraine.
she said "more and more russian volunteers are joining the ranks of those fighting for their rights, for justice, and for peace in the land of our fraternal nation", and dubbed them "heroes" in a live report on tv.
ms made what appears to be one of the first acknowledgements by such a senior figure that "volunteers" are dying alongside the separatists in ukraine.
in some relatives of paratroopers have been trying to get news of their whereabouts, fearing that they have been sent to ukraine.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈrɔsiə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˌænəˈtoʊli fˈjunərəl wɑz ˈkəvərd baɪ ðə ˈrɔsiə 1 ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəl ˈrəʃən steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz hæv fər ðə fərst taɪm ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ðə fˈjunərəlz əv ˈrəʃən trups hu fɔt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈrɛbəlz ɪn ˈistərn juˈkreɪn. ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæsts rɪˈpitɪd ðə əˈfɪʃəl laɪn ðət ðə trups ər "ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz" ər ˈtrævəld tɪ juˈkreɪn ɔn liv ˈrəðər ðən ɪn ˈɛni əˈfɪʃəl kəˈpæsɪti. ˈwɛstərn ˈlidərz əˈkjuz ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn əv ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈrɛgjələr ˈɑrmi ˈjunɪts ˈɪntu juˈkreɪn. ðə θri meɪn ˈʧænəlz ˈrɔsiə, ˈʧænəl wən ənd ræn rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə fˈjunərəl əv wən səʧ "ˌvɑlənˈtɪr", ˌænəˈtoʊli, ɪn ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˈmɔˌskaʊ. 'prɪˈvɛnɪŋ əˈtrɑsətiz' ðə rɪˈpɔrts wər fʊl əv ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk ˈrɛtərɪk əˈbaʊt ˈjunɪti ənd ˈrəʃən ˈbrəðərˌhʊd. ˈmɪstər wɑz ə "ˌvɑlənˈtɪr hu kʊd nɑt ˈaɪdli əbˈzərv ɪˈvɛnts ɪn juˈkreɪn", sɛd, wɪʧ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hi hæd ʤɪst gɑt ˈmɛrid sɪks wiks ˈərliər. hɪz ˈoʊnli ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ spik ɔn ɛr, ən ɔnt, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ on-message*: "hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ sərv hɪz ˈməðərˌlænd. hi geɪv hɪz laɪf fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs". ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈɑrmi ˈvɛtərənz æt ðə fˈjunərəl, wən əv hum ɪkˈsprɛst praɪd ðət hɪz "ˌrɛʤəˈmɛntəl ˈkɑmˌrædz ər ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈduti əv ˈɛni ˈrəʃən ˈpərsən ˈɑnərəbli, tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə əˈtrɑsətiz naʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ənd ˈriʤənz". ˈrəʃənz rɪˈlaɪ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ɔn ðə steɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz fər nuz. 'ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈduti' ˈrɔsiə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈrəʃən ˈɑrmi ˈvɛtərənz hu sɛd ðət ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts wɑz ə ˈmætər əv "ˌɪnərˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈduti", ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ðə ˈrɛtərɪk əv ðə 1979 ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˈivɪn ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈsɪvəl wɔr əv ðə 1930s*. "ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrəʃən wərld, wi wɪl stænd əp fər ɪt," sɛd ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˈʤæbɪŋ hɪz ˈfɪŋgər æt hɪz ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɔdiəns. "ðiz lædz dɪd ðɛr ˈduti, ðɛr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈduti, ðɛr frəˈtərnəl ˈduti, ənd ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv ɪˈtərnəl ˈglɔri." ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈrɔsiə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz ʃoʊd ˌænəˈtoʊli biɪŋ ˈɑnərd wɪθ ə səˈlut əˈnəðər ˌvɑlənˈtɪr, əˈpɛrəntli stɪl ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn juˈkreɪn, spoʊk əv "nɑt ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈfæˌʃɪzəm pæs" ə ˈpɑpjələr sˈloʊgən əv ˈspænɪʃ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə 1930s*. ˈrɔsiə sɛd əp tɪ ˈrəʃənz wər ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðə ənd mɪˈlɪʃəz, ənd ɪts ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ˈɪntərvˌjud ə ˈwundɪd ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ hu hæd gɔn tɪ juˈkreɪn "bɪˈkəz hi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ˈəðərˌwaɪz hi kʊd nɑt kənˈsɪdər hɪmˈsɛlf ə mæn". 'əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˌɪmˈpəls' ðə ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ər "juˈnaɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈhaɪtənd sɛns əv ˈʤəstɪs ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəl truθ", ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt kənˈtɪnjud, ənd ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ ən "əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˌɪmˈpəls". "ðeɪ spik əv ðɛr oʊn wundz rɪˈləktəntli, əv ðɛr ˈkɑmˌrædz' fits wɪθ ˌædmərˈeɪʃən, ənd əv ðə juˈkreɪniən ˈpənɪʃmənt ˈjunɪts' əˈtrɑsətiz wɪθ kənˈtɛmpt." ˈrɔsiə kənˈtræstəd ðə ˈrəʃən ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ɔn ðə juˈkreɪniən saɪd, hum ɪt dɪsˈmɪst ɛz "ˈmərsəˌnɛriz". wən ˈrəʃən ˌvɑlənˈtɪr frəm ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈrɑstɑv sɛd hi hæd dɪˈsɑrmd ə əˈmɛrɪkən ɪn ˈkɑmbæt. 'ˈhɪroʊz' ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðə ˈspikər əv ˈrəʃəz ˈəpər haʊs əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ˌvɑlɛnˈtinə, spoʊk æt ðə fˈjunərəl əv ˈænˌdreɪ stenin*, ə ˈrəʃən nuz ˈeɪʤənsi fəˈtɑgrəfər kɪld waɪl ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn juˈkreɪn. ʃi sɛd "mɔr ənd mɔr ˈrəʃən ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ræŋks əv ðoʊz ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðɛr raɪts, fər ˈʤəstɪs, ənd fər pis ɪn ðə lænd əv ɑr frəˈtərnəl ˈneɪʃən", ənd dəbd ðɛm "ˈhɪroʊz" ɪn ə lɪv rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. mɪz meɪd wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi wən əv ðə fərst ækˈnɑlɪʤmənts baɪ səʧ ə ˈsinjər ˈfɪgjər ðət "ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz" ər daɪɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈsɛpərətɪsts ɪn juˈkreɪn. ɪn səm ˈrɛlətɪvz əv ˈpɛrəˌtrupərz hæv bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt nuz əv ðɛr ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts, ˈfɪrɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæv bɪn sɛnt tɪ juˈkreɪn. ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts ənd æˈnælɪˌsiz nuz frəm ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, wɛb ənd prɪnt ˈmidiə əraʊnd ðə wərld. fər mɔr rɪˈpɔrts frəm ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ, klɪk hir. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ ˌbibiˈsi ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk
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rich and creamy homemade irish cream with a fall kick! pumpkin + pumpkin pie spice make this taste like pumpkin pie in cocktail form! secretly lightened up and vegan.
youuuuu guuuyyyyys! i have been waiting almost an entire year to share this recipe with you! for the last two weeks, been asking my husband if “fall enough” yet to post it, and his response, as someone who could care less about pumpkin, and could care even less about when i post things on my blog, is to shrug his shoulders and hardly reply. so, decided. fall enough. here we go.
last year, i started experimenting more with homemade liqueurs and cocktails thanks to my drink-spiration, and i made a huge batch of this baby for thanksgiving. i believe what a huge hit it became! my family get enough, and even my family members who generally drink kept coming back for more.
i even had a signature thanksgiving drink where i mixed the pumpkin irish cream with pumpkin pie vodka (<– a must try!) and a spiced simple syrup (<–not that exact one, but similar). there are seriously no words. everyone thought i was super fancy, but the truth is, the recipe is so so easy. in fact, it takes less time than going to the store to buy a bottle of irish cream!
one thing i love about making irish cream at home is that i can control what goes into it. this stuff has just a handful of ingredients including pure pumpkin puree and a homemade vegan sweetened condensed milk.
the result is strong, rich, creamy and filled with pumpkin flavor without overwhelming the non pumpkin lovers (why do these people exist??) in your life. you will want to drink it all fall year long, and pretty certain it will become a staple at your thanksgiving also!
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rɪʧ ənd ˈkrimi ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ˈaɪrɪʃ krim wɪθ ə fɔl kɪk! ˈpəmpkɪn ˈpəmpkɪn paɪ spaɪs meɪk ðɪs teɪst laɪk ˈpəmpkɪn paɪ ɪn ˈkɑkˌteɪl fɔrm! ˈsikrɪtli ˈlaɪtənd əp ənd ˈvɛgən. guuuyyyyys*! aɪ hæv bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ən ɪnˈtaɪər jɪr tɪ ʃɛr ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi wɪθ ju! fər ðə læst tu wiks, bɪn ˈæskɪŋ maɪ ˈhəzbənd ɪf enough”*” jɛt tɪ poʊst ɪt, ənd hɪz rɪˈspɑns, ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu kʊd kɛr lɛs əˈbaʊt ˈpəmpkɪn, ənd kʊd kɛr ˈivɪn lɛs əˈbaʊt wɪn aɪ poʊst θɪŋz ɔn maɪ blɔg, ɪz tɪ ʃrəg hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz ənd ˈhɑrdli rɪˈplaɪ. soʊ, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd. fɔl ɪˈnəf. hir wi goʊ. læst jɪr, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ mɔr wɪθ ˈhoʊˈmeɪd lɪˈkərz ənd ˈkɑkˌteɪlz θæŋks tɪ maɪ drink-spiration*, ənd aɪ meɪd ə juʤ bæʧ əv ðɪs ˈbeɪbi fər ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ. aɪ bɪˈliv wət ə juʤ hɪt ɪt bɪˈkeɪm! maɪ ˈfæməli gɪt ɪˈnəf, ənd ˈivɪn maɪ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hu ˈʤɛnərəli drɪŋk kɛpt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk fər mɔr. aɪ ˈivɪn hæd ə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ drɪŋk wɛr aɪ mɪkst ðə ˈpəmpkɪn ˈaɪrɪʃ krim wɪθ ˈpəmpkɪn paɪ ˈvɑdkə ə məst traɪ!) ənd ə spaɪst ˈsɪmpəl ˈsɪrəp ðət ɪgˈzækt wən, bət ˈsɪmələr). ðɛr ər ˈsɪriəsli noʊ wərdz. ˈɛvriˌwən θɔt aɪ wɑz ˈsupər ˈfænsi, bət ðə truθ ɪz, ðə ˈrɛsəpi ɪz soʊ soʊ ˈizi. ɪn fækt, ɪt teɪks lɛs taɪm ðən goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə stɔr tɪ baɪ ə ˈbɑtəl əv ˈaɪrɪʃ krim! wən θɪŋ aɪ ləv əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈaɪrɪʃ krim æt hoʊm ɪz ðət aɪ kən kənˈtroʊl wət goʊz ˈɪntu ɪt. ðɪs stəf həz ʤɪst ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌɪnˈgridiənts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ pjʊr ˈpəmpkɪn pjʊˈreɪ ənd ə ˈhoʊˈmeɪd ˈvɛgən sˈwitənd kənˈdɛnst mɪlk. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz strɔŋ, rɪʧ, ˈkrimi ənd fɪld wɪθ ˈpəmpkɪn ˈfleɪvər wɪˈθaʊt ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ðə nɑn ˈpəmpkɪn ˈləvərz (waɪ du ðiz ˈpipəl ɪgˈzɪst??) ɪn jʊr laɪf. ju wɪl wɔnt tɪ drɪŋk ɪt ɔl fɔl jɪr lɔŋ, ənd ˈprɪti ˈsərtən ɪt wɪl bɪˈkəm ə ˈsteɪpəl æt jʊr ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ!
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image copyright image caption there are fears some women did not vote in zanzibar because of divorce threats
husbands who abandoned their children after disagreeing with their wives' choices in election must provide for their families, a women's rights lawyer has told the bbc.
the call comes after divorces following october's election.
the vote on the archipelago was cancelled.
even so, tanzania's daily news reports eight women at a lawyers' meeting said their husbands had divorced them over their voting preference.
saada issa, programme of the zanzibar female lawyers association, told the bbc swahili service she had concerns about the divorces.
"this is really affecting democracy in the island as women's free choice is being compromised by their spouses' dictation," she said.
some women had not voted in the poll because of divorce threats, she added.
the daily news added that women whose husbands had left them were complaining that they had also abandoned their children.
the bbc's in tanzania says that while the vote at the polling booths is confidential, disagreements most probably occurred after discussions between the couples.
there is little the women can do to challenge the men's actions in zanzibar where 99% of the population is muslim, he adds.
zanzibar maintains a political union with tanzania, but has its own parliament and president.
its presidential vote were cancelled by the head of electoral commission on grounds of alleged fraud.
international observers say the nationwide elections were largely "free and fair", but all groups raised concerns over the subsequent annulment of local elections.
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ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ðɛr ər fɪrz səm ˈwɪmən dɪd nɑt voʊt ɪn ˈzænzəˌbɑr bɪˈkəz əv dɪˈvɔrs θrɛts ˈhəzbəndz hu əˈbændənd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ˈæftər dɪsəˈgriɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr waɪvz' ˈʧɔɪsɪz ɪn ɪˈlɛkʃən məst prəˈvaɪd fər ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ə ˈwɪmənz raɪts ˈlɔjər həz toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi. ðə kɔl kəmz ˈæftər dɪˈvɔrsɪz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɑkˈtoʊbərz ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə voʊt ɔn ðə ˌɑrʧəpəˈleɪˌgoʊ wɑz ˈkænsəld. ˈivɪn soʊ, ˌtænˈzeɪnjəz ˈdeɪli nuz rɪˈpɔrts eɪt ˈwɪmən æt ə ˈlɔjərz' ˈmitɪŋ sɛd ðɛr ˈhəzbəndz hæd dɪˈvɔrst ðɛm ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈprɛfərəns. ˈɪsə, ˈproʊˌgræm əv ðə ˈzænzəˌbɑr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈlɔjərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi swɑˈhili ˈsərvɪs ʃi hæd kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈvɔrsɪz. "ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli əˈfɛktɪŋ dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪn ðə ˈaɪlənd ɛz ˈwɪmənz fri ʧɔɪs ɪz biɪŋ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd baɪ ðɛr ˈspaʊsɪz' dɪkˈteɪʃən," ʃi sɛd. səm ˈwɪmən hæd nɑt ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ðə poʊl bɪˈkəz əv dɪˈvɔrs θrɛts, ʃi ˈædɪd. ðə ˈdeɪli nuz ˈædɪd ðət ˈwɪmən huz ˈhəzbəndz hæd lɛft ðɛm wər kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbændənd ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən. ðə ˌbibiˈsis ɪn ˌtænˈzeɪnjə sɪz ðət waɪl ðə voʊt æt ðə ˈpoʊlɪŋ buθs ɪz ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl, ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts moʊst ˈprɑbəˌbli əˈkərd ˈæftər dɪˈskəʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkəpəlz. ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ðə ˈwɪmən kən du tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə mɛnz ˈækʃənz ɪn ˈzænzəˌbɑr wɛr 99 əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈməzlɪm, hi ædz. ˈzænzəˌbɑr meɪnˈteɪnz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈjunjən wɪθ ˌtænˈzeɪnjə, bət həz ɪts oʊn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪts ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl voʊt wər ˈkænsəld baɪ ðə hɛd əv ɪˈlɛktərəl kəˈmɪʃən ɔn graʊnz əv əˈlɛʤd frɔd. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əbˈzərvərz seɪ ðə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ɪˈlɛkʃənz wər ˈlɑrʤli "fri ənd fɛr", bət ɔl grups reɪzd kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈænəlmənt əv ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz.
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a new natural gas and petroleum leak occurred saturday near porter ranch, not far from the shuttered well that spewed gas for four months, state officials reported.
the office of emergency services reported it received a complaint about a gas and petroleum leak at a.m. from southern california gas co. at its controversial canyon storage facility.
the leak from a well, known as standard, was stopped at a.m., according to an hazardous materials spill update, after it had spewed 30 gallons of oil spray and an unknown amount of natural gas.
“earlier today we become aware that a third party company that operates at the canyon site experienced a localized oil spill with gas venting at their petroleum well,” said in a community bulletin. “this well is not owned or operated by.”
the company said it immediately notified the california office of emergency services, as well as air, oil and gas regulatory agencies and local fire departments.
it was unclear saturday what company or subcontractor had been operating the leaking well.
one of 115 natural gas wells operated by sprung a leak in late october, releasing tons of methane into the air in the largest gas leak in the nation. thousands of residents complained of headaches, and other symptoms.
more than homes and two schools were relocated at socal gas expense. an emergency declaration was issued. numerous lawsuits have been filed.
after the new leak on saturday, local conservationists repeated their call to permanently shut down the canyon facility. the much depleted underground storage field, when full, supplies energy to power plants, institutions and millions of residents across southern california.
“we are outraged!,” said jennifer milbauer, a spokeswoman for save porter ranch, in a statement. “it’s more obvious than ever that canyon is dangerous and needs to be completely shut down immediately, regardless of the operators in that field.
“these wells are old, decaying,” she added, “and this will continue to happen again and again, poisoning thousands in the nearby communities.”
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ə nu ˈnæʧərəl gæs ənd pəˈtroʊliəm lik əˈkərd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ nɪr ˈpɔrtər rænʧ, nɑt fɑr frəm ðə ˈʃətərd wɛl ðət spjud gæs fər fɔr mənθs, steɪt əˈfɪʃəlz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪt rɪˈsivd ə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈbaʊt ə gæs ənd pəˈtroʊliəm lik æt a.m*. frəm ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə gæs koʊ. æt ɪts ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈkænjən ˈstɔrɪʤ fəˈsɪlɪti. ðə lik frəm ə wɛl, noʊn ɛz ˈstændərd wɑz stɑpt æt a.m*., əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈhæzərdəs məˈtɪriəlz spɪl ˈəpˌdeɪt, ˈæftər ɪt hæd spjud 30 ˈgælənz əv ɔɪl spreɪ ənd ən ənˈnoʊn əˈmaʊnt əv ˈnæʧərəl gæs. təˈdeɪ wi bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr ðət ə θərd ˈpɑrti ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈɑpərˌeɪts æt ðə ˈkænjən saɪt ɪkˈspɪriənst ə ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzd ɔɪl spɪl wɪθ gæs ˈvɛntɪŋ æt ðɛr pəˈtroʊliəm well,”*,” sɛd ɪn ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈbʊlɪtən. wɛl ɪz nɑt oʊnd ər ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ socalgas.”*.” ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈɔfəs əv ˈimərʤənsi ˈsərvɪsɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɛr, ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd ˈloʊkəl faɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənts. ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wət ˈkəmpəˌni ər səbˈkɑnˌtræktər hæd bɪn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈlikɪŋ wɛl. wən əv 115 ˈnæʧərəl gæs wɛlz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ sprəŋ ə lik ɪn leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər, riˈlisɪŋ tənz əv ˈmɛˌθeɪn ˈɪntu ðə ɛr ɪn ðə ˈlɑrʤəst gæs lik ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈrɛzɪdənts kəmˈpleɪnd əv ˈhɛˌdeɪks, ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪmptəmz. mɔr ðən hoʊmz ənd tu skulz wər ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd æt ˈsoʊkəl gæs ɪkˈspɛns. ən ˈimərʤənsi ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən wɑz ˈɪʃud. ˈnumərəs ˈlɔˌsuts hæv bɪn faɪld. ˈæftər ðə nu lik ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈloʊkəl ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃənɪsts rɪˈpitɪd ðɛr kɔl tɪ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli ʃət daʊn ðə ˈkænjən fəˈsɪlɪti. ðə məʧ dɪˈplitɪd ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈstɔrɪʤ fild, wɪn fʊl, səˈplaɪz ˈɛnərʤi tɪ paʊər plænts, ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈrɛzɪdənts əˈkrɔs ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ər outraged!,”*!,” sɛd ˈʤɛnəfər ˈmɪlbaʊər, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər seɪv ˈpɔrtər rænʧ, ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. mɔr ˈɑbviəs ðən ˈɛvər ðət ˈkænjən ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd nidz tɪ bi kəmˈplitli ʃət daʊn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ɪn ðət fild. wɛlz ər oʊld, decaying,”*,” ʃi ˈædɪd, ðɪs wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈhæpən əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn, ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz ɪn ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ communities.”*.”
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google is working with local officials in three more cities to plan potential fiber builds. irvine, california, louisville, kentucky, and san diego, california, are now among the cities that will get google fiber if they can set up a feasible plan with google.
"[w]e’ll work with irvine, louisville and san diego to conduct a detailed study of factors that affect construction, such as local topography, housing density, and the condition of existing infrastructure," google said in its announcement today. "meanwhile, cities will complete a checklist of as providing a map of utility will prepare them for a large-scale fiber build."
there's no guarantee this will result in google fiber builds in all three cities, but that's the goal. google fiber's internet service costs $70 a month, or at least $130 if you also buy tv service. slow internet service of just downstream and upstream is available without monthly service payments, but it requires a $300 construction fee. that can be made as a one-time payment or divided into $25 installments over 12 months.
google fiber is available in parts of kansas city, kansas; kansas city, missouri; austin, texas; and provo, utah. builds are confirmed in salt lake city, utah; san antonio, texas; raleigh-durham, north carolina; charlotte, north carolina; atlanta, georgia; and nashville, tennessee. several other cities besides the ones just announced today will get google fiber if they can meet standards.
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ˈgugəl ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn θri mɔr ˈsɪtiz tɪ plæn pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈfaɪbər bɪldz. ˈərvaɪn, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈluiˌvɪl, kənˈtəki, ənd sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ər naʊ əˈməŋ ðə ˈsɪtiz ðət wɪl gɪt ˈgugəl ˈfaɪbər ɪf ðeɪ kən sɛt əp ə ˈfizəbəl plæn wɪθ ˈgugəl. wərk wɪθ ˈərvaɪn, ˈluiˌvɪl ənd sæn diˈeɪgoʊ tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ə dɪˈteɪld ˈstədi əv ˈfæktərz ðət əˈfɛkt kənˈstrəkʃən, səʧ ɛz ˈloʊkəl təˈpɑgrəfi, ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈdɛnsɪti, ənd ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər," ˈgugəl sɛd ɪn ɪts əˈnaʊnsmɛnt təˈdeɪ. "ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈsɪtiz wɪl kəmˈplit ə ˈʧɛˌklɪst əv ɛz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə mæp əv juˈtɪləti wɪl priˈpɛr ðɛm fər ə ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈfaɪbər bɪld." ðɛrz noʊ ˌgɛrənˈti ðɪs wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈgugəl ˈfaɪbər bɪldz ɪn ɔl θri ˈsɪtiz, bət ðæts ðə goʊl. ˈgugəl ˈfaɪbərz ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərvɪs kɔsts 70 ə mənθ, ər æt list 130 ɪf ju ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsərvɪs. sloʊ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərvɪs əv ʤɪst ˈdaʊnˈstrim ənd ˈəpˈstrim ɪz əˈveɪləbəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈmənθli ˈsərvɪs ˈpeɪmənts, bət ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ə 300 kənˈstrəkʃən fi. ðət kən bi meɪd ɛz ə ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpeɪmənt ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu 25 ˌɪnˈstɔlmənts ˈoʊvər 12 mənθs. ˈgugəl ˈfaɪbər ɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn pɑrts əv ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, ˈkænzəs; ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, məˈzʊri; ˈɔstən, ˈtɛksəs; ənd ˈproʊvoʊ, ˈjuˌtɔ. bɪldz ər kənˈfərmd ɪn sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈjuˌtɔ; sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ, ˈtɛksəs; raleigh-durham*, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə; ˈʃɑrlət, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə; æˈtlæntə, ˈʤɔrʤə; ənd ˈnæʃvɪl, ˌtɛnəˈsi. ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə wənz ʤɪst əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ wɪl gɪt ˈgugəl ˈfaɪbər ɪf ðeɪ kən mit ˈstændərdz.
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after reading winter garden by kristin hannah i specifically looked for another novel set during the siege of leningrad. i am so glad i did. although the background is the same the books were very different and illustrated the time and place in very different ways. this book feels starker, quieter while winter garden felt bleaker and more crowded. i think the difference may be there due to the masculinity versus femininity. winter garden centers on female characters and is written and narrated by a woman, while this one centers on male characters and is written and narrated by a man. i highly recommend both. i read them over two long travel days and will likely read more soon. the time and place is fascinating and juxtaposes nicely to the lives most of us live today.
i read some excellent reviews that told you why the book was excellent or detailed why it wasn't a 5 star book but was still highly recommended. i will not try to provide the same detail as those reviews as i never put any spoilers into my reviews and they did such a great job that i do not feel the need to add to them. however, i will say that the starkness of this book, the way it is written in such a way, appealed to me. it painted a picture in a completely different way than any other historical fiction book i have read, and that style of storytelling made this novel a moving, story of hardship and perseverance.
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ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈwɪntər ˈgɑrdən baɪ ˈkrɪstɪn ˈhænə aɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli lʊkt fər əˈnəðər ˈnɑvəl sɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə siʤ əv ˈlɛnɪnˌgræd. aɪ æm soʊ glæd aɪ dɪd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪz ðə seɪm ðə bʊks wər ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ənd ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ðə taɪm ənd pleɪs ɪn ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ðɪs bʊk filz ˈstɑrkər, kˈwaɪətər waɪl ˈwɪntər ˈgɑrdən fɛlt ˈblikər ənd mɔr ˈkraʊdɪd. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈdɪfərəns meɪ bi ðɛr du tɪ ðə ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti ˈvərsəz ˌfɛməˈnɪnəti. ˈwɪntər ˈgɑrdən ˈsɛnərz ɔn ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ɪz ˈrɪtən ənd ˈnɛˌreɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈwʊmən, waɪl ðɪs wən ˈsɛnərz ɔn meɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd ɪz ˈrɪtən ənd ˈnɛˌreɪtɪd baɪ ə mæn. aɪ ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd boʊθ. aɪ rɛd ðɛm ˈoʊvər tu lɔŋ ˈtrævəl deɪz ənd wɪl ˈlaɪkli rɛd mɔr sun. ðə taɪm ənd pleɪs ɪz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ənd ˌʤəkstəˈpoʊzɪz ˈnaɪsli tɪ ðə lɪvz moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs lɪv təˈdeɪ. aɪ rɛd səm ˈɛksələnt rəvˈjuz ðət toʊld ju waɪ ðə bʊk wɑz ˈɛksələnt ər dɪˈteɪld waɪ ɪt ˈwəzənt ə 5 stɑr bʊk bət wɑz stɪl ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd. aɪ wɪl nɑt traɪ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə seɪm ˈditeɪl ɛz ðoʊz rəvˈjuz ɛz aɪ ˈnɛvər pʊt ˈɛni ˈspɔɪlərz ˈɪntu maɪ rəvˈjuz ənd ðeɪ dɪd səʧ ə greɪt ʤɑb ðət aɪ du nɑt fil ðə nid tɪ æd tɪ ðɛm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ wɪl seɪ ðət ðə ˈstɑrknɪs əv ðɪs bʊk, ðə weɪ ɪt ɪz ˈrɪtən ɪn səʧ ə weɪ, əˈpild tɪ mi. ɪt ˈpeɪnɪd ə ˈpɪkʧər ɪn ə kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt weɪ ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈfɪkʃən bʊk aɪ hæv rɛd, ənd ðət staɪl əv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ meɪd ðɪs ˈnɑvəl ə ˈmuvɪŋ, ˈstɔri əv ˈhɑrdʃɪp ənd ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns.
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for other uses, see
kik, legally und non-food gmbh, is a german textile discount store chain headquartered in.
overview [ edit ]
kik headquarters in
kik was founded in 1994 by stefan heinig and the holding company tengelmann] is an acronym for "kunde könig" (english: the customer is]
kik is the largest textile discounter chain in germany and operates about stores in germany, austria (since 1998), slovenia and czech republic (since 2007), hungary and slovakia (since 2008), croatia (since 2011), poland (since march the netherlands (2013).[3] in 2017, opened the first stores in italy.-ceo patrick zahn has announced to enter the us market beginning in 2019. the first stores will be opened in the mid west.
the company employs employees, of which the bulk share works in germany. in 2016, the company had net revenues of billion euro, making it the sixth largest textile manufacturer in germany.
starting in 2013, the company has undertaken a large modernization offensive in all its stores. by the end of 2017, all stores in germany as well as in the foreign markets will be based on a new interior concept, making them look brighter and more pleasant. the dominant color red will be largely substituted by]
the company sells a range of women's, men's and children's clothing, baby wear and underwear, as well as toys, accessories and home textiles. customers can buy a complete outfit for less than 30 euros. the focus is on basic styles with only occasional changes in its assortment. this makes the company independent of trends and seasons. the orders can be produced with long lead times form nine to 12 month without time pressure. buys its products from around 500 suppliers in bangladesh, china, pakistan and turkey, with bangladesh the biggest contributor, accounting for over 40% of the orders. the products are imported to germany on the basis of sea freight and hence distributed to the nine foreign markets is operating in.
kik has been a member of the german partnership for sustainable textiles since june 2015. this initiative by the german ministry for development and cooperation, which is funded by commercial enterprises, non-governmental organizations, federal organizations and trade unions, is based on the belief that an improvement to manufacturing conditions in countries like bangladesh or pakistan cannot be brought about by individual companies]
online shop [ edit ]
since 2013 operates an online shop.
marketing [ edit ]
kik has, in the past, sponsored a number of football teams, namely bielefeld, werder bremen, hansa and] they currently sponsor referees of the austrian football and in january 2009 also sponsored the german national team at the 2009 world men's handball]
verona has been the face of's television advertising] the cooperation ended in 2015.
sustainability [ edit ]
the company has published four sustainability reports.
in october 2015, banned plastic sacs from all its shops in germany, austria, the netherlands and hungary. through this measure, the company saves about 33 million plastic sacs per]
kik is a member of the german government's partnership for sustainable textiles, a initiative to bring about social, ecological and economic improvements along the textile supply chain. is among more than 150 members including otto group, adidas, hugo boss and puma and is engaged in all the working groups. it was among the first members of the partnership to publish its catalogue of measures designed to provide greater transparency to consumers for products sold in]
the retailer is the first company in germany with a contract in place which holds auditing companies legally liable for findings in the reports.
criticism [ edit ]
building collapse at [ edit ]
on 24 april 2013, the rana plaza commercial building collapsed in, a near dhaka, the capital of bangladesh. at least people died and over were] the factory housed a number of separate garment factories employing around] and manufactured apparel for brands including the benetton group, joe] the children's place, primark, monsoon, and] of the 29 brands identified as having products from the rana plaza factories, only 9 attended meetings held in november 2013 to agree a proposal on compensation to the victims. was the second german company to contribute to the compensation fund. several companies refused to sign including walmart, carrefour, bonmarché, mango, auchan. the agreement was also signed by primark, loblaws, bonmarché and el corte]
the retailer was one of the first german signatories of the accord on fire and building safety in bangladesh set up in may 2013 to inspect and remediate factories for fire, electrical and building safety, and was also among a group of global union federations and brands that have prepared the continuation of the work of the accord in bangladesh once its five-year remit comes to an end in]
swastika-styled clothing racks [ edit ]
kik's clothing racks
in 2009, a man from the german state pressed charges against under 86a, which outlaws the "use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations", for the chain using clothing racks in their] describes the allegations as]
wages for factory workers [ edit ]
kik have been by the clean clothes campaign for their bad practices in countries such as bangladesh, where factory workers are paid low] in 2006, has published a code of conduct, which imposes an obligation to suppliers to pay a compensation to workers that covers at least the legal or the industrial minimum wage level, whichever is] ceo zahn has appealed on the government of bangladesh to raise the minimum wage by ten percent.
secret credit ratings of staff [ edit ]
while running almost secret credit ratings of] overtime is often not] with the introduction of the legal minimum wage in germany, pays its staff minimum wage or higher.
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fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si, ˈligəli ənd ˈnɑnˈfud ˈʤiˈɛmˈbiˈeɪʧ, ɪz ə ˈʤərmən ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˈdɪskaʊnt stɔr ʧeɪn ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərd ɪn. ˈoʊvərvˌju ˈɛdət ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1994 baɪ ˈstɛfɑn ˈhaɪnɪg ənd ðə ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈtɛŋgəlmən ɪz ən ˈækrənɪm fər "kənd könig*" (ˈɪŋlɪʃ: ðə ˈkəstəmər ɪz ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˈdɪˌskaʊntər ʧeɪn ɪn ˈʤərməni ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪts əˈbaʊt stɔrz ɪn ˈʤərməni, ˈɔstriə (sɪns 1998 sˌloʊˈviniə ənd ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk (sɪns 2007 ˈhəŋgəri ənd sˌloʊˈvɑˌkiə (sɪns 2008 kroʊˈeɪʃə (sɪns 2011 ˈpoʊlənd (sɪns mɑrʧ ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ɪn 2017 ˈoʊpənd ðə fərst stɔrz ɪn ˈɪtəli. ˈpætrɪk zæn həz əˈnaʊnst tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑrkɪt bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 2019 ðə fərst stɔrz wɪl bi ˈoʊpənd ɪn ðə mɪd wɛst. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪmˈplɔɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz, əv wɪʧ ðə bəlk ʃɛr wərks ɪn ˈʤərməni. ɪn 2016 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd nɛt ˈrɛvəˌnuz əv ˈbɪljən ˈjʊrə, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə sɪksθ ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ɪn ˈʤərməni. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 2013 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈəndərˌteɪkən ə lɑrʤ ˌmɑdərnəˈzeɪʃən əˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ɔl ɪts stɔrz. baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2017 ɔl stɔrz ɪn ˈʤərməni ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ðə ˈfɔrən ˈmɑrkɪts wɪl bi beɪst ɔn ə nu ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈkɑnsɛpt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm lʊk ˈbraɪtər ənd mɔr ˈplɛzənt. ðə ˈdɑmənənt ˈkələr rɛd wɪl bi ˈlɑrʤli ˈsəbstəˌtutəd baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛlz ə reɪnʤ əv ˈwɪmənz, mɛnz ənd ˈʧɪldrənz ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ˈbeɪbi wɛr ənd ˈəndərˌwɛr, ɛz wɛl ɛz tɔɪz, ækˈsɛsəriz ənd hoʊm ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz. ˈkəstəmərz kən baɪ ə kəmˈplit ˈaʊtˌfɪt fər lɛs ðən 30 ˈjuˌroʊz. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ˈbeɪsɪk staɪlz wɪθ ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ɪts əˈsɔrtmənt. ðɪs meɪks ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv trɛnz ənd ˈsizənz. ðə ˈɔrdərz kən bi prəˈdust wɪθ lɔŋ lɛd taɪmz fɔrm naɪn tɪ 12 mənθ wɪˈθaʊt taɪm ˈprɛʃər. baɪz ɪts ˈprɑdəkts frəm əraʊnd 500 səˈplaɪərz ɪn ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈpækɪˌstæn ənd ˈtərki, wɪθ ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ ðə ˈbɪgəst kənˈtrɪbjətər, əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ˈoʊvər 40 əv ðə ˈɔrdərz. ðə ˈprɑdəkts ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd tɪ ˈʤərməni ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv si freɪt ənd hɛns dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə naɪn ˈfɔrən ˈmɑrkɪts ɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn. həz bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈʤərmən ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp fər səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz sɪns ʤun 2015 ðɪs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv baɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈmɪnɪstri fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈfəndɪd baɪ kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, nɑnˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, ˈfɛdərəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd treɪd ˈjunjənz, ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə bɪˈlif ðət ən ˌɪmˈpruvmənt tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ ər ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈkænɑt bi brɔt əˈbaʊt baɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʃɑp ˈɛdət sɪns 2013 ˈɑpərˌeɪts ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʃɑp. ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈɛdət həz, ɪn ðə pæst, ˈspɑnsərd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl timz, ˈneɪmli ˈbilɪfɛld, ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən, ˈhænsə ənd ðeɪ ˈkərəntli ˈspɑnsər ˌrɛfərˈiz əv ðə ˈɔstriən ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2009 ˈɔlsoʊ ˈspɑnsərd ðə ˈʤərmən ˈnæʃənəl tim æt ðə 2009 wərld mɛnz ˈhændˌbɔl vərˈoʊnə həz bɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðə kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈɛndɪd ɪn 2015 səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti ˈɛdət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈpəblɪʃt fɔr səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti rɪˈpɔrts. ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 bænd ˈplæstɪk sæks frəm ɔl ɪts ʃɑps ɪn ˈʤərməni, ˈɔstriə, ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ənd ˈhəŋgəri. θru ðɪs ˈmɛʒər, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni seɪvz əˈbaʊt 33 ˈmɪljən ˈplæstɪk sæks pər ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈʤərmən ˈgəvərnmənts ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp fər səˈsteɪnəbəl ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz, ə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv tɪ brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊʃəl, ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪmˈpruvmənts əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈtɛkˌstaɪl səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn. ɪz əˈməŋ mɔr ðən 150 ˈmɛmbərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɑˌtoʊ grup, əˈdidəs, ˈjugoʊ bɔs ənd ˈpumə ənd ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ɔl ðə ˈwərkɪŋ grups. ɪt wɑz əˈməŋ ðə fərst ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ɪts ˈkætəˌlɔg əv ˈmɛʒərz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈgreɪtər trænˈspɛrənsi tɪ kənˈsumərz fər ˈprɑdəkts soʊld ɪn ðə ˈriˌteɪlər ɪz ðə fərst ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈʤərməni wɪθ ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪn pleɪs wɪʧ hoʊldz ˈɑdətɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈligəli ˈlaɪəbəl fər ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrts. ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˈɛdət ˈbɪldɪŋ kəˈlæps æt ˈɛdət ɔn 24 ˈeɪprəl 2013 ðə ˈrænə ˈplɑzə kəˈmərʃəl ˈbɪldɪŋ kəˈlæpst ɪn, ə nɪr ˈdɑkə, ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ. æt list ˈpipəl daɪd ənd ˈoʊvər wər ðə ˈfæktəri haʊzd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈgɑrmənt ˈfæktəriz ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd əˈpærəl fər brændz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈbɛnətən grup, ʤoʊ ðə ˈʧɪldrənz pleɪs, ˈprɪmɑrk, mɑnˈsun, ənd əv ðə 29 brændz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts frəm ðə ˈrænə ˈplɑzə ˈfæktəriz, ˈoʊnli 9 əˈtɛndəd ˈmitɪŋz hɛld ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2013 tɪ əˈgri ə prəˈpoʊzəl ɔn ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈʤərmən ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fənd. ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəmpəˌniz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ saɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, carrefour*, bonmarché*é, ˈmæŋgoʊ, auchan*. ðə əˈgrimənt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnd baɪ ˈprɪmɑrk, loblaws*, bonmarché*é ənd ɛl kɔrt ðə ˈriˌteɪlər wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈʤərmən ˈsɪgnəˌtɔriz əv ðə əˈkɔrd ɔn faɪər ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈseɪfti ɪn ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ sɛt əp ɪn meɪ 2013 tɪ ˌɪnˈspɛkt ənd riˈmidiˌeɪt ˈfæktəriz fər faɪər, ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈseɪfti, ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈməŋ ə grup əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈjunjən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃənz ənd brændz ðət hæv priˈpɛrd ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ðə wərk əv ðə əˈkɔrd ɪn ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ wəns ɪts ˈfaɪvˌjɪr riˈmɪt kəmz tɪ ən ɛnd ɪn ˈkloʊðɪŋ ræks ˈɛdət ˈkloʊðɪŋ ræks ɪn 2009 ə mæn frəm ðə ˈʤərmən steɪt prɛst ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˈəndər 86a*, wɪʧ ˈaʊˌtlɔz ðə "juz əv ˈsɪmbəlz əv ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz", fər ðə ʧeɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkloʊðɪŋ ræks ɪn ðɛr dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɛz ˈweɪʤɪz fər ˈfæktəri ˈwərkərz ˈɛdət hæv bɪn baɪ ðə klin kloʊðz kæmˈpeɪn fər ðɛr bæd ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, wɛr ˈfæktəri ˈwərkərz ər peɪd loʊ ɪn 2006 həz ˈpəblɪʃt ə koʊd əv ˈkɑndəkt, wɪʧ ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ səˈplaɪərz tɪ peɪ ə ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən tɪ ˈwərkərz ðət ˈkəvərz æt list ðə ˈligəl ər ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ˈlɛvəl, wɪˈʧɛvər ɪz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ zæn həz əˈpild ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ tɪ reɪz ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ baɪ tɛn pərˈsɛnt. ˈsikrɪt ˈkrɛdɪt ˈreɪtɪŋz əv stæf ˈɛdət waɪl ˈrənɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsikrɪt ˈkrɛdɪt ˈreɪtɪŋz əv ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ɪz ˈɔfən nɑt wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ðə ˈligəl ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ɪn ˈʤərməni, peɪz ɪts stæf ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ər haɪər.
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there are some lessons as a writer that one learns over and over. one that keeps coming around again and again for me is this: what some people love most about a book or story will be the same thing that other people hate the most.
i first learned this as an editor. edited over 100 anthologies of erotic short stories for press and many other publishers. in these i was often culling through a slush pile of submissions, trying to find stories that were a fit. every editor looks for stories that are both of quality and which meet that particular taste. but there were times when a story would be on the bubble, when for some reason i outright reject it but accept it right away either.
these “bubble” stories were often ones where i had doubts, where something made me question either my taste or whether the story was truly a “fit”–and yet i reject them right away. more often than not i “took a chance” and published the story anyway, despite my reservations. my instincts were trying to tell me something. i would rationalize it as, well, in an anthology with a dozen stories, you want variety, you want a panoply of style and theme… but almost always these “questionable” stories would turn out to be the ones that people loved the most.
invariably what i found was that if there was a story i was questioning, but my instinct made me pick it anyway, it would be the one story that got singled out for praise by reviewers and literary critics. it would be the one story that got fan mail, the one where customers on amazon wrote “this story was worth the price of admission.”
interesting, no?
same thing in my writing workshops inad school. the stories or chapters or poems that the class argued the most some of the students hated it and some loved often the ones i was sure were actually the best stories. i found myself sometimes taking a fellow student aside and telling them, essentially, let the haters get you down. sometimes you walk out of a workshop feeling like the been beaten out of you because the reaction was so negative from other students. “don’t feel bad,” say. “getting a rise out of them is the proof that actually onto something, writing is actually working. when the story work, nobody really cares.” the writers by and large who were able to take that negative feedback as a positive sign were the ones who went on to publish and have careers as pros. the ones who were too discouraged to keep going…didn’t.
as i was saying yesterday when i posted about the starred review in publishers weekly my most recent book (taking the lead) received, the reviews for my first book from a major publisher, black feathers from harpercollins, were mixed. the reviewer for back in the day like my “sinless creations” and found them only for “people who like sex.” presumably the stories were simply too consensual for his taste, but that was the very thing that others (and readers) found so fresh and enticing about my work.
nowadays, the place many writers take their beatings is in public, on and on amazon, where anyone can rate and review a book, even if they read it. (no really, go look at the huge number of reviews that say things like “i will never read a book by this author because ____________”. punitive reviews, where reviewers everything by an author because they like something they said on twitter, or because everything with gay characters, or whatever other blanket reason acting out on the internet, are not the ones to pay heed to, and not the ones taking about here.)
online reviews on places like yelp tend to fall into the love it or hate it category. people bother to review a restaurant unless they had a fantastically noteworthy meal or such a horrible one they have to vent. but with books a little different. amazon nags you to review everything you buy from them, no matter how you felt about it, so that evens things out somewhat. and becomes a place where people review everything on their shelf for multiple reasons: they love books, they love to talk about books, they love to network with other people who love books, they want the points or they seem to get for having lots and lots of books on their shelf, they like the sense of accomplishment of reading lots of books and on gives a concrete way of tracking and sharing that info, etc. etc. book people have always liked talking about part of what makes us book lovers in the first place.
several high-profile authors took to twitter recently posting and quotes from their amazon reviews, some even making videos of themselves reading them aloud, and the results were predictably hilarious. check out this compilation below of authors from doing it:
there are of course some reviews that just make you giggle, like one that said the dog had chewed up the book so they it (“did not finish”) or where the customer just seems like a total nutjob. books the only things getting this treatment, check out this piece in mother jones about yelp reviews for places like theand canyon. one called the desert “too hot,” while another was angry that at badlands “the mud even differently colored layers… it was brown.” (i confess written reviews for things like the glaciers we saw in alaska. “a+++ glacier, very icy. would visit again.”)
but this interest in reviews got me reading more of them, not the hilarious ones or the punitive ones, but the ones where people really seemed earnestly angry or upset about a book. and not surprisingly, i found the same phenomenon as in my editing work: the reviews, the critics in trade publications, they would praise something about a book that made the book stand out to those exact same elements would be the things called out in the reviews.
i just finished a book i found delightful, courtney the duchess war (the brothers sinister book 1) , with 906 reviews on amazon (and happens to be free to download for kindle at the moment). historical romance, so it runs in some very very familiar tracks, and yet it felt fresh and new to me in many ways. for example, the wedding night scene i loved so much for being so to a believable honeymoon of sex and called out by some amazon reviewers as “disgusting” and “disappointing.” what!! i believe it.
the reviews for the duchess war are overwhelmingly positive, 82% are 4 or 5 stars, what about the 27 people who wrote the one star reviews? i believe people could possiblyipe about this book i found wonderful. but some did. most of them boiled down to either “this what i expected” or “this what i wanted.” those are perfectly legitimate reasons for a buyer to give a those reviews are helpful to other customers who may share the same particular on how closely their tastes hew to what has come before. because ultimately the elements that were picked out for complaint were the same things i loved about the book!
what was wonderful to me about the duchess war was how it broke out of the mold of historical romance while the feelings i want from a historical. but for some people, stray too far from the mold and it no longer fits what they were looking for. when you go into a pizzeria, maybe delighted to find got some unique topping (mango! smoked salmon! walnuts!) or maybe your stomach is turned (gross!!) or it might be good but not “pizza” to you, satisfy your craving for what you want. as writers being told constantly that we have to do something new, “be creative!” and escape cliche, but the moment you do you risk disappointing readers. perhaps important to remember two about writing: 1) you please all the people all the time, and 2) the most important reader to please is yourself.
in my own books the majority of my reviews for years and years were a clear indicator i was doing something right. they fell into two categories:
1) there was too much sex in this book
2) this book gave me gay cooties.
a recent review of slow surrenderipes: “hands down the worst book ever read. not even 10 pages in and a sexual scene.” percent true: if i get my characters into a sexual situation in the first chapter, i consider what writing erotica. (btw, in the “sexual scene” on page ten our hero never touches the heroine and no clothes come off. in case you were wondering how a book called “slow surrender” jibes with the sexual interaction starting right away.) that reviewer was at least factually correct, though. so are the ones like an audible reviewer who wrote about the boy “>the boy: “oy every chapter has sex. it was too much.”
again it comes back to reader expectations and taste. some people love spicy food, but the right amount of spice for one person is too much for okay. fwiw, pretty sure every “zomg too much sex” review i get convinces more people to buy than not-to-buy. for every one of those, there are several of the “zomg finally enough sex” variety. what one person hates, another will love. (likewise with the “zomg cliffhanger” reviews for slow surrender. a majority of the reviews felt –rightly– that they warned that the book was not a and hated the cliffhanger. i felt that was the fault for not marketing the book truthfully, though, and after the initial spate of “i hate cliffhangers” reviews, they died down because people who hate were then steering clear of the book. so the reviews worked as they should have, as a matchmaking tool. also i help but note that these reviewers felt exactly like the heroine does–jilted, heartbroken, angry, ready to lash out, unprepared for what happened. hmmmm. i think not only were readers justifiably angry about not being warned, not a coincidence that they felt exactly like karina. the writing worked.)
as for the accusations about “gay cooties,” i take it as a compliment if my writing was powerful enough that it brought latent homosexuality to the fore. in fact, another thing i see where there are positive reviews, too, often of the type: “i thought gay sex would turn me off but this book was so good i found myself appreciating it and curious to read more.”
these days with still being aowing trend, i get a lot of reviews of the “bdsm was too extreme for me” coupled with the “i thought this would be too much but i actually liked it.”
so what are the lessons i learned from reading reviews? there are two.
the first is let reviews convince you to conform. the flower that sticks out is the one that gets noticed. the thing that feels like a mistake is going to be the thing that makes a difference. be afraid to break the mold. some people will always hate it, but probably far more will love it.
the second is that far more important to write something that moves people than to write something no one cares about. if you write something that people absolutely love there will always be people who hate it, too. the only way to write something that no one hates is either to write something so innocuous it gets no reviews at all, or not to write at all. so, keep writing books that provoke.
(don’t forget taking the lead, my next rock star romance, releases on january 26th, meanwhile the magic university box set is only on sale until february 1st! oh, and it looks like hachette just put slow surrender on 99 cents sale!ab it while you can!)
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ðɛr ər səm ˈlɛsənz ɛz ə ˈraɪtər ðət wən lərnz ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər. wən ðət kips ˈkəmɪŋ əraʊnd əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn fər mi ɪz ðɪs: wət səm ˈpipəl ləv moʊst əˈbaʊt ə bʊk ər ˈstɔri wɪl bi ðə seɪm θɪŋ ðət ˈəðər ˈpipəl heɪt ðə moʊst. aɪ fərst ˈlərnɪd ðɪs ɛz ən ˈɛdɪtər. ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈoʊvər 100 ænˈθɔləʤiz əv ɪˈrɑtɪk ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz fər prɛs ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈpəblɪʃərz. ɪn ðiz aɪ wɑz ˈɔfən ˈkəlɪŋ θru ə sləʃ paɪl əv səbˈmɪʃənz, traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈstɔriz ðət wər ə fɪt. ˈɛvəri ˈɛdɪtər lʊks fər ˈstɔriz ðət ər boʊθ əv kˈwɑləti ənd wɪʧ mit ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr teɪst. bət ðɛr wər taɪmz wɪn ə ˈstɔri wʊd bi ɔn ðə ˈbəbəl, wɪn fər səm ˈrizən aɪ ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈriʤɛkt ɪt bət əkˈsɛpt ɪt raɪt əˈweɪ ˈiðər. ðiz ““bubble”*” ˈstɔriz wər ˈɔfən wənz wɛr aɪ hæd daʊts, wɛr ˈsəmθɪŋ meɪd mi kˈwɛʃən ˈiðər maɪ teɪst ər ˈwɛðər ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈtruli ə jɛt aɪ ˈriʤɛkt ðɛm raɪt əˈweɪ. mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt aɪ ə chance”*” ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈstɔri ˈɛniˌweɪ, dɪˈspaɪt maɪ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz. maɪ ˈɪnstɪŋkts wər traɪɪŋ tɪ tɛl mi ˈsəmθɪŋ. aɪ wʊd ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz ɪt ɛz, wɛl, ɪn ən ænˈθɔləˌʤi wɪθ ə ˈdəzən ˈstɔriz, ju wɔnt vərˈaɪəti, ju wɔnt ə ˈpænɑpli əv staɪl ənd theme…*… bət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ðiz ““questionable”*” ˈstɔriz wʊd tərn aʊt tɪ bi ðə wənz ðət ˈpipəl ləvd ðə moʊst. ˌɪnˈvɛriəbli wət aɪ faʊnd wɑz ðət ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ˈstɔri aɪ wɑz kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ, bət maɪ ˈɪnstɪŋkt meɪd mi pɪk ɪt ˈɛniˌweɪ, ɪt wʊd bi ðə wən ˈstɔri ðət gɑt ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt fər preɪz baɪ rivˈjuərz ənd ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈkrɪtɪks. ɪt wʊd bi ðə wən ˈstɔri ðət gɑt fæn meɪl, ðə wən wɛr ˈkəstəmərz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn roʊt ˈstɔri wɑz wərθ ðə praɪs əv admission.”*.” ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, noʊ? seɪm θɪŋ ɪn maɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈwərkˌʃɑps ɪn græd skul. ðə ˈstɔriz ər ˈʧæptərz ər poʊəmz ðət ðə klæs ˈɑrgjud ðə moʊst səm əv ðə ˈstudənts ˈheɪtɪd ɪt ənd səm ləvd ˈɔfən ðə wənz aɪ wɑz ʃʊr wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə bɛst ˈstɔriz. aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈstudənt əˈsaɪd ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm, ɛˈsɛnʃəli, lɛt ðə ˈheɪtərz gɪt ju daʊn. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju wɔk aʊt əv ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ðə bɪn ˈbitən aʊt əv ju bɪˈkəz ðə riˈækʃən wɑz soʊ ˈnɛgətɪv frəm ˈəðər ˈstudənts. fil bad,”*,” seɪ. ə raɪz aʊt əv ðɛm ɪz ðə pruf ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɔntu ˈsəmθɪŋ, ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈwərkɪŋ. wɪn ðə ˈstɔri wərk, ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈrɪli cares.”*.” ðə ˈraɪtərz baɪ ənd lɑrʤ hu wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ðət ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfidˌbæk ɛz ə ˈpɑzətɪv saɪn wər ðə wənz hu wɛnt ɔn tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ənd hæv kərɪrz ɛz proʊz. ðə wənz hu wər tu dɪˈskərɪʤd tɪ kip going…didn’t*. ɛz aɪ wɑz seɪɪŋ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ wɪn aɪ ˈpoʊstɪd əˈbaʊt ðə stɑrd ˌrivˈju ɪn ˈpəblɪʃərz ˈwikli maɪ moʊst ˈrisənt bʊk (ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɛd) rɪˈsivd, ðə rəvˈjuz fər maɪ fərst bʊk frəm ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpəblɪʃər, blæk ˈfɛðərz frəm ˈhɑrpərˈkɔlɪnz, wər mɪkst. ðə rivˈjuər fər bæk ɪn ðə deɪ laɪk maɪ creations”*” ənd faʊnd ðɛm ˈoʊnli fər hu laɪk sex.”*.” prɪˈzuməbli ðə ˈstɔriz wər ˈsɪmpli tu kənˈsɛnʃuəl fər hɪz teɪst, bət ðət wɑz ðə ˈvɛri θɪŋ ðət ˈəðərz (ənd ˈridərz) faʊnd soʊ frɛʃ ənd ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ əˈbaʊt maɪ wərk. ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz, ðə pleɪs ˈmɛni ˈraɪtərz teɪk ðɛr ˈbitɪŋz ɪz ɪn ˈpəblɪk, ɔn ənd ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn, wɛr ˈɛniˌwən kən reɪt ənd ˌrivˈju ə bʊk, ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ rɛd ɪt. (noʊ ˈrɪli, goʊ lʊk æt ðə juʤ ˈnəmbər əv rəvˈjuz ðət seɪ θɪŋz laɪk wɪl ˈnɛvər rɛd ə bʊk baɪ ðɪs ˈɔθər bɪˈkəz ˈpjunətɪv rəvˈjuz, wɛr rivˈjuərz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ baɪ ən ˈɔθər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər, ər bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɪθ geɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz, ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈəðər ˈblæŋkɪt ˈrizən ˈæktɪŋ aʊt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ər nɑt ðə wənz tɪ peɪ hid tɪ, ənd nɑt ðə wənz ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hir.) ˈɔnˌlaɪn rəvˈjuz ɔn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk jɛlp tɛnd tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ðə ləv ɪt ər heɪt ɪt ˈkætəˌgɔri. ˈpipəl ˈbɑðər tɪ ˌrivˈju ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənˈlɛs ðeɪ hæd ə fænˈtæstɪkli ˈnoʊtˌwərði mil ər səʧ ə ˈhɔrəbəl wən ðeɪ hæv tɪ vɛnt. bət wɪθ bʊks ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt. ˈæməˌzɑn nægz ju tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju baɪ frəm ðɛm, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ju fɛlt əˈbaʊt ɪt, soʊ ðət ˈivənz θɪŋz aʊt ˈsəmˈwət. ənd bɪˈkəmz ə pleɪs wɛr ˈpipəl ˌrivˈju ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ʃɛlf fər ˈməltəpəl ˈrizənz: ðeɪ ləv bʊks, ðeɪ ləv tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt bʊks, ðeɪ ləv tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpipəl hu ləv bʊks, ðeɪ wɔnt ðə pɔɪnts ər ðeɪ sim tɪ gɪt fər ˈhævɪŋ lɑts ənd lɑts əv bʊks ɔn ðɛr ʃɛlf, ðeɪ laɪk ðə sɛns əv əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt əv ˈrɛdɪŋ lɑts əv bʊks ənd ɔn gɪvz ə ˈkɑnkrit weɪ əv ˈtrækɪŋ ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðət ˈɪnfoʊ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. bʊk ˈpipəl hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz laɪkt ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt pɑrt əv wət meɪks ˈjuˈɛs bʊk ˈləvərz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ˈsɛvərəl ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈɔθərz tʊk tɪ tˈwɪtər ˈrisəntli ˈpoʊstɪŋ ənd kwoʊts frəm ðɛr ˈæməˌzɑn rəvˈjuz, səm ˈivɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɛm əˈlaʊd, ənd ðə rɪˈzəlts wər prɪˈdɪktəbli hɪˈlɛriəs. ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən bɪˈloʊ əv ˈɔθərz frəm duɪŋ ɪt: ðɛr ər əv kɔrs səm rəvˈjuz ðət ʤɪst meɪk ju ˈgɪgəl, laɪk wən ðət sɛd ðə dɔg hæd ʧud əp ðə bʊk soʊ ðeɪ ɪt nɑt finish”*”) ər wɛr ðə ˈkəstəmər ʤɪst simz laɪk ə ˈtoʊtəl nutjob*. bʊks ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋz ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɪs ˈtritmənt, ʧɛk aʊt ðɪs pis ɪn ˈməðər ʤoʊnz əˈbaʊt jɛlp rəvˈjuz fər ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ðə grænd ˈkænjən. wən kɔld ðə ˈdɛzərt hot,”*,” waɪl əˈnəðər wɑz ˈæŋgri ðət æt ˈbæˌdlændz məd ˈivɪn ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ˈkələrd layers…*… ɪt wɑz brown.”*.” (aɪ kənˈfɛs ˈrɪtən rəvˈjuz fər θɪŋz laɪk ðə ˈgleɪʃərz wi sɔ ɪn əˈlæskə. ““a*+++ ˈgleɪʃər, ˈvɛri ˈaɪsi. wʊd ˈvɪzɪt again.”*.”) bət ðɪs ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn rəvˈjuz gɑt mi ˈrɛdɪŋ mɔr əv ðɛm, nɑt ðə hɪˈlɛriəs wənz ər ðə ˈpjunətɪv wənz, bət ðə wənz wɛr ˈpipəl ˈrɪli simd ˈərnəstli ˈæŋgri ər ˈəpˌsɛt əˈbaʊt ə bʊk. ənd nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, aɪ faʊnd ðə seɪm fəˈnɑməˌnɑn ɛz ɪn maɪ ˈɛdɪtɪŋ wərk: ðə rəvˈjuz, ðə ˈkrɪtɪks ɪn treɪd ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, ðeɪ wʊd preɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə bʊk ðət meɪd ðə bʊk stænd aʊt tɪ ðoʊz ɪgˈzækt seɪm ˈɛləmənts wʊd bi ðə θɪŋz kɔld aʊt ɪn ðə rəvˈjuz. aɪ ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃt ə bʊk aɪ faʊnd dɪˈlaɪtfəl, ˈkɔrtni ðə ˈdəʧəs wɔr (ðə ˈbrəðərz ˈsɪnɪstər bʊk 1 wɪθ 906 rəvˈjuz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn (ənd ˈhæpənz tɪ bi fri tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd fər ˈkɪndəl æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt). hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈroʊmæns, soʊ ɪt rənz ɪn səm ˈvɛri ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər træks, ənd jɛt ɪt fɛlt frɛʃ ənd nu tɪ mi ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ naɪt sin aɪ ləvd soʊ məʧ fər biɪŋ soʊ tɪ ə bəˈlivəbəl ˈhəniˌmun əv sɛks ənd kɔld aʊt baɪ səm ˈæməˌzɑn rivˈjuərz ɛz ““disgusting”*” ənd ““disappointing.”*.” wət!! aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt. ðə rəvˈjuz fər ðə ˈdəʧəs wɔr ər ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈpɑzətɪv, 82 ər 4 ər 5 stɑrz, wət əˈbaʊt ðə 27 ˈpipəl hu roʊt ðə wən stɑr rəvˈjuz? aɪ bɪˈliv ˈpipəl kʊd ˈpɑsəbli graɪp əˈbaʊt ðɪs bʊk aɪ faʊnd ˈwəndərfəl. bət səm dɪd. moʊst əv ðɛm bɔɪld daʊn tɪ ˈiðər wət aɪ expected”*” ər wət aɪ wanted.”*.” ðoʊz ər ˈpərfəktli ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈrizənz fər ə baɪər tɪ gɪv ə ðoʊz rəvˈjuz ər ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəstəmərz hu meɪ ʃɛr ðə seɪm ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ɔn haʊ ˈkloʊsli ðɛr teɪsts hju tɪ wət həz kəm ˌbiˈfɔr. bɪˈkəz ˈəltəmətli ðə ˈɛləmənts ðət wər pɪkt aʊt fər kəmˈpleɪnt wər ðə seɪm θɪŋz aɪ ləvd əˈbaʊt ðə bʊk! wət wɑz ˈwəndərfəl tɪ mi əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdəʧəs wɔr wɑz haʊ ɪt broʊk aʊt əv ðə moʊld əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈroʊmæns waɪl ðə ˈfilɪŋz aɪ wɔnt frəm ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl. bət fər səm ˈpipəl, streɪ tu fɑr frəm ðə moʊld ənd ɪt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər fɪts wət ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. wɪn ju goʊ ˈɪntu ə ˌpitsərˈiə, ˈmeɪbi dɪˈlaɪtɪd tɪ faɪnd gɑt səm juˈnik ˈtɑpɪŋ (ˈmæŋgoʊ! smoʊkt ˈsæmən! ˈwɔlˌnəts!) ər ˈmeɪbi jʊr ˈstəmək ɪz tərnd (groʊs!!) ər ɪt maɪt bi gʊd bət nɑt ““pizza”*” tɪ ju, ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ jʊr ˈkreɪvɪŋ fər wət ju wɔnt. ɛz ˈraɪtərz biɪŋ toʊld ˈkɑnstəntli ðət wi hæv tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ nu, creative!”*!” ənd ɪˈskeɪp kliˈʃeɪ, bət ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju du ju rɪsk ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈridərz. pərˈhæps ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər tu əˈbaʊt ˈraɪtɪŋ: 1 ju pliz ɔl ðə ˈpipəl ɔl ðə taɪm, ənd 2 ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈridər tɪ pliz ɪz ˈjɔrsɛlf. ɪn maɪ oʊn bʊks ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv maɪ rəvˈjuz fər jɪrz ənd jɪrz wər ə klɪr ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər aɪ wɑz duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ raɪt. ðeɪ fɛl ˈɪntu tu ˈkætəˌgɔriz: 1 ðɛr wɑz tu məʧ sɛks ɪn ðɪs bʊk 2 ðɪs bʊk geɪv mi geɪ cooties*. ə ˈrisənt ˌrivˈju əv sloʊ sərˈɛndər graɪps: daʊn ðə wərst bʊk ˈɛvər rɛd. nɑt ˈivɪn 10 ˈpeɪʤɪz ɪn ənd ə ˈsɛkʃuəl scene.”*.” pərˈsɛnt tru: ɪf aɪ gɪt maɪ ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə fərst ˈʧæptər, aɪ kənˈsɪdər wət ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪˈrɑtɪkə. (btw*, ɪn ðə scene”*” ɔn peɪʤ tɛn ɑr ˈhɪroʊ ˈnɛvər ˈtəʧɪz ðə ˈhɛroʊən ənd noʊ kloʊðz kəm ɔf. ɪn keɪs ju wər ˈwəndərɪŋ haʊ ə bʊk kɔld surrender”*” ʤaɪbz wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɪnərˈækʃən ˈstɑrtɪŋ raɪt əˈweɪ.) ðət rivˈjuər wɑz æt list ˈfækʧuəli kərˈɛkt, ðoʊ. soʊ ər ðə wənz laɪk ən ˈɑdəbəl rivˈjuər hu roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə bɔɪ bɔɪ: ˈɛvəri ˈʧæptər həz sɛks. ɪt wɑz tu much.”*.” əˈgɛn ɪt kəmz bæk tɪ ˈridər ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ənd teɪst. səm ˈpipəl ləv ˈspaɪsi fud, bət ðə raɪt əˈmaʊnt əv spaɪs fər wən ˈpərsən ɪz tu məʧ fər ˌoʊˈkeɪ. fwiw*, ˈprɪti ʃʊr ˈɛvəri tu məʧ sex”*” ˌrivˈju aɪ gɪt kənˈvɪnsɪz mɔr ˈpipəl tɪ baɪ ðən not-to-buy*. fər ˈɛvəri wən əv ðoʊz, ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈfaɪnəli ɪˈnəf sex”*” vərˈaɪəti. wət wən ˈpərsən heɪts, əˈnəðər wɪl ləv. (ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz wɪθ ðə cliffhanger”*” rəvˈjuz fər sloʊ sərˈɛndər. ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə rəvˈjuz fɛlt ––rightly–*– ðət ðeɪ wɔrnd ðət ðə bʊk wɑz nɑt ə ənd ˈheɪtɪd ðə ˈklɪfˌhæŋər. aɪ fɛlt ðət wɑz ðə fɔlt fər nɑt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ðə bʊk ˈtruθfəli, ðoʊ, ənd ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl speɪt əv heɪt cliffhangers”*” rəvˈjuz, ðeɪ daɪd daʊn bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl hu heɪt wər ðɛn ˈstɪrɪŋ klɪr əv ðə bʊk. soʊ ðə rəvˈjuz wərkt ɛz ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv, ɛz ə ˈmæʧˌmeɪkɪŋ tul. ˈɔlsoʊ aɪ hɛlp bət noʊt ðət ðiz rivˈjuərz fɛlt ɪgˈzæktli laɪk ðə ˈhɛroʊən does–jilted*, ˈhɑrtˌbroʊkən, ˈæŋgri, ˈrɛdi tɪ læʃ aʊt, ˌənpriˈpɛrd fər wət ˈhæpənd. hmmmm*. aɪ θɪŋk nɑt ˈoʊnli wər ˈridərz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbli ˈæŋgri əˈbaʊt nɑt biɪŋ wɔrnd, nɑt ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ðət ðeɪ fɛlt ɪgˈzæktli laɪk karina*. ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ wərkt.) ɛz fər ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əˈbaʊt cooties,”*,” aɪ teɪk ɪt ɛz ə ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ɪf maɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ wɑz ˈpaʊərfəl ɪˈnəf ðət ɪt brɔt ˈleɪtənt ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti tɪ ðə fɔr. ɪn fækt, əˈnəðər θɪŋ aɪ si wɛr ðɛr ər ˈpɑzətɪv rəvˈjuz, tu, ˈɔfən əv ðə taɪp: θɔt geɪ sɛks wʊd tərn mi ɔf bət ðɪs bʊk wɑz soʊ gʊd aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ɪt ənd ˈkjʊriəs tɪ rɛd more.”*.” ðiz deɪz wɪθ stɪl biɪŋ ə groʊɪŋ trɛnd, aɪ gɪt ə lɔt əv rəvˈjuz əv ðə wɑz tu ɪkˈstrim fər me”*” ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə θɔt ðɪs wʊd bi tu məʧ bət aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli laɪkt it.”*.” soʊ wət ər ðə ˈlɛsənz aɪ ˈlərnɪd frəm ˈrɛdɪŋ rəvˈjuz? ðɛr ər tu. ðə fərst ɪz lɛt rəvˈjuz kənˈvɪns ju tɪ kənˈfɔrm. ðə flaʊər ðət stɪks aʊt ɪz ðə wən ðət gɪts ˈnoʊtɪst. ðə θɪŋ ðət filz laɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə θɪŋ ðət meɪks ə ˈdɪfərəns. bi əˈfreɪd tɪ breɪk ðə moʊld. səm ˈpipəl wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz heɪt ɪt, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli fɑr mɔr wɪl ləv ɪt. ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz ðət fɑr mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət muvz ˈpipəl ðən tɪ raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ noʊ wən kɛrz əˈbaʊt. ɪf ju raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl ˌæbsəˈlutli ləv ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈpipəl hu heɪt ɪt, tu. ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət noʊ wən heɪts ɪz ˈiðər tɪ raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs ɪt gɪts noʊ rəvˈjuz æt ɔl, ər nɑt tɪ raɪt æt ɔl. soʊ, kip ˈraɪtɪŋ bʊks ðət prəˈvoʊk. fərˈgɛt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɛd, maɪ nɛkst rɑk stɑr ˈroʊmæns, rɪˈlisɪz ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 26th*, ˈminˌwaɪl ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˌjunəˈvərsəti bɑks sɛt ɪz ˈoʊnli ɔn seɪl ənˈtɪl ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1st*! oʊ, ənd ɪt lʊks laɪk həˈʃɛt ʤɪst pʊt sloʊ sərˈɛndər ɔn 99 sɛnts seɪl! græb ɪt waɪl ju kən!)
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the separation between church and state is occasionally blurred, especially with funding for parochial schools, as new jersey often provides aid in the form of textbooks and busing for religious institutions.
but this bedrock provision is clear: the state's constitution forbids subsidizing the building of facilities where religious instruction takes place.
so the sued to block the christie administration from awarding $11 million to a rabbinical school and a ministry in 2013. and while its case was based largely on sex discrimination, an appeals court last week voided both grants because these are sectarian institutions, not liberal arts schools with some religious instruction.
most of the money was to fund capital projects at beth gohova, the large yeshiva in lakewood. the fact that the area community can deliver a large bloc of orthodox votes seemed more than coincidental: the community endorsed gov. christie when he ran for reelection in 2013.
church and state separated for a reason | editorial
indeed, the administration asked for this defeat. when a bond referendum raised $1.3 billion for state colleges that year, the secretary of higher education went before the senate budget committee and would not explain allocation criteria. it was information we were not entitled to have, christie figured.
three years later, the court has spelled out for everyone. the governor was using $10.6 million taxpayer dollars as a voter valentine, for projects that "indisputably will be used subsequently, if not exclusively, for religious instruction," the appellate panel wrote.
in other words, christie's pandering was unconstitutional. democracy is a tough room.
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ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ʧərʧ ənd steɪt ɪz ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli blərd, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ˈfəndɪŋ fər pərˈoʊkiəl skulz, ɛz nu ˈʤərzi ˈɔfən prəˈvaɪdz eɪd ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈtɛkstˌbʊks ənd ˈbəsɪŋ fər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. bət ðɪs ˈbɛˌdrɑk prəˈvɪʒən ɪz klɪr: ðə steɪts ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən fərˈbɪdz ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv fəˈsɪlɪtiz wɛr rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən teɪks pleɪs. soʊ ðə sud tɪ blɑk ðə ˈkrɪsti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən frəm əˈwɔrdɪŋ 11 ˈmɪljən tɪ ə rəˈbɪnɪkəl skul ənd ə ˈmɪnɪstri ɪn 2013 ənd waɪl ɪts keɪs wɑz beɪst ˈlɑrʤli ɔn sɛks dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, ən əˈpilz kɔrt læst wik ˈvɔɪdɪd boʊθ grænts bɪˈkəz ðiz ər sɛkˈtɛriən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, nɑt ˈlɪˌbərəl ɑrts skulz wɪθ səm rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən. moʊst əv ðə ˈməni wɑz tɪ fənd ˈkæpɪtəl ˈprɑʤɛkts æt bɛθ gohova*, ðə lɑrʤ jɪˈʃivə ɪn ˈleɪkˌwʊd. ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈɛriə kəmˈjunɪti kən dɪˈlɪvər ə lɑrʤ blɑk əv ˈɔrθəˌdɑks voʊts simd mɔr ðən koʊˌɪnsəˈdɛntəl: ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛnˈdɔrst gəv. ˈkrɪsti wɪn hi ræn fər riɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2013 ʧərʧ ənd steɪt ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd fər ə ˈrizən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən æst fər ðɪs dɪˈfit. wɪn ə bɑnd ˌrɛfərˈɛndəm reɪzd ˈbɪljən fər steɪt ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ðət jɪr, ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈbəʤɪt kəˈmɪti ənd wʊd nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn ˌæləˈkeɪʃən kraɪˈtɪriə. ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi wər nɑt ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ hæv, ˈkrɪsti ˈfɪgjərd. θri jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ðə kɔrt həz spɛld aʊt fər ˈɛvriˌwən. ðə ˈgəvərnər wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɪljən ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈdɔlərz ɛz ə ˈvoʊtər ˈvælənˌtaɪn, fər ˈprɑʤɛkts ðət "ˌɪnˈdɪspjuˌtæˌbli wɪl bi juzd ˈsəbsəkwəntli, ɪf nɑt ɪkˈsklusɪvli, fər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən," ðə əˈpɛˌleɪt ˈpænəl roʊt. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈkrɪstiz ˈpændərɪŋ wɑz ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl. dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɪz ə təf rum. mɔr: ˈrisənt ˌɛdəˈtɔriəlz. ˈfɑloʊ əˈpɪnjən ɔn twitter@nj_opinion*. faɪnd əˈpɪnjən ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.
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as-salâm ‘aleïkoum // china
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drenched in sunlight, the mosque of gives the same impression as the city that surrounds it it is waiting.
the mosque is brand new and has been built with cubism and minimalism as the dominant aesthetics in the heart of the most famous chinese “ghost town”: the district of, a surprisingly large architectural project born from the arid soil of inner mongolia in the west of china, surrounded by mining operations seeking coal and rare earth elements.
after pushing through a few doors, it is the imam himself who will welcome you with a shared cup of tea. from the hui minority, he is the spiritual leader of a place of worship where no crowd can ever be found, where prayer rugs are a seldom seen sight.
betting on the future, the new town of hide its ambitions and expects that soon it will find the spark that would make it to the “new shanghai”.
located in the heart of the ancient empire of genghis khan, buildings, stadiums, museums, hospitals and new highways have stood waiting since the project started in 2003, expecting to receive the 1 million souls intended for them . yet only people inhabit these buildings and prices of the real estate here continue their slow decline.
in the end, the striking mirage of could disappear as suddenly as it appeared, swept away by the winds of the mongolian steppes.
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photoreport* ˈʧaɪnə laɪk laɪk ləv waʊ sæd ˈæŋgri 1 1 1 drɛnʧt ɪn ˈsənˌlaɪt, ðə mɔsk əv gɪvz ðə seɪm ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ɛz ðə ˈsɪti ðət səraʊndz ɪt ɪt ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ. ðə mɔsk ɪz brænd nu ənd həz bɪn bɪlt wɪθ ˈkjubɪzəm ənd ˈmɪnəməˌlɪzəm ɛz ðə ˈdɑmənənt ɛsˈθɛtɪks ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ʧaɪˈniz town”*”: ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv, ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli lɑrʤ ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈprɑʤɛkt bɔrn frəm ðə ˈɛrəd sɔɪl əv ˈɪnər mɑŋˈgoʊljə ɪn ðə wɛst əv ˈʧaɪnə, sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈsikɪŋ koʊl ənd rɛr ərθ ˈɛləmənts. ˈæftər ˈpʊʃɪŋ θru ə fju dɔrz, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈaɪmæm hɪmˈsɛlf hu wɪl ˈwɛlkəm ju wɪθ ə ʃɛrd kəp əv ti. frəm ðə huɪ məˈnɔrəti, hi ɪz ðə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈlidər əv ə pleɪs əv ˈwərʃɪp wɛr noʊ kraʊd kən ˈɛvər bi faʊnd, wɛr prɛr rəgz ər ə ˈsɛldəm sin saɪt. ˈbɛtɪŋ ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər, ðə nu taʊn əv haɪd ɪts æmˈbɪʃənz ənd ɪkˈspɛkts ðət sun ɪt wɪl faɪnd ðə spɑrk ðət wʊd meɪk ɪt tɪ ðə shanghai”*”. ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈɛmpaɪər əv ˈʤɛŋhɪs kɑn, ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈsteɪdiəmz, mˈjuziəmz, ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd nu ˈhaɪˌweɪz hæv stʊd ˈweɪtɪŋ sɪns ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 2003 ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə 1 ˈmɪljən soʊlz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər ðɛm jɛt ˈoʊnli ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈhæbət ðiz ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ˈpraɪsɪz əv ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt hir kənˈtɪnju ðɛr sloʊ dɪˈklaɪn. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ðə ˈstraɪkɪŋ mərɑʒ əv kʊd ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ɛz ˈsədənli ɛz ɪt əˈpɪrd, swɛpt əˈweɪ baɪ ðə wɪndz əv ðə mɑŋˈgoʊljən stɛps.
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dunkirk may be winning at the box office, but it catch a break with some critics.
the christopher film was accused last week of and now a new review of the movie in marie claire called out the film for being too male-centric.
“dunkirk felt like an excuse for men to celebrate which apparently they get to do enough,” marie bonner wrote in her review.
bonner added that while she does not need all movies to feature “strong female leads,” dunkirk “screams ‘men-only’” and nolan should have made a movie about either women or “any other group.”
bonner’s criticism was mocked online by various news outlets and twitter users, who felt her critique missed the mark and ignored historical facts, with many pointing out that a film about world war soldiers would inevitably feature a male cast.
possibly the bit of feminist virtue signalling i've seen this year. sweetness and life. (@katy_red) july 29, 2017
your review spits on the heroism and of every man on that beach. karen davis hill (@hillkarend) july 29, 2017
my wife's grandfather was captured by nazis. he lost his toes to frostbite as a pow. was he 'celebrating his' too much for you? kerry miller) july 29, 2017
considering what those men accomplished and what those men sacrificed- i, a woman, would gladly celebrate their "maleness"🙄 every damn day. ginger snappin'🇺🇸 (@kyginger) july 30, 2017
sorry history offends your feminity. i bet those boys who died that day would rather have been celebrating their in other ways.) july 29, 2017
or it's a historical movie about people who died for your freedom you selfish moron andrew tate (@cobratate) july 29, 2017
you do realise it was based on reality don't you.... unless you think they should have thrown a few in to pep it up a bit.... helen (@hells4heroes) july 29, 2017
sounds like an excuse for you to whine about the existence of another gender and ignore history. keith barrett (@keithbarrett) july 30, 2017
nolan’s world war drama tells the story of thousands of allied troops being forced onto the beaches of dunkirk after the invasion of france by nazi germany.
the movie also was previously slammed for having too many white cast members.
several critics accused dunkirk of for leaving out soldiers from the royal indian army services corp companies from the film for their contribution to the war efforts.
this story originally appeared on fox news and is here with permission.
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ˈdənkərk meɪ bi ˈwɪnɪŋ æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs, bət ɪt kæʧ ə breɪk wɪθ səm ˈkrɪtɪks. ðə ˈkrɪstəfər fɪlm wɑz əˈkjuzd læst wik əv ənd naʊ ə nu ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈmuvi ɪn mərˈi klɛr kɔld aʊt ðə fɪlm fər biɪŋ tu male-centric*. fɛlt laɪk ən ɪkˈskjuz fər mɛn tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt wɪʧ əˈpɛrəntli ðeɪ gɪt tɪ du enough,”*,” mərˈi ˈbɔnər roʊt ɪn hər ˌrivˈju. ˈbɔnər ˈædɪd ðət waɪl ʃi dɪz nɑt nid ɔl ˈmuviz tɪ ˈfiʧər ˈfiˌmeɪl leads,”*,” ˈdənkərk ‘‘men-only’”*’” ənd ˈnoʊlən ʃʊd hæv meɪd ə ˈmuvi əˈbaʊt ˈiðər ˈwɪmən ər ˈəðər group.”*.” ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm wɑz mɑkt ˈɔnˌlaɪn baɪ ˈvɛriəs nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts ənd tˈwɪtər ˈjuzərz, hu fɛlt hər krɪˈtik mɪst ðə mɑrk ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrd hɪˈstɔrɪkəl fækts, wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət ə fɪlm əˈbaʊt wərld wɔr ˈsoʊlʤərz wʊd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈfiʧər ə meɪl kæst. ˈpɑsəbli ðə bɪt əv ˈfɛmənɪst ˈvərʧu ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ aɪv sin ðɪs jɪr. sˈwitnəs ənd laɪf. (@katy_red*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2017 jʊr ˌrivˈju spɪts ɔn ðə ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm ənd əv ˈɛvəri mæn ɔn ðət biʧ. ˈkɛrən ˈdeɪvɪs hɪl (@hillkarend*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2017 maɪ waɪfs ˈgrænˌfɑðər wɑz ˈkæpʧərd baɪ ˈnɑtsiz. hi lɔst hɪz toʊz tɪ ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt ɛz ə paʊ. wɑz hi 'ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ hɪz' tu məʧ fər ju? ˈkɛri ˈmɪlər ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2017 kənˈsɪdərɪŋ wət ðoʊz mɛn əˈkɑmplɪʃt ənd wət ðoʊz mɛn ˈsækrəˌfaɪst- aɪ, ə ˈwʊmən, wʊd ˈglædli ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðɛr "maleness"🙄*"🙄 ˈɛvəri dæm deɪ. ˈʤɪnʤər snappin'🇺🇸*'🇺🇸 (@kyginger*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 2017 ˈsɑri ˈhɪstəri əˈfɛndz jʊr feminity*. aɪ bɛt ðoʊz bɔɪz hu daɪd ðət deɪ wʊd ˈrəðər hæv bɪn ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðɛr ɪn ˈəðər weɪz. ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2017 ər ɪts ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmuvi əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu daɪd fər jʊr ˈfridəm ju ˈsɛlfɪʃ ˈmɔˌrɑn ˈændru teɪt (@cobratate*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2017 ju du ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪt wɑz beɪst ɔn ˌriˈæləˌti doʊnt ju.... ənˈlɛs ju θɪŋk ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv θroʊn ə fju ɪn tɪ pɛp ɪt əp ə bɪt.... ˈhɛlən (@hells4heroes*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2017 saʊnz laɪk ən ɪkˈskjuz fər ju tɪ waɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv əˈnəðər ˈʤɛndər ənd ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈhɪstəri. kiθ ˈbɛrɪt (@keithbarrett*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 2017 wərld wɔr ˈdrɑmə tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈæˌlaɪd trups biɪŋ fɔrst ˈɔntu ðə ˈbiʧɪz əv ˈdənkərk ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv fræns baɪ ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərməni. ðə ˈmuvi ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈpriviəsli slæmd fər ˈhævɪŋ tu ˈmɛni waɪt kæst ˈmɛmbərz. ˈsɛvərəl ˈkrɪtɪks əˈkjuzd ˈdənkərk əv fər ˈlivɪŋ aʊt ˈsoʊlʤərz frəm ðə rɔɪəl ˈɪndiən ˈɑrmi ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈkəmpəˌniz frəm ðə fɪlm fər ðɛr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə wɔr ˈɛfərts. ðɪs ˈstɔri ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn fɑks nuz ənd ɪz hir wɪθ pərˈmɪʃən.
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a man was burned and taken to the hospital friday morning after reportedly setting himself on fire in front of businesses at broadway and e olive way.
seattle police units were the first to arrive at the corner around am to a report that the man was on fire. seattle fire arrived as was assisting the man. according to a department spokesperson, seattle fire paramedics rushed the man to for treatment of burns. he was reported in stable condition.
police are investigating the incident. we do not have details on how the man set himself on fire. the area where the incident occurred is a popular hangout for homeless people and panhandlers. the sidewalk in front of rite aid was strewn with blankets, cardboard, and possessions that some others hanging out at the spot said belonged to the injured man.
update: police tells that the broadway incident appears to have been a mental health crisis situation.
the broadway fire follows a terrible attack earlier this week in fremont in which police say an assailant set a man on fire on the street in the 4500 block of leary way nw. police are searching for christopher burrus, the man they believe assaulted the victim.
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ə mæn wɑz bərnd ənd ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈsɛtɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn faɪər ɪn frənt əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz æt ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ənd i ˈɑlɪv weɪ. siˈætəl pəˈlis ˈjunɪts wər ðə fərst tɪ əraɪv æt ðə ˈkɔrnər əraʊnd æm tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə mæn wɑz ɔn faɪər. siˈætəl faɪər əraɪvd ɛz wɑz əˈsɪstɪŋ ðə mæn. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊkspərsən, siˈætəl faɪər ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks rəʃt ðə mæn tɪ fər ˈtritmənt əv bərnz. hi wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈsteɪbəl kənˈdɪʃən. pəˈlis ər ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt. wi du nɑt hæv ˈditeɪlz ɔn haʊ ðə mæn sɛt hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn faɪər. ðə ˈɛriə wɛr ðə ˈɪnsədənt əˈkərd ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈhæˌŋaʊt fər ˈhoʊmləs ˈpipəl ənd ˈpænˌhændlərz. ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ɪn frənt əv raɪt eɪd wɑz strun wɪθ ˈblæŋkəts, ˈkɑrdˌbɔrd, ənd pəˈzɛʃənz ðət səm ˈəðərz ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt æt ðə spɑt sɛd bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ðə ˈɪnʤərd mæn. ˈəpˌdeɪt: pəˈlis tɛlz ðət ðə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ˈɪnsədənt əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈkraɪsəs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈbrɔdˌweɪ faɪər ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈtɛrəbəl əˈtæk ˈərliər ðɪs wik ɪn ˈfrimɑnt ɪn wɪʧ pəˈlis seɪ ən əˈseɪlənt sɛt ə mæn ɔn faɪər ɔn ðə strit ɪn ðə 4500 blɑk əv ˈlɪri weɪ nw*. pəˈlis ər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈkrɪstəfər ˈbʊrəs, ðə mæn ðeɪ bɪˈliv əˈsɔltɪd ðə ˈvɪktɪm.
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over the next few months, dc collectibles has decided to wage a full out assault on my wallet. not sure what ever done to dc collectibles for them to be so aggressive in driving me to the poor house. it may be to make up for those few years i was out of the hobby. or maybe they just like the cut of my jib. whatever their reasonings, i present for your viewing pleasure, the top 5 figures dc collectibles has decided to unleash in war for total and complete decimation on my wallet.
5) batman: city action figure two pack: batman and bane. this set is a double edged sword for your friendly neighborhood jman. the bane in this set is a of a prior figure, that i missed out the first time around. that bane now sells for stupid ridiculous amounts on ebay. talking the other side of $250. with the release of this two pack, though, i finally get this unbelievably cool figure. without the insane mark up.
bonus: apparently the original bane figure had some issues with balance we all) and standing. from what i understand, this new bane figure has been to fix that issue.
4) new 52: super black adam: said on any number of occasions that no fan of the new 52 shazam, specifically how billy batson is being portrayed. look has been updated, as well, which i have a problem with. but, black adam? been downright killer in the back pages of justice league. dc known they had the magic touch (as it were) with black adam. because, here he all his third dimension glory.
3)batman: origins series 1 batman. not a gamer. i really played any of the games from the line to any great extent. but, designs of the characters are a nice mix of realistic and creepy (except for harley. they totally missed the boat on her, but a story for another day). and just when you thought you had enough batman figures, dc collectibles lets you know you better have another twenty odd dollars ready for yet another one.
2) new 52: super joker. straight from the pages of batman: death of the family, the joker, evah!!! almost afraid to have this one in my house. everyone knows that toy story is based on a actual events. and if my toys ever came to life, i want joker anywhere near where i sleep. so, what end up keeping this guy in the office.
1) batman: city deluxe action figure: solomon grundy. i own the best figure dc collectibles has made to date. the new 52 darkseid. if you own him, you should. yes. he costs a lot of money. but, that almost 6 pounds of plastic is worth every cent.
that being said, solomon grundy is supposed to be better in every way. not only is he supposed to be bigger and heavier than darkseid, he comes with a removable chest piece. and a removable heart. for real. what more could you ask for in an action figure?!?!?
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ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju mənθs, ˌdiˈsi kəˈlɛktəbəlz həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ weɪʤ ə fʊl aʊt əˈsɔlt ɔn maɪ ˈwɔlət. nɑt ʃʊr wət ˈɛvər dən tɪ ˌdiˈsi kəˈlɛktəbəlz fər ðɛm tɪ bi soʊ əˈgrɛsɪv ɪn ˈdraɪvɪŋ mi tɪ ðə pur haʊs. ɪt meɪ bi tɪ meɪk əp fər ðoʊz fju jɪrz aɪ wɑz aʊt əv ðə ˈhɑbi. ər ˈmeɪbi ðeɪ ʤɪst laɪk ðə kət əv maɪ ʤɪb. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðɛr reasonings*, aɪ ˈprɛzənt fər jʊr vjuɪŋ ˈplɛʒər, ðə tɔp 5 ˈfɪgjərz ˌdiˈsi kəˈlɛktəbəlz həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ənˈliʃ ɪn wɔr fər ˈtoʊtəl ənd kəmˈplit ˈdɛsəˌmeɪʃən ɔn maɪ ˈwɔlət. 5 ˈbætˌmæn: ˈsɪti ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər tu pæk: ˈbætˌmæn ənd beɪn. ðɪs sɛt ɪz ə ˈdəbəl ɛʤd sɔrd fər jʊr ˈfrɛndli ˈneɪbərˌhʊd jman*. ðə beɪn ɪn ðɪs sɛt ɪz ə əv ə praɪər ˈfɪgjər, ðət aɪ mɪst aʊt ðə fərst taɪm əraʊnd. ðət beɪn naʊ sɛlz fər ˈstupɪd rɪˈdɪkjələs əˈmaʊnts ɔn ˈiˌbeɪ. ˈtɔkɪŋ ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv 250 wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ðɪs tu pæk, ðoʊ, aɪ ˈfaɪnəli gɪt ðɪs ˌənbəˈlivəbli kul ˈfɪgjər. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈseɪn mɑrk əp. ˈboʊnəs: əˈpɛrəntli ðə ərˈɪʤənəl beɪn ˈfɪgjər hæd səm ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ˈbæləns wi ɔl) ənd ˈstændɪŋ. frəm wət aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd, ðɪs nu beɪn ˈfɪgjər həz bɪn tɪ fɪks ðət ˈɪʃu. 4 nu 52 ˈsupər blæk ˈædəm: sɛd ɔn ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðət noʊ fæn əv ðə nu 52 shazam*, spəˈsɪfɪkli haʊ ˈbɪli ˈbætsən ɪz biɪŋ pɔrˈtreɪd. lʊk həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd, ɛz wɛl, wɪʧ aɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ. bət, blæk ˈædəm? bɪn ˈdaʊnˌraɪt ˈkɪlər ɪn ðə bæk ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈʤəstɪs lig. ˌdiˈsi noʊn ðeɪ hæd ðə ˈmæʤɪk təʧ (ɛz ɪt wər) wɪθ blæk ˈædəm. bɪˈkəz, hir hi ɔl hɪz θərd dɪˈmɛnʃən ˈglɔri. 3)batman*: ˈɔrəʤɪnz ˈsɪriz 1 ˈbætˌmæn. nɑt ə ˈgeɪmər. aɪ ˈrɪli pleɪd ˈɛni əv ðə geɪmz frəm ðə laɪn tɪ ˈɛni greɪt ɪkˈstɛnt. bət, dɪˈzaɪnz əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ər ə nis mɪks əv ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ənd ˈkripi (ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈhɑrli. ðeɪ ˈtoʊtəli mɪst ðə boʊt ɔn hər, bət ə ˈstɔri fər əˈnəðər deɪ). ənd ʤɪst wɪn ju θɔt ju hæd ɪˈnəf ˈbætˌmæn ˈfɪgjərz, ˌdiˈsi kəˈlɛktəbəlz lɛts ju noʊ ju ˈbɛtər hæv əˈnəðər tˈwɛnti ɑd ˈdɔlərz ˈrɛdi fər jɛt əˈnəðər wən. 2 nu 52 ˈsupər ˈʤoʊkər. streɪt frəm ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈbætˌmæn: dɛθ əv ðə ˈfæməli, ðə ˈʤoʊkər, evah*!!! ˈɔlˌmoʊst əˈfreɪd tɪ hæv ðɪs wən ɪn maɪ haʊs. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ðət tɔɪ ˈstɔri ɪz beɪst ɔn ə ˈækʧəwəl ɪˈvɛnts. ənd ɪf maɪ tɔɪz ˈɛvər keɪm tɪ laɪf, aɪ wɔnt ˈʤoʊkər ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr wɛr aɪ slip. soʊ, wət ɛnd əp ˈkipɪŋ ðɪs gaɪ ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs. 1 ˈbætˌmæn: ˈsɪti dəˈləks ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər: ˈsɑləmən ˈgrəndi. aɪ oʊn ðə bɛst ˈfɪgjər ˌdiˈsi kəˈlɛktəbəlz həz meɪd tɪ deɪt. ðə nu 52 darkseid*. ɪf ju oʊn ɪm, ju ʃʊd. jɛs. hi kɔsts ə lɔt əv ˈməni. bət, ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst 6 paʊnz əv ˈplæstɪk ɪz wərθ ˈɛvəri sɛnt. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ˈsɑləmən ˈgrəndi ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ. nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz hi səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈbɪgər ənd ˈhɛviər ðən darkseid*, hi kəmz wɪθ ə rɪˈmuvəbəl ʧɛst pis. ənd ə rɪˈmuvəbəl hɑrt. fər ril. wət mɔr kʊd ju æsk fər ɪn ən ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər?!?!?
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williams air force base is a former united states air force (usaf) base, located in maricopa county, arizona east of chandler, and about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of phoenix. it is a designated superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
it was active as a training base for both the united states army air forces, as well as the from 1941il its closure in 1993. williams was the leading pilot training facility of the, supplying 25% of all pilots.
since its closure, the base has largely been annexed by the city of mesa, arizona. it was converted into the civilian williams gateway airport, later renamed gateway airport. in recent years, the land has emerged as an educational and industrial campus anchored by arizona state university polytechnic campus and community college.
history [ edit ]
during march 1941, some citizens of mesa, arizona were actively working on obtaining an air corps facility located near their city. one of the sites seriously considered for the new airfield was on the gila river indian reservation located near chandler, arizona. at the time, the land on which williams would eventually be built was vacant and not used for agriculture due to a lack of irrigation. it had no homes or farms and was essentially desert with a few indian ruins scattered on it. on their own initiative, the city of mesa began to acquire rights to the property that was divided among 33 different owners. agreements were made for a railroad spur line, along with the appropriate electric, water, telephone and gas services.
the hard work paid off with the announcement in june 1941 that the war department had approved the site for an army air corps base. construction of the new base started on 16 july 1941 with the groundbreaking ceremony attended by mesa, arizona mayor, george nicholas goodman and arizona governor, sidney p. who both attended the groundbreaking of falcon field that] initial construction was completed in december, making the base operational.
as of 10 december, the airfield had no name and a debate ensued on what to call the new base. it was initially named mesa military airport. the name was changed october 1941 to higley field, the base being in the proximity of the town of higley, arizona. in february 1942, the growing military name was changed to williams field in honor of arizona native charles linton williams (1898–1927). lieutenant williams died on 6 july 1927 when his boeing pursuit aircraft crashed near fort derussy, hawaii.
as a flying school, numerous runways and auxiliary airfields were constructed. the main airfield consisted of three concrete (1,800 m) runways aligned ne/sw, and ne/sw. a blacktop landing area (1,680 m 440 m) was aligned to the south of the main field and a (1,250 m 410 m) blacktop landing area was aligned to the south of the main field.
postcard from williams field showing aircraft and cadets standing in formation
williams army airfield arizona 1941
known auxiliary airfields were:
redeveloped in the. today housing development s of us 60 in gilbert, arizona.
casa grande field (aux #3)
goodyear field (aux #4)
built in the 1930s, abandoned in the 1950s, today agricultural field, no remains
was auxiliaryil 1944, turned over to air transport command in may 1944. today: coolidge municipal airport lid:).
emergency landing field
transferred from luke, june 1943. part of the gila bend gunnery range. today: eric marcus municipal airport lid:)
transferred from luke, june 1943. part of the gila bend gunnery range
gila bend #6/williams #4: gila bend #6/williams #5: gila bend #6/williams #6:
world war [ edit ]
world war postcard
williams army airfield - main gate 1942
during world war, williams field was under the command of the army air force base unit, west coast training center. the flying organization was the (bombardier and specialized twin- and 4-engine) flying training wing. thousands of future lightning pilots learnt their flying skills flying the beech wichita at williams. by july 1942, there were 79s assigned to the field, however the hot, dry climate of arizona tended to dry out the wood and glue of the woodens, causing at least 10 flying cadets to lose their lives in crashes. training with the was stopped and the aircraft were flown to more humid locations. they were replaced by the cessna bobcat twin engine trainers, however the was seen as "too easy to fly" and were replaced by the more demanding. by january 1943, almost 200s were at the airfield.
the training version of the began to arrive also in early 1944, and by may, the flying school was involved in four courses of instruction. by far, the largest course was a advanced course where cadets received instruction on the texan. graduates advanced to the, then on to the. this training was intended to prepare pilots for missions. another course was given to experienced pilots who were transitioning to aircraft, also in the. later, a night fighter training program was established for pilots on the for later transition to the black widow at hammer field, california.
by late 1944, there was an ample supply of pilots in training and by late 1944, the training was discontinued. williams then began to offer training with boeing flying fortress bombers in december. its students would be experienced pilots who were transitioning to the large bomber. the pilot training ended in april 1945, graduating 608 officers for the flying fortress program.
the training mission of the base also conducted flexible gunnery training, and radar observer training.
after the united states entered the war, the army air forces also developed a pilot training program for the chinese air force. the air corps conducted most of the training for the chinese at luke, williams, and thunderbird fields in arizona. training the chinese presented some special challenges because, due to their small stature, some students could not reach all the controls. that problem was usually solved through the use of extra cushions and occasionally by switching them to another type of airplane. a bigger problem was the language barrier. it took all the interpreters the air force could muster to support the training programs for the chinese. in the end, chinese received flying and technical training, including 866 pilots.
postwar era [ edit ]
t-33 jet trainers at williams, june 1949
after the end of the war in september 1945, most of the temporary training bases were put on inactive status and eventually closed. this was particularly true for bases like williams that had sprung up overnight and were built with temporary wooden structures. however, williams was an exception and remained openter world war.
in early 1945, the first shooting star jet pilot school was opened at williams. army air forces training command was as air training command, and in 1946 all flight instruction was integrated into a new consolidated program. the jet fighter pilot transition and fighter gunnery schools at williams field remained; however, the gunnery school existed only to fulfill research obligations.
fighter gunnery training was reestablished in early 1947. the new program studied the use of fighter gunnery, bombing, and rocketry equipment. students flew mustangs, thunderbolts, and beginning at midyear, shooting stars. the gunnery school, however was again discontinued on 1 june 1948 and moved to las vegas, nevada.
by early 1947 the had sped up its conversion to jet aircraft. however, the training program was handicapped by the fact that no jet aircraft trainers yet existed. puttingrained jet pilots into a fighter endangered personnel and expensive equipment. to overcome this problem, air training command decided to use a newly developed "captivair" training device. it was received and installed at williams in early 1947. in 1949, shooting star jet trainer derivatives of the began to arrive.
3525th pilot training wing [ edit ]
with the establishment of the united states air force in september 1947, williams army airfield was williams air force base on 13 january 1948. in addition, thebu was discontinued and the pilot training wing (advanced) was established as the host unit at the new air force base. traininguadrons under the pilot training group were:
3525th traininguadron, 26 august 1948
re-designated combat crew traininguadron, 1 july 1958 pilot traininguadron, 1 october february 1973
3526th traininguadron, 26 may 1949
re-designated combat crew traininguadron, 1 july 1958 pilot traininguadron, 1 october february 1973
emblem of the pilot training wing
t-38a talon, 1963
t-37 tweets, 1971
through the mutual defense assistance program began in 1952, international students received flying or technical training at various bases. students from taiwan began to arrive at williams, and training of taiwanese pilots continuedil the closure of the base in 1993.
air training command the pilot training wing (basic) at williams on 1 january 1956. it became the combat crew training wing (fighter). a month later, on 1 february 1956, reassigned the from its flying training air force to crew training air force. it also discontinued the single engine basic pilot school trojan) at williams and replaced it with an advanced fighter school withs exclusively. (williams had transferred its training responsibilities to laughlin, texas in september 1955.)
in 1958, air training command transferred its combat pilot training to strategic air command (sac) and tactical air command (tac). would concentrate on primary and basic flying training. as a result, jurisdiction of williams was passed to tac on 1 july. this was a brief transfer, as on 1 october 1960, tac transferred williams back to. williams would become part of's new consolidated pilot training program. on the same date, tactical air command reassigned its combat crew training wing (tactical fighter) and subordinate units at williams to and discontinued the wing. concurrently, air training command used assets from the to organize and establish the pilot training wing.
pilot training continued throughout the 1960s. thes began to be phased out in 1962, being replaced by the talon as the primary jet training aircraft.s were usedil the closure of williams in 1993 along with the cessna "tweet" both trainers were two-seat, jet aircraft, the being capable of supersonic flight.
students began with academic classroom and simulator instruction.ter initial training in a cessna at an location (e.g., eloy, was used in the late 1960s), the first jet flight was largely a 'demo' flight in the aircraft with the instructor the student to the aircraft, the local training area, and some basic flight maneuvers.
the undergraduate flight training program lasted just less than one full year and involved classroom, simulator, and aircraft training activities. graduates were selected to remain as instructors,ter an intensive training course, or went on to train in their primary weapon system aircraft.
f-5 freedom fighter [ edit ]
in 1963, williams was selected to support the military assistance programa/b freedom fighter sales by providing pilots and maintenance training personnel to nations purchased the fighter under the map program. the was a lightweight fighter designed for allied nations, and was not programmed for use. initial deliveries, beginning in april 1964, were to the combat crew traininguadron, which was activated to run the school.
the first overseas order foras was from norway, which ordered 64 aircraft plus four attrition replacements on 28 february 1964. other nations whose pilots trained at williams were south vietnam, iran, south korea, greece, philippines, taiwan, turkey, morocco, pakistan, ethiopia, libya, and yemen.
skoshi tiger program [ edit ]
skoshi tigerb of the fighteruadron, bien ab, south vietnam, 1966
although alla/b production was intended for map, the actually requested at least 200s for use in the vietnam war. this sudden request on the part of the which had previously perceived no need for a lightweight fighter, was a result of heavier than expected attrition in southeast asia and because the promised to be available with a relatively short lead time. the request for combat evaluation in southeast asia was approved by the in july 1965, and the evaluation was initiated on 26 july 1965.
the program was given the code name tiger*, which was a corruption of tiger" (japanese for "little tiger"). in october 1965, the "borrowed" 12as from map supplies (5a-15s and sevena-20s) and activated the tactical fighter wing (provisional) at williams for operational service trials. the (provisional) was formed on 29 july 1965 to conduct the evaluation, and their pilots underwent training at williams while northrop modified the aircraft for duty in southeast asia.
the aircraft left williams on 20 october 1965 for southeast asia, arriving at bien air base on 23 october. they flew their first combat mission the sameternoon.
although the freedom fighter was judged to be a technical success in vietnam, the tiger program was essentially a political project, designed to appease those few air force officers who believed in the aircraft. the freedom fighter was destined to have a relatively brief operational career with the, and the turned down a second request fors, deciding instead to look at other types such as the navy corsair. the survivings were turned over to the south vietnamese in march 1966.
after the tiger program, substantial numbers of freedom fighters were supplied to the republic of vietnam air force. the air force directed to initiate immediately a training program for south vietnamese pilot replacements. the at williams began this training on 15 april, although the base's training facilities were already saturated by the school's undergraduate program. the first vietnamese crews left for williams for training in august 1966.
the was transferred to tactical air command and as the tactical fighter traininguadron on 15 october 1969. it was placed under the tactical fighter training wing at luke, arizona, although theuadron physically remained at williams as a geographically separated unit (gsu).
training of south vietnamese pilots on the continuedil the collapse of the south vietnamese government in april 1975, with some pilots being at williams at the time of the fall of saigon.
f-5e/f tiger [ edit ]
425th tactical fighter traininguadron northropb-50-no freedom fighter, ser. no., williams, arizona, 1973.
425th northrope tiger, ser. no.. when the training program ended in 1989, this aircraft was sold to the brazilian air force.
on 4 april 1973, the first upgraded tiger reached the tactical fighter traininguadron. thisuadron was assigned the task of training for crews that had acquired thee under map. pilots from over 20 nations trained at williams throughout the and on thee. thee/fs assigned to the for training carried serial numbers and were procured through normal aircraft procurement procedures and channels. initially carried tail code "lz". aircraft were to the common wing "la" in 1974.
although the never did adopt thee as a combat aircraft, it did adopt thee as a specialized aircraft for dissimilar air combat training (dact). beginning in 1975, some 70es were turned over to the and fighter weaponsuadrons of the tactical fighter wing at nellis, nevada.es were allocated to two more units that were created overseas: the aggressoruadron of the in the at raf and the aggressoruadron, in the philippines at clark ab.
the was reassigned to the tactical training wing as of 29 august 1979 when the was at luke.
the last twoes off the production line were delivered to bahrain on january 16, 1987. however, a few more were assembled from spares, the last ones being delivered on june 29, 1989. that month the training program terminatedter having produced graduates, and the was inactivated 1 september 1989
82d flying training wing [ edit ]
northrop-50-no talon, ser. no., 1986
in 1972 and 1973, inactivated its four digit flying wings and replaced them with and wings. all of the newly activated units then had a combat lineage. at williams the was the flying training wing on 1 february.uadrons were as follows:
3525th pilot traininguadron --> flying traininguadron tweet)
3526th pilot traininguadron --> flying traininguadron talon)
one of the most dominant features on the landscape in 1974 was the serious jet fuel shortage the command had to contend with for much of the year. the shortage arose when the organization of petroleum exporting countries (opec) sent oil prices skyrocketing by cutting back on production in response to the united states' support for israel during the 1973 yom kippur war. almost overnight, the price of aviation fuel tripled. to conserve fuel, made numerous adjustments to the syllabus, including a reduction in the number of sorties and flying hours and an increased reliance on the use of synthetic trainers.
in other efforts to cope with the crisis, the air force initiated base closure and flying training wing inactivation actions at craig, alabama and webb, texas. also cut overall pilot production goals by 18 percent, with officer training school (ots) not accepting any pilot or navigator applicants for 75, 76 or 77, and the air force reserve officer training corps (afrotc) initiating a reduction in force (rif) program, rescinding previously promised pilot training and navigator training slots for approximately 75% of thoserotc cadets in commissioning year groups 75, 76 and 77 originally slated for flight training, them into rated career fields or offering them opportunities to resign and transfer to officer flight training programs of the navy, marine corps, coast guard or army. unaffected by the reductions, academy (usafa) of the same period continued to maintain their guaranteed allotment of approximately 75% ofa graduates assigned to undergraduate pilot training, 15% assigned to undergraduate navigator training, and the remaining 10% assigned to duties.
all female class of williams air force base, may 1977.
in september] class at williams became the first class with female student pilots. all were serving officers at the rank of, and who had been previously performing duties in the air force. all were androtc graduates; none werea graduates, sincea had only begun accepting females in june of that same year. on 30 november 1976, connie j. engle became the first female student to solo in a jet aircraft when she took off in her.[2][3]
in 1988, each wing had two flying traininguadrons one fors and the other fors, plus a studentuadron. air training command wanted to find out whether training could be conducted more effectively if studentuadrons were eliminated. instead, all training and administrative duties would be placed in the wings’ two and two flying traininguadrons. officials at chose the flying training wing at williams as the test unit.
air training command activated two additionaluadrons at williams the flying traininguadron) and flying traininguadron) on 1 june 1988. that gave the a total of four flying traininguadrons. however, by year's end, the test had shown that a fifthuadron was needed to provide operational support. the became the first wing to have five flying traininguadrons when, on 1 september 1989, the command activated the flying traininguadron).
however, it didn't last long. in december 1990 implemented the objective wing organization. the command's wings kept four flying traininguadrons each, two fors and two fors. the fifthuadron was as an operations supportuadron, but fulfilled essentially the same functions as the old studentuadron.
closure in the [ edit ]
emblem of the training wing
air training command was directed to close four of its training bases as a result of the 1993 base realignment and closure commission. the officer and enlisted technical training center at, illinois and the sole undergraduate navigator training base at mather, california were chosen to close in round one, with's technical training activities relocating to other technical training centers or similar activities operated by the other services, and the latter activity slated to relocate to randolph, texas. the officer and enlisted technical training center at lowry, colorado and williams as an undergraduate pilot training base were selected in round two.
air education and training command (aetc), the 1992 successor major command to, inactivated the host unit at williams, the flying training wing, on 31 march 1993, it as the training wing and transferring it to sheppard, texas, where it would control officer and enlisted technical training, a role it continues to this day. this left the now independent operations group to close williams. the command inactivated the operations group on 30 september 1993, and the approximately (16.70) base was closed 30 september 1993.
at the official closing ceremony, two men, who as boy scouts in 1941 had raised the first flag at williams field when it was first officially opened, were there to officially lower the flag at its closing,ter a combined fifty years of military service.
today, williams continues to serve the phoenix area as a growing industrial park and commercial airport.
major units assigned [ edit ]
89th base and air base (advance detachment), 16 october 1941 4 december 1941
89th base and air base, 4 december 1941 1 may 1944
re-designated army air force base unit, 1 may 1944 air force base unit, 27 september august 1948
air corps (later army air forces advanced flying school), 26 june 1941 1 june 1948
38th flying training wing, 26 february 1945 16 june 1946
army air forces pilot school (specialized fighter), 1 december 1945
re-designated jet pilot school, 1 june october 1949
army air forces pilot school (advanced), 6 july 1946
re-designated basic pilot school (single engine), 1 june january 1956
3525th pilot training wing, 26 august 1948
re-designated combat crew training wing, 1 july 1958 pilot training group, 1 october february 1973
4441st combat crew traininguadron, 1 december 1963 (map support)
re-designated tactical fighter traininguadron, 15 october september 1989
4503rd tactical fighter wing (provisional), 22 july 1965 10 march 1966 tiger)
82d flying training wing, 1 february 1973 30 june 1993
major commands assigned [ edit ]
air corps flying training comd, 23 january 1942
aaf flying training comd, 15 march 1942
aaf training comd, 31 july 1943
tactical air command 1 july 1958 1 october 1960
air training command 1 july 1946 1 july 1958; 1 october 1960 june 1993
historic sites [ edit ]
historic resources of the williams air force base were identified in a 1995]
seven separate objects or buildings were listed on the national register of historic places on june 19, 1995. these are:
accidents and incidents [ edit ]
williams field suffered its first fatal accident in the six months it had been open as an advanced training base on 3 june 1942 when-cs fledgling,, of the schooluadron, crashed five miles ne of the base, apparently flown into the] killing john clifford eustice, 23, of salt lake city, utah, and irving c. frank, 24, of brooklyn, new]
see also [ edit ]
references [ edit ]
this article incorporates public domain material from the air force historical research agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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mæp ɔl koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ˈjuzɪŋ: ˈdaʊnˌloʊd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ɛz: ˈwɪljəmz ɛr fɔrs beɪs ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛr fɔrs (usaf*) beɪs, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˌmɑrɪˈkoʊpə ˈkaʊnti, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ist əv ˈʧændlər, ənd əˈbaʊt 30 maɪəlz 48 km*) ˌsaʊˈθist əv ˈfinɪks. ɪt ɪz ə ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˌsupərˈfənd saɪt du tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv sɔɪl ənd ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər kənˈtæmənənts. ɪt wɑz ˈæktɪv ɛz ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ beɪs fər boʊθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɑrmi ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə frəm 1941 ənˈtɪl ɪts ˈkloʊʒər ɪn 1993 ˈwɪljəmz wɑz ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti əv ðə, səˈplaɪɪŋ 25 əv ɔl ˈpaɪləts. sɪns ɪts ˈkloʊʒər, ðə beɪs həz ˈlɑrʤli bɪn ˈænɛkst baɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈmeɪsə, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ɪt wɑz kənˈvərtɪd ˈɪntu ðə səˈvɪljən ˈwɪljəmz ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈɛrˌpɔrt, ˈleɪtər riˈneɪmd ˈgeɪtˌweɪ ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ðə lænd həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈkæmpəs ˈæŋkərd baɪ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌpɑˌliˈtɛknɪk ˈkæmpəs ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ˈdʊrɪŋ mɑrʧ 1941 səm ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ˈmeɪsə, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə wər ˈæktɪvli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn əbˈteɪnɪŋ ən ɛr kɔrz fəˈsɪlɪti ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ðɛr ˈsɪti. wən əv ðə saɪts ˈsɪriəsli kənˈsɪdərd fər ðə nu ˈɛrˌfild wɑz ɔn ðə ˈgilə ˈrɪvər ˈɪndiən ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ˈʧændlər, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. æt ðə taɪm, ðə lænd ɔn wɪʧ ˈwɪljəmz wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi bɪlt wɑz ˈveɪkənt ənd nɑt juzd fər ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər du tɪ ə læk əv ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən. ɪt hæd noʊ hoʊmz ər fɑrmz ənd wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈdɛzərt wɪθ ə fju ˈɪndiən ruɪnz ˈskætərd ɔn ɪt. ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈmeɪsə bɪˈgæn tɪ əkˈwaɪər raɪts tɪ ðə ˈprɑpərti ðət wɑz dɪˈvaɪdɪd əˈməŋ 33 ˈdɪfərənt ˈoʊnərz. əˈgrimənts wər meɪd fər ə ˈreɪˌlroʊd spər laɪn, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ɪˈlɛktrɪk, ˈwɔtər, ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ənd gæs ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə hɑrd wərk peɪd ɔf wɪθ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɪn ʤun 1941 ðət ðə wɔr dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd əˈpruvd ðə saɪt fər ən ˈɑrmi ɛr kɔrz beɪs. kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə nu beɪs ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn 16 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1941 wɪθ ðə ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni əˈtɛndəd baɪ ˈmeɪsə, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə meɪər, ʤɔrʤ ˈnɪkələs ˈgʊdmən ənd ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈgəvərnər, ˈsɪdni pi. hu boʊθ əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ əv ˈfælkən fild ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kənˈstrəkʃən wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə beɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl. ɛz əv 10 dɪˈsɛmbər, ðə ˈɛrˌfild hæd noʊ neɪm ənd ə dəˈbeɪt ɪnˈsud ɔn wət tɪ kɔl ðə nu beɪs. ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli neɪmd ˈmeɪsə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ðə neɪm wɑz ʧeɪnʤd ɑkˈtoʊbər 1941 tɪ ˈhɪgli fild, ðə beɪs biɪŋ ɪn ðə prɑkˈsɪməti əv ðə taʊn əv ˈhɪgli, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1942 ðə groʊɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri neɪm wɑz ʧeɪnʤd tɪ ˈwɪljəmz fild ɪn ˈɑnər əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈneɪtɪv ˈʧɑrəlz ˈlɪntən ˈwɪljəmz luˈtɛnənt ˈwɪljəmz daɪd ɔn 6 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1927 wɪn hɪz boʊɪŋ pərˈsut ˈɛrˌkræft kræʃt nɪr fɔrt derussy*, həˈwaɪˌi. ɛz ə flaɪɪŋ skul, ˈnumərəs ˈrənˌweɪz ənd ɑgˈzɪljəri ˈɛrˌfildz wər kənˈstrəktɪd. ðə meɪn ˈɛrˌfild kənˈsɪstɪd əv θri ˈkɑnkrit ɛm) ˈrənˌweɪz əˈlaɪnd ne/sw*, ənd ne/sw*. ə ˈblækˌtɑp ˈlændɪŋ ˈɛriə ɛm 440 ɛm) wɑz əˈlaɪnd tɪ ðə saʊθ əv ðə meɪn fild ənd ə ɛm 410 ɛm) ˈblækˌtɑp ˈlændɪŋ ˈɛriə wɑz əˈlaɪnd tɪ ðə saʊθ əv ðə meɪn fild. ˈpoʊˌskɑrd frəm ˈwɪljəmz fild ʃoʊɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft ənd kəˈdɛts ˈstændɪŋ ɪn fɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈwɪljəmz ˈɑrmi ˈɛrˌfild ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə 1941 noʊn ɑgˈzɪljəri ˈɛrˌfildz wər: ɪn ðə. təˈdeɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɛs əv ˈjuˈɛs 60 ɪn ˈgɪlbərt, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ˈkɑsə grænd fild (oʊ 3 ˈgʊdjɪr fild (oʊ 4 bɪlt ɪn ðə 1930s*, əˈbændənd ɪn ðə 1950s*, təˈdeɪ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl fild, noʊ rɪˈmeɪnz wɑz ɑgˈzɪljəri ənˈtɪl 1944 tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ɛr ˈtrænspɔrt kəˈmænd ɪn meɪ 1944 təˈdeɪ: ˈkulɪʤ mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt lɪd: ˈimərʤənsi ˈlændɪŋ fild ˈtrænsfərd frəm luk, ʤun 1943 pɑrt əv ðə ˈgilə bɛnd ˈgənəri reɪnʤ. təˈdeɪ: ˈɛrɪk ˈmɑrkəs mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt lɪd: ˈtrænsfərd frəm luk, ʤun 1943 pɑrt əv ðə ˈgilə bɛnd ˈgənəri reɪnʤ ˈgilə bɛnd 4 ˈgilə bɛnd 5 ˈgilə bɛnd 6 wərld wɔr ˈɛdət wərld wɔr ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ˈwɪljəmz ˈɑrmi ˈɛrˌfild meɪn geɪt 1942 ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr, ˈwɪljəmz fild wɑz ˈəndər ðə kəˈmænd əv ðə ˈɑrmi ɛr fɔrs beɪs ˈjunɪt, wɛst koʊst ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛnər. ðə flaɪɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɑz ðə (ˌbɑmbərˈdɪr ənd ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd twɪn- ənd 4-engine*) flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ. ˈθaʊzənz əv fˈjuʧər ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ˈpaɪləts lərnt ðɛr flaɪɪŋ skɪlz flaɪɪŋ ðə biʧ ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ æt ˈwɪljəmz. baɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1942 ðɛr wər 79 əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə fild, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə hɑt, draɪ ˈklaɪmɪt əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈtɛndɪd tɪ draɪ aʊt ðə wʊd ənd glu əv ðə ˈwʊdən, ˈkɔzɪŋ æt list 10 flaɪɪŋ kəˈdɛts tɪ luz ðɛr lɪvz ɪn ˈkræʃɪz. ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə wɑz stɑpt ənd ðə ˈɛrˌkræft wər floʊn tɪ mɔr ˈjumɪd loʊˈkeɪʃənz. ðeɪ wər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ðə ˈsɛznə ˈbɑbˌkæt twɪn ˈɪnʤən ˈtreɪnərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə wɑz sin ɛz "tu ˈizi tɪ flaɪ" ənd wər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ðə mɔr dɪˈmændɪŋ baɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1943 ˈɔlˌmoʊst 200 wər æt ðə ˈɛrˌfild. ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈvərʒən əv ðə bɪˈgæn tɪ əraɪv ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈərli 1944 ənd baɪ meɪ, ðə flaɪɪŋ skul wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn fɔr ˈkɔrsɪz əv ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən. baɪ fɑr, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kɔrs wɑz ə ədˈvænst kɔrs wɛr kəˈdɛts rɪˈsivd ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən ɔn ðə ˈtɛksən. ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ədˈvænst tɪ ðə ðɛn ɔn tɪ ðə ðɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ priˈpɛr ˈpaɪləts fər ˈmɪʃənz. əˈnəðər kɔrs wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈpaɪləts hu wər trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ tɪ ˈɛrˌkræft, ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈleɪtər, ə naɪt ˈfaɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt fər ˈpaɪləts ɔn ðə fər ˈleɪtər trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə blæk ˈwɪdoʊ æt ˈhæmər fild, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. baɪ leɪt 1944 ðɛr wɑz ən ˈæmpəl səˈplaɪ əv ˈpaɪləts ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd baɪ leɪt 1944 ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɑz dɪskənˈtɪnjud. ˈwɪljəmz ðɛn bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈɔfər ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ boʊɪŋ flaɪɪŋ ˈfɔrtrəs ˈbɑmərz ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. ɪts ˈstudənts wʊd bi ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈpaɪləts hu wər trænˈzɪʃənɪŋ tɪ ðə lɑrʤ ˈbɑmər. ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛndɪd ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1945 ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ 608 ˈɔfɪsərz fər ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈfɔrtrəs ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈmɪʃən əv ðə beɪs ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdəktəd ˈflɛksəbəl ˈgənəri ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ˈreɪˌdɑr əbˈzərvər ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɛnərd ðə wɔr, ðə ˈɑrmi ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɛr fɔrs. ðə ɛr kɔrz kənˈdəktəd moʊst əv ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz æt luk, ˈwɪljəmz, ənd ˈθəndərˌbərd fildz ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðə ʧaɪˈniz pərˈzɛnəd səm ˈspɛʃəl ˈʧælənʤɪz bɪˈkəz, du tɪ ðɛr smɔl ˈstæʧər, səm ˈstudənts kʊd nɑt riʧ ɔl ðə kənˈtroʊlz. ðət ˈprɑbləm wɑz ˈjuʒəwəli sɑlvd θru ðə juz əv ˈɛkstrə ˈkʊʃənz ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli baɪ sˈwɪʧɪŋ ðɛm tɪ əˈnəðər taɪp əv ˈɛrˌpleɪn. ə ˈbɪgər ˈprɑbləm wɑz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈbɛriər. ɪt tʊk ɔl ðə ˌɪnˈtərprətərz ðə ɛr fɔrs kʊd ˈməstər tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ʧaɪˈniz rɪˈsivd flaɪɪŋ ənd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 866 ˈpaɪləts. ˈpoʊstˈwɔr ˈɪrə ˈɛdət ʤɛt ˈtreɪnərz æt ˈwɪljəmz, ʤun 1949 ˈæftər ðə ɛnd əv ðə wɔr ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1945 moʊst əv ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪz wər pʊt ɔn ˌɪˈnæktɪv ˈstætəs ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kloʊzd. ðɪs wɑz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli tru fər ˈbeɪsɪz laɪk ˈwɪljəmz ðət hæd sprəŋ əp ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ənd wər bɪlt wɪθ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈwʊdən ˈstrəkʧərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɪljəmz wɑz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ˈoʊpən ˈæftər wərld wɔr. ɪn ˈərli 1945 ðə fərst ˈʃutɪŋ stɑr ʤɛt ˈpaɪlət skul wɑz ˈoʊpənd æt ˈwɪljəmz. ˈɑrmi ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd wɑz ɛz ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd, ənd ɪn 1946 ɔl flaɪt ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən wɑz ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ə nu kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ʤɛt ˈfaɪtər ˈpaɪlət trænˈzɪʃən ənd ˈfaɪtər ˈgənəri skulz æt ˈwɪljəmz fild rɪˈmeɪnd; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈgənəri skul ɪgˈzɪstəd ˈoʊnli tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ˈrisərʧ ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz. ˈfaɪtər ˈgənəri ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɑz ˌriɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ˈərli 1947 ðə nu ˈproʊˌgræm ˈstədid ðə juz əv ˈfaɪtər ˈgənəri, ˈbɑmɪŋ, ənd ˈrɑkətri ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ˈstudənts flu ˈməˌstæŋz, thunderbolts*, ənd bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt ˈmɪˌdjɪr, ˈʃutɪŋ stɑrz. ðə ˈgənəri skul, ˌhaʊˈɛvər wɑz əˈgɛn dɪskənˈtɪnjud ɔn 1 ʤun 1948 ənd muvd tɪ ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, nəˈvɑdə. baɪ ˈərli 1947 ðə hæd spɛd əp ɪts kənˈvərʒən tɪ ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz ˈhændiˌkæpt baɪ ðə fækt ðət noʊ ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft ˈtreɪnərz jɛt ɪgˈzɪstəd. ˈpʊtɪŋ ənˈtreɪnd ʤɛt ˈpaɪləts ˈɪntu ə ˈfaɪtər ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɪkˈwɪpmənt. tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ juz ə ˈnuli dɪˈvɛləpt "captivair*" ˈtreɪnɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs. ɪt wɑz rɪˈsivd ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld æt ˈwɪljəmz ɪn ˈərli 1947 ɪn 1949 ˈʃutɪŋ stɑr ʤɛt ˈtreɪnər dərˈɪvətɪvz əv ðə bɪˈgæn tɪ əraɪv. ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ˈɛdət wɪθ ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛr fɔrs ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1947 ˈwɪljəmz ˈɑrmi ˈɛrˌfild wɑz ˈwɪljəmz ɛr fɔrs beɪs ɔn 13 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1948 ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə wɑz dɪskənˈtɪnjud ənd ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ (ədˈvænst) wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɛz ðə hoʊst ˈjunɪt æt ðə nu ɛr fɔrs beɪs. ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrənz ˈəndər ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ grup wər: ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 26 ˈɔgəst 1948 ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1958 ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 1 ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1973 ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 26 meɪ 1949 ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1958 ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 1 ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1973 ˈɛmbləm əv ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ˈtælən, 1963 tweets*, 1971 θru ðə mˈjuʧuəl dɪˈfɛns əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræm bɪˈgæn ɪn 1952 ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstudənts rɪˈsivd flaɪɪŋ ər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ æt ˈvɛriəs ˈbeɪsɪz. ˈstudənts frəm ˈtaɪˈwɑn bɪˈgæn tɪ əraɪv æt ˈwɪljəmz, ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ əv ˈtaɪwɑˈniz ˈpaɪləts kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv ðə beɪs ɪn 1993 ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ (ˈbeɪsɪk) æt ˈwɪljəmz ɔn 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1956 ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ (ˈfaɪtər). ə mənθ ˈleɪtər, ɔn 1 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1956 ˌriəˈsaɪnd ðə frəm ɪts flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɛr fɔrs tɪ kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɛr fɔrs. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ dɪskənˈtɪnjud ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnʤən ˈbeɪsɪk ˈpaɪlət skul ˈtroʊʤən) æt ˈwɪljəmz ənd ˌriˈpleɪst ɪt wɪθ ən ədˈvænst ˈfaɪtər skul wɪθ ɪkˈsklusɪvli. (ˈwɪljəmz hæd ˈtrænsfərd ɪts ˈtreɪnɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz tɪ ˈlɑklɪn, ˈtɛksəs ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1955 ɪn 1958 ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd ˈtrænsfərd ɪts ˈkɑmbæt ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ strəˈtiʤɪk ɛr kəˈmænd (sæk) ənd ˈtæktɪkəl ɛr kəˈmænd (tæk). wʊd ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ˈpraɪˌmɛri ənd ˈbeɪsɪk flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən əv ˈwɪljəmz wɑz pæst tɪ tæk ɔn 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ðɪs wɑz ə brif ˈtrænsfər, ɛz ɔn 1 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1960 tæk ˈtrænsfərd ˈwɪljəmz bæk tɪ. ˈwɪljəmz wʊd bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv nu kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm. ɔn ðə seɪm deɪt, ˈtæktɪkəl ɛr kəˈmænd ˌriəˈsaɪnd ɪts ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ (ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər) ənd səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt ˈjunɪts æt ˈwɪljəmz tɪ ənd dɪskənˈtɪnjud ðə wɪŋ. kənˈkərəntli, ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd juzd ˈæˌsɛts frəm ðə tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ. ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ kənˈtɪnjud θruaʊt ðə 1960s*. ðə bɪˈgæn tɪ bi feɪzd aʊt ɪn 1962 biɪŋ ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ðə ˈtælən ɛz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ʤɛt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛrˌkræft. wər juzd ənˈtɪl ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv ˈwɪljəmz ɪn 1993 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈsɛznə "twit" boʊθ ˈtreɪnərz wər two-seat*, ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft, ðə biɪŋ ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk flaɪt. ˈstudənts bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈklæsˌrum ənd ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən. ˈæftər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈsɛznə æt ən loʊˈkeɪʃən (e.g*., ˈilɔɪ, wɑz juzd ɪn ðə leɪt 1960s*), ðə fərst ʤɛt flaɪt wɑz ˈlɑrʤli ə 'ˈdɛmoʊ' flaɪt ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈstrəktər ðə ˈstudənt tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌkræft, ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈɛriə, ənd səm ˈbeɪsɪk flaɪt məˈnuvərz. ðə ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət flaɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈlæstɪd ʤɪst lɛs ðən wən fʊl jɪr ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈklæsˌrum, ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər, ənd ˈɛrˌkræft ˈtreɪnɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ˈgræʤəˌweɪts wər səˈlɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɛz ˌɪnˈstrəktərz, ˈæftər ən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈtreɪnɪŋ kɔrs, ər wɛnt ɔn tɪ treɪn ɪn ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈwɛpən ˈsɪstəm ˈɛrˌkræft. ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər ˈɛdət ɪn 1963 ˈwɪljəmz wɑz səˈlɛktɪd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər seɪlz baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈpaɪləts ənd ˈmeɪntənəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ ˈneɪʃənz ˈpərʧəst ðə ˈfaɪtər ˈəndər ðə mæp ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə wɑz ə ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈfaɪtər dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈæˌlaɪd ˈneɪʃənz, ənd wɑz nɑt ˈproʊˌgræmd fər juz. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈlɪvəriz, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1964 wər tɪ ðə ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, wɪʧ wɑz ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd tɪ rən ðə skul. ðə fərst ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈɔrdər fər wɑz frəm ˈnɔrˌweɪ, wɪʧ ˈɔrdərd 64 ˈɛrˌkræft pləs fɔr əˈtrɪʃən riˈpleɪsmənts ɔn 28 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1964 ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz huz ˈpaɪləts treɪnd æt ˈwɪljəmz wər saʊθ viˌɛtˈnɑm, ˌɪˈrɑn, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, gris, ˈfɪləˌpinz, ˈtaɪˈwɑn, ˈtərki, mərˈɑkoʊ, ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ˈlɪˌbiə, ənd ˈjɛmən. ˈtaɪgər ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɛdət ˈtaɪgər əv ðə ˈfaɪtər skˈwɑdrən, bin æb, saʊθ viˌɛtˈnɑm, 1966 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɔl pərˈdəkʃən wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər mæp, ðə ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪkˈwɛstɪd æt list 200 fər juz ɪn ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. ðɪs ˈsədən rɪkˈwɛst ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə wɪʧ hæd ˈpriviəsli pərˈsivd noʊ nid fər ə ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈfaɪtər, wɑz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈhɛviər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd əˈtrɪʃən ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə ənd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈprɑməst tɪ bi əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ʃɔrt lɛd taɪm. ðə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmbæt ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə wɑz əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1965 ənd ðə ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɔn 26 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1965 ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə koʊd neɪm ˈtaɪgər*, wɪʧ wɑz ə kərˈəpʃən əv ˈtaɪgər" (ˌʤæpəˈniz fər "ˈlɪtəl ˈtaɪgər"). ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1965 ðə "ˈbɑˌroʊd" 12 frəm mæp səˈplaɪz 5 ənd ˈsɛvən f-5a-20s*) ənd ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər wɪŋ (prəˈvɪʒənəl) æt ˈwɪljəmz fər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈsərvɪs traɪəlz. ðə (prəˈvɪʒənəl) wɑz fɔrmd ɔn 29 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1965 tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ðə ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən, ənd ðɛr ˈpaɪləts ˌəndərˈwɛnt ˈtreɪnɪŋ æt ˈwɪljəmz waɪl ˈnɔrθrəp ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ðə ˈɛrˌkræft fər ˈduti ɪn ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə. ðə ˈɛrˌkræft lɛft ˈwɪljəmz ɔn 20 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1965 fər ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒə, ərˈaɪvɪŋ æt bin ɛr beɪs ɔn 23 ɑkˈtoʊbər. ðeɪ flu ðɛr fərst ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃən ðə seɪm ˌæftərˈnun. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər wɑz ʤəʤd tɪ bi ə ˈtɛknɪkəl səkˈsɛs ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm, ðə ˈtaɪgər ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɑʤɛkt, dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ əˈpiz ðoʊz fju ɛr fɔrs ˈɔfɪsərz hu bɪˈlivd ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft. ðə ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər wɑz ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ hæv ə ˈrɛlətɪvli brif ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl kərɪr wɪθ ðə, ənd ðə tərnd daʊn ə ˈsɛkənd rɪkˈwɛst fər, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd tɪ lʊk æt ˈəðər taɪps səʧ ɛz ðə ˈneɪvi ˈkɔrsɛr. ðə sərˈvaɪvɪŋ wər tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə saʊθ viˌɛtnɑˈmis ɪn mɑrʧ 1966 ˈæftər ðə ˈtaɪgər ˈproʊˌgræm, səbˈstænʃəl ˈnəmbərz əv ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtərz wər səˈplaɪd tɪ ðə riˈpəblɪk əv viˌɛtˈnɑm ɛr fɔrs. ðə ɛr fɔrs dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm fər saʊθ viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈpaɪlət riˈpleɪsmənts. ðə æt ˈwɪljəmz bɪˈgæn ðɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɔn 15 ˈeɪprəl, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈbeɪsəz ˈtreɪnɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə skulz ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə fərst viˌɛtnɑˈmis kruz lɛft fər ˈwɪljəmz fər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈɔgəst 1966 ðə wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ˈtæktɪkəl ɛr kəˈmænd ənd ɛz ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən ɔn 15 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1969 ɪt wɑz pleɪst ˈəndər ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ æt luk, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə skˈwɑdrən ˈfɪzɪkəli rɪˈmeɪnd æt ˈwɪljəmz ɛz ə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəli ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ˈjunɪt (gsu*). ˈtreɪnɪŋ əv saʊθ viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈpaɪləts ɔn ðə kənˈtɪnjud ənˈtɪl ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə saʊθ viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1975 wɪθ səm ˈpaɪləts biɪŋ æt ˈwɪljəmz æt ðə taɪm əv ðə fɔl əv ˌsaɪˈgɑn. ˈtaɪgər ˈɛdət ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən ˈnɔrθrəp ˈfridəm ˈfaɪtər, ser*. noʊ. ˈwɪljəmz, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, 1973 ˈnɔrθrəp ˈtaɪgər, ser*. noʊ. wɪn ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɛndɪd ɪn 1989 ðɪs ˈɛrˌkræft wɑz soʊld tɪ ðə brəˈzɪljən ɛr fɔrs. ɔn 4 ˈeɪprəl 1973 ðə fərst ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd ˈtaɪgər riʧt ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən. ðɪs skˈwɑdrən wɑz əˈsaɪnd ðə tæsk əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər kruz ðət hæd əkˈwaɪərd ðə ˈəndər mæp. ˈpaɪləts frəm ˈoʊvər 20 ˈneɪʃənz treɪnd æt ˈwɪljəmz θruaʊt ðə ənd ɔn ðə. ðə əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə fər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈkɛrid ˈsɪˌriəl ˈnəmbərz ənd wər proʊˈkjʊrd θru ˈnɔrməl ˈɛrˌkræft proʊˈkjʊrmənt prəˈsiʤərz ənd ˈʧænəlz. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈkɛrid teɪl koʊd "lz*". ˈɛrˌkræft wər tɪ ðə ˈkɑmən wɪŋ "lɑ" ɪn 1974 ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈnɛvər dɪd əˈdɑpt ðə ɛz ə ˈkɑmbæt ˈɛrˌkræft, ɪt dɪd əˈdɑpt ðə ɛz ə ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈɛrˌkræft fər dɪˈsɪmələr ɛr ˈkɑmbæt ˈtreɪnɪŋ (dact*). bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1975 səm 70 wər tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ənd ˈfaɪtər ˈwɛpənz skˈwɑdrənz əv ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər wɪŋ æt ˈnɛlɪs, nəˈvɑdə. wər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd tɪ tu mɔr ˈjunɪts ðət wər kriˈeɪtɪd ˈoʊvərˈsiz: ðə əˈgrɛsər skˈwɑdrən əv ðə ɪn ðə æt ræf ənd ðə əˈgrɛsər skˈwɑdrən, ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz æt klɑrk æb. ðə wɑz ˌriəˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ɛz əv 29 ˈɔgəst 1979 wɪn ðə wɑz æt luk. ðə læst tu ɔf ðə pərˈdəkʃən laɪn wər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ bɑˈreɪn ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 16 1987 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə fju mɔr wər əˈsɛmbəld frəm spɛrz, ðə læst wənz biɪŋ dɪˈlɪvərd ɔn ʤun 29 1989 ðət mənθ ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ prəˈdust ˈgræʤəˌweɪts, ənd ðə wɑz ˌɪˈnæktɪˌveɪtɪd 1 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1989 flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ˈɛdət ˈnɔrθrəp ˈtælən, ser*. noʊ. 1986 ɪn 1972 ənd 1973 ˌɪˈnæktɪˌveɪtɪd ɪts fɔr ˈdɪʤɪt flaɪɪŋ wɪŋz ənd ˌriˈpleɪst ðɛm wɪθ ənd wɪŋz. ɔl əv ðə ˈnuli ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ˈjunɪts ðɛn hæd ə ˈkɑmbæt ˈlɪniəʤ. æt ˈwɪljəmz ðə wɑz ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ɔn 1 ˈfɛbruˌɛri. skˈwɑdrənz wər ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən twit) ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən ˈtælən) wən əv ðə moʊst ˈdɑmənənt ˈfiʧərz ɔn ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪn 1974 wɑz ðə ˈsɪriəs ʤɛt fjuəl ˈʃɔrtɪʤ ðə kəˈmænd hæd tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ fər məʧ əv ðə jɪr. ðə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əroʊz wɪn ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv pəˈtroʊliəm ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈkəntriz (ˈoʊˌpɛk) sɛnt ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪŋ baɪ ˈkətɪŋ bæk ɔn pərˈdəkʃən ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts' səˈpɔrt fər ˈɪzriəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1973 jɑm ˈkɪpər wɔr. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt, ðə praɪs əv ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən fjuəl ˈtrɪpəld. tɪ kənˈsərv fjuəl, meɪd ˈnumərəs əˈʤəstmənts tɪ ðə ˈsɪləbəs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɔrtiz ənd flaɪɪŋ aʊərz ənd ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ðə juz əv sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈtreɪnərz. ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛfərts tɪ koʊp wɪθ ðə ˈkraɪsəs, ðə ɛr fɔrs ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd beɪs ˈkloʊʒər ənd flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ˌɪˌnæktɪˈveɪʃən ˈækʃənz æt kreɪg, ˌæləˈbæmə ənd wɛb, ˈtɛksəs. ˈɔlsoʊ kət ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpaɪlət pərˈdəkʃən goʊlz baɪ 18 pərˈsɛnt, wɪθ ˈɔfɪsər ˈtreɪnɪŋ skul (ots*) nɑt əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈɛni ˈpaɪlət ər ˈnævəˌgeɪtər ˈæplɪkənts fər 75 76 ər 77 ənd ðə ɛr fɔrs rɪˈzərv ˈɔfɪsər ˈtreɪnɪŋ kɔrz (afrotc*) ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn fɔrs (rif*) ˈproʊˌgræm, rɪˈsɪndɪŋ ˈpriviəsli ˈprɑməst ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ˈnævəˌgeɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ slɑts fər əˈprɑksəmətli 75 əv ðoʊz kəˈdɛts ɪn kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ jɪr grups 75 76 ənd 77 ərˈɪʤənəli sˈleɪtɪd fər flaɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈreɪtɪd kərɪr fildz ər ˈɔfərɪŋ ðɛm ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈtrænsfər tɪ ˈɔfɪsər flaɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz əv ðə ˈneɪvi, mərˈin kɔrz, koʊst gɑrd ər ˈɑrmi. ˌənəˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə rɪˈdəkʃənz, əˈkædəmi (usafa*) əv ðə seɪm ˈpɪriəd kənˈtɪnjud tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr ˌgɛrənˈtid əˈlɑtmənt əv əˈprɑksəmətli 75 əv ˈgræʤəˌweɪts əˈsaɪnd tɪ ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ, 15 əˈsaɪnd tɪ ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈnævəˌgeɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 10 əˈsaɪnd tɪ ˈdutiz. ɔl ˈfiˌmeɪl klæs əv ˈwɪljəmz ɛr fɔrs beɪs, meɪ 1977 ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər klæs æt ˈwɪljəmz bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst klæs wɪθ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstudənt ˈpaɪləts. ɔl wər ˈsərvɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz æt ðə ræŋk əv, ənd hu hæd bɪn ˈpriviəsli pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈdutiz ɪn ðə ɛr fɔrs. ɔl wər ənd ˈgræʤəˌweɪts; nən wər ˈgræʤəˌweɪts, sɪns hæd ˈoʊnli ˈbeɪgən əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˈfiˌmeɪlz ɪn ʤun əv ðət seɪm jɪr. ɔn 30 noʊˈvɛmbər 1976 ˈkɔni ʤeɪ. ˈɛŋgəl bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈstudənt tɪ ˈsoʊˌloʊ ɪn ə ʤɛt ˈɛrˌkræft wɪn ʃi tʊk ɔf ɪn hər ɪn 1988 iʧ wɪŋ hæd tu flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrənz wən fər ənd ðə ˈəðər fər, pləs ə ˈstudənt skˈwɑdrən. ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər ˈtreɪnɪŋ kʊd bi kənˈdəktəd mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli ɪf ˈstudənt skˈwɑdrənz wər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɔl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈdutiz wʊd bi pleɪst ɪn ðə wings’*’ tu ənd tu flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrənz. əˈfɪʃəlz æt ʧoʊz ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ æt ˈwɪljəmz ɛz ðə tɛst ˈjunɪt. ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd tu əˈdɪʃənəl skˈwɑdrənz æt ˈwɪljəmz ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən ənd flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən ɔn 1 ʤun 1988 ðət geɪv ðə ə ˈtoʊtəl əv fɔr flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, baɪ jɪrz ɛnd, ðə tɛst hæd ʃoʊn ðət ə fɪθ skˈwɑdrən wɑz ˈnidɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl səˈpɔrt. ðə bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst wɪŋ tɪ hæv faɪv flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrənz wɪn, ɔn 1 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1989 ðə kəˈmænd ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ˈdɪdənt læst lɔŋ. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1990 ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv wɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ðə kəˈmændz wɪŋz kɛpt fɔr flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrənz iʧ, tu fər ənd tu fər. ðə fɪθ skˈwɑdrən wɑz ɛz ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz səˈpɔrt skˈwɑdrən, bət fʊlˈfɪld ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm ˈfəŋkʃənz ɛz ðə oʊld ˈstudənt skˈwɑdrən. ˈkloʊʒər ɪn ðə ˈɛdət ˈɛmbləm əv ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ kloʊz fɔr əv ɪts ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈbeɪsɪz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə 1993 beɪs riəˈlaɪnmənt ənd ˈkloʊʒər kəˈmɪʃən. ðə ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛnər æt, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ənd ðə soʊl ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈnævəˌgeɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ beɪs æt ˈmæðər, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə wər ˈʧoʊzən tɪ kloʊz ɪn raʊnd wən, wɪθ ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛnərz ər ˈsɪmələr ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz, ənd ðə ˈlætər ækˈtɪvɪti sˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt tɪ ˈrændɑlf, ˈtɛksəs. ðə ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛnər æt ˈlaʊri, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ənd ˈwɪljəmz ɛz ən ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ beɪs wər səˈlɛktɪd ɪn raʊnd tu. ɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd (aetc*), ðə 1992 səkˈsɛsər ˈmeɪʤər kəˈmænd tɪ, ˌɪˈnæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə hoʊst ˈjunɪt æt ˈwɪljəmz, ðə flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ, ɔn 31 mɑrʧ 1993 ɪt ɛz ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ ənd trænsˈfərɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈʃɛpərd, ˈtɛksəs, wɛr ɪt wʊd kənˈtroʊl ˈɔfɪsər ənd ˌɛnˈlɪstɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ə roʊl ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ðɪs deɪ. ðɪs lɛft ðə naʊ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz grup tɪ kloʊz ˈwɪljəmz. ðə kəˈmænd ˌɪˈnæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz grup ɔn 30 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1993 ənd ðə əˈprɑksəmətli beɪs wɑz kloʊzd 30 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1993 æt ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, tu mɛn, hu ɛz bɔɪ skaʊts ɪn 1941 hæd reɪzd ðə fərst flæg æt ˈwɪljəmz fild wɪn ɪt wɑz fərst əˈfɪʃəli ˈoʊpənd, wər ðɛr tɪ əˈfɪʃəli loʊər ðə flæg æt ɪts ˈkloʊzɪŋ, ˈæftər ə kəmˈbaɪnd ˈfɪfti jɪrz əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsərvɪs. təˈdeɪ, ˈwɪljəmz kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ sərv ðə ˈfinɪks ˈɛriə ɛz ə groʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl pɑrk ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ˈmeɪʤər ˈjunɪts əˈsaɪnd ˈɛdət beɪs ənd ɛr beɪs (ədˈvæns dɪˈtæʧmənt), 16 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1941 4 dɪˈsɛmbər 1941 beɪs ənd ɛr beɪs, 4 dɪˈsɛmbər 1941 1 meɪ 1944 ˈɑrmi ɛr fɔrs beɪs ˈjunɪt, 1 meɪ 1944 ɛr fɔrs beɪs ˈjunɪt, 27 sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈɔgəst 1948 ɛr kɔrz (ˈleɪtər ˈɑrmi ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz ədˈvænst flaɪɪŋ skul), 26 ʤun 1941 1 ʤun 1948 flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ, 26 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1945 16 ʤun 1946 ˈɑrmi ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz ˈpaɪlət skul (ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈfaɪtər), 1 dɪˈsɛmbər 1945 ʤɛt ˈpaɪlət skul, 1 ʤun ɑkˈtoʊbər 1949 ˈɑrmi ɛr ˈfɔrsɪz ˈpaɪlət skul (ədˈvænst), 6 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1946 ˈbeɪsɪk ˈpaɪlət skul (ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnʤən), 1 ʤun ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1956 ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ, 26 ˈɔgəst 1948 ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ, 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1958 ˈpaɪlət ˈtreɪnɪŋ grup, 1 ɑkˈtoʊbər ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1973 ˈkɑmbæt kru ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 1 dɪˈsɛmbər 1963 (mæp səˈpɔrt) ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər ˈtreɪnɪŋ skˈwɑdrən, 15 ɑkˈtoʊbər sɛpˈtɛmbər 1989 ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfaɪtər wɪŋ (prəˈvɪʒənəl), 22 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1965 10 mɑrʧ 1966 ˈtaɪgər) flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪŋ, 1 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1973 30 ʤun 1993 ˈmeɪʤər kəˈmændz əˈsaɪnd ˈɛdət ɛr kɔrz flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ comd*, 23 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1942 flaɪɪŋ ˈtreɪnɪŋ comd*, 15 mɑrʧ 1942 ˈtreɪnɪŋ comd*, 31 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1943 ˈtæktɪkəl ɛr kəˈmænd 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1958 1 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1960 ɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ kəˈmænd 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1946 1 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1958 1 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1960 ʤun 1993 hɪˈstɔrɪk saɪts ˈɛdət hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ðə ˈwɪljəmz ɛr fɔrs beɪs wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ə 1995 ˈsɛvən ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɑbʤɛkts ər ˈbɪldɪŋz wər ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈrɛʤɪstər əv hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpleɪsɪz ɔn ʤun 19 1995 ðiz ər: ˈæksədənts ənd ˈɪnsədənts ˈɛdət ˈwɪljəmz fild ˈsəfərd ɪts fərst ˈfeɪtəl ˈæksədənt ɪn ðə sɪks mənθs ɪt hæd bɪn ˈoʊpən ɛz ən ədˈvænst ˈtreɪnɪŋ beɪs ɔn 3 ʤun 1942 wɪn ˈflɛʤlɪŋ, əv ðə skul skˈwɑdrən, kræʃt faɪv maɪəlz ni əv ðə beɪs, əˈpɛrəntli floʊn ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ ʤɑn ˈklɪfərd ˈjustɪs, 23 əv sɔlt leɪk ˈsɪti, ˈjuˌtɔ, ənd ˈərvɪŋ si. fræŋk, 24 əv ˈbrʊklɪn, nu si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl 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rafa benitez is anticipating a memorable atmosphere at st. james’ park as newcastle united and aston villa lock horns on monday night.
the clash will be the between the two sides in all competitions but their first in the since 1938.
after enduring a campaign to forget last term, villa have yet to assert themselves in the sky bet championship despite a change in the dugout and a string of acquisitions.
now under the guidance of boss steve bruce, the villains sit in the standings and have failed to record a victory since boxing day.
benitez feels that current position is testament to the ruthlessness of championship football, and insists his side will be taking nothing for granted as two of the heavyweights come together.
“some people think if you spend money you have to be (up) there, but football is not one plus one equals two,” he said. “for me, it is proof of how difficult the championship is. it is easier for a team who have been in the top six for a while to go up than a team coming down. if you are going down, normally it is because something is wrong, so you have to change things. you can change half of the squad, but you have to bring new players in and they have to settle down.
“i can understand why it is so difficult for them to do what everybody was expecting them to do. we have also spent some money and we are doing well, but i can see how difficult it is to stay there and be consistent.
“our fans come to the stadium in numbers and support the team it matter the name of the other team. but, we are talking about a very, very big club who have done really well in history. they have very good players and an experienced manager. it will be a great atmosphere, and the fans will enjoy it if we win, because when you have a strong team in front of you, it is always even better.”
united will head into the clash at the top of the championship should brighton & hove albion fail to overcome at tomorrow.
the magpies are unbeaten in the division since the beginning of january, having rescued a late point at norwich city on tuesday evening.
benitez is hopeful his charges can take heart from their showing at carrow road, paying tribute to the “character” they displayed in fighting back from a half-time deficit.
and, with leading dwight gayle in contention for a starting berth and anita back in training, the spaniard will have a full squad to choose from come monday night.
“to react in that way (at norwich) was important not just in that game, but for the rest of the competition. it means we have character, passion, and the players care about what is going on,” he said.
“i was happy with the performance of the team everything was quite positive in the end. and the good news is that we have a lot of players coming back. dwight gayle has been training, anita has been training today, and isaac hayden is having an operation on his ankle today which had been causing him problems.
“i can only praise my players, the staff, and everyone here. everyone is pushing in the same direction. the players realise if they stick together, that is the way to perform, to win games and stay where we are at the moment. but, there is still a long way to go and we have to carry on with the same mentality and ideas.”
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rafa* beɪˈnitɛz ɪz ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ə ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈætməsˌfɪr æt st*. james’*’ pɑrk ɛz ˈnuˌkæsəl juˈnaɪtɪd ənd ˈæstən ˈvɪlə lɑk hɔrnz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. ðə klæʃ wɪl bi ðə bɪtˈwin ðə tu saɪdz ɪn ɔl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz bət ðɛr fərst ɪn ðə sɪns 1938 ˈæftər ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ fərˈgɛt læst tərm, ˈvɪlə hæv jɛt tɪ əˈsərt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə skaɪ bɛt ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp dɪˈspaɪt ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈdəˌgaʊt ənd ə strɪŋ əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz. naʊ ˈəndər ðə ˈgaɪdəns əv bɔs stiv brus, ðə ˈvɪlənz sɪt ɪn ðə ˈstændɪŋz ənd hæv feɪld tɪ ˈrɛkərd ə ˈvɪktəri sɪns ˈbɑksɪŋ deɪ. beɪˈnitɛz filz ðət ˈkɑrənt pəˈzɪʃən ɪz ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˈruθləsnəs əv ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ənd ˌɪnˈsɪsts hɪz saɪd wɪl bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ fər ˈgrænɪd ɛz tu əv ðə ˈhɛviˌweɪts kəm təˈgɛðər. ˈpipəl θɪŋk ɪf ju spɛnd ˈməni ju hæv tɪ bi (əp) ðɛr, bət ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪz nɑt wən pləs wən ˈikwəlz two,”*,” hi sɛd. mi, ɪt ɪz pruf əv haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪz. ɪt ɪz ˈiziər fər ə tim hu hæv bɪn ɪn ðə tɔp sɪks fər ə waɪl tɪ goʊ əp ðən ə tim ˈkəmɪŋ daʊn. ɪf ju ər goʊɪŋ daʊn, ˈnɔrməli ɪt ɪz bɪˈkəz ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ, soʊ ju hæv tɪ ʧeɪnʤ θɪŋz. ju kən ʧeɪnʤ hæf əv ðə skwɑd, bət ju hæv tɪ brɪŋ nu pleɪərz ɪn ənd ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈsɛtəl daʊn. kən ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ɪt ɪz soʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðɛm tɪ du wət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðɛm tɪ du. wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ spɛnt səm ˈməni ənd wi ər duɪŋ wɛl, bət aɪ kən si haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪt ɪz tɪ steɪ ðɛr ənd bi kənˈsɪstənt. fænz kəm tɪ ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˈnəmbərz ənd səˈpɔrt ðə tim ɪt ˈmætər ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈəðər tim. bət, wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri bɪg kləb hu hæv dən ˈrɪli wɛl ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ðeɪ hæv ˈvɛri gʊd pleɪərz ənd ən ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈmænɪʤər. ɪt wɪl bi ə greɪt ˈætməsˌfɪr, ənd ðə fænz wɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt ɪf wi wɪn, bɪˈkəz wɪn ju hæv ə strɔŋ tim ɪn frənt əv ju, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈivɪn better.”*.” juˈnaɪtɪd wɪl hɛd ˈɪntu ðə klæʃ æt ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ʃʊd ˈbraɪtən hoʊv ˈælbiən feɪl tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm æt təˈmɑˌroʊ. ðə ˈmægˌpaɪz ər ənˈbitən ɪn ðə dɪˈvɪʒən sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɛskjud ə leɪt pɔɪnt æt ˈnɔrwɪʧ ˈsɪti ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. beɪˈnitɛz ɪz ˈhoʊpfəl hɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz kən teɪk hɑrt frəm ðɛr ʃoʊɪŋ æt ˈkæroʊ roʊd, peɪɪŋ ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ““character”*” ðeɪ dɪˈspleɪd ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk frəm ə ˈhæfˌtaɪm ˈdɛfəsət. ənd, wɪθ ˈlidɪŋ dwaɪt geɪl ɪn kənˈtɛnʃən fər ə ˈstɑrtɪŋ bərθ ənd əˈnitə bæk ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ðə ˈspænjərd wɪl hæv ə fʊl skwɑd tɪ ʧuz frəm kəm ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. riækt ɪn ðət weɪ (æt ˈnɔrwɪʧ) wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nɑt ʤɪst ɪn ðət geɪm, bət fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ɪt minz wi hæv ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈpæʃən, ənd ðə pleɪərz kɛr əˈbaʊt wət ɪz goʊɪŋ on,”*,” hi sɛd. wɑz ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə tim ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz kwaɪt ˈpɑzətɪv ɪn ðə ɛnd. ənd ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət wi hæv ə lɔt əv pleɪərz ˈkəmɪŋ bæk. dwaɪt geɪl həz bɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, əˈnitə həz bɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ təˈdeɪ, ənd ˈaɪzɪk ˈheɪdən ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɔn hɪz ˈæŋkəl təˈdeɪ wɪʧ hæd bɪn ˈkɔzɪŋ ɪm ˈprɑbləmz. kən ˈoʊnli preɪz maɪ pleɪərz, ðə stæf, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən hir. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ðə pleɪərz ˈriəˌlaɪz ɪf ðeɪ stɪk təˈgɛðər, ðət ɪz ðə weɪ tɪ pərˈfɔrm, tɪ wɪn geɪmz ənd steɪ wɛr wi ər æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. bət, ðɛr ɪz stɪl ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ ənd wi hæv tɪ ˈkɛri ɔn wɪθ ðə seɪm mɛnˈtælɪti ənd ideas.”*.”
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the governing liberals are trying to hide documents related to the costly cancellation of gas plants in mississauga and oakville, the charged friday.
the new democrats put in a freedom of information request for documents that made reference to "project vapour" a code name the liberals used in their correspondence about the gas plants.
but the cabinet office denied the existence of any such records, even though some have already been released, said critic peter.
emails that were among thousands of documents reluctantly released last month by the liberals include correspondence between officials in the premier's office and cabinet office that directly mention project vapour.
if they're denying those documents exist, then there may be others that the liberals are hiding, said.
"this is extraordinary stonewalling on the part of the premier," he said. "if it wasn't so kafka-esque, it would be completely farcical."
but stopped short of calling it a lie, saying he couldn't rule out incompetence or the possibility that someone was given orders on how to respond to the request.
premier dalton should bring back the legislature as soon as possible so the committee that was looking into the gas plants can resume its work, said.
the liberals' initial reluctance to release documents the committee had requested led to a rare contempt of parliament motion against energy minister chris bentley.
many blame the contempt charge for's decision to the legislature when he announced his resignation last month, which killed the motion and planned committee hearings.
he made the announcement three days after the government released a second batch of about documents after the premier and his ministers had insisted all relevant records had already been released.
about documents were released on sept. 24 to comply with a speaker's order.
bradley hammond, a spokesman for the premier, said a "thorough" search was conducted into the's request, but "no responsive records were found."
"it's worth noting that not all records are required to be kept," he said in an email.
"requestors have a right of appeal they can go to the information and privacy commissioner if they feel the process was not properly followed."
progressive conservative leader tim hudak said he doesn't believe that there are no more documents related to the gas plants.
"i don't believe that they found additional documents hidden under a rock somewhere either," he said.
"we had to drag that out of them kicking and screaming. this is more evidence of a government that is engaging in an orchestrated cover-up. they don't want people to know the facts of the issue."
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ðə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈlɪˌbərəlz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ haɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈkɔstli ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən əv gæs plænts ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɔgə ənd ˈoʊkˌvɪl, ðə ʧɑrʤd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə nu ˈdɛməˌkræts pʊt ɪn ə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət meɪd ˈrɛfərəns tɪ "ˈprɑʤɛkt vapour*" ə koʊd neɪm ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz juzd ɪn ðɛr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns əˈbaʊt ðə gæs plænts. bət ðə ˈkæbənət ˈɔfəs dɪˈnaɪd ðə ɪgˈzɪstəns əv ˈɛni səʧ ˈrɛkərdz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ səm hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈlist, sɛd ˈkrɪtɪk ˈpitər. iˈmeɪlz ðət wər əˈməŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈləktəntli riˈlist læst mənθ baɪ ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ˌɪnˈklud ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns bɪtˈwin əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ðə prɛˈmɪrz ˈɔfəs ənd ˈkæbənət ˈɔfəs ðət dɪˈrɛkli ˈmɛnʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt vapour*. ɪf ðɛr dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ðoʊz ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪgˈzɪst, ðɛn ðɛr meɪ bi ˈəðərz ðət ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz ər ˈhaɪdɪŋ, sɛd. "ðɪs ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈstoʊnˌwɔlɪŋ ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə prɛˈmɪr," hi sɛd. "ɪf ɪt ˈwəzənt soʊ kafka-esque*, ɪt wʊd bi kəmˈplitli ˈfɑrsɪkəl." bət stɑpt ʃɔrt əv ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ə laɪ, seɪɪŋ hi ˈkʊdənt rul aʊt ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns ər ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ˈsəmˌwən wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ˈɔrdərz ɔn haʊ tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə rɪkˈwɛst. prɛˈmɪr ˈdɔltən ʃʊd brɪŋ bæk ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl soʊ ðə kəˈmɪti ðət wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə gæs plænts kən ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ɪts wərk, sɛd. ðə ˈlɪˌbərəlz' ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈləktəns tɪ riˈlis ˈdɑkjəmənts ðə kəˈmɪti hæd rɪkˈwɛstɪd lɛd tɪ ə rɛr kənˈtɛmpt əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈmoʊʃən əˈgɛnst ˈɛnərʤi ˈmɪnɪstər krɪs ˈbɛntli. ˈmɛni bleɪm ðə kənˈtɛmpt ʧɑrʤ fər dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər wɪn hi əˈnaʊnst hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən læst mənθ, wɪʧ kɪld ðə ˈmoʊʃən ənd plænd kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋz. hi meɪd ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt θri deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt riˈlist ə ˈsɛkənd bæʧ əv əˈbaʊt ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈæftər ðə prɛˈmɪr ənd hɪz ˈmɪnɪstərz hæd ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔl ˈrɛləvənt ˈrɛkərdz hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈlist. əˈbaʊt ˈdɑkjəmənts wər riˈlist ɔn sɛpt. 24 tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ə ˈspikərz ˈɔrdər. ˈbrædli ˈhæmənd, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə prɛˈmɪr, sɛd ə "θəroʊ" sərʧ wɑz kənˈdəktəd ˈɪntu ðə rɪkˈwɛst, bət "noʊ rɪˈspɑnsɪv ˈrɛkərdz wər faʊnd." "ɪts wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət nɑt ɔl ˈrɛkərdz ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ bi kɛpt," hi sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. hæv ə raɪt əv əˈpil ðeɪ kən goʊ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˈpraɪvəsi kəˈmɪʃənər ɪf ðeɪ fil ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz nɑt ˈprɑpərli ˈfɑloʊd." prəˈgrɛsɪv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈlidər tɪm ˈhudək sɛd hi ˈdəzənt bɪˈliv ðət ðɛr ər noʊ mɔr ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə gæs plænts. "aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ðət ðeɪ faʊnd əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈhɪdən ˈəndər ə rɑk ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈiðər," hi sɛd. "wi hæd tɪ dræg ðət aʊt əv ðɛm ˈkɪkɪŋ ənd ˈskrimɪŋ. ðɪs ɪz mɔr ˈɛvədəns əv ə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd ˈkəvərˌəp. ðeɪ doʊnt wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ noʊ ðə fækts əv ðə ˈɪʃu."
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if republicans could get 20 percent of black votes, the democrats would be ruined. this is highly unlikely, but the point is that democrats must not only continue to get of black votes, they also need to get a high turnout of black voters on election day.
people who expected the election of president barack obama to lead to racial healing and a society failed to take account of the political reality that racial healing and a society would, at a minimum, reduce black voter turnout.
black votes matter to many so than black lives. that is why such politicians must try to keep black voters fearful, angry and resentful. racial harmony would be a political disaster for such politicians.
racial polarization makes both the black population and the white population worse off, but it makes politicians who depend on black votes better off.
hillary clinton desperately needs black votes in this close election. promoting fear, anger and resentments among blacks serves her political interest. barack obama has mastered the art of keeping black voters aroused while keeping white voters in part to the gullibility of much of the public, who mistake geniality and glib rhetoric for honesty and good will.
obama has repeatedly put the weight and prestige of the presidency on the side of those who denounce the police before any facts are even after facts have come out, exposing the of such claims as the claim that the “gentle giant” michael brown said, “hands up, shoot.”
nothing reveals the political cynicism of the obama administration its their campaign to force schools to reduce the number of black male students who are disciplined for misconduct. because black male students are cited for disruption and violence more often than other categories of students, that is automatically taken to mean that racial discrimination is the reason.
the most obvious alternative explanation is that black male students engage in more disruption and violence than asian females or some other students. but that possibility is implicitly ruled out.
what makes this such a farce is that many, if not most, of the teachers and administrators in ghetto schools are black themselves, and have no reason to discriminate against black males. what makes it a disaster is that only a few thugs in a classroom are enough to deprive all the other students of a decent education—which, for many, is their only chance for decent lives as adults.
if black lives matter at all to the obama administration, they obviously matter as much as black votes that can be won by posing as defenders of blacks, even in situations where defenders of thugs are destroying black futures.
hillary clinton plays the same political game of posing as a defender of blacks from enemies threatening them on all sides, as she tries to win an election that would amount to a third term of the obama of which have left blacks worse off than before obama took office.
one of the key questions this election year is whether black lives matter more than black votes that can be won by racial charades that undermine and endanger those lives. the answer to that question will affect all americans, because racial turmoil is to no interest, except some politicians.
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ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz kʊd gɪt 20 pərˈsɛnt əv blæk voʊts, ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts wʊd bi ruɪnd. ðɪs ɪz ˈhaɪli ənˈlaɪkli, bət ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts məst nɑt ˈoʊnli kənˈtɪnju tɪ gɪt əv blæk voʊts, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ gɪt ə haɪ ˈtərˌnaʊt əv blæk ˈvoʊtərz ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ. ˈpipəl hu ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ lɛd tɪ ˈreɪʃəl ˈhilɪŋ ənd ə soʊˈsaɪɪti feɪld tɪ teɪk əˈkaʊnt əv ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ˈreɪʃəl ˈhilɪŋ ənd ə soʊˈsaɪɪti wʊd, æt ə ˈmɪnəməm, rɪˈdus blæk ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt. blæk voʊts ˈmætər tɪ ˈmɛni soʊ ðən blæk lɪvz. ðət ɪz waɪ səʧ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz məst traɪ tɪ kip blæk ˈvoʊtərz ˈfɪrfəl, ˈæŋgri ənd rɪˈzɛntfəl. ˈreɪʃəl ˈhɑrməni wʊd bi ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈzæstər fər səʧ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. ˈreɪʃəl ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən meɪks boʊθ ðə blæk ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ənd ðə waɪt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wərs ɔf, bət ɪt meɪks ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu dɪˈpɛnd ɔn blæk voʊts ˈbɛtər ɔf. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈdɛspərətli nidz blæk voʊts ɪn ðɪs kloʊz ɪˈlɛkʃən. prəˈmoʊtɪŋ fɪr, ˈæŋgər ənd rɪˈzɛntmənts əˈməŋ blæks sərvz hər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈmæstərd ðə ɑrt əv ˈkipɪŋ blæk ˈvoʊtərz əraʊzd waɪl ˈkipɪŋ waɪt ˈvoʊtərz ɪn pɑrt tɪ ðə ˌgələˈbɪlɪti əv məʧ əv ðə ˈpəblɪk, hu mɪˈsteɪk ˌʤiniˈæləti ənd glɪb ˈrɛtərɪk fər ˈɑnəsti ənd gʊd wɪl. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz rɪˈpitɪdli pʊt ðə weɪt ənd prɛˈstiʒ əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðoʊz hu dɪˈnaʊns ðə pəˈlis ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni fækts ər ˈivɪn ˈæftər fækts hæv kəm aʊt, ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə əv səʧ kleɪmz ɛz ðə kleɪm ðət ðə giant”*” ˈmaɪkəl braʊn sɛd, əp, shoot.”*.” ˈnəθɪŋ rɪˈvilz ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪts ðɛr kæmˈpeɪn tɪ fɔrs skulz tɪ rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv blæk meɪl ˈstudənts hu ər ˈdɪsəplənd fər mɪˈskɑndəkt. bɪˈkəz blæk meɪl ˈstudənts ər ˈsaɪtɪd fər dɪsˈrəpʃən ənd ˈvaɪələns mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv ˈstudənts, ðət ɪz ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈteɪkən tɪ min ðət ˈreɪʃəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈrizən. ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɪz ðət blæk meɪl ˈstudənts ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn mɔr dɪsˈrəpʃən ənd ˈvaɪələns ðən ˈeɪʒən ˈfiˌmeɪlz ər səm ˈəðər ˈstudənts. bət ðət ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪz ˌɪmˈplɪsətli ruld aʊt. wət meɪks ðɪs səʧ ə fɑrs ɪz ðət ˈmɛni, ɪf nɑt moʊst, əv ðə ˈtiʧərz ənd ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ɪn ˈgɛtoʊ skulz ər blæk ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd hæv noʊ ˈrizən tɪ dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst blæk meɪlz. wət meɪks ɪt ə dɪˈzæstər ɪz ðət ˈoʊnli ə fju θəgz ɪn ə ˈklæsˌrum ər ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈpraɪv ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈstudənts əv ə ˈdisənt education—which*, fər ˈmɛni, ɪz ðɛr ˈoʊnli ʧæns fər ˈdisənt lɪvz ɛz ˈædəlts. ɪf blæk lɪvz ˈmætər æt ɔl tɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ðeɪ ˈɑbviəsli ˈmætər ɛz məʧ ɛz blæk voʊts ðət kən bi wən baɪ ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz dɪˈfɛndərz əv blæks, ˈivɪn ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr dɪˈfɛndərz əv θəgz ər dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ blæk fˈjuʧərz. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən pleɪz ðə seɪm pəˈlɪtɪkəl geɪm əv ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ə dɪˈfɛndər əv blæks frəm ˈɛnəmiz θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ɔl saɪdz, ɛz ʃi traɪz tɪ wɪn ən ɪˈlɛkʃən ðət wʊd əˈmaʊnt tɪ ə θərd tərm əv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə əv wɪʧ hæv lɛft blæks wərs ɔf ðən ˌbiˈfɔr ˌoʊˈbɑmə tʊk ˈɔfəs. wən əv ðə ki kˈwɛsʧənz ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən jɪr ɪz ˈwɛðər blæk lɪvz ˈmætər mɔr ðən blæk voʊts ðət kən bi wən baɪ ˈreɪʃəl ʃəreɪdz ðət ˈəndərˌmaɪn ənd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðoʊz lɪvz. ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðət kˈwɛʃən wɪl əˈfɛkt ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz, bɪˈkəz ˈreɪʃəl ˈtərˌmɔɪl ɪz tɪ noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ɪkˈsɛpt səm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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andrea zellner is a phd student in the ed tech program at michigan state university. she can be found on twitter @andreazellner.
i am excited to introduce this theme week on being a parent in graduate school. i myself have a few times about the challenges and successes found in my own single mom phd journey. to paraphrase a friend of mine, “grad school is hard. parenting in grad school is harder. single parenting in grad school is a whole new level of difficult.” and yet somehow the work gets done and the noses get wiped.
this theme week came out of interactions had on social media with other parents in graduate school and other corners of higher education about the unique set of challenges that come with wrangling children while trying to birth a dissertation. without fail, benefited from the sharing of stories and tips that come when parents discuss this unique situation with one another. sadly, some of our writers this week are writing we sit on the cusp of entering our job markets, many parents acutely feel the hiring discrimination (especially for mothers) that comes with acknowledgement of our parental status. i, too, have struggled with whether or not to disclose my status here, and i felt that the benefits to our community outweighed the potential risks to my future employment. i will keep you posted on how that works out for me.
we at hope you enjoy reading the thoughtful, funny, and sometimes pieces this week. we hope you benefit from the wisdom of others as you walk your own path as a current or future parent in grad school. most of us realize that it truly takes a village to raise both an academic and a child, and we are grateful for the village as we take it one day, and one tantrum, at a time.
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ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈzɛlnər ɪz ə ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈstudənt ɪn ðə ɛd tɛk ˈproʊˌgræm æt ˈmɪʃɪgən steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ʃi kən bi faʊnd ɔn tˈwɪtər @andreazellner*. aɪ æm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðɪs θim wik ɔn biɪŋ ə ˈpɛrənt ɪn ˈgræʤəˌweɪt skul. aɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf hæv ə fju taɪmz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd səkˈsɛsɪz faʊnd ɪn maɪ oʊn ˈsɪŋgəl mɑm ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈʤərni. tɪ ˈpɛrəˌfreɪz ə frɛnd əv maɪn, skul ɪz hɑrd. ˈpɛrəntɪŋ ɪn græd skul ɪz ˈhɑrdər. ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrəntɪŋ ɪn græd skul ɪz ə hoʊl nu ˈlɛvəl əv difficult.”*.” ənd jɛt ˈsəmˌhaʊ ðə wərk gɪts dən ənd ðə ˈnoʊzɪz gɪt waɪpt. ðɪs θim wik keɪm aʊt əv ˌɪnərˈækʃənz hæd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts ɪn ˈgræʤəˌweɪt skul ənd ˈəðər ˈkɔrnərz əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə juˈnik sɛt əv ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət kəm wɪθ ˈræŋgəlɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən waɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ bərθ ə ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən. wɪˈθaʊt feɪl, ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ əv ˈstɔriz ənd tɪps ðət kəm wɪn ˈpɛrənts dɪˈskəs ðɪs juˈnik ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪθ wən əˈnəðər. ˈsædli, səm əv ɑr ˈraɪtərz ðɪs wik ər ˈraɪtɪŋ wi sɪt ɔn ðə kəsp əv ˈɛnərɪŋ ɑr ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪts, ˈmɛni ˈpɛrənts əˈkjutli fil ðə ˈhaɪrɪŋ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən (əˈspɛʃəli fər ˈməðərz) ðət kəmz wɪθ ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt əv ɑr pərˈɛntəl ˈstætəs. aɪ, tu, hæv ˈstrəgəld wɪθ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tɪ dɪˈskloʊz maɪ ˈstætəs hir, ənd aɪ fɛlt ðət ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ɑr kəmˈjunɪti aʊtˈweɪd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪsks tɪ maɪ fˈjuʧər ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. aɪ wɪl kip ju ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn haʊ ðət wərks aʊt fər mi. wi æt hoʊp ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈθɔtfəl, ˈfəni, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpisɪz ðɪs wik. wi hoʊp ju ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ˈəðərz ɛz ju wɔk jʊr oʊn pæθ ɛz ə ˈkɑrənt ər fˈjuʧər ˈpɛrənt ɪn græd skul. moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ɪt ˈtruli teɪks ə ˈvɪlɪʤ tɪ reɪz boʊθ ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd ə ʧaɪld, ənd wi ər ˈgreɪtfəl fər ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ɛz wi teɪk ɪt wən deɪ, ənd wən ˈtæntrəm, æt ə taɪm.
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western civilization has just taken a giant leap forward.
two crazy young men i know, van tol and shin liang, have come up with an ios app for sending selfies back and forth with friends. tim draper, a founder of venture capital firm draper fisher jurvetson, has invested $100,000 in the app, which is named.
here’s how works.
make a selfie to show your friends. maybe annotate it in a message, like on snapchat.
set a time limit to determine how long your friends will have before they lose access to your selfie.
choose which friends will be able to see your selfie.
when your friends open it, their phone cameras will record their reaction to your selfie. then they can send their reaction back to you, along with an optional little line of text.
repeat, for as long as you can take it.
“it’s, like, super-fast, bam, bam, bam, sending messages, bringing each other in each others’ moment,” van tol explained to me in an interview.
he and liang inexplicably have a mascot, a big honey badger, that does crazy things, like drop iphone in a bowl of cereal and throw the phone in a pool.
the guys have made funny videos. watch them.
they like to say that the honey badger give a shit. in other words, the honey badger give a shit about what doing when you receive a selfie from someone you have to open it and send your reaction back, because a time limit. as simple as that.
and they give a shit, either. today they are crashing the 500 startups demo day and giving out condoms that advertise their app. (updated at p.m. pacific: they got kicked out.)
these guys superstars. liang used to build routers at a company called in china. and van tol had his own multimedia marketing agency in the netherlands. now the two are working on the new startup, honey badgers inc., with a few friends contributing part-time. learned a lot in the draper university program in san mateo, calif. and draper loves the app.
on the day he finished negotiating with liang and van tol for their funding, draper had a big pimple in the middle of his forehead. “it’s gone now, luckily,” van tol told me. “he goes like this ‘wait a second, i think you might be a unicorn. let me take a picture for later, because going to invest in you guys. not my whole face, only with my forehead.'”
will be the next snapchat? i know. but what i do know is that using a selfie as a reaction to message is actually kinda fun.
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ˈwɛstərn ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən həz ʤɪst ˈteɪkən ə ʤaɪənt lip ˈfɔrwərd. tu ˈkreɪzi jəŋ mɛn aɪ noʊ, væn tɔl ənd ʃɪn ljæŋ, hæv kəm əp wɪθ ən ˈioʊs æp fər ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈsɛlˌfiz bæk ənd fɔrθ wɪθ frɛndz. tɪm ˈdreɪpər, ə ˈfaʊndər əv ˈvɛnʧər ˈkæpɪtəl fərm ˈdreɪpər ˈfɪʃər jurvetson*, həz ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə æp, wɪʧ ɪz neɪmd. haʊ wərks. meɪk ə ˈsɛlˌfi tɪ ʃoʊ jʊr frɛndz. ˈmeɪbi ˈænəˌteɪt ɪt ɪn ə ˈmɛsɪʤ, laɪk ɔn sˈnæˌpʧæt. sɛt ə taɪm ˈlɪmət tɪ dɪˈtərmən haʊ lɔŋ jʊr frɛndz wɪl hæv ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ luz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ jʊr ˈsɛlˌfi. ʧuz wɪʧ frɛndz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si jʊr ˈsɛlˌfi. wɪn jʊr frɛndz ˈoʊpən ɪt, ðɛr foʊn ˈkæmərəz wɪl ˈrɛkərd ðɛr riˈækʃən tɪ jʊr ˈsɛlˌfi. ðɛn ðeɪ kən sɛnd ðɛr riˈækʃən bæk tɪ ju, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ən ˈɔpʃənəl ˈlɪtəl laɪn əv tɛkst. rɪˈpit, fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju kən teɪk ɪt., laɪk, super-fast*, bæm, bæm, bæm, ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈmɛsɪʤɪz, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər ɪn iʧ others’*’ moment,”*,” væn tɔl ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ mi ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. hi ənd ljæŋ ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbli hæv ə ˈmæˌskɑt, ə bɪg ˈhəni ˈbæʤər, ðət dɪz ˈkreɪzi θɪŋz, laɪk drɔp ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ə boʊl əv ˈsɪriəl ənd θroʊ ðə foʊn ɪn ə pul. ðə gaɪz hæv meɪd ˈfəni ˈvɪdioʊz. wɔʧ ðɛm. ðeɪ laɪk tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ˈhəni ˈbæʤər gɪv ə ʃɪt. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə ˈhəni ˈbæʤər gɪv ə ʃɪt əˈbaʊt wət duɪŋ wɪn ju rɪˈsiv ə ˈsɛlˌfi frəm ˈsəmˌwən ju hæv tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪt ənd sɛnd jʊr riˈækʃən bæk, bɪˈkəz ə taɪm ˈlɪmət. ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz ðət. ənd ðeɪ gɪv ə ʃɪt, ˈiðər. təˈdeɪ ðeɪ ər ˈkræʃɪŋ ðə 500 ˈstɑrˌtəps ˈdɛmoʊ deɪ ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ aʊt ˈkɑndəmz ðət ˈædvərˌtaɪz ðɛr æp. (ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt p.m*. pəˈsɪfɪk: ðeɪ gɑt kɪkt aʊt.) ðiz gaɪz ˌsupərˈstɑrz. ljæŋ juzd tɪ bɪld ˈrutərz æt ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ɪn ˈʧaɪnə. ənd væn tɔl hæd hɪz oʊn ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. naʊ ðə tu ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə nu ˈstɑrˌtəp, ˈhəni ˈbæʤərz ɪŋk., wɪθ ə fju frɛndz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm. ˈlərnɪd ə lɔt ɪn ðə ˈdreɪpər ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn sæn mɑˈteɪoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ənd ˈdreɪpər ləvz ðə æp. ɔn ðə deɪ hi ˈfɪnɪʃt nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ljæŋ ənd væn tɔl fər ðɛr ˈfəndɪŋ, ˈdreɪpər hæd ə bɪg ˈpɪmpəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv hɪz ˈfɔrhɛd. gɔn naʊ, luckily,”*,” væn tɔl toʊld mi. goʊz laɪk ðɪs ə ˈsɛkənd, aɪ θɪŋk ju maɪt bi ə ˈjunɪˌkɔrn. lɛt mi teɪk ə ˈpɪkʧər fər ˈleɪtər, bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ju gaɪz. nɑt maɪ hoʊl feɪs, ˈoʊnli wɪθ maɪ forehead.'”*.'” wɪl bi ðə nɛkst sˈnæˌpʧæt? aɪ noʊ. bət wət aɪ du noʊ ɪz ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɛlˌfi ɛz ə riˈækʃən tɪ ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɪndə fən.
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last year, and blueberry beers, topped with frozen beer foam, made their debut at the minnesota state fair. local beer enthusiasts can find selections like these at state fair vendors and at the fair's "land of beers" exhibit, which offers beer flights.
brewpubs will be getting into the beer game at the minnesota state fair for the first time this year.
a law passed during the last legislative session gives the right to sell their beers at the fair's "land of beers" exhibit, which features dozens of craft brewers from across the state. the minnesota craft brewers guild expects to add 10 to the exhibit.
brewpubs have been legal in minnesota since well before the so-called surly bill passed, which allowed breweries to open on their sites. the, which had previously been limited to selling beer out of their restaurants, have missed out on some of the hype as the state's craft brewery industry has taken off in recent years.
peter, founder and owner of town hall brewery in minneapolis, said are always looking for new markets for their products.
"we get calls monthly from people looking for our beer, and the law still doesn't allow us to distribute them," said. "this is one small step in the evolution of our laws that allows everyone to fulfill the demand that's out there."
the craft beer industry has boomed in the state since the passage of the surly bill in 2011. the minnesota department of public safety estimated that the number of breweries will reach 111 by the end of the year. the number of brewers participating in the craft beer hall exhibit at the fair has nearly tripled since it debuted in 2012, according to the guild. it drew an estimated visitors last year.
guild members like said they hope that lawmakers will continue to adjust the state's liquor laws to give brewers the opportunity to offer other breweries' beers or even wine in like california and other states do.
"the people of minnesota and the legislators of minnesota have seen what small changes in the law can do to our industry," said. "it's really helped minnesota's economy."
the "land of beers" exhibit lets visitors choose among flights of local beers based on styles like "darker" or "hoppier." among the beers on tap will be wild rice brown ale from barley john's brew pub, a jalapeno cream ale from brewing company and a chocolate milk stout infused with coconut from town hall brewery.
if you go: beers at the state fair
the "land of beers" exhibit includes offerings from 54 breweries and and will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the fair, which runs from aug. 27 through sept. 7.
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læst jɪr, ənd ˈbluˌbɛri bɪrz, tɑpt wɪθ ˈfroʊzən bɪr foʊm, meɪd ðɛr ˈdeɪbju æt ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə steɪt fɛr. ˈloʊkəl bɪr ɛnˈθuziˌæsts kən faɪnd səˈlɛkʃənz laɪk ðiz æt steɪt fɛr ˈvɛndərz ənd æt ðə fɛrz "lænd əv bɪrz" ɪgˈzɪbɪt, wɪʧ ˈɔfərz bɪr flaɪts. wɪl bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə bɪr geɪm æt ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə steɪt fɛr fər ðə fərst taɪm ðɪs jɪr. ə lɔ pæst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈsɛʃən gɪvz ðə raɪt tɪ sɛl ðɛr bɪrz æt ðə fɛrz "lænd əv bɪrz" ɪgˈzɪbɪt, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ˈdəzənz əv kræft bruərz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt. ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə kræft bruərz gɪld ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ æd 10 tɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪbɪt. hæv bɪn ˈligəl ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə sɪns wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈsərli bɪl pæst, wɪʧ əˈlaʊd ˈbruəriz tɪ ˈoʊpən ɔn ðɛr saɪts. ðə, wɪʧ hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ bɪr aʊt əv ðɛr ˈrɛˌstrɑnts, hæv mɪst aʊt ɔn səm əv ðə haɪp ɛz ðə steɪts kræft ˈbruəri ˈɪndəstri həz ˈteɪkən ɔf ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz. ˈpitər, ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈoʊnər əv taʊn hɔl ˈbruəri ɪn ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, sɛd ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nu ˈmɑrkɪts fər ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts. "wi gɪt kɔlz ˈmənθli frəm ˈpipəl ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɑr bɪr, ənd ðə lɔ stɪl ˈdəzənt əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ðɛm," sɛd. "ðɪs ɪz wən smɔl stɛp ɪn ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ɑr lɔz ðət əˈlaʊz ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ðə dɪˈmænd ðæts aʊt ðɛr." ðə kræft bɪr ˈɪndəstri həz bumd ɪn ðə steɪt sɪns ðə ˈpæsɪʤ əv ðə ˈsərli bɪl ɪn 2011 ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbruəriz wɪl riʧ 111 baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ðə ˈnəmbər əv bruərz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə kræft bɪr hɔl ɪgˈzɪbɪt æt ðə fɛr həz ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪpəld sɪns ɪt ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɪn 2012 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə gɪld. ɪt dru ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈvɪzɪtərz læst jɪr. gɪld ˈmɛmbərz laɪk sɛd ðeɪ hoʊp ðət ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈʤəst ðə steɪts ˈlɪkər lɔz tɪ gɪv bruərz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈɔfər ˈəðər ˈbruəriz' bɪrz ər ˈivɪn waɪn ɪn laɪk ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ˈəðər steɪts du. "ðə ˈpipəl əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ənd ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə hæv sin wət smɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə lɔ kən du tɪ ɑr ˈɪndəstri," sɛd. "ɪts ˈrɪli hɛlpt ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz ɪˈkɑnəmi." ðə "lænd əv bɪrz" ɪgˈzɪbɪt lɛts ˈvɪzɪtərz ʧuz əˈməŋ flaɪts əv ˈloʊkəl bɪrz beɪst ɔn staɪlz laɪk "ˈdɑrkər" ər "hoppier*." əˈməŋ ðə bɪrz ɔn tæp wɪl bi waɪld raɪs braʊn eɪl frəm ˈbɑrli ʤɑnz bru pəb, ə ˌhæləˈpinjoʊ krim eɪl frəm bruɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ə ˈʧɔklət mɪlk staʊt ˌɪnfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈkoʊkəˌnət frəm taʊn hɔl ˈbruəri. ɪf ju goʊ: bɪrz æt ðə steɪt fɛr ðə "lænd əv bɪrz" ɪgˈzɪbɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɔfərɪŋz frəm 54 ˈbruəriz ənd ənd wɪl bi ˈoʊpən frəm 9 a.m*. tɪ 9 p.m*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fɛr, wɪʧ rənz frəm ˈɔgəst. 27 θru sɛpt. 7
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the social and historical dimensions of the virginia murders
by david walsh
28 august 2015
the fatal shooting of news reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward in moneta, virginia wednesday morning on live television was a shocking and dreadful event.
tens of thousands of viewers in the region watched the murders as they happened. moreover, the assailant, vester flanagan (or bryce williams, his professional name), filmed the killing on his own cell phone, waiting until camera was trained on parker (so the audience would see her) to open fire. he then uploaded the video to his social media accounts.
flanagan was mentally deranged. as he explained in a fax he sent to abc news the day of the killings, “i’ve been a human powder keg for a while just waiting to go boom!!!!,” and “i’m all f----- up in the head.”
an exhaustive explanation of his homicidal outburst would obviously require examining personal history and psychological deterioration.
nonetheless, there are elements of the tragedy that are so striking and socially telling one would be remiss in not referring to them. especially under conditions where the corrupt, media and political establishment is relentlessly determined to prevent anyone from drawing a single serious or critical conclusion.
flanagan was deranged at the time of the shooting, but too has its logic. it only has at its disposal “that which is given to it by the world of three dimensions and by the narrower world of class society” (trotsky). in such a case as the present one, the shooting in public of news reporters, the madness however distorted a about social realities.
the particular lethal form in which insanity found expression cannot be separated out from some of the most damaging features of american social life: the culture of narcissistic and the desire, at all costs, to be in the “spotlight;” the promotion of racial and identity politics; and, most importantly, the impact on social psychology of the endless interventions (invasions, drone strikes, assassinations, etc.) of the american government and military all over the world, as well as the campaign of unrestrained police terror at home, which encourage a belief in violence as a means of resolving the life problems.
in his fax sent to abc (which has only released certain excerpts), flanagan reveals a paranoid, and view of things. (according to fox news, “at least nine photos taken throughout his career adorned fridge with another publicity shot taped to a wall beside it.”)
he complains about his career in broadcasting being thwarted by a host of employers and colleagues. flanagan sets out a long list of grievances. according to abc news, “he says he has been attacked by black men and white females. he talks about how he was attacked for being a gay, black man. he says has suffered racial discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying at work.”
flanagan aspired to a career as a news reporter in television. photographs of him as a jovial, smiling newsman can be found online. the sunny dispositions and frozen grins of american television news teams are entirely put on, fake. flanagan attempted to play the part at various television stations, but for psychological reasons was unable to restrain his anger and bitterness. he could not hold himself together, and each firing or disappointment merely fueled and deepened his rage.
in his faxed suicide note, flanagan praises the perpetrators of the 2007 virginia tech and 1999 columbine high school massacres, while asserting that the murder of nine african americans in a charleston, south carolina church this june by a white supremacist “sent me over the top.”
“yes, it will sound like i am angry,” flanagan writes. “i am. and i have every right to be. but when i leave this earth, the only emotion i want to feel is peace”
“[i] tried to pull myself up by the bootstraps,” however, “the damage was already done and when someone gets to this point, there is nothing that can be said or done to change their sadness to happiness. it does not work that way. meds? nah. too much.”
the response of the american media to the latest tragedy joins ignorance, and deliberate efforts to divert public attention from the source of the problem.
the official liberal media continues to harp on the theme of gun control. nicholas kristof in the new york times, one of the chief “moral leaders,” after pointing to some of the horrific statistics (guns are involved in some deaths annually in the us), draws this “lesson”: “we should address gun deaths as a public health crisis. to protect the public, we regulate toys and mutual funds, ladders and swimming pools. we regulate guns as seriously as we regulate toys?”
kristof has played his own role in helping to create a murderous climate, with his unending support for one imperialist “human rights” intervention after another, each bloodier and more disastrous than the one before.
the editorial board of the washington post asks in a headline, “will america finally do something to stop our carnage?” needless to say, the post has never asked in a headline, “will america finally do something to stop the us carnage in the middle east?”
the editorial intones: “the dramatic shootings that make the news remind us that guns are not noble instruments of freedom; they are highly dangerous machines that have some legitimate uses and many illegitimate ones. any rational government would carefully regulate them.”
the easy access to weaponry and its stockpiling by portions of the population are not signs of a healthy society, but neither the times nor the post has a word to say about the diseases truly eating away at vast social polarization, the dominance of a aristocracy, the official worship of a giant military machine, a degraded and degrading popular culture, the alienation of wide layers of the population from every leading institution, the pessimism about the future felt by millions, etc. the diseases that lie at the heart of the poisonous atmosphere that makes possible the epidemic of mass killings.
the “tough guy” approach to the latest killing, on the other hand, offers nothing but a different set of stupidities. a opinion piece begins, “on wednesday, america met a deeply evil human being: vester lee flanagan ii, also known as reporter bryce williams.” another commentator helpfully observes, “we will always have murderers, and we will always have weapons. cain killed abel with a rock. not a gun control problem.”
as a lifeline to save themselves from their own inability to explain anything, sections of the american media have seized on a recent study by dr. adam lankford, a criminal justice professor at the university of alabama, “mass shooters, firearms, and social strains: a global analysis of an exceptionally american problem.” lankford, whose findings were presented at the american sociological annual meeting in chicago on sunday, has carried out the first study of public mass shootings, from 1966 to 2012. he reports that while the us comprises just 5 percent of the global population, it has experienced 31 percent of such events.
lankford told newsweek magazine that “crime and deviance occur when an unhealthy gap between dreams and aspirations and their ability to reach those dreams.” the professor argues that “our culture has people reaching for the stars and slipping and falling probably more often.”
newsweek comments: “that school and work represent these grievances as well as the gap between aspirations and ability to fulfill those dreams could explain why american mass shooters are more likely than those in other countries to target schools and workplaces.”
lankford argues in his paper that “some mass shooters succumb to terrible delusions of grandeur, and seek fame and glory through killing. they accurately recognize that the only way they can guarantee that their names and faces adorn magazines, newspapers, and television is by slaughtering unarmed men, women, or children.”
there may well be a grain of truth to these arguments, but they fail to explain the levels of mayhem that have developed over the past several decades. for that one has to take into account concrete historical and social phenomena, above all, the essential brutality of class relations within the us and the example set by the american ruling campaign of global violence.
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ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəl dɪˈmɛnʃənz əv ðə vərˈʤɪnjə ˈmərdərz baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd wɔlʃ 28 ˈɔgəst 2015 ðə ˈfeɪtəl ˈʃutɪŋ əv nuz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈælɪsən ˈpɑrkər ənd ˈkæmərəmən ˈædəm wɔrd ɪn moneta*, vərˈʤɪnjə ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔn lɪv ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɑz ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ənd ˈdrɛdfəl ɪˈvɛnt. tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv vjuərz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən wɔʧt ðə ˈmərdərz ɛz ðeɪ ˈhæpənd. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə əˈseɪlənt, ˈvɛstər ˈflænəgən (ər braɪs ˈwɪljəmz, hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl neɪm), fɪlmd ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ ɔn hɪz oʊn sɛl foʊn, ˈweɪtɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈkæmərə wɑz treɪnd ɔn ˈpɑrkər (soʊ ðə ˈɔdiəns wʊd si hər) tɪ ˈoʊpən faɪər. hi ðɛn ˈəˌploʊdɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ hɪz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə əˈkaʊnts. ˈflænəgən wɑz ˈmɛnəli dɪˈreɪnʤd. ɛz hi ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ə fæks hi sɛnt tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz, bɪn ə ˈjumən ˈpaʊdər kɛg fər ə waɪl ʤɪst ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ goʊ boom!!!!,”*!!!!,” ənd ɔl ɛf----- əp ɪn ðə head.”*.” ən ɪgˈzɔstɪv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv hɪz ˌhɑməˈsaɪdəl ˈaʊtˌbərst wʊd ˈɑbviəsli ˌrikˈwaɪər ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈhɪstəri ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪʃən. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðɛr ər ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈtræʤədi ðət ər soʊ ˈstraɪkɪŋ ənd ˈsoʊʃəli ˈtɛlɪŋ wən wʊd bi riˈmɪs ɪn nɑt rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðɛm. əˈspɛʃəli ˈəndər kənˈdɪʃənz wɛr ðə kərəpt, ˈmidiə ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪz rɪˈlɛntləsli dɪˈtərmənd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈɛniˌwən frəm drɔɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɪriəs ər ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈkluʒən. ˈflænəgən wɑz dɪˈreɪnʤd æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, bət tu həz ɪts ˈlɑʤɪk. ɪt ˈoʊnli həz æt ɪts dɪˈspoʊzəl wɪʧ ɪz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ɪt baɪ ðə wərld əv θri dɪˈmɛnʃənz ənd baɪ ðə ˈnɛroʊər wərld əv klæs society”*” (ˈtrɑtˌski). ɪn səʧ ə keɪs ɛz ðə ˈprɛzənt wən, ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk əv nuz rɪˈpɔrtərz, ðə ˈmædnəs ˌhaʊˈɛvər dɪˈstɔrtɪd ə əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊʃəl ˌriˈæləˌtiz. ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈliθəl fɔrm ɪn wɪʧ ˌɪnˈsænɪti faʊnd ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈkænɑt bi ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd aʊt frəm səm əv ðə moʊst ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˈfiʧərz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf: ðə ˈkəlʧər əv ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ənd ðə dɪˈzaɪər, æt ɔl kɔsts, tɪ bi ɪn ðə ““spotlight;”*;” ðə pərˈmoʊʃən əv ˈreɪʃəl ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈpɑləˌtɪks; ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl saɪˈkɑləʤi əv ðə ˈɛndləs ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz (ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz, droʊn straɪks, əˌsæsəˈneɪʃənz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə kæmˈpeɪn əv ˌənriˈstreɪnd pəˈlis ˈtɛrər æt hoʊm, wɪʧ ɪnˈkərəʤ ə bɪˈlif ɪn ˈvaɪələns ɛz ə minz əv riˈzɑlvɪŋ ðə laɪf ˈprɑbləmz. ɪn hɪz fæks sɛnt tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi (wɪʧ həz ˈoʊnli riˈlist ˈsərtən ˈɛksərpts), ˈflænəgən rɪˈvilz ə ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd, ənd vju əv θɪŋz. (əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fɑks nuz, list naɪn ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈteɪkən θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr əˈdɔrnd frɪʤ wɪθ əˈnəðər pəˈblɪsɪti ʃɑt teɪpt tɪ ə wɔl ˌbiˈsaɪd it.”*.”) hi kəmˈpleɪnz əˈbaʊt hɪz kərɪr ɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ biɪŋ θˈwɔrtɪd baɪ ə hoʊst əv ɪmˈplɔɪərz ənd ˈkɑligz. ˈflænəgən sɛts aʊt ə lɔŋ lɪst əv ˈgrivənsɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz, sɪz hi həz bɪn əˈtækt baɪ blæk mɛn ənd waɪt ˈfiˌmeɪlz. hi tɔks əˈbaʊt haʊ hi wɑz əˈtækt fər biɪŋ ə geɪ, blæk mæn. hi sɪz həz ˈsəfərd ˈreɪʃəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən, ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ənd ˈbʊliɪŋ æt work.”*.” ˈflænəgən əˈspaɪrd tɪ ə kərɪr ɛz ə nuz rɪˈpɔrtər ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs əv ɪm ɛz ə ˈʤoʊviəl, sˈmaɪlɪŋ ˈnuzˌmæn kən bi faʊnd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðə ˈsəni ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈfroʊzən grɪnz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz timz ər ɪnˈtaɪərli pʊt ɔn, feɪk. ˈflænəgən əˈtɛmptəd tɪ pleɪ ðə pɑrt æt ˈvɛriəs ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃənz, bət fər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈrizənz wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ riˈstreɪn hɪz ˈæŋgər ənd ˈbɪtərnəs. hi kʊd nɑt hoʊld hɪmˈsɛlf təˈgɛðər, ənd iʧ ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ər ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ˈmɪrli fjuəld ənd ˈdipənd hɪz reɪʤ. ɪn hɪz fækst ˈsuɪˌsaɪd noʊt, ˈflænəgən ˈpreɪzɪz ðə ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz əv ðə 2007 vərˈʤɪnjə tɛk ənd 1999 ˈkɑləmˌbaɪn haɪ skul ˈmæsɪkərz, waɪl əˈsərtɪŋ ðət ðə ˈmərdər əv naɪn ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn ə ˈʧɑrəlstən, saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ʧərʧ ðɪs ʤun baɪ ə waɪt suˈprɛməsɪst mi ˈoʊvər ðə top.”*.” ““yes*, ɪt wɪl saʊnd laɪk aɪ æm angry,”*,” ˈflænəgən raɪts. æm. ənd aɪ hæv ˈɛvəri raɪt tɪ bi. bət wɪn aɪ liv ðɪs ərθ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈiˌmoʊʃən aɪ wɔnt tɪ fil ɪz pis “[“[i*] traɪd tɪ pʊl ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əp baɪ ðə bootstraps,”*,” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi dən ənd wɪn ˈsəmˌwən gɪts tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt, ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ðət kən bi sɛd ər dən tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˈsædnəs tɪ ˈhæpinəs. ɪt dɪz nɑt wərk ðət weɪ. meds*? nɑ. tu much.”*.” ðə rɪˈspɑns əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈtræʤədi ʤɔɪnz ˈɪgnərəns, ənd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈɛfərts tɪ dɪˈvərt ˈpəblɪk əˈtɛnʃən frəm ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmidiə kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ hɑrp ɔn ðə θim əv gən kənˈtroʊl. ˈnɪkələs ˈkrɪstəf ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, wən əv ðə ʧif leaders,”*,” ˈæftər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ səm əv ðə hɔˈrɪfɪk stəˈtɪstɪks (gənz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn səm dɛθs ˈænjuəli ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs), drɔz ðɪs ““lesson”*”: ʃʊd ˈæˌdrɛs gən dɛθs ɛz ə ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈkraɪsəs. tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk, wi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt tɔɪz ənd mˈjuʧuəl fəndz, ˈlædərz ənd sˈwɪmɪŋ pulz. wi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt gənz ɛz ˈsɪriəsli ɛz wi ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt toys?”*?” ˈkrɪstəf həz pleɪd hɪz oʊn roʊl ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈmərdərəs ˈklaɪmɪt, wɪθ hɪz əˈnɛndɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər wən ˌɪmˈpɪriəlɪst rights”*” ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ˈæftər əˈnəðər, iʧ ˈblədiər ənd mɔr dɪˈzæstrəs ðən ðə wən ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl bɔrd əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst æsks ɪn ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn, əˈmɛrɪkə ˈfaɪnəli du ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ stɑp ɑr carnage?”*?” ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, ðə poʊst həz ˈnɛvər æst ɪn ə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn, əˈmɛrɪkə ˈfaɪnəli du ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑrnɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl east?”*?” ðə ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtoʊnz: drəˈmætɪk ˈʃutɪŋz ðət meɪk ðə nuz riˈmaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ðət gənz ər nɑt ˈnoʊbəl ˈɪnstrəmənts əv ˈfridəm; ðeɪ ər ˈhaɪli ˈdeɪnʤərəs məˈʃinz ðət hæv səm ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈjuzɪz ənd ˈmɛni ˌɪlɪˈʤɪtəmɪt wənz. ˈɛni ˈræʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ˈkɛrfəli ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt them.”*.” ðə ˈizi ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈwɛpənri ənd ɪts ˈstɑkˌpaɪlɪŋ baɪ ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ər nɑt saɪnz əv ə ˈhɛlθi soʊˈsaɪɪti, bət ˈniðər ðə taɪmz nɔr ðə poʊst həz ə wərd tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈzizɪz ˈtruli ˈitɪŋ əˈweɪ æt væst ˈsoʊʃəl ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈdɑmənəns əv ə ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi, ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈwərʃɪp əv ə ʤaɪənt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri məˈʃin, ə dɪˈgreɪdɪd ənd dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər, ðə ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən əv waɪd leɪərz əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən frəm ˈɛvəri ˈlidɪŋ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, ðə ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər fɛlt baɪ ˈmɪljənz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə dɪˈzizɪz ðət laɪ æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈpɔɪzənəs ˈætməsˌfɪr ðət meɪks ˈpɑsəbəl ðə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv mæs ˈkɪlɪŋz. ðə guy”*” əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈkɪlɪŋ, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈɔfərz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ə ˈdɪfərənt sɛt əv stupidities*. ə əˈpɪnjən pis bɪˈgɪnz, ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, əˈmɛrɪkə mɛt ə ˈdipli ˈivəl ˈjumən biɪŋ: ˈvɛstər li ˈflænəgən ii*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz rɪˈpɔrtər braɪs williams.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˈhɛlpfəli əbˈzərvz, wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ˈmərdərərz, ənd wi wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ˈwɛpənz. keɪn kɪld ˈeɪbəl wɪθ ə rɑk. nɑt ə gən kənˈtroʊl problem.”*.” ɛz ə ˈlaɪˌflaɪn tɪ seɪv ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm ðɛr oʊn ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə hæv sizd ɔn ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi baɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈædəm ˈlæŋkfərd, ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə, ˈʃutərz, ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ənd ˈsoʊʃəl streɪnz: ə ˈgloʊbəl æˈnælɪsɪs əv ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli əˈmɛrɪkən problem.”*.” ˈlæŋkfərd, huz ˈfaɪndɪŋz wər pərˈzɛnəd æt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌsoʊsiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈænjuəl ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ɔn ˈsənˌdi, həz ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə fərst ˈstədi əv ˈpəblɪk mæs ˈʃutɪŋz, frəm 1966 tɪ 2012 hi rɪˈpɔrts ðət waɪl ðə ˈjuˈɛs kəmˈpraɪzɪz ʤɪst 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, ɪt həz ɪkˈspɪriənst 31 pərˈsɛnt əv səʧ ɪˈvɛnts. ˈlæŋkfərd toʊld ˈnuzˌwik ˈmægəˌzin ðət ənd ˈdiviəns əˈkər wɪn ən ənˈhɛlθi gæp bɪtˈwin drimz ənd ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz ənd ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ riʧ ðoʊz dreams.”*.” ðə prəˈfɛsər ˈɑrgjuz ðət ˈkəlʧər həz ˈpipəl ˈriʧɪŋ fər ðə stɑrz ənd sˈlɪpɪŋ ənd ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈprɑbəˌbli mɔr often.”*.” ˈnuzˌwik ˈkɑmɛnts: skul ənd wərk ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðiz ˈgrivənsɪz ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ fʊlˈfɪl ðoʊz drimz kʊd ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ əˈmɛrɪkən mæs ˈʃutərz ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðən ðoʊz ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz tɪ ˈtərgət skulz ənd workplaces.”*.” ˈlæŋkfərd ˈɑrgjuz ɪn hɪz ˈpeɪpər ðət mæs ˈʃutərz səˈkəm tɪ ˈtɛrəbəl dɪˈluʒənz əv grænˈdur, ənd sik feɪm ənd ˈglɔri θru ˈkɪlɪŋ. ðeɪ ˈækjərətli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðeɪ kən ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ðɛr neɪmz ənd ˈfeɪsɪz əˈdɔrn ˈmægəˌzinz, ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz, ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪz baɪ sˈlɔtərɪŋ əˈnɑrmd mɛn, ˈwɪmən, ər children.”*.” ðɛr meɪ wɛl bi ə greɪn əv truθ tɪ ðiz ˈɑrgjəmənts, bət ðeɪ feɪl tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈmeɪˌhɛm ðət hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz. fər ðət wən həz tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ˈkɑnkrit hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl fəˈnɑmənə, əˈbəv ɔl, ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl bruˈtælɪti əv klæs riˈleɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl sɛt baɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈrulɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈvaɪələns. pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ vju ðə ˈkɑmɛnts paʊərd baɪ disqus*.
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imagine being johnson. while we all sit out here and gossip about happening in star wars episode vii, sitting at lucasfilm with the full knowledge of that film, working on how the story will unfold after this first new chapter. for real, got to be in the top five coolest jobs in the world right now. so pretty special when the of star wars episode and potential writer of star wars episode steps out of his lucasfilm shell for a little interview.
johnson into the live episode of the podcast to talk a bit about his new movies. among his statements was this: “i’m really excited about all the things i tell you.” he also joked about how he got the job, what it means to him and his respect of the prequels. read all about johnson and star wars 8 below.
the johnson star wars 8 quotes came from the podcast, as reported on by the sun times (via sw7news).
when first asked about the upcoming movies, johnson said, “i’m really excited about all the things i tell you.” he then talked about why he took the job. “the thought of it made me so completely joyfully happy,” he said. “i wanted to to play in this world, of literally the first movie my dad put me in the car to see.” next he was asked how he got the job, to which he jokingly said “i can only assume it was a clerical error, like in the movie ‘brazil.’ a ‘brian johnson’ out there who is really mad.”
he described working at lucasfilm (which is where he was sitting when doing the podcast, hence being on skype and not in person) as “kind of like summer camp.” he said that, this early in the process, been spending time showing his crew movies every single night. the night before the podcast they watched twelve high and letter never sent, a russian film.
johnson was later asked what order recommend a newbie watch all six star wars films and he responded “i would do (episodes) then. storytelling-wise, were constructed without the knowledge of the past.” as for those prequels, johnson actually said he liked them. “there was something really beautiful about the prequels.”
“with these films, i am trying to harken back to the original ‘star wars’. christmas special. we do have jefferson starship,” johnson then joked.
notice he said “films.” despite the public acknowledgement of being part of these movies, has yet to officially reveal his involvement. but the general consensus is writing and directing star wars episode, and doing a treatment for star wars episode. but probably a chance direct that too.
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ˌɪˈmæʤən biɪŋ ˈʤɑnsən. waɪl wi ɔl sɪt aʊt hir ənd ˈgɑsəp əˈbaʊt ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn stɑr wɔrz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd vii*, ˈsɪtɪŋ æt ˈlukəsfɪlm wɪθ ðə fʊl ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðət fɪlm, ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn haʊ ðə ˈstɔri wɪl ənˈfoʊld ˈæftər ðɪs fərst nu ˈʧæptər. fər ril, gɑt tɪ bi ɪn ðə tɔp faɪv ˈkuləst ʤɑbz ɪn ðə wərld raɪt naʊ. soʊ ˈprɪti ˈspɛʃəl wɪn ðə əv stɑr wɔrz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈraɪtər əv stɑr wɔrz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd stɛps aʊt əv hɪz ˈlukəsfɪlm ʃɛl fər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɪntərvˌju. ˈʤɑnsən ˈɪntu ðə lɪv ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst tɪ tɔk ə bɪt əˈbaʊt hɪz nu ˈmuviz. əˈməŋ hɪz ˈsteɪtmənts wɑz ðɪs: ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə θɪŋz aɪ tɛl you.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ ʤoʊkt əˈbaʊt haʊ hi gɑt ðə ʤɑb, wət ɪt minz tɪ ɪm ənd hɪz rɪˈspɛkt əv ðə prequels*. rɛd ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈʤɑnsən ənd stɑr wɔrz 8 bɪˈloʊ. ðə ˈʤɑnsən stɑr wɔrz 8 kwoʊts keɪm frəm ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst, ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn baɪ ðə sən taɪmz (ˈviə sw7news*). wɪn fərst æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmuviz, ˈʤɑnsən sɛd, ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə θɪŋz aɪ tɛl you.”*.” hi ðɛn tɔkt əˈbaʊt waɪ hi tʊk ðə ʤɑb. θɔt əv ɪt meɪd mi soʊ kəmˈplitli ˈʤɔɪfəli happy,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈwɔntɪd tɪ tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðɪs wərld, əv ˈlɪtərəli ðə fərst ˈmuvi maɪ dæd pʊt mi ɪn ðə kɑr tɪ see.”*.” nɛkst hi wɑz æst haʊ hi gɑt ðə ʤɑb, tɪ wɪʧ hi ˈʤoʊkɪŋli sɛd kən ˈoʊnli əˈsum ɪt wɑz ə ˈklɛrɪkəl ˈɛrər, laɪk ɪn ðə ˈmuvi ‘‘brazil.’*.’ ə johnson’*’ aʊt ðɛr hu ɪz ˈrɪli mad.”*.” hi dɪˈskraɪbd ˈwərkɪŋ æt ˈlukəsfɪlm (wɪʧ ɪz wɛr hi wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ wɪn duɪŋ ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst, hɛns biɪŋ ɔn skaɪp ənd nɑt ɪn ˈpərsən) ɛz əv laɪk ˈsəmər camp.”*.” hi sɛd ðət, ðɪs ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, bɪn ˈspɛndɪŋ taɪm ʃoʊɪŋ hɪz kru ˈmuviz ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl naɪt. ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst ðeɪ wɔʧt twɛlv haɪ ənd ˈlɛtər ˈnɛvər sɛnt, ə ˈrəʃən fɪlm. ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ˈleɪtər æst wət ˈɔrdər ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ə ˈnuˌbi wɔʧ ɔl sɪks stɑr wɔrz fɪlmz ənd hi rɪˈspɑndɪd wʊd du (ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz) ðɛn storytelling-wise*, wər kənˈstrəktɪd wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə past.”*.” ɛz fər ðoʊz prequels*, ˈʤɑnsən ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛd hi laɪkt ðɛm. wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈbjutəfəl əˈbaʊt ðə prequels.”*.” ðiz fɪlmz, aɪ æm traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈhɑrkən bæk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl wars’*’ ˈkrɪsməs ˈspɛʃəl. wi du hæv ˈʤɛfərsən starship,”*,” ˈʤɑnsən ðɛn ʤoʊkt. ˈnoʊtɪs hi sɛd ““films.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈpəblɪk ækˈnɑlɪʤmənt əv biɪŋ pɑrt əv ðiz ˈmuviz, həz jɛt tɪ əˈfɪʃəli rɪˈvil hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt. bət ðə ˈʤɛnərəl kənˈsɛnsəs ɪz ˈraɪtɪŋ ənd dɪˈrɛktɪŋ stɑr wɔrz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ənd duɪŋ ə ˈtritmənt fər stɑr wɔrz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. bət ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ʧæns dɪˈrɛkt ðət tu.
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the mother of a police officer who was killed in a car accident in 2014 is calling on americans who have been affected by acts of violence from illegal immigrants to speak out against incidents like the one that took her life.
“we want americans to come out of the shadows and let their fellow americans know happening to them,” mary ann mendoza said in an interview on “tucker carlson tonight.”
mendoza’s son, sgt. brandon mendoza, 32, was killed in 2014 by an illegal immigrant in a collision on his way home from work at the mesa police department in arizona. the driver, raul, died on impact after having driven more than 30 miles on the wrong side of the highway. it was later found that blood alcohol level was percent, three times the legal limit.
according to usa today, was an illegal immigrant who was convicted of criminal activity in colorado in 1994. however, at the time, multiple charges against him were dropped when prosecutors were “lenient.” as a result, he was never deported and remained in the united states illegally.
now, mendoza is speaking out, saying, “i know when the turn happened in this country of when politicians are now protecting illegal criminals in our country more than protecting you and i.”
mendoza announced her support for two bills that recently passed the house that would strengthen protection against illegal immigration and the sanctuary cities that shelter immigrants.
the first bill, law, would place a five-year minimum prison sentence on illegal immigrants who are deported and then return to the united states, and the no sanctuary for criminals act would deny certain federal grants to sanctuary cities.
kate’s law was named after kate steinle, 32, who was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant who had been deported five separate times.
five other families joined mendoza in announcing the creation of an advocacy group, advocates for victims of illegal alien crime, which intends to be “truth-tellers” who “want to bring to light not only the murders of americans, but the people who are affected by rape, assault, and identity theft” as a result of illegal immigration.
mendoza criticized the mainstream media for not providing the right crime statistics regarding what is happening to americans within the country and for painting people such as herself as “anti-immigrant.”
“they lie about the fact that people like myself are anti-immigrant,” mendoza said during her interview with carlson, “which is the furthest thing from the truth. i am criminals in our country.”
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ðə ˈməðər əv ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər hu wɑz kɪld ɪn ə kɑr ˈæksədənt ɪn 2014 ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn əˈmɛrɪkənz hu hæv bɪn əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ækts əv ˈvaɪələns frəm ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts tɪ spik aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈɪnsədənts laɪk ðə wən ðət tʊk hər laɪf. wɔnt əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ kəm aʊt əv ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊz ənd lɛt ðɛr ˈfɛloʊ əˈmɛrɪkənz noʊ ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ them,”*,” ˈmɛri æn mɛnˈdoʊzə sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ˈkɑrlsən tonight.”*.” sən, ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈbrændən mɛnˈdoʊzə, 32 wɑz kɪld ɪn 2014 baɪ ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənt ɪn ə kəˈlɪʒən ɔn hɪz weɪ hoʊm frəm wərk æt ðə ˈmeɪsə pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ðə ˈdraɪvər, rɔl, daɪd ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ˈdrɪvən mɔr ðən 30 maɪəlz ɔn ðə rɔŋ saɪd əv ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ. ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər faʊnd ðət bləd ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈlɛvəl wɑz pərˈsɛnt, θri taɪmz ðə ˈligəl ˈlɪmət. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ, wɑz ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənt hu wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv ˈkrɪmənəl ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ɪn 1994 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, æt ðə taɪm, ˈməltəpəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm wər drɑpt wɪn ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz wər ““lenient.”*.” ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, hi wɑz ˈnɛvər dɪˈpɔrtəd ənd rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌɪˈligəli. naʊ, mɛnˈdoʊzə ɪz ˈspikɪŋ aʊt, seɪɪŋ, noʊ wɪn ðə tərn ˈhæpənd ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri əv wɪn ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər naʊ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl ˈkrɪmənəlz ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri mɔr ðən prəˈtɛktɪŋ ju ənd i.”*.” mɛnˈdoʊzə əˈnaʊnst hər səˈpɔrt fər tu bɪlz ðət ˈrisəntli pæst ðə haʊs ðət wʊd ˈstrɛŋθən prəˈtɛkʃən əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ðə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz ðət ˈʃɛltər ˈɪməgrənts. ðə fərst bɪl, lɔ, wʊd pleɪs ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈmɪnəməm ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns ɔn ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts hu ər dɪˈpɔrtəd ənd ðɛn rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd ðə noʊ ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri fər ˈkrɪmənəlz ækt wʊd dɪˈnaɪ ˈsərtən ˈfɛdərəl grænts tɪ ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz. lɔ wɑz neɪmd ˈæftər keɪt ˈstaɪnəl, 32 hu wɑz ʃɑt ənd kɪld baɪ ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənt hu hæd bɪn dɪˈpɔrtəd faɪv ˈsɛpərˌeɪt taɪmz. faɪv ˈəðər ˈfæməliz ʤɔɪnd mɛnˈdoʊzə ɪn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ən ˈædvəkəsi grup, ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər ˈvɪktɪmz əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈeɪliən kraɪm, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ bi ““truth-tellers”*” hu tɪ brɪŋ tɪ laɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈmərdərz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz, bət ðə ˈpipəl hu ər əˈfɛktɪd baɪ reɪp, əˈsɔlt, ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti theft”*” ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˌɪˈligəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. mɛnˈdoʊzə ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə fər nɑt prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə raɪt kraɪm stəˈtɪstɪks rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəntri ənd fər ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈpipəl səʧ ɛz hərˈsɛlf ɛz ““anti-immigrant.”*.” laɪ əˈbaʊt ðə fækt ðət ˈpipəl laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ər anti-immigrant,”*,” mɛnˈdoʊzə sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ hər ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈkɑrlsən, ɪz ðə ˈfərθəst θɪŋ frəm ðə truθ. aɪ æm ˈkrɪmənəlz ɪn ɑr country.”*.”
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seattle -- a hero in america's war in afghanistan is now delivering for his nephew.
little hudson hill is alive, thanks to his uncle, lt. col. trevor hill, who donated a part of his liver as a living donor.
trevor underwent surgery at medical center. hudson's surgery was 2 miles away at seattle children's hospital.
trevor is an army green beret and says he was motivated to help his nephew, in part, because others saved his life in the battlefied.
but he also cites something else -- survivor's guilt.
surgeons removed a section of liver and transplanted it into hudson's little body. the doctors say this is possible because the liver regenerates. liver will be fully recovered in about one year.
hudson hill just celebrated his first birthday -- a big milestone for a toddler who was born very sick and with a failing liver.
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pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ siˈætəl ə ˈhɪroʊ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkəz wɔr ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪz naʊ dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ fər hɪz ˈnɛfju. ˈlɪtəl ˈhədsən hɪl ɪz əˈlaɪv, θæŋks tɪ hɪz ˈəŋkəl, lt*. col*. ˈtrɛvər hɪl, hu ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ə pɑrt əv hɪz ˈlɪvər ɛz ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈdoʊnər. ˈtrɛvər ˌəndərˈwɛnt ˈsərʤəri æt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər. ˈhədsənz ˈsərʤəri wɑz 2 maɪəlz əˈweɪ æt siˈætəl ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈtrɛvər ɪz ən ˈɑrmi grin ˈbɛrət ənd sɪz hi wɑz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ hɛlp hɪz ˈnɛfju, ɪn pɑrt, bɪˈkəz ˈəðərz seɪvd hɪz laɪf ɪn ðə battlefied*. bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ saɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls sərˈvaɪvərz gɪlt. ˈsərʤənz riˈmuvd ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ˈlɪvər ənd trænˈsplæntɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ˈhədsənz ˈlɪtəl ˈbɑdi. ðə ˈdɑktərz seɪ ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl bɪˈkəz ðə ˈlɪvər regenerates*. ˈlɪvər wɪl bi ˈfʊli rɪˈkəvərd ɪn əˈbaʊt wən jɪr. ˈhədsən hɪl ʤɪst ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd hɪz fərst ˈbərθˌdeɪ ə bɪg ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn fər ə ˈtɑdlər hu wɑz bɔrn ˈvɛri sɪk ənd wɪθ ə ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈlɪvər.
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â°florian/flickr the nation's largest for-profit education firm came out with earnings numbers this week, and investors didn't like them one bit. as a former teacher, i've railed against the industry for some time now. i've tried to be fair, recognizing that there might be a role for such schools to play.
however, i can't help but wonder whether this week's earnings signaled the beginning of the end for the industry as it does business now. abelow i'll explain my reasoning, and at the end i'll offer up a few investment ideas that are much more solid than for-profit educators.
a quick look at earnings by far the largest player in the industry is apollo (nasdaq: apol) and its university of phoenix. back in june of 2010, the company had a total enrollment of almost a students. to put that in perspective, the combined undergraduate enrollment of all 12 schools in the big ten is roughly. so, for a time, apollo's schools were larger than the entire big ten conference.
since then, enrollment in the school has shrunk by 31% to students. again, to put it in perspective, the loss of roughly students is like three ohio states evaporating over the course of two years.
this week, the school announced that it would close 115 locations across the united states -- roughly half of its locations stateside. it comes on the announcement of earnings shrinking 60% since last year on revenue that was 11% lower, enrollment that was down 14%, and enrollment -- an important figure to spot trends -- that was also down 14%.
what's the deal with the short, the recent boom in for-profit education stocks was fueled by easy government money, promises of opportunity that couldn't be guaranteed, management that was woefully out of touch with its clients, and values that made college recruiters seem more like predatory lenders than people who were genuinely interested in helping people get access to a quality college education.
in august of 2010, the threads of the industry started coming apart when officers from the government accountability office visited the campuses of schools owned by colleges (nasdaq: coco) , the washington post (nyse: wpo) , and education management corporation (nasdaq: edmc) . the officers posed as prospective students, and during their visits, recruiters encouraged the "students" to lie on financial aid forms.
since then, it has been revealed that several recruiters were motivated to lie because their commissions were based partly on how many students they could bring in. that practice has now been outlawed, and schools aren't able to keep as much of every dollar they bring in, nor are they able to attract nearly as many students.
there has to be a better way when it comes to business and education, there's a precarious tightrope that needs to be walked. it's not as if a luxury good is being peddled that one could easily live without. the education these schools are pushing comes with the promise of an improved station in society. while that outlook may be fundamentally flawed, it leads many students into crushing debt that can't be lifted by filing for bankruptcy.
recently, a wave of alternatives has been surfacing that might knock for-profit education -- as we know it, at least -- into obscurity. for starters, many large state universities have begun offering classes that carry far more clout among employers for a lower cost than for-profit degrees.
some for-profit schools are offering classes that don't require financial aid from the government and charge 0% with no hidden fees to students. this eliminates both the funding problem (money from the government) and the problem.
probably most importantly, president obama has focused on increasing the role affordable community colleges play in helping students get a college education.
naysayers will point out that currently, for-profit schools might be a screaming education (nyse: bpi) , for instance, now trades with an peg ratio of just. those pundits may be right.
but for some, including me, there's something to be said for being proud of what you own. that is, after all, what being a shareholder makes you: a in a business. i can only make decisions for myself, but i have absolutely no interest in profiting from this industry.
while you can certainly make huge gains if one of these schools ends up surprising me, the best investing approach is to choose great companies and stick with them for the long term. in our free report "3 stocks that will help you retire rich," we name stocks that could help you build long-term wealth and retire well, along with some winning strategies that every investor should be aware of. click here now to keep reading.
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â°â°florian/flickr* ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˈlɑrʤəst ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fərm keɪm aʊt wɪθ ˈərnɪŋz ˈnəmbərz ðɪs wik, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈdɪdənt laɪk ðɛm wən bɪt. ɛz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈtiʧər, aɪv reɪld əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɪndəstri fər səm taɪm naʊ. aɪv traɪd tɪ bi fɛr, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət ðɛr maɪt bi ə roʊl fər səʧ skulz tɪ pleɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ kænt hɛlp bət ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər ðɪs wiks ˈərnɪŋz ˈsɪgnəld ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ɛnd fər ðə ˈɪndəstri ɛz ɪt dɪz ˈbɪznɪs naʊ. ˈæbəloʊ aɪl ɪkˈspleɪn maɪ ˈrizənɪŋ, ənd æt ðə ɛnd aɪl ˈɔfər əp ə fju ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt aɪˈdiəz ðət ər məʧ mɔr ˈsɑləd ðən ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtərz. ə kwɪk lʊk æt ˈərnɪŋz baɪ fɑr ðə ˈlɑrʤəst pleɪər ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪz əˈpɑloʊ (ˈnæzdæk: apol*) ənd ɪts ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈfinɪks. bæk ɪn ʤun əv 2010 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ə ˈtoʊtəl ɛnˈroʊlmənt əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈstudənts. tɪ pʊt ðət ɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, ðə kəmˈbaɪnd ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət ɛnˈroʊlmənt əv ɔl 12 skulz ɪn ðə bɪg tɛn ɪz ˈrəfli soʊ, fər ə taɪm, əˈpɑloʊz skulz wər ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə ɪnˈtaɪər bɪg tɛn ˈkɑnfərəns. sɪns ðɛn, ɛnˈroʊlmənt ɪn ðə skul həz ʃrəŋk baɪ 31 tɪ ˈstudənts. əˈgɛn, tɪ pʊt ɪt ɪn pərˈspɛktɪv, ðə lɔs əv ˈrəfli ˈstudənts ɪz laɪk θri oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪts ɪˈvæpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv tu jɪrz. ðɪs wik, ðə skul əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd kloʊz 115 loʊˈkeɪʃənz əˈkrɔs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈrəfli hæf əv ɪts loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd. ɪt kəmz ɔn ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ˈərnɪŋz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ 60 sɪns læst jɪr ɔn ˈrɛvəˌnu ðət wɑz 11 loʊər, ɛnˈroʊlmənt ðət wɑz daʊn 14 ənd ɛnˈroʊlmənt ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈfɪgjər tɪ spɑt trɛnz ðət wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ daʊn 14 wəts ðə dil wɪθ ðə ʃɔrt, ðə ˈrisənt bum ɪn ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən stɑks wɑz fjuəld baɪ ˈizi ˈgəvərnmənt ˈməni, ˈprɑməsəz əv ˌɑpərˈtunəti ðət ˈkʊdənt bi ˌgɛrənˈtid, ˈmænɪʤmənt ðət wɑz ˈwoʊfəli aʊt əv təʧ wɪθ ɪts klaɪənts, ənd ˈvæljuz ðət meɪd ˈkɑlɪʤ rɪˈkrutərz sim mɔr laɪk ˈprɛdəˌtɔri ˈlɛndərz ðən ˈpipəl hu wər ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə kˈwɑləti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ɪn ˈɔgəst əv 2010 ðə θrɛdz əv ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkəmɪŋ əˈpɑrt wɪn ˈɔfɪsərz frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈɔfəs ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈkæmpəsɪz əv skulz oʊnd baɪ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz (ˈnæzdæk: ˈkoʊˌkoʊ) ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst (nyse*: wpo*) ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈmænɪʤmənt ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (ˈnæzdæk: edmc*) ðə ˈɔfɪsərz poʊzd ɛz prəˈspɛktɪv ˈstudənts, ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈvɪzɪts, rɪˈkrutərz ɪnˈkərəʤd ðə "ˈstudənts" tɪ laɪ ɔn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd fɔrmz. sɪns ðɛn, ɪt həz bɪn rɪˈvild ðət ˈsɛvərəl rɪˈkrutərz wər ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ laɪ bɪˈkəz ðɛr kəˈmɪʃənz wər beɪst ˈpɑrtli ɔn haʊ ˈmɛni ˈstudənts ðeɪ kʊd brɪŋ ɪn. ðət ˈpræktɪs həz naʊ bɪn ˈaʊˌtlɔd, ənd skulz ˈɑrənt ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ɛz məʧ əv ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər ðeɪ brɪŋ ɪn, nɔr ər ðeɪ ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈtrækt ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈmɛni ˈstudənts. ðɛr həz tɪ bi ə ˈbɛtər weɪ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ðɛrz ə priˈkɛriəs ˈtaɪˌtroʊp ðət nidz tɪ bi wɔkt. ɪts nɑt ɛz ɪf ə ˈləgʒəri gʊd ɪz biɪŋ ˈpɛdəld ðət wən kʊd ˈizəli lɪv wɪˈθaʊt. ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðiz skulz ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ kəmz wɪθ ðə ˈprɑməs əv ən ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈsteɪʃən ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. waɪl ðət ˈaʊˌtlʊk meɪ bi ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli flɔd, ɪt lidz ˈmɛni ˈstudənts ˈɪntu ˈkrəʃɪŋ dɛt ðət kænt bi ˈlɪftɪd baɪ ˈfaɪlɪŋ fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi. ˈrisəntli, ə weɪv əv ɔlˈtərnətɪvz həz bɪn ˈsərfəsɪŋ ðət maɪt nɑk ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɛz wi noʊ ɪt, æt list ˈɪntu əbˈskjʊrəti. fər ˈstɑrtərz, ˈmɛni lɑrʤ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsətiz hæv ˈbeɪgən ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈklæsɪz ðət ˈkɛri fɑr mɔr klaʊt əˈməŋ ɪmˈplɔɪərz fər ə loʊər kɔst ðən ˌfərˈprɑfɪt dɪˈgriz. səm ˌfərˈprɑfɪt skulz ər ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈklæsɪz ðət doʊnt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl eɪd frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ʧɑrʤ 0 wɪθ noʊ ˈhɪdən fiz tɪ ˈstudənts. ðɪs ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts boʊθ ðə ˈfəndɪŋ ˈprɑbləm (ˈməni frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt) ənd ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈprɑbəˌbli moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə roʊl əˈfɔrdəbəl kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz pleɪ ɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈstudənts gɪt ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ˌneɪˈseɪərz wɪl pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ˈkərəntli, ˌfərˈprɑfɪt skulz maɪt bi ə ˈskrimɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən (nyse*: bpi*) fər ˈɪnstəns, naʊ treɪdz wɪθ ən pɛg ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv ʤɪst ðoʊz ˈpəndɪts meɪ bi raɪt. bət fər səm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mi, ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ bi sɛd fər biɪŋ praʊd əv wət ju oʊn. ðət ɪz, ˈæftər ɔl, wət biɪŋ ə ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər meɪks ju: ə ɪn ə ˈbɪznɪs. aɪ kən ˈoʊnli meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, bət aɪ hæv ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈprɑfətɪŋ frəm ðɪs ˈɪndəstri. waɪl ju kən ˈsərtənli meɪk juʤ geɪnz ɪf wən əv ðiz skulz ɛndz əp səˈpraɪzɪŋ mi, ðə bɛst ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ əˈproʊʧ ɪz tɪ ʧuz greɪt ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd stɪk wɪθ ðɛm fər ðə lɔŋ tərm. ɪn ɑr fri rɪˈpɔrt 3 stɑks ðət wɪl hɛlp ju ˌriˈtaɪər rɪʧ," wi neɪm stɑks ðət kʊd hɛlp ju bɪld ˈlɔŋˈtərm wɛlθ ənd ˌriˈtaɪər wɛl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈstrætəʤiz ðət ˈɛvəri ˌɪnˈvɛstər ʃʊd bi əˈwɛr əv. klɪk hir naʊ tɪ kip ˈrɛdɪŋ. si ˈɔlsoʊ: ðə 10 moʊst dɪˈprɛsɪŋ ˈstudənt loʊn ˈstɔriz ˈɛvər
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after a lone gunman at an oregon community college opened fire and killed ten people last week, democrats clamored for stricter firearm regulations as a solution to end mass violence.
but republican presidential contender donald trump believes enacting such legislation won't help -- shooters are "geniuses in a certain way" and will still be able to "break the system."
donald trump hits jeb bush over "inappropriate" gun control remarks
"no matter what you do, you're gonna have problems," trump told nbc news in an interview that aired sunday. "because you have sick people. they happen to be intelligent. and, you know, they can be sick as hell and they're geniuses in a certain way. they are going to be able to break the system."
determined killers, trump continued, are still "gonna be able to get into a school or get into something."
"it's a horrible thing to say," he added. "and it's not even politically correct. but it's common sense. you're going to have problems no matter how good, no matter what kind of checks you do, you know, what kind of laws."
instead, the hopeful wants to focus legislative efforts on solving mental health problems, and for the nation to provide "better services, better doctors."
even the mental health aspect, trump admitted, would be a "very tough part" to address: "how do you take that person and say we're gonna institutionalize him for the rest of his life? it's very tough. he hasn't done anything yet."
trump also wants the media to take some responsibility for helping to perpetuate "copycat" killings.
"i liked what the sheriff said last night, that he refuses to use his name," he said, referring to douglas county sheriff john hanlin, who said he would not use the name of the campus killer. "he refuses to show pictures of him. but in the meantime, the news is all using his name. and everybody now knows his name. wouldn't it be wonderful if you wouldn't cover it? because i think that's part of the problem."
donald trump takes on the press
the billionaire businessman has vociferously defended second amendment rights before, and has even bragged that he owns a concealed carry permit from his home state.
"i have a license to carry in new york," trump told supporters during a campaign stop in franklin, tennessee saturday. "can you believe that?... somebody attacks me, oh, they're gonna be shocked."
a gun policy paper he released in september also shows that he backs a nationwide permit system to carry a concealed weapon, which he said was "a right, not a privilege."
trump also discussed his new tax proposal, which he called a "very dynamic plan."
"everybody's taxes are going down," trump promised. "and some people won't pay tax. and the reason they're not gonna pay -- and i love the idea of having a little sort of fat in the game, if we can. but the fact is, these are people that are doing very poorly. i mean, they're making not a lot of money."
the plan, which doesn't require single people making less than $25,000 a year or married couples earning less than $50,000 to pay an income tax, is "cutting a lot" with most cuts benefiting "the middle income more than anything."
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ˈæftər ə loʊn ˈgənmən æt ən ˈɔrəˌgɑn kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈoʊpənd faɪər ənd kɪld tɛn ˈpipəl læst wik, ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈklæmərd fər ˈstrɪktər ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɛz ə səˈluʃən tɪ ɛnd mæs ˈvaɪələns. bət rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kənˈtɛndər ˈdɑnəld trəmp bɪˈlivz ɛˈnæktɪŋ səʧ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən woʊnt hɛlp ˈʃutərz ər "ˈʤinjəsɪz ɪn ə ˈsərtən weɪ" ənd wɪl stɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ "breɪk ðə ˈsɪstəm." ˈdɑnəld trəmp hɪts ʤɛb bʊʃ ˈoʊvər "ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt" gən kənˈtroʊl rɪˈmɑrks "noʊ ˈmætər wət ju du, jʊr ˈgɑnə hæv ˈprɑbləmz," trəmp toʊld ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ɛrd ˈsənˌdi. "bɪˈkəz ju hæv sɪk ˈpipəl. ðeɪ ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt. ənd, ju noʊ, ðeɪ kən bi sɪk ɛz hɛl ənd ðɛr ˈʤinjəsɪz ɪn ə ˈsərtən weɪ. ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ breɪk ðə ˈsɪstəm." dɪˈtərmənd ˈkɪlərz, trəmp kənˈtɪnjud, ər stɪl "ˈgɑnə bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ə skul ər gɪt ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ." "ɪts ə ˈhɔrəbəl θɪŋ tɪ seɪ," hi ˈædɪd. "ənd ɪts nɑt ˈivɪn ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt. bət ɪts ˈkɑmən sɛns. jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈprɑbləmz noʊ ˈmætər haʊ gʊd, noʊ ˈmætər wət kaɪnd əv ʧɛks ju du, ju noʊ, wət kaɪnd əv lɔz." ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈhoʊpfəl wɔnts tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈɛfərts ɔn ˈsɑlvɪŋ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz, ənd fər ðə ˈneɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd "ˈbɛtər ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˈbɛtər ˈdɑktərz." ˈivɪn ðə ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈæˌspɛkt, trəmp ədˈmɪtəd, wʊd bi ə "ˈvɛri təf pɑrt" tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs: "haʊ du ju teɪk ðət ˈpərsən ənd seɪ wɪr ˈgɑnə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪz ɪm fər ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf? ɪts ˈvɛri təf. hi ˈhæzənt dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ jɛt." trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnts ðə ˈmidiə tɪ teɪk səm riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪt "ˈkɑpiˌkæt" ˈkɪlɪŋz. "aɪ laɪkt wət ðə ˈʃɛrɪf sɛd læst naɪt, ðət hi rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ juz hɪz neɪm," hi sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈdəgləs ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ʤɑn ˈhænlɪn, hu sɛd hi wʊd nɑt juz ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈkæmpəs ˈkɪlər. "hi rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ ʃoʊ ˈpɪkʧərz əv ɪm. bət ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ðə nuz ɪz ɔl ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz neɪm. ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi naʊ noʊz hɪz neɪm. ˈwʊdənt ɪt bi ˈwəndərfəl ɪf ju ˈwʊdənt ˈkəvər ɪt? bɪˈkəz aɪ θɪŋk ðæts pɑrt əv ðə ˈprɑbləm." ˈdɑnəld trəmp teɪks ɔn ðə prɛs ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn həz vəˈsɪfərəsli dɪˈfɛndɪd ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt raɪts ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd həz ˈivɪn brægd ðət hi oʊnz ə kənˈsild ˈkɛri ˈpərˌmɪt frəm hɪz hoʊm steɪt. "aɪ hæv ə ˈlaɪsəns tɪ ˈkɛri ɪn nu jɔrk," trəmp toʊld səˈpɔrtərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə kæmˈpeɪn stɑp ɪn ˈfræŋklɪn, ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. "kən ju bɪˈliv ðət?... ˈsəmˌbɑdi əˈtæks mi, oʊ, ðɛr ˈgɑnə bi ʃɑkt." ə gən ˈpɑləsi ˈpeɪpər hi riˈlist ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ðət hi bæks ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈpərˌmɪt ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈkɛri ə kənˈsild ˈwɛpən, wɪʧ hi sɛd wɑz "ə raɪt, nɑt ə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ." trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst hɪz nu tæks prəˈpoʊzəl, wɪʧ hi kɔld ə "ˈvɛri daɪˈnæmɪk plæn." "ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz ˈtæksɪz ər goʊɪŋ daʊn," trəmp ˈprɑməst. "ənd səm ˈpipəl woʊnt peɪ tæks. ənd ðə ˈrizən ðɛr nɑt ˈgɑnə peɪ ənd aɪ ləv ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl sɔrt əv fæt ɪn ðə geɪm, ɪf wi kən. bət ðə fækt ɪz, ðiz ər ˈpipəl ðət ər duɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈpurli. aɪ min, ðɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ nɑt ə lɔt əv ˈməni." ðə plæn, wɪʧ ˈdəzənt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpipəl ˈmeɪkɪŋ lɛs ðən ə jɪr ər ˈmɛrid ˈkəpəlz ˈərnɪŋ lɛs ðən tɪ peɪ ən ˈɪnˌkəm tæks, ɪz "ˈkətɪŋ ə lɔt" wɪθ moʊst kəts ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ "ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈɪnˌkəm mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ."
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killer 1965 chevy el camino custom truck.
one look at this bad to the bone is more than enough for you to know that this chevrolet is all business. the super straight body is coated with awesome candy blue metallic, set on suspension and spins a smokin’ hot set of american racing torque thrust rims.
inside this striking pro street chevy el camino has everything a show stopping custom truck needs. black leather factory buckets, cool hurts shifter, billet steering wheel and wicked dash with gauges.
the nicely built massive 496 cubic inch big block rocks a blower and generates 770 horse power & 830 pounds of torque sent trough a muncie trans.
certainly one of the nastiest chevy trucks around. check it out. watch, enjoy & share!
see also on hot cars: slickded 1973 chevrolet el camino
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ˈkɪlər 1965 ˈʧɛˌvi ɛl kəˈminoʊ ˈkəstəm trək. wən lʊk æt ðɪs bæd tɪ ðə boʊn ɪz mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf fər ju tɪ noʊ ðət ðɪs ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ ɪz ɔl ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈsupər streɪt ˈbɑdi ɪz ˈkoʊtɪd wɪθ ˈɔsəm ˈkændi blu məˈtælɪk, sɛt ɔn səˈspɛnʃən ənd spɪnz ə smokin’*’ hɑt sɛt əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈreɪsɪŋ tɔrk θrəst rɪmz. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɪs ˈstraɪkɪŋ proʊ strit ˈʧɛˌvi ɛl kəˈminoʊ həz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ə ʃoʊ ˈstɑpɪŋ ˈkəstəm trək nidz. blæk ˈlɛðər ˈfæktəri ˈbəkəts, kul hərts ˈʃɪftər, ˈbɪlɪt ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ənd ˈwɪkəd dæʃ wɪθ ˈgeɪʤɪz. ðə ˈnaɪsli bɪlt ˈmæsɪv 496 ˈkjubɪk ɪnʧ bɪg blɑk rɑks ə bloʊər ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts 770 hɔrs paʊər 830 paʊnz əv tɔrk sɛnt trɔf ə ˈmənsi trænz. ˈsərtənli wən əv ðə ˈnæstiəst ˈʧɛˌvi trəks əraʊnd. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt. wɔʧ, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ʃɛr! si ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn hɑt kɑz: slɪk 1973 ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ ɛl kəˈminoʊ 32 ʃɛrz
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fresh off playing spoiler against the vancouver in their home opener last weekend, toronto will now endeavour to do the same against their biggest u.s. rivals the columbus crew at stadium on saturday evening. with one road win already to their credit, toronto will likely arrive in ohio with plenty of confidence. in addition to last decisive comeback victory over the, bradley and company will also be buoyed by the fact that they won twice last year in columbus against a crew side that qualified for the. both teams have plenty to prove this season and both are not only eastern conference contenders for a spot in the, they are sides clearly aiming to do more than just qualify for the big dance. while toronto is coming off arguably the most disappointing season in the history, the crew are coming off a 2014 campaign in which they qualified for the for the first time in several years and impressed significantly under head coach gregg. keep thinking
a quick look at the standings shows that toronto will enter this match coming off an easy victory, while the crew are coming off an opening day defeat in which they were held scoreless. however, a closer look at those two results provides a different story. in reality, the essentially ran toronto off the field in a dominant first half in which vancouver could have finished off the game early had it not been for some very poor finishing. toronto deserve plenty of credit for the manner in which they adjusted and pulled out a win in the second half, but realistically toronto is still looking fully come together as a team and deliver something akin to a full ninety minute performance. on the other side of that equation, columbus dominated every aspect of their game against the houston dynamo with the exception of the final scoreline. the crew had 60 percent of the possession and the dynamo 18 to 8, with houston goalkeeper tyler ultimately coming up big on multiple occasions. with both and head coach greg approaches in which their sides control the possession and take the match to the opposition, this fixture will be an interesting chess match in which whichever side is able to win the battle will likely come away with all three points. with that in mind, something to watch is if michael bradley continues to play more of a stay at home role for the second match in a row. it will also be interesting to see if warren earns a second straight start at right back for toronto. the former houston dynamoer was caught out of position often against the and that type of weakness is something that a crafty crew side will likely exploit should the opportunity rear its head again. while the book on the columbus crew in recent years has centered on shutting down attackinger federico, the argentine maestro the only player that the reds will need to keep their eyes on. talented icelandicer joined the team over the and justin is coming off something of a breakout campaign. is still the string puller for columbus but the club did endeavour over the to bring in talent to complement him. most importantly, will be hoping that striker will turn out to be dominant striker that he needs up top. the 30 year old returns to from the english championship and brings significant major league soccer experience to the number 9 role.
with his pace and athleticism, the sierra leone international provides the type of presence that could cause trouble for a back line that looked shaky last weekend. also offers an option for to go long should the possession approach not achieve the requisite results early on in the game. most would have noted that one of's big weaknesses from vancouver was the likes of steven caldwell getting caught out more than once, and will bring the same desire that rivero did last weekend. on the defensive side of things for columbus, a back line lead by international michael parkhurst will likely have its hands full trying to hold and in check. add in the fact that crewer tony will be suspended for the game and clear that columbus will need to be focused and at the top of their game to slow a reds side with plenty of offensive talent. in the end
expectations are sky high for toronto after an opening week performance in which all three of designated players played very well and played key roles in the victory. that said, the reds are still very much a new squad that is still coming together under. columbus have already had a year to adapt to their head coach's system. while there is expected to be a sizable contingent of support in columbus, this game ultimately represents a very tough road fixture. while vancouver only showed up for forty-five minutes last week, the progress that the crew made under last season suggests that columbus will certainly be a side that will play toronto hard for the full ninety minutes. prediction
toronto 1 2 columbus crew
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ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ stiv mɑrʧ 13 2015 iˈmeɪl stiv ɔn tˈwɪtər: rɛd ðɪs ɔn jʊr ər ˈænˌdrɔɪd dɪˈvaɪs frɛʃ ɔf pleɪɪŋ ˈspɔɪlər əˈgɛnst ðə vænˈkuvər ɪn ðɛr hoʊm ˈoʊpənər læst ˈwiˌkɪnd, tərˈɑntoʊ wɪl naʊ ɪnˈdɛvər tɪ du ðə seɪm əˈgɛnst ðɛr ˈbɪgəst juz. ˈraɪvəlz ðə kəˈləmbəs kru æt ˈsteɪdiəm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ. wɪθ wən roʊd wɪn ɔˈrɛdi tɪ ðɛr ˈkrɛdɪt, tərˈɑntoʊ wɪl ˈlaɪkli əraɪv ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ wɪθ ˈplɛnti əv ˈkɑnfədɛns. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ læst dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈkəmˌbæk ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ðə, ˈbrædli ənd ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi buid baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ wən twaɪs læst jɪr ɪn kəˈləmbəs əˈgɛnst ə kru saɪd ðət kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər ðə. boʊθ timz hæv ˈplɛnti tɪ pruv ðɪs ˈsizən ənd boʊθ ər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns kənˈtɛndərz fər ə spɑt ɪn ðə, ðeɪ ər saɪdz ˈklɪrli ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ du mɔr ðən ʤɪst kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðə bɪg dæns. waɪl tərˈɑntoʊ ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə moʊst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈsizən ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri, ðə kru ər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə 2014 kæmˈpeɪn ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər ðə fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ənd ˌɪmˈprɛst sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈəndər hɛd koʊʧ grɛg. kip ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ə kwɪk lʊk æt ðə ˈstændɪŋz ʃoʊz ðət tərˈɑntoʊ wɪl ˈɛnər ðɪs mæʧ ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ən ˈizi ˈvɪktəri, waɪl ðə kru ər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ dɪˈfit ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ wər hɛld ˈskɔrləs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt ðoʊz tu rɪˈzəlts prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəli ræn tərˈɑntoʊ ɔf ðə fild ɪn ə ˈdɑmənənt fərst hæf ɪn wɪʧ vænˈkuvər kʊd hæv ˈfɪnɪʃt ɔf ðə geɪm ˈərli hæd ɪt nɑt bɪn fər səm ˈvɛri pur ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ. tərˈɑntoʊ dɪˈzərv ˈplɛnti əv ˈkrɛdɪt fər ðə ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ əˈʤəstɪd ənd pʊld aʊt ə wɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf, bət ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli tərˈɑntoʊ ɪz stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfʊli kəm təˈgɛðər ɛz ə tim ənd dɪˈlɪvər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ə fʊl ˈnaɪnti ˈmɪnət pərˈfɔrməns. ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðət ɪkˈweɪʒən, kəˈləmbəs ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ˈɛvəri ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðɛr geɪm əˈgɛnst ðə ˈhjustən ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl scoreline*. ðə kru hæd 60 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə pəˈzɛʃən ənd ðə ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ 18 tɪ 8 wɪθ ˈhjustən ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈtaɪlər ˈəltəmətli ˈkəmɪŋ əp bɪg ɔn ˈməltəpəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz. wɪθ boʊθ ənd hɛd koʊʧ grɛg əˈproʊʧɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr saɪdz kənˈtroʊl ðə pəˈzɛʃən ənd teɪk ðə mæʧ tɪ ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ðɪs ˈfɪksʧər wɪl bi ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ʧɛs mæʧ ɪn wɪʧ wɪˈʧɛvər saɪd ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɪn ðə ˈbætəl wɪl ˈlaɪkli kəm əˈweɪ wɪθ ɔl θri pɔɪnts. wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd, ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ wɔʧ ɪz ɪf ˈmaɪkəl ˈbrædli kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ pleɪ mɔr əv ə steɪ æt hoʊm roʊl fər ðə ˈsɛkənd mæʧ ɪn ə roʊ. ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ɪf ˈwɔrən ərnz ə ˈsɛkənd streɪt stɑrt æt raɪt bæk fər tərˈɑntoʊ. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈhjustən ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ wɑz kɔt aʊt əv pəˈzɪʃən ˈɔfən əˈgɛnst ðə ənd ðət taɪp əv ˈwiknəs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ə ˈkræfti kru saɪd wɪl ˈlaɪkli ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ʃʊd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti rɪr ɪts hɛd əˈgɛn. waɪl ðə bʊk ɔn ðə kəˈləmbəs kru ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz həz ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn əˈtækɪŋ fɛdərˈikoʊ, ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin ˈmaɪstroʊ ðə ˈoʊnli pleɪər ðət ðə rɛdz wɪl nid tɪ kip ðɛr aɪz ɔn. ˈtæləntɪd aɪsˈlændɪk ʤɔɪnd ðə tim ˈoʊvər ðə ənd ˈʤəstɪn ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈbreɪˌkaʊt kæmˈpeɪn. ɪz stɪl ðə strɪŋ ˈpʊlər fər kəˈləmbəs bət ðə kləb dɪd ɪnˈdɛvər ˈoʊvər ðə tɪ brɪŋ ɪn ˈtælənt tɪ ˈkɑmpləmənt ɪm. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, wɪl bi ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ˈstraɪkər wɪl tərn aʊt tɪ bi ˈdɑmənənt ˈstraɪkər ðət hi nidz əp tɔp. ðə 30 jɪr oʊld rɪˈtərnz tɪ frəm ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ənd brɪŋz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ðə ˈnəmbər 9 roʊl. wɪθ hɪz peɪs ənd æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm, ðə siˈɛrə liˈoʊn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl prəˈvaɪdz ðə taɪp əv ˈprɛzəns ðət kʊd kɔz ˈtrəbəl fər ə bæk laɪn ðət lʊkt ˈʃeɪki læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz ən ˈɔpʃən fər tɪ goʊ lɔŋ ʃʊd ðə pəˈzɛʃən əˈproʊʧ nɑt əˈʧiv ðə ˈrɛkwəzət rɪˈzəlts ˈərli ɔn ɪn ðə geɪm. moʊst wʊd hæv ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wən əv bɪg ˈwiknəsɪz frəm vænˈkuvər wɑz ðə laɪks əv ˈstivən ˈkɔldwɛl ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt aʊt mɔr ðən wəns, ənd wɪl brɪŋ ðə seɪm dɪˈzaɪər ðət riˈvɛroʊ dɪd læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv saɪd əv θɪŋz fər kəˈləmbəs, ə bæk laɪn lɛd baɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɑrkhərst wɪl ˈlaɪkli hæv ɪts hænz fʊl traɪɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ənd ɪn ʧɛk. æd ɪn ðə fækt ðət kru ˈtoʊni wɪl bi səˈspɛndɪd fər ðə geɪm ənd klɪr ðət kəˈləmbəs wɪl nid tɪ bi ˈfoʊkɪst ənd æt ðə tɔp əv ðɛr geɪm tɪ sloʊ ə rɛdz saɪd wɪθ ˈplɛnti əv əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtælənt. ɪn ðə ɛnd ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ər skaɪ haɪ fər tərˈɑntoʊ ˈæftər ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ wik pərˈfɔrməns ɪn wɪʧ ɔl θri əv ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd pleɪərz pleɪd ˈvɛri wɛl ənd pleɪd ki roʊlz ɪn ðə ˈvɪktəri. ðət sɛd, ðə rɛdz ər stɪl ˈvɛri məʧ ə nu skwɑd ðət ɪz stɪl ˈkəmɪŋ təˈgɛðər ˈəndər. kəˈləmbəs hæv ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə jɪr tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ðɛr hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪz ˈsɪstəm. waɪl ðɛr ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ə ˈsaɪzəbəl kənˈtɪnʤənt əv səˈpɔrt ɪn kəˈləmbəs, ðɪs geɪm ˈəltəmətli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈvɛri təf roʊd ˈfɪksʧər. waɪl vænˈkuvər ˈoʊnli ʃoʊd əp fər ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv ˈmɪnəts læst wik, ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs ðət ðə kru meɪd ˈəndər læst ˈsizən səˈʤɛsts ðət kəˈləmbəs wɪl ˈsərtənli bi ə saɪd ðət wɪl pleɪ tərˈɑntoʊ hɑrd fər ðə fʊl ˈnaɪnti ˈmɪnəts. priˈdɪkʃən tərˈɑntoʊ 1 2 kəˈləmbəs kru
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ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt and closest dwarf planet to earth, had been remarkable for its plain surface. new research suggests that most of the material that has struck ceres in high-speed collisions has stuck billions of years worth of meteorite material.
a new set of impact experiments suggests that the dwarf planet ceres may be something of a cosmic dartboard: projectiles that slam into it tend to stick.
the experiments, performed using the vertical gun range at ames research center, suggest that when asteroids and other hit ceres, much of the impact material remains on the surface instead of bouncing off into space. the findings suggest the surface of ceres could consist largely of a of material collected over billions of years of bombardment.
the research, by daly and peter schultz of brown university, is published in geophysical research letters .
ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and the nearest dwarf planet to earth. until the recent arrival of the dawn spacecraft, all that was known about ceres came from telescopic observations. the observations showed ceres to be mysteriously low in density, suggesting it is made either of very porous silicate material, or perhaps contains a large layer of water ice. observations of its surface were remarkable as well largely for being unremarkable.
“it’s really bland in the telescopic observations,” said daly, a ph.d. student at brown and the lead author. “it’s like someone took a single color of spray paint and sprayed the whole thing. when we think about what might have caused this homogeneous surface, our thoughts turn to impact processes.”
and to understand impact processes, the researchers turned to vertical gun range, a cannon with a barrel that can launch projectiles at up to miles per hour. for this work, daly and schultz wanted to simulate impacts into surfaces that mimic the two broad possibilities for the composition of surface: porous silicate or icy.
“the idea was to look at those two cases, because we really know yet exactly what ceres is like,” daly said.
for the porous silicate case, the researchers launched into a powdered pumice. for the icy case, they used two targets: snow, and snow covered by a thin veneer of fluffy silicate material, simulating the possibility the ice sits below a silicate layer. they then blasted these targets with bits of basalt and aluminum, simulating both stony and metallic meteorites.
the study showed that in all cases, large proportions of the impact material remained in and around the impact crater. this was especially true in the icy case, daly said.
“we show that when you have a vertical impact into snow an analog for the porous ice we think might be just beneath the surface of ceres you can have about 77 percent of the mass stay in or near the crater.”
the results were a bit of a surprise, said schultz, who has studied impact processes for many years as professor of earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at brown.
“this is really contrary to previous estimates for small bodies,” schultz said. “the thought was that eject more material that collect, but we show you can really deliver a ton of material.”
the impact speeds used in the experiments were similar to speeds thought to be common in asteroid belt collisions. the findings suggest that a majority of impacts on porous bodies like ceres cause an accumulation of impact material on the surface.
“people have thought that perhaps if an impact was unusually slow, then you could deliver this much material,” schultz said. “but what saying is that for a typical, impact in the asteroid belt, delivering a ton of material.”
over billions of years of such impacts, ceres may have accumulated quite a bit of non-native material, daly and schultz said, much of it mixing together to create the relatively nondescript surface seen from telescopes. the researchers are hopeful that as the dawn spacecraft scans the surface at much higher resolution, it might be able to pick out individual patches of this delivered material. that would help confirm the relevance of these experiments to celestial bodies, the researchers say.
the results have implications for missions that aim to return asteroid samples to earth. unless the landing sites are carefully chosen, the researchers say, those missions could end up with samples that representative of the original material. to get that, it might be necessary to find an area where there has been a relatively recent impact.
“you do this like the old claw crane from the arcade,” schultz said. “you just reach down and grab there. you may need to find a fresh impact where perhaps the native stuff has been churned up.”
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ˈsɪriz, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪn ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪd bɛlt ənd ˈkloʊsəst dwɔrf ˈplænət tɪ ərθ, hæd bɪn rɪˈmɑrkəbəl fər ɪts pleɪn ˈsərfəs. nu ˈrisərʧ səˈʤɛsts ðət moʊst əv ðə məˈtɪriəl ðət həz strək ˈsɪriz ɪn ˈhaɪˌspid kəˈlɪʒənz həz stək ˈbɪljənz əv jɪrz wərθ əv ˈmitiɔˌraɪt məˈtɪriəl. ə nu sɛt əv ˌɪmˈpækt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə dwɔrf ˈplænət ˈsɪriz meɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈkɑzmɪk ˈdɑrtˌbɔrd: prɑˈʤɛktəlz ðət slæm ˈɪntu ɪt tɛnd tɪ stɪk. ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənts, pərˈfɔrmd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈvərtɪkəl gən reɪnʤ æt eɪmz ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, səˈʤɛst ðət wɪn ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ənd ˈəðər hɪt ˈsɪriz, məʧ əv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt məˈtɪriəl rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈbaʊnsɪŋ ɔf ˈɪntu speɪs. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz səˈʤɛst ðə ˈsərfəs əv ˈsɪriz kʊd kənˈsɪst ˈlɑrʤli əv ə əv məˈtɪriəl kəˈlɛktəd ˈoʊvər ˈbɪljənz əv jɪrz əv bɑmˈbɑrdmənt. ðə ˈrisərʧ, baɪ ˈdeɪli ənd ˈpitər ʃʊlts əv braʊn ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˌʤioʊˈfɪzəkəl ˈrisərʧ ˈlɛtərz ˈsɪriz ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪn ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪd bɛlt ənd ðə ˈnɪrəst dwɔrf ˈplænət tɪ ərθ. ənˈtɪl ðə ˈrisənt ərˈaɪvəl əv ðə dɔn ˈspeɪˌskræft, ɔl ðət wɑz noʊn əˈbaʊt ˈsɪriz keɪm frəm ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz. ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ʃoʊd ˈsɪriz tɪ bi ˌmɪˈstɪrjəsli loʊ ɪn ˈdɛnsɪti, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ɪt ɪz meɪd ˈiðər əv ˈvɛri ˈpɔrəs ˈsɪləˌkeɪt məˈtɪriəl, ər pərˈhæps kənˈteɪnz ə lɑrʤ leɪər əv ˈwɔtər aɪs. ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əv ɪts ˈsərfəs wər rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ɛz wɛl ˈlɑrʤli fər biɪŋ ənrɪˈmɑrkəbəl. ˈrɪli blænd ɪn ðə ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk observations,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪli, ə ph.d*. ˈstudənt æt braʊn ənd ðə lɛd ˈɔθər. laɪk ˈsəmˌwən tʊk ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkələr əv spreɪ peɪnt ənd spreɪd ðə hoʊl θɪŋ. wɪn wi θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət maɪt hæv kɔzd ðɪs ˌhoʊməˈʤiniəs ˈsərfəs, ɑr θɔts tərn tɪ ˌɪmˈpækt processes.”*.” ənd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˌɪmˈpækt ˈprɑsɛsəz, ðə ˈrisərʧərz tərnd tɪ ˈvərtɪkəl gən reɪnʤ, ə ˈkænən wɪθ ə ˈbɛrəl ðət kən lɔnʧ prɑˈʤɛktəlz æt əp tɪ maɪəlz pər aʊər. fər ðɪs wərk, ˈdeɪli ənd ʃʊlts ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ˌɪmˈpækts ˈɪntu ˈsərfəsɪz ðət ˈmɪmɪk ðə tu brɔd ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz fər ðə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən əv ˈsərfəs: ˈpɔrəs ˈsɪləˌkeɪt ər ˈaɪsi. aɪˈdiə wɑz tɪ lʊk æt ðoʊz tu ˈkeɪsɪz, bɪˈkəz wi ˈrɪli noʊ jɛt ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈsɪriz ɪz like,”*,” ˈdeɪli sɛd. fər ðə ˈpɔrəs ˈsɪləˌkeɪt keɪs, ðə ˈrisərʧərz lɔnʧt ˈɪntu ə ˈpaʊdərd ˈpəməs. fər ðə ˈaɪsi keɪs, ðeɪ juzd tu ˈtɑrgəts: snoʊ, ənd snoʊ ˈkəvərd baɪ ə θɪn vəˈnɪr əv ˈfləfi ˈsɪləˌkeɪt məˈtɪriəl, ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðə aɪs sɪts bɪˈloʊ ə ˈsɪləˌkeɪt leɪər. ðeɪ ðɛn ˈblæstɪd ðiz ˈtɑrgəts wɪθ bɪts əv bəˈsɔlt ənd əˈlumənəm, ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ boʊθ ˈstoʊni ənd məˈtælɪk meteorites*. ðə ˈstədi ʃoʊd ðət ɪn ɔl ˈkeɪsɪz, lɑrʤ prəˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt məˈtɪriəl rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ənd əraʊnd ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ˈkreɪtər. ðɪs wɑz əˈspɛʃəli tru ɪn ðə ˈaɪsi keɪs, ˈdeɪli sɛd. ʃoʊ ðət wɪn ju hæv ə ˈvərtɪkəl ˌɪmˈpækt ˈɪntu snoʊ ən ˈænəˌlɔg fər ðə ˈpɔrəs aɪs wi θɪŋk maɪt bi ʤɪst bɪˈniθ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ˈsɪriz ju kən hæv əˈbaʊt 77 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə mæs steɪ ɪn ər nɪr ðə crater.”*.” ðə rɪˈzəlts wər ə bɪt əv ə səˈpraɪz, sɛd ʃʊlts, hu həz ˈstədid ˌɪmˈpækt ˈprɑsɛsəz fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ɛz prəˈfɛsər əv ərθ, ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl, ənd ˈplænəˌtɛri ˈsaɪənsɪz æt braʊn. ɪz ˈrɪli ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈpriviəs ˈɛstəˌmeɪts fər smɔl bodies,”*,” ʃʊlts sɛd. θɔt wɑz ðət ɪˈʤɛkt mɔr məˈtɪriəl ðət kəˈlɛkt, bət wi ʃoʊ ju kən ˈrɪli dɪˈlɪvər ə tən əv material.”*.” ðə ˌɪmˈpækt spidz juzd ɪn ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənts wər ˈsɪmələr tɪ spidz θɔt tɪ bi ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈæstərˌɔɪd bɛlt kəˈlɪʒənz. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz səˈʤɛst ðət ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌɪmˈpækts ɔn ˈpɔrəs ˈbɑdiz laɪk ˈsɪriz kɔz ən əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əv ˌɪmˈpækt məˈtɪriəl ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs. hæv θɔt ðət pərˈhæps ɪf ən ˌɪmˈpækt wɑz ənˈjuˌʒuəli sloʊ, ðɛn ju kʊd dɪˈlɪvər ðɪs məʧ material,”*,” ʃʊlts sɛd. wət seɪɪŋ ɪz ðət fər ə ˈtɪpɪkəl, ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪd bɛlt, dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ə tən əv material.”*.” ˈoʊvər ˈbɪljənz əv jɪrz əv səʧ ˌɪmˈpækts, ˈsɪriz meɪ hæv əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd kwaɪt ə bɪt əv ˈnɑˈneɪtɪv məˈtɪriəl, ˈdeɪli ənd ʃʊlts sɛd, məʧ əv ɪt ˈmɪksɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt ˈsərfəs sin frəm ˈtɛləˌskoʊps. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ər ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ɛz ðə dɔn ˈspeɪˌskræft skænz ðə ˈsərfəs æt məʧ haɪər ˌrɛzəˈluʃən, ɪt maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pɪk aʊt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpæʧɪz əv ðɪs dɪˈlɪvərd məˈtɪriəl. ðət wʊd hɛlp kənˈfərm ðə ˈrɛləvəns əv ðiz ɪkˈspɛrəmənts tɪ səˈlɛsʧəl ˈbɑdiz, ðə ˈrisərʧərz seɪ. ðə rɪˈzəlts hæv ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈmɪʃənz ðət eɪm tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈæstərˌɔɪd ˈsæmpəlz tɪ ərθ. ənˈlɛs ðə ˈlændɪŋ saɪts ər ˈkɛrfəli ˈʧoʊzən, ðə ˈrisərʧərz seɪ, ðoʊz ˈmɪʃənz kʊd ɛnd əp wɪθ ˈsæmpəlz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl məˈtɪriəl. tɪ gɪt ðət, ɪt maɪt bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ faɪnd ən ˈɛriə wɛr ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈrisənt ˌɪmˈpækt. du ðɪs laɪk ðə oʊld klɔ kreɪn frəm ðə arcade,”*,” ʃʊlts sɛd. ʤɪst riʧ daʊn ənd græb ðɛr. ju meɪ nid tɪ faɪnd ə frɛʃ ˌɪmˈpækt wɛr pərˈhæps ðə ˈneɪtɪv stəf həz bɪn ʧərnd up.”*.”
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when it comes to integration tests, especially when developing web automation tests, test ordering can be useful. in larger web applications where you might want to test out a workflow, you need to have tests execute in a certain order. has built-in support for ordered testing, but that implementation own disadvantages. so, what about ordered testing in? has very limited support for ordered testing, so i decided to build a library to allow test ordering in. i gladly announce thetestordering library: allowing you to order tests similar to.
features
the library offers the following features:
build complex test ordering hierarchies
skip subsequent tests if an test fails
order your test methods by dependency instead of integer order
supports usage side-by-side with tests. tests are executed first
usage
include the library into your project and include the following code in your file:
[assembly:enabletestfixtureordering]
now you can start writing ordered tests. you can order both test fixtures and the methods within fixtures themselves.
note: if you use the package this has already been arranged for you!
test fixture ordering
the main feature of the library is to order test fixtures. in order to set-up fixture ordering, derive a class from . decorate your new class with the . override and implement the method.
in the method you can call and to register an or to run in order.
let’s say building a webshop, and want to run an automation test on the workflow of:
enter a product as administrator
buy the product as a customer
ship the order as administrator
we could model this scenario like:
[orderedtestfixture] public sealed class : { protected override void () { < >(); < >(); < >(); } protected override => false ; // or true, if you want to continue even if a child test fails, but in this case we depend on the workflow to complete, so we don't want to do that. }
and from the execute this scenario using:
nunit3-console.exe -where "test==ordered.webuitestfixture"
this also allows us to build multiple test. we might have a smoke test we want to execute when we do a daily deployment to the staging environment:
[orderedtestfixture] public sealed class : { // ... }
ordering test methods within fixtures
within test fixtures often want to order the individual test methods as well. check this scenario:
[testfixture] public sealed class { [ test ] public void (); [ test ] public void (); }
we need to enter a product before we can look it up in the overview. sometimes, the test fixture itself may be generated, for example by the excellent framework.
in that case you can apply an ordered to the test fixture, to allow test methods to execute in the order you want:
partial class { private sealed class : < tests > { protected override void () { ( ( )); ( ( )); } } }
download
download the current from:
install-packagetestordering -pre
or download and compile build the binaries yourself.
how can you help
the library is currently in alpha stage. it has tests for many and > 75% code coverage. currently looking for feedback to improve the library to be able to release a first a first stable version on.
just drop me a comment here or open an issue on github. thanks!
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wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən tɛsts, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wɛb ɔtəˈmeɪʃən tɛsts, tɛst ˈɔrdərɪŋ kən bi ˈjusfəl. ɪn ˈlɑrʤər wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wɛr ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ tɛst aʊt ə ˈwərkˌfloʊ, ju nid tɪ hæv tɛsts ˈɛksəˌkjut ɪn ə ˈsərtən ˈɔrdər. həz ˈbɪlˌtɪn səˈpɔrt fər ˈɔrdərd ˈtɛstɪŋ, bət ðət ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən oʊn ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤz. soʊ, wət əˈbaʊt ˈɔrdərd ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪn? həz ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd səˈpɔrt fər ˈɔrdərd ˈtɛstɪŋ, soʊ aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪld ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ əˈlaʊ tɛst ˈɔrdərɪŋ ɪn. aɪ ˈglædli əˈnaʊns ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ ˈɔrdər tɛsts ˈsɪmələr tɪ. ˈfiʧərz ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈɔfərz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfiʧərz: bɪld ˈkɑmplɛks tɛst ˈɔrdərɪŋ ˈhaɪˌrɑrkiz skɪp ˈsəbsəkwənt tɛsts ɪf ən tɛst feɪlz ˈɔrdər jʊr tɛst ˈmɛθədz baɪ dɪˈpɛndənsi ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈɪntəʤər ˈɔrdər səˈpɔrts ˈjusɪʤ ˈsaɪdbaɪˈsaɪd wɪθ tɛsts. tɛsts ər ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd fərst ˈjusɪʤ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈɪntu jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ koʊd ɪn jʊr faɪl: [assembly:enabletestfixtureordering*] naʊ ju kən stɑrt ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈɔrdərd tɛsts. ju kən ˈɔrdər boʊθ tɛst ˈfɪksʧərz ənd ðə ˈmɛθədz wɪˈθɪn ˈfɪksʧərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. noʊt: ɪf ju juz ðə ˈpækɪʤ ðɪs həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn əreɪnʤd fər ju! tɛst ˈfɪksʧər ˈɔrdərɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈfiʧər əv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪz tɪ ˈɔrdər tɛst ˈfɪksʧərz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈsɛˌtəp ˈfɪksʧər ˈɔrdərɪŋ, dəraɪv ə klæs frəm ˈdɛkərˌeɪt jʊr nu klæs wɪθ ðə ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ənd ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈmɛθəd. ɪn ðə ˈmɛθəd ju kən kɔl ənd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ən ər tɪ rən ɪn ˈɔrdər. seɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə webshop*, ənd wɔnt tɪ rən ən ɔtəˈmeɪʃən tɛst ɔn ðə ˈwərkˌfloʊ əv: ˈɛnər ə ˈprɑdəkt ɛz ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər baɪ ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɛz ə ˈkəstəmər ʃɪp ðə ˈɔrdər ɛz ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər wi kʊd ˈmɑdəl ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ laɪk: [orderedtestfixture*] ˈpəblɪk sild klæs prəˈtɛktɪd ˈoʊvərˌraɪd vɔɪd prəˈtɛktɪd ˈoʊvərˌraɪd fɔls ər tru, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈivɪn ɪf ə ʧaɪld tɛst feɪlz, bət ɪn ðɪs keɪs wi dɪˈpɛnd ɔn ðə ˈwərkˌfloʊ tɪ kəmˈplit, soʊ wi doʊnt wɔnt tɪ du ðət. ənd frəm ðə ˈɛksəˌkjut ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ ˈjuzɪŋ: -wɛr "test==ordered.webuitestfixture*" ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪld ˈməltəpəl tɛst. wi maɪt hæv ə smoʊk tɛst wi wɔnt tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut wɪn wi du ə ˈdeɪli dɪˈplɔɪmənt tɪ ðə ˈsteɪʤɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt: [orderedtestfixture*] ˈpəblɪk sild klæs ˈɔrdərɪŋ tɛst ˈmɛθədz wɪˈθɪn ˈfɪksʧərz wɪˈθɪn tɛst ˈfɪksʧərz ˈɔfən wɔnt tɪ ˈɔrdər ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl tɛst ˈmɛθədz ɛz wɛl. ʧɛk ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ: [testfixture*] ˈpəblɪk sild klæs tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd tɛst ˈpəblɪk vɔɪd wi nid tɪ ˈɛnər ə ˈprɑdəkt ˌbiˈfɔr wi kən lʊk ɪt əp ɪn ðə ˈoʊvərvˌju. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ðə tɛst ˈfɪksʧər ˌɪtˈsɛlf meɪ bi ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl baɪ ðə ˈɛksələnt ˈfreɪmˌwərk. ɪn ðət keɪs ju kən əˈplaɪ ən ˈɔrdərd tɪ ðə tɛst ˈfɪksʧər, tɪ əˈlaʊ tɛst ˈmɛθədz tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər ju wɔnt: ˈpɑrʃəl klæs ˈpraɪvət sild klæs tɛsts prəˈtɛktɪd ˈoʊvərˌraɪd vɔɪd ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə ˈkɑrənt frəm: -pri ər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd kəmˈpaɪl bɪld ðə ˈbaɪnəˌriz ˈjɔrsɛlf. haʊ kən ju hɛlp ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪn ˈælfə steɪʤ. ɪt həz tɛsts fər ˈmɛni ənd 75 koʊd ˈkəvərɪʤ. ˈkərəntli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈfidˌbæk tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ riˈlis ə fərst ə fərst ˈsteɪbəl ˈvərʒən ɔn. ʤɪst drɔp mi ə ˈkɑmɛnt hir ər ˈoʊpən ən ˈɪʃu ɔn github*. θæŋks!
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this week has some new names, and not rehashing eric “god” thames, since taken in 95% of leagues, and 100% of leagues in which every owner is stuck in a catatonic state. focusing more on buys than sells this week and moving forward, as the players you add on the wire that will help you win, and depending on the depth of your league, these guys might still be ripe for the roster harvest.
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steven souza (of, rays) time to pick up your souza phone! we wrote up souza 2 weeks ago, but remained hot, as now hitting .349 with 4 homers and a .241. while true that his strikeout rate has been rapidly rising and now up to%, his swing rates still indicate improvement with plate discipline. target him for his home run and 10 ability, but with additional value in leagues as he can maintain a% walk rate.
travis shaw (3b, brewers) got lots of fans. in boston, they loved him so much, they named a supermarket chain after him. while he may not be in the star market (bostonians will get this joke), been many brand name third with 5 and a .266. i think legit, for many reasons. swinging less at everything and helped improve his contact rate and his k rate improvement. also, maintained his 2016 hard hit % of%, but has cut down his soft% from% to%. like to see him up that rate to keep this rate of power up, but he should still hit .260 with 25, 5 and a good amount of runs produced. doubt my claim, shaw it will happen.
mitch moreland (1b, red sox) moreland should be landing on more fantasy squads. always hit for good hard%, but up to a bonkers 50% this year, and his% is up from a career% to 44%. but somehow, he only has 2 for an%/fb? yeah, go up, and fast. not only that, but lowered his o-swing% and upped his z-swing% and seem to be selling out for his power as his contact rates have remained steady. still weaker against lefties (daily leagues take note), but this could be the makings of career year, so even if owned, point out the high and make your pitch for mitch.
austin hedges (c, padres) after starting the year with a big fat goose egg, many owners cut their hedgs. but even then, his peripherals showed it was just bad luck, and that goose egg is turning golden, with 6 in 8 games, leading all catchers. while the average is still at .175, his hard% at% is excellent for any player, but especially a catcher, and his% helps him make the most of that contact. he hit for with an ugly% o-swing%, but be better than it is now, and it looks like the power he showed in the minors is real, so expect 20+ by end. buy and pursue aggressively in all leagues, beat around the bush, hedge your bets, bet on hedges.
joey gallo (3b, rangers) another to this list, he handsomely repaid people who read the tea leaves (or), with 7 home runs, tied for the league lead, and leads the league in only hit 4 singles.) this is the gallo prospect fans prayed would come true, and why you give up on a massively talented (and also just massive) prospect when 23. but on top of the great run production despite hitting low in the lineup, 3 stolen bases (0 caught stealing) is also quite a surprising bonus perk. expect more of the same (well, maybe other than this rate), with some very hot and cold streaks mixed in. if on your wire, leave him hanging.
aaron judge (of, yankees) speaking of massive… i bet most people have bet that judge would be his favorite physical comp, stanton. my verdict 2 weeks ago was to pursue judge and swung a mighty gavel since, with 6 home runs and comparable to gallo and davis. what he lacks in high walk rate and speed, he makes up for with lower attrition risk due to better contact skills. buy in all leagues. case closed.
jett bandy (c, brewers) i tell if this a cosmic joke to shame the guy who trashed my bullish bandy bold prediction preseason. but jumbo jett has taken off with a .308 with 4 homers while jonathan is counting paper clips or something. his% hard% is quite a surprise, and while his swing rates are pretty terrible, made up for it with an excellent contact rate. his power rate will cool down, but he should still be for the balance of skills and a high run lineup. i bet the angels feel great about trading him for martin maldonado. but not gonna bandy on about it.
michael (of, mets) michael give owners taking a approach a lot of time to get-ble. in just 44 pa, amazingly has a .361 that is tied with his .361 and just above his .360. a fast journey to war. it seems thus far been less disciplined and swinging and missing more, but hard to say selling out for power as his hard% is down from last year. the crazy thing is not pulling and hitting more to center and oppo, so experimenting with a change in approach. well, what matters is get playing time now, and with his talent he should be added asap.
corey dickerson (of, rays) it looks like dickerson spent the dreaming he was back in coors and woken up. made a full rebound from his poor 2016 with a .324, 5, and .311. his hard% (akin of what he did in colorado) shows the power is legit, and combines well with his%%; his current/fb of 20% may be sustainable. this could be an example of a rebound from the funk a real thing). while add him in all but the mixed leagues, be warned that the average is likely a mirage, as his swing rates and contact rates are the worst of his career. but his power makes him worth taking on your team, even with his pathetic supporting cast.
yuli (3b, astros) not every day you see one of the best strikeout rates combined with one of the worst swing rates. see his strategy is swing at everything, and thanks to his excellent contact skills, it often ends in a hit. been red hot and now is up to a .333 now, and while he only has 1, that looks like it may go up as his% hard% is better than the% he put up last year. though the average will come down, take a flier and ride the hot streak in deeper. leagues, since he has dual eligibility in most leagues.
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keon broxton (of, brewers) even though he was last darling, i think it takes a rocket scientist to know a% k rate is, in baseball jargon “not good”. also walking way less, swinging more at the bad pitches and less at good ones, and swinging through 16%, which is just ugly. but the cherry on top off the poop sundae is not even hitting hard anymore, with a measly 22% hard%. lock him out and flush the key on broxton.
steve pearce (of, blue jays) it seemed that toronto would be a great location for the super utility man, but boy has he been awful. his hard% is also way down and his contact rate and swing rate are a mess, so not much hope of a rebound. either still not fully recovered from his forearm surgery in september, or just in rapid decline at 34. either way, the answer to that belong on my squad, even in deep al only.
mike napoli (dh, rangers) move over, napoli, a news guy in texas. napoli was playing with fire last year with a dangerously high strikeout rate, but made up for it with excellent hard contact. well the hard contact has diminished this year (31.9% is still good, but a far cry from%), and his discipline has continued to deteriorate, with a swstr%. with no defensive value, likely that when comes back, gallo will remain, and napoli will be the guy asked to ride the pine.
tim anderson (ss, white sox) part of one of my bold predictions was expecting tim anderson to flop. playing my favorite role, cantankerous old grump throwing shade at preseason hype. it looks right here, as his hard contact is down, and his strikeout rate of 20% is bad with no power or speed or walks. probably get worse, too, as his swing rates and 15% swstr% is bad. he still may get 15+ if they keep running him out there, but at least for this year, if he asks me to roster him, have to say “i think so, tim.”
brandon drury (3b, diamondbacks) you may not notice, but his performance has been brandon dreary. sure, he has a .300., and you may argue that sustainable, as further improved his plate discipline, and his k rate at 20% is no worse than last year when he hit .282. problem is, last year he hit the ball harder than expected, at%, and this year just a measly%. ew. and that .382 seems more outlandish when you see his infield fly ball rate is at an unsightly, todd%. the jury is out, take drury out… with the trash, not out to dinner. well, unless a pity date, i guess.
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ðɪs wik həz səm nu neɪmz, ənd nɑt riˈhæʃɪŋ ˈɛrɪk ““god”*” tɛmz, sɪns ˈteɪkən ɪn 95 əv ligz, ənd 100 əv ligz ɪn wɪʧ ˈɛvəri ˈoʊnər ɪz stək ɪn ə ˌkætəˈtɑnɪk steɪt. ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ mɔr ɔn baɪz ðən sɛlz ðɪs wik ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, ɛz ðə pleɪərz ju æd ɔn ðə waɪər ðət wɪl hɛlp ju wɪn, ənd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə dɛpθ əv jʊr lig, ðiz gaɪz maɪt stɪl bi raɪp fər ðə ˈrɑstər ˈhɑrvəst. baɪ ˈstivən ˈsuzə (əv, reɪz) taɪm tɪ pɪk əp jʊr ˈsuzə foʊn! wi roʊt əp ˈsuzə 2 wiks əˈgoʊ, bət rɪˈmeɪnd hɑt, ɛz naʊ ˈhɪtɪŋ 349 wɪθ 4 ˈhoʊmərz ənd ə 241. waɪl tru ðət hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt həz bɪn ˈræpədli ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd naʊ əp tɪ hɪz swɪŋ reɪts stɪl ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt wɪθ pleɪt ˈdɪsəplən. ˈtərgət ɪm fər hɪz hoʊm rən ənd 10 əˈbɪləˌti, bət wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈvælju ɪn ligz ɛz hi kən meɪnˈteɪn ə wɔk reɪt. ˈtrævɪs ʃɔ 3b*, bruərz) gɑt lɑts əv fænz. ɪn ˈbɔstən, ðeɪ ləvd ɪm soʊ məʧ, ðeɪ neɪmd ə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʧeɪn ˈæftər ɪm. waɪl hi meɪ nɑt bi ɪn ðə stɑr ˈmɑrkɪt (ˈbɑstoʊniənz wɪl gɪt ðɪs ʤoʊk), bɪn ˈmɛni brænd neɪm θərd wɪθ 5 ənd ə 266. aɪ θɪŋk ˈlɛʤɪt, fər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz. sˈwɪŋɪŋ lɛs æt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ənd hɛlpt ˌɪmˈpruv hɪz ˈkɑnˌtækt reɪt ənd hɪz keɪ reɪt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. ˈɔlsoʊ, meɪnˈteɪnd hɪz 2016 hɑrd hɪt əv bət həz kət daʊn hɪz sɔft% frəm tɪ laɪk tɪ si ɪm əp ðət reɪt tɪ kip ðɪs reɪt əv paʊər əp, bət hi ʃʊd stɪl hɪt 260 wɪθ 25, 5 ənd ə gʊd əˈmaʊnt əv rənz prəˈdust. daʊt maɪ kleɪm, ʃɔ ɪt wɪl ˈhæpən. mɪʧ ˈmɔrlənd 1b*, rɛd sɑks) ˈmɔrlənd ʃʊd bi ˈlændɪŋ ɔn mɔr ˈfænəsi skwɑdz. ˈɔlˌweɪz hɪt fər gʊd hɑrd%, bət əp tɪ ə ˈbɑŋkərz 50 ðɪs jɪr, ənd hɪz% ɪz əp frəm ə kərɪr tɪ 44 bət ˈsəmˌhaʊ, hi ˈoʊnli həz 2 fər ən? jæ, goʊ əp, ənd fæst. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət, bət loʊərd hɪz o-swing*% ənd əpt hɪz z-swing*% ənd sim tɪ bi ˈsɛlɪŋ aʊt fər hɪz paʊər ɛz hɪz ˈkɑnˌtækt reɪts hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ˈstɛdi. stɪl ˈwikər əˈgɛnst ˈlɛftiz (ˈdeɪli ligz teɪk noʊt), bət ðɪs kʊd bi ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋz əv kərɪr jɪr, soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf oʊnd, pɔɪnt aʊt ðə haɪ ənd meɪk jʊr pɪʧ fər mɪʧ. ˈɔstən ˈhɛʤɪz (si, ˈpæˌdreɪz) ˈæftər ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðə jɪr wɪθ ə bɪg fæt gus ɛg, ˈmɛni ˈoʊnərz kət ðɛr hedgs*. bət ˈivɪn ðɛn, hɪz pərˈɪfərəlz ʃoʊd ɪt wɑz ʤɪst bæd lək, ənd ðət gus ɛg ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ ˈgoʊldən, wɪθ 6 ɪn 8 geɪmz, ˈlidɪŋ ɔl ˈkæˌʧərz. waɪl ðə ˈævərɪʤ ɪz stɪl æt 175 hɪz hɑrd% æt ɪz ˈɛksələnt fər ˈɛni pleɪər, bət əˈspɛʃəli ə ˈkæˌʧər, ənd hɪz% hɛlps ɪm meɪk ðə moʊst əv ðət ˈkɑnˌtækt. hi hɪt fər wɪθ ən ˈəgli o-swing*%, bət bi ˈbɛtər ðən ɪt ɪz naʊ, ənd ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə paʊər hi ʃoʊd ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnərz ɪz ril, soʊ ɪkˈspɛkt 20 baɪ ɛnd. baɪ ənd pərˈsu əˈgrɛsɪvli ɪn ɔl ligz, bit əraʊnd ðə bʊʃ, hɛʤ jʊr bɛts, bɛt ɔn ˈhɛʤɪz. ʤoʊi ˈgæloʊ 3b*, ˈreɪnʤərz) əˈnəðər tɪ ðɪs lɪst, hi ˈhænsəmli riˈpeɪd ˈpipəl hu rɛd ðə ti livz (ər), wɪθ 7 hoʊm rənz, taɪd fər ðə lig lɛd, ənd lidz ðə lig ɪn ˈoʊnli hɪt 4 ˈsɪŋgəlz.) ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈgæloʊ ˈprɑspɛkt fænz preɪd wʊd kəm tru, ənd waɪ ju gɪv əp ɔn ə ˈmæsɪvli ˈtæləntɪd (ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɪst ˈmæsɪv) ˈprɑspɛkt wɪn 23 bət ɔn tɔp əv ðə greɪt rən pərˈdəkʃən dɪˈspaɪt ˈhɪtɪŋ loʊ ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp, 3 ˈstoʊlən ˈbeɪsɪz 0 kɔt ˈstilɪŋ) ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈboʊnəs pərk. ɪkˈspɛkt mɔr əv ðə seɪm (wɛl, ˈmeɪbi ˈəðər ðən ðɪs reɪt), wɪθ səm ˈvɛri hɑt ənd koʊld striks mɪkst ɪn. ɪf ɔn jʊr waɪər, liv ɪm ˈhæŋɪŋ. ˈɛrən ʤəʤ (əv, ˈjæŋkiz) ˈspikɪŋ əv massive…*… aɪ bɛt moʊst ˈpipəl hæv bɛt ðət ʤəʤ wʊd bi hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfɪzɪkəl kɑmp, ˈstæntən. maɪ ˈvərdɪkt 2 wiks əˈgoʊ wɑz tɪ pərˈsu ʤəʤ ənd swəŋ ə ˈmaɪti ˈgævəl sɪns, wɪθ 6 hoʊm rənz ənd ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ ˈgæloʊ ənd ˈdeɪvɪs. wət hi læks ɪn haɪ wɔk reɪt ənd spid, hi meɪks əp fər wɪθ loʊər əˈtrɪʃən rɪsk du tɪ ˈbɛtər ˈkɑnˌtækt skɪlz. baɪ ɪn ɔl ligz. keɪs kloʊzd. ʤɛt ˈbændi (si, bruərz) aɪ tɛl ɪf ðɪs ə ˈkɑzmɪk ʤoʊk tɪ ʃeɪm ðə gaɪ hu træʃt maɪ ˈbʊlɪʃ ˈbændi boʊld priˈdɪkʃən ˌpriˈsizən. bət ˈʤəmboʊ ʤɛt həz ˈteɪkən ɔf wɪθ ə 308 wɪθ 4 ˈhoʊmərz waɪl ˈʤɑnəθən ɪz ˈkaʊntɪŋ ˈpeɪpər klɪps ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. hɪz hɑrd% ɪz kwaɪt ə səˈpraɪz, ənd waɪl hɪz swɪŋ reɪts ər ˈprɪti ˈtɛrəbəl, meɪd əp fər ɪt wɪθ ən ˈɛksələnt ˈkɑnˌtækt reɪt. hɪz paʊər reɪt wɪl kul daʊn, bət hi ʃʊd stɪl bi fər ðə ˈbæləns əv skɪlz ənd ə haɪ rən ˈlaɪˌnəp. aɪ bɛt ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz fil greɪt əˈbaʊt ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɪm fər ˈmɑrtɪn mældəˈnɑdoʊ. bət nɑt ˈgɑnə ˈbændi ɔn əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈmaɪkəl (əv, mɛts) ˈmaɪkəl gɪv ˈoʊnərz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə əˈproʊʧ ə lɔt əv taɪm tɪ gɪt conforto-ble*. ɪn ʤɪst 44 pɑ, əˈmeɪzɪŋli həz ə 361 ðət ɪz taɪd wɪθ hɪz 361 ənd ʤɪst əˈbəv hɪz 360. ə fæst ˈʤərni tɪ wɔr. ɪt simz ðəs fɑr bɪn lɛs ˈdɪsəplənd ənd sˈwɪŋɪŋ ənd ˈmɪsɪŋ mɔr, bət hɑrd tɪ seɪ ˈsɛlɪŋ aʊt fər paʊər ɛz hɪz hɑrd% ɪz daʊn frəm læst jɪr. ðə ˈkreɪzi θɪŋ ɪz nɑt ˈpʊlɪŋ ənd ˈhɪtɪŋ mɔr tɪ ˈsɛnər ənd oppo*, soʊ ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn əˈproʊʧ. wɛl, wət ˈmætərz ɪz gɪt pleɪɪŋ taɪm naʊ, ənd wɪθ hɪz ˈtælənt hi ʃʊd bi ˈædɪd ˈeɪˌsæp. ˈkɔri ˈdɪkərsən (əv, reɪz) ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈdɪkərsən spɛnt ðə ˈdrimɪŋ hi wɑz bæk ɪn kurz ənd ˈwoʊkən əp. meɪd ə fʊl riˈbaʊnd frəm hɪz pur 2016 wɪθ ə 324, 5, ənd 311. hɪz hɑrd% (ˈeɪkɪn əv wət hi dɪd ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ) ʃoʊz ðə paʊər ɪz ˈlɛʤɪt, ənd kəmˈbaɪnz wɛl wɪθ hɪz%; hɪz ˈkɑrənt əv 20 meɪ bi səˈsteɪnəbəl. ðɪs kʊd bi ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə riˈbaʊnd frəm ðə fəŋk ə ril θɪŋ). waɪl æd ɪm ɪn ɔl bət ðə mɪkst ligz, bi wɔrnd ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ ɪz ˈlaɪkli ə mərɑʒ, ɛz hɪz swɪŋ reɪts ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt reɪts ər ðə wərst əv hɪz kərɪr. bət hɪz paʊər meɪks ɪm wərθ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn jʊr tim, ˈivɪn wɪθ hɪz pəˈθɛtɪk səˈpɔrtɪŋ kæst. ˈjuli 3b*, ˈæstroʊs) nɑt ˈɛvəri deɪ ju si wən əv ðə bɛst ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪts kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ wən əv ðə wərst swɪŋ reɪts. si hɪz ˈstrætəʤi ɪz swɪŋ æt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ənd θæŋks tɪ hɪz ˈɛksələnt ˈkɑnˌtækt skɪlz, ɪt ˈɔfən ɛndz ɪn ə hɪt. bɪn rɛd hɑt ənd naʊ ɪz əp tɪ ə 333 naʊ, ənd waɪl hi ˈoʊnli həz 1, ðət lʊks laɪk ɪt meɪ goʊ əp ɛz hɪz hɑrd% ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə hi pʊt əp læst jɪr. ðoʊ ðə ˈævərɪʤ wɪl kəm daʊn, teɪk ə flaɪər ənd raɪd ðə hɑt strik ɪn ˈdipər. ligz, sɪns hi həz duəl ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti ɪn moʊst ligz. sɛl ˈbrɑkstən (əv, bruərz) ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi wɑz læst ˈdɑrlɪŋ, aɪ θɪŋk ɪt teɪks ə ˈrɑkət ˈsaɪəntɪst tɪ noʊ ə keɪ reɪt ɪz, ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈʤɑrgən good”*”. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɔkɪŋ weɪ lɛs, sˈwɪŋɪŋ mɔr æt ðə bæd ˈpɪʧɪz ənd lɛs æt gʊd wənz, ənd sˈwɪŋɪŋ θru 16 wɪʧ ɪz ʤɪst ˈəgli. bət ðə ˈʧɛri ɔn tɔp ɔf ðə pup ˈsəndeɪ ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈhɪtɪŋ hɑrd ˌɛniˈmɔr, wɪθ ə ˈmizli 22 hɑrd%. lɑk ɪm aʊt ənd fləʃ ðə ki ɔn ˈbrɑkstən. stiv pɪrs (əv, blu ʤeɪz) ɪt simd ðət tərˈɑntoʊ wʊd bi ə greɪt loʊˈkeɪʃən fər ðə ˈsupər juˈtɪləti mæn, bət bɔɪ həz hi bɪn ˈɔfəl. hɪz hɑrd% ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ weɪ daʊn ənd hɪz ˈkɑnˌtækt reɪt ənd swɪŋ reɪt ər ə mɛs, soʊ nɑt məʧ hoʊp əv ə riˈbaʊnd. ˈiðər stɪl nɑt ˈfʊli rɪˈkəvərd frəm hɪz ˈfɔˌrɑrm ˈsərʤəri ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ər ʤɪst ɪn ˈræpɪd dɪˈklaɪn æt 34 ˈiðər weɪ, ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðət bɪˈlɔŋ ɔn maɪ skwɑd, ˈivɪn ɪn dip æl ˈoʊnli. maɪk ˈnæpəli (dh*, ˈreɪnʤərz) muv ˈoʊvər, ˈnæpəli, ə nu gaɪ ɪn ˈtɛksəs. ˈnæpəli wɑz pleɪɪŋ wɪθ faɪər læst jɪr wɪθ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəsli haɪ ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt, bət meɪd əp fər ɪt wɪθ ˈɛksələnt hɑrd ˈkɑnˌtækt. wɛl ðə hɑrd ˈkɑnˌtækt həz dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ðɪs jɪr ɪz stɪl gʊd, bət ə fɑr kraɪ frəm ənd hɪz ˈdɪsəplən həz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt, wɪθ ə swstr*%. wɪθ noʊ dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈvælju, ˈlaɪkli ðət wɪn kəmz bæk, ˈgæloʊ wɪl rɪˈmeɪn, ənd ˈnæpəli wɪl bi ðə gaɪ æst tɪ raɪd ðə paɪn. tɪm ˈændərsən (ss*, waɪt sɑks) pɑrt əv wən əv maɪ boʊld priˈdɪkʃənz wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪm ˈændərsən tɪ flɑp. pleɪɪŋ maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt roʊl, kænˈtæŋkərəs oʊld grəmp θroʊɪŋ ʃeɪd æt ˌpriˈsizən haɪp. ɪt lʊks raɪt hir, ɛz hɪz hɑrd ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪz daʊn, ənd hɪz ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt əv 20 ɪz bæd wɪθ noʊ paʊər ər spid ər wɔks. ˈprɑbəˌbli gɪt wərs, tu, ɛz hɪz swɪŋ reɪts ənd 15 swstr*% ɪz bæd. hi stɪl meɪ gɪt 15 ɪf ðeɪ kip ˈrənɪŋ ɪm aʊt ðɛr, bət æt list fər ðɪs jɪr, ɪf hi æsks mi tɪ ˈrɑstər ɪm, hæv tɪ seɪ θɪŋk soʊ, tim.”*.” ˈbrændən ˈdruri 3b*, diamondbacks*) ju meɪ nɑt ˈnoʊtɪs, bət hɪz pərˈfɔrməns həz bɪn ˈbrændən ˈdrɪri. ʃʊr, hi həz ə 300., ənd ju meɪ ˈɑrgju ðət səˈsteɪnəbəl, ɛz ˈfərðər ˌɪmˈpruvd hɪz pleɪt ˈdɪsəplən, ənd hɪz keɪ reɪt æt 20 ɪz noʊ wərs ðən læst jɪr wɪn hi hɪt 282 ˈprɑbləm ɪz, læst jɪr hi hɪt ðə bɔl ˈhɑrdər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd, æt ənd ðɪs jɪr ʤɪst ə ˈmizli ew*. ənd ðət 382 simz mɔr aʊˈtlændɪʃ wɪn ju si hɪz ˈɪnˌfild flaɪ bɔl reɪt ɪz æt ən ənˈsaɪtli, tɑd ðə ˈʤʊri ɪz aʊt, teɪk ˈdruri out…*… wɪθ ðə træʃ, nɑt aʊt tɪ ˈdɪnər. wɛl, ənˈlɛs ə ˈpɪti deɪt, aɪ gɛs.
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Story highlights Police in Sydney were called to a report of domestic violence after neighbors heard screams and threats
Officers quizzed the "suspect" only to find that he had been shouting at -- and had eventually killed -- a large spider
(CNN) "Come on mate, what have you done to her?"
Police were questioning a "flushed" and "out of breath" man who had answered the door to a flat in Wollstonecraft, a small harborside suburb of Sydney, Australia.
The booming sounds of a man shouting "I'm going to kill you" and a "woman screaming hysterically" had earlier echoed through the apartment block, sometime before 2.00am, Saturday November 21. The commotion disturbed neighbors, who were quick to alert the local police force.
"Where's your wife?" asked one of the policemen.
"I don't have one," the homeowner responded, after inhaling some air.
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ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts pəˈlis ɪn ˈsɪdni wər kɔld tɪ ə rɪˈpɔrt əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ˈæftər ˈneɪbərz hərd skrimz ənd θrɛts ˈɔfɪsərz kwɪzd ðə "ˈsəˌspɛkt" ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd ðət hi hæd bɪn ˈʃaʊtɪŋ æt ənd hæd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kɪld ə lɑrʤ ˈspaɪdər (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) "kəm ɔn meɪt, wət hæv ju dən tɪ hər?" pəˈlis wər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ə "fləʃt" ənd "aʊt əv brɛθ" mæn hu hæd ˈænsərd ðə dɔr tɪ ə flæt ɪn wollstonecraft*, ə smɔl ˈhɑrbərˌsaɪd ˈsəbərb əv ˈsɪdni, ɔˈstreɪljə. ðə ˈbumɪŋ saʊnz əv ə mæn ˈʃaʊtɪŋ "əm goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl ju" ənd ə "ˈwʊmən ˈskrimɪŋ ˌhɪˈstɛrɪkli" hæd ˈərliər ˈɛkoʊd θru ðə əˈpɑrtmənt blɑk, ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˌbiˈfɔr 2.00am*, ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 21 ðə kəˈmoʊʃən dɪˈstərbd ˈneɪbərz, hu wər kwɪk tɪ əˈlərt ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis fɔrs. "wɛrz jʊr waɪf?" æst wən əv ðə pəˈlismɪn. "aɪ doʊnt hæv wən," ðə ˈhoʊˌmoʊnər rɪˈspɑndɪd, ˈæftər ˌɪnˈheɪlɪŋ səm ɛr. rɛd mɔr
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fungible currency is, or must be, a cornerstone of a democratic and free society. in this blog i will explore what a fungible currency is and why and ether currently are lacking in this respect.
what does “fungible” mean?
goods or items in a collection are “fungible”, if all of the items have the same value and are mutually interchangeable. for example, one kilo of gold has the same value as another kilo of gold. another example is stocks within a company that are interchangeable with each other without any kind of loss in value or meaning.
why does matter?
fiat currency, e.g. government controlled currency like the swedish krona or the us dollar, are generally not fungible.
for example, if i were to some dollars from an us bank account directly to, then my remaining dollars on the same account are likely to be censored or locked by the us government because of the association to, who they might think is a terrorist organisation. because a censored bank account is useless, the remaining dollars on this bank account are not interchangeable with other dollars and thus worth less.
this is due to the fact that bank transfers are easy to trace and tie to companies and individuals.
however, cash money are generally fungible. this is because hard, or sometimes impossible, to track from where cash money comes and who it belongs to.
the ability to freely transact with anyone without censorship or discrimination should be very important to a free and democratic society.
are or ether fungible?
digital currency like or ether are often marketed as “anonymous money” or money that be censored by governments. but this is simply not true. in fact, by some measures both and ether are even less fungible and easier to track than fiat currency due to properties of the underlying technology that these digital currencies are built on.
for example, if you know the ether address of, then you will be able to trace every single transaction ever made to and from this address. from and to what address, and how much was transacted, this cascades through all transactions on the entire. censorship through association is a real problem in this case.
and due to the way digital currency exchanges like operate, you can tie personal identities to many addresses and transactions on theses. so you are much less private than you might think when using digital currency.
in summary, we essentially have the same problem here or ether addresses can be blocked or censored if they are associated to activity or organisations that some other party does not agree with which in practice might render some addresses useless. thus, and ether are not fungible.
money for a free society
thankfully, the community is working on encryption and privacy features for the ether currency to make it fungible. the very first part of these features were released earlier in october, but it will likely be multiple years until the ether currency is truly fungible.
however, there are digital currencies designed specifically for the purpose of being fungible please meet!
monero is using advanced techniques, such as ring signatures, to achieve true. this allows the to store enough proof of a authenticity for settlement without revealing who sent the transaction or how much was transferred.
this means that i can freely and privately transact with without having to worry about being censored or banned by some authoritarian party for my association with the aforementioned organisation.
privacy by default, everywhere
for (some of) the same reasons we want to encrypt the web with and to allow free and private surfing, we need digital currency that does the same for financial needs.
monero is private, secure, fungible and practically useful with real applications. today.
monero does this without any fuss or big promises around smart contracts or wanting to be “the world computer”. does a few things really well while also pushing the boundaries of new technology and techniques.
now, perfect either. there are quirks (but supposedly well-intentioned) around the emission and total supply of the currency. and the lack of interfaces and tools makes it harder to adopt than e.g. ether. but still very interesting to see how problems around economics and democracy are being tackled.
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ˈfənʤɪbəl ˈkərənsi ɪz, ər məst bi, ə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn əv ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd fri soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪn ðɪs blɔg aɪ wɪl ɪkˈsplɔr wət ə ˈfənʤɪbəl ˈkərənsi ɪz ənd waɪ ənd ˈiθər ˈkərəntli ər ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt. wət dɪz ““fungible”*” min? gʊdz ər ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ə kəˈlɛkʃən ər ““fungible”*”, ɪf ɔl əv ðə ˈaɪtəmz hæv ðə seɪm ˈvælju ənd ər mˈjuʧuəli ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤəbəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wən ˈkɪˌloʊ əv goʊld həz ðə seɪm ˈvælju ɛz əˈnəðər ˈkɪˌloʊ əv goʊld. əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz stɑks wɪˈθɪn ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ər ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤəbəl wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni kaɪnd əv lɔs ɪn ˈvælju ər ˈminɪŋ. waɪ dɪz ˈmætər? faɪæt ˈkərənsi, e.g*. ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtroʊld ˈkərənsi laɪk ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈkroʊnə ər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər, ər ˈʤɛnərəli nɑt ˈfənʤɪbəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf aɪ wər tɪ səm ˈdɔlərz frəm ən ˈjuˈɛs bæŋk əˈkaʊnt dɪˈrɛkli tɪ, ðɛn maɪ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈdɔlərz ɔn ðə seɪm əˈkaʊnt ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈsɛnsərd ər lɑkt baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt bɪˈkəz əv ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən tɪ, hu ðeɪ maɪt θɪŋk ɪz ə ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən. bɪˈkəz ə ˈsɛnsərd bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ɪz ˈjusləs, ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈdɔlərz ɔn ðɪs bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ər nɑt ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤəbəl wɪθ ˈəðər ˈdɔlərz ənd ðəs wərθ lɛs. ðɪs ɪz du tɪ ðə fækt ðət bæŋk ˈtrænsfərz ər ˈizi tɪ treɪs ənd taɪ tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kæʃ ˈməni ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈfənʤɪbəl. ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz hɑrd, ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, tɪ træk frəm wɛr kæʃ ˈməni kəmz ənd hu ɪt bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ. ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈfrili trænˈzækt wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ər dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ʃʊd bi ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ə fri ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk soʊˈsaɪɪti. ər ər ˈiθər ˈfənʤɪbəl? ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi laɪk ər ˈiθər ər ˈɔfən ˈmɑrkətɪd ɛz money”*” ər ˈməni ðət bi ˈsɛnsərd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts. bət ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪmpli nɑt tru. ɪn fækt, baɪ səm ˈmɛʒərz boʊθ ənd ˈiθər ər ˈivɪn lɛs ˈfənʤɪbəl ənd ˈiziər tɪ træk ðən faɪæt ˈkərənsi du tɪ ˈprɑpərtiz əv ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət ðiz ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsiz ər bɪlt ɔn. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ju noʊ ðə ˈiθər ˈæˌdrɛs əv, ðɛn ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ treɪs ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl trænˈzækʃən ˈɛvər meɪd tɪ ənd frəm ðɪs ˈæˌdrɛs. frəm ənd tɪ wət ˈæˌdrɛs, ənd haʊ məʧ wɑz trænˈzæktɪd, ðɪs kæˈskeɪdz θru ɔl trænˈzækʃənz ɔn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər. ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp θru əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz ə ril ˈprɑbləm ɪn ðɪs keɪs. ənd du tɪ ðə weɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz laɪk ˈɔpərˌeɪt, ju kən taɪ ˈpərsɪnəl aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz tɪ ˈmɛni ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd trænˈzækʃənz ɔn ðiz blockchains*. soʊ ju ər məʧ lɛs ˈpraɪvət ðən ju maɪt θɪŋk wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi. ɪn ˈsəməri, wi ɛˈsɛnʃəli hæv ðə seɪm ˈprɑbləm hir ər ˈiθər ˈæˈdrɛsɪz kən bi blɑkt ər ˈsɛnsərd ɪf ðeɪ ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd tɪ ækˈtɪvɪti ər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ðət səm ˈəðər ˈpɑrti dɪz nɑt əˈgri wɪθ wɪʧ ɪn ˈpræktɪs maɪt ˈrɛndər səm ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ˈjusləs. ðəs, ənd ˈiθər ər nɑt ˈfənʤɪbəl. ˈməni fər ə fri soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈθæŋkfəli, ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɛnˈkrɪpʃən ənd ˈpraɪvəsi ˈfiʧərz fər ðə ˈiθər ˈkərənsi tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈfənʤɪbəl. ðə ˈvɛri fərst pɑrt əv ðiz ˈfiʧərz wər riˈlist ˈərliər ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, bət ɪt wɪl ˈlaɪkli bi ˈməltəpəl jɪrz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈiθər ˈkərənsi ɪz ˈtruli ˈfənʤɪbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsiz dɪˈzaɪnd spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv biɪŋ ˈfənʤɪbəl pliz mit! ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ədˈvænst tɛkˈniks, səʧ ɛz rɪŋ ˈsɪgnəʧərz, tɪ əˈʧiv tru. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ðə tɪ stɔr ɪˈnəf pruf əv ə ˌɔθənˈtɪsɪti fər ˈsɛtəlmənt wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈvilɪŋ hu sɛnt ðə trænˈzækʃən ər haʊ məʧ wɑz ˈtrænsfərd. ðɪs minz ðət aɪ kən ˈfrili ənd ˈpraɪvətli trænˈzækt wɪθ wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈsɛnsərd ər bænd baɪ səm əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈpɑrti fər maɪ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈpraɪvəsi baɪ dɪˈfɔlt, ˈɛvriˌwɛr fər (səm əv) ðə seɪm ˈrizənz wi wɔnt tɪ ɪnˈkrɪpt ðə wɛb wɪθ ənd tɪ əˈlaʊ fri ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈsərfɪŋ, wi nid ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi ðət dɪz ðə seɪm fər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl nidz. ɪz ˈpraɪvət, sɪˈkjʊr, ˈfənʤɪbəl ənd ˈpræktɪkəli ˈjusfəl wɪθ ril ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. təˈdeɪ. dɪz ðɪs wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni fəs ər bɪg ˈprɑməsəz əraʊnd smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts ər ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi wərld computer”*”. dɪz ə fju θɪŋz ˈrɪli wɛl waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈbaʊndəriz əv nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd tɛkˈniks. naʊ, ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈiðər. ðɛr ər kwərks (bət səˈpoʊzədli well-intentioned*) əraʊnd ðə ɪˈmɪʃən ənd ˈtoʊtəl səˈplaɪ əv ðə ˈkərənsi. ənd ðə læk əv ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz ənd tulz meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ əˈdɑpt ðən e.g*. ˈiθər. bət stɪl ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ˈprɑbləmz əraʊnd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ənd dɪˈmɑkrəsi ər biɪŋ ˈtækəld.
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close the ongoing flint water crisis has taken a toll on residents of this iconic michigan city, who have been living with tap water for over two years. one flint resident describes the experience as, “like being in war, but without violence.”
the plan recommended by the mayor and endorsed by county, state and federal leaders still needs a host of approvals.
flint mayor karen weaver on tuesday, april 18 endorsed sticking with the water system as flint water source. gov. rick snyder and weaver, pictured here, meet with the press after a meeting to discuss the next steps in regards to flint's water crisis in january 2016. (photo: dave wasinger, dave state jour) story highlights sticking with detroit would allow federal dollars to help improve flint's water distribution system
residents would also gain access to low-income assistance program to help pay water bills
detroit-based water system would help flint pay off its $7m annual debt to another water authority
proposed water source deal for flint still needs official city, county, state and federal approvals.
gov. rick snyder praised the city of plan to sign a long-term deal with detroit's water system after the city's departure from it four years ago set in motion one of the worst drinking water crises.
snyder told reporters tuesday that he was pleased to see the tentative agreement reached between city, county, state and federal leaders to provide new financial incentives for flint to return for the next 30 years to the detroit system now known as the great lakes water authority.
“that’s the success we like to see when people work together like that,” snyder said. “this is a major step forward in terms of providing a better water supply for flint, for the county and for the great lakes water authority.”
flint mayor karen weaver made her recommendation tuesday, which marked a reversal from the city's original plan to detach from the water system and move to a new regional authority in the hopes of keeping a lid on spiraling costs.
the mayor needed to reevaluate her original decision as a condition of receiving $100 million in federal funding to address the flint water crisis.
the mayor's endorsement to stay with the great lakes water authority (glwa) received backing of representatives from genesee county, the competing water authority (kwa), snyder's office and federal environmental protection agency. the proposed deal will still need formal approvals from several city, state and federal government bodies, officials said.
"it was important that we took our time to get this right," weaver told reporters at a news conference at flint city hall.
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one goal, the mayor said, remained above all else: protecting public health.
the mayor said that city, county, state and federal leaders worked on a possible solution for securing the future water supply by analyzing a dozen options over the last six months.
the decision to remain on detroit's water system is also the best financial move for the city after a series of missteps, officials said. flint could have been on the hook for millions of dollars in debt to pay for a new regional water system known as the, even if it left the system. but those financial obligations will be covered by detroit's regional water system,, under the proposed deal.
staying with the and using the as a backup will cost an estimated $269 million over 20 years. that's compared with options up to $482 million under the most expensive alternative, according to an internal analysis completed for the city.
still, before the decision is final, the mayor said she wants to hear from residents.
a town hall meeting will be held at p.m., thursday at house of prayer missionary baptist church in flint to answer questions from the public about the proposed deal. an poll last year found that more than 36% of flint residents wanted to stay on detroit water while 40% said they didn't know enough to say.
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flint's three-year drinking water crisis erupted when the city under the rule of a emergency manager switched from detroit water to the flint river in april 2014.
at the time, the state department of environmental quality failed to require the use of corrosion control chemicals -- which the department later acknowledged was a grave mistake -- as part of the treatment process.
the corrosive water caused lead to leach from joint pipes and fixtures, resulting in a spike in toxic lead levels in the blood of flint children. the city switched its water supply back to detroit in october 2015, but a risk remains because of damage to the water distribution infrastructure.
officials also are exploring possible links between the river water and outbreaks of legionnaires' disease tied to at least 12 deaths. the state attorney general has filed criminal charges against several city and state employees in connection with the water crisis.
weaver said tuesday she want another switch that could stoke fears and anxieties among the city's residents over water quality.
today, state and federal officials say flint's water meets drinking water standards, but residents are encouraged to use filters because of the lingering threat of spikes in lead levels. more than 800 water service lines have been replaced, but the city expects to examine a total of for possible replacement over the next three years.
the plan unveiled tuesday was also designed to keep a lid on large water rate increases in the future and plow outside funding as well as cost savings into the improvement of flint's water distribution system. estimates peg the city's water losses at 35% to 40% of all of the supply brought into the city through leaks and other problems.
officials at the said they expect water rate increases to be about 4% a year. the system also plans a reexamination of its rate structure, which could reduce water bills in flint, officials said.
the took over operations for the detroit water system at the beginning of this year. it provides wholesale water and waste water services to 127 municipalities in seven southeast michigan counties and about million customers.
buy photo crews work on finding the water main to replace the lead service line from the main to the valve box with a copper line for two houses on welch blvd. in flint on monday march 21, 2016 as part of flint mayor karen weaver's fast start program to remove flint's lines from 30 flint homes. (photo: ryan garza, detroit free press)
water system officials said they could not guarantee future water rates for flint residents, who pay some of the highest rates in the country. but they expect those rates to remain stable this year and experience only modest increases during the life of the contract.
flint's water woes started in 2010 when the water authority incorporated to provide and distribute water from lake huron to flint and other surrounding communities in genesee county and beyond. the city of flint signed on to the new system in 2013 and pledged to help cover the construction costs.
the authority began a $270-million project to build new pipelines and pumping stations. flint intended to buy water from the and treat the water at a city plant.
but in the midst of an acrimonious dispute over water rates, flint left the old detroit system early before the was complete. that early exit prompted the city to rely on poorly treated water from the flint river.
if flint had tried to pull out of the today without a deal, genesee county officials have said financial consequences could have been catastrophic for the city. the, which would be stuck with share of the debt for the $285-million project, would have been able to seize the water treatment plant and other assets, plus 25% of the constitutional payments from the state, county officials said.
the new deal offers additional benefits, the mayor said.
“sticking with allows us to use federal dollars from the drinking water revolving fund program to update the damaged water distribution system, which is aging and deteriorating,” weaver said tuesday. “this option would also result in the transmission line being returned to the city, and residents would also gain access to a low income assistance program to help pay their water bills."
flint however remains ultimately responsible for its 28-year, $7-million average annual bond obligation to the water authority starting this november.
but the burden of that debt service will be completely offset through credits flint will receive from. those credits will be based upon transfer of the city's raw water rights to. the great lakes water authority will also secure a new backup supply for its customers through the, officials said.
"for decades, the utility struggled to find a solution to create affordable redundancies in the system," chief executive officer sue mccormick wrote in a letter to her customers tuesday.
officials at say they don't expect to take a major financial hit from the loss of one of its biggest expected customers if flint's proposed move goes through.
"the way this is structured, it doesn't affect," said jeff wright, the chief executive and genesee county drain commissioner.
initial reaction to the deal appeared positive in lansing.
senate majority leader, olive, said the number of key leaders signing on to the plan was encouraging.
"i reviewed it yet," said. hopeful that a good sign that come to a consensus on a good product to make sure the citizens are served safely.”
senate minority leader jim, d-flint, praised the concept of the deal as he awaited details.
"we have a reliable water source, a source used for 40 years, except for the couple of years that the emergency manager switched us over to flint river water. reliable. we have a backup source now with," said. "it seems like this is a move for long term stability."
but if the parties had done this four or five years ago, said, "all these problems have happened. really frustrating because it shows you the failings of the emergency manager law and the fact that people have a voice."
he added that "there still will be skepticism back home because there have been so many lies told to them. but overall, this is positive for us to have a reliable water source.”
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kloʊz ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ flɪnt ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs həz ˈteɪkən ə toʊl ɔn ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðɪs ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈsɪti, hu hæv bɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ tæp ˈwɔtər fər ˈoʊvər tu jɪrz. wən flɪnt ˈrɛzɪdənt dɪˈskraɪbz ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ɛz, biɪŋ ɪn wɔr, bət wɪˈθaʊt violence.”*.” ðə plæn ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd baɪ ðə meɪər ənd ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ˈkaʊnti, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈlidərz stɪl nidz ə hoʊst əv əˈpruvəlz. flɪnt meɪər ˈkɛrən ˈwivər ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 18 ɛnˈdɔrst ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm ɛz flɪnt ˈwɔtər sɔrs. gəv. rɪk sˈnaɪdər ənd ˈwivər, ˈpɪkʧərd hir, mit wɪθ ðə prɛs ˈæftər ə ˈmitɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə nɛkst stɛps ɪn rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ flɪnts ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2016 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: deɪv ˈwɔsɪnʤər, deɪv steɪt ʤur) ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɔlərz tɪ hɛlp ˌɪmˈpruv flɪnts ˈwɔtər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈsɪstəm ˈrɛzɪdənts wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌloʊˈɪnkəm əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ hɛlp peɪ ˈwɔtər bɪlz ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm wʊd hɛlp flɪnt peɪ ɔf ɪts ˈænjuəl dɛt tɪ əˈnəðər ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti prəˈpoʊzd ˈwɔtər sɔrs dil fər flɪnt stɪl nidz əˈfɪʃəl ˈsɪti, ˈkaʊnti, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl əˈpruvəlz. gəv. rɪk sˈnaɪdər preɪzd ðə ˈsɪti əv plæn tɪ saɪn ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm dil wɪθ dɪˈtrɔɪts ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm ˈæftər ðə ˈsɪtiz dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ɪt fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ sɛt ɪn ˈmoʊʃən wən əv ðə wərst ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsiz. sˈnaɪdər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət hi wɑz plizd tɪ si ðə ˈtɛntətɪv əˈgrimənt riʧt bɪtˈwin ˈsɪti, ˈkaʊnti, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈlidərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd nu ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz fər flɪnt tɪ rɪˈtərn fər ðə nɛkst 30 jɪrz tɪ ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈsɪstəm naʊ noʊn ɛz ðə greɪt leɪks ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti. ðə səkˈsɛs wi laɪk tɪ si wɪn ˈpipəl wərk təˈgɛðər laɪk that,”*,” sˈnaɪdər sɛd. ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər stɛp ˈfɔrwərd ɪn tərmz əv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ fər flɪnt, fər ðə ˈkaʊnti ənd fər ðə greɪt leɪks ˈwɔtər authority.”*.” flɪnt meɪər ˈkɛrən ˈwivər meɪd hər ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wɪʧ mɑrkt ə rɪˈvərsəl frəm ðə ˈsɪtiz ərˈɪʤənəl plæn tɪ ˈdɪˌtæʧ frəm ðə ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm ənd muv tɪ ə nu ˈriʤənəl əˈθɔrəti ɪn ðə hoʊps əv ˈkipɪŋ ə lɪd ɔn ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ kɔsts. ðə meɪər ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌriɪˈvæluˌeɪt hər ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈsɪʒən ɛz ə kənˈdɪʃən əv rɪˈsivɪŋ 100 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə flɪnt ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs. ðə meɪərz ɛnˈdɔrsmənt tɪ steɪ wɪθ ðə greɪt leɪks ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti (glwa*) rɪˈsivd ˈbækɪŋ əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈʤɛnəˌsi ˈkaʊnti, ðə kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti (kwa*), sˈnaɪdərz ˈɔfəs ənd ˈfɛdərəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi. ðə prəˈpoʊzd dil wɪl stɪl nid ˈfɔrməl əˈpruvəlz frəm ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɪti, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɑdiz, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. "ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət wi tʊk ɑr taɪm tɪ gɪt ðɪs raɪt," ˈwivər toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns æt flɪnt ˈsɪti hɔl. rɪˈleɪtɪd: wən goʊl, ðə meɪər sɛd, rɪˈmeɪnd əˈbəv ɔl ɛls: prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ. ðə meɪər sɛd ðət ˈsɪti, ˈkaʊnti, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈlidərz wərkt ɔn ə ˈpɑsəbəl səˈluʃən fər sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ baɪ ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə ˈdəzən ˈɔpʃənz ˈoʊvər ðə læst sɪks mənθs. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɔn dɪˈtrɔɪts ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə bɛst ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl muv fər ðə ˈsɪti ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv mɪˈstɛps, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. flɪnt kʊd hæv bɪn ɔn ðə hʊk fər ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn dɛt tɪ peɪ fər ə nu ˈriʤənəl ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm noʊn ɛz ðə, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt lɛft ðə ˈsɪstəm. bət ðoʊz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz wɪl bi ˈkəvərd baɪ dɪˈtrɔɪts ˈriʤənəl ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm,, ˈəndər ðə prəˈpoʊzd dil. steɪɪŋ wɪθ ðə ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɛz ə ˈbæˌkəp wɪl kɔst ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 269 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz. ðæts kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈɔpʃənz əp tɪ 482 ˈmɪljən ˈəndər ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɔlˈtərnətɪv, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl æˈnælɪsɪs kəmˈplitɪd fər ðə ˈsɪti. stɪl, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz ˈfaɪnəl, ðə meɪər sɛd ʃi wɔnts tɪ hir frəm ˈrɛzɪdənts. ə taʊn hɔl ˈmitɪŋ wɪl bi hɛld æt p.m*., ˈθərzˌdeɪ æt haʊs əv prɛr ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ɪn flɪnt tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt ðə prəˈpoʊzd dil. ən poʊl læst jɪr faʊnd ðət mɔr ðən 36 əv flɪnt ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈwɔntɪd tɪ steɪ ɔn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈwɔtər waɪl 40 sɛd ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ɪˈnəf tɪ seɪ. rɪˈleɪtɪd: flɪnts θˈriˌjɪr ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs ˌɪˈrəptɪd wɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈəndər ðə rul əv ə ˈimərʤənsi ˈmænɪʤər swɪʧt frəm ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈwɔtər tɪ ðə flɪnt ˈrɪvər ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2014 æt ðə taɪm, ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kˈwɑləti feɪld tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə juz əv kərˈoʊʒən kənˈtroʊl ˈkɛmɪkəlz wɪʧ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈleɪtər ækˈnɑlɪʤd wɑz ə greɪv mɪˈsteɪk ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈtritmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə kərˈoʊsɪv ˈwɔtər kɔzd lɛd tɪ liʧ frəm ʤɔɪnt paɪps ənd ˈfɪksʧərz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə spaɪk ɪn ˈtɑksɪk lɛd ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə bləd əv flɪnt ˈʧɪldrən. ðə ˈsɪti swɪʧt ɪts ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ bæk tɪ ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 bət ə rɪsk rɪˈmeɪnz bɪˈkəz əv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɔlsoʊ ər ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl lɪŋks bɪtˈwin ðə ˈrɪvər ˈwɔtər ənd ˈaʊtˌbreɪks əv ˈliʤəˌnɛrz' dɪˈziz taɪd tɪ æt list 12 dɛθs. ðə steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl həz faɪld ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɪti ənd steɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈwɔtər ˈkraɪsəs. ˈwivər sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ʃi wɔnt əˈnəðər swɪʧ ðət kʊd stoʊk fɪrz ənd æŋˈzaɪətiz əˈməŋ ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈoʊvər ˈwɔtər kˈwɑləti. təˈdeɪ, steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ flɪnts ˈwɔtər mits ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˈstændərdz, bət ˈrɛzɪdənts ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ juz ˈfɪltərz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ θrɛt əv spaɪks ɪn lɛd ˈlɛvəlz. mɔr ðən 800 ˈwɔtər ˈsərvɪs laɪnz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst, bət ðə ˈsɪti ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ə ˈtoʊtəl əv fər ˈpɑsəbəl rɪˈpleɪsmənt ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri jɪrz. ðə plæn ənˈveɪld ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kip ə lɪd ɔn lɑrʤ ˈwɔtər reɪt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd plaʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈfəndɪŋ ɛz wɛl ɛz kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪmˈpruvmənt əv flɪnts ˈwɔtər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈsɪstəm. ˈɛstəˌmeɪts pɛg ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈwɔtər ˈlɔsɪz æt 35 tɪ 40 əv ɔl əv ðə səˈplaɪ brɔt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti θru liks ənd ˈəðər ˈprɑbləmz. əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə sɛd ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈwɔtər reɪt ˌɪnˈkrisɪz tɪ bi əˈbaʊt 4 ə jɪr. ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈɔlsoʊ plænz ə riɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ɪts reɪt ˈstrəkʧər, wɪʧ kʊd rɪˈdus ˈwɔtər bɪlz ɪn flɪnt, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə tʊk ˈoʊvər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðɪs jɪr. ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ˈwɔtər ənd weɪst ˈwɔtər ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ 127 mˌjunɪsəˈpælɪtiz ɪn ˈsɛvən ˌsaʊˈθist ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈkaʊntiz ənd əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən ˈkəstəmərz. baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kruz wərk ɔn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər meɪn tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə lɛd ˈsərvɪs laɪn frəm ðə meɪn tɪ ðə vælv bɑks wɪθ ə ˈkɑpər laɪn fər tu ˈhaʊsɪz ɔn wɛlʧ ˈbʊləˌvɑrd. ɪn flɪnt ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ mɑrʧ 21 2016 ɛz pɑrt əv flɪnt meɪər ˈkɛrən ˈwivərz fæst stɑrt ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ riˈmuv flɪnts laɪnz frəm 30 flɪnt hoʊmz. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: raɪən ˈgɑrzə, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri prɛs) ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðeɪ kʊd nɑt ˌgɛrənˈti fˈjuʧər ˈwɔtər reɪts fər flɪnt ˈrɛzɪdənts, hu peɪ səm əv ðə haɪəst reɪts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. bət ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðoʊz reɪts tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈsteɪbəl ðɪs jɪr ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈoʊnli ˈmɑdəst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə laɪf əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt. flɪnts ˈwɔtər woʊz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 2010 wɪn ðə ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ənd dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈwɔtər frəm leɪk ˈhjʊˌrɑn tɪ flɪnt ənd ˈəðər sərˈaʊndɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ˈʤɛnəˌsi ˈkaʊnti ənd bɪɔnd. ðə ˈsɪti əv flɪnt saɪnd ɔn tɪ ðə nu ˈsɪstəm ɪn 2013 ənd plɛʤd tɪ hɛlp ˈkəvər ðə kənˈstrəkʃən kɔsts. ðə əˈθɔrəti bɪˈgæn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ bɪld nu ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz ənd ˈpəmpɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz. flɪnt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ baɪ ˈwɔtər frəm ðə ənd trit ðə ˈwɔtər æt ə ˈsɪti plænt. bət ɪn ðə mɪst əv ən ˌækrəˈmoʊniəs dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ˈwɔtər reɪts, flɪnt lɛft ðə oʊld ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈsɪstəm ˈərli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɑz kəmˈplit. ðət ˈərli ˈɛksət ˈprɑmptɪd ðə ˈsɪti tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈpurli ˈtritɪd ˈwɔtər frəm ðə flɪnt ˈrɪvər. ɪf flɪnt hæd traɪd tɪ pʊl aʊt əv ðə təˈdeɪ wɪˈθaʊt ə dil, ˈʤɛnəˌsi ˈkaʊnti əˈfɪʃəlz hæv sɛd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz kʊd hæv bɪn ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk fər ðə ˈsɪti. ðə, wɪʧ wʊd bi stək wɪθ ʃɛr əv ðə dɛt fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wʊd hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ siz ðə ˈwɔtər ˈtritmənt plænt ənd ˈəðər ˈæˌsɛts, pləs 25 əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈpeɪmənts frəm ðə steɪt, ˈkaʊnti əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə nu dil ˈɔfərz əˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɛnəfɪts, ðə meɪər sɛd. wɪθ əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ juz ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɔlərz frəm ðə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər riˈvɑlvɪŋ fənd ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə ˈdæmɪʤd ˈwɔtər ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈeɪʤɪŋ ənd deteriorating,”*,” ˈwivər sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈɔpʃən wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ðə trænzˈmɪʃən laɪn biɪŋ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈsɪti, ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə loʊ ˈɪnˌkəm əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ hɛlp peɪ ðɛr ˈwɔtər bɪlz." flɪnt ˌhaʊˈɛvər rɪˈmeɪnz ˈəltəmətli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪts 28-year*, ˈævərɪʤ ˈænjuəl bɑnd ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðɪs noʊˈvɛmbər. bət ðə ˈbərdən əv ðət dɛt ˈsərvɪs wɪl bi kəmˈplitli ˈɔfˌsɛt θru ˈkrɛdɪts flɪnt wɪl rɪˈsiv frəm. ðoʊz ˈkrɛdɪts wɪl bi beɪst əˈpɑn ˈtrænsfər əv ðə ˈsɪtiz rɑ ˈwɔtər raɪts tɪ. ðə greɪt leɪks ˈwɔtər əˈθɔrəti wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ sɪˈkjʊr ə nu ˈbæˌkəp səˈplaɪ fər ɪts ˈkəstəmərz θru ðə, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. "fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə juˈtɪləti ˈstrəgəld tɪ faɪnd ə səˈluʃən tɪ kriˈeɪt əˈfɔrdəbəl rɪˈdəndənsiz ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm," ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər su məˈkɔrmɪk roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ hər ˈkəstəmərz ˈtuzˌdeɪ. əˈfɪʃəlz æt seɪ ðeɪ doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ teɪk ə ˈmeɪʤər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl hɪt frəm ðə lɔs əv wən əv ɪts ˈbɪgəst ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈkəstəmərz ɪf flɪnts prəˈpoʊzd muv goʊz θru. "ðə weɪ ðɪs ɪz ˈstrəkʧərd, ɪt ˈdəzənt əˈfɛkt," sɛd ʤɛf raɪt, ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ənd ˈʤɛnəˌsi ˈkaʊnti dreɪn kəˈmɪʃənər. ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈækʃən tɪ ðə dil əˈpɪrd ˈpɑzətɪv ɪn ˈlænsɪŋ. ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər, ˈɑlɪv, sɛd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ki ˈlidərz ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɔn tɪ ðə plæn wɑz ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ. "aɪ rivˈjud ɪt jɛt," sɛd. ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ə gʊd saɪn ðət kəm tɪ ə kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn ə gʊd ˈprɑdəkt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz ər sərvd safely.”*.” ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ʤɪm, d-flint*, preɪzd ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ðə dil ɛz hi əˈweɪtɪd ˈditeɪlz. "wi hæv ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈwɔtər sɔrs, ə sɔrs juzd fər 40 jɪrz, ɪkˈsɛpt fər ðə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz ðət ðə ˈimərʤənsi ˈmænɪʤər swɪʧt ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊvər tɪ flɪnt ˈrɪvər ˈwɔtər. rɪˈlaɪəbəl. wi hæv ə ˈbæˌkəp sɔrs naʊ wɪθ," sɛd. "ɪt simz laɪk ðɪs ɪz ə muv fər lɔŋ tərm stəˈbɪlɪti." bət ɪf ðə ˈpɑrtiz hæd dən ðɪs fɔr ər faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, sɛd, "ɔl ðiz ˈprɑbləmz hæv ˈhæpənd. ˈrɪli ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ʃoʊz ju ðə ˈfeɪlɪŋz əv ðə ˈimərʤənsi ˈmænɪʤər lɔ ənd ðə fækt ðət ˈpipəl hæv ə vɔɪs." hi ˈædɪd ðət "ðɛr stɪl wɪl bi ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm bæk hoʊm bɪˈkəz ðɛr hæv bɪn soʊ ˈmɛni laɪz toʊld tɪ ðɛm. bət ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑzətɪv fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hæv ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈwɔtər source.”*.” ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈmæθju ˈdoʊlən: ər msdolan@freepress.com*. ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ɔn tˈwɪtər @matthewsdolan*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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a scroll through the super pacs listed on the federal election website will remind anyone what a weird and wonderful place america is. there is a political action committee called bears for a bearable tomorrow, another for hall and oates fans and even one for zombies of america. and as of today, bearded entrepreneurs for the advancement of a responsible democracy, or beard pac, is officially accepting your donations online. beard pac, as its name would imply, is dedicated exclusively to supporting candidates with facial hair.
newsfeed, understandably, had a few questions about beard pac (what kinds of beards are we talking about here? is beard pac anti-women? do count?), so we called up jonathan sessions, 30, who runs an it consulting firm and sits on the school board in columbia, mo. (you can view his beard here.) in the fashion of stephen colbert, sessions appears to be on a mission to satirize super pacs–but, much like the founder of making a better tomorrow, tomorrow, determined to stay in character.
so why did you start beard pac?
we feel that individuals with the dedication to maintain and grow a quality beard are the kind of individuals who would show dedication to the job of public service. so our mission to help these bearded candidates from across the political spectrum, in all levels of government, get elected.
does not having a beard show a lack of dedication?
there are probably some very dedicated, highly qualified individuals that lack facial hair for whatever reason. but we do see that bearded individuals are underrepresented in office.
does this pac discriminate against women?
by no means. we actually feel that unfortunate and horribly unrepresentative of our great nation that [there more members of] congress that are women. we want to see that exponentially rise, and dedicated to supporting women who run for office. but at this time, we are firmly focused on the mission of electing bearded individuals into office. we be using those financial resources to support candidates at this time.
does that mean that, in theory, a bearded lady would be an ideal candidate?
you know, that might be someone that we, uh, that we, we would have to look at that
is there a minimum threshold of growth that looking for in a beard?
we’re actually in the process of forming a beard review committee within our committee that would make decisions when issues of beard quality or longevity are called into question. not necessarily looking for someone who grew a beard just so we would support them. what i will say is that mustaches, soul patches, weekend are all things that do not meet the requirements of beard pac. although are considered if on the right candidate.
and what do you say to the unfortunate gentlemen out there who really able to grow a high quality beard?
there’s always a question of whether you can grow a better beard than another person. really, the beard quality is truly just the way you wear it.
are there other qualities besides dedication that you think a inherently has, which you support?
we are looking for individuals that are looking to cooperate and work toward creating a functional democracy. we have this very large divide down the aisle. not necessarily making any specific decisions on issues right now.
when you look back through history, there are some controversial bearded individuals. would you have supported, say, genghis khan for public office?
obviously genghis khan is not the kind of candidate that beard pac would be looking to support.
so there is a threshold, that even if a candidate has a fine beard, other negative qualities could outweigh it?
absolutely.
do you have fundraising goals?
we have any specific fundraising goals at this time. as we start to approach midterms, be establishing those plans.
how would you characterize the particular style of your own beard?
it’s a reasonably full beard. rather red. i keep it well-groomed, not overly groomed. i keep it in check.
are there any politicians currently holding public office that others should look to as a model of beardom?
that’s a good question. we are actually putting together a list. still discussing who we want to come out and endorse publicly. there are obviously individuals and excellent politicians throughout history who have had beards. obviously abraham lincoln. benjamin harrison was the last president that was elected wearing a beard. there have been some folks that had mutton chops and mustaches. i believe truman wore a beard on vacation.
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juv ˈprɑbəˌbli gɑt ə lɔt əv kˈwɛsʧənz ˌbiˈfɔr ju gɪv ðɛm jʊr kæʃ, raɪt? wɛl, hir ər jʊr ˈænsərz. ə skroʊl θru ðə ˈsupər pæks ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɪl riˈmaɪnd ˈɛniˌwən wət ə wɪrd ənd ˈwəndərfəl pleɪs əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz. ðɛr ɪz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən kəˈmɪti kɔld bɛrz fər ə ˈbɛrəbəl təˈmɑˌroʊ, əˈnəðər fər hɔl ənd oʊts fænz ənd ˈivɪn wən fər ˈzɑmbiz əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ənd ɛz əv təˈdeɪ, ˈbɪrdəd ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz fər ðə ədˈvænsmənt əv ə riˈspɑnsəbəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi, ər bɪrd pæk, ɪz əˈfɪʃəli əkˈsɛptɪŋ jʊr doʊˈneɪʃənz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. bɪrd pæk, ɛz ɪts neɪm wʊd ˌɪmˈplaɪ, ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ɪkˈsklusɪvli tɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈkænədɪts wɪθ ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr. newsfeed*, ˌəndərˈstændəbli, hæd ə fju kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt bɪrd pæk (wət kaɪnz əv bɪrdz ər wi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hir? ɪz bɪrd pæk anti-women*? du kaʊnt?), soʊ wi kɔld əp ˈʤɑnəθən ˈsɛʃənz, 30 hu rənz ən ɪt kənˈsəltɪŋ fərm ənd sɪts ɔn ðə skul bɔrd ɪn kəˈləmbiə, moʊ. (ju kən vju hɪz bɪrd hir.) ɪn ðə ˈfæʃən əv ˈstivən ˈkoʊlbərt, ˈsɛʃənz əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ɔn ə ˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈsætərˌaɪz ˈsupər pacs–but*, məʧ laɪk ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər təˈmɑˌroʊ, təˈmɑˌroʊ, dɪˈtərmənd tɪ steɪ ɪn ˈkɛrɪktər. soʊ waɪ dɪd ju stɑrt bɪrd pæk? wi fil ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ðə ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ənd groʊ ə kˈwɑləti bɪrd ər ðə kaɪnd əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu wʊd ʃoʊ ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ʤɑb əv ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs. soʊ ɑr ˈmɪʃən tɪ hɛlp ðiz ˈbɪrdəd ˈkænədɪts frəm əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm, ɪn ɔl ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, gɪt ɪˈlɛktɪd. dɪz nɑt ˈhævɪŋ ə bɪrd ʃoʊ ə læk əv ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən? ðɛr ər ˈprɑbəˌbli səm ˈvɛri ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd, ˈhaɪli kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ðət læk ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr fər ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrizən. bət wi du si ðət ˈbɪrdəd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ər əndərˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd ɪn ˈɔfəs. dɪz ðɪs pæk dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst ˈwɪmən? baɪ noʊ minz. wi ˈæˌkʧuəli fil ðət ənˈfɔrʧənət ənd ˈhɔrəbli ənˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv əv ɑr greɪt ˈneɪʃən ðət [ðɛr mɔr ˈmɛmbərz əv] ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət ər ˈwɪmən. wi wɔnt tɪ si ðət ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli raɪz, ənd ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈwɪmən hu rən fər ˈɔfəs. bət æt ðɪs taɪm, wi ər ˈfərmli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈmɪʃən əv ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ˈbɪrdəd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs. wi bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈkænədɪts æt ðɪs taɪm. dɪz ðət min ðət, ɪn ˈθɪri, ə ˈbɪrdəd ˈleɪdi wʊd bi ən aɪˈdil ˈkænədɪt? ju noʊ, ðət maɪt bi ˈsəmˌwən ðət wi, ə, ðət wi, wi wʊd hæv tɪ lʊk æt ðət ɪz ðɛr ə ˈmɪnəməm θˈrɛˌʃoʊld əv groʊθ ðət ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪn ə bɪrd? ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə bɪrd ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪti wɪˈθɪn ɑr kəˈmɪti ðət wʊd meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz wɪn ˈɪʃuz əv bɪrd kˈwɑləti ər lɔnˈʤɛvəti ər kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən. nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmˌwən hu gru ə bɪrd ʤɪst soʊ wi wʊd səˈpɔrt ðɛm. wət aɪ wɪl seɪ ɪz ðət ˈməˌstæʃɪz, soʊl ˈpæʧɪz, ˈwiˌkɪnd ər ɔl θɪŋz ðət du nɑt mit ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts əv bɪrd pæk. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ər kənˈsɪdərd ɪf ɔn ðə raɪt ˈkænədɪt. ənd wət du ju seɪ tɪ ðə ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈʤɛnəlmɪn aʊt ðɛr hu ˈrɪli ˈeɪbəl tɪ groʊ ə haɪ kˈwɑləti bɪrd? ˈɔlˌweɪz ə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ju kən groʊ ə ˈbɛtər bɪrd ðən əˈnəðər ˈpərsən. ˈrɪli, ðə bɪrd kˈwɑləti ɪz ˈtruli ʤɪst ðə weɪ ju wɛr ɪt. ər ðɛr ˈəðər kˈwɑlətiz ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən ðət ju θɪŋk ə ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli həz, wɪʧ ju səˈpɔrt? wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ðət ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt ənd wərk təˈwɔrd kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈfəŋkʃənəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi. wi hæv ðɪs ˈvɛri lɑrʤ dɪˈvaɪd daʊn ðə aɪəl. nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ˈɪʃuz raɪt naʊ. wɪn ju lʊk bæk θru ˈhɪstəri, ðɛr ər səm ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈbɪrdəd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. wʊd ju hæv səˈpɔrtɪd, seɪ, ˈʤɛŋhɪs kɑn fər ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs? ˈɑbviəsli ˈʤɛŋhɪs kɑn ɪz nɑt ðə kaɪnd əv ˈkænədɪt ðət bɪrd pæk wʊd bi ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt. soʊ ðɛr ɪz ə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld, ðət ˈivɪn ɪf ə ˈkænədɪt həz ə faɪn bɪrd, ˈəðər ˈnɛgətɪv kˈwɑlətiz kʊd ˈaʊtˌweɪ ɪt? ˌæbsəˈlutli. du ju hæv ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ goʊlz? wi hæv ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ goʊlz æt ðɪs taɪm. ɛz wi stɑrt tɪ əˈproʊʧ ˈmɪdˌtərmz, bi ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðoʊz plænz. haʊ wʊd ju ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪz ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr staɪl əv jʊr oʊn bɪrd? ə ˈrizənəbli fʊl bɪrd. ˈrəðər rɛd. aɪ kip ɪt well-groomed*, nɑt ˈoʊvərli grumd. aɪ kip ɪt ɪn ʧɛk. ər ðɛr ˈɛni ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ˈkərəntli ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs ðət ˈəðərz ʃʊd lʊk tɪ ɛz ə ˈmɑdəl əv beardom*? ə gʊd kˈwɛʃən. wi ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə lɪst. stɪl dɪˈskəsɪŋ hu wi wɔnt tɪ kəm aʊt ənd ɛnˈdɔrs ˈpəblɪkli. ðɛr ər ˈɑbviəsli ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˈɛksələnt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri hu hæv hæd bɪrdz. ˈɑbviəsli ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈlɪŋkən. ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈhɛrɪsən wɑz ðə læst ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈwɛrɪŋ ə bɪrd. ðɛr hæv bɪn səm foʊks ðət hæd ˈmətən ʧɑps ənd ˈməˌstæʃɪz. aɪ bɪˈliv ˈtrumən wɔr ə bɪrd ɔn veɪˈkeɪʃən.
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i wanted to mark this as received immediately. i just got the most amazing box in the mail, i want to take photographs and record it in detail and do such a perfect gift justice!
thank you so much!
so i went through my box, and i am floored by how cool this is. my santas took my and dislikes and ran with it. where do i start?
the first thing i see is a card, so i rip into it. you have very nice handwriting, by the way. it's a beautiful card, first of all. i'm kind of a card keeping weirdo, i have kept most of the cards i have received through my life, but even if i weren't, this card is so beautiful i would keep it. there is word of another package inside, too.
the next thing i see is a big pink (almost a nylon pink, i dig it), clinique bag. it has treats in the pocket, a soap and a body wash! as a result, the bag smells fantastic. it's a good size for my camera to fit into, too!
wrapped in tissue paper i find an ornament. it's a camera! it's the most thoughtful ornament i have ever seen, and so detail oriented. and on the back on the display is a picture of london! as a twenty something, i'm building up an ornament collection and this is the best one i have now by far.
next to that, also in tissue is a heart shaped cookie cutter, designed to cut cookies that will sit on mugs. it's so cute that i almost peed a little. i'm going to try them out on some peanut butter cookies this weekend, because peanut butter cookies are what i want right now. they might be too soft, but it will be a fun experiment!
the next thing i see is a green, white and red striped tin. i'm thinking, this is a very heavy tin. what is in this tin? so i open it and clinique makeup explodes into my lap! there is and mascara and gloss and liner and creams of every kind! i sat there dumbfounded for a second, thinking "no freaking way!" but here we are! even better, all of it is flattering to my coloring! i'm so excited to use it, especially the high impact trio.
and just when i thought it was done, underneath everything is a big red stocking stuffed with candy. snickers, butterfinger, taffy, sour patch straws, m&ms. my brother found his way into the butterfingers, he confirms their deliciosity.
you guys are amazing. thank you so much. i don't even have words right now, this was so perfect.
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aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ mɑrk ðɪs ɛz rɪˈsivd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. aɪ ʤɪst gɑt ðə moʊst əˈmeɪzɪŋ bɑks ɪn ðə meɪl, aɪ wɔnt tɪ teɪk ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ənd ˈrɛkərd ɪt ɪn ˈditeɪl ənd du səʧ ə ˈpərˌfɪkt gɪft ˈʤəstɪs! θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ! soʊ aɪ wɛnt θru maɪ bɑks, ənd aɪ æm flɔrd baɪ haʊ kul ðɪs ɪz. maɪ ˈsæntəs tʊk maɪ ənd dɪsˈlaɪks ənd ræn wɪθ ɪt. wɛr du aɪ stɑrt? ðə fərst θɪŋ aɪ si ɪz ə kɑrd, soʊ aɪ rɪp ˈɪntu ɪt. ju hæv ˈvɛri nis ˈhænˌdraɪtɪŋ, baɪ ðə weɪ. ɪts ə ˈbjutəfəl kɑrd, fərst əv ɔl. əm kaɪnd əv ə kɑrd ˈkipɪŋ ˈwɪrdoʊ, aɪ hæv kɛpt moʊst əv ðə kɑrdz aɪ hæv rɪˈsivd θru maɪ laɪf, bət ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ wərənt, ðɪs kɑrd ɪz soʊ ˈbjutəfəl aɪ wʊd kip ɪt. ðɛr ɪz wərd əv əˈnəðər ˈpækɪʤ ˌɪnˈsaɪd, tu. ðə nɛkst θɪŋ aɪ si ɪz ə bɪg pɪŋk (ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈnaɪˌlɑn pɪŋk, aɪ dɪg ɪt), kləˈnik bæg. ɪt həz trits ɪn ðə ˈpɑkət, ə soʊp ənd ə ˈbɑdi wɑʃ! ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə bæg smɛlz fænˈtæstɪk. ɪts ə gʊd saɪz fər maɪ ˈkæmərə tɪ fɪt ˈɪntu, tu! ræpt ɪn ˈtɪʃu ˈpeɪpər aɪ faɪnd ən ˈɔrnəmənt. ɪts ə ˈkæmərə! ɪts ðə moʊst ˈθɔtfəl ˈɔrnəmənt aɪ hæv ˈɛvər sin, ənd soʊ ˈditeɪl ˈɔriˌɛntɪd. ənd ɔn ðə bæk ɔn ðə dɪˈspleɪ ɪz ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈləndən! ɛz ə tˈwɛnti ˈsəmθɪŋ, əm ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ən ˈɔrnəmənt kəˈlɛkʃən ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə bɛst wən aɪ hæv naʊ baɪ fɑr. nɛkst tɪ ðət, ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈtɪʃu ɪz ə hɑrt ʃeɪpt ˈkʊki ˈkətər, dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kət ˈkʊkiz ðət wɪl sɪt ɔn məgz. ɪts soʊ kjut ðət aɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst pid ə ˈlɪtəl. əm goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪ ðɛm aʊt ɔn səm ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ˈkʊkiz ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, bɪˈkəz ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ˈkʊkiz ər wət aɪ wɔnt raɪt naʊ. ðeɪ maɪt bi tu sɔft, bət ɪt wɪl bi ə fən ɪkˈspɛrəmənt! ðə nɛkst θɪŋ aɪ si ɪz ə grin, waɪt ənd rɛd straɪpt tɪn. əm ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈhɛvi tɪn. wət ɪz ɪn ðɪs tɪn? soʊ aɪ ˈoʊpən ɪt ənd kləˈnik ˈmeɪˌkəp ɪkˈsploʊdz ˈɪntu maɪ læp! ðɛr ɪz ənd mæˈskɛrə ənd glɔs ənd ˈlaɪnər ənd krimz əv ˈɛvəri kaɪnd! aɪ sæt ðɛr ˈdəmfaʊndɪd fər ə ˈsɛkənd, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ "noʊ ˈfrikɪŋ weɪ!" bət hir wi ər! ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər, ɔl əv ɪt ɪz ˈflætərɪŋ tɪ maɪ ˈkələrɪŋ! əm soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ juz ɪt, əˈspɛʃəli ðə haɪ ˌɪmˈpækt ˈtriˌoʊ. ənd ʤɪst wɪn aɪ θɔt ɪt wɑz dən, ˌəndərˈniθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ə bɪg rɛd ˈstɑkɪŋ stəft wɪθ ˈkændi. sˈnɪkərz, butterfinger*, ˈtæfi, saʊər pæʧ strɔz, m&ms*. maɪ ˈbrəðər faʊnd hɪz weɪ ˈɪntu ðə butterfingers*, hi kənˈfərmz ðɛr deliciosity*. ju gaɪz ər əˈmeɪzɪŋ. θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ. aɪ doʊnt ˈivɪn hæv wərdz raɪt naʊ, ðɪs wɑz soʊ ˈpərˌfɪkt.
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rob’s recent comment pointing out the ben vonderheide case in lancaster county, pennsylvania made me curious. after all, not often that you see the government actually prosecute somebody for making malicious false reports to the police to terrorize a father and block access to a child. on the surface, it looks like the government got it right in this case. dig deeper, however, and you find that ben vonderheide is a poster case for terrorism against a parent who has been repeatedly abused by the government. the government is now using his son, quinta xavier vonderheide, as a pawn in its vindictive battle to hide its crimes against the children and families and attack those who attempt to expose them.
alienating ex convicted of lying to police gets sole custody
quinta’s mother is ex-girlfriend wendy flanders. she has systematically alienated her son from his father and engaged in access blocking, denigration, defamation, and false police reports to destroy the relationship with his father. she is unable to accept that their son should have time with both his parents and is willing to break the law, scheme, manipulate, and conspire to ensure that he will never see his father again. as is typical, family law courts reward such behaviors unless a parent can afford to bring contempt of court charges against the abuser.
she even attempted to change his name to quinta xavier flanders, a common stunt for alienating parents who alter their names to remove all mention of the hated ex.
this is nothing new for flanders as she is a serial parental. she has engaged in this child abuse not only involving quinta, but also regarding her daughter bryna elizabeth and that father john harris. in that case, she used false allegations of child sexual abuse among other methods. there are also reports that she attempted similar family terrorism against another previous ex, a mr. caruso who is no longer alive to defend himself and his child emily from the flanders.
(from a brave dad battles parental alienation) in february 2003 the judge awarded custody of xavier to his mother, ordering that he spend two days a week with his father. but flanders soon decided to ignore the order, at first restricting visits to only two hours a day, and then thwarting all contact for months at a time. but that enough, so flanders schemed to alienate xavier from his father. according to the contempt motion, flanders first withheld information from ben, refusing to advise him about school programs, teacher conferences, or even the name of the kindergarten where xavier would be attending. she then fabricated multiple allegations of abuse, a claim of fear being the only proof she needed. then she used these unproven accusations to show xavier that his father was a perp. on the advice of counselors, the father once made several telephone calls to the child. the mother then claimed those calls amounted to harassment. the district attorney later dismissed the ridiculous charge. next she resorted to outright manipulation. one day flanders informed the father he be allowed to see his son for christmas eve. then she had the child dress up in anticipation of the visit. when the father arrive, she used that as proof the father was a deadbeat. and finally, flanders violated a key requirement of the custody order that neither make “derogatory comments about the other parent.” instead, she waged a campaign of calumnies, repeatedly calling ben a liar and abuser. once xavier introduced his father to his classmates as, “this is my daddy he is filled with hatred and anger” a phrase that a boy is unlikely to come up with on his own.
flanders escalated continuously, making a never-ending stream of criminal complaints against vonderheide that were not only interfering with his time with his son but also causing a huge amount of trouble and expense including being arrested based upon false allegations.
(from lots of in false claims of abuse) wendy flanders of pennsylvania is a repeat false accuser. beginning in 2002 she began to make a variety of allegations against boyfriend ben vonderheide. the claims included get ready for this one charge of kidnapping, 2 trespassing charges, 3 charges of domestic abuse, 3 counts of harassment, and 25 accusations of indirect criminal contempt. the allegations culminated in november 2004, when she claimed that vonderheide assaulted her. that night the police came to house and put him in the pokey. problem was, the whole incident was caught on videotape, which proved that she was the aggressor in a conniving attempt to provoke him: . recently vonderheide was expunged on many of the charges. and two weeks ago a jury in lancaster county found wendy flanders guilty of making false statements to police officials. the punishment? a $250 fine and one year of probation. mr. vonderheide spent about $350,000 defending himself. “the only reason out of jail is because i filmed, published on my own, and i engaged the ‘underground’ press to expose my case,” he later told me.
vonderheide’s abusive ex and her latest boyfriend theodore yoder were convicted of repeatedly lying to police to try to get vonderheide arrested on false allegations. the convictions occurred in part because vonderheide had very convincing evidence. he video and audio records constantly because of his extended experience with pathological liar flanders, especially if she might be in the area. if he have those recordings, he might have wound up in prison for a very long time. because in the us, domestic violence and restraining order violation allegations are treated as guilty until proven innocent crimes in violation of the us constitution. you have to prove your innocence, yet even when you do, you can still be hounded with persecution via a record of criminal accusations that will cost you jobs, income, and your reputation potentially for the rest of your life. see restraining order abuse tv boston) for a video that briefly explains the problem via interviews with two men abused by liars and the consequent government harassment.
in a twisted display of the way government enables liars to cause immense damage to their victims, some of recordings are deemed by police to be illegal even though it is clearly evident that these recordings have helped prove that his ex is maliciously lying about him to destroy his life and send him to prison.
despite her malicious pattern of conduct, flanders got one year probation rather than the two years prison sentence plus a $250 fine. this enabled her to continue her alienation campaign and she eventually got full custody of their son quinta.
flanders is a documented parental, liar, and abuser and was convicted of crimes that make it clear she is dishonest and malicious. but her ex is not liked by the government because he is intent on exposing the crimes against parents and children, including what they have wrongly done to him. seemingly as a result of this, they are now denying him access to school, medical, psychological, and religious records, all contact with his son, and continue to conspire with wendy flanders and her many associates to persecute the man.
they are also conspiring to cover up evidence of crimes committed by flanders and make it inaccessible to the public. for instance, judge wayne g. hummer ordered that the video of the incident mentioned above be removed from a website exposing the actions of wendy flanders. by protecting and rewarding the abuser, judges can increase conflict and increase their job security and the incomes of their many friends in the divorce industry including lawyers, therapists, mediators, and custody evaluators. causing, exacerbating, and refusing to stop child custody conflicts are the means by which courts and government extort many billions of dollars per year out of american families yet can blame the victims for the problems.
vonderheide’s battle against corrupt and abusive lancaster county, pennsylvania
despite all of the persecution, vonderheide stop fighting to see his son and to expose what the lancaster county government is doing to him and other parents. along the way, he has come to realize what many of us know well the united states and its political subdivisions are human and civil rights violators of massive proportions and that children are central to the means of terrorizing and controlling the population for the power and profit of the corrupt officials who populate positions of authority across this nation.
vonderheide has put up a very interesting video website called daddy justice covering some of his experiences with the abusive courts and government of lancaster county, pennsylvania. but not limiting himself to just his case.
daddy justice out to protect abused moms, too
while critics, including many pennsylvania state judges and government officials, wrongly accuse him of being a rights bigot against mothers, that is not the case if you take the time to watch several of the videos produced. he knows what it is like to be a father abused by the government and so his opinions are undeniably flavored by that experience. yet he and his associates are going all-out to expose government criminals across pennsylvania, including those involved in cases in which the abuse victims in the videos are mothers and children. mothers are victims of false child sexual abuse allegations and parental alienation, too, as the case of tonya craft has recently amply shown.
pennsylvania is a particularly corrupt and abusive state as is evidenced by nearby extensive court corruption scandal in which judges received payments for many years in return for violating the rights of children to fair and impartial trials and sentencing them to time in for-profit prisons. many of these children had committed such atrocities as minor (less than $5, first time offense) and treasonous crimes such as being disrespectful of a school official on the internet because that school official cancelled an activity the “child criminal” had worked hard to organize. in pennsylvania, as in most of america, children have no rights and are being taught at an early age that freedom of speech is no longer a right in this country. in america today, children are tools for government control and profit for government officials and their friends.
as a result of the threat that vonderheide represents to their corrupt activities, the local government is out to ruin this life by any means they can. chief among them is using his son quinta as a pawn in a dirty war on ben vonderheide. him as a is a propaganda stunt learned from the heros, government joes like joseph stalin, joseph goebbels, and joseph biden.
joseph biden, tyrant against human rights
us vice president biden, a major backer of human rights violations and government abuse, was born in scranton, lackawanna county, pennsylvania, just a throw from county and not far from lancaster county. his family has been involved in state government going back generations. corruption, violating human and civil rights, and trampling the us constitution are major industries for pennsylvania. so it should be no surprise that biden was primarily responsible for crafting and passing vawa, the abusive legislation which has terminated “innocent until proven guilty” and “equal protection under the law” rights for all men in the united states.
such rights are supposedly protected by the us constitution, but that document is routinely ignored by the courts and american governments at all levels at their whim, particularly in cases in which the accused has embarrassed or angered the government by exposing its true nature. if any woman accuses a man of a crime such as defending himself from her physical attack, trying to arrange time to see his children, or running away in fear for his life rather than being subjected to her demands of false imprisonment, slavery, or death, the state will assume he is guilty even if there is not a shred of evidence. they will take his children, home, property, income, and freedom from him and do all of this long before he gets a trial, often even before he knows the accusations. joseph biden made this happen, but he was not alone. most of the us house and senate and the us president are his in this matter.
women may feel safe from vawa. they should not. it is starting to be applied to deprive them of their rights, too.
breyonna shope case in lancaster
recently, vonderheide has focused some effort on exposing pennsylvania government sponsored child abuse cases. one of them features a toddler named who was taken away from her mother patricia shope for two months with no reasonable cause. her mother took her to see a doctor for medical care for yet another ear infection. the medical staff falsely accused her of being on drugs and then arranged for (children and youth services, one of the many names of cps agencies) and police to show up to take her child. she passed the drug test showing she was not using any drugs, but that matter. social worker gary sanderson wanted to keep the child in foster care anyway. so then made claims that shope suffered from munchausen syndrome by proxy because she had taken her baby to the doctor 16 times so far in the year, mostly for ear infections from which prematurely born suffered chronically. after they had kept from her frantic family for a week with no reasonable cause, then demanded patricia submit to a psychological evaluation. yet after spending more than $10,000 on legal fees and psychological evaluations from two psychologists who both agreed she had no mental illnesses that would affect her ability to care for her child, the government still would not return the baby.
shope was lucky they lie about her or “diagnose” what should be obvious and rational reasons for fear, distrust, anger, and depression as something else. psychologists and other medical “professionals” are routinely employed by the government to justify abusive government actions and many of them will lie, exaggerate, and distort to serve the government masters who pay them and send business their way. they have a direct financial incentive to do so.
county pays $125,000 to shope family as settlement
patricia shope and her family were so outraged by the abuse that she filed a federal civil rights law suit. that suit never made it to trial, likely because the government did not want the media coverage and publicity it would have generated. instead, they settled the matter on the eve of trial.
(from on wednesday, february 6, 2008, lancaster county children & youth entered into a landmark settlement agreement with patricia shope, mother of) shope v. lancaster county children & youth services (u.s. district court, eastern district of pennsylvania, 2008) on june 8, 2006, the year old daughter of patricia shope was taken to the lancaster general hospital where she was diagnosed with ear infections media). for reasons that never became clear, a social worker for lancaster county children & youth services (“cys”) came to the hospital, without reasonable suspicion, and took custody of the child. the mother was required to see two different psychologists, at the request of, both of whom found no issues with the mother. despite the fact that never had any evidence of abuse or neglect, they retained custody of the child until august, 2006. following the return and an investigation by archangel investigations, a federal civil rights lawsuit was initiated by the camp hill law firm, boyle, neblett & wenger, alleging amendment violations. the case settled on the eve of trial when agreed to pay ms. shope $125,000 for the constitutional violation.
government child abuse is profitable if it can be covered up
breyonna’s mother patricia shope, grandmother kathy roth, and many others have spoken to local government officials in attempts to get them to stop the abuse happening to children in the county. but lancaster county commissioners benefit from their social workers engaging in abusive and illegal actions. it helps the county cover its expenses, arguably also paying for their salaries, too. lancaster county is not unique in this, it is common to counties across the united states. because the us federal government pays counties for such illegal actions and has no protection mechanisms designed to detect, investigate, and prosecute counties and government workers engaging in these crimes. occasionally the counties may have to pay out civil settlements, such as the $125,000 paid to settle the claims of’s family against the government, but such settlements are few and far between. they are a tiny percentage of the “earnings” from millions of children affected each year times the several thousand dollars per month cps agencies “earn” by taking a child from his or her family in the united states. they are like bad debt losses to loan sharks. terrorize the victims and many of them will cave. the few who are but small nuisances compared to the profits made via this organized crime.
governments prefer these settlements to the adverse publicity of such cases that could threaten their ability to continue to abuse children and families for profit. they want to keep the names of their agencies, employees, and experts out of the news in order to continue their profitable extortion of families.
looking for more information on the shope case, it appears that most of the coverage from the local lancaster area news media has “disappeared” from the internet. even though news of the $125,000 settlement is little more than two years old, local media websites are nearly devoid of any information. where you can find information on it is on websites run by people determined to protect children and families from the ongoing abuse and violence perpetrated by governments.
given the common complicity of local media in covering up the misconduct of local government criminals, i help but wonder if that is what is happening here. fortunately, some web sites copied the articles in their entirety. we usually do this ourselves, but given the importance of this case and how it appears it is being hidden with the possible reason being that the government want the public to know what they did, provide a full copy of one of the articles here and credit to the original publication, lancaster new era, and its lancaster online web site. if their interest in informing the public outweighs their interest in covering up government abuse, then lancaster online should restore that article on its own web site rather than leaving only the title accessible.
mom gets back girl & $125k: county settles suit over children & youth lancaster new era, published: feb 25, 2008, est, lancaster
by janet kelley, staff when the woman took her toddler to the hospital more than two years ago, she had no idea of the legal fight she was about to face. patricia m. shope was sitting at her hospital bedside in june 2006 when, she says, a caseworker for lancaster county children & youth agency announced he was taking custody of her child, according to court documents. for two months, shope fought to have her child returned, in spite, she claims in documents, of a false accusations that she was suffering from a mental illness and his threats to put the child up for adoption if she cooperate. the children & youth agency admits doing nothing wrong and denies almost all of allegations, according to court documents, but it recently agreed to pay the woman $125,000 to settle the lawsuit. most important to shope, her lawyer said, is that she has her child back. according to legal documents and attorney, dennis e. boyle, the county violated her constitutional rights to due process by taking her daughter without probable cause. the federal lawsuit filed against lancaster county children & youth agency and gary sanderson, a caseworker was filed in november 2006, but the parties settled earlier this month before going to trial. crystal gingrich, executive director of the county agency since march 2007, deferred all questions to the lancaster county office. attorneys representing the county agency in the lawsuit could not be reached for comment. lancaster county commissioner scott martin said there was never any admission of fault by the county or children & youth agency employees. the decision to settle the lawsuit, martin explained, is made by attorneys for insurance companies who need to weigh the financial impact of litigation. daughter,, was born prematurely in june 2005 and had a history of ear infections, according to court documents. in may 2006, she was treated for chronic ear infections at lancaster regional medical center and the following month, on june 6, 2006, was taken to lancaster general hospital for an unexplained fever. she was diagnosed with chronic ear infection and admitted to the hospital. two days later, shope claims, as she sat with her child in a hospital room, sanderson, accompanied by two city police officers, entered the room and told shope be taking custody of her daughter. when asked why, shope said sanderson told her he suspected she was under the influence of some type of narcotic. she volunteered for a urine drug test, which came back negative. according to court records, sanderson specifically denied telling shope he was taking her child, but admitted questioning the woman as to whether she was under the influence of drugs. shope said sanderson told her he was still taking the child because she had “too many visits” and accused her of having a serious psychological problem, specifically munchausen syndrome by proxy, a disorder in which a parent intentionally injures a child and then seeks medical treatment for the child. in a letter dated june 9, 2006, shope said she was advised that the agency suspected her of “serious physical neglect” and filed a petition to seek custody. four days later, on june 13, 2006, in another letter, children & youth requested that shope undergo a psychological evaluation to determine her fitness as a mother. two university of pennsylvania psychologists evaluated shope and sent letters to county authorities concluding that she “did not suffer from syndrome by proxy or any other psychological illness that affected her ability to care for her child.” an emergency hearing was scheduled for june 12, according to the lawsuit, with a subsequent hearing scheduled for june 23. but when she and her attorney arrived for the hearing on june 23, they were told that it had already been held in her absence, with the court ruling in favor of children & youth. neither she or her attorney had been notified of the time change and the next hearing had been scheduled in august 2006, she claimed. however, the county claims that attorney at the time was aware of and had agreed to the change. when shope complained about the decision made in absentia, sanderson “indicated that she needed to agree with everything lancaster county children & youth agency wanted to do or lancaster county children & youth agency would have her parental rights terminated and to another family.” “sanderson continued to threaten to adopt to another family,” according to the lawsuit, “telling ms. shope that the ‘clock is ticking’ if she continued to persist in her attempts to obtain custody of her daughter.” on july 31, was finally returned to her mother when children & youth determined the report of serious physical neglect was unfounded. a county judge made it official on aug. 28. the cost of her two month battle: legal fees of $8,971 and psychologist fees of $1,050. boyle said the county violated right to due process, based on threats to her and the length of time they kept the toddler in foster care. “we’re pleased,” boyle said, “but this was never about the was about sending a message to the agency not to do anything like this again.” contact us: [email protected] or
child are a commodity for government power and profit
children are the commodity in which american cps agencies traffic in order to earn payments from the us federal government for abusing children and victimizing families. every child they take helps pay their salaries. with no effective oversight and absolute immunity for social workers for nearly anything short of the death of a child, there is nothing to dissuade the many bad social workers from lying, perjuring, and abusing the children they are supposed to protect while terrorizing their parents and families. cps social workers know that they are expected to “earn revenue” to pay their salaries when they find any children actually being abused. so they scheme to take children away from loving parents, place them in foster care, and race to adopt them to other people permanently. they use to race to adopt them out because it would stop the revenue generated by abusing a child. that become more common after the us federal government voted to pay them to do it after they complained that adoptions deprived them of revenue.
while cps agencies across the country are routinely abusive, dishonest, and eager to take children and refuse to return them even after allegations are proven false, pennsylvania is particularly extreme. a tv report on hearings on the abusive pennsylvania child “protection” system states that the state takes children from their families around 3 times more often than in los angeles or new york and 6 times more often than in chicago.
are pennsylvania parents 6 times more abusive than chicago parents? hard to swallow. far easier to believe, given the frequent headlines pennsylvania is making with its corrupt government and courts, is that the state is 6 times more abusive against its children and families than the state of illinois.
lancaster county out to ruin ben vonderheide
the corrupt government of lancaster county limit itself to propaganda and defamation against vonderheide. they use every tool at their disposal to hide their true nature and growing list of crimes against humanity including, so far, apparently anything short of murdering ben vonderheide. perhaps they set that as the boundary because they suspect the public might not believe their “self-defense” story if he showed up dead with gunshots to the back and the bullets matched the guns of local cops acting on orders from the judges and government officials being embarrassed by vonderheide exposing their illegal and abusive actions.
perhaps you naively think that murder could never happen. consider the untimely death of cps reform advocate and former george senator nancy schaefer before you jump to that conclusion. she was working tirelessly for years to force reform on the government to stop the cps and family law court abuses before she was murdered in 2010. as a very credible and speaker, she was a major threat to the people who benefit from using children as pawns in their criminal profiteering.
watch the video and listen to the statistics. this courageous woman spoke out against the cps and family law abuse against children and families, particularly fathers, and pointed out that american family law courts control the income and assets of 40+ million americans and $40 billion in income transfer payments per year from which they derive their job security and income. an entire industry controlled by judges and their friends has been built around using children as pawns to terrorize, control, extort, and use families for the financial gain of government and its allies. much of it funded by us federal payments of $4000 to $6000 per child to take a child from his or her family, place them in foster care, and eventually adopt them to strangers. fight for justice may have cost her and her lives. she was believed to be on the verge of publishing information that would have exposed georgia government officials for involvement in child abuse and child sex trafficking. while the “explanation” is that her allegedly terminally husband killed her then himself, their children are clear that he have cancer and sick.
people like ben vonderheide are running similar risks to what nancy schaefer as he is also challenging the powerful corrupt and abusive money interests of the government and its leaders, employees, and friends. while he is not yet as well-known as nancy schaefer, he is a threat to the corrupt government of lancaster county, pennsylvania, and therefore he will continue to be attacked mercilessly as they have been doing for years. we should all be very thankful that this man and his friends are working tirelessly to fight for the rights of children and parents. hopefully quinta will understand, despite his hateful alienation, that his father is a hero who is working to ensure that what happens to so many parents and children today will not happen to quinta and his future children tomorrow.
if you live in lancaster county, vote against any incumbents in the county government and courts who have not actively sided against these abuses. these people benefit from the abuses and they therefore will not stop them. voters must act if there is any hope to stop the abuse against the children and parents like vonderheide.
further reading
serenity grandmother speaks out against cps and foster parent abuses, advocates grandparents’ rights
american judicial terrorism may lead to widespread violence
stopping parental alienation requires family court reforms
laws against audio and video recording protect liars, abusers, and government criminals
tonya ex, parental henke, shows kids will lie about sexual abuse to hurt target parent
a view of “best interests of the children”
moms discredit themselves by denying parental alienation
cps reform advocate nancy schaefer murdered
parental alienation can happen to adults and in marriages
luzerne county bribes 7 year old boy for arson “confession”
crimes against children: “zero tolerance” and “kids for cash”
gun collection + malicious mom + government = life in ruins
teach your children: government is dangerous to their lives
americans believe in innocent until proven guilty
corrupt pennsylvania courts jail kids for cash
lancaster county children & will pay $125,000 for stolen babies case
mom gets back girl & $125k
$125,000 to mother for child services misuse of authority
a brave dad battles parental alienation
lots of in false claims of abuse
one million people falsely accused of domestic violence each year
calvary church
respecting accuracy in domestic abuse reporting
restraining order abuse tv boston)
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rob’s* ˈrisənt ˈkɑmɛnt ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðə bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd keɪs ɪn ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə meɪd mi ˈkjʊriəs. ˈæftər ɔl, nɑt ˈɔfən ðət ju si ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈsəmˌbɑdi fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ məˈlɪʃəs fɔls rɪˈpɔrts tɪ ðə pəˈlis tɪ ˈtɛrəˌraɪz ə ˈfɑðər ənd blɑk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ʧaɪld. ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs, ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə ˈgəvərnmənt gɑt ɪt raɪt ɪn ðɪs keɪs. dɪg ˈdipər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd ju faɪnd ðət bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ɪz ə ˈpoʊstər keɪs fər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm əˈgɛnst ə ˈpɛrənt hu həz bɪn rɪˈpitɪdli əˈbjuzd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz naʊ ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz sən, kˈwɪntə ˈzeɪvjər ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd, ɛz ə pɔn ɪn ɪts vɪnˈdɪktɪv ˈbætəl tɪ haɪd ɪts kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz ənd əˈtæk ðoʊz hu əˈtɛmpt tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ðɛm. ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ɛks kənˈvɪktəd əv laɪɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis gɪts soʊl ˈkəstədi ˈməðər ɪz ˈɛkzˈgərlˌfrɛnd ˈwɛndi ˈflændərz. ʃi həz ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd hər sən frəm hɪz ˈfɑðər ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˈækˌsɛs ˈblɑkɪŋ, denigration*, ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən, ənd fɔls pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrts tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz ˈfɑðər. ʃi ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət ðɛr sən ʃʊd hæv taɪm wɪθ boʊθ hɪz ˈpɛrənts ənd ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ breɪk ðə lɔ, skim, məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt, ənd kənˈspaɪər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət hi wɪl ˈnɛvər si hɪz ˈfɑðər əˈgɛn. ɛz ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl, ˈfæməli lɔ kɔrts rɪˈwɔrd səʧ bɪˈheɪvjərz ənˈlɛs ə ˈpɛrənt kən əˈfɔrd tɪ brɪŋ kənˈtɛmpt əv kɔrt ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ðə əˈbjuzər. ʃi ˈivɪn əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ hɪz neɪm tɪ kˈwɪntə ˈzeɪvjər ˈflændərz, ə ˈkɑmən stənt fər ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈpɛrənts hu ˈɔltər ðɛr neɪmz tɪ riˈmuv ɔl ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə ˈheɪtɪd ɛks. ðɪs ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ nu fər ˈflændərz ɛz ʃi ɪz ə ˈsɪˌriəl pərˈɛntəl. ʃi həz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ðɪs ʧaɪld əˈbjuz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ kˈwɪntə, bət ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ hər ˈdɔtər ˈbrɪnə ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ənd ðət ˈfɑðər ʤɑn ˈhɛrɪs. ɪn ðət keɪs, ʃi juzd fɔls ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ʧaɪld ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz əˈməŋ ˈəðər ˈmɛθədz. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrts ðət ʃi əˈtɛmptəd ˈsɪmələr ˈfæməli ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm əˈgɛnst əˈnəðər ˈpriviəs ɛks, ə ˈmɪstər. kərˈusoʊ hu ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈlaɪv tɪ dɪˈfɛnd hɪmˈsɛlf ənd hɪz ʧaɪld ˈɛmɪli frəm ðə ˈflændərz. (frəm ə breɪv dæd ˈbætəlz pərˈɛntəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən) ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2003 ðə ʤəʤ əˈwɔrdɪd ˈkəstədi əv ˈzeɪvjər tɪ hɪz ˈməðər, ˈɔrdərɪŋ ðət hi spɛnd tu deɪz ə wik wɪθ hɪz ˈfɑðər. bət ˈflændərz sun ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə ˈɔrdər, æt fərst riˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ˈoʊnli tu aʊərz ə deɪ, ənd ðɛn θˈwɔrtɪŋ ɔl ˈkɑnˌtækt fər mənθs æt ə taɪm. bət ðət ɪˈnəf, soʊ ˈflændərz skimd tɪ ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ˈzeɪvjər frəm hɪz ˈfɑðər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈtɛmpt ˈmoʊʃən, ˈflændərz fərst wɪθˈhɛld ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm bɛn, rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ədˈvaɪz ɪm əˈbaʊt skul ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˈtiʧər ˈkɑnfərənsəz, ər ˈivɪn ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən wɛr ˈzeɪvjər wʊd bi əˈtɛndɪŋ. ʃi ðɛn ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪd ˈməltəpəl ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv əˈbjuz, ə kleɪm əv fɪr biɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli pruf ʃi ˈnidɪd. ðɛn ʃi juzd ðiz ənˈpruvən ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ ʃoʊ ˈzeɪvjər ðət hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz ə perp*. ɔn ðə ədˈvaɪs əv ˈkaʊnsələrz, ðə ˈfɑðər wəns meɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn kɔlz tɪ ðə ʧaɪld. ðə ˈməðər ðɛn kleɪmd ðoʊz kɔlz əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ hərˈæsmənt. ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈleɪtər dɪsˈmɪst ðə rɪˈdɪkjələs ʧɑrʤ. nɛkst ʃi rɪˈzɔrtɪd tɪ ˈaʊˈtraɪt məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən. wən deɪ ˈflændərz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈfɑðər hi bi əˈlaʊd tɪ si hɪz sən fər ˈkrɪsməs iv. ðɛn ʃi hæd ðə ʧaɪld drɛs əp ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ðə ˈvɪzɪt. wɪn ðə ˈfɑðər əraɪv, ʃi juzd ðət ɛz pruf ðə ˈfɑðər wɑz ə ˈdɛdˌbit. ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ˈflændərz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ə ki rɪkˈwaɪrmənt əv ðə ˈkəstədi ˈɔrdər ðət ˈniðər meɪk ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈəðər parent.”*.” ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃi weɪʤd ə kæmˈpeɪn əv calumnies*, rɪˈpitɪdli ˈkɔlɪŋ bɛn ə laɪər ənd əˈbjuzər. wəns ˈzeɪvjər ˌɪntrəˈdust hɪz ˈfɑðər tɪ hɪz ˈklæsˌmeɪts ɛz, ɪz maɪ ˈdædi hi ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈheɪtrəd ənd anger”*” ə freɪz ðət ə bɔɪ ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ɔn hɪz oʊn. ˈflændərz ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd kənˈtɪnjuəsli, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ strim əv ˈkrɪmənəl kəmˈpleɪnts əˈgɛnst ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ðət wər nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ wɪθ hɪz taɪm wɪθ hɪz sən bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɔzɪŋ ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtrəbəl ənd ɪkˈspɛns ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ biɪŋ ərˈɛstɪd beɪst əˈpɑn fɔls ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. (frəm lɑts əv ɪn fɔls kleɪmz əv əˈbjuz) ˈwɛndi ˈflændərz əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɪz ə rɪˈpit fɔls əˈkjuzər. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 2002 ʃi bɪˈgæn tɪ meɪk ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd. ðə kleɪmz ˌɪnˈkludɪd gɪt ˈrɛdi fər ðɪs wən ʧɑrʤ əv ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ, 2 ˈtrɛˌspæsɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz, 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz, 3 kaʊnts əv hərˈæsmənt, ənd 25 ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv ˌɪndərˈɛkt ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈtɛmpt. ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2004 wɪn ʃi kleɪmd ðət ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd əˈsɔltɪd hər. ðət naɪt ðə pəˈlis keɪm tɪ haʊs ənd pʊt ɪm ɪn ðə ˈpoʊki. ˈprɑbləm wɑz, ðə hoʊl ˈɪnsədənt wɑz kɔt ɔn ˈvɪdioʊˈteɪp, wɪʧ pruvd ðət ʃi wɑz ðə əˈgrɛsər ɪn ə kəˈnaɪvɪŋ əˈtɛmpt tɪ prəˈvoʊk ɪm: ˈrisəntli ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd wɑz ɪkˈspənʤd ɔn ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ənd tu wiks əˈgoʊ ə ˈʤʊri ɪn ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti faʊnd ˈwɛndi ˈflændərz ˈgɪlti əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ fɔls ˈsteɪtmənts tɪ pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz. ðə ˈpənɪʃmənt? ə 250 faɪn ənd wən jɪr əv proʊˈbeɪʃən. ˈmɪstər. ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd spɛnt əˈbaʊt dɪˈfɛndɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈoʊnli ˈrizən aʊt əv ʤeɪl ɪz bɪˈkəz aɪ fɪlmd, ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn maɪ oʊn, ənd aɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤd ðə ‘‘underground’*’ prɛs tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz maɪ case,”*,” hi ˈleɪtər toʊld mi. əˈbjusɪv ɛks ənd hər ˈleɪtəst ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈjoʊdər wər kənˈvɪktəd əv rɪˈpitɪdli laɪɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis tɪ traɪ tɪ gɪt ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ərˈɛstɪd ɔn fɔls ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ðə kənˈvɪkʃənz əˈkərd ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd hæd ˈvɛri kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɛvədəns. hi ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈrɛkərdz ˈkɑnstəntli bɪˈkəz əv hɪz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˌpæθəˈlɑʤɪkəl laɪər ˈflændərz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ʃi maɪt bi ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ɪf hi hæv ðoʊz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz, hi maɪt hæv wund əp ɪn ˈprɪzən fər ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ taɪm. bɪˈkəz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns ənd riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdər vaɪəˈleɪʃən ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər ˈtritɪd ɛz ˈgɪlti ənˈtɪl ˈpruvən ˈɪnəsənt kraɪmz ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ju hæv tɪ pruv jʊr ˈɪnəsəns, jɛt ˈivɪn wɪn ju du, ju kən stɪl bi ˈhaʊndɪd wɪθ ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ˈviə ə ˈrɛkərd əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət wɪl kɔst ju ʤɑbz, ˈɪnˌkəm, ənd jʊr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən pəˈtɛnʃəli fər ðə rɛst əv jʊr laɪf. si riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdər əˈbjuz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈbɔstən) fər ə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ˈbrifli ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈviə ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ tu mɛn əˈbjuzd baɪ laɪərz ənd ðə ˈkɑnsəkwənt ˈgəvərnmənt hərˈæsmənt. ɪn ə tˈwɪstɪd dɪˈspleɪ əv ðə weɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ɪˈneɪbəlz laɪərz tɪ kɔz ˌɪˈmɛns ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðɛr ˈvɪktɪmz, səm əv rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz ər dimd baɪ pəˈlis tɪ bi ˌɪˈligəl ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈklɪrli ˈɛvədənt ðət ðiz rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz hæv hɛlpt pruv ðət hɪz ɛks ɪz məˈlɪʃɪsli laɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ hɪz laɪf ənd sɛnd ɪm tɪ ˈprɪzən. dɪˈspaɪt hər məˈlɪʃəs ˈpætərn əv ˈkɑndəkt, ˈflændərz gɑt wən jɪr proʊˈbeɪʃən ˈrəðər ðən ðə tu jɪrz ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns pləs ə 250 faɪn. ðɪs ɪˈneɪbəld hər tɪ kənˈtɪnju hər ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən kæmˈpeɪn ənd ʃi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɑt fʊl ˈkəstədi əv ðɛr sən kˈwɪntə. ˈflændərz ɪz ə ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd pərˈɛntəl, laɪər, ənd əˈbjuzər ənd wɑz kənˈvɪktəd əv kraɪmz ðət meɪk ɪt klɪr ʃi ɪz dɪˈsɑnəst ənd məˈlɪʃəs. bət hər ɛks ɪz nɑt laɪkt baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈʧɪldrən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wət ðeɪ hæv ˈrɔŋli dən tɪ ɪm. ˈsimɪŋli ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs, ðeɪ ər naʊ dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ɪm ˈækˌsɛs tɪ skul, ˈmɛdɪkəl, ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl, ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈrɛkərdz, ɔl ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ hɪz sən, ənd kənˈtɪnju tɪ kənˈspaɪər wɪθ ˈwɛndi ˈflændərz ənd hər ˈmɛni əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts tɪ ˈpərsəˌkjut ðə mæn. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈspaɪrɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər əp ˈɛvədəns əv kraɪmz kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ˈflændərz ənd meɪk ɪt ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk. fər ˈɪnstəns, ʤəʤ weɪn ʤi. ˈhəmər ˈɔrdərd ðət ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv bi riˈmuvd frəm ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈækʃənz əv ˈwɛndi ˈflændərz. baɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ənd rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ðə əˈbjuzər, ˈʤəʤɪz kən ˌɪnˈkris ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr ʤɑb sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ðə ˈɪnˌkəmz əv ðɛr ˈmɛni frɛndz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɔrs ˈɪndəstri ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈlɔjərz, ˈθɛrəpɪsts, ˈmidiˌeɪtərz, ənd ˈkəstədi evaluators*. ˈkɔzɪŋ, ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪtɪŋ, ənd rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ stɑp ʧaɪld ˈkəstədi ˈkɑnflɪkts ər ðə minz baɪ wɪʧ kɔrts ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ɛkˈstɔrt ˈmɛni ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz pər jɪr aʊt əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfæməliz jɛt kən bleɪm ðə ˈvɪktɪmz fər ðə ˈprɑbləmz. ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst kərəpt ənd əˈbjusɪv ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə dɪˈspaɪt ɔl əv ðə ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən, ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd stɑp ˈfaɪtɪŋ tɪ si hɪz sən ənd tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz wət ðə ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz duɪŋ tɪ ɪm ənd ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts. əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, hi həz kəm tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz wət ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wɛl ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsəbdɪˌvɪʒənz ər ˈjumən ənd ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈvaɪəleɪtərz əv ˈmæsɪv prəˈpɔrʃənz ənd ðət ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ðə minz əv ˈtɛrəˌraɪzɪŋ ənd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən fər ðə paʊər ənd ˈprɑfɪt əv ðə kərəpt əˈfɪʃəlz hu ˈpɑpjəˌleɪt pəˈzɪʃənz əv əˈθɔrəti əˈkrɔs ðɪs ˈneɪʃən. ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd həz pʊt əp ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kɔld ˈdædi ˈʤəstɪs ˈkəvərɪŋ səm əv hɪz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wɪθ ðə əˈbjusɪv kɔrts ənd ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. bət nɑt ˈlɪmətɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ʤɪst hɪz keɪs. ˈdædi ˈʤəstɪs aʊt tɪ prəˈtɛkt əˈbjuzd mɑmz, tu waɪl ˈkrɪtɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɛni ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə steɪt ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈrɔŋli əˈkjuz ɪm əv biɪŋ ə raɪts ˈbɪgət əˈgɛnst ˈməðərz, ðət ɪz nɑt ðə keɪs ɪf ju teɪk ðə taɪm tɪ wɔʧ ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊz prəˈdust. hi noʊz wət ɪt ɪz laɪk tɪ bi ə ˈfɑðər əˈbjuzd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd soʊ hɪz əˈpɪnjənz ər ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbli ˈfleɪvərd baɪ ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns. jɛt hi ənd hɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ər goʊɪŋ ˈɔˈlaʊt tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkrɪmənəlz əˈkrɔs ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə əˈbjuz ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊz ər ˈməðərz ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ˈməðərz ər ˈvɪktɪmz əv fɔls ʧaɪld ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ənd pərˈɛntəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən, tu, ɛz ðə keɪs əv ˈtɑnjə kræft həz ˈrisəntli ˈæmpli ʃoʊn. ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɪz ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli kərəpt ənd əˈbjusɪv steɪt ɛz ɪz ˈɛvɪdənst baɪ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ɪkˈstɛnsɪv kɔrt kərˈəpʃən ˈskændəl ɪn wɪʧ ˈʤəʤɪz rɪˈsivd ˈpeɪmənts fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ɪn rɪˈtərn fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə raɪts əv ˈʧɪldrən tɪ fɛr ənd ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəl traɪəlz ənd ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ðɛm tɪ taɪm ɪn ˌfərˈprɑfɪt ˈprɪzənz. ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈʧɪldrən hæd kəˈmɪtɪd səʧ əˈtrɑsətiz ɛz ˈmaɪnər (lɛs ðən 5 fərst taɪm əˈfɛns) ənd ˈtrizəˌnəs kraɪmz səʧ ɛz biɪŋ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl əv ə skul əˈfɪʃəl ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt bɪˈkəz ðət skul əˈfɪʃəl ˈkænsəld ən ækˈtɪvɪti ðə criminal”*” hæd wərkt hɑrd tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz. ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ɛz ɪn moʊst əv əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈʧɪldrən hæv noʊ raɪts ənd ər biɪŋ tɔt æt ən ˈərli eɪʤ ðət ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə raɪt ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə təˈdeɪ, ˈʧɪldrən ər tulz fər ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈprɑfɪt fər ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ðɛr frɛndz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə θrɛt ðət ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts tɪ ðɛr kərəpt ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz aʊt tɪ ruɪn ðɪs laɪf baɪ ˈɛni minz ðeɪ kən. ʧif əˈməŋ ðɛm ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz sən kˈwɪntə ɛz ə pɔn ɪn ə ˈdərti wɔr ɔn bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd. ɪm ɛz ə ɪz ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə stənt ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə ˈhɪroʊz, ˈgəvərnmənt ʤoʊz laɪk ˈʤoʊzəf ˈstɑlən, ˈʤoʊzəf ˈgoʊbəlz, ənd ˈʤoʊzəf ˈbaɪdən. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈbaɪdən, ˈtaɪrənt əˈgɛnst ˈjumən raɪts ˈjuˈɛs vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbaɪdən, ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈbækər əv ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt əˈbjuz, wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈskræntən, ˌlækəˈwɑnə ˈkaʊnti, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ʤɪst ə θroʊ frəm ˈkaʊnti ənd nɑt fɑr frəm ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti. hɪz ˈfæməli həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt goʊɪŋ bæk ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. kərˈəpʃən, ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ˈjumən ənd ˈsɪvəl raɪts, ənd ˈtræmplɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ər ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪndəstriz fər ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. soʊ ɪt ʃʊd bi noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ˈbaɪdən wɑz praɪˈmɛrəli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈkræftɪŋ ənd ˈpæsɪŋ vawa*, ðə əˈbjusɪv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪʧ həz ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ənˈtɪl ˈpruvən guilty”*” ənd prəˈtɛkʃən ˈəndər ðə law”*” raɪts fər ɔl mɛn ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. səʧ raɪts ər səˈpoʊzədli prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, bət ðət ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɪz ruˈtinli ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ðə kɔrts ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgəvərnmənts æt ɔl ˈlɛvəlz æt ðɛr wɪm, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə əˈkjuzd həz ɪmˈbɛrəst ər ˈæŋgərd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ɪts tru ˈneɪʧər. ɪf ˈɛni ˈwʊmən əˈkjuzɪz ə mæn əv ə kraɪm səʧ ɛz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf frəm hər ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈtæk, traɪɪŋ tɪ əreɪnʤ taɪm tɪ si hɪz ˈʧɪldrən, ər ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ ɪn fɪr fər hɪz laɪf ˈrəðər ðən biɪŋ səˈbʤɛktɪd tɪ hər dɪˈmændz əv fɔls ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt, sˈleɪvəri, ər dɛθ, ðə steɪt wɪl əˈsum hi ɪz ˈgɪlti ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə ʃrɛd əv ˈɛvədəns. ðeɪ wɪl teɪk hɪz ˈʧɪldrən, hoʊm, ˈprɑpərti, ˈɪnˌkəm, ənd ˈfridəm frəm ɪm ənd du ɔl əv ðɪs lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hi gɪts ə traɪəl, ˈɔfən ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr hi noʊz ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈbaɪdən meɪd ðɪs ˈhæpən, bət hi wɑz nɑt əˈloʊn. moʊst əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ər hɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈmætər. ˈwɪmən meɪ fil seɪf frəm vawa*. ðeɪ ʃʊd nɑt. ɪt ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ bi əˈplaɪd tɪ dɪˈpraɪv ðɛm əv ðɛr raɪts, tu. ʃoʊp keɪs ɪn ˈlæŋkəstər ˈrisəntli, ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd həz ˈfoʊkɪst səm ˈɛfərt ɔn ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɑnsərd ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ˈkeɪsɪz. wən əv ðɛm ˈfiʧərz ə ˈtɑdlər neɪmd hu wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ frəm hər ˈməðər pəˈtrɪʃə ʃoʊp fər tu mənθs wɪθ noʊ ˈrizənəbəl kɔz. hər ˈməðər tʊk hər tɪ si ə ˈdɔktər fər ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr fər jɛt əˈnəðər ɪr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd hər əv biɪŋ ɔn drəgz ənd ðɛn əreɪnʤd fər (ˈʧɪldrən ənd juθ ˈsərvɪsɪz, wən əv ðə ˈmɛni neɪmz əv ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ˈeɪʤənsiz) ənd pəˈlis tɪ ʃoʊ əp tɪ teɪk hər ʧaɪld. ʃi pæst ðə drəg tɛst ʃoʊɪŋ ʃi wɑz nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛni drəgz, bət ðət ˈmætər. ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkər ˈgɛri ˈsændərsən ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ðə ʧaɪld ɪn ˈfɑstər kɛr ˈɛniˌweɪ. soʊ ðɛn meɪd kleɪmz ðət ʃoʊp ˈsəfərd frəm ˈmənˌʧaʊzɪn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm baɪ ˈprɑksi bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd ˈteɪkən hər ˈbeɪbi tɪ ðə ˈdɔktər 16 taɪmz soʊ fɑr ɪn ðə jɪr, ˈmoʊstli fər ɪr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz frəm wɪʧ ˌpriməˈʧʊrli bɔrn ˈsəfərd ˈkrɑnɪkəli. ˈæftər ðeɪ hæd kɛpt frəm hər ˈfræntɪk ˈfæməli fər ə wik wɪθ noʊ ˈrizənəbəl kɔz, ðɛn dɪˈmændɪd pəˈtrɪʃə səbˈmɪt tɪ ə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən. jɛt ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ mɔr ðən ɔn ˈligəl fiz ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz frəm tu saɪˈkɑləʤəsts hu boʊθ əˈgrid ʃi hæd noʊ ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəsɪz ðət wʊd əˈfɛkt hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kɛr fər hər ʧaɪld, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt stɪl wʊd nɑt rɪˈtərn ðə ˈbeɪbi. ʃoʊp wɑz ˈləki ðeɪ laɪ əˈbaʊt hər ər ““diagnose”*” wət ʃʊd bi ˈɑbviəs ənd ˈræʃənəl ˈrizənz fər fɪr, dɪˈstrəst, ˈæŋgər, ənd dɪˈprɛʃən ɛz ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. saɪˈkɑləʤəsts ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛdɪkəl ““professionals”*” ər ruˈtinli ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ əˈbjusɪv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈækʃənz ənd ˈmɛni əv ðɛm wɪl laɪ, ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪt, ənd dɪˈstɔrt tɪ sərv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈmæstərz hu peɪ ðɛm ənd sɛnd ˈbɪznɪs ðɛr weɪ. ðeɪ hæv ə dɪˈrɛkt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ du soʊ. ˈkaʊnti peɪz tɪ ʃoʊp ˈfæməli ɛz ˈsɛtəlmənt pəˈtrɪʃə ʃoʊp ənd hər ˈfæməli wər soʊ ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd baɪ ðə əˈbjuz ðət ʃi faɪld ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪvəl raɪts lɔ sut. ðət sut ˈnɛvər meɪd ɪt tɪ traɪəl, ˈlaɪkli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪd nɑt wɔnt ðə ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ ənd pəˈblɪsɪti ɪt wʊd hæv ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ ˈsɛtəld ðə ˈmætər ɔn ðə iv əv traɪəl. (frəm ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 6 2008 ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈsɛtəlmənt əˈgrimənt wɪθ pəˈtrɪʃə ʃoʊp, ˈməðər əv) ʃoʊp vi. ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈsərvɪsɪz (juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt, ˈistərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, 2008 ɔn ʤun 8 2006 ðə jɪr oʊld ˈdɔtər əv pəˈtrɪʃə ʃoʊp wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈlæŋkəstər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr ʃi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ɪr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ˈmidiə). fər ˈrizənz ðət ˈnɛvər bɪˈkeɪm klɪr, ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkər fər ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈsərvɪsɪz (““cys”*”) keɪm tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɪˈθaʊt ˈrizənəbəl səˈspɪʃən, ənd tʊk ˈkəstədi əv ðə ʧaɪld. ðə ˈməðər wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ si tu ˈdɪfərənt saɪˈkɑləʤəsts, æt ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv, boʊθ əv hum faʊnd noʊ ˈɪʃuz wɪθ ðə ˈməðər. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈnɛvər hæd ˈɛni ˈɛvədəns əv əˈbjuz ər nɪˈglɛkt, ðeɪ rɪˈteɪnd ˈkəstədi əv ðə ʧaɪld ənˈtɪl ˈɔgəst, 2006 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈtərn ənd ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz, ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈlɔˌsut wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə kæmp hɪl lɔ fərm, bɔɪl, ˈnɛblɪt ˈwɛŋər, əˈlɛʤɪŋ əˈmɛndmənt vaɪəˈleɪʃənz. ðə keɪs ˈsɛtəld ɔn ðə iv əv traɪəl wɪn əˈgrid tɪ peɪ mɪz. ʃoʊp fər ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl vaɪəˈleɪʃən. ˈgəvərnmənt ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ɪz ˈprɑfətəbəl ɪf ɪt kən bi ˈkəvərd əp ˈməðər pəˈtrɪʃə ʃoʊp, ˈgrændˌməðər ˈkæθi rɔθ, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz hæv ˈspoʊkən tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn əˈtɛmpts tɪ gɪt ðɛm tɪ stɑp ðə əˈbjuz ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti. bət ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti kəˈmɪʃənərz ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðɛr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn əˈbjusɪv ənd ˌɪˈligəl ˈækʃənz. ɪt hɛlps ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈkəvər ɪts ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, ˈɑrgjuəbli ˈɔlsoʊ peɪɪŋ fər ðɛr ˈsæləriz, tu. ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ɪz nɑt juˈnik ɪn ðɪs, ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmən tɪ ˈkaʊntiz əˈkrɔs ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt peɪz ˈkaʊntiz fər səʧ ˌɪˈligəl ˈækʃənz ənd həz noʊ prəˈtɛkʃən ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ dɪˈtɛkt, ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt, ənd ˈprɑsəˌkjut ˈkaʊntiz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwərkərz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðiz kraɪmz. ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ðə ˈkaʊntiz meɪ hæv tɪ peɪ aʊt ˈsɪvəl ˈsɛtəlmənts, səʧ ɛz ðə peɪd tɪ ˈsɛtəl ðə kleɪmz əv ˈfæməli əˈgɛnst ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, bət səʧ ˈsɛtəlmənts ər fju ənd fɑr bɪtˈwin. ðeɪ ər ə ˈtaɪni pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ““earnings”*” frəm ˈmɪljənz əv ˈʧɪldrən əˈfɛktɪd iʧ jɪr taɪmz ðə ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɔlərz pər mənθ ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ˈeɪʤənsiz ““earn”*” baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ʧaɪld frəm hɪz ər hər ˈfæməli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðeɪ ər laɪk bæd dɛt ˈlɔsɪz tɪ loʊn ʃɑrks. ˈtɛrəˌraɪz ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ənd ˈmɛni əv ðɛm wɪl keɪv. ðə fju hu ər bət smɔl ˈnusənsɪz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈprɑfɪts meɪd ˈviə ðɪs ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd kraɪm. ˈgəvərnmənts prɪˈfər ðiz ˈsɛtəlmənts tɪ ðə ˌædˈvərs pəˈblɪsɪti əv səʧ ˈkeɪsɪz ðət kʊd θˈrɛtən ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈbjuz ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz fər ˈprɑfɪt. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ kip ðə neɪmz əv ðɛr ˈeɪʤənsiz, ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd ˈɛkspərts aʊt əv ðə nuz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðɛr ˈprɑfətəbəl ɛkˈstɔrʃən əv ˈfæməliz. ˈlʊkɪŋ fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ʃoʊp keɪs, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət moʊst əv ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈlæŋkəstər ˈɛriə nuz ˈmidiə həz ““disappeared”*” frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ nuz əv ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt ɪz ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən tu jɪrz oʊld, ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ər ˈnɪrli dɪˈvɔɪd əv ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. wɛr ju kən faɪnd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ɪt ɪz ɔn ˈwɛbˌsaɪts rən baɪ ˈpipəl dɪˈtərmənd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz frəm ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ əˈbjuz ənd ˈvaɪələns ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd baɪ ˈgəvərnmənts. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈkɑmən kəmˈplɪsɪti əv ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ɪn ˈkəvərɪŋ əp ðə mɪˈskɑndəkt əv ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkrɪmənəlz, aɪ hɛlp bət ˈwəndər ɪf ðət ɪz wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ hir. ˈfɔrʧənətli, səm wɛb saɪts ˈkɑpid ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɪn ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪərti. wi ˈjuʒəwəli du ðɪs ɑrˈsɛlvz, bət ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðɪs keɪs ənd haʊ ɪt əˈpɪrz ɪt ɪz biɪŋ ˈhɪdən wɪθ ðə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈrizən biɪŋ ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɔnt ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ noʊ wət ðeɪ dɪd, prəˈvaɪd ə fʊl ˈkɑpi əv wən əv ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz hir ənd ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən, ˈlæŋkəstər nu ˈɪrə, ənd ɪts ˈlæŋkəstər ˈɔnˌlaɪn wɛb saɪt. ɪf ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈaʊtˌweɪz ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈkəvərɪŋ əp ˈgəvərnmənt əˈbjuz, ðɛn ˈlæŋkəstər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʃʊd rɪˈstɔr ðət ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ɪts oʊn wɛb saɪt ˈrəðər ðən ˈlivɪŋ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈtaɪtəl ækˈsɛsəbəl. mɑm gɪts bæk gərl : ˈkaʊnti ˈsɛtəlz sut ˈoʊvər ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈlæŋkəstər nu ˈɪrə, ˈpəblɪʃt: ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 25 2008 ɛst, ˈlæŋkəstər baɪ ˈʤænɪt ˈkɛli, stæf wɪn ðə ˈwʊmən tʊk hər ˈtɑdlər tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl mɔr ðən tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ʃi hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə əv ðə ˈligəl faɪt ʃi wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ feɪs. pəˈtrɪʃə ɛm. ʃoʊp wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ æt hər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈbɛdˌsaɪd ɪn ʤun 2006 wɪn, ʃi sɪz, ə ˈkeɪsˌwərkər fər ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈeɪʤənsi əˈnaʊnst hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkəstədi əv hər ʧaɪld, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. fər tu mənθs, ʃoʊp fɔt tɪ hæv hər ʧaɪld rɪˈtərnd, ɪn spaɪt, ʃi kleɪmz ɪn ˈdɑkjəmənts, əv ə fɔls ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ʃi wɑz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs ənd hɪz θrɛts tɪ pʊt ðə ʧaɪld əp fər əˈdɑpʃən ɪf ʃi kˈwɑpərˌeɪt. ðə ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈeɪʤənsi ədˈmɪts duɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ ənd dɪˈnaɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts, bət ɪt ˈrisəntli əˈgrid tɪ peɪ ðə ˈwʊmən tɪ ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈlɔˌsut. moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ʃoʊp, hər ˈlɔjər sɛd, ɪz ðət ʃi həz hər ʧaɪld bæk. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈligəl ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd əˈtərni, ˈdɛnɪs i. bɔɪl, ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd hər ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts tɪ du ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ hər ˈdɔtər wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɔˌsut faɪld əˈgɛnst ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈeɪʤənsi ənd ˈgɛri ˈsændərsən, ə ˈkeɪsˌwərkər wɑz faɪld ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2006 bət ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈsɛtəld ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ traɪəl. ˈkrɪstəl ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈeɪʤənsi sɪns mɑrʧ 2007 dɪˈfərd ɔl kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ ðə ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs. əˈtərniz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn ðə ˈlɔˌsut kʊd nɑt bi riʧt fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti kəˈmɪʃənər skɑt ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd ðɛr wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈɛni ədˈmɪʃən əv fɔlt baɪ ðə ˈkaʊnti ər ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈeɪʤənsi ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈlɔˌsut, ˈmɑrtɪn ɪkˈspleɪnd, ɪz meɪd baɪ əˈtərniz fər ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz hu nid tɪ weɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən. ˈdɔtər,, wɑz bɔrn ˌpriməˈʧʊrli ɪn ʤun 2005 ənd hæd ə ˈhɪstəri əv ɪr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈdɑkjəmənts. ɪn meɪ 2006 ʃi wɑz ˈtritɪd fər ˈkrɑnɪk ɪr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz æt ˈlæŋkəstər ˈriʤənəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ənd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθ, ɔn ʤun 6 2006 wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈlæŋkəstər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ən ˌənɪkˈspleɪnd ˈfivər. ʃi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈkrɑnɪk ɪr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ənd ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. tu deɪz ˈleɪtər, ʃoʊp kleɪmz, ɛz ʃi sæt wɪθ hər ʧaɪld ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl rum, ˈsændərsən, əˈkəmpənid baɪ tu ˈsɪti pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz, ˈɛnərd ðə rum ənd toʊld ʃoʊp bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkəstədi əv hər ˈdɔtər. wɪn æst waɪ, ʃoʊp sɛd ˈsændərsən toʊld hər hi səˈspɛktɪd ʃi wɑz ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv səm taɪp əv nɑrˈkɑtɪk. ʃi ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd fər ə ˈjʊrən drəg tɛst, wɪʧ keɪm bæk ˈnɛgətɪv. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz, ˈsændərsən spəˈsɪfɪkli dɪˈnaɪd ˈtɛlɪŋ ʃoʊp hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ hər ʧaɪld, bət ədˈmɪtəd kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ðə ˈwʊmən ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ʃi wɑz ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv drəgz. ʃoʊp sɛd ˈsændərsən toʊld hər hi wɑz stɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ʧaɪld bɪˈkəz ʃi hæd ˈmɛni visits”*” ənd əˈkjuzd hər əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsɪriəs ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɑbləm, spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈmənˌʧaʊzɪn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm baɪ ˈprɑksi, ə dɪˈsɔrdər ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈpɛrənt ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˈɪnʤərz ə ʧaɪld ənd ðɛn siks ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt fər ðə ʧaɪld. ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ˈdeɪtɪd ʤun 9 2006 ʃoʊp sɛd ʃi wɑz ədˈvaɪzd ðət ðə ˈeɪʤənsi səˈspɛktɪd hər əv ˈfɪzɪkəl neglect”*” ənd faɪld ə pəˈtɪʃən tɪ sik ˈkəstədi. fɔr deɪz ˈleɪtər, ɔn ʤun 13 2006 ɪn əˈnəðər ˈlɛtər, ˈʧɪldrən juθ rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðət ʃoʊp ˌəndərˈgoʊ ə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən tɪ dɪˈtərmən hər ˈfɪtnəs ɛz ə ˈməðər. tu ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə saɪˈkɑləʤəsts ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ʃoʊp ənd sɛnt ˈlɛtərz tɪ ˈkaʊnti əˈθɔrətiz kənˈkludɪŋ ðət ʃi nɑt ˈsəfər frəm ˈsɪnˌdroʊm baɪ ˈprɑksi ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɪlnəs ðət əˈfɛktɪd hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kɛr fər hər child.”*.” ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈhirɪŋ wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ʤun 12 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut, wɪθ ə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈhirɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊld fər ʤun 23 bət wɪn ʃi ənd hər əˈtərni əraɪvd fər ðə ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ʤun 23 ðeɪ wər toʊld ðət ɪt hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn hɛld ɪn hər ˈæbsəns, wɪθ ðə kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈʧɪldrən juθ. ˈniðər ʃi ər hər əˈtərni hæd bɪn ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əv ðə taɪm ʧeɪnʤ ənd ðə nɛkst ˈhirɪŋ hæd bɪn ˈskɛʤʊld ɪn ˈɔgəst 2006 ʃi kleɪmd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkaʊnti kleɪmz ðət əˈtərni æt ðə taɪm wɑz əˈwɛr əv ənd hæd əˈgrid tɪ ðə ʧeɪnʤ. wɪn ʃoʊp kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈsɪʒən meɪd ɪn æbˈsɛnʃə, ˈsændərsən ðət ʃi ˈnidɪd tɪ əˈgri wɪθ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈeɪʤənsi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ər ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən juθ ˈeɪʤənsi wʊd hæv hər pərˈɛntəl raɪts ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ənd tɪ əˈnəðər family.”*.” kənˈtɪnjud tɪ θˈrɛtən tɪ əˈdɑpt tɪ əˈnəðər family,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut, mɪz. ʃoʊp ðət ðə ɪz ticking’*’ ɪf ʃi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ pərˈsɪst ɪn hər əˈtɛmpts tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈkəstədi əv hər daughter.”*.” ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 wɑz ˈfaɪnəli rɪˈtərnd tɪ hər ˈməðər wɪn ˈʧɪldrən juθ dɪˈtərmənd ðə rɪˈpɔrt əv ˈsɪriəs ˈfɪzɪkəl nɪˈglɛkt wɑz ənˈfaʊndɪd. ə ˈkaʊnti ʤəʤ meɪd ɪt əˈfɪʃəl ɔn ˈɔgəst. 28 ðə kɔst əv hər tu mənθ ˈbætəl: ˈligəl fiz əv ənd saɪˈkɑləʤəst fiz əv bɔɪl sɛd ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd raɪt tɪ du ˈprɔˌsɛs, beɪst ɔn θrɛts tɪ hər ənd ðə lɛŋθ əv taɪm ðeɪ kɛpt ðə ˈtɑdlər ɪn ˈfɑstər kɛr. pleased,”*,” bɔɪl sɛd, ðɪs wɑz ˈnɛvər əˈbaʊt ðə wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi nɑt tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs again.”*.” ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs: [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ər ʧaɪld ər ə kəˈmɑdəti fər ˈgəvərnmənt paʊər ənd ˈprɑfɪt ˈʧɪldrən ər ðə kəˈmɑdəti ɪn wɪʧ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈtræfɪk ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ərn ˈpeɪmənts frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt fər əˈbjuzɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈvɪktəmaɪzɪŋ ˈfæməliz. ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ðeɪ teɪk hɛlps peɪ ðɛr ˈsæləriz. wɪθ noʊ ˈifɛktɪv ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ˈæbsəˌlut ˌɪmˈjunɪti fər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz fər ˈnɪrli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ðə dɛθ əv ə ʧaɪld, ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ dɪsˈweɪd ðə ˈmɛni bæd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz frəm laɪɪŋ, ˈpərʤərɪŋ, ənd əˈbjuzɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ðeɪ ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ prəˈtɛkt waɪl ˈtɛrəˌraɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈfæməliz. ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz noʊ ðət ðeɪ ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ revenue”*” tɪ peɪ ðɛr ˈsæləriz wɪn ðeɪ faɪnd ˈɛni ˈʧɪldrən ˈæˌkʧuəli biɪŋ əˈbjuzd. soʊ ðeɪ skim tɪ teɪk ˈʧɪldrən əˈweɪ frəm ˈləvɪŋ ˈpɛrənts, pleɪs ðɛm ɪn ˈfɑstər kɛr, ənd reɪs tɪ əˈdɑpt ðɛm tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli. ðeɪ juz tɪ reɪs tɪ əˈdɑpt ðɛm aʊt bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd stɑp ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ əˈbjuzɪŋ ə ʧaɪld. ðət bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈkɑmən ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ peɪ ðɛm tɪ du ɪt ˈæftər ðeɪ kəmˈpleɪnd ðət əˈdɑpʃənz dɪˈpraɪvd ðɛm əv ˈrɛvəˌnu. waɪl ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ˈeɪʤənsiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ər ruˈtinli əˈbjusɪv, dɪˈsɑnəst, ənd ˈigər tɪ teɪk ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ rɪˈtərn ðɛm ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər ˈpruvən fɔls, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪkˈstrim. ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈhirɪŋz ɔn ðə əˈbjusɪv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ʧaɪld ““protection”*” ˈsɪstəm steɪts ðət ðə steɪt teɪks ˈʧɪldrən frəm ðɛr ˈfæməliz əraʊnd 3 taɪmz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ər nu jɔrk ənd 6 taɪmz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. ər ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈpɛrənts 6 taɪmz mɔr əˈbjusɪv ðən ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈpɛrənts? hɑrd tɪ sˈwɔloʊ. fɑr ˈiziər tɪ bɪˈliv, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ wɪθ ɪts kərəpt ˈgəvərnmənt ənd kɔrts, ɪz ðət ðə steɪt ɪz 6 taɪmz mɔr əˈbjusɪv əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz ðən ðə steɪt əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz. ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti aʊt tɪ ruɪn bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ðə kərəpt ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈlɪmət ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ˌprɑpəˈgændə ənd ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd. ðeɪ juz ˈɛvəri tul æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl tɪ haɪd ðɛr tru ˈneɪʧər ənd groʊɪŋ lɪst əv kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, soʊ fɑr, əˈpɛrəntli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ˈmərdərɪŋ bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd. pərˈhæps ðeɪ sɛt ðət ɛz ðə ˈbaʊndəri bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk maɪt nɑt bɪˈliv ðɛr ““self-defense”*” ˈstɔri ɪf hi ʃoʊd əp dɛd wɪθ ˈgənˌʃɑts tɪ ðə bæk ənd ðə ˈbʊləts mæʧt ðə gənz əv ˈloʊkəl kɑps ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ˈɔrdərz frəm ðə ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz biɪŋ ɪmˈbɛrəst baɪ ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪˈligəl ənd əˈbjusɪv ˈækʃənz. pərˈhæps ju nɑˈivli θɪŋk ðət ˈmərdər kʊd ˈnɛvər ˈhæpən. kənˈsɪdər ðə ənˈtaɪmli dɛθ əv ˈsiˌpiˈɛs rɪˈfɔrm ˈædvəˌkeɪt ənd ˈfɔrmər ʤɔrʤ ˈsɛnətər ˈnænsi ˈʃeɪfər ˌbiˈfɔr ju ʤəmp tɪ ðət kənˈkluʒən. ʃi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtaɪrləsli fər jɪrz tɪ fɔrs rɪˈfɔrm ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ stɑp ðə ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ənd ˈfæməli lɔ kɔrt əˈbjuzɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi wɑz ˈmərdərd ɪn 2010 ɛz ə ˈvɛri ˈkrɛdəbəl ənd ˈspikər, ʃi wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ɛz pɔnz ɪn ðɛr ˈkrɪmənəl ˌprɑfəˈtɪrɪŋ. wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə stəˈtɪstɪks. ðɪs kərˈeɪʤəs ˈwʊmən spoʊk aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ənd ˈfæməli lɔ əˈbjuz əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈfæməliz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfɑðərz, ənd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfæməli lɔ kɔrts kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈæˌsɛts əv 40 ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd 40 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtrænsfər ˈpeɪmənts pər jɪr frəm wɪʧ ðeɪ dəraɪv ðɛr ʤɑb sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈɪnˌkəm. ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɪndəstri kənˈtroʊld baɪ ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ðɛr frɛndz həz bɪn bɪlt əraʊnd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ɛz pɔnz tɪ ˈtɛrəˌraɪz, kənˈtroʊl, ɛkˈstɔrt, ənd juz ˈfæməliz fər ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl geɪn əv ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz. məʧ əv ɪt ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛdərəl ˈpeɪmənts əv 4000 tɪ 6000 pər ʧaɪld tɪ teɪk ə ʧaɪld frəm hɪz ər hər ˈfæməli, pleɪs ðɛm ɪn ˈfɑstər kɛr, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈdɑpt ðɛm tɪ ˈstreɪnʤərz. faɪt fər ˈʤəstɪs meɪ hæv kɔst hər ənd hər lɪvz. ʃi wɑz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wʊd hæv ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈʤɔrʤə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz fər ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ʧaɪld əˈbjuz ənd ʧaɪld sɛks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ. waɪl ðə ““explanation”*” ɪz ðət hər əˈlɛʤədli ˈtərmənəli ˈhəzbənd kɪld hər ðɛn hɪmˈsɛlf, ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən ər klɪr ðət hi hæv ˈkænsər ənd sɪk. ˈpipəl laɪk bɛn ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd ər ˈrənɪŋ ˈsɪmələr rɪsks tɪ wət ˈnænsi ˈʃeɪfər ɛz hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˈpaʊərfəl kərəpt ənd əˈbjusɪv ˈməni ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪts ˈlidərz, ɪmˈplɔɪiz, ənd frɛndz. waɪl hi ɪz nɑt jɛt ɛz ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ɛz ˈnænsi ˈʃeɪfər, hi ɪz ə θrɛt tɪ ðə kərəpt ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr hi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi əˈtækt ˈmərsələsli ɛz ðeɪ hæv bɪn duɪŋ fər jɪrz. wi ʃʊd ɔl bi ˈvɛri ˈθæŋkfəl ðət ðɪs mæn ənd hɪz frɛndz ər ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtaɪrləsli tɪ faɪt fər ðə raɪts əv ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈpɛrənts. ˈhoʊpfəli kˈwɪntə wɪl ˌəndərˈstænd, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˈheɪtfəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən, ðət hɪz ˈfɑðər ɪz ə ˈhɪroʊ hu ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wət ˈhæpənz tɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈʧɪldrən təˈdeɪ wɪl nɑt ˈhæpən tɪ kˈwɪntə ənd hɪz fˈjuʧər ˈʧɪldrən təˈmɑˌroʊ. ɪf ju lɪv ɪn ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti, voʊt əˈgɛnst ˈɛni ˌɪnˈkəmbənts ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti ˈgəvərnmənt ənd kɔrts hu hæv nɑt ˈæktɪvli ˈsaɪdɪd əˈgɛnst ðiz əˈbjuzɪz. ðiz ˈpipəl ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə əˈbjuzɪz ənd ðeɪ ˈðɛrˌfɔr wɪl nɑt stɑp ðɛm. ˈvoʊtərz məst ækt ɪf ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni hoʊp tɪ stɑp ðə əˈbjuz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈpɛrənts laɪk ˈvɑndərˌhaɪd. ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ sərˈɛnəti ˈgrændˌməðər spiks aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ənd ˈfɑstər ˈpɛrənt əˈbjuzɪz, ˈædvəˌkeɪts grandparents’*’ raɪts əˈmɛrɪkən ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm meɪ lɛd tɪ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈvaɪələns ˈstɑpɪŋ pərˈɛntəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən rikˈwaɪərz ˈfæməli kɔrt rɪˈfɔrmz lɔz əˈgɛnst ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd ˈvɪdioʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ prəˈtɛkt laɪərz, əˈbjuzərz, ənd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈkrɪmənəlz ˈtɑnjə ɛks, pərˈɛntəl hɛŋk, ʃoʊz kɪdz wɪl laɪ əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz tɪ hərt ˈtərgət ˈpɛrənt ə vju əv ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə children”*” mɑmz dɪˈskrɛdət ðɛmˈsɛlvz baɪ dɪˈnaɪɪŋ pərˈɛntəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən ˈsiˌpiˈɛs rɪˈfɔrm ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈnænsi ˈʃeɪfər ˈmərdərd pərˈɛntəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən kən ˈhæpən tɪ ˈædəlts ənd ɪn ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ˈkaʊnti braɪbz 7 jɪr oʊld bɔɪ fər ˈɑrsən ““confession”*” kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən: tolerance”*” ənd fər cash”*” gən kəˈlɛkʃən məˈlɪʃəs mɑm ˈgəvərnmənt laɪf ɪn ruɪnz tiʧ jʊr ˈʧɪldrən: ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ ðɛr lɪvz əˈmɛrɪkənz bɪˈliv ɪn ˈɪnəsənt ənˈtɪl ˈpruvən ˈgɪlti kərəpt ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə kɔrts ʤeɪl kɪdz fər kæʃ ˈlæŋkəstər ˈkaʊnti ˈʧɪldrən wɪl peɪ fər ˈstoʊlən ˈbeɪbiz keɪs mɑm gɪts bæk gərl tɪ ˈməðər fər ʧaɪld ˈsərvɪsɪz mɪsˈjuz əv əˈθɔrəti ə breɪv dæd ˈbætəlz pərˈɛntəl ˌeɪliəˈneɪʃən lɑts əv ɪn fɔls kleɪmz əv əˈbjuz wən ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns iʧ jɪr ˈkælvəri ʧərʧ riˈspɛktɪŋ ˈækjərəsi ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ riˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈɔrdər əˈbjuz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈbɔstən)
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asylum-seekers in belgium are to be given lessons in flirting so that they learn to respect women.
tips such as 'be funny' and 'make eye contact, but don't stare' have been listed in brochures to be distributed to refugee centres across the country.
men are allowed to kiss other men, and prostitutes should be respected, the brochure states.
flirting tips such as 'be funny' and 'don't stare' have been listed in brochures to be distributed to refugee centres in belgium, to avoid a repeat of the new year attacks in cologne(pictured)
the guidance is an attempt to avoid a repeat of the new year attacks on women in cologne, germany. the belgian government admits there are 'no fixed flirting rules' but nevertheless gives pointers that might be useful.
'in belgium, everyone can chose his or her partner, whom he can meet through a friend, at a party, at work, at school, at university, at a sports club or on the internet,' the brochure states.
refugees looking to flirt should 'laugh'. 'introduce yourself'; 'start a conversation'; 'be funny' and importantly 'don't touch'.
whistling at women is a risky tactic, the brochure states: 'some women find it funny, others don't!' if a women is wearing a 'sexy' dress, that doesn't mean she wants to have sex.
prostitution is not illegal in belgium, but 'prostitutes must be respected'. polygamy and marriages involving an underage child are prohibited. a forced marriage is punishable by up to two years in prison and a euro euro fine.
two people of the same sex can marry, have sex and have children, the brochure states. parents do not have the right to hit their children.
how-to: refugees looking to flirt with women in belgium should 'laugh'. 'introduce yourself'; 'start a conversation'; 'be funny' and importantly 'don't touch', according to the brochure
non-consensual sex, even within a couple, is a punishable offence. police will practice a 'zero tolerance' policy towards these crimes, are told.
guidance on the customary practice of kissing on the cheek - often a source of confusion for british newcomers to the country - is given with the aid of diagrams.
it is common for men to kiss other men on the cheek in public if they are friends, refugees are told, though in formal situations one should shake hands with both men and women. the brochure also includes a chapter on safe sex and sexually transmitted infections.
belgium's migration minister theo said he was 'revolted' by the cologne attacks and promised to make understand that men and women are equal. the nationwide campaign, to be rolled out in coming weeks, is based on a pilot project already underway in antwerp.
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asylum-seekers* ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm ər tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn ˈlɛsənz ɪn ˈflərtɪŋ soʊ ðət ðeɪ lərn tɪ rɪˈspɛkt ˈwɪmən. tɪps səʧ ɛz 'bi ˈfəni' ənd 'meɪk aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt, bət doʊnt stɛr' hæv bɪn ˈlɪstɪd ɪn broʊˈʃʊrz tɪ bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈsɛntərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri. mɛn ər əˈlaʊd tɪ kɪs ˈəðər mɛn, ənd ˈprɑstəˌtuts ʃʊd bi rɪˈspɛktɪd, ðə broʊˈʃʊr steɪts. ˈflərtɪŋ tɪps səʧ ɛz 'bi ˈfəni' ənd 'doʊnt stɛr' hæv bɪn ˈlɪstɪd ɪn broʊˈʃʊrz tɪ bi dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈsɛntərz ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə rɪˈpit əv ðə nu jɪr əˈtæks ɪn cologne(pictured*) ðə ˈgaɪdəns ɪz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə rɪˈpit əv ðə nu jɪr əˈtæks ɔn ˈwɪmən ɪn kəˈloʊn, ˈʤərməni. ðə ˈbɛlʤən ˈgəvərnmənt ədˈmɪts ðɛr ər 'noʊ fɪkst ˈflərtɪŋ rulz' bət ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs gɪvz ˈpɔɪntərz ðət maɪt bi ˈjusfəl. 'ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, ˈɛvriˌwən kən ʧoʊz hɪz ər hər ˈpɑrtnər, hum hi kən mit θru ə frɛnd, æt ə ˈpɑrti, æt wərk, æt skul, æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, æt ə spɔrts kləb ər ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt,' ðə broʊˈʃʊr steɪts. ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ flərt ʃʊd 'læf'. 'ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈjɔrsɛlf'; 'stɑrt ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən'; 'bi ˈfəni' ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli 'doʊnt təʧ'. ˈwɪslɪŋ æt ˈwɪmən ɪz ə ˈrɪski ˈtæktɪk, ðə broʊˈʃʊr steɪts: 'səm ˈwɪmən faɪnd ɪt ˈfəni, ˈəðərz doʊnt!' ɪf ə ˈwɪmən ɪz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə 'ˈsɛksi' drɛs, ðət ˈdəzənt min ʃi wɔnts tɪ hæv sɛks. ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ɪz nɑt ˌɪˈligəl ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, bət 'ˈprɑstəˌtuts məst bi rɪˈspɛktɪd'. pəˈlɪgəˌmi ənd ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ən ˈəndərɪʤ ʧaɪld ər proʊˈhɪbətəd. ə fɔrst ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪz ˈpənɪʃəbəl baɪ əp tɪ tu jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən ənd ə ˈjʊrə ˈjʊrə faɪn. tu ˈpipəl əv ðə seɪm sɛks kən ˈmɛri, hæv sɛks ənd hæv ˈʧɪldrən, ðə broʊˈʃʊr steɪts. ˈpɛrənts du nɑt hæv ðə raɪt tɪ hɪt ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən. how-to*: ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ flərt wɪθ ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm ʃʊd 'læf'. 'ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈjɔrsɛlf'; 'stɑrt ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən'; 'bi ˈfəni' ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli 'doʊnt təʧ', əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə broʊˈʃʊr sɛks, ˈivɪn wɪˈθɪn ə ˈkəpəl, ɪz ə ˈpənɪʃəbəl offence*. pəˈlis wɪl ˈpræktɪs ə 'ˈziroʊ ˈtɑlərəns' ˈpɑləsi təˈwɔrdz ðiz kraɪmz, ər toʊld. ˈgaɪdəns ɔn ðə ˈkəstəˌmɛri ˈpræktɪs əv ˈkɪsɪŋ ɔn ðə ʧik ˈɔfən ə sɔrs əv kənfˈjuʒən fər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnuˌkəmərz tɪ ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ˈgɪvɪn wɪθ ðə eɪd əv ˈdaɪəˌgræmz. ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmən fər mɛn tɪ kɪs ˈəðər mɛn ɔn ðə ʧik ɪn ˈpəblɪk ɪf ðeɪ ər frɛndz, ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ər toʊld, ðoʊ ɪn ˈfɔrməl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wən ʃʊd ʃeɪk hænz wɪθ boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. ðə broʊˈʃʊr ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈʧæptər ɔn seɪf sɛks ənd ˈsɛkʃuəli trænzˈmɪtəd ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz. ˈbɛlʤəmz maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈθioʊ sɛd hi wɑz 'rɪˈvoʊltɪd' baɪ ðə kəˈloʊn əˈtæks ənd ˈprɑməst tɪ meɪk ˌəndərˈstænd ðət mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ər ˈikwəl. ðə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd kæmˈpeɪn, tɪ bi roʊld aʊt ɪn ˈkəmɪŋ wiks, ɪz beɪst ɔn ə ˈpaɪlət ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔˈrɛdi ˌəndərˈweɪ ɪn ˈæntwərp.
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luc, a governing council member at the, said that even if greece was to leave the euro, europe would unite to protect the system.
"if the greeks decide to leave, something that seems to me to be completely inconceivable ... europe will certainly stand shoulder to shoulder to protect the system," he told the newspaper la belgique .
mr said that europe was starting to take control of its budget deficits, but that it would take time to see how effective the austerity measures put in place would be.
"i think that, for the moment, we are starting to have control over the situation," he said.
"now we need a bit of time to see what is the degree of success that all of these plans will have."
he added that investors would be cheered when they saw action to control budgets taking effect, and start to finance countries again.
"once we see that the results are there, markets will be reassured and will finance countries," said mr, who is also the governor of belgium's central bank.
he dismissed the idea that the should intervene by directly buying government bonds, arguing that it would not be a solution to the crisis and would require the central bank to take on a lot of political risk.
his comments came after the international monetary fund's chief economist said that banks exposed to greek debt could be forced to take bigger writedowns because of the country's finances.
olivier blanchard told television: "the [greek] debt numbers are not good. there will have to be substantial haircuts. they have to be sufficient to allow greece a breather."
mr blanchard did not give a specific figure but warned the road to greek recovery would be a long one.
"the numbers will have to be worked out. as the macro numbers come in and they're worse, maybe the haircuts have to be larger.
"it's clear that there's going to be a long, long slog. so the europeans will have to be ready to help with financing," he said.
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luk, ə ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər æt ðə, sɛd ðət ˈivɪn ɪf gris wɑz tɪ liv ðə ˈjʊrə, ˈjʊrəp wʊd ˈjuˌnaɪt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈsɪstəm. "ɪf ðə griks ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ liv, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət simz tɪ mi tɪ bi kəmˈplitli ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl ˈjʊrəp wɪl ˈsərtənli stænd ˈʃoʊldər tɪ ˈʃoʊldər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈsɪstəm," hi toʊld ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər lɑ bɛlˈʒik ˈmɪstər sɛd ðət ˈjʊrəp wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ɪts ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfɪsɪts, bət ðət ɪt wʊd teɪk taɪm tɪ si haʊ ˈifɛktɪv ðə ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈmɛʒərz pʊt ɪn pleɪs wʊd bi. "aɪ θɪŋk ðət, fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt, wi ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ hæv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən," hi sɛd. "naʊ wi nid ə bɪt əv taɪm tɪ si wət ɪz ðə dɪˈgri əv səkˈsɛs ðət ɔl əv ðiz plænz wɪl hæv." hi ˈædɪd ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wʊd bi ʧɪrd wɪn ðeɪ sɔ ˈækʃən tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈbəʤɪts ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈifɛkt, ənd stɑrt tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈkəntriz əˈgɛn. "wəns wi si ðət ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ðɛr, ˈmɑrkɪts wɪl bi ˌriəˈʃʊrd ənd wɪl ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈkəntriz," sɛd ˈmɪstər, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈbɛlʤəmz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk. hi dɪsˈmɪst ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə ʃʊd ˌɪntərˈvin baɪ dɪˈrɛkli baɪɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt bɑndz, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ɪt wʊd nɑt bi ə səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈkraɪsəs ənd wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk tɪ teɪk ɔn ə lɔt əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪsk. hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts keɪm ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɑnəˌtɛri fəndz ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst sɛd ðət bæŋks ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ grik dɛt kʊd bi fɔrst tɪ teɪk ˈbɪgər ˈraɪtˌdaʊnz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈkəntriz ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz. ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ ˈblænʧərd toʊld ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən: "ðə [grik] dɛt ˈnəmbərz ər nɑt gʊd. ðɛr wɪl hæv tɪ bi səbˈstænʃəl ˈhɛrˌkəts. ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi səˈfɪʃənt tɪ əˈlaʊ gris ə ˈbriðər." ˈmɪstər ˈblænʧərd dɪd nɑt gɪv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈfɪgjər bət wɔrnd ðə roʊd tɪ grik rɪˈkəvəri wʊd bi ə lɔŋ wən. "ðə ˈnəmbərz wɪl hæv tɪ bi wərkt aʊt. ɛz ðə ˈmækroʊ ˈnəmbərz kəm ɪn ənd ðɛr wərs, ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈhɛrˌkəts hæv tɪ bi ˈlɑrʤər. "ɪts klɪr ðət ðɛrz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə lɔŋ, lɔŋ slɑg. soʊ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiənz wɪl hæv tɪ bi ˈrɛdi tɪ hɛlp wɪθ fɪˈnænsɪŋ," hi sɛd.
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celestia: broken sky is an upcoming mobile from zqgame. it takes place in a world been shattered into thousands of pieces after an enormous cataclysm. worlds conducive to peaceful societies that enjoy a good tea party, and sure enough, realms are crawling with monsters, dragons, and other species of bad news.
but all the better for you, because it means there are lots of bad guys to fight and fight you shall, thanks to deep combat system. you control a party that has command of several skills. said skills can be charged up to five times, and much of the challenge comes from deciding when to hold your power and when to unleash it on the horde.
celestia: broken sky also features some very graphics for a mobile, with the added bonus of tons of adorable characters to collect. world or not, there is always room for that as they launch attacks.
celestia: broken sky hits android on april 16. an ios version will follow sometime thereafter.
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celestia*: ˈbroʊkən skaɪ ɪz ən ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl frəm zqgame*. ɪt teɪks pleɪs ɪn ə wərld bɪn ˈʃætərd ˈɪntu ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpisɪz ˈæftər ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈkætəˌklɪsəm. wərldz kənˈdusɪv tɪ ˈpisfəl səˈsaɪɪtiz ðət ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə gʊd ti ˈpɑrti, ənd ʃʊr ɪˈnəf, rɛlmz ər ˈkrɔlɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɑnstərz, ˈdrægənz, ənd ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz əv bæd nuz. bət ɔl ðə ˈbɛtər fər ju, bɪˈkəz ɪt minz ðɛr ər lɑts əv bæd gaɪz tɪ faɪt ənd faɪt ju ʃæl, θæŋks tɪ dip ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪstəm. ju kənˈtroʊl ə ˈpɑrti ðət həz kəˈmænd əv ˈsɛvərəl skɪlz. sɛd skɪlz kən bi ʧɑrʤd əp tɪ faɪv taɪmz, ənd məʧ əv ðə ˈʧælənʤ kəmz frəm ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪn tɪ hoʊld jʊr paʊər ənd wɪn tɪ ənˈliʃ ɪt ɔn ðə hɔrd. celestia*: ˈbroʊkən skaɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz səm ˈvɛri ˈgræfɪks fər ə ˈmoʊbəl, wɪθ ðə ˈædɪd ˈboʊnəs əv tənz əv əˈdɔrəbəl ˈkɛrɪktərz tɪ kəˈlɛkt. wərld ər nɑt, ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz rum fər ðət ɛz ðeɪ lɔnʧ əˈtæks. celestia*: ˈbroʊkən skaɪ hɪts ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 16 ən ˈioʊs ˈvərʒən wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ˈsəmˌtaɪm ðɛˈræftər.
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october 16, 1967
the two worlds of linda fitzpatrick
by j. anthony lukas
"certainly we knew the village; our family is at 2 fifth avenue," said irving fitzpatrick, the wealthy greenwich, conn., spice importer whose daughter, linda, was found murdered with a hippie friend in an east village boiler room a week ago yesterday.
mr. fitzpatrick spoke during a three-hourerview with his family around the fireplace in the library of their home a mile from the greenwich country club.
for the, "the village" was the henry james scene they saw out dr. windows and "those dear little shops" that mrs. fitzpatrick and her daughters occasionally visited. ("i didn't even know there was an east village," mr. fitzpatrick said. "i've heard of the lower east side, but the east village?")
but for least in the last 10 weeks of her village was a different scene whose ingredients included crash pads, acid trips, freaking out, psychedelic art, witches and warlocks.
if the' knowledge of the village stopped at washington square, their knowledge of their daughter stopped at the unsettling but familiar image of a young, talented girl overly impatient to taste the joys of life.
reality in both cases went far beyond the' wildest far, in fact, that they are still unable to believe what their daughter was going through in her last weeks.
it is perhaps futile to ask which was "the real linda of greenwich, conn., or the linda of greenwich village. for, as the new york times investigated the two last week througherviews with her family and with her friends and acquaintances in the village, it found her a strange mixture of these two worlds, a mixture so tangled that linda probably did not know in which she belonged.
the last weeks of linda's life are a source of profound anguish for her parents. the forces at work on young people like linda are the source of puzzlement for many other parents and of studies by social workers and psychologists, as they seek to understand the thousands of youths who are leaving middle-class homes throughout the country for the "mind expanding drug" scene in places like greenwich village.
until a few months ago, "fitzpoo," as she was known to her family and to be a happy, product of wealthy american suburbia.
"linda is a well-rounded, fine, healthy girl," her mother, a blonde in a chocolate brown dress, said during theerview in greenwich. throughout theerview mrs. fitzpatrick used the present tense in talking of her daughter.
attended good schools
born in greenwich, linda attended the greenwich country day school, where she excelled in athletics. she won a place as center forward on the "stuyvesant team," the county field hockey team, and also gained swimming and riding awards. she went on to the school, a four-year college preparatory school in glencoe, md.
a blonde tending to pudginess, she never quite matched the striking good looks of her mother, who as dorothy ann rush was a leading model and cover girl in the thirties, or of her elder sister, cindy.
at country club dances, linda often sat in the corner and talked with one of her half-brothers; but, apparently moreerested in sports and painting than dancing, she never seemed to mind very much.
according to her family, linda's last summer began normally. in she returned from after an active year during which she was elected art editor of the yearbook. she spent several weeks in greenwich, then left with the family for a month in bermuda.
vacations with family
"the family always takes its summer vacations together; we always do things as a family," said mr. fitzpatrick, a tall, man in a gray suit, blue tie and gold tie-clip. "sometimes we went to florida, sometimes to the antibes, but for the past few summers we've rented a house in bermuda. this time it was at paget."
the family included seven and melissa ("missy") from this marriage; perry, 32; robert, 30; carol, 27, and david; 25, from mr. first marriage which ended in divorce, and cindy from mrs. first marriage, which also ended in divorce. but this time only linda and missy accompanied their parents to bermuda, while cindy and her husband joined them later for 10 days.
as the remember it, linda spent "a typical bermuda he crystal ocean; beach parties on the white sands; hours of painting; occasional shopping expeditions in town.
'the girl we knew'
on july 31 the family returned to greenwich, where linda spent most of august. again the family insists she was "the girl we knew and loved."
they say she spent most of her time painting in the studio in the back of the house. but she found plenty of time for swimming with friends in the large pool, playing the piano, and sitting with missy.
"linda and missy were terribly close," their mother said, biting her lip. "just as close as cindy and linda were when they were younger."
if linda went to new york during august, the family said, it was "just a quick trip in and for the day."
the 'village' version
friends in the village have a different version of linda's summer.
"linda told me she took lsd and smoked grass [marijuana] many times during her stay in bermuda," recalls susan robinson, a small, shy hippie who ran away last may from her home on cape cod. "she talked a lot about a fellow who gave her a capsule of acid [lsd] down there and how she was going to send him one."
susan and her husband, david, who live with two cats and posters of bob dylan, timothy leary, allen ginsberg and d.h. lawrence in a apartment at 537 east street, first met linda when she showed up there some time early in august.
the robinson apartment served this summer as a "crash place where homeless hippies could spend the night or part of the night. scrawled in pencil on the tin door to the apartment is a sign that reads: "no visitors after midnight unless by appointment please." it is signed with a flower.
"linda just showed up one evening with a guy named pigeon," susan recalls. "she'd just bought pigeon some acid. we were fooling around and everything. she stayed maybe a couple of hours and then took off."
flying on acid
"but we liked each other, and she came back a few nights later with a kid from boston. she turned him on, too [gave him some lsd]. she was always doing that. she'd comeo the city on weekends with $30 or $40 and would buy acid for people who needed some."
david robinson, a gentle young man with a black d. h. lawrence beard who works in a factory, recalls how linda turned him on on aug. 22. "we went to this guy who sold us three capsules for $10 apiece," he said. "she put one away to send to the guy in bermuda, gave me one and took one herself. she was always getting burned [purchasing fake lsd] and that night she kept saying, 'god, i just hope this is good.' we were out in the square [tompkins park] and we dropped it [swallowed it] right there. forty-five minutes were off.
"we walked over to a pad on street just feeling the surge, then over to tompkins park, then to cooper union square, where we had a very good discussion with a drunk. by then we were really flying. she was very, very groovy. at 8 a.m. i came back to the pad to sleep, and linda took the subway to grand central and got on the train to greenwich. she must still have been flying when she got home."
that weekend in greenwich, mrs. fitzpatrick was getting linda ready for school. "we bought her almost an entire new wardrobe," she recalled, "and linda even agreed to get her hair cut."
for months mr. fitzpatrick had complained about linda's hair, which flowed down over her shoulders, but linda didn't want to change it. then at the end of august she agreed. "we went to saks fifth avenue and the hairdresser gave us a kind of sassoon blunt cut, short and full. she looked so cute and smart. hardly a hippie thing to do," mrs. fitzpatrick said.
the first day of school was only 11 days off when linda went to new york on sept. 1. when she returned to greenwich the next day, she told her mother she didn't want to go back to. she wanted to live and paint in the village.
a surprise for family
"we couldn't have been more surprised," mrs. fitzpatrick said, fingering her eyeglasses, which hung from a gold pin at her left shoulder.
"linda said her favorite teacher, who taught english, and his wife, who taught art, weren't coming back. she just adored they went to europe she just had to send champagne and fruit to the she couldn't face going back to school if they weren't there.
"what's more, she said there wasn't anything else she could learn about art at. they'd already offered to set up a special course for her there, but she didn't want more courses. she just wanted to paint. she thought she'd be wasting her time at school."
mother and daughter talked for nearly two hours that saturday morning of the labor day weekend. then mrs. fitzpatrick told her husband, who at first was determined that linda should finish school.
reluctant consent given
"but we talked about it with all the family and with friends all through the weekend," mr. fitzpatrick recalls. "finally, on sunday night, we gave linda our reluctant permission, though not our approval." linda left for new york the next morning and the family never saw her alive again.
"after all," her mother put in, "linda's whole life was art. she had a burning desire to be something in the art world. i knew how she felt. i wanted to be a dancer or an artist when i was young, too."
the minds were eased when linda assured them she had already made respectable living arrangements. "she told us that she was going to live at the village plaza hotel, a very nice hotel on washington place, near the university, you know," her mother said.
"'i'll be perfectly safe, mother,' she kept saying. 'it's a perfectly nice place with a doorman and television. she said she'd be rooming with a girl named paula bush, a receptionist from a good family. that made us feel a lot better."
a room at 'the plaza'
the village plaza, 79 washington place, has no doorman. a flaking sign by the tiny reception desk announces "television for rental" amidst a forest of other signs; "no refunds," "all, rents must be paid in advance," "no checks cashed," "no outgoing calls for transients."
"sure i remember linda," said the stooped desk clerk. "but paula bush? there wasn't no paula bush. it was paul bush."
ruffling through a pile of stained and cards, he came up with one that had linda name at the top in neat greenwich country day school penmanship. below it in pencil was written: "paul bush. bob."
"yeh," the clerk said. "she moved in here on sept. 4, labor day, with these two hippie guys, bush and. they had room 504. she paid the full month's advance. of course, she had lots of other men up there all the time. anybody off the dirtiest, bearded hippies she could find."
"she was different"
"i kept telling her she hadn't ought to act like that. she didn't pay me any attention. but you know she never answered back real snappy like some of the other girls. she was different. she had don't know, class. the day she checked out--oh, it was about sept. was out on the steps, and as she left she said, 'i guess i caused you a lot of trouble.' and i said, 'oh, it wasn't any trouble, really.'"
"you want to see the room? well, there are some people up there now, but i think it'll be o.k."
the elevator was out of order. the stairs were dark and narrow, heavy with the sweet reek of marijuana. a knock, and the door to 504 swung open. a bearded young man took his place again on the double bed that filled half the room. the young man and three girls were plucking chocolates out of a box.
against one of the light green walls was a peeling gray dresser, with the upper left drawer missing. scrawled on the mirror above the dresser in what looked like eyebrow pencil was "tea heads forever" (a tea head is a marijuana smoker) and in lighter pencil, "war is hell." red plastic flowers hung from an overhead light fixture. the bathroom, directly across the hall, was shared with other rooms.
"would you like to see linda's room?" her mother asked, leading the way up the thickly carpeted stairway. "that used to be her room," she said, pointingo an airy bedroom with a white bed, "until she began playing all those records play these days and she asked to move upstairs so she could make all the noise she wanted."
on the third floor mrs. fitzpatrick opened the red curtains in the large room. "red and white are linda's favorite colors; she thinks they're gay," mrs. fitzpatrick said, taking in the red and white striped wallpaper, the twin beds with red bedspreads, the red pillow with white lettering: decisions, decisions, decisions."
orange flashed here and the orange and black tiger on the bed ("that's for her father's college, princeton; we're a princeton family") and in the orange "gs" framed on the wall, athletic awards from greenwich country day school.
on the shelves, between a ceramic collie and a glass bambi, were edith hamilton's "the greek way" and agatha christie's "murder at hazelmoor." nearby were a stack of records, among them eddie fisher's "tonight" and joey dee's "peppermint twist." in the bright bathroom hung blue and red ribbons from the horse show and the greenwich riding association show.
"as you can see, she was such a nice, outgoing, happy girl," her mother said. "if anything's changed, it's changed awfully fast."
downstairs again, over ginger ale and brownies that cindy brought in from the kitchen, the said they had been reassured about linda's life in the village because she said she had a job making posters for "poster bazaar" at $80 a week.
"later she called and said she'd switched to a place called imports, ltd., for $85 a week and was making posters on weekends. she sounded so excited and happy," mrs. fitzpatrick recalled.
nobody the timeserviewed had heard of a store called poster bazaar. at 177 macdougal street is a shop called fred mexican imports, ltd, where, the records show, linda worked for $2 an hour selling dresses for three days--sept. 11, 12 and 13. on the third day she was discharged.
"she was always coming in late, and they just got fed up with her," a said. although linda was given a week's notice, she left on sept. 14 for a "doctor's appointment" and never came back.
a try at panhandling
before she left, she asked the manager not to tell her parents she had been discharged, if they called. the manager said the parents did not call after linda had left, although there had been one call while she was working there.
david robinson said linda supported herself from then on by "panhandling" on washington square. "she was pretty good at it," he said. "she always got enough to eat."
linda may have had some money left over from what her mother gave her before she left ("i gave her something, mrs. fitzpatrick said, "i thought she was going to be a career girl"), although she never had very much those last weeks.
yet, david recalls, linda frequently talked about making big money. "she had a thing about money. once she told me she wanted to get a job with hallmark cards drawing those little cartoons. she said she'd make $40,000 a year, rent a big apartment on the upper east side and then invite all her hippie friends up there."
experimenting with art
"we're a great family," cindy said. "whenever the occasion arose--birthdays, holidays, would make up her own cards and illustrate them with cute little pictures of people and animals."
from a pile on the hall table, cindy picked out a card with a picture of a girl and an inscription, "please get well 'cause i miss ya, love linda xox." in the same pile was a paris street scene in pastels, two forest scenes made with oils rolled with a coke bottle, several other gentle landscapes. "linda was experimenting with all sorts of paints and techniques," cindy said.
"you want to see some of the paintings she did down here?" asked susan robinson, as she went to a pile of papers in the corner and came back with five ink drawings on big white sheets from a sketching pad.
the drawings were in the surrealistic style of modern psychedelic art: distorted women's faces, particularly heavily eyes, dragons, devils, all hidden in a thick jungle of flowers, leaves and vines,erspersed with phrases in psychedelic script like "forever the mind," "flying high," "tomorrow will come."
"linda was never terribly boy crazy," her mother said. "she was very shy. when a boy goterested in her, she'd almost always loseerest in him. she got a proposal in august from a very nice boy from arizona. she told me, 'he's very nice and i like him, but he's just too anxious.' the boy sent flowers for the funeral. that was thoughtful."
the robinsons and her other friends in the village said there were always men in linda's life there: first pigeon, then the boy from boston, then paul bush.
bush, the son of a holly, mich. television repairman, described by those who knew him here as "a real drifter, a hippie," he carried a [word missing] lizard named lyndon on a string around his neck. bush, who says he left new york on oct. (?) waserviewed by telephone in san francisco yesterday.
the nonexistent 'paula'
"i met linda at the robinsons about aug. few days after i got to town," he recalls. "we wandered around together. she said her parents bugged her, always hollered at her. . . . so i said i'd get a pad with her and, this kid from new jersey.
"she said she'd tell her parents she was living with a girl named paula bush, because she didn't want them to know she was living with a man. that was o.k. with me. i only stayed about a week anyway, and even less. then she brought in some other guy. i don't know who he was, except he was tall with long hair and a beard."
this many may have been ed, a tall hippie who the robinsons saw with linda several times in mid-september. later came james l. (groovy) hutchinson, the man with whom she was killed last week.
toward the end of september, susan robinson says, linda told her she feared she was pregnant. "she was very worried about the effect of lsd on the baby, and since i was pregnant, too, we talked about it for quite a while."
father inclined to doubt
"i don't believe linda really had anything to do with the hippies," her father said. "i remember during august we were in this room watching a c.b.s. special about the san francisco hippies. i expressed my abhorrence for the whole thing, and her comments were much like mine. i don't believe she was attracted to them."
however, linda's half-brother, perry, recalls that during august mr. fitzpatrick also read a story about galahad, a new york hippie leader, and expressed his "disdain" for him. linda mentioned casually that she had met galahad and that she understood he was "helping people," but her father let the remark pass, apparently considering it of no significance.
her friends say linda was fascinated by the scene in the section of san francisco. in late september she apparently visited there.
susan robinson recalls that she did not see linda for some time in late september and that suddenly, on oct. 1, linda turned up at her pad and said she had been to. "she said she stayed out there only two days and was very disappointed; that it was a really bad scene; that everybody was on speed [a powerful drug called methadrine]. she said she got out and drove back."
in the first week of october the got a postcard postmarked knightstown, ind., a small town 30 miles east of indianapolis. mrs. fitzpatrick did not want to show the card to a visitor because "it was the last thing i got which linda touched." but she said it read roughly: "i'm on my way to see bob [her brother, who is a los angeles lawyer]. offered a good job painting posters in berkeley. i love you. i will send you a poster. love, linda."
also in the first week of october a girl who identified herself as linda telephoned her brother's office in los angeles but was told he was in san francisco. she never called back.
when linda saw susan on oct. 1 she told her she had two warlocks, or male witches, in california and had driven back with them.
"this didn't surprise me," susan said. "linda told me several times she was a witch. she said she had discovered this one day when she was sitting on a beach and wished she had some money. three dollar bills floated down from heaven.
"then she looked down on the beach and thought how empty it was and wished there was someone there. she said a man suddenly appeared. she was always talking about her supernatural powers. once she was walking on a street in the village with this girl judy, and she stumbled over a broom. 'oh,' she told judy, 'this is my lucky day. now i can fly away.'"
"linda told me she met these two warlocks out there and that they could snap their fingers and make light bulbs pop. she said one of the warlocks took her mind apart and scattered it all over the room and then put it together again. ever since, she said, she felt the warlock owned her."
'that's not true'
"one of the newspapers said linda waserested in buddhism and hinduism and all that supernatural stuff," cindy said. "that's not true at all. i don't think she ever even knew what it was."
last friday a warlock who said he was one of the two who drove linda back to new york waserviewed in the village. the warlock, who called himself "pepsi," is in his late 20's, with long, sandy hair, a scruffy beard, heavily tattooed forearms, wire rim glasses and long suede indian boots.
"my buddy and i rano linda in a club in indianapolis called the glory hole," pepsi said. "we took linda along. you could see right away she was a real meth my name for a speed freak, somebody hooked on speed.
"we were two days driving back. we got in on oct. 1, and she put up with me and my buddy in this pad on avenue b. she was supposed to keep it clean, but all she ever did all day was sit around. she had this real weird imagination, but she was like talking in smaller and smaller circles. she was supposed to be this great artist, but it wasn't much good. it was just teeny bopper stuff-- drawing one curving line, then embellishing it.
a lot of potential
it sounds like i'm knocking her. i'm not. she was a good kid, if she hadn't been so freaked out on meth. she had a lot of, what do you call it--potential. sometimes she was a lot of fun to be with. we took her on a couple of spiritual seances, and we went out on the staten island ferry one day at dawn and surfing once on long island."
pepsi saw linda at 10 p.m. saturday oct. 8 standing in front of the cave on avenue a with groovy. she said she'd taken a grain and a half of speed and was "high." three hours later she and groovy were nude bodies stretched out on the boiler room floor, their heads shattered by bricks. the police have charged two men with the murders and are continuing their investigation.
"it's too late for the whole thing to do us much good," her brother perry said on saturday after he had been told of her life in the village. "but maybe somebody else can learn something from it."
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ɑkˈtoʊbər 16 1967 ðə tu wərldz əv ˈlɪndə ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk baɪ ʤeɪ. ˈænθɔˌni ˈlukəz "ˈsərtənli wi nu ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ; ɑr ˈfæməli ɪz æt 2 fɪθ ˈævəˌnu," sɛd ˈərvɪŋ ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk, ðə ˈwɛlθi ˈgrɛnɪʧ, kɑn., spaɪs ˌɪmˈpɔrtər huz ˈdɔtər, ˈlɪndə, wɑz faʊnd ˈmərdərd wɪθ ə ˈhɪpi frɛnd ɪn ən ist ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈbɔɪlər rum ə wik əˈgoʊ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ˈmɪstər. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk spoʊk ˈdʊrɪŋ ə θriaʊər ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ hɪz ˈfæməli əraʊnd ðə ˈfaɪərˌpleɪs ɪn ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ðɛr hoʊm ə maɪl frəm ðə ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈkəntri kləb. fər ðə, "ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ" wɑz ðə ˈhɛnri ʤeɪmz sin ðeɪ sɔ aʊt ˈdɑktər. ˈwɪndoʊz ənd "ðoʊz dɪr ˈlɪtəl ʃɑps" ðət ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ənd hər ˈdɔtərz ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˈvɪzɪtɪd. ("aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ ðɛr wɑz ən ist ˈvɪlɪʤ," ˈmɪstər. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd. "aɪv hərd əv ðə loʊər ist saɪd, bət ðə ist ˈvɪlɪʤ?") bət fər list ɪn ðə læst 10 wiks əv hər ˈvɪlɪʤ wɑz ə ˈdɪfərənt sin huz ˌɪnˈgridiənts ˌɪnˈkludɪd kræʃ pædz, ˈæsəd trɪps, ˈfrikɪŋ aʊt, ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk ɑrt, ˈwɪʧɪz ənd ˈwɔˌrlɔks. ɪf ðə' ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ stɑpt æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən skwɛr, ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðɛr ˈdɔtər stɑpt æt ðə ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ bət fəˈmɪljər ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə jəŋ, ˈtæləntɪd gərl ˈoʊvərli ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt tɪ teɪst ðə ʤɔɪz əv laɪf. ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsɪz wɛnt fɑr bɪɔnd ðə' ˈwaɪldɪst fɑr, ɪn fækt, ðət ðeɪ ər stɪl əˈneɪbəl tɪ bɪˈliv wət ðɛr ˈdɔtər wɑz goʊɪŋ θru ɪn hər læst wiks. ɪt ɪz pərˈhæps fˈjutəl tɪ æsk wɪʧ wɑz "ðə ril ˈlɪndə əv ˈgrɛnɪʧ, kɑn., ər ðə ˈlɪndə əv ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈvɪlɪʤ. fər, ɛz ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə tu læst wik θru ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ hər ˈfæməli ənd wɪθ hər frɛndz ənd əkˈweɪntənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ, ɪt faʊnd hər ə streɪnʤ ˈmɪksʧər əv ðiz tu wərldz, ə ˈmɪksʧər soʊ ˈtæŋgəld ðət ˈlɪndə ˈprɑbəˌbli dɪd nɑt noʊ ɪn wɪʧ ʃi bɪˈlɔŋd. ðə læst wiks əv ˈlɪndəz laɪf ər ə sɔrs əv proʊˈfaʊnd ˈæŋgwɪʃ fər hər ˈpɛrənts. ðə ˈfɔrsɪz æt wərk ɔn jəŋ ˈpipəl laɪk ˈlɪndə ər ðə sɔrs əv ˈpəzəlmənt fər ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈpɛrənts ənd əv ˈstədiz baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈwərkərz ənd saɪˈkɑləʤəsts, ɛz ðeɪ sik tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈθaʊzənz əv juθs hu ər ˈlivɪŋ ˈmɪdəlˈklæs hoʊmz θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntri fər ðə "maɪnd ɪkˈspændɪŋ drəg" sin ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈvɪlɪʤ. ənˈtɪl ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ, "fitzpoo*," ɛz ʃi wɑz noʊn tɪ hər ˈfæməli ənd tɪ bi ə ˈhæpi, ˈprɑdəkt əv ˈwɛlθi əˈmɛrɪkən səˈbərbiə. "ˈlɪndə ɪz ə well-rounded*, faɪn, ˈhɛlθi gərl," hər ˈməðər, ə blɑnd ɪn ə ˈʧɔklət braʊn drɛs, sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ɪn ˈgrɛnɪʧ. θruaʊt ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk juzd ðə ˈprɛzənt tɛns ɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əv hər ˈdɔtər. əˈtɛndəd gʊd skulz bɔrn ɪn ˈgrɛnɪʧ, ˈlɪndə əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈkəntri deɪ skul, wɛr ʃi ɪkˈsɛld ɪn æθˈlɛtɪks. ʃi wən ə pleɪs ɛz ˈsɛnər ˈfɔrwərd ɔn ðə "ˈstaɪvəsənt tim," ðə ˈkaʊnti fild ˈhɑki tim, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ geɪnd sˈwɪmɪŋ ənd ˈraɪdɪŋ əˈwɔrdz. ʃi wɛnt ɔn tɪ ðə skul, ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈprɛprəˌtɔri skul ɪn glencoe*, md*. ə blɑnd ˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ pudginess*, ʃi ˈnɛvər kwaɪt mæʧt ðə ˈstraɪkɪŋ gʊd lʊks əv hər ˈməðər, hu ɛz ˈdɔrθi æn rəʃ wɑz ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈmɑdəl ənd ˈkəvər gərl ɪn ðə ˈθərtiz, ər əv hər ˈɛldər ˈsɪstər, ˈsɪndi. æt ˈkəntri kləb ˈdænsɪz, ˈlɪndə ˈɔfən sæt ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ənd tɔkt wɪθ wən əv hər half-brothers*; bət, əˈpɛrəntli mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn spɔrts ənd ˈpeɪnɪŋ ðən ˈdænsɪŋ, ʃi ˈnɛvər simd tɪ maɪnd ˈvɛri məʧ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ hər ˈfæməli, ˈlɪndəz læst ˈsəmər bɪˈgæn ˈnɔrməli. ɪn ʃi rɪˈtərnd frəm ˈæftər ən ˈæktɪv jɪr ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ʃi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɑrt ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈjɪrˌbʊk. ʃi spɛnt ˈsɛvərəl wiks ɪn ˈgrɛnɪʧ, ðɛn lɛft wɪθ ðə ˈfæməli fər ə mənθ ɪn bərmˈjudə. veɪˈkeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈfæməli "ðə ˈfæməli ˈɔlˌweɪz teɪks ɪts ˈsəmər veɪˈkeɪʃənz təˈgɛðər; wi ˈɔlˌweɪz du θɪŋz ɛz ə ˈfæməli," sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk, ə tɔl, mæn ɪn ə greɪ sut, blu taɪ ənd goʊld tie-clip*. "ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wi wɛnt tɪ ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz tɪ ðə antibes*, bət fər ðə pæst fju ˈsəmərz wiv ˈrɛntɪd ə haʊs ɪn bərmˈjudə. ðɪs taɪm ɪt wɑz æt ˈpæʤət." ðə ˈfæməli ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsɛvən ənd məˈlɪsə ("ˈmɪsi") frəm ðɪs ˈmɛrɪʤ; ˈpɛri, 32 ˈrɑbərt, 30 ˈkɛrəl, 27 ənd ˈdeɪvɪd; 25 frəm ˈmɪstər. fərst ˈmɛrɪʤ wɪʧ ˈɛndɪd ɪn dɪˈvɔrs, ənd ˈsɪndi frəm ˈmɪsɪz. fərst ˈmɛrɪʤ, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛndɪd ɪn dɪˈvɔrs. bət ðɪs taɪm ˈoʊnli ˈlɪndə ənd ˈmɪsi əˈkəmpənid ðɛr ˈpɛrənts tɪ bərmˈjudə, waɪl ˈsɪndi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd ʤɔɪnd ðɛm ˈleɪtər fər 10 deɪz. ɛz ðə rɪˈmɛmbər ɪt, ˈlɪndə spɛnt "ə ˈtɪpɪkəl bərmˈjudə hi ˈkrɪstəl ˈoʊʃən; biʧ ˈpɑrtiz ɔn ðə waɪt sændz; aʊərz əv ˈpeɪnɪŋ; ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz ɪn taʊn. 'ðə gərl wi nu' ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 31 ðə ˈfæməli rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈgrɛnɪʧ, wɛr ˈlɪndə spɛnt moʊst əv ˈɔgəst. əˈgɛn ðə ˈfæməli ˌɪnˈsɪsts ʃi wɑz "ðə gərl wi nu ənd ləvd." ðeɪ seɪ ʃi spɛnt moʊst əv hər taɪm ˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə haʊs. bət ʃi faʊnd ˈplɛnti əv taɪm fər sˈwɪmɪŋ wɪθ frɛndz ɪn ðə lɑrʤ pul, pleɪɪŋ ðə piˈænə, ənd ˈsɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɪsi. "ˈlɪndə ənd ˈmɪsi wər ˈtɛrəbli kloʊz," ðɛr ˈməðər sɛd, ˈbaɪtɪŋ hər lɪp. "ʤɪst ɛz kloʊz ɛz ˈsɪndi ənd ˈlɪndə wər wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈjəŋgər." ɪf ˈlɪndə wɛnt tɪ nu jɔrk ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔgəst, ðə ˈfæməli sɛd, ɪt wɑz "ʤɪst ə kwɪk trɪp ɪn ənd fər ðə deɪ." ðə 'ˈvɪlɪʤ' ˈvərʒən frɛndz ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ hæv ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈvərʒən əv ˈlɪndəz ˈsəmər. "ˈlɪndə toʊld mi ʃi tʊk ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi ənd smoʊkt græs [ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə] ˈmɛni taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ hər steɪ ɪn bərmˈjudə," ˈriˌkɔlz ˈsuzən ˈrɑbənsən, ə smɔl, ʃaɪ ˈhɪpi hu ræn əˈweɪ læst meɪ frəm hər hoʊm ɔn keɪp ˈsiˈoʊˈdi. "ʃi tɔkt ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ə ˈfɛloʊ hu geɪv hər ə ˈkæpsəl əv ˈæsəd [ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi] daʊn ðɛr ənd haʊ ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ sɛnd ɪm wən." ˈsuzən ənd hər ˈhəzbənd, ˈdeɪvɪd, hu lɪv wɪθ tu kæts ənd ˈpoʊstərz əv bɑb ˈdɪlən, ˈtɪməθi ˈlɪri, ˈælən ˈgɪnsbərg ənd d.h*. ˈlɔrəns ɪn ə əˈpɑrtmənt æt 537 ist strit, fərst mɛt ˈlɪndə wɪn ʃi ʃoʊd əp ðɛr səm taɪm ˈərli ɪn ˈɔgəst. ðə ˈrɑbənsən əˈpɑrtmənt sərvd ðɪs ˈsəmər ɛz ə "kræʃ pleɪs wɛr ˈhoʊmləs ˈhɪpiz kʊd spɛnd ðə naɪt ər pɑrt əv ðə naɪt. skrɔld ɪn ˈpɛnsəl ɔn ðə tɪn dɔr tɪ ðə əˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ə saɪn ðət ridz: "noʊ ˈvɪzɪtərz ˈæftər ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ənˈlɛs baɪ əˈpɔɪntmənt pliz." ɪt ɪz saɪnd wɪθ ə flaʊər. "ˈlɪndə ʤɪst ʃoʊd əp wən ˈivnɪŋ wɪθ ə gaɪ neɪmd ˈpɪʤɪn," ˈsuzən ˈriˌkɔlz. "ʃid ʤɪst bɔt ˈpɪʤɪn səm ˈæsəd. wi wər ˈfulɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ʃi steɪd ˈmeɪbi ə ˈkəpəl əv aʊərz ənd ðɛn tʊk ɔf." flaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈæsəd "bət wi laɪkt iʧ ˈəðər, ənd ʃi keɪm bæk ə fju naɪts ˈleɪtər wɪθ ə kɪd frəm ˈbɔstən. ʃi tərnd ɪm ɔn, tu [geɪv ɪm səm ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi]. ʃi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz duɪŋ ðət. ʃid kəm ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti ɔn ˈwiˌkɛndz wɪθ 30 ər 40 ənd wʊd baɪ ˈæsəd fər ˈpipəl hu ˈnidɪd səm." ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɑbənsən, ə ˈʤɛnəl jəŋ mæn wɪθ ə blæk di. eɪʧ. ˈlɔrəns bɪrd hu wərks ɪn ə ˈfæktəri, ˈriˌkɔlz haʊ ˈlɪndə tərnd ɪm ɔn ɔn ˈɔgəst. 22 "wi wɛnt tɪ ðɪs gaɪ hu soʊld ˈjuˈɛs θri ˈkæpsəlz fər 10 əˈpis," hi sɛd. "ʃi pʊt wən əˈweɪ tɪ sɛnd tɪ ðə gaɪ ɪn bərmˈjudə, geɪv mi wən ənd tʊk wən hərˈsɛlf. ʃi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ bərnd [ˈpərʧəsɪŋ feɪk ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi] ənd ðət naɪt ʃi kɛpt seɪɪŋ, 'gɑd, aɪ ʤɪst hoʊp ðɪs ɪz gʊd.' wi wər aʊt ɪn ðə skwɛr [ˈtɑmpkɪnz pɑrk] ənd wi drɑpt ɪt [sˈwɑloʊd ɪt] raɪt ðɛr. ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv ˈmɪnəts wər ɔf. "wi wɔkt ˈoʊvər tɪ ə pæd ɔn strit ʤɪst ˈfilɪŋ ðə sərʤ, ðɛn ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈtɑmpkɪnz pɑrk, ðɛn tɪ ˈkupər ˈjunjən skwɛr, wɛr wi hæd ə ˈvɛri gʊd dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ə drəŋk. baɪ ðɛn wi wər ˈrɪli flaɪɪŋ. ʃi wɑz ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈgruvi. æt 8 a.m*. aɪ keɪm bæk tɪ ðə pæd tɪ slip, ənd ˈlɪndə tʊk ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ tɪ grænd ˈsɛntrəl ənd gɑt ɔn ðə treɪn tɪ ˈgrɛnɪʧ. ʃi məst stɪl hæv bɪn flaɪɪŋ wɪn ʃi gɑt hoʊm." ðət ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˈgrɛnɪʧ, ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈlɪndə ˈrɛdi fər skul. "wi bɔt hər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ən ɪnˈtaɪər nu ˈwɔrˌdroʊb," ʃi rɪˈkɔld, "ənd ˈlɪndə ˈivɪn əˈgrid tɪ gɪt hər hɛr kət." fər mənθs ˈmɪstər. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk hæd kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ˈlɪndəz hɛr, wɪʧ floʊd daʊn ˈoʊvər hər ˈʃoʊldərz, bət ˈlɪndə ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪt. ðɛn æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔgəst ʃi əˈgrid. "wi wɛnt tɪ sæks fɪθ ˈævəˌnu ənd ðə ˈhɛrˌdrɛsər geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə kaɪnd əv səˈsun blənt kət, ʃɔrt ənd fʊl. ʃi lʊkt soʊ kjut ənd smɑrt. ˈhɑrdli ə ˈhɪpi θɪŋ tɪ du," ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd. ðə fərst deɪ əv skul wɑz ˈoʊnli 11 deɪz ɔf wɪn ˈlɪndə wɛnt tɪ nu jɔrk ɔn sɛpt. 1 wɪn ʃi rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈgrɛnɪʧ ðə nɛkst deɪ, ʃi toʊld hər ˈməðər ʃi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ. ʃi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ lɪv ənd peɪnt ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. ə səˈpraɪz fər ˈfæməli "wi ˈkʊdənt hæv bɪn mɔr səˈpraɪzd," ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd, ˈfɪŋgərɪŋ hər ˈaɪˌglæsɪz, wɪʧ həŋ frəm ə goʊld pɪn æt hər lɛft ˈʃoʊldər. "ˈlɪndə sɛd hər ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈtiʧər, hu tɔt ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ənd hɪz waɪf, hu tɔt ɑrt, wərənt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk. ʃi ʤɪst əˈdɔrd ðeɪ wɛnt tɪ ˈjʊrəp ʃi ʤɪst hæd tɪ sɛnd ʃæmˈpeɪn ənd frut tɪ ðə ʃi ˈkʊdənt feɪs goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ skul ɪf ðeɪ wərənt ðɛr. "wəts mɔr, ʃi sɛd ðɛr ˈwəzənt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ʃi kʊd lərn əˈbaʊt ɑrt æt. ðeɪd ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔfərd tɪ sɛt əp ə ˈspɛʃəl kɔrs fər hər ðɛr, bət ʃi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt mɔr ˈkɔrsɪz. ʃi ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ peɪnt. ʃi θɔt ʃid bi ˈweɪstɪŋ hər taɪm æt skul." ˈməðər ənd ˈdɔtər tɔkt fər ˈnɪrli tu aʊərz ðət ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv ðə ˈleɪbər deɪ ˈwiˌkɪnd. ðɛn ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk toʊld hər ˈhəzbənd, hu æt fərst wɑz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ˈlɪndə ʃʊd ˈfɪnɪʃ skul. rɪˈləktənt kənˈsɛnt ˈgɪvɪn "bət wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪt wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈfæməli ənd wɪθ frɛndz ɔl θru ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd," ˈmɪstər. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ˈriˌkɔlz. "ˈfaɪnəli, ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt, wi geɪv ˈlɪndə ɑr rɪˈləktənt pərˈmɪʃən, ðoʊ nɑt ɑr əˈpruvəl." ˈlɪndə lɛft fər nu jɔrk ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ðə ˈfæməli ˈnɛvər sɔ hər əˈlaɪv əˈgɛn. "ˈæftər ɔl," hər ˈməðər pʊt ɪn, "ˈlɪndəz hoʊl laɪf wɑz ɑrt. ʃi hæd ə ˈbərnɪŋ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ɑrt wərld. aɪ nu haʊ ʃi fɛlt. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ə ˈdænsər ər ən ˈɑrtɪst wɪn aɪ wɑz jəŋ, tu." ðə maɪndz wər izd wɪn ˈlɪndə əˈʃʊrd ðɛm ʃi hæd ɔˈrɛdi meɪd rɪˈspɛktəbəl ˈlɪvɪŋ ərˈeɪnʤmənts. "ʃi toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ lɪv æt ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈplɑzə hoʊˈtɛl, ə ˈvɛri nis hoʊˈtɛl ɔn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən pleɪs, nɪr ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ju noʊ," hər ˈməðər sɛd. "'aɪl bi ˈpərfəktli seɪf, ˈməðər,' ʃi kɛpt seɪɪŋ. 'ɪts ə ˈpərfəktli nis pleɪs wɪθ ə ˈdɔrˌmæn ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ʃi sɛd ʃid bi ˈrumɪŋ wɪθ ə gərl neɪmd ˈpɔlə bʊʃ, ə rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst frəm ə gʊd ˈfæməli. ðət meɪd ˈjuˈɛs fil ə lɔt ˈbɛtər." ə rum æt 'ðə ˈplɑzə' ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈplɑzə, 79 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən pleɪs, həz noʊ ˈdɔrˌmæn. ə ˈfleɪkɪŋ saɪn baɪ ðə ˈtaɪni rɪˈsɛpʃən dɛsk əˈnaʊnsɪz "ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən fər ˈrɛntəl" əˈmɪdst ə ˈfɔrɪst əv ˈəðər saɪnz; "noʊ ˈriˌfəndz," "ɔl, rɛnts məst bi peɪd ɪn ədˈvæns," "noʊ ʧɛks kæʃt," "noʊ ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ kɔlz fər ˈtrænziənts." "ʃʊr aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈlɪndə," sɛd ðə stupt dɛsk klərk. "bət ˈpɔlə bʊʃ? ðɛr ˈwəzənt noʊ ˈpɔlə bʊʃ. ɪt wɑz pɔl bʊʃ." ˈrəfəlɪŋ θru ə paɪl əv steɪnd ənd kɑrdz, hi keɪm əp wɪθ wən ðət hæd ˈlɪndə neɪm æt ðə tɔp ɪn nit ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈkəntri deɪ skul penmanship*. bɪˈloʊ ɪt ɪn ˈpɛnsəl wɑz ˈrɪtən: "pɔl bʊʃ. bɑb." "jɛ," ðə klərk sɛd. "ʃi muvd ɪn hir ɔn sɛpt. 4 ˈleɪbər deɪ, wɪθ ðiz tu ˈhɪpi gaɪz, bʊʃ ənd. ðeɪ hæd rum 504 ʃi peɪd ðə fʊl mənθs ədˈvæns. əv kɔrs, ʃi hæd lɑts əv ˈəðər mɛn əp ðɛr ɔl ðə taɪm. ˈɛnibədi ɔf ðə ˈdərtiəst, ˈbɪrdəd ˈhɪpiz ʃi kʊd faɪnd." "ʃi wɑz ˈdɪfərənt" "aɪ kɛpt ˈtɛlɪŋ hər ʃi ˈhædənt ɔt tɪ ækt laɪk ðət. ʃi ˈdɪdənt peɪ mi ˈɛni əˈtɛnʃən. bət ju noʊ ʃi ˈnɛvər ˈænsərd bæk ril sˈnæpi laɪk səm əv ðə ˈəðər gərlz. ʃi wɑz ˈdɪfərənt. ʃi hæd doʊnt noʊ, klæs. ðə deɪ ʃi ʧɛkt out--oh*, ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt sɛpt. wɑz aʊt ɔn ðə stɛps, ənd ɛz ʃi lɛft ʃi sɛd, 'aɪ gɛs aɪ kɔzd ju ə lɔt əv ˈtrəbəl.' ənd aɪ sɛd, 'oʊ, ɪt ˈwəzənt ˈɛni ˈtrəbəl, ˈrɪli.'" "ju wɔnt tɪ si ðə rum? wɛl, ðɛr ər səm ˈpipəl əp ðɛr naʊ, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈɪtəl bi o.k*." ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər wɑz aʊt əv ˈɔrdər. ðə stɛrz wər dɑrk ənd ˈnɛroʊ, ˈhɛvi wɪθ ðə swit rik əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ə nɑk, ənd ðə dɔr tɪ 504 swəŋ ˈoʊpən. ə ˈbɪrdəd jəŋ mæn tʊk hɪz pleɪs əˈgɛn ɔn ðə ˈdəbəl bɛd ðət fɪld hæf ðə rum. ðə jəŋ mæn ənd θri gərlz wər ˈpləkɪŋ ˈʧɔkləts aʊt əv ə bɑks. əˈgɛnst wən əv ðə laɪt grin wɔlz wɑz ə ˈpilɪŋ greɪ ˈdrɛsər, wɪθ ðə ˈəpər lɛft drɔr ˈmɪsɪŋ. skrɔld ɔn ðə ˈmɪrər əˈbəv ðə ˈdrɛsər ɪn wət lʊkt laɪk ˈaɪˌbraʊ ˈpɛnsəl wɑz "ti hɛdz fərˈɛvər" (ə ti hɛd ɪz ə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə sˈmoʊkər) ənd ɪn ˈlaɪtər ˈpɛnsəl, "wɔr ɪz hɛl." rɛd ˈplæstɪk flaʊərz həŋ frəm ən ˈoʊvərˈhɛd laɪt ˈfɪksʧər. ðə ˈbæθˌrum, dɪˈrɛkli əˈkrɔs ðə hɔl, wɑz ʃɛrd wɪθ ˈəðər rumz. "wʊd ju laɪk tɪ si ˈlɪndəz rum?" hər ˈməðər æst, ˈlidɪŋ ðə weɪ əp ðə ˈθɪkli ˈkɑrpətɪd ˈstɛrˌweɪ. "ðət juzd tɪ bi hər rum," ʃi sɛd, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ˈɛri ˈbɛˌdrum wɪθ ə waɪt bɛd, "ənˈtɪl ʃi bɪˈgæn pleɪɪŋ ɔl ðoʊz ˈrɛkərdz pleɪ ðiz deɪz ənd ʃi æst tɪ muv əpˈstɛrz soʊ ʃi kʊd meɪk ɔl ðə nɔɪz ʃi ˈwɔntɪd." ɔn ðə θərd flɔr ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ˈoʊpənd ðə rɛd ˈkərtənz ɪn ðə lɑrʤ rum. "rɛd ənd waɪt ər ˈlɪndəz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkələrz; ʃi θɪŋks ðɛr geɪ," ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪn ðə rɛd ənd waɪt straɪpt ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər, ðə twɪn bɛdz wɪθ rɛd bedspreads*, ðə rɛd ˈpɪloʊ wɪθ waɪt ˈlɛtərɪŋ: dɪˈsɪʒənz, dɪˈsɪʒənz, dɪˈsɪʒənz." ˈɔrɪnʤ flæʃt hir ənd ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd blæk ˈtaɪgər ɔn ðə bɛd ("ðæts fər hər ˈfɑðərz ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈprɪnstən; wɪr ə ˈprɪnstən ˈfæməli") ənd ɪn ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ "gs*" freɪmd ɔn ðə wɔl, æθˈlɛtɪk əˈwɔrdz frəm ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈkəntri deɪ skul. ɔn ðə ʃɛlvz, bɪtˈwin ə sərˈæmɪk ˈkɑli ənd ə glæs ˈbæmbi, wər ˈidɪθ ˈhæməltənz "ðə grik weɪ" ənd ˈægəθə ˈkrɪstiz "ˈmərdər æt hazelmoor*." ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wər ə stæk əv ˈrɛkərdz, əˈməŋ ðɛm ˈɛdi ˈfɪʃərz "təˈnaɪt" ənd ʤoʊi diz "ˈpɛpərˌmɪnt twɪst." ɪn ðə braɪt ˈbæθˌrum həŋ blu ənd rɛd ˈrɪbənz frəm ðə hɔrs ʃoʊ ənd ðə ˈgrɛnɪʧ ˈraɪdɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ʃoʊ. "ɛz ju kən si, ʃi wɑz səʧ ə nis, ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ, ˈhæpi gərl," hər ˈməðər sɛd. "ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋz ʧeɪnʤd, ɪts ʧeɪnʤd ˈɔfəli fæst." ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz əˈgɛn, ˈoʊvər ˈʤɪnʤər eɪl ənd ˈbraʊniz ðət ˈsɪndi brɔt ɪn frəm ðə ˈkɪʧən, ðə sɛd ðeɪ hæd bɪn ˌriəˈʃʊrd əˈbaʊt ˈlɪndəz laɪf ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ bɪˈkəz ʃi sɛd ʃi hæd ə ʤɑb ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpoʊstərz fər "ˈpoʊstər bəˈzɑr" æt 80 ə wik. "ˈleɪtər ʃi kɔld ənd sɛd ʃid swɪʧt tɪ ə pleɪs kɔld ˌɪmˈpɔrts, ˈɛlˈtiˈdi., fər 85 ə wik ənd wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpoʊstərz ɔn ˈwiˌkɛndz. ʃi ˈsaʊndɪd soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ənd ˈhæpi," ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk rɪˈkɔld. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ðə taɪmz ˈɪntərvˌjud hæd hərd əv ə stɔr kɔld ˈpoʊstər bəˈzɑr. æt 177 məkˈdugəl strit ɪz ə ʃɑp kɔld frɛd ˈmɛksəkən ˌɪmˈpɔrts, ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, wɛr, ðə ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ, ˈlɪndə wərkt fər 2 ən aʊər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈdrɛsɪz fər θri days--sept*. 11 12 ənd 13 ɔn ðə θərd deɪ ʃi wɑz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd. "ʃi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn leɪt, ənd ðeɪ ʤɪst gɑt fɛd əp wɪθ hər," ə sɛd. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈlɪndə wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ə wiks ˈnoʊtɪs, ʃi lɛft ɔn sɛpt. 14 fər ə "ˈdɑktərz əˈpɔɪntmənt" ənd ˈnɛvər keɪm bæk. ə traɪ æt ˈpænˌhændlɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi lɛft, ʃi æst ðə ˈmænɪʤər nɑt tɪ tɛl hər ˈpɛrənts ʃi hæd bɪn ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd, ɪf ðeɪ kɔld. ðə ˈmænɪʤər sɛd ðə ˈpɛrənts dɪd nɑt kɔl ˈæftər ˈlɪndə hæd lɛft, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr hæd bɪn wən kɔl waɪl ʃi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ðɛr. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈrɑbənsən sɛd ˈlɪndə səˈpɔrtɪd hərˈsɛlf frəm ðɛn ɔn baɪ "ˈpænˌhændlɪŋ" ɔn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən skwɛr. "ʃi wɑz ˈprɪti gʊd æt ɪt," hi sɛd. "ʃi ˈɔlˌweɪz gɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ it." ˈlɪndə meɪ hæv hæd səm ˈməni lɛft ˈoʊvər frəm wət hər ˈməðər geɪv hər ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi lɛft ("aɪ geɪv hər ˈsəmθɪŋ, ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk sɛd, "aɪ θɔt ʃi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə kərɪr gərl"), ˌɔlˈðoʊ ʃi ˈnɛvər hæd ˈvɛri məʧ ðoʊz læst wiks. jɛt, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈriˌkɔlz, ˈlɪndə ˈfrikwɛntli tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ bɪg ˈməni. "ʃi hæd ə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈməni. wəns ʃi toʊld mi ʃi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt ə ʤɑb wɪθ ˈhɑlˌmɑrk kɑrdz drɔɪŋ ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl kɑrˈtunz. ʃi sɛd ʃid meɪk ə jɪr, rɛnt ə bɪg əˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ðə ˈəpər ist saɪd ənd ðɛn ˌɪnˈvaɪt ɔl hər ˈhɪpi frɛndz əp ðɛr." ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ɑrt "wɪr ə greɪt ˈfæməli," ˈsɪndi sɛd. "wɛˈnɛvər ðə əˈkeɪʒən arose--birthdays*, ˈhɑləˌdeɪz, wʊd meɪk əp hər oʊn kɑrdz ənd ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðɛm wɪθ kjut ˈlɪtəl ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈpipəl ənd ˈænəməlz." frəm ə paɪl ɔn ðə hɔl ˈteɪbəl, ˈsɪndi pɪkt aʊt ə kɑrd wɪθ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə gərl ənd ən ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən, "pliz gɪt wɛl 'kɔz aɪ mɪs jɑ, ləv ˈlɪndə xox*." ɪn ðə seɪm paɪl wɑz ə ˈpɛrɪs strit sin ɪn pæˈstɛlz, tu ˈfɔrɪst sinz meɪd wɪθ ɔɪlz roʊld wɪθ ə koʊk ˈbɑtəl, ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈʤɛnəl ˈlænˌskeɪps. "ˈlɪndə wɑz ɛkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ɔl sɔrts əv peɪnts ənd tɛkˈniks," ˈsɪndi sɛd. "ju wɔnt tɪ si səm əv ðə ˈpeɪnɪŋz ʃi dɪd daʊn hir?" æst ˈsuzən ˈrɑbənsən, ɛz ʃi wɛnt tɪ ə paɪl əv ˈpeɪpərz ɪn ðə ˈkɔrnər ənd keɪm bæk wɪθ faɪv ɪŋk drɔɪŋz ɔn bɪg waɪt ʃits frəm ə ˈskɛʧɪŋ pæd. ðə drɔɪŋz wər ɪn ðə sərˌiˈlɪstɪk staɪl əv ˈmɑdərn ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk ɑrt: dɪˈstɔrtɪd ˈwɪmənz ˈfeɪsɪz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈhɛvəli aɪz, ˈdrægənz, ˈdɛvəlz, ɔl ˈhɪdən ɪn ə θɪk ˈʤəŋgəl əv flaʊərz, livz ənd vaɪnz, ˌɪntərˈspərst wɪθ ˈfreɪzɪz ɪn ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk skrɪpt laɪk "fərˈɛvər ðə maɪnd," "flaɪɪŋ haɪ," "təˈmɑˌroʊ wɪl kəm." "ˈlɪndə wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈtɛrəbli bɔɪ ˈkreɪzi," hər ˈməðər sɛd. "ʃi wɑz ˈvɛri ʃaɪ. wɪn ə bɔɪ gɑt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn hər, ʃid ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz luz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɪm. ʃi gɑt ə prəˈpoʊzəl ɪn ˈɔgəst frəm ə ˈvɛri nis bɔɪ frəm ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə. ʃi toʊld mi, 'hiz ˈvɛri nis ənd aɪ laɪk ɪm, bət hiz ʤɪst tu ˈæŋʃəs.' ðə bɔɪ sɛnt flaʊərz fər ðə fˈjunərəl. ðət wɑz ˈθɔtfəl." ðə ˈrɑbənsənz ənd hər ˈəðər frɛndz ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ sɛd ðɛr wər ˈɔlˌweɪz mɛn ɪn ˈlɪndəz laɪf ðɛr: fərst ˈpɪʤɪn, ðɛn ðə bɔɪ frəm ˈbɔstən, ðɛn pɔl bʊʃ. bʊʃ, ðə sən əv ə ˈhɑli, mɪʧ. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən rɪˈpɛrˌmæn, dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ ðoʊz hu nu ɪm hir ɛz "ə ril ˈdrɪftər, ə ˈhɪpi," hi ˈkɛrid ə [wərd ˈmɪsɪŋ] ˈlɪzərd neɪmd ˈlɪndən ɔn ə strɪŋ əraʊnd hɪz nɛk. bʊʃ, hu sɪz hi lɛft nu jɔrk ɔn ɔkt. wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ðə ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt 'ˈpɔlə' "aɪ mɛt ˈlɪndə æt ðə ˈrɑbənsənz əˈbaʊt ˈɔgəst. fju deɪz ˈæftər aɪ gɑt tɪ taʊn," hi ˈriˌkɔlz. "wi ˈwɑndərd əraʊnd təˈgɛðər. ʃi sɛd hər ˈpɛrənts bəgd hər, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈhɑlərd æt hər. soʊ aɪ sɛd aɪd gɪt ə pæd wɪθ hər ənd, ðɪs kɪd frəm nu ˈʤərzi. "ʃi sɛd ʃid tɛl hər ˈpɛrənts ʃi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ə gərl neɪmd ˈpɔlə bʊʃ, bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt ðɛm tɪ noʊ ʃi wɑz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ə mæn. ðət wɑz o.k*. wɪθ mi. aɪ ˈoʊnli steɪd əˈbaʊt ə wik ˈɛniˌweɪ, ənd ˈivɪn lɛs. ðɛn ʃi brɔt ɪn səm ˈəðər gaɪ. aɪ doʊnt noʊ hu hi wɑz, ɪkˈsɛpt hi wɑz tɔl wɪθ lɔŋ hɛr ənd ə bɪrd." ðɪs ˈmɛni meɪ hæv bɪn ɛd, ə tɔl ˈhɪpi hu ðə ˈrɑbənsənz sɔ wɪθ ˈlɪndə ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ɪn mid-september*. ˈleɪtər keɪm ʤeɪmz ɛl. (ˈgruvi) ˈhəʧɪnsən, ðə mæn wɪθ hum ʃi wɑz kɪld læst wik. təˈwɔrd ðə ɛnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbər, ˈsuzən ˈrɑbənsən sɪz, ˈlɪndə toʊld hər ʃi fɪrd ʃi wɑz ˈprɛgnənt. "ʃi wɑz ˈvɛri ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi ɔn ðə ˈbeɪbi, ənd sɪns aɪ wɑz ˈprɛgnənt, tu, wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɪt fər kwaɪt ə waɪl." ˈfɑðər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ daʊt "aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ˈlɪndə ˈrɪli hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈhɪpiz," hər ˈfɑðər sɛd. "aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔgəst wi wər ɪn ðɪs rum ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə c.b.s*. ˈspɛʃəl əˈbaʊt ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈhɪpiz. aɪ ɪkˈsprɛst maɪ əˈbhɔrəns fər ðə hoʊl θɪŋ, ənd hər ˈkɑmɛnts wər məʧ laɪk maɪn. aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ʃi wɑz əˈtræktəd tɪ ðɛm." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈlɪndəz half-brother*, ˈpɛri, ˈriˌkɔlz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔgəst ˈmɪstər. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˈgæləˌhæd, ə nu jɔrk ˈhɪpi ˈlidər, ənd ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz "dɪsˈdeɪn" fər ɪm. ˈlɪndə ˈmɛnʃənd ˈkæʒəwəli ðət ʃi hæd mɛt ˈgæləˌhæd ənd ðət ʃi ˌəndərˈstʊd hi wɑz "ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl," bət hər ˈfɑðər lɛt ðə rɪˈmɑrk pæs, əˈpɛrəntli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪt əv noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns. hər frɛndz seɪ ˈlɪndə wɑz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ ðə sin ɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃən əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ɪn leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər ʃi əˈpɛrəntli ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðɛr. ˈsuzən ˈrɑbənsən ˈriˌkɔlz ðət ʃi dɪd nɑt si ˈlɪndə fər səm taɪm ɪn leɪt sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ðət ˈsədənli, ɔn ɔkt. 1 ˈlɪndə tərnd əp æt hər pæd ənd sɛd ʃi hæd bɪn tɪ. "ʃi sɛd ʃi steɪd aʊt ðɛr ˈoʊnli tu deɪz ənd wɑz ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd; ðət ɪt wɑz ə ˈrɪli bæd sin; ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi wɑz ɔn spid [ə ˈpaʊərfəl drəg kɔld methadrine*]. ʃi sɛd ʃi gɑt aʊt ənd droʊv bæk." ɪn ðə fərst wik əv ɑkˈtoʊbər ðə gɑt ə ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ˈpoʊstˌmɑrkt knightstown*, ind*., ə smɔl taʊn 30 maɪəlz ist əv ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs. ˈmɪsɪz. ˌfɪtˈspætrɪk dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ ʃoʊ ðə kɑrd tɪ ə ˈvɪzɪtər bɪˈkəz "ɪt wɑz ðə læst θɪŋ aɪ gɑt wɪʧ ˈlɪndə təʧt." bət ʃi sɛd ɪt rɛd ˈrəfli: "əm ɔn maɪ weɪ tɪ si bɑb [hər ˈbrəðər, hu ɪz ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈlɔjər]. ˈɔfərd ə gʊd ʤɑb ˈpeɪnɪŋ ˈpoʊstərz ɪn ˈbərkli. aɪ ləv ju. aɪ wɪl sɛnd ju ə ˈpoʊstər. ləv, ˈlɪndə." ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə fərst wik əv ɑkˈtoʊbər ə gərl hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hərˈsɛlf ɛz ˈlɪndə ˈtɛləˌfoʊnd hər ˈbrəðərz ˈɔfəs ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs bət wɑz toʊld hi wɑz ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ʃi ˈnɛvər kɔld bæk. wɪn ˈlɪndə sɔ ˈsuzən ɔn ɔkt. 1 ʃi toʊld hər ʃi hæd tu ˈwɔˌrlɔks, ər meɪl ˈwɪʧɪz, ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd hæd ˈdrɪvən bæk wɪθ ðɛm. "ðɪs ˈdɪdənt səˈpraɪz mi," ˈsuzən sɛd. "ˈlɪndə toʊld mi ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ʃi wɑz ə wɪʧ. ʃi sɛd ʃi hæd dɪˈskəvərd ðɪs wən deɪ wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ə biʧ ənd wɪʃt ʃi hæd səm ˈməni. θri ˈdɔlər bɪlz ˈfloʊtɪd daʊn frəm ˈhɛvən. "ðɛn ʃi lʊkt daʊn ɔn ðə biʧ ənd θɔt haʊ ˈɛmti ɪt wɑz ənd wɪʃt ðɛr wɑz ˈsəmˌwən ðɛr. ʃi sɛd ə mæn ˈsədənli əˈpɪrd. ʃi wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hər ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl paʊərz. wəns ʃi wɑz ˈwɔkɪŋ ɔn ə strit ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ wɪθ ðɪs gərl ˈʤudi, ənd ʃi ˈstəmbəld ˈoʊvər ə brum. 'oʊ,' ʃi toʊld ˈʤudi, 'ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈləki deɪ. naʊ aɪ kən flaɪ əˈweɪ.'" "ˈlɪndə toʊld mi ʃi mɛt ðiz tu ˈwɔˌrlɔks aʊt ðɛr ənd ðət ðeɪ kʊd snæp ðɛr ˈfɪŋgərz ənd meɪk laɪt bəlbz pɑp. ʃi sɛd wən əv ðə ˈwɔˌrlɔks tʊk hər maɪnd əˈpɑrt ənd ˈskætərd ɪt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə rum ənd ðɛn pʊt ɪt təˈgɛðər əˈgɛn. ˈɛvər sɪns, ʃi sɛd, ʃi fɛlt ðə ˈwɔˌrlɔk oʊnd hər." 'ðæts nɑt tru' "wən əv ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz sɛd ˈlɪndə wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈbudɪzəm ənd ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm ənd ɔl ðət ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl stəf," ˈsɪndi sɛd. "ðæts nɑt tru æt ɔl. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ʃi ˈɛvər ˈivɪn nu wət ɪt wɑz." læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ə ˈwɔˌrlɔk hu sɛd hi wɑz wən əv ðə tu hu droʊv ˈlɪndə bæk tɪ nu jɔrk wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. ðə ˈwɔˌrlɔk, hu kɔld hɪmˈsɛlf "ˈpɛpsi," ɪz ɪn hɪz leɪt 20's*, wɪθ lɔŋ, ˈsændi hɛr, ə ˈskrəfi bɪrd, ˈhɛvəli ˌtæˈtud ˈfɔˌrɑrmz, waɪər rɪm ˈglæsɪz ənd lɔŋ sweɪd ˈɪndiən buts. "maɪ ˈbədi ənd aɪ ræn ˈɪntu ˈlɪndə ɪn ə kləb ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs kɔld ðə ˈglɔri hoʊl," ˈpɛpsi sɛd. "wi tʊk ˈlɪndə əˈlɔŋ. ju kʊd si raɪt əˈweɪ ʃi wɑz ə ril mɛθ maɪ neɪm fər ə spid frik, ˈsəmˌbɑdi hʊkt ɔn spid. "wi wər tu deɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ bæk. wi gɑt ɪn ɔn ɔkt. 1 ənd ʃi pʊt əp wɪθ mi ənd maɪ ˈbədi ɪn ðɪs pæd ɔn ˈævəˌnu bi. ʃi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ kip ɪt klin, bət ɔl ʃi ˈɛvər dɪd ɔl deɪ wɑz sɪt əraʊnd. ʃi hæd ðɪs ril wɪrd ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən, bət ʃi wɑz laɪk ˈtɔkɪŋ ɪn sˈmɔlər ənd sˈmɔlər ˈsərkəlz. ʃi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðɪs greɪt ˈɑrtɪst, bət ɪt ˈwəzənt məʧ gʊd. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈtini ˈbɑpər stəf-- drɔɪŋ wən ˈkərvɪŋ laɪn, ðɛn ɛmˈbɛlɪʃɪŋ ɪt. ə lɔt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪt saʊnz laɪk əm ˈnɑkɪŋ hər. əm nɑt. ʃi wɑz ə gʊd kɪd, ɪf ʃi ˈhædənt bɪn soʊ frikt aʊt ɔn mɛθ. ʃi hæd ə lɔt əv, wət du ju kɔl it--potential*. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ʃi wɑz ə lɔt əv fən tɪ bi wɪθ. wi tʊk hər ɔn ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl seances*, ənd wi wɛnt aʊt ɔn ðə ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd ˈfɛri wən deɪ æt dɔn ənd ˈsərfɪŋ wəns ɔn lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd." ˈpɛpsi sɔ ˈlɪndə æt 10 p.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɔkt. 8 ˈstændɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ðə keɪv ɔn ˈævəˌnu ə wɪθ ˈgruvi. ʃi sɛd ʃid ˈteɪkən ə greɪn ənd ə hæf əv spid ənd wɑz "haɪ." θri aʊərz ˈleɪtər ʃi ənd ˈgruvi wər nud ˈbɑdiz strɛʧt aʊt ɔn ðə ˈbɔɪlər rum flɔr, ðɛr hɛdz ˈʃætərd baɪ brɪks. ðə pəˈlis hæv ʧɑrʤd tu mɛn wɪθ ðə ˈmərdərz ənd ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. "ɪts tu leɪt fər ðə hoʊl θɪŋ tɪ du ˈjuˈɛs məʧ gʊd," hər ˈbrəðər ˈpɛri sɛd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈæftər hi hæd bɪn toʊld əv hər laɪf ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. "bət ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls kən lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm ɪt."
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german defense minister ursula von der listens to media in amari air base, estonia, march 2, 2017. kalnins
berlin (reuters) - german defense minister ursula von der on sunday rejected u.s. president donald claim that germany owes nato and the united states “vast sums” of money for defense.
“there is no debt account at nato,” von der said in a statement, adding that it was wrong to link the target for members to spend 2 percent of their economic output on defense by 2024 solely to nato.
“defense spending also goes into un peacekeeping missions, into our european missions and into our contribution to the fight against is terrorism,” von der said.
she said everyone wanted the burden to be shared fairly and for that to happen it was necessary to have a “modern security concept” that included a modern nato but also a european defense union and investment in the united nations.
trump said on twitter on saturday - a day after meeting german chancellor angela merkel in washington - that germany “owes vast sums of money to nato & the united states must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to germany!”
trump has urged germany and other nato members to accelerate efforts to meet defense spending target.
german defense spending is set to rise by billion euros to billion euros in 2018 - a figure that is projected to represent percent of economic output, finance minister wolfgang has said.
in 2016, defense spending ratio stood at percent.
during her trip to washington, merkel reiterated commitment to the 2 percent military spending goal.
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ˈʤərmən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər ˈərsələ vɔn dər ˈlɪsənz tɪ ˈmidiə ɪn ɑˈmɑri ɛr beɪs, ɛˈstoʊniə, mɑrʧ 2 2017 ˈkælnɪnz bərˈlɪn (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈʤərmən dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər ˈərsələ vɔn dər ɔn ˈsənˌdi rɪˈʤɛktɪd juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld kleɪm ðət ˈʤərməni oʊz ˈneɪtoʊ ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts sums”*” əv ˈməni fər dɪˈfɛns. ɪz noʊ dɛt əˈkaʊnt æt nato,”*,” vɔn dər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz rɔŋ tɪ lɪŋk ðə ˈtərgət fər ˈmɛmbərz tɪ spɛnd 2 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt ɔn dɪˈfɛns baɪ 2024 ˈsoʊəli tɪ ˈneɪtoʊ. ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ goʊz ˈɪntu ˈjuˈɛn ˈpiˌskipɪŋ ˈmɪʃənz, ˈɪntu ɑr ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈmɪʃənz ənd ˈɪntu ɑr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ɪz terrorism,”*,” vɔn dər sɛd. ʃi sɛd ˈɛvriˌwən ˈwɔntɪd ðə ˈbərdən tɪ bi ʃɛrd ˈfɛrli ənd fər ðət tɪ ˈhæpən ɪt wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ hæv ə sɪˈkjʊrəti concept”*” ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə ˈmɑdərn ˈneɪtoʊ bət ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən dɪˈfɛns ˈjunjən ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz. trəmp sɛd ɔn tˈwɪtər ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ə deɪ ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr ˈænʤələ ˈmərkəl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðət ˈʤərməni væst səmz əv ˈməni tɪ ˈneɪtoʊ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts məst bi peɪd mɔr fər ðə ˈpaʊərfəl, ənd ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, dɪˈfɛns ɪt prəˈvaɪdz tɪ germany!”*!” trəmp həz ərʤd ˈʤərməni ənd ˈəðər ˈneɪtoʊ ˈmɛmbərz tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ˈɛfərts tɪ mit dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈtərgət. ˈʤərmən dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz sɛt tɪ raɪz baɪ ˈbɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz tɪ ˈbɪljən ˈjuˌroʊz ɪn 2018 ə ˈfɪgjər ðət ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt pərˈsɛnt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər ˈwʊlfˌgæŋ həz sɛd. ɪn 2016 dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ stʊd æt pərˈsɛnt. ˈdʊrɪŋ hər trɪp tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈmərkəl riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ðə 2 pərˈsɛnt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ goʊl.
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photos-video=> islamist ahmad khan cuffed on the street after shootout with police!
photo—– image of ahmad khan in custody after shootout this morning……..
photo: alleged image of chelsea explosion suspect ahmad khan arrested in linden conflict news (@conflicts) september 19, 2016
he is alive and cuffed on the street…
rahami shot a police officer in the abdomen during his arrest.
the officer was wearing a vest that saved him.
rahami was sleeping in a doorway when he was approached by police.
authorities were searching for ahmad khan in connection with the bombing that took place in chelsea district in new york city.
update: police release more photos of bombing suspect ahmad khan conflict news (@conflicts) september 19, 2016
the fbi released an alert saying is armed and dangerous.
rahami is us naturalized citizen from afghanistan.
he reportedly has foreign terror connections.
seen him? seeking to find ahmad call or fbi new york (@newyorkfbi) september 19, 2016
update: islamist ahmad khan is now in custody after a shootout with police in new jersey.
cbs local reported:
a man being sought in connection with an explosion in seaside park, new jersey and another blast in chelsea is believed to be in custody, linden police said. authorities have been looking for ahmad khan, a naturalized u.s. citizen from afghanistan. the nypd and the fbi first said monday morning that was being sought in the chelsea explosion that left 29 people hurt.
bombing suspect ahmad being taken into custody after shootout with police cnn newsroom (@cnnnewsroom) september 19, 2016
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photos-video*=> ˈɪsləmɪst ˈɑmɑd kɑn kəft ɔn ðə strit ˈæftər ˈʃutaʊt wɪθ pəˈlis! photo—–*—– ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈɑmɑd kɑn ɪn ˈkəstədi ˈæftər ˈʃutaʊt ðɪs morning……*…….. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: əˈlɛʤd ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈʧɛlsi ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɑmɑd kɑn ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ˈlɪndən ˈkɑnflɪkt nuz (@ˈkɑnflɪkts) sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 2016 hi ɪz əˈlaɪv ənd kəft ɔn ðə street…*… ʃɑt ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ðə ˈæbdəmən ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ərˈɛst. ðə ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə vɛst ðət seɪvd ɪm. wɑz sˈlipɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdɔrˌweɪ wɪn hi wɑz əˈproʊʧt baɪ pəˈlis. əˈθɔrətiz wər ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈɑmɑd kɑn ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ ðət tʊk pleɪs ɪn ˈʧɛlsi ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. ˈəpˌdeɪt: pəˈlis riˈlis mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈbɑmɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɑmɑd kɑn ˈkɑnflɪkt nuz (@ˈkɑnflɪkts) sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 2016 ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ riˈlist ən əˈlərt seɪɪŋ ɪz ɑrmd ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ɪz ˈjuˈɛs ˈnæʧərəˌlaɪzd ˈsɪtɪzən frəm æfˈgænəˌstæn. hi rɪˈpɔrtədli həz ˈfɔrən ˈtɛrər kəˈnɛkʃənz. sin ɪm? ˈsikɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ˈɑmɑd kɔl ər ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ nu jɔrk (@newyorkfbi*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 2016 ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈɪsləmɪst ˈɑmɑd kɑn ɪz naʊ ɪn ˈkəstədi ˈæftər ə ˈʃutaʊt wɪθ pəˈlis ɪn nu ˈʤərzi. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈloʊkəl ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ə mæn biɪŋ sɔt ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪn ˈsiˌsaɪd pɑrk, nu ˈʤərzi ənd əˈnəðər blæst ɪn ˈʧɛlsi ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi ɪn ˈkəstədi, ˈlɪndən pəˈlis sɛd. əˈθɔrətiz hæv bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈɑmɑd kɑn, ə ˈnæʧərəˌlaɪzd juz. ˈsɪtɪzən frəm æfˈgænəˌstæn. ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ənd ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ fərst sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət wɑz biɪŋ sɔt ɪn ðə ˈʧɛlsi ɪkˈsploʊʒən ðət lɛft 29 ˈpipəl hərt. ˈbɑmɪŋ ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɑmɑd biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi ˈæftər ˈʃutaʊt wɪθ pəˈlis ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum (@cnnnewsroom*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 2016
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ali will be the first fighter from the north caucasus, but certainly not the last, to fight for a title when he faces kingpin johnson on saturday night.
what is it about this region that produces such an incredible concentration of talented fighters? the easy answer is the long- and short-term history of violence throughout the north caucasus, which i covered in depth yesterday. this is one of the most and unstable regions in the world, with an ongoing islamist insurgency, ethnic clashes, and reprisals by russian federal troops and paramilitaries. violent places, the reasoning goes, produce people accustomed to violence. making a career in professional would seem to be a logical next step.
if that were true - or more precisely, if that were the only relevant factor - shouldn't we also expect to see an influx of fighters from afghanistan, the balkans, and large stretches of africa? the fact that we haven't seen a comparable wave of pashtun, sudanese, nigerian, or bosnian fighters entering the highest levels of mixed martial arts tells us that there are other variables at work here.
what, then, are these other factors?
one of the most salient facts, and something to which fighters from the region often point, is the importance of fighting as a cultural norm. "we come from a culture of fighting," said fighter in an interview with fightland. "it's impossible to grow up as a boy in dagestan and not fight. when i was about 6 years old my older brother grabbed me and said, 'ok, are you ready to fight?' and then he looked for another 6 year old about my size, put us together, and we fought. you can't say no, if you would do that it would be a disgrace."
an anthropologist would look at's statement as an example of how children are socialized into a particular kind of masculine culture, one that places a distinct emphasis on martial ability as a marker of status and toughness. this video of a wrestling a bear made the rounds of the internet with a fair degree of humor attached, but let's take it seriously for a moment as an artifact of a particular kind of culture.
there's bear wrestling in america as well - ohio state and world series of fighting featherweight lance palmer drew some flak for it back when he was in high school - but that's essentially spectacle for a paying crowd, in contrast to bear wrestling as a form of serious training and rite of passage for a young boy. the cultural norms to which it speaks are entirely different. here's another example, in a more formal setting:
this kind of cultural norm is the same reason that chechen dictator kadyrov, an nasty character and one of the major political players in the north caucasus, constantly posts pictures and video of himself hitting pads, sparring, and engaging in other forms of demanding physical activity:
for someone in position, photos like this aren't a vain affectation; instead, they represent a savvy public relations move in a place where personal physical prowess and toughness are essential components of the cultural ideal of masculinity and power. this is a society that rewards its combative heroes with political power. 2000 olympic gold medalist wrestler murtazaliev, for example, is the current director of pension fund and a united russia party deputy in the legislative assembly.
as with a long history of conflict, however, this kind of aggressive, masculine culture (with or without bear wrestling) is hardly exclusive to the north caucasus. we might expect to find similar emphases and characteristics among tribesmen living along the border between afghanistan and pakistan, in the rough council houses of limerick and dublin, or among kids in stockton or chicago. while it might be a contributing factor, it can't be the only one.
the general poverty of the region is also an essential factor pushing young men into a career in fighting. income in the north caucasus ranges from $8500 in dagestan to $2640 in chechnya to $773 in ingushetia. even including the wealthier neighboring administrative units, such as rostov oblast, the average income in the region is less than half the national average. even in the wealthier localities such as dagestan, which benefits from massive deposits of energy resources, the financial benefits aren't broadly shared among the populace due both to social structure and massive corruption within the local and regional governments.
high levels of unemployment are the norm, and frustration with the system is a large part of what drives so many young men without prospects "into the forest," local slang for joining the islamist rebels who seem to offer an alternative to the status quo. while the mayor of (who was recently indicted for the assassination of a political rival), claims that unemployment is effectively zero, the un places the number around 13 percent, and other experts estimate that the aggregate proportion is closer to twenty percent. in rural areas, such as the district from which lightweight hails, unemployment is as high as a shocking eighty percent.
via's page: his home village in rural dagestan.
the natural consequence of these economic conditions, including the extreme scarcity of usable land in the mountainous landscape and the conflicts that accompany it, is a high rate of population mobility. the flow of people runs from villages in impoverished rural areas like the district to towns, towns to cities, and from urban centers like out of the region altogether. people per year leave dagestan alone, bound for destinations both within russia - moscow and nearby are popular choices - or out of the country altogether.
fighters from the north caucasus are just one expression of this emigration, which can be a multi-step, process eventually leading out of the country. ali is an illustrative example: originally from in the northwest of dagestan, he went to college in and worked there for several years before taking up fighting full-time and moving to moscow. when he was signed to the, he began doing his training camps in albuquerque, new mexico, and he now moves between albuquerque, moscow, and dagestan. fighters fit neatly into the broad pattern of emigration out of the north caucasus.
from an economic perspective, there's a clear incentive to turn a marketable skill - in this case, being really good at punching another guy in the face - into the prospect of a better life. that better life, or at least the means to make substantial amounts of money to bring back to the north caucasus, is much more likely to be found outside the region than within.
it's worth asking, however, whether that fighting skill itself differs in meaningful ways from those of promising prospects in other parts of russia or the world. i'd argue that it does, in the sense that fighters from the north caucasus uniformly possess high levels of skill in wrestling. wrestling is mixed martial arts' lone indispensable skill set: even at the highest levels of the sport, one can get away with not having great skills on the ground or being a striker (although not both), but woe to the fighter who doesn't have the ability to dictate whether the fight goes to the ground or stays standing.
no place on the face of the planet produces wrestling talent at the rates of the north caucasus, and the presence of, chechen, ingush, and north ossetian wrestlers on the national team is what makes russia a perennial wrestling powerhouse. of the 37 olympic medals the russian team has won since 2000, wrestlers from the north caucasus were responsible for 29 of them. moreover, the trend is getting stronger: north caucasians won five of the nine russian medals in 2000, six of nine in 2004, all ten in 2008, and eight of nine in 2012. in point of fact, for the london olympics the freestyle team didn't include a single wrestler of descent. take a look at the results from the 2013 russian freestyle national tournament: it's littered with from the north caucasus. the pattern becomes even clearer if one includes the numerous emigres from the region who now compete for countries aside from russia.
it's not chance or some particular genetic mutation common in the area that produces this incredible concentration of wrestling skill; it's the fact that youth participation rates in wrestling are among the highest on the planet. just about every child growing up in dagestan wrestles at some level or another, participating in a constant, brutal cycle of competition designed to cull the very best wrestlers from the pack and prepare them for the next level in a ladder culminating in olympic gold.
of course, there are youth wrestling programs all around the world, especially in the united states. aside from small pockets in largely rural areas, however, nowhere in america approaches the sheer scale of youth participation in the north caucasus, and certainly not spread over as large or as populous a region at such extreme rates. in the north caucasus, unlike the united states, wrestling doesn't have to compete with baseball, basketball, football, and hockey for the most talented athletes. on top of the high participation rates, an organized system of youth competition insures that only the most skilled and athletic wrestlers advance to the next stage, with the most promising wrestlers leaving the region to train at specialized facilities such as that run by gold medalist in moscow.
the federal and regional governments direct substantial funding into wrestling schools run by exceptionally accomplished coaches, which they see as a relatively inexpensive investment in combating islamist ideologies:
buvaysar, who won all three of his olympic golds in the (163 lb.) division, describes wrestling the same way karl marx described religion as "a way of controlling the masses." it is meant to serve as an inoculation against extremism, or at least as a distraction from it, by offering the local kids a way out of the slums that does not involve "going to the woods," says, using the russian slang for joining the insurgency.
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it's both brilliant and incredibly cynical at the same time. these organized systems of talent selection for wrestling produce a vast overflow of talented athletes who then move on to other combat sports such as judo, combat sambo, and eventually mixed martial arts. ali wrestled until he was 19 and achieved substantial success, while even, who's more of a judo fighter, still wrestled for five years. in all, six of russia's eleven medalists in judo since 2000 are natives of the north caucasus.
the circumstances of training in the north caucasus might be harsh and spartan compared to the shiny, technologically advanced facilities and scientific methods one can find in the west, but the sheer concentration of talent is incredible. this video clip, for example, contains one current fighter and at least two other prospects who have a strong chance of eventually fighting in the:
products of this system are beginning to pop up more and more on lists of combat sambo champions as well. combat sambo is basically with headgear, a jacket that's legal to grasp and manipulate, and a point system that rewards and landed strikes. given their strong base in freestyle wrestling judo, it makes perfect sense that fighters from the north caucasus would do well in sambo competition, and that accomplished practitioners of sambo would translate well to full-blown competition. they tend to be particularly skilled at combining punches with and striking on the ground, skills that only exist in sambo and itself. moreover, the sheer amount of experience high-level accumulate is incredible: ali, a world champion, claims to have had more than 400 fights. while is one of the most accomplished combat sambo practitioners ever to cross over into high-level mixed martial arts, nearly all of the other north caucasian fighters in the have earned national and international accolades in the sport.
it's not difficult to see how a place in which the ability to fight is culturally significant might contribute to these trends. all of these different threads - the history of violence in the region, the culture that rewards martial prowess, the difficult economic situation, and the high levels of skill in relevant combat sports - come together in the persons of the athletes themselves, and all of them are essential to understanding the current and future success of fighters from the north caucasus. they're interwoven in a complex web of mutually reinforcing strands: violent times help to produce cultures that give material rewards to men who are skilled in violent acts, and putting violent people in positions of power contributes to violent times.
the destructive effects of constant low-level conflict don't exactly ameliorate the ugly economic situation, which produces a surplus of young men with strong financial incentives to emigrate to greener pastures. a great many of these young men, having participated in an organized system of competition designed to advance the most talented and skilled athletes, happen to be really, really good at fighting.
the success of fighters from the north caucasus isn't a mystery. it's not written into their dna, and it's not simply a product of having grown up in hard times. instead, they're products of a complex set of circumstances that combine to create a crucible that pours out a seemingly inexhaustible stream of fighters who are ready to take their rightful place on the world stage.
is ali the fighter to put the north caucasus on the map? i don't know. the oddsmakers have him as a massive underdog to johnson, and with good reason. when he steps into the cage on saturday night, however, remember what he and all of his rising countrymen have had to overcome to get where they are. they've survived outright war, decades of low-level fighting between insurgents and russian federal military and police, terrible economic conditions, and the strong pull of "going into the forest" to join the radical islamist rebels. they've left their homeland, at least for a while, to follow the dream of a better life.
every time they go home, however, that other life - that world of government corruption, poverty, fundamentalist imams, suicide bombings, and pitched battles with military and police - is just one bad decision or stretch of bad luck away. fighters aren't somehow separate from that culture: they wouldn't be who or where they are without it.
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ˈɑli wɪl bi ðə fərst ˈfaɪtər frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, bət ˈsərtənli nɑt ðə læst, tɪ faɪt fər ə ˈtaɪtəl wɪn hi ˈfeɪsɪz ˈkɪŋˌpɪn ˈʤɑnsən ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. wət ɪz ɪt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈriʤən ðət prəˈdusɪz səʧ ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˈtæləntɪd ˈfaɪtərz? ðə ˈizi ˈænsər ɪz ðə lɔŋ- ənd ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˈhɪstəri əv ˈvaɪələns θruaʊt ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, wɪʧ aɪ ˈkəvərd ɪn dɛpθ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ənd ənˈsteɪbəl ˈriʤənz ɪn ðə wərld, wɪθ ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɪsləmɪst ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi, ˈɛθnɪk ˈklæʃɪz, ənd rɪˈpraɪzəlz baɪ ˈrəʃən ˈfɛdərəl trups ənd ˌpɛrəˈmɪləˌtɛriz. ˈvaɪələnt ˈpleɪsɪz, ðə ˈrizənɪŋ goʊz, ˈproʊdus ˈpipəl əˈkəstəmd tɪ ˈvaɪələns. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə kərɪr ɪn prəˈfɛʃənəl wʊd sim tɪ bi ə ˈlɑʤɪkəl nɛkst stɛp. ɪf ðət wər tru ər mɔr prɪˈsaɪsli, ɪf ðət wər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrɛləvənt ˈfæktər ˈʃʊdənt wi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ən ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈfaɪtərz frəm æfˈgænəˌstæn, ðə ˈbɔlkənz, ənd lɑrʤ ˈstrɛʧɪz əv ˈæfrɪkɑ? ðə fækt ðət wi ˈhævənt sin ə ˈkɑmprəbəl weɪv əv pashtun*, ˌsudəˈniz, naɪˈʤɪriən, ər ˈbɑzniən ˈfaɪtərz ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv mɪkst ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈvɛriəbəlz æt wərk hir. wət, ðɛn, ər ðiz ˈəðər ˈfæktərz? wən əv ðə moʊst ˈseɪljənt fækts, ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ wɪʧ ˈfaɪtərz frəm ðə ˈriʤən ˈɔfən pɔɪnt, ɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkəlʧərəl nɔrm. "wi kəm frəm ə ˈkəlʧər əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ," sɛd ˈfaɪtər ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ fightland*. "ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ groʊ əp ɛz ə bɔɪ ɪn ˈdægɛˌstæn ənd nɑt faɪt. wɪn aɪ wɑz əˈbaʊt 6 jɪrz oʊld maɪ ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər græbd mi ənd sɛd, 'ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ər ju ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt?' ənd ðɛn hi lʊkt fər əˈnəðər 6 jɪr oʊld əˈbaʊt maɪ saɪz, pʊt ˈjuˈɛs təˈgɛðər, ənd wi fɔt. ju kænt seɪ noʊ, ɪf ju wʊd du ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə dɪsˈgreɪs." ən ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤɪst wʊd lʊk æt ˈsteɪtmənt ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪzd ˈɪntu ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kaɪnd əv ˈmæskjələn ˈkəlʧər, wən ðət ˈpleɪsɪz ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈmɑrʃəl əˈbɪləˌti ɛz ə ˈmɑrkər əv ˈstætəs ənd ˈtəfnəs. ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ əv ə ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ə bɛr meɪd ðə raʊnz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɪθ ə fɛr dɪˈgri əv ˈhjumər əˈtæʧt, bət lɛts teɪk ɪt ˈsɪriəsli fər ə ˈmoʊmənt ɛz ən ˈɑrtəˌfækt əv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kaɪnd əv ˈkəlʧər. ðɛrz bɛr ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz wɛl oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt ənd wərld ˈsɪriz əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈfɛðərˌweɪt læns ˈpɑmər dru səm flæk fər ɪt bæk wɪn hi wɑz ɪn haɪ skul bət ðæts ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈspɛktəkəl fər ə peɪɪŋ kraʊd, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ bɛr ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɛz ə fɔrm əv ˈsɪriəs ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd raɪt əv ˈpæsɪʤ fər ə jəŋ bɔɪ. ðə ˈkəlʧərəl nɔrmz tɪ wɪʧ ɪt spiks ər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt. hɪrz əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn ə mɔr ˈfɔrməl ˈsɛtɪŋ: ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈkəlʧərəl nɔrm ɪz ðə seɪm ˈrizən ðət ˈʧɛʧɪn ˈdɪkteɪtər kadyrov*, ən ˈnæsti ˈkɛrɪktər ənd wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlɪtɪkəl pleɪərz ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, ˈkɑnstəntli poʊsts ˈpɪkʧərz ənd ˈvɪdioʊ əv hɪmˈsɛlf ˈhɪtɪŋ pædz, ˈspɑrɪŋ, ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈəðər fɔrmz əv dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈfɪzɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti: fər ˈsəmˌwən ɪn pəˈzɪʃən, ˈfoʊˌtoʊz laɪk ðɪs ˈɑrənt ə veɪn ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən; ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ə ˈsævi ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz muv ɪn ə pleɪs wɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfɪzɪkəl praʊəs ənd ˈtəfnəs ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈkəlʧərəl aɪˈdil əv ˌmæskjəˈlɪnəti ənd paʊər. ðɪs ɪz ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət rɪˈwɔrdz ɪts ˌkɑmˈbæˌtɪv ˈhɪroʊz wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl paʊər. 2000 oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld ˈmɛdəlɪst ˈrɛsələr murtazaliev*, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpɛnʃən fənd ənd ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈrəʃə ˈpɑrti ˈdɛpjəti ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈsɛmbli. ɛz wɪθ ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs kaɪnd əv əˈgrɛsɪv, ˈmæskjələn ˈkəlʧər (wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt bɛr ˈrɛsəlɪŋ) ɪz ˈhɑrdli ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs. wi maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd ˈsɪmələr ˈɛmfəˌsiz ənd ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks əˈməŋ ˈtraɪbzmɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər bɪtˈwin æfˈgænəˌstæn ənd ˈpækɪˌstæn, ɪn ðə rəf ˈkaʊnsəl ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈlɪmərɪk ənd ˈdəblɪn, ər əˈməŋ kɪdz ɪn ˈstɑktən ər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ. waɪl ɪt maɪt bi ə kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər, ɪt kænt bi ðə ˈoʊnli wən. ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑvərti əv ðə ˈriʤən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfæktər ˈpʊʃɪŋ jəŋ mɛn ˈɪntu ə kərɪr ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs ˈreɪnʤɪz frəm 8500 ɪn ˈdægɛˌstæn tɪ 2640 ɪn ˈʧɛʧniə tɪ 773 ɪn ingushetia*. ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈwɛlθiər ˈneɪbərɪŋ ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈjunɪts, səʧ ɛz ˈrɑstɑv ˈɑblæst, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ɪz lɛs ðən hæf ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈævərɪʤ. ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ˈwɛlθiər loʊˈkælɪtiz səʧ ɛz ˈdægɛˌstæn, wɪʧ ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ˈmæsɪv dɪˈpɑzəts əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈrisɔrsɪz, ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts ˈɑrənt ˈbrɔdli ʃɛrd əˈməŋ ðə ˈpɑpjələs du boʊθ tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈmæsɪv kərˈəpʃən wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnmənts. haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ər ðə nɔrm, ənd frəˈstreɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə lɑrʤ pɑrt əv wət draɪvz soʊ ˈmɛni jəŋ mɛn wɪˈθaʊt ˈprɑspɛkts "ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɔrɪst," ˈloʊkəl slæŋ fər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɪsləmɪst ˈrɛbəlz hu sim tɪ ˈɔfər ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ. waɪl ðə meɪər əv (hu wɑz ˈrisəntli ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd fər ðə əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əv ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈraɪvəl), kleɪmz ðət ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈziroʊ, ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əraʊnd 13 pərˈsɛnt, ənd ˈəðər ˈɛkspərts ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət ðə ˈægrəgət prəˈpɔrʃən ɪz ˈkloʊzər tɪ tˈwɛnti pərˈsɛnt. ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt frəm wɪʧ ˈlaɪtˈweɪt heɪlz, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ɪz ɛz haɪ ɛz ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈeɪti pərˈsɛnt. ˈviə peɪʤ: hɪz hoʊm ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈrʊrəl ˈdægɛˌstæn. ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðiz ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ɪkˈstrim ˈskɛrsɪti əv ˈjuzəbəl lænd ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənəs ˈlænˌskeɪp ənd ðə ˈkɑnflɪkts ðət əˈkəmpəni ɪt, ɪz ə haɪ reɪt əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən moʊˈbɪlɪti. ðə floʊ əv ˈpipəl rənz frəm ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɪn ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz laɪk ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt tɪ taʊnz, taʊnz tɪ ˈsɪtiz, ənd frəm ˈərbən ˈsɛnərz laɪk aʊt əv ðə ˈriʤən ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ˈpipəl pər jɪr liv ˈdægɛˌstæn əˈloʊn, baʊnd fər ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz boʊθ wɪˈθɪn ˈrəʃə ˈmɔˌskaʊ ənd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ər ˈpɑpjələr ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ˈfaɪtərz frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs ər ʤɪst wən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ðɪs ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən, wɪʧ kən bi ə multi-step*, ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈlidɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri. ˈɑli ɪz ən ˌɪˈləstrətɪv ɪgˈzæmpəl: ərˈɪʤənəli frəm ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst əv ˈdægɛˌstæn, hi wɛnt tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ənd wərkt ðɛr fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ənd ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ. wɪn hi wɑz saɪnd tɪ ðə, hi bɪˈgæn duɪŋ hɪz ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmps ɪn ˈælbəkərki, nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ənd hi naʊ muvz bɪtˈwin ˈælbəkərki, ˈmɔˌskaʊ, ənd ˈdægɛˌstæn. ˈfaɪtərz fɪt ˈnitli ˈɪntu ðə brɔd ˈpætərn əv ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən aʊt əv ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs. frəm ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk pərˈspɛktɪv, ðɛrz ə klɪr ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ tərn ə ˈmɑrkətəbəl skɪl ɪn ðɪs keɪs, biɪŋ ˈrɪli gʊd æt ˈpənʧɪŋ əˈnəðər gaɪ ɪn ðə feɪs ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə ˈbɛtər laɪf. ðət ˈbɛtər laɪf, ər æt list ðə minz tɪ meɪk səbˈstænʃəl əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni tɪ brɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi faʊnd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈriʤən ðən wɪˈθɪn. ɪts wərθ ˈæskɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɛðər ðət ˈfaɪtɪŋ skɪl ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈdɪfərz ɪn ˈminɪŋfəl weɪz frəm ðoʊz əv ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn ˈəðər pɑrts əv ˈrəʃə ər ðə wərld. aɪd ˈɑrgju ðət ɪt dɪz, ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ˈfaɪtərz frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs ˈjunəˌfɔrmli pəˈzɛs haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv skɪl ɪn ˈrɛsəlɪŋ. ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɪz mɪkst ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts' loʊn ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl skɪl sɛt: ˈivɪn æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə spɔrt, wən kən gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ nɑt ˈhævɪŋ greɪt skɪlz ɔn ðə graʊnd ər biɪŋ ə ˈstraɪkər (ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt boʊθ), bət woʊ tɪ ðə ˈfaɪtər hu ˈdəzənt hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈdɪkˌteɪt ˈwɛðər ðə faɪt goʊz tɪ ðə graʊnd ər steɪz ˈstændɪŋ. noʊ pleɪs ɔn ðə feɪs əv ðə ˈplænət prəˈdusɪz ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈtælənt æt ðə reɪts əv ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, ənd ðə ˈprɛzəns əv, ˈʧɛʧɪn, ingush*, ənd nɔrθ ˌɑˈsɛʃjɪn ˈrɛsələrz ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəl tim ɪz wət meɪks ˈrəʃə ə pərˈɛniəl ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈpaʊərˌhaʊs. əv ðə 37 oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈmɛdəlz ðə ˈrəʃən tim həz wən sɪns 2000 ˈrɛsələrz frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər 29 əv ðɛm. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə trɛnd ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstrɔŋgər: nɔrθ kɔˈkeɪʒənz wən faɪv əv ðə naɪn ˈrəʃən ˈmɛdəlz ɪn 2000 sɪks əv naɪn ɪn 2004 ɔl tɛn ɪn 2008 ənd eɪt əv naɪn ɪn 2012 ɪn pɔɪnt əv fækt, fər ðə ˈləndən oʊˈlɪmpɪks ðə ˈfriˌstaɪl tim ˈdɪdənt ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈrɛsələr əv dɪˈsɛnt. teɪk ə lʊk æt ðə rɪˈzəlts frəm ðə 2013 ˈrəʃən ˈfriˌstaɪl ˈnæʃənəl ˈtʊrnəmənt: ɪts ˈlɪtərd wɪθ frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs. ðə ˈpætərn bɪˈkəmz ˈivɪn ˈklɪrər ɪf wən ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈnumərəs ˈɛməˌgreɪz frəm ðə ˈriʤən hu naʊ kəmˈpit fər ˈkəntriz əˈsaɪd frəm ˈrəʃə. ɪts nɑt ʧæns ər səm ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʤəˈnɛtɪk mjuˈteɪʃən ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ðət prəˈdusɪz ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˈrɛsəlɪŋ skɪl; ɪts ðə fækt ðət juθ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪts ɪn ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ər əˈməŋ ðə haɪəst ɔn ðə ˈplænət. ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ˈdægɛˌstæn ˈrɛsəlz æt səm ˈlɛvəl ər əˈnəðər, pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkɑnstənt, ˈbrutəl ˈsaɪkəl əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kəl ðə ˈvɛri bɛst ˈrɛsələrz frəm ðə pæk ənd priˈpɛr ðɛm fər ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl ɪn ə ˈlædər ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊld. əv kɔrs, ðɛr ər juθ ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz ɔl əraʊnd ðə wərld, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. əˈsaɪd frəm smɔl ˈpɑkəts ɪn ˈlɑrʤli ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə əˈproʊʧɪz ðə ʃɪr skeɪl əv juθ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt sprɛd ˈoʊvər ɛz lɑrʤ ər ɛz ˈpɑpjələs ə ˈriʤən æt səʧ ɪkˈstrim reɪts. ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs, ənˈlaɪk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈdəzənt hæv tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ˈbæskətˌbɔl, ˈfʊtˌbɔl, ənd ˈhɑki fər ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ˈæθˌlits. ɔn tɔp əv ðə haɪ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪts, ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈsɪstəm əv juθ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˌɪnˈʃʊrz ðət ˈoʊnli ðə moʊst skɪld ənd æθˈlɛtɪk ˈrɛsələrz ədˈvæns tɪ ðə nɛkst steɪʤ, wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈprɑməsɪŋ ˈrɛsələrz ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈriʤən tɪ treɪn æt ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd fəˈsɪlɪtiz səʧ ɛz ðət rən baɪ goʊld ˈmɛdəlɪst ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ənd ˈriʤənəl ˈgəvərnmənts dɪˈrɛkt səbˈstænʃəl ˈfəndɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈrɛsəlɪŋ skulz rən baɪ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈkoʊʧɪz, wɪʧ ðeɪ si ɛz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn kəmˈbætɪŋ ˈɪsləmɪst ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤiz:, hu wən ɔl θri əv hɪz oʊˈlɪmpɪk goʊldz ɪn ðə 163 paʊnd.) dɪˈvɪʒən, dɪˈskraɪbz ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ðə seɪm weɪ kɑrl mɑrks dɪˈskraɪbd rɪˈlɪʤən ɛz "ə weɪ əv kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˈmæsɪz." ɪt ɪz mɛnt tɪ sərv ɛz ən ˌɪˌnɑkjəˈleɪʃən əˈgɛnst ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm, ər æt list ɛz ə dɪˈstrækʃən frəm ɪt, baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ðə ˈloʊkəl kɪdz ə weɪ aʊt əv ðə sləmz ðət dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlv "goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə wʊdz," sɪz, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈrəʃən slæŋ fər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈsərʤənsi. sɔrs ɪts boʊθ ˈbrɪljənt ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈsɪnɪkəl æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ðiz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈsɪstəmz əv ˈtælənt səˈlɛkʃən fər ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈproʊdus ə væst ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ əv ˈtæləntɪd ˈæθˌlits hu ðɛn muv ɔn tɪ ˈəðər ˈkɑmbæt spɔrts səʧ ɛz ˈʤuˌdoʊ, ˈkɑmbæt ˈsæmboʊ, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli mɪkst ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts. ˈɑli ˈrɛsəld ənˈtɪl hi wɑz 19 ənd əˈʧivd səbˈstænʃəl səkˈsɛs, waɪl ˈivɪn, huz mɔr əv ə ˈʤuˌdoʊ ˈfaɪtər, stɪl ˈrɛsəld fər faɪv jɪrz. ɪn ɔl, sɪks əv ˈrəʃəz ˈilɛvən ˈmɛdəlɪsts ɪn ˈʤuˌdoʊ sɪns 2000 ər ˈneɪtɪvz əv ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs. ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs maɪt bi hɑrʃ ənd ˈspɑrtən kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈʃaɪni, ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəli ədˈvænst fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈmɛθədz wən kən faɪnd ɪn ðə wɛst, bət ðə ʃɪr ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən əv ˈtælənt ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ klɪp, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kənˈteɪnz wən ˈkɑrənt ˈfaɪtər ənd æt list tu ˈəðər ˈprɑspɛkts hu hæv ə strɔŋ ʧæns əv ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə: ˈprɑdəkts əv ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ pɑp əp mɔr ənd mɔr ɔn lɪsts əv ˈkɑmbæt ˈsæmboʊ ˈʧæmpiənz ɛz wɛl. ˈkɑmbæt ˈsæmboʊ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli wɪθ ˈhɛdˌgɪr, ə ˈʤækɪt ðæts ˈligəl tɪ græsp ənd məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt, ənd ə pɔɪnt ˈsɪstəm ðət rɪˈwɔrdz ənd ˈlændɪd straɪks. ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr strɔŋ beɪs ɪn ˈfriˌstaɪl ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ˈʤuˌdoʊ, ɪt meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns ðət ˈfaɪtərz frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs wʊd du wɛl ɪn ˈsæmboʊ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ðət əˈkɑmplɪʃt prækˈtɪʃənərz əv ˈsæmboʊ wʊd trænzˈleɪt wɛl tɪ ˌfʊlˈbloʊn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli skɪld æt kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈpənʧɪz wɪθ ənd ˈstraɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə graʊnd, skɪlz ðət ˈoʊnli ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˈsæmboʊ ənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ʃɪr əˈmaʊnt əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl əˈkjumjəˌleɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl: ˈɑli, ə wərld ˈʧæmpiən, kleɪmz tɪ hæv hæd mɔr ðən 400 faɪts. waɪl ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst əˈkɑmplɪʃt ˈkɑmbæt ˈsæmboʊ prækˈtɪʃənərz ˈɛvər tɪ krɔs ˈoʊvər ˈɪntu ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl mɪkst ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts, ˈnɪrli ɔl əv ðə ˈəðər nɔrθ kɔˈkeɪʒən ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ðə hæv ərnd ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈækəˌleɪdz ɪn ðə spɔrt. ɪts nɑt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ si haʊ ə pleɪs ɪn wɪʧ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ faɪt ɪz ˈkəlʧərəˌli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt maɪt kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðiz trɛnz. ɔl əv ðiz ˈdɪfərənt θrɛdz ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈvaɪələns ɪn ðə ˈriʤən, ðə ˈkəlʧər ðət rɪˈwɔrdz ˈmɑrʃəl praʊəs, ðə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ənd ðə haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv skɪl ɪn ˈrɛləvənt ˈkɑmbæt spɔrts kəm təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə ˈpərsənz əv ðə ˈæθˌlits ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd ɔl əv ðɛm ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt ənd fˈjuʧər səkˈsɛs əv ˈfaɪtərz frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs. ðɛr ˌɪntərˈwoʊvən ɪn ə ˈkɑmplɛks wɛb əv mˈjuʧuəli ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ strændz: ˈvaɪələnt taɪmz hɛlp tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈkəlʧərz ðət gɪv məˈtɪriəl rɪˈwɔrdz tɪ mɛn hu ər skɪld ɪn ˈvaɪələnt ækts, ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈvaɪələnt ˈpipəl ɪn pəˈzɪʃənz əv paʊər kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ˈvaɪələnt taɪmz. ðə dɪˈstrəktɪv ˈifɛkts əv ˈkɑnstənt ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈkɑnflɪkt doʊnt ɪgˈzæktli əˈmiljərˌeɪt ðə ˈəgli ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ prəˈdusɪz ə ˈsərpləs əv jəŋ mɛn wɪθ strɔŋ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz tɪ ˈɛməˌgreɪt tɪ ˈgrinər ˈpæsʧərz. ə greɪt ˈmɛni əv ðiz jəŋ mɛn, ˈhævɪŋ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈsɪstəm əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ədˈvæns ðə moʊst ˈtæləntɪd ənd skɪld ˈæθˌlits, ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli gʊd æt ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ðə səkˈsɛs əv ˈfaɪtərz frəm ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs ˈɪzənt ə ˈmɪstəri. ɪts nɑt ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ənd ɪts nɑt ˈsɪmpli ə ˈprɑdəkt əv ˈhævɪŋ groʊn əp ɪn hɑrd taɪmz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts əv ə ˈkɑmplɛks sɛt əv ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈkrusəbəl ðət pɔrz aʊt ə ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪnɪgˈzɔstəbəl strim əv ˈfaɪtərz hu ər ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ðɛr ˈraɪtfəl pleɪs ɔn ðə wərld steɪʤ. ɪz ˈɑli ðə ˈfaɪtər tɪ pʊt ðə nɔrθ ˈkɔkəsəs ɔn ðə mæp? aɪ doʊnt noʊ. ðə ˈɑdzˌmeɪkərz hæv ɪm ɛz ə ˈmæsɪv ˈəndərˌdɔg tɪ ˈʤɑnsən, ənd wɪθ gʊd ˈrizən. wɪn hi stɛps ˈɪntu ðə keɪʤ ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈmɛmbər wət hi ənd ɔl əv hɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈkəntrimɪn hæv hæd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm tɪ gɪt wɛr ðeɪ ər. ðeɪv sərˈvaɪvd ˈaʊˈtraɪt wɔr, ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈfaɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˌɪnˈsərʤənts ənd ˈrəʃən ˈfɛdərəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd pəˈlis, ˈtɛrəbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kənˈdɪʃənz, ənd ðə strɔŋ pʊl əv "goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɔrɪst" tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈɪsləmɪst ˈrɛbəlz. ðeɪv lɛft ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌlænd, æt list fər ə waɪl, tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə drim əv ə ˈbɛtər laɪf. ˈɛvəri taɪm ðeɪ goʊ hoʊm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈəðər laɪf ðət wərld əv ˈgəvərnmənt kərˈəpʃən, ˈpɑvərti, ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪst imams*, ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmɪŋz, ənd pɪʧt ˈbætəlz wɪθ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd pəˈlis ɪz ʤɪst wən bæd dɪˈsɪʒən ər strɛʧ əv bæd lək əˈweɪ. ˈfaɪtərz ˈɑrənt ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ðət ˈkəlʧər: ðeɪ ˈwʊdənt bi hu ər wɛr ðeɪ ər wɪˈθaʊt ɪt.
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james bond has returned with an new trailer for the franchise's latest spectre.
spectre will pick up from the events of as daniel craig's 007 receives a cryptic message from his past leading him to confront the deadly criminal organisation of the title.
in bond movie past, spectre (special executive for counter-intelligence, terrorism, revenge and extortion) has been led by bond's ernst blofeld.
it's been speculated that christoph waltz will take on the latest incarnation of the character, previously played by donald pleasance, telly savalas and charles gray.
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sony pictures
spectre sees craig back for his fourth appearance as bond (matching pierce record), with ralph fiennes, ben whishaw, rory kinnear and harris also their roles.
waltz, dave bautista and andrew scott are all newcomers to the series.
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sony pictures
spectre will be released in the on october 26, the same day as its world premiere in london. a us release follows on november 6.
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spectre extended tv trailer
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8 ˈkuləst θɪŋz ju ˈdɪdənt spɑt ɪn ðə ˈspɛktər ˈtreɪlər bɛst ənd wərst bɑnd θim sɔŋz ræŋkt: ˈɛvəri hir, bət wɪʧ ər ˈklæsɪks ənd wɪʧ nid ðɛr 00 ˈstætəs rɪˈvoʊkt? ʤeɪmz bɑnd həz rɪˈtərnd wɪθ ən nu ˈtreɪlər fər ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ˈleɪtəst ˈspɛktər. ˈspɛktər wɪl pɪk əp frəm ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ɛz ˈdænjəl kreɪgz 007 rɪˈsivz ə ˈkrɪptɪk ˈmɛsɪʤ frəm hɪz pæst ˈlidɪŋ ɪm tɪ kənˈfrənt ðə ˈdɛdli ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈtaɪtəl. ɪn bɑnd ˈmuvi pæst, ˈspɛktər (ˈspɛʃəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv fər counter-intelligence*, ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, riˈvɛnʤ ənd ɛkˈstɔrʃən) həz bɪn lɛd baɪ bɑndz ərnst blofeld*. ɪts bɪn ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ˈkrɪstɔf wɔlts wɪl teɪk ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈpriviəsli pleɪd baɪ ˈdɑnəld pleasance*, ˈtɛli səˈvɑləs ənd ˈʧɑrəlz greɪ. ˈsoʊni ˈpɪkʧərz ˈsoʊni ˈpɪkʧərz ˈspɛktər siz kreɪg bæk fər hɪz fɔrθ əˈpɪrəns ɛz bɑnd (ˈmæʧɪŋ pɪrs ˈrɛkərd), wɪθ rælf fˈjɛnɛs, bɛn whishaw*, ˈrɔri ˈkɪˌnɪr ənd ˈhɛrɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ðɛr roʊlz. wɔlts, deɪv bɔˈtistə ənd ˈændru skɑt ər ɔl ˈnuˌkəmərz tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz. ˈsoʊni ˈpɪkʧərz ˈsoʊni ˈpɪkʧərz ˈspɛktər wɪl bi riˈlist ɪn ðə ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 26 ðə seɪm deɪ ɛz ɪts wərld prɛˈmɪr ɪn ˈləndən. ə ˈjuˈɛs riˈlis ˈfɑloʊz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 6 ˈspɛktər ˈtizər ˈtreɪlər ˈspɛktər ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈtreɪlər
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© the associated press juvenile sex offenders head for a treatment program in california. some states are beginning to change their laws for registering youthful sex offenders.
this story has been corrected to say that 15 states publish juvenile offenders’ names, addresses and photos on a website.
after years of establishing and strengthening sex offender registries, some states are rethinking policies allowing juveniles to be placed on them.
in states such as oregon and delaware, lawmakers have given judges more power to review who goes on the registry. in pennsylvania, courts have ended lifetime registration for juveniles.
driving the changes are concerns that putting juveniles’ names and photos on a one only available to law enforcement, as in some them in their schools and neighborhoods and makes them targets of police, sometimes for inappropriate behavior rather than aggressive crimes. also of concern are laws that add youth sex offenders to adult registries once they turn 18 or 21, even though they were tried as juveniles, not adults.
human rights watch in a 2013 report pointed to the case of a michigan girl who served time after she and her younger brothers flashed one another in 1991. she was placed on the adult registry when she turned 18. the report also cited a texas juvenile court that convicted a of indecency with a child for touching a younger crime resulting in lifetime registration.
registries vary
state laws requiring juveniles to register as sex offenders came into wide practice after congress passed laws such as the 1996 law and the 2006 adam walsh act, which were named in memory of children murdered by sex offenders. they were designed to better track sex offenders and make information easily accessible to law enforcement and the public. they sought more community notification and greater consistency among state registries.
thirty-eight states now add juveniles to sex offender registries. the remaining 12 states only add the names of youths convicted in adult courts.
states with juvenile registries vary greatly in what they require. fifteen states publish juvenile offenders’ names, addresses and photos on a website. in some states, youths may petition to have their name removed from a registry, although it can take more than a decade before they can begin the process. some states add names to a registry for a set amount of time, while others keep offenders on the list until they die. as their photos are updated through the years, the offenders begin to look less like children and more like pedophiles.
supporters of juvenile registries say important for public safety, and serve an important purpose for families and victims. opponents say the penalties are too harsh for children who have been intentionally kept out of adult court.
nicole pittman, director of the center on youth registration reform at impact justice, said registries are contrary to the concept of juvenile courts, which are based on the premise that children are more capable of change and should be shielded from the harsher consequences of adult court.
research shows a child convicted of a sex crime, or an “adjudicated delinquent” in juvenile court, is not likely to commit another sex offense.
although the recidivism rate for adult offenders is low, generally around 10 percent, youth recidivism is usually less than 5 percent, said elizabeth letourneau, a professor with johns hopkins university and an expert on juvenile sex offenders.
she said registry policies make sense because applied across the board to people who are very unlikely to commit another offense. “a lot of them know what doing is wrong, but they learn that very quickly, though, once going through the legal process,” letourneau said.
she said the registries can have a scarlet letter effect on children. they tend to be more depressed and anxious than their peers, and have less stability because they are shuffled from school to school and family to family, she said.
another concern: even when someone is removed from a registry, the information can remain on nongovernmental sites for years. even those who placed on public registries still may have to notify nearby schools or have a postcard sent to addresses within so many miles of their house.
pittman said people often see why children who on public websites are affected, but things like mailers are a big deal.
“when you think about a life, that radius is their life,” she said, which includes many of their friends, neighbors and classmates.
pittman said that when people have access to an address, it is not uncommon for people to vandalize property or otherwise target the house. but because many offenses are carried out within the home, often between siblings or cousins, vigilantes just terrorizing the offender but often the victim, as well.
registered children also are more likely to be targeted by police. letourneau found registered children were more likely to get charged with new offenses than juvenile offenders who were not required to register. even with the increase in arrests, registered children were no more likely to be convicted of these new crimes than their counterparts.
advocates worry that the effects make it harder for children to be rehabilitated, something juvenile prosecutors may be aware of. review of data from south carolina found that prosecutors would plead children out on charges, say from sexual assault to physical assault, after penalties increased. she said the number of plea deals skyrocketed after two federal laws were passed, one in 1994 that required registering people who commit sex crimes against children and the other in 1996 that required them to be added to a sex offender website.
although many advocates say states have juvenile registries, they point to oklahoma as having a better system than most.
oklahoma’s juvenile registry is accessible only by law enforcement, and children are only considered for registration if a prosecutor determines that they might commit another offense and files an application to have them added to the registry when they are released from custody. once released from treatment, the juvenile meets with two mental health professionals who report back to the court to help the judge decide whether to add the child to the registry. in the first 10 years of the registry, only 10 juveniles were added to it.
slow changes
changes to the laws have been slow. oregon this year passed a law giving juvenile judges more discretion over whether youths should be registered. previously, all children convicted of a felony sex offense were automatically registered for life. now, once youths complete their sentence, another hearing is set so the judge can review how they did in treatment and weigh their likelihood to reoffend before choosing whether or not they need to be registered.
“having to register as a sex offender is tough. if you deserve it, i feel sorry for you. but if a juvenile, then you have to spend the rest of your life not being able to coach your children, go to their schools or find a place to live,” said state rep. jeff barker, an oregon democrat and the chairman of the house judiciary committee.
he said he think it was fair to make all juveniles register, but he think there should be no registration either.
mark mckechnie, director of youth, rights & justice, which pushed for changes to law, said it can be tough to get support for bills that drastically change the system.
“the policy world is slow to react to that because of the nature of the subject. an easy target in elections,” he said.
in missouri, legislators passed a bill in 2013 that would have given juvenile sex offenders the right to petition to be removed from the lifetime registry. but democratic gov. jay nixon vetoed it, saying there were dangerous people among the 870 that could petition. he said the bill would “undermine public safety and victims' rights.”
the policy came before the state supreme court this year when a st. louis boy convicted of attempted rape in a juvenile court challenged being placed on public adult registry when he turns 21. but the state supreme court dismissed the case, saying it was “not ripe for review at this time.”
in delaware, the public defenders lobbied for five years to loosen restrictions because the state had children as young as 9 years old on their registry. lisa minutola, chief of legal services for the state office that oversees public defenders, said that as a result of 2013 legislation, judges now can relieve children under 14 of the requirement to register. that also is an option for children age 14 to 17 who commit less serious crimes.
ohio was the first state to become substantially compliant with the adam walsh act, which requires more stringent registration practices from states. a number of challenges have chipped away at the registry though, and children no longer are placed on a public website, nor are they subject to automatic.
in pennsylvania, the state try to become compliant with the adam walsh act until 2011, when it faced losing some federal dollars. but the requirement was overturned by the supreme court in 2014.
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©* ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl sɛks əˈfɛndərz hɛd fər ə ˈtritmənt ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. səm steɪts ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr lɔz fər ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ˈjuθfəl sɛks əˈfɛndərz. ðɪs ˈstɔri həz bɪn kərˈɛktɪd tɪ seɪ ðət 15 steɪts ˈpəblɪʃ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl offenders’*’ neɪmz, ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈæftər jɪrz əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ənd ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ sɛks əˈfɛndər ˈrɛʤɪstriz, səm steɪts ər riˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈpɑləsiz əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz tɪ bi pleɪst ɔn ðɛm. ɪn steɪts səʧ ɛz ˈɔrəˌgɑn ənd ˈdɛləˌwɛr, ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈʤəʤɪz mɔr paʊər tɪ ˌrivˈju hu goʊz ɔn ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri. ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, kɔrts hæv ˈɛndɪd ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fər ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz. ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər kənˈsərnz ðət ˈpʊtɪŋ juveniles’*’ neɪmz ənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ə wən ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ɛz ɪn səm ðɛm ɪn ðɛr skulz ənd ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ənd meɪks ðɛm ˈtɑrgəts əv pəˈlis, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz fər ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt bɪˈheɪvjər ˈrəðər ðən əˈgrɛsɪv kraɪmz. ˈɔlsoʊ əv kənˈsərn ər lɔz ðət æd juθ sɛks əˈfɛndərz tɪ ˈædəlt ˈrɛʤɪstriz wəns ðeɪ tərn 18 ər 21 ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ wər traɪd ɛz ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz, nɑt ˈædəlts. ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ ɪn ə 2013 rɪˈpɔrt ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə keɪs əv ə ˈmɪʃɪgən gərl hu sərvd taɪm ˈæftər ʃi ənd hər ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðərz flæʃt wən əˈnəðər ɪn 1991 ʃi wɑz pleɪst ɔn ðə ˈædəlt ˈrɛʤɪstri wɪn ʃi tərnd 18 ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsaɪtɪd ə ˈtɛksəs ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl kɔrt ðət kənˈvɪktəd ə əv ˌɪnˈdisənsi wɪθ ə ʧaɪld fər ˈtəʧɪŋ ə ˈjəŋgər kraɪm rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈrɛʤɪstriz ˈvɛri steɪt lɔz rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɛz sɛks əˈfɛndərz keɪm ˈɪntu waɪd ˈpræktɪs ˈæftər ˈkɑŋgrəs pæst lɔz səʧ ɛz ðə 1996 lɔ ənd ðə 2006 ˈædəm wɔlʃ ækt, wɪʧ wər neɪmd ɪn ˈmɛməri əv ˈʧɪldrən ˈmərdərd baɪ sɛks əˈfɛndərz. ðeɪ wər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈbɛtər træk sɛks əˈfɛndərz ənd meɪk ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈizəli ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk. ðeɪ sɔt mɔr kəmˈjunɪti ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈgreɪtər kənˈsɪstənsi əˈməŋ steɪt ˈrɛʤɪstriz. steɪts naʊ æd ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz tɪ sɛks əˈfɛndər ˈrɛʤɪstriz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 12 steɪts ˈoʊnli æd ðə neɪmz əv juθs kənˈvɪktəd ɪn ˈædəlt kɔrts. steɪts wɪθ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈrɛʤɪstriz ˈvɛri ˈgreɪtli ɪn wət ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər. ˈfɪfˈtin steɪts ˈpəblɪʃ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl offenders’*’ neɪmz, ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ənd ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ɔn ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɪn səm steɪts, juθs meɪ pəˈtɪʃən tɪ hæv ðɛr neɪm riˈmuvd frəm ə ˈrɛʤɪstri, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt kən teɪk mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən bɪˈgɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. səm steɪts æd neɪmz tɪ ə ˈrɛʤɪstri fər ə sɛt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm, waɪl ˈəðərz kip əˈfɛndərz ɔn ðə lɪst ənˈtɪl ðeɪ daɪ. ɛz ðɛr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd θru ðə jɪrz, ðə əˈfɛndərz bɪˈgɪn tɪ lʊk lɛs laɪk ˈʧɪldrən ənd mɔr laɪk ˈpɛdəfɪlz. səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈrɛʤɪstriz seɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti, ənd sərv ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpərpəs fər ˈfæməliz ənd ˈvɪktɪmz. əˈpoʊnənts seɪ ðə ˈpɛnəltiz ər tu hɑrʃ fər ˈʧɪldrən hu hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli kɛpt aʊt əv ˈædəlt kɔrt. nɪˈkoʊl ˈpɪtmən, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛnər ɔn juθ ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm æt ˌɪmˈpækt ˈʤəstɪs, sɛd ˈrɛʤɪstriz ər ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl kɔrts, wɪʧ ər beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɛmɪs ðət ˈʧɪldrən ər mɔr ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ʧeɪnʤ ənd ʃʊd bi ˈʃildɪd frəm ðə ˈhɑrʃər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈædəlt kɔrt. ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz ə ʧaɪld kənˈvɪktəd əv ə sɛks kraɪm, ər ən delinquent”*” ɪn ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl kɔrt, ɪz nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ kəˈmɪt əˈnəðər sɛks əˈfɛns. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm reɪt fər ˈædəlt əˈfɛndərz ɪz loʊ, ˈʤɛnərəli əraʊnd 10 pərˈsɛnt, juθ rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli lɛs ðən 5 pərˈsɛnt, sɛd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈlɛtʊrnoʊ, ə prəˈfɛsər wɪθ ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl sɛks əˈfɛndərz. ʃi sɛd ˈrɛʤɪstri ˈpɑləsiz meɪk sɛns bɪˈkəz əˈplaɪd əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd tɪ ˈpipəl hu ər ˈvɛri ənˈlaɪkli tɪ kəˈmɪt əˈnəðər əˈfɛns. lɔt əv ðɛm noʊ wət duɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ, bət ðeɪ lərn ðət ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli, ðoʊ, wəns goʊɪŋ θru ðə ˈligəl process,”*,” ˈlɛtʊrnoʊ sɛd. ʃi sɛd ðə ˈrɛʤɪstriz kən hæv ə ˈskɑrlət ˈlɛtər ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈʧɪldrən. ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ bi mɔr dɪˈprɛst ənd ˈæŋʃəs ðən ðɛr pɪrz, ənd hæv lɛs stəˈbɪlɪti bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈʃəfəld frəm skul tɪ skul ənd ˈfæməli tɪ ˈfæməli, ʃi sɛd. əˈnəðər kənˈsərn: ˈivɪn wɪn ˈsəmˌwən ɪz riˈmuvd frəm ə ˈrɛʤɪstri, ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kən rɪˈmeɪn ɔn nɑnˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl saɪts fər jɪrz. ˈivɪn ðoʊz hu pleɪst ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛʤɪstriz stɪl meɪ hæv tɪ ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ skulz ər hæv ə ˈpoʊˌskɑrd sɛnt tɪ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz wɪˈθɪn soʊ ˈmɛni maɪəlz əv ðɛr haʊs. ˈpɪtmən sɛd ˈpipəl ˈɔfən si waɪ ˈʧɪldrən hu ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ər əˈfɛktɪd, bət θɪŋz laɪk ˈmeɪlərz ər ə bɪg dil. ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ə laɪf, ðət ˈreɪdiəs ɪz ðɛr life,”*,” ʃi sɛd, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈmɛni əv ðɛr frɛndz, ˈneɪbərz ənd ˈklæsˌmeɪts. ˈpɪtmən sɛd ðət wɪn ˈpipəl hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ən ˈæˌdrɛs, ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈkɑmən fər ˈpipəl tɪ ˈvændəˌlaɪz ˈprɑpərti ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈtərgət ðə haʊs. bət bɪˈkəz ˈmɛni əˈfɛnsɪz ər ˈkɛrid aʊt wɪˈθɪn ðə hoʊm, ˈɔfən bɪtˈwin ˈsɪblɪŋz ər ˈkəzənz, ˌvɪʤəˈlæntiz ʤɪst ˈtɛrəˌraɪzɪŋ ðə əˈfɛndər bət ˈɔfən ðə ˈvɪktɪm, ɛz wɛl. ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔlsoʊ ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ pəˈlis. ˈlɛtʊrnoʊ faʊnd ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈʧɪldrən wər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ gɪt ʧɑrʤd wɪθ nu əˈfɛnsɪz ðən ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl əˈfɛndərz hu wər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər. ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ərˈɛsts, ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈʧɪldrən wər noʊ mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi kənˈvɪktəd əv ðiz nu kraɪmz ðən ðɛr ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈwəri ðət ðə ˈifɛkts meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪd, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz meɪ bi əˈwɛr əv. ˌrivˈju əv ˈdætə frəm saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə faʊnd ðət ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz wʊd plid ˈʧɪldrən aʊt ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz, seɪ frəm ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈsɔlt, ˈæftər ˈpɛnəltiz ˌɪnˈkrist. ʃi sɛd ðə ˈnəmbər əv pli dilz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd ˈæftər tu ˈfɛdərəl lɔz wər pæst, wən ɪn 1994 ðət rikˈwaɪərd ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ˈpipəl hu kəˈmɪt sɛks kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðə ˈəðər ɪn 1996 ðət rikˈwaɪərd ðɛm tɪ bi ˈædɪd tɪ ə sɛks əˈfɛndər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛni ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ steɪts hæv ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈrɛʤɪstriz, ðeɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ɛz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər ˈsɪstəm ðən moʊst. ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈrɛʤɪstri ɪz ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈoʊnli baɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ənd ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈoʊnli kənˈsɪdərd fər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ɪf ə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər dɪˈtərmənz ðət ðeɪ maɪt kəˈmɪt əˈnəðər əˈfɛns ənd faɪlz ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ hæv ðɛm ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri wɪn ðeɪ ər riˈlist frəm ˈkəstədi. wəns riˈlist frəm ˈtritmənt, ðə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl mits wɪθ tu ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ prəˈfɛʃənəlz hu rɪˈpɔrt bæk tɪ ðə kɔrt tɪ hɛlp ðə ʤəʤ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər tɪ æd ðə ʧaɪld tɪ ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri. ɪn ðə fərst 10 jɪrz əv ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri, ˈoʊnli 10 ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz wər ˈædɪd tɪ ɪt. sloʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə lɔz hæv bɪn sloʊ. ˈɔrəˌgɑn ðɪs jɪr pæst ə lɔ ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ˈʤəʤɪz mɔr dɪˈskrɛʃən ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər juθs ʃʊd bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd. ˈpriviəsli, ɔl ˈʧɪldrən kənˈvɪktəd əv ə ˈfɛləni sɛks əˈfɛns wər ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈrɛʤɪstərd fər laɪf. naʊ, wəns juθs kəmˈplit ðɛr ˈsɛntəns, əˈnəðər ˈhirɪŋ ɪz sɛt soʊ ðə ʤəʤ kən ˌrivˈju haʊ ðeɪ dɪd ɪn ˈtritmənt ənd weɪ ðɛr ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd tɪ riɔˈfɛnd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʧuzɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ nid tɪ bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd. tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ɛz ə sɛks əˈfɛndər ɪz təf. ɪf ju dɪˈzərv ɪt, aɪ fil ˈsɑri fər ju. bət ɪf ə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl, ðɛn ju hæv tɪ spɛnd ðə rɛst əv jʊr laɪf nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ koʊʧ jʊr ˈʧɪldrən, goʊ tɪ ðɛr skulz ər faɪnd ə pleɪs tɪ live,”*,” sɛd steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤɛf ˈbɑrkər, ən ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈdɛməˌkræt ənd ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti. hi sɛd hi θɪŋk ɪt wɑz fɛr tɪ meɪk ɔl ˈʤuvəˌnaɪlz ˈrɛʤɪstər, bət hi θɪŋk ðɛr ʃʊd bi noʊ ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈiðər. mɑrk məˈkɛkni, dɪˈrɛktər əv juθ, raɪts ˈʤəstɪs, wɪʧ pʊʃt fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ lɔ, sɛd ɪt kən bi təf tɪ gɪt səˈpɔrt fər bɪlz ðət ˈdræstɪkli ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈsɪstəm. ˈpɑləsi wərld ɪz sloʊ tɪ riækt tɪ ðət bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. ən ˈizi ˈtərgət ɪn elections,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪn məˈzʊri, ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz pæst ə bɪl ɪn 2013 ðət wʊd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl sɛks əˈfɛndərz ðə raɪt tɪ pəˈtɪʃən tɪ bi riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈrɛʤɪstri. bət ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk gəv. ʤeɪ ˈnɪksən ˈviˌtoʊd ɪt, seɪɪŋ ðɛr wər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl əˈməŋ ðə 870 ðət kʊd pəˈtɪʃən. hi sɛd ðə bɪl wʊd ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ənd ˈvɪktɪmz' rights.”*.” ðə ˈpɑləsi keɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə steɪt səˈprim kɔrt ðɪs jɪr wɪn ə st*. luɪs bɔɪ kənˈvɪktəd əv əˈtɛmptəd reɪp ɪn ə ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl kɔrt ˈʧælənʤd biɪŋ pleɪst ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈædəlt ˈrɛʤɪstri wɪn hi tərnz 21 bət ðə steɪt səˈprim kɔrt dɪsˈmɪst ðə keɪs, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz raɪp fər ˌrivˈju æt ðɪs time.”*.” ɪn ˈdɛləˌwɛr, ðə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈfɛndərz ˈlɑbid fər faɪv jɪrz tɪ ˈlusən riˈstrɪkʃənz bɪˈkəz ðə steɪt hæd ˈʧɪldrən ɛz jəŋ ɛz 9 jɪrz oʊld ɔn ðɛr ˈrɛʤɪstri. ˈlisə minutola*, ʧif əv ˈligəl ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ðə steɪt ˈɔfəs ðət ˈoʊvərˌsiz ˈpəblɪk dɪˈfɛndərz, sɛd ðət ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv 2013 ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˈʤəʤɪz naʊ kən rɪˈliv ˈʧɪldrən ˈəndər 14 əv ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər. ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ən ˈɔpʃən fər ˈʧɪldrən eɪʤ 14 tɪ 17 hu kəˈmɪt lɛs ˈsɪriəs kraɪmz. oʊˈhaɪoʊ wɑz ðə fərst steɪt tɪ bɪˈkəm səbˈstænʃəli kəmˈplaɪənt wɪθ ðə ˈædəm wɔlʃ ækt, wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərz mɔr ˈstrɪnʤənt ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz frəm steɪts. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧælənʤɪz hæv ʧɪpt əˈweɪ æt ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri ðoʊ, ənd ˈʧɪldrən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ər pleɪst ɔn ə ˈpəblɪk ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, nɔr ər ðeɪ ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɔtəˈmætɪk. ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ðə steɪt traɪ tɪ bɪˈkəm kəmˈplaɪənt wɪθ ðə ˈædəm wɔlʃ ækt ənˈtɪl 2011 wɪn ɪt feɪst ˈluzɪŋ səm ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɔlərz. bət ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt wɑz 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