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an ingenious thief has swiped almost a quarter million dollars on a flight in the caribbean after sneaking into the cargo hold via the toilet, police say.
a brink's security employee placed three sacks of cash containing a total million euro in the hold of the air antilles plane before it headed from the french island of guadeloupe to the island of saint martin.
the security guard took his seat on the turboprop plane but when the flight landed 40 minutes later it was discovered that euro ($236,000) were missing from the sacks.
police are seeking a man who complained he felt ill and spent most of the journey in the toilet. in fact, he was removing panels to gain access to the hold in the rear of the plane.
shortly before landing, the unnamed man - who was travelling with a woman who appeared concerned about his health - asked a hostess for an ambulance to meet him on the tarmac, witnesses said.
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ən ˌɪnˈʤinjəs θif həz swaɪpt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə kˈwɔrtər ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɔn ə flaɪt ɪn ðə ˌkɛrɪˈbiən ˈæftər sˈnikɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ hoʊld ˈviə ðə ˈtɔɪlət, pəˈlis seɪ. ə brɪŋks sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪmˈplɔɪi pleɪst θri sæks əv kæʃ kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈmɪljən ˈjʊrə ɪn ðə hoʊld əv ðə ɛr ænˈtɪliz pleɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈhɛdɪd frəm ðə frɛnʧ ˈaɪlənd əv gˌwɑdəˈlup tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd əv seɪnt ˈmɑrtɪn. ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd tʊk hɪz sit ɔn ðə ˈtərboʊˌprɑp pleɪn bət wɪn ðə flaɪt ˈlændɪd 40 ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər ɪt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈjʊrə wər ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ðə sæks. pəˈlis ər ˈsikɪŋ ə mæn hu kəmˈpleɪnd hi fɛlt ɪl ənd spɛnt moʊst əv ðə ˈʤərni ɪn ðə ˈtɔɪlət. ɪn fækt, hi wɑz riˈmuvɪŋ ˈpænəlz tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə hoʊld ɪn ðə rɪr əv ðə pleɪn. ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlændɪŋ, ðə ənˈneɪmd mæn hu wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈwʊmən hu əˈpɪrd kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt hɪz hɛlθ æst ə ˈhoʊstəs fər ən ˈæmbjələns tɪ mit ɪm ɔn ðə ˈtɑrˌmæk, ˈwɪtnəsɪz sɛd.
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meet the
we introduced you to the, the favourite children of the sea god. they look both human and amphibious and live only on the coast, spending half of their time in the water. members of this race will often visit sulan, the sea capital, located in the west of the continent. read more.
introducing guild forums!
this week, we also added a long requested feature to the guild module: the guild forums! to help you get started, we have added a guide that not just covers the guild forums, but the complete module! we are looking forward to hearing your feedback in the official bug reports & feedback thread!
forum contributors of the month
we are pleased to announce that we have chosen another top 10 players who help contribute to our wonderful community with their posts. we are rewarding them with a key to our first closed beta phase. keep up the good work!
blademaster - combat outfit
our costume series concludes with the full combat outfit. what's your favorite costume so far?
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concept art of the week
our concept art of the week shows the not so peaceful side of nuanor.
fanart of the week
another inspiring week of amazings!
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congratulations to the winners! keep an eye on your forum inbox. we'll be sending you a key soon! don't worry if you are not among the top 3. you can still take part in our contest! if you are not an artist, our various contests on facebook and twitter have got you covered. so make sure to follow us!
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mit ðə wi ˌɪntrəˈdust ju tɪ ðə, ðə ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈʧɪldrən əv ðə si gɑd. ðeɪ lʊk boʊθ ˈjumən ənd æmˈfɪbiəs ənd lɪv ˈoʊnli ɔn ðə koʊst, ˈspɛndɪŋ hæf əv ðɛr taɪm ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər. ˈmɛmbərz əv ðɪs reɪs wɪl ˈɔfən ˈvɪzɪt sulan*, ðə si ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə wɛst əv ðə ˈkɑntənənt. rɛd mɔr. ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ gɪld ˈfɔrəmz! ðɪs wik, wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd ə lɔŋ rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈfiʧər tɪ ðə gɪld ˈmɑʤul: ðə gɪld ˈfɔrəmz! tɪ hɛlp ju gɪt ˈstɑrtɪd, wi hæv ˈædɪd ə gaɪd ðət nɑt ʤɪst ˈkəvərz ðə gɪld ˈfɔrəmz, bət ðə kəmˈplit ˈmɑʤul! wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈhirɪŋ jʊr ˈfidˌbæk ɪn ðə əˈfɪʃəl bəg rɪˈpɔrts ˈfidˌbæk θrɛd! ˈfɔrəm kənˈtrɪbjətərz əv ðə mənθ wi ər plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət wi hæv ˈʧoʊzən əˈnəðər tɔp 10 pleɪərz hu hɛlp kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ɑr ˈwəndərfəl kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ ðɛr poʊsts. wi ər rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ə ki tɪ ɑr fərst kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə feɪz. kip əp ðə gʊd wərk! ˈkɑmbæt ˈaʊtˌfɪt ɑr ˈkɑstum ˈsɪriz kənˈkludz wɪθ ðə fʊl ˈkɑmbæt ˈaʊtˌfɪt. wəts jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɑstum soʊ fɑr? 1 1 frənt bæk saɪd ˈkɑnsɛpt ɑrt əv ðə wik ɑr ˈkɑnsɛpt ɑrt əv ðə wik ʃoʊz ðə nɑt soʊ ˈpisfəl saɪd əv nuanor*. əv ðə wik əˈnəðər ˌɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ wik əv əˈmeɪzɪŋ fanarts*! ɑr tɔp 3 ðɪs wik ˌɪnˈkludz ɑr tɔp 3 ðɪs wik ˌɪnˈkludz (ɛn), (də) ənd (fr*). kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈwɪnərz! kip ən aɪ ɔn jʊr ˈfɔrəm inbox*. wɪl bi ˈsɛndɪŋ ju ə ki sun! doʊnt ˈwəri ɪf ju ər nɑt əˈməŋ ðə tɔp 3 ju kən stɪl teɪk pɑrt ɪn ɑr ˈkɑntɛst! ɪf ju ər nɑt ən ˈɑrtɪst, ɑr ˈvɛriəs ˈkɑntɛsts ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər hæv gɑt ju ˈkəvərd. soʊ meɪk ʃʊr tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs!
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afghanistan is a country built on legends we trade on the tales told and each other over many generations.
there’s a favorite of stories here, about foreigners going local, that particularly seem to linger in memory. accounts of soviet soldiers who renounced their orders, converted to islam and disappeared into the population. or an old favorite about the imam of the mosque a british spy who hid in plain sight delivering sermons in downtown main mosque. no one suspected he was a foreigner until one day his mission was done and he was gone.
and now we may be seeing a new legend take shape, built on whispered accounts of brief sightings: tales of the white taliban of.
the mystery has many layers, perhaps starting with the fact that american special operations teams are a particular focus of apprehension and fascination for many afghans. few locals ever interact closely with the commandos, who move in secret as they conduct training missions and raid homes in remote areas, prosecuting an unpopular war out of public sight.
ask most rural afghans what they know about the american special ops guys, and they will talk about beards. unlike the usually and uniformed conventional forces, the american commandos grow their beards out.
usually, that hide much. coarse american accents and brusque movements would give them away even if they were trying to blend in.
but out in the valley of kandahar province, one of the most volatile regions in the country, locals talk about a different breed of american special operations forces who settled in around 2005. they are said to drive civilian vehicles, wear local clothes, speak good and yes, sport thick beards.
they are so good at blending in that the locals have taken to calling them “spin taliban” for white taliban because of their resemblance to the actual afghan taliban, including the trademark black, puffy turbans.
i first heard about the white taliban from ani relative who was visiting my family in kabul. he told me about a day he was out working in his pomegranate orchard and mistook one of the bearded americans for an actual talib.
“i saw one of them getting out of white corolla, wearing white and a black turban,” he told me.
sometimes the disguises are so good that locals mistake them for religious leaders unless they have time to look closely.
“with those turbans, red beards and loose, they look like mawlawis,” said mohammed, a farmer in the area of, using a title for holy men. “but then, seeing their white faces and blue eyes and hearing their, you can figure out that they are foreigners.”
i heard similar accounts from at least three more residents of, from two different parts of the valley. they talked about seeing small groups of men who at first glimpse did not seem american at all, and all referred to them as spin taliban.
it’s not only local residents who mistake them for taliban in at least one case, afghan local police militiamen were said to have been taken in as well.
“two years ago during ramadan, the mistook them for taliban and started firing at them in,” another local told me. is a word for tribal militias.
the more you ask, the more prevalent the sightings become. but no one seems to be sure exactly what they do. for their part, neither the international military command nor the united states special operations command would comment on the rumors or about how forces had been deployed.
the police and members of the provincial council seem to know much about them, either. still, the district police chief in made a point of saying that whatever happens, american special operations troops always coordinate with his men first. of course.
so for now, the stuff of rumor and conjecture. but afghans know how the good tales develop. one day, just like the imam of, the white mission will be done and steal away with no trace. and a new legend will be left to take on a life of its own.
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æfˈgænəˌstæn ɪz ə ˈkəntri bɪlt ɔn ˈlɛʤəndz wi treɪd ɔn ðə teɪlz toʊld ənd iʧ ˈəðər ˈoʊvər ˈmɛni ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz. ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ˈstɔriz hir, əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrənərz goʊɪŋ ˈloʊkəl, ðət ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli sim tɪ ˈlɪŋər ɪn ˈmɛməri. əˈkaʊnts əv ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈsoʊlʤərz hu rɪˈnaʊnst ðɛr ˈɔrdərz, kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈɪntu ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ər ən oʊld ˈfeɪvərɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaɪmæm əv ðə mɔsk ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ spaɪ hu hɪd ɪn pleɪn saɪt dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ˈsərmənz ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn meɪn mɔsk. noʊ wən səˈspɛktɪd hi wɑz ə ˈfɔrənər ənˈtɪl wən deɪ hɪz ˈmɪʃən wɑz dən ənd hi wɑz gɔn. ənd naʊ wi meɪ bi siɪŋ ə nu ˈlɛʤənd teɪk ʃeɪp, bɪlt ɔn ˈwɪspərd əˈkaʊnts əv brif ˈsaɪtɪŋz: teɪlz əv ðə waɪt ˈtælɪˌbæn əv. ðə ˈmɪstəri həz ˈmɛni leɪərz, pərˈhæps ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə fækt ðət əˈmɛrɪkən ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz timz ər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈfoʊkɪs əv ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən ənd ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən fər ˈmɛni ˈæfˌgænz. fju ˈloʊkəlz ˈɛvər ˌɪnərˈækt ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ðə kəˈmænˌdoʊz, hu muv ɪn ˈsikrɪt ɛz ðeɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈmɪʃənz ənd reɪd hoʊmz ɪn rɪˈmoʊt ˈɛriəz, ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪŋ ən ˌənˈpɑpjələr wɔr aʊt əv ˈpəblɪk saɪt. æsk moʊst ˈrʊrəl ˈæfˌgænz wət ðeɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈspɛʃəl ɑps gaɪz, ənd ðeɪ wɪl tɔk əˈbaʊt bɪrdz. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈjuʒəwəli ənd ˈjunəˌfɔrmd kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈfɔrsɪz, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən kəˈmænˌdoʊz groʊ ðɛr bɪrdz aʊt. ˈjuʒəwəli, ðət haɪd məʧ. kɔrs əˈmɛrɪkən ˈæksɛnts ənd brəsk ˈmuvmənts wʊd gɪv ðɛm əˈweɪ ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ wər traɪɪŋ tɪ blɛnd ɪn. bət aʊt ɪn ðə ˈvæli əv ˈkændəhɑr ˈprɑvɪns, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvɑlətəl ˈriʤənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ˈloʊkəlz tɔk əˈbaʊt ə ˈdɪfərənt brid əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈfɔrsɪz hu ˈsɛtəld ɪn əraʊnd 2005 ðeɪ ər sɛd tɪ draɪv səˈvɪljən ˈviɪkəlz, wɛr ˈloʊkəl kloʊðz, spik gʊd ənd jɛs, spɔrt θɪk bɪrdz. ðeɪ ər soʊ gʊd æt ˈblɛndɪŋ ɪn ðət ðə ˈloʊkəlz hæv ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ðɛm taliban”*” fər waɪt ˈtælɪˌbæn bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈæfˌgæn ˈtælɪˌbæn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk blæk, ˈpəfi ˈtərbənz. aɪ fərst hərd əˈbaʊt ðə waɪt ˈtælɪˌbæn frəm ən ˈrɛlətɪv hu wɑz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ maɪ ˈfæməli ɪn ˈkɑbʊl. hi toʊld mi əˈbaʊt ə deɪ hi wɑz aʊt ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˌpɑməˈgrænət ˈɔrʧərd ənd mɪˈstʊk wən əv ðə ˈbɪrdəd əˈmɛrɪkənz fər ən ˈækʧəwəl talib*. sɔ wən əv ðɛm ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt əv waɪt kərˈɑlə, ˈwɛrɪŋ waɪt ənd ə blæk turban,”*,” hi toʊld mi. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðə dɪsˈgaɪzɪz ər soʊ gʊd ðət ˈloʊkəlz mɪˈsteɪk ðɛm fər rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlidərz ənˈlɛs ðeɪ hæv taɪm tɪ lʊk ˈkloʊsli. ðoʊz ˈtərbənz, rɛd bɪrdz ənd lus, ðeɪ lʊk laɪk mawlawis,”*,” sɛd moʊˈhæmɪd, ə ˈfɑrmər ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv, ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈtaɪtəl fər ˈhoʊli mɛn. ðɛn, siɪŋ ðɛr waɪt ˈfeɪsɪz ənd blu aɪz ənd ˈhirɪŋ ðɛr, ju kən ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðət ðeɪ ər foreigners.”*.” aɪ hərd ˈsɪmələr əˈkaʊnts frəm æt list θri mɔr ˈrɛzɪdənts əv, frəm tu ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈvæli. ðeɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt siɪŋ smɔl grups əv mɛn hu æt fərst glɪmps dɪd nɑt sim əˈmɛrɪkən æt ɔl, ənd ɔl rɪˈfərd tɪ ðɛm ɛz spɪn ˈtælɪˌbæn. nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts hu mɪˈsteɪk ðɛm fər ˈtælɪˌbæn ɪn æt list wən keɪs, ˈæfˌgæn ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis məˈlɪʃəmɪn wər sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈteɪkən ɪn ɛz wɛl. jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈrɑməˌdɑn, ðə mɪˈstʊk ðɛm fər ˈtælɪˌbæn ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈfaɪərrɪŋ æt ðɛm ɪn nagahan,”*,” əˈnəðər ˈloʊkəl toʊld mi. ɪz ə wərd fər ˈtraɪbəl mɪˈlɪʃəz. ðə mɔr ju æsk, ðə mɔr ˈprɛvələnt ðə ˈsaɪtɪŋz bɪˈkəm. bət noʊ wən simz tɪ bi ʃʊr ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ du. fər ðɛr pɑrt, ˈniðər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri kəˈmænd nɔr ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz kəˈmænd wʊd ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈrumərz ər əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈfɔrsɪz hæd bɪn dɪˈplɔɪd. ðə pəˈlis ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl sim tɪ noʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðɛm, ˈiðər. stɪl, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis ʧif ɪn meɪd ə pɔɪnt əv seɪɪŋ ðət ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈhæpənz, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz trups ˈɔlˌweɪz koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt wɪθ hɪz mɛn fərst. əv kɔrs. soʊ fər naʊ, ðə stəf əv ˈrumər ənd kənˈʤɛkʧər. bət ˈæfˌgænz noʊ haʊ ðə gʊd teɪlz dɪˈvɛləp. wən deɪ, ʤɪst laɪk ðə ˈaɪmæm əv, ðə waɪt ˈmɪʃən wɪl bi dən ənd stil əˈweɪ wɪθ noʊ treɪs. ənd ə nu ˈlɛʤənd wɪl bi lɛft tɪ teɪk ɔn ə laɪf əv ɪts oʊn.
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the tragedy and farce that is toronto's political capitulation to the cult of the car continues unabated.
mayor john tory -- despite the recommendations of the city's own planners and health officials, former mayors and many others -- has managed to narrowly get his "hybrid" gardiner expressway plan passed by toronto city council and to see the boulevard plan of basically all experts (less narrowly) defeated.
this is yet another installment in the long and terrible history of the love affair that toronto's politicians have with cars at the expense of public transit and good sense.
in this case an extra dollars will be used to ensure that a very small number of drivers will have a very, very slightly shorter commute (approximately three minutes) instead of using these funds to, for example, help desperately needed expansion or even just upkeep.
even worse, there are plans to look at the idea, proposed by josh colle, of possibly leasing or selling the entire gardiner to the private sector, which would be a given the fiasco that was the privatization of ontario's highway 407 and that has been privatization in general.
far from an where there is a "war on the car" in the city, as former mayor rob ford claimed, the city is at war with its transit users to facilitate even the most minor of conveniences for suburban and other drivers.
year after year, one disastrous detour after another is placed in the way of expanding a transit network that in many respects is one meant for a city half its size as toronto falls further and further behind cities across north america.
from embracing the scarborough subway; to a total unwillingness to understand what an even is; to continued and grotesque and on ever more onerous fares as service continues to decline; to, as one nearly perfect example, the most recent toronto budget that contained an average tax increase on toronto that was actually lower than the increase in annual fares on regular transit users; to the hideous eyesore disgrace that is the very gardiner itself, separating a city from its waterfront -- toronto is a city beholden to some vision of cars and commuting that hearkens back to an era before we knew just how terribly socially, economically and environmentally destructive this fixation on it was.
it is a situation whose horribly circular reality means that it is only destined to get worse, for it is the very pandering to cars and drivers that creates the stifling congestion that these same politicians rhetorically claim they are trying and are determined to curtail.
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ðə ˈtræʤədi ənd fɑrs ðət ɪz tərˈɑntoʊz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˌpɪʧəˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə kəlt əv ðə kɑr kənˈtɪnjuz ˌənəˈbeɪtɪd. meɪər ʤɑn ˈtɔri dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈsɪtiz oʊn ˈplænərz ənd hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈfɔrmər meɪərz ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz həz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈnɛroʊli gɪt hɪz "ˈhaɪbrɪd" ˈgɑrdnər ɪkˈsprɛsˌweɪ plæn pæst baɪ tərˈɑntoʊ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ənd tɪ si ðə ˈbʊləˌvɑrd plæn əv ˈbeɪsɪkli ɔl ˈɛkspərts (lɛs ˈnɛroʊli) dɪˈfitɪd. ðɪs ɪz jɛt əˈnəðər ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt ɪn ðə lɔŋ ənd ˈtɛrəbəl ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ləv əˈfɛr ðət tərˈɑntoʊz ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hæv wɪθ kɑz æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænzɪt ənd gʊd sɛns. ɪn ðɪs keɪs ən ˈɛkstrə ˈdɔlərz wɪl bi juzd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ə ˈvɛri smɔl ˈnəmbər əv ˈdraɪvərz wɪl hæv ə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri sˈlaɪtli ˈʃɔrtər kəmˈjut (əˈprɑksəmətli θri ˈmɪnəts) ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz fəndz tɪ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hɛlp ˈdɛspərətli ˈnidɪd ɪkˈspænʧən ər ˈivɪn ʤɪst ˈəpˌkip. ˈivɪn wərs, ðɛr ər plænz tɪ lʊk æt ðə aɪˈdiə, prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ʤɑʃ koʊl, əv ˈpɑsəbli ˈlisɪŋ ər ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈgɑrdnər tɪ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, wɪʧ wʊd bi ə ˈgɪvɪn ðə fiˈæskoʊ ðət wɑz ðə ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən əv ɑnˈtɛrioʊz ˈhaɪˌweɪ 407 ənd ðət həz bɪn ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. fɑr frəm ən wɛr ðɛr ɪz ə "wɔr ɔn ðə kɑr" ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ɛz ˈfɔrmər meɪər rɑb fɔrd kleɪmd, ðə ˈsɪti ɪz æt wɔr wɪθ ɪts ˈtrænzɪt ˈjuzərz tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈmaɪnər əv kənˈvinjənsɪz fər səˈbərbən ənd ˈəðər ˈdraɪvərz. jɪr ˈæftər jɪr, wən dɪˈzæstrəs ˈditʊr ˈæftər əˈnəðər ɪz pleɪst ɪn ðə weɪ əv ɪkˈspændɪŋ ə ˈtrænzɪt ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət ɪn ˈmɛni rɪˈspɛkts ɪz wən mɛnt fər ə ˈsɪti hæf ɪts saɪz ɛz tərˈɑntoʊ fɔlz ˈfərðər ənd ˈfərðər bɪˈhaɪnd ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə. frəm ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ðə ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ ˈsəbˌweɪ; tɪ ə ˈtoʊtəl ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ən ˈivɪn ɪz; tɪ kənˈtɪnjud ənd groʊˈtɛsk ənd ɔn ˈɛvər mɔr ˈoʊnərəs fɛrz ɛz ˈsərvɪs kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ dɪˈklaɪn; tɪ, ɛz wən ˈnɪrli ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə moʊst ˈrisənt tərˈɑntoʊ ˈbəʤɪt ðət kənˈteɪnd ən ˈævərɪʤ tæks ˌɪnˈkris ɔn tərˈɑntoʊ ðət wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli loʊər ðən ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈænjuəl fɛrz ɔn ˈrɛgjələr ˈtrænzɪt ˈjuzərz; tɪ ðə ˈhɪdiəs ˈaɪˌsɔr dɪsˈgreɪs ðət ɪz ðə ˈvɛri ˈgɑrdnər ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɪti frəm ɪts ˈwɔtərˌfrənt tərˈɑntoʊ ɪz ə ˈsɪti bɪˈhoʊldən tɪ səm ˈvɪʒən əv kɑz ənd kəmˈjutɪŋ ðət ˈhɑrkənz bæk tɪ ən ˈɪrə ˌbiˈfɔr wi nu ʤɪst haʊ ˈtɛrəbli ˈsoʊʃəli, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli dɪˈstrəktɪv ðɪs fɪkˈseɪʃən ɔn ɪt wɑz. ɪt ɪz ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən huz ˈhɔrəbli ˈsərkjələr ˌriˈæləˌti minz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ gɪt wərs, fər ɪt ɪz ðə ˈvɛri ˈpændərɪŋ tɪ kɑz ənd ˈdraɪvərz ðət kriˈeɪts ðə ˈstaɪfəlɪŋ kənˈʤɛsʧən ðət ðiz seɪm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz rəˈtɔrɪkli kleɪm ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ ənd ər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ kərˈteɪl. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈviə ˈkɑmənz
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girlfriend, family of man found dead in westfield mall still in the dark via examiner (@sfexaminer) october 7, 2016
nearly two months after a san francisco chef was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a downtown shopping center, his passing remains an apparent mystery much to the dismay of his girlfriend, who suggests that mall management is engaged in a cover-up of his slaying.
you likely recall the situation: on wednesday, august 10, a male victim of what at the time the san francisco police department termed a homicide was discovered at union westfield centre at that morning.
that deceased male turned out to be san francisco resident frank galicia, a line chef at the restaurant sons & daughters on hill. six days later, thepd said that death in a mall stairwell had been reclassified from a homicide to "suspicious," with police spokesperson officer giselle saying “at the moment, it appear to be a homicide, but it appear to be a natural death either."
according to girlfriend, that "moment" has stretched to today, with police keeping mum on their investigation of her partner's passing.
speaking with the examiner, ariel says that police tell me anything" regarding the case.
at a memorial outside the mall that contained a sign reading "westfield mall, his life or your reputation?," says that "she believes there is no way her boyfriend was searching for drugs or died by suicide in that stairwell," the ex reports.
"instead, thinks he was robbed and killed in a dangerous stairwell with little security, a fact she says mall owners would rather keep quiet."
mittag-degala, who had been dating galicia for three weeks when he died, says she was with him the night before his body was discovered. in fact, she didn't learn of his passing until she called police when she didn't hear from him as she expected the next day. after requesting a well-being check, she says police took her to the hall of justice for questioning, and only later did she learn that they had found remains that morning.
“they were asking me everything that i could give them,” she recalled. “i realize that morning that they had found the body in the mall.”
when contacted byist, a for westfield center declined to address allegations, sending us the same statement they sent the examiner
“the centre is cooperating fully with the san francisco police department in its investigation and asks anybody with information to contact thepd,” the statement reads.
“since this remains an active investigation,pd has requested that any reporter inquiries are directed to thepd media relations office.”
a call topd's media relations department was not returned as of publication time.
according to the examiner, cause or manner of death has yet to be classified by the medical office." but maintains that galicia "had turned a corner in a major way,” as met a girl."
“i know he want to die."
previously: body found at westfield centre
westfield mall homicide victim as sons & daughters chef
chef's body found in westfield mall reclassified as suspicious death, not homicide
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ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, ˈfæməli əv mæn faʊnd dɛd ɪn ˈwɛstfild mɔl stɪl ɪn ðə dɑrk ˈviə ɪgˈzæmənər (@sfexaminer*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 2016 ˈnɪrli tu mənθs ˈæftər ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ʃɛf wɑz faʊnd dɛd ˈəndər səˈspɪʃəs ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪn ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər, hɪz ˈpæsɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ən əˈpɛrənt ˈmɪstəri məʧ tɪ ðə dɪsˈmeɪ əv hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, hu səˈʤɛsts ðət mɔl ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈkəvərˌəp əv hɪz sleɪɪŋ. ju ˈlaɪkli ˈriˌkɔl ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən: ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst 10 ə meɪl ˈvɪktɪm əv wət æt ðə taɪm ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt tərmd ə ˈhɑməˌsaɪd wɑz dɪˈskəvərd æt ˈjunjən ˈwɛstfild ˈsɛntər æt ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðət dɪˈsist meɪl tərnd aʊt tɪ bi sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈrɛzɪdənt fræŋk gəˈlɪʃiə, ə laɪn ʃɛf æt ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt sənz ˈdɔtərz ɔn hɪl. sɪks deɪz ˈleɪtər, ðə sɛd ðət dɛθ ɪn ə mɔl ˈstɛrˌwɛl hæd bɪn riˈklæsəˌfaɪd frəm ə ˈhɑməˌsaɪd tɪ "səˈspɪʃəs," wɪθ pəˈlis ˈspoʊkspərsən ˈɔfɪsər ʒɪˈsɛl seɪɪŋ ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ɪt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ə ˈhɑməˌsaɪd, bət ɪt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ə ˈnæʧərəl dɛθ ˈiðər." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, ðət "ˈmoʊmənt" həz strɛʧt tɪ təˈdeɪ, wɪθ pəˈlis ˈkipɪŋ məm ɔn ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv hər ˈpɑrtnərz ˈpæsɪŋ. ˈspikɪŋ wɪθ ðə ɪgˈzæmənər, ˈɛriəl sɪz ðət pəˈlis tɛl mi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ" rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə keɪs. æt ə məˈmɔriəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə mɔl ðət kənˈteɪnd ə saɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ "ˈwɛstfild mɔl, hɪz laɪf ər jʊr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən?," sɪz ðət "ʃi bɪˈlivz ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd wɑz ˈsərʧɪŋ fər drəgz ər daɪd baɪ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪn ðət ˈstɛrˌwɛl," ðə ɛks rɪˈpɔrts. "ˌɪnˈstɛd, θɪŋks hi wɑz rɑbd ənd kɪld ɪn ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈstɛrˌwɛl wɪθ ˈlɪtəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ə fækt ʃi sɪz mɔl ˈoʊnərz wʊd ˈrəðər kip kwaɪət.", hu hæd bɪn ˈdeɪtɪŋ gəˈlɪʃiə fər θri wiks wɪn hi daɪd, sɪz ʃi wɑz wɪθ ɪm ðə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈbɑdi wɑz dɪˈskəvərd. ɪn fækt, ʃi ˈdɪdənt lərn əv hɪz ˈpæsɪŋ ənˈtɪl ʃi kɔld pəˈlis wɪn ʃi ˈdɪdənt hir frəm ɪm ɛz ʃi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə nɛkst deɪ. ˈæftər rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ə ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ʧɛk, ʃi sɪz pəˈlis tʊk hər tɪ ðə hɔl əv ˈʤəstɪs fər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈleɪtər dɪd ʃi lərn ðət ðeɪ hæd faʊnd rɪˈmeɪnz ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ. wər ˈæskɪŋ mi ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət aɪ kʊd gɪv them,”*,” ʃi rɪˈkɔld. ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd faʊnd ðə ˈbɑdi ɪn ðə mall.”*.” wɪn ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd baɪ sfist*, ə fər ˈwɛstfild ˈsɛnər dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz, ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ðə seɪm ˈsteɪtmənt ðeɪ sɛnt ðə ɪgˈzæmənər ˈsɛntər ɪz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈfʊli wɪθ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd æsks ˈɛnibədi wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə sfpd,”*,” ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ridz. ðɪs rɪˈmeɪnz ən ˈæktɪv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðət ˈɛni rɪˈpɔrtər ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz ər dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ðə ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz office.”*.” ə kɔl tɪ ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɑz nɑt rɪˈtərnd ɛz əv ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən taɪm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪgˈzæmənər, kɔz ər ˈmænər əv dɛθ həz jɛt tɪ bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɔfəs." bət meɪnˈteɪnz ðət gəˈlɪʃiə "hæd tərnd ə ˈkɔrnər ɪn ə ˈmeɪʤər way,”*,” ɛz mɛt ə gərl." noʊ hi wɔnt tɪ daɪ." ˈpriviəsli: ˈbɑdi faʊnd æt ˈwɛstfild ˈsɛntər ˈwɛstfild mɔl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ˈvɪktɪm ɛz sənz ˈdɔtərz ʃɛf ʃɛfs ˈbɑdi faʊnd ɪn ˈwɛstfild mɔl riˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz səˈspɪʃəs dɛθ, nɑt ˈhɑməˌsaɪd
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at least ten turkish troops were killed overnight when kurdish militants attacked their base near the syrian and iraqi borders in southeastern turkey, a local official said on monday. some 20 kurdish rebels were reportedly killed in the attack.
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afp - kurdish rebels armed with and rocket launchers attacked a security complex in southeastern turkey overnight, triggering fierce fighting that left about 30 people dead, local sources said monday.
ten soldiers were killed and seven wounded in the attack in the province of sirnak, the local government said, while other local sources said about 20 members of the outlawed kurdistan workers' party (pkk) were also killed.
provincial governor said the militants had attacked the security complex at late sunday, killing nine members of the security forces and wounding eight. his office later said that one of those wounded had died.
police and soldiers returned fire, triggering fierce clashes.
the has stepped up its assaults against turkish security forces in recent months, with turkish officials and the local media linking the surge to the conflict raging in neighbouring syria.
last month, 10 people were killed in a car bomb attack blamed on the separatist kurds in the southeastern city of gaziantep.
turkish prime minister had threatened military intervention if the kurdish rebels set up bases in syria.
some government officials believe that damascus -- once backed by ankara -- is helping the in retaliation for turkey's support for rebels fighting president bashar al-assad.
the, considered a terrorist group by turkey and much of the international community, took up arms in southeastern turkey in 1984, sparking a conflict that has claimed about lives.
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æt list tɛn ˈtərkɪʃ trups wər kɪld ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt wɪn ˈkərdɪʃ ˈmɪlətənts əˈtækt ðɛr beɪs nɪr ðə ˈsɪriən ənd ˌɪˈræki ˈbɔrdərz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈtərki, ə ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. səm 20 ˈkərdɪʃ ˈrɛbəlz wər rɪˈpɔrtədli kɪld ɪn ðə əˈtæk. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ rɛd mɔr ˈkərdɪʃ ˈrɛbəlz ɑrmd wɪθ ənd ˈrɑkət ˈlɔnʧərz əˈtækt ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈtərki ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt, ˈtrɪgərɪŋ fɪrs ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðət lɛft əˈbaʊt 30 ˈpipəl dɛd, ˈloʊkəl ˈsɔrsəz sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ. tɛn ˈsoʊlʤərz wər kɪld ənd ˈsɛvən ˈwundɪd ɪn ðə əˈtæk ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv sirnak*, ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt sɛd, waɪl ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl ˈsɔrsəz sɛd əˈbaʊt 20 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈwərkərz' ˈpɑrti (pkk*) wər ˈɔlsoʊ kɪld. prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnər sɛd ðə ˈmɪlətənts hæd əˈtækt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑmplɛks æt leɪt ˈsənˌdi, ˈkɪlɪŋ naɪn ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ˈwundɪŋ eɪt. hɪz ˈɔfəs ˈleɪtər sɛd ðət wən əv ðoʊz ˈwundɪd hæd daɪd. pəˈlis ənd ˈsoʊlʤərz rɪˈtərnd faɪər, ˈtrɪgərɪŋ fɪrs ˈklæʃɪz. ðə həz stɛpt əp ɪts əˈsɔlts əˈgɛnst ˈtərkɪʃ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, wɪθ ˈtərkɪʃ əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ðə sərʤ tɪ ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ˈreɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈsɪriə. læst mənθ, 10 ˈpipəl wər kɪld ɪn ə kɑr bɔm əˈtæk bleɪmd ɔn ðə ˈsɛpərətɪst kərdz ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈsɪti əv gaziantep*. ˈtərkɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər hæd θˈrɛtənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪf ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈrɛbəlz sɛt əp ˈbeɪsɪz ɪn ˈsɪriə. səm ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz bɪˈliv ðət dəˈmæskəs wəns bækt baɪ ˈæŋkərə ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə ɪn riˌtæliˈeɪʃən fər ˈtərkiz səˈpɔrt fər ˈrɛbəlz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr al-assad*. ðə, kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈtɛrərɪst grup baɪ ˈtərki ənd məʧ əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti, tʊk əp ɑrmz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈtərki ɪn 1984 ˈspɑrkɪŋ ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ðət həz kleɪmd əˈbaʊt lɪvz.
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sounds like a good idea but it. being used by attorneys as an admission that the owner knows they have a dangerous dog.
one of the memes making the rounds on facebook urges dog owners of shy or skittish dogs to tie a yellow ribbon onto the leash. the idea is to alert other people that the dog is afraid, so they will give it space. but that the effect having in many parts of the u.s.
american juries (urged on by attorneys) are using the yellow ribbon the same way been using the “beware of dog” signs for years: as an admission that the dog owner knows he has a dangerous dog. and your dog could pay with its life if labelled as a “known dangerous dog”. the dog even have to bite anyone. in texas and a number of other states, legal to shoot a dog if someone is “reasonably” afraid of it.
people already use laws like that as an excuse to shoot some breeds on sight but a police officer in one texas town shot a lhasa apso when serving a warrant for unpaid traffic tickets at a house that had a “beware of dog” sign on the fence. he heard a dog barking, and simply shot towards the sound of the bark since the owner had labelled their own dog as dangerous by posting the “beware of dog” sign.
the blog recently carried a post on this subject that perfectly sums up my thoughts. “on one hand, i think we presume too much ‘dog savviness’ on the part of the public. been a dog fancier for thirty years, but if never seen this poster on facebook, i have known the significance of a yellow ribbon on a dog leash. because i am a dog fancier, however, i also know there are better ways to deal with the situations listed on this poster than using a ribbon to ask for ‘space.’
“responsible dog owners have control over the environment to which their dogs are exposed, as well as the degree of ‘saturation’ in that setting. if a dog has health issues that require minimal contact with other dogs, should the dog even be in such an environment? and is it me, but if a dog do well with other dogs, should he even be around them until become trustworthy in a controlled setting? and finally, it just plain common sense and courtesy to keep dog from getting in another face?”
i love my dogs, and i love taking them places. three of my four dogs are friendly, get along well with other dogs, and adore children. the one that is the smallest and cutest of the bunch. no one seeing her would assume she could bite. so adorable that children (and adults) feel the need to rush towards her to “cuddle”. a stranger rushing toward her scares her, and she instantly stiffens and begins to growl low in her throat, but that deter some of the cuddlers. (idiots. if a dog growls, back off, no matter how little and cute the dog is.) so, while i adore suchi, she accompany us to public events.
correction to yellow ribbon meme from down under
it seems that the yellow ribbon meme being shared on facebook has lost something in translation as it made its way from australia (where it originated) to the states. this correction arrived as a comment to my blog post from pat robards, of the events group in australia, where the yellow ribbon idea originated. too important to leave in the “comments” section, so i have added it (exactly as pat sent it) to the blog post:
“i think you guys are quite correct about the real facts of the yellow ribbon, it was never meant for the public originally although used by veterinary and certain veterinary clinics if the dog has a broken leg ‘please let your dog run up to it and play’.
“the idea was brought back to australia from the usa originally for our dog for our dog clubs in the year 2000, 14 years ago now. you can read our about section here
“this idea was ‘borrowed’ by sweden then they founded june 2012 r it for pet dogs . folk it seems overseas are dogs putting a yellow ribbon on them and it is such a shame to see something that did no harm i helping dogs cope be given a bad name either by the reporting or those who use it
“we are responsible dog owners like yourself, the yellow ribbon has nothing to do with shelving responsibility, it is asking the idiots out there to control their animals so they cannot get into our dogs face or space. the same goes for people who think it their right to pat any dog they see, why it started in the first place for my shy dog!
“why did you use this old poster which features a pit-bull, hoping it to give your story more reality, if so it lacking empathy towards this breed so not impressed with your article that is not factual.
cheers pat robards australia http://www.k9events.com/ http://www.yellowdog-australia.k9events.com/”
i’m sorry i misunderstood what i saw on facebook but i fear others did, too. very glad my new australian friend took time to set me straight, and allowed me to reproduce his comment on my blog.
as for pit bulls, my favorite “grand-dog” is a named tinkerbell, who lives up to her name. the sweetest, friendliest, most lovable dog ever, because been and all her life. the dogs who make headlines belong to bad owners, in my experience, while the great dogs like my friend tex, or my “tink”, make the news. i reproduced the internet meme that was shared on my timeline by several friends without even noticing that the photo was of a pit bull, and meant no disrespect to the breed or responsible pit bull owners.
be wary of “beware of dog” signs?
like the yellow ribbon question, the use of “beware of dog” signs can have unintended consequences. juries have said that they awarded higher damages in cases where owners had “beware of dog signs” and courts have ruled that the signs enough to establish that a dog is dangerous. but posting such a sign is more than enough to give a service person, meter reader, or delivery driver the right to refuse to come onto your property.
it’s also enough to give first responders the right to shoot your dog before they enter your property in an emergency. and if your dog does bite someone including the annoying neighborhood kid who throws things over the fence or pokes his hand through the fence it could give the parents more than enough ammunition to have the dog put down even if the dog break the skin. (a bruise or red mark may be more than enough.)
there’s a kid in our neighborhood like that. it was enough to get me to replace the fence that had been around my back yard since 1959 with an solid wood privacy fence that three sides of my acre lot. (his parents have already sued two people for injuries to their precious little snowflake an obnoxious kid who knows that mommy and daddy will believe whatever fairytale he spins for them instead of listening to the litany of complaints about his bad behavior. i intend to be their third victim.)
the fact is that laws about dogs vary from city to city and state to state. in most places, just posting a “beware of dog” sign or putting a yellow ribbon on a leash enough by itself to establish that the owner knew a dog was dangerous. on the other hand, both have been used to justify draconian actions taken against the dog and the dog owner so why take a chance?
me, going to keep doing what i think is best as a responsible dog owner. for me that means:
taking my dogs to obedience school and constantly reinforcing good canine behavior. this means not allowing the dogs to jump on people (even in play), and practicing commands regularly. not putting my dogs in situations where they will be uncomfortable. i do take some of my dogs for car rides, and to events. but i take all of my dogs only those who have consistently demonstrated that they are safe around unpredictable humans and noises. keeping my dogs on a leash except in very controlled circumstances. only one of my dogs (jasmine) is allowed outside our back yard. and allowed only in our front yard, retrieving balls or playing with an adult. she adores our (he is “her” person), but it fair to him or to her to make him responsible for her behavior. so if out front with him, so is an adult she knows and trusts (my adult son, adult granddaughter, me, or my husband). making sure that my dogs always have tags, microchips, and current name tags with the correct phone number for me and my vet. keeping my homeowners insurance current, and complying with all of the laws relating to dog ownership (current vaccinations, leashes the right length, picking up after them when on walks, etc.). the goal is to make sure no one has a reason to question my identity, or the fact that they are “safe” to be around.
it will never make sense to me that i live in a state where gun ownership is unrestricted, but dog ownership is heavily regulated, or that insurance companies charge a premium to homeowners who have assault weapons they even ask about guns but do charge premiums to homeowners with dogs. but the law is the law, even if it is an ass (as charles character mr. bumble said so eloquently). so i comply with it and vote for those who oppose legislation and further erosion of my right to be safe on my property.
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saʊnz laɪk ə gʊd aɪˈdiə bət ɪt. biɪŋ juzd baɪ əˈtərniz ɛz ən ədˈmɪʃən ðət ðə ˈoʊnər noʊz ðeɪ hæv ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs dɔg. wən əv ðə mimz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə raʊnz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈərʤɪz dɔg ˈoʊnərz əv ʃaɪ ər ˈskɪtɪʃ dɔgz tɪ taɪ ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən ˈɔntu ðə liʃ. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ əˈlərt ˈəðər ˈpipəl ðət ðə dɔg ɪz əˈfreɪd, soʊ ðeɪ wɪl gɪv ɪt speɪs. bət ðət ðə ˈifɛkt ˈhævɪŋ ɪn ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə juz. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤʊriz (ərʤd ɔn baɪ əˈtərniz) ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən ðə seɪm weɪ bɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə əv dog”*” saɪnz fər jɪrz: ɛz ən ədˈmɪʃən ðət ðə dɔg ˈoʊnər noʊz hi həz ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs dɔg. ənd jʊr dɔg kʊd peɪ wɪθ ɪts laɪf ɪf ˈleɪbəld ɛz ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs dog”*”. ðə dɔg ˈivɪn hæv tɪ baɪt ˈɛniˌwən. ɪn ˈtɛksəs ənd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər steɪts, ˈligəl tɪ ʃut ə dɔg ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ““reasonably”*” əˈfreɪd əv ɪt. ˈpipəl ɔˈrɛdi juz lɔz laɪk ðət ɛz ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ ʃut səm bridz ɔn saɪt bət ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ɪn wən ˈtɛksəs taʊn ʃɑt ə ˈlɑsə ˈæpsoʊ wɪn ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈwɔrənt fər ənˈpeɪd ˈtræfɪk ˈtɪkɪts æt ə haʊs ðət hæd ə əv dog”*” saɪn ɔn ðə fɛns. hi hərd ə dɔg ˈbɑrkɪŋ, ənd ˈsɪmpli ʃɑt təˈwɔrdz ðə saʊnd əv ðə bɑrk sɪns ðə ˈoʊnər hæd ˈleɪbəld ðɛr oʊn dɔg ɛz ˈdeɪnʤərəs baɪ ˈpoʊstɪŋ ðə əv dog”*” saɪn. ðə blɔg ˈrisəntli ˈkɛrid ə poʊst ɔn ðɪs ˈsəbʤɪkt ðət ˈpərfəktli səmz əp maɪ θɔts. wən hænd, aɪ θɪŋk wi prɪˈzum tu məʧ savviness’*’ ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ðə ˈpəblɪk. bɪn ə dɔg ˈfænsiər fər ˈθərˌdi jɪrz, bət ɪf ˈnɛvər sin ðɪs ˈpoʊstər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, aɪ hæv noʊn ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən ɔn ə dɔg liʃ. bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ə dɔg ˈfænsiər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðɛr ər ˈbɛtər weɪz tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðɪs ˈpoʊstər ðən ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈrɪbən tɪ æsk fər ‘‘space.’*.’ dɔg ˈoʊnərz hæv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ wɪʧ ðɛr dɔgz ər ɪkˈspoʊzd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə dɪˈgri əv ‘‘saturation’*’ ɪn ðət ˈsɛtɪŋ. ɪf ə dɔg həz hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈmɪnəməl ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈəðər dɔgz, ʃʊd ðə dɔg ˈivɪn bi ɪn səʧ ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt? ənd ɪz ɪt mi, bət ɪf ə dɔg du wɛl wɪθ ˈəðər dɔgz, ʃʊd hi ˈivɪn bi əraʊnd ðɛm ənˈtɪl bɪˈkəm ˈtrəstˌwərði ɪn ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsɛtɪŋ? ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ɪt ʤɪst pleɪn ˈkɑmən sɛns ənd ˈkərtəsi tɪ kip dɔg frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn əˈnəðər face?”*?” aɪ ləv maɪ dɔgz, ənd aɪ ləv ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈpleɪsɪz. θri əv maɪ fɔr dɔgz ər ˈfrɛndli, gɪt əˈlɔŋ wɛl wɪθ ˈəðər dɔgz, ənd əˈdɔr ˈʧɪldrən. ðə wən ðət ɪz ðə sˈmɔləst ənd ˈkjutɪst əv ðə bənʧ. noʊ wən siɪŋ hər wʊd əˈsum ʃi kʊd baɪt. soʊ əˈdɔrəbəl ðət ˈʧɪldrən (ənd ˈædəlts) fil ðə nid tɪ rəʃ təˈwɔrdz hər tɪ ““cuddle”*”. ə ˈstreɪnʤər ˈrəʃɪŋ təˈwɔrd hər skɛrz hər, ənd ʃi ˈɪnstəntli ˈstɪfənz ənd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ graʊl loʊ ɪn hər θroʊt, bət ðət dɪˈtər səm əv ðə cuddlers*. (ˈɪˌdiəts. ɪf ə dɔg graʊlz, bæk ɔf, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈlɪtəl ənd kjut ðə dɔg ɪz.) soʊ, waɪl aɪ əˈdɔr suchi*, ʃi əˈkəmpəni ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnts. kərˈɛkʃən tɪ ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən mim frəm daʊn ˈəndər ɪt simz ðət ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən mim biɪŋ ʃɛrd ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz lɔst ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn trænzˈleɪʃən ɛz ɪt meɪd ɪts weɪ frəm ɔˈstreɪljə (wɛr ɪt ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd) tɪ ðə steɪts. ðɪs kərˈɛkʃən əraɪvd ɛz ə ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ maɪ blɔg poʊst frəm pæt ˈrɑbərdz, əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts grup ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə, wɛr ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən aɪˈdiə ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd. tu ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ liv ɪn ðə ““comments”*” ˈsɛkʃən, soʊ aɪ hæv ˈædɪd ɪt (ɪgˈzæktli ɛz pæt sɛnt ɪt) tɪ ðə blɔg poʊst: θɪŋk ju gaɪz ər kwaɪt kərˈɛkt əˈbaʊt ðə ril fækts əv ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən, ɪt wɑz ˈnɛvər mɛnt fər ðə ˈpəblɪk ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɔlˈðoʊ juzd baɪ ˈvɛtrəˌnɛri ənd ˈsərtən ˈvɛtrəˌnɛri ˈklɪnɪks ɪf ðə dɔg həz ə ˈbroʊkən lɛg lɛt jʊr dɔg rən əp tɪ ɪt ənd play’*’. aɪˈdiə wɑz brɔt bæk tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ərˈɪʤənəli fər ɑr dɔg fər ɑr dɔg kləbz ɪn ðə jɪr 2000 14 jɪrz əˈgoʊ naʊ. ju kən rɛd ɑr əˈbaʊt ˈsɛkʃən hir aɪˈdiə wɑz ‘‘borrowed’*’ baɪ sˈwidən ðɛn ðeɪ ˈfaʊndɪd ʤun 2012 ɑr ɪt fər pɛt dɔgz foʊk ɪt simz ˈoʊvərˈsiz ər dɔgz ˈpʊtɪŋ ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən ɔn ðɛm ənd ɪt ɪz səʧ ə ʃeɪm tɪ si ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət dɪd noʊ hɑrm aɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ dɔgz koʊp bi ˈgɪvɪn ə bæd neɪm ˈiðər baɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ər ðoʊz hu juz ɪt ər riˈspɑnsəbəl dɔg ˈoʊnərz laɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf, ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈʃɛlvɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ɪt ɪz ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈɪˌdiəts aʊt ðɛr tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðɛr ˈænəməlz soʊ ðeɪ ˈkænɑt gɪt ˈɪntu ɑr dɔgz feɪs ər speɪs. ðə seɪm goʊz fər ˈpipəl hu θɪŋk ɪt ðɛr raɪt tɪ pæt ˈɛni dɔg ðeɪ si, waɪ ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs fər maɪ ʃaɪ dɔg! dɪd ju juz ðɪs oʊld ˈpoʊstər wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ə pit-bull*, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪt tɪ gɪv jʊr ˈstɔri mɔr ˌriˈæləˌti, ɪf soʊ ɪt ˈlækɪŋ ˈɛmpəθi təˈwɔrdz ðɪs brid soʊ nɑt ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ jʊr ˈɑrtɪkəl ðət ɪz nɑt ˈfækʧuəl. ʧɪrz pæt ˈrɑbərdz ɔˈstreɪljə http://www.k9events.com*/ http://www.yellowdog-australia.k9events.com/”*/” ˈsɑri aɪ ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd wət aɪ sɔ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk bət aɪ fɪr ˈəðərz dɪd, tu. ˈvɛri glæd maɪ nu ɔˈstreɪljən frɛnd tʊk taɪm tɪ sɛt mi streɪt, ənd əˈlaʊd mi tɪ ˌriprəˈdus hɪz ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn maɪ blɔg. ɛz fər pɪt bʊlz, maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ““grand-dog”*” ɪz ə neɪmd tinkerbell*, hu lɪvz əp tɪ hər neɪm. ðə sˈwitəst, ˈfrɛndliəst, moʊst ˈləvəbəl dɔg ˈɛvər, bɪˈkəz bɪn ənd ɔl hər laɪf. ðə dɔgz hu meɪk ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ bæd ˈoʊnərz, ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, waɪl ðə greɪt dɔgz laɪk maɪ frɛnd tɛks, ər maɪ ““tink”*”, meɪk ðə nuz. aɪ ˌriprəˈdust ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt mim ðət wɑz ʃɛrd ɔn maɪ ˈtaɪmlaɪn baɪ ˈsɛvərəl frɛndz wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ ðət ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɑz əv ə pɪt bʊl, ənd mɛnt noʊ ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛkt tɪ ðə brid ər riˈspɑnsəbəl pɪt bʊl ˈoʊnərz. bi ˈwɛri əv əv dog”*” saɪnz? laɪk ðə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən kˈwɛʃən, ðə juz əv əv dog”*” saɪnz kən hæv ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ˈʤʊriz hæv sɛd ðət ðeɪ əˈwɔrdɪd haɪər ˈdæmɪʤɪz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ˈoʊnərz hæd əv dɔg signs”*” ənd kɔrts hæv ruld ðət ðə saɪnz ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðət ə dɔg ɪz ˈdeɪnʤərəs. bət ˈpoʊstɪŋ səʧ ə saɪn ɪz mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪv ə ˈsərvɪs ˈpərsən, ˈmitər ˈridər, ər dɪˈlɪvəri ˈdraɪvər ðə raɪt tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ kəm ˈɔntu jʊr ˈprɑpərti. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪv fərst rɪˈspɑndərz ðə raɪt tɪ ʃut jʊr dɔg ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈɛnər jʊr ˈprɑpərti ɪn ən ˈimərʤənsi. ənd ɪf jʊr dɔg dɪz baɪt ˈsəmˌwən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈneɪbərˌhʊd kɪd hu θroʊz θɪŋz ˈoʊvər ðə fɛns ər poʊks hɪz hænd θru ðə fɛns ɪt kʊd gɪv ðə ˈpɛrənts mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən tɪ hæv ðə dɔg pʊt daʊn ˈivɪn ɪf ðə dɔg breɪk ðə skɪn. (ə bruz ər rɛd mɑrk meɪ bi mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf.) ə kɪd ɪn ɑr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd laɪk ðət. ɪt wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt mi tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə fɛns ðət hæd bɪn əraʊnd maɪ bæk jɑrd sɪns 1959 wɪθ ən ˈsɑləd wʊd ˈpraɪvəsi fɛns ðət θri saɪdz əv maɪ ˈeɪkər lɔt. (hɪz ˈpɛrənts hæv ɔˈrɛdi sud tu ˈpipəl fər ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ ðɛr ˈprɛʃəs ˈlɪtəl sˈnoʊˌfleɪk ən ɑbˈnɑkʃəs kɪd hu noʊz ðət ˈmɑmi ənd ˈdædi wɪl bɪˈliv ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈfɛriˌteɪl hi spɪnz fər ðɛm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɪtəni əv kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt hɪz bæd bɪˈheɪvjər. aɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ bi ðɛr θərd ˈvɪktɪm.) ðə fækt ɪz ðət lɔz əˈbaʊt dɔgz ˈvɛri frəm ˈsɪti tɪ ˈsɪti ənd steɪt tɪ steɪt. ɪn moʊst ˈpleɪsɪz, ʤɪst ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə əv dog”*” saɪn ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈrɪbən ɔn ə liʃ ɪˈnəf baɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðət ðə ˈoʊnər nu ə dɔg wɑz ˈdeɪnʤərəs. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, boʊθ hæv bɪn juzd tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ drəˈkoʊniən ˈækʃənz ˈteɪkən əˈgɛnst ðə dɔg ənd ðə dɔg ˈoʊnər soʊ waɪ teɪk ə ʧæns? mi, goʊɪŋ tɪ kip duɪŋ wət aɪ θɪŋk ɪz bɛst ɛz ə riˈspɑnsəbəl dɔg ˈoʊnər. fər mi ðət minz: ˈteɪkɪŋ maɪ dɔgz tɪ oʊˈbidiəns skul ənd ˈkɑnstəntli ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ gʊd ˈkeɪˌnaɪn bɪˈheɪvjər. ðɪs minz nɑt əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə dɔgz tɪ ʤəmp ɔn ˈpipəl (ˈivɪn ɪn pleɪ), ənd ˈpræktɪsɪŋ kəˈmændz ˈrɛgjələrli. nɑt ˈpʊtɪŋ maɪ dɔgz ɪn ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr ðeɪ wɪl bi ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. aɪ du teɪk səm əv maɪ dɔgz fər kɑr raɪdz, ənd tɪ ɪˈvɛnts. bət aɪ teɪk ɔl əv maɪ dɔgz ˈoʊnli ðoʊz hu hæv kənˈsɪstəntli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ ər seɪf əraʊnd ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈjumənz ənd ˈnɔɪzɪz. ˈkipɪŋ maɪ dɔgz ɔn ə liʃ ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ˈvɛri kənˈtroʊld ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ˈoʊnli wən əv maɪ dɔgz (ˈʤæzmɪn) ɪz əˈlaʊd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɑr bæk jɑrd. ənd əˈlaʊd ˈoʊnli ɪn ɑr frənt jɑrd, riˈtrivɪŋ bɔlz ər pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ən ˈædəlt. ʃi əˈdɔrz ɑr (hi ɪz ““her”*” ˈpərsən), bət ɪt fɛr tɪ ɪm ər tɪ hər tɪ meɪk ɪm riˈspɑnsəbəl fər hər bɪˈheɪvjər. soʊ ɪf aʊt frənt wɪθ ɪm, soʊ ɪz ən ˈædəlt ʃi noʊz ənd trəsts (maɪ ˈædəlt sən, ˈædəlt ˈgrænˌdɔtər, mi, ər maɪ ˈhəzbənd). ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət maɪ dɔgz ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv tægz, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈʧɪps, ənd ˈkɑrənt neɪm tægz wɪθ ðə kərˈɛkt foʊn ˈnəmbər fər mi ənd maɪ vɛt. ˈkipɪŋ maɪ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkɑrənt, ənd kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ ɔl əv ðə lɔz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ dɔg ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp (ˈkɑrənt ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənz, ˈliʃɪz ðə raɪt lɛŋθ, ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˈæftər ðɛm wɪn ɔn wɔks, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.). ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr noʊ wən həz ə ˈrizən tɪ kˈwɛʃən maɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ər ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ ər ““safe”*” tɪ bi əraʊnd. ɪt wɪl ˈnɛvər meɪk sɛns tɪ mi ðət aɪ lɪv ɪn ə steɪt wɛr gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd, bət dɔg ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ɪz ˈhɛvəli ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd, ər ðət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz ʧɑrʤ ə ˈprimiəm tɪ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz hu hæv əˈsɔlt ˈwɛpənz ðeɪ ˈivɪn æsk əˈbaʊt gənz bət du ʧɑrʤ ˈprimiəmz tɪ ˈhoʊˌmoʊnərz wɪθ dɔgz. bət ðə lɔ ɪz ðə lɔ, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ɪz ən æs (ɛz ˈʧɑrəlz ˈkɛrɪktər ˈmɪstər. ˈbəmbəl sɛd soʊ ˈɛləkwəntli). soʊ aɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ɪt ənd voʊt fər ðoʊz hu əˈpoʊz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ənd ˈfərðər ɪˈroʊʒən əv maɪ raɪt tɪ bi seɪf ɔn maɪ ˈprɑpərti.
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the dean of students of the university of chicago (uchicago) is warning incoming students in a letter that if they want “trigger warnings” safe spaces in their college lives, they should attend a different school.
“once here you will discover that one of the university of defining characteristics is our commitment to freedom of inquiry and expression,” dean john ellison says in the letter, which was posted online at intellectual takeout. “members of our community are encouraged to speak, write, listen, challenge, and learn, without fear of censorship.”
ellison then follows up with a massive rebuke of the ongoing trend at various schools to suppress and hide from opposing points of view.
“our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own,” he says. he then follows up by saying diversity of opinion is a “fundamental strength” of uchicago.
along with message, the letter includes a short book, “academic freedom and the modern university,” which describes “history of debate, and even scandal, resulting from our commitment to academic freedom.”
ellison’s approach is in sharp contrast with that taken at another chicago university, depaul. a may visit by conservative journalist milo descended into chaos after it was disrupted by student activists and school security refused to restore order. later, the school banned from returning, and it also preemptively banned journalist ben shapiro for good measure.
other schools have seen a rollback of free speech rights as well. california state university, los angeles tried to block an appearance by shapiro and only backed down when shapiro showed up anyway. schools like the university of michigan and case western reserve university have announced safe spaces to protect students from unwelcome opinions. at the university of california, santa barbara students demanded trigger warnings for all classes, along with the right to be excused from any lessons that may “trigger” them.
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ðə din əv ˈstudənts əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ (uchicago*) ɪz ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈstudənts ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ðət ɪf ðeɪ wɔnt warnings”*” seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz ɪn ðɛr ˈkɑlɪʤ lɪvz, ðeɪ ʃʊd əˈtɛnd ə ˈdɪfərənt skul. hir ju wɪl dɪˈskəvər ðət wən əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ɪz ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ənd expression,”*,” din ʤɑn ˈɛlɪsən sɪz ɪn ðə ˈlɛtər, wɪʧ wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈteɪˌkaʊt. əv ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ spik, raɪt, ˈlɪsən, ˈʧælənʤ, ənd lərn, wɪˈθaʊt fɪr əv censorship.”*.” ˈɛlɪsən ðɛn ˈfɑloʊz əp wɪθ ə ˈmæsɪv rɪˈbjuk əv ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ trɛnd æt ˈvɛriəs skulz tɪ səˈprɛs ənd haɪd frəm əˈpoʊzɪŋ pɔɪnts əv vju. kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm minz ðət wi du nɑt səˈpɔrt soʊ kɔld warnings,’*,’ wi du nɑt ˈkænsəl ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈspikərz bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈtɑpɪks maɪt pruv ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, ənd wi du nɑt kənˈdoʊn ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl spaces’*’ wɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kən riˈtrit frəm aɪˈdiəz ənd pərˈspɛktɪvz æt ɑdz wɪθ ðɛr own,”*,” hi sɪz. hi ðɛn ˈfɑloʊz əp baɪ seɪɪŋ dɪˈvərsɪti əv əˈpɪnjən ɪz ə strength”*” əv uchicago*. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɛsɪʤ, ðə ˈlɛtər ˌɪnˈkludz ə ʃɔrt bʊk, ˈfridəm ənd ðə ˈmɑdərn university,”*,” wɪʧ dɪˈskraɪbz əv dəˈbeɪt, ənd ˈivɪn ˈskændəl, rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk freedom.”*.” əˈproʊʧ ɪz ɪn ʃɑrp ˈkɑntræst wɪθ ðət ˈteɪkən æt əˈnəðər ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti, dɪˈpɔl. ə meɪ ˈvɪzɪt baɪ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈmaɪloʊ dɪˈsɛndɪd ˈɪntu keɪɑs ˈæftər ɪt wɑz dɪsˈrəptɪd baɪ ˈstudənt ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd skul sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪfˈjuzd tɪ rɪˈstɔr ˈɔrdər. ˈleɪtər, ðə skul bænd frəm rɪˈtərnɪŋ, ənd ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ priˈɛmptɪvli bænd ˈʤərnəlɪst bɛn ʃəˈpɪroʊ fər gʊd ˈmɛʒər. ˈəðər skulz hæv sin ə ˈroʊlˌbæk əv fri spiʧ raɪts ɛz wɛl. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs traɪd tɪ blɑk ən əˈpɪrəns baɪ ʃəˈpɪroʊ ənd ˈoʊnli bækt daʊn wɪn ʃəˈpɪroʊ ʃoʊd əp ˈɛniˌweɪ. skulz laɪk ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɪʃɪgən ənd keɪs ˈwɛstərn rɪˈzərv ˌjunəˈvərsəti hæv əˈnaʊnst seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈstudənts frəm ənˈwɛlkəm əˈpɪnjənz. æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈsænə ˈbɑrbərə ˈstudənts dɪˈmændɪd ˈtrɪgər ˈwɔrnɪŋz fər ɔl ˈklæsɪz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə raɪt tɪ bi ɪkˈskjuzd frəm ˈɛni ˈlɛsənz ðət meɪ ““trigger”*” ðɛm. sɛnd tɪps tɪ blake@dailycallernewsfoundation.org*. ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈdeɪli ˈkɔlər nuz faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl wɪˈθaʊt ʧɑrʤ tɪ ˈɛni ˈɛlɪʤəbəl nuz ˈpəblɪʃər ðət kən prəˈvaɪd ə lɑrʤ ˈɔdiəns. fər ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əv ɑr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkɑntɛnt, pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org*.
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president obama does not agree with former attorney general eric holder eric political arm to merge with group barack, michelle obama expected to refrain from endorsing in 2020 primary: report to be first guest on new and mero show more that leaker edward snowden performed a public service, his top spokesman said tuesday.
“the president has had the opportunity to speak on this a number of times, and i think a careful review of his public comments would indicate that he does not,” white house press secretary josh earnest said.
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it’s a rare example of disagreement between obama and holder, who was one of the closest confidants during his time in the administration.
holder said in an interview published monday that the former government leaks, while illegal, were valuable because they helped spark national discussions about government surveillance.
"we can certainly argue about the way in which snowden did what he did, but i think that he actually performed a public service by raising the debate that we engaged in and by the changes that we made,” holder said in a podcast interview with former obama adviser david axelrod.
earnest also noted that holder said snowden, who fled to russia, should return to the united states to face criminal charges.
“what mr. holder is articulating there is the view of the administration,” the spokesman said.
it’s a remarkable change of tune for holder, whose justice department charged snowden with leaking classified intelligence documents in 2013.
in 2014, holder floated the possibility that snowden could return to the u.s and strike a plea deal with the federal government.
obama has acknowledged the leaks played a role in spurring changes to government surveillance practices, but he has repeatedly said actions harmed national security.
“given the fact of an open investigation, not going to dwell on mr. actions or his motivations,” he said in a january 2014 speech at the justice department.
“i will say that our defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our secrets,” he added. “if any individual who objects to government policy can take it into their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will not be able to keep our people safe or conduct foreign policy.”
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ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪz nɑt əˈgri wɪθ ˈfɔrmər əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər ˈɛrɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɑrm tɪ mərʤ wɪθ grup ˈbɑrək, mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ɪn 2020 ˈpraɪˌmɛri: rɪˈpɔrt tɪ bi fərst gɛst ɔn nu ənd ˈmɛroʊ ʃoʊ mɔr ðət ˈlikər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən pərˈfɔrmd ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs, hɪz tɔp ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈprɛzɪdənt həz hæd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ spik ɔn ðɪs ə ˈnəmbər əv taɪmz, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ə ˈkɛrfəl ˌrivˈju əv hɪz ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛnts wʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət hi dɪz not,”*,” waɪt haʊs prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɑʃ ˈərnɪst sɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə rɛr ɪgˈzæmpəl əv dɪsəˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈhoʊldər, hu wɑz wən əv ðə ˈkloʊsəst ˈkɑnfəˌdænts ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm ɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈhoʊldər sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnmənt liks, waɪl ˌɪˈligəl, wər ˈvæljəbəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hɛlpt spɑrk ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈskəʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈgəvərnmənt sərˈveɪləns. "wi kən ˈsərtənli ˈɑrgju əˈbaʊt ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ sˈnoʊdən dɪd wət hi dɪd, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðət hi ˈæˌkʧuəli pərˈfɔrmd ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs baɪ ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə dəˈbeɪt ðət wi ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ənd baɪ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət wi made,”*,” ˈhoʊldər sɛd ɪn ə ˈpɔdˌkæst ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˈvaɪzər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæksəˌlrɑd. ˈərnɪst ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈhoʊldər sɛd sˈnoʊdən, hu flɛd tɪ ˈrəʃə, ʃʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ feɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ˈmɪstər. ˈhoʊldər ɪz ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðɛr ɪz ðə vju əv ðə administration,”*,” ðə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ʧeɪnʤ əv tun fər ˈhoʊldər, huz ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ʧɑrʤd sˈnoʊdən wɪθ ˈlikɪŋ ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪn 2013 ɪn 2014 ˈhoʊldər ˈfloʊtɪd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət sˈnoʊdən kʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə juz ənd straɪk ə pli dil wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə liks pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn spərɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt sərˈveɪləns ˈpræktɪsɪz, bət hi həz rɪˈpitɪdli sɛd ˈækʃənz hɑrmd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ðə fækt əv ən ˈoʊpən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ dwɛl ɔn ˈmɪstər. ˈækʃənz ər hɪz motivations,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 spiʧ æt ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt. wɪl seɪ ðət ɑr dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɛndz ɪn pɑrt ɔn ðə ˌfaɪˈdɛləti əv ðoʊz ɛnˈtrəstɪd wɪθ ɑr secrets,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hu ˈɑbʤɛkts tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpɑləsi kən teɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn hænz tɪ ˈpəblɪkli dɪˈskloʊz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ðɛn wi wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kip ɑr ˈpipəl seɪf ər ˈkɑndəkt ˈfɔrən policy.”*.”
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stephen curry is rocking the ball back and forth on the left wing, staring oklahoma city's steven adams dead in the eyes. it's the third quarter of game 7 of the western conference finals. curry has just drilled two threes to help erase an deficit, and now he's sizing up adams for one more. the thunder already knows he's helpless to what comes next.
for almost anyone else, this type of barrage would be mysticism. for steph curry, it's just another monday.
two days earlier and miles away, the influence of curry radiates from a fieldhouse in atlanta. this is where nike has set up shop for the final stop on its spring elite youth basketball league tour, bringing some of the best high school players in the country together for three days of competition. no one in the gym can shoot like curry, but that won't stop many of them from trying.
one of those players is michael jr., a guard from fayetteville, n.c. who is readying for his senior year at high point christian academy. may be the best shooter on the, and on this saturday afternoon, he's about to prove it. in a game against reigning league champion georgia stars, pulls up for 14 threes. he makes eight of them.
"you used to hear kobe all the time," told nation. "now everyone is trying to be like steph curry."
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the footing of a revolution doesn't truly take hold until change becomes routine. that's what curry has spent the last few years accomplishing. when he broke ray allen's record with 272ers in, no one could have envisioned his current trajectory. he's since broken his own record twice, including a 402 made threes this year. he's a win away from becoming a champion, already is a and is suddenly the most influential player on the planet.
not everyone thinks that's a good thing. when the warriors defeated their past and future nba finals opponent, the cleveland cavaliers, in december, curry's former coach mark jackson posited that the is "hurting the game."
jackson's comments may have been well-intentioned, and they weren't entirely without merit. but talk to the people in and around high-level youth basketball and something becomes exceedingly clear: the passion and excitement curry has brought to a new generation of players is a great thing. it also feels like a harbinger of what's to come.
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for as long as it has existed, grassroots basketball has faced an endless string of high-profile criticism. kobe bryant blasted "aau" a year ago for failing to instill the fundamentals of the game as effectively as youth programs in europe. to its detractors, grassroots basketball is an individual showcase rather than a team game, one that puts an emphasis on playing fast instead of honing skills like footwork, passing, ball handling and, of course, shooting.
it wasn't long ago when a player like bryant (who perfected the fundamentals himself, mind you) could be held up as an example of why young players "just want to dunk." if curry really is the most influential player for the next generation, it stands to reason there would be a renewed focus on skills. curry didn't become the by dunking. he did it by mastering everything else. today's best young players have taken notice.
"he's putting things into my head that i've never never thought of before," said tremont waters, a point guard from south kent, conn. "like how to split a double team, taking the the ball behind his back and throwing it to the corner. i do a lot of things that he does now. i just look at his game and i idolize it."
waters is rapidly becoming one of the best point guard prospects in high school basketball. he's up to no. 31 overall in class of 2017 rankings. he received scholarship offers from duke and kentucky on the same day this spring. waters described curry as an "icon" and "role model" for himself, a player who -- at, 164 pounds -- isn't beating anyone with his size.
"for kids like me, he gives us confidence," waters said. "he's motivation if anything."
to andy borman, curry's clout extends far beyond an influx ofers. borman is the coach of the new york rens of the. at 34, he's already a basketball lifer. he was a walk-on on duke's 2001 national championship team and worked as an assistant at cal and san jose state before moving to grassroots ball.
"the thing with steph is he's an artist," borman said. "the thing that he's influencing isn't really jump shooting, it's creativity and flair. for these kids, it's not about just making the simple play anymore. it's about making the beautiful play. and that's not a bad thing as long as you can do both.
"i think anyone who inspires positive feelings and a passion for the game is a good role model. that's not destroying the game, that's helping the game."
still, there are some around youth basketball who think jackson's comments weren't far off. b.j. johnson, the assistant director of usa basketball, worked with curry when he was a member of the silver team in 2007. johnson said the difference between curry then and curry now is night and day, and it's a testament to how hard he's worked. johnson's believes the real impact of curry would be felt if kids realized the time he's spent working on his game.
"even watching this weekend, everyone is trying to hit the three and there are a number of big guys that are pretty good that aren't seeing the ball at all," johnson said at an stop in indianapolis in april. "it's like guards feel like they have to shoot the three to reach their goals, but it comes at the sacrifice of actually playing a team game. there's a lot of guys chucking a lot of bad shots without actually knowing how to get their teammates involved and create for other people.
"[curry is] walking a line right now where it is a little bit dangerous."
(kyle today sports)
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the stop in indianapolis was one of the precious few weekends college coaches are permitted to be in the gym as part of the live evaluation period. it creates a atmosphere for both players and coaches, where the former know a strong impression in this setting matters more than anywhere else and the latter are equally aware they can't afford to make a bad assessment. the evolution of the game is at the forefront of everyone's mind.
"curry has changed the game," said bob huggins, head coach at west virginia. "he's forcing new options and new opportunities. some of the guys from the old guard who played in the '60s and '70s may not like it, but it's what keeps the game exciting. i see no problem with it."
it should go without saying that not everyone can be steph curry. even beyond his unprecedented numbers are the genetics and wealth that came from having his father play in the nba for 16 years. curry is often viewed as an underdog story because he wasn't a prized recruit, but the advantages he had growing up can't be discounted.
tempting as the thought may be, the nba likely won't look like an entire army of curry clones 10 years from now. but with the added emphasis on shooting and spacing sparked in part by the greatness of curry's warriors, it isn't to believe the volume and efficiency of future shooters could rise to create a new standard. there are already only so many spots for on an nba floor.
"i think any time players are in the gym working on their game, it's good for the game," oregon head coach dana altman told nation. "as a coach, it's your job to make sure it's a good shot. but guys getting in the gym, working on their ball handling, working on their shot, i don't think that can be considered a bad thing for the game."
the fruits of curry's influence are likely still years away, but it feels safe to say the seeds have been planted. by doing things no one thought were possible, curry has forced to a new generation to consider what comes next.
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ˈstivən ˈkəri ɪz ˈrɑkɪŋ ðə bɔl bæk ənd fɔrθ ɔn ðə lɛft wɪŋ, ˈstɛrɪŋ ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪtiz ˈstivən ˈædəmz dɛd ɪn ðə aɪz. ɪts ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər əv geɪm 7 əv ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˈfaɪnəlz. ˈkəri həz ʤɪst drɪld tu θriz tɪ hɛlp ɪˈreɪs ən ˈdɛfəsət, ənd naʊ hiz ˈsaɪzɪŋ əp ˈædəmz fər wən mɔr. ðə ˈθəndər ɔˈrɛdi noʊz hiz ˈhɛlpləs tɪ wət kəmz nɛkst. fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌwən ɛls, ðɪs taɪp əv bərɑʒ wʊd bi ˈmɪstɪˌsɪzəm. fər stɛf ˈkəri, ɪts ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈmənˌdeɪ. tu deɪz ˈərliər ənd maɪəlz əˈweɪ, ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈkəri ˈreɪdiˌeɪts frəm ə ˈfilˌdhaʊs ɪn æˈtlæntə. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ˈnaɪki həz sɛt əp ʃɑp fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl stɑp ɔn ɪts spərɪŋ ɪˈlit juθ ˈbæskətˌbɔl lig tʊr, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ səm əv ðə bɛst haɪ skul pleɪərz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri təˈgɛðər fər θri deɪz əv ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. noʊ wən ɪn ðə ʤɪm kən ʃut laɪk ˈkəri, bət ðət woʊnt stɑp ˈmɛni əv ðɛm frəm traɪɪŋ. wən əv ðoʊz pleɪərz ɪz ˈmaɪkəl jr*., ə gɑrd frəm ˈfeɪˌɛtˌvɪl, n.c*. hu ɪz ˈrɛdiɪŋ fər hɪz ˈsinjər jɪr æt haɪ pɔɪnt ˈkrɪsʧɪn əˈkædəmi. meɪ bi ðə bɛst ˈʃutər ɔn ðə, ənd ɔn ðɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, hiz əˈbaʊt tɪ pruv ɪt. ɪn ə geɪm əˈgɛnst ˈreɪnɪŋ lig ˈʧæmpiən ˈʤɔrʤə stɑrz, pʊlz əp fər 14 θriz. hi meɪks eɪt əv ðɛm. "ju juzd tɪ hir ˈkoʊbeɪ ɔl ðə taɪm," toʊld ˈneɪʃən. "naʊ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ bi laɪk stɛf ˈkəri." ˈkɛli ɛl təˈdeɪ spɔrts ðə ˈfʊtɪŋ əv ə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˈdəzənt ˈtruli teɪk hoʊld ənˈtɪl ʧeɪnʤ bɪˈkəmz ruˈtin. ðæts wət ˈkəri həz spɛnt ðə læst fju jɪrz əˈkɑmplɪʃɪŋ. wɪn hi broʊk reɪ ˈælənz ˈrɛkərd wɪθ 272 ɪn noʊ wən kʊd hæv ɛnˈvɪʒənd hɪz ˈkɑrənt trəˈʤɛktəri. hiz sɪns ˈbroʊkən hɪz oʊn ˈrɛkərd twaɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə 402 meɪd θriz ðɪs jɪr. hiz ə wɪn əˈweɪ frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈʧæmpiən, ɔˈrɛdi ɪz ə ənd ɪz ˈsədənli ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl pleɪər ɔn ðə ˈplænət. nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən θɪŋks ðæts ə gʊd θɪŋ. wɪn ðə ˈwɔrjərz dɪˈfitɪd ðɛr pæst ənd fˈjuʧər ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz əˈpoʊnənt, ðə ˈklivlənd ˌkævəˈlɪrz, ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈkəriz ˈfɔrmər koʊʧ mɑrk ˈʤæksən ˈpɑzətəd ðət ðə ɪz "ˈhərtɪŋ ðə geɪm." ˈʤæksənz ˈkɑmɛnts meɪ hæv bɪn well-intentioned*, ənd ðeɪ wərənt ɪnˈtaɪərli wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɛrət. bət tɔk tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ənd əraʊnd ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl juθ ˈbæskətˌbɔl ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪˈkəmz ɪkˈsidɪŋli klɪr: ðə ˈpæʃən ənd ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ˈkəri həz brɔt tɪ ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv pleɪərz ɪz ə greɪt θɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ filz laɪk ə ˈhɑrbɪnʤər əv wəts tɪ kəm. fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt həz ɪgˈzɪstəd, ˈgræsˈruts ˈbæskətˌbɔl həz feɪst ən ˈɛndləs strɪŋ əv ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ˈkoʊbeɪ braɪənt ˈblæstɪd "aau*" ə jɪr əˈgoʊ fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɪl ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz əv ðə geɪm ɛz ˈifɛktɪvli ɛz juθ ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ˈjʊrəp. tɪ ɪts dɪˈtræktərz, ˈgræsˈruts ˈbæskətˌbɔl ɪz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈrəðər ðən ə tim geɪm, wən ðət pʊts ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn pleɪɪŋ fæst ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhoʊnɪŋ skɪlz laɪk ˈfʊtˌwərk, ˈpæsɪŋ, bɔl ˈhændəlɪŋ ənd, əv kɔrs, ˈʃutɪŋ. ɪt ˈwəzənt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ wɪn ə pleɪər laɪk braɪənt (hu pərˈfɛktəd ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz hɪmˈsɛlf, maɪnd ju) kʊd bi hɛld əp ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv waɪ jəŋ pleɪərz "ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ dəŋk." ɪf ˈkəri ˈrɪli ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl pleɪər fər ðə nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ɪt stændz tɪ ˈrizən ðɛr wʊd bi ə rɪˈnud ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn skɪlz. ˈkəri ˈdɪdənt bɪˈkəm ðə baɪ dunking*. hi dɪd ɪt baɪ ˈmæstərɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls. ˈtudeɪz bɛst jəŋ pleɪərz hæv ˈteɪkən ˈnoʊtɪs. "hiz ˈpʊtɪŋ θɪŋz ˈɪntu maɪ hɛd ðət aɪv ˈnɛvər ˈnɛvər θɔt əv ˌbiˈfɔr," sɛd ˈtrɛmənt ˈwɔtərz, ə pɔɪnt gɑrd frəm saʊθ kɛnt, kɑn. "laɪk haʊ tɪ splɪt ə ˈdəbəl tim, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ðə bɔl bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz bæk ənd θroʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər. aɪ du ə lɔt əv θɪŋz ðət hi dɪz naʊ. aɪ ʤɪst lʊk æt hɪz geɪm ənd aɪ ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz ɪt." ˈwɔtərz ɪz ˈræpədli bɪˈkəmɪŋ wən əv ðə bɛst pɔɪnt gɑrd ˈprɑspɛkts ɪn haɪ skul ˈbæskətˌbɔl. hiz əp tɪ noʊ. 31 ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪn klæs əv 2017 ˈræŋkɪŋz. hi rɪˈsivd ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈɔfərz frəm duk ənd kənˈtəki ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ðɪs spərɪŋ. ˈwɔtərz dɪˈskraɪbd ˈkəri ɛz ən "ˈaɪkɑn" ənd "roʊl ˈmɑdəl" fər hɪmˈsɛlf, ə pleɪər hu æt 164 paʊnz ˈɪzənt ˈbitɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ hɪz saɪz. "fər kɪdz laɪk mi, hi gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑnfədɛns," ˈwɔtərz sɛd. "hiz ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ." tɪ ˈændi ˈbɔrmən, ˈkəriz klaʊt ɪkˈstɛndz fɑr bɪɔnd ən ˈɪnˌfləks əv. ˈbɔrmən ɪz ðə koʊʧ əv ðə nu jɔrk rɛnz əv ðə. æt 34 hiz ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl ˈlaɪfər. hi wɑz ə ˈwɔˌkɑn ɔn duks 2001 ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp tim ənd wərkt ɛz ən əˈsɪstənt æt kæl ənd sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ steɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈgræsˈruts bɔl. "ðə θɪŋ wɪθ stɛf ɪz hiz ən ˈɑrtɪst," ˈbɔrmən sɛd. "ðə θɪŋ ðət hiz ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ˈɪzənt ˈrɪli ʤəmp ˈʃutɪŋ, ɪts ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti ənd flɛr. fər ðiz kɪdz, ɪts nɑt əˈbaʊt ʤɪst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈsɪmpəl pleɪ ˌɛniˈmɔr. ɪts əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈbjutəfəl pleɪ. ənd ðæts nɑt ə bæd θɪŋ ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju kən du boʊθ. "aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən hu ˌɪnˈspaɪrz ˈpɑzətɪv ˈfilɪŋz ənd ə ˈpæʃən fər ðə geɪm ɪz ə gʊd roʊl ˈmɑdəl. ðæts nɑt dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə geɪm, ðæts ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðə geɪm." stɪl, ðɛr ər səm əraʊnd juθ ˈbæskətˌbɔl hu θɪŋk ˈʤæksənz ˈkɑmɛnts wərənt fɑr ɔf. b.j*. ˈʤɑnsən, ðə əˈsɪstənt dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈbæskətˌbɔl, wərkt wɪθ ˈkəri wɪn hi wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsɪlvər tim ɪn 2007 ˈʤɑnsən sɛd ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈkəri ðɛn ənd ˈkəri naʊ ɪz naɪt ənd deɪ, ənd ɪts ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ haʊ hɑrd hiz wərkt. ˈʤɑnsənz bɪˈlivz ðə ril ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈkəri wʊd bi fɛlt ɪf kɪdz ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə taɪm hiz spɛnt ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn hɪz geɪm. "ˈivɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ hɪt ðə θri ənd ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv bɪg gaɪz ðət ər ˈprɪti gʊd ðət ˈɑrənt siɪŋ ðə bɔl æt ɔl," ˈʤɑnsən sɛd æt ən stɑp ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs ɪn ˈeɪprəl. "ɪts laɪk gɑrdz fil laɪk ðeɪ hæv tɪ ʃut ðə θri tɪ riʧ ðɛr goʊlz, bət ɪt kəmz æt ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs əv ˈæˌkʧuəli pleɪɪŋ ə tim geɪm. ðɛrz ə lɔt əv gaɪz ˈʧəkɪŋ ə lɔt əv bæd ʃɑts wɪˈθaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli noʊɪŋ haʊ tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈtimˌmeɪts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd kriˈeɪt fər ˈəðər ˈpipəl. "[ˈkəri ɪz] ˈwɔkɪŋ ə laɪn raɪt naʊ wɛr ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈdeɪnʤərəs." (kaɪl təˈdeɪ spɔrts) ðə stɑp ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs wɑz wən əv ðə ˈprɛʃəs fju ˈwiˌkɛndz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkoʊʧɪz ər pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ bi ɪn ðə ʤɪm ɛz pɑrt əv ðə lɪv ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ˈpɪriəd. ɪt kriˈeɪts ə ˈætməsˌfɪr fər boʊθ pleɪərz ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz, wɛr ðə ˈfɔrmər noʊ ə strɔŋ ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ɪn ðɪs ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈmætərz mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌwɛr ɛls ənd ðə ˈlætər ər ˈikwəli əˈwɛr ðeɪ kænt əˈfɔrd tɪ meɪk ə bæd əˈsɛsmənt. ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ðə geɪm ɪz æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ˈɛvriˌwənz maɪnd. "ˈkəri həz ʧeɪnʤd ðə geɪm," sɛd bɑb ˈhəgɪnz, hɛd koʊʧ æt wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə. "hiz ˈfɔrsɪŋ nu ˈɔpʃənz ənd nu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. səm əv ðə gaɪz frəm ðə oʊld gɑrd hu pleɪd ɪn ðə ənd meɪ nɑt laɪk ɪt, bət ɪts wət kips ðə geɪm ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ. aɪ si noʊ ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ɪt." ɪt ʃʊd goʊ wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ ðət nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən kən bi stɛf ˈkəri. ˈivɪn bɪɔnd hɪz ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈnəmbərz ər ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪks ənd wɛlθ ðət keɪm frəm ˈhævɪŋ hɪz ˈfɑðər pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ fər 16 jɪrz. ˈkəri ɪz ˈɔfən vjud ɛz ən ˈəndərˌdɔg ˈstɔri bɪˈkəz hi ˈwəzənt ə praɪzd rɪˈkrut, bət ðə ædˈvæntɪʤɪz hi hæd groʊɪŋ əp kænt bi ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd. ˈtɛmptɪŋ ɛz ðə θɔt meɪ bi, ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈlaɪkli woʊnt lʊk laɪk ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɑrmi əv ˈkəri kloʊnz 10 jɪrz frəm naʊ. bət wɪθ ðə ˈædɪd ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ˈspeɪsɪŋ spɑrkt ɪn pɑrt baɪ ðə ˈgreɪtnəs əv ˈkəriz ˈwɔrjərz, ɪt ˈɪzənt tɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈvɑljum ənd ɪˈfɪʃənsi əv fˈjuʧər ˈʃutərz kʊd raɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈstændərd. ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈoʊnli soʊ ˈmɛni spɑts fər ɔn ən ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ flɔr. "aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni taɪm pleɪərz ər ɪn ðə ʤɪm ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛr geɪm, ɪts gʊd fər ðə geɪm," ˈɔrəˌgɑn hɛd koʊʧ ˈdeɪnə ˈɔltmən toʊld ˈneɪʃən. "ɛz ə koʊʧ, ɪts jʊr ʤɑb tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɪts ə gʊd ʃɑt. bət gaɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ʤɪm, ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛr bɔl ˈhændəlɪŋ, ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ʃɑt, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ðət kən bi kənˈsɪdərd ə bæd θɪŋ fər ðə geɪm." ðə fruts əv ˈkəriz ˈɪnfluəns ər ˈlaɪkli stɪl jɪrz əˈweɪ, bət ɪt filz seɪf tɪ seɪ ðə sidz hæv bɪn ˈplænɪd. baɪ duɪŋ θɪŋz noʊ wən θɔt wər ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈkəri həz fɔrst tɪ ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən tɪ kənˈsɪdər wət kəmz nɛkst.
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in 1997, the video game was released on multiple platforms for the day for the first time since 1981. while high end graphical versions, at the time at least, were given a lukewarm reception on both the pc and the sony playstation, one version of the game was released quietly to little fanfare. released on october 6th, 1998, this version of would be the final game released on a now outdated system, the super nintendo.
it is strange to think that the final game ever hitting american shores was an updated remake of a game from 1981, but history is sometimes funny like that. with the super nintendo, one of the most popular video game consoles of all time, ceasing production earlier that year, it was only a matter of time that the final game released for the system would come to pass. we see that happen constantly; often the final game released for consoles receives recognition for being the last of kind, whether it is woods for the original nes, to pro evolution soccer 2014 for the playstation 2, the final game released often has a dubious distinction of being the end of a generation for console players.
i doubt, however, anyone would believe that, in 2013, the super nintendo would be graced with one more new release, in the hands of a nintendo product. that game is called nightmare busters.
now before we get into nightmare busters itself, we first need to address something regarding the classic game market. in the past decade, gaming has become a whole of the gaming industry in and of itself, with the trading and collecting of classic games and consoles being a common practice found in most hardcore collector circles. many have become savvy to the fluctuating prices of video games and systems, making the hobby of game collecting and restoration expensive, but worthwhile due to the interactivity one has with their product.
so popular is game collecting, we see many youtube personalities tout their collections online, or produce video series about bargain hunting and game collecting tips. famous collectors such as pat the nes punk, the crew, and game chasers have not only shared their tips and thoughts with players, but have become major staples of entertainment and advice regarding video game collecting. through all of this, rare games, imports, and reproduction carts have become big business, and gaming enthusiasts have been paying top dollar for a piece of nostalgia they can call their own.
this also includes the robust markets out there. gaming platforms, from the sega to the sony psp, are often notorious for being bastions ofed titles, some often released wide by developers. redspotgames, a developer from germany, is famous for releasing titles on the sega since 2007, such as rush rush rally and last hope. the subculture ofed titles has slowly grown into a niche, independent market for game that is often ignored by the aaa gaming public.
this trend is also crossing over into the mainstream. this year, a game titled sydney hunter and the caverns of death was kickstarted, being touted as an independent nes and game. while we see titles and classic game hacks floating the internet all the time, sydney hunter is among, if not the first, to push for a commercial release. it is possible that the trend of or independent games may flood the secondary market of consoles, which in turn would change game development further, making new nintendo titles a possibility.
reproduction cartridges are also rather common now a days, often creating new experiences for the gaming public, from translated cartridges to locked nes and titles. beta games have been also recreated, often thrown into cartridges with several other betas that can balloon to prices as high as $150.00 for their creation. nightmare busters, however, is a bit different than the average independent reproduction cartridge.
nightmare busters, for one, is an actual unreleased game from the days. often found in across the internet, this devilishly dark shoot em up was originally developed by a small european studio, arcade zone, who had previously worked on the game legend for the. the title was to be published by the japanese company nichibustu, for a 1995 release, but the game was cancelled. the only known evidence of its existence includes a lone of the game in an issue of nintendo power, vol. 68, as a part of the 1995 preview of upcoming games.
unlike most abandoned titles, nightmare busters was reworked into a game called adventures, a phone game in 2004 by the company in-fusio. a review of the game was actually done by in 2004, giving it a fairly high grade for a phone game at the time. then, in 2007, a rom of the title was discovered and subsequently released to the internet for emulation. the rom was mostly complete, with the levels intact and co-op play possible. for the next few years, two of the original designers of nightmare busters, and alessandri, have worked with the independent development studio at super fighter team to refine the game even further, finish the title, and subsequently give the game a full release.
super fighter team is well known to many gaming aficionados for the developers behind beggar prince, a sega genesis released back in 2006. since then, super fighter team has done several of classic games and released many of them back into the market as full-fledged, non licensed, titles for their respected systems. nightmare busters is just the latest of several games now released by super fighter team, and in all likelihood, not the last either.
the history of nightmare busters is truthfully one of the most interesting aspects about the game, which in and of itself is a stylish up in the vein of ristar. controlling the leprechauns flynn and floyd, you basically shoot everything that moves, avoid obstacles, and use your coordination to maximum effect. what helps the game stand out is the very “european animation” the graphics have, which were high end, even back in 1994 when the game was first revealed.
it helps that the gameplay is simple and straightforward as well. most run and gun games have mechanics designed to challenge the player, usually through various enemies weak to certain projectiles, and nightmare busters is no exception. instead of opting for super weapons and homing missiles, you have playing cards and magic at your disposal, which you can cycle through to tackle the many obstacles in your path. you also get a “super charge” attack that makes you invincible from harm for a moment, but limited charges prevent you from the ability.
there really is little else to say about the title other than its presentation is solid, the gameplay addictive, and the challenge fun. if one know the rather unique history behind nightmare busters, it probably would just be seen as one of now two super nintendo games for the library out in the wild. thankfully, the care and crafting done by super fighter team have distinguished nightmare busters onto a different level; one that is certainly worth a look if you have the money to burn for something unique for your library.
a challenge with solid run and gun gameplay is certainly a hallmark of the era. while many may see the simplicity and the length of nightmare busters as a step back from more modern conventions, the game wears its classic roots proudly as a badge of honor. for classic game players, it is definitely worth some space on your shelf, although getting a hold of a copy will be difficult. while super fighter team has printed a second (and likely final) wave of the game, with now unavailable, it will still be difficult to get a copy.
still, nightmare busters represents something more in gaming than just a piece now; it represents how lost titles can be made new again. if nightmare busters is any indication, it proves that even with a console being long past its prime, good games can still be published for them years later. the passion and dedication put forth to release, or in some cases re-release, these titles is a part of gaming culture rarely covered, but one that those looking for it never forget.
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ɪn 1997 ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm wɑz riˈlist ɔn ˈməltəpəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz fər ðə deɪ fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 1981 waɪl haɪ ɛnd ˈgræfɪkəl ˈvərʒənz, æt ðə taɪm æt list, wər ˈgɪvɪn ə ˈlukˈwɔrm rɪˈsɛpʃən ɔn boʊθ ðə ˈpiˈsi ənd ðə ˈsoʊni ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən, wən ˈvərʒən əv ðə geɪm wɑz riˈlist kˈwaɪətli tɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈfænˌfɛr. riˈlist ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 6th*, 1998 ðɪs ˈvərʒən əv wʊd bi ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm riˈlist ɔn ə naʊ ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈsɪstəm, ðə ˈsupər nɪnˈtɛndoʊ. ɪt ɪz streɪnʤ tɪ θɪŋk ðət ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm ˈɛvər ˈhɪtɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ʃɔrz wɑz ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈriˈmeɪk əv ə geɪm frəm 1981 bət ˈhɪstəri ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈfəni laɪk ðət. wɪθ ðə ˈsupər nɪnˈtɛndoʊ, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm kənˈsoʊlz əv ɔl taɪm, ˈsisɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən ˈərliər ðət jɪr, ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ə ˈmætər əv taɪm ðət ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm riˈlist fər ðə ˈsɪstəm wʊd kəm tɪ pæs. wi si ðət ˈhæpən ˈkɑnstəntli; ˈɔfən ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm riˈlist fər kənˈsoʊlz rɪˈsivz ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən fər biɪŋ ðə læst əv kaɪnd, ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz wʊdz fər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl nɛs, tɪ proʊ ˌɛvəˈluʃən ˈsɑkər 2014 fər ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 2 ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm riˈlist ˈɔfən həz ə ˈdubiəs dɪˈstɪŋkʃən əv biɪŋ ðə ɛnd əv ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən fər ˈkɑnsoʊl pleɪərz. aɪ daʊt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɛniˌwən wʊd bɪˈliv ðət, ɪn 2013 ðə ˈsupər nɪnˈtɛndoʊ wʊd bi greɪst wɪθ wən mɔr nu riˈlis, ɪn ðə hænz əv ə nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈprɑdəkt. ðət geɪm ɪz kɔld ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz. naʊ ˌbiˈfɔr wi gɪt ˈɪntu ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ˌɪtˈsɛlf, wi fərst nid tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈklæsɪk geɪm ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪn ðə pæst ˈdɛkeɪd, ˈgeɪmɪŋ həz bɪˈkəm ə hoʊl əv ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf, wɪθ ðə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ənd kəˈlɛktɪŋ əv ˈklæsɪk geɪmz ənd kənˈsoʊlz biɪŋ ə ˈkɑmən ˈpræktɪs faʊnd ɪn moʊst ˈhɑrdˈkɔr kəˈlɛktər ˈsərkəlz. ˈmɛni hæv bɪˈkəm ˈsævi tɪ ðə ˈfləkʧəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz əv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd ˈsɪstəmz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈhɑbi əv geɪm kəˈlɛktɪŋ ənd ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, bət ˈwərθˈwaɪl du tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˌækˈtɪvɪti wən həz wɪθ ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt. soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ɪz geɪm kəˈlɛktɪŋ, wi si ˈmɛni ˈjuˌtub ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz taʊt ðɛr kəˈlɛkʃənz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ər ˈproʊdus ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsɪriz əˈbaʊt ˈbɑrgɪn ˈhəntɪŋ ənd geɪm kəˈlɛktɪŋ tɪps. ˈfeɪməs kəˈlɛktərz səʧ ɛz pæt ðə nɛs pəŋk, ðə kru, ənd geɪm ˈʧeɪsərz hæv nɑt ˈoʊnli ʃɛrd ðɛr tɪps ənd θɔts wɪθ pleɪərz, bət hæv bɪˈkəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈsteɪpəlz əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ədˈvaɪs rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm kəˈlɛktɪŋ. θru ɔl əv ðɪs, rɛr geɪmz, ˌɪmˈpɔrts, ənd ˌriprəˈdəkʃən kɑrts hæv bɪˈkəm bɪg ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɛnˈθuziˌæsts hæv bɪn peɪɪŋ tɔp ˈdɔlər fər ə pis əv nɔˈstælʤə ðeɪ kən kɔl ðɛr oʊn. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə roʊˈbəst ˈmɑrkɪts aʊt ðɛr. ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrmz, frəm ðə ˈsigə tɪ ðə ˈsoʊni psp*, ər ˈɔfən noʊˈtɔriəs fər biɪŋ ˈbæsʧənz əv ˈtaɪtəlz, səm ˈɔfən riˈlist waɪd baɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz. redspotgames*, ə dɪˈvɛləpər frəm ˈʤərməni, ɪz ˈfeɪməs fər riˈlisɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz ɔn ðə ˈsigə sɪns 2007 səʧ ɛz rəʃ rəʃ ˈræli ənd læst hoʊp. ðə ˈsəbˌkəlʧər əv ˈtaɪtəlz həz sˈloʊli groʊn ˈɪntu ə nɪʧ, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈmɑrkɪt fər geɪm ðət ɪz ˈɔfən ˌɪgˈnɔrd baɪ ðə ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈpəblɪk. ðɪs trɛnd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈɪntu ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim. ðɪs jɪr, ə geɪm ˈtaɪtəld ˈsɪdni ˈhəntər ənd ðə ˈkævərnz əv dɛθ wɑz kickstarted*, biɪŋ ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt nɛs ənd geɪm. waɪl wi si ˈtaɪtəlz ənd ˈklæsɪk geɪm hæks ˈfloʊtɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɔl ðə taɪm, ˈsɪdni ˈhəntər ɪz əˈməŋ, ɪf nɑt ðə fərst, tɪ pʊʃ fər ə kəˈmərʃəl riˈlis. ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ðə trɛnd əv ər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪmz meɪ fləd ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈmɑrkɪt əv kənˈsoʊlz, wɪʧ ɪn tərn wʊd ʧeɪnʤ geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfərðər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ nu nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈtaɪtəlz ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ˈkɑrtrəʤəz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrəðər ˈkɑmən naʊ ə deɪz, ˈɔfən kriˈeɪtɪŋ nu ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz fər ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈpəblɪk, frəm trænzˈleɪtəd ˈkɑrtrəʤəz tɪ lɑkt nɛs ənd ˈtaɪtəlz. ˈbeɪtə geɪmz hæv bɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪd, ˈɔfən θroʊn ˈɪntu ˈkɑrtrəʤəz wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈbeɪtəz ðət kən bəˈlun tɪ ˈpraɪsɪz ɛz haɪ ɛz fər ðɛr kriˈeɪʃən. ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ə bɪt ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌriprəˈdəkʃən ˈkɑrtrɪʤ. ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz, fər wən, ɪz ən ˈækʧəwəl ənrɪˈlist geɪm frəm ðə deɪz. ˈɔfən faʊnd ɪn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ðɪs ˈdɛvəlɪʃli dɑrk ʃut ɛm əp wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ə smɔl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈstudiˌoʊ, ɑrˈkeɪd zoʊn, hu hæd ˈpriviəsli wərkt ɔn ðə geɪm ˈlɛʤənd fər ðə. ðə ˈtaɪtəl wɑz tɪ bi ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈkəmpəˌni nichibustu*, fər ə 1995 riˈlis, bət ðə geɪm wɑz ˈkænsəld. ðə ˈoʊnli noʊn ˈɛvədəns əv ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns ˌɪnˈkludz ə loʊn əv ðə geɪm ɪn ən ˈɪʃu əv nɪnˈtɛndoʊ paʊər, vol*. 68 ɛz ə pɑrt əv ðə 1995 ˈprivˌju əv ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ geɪmz. ənˈlaɪk moʊst əˈbændənd ˈtaɪtəlz, ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz wɑz riˈwərkt ˈɪntu ə geɪm kɔld ædˈvɛnʧərz, ə foʊn geɪm ɪn 2004 baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni in-fusio*. ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə geɪm wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli dən baɪ ɪn 2004 ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ə ˈfɛrli haɪ greɪd fər ə foʊn geɪm æt ðə taɪm. ðɛn, ɪn 2007 ə rɑm əv ðə ˈtaɪtəl wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli riˈlist tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər ˌɛmjəˈleɪʃən. ðə rɑm wɑz ˈmoʊstli kəmˈplit, wɪθ ðə ˈlɛvəlz ˌɪnˈtækt ənd koʊɑp pleɪ ˈpɑsəbəl. fər ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz, tu əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl dɪˈzaɪnərz əv ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz, ənd alessandri*, hæv wərkt wɪθ ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstudiˌoʊ æt ˈsupər ˈfaɪtər tim tɪ rɪˈfaɪn ðə geɪm ˈivɪn ˈfərðər, ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə ˈtaɪtəl, ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli gɪv ðə geɪm ə fʊl riˈlis. ˈsupər ˈfaɪtər tim ɪz wɛl noʊn tɪ ˈmɛni ˈgeɪmɪŋ əˌfɪʃəˈnɑdoʊz fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈbɛgər prɪns, ə ˈsigə ˈʤɛnəsəs riˈlist bæk ɪn 2006 sɪns ðɛn, ˈsupər ˈfaɪtər tim həz dən ˈsɛvərəl əv ˈklæsɪk geɪmz ənd riˈlist ˈmɛni əv ðɛm bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɛz full-fledged*, nɑn ˈlaɪsənst, ˈtaɪtəlz fər ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈsɪstəmz. ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˈleɪtəst əv ˈsɛvərəl geɪmz naʊ riˈlist baɪ ˈsupər ˈfaɪtər tim, ənd ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd, nɑt ðə læst ˈiðər. ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ɪz ˈtruθfəli wən əv ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkts əˈbaʊt ðə geɪm, wɪʧ ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ə ˈstaɪlɪʃ əp ɪn ðə veɪn əv ristar*. kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˈlɛpərˌkɔnz flɪn ənd flɔɪd, ju ˈbeɪsɪkli ʃut ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət muvz, əˈvɔɪd ˈɑbstəkəlz, ənd juz jʊr koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən tɪ ˈmæksəməm ˈifɛkt. wət hɛlps ðə geɪm stænd aʊt ɪz ðə ˈvɛri animation”*” ðə ˈgræfɪks hæv, wɪʧ wər haɪ ɛnd, ˈivɪn bæk ɪn 1994 wɪn ðə geɪm wɑz fərst rɪˈvild. ɪt hɛlps ðət ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ɛz wɛl. moʊst rən ənd gən geɪmz hæv məˈkænɪks dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə pleɪər, ˈjuʒəwəli θru ˈvɛriəs ˈɛnəmiz wik tɪ ˈsərtən prɑˈʤɛktəlz, ənd ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ɪz noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈɑptɪŋ fər ˈsupər ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈhoʊmɪŋ ˈmɪsəlz, ju hæv pleɪɪŋ kɑrdz ənd ˈmæʤɪk æt jʊr dɪˈspoʊzəl, wɪʧ ju kən ˈsaɪkəl θru tɪ ˈtækəl ðə ˈmɛni ˈɑbstəkəlz ɪn jʊr pæθ. ju ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ə charge”*” əˈtæk ðət meɪks ju ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl frəm hɑrm fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, bət ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈʧɑrʤɪz prɪˈvɛnt ju frəm ðə əˈbɪləˌti. ðɛr ˈrɪli ɪz ˈlɪtəl ɛls tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtaɪtəl ˈəðər ðən ɪts ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ɪz ˈsɑləd, ðə ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ əˈdɪktɪv, ənd ðə ˈʧælənʤ fən. ɪf wən noʊ ðə ˈrəðər juˈnik ˈhɪstəri bɪˈhaɪnd ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz, ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli wʊd ʤɪst bi sin ɛz wən əv naʊ tu ˈsupər nɪnˈtɛndoʊ geɪmz fər ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri aʊt ɪn ðə waɪld. ˈθæŋkfəli, ðə kɛr ənd ˈkræftɪŋ dən baɪ ˈsupər ˈfaɪtər tim hæv dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ˈɔntu ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛvəl; wən ðət ɪz ˈsərtənli wərθ ə lʊk ɪf ju hæv ðə ˈməni tɪ bərn fər ˈsəmθɪŋ juˈnik fər jʊr ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. ə ˈʧælənʤ wɪθ ˈsɑləd rən ənd gən ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɪz ˈsərtənli ə ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv ðə ˈɪrə. waɪl ˈmɛni meɪ si ðə sɪmˈplɪsɪti ənd ðə lɛŋθ əv ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ɛz ə stɛp bæk frəm mɔr ˈmɑdərn kənˈvɛnʃənz, ðə geɪm wɛrz ɪts ˈklæsɪk ruts ˈpraʊdli ɛz ə bæʤ əv ˈɑnər. fər ˈklæsɪk geɪm pleɪərz, ɪt ɪz ˈdɛfənətli wərθ səm speɪs ɔn jʊr ʃɛlf, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ ə hoʊld əv ə ˈkɑpi wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt. waɪl ˈsupər ˈfaɪtər tim həz ˈprɪnɪd ə ˈsɛkənd (ənd ˈlaɪkli ˈfaɪnəl) weɪv əv ðə geɪm, wɪθ naʊ ˌənəˈveɪləbəl, ɪt wɪl stɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɪt ə ˈkɑpi. stɪl, ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ðən ʤɪst ə pis naʊ; ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts haʊ lɔst ˈtaɪtəlz kən bi meɪd nu əˈgɛn. ɪf ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈbəstərz ɪz ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, ɪt pruvz ðət ˈivɪn wɪθ ə ˈkɑnsoʊl biɪŋ lɔŋ pæst ɪts praɪm, gʊd geɪmz kən stɪl bi ˈpəblɪʃt fər ðɛm jɪrz ˈleɪtər. ðə ˈpæʃən ənd ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən pʊt fɔrθ tɪ riˈlis, ər ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz 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the fatwa against salman rushdie is reportedly going to be the central of an iranian video game.
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iran has become the next big star of in video game if just in terms of creating headlines. in recent months seen charges of espionage and a death sentence. there have even been virtual fatwas.
these are the side effects of the iranian video game rapid that ayatollah ali khamenei himself has apparently pushed for.
“we developed around 140 games with islamic and iranian contents which can compete with foreign products,” said dezfouli, secretary of secretary of the supreme council of cultural revolution, in a recent interview with the news agency, which reuters calls “semi-official” for its ties to the government. iran even has a national foundation of computer games and its own version of, the united states’ largest annual video game conference.
so what is behind this push to establish an iranian video game industry? certainly not the desire to create art.
in the new york times last week, nicholas kristof pointed out that iran is a young nation (about half the population is under 25), and education levels are rising. he recalled witnessing many iranians indulging in traditionally western pleasures: amusement parks, pirated music, drugs, and “grand theft auto.”
“this youth culture of iran is nurtured by the of iranian households have by satellite television, which is banned,” writes kristof. iran is also not subject to copyright laws, making piracy widespread and thus newly released games easily available. and according to the guardian, “iranian authorities have complained in recent years that ‘enemies’ have targeted their country in a ‘soft and cultural war’ using illegal satellite channels, western novels, hollywood films and computer games.” all of this has prompted iran to create its own industry and heavily filtered “halal” internet.
back in december, iran banned the sale of the game battlefield 3, taking issue with its depiction of a u.s. assault on tehran. the responded by announcing its plans to create a game called “attack on tel aviv,” which features “iran’s reaction toward depicting an american soldier on streets in ‘battlefield according to the tehran times.
more recently, a game with the remarkable name “the stressful life of salman rushdie and implementation of his verdict” was announced at the second annual computer games expo in tehran. the guardian says it is being developed by the islamic association of students, which hopes to educate a younger generation of the fatwa placed on the satanic verses author salman rushdie by ayatollah ruhollah khomeini in 1989. while details on the actual contents have yet to be released, time speculates that the title suggests players may be tasked with answering the call for the head.”
the video game politics stop there. in an interview with on monday, game developer revealed he has been branded a spy for his latest game, which depicts the chaos of the 1979 iranian revolution. as a result, he can no longer return to his home country.
khonsari’s woes pale in comparison to those of amir. arrested and accused of espionage late last year for his alleged involvement in designing games, the former u.s. marine was sentenced to death in early january.
in a controversial confession on iranian state television, claimed his company, new reality games, was developing titles aimed at “manipulating public opinion in the middle east,” according to. however, a follow-up article revealed that’s government funding was for a language education game for the department of defense.
while’s death sentence was overturned in march, he remains imprisoned in iran.
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ðə ˈfɑtwɑ əˈgɛnst ˈsæmən ˈrəʃdi ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˈsɛntrəl əv ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈʤɛrəd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˌɪˈrɑn həz bɪˈkəm ðə nɛkst bɪg stɑr əv ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ɪf ʤɪst ɪn tərmz əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs sin ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˈɛspiənɑʤ ənd ə dɛθ ˈsɛntəns. ðɛr hæv ˈivɪn bɪn ˈvərʧuəl fatwas*. ðiz ər ðə saɪd ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈræpɪd ðət ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə ˈɑli kəˈmeɪˌni hɪmˈsɛlf həz əˈpɛrəntli pʊʃt fər. dɪˈvɛləpt əraʊnd 140 geɪmz wɪθ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ənd ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈkɑntɛnts wɪʧ kən kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈfɔrən products,”*,” sɛd dezfouli*, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə səˈprim ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi, wɪʧ ˈrɔɪtərz kɔlz ““semi-official”*” fər ɪts taɪz tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌɪˈrɑn ˈivɪn həz ə ˈnæʃənəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv kəmˈpjutər geɪmz ənd ɪts oʊn ˈvərʒən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states’*’ ˈlɑrʤəst ˈænjuəl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkɑnfərəns. soʊ wət ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs pʊʃ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri? ˈsərtənli nɑt ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kriˈeɪt ɑrt. ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz læst wik, ˈnɪkələs ˈkrɪstəf ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ə jəŋ ˈneɪʃən (əˈbaʊt hæf ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ˈəndər 25 ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz ər ˈraɪzɪŋ. hi rɪˈkɔld ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ˈmɛni ˌɪˈrɑniənz ˌɪnˈdəlʤɪŋ ɪn trəˈdɪʃənəli ˈwɛstərn ˈplɛʒərz: əmˈjuzmənt pɑrks, ˈpaɪrətɪd mˈjuzɪk, drəgz, ənd θɛft auto.”*.” juθ ˈkəlʧər əv ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ˈnərʧərd baɪ ðə əv ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz hæv baɪ ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, wɪʧ ɪz banned,”*,” raɪts ˈkrɪstəf. ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt lɔz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpaɪrəsi ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ənd ðəs ˈnuli riˈlist geɪmz ˈizəli əˈveɪləbəl. ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən, əˈθɔrətiz hæv kəmˈpleɪnd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ðət ‘‘enemies’*’ hæv ˈtɑrgətɪd ðɛr ˈkəntri ɪn ə ənd ˈkəlʧərəl war’*’ ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈʧænəlz, ˈwɛstərn ˈnɑvəlz, ˈhɑliˌwʊd fɪlmz ənd kəmˈpjutər games.”*.” ɔl əv ðɪs həz ˈprɑmptɪd ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪts oʊn ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈhɛvəli ˈfɪltərd ““halal”*” ˈɪntərˌnɛt. bæk ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˌɪˈrɑn bænd ðə seɪl əv ðə geɪm ˈbætəlˌfild 3 ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪʃu wɪθ ɪts dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ə juz. əˈsɔlt ɔn ˌteɪˈrɑn. ðə rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ɪts plænz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə geɪm kɔld ɔn tɛl aviv,”*,” wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz riˈækʃən təˈwɔrd dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsoʊlʤər ɔn strits ɪn əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌteɪˈrɑn taɪmz. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ə geɪm wɪθ ðə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl neɪm ˈstrɛsfəl laɪf əv ˈsæmən ˈrəʃdi ənd ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv hɪz verdict”*” wɑz əˈnaʊnst æt ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈænjuəl kəmˈpjutər geɪmz ˈɛkspoʊ ɪn ˌteɪˈrɑn. ðə ˈgɑrdiən sɪz ɪt ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈstudənts, wɪʧ hoʊps tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ə ˈjəŋgər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈfɑtwɑ pleɪst ɔn ðə səˈtænɪk ˈvərsɪz ˈɔθər ˈsæmən ˈrəʃdi baɪ ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə ruˈhɑlə koʊˈmeɪni ɪn 1989 waɪl ˈditeɪlz ɔn ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkɑntɛnts hæv jɛt tɪ bi riˈlist, taɪm ˈspɛkjəˌleɪts ðət ðə ˈtaɪtəl səˈʤɛsts pleɪərz meɪ bi tæskt wɪθ ˈænsərɪŋ ðə kɔl fər ðə head.”*.” ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈpɑləˌtɪks stɑp ðɛr. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər rɪˈvild hi həz bɪn ˈbrændɪd ə spaɪ fər hɪz ˈleɪtəst geɪm, wɪʧ dɪˈpɪkts ðə keɪɑs əv ðə 1979 ˌɪˈrɑniən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, hi kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər rɪˈtərn tɪ hɪz hoʊm ˈkəntri. woʊz peɪl ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ðoʊz əv əˈmɪr. ərˈɛstɪd ənd əˈkjuzd əv ˈɛspiənɑʤ leɪt læst jɪr fər hɪz əˈlɛʤd ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ geɪmz, ðə ˈfɔrmər juz. mərˈin wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ dɛθ ɪn ˈərli ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ɪn ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl kənˈfɛʃən ɔn ˌɪˈrɑniən steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, kleɪmd hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni, nu ˌriˈæləˌti geɪmz, wɑz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz eɪmd æt ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl east,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈɑrtɪkəl rɪˈvild ðət ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfəndɪŋ wɑz fər ə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən geɪm fər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns. waɪl dɛθ ˈsɛntəns wɑz ˈoʊvərˌtərnd ɪn mɑrʧ, hi rɪˈmeɪnz ˌɪmˈprɪzənd ɪn ˌɪˈrɑn.
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riverview, mich. - it was around valentine's day when things got out of hand in jody son's classroom at community high school.
it was "free hug day" at the school. when students surrounded the technology teacher offering a hug, he told them to leave him alone. after they didn't listen, he punched one of the students in the mouth.
slavin said she was mortified until she heard the whole story from her son.
"i think the situation just got out of control in the classroom," she said. "the kids kind of came up on him and surrounded him and he was telling them no. and they put their hands on him."
that incident put the teacher's job in jeopardy, but students rallied around the teacher. now the victim has filed a lawsuit against the teacher and the community school district seeking $75,000 in damages.
the suit claims the student has suffered severe physical, psychological and emotional injuries, as well as serious impairment to his academic and social development because of the incident.
the lawsuit alleges before the february incident the district let the teacher's inappropriate behavior go unchecked, claiming the teacher would hit students in the testicles, used profanity, made inappropriate comments, used squirt guns to spray students with water and hit students in the back of the head.
slavin said she sympathizes with the victim. the teacher has a lot of supporters.
"i think it would be pretty hard on that kid because that is a beloved teacher," said slavin.
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riverview*, mɪʧ. ɪt wɑz əraʊnd ˈvælənˌtaɪnz deɪ wɪn θɪŋz gɑt aʊt əv hænd ɪn ˈʤoʊdi sənz ˈklæsˌrum æt kəmˈjunɪti haɪ skul. ɪt wɑz "fri həg deɪ" æt ðə skul. wɪn ˈstudənts sərˈaʊndɪd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈtiʧər ˈɔfərɪŋ ə həg, hi toʊld ðɛm tɪ liv ɪm əˈloʊn. ˈæftər ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈlɪsən, hi pənʧt wən əv ðə ˈstudənts ɪn ðə maʊθ. sˈlævɪn sɛd ʃi wɑz ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪd ənˈtɪl ʃi hərd ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri frəm hər sən. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ʤɪst gɑt aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum," ʃi sɛd. "ðə kɪdz kaɪnd əv keɪm əp ɔn ɪm ənd sərˈaʊndɪd ɪm ənd hi wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm noʊ. ənd ðeɪ pʊt ðɛr hænz ɔn ɪm." ðət ˈɪnsədənt pʊt ðə ˈtiʧərz ʤɑb ɪn ˈʤɛpərdi, bət ˈstudənts ˈrælid əraʊnd ðə ˈtiʧər. naʊ ðə ˈvɪktɪm həz faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈtiʧər ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪti skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsikɪŋ ɪn ˈdæmɪʤɪz. ðə sut kleɪmz ðə ˈstudənt həz ˈsəfərd səˈvɪr ˈfɪzɪkəl, ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈɪnʤəriz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈsɪriəs ˌɪmˈpɛrmənt tɪ hɪz ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ðə ˈlɔˌsut əˈlɛʤɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfɛbruˌɛri ˈɪnsədənt ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt lɛt ðə ˈtiʧərz ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt bɪˈheɪvjər goʊ ənˈʧɛkt, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈtiʧər wʊd hɪt ˈstudənts ɪn ðə ˈtɛˌstɪkəlz, juzd proʊˈfænəti, meɪd ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt ˈkɑmɛnts, juzd skwərt gənz tɪ spreɪ ˈstudənts wɪθ ˈwɔtər ənd hɪt ˈstudənts ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə hɛd. sˈlævɪn sɛd ʃi ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzɪz wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktɪm. ðə ˈtiʧər həz ə lɔt əv səˈpɔrtərz. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi ˈprɪti hɑrd ɔn ðət kɪd bɪˈkəz ðət ɪz ə bɪˈləvəd ˈtiʧər," sɛd sˈlævɪn. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2015 baɪ clickondetroit.com*. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd.
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‘art deco’ is basically the only school of design at all familiar with. my own approach to design in any regard go any further than “make most of the the same.” so when i see something art deco, i become slightly excited. i recognised a thing that i know! i can sound very vaguely learned! so has it been withilization v, a beta build of which cuddled up to over the last few weeks. “the menus are art deco,” i say whenever anyone asks me what the game is like. then i nod wisely. then they ask me about hexagons, and i punch them in the teeth.
put this in your bloody pipe and smoke it, because if i read one more “hex appeal” gag going to storm off the internet in a huff. yes, 5 includes but turned off by default. as in, the hex outline visible, even though the game always remains in.
honestly, although primarily a change in the angles units can attack from, you need to see them, most people bother with the outlines, and i left them on for about five minutes before they make a profound amount of difference to how i played the game, bar making a very pretty world look over-cluttered. gone, forgotten, fine. v is: not some strange and rethink of the series. you will not be thinking “aaargh all.” it feels natural, and you will adapt almost immediately.
probably. most of you. some of you. of course some of you. i find it jarring or a problem, but i appreciate i am not as resolute on as some of this wonderful series’ long-term fans.
there are major changes to all kinds of elements, but no way ever mistake if for anything other than a game. this is good! it is also bad! maybe. a little. not much, though.
my standard argument, apart from panicking that someone might ask me to explain what i mean by ‘art deco’, is that this early build of v is genuinely, definitely lovely and, as per series’ tradition, i happily swam in its river for hour after hour. buuuuuuut… i experience the invigorating rush i did the first time i ever fired up.
civ particularly aged graphically, which is one reason why v might be a harder sell than usual. it has, however, aged in terms of interface just a little too cluttered and windows by 2010 standards now. at the time, though: oh my god. the sense of freshness, of modernity, of opulence and of someone having really taken the time to reinvent a game for a new audience was unbelievable. from the first strains of lion king music to the first utterance, it was like a glass of cool water in the face on a boiling hot day.
plus it had spock pretending to be a satellite. i believe ever laughed harder:
civ v have that immediate, this is a new dawn glee-shock. i know if any v could do that, outside of moving to something like microsoft surface. not convinced much need yet to go far beyond what did. which is not to say that i would ever have refused v. someone would have to shoot me in the eyes to achieve that. also not to say going back to; v is far prettier, and the changes do make it an different experience. i will be playing the final version for weeks at the very least; i have no doubt about that.
plus, of course, the menus are all art deco. art deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in paris in the first decades of the century. nowadays the style is said to have been active from around 1910 until the outbreak of world war ii. the style was named in the after the 1925 exposition internationale des arts et that was the culmination of high-end style moderne in paris. led by the best designers in the decorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, art deco affected all areas of design throughout the and 1930s, including architecture and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. at the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern.
i definitely wrote all of that off the top of my head. definitely.
civ major goal and another reason why having announced it by showing off the hex thing was massively on the marketeers’ part is to streamline’s systems. not making the game less complicated as such, but more trying to amplify certain key concepts; add more depth to them rather than simply have a bit of everything.
notable casualties include religion and unit-stacking. let that sink in for a moment.
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you ok? need a hug?
it’s alright. i promise. different, but not especially distressing in practice. i miss religion most, and to the point that if i squint a bit i can picture an expansion hole in the game. or maybe not, as what done is try to build the raw concept of religion into over state and society ethos. rather than having religions be a defining reflection of a city orilization’s nature, now more that the overallilizations have differing social attitudes dependent on how broadly religious you want them to be. so rather than trying to specifically create, say, a jewish nation, you can pursue, or you could pursue monarchy. or you can pursue both. but if you try to pursue both and liberalism struggle. all of this is done through, essentially, a second tech tree, which is unlocked as yourilization pumps out more culture.
it’s less nebulous than the old way the effects of being more or less religious spelled out clearly, rather than splintered between an array of different faiths that can unlock a slew of different but similar upgrades. you pursue a social ethos, and that can involve being a despot, or a benevolent environmentalist, or a feudal faith-head, or a combination of them all. cultural victory is accomplished by completing six of the social tech trees, but instead you could the most useful (to you) policies from all over them as a helping hand to another type of victory.
the loss of religion will annoy people, there is no doubt about that. but i honestly think more reflective of how religion works in society than the bitty, approach of before. not a magic bit bolted onto the side: it absolutely a attitude to itself and to the world.
plus, i like that developing my structure is now an ongoing strategy, with a specific goal in mind, rather than constituting sudden to something that offers a more useful bonus. though i do miss the old games’ revolutions whenever you did a sudden on your fundamental approach to human existence. thousands of tiny voices yelling ‘wtf?’
let’s move on to the unit stacking. this means you get repeatedly by a massive travelling army of units; on the other hand, harder to be a massive travelling army, which makes epic city invasions simultaneously more and less complicated. you have to surround stuff rather than swarm at it, with each chances of success clearly labelled. some will cry that this is down, but i think in its way its a distillation to strategy rather than defaulting to might makes right.
a single ranged unit in out and out of range can make all the difference, for instance. you have to think about what your assault is, not simply how it is. where those (turned off by default for sakes) come into play, defining the number of sides and angles you can attack from. the other interesting wrinkle of this is that you get guys out of the way if there a route to the frontline through all the other guys got circling an invadee, the second line is effectively useless to you.
an additional complication is that cities now sport innate defensive abilities. not going to have johnny b. barbarian just wandering into rome and taking over because you left any archers there. in other words, the townsfolk do not sit idly by as their homes are pillaged. cities can launch one fairly beefy ranged attack per turn, which can do enough damage to deter an invader from pressing on. except for when a very invader, with plenty of reinforcements and some units upgraded with abilities.
which, of course, want to do if you want to any cities. it can be incredibly infuriating, with half your army wheezing and bleeding before even reached the city walls but it means an attack is a major event, one you need to prepare heavily for and, crucially, one whose permutations and likely outcomes entirely aware of, thanks to how the game presents its information.
but it still feels like. the flow is the same, even if the fine detail is changed. been stripped back to its raw components, yes, but then been reassembled. not so much that things are lost, but that reconfigured, the same concepts remaining but merged, reshaped, reimagined.
it’ll cause some upset, as change so often does but again i must point out that still exists. is still incredibly contemporary. an alternative rather than a straight replacement makes so much sense.
i’m not going to go into many more specifics as as it is, but if you chaps want to shout questions in comments aim to assemble a follow-up piece later in the day. with one proviso: this is a very early build, and as such has demonstrated an annoying tendency to corrupting my savegames. this means i been able to complete a game yet, with the furthest got down the tech tree before having to restart being cannons or thereabouts. i have absolutely no concern that this be fixed come the final game it just means i tell you what the tanks are like and whatnot.
i’m also going to do a post focusing specifically on the new city states, which i gone into here but are one of the more profoundrs. still making my mind up about them. get back to you.
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‘‘art* deco’*’ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ðə ˈoʊnli skul əv dɪˈzaɪn æt ɔl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ. maɪ oʊn əˈproʊʧ tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ɪn ˈɛni rɪˈgɑrd goʊ ˈɛni ˈfərðər ðən moʊst əv ðə ðə same.”*.” soʊ wɪn aɪ si ˈsəmθɪŋ ɑrt ˈdɛkoʊ, aɪ bɪˈkəm sˈlaɪtli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. aɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ə θɪŋ ðət aɪ noʊ! aɪ kən saʊnd ˈvɛri ˈveɪgli ˈlərnɪd! soʊ həz ɪt bɪn wɪθ ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən vi, ə ˈbeɪtə bɪld əv wɪʧ ˈkədəld əp tɪ ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju wiks. ˈmɛnjuz ər ɑrt deco,”*,” aɪ seɪ wɛˈnɛvər ˈɛniˌwən æsks mi wət ðə geɪm ɪz laɪk. ðɛn aɪ nɑd ˈwaɪzli. ðɛn ðeɪ æsk mi əˈbaʊt hexagons*, ənd aɪ pənʧ ðɛm ɪn ðə tiθ. pʊt ðɪs ɪn jʊr ˈblədi paɪp ənd smoʊk ɪt, bɪˈkəz ɪf aɪ rɛd wən mɔr appeal”*” gæg goʊɪŋ tɪ stɔrm ɔf ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn ə həf. jɛs, 5 ˌɪnˈkludz bət tərnd ɔf baɪ dɪˈfɔlt. ɛz ɪn, ðə hɛks ˈaʊˌtlaɪn ˈvɪzəbəl, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə geɪm ˈɔlˌweɪz rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn. ˈɑnəstli, ˌɔlˈðoʊ praɪˈmɛrəli ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈæŋgəlz ˈjunɪts kən əˈtæk frəm, ju nid tɪ si ðɛm, moʊst ˈpipəl ˈbɑðər wɪθ ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz, ənd aɪ lɛft ðɛm ɔn fər əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ meɪk ə proʊˈfaʊnd əˈmaʊnt əv ˈdɪfərəns tɪ haʊ aɪ pleɪd ðə geɪm, bɑr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈprɪti wərld lʊk over-cluttered*. gɔn, fərˈgɑtən, faɪn. vi ɪz: nɑt səm streɪnʤ ənd riˈθɪŋk əv ðə ˈsɪriz. ju wɪl nɑt bi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɔl hexes.”*.” ɪt filz ˈnæʧərəl, ənd ju wɪl əˈdæpt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ˈprɑbəˌbli. moʊst əv ju. səm əv ju. əv kɔrs səm əv ju. aɪ faɪnd ɪt ˈʤɑrɪŋ ər ə ˈprɑbləm, bət aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt aɪ æm nɑt ɛz ˈrɛzəˌlut ɔn ɛz səm əv ðɪs ˈwəndərfəl series’*’ ˈlɔŋˈtərm fænz. ðɛr ər ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɔl kaɪnz əv ˈɛləmənts, bət noʊ weɪ ˈɛvər mɪˈsteɪk ɪf fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ə geɪm. ðɪs ɪz gʊd! ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ bæd! ˈmeɪbi. ə ˈlɪtəl. nɑt məʧ, ðoʊ. maɪ ˈstændərd ˈɑrgjəmənt, əˈpɑrt frəm ˈpænɪkɪŋ ðət ˈsəmˌwən maɪt æsk mi tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət aɪ min baɪ deco’*’, ɪz ðət ðɪs ˈərli bɪld əv vi ɪz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli, ˈdɛfənətli ˈləvli ənd, ɛz pər series’*’ trəˈdɪʃən, aɪ ˈhæpəli swæm ɪn ɪts ˈrɪvər fər aʊər ˈæftər aʊər. buuuuuuut…*… aɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ˌɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪŋ rəʃ aɪ dɪd ðə fərst taɪm aɪ ˈɛvər faɪərd əp. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈeɪʤɪd ˈgræfɪkli, wɪʧ ɪz wən ˈrizən waɪ vi maɪt bi ə ˈhɑrdər sɛl ðən ˈjuʒəwəl. ɪt həz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈeɪʤɪd ɪn tərmz əv ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl tu ˈklətərd ənd ˈwɪndoʊz baɪ 2010 ˈstændərdz naʊ. æt ðə taɪm, ðoʊ: oʊ maɪ gɑd. ðə sɛns əv ˈfrɛʃnəs, əv mɑˈdərnəti, əv ˈɑpjələns ənd əv ˈsəmˌwən ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈteɪkən ðə taɪm tɪ ˌriɪnˈvɛnt ə geɪm fər ə nu ˈɔdiəns wɑz ˌənbəˈlivəbəl. frəm ðə fərst streɪnz əv laɪən kɪŋ mˈjuzɪk tɪ ðə fərst ˈətərəns, ɪt wɑz laɪk ə glæs əv kul ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə feɪs ɔn ə ˈbɔɪlɪŋ hɑt deɪ. pləs ɪt hæd spɑk priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈsætəˌlaɪt. aɪ bɪˈliv ˈɛvər læft ˈhɑrdər: vi hæv ðət ˌɪˈmiˌdiət, ðɪs ɪz ə nu dɔn glee-shock*. aɪ noʊ ɪf ˈɛni vi kʊd du ðət, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈsərfəs. nɑt kənˈvɪnst məʧ nid jɛt tɪ goʊ fɑr bɪɔnd wət dɪd. wɪʧ ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət aɪ wʊd ˈɛvər hæv rɪfˈjuzd vi. ˈsəmˌwən wʊd hæv tɪ ʃut mi ɪn ðə aɪz tɪ əˈʧiv ðət. ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt tɪ seɪ goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ; vi ɪz fɑr ˈprɪtiər, ənd ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz du meɪk ɪt ən ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈspɪriəns. aɪ wɪl bi pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən fər wiks æt ðə ˈvɛri list; aɪ hæv noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt ðət. pləs, əv kɔrs, ðə ˈmɛnjuz ər ɔl ɑrt ˈdɛkoʊ. ɑrt ˈdɛkoʊ ɪz ən ɪˈklɛktɪk ɑrˈtɪstɪk ənd dɪˈzaɪn staɪl wɪʧ hæd ɪts ˈɔrəʤɪnz ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ɪn ðə fərst ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz ðə staɪl ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈæktɪv frəm əraʊnd 1910 ənˈtɪl ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv wərld wɔr ii*. ðə staɪl wɑz neɪmd ɪn ðə ˈæftər ðə 1925 ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən ˌɪnərˌnæʃəˈnɑli dɪ ɑrts ɛt ðət wɑz ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv haɪɛnd staɪl moʊˈdɛrn ɪn ˈpɛrɪs. lɛd baɪ ðə bɛst dɪˈzaɪnərz ɪn ðə ˈdɛkrətɪv ɑrts səʧ ɛz ˈfæʃən, ənd ˌɪnˈtɪriər dɪˈzaɪn, ɑrt ˈdɛkoʊ əˈfɛktɪd ɔl ˈɛriəz əv dɪˈzaɪn θruaʊt ðə ənd 1930s*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl dɪˈzaɪn, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ɑrts səʧ ɛz ˈpeɪnɪŋ, ðə ˈgræfɪk ɑrts ənd fɪlm. æt ðə taɪm, ðɪs staɪl wɑz sin ɛz ˈɛləgənt, ˈglæmərəs, ˈfəŋkʃənəl ənd ˈmɑdərn. aɪ ˈdɛfənətli roʊt ɔl əv ðət ɔf ðə tɔp əv maɪ hɛd. ˈdɛfənətli. ˈmeɪʤər goʊl ənd əˈnəðər ˈrizən waɪ ˈhævɪŋ əˈnaʊnst ɪt baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ɔf ðə hɛks θɪŋ wɑz ˈmæsɪvli ɔn ðə marketeers’*’ pɑrt ɪz tɪ ˈstrimˌlaɪn ˈsɪstəmz. nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə geɪm lɛs ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ɛz səʧ, bət mɔr traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ˈsərtən ki ˈkɑnsɛpts; æd mɔr dɛpθ tɪ ðɛm ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɪmpli hæv ə bɪt əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈkæʒəwəltiz ˌɪnˈklud rɪˈlɪʤən ənd unit-stacking*. lɛt ðət sɪŋk ɪn fər ə ˈmoʊmənt. ju ˈoʊˈkeɪ? nid ə həg? ˌɔˈlraɪt. aɪ ˈprɑməs. ˈdɪfərənt, bət nɑt əˈspɛʃəli dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ ɪn ˈpræktɪs. aɪ mɪs rɪˈlɪʤən moʊst, ənd tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət ɪf aɪ skwɪnt ə bɪt aɪ kən ˈpɪkʧər ən ɪkˈspænʧən hoʊl ɪn ðə geɪm. ər ˈmeɪbi nɑt, ɛz wət dən ɪz traɪ tɪ bɪld ðə rɑ ˈkɑnsɛpt əv rɪˈlɪʤən ˈɪntu ˈoʊvər steɪt ənd soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈiθɑs. ˈrəðər ðən ˈhævɪŋ riˈlɪʤənz bi ə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ə ˈsɪti ər ˈneɪʧər, naʊ mɔr ðət ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz hæv ˈdɪfərɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈætəˌtudz dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn haʊ ˈbrɔdli rɪˈlɪʤəs ju wɔnt ðɛm tɪ bi. soʊ ˈrəðər ðən traɪɪŋ tɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli kriˈeɪt, seɪ, ə ʤuɪʃ ˈneɪʃən, ju kən pərˈsu, ər ju kʊd pərˈsu ˈmɑnɑrki. ər ju kən pərˈsu boʊθ. bət ɪf ju traɪ tɪ pərˈsu boʊθ ənd ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm ˈstrəgəl. ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz dən θru, ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ə ˈsɛkənd tɛk tri, wɪʧ ɪz ənˈlɑkt ɛz jʊr ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən pəmps aʊt mɔr ˈkəlʧər. lɛs ˈnɛbjələs ðən ðə oʊld weɪ ðə ˈifɛkts əv biɪŋ mɔr ər lɛs rɪˈlɪʤəs spɛld aʊt ˈklɪrli, ˈrəðər ðən ˈsplɪntərd bɪtˈwin ən əreɪ əv ˈdɪfərənt feɪθs ðət kən ənˈlɑk ə slu əv ˈdɪfərənt bət ˈsɪmələr ˈəpˌgreɪdz. ju pərˈsu ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈiθɑs, ənd ðət kən ˌɪnˈvɑlv biɪŋ ə ˈdɛspət, ər ə bəˈnɛvələnt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəlɪst, ər ə fˈjudəl faith-head*, ər ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ðɛm ɔl. ˈkəlʧərəl ˈvɪktəri ɪz əˈkɑmplɪʃt baɪ kəmˈplitɪŋ sɪks əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl tɛk triz, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ju kʊd ðə moʊst ˈjusfəl (tɪ ju) ˈpɑləsiz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðɛm ɛz ə ˈhɛlpɪŋ hænd tɪ əˈnəðər taɪp əv ˈvɪktəri. ðə lɔs əv rɪˈlɪʤən wɪl əˈnɔɪ ˈpipəl, ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt ðət. bət aɪ ˈɑnəstli θɪŋk mɔr rɪˈflɛktɪv əv haʊ rɪˈlɪʤən wərks ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ðən ðə ˈbɪti, əˈproʊʧ əv ˌbiˈfɔr. nɑt ə ˈmæʤɪk bɪt ˈboʊltɪd ˈɔntu ðə saɪd: ɪt ˌæbsəˈlutli ə ˈætəˌtud tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd tɪ ðə wərld. pləs, aɪ laɪk ðət dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ maɪ ˈstrəkʧər ɪz naʊ ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi, wɪθ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk goʊl ɪn maɪnd, ˈrəðər ðən ˈkɑnstəˌtutɪŋ ˈsədən tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈɔfərz ə mɔr ˈjusfəl ˈboʊnəs. ðoʊ aɪ du mɪs ðə oʊld games’*’ ˌrɛvəˈluʃənz wɛˈnɛvər ju dɪd ə ˈsədən ɔn jʊr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈjumən ɪgˈzɪstəns. ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈtaɪni ˈvɔɪsɪz ˈjɛlɪŋ ‘‘wtf?’*?’ muv ɔn tɪ ðə ˈjunɪt ˈstækɪŋ. ðɪs minz ju gɪt rɪˈpitɪdli baɪ ə ˈmæsɪv ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈɑrmi əv ˈjunɪts; ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈhɑrdər tɪ bi ə ˈmæsɪv ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈɑrmi, wɪʧ meɪks ˈɛpɪk ˈsɪti ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli mɔr ənd lɛs ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. ju hæv tɪ səraʊnd stəf ˈrəðər ðən swɔrm æt ɪt, wɪθ iʧ ˈʧænsɪz əv səkˈsɛs ˈklɪrli ˈleɪbəld. səm wɪl kraɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz daʊn, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪn ɪts weɪ ɪts ə ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈstrætəʤi ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈfɔltɪŋ tɪ maɪt meɪks raɪt. ə ˈsɪŋgəl reɪnʤd ˈjunɪt ɪn aʊt ənd aʊt əv reɪnʤ kən meɪk ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns, fər ˈɪnstəns. ju hæv tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət jʊr əˈsɔlt ɪz, nɑt ˈsɪmpli haʊ ɪt ɪz. wɛr ðoʊz (tərnd ɔf baɪ dɪˈfɔlt fər seɪks) kəm ˈɪntu pleɪ, dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv saɪdz ənd ˈæŋgəlz ju kən əˈtæk frəm. ðə ˈəðər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈrɪŋkəl əv ðɪs ɪz ðət ju gɪt gaɪz aʊt əv ðə weɪ ɪf ðɛr ə rut tɪ ðə ˈfrənˌtlaɪn θru ɔl ðə ˈəðər gaɪz gɑt ˈsərkəlɪŋ ən invadee*, ðə ˈsɛkənd laɪn ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈjusləs tɪ ju. ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃən ɪz ðət ˈsɪtiz naʊ spɔrt ˌɪˈneɪt dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈbɪləˌtiz. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈʤɑni bi. bɑrˈbɛriən ʤɪst ˈwɑndərɪŋ ˈɪntu roʊm ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər bɪˈkəz ju lɛft ˈɛni ˈɑrʧərz ðɛr. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðə ˈtaʊnzˌfoʊk du nɑt sɪt ˈaɪdli baɪ ɛz ðɛr hoʊmz ər ˈpɪlɪʤd. ˈsɪtiz kən lɔnʧ wən ˈfɛrli ˈbifi reɪnʤd əˈtæk pər tərn, wɪʧ kən du ɪˈnəf ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ dɪˈtər ən ˌɪnˈveɪdər frəm ˈprɛsɪŋ ɔn. ɪkˈsɛpt fər wɪn ə ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈveɪdər, wɪθ ˈplɛnti əv ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənts ənd səm ˈjunɪts ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd wɪθ əˈbɪləˌtiz. wɪʧ, əv kɔrs, wɔnt tɪ du ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ˈɛni ˈsɪtiz. ɪt kən bi ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪŋ, wɪθ hæf jʊr ˈɑrmi ˈwizɪŋ ənd ˈblidɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈivɪn riʧt ðə ˈsɪti wɔlz bət ɪt minz ən əˈtæk ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ɪˈvɛnt, wən ju nid tɪ priˈpɛr ˈhɛvəli fər ənd, ˈkruʃəli, wən huz ˌpərmjuˈteɪʃənz ənd ˈlaɪkli ˈaʊtˌkəmz ɪnˈtaɪərli əˈwɛr əv, θæŋks tɪ haʊ ðə geɪm ˈprɛzənts ɪts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. bət ɪt stɪl filz laɪk. ðə floʊ ɪz ðə seɪm, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə faɪn ˈditeɪl ɪz ʧeɪnʤd. bɪn strɪpt bæk tɪ ɪts rɑ kəmˈpoʊnənts, jɛs, bət ðɛn bɪn ˌriəˈsɛmbəld. nɑt soʊ məʧ ðət θɪŋz ər lɔst, bət ðət ˌrikənˈfɪgjərd, ðə seɪm ˈkɑnsɛpts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ bət mərʤd, riˈʃeɪpt, reimagined*. kɔz səm ˈəpˌsɛt, ɛz ʧeɪnʤ soʊ ˈɔfən dɪz bət əˈgɛn aɪ məst pɔɪnt aʊt ðət stɪl ɪgˈzɪsts. ɪz stɪl ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri. ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈrəðər ðən ə streɪt rɪˈpleɪsmənt meɪks soʊ məʧ sɛns. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈmɛni mɔr spɪˈsɪfɪks ɛz ɛz ɪt ɪz, bət ɪf ju ʧæps wɔnt tɪ ʃaʊt kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ˈkɑmɛnts eɪm tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə ˈfɑloʊˌəp pis ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə deɪ. wɪθ wən prəˈvaɪzoʊ: ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈərli bɪld, ənd ɛz səʧ həz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ən əˈnɔɪɪŋ ˈtɛndənsi tɪ kərˈəptɪŋ maɪ savegames*. ðɪs minz aɪ bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈplit ə geɪm jɛt, wɪθ ðə ˈfərθəst gɑt daʊn ðə tɛk tri ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhævɪŋ tɪ riˈstɑrt biɪŋ ˈkænənz ər ˌðɛrəˈbaʊts. aɪ hæv ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ kənˈsərn ðət ðɪs bi fɪkst kəm ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm ɪt ʤɪst minz aɪ tɛl ju wət ðə tæŋks ər laɪk ənd ˈwətˌnɑt. ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ du ə poʊst ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ spəˈsɪfɪkli ɔn ðə nu ˈsɪti steɪts, wɪʧ aɪ gɔn ˈɪntu hir bət ər wən əv ðə mɔr proʊˈfaʊnd game-changers*. stɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ maɪ maɪnd əp əˈbaʊt ðɛm. gɪt bæk tɪ ju.
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yesterday morning, the twins dealt sam fuld to oakland for tommy milone, in a trade that i feel is getting somewhat unwarranted criticism. seen the term “highway robbery” thrown around, often with the addendum that the twins “won the trade.”
in a vacuum, yes, tommy milone for sam fuld is kind of ridiculous. milone is a lefty with a career earned run average who could anchor the back end of the twins rotation for years. fuld is a fourth outfielder with a career .240/.323/.337 slash. however, milone really have any value to oakland as their no. 8 starter, and fuld fills an immediate need as a platoon partner for gomes.
furthermore, if coco injury continues to linger, fuld could easily slide over and play center. oakland is in mode, and fuld can help them do that. get me wrong, i still love this trade for the twins. all saying is that it nearly the catastrophe people are saying it is for the a’s.
oddly enough, the most factor in this trade is the fact that, in a corresponding move, the twins called up vargas to take roster spot. vargas seems due to receive plenty of playing time, so now is as good a time as ever to discuss burly beast of a first baseman.
vargas who turns 24 today is one of those guys who projects to have a much higher ceiling in fantasy than in real life. a poor defender. even slower than his, 275 pound frame would lead one to expect (if you watched the futures game and saw him get completely gassed on a double, you know what talking about).
as you have undoubtedly guessed, vargas’ calling card is his power. however, thanks to the reality that essentially a player, vargas has never found himself on a top organizational prospects list here at fangraphs. the big question with him, as with most guys his size, was whether he would be able to make consistent contact against high-level pitching. the fact that he largely answered that question with an emphatic ‘yes’ this season to the point where he earned an invite to the futures game and a promotion to the majors is why the perception of vargas has grown so much brighter since the offseason.
vargas’ improvement this year really is quite impressive. the power is certainly still there, as hit 17 homers and 17 doubles through 97 games, but what really stands out is his increased ability to make contact. vargas had never posted a strikeout rate lower than 20% at any level, until he in just% of his plate appearances in this year. a pretty outstanding rate for a slugger with a career isolated power of .205.
another thing that i like about vargas is that a nearly identical hitter from both sides of the plate. the has a career .283/.363/.502 slash against and a .290/.366/.464 line against lefties. no need for any platoon concerns here.
i’ve seen and heard david ortiz with vargas, and pretty irresponsible. i get it, both power prospects who came up through the same system (albeit nearly two decades apart), but ortiz showed far more power in his career with two seasons, and did so at a younger age.
i think vargas’ ceiling is that of a poor big papi, but still a heck of a player. even if he does have contact struggles in the majors, his ability should mitigate that somewhat, as his career walk rate is above 10%. target field certainly the ideal park for a power hitter, but those of you in or very deep mixers could do worse than kick the tires on vargas.
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ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə twɪnz dɛlt sæm fʊld tɪ ˈoʊklənd fər ˈtɑmi mɪˈloʊn, ɪn ə treɪd ðət aɪ fil ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsəmˈwət ənˈwɔrəntɪd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. sin ðə tərm robbery”*” θroʊn əraʊnd, ˈɔfən wɪθ ðə əˈdɛndəm ðət ðə twɪnz ðə trade.”*.” ɪn ə ˈvækjum, jɛs, ˈtɑmi mɪˈloʊn fər sæm fʊld ɪz kaɪnd əv rɪˈdɪkjələs. mɪˈloʊn ɪz ə ˈlɛfti wɪθ ə kərɪr ərnd rən ˈævərɪʤ hu kʊd ˈæŋkər ðə bæk ɛnd əv ðə twɪnz roʊˈteɪʃən fər jɪrz. fʊld ɪz ə fɔrθ ˈaʊtˌfildər wɪθ ə kərɪr slæʃ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, mɪˈloʊn ˈrɪli hæv ˈɛni ˈvælju tɪ ˈoʊklənd ɛz ðɛr noʊ. 8 ˈstɑrtər, ənd fʊld fɪlz ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət nid ɛz ə pləˈtun ˈpɑrtnər fər ˈgoʊˌmɛz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪf ˈkoʊˌkoʊ ˈɪnʤəri kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈlɪŋər, fʊld kʊd ˈizəli slaɪd ˈoʊvər ənd pleɪ ˈsɛnər. ˈoʊklənd ɪz ɪn moʊd, ənd fʊld kən hɛlp ðɛm du ðət. gɪt mi rɔŋ, aɪ stɪl ləv ðɪs treɪd fər ðə twɪnz. ɔl seɪɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪt ˈnɪrli ðə kəˈtæstrəfi ˈpipəl ər seɪɪŋ ɪt ɪz fər ðə a’s*. ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf, ðə moʊst ˈfæktər ɪn ðɪs treɪd ɪz ðə fækt ðət, ɪn ə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ muv, ðə twɪnz kɔld əp ˈvɑrgəs tɪ teɪk ˈrɑstər spɑt. ˈvɑrgəs simz du tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈplɛnti əv pleɪɪŋ taɪm, soʊ naʊ ɪz ɛz gʊd ə taɪm ɛz ˈɛvər tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈbərli bist əv ə fərst ˈbeɪsmən. ˈvɑrgəs hu tərnz 24 təˈdeɪ ɪz wən əv ðoʊz gaɪz hu ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ hæv ə məʧ haɪər ˈsilɪŋ ɪn ˈfænəsi ðən ɪn ril laɪf. ə pur dɪˈfɛndər. ˈivɪn sloʊər ðən hɪz 275 paʊnd freɪm wʊd lɛd wən tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt (ɪf ju wɔʧt ðə fˈjuʧərz geɪm ənd sɔ ɪm gɪt kəmˈplitli gæst ɔn ə ˈdəbəl, ju noʊ wət ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt). ɛz ju hæv ənˈdaʊtɪdli gɛst, vargas’*’ ˈkɔlɪŋ kɑrd ɪz hɪz paʊər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ðət ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə pleɪər, ˈvɑrgəs həz ˈnɛvər faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ə tɔp ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənəl ˈprɑspɛkts lɪst hir æt fangraphs*. ðə bɪg kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ɪm, ɛz wɪθ moʊst gaɪz hɪz saɪz, wɑz ˈwɛðər hi wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk kənˈsɪstənt ˈkɑnˌtækt əˈgɛnst ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈpɪʧɪŋ. ðə fækt ðət hi ˈlɑrʤli ˈænsərd ðət kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ən ɛmˈfætɪk ‘‘yes’*’ ðɪs ˈsizən tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr hi ərnd ən ˌɪnˈvaɪt tɪ ðə fˈjuʧərz geɪm ənd ə pərˈmoʊʃən tɪ ðə ˈmeɪʤərz ɪz waɪ ðə pərˈsɛpʃən əv ˈvɑrgəs həz groʊn soʊ məʧ ˈbraɪtər sɪns ðə offseason*. vargas’*’ ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ðɪs jɪr ˈrɪli ɪz kwaɪt ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ðə paʊər ɪz ˈsərtənli stɪl ðɛr, ɛz hɪt 17 ˈhoʊmərz ənd 17 ˈdəbəlz θru 97 geɪmz, bət wət ˈrɪli stændz aʊt ɪz hɪz ˌɪnˈkrist əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ˈkɑnˌtækt. ˈvɑrgəs hæd ˈnɛvər ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈstraɪˌkaʊt reɪt loʊər ðən 20 æt ˈɛni ˈlɛvəl, ənˈtɪl hi ɪn ʤɪst əv hɪz pleɪt əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ðɪs jɪr. ə ˈprɪti ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ reɪt fər ə sˈləgər wɪθ ə kərɪr ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd paʊər əv 205 əˈnəðər θɪŋ ðət aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ˈvɑrgəs ɪz ðət ə ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl ˈhɪtər frəm boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə pleɪt. ðə həz ə kərɪr slæʃ əˈgɛnst ənd ə laɪn əˈgɛnst ˈlɛftiz. noʊ nid fər ˈɛni pləˈtun kənˈsərnz hir. sin ənd hərd ˈdeɪvɪd ˌɔrˈtiz wɪθ ˈvɑrgəs, ənd ˈprɪti ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl. aɪ gɪt ɪt, boʊθ paʊər ˈprɑspɛkts hu keɪm əp θru ðə seɪm ˈsɪstəm (ɔlˈbiɪt ˈnɪrli tu ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈpɑrt), bət ˌɔrˈtiz ʃoʊd fɑr mɔr paʊər ɪn hɪz kərɪr wɪθ tu ˈsizənz, ənd dɪd soʊ æt ə ˈjəŋgər eɪʤ. aɪ θɪŋk vargas’*’ ˈsilɪŋ ɪz ðət əv ə pur bɪg papi*, bət stɪl ə hɛk əv ə pleɪər. ˈivɪn ɪf hi dɪz hæv ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈstrəgəlz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪʤərz, hɪz əˈbɪləˌti ʃʊd ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðət ˈsəmˈwət, ɛz hɪz kərɪr wɔk reɪt ɪz əˈbəv 10 ˈtərgət fild ˈsərtənli ðə aɪˈdil pɑrk fər ə paʊər ˈhɪtər, bət ðoʊz əv ju ɪn ər ˈvɛri dip ˈmɪksərz kʊd du wərs ðən kɪk ðə taɪərz ɔn ˈvɑrgəs.
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i wonder why dong nguyen might not be enjoying being in the spotlight thanks to his app bird.
strong language ahead.
@dongatory your game is proper shit (@fludeh) february 3, 2014
@dongatory hey fuck you and your bitch ass game. i hope you drop your phone in the fucking toilet after you take a massive shit. ☆bridget☆ (@infinnitycory) february 5, 2014
@dongatory you are a fucking piece of shit for making bird! that games is fucking stupid and pointless. thanks your fucking faggot! kenneth paul) february 3, 2014
@dongatory you made a fucking horrible game i hope you die of fucking cancer you ugly vietnamese piece of shit persist (@persistos) february 1, 2014
@dongatory ya cunt james (@jamesbattcock) february 8, 2014
@dongatory thank fuck for that ya piece cunt ryan (@davidryanson) february 8, 2014
@dongatory kess u and birds im gonna kick u and that flying cunt vince assaf (@vinceassaf) february 3, 2014
@dongatory wanker, shit game & stole ideas off other games gino (@ginocara) february 8, 2014
why you remove your fucking game you fucking cunt nigel. (@_torokkuma) february 9, 2014
@dongatory people die of you fuck u and ur life (@dylanjur) february 9, 2014
or maybe not.
update: hey, i wonder how people reacted when it got taken down.
@dongatory ur stupid as fuck you made a day from that game and you just take it) february 9, 2014
@dongatory you are such an ass fuck.. but thank you for getting rid of a sad addiction. kasper (@_icexking_) february 9, 2014
@dongatory ok fuck you and fuck your game) february 9, 2014
i hope blows his brains out all over the jungle in his ass backwards piece of shit country welp, (@welpcomma) february 9, 2014
@dongatory bitch put that shit back on all things britt (@brittmilitia) february 9, 2014
@dongatory i will chop off your dick with your own hand that i will cut off with a chainsaw, then i will above it up your ass. don't do it. i want freedom (@5foriegnbabes) february 9, 2014
…well.
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aɪ ˈwəndər waɪ dɔŋg nuˈjɛn maɪt nɑt bi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt θæŋks tɪ hɪz æp bərd. strɔŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əˈhɛd. jʊr geɪm ɪz ˈprɑpər ʃɪt (@fludeh*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 2014 heɪ fək ju ənd jʊr bɪʧ æs geɪm. aɪ hoʊp ju drɔp jʊr foʊn ɪn ðə ˈfəkɪŋ ˈtɔɪlət ˈæftər ju teɪk ə ˈmæsɪv ʃɪt. ☆☆bridget☆*☆ (@infinnitycory*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 5 2014 ju ər ə ˈfəkɪŋ pis əv ʃɪt fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ bərd! ðət geɪmz ɪz ˈfəkɪŋ ˈstupɪd ənd ˈpɔɪntləs. θæŋks jʊr ˈfəkɪŋ ˈfægət! ˈkɛnɪθ pɔl ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 2014 ju meɪd ə ˈfəkɪŋ ˈhɔrəbəl geɪm aɪ hoʊp ju daɪ əv ˈfəkɪŋ ˈkænsər ju ˈəgli viˌɛtnɑˈmis pis əv ʃɪt pərˈsɪst (@persistos*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1 2014 jɑ kənt ʤeɪmz (@jamesbattcock*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 8 2014 θæŋk fək fər ðət jɑ pis kənt raɪən (@davidryanson*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 8 2014 kɛs ju ənd bərdz ɪm ˈgɑnə kɪk ju ənd ðət flaɪɪŋ kənt vɪns əˈsæf (@vinceassaf*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 2014 wanker*, ʃɪt geɪm stoʊl aɪˈdiəz ɔf ˈəðər geɪmz ˈʤinoʊ (@ginocara*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 8 2014 waɪ ju riˈmuv jʊr ˈfəkɪŋ geɪm ju ˈfəkɪŋ kənt ˈnaɪʤəl. (@_torokkuma*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 ˈpipəl daɪ əv ju fək ju ənd ər laɪf (@dylanjur*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 ər ˈmeɪbi nɑt. ˈəpˌdeɪt: heɪ, aɪ ˈwəndər haʊ ˈpipəl riˈæktɪd wɪn ɪt gɑt ˈteɪkən daʊn. ər ˈstupɪd ɛz fək ju meɪd ə deɪ frəm ðət geɪm ənd ju ʤɪst teɪk ɪt ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 ju ər səʧ ən æs fək.. bət θæŋk ju fər ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪd əv ə sæd əˈdɪkʃən. ˈkæspər (@_icexking*_) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 ˈoʊˈkeɪ fək ju ənd fək jʊr geɪm ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 aɪ hoʊp bloʊz hɪz breɪnz aʊt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʤəŋgəl ɪn hɪz æs ˈbækwərdz pis əv ʃɪt ˈkəntri wɛlp, (@welpcomma*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 bɪʧ pʊt ðət ʃɪt bæk ɔn ɔl θɪŋz brɪt (@brittmilitia*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 aɪ wɪl ʧɑp ɔf jʊr dɪk wɪθ jʊr oʊn hænd ðət aɪ wɪl kət ɔf wɪθ ə ˈʧeɪnˌsɔ, ðɛn aɪ wɪl əˈbəv ɪt əp jʊr æs. doʊnt du ɪt. aɪ wɔnt ˈfridəm 5foriegnbabes*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 9 2014 ……well*.
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proposed solar plant to store power in shipping batteries
updated
proponents of a $300-million solar battery power plant in outback south australia believe they have enough backing to turn the plan into a reality.
key points: large-scale batteries planned for stable power management
developers hope to begin construction in 2017
sa has highest electricity prices in the country
the project in downs would include about solar panels connected to shipping batteries, which have the ability to manage and store power.
proposed by the lyon group, it is the only south australian project vying for the next round of funding from the australian renewable energy agency.
its investors are confident they will be able to get the funds for it to go ahead and said it would be a big step towards creating base load renewable energy.
"the large-scale batteries allow us to manage that power in a more stable manner," lyon solar partner david green said.
"the larger the batteries and the more batteries we include, the closer it comes to base load.
"for governments to achieve their targets they're establishing for renewable energy, we have to overcome this issue of turning renewable into stable, base power."
he said stage one of the project would create a power plant, with minimum two megawatt battery storage, but stage two would expand that to 100 megawatts with minimum 20 megawatt batteries.
"that's about the equivalent of home battery storage modules," mr green said.
it is hoped the construction will begin early next year, creating about 100 jobs in the building phase then a handful of ongoing positions.
south australia currently has the highest electricity prices in the country, with prices soaring due to a reliance on interstate power and increased prices set by energy companies.
over the past six years electricity providers have been for heavy investment in infrastructure upgrades, or so-called "gold plating", which are considered a major factor in driving up average household electricity bills.
the impact of network charges on electricity bills have been investigated in two federal senate inquiries since 2012, both of which heard allegations that severe regulatory failure had led to massive overspending on electricity infrastructure and costs were being passed down to consumers.
topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, welfare, community-and-society, states-and-territories, government-and-politics,-downs-5725, sa
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prəˈpoʊzd ˈsoʊlər plænt tɪ stɔr paʊər ɪn ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈbætəriz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd prəˈpoʊnənts əv ə ˈsoʊlər ˈbætəri paʊər plænt ɪn ˈaʊtˌbæk saʊθ ɔˈstreɪljə bɪˈliv ðeɪ hæv ɪˈnəf ˈbækɪŋ tɪ tərn ðə plæn ˈɪntu ə ˌriˈæləˌti. ki pɔɪnts: ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈbætəriz plænd fər ˈsteɪbəl paʊər ˈmænɪʤmənt dɪˈvɛləpərz hoʊp tɪ bɪˈgɪn kənˈstrəkʃən ɪn 2017 sɑ həz haɪəst ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn daʊnz wʊd ˌɪnˈklud əˈbaʊt ˈsoʊlər ˈpænəlz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈbætəriz, wɪʧ hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ənd stɔr paʊər. prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə laɪən grup, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli saʊθ ɔˈstreɪljən ˈprɑʤɛkt vaɪɪŋ fər ðə nɛkst raʊnd əv ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ðə ɔˈstreɪljən riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈeɪʤənsi. ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ðə fəndz fər ɪt tɪ goʊ əˈhɛd ənd sɛd ɪt wʊd bi ə bɪg stɛp təˈwɔrdz kriˈeɪtɪŋ beɪs loʊd riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi. "ðə ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈbætəriz əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðət paʊər ɪn ə mɔr ˈsteɪbəl ˈmænər," laɪən ˈsoʊlər ˈpɑrtnər ˈdeɪvɪd grin sɛd. "ðə ˈlɑrʤər ðə ˈbætəriz ənd ðə mɔr ˈbætəriz wi ˌɪnˈklud, ðə ˈkloʊzər ɪt kəmz tɪ beɪs loʊd. "fər ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ əˈʧiv ðɛr ˈtɑrgəts ðɛr ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ fər riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi, wi hæv tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðɪs ˈɪʃu əv ˈtərnɪŋ riˈnuəbəl ˈɪntu ˈsteɪbəl, beɪs paʊər." hi sɛd steɪʤ wən əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wʊd kriˈeɪt ə paʊər plænt, wɪθ ˈmɪnəməm tu ˈmɛgəˌwɑt ˈbætəri ˈstɔrɪʤ, bət steɪʤ tu wʊd ɪkˈspænd ðət tɪ 100 ˈmɛgəˌwɑts wɪθ ˈmɪnəməm 20 ˈmɛgəˌwɑt ˈbætəriz. "ðæts əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv hoʊm ˈbætəri ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈmɑʤulz," ˈmɪstər grin sɛd. ɪt ɪz hoʊpt ðə kənˈstrəkʃən wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈərli nɛkst jɪr, kriˈeɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt 100 ʤɑbz ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ feɪz ðɛn ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz. saʊθ ɔˈstreɪljə ˈkərəntli həz ðə haɪəst ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, wɪθ ˈpraɪsɪz ˈsɔrɪŋ du tɪ ə rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˌɪntərˈsteɪt paʊər ənd ˌɪnˈkrist ˈpraɪsɪz sɛt baɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst sɪks jɪrz ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti prəˈvaɪdərz hæv bɪn fər ˈhɛvi ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈəpˌgreɪdz, ər ˈsoʊˈkɔld "goʊld ˈpleɪtɪŋ", wɪʧ ər kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfæktər ɪn ˈdraɪvɪŋ əp ˈævərɪʤ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti bɪlz. ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɔn ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti bɪlz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ɪn tu ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz sɪns 2012 boʊθ əv wɪʧ hərd ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət səˈvɪr ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈfeɪljər hæd lɛd tɪ ˈmæsɪv ˈoʊvərˌspɛndɪŋ ɔn ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd kɔsts wər biɪŋ pæst daʊn tɪ kənˈsumərz. ˈtɑpɪks: electricity-energy-and-utilities*, ˈwɛlˌfɛr, community-and-society*, states-and-territories*, government-and-politics*, sɑ fərst ˈpoʊstɪd
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venturebeat pieces together reports coming out of china regarding the recent apparent suicide of a employee after he lost track of an iphone prototype in his possession. the suicide of 25 sun danyong, who was responsible for shipping prototypes to apple, reportedly occurred in the wake of a potentially illegal search of the his home and possible physical intimidation against him by members of's security department investigating the disappearance.
on thursday, july 9th, sun got 16 prototype phones from the assembly line at a local factory. at some point in the next few days, he discovered that one of the phones was missing. he suspected that it had been left at the factory, but couldn't find it. on monday, july 13, he reported the missing phone to his boss. then, that wednesday, three employees searched his apartment -- illegally, according to chinese law. accusations are flying that sun was detained and physically abused during the investigation, although this has not been substantiated (possible evidence: there's this somewhat garbled and potentially faked instant message exchange from sun shortly before his death).
what is known: on thursday -- a little after 3 a.m. according to surveillance videos in the apartment building -- he jumped out of a window in his apartment building to his death.
in a statement google translation ), management expressed its condolences to the employee's family over the tragic incident and announced that it has placed the security personnel involved in the visit to the employee's residence on unpaid leave pending investigation and is taking steps to offer resources to assist its employees with mental health issues. reports that apple has released a statement regarding the incident:
"we are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death," apple spokeswoman kristin huguet told on tuesday. "we require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect."
apple declined any further comment on the events or the missing prototype.
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venturebeat* ˈpisɪz təˈgɛðər rɪˈpɔrts ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˈʧaɪnə rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt əˈpɛrənt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əv ə ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈæftər hi lɔst træk əv ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ɪn hɪz pəˈzɛʃən. ðə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əv 25 sən danyong*, hu wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps tɪ ˈæpəl, rɪˈpɔrtədli əˈkərd ɪn ðə weɪk əv ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɪˈligəl sərʧ əv ðə hɪz hoʊm ənd ˈpɑsəbəl ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən əˈgɛnst ɪm baɪ ˈmɛmbərz əv sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 9th*, sən gɑt 16 ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp foʊnz frəm ðə əˈsɛmbli laɪn æt ə ˈloʊkəl ˈfæktəri. æt səm pɔɪnt ɪn ðə nɛkst fju deɪz, hi dɪˈskəvərd ðət wən əv ðə foʊnz wɑz ˈmɪsɪŋ. hi səˈspɛktɪd ðət ɪt hæd bɪn lɛft æt ðə ˈfæktəri, bət ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ɪt. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 hi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ foʊn tɪ hɪz bɔs. ðɛn, ðət ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, θri ɪmˈplɔɪiz sərʧt hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪˈligəli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʧaɪˈniz lɔ. ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ər flaɪɪŋ ðət sən wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ənd ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈbjuzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs həz nɑt bɪn səbˈstænʧiˌeɪtɪd (ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɛvədəns: ðɛrz ðɪs ˈsəmˈwət ˈgɑrbəld ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli feɪkt ˈɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ frəm sən ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ). wət ɪz noʊn: ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈæftər 3 a.m*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊz ɪn ðə əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ hi ʤəmpt aʊt əv ə ˈwɪndoʊ ɪn hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ hɪz dɛθ. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈgugəl trænzˈleɪʃən ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪkˈsprɛst ɪts kənˈdoʊlənsəz tɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈfæməli ˈoʊvər ðə ˈtræʤɪk ˈɪnsədənt ənd əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt həz pleɪst ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈrɛzɪdəns ɔn ənˈpeɪd liv ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ənd ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ stɛps tɪ ˈɔfər ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ əˈsɪst ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz wɪθ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz. rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈæpəl həz riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt: "wi ər ˈsædənd baɪ ðə ˈtræʤɪk lɔs əv ðɪs jəŋ ɪmˈplɔɪi ənd wi ər əˈweɪtɪŋ rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu hɪz dɛθ," ˈæpəl ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈkrɪstɪn ˈhugeɪt toʊld ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. "wi ˌrikˈwaɪər ɑr səˈplaɪərz tɪ trit ɔl ˈwərkərz wɪθ ˈdɪgnəti ənd rɪˈspɛkt." ˈæpəl dɪˈklaɪnd ˈɛni ˈfərðər ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ɪˈvɛnts ər ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp.
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the government accountability office, a federal watchdog agency that provides investigative support to legislators, will look into the federal communications commission and its chief supported claims that a took down the public commenting system earlier this year.
in may, the claimed that downtime on its electronic comment filing system, a platform that allows the public to submit input on agency decisions such as plan to gut net neutrality rules, was due to “deliberate attempts by external actors to bombard the comment system with a high amount of traffic to our commercial cloud host.” but since the downtime on the system coincided with a high-profile call to arms from hbo comedian john oliver and the never actually released documentation supporting its version of events, suspicion ran rampant the was merely trying to opposition to agenda.
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it be the first time the agency has been unable to provide evidence of an alleged attack. in 2014, the insisted it was attacked by malicious parties against the conclusions of its own officials.
in august, reported that senator brian schatz and congressman frank pallone jr. had submitted a request to the asking it to investigate the standards, its handling of the alleged attack and whether or not it is complying with best practices as determined by the department of homeland security. per technica, the process to start that investigation now appears to be under way, though it may not actually commence for several months.
“the work, since it was accepted, is now in the queue, but get underway for several months when staff become available,” the told technica. “once it does start, then one of the first steps will be to determine the exact scope of what it will cover and the methodology use.”
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the eventually received a 21 million comments about proposal to kill open internet rules, which would allow telecoms to discriminate on the kind of data their customers are allowed to access and at which speeds. however, while analysis of the comments underwritten by the broadband industry concluded the vast majority of the comments were form letters, it also noted plans seemed unpopular with the general public.
[ars technica/politico]
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ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ˈɔfəs, ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈwɑʧˌdɔg ˈeɪʤənsi ðət prəˈvaɪdz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv səˈpɔrt tɪ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz, wɪl lʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈfɛdərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz kəˈmɪʃən ənd ɪts ʧif səˈpɔrtɪd kleɪmz ðət ə tʊk daʊn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. ɪn meɪ, ðə kleɪmd ðət ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm ɔn ɪts ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkɑmɛnt ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˈsɪstəm, ə ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət əˈlaʊz ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ səbˈmɪt ˈɪnˌpʊt ɔn ˈeɪʤənsi dɪˈsɪʒənz səʧ ɛz plæn tɪ gət nɛt nuˈtræləti rulz, wɑz du tɪ əˈtɛmpts baɪ ɪkˈstərnəl ˈæktərz tɪ bɑmˈbɑrd ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɪstəm wɪθ ə haɪ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtræfɪk tɪ ɑr kəˈmərʃəl klaʊd host.”*.” bət sɪns ðə ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm ɔn ðə ˈsɪstəm ˌkoʊənˈsaɪdəd wɪθ ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl kɔl tɪ ɑrmz frəm ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ kəˈmidiən ʤɑn ˈɑlɪvər ənd ðə ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli riˈlist ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪts ˈvərʒən əv ɪˈvɛnts, səˈspɪʃən ræn ˈræmpənt ðə wɑz ˈmɪrli traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ əˈʤɛndə. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪt bi ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈeɪʤənsi həz bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvədəns əv ən əˈlɛʤd əˈtæk. ɪn 2014 ðə ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɪt wɑz əˈtækt baɪ məˈlɪʃəs ˈpɑrtiz əˈgɛnst ðə kənˈkluʒənz əv ɪts oʊn əˈfɪʃəlz. ɪn ˈɔgəst, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈsɛnətər braɪən ʃæts ənd ˈkɑŋgrəsmən fræŋk pɑˈloʊni jr*. hæd səbˈmɪtəd ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ðə ˈæskɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈstændərdz, ɪts ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈtæk ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ɪt ɪz kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ɛz dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti. pər technica*, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ stɑrt ðət ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən naʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈəndər weɪ, ðoʊ ɪt meɪ nɑt ˈæˌkʧuəli kəˈmɛns fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs. wərk, sɪns ɪt wɑz ækˈsɛptɪd, ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə kju, bət gɪt ˌəndərˈweɪ fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs wɪn stæf bɪˈkəm available,”*,” ðə toʊld technica*. ɪt dɪz stɑrt, ðɛn wən əv ðə fərst stɛps wɪl bi tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ɪgˈzækt skoʊp əv wət ɪt wɪl ˈkəvər ənd ðə ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi use.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈsivd ə 21 ˈmɪljən ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ kɪl ˈoʊpən ˈɪntərˌnɛt rulz, wɪʧ wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈtɛləkɑmz tɪ dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt ɔn ðə kaɪnd əv ˈdætə ðɛr ˈkəstəmərz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ənd æt wɪʧ spidz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, waɪl æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈəndərˌrɪtən baɪ ðə ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˈɪndəstri kənˈkludɪd ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts wər fɔrm ˈlɛtərz, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd plænz simd ˌənˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpəblɪk. technica/politico*]
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it’s been quite some time since seen a great game, wave race series being the most notable. however, developer zordix, known for their ios title “aqua moto racing”, is looking to fill the gap by bring their latest racing game to the, aqua moto racing. i caught up with ceo, larsson, to discuss their upcoming title, the differences on developing for ios and, and if any possibility we will see their titles hit the wii u.
marcello: first off, thank you for taking the time to provide an interview for the upcoming title, aqua moto racing. how did this project come about for the?
matti: thank you for both a great site and interest in our new game.
i think this project started the minute we realized that our games, and new games we want to make, are perfectly suited for both the and the wii u. when nintendo opened up the we decided to focus wholeheartedly on the nintendo platforms. that way we can make even better games, and reach a quality gamer audience.
marcello: the aqua moto racing series is very well received for the ios devices. actually been playing aqua moto racing 2 for my iphone and have to say been really enjoying it (and i normally get into ios games)! what differences will there be for the installment? any advantages you were able to harness with the over the ios versions?
matti: there are some really big advantages with the version like:
1. the analogue control stick that makes all the difference in feeling.
2. a lower screen for a map with race overview.
3. the view is fantastic and i use it myself all the time in a game like this.
4. making a new version means improvements on all aspects including rider looks and the extreme stunts you can perform and control (again the controls) by using the buttons of a real gaming device.
marcello: personally, the game caught my attention immediately upon seeing how it was similar to wave race 64. was that an inspiration for you guys?
matti: wave race has been a huge inspiration and we realized there was a gap to fill in the need for this type of game. not sure fair to compare to an iconic nintendo tv console launch title with a big budget, but very happy with the result in how fun the game is to play. it should stand its ground well.
a difference worth mentioning is that you get bigger, more varied waves to enjoy in aqua moto racing, which just adds to the fun.
marcello: will the game feature local online multiplayer? if so, how many players? also, will the game utilize the download play feature at all?
matti: it supports up to 6 players, and you can use both the download play feature and street pass.
marcello: now for a related question, what do you think of latest console, wii u? would you consider developing any game(s) for it in the near future? if so, any ideas you could share?
matti: i deny that it would be a dream to realize the aqua moto racing game in a larger format. possibly with online tournaments, ranking and all that goes with that. wii u is a natural next step for us and if we decide to do it, make sure to share some information early on about development.
marcello: aqua moto racing is out today in europe. any for release in north america? also, the price tag you guys are aiming for?
matti: a release in north america should be just a month away. looking at a price of around 10 euro in europe; and see what that becomes in north america. not more than 10 i think, so a lot cheaper than the boxed games; but with all the fun you might expect.
marcello: anything else like to add for our readers?
matti: we paid attention to all of the important details and it is easy to forget to mention some of them, such as calibration of sound and the original game soundtrack with lots of different songs that give an exciting and varied total experience.
marcello: thanks again for your time. i look forward to playing aqua moto racing and other futures titles your studio releases.
matti: thank you for the interview.
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baɪ bɪn kwaɪt səm taɪm sɪns sin ə greɪt geɪm, weɪv reɪs ˈsɪriz biɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪˈvɛləpər zordix*, noʊn fər ðɛr ˈioʊs ˈtaɪtəl ˈmoʊtoʊ racing”*”, ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ fɪl ðə gæp baɪ brɪŋ ðɛr ˈleɪtəst ˈreɪsɪŋ geɪm tɪ ðə, ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ. aɪ kɔt əp wɪθ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ˈlɑrsən, tɪ dɪˈskəs ðɛr ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl, ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ fər ˈioʊs ənd, ənd ɪf ˈɛni ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti wi wɪl si ðɛr ˈtaɪtəlz hɪt ðə wi ju. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: fərst ɔf, θæŋk ju fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə taɪm tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ˈɪntərvˌju fər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl, ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ. haʊ dɪd ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt kəm əˈbaʊt fər ðə?: θæŋk ju fər boʊθ ə greɪt saɪt ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɑr nu geɪm. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈmɪnət wi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ɑr geɪmz, ənd nu geɪmz wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk, ər ˈpərfəktli ˈsutɪd fər boʊθ ðə ənd ðə wi ju. wɪn nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈoʊpənd əp ðə wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ˈhoʊlhɑrtɪdli ɔn ðə nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈplætˌfɔrmz. ðət weɪ wi kən meɪk ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər geɪmz, ənd riʧ ə kˈwɑləti ˈgeɪmər ˈɔdiəns. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: ðə ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈsɪriz ɪz ˈvɛri wɛl rɪˈsivd fər ðə ˈioʊs dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪn pleɪɪŋ ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ 2 fər maɪ ˈaɪˌfoʊn ənd hæv tɪ seɪ bɪn ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ɪt (ənd aɪ ˈnɔrməli gɪt ˈɪntu ˈioʊs geɪmz)! wət ˈdɪfərənsɪz wɪl ðɛr bi fər ðə ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt? ˈɛni ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ju wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈhɑrnɪs wɪθ ðə ˈoʊvər ðə ˈioʊs ˈvərʒənz?: ðɛr ər səm ˈrɪli bɪg ædˈvæntɪʤɪz wɪθ ðə ˈvərʒən laɪk: 1 ðə ˈænəˌlɔg kənˈtroʊl stɪk ðət meɪks ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ˈfilɪŋ. 2 ə loʊər skrin fər ə mæp wɪθ reɪs ˈoʊvərvˌju. 3 ðə vju ɪz fænˈtæstɪk ənd aɪ juz ɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɔl ðə taɪm ɪn ə geɪm laɪk ðɪs. 4 ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə nu ˈvərʒən minz ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɔn ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈraɪdər lʊks ənd ðə ɪkˈstrim stənts ju kən pərˈfɔrm ənd kənˈtroʊl (əˈgɛn ðə kənˈtroʊlz) baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈbətənz əv ə ril ˈgeɪmɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: ˈpərsənəli, ðə geɪm kɔt maɪ əˈtɛnʃən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈpɑn siɪŋ haʊ ɪt wɑz ˈsɪmələr tɪ weɪv reɪs 64 wɑz ðət ən ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ju gaɪz?: weɪv reɪs həz bɪn ə juʤ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd wi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðɛr wɑz ə gæp tɪ fɪl ɪn ðə nid fər ðɪs taɪp əv geɪm. nɑt ʃʊr fɛr tɪ kəmˈpɛr tɪ ən ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkɑnsoʊl lɔnʧ ˈtaɪtəl wɪθ ə bɪg ˈbəʤɪt, bət ˈvɛri ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪn haʊ fən ðə geɪm ɪz tɪ pleɪ. ɪt ʃʊd stænd ɪts graʊnd wɛl. ə ˈdɪfərəns wərθ ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ɪz ðət ju gɪt ˈbɪgər, mɔr ˈvɛrid weɪvz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪn ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ, wɪʧ ʤɪst ædz tɪ ðə fən. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: wɪl ðə geɪm ˈfiʧər ˈloʊkəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈməltiˌpleɪər? ɪf soʊ, haʊ ˈmɛni pleɪərz? ˈɔlsoʊ, wɪl ðə geɪm ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd pleɪ ˈfiʧər æt ɔl?: ɪt səˈpɔrts əp tɪ 6 pleɪərz, ənd ju kən juz boʊθ ðə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd pleɪ ˈfiʧər ənd strit pæs. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: naʊ fər ə rɪˈleɪtɪd kˈwɛʃən, wət du ju θɪŋk əv ˈleɪtəst ˈkɑnsoʊl, wi ju? wʊd ju kənˈsɪdər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɛni game(s*) fər ɪt ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər? ɪf soʊ, ˈɛni aɪˈdiəz ju kʊd ʃɛr?: aɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðət ɪt wʊd bi ə drim tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ geɪm ɪn ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈfɔrˌmæt. ˈpɑsəbli wɪθ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈtərnəmənts, ˈræŋkɪŋ ənd ɔl ðət goʊz wɪθ ðət. wi ju ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl nɛkst stɛp fər ˈjuˈɛs ənd ɪf wi ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ du ɪt, meɪk ʃʊr tɪ ʃɛr səm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈərli ɔn əˈbaʊt dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ ɪz aʊt təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ˈɛni fər riˈlis ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə? ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə praɪs tæg ju gaɪz ər ˈeɪmɪŋ fər?: ə riˈlis ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ʃʊd bi ʤɪst ə mənθ əˈweɪ. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə praɪs əv əraʊnd 10 ˈjʊrə ɪn ˈjʊrəp; ənd si wət ðət bɪˈkəmz ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə. nɑt mɔr ðən 10 aɪ θɪŋk, soʊ ə lɔt ˈʧipər ðən ðə bɑkst geɪmz; bət wɪθ ɔl ðə fən ju maɪt ɪkˈspɛkt. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls laɪk tɪ æd fər ɑr ˈridərz?: wi peɪd əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɔl əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈditeɪlz ənd ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən səm əv ðɛm, səʧ ɛz ˌkæləˈbreɪʃən əv saʊnd ənd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl geɪm ˈsaʊnˌtræk wɪθ lɑts əv ˈdɪfərənt sɔŋz ðət gɪv ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd ˈvɛrid ˈtoʊtəl ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˌmɑrˈsɛloʊ: θæŋks əˈgɛn fər jʊr taɪm. aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ pleɪɪŋ ˈɑkwə ˈmoʊtoʊ ˈreɪsɪŋ ənd ˈəðər fˈjuʧərz ˈtaɪtəlz jʊr ˈstudiˌoʊ rɪˈlisɪz.: θæŋk ju fər ðə ˈɪntərvˌju.
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young alice was running around her new house, letting her adventurous spirit go wild. her mother had recently bought this much more spacious, albeit older, house in a suburban town in pennsylvania. alice had spent the last six years of her life, which happens to be the full extent of her life, in a cramped apartment in new york. she never had a large area to scamper around, nor any large fields to play in. most children would be scared to move and leave their old life behind, and indeed alice had been at first, but now that she had gotten the taste of wide open air to run around indoors she had no her mother was busy carrying large boxes stuffed with cloths and dishes into the family of two's new home, alice started to explore the smaller areas of the house. the many closets in the house were raided in hopes that the prior owner had left something of value. some treasure lost and begging to be found again. alice huffed and crossed her small arms as she stepped out of the last tiny storage space empty handed. she thought she'd find some jewels or even just a new toy she could play with. it seems that, alas, the last people to own the house had been thorough about collecting everything.alice, as all children at a loss for what to do, went to her mother. she loudly complained she had gotten bored. her mother suggested she could help move some of the lighter boxes, but alice would have none of that. she continued to complain about her boredom for several more minutes."well," her mother finally said, "do you want to explore outside?""nuh-uh," alice responded, "there are bugs out about that cocked her head in confusion. "what's a basement?" she asked in a curious the space under a house, sweetie. come on, i'll show took her mother's hand and was lead to a door she had not noticed before. the door opened, reveling a dusty, wooden staircase that lead down into the darkness. while most children would be gripped by fear, alice was more curious. she'd never heard of a basement before as her entire life was spent in an apartment and she was never allowed to play on the lower floors. she wandered down into the darkness, the stairs creaking beneath her feet with each step. she gripped the railing, a simple piece of rough wood that was held up by thin boards. the old planks felt like they would snap under her tiny weight and send her tumbling downward. she inched forward, being careful to not displace too much weight at once for fear of collapsing the supports. by the time she had reached the bottom, her hazel eyes had adjusted to the light, or more the lack there of. it was a large, single room that spread out under the entire house. there was no light switch in sight, but alice was never scared of the upstairs, alice's mother had left the door open to the basement and went back to moving in the boxes. she wondered how they had so much stuff in such a small apartment. just as she set down a box filled with items she didn't even know she owned, her young daughter came bolting up the stairs. she turned to face alice, almost knocked over by the screaming girl."alice, baby, what's wrong?" she asked in her most nurturing angel in the basement, mommy! a scary honey, angels are this one," alice said, shaking her head and making her black hair bounce from side to side, "it was grey and big and it was cold! and its wings were broken so it couldn't fly away and that's why it was in the base....base...""basement," her mother finished for her."yeah, took her mother's hand, leading her down the stairs to show her the angel she had described. her mother used the light of her cellphone to illuminate the path in the dark depths of the house. when they came to the spot that alice had said an angel was, they found only a large statue of an angel that had been overtaken by was indeed a deep shade of grey and it's wings had indeed been broken. other notable features were large chunks missing from the angel's face where the left eye would be as well as a few fingers that were broken away. it stood around six feet and had no stand or platform that it was on like most statues did. it was beautifully sculpted. the features were all perfect, as expected on an angel. the silk of it's robe looked almost like real silk. it was standing with its arms outstretched as if waiting for an embrace. all-in-all, if it wasn't for the decay it would probably be worth a lot of mother reassured the girl that it was only a statue and couldn't hurt the girl. her mother began to leave and alice followed. but she stole one look back at the angel. perhaps it wasn't so scary after all. she waved to the once nightmare fuel and statue returned the wave, with a much more sinister grin upon it's cracked lips.
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jəŋ ˈælɪs wɑz ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd hər nu haʊs, ˈlɛtɪŋ hər ædˈvɛnʧərəs ˈspɪrɪt goʊ waɪld. hər ˈməðər hæd ˈrisəntli bɔt ðɪs məʧ mɔr ˈspeɪʃəs, ɔlˈbiɪt ˈoʊldər, haʊs ɪn ə səˈbərbən taʊn ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. ˈælɪs hæd spɛnt ðə læst sɪks jɪrz əv hər laɪf, wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ðə fʊl ɪkˈstɛnt əv hər laɪf, ɪn ə kræmpt əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn nu jɔrk. ʃi ˈnɛvər hæd ə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə tɪ ˈskæmpər əraʊnd, nɔr ˈɛni lɑrʤ fildz tɪ pleɪ ɪn. moʊst ˈʧɪldrən wʊd bi skɛrd tɪ muv ənd liv ðɛr oʊld laɪf bɪˈhaɪnd, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ˈælɪs hæd bɪn æt fərst, bət naʊ ðət ʃi hæd ˈgɔtən ðə teɪst əv waɪd ˈoʊpən ɛr tɪ rən əraʊnd ˈɪnˌdɔrz ʃi hæd noʊ hər ˈməðər wɑz ˈbɪzi ˈkɛriɪŋ lɑrʤ ˈbɑksɪz stəft wɪθ klɔθs ənd ˈdɪʃɪz ˈɪntu ðə ˈfæməli əv tuz nu hoʊm, ˈælɪs ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə sˈmɔlər ˈɛriəz əv ðə haʊs. ðə ˈmɛni ˈklɑzəts ɪn ðə haʊs wər ˈreɪdɪd ɪn hoʊps ðət ðə praɪər ˈoʊnər hæd lɛft ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ˈvælju. səm ˈtrɛʒər lɔst ənd ˈbɛgɪŋ tɪ bi faʊnd əˈgɛn. ˈælɪs həft ənd krɔst hər smɔl ɑrmz ɛz ʃi stɛpt aʊt əv ðə læst ˈtaɪni ˈstɔrɪʤ speɪs ˈɛmti ˈhændɪd. ʃi θɔt ʃid faɪnd səm ʤuəlz ər ˈivɪn ʤɪst ə nu tɔɪ ʃi kʊd pleɪ wɪθ. ɪt simz ðət, əˈlæs, ðə læst ˈpipəl tɪ oʊn ðə haʊs hæd bɪn θəroʊ əˈbaʊt kəˈlɛktɪŋ everything.alice*, ɛz ɔl ˈʧɪldrən æt ə lɔs fər wət tɪ du, wɛnt tɪ hər ˈməðər. ʃi ˈlaʊdli kəmˈpleɪnd ʃi hæd ˈgɔtən bɔrd. hər ˈməðər səˈʤɛstɪd ʃi kʊd hɛlp muv səm əv ðə ˈlaɪtər ˈbɑksɪz, bət ˈælɪs wʊd hæv nən əv ðət. ʃi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt hər ˈbɔrdəm fər ˈsɛvərəl mɔr minutes."well*," hər ˈməðər ˈfaɪnəli sɛd, "du ju wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr outside?""nuh-uh*," ˈælɪs rɪˈspɑndɪd, "ðɛr ər bəgz aʊt əˈbaʊt ðət kɔkt hər hɛd ɪn kənfˈjuʒən. "wəts ə ˈbeɪsmənt?" ʃi æst ɪn ə ˈkjʊriəs ðə speɪs ˈəndər ə haʊs, sˈwiti. kəm ɔn, aɪl ʃoʊ tʊk hər ˈməðərz hænd ənd wɑz lɛd tɪ ə dɔr ʃi hæd nɑt ˈnoʊtɪst ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə dɔr ˈoʊpənd, ˈrɛvəlɪŋ ə ˈdəsti, ˈwʊdən ˈstɛrˌkeɪs ðət lɛd daʊn ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɑrknəs. waɪl moʊst ˈʧɪldrən wʊd bi grɪpt baɪ fɪr, ˈælɪs wɑz mɔr ˈkjʊriəs. ʃid ˈnɛvər hərd əv ə ˈbeɪsmənt ˌbiˈfɔr ɛz hər ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf wɑz spɛnt ɪn ən əˈpɑrtmənt ənd ʃi wɑz ˈnɛvər əˈlaʊd tɪ pleɪ ɔn ðə loʊər flɔrz. ʃi ˈwɑndərd daʊn ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɑrknəs, ðə stɛrz ˈkrikɪŋ bɪˈniθ hər fit wɪθ iʧ stɛp. ʃi grɪpt ðə ˈreɪlɪŋ, ə ˈsɪmpəl pis əv rəf wʊd ðət wɑz hɛld əp baɪ θɪn bɔrdz. ðə oʊld plæŋks fɛlt laɪk ðeɪ wʊd snæp ˈəndər hər ˈtaɪni weɪt ənd sɛnd hər ˈtəmbəlɪŋ ˈdaʊnwərd. ʃi ɪnʧt ˈfɔrwərd, biɪŋ ˈkɛrfəl tɪ nɑt dɪˈspleɪs tu məʧ weɪt æt wəns fər fɪr əv kəˈlæpsɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrts. baɪ ðə taɪm ʃi hæd riʧt ðə ˈbɑtəm, hər ˈheɪzəl aɪz hæd əˈʤəstɪd tɪ ðə laɪt, ər mɔr ðə læk ðɛr əv. ɪt wɑz ə lɑrʤ, ˈsɪŋgəl rum ðət sprɛd aʊt ˈəndər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər haʊs. ðɛr wɑz noʊ laɪt swɪʧ ɪn saɪt, bət ˈælɪs wɑz ˈnɛvər skɛrd əv ðə əpˈstɛrz, ˈælɪsəz ˈməðər hæd lɛft ðə dɔr ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈbeɪsmənt ənd wɛnt bæk tɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbɑksɪz. ʃi ˈwəndərd haʊ ðeɪ hæd soʊ məʧ stəf ɪn səʧ ə smɔl əˈpɑrtmənt. ʤɪst ɛz ʃi sɛt daʊn ə bɑks fɪld wɪθ ˈaɪtəmz ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn noʊ ʃi oʊnd, hər jəŋ ˈdɔtər keɪm ˈboʊltɪŋ əp ðə stɛrz. ʃi tərnd tɪ feɪs ˈælɪs, ˈɔlˌmoʊst nɑkt ˈoʊvər baɪ ðə ˈskrimɪŋ girl."alice*, ˈbeɪbi, wəts rɔŋ?" ʃi æst ɪn hər moʊst ˈnərʧərɪŋ ˈeɪnʤəl ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt, ˈmɑmi! ə ˈskɛri ˈhəni, ˈeɪnʤəlz ər ðɪs wən," ˈælɪs sɛd, ˈʃeɪkɪŋ hər hɛd ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər blæk hɛr baʊns frəm saɪd tɪ saɪd, "ɪt wɑz greɪ ənd bɪg ənd ɪt wɑz koʊld! ənd ɪts wɪŋz wər ˈbroʊkən soʊ ɪt ˈkʊdənt flaɪ əˈweɪ ənd ðæts waɪ ɪt wɑz ɪn ðə base....base...""basement*," hər ˈməðər ˈfɪnɪʃt fər her."yeah*, tʊk hər ˈməðərz hænd, ˈlidɪŋ hər daʊn ðə stɛrz tɪ ʃoʊ hər ðə ˈeɪnʤəl ʃi hæd dɪˈskraɪbd. hər ˈməðər juzd ðə laɪt əv hər ˈsɛlfoʊn tɪ ˌɪˈlumɪnɪt ðə pæθ ɪn ðə dɑrk dɛpθs əv ðə haʊs. wɪn ðeɪ keɪm tɪ ðə spɑt ðət ˈælɪs hæd sɛd ən ˈeɪnʤəl wɑz, ðeɪ faʊnd ˈoʊnli ə lɑrʤ ˈstæˌʧu əv ən ˈeɪnʤəl ðət hæd bɪn ˈoʊvərˌteɪkən baɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ə dip ʃeɪd əv greɪ ənd ɪts wɪŋz hæd ˌɪnˈdid bɪn ˈbroʊkən. ˈəðər ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈfiʧərz wər lɑrʤ ʧəŋks ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ðə ˈeɪnʤəlz feɪs wɛr ðə lɛft aɪ wʊd bi ɛz wɛl ɛz ə fju ˈfɪŋgərz ðət wər ˈbroʊkən əˈweɪ. ɪt stʊd əraʊnd sɪks fit ənd hæd noʊ stænd ər ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ɪt wɑz ɔn laɪk moʊst ˈstæˌʧuz dɪd. ɪt wɑz ˈbjutəfli ˈskəlptɪd. ðə ˈfiʧərz wər ɔl ˈpərˌfɪkt, ɛz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɔn ən ˈeɪnʤəl. ðə sɪlk əv ɪts roʊb lʊkt ˈɔlˌmoʊst laɪk ril sɪlk. ɪt wɑz ˈstændɪŋ wɪθ ɪts ɑrmz aʊtˈstrɛʧt ɛz ɪf ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ən ɪmˈbreɪs. all-in-all*, ɪf ɪt ˈwəzənt fər ðə dɪˈkeɪ ɪt wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi wərθ ə lɔt əv ˈməðər ˌriəˈʃʊrd ðə gərl ðət ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ə ˈstæˌʧu ənd ˈkʊdənt hərt ðə gərl. hər ˈməðər bɪˈgæn tɪ liv ənd ˈælɪs ˈfɑloʊd. bət ʃi stoʊl wən lʊk bæk æt ðə ˈeɪnʤəl. pərˈhæps ɪt ˈwəzənt soʊ ˈskɛri ˈæftər ɔl. ʃi weɪvd tɪ ðə wəns ˈnaɪtˌmɛr fjuəl ənd ˈstæˌʧu rɪˈtərnd ðə weɪv, wɪθ ə məʧ mɔr ˈsɪnɪstər grɪn əˈpɑn ɪts krækt lɪps.
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games and interactive movies are fun, but modern virtual reality systems like the rift also have the ability to let people travel and experience the world without ever leaving their couch. and the dora robot, which can perfectly match the movements of someone wearing a headset, will help make that experience even more immersive.
instead of using a remote camera that captures a view of everything going on around it so that an wearer can look around in all directions, robotics researchers at the university of pennsylvania developed roving a pair of cameras that serve as remote eyes.
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each of cameras can stream live 976 x 582 video at 30 frames per second which is much less than what the latest version of rift can display, but given the system is still in the research stages, lots of room for improvement. a headset is already able to track the movements and position, so that information is transmitted to dora over a radio link allowing it to perfectly mimic every turn, move, and subtle shift. and since mounted on a mobile robotics platform, it can let someone wearing a headset explore wherever they wanted.
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the biggest hurdle for researchers to overcome right now is the lag between the movements and the cameras. when latency is below 20 milliseconds, no longer perceptible to someone wearing a headset. and has suggested that a latency of 60 milliseconds is the upper limit to making the experience believable. but latency currently sits at around 70 due to the speed of its mechanical that could be even longer if the system were dependent on a wireless internet connection instead of radio like currently using.
but the potential for such a robot is staggering. it could give those living with disabilities a new sense of freedom and movement. emergency responders would be able to safely explore an area too dangerous for humans to enter without the restrictions of a static camera mounted to a more traditional robot. and museums or art galleries could even rent out a robot to allow visitors from around the world peruse their collections without having to spend a dime on airfare. although future as predicted in edges unsettling closer.
[dora via spectrum]
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jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt ˈvɪdioʊ hir tɪ vju ərˈɪʤənəl geɪmz ənd ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈmuviz ər fən, bət ˈmɑdərn ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈsɪstəmz laɪk ðə rɪft ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ lɛt ˈpipəl ˈtrævəl ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə wərld wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛvər ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr kaʊʧ. ənd ðə ˈdɔrə ˈroʊˌbət, wɪʧ kən ˈpərfəktli mæʧ ðə ˈmuvmənts əv ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt, wɪl hɛlp meɪk ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈivɪn mɔr immersive*. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈjuzɪŋ ə rɪˈmoʊt ˈkæmərə ðət ˈkæpʧərz ə vju əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ goʊɪŋ ɔn əraʊnd ɪt soʊ ðət ən ˈwɛrər kən lʊk əraʊnd ɪn ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə dɪˈvɛləpt ˈroʊvɪŋ ə pɛr əv ˈkæmərəz ðət sərv ɛz rɪˈmoʊt aɪz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt iʧ əv ˈkæmərəz kən strim lɪv 976 ɛks 582 ˈvɪdioʊ æt 30 freɪmz pər ˈsɛkənd wɪʧ ɪz məʧ lɛs ðən wət ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən əv rɪft kən dɪˈspleɪ, bət ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz stɪl ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈsteɪʤɪz, lɑts əv rum fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈeɪbəl tɪ træk ðə ˈmuvmənts ənd pəˈzɪʃən, soʊ ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz trænzˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈdɔrə ˈoʊvər ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ lɪŋk əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈpərfəktli ˈmɪmɪk ˈɛvəri tərn, muv, ənd ˈsətəl ʃɪft. ənd sɪns ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈplætˌfɔrm, ɪt kən lɛt ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt ɪkˈsplɔr wɛˈrɛvər ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈhərdəl fər ˈrisərʧərz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm raɪt naʊ ɪz ðə læg bɪtˈwin ðə ˈmuvmənts ənd ðə ˈkæmərəz. wɪn ˈleɪtənsi ɪz bɪˈloʊ 20 ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər pərˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈhɛdˌsɛt. ənd həz səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ə ˈleɪtənsi əv 60 ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz ɪz ðə ˈəpər ˈlɪmət tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns bəˈlivəbəl. bət ˈleɪtənsi ˈkərəntli sɪts æt əraʊnd 70 du tɪ ðə spid əv ɪts məˈkænɪkəl ðət kʊd bi ˈivɪn ˈlɔŋgər ɪf ðə ˈsɪstəm wər dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ə ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ laɪk ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ. bət ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər səʧ ə ˈroʊˌbət ɪz ˈstægərˌɪŋ. ɪt kʊd gɪv ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ə nu sɛns əv ˈfridəm ənd ˈmuvmənt. ˈimərʤənsi rɪˈspɑndərz wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈseɪfli ɪkˈsplɔr ən ˈɛriə tu ˈdeɪnʤərəs fər ˈjumənz tɪ ˈɛnər wɪˈθaʊt ðə riˈstrɪkʃənz əv ə ˈstætɪk ˈkæmərə ˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ə mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈroʊˌbət. ənd mˈjuziəmz ər ɑrt ˈgæləriz kʊd ˈivɪn rɛnt aʊt ə ˈroʊˌbət tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈvɪzɪtərz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld pəruz ðɛr kəˈlɛkʃənz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ spɛnd ə daɪm ɔn ˈɛrˌfɛr. ˌɔlˈðoʊ fˈjuʧər ɛz prɪˈdɪktɪd ɪn ˈɛʤɪz ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ ˈkloʊzər. [ˈdɔrə ˈviə ˈspɛktrəm]
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share. towering above the original. towering above the original.
i like the first sanctum, but i don't love it. i appreciate its bold mixture of and strategy well enough, but after finishing it i found that i had no desire to rematch its mindless enemies, severely limited maps, and numbing repetition even with friends. i loved the idea, but not the execution. sanctum 2 is different; this sequel takes all those ideas and runs with them in the right directions, improving in almost every conceivable way upon the original, and i find myself texting friends at ungodly hours to join me to play through a few more rounds.
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as before, your task is to erect a maze of walls and turrets to keep the enemies from the your power cores for as long as possible, but the most immediately noticeable improvement is that this is a far more beautiful and varied game. sanctum colorful but sometimes confusing graphic story panels lead us through a lush, vibrant world spread across 15 maps. some of these maps do away with the research facilities almost entirely, and the battles unfold before refreshingly natural surroundings or rusty train yards. each level feels markedly different, both in look and design, and in most cases they don't overstay their welcome.
the waves of alien enemies are tougher, too. the varied cast of creatures come in relatively small numbers to counterbalance their increased hit points, and ever so often are accompanied by hulking bosses that smash through towers as though they were rotting lincoln logs. a pity that they're merely gargantuan versions of the foot soldiers instead of distinct monsters.) even placed intelligently, the limit of 10 towers usually handle the hordes alone, which keeps the pace fast and desperate.
in a welcome surprise, many of these these enemies will turn and chase you down if you get too close a needed improvement over their oblivious marches in the first game. i frequently found myself using it to my advantage by luring a tough enemy who'd managed to pass the towers away from the cores.
on our side, there's more personality to be found. rather than cloning the sole ginger heroine, skye, in co-op, sanctum 2 also lets you to step into the role of her spunky sister, a robot who could pass for an apple product, or an male who looks like brody's badass brother. each comes with some personality in the form of distinct voiced exclamations and their own primary weapon, ranging from humble but assault rifle to her sister massive grenade launcher that sets enemies on fire.
while they tend toward the familiar archetypes like shotguns rather than inventive sci-fi gadgetry, it's all wrapped in a memorable effect aesthetic, and each brings helpful strengths to different situations. playing alone, for instance, i found the robot's sniper rifle too limiting, but in co-op, i think it's safe to say that that precision and range saved the round on numerous occasions.
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regardless of which character i played, i found the of sanctum 2 more intense than what i saw back in 2011. switching out your weapons to let them recharge keeps your damage output pumping when you need it most, although i can't deny that i miss some of those frightful moments when a gigantic bug was nearing the core and i was stuck reloading.
character development is also boosted by a leveling system that rewards success with excellent perks, and they can be combined in great ways. i matched a perk that damages enemies by jumping on them with one that boosts your speed every time you do damage, allowing me to dart in and out of the fray like a ninja. these perks allow you to adjust your gameplay style to suit a particular map rather than trivializing early ones because you're now too powerful for them.
between firefights, even the business of building your mazes has been significantly refined. sanctum 2 lets you incrementally upgrade each tower with small boosts to range and damage with every coin you pump into them instead of upgrades. upgrade tiers still exist, but they're more focused on altering tower behaviors, such as firing speed, rather than firepower. having the choice between how to upgrade, rather than just whether to upgrade or not, is a massive improvement in resource management.
indeed, the real fun of sanctum 2 lies in its cooperative play or at least when it gets moving. however, the fact that only one (or two, tops) players can build anything during a given build phase, there's a lot of time between rounds spent jumping around listlessly waiting. it's a bummer in random groups i often thought i had a better or faster strategy in mind but couldn't do anything aside from wait them out... or, in a move that's sure to create drama, sell a tower they've already built and replace it with my own. i could see this getting nasty on steam or fast.
still, setting a match to the endless survival mode while and fighting back the hordes in a full group presents both a welcome challenge and a handy means of earning. for a bonus challenge in the survival mode, you and your group can even select up to five feats of strength in the campaign mode for increases in each, which affect gameplay by limiting or allowing enemies to move faster and heal themselves. with all five triggered, sanctum 2 becomes a brutal challenge even with a full team and all available perks. in short, sanctum 2 provides a wealth of tools that let you play this fun, hybrid the way you want to play it.
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ʃɛr. ˈtaʊrɪŋ əˈbəv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. ˈtaʊrɪŋ əˈbəv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. aɪ laɪk ðə fərst ˈsæŋktəm, bət aɪ doʊnt ləv ɪt. aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪts boʊld ˈmɪksʧər əv ənd ˈstrætəʤi wɛl ɪˈnəf, bət ˈæftər ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪt aɪ faʊnd ðət aɪ hæd noʊ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˈriˈmæʧ ɪts ˈmaɪndləs ˈɛnəmiz, səˈvɪrli ˈlɪmɪtɪd mæps, ənd ˈnəmɪŋ ˌrɛpəˈtɪʃən ˈivɪn wɪθ frɛndz. aɪ ləvd ðə aɪˈdiə, bət nɑt ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. ˈsæŋktəm 2 ɪz ˈdɪfərənt; ðɪs ˈsikwəl teɪks ɔl ðoʊz aɪˈdiəz ənd rənz wɪθ ðɛm ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri kənˈsivəbəl weɪ əˈpɑn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, ənd aɪ faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈtɛkˌstɪŋ frɛndz æt ənˈgɔdli aʊərz tɪ ʤɔɪn mi tɪ pleɪ θru ə fju mɔr raʊnz. ˈɛksət ˈθiətər moʊd ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, jʊr tæsk ɪz tɪ ɪˈrɛkt ə meɪz əv wɔlz ənd tərəts tɪ kip ðə ˈɛnəmiz frəm ðə jʊr paʊər kɔrz fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, bət ðə moʊst ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz ə fɑr mɔr ˈbjutəfəl ənd ˈvɛrid geɪm. ˈsæŋktəm ˈkələrfəl bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˈgræfɪk ˈstɔri ˈpænəlz lɛd ˈjuˈɛs θru ə ləʃ, ˈvaɪbrənt wərld sprɛd əˈkrɔs 15 mæps. səm əv ðiz mæps du əˈweɪ wɪθ ðə ˈrisərʧ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli, ənd ðə ˈbætəlz ənˈfoʊld ˌbiˈfɔr riˈfrɛʃɪŋli ˈnæʧərəl sərˈaʊndɪŋz ər ˈrəsti treɪn jɑrdz. iʧ ˈlɛvəl filz ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈdɪfərənt, boʊθ ɪn lʊk ənd dɪˈzaɪn, ənd ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðeɪ doʊnt ˌoʊvərˈsteɪ ðɛr ˈwɛlkəm. ðə weɪvz əv ˈeɪliən ˈɛnəmiz ər ˈtəfər, tu. ðə ˈvɛrid kæst əv ˈkriʧərz kəm ɪn ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl ˈnəmbərz tɪ ˈkaʊnərˌbæləns ðɛr ˌɪnˈkrist hɪt pɔɪnts, ənd ˈɛvər soʊ ˈɔfən ər əˈkəmpənid baɪ ˈhəlkɪŋ ˈbɔsɪz ðət smæʃ θru taʊərz ɛz ðoʊ ðeɪ wər ˈrɑtɪŋ ˈlɪŋkən lɔgz. ə ˈpɪti ðət ðɛr ˈmɪrli gɑrˈgænʧuən ˈvərʒənz əv ðə fʊt ˈsoʊlʤərz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈmɑnstərz.) ˈivɪn pleɪst ˌɪnˈtɛlɪʤəntli, ðə ˈlɪmət əv 10 taʊərz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈhændəl ðə hɔrdz əˈloʊn, wɪʧ kips ðə peɪs fæst ənd ˈdɛspərɪt. ɪn ə ˈwɛlkəm səˈpraɪz, ˈmɛni əv ðiz ðiz ˈɛnəmiz wɪl tərn ənd ʧeɪs ju daʊn ɪf ju gɪt tu kloʊz ə ˈnidɪd ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ˈoʊvər ðɛr əˈblɪviəs ˈmɑrʧɪz ɪn ðə fərst geɪm. aɪ ˈfrikwɛntli faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ maɪ ædˈvæntɪʤ baɪ ˈlʊrɪŋ ə təf ˈɛnəmi hud ˈmænɪʤd tɪ pæs ðə taʊərz əˈweɪ frəm ðə kɔrz. ɔn ɑr saɪd, ðɛrz mɔr ˌpərsəˈnælɪti tɪ bi faʊnd. ˈrəðər ðən ˈkloʊnɪŋ ðə soʊl ˈʤɪnʤər ˈhɛroʊən, skaɪ, ɪn koʊɑp, ˈsæŋktəm 2 ˈɔlsoʊ lɛts ju tɪ stɛp ˈɪntu ðə roʊl əv hər ˈspəŋki ˈsɪstər, ə ˈroʊˌbət hu kʊd pæs fər ən ˈæpəl ˈprɑdəkt, ər ən meɪl hu lʊks laɪk ˈbroʊdiz ˈbæˌdæs ˈbrəðər. iʧ kəmz wɪθ səm ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪn ðə fɔrm əv dɪˈstɪŋkt vɔɪst ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃənz ənd ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈwɛpən, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ˈhəmbəl bət əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəl tɪ hər ˈsɪstər ˈmæsɪv grəˈneɪd ˈlɔnʧər ðət sɛts ˈɛnəmiz ɔn faɪər. waɪl ðeɪ tɛnd təˈwɔrd ðə fəˈmɪljər ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪps laɪk ˈʃɑtˌgənz ˈrəðər ðən ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv ˌsaɪˈfaɪ ˈgæʤətri, ɪts ɔl ræpt ɪn ə ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈifɛkt ɛsˈθɛtɪk, ənd iʧ brɪŋz ˈhɛlpfəl strɛŋθs tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. pleɪɪŋ əˈloʊn, fər ˈɪnstəns, aɪ faʊnd ðə ˈroʊˌbəts sˈnaɪpər ˈraɪfəl tu ˈlɪmətɪŋ, bət ɪn koʊɑp, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts seɪf tɪ seɪ ðət ðət priˈsɪʒən ənd reɪnʤ seɪvd ðə raʊnd ɔn ˈnumərəs ɔˈkeɪʒənz. ˈɛksət ˈθiətər moʊd rəˈgɑrdləs əv wɪʧ ˈkɛrɪktər aɪ pleɪd, aɪ faʊnd ðə əv ˈsæŋktəm 2 mɔr ˌɪnˈtɛns ðən wət aɪ sɔ bæk ɪn 2011 sˈwɪʧɪŋ aʊt jʊr ˈwɛpənz tɪ lɛt ðɛm riˈʧɑrʤ kips jʊr ˈdæmɪʤ ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈpəmpɪŋ wɪn ju nid ɪt moʊst, ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ kænt dɪˈnaɪ ðət aɪ mɪs səm əv ðoʊz ˈfraɪtfəl ˈmoʊmənts wɪn ə ʤaɪˈgænɪk bəg wɑz ˈnɪrɪŋ ðə kɔr ənd aɪ wɑz stək reloading*. ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbustɪd baɪ ə ˈlɛvəlɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət rɪˈwɔrdz səkˈsɛs wɪθ ˈɛksələnt pərks, ənd ðeɪ kən bi kəmˈbaɪnd ɪn greɪt weɪz. aɪ mæʧt ə pərk ðət ˈdæmɪʤɪz ˈɛnəmiz baɪ ˈʤəmpɪŋ ɔn ðɛm wɪθ wən ðət busts jʊr spid ˈɛvəri taɪm ju du ˈdæmɪʤ, əˈlaʊɪŋ mi tɪ dɑrt ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðə freɪ laɪk ə ˈnɪnʤə. ðiz pərks əˈlaʊ ju tɪ əˈʤəst jʊr ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ staɪl tɪ sut ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr mæp ˈrəðər ðən ˈtrɪviəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈərli wənz bɪˈkəz jʊr naʊ tu ˈpaʊərfəl fər ðɛm. bɪtˈwin ˈfaɪrˌfaɪts, ˈivɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈbɪldɪŋ jʊr ˈmeɪzɪz həz bɪn sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈfaɪnd. ˈsæŋktəm 2 lɛts ju ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəˌli ˈəpˈgreɪd iʧ taʊər wɪθ smɔl busts tɪ reɪnʤ ənd ˈdæmɪʤ wɪθ ˈɛvəri kɔɪn ju pəmp ˈɪntu ðɛm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈəpˌgreɪdz. ˈəpˈgreɪd tirz stɪl ɪgˈzɪst, bət ðɛr mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɔltərɪŋ taʊər bɪˈheɪvjərz, səʧ ɛz ˈfaɪərrɪŋ spid, ˈrəðər ðən ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər. ˈhævɪŋ ðə ʧɔɪs bɪtˈwin haʊ tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd, ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ˈwɛðər tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ər nɑt, ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ˈrisɔrs ˈmænɪʤmənt. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ril fən əv ˈsæŋktəm 2 laɪz ɪn ɪts koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv pleɪ ər æt list wɪn ɪt gɪts ˈmuvɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə fækt ðət ˈoʊnli wən (ər tu, tɑps) pleɪərz kən bɪld ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈgɪvɪn bɪld feɪz, ðɛrz ə lɔt əv taɪm bɪtˈwin raʊnz spɛnt ˈʤəmpɪŋ əraʊnd ˈlɪstləsli ˈweɪtɪŋ. ɪts ə ˈbəmər ɪn ˈrændəm grups aɪ ˈɔfən θɔt aɪ hæd ə ˈbɛtər ər ˈfæstər ˈstrætəʤi ɪn maɪnd bət ˈkʊdənt du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈsaɪd frəm weɪt ðɛm aʊt... ər, ɪn ə muv ðæts ʃʊr tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈdrɑmə, sɛl ə taʊər ðeɪv ɔˈrɛdi bɪlt ənd ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ maɪ oʊn. aɪ kʊd si ðɪs ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈnæsti ɔn stim ər fæst. stɪl, ˈsɛtɪŋ ə mæʧ tɪ ðə ˈɛndləs sərˈvaɪvəl moʊd waɪl ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ bæk ðə hɔrdz ɪn ə fʊl grup ˈprɛzənts boʊθ ə ˈwɛlkəm ˈʧælənʤ ənd ə ˈhændi minz əv ˈərnɪŋ. fər ə ˈboʊnəs ˈʧælənʤ ɪn ðə sərˈvaɪvəl moʊd, ju ənd jʊr grup kən ˈivɪn səˈlɛkt əp tɪ faɪv fits əv strɛŋθ ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn moʊd fər ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn iʧ, wɪʧ əˈfɛkt ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ baɪ ˈlɪmətɪŋ ər əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz tɪ muv ˈfæstər ənd hil ðɛmˈsɛlvz. wɪθ ɔl faɪv ˈtrɪgərd, ˈsæŋktəm 2 bɪˈkəmz ə ˈbrutəl ˈʧælənʤ ˈivɪn wɪθ ə fʊl tim ənd ɔl əˈveɪləbəl pərks. ɪn ʃɔrt, ˈsæŋktəm 2 prəˈvaɪdz ə wɛlθ əv tulz ðət lɛt ju pleɪ ðɪs fən, ˈhaɪbrɪd ðə weɪ ju wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ɪt.
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the has announced that holden state of origin is sold out.
the final tickets for the decider, at stadium on july 12, were sold today.
"this will be arguably the most anticipated origin clash in the history of the interstate contest, so it will be great to see the house full sign up," ceo todd greenberg said.
"we have worked with stadium to capacity. this sort of contest deserves to have as many people watching as possible."
special extended coverage via host broadcaster channel nine will begin at in sydney, brisbane, melbourne and adelaide, and in perth.
tom malone, nine's director of sport, said: "with not even standing room left at, the best and only place to watch the decider will be exclusively live and free on channel nine. this is going to be the biggest game of rugby league ever."
fans attending the game are encouraged to arrive early, avoid the queues at the gates and catch the games, not to mention the spectacular entertainment program.
the entertainment, which includes a spectacular, a special tribute to johnathan thurston and a performance from bernard fanning, will commence at 7.30pm.
the national anthem will be sung by paulini, star of the bodyguard - the musical.
to avoid delays, fans are encouraged not to bring a bag unless absolutely necessary and plan to arrive early to assist with the security process.
the free travel offer applies from four hours before the main game kicks off. special services run regularly to the venue in the two hour period leading up to kick-off.
fans are also reminded that a new marketplace for fans is available for origin, giving supporters the chance to buy tickets at their original price.
the new service is designed for people who legitimately attend the event and want to recoup their ticket costs.
fans who wish to use the service should visit https://stateoforigin.ticketek.com.au/
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ðə həz əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈhoʊldən steɪt əv ˈɔrəʤən ɪz soʊld aʊt. ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtɪkɪts fər ðə ˌdɪˈsaɪdər, æt ˈsteɪdiəm ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 wər soʊld təˈdeɪ. "ðɪs wɪl bi ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə moʊst ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈɔrəʤən klæʃ ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈkɑntɛst, soʊ ɪt wɪl bi greɪt tɪ si ðə haʊs fʊl saɪn əp," ˈsiˌiˈoʊ tɑd ˈgrinbərg sɛd. "wi hæv wərkt wɪθ ˈsteɪdiəm tɪ kəˈpæsɪti. ðɪs sɔrt əv ˈkɑntɛst dɪˈzərvz tɪ hæv ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl." ˈspɛʃəl ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈviə hoʊst ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ˈʧænəl naɪn wɪl bɪˈgɪn æt ɪn ˈsɪdni, ˈbrɪzˌbeɪn, ˈmɛlbərn ənd ˈædəˌleɪd, ənd ɪn pərθ. tɑm məˈloʊn, naɪnz dɪˈrɛktər əv spɔrt, sɛd: "wɪθ nɑt ˈivɪn ˈstændɪŋ rum lɛft æt, ðə bɛst ənd ˈoʊnli pleɪs tɪ wɔʧ ðə ˌdɪˈsaɪdər wɪl bi ɪkˈsklusɪvli lɪv ənd fri ɔn ˈʧænəl naɪn. ðɪs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˈbɪgəst geɪm əv ˈrəgbi lig ˈɛvər." fænz əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə geɪm ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ əraɪv ˈərli, əˈvɔɪd ðə kjuz æt ðə geɪts ənd kæʧ ðə geɪmz, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə spɛkˈtækjələr ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ə spɛkˈtækjələr, ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈθərstən ənd ə pərˈfɔrməns frəm ˈbərnərd ˈfænɪŋ, wɪl kəˈmɛns æt 7.30pm*. ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈænθəm wɪl bi səŋ baɪ paulini*, stɑr əv ðə ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd ðə mˈjuzɪkəl. tɪ əˈvɔɪd dɪˈleɪz, fænz ər ɪnˈkərəʤd nɑt tɪ brɪŋ ə bæg ənˈlɛs ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ənd plæn tɪ əraɪv ˈərli tɪ əˈsɪst wɪθ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə fri ˈtrævəl ˈɔfər əˈplaɪz frəm fɔr aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə meɪn geɪm kɪks ɔf. ˈspɛʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz rən ˈrɛgjələrli tɪ ðə ˈvɛnju ɪn ðə tu aʊər ˈpɪriəd ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ kick-off*. fænz ər ˈɔlsoʊ riˈmaɪndɪd ðət ə nu ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs fər fænz ɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈɔrəʤən, ˈgɪvɪŋ səˈpɔrtərz ðə ʧæns tɪ baɪ ˈtɪkɪts æt ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl praɪs. ðə nu ˈsərvɪs ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈpipəl hu ləˈʤɪtəmətli əˈtɛnd ðə ɪˈvɛnt ənd wɔnt tɪ rɪˈkup ðɛr ˈtɪkɪt kɔsts. fænz hu wɪʃ tɪ juz ðə ˈsərvɪs ʃʊd ˈvɪzɪt https://stateoforigin.ticketek.com.au*/
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gov. cuomo and mayor de used threats and intimidation in recent days to block prominent democrats from backing leftist law professors zephyr teachout and her running mate, tim wu, in primary, party insiders have told the post.
the largely successful pressure has been especially intense to stop endorsements for wu, who is given a real chance of defeating conservative-turned-“progressive” former upstate rep. kathy hochul, running mate for lieutenant governor, insiders said.
“cuomo and de were pulling out all stops, making it clear that anyone who even considers endorsing teachout or wu will pay a big political price,” said a prominent democratic activist.
“cuomo especially is obsessed with wu because he clearly thinks wu has a chance to win, which would be a disaster for him,” the activist continued.
city council members were told that pet projects would be endangered if they back either teachout or wu, said a source close to the council. “you believe how much we were intimidated and muscled,’’ said one.
council members and state legislators were also warned that projects would be at risk if they publicly backed teachout or wu, several sources said.
delivering some of the messages was joe percoco, longtime aide and political enforcer, the sources said.
“it’s almost a running joke in democratic circles with people who speak up for teachout saying, ‘i’m about to get a call from joe,’ said a insider.
cuomo himself was also described as directly involved.
“a few days ago, teachout received a call from someone she had hoped would endorse her saying, ‘i’m so sorry. i just got a call from the governor, and he mentioned a particular project that interested in, and so going to have to endorse him,’ the campaign insider said.
teachout told the post, “when you speak to elected officials, pretty blunt about wanting to protect their constituents from reprisals if they were to endorse me.”
“i absolutely would have had the support of dozens of elected officials who have endorsed cuomo if it for that.”
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gəv. kˈwoʊmoʊ ənd meɪər də juzd θrɛts ənd ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz tɪ blɑk ˈprɑmənənt ˈdɛməˌkræts frəm ˈbækɪŋ ˈlɛftɪst lɔ prəˈfɛsərz ˈzɛfər ˈtiˌʧaʊt ənd hər ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, tɪm wu, ɪn ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ˈpɑrti ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz hæv toʊld ðə poʊst. ðə ˈlɑrʤli səkˈsɛsfəl ˈprɛʃər həz bɪn əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪnˈtɛns tɪ stɑp ɛnˈdɔrsmənts fər wu, hu ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ə ril ʧæns əv dɪˈfitɪŋ conservative-turned-“progressive”*” ˈfɔrmər ˈəpˈsteɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkæθi hochul*, ˈrənɪŋ meɪt fər luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər, ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz sɛd. ənd də wər ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ɔl stɑps, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt klɪr ðət ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdərz ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ ˈtiˌʧaʊt ər wu wɪl peɪ ə bɪg pəˈlɪtɪkəl price,”*,” sɛd ə ˈprɑmənənt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈæktɪvɪst. əˈspɛʃəli ɪz əbˈsɛst wɪθ wu bɪˈkəz hi ˈklɪrli θɪŋks wu həz ə ʧæns tɪ wɪn, wɪʧ wʊd bi ə dɪˈzæstər fər him,”*,” ðə ˈæktɪvɪst kənˈtɪnjud. ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbərz wər toʊld ðət pɛt ˈprɑʤɛkts wʊd bi ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ɪf ðeɪ bæk ˈiðər ˈtiˌʧaʊt ər wu, sɛd ə sɔrs kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈkaʊnsəl. bɪˈliv haʊ məʧ wi wər ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd ənd muscled,’’*,’’ sɛd wən. ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbərz ənd steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz wər ˈɔlsoʊ wɔrnd ðət ˈprɑʤɛkts wʊd bi æt rɪsk ɪf ðeɪ ˈpəblɪkli bækt ˈtiˌʧaʊt ər wu, ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɔrsəz sɛd. dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ səm əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɑz ʤoʊ percoco*, ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm eɪd ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɛnˈfɔrsər, ðə ˈsɔrsəz sɛd. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈrənɪŋ ʤoʊk ɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsərkəlz wɪθ ˈpipəl hu spik əp fər ˈtiˌʧaʊt seɪɪŋ, əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt ə kɔl frəm joe,’*,’ sɛd ə ˌɪnˈsaɪdər. kˈwoʊmoʊ hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz dɪˈrɛkli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. fju deɪz əˈgoʊ, ˈtiˌʧaʊt rɪˈsivd ə kɔl frəm ˈsəmˌwən ʃi hæd hoʊpt wʊd ɛnˈdɔrs hər seɪɪŋ, soʊ ˈsɑri. aɪ ʤɪst gɑt ə kɔl frəm ðə ˈgəvərnər, ənd hi ˈmɛnʃənd ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn, ənd soʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs him,’*,’ ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˌɪnˈsaɪdər sɛd. ˈtiˌʧaʊt toʊld ðə poʊst, ju spik tɪ ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈprɪti blənt əˈbaʊt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛr kənˈstɪʧuənts frəm rɪˈpraɪzəlz ɪf ðeɪ wər tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs me.”*.” ˌæbsəˈlutli wʊd hæv hæd ðə səˈpɔrt əv ˈdəzənz əv ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz hu hæv ɛnˈdɔrst kˈwoʊmoʊ ɪf ɪt fər that.”*.”
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haider ali hussein, a porter at a nearby utilities shop, said that for security reasons, the mosque was reserved for people from the neighborhood, sinak. the guard had tried to block the entry because he did not recognize him.
“very good friends of mine, gone in this explosion,” mr. hussein said.
the attack was the second against a shiite mosque in baghdad this week. on sunday, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest outside a shiite mosque in the neighborhood of western baghdad, killing 18 people and wounding 35, the authorities said. two roadside bombs in the capital on sunday killed another 8 and wounded 12, officials said.
as the islamic state has tried to press closer to baghdad, iraqi and american officials have insisted that the capital is well protected from a siege and that the most the militants could hope to do was sow fear and death with bombings.
but on monday, residents of the capital were reminded that mortal threats abound in the city beyond those posed by the islamic state, especially amid the growth of militias and the proliferation of weapons.
shortly after midnight, a protracted firefight between a federal police unit and another armed group erupted along a darkened and otherwise empty boulevard of the neighborhood, interior ministry officials said. the shootout, involving assault rifles and heavy machine guns, lasted at least 20 minutes though remarkably, officials said, only two police officers were wounded.
saad, the spokesman for the interior ministry, said in an interview that the police had converged on a hotel where “a gang” was holding a kidnap victim. the woman, the relative of a prominent kurdish politician, had been kidnapped in basra about two weeks ago and her captors were demanding a $2.5 million ransom, officials said.
the woman escaped her captors during the shootout, mr. said, yet there were no arrests in the case and it still remained unclear late monday which group was responsible.
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ˈheɪdər ˈɑli huˈseɪn, ə ˈpɔrtər æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ juˈtɪlətiz ʃɑp, sɛd ðət fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrizənz, ðə mɔsk wɑz rɪˈzərvd fər ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, sinak*. ðə gɑrd hæd traɪd tɪ blɑk ðə ˈɛntri bɪˈkəz hi dɪd nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ɪm. gʊd frɛndz əv maɪn, gɔn ɪn ðɪs explosion,”*,” ˈmɪstər. huˈseɪn sɛd. ðə əˈtæk wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈgɛnst ə ʃiaɪt mɔsk ɪn ˈbægdæd ðɪs wik. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmər ˈdɛtəˌneɪtəd hɪz ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz vɛst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ʃiaɪt mɔsk ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd əv ˈwɛstərn ˈbægdæd, ˈkɪlɪŋ 18 ˈpipəl ənd ˈwundɪŋ 35 ðə əˈθɔrətiz sɛd. tu ˈroʊdˌsaɪd bɑmz ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ɔn ˈsənˌdi kɪld əˈnəðər 8 ənd ˈwundɪd 12 əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ɛz ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt həz traɪd tɪ prɛs ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈbægdæd, ˌɪˈræki ənd əˈmɛrɪkən əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ɪz wɛl prəˈtɛktɪd frəm ə siʤ ənd ðət ðə moʊst ðə ˈmɪlətənts kʊd hoʊp tɪ du wɑz soʊ fɪr ənd dɛθ wɪθ ˈbɑmɪŋz. bət ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl wər riˈmaɪndɪd ðət ˈmɔrtəl θrɛts əˈbaʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti bɪɔnd ðoʊz poʊzd baɪ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, əˈspɛʃəli əˈmɪd ðə groʊθ əv mɪˈlɪʃəz ənd ðə ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv ˈwɛpənz. ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ˈmɪdˌnaɪt, ə proʊˈtræktɪd ˈfaɪrˌfaɪt bɪtˈwin ə ˈfɛdərəl pəˈlis ˈjunɪt ənd əˈnəðər ɑrmd grup ˌɪˈrəptɪd əˈlɔŋ ə ˈdɑrkənd ənd ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈɛmti ˈbʊləˌvɑrd əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə ˈʃutaʊt, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəlz ənd ˈhɛvi məˈʃin gənz, ˈlæstɪd æt list 20 ˈmɪnəts ðoʊ rɪˈmɑrkəbli, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd, ˈoʊnli tu pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər ˈwundɪd. sɑd, ðə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstri, sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ðə pəˈlis hæd kənˈvərʤd ɔn ə hoʊˈtɛl wɛr gang”*” wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈkɪdˌnæp ˈvɪktɪm. ðə ˈwʊmən, ðə ˈrɛlətɪv əv ə ˈprɑmənənt ˈkərdɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən, hæd bɪn ˈkɪdˌnæpt ɪn ˈbɑsrɑ əˈbaʊt tu wiks əˈgoʊ ənd hər ˈkæptərz wər dɪˈmændɪŋ ə ˈmɪljən ˈrænsəm, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə ˈwʊmən ɪˈskeɪpt hər ˈkæptərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈʃutaʊt, ˈmɪstər. sɛd, jɛt ðɛr wər noʊ ərˈɛsts ɪn ðə keɪs ənd ɪt stɪl rɪˈmeɪnd ənˈklɪr leɪt ˈmənˌdeɪ wɪʧ grup wɑz riˈspɑnsəbəl.
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sunsets are a beautiful sight to witness. as the sun sinks into the horizon, it paints the clouds lovely of pink, purple, and gold. especially in the right place, at the right time, sunsets can take your breath away.
if in taiwan and looking for a fabulous spot to catch the sunset, these are what 【ownrides suggests】!
mountains
mountains are some of the most ideal places to catch the sunset! being on a higher altitude allows you an unobstructed view of the sunset. moreover, the mountainsides are free of skyscrapers and other urban infrastructure that can block the view.
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alishan is located in county, towards the southern end of taiwan, between and tainan. is a well-known place to catch the sunrise and sunset the former being more popular. still, the sights from this mountain are so stunning, we could not leave it out. also, if you catching the sunset has the added benefit of not needing to wake up at 3 or 4am!
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guanshan is located on the southern tip of taiwan. we highly recommend for you to take a one day tour of the picturesque coast, before ending your day with a view of the sunset at.
guanshan rose to international fame when cnn dubbed it one of the superb sunset spots around the world”. locals will not hesitate to agree.
seaside
the seaside is another amazing place to catch the sunset. the gentle ocean breeze and the sounds of crashing waves makes this experience therapeutic and romantic.
3. beach
baisha beach, also located along the coastline, looks so picturesque, think it came straight out of a movie. and be right! beach was one of the iconic areas where the popular taiwanese film, cape no 7, was filmed. the sunset here at bay will indeed make you feel like in a movie.
4. wharf
tamsui wharf, unlike, is not a beach but a port. nonetheless, it is well-known for the beautiful and romantic sunsets and scenery. the lovers’ bridge is especially popular.
moreover, is located a short distance from taipei, in new taipei city, which makes this spot more convenient if living in the capital city. also, near the wharf, there is the charming old street, where you can shop and eat after the sunset.
the last but not least area on our list is farm.
5. farm
although it is, technically speaking, on a mountainside, farm is a little different. located in but far from the city, is often a rural getaway for city dwellers. although if you want to explore within a day, it is entirely possible.
what makes the sunset so special is the prime location of farm. it is far enough away from the city such that it is not affected by urban light pollution. this provides a more undisturbed view of the sunset. moreover, after the sun fully sets, you are greeted with thousands upon thousands of twinkling stars, a sight which is equally stunning.
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that sums up the top 5 places to catch the sunset in taiwan. we hope you found this helpful! if you need help getting around taiwan, be sure to check out our website to book a private driver!
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ˈsənˌsɛts ər ə ˈbjutəfəl saɪt tɪ ˈwɪtnəs. ɛz ðə sən sɪŋks ˈɪntu ðə hərˈaɪzən, ɪt peɪnts ðə klaʊdz ˈləvli əv pɪŋk, ˈpərpəl, ənd goʊld. əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə raɪt pleɪs, æt ðə raɪt taɪm, ˈsənˌsɛts kən teɪk jʊr brɛθ əˈweɪ. ɪf ɪn ˈtaɪˈwɑn ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈfæbjələs spɑt tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈsənˌsɛt, ðiz ər wət suggests】*】! ˈmaʊntənz ˈmaʊntənz ər səm əv ðə moʊst aɪˈdil ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈsənˌsɛt! biɪŋ ɔn ə haɪər ˈæltəˌtud əˈlaʊz ju ən ˌənəbˈstrəktɪd vju əv ðə ˈsənˌsɛt. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈmaʊntənˌsaɪdz ər fri əv ˈskaɪˌskreɪpərz ənd ˈəðər ˈərbən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ðət kən blɑk ðə vju. 1 ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈkaʊnti, təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈsəðərn ɛnd əv ˈtaɪˈwɑn, bɪtˈwin ənd tainan*. ɪz ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn pleɪs tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈsənˌraɪz ənd ˈsənˌsɛt ðə ˈfɔrmər biɪŋ mɔr ˈpɑpjələr. stɪl, ðə saɪts frəm ðɪs ˈmaʊntən ər soʊ ˈstənɪŋ, wi kʊd nɑt liv ɪt aʊt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪf ju ˈkæʧɪŋ ðə ˈsənˌsɛt həz ðə ˈædɪd ˈbɛnəfɪt əv nɑt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ weɪk əp æt 3 ər 4am*! 2 ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə ˈsəðərn tɪp əv ˈtaɪˈwɑn. wi ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd fər ju tɪ teɪk ə wən deɪ tʊr əv ðə ˈpɪkʧərəsk koʊst, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛndɪŋ jʊr deɪ wɪθ ə vju əv ðə ˈsənˌsɛt æt. roʊz tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl feɪm wɪn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn dəbd ɪt wən əv ðə sʊˈpərb ˈsənˌsɛt spɑts əraʊnd ðə world”*”. ˈloʊkəlz wɪl nɑt ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ əˈgri. ˈsiˌsaɪd ðə ˈsiˌsaɪd ɪz əˈnəðər əˈmeɪzɪŋ pleɪs tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈsənˌsɛt. ðə ˈʤɛnəl ˈoʊʃən briz ənd ðə saʊnz əv ˈkræʃɪŋ weɪvz meɪks ðɪs ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ənd roʊˈmæntɪk. 3 biʧ biʧ, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈkoʊˌstlaɪn, lʊks soʊ ˈpɪkʧərəsk, θɪŋk ɪt keɪm streɪt aʊt əv ə ˈmuvi. ənd bi raɪt! biʧ wɑz wən əv ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈɛriəz wɛr ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈtaɪwɑˈniz fɪlm, keɪp noʊ 7 wɑz fɪlmd. ðə ˈsənˌsɛt hir æt beɪ wɪl ˌɪnˈdid meɪk ju fil laɪk ɪn ə ˈmuvi. 4 wɔrf wɔrf, ənˈlaɪk, ɪz nɑt ə biʧ bət ə pɔrt. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ɪt ɪz ˈwɛlˈnoʊn fər ðə ˈbjutəfəl ənd roʊˈmæntɪk ˈsənˌsɛts ənd ˈsinəri. ðə lovers’*’ brɪʤ ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈpɑpjələr. mɔˈroʊvər, ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ə ʃɔrt ˈdɪstəns frəm ˈtaɪˌpeɪ, ɪn nu ˈtaɪˌpeɪ ˈsɪti, wɪʧ meɪks ðɪs spɑt mɔr kənˈvinjənt ɪf ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈsɪti. ˈɔlsoʊ, nɪr ðə wɔrf, ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈʧɑrmɪŋ oʊld strit, wɛr ju kən ʃɑp ənd it ˈæftər ðə ˈsənˌsɛt. ðə læst bət nɑt list ˈɛriə ɔn ɑr lɪst ɪz fɑrm. 5 fɑrm ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ɪz, ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ, ɔn ə ˈmaʊntənˌsaɪd, fɑrm ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt. ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn bət fɑr frəm ðə ˈsɪti, ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈrʊrəl ˈgɛtəˌweɪ fər ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr wɪˈθɪn ə deɪ, ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl. wət meɪks ðə ˈsənˌsɛt soʊ ˈspɛʃəl ɪz ðə praɪm loʊˈkeɪʃən əv fɑrm. ɪt ɪz fɑr ɪˈnəf əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈsɪti səʧ ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈərbən laɪt pəˈluʃən. ðɪs prəˈvaɪdz ə mɔr ˌəndɪˈstərbd vju əv ðə ˈsənˌsɛt. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈæftər ðə sən ˈfʊli sɛts, ju ər ˈgritɪd wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əˈpɑn ˈθaʊzənz əv tˈwɪŋkəlɪŋ stɑrz, ə saɪt wɪʧ ɪz ˈikwəli ˈstənɪŋ. ðət səmz əp ðə tɔp 5 ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈsənˌsɛt ɪn ˈtaɪˈwɑn. wi hoʊp ju faʊnd ðɪs ˈhɛlpfəl! ɪf ju nid hɛlp ˈgɪtɪŋ əraʊnd ˈtaɪˈwɑn, bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt tɪ bʊk ə ˈpraɪvət ˈdraɪvər! baɪ!
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anything that breaks the partisan gridlock would likely be welcome news to a president. w.h. ponders life with senate
nervous that democrats could lose control of the senate, the white house is already discussing how to cut deals with a republican majority.
as bad as the electoral map for democrats is this year, the map for republicans in 2016 is even worse. incumbents are up in seven states president barack obama won twice and two he won once, including kelly ayotte in new hampshire, rob portman in ohio, ron johnson in wisconsin, mark kirk in illinois and pat toomey in pennsylvania.
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those senators, goes one thought circulating in the west wing, would be under pressure to move toward the middle and be the bridge to larger deals with a caucus eager to show it can get things done.
aides are discussing potential areas for agreement: tax reform, infrastructure, sentencing reform, renewing unemployment insurance, raising the minimum wage and expanding early childhood education.
( 2014 race ratings)
anything that breaks the partisan gridlock would likely be welcome news to a president who sees a lot of unfinished business as he stares down the last two years of his administration and not much to show for his “pen and phone” strategy to govern via executive action.
others in the white house dismiss all this as, at best, an absurdly scenario. if republicans are in the majority, nothing will come to the floor without the approval of sen. mitch mcconnell of kentucky, and anything would need 60 votes not to mention the green light from likely to be a larger majority in the house.
it’s enough of a stretch to imagine mcconnell signing off on handing obama a victory, they say, but republicans would also need to be worried about setting off primaries from the right for themselves. sen. marco rubio of florida, for instance, worked with democrats to pass an immigration bill out of the senate last year and was eviscerated by conservatives, without even a final law to show for it. and former house majority leader eric (r-va.) surprise primary loss was blamed on talk he would deal with the white house on immigration. but expect obama to talk about immigration no matter what, even if there a deal to be reached.
( full 2014 election results)
so far, there been much in the way of big white house strategy sessions about what to do in a republican senate. but the conversations have begun, though obama staffers superstitious as always, and with enough in poll numbers they see to keep them from giving up hope would not openly delve into being discussed.
many hill insiders laugh at all of this.
republicans in control in the senate, they say, would mean two years of obstruction, subpoenas and brutal confirmation fights. instead of 2016 creating pressure to get things done , it will set up yet another cycle of running the clock with the majority up for grabs again in two years.
asked last week if the white house had considered what life would be like with a republican senate, press secretary josh earnest said only, “not really.”
regarding potential areas for deals, deputy eric schultz declined to speculate. “the president is committed to helping democrats maintain control of the senate in november, and we are confident they will do so,” schultz said.
( polling center)
republicans, for their part, are projecting the idea that being in the majority would be the way through the gridlock, which they blame on majority leader harry reid (d-nev.) blocking anything before they can even start real negotiations.
they claim to be ready to go on trade, infrastructure spending, even sentencing reform. minimum wage, not so much. tax reform could happen, but only if obama drops his push to get $1 trillion in new revenue (obama says a short-term fix that will disappear in the long term, but republicans buying it).
“in a republican senate, the difference would be the president would actually have to make the decision whether to sign or veto bills that would be presented to him because more would actually be sent his way,” said mcconnell spokesman don stewart.
mcconnell’s said that if in charge, be open to things like having amendments on bills from the minority, and republicans say that more likely than losing some of their own moderates to democrats on votes, be the ones picking off people to join them.
“in a situation where there was actually an opportunity for debates and amendments, have bills getting passed and democrats joining republicans on legislation that you have now,” stewart said.
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ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət breɪks ðə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈgrɪˌdlɑk wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈwɛlkəm nuz tɪ ə ˈprɛzɪdənt. w.h*. ˈpɑndərz laɪf wɪθ ˈsɛnɪt ˈnərvəs ðət ˈdɛməˌkræts kʊd luz kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ðə waɪt haʊs ɪz ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈskəsɪŋ haʊ tɪ kət dilz wɪθ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən məˈʤɔrəti. ɛz bæd ɛz ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl mæp fər ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪz ðɪs jɪr, ðə mæp fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn 2016 ɪz ˈivɪn wərs. ˌɪnˈkəmbənts ər əp ɪn ˈsɛvən steɪts ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wən twaɪs ənd tu hi wən wəns, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɛli eɪɔt ɪn nu ˈhæmʃər, rɑb ˈpɔrtmən ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ, rɑn ˈʤɑnsən ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən, mɑrk kərk ɪn ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ənd pæt ˈtumi ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ðoʊz ˈsɛnətərz, goʊz wən θɔt ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wɛst wɪŋ, wʊd bi ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər tɪ muv təˈwɔrd ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd bi ðə brɪʤ tɪ ˈlɑrʤər dilz wɪθ ə ˈkɔkəs ˈigər tɪ ʃoʊ ɪt kən gɪt θɪŋz dən. eɪdz ər dɪˈskəsɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz fər əˈgrimənt: tæks rɪˈfɔrm, ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, ˈsɛntənsɪŋ rɪˈfɔrm, rɪˈnuɪŋ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ənd ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈərli ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. 2014 reɪs ˈreɪtɪŋz) ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət breɪks ðə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈgrɪˌdlɑk wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈwɛlkəm nuz tɪ ə ˈprɛzɪdənt hu siz ə lɔt əv ənˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɪznɪs ɛz hi stɛrz daʊn ðə læst tu jɪrz əv hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd nɑt məʧ tɪ ʃoʊ fər hɪz ənd phone”*” ˈstrætəʤi tɪ ˈgəvərn ˈviə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən. ˈəðərz ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs dɪsˈmɪs ɔl ðɪs ɛz, æt bɛst, ən əbˈsərdli sɪˈnɛrioʊ. ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ɪn ðə məˈʤɔrəti, ˈnəθɪŋ wɪl kəm tɪ ðə flɔr wɪˈθaʊt ðə əˈpruvəl əv sɛn. mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl əv kənˈtəki, ənd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wʊd nid 60 voʊts nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə grin laɪt frəm ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ə ˈlɑrʤər məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə haʊs. ɪˈnəf əv ə strɛʧ tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən məˈkɑnəl ˈsaɪnɪŋ ɔf ɔn ˈhændɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ə ˈvɪktəri, ðeɪ seɪ, bət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ bi ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ˈpraɪˌmɛriz frəm ðə raɪt fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ əv ˈflɔrɪdə, fər ˈɪnstəns, wərkt wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ pæs ən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bɪl aʊt əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt læst jɪr ənd wɑz əˈvɪsərˌeɪtɪd baɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈivɪn ə ˈfaɪnəl lɔ tɪ ʃoʊ fər ɪt. ənd ˈfɔrmər haʊs məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈɛrɪk (r-va*.) səˈpraɪz ˈpraɪˌmɛri lɔs wɑz bleɪmd ɔn tɔk hi wʊd dil wɪθ ðə waɪt haʊs ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. bət ɪkˈspɛkt ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən noʊ ˈmætər wət, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr ə dil tɪ bi riʧt. fʊl 2014 ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts) soʊ fɑr, ðɛr bɪn məʧ ɪn ðə weɪ əv bɪg waɪt haʊs ˈstrætəʤi ˈsɛʃənz əˈbaʊt wət tɪ du ɪn ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnɪt. bət ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz hæv ˈbeɪgən, ðoʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈstæfərz ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ənd wɪθ ɪˈnəf ɪn poʊl ˈnəmbərz ðeɪ si tɪ kip ðɛm frəm ˈgɪvɪŋ əp hoʊp wʊd nɑt ˈoʊpənli dɛlv ˈɪntu biɪŋ dɪˈskəst. ˈmɛni hɪl ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz læf æt ɔl əv ðɪs. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ðeɪ seɪ, wʊd min tu jɪrz əv əbˈstrəkʃən, səˈpinəz ənd ˈbrutəl ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən faɪts. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv 2016 kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈprɛʃər tɪ gɪt θɪŋz dən ɪt wɪl sɛt əp jɛt əˈnəðər ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈrənɪŋ ðə klɑk wɪθ ðə məˈʤɔrəti əp fər græbz əˈgɛn ɪn tu jɪrz. æst læst wik ɪf ðə waɪt haʊs hæd kənˈsɪdərd wət laɪf wʊd bi laɪk wɪθ ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnɪt, prɛs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤɑʃ ˈərnɪst sɛd ˈoʊnli, really.”*.” rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz fər dilz, ˈdɛpjəti ˈɛrɪk ʃʊlts dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt. ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts meɪnˈteɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ənd wi ər ˈkɑnfədənt ðeɪ wɪl du so,”*,” ʃʊlts sɛd. ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsɛnər) rɪˈpəblɪkənz, fər ðɛr pɑrt, ər prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət biɪŋ ɪn ðə məˈʤɔrəti wʊd bi ðə weɪ θru ðə ˈgrɪˌdlɑk, wɪʧ ðeɪ bleɪm ɔn məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər ˈhɛri rid (d-nev*.) ˈblɑkɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kən ˈivɪn stɑrt ril nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ðeɪ kleɪm tɪ bi ˈrɛdi tɪ goʊ ɔn treɪd, ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈspɛndɪŋ, ˈivɪn ˈsɛntənsɪŋ rɪˈfɔrm. ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ, nɑt soʊ məʧ. tæks rɪˈfɔrm kʊd ˈhæpən, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə drɑps hɪz pʊʃ tɪ gɪt 1 ˈtrɪljən ɪn nu ˈrɛvəˌnu (ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɪz ə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm fɪks ðət wɪl ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm, bət rɪˈpəblɪkənz baɪɪŋ ɪt). ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnɪt, ðə ˈdɪfərəns wʊd bi ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv tɪ meɪk ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈwɛðər tɪ saɪn ər ˈviˌtoʊ bɪlz ðət wʊd bi pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ɪm bɪˈkəz mɔr wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi sɛnt hɪz way,”*,” sɛd məˈkɑnəl ˈspoʊksmən dɑn stuərt. sɛd ðət ɪf ɪn ʧɑrʤ, bi ˈoʊpən tɪ θɪŋz laɪk ˈhævɪŋ əˈmɛndmənts ɔn bɪlz frəm ðə məˈnɔrəti, ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz seɪ ðət mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðən ˈluzɪŋ səm əv ðɛr oʊn ˈmɑdərˌeɪts tɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn voʊts, bi ðə wənz ˈpɪkɪŋ ɔf ˈpipəl tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɛm. ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ðɛr wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər dəˈbeɪts ənd əˈmɛndmənts, hæv bɪlz ˈgɪtɪŋ pæst ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət ju hæv now,”*,” stuərt sɛd.
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andhra pradesh has become the first state in the country to pilot technology in two departments and plans to deploy it across the administration, said chief minister n. on 9 october.
addressing business conference here, he said the state had also created the largest repository of used cases for global start-ups to test their solutions.
naidu said since the state was leading in e-governance, it was using technology to address cyber security issues.
the state launched pilot projects for land records and transport. state information technology minister nara said the technology was required to prevent tampering of land records, which had already been and placed online. similarly, the technology is used in transport department to streamline titles of the vehicles.
stating that accounts for 60 percent of transactions and extensively uses technology for delivery of services, said the state required to protect the it assets.
the two-day conference by valley is being attended by regional and international experts, startups, corporates, leading fsi executives, regulators, entrepreneurs, policy makers and academics to explore technologies, its applications and how it will impact the financial services industry.
naidu said the state was positioning itself to take advantage of the niche technologies to create business and investment opportunities.
the inaugural session saw launch of two accelerators by and mahindra finance in valley, which was established last year. the two companies will bring 30 startup companies each here, mentor and finance them to solve the problems.
the activity covers new technologies like, big data analytics, internet of things (iot), cyber security and artificial intelligence.
the state government's advisor, information technology, j. a. said that the monetary authority of singapore, tata capital, state bank of india, hdfc, fin service and others plan to set up accelerators.
partnering with 40 banks and financial institutions, valley has already created biggest repository of used cases. the start-ups will work on problems to come out with solutions and this will become intellectual property of valley, he added.
the inaugural session of the conference also saw launch of india forum, india forum, report and hiring portal.
nasscom president r. announced that as part of its startup programme, it will set up a facility in to help incubate startups, and provide world class products.
naidu said nine companies were already set up in valley while 16 companies would start their commercial operations soon, exuding confidence that would become capital of not just india but of the world.
naidu said the government encouraged global companies such as financials, and thomson reuters to setup academies, announced $1 million global challenge award.
"we are also in the process of establishing fund for startup companies operating in the domain and housed at valley," he added.
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ians* prəˈdɛʃ həz bɪˈkəm ðə fərst steɪt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ˈpaɪlət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn tu dɪˈpɑrtmənts ənd plænz tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, sɛd ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər ɛn. ɔn 9 ɑkˈtoʊbər. æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ˈkɑnfərəns hir, hi sɛd ðə steɪt hæd ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst riˈpɑzəˌtɔri əv juzd ˈkeɪsɪz fər ˈgloʊbəl ˈstɑrˈtəps tɪ tɛst ðɛr səˈluʃənz. sɛd sɪns ðə steɪt wɑz ˈlidɪŋ ɪn e-governance*, ɪt wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈsaɪbər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪʃuz. ðə steɪt lɔnʧt ˈpaɪlət ˈprɑʤɛkts fər lænd ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈtrænspɔrt. steɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈmɪnɪstər ˈnɑrə sɛd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈtæmpərɪŋ əv lænd ˈrɛkərdz, wɪʧ hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ənd pleɪst ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz juzd ɪn ˈtrænspɔrt dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ ˈstrimˌlaɪn ˈtaɪtəlz əv ðə ˈviɪkəlz. ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət əˈkaʊnts fər 60 pərˈsɛnt əv trænˈzækʃənz ənd ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ˈjuzɪz tɛkˈnɑləʤi fər dɪˈlɪvəri əv ˈsərvɪsɪz, sɛd ðə steɪt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ɪt ˈæˌsɛts. ðə ˈtuˌdeɪ ˈkɑnfərəns baɪ ˈvæli ɪz biɪŋ əˈtɛndəd baɪ ˈriʤənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛkspərts, ˈstɑrˌtəps, ˈkɔrpərəts, ˈlidɪŋ fsi ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz, ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz, ˈpɑləsi ˈmeɪkərz ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪks tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ɪts ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd haʊ ɪt wɪl ˌɪmˈpækt ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɪndəstri. sɛd ðə steɪt wɑz pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə nɪʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈsɛʃən sɔ lɔnʧ əv tu ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtərz baɪ ənd məˈhɪndrə ˈfaɪˌnæns ɪn ˈvæli, wɪʧ wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt læst jɪr. ðə tu ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl brɪŋ 30 ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈkəmpəˌniz iʧ hir, ˈmɛnˌtɔr ənd ˈfaɪˌnæns ðɛm tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləmz. ðə ækˈtɪvɪti ˈkəvərz nu tɛkˈnɑləʤiz laɪk, bɪg ˈdætə ˌænəˈlɪtɪks, ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz (iot*), ˈsaɪbər sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts ædˈvaɪzər, ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ʤeɪ. ə. sɛd ðət ðə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri əˈθɔrəti əv ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr, ˈtɑtɑ ˈkæpɪtəl, steɪt bæŋk əv ˈɪndiə, hdfc*, fɪn ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈəðərz plæn tɪ sɛt əp ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtərz. ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ 40 bæŋks ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ˈvæli həz ɔˈrɛdi kriˈeɪtɪd ˈbɪgəst riˈpɑzəˌtɔri əv juzd ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə ˈstɑrˈtəps wɪl wərk ɔn ˈprɑbləmz tɪ kəm aʊt wɪθ səˈluʃənz ənd ðɪs wɪl bɪˈkəm ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti əv ˈvæli, hi ˈædɪd. ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ˈsɛʃən əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈɔlsoʊ sɔ lɔnʧ əv ˈɪndiə ˈfɔrəm, ˈɪndiə ˈfɔrəm, rɪˈpɔrt ənd ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈpɔrtəl. ˈprɛzɪdənt ɑr. əˈnaʊnst ðət ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈproʊˌgræm, ɪt wɪl sɛt əp ə fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn tɪ hɛlp ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪt ˈstɑrˌtəps, ənd prəˈvaɪd wərld klæs ˈprɑdəkts. sɛd naɪn ˈkəmpəˌniz wər ɔˈrɛdi sɛt əp ɪn ˈvæli waɪl 16 ˈkəmpəˌniz wʊd stɑrt ðɛr kəˈmərʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz sun, ɪgˈzudɪŋ ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət wʊd bɪˈkəm ˈkæpɪtəl əv nɑt ʤɪst ˈɪndiə bət əv ðə wərld. sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈgloʊbəl ˈkəmpəˌniz səʧ ɛz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəlz, ənd ˈtɑmsən ˈrɔɪtərz tɪ ˈsɛˌtəp əˈkædəmiz, əˈnaʊnst 1 ˈmɪljən ˈgloʊbəl ˈʧælənʤ əˈwɔrd. "wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ fənd fər ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə doʊˈmeɪn ənd haʊzd æt ˈvæli," hi ˈædɪd. ɪz naʊ ɔn. fər ɔl ðə bəz ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst tɛk ənd saɪəns, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz. ʤɪst goʊ tɪ ənd hɪt ðə səbˈskraɪb ˈbətən.
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aka devil shark and running can be little doubt that the panther shark is a creation. the massive creature is surprisingly fast on both land and sea, and possesses obvious, lethal combat capabilities, from a massive maw filled with shark teeth, to claws and excellent agility. on dry land, panther sharks can run at great speed, leap, climb and pounce. the underbelly is lined with spikes that can fold to retract inside a flap of belly skin or extend to slash opponents as the creature leaps over them or to do additional damage forma pounce or grappling sharks range in color from light to dark gray with a white underbelly. they are a favorite of oceanic guardsmen, scouts and serpent hunters. unlike some war steeds, panther sharks are very aggressive and love to be on the prowl, stalking enemies and prey, hunting or panther shark is capable of running 40 mph (64) maximum and can swim through water at a maximum speed of 30 mph (48 or 26 knots). this speed is doubled along a ley line.size: feet (4.3 to m) long from snout to rump, plus another feet (1.8 to m) of tail, and feet (1.5 to m) wide at the shoulders, and feet (2.1 to m) tall at the shoulders (shark fin adds another 4 feet (1.2 m).weight: tons, females tend to be 25% larger than breath air or water tolerance of 5 miles (8)nightvision feet 305 and surface scent illustration appears in the rifts: title.rifts® is packed with new magic, weapons, living power armor, monstrous war steeds, weapons, and gear suitable for and aquatic adventurerss are an amphibious people with floating cities and technology that allows for land and underwater adventures alike. discover the secrets and people of this lost and forgotten civilization of magic and wonder. add amphibious capabilities to your rifts® campaigns and discover new menaces under the sea. amphibious in nature,s wage war against the demonic on dry land and under the waves. their exotic riding animals, weapons, armor and magic are suitable for use on land and following link for purchasing details and fully painted version done by can be seen here!!!
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ˈɑkə ˈdɛvəl ʃɑrk ənd ˈrənɪŋ kən bi ˈlɪtəl daʊt ðət ðə ˈpænθər ʃɑrk ɪz ə kriˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈkriʧər ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋli fæst ɔn boʊθ lænd ənd si, ənd pəˈzɛsɪz ˈɑbviəs, ˈliθəl ˈkɑmbæt ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, frəm ə ˈmæsɪv mɔ fɪld wɪθ ʃɑrk tiθ, tɪ klɔz ənd ˈɛksələnt əˈʤɪləti. ɔn draɪ lænd, ˈpænθər ʃɑrks kən rən æt greɪt spid, lip, klaɪm ənd paʊns. ðə ˈəndərˌbɛli ɪz laɪnd wɪθ spaɪks ðət kən foʊld tɪ riˈtrækt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ə flæp əv ˈbɛli skɪn ər ɪkˈstɛnd tɪ slæʃ əˈpoʊnənts ɛz ðə ˈkriʧər lips ˈoʊvər ðɛm ər tɪ du əˈdɪʃənəl ˈdæmɪʤ ˈfɔrmə paʊns ər ˈgræpəlɪŋ ʃɑrks reɪnʤ ɪn ˈkələr frəm laɪt tɪ dɑrk greɪ wɪθ ə waɪt ˈəndərˌbɛli. ðeɪ ər ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ˈgɑrdzmɪn, skaʊts ənd ˈsərpənt ˈhəntərz. ənˈlaɪk səm wɔr stidz, ˈpænθər ʃɑrks ər ˈvɛri əˈgrɛsɪv ənd ləv tɪ bi ɔn ðə praʊl, ˈstɔkɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz ənd preɪ, ˈhəntɪŋ ər ˈpænθər ʃɑrk ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈrənɪŋ 40 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 64) ˈmæksəməm ənd kən swɪm θru ˈwɔtər æt ə ˈmæksəməm spid əv 30 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ 48 ər 26 nɑts). ðɪs spid ɪz ˈdəbəld əˈlɔŋ ə leɪ line.size*: fit tɪ ɛm) lɔŋ frəm snaʊt tɪ rəmp, pləs əˈnəðər fit tɪ ɛm) əv teɪl, ənd fit tɪ ɛm) waɪd æt ðə ˈʃoʊldərz, ənd fit tɪ ɛm) tɔl æt ðə ˈʃoʊldərz (ʃɑrk fɪn ædz əˈnəðər 4 fit m).weight*: tənz, ˈfiˌmeɪlz tɛnd tɪ bi 25 ˈlɑrʤər ðən brɛθ ɛr ər ˈwɔtər ˈtɑlərəns əv 5 maɪəlz 8 fit 305 ənd ˈsərfəs sɛnt ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə rɪfts: title.rifts®*® ɪz pækt wɪθ nu ˈmæʤɪk, ˈwɛpənz, ˈlɪvɪŋ paʊər ˈɑrmər, ˈmɑnstrəs wɔr stidz, ˈwɛpənz, ənd gɪr ˈsutəbəl fər ənd əkˈwɑtɪk ədˈvɛnʧərərz ər ən æmˈfɪbiəs ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈsɪtiz ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət əˈlaʊz fər lænd ənd ˈəndərˌwɔtər ædˈvɛnʧərz əˈlaɪk. dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈsikrɪts ənd ˈpipəl əv ðɪs lɔst ənd fərˈgɑtən ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈmæʤɪk ənd ˈwəndər. æd æmˈfɪbiəs ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz tɪ jʊr rifts®*® kæmˈpeɪnz ənd dɪˈskəvər nu ˈmɛnɪsɪz ˈəndər ðə si. æmˈfɪbiəs ɪn ˈneɪʧər, weɪʤ wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈmɑnɪk ɔn draɪ lænd ənd ˈəndər ðə weɪvz. ðɛr ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈraɪdɪŋ ˈænəməlz, ˈwɛpənz, ˈɑrmər ənd ˈmæʤɪk ər ˈsutəbəl fər juz ɔn lænd ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ lɪŋk fər ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈditeɪlz ənd ˈfʊli ˈpeɪnɪd ˈvərʒən dən baɪ kən bi sin hir!!!
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fair warning: going to spend this article talking about something that happens in the thor: trailers and how that aligns with what happens in the final movie. not a revelation, but if avoided all of the trailers thus far and would prefer to know nothing about the movie at all before seeing it, your opportunity to bounce to the next article.
there’s a moment in the trailers in which hela, the played by cate blanchett, catches hammer (good old mjolnir) out of the air and destroys it with her bare hand. a symbol of her tremendous power, and a sign that not to be with. but in one trailer, this confrontation happens in an alleyway, and in a more recent video, the scene takes place in a grassy field. actually written about this before, but now director has explained the reasoning behind changing that thor.
in an interview with digital spy, was asked why he decided to change the filming location of this scene, which happens very early in the movie:
“here’s the thing: alleyways cool and fields are cool, all right? ask anyone.”
after kidding around for a second, revealed the real answer to the question (which, again, features some very small spoilers):
“everything up until then had been so fast-paced and all over the place, we wanted to go somewhere peaceful and chill out with those characters, and be with odin while he imparts this wisdom and not have to hear stupid yellow cabs in the background. it just felt like a terrible environment to have a scene which could be very emotional for what happens with odin and the boys, the first time seen the three guys together and him telling them he loves them. it was very important for us just to be in a beautiful, peaceful environment.”
early set photos indicated that odin would be dressed up as a homeless person in new york city, but as explains, the final movie ended up revamping that section of the film so thor and could enjoy some peace during their reunion with their father instead of dealing with the distractions of city life in the background. as we previously pointed out, chris personal trainer luke posted a photo on during the built-in time featuring the new location:
so there you have it: mystery solved.
thor: arrives in theaters on november 3, 2017.
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fɛr ˈwɔrnɪŋ: goʊɪŋ tɪ spɛnd ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənz ɪn ðə θɔr: ˈtreɪlərz ənd haʊ ðət əˈlaɪnz wɪθ wət ˈhæpənz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmuvi. nɑt ə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, bət ɪf əˈvɔɪdɪd ɔl əv ðə ˈtreɪlərz ðəs fɑr ənd wʊd prɪˈfər tɪ noʊ ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmuvi æt ɔl ˌbiˈfɔr siɪŋ ɪt, jʊr ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ baʊns tɪ ðə nɛkst ˈɑrtɪkəl. ə ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ðə ˈtreɪlərz ɪn wɪʧ hela*, ðə pleɪd baɪ keɪt ˈblænʧɪt, ˈkæʧɪz ˈhæmər (gʊd oʊld mjolnir*) aʊt əv ðə ɛr ənd dɪˈstrɔɪz ɪt wɪθ hər bɛr hænd. ə ˈsɪmbəl əv hər trɪˈmɛndəs paʊər, ənd ə saɪn ðət nɑt tɪ bi wɪθ. bət ɪn wən ˈtreɪlər, ðɪs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˈhæpənz ɪn ən ˈæliˌweɪ, ənd ɪn ə mɔr ˈrisənt ˈvɪdioʊ, ðə sin teɪks pleɪs ɪn ə ˈgræsi fild. ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr, bət naʊ dɪˈrɛktər həz ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə ˈrizənɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðət θɔr. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈdɪʤɪtəl spaɪ, wɑz æst waɪ hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈfɪlmɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðɪs sin, wɪʧ ˈhæpənz ˈvɛri ˈərli ɪn ðə ˈmuvi: ðə θɪŋ: ˈæliˌweɪz kul ənd fildz ər kul, ɔl raɪt? æsk anyone.”*.” ˈæftər ˈkɪdɪŋ əraʊnd fər ə ˈsɛkənd, rɪˈvild ðə ril ˈænsər tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən (wɪʧ, əˈgɛn, ˈfiʧərz səm ˈvɛri smɔl ˈspɔɪlərz): əp ənˈtɪl ðɛn hæd bɪn soʊ ˌfæstˈpeɪst ənd ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪs, wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈpisfəl ənd ʧɪl aʊt wɪθ ðoʊz ˈkɛrɪktərz, ənd bi wɪθ ˈoʊdən waɪl hi ˌɪmˈpɑrts ðɪs ˈwɪzdəm ənd nɑt hæv tɪ hir ˈstupɪd ˈjɛloʊ kæbz ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ɪt ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk ə ˈtɛrəbəl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ hæv ə sin wɪʧ kʊd bi ˈvɛri ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl fər wət ˈhæpənz wɪθ ˈoʊdən ənd ðə bɔɪz, ðə fərst taɪm sin ðə θri gaɪz təˈgɛðər ənd ɪm ˈtɛlɪŋ ðɛm hi ləvz ðɛm. ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈjuˈɛs ʤɪst tɪ bi ɪn ə ˈbjutəfəl, ˈpisfəl environment.”*.” ˈərli sɛt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈoʊdən wʊd bi drɛst əp ɛz ə ˈhoʊmləs ˈpərsən ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, bət ɛz ɪkˈspleɪnz, ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈmuvi ˈɛndɪd əp riˈvæmpɪŋ ðət ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə fɪlm soʊ θɔr ənd kʊd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ səm pis ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr riˈunjən wɪθ ðɛr ˈfɑðər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə dɪˈstrækʃənz əv ˈsɪti laɪf ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ɛz wi ˈpriviəsli ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, krɪs ˈpərsɪnəl ˈtreɪnər luk ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbɪlˌtɪn taɪm ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə nu loʊˈkeɪʃən: soʊ ðɛr ju hæv ɪt: ˈmɪstəri sɑlvd. θɔr: əraɪvz ɪn ˈθiətərz ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 3 2017
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chelsea reached the last four of the premier league international cup on thursday night as they emerged victorious from another eventful ninety minutes against tottenham at stadium.
a first half performance of the highest quality was capped by three outrageous goals from reece mitchell, kasey palmer and ola before the hosts bounced back well later in the game. they were able to reduce arrears first through anton and then will miller to set up a tense and dramatic ending but tammy abraham was on hand to seal a win for the boys in blue with a late brace.
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andy myers took charge once again in the competition and made five changes from the side that had won at the same venue a fortnight earlier. tomori, jay dasilva, charlie colkett, ali and were replaced by, kevin wright, jordan houghton, quintero and charlie wakefield making his full debut in order to spread playing time around as many players as possible.
tottenham also made five changes and could no longer call upon the experienced andros townsend and forward shaquille with both players having since secured permanent moves elsewhere, and they were stunned as their visitors roared into a lead inside the opening ten minutes.
the first arrived when christian pass out from the back was received equally as sloppily by anton, who was duly robbed by the returning houghton. he handed over to mitchell, who cut in from the left and thundered an unstoppable strike home via the from the edge of the box to leave goalkeeper tom glover with no chance.
the australian stopper was equally helpless four minutes later when palmer added to his seemingly endless highlight reel with another superb solo goal. collecting possession out on the left, a quick drop of the shoulder saw him away from the first white shirt and quickly beyond a cluster of others into the penalty area, whereupon he opened his body and steered an finish into the far corner.
lively play on the right by wakefield allowed palmer to see up for a header straight at glover as chelsea continued to exercise control over proceedings, with tottenham only able to threaten through emmanuel in response. the busy forward had already seen an early shot blocked by wright but proved a menace on the break throughout the first half and went close to scoring on more than one occasion. his teasing cross from the right required to intervene before it arrived at the feet of anthony georgiou before he then worked brad collins into a save as well as firing just wide close to half time.
the moment of the half, and indeed the match however, came when made it with a most stupendous goal from inside his own half. striding onto a square ball from houghton, he looked up and beat glover from fully fifty yards with a low, flat and true hit that elicited a stunned reaction by those in attendance and, indeed, by himself. it was his second goal of the season; the other coming from less than a yard out away to norwich back in august.
it had the potential to completely flatten spirits so close to the break but they began the second half in a far more effervescent fashion and should have been back in the game when miller got it all wrong when presented with an opening from the edge of the area. ten minutes after the restart, though, they did get a foothold when benefitted from a deflection to allow his strike to beat collins.
sparked into life by the goal, more tottenham pressure followed with kyle his arm without much luck, whilst palmer did the same at the other end after receiving a pass from the industrious quintero in midfield. chelsea sensed the opportunity to play on the break a little more and were able to searing pace to set up a chance for a fourth but glover was this time able to save, with the rebound then eluding the flying head.
clarke-salter was perhaps fortunate to only receive a booking for a foul on as the spurs ran towards goal; miller saw his deflected wide and almost turned home from an almighty scramble at a corner soon after. almost inevitably, the second did arrive for side with a little less than twenty minutes left as miller connected with a header following a cross and, although collins got something on it, the spin on the ball took it over the line.
myers responded by bringing ruben sammut and dion conroy into the game to shore up a defence that had been under considerable duress and it helped take the sting out of the game at a key point in proceedings. having twice surrendered leads in the last meeting between the two a fortnight ago, chelsea about to let it happen again and with three minutes left abraham got in on the act for the time this season, applying the simplest of finishes after excellent work on the right by palmer and then.
it over there though as he continued to display his relentless hunger for by grabbing another in stoppage time, past and amos before finding the bottom corner. the win sees the blues become the first confirmed semi finalist; be joined by the winners of the vs porto, sunderland vs and villarreal vs athletic bilbao ties for clashes in england in february.
tottenham: glover,, 74), lesniak (goddard 63), maghoma, (c),, amos, miller,, georgiou.
subs not used: voss, paul
goal:, miller
booked: amos
chelsea: collins, (c),,, wright, houghton (sammut 74), wakefield (conroy 80), quintero (scott 69), abraham, palmer, mitchell
subs not used: ugbo, baxter,
goals: mitchell, palmer,, abraham,
booked:
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ˈʧɛlsi riʧt ðə læst fɔr əv ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəp ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ɛz ðeɪ ˈimərʤd vɪkˈtɔriəs frəm əˈnəðər ɪˈvɛntfəl ˈnaɪnti ˈmɪnəts əˈgɛnst ˈtɑtənˌhæm æt ˈsteɪdiəm. ə fərst hæf pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti wɑz kæpt baɪ θri aʊˈtreɪʤəs goʊlz frəm ris ˈmɪʧəl, ˈkæsi ˈpɑmər ənd ˈoʊlə ˌbiˈfɔr ðə hoʊsts baʊnst bæk wɛl ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə geɪm. ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈdus ərɪrz fərst θru ˈænˌtɔn ənd ðɛn wɪl ˈmɪlər tɪ sɛt əp ə tɛns ənd drəˈmætɪk ˈɛndɪŋ bət ˈtæmi ˈeɪbrəˌhæm wɑz ɔn hænd tɪ sil ə wɪn fər ðə bɔɪz ɪn blu wɪθ ə leɪt breɪs. meɪk ʃʊr ju ʧɛk aʊt dæn davies’*’ mæʧ ˈgæləri baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ hir. ˈændi maɪərz tʊk ʧɑrʤ wəns əˈgɛn ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd meɪd faɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz frəm ðə saɪd ðət hæd wən æt ðə seɪm ˈvɛnju ə ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt ˈərliər. tomori*, ʤeɪ dəˈsɪlvə, ˈʧɑrli colkett*, ˈɑli ənd wər ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ, ˈkɛvɪn raɪt, ˈʤɔrdən ˈhɔtən, kwinˈtɛroʊ ənd ˈʧɑrli ˈweɪkˌfild ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz fʊl ˈdeɪbju ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ sprɛd pleɪɪŋ taɪm əraʊnd ɛz ˈmɛni pleɪərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd faɪv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kɔl əˈpɑn ðə ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈændrɑs ˈtaʊnzənd ənd ˈfɔrwərd ʃəˈkil wɪθ boʊθ pleɪərz ˈhævɪŋ sɪns sɪˈkjʊrd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt muvz ˈɛlsˌwɛr, ənd ðeɪ wər stənd ɛz ðɛr ˈvɪzɪtərz rɔrd ˈɪntu ə lɛd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɛn ˈmɪnəts. ðə fərst əraɪvd wɪn ˈkrɪsʧɪn pæs aʊt frəm ðə bæk wɑz rɪˈsivd ˈikwəli ɛz sˈlɑpəli baɪ ˈænˌtɔn, hu wɑz ˈduli rɑbd baɪ ðə rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈhɔtən. hi ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈmɪʧəl, hu kət ɪn frəm ðə lɛft ənd ˈθəndərd ən ənˈstɑpəbəl straɪk hoʊm ˈviə ðə frəm ðə ɛʤ əv ðə bɑks tɪ liv ˈgoʊlˌkipər tɑm ˈgləvər wɪθ noʊ ʧæns. ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈstɑpər wɑz ˈikwəli ˈhɛlpləs fɔr ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər wɪn ˈpɑmər ˈædɪd tɪ hɪz ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛndləs ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ril wɪθ əˈnəðər sʊˈpərb ˈsoʊˌloʊ goʊl. kəˈlɛktɪŋ pəˈzɛʃən aʊt ɔn ðə lɛft, ə kwɪk drɔp əv ðə ˈʃoʊldər sɔ ɪm əˈweɪ frəm ðə fərst waɪt ʃərt ənd kˈwɪkli bɪɔnd ə ˈkləstər əv ˈəðərz ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə, ˈwɛrəˈpɑn hi ˈoʊpənd hɪz ˈbɑdi ənd stɪrd ən ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈɪntu ðə fɑr ˈkɔrnər. ˈlaɪvli pleɪ ɔn ðə raɪt baɪ ˈweɪkˌfild əˈlaʊd ˈpɑmər tɪ si əp fər ə ˈhɛdər streɪt æt ˈgləvər ɛz ˈʧɛlsi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər prəˈsidɪŋz, wɪθ ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈoʊnli ˈeɪbəl tɪ θˈrɛtən θru ɪˈmænjuəl ɪn rɪˈspɑns. ðə ˈbɪzi ˈfɔrwərd hæd ɔˈrɛdi sin ən ˈərli ʃɑt blɑkt baɪ raɪt bət pruvd ə ˈmɛnɪs ɔn ðə breɪk θruaʊt ðə fərst hæf ənd wɛnt kloʊz tɪ ˈskɔrɪŋ ɔn mɔr ðən wən əˈkeɪʒən. hɪz ˈtizɪŋ krɔs frəm ðə raɪt rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt əraɪvd æt ðə fit əv ˈænθɔˌni ˌʤɔˈrʤoʊ ˌbiˈfɔr hi ðɛn wərkt bræd ˈkɑlɪnz ˈɪntu ə seɪv ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfaɪərrɪŋ ʤɪst waɪd kloʊz tɪ hæf taɪm. ðə ˈmoʊmənt əv ðə hæf, ənd ˌɪnˈdid ðə mæʧ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, keɪm wɪn meɪd ɪt wɪθ ə moʊst stuˈpɛndəs goʊl frəm ˌɪnˈsaɪd hɪz oʊn hæf. ˈstraɪdɪŋ ˈɔntu ə skwɛr bɔl frəm ˈhɔtən, hi lʊkt əp ənd bit ˈgləvər frəm ˈfʊli ˈfɪfti jɑrdz wɪθ ə loʊ, flæt ənd tru hɪt ðət ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd ə stənd riˈækʃən baɪ ðoʊz ɪn əˈtɛndəns ənd, ˌɪnˈdid, baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. ɪt wɑz hɪz ˈsɛkənd goʊl əv ðə ˈsizən; ðə ˈəðər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm lɛs ðən ə jɑrd aʊt əˈweɪ tɪ ˈnɔrwɪʧ bæk ɪn ˈɔgəst. ɪt hæd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ kəmˈplitli ˈflætən ˈspɪrɪts soʊ kloʊz tɪ ðə breɪk bət ðeɪ bɪˈgæn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ɪn ə fɑr mɔr ˌɛfərˈvɛsənt ˈfæʃən ənd ʃʊd hæv bɪn bæk ɪn ðə geɪm wɪn ˈmɪlər gɑt ɪt ɔl rɔŋ wɪn pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ frəm ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈɛriə. tɛn ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ðə riˈstɑrt, ðoʊ, ðeɪ dɪd gɪt ə ˈfʊˌthoʊld wɪn ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd frəm ə dɪˈflɛkʃən tɪ əˈlaʊ hɪz straɪk tɪ bit ˈkɑlɪnz. spɑrkt ˈɪntu laɪf baɪ ðə goʊl, mɔr ˈtɑtənˌhæm ˈprɛʃər ˈfɑloʊd wɪθ kaɪl hɪz ɑrm wɪˈθaʊt məʧ lək, waɪlst ˈpɑmər dɪd ðə seɪm æt ðə ˈəðər ɛnd ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ə pæs frəm ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəs kwinˈtɛroʊ ɪn midfield*. ˈʧɛlsi sɛnst ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ pleɪ ɔn ðə breɪk ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ənd wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈsɪrɪŋ peɪs tɪ sɛt əp ə ʧæns fər ə fɔrθ bət ˈgləvər wɑz ðɪs taɪm ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪv, wɪθ ðə riˈbaʊnd ðɛn ɪˈludɪŋ ðə flaɪɪŋ hɛd. wɑz pərˈhæps ˈfɔrʧənət tɪ ˈoʊnli rɪˈsiv ə ˈbʊkɪŋ fər ə faʊl ɔn ɛz ðə spərz ræn təˈwɔrdz goʊl; ˈmɪlər sɔ hɪz dɪˈflɛktɪd waɪd ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst tərnd hoʊm frəm ən ɔlˈmaɪti ˈskræmbəl æt ə ˈkɔrnər sun ˈæftər. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli, ðə ˈsɛkənd dɪd əraɪv fər saɪd wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs ðən tˈwɛnti ˈmɪnəts lɛft ɛz ˈmɪlər kəˈnɛktɪd wɪθ ə ˈhɛdər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə krɔs ənd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈkɑlɪnz gɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ɪt, ðə spɪn ɔn ðə bɔl tʊk ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə laɪn. maɪərz rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈrubən ˈsæmət ənd diɔn ˈkɔnrɔɪ ˈɪntu ðə geɪm tɪ ʃɔr əp ə dɪˈfɛns ðət hæd bɪn ˈəndər kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈdʊrɛs ənd ɪt hɛlpt teɪk ðə stɪŋ aʊt əv ðə geɪm æt ə ki pɔɪnt ɪn prəˈsidɪŋz. ˈhævɪŋ twaɪs sərˈɛndərd lidz ɪn ðə læst ˈmitɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə tu ə ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt əˈgoʊ, ˈʧɛlsi əˈbaʊt tɪ lɛt ɪt ˈhæpən əˈgɛn ənd wɪθ θri ˈmɪnəts lɛft ˈeɪbrəˌhæm gɑt ɪn ɔn ðə ækt fər ðə taɪm ðɪs ˈsizən, əˈplaɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɪmpləst əv ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ˈæftər ˈɛksələnt wərk ɔn ðə raɪt baɪ ˈpɑmər ənd ðɛn. ɪt ˈoʊvər ðɛr ðoʊ ɛz hi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ dɪˈspleɪ hɪz rɪˈlɛntlɪs ˈhəŋgər fər baɪ ˈgræbɪŋ əˈnəðər ɪn ˈstɑpɪʤ taɪm, pæst ənd ˈeɪməs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈbɑtəm ˈkɔrnər. ðə wɪn siz ðə bluz bɪˈkəm ðə fərst kənˈfərmd ˈsɛmi ˈfaɪnəlɪst; bi ʤɔɪnd baɪ ðə ˈwɪnərz əv ðə ˈvərsəz ˈpɔrtoʊ, ˈsəndərlənd ˈvərsəz ənd ˌvilɑˈril ˈvərsəz æθˈlɛtɪk bɪlˈbaʊ taɪz fər ˈklæʃɪz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. ˈtɑtənˌhæm: ˈgləvər,, 74 ˈlɛsniæk (ˈgɑdərd 63 maghoma*, (si),, ˈeɪməs, ˈmɪlər,, ˌʤɔˈrʤoʊ. səbz nɑt juzd: vɔs, pɔl goʊl: ˈmɪlər bʊkt: ˈeɪməs ˈʧɛlsi: ˈkɑlɪnz, (si),,, raɪt, ˈhɔtən (ˈsæmət 74 ˈweɪkˌfild (ˈkɔnrɔɪ 80 kwinˈtɛroʊ (skɑt 69 ˈeɪbrəˌhæm, ˈpɑmər, ˈmɪʧəl səbz nɑt juzd: ugbo*, ˈbækstər, goʊlz: ˈmɪʧəl ˈpɑmər ˈeɪbrəˌhæm bʊkt:
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map of red lake indian reservation lands
the red lake indian reservation (miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'igan) covers mi (3,260; acres) in parts of nine counties in northwestern minnesota, united states. it is made up of numerous holdings but the largest section is an area about red lake, in minnesota, the largest lake entirely within that state. this section lies primarily in the counties of and clearwater. land in seven other counties is also part of the reservation.
the section ( ) is much farther north, in the northwest angle of lake of the woods county near the states border. it has no permanent residents. between these two largest sections are hundreds of mostly small, reservation in the counties of, clearwater, lake of the woods, koochiching, roseau, pennington, marshall, red lake, and polk.
home to the federally recognized red lake band of chippewa, it is unique as the only "closed reservation" in minnesota. in a closed reservation, all land is held in common by the tribe and there is no private] the tribe claims the land by right of conquest and aboriginal title; they were not reassigned to it by the united states] the red lake band of chippewa refused to join with six other bands in organizing as the minnesota chippewa tribe in the mid-1930s; at the time, its people wanted to preserve their traditional system of hereditary chiefs, rather than forming an electoral government.
as of 2011, the language is the official language of red]
in the 2000 census, red lake was the most populous reservation in the state, with residents. the only place in minnesota with a higher native american population at that time was the state's largest city, minneapolis, 250 miles to the south; it recorded indian residents that year. by 2007, the white earth and leech lake reservations (both led by parts of the minnesota chippewa tribe) had higher resident populations of enrolled.
the largest community is red lake, on the south shore of red lake. given the large lake in the heart of the reservation, its total land area ofuare miles (2,280.03) covers about 70% of the surface area.
history [ edit ]
in the century, the migrated into minnesota from the north around the great lakes. their warriors went ahead of colonizers and were told to clear the way for the families. before invading the mille region, warriors had forced their way into the region just west of what is now duluth, minnesota on lake superior. they established a village known as wi-yah-kwa-kit-chi-ga-ming. it was later called fond du lac (bottom of the lake) by french fur traders, the first europeans to interact with the in this area. from there, warriors invaded the sandy lake and red lake regions. their conquest of the red lake region may have occurred between 1650 and 1750. by that time, people were already living in the grand portage, rainy lake, and pembina region of northern]
after the dakota who lived in the red lake region, and forcing many from the area, the (the military and police totem of the) settled in. they eventually allowed other totems to enter the red lake region to live. most immigrants to this area were from the totem (or clan). they established many villages in the red lake region. later, they and their dakota allies invaded the plains of north dakota, western south dakota, and montana. the western dakota, who refused to surrender, continued to fight the-dakota alliance. with each battle and defeat, more dakota asked for peace from the. the western dakota who continued the conflict developed a great hatred for those eastern dakota who were allies of the.[3]
william whipple warren, the first historian of the people, noted their longstanding associations with the french canadians by the century, due both to fur trading and intermarriage among their peoples. as a result, the fought with the french during the seven years' war against the english; it was known in north america as the french and indian war. although the english won the war and took over "french" territory in canada and east of the mississippi river, the retained many trading and family associations with ethnic french canadians.
19th century [ edit ]
in the two roman catholic priests established a mission with the red lake band. later, catholic nuns from the benedictine monastery (convent) in st. joseph founded st. mary's mission at red lake. they organized a boarding school at the mission to serve girls, teaching them christianity and english. over time, most residents on the reservation adopted roman catholicism, although many also retained rituals and traditions, including funeral and mourning]
allied with the pembina band of chippewa indians, in 1863 the red lake band negotiated the treaty of old crossing in minnesota with the united states. they agreed to cede their lands in the red river and pembina area. they made additional agreements for land in the following decades, under pressure of increased numbers of settlers in the area.
the united states and canada surveyed the international border between them to correct previous errors. by the corrected boundaries, the northwest angle was included within the united states, together with its historic residents, the lac du bois band of ojibwa. as they lacked federal recognition from the us bureau of indian affairs, the us consolidated the small lac du bois band administratively with the red lake band.
while the tribe ceded large tracts of land to the us, it maintained a central portion. it resisted us attempts to gain its approval for allotment of communal land to individual households under the dawes act of 1887. this involved dividing communal tribal land into individual household plots for farming and private ownership. the us would declare any land remaining on the reservation after allocating 160 acres to each head of household as "surplus" and available for sale to non-indians.
during this period, some of the pembina band of chippewa indians, refusing relocation to the turtle mountain or the white earth reservations, escaped to the red lake indian reservation because it was "untouched indian land." it had never left tribal]
on july 8, 1889, the united states told the minnesota chippewa that the red lake and white earth reservations would be retained, but the others would be put up for public sale. they said that chippewa from the other reservations would be relocated to white earth reservation. the united states told the leaders of the chippewa reservations that the members of each reservation could vote on whether to accept allotment at that reservation, with voting to be by all qualified chippewa men. the chippewa leaders were outraged.
red lake leaders warned the united states about reprisals if their reservation were violated. the members of the white earth and mille reservations both voted overwhelmingly to accept land allotments and allow the surplus land sold to the whites, with the tribes to receive the lump sums of money from the sales. the leech lake reservation members also voted for land allotments. the october 5, 1898 battle of sugar point was over land.
in 1889, the red lake reservation covered,000 acres or. mi. the band was forced to cede acres as "surplus" after allotment to households registered on the dawes rolls took place. that left the reservation with more than acres of land and most of lower and upper red lake. learning of chippewa unrest because of the vote, the united states later set aside large areas of forests to add back to the red lake reservation. but, in 1904 us officials returned, and forced the red lake chippewa to cede more land from that set aside in needed] the present red lake reservation dates to the 1904 land act. there was no allotment of land at that time to individual chippewa living on the red lake reservation.
only a small portion of the white earth reservation remained. this was the northeast part of the full reservation; it was a fraction of the original territory. all other minnesota, chippewa reservations were closed, with the lands sold off after the 1889 nelson act. as a result of the 1898 rebellion, which occurred on the leech lake reservation, the us changed its policy. it returned some land to minnesota's remaining chippewa reservations, including white earth.
20th century to present [ edit ]
the current red lake reservation is entirely owned and occupied by members of the red lake band, making it unique among reservations in minnesota. (as a result of allotment and sales in the intervening years, some tribes own less than 10% of the land within their reservation boundaries). red lake is among the most isolated reservations in the united states. in 1934, after the indian reorganization act that year encouraged tribes to restore their governments, the tribe rejected joining six other chippewa bands to organize the federally recognized minnesota chippewa tribe under a written constitution. its leaders did not want to give up the tradition of hereditary chiefs for an elected government or give up any control of its land to the tribe. by 2007, the minnesota chippewa tribe reported a total enrollment of more than members.
in the 1950s, new tribal leaders of red lake wrote a constitution to establish democratically elected government of chairman and council, without term limits. the tribe elected its first chairman and tribal council in 1959. roger was repeatedly and retained power until 1990. under his leadership, the tribe developed infrastructure on the reservation, including running water, roads, and housing.
the tribe has established a library and archives, and appointed a tribal archaeologist to study and preserve the archaeological artifacts of its people. tribal schools on the reservation were established so that the children could be educated in their own community through high school.
red lake, like the white earth, and leech lake reservations, is known for its tradition of singing hymns in the]
in part because of the isolation, it has struggled economically. many people are unemployed. high unemployment has contributed to high rates of poverty, alcoholism, violence and suicide. as a result, since the 1990s, the school board has added classes to the high school curriculum to include drug and alcohol abuse prevention, training, training, and instruction about fetal alcohol syndrome. as a result of gang killings in the 1990s, the school added security measures to the high school, including]
the red lake band of the chippewa are the only entity beside state governments and pacific dependencies currently eligible for substance abuse prevention and treatment block]
since the century, the tribe has asserted a significant level of sovereignty. due to its status as a "closed reservation", the tribe can assert a considerable amount of control over non-residents, including controlling their movements within the reservation or expelling them altogether. as an example, the tribe has barred journalists from entry on several occasions. the prosecution of crimes is often complex due to issues of jurisdiction, which often have to be clarified on a case by case basis. the reservation tribal police have jurisdiction over misdemeanors, but the us government, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) police, legally has jurisdiction over felonies. the state of minnesota has no criminal jurisdiction over the reservation.
political tensions have sometimes erupted into violence. in 1979, during a struggle over leadership, men with rifles attacked the tribal police station, and two teenagers were killed. one shot himself accidentally and the other was accidentally shot while struggling with a companion over control of a weapon. men burned several buildings, including the home of the tribal] the tribe and reservation was the first in the united states to issue its own vehicle license plates as a measure of its sovereign status. it is struggling to find ways to develop its economy. it is collaborating in the century with the white earth and leech lake bands to reach out to the business and academic communities to promote job development. (see "economy" below.)
the red lake shootings occurred on march 21, 2005 in two locations on the reservation.
communities [ edit ]
the communities of red lake reservation tend to have housing units located on each side of one road, similar to other rural settlements.
redby has housing units on more cross streets and appears more like a typical town. yet many of's housing units are located deep in the woods.
demographics [ edit ]
per capita income is lower at red lake than on any other reservation in the state. it was estimated at in 1999, according to the northwest area needed] approximately 40% of residents live below the poverty line. between 1990 and 2000, the population increased by 40% as people returned to the reservation after difficulty finding employment elsewhere during recession years.
an unemployment rate hovering near] and associated poverty are thought to contribute to a high level of crime. in 2004, the tribal police filed court cases. the majority of the population is young, with approximately 60% of the residents under the age of 18.
the unemployment and poverty have resulted in associated problems of high rates of violence, including suicide. a 2004 minnesota school study found that 43% of boys and 81% of girls in the freshman class of the high school had considered suicide, and 48% of the girls had tried] the school has a low graduation]
economy [ edit ]
some in the community have expressed hope that renewal of the tribe's traditions and its traditional values may improve life on the reservation. but, others believe that the community needs to focus on education and job development, to employ people and pay them adequately. the majority of jobs on the reservation pay in the vicinity of $7 per hour as of 2005.
the tribe operates three casino operations, which are struggling to generate revenue as they do not allow the sale or consumption of alcohol. a small operation is located in the village of red lake, the 13,000-ft² river road casino is located seven miles south of thief river falls, and the lake of the woods bingo and casino is in warroad. seven clans casino red lake is located in red lake, minnesota. the three casinos combined are known as seven clans casinos.
industry on the reservation has consisted primarily of logging and commercial fishing of walleye in the lakes. walleye production dropped significantly in the 1990s, adding to the financial problems. the community receives $50 to $60 million each year in us federal subsidies, such as social security and welfare. because the reservation has few retail businesses and no bank, little money is exchanged within the reservation to help generate more jobs.
the poverty level of the tribe, coupled with financial difficulties in state government, led minnesota governor tim in to propose a joint casino operation to be by the white earth, leech lake, and red lake bands, and the state government. the state was willing to designate a site in the populous twin cities area, where some of the most successful indian gaming facilities in the country are located. many state residents turned against the plan, and it was ruled to be illegal by the state attorney general mike hatch. the red lake band pulled out of negotiations.
northern minnesota tribes are working together to stimulate economic development in the region. the red lake, leech lake and white earth nations created the northern minnesota tribal economic development commission. they are seeking to make more connections with area businesses and resources. in 2008 the three tribes organized the northern minnesota reservation economic development summit and trade] the white earth band is the largest of the six who belong to the minnesota chippewa tribe, to which the leech lake band also belongs.
government [ edit ]
in 1934, red lake rejected organization under the indian reorganization act, as it preferred to retain a system of governance. the band did not join the minnesota chippewa tribe, a federally recognized conglomeration of minnesota's other chippewa nations, which has its own governing authority.
during the 1950s, governmental reform efforts in red lake resulted in the drafting of a tribal constitution. the constitution established an elected tribal council; a group of seven traditionally selected tribal leaders was established to serve on an advisory basis. together with the elected council members, these traditional leaders form the tribal council's subordinate]
in 1959, roger was elected as red lake's first chairman; he was successively until] is credited with working to affirm the tribe's sovereignty through negotiations with the state and federal governments, which resulted in red lake's continued exemption from public law 280.
jourdain's administration also oversaw the reopening of an indian health service hospital and extensive infrastructure improvements, which focused on running water, housing development, and]'s administration also attracted controversy; in 1979, a two-day riot occurred on the reservation following the tribal council's dismissal of its secretary-treasurer. during the riots, armed protestors attacked the tribal police station and burned fourteen buildings, including's] two teenagers were killed; one during a struggle over a weapon and the other due to an accidental,]
in 1990, gerald "butch" brun unseated. darrell g. seki, sr. is the current tribal chairman.
education [ edit ]
school systems include:
topography [ edit ]
red lake reservation has some widely scattered properties in northwest minnesota. most of the reservation is located around lower and upper red lake, which is one of the largest lakes in the united states. the land area of the reservation is located mainly around lower red lake and west of that and upper red lake. the land is covered by prime forest.
elevation across the red lake reservation is uniform. it ranges in elevation from feet above sea level to feet above sea level. besides lower and upper red lakes, many smaller lakes are scattered across the reservation, especially south of lower red lake.
climate [ edit ]
red lake reservation has extreme climate conditions. winters are long and cold, while summers are short and warm. during the winter months of december, january, and february, the average low temperatures at red lake are 0, -8, and -3. average high temperatures for the same winter months at red lake are 19, 13, and 20. average high temperatures for the summer months of june, july, and august at red lake are 73, 78, and 76. average low temperatures for the same summer months at red lake are 51, 57, and 54.
the lake and forest contribute to significant precipitation at red lake, 23 inches annually. the large lake has a warming effect, especially in low temperatures. the mild summer low temperatures are a result of the warming effect of lower and upper red lake. low temperatures during the summer further south, are cooler, especially at communities that are not located next to lakes.
notable natives and residents [ edit ]
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mæp əv rɛd leɪk ˈɪndiən ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən lændz ðə rɛd leɪk ˈɪndiən ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən (miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'igan*) ˈkəvərz mi ˈeɪkərz) ɪn pɑrts əv naɪn ˈkaʊntiz ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪt ɪz meɪd əp əv ˈnumərəs ˈhoʊldɪŋz bət ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɛkʃən ɪz ən ˈɛriə əˈbaʊt rɛd leɪk, ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ðə ˈlɑrʤəst leɪk ɪnˈtaɪərli wɪˈθɪn ðət steɪt. ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən laɪz praɪˈmɛrəli ɪn ðə ˈkaʊntiz əv ənd ˈklɪrˌwɔtər. lænd ɪn ˈsɛvən ˈəðər ˈkaʊntiz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. ðə ˈsɛkʃən ɪz məʧ ˈfɑrðər nɔrθ, ɪn ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈæŋgəl əv leɪk əv ðə wʊdz ˈkaʊnti nɪr ðə steɪts ˈbɔrdər. ɪt həz noʊ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdənts. bɪtˈwin ðiz tu ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɛkʃənz ər ˈhənərdz əv ˈmoʊstli smɔl, ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkaʊntiz əv, ˈklɪrˌwɔtər, leɪk əv ðə wʊdz, koochiching*, roseau*, ˈpɛnɪŋtən, ˈmɑrʃəl, rɛd leɪk, ənd poʊlk. hoʊm tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd rɛd leɪk bænd əv ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ, ɪt ɪz juˈnik ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli "kloʊzd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən" ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ɪn ə kloʊzd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən, ɔl lænd ɪz hɛld ɪn ˈkɑmən baɪ ðə traɪb ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈpraɪvət ðə traɪb kleɪmz ðə lænd baɪ raɪt əv ˈkɑŋkwɛst ənd ˌæbərˈɪʤənəl ˈtaɪtəl; ðeɪ wər nɑt ˌriəˈsaɪnd tɪ ɪt baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ðə rɛd leɪk bænd əv ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ʤɔɪn wɪθ sɪks ˈəðər bændz ɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ɛz ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ traɪb ɪn ðə mid-1930s*; æt ðə taɪm, ɪts ˈpipəl ˈwɔntɪd tɪ prɪˈzərv ðɛr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɪstəm əv hərˈɛdəˌtɛri ʧifs, ˈrəðər ðən ˈfɔrmɪŋ ən ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ɛz əv 2011 ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv rɛd ɪn ðə 2000 ˈsɛnsəs, rɛd leɪk wɑz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələs ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪn ðə steɪt, wɪθ ˈrɛzɪdənts. ðə ˈoʊnli pleɪs ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə wɪθ ə haɪər ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən æt ðət taɪm wɑz ðə steɪts ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti, ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, 250 maɪəlz tɪ ðə saʊθ; ɪt rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈɪndiən ˈrɛzɪdənts ðət jɪr. baɪ 2007 ðə waɪt ərθ ənd liʧ leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz (boʊθ lɛd baɪ pɑrts əv ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ traɪb) hæd haɪər ˈrɛzɪdənt ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz əv ɛnˈroʊld. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst kəmˈjunɪti ɪz rɛd leɪk, ɔn ðə saʊθ ʃɔr əv rɛd leɪk. ˈgɪvɪn ðə lɑrʤ leɪk ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən, ɪts ˈtoʊtəl lænd ˈɛriə əv skwɛr maɪəlz ˈkəvərz əˈbaʊt 70 əv ðə ˈsərfəs ˈɛriə. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə frəm ðə nɔrθ əraʊnd ðə greɪt leɪks. ðɛr ˈwɔrjərz wɛnt əˈhɛd əv ˈkɑləˌnaɪzərz ənd wər toʊld tɪ klɪr ðə weɪ fər ðə ˈfæməliz. ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ðə mɪl ˈriʤən, ˈwɔrjərz hæd fɔrst ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈriʤən ʤɪst wɛst əv wət ɪz naʊ dəˈluθ, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɔn leɪk suˈpɪriər. ðeɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈvɪlɪʤ noʊn ɛz wi-yah-kwa-kit-chi-ga-ming*. ɪt wɑz ˈleɪtər kɔld fɑnd də læk (ˈbɑtəm əv ðə leɪk) baɪ frɛnʧ fər ˈtreɪdərz, ðə fərst ˌjʊrəˈpiənz tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə. frəm ðɛr, ˈwɔrjərz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ðə ˈsændi leɪk ənd rɛd leɪk ˈriʤənz. ðɛr ˈkɑŋkwɛst əv ðə rɛd leɪk ˈriʤən meɪ hæv əˈkərd bɪtˈwin 1650 ənd 1750 baɪ ðət taɪm, ˈpipəl wər ɔˈrɛdi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə grænd ˈpɔrtɪʤ, ˈreɪni leɪk, ənd ˈpɛmbɪnə ˈriʤən əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈæftər ðə dəˈkoʊtə hu lɪvd ɪn ðə rɛd leɪk ˈriʤən, ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈmɛni frəm ðə ˈɛriə, ðə (ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd pəˈlis ˈtoʊtəm əv ðə) ˈsɛtəld ɪn. ðeɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈlaʊd ˈəðər ˈtoʊtəmz tɪ ˈɛnər ðə rɛd leɪk ˈriʤən tɪ lɪv. moʊst ˈɪməgrənts tɪ ðɪs ˈɛriə wər frəm ðə ˈtoʊtəm (ər klæn). ðeɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈmɛni ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɪn ðə rɛd leɪk ˈriʤən. ˈleɪtər, ðeɪ ənd ðɛr dəˈkoʊtə ˈælaɪz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ðə pleɪnz əv nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə, ˈwɛstərn saʊθ dəˈkoʊtə, ənd mɑnˈtænə. ðə ˈwɛstərn dəˈkoʊtə, hu rɪfˈjuzd tɪ sərˈɛndər, kənˈtɪnjud tɪ faɪt ðə əˈlaɪəns. wɪθ iʧ ˈbætəl ənd dɪˈfit, mɔr dəˈkoʊtə æst fər pis frəm ðə. ðə ˈwɛstərn dəˈkoʊtə hu kənˈtɪnjud ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt dɪˈvɛləpt ə greɪt ˈheɪtrəd fər ðoʊz ˈistərn dəˈkoʊtə hu wər ˈælaɪz əv ðə ˈwɪljəm ˈwɪpəl ˈwɔrən, ðə fərst hɪˈstɔriən əv ðə ˈpipəl, ˈnoʊtɪd ðɛr ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə frɛnʧ kəˈneɪdiənz baɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, du boʊθ tɪ fər ˈtreɪdɪŋ ənd ˌɪntərˈmɛrɪʤ əˈməŋ ðɛr ˈpipəlz. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə fɔt wɪθ ðə frɛnʧ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛvən jɪrz' wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ; ɪt wɑz noʊn ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz ðə frɛnʧ ənd ˈɪndiən wɔr. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ wən ðə wɔr ənd tʊk ˈoʊvər "frɛnʧ" ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn ˈkænədə ənd ist əv ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈrɪvər, ðə rɪˈteɪnd ˈmɛni ˈtreɪdɪŋ ənd ˈfæməli əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈɛθnɪk frɛnʧ kəˈneɪdiənz. ˈsɛnʧəri ˈɛdət ɪn ðə tu ˈroʊmən ˈkæθlɪk prists ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈmɪʃən wɪθ ðə rɛd leɪk bænd. ˈleɪtər, ˈkæθlɪk nənz frəm ðə ˌbɛnəˈdɪktin ˈmɑnəˌstɛri (ˈkɑnˌvɛnt) ɪn st*. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈfaʊndɪd st*. ˈmɛriz ˈmɪʃən æt rɛd leɪk. ðeɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈbɔrdɪŋ skul æt ðə ˈmɪʃən tɪ sərv gərlz, ˈtiʧɪŋ ðɛm ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ənd ˈɪŋlɪʃ. ˈoʊvər taɪm, moʊst ˈrɛzɪdənts ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən əˈdɑptəd ˈroʊmən kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛni ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈteɪnd ˈrɪʧuəlz ənd trəˈdɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fˈjunərəl ənd ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæˌlaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈpɛmbɪnə bænd əv ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˈɪndiənz, ɪn 1863 ðə rɛd leɪk bænd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈtriti əv oʊld ˈkrɔsɪŋ ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðeɪ əˈgrid tɪ sid ðɛr lændz ɪn ðə rɛd ˈrɪvər ənd ˈpɛmbɪnə ˈɛriə. ðeɪ meɪd əˈdɪʃənəl əˈgrimənts fər lænd ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər əv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈnəmbərz əv ˈsɛtələrz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈkænədə ˈsərˌveɪd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɔrdər bɪtˈwin ðɛm tɪ kərˈɛkt ˈpriviəs ˈɛrərz. baɪ ðə kərˈɛktɪd ˈbaʊndəriz, ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈæŋgəl wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, təˈgɛðər wɪθ ɪts hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈrɛzɪdənts, ðə læk də bwɑ bænd əv oʊˈʤɪbwə. ɛz ðeɪ lækt ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈɪndiən əˈfɛrz, ðə ˈjuˈɛs kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ðə smɔl læk də bwɑ bænd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪtɪvli wɪθ ðə rɛd leɪk bænd. waɪl ðə traɪb ˈsidɪd lɑrʤ trækts əv lænd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ɪt meɪnˈteɪnd ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈpɔrʃən. ɪt rɪˈzɪstɪd ˈjuˈɛs əˈtɛmpts tɪ geɪn ɪts əˈpruvəl fər əˈlɑtmənt əv kəmˈjunəl lænd tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ˈəndər ðə dɔz ækt əv 1887 ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ kəmˈjunəl ˈtraɪbəl lænd ˈɪntu ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld plɑts fər ˈfɑrmɪŋ ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp. ðə ˈjuˈɛs wʊd dɪˈklɛr ˈɛni lænd rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈæftər ˈæləˌkeɪtɪŋ 160 ˈeɪkərz tɪ iʧ hɛd əv ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ɛz "ˈsərpləs" ənd əˈveɪləbəl fər seɪl tɪ non-indians*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈpɪriəd, səm əv ðə ˈpɛmbɪnə bænd əv ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˈɪndiənz, rɪfˈjuzɪŋ ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈtərtəl ˈmaʊntən ər ðə waɪt ərθ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz, ɪˈskeɪpt tɪ ðə rɛd leɪk ˈɪndiən ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz "ənˈtəʧt ˈɪndiən lænd." ɪt hæd ˈnɛvər lɛft ˈtraɪbəl ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 1889 ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts toʊld ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ðət ðə rɛd leɪk ənd waɪt ərθ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz wʊd bi rɪˈteɪnd, bət ðə ˈəðərz wʊd bi pʊt əp fər ˈpəblɪk seɪl. ðeɪ sɛd ðət ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ frəm ðə ˈəðər ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz wʊd bi ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd tɪ waɪt ərθ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts toʊld ðə ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ðət ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv iʧ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən kʊd voʊt ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ əkˈsɛpt əˈlɑtmənt æt ðət ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən, wɪθ ˈvoʊtɪŋ tɪ bi baɪ ɔl kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ mɛn. ðə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˈlidərz wər ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd. rɛd leɪk ˈlidərz wɔrnd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əˈbaʊt rɪˈpraɪzəlz ɪf ðɛr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən wər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd. ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə waɪt ərθ ənd mɪl ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz boʊθ ˈvoʊtɪd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli tɪ əkˈsɛpt lænd əˈlɑtmənts ənd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsərpləs lænd soʊld tɪ ðə waɪts, wɪθ ðə traɪbz tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ləmp səmz əv ˈməni frəm ðə seɪlz. ðə liʧ leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈmɛmbərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvoʊtɪd fər lænd əˈlɑtmənts. ðə ɑkˈtoʊbər 5 1898 ˈbætəl əv ˈʃʊgər pɔɪnt wɑz ˈoʊvər lænd. ɪn 1889 ðə rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈkəvərd ˈeɪkərz ər. mi. ðə bænd wɑz fɔrst tɪ sid ˈeɪkərz ɛz "ˈsərpləs" ˈæftər əˈlɑtmənt tɪ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɔn ðə dɔz roʊlz tʊk pleɪs. ðət lɛft ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən wɪθ mɔr ðən ˈeɪkərz əv lænd ənd moʊst əv loʊər ənd ˈəpər rɛd leɪk. ˈlərnɪŋ əv ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ənˈrɛst bɪˈkəz əv ðə voʊt, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈleɪtər sɛt əˈsaɪd lɑrʤ ˈɛriəz əv ˈfɔrəsts tɪ æd bæk tɪ ðə rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. bət, ɪn 1904 ˈjuˈɛs əˈfɪʃəlz rɪˈtərnd, ənd fɔrst ðə rɛd leɪk ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ tɪ sid mɔr lænd frəm ðət sɛt əˈsaɪd ɪn ˈnidɪd] ðə ˈprɛzənt rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən deɪts tɪ ðə 1904 lænd ækt. ðɛr wɑz noʊ əˈlɑtmənt əv lænd æt ðət taɪm tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. ˈoʊnli ə smɔl ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə waɪt ərθ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnd. ðɪs wɑz ðə ˌnɔrˈθist pɑrt əv ðə fʊl ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən; ɪt wɑz ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ɔl ˈəðər ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə, ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz wər kloʊzd, wɪθ ðə lændz soʊld ɔf ˈæftər ðə 1889 ˈnɛlsən ækt. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə 1898 rɪˈbɛljən, wɪʧ əˈkərd ɔn ðə liʧ leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ʧeɪnʤd ɪts ˈpɑləsi. ɪt rɪˈtərnd səm lænd tɪ ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ waɪt ərθ. ˈsɛnʧəri tɪ ˈprɛzənt ˈɛdət ðə ˈkɑrənt rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli oʊnd ənd ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə rɛd leɪk bænd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt juˈnik əˈməŋ ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. (ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv əˈlɑtmənt ənd seɪlz ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ jɪrz, səm traɪbz oʊn lɛs ðən 10 əv ðə lænd wɪˈθɪn ðɛr ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈbaʊndəriz). rɛd leɪk ɪz əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪn 1934 ˈæftər ðə ˈɪndiən ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ækt ðət jɪr ɪnˈkərəʤd traɪbz tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðɛr ˈgəvərnmənts, ðə traɪb rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ sɪks ˈəðər ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ bændz tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə ˈfɛdərəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ traɪb ˈəndər ə ˈrɪtən ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ɪts ˈlidərz dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ gɪv əp ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv hərˈɛdəˌtɛri ʧifs fər ən ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ər gɪv əp ˈɛni kənˈtroʊl əv ɪts lænd tɪ ðə traɪb. baɪ 2007 ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ traɪb ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈtoʊtəl ɛnˈroʊlmənt əv mɔr ðən ˈmɛmbərz. ɪn ðə 1950s*, nu ˈtraɪbəl ˈlidərz əv rɛd leɪk roʊt ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪkli ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈʧɛrmən ənd ˈkaʊnsəl, wɪˈθaʊt tərm ˈlɪmɪts. ðə traɪb ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪts fərst ˈʧɛrmən ənd ˈtraɪbəl ˈkaʊnsəl ɪn 1959 ˈrɑʤər wɑz rɪˈpitɪdli ənd rɪˈteɪnd paʊər ənˈtɪl 1990 ˈəndər hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ðə traɪb dɪˈvɛləpt ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɔtər, roʊdz, ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ðə traɪb həz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ənd ˈɑrˌkaɪvz, ənd əˈpɔɪntɪd ə ˈtraɪbəl ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤɪst tɪ ˈstədi ənd prɪˈzərv ðə ˌɑrkiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɑrtəˌfækts əv ɪts ˈpipəl. ˈtraɪbəl skulz ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən wər ɪˈstæblɪʃt soʊ ðət ðə ˈʧɪldrən kʊd bi ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ɪn ðɛr oʊn kəmˈjunɪti θru haɪ skul. rɛd leɪk, laɪk ðə waɪt ərθ, ənd liʧ leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz, ɪz noʊn fər ɪts trəˈdɪʃən əv ˈsɪŋɪŋ hɪmz ɪn ðə ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən, ɪt həz ˈstrəgəld ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd. haɪ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ haɪ reɪts əv ˈpɑvərti, ˈælkəˌhɔˌlɪzəm, ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, sɪns ðə 1990s*, ðə skul bɔrd həz ˈædɪd ˈklæsɪz tɪ ðə haɪ skul kərˈɪkjələm tɪ ˌɪnˈklud drəg ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl əˈbjuz priˈvɛnʃən, ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ˌɪnˈstrəkʃən əˈbaʊt ˈfitəl ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈsɪnˌdroʊm. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv gæŋ ˈkɪlɪŋz ɪn ðə 1990s*, ðə skul ˈædɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ðə haɪ skul, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɛd leɪk bænd əv ðə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈɛntɪti ˌbiˈsaɪd steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts ənd pəˈsɪfɪk dɪˈpɛndənsiz ˈkərəntli ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈsəbstəns əˈbjuz priˈvɛnʃən ənd ˈtritmənt blɑk sɪns ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə traɪb həz əˈsərtəd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsɑvrənti. du tɪ ɪts ˈstætəs ɛz ə "kloʊzd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən", ðə traɪb kən əˈsərt ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər nɑnˈrɛzədənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðɛr ˈmuvmənts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ər ɪkˈspɛlɪŋ ðɛm ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə traɪb həz bɑrd ˈʤərnəlɪsts frəm ˈɛntri ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz. ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv kraɪmz ɪz ˈɔfən ˈkɑmplɛks du tɪ ˈɪʃuz əv ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən, wɪʧ ˈɔfən hæv tɪ bi ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ɔn ə keɪs baɪ keɪs ˈbeɪsɪs. ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈtraɪbəl pəˈlis hæv ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ˈoʊvər ˌmɪsdəˈminərz, bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈɪndiən əˈfɛrz (bia*) pəˈlis, ˈligəli həz ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ˈoʊvər ˈfɛləniz. ðə steɪt əv ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə həz noʊ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtɛnʧənz hæv ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌɪˈrəptɪd ˈɪntu ˈvaɪələns. ɪn 1979 ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈstrəgəl ˈoʊvər ˈlidərˌʃɪp, mɛn wɪθ ˈraɪfəlz əˈtækt ðə ˈtraɪbəl pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən, ənd tu ˈtiˌneɪʤərz wər kɪld. wən ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ənd ðə ˈəðər wɑz ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ʃɑt waɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ə kəmˈpænjən ˈoʊvər kənˈtroʊl əv ə ˈwɛpən. mɛn bərnd ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə hoʊm əv ðə ˈtraɪbəl ðə traɪb ənd ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən wɑz ðə fərst ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts tɪ ˈɪʃu ɪts oʊn ˈviɪkəl ˈlaɪsəns pleɪts ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər əv ɪts ˈsɑvrən ˈstætəs. ɪt ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ faɪnd weɪz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ɪts ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɪt ɪz kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri wɪθ ðə waɪt ərθ ənd liʧ leɪk bændz tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk kəmˈjunɪtiz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ʤɑb dɪˈvɛləpmənt. (si "ɪˈkɑnəmi" bɪˈloʊ.) ðə rɛd leɪk ˈʃutɪŋz əˈkərd ɔn mɑrʧ 21 2005 ɪn tu loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈɛdət ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz əv rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən tɛnd tɪ hæv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn iʧ saɪd əv wən roʊd, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈəðər ˈrʊrəl ˈsɛtəlmənts. həz ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts ɔn mɔr krɔs strits ənd əˈpɪrz mɔr laɪk ə ˈtɪpɪkəl taʊn. jɛt ˈmɛni əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd dip ɪn ðə wʊdz. ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ˈɛdət pər ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz loʊər æt rɛd leɪk ðən ɔn ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪn ðə steɪt. ɪt wɑz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt ɪn 1999 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈɛriə ˈnidɪd] əˈprɑksəmətli 40 əv ˈrɛzɪdənts lɪv bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈpɑvərti laɪn. bɪtˈwin 1990 ənd 2000 ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ 40 ɛz ˈpipəl rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈæftər ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌriˈsɛʃən jɪrz. ən ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪt ˈhəvərɪŋ nɪr ənd əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈpɑvərti ər θɔt tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv kraɪm. ɪn 2004 ðə ˈtraɪbəl pəˈlis faɪld kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz jəŋ, wɪθ əˈprɑksəmətli 60 əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 18 ðə ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ənd ˈpɑvərti hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈprɑbləmz əv haɪ reɪts əv ˈvaɪələns, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. ə 2004 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə skul ˈstədi faʊnd ðət 43 əv bɔɪz ənd 81 əv gərlz ɪn ðə ˈfrɛʃmən klæs əv ðə haɪ skul hæd kənˈsɪdərd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd, ənd 48 əv ðə gərlz hæd traɪd ðə skul həz ə loʊ ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈɛdət səm ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti hæv ɪkˈsprɛst hoʊp ðət rɪˈnuəl əv ðə traɪbz trəˈdɪʃənz ənd ɪts trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvæljuz meɪ ˌɪmˈpruv laɪf ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən. bət, ˈəðərz bɪˈliv ðət ðə kəmˈjunɪti nidz tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ʤɑb dɪˈvɛləpmənt, tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ ˈpipəl ənd peɪ ðɛm ˈædəkwɪtli. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ʤɑbz ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən peɪ ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv 7 pər aʊər ɛz əv 2005 ðə traɪb ˈɑpərˌeɪts θri kəˈsinoʊ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈrɛvəˌnu ɛz ðeɪ du nɑt əˈlaʊ ðə seɪl ər kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈælkəˌhɑl. ə smɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv rɛd leɪk, ðə 13,000-ft²*² ˈrɪvər roʊd kəˈsinoʊ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈsɛvən maɪəlz saʊθ əv θif ˈrɪvər fɔlz, ənd ðə leɪk əv ðə wʊdz ˈbɪŋgoʊ ənd kəˈsinoʊ ɪz ɪn warroad*. ˈsɛvən klænz kəˈsinoʊ rɛd leɪk ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn rɛd leɪk, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. ðə θri kəˈsinoʊz kəmˈbaɪnd ər noʊn ɛz ˈsɛvən klænz kəˈsinoʊz. ˈɪndəstri ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən həz kənˈsɪstɪd praɪˈmɛrəli əv ˈlɔgɪŋ ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ əv ˈwɔˌlaɪ ɪn ðə leɪks. ˈwɔˌlaɪ pərˈdəkʃən drɑpt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn ðə 1990s*, ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈprɑbləmz. ðə kəmˈjunɪti rɪˈsivz 50 tɪ 60 ˈmɪljən iʧ jɪr ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛdərəl ˈsəbsɪdiz, səʧ ɛz ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr. bɪˈkəz ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən həz fju ˈriˌteɪl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd noʊ bæŋk, ˈlɪtəl ˈməni ɪz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən tɪ hɛlp ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr ʤɑbz. ðə ˈpɑvərti ˈlɛvəl əv ðə traɪb, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ɪn steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt, lɛd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈgəvərnər tɪm ɪn tɪ prəˈpoʊz ə ʤɔɪnt kəˈsinoʊ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən tɪ bi baɪ ðə waɪt ərθ, liʧ leɪk, ənd rɛd leɪk bændz, ənd ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə steɪt wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ə saɪt ɪn ðə ˈpɑpjələs twɪn ˈsɪtiz ˈɛriə, wɛr səm əv ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ˈɪndiən ˈgeɪmɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd. ˈmɛni steɪt ˈrɛzɪdənts tərnd əˈgɛnst ðə plæn, ənd ɪt wɑz ruld tɪ bi ˌɪˈligəl baɪ ðə steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl maɪk hæʧ. ðə rɛd leɪk bænd pʊld aʊt əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ˈnɔrðərn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə traɪbz ər ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ðə rɛd leɪk, liʧ leɪk ənd waɪt ərθ ˈneɪʃənz kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈtraɪbəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəˈmɪʃən. ðeɪ ər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ meɪk mɔr kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪθ ˈɛriə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz. ɪn 2008 ðə θri traɪbz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsəmɪt ənd treɪd ðə waɪt ərθ bænd ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst əv ðə sɪks hu bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ traɪb, tɪ wɪʧ ðə liʧ leɪk bænd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈlɔŋz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɛdət ɪn 1934 rɛd leɪk rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈəndər ðə ˈɪndiən ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ækt, ɛz ɪt prɪˈfərd tɪ rɪˈteɪn ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnəns. ðə bænd dɪd nɑt ʤɔɪn ðə ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ traɪb, ə ˈfɛdərəli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd kənˌglɑmərˈeɪʃən əv ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtəz ˈəðər ˈʧɪpəˌwɑ ˈneɪʃənz, wɪʧ həz ɪts oʊn ˈgəvərnɪŋ əˈθɔrəti. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 1950s*, ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl rɪˈfɔrm ˈɛfərts ɪn rɛd leɪk rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ˈdræftɪŋ əv ə ˈtraɪbəl ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ən ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈtraɪbəl ˈkaʊnsəl; ə grup əv ˈsɛvən trəˈdɪʃənəli səˈlɛktɪd ˈtraɪbəl ˈlidərz wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt tɪ sərv ɔn ən ædˈvaɪzəri ˈbeɪsɪs. təˈgɛðər wɪθ ðə ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbərz, ðiz trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈlidərz fɔrm ðə ˈtraɪbəl ˈkaʊnsəlz səˈbɔrdəˌneɪt ɪn 1959 ˈrɑʤər wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɛz rɛd leɪks fərst ˈʧɛrmən; hi wɑz səkˈsɛsɪvli ənˈtɪl ɪz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ əˈfərm ðə traɪbz ˈsɑvrənti θru nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ðə steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənts, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn rɛd leɪks kənˈtɪnjud ɪgˈzɛmpʃən frəm ˈpəblɪk lɔ 280 ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ðə riˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ən ˈɪndiən hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts, wɪʧ ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɔtər, ˈhaʊzɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ənd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtræktəd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi; ɪn 1979 ə ˈtuˌdeɪ raɪət əˈkərd ɔn ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈtraɪbəl ˈkaʊnsəlz dɪsˈmɪsəl əv ɪts secretary-treasurer*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə raɪəts, ɑrmd ˈproʊˌtɛstərz əˈtækt ðə ˈtraɪbəl pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ənd bərnd ˌfɔrˈtin ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tu ˈtiˌneɪʤərz wər kɪld; wən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈstrəgəl ˈoʊvər ə ˈwɛpən ənd ðə ˈəðər du tɪ ən ˌæksəˈdɛnəl, ɪn 1990 ˈʤɛrəld "bʊʧ" brən ənˈsitɪd. ˈdɛrəl ʤi. ˈseɪki, ˈsɪstər. ɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈtraɪbəl ˈʧɛrmən. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛdət skul ˈsɪstəmz ˌɪnˈklud: təˈpɑgrəfi ˈɛdət rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən həz səm ˈwaɪdli ˈskætərd ˈprɑpərtiz ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə. moʊst əv ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd əraʊnd loʊər ənd ˈəpər rɛd leɪk, wɪʧ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst leɪks ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə lænd ˈɛriə əv ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ˈmeɪnli əraʊnd loʊər rɛd leɪk ənd wɛst əv ðət ənd ˈəpər rɛd leɪk. ðə lænd ɪz ˈkəvərd baɪ praɪm ˈfɔrɪst. ˌɛləˈveɪʃən əˈkrɔs ðə rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən ɪz ˈjunəˌfɔrm. ɪt ˈreɪnʤɪz ɪn ˌɛləˈveɪʃən frəm fit əˈbəv si ˈlɛvəl tɪ fit əˈbəv si ˈlɛvəl. ˌbiˈsaɪdz loʊər ənd ˈəpər rɛd leɪks, ˈmɛni sˈmɔlər leɪks ər ˈskætərd əˈkrɔs ðə ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən, əˈspɛʃəli saʊθ əv loʊər rɛd leɪk. ˈklaɪmɪt ˈɛdət rɛd leɪk ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən həz ɪkˈstrim ˈklaɪmɪt kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈwɪntərz ər lɔŋ ənd koʊld, waɪl ˈsəmərz ər ʃɔrt ənd wɔrm. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwɪntər mənθs əv dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ənd ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ðə ˈævərɪʤ loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz æt rɛd leɪk ər 0 8 ənd 3 ˈævərɪʤ haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz fər ðə seɪm ˈwɪntər mənθs æt rɛd leɪk ər 19 13 ənd 20 ˈævərɪʤ haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz fər ðə ˈsəmər mənθs əv ʤun, ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ənd ˈɔgəst æt rɛd leɪk ər 73 78 ənd 76 ˈævərɪʤ loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz fər ðə seɪm ˈsəmər mənθs æt rɛd leɪk ər 51 57 ənd 54 ðə leɪk ənd ˈfɔrɪst kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən æt rɛd leɪk, 23 ˈɪnʧɪz ˈænjuəli. ðə lɑrʤ leɪk həz ə ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈifɛkt, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz. ðə maɪld ˈsəmər loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈifɛkt əv loʊər ənd ˈəpər rɛd leɪk. loʊ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər ˈfərðər saʊθ, ər ˈkulər, əˈspɛʃəli æt kəmˈjunɪtiz ðət ər nɑt ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɛkst tɪ leɪks. ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈneɪtɪvz ənd ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts:
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house speaker paulsen doubled down on his insistence that the house will not consider a medical marijuana bill this session after one senator called it a "moral obligation."
sen. joe, city, spoke on the senate floor monday calling on house republicans to bring the senate bill up for a vote.
"this isn't just any issue," said. "it is life and death for many of these patients. if the leadership of the iowa house wants to deny medicine to iowans who need it, they should at least have the decency to allow a vote on senate file 484. in fact, i believe house leaders have a moral obligation to allow a vote on medical cannabis before this session ends."
senators passed senate file 484 about two weeks ago on a vote.
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the bill would permit iowans with health problems such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and other types of chronic illnesses that cause pain to access medical marijuana. the bill would allow up to four iowa producers to grow marijuana with state oversight, and it would allow independent to sell the drug.
paulsen, a republican from hiawatha, said he doesn't know what means when he calls it a "moral obligation."
kraig paulsen (photo: special to the register)
"the way i understand this bill, it's basically couched in medical terms, but it's virtually a recreational use bill," he said. "i don't expect us to be debating that bill this year."
paulsen said although the bill outlines medical conditions the legislation is intended to address, he doesn't think the language is limited enough to prevent recreational use.
supporters of the changes say the bill would not create a "slippery slope" toward recreational use, but paulsen said he remains unconvinced.
he noted that individuals petitioned the legislature last year to decriminalize cannabis oil, which some say can help treat seizures. gov. terry branstad signed that into law in may 2014.
this year, those same petitioners were back asking for ways to get cannabis oil into the hands of families. because state laws don't allow the production of the oil, there's no practical way for them to purchase it, they say.
"what i know is this: last year they came to us and said just do this," paulsen said. "we did that, and now they're back. so you can decide for yourself on the slippery slope."
with the house choosing not to consider the bill, it is effectively dead for the session which is tentatively scheduled to end may 1.
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haʊs ˈspikər ˈpaʊlsən ˈdəbəld daʊn ɔn hɪz ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət ðə haʊs wɪl nɑt kənˈsɪdər ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə bɪl ðɪs ˈsɛʃən ˈæftər wən ˈsɛnətər kɔld ɪt ə "ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən." sɛn. ʤoʊ, ˈsɪti, spoʊk ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt bɪl əp fər ə voʊt. "ðɪs ˈɪzənt ʤɪst ˈɛni ˈɪʃu," sɛd. "ɪt ɪz laɪf ənd dɛθ fər ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈpeɪʃənz. ɪf ðə ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈaɪəwə haʊs wɔnts tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ˈmɛdəsən tɪ ˈaɪəwənz hu nid ɪt, ðeɪ ʃʊd æt list hæv ðə ˈdisənsi tɪ əˈlaʊ ə voʊt ɔn ˈsɛnɪt faɪl 484 ɪn fækt, aɪ bɪˈliv haʊs ˈlidərz hæv ə ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ əˈlaʊ ə voʊt ɔn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ˈsɛʃən ɛndz." ˈsɛnətərz pæst ˈsɛnɪt faɪl 484 əˈbaʊt tu wiks əˈgoʊ ɔn ə voʊt. mɔr ˈkəvərɪʤ: ðə bɪl wʊd ˈpərˌmɪt ˈaɪəwənz wɪθ hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz səʧ ɛz ˈkænsər, ˈməltəpəl sklərˈoʊsəs, dɪˈziz, ˌpoʊstrɔˈmætɪk strɛs dɪˈsɔrdər ənd ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈkrɑnɪk ˈɪlnəsɪz ðət kɔz peɪn tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ðə bɪl wʊd əˈlaʊ əp tɪ fɔr ˈaɪəwə prəˈdusərz tɪ groʊ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə wɪθ steɪt ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt, ənd ɪt wʊd əˈlaʊ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt tɪ sɛl ðə drəg. ˈpaʊlsən, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən frəm ˌhaɪəˈwɑθə, sɛd hi ˈdəzənt noʊ wət minz wɪn hi kɔlz ɪt ə "ˈmɔrəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən." ˈpaʊlsən (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈspɛʃəl tɪ ðə ˈrɛʤɪstər) "ðə weɪ aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs bɪl, ɪts ˈbeɪsɪkli kaʊʧt ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl tərmz, bət ɪts ˈvərʧuəli ə ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl juz bɪl," hi sɛd. "aɪ doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bi dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ðət bɪl ðɪs jɪr." ˈpaʊlsən sɛd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə bɪl ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz ˈmɛdɪkəl kənˈdɪʃənz ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs, hi ˈdəzənt θɪŋk ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl juz. səˈpɔrtərz əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz seɪ ðə bɪl wʊd nɑt kriˈeɪt ə "sˈlɪpəri sloʊp" təˈwɔrd ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl juz, bət ˈpaʊlsən sɛd hi rɪˈmeɪnz ˌənkənˈvɪnst. hi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz pəˈtɪʃənd ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər læst jɪr tɪ diˌkrɪmənəˈlaɪz ˈkænəbəs ɔɪl, wɪʧ səm seɪ kən hɛlp trit ˈsiʒərz. gəv. ˈtɛri ˈbrænˌstæd saɪnd ðət ˈɪntu lɔ ɪn meɪ 2014 ðɪs jɪr, ðoʊz seɪm pəˈtɪʃənərz wər bæk ˈæskɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ gɪt ˈkænəbəs ɔɪl ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv ˈfæməliz. bɪˈkəz steɪt lɔz doʊnt əˈlaʊ ðə pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə ɔɪl, ðɛrz noʊ ˈpræktɪkəl weɪ fər ðɛm tɪ ˈpərʧəs ɪt, ðeɪ seɪ. "wət aɪ noʊ ɪz ðɪs: læst jɪr ðeɪ keɪm tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd sɛd ʤɪst du ðɪs," ˈpaʊlsən sɛd. "wi dɪd ðət, ənd naʊ ðɛr bæk. soʊ ju kən ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɔn ðə sˈlɪpəri sloʊp." wɪθ ðə haʊs ˈʧuzɪŋ nɑt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə bɪl, ɪt ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli dɛd fər ðə ˈsɛʃən wɪʧ ɪz ˈtɛntətɪvli ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ɛnd meɪ 1 rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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introducing. this revolutionary development board can connect any project to the internet, quickly and economically. has the following hardware features, which we think blow away every comparably priced development solution:
we have also developed shields for. the shield boards provide with a ton of cool abilities that other boards just don't offer. and because they are, you don't even need any wires to connect them... just plug them in, one on top of the other. the final version will be keyed, so there's no risk of plugging them in backwards.
phasor's shield boards provide:
not all of these shields are going to be available right away... only the shield and relay shield are being offered initially. the other three shields will be offered as stretch goals. read our section on funding goals to learn more about when the other shields will become available.
want to see the shields in action? check out the youtube video below, which shows the and shields in action. you'll see why systems has the best development hardware around.
phasor's integrated provides a lot of great features. in addition to booting user code images, it has an integrated that serves pages off of the flash. the also serves auration page that lets youure to join a network, set up an access point, toggle its pins, or flash new.
phasor's provides the following features
embedded web server with integrated flash
onboarduration page for provisioning and controlling pins
ability to register and rest callbacks… call any function via request!
toggle pins from theuration page without writing any code
reads and the contents of flash from the page
unexpected reset handling - watchdog timeout reboots into safe mode
additional software features that are still under construction include:
drag-and-drop upgrade via the onboarduration
mqtt/nat system, so you can interact with your board from anywhere in the world!
our works in windows and linux, with mac support currently under development.
native build support in the ide via a custom core, to make the compatible!
arduino compatible! debug via
decide you don't like our? no problem. can also run code, the, or the lua.
an awesome community
the chip has galvanized the hobbyist community like never before. with forums springing up left and right, and multiple cores available for free online, you can bet that the will be one of the most chips out there for years to come. you can bet that if you have something you want the to do, you can find somebody who has already done it on.com. and you can bet that if you have a problem, somebody else has had it too, and can talk you through a solution... either on our message board, or somebody else's.
about our company
phasor systems is a provider of cutting-edge embedded hardware platforms for the internet of things (iot). we build simple, low-cost boards that can connect over wifi. we make it easy for our users to build and prototype their projects, and then effortlessly connect them to the internet. our headquarters is in annapolis, md.
the systems tagline is "the internet. in one square inch." it's only six simple words, but it sums up our company's mission perfectly. imagine the limitless, unfettered connectivity of the internet; the sum total of all human knowledge, available online, just an request away. now imagine it condensed down to the size of a couple of postage stamps and placed into every electronic device on the planet. imagine the power and magic, the light and energy that such a thing could imbue into everyday objects. imagine the possibilities.
that's what we're about. we want to bring the whole world, and all of its people and devices online. and we've got a team that will make it happen.
our team
at systems, we have a small but world-class team of engineers. between the three of us, we have 5 advanced degrees in electrical engineering and computer science, and 27 years of industry experience. and we're ready to use that knowledge and expertise to bring to you.
the systems team.
alex hoyland, our ceo, is the inventor of. alex has a master's degree in electrical engineering from johns hopkins. he currently works in the defense industry and has over 11 years of experience in software engineering, board design and project management.
sam price, our head of software engineering, works for the space industry and has dual bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. he is an expert in programming real-time embedded systems, and has a thorough mastery of web languages.
adam kadolph, our head of hardware engineering and manufacturing, has worked in the consumer electronics and medical device industries for several years. he has designed boards for numerous commercial products, and has been on several trips to china to coordinate manufacturing operations there.
our funding goals
not all of our shield boards will be available from the start of our campaign. we will initially be offering only three: the, the shield, and the relay shield. the other three boards will be offered as stretch goals. for each $10,000 we raise beyond our initial goal, we will make one additional shield available.
primary goal: we are trying to raise $50,000 to fund testing and of the development board, the shield, and the relay shield.
stretch goal #1: if we raise $60,000, we will make the shield available on. come back and pledge an additional $20, and we'll send you one, giving your an card slot!
stretch goal #2: if we raise $70,000, we will make the shield available on. come back and pledge an additional $20, and your will gain 4 additional channels.
stretch goal #3: if we raise $80,000, we will make the adapter shield available on. come back and pledge an additional $20, and you'll be able to plug your into an uno, so you can use it as a wifi shield.
production timeline
at this point, we have already built functional prototypes of and all of the shields, parts, selected suppliers and assemblers, and contacted testing and certification houses.
on the day we are successfully funded, we will contact our tester and begin the certification process. we have allotted 60 days for testing and certification. once this process is completed, we will order our parts and have them shipped to our assembler, who has promised us a turnaround time.
as soon as the boards arrive on our doorstep, we will begin packing and shipping them to you. we expect to complete fulfillment of the boards in august 2015.
open hardware, open software
at systems, we are committed to being meaningfully open source. we have drawn heavily from the work of open source contributors, and are committed to giving back to the community that has helped us along.
as such, we will be all of our hardware and software at the successful conclusion of our campaign. look over our code, make mods, and let us know your opinion. we want you to benefit from our work as much as we have benefited from yours.
visit us online
interested in learning more? come visit us at www.phasor.io, where you can get updates on our progress, get more information on our products, and sign up for our newsletter. or you can follow us on twitter. you can see videos of our projects on youtube, or check out images of our builds on imgur. and of course you can friend us on facebook or google+.
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dɪr ˈbækərz: ˈprɑʤɛkts lɪv ənd daɪ baɪ ðə bəz ðeɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt. wi nid jʊr hɛlp tɪ gɪt ðə wərd aʊt! ɪf ju rɛd ðɪs ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ bæk ˈjuˈɛs, pliz juz ðə "ʃɛr ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt" ˈbətən əˈbəv tɪ ʃɛr ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd twit əˈbaʊt ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wɛl, soʊ wi kən tɛl ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl əˈbaʊt! θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ! ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ. ðɪs ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri dɪˈvɛləpmənt bɔrd kən kəˈnɛkt ˈɛni ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, kˈwɪkli ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli. həz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈfiʧərz, wɪʧ wi θɪŋk bloʊ əˈweɪ ˈɛvəri ˈkɑmprəˌbli praɪst dɪˈvɛləpmənt səˈluʃən: wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ʃildz fər. ðə ʃild bɔrdz prəˈvaɪd wɪθ ə tən əv kul əˈbɪləˌtiz ðət ˈəðər bɔrdz ʤɪst doʊnt ˈɔfər. ənd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər, ju doʊnt ˈivɪn nid ˈɛni waɪərz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðɛm... ʤɪst pləg ðɛm ɪn, wən ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈəðər. ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən wɪl bi kid, soʊ ðɛrz noʊ rɪsk əv ˈpləgɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ˈbækwərdz. ʃild bɔrdz prəˈvaɪd: nɑt ɔl əv ðiz ʃildz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi əˈveɪləbəl raɪt əˈweɪ... ˈoʊnli ðə ʃild ənd ˈriˌleɪ ʃild ər biɪŋ ˈɔfərd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli. ðə ˈəðər θri ʃildz wɪl bi ˈɔfərd ɛz strɛʧ goʊlz. rɛd ɑr ˈsɛkʃən ɔn ˈfəndɪŋ goʊlz tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt wɪn ðə ˈəðər ʃildz wɪl bɪˈkəm əˈveɪləbəl. wɔnt tɪ si ðə ʃildz ɪn ˈækʃən? ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ, wɪʧ ʃoʊz ðə ənd ʃildz ɪn ˈækʃən. jul si waɪ ˈsɪstəmz həz ðə bɛst dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈhɑrdˌwɛr əraʊnd. ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd prəˈvaɪdz ə lɔt əv greɪt ˈfiʧərz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈbutɪŋ ˈjuzər koʊd ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ɪt həz ən ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ðət sərvz ˈpeɪʤɪz ɔf əv ðə flæʃ. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ sərvz ə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən peɪʤ ðət lɛts ju kənˈfɪgjər tɪ ʤɔɪn ə ˈnɛtˌwərk, sɛt əp ən ˈækˌsɛs pɔɪnt, ˈtɑgəl ɪts pɪnz, ər flæʃ nu. prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfiʧərz ɛmˈbɛdɪd wɛb ˈsərvər wɪθ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd flæʃ ˈɑnˌbɔrd kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən peɪʤ fər prəˈvɪʒənɪŋ ənd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ pɪnz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrɛʤɪstər ənd rɛst callbacks…*… kɔl ˈɛni ˈfəŋkʃən ˈviə rɪkˈwɛst! ˈtɑgəl pɪnz frəm ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən peɪʤ wɪˈθaʊt ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈɛni koʊd rɛd ənd ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv flæʃ frəm ðə peɪʤ ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈrisɛt ˈhændəlɪŋ ˈwɑʧˌdɔg ˈtaɪˌmaʊt riˈbuts ˈɪntu seɪf moʊd əˈdɪʃənəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈfiʧərz ðət ər stɪl ˈəndər kənˈstrəkʃən ˌɪnˈklud: ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈviə ðə ˈɑnˌbɔrd kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm, soʊ ju kən ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ jʊr bɔrd frəm ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld! ɑr wərks ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz ənd ˈlɪnəks, wɪθ mæk səˈpɔrt ˈkərəntli ˈəndər dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈneɪtɪv bɪld səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə aɪd ˈviə ə ˈkəstəm kɔr, tɪ meɪk ðə kəmˈpætəbəl! kəmˈpætəbəl! diˈbəg ˈviə ˌdɪˈsaɪd ju doʊnt laɪk ɑr? noʊ ˈprɑbləm. kən ˈɔlsoʊ rən koʊd, ðə, ər ðə luə. ən ˈɔsəm kəmˈjunɪti ðə ʧɪp həz ˈgælvəˌnaɪzd ðə ˈhɑbiɪst kəmˈjunɪti laɪk ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. wɪθ ˈfɔrəmz ˈsprɪŋɪŋ əp lɛft ənd raɪt, ənd ˈməltəpəl kɔrz əˈveɪləbəl fər fri ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ju kən bɛt ðət ðə wɪl bi wən əv ðə moʊst ʧɪps aʊt ðɛr fər jɪrz tɪ kəm. ju kən bɛt ðət ɪf ju hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ju wɔnt ðə tɪ du, ju kən faɪnd ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu həz ɔˈrɛdi dən ɪt ɔn esp8266.com*. ənd ju kən bɛt ðət ɪf ju hæv ə ˈprɑbləm, ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls həz hæd ɪt tu, ənd kən tɔk ju θru ə səˈluʃən... ˈiðər ɔn ɑr ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd, ər ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈɛlsɪz. əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈkəmpəˌni ˈsɪstəmz ɪz ə prəˈvaɪdər əv ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈplætˌfɔrmz fər ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz (iot*). wi bɪld ˈsɪmpəl, ˌloʊˈkɔst bɔrdz ðət kən kəˈnɛkt ˈoʊvər ˈwiˌfi. wi meɪk ɪt ˈizi fər ɑr ˈjuzərz tɪ bɪld ənd ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp ðɛr ˈprɑʤɛkts, ənd ðɛn ˈɛfərtləsli kəˈnɛkt ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ɑr ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪz ɪn əˈnæpəlɪs, md*. ðə ˈsɪstəmz ˈtæˌglaɪn ɪz "ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ɪn wən skwɛr ɪnʧ." ɪts ˈoʊnli sɪks ˈsɪmpəl wərdz, bət ɪt səmz əp ɑr ˈkəmpəniz ˈmɪʃən ˈpərfəktli. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˈlɪmətləs, ənˈfɛtərd kənɛkˈtɪvɪti əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt; ðə səm ˈtoʊtəl əv ɔl ˈjumən ˈnɑlɪʤ, əˈveɪləbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ʤɪst ən rɪkˈwɛst əˈweɪ. naʊ ˌɪˈmæʤən ɪt kənˈdɛnst daʊn tɪ ðə saɪz əv ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈpoʊstɪʤ stæmps ənd pleɪst ˈɪntu ˈɛvəri ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪs ɔn ðə ˈplænət. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə paʊər ənd ˈmæʤɪk, ðə laɪt ənd ˈɛnərʤi ðət səʧ ə θɪŋ kʊd ˌɪmˈbju ˈɪntu ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈɑbʤɛkts. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz. ðæts wət wɪr əˈbaʊt. wi wɔnt tɪ brɪŋ ðə hoʊl wərld, ənd ɔl əv ɪts ˈpipəl ənd dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ənd wiv gɑt ə tim ðət wɪl meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən. ɑr tim æt ˈsɪstəmz, wi hæv ə smɔl bət ˈwərldˌklæs tim əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. bɪtˈwin ðə θri əv ˈjuˈɛs, wi hæv 5 ədˈvænst dɪˈgriz ɪn ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd kəmˈpjutər saɪəns, ənd 27 jɪrz əv ˈɪndəstri ɪkˈspɪriəns. ənd wɪr ˈrɛdi tɪ juz ðət ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz tɪ brɪŋ tɪ ju. ðə ˈsɪstəmz tim. ˈæləks ˈhɔɪlənd, ɑr ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈvɛntər əv. ˈæləks həz ə ˈmæstərz dɪˈgri ɪn ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ frəm ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz. hi ˈkərəntli wərks ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstri ənd həz ˈoʊvər 11 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, bɔrd dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤmənt. sæm praɪs, ɑr hɛd əv ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, wərks fər ðə speɪs ˈɪndəstri ənd həz duəl ˈbæʧələrz dɪˈgriz ɪn ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd kəmˈpjutər saɪəns. hi ɪz ən ˈɛkspərt ɪn ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈrilˌtaɪm ɛmˈbɛdɪd ˈsɪstəmz, ənd həz ə θəroʊ ˈmæstəri əv wɛb ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz. ˈædəm kadolph*, ɑr hɛd əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, həz wərkt ɪn ðə kənˈsumər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈvaɪs ˈɪndəstriz fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz. hi həz dɪˈzaɪnd bɔrdz fər ˈnumərəs kəˈmərʃəl ˈprɑdəkts, ənd həz bɪn ɔn ˈsɛvərəl trɪps tɪ ˈʧaɪnə tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ðɛr. ɑr ˈfəndɪŋ goʊlz nɑt ɔl əv ɑr ʃild bɔrdz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl frəm ðə stɑrt əv ɑr kæmˈpeɪn. wi wɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli bi ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈoʊnli θri: ðə, ðə ʃild, ənd ðə ˈriˌleɪ ʃild. ðə ˈəðər θri bɔrdz wɪl bi ˈɔfərd ɛz strɛʧ goʊlz. fər iʧ wi reɪz bɪɔnd ɑr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl goʊl, wi wɪl meɪk wən əˈdɪʃənəl ʃild əˈveɪləbəl. ˈpraɪˌmɛri goʊl: wi ər traɪɪŋ tɪ reɪz tɪ fənd ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt bɔrd, ðə ʃild, ənd ðə ˈriˌleɪ ʃild. strɛʧ goʊl 1 ɪf wi reɪz wi wɪl meɪk ðə ʃild əˈveɪləbəl ɔn. kəm bæk ənd plɛʤ ən əˈdɪʃənəl 20 ənd wɪl sɛnd ju wən, ˈgɪvɪŋ jʊr ən kɑrd slɑt! strɛʧ goʊl 2 ɪf wi reɪz wi wɪl meɪk ðə ʃild əˈveɪləbəl ɔn. kəm bæk ənd plɛʤ ən əˈdɪʃənəl 20 ənd jʊr wɪl geɪn 4 əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧænəlz. strɛʧ goʊl 3 ɪf wi reɪz wi wɪl meɪk ðə əˈdæptər ʃild əˈveɪləbəl ɔn. kəm bæk ənd plɛʤ ən əˈdɪʃənəl 20 ənd jul bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pləg jʊr ˈɪntu ən ˈuˌnoʊ, soʊ ju kən juz ɪt ɛz ə ˈwiˌfi ʃild. pərˈdəkʃən ˈtaɪmlaɪn æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪlt ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps əv ənd ɔl əv ðə ʃildz, pɑrts, səˈlɛktɪd səˈplaɪərz ənd əˈsɛmblərz, ənd ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈhaʊsɪz. ɔn ðə deɪ wi ər səkˈsɛsfəli ˈfəndɪd, wi wɪl ˈkɑnˌtækt ɑr ˈtɛstər ənd bɪˈgɪn ðə ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. wi hæv əˈlɑtɪd 60 deɪz fər ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˌsərtəfəˈkeɪʃən. wəns ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz kəmˈplitɪd, wi wɪl ˈɔrdər ɑr pɑrts ənd hæv ðɛm ʃɪpt tɪ ɑr əˈsɛmblər, hu həz ˈprɑməst ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈtərnərˌaʊnd taɪm. ɛz sun ɛz ðə bɔrdz əraɪv ɔn ɑr ˈdɔrˌstɛp, wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈpækɪŋ ənd ˈʃɪpɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ju. wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ kəmˈplit fʊlˈfɪlmənt əv ðə bɔrdz ɪn ˈɔgəst 2015 ˈoʊpən ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ˈoʊpən ˈsɔfˌwɛr æt ˈsɪstəmz, wi ər kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ biɪŋ ˈminɪŋfəli ˈoʊpən sɔrs. wi hæv drɔn ˈhɛvəli frəm ðə wərk əv ˈoʊpən sɔrs kənˈtrɪbjətərz, ənd ər kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ðət həz hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs əˈlɔŋ. ɛz səʧ, wi wɪl bi ɔl əv ɑr ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr æt ðə səkˈsɛsfəl kənˈkluʒən əv ɑr kæmˈpeɪn. lʊk ˈoʊvər ɑr koʊd, meɪk mods*, ənd lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ jʊr əˈpɪnjən. wi wɔnt ju tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ɑr wərk ɛz məʧ ɛz wi hæv ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm jʊrz. ˈvɪzɪt ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈlərnɪŋ mɔr? 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when the north-east monsoon, tamil main rainy season, set in on october 30, the devastating floods of last year were still fresh in the state's collective memory.
a year after unprecedented rainfall caused a massive deluge in chennai, kanchipuram, tiruvallur, and other parts of the state, killing more than 300 people and causing losses running into several thousand, the state is still not rain-ready.
in chennai, one of the areas last year, work on, or cleaning up canals and water bodies and storm water drains which should have been completed before the monsoons, has just begun.
to complicate matters, the term of the elected representatives of civic body has ended and local body polls to the chennai corporation, scheduled in october, were cancelled by the high court over alleged irregularities poll process.
administration of the state has also been hit ever since the of head and chief minister j on september 22.
special officials have now been appointed to the chennai corporation to take up measures, but residents, citizen activists and environmentalists have claimed that the last-minute job is shoddy and poorly thought out. meanwhile, 15 officers appointed as monitoring officers by the government to oversee monsoon preparedness have identified at least 100 major civic issues that could cause flooding this year, according to reports. this includes of canals and rivers, removal of encroachments along waterways and construction of storm water drains in areas that lack an adequate drainage system.
solution is the problem
a major project that the chennai corporation is undertaking is to connect the city's long network of storm water drains to several lakes and ponds, so that excess rain water can be emptied into these. engineers in the chennai storm water drainage department who did not wish to be identified confirmed to that 55 water bodies in south chennai and 95 water bodies in the north would collect outflow from the storm water drain network in the city.
the project, approved in august, is being funded by bank and the japan international cooperation agency. more than is being pumped into this project.
s thirunavukkarasu, a retired engineer with the state public works department, said that the plan could, in fact, increase risk of flooding and contaminate the water. “in most residential areas, sewerage lines are connected to these storm water drains,” he said. "so it is not just excess rainwater that will flow into these lakes and ponds but sewage, garbage and muck. the chennai corporation is finding a shortcut to the problems that we are going to face when the monsoon comes. we are holding talks with groups which work towards protecting water bodies.”
environmentalists that spoke to expressed similar concerns.
ka of the south chennai lakes security group said the chances of flooding in chennai could increase if the corporation goes through with project. “already the water bodies have shrunk because of construction," he said. "also, none of these lakes have been in the last 10 years. if the corporation connects the storm water drains to these lakes too, there is a big chance of flooding in residential areas (as the lakes can overflow)".
environment activist argued that the sewage carried by these drains would not just harm humans but also disturb the ecology of the water body. “many migratory birds visit these water bodies and marshes and this will affect them if the water turns into sewage."
experts said that the government and the-led corporation should have learnt from the fate of such projects in the past. in 2001, when the was in power, the government had connected the existing storm water drains to the and rivers and the buckingham canal, the three main waterways in the city.
"the biggest example is before us this is what has happened with the, rivers and the buckingham canal,” said s janakarajan, water resources expert and professor at the madras institute of development studies. "it is only because storm water drains were connected to these waterways that they have turned into sewage ways." a bulk of the city's untreated sewage makes its way into these waters.
in 2011, central chennai was selected for a project, partly funded by the centre, to connect more storm water drains to rivers.
work yet to begin
officials at the chennai corporation, however, claimed that there would be no flooding this year as the water bodies are being connected by a network of canals, so if excess water accumulated in one river, it would be carried to another.
“around 800 areas in chennai have been identified as places where water logging happens during rains and so in these places this connection of water bodies has already started,” said the engineer with the chennai corporation. “but the work will not get finished before the monsoon starts.”
by the state authorities’ own admission too, work at many of these sites is yet to begin.
in a case filed before the national green tribunal in chennai, petitioner had asked the court to direct the public works department of tamil to the buckingham canal, where the accumulation of silt, debris and water hyacinth has been obstructing the flow of water. on october 27, just three days before the north east monsoon set in, the informed the court that work on the canal had not begun.
the department submitted that would be allocated for “various activities in the south buckingham canal” and an additional 60s had been allotted for “specific works” from bridge to maduvu, including the construction of a drainage canal. an estimated 638s has been allocated for of some water bodies and 91s for “works in river.”
“other waterways” in the city would get 150, the told the tribunal.
the tribunal directed the to finish the work fast and said it would closely monitor the progress. the next hearing in the case is scheduled for december 12. by then, however, the monsoon would be on its way out and the damage, if any, would already have been done.
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wɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist mɑnˈsun, ˈtæmɪl meɪn ˈreɪni ˈsizən, sɛt ɪn ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 30 ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ flədz əv læst jɪr wər stɪl frɛʃ ɪn ðə steɪts kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmɛməri. ə jɪr ˈæftər ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈreɪnˌfɔl kɔzd ə ˈmæsɪv ˈdɛljuʤ ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ, kanchipuram*, tiruvallur*, ənd ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə steɪt, ˈkɪlɪŋ mɔr ðən 300 ˈpipəl ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈlɔsɪz ˈrənɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənd, ðə steɪt ɪz stɪl nɑt rain-ready*. ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ, wən əv ðə ˈɛriəz læst jɪr, wərk ɔn, ər ˈklinɪŋ əp kəˈnælz ənd ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz ənd stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz wɪʧ ʃʊd hæv bɪn kəmˈplitɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə mɑnˈsunz, həz ʤɪst ˈbeɪgən. tɪ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪt ˈmætərz, ðə tərm əv ðə ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ˈsɪvɪk ˈbɑdi həz ˈɛndɪd ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈbɑdi poʊlz tɪ ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ˈskɛʤʊld ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, wər ˈkænsəld baɪ ðə haɪ kɔrt ˈoʊvər əˈlɛʤd ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz poʊl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ðə steɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn hɪt ˈɛvər sɪns ðə əv hɛd ənd ʧif ˈmɪnɪstər ʤeɪ ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 22 ˈspɛʃəl əˈfɪʃəlz hæv naʊ bɪn əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən tɪ teɪk əp ˈmɛʒərz, bət ˈrɛzɪdənts, ˈsɪtɪzən ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts hæv kleɪmd ðət ðə ˌlæsˈmɪnət ʤɑb ɪz ˈʃɑdi ənd ˈpurli θɔt aʊt. ˈminˌwaɪl, 15 ˈɔfɪsərz əˈpɔɪntɪd ɛz ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈɔfɪsərz baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsi mɑnˈsun priˈpɛrədnəs hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd æt list 100 ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪvɪk ˈɪʃuz ðət kʊd kɔz ˈflədɪŋ ðɪs jɪr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz əv kəˈnælz ənd ˈrɪvərz, rɪˈmuvəl əv ɪnˈkroʊʧmənts əˈlɔŋ ˈwɔtərˌweɪz ənd kənˈstrəkʃən əv stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz ɪn ˈɛriəz ðət læk ən ˈædəkˌweɪt ˈdreɪnɪʤ ˈsɪstəm. səˈluʃən ɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ɪz tɪ kəˈnɛkt ðə ˈsɪtiz lɔŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk əv stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz tɪ ˈsɛvərəl leɪks ənd pɑndz, soʊ ðət ˈɛkˌsɛs reɪn ˈwɔtər kən bi ˈɛmtid ˈɪntu ðiz. ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɪn ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ stɔrm ˈwɔtər ˈdreɪnɪʤ dɪˈpɑrtmənt hu dɪd nɑt wɪʃ tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd kənˈfərmd tɪ ðət 55 ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz ɪn saʊθ ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ənd 95 ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz ɪn ðə nɔrθ wʊd kəˈlɛkt ˈaʊtˌfloʊ frəm ðə stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪn ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, əˈpruvd ɪn ˈɔgəst, ɪz biɪŋ ˈfəndɪd baɪ bæŋk ənd ðə ʤəˈpæn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ˈeɪʤənsi. mɔr ðən ɪz biɪŋ pəmpt ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ɛs thirunavukkarasu*, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr wɪθ ðə steɪt ˈpəblɪk wərks dɪˈpɑrtmənt, sɛd ðət ðə plæn kʊd, ɪn fækt, ˌɪnˈkris rɪsk əv ˈflədɪŋ ənd kənˈtæməˌneɪt ðə ˈwɔtər. moʊst ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz, suərɪʤ laɪnz ər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðiz stɔrm ˈwɔtər drains,”*,” hi sɛd. "soʊ ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈreɪnˌwɔtər ðət wɪl floʊ ˈɪntu ðiz leɪks ənd pɑndz bət suɪʤ, ˈgɑrbɪʤ ənd mək. ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈʃɔrtˌkət tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðət wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ feɪs wɪn ðə mɑnˈsun kəmz. wi ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ tɔks wɪθ grups wɪʧ wərk təˈwɔrdz prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈwɔtər bodies.”*.” ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts ðət spoʊk tɪ ɪkˈsprɛst ˈsɪmələr kənˈsərnz. kɑ əv ðə saʊθ ˈʧɛˌnaɪ leɪks sɪˈkjʊrəti grup sɛd ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈflədɪŋ ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ kʊd ˌɪnˈkris ɪf ðə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən goʊz θru wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz hæv ʃrəŋk bɪˈkəz əv kənˈstrəkʃən," hi sɛd. "ˈɔlsoʊ, nən əv ðiz leɪks hæv bɪn ɪn ðə læst 10 jɪrz. ɪf ðə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən kəˈnɛkts ðə stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz tɪ ðiz leɪks tu, ðɛr ɪz ə bɪg ʧæns əv ˈflədɪŋ ɪn ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz (ɛz ðə leɪks kən ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ)". ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈæktɪvɪst ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə suɪʤ ˈkɛrid baɪ ðiz dreɪnz wʊd nɑt ʤɪst hɑrm ˈjumənz bət ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈstərb ðə ɪˈkɑləʤi əv ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdi. ˈmaɪgrəˌtɔri bərdz ˈvɪzɪt ðiz ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz ənd ˈmɑrʃɪz ənd ðɪs wɪl əˈfɛkt ðɛm ɪf ðə ˈwɔtər tərnz ˈɪntu suɪʤ." ˈɛkspərts sɛd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ʃʊd hæv lərnt frəm ðə feɪt əv səʧ ˈprɑʤɛkts ɪn ðə pæst. ɪn 2001 wɪn ðə wɑz ɪn paʊər, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd kəˈnɛktɪd ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz tɪ ðə ənd ˈrɪvərz ənd ðə ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm kəˈnæl, ðə θri meɪn ˈwɔtərˌweɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. "ðə ˈbɪgəst ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈjuˈɛs ðɪs ɪz wət həz ˈhæpənd wɪθ ðə, ˈrɪvərz ənd ðə ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm canal,”*,” sɛd ɛs janakarajan*, ˈwɔtər ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɛkspərt ənd prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˈmædrəs ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstədiz. "ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz wər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðiz ˈwɔtərˌweɪz ðət ðeɪ hæv tərnd ˈɪntu suɪʤ weɪz." ə bəlk əv ðə ˈsɪtiz ənˈtritɪd suɪʤ meɪks ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu ðiz ˈwɔtərz. ɪn 2011 ˈsɛntrəl ˈʧɛˌnaɪ wɑz səˈlɛktɪd fər ə ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈpɑrtli ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈsɛntər, tɪ kəˈnɛkt mɔr stɔrm ˈwɔtər dreɪnz tɪ ˈrɪvərz. wərk jɛt tɪ bɪˈgɪn əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kleɪmd ðət ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ ˈflədɪŋ ðɪs jɪr ɛz ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz ər biɪŋ kəˈnɛktɪd baɪ ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv kəˈnælz, soʊ ɪf ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈwɔtər əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn wən ˈrɪvər, ɪt wʊd bi ˈkɛrid tɪ əˈnəðər. 800 ˈɛriəz ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ hæv bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr ˈwɔtər ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈhæpənz ˈdʊrɪŋ reɪnz ənd soʊ ɪn ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz ðɪs kəˈnɛkʃən əv ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz həz ɔˈrɛdi started,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr wɪθ ðə ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ðə wərk wɪl nɑt gɪt ˈfɪnɪʃt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə mɑnˈsun starts.”*.” baɪ ðə steɪt authorities’*’ oʊn ədˈmɪʃən tu, wərk æt ˈmɛni əv ðiz saɪts ɪz jɛt tɪ bɪˈgɪn. ɪn ə keɪs faɪld ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈnæʃənəl grin trəˈbjunəl ɪn ˈʧɛˌnaɪ, pəˈtɪʃənər hæd æst ðə kɔrt tɪ dɪˈrɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪk wərks dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈtæmɪl tɪ ðə ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm kəˈnæl, wɛr ðə əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əv sɪlt, dəˈbri ənd ˈwɔtər ˈhaɪəˌsɪnθ həz bɪn əbˈstrəktɪŋ ðə floʊ əv ˈwɔtər. ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 27 ʤɪst θri deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə nɔrθ ist mɑnˈsun sɛt ɪn, ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə kɔrt ðət wərk ɔn ðə kəˈnæl hæd nɑt ˈbeɪgən. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt səbˈmɪtəd ðət wʊd bi ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd fər ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ðə saʊθ ˈbəkɪŋˌhæm canal”*” ənd ən əˈdɪʃənəl 60 hæd bɪn əˈlɑtɪd fər works”*” frəm brɪʤ tɪ maduvu*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ə ˈdreɪnɪʤ kəˈnæl. ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 638 həz bɪn ˈæləˌkeɪtɪd fər əv səm ˈwɔtər ˈbɑdiz ənd 91 fər ɪn river.”*.” waterways”*” ɪn ðə ˈsɪti wʊd gɪt 150, ðə toʊld ðə trəˈbjunəl. ðə trəˈbjunəl dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə wərk fæst ənd sɛd ɪt wʊd ˈkloʊsli ˈmɑnətər ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ðə nɛkst ˈhirɪŋ ɪn ðə keɪs ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld fər dɪˈsɛmbər 12 baɪ ðɛn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə mɑnˈsun wʊd bi ɔn ɪts weɪ aʊt ənd ðə ˈdæmɪʤ, ɪf ˈɛni, wʊd ɔˈrɛdi hæv bɪn dən.
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an irish teenager is being sought by lancashire police after a supermarket fishmonger was "assaulted with a large bream".
no, we're not codding (sorry).
police said the incident took place in on tuesday, february 4.
the supermarket worker was battered (sorry, again) when the young woman approached the fish counter to ask about different fish.
it is believed she was the sole fishmonger on duty (i'll stop in a minute, i swear).
"without warning the woman picked up a large bream from the fish stall and slapped the worker across the face before running out of the store," police said.
"the victim believes the incident was being filmed on a mobile phone by a man stood nearby who also ran from the scene."
the alleged assault weapon (file photo)
police said the crime was on the serious end of the scale (honestly, i do apologise) but could not confirm reports that the victim was "absolutely gutted" (last one, i promise).
the woman is described as being irish and aged between 15 and 18 with blonde, untidy hair. she was wearing dark jeans and a blue coat with white cuffs, white down the front and a red collar with ‘i love pb’ on the left breast pocket.
the man is described as being around the same age, tall, wearing a dark coat and dark grey trousers and boots.
police are now looking for the parties (sorry).
“this behaviour is completely unacceptable and i would appeal to anybody that witnessed this incident or recognises either the man or the woman pictured in the cctv images to come forward," pc graham hartley said.
(h/t: the independent)
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ən ˈaɪrɪʃ ˈtiˌneɪʤər ɪz biɪŋ sɔt baɪ ˈlæŋkəˌʃaɪr pəˈlis ˈæftər ə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ˈfɪʃˌmɑŋgər wɑz "əˈsɔltɪd wɪθ ə lɑrʤ brim". noʊ, wɪr nɑt ˈkɑdɪŋ (ˈsɑri). pəˈlis sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt tʊk pleɪs ɪn ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri 4 ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ˈwərkər wɑz ˈbætərd (ˈsɑri, əˈgɛn) wɪn ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən əˈproʊʧt ðə fɪʃ ˈkaʊntər tɪ æsk əˈbaʊt ˈdɪfərənt fɪʃ. ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd ʃi wɑz ðə soʊl ˈfɪʃˌmɑŋgər ɔn ˈduti (aɪl stɑp ɪn ə ˈmɪnət, aɪ swɛr). "wɪˈθaʊt ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðə ˈwʊmən pɪkt əp ə lɑrʤ brim frəm ðə fɪʃ stɔl ənd slæpt ðə ˈwərkər əˈkrɔs ðə feɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv ðə stɔr," pəˈlis sɛd. "ðə ˈvɪktɪm bɪˈlivz ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz biɪŋ fɪlmd ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn baɪ ə mæn stʊd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ hu ˈɔlsoʊ ræn frəm ðə sin." ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt ˈwɛpən (faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ) pəˈlis sɛd ðə kraɪm wɑz ɔn ðə ˈsɪriəs ɛnd əv ðə skeɪl (ˈɑnəstli, aɪ du əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz) bət kʊd nɑt kənˈfərm rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz "ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈgətɪd" (læst wən, aɪ ˈprɑməs). ðə ˈwʊmən ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz biɪŋ ˈaɪrɪʃ ənd ˈeɪʤɪd bɪtˈwin 15 ənd 18 wɪθ blɑnd, ənˈtaɪdi hɛr. ʃi wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ dɑrk ʤinz ənd ə blu koʊt wɪθ waɪt kəfs, waɪt daʊn ðə frənt ənd ə rɛd ˈkɑlər wɪθ ləv pb’*’ ɔn ðə lɛft brɛst ˈpɑkət. ðə mæn ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz biɪŋ əraʊnd ðə seɪm eɪʤ, tɔl, ˈwɛrɪŋ ə dɑrk koʊt ənd dɑrk greɪ ˈtraʊzərz ənd buts. pəˈlis ər naʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə ˈpɑrtiz (ˈsɑri). bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz kəmˈplitli ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ənd aɪ wʊd əˈpil tɪ ˈɛnibədi ðət ˈwɪtnəst ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt ər ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ˈiðər ðə mæn ər ðə ˈwʊmən ˈpɪkʧərd ɪn ðə ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi ˈɪmɪʤɪz tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd," ˈpiˈsi græm ˈhɑrtli sɛd. (h/t*: ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt)
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asimina. for the common of eastern north america, see this article is about the various species ofs in the american plant genus. for the common of eastern north america, see . for the unrelated tropical papaya fruit often called 'papaw' or 'pawpaw', see papaya . for other uses, see paw paw (disambiguation)
asimina is a genus of small trees or shrubs described as a genus in]
asimina has large simple leaves and large fruit. it is native to eastern north america and collectively referred to as. the genus includes the widespread common, which bears the largest edible fruit indigenous to the]s are native to 26 states of the u.s. and to ontario in] the common is a (clonal) understory tree found in well-drained, deep, fertile and hilly upland habitat.s are in the same plant family (annonaceae) as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, soursop, and] the genus is the only member of that family not confined to the tropics.
names [ edit ]
asimina michel (1727-1806), who named the genus
the genus name was first described and named by michel, a french naturalist of scottish descent. the name is adapted from the native american name] through the french colonial]
the common name, also spelled paw paw, paw-paw, and papaw, probably derives from the spanish papaya, perhaps because of the superficial similarity of their needed]
description [ edit ]
asimina flower of
pawpaws are shrubs or small trees to m (6.6–39.4 ft) tall. the northern, common) is deciduous, while the southern species are often evergreen.
the leaves are alternate, obovate, entire, (7.9–13.8 in) long and (3.9–5.9 in) broad.
the flowers ofs are produced singly or in clusters of up to eight together; they are large, across, perfect, with six and petals (three large outer petals, three smaller inner petals). the petal color varies from white to purple or red-brown.
the fruit of the common is a large edible berry, (2.0–6.3 in) long and (1.2–2.8 in) broad, weighing from g (0.71–17.64 oz), with numerous seeds; it is green when unripe, maturing to yellow or brown. it has a flavor somewhat similar to both banana and mango, varying significantly by cultivar, and has more protein than most]
species and their distributions [ edit ]
ecology [ edit ]
the common is native to shady, rich bottom lands, where it often forms a dense undergrowth in the forest, often appearing as a patch or thicket of individual small slender trees.
pawpaw flowers are insect-pollinated, but fruit production is limited since few if any are attracted to the faint, or sometimes non-existent scent. the flowers produce an odor similar to that of rotting meat to attract or carrion beetles for cross] other insects that are attracted to plants include scavenging fruit flies, carrion flies and beetles. because of difficult pollination, some[who?] believe the flowers are self-incompatible.
pawpaw fruit may be eaten by foxes, opossums, squirrels and raccoons. however, leaves and twigs are seldom consumed by rabbits or]
the leaves, twigs, and bark of the common tree contain natural insecticides known as]
larvae of the zebra butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various species, but never occur in great numbers on the]
cultivation and uses [ edit ]
asimina is often called prairie banana because of its creamy texture and flavor. is often of its creamy texture and flavor.
wild-collected fruits of the common) have long been a favorite treat throughout the extensive native range in eastern north] fresh fruits are commonly eaten raw; however, they do not store or ship well unless] the fruit pulp is also often used locally in baked dessert recipes, with often substituted in many recipes.
pawpaws have never been cultivated for fruit on the scale of apples and peaches, but interest in cultivation has increased in recent] however, only frozen fruit will store or ship well. other methods of preservation include dehydration, production of jams or jellies, and pressure canning.
the is also gaining in popularity among backyard gardeners because of the distinctive growth habit, the appeal of its fresh fruit, and its relatively low maintenance needs once established. the common is also of interest in ecological restoration plantings since this tree grows well in wet soil and has a strong tendency to form thickets.
the several other species of have few economic uses.
history [ edit ]
the earliest documentation ofs is in the 1541 report of the spanish de soto expedition, who found native americans cultivating it east of the mississippi river. chilled fruit was a favorite dessert of george washington, and thomas jefferson planted it at his home in virginia, monticello. the lewis and clark expedition sometimes ons during their travels. the common was designated as the ohio state native fruit in]
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asimina*. fər ðə ˈkɑmən əv ˈistərn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, si ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈspiʃiz əv ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən plænt ˈʤinəs. fər ðə ˈkɑmən əv ˈistərn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, si fər ðə ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈtrɑpɪkəl pəˈpaɪə frut ˈɔfən kɔld 'ˈpɔpɔ' ər 'pawpaw*', si pəˈpaɪə fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si pɔ pɔ (disambiguation*) ɪz ə ˈʤinəs əv smɔl triz ər ʃrəbz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈʤinəs ɪn həz lɑrʤ ˈsɪmpəl livz ənd lɑrʤ frut. ɪt ɪz ˈneɪtɪv tɪ ˈistərn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd kəˈlɛktɪvli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz. ðə ˈʤinəs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkɑmən, wɪʧ bɛrz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɛdəbəl frut ˌɪnˈdɪʤənəs tɪ ðə ər ˈneɪtɪv tɪ 26 steɪts əv ðə juz. ənd tɪ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmən ɪz ə (clonal*) ˈəndərˌstɔri tri faʊnd ɪn well-drained*, dip, ˈfərtəl ənd ˈhɪli ˈəplənd ˈhæbəˌtæt. ər ɪn ðə seɪm plænt ˈfæməli (annonaceae*) ɛz ðə custard-apple*, cherimoya*, sweetsop*, soursop*, ənd ðə ˈʤinəs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmɛmbər əv ðət ˈfæməli nɑt kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈtrɑpɪks. neɪmz ˈɛdət ˈmɪʧəl hu neɪmd ðə ˈʤinəs ðə ˈʤinəs neɪm wɑz fərst dɪˈskraɪbd ənd neɪmd baɪ ˈmɪʧəl, ə frɛnʧ ˈnæʧərələst əv ˈskɑtɪʃ dɪˈsɛnt. ðə neɪm ɪz əˈdæptɪd frəm ðə ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən neɪm θru ðə frɛnʧ kəˈloʊniəl ðə ˈkɑmən neɪm, ˈɔlsoʊ spɛld pɔ pɔ, paw-paw*, ənd ˈpɔpɔ, ˈprɑbəˌbli dɪˈraɪvz frəm ðə ˈspænɪʃ pəˈpaɪə, pərˈhæps bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl ˌsɪməˈlɛrəti əv ðɛr ˈnidɪd] dɪˈskrɪpʃən ˈɛdət flaʊər əv ər ʃrəbz ər smɔl triz tɪ ɛm ft*) tɔl. ðə ˈnɔrðərn, ˈkɑmən) ɪz ˌdɪˈsɪʤuəs, waɪl ðə ˈsəðərn ˈspiʃiz ər ˈɔfən ˈɛvərˌgrin. ðə livz ər ˈɔltərˌneɪt, obovate*, ɪnˈtaɪər, ɪn) lɔŋ ənd ɪn) brɔd. ðə flaʊərz əv ər prəˈdust ˈsɪŋgli ər ɪn ˈkləstərz əv əp tɪ eɪt təˈgɛðər; ðeɪ ər lɑrʤ, əˈkrɔs, ˈpərˌfɪkt, wɪθ sɪks ənd ˈpɛtəlz (θri lɑrʤ ˈaʊtər ˈpɛtəlz, θri sˈmɔlər ˈɪnər ˈpɛtəlz). ðə ˈpɛtəl ˈkələr ˈvɛriz frəm waɪt tɪ ˈpərpəl ər red-brown*. ðə frut əv ðə ˈkɑmən ɪz ə lɑrʤ ˈɛdəbəl ˈbɛri, ɪn) lɔŋ ənd ɪn) brɔd, weɪɪŋ frəm ʤi ɑz), wɪθ ˈnumərəs sidz; ɪt ɪz grin wɪn unripe*, məˈʧʊrɪŋ tɪ ˈjɛloʊ ər braʊn. ɪt həz ə ˈfleɪvər ˈsəmˈwət ˈsɪmələr tɪ boʊθ bəˈnænə ənd ˈmæŋgoʊ, ˈvɛriɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli baɪ cultivar*, ənd həz mɔr ˈproʊˌtin ðən moʊst ˈspiʃiz ənd ðɛr ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃənz ˈɛdət ɪˈkɑləʤi ˈɛdət ðə ˈkɑmən ɪz ˈneɪtɪv tɪ ˈʃeɪdi, rɪʧ ˈbɑtəm lændz, wɛr ɪt ˈɔfən fɔrmz ə dɛns ˈəndərˌgroʊθ ɪn ðə ˈfɔrɪst, ˈɔfən əˈpɪrɪŋ ɛz ə pæʧ ər ˈθɪkɪt əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl smɔl sˈlɛndər triz. flaʊərz ər insect-pollinated*, bət frut pərˈdəkʃən ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd sɪns fju ɪf ˈɛni ər əˈtræktəd tɪ ðə feɪnt, ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt sɛnt. ðə flaʊərz ˈproʊdus ən ˈoʊdər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðət əv ˈrɑtɪŋ mit tɪ əˈtrækt ər ˈkɛriən ˈbitəlz fər krɔs ˈəðər ˈɪnˌsɛkts ðət ər əˈtræktəd tɪ plænts ˌɪnˈklud ˈskævənʤɪŋ frut flaɪz, ˈkɛriən flaɪz ənd ˈbitəlz. bɪˈkəz əv ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌpɑləˈneɪʃən, some[who*?] bɪˈliv ðə flaʊərz ər self-incompatible*. frut meɪ bi ˈitən baɪ ˈfɑksəz, opossums*, skwərəlz ənd ræˈkunz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, livz ənd twɪgz ər ˈsɛldəm kənˈsumd baɪ ˈræbəts ər ðə livz, twɪgz, ənd bɑrk əv ðə ˈkɑmən tri kənˈteɪn ˈnæʧərəl ˌɪnˈsɛktəˌsaɪdz noʊn ɛz ˈlɑrvi əv ðə ˈzibrə ˈbətərˌflaɪ fid ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɔn jəŋ livz əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈspiʃiz, bət ˈnɛvər əˈkər ɪn greɪt ˈnəmbərz ɔn ðə ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən ənd ˈjuzɪz ˈɛdət ɪz ˈɔfən kɔld ˈprɛri bəˈnænə bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˈkrimi ˈtɛksʧər ənd ˈfleɪvər. ɪz ˈɔfən əv ɪts ˈkrimi ˈtɛksʧər ənd ˈfleɪvər. fruts əv ðə ˈkɑmən) hæv lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈfeɪvərɪt trit θruaʊt ðə ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈneɪtɪv reɪnʤ ɪn ˈistərn nɔrθ frɛʃ fruts ər ˈkɑmənli ˈitən rɑ; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪ du nɑt stɔr ər ʃɪp wɛl ənˈlɛs ðə frut pəlp ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfən juzd ˈloʊkəli ɪn beɪkt dɪˈzərt ˈrɛsəpiz, wɪθ ˈɔfən ˈsəbstəˌtutəd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈrɛsəpiz. hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn ˈkəltəˌveɪtɪd fər frut ɔn ðə skeɪl əv ˈæpəlz ənd ˈpiʧɪz, bət ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌkəltɪˈveɪʃən həz ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ˈrisənt ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈoʊnli ˈfroʊzən frut wɪl stɔr ər ʃɪp wɛl. ˈəðər ˈmɛθədz əv ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˌɪnˈklud ˌdihaɪˈdreɪʃən, pərˈdəkʃən əv ʤæmz ər ˈʤɛliz, ənd ˈprɛʃər ˈkænɪŋ. ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əˈməŋ ˈbæˌkjɑrd ˈgɑrdənərz bɪˈkəz əv ðə dɪˈstɪŋktɪv groʊθ ˈhæbət, ðə əˈpil əv ɪts frɛʃ frut, ənd ɪts ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ ˈmeɪntənəns nidz wəns ɪˈstæblɪʃt. ðə ˈkɑmən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ˈplæntɪŋz sɪns ðɪs tri groʊz wɛl ɪn wɛt sɔɪl ənd həz ə strɔŋ ˈtɛndənsi tɪ fɔrm ˈθɪkəts. ðə ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz əv hæv fju ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈjuzɪz. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ðə ˈərliəst ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ɪz ɪn ðə 1541 rɪˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈspænɪʃ də ˈsoʊtoʊ ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən, hu faʊnd ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈkəltɪˌveɪtɪŋ ɪt ist əv ðə ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ˈrɪvər. ʧɪld frut wɑz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt dɪˈzərt əv ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ənd ˈtɑməs ˈʤɛfərsən ˈplænɪd ɪt æt hɪz hoʊm ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə, ˌmɑntɪˈsɛloʊ. ðə luɪs ənd klɑrk ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˈtrævəlz. ðə ˈkɑmən wɑz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ steɪt ˈneɪtɪv frut ɪn
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erbil, kurdistan region) the governor of kirkuk, the highly contested, and city, expressed his concern on monday about the instability that might arise from the ethnic imbalance caused by.
a majority of the displaced people from the city of who have been sheltering in kirkuk province are not returning home although their city has been cleared from the threat of the islamic state (is).
seventy percent of the internally displaced persons (idps) from in province still live in kirkuk.
despite the iraqi announcement that the town has been cleared of mines and explosives planted by is extremists, the civilians refuse to return.
in his visit to kirkuk, the governor of stated that the local administration had approved a decision regarding the to return.
he also mentioned that the families have been given the option to stay in kirkuk.
on sunday, members of provincial council visited kirkuk to convince the city administration to give the more time to remain in the province which is protected by forces.
following a meeting with officials, deputy governor of ahmed spoke to reporters about the’ situation.
“the governor of kirkuk has promised that the from can safely remain in kirkuk until their city, and surrounding areas are fully cleared,” he stated.
however, the governor of kirkuk kareem said in a press conference on sunday that after the liberation of any area from is and their explosives, should return home.
“in kirkuk, we fear that if remain for a long time, the demography of the city might change,” kareem explained. “we will not allow this to happen.”
nearly from central iraq had fled to kirkuk since june 2014 when is insurgents occupied a third of the country.
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erbil*, ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈriʤən ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˌkɪrˈkʊk, ðə ˈhaɪli kənˈtɛstəd, ənd ˈsɪti, ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz kənˈsərn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ðət maɪt əraɪz frəm ðə ˈɛθnɪk ɪmˈbæləns kɔzd baɪ. ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə dɪˈspleɪst ˈpipəl frəm ðə ˈsɪti əv hu hæv bɪn ˈʃɛltərɪŋ ɪn ˌkɪrˈkʊk ˈprɑvɪns ər nɑt rɪˈtərnɪŋ hoʊm ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ˈsɪti həz bɪn klɪrd frəm ðə θrɛt əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz). ˈsɛvənti pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəli dɪˈspleɪst ˈpərsənz (idps*) frəm ɪn ˈprɑvɪns stɪl lɪv ɪn ˌkɪrˈkʊk. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌɪˈræki əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət ðə taʊn həz bɪn klɪrd əv maɪnz ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈplænɪd baɪ ɪz ɪkˈstriməsts, ðə səˈvɪljənz ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ rɪˈtərn. ɪn hɪz ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˌkɪrˈkʊk, ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈloʊkəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hæd əˈpruvd ə dɪˈsɪʒən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə tɪ rɪˈtərn. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə ˈfæməliz hæv bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ steɪ ɪn ˌkɪrˈkʊk. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈmɛmbərz əv prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˌkɪrˈkʊk tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˈsɪti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ gɪv ðə mɔr taɪm tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns wɪʧ ɪz prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ əˈfɪʃəlz, ˈdɛpjəti ˈgəvərnər əv ˈɑmɛd spoʊk tɪ rɪˈpɔrtərz əˈbaʊt ðə idps’*’ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈgəvərnər əv ˌkɪrˈkʊk həz ˈprɑməst ðət ðə frəm kən ˈseɪfli rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˌkɪrˈkʊk ənˈtɪl ðɛr ˈsɪti, ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriəz ər ˈfʊli cleared,”*,” hi ˈsteɪtɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˌkɪrˈkʊk kərˈim sɛd ɪn ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ˈsənˌdi ðət ˈæftər ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv ˈɛni ˈɛriə frəm ɪz ənd ðɛr ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz, ʃʊd rɪˈtərn hoʊm. ˌkɪrˈkʊk, wi fɪr ðət ɪf rɪˈmeɪn fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ðə dɪˈmɑgrəfi əv ðə ˈsɪti maɪt change,”*,” kərˈim ɪkˈspleɪnd. wɪl nɑt əˈlaʊ ðɪs tɪ happen.”*.” ˈnɪrli frəm ˈsɛntrəl ˌɪˈrɑk hæd flɛd tɪ ˌkɪrˈkʊk sɪns ʤun 2014 wɪn ɪz ˌɪnˈsərʤənts ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ə θərd əv ðə ˈkəntri. ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ˈeɪvə ˈhoʊmə ənd
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hulk hogan: one lawsuit is behind him. (© danny moloshok/reuters)
hulk hogan and bubba the love sponge have settled a lawsuit over a tape made of hogan having sex with the radio former wife.
the associated press reports that the pro civil suit against bubba the love sponge clem was settled for terms that are not being disclosed. hogan filed a suit against clem and his ex-wife, heather clem, earlier this month, claiming that the couple recorded him doing the deed without his consent.
to emphasize that everything is now between the two one-time close friends, bubba the love sponge read an apology monday during his morning show on the tampa, fla., station the bone. (yes, the name of an actual radio station, which surely also broadcasts this fine program.)
“after further investigation, i am now convinced that hulk hogan was unaware of the presence of the recording device in my bedroom,” said bubba the ls (look, i can only type the words love sponge so many times in a single post), according to the tampa bay times. “i am convinced he had no knowledge that he was being taped. additionally, i am certain that he had no role in the release of the video.”
the tampa bay times article states that hogan is still pursuing legal action against heather clem, as well as that $100 million lawsuit against gawker, which posted the video of an intimate encounter that took place six years ago and that most people could not possibly have wanted to watch.
the times piece also notes that some believe the two men may have concocted this whole mess as a publicity stunt. in which case: uh, i guess it worked.
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həlk ˈhoʊˌgɑn: wən ˈlɔˌsut ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm. ˈdæni moloshok/reuters*) həlk ˈhoʊˌgɑn ənd ˈbəbə ðə ləv spənʤ hæv ˈsɛtəld ə ˈlɔˌsut ˈoʊvər ə teɪp meɪd əv ˈhoʊˌgɑn ˈhævɪŋ sɛks wɪθ ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈfɔrmər waɪf. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə proʊ ˈsɪvəl sut əˈgɛnst ˈbəbə ðə ləv spənʤ klɛm wɑz ˈsɛtəld fər tərmz ðət ər nɑt biɪŋ dɪˈskloʊzd. ˈhoʊˌgɑn faɪld ə sut əˈgɛnst klɛm ənd hɪz ˈɛksˈwaɪf, ˈhɛðər klɛm, ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ˈkəpəl rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪm duɪŋ ðə did wɪˈθaʊt hɪz kənˈsɛnt. tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz naʊ bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈwəˌtaɪm kloʊz frɛndz, ˈbəbə ðə ləv spənʤ rɛd ən əˈpɑləˌʤi ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʃoʊ ɔn ðə ˈtæmpə, fla*., ˈsteɪʃən ðə boʊn. (jɛs, ðə neɪm əv ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈʃʊrli ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ðɪs faɪn ˈproʊˌgræm.) ˈfərðər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, aɪ æm naʊ kənˈvɪnst ðət həlk ˈhoʊˌgɑn wɑz ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs ɪn maɪ bedroom,”*,” sɛd ˈbəbə ðə ˈɛˈlɛs (lʊk, aɪ kən ˈoʊnli taɪp ðə wərdz ləv spənʤ soʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl poʊst), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtæmpə beɪ taɪmz. æm kənˈvɪnst hi hæd noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət hi wɑz biɪŋ teɪpt. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, aɪ æm ˈsərtən ðət hi hæd noʊ roʊl ɪn ðə riˈlis əv ðə video.”*.” ðə ˈtæmpə beɪ taɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəl steɪts ðət ˈhoʊˌgɑn ɪz stɪl pərˈsuɪŋ ˈligəl ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈhɛðər klɛm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðət 100 ˈmɪljən ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ˈgɑkər, wɪʧ ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ən ˈɪnɪmət ɪnˈkaʊnər ðət tʊk pleɪs sɪks jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd ðət moʊst ˈpipəl kʊd nɑt ˈpɑsəbli hæv ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wɔʧ. ðə taɪmz pis ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts ðət səm bɪˈliv ðə tu mɛn meɪ hæv kənˈkɑktəd ðɪs hoʊl mɛs ɛz ə pəˈblɪsɪti stənt. ɪn wɪʧ keɪs: ə, aɪ gɛs ɪt wərkt.
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we already know that one of the predictable consequences of having two unpopular major party trump and hillary to poor voter turnout (when presented as a percentage of the voting population).
one of the "why clinton lost" narratives was that the campaign didn't have as good a ground game in pivotal states as they needed. somehow her unpopularity as a candidate didn't properly register with some party insiders and they didn't get out the vote the way they needed to.
philip bump over at the washington post has another interesting piece of data that could maybe help us understand the consequences of running these two against each other. they tallied together vote totals in 33 states and washington, d.c., and determined that more than million people in those states cast ballots where they did not select any presidential candidate at all. not only did they ignore trump and clinton, they also waved away libertarian candidate gary johnson and the green party's jill stein. this works out to two percent of the total number of votes. more people cast their vote for no president at all than voted for stein. and given that there's some states left out of the analysis, the real number is actually higher.
bump also compared these numbers to 2012 and discovered that the percentage of voters who declined to select a candidate for president dramatically increased in many states between the two elections. states like montana, arizona, and even democratic stronghold california saw a significant number of voters decline to vote for president compared to 2012.
be wary of comparing too closely though and drawing too strong a conclusion. first of all, we're talking about the difference in a in 2012 versus two new candidates in 2016. it is entirely possible that a number of these voters sat out the 2012 race entirely. flat turnout for the 2012 election was lower than for the 2016 race. furthermore, in some states, california in particular, voters had many important ballot initiatives to consider. sometimes there's a good reason for some voters to go to the polls even if they are not impressed or just don't care about the presidential candidate.
but there's still an important lesson for campaign operatives, if they can stop looking for other people (and countries) to blame for clinton's loss. bump notes: "in several states, the number of people who didn't vote was near or greater than the eventual margin of victory."
several of those states were swing states. one of those states was michigan, where more than voters did not cast a choice for president. that would have been more than enough to have handed clinton the state if only of them had cast a ballot for her, bump notes.
i'm not remotely interested in trying to teach the democratic establishment how to run better campaigns and win elections. rather, i'm much more interested in how these numbers represent the disconnection between voters and the people demanding their support.
i previously noted how million california voters, given only the choice of two democrats and nobody else, cast ballots but didn't vote in the race to replace barbara boxer in the u.s. senate. those were the early vote returns. i went back and checked out the final numbers and it's even higher: million californians voted for president but not a senator.
it's perhaps worth suggesting that when voters feel disconnected from politicians with backgrounds like clinton and a from a system that is deliberately designed to limit choice yet still call it a "popular vote," it helps contribute to the environment for the kind of populist uprisings we've seen with trump and bernie sanders. and the result may be the implementation of some really bad public policies, so it's worth figuring out how counter this trend rather than to blame it on vladimir putin.
check out the post's chart and info here.
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wi ɔˈrɛdi noʊ ðət wən əv ðə prɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈhævɪŋ tu ˌənˈpɑpjələr ˈmeɪʤər ˈpɑrti trəmp ənd ˈhɪləri tɪ pur ˈvoʊtər ˈtərˌnaʊt (wɪn pərˈzɛnəd ɛz ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən). wən əv ðə "waɪ ˈklɪntən lɔst" ˈnɛrətɪvz wɑz ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈdɪdənt hæv ɛz gʊd ə graʊnd geɪm ɪn ˈpɪvətəl steɪts ɛz ðeɪ ˈnidɪd. ˈsəmˌhaʊ hər ənˌpɑpjəˈlɛrɪti ɛz ə ˈkænədɪt ˈdɪdənt ˈprɑpərli ˈrɛʤɪstər wɪθ səm ˈpɑrti ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ənd ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt aʊt ðə voʊt ðə weɪ ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ. ˈfɪlɪp bəmp ˈoʊvər æt ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst həz əˈnəðər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pis əv ˈdætə ðət kʊd ˈmeɪbi hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˈrənɪŋ ðiz tu əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər. ðeɪ ˈtælid təˈgɛðər voʊt ˈtoʊtəlz ɪn 33 steɪts ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ənd dɪˈtərmənd ðət mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn ðoʊz steɪts kæst ˈbæləts wɛr ðeɪ dɪd nɑt səˈlɛkt ˈɛni ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt æt ɔl. nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd ðeɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr trəmp ənd ˈklɪntən, ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ weɪvd əˈweɪ ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈkænədɪt ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən ənd ðə grin ˈpɑrtiz ʤɪl staɪn. ðɪs wərks aʊt tɪ tu pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv voʊts. mɔr ˈpipəl kæst ðɛr voʊt fər noʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt æt ɔl ðən ˈvoʊtɪd fər staɪn. ənd ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðɛrz səm steɪts lɛft aʊt əv ðə æˈnælɪsɪs, ðə ril ˈnəmbər ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli haɪər. bəmp ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpɛrd ðiz ˈnəmbərz tɪ 2012 ənd dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈvoʊtərz hu dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ səˈlɛkt ə ˈkænədɪt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt drəˈmætɪkəli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ˈmɛni steɪts bɪtˈwin ðə tu ɪˈlɛkʃənz. steɪts laɪk mɑnˈtænə, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, ənd ˈivɪn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə sɔ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈvoʊtərz dɪˈklaɪn tɪ voʊt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ 2012 bi ˈwɛri əv kəmˈpɛrɪŋ tu ˈkloʊsli ðoʊ ənd drɔɪŋ tu strɔŋ ə kənˈkluʒən. fərst əv ɔl, wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ə ɪn 2012 ˈvərsəz tu nu ˈkænədɪts ɪn 2016 ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv ðiz ˈvoʊtərz sæt aʊt ðə 2012 reɪs ɪnˈtaɪərli. flæt ˈtərˌnaʊt fər ðə 2012 ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz loʊər ðən fər ðə 2016 reɪs. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ɪn səm steɪts, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈvoʊtərz hæd ˈmɛni ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈbælət ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz tɪ kənˈsɪdər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛrz ə gʊd ˈrizən fər səm ˈvoʊtərz tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə poʊlz ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ ər nɑt ˌɪmˈprɛst ər ʤɪst doʊnt kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt. bət ðɛrz stɪl ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈlɛsən fər kæmˈpeɪn ˈɑpərətɪvz, ɪf ðeɪ kən stɑp ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈəðər ˈpipəl (ənd ˈkəntriz) tɪ bleɪm fər ˈklɪntənz lɔs. bəmp noʊts: "ɪn ˈsɛvərəl steɪts, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl hu ˈdɪdənt voʊt wɑz nɪr ər ˈgreɪtər ðən ðə əˈvɛnʧuəl ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈvɪktəri." ˈsɛvərəl əv ðoʊz steɪts wər swɪŋ steɪts. wən əv ðoʊz steɪts wɑz ˈmɪʃɪgən, wɛr mɔr ðən ˈvoʊtərz dɪd nɑt kæst ə ʧɔɪs fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðət wʊd hæv bɪn mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv ˈhændɪd ˈklɪntən ðə steɪt ɪf ˈoʊnli əv ðɛm hæd kæst ə ˈbælət fər hər, bəmp noʊts. əm nɑt riˈmoʊtli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ tiʧ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt haʊ tɪ rən ˈbɛtər kæmˈpeɪnz ənd wɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈrəðər, əm məʧ mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn haʊ ðiz ˈnəmbərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˌdɪskəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈvoʊtərz ənd ðə ˈpipəl dɪˈmændɪŋ ðɛr səˈpɔrt. aɪ ˈpriviəsli ˈnoʊtɪd haʊ ˈmɪljən ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈvoʊtərz, ˈgɪvɪn ˈoʊnli ðə ʧɔɪs əv tu ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɛls, kæst ˈbæləts bət ˈdɪdənt voʊt ɪn ðə reɪs tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈbɑrbərə ˈbɑksər ɪn ðə juz. ˈsɛnɪt. ðoʊz wər ðə ˈərli voʊt rɪˈtərnz. aɪ wɛnt bæk ənd ʧɛkt aʊt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈnəmbərz ənd ɪts ˈivɪn haɪər: ˈmɪljən ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjənz ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈprɛzɪdənt bət nɑt ə ˈsɛnətər. ɪts pərˈhæps wərθ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət wɪn ˈvoʊtərz fil ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɪθ ˈbækˌgraʊndz laɪk ˈklɪntən ənd ə frəm ə ˈsɪstəm ðət ɪz dɪˈlɪbərətli dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈlɪmət ʧɔɪs jɛt stɪl kɔl ɪt ə "ˈpɑpjələr voʊt," ɪt hɛlps kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ðə kaɪnd əv ˈpɑpjələst ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋz wiv sin wɪθ trəmp ənd ˈbərni ˈsændərz. ənd ðə rɪˈzəlt meɪ bi ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv səm ˈrɪli bæd ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsiz, soʊ ɪts wərθ ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt haʊ ˈkaʊntər ðɪs trɛnd ˈrəðər ðən tɪ bleɪm ɪt ɔn vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn. ʧɛk aʊt ðə poʊsts ʧɑrt ənd ˈɪnfoʊ hir.
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as the dust fades after heated debate over the bill many are examining what, exactly, the activist anna contributed to political landscape.
within his own camp, there is introspection and a lot of open-ended questions:
“where do we go from here? we are conscious that a wrong decision at this stage could prove disastrous for the movement,” arvind wrote in the times of india friday. mr. paints a picture of a deeply disillusioned mr., to whom promises were made by the congress government which have not been met.
he also signals that mr. himself, whose dogmatic stance made him a national hero, is unclear about a next step, even asking supporters to e-mail in suggestions.
“what should we do now? should we campaign against congress or upa?,” he asks.
“the movement was successful because thousands participated. the people should now suggest the way ahead. send your suggestions to iacsuggestions@gmail.com.”
the highly unusual strategy comes after mr., who in august rallied tens of thousands, draw similar crowds in mumbai last month, and has decided not to campaign in upcoming elections because his is ill.
mr.’s recent defeats have sparked some highly of the movement, in one case naming it a “farce” from the beginning. others are analyzing his missteps along the way.
there are few leaders who have solicited the public for advice on what to do next while new york city mayor ed koch was famous for asking “how’m i doing?” voters rarely got the sense that he had no idea what he was doing. in a recent example, new york senator greg ball asked his twitter followers how they thought he should vote on the gay marriage bill, received many responses in favor, and voted that way.
advice is already pouring in for mr., some of it also unusual. a writer on this afternoon suggests he think more like a vacuum cleaner salesman:
“imagine, 25 years ago, you were a salesman of vacuum cleaners, a product neither wanted nor needed. think of the bill as a product facing similar challenges, and remember that the sale is going to be long and hard.”
perhaps the best thing for the camp would be to think long and hard about what to do next amongst themselves, and devise their own plan. there are few examples of a movement succeeding that was based on an advice.
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ɛz ðə dəst feɪdz ˈæftər ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə bɪl ˈmɛni ər ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ wət, ɪgˈzæktli, ðə ˈæktɪvɪst ˈænə kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlænˌskeɪp. wɪˈθɪn hɪz oʊn kæmp, ðɛr ɪz ˌɪntrəˈspɛkʃən ənd ə lɔt əv ˈoʊpəˌnɛndəd kˈwɛsʧənz: du wi goʊ frəm hir? wi ər ˈkɑnʃəs ðət ə rɔŋ dɪˈsɪʒən æt ðɪs steɪʤ kʊd pruv dɪˈzæstrəs fər ðə movement,”*,” ˈɑrvɪnd roʊt ɪn ðə taɪmz əv ˈɪndiə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈmɪstər. peɪnts ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə ˈdipli ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənd ˈmɪstər., tɪ hum ˈprɑməsəz wər meɪd baɪ ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈgəvərnmənt wɪʧ hæv nɑt bɪn mɛt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɪgnəlz ðət ˈmɪstər. hɪmˈsɛlf, huz dɔgˈmætɪk stæns meɪd ɪm ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɪroʊ, ɪz ənˈklɪr əˈbaʊt ə nɛkst stɛp, ˈivɪn ˈæskɪŋ səˈpɔrtərz tɪ ˈiˌmeɪl ɪn səˈʤɛsʧənz. ʃʊd wi du naʊ? ʃʊd wi kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ˈkɑŋgrəs ər upa?,”*?,” hi æsks. ˈmuvmənt wɑz səkˈsɛsfəl bɪˈkəz ˈθaʊzənz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd. ðə ˈpipəl ʃʊd naʊ səˈʤɛst ðə weɪ əˈhɛd. sɛnd jʊr səˈʤɛsʧənz tɪ iacsuggestions@gmail.com.”*.” ðə ˈhaɪli ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈstrætəʤi kəmz ˈæftər ˈmɪstər., hu ɪn ˈɔgəst ˈrælid tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz, drɔ ˈsɪmələr kraʊdz ɪn ˌmʊmˈbaɪ læst mənθ, ənd həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ kæmˈpeɪn ɪn ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz bɪˈkəz hɪz ɪz ɪl. ˈmɪstər. ˈrisənt dɪˈfits hæv spɑrkt səm ˈhaɪli əv ðə ˈmuvmənt, ɪn wən keɪs ˈneɪmɪŋ ɪt ə ““farce”*” frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ˈəðərz ər ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ hɪz mɪˈstɛps əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ðɛr ər fju ˈlidərz hu hæv səˈlɪsɪtɪd ðə ˈpəblɪk fər ədˈvaɪs ɔn wət tɪ du nɛkst waɪl nu jɔrk ˈsɪti meɪər ɛd kɔʧ wɑz ˈfeɪməs fər ˈæskɪŋ aɪ doing?”*?” ˈvoʊtərz ˈrɛrli gɑt ðə sɛns ðət hi hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wət hi wɑz duɪŋ. ɪn ə ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl, nu jɔrk ˈsɛnətər grɛg bɔl æst hɪz tˈwɪtər ˈfɑloʊərz haʊ ðeɪ θɔt hi ʃʊd voʊt ɔn ðə geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ bɪl, rɪˈsivd ˈmɛni rɪˈspɑnsɪz ɪn ˈfeɪvər, ənd ˈvoʊtɪd ðət weɪ. ədˈvaɪs ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈpɔrɪŋ ɪn fər ˈmɪstər., səm əv ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈjuˌʒuəl. ə ˈraɪtər ɔn ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun səˈʤɛsts hi θɪŋk mɔr laɪk ə ˈvækjum ˈklinər ˈseɪlzmən: ““imagine*, 25 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ju wər ə ˈseɪlzmən əv ˈvækjum ˈklinərz, ə ˈprɑdəkt ˈniðər ˈwɔntɪd nɔr ˈnidɪd. θɪŋk əv ðə bɪl ɛz ə ˈprɑdəkt ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈʧælənʤɪz, ənd rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə seɪl ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi lɔŋ ənd hard.”*.” pərˈhæps ðə bɛst θɪŋ fər ðə kæmp wʊd bi tɪ θɪŋk lɔŋ ənd hɑrd əˈbaʊt wət tɪ du nɛkst əˈməŋst ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd dɪˈvaɪz ðɛr oʊn plæn. ðɛr ər fju ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv ə ˈmuvmənt səkˈsidɪŋ ðət wɑz beɪst ɔn ən ədˈvaɪs.
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cherokee major crimes unit is investigating an accidental shooting sunday night that killed an and injured both his parents, sheriff jeff shaver said.
cherokee major crimes unit is investigating an accidental shooting sunday night that killed an and injured both his parents, sheriff jeff shaver said.
an emergency call was made about p.m. to a residence on county road 865 in gaylesville. when deputies and investigators responded, they found the child had been fatally injured. he was pronounced dead at the scene by cherokee county coroner jeremy deaton.
the father apparently was cleaning the handgun when it discharged. the bullet went through the hand and struck the, who was sitting on the couch, then struck the mother in the elbow, according to a news release from the office.
the man and woman were transported to a hospital for treatment. the case remains under investigation by the cherokee county office and the major crimes unit. officers from dekalb county and first responders from area fire departments also assisted with the call.
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ˈʧɛrəˌki ˈmeɪʤər kraɪmz ˈjunɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ən ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ˈʃutɪŋ ˈsənˌdi naɪt ðət kɪld ən ənd ˈɪnʤərd boʊθ hɪz ˈpɛrənts, ˈʃɛrɪf ʤɛf ˈʃeɪvər sɛd. ˈʧɛrəˌki ˈmeɪʤər kraɪmz ˈjunɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ən ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ˈʃutɪŋ ˈsənˌdi naɪt ðət kɪld ən ənd ˈɪnʤərd boʊθ hɪz ˈpɛrənts, ˈʃɛrɪf ʤɛf ˈʃeɪvər sɛd. ən ˈimərʤənsi kɔl wɑz meɪd əˈbaʊt p.m*. tɪ ə ˈrɛzɪdəns ɔn ˈkaʊnti roʊd 865 ɪn gaylesville*. wɪn ˈdɛpjətiz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz rɪˈspɑndɪd, ðeɪ faʊnd ðə ʧaɪld hæd bɪn ˈfeɪtəli ˈɪnʤərd. hi wɑz prəˈnaʊnst dɛd æt ðə sin baɪ ˈʧɛrəˌki ˈkaʊnti ˈkɔrənər ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈditən. ðə ˈfɑðər əˈpɛrəntli wɑz ˈklinɪŋ ðə ˈhændˌgən wɪn ɪt ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd. ðə ˈbʊlət wɛnt θru ðə hænd ənd strək ðə, hu wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə kaʊʧ, ðɛn strək ðə ˈməðər ɪn ðə ˈɛlˌboʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nuz riˈlis frəm ðə ˈɔfəs. ðə mæn ənd ˈwʊmən wər trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈtritmənt. ðə keɪs rɪˈmeɪnz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˈʧɛrəˌki ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs ənd ðə ˈmeɪʤər kraɪmz ˈjunɪt. ˈɔfɪsərz frəm dɪˈkælb ˈkaʊnti ənd fərst rɪˈspɑndərz frəm ˈɛriə faɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsɪstɪd wɪθ ðə kɔl.
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greetings, fast foodie readers. welcome back after a bit of a long (and unintentional) hiatus. in the time since my last column, brought back its nashville hot chicken, taco bell gave away doritos tacos because francisco stole a base in the world series, donald trump tapped the ceo of hardee's to be labor secretary, and an untold number of new menu items and deals were unveiled.
the world of fast food continues to percolate, and it could bring a rare gem to baltimore in the new year: a roy rogers.
you might remember the chain of restaurants named for a movie star cowboy that was a staple in the '70s and '80s. it was a favorite of mine as a much so that i had a birthday dinner there once. alas, roy rogers faded away in the '90s.
but it's making a comeback thanks to the plamondon companies, a business based in frederick that mostly specializes in hotel management. the company bought the roy rogers brand in 2002 and have been steadily growing it ever since, opening five new roy rogers in 2016 alone, including one this summer in pasadena. maryland has 22 locations in all.
could baltimore be next? i called jim plamondon, the head of the restaurant division of the business that he and his brother run, to find out.
"the answer is yes, we would like to and we're talking to folks now that are franchise operators that are in baltimore."
huzzah!
unfortunately, nothing is imminent. plamondon says he's not close to a signed agreement and estimates that it will be six months to a year before a roys comes closer to the baltimore area. and let me tell you why it's unfortunate, especially for those readers that don't know it: roy rogers is the swiss army knife of fast food chains.
they have what plamondon refers to as the "holy trio": roast beef, fried chicken, and burgers.
"and no one, no other competitor, does that," he says. you might be able to find two out of the three at some places, but never all three. and they manage to do all three well.
the real king-maker, though, is the bar, a salad bar of vegetable toppings and sauces that allows diners to dress their order however they like. anyone who's had a mcdonald's burger sloppily slathered with ketchup and mustard knows why this is crucial. frankly, it's kind of surprising more places haven't adopted it, particularly in the era when chipotle and the like have made king.
couple the bar with eight different side items in addition to the fast food staple of french fries, and you have an element of choice that most fast food restaurants can't provide.
"we have a lot of repeat customers and a lot of loyal customers who can come in more than one day a week and feel like they're getting a very different experience each one of those days," says plamondon. as for himself, plamondon says he eats roy rogers six out of seven days in a week. no lie. he and his brothers are hands-on owners, he says, so he stops in to see how things are running.
he also made a point to emphasize the quality of ingredients at roy rogers, pegging the restaurant somewhere between your typical fast food chain and joints such as and chipotle. the roast beef, which receives a grade of choice, is just one example.
"that's really a cut above typical beef that you find [at a fast food restaurant]," he says. "it's in the oven and sliced to order."
a little bit more background on roy rogers: the restaurant was founded by the marriott hotel company in the late '60s and eventually grew to more than 600 locations in the u.s., 184 of which, plamondon says, were in a corridor stretching from baltimore to northern virginia.
in 1991, around the time trump's man for the labor department, andrew (who, by the way, is a total scumbag), was helping carl karcher, the founder of carl's jr. and hardee's, rebuild his fortune, roy rogers was sold by marriott to company. hardee's flipped some of the locations to their brand before eventually deciding to sell off the assets. many old roy rogers locations became boston markets or mcdonald's or something else.
but there's still some nostalgia for roy rogers, and plamondon says that's fueling the restaurant's current expansion. count me among these people: my friends and i used to take road trips to roys locations in westminster or forest hill (since closed, r.i.p.) for gold rush chicken sandwiches (breaded patty, monterey jack cheese, bacon, and honey on a bun—seriously, it's legit) and of fries, simply because we loved the place from when we were young.
as people see more roy rogers cropping up, they are asking—no, one to be put closer to their home.
"i'm not exaggerating when i say not a week goes probably wouldn't be exaggerating if i said not a day goes a customer of ours, either through social media, email to us, or handwritten letters or comment cards that we have on every one of our tables in all of our restaurants says, 'please open up in my hometown of' fill in the blank," says plamondon.
let us hope the powers of the vox soon bring one here to charm city.
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ˈgritɪŋz, fæst ˈfudi ˈridərz. ˈwɛlkəm bæk ˈæftər ə bɪt əv ə lɔŋ (ənd ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəl) haɪˈeɪtəs. ɪn ðə taɪm sɪns maɪ læst ˈkɑləm, brɔt bæk ɪts ˈnæʃvɪl hɑt ˈʧɪkən, ˈtɑkoʊ bɛl geɪv əˈweɪ ˌdɔˈritoʊz ˈtɑkoʊz bɪˈkəz frænˈsɪskoʊ stoʊl ə beɪs ɪn ðə wərld ˈsɪriz, ˈdɑnəld trəmp tæpt ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈhɑrˈdiz tɪ bi ˈleɪbər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ənd ən ənˈtoʊld ˈnəmbər əv nu ˈmɛnju ˈaɪtəmz ənd dilz wər ənˈveɪld. ðə wərld əv fæst fud kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈpərkəˌleɪt, ənd ɪt kʊd brɪŋ ə rɛr ʤɛm tɪ ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ɪn ðə nu jɪr: ə rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz. ju maɪt rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ʧeɪn əv ˈrɛˌstrɑnts neɪmd fər ə ˈmuvi stɑr ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ ðət wɑz ə ˈsteɪpəl ɪn ðə ənd 80s*. ɪt wɑz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv maɪn ɛz ə məʧ soʊ ðət aɪ hæd ə ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈdɪnər ðɛr wəns. əˈlæs, rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz ˈfeɪdɪd əˈweɪ ɪn ðə 90s*. bət ɪts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈkəmˌbæk θæŋks tɪ ðə plɑmoʊnˈdɔn ˈkəmpəˌniz, ə ˈbɪznɪs beɪst ɪn ˈfrɛdərɪk ðət ˈmoʊstli ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn hoʊˈtɛl ˈmænɪʤmənt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bɔt ðə rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz brænd ɪn 2002 ənd hæv bɪn ˈstɛdəli groʊɪŋ ɪt ˈɛvər sɪns, ˈoʊpənɪŋ faɪv nu rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz ɪn 2016 əˈloʊn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ðɪs ˈsəmər ɪn ˌpæsəˈdinər. ˈmɛrələnd həz 22 loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ɔl. kʊd ˈbɔltəˌmɔr bi nɛkst? aɪ kɔld ʤɪm plɑmoʊnˈdɔn, ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs ðət hi ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər rən, tɪ faɪnd aʊt. "ðə ˈænsər ɪz jɛs, wi wʊd laɪk tɪ ənd wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ foʊks naʊ ðət ər ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ðət ər ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr." huzzah*! ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz ˈɪmənənt. plɑmoʊnˈdɔn sɪz hiz nɑt kloʊz tɪ ə saɪnd əˈgrimənt ənd ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ɪt wɪl bi sɪks mənθs tɪ ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ə rɔɪz kəmz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈɛriə. ənd lɛt mi tɛl ju waɪ ɪts ənˈfɔrʧənət, əˈspɛʃəli fər ðoʊz ˈridərz ðət doʊnt noʊ ɪt: rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz ɪz ðə swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf əv fæst fud ʧeɪnz. ðeɪ hæv wət plɑmoʊnˈdɔn rɪˈfərz tɪ ɛz ðə "ˈhoʊli ˈtriˌoʊ": roʊst bif, frid ˈʧɪkən, ənd ˈbərgərz. "ənd noʊ wən, noʊ ˈəðər kəmˈpɛtɪtər, dɪz ðət," hi sɪz. ju maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd tu aʊt əv ðə θri æt səm ˈpleɪsɪz, bət ˈnɛvər ɔl θri. ənd ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤ tɪ du ɔl θri wɛl. ðə ril king-maker*, ðoʊ, ɪz ðə bɑr, ə ˈsæləd bɑr əv ˈvɛʤtəbəl ˈtɑpɪŋz ənd ˈsɔsɪz ðət əˈlaʊz ˈdaɪnərz tɪ drɛs ðɛr ˈɔrdər ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðeɪ laɪk. ˈɛniˌwən huz hæd ə məkˈdɑnəldz ˈbərgər sˈlɑpəli sˈlæðərd wɪθ ˈkɛʧəp ənd ˈməstərd noʊz waɪ ðɪs ɪz ˈkruʃəl. ˈfræŋkli, ɪts kaɪnd əv səˈpraɪzɪŋ mɔr ˈpleɪsɪz ˈhævənt əˈdɑptəd ɪt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə ˈɪrə wɪn ʧɪˈpoʊˌtli ənd ðə laɪk hæv meɪd kɪŋ. ˈkəpəl ðə bɑr wɪθ eɪt ˈdɪfərənt saɪd ˈaɪtəmz ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə fæst fud ˈsteɪpəl əv frɛnʧ fraɪz, ənd ju hæv ən ˈɛləmənt əv ʧɔɪs ðət moʊst fæst fud ˈrɛˌstrɑnts kænt prəˈvaɪd. "wi hæv ə lɔt əv rɪˈpit ˈkəstəmərz ənd ə lɔt əv lɔɪəl ˈkəstəmərz hu kən kəm ɪn mɔr ðən wən deɪ ə wik ənd fil laɪk ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈspɪriəns iʧ wən əv ðoʊz deɪz," sɪz plɑmoʊnˈdɔn. ɛz fər hɪmˈsɛlf, plɑmoʊnˈdɔn sɪz hi its rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz sɪks aʊt əv ˈsɛvən deɪz ɪn ə wik. noʊ laɪ. hi ənd hɪz ˈbrəðərz ər ˌhænˈzɔn ˈoʊnərz, hi sɪz, soʊ hi stɑps ɪn tɪ si haʊ θɪŋz ər ˈrənɪŋ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ə pɔɪnt tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˌɪnˈgridiənts æt rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz, ˈpɛgɪŋ ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin jʊr ˈtɪpɪkəl fæst fud ʧeɪn ənd ʤɔɪnts səʧ ɛz ənd ʧɪˈpoʊˌtli. ðə roʊst bif, wɪʧ rɪˈsivz ə greɪd əv ʧɔɪs, ɪz ʤɪst wən ɪgˈzæmpəl. "ðæts ˈrɪli ə kət əˈbəv ˈtɪpɪkəl bif ðət ju faɪnd [æt ə fæst fud ˈrɛˌstrɑnt]," hi sɪz. "ɪts ɪn ðə ˈəvən ənd slaɪst tɪ ˈɔrdər." ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɔn rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz: ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɛriət hoʊˈtɛl ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gru tɪ mɔr ðən 600 loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ðə juz., 184 əv wɪʧ, plɑmoʊnˈdɔn sɪz, wər ɪn ə ˈkɔrɪdər ˈstrɛʧɪŋ frəm ˈbɔltəˌmɔr tɪ ˈnɔrðərn vərˈʤɪnjə. ɪn 1991 əraʊnd ðə taɪm trəmps mæn fər ðə ˈleɪbər dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ˈændru (hu, baɪ ðə weɪ, ɪz ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈskəmˌbæg), wɑz ˈhɛlpɪŋ kɑrl ˈkɑrʧər, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv kɑrlz jr*. ənd ˈhɑrˈdiz, riˈbɪld hɪz ˈfɔrʧən, rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz wɑz soʊld baɪ ˈmɛriət tɪ ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈhɑrˈdiz flɪpt səm əv ðə loʊˈkeɪʃənz tɪ ðɛr brænd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ tɪ sɛl ɔf ðə ˈæˌsɛts. ˈmɛni oʊld rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz loʊˈkeɪʃənz bɪˈkeɪm ˈbɔstən ˈmɑrkɪts ər məkˈdɑnəldz ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. bət ðɛrz stɪl səm nɔˈstælʤə fər rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz, ənd plɑmoʊnˈdɔn sɪz ðæts fˈjulɪŋ ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ˈkɑrənt ɪkˈspænʧən. kaʊnt mi əˈməŋ ðiz ˈpipəl: maɪ frɛndz ənd aɪ juzd tɪ teɪk roʊd trɪps tɪ rɔɪz loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɪn ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ər ˈfɔrɪst hɪl (sɪns kloʊzd, r.i.p*.) fər goʊld rəʃ ˈʧɪkən ˈsænwɪʧɪz (ˈbrɛdɪd ˈpæti, ˌmɑntəˈreɪ ʤæk ʧiz, ˈbeɪkən, ənd ˈhəni ɔn ə bun—seriously*, ɪts ˈlɛʤɪt) ənd əv fraɪz, ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkəz wi ləvd ðə pleɪs frəm wɪn wi wər jəŋ. ɛz ˈpipəl si mɔr rɔɪ ˈrɑʤərz ˈkrɑpɪŋ əp, ðeɪ ər asking—no*, wən tɪ bi pʊt ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðɛr hoʊm. "əm nɑt ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪn aɪ seɪ nɑt ə wik goʊz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwʊdənt bi ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪf aɪ sɛd nɑt ə deɪ goʊz ə ˈkəstəmər əv ɑrz, ˈiðər θru ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, iˈmeɪl tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ər ˈhænˌdrɪtən ˈlɛtərz ər ˈkɑmɛnt kɑrdz ðət wi hæv ɔn ˈɛvəri wən əv ɑr ˈteɪbəlz ɪn ɔl əv ɑr ˈrɛˌstrɑnts sɪz, 'pliz ˈoʊpən əp ɪn maɪ ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv' fɪl ɪn ðə blæŋk," sɪz plɑmoʊnˈdɔn. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs hoʊp ðə paʊərz əv ðə vɑks sun brɪŋ wən hir tɪ ʧɑrm ˈsɪti.
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a flier handed out in the meridian kessler neighborhood, which included an incorrect address for planned parent of indiana and kentucky ceo christie gillespie and a graphic image of a fetus. both have been blurred. (photo: photo submitted by regina eaton)
an group known for displaying graphic images of aborted fetuses passed out fliers friday with the address of what it said is the home of planned parenthood of indiana and kentucky's ceo.
"christie gillespie murders children. christie gillespie lives in our neighborhood," said the operation save america flier that was handed out in the neighborhood.
as many as 50 protesters with the organization passed out leaflets and marched with signs on the sidewalks in front of the house and through the neighborhood.
but gillespie, who became planned ceo in july, doesn't live at that address. she sold the house earlier this year to a couple who has three young children.
"i was surprised that a former residence of mine would be targeted," gillespie said. "i'm not sure what kind of research that led them to believe that it was my house, but i hope they didn't pay for that research."
the current residents, who didn't want to be identified, were upset. .
"they certainly don't want any part of this public mess and don't support these kinds of tactics," said jon mayes, a representative of the family. "a number of protesters outside and circulating in the neighborhood asking for people to visit their house. this was very alarming and very unsettling for them and still is giving them great worry and anxiety."
the operation save america tactic didn't surprise gillespie, who said being a target of groups is an expected part of her job.
"it's assumed that all the presidents and of the (planned parenthood) affiliates could be named publicly like that," she said. "you know that when you apply for these kinds of jobs."
about 75 members of operation save america have been in indianapolis since wednesday, targeting different locations to protest, leaflet, display graphic imagery and hold prayer services, said ante, one of the group's leaders. they plan to leave sunday.
pavkovic, who is from north carolina, said he didn't know how the organization got the wrong address.
"we're sorry we didn't have the right information," he said. "we don't want to be wrong about things. just an unfortunate mistake."
regina eaton was driving her son to school friday morning when a woman at a stop sign at street and college avenue stepped up to her car's back window. eaton thought she was from a nearby church, handing out information. so she rolled down's window.
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the woman handed the boy one of the fliers.
"fenix opened it up, and he looked at me," she said. "… all i saw, which is what my son saw, which was a dismembered fetus."
eaton told the woman she was a supporter of planned parenthood. she said the woman called her a sinner and that she'd pray for her. started asking eaton questions.
"i just started crying, and i drove away," she said. "he's asking questions like, 'mom did you do something bad? are you going to hell?' i didn't even have time to sit him down to explain to him what it meant because he had to go to school."
eaton said she went out later and screamed at the group of protesters to leave her neighborhood. she posted the account to the neighborhood's facebook group, which garnered dozens of comments from neighbors expressing concern about the protests.
"they succeeded in their mission today," she said. "they did. they succeeded in getting people like me emotional today."
pavkovic said parents don't want their children to see the images of bloodied fetuses because "the momentum of the people in our nation is to live in denial."
"the kids are upset because children are honest and they look at the pictures and they go, 'that's a baby. why would they hurt the baby?'" said. "to be upset with us is an irrational misplaced outrage. we're not the ones hurting the children."
pavkovic compared the photos they distribute to photos of lynchings that were publicized during the civil rights movement.
"those photos began to change the tide and public sentiment," he said. "they're not pretty pictures to look at today."
the operation save america protest is a distraction, gillespie said, and it's one she plans to ignore.
"our focus is on providing high-quality reproductive health care to the people who need it," she said. "that's what we focus on. we don't focus on distractions like this."
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kloʊz ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪndiˈænə ənd kənˈtəki plænd ˈbɛti ˈkɑkrəm tɔks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ʃiz sin ˈoʊvər 15 jɪrz ənd hər plænz fər ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈkɛli ə flaɪər ˈhændɪd aʊt ɪn ðə mərˈɪdiən ˈkɛslər ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ən ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ˈæˌdrɛs fər plænd ˈpɛrənt əv ˌɪndiˈænə ənd kənˈtəki ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈkrɪsti gəˈlɛspi ənd ə ˈgræfɪk ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə ˈfitəs. boʊθ hæv bɪn blərd. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈfoʊˌtoʊ səbˈmɪtəd baɪ rɪˈʤinə ˈitən) ən grup noʊn fər dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ˈgræfɪk ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv əˈbɔrtɪd ˈfitəsɪz pæst aʊt flaɪərz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wɪθ ðə ˈæˌdrɛs əv wət ɪt sɛd ɪz ðə hoʊm əv plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd əv ˌɪndiˈænə ənd kənˈtəkiz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ. "ˈkrɪsti gəˈlɛspi ˈmərdərz ˈʧɪldrən. ˈkrɪsti gəˈlɛspi lɪvz ɪn ɑr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd," sɛd ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkə flaɪər ðət wɑz ˈhændɪd aʊt ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 50 ˈproʊˌtɛstərz wɪθ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən pæst aʊt ˈlifləts ənd mɑrʧt wɪθ saɪnz ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔks ɪn frənt əv ðə haʊs ənd θru ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. bət gəˈlɛspi, hu bɪˈkeɪm plænd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈdəzənt lɪv æt ðət ˈæˌdrɛs. ʃi soʊld ðə haʊs ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr tɪ ə ˈkəpəl hu həz θri jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən. "aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzd ðət ə ˈfɔrmər ˈrɛzɪdəns əv maɪn wʊd bi ˈtɑrgətɪd," gəˈlɛspi sɛd. "əm nɑt ʃʊr wət kaɪnd əv ˈrisərʧ ðət lɛd ðɛm tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ɪt wɑz maɪ haʊs, bət aɪ hoʊp ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt peɪ fər ðət ˈrisərʧ." ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛzɪdənts, hu ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, wər ˈəpˌsɛt. "ðeɪ ˈsərtənli doʊnt wɔnt ˈɛni pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈpəblɪk mɛs ənd doʊnt səˈpɔrt ðiz kaɪnz əv ˈtæktɪks," sɛd ʤɑn meɪz, ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðə ˈfæməli. "ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈpipəl tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ðɛr haʊs. ðɪs wɑz ˈvɛri əˈlɑrmɪŋ ənd ˈvɛri ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ fər ðɛm ənd stɪl ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm greɪt ˈwəri ənd æŋˈzaɪəti." ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈtæktɪk ˈdɪdənt səˈpraɪz gəˈlɛspi, hu sɛd biɪŋ ə ˈtərgət əv grups ɪz ən ɪkˈspɛktɪd pɑrt əv hər ʤɑb. "ɪts əˈsumd ðət ɔl ðə ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ənd əv ðə (plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd) əˈfɪliˌeɪts kʊd bi neɪmd ˈpəblɪkli laɪk ðət," ʃi sɛd. "ju noʊ ðət wɪn ju əˈplaɪ fər ðiz kaɪnz əv ʤɑbz." əˈbaʊt 75 ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkə hæv bɪn ɪn ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs sɪns ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt loʊˈkeɪʃənz tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst, ˈliflət, dɪˈspleɪ ˈgræfɪk ˈɪmɪʤri ənd hoʊld prɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz, sɛd ˈænti, wən əv ðə grups ˈlidərz. ðeɪ plæn tɪ liv ˈsənˌdi., hu ɪz frəm nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt noʊ haʊ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən gɑt ðə rɔŋ ˈæˌdrɛs. "wɪr ˈsɑri wi ˈdɪdənt hæv ðə raɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən," hi sɛd. "wi doʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi rɔŋ əˈbaʊt θɪŋz. ʤɪst ən ənˈfɔrʧənət mɪˈsteɪk." rɪˈʤinə ˈitən wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ hər sən tɪ skul ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪn ə ˈwʊmən æt ə stɑp saɪn æt strit ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈævəˌnu stɛpt əp tɪ hər kɑrz bæk ˈwɪndoʊ. ˈitən θɔt ʃi wɑz frəm ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ʧərʧ, ˈhændɪŋ aʊt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. soʊ ʃi roʊld daʊn ˈwɪndoʊ. ˈnuzˌlɛtərz gɪt ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz ˈnuzˌlɛtər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr wɪr ˈsɑri, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ ˈərʤənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts ju ʃʊd noʊ naʊ, nɑt ˈleɪtər. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn sun, ər ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs æt dɪˈlɪvəri: ˈvɛriz ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs θæŋk ju! jʊr ˈɔlˌmoʊst saɪnd əp fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz kip ən aɪ aʊt fər ən iˈmeɪl tɪ kənˈfərm jʊr ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən. mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ðə ˈwʊmən ˈhændɪd ðə bɔɪ wən əv ðə flaɪərz. ˈoʊpənd ɪt əp, ənd hi lʊkt æt mi," ʃi sɛd. ɔl aɪ sɔ, wɪʧ ɪz wət maɪ sən sɔ, wɪʧ wɑz ə dɪsˈmɛmbərd ˈfitəs." ˈitən toʊld ðə ˈwʊmən ʃi wɑz ə səˈpɔrtər əv plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. ʃi sɛd ðə ˈwʊmən kɔld hər ə ˈsɪnər ənd ðət ʃid preɪ fər hər. ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæskɪŋ ˈitən kˈwɛsʧənz. "aɪ ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd kraɪɪŋ, ənd aɪ droʊv əˈweɪ," ʃi sɛd. "hiz ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz laɪk, 'mɑm dɪd ju du ˈsəmθɪŋ bæd? ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ hɛl?' aɪ ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn hæv taɪm tɪ sɪt ɪm daʊn tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ ɪm wət ɪt mɛnt bɪˈkəz hi hæd tɪ goʊ tɪ skul." ˈitən sɛd ʃi wɛnt aʊt ˈleɪtər ənd skrimd æt ðə grup əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tɪ liv hər ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. ʃi ˈpoʊstɪd ðə əˈkaʊnt tɪ ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grup, wɪʧ ˈgɑrnərd ˈdəzənz əv ˈkɑmɛnts frəm ˈneɪbərz ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts. "ðeɪ səkˈsidɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈmɪʃən təˈdeɪ," ʃi sɛd. "ðeɪ dɪd. ðeɪ səkˈsidɪd ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl laɪk mi ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl təˈdeɪ." sɛd ˈpɛrənts doʊnt wɔnt ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ si ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈblədid ˈfitəsɪz bɪˈkəz "ðə moʊˈmɛntəm əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪn ɑr ˈneɪʃən ɪz tɪ lɪv ɪn dɪˈnaɪəl." "ðə kɪdz ər ˈəpˌsɛt bɪˈkəz ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈɑnəst ənd ðeɪ lʊk æt ðə ˈpɪkʧərz ənd ðeɪ goʊ, 'ðæts ə ˈbeɪbi. waɪ wʊd ðeɪ hərt ðə ˈbeɪbi?'" sɛd. "tɪ bi ˈəpˌsɛt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ən ˌɪˈræʃənəl mɪˈspleɪst ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ. wɪr nɑt ðə wənz ˈhərtɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən." kəmˈpɛrd ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ðeɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut tɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ˈlɪnʧɪŋz ðət wər ˈpəblɪˌsaɪzd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuvmənt. "ðoʊz ˈfoʊˌtoʊz bɪˈgæn tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə taɪd ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛnəmənt," hi sɛd. "ðɛr nɑt ˈprɪti ˈpɪkʧərz tɪ lʊk æt təˈdeɪ." ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən seɪv əˈmɛrɪkə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɪz ə dɪˈstrækʃən, gəˈlɛspi sɛd, ənd ɪts wən ʃi plænz tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. "ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ kɛr tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu nid ɪt," ʃi sɛd. "ðæts wət wi ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn. wi doʊnt ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn dɪˈstrækʃənz laɪk ðɪs." kɔl rɪˈpɔrtər ˈeɪmi æt 317 ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, tˈwɪtər, ənd instagram*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:
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jewel via getty images us president barack obama comforts hurricane sandy survivor in brigantine, new jersey, on october 31, 2012.
former white house photographer pete souza, who has taken to trolling president donald trump with images of former president barack administration, landed another blow this week.
following tuesday visit to texas, in which the president sought to keep the focus on himself, souza posted an archival photo of obama to instagram, showing the former president comforting a hurricane sandy survivor after the devastating 2012 storm.
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“there are no democrats or republicans hurting in houston; there are just americans,” souza wrote in the caption. “at a time like this, it be about selling baseball hats or commenting on crowd size. about helping our fellow human beings.”
later wednesday, souza posted a photo of obama greeting survivors of a tornado that hit joplin, missouri, in 2011.
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souza quoted remarks obama made during a memorial service for tornado victims in which he mentioned that some circumstances, like natural disasters, are beyond our control.
“but that does not mean we are powerless in the face of adversity,” obama said. “how we respond when the storm strikes is up to us. how we live in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache, within our control. and in these moments, through our actions, that we often see the glimpse of what makes life worth living in the first place.”
other previous presidents, including george w. bush and bill clinton, also comforted survivors after tragedies.
win mcnamee via getty images after hurricane katrina, former president george w. bush hugged a hurricane victim whose home was destroyed in biloxi, mississippi.
robert sullivan via getty images in 1992, hurricane andrew devastated south florida. here, bill clinton, then a democratic presidential candidate, visited survivors in florida city, florida.
tropical storm harvey has wreaked havoc in texas and louisiana since friday, causing catastrophic flooding that has killed dozens of people, caused widespread injuries and damaged property that will take years to rebuild.
trump repeatedly wore his campaign merchandise to harvey events. he bragged about the texas crowds that showed up to see him, marveled at the size of the storm, and praised his response even though the relief effort is just beginning.
historic rainfall in houston, and all over texas. floods are unprecedented, and more rain coming. spirit of the people is incredible.thanks! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) august 27, 2017
obama, on the other hand, this about harvey:
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ʤuəl ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈkəmfərts ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi sərˈvaɪvər ɪn brigantine*, nu ˈʤərzi, ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 31 2012 ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs fəˈtɑgrəfər pit ˈsuzə, hu həz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈtroʊlɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɪθ ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, ˈlændɪd əˈnəðər bloʊ ðɪs wik. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈtɛksəs, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɔt tɪ kip ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn hɪmˈsɛlf, ˈsuzə ˈpoʊstɪd ən ɑrˈkaɪvəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ instagram*, ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkəmfərtɪŋ ə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈsændi sərˈvaɪvər ˈæftər ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ 2012 stɔrm. ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ pit ˈsuzə (@petesouza*) ɔn ˈɔgəst 30 2017 æt ər noʊ ˈdɛməˌkræts ər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈhərtɪŋ ɪn ˈhjustən; ðɛr ər ʤɪst americans,”*,” ˈsuzə roʊt ɪn ðə ˈkæpʃən. ə taɪm laɪk ðɪs, ɪt bi əˈbaʊt ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈbeɪsˈbɔl hæts ər ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn kraʊd saɪz. əˈbaʊt ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɑr ˈfɛloʊ ˈjumən beings.”*.” ˈleɪtər ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈsuzə ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈgritɪŋ sərˈvaɪvərz əv ə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ðət hɪt ˈʤɑplɪn, məˈzʊri, ɪn 2011 ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ pit ˈsuzə (@petesouza*) ɔn ˈɔgəst 30 2017 æt ˈsuzə kˈwoʊtɪd rɪˈmɑrks ˌoʊˈbɑmə meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə məˈmɔriəl ˈsərvɪs fər tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn wɪʧ hi ˈmɛnʃənd ðət səm ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, laɪk ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstərz, ər bɪɔnd ɑr kənˈtroʊl. ðət dɪz nɑt min wi ər ˈpaʊərləs ɪn ðə feɪs əv adversity,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə sɛd. wi rɪˈspɑnd wɪn ðə stɔrm straɪks ɪz əp tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. haʊ wi lɪv ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ˈtræʤədi ənd ˈhɑrˌteɪk, wɪˈθɪn ɑr kənˈtroʊl. ənd ɪn ðiz ˈmoʊmənts, θru ɑr ˈækʃənz, ðət wi ˈɔfən si ðə glɪmps əv wət meɪks laɪf wərθ ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə fərst place.”*.” ˈəðər ˈpriviəs ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ənd bɪl ˈklɪntən, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkəmfərtɪd sərˈvaɪvərz ˈæftər ˈtræʤədiz. wɪn ˈmæknəmi ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈæftər ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə, ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ həgd ə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈvɪktɪm huz hoʊm wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪn bəˈləksi, ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi. ˈrɑbərt ˈsəlɪvən ˈviə ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn 1992 ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈændru ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə. hir, bɪl ˈklɪntən, ðɛn ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt, ˈvɪzɪtɪd sərˈvaɪvərz ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ˈsɪti, ˈflɔrɪdə. ˈtrɑpɪkəl stɔrm ˈhɑrvi həz rikt ˈhævək ɪn ˈtɛksəs ənd luˌiziˈænə sɪns ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk ˈflədɪŋ ðət həz kɪld ˈdəzənz əv ˈpipəl, kɔzd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈɪnʤəriz ənd ˈdæmɪʤd ˈprɑpərti ðət wɪl teɪk jɪrz tɪ riˈbɪld. trəmp rɪˈpitɪdli wɔr hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz tɪ ˈhɑrvi ɪˈvɛnts. hi brægd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtɛksəs kraʊdz ðət ʃoʊd əp tɪ si ɪm, ˈmɑrvɛld æt ðə saɪz əv ðə stɔrm, ənd preɪzd hɪz rɪˈspɑns ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə rɪˈlif ˈɛfərt ɪz ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈreɪnˌfɔl ɪn ˈhjustən, ənd ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈtɛksəs. flədz ər ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd, ənd mɔr reɪn ˈkəmɪŋ. ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə ˈpipəl ɪz incredible.thanks*! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈɔgəst 27 2017 ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðɪs əˈbaʊt ˈhɑrvi:
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four games into pre-season and have kept the same amount of clean sheets as they did during the entire season.
fulham have been incredibly impressive over the pre-season to date, winning all four games scoring 16 goals in the process and are yet to concede in the four games they have played. interestingly so, have been scoring freely without their star striker, ross mccormack who has been absent from the pre-season squads for many different reasons. with cauley woodrow, matt smith, floyd and racking up the goals and assists, it seems that should lose their striker, the club would be in safe hands for the upcoming season.
last night, comfortably beat brighton as the game was hosted at aldershot. an impressive feat, considering that brighton were a side that narrowly lost out on automatic promotion and beat us earlier in the season.
fulham side v brighton (19th july 2016 7:45pm):
bettinelli (button); fredericks), kalas, ream (madl), (stearman); christensen), parker),), floyd ayité (de la torre);), woodrow (matt smith).
with denis entering the side, the belgian saw his playing time split between both sides of the defence as the game progressed, with ryan fredericks picking up an early injury and then young coming on at left-back. despite the switch, the new signing played with his heart on his sleeve, and that desire helped the team press brighton all over the pitch. this approach to the game seems to be the for for the upcoming season, with his transfer dealings focused on an injection of pace.
once again, ryan had a massive impact on the game, with the 16 year old finishing a beautiful team move to make it just after the break. while is amongst the rising talents of pre-season, fans must keep a lid on their optimism, with the player still only 16 years old, rushing his development into the could halt his future, but should ryan continue these levels of performances, could call him up to the side for a competitive game sooner rather than later. with arsenal reportedly interested in a move for the youngster, his emergence around going to go unrecognised. unfortunately, there is a limit to the contracts that can be given to these youngsters at the moment, so remember we sign them up to 5 year deals just yet! but, it is very promising to see the next set of bright talents getting the chance to play and train with the senior side. that experience around the side will only boost their confidence and speed up their learning and understanding of the modern game.
with linked with a move for manchester united youngster, james wilson, competition for the starting striker spot heats up. with cauley woodrow and matt smith in fine form during pre-season, wilson be a guaranteed starter should he arrive at craven cottage in the next few weeks. the potential positive of james wilson would be that the loan could lead to a permanent signing the following summer, and with wilson being versatile enough to play anywhere across a front three his arrival would provide back-up options should/ayite need a rest due the demanding schedules of championship football.
to conclude, it seems that a deal for ale could be dead in the water with the argentine not being included in the latest pre-season squad and rumours that he picked up another injury during a recent training session. with the argentine struggling to prove his fitness, his agent has reportedly opened talks with other clubs. while, would have been an exciting addition’s high press tactics could prove a tough ask for the midfielder, which could force to spend their resources elsewhere.
and for those who follow’s youth players a little more than others, former starlet, jordan evans has joined bristol rovers on trial following a successful loan spell at oxford united last season and i hope he secures a long-term deal at the newly promoted side.
thank you for reading please feel free to tweet your thoughts to me @abronssmith.
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fɔr geɪmz ˈɪntu ˌpriˈsizən ənd hæv kɛpt ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv klin ʃits ɛz ðeɪ dɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsizən. hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈoʊvər ðə ˌpriˈsizən tɪ deɪt, ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔl fɔr geɪmz ˈskɔrɪŋ 16 goʊlz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ər jɛt tɪ kənˈsid ɪn ðə fɔr geɪmz ðeɪ hæv pleɪd. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli soʊ, hæv bɪn ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈfrili wɪˈθaʊt ðɛr stɑr ˈstraɪkər, rɔs məˈkɔrmək hu həz bɪn ˈæbsənt frəm ðə ˌpriˈsizən skwɑdz fər ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈrizənz. wɪθ ˈkɔli ˈwʊˌdroʊ, mæt smɪθ, flɔɪd ənd ˈrækɪŋ əp ðə goʊlz ənd əˈsɪsts, ɪt simz ðət ʃʊd luz ðɛr ˈstraɪkər, ðə kləb wʊd bi ɪn seɪf hænz fər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈsizən. læst naɪt, ˈkəmfərtəbli bit ˈbraɪtən ɛz ðə geɪm wɑz ˈhoʊstɪd æt aldershot*. ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv fit, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ˈbraɪtən wər ə saɪd ðət ˈnɛroʊli lɔst aʊt ɔn ˌɔtəˈmætɪk pərˈmoʊʃən ənd bit ˈjuˈɛs ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈsizən. saɪd vi ˈbraɪtən ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 7:45pm*): (ˈbətən ˈfrɛdrɪks ˈkɑləz, rim (ˈmædəl (ˈstɪrmən ˈkrɪstənsən ˈpɑrkər flɔɪd ayité*é (də lɑ tɔr ˈwʊˌdroʊ (mæt smɪθ wɪθ ˈdɛnɪs ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə saɪd, ðə ˈbɛlʤən sɔ hɪz pleɪɪŋ taɪm splɪt bɪtˈwin boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə dɪˈfɛns ɛz ðə geɪm prəˈgrɛst, wɪθ raɪən ˈfrɛdrɪks ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ən ˈərli ˈɪnʤəri ənd ðɛn jəŋ ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn æt left-back*. dɪˈspaɪt ðə swɪʧ, ðə nu ˈsaɪnɪŋ pleɪd wɪθ hɪz hɑrt ɔn hɪz sliv, ənd ðət dɪˈzaɪər hɛlpt ðə tim prɛs ˈbraɪtən ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pɪʧ. ðɪs əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə geɪm simz tɪ bi ðə fər fər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈsizən, wɪθ hɪz ˈtrænsfər ˈdilɪŋz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ən ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən əv peɪs. wəns əˈgɛn, raɪən hæd ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə geɪm, wɪθ ðə 16 jɪr oʊld ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ə ˈbjutəfəl tim muv tɪ meɪk ɪt ʤɪst ˈæftər ðə breɪk. waɪl ɪz əˈməŋst ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈtælənts əv ˌpriˈsizən, fænz məst kip ə lɪd ɔn ðɛr ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm, wɪθ ðə pleɪər stɪl ˈoʊnli 16 jɪrz oʊld, ˈrəʃɪŋ hɪz dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɪntu ðə kʊd hɔlt hɪz fˈjuʧər, bət ʃʊd raɪən kənˈtɪnju ðiz ˈlɛvəlz əv pərˈfɔrmənsɪz, kʊd kɔl ɪm əp tɪ ðə saɪd fər ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv geɪm ˈsunər ˈrəðər ðən ˈleɪtər. wɪθ ˈɑrsənəl rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə muv fər ðə ˈjəŋstər, hɪz ˈimərʤəns əraʊnd goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ unrecognised*. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈlɪmət tɪ ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækts ðət kən bi ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðiz ˈjəŋstərz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt, soʊ rɪˈmɛmbər wi saɪn ðɛm əp tɪ 5 jɪr dilz ʤɪst jɛt! bət, ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ si ðə nɛkst sɛt əv braɪt ˈtælənts ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ ənd treɪn wɪθ ðə ˈsinjər saɪd. ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns əraʊnd ðə saɪd wɪl ˈoʊnli bust ðɛr ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd spid əp ðɛr ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈmɑdərn geɪm. wɪθ lɪŋkt wɪθ ə muv fər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈjəŋstər, ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlsən, ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən fər ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈstraɪkər spɑt hits əp. wɪθ ˈkɔli ˈwʊˌdroʊ ənd mæt smɪθ ɪn faɪn fɔrm ˈdʊrɪŋ ˌpriˈsizən, ˈwɪlsən bi ə ˌgɛrənˈtid ˈstɑrtər ʃʊd hi əraɪv æt ˈkreɪvən ˈkɑtɪʤ ɪn ðə nɛkst fju wiks. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈpɑzətɪv əv ʤeɪmz ˈwɪlsən wʊd bi ðət ðə loʊn kʊd lɛd tɪ ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈsaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsəmər, ənd wɪθ ˈwɪlsən biɪŋ ˈvərsətəl ɪˈnəf tɪ pleɪ ˈɛniˌwɛr əˈkrɔs ə frənt θri hɪz ərˈaɪvəl wʊd prəˈvaɪd ˈbæˌkəp ˈɔpʃənz ʃʊd nid ə rɛst du ðə dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊlz əv ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈfʊtˌbɔl. tɪ kənˈklud, ɪt simz ðət ə dil fər eɪl kʊd bi dɛd ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər wɪθ ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin nɑt biɪŋ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌpriˈsizən skwɑd ənd ˈrumərz ðət hi pɪkt əp əˈnəðər ˈɪnʤəri ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrisənt ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən. wɪθ ðə ˈɑrʤənˌtin ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ pruv hɪz ˈfɪtnəs, hɪz ˈeɪʤənt həz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈoʊpənd tɔks wɪθ ˈəðər kləbz. waɪl, wʊd hæv bɪn ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ əˈdɪʃən haɪ prɛs ˈtæktɪks kʊd pruv ə təf æsk fər ðə midfielder*, wɪʧ kʊd fɔrs tɪ spɛnd ðɛr ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ənd fər ðoʊz hu ˈfɑloʊ juθ pleɪərz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ˈəðərz, ˈfɔrmər ˈstɑrlət, ˈʤɔrdən ˈɛvənz həz ʤɔɪnd ˈbrɪstəl ˈroʊvərz ɔn traɪəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səkˈsɛsfəl loʊn spɛl æt ˈɑksfərd juˈnaɪtɪd læst ˈsizən ənd aɪ hoʊp hi sɪˈkjʊrz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm dil æt ðə ˈnuli prəˈmoʊtəd saɪd. θæŋk ju fər ˈrɛdɪŋ pliz fil fri tɪ twit jʊr θɔts tɪ mi @abronssmith*. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts
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saudi state media report that saudi arabia has intercepted a ballistic missile fired from yemen toward the kingdom.
“the missile was heading towards the city of and was intercepted and destroyed without any casualties,” the saudi press agency quoted a spokesman for a coalition fighting against yemeni rebels as saying late on november 30.
the spokesman, al-maliki, also said that the control of ballistic weapons by rebels in yemen represents a threat to regional and international security.
tensions in the region intensified after a ballistic missile fired from yemen was intercepted near the saudi capital, riyadh, on november 4.
saudi crown prince muhammad bin salman accused iran of "direct military aggression" by supplying missiles to rebels.
sunni-ruled saudi arabia and its allies in the persian gulf region have also accused predominantly iran of fomenting terrorism and conflict in the region.
tehran denies the accusations.
based on reporting by spa
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ˈsɔdi steɪt ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə həz ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl faɪərd frəm ˈjɛmən təˈwɔrd ðə ˈkɪŋdəm. ˈmɪsəl wɑz ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈsɪti əv ənd wɑz ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni casualties,”*,” ðə ˈsɔdi prɛs ˈeɪʤənsi kˈwoʊtɪd ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈjɛməni ˈrɛbəlz ɛz seɪɪŋ leɪt ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 30 ðə ˈspoʊksmən, al-maliki*, ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðə kənˈtroʊl əv bəˈlɪstɪk ˈwɛpənz baɪ ˈrɛbəlz ɪn ˈjɛmən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə θrɛt tɪ ˈriʤənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈtɛnʧənz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈæftər ə bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl faɪərd frəm ˈjɛmən wɑz ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd nɪr ðə ˈsɔdi ˈkæpɪtəl, riɑd, ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 4 ˈsɔdi kraʊn prɪns mʊˈhɑməd bɪn ˈsæmən əˈkjuzd ˌɪˈrɑn əv "dɪˈrɛkt ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈgrɛʃən" baɪ səˈplaɪɪŋ ˈmɪsəlz tɪ ˈrɛbəlz. ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz ɪn ðə ˈpərʒən gəlf ˈriʤən hæv ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˌɪˈrɑn əv ˈfoʊmɛntɪŋ ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ənd ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ˌteɪˈrɑn dɪˈnaɪz ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz. beɪst ɔn rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ spɑ
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the study, published in proceedings of the national academy of sciences, identified the first for major, or clinical, depression. this ‘biological signpost’ could mean boys at greatest risk of depression are treated earlier.
clinical depression affects one in six people at some point in their lives. until now, however, doctors have lacked a for clinical depression, partly because its causes and symptoms are so varied.
according to professor ian of the department of psychiatry who led the study: “through our research, we now have a very real way of identifying those teenage boys most likely to develop clinical depression. this will help us strategically target and interventions at these individuals and hopefully help reduce their risk of serious episodes of depression and their consequences in adult life.”
the researchers collected spit samples from hundreds of teenagers and measured levels of cortisol in the saliva, as well as information on symptoms of depression. this they used to divide the teenagers into one of four groups depending on their cortisol levels and symptoms of depression.
after following the group for 12 to 36 months, they were then able to work out which group was most likely to develop clinical depression and other psychiatric disorders.
they found boys with high levels of cortisol and depressive symptoms were 14 times more likely to develop clinical depression than those with neither. in girls, however, this difference was less marked. girls with high cortisol and depressive symptoms were four times more likely to develop clinical depression than those with neither, suggesting gender differences in how depression develops.
the researchers hope that having an easily measurable in this case, raised cortisol plus depressive symptoms will allow primary care services to identify boys at high risk and consider new public mental health strategies for this part of the population.
“this new suggests that we may be able to offer a more approach to tackling boys at risk for depression,” said dr matthew owens.
“this could be a much needed way of reducing the number of people suffering from depression, and in particular stemming a risk at a time when there has been an increasing rate of suicide amongst teenage boys and young men.”
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ðə ˈstədi, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn prəˈsidɪŋz əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈkædəmi əv ˈsaɪənsɪz, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə fərst fər ˈmeɪʤər, ər ˈklɪnɪkəl, dɪˈprɛʃən. ðɪs signpost’*’ kʊd min bɔɪz æt ˈgreɪtəst rɪsk əv dɪˈprɛʃən ər ˈtritɪd ˈərliər. ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən əˈfɛkts wən ɪn sɪks ˈpipəl æt səm pɔɪnt ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. ənˈtɪl naʊ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈdɑktərz hæv lækt ə fər ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈkɔzɪz ənd ˈsɪmptəmz ər soʊ ˈvɛrid. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ prəˈfɛsər ˈiən əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv sɪˈkaɪətri hu lɛd ðə ˈstədi: ɑr ˈrisərʧ, wi naʊ hæv ə ˈvɛri ril weɪ əv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðoʊz ˈtiˌneɪʤ bɔɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən. ðɪs wɪl hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs strəˈtiʤɪkli ˈtərgət ənd ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz æt ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˈhoʊpfəli hɛlp rɪˈdus ðɛr rɪsk əv ˈsɪriəs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv dɪˈprɛʃən ənd ðɛr ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ɪn ˈædəlt life.”*.” ðə ˈrisərʧərz kəˈlɛktəd spɪt ˈsæmpəlz frəm ˈhənərdz əv ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ənd ˈmɛʒərd ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈkɔrtɪˌsɔl ɪn ðə səˈlaɪvə, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈsɪmptəmz əv dɪˈprɛʃən. ðɪs ðeɪ juzd tɪ dɪˈvaɪd ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ˈɪntu wən əv fɔr grups dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈkɔrtɪˌsɔl ˈlɛvəlz ənd ˈsɪmptəmz əv dɪˈprɛʃən. ˈæftər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə grup fər 12 tɪ 36 mənθs, ðeɪ wər ðɛn ˈeɪbəl tɪ wərk aʊt wɪʧ grup wɑz moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ənd ˈəðər ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk dɪˈsɔrdərz. ðeɪ faʊnd bɔɪz wɪθ haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈkɔrtɪˌsɔl ənd dɪˈprɛsɪv ˈsɪmptəmz wər 14 taɪmz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ðən ðoʊz wɪθ ˈniðər. ɪn gərlz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs ˈdɪfərəns wɑz lɛs mɑrkt. gərlz wɪθ haɪ ˈkɔrtɪˌsɔl ənd dɪˈprɛsɪv ˈsɪmptəmz wər fɔr taɪmz mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈprɛʃən ðən ðoʊz wɪθ ˈniðər, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ˈʤɛndər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn haʊ dɪˈprɛʃən dɪˈvɛləps. ðə ˈrisərʧərz hoʊp ðət ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈizəli ˈmɛʒərəbəl ɪn ðɪs keɪs, reɪzd ˈkɔrtɪˌsɔl pləs dɪˈprɛsɪv ˈsɪmptəmz wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈpraɪˌmɛri kɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ bɔɪz æt haɪ rɪsk ənd kənˈsɪdər nu ˈpəblɪk ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈstrætəʤiz fər ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. nu səˈʤɛsts ðət wi meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɔfər ə mɔr əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈtækəlɪŋ bɔɪz æt rɪsk fər depression,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər ˈmæθju oʊənz. kʊd bi ə məʧ ˈnidɪd weɪ əv rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm dɪˈprɛʃən, ənd ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈstɛmɪŋ ə rɪsk æt ə taɪm wɪn ðɛr həz bɪn ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ reɪt əv ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈməŋst ˈtiˌneɪʤ bɔɪz ənd jəŋ men.”*.”
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tax experts say multinationals will be watching to see if revenue minister judith collins signals anything "unorthodox".
multinationals such as google and apple are about to find out whether they will face tougher tax rules in new zealand.
long-awaited measures to clamp down on multinational tax are expected to be unveiled by revenue minister judith collins on friday morning.
pwc tax expert nightingale said big business was waiting to find out whether new zealand would follow britain and australia in implementing a "diverted profit tax" to multinationals caught manipulating the tax system.
sean images company tax contributes 15 per cent of new zealand's tax take, but there are concerns multinationals have the system.
united states lobby group citizens for tax justice estimated in october that the top 500 us corporations including apple, nike and pharmaceutical giant pfizer had stockpiled trillion of profits in tax havens.
profit-shifting has prompted nations to back a crackdown by the organisation for economic cooperation and development, called.
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* inland revenue legal boss 'not qualified' to make call on trust in tax
company tax makes up 15 per cent of new zealand's total tax take of $63 billion, but a cabinet paper said there were concerns multinationals were not paying their fair share.
nightingale said a diverted profits tax would be "more politics than policy".
ministers had indicated the government was thinking about a diverted profit tax but "probably wouldn't go the whole way", he said.
instead, the meat of the measures that would be proposed by collins at a meeting of the international fiscal association in would likely be technical in nature and would represent new zealand's attempt to implement, he said.
"i expect they won't be easy to translate into simple soundbites."
an inland revenue briefing to collins released last month confirmed officials were working on proposals to tighten transfer pricing and "permanent establishment" rules and hybrid instruments and on limiting the interest payments that foreign firms could deduct from the profits of their new zealand subsidiaries.
nightingale said a key question would be how orthodox those changes would be.
"what will be interesting will be ... how far they have gone towards the recommended position, and whether they are in step with our major investment and trading partners.
"it is appropriate for the government to focus on this stuff, like governments around the world are, [but] we don't want new zealand to 'blaze the trail' because we are a small country," he said.
ernst & young tax partner david snell said the drivers behind did not apply as strongly in new zealand as they did elsewhere.
"we don't have a great revenue shortfall, nor do we have in my view strong evidence of corporates having markedly underpaid tax."
nightingale said multinationals had been impacted by other changes such as the imposition of on imported digital services such as and and would be watching collins' announcement closely.
there was a chance political developments such as and the election of president donald trump could delay the wider project, but nightingale believed the momentum was too strong for it to be derailed.
"revenue officials are strongly and i expect that will continue despite the politics.
"but if you put the politics over the top of it, there is going to be a huge ongoing argument between europe and the us and there already is over who gets to tax the revenues of those big european and us multinationals.
"the trump administration is going to put america's interests first in a whole range of policy areas, but also in tax," he said.
taxing jargon
transfer pricing refers to the prices multinationals set when they charge their local subsidiaries for services such as accounting and marketing.
multinationals can divert money to jurisdictions by overcharging for such services.
the government may remove the "burden of proof" on inland revenue to show transfer prices are unfair.
permanent establishment rules determine whether a company has a taxable presence in a country.
changes may make it harder for foreign firms to claim they don't have a permanent presence in new zealand if they use intermediaries to enter into contracts here on their behalf.
hybrid mismatches relate to such as the "double irish" that involve companies exploiting differences between countries' tax laws often differences in semantics to avoid a profit being taxed in either country.
such "mismatches" can be tackled either through rules or through general "anti-avoidance" measures.
interest deductions can be used to channel profits from new zealand subsidiaries to multinational parents.
unnecessarily large loans, or loans at artificially high interest rates, can mean cash is unfairly transferred through untaxed interest payments, rather than through dividends on profits.
already a focus for inland revenue, the government may seek to tighten up practices in this area.
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tæks ˈɛkspərts seɪ ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz wɪl bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ tɪ si ɪf ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤudɪθ ˈkɑlɪnz ˈsɪgnəlz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ "əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks". ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz səʧ ɛz ˈgugəl ənd ˈæpəl ər əˈbaʊt tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wɪl feɪs ˈtəfər tæks rulz ɪn nu ˈzilənd. ˈmɛʒərz tɪ klæmp daʊn ɔn ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl tæks ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ənˈveɪld baɪ ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈmɪnɪstər ˈʤudɪθ ˈkɑlɪnz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. tæks ˈɛkspərt ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl sɛd bɪg ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ faɪnd aʊt ˈwɛðər nu ˈzilənd wʊd ˈfɑloʊ ˈbrɪtən ənd ɔˈstreɪljə ɪn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə "dɪˈvərtɪd ˈprɑfɪt tæks" tɪ ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz kɔt məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə tæks ˈsɪstəm. ʃɔn ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈkəmpəˌni tæks kənˈtrɪbjuts 15 pər sɛnt əv nu ˈziləndz tæks teɪk, bət ðɛr ər kənˈsərnz ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz hæv ðə ˈsɪstəm. juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈlɑbi grup ˈsɪtɪzənz fər tæks ˈʤəstɪs ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ðət ðə tɔp 500 ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæpəl, ˈnaɪki ənd ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ʤaɪənt ˈfaɪzər hæd ˈstɑkˌpaɪld ˈtrɪljən əv ˈprɑfɪts ɪn tæks ˈheɪvənz. həz ˈprɑmptɪd ˈneɪʃənz tɪ bæk ə ˈkrækˌdaʊn baɪ ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt, kɔld. rɛd mɔr: ˈvɪktəri æt hænd ɪn ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl tæks ˈbætəl bət meɪ nɑt gɪt ðə spɔɪlz ˈɪnˌlænd ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈligəl bɔs 'nɑt kˈwɑləˌfaɪd' tɪ meɪk kɔl ɔn trəst ɪn tæks ˈkəmpəˌni tæks meɪks əp 15 pər sɛnt əv nu ˈziləndz ˈtoʊtəl tæks teɪk əv 63 ˈbɪljən, bət ə ˈkæbənət ˈpeɪpər sɛd ðɛr wər kənˈsərnz ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz wər nɑt peɪɪŋ ðɛr fɛr ʃɛr. ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl sɛd ə dɪˈvərtɪd ˈprɑfɪts tæks wʊd bi "mɔr ˈpɑləˌtɪks ðən ˈpɑləsi". ˈmɪnɪstərz hæd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə dɪˈvərtɪd ˈprɑfɪt tæks bət "ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈwʊdənt goʊ ðə hoʊl weɪ", hi sɛd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə mit əv ðə ˈmɛʒərz ðət wʊd bi prəˈpoʊzd baɪ ˈkɑlɪnz æt ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈfɪskəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪn wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈtɛknɪkəl ɪn ˈneɪʧər ənd wʊd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt nu ˈziləndz əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt, hi sɛd. "aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðeɪ woʊnt bi ˈizi tɪ trænzˈleɪt ˈɪntu ˈsɪmpəl ˈsaʊndˌbaɪts." ən ˈɪnˌlænd ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈbrifɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑlɪnz riˈlist læst mənθ kənˈfərmd əˈfɪʃəlz wər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ ˈtaɪtən ˈtrænsfər ˈpraɪsɪŋ ənd "ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt" rulz ənd ˈhaɪbrɪd ˈɪnstrəmənts ənd ɔn ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts ðət ˈfɔrən fərmz kʊd dɪˈdəkt frəm ðə ˈprɑfɪts əv ðɛr nu ˈzilənd səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz. ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl sɛd ə ki kˈwɛʃən wʊd bi haʊ ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ðoʊz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd bi. "wət wɪl bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wɪl bi haʊ fɑr ðeɪ hæv gɔn təˈwɔrdz ðə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ɪn stɛp wɪθ ɑr ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz. "ɪt ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðɪs stəf, laɪk ˈgəvərnmənts əraʊnd ðə wərld ər, [bət] wi doʊnt wɔnt nu ˈzilənd tɪ 'bleɪz ðə treɪl' bɪˈkəz wi ər ə smɔl ˈkəntri," hi sɛd. ərnst jəŋ tæks ˈpɑrtnər ˈdeɪvɪd snɛl sɛd ðə ˈdraɪvərz bɪˈhaɪnd dɪd nɑt əˈplaɪ ɛz ˈstrɔŋli ɪn nu ˈzilənd ɛz ðeɪ dɪd ˈɛlsˌwɛr. "wi doʊnt hæv ə greɪt ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl, nɔr du wi hæv ɪn maɪ vju strɔŋ ˈɛvədəns əv ˈkɔrpərəts ˈhævɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪdli ˈəndərˈpeɪd tæks." ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl sɛd ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz hæd bɪn ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ˈəðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz səʧ ɛz ðə ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən əv ɔn ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ənd ənd wʊd bi ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈkɑlɪnz' əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈkloʊsli. ðɛr wɑz ə ʧæns pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənts səʧ ɛz ənd ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp kʊd dɪˈleɪ ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈprɑʤɛkt, bət ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl bɪˈlivd ðə moʊˈmɛntəm wɑz tu strɔŋ fər ɪt tɪ bi dɪˈreɪld. "ˈrɛvəˌnu əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈstrɔŋli ənd aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ðət wɪl kənˈtɪnju dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks. "bət ɪf ju pʊt ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp əv ɪt, ðɛr ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə juʤ ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənt bɪtˈwin ˈjʊrəp ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðɛr ɔˈrɛdi ɪz ˈoʊvər hu gɪts tɪ tæks ðə ˈrɛvəˌnuz əv ðoʊz bɪg ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd ˈjuˈɛs ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz. "ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊt əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈɪntərɪsts fərst ɪn ə hoʊl reɪnʤ əv ˈpɑləsi ˈɛriəz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn tæks," hi sɛd. ˈtæksɪŋ ˈʤɑrgən ˈtrænsfər ˈpraɪsɪŋ rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz sɛt wɪn ðeɪ ʧɑrʤ ðɛr ˈloʊkəl səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz fər ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz əˈkaʊnɪŋ ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz kən dɪˈvərt ˈməni tɪ ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz baɪ ˌoʊvərˈʧɑrʤɪŋ fər səʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ riˈmuv ðə "ˈbərdən əv pruf" ɔn ˈɪnˌlænd ˈrɛvəˌnu tɪ ʃoʊ ˈtrænsfər ˈpraɪsɪz ər ˌɔnˈfɛr. ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt rulz dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ə ˈtæksəbəl ˈprɛzəns ɪn ə ˈkəntri. ˈʧeɪnʤɪz meɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər ˈfɔrən fərmz tɪ kleɪm ðeɪ doʊnt hæv ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈprɛzəns ɪn nu ˈzilənd ɪf ðeɪ juz ˌɪnərˈmidiˌɛriz tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ˈkɑnˌtrækts hir ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf. ˈhaɪbrɪd mɪsˈmæʧɪz rɪˈleɪt tɪ səʧ ɛz ðə "ˈdəbəl ˈaɪrɪʃ" ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈkəntriz' tæks lɔz ˈɔfən ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn sɪˈmæntɪks tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə ˈprɑfɪt biɪŋ tækst ɪn ˈiðər ˈkəntri. səʧ "mɪsˈmæʧɪz" kən bi ˈtækəld ˈiðər θru rulz ər θru ˈʤɛnərəl "anti-avoidance*" ˈmɛʒərz. ˈɪntəˌrɛst dɪˈdəkʃənz kən bi juzd tɪ ˈʧænəl ˈprɑfɪts frəm nu ˈzilənd səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz tɪ ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈpɛrənts. ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli lɑrʤ loʊnz, ər loʊnz æt ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəli haɪ ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts, kən min kæʃ ɪz ənˈfɛrli ˈtrænsfərd θru ənˈtækst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts, ˈrəðər ðən θru ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz ɔn ˈprɑfɪts. ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈfoʊkɪs fər ˈɪnˌlænd ˈrɛvəˌnu, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ sik tɪ ˈtaɪtən əp ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə.
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day 2 of the (beer bloggers conference) started off slowly. i am not a morning person, especially after a day full of drinking with a bunch of new beer geeks. i managed to roll out of bed, with a mixture of hunger and a timely sense of urgency to get my ass to the first scheduled part of the second day of the conference, which was one of the most exciting ones for the photographer nerd in me, the photography session hosted by alan kropf who takes professional and gets paid for it. that must be the life, right? so jealous!
i snuck in the back of the photography session only a few minutes late and quickly glanced around to see if there was coffee. alas, no coffee. halfway through the session, i regretted not getting a water bottle at the little hotel “store” and gave longing looks at the water cooler across the room that might as well been through the final challenge from legends of the hidden temple. regardless of my misery, i really enjoyed learning about how a professional photographer works and what the benefits to different equipment can be.
after another session that included videography, we were off to the yard house for lunch and some drinks. we arrived and was escorted to a private room downstairs that had finger food and waitresses sweeping the room with more finger foods. i really was hoping for something more substantial but after a mini hamburger and some chips i started to feel the color come back to my face. we went back upstairs to get some fresh air and socialize until we were required to get back on the bus to head back to the conference.
upon return, we were treated to a keynote speech from the one and only ken grossman of sierra nevada. he was quite majestic and many of my beer brethren was plucking the stars from their eyes. the room was intended. just sitting in a room not interacting and listening to someone talk can be tiring and almost boring, but i board by speech. he regaled us with stories and the most notable one was the harrowing journey that was the beer camp across america. i just love hearing about people you look up to getting wasted or driving for 14 hours without makes them so human and relatable.
after one more speech, we participated in live beer blogging which was basically speed dating. we had about 5 minutes with different local breweries and sampled their beer and either about it or live about it. i opted to tweet about it because i am methodical about what i post on this blog and want to have a post without good or content. i am so deep, i know.
after the whirlwind speed dating, we had all of 10 minutes to ourselves before being whisked off to stone liberty station for “dinner” and more drinks. i say “dinner” because it was again finger food and i again eat enough. really my fault because i shoved as much flat bread in my face as possible but noooo…. i went on a tour with my old pal dr. bill instead. so, for all of you who been to liberty station crazy beautiful. already won awards for architecture and stuff and it shows. the tour started in the bathroom (of course) and dr. bill showed us the open station while we took and the bathroom goers. sorry citizen, we are bloggers and this shit is too rad to not document. tooling around the restaurant we saw the back outside patio, the several rooms for food and drinks, the tall ceilings that you could throw a football through, and the tallest tree i have seen since yosemite. after the tour dr. bill dazzled me and my new beer with pulling some from his cellar, dr. billy stylez. not wanting to leave but wanting to stay with the group, we were herded onto the bus back to the hotel. oh, and they had replaced our nice and quiet bus with a bus and there was a stripper pole that was on that ride back. oh the memories.
but wait! not over folks. there was a beer social being held again in the main conference room with more beers, followed by a bottle share with an impossible number of beers to try and taste from some of the most prestigious beers geeks across america. needless to say, shit got really crazy and luckily i called it a night before i got really sloppy. i was still pretty sloppy, sure.
it’s sunday morning and i want to die. i decide i can ditch the first part of the conference because i look at my shoes and all i can think was nope. not moving around yet. i finally muster the courage to get dressed and suck it up, and visit the hotel store for a diet soda, water, crackers and a protein bar. after plowing through that protein bar and that diet soda, i start to feel normal again and jump into the breakout sessions about bloggers what their experience has been. it was cool to listen to the different backgrounds and experiences some of us have had. the conference ended around noon and i was looking forward to going home to my comfy bed and wonderful husband and cute puppies. i said my goodbyes to my new friends and made the 2 hour trip home. why does traffic from san diego to on a sunday suck so hard?
all in all, i really enjoyed my first beer bloggers conference. i think next year i will make a point of it to eat more and bring some more snacking food to tie me over in between meals. i even drink that much but it was the lack of food and water that really hurt me in the end. i hope to be able to attend the in north carolina for take 2! hope to see all there! thanks to all the sponsors and breweries who participated!
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deɪ 2 əv ðə (bɪr ˈblɔgərz ˈkɑnfərəns) ˈstɑrtɪd ɔf sˈloʊli. aɪ æm nɑt ə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈpərsən, əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər ə deɪ fʊl əv ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ ə bənʧ əv nu bɪr giks. aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ roʊl aʊt əv bɛd, wɪθ ə ˈmɪksʧər əv ˈhəŋgər ənd ə ˈtaɪmli sɛns əv ˈərʤənsi tɪ gɪt maɪ æs tɪ ðə fərst ˈskɛʤʊld pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd deɪ əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns, wɪʧ wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ wənz fər ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər nərd ɪn mi, ðə fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈsɛʃən ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ˈælən krɑpf hu teɪks prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd gɪts peɪd fər ɪt. ðət məst bi ðə laɪf, raɪt? soʊ ˈʤɛləs! aɪ snək ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈsɛʃən ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈmɪnəts leɪt ənd kˈwɪkli glænst əraʊnd tɪ si ɪf ðɛr wɑz ˈkɔfi. əˈlæs, noʊ ˈkɔfi. ˈhæfˈweɪ θru ðə ˈsɛʃən, aɪ rɪˈgrɛtɪd nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəl æt ðə ˈlɪtəl hoʊˈtɛl ““store”*” ənd geɪv ˈlɔŋɪŋ lʊks æt ðə ˈwɔtər ˈkulər əˈkrɔs ðə rum ðət maɪt ɛz wɛl bɪn θru ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈʧælənʤ frəm ˈlɛʤəndz əv ðə ˈhɪdən ˈtɛmpəl. rəˈgɑrdləs əv maɪ ˈmɪzəri, aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl fəˈtɑgrəfər wərks ənd wət ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈwɪpmənt kən bi. ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈsɛʃən ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd videography*, wi wər ɔf tɪ ðə jɑrd haʊs fər lənʧ ənd səm drɪŋks. wi əraɪvd ənd wɑz ɛˈskɔrtɪd tɪ ə ˈpraɪvət rum ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz ðət hæd ˈfɪŋgər fud ənd ˈweɪtrəsɪz sˈwipɪŋ ðə rum wɪθ mɔr ˈfɪŋgər fudz. aɪ ˈrɪli wɑz ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr səbˈstænʃəl bət ˈæftər ə ˈmɪni ˈhæmbərgər ənd səm ʧɪps aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ fil ðə ˈkələr kəm bæk tɪ maɪ feɪs. wi wɛnt bæk əpˈstɛrz tɪ gɪt səm frɛʃ ɛr ənd ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz ənˈtɪl wi wər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ gɪt bæk ɔn ðə bəs tɪ hɛd bæk tɪ ðə ˈkɑnfərəns. əˈpɑn rɪˈtərn, wi wər ˈtritɪd tɪ ə ˈkiˌnoʊt spiʧ frəm ðə wən ənd ˈoʊnli kɛn ˈgroʊsmən əv siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə. hi wɑz kwaɪt məˈʤɛstɪk ənd ˈmɛni əv maɪ bɪr ˈbrɛðrən wɑz ˈpləkɪŋ ðə stɑrz frəm ðɛr aɪz. ðə rum wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. ʤɪst ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ə rum nɑt ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ ənd ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈsəmˌwən tɔk kən bi ˈtaɪrɪŋ ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈbɔrɪŋ, bət aɪ bɔrd baɪ spiʧ. hi rɪˈgeɪld ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ˈstɔriz ənd ðə moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl wən wɑz ðə ˈhɛroʊɪŋ ˈʤərni ðət wɑz ðə bɪr kæmp əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə. aɪ ʤɪst ləv ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ju lʊk əp tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈweɪstɪd ər ˈdraɪvɪŋ fər 14 aʊərz wɪˈθaʊt meɪks ðɛm soʊ ˈjumən ənd relatable*. ˈæftər wən mɔr spiʧ, wi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn lɪv bɪr ˈblɔgɪŋ wɪʧ wɑz ˈbeɪsɪkli spid ˈdeɪtɪŋ. wi hæd əˈbaʊt 5 ˈmɪnəts wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈloʊkəl ˈbruəriz ənd ˈsæmpəld ðɛr bɪr ənd ˈiðər əˈbaʊt ɪt ər lɪv əˈbaʊt ɪt. aɪ ˈɑptɪd tɪ twit əˈbaʊt ɪt bɪˈkəz aɪ æm məˈθɑdɪkəl əˈbaʊt wət aɪ poʊst ɔn ðɪs blɔg ənd wɔnt tɪ hæv ə poʊst wɪˈθaʊt gʊd ər ˈkɑntɛnt. aɪ æm soʊ dip, aɪ noʊ. ˈæftər ðə ˈwərlˌwɪnd spid ˈdeɪtɪŋ, wi hæd ɔl əv 10 ˈmɪnəts tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ wɪskt ɔf tɪ stoʊn ˈlɪbərˌti ˈsteɪʃən fər ““dinner”*” ənd mɔr drɪŋks. aɪ seɪ ““dinner”*” bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz əˈgɛn ˈfɪŋgər fud ənd aɪ əˈgɛn it ɪˈnəf. ˈrɪli maɪ fɔlt bɪˈkəz aɪ ʃəvd ɛz məʧ flæt brɛd ɪn maɪ feɪs ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl bət noooo…*…. aɪ wɛnt ɔn ə tʊr wɪθ maɪ oʊld pæl ˈdɑktər. bɪl ˌɪnˈstɛd. soʊ, fər ɔl əv ju hu bɪn tɪ ˈlɪbərˌti ˈsteɪʃən ˈkreɪzi ˈbjutəfəl. ɔˈrɛdi wən əˈwɔrdz fər ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ənd stəf ənd ɪt ʃoʊz. ðə tʊr ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə ˈbæθˌrum (əv kɔrs) ənd ˈdɑktər. bɪl ʃoʊd ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˈoʊpən ˈsteɪʃən waɪl wi tʊk ənd ðə ˈbæθˌrum goʊərz. ˈsɑri ˈsɪtɪzən, wi ər ˈblɔgərz ənd ðɪs ʃɪt ɪz tu ræd tɪ nɑt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. ˈtulɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt wi sɔ ðə bæk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈpætiˌoʊ, ðə ˈsɛvərəl rumz fər fud ənd drɪŋks, ðə tɔl ˈsilɪŋz ðət ju kʊd θroʊ ə ˈfʊtˌbɔl θru, ənd ðə ˈtɔlɪst tri aɪ hæv sin sɪns joʊˈsɛmɪti. ˈæftər ðə tʊr ˈdɑktər. bɪl ˈdæzəld mi ənd maɪ nu bɪr wɪθ ˈpʊlɪŋ səm frəm hɪz ˈsɛlər, ˈdɑktər. ˈbɪli stylez*. nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ liv bət ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ steɪ wɪθ ðə grup, wi wər ˈhərdɪd ˈɔntu ðə bəs bæk tɪ ðə hoʊˈtɛl. oʊ, ənd ðeɪ hæd ˌriˈpleɪst ɑr nis ənd kwaɪət bəs wɪθ ə bəs ənd ðɛr wɑz ə ˈstrɪpər poʊl ðət wɑz ɔn ðət raɪd bæk. oʊ ðə ˈmɛməriz. bət weɪt! nɑt ˈoʊvər foʊks. ðɛr wɑz ə bɪr ˈsoʊʃəl biɪŋ hɛld əˈgɛn ɪn ðə meɪn ˈkɑnfərəns rum wɪθ mɔr bɪrz, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈbɑtəl ʃɛr wɪθ ən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ˈnəmbər əv bɪrz tɪ traɪ ənd teɪst frəm səm əv ðə moʊst pərˈstiʤəs bɪrz giks əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈnidləs tɪ seɪ, ʃɪt gɑt ˈrɪli ˈkreɪzi ənd ˈləkəli aɪ kɔld ɪt ə naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ gɑt ˈrɪli sˈlɑpi. aɪ wɑz stɪl ˈprɪti sˈlɑpi, ʃʊr. ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ daɪ. aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd aɪ kən dɪʧ ðə fərst pɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑnfərəns bɪˈkəz aɪ lʊk æt maɪ ʃuz ənd ɔl aɪ kən θɪŋk wɑz noʊp. nɑt ˈmuvɪŋ əraʊnd jɛt. aɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈməstər ðə kərɪʤ tɪ gɪt drɛst ənd sək ɪt əp, ənd ˈvɪzɪt ðə hoʊˈtɛl stɔr fər ə daɪət ˈsoʊdə, ˈwɔtər, ˈkrækərz ənd ə ˈproʊˌtin bɑr. ˈæftər plaʊɪŋ θru ðət ˈproʊˌtin bɑr ənd ðət daɪət ˈsoʊdə, aɪ stɑrt tɪ fil ˈnɔrməl əˈgɛn ənd ʤəmp ˈɪntu ðə ˈbreɪˌkaʊt ˈsɛʃənz əˈbaʊt ˈblɔgərz wət ðɛr ɪkˈspɪriəns həz bɪn. ɪt wɑz kul tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈbækˌgraʊndz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz səm əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv hæd. ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈɛndɪd əraʊnd nun ənd aɪ wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ goʊɪŋ hoʊm tɪ maɪ ˈkəmfi bɛd ənd ˈwəndərfəl ˈhəzbənd ənd kjut ˈpəpiz. aɪ sɛd maɪ ˌgʊdˈbaɪz tɪ maɪ nu frɛndz ənd meɪd ðə 2 aʊər trɪp hoʊm. waɪ dɪz ˈtræfɪk frəm sæn diˈeɪgoʊ tɪ ɔn ə ˈsənˌdi sək soʊ hɑrd? ɔl ɪn ɔl, aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd maɪ fərst bɪr ˈblɔgərz ˈkɑnfərəns. aɪ θɪŋk nɛkst jɪr aɪ wɪl meɪk ə pɔɪnt əv ɪt tɪ it mɔr ənd brɪŋ səm mɔr sˈnækɪŋ fud tɪ taɪ mi ˈoʊvər ɪn bɪtˈwin milz. aɪ ˈivɪn drɪŋk ðət məʧ bət ɪt wɑz ðə læk əv fud ənd ˈwɔtər ðət ˈrɪli hərt mi ɪn ðə ɛnd. aɪ hoʊp tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə fər teɪk 2 hoʊp tɪ si ɔl ðɛr! θæŋks tɪ ɔl ðə ˈspɑnsərz ənd ˈbruəriz hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd!
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for full respiratory protection in a setting where there are dangerous airborne chemicals or bits to emulate, putting on an ideal face mask and filter device is definitely essential for any kind of employee. of course there is a setback with wearing a regular face mask for hard common labor, which is that it is really effort having to breathe with an air filter, making job more stressful, and triggering exhaustion to establish in far more swiftly.
by selecting one of the current masks (powered air purifying respirators) over traditional versions, there are a lot of outstanding benefits to be had. the first and the majority of quickly apparent among these is that rather of the laborer needing to strive to take a breath via a filter, the electric battery powered air pump connected to the masks drives air through a thorough filter system, and delivers it directly in to the face mask. the air is amazing in the mask as a result of the length of the pipe permitting disturbance to clear up away, and relying on the filter made use of in the system nearly all bits can be taken out.
the following significant perk for employees utilizing a mask when functioning is that since all the hefty elements - the electric motor and filters - are consisted of within a belt installed unit, the mask itself is too much lighter compared to a regular model. this makes it a lot a lot more comfortable to use for long durations of time, as well as lessens the quantity of muscular tissue exhaustion felt by users when they are utilizing the mask.
there are a selection of different masks available, and although they all discuss the very same standard attributes of having the cleanser and air pump affixed to the belt and the mask as a separate thing, they can be utilized for different objectives, and customers ought to consider exactly what their specific requirements are just before spending for among these items.
the most significant advantage of a mask over a hood with an air filter is that it is a wonderful bargain much more versatile for the user, since it is lightweight, and supplies exceptional presence. with a conventional soft hood mask, the peripheral vision of the user is decreased, making them unsuitable to wear within a harmful atmosphere.
to get the maximum gain from putting on a mask, you need to make certain that it is appropriately suited, working appropriately, and regularly examined and maintained. the air purifying pump should be kept clear of blockages, and the user ought to examine that the mask has a good seal around their face to be sure that none of the gases that they are trying to protect themselves from has the ability to enter through the sides.
the other critical consideration when choosing or establishing a mask is to guarantee that you have the appropriate type of filters matched. if you are planning to operate in a setting where the main air contaminants that you have to take care of are dirts, you will require a filter system designed to take out dirt and particles from the air stream. if on the various other hand you are preparing to make use of paint spraying equipment, you will certainly require a different kind of respirator package that protects you from the harmful chemicals that are launched when paint.
if a mask is worn properly, it will certainly supply exceptional degrees of defense from a large array of contamination and gases. it is necessary to ensure that batteries are well billed and will last throughout of the work that is being done.
by opting for one of the most masks (powered air purifying respirators) over standard versions, there are a number of outstanding benefits to be had. the first and a lot of immediately noticeable one of these is that rather of the laborer having to work hard to breathe via a filter, the battery powered air pump affixed to the masks drives air through a detailed filter system, and supplies it directly in to the face mask. the air is awesome in the mask considering that of the length of the pipe permitting disturbance to settle away, and depending on the filter used in the device practically all particles can be removed.
the biggest advantage of a mask over a hood with an air filter is that it is a terrific bargain much more versatile for the wearer, because it is light-weight, and provides superb presence. the other vital factor to consider when picking or setting up a mask is to ensure that you have the best kind of filters suited.
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fər fʊl ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri prəˈtɛkʃən ɪn ə ˈsɛtɪŋ wɛr ðɛr ər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈɛrˌbɔrn ˈkɛmɪkəlz ər bɪts tɪ ˈɛmjəˌleɪt, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ən aɪˈdil feɪs mæsk ənd ˈfɪltər dɪˈvaɪs ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ɛˈsɛnʃəl fər ˈɛni kaɪnd əv ɪmˈplɔɪi. əv kɔrs ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɛtˌbæk wɪθ ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈrɛgjələr feɪs mæsk fər hɑrd ˈkɑmən ˈleɪbər, wɪʧ ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈrɪli ˈɛfərt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ brið wɪθ ən ɛr ˈfɪltər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʤɑb mɔr ˈstrɛsfəl, ənd ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ɪgˈzɔsʧən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ɪn fɑr mɔr sˈwɪftli. baɪ səˈlɛktɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈkɑrənt mæsks (paʊərd ɛr ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈrɛspərˌeɪtərz) ˈoʊvər trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈvərʒənz, ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ bi hæd. ðə fərst ənd ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv kˈwɪkli əˈpɛrənt əˈməŋ ðiz ɪz ðət ˈrəðər əv ðə ˈleɪbərər ˈnidɪŋ tɪ straɪv tɪ teɪk ə brɛθ ˈviə ə ˈfɪltər, ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈbætəri paʊərd ɛr pəmp kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə mæsks draɪvz ɛr θru ə θəroʊ ˈfɪltər ˈsɪstəm, ənd dɪˈlɪvərz ɪt dɪˈrɛkli ɪn tɪ ðə feɪs mæsk. ðə ɛr ɪz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɪn ðə mæsk ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə paɪp pərˈmɪtɪŋ dɪˈstərbəns tɪ klɪr əp əˈweɪ, ənd riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfɪltər meɪd juz əv ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈnɪrli ɔl bɪts kən bi ˈteɪkən aʊt. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pərk fər ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə mæsk wɪn ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ɪz ðət sɪns ɔl ðə ˈhɛfti ˈɛləmənts ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtər ənd ˈfɪltərz ər kənˈsɪstɪd əv wɪˈθɪn ə bɛlt ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈjunɪt, ðə mæsk ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz tu məʧ ˈlaɪtər kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈmɑdəl. ðɪs meɪks ɪt ə lɔt ə lɔt mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl tɪ juz fər lɔŋ ˈdʊˈreɪʃənz əv taɪm, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlɛsənz ðə kˈwɑntəti əv ˈməskjələr ˈtɪʃu ɪgˈzɔsʧən fɛlt baɪ ˈjuzərz wɪn ðeɪ ər ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə mæsk. ðɛr ər ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdɪfərənt mæsks əˈveɪləbəl, ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ ɔl dɪˈskəs ðə ˈvɛri seɪm ˈstændərd əˈtrɪˌbjuts əv ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈklɛnzər ənd ɛr pəmp əˈfɪkst tɪ ðə bɛlt ənd ðə mæsk ɛz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt θɪŋ, ðeɪ kən bi ˈjutəˌlaɪzd fər ˈdɪfərənt əˈbʤɛktɪvz, ənd ˈkəstəmərz ɔt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪgˈzæktli wət ðɛr spɪˈsɪfɪk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ər ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈspɛndɪŋ fər əˈməŋ ðiz ˈaɪtəmz. ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə mæsk ˈoʊvər ə hʊd wɪθ ən ɛr ˈfɪltər ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈbɑrgɪn məʧ mɔr ˈvərsətəl fər ðə ˈjuzər, sɪns ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪtˈweɪt, ənd səˈplaɪz ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈprɛzəns. wɪθ ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl sɔft hʊd mæsk, ðə pərˈɪfərəl ˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈjuzər ɪz ˈdiˌkrist, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ənˈsutəbəl tɪ wɛr wɪˈθɪn ə ˈhɑrmfəl ˈætməsˌfɪr. tɪ gɪt ðə ˈmæksəməm geɪn frəm ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ə mæsk, ju nid tɪ meɪk ˈsərtən ðət ɪt ɪz əˈproʊpriɪtli ˈsutɪd, ˈwərkɪŋ əˈproʊpriɪtli, ənd ˈrɛgjələrli ɪgˈzæmənd ənd meɪnˈteɪnd. ðə ɛr ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪɪŋ pəmp ʃʊd bi kɛpt klɪr əv ˈblɑkɪʤɪz, ənd ðə ˈjuzər ɔt tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðət ðə mæsk həz ə gʊd sil əraʊnd ðɛr feɪs tɪ bi ʃʊr ðət nən əv ðə ˈgæsɪz ðət ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛmˈsɛlvz frəm həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈɛnər θru ðə saɪdz. ðə ˈəðər ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən wɪn ˈʧuzɪŋ ər ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə mæsk ɪz tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti ðət ju hæv ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪp əv ˈfɪltərz mæʧt. ɪf ju ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn ə ˈsɛtɪŋ wɛr ðə meɪn ɛr kənˈtæmənənts ðət ju hæv tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ər dirts*, ju wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈfɪltər ˈsɪstəm dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ teɪk aʊt dərt ənd ˈpɑrtɪkəlz frəm ðə ɛr strim. ɪf ɔn ðə ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər hænd ju ər pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ meɪk juz əv peɪnt spreɪɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ju wɪl ˈsərtənli ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnd əv ˈrɛspərˌeɪtər ˈpækɪʤ ðət prəˈtɛkts ju frəm ðə ˈhɑrmfəl ˈkɛmɪkəlz ðət ər lɔnʧt wɪn peɪnt. ɪf ə mæsk ɪz wɔrn ˈprɑpərli, ɪt wɪl ˈsərtənli səˈplaɪ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl dɪˈgriz əv dɪˈfɛns frəm ə lɑrʤ əreɪ əv kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ənd ˈgæsɪz. ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈbætəriz ər wɛl bɪld ənd wɪl læst θruaʊt əv ðə wərk ðət ɪz biɪŋ dən. baɪ ˈɑptɪŋ fər wən əv ðə moʊst mæsks (paʊərd ɛr ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈrɛspərˌeɪtərz) ˈoʊvər ˈstændərd ˈvərʒənz, ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ bi hæd. ðə fərst ənd ə lɔt əv ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl wən əv ðiz ɪz ðət ˈrəðər əv ðə ˈleɪbərər ˈhævɪŋ tɪ wərk hɑrd tɪ brið ˈviə ə ˈfɪltər, ðə ˈbætəri paʊərd ɛr pəmp əˈfɪkst tɪ ðə mæsks draɪvz ɛr θru ə dɪˈteɪld ˈfɪltər ˈsɪstəm, ənd səˈplaɪz ɪt dɪˈrɛkli ɪn tɪ ðə feɪs mæsk. ðə ɛr ɪz ˈɔsəm ɪn ðə mæsk kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət əv ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə paɪp pərˈmɪtɪŋ dɪˈstərbəns tɪ ˈsɛtəl əˈweɪ, ənd dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈfɪltər juzd ɪn ðə dɪˈvaɪs ˈpræktɪkəli ɔl ˈpɑrtɪkəlz kən bi riˈmuvd. ðə ˈbɪgəst ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ə mæsk ˈoʊvər ə hʊd wɪθ ən ɛr ˈfɪltər ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ə tərˈɪfɪk ˈbɑrgɪn məʧ mɔr ˈvərsətəl fər ðə ˈwɛrər, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz light-weight*, ənd prəˈvaɪdz sʊˈpərb ˈprɛzəns. ðə ˈəðər ˈvaɪtəl ˈfæktər tɪ kənˈsɪdər wɪn ˈpɪkɪŋ ər ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə mæsk ɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ju hæv ðə bɛst kaɪnd əv ˈfɪltərz ˈsutɪd.
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tech stocks are on fire, will apple and facebook join the party next? pm et fri, 27 oct 2017 |
big tech is getting bigger.
apple, alphabet, microsoft, amazon and facebook, the world's five most valuable public companies, added $181 billion to their combined market value on friday.
investors piled into the group a day after alphabet, microsoft and amazon reported earnings.
for the stock market, it was more of the same. those five companies have gained almost $900 billion in market capitalization over the past year. they've each outperformed the 500 in 2017, and have been the top contributors to the index's 15 percent gain.
despite potential political and regulatory pressures on google, facebook and amazon and loud voices of concern about the tech giants hurting competition and controlling too much of our data, the stock moves reflect financial performance. and the performance is staggering.
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tɛk stɑks ər ɔn faɪər, wɪl ˈæpəl ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ʤɔɪn ðə ˈpɑrti nɛkst? piɛm ɛt fri*, 27 ɔkt 2017 bɪg tɛk ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɪgər. ˈæpəl, ˈælfəˌbɛt, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, ˈæməˌzɑn ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ðə wərldz faɪv moʊst ˈvæljəbəl ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˈædɪd 181 ˈbɪljən tɪ ðɛr kəmˈbaɪnd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈvælju ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˌɪnˈvɛstərz paɪld ˈɪntu ðə grup ə deɪ ˈæftər ˈælfəˌbɛt, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ənd ˈæməˌzɑn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈərnɪŋz. fər ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt, ɪt wɑz mɔr əv ðə seɪm. ðoʊz faɪv ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv geɪnd ˈɔlˌmoʊst 900 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈmɑrkɪt ˌkæpɪtəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈoʊvər ðə pæst jɪr. ðeɪv iʧ ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrmd ðə 500 ɪn 2017 ənd hæv bɪn ðə tɔp kənˈtrɪbjətərz tɪ ðə ˈɪndɛksɪz 15 pərˈsɛnt geɪn. dɪˈspaɪt pəˈtɛnʃəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈprɛʃərz ɔn ˈgugəl, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈæməˌzɑn ənd laʊd ˈvɔɪsɪz əv kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ðə tɛk ʤaɪənts ˈhərtɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ tu məʧ əv ɑr ˈdætə, ðə stɑk muvz rɪˈflɛkt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl pərˈfɔrməns. ənd ðə pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ˈstægərˌɪŋ.
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review: vietnam '65 for ipad by alex connolly
the vietnam war is a unique beast. the most unpopular of wars, made immortal through popular culture. veteran readers need no furthereamble from this to illustrate how vietnam was as much as a battle of political and ideological as it was bush patrols and sorties against a liquid, unknowable enemy. my digital experience with the theater has been limited to the most facile of shooters, which either made me the perfect or the worst candidate for reviewing vietnam '65.
the average will arrive in vietnam '65 as a veteran of countless sims and possibly the occasional napoleonic sortie. but across the ia drang valley, against the buffer country of the cambodian border, the player must wage a new kind of war. this is a fascinating tale of kalashnikov phantoms and the military giant sent to it from the jungles of indochina. i would be inclined to call this the new unity of command; being a game unafraid to welcome new and seasoned alike, with a distinct core that isn't merely the sum of factory standard parts. unity of command was a game that taught imperatives of supply. vietnam '65 is a lesson in political motivation as a resource, as well as illustrating the confounding operational logistics of the conflict. it's not the deepest game, but i wish more were this bloody daring.
i wasn't sure what to make of every single soldier's creation when i first booted it up. the game felt thin, anaemic. i was wrongfully looking for the tactical flex and unit catalogue of battle academy or panzer corps. world war and vietnam being apples and agent oranges, my mistake was looking to find a stock military hexer, which this game is certainly not. this is not a game that doubles down on the grit and of specific historical encounters. instead. vietnam 65 has the player feeling their way along a generated ho chi minh trail -- a central corridor for guerrilla activity, invisible to the player on the map. the game creates a new trail every time you play the scenario, and you can only ever deduce its location it's path as you hunt your opponents. political willpower, wrung from how well the war is being waged, feeds the supply line and helps sustain unit acquisition during the forty-five turn game limit. patrols, phantom sorties, fobs; they're all here, but the mechanic that puts vietnam '65 in a different light to other.
along the tough terrain of ia drang, ten villages become the operational focus of vietnam '65. if you win battles near a village, support for you goes up -- but if the viet cong is allowed to operate unchecked or (worse) knocks you about in a fight, then the villages' hearts and minds will turn to the enemy. it's a neat reversal of the typical, and one thatobably resonates today better than ever: you must control villages that you can't ever conquer, but only hope to influence.
the american arsenal revolves around the iconic huey helicopter fleets, used to ferry troops and supplies across the rugged terrain. rather than a certain wagnerian entrance, these workhorses -- and to an equally important extent, the magnificent chinook heavy lifter -- flit across the and in a constant utility thrum, keeping patrols supplied and accessing locations far too arduous for a foot-slog. some might not like the central activity of this game being air traffic control, but managing the is a wonderfully engrossing, puzzle. there's as much owed to transport tycoon as there is to panzer general in vietnam '65.
keeping the ratio in the black is all well and good, but if the enigmatic manage to persuade enough villages during their campaign against the us military, that number will drop below a threshold and the north vietnamese army will turn up. rocking heavier ordnance, nothing dries up political willpower faster than an increase in being shipped home. this is what makes the encounters so fresh; their infuriating ability to tangle, then disappear into the jungles. tracking them is often fruitless, and you're forced to spread your self uncomfortably thin to counter that elusiveness. caught in the open, nothing speaks louder than a targeted phantom bombing run, but if given a to dash into or a clearing to lace with mines, charlie does surf. contacts are recorded on a strategic operational map, which helps track the thicker areas of movements and giving the player a good idea of where the next fop should go.
there's a decent challenge in vietnam '65. the ai poses wily opposition, bolstered by a muggy fog of war. my first few games were disasters, and i was obviously in need of a few more military advisors. however, once i had a better idea of the of chopper resupply andojecting a more limber force, the began to get smacked back up the track. drawing them out and engaging them in locales made me ponder the of combat in more than just a clash ofoficiency tables. again, at a mechanical level, there's not much different here to many other. the nuts and bolts are the same. however, it's the wrangling of the outcome, what operations and engagements often mean, that evokes a different ambiance to your usual affair.
the last time i played something that make me consider the ramifications of my engagement strategies was the but noble conflict zone, touting mission difficulty on a player's standing with the media. in vietnam '65, it examines the temerity of a conventional force fighting against an unconventional foe, and the friction of measuring success therein. using political resolve as fuel for the fight might merely be a semantic change from spendingowess points, but it's an important distinction. vietnam '65 is a surprisingly different and refreshing experience that might win hearts and minds outside of vietnam, too.
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ˌrivˈju: viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 fər ˈaɪˌpæd baɪ ˈæləks ˈkɔnəli ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr ɪz ə juˈnik bist. ðə moʊst ˌənˈpɑpjələr əv wɔrz, meɪd ˌɪˈmɔrtəl θru ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər. ˈvɛtərən ˈridərz nid noʊ ˈfərðər priˈæmbəl frəm ðɪs tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt haʊ viˌɛtˈnɑm wɑz ɛz məʧ ɛz ə ˈbætəl əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɛz ɪt wɑz bʊʃ pəˈtroʊlz ənd ˈsɔrtiz əˈgɛnst ə ˈlɪkwɪd, ənˈnoʊəbəl ˈɛnəmi. maɪ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ðə ˈθieɪtər həz bɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə moʊst ˈfæsəl əv ˈʃutərz, wɪʧ ˈiðər meɪd mi ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ər ðə wərst ˈkænədɪt fər rivˈjuɪŋ viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ðə ˈævərɪʤ wɪl əraɪv ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ɛz ə ˈvɛtərən əv ˈkaʊntləs sɪmz ənd ˈpɑsəbli ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl nəˌpoʊliˈɑnɪk ˈsɔrti. bət əˈkrɔs ðə ˈiə dræŋ ˈvæli, əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbəfər ˈkəntri əv ðə ˌkæmˈboʊdiən ˈbɔrdər, ðə pleɪər məst weɪʤ ə nu kaɪnd əv wɔr. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ teɪl əv kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv ˈfænəmz ənd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ʤaɪənt sɛnt tɪ ɪt frəm ðə ˈʤəŋgəlz əv ˌɪndoʊˈʧaɪnə. aɪ wʊd bi ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ kɔl ðɪs ðə nu ˈjunɪti əv kəˈmænd; biɪŋ ə geɪm ˌənəˈfreɪd tɪ ˈwɛlkəm nu ənd ˈsizənd əˈlaɪk, wɪθ ə dɪˈstɪŋkt kɔr ðət ˈɪzənt ˈmɪrli ðə səm əv ˈfæktəri ˈstændərd pɑrts. ˈjunɪti əv kəˈmænd wɑz ə geɪm ðət tɔt ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪvz əv səˈplaɪ. viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ɪz ə ˈlɛsən ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən ɛz ə ˈrisɔrs, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ ðə kənˈfaʊndɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ləˈʤɪstɪks əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɪts nɑt ðə ˈdipəst geɪm, bət aɪ wɪʃ mɔr wər ðɪs ˈblədi ˈdɛrɪŋ. aɪ ˈwəzənt ʃʊr wət tɪ meɪk əv ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsoʊlʤərz kriˈeɪʃən wɪn aɪ fərst ˈbutɪd ɪt əp. ðə geɪm fɛlt θɪn, anaemic*. aɪ wɑz ˈrɔŋfəli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə ˈtæktɪkəl flɛks ənd ˈjunɪt ˈkætəˌlɔg əv ˈbætəl əˈkædəmi ər ˈpænzər kɔrz. wərld wɔr ənd viˌɛtˈnɑm biɪŋ ˈæpəlz ənd ˈeɪʤənt ˈɔrɪnʤɪz, maɪ mɪˈsteɪk wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ə stɑk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri hexer*, wɪʧ ðɪs geɪm ɪz ˈsərtənli nɑt. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə geɪm ðət ˈdəbəlz daʊn ɔn ðə grɪt ənd əv spɪˈsɪfɪk hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz. ˌɪnˈstɛd. viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 həz ðə pleɪər ˈfilɪŋ ðɛr weɪ əˈlɔŋ ə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd hoʊ kaɪ mɪn treɪl ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈkɔrɪdər fər gərˈɪlə ækˈtɪvɪti, ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl tɪ ðə pleɪər ɔn ðə mæp. ðə geɪm kriˈeɪts ə nu treɪl ˈɛvəri taɪm ju pleɪ ðə sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ənd ju kən ˈoʊnli ˈɛvər dɪˈdus ɪts loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪts pæθ ɛz ju hənt jʊr əˈpoʊnənts. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈwɪlˌpaʊər, rəŋ frəm haʊ wɛl ðə wɔr ɪz biɪŋ weɪʤd, fidz ðə səˈplaɪ laɪn ənd hɛlps səˈsteɪn ˈjunɪt ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv tərn geɪm ˈlɪmət. pəˈtroʊlz, ˈfænəm ˈsɔrtiz, fobs*; ðɛr ɔl hir, bət ðə mɪˈkænɪk ðət pʊts viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt laɪt tɪ ˈəðər. əˈlɔŋ ðə təf təreɪn əv ˈiə dræŋ, tɛn ˈvɪlɪʤɪz bɪˈkəm ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈfoʊkɪs əv viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ɪf ju wɪn ˈbætəlz nɪr ə ˈvɪlɪʤ, səˈpɔrt fər ju goʊz əp bət ɪf ðə viɛt kɔŋ ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ənˈʧɛkt ər (wərs) nɑks ju əˈbaʊt ɪn ə faɪt, ðɛn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz' hɑrts ənd maɪndz wɪl tərn tɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi. ɪts ə nit rɪˈvərsəl əv ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl, ənd wən ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrɛzəˌneɪts təˈdeɪ ˈbɛtər ðən ˈɛvər: ju məst kənˈtroʊl ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ðət ju kænt ˈɛvər ˈkɑŋkər, bət ˈoʊnli hoʊp tɪ ˈɪnfluəns. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɑrsənəl riˈvɑlvz əraʊnd ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk hjui ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər flits, juzd tɪ ˈfɛri trups ənd səˈplaɪz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈrəgəd təreɪn. ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈsərtən ˌwægˈnɛriən ˈɛntrəns, ðiz ˈwərˌkhɔrsɪz ənd tɪ ən ˈikwəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪkˈstɛnt, ðə mægˈnɪfɪsənt ˌʧɪˈnʊk ˈhɛvi ˈlɪftər flɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ənd ɪn ə ˈkɑnstənt juˈtɪləti thrum*, ˈkipɪŋ pəˈtroʊlz səˈplaɪd ənd ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃənz fɑr tu ˈɑrʤuəs fər ə foot-slog*. səm maɪt nɑt laɪk ðə ˈsɛntrəl ækˈtɪvɪti əv ðɪs geɪm biɪŋ ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊl, bət ˈmænəʤɪŋ ðə ɪz ə ˈwəndərfəli ɪnˈgroʊsɪŋ, ˈpəzəl. ðɛrz ɛz məʧ oʊd tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt taɪˈkun ɛz ðɛr ɪz tɪ ˈpænzər ˈʤɛnərəl ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪn ðə blæk ɪz ɔl wɛl ənd gʊd, bət ɪf ðə ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk ˈmænɪʤ tɪ pərsˈweɪd ɪˈnəf ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ðət ˈnəmbər wɪl drɔp bɪˈloʊ ə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ənd ðə nɔrθ viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈɑrmi wɪl tərn əp. ˈrɑkɪŋ ˈhɛviər ˈɔrdnəns, ˈnəθɪŋ draɪz əp pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈwɪlˌpaʊər ˈfæstər ðən ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn biɪŋ ʃɪpt hoʊm. ðɪs ɪz wət meɪks ðə ɪnˈkaʊnərz soʊ frɛʃ; ðɛr ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪtɪŋ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtæŋgəl, ðɛn ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ˈɪntu ðə ˈʤəŋgəlz. ˈtrækɪŋ ðɛm ɪz ˈɔfən ˈfrutləs, ənd jʊr fɔrst tɪ sprɛd jʊr sɛlf ənˈkəmftəbli θɪn tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðət ɪˈlusɪvnəs. kɔt ɪn ðə ˈoʊpən, ˈnəθɪŋ spiks ˈlaʊdər ðən ə ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈfænəm ˈbɑmɪŋ rən, bət ɪf ˈgɪvɪn ə tɪ dæʃ ˈɪntu ər ə ˈklɪrɪŋ tɪ leɪs wɪθ maɪnz, ˈʧɑrli dɪz sərf. ˈkɑnˌtækts ər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɔn ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl mæp, wɪʧ hɛlps træk ðə ˈθɪkər ˈɛriəz əv ˈmuvmənts ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə pleɪər ə gʊd aɪˈdiə əv wɛr ðə nɛkst ˈɛˈfoʊˈpi ʃʊd goʊ. ðɛrz ə ˈdisənt ˈʧælənʤ ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ðə eɪaɪ ˈpoʊzɪz ˈwaɪli ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ˈboʊlstərd baɪ ə ˈməgi fɔg əv wɔr. maɪ fərst fju geɪmz wər dɪˈzæstərz, ənd aɪ wɑz ˈɑbviəsli ɪn nid əv ə fju mɔr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ædˈvaɪzərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wəns aɪ hæd ə ˈbɛtər aɪˈdiə əv ðə əv ˈʧɑpər risəˈplaɪ ənd prɑˈʤɛktɪŋ ə mɔr ˈlɪmbər fɔrs, ðə bɪˈgæn tɪ gɪt smækt bæk əp ðə træk. drɔɪŋ ðɛm aʊt ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ðɛm ɪn loʊˈkælz meɪd mi ˈpɑndər ðə əv ˈkɑmbæt ɪn mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə klæʃ əv prəˈfɪʃənsi ˈteɪbəlz. əˈgɛn, æt ə məˈkænɪkəl ˈlɛvəl, ðɛrz nɑt məʧ ˈdɪfərənt hir tɪ ˈmɛni ˈəðər. ðə nəts ənd boʊlts ər ðə seɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪts ðə ˈræŋgəlɪŋ əv ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm, wət ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤmənts ˈɔfən min, ðət ɪˈvoʊks ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈæmbiəns tɪ jʊr ˈjuʒəwəl əˈfɛr. ðə læst taɪm aɪ pleɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət meɪk mi kənˈsɪdər ðə ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz əv maɪ ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈstrætəʤiz wɑz ðə bət ˈnoʊbəl ˈkɑnflɪkt zoʊn, ˈtaʊtɪŋ ˈmɪʃən ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɔn ə pleɪərz ˈstændɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə. ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ɪt ɪgˈzæmənz ðə təˈmɛrəti əv ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl fɔrs ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ən ˌənkənˈvɛnʃənəl foʊ, ənd ðə ˈfrɪkʃən əv ˈmɛʒərɪŋ səkˈsɛs ðɛˈrɪn. ˈjuzɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl riˈzɑlv ɛz fjuəl fər ðə faɪt maɪt ˈmɪrli bi ə sɪˈmæntɪk ʧeɪnʤ frəm ˈspɛndɪŋ praʊəs pɔɪnts, bət ɪts ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈstɪŋkʃən. viˌɛtˈnɑm 65 ɪz ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈdɪfərənt ənd rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət maɪt wɪn hɑrts ənd maɪndz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv viˌɛtˈnɑm, tu.
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scientists have compiled a 'dentist's handbook' of prehistoric penis worm teeth
hidden deep in the canadian rockies of british colombia, the burgess shale is the cradle of life for almost every animal that has ever existed. at over 500 million years old, it's a fossil field that preserves the tissue remains of some of the first complex organisms that ever inhabited the oceans.
with most of its body concealed, the worm would lurk with just its enlarged head sticking out to ensnare passing prey. image: commons
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discovered by the charles walcott in 1909, the site is a treasure trove of weird and wonderful fossils that continues to surprises. one of the more common and certainly one of the weirdest organisms preserved here was, a burrowing predator that belonged to a group of marine worms known ass. scientists also refer to these animals as penis worms, because, well, it's not hard to see why.
the predatory would lurk with most of its body concealed in the seafloor, its enlarged head sticking out just enough to ensnare passing prey. its mouth could evert (much like a goblin shark's), exposing a throat lined with structures called, like a miniature cheese grater. we know that in modern worms, these toughened serve the animals during feeding, sensory activities and movement. they can even help scientists differentiate between different kinds of worms. but as it turns out, with a bit of help from a high-powered microscope, these tiny "teeth" (many of which are just several thousandths of a centimetre across!) can also tell us a lot about prehistoric life.
thanks to the latest imaging techniques, a team of researchers led by dr martin smith has been able to examine "teeth" in unprecedented detail, revealing that these structures had a base and were with tiny and hairs. their research has resulted in something of a "dentist's handbook" for worm fossil hunters. "taken together, it will helps recognise a range of early teeth," smith says. the study was published today in the journal paleontology. "[in the past], these teeth were easily misidentified as algal spores, rather than as parts of animals. now that we understand the structure of these tiny fossils, we are much better placed to find them."
the new research has revealed the "teeth" of the worm in unprecedented detail. image: tom harvey
based on the features of various "teeth", smith was able to show that predatory worms like this were actually much more common in primeval cambrian ecosystems than we thought. what's more, the team also confirmed that there was more than one species about: distinguished by three distinctive peaks on its teeth, a new species, tricuspida, has now joined the prolifica, which was discovered over a century ago.
"our new observations emphasize the importance of [studying]," says smith, noting that even when the most advanced technology is at your fingertips, the soft bodies of worms are rarely preserved in enough detail to allow experts to distinguish one species from another. unlike soft tissues that deteriorate quickly, the hard stand up to the test of time, giving scientists information that would otherwise be impossible to deduce.
the new research also highlights how technology can provide insight into the diversity of prehistoric ecosystems even ones we have studied for years. by applying what they had learned from their burgess shale finds to fossils unearthed in other parts of the world, the researchers were able to uncover previously specimens of these “toothed” worms. it turns out that rather than being restricted to ecosystems like the one preserved at burgess shale, worms were more cosmopolitan, able to live in a range of very different environments, including localities in australia and china.
"unrecognized fossil species may well await discovery in [other] existing fossil collections," adds smith.
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ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv kəmˈpaɪld ə 'ˈdɛntɪsts ˈhændˌbʊk' əv ˌprihɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpinɪs wərm tiθ ˈhɪdən dip ɪn ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈrɑkiz əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə, ðə ˈbərʤəs ʃeɪl ɪz ðə ˈkreɪdəl əv laɪf fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈænəməl ðət həz ˈɛvər ɪgˈzɪstəd. æt ˈoʊvər 500 ˈmɪljən jɪrz oʊld, ɪts ə ˈfɑsəl fild ðət prɪˈzərvz ðə ˈtɪʃu rɪˈmeɪnz əv səm əv ðə fərst ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ðət ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈhæbətəd ðə ˈoʊʃənz. wɪθ moʊst əv ɪts ˈbɑdi kənˈsild, ðə wərm wʊd lərk wɪθ ʤɪst ɪts ˌɛnˈlɑrʤd hɛd ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt tɪ ɪnsˈnɛr ˈpæsɪŋ preɪ. ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈkɑmənz dɪˈskəvərd baɪ ðə ˈʧɑrəlz ˈwɔlkɑt ɪn 1909 ðə saɪt ɪz ə ˈtrɛʒər troʊv əv wɪrd ənd ˈwəndərfəl ˈfɑsəlz ðət kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ səˈpraɪz. wən əv ðə mɔr ˈkɑmən ənd ˈsərtənli wən əv ðə ˈwɪrdəst ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz prɪˈzərvd hir wɑz, ə bəroʊɪŋ ˈprɛdətər ðət bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ ə grup əv mərˈin wərmz noʊn ɛz priapulids*. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈfər tɪ ðiz ˈænəməlz ɛz ˈpinɪs wərmz, bɪˈkəz, wɛl, ɪts nɑt hɑrd tɪ si waɪ. ðə ˈprɛdəˌtɔri wʊd lərk wɪθ moʊst əv ɪts ˈbɑdi kənˈsild ɪn ðə seafloor*, ɪts ˌɛnˈlɑrʤd hɛd ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt ʤɪst ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪnsˈnɛr ˈpæsɪŋ preɪ. ɪts maʊθ kʊd ɪˈvərt (məʧ laɪk ə ˈgɑblɪn shark's*), ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ə θroʊt laɪnd wɪθ ˈstrəkʧərz kɔld, laɪk ə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ʧiz ˈgreɪtər. wi noʊ ðət ɪn ˈmɑdərn wərmz, ðiz ˈtəfənd sərv ðə ˈænəməlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈfidɪŋ, ˈsɛnsəri ækˈtɪvɪtiz ənd ˈmuvmənt. ðeɪ kən ˈivɪn hɛlp ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt kaɪnz əv wərmz. bət ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, wɪθ ə bɪt əv hɛlp frəm ə ˌhaɪˈpaʊərd ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp, ðiz ˈtaɪni "tiθ" (ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ ər ʤɪst ˈsɛvərəl ˈθaʊzənθs əv ə ˈsɛntəˌmitər əˈkrɔs!) kən ˈɔlsoʊ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ə lɔt əˈbaʊt ˌprihɪˈstɔrɪk laɪf. θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ tɛkˈniks, ə tim əv ˈrisərʧərz lɛd baɪ ˈdɑktər ˈmɑrtɪn smɪθ həz bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn "tiθ" ɪn ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈditeɪl, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət ðiz ˈstrəkʧərz hæd ə beɪs ənd wər wɪθ ˈtaɪni ənd hɛrz. ðɛr ˈrisərʧ həz rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə "ˈdɛntɪsts ˈhændˌbʊk" fər wərm ˈfɑsəl ˈhəntərz. "ˈteɪkən təˈgɛðər, ɪt wɪl hɛlp ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ə reɪnʤ əv ˈərli tiθ," smɪθ sɪz. ðə ˈstədi wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˌpeɪliənˈtɑləʤi. "[ɪn ðə pæst], ðiz tiθ wər ˈizəli mɪsaɪˈdɛnɪˌfaɪd ɛz ˈælgəl spɔrz, ˈrəðər ðən ɛz pɑrts əv ˈænəməlz. naʊ ðət wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðiz ˈtaɪni ˈfɑsəlz, wi ər məʧ ˈbɛtər pleɪst tɪ faɪnd ðɛm." ðə nu ˈrisərʧ həz rɪˈvild ðə "tiθ" əv ðə wərm ɪn ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈditeɪl. ˈɪmɪʤ: tɑm ˈhɑrvi beɪst ɔn ðə ˈfiʧərz əv ˈvɛriəs "tiθ", smɪθ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˈprɛdəˌtɔri wərmz laɪk ðɪs wər ˈæˌkʧuəli məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmən ɪn praɪˈmivəl ˈkæmbriən ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ðən wi θɔt. wəts mɔr, ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət ðɛr wɑz mɔr ðən wən ˈspiʃiz əˈbaʊt: dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt baɪ θri dɪˈstɪŋktɪv piks ɔn ɪts tiθ, ə nu ˈspiʃiz, tricuspida*, həz naʊ ʤɔɪnd ðə prolifica*, wɪʧ wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ˈoʊvər ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ. "ɑr nu ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv [ˈstədiɪŋ]," sɪz smɪθ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈivɪn wɪn ðə moʊst ədˈvænst tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz æt jʊr ˈfɪŋgərˌtɪps, ðə sɔft ˈbɑdiz əv wərmz ər ˈrɛrli prɪˈzərvd ɪn ɪˈnəf ˈditeɪl tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈɛkspərts tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ wən ˈspiʃiz frəm əˈnəðər. ənˈlaɪk sɔft ˈtɪʃuz ðət dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪt kˈwɪkli, ðə hɑrd stænd əp tɪ ðə tɛst əv taɪm, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈdus. ðə nu ˈrisərʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪˌlaɪts haʊ tɛkˈnɑləʤi kən prəˈvaɪd ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈvərsɪti əv ˌprihɪˈstɔrɪk ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz ˈivɪn wənz wi hæv ˈstədid fər jɪrz. baɪ əˈplaɪɪŋ wət ðeɪ hæd ˈlərnɪd frəm ðɛr ˈbərʤəs ʃeɪl faɪndz tɪ ˈfɑsəlz əˈnərθt ɪn ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə wərld, ðə ˈrisərʧərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ənˈkəvər ˈpriviəsli ˈspɛsəmənz əv ðiz ““toothed”*” wərmz. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ˈrəðər ðən biɪŋ riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz laɪk ðə wən prɪˈzərvd æt ˈbərʤəs ʃeɪl, wərmz wər mɔr ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən, ˈeɪbəl tɪ lɪv ɪn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ loʊˈkælɪtiz ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈʧaɪnə. "ənˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈfɑsəl ˈspiʃiz meɪ wɛl əˈweɪt ˌdɪˈskəvri ɪn [ˈəðər] ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈfɑsəl kəˈlɛkʃənz," ædz smɪθ.
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britain's house of commons has voted to legalize gay marriage in england and wales. british approved the marriage (same sex couples) bill by 366 votes to 161.
the bill will move onto the house of lords, where it is expected to face opposition.
several tory spoke out against the bill, which has caused tensions within the party. the labour and liberal democrat leaderships backed the bill.
the latest poll for the sunday times found that 54% of britons support “changing the law to allow same-sex couples to marry,” with over civil partnership ceremonies have been carried out since their introduction in december 2005.
conversely, only 45% of tory supporters are in favor of changing the law and 48% oppose it, the survey showed.
british prime minister david cameron hopes the bill will soon be enacted into law, with the first marriage ceremonies taking place by next summer.
cameron is eager to force the bill's passage, in attempts to display his liberal and progressive side, particularly following spending cuts and a lurch to the right on immigration policy, which a number of parties are pursuing following a recent surge in the independence party's popularity.
grassroots conservatives have voiced opposition at cameron and the bill, with conservative lord feldman reportedly calling activists "mad, loons."
britain isn't the only country dealing with tensions surrounding equal rights for homosexuals. earlier tuesday, a french writer committed suicide in notre dame cathedral after speaking out against france's recent legalization of gay marriage and adoption. thousands of protesters took to the streets in the to the bill's approval.
just four days ago, orthodox activists in georgia broke through police to reach gay rights advocates on the international day against homophobia. people were injured in the clashes.
last week, russian authorities turned down requests to hold a gay pride parade on may 25 and a gay rights rally on may 26 in moscow.
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ˈbrɪtənz haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz həz ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz. ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈpruvd ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ (seɪm sɛks ˈkəpəlz) bɪl baɪ 366 voʊts tɪ 161 ðə bɪl wɪl muv ˈɔntu ðə haʊs əv lɔrdz, wɛr ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ feɪs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən. ˈsɛvərəl ˈtɔri spoʊk aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə bɪl, wɪʧ həz kɔzd ˈtɛnʧənz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈpɑrti. ðə ˈleɪbər ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈlidərˌʃɪps bækt ðə bɪl. ðə ˈleɪtəst poʊl fər ðə ˈsənˌdi taɪmz faʊnd ðət 54 əv ˈbrɪtənz səˈpɔrt ðə lɔ tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz tɪ marry,”*,” wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈsɪvəl ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz hæv bɪn ˈkɛrid aʊt sɪns ðɛr ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2005 ˈkɑnvərsli, ˈoʊnli 45 əv ˈtɔri səˈpɔrtərz ər ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə lɔ ənd 48 əˈpoʊz ɪt, ðə ˈsərˌveɪ ʃoʊd. ˈbrɪtɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən hoʊps ðə bɪl wɪl sun bi ɛˈnæktəd ˈɪntu lɔ, wɪθ ðə fərst ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs baɪ nɛkst ˈsəmər. ˈkæmərən ɪz ˈigər tɪ fɔrs ðə bɪlz ˈpæsɪʤ, ɪn əˈtɛmpts tɪ dɪˈspleɪ hɪz ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd prəˈgrɛsɪv saɪd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ənd ə lərʧ tɪ ðə raɪt ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpɑrtiz ər pərˈsuɪŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈrisənt sərʤ ɪn ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ˈpɑrtiz ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti. ˈgræsˈruts kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv vɔɪst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən æt ˈkæmərən ənd ðə bɪl, wɪθ kənˈsərvətɪv lɔrd ˈfɛldmən rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈæktɪvɪsts "mæd, lunz." ˈbrɪtən ˈɪzənt ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkəntri ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈtɛnʧənz sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈikwəl raɪts fər ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz. ˈərliər ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ə frɛnʧ ˈraɪtər kəˈmɪtɪd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ɪn ˈnoʊtər deɪm kəˈθidrəl ˈæftər ˈspikɪŋ aʊt əˈgɛnst ˈfrænsɪz ˈrisənt ˌligələˈzeɪʃən əv geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd əˈdɑpʃən. ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tʊk tɪ ðə strits ɪn ðə tɪ ðə bɪlz əˈpruvəl. ʤɪst fɔr deɪz əˈgoʊ, ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ˈæktɪvɪsts ɪn ˈʤɔrʤə broʊk θru pəˈlis tɪ riʧ geɪ raɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl deɪ əˈgɛnst ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbiə. ˈpipəl wər ˈɪnʤərd ɪn ðə ˈklæʃɪz. læst wik, ˈrəʃən əˈθɔrətiz tərnd daʊn rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ hoʊld ə geɪ praɪd pəreɪd ɔn meɪ 25 ənd ə geɪ raɪts ˈræli ɔn meɪ 26 ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ.
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what a disgrace.
former republican president george w. bush did not vote for donald trump.
fox 5 reported:
george w. bush and his wife, laura bush, did not vote for republican presidential nominee donald trump or democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton on tuesday.
“they vote for hillary; they vote for trump,” spokesman freddy ford told the texas tribune.
the new york times reported that the two left the presidential vote empty and voted down ballot for other republicans. bush and his wife live in dallas.
george w. father, however, was planning to cross the aisle and vote for clinton.
in september, former maryland lieutenant governor kathleen kennedy townsend posted a picture of herself with former republican president george h.w. bush on facebook and wrote, “the president told me voting for hillary!!” townsend later confirmed the conversation she had while meeting bush in maine to politico.
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wət ə dɪsˈgreɪs. ˈfɔrmər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ dɪd nɑt voʊt fər ˈdɑnəld trəmp. fɑks 5 ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈlɔrə bʊʃ, dɪd nɑt voʊt fər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp ər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. voʊt fər ˈhɪləri; ðeɪ voʊt fər trump,”*,” ˈspoʊksmən ˈfrɛdi fɔrd toʊld ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈtrɪbjun. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə tu lɛft ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl voʊt ˈɛmti ənd ˈvoʊtɪd daʊn ˈbælət fər ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkənz. bʊʃ ənd hɪz waɪf lɪv ɪn ˈdæləs. ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈfɑðər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ krɔs ðə aɪəl ənd voʊt fər ˈklɪntən. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ˈfɔrmər ˈmɛrələnd luˈtɛnənt ˈgəvərnər kæθˈlin ˈkɛnədi ˈtaʊnzənd ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv hərˈsɛlf wɪθ ˈfɔrmər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd roʊt, ˈprɛzɪdənt toʊld mi ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər hillary!!”*!!” ˈtaʊnzənd ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ʃi hæd waɪl ˈmitɪŋ bʊʃ ɪn meɪn tɪ pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ.
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george clooney has published a poem, titled “a prayer for our country.” two can play at that game, george clooney.
a prayer for george clooney
george clooney
we can all agree too bad
that your face write the poem
too bad.
george clooney
leave the poem writing to william carlos williams
go get a massage from a monkey. hire a contortionist for a servant
do your own nails.
“i pray that we can find more that unites us than divides us”
that’s what you wrote in your poem
george clooney
shitty hack line overall.
“i pray for all of our children,” you wrote
well do you know i pray for?
i pray that i can one day get a refund for my ticket to money monster
starring george clooney
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sit in a golden bath tub
serviced by a thousand high priced hookers
sky dive out of a private plane. do whatever you want
besides poems.
“and when i pray, i kneel”
that’s your last line.
extremely powerful
just playing. sound like a shitty rejected dnc fundraising email
god bless america
you’re a bad poet george clooney
leave the writing to ugly people
you were also a corny batman.
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amen.
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ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni həz ˈpəblɪʃt ə poʊəm, ˈtaɪtəld prɛr fər ɑr country.”*.” tu kən pleɪ æt ðət geɪm, ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni. ə prɛr fər ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni wi kən ɔl əˈgri tu bæd ðət jʊr feɪs raɪt ðə poʊəm tu bæd. ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni liv ðə poʊəm ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈkɑrloʊs ˈwɪljəmz goʊ gɪt ə məˈsɑʒ frəm ə ˈməŋki. haɪər ə kənˈtɔrʃənəst fər ə ˈsərvənt du jʊr oʊn neɪlz. preɪ ðət wi kən faɪnd mɔr ðət juˈnaɪts ˈjuˈɛs ðən dɪˈvaɪdz us”*” wət ju roʊt ɪn jʊr poʊəm ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni ˈʃɪˌti hæk laɪn ˈoʊvərˌɔl. preɪ fər ɔl əv ɑr children,”*,” ju roʊt wɛl du ju noʊ aɪ preɪ fər? aɪ preɪ ðət aɪ kən wən deɪ gɪt ə ˈriˌfənd fər maɪ ˈtɪkɪt tɪ ˈməni ˈmɑnstər ˈstɑrɪŋ ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt sɪt ɪn ə ˈgoʊldən bæθ təb ˈsərvɪst baɪ ə ˈθaʊzənd haɪ praɪst ˈhʊkərz skaɪ daɪv aʊt əv ə ˈpraɪvət pleɪn. du ˌwəˈtɛvər ju wɔnt ˌbiˈsaɪdz poʊəmz. wɪn aɪ preɪ, aɪ kneel”*” jʊr læst laɪn. ɪkˈstrimli ˈpaʊərfəl ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ. saʊnd laɪk ə ˈʃɪˌti rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ iˈmeɪl gɑd blɛs əˈmɛrɪkə ə bæd poʊət ʤɔrʤ ˈkluni liv ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈəgli ˈpipəl ju wər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈkɔrni ˈbætˌmæn. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɑˈmɛn.
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roy hodgson says the coming months will give a clearer indication of whether ruben back problem might be a long-term issue.
the suffered spasms playing for england against germany last friday and has struggled with recurring lower back problems throughout his career. hodgson admits the powerful build may cause problems but, at this stage, the crystal palace manager does not think there is any reason for concern.
loftus-cheek produced a display against germany on his england debut was forced off in the first half against brazil four days later.
the loan signing from chelsea is a doubt to face everton at park on saturday, but hodgson said: “i do not see any reason for concern at the moment. maybe in a month or two if he is not playing the games and you ask me again, maybe i will have to say it is a concern. time will tell.
“it is something we were aware of, his condition, so it did not come as a massive surprise. he is tall, and powerful, so he puts a lot of power through his lower back. it goes for all players of his type: the chances are they are going to have a slight problem.”
loftus-cheek was today continuing to be assessed by palace medical staff but hodgson added: “i am optimistic and i believe it will not be a problem.”
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ɛs ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈɛnər jʊr iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs pliz ˈɛnər ən iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz ˌɪnˈvæləd fɪl aʊt ðɪs fild iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ɪz ˌɪnˈvæləd ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ən əˈkaʊnt. pliz lɔg ɪn ər ˈrɛʤɪstər wɪθ jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl əˈkaʊnt rɔɪ ˈhɑʤsən sɪz ðə ˈkəmɪŋ mənθs wɪl gɪv ə ˈklɪrər ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈwɛðər ˈrubən bæk ˈprɑbləm maɪt bi ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈɪʃu. ðə ˈsəfərd ˈspæzəmz pleɪɪŋ fər ˈɪŋglənd əˈgɛnst ˈʤərməni læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd həz ˈstrəgəld wɪθ rɪˈkərɪŋ loʊər bæk ˈprɑbləmz θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr. ˈhɑʤsən ədˈmɪts ðə ˈpaʊərfəl bɪld meɪ kɔz ˈprɑbləmz bət, æt ðɪs steɪʤ, ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈpæləs ˈmænɪʤər dɪz nɑt θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni ˈrizən fər kənˈsərn. prəˈdust ə dɪˈspleɪ əˈgɛnst ˈʤərməni ɔn hɪz ˈɪŋglənd ˈdeɪbju wɑz fɔrst ɔf ɪn ðə fərst hæf əˈgɛnst brəˈzɪl fɔr deɪz ˈleɪtər. ðə loʊn ˈsaɪnɪŋ frəm ˈʧɛlsi ɪz ə daʊt tɪ feɪs ˈɛvərtən æt pɑrk ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, bət ˈhɑʤsən sɛd: du nɑt si ˈɛni ˈrizən fər kənˈsərn æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ˈmeɪbi ɪn ə mənθ ər tu ɪf hi ɪz nɑt pleɪɪŋ ðə geɪmz ənd ju æsk mi əˈgɛn, ˈmeɪbi aɪ wɪl hæv tɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz ə kənˈsərn. taɪm wɪl tɛl. ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wi wər əˈwɛr əv, hɪz kənˈdɪʃən, soʊ ɪt dɪd nɑt kəm ɛz ə ˈmæsɪv səˈpraɪz. hi ɪz tɔl, ənd ˈpaʊərfəl, soʊ hi pʊts ə lɔt əv paʊər θru hɪz loʊər bæk. ɪt goʊz fər ɔl pleɪərz əv hɪz taɪp: ðə ˈʧænsɪz ər ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə slaɪt problem.”*.” wɑz təˈdeɪ kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ bi əˈsɛst baɪ ˈpæləs ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf bət ˈhɑʤsən ˈædɪd: æm ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ənd aɪ bɪˈliv ɪt wɪl nɑt bi ə problem.”*.”
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office space. i had always heard good things about the movie and how it had become a cult classic but for years since it's release in 1999, i slept on it. boy was i missing out on some hilarity! an outstanding element from this hysterical comedy is it's soundtrack, which uncharacteristic of conventional comedy movies, features an abundance of gangsta rap music. office space pulls it off brilliantly. the awesome thing is the use of hardcore rap songs actually enhances the comedy. one notable scene is the main character goofing around the office and doing whatever he dang well pleased to the tune of, a movie that has fast become one of my all-time favorites after the catching it on had always heard good things about the movie and how it had become a cult classic but for years since it's release in 1999, i slept on it. boy was i missing out on some hilarity! an outstanding element from this hysterical comedy is it's soundtrack, which uncharacteristic of conventional comedy movies, features an abundance of gangsta rap it off brilliantly. the awesome thing is the use of hardcore rap songs actually enhances the comedy. one notable scene is the main character goofing around the office and doing whatever he dang well pleased to the tune of, "damn, it feels good to be a gangsta."
this song is an old-school hip hop single from hip-hop group, the boys from my hometown of houston, texas. though the song is explicit and promotes the street life, there are some admirable lyrics within the song. so much so that the premise of the song and how it defines what a "real gangsta is" and seeing as i had posted my popular blog about the "traits of a real muslim man" the song inspired me to write a cover song entitled, "dang, it feels good to be a muslim". i suggest the best way to read through the lyrics is by playing the instrumental and reading along in that cool non-chalant, style the original song was performed in. check it.
verse 1
dang it feels good to be a muslim
a real has his mind right
a real never runs his little mouth
'cause reals don't backbite.
and jokers always showin' off in excess
flashin' his boys all the fresh
but reals don't flaunt mess
'cause reals know to not brag
and everythings cool in the mind of a muslim
'causes think deep
up a year
'cause reals don't sleep (til prayin' fajr)
and all i gotta say to you
wannabe, gonnabe, horseplayin', dunya(world)-lovin'
'cause when the clock ticks down what the heck you gonna do?
dang it feels good to be a muslim.
verse 2
dang it feels good to be a muslim
feedin' the poor and keepin' up with charity
although i was born in (ignorance)
the deen of islam now has brought me clarity.
dang it feels good to be a muslim
i mean one that you don't really know
ridin' around town in a benz
no riba(interest) it's been all paid fo'
nows come in all shapes and colors
some got killed in the past
but this muslim right here is a smart one
started living for the lord and i'll last
now all i gotta say to you
wannabe, gonnabe, horseplayin', dunya(world)-lovin'
when the time comes to go what the heck you gonna do?
dang it feels good to be a muslim.
verse 3
dang it feels good to be a muslim
a real knows the play
reals lower their gaze
so when you see sistas, look the other way.
reals don't talk much
all ya hear is the on they tongue.
real brothers seek their lord's reward
'cause they know paradise has all the fun.
now all i gotta say to you
wannabe, gonnabe, horseplayin', dunya(world)-lovin'
when your standing before your maker what the heck you gonna do?
dang it feels good to be a muslim.
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ˈɔfəs speɪs. aɪ hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz hərd gʊd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmuvi ənd haʊ ɪt hæd bɪˈkəm ə kəlt ˈklæsɪk bət fər jɪrz sɪns ɪts riˈlis ɪn 1999 aɪ slɛpt ɔn ɪt. bɔɪ wɑz aɪ ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɔn səm hɪˈlɛrəti! ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈɛləmənt frəm ðɪs hɪˈstɛrɪkəl ˈkɑmədi ɪz ɪts ˈsaʊnˌtræk, wɪʧ ˌənˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkɑmədi ˈmuviz, ˈfiʧərz ən əˈbəndəns əv ˈgæŋstə ræp mˈjuzɪk. ˈɔfəs speɪs pʊlz ɪt ɔf ˈbrɪljəntli. ðə ˈɔsəm θɪŋ ɪz ðə juz əv ˈhɑrdˈkɔr ræp sɔŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə ˈkɑmədi. wən ˈnoʊtəbəl sin ɪz ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ˈgufɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈɔfəs ənd duɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər hi dæŋ wɛl plizd tɪ ðə tun əv, ə ˈmuvi ðət həz fæst bɪˈkəm wən əv maɪ ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈfeɪvərɪts ˈæftər ðə ˈkæʧɪŋ ɪt ɔn hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz hərd gʊd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmuvi ənd haʊ ɪt hæd bɪˈkəm ə kəlt ˈklæsɪk bət fər jɪrz sɪns ɪts riˈlis ɪn 1999 aɪ slɛpt ɔn ɪt. bɔɪ wɑz aɪ ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɔn səm hɪˈlɛrəti! ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈɛləmənt frəm ðɪs hɪˈstɛrɪkəl ˈkɑmədi ɪz ɪts ˈsaʊnˌtræk, wɪʧ ˌənˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkɑmədi ˈmuviz, ˈfiʧərz ən əˈbəndəns əv ˈgæŋstə ræp ɪt ɔf ˈbrɪljəntli. ðə ˈɔsəm θɪŋ ɪz ðə juz əv ˈhɑrdˈkɔr ræp sɔŋz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə ˈkɑmədi. wən ˈnoʊtəbəl sin ɪz ðə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ˈgufɪŋ əraʊnd ðə ˈɔfəs ənd duɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər hi dæŋ wɛl plizd tɪ ðə tun əv, "dæm, ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈgæŋstə." ðɪs sɔŋ ɪz ən ˌoʊldˈskul hɪp hɑp ˈsɪŋgəl frəm ˈhɪˌphɔp grup, ðə bɔɪz frəm maɪ ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn əv ˈhjustən, ˈtɛksəs. ðoʊ ðə sɔŋ ɪz ɪkˈsplɪsət ənd prəˈmoʊts ðə strit laɪf, ðɛr ər səm ˈædmərəbəl ˈlɪrɪks wɪˈθɪn ðə sɔŋ. soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv ðə sɔŋ ənd haʊ ɪt dɪˈfaɪnz wət ə "ril ˈgæŋstə ɪz" ənd siɪŋ ɛz aɪ hæd ˈpoʊstɪd maɪ ˈpɑpjələr blɔg əˈbaʊt ðə "treɪts əv ə ril ˈməzlɪm mæn" ðə sɔŋ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mi tɪ raɪt ə ˈkəvər sɔŋ ɛnˈtaɪtəld, "dæŋ, ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm". aɪ səˈʤɛst ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ rɛd θru ðə ˈlɪrɪks ɪz baɪ pleɪɪŋ ðə ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ɪn ðət kul non-chalant*, staɪl ðə ərˈɪʤənəl sɔŋ wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ɪn. ʧɛk ɪt. vərs 1 dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm ə ril həz hɪz maɪnd raɪt ə ril ˈnɛvər rənz hɪz ˈlɪtəl maʊθ 'kɔz ril doʊnt ˈbækˌbaɪt. ənd ˈʤoʊkərz ˈɔlˌweɪz showin*' ɔf ɪn ˈɛkˌsɛs flashin*' hɪz bɔɪz ɔl ðə frɛʃ bət ril doʊnt flɔnt mɛs 'kɔz ril noʊ tɪ nɑt bræg ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋz kul ɪn ðə maɪnd əv ə ˈməzlɪm 'kɔz θɪŋk dip əp ə jɪr 'kɔz ril doʊnt slip (tɪl prayin*' fajr*) ənd ɔl aɪ ˈgɑtə seɪ tɪ ju ˈwɑnəˌbi, gonnabe*, horseplayin*', dunya(world)-lovin*' 'kɔz wɪn ðə klɑk tɪks daʊn wət ðə hɛk ju ˈgɑnə du? dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm. vərs 2 dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm feedin*' ðə pur ənd keepin*' əp wɪθ ˈʧɛrɪti ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ wɑz bɔrn ɪn (ˈɪgnərəns) ðə din əv ˌɪsˈlɑm naʊ həz brɔt mi ˈklɛrɪti. dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm aɪ min wən ðət ju doʊnt ˈrɪli noʊ ridin*' əraʊnd taʊn ɪn ə bɛnz noʊ riba(interest*) ɪts bɪn ɔl peɪd fo*' naʊ kəm ɪn ɔl ʃeɪps ənd ˈkələrz səm gɑt kɪld ɪn ðə pæst bət ðɪs ˈməzlɪm raɪt hir ɪz ə smɑrt wən ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlɪvɪŋ fər ðə lɔrd ənd aɪl læst naʊ ɔl aɪ ˈgɑtə seɪ tɪ ju ˈwɑnəˌbi, gonnabe*, horseplayin*', dunya(world)-lovin*' wɪn ðə taɪm kəmz tɪ goʊ wət ðə hɛk ju ˈgɑnə du? dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm. vərs 3 dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm ə ril noʊz ðə pleɪ ril loʊər ðɛr geɪz soʊ wɪn ju si sistas*, lʊk ðə ˈəðər weɪ. ril doʊnt tɔk məʧ ɔl jɑ hir ɪz ðə ɔn ðeɪ təŋ. ril ˈbrəðərz sik ðɛr lɔrdz rɪˈwɔrd 'kɔz ðeɪ noʊ ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs həz ɔl ðə fən. naʊ ɔl aɪ ˈgɑtə seɪ tɪ ju ˈwɑnəˌbi, gonnabe*, horseplayin*', dunya(world)-lovin*' wɪn jʊr ˈstændɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr ˈmeɪkər wət ðə hɛk ju ˈgɑnə du? dæŋ ɪt filz gʊd tɪ bi ə ˈməzlɪm.
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caffe vero becoming specialty coffee and espresso shop
over the past few weeks been a few things rattling around about the best place to grab a coffee on lark, vero. they had announced they were closing, but nothing ever closed. all of a sudden there was a sign on the door asking to be forgiven for any missteps during a transition to new management. and still open, every day. a few less things on the walls, few different people behind the bar, but the still open.
the veil has been ripped off and the news has been announced that local coffee enthusiast and solid dude ron grieco is now in charge of vero, which is now officially stacks espresso bar. ron and his partner tyler wrightson now outright own the business and have sweeping changes planned.
one of the biggest things to note is that this will be a cafe. no other spot around is this as roasters will offer pricing and even loans of coffee gear for exclusivity. this allows all of the coffee in the shop to constantly rotate, not just from roast, blend or region, but roaster as well. in addition to regular drip coffee from the trusty fetco, there will be a bar, aptly titled ‘the slow bar’ featuring specific coffees that lend themselves to this style of brewing. there will also be a ton of changes on the inside of the space, which have nothing to do with coffee but everything to do with your ability to sit down and enjoy your drink and snacks.
stacks espresso bar will officially be opened and launched soon, but stop in as a lot changing each day. the best place to grab a cup of coffee on lark will only get better from here on out.
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caffe* ˈvɛroʊ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈspɛʃəlti ˈkɔfi ənd ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ ʃɑp ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju wiks bɪn ə fju θɪŋz ˈrætəlɪŋ əraʊnd əˈbaʊt ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ græb ə ˈkɔfi ɔn lɑrk, ˈvɛroʊ. ðeɪ hæd əˈnaʊnst ðeɪ wər ˈkloʊzɪŋ, bət ˈnəθɪŋ ˈɛvər kloʊzd. ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ðɛr wɑz ə saɪn ɔn ðə dɔr ˈæskɪŋ tɪ bi fərˈgɪvən fər ˈɛni mɪˈstɛps ˈdʊrɪŋ ə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ nu ˈmænɪʤmənt. ənd stɪl ˈoʊpən, ˈɛvəri deɪ. ə fju lɛs θɪŋz ɔn ðə wɔlz, fju ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl bɪˈhaɪnd ðə bɑr, bət ðə stɪl ˈoʊpən. ðə veɪl həz bɪn rɪpt ɔf ənd ðə nuz həz bɪn əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈloʊkəl ˈkɔfi ɛnˈθuziˌæst ənd ˈsɑləd dud rɑn ˈgrikoʊ ɪz naʊ ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈvɛroʊ, wɪʧ ɪz naʊ əˈfɪʃəli stæks ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ bɑr. rɑn ənd hɪz ˈpɑrtnər ˈtaɪlər ˈraɪtsən naʊ ˈaʊˈtraɪt oʊn ðə ˈbɪznɪs ənd hæv sˈwipɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz plænd. wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋz tɪ noʊt ɪz ðət ðɪs wɪl bi ə kəˈfeɪ. noʊ ˈəðər spɑt əraʊnd ɪz ðɪs ɛz ˈroʊstərz wɪl ˈɔfər ˈpraɪsɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn loʊnz əv ˈkɔfi gɪr fər ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ɔl əv ðə ˈkɔfi ɪn ðə ʃɑp tɪ ˈkɑnstəntli ˈroʊˌteɪt, nɑt ʤɪst frəm roʊst, blɛnd ər ˈriʤən, bət ˈroʊstər ɛz wɛl. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈrɛgjələr drɪp ˈkɔfi frəm ðə ˈtrəsti fetco*, ðɛr wɪl bi ə bɑr, ˈæptli ˈtaɪtəld sloʊ bar’*’ ˈfiʧərɪŋ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkɔfiz ðət lɛnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ðɪs staɪl əv bruɪŋ. ðɛr wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə tən əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə speɪs, wɪʧ hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈkɔfi bət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sɪt daʊn ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ jʊr drɪŋk ənd snæks. stæks ˌɛˈsprɛsoʊ bɑr wɪl əˈfɪʃəli bi ˈoʊpənd ənd lɔnʧt sun, bət stɑp ɪn ɛz ə lɔt ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ iʧ deɪ. ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ græb ə kəp əv ˈkɔfi ɔn lɑrk wɪl ˈoʊnli gɪt ˈbɛtər frəm hir ɔn aʊt.
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tribes with flags
in 1978, fouad ajami wrote a seminal article in foreign affairs titled "the end of pan arabism." its conceit was that the particular interests and actions of key arab states had long ago trumped the idealized rhetoric and aspirations of arab unity.
forty years on, it may be time to ponder another proposition: in the wake of the arab spring, witnessing the beginning of the end of another arab illusion the functional and coherent arab state.
forget democracies. at stake here is basic coherence and governance.
three powerful states once competed for power and influence in the arab world, not to mention attention. egypt held the key to peace or war with israel, iraq determined the power balance in the gulf, and syria shaped security and stability in the levant.
in the wake of the arab spring, all three have essentially gone off line, their regional reach much diminished. egypt, which comes closest to being a coherent polity, is bogged down in interminable political and economic problems; syria is fighting a bloody civil war; and iraq is preoccupied with internal security challenges and well on the way to permanent ethnic and sectarian feuding.
as is way, powers have risen to fill this vacuum.
by any standard, israel, iran, and turkey are now the three most consequential powers in the middle east. to be sure, each faces major constraints in throwing its weight around in the arab world. but by comparison, they are pretty stable with human, technological, and economic resources not to mention military power that enable them to project influence outside their borders, in ways the traditional regional powerhouses cannot.
the arab monarchies, which appear to have overcome the wave of instability that threatened them in 2011 and 2012, are also holding their own. in the lands of the arab kings, oil revenue, islam, and royal legitimacy combined with fear of violence and disorder have preempted much of the turbulence of the arab spring. though as jordan and bahrain can attest, revolt lies under the surface in these places too, and is only kept under control through repression, and fear of an even worse future.
but what of the other arabs? in much of the middle east, the situation looks far worse today than a year ago. the question facing these troubled countries right now is not whether they can become democracies or resolve fundamental identity questions. it is much more basic: can they produce a minimum of competent governance and order, so that they can begin to deal with the galactic political and economic challenges they face?
it’s tempting to suggest that time will be required to sort all this out. after all, it took a century and a half for the united states a country that possessed the physical security, natural abundance, and enlightened leaders the arabs now lack to deal with the issue of racial equality and minority rights. indeed, as late as the 1950s, america was still very much a preferential democracy.
i understand all of this. and i understand too that colonial powers, followed by cruel and greedy leaders, prevented participatory government, civic responsibility, and a free press along with the other elements required for good governance.
but i also understand that however empathetic we may want to be, it willfully blind us to certain realities either. and perhaps one of the most disturbing is the accelerating trend long present in the arab world toward decentralization and weak state control. the political turbulence of the past few years has only deepened this lack of coherence. and it raises serious questions about whether even basic governance is possible.
it has been said about the arab states that, with the exception of egypt, the rest are all essentially tribes with flags. one might put it more delicately today, but the idea that sectarian and ethnic identity, rather than national affiliation, is the driving organizing principle in much of arab politics is an undeniable reality. this is not to suggest that national identity has been absent in arab lands the question is whether it will ever come first over these other loyalties.
when these societies undergo stress particularly in a place like syria, where assad is purposefully exploiting sectarian divides loyalty to the tribe, family, sect, and religious group that provides the primary source of identity and organization. seen this in iraq, where shias displaced sunnis as the dominant power, and seeing it again in syria, where sunnis look to get even with alawites. meanwhile, the kurds in both syria and iraq are quite naturally looking to their own interests not to those of the so-called nation.
and even in ethnically homogenous egypt, religious identity defines the fault lines of the turbulent political life. president mohamed first allegiance to the notion of an inclusive nation, but to the muslim conception of islamist governance. and be clear, membership in the brotherhood like joining a health club: it requires years to gain entry, and a way of life that demands a comprehensive worldview. like the eagles’ hotel california, you can check out but you can never leave.
for the past 40 years, the arab religious and sectarian tensions were masked by authoritarian leaders some of whom were hostile to american interests (saddam hussein, hafez and bashar al-assad, muammar al-qaddafi), and some of whom were u.s. allies ben ali, hosni mubarak, ali abdullah saleh). these imposed order by repressing their citizens, rewarding privileged elites, and playing on the nationalist pride of their countrymen even while they bled the country through their own corruption.
the presidents of the arab world, however, ruled over republics-in-name-only. when their regimes collapsed, so did the that the state could provide the foundation for better governance.
in certain cases, the process of incoherence and decentralization the arab spring. lebanon has been a for years, and will remain that way so long as its many sects christians, sunnis, druze, and shia refuse to enter into a national compact in which they agree to surrender power to the government.
the state of palestine is split between hamas and fatah, creating a kind of ark with two of everything security services, constitutions, prime ministers, and visions of where and what palestine is. and iraq, far from being the coherent whole the americans dreamed of is a mishmash of shia authoritarianism, sunni grievances, and kurdish autonomy.
in other countries, the arrival of the arab spring accelerated the process of decentralization. in libya, tribal and provincial rivalries are now preventing any meaningful centralized authority. in yemen, it has probably been tribal coherence, oddly enough, that has provided services and settled disputes, keeping this perpetually failing state from failing altogether. in syria, decentralization threatens to turn into fragmentation. whatever emerges at the end of current dark tunnel, unlikely to be a strong, unified state.
let’s be clear about something: the arab state system going to completely implode. since the 1916 agreement, respect for borders in this part of the world has proven pretty resilient. intervention in lebanon, in yemen, and in kuwait were exceptions and all proved temporary.
but just because something calls itself a state mean it is. if the locals want to delude themselves, one thing but we. a state can have a flag, a parliament, and even recognized borders and not have a central government effective and sovereign, let alone possessing the capacity to protect the wellbeing of all of its citizens.
to move beyond the challenges they now face, arab states need three things they seem unable to produce.
first, they will need leaders willing and able to think and act in truly national terms, transcending their narrow sectarian, corporatist, family, and religious affiliations. name one leader in any arab country that fits that description.
second, arab states need inclusive and legitimate institutions that hostage to political intrigue or playthings of the elites that compete for power. their primary objective should be representing the citizens not the perpetuation of their own perquisites and those of the ruling elite.
and third, the arab world needs a mechanism for negotiating differences and accommodating polarization without it spilling into the streets. as the recent riots in egypt and the killing of tunisian opposition leader show, the alternative to this is violence and murder.
forget the "it will take time" argument. right, of course but also the answer for just about everything in the middle east these days.
what i see anywhere are the trend lines heading in a positive direction. and forget about the establishment of democracies, or liberal, secular societies. right now, going back to basics: what the arab world needs most of all right now are stable that can provide basic security and some material improvement in the lives of their people. oh, and basic security for foreigners who happen to be working or travelling there too. indeed, the issue transformation at all, but basic transaction how to run a railroad.
as for the united states, stuck in the middle of this mess. and not helping much. our policies on israel, democratic reform, and counterterrorism are perceived at times as contradictory and hypocritical, and not going to change all that much guaranteeing that we will remain unpopular with millions of arab and muslims.
we can still do business in the middle east, though, because arab elites still require things we have. the kings and need our security guarantee against iran, the need our economic aid and counterterrorism assistance, the egyptians need our military aid and support with the imf, the jordanians need our political backing, and the palestinians still need the hope however misplaced that we can deliver a state for them.
america’s room for maneuver in the middle east is shrinking. the have gone and good riddance. the democrats yet arrived and for a good while. and with the end of that old order and the beginning of the new, perhaps we can finally cast off the illusion that the united states can somehow fix all of this. we cannot and will not save the arabs from us or themselves.
but not new. what is: as the arab state grows ever more dysfunctional, it may just be that the arabs save themselves either, nor transform the world in which they live.
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traɪbz wɪθ flægz ɪn 1978 fuæd ˌeɪˈʤɑmi roʊt ə ˈsɛmənəl ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz ˈtaɪtəld "ðə ɛnd əv pæn arabism*." ɪts kənˈsit wɑz ðət ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ˈækʃənz əv ki ˈærəb steɪts hæd lɔŋ əˈgoʊ trəmpt ðə aɪˈdiəˌlaɪzd ˈrɛtərɪk ənd ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz əv ˈærəb ˈjunɪti. ˈfɔrti jɪrz ɔn, ɪt meɪ bi taɪm tɪ ˈpɑndər əˈnəðər ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən: ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ, ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ɛnd əv əˈnəðər ˈærəb ˌɪˈluʒən ðə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ənd koʊˈhɪrənt ˈærəb steɪt. fərˈgɛt dɪˈmɑkrəsiz. æt steɪk hir ɪz ˈbeɪsɪk koʊˈhɪrəns ənd ˈgəvərnəns. θri ˈpaʊərfəl steɪts wəns kəmˈpitɪd fər paʊər ənd ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən əˈtɛnʃən. ˈiʤɪpt hɛld ðə ki tɪ pis ər wɔr wɪθ ˈɪzriəl, ˌɪˈrɑk dɪˈtərmənd ðə paʊər ˈbæləns ɪn ðə gəlf, ənd ˈsɪriə ʃeɪpt sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd stəˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ləˈvænt. ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ, ɔl θri hæv ɛˈsɛnʃəli gɔn ɔf laɪn, ðɛr ˈriʤənəl riʧ məʧ dɪˈmɪnɪʃt. ˈiʤɪpt, wɪʧ kəmz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ biɪŋ ə koʊˈhɪrənt ˈpɑləti, ɪz bɔgd daʊn ɪn ˌɪnˈtərmənəbəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑbləmz; ˈsɪriə ɪz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə ˈblədi ˈsɪvəl wɔr; ənd ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɪθ ˌɪnˈtərnəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd wɛl ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈɛθnɪk ənd sɛkˈtɛriən fˈjudɪŋ. ɛz ɪz weɪ, paʊərz hæv ˈrɪzən tɪ fɪl ðɪs ˈvækjum. baɪ ˈɛni ˈstændərd, ˈɪzriəl, ˌɪˈrɑn, ənd ˈtərki ər naʊ ðə θri moʊst ˌkɑnsəkˈwɛnʃəl paʊərz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. tɪ bi ʃʊr, iʧ ˈfeɪsɪz ˈmeɪʤər kənˈstreɪnts ɪn θroʊɪŋ ɪts weɪt əraʊnd ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld. bət baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðeɪ ər ˈprɪti ˈsteɪbəl wɪθ ˈjumən, ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl, ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈrisɔrsɪz nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri paʊər ðət ɪˈneɪbəl ðɛm tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɪnfluəns ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈbɔrdərz, ɪn weɪz ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈriʤənəl ˈpaʊərˌhaʊsɪz ˈkænɑt. ðə ˈærəb ˈmɑnɑrkiz, wɪʧ əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə weɪv əv ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ðət θˈrɛtənd ðɛm ɪn 2011 ənd 2012 ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðɛr oʊn. ɪn ðə lændz əv ðə ˈærəb kɪŋz, ɔɪl ˈrɛvəˌnu, ˌɪsˈlɑm, ənd rɔɪəl lɪˈʤɪtəməsi kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ fɪr əv ˈvaɪələns ənd dɪˈsɔrdər hæv priˈɛmptɪd məʧ əv ðə ˈtərbjələns əv ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ. ðoʊ ɛz ˈʤɔrdən ənd bɑˈreɪn kən əˈtɛst, rɪˈvoʊlt laɪz ˈəndər ðə ˈsərfəs ɪn ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz tu, ənd ɪz ˈoʊnli kɛpt ˈəndər kənˈtroʊl θru riˈprɛʃən, ənd fɪr əv ən ˈivɪn wərs fˈjuʧər. bət wət əv ðə ˈəðər ˈærəbz? ɪn məʧ əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən lʊks fɑr wərs təˈdeɪ ðən ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ðə kˈwɛʃən ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðiz ˈtrəbəld ˈkəntriz raɪt naʊ ɪz nɑt ˈwɛðər ðeɪ kən bɪˈkəm dɪˈmɑkrəsiz ər riˈzɑlv ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti kˈwɛsʧənz. ɪt ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈbeɪsɪk: kən ðeɪ ˈproʊdus ə ˈmɪnəməm əv ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈgəvərnəns ənd ˈɔrdər, soʊ ðət ðeɪ kən bɪˈgɪn tɪ dil wɪθ ðə gəˈlæktɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈʧælənʤɪz ðeɪ feɪs? ˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət taɪm wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ sɔrt ɔl ðɪs aʊt. ˈæftər ɔl, ɪt tʊk ə ˈsɛnʧəri ənd ə hæf fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ə ˈkəntri ðət pəˈzɛst ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˈnæʧərəl əˈbəndəns, ənd ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ˈlidərz ðə ˈærəbz naʊ læk tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈreɪʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti ənd məˈnɔrəti raɪts. ˌɪnˈdid, ɛz leɪt ɛz ðə 1950s*, əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz stɪl ˈvɛri məʧ ə ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl dɪˈmɑkrəsi. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɔl əv ðɪs. ənd aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd tu ðət kəˈloʊniəl paʊərz, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ kruəl ənd ˈgridi ˈlidərz, prɪˈvɛnɪd ˌpɑrˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈsɪvɪk riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ənd ə fri prɛs əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˈɛləmənts rikˈwaɪərd fər gʊd ˈgəvərnəns. bət aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk wi meɪ wɔnt tɪ bi, ɪt ˈwɪlfəli blaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˈsərtən ˌriˈæləˌtiz ˈiðər. ənd pərˈhæps wən əv ðə moʊst dɪˈstərbɪŋ ɪz ðə ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ trɛnd lɔŋ ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld təˈwɔrd dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd wik steɪt kənˈtroʊl. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtərbjələns əv ðə pæst fju jɪrz həz ˈoʊnli ˈdipənd ðɪs læk əv koʊˈhɪrəns. ənd ɪt ˈreɪzɪz ˈsɪriəs kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ˈivɪn ˈbeɪsɪk ˈgəvərnəns ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl. ɪt həz bɪn sɛd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈærəb steɪts ðət, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ˈiʤɪpt, ðə rɛst ər ɔl ɛˈsɛnʃəli traɪbz wɪθ flægz. wən maɪt pʊt ɪt mɔr ˈdɛləkətli təˈdeɪ, bət ðə aɪˈdiə ðət sɛkˈtɛriən ənd ˈɛθnɪk aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ˈrəðər ðən ˈnæʃənəl əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən, ɪz ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈprɪnsəpəl ɪn məʧ əv ˈærəb ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ən ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl ˌriˈæləˌti. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈnæʃənəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti həz bɪn ˈæbsənt ɪn ˈærəb lændz ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˈwɛðər ɪt wɪl ˈɛvər kəm fərst ˈoʊvər ðiz ˈəðər ˈlɔɪəltiz. wɪn ðiz səˈsaɪɪtiz ˌəndərˈgoʊ strɛs ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ə pleɪs laɪk ˈsɪriə, wɛr əˈsɑd ɪz ˈpərpəsfəli ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ sɛkˈtɛriən dɪˈvaɪdz ˈlɔɪəlti tɪ ðə traɪb, ˈfæməli, sɛkt, ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs grup ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri sɔrs əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. sin ðɪs ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, wɛr ˈʃiəz dɪˈspleɪst ˈsʊˌniz ɛz ðə ˈdɑmənənt paʊər, ənd siɪŋ ɪt əˈgɛn ɪn ˈsɪriə, wɛr ˈsʊˌniz lʊk tɪ gɪt ˈivɪn wɪθ alawites*. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə kərdz ɪn boʊθ ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk ər kwaɪt ˈnæʧərəli ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈɪntərɪsts nɑt tɪ ðoʊz əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈneɪʃən. ənd ˈivɪn ɪn ˈɛθnɪkli həˈmɑʤənəs ˈiʤɪpt, rɪˈlɪʤəs aɪˈdɛntəˌti dɪˈfaɪnz ðə fɔlt laɪnz əv ðə ˈtərbjələnt pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf. ˈprɛzɪdənt moʊˈhɑmɛd fərst əˈliʤəns tɪ ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ən ˌɪnˈklusɪv ˈneɪʃən, bət tɪ ðə ˈməzlɪm kənˈsɛpʃən əv ˈɪsləmɪst ˈgəvərnəns. ənd bi klɪr, ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ɪn ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd laɪk ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə hɛlθ kləb: ɪt rikˈwaɪərz jɪrz tɪ geɪn ˈɛntri, ənd ə weɪ əv laɪf ðət dɪˈmændz ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv worldview*. laɪk ðə eagles’*’ hoʊˈtɛl ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ju kən ʧɛk aʊt bət ju kən ˈnɛvər liv. fər ðə pæst 40 jɪrz, ðə ˈærəb rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd sɛkˈtɛriən ˈtɛnʧənz wər mæskt baɪ əˌθɔrəˈtɛriən ˈlidərz səm əv hum wər ˈhɑstəl tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪntərɪsts (ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪn, ˈhɑfɛz ənd bəˈʃɑr al-assad*, muˈæmər al-qaddafi*), ənd səm əv hum wər juz. ˈælaɪz bɛn ˈɑli, ˈhɔsni muˈbɑrɪk, ˈɑli ˌæbˈdələ ˈsɑlɛh). ðiz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˈɔrdər baɪ riˈprɛsɪŋ ðɛr ˈsɪtɪzənz, rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ɪˈlits, ənd pleɪɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈnæʃənəlɪst praɪd əv ðɛr ˈkəntrimɪn ˈivɪn waɪl ðeɪ blɛd ðə ˈkəntri θru ðɛr oʊn kərˈəpʃən. ðə ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts əv ðə ˈærəb wərld, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ruld ˈoʊvər republics-in-name-only*. wɪn ðɛr rəˈʒimz kəˈlæpst, soʊ dɪd ðə ðət ðə steɪt kʊd prəˈvaɪd ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ˈbɛtər ˈgəvərnəns. ɪn ˈsərtən ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrəns ənd dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ. ˈlɛbənən həz bɪn ə fər jɪrz, ənd wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ðət weɪ soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ɪts ˈmɛni sɛkts ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, ˈsʊˌniz, druz, ənd ˈʃiə ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ˈɛnər ˈɪntu ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑmpækt ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ əˈgri tɪ sərˈɛndər paʊər tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə steɪt əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn ɪz splɪt bɪtˈwin ˌhɑˈmɑs ənd ˈfɑtə, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə kaɪnd əv ɑrk wɪθ tu əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənz, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz, ənd ˈvɪʒənz əv wɛr ənd wət ˈpæləˌstaɪn ɪz. ənd ˌɪˈrɑk, fɑr frəm biɪŋ ðə koʊˈhɪrənt hoʊl ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz drimd əv ɪz ə ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ əv ˈʃiə əˌθɔrəˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm, ˈsuni ˈgrivənsɪz, ənd ˈkərdɪʃ əˈtɑnəmi. ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ðə ˈærəb spərɪŋ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən. ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə, ˈtraɪbəl ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈraɪvəlriz ər naʊ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈɛni ˈminɪŋfəl ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd əˈθɔrəti. ɪn ˈjɛmən, ɪt həz ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪn ˈtraɪbəl koʊˈhɪrəns, ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf, ðət həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈsɛtəld dɪˈspjuts, ˈkipɪŋ ðɪs pərˈpɛʧuəli ˈfeɪlɪŋ steɪt frəm ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ɪn ˈsɪriə, dɪˌsɛntrəlɪˈzeɪʃən θˈrɛtənz tɪ tərn ˈɪntu ˌfrægmənˈteɪʃən. ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈimərʤɪz æt ðə ɛnd əv ˈkɑrənt dɑrk ˈtənəl, ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ə strɔŋ, ˈjunəˌfaɪd steɪt. bi klɪr əˈbaʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ: ðə ˈærəb steɪt ˈsɪstəm goʊɪŋ tɪ kəmˈplitli ˌɪmˈploʊd. sɪns ðə 1916 əˈgrimənt, rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈbɔrdərz ɪn ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə wərld həz ˈpruvən ˈprɪti rɪˈzɪljənt. ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˈlɛbənən, ɪn ˈjɛmən, ənd ɪn kuˈweɪt wər ɪkˈsɛpʃənz ənd ɔl pruvd ˈtɛmpərˌɛri. bət ʤɪst bɪˈkəz ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə steɪt min ɪt ɪz. ɪf ðə ˈloʊkəlz wɔnt tɪ dɪˈlud ðɛmˈsɛlvz, wən θɪŋ bət wi. ə steɪt kən hæv ə flæg, ə ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ənd ˈivɪn ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈbɔrdərz ənd nɑt hæv ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈifɛktɪv ənd ˈsɑvrən, lɛt əˈloʊn pəˈzɛsɪŋ ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ əv ɔl əv ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz. tɪ muv bɪɔnd ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ðeɪ naʊ feɪs, ˈærəb steɪts nid θri θɪŋz ðeɪ sim əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈproʊdus. fərst, ðeɪ wɪl nid ˈlidərz ˈwɪlɪŋ ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ θɪŋk ənd ækt ɪn ˈtruli ˈnæʃənəl tərmz, trænˈsɛndɪŋ ðɛr ˈnɛroʊ sɛkˈtɛriən, ˈkɔrpərətɪst, ˈfæməli, ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz. neɪm wən ˈlidər ɪn ˈɛni ˈærəb ˈkəntri ðət fɪts ðət dɪˈskrɪpʃən. ˈsɛkənd, ˈærəb steɪts nid ˌɪnˈklusɪv ənd ləˈʤɪtəmət ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət ˈhɑstɪʤ tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnˈtrig ər ˈpleɪˌθɪŋz əv ðə ɪˈlits ðət kəmˈpit fər paʊər. ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈbʤɛktɪv ʃʊd bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz nɑt ðə pərˌpɛʧəˈweɪʃən əv ðɛr oʊn ˈpərkwɪzɪts ənd ðoʊz əv ðə ˈrulɪŋ ɪˈlit. ənd θərd, ðə ˈærəb wərld nidz ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm fər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənd əˈkɑməˌdeɪtɪŋ ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ɪt ˈspɪlɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə strits. ɛz ðə ˈrisənt raɪəts ɪn ˈiʤɪpt ənd ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ˌtuˈniʒən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər ʃoʊ, ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ðɪs ɪz ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈmərdər. fərˈgɛt ðə "ɪt wɪl teɪk taɪm" ˈɑrgjəmənt. raɪt, əv kɔrs bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈænsər fər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ðiz deɪz. wət aɪ si ˈɛniˌwɛr ər ðə trɛnd laɪnz ˈhɛdɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpɑzətɪv dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ənd fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv dɪˈmɑkrəsiz, ər ˈlɪˌbərəl, ˈsɛkjələr səˈsaɪɪtiz. raɪt naʊ, goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈbeɪsɪks: wət ðə ˈærəb wərld nidz moʊst əv ɔl raɪt naʊ ər ˈsteɪbəl ðət kən prəˈvaɪd ˈbeɪsɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd səm məˈtɪriəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ðə lɪvz əv ðɛr ˈpipəl. oʊ, ənd ˈbeɪsɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti fər ˈfɔrənərz hu ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˈwərkɪŋ ər ˈtrævəlɪŋ ðɛr tu. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ˈɪʃu ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən æt ɔl, bət ˈbeɪsɪk trænˈzækʃən haʊ tɪ rən ə ˈreɪˌlroʊd. ɛz fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, stək ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðɪs mɛs. ənd nɑt ˈhɛlpɪŋ məʧ. ɑr ˈpɑləsiz ɔn ˈɪzriəl, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɪˈfɔrm, ənd ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ər pərˈsivd æt taɪmz ɛz ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ənd ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl, ənd nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɔl ðət məʧ ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ ðət wi wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˌənˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈærəb ənd ˈməzlɪmz. wi kən stɪl du ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ðoʊ, bɪˈkəz ˈærəb ɪˈlits stɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər θɪŋz wi hæv. ðə kɪŋz ənd nid ɑr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌgɛrənˈti əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn, ðə nid ɑr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk eɪd ənd ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm əˈsɪstəns, ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃənz nid ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri eɪd ənd səˈpɔrt wɪθ ðə imf*, ðə ʤɔrˈdeɪniənz nid ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈbækɪŋ, ənd ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz stɪl nid ðə hoʊp ˌhaʊˈɛvər mɪˈspleɪst ðət wi kən dɪˈlɪvər ə steɪt fər ðɛm. rum fər məˈnuvər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ɪz ʃˈrɪŋkɪŋ. ðə hæv gɔn ənd gʊd ˈrɪdəns. ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts jɛt əraɪvd ənd fər ə gʊd waɪl. ənd wɪθ ðə ɛnd əv ðət oʊld ˈɔrdər ənd ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə nu, pərˈhæps wi kən ˈfaɪnəli kæst ɔf ðə ˌɪˈluʒən ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kən ˈsəmˌhaʊ fɪks ɔl əv ðɪs. wi ˈkænɑt ənd wɪl nɑt seɪv ðə ˈærəbz frəm ˈjuˈɛs ər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. bət nɑt nu. wət ɪz: ɛz ðə ˈærəb steɪt groʊz ˈɛvər mɔr dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl, ɪt meɪ ʤɪst bi ðət ðə ˈærəbz seɪv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈiðər, nɔr ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə wərld ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ lɪv.
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i have a app. an canvas game. it appears to use significantly more memory in ios 8 (including) vs ios 7.
in addition to using more memory, the garbage collector does not seem to ever free up the memory it is holding. it is collecting "freed" memory correctly, but never releasing it back for ios to use.
here is the memory usage using instruments allocations under ios 7 with an iphone. as you can see it goes up and down as i load and unload a level. also the memory usage is very low, at around 23mb, at
here is the same app running on an iphone with ios. as you can see the memory usage never goes down and it uses significantly more memory. in fact the memory usage keeps going up forever as i load and unload the same level. it doesn't go up as high, which makes me think is correctly memory from the garbage collector, but the never seems to free the memory it is holding back to the os. also the entire app seems to be using way more memory than before.
the app also runs a lot slower and reached by the time i stopped it.
i should add that when unloading the level i the page, which curiously does not free up any memory under ios 8.
does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this problem and what the solution might be? is this a bug in ios 8?
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aɪ hæv ə æp. ən ˈkænvəs geɪm. ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ juz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈmɛməri ɪn ˈioʊs 8 (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvərsəz ˈioʊs 7 ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ mɔr ˈmɛməri, ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ kəˈlɛktər dɪz nɑt sim tɪ ˈɛvər fri əp ðə ˈmɛməri ɪt ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ. ɪt ɪz kəˈlɛktɪŋ "frid" ˈmɛməri kərˈɛktli, bət ˈnɛvər riˈlisɪŋ ɪt bæk fər ˈioʊs tɪ juz. hir ɪz ðə ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪnstrəmənts ˌæləˈkeɪʃənz ˈəndər ˈioʊs 7 wɪθ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ɛz ju kən si ɪt goʊz əp ənd daʊn ɛz aɪ loʊd ənd ənˈloʊd ə ˈlɛvəl. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ ɪz ˈvɛri loʊ, æt əraʊnd 23mb*, æt hir ɪz ðə seɪm æp ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn wɪθ ˈioʊs ɛz ju kən si ðə ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ ˈnɛvər goʊz daʊn ənd ɪt ˈjuzɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈmɛməri. ɪn fækt ðə ˈmɛməri ˈjusɪʤ kips goʊɪŋ əp fərˈɛvər ɛz aɪ loʊd ənd ənˈloʊd ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl. ɪt ˈdəzənt goʊ əp ɛz haɪ, wɪʧ meɪks mi θɪŋk ɪz kərˈɛktli ˈmɛməri frəm ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ kəˈlɛktər, bət ðə ˈnɛvər simz tɪ fri ðə ˈmɛməri ɪt ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ɑs. ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər æp simz tɪ bi ˈjuzɪŋ weɪ mɔr ˈmɛməri ðən ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə æp ˈɔlsoʊ rənz ə lɔt sloʊər ənd riʧt baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ stɑpt ɪt. aɪ ʃʊd æd ðət wɪn ənˈloʊdɪŋ ðə ˈlɛvəl aɪ ðə peɪʤ, wɪʧ ˈkjʊriəsli dɪz nɑt fri əp ˈɛni ˈmɛməri ˈəndər ˈioʊs 8 dɪz ˈɛniˌwən hæv ˈɛni aɪˈdiəz wət kʊd bi ˈkɔzɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɑbləm ənd wət ðə səˈluʃən maɪt bi? ɪz ðɪs ə bəg ɪn ˈioʊs 8
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san francisco after the deaths of five infants, california health authorities declared an epidemic of whooping cough in the state on wednesday, urging residents particularly those of latino background to get vaccinated against the disease.
the announcement came after authorities noticed a sharp spike in reports of pertussis, the scientific name for whooping cough, which often is mistaken for a cold or the flu and is highly contagious. all told, 910 cases have been confirmed, with several hundred more under investigation. if the pace keeps up, the outbreak could be the largest in the state in 50 years, the california department of public health reported.
dr. gilberto chavez, the deputy director of the center for infectious disease, said health officials had seen a fourfold increase compared with 2009. and the worst may be to come.
“the peak season starts in the summer,” dr. chavez said, noting that july and august usually have the highest number of cases. “and we expect to see a much larger number of cases if we intervene quickly.”
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for five families, however, the warning has come too late. five children all latino and all under the age of 3 months have died since the beginning of the year, dr. chavez said.
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sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈæftər ðə dɛθs əv faɪv ˈɪnfənts, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə hɛlθ əˈθɔrətiz dɪˈklɛrd ən ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv ˈwupɪŋ kɔf ɪn ðə steɪt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈərʤɪŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðoʊz əv ləˈtinoʊ ˈbækˌgraʊnd tɪ gɪt ˈvæksəneɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈziz. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt keɪm ˈæftər əˈθɔrətiz ˈnoʊtɪst ə ʃɑrp spaɪk ɪn rɪˈpɔrts əv pərˈtəsɪs, ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk neɪm fər ˈwupɪŋ kɔf, wɪʧ ˈɔfən ɪz mɪˈsteɪkən fər ə koʊld ər ðə flu ənd ɪz ˈhaɪli kənˈteɪʤəs. ɔl toʊld, 910 ˈkeɪsɪz hæv bɪn kənˈfərmd, wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd mɔr ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ɪf ðə peɪs kips əp, ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk kʊd bi ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɪn ðə steɪt ɪn 50 jɪrz, ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈdɑktər. gɪlˈbɛrˌtoʊ ˈʧæˌvɛz, ðə ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz, sɛd hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz hæd sin ə ˌfɔrˈfoʊld ˌɪnˈkris kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 2009 ənd ðə wərst meɪ bi tɪ kəm. pik ˈsizən stɑrts ɪn ðə summer,”*,” ˈdɑktər. ˈʧæˌvɛz sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˌʤuˈlaɪ ənd ˈɔgəst ˈjuʒəwəli hæv ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈkeɪsɪz. wi ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈnəmbər əv ˈkeɪsɪz ɪf wi ˌɪntərˈvin quickly.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri fər faɪv ˈfæməliz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ həz kəm tu leɪt. faɪv ˈʧɪldrən ɔl ləˈtinoʊ ənd ɔl ˈəndər ðə eɪʤ əv 3 mənθs hæv daɪd sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə jɪr, ˈdɑktər. ˈʧæˌvɛz sɛd.
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a two and a half hour roundtable discussion on the state of vancouver and canadian soccer? yesease! but worry, you have to listen to it all in the one sitting because split mammoth radio show into two podcasts.
your usual hosts are joined by jay duke to chat about all things, canadian premier league, and the recent 2026 world cup bid. the ‘caps chat is in podcast, and the world cup and canadian one will be coming on thursday.
in this first podcast, we look at the current state of the team, what areas need to be strengthened, who should move on, formations, tactics, how the season mightay out and much more.
we’re also joined by ‘caps keeper david ousted for our new segment of the show ‘me, my shelf, and i’ as the dane chats about his favourite books, author, and what currently reading.
have a listen!
you can download listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on the following services:
itunes.
iphone app
googleay
our radio show page
podbean.
stitcher radio network.
or after all that, you could just listen on theayer below!
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ə tu ənd ə hæf aʊər ˈraʊndˌteɪbəl dɪˈskəʃən ɔn ðə steɪt əv vænˈkuvər ənd kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɑkər? jɛs pliz! bət ˈwəri, ju hæv tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ɪt ɔl ɪn ðə wən ˈsɪtɪŋ bɪˈkəz splɪt ˈmæməθ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ ˈɪntu tu podcasts*. jʊr ˈjuʒəwəl hoʊsts ər ʤɔɪnd baɪ ʤeɪ duk tɪ ʧæt əˈbaʊt ɔl θɪŋz, kəˈneɪdiən prɛˈmɪr lig, ənd ðə ˈrisənt 2026 wərld kəp bɪd. ðə ʧæt ɪz ɪn ˈpɔdˌkæst, ənd ðə wərld kəp ənd kəˈneɪdiən wən wɪl bi ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ɪn ðɪs fərst ˈpɔdˌkæst, wi lʊk æt ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv ðə tim, wət ˈɛriəz nid tɪ bi ˈstrɛŋθənd, hu ʃʊd muv ɔn, fɔrˈmeɪʃənz, ˈtæktɪks, haʊ ðə ˈsizən maɪt pleɪ aʊt ənd məʧ mɔr. ˈɔlsoʊ ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈkipər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈaʊstɪd fər ɑr nu ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ðə ʃoʊ ‘‘me*, maɪ ʃɛlf, ənd i’*’ ɛz ðə deɪn ʧæts əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt bʊks, ˈɔθər, ənd wət ˈkərəntli ˈrɛdɪŋ. hæv ə ˈlɪsən! ju kən ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɪs, ənd ɔl ˈpriviəs, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz: ˈaɪˌtunz. ˈaɪˌfoʊn æp ˈgugəl pleɪ ɑr ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ peɪʤ podbean*. ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərk. ər ˈæftər ɔl ðət, ju kʊd ʤɪst ˈlɪsən ɔn ðə pleɪər bɪˈloʊ!
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three people were injured when a rolled over after a collision with a car at the intersection of route 125 and route 155 in epping on wednesday.
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three people were injured when a rolled over after a collision with a car at the intersection of route 125 and route 155 in epping on to watch news said the and a car collided about a.m. the driver of the car, elisa smith, 43, suffered a serious head injury and was flown to a boston daughter was a passenger in the car, and she was taken to exeter hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. the driver of the, miguel adames, 54, also had injuries and was taken to exeter emily adams has been friends for about five years with the driver and her daughter. adams said she and her two sons were getting ready for the day when they heard a terrible just heard a big huge crash and we knew something had happened, and we looked out and we heard the police and the ambulance and saw the lights," she police said it appears that the mother, who was driving, might have misjudged how much space she basically pulled into the path of the unit that you see here on the roadway traveling northbound," sgt. steve cooper said. "a lot of credit is given to the operator of the unit, who observed the vehicle in front of and him took evasive rolled over, spilling part of its load of trash and creating a nightmare for drivers during the morning commute. the position of the truck also created problems for those in charge of cleaning up the the tractor is, it's all really soft mud, so we're going to have a hard time with placement of the trucks to get it out," said donald gagnon of rochester police said neither driver was impaired, and speed did not appear to be a factor in the the
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θri ˈpipəl wər ˈɪnʤərd wɪn ə roʊld ˈoʊvər ˈæftər ə kəˈlɪʒən wɪθ ə kɑr æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv rut 125 ənd rut 155 ɪn ˈɛpɪŋ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt 3 ˈɪnʤərd wɪn, kɑr kəˈlaɪd ɪn ˈɛpɪŋ ˈdraɪvər əv kɑr floʊn tɪ ˈbɔstən ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ʃɛr ʃɛrz ˈkɑpi lɪŋk ˈkɑpi θri ˈpipəl wər ˈɪnʤərd wɪn ə roʊld ˈoʊvər ˈæftər ə kəˈlɪʒən wɪθ ə kɑr æt ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv rut 125 ənd rut 155 ɪn ˈɛpɪŋ ɔn tɪ wɔʧ nuz sɛd ðə ənd ə kɑr kəˈlaɪdɪd əˈbaʊt a.m*. ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə kɑr, əˈlizə smɪθ, 43 ˈsəfərd ə ˈsɪriəs hɛd ˈɪnʤəri ənd wɑz floʊn tɪ ə ˈbɔstən ˈdɔtər wɑz ə ˈpæsənʤər ɪn ðə kɑr, ənd ʃi wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈɛksɪtər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɪθ ˈɪnʤəriz ðət wər nɑt ˈlaɪfθˌrɛtnɪŋ. ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə, mɪˈgɛl əˈdeɪmz, 54 ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ˈɪnʤəriz ənd wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈɛksɪtər ˈɛmɪli ˈædəmz həz bɪn frɛndz fər əˈbaʊt faɪv jɪrz wɪθ ðə ˈdraɪvər ənd hər ˈdɔtər. ˈædəmz sɛd ʃi ənd hər tu sənz wər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ðə deɪ wɪn ðeɪ hərd ə ˈtɛrəbəl ʤɪst hərd ə bɪg juʤ kræʃ ənd wi nu ˈsəmθɪŋ hæd ˈhæpənd, ənd wi lʊkt aʊt ənd wi hərd ðə pəˈlis ənd ðə ˈæmbjələns ənd sɔ ðə laɪts," ʃi pəˈlis sɛd ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ðə ˈməðər, hu wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ, maɪt hæv mɪsˈʤəʤd haʊ məʧ speɪs ʃi ˈbeɪsɪkli pʊld ˈɪntu ðə pæθ əv ðə ˈjunɪt ðət ju si hir ɔn ðə ˈroʊdˌweɪ ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈnɔrθbaʊnd," ˈsɑrʤənt. stiv ˈkupər sɛd. "ə lɔt əv ˈkrɛdɪt ɪz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər əv ðə ˈjunɪt, hu əbˈzərvd ðə ˈviɪkəl ɪn frənt əv ənd ɪm tʊk ɪˈveɪzɪv roʊld ˈoʊvər, ˈspɪlɪŋ pɑrt əv ɪts loʊd əv træʃ ənd kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr fər ˈdraɪvərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ kəmˈjut. ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə trək ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪtɪd ˈprɑbləmz fər ðoʊz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈklinɪŋ əp ðə ðə ˈtræktər ɪz, ɪts ɔl ˈrɪli sɔft məd, soʊ wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə hɑrd taɪm wɪθ ˈpleɪsmənt əv ðə trəks tɪ gɪt ɪt aʊt," sɛd ˈdɑnəld ˈgænjən əv ˈrɑˌʧɛstər pəˈlis sɛd ˈniðər ˈdraɪvər wɑz ˌɪmˈpɛrd, ənd spid dɪd nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ə ˈfæktər ɪn ðə ðə
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ivory coast sent hit squads to ghana to kill followers of former strongman laurent and paid liberian mercenaries not to stage attacks for, a un report said.
the ghana government told united nations sanctions experts they had "foiled" at least two missions this year by ivory coast agents to kill or abduct associates, said the report obtained by on sunday.
"the ghanaian authorities claimed to have foiled at least two such missions in early 2013," said the report.
at least one former supporter, who had returned to ivory coast, "had been abducted and had disappeared," it added.
payments were made to liberian mercenaries and ivory coast militia commanders in a bid to head off attacks aimed at president government.
the report to the security council, by experts who monitor un sanctions against liberia, cast new light on efforts by government to blunt the threat from, whose refusal to concede defeat in a 2010 presidential election sparked unrest in which thousands died.
gbagbo is now at the international criminal court in the hague facing charges of crimes against humanity. but several attacks were staged from liberia in 2012 and the un mission in ivory coast has said several times that new incidents are possible.
the ghanaian government told the un experts in july that its neighbour had been sending ivorian agents intending to assassinate or kidnap militant refugees.
the experts said they had been unable to "independently verify" the claims.
but they met several former ministers in the ghanaian capital, accra, who said they wanted to return "but were afraid that they would be killed if they succeeded."
gbagbo refused to accept the result of the presidential election in late 2010. at least people died in five months of unrest before he was captured in an operation backed by un and french forces.
ivory coast was gripped by civil war for much of the previous two decades. has embarked on reconciliation efforts but has been urged to move faster and to clamp down on corruption.
government payments
the un experts said they had "gathered substantive information" concerning payments made from may this year by the ivory coast government to "key liberian mercenaries."
two of the mercenary leaders were identified as isaac chegbo, who is also known as "bob marley" and augustine "bush dog" vleyee.
money was paid for "collecting information from these individuals and discouraging them from conducting attacks," said the report.
it said the payments were made by the ivory coast interior ministry's bureau of operational intelligence.
the mercenaries told the un sanctions experts they were taken to abidjan to receive money. one said he was given $8,000 but others said they got as little as $2,000.
"several of the mercenaries who had received such payments complained that they had been promised substantially more money," the report said.
the mercenaries "alleged that additional financing had been misappropriated by ivorian officials" and the liberian intermediary.
the un report said that while attacks had diminished this year, the payments were not a "sustainable" way of keeping the lid on tensions in the country.
it also said ivory coast had failed to tell liberian counterparts about the payments or other moves to sway followers in liberia.
an ivory coast mission accompanied by a un official from abidjan that went to a refugee camp in liberia in may was briefly detained by liberian authorities who had not been warned in advance, said the report.
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ˈaɪvəri koʊst sɛnt hɪt skwɑdz tɪ ˈgænə tɪ kɪl ˈfɑloʊərz əv ˈfɔrmər ˈstrɔŋˌmæn ˈlɔrənt ənd peɪd ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən ˈmərsəˌnɛriz nɑt tɪ steɪʤ əˈtæks fər, ə ˈjuˈɛn rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. ðə ˈgænə ˈgəvərnmənt toʊld juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈɛkspərts ðeɪ hæd "fɔɪld" æt list tu ˈmɪʃənz ðɪs jɪr baɪ ˈaɪvəri koʊst ˈeɪʤənts tɪ kɪl ər æbˈdəkt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt əbˈteɪnd baɪ ɔn ˈsənˌdi. "ðə gəˈnaɪən əˈθɔrətiz kleɪmd tɪ hæv fɔɪld æt list tu səʧ ˈmɪʃənz ɪn ˈərli 2013 sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt. æt list wən ˈfɔrmər səˈpɔrtər, hu hæd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈaɪvəri koʊst, "hæd bɪn əbˈdəktɪd ənd hæd ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd," ɪt ˈædɪd. ˈpeɪmənts wər meɪd tɪ ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən ˈmərsəˌnɛriz ənd ˈaɪvəri koʊst mɪˈlɪʃə kəˈmændərz ɪn ə bɪd tɪ hɛd ɔf əˈtæks eɪmd æt ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, baɪ ˈɛkspərts hu ˈmɑnətər ˈjuˈɛn ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə, kæst nu laɪt ɔn ˈɛfərts baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ blənt ðə θrɛt frəm, huz rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ kənˈsid dɪˈfit ɪn ə 2010 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən spɑrkt ənˈrɛst ɪn wɪʧ ˈθaʊzənz daɪd. ɪz naʊ æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪmənəl kɔrt ɪn ðə heɪg ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti. bət ˈsɛvərəl əˈtæks wər steɪʤd frəm ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə ɪn 2012 ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈmɪʃən ɪn ˈaɪvəri koʊst həz sɛd ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ðət nu ˈɪnsədənts ər ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə gəˈnaɪən ˈgəvərnmənt toʊld ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈɛkspərts ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ðət ɪts ˈneɪbər hæd bɪn ˈsɛndɪŋ aɪˈvɔriən ˈeɪʤənts ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ əˈsæsəˌneɪt ər ˈkɪdˌnæp ˈmɪlətənt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. ðə ˈɛkspərts sɛd ðeɪ hæd bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ "ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ" ðə kleɪmz. bət ðeɪ mɛt ˈsɛvərəl ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪnɪstərz ɪn ðə gəˈnaɪən ˈkæpɪtəl, ˈɑˌkrɑ, hu sɛd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ rɪˈtərn "bət wər əˈfreɪd ðət ðeɪ wʊd bi kɪld ɪf ðeɪ səkˈsidɪd." rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn leɪt 2010 æt list ˈpipəl daɪd ɪn faɪv mənθs əv ənˈrɛst ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ˈkæpʧərd ɪn ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən bækt baɪ ˈjuˈɛn ənd frɛnʧ ˈfɔrsɪz. ˈaɪvəri koʊst wɑz grɪpt baɪ ˈsɪvəl wɔr fər məʧ əv ðə ˈpriviəs tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. həz ɛmˈbɑrkt ɔn ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən ˈɛfərts bət həz bɪn ərʤd tɪ muv ˈfæstər ənd tɪ klæmp daʊn ɔn kərˈəpʃən. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpeɪmənts ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈɛkspərts sɛd ðeɪ hæd "ˈgæðərd ˈsəbstəntɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən" kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts meɪd frəm meɪ ðɪs jɪr baɪ ðə ˈaɪvəri koʊst ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ "ki ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən ˈmərsəˌnɛriz." tu əv ðə ˈmərsəˌnɛri ˈlidərz wər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈaɪzɪk chegbo*, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz "bɑb ˈmɑrli" ənd ˈɔgəˌstin "bʊʃ dɔg" vleyee*. ˈməni wɑz peɪd fər "kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ ðɛm frəm kənˈdəktɪŋ əˈtæks," sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ɪt sɛd ðə ˈpeɪmənts wər meɪd baɪ ðə ˈaɪvəri koʊst ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnəstriz ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns. ðə ˈmərsəˌnɛriz toʊld ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈsæŋkʃənz ˈɛkspərts ðeɪ wər ˈteɪkən tɪ æbɪˈʤɑn tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈməni. wən sɛd hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn bət ˈəðərz sɛd ðeɪ gɑt ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz "ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈmərsəˌnɛriz hu hæd rɪˈsivd səʧ ˈpeɪmənts kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ðeɪ hæd bɪn ˈprɑməst səbˈstænʃəli mɔr ˈməni," ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. ðə ˈmərsəˌnɛriz "əˈlɛʤd ðət əˈdɪʃənəl fɪˈnænsɪŋ hæd bɪn ˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd baɪ aɪˈvɔriən əˈfɪʃəlz" ənd ðə ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən ˌɪnərˈmidiɛri. ðə ˈjuˈɛn rɪˈpɔrt sɛd ðət waɪl əˈtæks hæd dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈpeɪmənts wər nɑt ə "səˈsteɪnəbəl" weɪ əv ˈkipɪŋ ðə lɪd ɔn ˈtɛnʧənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈaɪvəri koʊst hæd feɪld tɪ tɛl ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpeɪmənts ər ˈəðər muvz tɪ sweɪ ˈfɑloʊərz ɪn ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə. ən ˈaɪvəri koʊst ˈmɪʃən əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˈjuˈɛn əˈfɪʃəl frəm æbɪˈʤɑn ðət wɛnt tɪ ə ˈrɛfjuʤi kæmp ɪn ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə ɪn meɪ wɑz ˈbrifli dɪˈteɪnd baɪ ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriən əˈθɔrətiz hu hæd nɑt bɪn wɔrnd ɪn ədˈvæns, sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt.
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about
veteran actor well known for his partnership with director spike lee and for appearing in films like the usual suspects and king of new york. his performance as drug lord gus on breaking bad earned him the best supporting actor award from the 2012 critic's choice television awards, and a 2012 emmy nomination. he plays pastor ramon cruz in the get down and jorge in the maze runner films.
before fame
he played a slave child when he was eight - it was his fist exposure to the entertainment industry.
trivia
he was a guest star in the nbc cult sitcom community as the of chevy chase's character pierce hawthorne.
family life
he married joy mcmanigal in 1995. he has four daughters named syrlucia, kale lyn, shayne lyra, and ruby esposito.
associated with
he acted alongside nicole kidman in the 2010 film rabbit hole.
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əˈbaʊt ˈvɛtərən ˈæktər wɛl noʊn fər hɪz ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ dɪˈrɛktər spaɪk li ənd fər əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn fɪlmz laɪk ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsəˌspɛkts ənd kɪŋ əv nu jɔrk. hɪz pərˈfɔrməns ɛz drəg lɔrd gəs ɔn ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd ərnd ɪm ðə bɛst səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈæktər əˈwɔrd frəm ðə 2012 ˈkrɪtɪks ʧɔɪs ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən əˈwɔrdz, ənd ə 2012 ˈɛmi ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. hi pleɪz ˈpæstər rəˈmoʊn kruz ɪn ðə gɪt daʊn ənd ˈhɔrheɪ ɪn ðə meɪz ˈrənər fɪlmz. ˌbiˈfɔr feɪm hi pleɪd ə sleɪv ʧaɪld wɪn hi wɑz eɪt ɪt wɑz hɪz fɪst ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri. ˈtrɪviə hi wɑz ə gɛst stɑr ɪn ðə ˈɛnˌbiˈsi kəlt ˈsɪtˌkɑm kəmˈjunɪti ɛz ðə əv ˈʧɛˌvi ˈʧeɪsɪz ˈkɛrɪktər pɪrs ˈhɔθɔrn. ˈfæməli laɪf hi ˈmɛrid ʤɔɪ məkˈmænəgəl ɪn 1995 hi həz fɔr ˈdɔtərz neɪmd syrlucia*, keɪl lɪn, ʃeɪn ˈlaɪrə, ənd ˈrubi ɛspəˈzitoʊ. əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ hi ˈæktɪd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd nɪˈkoʊl ˈkɪdmən ɪn ðə 2010 fɪlm ˈræbɪt hoʊl.
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jpmorgan chase books $3.3 billion profit
while some of its peers spent part of 2009 in the red, chase managed to stay profitable.
new york (cnnmoney.com) -- chase showed it was close to making a full recovery from last year's crisis after the company reported quarterly profits of $3.3 billion friday.
the new york banking giant also revealed that compensation expenses climbed 18% during the year to $26.9 billion, much of which is expected to doled out in the form of bonuses.
kicking off the fourth quarter earnings season for the nation's top banks, the company said it turned a tidy profit during the final three months of 2009, earning 74 cents on a per share basis.
that was much better than wall street was anticipating. analysts polled by thomson reuters expected the company to report a profit of $2.46 billion for the quarter, or 61 cents a share.
shares of chase (jpm, fortune 500) fell more than 1% in midday trading though as revenue numbers fell short of expectations.
"though these results showed improvement, we acknowledge that they fell short of both an adequate return on capital and the firm's earnings potential," chase ceo jamie dimon said in a statement.
still, 2009 proved to be a stellar year for the bank, as profits more than doubled to $11.73 billion, besting consensus estimates.
one of the biggest drivers of its results in the quarter was the company's investment banking business, which earned $1.9 billion, largely helped by robust debt and stock underwriting fees.
"earnings in the investment bank were better than we were expecting," collins stewart analyst william wrote in a note to clients friday.
executives at the company however, were reluctant to declare that the worst was behind them.
mike cavanagh, chase's chief financial officer, noted that there were still areas of weakness within the company's mortgage portfolio. he also reiterated previous forecasts that its credit card division would likely lose $1 billion a quarter during the first half of 2010.
"we need to wait and see how the economy evolves," he said.
it was clear though that was taking no chances, especially with millions of americans still out of work. during the quarter, the bank said it added an additional $1.9 billion to its consumer loan loss reserve.
dimon said that the lack of clarity about the direction of the economy was also playing a big part in keeping the bank from boosting its dividend back to levels. slashed its dividend last year by 87% and currently pays one of just 5 cents a quarter.
jpmorgan chase is the first of several big banks and wall street firms to report its results. (c, fortune 500), bank of america (bac, fortune 500), wells fargo (wfc, fortune 500), goldman sachs (gs, fortune 500) and morgan stanley (ms, fortune 500) are all slated to release their and full year numbers next week.
jpmorgan chase is widely believed to be among the strongest banks in this group though, and its healthy profits could lead to more criticism of the financial services industry.
on thursday, the industry faced one of its harshest attacks yet after the white house proposed a new tax thursday on big banks that it said helped to contribute to the financial crisis.
dimon said friday that he was not opposed to the concept given the financial services industry's role in the current economic mess. but he quickly rejected the notion that banks such as his should be held responsible for the problems in other industries such as the automotive business.
"i don't understand why we should have to pay for that," he said.
there is also the ongoing backlash among politicians and taxpayers about the size of bonuses doled out by financial firms that benefited from government bailouts.
jpmorgan, which accepted $25 billion in taxpayer aid last fall, revealed friday that more than a third of its compensation expenses went towards its wall street employees.
the company said it spent $9.33 billion to compensate workers in its investment banking division, an increase of $1.6 billion from a year ago. that figure includes salaries as well as money set aside for bonuses.
divided among the nearly individuals in this business, the average annual compensation per employee was nearly $380,000.
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jpmorgan* ʧeɪs bʊks ˈbɪljən ˈprɑfɪt waɪl səm əv ɪts pɪrz spɛnt pɑrt əv 2009 ɪn ðə rɛd, ʧeɪs ˈmænɪʤd tɪ steɪ ˈprɑfətəbəl. nu jɔrk (cnnmoney.com*) ʧeɪs ʃoʊd ɪt wɑz kloʊz tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə fʊl rɪˈkəvəri frəm læst jɪrz ˈkraɪsəs ˈæftər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌriˈpɔrtəd kˈwɔrtərli ˈprɑfɪts əv ˈbɪljən ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə nu jɔrk ˈbæŋkɪŋ ʤaɪənt ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ðət ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz klaɪmd 18 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə jɪr tɪ ˈbɪljən, məʧ əv wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ doʊld aʊt ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈboʊnəsɪz. ˈkɪkɪŋ ɔf ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər ˈərnɪŋz ˈsizən fər ðə ˈneɪʃənz tɔp bæŋks, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt tərnd ə ˈtaɪdi ˈprɑfɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl θri mənθs əv 2009 ˈərnɪŋ 74 sɛnts ɔn ə pər ʃɛr ˈbeɪsɪs. ðət wɑz məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən wɔl strit wɑz ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ. ˈænəlɪsts poʊld baɪ ˈtɑmsən ˈrɔɪtərz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ə ˈprɑfɪt əv ˈbɪljən fər ðə kˈwɔrtər, ər 61 sɛnts ə ʃɛr. ʃɛrz əv ʧeɪs (jpm*, ˈfɔrʧən 500 fɛl mɔr ðən 1 ɪn ˈmɪdˌdeɪ ˈtreɪdɪŋ ðoʊ ɛz ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈnəmbərz fɛl ʃɔrt əv ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. "ðoʊ ðiz rɪˈzəlts ʃoʊd ˌɪmˈpruvmənt, wi ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ðeɪ fɛl ʃɔrt əv boʊθ ən ˈædəkˌweɪt rɪˈtərn ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl ənd ðə fərmz ˈərnɪŋz pəˈtɛnʃəl," ʧeɪs ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈʤeɪmi ˈdɪmən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. stɪl, 2009 pruvd tɪ bi ə ˈstɛlər jɪr fər ðə bæŋk, ɛz ˈprɑfɪts mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld tɪ ˈbɪljən, ˈbɛstɪŋ kənˈsɛnsəs ˈɛstəˌmeɪts. wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdraɪvərz əv ɪts rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə kˈwɔrtər wɑz ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs, wɪʧ ərnd ˈbɪljən, ˈlɑrʤli hɛlpt baɪ roʊˈbəst dɛt ənd stɑk ˈəndərˈraɪtɪŋ fiz. "ˈərnɪŋz ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bæŋk wər ˈbɛtər ðən wi wər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ," ˈkɑlɪnz stuərt ˈænəlɪst ˈwɪljəm roʊt ɪn ə noʊt tɪ klaɪənts ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz æt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wər rɪˈləktənt tɪ dɪˈklɛr ðət ðə wərst wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm. maɪk ˈkævənɑ, ˈʧeɪsɪz ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsər, ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðɛr wər stɪl ˈɛriəz əv ˈwiknəs wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈmɔrgɪʤ pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ. hi ˈɔlsoʊ riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ˈpriviəs ˈfɔrˌkæsts ðət ɪts ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd dɪˈvɪʒən wʊd ˈlaɪkli luz 1 ˈbɪljən ə kˈwɔrtər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst hæf əv 2010 "wi nid tɪ weɪt ənd si haʊ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪˈvɑlvz," hi sɛd. ɪt wɑz klɪr ðoʊ ðət wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ noʊ ˈʧænsɪz, əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz stɪl aʊt əv wərk. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kˈwɔrtər, ðə bæŋk sɛd ɪt ˈædɪd ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɪljən tɪ ɪts kənˈsumər loʊn lɔs rɪˈzərv. ˈdɪmən sɛd ðət ðə læk əv ˈklɛrɪti əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪɪŋ ə bɪg pɑrt ɪn ˈkipɪŋ ðə bæŋk frəm ˈbustɪŋ ɪts ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd bæk tɪ ˈlɛvəlz. slæʃt ɪts ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd læst jɪr baɪ 87 ənd ˈkərəntli peɪz wən əv ʤɪst 5 sɛnts ə kˈwɔrtər. ʧeɪs ɪz ðə fərst əv ˈsɛvərəl bɪg bæŋks ənd wɔl strit fərmz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ɪts rɪˈzəlts. (si, ˈfɔrʧən 500 bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə (bac*, ˈfɔrʧən 500 wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ (wfc*, ˈfɔrʧən 500 ˈgoʊldmən sɑks (gs*, ˈfɔrʧən 500 ənd ˈmɔrgən ˈstænli (mɪz, ˈfɔrʧən 500 ər ɔl sˈleɪtɪd tɪ riˈlis ðɛr ənd fʊl jɪr ˈnəmbərz nɛkst wik. ʧeɪs ɪz ˈwaɪdli bɪˈlivd tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst bæŋks ɪn ðɪs grup ðoʊ, ənd ɪts ˈhɛlθi ˈprɑfɪts kʊd lɛd tɪ mɔr ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɪndəstri. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈɪndəstri feɪst wən əv ɪts ˈhɑrʃəst əˈtæks jɛt ˈæftər ðə waɪt haʊs prəˈpoʊzd ə nu tæks ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɔn bɪg bæŋks ðət ɪt sɛd hɛlpt tɪ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs. ˈdɪmən sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət hi wɑz nɑt əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈɪndəstriz roʊl ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk mɛs. bət hi kˈwɪkli rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət bæŋks səʧ ɛz hɪz ʃʊd bi hɛld riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈprɑbləmz ɪn ˈəðər ˈɪndəstriz səʧ ɛz ðə ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈbɪznɪs. "aɪ doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ wi ʃʊd hæv tɪ peɪ fər ðət," hi sɛd. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈbæˌklæʃ əˈməŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈtækˌspeɪərz əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ˈboʊnəsɪz doʊld aʊt baɪ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fərmz ðət ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbeɪˌlaʊts., wɪʧ ækˈsɛptɪd 25 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈtækˌspeɪər eɪd læst fɔl, rɪˈvild ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət mɔr ðən ə θərd əv ɪts ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ɪkˈspɛnsɪz wɛnt təˈwɔrdz ɪts wɔl strit ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt spɛnt ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt ˈwərkərz ɪn ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈbæŋkɪŋ dɪˈvɪʒən, ən ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈbɪljən frəm ə jɪr əˈgoʊ. ðət ˈfɪgjər ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsæləriz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈməni sɛt əˈsaɪd fər ˈboʊnəsɪz. dɪˈvaɪdɪd əˈməŋ ðə ˈnɪrli ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɪn ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈænjuəl ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən pər ɪmˈplɔɪi wɑz ˈnɪrli
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title: study on clinician and researcher perspectives on
directed by: alexander chapman, phd
assistant professor
simon fraser university
department of psychology
rcb5246, 8888 university drive
burnaby, bc, canada
ph, fax
http://www.sfu.ca/psyc/faculty/chapman
http://www.dbtvancouver.com/
location: online questionnaire. link provided after initial email communication.
description: i am currently conducting a study examining clinician and researcher perspectives on. specifically, i am interested in examining the factors which may prevent an individual from engaging in over a period of days, weeks or months. i am also interested in how clinicians, and what kinds of treatment strategies they use to address this behaviour. as a clinician, you have an important role to play in understanding barriers to, and i would welcome your participation in this study.
commitment: participants will be asked to fill out a brief set of online questionnaires which ask about your clinical training and education, background and experience dealing with, and how clients you have seen have been able to refrain from engaging in. these questionnaires should take no more than 30 minutes of your time. participation is voluntary and confidential.
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ˈtaɪtəl: ˈstədi ɔn klɪˈnɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧər pərˈspɛktɪvz ɔn dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ: ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈʧæpmən, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər ˈsaɪmən ˈfreɪzər ˌjunəˈvərsəti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv saɪˈkɑləʤi 8888 ˌjunəˈvərsəti draɪv ˈbərnəbi, bc*, ˈkænədə ˈpiˈeɪʧ fæks http://www.dbtvancouver.com*/ loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈɔnˌlaɪn kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr. lɪŋk prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈæftər ˌɪˈnɪʃəl iˈmeɪl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. dɪˈskrɪpʃən: aɪ æm ˈkərəntli kənˈdəktɪŋ ə ˈstədi ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ klɪˈnɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧər pərˈspɛktɪvz ɔn. spəˈsɪfɪkli, aɪ æm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈfæktərz wɪʧ meɪ prɪˈvɛnt ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl frəm ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv deɪz, wiks ər mənθs. aɪ æm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn haʊ klɪˈnɪʃənz, ənd wət kaɪnz əv ˈtritmənt ˈstrætəʤiz ðeɪ juz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər. ɛz ə klɪˈnɪʃən, ju hæv ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˈbɛriərz tɪ, ənd aɪ wʊd ˈwɛlkəm jʊr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi. kəˈmɪtmənt: pɑrˈtɪsəpənts wɪl bi æst tɪ fɪl aʊt ə brif sɛt əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛrz wɪʧ æsk əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ, ənd haʊ klaɪənts ju hæv sin hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn. ðiz kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛrz ʃʊd teɪk noʊ mɔr ðən 30 ˈmɪnəts əv jʊr taɪm. pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪz ˈvɑləntɛri ənd ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl.
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harold, tom everett scott and qualls have been announced as key cast members in ensemble zombie series, “z nation,” which will debut a season this fall.
other stars in the show from the asylum, the production company behind “sharknado,” include michael welch (“twilight”) and smith (“the bernie mac show”).
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“z nation” takes place three years after a virus has turned the country into a zombie wasteland, and follows a team tasked with transporting the only known human to have resisted the virus to a lab in hopes of creating a vaccine. although the antibodies he carries are the last hope for survival, he hides a dark secret that threatens them all.
perrineau will play hammond, the leader of the group headed west; scott portrays garnett, second-in-command; and qualls plays the role of citizen z, a computer hacker who joins the team and helps them navigate the terrain. welch and smith are mack and addy, respectively, two disparate wanderers drawn to the team and to each other by a shared goal: survival.
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karl schaefer (“eureka”) serves as executive producer and showrunner. john hyams will direct the pilot.
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ˈhɛrəld, tɑm ˈɛvərət skɑt ənd kwɑlz hæv bɪn əˈnaʊnst ɛz ki kæst ˈmɛmbərz ɪn ɑnˈsɑmbəl ˈzɑmbi ˈsɪriz, nation,”*,” wɪʧ wɪl ˈdeɪbju ə ˈsizən ðɪs fɔl. ˈəðər stɑrz ɪn ðə ʃoʊ frəm ðə əˈsaɪləm, ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈhaɪnd ““sharknado,”*,” ˌɪnˈklud ˈmaɪkəl wɛlʧ (““twilight”*”) ənd smɪθ ˈbərni mæk show”*”). si ˈvɪdioʊ: feud’*’ kənˈtɛstənt θɪŋks ˈzɑmbiz ər blæk nation”*” teɪks pleɪs θri jɪrz ˈæftər ə ˈvaɪrəs həz tərnd ðə ˈkəntri ˈɪntu ə ˈzɑmbi ˈweɪˌstlænd, ənd ˈfɑloʊz ə tim tæskt wɪθ trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈoʊnli noʊn ˈjumən tɪ hæv rɪˈzɪstɪd ðə ˈvaɪrəs tɪ ə læb ɪn hoʊps əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˌvækˈsin. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈænɪˌbɑdiz hi ˈkɛriz ər ðə læst hoʊp fər sərˈvaɪvəl, hi haɪdz ə dɑrk ˈsikrɪt ðət θˈrɛtənz ðɛm ɔl. wɪl pleɪ ˈhæmənd, ðə ˈlidər əv ðə grup ˈhɛdɪd wɛst; skɑt pɔrˈtreɪz ˈgɑrnɪt, second-in-command*; ənd kwɑlz pleɪz ðə roʊl əv ˈsɪtɪzən zi, ə kəmˈpjutər ˈhækər hu ʤɔɪnz ðə tim ənd hɛlps ðɛm ˈnævəˌgeɪt ðə təreɪn. wɛlʧ ənd smɪθ ər mæk ənd ˈædi, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, tu ˈdɪspərɪt ˈwɑndərərz drɔn tɪ ðə tim ənd tɪ iʧ ˈəðər baɪ ə ʃɛrd goʊl: sərˈvaɪvəl. ˈɔlsoʊ rɛd: ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt dɪˈleɪz ðə 13th’*’ 8 mənθs fər ˈvərsəz. zombies’*’ kɑrl ˈʃeɪfər (““eureka”*”) sərvz ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ənd showrunner*. ʤɑn haɪəmz wɪl dɪˈrɛkt ðə ˈpaɪlət.
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former british foreign secretary david strongly urged israel sunday to lift its sea blockade of gaza., who is the current favorite to head britain's recently defeated labor party, was interviewed on british television.
israel's three-year blockade of gaza is counterproductive to all parties concerned. that is the view of leading british politician david. "resolution 1860, the u.n. resolution that brought the gaza war to an end which i actually 18 months ago in new york, says very clearly that the arms trafficking into gaza has to stop but the blockade has to stop and that is absolutely basic," he said.
interviewed by the bbc, the former foreign secretary said the blockade has in effect marginalized gaza. and he added, it has represented a stain on policy right across the middle east for a very long time. "it has been a disaster for the people involved, obviously those many killed and injured, it has also been a disaster for israel. i think there have been a series of deadly and actions by successive israeli governments in respect of gaza. there cannot be a palestinian state and therefore cannot be peace for israel and rest of middle east with gaza isolated with people unable to get in basic commodities, unable to rebuild their lives," he said.
miliband also expressed his frustration that the long stalled peace process has not moved forward. he wants to see more energy put back into the process. "what is any confidence at all among palestinians and israelis that they are going to be able to find a way to live together is the absence of a serious political process to negotiate the terms of a palestinian state. there are these so called proximity talks, that means they are not even sitting in the same room - the palestinians and the israelis, and unless that is jump started, if not by the parties then by outside parties, the americans, the u.n. with e.u. support, then i am afraid this is not going to get resolved," he said.
the israeli ambassador to the united states said on american television that his country will reject an international proposal to investigate the deadly raid on the gaza flotilla that left nine dead on a turkish ship.
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ˈfɔrmər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈfɔrən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈdeɪvɪd ˈstrɔŋli ərʤd ˈɪzriəl ˈsənˌdi tɪ lɪft ɪts si ˌblɑˈkeɪd əv ˈgɑzə., hu ɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ hɛd ˈbrɪtənz ˈrisəntli dɪˈfitɪd ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti, wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud ɔn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ˈɪzriəlz θˈriˌjɪr ˌblɑˈkeɪd əv ˈgɑzə ɪz ˈkaʊnərprəˌdəktɪv tɪ ɔl ˈpɑrtiz kənˈsərnd. ðət ɪz ðə vju əv ˈlidɪŋ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈdeɪvɪd. "ˌrɛzəˈluʃən 1860 ðə u.n*. ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ðət brɔt ðə ˈgɑzə wɔr tɪ ən ɛnd wɪʧ aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli 18 mənθs əˈgoʊ ɪn nu jɔrk, sɪz ˈvɛri ˈklɪrli ðət ðə ɑrmz ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈgɑzə həz tɪ stɑp bət ðə ˌblɑˈkeɪd həz tɪ stɑp ənd ðət ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈbeɪsɪk," hi sɛd. ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈfɔrən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri sɛd ðə ˌblɑˈkeɪd həz ɪn ˈifɛkt ˈmɑrʤənəˌlaɪzd ˈgɑzə. ənd hi ˈædɪd, ɪt həz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə steɪn ɔn ˈpɑləsi raɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈmɪdəl ist fər ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ taɪm. "ɪt həz bɪn ə dɪˈzæstər fər ðə ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ˈɑbviəsli ðoʊz ˈmɛni kɪld ənd ˈɪnʤərd, ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ə dɪˈzæstər fər ˈɪzriəl. aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr hæv bɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈdɛdli ənd ˈækʃənz baɪ səkˈsɛsɪv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn rɪˈspɛkt əv ˈgɑzə. ðɛr ˈkænɑt bi ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈkænɑt bi pis fər ˈɪzriəl ənd rɛst əv ˈmɪdəl ist wɪθ ˈgɑzə ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd wɪθ ˈpipəl əˈneɪbəl tɪ gɪt ɪn ˈbeɪsɪk kəˈmɑdətiz, əˈneɪbəl tɪ riˈbɪld ðɛr lɪvz," hi sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz frəˈstreɪʃən ðət ðə lɔŋ stɔld pis ˈprɔˌsɛs həz nɑt muvd ˈfɔrwərd. hi wɔnts tɪ si mɔr ˈɛnərʤi pʊt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. "wət ɪz ˈɛni ˈkɑnfədɛns æt ɔl əˈməŋ ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd ˌɪzˈreɪliz ðət ðeɪ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ lɪv təˈgɛðər ɪz ðə ˈæbsəns əv ə ˈsɪriəs pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ðə tərmz əv ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt. ðɛr ər ðiz soʊ kɔld prɑkˈsɪməti tɔks, ðət minz ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈivɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə seɪm rum ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd ðə ˌɪzˈreɪliz, ənd ənˈlɛs ðət ɪz ʤəmp ˈstɑrtɪd, ɪf nɑt baɪ ðə ˈpɑrtiz ðɛn baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈpɑrtiz, ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz, ðə u.n*. wɪθ e.u*. səˈpɔrt, ðɛn aɪ æm əˈfreɪd ðɪs ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt riˈzɑlvd," hi sɛd. ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts sɛd ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ðət hɪz ˈkəntri wɪl ˈriʤɛkt ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə ˈdɛdli reɪd ɔn ðə ˈgɑzə floʊˈtɪlə ðət lɛft naɪn dɛd ɔn ə ˈtərkɪʃ ʃɪp.
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cava grill coming to silver spring
the popular mediterranean restaurant plans to open on fenton street
by andrew metcalf
the cava grill location at westfield montgomery in bethesda opened last year via cava grill website
cava grill is bringing its mediterranean pita wraps and salads to silver spring in early 2016.
the new cava grill concept will open at 8515 fenton st. in silver spring's downtown, according to a press release. the location will feature an layout and ovens. it also will serve seasonal soups, beer and wine.
cava, which got its start as a restaurant in rockville, later found regional popularity with its greek concept cava grill. the concept is known for its pitas, rice bowls and salads that are served with a variety of ingredients such as falafel, grilled chicken, lamb meatballs, vegetables and sauces including tzatziki, hummus and spicy harissa.
cava grill currently has eight locations, including restaurants on bethesda row, in westfield montgomery mall and in neighborhood.
cava's xenohristos, ike and up in montgomery county and came up with the idea for the cava rockville restaurant while working at bethesda restaurants.
in april, the company announced it had raised $16 million in funding and would use the money to finance a west coast expansion of cava grill.
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ˈkɑvə grɪl ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən ˈrɛˌstrɑnt plænz tɪ ˈoʊpən ɔn ˈfɛntən strit baɪ ˈændru ˈmɛtˌkæf ðə ˈkɑvə grɪl loʊˈkeɪʃən æt ˈwɛstfild mɑntˈgəmri ɪn bəˈθɛzdə ˈoʊpənd læst jɪr ˈviə ˈkɑvə grɪl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈkɑvə grɪl ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪts ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən ˈpitə ræps ənd ˈsælədz tɪ ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ɪn ˈərli 2016 ðə nu ˈkɑvə grɪl ˈkɑnsɛpt wɪl ˈoʊpən æt 8515 ˈfɛntən st*. ɪn ˈsɪlvər sprɪŋz ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə prɛs riˈlis. ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən wɪl ˈfiʧər ən leɪaʊt ənd ˈəvənz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ wɪl sərv ˈsizənəl sups, bɪr ənd waɪn. ˈkɑvə, wɪʧ gɑt ɪts stɑrt ɛz ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ˈrɑkˌvɪl, ˈleɪtər faʊnd ˈriʤənəl ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti wɪθ ɪts grik ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈkɑvə grɪl. ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz noʊn fər ɪts pitas*, raɪs boʊlz ənd ˈsælədz ðət ər sərvd wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌɪnˈgridiənts səʧ ɛz fəˈlɑfəl, grɪld ˈʧɪkən, læm ˈmitˌbɔlz, ˈvɛʤtəbəlz ənd ˈsɔsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tzatziki*, ˈhʊməs ənd ˈspaɪsi harissa*. ˈkɑvə grɪl ˈkərəntli həz eɪt loʊˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ɔn bəˈθɛzdə roʊ, ɪn ˈwɛstfild mɑntˈgəmri mɔl ənd ɪn ˈneɪbərˌhʊd. xenohristos*, aɪk ənd əp ɪn mɑntˈgəmri ˈkaʊnti ənd keɪm əp wɪθ ðə aɪˈdiə fər ðə ˈkɑvə ˈrɑkˌvɪl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ æt bəˈθɛzdə ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst ɪt hæd reɪzd 16 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ ənd wʊd juz ðə ˈməni tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ə wɛst koʊst ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈkɑvə grɪl.
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there is nothing wrong with education yardsticks. had them for decades: the sat, advanced placement tests, the iowa test of basic skills, etc. what is wrong is imposing one standard on everyone, which ignores that all children are unique and no omniscient. but that is exactly what washington is doing with the common core.
first, it is necessary to establish that the core is largely being imposed by the feds. it is not, as core supporters insist, “state-led” and “voluntary.”
the core was created by the national governors association and the council of chief state school officers, but these groups do not represent states. legislators do, and while people vote for governors, doubtless few, if any, have ever done so based on what they expect a candidate might do in the powerless nga.
next, the impetus behind core adoption in most states was federal action. to compete for a part of the $4.35-billion race to the top purse, states de facto had to adopt the core. indeed, race to the top required state leaders to promise to adopt the core before the final version had even been published!
cementing adoption, the obama administration gave only two options for states to get waivers from the hated, illogical, no child left behind act: adopt the core, or have a state university system certify state standards as “college- and career-ready.”
topping it all off, the u.s. department of education selected and funded two consortia to create national tests to go with the core.
on the occasion when advocates have acknowledged the federal force behind the core, they have typically implied that the obama administration acted against their intent that adoption be purely up to states. but in “benchmarking for success: ensuring u.s. students get a world-class education” - a report published before barack obama became president the national governors association and council of chief state school officers implored washington to offer “a range of tiered incentives,” including funding and regulatory relief, to move states onto national standards. the call was eventually reiterated on the website, then removed.
despite advocates’ incessant protestations, the facts are clear: common core was federally pushed, just as they requested. this top-down imposition is a huge problem for two fundamental reasons.
the first is that all children are unique. they learn different things at different rates, and have myriad talents and goals. yet common core, by its very nature, moves all kids largely in lock-step, processing them like soulless widgets. likely a major reason there is no meaningful empirical evidence that national standards produce better outcomes, and education experts across the spectrum have dismissed the core.
the second basic problem is that no one is omniscient. as the raging debate over the quality of the core painfully illustrates, even if there could be a one, best standard for all kids, we know what it is. but with a monopoly, no alternative standards will be able to compete, and better ways of doing things be revealed.
so is the common core a bad idea? absolutely. it is a federally coerced, regime that ignores basic, human reality.
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ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈjɑrdˌstɪks. hæd ðɛm fər ˈdɛkeɪdz: ðə sæt, ədˈvænst ˈpleɪsmənt tɛsts, ðə ˈaɪəwə tɛst əv ˈbeɪsɪk skɪlz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wət ɪz rɔŋ ɪz ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ wən ˈstændərd ɔn ˈɛvriˌwən, wɪʧ ˌɪgˈnɔrz ðət ɔl ˈʧɪldrən ər juˈnik ənd noʊ ɑmˈnɪʃənt. bət ðət ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪz duɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈkɑmən kɔr. fərst, ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðət ðə kɔr ɪz ˈlɑrʤli biɪŋ ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə fɛdz. ɪt ɪz nɑt, ɛz kɔr səˈpɔrtərz ˌɪnˈsɪst, ““state-led”*” ənd ““voluntary.”*.” ðə kɔr wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl əv ʧif steɪt skul ˈɔfɪsərz, bət ðiz grups du nɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt steɪts. ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz du, ənd waɪl ˈpipəl voʊt fər ˈgəvərnərz, ˈdaʊtləs fju, ɪf ˈɛni, hæv ˈɛvər dən soʊ beɪst ɔn wət ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ə ˈkænədɪt maɪt du ɪn ðə ˈpaʊərləs nga*. nɛkst, ðə ˈɪmpətəs bɪˈhaɪnd kɔr əˈdɑpʃən ɪn moʊst steɪts wɑz ˈfɛdərəl ˈækʃən. tɪ kəmˈpit fər ə pɑrt əv ðə reɪs tɪ ðə tɔp pərs, steɪts də ˈfæktoʊ hæd tɪ əˈdɑpt ðə kɔr. ˌɪnˈdid, reɪs tɪ ðə tɔp rikˈwaɪərd steɪt ˈlidərz tɪ ˈprɑməs tɪ əˈdɑpt ðə kɔr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən hæd ˈivɪn bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt! sɪˈmɛntɪŋ əˈdɑpʃən, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən geɪv ˈoʊnli tu ˈɔpʃənz fər steɪts tɪ gɪt ˈweɪvərz frəm ðə ˈheɪtɪd, ˌɪˈlɑʤɪkəl, noʊ ʧaɪld lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ækt: əˈdɑpt ðə kɔr, ər hæv ə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈsɪstəm ˈsərtəˌfaɪ steɪt ˈstændərdz ɛz ““college*- ənd career-ready.”*.” ˈtɑpɪŋ ɪt ɔl ɔf, ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən səˈlɛktɪd ənd ˈfəndɪd tu kənˈsɔrʃə tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈnæʃənəl tɛsts tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðə kɔr. ɔn ðə əˈkeɪʒən wɪn ˈædvəˌkeɪts hæv ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə ˈfɛdərəl fɔrs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kɔr, ðeɪ hæv ˈtɪpɪkəli ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈæktɪd əˈgɛnst ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɛnt ðət əˈdɑpʃən bi ˈpjʊrli əp tɪ steɪts. bət ɪn fər səkˈsɛs: ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ juz. ˈstudənts gɪt ə ˈwərldˌklæs education”*” ə rɪˈpɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈkaʊnsəl əv ʧif steɪt skul ˈɔfɪsərz ˌɪmˈplɔrd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ ˈɔfər reɪnʤ əv tird incentives,”*,” ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfəndɪŋ ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri rɪˈlif, tɪ muv steɪts ˈɔntu ˈnæʃənəl ˈstændərdz. ðə kɔl wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ðɛn riˈmuvd. dɪˈspaɪt advocates’*’ ˌɪnˈsɛsənt ˌproʊˌtɛˈsteɪʃənz, ðə fækts ər klɪr: ˈkɑmən kɔr wɑz ˈfɛdərəli pʊʃt, ʤɪst ɛz ðeɪ rɪkˈwɛstɪd. ðɪs ˈtɔpˌdaʊn ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən ɪz ə juʤ ˈprɑbləm fər tu ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈrizənz. ðə fərst ɪz ðət ɔl ˈʧɪldrən ər juˈnik. ðeɪ lərn ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz æt ˈdɪfərənt reɪts, ənd hæv ˈmɪriəd ˈtælənts ənd goʊlz. jɛt ˈkɑmən kɔr, baɪ ɪts ˈvɛri ˈneɪʧər, muvz ɔl kɪdz ˈlɑrʤli ɪn lock-step*, ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ðɛm laɪk ˈsoʊlləs ˈwɪʤɪts. ˈlaɪkli ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈrizən ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈminɪŋfəl ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈnæʃənəl ˈstændərdz ˈproʊdus ˈbɛtər ˈaʊtˌkəmz, ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛkspərts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈspɛktrəm hæv dɪsˈmɪst ðə kɔr. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsɪk ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət noʊ wən ɪz ɑmˈnɪʃənt. ɛz ðə ˈreɪʤɪŋ dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə kɔr ˈpeɪnfəli ˈɪləˌstreɪts, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr kʊd bi ə wən, bɛst ˈstændərd fər ɔl kɪdz, wi noʊ wət ɪt ɪz. bət wɪθ ə məˈnɑpəli, noʊ ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈstændərdz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈpit, ənd ˈbɛtər weɪz əv duɪŋ θɪŋz bi rɪˈvild. soʊ ɪz ðə ˈkɑmən kɔr ə bæd aɪˈdiə? ˌæbsəˈlutli. ɪt ɪz ə ˈfɛdərəli koʊərst, rəˈʒim ðət ˌɪgˈnɔrz ˈbeɪsɪk, ˈjumən ˌriˈæləˌti.
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here's the thing about mike huckabee: just when you start to think he might be a reasonably decent guy (at least compared to the rest of the republican presidential field), he reminds you of what an absolute asshole he really is.
the latest example: he thinks president obama's decision to give up defending unconstitutional discrimination in the defense of marriage act will "destroy" the obama presidency. cbs:
in an interview with cbs news political consultant john dickerson, huckabee said the decision could "destroy" president obama, though not marriage itself. "it may destroy him [obama], may destroy his credibility, may destroy his campaign and candidacy and ultimately his term in office," huckabee said.
and why does huckabee think it will destroy obama?
"he himself didn't take this position when he ran for president. i think if he had, he wouldn't be president," huckabee said.
except that's bullshit. with a capital b. president obama opposed throughout the campaign and supported its repeal.
huckabee's doesn't stop with distorting obama's record, however. not even close. get a load of this crap:
in his new book, "a simple government," the ordained minister writes that traditional families - those grounded in a marriage between a man and a woman - promote economic stability. "[marriage] is the foundational form of government," huckabee told cbs news.
marriage is the foundational form of government? what the hell does that even mean? was the american revolution fought over high divorce rates? was the egyptian revolution the result of too much casual dating?
and even if we took huckabee seriously and we accepted that marriage really is the foundational form of government, then what does it say that every single american president has served alongside a male vice president? if same-sex marriage is so bad, then why hasn't he ever complained about same-sex government?
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hɪrz ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt maɪk ˈhəkəbi: ʤɪst wɪn ju stɑrt tɪ θɪŋk hi maɪt bi ə ˈrizənəbli ˈdisənt gaɪ (æt list kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl fild), hi riˈmaɪndz ju əv wət ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈæshoʊl hi ˈrɪli ɪz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪgˈzæmpəl: hi θɪŋks ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑməz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ gɪv əp dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ækt wɪl "dɪˈstrɔɪ" ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs: ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsəltənt ʤɑn ˈdɪkərsən, ˈhəkəbi sɛd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən kʊd "dɪˈstrɔɪ" ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ðoʊ nɑt ˈmɛrɪʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. "ɪt meɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ɪm [ˌoʊˈbɑmə], meɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ hɪz ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti, meɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈkændɪdəsi ənd ˈəltəmətli hɪz tərm ɪn ˈɔfəs," ˈhəkəbi sɛd. ənd waɪ dɪz ˈhəkəbi θɪŋk ɪt wɪl dɪˈstrɔɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə? "hi hɪmˈsɛlf ˈdɪdənt teɪk ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən wɪn hi ræn fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. aɪ θɪŋk ɪf hi hæd, hi ˈwʊdənt bi ˈprɛzɪdənt," ˈhəkəbi sɛd. ɪkˈsɛpt ðæts ˈbʊlˌʃɪt. wɪθ ə ˈkæpɪtəl bi. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈpoʊzd θruaʊt ðə kæmˈpeɪn ənd səˈpɔrtɪd ɪts rɪˈpil. ˈdəzənt stɑp wɪθ dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈrɛkərd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. nɑt ˈivɪn kloʊz. gɪt ə loʊd əv ðɪs kræp: ɪn hɪz nu bʊk, "ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈgəvərnmənt," ðə ɔrˈdeɪnd ˈmɪnɪstər raɪts ðət trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈfæməliz ðoʊz ˈgraʊndɪd ɪn ə ˈmɛrɪʤ bɪtˈwin ə mæn ənd ə ˈwʊmən prəˈmoʊt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk stəˈbɪlɪti. "[ˈmɛrɪʤ] ɪz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl fɔrm əv ˈgəvərnmənt," ˈhəkəbi toʊld ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz. ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl fɔrm əv ˈgəvərnmənt? wət ðə hɛl dɪz ðət ˈivɪn min? wɑz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən fɔt ˈoʊvər haɪ dɪˈvɔrs reɪts? wɑz ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ðə rɪˈzəlt əv tu məʧ ˈkæʒəwəl ˈdeɪtɪŋ? ənd ˈivɪn ɪf wi tʊk ˈhəkəbi ˈsɪriəsli ənd wi ækˈsɛptɪd ðət ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈrɪli ɪz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənəl fɔrm əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ðɛn wət dɪz ɪt seɪ ðət ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt həz sərvd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə meɪl vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt? ɪf ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪz soʊ bæd, ðɛn waɪ ˈhæzənt hi ˈɛvər kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈgəvərnmənt?
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some republicans will say anything to see the affordable care act fail. the best defense is the truth.
now heard everything. well, probably not, when it comes to myths the invents about. but this a doozy.
on the may 29 edition of the last word, i saw tea party republicans leading citizens at a town hall meeting to believe that the irs will get to make decisions about whether or not they receive healthcare coverage or treatment. paraphrasing, but the gist was, “if they like your politics or your religion, they let you get care!”
here’s the clip:
it’s so preposterous hardly worth mentioning. but the trouble is, there are plenty of people who will believe it. why so important to get the facts out there.
the only involvement the irs has in is enforcing the penalty imposed on people who choose not to buy health insurance, if they can afford it. oh, and by the way, the maximum penalty is about $800 per year. right now, i pay $1,200 a month as a person with type 2 diabetes. so if someone chooses not to buy insurance and pays the penalty instead, getting a deal. because they still get to go to the emergency room and get care when they absolutely need it. people like me help pay for that.
getting more people coverage is one of the reasons premiums will go down for countless americans starting in 2014. we be paying for as many other care. states that accept medicaid expansion will reduce even more of the burden on people who buy insurance. looking at you, michigan, among others.
another myth been spreading like wildfire, thanks in large part to tea party republicans, is that premiums will go up because of. simply not the case. estimated my premiums will drop by nearly 40 percent once no longer penalized for being a woman with type 2 diabetes who is all black marks against me under the current system. premiums are not set by or the federal government. premiums are set by insurance companies. in an open marketplace where insurers must now compete in state or federal healthcare exchanges, they must set rates or suffer the consequences. consumers get to choose the coverage that fits their needs and budget. this article from the new republic by the jonathan cohn explains it beautifully.
look, i get it. is a complicated law and a lot to know. but worth learning about and certainly worth getting the facts out there so the republicans succeed in what seems to be a plan to sabotage through a strategy of misinformation and fear. first, there were death panels and now, the myth that the irs will be pulling the plug if they like you. i know not that gullible. make sure everyone else isn’t, either.
there’s more to come. on the one hand, sure to be continued attacks from’s opponents. having lost 37 attempts at repealing the law, apparently stop at nothing to see the law fail. on the other hand, as implementation continues, more and more evidence that it works. we just have to make sure the facts speak louder than the misinformation. surely a good law that helps millions of americans can stand up to a pack of lies.
i’ll be writing a lot about here in the months to come, sharing new proof of its benefits that are being revealed with increasing frequency as implementation continues. also be providing facts to disprove any ridiculous lies being spread. so stay tuned and pass on the truth.
questions are welcome in the comments section if there are topics like to see covered in future posts. in the meantime, this site on health reform from the henry j. kaiser family foundation is a great resource for independent facts.
[photo credit: chris savage | eclectablog]
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səm rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ si ðə əˈfɔrdəbəl kɛr ækt feɪl. ðə bɛst dɪˈfɛns ɪz ðə truθ. naʊ hərd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. wɛl, ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ mɪθs ðə ˌɪnˈvɛnts əˈbaʊt. bət ðɪs ə ˈduzi. ɔn ðə meɪ 29 ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə læst wərd, aɪ sɔ ti ˈpɑrti rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈlidɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz æt ə taʊn hɔl ˈmitɪŋ tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs wɪl gɪt tɪ meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ ər ˈtritmənt. ˈpɛrəˌfreɪzɪŋ, bət ðə ʤɪst wɑz, ðeɪ laɪk jʊr ˈpɑləˌtɪks ər jʊr rɪˈlɪʤən, ðeɪ lɛt ju gɪt care!”*!” ðə klɪp: soʊ prɪˈpɑstərəs ˈhɑrdli wərθ ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ. bət ðə ˈtrəbəl ɪz, ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈpipəl hu wɪl bɪˈliv ɪt. waɪ soʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ gɪt ðə fækts aʊt ðɛr. ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs həz ɪn ɪz ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn ˈpipəl hu ʧuz nɑt tɪ baɪ hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ɪf ðeɪ kən əˈfɔrd ɪt. oʊ, ənd baɪ ðə weɪ, ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈpɛnəlti ɪz əˈbaʊt 800 pər jɪr. raɪt naʊ, aɪ peɪ ə mənθ ɛz ə ˈpərsən wɪθ taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz. soʊ ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈʧuzɪz nɑt tɪ baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd peɪz ðə ˈpɛnəlti ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈgɪtɪŋ ə dil. bɪˈkəz ðeɪ stɪl gɪt tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə ˈimərʤənsi rum ənd gɪt kɛr wɪn ðeɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli nid ɪt. ˈpipəl laɪk mi hɛlp peɪ fər ðət. ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈpipəl ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪz wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ˈprimiəmz wɪl goʊ daʊn fər ˈkaʊntləs əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 2014 wi bi peɪɪŋ fər ɛz ˈmɛni ˈəðər kɛr. steɪts ðət əkˈsɛpt ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ɪkˈspænʧən wɪl rɪˈdus ˈivɪn mɔr əv ðə ˈbərdən ɔn ˈpipəl hu baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ju, ˈmɪʃɪgən, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. əˈnəðər mɪθ bɪn ˈsprɛdɪŋ laɪk ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər, θæŋks ɪn lɑrʤ pɑrt tɪ ti ˈpɑrti rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ɪz ðət ˈprimiəmz wɪl goʊ əp bɪˈkəz əv. ˈsɪmpli nɑt ðə keɪs. ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd maɪ ˈprimiəmz wɪl drɔp baɪ ˈnɪrli 40 pərˈsɛnt wəns noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈpinəˌlaɪzd fər biɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən wɪθ taɪp 2 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz hu ɪz ɔl blæk mɑrks əˈgɛnst mi ˈəndər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəm. ˈprimiəmz ər nɑt sɛt baɪ ər ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈprimiəmz ər sɛt baɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɪn ən ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs wɛr ˌɪnˈʃʊrərz məst naʊ kəmˈpit ɪn steɪt ər ˈfɛdərəl ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ðeɪ məst sɛt reɪts ər ˈsəfər ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. kənˈsumərz gɪt tɪ ʧuz ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ ðət fɪts ðɛr nidz ənd ˈbəʤɪt. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl frəm ðə nu riˈpəblɪk baɪ ðə ˈʤɑnəθən koʊn ɪkˈspleɪnz ɪt ˈbjutəfli. lʊk, aɪ gɪt ɪt. ɪz ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd lɔ ənd ə lɔt tɪ noʊ. bət wərθ ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ənd ˈsərtənli wərθ ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə fækts aʊt ðɛr soʊ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz səkˈsid ɪn wət simz tɪ bi ə plæn tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ θru ə ˈstrætəʤi əv ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən ənd fɪr. fərst, ðɛr wər dɛθ ˈpænəlz ənd naʊ, ðə mɪθ ðət ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs wɪl bi ˈpʊlɪŋ ðə pləg ɪf ðeɪ laɪk ju. aɪ noʊ nɑt ðət ˈgələbəl. meɪk ʃʊr ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls isn’t*, ˈiðər. mɔr tɪ kəm. ɔn ðə wən hænd, ʃʊr tɪ bi kənˈtɪnjud əˈtæks frəm əˈpoʊnənts. ˈhævɪŋ lɔst 37 əˈtɛmpts æt riˈpilɪŋ ðə lɔ, əˈpɛrəntli stɑp æt ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ si ðə lɔ feɪl. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɛz ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz, mɔr ənd mɔr ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪt wərks. wi ʤɪst hæv tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə fækts spik ˈlaʊdər ðən ðə ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən. ˈʃʊrli ə gʊd lɔ ðət hɛlps ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz kən stænd əp tɪ ə pæk əv laɪz. bi ˈraɪtɪŋ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt hir ɪn ðə mənθs tɪ kəm, ˈʃɛrɪŋ nu pruf əv ɪts ˈbɛnəfɪts ðət ər biɪŋ rɪˈvild wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈfrikwənsi ɛz ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən kənˈtɪnjuz. ˈɔlsoʊ bi prəˈvaɪdɪŋ fækts tɪ dɪˈspruv ˈɛni rɪˈdɪkjələs laɪz biɪŋ sprɛd. soʊ steɪ tund ənd pæs ɔn ðə truθ. kˈwɛsʧənz ər ˈwɛlkəm ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən ɪf ðɛr ər ˈtɑpɪks laɪk tɪ si ˈkəvərd ɪn fˈjuʧər poʊsts. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ðɪs saɪt ɔn hɛlθ rɪˈfɔrm frəm ðə ˈhɛnri ʤeɪ. ˈkaɪzər ˈfæməli faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ə greɪt ˈrisɔrs fər ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt fækts. [ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: krɪs ˈsævɪʤ eclectablog*]
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country music stars faith hill and tim mcgraw have expanded their progressive campaign within the traditionally conservative medium by voicing support for gun control in the newest issue of billboard magazine.
the pair, who have been married for two decades and are promoting their first dual album, "the rest of our lives," are forcefully expressing their shared political beliefs in the process.
speaking to billboard, mcgraw says that while he enjoys hunting, he believes that using "common sense" means supporting gun control.
"look, a bird hunter -- i love to wing shoot. however, there is some common sense necessary when it comes to gun control," mcgraw told the magazine.
he then took aim at gun rights activists. "they want to make it about the second amendment every time brought up," mcgraw added. not about the second amendment."
faith hill quickly joined in and appeared to claim that stricter gun control laws could have prevented the mass shooting in las vegas. "in reference to the tragedy in las vegas," hill opined, “we knew a lot of people there. the doctors that saw the wounded, they saw wounds like see in war. not right."
and, of course, as many celebrities are wont to do in the wake of a national tragedy, they spoke out against the national rifle association. "military weapons should not be in the hands of civilians," hill said. responsibility, including the government and the national rifle association, to tell the truth. we all want a safe country."
by now, it's clear that vegas shooter stephen paddock deftly navigated existing weapons restrictions in order to acquire an arsenal of weapons, including military grade guns with "bump stocks" that allowed them to shoot like automatic rifles. in the case of last week's church shooting in texas, the government not the failed to use common sense in enforcing its own laws, and allowed devin kelley to purchase guns even though he had been convicted of domestic violence.
but mcgraw and hill have become the progressive conscience of the country music world. they've long since declared their allegiance with the democratic party, first supporting president barack obama and then 2016 democratic presidential nominee hillary even held a nashville fundraiser for clinton, raising thousands for the failed democrat with a private country music concert.
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ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk stɑrz feɪθ hɪl ənd tɪm məˈgrɔ hæv ɪkˈspændɪd ðɛr prəˈgrɛsɪv kæmˈpeɪn wɪˈθɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəli kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmidiəm baɪ ˈvɔɪsɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər gən kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðə nuəst ˈɪʃu əv ˈbɪlˌbɔrd ˈmægəˌzin. ðə pɛr, hu hæv bɪn ˈmɛrid fər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd ər prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ðɛr fərst duəl ˈælbəm, "ðə rɛst əv ɑr lɪvz," ər ˈfɔrsfəli ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ðɛr ʃɛrd pəˈlɪtɪkəl bɪˈlifs ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈbɪlˌbɔrd, məˈgrɔ sɪz ðət waɪl hi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈhəntɪŋ, hi bɪˈlivz ðət ˈjuzɪŋ "ˈkɑmən sɛns" minz səˈpɔrtɪŋ gən kənˈtroʊl. "lʊk, ə bərd ˈhəntər aɪ ləv tɪ wɪŋ ʃut. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz səm ˈkɑmən sɛns ˈnɛsəˌsɛri wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ gən kənˈtroʊl," məˈgrɔ toʊld ðə ˈmægəˌzin. hi ðɛn tʊk eɪm æt gən raɪts ˈæktɪvɪsts. "ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ˈɛvəri taɪm brɔt əp," məˈgrɔ ˈædɪd. nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt." feɪθ hɪl kˈwɪkli ʤɔɪnd ɪn ənd əˈpɪrd tɪ kleɪm ðət ˈstrɪktər gən kənˈtroʊl lɔz kʊd hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs. "ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˈtræʤədi ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs," hɪl oʊˈpaɪnd, nu ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ðɛr. ðə ˈdɑktərz ðət sɔ ðə ˈwundɪd, ðeɪ sɔ wundz laɪk si ɪn wɔr. nɑt raɪt." ənd, əv kɔrs, ɛz ˈmɛni səˈlɛbrɪtiz ər woʊnt tɪ du ɪn ðə weɪk əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtræʤədi, ðeɪ spoʊk aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈraɪfəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. "ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈwɛpənz ʃʊd nɑt bi ɪn ðə hænz əv səˈvɪljənz," hɪl sɛd. riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈraɪfəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, tɪ tɛl ðə truθ. wi ɔl wɔnt ə seɪf ˈkəntri." baɪ naʊ, ɪts klɪr ðət ˈveɪgəs ˈʃutər ˈstivən ˈpædək ˈdɛftli ˈnævəˌgeɪtɪd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈwɛpənz riˈstrɪkʃənz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əkˈwaɪər ən ˈɑrsənəl əv ˈwɛpənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri greɪd gənz wɪθ "bəmp stɑks" ðət əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ ʃut laɪk ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈraɪfəlz. ɪn ðə keɪs əv læst wiks ʧərʧ ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt nɑt ðə feɪld tɪ juz ˈkɑmən sɛns ɪn ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪts oʊn lɔz, ənd əˈlaʊd ˈdɛvɪn ˈkɛli tɪ ˈpərʧəs gənz ˈivɪn ðoʊ hi hæd bɪn kənˈvɪktəd əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns. bət məˈgrɔ ənd hɪl hæv bɪˈkəm ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈkɑnʃəns əv ðə ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk wərld. ðeɪv lɔŋ sɪns dɪˈklɛrd ðɛr əˈliʤəns wɪθ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, fərst səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ðɛn 2016 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈivɪn hɛld ə ˈnæʃvɪl ˈfənˌdreɪzər fər ˈklɪntən, ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz fər ðə feɪld ˈdɛməˌkræt wɪθ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈkəntri mˈjuzɪk ˈkɑnsərt.
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for the first time in 25 years, staff at the smithsonian's national zoo are making preparations for the highly anticipated birth of an endangered orangutan. with a breeding recommendation from the association of zoos and aquariums' species survival plan (ssp), the parents to be, female and male kyle, bred in january. on feb. 2, a common human pregnancy test confirmed that had successfully conceived. earlier today, the zoo announced's pregnancy through a broadcast via facebook live of her ultrasound; it will continue to provide weekly updates on through facebook, twitter and using the hashtag #orangutanstory.
zoo veterinarians have conducted since feb. 2 and are encouraged that the have shown fetal growth and development, heightening hopes that will give birth for the first time. they are cautiously optimistic that she will deliver a healthy baby around mid-september. however, just like any animal pregnancy, there is a possibility that miscarriage, or a complication could occur.
all of our perseverance and planning paid off when we confirmed's pregnancy, said meredith bastian, curator of primates and member of the orangutan steering committee. watching her fetus develop over the past few months has been incredibly exciting, and we're making every effort to ensure our efforts come to fruition.
for the past three years, keepers have been to the experiences of motherhood and training her to care for an infant. building upon behaviors has learned through routine training sessions, keepers presented her with a plush, pillow and an orangutan stuffed animal to simulate a baby. keepers trained her to hold the fake baby upright, carry it around the enclosure and return the pillow baby to keepers through a specially designed baby box when asked. should animal care staff need to evaluate a real orangutan baby's health, this training would help staff retrieve the infant in a way that is safe and not stressful for the animals. has also been trained to use a breast pump for milk collection in the event she is unable to successfully nurse.
training increases the likelihood that orangutan mothers will care for their infants said becky malinsky, assistant curator of training is especially important for a first time mother, like. it is our goal for the infant to be raised by her mother, learning how to be an orangutan from and the other orangutans at the zoo.
in the event that is unable or unwilling to care for her infant, keepers are training females bonnie and iris to act as surrogate mothers. they receive similar training to, but with a slight twist: keepers ask them to bring the pillow baby and present it to the keepers for bottle feedings. is also trained to present the infant for bottle feedings if she is unable to nurse. as a last resort, keepers will prepare a nursery in the event it is necessary for them to the baby with the goal of returning the infant to its mother or surrogate as soon as possible.
native to indonesia, orangutans live in the tropical rainforests of borneo and sumatra. for the past seven decades, humans have cleared land that was originally orangutan territory in order to meet the growing demand for palm oil products, pulp wood and food crops leaving orangutans in competition with one another for space, food and mates. scientists estimate that in the past 75 years, the number of wild orangutans has decreased by 80 percent. the international union for conservation of nature lists the orangutan as endangered and the sumatran orangutan as critically endangered.
visitors can see the zoo's six orangutans daily at the great ape house and the think tank. at the great ape house, visitors can meet a great ape keeper to learn about the fascinating world of apes at a.m. daily. at think tank, staff and interpretive volunteers perform daily demonstrations and lead discussions on research in cognitive science, highlighting current and ongoing national zoo studies at p.m. visitors can also see the orangutans traveling on the on days in the late morning and early afternoon.
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fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 25 jɪrz, stæf æt ðə sˌmɪθˈsoʊniənz ˈnæʃənəl zu ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd bərθ əv ən ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ɔˈræŋətɑn. wɪθ ə ˈbridɪŋ ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən frəm ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv zuz ənd əkˈwɛriəmz' ˈspiʃiz sərˈvaɪvəl plæn (ssp*), ðə ˈpɛrənts tɪ bi, ˈfiˌmeɪl ənd meɪl kaɪl, brɛd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 2 ə ˈkɑmən ˈjumən ˈprɛgnənsi tɛst kənˈfərmd ðət hæd səkˈsɛsfəli kənˈsivd. ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, ðə zu əˈnaʊnst ˈprɛgnənsi θru ə ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈviə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk lɪv əv hər ˌəltrəˈsaʊnd; ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈwikli ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn θru ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, tˈwɪtər ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg #orangutanstory*. zu ˌvɛtərəˈnɛriənz hæv kənˈdəktəd sɪns ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 2 ənd ər ɪnˈkərəʤd ðət ðə hæv ʃoʊn ˈfitəl groʊθ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈhaɪtənɪŋ hoʊps ðət wɪl gɪv bərθ fər ðə fərst taɪm. ðeɪ ər ˈkɔʃəsli ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðət ʃi wɪl dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈhɛlθi ˈbeɪbi əraʊnd mid-september*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈænəməl ˈprɛgnənsi, ðɛr ɪz ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət mɪˈskɛrəʤ, ər ə ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃən kʊd əˈkər. ɔl əv ɑr ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns ənd ˈplænɪŋ peɪd ɔf wɪn wi kənˈfərmd ˈprɛgnənsi, sɛd ˈmɛrɪdɪθ ˈbæsʧɪn, ˈkjʊrətər əv ˈpraɪˌmeɪts ənd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ɔˈræŋətɑn ˈstɪrɪŋ kəˈmɪti. ˈwɑʧɪŋ hər ˈfitəs dɪˈvɛləp ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ, ənd wɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈɛfərt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɑr ˈɛfərts kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən. fər ðə pæst θri jɪrz, ˈkipərz hæv bɪn tɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv ˈməðərˌhʊd ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ hər tɪ kɛr fər ən ˈɪnfənt. ˈbɪldɪŋ əˈpɑn bɪˈheɪvjərz həz ˈlərnɪd θru ruˈtin ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz, ˈkipərz pərˈzɛnəd hər wɪθ ə pləʃ, ˈpɪloʊ ənd ən ɔˈræŋətɑn stəft ˈænəməl tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ə ˈbeɪbi. ˈkipərz treɪnd hər tɪ hoʊld ðə feɪk ˈbeɪbi ˈəˌpraɪt, ˈkɛri ɪt əraʊnd ðə ɪnˈkloʊʒər ənd rɪˈtərn ðə ˈpɪloʊ ˈbeɪbi tɪ ˈkipərz θru ə ˈspɛʃəli dɪˈzaɪnd ˈbeɪbi bɑks wɪn æst. ʃʊd ˈænəməl kɛr stæf nid tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ə ril ɔˈræŋətɑn ˈbeɪbiz hɛlθ, ðɪs ˈtreɪnɪŋ wʊd hɛlp stæf rɪˈtriv ðə ˈɪnfənt ɪn ə weɪ ðət ɪz seɪf ənd nɑt ˈstrɛsfəl fər ðə ˈænəməlz. həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn treɪnd tɪ juz ə brɛst pəmp fər mɪlk kəˈlɛkʃən ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ʃi ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ səkˈsɛsfəli nərs. ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ðət ɔˈræŋətɑn ˈməðərz wɪl kɛr fər ðɛr ˈɪnfənts sɛd ˈbɛki malinsky*, əˈsɪstənt ˈkjʊrətər əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ə fərst taɪm ˈməðər, laɪk. ɪt ɪz ɑr goʊl fər ðə ˈɪnfənt tɪ bi reɪzd baɪ hər ˈməðər, ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ bi ən ɔˈræŋətɑn frəm ənd ðə ˈəðər ɔˈræŋətɑnz æt ðə zu. ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðət ɪz əˈneɪbəl ər ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kɛr fər hər ˈɪnfənt, ˈkipərz ər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈfiˌmeɪlz ˈbɑni ənd ˈaɪrɪs tɪ ækt ɛz ˈsərəˌgeɪt ˈməðərz. ðeɪ rɪˈsiv ˈsɪmələr ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ, bət wɪθ ə slaɪt twɪst: ˈkipərz æsk ðɛm tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈpɪloʊ ˈbeɪbi ənd ˈprɛzənt ɪt tɪ ðə ˈkipərz fər ˈbɑtəl ˈfidɪŋz. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ treɪnd tɪ ˈprɛzənt ðə ˈɪnfənt fər ˈbɑtəl ˈfidɪŋz ɪf ʃi ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ nərs. ɛz ə læst rɪˈzɔrt, ˈkipərz wɪl priˈpɛr ə ˈnərsəri ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈbeɪbi wɪθ ðə goʊl əv rɪˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈɪnfənt tɪ ɪts ˈməðər ər ˈsərəˌgeɪt ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ˈneɪtɪv tɪ ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə, ɔˈræŋətɑnz lɪv ɪn ðə ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈraɪnˌfɔrəsts əv ˈbɔrniˌoʊ ənd ˌsuˈmɑtrə. fər ðə pæst ˈsɛvən ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈjumənz hæv klɪrd lænd ðət wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ɔˈræŋətɑn ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ mit ðə groʊɪŋ dɪˈmænd fər pɑm ɔɪl ˈprɑdəkts, pəlp wʊd ənd fud krɑps ˈlivɪŋ ɔˈræŋətɑnz ɪn ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ wən əˈnəðər fər speɪs, fud ənd meɪts. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət ɪn ðə pæst 75 jɪrz, ðə ˈnəmbər əv waɪld ɔˈræŋətɑnz həz ˈdiˌkrist baɪ 80 pərˈsɛnt. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈjunjən fər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən əv ˈneɪʧər lɪsts ðə ɔˈræŋətɑn ɛz ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ənd ðə ˌsuˈmɑtrən ɔˈræŋətɑn ɛz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd. ˈvɪzɪtərz kən si ðə zuz sɪks ɔˈræŋətɑnz ˈdeɪli æt ðə greɪt eɪp haʊs ənd ðə θɪŋk tæŋk. æt ðə greɪt eɪp haʊs, ˈvɪzɪtərz kən mit ə greɪt eɪp ˈkipər tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ wərld əv eɪps æt a.m*. ˈdeɪli. æt θɪŋk tæŋk, stæf ənd ˌɪnˈtərprətɪv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz pərˈfɔrm ˈdeɪli ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ənd lɛd dɪˈskəʃənz ɔn ˈrisərʧ ɪn ˈkɑgnɪtɪv saɪəns, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ˈkɑrənt ənd ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl zu ˈstədiz æt p.m*. ˈvɪzɪtərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ si ðə ɔˈræŋətɑnz ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɔn ðə ɔn deɪz ɪn ðə leɪt ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ˈərli ˌæftərˈnun. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ sɛt
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japan and north korea on monday began a new round of official talks to normalize diplomatic relations in stockholm, sweden.
the talks followed the previous round held in late march in beijing. as with the beijing session, the japanese delegation is led by ihara, director general of the asian and affairs bureau at the japanese foreign ministry, and song il ho, ambassador for normalizing relations with japan.
“japan has imposed various sanctions on north korea in cooperation with the international community,” japanese foreign minister fumio said on monday at a speech at university in tokyo.
“considering north current difficult circumstances, we have achieved some positive results, and those pressures led to a resumption of official talks,” said.
kishida also said that japan will consider lifting some sanctions on north korea in phases depending on whether pyongyang shows concrete efforts to solve the issue of japanese citizens abducted by north korean agents in late and early 80s.
in previous sessions, the japanese delegation has demanded that north korea launch a fresh investigation into the fate of those abducted japanese nationals. pyongyang on the other hand, maintains its stand that the abduction issue has already been resolved.
in august 2008, the two nations agreed to complete a into the japanese abductees in north korea, but then prime minister yasuo fukuda abruptly resigned. negotiations on the abduction issue have stalled and no action has taken since then.
“other than japan, north korea has a strained relationship with other nations such as south korea and the us,”, an expert on regional security at takushoku university in tokyo, told news on monday. “so it must be serious enough to respond to demand this time.”
“by holding negotiations with japan, pyongyang is also trying to make president park administration feel unpleasant intentionally,” pointed out.
lee young-hwa, an expert on korea and an economics professor at kansai university in osaka, disagreed with’s views.
lee said north korea has improved relations with china, which soured following the execution of jang song last december, damaging improving ties with pyongyang.
“japan-north korea negotiations will stall sooner or later,” said lee, who is a ethnic korean resident of japan.
in stockholm, pyongyang is expected to call on the japanese government to block the sale of the tokyo headquarters building of, the main korea organization in japan.
the tokyo high court recently dismissed the appeal filed by against the sale of the building and land to holdings, a property investment company based in city, kagawa prefecture in western japan.
“pyongyang will bring up this thorny issue at negotiating table to kill negotiations,” lee also said.
takesada took a different view by saying “the sale of’s headquarters is not something which will cause pyongyang to kill negotiations with japan.”
picture: abhimanyu, flickr creative commons
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ʤəˈpæn ənd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ bɪˈgæn ə nu raʊnd əv əˈfɪʃəl tɔks tɪ ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənz ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, sˈwidən. ðə tɔks ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈpriviəs raʊnd hɛld ɪn leɪt mɑrʧ ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. ɛz wɪθ ðə ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈsɛʃən, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən ɪz lɛd baɪ ihara*, dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl əv ðə ˈeɪʒən ənd əˈfɛrz ˈbjʊroʊ æt ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri, ənd sɔŋ ɪl hoʊ, æmˈbæsədər fər ˈnɔrməˌlaɪzɪŋ riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ʤəˈpæn. həz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ˈvɛriəs ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl community,”*,” ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər fˈjumioʊ sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ æt ə spiʧ æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ. nɔrθ ˈkɑrənt ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, wi hæv əˈʧivd səm ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlts, ənd ðoʊz ˈprɛʃərz lɛd tɪ ə rɪˈzəmʃən əv əˈfɪʃəl talks,”*,” sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ʤəˈpæn wɪl kənˈsɪdər ˈlɪftɪŋ səm ˈsæŋkʃənz ɔn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪn ˈfeɪzɪz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈwɛðər ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ʃoʊz ˈkɑnkrit ˈɛfərts tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɪtɪzənz əbˈdəktɪd baɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈeɪʤənts ɪn leɪt ənd ˈərli 80s*. ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈsɛʃənz, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˌdɛləˈgeɪʃən həz dɪˈmændɪd ðət nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə lɔnʧ ə frɛʃ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə feɪt əv ðoʊz əbˈdəktɪd ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈnæʃənəlz. ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, meɪnˈteɪnz ɪts stænd ðət ðə əbˈdəkʃən ˈɪʃu həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn riˈzɑlvd. ɪn ˈɔgəst 2008 ðə tu ˈneɪʃənz əˈgrid tɪ kəmˈplit ə ˈɪntu ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz æbˌdəkˈtiz ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, bət ðɛn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər jɑˈsuoʊ fuˈkudə əˈbrəptli rɪˈzaɪnd. nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɔn ðə əbˈdəkʃən ˈɪʃu hæv stɔld ənd noʊ ˈækʃən həz ˈteɪkən sɪns ðɛn. ðən ʤəˈpæn, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz ə streɪnd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz səʧ ɛz saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ðə us,”*,”, ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈriʤənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti æt ˌtɑkəˈʃoʊˌku ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, toʊld nuz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ɪt məst bi ˈsɪriəs ɪˈnəf tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ dɪˈmænd ðɪs time.”*.” ˈhoʊldɪŋ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ʤəˈpæn, ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈprɛzɪdənt pɑrk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən fil ənˈplɛzənt intentionally,”*,” ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt. li young-hwa*, ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˌkɔˈriə ənd ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər æt kænˈsaɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn oʊˈsɑkə, dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ vjuz. li sɛd nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə həz ˌɪmˈpruvd riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə, wɪʧ saʊərd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv ʤæŋ sɔŋ læst dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ taɪz wɪθ ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ. ˌkɔˈriə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪl stɔl ˈsunər ər later,”*,” sɛd li, hu ɪz ə ˈɛθnɪk ˌkɔˈriən ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ʤəˈpæn. ɪn ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm, ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ kɔl ɔn ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ blɑk ðə seɪl əv ðə ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ˈbɪldɪŋ əv, ðə meɪn ˌkɔˈriə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ðə ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ haɪ kɔrt ˈrisəntli dɪsˈmɪst ðə əˈpil faɪld baɪ əˈgɛnst ðə seɪl əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd lænd tɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ə ˈprɑpərti ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ˈsɪti, kəˈgɑwə ˈpriˌfɛkʧər ɪn ˈwɛstərn ʤəˈpæn. wɪl brɪŋ əp ðɪs ˈθɔrni ˈɪʃu æt nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəl tɪ kɪl negotiations,”*,” li ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd. tʊk ə ˈdɪfərənt vju baɪ seɪɪŋ seɪl əv ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ wɪl kɔz ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ tɪ kɪl nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ japan.”*.” ˈpɪkʧər: abhimanyu*, ˈflɪkər kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz
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it turns out that doesn't turn off your webcam.
not content to let "stephano" take the award for gaffe of the month, a league of legends player has been caught masturbating during a live match.
andrew "slooshi" pham was one of his rounds earlier today, when he decided to alt-tab, watch some porn and entertain a brief visit from rosie palm and her five daughters. unfortunately, he forgot to turn off the program he was using to capture his game. the program captured both the on-screen action - "shower and massage with hot beauty asian kai" courtesy of - and's, uh, appreciation of the video.
rather than curl up into a ball and wish for death, seems to be taking the gaffe in his stride. once he got a grip on the situation, he changed the banner of his streaming site to read "got caught ama" and has even joked that his impromptu genital fondling was a legitimate "tactic."
slooshi isn't the first victim of accidental. last month, small time streamer, zyori, became infamous when he failed to turn off his streaming program before wandering around semi-naked. viewers were treated to the sight of zyori, naked from the waist down, scratching his and spending a minute appreciating its scent.
more recently, professional starcraft 2 player, "stephano", was suspended from play for a month following a series of jokes about child abuse he made during a game he assumed was private.
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ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ˈdəzənt tərn ɔf jʊr webcam*. nɑt ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ lɛt "stephano*" teɪk ðə əˈwɔrd fər gæf əv ðə mənθ, ə lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz pleɪər həz bɪn kɔt ˈmæstərˌbeɪtɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə lɪv mæʧ. ˈændru "slooshi*" fæm wɑz wən əv hɪz raʊnz ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, wɪn hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ alt-tab*, wɔʧ səm pɔrn ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪn ə brif ˈvɪzɪt frəm ˈroʊzi pɑm ənd hər faɪv ˈdɔtərz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, hi fərˈgɑt tɪ tərn ɔf ðə ˈproʊˌgræm hi wɑz ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈkæpʧər hɪz geɪm. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈkæpʧərd boʊθ ðə ˈɑnˌskrin ˈækʃən "ʃaʊər ənd məˈsɑʒ wɪθ hɑt ˈbjuti ˈeɪʒən kaɪ" ˈkərtəsi əv ənd slooshi's*, ə, əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ˈrəðər ðən kərl əp ˈɪntu ə bɔl ənd wɪʃ fər dɛθ, simz tɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə gæf ɪn hɪz straɪd. wəns hi gɑt ə grɪp ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, hi ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈbænər əv hɪz ˈstrimɪŋ saɪt tɪ rɛd "gɑt kɔt ama*" ənd həz ˈivɪn ʤoʊkt ðət hɪz ˌɪmˈprɑmptu ˈʤɛnətəl ˈfɑndəlɪŋ wɑz ə ləˈʤɪtəmət "ˈtæktɪk." ˈɪzənt ðə fərst ˈvɪktɪm əv ˌæksəˈdɛnəl. læst mənθ, smɔl taɪm ˈstrimər, zyori*, bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪnfəməs wɪn hi feɪld tɪ tərn ɔf hɪz ˈstrimɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwɑndərɪŋ əraʊnd semi-naked*. vjuərz wər ˈtritɪd tɪ ðə saɪt əv zyori*, ˈneɪkəd frəm ðə weɪst daʊn, ˈskræʧɪŋ hɪz ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ ə ˈmɪnət əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ɪts sɛnt. mɔr ˈrisəntli, prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 pleɪər, "stephano*", wɑz səˈspɛndɪd frəm pleɪ fər ə mənθ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv ʤoʊks əˈbaʊt ʧaɪld əˈbjuz hi meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə geɪm hi əˈsumd wɑz ˈpraɪvət. sɔrs:
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electing democrat hillary clinton president will lead to a “very harsh climate” for the press in which the first amendment “will be very significantly eroded,” contends chief julian.
“what kind of press climate is going to exist afterwards, especially if hillary clinton is elected?” he asked in a radio interview with sean hannity.
“it will be perceived to be a validation of that hysteria, and so the press afterwards will be cracked down upon and online publishers and people on social media, you know, it will lead to a very harsh climate where the first amendment will be very significantly eroded,” said.
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assange made news days ago when he was erroneously reported to have called clinton a “demon” in an interview with the new york times.
he immediately set the record straight, blasting both the times and clinton.
on twitter, he posted, “what we were drawing attention [to] is the amazing transformation that hillary clinton and the democratic party are by becoming the national security party and the national security candidate by whipping up a hysteria about russia.
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“any serious analyst understands that china and the u.s. are the only real games in town. china has ten times the population of russia, seven times the. russia has the of italy. interesting in that it makes provocative statements and so on. interesting, and of course in its own neck of the woods countries between russia and china, the caucasus and so course russia is very significant for them, but in the world stage russia is a bit player.
“that attempted by hillary clinton to declare media organizations that are publishing material that shows illicit behavior in the dnc to fix the election for her as somehow us being russian agents, similar criticism has emerged from people connected to her campaign against the intercept, where glenn greenwald works,” he said.
“her campaign has effectively, and maybe even directly, called donald trump, the opposition leader in this case, a russian agent. jill stein, the greens party candidate, effectively the candidate in terms of numbers has also been called a russian agent,” he continued.
“this is a hysteria. what kind of press environment is this going to lead to, post-election? the american liberal press, in falling over themselves to defend hillary clinton, are erecting a demon going [to] put around necks when she wins the election which she is almost certainly going to do.”
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on radio show, he continued the conversation, charging clinton and her campaign are “trying to whip up a hysteria.”
he explained: “the democrats are always speaking about how terrible mccarthyism was, and it was in many ways. but at least the actually existed then and there were actually campaigns which were serious. what seeing now is hillary clinton and her campaign trying to whip up a hysteria.”
he said she charges that anyone critical of her or who opposes her is in league with russia.
“she claims donald trump is effectively an agent of the russians. that is an agent of the russians. and where her campaign has also implied that jill stein, the greens’ leader, is a russian agent. and the intercept, which is an american publication, are effectively russian agents.”
he said the objective is to chill free speech to protect her if she wins in november.
wnd reported already has had a significant role in the presidential election.
it has released democratic party emails resulting in the resignation of top party officials and documents related to hillary email scandal, and promises an “october surprise” of information that could damage white house bid.
earlier, he ridiculed the claims that dnc documents leaked were provided by russian agents.
there was “no evidence” of that, he said.
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ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl lɛd tɪ ə hɑrʃ climate”*” fər ðə prɛs ɪn wɪʧ ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt bi ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli eroded,”*,” kənˈtɛndz ʧif ˈʤuljən. kaɪnd əv prɛs ˈklaɪmɪt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪgˈzɪst ˈæftərwərdz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz elected?”*?” hi æst ɪn ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ʃɔn ˈhænɪti. wɪl bi pərˈsivd tɪ bi ə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ðət hɪˈstɛriə, ənd soʊ ðə prɛs ˈæftərwərdz wɪl bi krækt daʊn əˈpɑn ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpəblɪʃərz ənd ˈpipəl ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ju noʊ, ɪt wɪl lɛd tɪ ə ˈvɛri hɑrʃ ˈklaɪmɪt wɛr ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt wɪl bi ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli eroded,”*,” sɛd. hir ðə ˈɪntərvˌju: meɪd nuz deɪz əˈgoʊ wɪn hi wɑz ɛˈroʊniəsli ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv kɔld ˈklɪntən ə ““demon”*” ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. hi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli sɛt ðə ˈrɛkərd streɪt, ˈblæstɪŋ boʊθ ðə taɪmz ənd ˈklɪntən. ɔn tˈwɪtər, hi ˈpoʊstɪd, wi wər drɔɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən [tɪ] ɪz ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ðət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ər baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈpɑrti ənd ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkænədɪt baɪ ˈwɪpɪŋ əp ə hɪˈstɛriə əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃə. ˈkreɪzi ˈəŋkəl ʤoʊ ɪn hɪz oʊn wərdz! nu bʊk həz ˈdəzənz əv koʊdz fər ən ˈivnɪŋ əv gæfs mɪs time”*” ˈsɪriəs ˈænəlɪst ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˈʧaɪnə ənd ðə juz. ər ðə ˈoʊnli ril geɪmz ɪn taʊn. ˈʧaɪnə həz tɛn taɪmz ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈrəʃə, ˈsɛvən taɪmz ðə. ˈrəʃə həz ðə əv ˈɪtəli. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪn ðət ɪt meɪks proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈsteɪtmənts ənd soʊ ɔn. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ənd əv kɔrs ɪn ɪts oʊn nɛk əv ðə wʊdz ˈkəntriz bɪtˈwin ˈrəʃə ənd ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈkɔkəsəs ənd soʊ kɔrs ˈrəʃə ɪz ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt fər ðɛm, bət ɪn ðə wərld steɪʤ ˈrəʃə ɪz ə bɪt pleɪər. əˈtɛmptəd baɪ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tɪ dɪˈklɛr ˈmidiə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ məˈtɪriəl ðət ʃoʊz ˌɪˈlɪsət bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn ðə ˈdiˌɛnˌsi tɪ fɪks ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən fər hər ɛz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈjuˈɛs biɪŋ ˈrəʃən ˈeɪʤənts, ˈsɪmələr ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm həz ˈimərʤd frəm ˈpipəl kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ hər kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛpt, wɛr glɛn ˈgrinˌwɔld works,”*,” hi sɛd. kæmˈpeɪn həz ˈifɛktɪvli, ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn dɪˈrɛkli, kɔld ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ə ˈrəʃən ˈeɪʤənt. ʤɪl staɪn, ðə grinz ˈpɑrti ˈkænədɪt, ˈifɛktɪvli ðə ˈkænədɪt ɪn tərmz əv ˈnəmbərz həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn kɔld ə ˈrəʃən agent,”*,” hi kənˈtɪnjud. ɪz ə hɪˈstɛriə. wət kaɪnd əv prɛs ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪz ðɪs goʊɪŋ tɪ lɛd tɪ, post-election*? ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɪˌbərəl prɛs, ɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ər ɪˈrɛktɪŋ ə ˈdimən goʊɪŋ [tɪ] pʊt əraʊnd nɛks wɪn ʃi wɪnz ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪʧ ʃi ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli goʊɪŋ tɪ do.”*.” wət du ju θɪŋk? wət du ju θɪŋk həz ɔn ˈhɪləri? saʊnd ɔf ɪn poʊl. ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ, hi kənˈtɪnjud ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈklɪntən ənd hər kæmˈpeɪn ər tɪ wɪp əp ə hysteria.”*.” hi ɪkˈspleɪnd: ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈtɛrəbəl məˈkɑrθiɪzəm wɑz, ənd ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz. bət æt list ðə ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪgˈzɪstəd ðɛn ənd ðɛr wər ˈæˌkʧuəli kæmˈpeɪnz wɪʧ wər ˈsɪriəs. wət siɪŋ naʊ ɪz ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd hər kæmˈpeɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ wɪp əp ə hysteria.”*.” hi sɛd ʃi ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ˈɛniˌwən ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv hər ər hu əˈpoʊzɪz hər ɪz ɪn lig wɪθ ˈrəʃə. kleɪmz ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ən ˈeɪʤənt əv ðə ˈrəʃənz. ðət ɪz ən ˈeɪʤənt əv ðə ˈrəʃənz. ənd wɛr hər kæmˈpeɪn həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət ʤɪl staɪn, ðə greens’*’ ˈlidər, ɪz ə ˈrəʃən ˈeɪʤənt. ənd ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛpt, wɪʧ ɪz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən, ər ˈifɛktɪvli ˈrəʃən agents.”*.” hi sɛd ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪz tɪ ʧɪl fri spiʧ tɪ prəˈtɛkt hər ɪf ʃi wɪnz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔˈrɛdi həz hæd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt roʊl ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪt həz riˈlist ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti iˈmeɪlz rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən əv tɔp ˈpɑrti əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈhɪləri iˈmeɪl ˈskændəl, ənd ˈprɑməsəz ən surprise”*” əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət kʊd ˈdæmɪʤ waɪt haʊs bɪd. ˈərliər, hi ˈrɪdəˌkjuld ðə kleɪmz ðət ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ˈdɑkjəmənts likt wər prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ˈrəʃən ˈeɪʤənts. ðɛr wɑz evidence”*” əv ðət, hi sɛd. ˈkreɪzi ˈəŋkəl ʤoʊ ɪn hɪz oʊn wərdz! nu bʊk həz ˈdəzənz əv koʊdz fər ən ˈivnɪŋ əv gæfs mɪs time”*”
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philips app-enabled, light bulbs were among the very first gadgets to sync with alexa, amazon's popular, virtual assistant. pair the two up, and you'll be able to turn lights on and off or dim them up and down using simple voice commands. the only problem? alexa can't do color changes -- which is, you know, kind of a big part of the whole philips hue pitch.
today, that's changing. kind of.
as part of a whirlwind day that saw alexa make her debut in the and germany, along with the arrival of a amazon echo dot that costs just $50, amazon also unveiled new alexa controls that allow her to trigger preset smart home scenes for gadgets. and, once again, philips hue is one of the first to jump on board.
that means that in addition to turning lights on and off and dimming them up and down, you can now tell alexa to turn on your philips hue lighting scenes, even ones that change the colors of your bulbs. for instance, if you make a "sunrise" scene that turns the bulbs in your bedroom orange and red and sets them to fade up to full brightness over 30 minutes, you could trigger that scene by saying, "alexa, turn on scene sunrise."
still, it's odd that you can't tell alexa to change your hue lights to specific colors. aren't a native skill for the virtual assistant, but the hue competitor found a way around that shortcoming long ago. the trick? an additional alexa skill for color changes. enable it, and you can ask alexa to "tell" to change a bulb to a specific color. philips still offers nothing of the sort for alexa -- though it does offer color changes by way of chief frenemy, siri.
all of that said, alexa scene controls are a nice step forward for the duo and a relatively simple way for users to get their voice control and fixes in one fell swoop. here's hoping for more as alexa continues to get smarter and better connected.
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ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ ˈɪmɪʤ ˈtaɪlər ˈfɪlɪps app-enabled*, laɪt bəlbz wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈgæʤəts tɪ sɪŋk wɪθ əˈlɛksə, ˈæməˌzɑnz ˈpɑpjələr, ˈvərʧuəl əˈsɪstənt. pɛr ðə tu əp, ənd jul bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tərn laɪts ɔn ənd ɔf ər dɪm ðɛm əp ənd daʊn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl vɔɪs kəˈmændz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈprɑbləm? əˈlɛksə kænt du ˈkələr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪʧ ɪz, ju noʊ, kaɪnd əv ə bɪg pɑrt əv ðə hoʊl ˈfɪlɪps hju pɪʧ. təˈdeɪ, ðæts ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ. kaɪnd əv. ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈwərlˌwɪnd deɪ ðət sɔ əˈlɛksə meɪk hər ˈdeɪbju ɪn ðə ənd ˈʤərməni, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ə ˈæməˌzɑn ˈɛkoʊ dɑt ðət kɔsts ʤɪst 50 ˈæməˌzɑn ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈveɪld nu əˈlɛksə kənˈtroʊlz ðət əˈlaʊ hər tɪ ˈtrɪgər priˈsɛt smɑrt hoʊm sinz fər ˈgæʤəts. ənd, wəns əˈgɛn, ˈfɪlɪps hju ɪz wən əv ðə fərst tɪ ʤəmp ɔn bɔrd. ðət minz ðət ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈtərnɪŋ laɪts ɔn ənd ɔf ənd ˈdɪmɪŋ ðɛm əp ənd daʊn, ju kən naʊ tɛl əˈlɛksə tɪ tərn ɔn jʊr ˈfɪlɪps hju ˈlaɪtɪŋ sinz, ˈivɪn wənz ðət ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈkələrz əv jʊr bəlbz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪf ju meɪk ə "ˈsənˌraɪz" sin ðət tərnz ðə bəlbz ɪn jʊr ˈbɛˌdrum ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd rɛd ənd sɛts ðɛm tɪ feɪd əp tɪ fʊl ˈbraɪtnəs ˈoʊvər 30 ˈmɪnəts, ju kʊd ˈtrɪgər ðət sin baɪ seɪɪŋ, "əˈlɛksə, tərn ɔn sin ˈsənˌraɪz." stɪl, ɪts ɑd ðət ju kænt tɛl əˈlɛksə tɪ ʧeɪnʤ jʊr hju laɪts tɪ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkələrz. ˈɑrənt ə ˈneɪtɪv skɪl fər ðə ˈvərʧuəl əˈsɪstənt, bət ðə hju kəmˈpɛtɪtər faʊnd ə weɪ əraʊnd ðət ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ. ðə trɪk? ən əˈdɪʃənəl əˈlɛksə skɪl fər ˈkələr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ɪˈneɪbəl ɪt, ənd ju kən æsk əˈlɛksə tɪ "tɛl" tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ə bəlb tɪ ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkələr. ˈfɪlɪps stɪl ˈɔfərz ˈnəθɪŋ əv ðə sɔrt fər əˈlɛksə ðoʊ ɪt dɪz ˈɔfər ˈkələr ˈʧeɪnʤɪz baɪ weɪ əv ʧif frenemy*, ˈsɪri. ɔl əv ðət sɛd, əˈlɛksə sin kənˈtroʊlz ər ə nis stɛp ˈfɔrwərd fər ðə ˈduoʊ ənd ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsɪmpəl weɪ fər ˈjuzərz tɪ gɪt ðɛr vɔɪs kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈfɪksɪz ɪn wən fɛl swup. hɪrz ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər mɔr ɛz əˈlɛksə kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ gɪt sˈmɑrtər ənd ˈbɛtər kəˈnɛktɪd.
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são paulo - o da reforma na especial da doss, vicente (pt-sp), em um que, se aprovado, impedirá a da de 2018 a de até antes da. as do jornal "o de s. paulo".
sem alarde, a, que já o de “emenda lula”, o 236 do eleitoral, que a 15 dias antes do pleito.
ao jornal, vicente que a nova o petista, nestaana moro a 9 e de, e que para “blindar” só ele, mas investigados. “lula também, como outro. contra esse de da",.
para o que impede a, o a figura da da. o terá entre 1 e 28 de do ano da para o justiça, que poderá até 30 de abril. o, o uma de que o de até 48 do pleito. a sendo a em flagrante. a reformaá no dia 3 de agosto da e, para em 2018, até setembro.
a de. a ana (pp-rs) em notwitter: a uma reforma moralizadora, e a para lula e da de.
ao jornal o globo, o amin: "essa cabimento. a a um passe para. uma infeliz, a indecente. e contra. uma de para se candidatar".
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(ˈlulə marques/agpt*) ˈpɔˌloʊ oʊ ˈdiˈeɪ rɪˈfɔrmə nɑ əˈspɛʃəl ˈdiˈeɪ dɔs deputados*, viˈʧɛnti (pt-sp*), ɛm əm kju, seɪ aprovado*, impedirá*á ə ˈdiˈeɪ də 2018 ə də até*é ˈæntiz ˈdiˈeɪ. ɛz du ˈʤɔrnəl "oʊ də ɛs. ˈpɔˌloʊ". alarde*, ə, kju já*á oʊ də lula”*”, oʊ 236 du eleitoral*, kju ə 15 daɪəz ˈæntiz du pleito*. ˈʤɔrnəl, viˈʧɛnti kju ə ˈnoʊvə oʊ petista*, ˈnɛstə ˈmɔˌroʊ ə 9 i də, i kju ˈpɛrə ““blindar”*” só*ó ele*, mɑz investigados*. também*, ˈkoʊmoʊ outro*. ˈkɑntrə ɛs də ˈdiˈeɪ",. ˈpɛrə oʊ kju ˌɪmˈpid ə, oʊ ə fiˈgʊrə ˈdiˈeɪ ˈdiˈeɪ. oʊ terá*á ˈɑntrə 1 i 28 də du ˈænoʊ ˈdiˈeɪ ˈpɛrə oʊ justiça*, kju poderá*á até*é 30 də əˈbrɪl. oʊ, oʊ ˈjumə də kju oʊ də até*é 48 du pleito*. ə ˈsɛndoʊ ə ɛm flagrante*. ə rɪˈfɔrmə será*á noʊ ˈdiə 3 də ɑˈgoʊstoʊ ˈdiˈeɪ i, ˈpɛrə ɛm 2018 até*é setembro*. ə də. ə ˈɑnə (pp-rs*) ɛm notwitter*: ə ˈjumə rɪˈfɔrmə moralizadora*, i ə ˈpɛrə ˈlulə i ˈdiˈeɪ də ˈʤɔrnəl oʊ ˈgloʊboʊ, oʊ ɑˈmin: "ˈɛsə cabimento*. ə ə əm ˌpæˈseɪ ˈpɛrə. ˈjumə infeliz*, ə indecente*. i ˈkɑntrə. ˈjumə də ˈpɛrə seɪ candidatar*".
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with all the changes taking place at roush fenway racing for the 2015 season, it appears veteran crew chief jimmy may be in his final year calling shots on the pit box.
currently serving as crew chief for carl edwards who will move on to joe gibbs racing next season indicated he would likely take a role with the team once the season comes to a conclusion.
friday at bristol motor speedway, told he will have to wait and see what team owner jack roush has in store for him next year, but added that he will most likely not be atop the pit box after the 2014 season.
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saying it would ultimately be his decision when to walk away, indicated he would most likely work with the arm of roush fenway racing.
jack roush said of’s future: "we have a plan yet," jack roush said of’s future. "we heard definitively from jimmy what his plans are, but he may be thinking about retirement. just not sure."
trevor bayne is making his move to a full-time ride in the nascar sprint cup series in 2015 and does not yet have a crew chief in place, so that is a possible spot for if he decides to continue working in a crew chief role.
one of the longest tenured crew chiefs in the nascar sprint cup garage, has been calling the shots atop the pit box since getting his start in 1986 with mark martin.
over the next 28 years, he would go on to work with the likes of bobby allison, dick trickle, hut stricklin, jimmy spencer, again with martin, kurt busch, kenny wallace, jamie mcmurray, david ragan, matt kenseth, and has spent the last two seasons calling the shots for carl edwards.
edwards said friday that he did not know what’s plans were at the end of the season.
fennig’s most successful season came while working with mark martin in 1998, scoring seven wins, 22 top fives and 26 top 10s. working with kurt busch in 2004, scored his lone nascar sprint cup series championship.
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wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs æt raʊʃ ˈfɛnˌweɪ ˈreɪsɪŋ fər ðə 2015 ˈsizən, ɪt əˈpɪrz ˈvɛtərən kru ʧif ˈʤɪmi meɪ bi ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl jɪr ˈkɔlɪŋ ʃɑts ɔn ðə pɪt bɑks. ˈkərəntli ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz kru ʧif fər kɑrl ˈɛdwərdz hu wɪl muv ɔn tɪ ʤoʊ gɪbz ˈreɪsɪŋ nɛkst ˈsizən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd hi wʊd ˈlaɪkli teɪk ə roʊl wɪθ ðə tim wəns ðə ˈsizən kəmz tɪ ə kənˈkluʒən. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt ˈbrɪstəl ˈmoʊtər ˈspidˌweɪ, toʊld hi wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt ənd si wət tim ˈoʊnər ʤæk raʊʃ həz ɪn stɔr fər ɪm nɛkst jɪr, bət ˈædɪd ðət hi wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli nɑt bi əˈtɑp ðə pɪt bɑks ˈæftər ðə 2014 ˈsizən. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd ˈəltəmətli bi hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən wɪn tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd hi wʊd moʊst ˈlaɪkli wərk wɪθ ðə ɑrm əv raʊʃ ˈfɛnˌweɪ ˈreɪsɪŋ. ʤæk raʊʃ sɛd əv fˈjuʧər: "wi hæv ə plæn jɛt," ʤæk raʊʃ sɛd əv fˈjuʧər. "wi hərd dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli frəm ˈʤɪmi wət hɪz plænz ər, bət hi meɪ bi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt rɪˈtaɪərmənt. ʤɪst nɑt ʃʊr." ˈtrɛvər beɪn ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz muv tɪ ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm raɪd ɪn ðə ˈnæˌskɑr sprɪnt kəp ˈsɪriz ɪn 2015 ənd dɪz nɑt jɛt hæv ə kru ʧif ɪn pleɪs, soʊ ðət ɪz ə ˈpɑsəbəl spɑt fər ɪf hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə kru ʧif roʊl. wən əv ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ˈtɛnjərd kru ʧifs ɪn ðə ˈnæˌskɑr sprɪnt kəp gərɑʒ, həz bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ʃɑts əˈtɑp ðə pɪt bɑks sɪns ˈgɪtɪŋ hɪz stɑrt ɪn 1986 wɪθ mɑrk ˈmɑrtɪn. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 28 jɪrz, hi wʊd goʊ ɔn tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə laɪks əv ˈbɑbi ˈælɪsən, dɪk ˈtrɪkəl, hət ˈstrɪklɪn, ˈʤɪmi ˈspɛnsər, əˈgɛn wɪθ ˈmɑrtɪn, kərt bʊʃ, ˈkɛˌni ˈwɔlɪs, ˈʤeɪmi məkˈməreɪ, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈreɪgən, mæt kenseth*, ənd həz spɛnt ðə læst tu ˈsizənz ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ʃɑts fər kɑrl ˈɛdwərdz. ˈɛdwərdz sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət hi dɪd nɑt noʊ wət plænz wər æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsizən. moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl ˈsizən keɪm waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ mɑrk ˈmɑrtɪn ɪn 1998 ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈsɛvən wɪnz, 22 tɔp faɪvz ənd 26 tɔp 10s*. ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ kərt bʊʃ ɪn 2004 skɔrd hɪz loʊn ˈnæˌskɑr sprɪnt kəp ˈsɪriz ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp.
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trump blasts floundering democrats over fake russian story
key democratic officials are now warning their base not to expect evidence of collusion in the 2016 election.
this comes after months of democratic leaders and the fake news media of hyping up the conspiracy that russia hacked the election.
today donald trump blasted democrats over the fake russian story.
the democrats made up and pushed the russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. big advantage in electoral college & lost! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) march 20, 2017
sorry democrats there is no evidence to support your conspiracies.
james clapper and others stated that there is no evidence colluded with russia. this story is fake news and everyone knows it! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) march 20, 2017
the real story is the leaking of classified documents.
the real story that congress, the fbi and all others should be looking into is the leaking of classified information. must find leaker now! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) march 20, 2017
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trəmp blæsts ˈflaʊndərɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər feɪk ˈrəʃən ˈstɔri ki ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk əˈfɪʃəlz ər naʊ ˈwɔrnɪŋ ðɛr beɪs nɑt tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛvədəns əv kəˈluʒən ɪn ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðɪs kəmz ˈæftər mənθs əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz ənd ðə feɪk nuz ˈmidiə əv ˈhaɪpɪŋ əp ðə kənˈspɪrəsi ðət ˈrəʃə hækt ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən. təˈdeɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈblæstɪd ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈoʊvər ðə feɪk ˈrəʃən ˈstɔri. ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts meɪd əp ənd pʊʃt ðə ˈrəʃən ˈstɔri ɛz ən ɪkˈskjuz fər ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈtɛrəbəl kæmˈpeɪn. bɪg ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈkɑlɪʤ lɔst! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) mɑrʧ 20 2017 ˈsɑri ˈdɛməˌkræts ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt jʊr kənˈspɪrəsiz. ʤeɪmz ˈklæpər ənd ˈəðərz ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈɛvədəns kəˈludɪd wɪθ ˈrəʃə. ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz feɪk nuz ənd ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ɪt! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) mɑrʧ 20 2017 ðə ril ˈstɔri ɪz ðə ˈlikɪŋ əv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts. ðə ril ˈstɔri ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs, ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ɔl ˈəðərz ʃʊd bi ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪz ðə ˈlikɪŋ əv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. məst faɪnd ˈlikər naʊ! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) mɑrʧ 20 2017
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crates of monasteryones andatue of the king of seville arrive in miami.. bernard de was dismantled and shipped from spain by william randolph hearst. (photo: bettmann/corbis)
we had been driving through what felt like one continuous miamirip mall for almost an hour. our gps promised that in a few short minutes we would reach the destination we had traveled some thousand miles to find: a spanish monastery, from the century, once inhabited by a bevy of monks, movedone byone across the ocean, now set in the middle of a swamp-jungle. as we passed each pawn shop, shuttered recordore, andrip high school, it became increasingly plausible that perhaps the guidebooks, wikipedia, and catherine zeta jones’ kinky scene from rock of ages had somewhat oversold whatever we were about to experience.
when the gps told us to turn left, our earlier suspicions were confirmed. the sidereets did not really offer an escape from therip mall, but merely extended it in all directions.
then, suddenly, on the right, a break in the uniformorefronts. a little further on, a small sign announcing the ancient spanish monastery.
at the back of the parking lot, a wrought iron gate blocked off a graceful century gate just wide enough for a small truck. mary and bernard of looked down lovingly from delicate niches on either side of the gate, their gazes falling on a cluster of cats that had found shade next to the plastered support posts. it was the quintessential southern the tuscan sun vibe, except, in the background, giant tropical plants, complete with dangling vines. the trees loomed over a church, courtyard and dining hall built in the middle of nowhere in spain almost nine centuries before. from the gate, we could see bright flowers against the pittedone, a little worse for the wear after 900 years of use, a trip across the atlantic ocean, several fires, and a sabbatical in the damp crates of a bronx warehouse from the to the 1950s.
the exterior of bernard de, miami. (photo: jorge elías/flickr)
this was medieval of several dozen buildings imported to the u.s. in the early century. they lie scattered around the country, a hidden patchwork of monasteries and mansions whose history has been largely forgotten. in reporting thisory, atlas dug into both scholarly and journalistic texts, and spent time on both coasts, to understand how and why a handful of the most famous families spent small fortunes helping themselves to whole european buildings. theory that emerged is part caper, part mystery, and part tragedy: american robber barons snuck ancientones out of the countryside in the dead of night, europeans fretted over how their familiar landmarks were rapidly disappearing, and u.s. cities spent decades of the century fighting over what to do with tens of thousands of displaced medieval remnants.
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there are two americans to thank for therange fact of a century spanish existence only a few miles from miami beach: notorious plutocrat william randolph hearst, and his art dealer, arthur. together, these two men thwarted spanish authorities, angry townspeople, and all common sense to drag not one, but two monasteries to the shores of america.
in december 1926, the new york times printed a brief article on importation of. bernard de,one-by-stone, from segovia, spain. william randolph hearst was noranger to the newspaper magnate, short-lived congressman for new york, and perpetual tabloid fixture for his high profile romantic affairs and fights with fellow tycoons, hearst had a proclivity for spending money in the most ostentatious, ways. a regular times reader of the era would not be surprised to hear that hearst had imported an entire medieval building.
the map of medieval america: from florida to california, the u.s. has a whole village worth of medieval buildings hiding in plain view. here are 20 of them, in whole and in parts, mostly open to the public as museums (or parts of museums). but this map barely scrapes the surface of theories behind theseructures, which have endured arduous journeys to their current resting places.
the complexity of that achievement was given scant space. the journalist covering the purchase included only a brief note on the obstacles hearst faced in dismantling and moving a monastery out of spain: “twice during the work of removing the cloister, the villagers, banding together, drove the away on the ground that foreigners were robbing the community of its greatest treasure.” the article went on to assure readers that “the cloister will be the only precious work of art allowed to leave spain for a law passed two months ago prohibits further of works of art and ruins.”
yet just five years later, 11 ships filled with the pieces of a second spanish monastery bought by hearst docked in san francisco bay, in spite of the new laws. who let this happen? and why were americans buying, shipping and reconstructing medieval european buildings in the first place?
the answer to both of these questions was, at least in part, arthur. in 1930,, a renowned american dealer of spanish art,umbled upon the monastery of santa maria de óvila, nestled in a small valley created by a bend in the river in central spain. had developed something of a complicated reputation in the country since arriving there 20 years earlier. in 1910, undertook his first trip through spain to photograph and catalog the medieval monuments. he soon earned the trust of the spanish government and its art community and became a leading expert on cultural heritage, even receiving recognition from the king in 1927. but at the same time, was leveraging these relationships to build a bustling business in the antiquities trade, exporting furniture, fireplaces, ceilings,atues, and other spanish treasures to his american clients. “my only role in life is taking down old works of art, conserving them to the best of my ability and shipping them to america,” reflected in a 1934 letter to julia morgan, an architect colleague back in california.
the monastery, a home to cistercian monks beginning in 1180, had a typically medieval monastery plan, with a series of buildings constructed around a cloister with walkways. the church sat on the north side of the cloister, while the monks’ wing attached to the east side, which included the sacristy, the library, the chapter house and probably a common room for the monks. on the south wing opposite the churchood the refectory, kitchen, pantry, and a (warming room). the bodega, a utilitarian building containing a long subterranean vault for wineorage, made up the west side.
upon encountering the site, knew he had an ideal buyer in william randolph hearst. hearst had a reputation as an unpredictable, but prolific, art collector; as one of his dealers assessed in a very backhanded compliment, “nobody i have known showed simultaneously such a voracious desire to acquire and so little discrimination in doing it.” hearst also had a particular interest in spain. he once wrote in a letter to his mother that spain was “a tired, worn out monarchy” prime for exploitation by foreign elites. he declared, “[we] will burst through the pyrenees into spain, and ravage the country. how does thatrike you?”
william randolph hearst, c. 1906. (photo: library of congress)
however, hearst also had a specific goal in mind for santa maria de óvila. it would be part of a “medieval castle” in the california wilderness, called castle. hearst was less interested in historical preservation, and his design included a swimming pool constructed from santa maria de óvila’s chapel with a diving board installed on the site of the former altar. the choir at the north end of the church would serve as a dressing room, and the would be scattered with two or three feet of sand, creating a “beach” for sunbathing. after a series of exchanges with, hearst approved the purchase of the entire monastery.
from the moment hearst agreed to shell out the $300,000 in realized he was facing a number of challenges in moving a monastery,one byone, across the atlantic ocean to a california forest. luckily, american money worked wonders on a weak spanish government.
the first, and perhaps most pressing issue, was that taking a monastery out of spain violated a host of spanish cultural preservation laws, many of which the spanish government had generated in the wake of’s previous binges. “it is forbidden to ship a single antiqueone from spain the size of a baseball,” himself admitted. thus, took extreme precautions in keeping his project quiet. two of architectural consultants, walter t.eilberg and julia morgan corresponded about the “need for secrecy in this matter.” “i am not trusting, in this talkative country, to the discretion of any typist, and shall send all of my reports in pencil…” wroteeilberg.
one of the ways convinced the spanish government to turn a blind eye to his pillaging was by convincing the spanish ministry of labor that his project was a “partial solution to the serious problem of unemployment.” in the midst of a serious spanish economic depression, hired more than 100 local townspeople to dismantle the monastery. the process went quickly, thanks to the neat construction of the described the monastery as “a joy to take down.”
the dismantled cloister of the monastery of ovila,, said by to be a “joy to take down”. (photo: public domain/wikicommons)
but moving the many heavyones presented a more imposing challenge. needed to transport theones across the countryside to the port, about 100 miles away. however, there were no paved roads in this part of the country, nor did it have accessible railroad networks. undeterred, found the remains of a trench railway from paris, a leftover relic of world war i, when allied forces needed to deliver supplies to soldiers in the trenches. the railways were less expensive to build and could be easily moved and reconstructed, allowing to quickly lay down tracks in spain. the simple, makeshift rail lines previously used to deliver critical ammunition, food, and medicine to allied soldiers were now being used to move metal push carts filled with ancientones through a spanish valley.
but building a railway to transport one rich illegal purchase was not enough.’s workers also needed to get theones across the river, which ran alongside the site. architects, in cooperation with the local workers, developed a pulley system that used the current of the pull a raft filled withones connected to a series of cables: it took the workers thousands of trips, over the course of six months, to get theones across the river.
the instability of the spanish government provided a final challenge for and hearst. when began removing the monastery in early 1931, spain had a largely ineffective monarchy and a sluggish economy. this helped convince the government that monastery was a boon to the spanish jobs and bringing in some much needed revenue. but it also meant that the government might collapse any day, and could be replaced with a new government less willing to ignore and antics. in a march 1931 letter,eilberg relayed:
mr. is very anxious to just remove from the site all the carved or members, as he fears interference by the authorities at any time. we presented the entire matter to the national art commission and they were entirely agreeable to him taking this forgotten and shameful neglected and abused group of buildings; but it is quite possible that some of the politicians, in an effort to discredit those in power, may bring pressure to bear through the press that would halt the work at once.”
a month later, in april 1931,’s fears were realized as the spanish king fled the country, and an regime came to power. but, luckily for the americans, the second spanish republic was about as effective as its predecessor when it came to protecting cultural heritage sites. declared that the revolutionary spanish government “(has) more important problems than to bother about than the demolition of an old ruin.” time magazine later reported, “[byne’s] workers nailed the red flag of revolution to the church they were illegally tearing down and went right on working.”
by the time theone-laden ships arrived in the san francisco harbor in 1931, hearst and faced a challenge even more imposing than angry townspeople and spanish bureaucrats: the great depression. as theock market crashed, net worth plummeted and his desire for a personal medieval castle with a chapel swimming pool began to seem like a pipe dream. estimates for the cost of completing the castle came in at around $50,000,000 and financial advisors finally convinced him that he could not afford to take on this expense. after all of’s effort and ingenuity, santa maria de óvila was retired to a warehouse, then dumped in a san francisco park.
why buy a monastery
the idea to buy a medieval building, dismantle it, ship it across an ocean,ore it, and then rebuild it in a new location was not just a lavish fantasy formed in brain and turned into reality by an army of fearful yes-men. an english noted somewhat darkly to the manchester guardian in 1926 that “there [seemed] to be a craze in the unitedates at the moment for this sort of thing.”
he was right. significant portions of at least 20 medieval buildings made their way across the atlantic, almost all between 1914 and 1934. as a result of this veritable industry, medievalructures now reside or resided in major cities across the country (new york, philadelphia, detroit, san francisco, and miami), as well as in regional centers (richmond, va; toledo, oh; and milwaukee; wi), and even in the middle of nowhere (vina, ca).
american billionaires like hearst and john d. rockefeller, jr. played a significant part in this trade, but they the only ones involved. many wealthy folks seemed to consider the purchase of a medieval building a reasonable personal expense.
segovia, spain, where the. bernard de was originally located. the city walls date from the century. (photo: carlos cc)
the buildings were not that expensive, at least for an early century american magnate. even slightly people could afford them: an american diplomat and his heiress wife purchased a medieval english manor house and brought it to virginia. the daughter of a railroad magnate had a gothic chapel moved from france to her estate in long island, where she installed it next to a (now destroyed) renaissance castle that she had acquired earlier. most of theructures were little more than ruins after the wars of religion of the century and the nationalization of religious institutions at the end of the and beginning of the centuries. governments in the century had given the buildings to local, private owners for a song.
more difficult for the prospective medieval building owner was the politics. to facilitate the legally ambiguous trade, hearst had, john d. rockefeller had george grey barnard, virginia business people used henry g. moore.ealing a monastery was all about networking.
but, speaking more broadly, the desire for such properties was probably rooted in the american interest in the european past. at the beginning of the century, american elites began incorporating elements of medieval architecture into everything from universities to churches to departmentores. by the time that hearst, rockefeller, and the othersarted importing medieval buildings, americans had been collecting medieval art and sculpture in earnest for about 40 years. americans wanted anything that could be labeled “medieval”: theurdy,ark lines of the century romanesque or the effusive ornament of the early century flamboyant gothic, it matter.
nowadays, the dominant cultural expression of the middle ages seems to be the sex and violence of game of thrones. but at the turn of the century, americans thought of the era as a time of serenity; piety; and ideal, harmonious communities. medieval europe had not yet suffered the traumas of industry, and medieval objects became a way to demonstrate that the capitalism of the early century had its genteel side. in the case of the century tudor manor house hall, the effect was supposed to be actually transformative. one pamphleteer writing about the arrival of the hall in virginia claimed that “england [was] literally being brought to america.” she did not mean that america was claiming a part of england, she meant that part of the u.s. had been turned into a medieval english agricultural improvement.
any coherence that the medieval buildings bought by americans might have had in the and disappeared almost as soon as the buildings arrived in america. the depression shifted financial priorities away from moving buildings across oceans and the fad for all things medieval had faded by world war. the medieval american buildings might have been acquired for similar reasons but soon after their arrival in the u.s., they began wildly disparate journeys.
what happens when your building arrives in america
a lot could go wrong even once a medieval building finally made it to america. geopolitics, the global economy, and public health regulations all had unexpected consequences. and, of course, there never seemed to be enough money.
even the buildings that would become the cloisters, that venerable model of american medievalism, faced some challenges on this side of the pond. george grey barnard, an american sculptor and antiquities dealer who was deeply in debt and living in france, began in 1906 to acquire large portions of four monasteries: sant-miquel-de-cuixà, saint-guilhem-le-désert, trie-en-bigorre, and what he thought was bonnefont-en-comminges. he planned to sell the buildings to wealthy individuals and institutions from new york to l.a., but plan after plan fell through. by 1913, he had few prospects and was quickly running out of time, as laws forbidding the export of french monuments would come into effect on january 1, 1914. he threw the cloisters on boats as swiftly as he authorities, who knew what he was doing, tried toop got theones out in the nick of time.
george grey barnard, sculptor and medieval art dealer, in 1908. (photo: public domain/wikicommons)
in early 1914, these cloisters arrived in new york, and barnard decided that he would keep them for the immediate future, creating an installation on some undeveloped land in upper manhattan. this predecessor to cloisters proved immensely popular, with papers heralding it as the gothic jewel of new cultural institutions.
by the mid-1920s, however, barnard needed money, badly. he quietly let it be known that his cloisters, and the land they were on, were collectively for sale. agent approached john d. rockefeller, jr., on march 25, 1925, and offered everything for $1 million. barnard had bought art for rockefeller in the past, and the two had previously discussed the creation of a great museum of medieval objects. now, with the fate of new premier medieval exhibit uncertain, barnardressed to rockefeller the importance of keeping his cloisters in the city if at all possible. withronger antiquities laws in place, it could prove tricky for rockefeller to simply go buy a new set of medieval buildings in france.
rockefeller, a brutal negotiator, indicated his interest to dealer and then ceased contact with them for several weeks. rockefeller then wrote to the metropolitan museum of art with an offer to buy the cloisters for the museum, eventually settling on a donation of $500,000 to buy the buildings and an additional $300,000 to maintain them. a decade earlier, the met had promised to buy sant-miquel-de-cuixà from barnard, but backed out. this time, the sale went through, and barnard agreed to sell his cloisters to the met for $650,000, a sum much lower than the million-dollar offers he had entertained in 1915 and 1922. by 1933, the cloisters were moved to fort tryon park and were newly combined and augmented into the complex that is the cloisters today.
saint-michel-de-cuixa, late 1800s, prior to parts of it being dismantled and shipped to new york, where is makes up part of the cloisters. (photo: de toulouse/flickr)
another spanish monastery acquired with hearst money veered even further off course. before hearst bought santa maria de óvila in 1930, he had purchased another spanish monastery: saint bernard de from segovia, spain.. bernard de charted a curious course from spain to miami by way of new york.
byne got. bernard de out the same way he moved santa maria de óvila, but this trip proved much easier. he built 40 miles of road through the mountainous spanish countryside, hired more than 100 men and teams toomp down his newly laid roads, and constructed a railroad. cultural preservation laws been enacted yet, so have to worry about interference from the authorities; he just slipped cash into the waiting hands of the dockworkers. in about a time the monastery had been blueprinted, dismantled, packed into crates and shipped to a bronx warehouse, where it arrived in 1926.
then the monastery landed in the crossfire of an international public health scare.’s workers packaged the pieces of monasteryone with hay to cushion the blocks during the long journey across the practice, particularly when trafficking fragile goods out of a rural region. but in 1924, the unitedates experienced its seventh outbreak of the unfortunately named and highly contagious “hoof and mouth disease.” past outbreaks of the virus had devastated american agriculture, as swine, sheep, and cattle broke out in the gruesome mouth and hoof blisters characteristic of the ailment. a 1914 epidemic of hoof and mouth disease spread across the eastern and midwestern unitedates, forcing farmers to slaughter diseased animals at an appraised value of almost $6 million. the believed that the disease had come from overseas, as both europe and latin america had experienced epidemics.
when spain experienced another eruption in 1925, the was not taking any chances. american authorities figured the odds were good that the hay used to pack crates had been exposed to animals in europe and demanded the quarantine of all crates. within a few days, government workers burned every scrap of the packaging hay in an attempt to protect cows from yet another round of a foreign plague.
when theones finally made it to the bronx warehouse, hearst realized he had yet another administrative catastrophe on his workers repacked theones without returning them to their original wooden crates. the crates had departed from spain with an identifying number and a compass direction on each crate, so that the pieces of monastery could be reconstructed.
now that blueprint was completely, irrevocably gone. hearst was the overwhelmed owner of what time magazine christened “the biggest jigsaw puzzle in history.”
st. bernard de languished in the warehouse for almost 30 years while hearst plotted his nexteps. putting the monastery back together would require both money and motivation, and by the, hearst was running out of both. now in possession of multiple piecemeal medieval monasteries he had neither the plans nor the resources to rebuild, hearst began to seek take this giantone burden off his hands. beginning in 1937, hearstarted liquidating his massive art collection, as the new york times morbidly noted, “in anticipation for his death.” death come for another 14 years.) hearst tasked his art dealers with the work of an art collection that had cost him a cool $40 million (not adjusted for inflation), and included such eccentricities as dozens of full suits of armor, an egyptian mummy, a pair of benjamin glasses, and of course, full fledged medieval monasteries. but while the suits of armor flew off the shelves (in many cases almost literally, as some of the hearst artifact fire sales were held at departmentores), a spanish monastery in pieces was a much harder sell.
the cloisters at. bernard de church, miami, as they look today. (photo: public domain/wikicommons)
but in 1952,. bernard de finally found its buyers. william edgemon and raymond moss, two businessmen from cincinnati, purchased the cloisters and shipped the crates down the east coast to port everglades, at a cost of $60,000. after retrieving the crates from the florida docks, edgemon and moss transported theones to north miami beach; they hired an expertonemason who spent the next 19 months the monastery at a cost of nearly $1.5 assessments would say that theonemason got the gigantic puzzle “about 90% right.”
the choice of miami as the location had its own peculiar logic, somewhat tied to the new popularity of central air conditioning. reasoning that people might eventually get bored of the beach—or, at the very least, that it might occasionally businessmen opened new tourist attractions, including amusement parks, aquariums and a wax museum around the city. the ohio entrepreneurs banked on the monastery being beautiful and novel enough (“step back in time 800 years!”) to draw in some of sunburned masses, and thus invested heavily in its reconstruction. (similar reasoning would bring another medieval monastery to the bahamas, too.)
the monastery never took off in the way the entrepreneurs hoped. tourism in miami began a downward slide in the early (due to, among other things, unseasonably cool temperatures and growing concern about drugs) and the trickle of guests proved insufficient to recoup its enormousart up costs. in 1964, the cloister was saved from demolition when a philanthropist donated $400,000 and gave the property to the local episcopal diocese. the episcopalians continued to operate the site as a local attraction, but eliminated the admission fee and outfitted the locale to be a more suitable place for church services. they brought in carpets, found a new altar amongill-for-sale possessions, and set up a church day care. the new chaplain told the new york times in 1964: “we feel we are redeeming this beautiful edifice. it has fallen very far from grace. after centuries of consecration by the prayers of the faithful, it is ignominious for it to be classified as a ‘giant jigsaw puzzle.’”
miami of the 1950s, and future home to. bernard de. (photo: florida memory/flickr)
if the tale of first monastery seemed complicated, his second monastery would prove no easier to unload. in the case of. bernard de, hearst owned the bronx warehouse, meaning that having theones sit around costing him much. but in san francisco, hearst needed to rent square feet of warehouse space to house the crates containing santa maria de óvila. with the onset of the depression, and hearst at real risk of bankruptcy, the tycoon could no longer afford to hemorrhage money in this manner.
hearst’s agents began to look for a buyer, but as a time journalist critically assessed, “(there) was probably not a sane man in the country who would have paid a reasonable price for it in
after it became clear to hearst that he was not going to make any money selling this monastery, he decided to try giving theones away. in 1941, he proposed donating theones to the city of san francisco with the provision that the city would use them to reconstruct the original monastery buildings, and that these would form the main attraction of a museum of medieval arts to be operated by the de young museum in golden gate park. de young administrators and city officials were enthusiastic; the director walter heil wrote in a letter to hearst that this was the most thrilling news he had received in his tenure in office. in anticipation for the move, hearst took theones out of the warehouse and had the crates placed in golden gate park.
but like all previous plans for theones, this dream too would prove short-lived. with the outbreak of world war, municipal planning ground to a halt as government agencies refocused on defense and military operations. directing energy to building a giant medieval museum also seemed somewhat when the nation was in the middle of a violent international entanglement. one museum board member recalled a heartfelt plea to the city “to reassemble theones at a dire point in the war when courage born of be reborn and flower in the lyrically soaring arches of a resurrected santa maria de óvila.” unfortunately, just three months after pearl harbor, americans were not apt to see parallels between the courage of wartime valor and the “courage” of rebuilding a european cultural site.
monasteryones in golden gate park, san francisco. (photo: cc)
any last hope for the museum went (literally) up in smoke, after a series of fires damaged the unattended monasteryones. between 1941 and 1959, no fewer than five tore through theones. arson was heavily suspected (though never officially proven), and employees of the museum speculated the fires were related to a vocal faction of san franciscans who did not want any construction in golden gate park. this was a depressing time for architect,eilberg, who wasill hoping for a grand medievalructure. as time would later note, “a kind of fatalistic lethargy seems to have settled on the california project.”
the ruins remained in golden gate park until the end of the century, as most people initially involved in the project either passed away or lost interest. theones became weathered and overgrown with grass and weeds, morphing into the landscape of the park. among their many new purposes, theones served as a playground for children, a canvas for graffiti artists, and a site of “meditation and love” for san druid community.
europeans to american medieval building buyers: drop dead
from riots in spain to scathing in english papers, europeans did not let their medieval buildings sail quietly to america. in the face of energetic opposition, it is shocking how successful americans were at taking these pieces of cultural heritage. of course, it was sometimes legal for them to do legal, but often technically legal. series of ancient monuments protection acts had not defined “ancient” in such a way that encompassed hall and warwick priory, spain did not move to forbid the export of cultural heritage until after had bought his first monastery, and george grey barnard famously finished putting his boats just two days before cultural heritage laws came into effect. however, to understand how americans kept taking buildings and how europeans made sense of these thefts, we need to look beyond the formal laws to the complicated and often tragic histories of the medieval buildings themselves.
often, it came down to one critical question: how much of a building do you need to own to say that you own a building?
for something like the late gothic chapel from the chateau d’herbéville, now at the detroit institute of arts, the answer might be fairly simple. the nobles jean bayer de and his wife, decided they wanted one of these private that were all the rage, they hired skilled craftsmen to append it to their family home, and up it went. when antiquities dealer g. t. came across the building after world war i, he removed the walls, roof, interiorone and wooden elements of the chapel from the rest of theructure—by then mostly could market the thing as a late gothic chapel.
the. joan of arc chapel, milwaukee, originally built in the river valley in france. (photo: emmaodder)
something like the monastery of sant-miquel-de-cuixà is a little more complicated. physically, a mass of different constructions, assembled over time. to a century foundation, the monks added a church in the century that was then refurbished, then consecrated, then overshadowed by a larger church built a few years later, all of it ultimately bolstered by many additionalructures in the century that helped to get more foot traffic going past the monastery in the form of pilgrims who donated and spent their way from their homelands as they traveled to saint james of compostela. in other places, building programs extended centuries further, into the 1400s. americans were especially interested in gothic and romanesqueone—when took his monasteries out of spain, he just left the material in ruins and in situ.
as far as hearst was concerned, he owned santa maria de óvila after his years of toil and millions of dollars spent, all culminating in the relocation to america. in spite of the epic journey, many in spain do not realize that it ever left. the remaining buildings were rebuilt on their original site decades later, yielding the extreme oddity of a medieval monastery that is apparently now in two places at once.
while these layered and often confusing histories have today resulted in an alarming metaphysical conundrum, they were very convenient for american buyers in the early century. plus, from their perspective, theyealing were doing theructures a favor. time and war had left many of “treasures” in sad shape. in england, religious institutions like that housed at warwick priory were dissolved under henry in the century. practically, that meant that the buildings wereripped of their furnishings and their inhabitants were released from their vows and sent away. in france, the revolution led in 1790 to the dissolution of all religious orders and the nationalization of all church property, with devastating consequences for the buildings and their communities (as well as for historians, since many, many archives were destroyed as a result).
what destroyed, theate sold to private owners, usually for extremely low sums. one element of the cloisters was, after 1792, used as aable, a jail, a weapons foundry, a private residence, a garrison, and a hotel warehouse before locals dismantled theructure to make room for another hotel.
americans and europeans both hurled these long histories at one another when, on the one hand,aking a claim to medieval buildings and, on the other, repudiating american theft of cultural heritage. when the u.s. media reported on medieval acquisitions, they often revered american tycoons as heroic preservationists of the past. a 1936 new york times editorial on the cloisters praised the “patient [sic] genius” of george grey barnard and the “discerning and generous genius” of john d. rockefeller jr. in bringing the medieval sites to new york city. both the media and the buyers of the monasteries were eager to draw connections between american and european history. “mr. rockefeller has helped to pay one great debt of our age to the middle ages by choosing to repair the cathedral of rheims,” opined the times.
john d. rockefeller, jr., c. 1915. (photo: library of congress)
world war further cemented americans’ belief that what europeans had labeled “kidnapping” and “acts of thievery” actually represented actions for the good of humanity. when the nelson gallery of art and atkins museum in kansas city, missouri, acquired a french cloister in 1943, one curator declared its removal from europe as “a splendid thing,” since now “we have [the elements] in this country where they are safe.”
the european side was just as entrenched. perhaps the most brutal fight occurred over the purchase of a monastery and a great manor house by virginians. the back-and-forth, waged through the press of each country, reached comically great heights.
in the summer of 1925, england was up in arms about the impending destruction of warwick priory, a group of formerly monastic buildings in the north. a meeting of the house of commons on the subject exploded, but no political salvation could be found. the city of warwick came up with ingenious solutions, all of which failed. it offered the buildings free of charge to the bishop of coventry, but he refused to live so far from his flock. undeterred, the city tried to turn the old monastery into public housing, but plans quickly fell through.
then, on september 25, the papers reported the shocking news that warwick priory had been an unnamed american. the building, once visited by queen elizabeth i herself, would be transported to the u.s.
virginia house, from the dismantled warwick priory,, england, c. 1929. (photo: library of congress)
at first, news was scarce. details only emerged a week later, when the ap cleared up “mysterious reports” by identifying the purchasers as alexander and virginia weddell of richmond, virginia. they had bought the buildings to recreate another monument: sulgrave manor, english home of george ancestors. facing a barrage of criticism that they wereealing a vital piece of english history, the new owners went on the attack, giving interviews far and wide to make the case that they were the best caretakers for the property.
the developed two rhetoricalrategies. they immediately pointed out that they were doing europe a favor by rescuing and restoring neglected treasures. everything inside the buildings, even theairs, had already beenripped and in an english factory. adding insult to injury, the sale had been publicly announced and no one else had bothered to cough up the money. alexander weddell claimed he had never schemed to get his hands on an english home, he just happened upon the announcement when reading the newspaper his sandwich had been wrapped in.
second, the explained, with the help of the american media, how warwick priory would fit in as well in virginia as in. papers on both sides of the atlantic fixated on the fate of the priory for more than a year, from the first shipment of material from england to the u.s. on november 28, 1926, to breathless reports that the’ new home was nearing completion on may 8, 1927.
each report brought with it new details, many of whichrained credulity. the new york times wrote that virginia weddell herself was a descendant of george family in an article titled “american buys warwick priory as shrine here to washington.” another paper speculated that warwick priory would yield to tons of brick andone for the replica from the exact same quarry that had supplied material for ancestral home. the boston long profile detailed the centuries of close friendship enjoyed by the and the owners of warwick priory before the colonists came to america.
the interior of virginia house, 1929. (photo: library of congress)
virginia weddell herself waded into the fantasy of warwick priory as not just an english building, but a one. she reminisced about how the ships sailing with the building materials followed the same trail that the colonists had taken when they came to virginia, where they built houses of their own. “true, those brave pioneersarted from blackwell, near london; but their little ships, the sarah constant, the godspeed and the discovery, passed old point comfort, as will my ship; and the priory is to be unloaded at a point not far removed from the landing place of captain john smith.”
while all of this glorification of a new, medieval monument to george washington was going on, a new scandal was brewing in britain. on january 25, 1926, the chairman of the manchester art gallery committee told a meeting of the ancient monuments society that he had received a letter from an american correspondent. the letter asked if it was true that the great manor hall had been purchased and would be dismantled and shipped to america.
it was warwick priory all over again. the secretary, john, immediately went to see the purported seller of the house, who confirmed that the rumors were true: a mr. t.c. jackson jr., of elizabeth, new jersey, had purchased the hall and it would be moved to new jersey imminently. warned in an interview that there was a craze for medieval buildings in the u.s., that the same people involved in warwick priory were responsible for the sale of hall, and that more purchases of the kind were underway.
agecroft hall, in richmond, virginia. (photo: cc)
swarbrick was wrong about almost everything, though it was true that the architect henry g. moore participated in both purchases. moore had found the building for richmond businessman t. c. williams, jr., who wanted it for his new jersey—estate. williams was enthusiastic not so much about the (non-existent) colonial connections, but about the opportunity to recreate a haven along the lines of the medieval english village. there would be no skyscrapers, no intensity of urban industrial life, nothing but idyllic communities and authentically “old english” country aesthetic apparently being a critical component of both the lifestyle and the values it implied.
two great houses pillaged by americans in less than six months was too many for the english. in 1926, the manchester guardian ran several dozen editorials and letters to the editor decrying the sale and removal of hall. one editorial called forronger laws to protect british landmarks, calling it “a national loss”: “warwick priory is gone. hall is going. no building of decent age and character is safe from the danger of kidnapping.” another editorial labeled the sale “a raid.” the sale of hall and warwick priory even prompted the house of lords to debate a law forbidding the export of english cultural heritage (opponents comfortable telling people what they could do with their private property), though the ancient monument protection act was notrengthened until 1931.
the elizabethan knot garden at hall. (photo: cc)
in spite of all this rancor, the kinds of arguments that the and williams made seem to haveruck a chord. hall, like warwick priory, had been in sad shape when it was purchased by an american. the industrial revolution left the hall uninhabitable. coal pits surrounded the house; a freight railway skirted the buildings. one british writer turned his criticism of the sale inward, calling filthy, hall “too a jewel to leave in that ruined landscape.”
medieval buildings home to roost
americans did, for the most part, make good on their promises to preserve these sites. by the century, almost all of the medieval buildings brought to america had ended up in in east coast institutions with entire wings dedicated to medieval art and devoted to “transporting guests back in time to the middle ages,” others in small midwestern galleries, with a handful of medieval pieces thanks to a local fleeting interest in the period. a few, like the hearst buildings in california and miami, are slightly more accessible, but areill framed by exhibitions and have a air about them for most visitors. the uniformity of the sites todayands inark contrast to the variety of uses envisioned by those who brought medieval buildings to the u.s., or the experiences of the buildings throughout the century: they were or might have been tourist traps,, swimming pools, museums, private residences, or piles of rubble in warehouses and in parks.
by the late and early centuries, many different communities had become deeply invested in the medieval buildings that by then littered the american landscape. the effect of the historical sometimes borders on the surreal. hall was added to the national register of historic places in 1978 because it reflected the “social and aesthetic ideals of virginians in the,” not so much because of its medieval heritage. the final nomination form noted that it was “unaltered” and in its “original site;” its period and significance fell under the “agriculture” and “community planning” categories.
photograph of the central yard surrounded by the cloisters of the. bernard de church, miami. (photo: rolf cc)
there were occasional calls for repatriation of the sites mentioned here to europe, but the medieval european buildings eventually became too entangled in america to be so easily returned. in 1940, spanish dictator francisco franco demanded the return of the monasteries that hearst, in his words,ole, but nothing was done. more recent and sustained calls for repatriation of the cloisters buildings to france faced criticism from no less than the eminent social theorist jean, who used the medieval buildings in america as a case in his and simulation. thought that by this point “demuseumification [was] nothing but another spiral in artificiality”; the cloisters were already artificial, returning sant-miquel-de-cuixà to its original site would be even more so “a total simulacrum.” leaving the cloister in new york “in its simulated environment fooled no one,” while moving it was a “supplementary subterfuge,” a “retrospective hallucination.”
the retroactive reality described did not come to pass. the buildings continue to have vibrant and multiple lives within american communities today. at two sites that we visited, ancient spanish monastery in miami, and the abbey of new in vina, california, extensive preservation efforts were matched with a variety of contemporary roles. in these transposed places, community members meet, families pray, and people hold weddings, funerals, and, of course, yoga classes.
in the 1970s, theones of santa maria de óvila, at long last, caught a break. a cistercian monk named thomas x. davis heard about the remains of the monastery and became interested in bringing them to his abbey, about three hours north of san francisco in the small town of vina, california. his timing overlapped with the research of dr. margaret burke, an art historian who received funding from the hearst foundation toudy theones. burke began categorizing theones, determining what part of the monastery they would have originally belonged to, and, in 1984, offered the city a comprehensive report of eachone, its condition, and whether it could be preserved. meanwhile, the monks continued requesting that the city take their proposal seriously. after extensive discussions between the monks, the de young museum, and the city, the trustees agreed to relinquish control of theones in 1992. two years later, theones began their journey to even this short trip had its hurdles. father davis reported that on several occasions, individuals who opposed theones leaving san francisco pushed theones off their pallets during the night, leaving workers to reload the trucks in the morning.
view from within the chapter house brought from santa maria de óvila, now at the abbey of new in vina ca. (photo: frank cc)
though the monks took the majority of theones to vina, some remnantsayed behind in golden gate park. debates about what constituted an “appropriate use” for the leftoverones continued into the century. a 2001 investigation into theones in weekly noted that though most of the materials had gone to vina, there had been an “odd truce” negotiated among the park, the de young museum, and the monastery regarding the remaining abbeyones. for nearly 50 years, the gardeners of golden gate park had access to their own private quarry of ancient limestone, which they could use whenever the park needed new retaining walls or landscape decoration. for instance, some of theones became part of a decorative rock wall at therybing arboretum library. “we think the wall that we constructed outside the library is the most sensitive use yet,” said scott medbury, a park employee. what one art historian labeled “the worst act of desecration of a medieval monument during the last half-century,” the city lauded as a practical and thoughtful use for the materials that had sat abandoned for the majority of the century.
so what to make of the currentate of these medieval buildings-as-museums? certainly, good preservation practices will ensure a long life for the agedones. but there is also a sense in which the medieval buildings have been by their modern lives as display pieces. old material given life through new use, called spolia, is, after all, very medieval. the altar at sant-miquel-de-cuixà, the very heart of the religious life of the monastery, was itself made of part of a roman column. reuse did not erase the old meaning, it augmented the new one, though of course that column did not mean the same thing to a medieval person as to a roman, nor is a modern library wall the same thing as a medieval one. even now, many san franciscans share memories of crawling over the medievalones in their park as children, of the blocks as meeting places and landmarks. on the other hand, maybe the distinction between the version of these places and their “freer”ate is not so different, since new yorkers are equally eager to describe their memories of childhood trips to the cloisters.
but even in vina, at a monastery that exudes austerity and age, traces of 2015 slip through. the monks, concerned about the challenges of recruiting young men to the brotherhood, have taken to (@monksofvina), where they update their followers on paintings in progress, their a.m. prayer meetings, and theatus of the harvest. common include #monks, #cistercian, #monastic, and #monkslife. in miami, too, the medieval buildings live modern lives. the cloistered halls have become the backdrop for such pop culture gems as the spectacular flop of a 2011 angels tv reboot, a scene in the 2012 film rock of ages in which catherine zeta jones sings “hit me with your best shot,” and rick music video for “ten jesus pieces.”
but for every secret catalog photo shoot, the miami monastery also sees aeady flow of more ordinary life monastery receives visitors a year, and hosts 200 weddings annually. people are free to wander throughout the monastery when it being used for pilates or baptisms. the medieval history of the site absent from these events, though; often omnipresent: one woman at the monastery enthusiastically told us that she had had three of her children baptized at the monastery because she was so impressed with the history and the effort to move it from spain to america. in typical miami fashion, the conspicuous and the commonplace often careen wildly into one priest of the episcopalian congregation mentioned that in the first wedding he officiated at the monastery he noticed a spears. hard to imagine a more american fate for these medievalones.
medieval america received funding from history in action, an american historical w. mellon foundation initiative at columbia university.
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kreɪts əv ˈmɑnəˌstɛri stoʊnz ənd ˈstæˌʧu əv ðə kɪŋ əv səˈvɪl əraɪv ɪn maɪˈæmi.. ˈbərnərd də wɑz dɪsˈmænəld ənd ʃɪpt frəm speɪn baɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈrændɑlf hərst. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: bettmann/corbis*) wi hæd bɪn ˈdraɪvɪŋ θru wət fɛlt laɪk wən kənˈtɪnjuəs maɪˈæmi strɪp mɔl fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ən aʊər. ɑr ˈgipiˈɛs ˈprɑməst ðət ɪn ə fju ʃɔrt ˈmɪnəts wi wʊd riʧ ðə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən wi hæd ˈtrævəld səm ˈθaʊzənd maɪəlz tɪ faɪnd: ə ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri, frəm ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, wəns ˌɪnˈhæbətəd baɪ ə ˈbɛvi əv məŋks, muvd stoʊn baɪ stoʊn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən, naʊ sɛt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə swamp-jungle*. ɛz wi pæst iʧ pɔn ʃɑp, ˈʃətərd ˈrɛkərd stɔr, ənd strɪp haɪ skul, ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈplɔzəbəl ðət pərˈhæps ðə ˈgaɪdˌbʊks, ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə, ənd ˈkæθərɪn ˈzeɪtə jones’*’ ˈkɪŋki sin frəm rɑk əv ˈeɪʤɪz hæd ˈsəmˈwət ˈoʊvərˈsoʊld ˌwəˈtɛvər wi wər əˈbaʊt tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns. wɪn ðə ˈgipiˈɛs toʊld ˈjuˈɛs tɪ tərn lɛft, ɑr ˈərliər səˈspɪʃənz wər kənˈfərmd. ðə saɪd strits dɪd nɑt ˈrɪli ˈɔfər ən ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə strɪp mɔl, bət ˈmɪrli ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɪt ɪn ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðɛn, ˈsədənli, ɔn ðə raɪt, ə breɪk ɪn ðə ˈjunəˌfɔrm ˈstɔrˌfrɑnts. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfərðər ɔn, ə smɔl saɪn əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri. æt ðə bæk əv ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt, ə rɔt aɪərn geɪt blɑkt ɔf ə ˈgreɪsfəl ˈsɛnʧəri geɪt ʤɪst waɪd ɪˈnəf fər ə smɔl trək. ˈmɛri ənd ˈbərnərd əv lʊkt daʊn ˈləvɪŋli frəm ˈdɛləkət ˈnɪʧɪz ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv ðə geɪt, ðɛr ˈgeɪzɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn ə ˈkləstər əv kæts ðət hæd faʊnd ʃeɪd nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈplæstərd səˈpɔrt poʊsts. ɪt wɑz ðə kˌwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl ˈsəðərn ðə ˈtəskən sən vaɪb, ɪkˈsɛpt, ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ʤaɪənt ˈtrɑpɪkəl plænts, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ vaɪnz. ðə triz lumd ˈoʊvər ə ʧərʧ, ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd ənd ˈdaɪnɪŋ hɔl bɪlt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɪn speɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst naɪn ˈsɛnʧəriz ˌbiˈfɔr. frəm ðə geɪt, wi kʊd si braɪt flaʊərz əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpɪtɪd stoʊn, ə ˈlɪtəl wərs fər ðə wɛr ˈæftər 900 jɪrz əv juz, ə trɪp əˈkrɔs ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən, ˈsɛvərəl faɪərz, ənd ə səˈbætɪkəl ɪn ðə dæmp kreɪts əv ə brɑŋks ˈwɛˌrhaʊs frəm ðə tɪ ðə 1950s*. ðə ɪkˈstɪriər əv ˈbərnərd də, maɪˈæmi. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈhɔrheɪ elías/flickr*) ðɪs wɑz mɪˈdjivəl əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈdəzən ˈbɪldɪŋz ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd tɪ ðə juz. ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri. ðeɪ laɪ ˈskætərd əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri, ə ˈhɪdən ˈpæʧˌwərk əv ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz ənd ˈmænʧənz huz ˈhɪstəri həz bɪn ˈlɑrʤli fərˈgɑtən. ɪn rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɪs ˈstɔri, ˈætləs dəg ˈɪntu boʊθ ˈskɑlərli ənd ˌʤərnəˈlɪstɪk tɛksts, ənd spɛnt taɪm ɔn boʊθ koʊsts, tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ənd waɪ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈfæməliz spɛnt smɔl ˈfɔrʧənz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ hoʊl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈbɪldɪŋz. ðə ˈstɔri ðət ˈimərʤd ɪz pɑrt ˈkeɪpər, pɑrt ˈmɪstəri, ənd pɑrt ˈtræʤədi: əˈmɛrɪkən ˈrɑbər ˈbɛrənz snək ˈeɪnʧənt stoʊnz aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd ɪn ðə dɛd əv naɪt, ˌjʊrəˈpiənz ˈfrɛtɪd ˈoʊvər haʊ ðɛr fəˈmɪljər ˈlændˌmɑrks wər ˈræpədli ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ, ənd juz. ˈsɪtiz spɛnt ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈoʊvər wət tɪ du wɪθ tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv dɪˈspleɪst mɪˈdjivəl ˈrɛmnənts. haʊ tɪ stil ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ðɛr ər tu əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ θæŋk fər ðə streɪnʤ fækt əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈspænɪʃ ɪgˈzɪstəns ˈoʊnli ə fju maɪəlz frəm maɪˈæmi biʧ: noʊˈtɔriəs ˈplutəˌkræt ˈwɪljəm ˈrændɑlf hərst, ənd hɪz ɑrt ˈdilər, ˈɑrθər. təˈgɛðər, ðiz tu mɛn θˈwɔrtɪd ˈspænɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz, ˈæŋgri ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl, ənd ɔl ˈkɑmən sɛns tɪ dræg nɑt wən, bət tu ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz tɪ ðə ʃɔrz əv əˈmɛrɪkə. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1926 ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈprɪnɪd ə brif ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən əv. ˈbərnərd də, stone-by-stone*, frəm sɛˈgoʊviə, speɪn. ˈwɪljəm ˈrændɑlf hərst wɑz noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈmægˌneɪt, ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd ˈkɑŋgrəsmən fər nu jɔrk, ənd pərˈpɛʧuəl ˈtæblɔɪd ˈfɪksʧər fər hɪz haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl roʊˈmæntɪk əˈfɛrz ənd faɪts wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ taɪˈkunz, hərst hæd ə proʊˈklɪvəti fər ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈməni ɪn ðə moʊst ˌɑstənˈteɪʃəs, weɪz. ə ˈrɛgjələr taɪmz ˈridər əv ðə ˈɪrə wʊd nɑt bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ hir ðət hərst hæd ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ən ɪnˈtaɪər mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə mæp əv mɪˈdjivəl əˈmɛrɪkə: frəm ˈflɔrɪdə tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðə juz. həz ə hoʊl ˈvɪlɪʤ wərθ əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn pleɪn vju. hir ər 20 əv ðɛm, ɪn hoʊl ənd ɪn pɑrts, ˈmoʊstli ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɛz mˈjuziəmz (ər pɑrts əv mˈjuziəmz). bət ðɪs mæp ˈbɛrli skreɪps ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈstɔriz bɪˈhaɪnd ðiz ˈstrəkʧərz, wɪʧ hæv ɪnˈdʊrd ˈɑrʤuəs ˈʤərniz tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛstɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz. ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ðət əˈʧivmənt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn skænt speɪs. ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈpərʧəs ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈoʊnli ə brif noʊt ɔn ðə ˈɑbstəkəlz hərst feɪst ɪn ˌdɪsˈmæntlɪŋ ənd ˈmuvɪŋ ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri aʊt əv speɪn: ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wərk əv riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈklɔɪstər, ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz, ˈbændɪŋ təˈgɛðər, droʊv ðə əˈweɪ ɔn ðə graʊnd ðət ˈfɔrənərz wər ˈrɑbɪŋ ðə kəmˈjunɪti əv ɪts ˈgreɪtəst treasure.”*.” ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl wɛnt ɔn tɪ əˈʃʊr ˈridərz ðət ˈklɔɪstər wɪl bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈprɛʃəs wərk əv ɑrt əˈlaʊd tɪ liv speɪn fər ə lɔ pæst tu mənθs əˈgoʊ proʊˈhɪbəts ˈfərðər əv wərks əv ɑrt ənd ruins.”*.” jɛt ʤɪst faɪv jɪrz ˈleɪtər, 11 ʃɪps fɪld wɪθ ðə ˈpisɪz əv ə ˈsɛkənd ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri bɔt baɪ hərst dɑkt ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ beɪ, ɪn spaɪt əv ðə nu lɔz. hu lɛt ðɪs ˈhæpən? ənd waɪ wər əˈmɛrɪkənz baɪɪŋ, ˈʃɪpɪŋ ənd ˌrikənˈstrəktɪŋ mɪˈdjivəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs? ðə ˈænsər tɪ boʊθ əv ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz wɑz, æt list ɪn pɑrt, ˈɑrθər. ɪn 1930, ə rɪˈnaʊnd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈdilər əv ˈspænɪʃ ɑrt, ˈstəmbəld əˈpɑn ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri əv ˈsænə mərˈiə də, ˈnɛsəld ɪn ə smɔl ˈvæli kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ə bɛnd ɪn ðə ˈrɪvər ɪn ˈsɛntrəl speɪn. hæd dɪˈvɛləpt ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri sɪns ərˈaɪvɪŋ ðɛr 20 jɪrz ˈərliər. ɪn 1910 ˌəndərˈtʊk hɪz fərst trɪp θru speɪn tɪ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ənd ˈkætəlɔg ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnjəmənts. hi sun ərnd ðə trəst əv ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪts ɑrt kəmˈjunɪti ənd bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ, ˈivɪn rɪˈsivɪŋ ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ðə kɪŋ ɪn 1927 bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm, wɑz ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ ðiz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps tɪ bɪld ə ˈbəsəlɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ðə ænˈtɪkwətiz treɪd, ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈfərnɪʧər, ˈfaɪərˌpleɪsəz, ˈsilɪŋz, ˈstæˌʧuz, ənd ˈəðər ˈspænɪʃ ˈtrɛʒərz tɪ hɪz əˈmɛrɪkən klaɪənts. ˈoʊnli roʊl ɪn laɪf ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ daʊn oʊld wərks əv ɑrt, kənˈsərvɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə bɛst əv maɪ əˈbɪləˌti ənd ˈʃɪpɪŋ ðɛm tɪ america,”*,” rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ə 1934 ˈlɛtər tɪ ˈʤuljə ˈmɔrgən, ən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈkɑlig bæk ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri, ə hoʊm tɪ sɪˈstərʃən məŋks bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1180 hæd ə ˈtɪpɪkəli mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnəˌstɛri plæn, wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈbɪldɪŋz kənˈstrəktɪd əraʊnd ə ˈklɔɪstər wɪθ ˈwɔkˌweɪz. ðə ʧərʧ sæt ɔn ðə nɔrθ saɪd əv ðə ˈklɔɪstər, waɪl ðə monks’*’ wɪŋ əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ist saɪd, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə sacristy*, ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ðə ˈʧæptər haʊs ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈkɑmən rum fər ðə məŋks. ɔn ðə saʊθ wɪŋ ˈɑpəzɪt ðə ʧərʧ stʊd ðə refectory*, ˈkɪʧən, ˈpæntri, ənd ə (ˈwɔrmɪŋ rum). ðə boʊˈdeɪgə, ə juˌtɪləˈtɛriən ˈbɪldɪŋ kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə lɔŋ səbtərˈeɪniən vɔlt fər waɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ, meɪd əp ðə wɛst saɪd. əˈpɑn ɛnˈkaʊnərɪŋ ðə saɪt, nu hi hæd ən aɪˈdil baɪər ɪn ˈwɪljəm ˈrændɑlf hərst. hərst hæd ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ən ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl, bət proʊˈlɪfɪk, ɑrt kəˈlɛktər; ɛz wən əv hɪz ˈdilərz əˈsɛst ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈbæˌkhændɪd ˈkɑmpləmɛnt, aɪ hæv noʊn ʃoʊd ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli səʧ ə vɔˈreɪʃəs dɪˈzaɪər tɪ əkˈwaɪər ənd soʊ ˈlɪtəl dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɪn duɪŋ it.”*.” hərst ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn speɪn. hi wəns roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ hɪz ˈməðər ðət speɪn wɑz taɪərd, wɔrn aʊt monarchy”*” praɪm fər ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən baɪ ˈfɔrən ɪˈlits. hi dɪˈklɛrd, “[“[we*] wɪl bərst θru ðə ˈpɪrəiz ˈɪntu speɪn, ənd ˈrævɪʤ ðə ˈkəntri. haʊ dɪz ðət straɪk you?”*?” ˈwɪljəm ˈrændɑlf hərst, si. 1906 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs) ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hərst ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ə spɪˈsɪfɪk goʊl ɪn maɪnd fər ˈsænə mərˈiə də. ɪt wʊd bi pɑrt əv ə castle”*” ɪn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈwɪldərnəs, kɔld ˈkæsəl. hərst wɑz lɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən, ənd hɪz dɪˈzaɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə sˈwɪmɪŋ pul kənˈstrəktɪd frəm ˈsænə mərˈiə də ˈʧæpəl wɪθ ə ˈdaɪvɪŋ bɔrd ˌɪnˈstɔld ɔn ðə saɪt əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɔltər. ðə kwaɪər æt ðə nɔrθ ɛnd əv ðə ʧərʧ wʊd sərv ɛz ə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum, ənd ðə wʊd bi ˈskætərd wɪθ tu ər θri fit əv sænd, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ““beach”*” fər ˈsənˌbeɪðɪŋ. ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪθ, hərst əˈpruvd ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɑnəˌstɛri. frəm ðə ˈmoʊmənt hərst əˈgrid tɪ ʃɛl aʊt ðə ɪn ˈriəˌlaɪzd hi wɑz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪn ˈmuvɪŋ ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri, stoʊn baɪ stoʊn, əˈkrɔs ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈoʊʃən tɪ ə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈfɔrɪst. ˈləkəli, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈməni wərkt ˈwəndərz ɔn ə wik ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə fərst, ənd pərˈhæps moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃu, wɑz ðət ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri aʊt əv speɪn ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ə hoʊst əv ˈspænɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən lɔz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈpriviəs ˈbɪnʤɪz. ɪz ˈfɔrbɪdən tɪ ʃɪp ə ˈsɪŋgəl ænˈtik stoʊn frəm speɪn ðə saɪz əv ə baseball,”*,” hɪmˈsɛlf ədˈmɪtəd. ðəs, tʊk ɪkˈstrim priˈkɔʃənz ɪn ˈkipɪŋ hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt kwaɪət. tu əv ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl kənˈsəltənts, ˈwɔltər ti. ənd ˈʤuljə ˈmɔrgən ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪd əˈbaʊt ðə fər ˈsikrəsi ɪn ðɪs matter.”*.” æm nɑt ˈtrəstɪŋ, ɪn ðɪs ˈtɔkətɪv ˈkəntri, tɪ ðə dɪˈskrɛʃən əv ˈɛni ˈtaɪpɪst, ənd ʃæl sɛnd ɔl əv maɪ rɪˈpɔrts ɪn pencil…”*…” roʊt. wən əv ðə weɪz kənˈvɪnst ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ tərn ə blaɪnd aɪ tɪ hɪz ˈpɪlɪʤɪŋ wɑz baɪ kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈleɪbər ðət hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ə səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləm əv unemployment.”*.” ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈsɪriəs ˈspænɪʃ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈprɛʃən, haɪərd mɔr ðən 100 ˈloʊkəl ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɛnt kˈwɪkli, θæŋks tɪ ðə nit kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ɛz ʤɔɪ tɪ teɪk down.”*.” ðə dɪsˈmænəld ˈklɔɪstər əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri əv ovila*,, sɛd baɪ tɪ bi ə tɪ teɪk down”*”. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈpəblɪk domain/wikicommons*) bət ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈmɛni ˈhɛvi stoʊnz pərˈzɛnəd ə mɔr ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈʧælənʤ. ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ðə stoʊnz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd tɪ ðə pɔrt, əˈbaʊt 100 maɪəlz əˈweɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr wər noʊ peɪvd roʊdz ɪn ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri, nɔr dɪd ɪt hæv ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈreɪˌlroʊd ˈnɛtˌwərks. ˌəndɪˈtərd, faʊnd ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ə trɛnʧ ˈreɪlˌweɪ frəm ˈpɛrɪs, ə ˈlɛfˌtoʊvər ˈrɛlɪk əv wərld wɔr aɪ, wɪn ˈæˌlaɪd ˈfɔrsɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər səˈplaɪz tɪ ˈsoʊlʤərz ɪn ðə ˈtrɛnʧɪz. ðə ˈreɪlˌweɪz wər lɛs ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tɪ bɪld ənd kʊd bi ˈizəli muvd ənd ˌrikənˈstrəktɪd, əˈlaʊɪŋ tɪ kˈwɪkli leɪ daʊn træks ɪn speɪn. ðə ˈsɪmpəl, ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft reɪl laɪnz ˈpriviəsli juzd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən, fud, ənd ˈmɛdəsən tɪ ˈæˌlaɪd ˈsoʊlʤərz wər naʊ biɪŋ juzd tɪ muv ˈmɛtəl pʊʃ kɑrts fɪld wɪθ ˈeɪnʧənt stoʊnz θru ə ˈspænɪʃ ˈvæli. bət ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈreɪlˌweɪ tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt wən rɪʧ ˌɪˈligəl ˈpərʧəs wɑz nɑt ɪˈnəf. ˈwərkərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ðə stoʊnz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈrɪvər, wɪʧ ræn əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə saɪt. ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts, ɪn kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈwərkərz, dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈpʊli ˈsɪstəm ðət juzd ðə ˈkɑrənt əv ðə pʊl ə ræft fɪld wɪθ stoʊnz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈkeɪbəlz: ɪt tʊk ðə ˈwərkərz ˈθaʊzənz əv trɪps, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv sɪks mənθs, tɪ gɪt ðə stoʊnz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈrɪvər. ðə ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈʧælənʤ fər ənd hərst. wɪn bɪˈgæn riˈmuvɪŋ ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ɪn ˈərli 1931 speɪn hæd ə ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ˈmɑnɑrki ənd ə sˈləgɪʃ ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðɪs hɛlpt kənˈvɪns ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ˈmɑnəˌstɛri wɑz ə bun tɪ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ʤɑbz ənd ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn səm məʧ ˈnidɪd ˈrɛvəˌnu. bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ mɛnt ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt maɪt kəˈlæps ˈɛni deɪ, ənd kʊd bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ə nu ˈgəvərnmənt lɛs ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ənd ˈæntɪks. ɪn ə mɑrʧ 1931 ˈlɛtər, ˈriˌleɪd: ˈmɪstər. ɪz ˈvɛri ˈæŋʃəs tɪ ʤɪst riˈmuv frəm ðə saɪt ɔl ðə kɑrvd ər ˈmɛmbərz, ɛz hi fɪrz ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns baɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz æt ˈɛni taɪm. wi pərˈzɛnəd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmætər tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ɑrt kəˈmɪʃən ənd ðeɪ wər ɪnˈtaɪərli əˈgriəbəl tɪ ɪm ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs fərˈgɑtən ənd ˈʃeɪmfəl nɪˈglɛktɪd ənd əˈbjuzd grup əv ˈbɪldɪŋz; bət ɪt ɪz kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbəl ðət səm əv ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ðoʊz ɪn paʊər, meɪ brɪŋ ˈprɛʃər tɪ bɛr θru ðə prɛs ðət wʊd hɔlt ðə wərk æt once.”*.” ə mənθ ˈleɪtər, ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1931 fɪrz wər ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɛz ðə ˈspænɪʃ kɪŋ flɛd ðə ˈkəntri, ənd ən rəˈʒim keɪm tɪ paʊər. bət, ˈləkəli fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkənz, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈspænɪʃ riˈpəblɪk wɑz əˈbaʊt ɛz ˈifɛktɪv ɛz ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪts. dɪˈklɛrd ðət ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈspænɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt “(“(has*) mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈprɑbləmz ðən tɪ ˈbɑðər əˈbaʊt ðən ðə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən əv ən oʊld ruin.”*.” taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpɔrtəd, “[“[byne’s*] ˈwərkərz neɪld ðə rɛd flæg əv ˌrɛvəˈluʃən tɪ ðə ʧərʧ ðeɪ wər ˌɪˈligəli ˈtɪrɪŋ daʊn ənd wɛnt raɪt ɔn working.”*.” baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ʃɪps əraɪvd ɪn ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈhɑrbər ɪn 1931 hərst ənd feɪst ə ˈʧælənʤ ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ðən ˈæŋgri ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl ənd ˈspænɪʃ ˈbjʊrəˌkræts: ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən. ɛz ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt kræʃt, nɛt wərθ ˈpləmətɪd ənd hɪz dɪˈzaɪər fər ə ˈpərsɪnəl mɪˈdjivəl ˈkæsəl wɪθ ə ˈʧæpəl sˈwɪmɪŋ pul bɪˈgæn tɪ sim laɪk ə paɪp drim. ˈɛstəˌmeɪts fər ðə kɔst əv kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə ˈkæsəl keɪm ɪn æt əraʊnd ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ædˈvaɪzərz ˈfaɪnəli kənˈvɪnst ɪm ðət hi kʊd nɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ teɪk ɔn ðɪs ɪkˈspɛns. ˈæftər ɔl əv ˈɛfərt ənd ˌɪnʤəˈnuəˌti, ˈsænə mərˈiə də wɑz rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ ə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, ðɛn dəmpt ɪn ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pɑrk. waɪ baɪ ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ baɪ ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋ, dɪsˈmænəl ɪt, ʃɪp ɪt əˈkrɔs ən ˈoʊʃən, stɔr ɪt, ənd ðɛn riˈbɪld ɪt ɪn ə nu loʊˈkeɪʃən wɑz nɑt ʤɪst ə ˈlævɪʃ ˈfænəsi fɔrmd ɪn breɪn ənd tərnd ˈɪntu ˌriˈæləˌti baɪ ən ˈɑrmi əv ˈfɪrfəl yes-men*. ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈnoʊtɪd ˈsəmˈwət ˈdɑrkli tɪ ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈgɑrdiən ɪn 1926 ðət [simd] tɪ bi ə kreɪz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt fər ðɪs sɔrt əv thing.”*.” hi wɑz raɪt. sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɔrʃənz əv æt list 20 mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz meɪd ðɛr weɪ əˈkrɔs ðə əˈtlæntɪk, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl bɪtˈwin 1914 ənd 1934 ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈvɛrɪtəbəl ˈɪndəstri, mɪˈdjivəl ˈstrəkʧərz naʊ rɪˈzaɪd ər rɪˈzaɪdɪd ɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri (nu jɔrk, ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ənd maɪˈæmi), ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ˈriʤənəl ˈsɛnərz (ˈrɪʧmənd, va*; təˈlidoʊ, oʊ; ənd mɪlˈwɔki; wi*), ənd ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr (ˈvinə, ˈsiˈeɪ). əˈmɛrɪkən ˌbɪljəˈnɛrz laɪk hərst ənd ʤɑn di. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, jr*. pleɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt pɑrt ɪn ðɪs treɪd, bət ðeɪ ðə ˈoʊnli wənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˈmɛni ˈwɛlθi foʊks simd tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɛns. sɛˈgoʊviə, speɪn, wɛr ðə. ˈbərnərd də wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd. ðə ˈsɪti wɔlz deɪt frəm ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈkɑrloʊs ˈsiˈsi ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wər nɑt ðət ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, æt list fər ən ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmægˌneɪt. ˈivɪn sˈlaɪtli ˈpipəl kʊd əˈfɔrd ðɛm: ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈdɪpləˌmæt ənd hɪz ˈɛrəs waɪf ˈpərʧəst ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈmænər haʊs ənd brɔt ɪt tɪ vərˈʤɪnjə. ðə ˈdɔtər əv ə ˈreɪˌlroʊd ˈmægˌneɪt hæd ə ˈgɑθɪk ˈʧæpəl muvd frəm fræns tɪ hər ɛˈsteɪt ɪn lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd, wɛr ʃi ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪt nɛkst tɪ ə (naʊ dɪˈstrɔɪd) ˌrɛnəˈsɑns ˈkæsəl ðət ʃi hæd əkˈwaɪərd ˈərliər. moʊst əv ðə ˈstrəkʧərz wər ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ruɪnz ˈæftər ðə wɔrz əv rɪˈlɪʤən əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ənd ðə ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən əv rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ənd bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz. ˈgəvərnmənts ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri hæd ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ˈloʊkəl, ˈpraɪvət ˈoʊnərz fər ə sɔŋ. mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə prəˈspɛktɪv mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈoʊnər wɑz ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks. tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə ˈligəli æmˈbɪgjuəs treɪd, hərst hæd, ʤɑn di. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər hæd ʤɔrʤ greɪ ˈbɑrnɑrd, vərˈʤɪnjə ˈbɪznɪs ˈpipəl juzd ˈhɛnri ʤi. mʊr. ˈstilɪŋ ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri wɑz ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ. bət, ˈspikɪŋ mɔr ˈbrɔdli, ðə dɪˈzaɪər fər səʧ ˈprɑpərtiz wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrutɪd ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən pæst. æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈlits bɪˈgæn ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈɪntu ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˌjunəˈvərsətiz tɪ ˈʧərʧɪz tɪ dɪˈpɑrtmənt stɔrz. baɪ ðə taɪm ðət hərst, ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, ənd ðə ˈəðərz ˈstɑrtɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz, əˈmɛrɪkənz hæd bɪn kəˈlɛktɪŋ mɪˈdjivəl ɑrt ənd ˈskəlpʧər ɪn ˈərnɪst fər əˈbaʊt 40 jɪrz. əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈwɔntɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət kʊd bi ˈleɪbəld ““medieval”*”: ðə ˈstərdi, stɑrk laɪnz əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˌroʊməˈnɛsk ər ðə ˈɛfjusɪv ˈɔrnəmənt əv ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri flæmˈbɔɪənt ˈgɑθɪk, ɪt ˈmætər. ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz, ðə ˈdɑmənənt ˈkəlʧərəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz simz tɪ bi ðə sɛks ənd ˈvaɪələns əv geɪm əv thrones*. bət æt ðə tərn əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, əˈmɛrɪkənz θɔt əv ðə ˈɪrə ɛz ə taɪm əv sərˈɛnəti; ˈpaɪəti; ənd aɪˈdil, hɑrˈmoʊniəs kəmˈjunɪtiz. mɪˈdjivəl ˈjʊrəp hæd nɑt jɛt ˈsəfərd ðə ˈtrɔməz əv ˈɪndəstri, ənd mɪˈdjivəl ˈɑbʤɛkts bɪˈkeɪm ə weɪ tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ðə ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm əv ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri hæd ɪts ʤɛnˈtil saɪd. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈtudər ˈmænər haʊs hɔl, ðə ˈifɛkt wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv. wən ˌpæmfləˈtɪr ˈraɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ðə hɔl ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə kleɪmd ðət [wɑz] ˈlɪtərəli biɪŋ brɔt tɪ america.”*.” ʃi dɪd nɑt min ðət əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz ˈkleɪmɪŋ ə pɑrt əv ˈɪŋglənd, ʃi mɛnt ðət pɑrt əv ðə juz. hæd bɪn tərnd ˈɪntu ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. ˈɛni koʊˈhɪrəns ðət ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz bɔt baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz maɪt hæv hæd ɪn ðə ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz əraɪvd ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə dɪˈprɛʃən ˈʃɪftɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl praɪˈɔrətiz əˈweɪ frəm ˈmuvɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz əˈkrɔs ˈoʊʃənz ənd ðə fæd fər ɔl θɪŋz mɪˈdjivəl hæd ˈfeɪdɪd baɪ wərld wɔr. ðə mɪˈdjivəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈbɪldɪŋz maɪt hæv bɪn əkˈwaɪərd fər ˈsɪmələr ˈrizənz bət sun ˈæftər ðɛr ərˈaɪvəl ɪn ðə juz., ðeɪ bɪˈgæn ˈwaɪldli ˈdɪspərɪt ˈʤərniz. wət ˈhæpənz wɪn jʊr ˈbɪldɪŋ əraɪvz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ə lɔt kʊd goʊ rɔŋ ˈivɪn wəns ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə. ˌʤioʊˈpɑlətɪks, ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi, ənd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɔl hæd ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ənd, əv kɔrs, ðɛr ˈnɛvər simd tɪ bi ɪˈnəf ˈməni. ˈivɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ðət wʊd bɪˈkəm ðə ˈklɔɪstərz, ðət ˈvɛnərəbəl ˈmɑdəl əv əˈmɛrɪkən medievalism*, feɪst səm ˈʧælənʤɪz ɔn ðɪs saɪd əv ðə pɑnd. ʤɔrʤ greɪ ˈbɑrnɑrd, ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈskəlptər ənd ænˈtɪkwətiz ˈdilər hu wɑz ˈdipli ɪn dɛt ənd ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn fræns, bɪˈgæn ɪn 1906 tɪ əkˈwaɪər lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃənz əv fɔr ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz: sant-miquel-de-cuixà*à, saint-guilhem-le-désert*, trie-en-bigorre*, ənd wət hi θɔt wɑz bonnefont-en-comminges*. hi plænd tɪ sɛl ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ˈwɛlθi ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz frəm nu jɔrk tɪ l.a*., bət plæn ˈæftər plæn fɛl θru. baɪ 1913 hi hæd fju ˈprɑspɛkts ənd wɑz kˈwɪkli ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv taɪm, ɛz lɔz fərˈbɪdɪŋ ðə ˈɛkspɔrt əv frɛnʧ ˈmɑnjəmənts wʊd kəm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1 1914 hi θru ðə ˈklɔɪstərz ɔn boʊts ɛz sˈwɪftli ɛz hi əˈθɔrətiz, hu nu wət hi wɑz duɪŋ, traɪd tɪ stɑp gɑt ðə stoʊnz aʊt ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm. ʤɔrʤ greɪ ˈbɑrnɑrd, ˈskəlptər ənd mɪˈdjivəl ɑrt ˈdilər, ɪn 1908 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈpəblɪk domain/wikicommons*) ɪn ˈərli 1914 ðiz ˈklɔɪstərz əraɪvd ɪn nu jɔrk, ənd ˈbɑrnɑrd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət hi wʊd kip ðɛm fər ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət fˈjuʧər, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ɔn səm ˌəndɪˈvɛləpt lænd ɪn ˈəpər mænˈhætən. ðɪs ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər tɪ ˈklɔɪstərz pruvd ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈpɑpjələr, wɪθ ˈpeɪpərz ˈhɛrəldɪŋ ɪt ɛz ðə ˈgɑθɪk ʤuəl əv nu ˈkəlʧərəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. baɪ ðə mid-1920s*, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈbɑrnɑrd ˈnidɪd ˈməni, ˈbædli. hi kˈwaɪətli lɛt ɪt bi noʊn ðət hɪz ˈklɔɪstərz, ənd ðə lænd ðeɪ wər ɔn, wər kəˈlɛktɪvli fər seɪl. ˈeɪʤənt əˈproʊʧt ʤɑn di. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, jr*., ɔn mɑrʧ 25 1925 ənd ˈɔfərd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ fər 1 ˈmɪljən. ˈbɑrnɑrd hæd bɔt ɑrt fər ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ðə tu hæd ˈpriviəsli dɪˈskəst ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə greɪt mˈjuziəm əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈɑbʤɛkts. naʊ, wɪθ ðə feɪt əv nu prɛˈmɪr mɪˈdjivəl ɪgˈzɪbɪt ənˈsərtən, ˈbɑrnɑrd strɛst tɪ ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈkipɪŋ hɪz ˈklɔɪstərz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ɪf æt ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl. wɪθ ˈstrɔŋgər ænˈtɪkwətiz lɔz ɪn pleɪs, ɪt kʊd pruv ˈtrɪki fər ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər tɪ ˈsɪmpli goʊ baɪ ə nu sɛt əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn fræns. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, ə ˈbrutəl nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd hɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ ˈdilər ənd ðɛn sist ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðɛm fər ˈsɛvərəl wiks. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər ðɛn roʊt tɪ ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən mˈjuziəm əv ɑrt wɪθ ən ˈɔfər tɪ baɪ ðə ˈklɔɪstərz fər ðə mˈjuziəm, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɔn ə doʊˈneɪʃən əv tɪ baɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ən əˈdɪʃənəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛm. ə ˈdɛkeɪd ˈərliər, ðə mɛt hæd ˈprɑməst tɪ baɪ sant-miquel-de-cuixà*à frəm ˈbɑrnɑrd, bət bækt aʊt. ðɪs taɪm, ðə seɪl wɛnt θru, ənd ˈbɑrnɑrd əˈgrid tɪ sɛl hɪz ˈklɔɪstərz tɪ ðə mɛt fər ə səm məʧ loʊər ðən ðə ˈmɪljənˌdɔlər ˈɔfərz hi hæd ˌɛnərˈteɪnd ɪn 1915 ənd 1922 baɪ 1933 ðə ˈklɔɪstərz wər muvd tɪ fɔrt traɪən pɑrk ənd wər ˈnuli kəmˈbaɪnd ənd ɑgˈmɛntəd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ðət ɪz ðə ˈklɔɪstərz təˈdeɪ. saint-michel-de-cuixa*, leɪt 1800s*, praɪər tɪ pɑrts əv ɪt biɪŋ dɪsˈmænəld ənd ʃɪpt tɪ nu jɔrk, wɛr ɪz meɪks əp pɑrt əv ðə ˈklɔɪstərz. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: də toulouse/flickr*) əˈnəðər ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri əkˈwaɪərd wɪθ hərst ˈməni vɪrd ˈivɪn ˈfərðər ɔf kɔrs. ˌbiˈfɔr hərst bɔt ˈsænə mərˈiə də ɪn 1930 hi hæd ˈpərʧəst əˈnəðər ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri: seɪnt ˈbərnərd də frəm sɛˈgoʊviə, speɪn.. ˈbərnərd də ˈʧɑrtɪd ə ˈkjʊriəs kɔrs frəm speɪn tɪ maɪˈæmi baɪ weɪ əv nu jɔrk. gɑt. ˈbərnərd də aʊt ðə seɪm weɪ hi muvd ˈsænə mərˈiə də, bət ðɪs trɪp pruvd məʧ ˈiziər. hi bɪlt 40 maɪəlz əv roʊd θru ðə ˈmaʊntənəs ˈspænɪʃ ˈkəntriˌsaɪd, haɪərd mɔr ðən 100 mɛn ənd timz tɪ stɑmp daʊn hɪz ˈnuli leɪd roʊdz, ənd kənˈstrəktɪd ə ˈreɪˌlroʊd. ˈkəlʧərəl ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən lɔz bɪn ɛˈnæktəd jɛt, soʊ hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns frəm ðə əˈθɔrətiz; hi ʤɪst slɪpt kæʃ ˈɪntu ðə ˈweɪtɪŋ hænz əv ðə ˈdɑkˌwərkərz. ɪn əˈbaʊt ə taɪm ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri hæd bɪn blueprinted*, dɪsˈmænəld, pækt ˈɪntu kreɪts ənd ʃɪpt tɪ ə brɑŋks ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, wɛr ɪt əraɪvd ɪn 1926 ðɛn ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ˈlændɪd ɪn ðə ˈkrɔsˌfaɪr əv ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ skɛr. ˈwərkərz ˈpækɪʤd ðə ˈpisɪz əv ˈmɑnəˌstɛri stoʊn wɪθ heɪ tɪ ˈkʊʃən ðə blɑks ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə lɔŋ ˈʤərni əˈkrɔs ðə ˈpræktɪs, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ˈfræʤəl gʊdz aʊt əv ə ˈrʊrəl ˈriʤən. bət ɪn 1924 ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪts ˈsɛvənθ ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv ðə ənˈfɔrʧənətli neɪmd ənd ˈhaɪli kənˈteɪʤəs ənd maʊθ disease.”*.” pæst ˈaʊtˌbreɪks əv ðə ˈvaɪrəs hæd ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ɛz swaɪn, ʃip, ənd ˈkætəl broʊk aʊt ɪn ðə ˈgrusəm maʊθ ənd huf ˈblɪstərz ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ðə ˈeɪlmənt. ə 1914 ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv huf ənd maʊθ dɪˈziz sprɛd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈistərn ənd mɪdˈwɛstərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈfɑrmərz tɪ sˈlɔtər dɪˈzizd ˈænəməlz æt ən əˈpreɪzd ˈvælju əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst 6 ˈmɪljən. ðə bɪˈlivd ðət ðə dɪˈziz hæd kəm frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz, ɛz boʊθ ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə hæd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪks. wɪn speɪn ɪkˈspɪriənst əˈnəðər ˌɪˈrəpʃən ɪn 1925 ðə wɑz nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛni ˈʧænsɪz. əˈmɛrɪkən əˈθɔrətiz ˈfɪgjərd ðə ɑdz wər gʊd ðət ðə heɪ juzd tɪ pæk kreɪts hæd bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈænəməlz ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd dɪˈmændɪd ðə kˈwɔrənˌtin əv ɔl kreɪts. wɪˈθɪn ə fju deɪz, ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwərkərz bərnd ˈɛvəri skræp əv ðə ˈpækɪʤɪŋ heɪ ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ prəˈtɛkt kaʊz frəm jɛt əˈnəðər raʊnd əv ə ˈfɔrən pleɪg. wɪn ðə stoʊnz ˈfaɪnəli meɪd ɪt tɪ ðə brɑŋks ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, hərst ˈriəˌlaɪzd hi hæd jɛt əˈnəðər ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv kəˈtæstrəfi ɔn hɪz ˈwərkərz riˈpækt ðə stoʊnz wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈtərnɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈwʊdən kreɪts. ðə kreɪts hæd dɪˈpɑrtɪd frəm speɪn wɪθ ən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈnəmbər ənd ə ˈkəmpəs dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɔn iʧ kreɪt, soʊ ðət ðə ˈpisɪz əv ˈmɑnəˌstɛri kʊd bi ˌrikənˈstrəktɪd. naʊ ðət ˈbluˌprɪnt wɑz kəmˈplitli, ˌɪˌrɛˈvoʊkəbli gɔn. hərst wɑz ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd ˈoʊnər əv wət taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ˈkrɪsənd ˈbɪgəst ˈʤɪgˌsɔ ˈpəzəl ɪn history.”*.”. ˈbərnərd də ˈlæŋgwɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 30 jɪrz waɪl hərst ˈplɑtɪd hɪz nɛkst stɛps. ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri bæk təˈgɛðər wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər boʊθ ˈməni ənd ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən, ənd baɪ ðə, hərst wɑz ˈrənɪŋ aʊt əv boʊθ. naʊ ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv ˈməltəpəl ˈpisˌmil mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz hi hæd ˈniðər ðə plænz nɔr ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ riˈbɪld, hərst bɪˈgæn tɪ sik teɪk ðɪs ʤaɪənt stoʊn ˈbərdən ɔf hɪz hænz. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1937 hərst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈmæsɪv ɑrt kəˈlɛkʃən, ɛz ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈmɔrbədli ˈnoʊtɪd, ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən fər hɪz death.”*.” dɛθ kəm fər əˈnəðər 14 jɪrz.) hərst tæskt hɪz ɑrt ˈdilərz wɪθ ðə wərk əv ən ɑrt kəˈlɛkʃən ðət hæd kɔst ɪm ə kul 40 ˈmɪljən (nɑt əˈʤəstɪd fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən), ənd ˌɪnˈkludɪd səʧ ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪtiz ɛz ˈdəzənz əv fʊl suts əv ˈɑrmər, ən ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈməmi, ə pɛr əv ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈglæsɪz, ənd əv kɔrs, fʊl flɛʤd mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz. bət waɪl ðə suts əv ˈɑrmər flu ɔf ðə ʃɛlvz (ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈlɪtərəli, ɛz səm əv ðə hərst ˈɑrtəˌfækt faɪər seɪlz wər hɛld æt dɪˈpɑrtmənt stɔrz), ə ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ɪn ˈpisɪz wɑz ə məʧ ˈhɑrdər sɛl. ðə ˈklɔɪstərz æt. ˈbərnərd də ʧərʧ, maɪˈæmi, ɛz ðeɪ lʊk təˈdeɪ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈpəblɪk domain/wikicommons*) bət ɪn 1952. ˈbərnərd də ˈfaɪnəli faʊnd ɪts baɪərz. ˈwɪljəm ˈɛʤmən ənd ˈreɪmənd mɔs, tu ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn frəm ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, ˈpərʧəst ðə ˈklɔɪstərz ənd ʃɪpt ðə kreɪts daʊn ðə ist koʊst tɪ pɔrt ˈɛvərˌgleɪdz, æt ə kɔst əv ˈæftər riˈtrivɪŋ ðə kreɪts frəm ðə ˈflɔrɪdə dɑks, ˈɛʤmən ənd mɔs trænˈspɔrtəd ðə stoʊnz tɪ nɔrθ maɪˈæmi biʧ; ðeɪ haɪərd ən ˈɛkspərt hu spɛnt ðə nɛkst 19 mənθs ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri æt ə kɔst əv ˈnɪrli əˈsɛsmənts wʊd seɪ ðət ðə gɑt ðə ʤaɪˈgænɪk ˈpəzəl 90 right.”*.” ðə ʧɔɪs əv maɪˈæmi ɛz ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən hæd ɪts oʊn pɪˈkjuljər ˈlɑʤɪk, ˈsəmˈwət taɪd tɪ ðə nu ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ˈsɛntrəl ɛr kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ. ˈrizənɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl maɪt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɪt bɔrd əv ðə beach—or*, æt ðə ˈvɛri list, ðət ɪt maɪt ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn ˈoʊpənd nu ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əmˈjuzmənt pɑrks, əkˈwɛriəmz ənd ə wæks mˈjuziəm əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti. ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz bæŋkt ɔn ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri biɪŋ ˈbjutəfəl ənd ˈnɑvəl ɪˈnəf bæk ɪn taɪm 800 years!”*!”) tɪ drɔ ɪn səm əv ˈsənˌbərnd ˈmæsɪz, ənd ðəs ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈhɛvəli ɪn ɪts ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən. (ˈsɪmələr ˈrizənɪŋ wʊd brɪŋ əˈnəðər mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnəˌstɛri tɪ ðə bəˈhɑməz, tu.) ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ˈnɛvər tʊk ɔf ɪn ðə weɪ ðə ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz hoʊpt. ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ɪn maɪˈæmi bɪˈgæn ə ˈdaʊnwərd slaɪd ɪn ðə ˈərli (du tɪ, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ənˈsizənəbli kul ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ənd groʊɪŋ kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt drəgz) ənd ðə ˈtrɪkəl əv gɛsts pruvd ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt tɪ rɪˈkup ɪts ɪˈnɔrmɪs stɑrt əp kɔsts. ɪn 1964 ðə ˈklɔɪstər wɑz seɪvd frəm ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən wɪn ə fɪˈlænθrəpɪst ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ənd geɪv ðə ˈprɑpərti tɪ ðə ˈloʊkəl ɪˈpɪskəpəl ˈdaɪəˌsiz. ðə ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪljənz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ðə saɪt ɛz ə ˈloʊkəl əˈtrækʃən, bət ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðə ədˈmɪʃən fi ənd ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪd ðə loʊˈkæl tɪ bi ə mɔr ˈsutəbəl pleɪs fər ʧərʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðeɪ brɔt ɪn ˈkɑrpəts, faʊnd ə nu ˈɔltər əˈməŋ pəˈzɛʃənz, ənd sɛt əp ə ʧərʧ deɪ kɛr. ðə nu ˈʧæplən toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ɪn 1964 fil wi ər rɪˈdimɪŋ ðɪs ˈbjutəfəl ˈɛdəfəs. ɪt həz ˈfɑlən ˈvɛri fɑr frəm greɪs. ˈæftər ˈsɛnʧəriz əv ˌkɑnsəˈkreɪʃən baɪ ðə prɛrz əv ðə ˈfeɪθfəl, ɪt ɪz ˌɪgnəˈmɪniəs fər ɪt tɪ bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ə ˈʤɪgˌsɔ puzzle.’”*.’” maɪˈæmi əv ðə 1950s*, ənd fˈjuʧər hoʊm tɪ. ˈbərnərd də. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈflɔrɪdə memory/flickr*) ɪf ðə teɪl əv fərst ˈmɑnəˌstɛri simd ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈmɑnəˌstɛri wʊd pruv noʊ ˈiziər tɪ ənˈloʊd. ɪn ðə keɪs əv. ˈbərnərd də, hərst oʊnd ðə brɑŋks ˈwɛˌrhaʊs, ˈminɪŋ ðət ˈhævɪŋ ðə stoʊnz sɪt əraʊnd ˈkɔstɪŋ ɪm məʧ. bət ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, hərst ˈnidɪd tɪ rɛnt skwɛr fit əv ˈwɛˌrhaʊs speɪs tɪ haʊs ðə kreɪts kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈsænə mərˈiə də. wɪθ ðə ˈɔnˌsɛt əv ðə dɪˈprɛʃən, ənd hərst æt ril rɪsk əv ˈbæŋkrəptsi, ðə taɪˈkun kʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər əˈfɔrd tɪ ˈhɛmərɪʤ ˈməni ɪn ðɪs ˈmænər. ˈeɪʤənts bɪˈgæn tɪ lʊk fər ə baɪər, bət ɛz ə taɪm ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈsɛst, “(“(there*) wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ə seɪn mæn ɪn ðə ˈkəntri hu wʊd hæv peɪd ə ˈrizənəbəl praɪs fər ɪt ɪn ˈæftər ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr tɪ hərst ðət hi wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈɛni ˈməni ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɑnəˌstɛri, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ traɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə stoʊnz əˈweɪ. ɪn 1941 hi prəˈpoʊzd ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ðə stoʊnz tɪ ðə ˈsɪti əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ wɪθ ðə prəˈvɪʒən ðət ðə ˈsɪti wʊd juz ðɛm tɪ ˌrikənˈstrəkt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ˈbɪldɪŋz, ənd ðət ðiz wʊd fɔrm ðə meɪn əˈtrækʃən əv ə mˈjuziəm əv mɪˈdjivəl ɑrts tɪ bi ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ðə də jəŋ mˈjuziəm ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk. də jəŋ ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ənd ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz wər ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk; ðə dɪˈrɛktər ˈwɔltər haɪl roʊt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər tɪ hərst ðət ðɪs wɑz ðə moʊst θˈrɪlɪŋ nuz hi hæd rɪˈsivd ɪn hɪz ˈtɛnjər ɪn ˈɔfəs. ɪn ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən fər ðə muv, hərst tʊk ðə stoʊnz aʊt əv ðə ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ənd hæd ðə kreɪts pleɪst ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk. bət laɪk ɔl ˈpriviəs plænz fər ðə stoʊnz, ðɪs drim tu wʊd pruv ˌʃɔrˈtlɪvd. wɪθ ðə ˈaʊtˌbreɪk əv wərld wɔr, mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈplænɪŋ graʊnd tɪ ə hɔlt ɛz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz riˈfoʊkəst ɔn dɪˈfɛns ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ʤaɪənt mɪˈdjivəl mˈjuziəm ˈɔlsoʊ simd ˈsəmˈwət wɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən wɑz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈvaɪələnt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪnˈtæŋgəlmənt. wən mˈjuziəm bɔrd ˈmɛmbər rɪˈkɔld ə ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt pli tɪ ðə ˈsɪti ˌriəˈsɛmbəl ðə stoʊnz æt ə daɪər pɔɪnt ɪn ðə wɔr wɪn kərɪʤ bɔrn əv bi ˈriˈbɔrn ənd flaʊər ɪn ðə ˈlɪrɪkli ˈsɔrɪŋ ˈɑrʧɪz əv ə ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd ˈsænə mərˈiə də óóvila.”*.” ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ʤɪst θri mənθs ˈæftər pərl ˈhɑrbər, əˈmɛrɪkənz wər nɑt æpt tɪ si ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz bɪtˈwin ðə kərɪʤ əv ˈwɔrˌtaɪm ˈvælər ənd ðə ““courage”*” əv riˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəlʧərəl saɪt. ˈmɑnəˌstɛri stoʊnz ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk, sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈsiˈsi ˈɛni læst hoʊp fər ðə mˈjuziəm wɛnt (ˈlɪtərəli) əp ɪn smoʊk, ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv faɪərz ˈdæmɪʤd ðə ənəˈtɛndɪd ˈmɑnəˌstɛri stoʊnz. bɪtˈwin 1941 ənd 1959 noʊ fjuər ðən faɪv tɔr θru ðə stoʊnz. ˈɑrsən wɑz ˈhɛvəli səˈspɛktɪd (ðoʊ ˈnɛvər əˈfɪʃəli ˈpruvən), ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ðə mˈjuziəm ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðə faɪərz wər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈvoʊkəl ˈfækʃən əv sæn frænˈsɪskənz hu dɪd nɑt wɔnt ˈɛni kənˈstrəkʃən ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk. ðɪs wɑz ə dɪˈprɛsɪŋ taɪm fər ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt,, hu wɑz stɪl ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə grænd mɪˈdjivəl ˈstrəkʧər. ɛz taɪm wʊd ˈleɪtər noʊt, kaɪnd əv feɪtəˈlɪstɪk ˈlɛθərʤi simz tɪ hæv ˈsɛtəld ɔn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə project.”*.” ðə ruɪnz rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ɛz moʊst ˈpipəl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈiðər pæst əˈweɪ ər lɔst ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ðə stoʊnz bɪˈkeɪm ˈwɛðərd ənd ˌoʊvərˈgroʊn wɪθ græs ənd widz, ˈmɔrfɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ðə pɑrk. əˈməŋ ðɛr ˈmɛni nu ˈpərpəsɪz, ðə stoʊnz sərvd ɛz ə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd fər ˈʧɪldrən, ə ˈkænvəs fər grəˈfiti ˈɑrtɪsts, ənd ə saɪt əv ənd love”*” fər sæn druɪd kəmˈjunɪti. ˌjʊrəˈpiənz tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋ baɪərz: drɔp dɛd frəm raɪəts ɪn speɪn tɪ ˈskeɪðɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈpeɪpərz, ˌjʊrəˈpiənz dɪd nɑt lɛt ðɛr mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz seɪl kˈwaɪətli tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə. ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən, ɪt ɪz ˈʃɑkɪŋ haʊ səkˈsɛsfəl əˈmɛrɪkənz wər æt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðiz ˈpisɪz əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. əv kɔrs, ɪt wɑz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈligəl fər ðɛm tɪ du ˈligəl, bət ˈɔfən ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈligəl. ˈsɪriz əv ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmɑnjəmənts prəˈtɛkʃən ækts hæd nɑt dɪˈfaɪnd ““ancient”*” ɪn səʧ ə weɪ ðət ɛnˈkəmpəst hɔl ənd ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri, speɪn dɪd nɑt muv tɪ fərˈbɪd ðə ˈɛkspɔrt əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ənˈtɪl ˈæftər hæd bɔt hɪz fərst ˈmɑnəˌstɛri, ənd ʤɔrʤ greɪ ˈbɑrnɑrd ˈfeɪməsli ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈpʊtɪŋ hɪz boʊts ʤɪst tu deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ lɔz keɪm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ əˈmɛrɪkənz kɛpt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd haʊ ˌjʊrəˈpiənz meɪd sɛns əv ðiz θɛfts, wi nid tɪ lʊk bɪɔnd ðə ˈfɔrməl lɔz tɪ ðə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd ˈɔfən ˈtræʤɪk ˈhɪstəriz əv ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈɔfən, ɪt keɪm daʊn tɪ wən ˈkrɪtɪkəl kˈwɛʃən: haʊ məʧ əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ du ju nid tɪ oʊn tɪ seɪ ðət ju oʊn ə ˈbɪldɪŋ? fər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðə leɪt ˈgɑθɪk ˈʧæpəl frəm ðə ʃæˈtoʊ d’herbéville*, naʊ æt ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ɑrts, ðə ˈænsər maɪt bi ˈfɛrli ˈsɪmpəl. ðə ˈnoʊbəlz ʤin beɪər də ənd hɪz waɪf, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd wən əv ðiz ˈpraɪvət ðət wər ɔl ðə reɪʤ, ðeɪ haɪərd skɪld ˈkræftsmɛn tɪ əˈpɛnd ɪt tɪ ðɛr ˈfæməli hoʊm, ənd əp ɪt wɛnt. wɪn ænˈtɪkwətiz ˈdilər ʤi. ti. keɪm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈæftər wərld wɔr aɪ, hi riˈmuvd ðə wɔlz, rʊf, ˌɪnˈtɪriər stoʊn ənd ˈwʊdən ˈɛləmənts əv ðə ˈʧæpəl frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə ðɛn ˈmoʊstli kʊd ˈmɑrkɪt ðə θɪŋ ɛz ə leɪt ˈgɑθɪk ˈʧæpəl. ðə. ʤoʊn əv ɑrk ˈʧæpəl, mɪlˈwɔki, ərˈɪʤənəli bɪlt ɪn ðə ˈrɪvər ˈvæli ɪn fræns. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈɛmə stodder*) ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri əv sant-miquel-de-cuixà*à ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd. ˈfɪzɪkəli, ə mæs əv ˈdɪfərənt kənˈstrəkʃənz, əˈsɛmbəld ˈoʊvər taɪm. tɪ ə ˈsɛnʧəri faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ðə məŋks ˈædɪd ə ʧərʧ ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ðət wɑz ðɛn riˈfərbɪʃt, ðɛn ˈkɑnsəˌkreɪtɪd, ðɛn ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd baɪ ə ˈlɑrʤər ʧərʧ bɪlt ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɔl əv ɪt ˈəltəmətli ˈboʊlstərd baɪ ˈmɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˈstrəkʧərz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ðət hɛlpt tɪ gɪt mɔr fʊt ˈtræfɪk goʊɪŋ pæst ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈpɪlgrəmz hu ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ənd spɛnt ðɛr weɪ frəm ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌlændz ɛz ðeɪ ˈtrævəld tɪ seɪnt ʤeɪmz əv compostela*. ɪn ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz, ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈfərðər, ˈɪntu ðə 1400s*. əˈmɛrɪkənz wər əˈspɛʃəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈgɑθɪk ənd ˌroʊməˈnɛsk tʊk hɪz ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz aʊt əv speɪn, hi ʤɪst lɛft ðə məˈtɪriəl ɪn ruɪnz ənd ɪn situ*. ɛz fɑr ɛz hərst wɑz kənˈsərnd, hi oʊnd ˈsænə mərˈiə də ˈæftər hɪz jɪrz əv tɔɪl ənd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz spɛnt, ɔl ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə. ɪn spaɪt əv ðə ˈɛpɪk ˈʤərni, ˈmɛni ɪn speɪn du nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ɪt ˈɛvər lɛft. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋz wər riˈbɪlt ɔn ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl saɪt ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər, ˈjildɪŋ ðə ɪkˈstrim ˈɑdəti əv ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ðət ɪz əˈpɛrəntli naʊ ɪn tu ˈpleɪsɪz æt wəns. waɪl ðiz leɪərd ənd ˈɔfən kənfˈjuzɪŋ ˈhɪstəriz hæv təˈdeɪ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl kəˈnəndrəm, ðeɪ wər ˈvɛri kənˈvinjənt fər əˈmɛrɪkən baɪərz ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri. pləs, frəm ðɛr pərˈspɛktɪv, ðeɪ ˈstilɪŋ wər duɪŋ ðə ˈstrəkʧərz ə ˈfeɪvər. taɪm ənd wɔr hæd lɛft ˈmɛni əv ““treasures”*” ɪn sæd ʃeɪp. ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz laɪk ðət haʊzd æt ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri wər dɪˈzɑlvd ˈəndər ˈhɛnri ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈpræktɪkəli, ðət mɛnt ðət ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wər strɪpt əv ðɛr ˈfərnɪʃɪŋz ənd ðɛr ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts wər riˈlist frəm ðɛr vaʊz ənd sɛnt əˈweɪ. ɪn fræns, ðə ˌrɛvəˈluʃən lɛd ɪn 1790 tɪ ðə ˌdɪsəˈluʃən əv ɔl rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈɔrdərz ənd ðə ˌnæʃənələˈzeɪʃən əv ɔl ʧərʧ ˈprɑpərti, wɪθ ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ðɛr kəmˈjunɪtiz (ɛz wɛl ɛz fər hɪˈstɔriənz, sɪns ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni ˈɑrˌkaɪvz wər dɪˈstrɔɪd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt). wət dɪˈstrɔɪd, ðə steɪt soʊld tɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈoʊnərz, ˈjuʒəwəli fər ɪkˈstrimli loʊ səmz. wən ˈɛləmənt əv ðə ˈklɔɪstərz wɑz, ˈæftər 1792 juzd ɛz ə ˈsteɪbəl, ə ʤeɪl, ə ˈwɛpənz ˈfaʊndri, ə ˈpraɪvət ˈrɛzɪdəns, ə ˈgærɪsən, ənd ə hoʊˈtɛl ˈwɛˌrhaʊs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈloʊkəlz dɪsˈmænəld ðə ˈstrəkʧər tɪ meɪk rum fər əˈnəðər hoʊˈtɛl. əˈmɛrɪkənz ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiənz boʊθ hərld ðiz lɔŋ ˈhɪstəriz æt wən əˈnəðər wɪn, ɔn ðə wən hænd, ˈsteɪkɪŋ ə kleɪm tɪ mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd, ɔn ðə ˈəðər, riˈpjudiˌeɪtɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən θɛft əv ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. wɪn ðə juz. ˈmidiə ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn mɪˈdjivəl ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz, ðeɪ ˈɔfən rɪˈvɪrd əˈmɛrɪkən taɪˈkunz ɛz hɪˈroʊɪk ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃənɪsts əv ðə pæst. ə 1936 nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ɔn ðə ˈklɔɪstərz preɪzd ðə [sɪk] genius”*” əv ʤɔrʤ greɪ ˈbɑrnɑrd ənd ðə ənd ˈʤɛnərəs genius”*” əv ʤɑn di. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər jr*. ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə mɪˈdjivəl saɪts tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. boʊθ ðə ˈmidiə ənd ðə baɪərz əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz wər ˈigər tɪ drɔ kəˈnɛkʃənz bɪtˈwin əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈhɪstəri. ““mr*. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər həz hɛlpt tɪ peɪ wən greɪt dɛt əv ɑr eɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz baɪ ˈʧuzɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɛr ðə kəˈθidrəl əv rheims,”*,” oʊˈpaɪnd ðə taɪmz. ʤɑn di. ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər, jr*., si. 1915 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs) wərld wɔr ˈfərðər sɪˈmɛntɪd americans’*’ bɪˈlif ðət wət ˌjʊrəˈpiənz hæd ˈleɪbəld ““kidnapping”*” ənd əv thievery”*” ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ˈækʃənz fər ðə gʊd əv juˈmænɪti. wɪn ðə ˈnɛlsən ˈgæləri əv ɑrt ənd ˈætkɪnz mˈjuziəm ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti, məˈzʊri, əkˈwaɪərd ə frɛnʧ ˈklɔɪstər ɪn 1943 wən ˈkjʊrətər dɪˈklɛrd ɪts rɪˈmuvəl frəm ˈjʊrəp ɛz ˈsplɛndɪd thing,”*,” sɪns naʊ hæv [ðə ˈɛləmənts] ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri wɛr ðeɪ ər safe.”*.” ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən saɪd wɑz ʤɪst ɛz ɪnˈtrɛnʧt. pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈbrutəl faɪt əˈkərd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ənd ə greɪt ˈmænər haʊs baɪ vərˈʤɪnjənz. ðə back-and-forth*, weɪʤd θru ðə prɛs əv iʧ ˈkəntri, riʧt ˈkɑmɪkəli greɪt haɪts. ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1925 ˈɪŋglənd wɑz əp ɪn ɑrmz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri, ə grup əv ˈfɔrmərli məˈnæstɪk ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ðə nɔrθ. ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə haʊs əv ˈkɑmənz ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt ɪkˈsploʊdɪd, bət noʊ pəˈlɪtɪkəl sælˈveɪʃən kʊd bi faʊnd. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈwɔrwɪk keɪm əp wɪθ ˌɪnˈʤinjəs səˈluʃənz, ɔl əv wɪʧ feɪld. ɪt ˈɔfərd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz fri əv ʧɑrʤ tɪ ðə ˈbɪʃəp əv ˈkəvəntri, bət hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ lɪv soʊ fɑr frəm hɪz flɑk. ˌəndɪˈtərd, ðə ˈsɪti traɪd tɪ tərn ðə oʊld ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ˈɪntu ˈpəblɪk ˈhaʊzɪŋ, bət plænz kˈwɪkli fɛl θru. ðɛn, ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 25 ðə ˈpeɪpərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ nuz ðət ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri hæd bɪn ən ənˈneɪmd əˈmɛrɪkən. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, wəns ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ kwin ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ aɪ hərˈsɛlf, wʊd bi trænˈspɔrtəd tɪ ðə juz. vərˈʤɪnjə haʊs, frəm ðə dɪsˈmænəld ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri,, ˈɪŋglənd, si. 1929 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs) æt fərst, nuz wɑz skɛrs. ˈditeɪlz ˈoʊnli ˈimərʤd ə wik ˈleɪtər, wɪn ðə ˌeɪˈpi klɪrd əp reports”*” baɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈpərʧəsərz ɛz ˌælɪgˈzændər ənd vərˈʤɪnjə ˈwɛdəl əv ˈrɪʧmənd, vərˈʤɪnjə. ðeɪ hæd bɔt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt əˈnəðər ˈmɑnjəmənt: ˈsəlˌgreɪv ˈmænər, ˈɪŋlɪʃ hoʊm əv ʤɔrʤ ˈænˌsɛstərz. ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə bərɑʒ əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðət ðeɪ wər ˈstilɪŋ ə ˈvaɪtəl pis əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈhɪstəri, ðə nu ˈoʊnərz wɛnt ɔn ðə əˈtæk, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɪntərvˌjuz fɑr ənd waɪd tɪ meɪk ðə keɪs ðət ðeɪ wər ðə bɛst ˈkɛrˌteɪkərz fər ðə ˈprɑpərti. ðə dɪˈvɛləpt tu rɪˈtɔrɪkəl ˈstrætəʤiz. ðeɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðeɪ wər duɪŋ ˈjʊrəp ə ˈfeɪvər baɪ ˈrɛskjuɪŋ ənd rɪˈstɔrɪŋ nɪˈglɛktɪd ˈtrɛʒərz. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈivɪn ðə stɛrz, hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn strɪpt ənd ɪn ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈfæktəri. ˈædɪŋ ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ˈɪnʤəri, ðə seɪl hæd bɪn ˈpəblɪkli əˈnaʊnst ənd noʊ wən ɛls hæd ˈbɑðərd tɪ kɔf əp ðə ˈməni. ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈwɛdəl kleɪmd hi hæd ˈnɛvər skimd tɪ gɪt hɪz hænz ɔn ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ hoʊm, hi ʤɪst ˈhæpənd əˈpɑn ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər hɪz ˈsænwɪʧ hæd bɪn ræpt ɪn. ˈsɛkənd, ðə ɪkˈspleɪnd, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə, haʊ ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri wʊd fɪt ɪn ɛz wɛl ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə ɛz ɪn. ˈpeɪpərz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə əˈtlæntɪk ˈfɪkˌseɪtɪd ɔn ðə feɪt əv ðə ˈpraɪəri fər mɔr ðən ə jɪr, frəm ðə fərst ˈʃɪpmənt əv məˈtɪriəl frəm ˈɪŋglənd tɪ ðə juz. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 28 1926 tɪ ˈbrɛθləs rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə weddells’*’ nu hoʊm wɑz ˈnɪrɪŋ kəmˈpliʃən ɔn meɪ 8 1927 iʧ rɪˈpɔrt brɔt wɪθ ɪt nu ˈditeɪlz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ streɪnd krɪˈduləti. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz roʊt ðət vərˈʤɪnjə ˈwɛdəl hərˈsɛlf wɑz ə dɪˈsɛndənt əv ʤɔrʤ ˈfæməli ɪn ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈtaɪtəld baɪz ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri ɛz ʃraɪn hir tɪ washington.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈpeɪpər ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri wʊd jild tɪ tənz əv brɪk ənd stoʊn fər ðə ˈrɛplɪkə frəm ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm kˈwɔri ðət hæd səˈplaɪd məˈtɪriəl fər ænˈsɛstrəl hoʊm. ðə ˈbɔstən lɔŋ ˈproʊˌfaɪl dɪˈteɪld ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz əv kloʊz ˈfrɛndʃɪp ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd baɪ ðə ənd ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑlənɪsts keɪm tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə. ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv vərˈʤɪnjə haʊs, 1929 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈkɑŋgrəs) vərˈʤɪnjə ˈwɛdəl hərˈsɛlf ˈweɪdɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈfænəsi əv ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri ɛz nɑt ʤɪst ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈbɪldɪŋ, bət ə wən. ʃi ˌrɛməˈnɪst əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ʃɪps ˈseɪlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ˈfɑloʊd ðə seɪm treɪl ðət ðə ˈkɑlənɪsts hæd ˈteɪkən wɪn ðeɪ keɪm tɪ vərˈʤɪnjə, wɛr ðeɪ bɪlt ˈhaʊsɪz əv ðɛr oʊn. ““true*, ðoʊz breɪv ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz ˈstɑrtɪd frəm ˈblækˌwɛl, nɪr ˈləndən; bət ðɛr ˈlɪtəl ʃɪps, ðə ˈsɛrə ˈkɑnstənt, ðə ˈgɑdspid ənd ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri, pæst oʊld pɔɪnt ˈkəmfərt, ɛz wɪl maɪ ʃɪp; ənd ðə ˈpraɪəri ɪz tɪ bi ənˈloʊdɪd æt ə pɔɪnt nɑt fɑr riˈmuvd frəm ðə ˈlændɪŋ pleɪs əv ˈkæptən ʤɑn smith.”*.” waɪl ɔl əv ðɪs ˌglɔrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən əv ə nu, mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnjəmənt tɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn, ə nu ˈskændəl wɑz bruɪŋ ɪn ˈbrɪtən. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 25 1926 ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ɑrt ˈgæləri kəˈmɪti toʊld ə ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmɑnjəmənts soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət hi hæd rɪˈsivd ə ˈlɛtər frəm ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt. ðə ˈlɛtər æst ɪf ɪt wɑz tru ðət ðə greɪt ˈmænər hɔl hæd bɪn ˈpərʧəst ənd wʊd bi dɪsˈmænəld ənd ʃɪpt tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə. ɪt wɑz ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. ðə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ʤɑn, ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wɛnt tɪ si ðə pərˈpɔrtɪd ˈsɛlər əv ðə haʊs, hu kənˈfərmd ðət ðə ˈrumərz wər tru: ə ˈmɪstər. t.c*. ˈʤæksən jr*., əv ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ, nu ˈʤərzi, hæd ˈpərʧəst ðə hɔl ənd ɪt wʊd bi muvd tɪ nu ˈʤərzi ˈɪmənəntli. wɔrnd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ðɛr wɑz ə kreɪz fər mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ðə juz., ðət ðə seɪm ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə seɪl əv hɔl, ənd ðət mɔr ˈpərʧəsɪz əv ðə kaɪnd wər ˌəndərˈweɪ. hɔl, ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd, vərˈʤɪnjə. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈsiˈsi wɑz rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ðoʊ ɪt wɑz tru ðət ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈhɛnri ʤi. mʊr pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn boʊθ ˈpərʧəsɪz. mʊr hæd faʊnd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ fər ˈrɪʧmənd ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ti. si. ˈwɪljəmz, jr*., hu ˈwɔntɪd ɪt fər hɪz nu jersey—estate*. ˈwɪljəmz wɑz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk nɑt soʊ məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə (ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt) kəˈloʊniəl kəˈnɛkʃənz, bət əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ə ˈheɪvən əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪnz əv ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈvɪlɪʤ. ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ ˈskaɪˌskreɪpərz, noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ˈərbən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl laɪf, ˈnəθɪŋ bət aɪˈdɪlɪk kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ˌɔˈθɛnɪkli english”*” ˈkəntri ɛsˈθɛtɪk əˈpɛrəntli biɪŋ ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl kəmˈpoʊnənt əv boʊθ ðə ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl ənd ðə ˈvæljuz ɪt ˌɪmˈplaɪd. tu greɪt ˈhaʊsɪz ˈpɪlɪʤd baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn lɛs ðən sɪks mənθs wɑz tu ˈmɛni fər ðə ˈɪŋlɪʃ. ɪn 1926 ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈgɑrdiən ræn ˈsɛvərəl ˈdəzən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəlz ənd ˈlɛtərz tɪ ðə ˈɛdɪtər dɪˈkraɪɪŋ ðə seɪl ənd rɪˈmuvəl əv hɔl. wən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl kɔld fər ˈstrɔŋgər lɔz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈlændˌmɑrks, ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪt ˈnæʃənəl loss”*”: ˈpraɪəri ɪz gɔn. hɔl ɪz goʊɪŋ. noʊ ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ˈdisənt eɪʤ ənd ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz seɪf frəm ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv kidnapping.”*.” əˈnəðər ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈleɪbəld ðə seɪl raid.”*.” ðə seɪl əv hɔl ənd ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri ˈivɪn ˈprɑmptɪd ðə haʊs əv lɔrdz tɪ dəˈbeɪt ə lɔ fərˈbɪdɪŋ ðə ˈɛkspɔrt əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ (əˈpoʊnənts ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈpipəl wət ðeɪ kʊd du wɪθ ðɛr ˈpraɪvət ˈprɑpərti), ðoʊ ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈmɑnjəmənt prəˈtɛkʃən ækt wɑz nɑt ˈstrɛŋθənd ənˈtɪl 1931 ðə ˌɛlɪzəˈbiθən nɑt ˈgɑrdən æt hɔl. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈsiˈsi ɪn spaɪt əv ɔl ðɪs ˈræŋkər, ðə kaɪnz əv ˈɑrgjəmənts ðət ðə ənd ˈwɪljəmz meɪd sim tɪ hæv strək ə kɔrd. hɔl, laɪk ˈwɔrwɪk ˈpraɪəri, hæd bɪn ɪn sæd ʃeɪp wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈpərʧəst baɪ ən əˈmɛrɪkən. ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən lɛft ðə hɔl ˌənɪnˈhæbətəbəl. koʊl pɪts sərˈaʊndɪd ðə haʊs; ə freɪt ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈskərtɪd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz. wən ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈraɪtər tərnd hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə seɪl ˈɪnwərd, ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈfɪlθi, hɔl ə ʤuəl tɪ liv ɪn ðət ruɪnd landscape.”*.” mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz hoʊm tɪ rust əˈmɛrɪkənz dɪd, fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, meɪk gʊd ɔn ðɛr ˈprɑməsəz tɪ prɪˈzərv ðiz saɪts. baɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əv ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz brɔt tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə hæd ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ɪn ist koʊst ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz wɪθ ɪnˈtaɪər wɪŋz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ mɪˈdjivəl ɑrt ənd dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ gɛsts bæk ɪn taɪm tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ages,”*,” ˈəðərz ɪn smɔl mɪdˈwɛstərn ˈgæləriz, wɪθ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv mɪˈdjivəl ˈpisɪz θæŋks tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈflitɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd. ə fju, laɪk ðə hərst ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd maɪˈæmi, ər sˈlaɪtli mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl, bət ər stɪl freɪmd baɪ ˌɛksəˈbɪʃənz ənd hæv ə ɛr əˈbaʊt ðɛm fər moʊst ˈvɪzɪtərz. ðə ˌjunəˈfɔrməti əv ðə saɪts təˈdeɪ stændz ɪn stɑrk ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈjuzɪz ɛnˈvɪʒənd baɪ ðoʊz hu brɔt mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ðə juz., ər ðə ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz θruaʊt ðə ˈsɛnʧəri: ðeɪ wər ər maɪt hæv bɪn ˈtʊrɪst træps,, sˈwɪmɪŋ pulz, mˈjuziəmz, ˈpraɪvət ˈrɛzɪdənsɪz, ər paɪlz əv ˈrəbəl ɪn ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ənd ɪn pɑrks. baɪ ðə leɪt ənd ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəriz, ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt kəmˈjunɪtiz hæd bɪˈkəm ˈdipli ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ðət baɪ ðɛn ˈlɪtərd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlænˌskeɪp. ðə ˈifɛkt əv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈbɔrdərz ɔn ðə sərˈil. hɔl wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈrɛʤɪstər əv hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn 1978 bɪˈkəz ɪt rɪˈflɛktɪd ðə ənd ɛsˈθɛtɪk aɪˈdilz əv vərˈʤɪnjənz ɪn ðə 1920s,”*,” nɑt soʊ məʧ bɪˈkəz əv ɪts mɪˈdjivəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən fɔrm ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ““unaltered”*” ənd ɪn ɪts site;”*;” ɪts ˈpɪriəd ənd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns fɛl ˈəndər ðə ““agriculture”*” ənd planning”*” ˈkætəˌgɔriz. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl jɑrd sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ðə ˈklɔɪstərz əv ðə. ˈbərnərd də ʧərʧ, maɪˈæmi. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: roʊlf ˈsiˈsi ðɛr wər ɔˈkeɪʒənəl kɔlz fər riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən əv ðə saɪts ˈmɛnʃənd hir tɪ ˈjʊrəp, bət ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkeɪm tu ɛnˈtæŋgəld ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ bi soʊ ˈizəli rɪˈtərnd. ɪn 1940 ˈspænɪʃ ˈdɪkteɪtər frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈfræŋkoʊ dɪˈmændɪd ðə rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛriz ðət hərst, ɪn hɪz wərdz, stoʊl, bət ˈnəθɪŋ wɑz dən. mɔr ˈrisənt ənd səˈsteɪnd kɔlz fər riˌpeɪtriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈklɔɪstərz ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ fræns feɪst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm noʊ lɛs ðən ðə ˈɛmənənt ˈsoʊʃəl θiərɪst ʤin, hu juzd ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz ə keɪs ɪn hɪz ənd ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən. θɔt ðət baɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt [wɑz] ˈnəθɪŋ bət əˈnəðər ˈspaɪrəl ɪn artificiality”*”; ðə ˈklɔɪstərz wər ɔˈrɛdi ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl, rɪˈtərnɪŋ sant-miquel-de-cuixà*à tɪ ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl saɪt wʊd bi ˈivɪn mɔr soʊ ˈtoʊtəl simulacrum.”*.” ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈklɔɪstər ɪn nu jɔrk ɪts ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fuld noʊ one,”*,” waɪl ˈmuvɪŋ ɪt wɑz ə subterfuge,”*,” ə hallucination.”*.” ðə ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv ˌriˈæləˌti dɪˈskraɪbd dɪd nɑt kəm tɪ pæs. ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz kənˈtɪnju tɪ hæv ˈvaɪbrənt ənd ˈməltəpəl lɪvz wɪˈθɪn əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˈjunɪtiz təˈdeɪ. æt tu saɪts ðət wi ˈvɪzɪtɪd, ˈeɪnʧənt ˈspænɪʃ ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ɪn maɪˈæmi, ənd ðə ˈæbi əv nu ɪn ˈvinə, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈɛfərts wər mæʧt wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri roʊlz. ɪn ðiz trænˈspoʊzd ˈpleɪsɪz, kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz mit, ˈfæməliz preɪ, ənd ˈpipəl hoʊld ˈwɛdɪŋz, fˈjunərəlz, ənd, əv kɔrs, ˈjoʊgə ˈklæsɪz. ɪn ðə 1970s*, ðə stoʊnz əv ˈsænə mərˈiə də, æt lɔŋ læst, kɔt ə breɪk. ə sɪˈstərʃən məŋk neɪmd ˈtɑməs ɛks. ˈdeɪvɪs hərd əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈmeɪnz əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ənd bɪˈkeɪm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛm tɪ hɪz ˈæbi, əˈbaʊt θri aʊərz nɔrθ əv sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪn ðə smɔl taʊn əv ˈvinə, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. hɪz ˈtaɪmɪŋ ˈoʊvərˌlæpt wɪθ ðə ˈrisərʧ əv ˈdɑktər. ˈmɑrgərɪt bərk, ən ɑrt hɪˈstɔriən hu rɪˈsivd ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ðə hərst faʊnˈdeɪʃən tɪ ˈstədi ðə stoʊnz. bərk bɪˈgæn ˈkætəgərˌaɪzɪŋ ðə stoʊnz, dɪˈtərmənɪŋ wət pɑrt əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ðeɪ wʊd hæv ərˈɪʤənəli bɪˈlɔŋd tɪ, ənd, ɪn 1984 ˈɔfərd ðə ˈsɪti ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv rɪˈpɔrt əv iʧ stoʊn, ɪts kənˈdɪʃən, ənd ˈwɛðər ɪt kʊd bi prɪˈzərvd. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə məŋks kənˈtɪnjud rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsɪti teɪk ðɛr prəˈpoʊzəl ˈsɪriəsli. ˈæftər ɪkˈstɛnsɪv dɪˈskəʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə məŋks, ðə də jəŋ mˈjuziəm, ənd ðə ˈsɪti, ðə ˌtrəˈstiz əˈgrid tɪ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ kənˈtroʊl əv ðə stoʊnz ɪn 1992 tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ðə stoʊnz bɪˈgæn ðɛr ˈʤərni tɪ ˈivɪn ðɪs ʃɔrt trɪp hæd ɪts ˈhərdəlz. ˈfɑðər ˈdeɪvɪs ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu əˈpoʊzd ðə stoʊnz ˈlivɪŋ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pʊʃt ðə stoʊnz ɔf ðɛr ˈpæləts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt, ˈlivɪŋ ˈwərkərz tɪ riˈloʊd ðə trəks ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. vju frəm wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈʧæptər haʊs brɔt frəm ˈsænə mərˈiə də, naʊ æt ðə ˈæbi əv nu ɪn ˈvinə ˈsiˈeɪ. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: fræŋk ˈsiˈsi ðoʊ ðə məŋks tʊk ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə stoʊnz tɪ ˈvinə, səm ˈrɛmnənts steɪd bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk. dəˈbeɪts əˈbaʊt wət ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ən use”*” fər ðə ˈlɛfˌtoʊvər stoʊnz kənˈtɪnjud ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ə 2001 ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə stoʊnz ɪn ˈwikli ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðoʊ moʊst əv ðə məˈtɪriəlz hæd gɔn tɪ ˈvinə, ðɛr hæd bɪn ən truce”*” nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd əˈməŋ ðə pɑrk, ðə də jəŋ mˈjuziəm, ənd ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈæbi stoʊnz. fər ˈnɪrli 50 jɪrz, ðə ˈgɑrdənərz əv ˈgoʊldən geɪt pɑrk hæd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈpraɪvət kˈwɔri əv ˈeɪnʧənt ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn, wɪʧ ðeɪ kʊd juz wɛˈnɛvər ðə pɑrk ˈnidɪd nu rɪˈteɪnɪŋ wɔlz ər ˈlænˌskeɪp ˌdɛkərˈeɪʃən. fər ˈɪnstəns, səm əv ðə stoʊnz bɪˈkeɪm pɑrt əv ə ˈdɛkrətɪv rɑk wɔl æt ðə ˌɑrbərˈitəm ˈlaɪbrɛˌri. θɪŋk ðə wɔl ðət wi kənˈstrəktɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪz ðə moʊst ˈsɛnsɪtɪv juz yet,”*,” sɛd skɑt medbury*, ə pɑrk ɪmˈplɔɪi. wət wən ɑrt hɪˈstɔriən ˈleɪbəld wərst ækt əv dɛzəˈkreɪʃən əv ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈmɑnjəmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst half-century,”*,” ðə ˈsɪti ˈlɔdɪd ɛz ə ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˈθɔtfəl juz fər ðə məˈtɪriəlz ðət hæd sæt əˈbændənd fər ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. soʊ wət tɪ meɪk əv ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv ðiz mɪˈdjivəl buildings-as-museums*? ˈsərtənli, gʊd ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈpræktɪsɪz wɪl ɪnˈʃʊr ə lɔŋ laɪf fər ðə ˈeɪʤɪd stoʊnz. bət ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə sɛns ɪn wɪʧ ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz hæv bɪn baɪ ðɛr ˈmɑdərn lɪvz ɛz dɪˈspleɪ ˈpisɪz. oʊld məˈtɪriəl ˈgɪvɪn laɪf θru nu juz, kɔld spolia*, ɪz, ˈæftər ɔl, ˈvɛri mɪˈdjivəl. ðə ˈɔltər æt sant-miquel-de-cuixà*à, ðə ˈvɛri hɑrt əv ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs laɪf əv ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri, wɑz ˌɪtˈsɛlf meɪd əv pɑrt əv ə ˈroʊmən ˈkɑləm. riˈjuz dɪd nɑt ɪˈreɪs ðə oʊld ˈminɪŋ, ɪt ɑgˈmɛntəd ðə nu wən, ðoʊ əv kɔrs ðət ˈkɑləm dɪd nɑt min ðə seɪm θɪŋ tɪ ə mɪˈdjivəl ˈpərsən ɛz tɪ ə ˈroʊmən, nɔr ɪz ə ˈmɑdərn ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wɔl ðə seɪm θɪŋ ɛz ə mɪˈdjivəl wən. ˈivɪn naʊ, ˈmɛni sæn frænˈsɪskənz ʃɛr ˈmɛməriz əv ˈkrɔlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə mɪˈdjivəl stoʊnz ɪn ðɛr pɑrk ɛz ˈʧɪldrən, əv ðə blɑks ɛz ˈmitɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz ənd ˈlændˌmɑrks. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈmeɪbi ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz ənd ðɛr ““freer”*” steɪt ɪz nɑt soʊ ˈdɪfərənt, sɪns nu ˈjɔrkərz ər ˈikwəli ˈigər tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðɛr ˈmɛməriz əv ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd trɪps tɪ ðə ˈklɔɪstərz. bət ˈivɪn ɪn ˈvinə, æt ə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ðət ɪgˈzudz ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ənd eɪʤ, ˈtreɪsɪz əv 2015 slɪp θru. ðə məŋks, kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ jəŋ mɛn tɪ ðə ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, hæv ˈteɪkən tɪ (@monksofvina*), wɛr ðeɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɛr ˈfɑloʊərz ɔn ˈpeɪnɪŋz ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ðɛr a.m*. prɛr ˈmitɪŋz, ənd ðə ˈstætəs əv ðə ˈhɑrvəst. ˈkɑmən ˌɪnˈklud #məŋks, #sɪˈstərʃən, #məˈnæstɪk, ənd #monkslife*. ɪn maɪˈæmi, tu, ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈbɪldɪŋz lɪv ˈmɑdərn lɪvz. ðə ˈklɔɪstərd hɔlz hæv bɪˈkəm ðə ˈbækˌdrɑp fər səʧ pɑp ˈkəlʧər ʤɛmz ɛz ðə spɛkˈtækjələr flɑp əv ə 2011 ˈeɪnʤəlz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən riˈbut, ə sin ɪn ðə 2012 fɪlm rɑk əv ˈeɪʤɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈkæθərɪn ˈzeɪtə ʤoʊnz sɪŋz mi wɪθ jʊr bɛst shot,”*,” ənd rɪk mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊ fər ˈʤizəs pieces.”*.” bət fər ˈɛvəri ˈsikrɪt ˈkætəlɔg ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃut, ðə maɪˈæmi ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ˈɔlsoʊ siz ə ˈstɛdi floʊ əv mɔr ˈɔrdəˌnɛri laɪf ˈmɑnəˌstɛri rɪˈsivz ˈvɪzɪtərz ə jɪr, ənd hoʊsts 200 ˈwɛdɪŋz ˈænjuəli. ˈpipəl ər fri tɪ ˈwɑndər θruaʊt ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri wɪn ɪt biɪŋ juzd fər pɪˈlɑˌtis ər ˈbæpˌtɪzəmz. ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈhɪstəri əv ðə saɪt ˈæbsənt frəm ðiz ɪˈvɛnts, ðoʊ; ˈɔfən ˌɑmnɪˈprɛzənt: wən ˈwʊmən æt ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪkli toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ʃi hæd hæd θri əv hər ˈʧɪldrən ˈbæpˌtaɪzd æt ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri bɪˈkəz ʃi wɑz soʊ ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ðə ˈhɪstəri ənd ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ muv ɪt frəm speɪn tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə. ɪn ˈtɪpɪkəl maɪˈæmi ˈfæʃən, ðə kənˈspɪkjuəs ənd ðə ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs ˈɔfən kərˈin ˈwaɪldli ˈɪntu wən prist əv ðə ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪljən ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ɪn ðə fərst ˈwɛdɪŋ hi əˈfɪʃiˌeɪtəd æt ðə ˈmɑnəˌstɛri hi ˈnoʊtɪst ə spɪrz. hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə mɔr əˈmɛrɪkən feɪt fər ðiz mɪˈdjivəl stoʊnz. mɪˈdjivəl əˈmɛrɪkə rɪˈsivd ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈhɪstəri ɪn ˈækʃən, ən əˈmɛrɪkən hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈdəbəlju. ˈmɛlən faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv æt kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti.
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arya stark from game of from game of tyrell from game of stark from game of from game of jesse and walter white from breaking bad hector salamanca and the cousins from breaking bad white from breaking bad gus from breaking bad from breaking bad hank schrader from breaking bad mike from breaking bad from game of the hound from game of and bran stark from game of todd alquist from breaking bad don draper from mad men joan from mad men roger sterling from mad men stringer bell from the wire brother from the wire omar little from the wire chris partlow and snoop from the wire clay morrow from sons of anarchy saul goodman and from breaking bad teller from sons of anarchy gemma from sons of anarchy cosima niehaus, alison hendrix, beth childs, helena, and katja from orphan black trevor, franklin and michael from grand theft auto v
it only takes him half an hour.
each workday posts another popular character from pop culture tv shows like breaking bad and the wire, video games like grand theft auto v rendered in the style of everyone's favorite family from springfield to his "draw the simpsons" tumblr. it's a feat possible largely because he's learned to turn out the illustrations at such a rapid clip.
"the idea was to do everything quickly, no time to waste," said in an email to wired. "it takes me around 30 minutes for one. i try not to spend more time. it's like an exercise, a goal i give to myself."
noterdaem, who works by day as a creative director for the digital marketing agency in brussels, has been a fan of matt animated show for nearly 25 years, ever since he watched versions of the show as a kid. he's created around 120 images since april, and he recently gained notoriety with his series of breaking bad characters around the time of the series finale. "i didn't know at first that this stuff [would] have so much buzz around it," said the artist, who himself before ever taking on a pop culture figure.
noterdaem, who made several new drawings for wired of our favorite female game of characters (above) said he doesn't have a particular goal in mind with his project, but he will continue to do it "as long as i enjoy it."
"i don't have a hidden agenda," he said. "maybe i should have one. i don't know. if matt groening calls me, i definitely won't think long before taking a plane to l.a."
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arya* stɑrk frəm geɪm əv frəm geɪm əv ˈtaɪrəl frəm geɪm əv stɑrk frəm geɪm əv frəm geɪm əv ˈʤɛsi ənd ˈwɔltər waɪt frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd ˈhɛktər ˌsæləˈmæŋkə ənd ðə ˈkəzənz frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd waɪt frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd gəs frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd hæŋk ʃˈreɪdər frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd maɪk frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd frəm geɪm əv ðə haʊnd frəm geɪm əv ənd bræn stɑrk frəm geɪm əv tɑd ˈælkwɪst frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd dɑn ˈdreɪpər frəm mæd mɛn ʤoʊn frəm mæd mɛn ˈrɑʤər ˈstərlɪŋ frəm mæd mɛn ˈstrɪŋər bɛl frəm ðə waɪər ˈbrəðər frəm ðə waɪər ˈoʊmɑr ˈlɪtəl frəm ðə waɪər krɪs ˈpɑrˌtloʊ ənd snup frəm ðə waɪər kleɪ ˈmɔroʊ frəm sənz əv ˈænərˌki sɔl ˈgʊdmən ənd frəm ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd ˈtɛlər frəm sənz əv ˈænərˌki ˈʤɛmə frəm sənz əv ˈænərˌki koʊˈsimə ˈniˌhaʊs, ˈælɪsən ˈhɛndrɪks, bɛθ ʧaɪldz, ˈhɛlənə, ənd ˈkɑtjə frəm ˈɔrfən blæk ˈtrɛvər, ˈfræŋklɪn ənd ˈmaɪkəl frəm grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ vi ɪt ˈoʊnli teɪks ɪm hæf ən aʊər. iʧ ˈwərkˌdeɪ poʊsts əˈnəðər ˈpɑpjələr ˈkɛrɪktər frəm pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz laɪk ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd ənd ðə waɪər, ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz laɪk grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ vi ˈrɛndərd ɪn ðə staɪl əv ˈɛvriˌwənz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfæməli frəm ˈsprɪŋˌfild tɪ hɪz "drɔ ðə ˈsɪmpsənz" ˈtəmblər. ɪts ə fit ˈpɑsəbəl ˈlɑrʤli bɪˈkəz hiz ˈlərnɪd tɪ tərn aʊt ðə ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz æt səʧ ə ˈræpɪd klɪp. "ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kˈwɪkli, noʊ taɪm tɪ weɪst," sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ waɪərd. "ɪt teɪks mi əraʊnd 30 ˈmɪnəts fər wən. aɪ traɪ nɑt tɪ spɛnd mɔr taɪm. ɪts laɪk ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, ə goʊl aɪ gɪv tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf.", hu wərks baɪ deɪ ɛz ə kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn ˈbrəsəlz, həz bɪn ə fæn əv mæt ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ʃoʊ fər ˈnɪrli 25 jɪrz, ˈɛvər sɪns hi wɔʧt ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ʃoʊ ɛz ə kɪd. hiz kriˈeɪtɪd əraʊnd 120 ˈɪmɪʤɪz sɪns ˈeɪprəl, ənd hi ˈrisəntli geɪnd ˌnoʊtərˈaɪəti wɪθ hɪz ˈsɪriz əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ bæd ˈkɛrɪktərz əraʊnd ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈsɪriz fəˈnæli. "aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ æt fərst ðət ðɪs stəf [wʊd] hæv soʊ məʧ bəz əraʊnd ɪt," sɛd ðə ˈɑrtɪst, hu hɪmˈsɛlf ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛvər ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ə pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈfɪgjər., hu meɪd ˈsɛvərəl nu drɔɪŋz fər waɪərd əv ɑr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfiˌmeɪl geɪm əv ˈkɛrɪktərz (əˈbəv) sɛd hi ˈdəzənt hæv ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr goʊl ɪn maɪnd wɪθ hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkt, bət hi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du ɪt "ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt." "aɪ doʊnt hæv ə ˈhɪdən əˈʤɛndə," hi sɛd. "ˈmeɪbi aɪ ʃʊd hæv wən. aɪ doʊnt noʊ. ɪf mæt ˈgrɑənɪŋ kɔlz mi, aɪ ˈdɛfənətli woʊnt θɪŋk lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ə pleɪn tɪ l.a*." ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈkərtəsi
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long-term military curfews a human rights violation, says former judge
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long-term military curfews constitute a violation of the european convention of human rights, former european court of human rights (echr) judge has told daily radikal, amid continued curfews in a number of towns in southeastern turkey.türmen, who is also currently an deputy for the main opposition republican (chp), said long-term curfews constituted a “violation of state responsibility” and the would likely find turkey guilty and rule for an injunction of listed the responsibilities as being to not kill its citizens deliberately, to take necessary precautions when its citizens’ lives are in danger, to conduct efficient investigations when its citizens’ right to life is violated, and to avoid inhumane treatment as principles that have been violated over the past right to life is threatened because they cannot leave their houses. they cannot go to hospital, access water, etc.,” state fails to cater for these needs, despite its responsibility to do so,” he added, pointing out that unidentified security personnel who commit crimes in the region are not subject to response to a question on the legal basis of military curfews, said declaring martial law or a state of emergency was necessary in order to enforce long-term curfews, but this has not been done in current circumstances, local governors’ mandates are used as the legal basis for curfews in southeastern have no democratic mandate during mass violations of human rights,” said, adding that asserting such an authority violated both the and also warned that the european convention of human rights was likely to find turkey guilty over its current practices in southeastern districts and rule for an injunction of curfews, which turkey would be forced to immediately comply turkey decides to disobey an order, the court would ask the european commission to apply pressure. this would put turkey in a difficult situation in the international arena,” he deputy also cautioned against lifting the immunities of kurdish peoples’ democratic party (hdp) demirtaş and yüksekdağ, arguing that this would further polarize turkish society and worsen the justice ministry is set to prepare a report for the on the situation in southeastern towns where clashes between the security forces and outlawed kurdistan workers’ party (pkk) militants continue to rage under military bar association lawyer muhammed and batman bar association lawyer şenses have applied to the on behalf of ömer elçi, resident of the southeastern town of, to end operations and lift the curfew, which has been in effect since dec. 14, bar association lawyer has also applied to the on behalf of six people in and in the sur district in the center of the southeastern city demanded the lifting of the curfew announced by the şırnak office on dec. 14, 2015, and the demanded a response from turkey before jan. asked three particular questions to ankara over the issue: the legal basis for the curfews; whether the needs of locals living in towns are met, including health services; and whether the state can provide a safe exit route to locals if they demand to leave areas under curfew.
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ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkərfjuz ə ˈjumən raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃən, sɪz ˈfɔrmər ʤəʤ ˌɪstɑnˈbul ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkərfjuz ˈkɑnstəˌtut ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kənˈvɛnʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts, ˈfɔrmər ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrt əv ˈjumən raɪts (echr*) ʤəʤ həz toʊld ˈdeɪli radikal*, əˈmɪd kənˈtɪnjud ˈkərfjuz ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv taʊnz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn turkey.türmen*, hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkərəntli ən ˈdɛpjəti fər ðə meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən rɪˈpəblɪkən (chp*), sɛd ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkərfjuz ˈkɑnstəˌtutəd ə əv steɪt responsibility”*” ənd ðə wʊd ˈlaɪkli faɪnd ˈtərki ˈgɪlti ənd rul fər ən ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən əv ˈlɪstɪd ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz ɛz biɪŋ tɪ nɑt kɪl ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz dɪˈlɪbərətli, tɪ teɪk ˈnɛsəˌsɛri priˈkɔʃənz wɪn ɪts citizens’*’ lɪvz ər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər, tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ɪˈfɪʃənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz wɪn ɪts citizens’*’ raɪt tɪ laɪf ɪz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd, ənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn ˈtritmənt ɛz ˈprɪnsəpəlz ðət hæv bɪn ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ˈoʊvər ðə pæst raɪt tɪ laɪf ɪz θˈrɛtənd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈkænɑt liv ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz. ðeɪ ˈkænɑt goʊ tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ˈækˌsɛs ˈwɔtər, etc.,”*.,” steɪt feɪlz tɪ ˈkeɪtər fər ðiz nidz, dɪˈspaɪt ɪts riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ du so,”*,” hi ˈædɪd, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌpərsəˈnɛl hu kəˈmɪt kraɪmz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ər nɑt ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən ɔn ðə ˈligəl ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkərfjuz, sɛd dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ˈmɑrʃəl lɔ ər ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi wɑz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈkərfjuz, bət ðɪs həz nɑt bɪn dən ɪn ˈkɑrənt ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ˈloʊkəl governors’*’ ˈmænˌdeɪts ər juzd ɛz ðə ˈligəl ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈkərfjuz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn hæv noʊ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈmænˌdeɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ mæs vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv ˈjumən rights,”*,” sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət əˈsərtɪŋ səʧ ən əˈθɔrəti ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd boʊθ ðə ənd ˈɔlsoʊ wɔrnd ðət ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kənˈvɛnʃən əv ˈjumən raɪts wɑz ˈlaɪkli tɪ faɪnd ˈtərki ˈgɪlti ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈkɑrənt ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈdɪstrɪkts ənd rul fər ən ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən əv ˈkərfjuz, wɪʧ ˈtərki wʊd bi fɔrst tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli kəmˈplaɪ ˈtərki ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ ən ˈɔrdər, ðə kɔrt wʊd æsk ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən tɪ əˈplaɪ ˈprɛʃər. ðɪs wʊd pʊt ˈtərki ɪn ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl arena,”*,” hi ˈdɛpjəti ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɔʃənd əˈgɛnst ˈlɪftɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈjunɪtiz əv ˈkərdɪʃ peoples’*’ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti (hdp*) demirtaş*ş ənd yüksekdağ*ğ, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðɪs wʊd ˈfərðər ˈpoʊlərˌaɪz ˈtərkɪʃ soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ˈwərsən ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstri ɪz sɛt tɪ priˈpɛr ə rɪˈpɔrt fər ðə ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌsaʊˈθistərn taʊnz wɛr ˈklæʃɪz bɪtˈwin ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈkərdɪˌstæn workers’*’ ˈpɑrti (pkk*) ˈmɪlətənts kənˈtɪnju tɪ reɪʤ ˈəndər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri bɑr əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈlɔjər mʊˈhɑmɛd ənd ˈbætˌmæn bɑr əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈlɔjər hæv əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ɔn bɪˈhæf əv elçi*, ˈrɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn taʊn əv, tɪ ɛnd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd lɪft ðə ˈkərfju, wɪʧ həz bɪn ɪn ˈifɛkt sɪns dɛk. 14 bɑr əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈlɔjər həz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ɔn bɪˈhæf əv sɪks ˈpipəl ɪn ənd ɪn ðə sər ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˌsaʊˈθistərn ˈsɪti dɪˈmændɪd ðə ˈlɪftɪŋ əv ðə ˈkərfju əˈnaʊnst baɪ ðə ˈɔfəs ɔn dɛk. 14 2015 ənd ðə dɪˈmændɪd ə rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈtərki ˌbiˈfɔr ʤæn. æst θri ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ ˈæŋkərə ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪʃu: ðə ˈligəl ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə ˈkərfjuz; ˈwɛðər ðə nidz əv ˈloʊkəlz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn taʊnz ər mɛt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz; ənd ˈwɛðər ðə steɪt kən prəˈvaɪd ə seɪf ˈɛksət rut tɪ ˈloʊkəlz ɪf ðeɪ dɪˈmænd tɪ liv ˈɛriəz ˈəndər ˈkərfju.
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washington donald j. trump met in the last week in his office at trump tower with three indian business partners who are building a luxury apartment complex south of mumbai, raising new questions about how he will separate his business dealings from the work of the government once he is in the white house.
a spokeswoman for mr. trump described the meeting as a courtesy call by the three indian real estate executives, who flew from india to congratulate mr. trump on his election victory. in a picture posted on twitter, all four men are smiling and giving a thumbs-up.
“it was not a formal meeting of any kind,” butler, a spokeswoman for the trump organization, said when asked about the meeting on saturday.
one of the businessmen, sagar chordia, posted photographs on facebook on wednesday showing that he also met with trump and eric trump. mr. children are helping to run his businesses as they play a part in the presidential transition.
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ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp mɛt ɪn ðə læst wik ɪn hɪz ˈɔfəs æt trəmp taʊər wɪθ θri ˈɪndiən ˈbɪznɪs ˈpɑrtnərz hu ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈləgʒəri əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks saʊθ əv ˌmʊmˈbaɪ, ˈreɪzɪŋ nu kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt haʊ hi wɪl ˈsɛpərˌeɪt hɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈdilɪŋz frəm ðə wərk əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wəns hi ɪz ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs. ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ˈmɪstər. trəmp dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɛz ə ˈkərtəsi kɔl baɪ ðə θri ˈɪndiən ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, hu flu frəm ˈɪndiə tɪ kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ˈmɪstər. trəmp ɔn hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈvɪktəri. ɪn ə ˈpɪkʧər ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn tˈwɪtər, ɔl fɔr mɛn ər sˈmaɪlɪŋ ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ə thumbs-up*. wɑz nɑt ə ˈfɔrməl ˈmitɪŋ əv ˈɛni kind,”*,” ˈbətlər, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ðə trəmp ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, sɛd wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmitɪŋ ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. wən əv ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn, sɑˈgɑr chordia*, ˈpoʊstɪd ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðət hi ˈɔlsoʊ mɛt wɪθ trəmp ənd ˈɛrɪk trəmp. ˈmɪstər. ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ rən hɪz ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɛz ðeɪ pleɪ ə pɑrt ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl trænˈzɪʃən.
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[note: social counts reset to zero on this post.]
several weeks ago i posted a call for stories about children who have been diagnosed with ( hyperactivity disorder) and have been, unschooled, or "free schooled." i received 28 such stories and subjected them to a qualitative analysis.
my analysis of these stories suggests that (1) most-diagnosed kids do fine without drugs if they are not in a conventional school; (2) the characteristics don't vanish when the kids leave conventional school, but the characteristics are no longer as big a problem as they were before; and (3)-diagnosed kids seem to do especially well when they are allowed to take charge of their own . in what follows i will elaborate upon and support each of these conclusions primarily with quotations from the stories. but, first, here are some numbers concerning whom the stories were about and who wrote them.
of the 28 stories:
- 19 were about boys and 9 were about girls.
- 26 were written by a parent of the-diagnosed child; the other two were written, respectively, by the diagnosed person himself (who is now a man) and by an older sister of the diagnosed person.
- 24 were about children who were diagnosed with through a formal clinical procedure; the other 4 were about children who were labeled by medical or school officials as "adhd" but whose , while agreeing that the child showed the full set of characteristics, chose not to proceed with formal diagnosis.
-21 were about children who started their education in a conventional school (at least through part of kindergarten) and then left conventional schooling; the other 7 were about children who had never attended a conventional school.
-21 described their schooling as "homeschooling," 5 described theirs as "unschooling," and 2 described theirs as "alternative schooling" (one was described as a small private school in a home, "similar to," and the other as "loosely based on sudbury valley").
and now, here are the three conclusions, along with some of the quotations that led to each conclusion.
conclusion 1: most children who had been medicated for while in conventional schooling were taken off of the drugs when removed from conventional schooling, and those who were never in conventional schooling were never medicated.
research studies have regularly revealed that most children who attend a conventional school and are diagnosed with take stimulant drugs ( inhibitors) as] that is not true of this sample of-labeled children outside of conventional school. of the 28 children in this sample, 13 were never medicated (these were mostly children who were never in a conventional school or who were removed from conventional school very shortly after the diagnosis), 9 were medicated for at least part of the time that they had been in a conventional school but were removed from after removal from school, and only 6 (21% of the full sample) were being medicated at the time the story was written.
of the six who were medicated at the time the story was written, one was on (a inhibitor), one had just started his first day of and was taking (a stimulant), and the remaining four were still on stimulants even though they had been for a year or more.
here is a sample of comments made concerning children who had been removed from conventional school and taken off of stimulants. (each comment concerns a different child. the numbers in parentheses refer to the story number in my notes):
• (#13): "we decided [when he was in grade in public school] to switch from to adderall. we tried various doses but weren't getting what we needed, so we tried and at various doses. they just weren't working for him. there seemed to be a short-term improvement, or at least a perceived improvement but it really didn't fix the problem. in all this, his anxiety was paralyzing, so, of course, we ended up on prozac. ... as parents, it was exactly where we didn't want to be, having a drugged kid just to keep him in school. ... he was being pulled from class daily for being noises, interrupting teachers, asking to leave. he and his special ed. teacher were in constant battle. after a particularly ugly (in january, 2009) we pulled the plug. we finished the year with and he made more progress in 3 months than he had made in 3 years of traditional public school. we continued with the for another month or so but discontinued them from that point on."
• (#23): "my little brother was put on add medication at the age of 7, because he was not able to focus well in school or in his martial arts classes. i saw his immediately dull when they put him on the drugs, but he was much better able to function in organized learning settings. when he was 15, though, he took himself off of the, and only then did he realize, and begin to vocalize, that he had been having paranoid delusions for years as a result of the medications. as a 10 year old, he was terrified during every shower he thought terrorists were poisoning the water. my brother wasn't so disruptive on the medications, but he never excelled in school until his last two years of high school, when he attended a private school that was loosely based on sudbury valley. now, he is a fantastic musician, is attending college, and has never had any more problems with delusions or . he hates the drugs he was put on and has a lot of lingering about it to this day."
• (#7) "at age 8 we decided to try adderall, because he was struggling with and learning... he developed severe at age 10 [while on adderall]. he was placed on a few more drugs. each drug seemed to make him better for a few months, and then worse. when a drug caused a side effect, he would be given another one to combat the side effect. ... he developed a deficit because of the adderall. this gave him obsessive- , and we had to give him injections. ... then [after altering his and removing toxins from his ] we weaned him off of the adderall. there was no difference in his focus or activity at that point. he fine. we continue to him. ... it was just the best thing we could have done for our child. he is now 16 and planning to go to college."
• (#22) "by grade (this time a private school w/ an advanced curriculum) her 7 teachers wanted her tested. we tried ritalin for a few months, but it only resulted in a daytime compliant zombie that wanted to work even harder at night to pursue her knowledge. by spring they asked for a conference, refunded our deposit for the coming year .... they agreed she was a classroom problem, because she could do anything but listen." [the story goes on to describe the success of, without drugs, and the fact that she has been accepted to a four-year college.]
• (#1) "and now that we are (and he is thriving academically, socially, and behaviorally), medication is no longer a subject of consideration. we are excited about has changed our lives for the better; we have our son back."
• (#2 concerning a boy who had been on various drugs in & grades in public school after a previous period of without drugs): "we pulled him out of school and went back to. i took him off the to get a baseline on his behavior things improved for him so quickly that i never restarted medications."
• (#14) "as a child, around age 5, i was diagnosed with. i was put on ritalin and continued on the drug until the age of 11. after coming off the drug my parents noted that i was less angry and generally happier with what was going on around me, as well as less prone to tantrums. at the end of grade my parents made the to me. i was from grades 6 to 10 [without drugs] and during that time i pulled ahead in my math work and got a's on all of my tests. i was able to study how i wanted to, fidget when i wanted to. . .. then [beginning with grade 11] i was returned to school [for some but not all courses]. ... i was [then] put back on a new form of ritalin. we tried it for a month, and i went into a severe depression from the effects. after a month i was pulled back off it and that was the end of talks about drugs for the condition. ... i am now 24, married, and expecting a child. i went to college after my senior year ... and joined the guard. i have noticed in the course of my life that i am calmer for the most part now. i still have urges, ... not what i consider bad urges, but urges to say what is on my mind and to express an opinion whenever i can. ... overall, i am happy. i my life, my wife and my family."
in contrast to these quotations, those who have kept their child on a stimulant after starting report the drug to be very helpful. here are the three most positive comments:
• (#6) "we tried, but he went crazy. eventually we tried (a medication, a inhibitor) and it helped so much. he now has that second to think about what he's going to do and he makes better choices. no more temper tantrums, throwing things, hitting, or reckless behavior."
• (#10) "off she is inattentive, argumentative, and unpleasant to be with. on she is productive, fun, and kind. she does have the side effect of suppression, so we have to get creative to get enough calories into her. that is easily accommodated, though, and we have been happy with her progress both socially and academically in the three years that we have."
• (#27) "once the drug stimulant] kicked in, everything changed. he not only grasped concepts, he remembered them. he flew through three years of math in six months. he will start high school in the fall, with over 20 hours of high school credit, and honors level high school science under his belt [from his years]. he is becoming the brilliant kid i only saw in flashes before the drugs."
conclusion 2: the children's behavior, moods, and learning generally improved when they stopped conventional schooling, not because their characteristics vanished but because they were now in a situation where they could learn to deal with those characteristics.
only two or three of the respondents reported that the-like behavior disappeared when the child was removed from conventional school. the great majority said or implied that such characteristics remained but were no longer such a big problem, primarily because, out of school, the child could be active and without being disruptive and had opportunities to learn how to cope with his or her personality characteristics. here are some relevant quotations.
• (#16) "he learns fine as long as he is moving. i have the feeling that in a formal mass education setting, the focus would still be on getting him to sit still. as it is, he would be entering grade in the local school, but he's doing level work and even has some ap credits. he's teaching himself german and latin because he wants to. i have no desire to squelch his joy of learning just to get him to sit still! ... he's well adjusted socially and behaves appropriately. however, when he's with other kids with, we notice they sort of snowball each other's behaviors."
• (#17). "she is a terrific learner. she is sometimes afraid that she is 'behind' and will find websites and books describing what she should know and just devour them. she was reading on an grade level at grade 3 years ago, so she's reading somewhere on a high school level now. ... her behavior is normally excellent. sometimes she has outbursts of exuberance that can be both and difficult to stop, like running through the house shouting late a night."
• (#18). "i think the real advantage of has been in the development of my son's social skills. he is a thoroughly nice person, both kind and empathetic. i just don't see how he could have learned to as well at a school where he was being made to feel that he was unacceptable all day."
• (#12, about a boy who at age 5 was diagnosed with, dysfunction, and pervasive developmental disorder and who began shortly after that): "today [at nearly age 16] he is an articulate, and confident young man. he takes no medication ... has no odd behaviors ... and impresses every adult he meets. ... his learning style is nothing that could ever be harnessed in the classroom. he almost how to fix everything from cars to air conditioners to ..." (this writer goes on to describe how her son is preparing himself for a through apprenticeships in the trades and at an antique store, in ways that would not have been possible in school.)
• (#13) "his anxiety is gone [since leaving public school and starting]. as far as schooling goes, he definitely has a hard time completing his work. he is indeed easily distracted. ... he's still impulsive and demanding but we can handle it much better than the school could and we're all less for it. he takes some classes through local groups and museums and still has a hard time attending to the teachers, but he manages now that it isn't an everyday prospect."
• (#20) "as i mentioned, my son's friendships are always volatile. while he loves being with them, his tendency to 'lose it' or be 'hyper' often gets him into scrapes and he will quite often fall out with them. being out of school has allowed him to walk away when this happens, to come home, reflect on the situation, talk about it and to not engage in the downward spiral of anger and resentment through being with them all day every day. he is learning about life, about life skills and, most importantly, how to be a happy and fulfilled adult."
• (#24) "... her public schools years of were mostly disastrous.. . . in response to repeated encouragement by the resource teacher, when she was in third grade we took her to a psychologist and came home with a diagnosis of and a prescription for metadate. we tried it for about a week, and the testing results did show a noticeable improvement in areas such as short-term (from to on one test, for example). nevertheless, we couldn't bring ourselves to continue the: she was awake until very late at night, had a glazed look in her eyes, developed a small rash on her thighs, etc. ... instead we started her for fourth grade in a small private alternative school for grades. it has about 14 or 15 kids and is like a big family. ... getting her out of public school was the best decision we could have made. ... and as for us as parents: before we bailed out for the world of alternative schooling, we felt like we were raising not a child, but rather a set of problems in need of a set of solutions. no more."
• (#28). "we started in kindergarten. it was a disaster. sitting down for 10 minutes a day for a lesson was like pulling teeth. she would weep and cry that she hated school. ‘do you hate stories?' no. ‘do you hate games?' no. ‘what do you hate?' sitting downnnnn! (wail). i persevered through kindergarten, but with nothing to show for progress after a year of trying. for grade i modified my style a little and let her do things like play legos, doodle, or ‘sew' while we read. it helped a little. ... by grade i had given up. ... she was not learning to read. .... then one day i walked in and she was reading the chronicles of narnia. it had just clicked, at around age 8. ... she still misspells atrociously. and her behavior in groups can still be very is so excitable and dramatic and sometimes scares other children a little. ... as i've gotten to know her better, i find it more and more odd that we label these children the ‘learning disabled.' she does naturally the things other children find so problems in math, seeing large complex solutions to problems, being a creative problem solver, having a unique perspective on a book she read. the things that are hard to teach. and she struggles with the things that are so easily remedied.... calculators and anyone?"
conclusion 3: many of these children seem to have a very high need for in education, and many "hyper focus" on tasks that interest them.
a staff member who works at one of the sudbury model schools emailed me this interesting comment about kids who had been diagnosed with before coming to that school:
"the label is applied to two very different sorts of kids. one type really has "attention surfeit disorder." most of these get deeply involved in exactly what they want to do... they do their other kids when it overlaps with other kids' interests, and without other kids when they are caught up in something that other kids aren't interested in. they get labeled add not because they can't attend but because they have no coping mechanisms for enforced boredom..... the other type are simply physically active to the point of being problematic when quiet is called for. these kids may get themselves ejected from [judicial committee] or the school meeting when they can't control themselves, and generally have long records for running and and for disturbingly noisy activities. a combination of not calling unduly for quiet (most of these kids can be outside running and to their hearts' content most of the time without bugging anyone) and a fair and reasonable that helps these kids discern time and place makes this problem less for us and gives the kids a sense of justice and time and place that informs them and lets them develop the ability to shift gears when quiet and serene are called for."
in the sample of stories i received, many of the kids seem to fall clearly into the first category. they seem to be kids who have an even greater need for in education than do typical kids. (if you are a regular reader of my blog, you know my view that all normal kids learn better in settings where they are in control of their education than in settings where someone else is in control.) in this regard, it is not surprising that the few kids in this sample who were still on medications during seemed to be primarily those whose was structured by the parent and modeled after the education one would receive in a conventional school.
a number of the quotations that i have already presented allude to the-labeled child's need to control his or her own learning. here are a few more:
• (#3) "she chooses her own subjects and learning material daily. ... she learns much better if she can follow an interest and then hyper focus on it. she may pick something different, and seemingly unrelated, every day, and then tie that randomness into a major project that she will work on for a month."
• (#5) "it seems to be a matter of interest. if he is into something he will be focused and attentive for long stretches, if not he gets antsy. as an example, at our local conference a robotics club had a booth and had a robot there. my son would have stayed there asking questions about the robot for the rest of the afternoon if i had not moved him along."
• (#19) "we've been for several years now. he is 11 .... he is energetic and rambunctious at times, but often finds an interest that holds his attention for hours on end. the only time he fits the diagnosis is when he is bored or uninterested in something. or he will be particularly rambunctious after sitting for long periods of time (whether he was engaged or bored while sitting still doesn't matter)."
• (#20) "after a while [of] it became impossible for him to learn. his anxiety increased to a level that we were forced to allow him to take drugs, which he did for a few months.... i then stumbled on and have not looked back! ... it all made perfect sense. my son makes choices about what he wants to learn, he makes his own decisions about when and how he will learn it, he has learnt to define his own boundaries and takes responsibility for his own learning. if he is interested in something, we facilitate and provide resources, links, take him to places that supply the stuff he needs. he has taken a huge interest in music technology. ... he has produced some amazing music, he has found out about a variety of things he is interested in, he has interests which avoid institutions. . . . he is , and he knows what choices to follow more than we do. never would i have believed last year, when everything was so bleak and , that a year on, everything would be looking so rosy, and so absolutely fascinating as we follow just what it means to give your child the freedom to be themselves."
• (#22) "our started out with a curriculum program that she hated following. she would just want to read all of the history book . . . the piecemeal, parsing out of knowledge that is "curriculum" always her. we started and everything fell into place. .... the "problem" is that she loves knowledge, wants to go at her own pace (fast), ignoring some subjects while pursuing others, and delving into specialized interests no one else her age has."
• (#21) "we began about four years ago. ... today she's years old... she is creative, responsible, fun to be around. she has no trouble reading and is skilled at using math in her everyday life. ...she has no signs of the problems the school district saw in her when she was 9 years old. // she was in a large, chaotic class with several children who required one-on-one aids, the district was in the first year of implementing everyday math (which i called everyday crying) and the books they were giving the children to read, imo, were boring. tests made her and she was overloaded by the noise and smells at the school, especially in the cafeteria. // since she's been home she's just bloomed. people who know her find it hard to believe that anyone ever questioned her or ability to focus. she's smarter and more responsible than many adults i know."
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before concluding, i should say that this is obviously just a preliminary study. it is, however, as far as i can tell, the only study that anyone has conducted to date concerning-diagnosed children's abilities to learn, and to cope without drugs, outside of the conventional school environment. my hope is that this preliminary study will draw the attention of the research community so that more formal, large-scale studies will be conducted. as a culture we are so used to thinking of school as the normative environment for children that we rarely even think about the possibility of children learning and developing well outside of that environment. i am very to those who responded to my call for stories and took the time to write out, so clearly, the experiences of their-labeled son or daughter.
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notes
[1] see, for example, mayes et al (2009), medicating children: and pediatric mental (harvard university press).
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[noʊt: ˈsoʊʃəl kaʊnts ˈrisɛt tɪ ˈziroʊ ɔn ðɪs poʊst.] ˈsɛvərəl wiks əˈgoʊ aɪ ˈpoʊstɪd ə kɔl fər ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪldrən hu hæv bɪn ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪti dɪˈsɔrdər) ənd hæv bɪn, unschooled*, ər "fri skuld." aɪ rɪˈsivd 28 səʧ ˈstɔriz ənd səˈbʤɛktɪd ðɛm tɪ ə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv æˈnælɪsɪs. maɪ æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðiz ˈstɔriz səˈʤɛsts ðət 1 moʊst kɪdz du faɪn wɪˈθaʊt drəgz ɪf ðeɪ ər nɑt ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul; 2 ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks doʊnt ˈvænɪʃ wɪn ðə kɪdz liv kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul, bət ðə ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɛz bɪg ə ˈprɑbləm ɛz ðeɪ wər ˌbiˈfɔr; ənd 3 kɪdz sim tɪ du əˈspɛʃəli wɛl wɪn ðeɪ ər əˈlaʊd tɪ teɪk ʧɑrʤ əv ðɛr oʊn ɪn wət ˈfɑloʊz aɪ wɪl ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt əˈpɑn ənd səˈpɔrt iʧ əv ðiz kənˈkluʒənz praɪˈmɛrəli wɪθ kwoʊˈteɪʃənz frəm ðə ˈstɔriz. bət, fərst, hir ər səm ˈnəmbərz kənˈsərnɪŋ hum ðə ˈstɔriz wər əˈbaʊt ənd hu roʊt ðɛm. əv ðə 28 ˈstɔriz: 19 wər əˈbaʊt bɔɪz ənd 9 wər əˈbaʊt gərlz. 26 wər ˈrɪtən baɪ ə ˈpɛrənt əv ðə ʧaɪld; ðə ˈəðər tu wər ˈrɪtən, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, baɪ ðə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ˈpərsən hɪmˈsɛlf (hu ɪz naʊ ə mæn) ənd baɪ ən ˈoʊldər ˈsɪstər əv ðə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ˈpərsən. 24 wər əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪldrən hu wər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ θru ə ˈfɔrməl ˈklɪnɪkəl prəˈsiʤər; ðə ˈəðər 4 wər əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪldrən hu wər ˈleɪbəld baɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ər skul əˈfɪʃəlz ɛz "adhd*" bət huz waɪl əˈgriɪŋ ðət ðə ʧaɪld ʃoʊd ðə fʊl sɛt əv ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks, ʧoʊz nɑt tɪ pərˈsid wɪθ ˈfɔrməl ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs. 21 wər əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪldrən hu ˈstɑrtɪd ðɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul (æt list θru pɑrt əv ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən) ənd ðɛn lɛft kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈskulɪŋ; ðə ˈəðər 7 wər əˈbaʊt ˈʧɪldrən hu hæd ˈnɛvər əˈtɛndəd ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul. 21 dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛr ˈskulɪŋ ɛz "homeschooling*," 5 dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛrz ɛz "unschooling*," ənd 2 dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛrz ɛz "ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈskulɪŋ" (wən wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə smɔl ˈpraɪvət skul ɪn ə hoʊm, "ˈsɪmələr tɪ," ənd ðə ˈəðər ɛz "ˈlusli beɪst ɔn ˈsədˌbɛri ˈvæli"). ənd naʊ, hir ər ðə θri kənˈkluʒənz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ səm əv ðə kwoʊˈteɪʃənz ðət lɛd tɪ iʧ kənˈkluʒən. kənˈkluʒən 1 moʊst ˈʧɪldrən hu hæd bɪn ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd fər waɪl ɪn kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈskulɪŋ wər ˈteɪkən ɔf əv ðə drəgz wɪn riˈmuvd frəm kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈskulɪŋ, ənd ðoʊz hu wər ˈnɛvər ɪn kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈskulɪŋ wər ˈnɛvər ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd. ˈrisərʧ ˈstədiz hæv ˈrɛgjələrli rɪˈvild ðət moʊst ˈʧɪldrən hu əˈtɛnd ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul ənd ər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ teɪk ˈstɪmjələnt drəgz ˌɪnˈhɪbətərz) ɛz ðət ɪz nɑt tru əv ðɪs ˈsæmpəl əv ˈʧɪldrən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul. əv ðə 28 ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ðɪs ˈsæmpəl, 13 wər ˈnɛvər ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd (ðiz wər ˈmoʊstli ˈʧɪldrən hu wər ˈnɛvər ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul ər hu wər riˈmuvd frəm kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul ˈvɛri ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs), 9 wər ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd fər æt list pɑrt əv ðə taɪm ðət ðeɪ hæd bɪn ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul bət wər riˈmuvd frəm ˈæftər rɪˈmuvəl frəm skul, ənd ˈoʊnli 6 21 əv ðə fʊl ˈsæmpəl) wər biɪŋ ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd æt ðə taɪm ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈrɪtən. əv ðə sɪks hu wər ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd æt ðə taɪm ðə ˈstɔri wɑz ˈrɪtən, wən wɑz ɔn (ə ˌɪnˈhɪbətər), wən hæd ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz fərst deɪ əv ənd wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ (ə ˈstɪmjələnt), ənd ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ fɔr wər stɪl ɔn ˈstɪmjələnts ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ hæd bɪn fər ə jɪr ər mɔr. hir ɪz ə ˈsæmpəl əv ˈkɑmɛnts meɪd kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən hu hæd bɪn riˈmuvd frəm kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul ənd ˈteɪkən ɔf əv ˈstɪmjələnts. (iʧ ˈkɑmɛnt kənˈsərnz ə ˈdɪfərənt ʧaɪld. ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪn pərˈɛnθəˌsiz rɪˈfər tɪ ðə ˈstɔri ˈnəmbər ɪn maɪ noʊts): 13 "wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd [wɪn hi wɑz ɪn greɪd ɪn ˈpəblɪk skul] tɪ swɪʧ frəm tɪ adderall*. wi traɪd ˈvɛriəs ˈdoʊsɪz bət wərənt ˈgɪtɪŋ wət wi ˈnidɪd, soʊ wi traɪd ənd æt ˈvɛriəs ˈdoʊsɪz. ðeɪ ʤɪst wərənt ˈwərkɪŋ fər ɪm. ðɛr simd tɪ bi ə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ˌɪmˈpruvmənt, ər æt list ə pərˈsivd ˌɪmˈpruvmənt bət ɪt ˈrɪli ˈdɪdənt fɪks ðə ˈprɑbləm. ɪn ɔl ðɪs, hɪz æŋˈzaɪəti wɑz ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzɪŋ, soʊ, əv kɔrs, wi ˈɛndɪd əp ɔn ˈproʊˌzæk. ɛz ˈpɛrənts, ɪt wɑz ɪgˈzæktli wɛr wi ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ bi, ˈhævɪŋ ə drəgd kɪd ʤɪst tɪ kip ɪm ɪn skul. hi wɑz biɪŋ pʊld frəm klæs ˈdeɪli fər biɪŋ ˈnɔɪzɪz, ˌɪntərˈəptɪŋ ˈtiʧərz, ˈæskɪŋ tɪ liv. hi ənd hɪz ˈspɛʃəl ɛd. ˈtiʧər wər ɪn ˈkɑnstənt ˈbætəl. ˈæftər ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈəgli (ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, 2009 wi pʊld ðə pləg. wi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə jɪr wɪθ ənd hi meɪd mɔr ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn 3 mənθs ðən hi hæd meɪd ɪn 3 jɪrz əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈpəblɪk skul. wi kənˈtɪnjud wɪθ ðə fər əˈnəðər mənθ ər soʊ bət dɪskənˈtɪnjud ðɛm frəm ðət pɔɪnt ɔn." 23 "maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈbrəðər wɑz pʊt ɔn æd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən æt ðə eɪʤ əv 7 bɪˈkəz hi wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs wɛl ɪn skul ər ɪn hɪz ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈklæsɪz. aɪ sɔ hɪz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli dəl wɪn ðeɪ pʊt ɪm ɔn ðə drəgz, bət hi wɑz məʧ ˈbɛtər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈlərnɪŋ ˈsɛtɪŋz. wɪn hi wɑz 15 ðoʊ, hi tʊk hɪmˈsɛlf ɔf əv ðə, ənd ˈoʊnli ðɛn dɪd hi ˈriəˌlaɪz, ənd bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈvoʊkəˌlaɪz, ðət hi hæd bɪn ˈhævɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌnɔɪd dɪˈluʒənz fər jɪrz ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. ɛz ə 10 jɪr oʊld, hi wɑz ˈtɛrəˌfaɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛvəri ʃaʊər hi θɔt ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts wər ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər. maɪ ˈbrəðər ˈwəzənt soʊ dɪsˈrəptɪv ɔn ðə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz, bət hi ˈnɛvər ɪkˈsɛld ɪn skul ənˈtɪl hɪz læst tu jɪrz əv haɪ skul, wɪn hi əˈtɛndəd ə ˈpraɪvət skul ðət wɑz ˈlusli beɪst ɔn ˈsədˌbɛri ˈvæli. naʊ, hi ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk mjuˈzɪʃən, ɪz əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ, ənd həz ˈnɛvər hæd ˈɛni mɔr ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ dɪˈluʒənz ər hi heɪts ðə drəgz hi wɑz pʊt ɔn ənd həz ə lɔt əv ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt tɪ ðɪs deɪ." 7 "æt eɪʤ 8 wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ traɪ adderall*, bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ ənd ˈlərnɪŋ... hi dɪˈvɛləpt səˈvɪr æt eɪʤ 10 [waɪl ɔn adderall*]. hi wɑz pleɪst ɔn ə fju mɔr drəgz. iʧ drəg simd tɪ meɪk ɪm ˈbɛtər fər ə fju mənθs, ənd ðɛn wərs. wɪn ə drəg kɔzd ə saɪd ˈifɛkt, hi wʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn əˈnəðər wən tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðə saɪd ˈifɛkt. hi dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈdɛfəsət bɪˈkəz əv ðə adderall*. ðɪs geɪv ɪm əbˈsɛsɪv- ənd wi hæd tɪ gɪv ɪm ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃənz. ðɛn [ˈæftər ˈɔltərɪŋ hɪz ənd riˈmuvɪŋ ˈtɑksənz frəm hɪz wi wind ɪm ɔf əv ðə adderall*. ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈdɪfərəns ɪn hɪz ˈfoʊkɪs ər ækˈtɪvɪti æt ðət pɔɪnt. hi faɪn. wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ɪm. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ðə bɛst θɪŋ wi kʊd hæv dən fər ɑr ʧaɪld. hi ɪz naʊ 16 ənd ˈplænɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ." 22 "baɪ greɪd (ðɪs taɪm ə ˈpraɪvət skul ˈdəbəlju/ ən ədˈvænst kərˈɪkjələm) hər 7 ˈtiʧərz ˈwɔntɪd hər ˈtɛstɪd. wi traɪd ˈrɪtəlɪn fər ə fju mənθs, bət ɪt ˈoʊnli rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə ˈdeɪˌtaɪm kəmˈplaɪənt ˈzɑmbi ðət ˈwɔntɪd tɪ wərk ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər æt naɪt tɪ pərˈsu hər ˈnɑlɪʤ. baɪ spərɪŋ ðeɪ æst fər ə ˈkɑnfərəns, rɪˈfəndɪd ɑr dɪˈpɑzət fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪr ðeɪ əˈgrid ʃi wɑz ə ˈklæsˌrum ˈprɑbləm, bɪˈkəz ʃi kʊd du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ˈlɪsən." [ðə ˈstɔri goʊz ɔn tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə səkˈsɛs əv, wɪˈθaʊt drəgz, ənd ðə fækt ðət ʃi həz bɪn ækˈsɛptɪd tɪ ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈkɑlɪʤ.] 1 "ənd naʊ ðət wi ər (ənd hi ɪz θˈraɪvɪŋ ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli, ˈsoʊʃəli, ənd biˈheɪvjərəli), ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. wi ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt həz ʧeɪnʤd ɑr lɪvz fər ðə ˈbɛtər; wi hæv ɑr sən bæk." 2 kənˈsərnɪŋ ə bɔɪ hu hæd bɪn ɔn ˈvɛriəs drəgz ɪn greɪdz ɪn ˈpəblɪk skul ˈæftər ə ˈpriviəs ˈpɪriəd əv wɪˈθaʊt drəgz): "wi pʊld ɪm aʊt əv skul ənd wɛnt bæk tɪ. aɪ tʊk ɪm ɔf ðə tɪ gɪt ə ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ɔn hɪz bɪˈheɪvjər θɪŋz ˌɪmˈpruvd fər ɪm soʊ kˈwɪkli ðət aɪ ˈnɛvər riˈstɑrtɪd ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz." 14 "ɛz ə ʧaɪld, əraʊnd eɪʤ 5 aɪ wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ. aɪ wɑz pʊt ɔn ˈrɪtəlɪn ənd kənˈtɪnjud ɔn ðə drəg ənˈtɪl ðə eɪʤ əv 11 ˈæftər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ðə drəg maɪ ˈpɛrənts ˈnoʊtɪd ðət aɪ wɑz lɛs ˈæŋgri ənd ˈʤɛnərəli ˈhæpiər wɪθ wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn əraʊnd mi, ɛz wɛl ɛz lɛs proʊn tɪ ˈtæntrəmz. æt ðə ɛnd əv greɪd maɪ ˈpɛrənts meɪd ðə tɪ mi. aɪ wɑz frəm greɪdz 6 tɪ 10 [wɪˈθaʊt drəgz] ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm aɪ pʊld əˈhɛd ɪn maɪ mæθ wərk ənd gɑt eɪz ɔn ɔl əv maɪ tɛsts. aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈstədi haʊ aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ, ˈfɪʤɪt wɪn aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ. ðɛn [bɪˈgɪnɪŋ wɪθ greɪd 11 aɪ wɑz rɪˈtərnd tɪ skul [fər səm bət nɑt ɔl ˈkɔrsɪz]. aɪ wɑz [ðɛn] pʊt bæk ɔn ə nu fɔrm əv ˈrɪtəlɪn. wi traɪd ɪt fər ə mənθ, ənd aɪ wɛnt ˈɪntu ə səˈvɪr dɪˈprɛʃən frəm ðə ˈifɛkts. ˈæftər ə mənθ aɪ wɑz pʊld bæk ɔf ɪt ənd ðət wɑz ðə ɛnd əv tɔks əˈbaʊt drəgz fər ðə kənˈdɪʃən. aɪ æm naʊ 24 ˈmɛrid, ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ə ʧaɪld. aɪ wɛnt tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈæftər maɪ ˈsinjər jɪr ənd ʤɔɪnd ðə gɑrd. aɪ hæv ˈnoʊtɪst ɪn ðə kɔrs əv maɪ laɪf ðət aɪ æm ˈkɑmər fər ðə moʊst pɑrt naʊ. aɪ stɪl hæv ˈərʤɪz, nɑt wət aɪ kənˈsɪdər bæd ˈərʤɪz, bət ˈərʤɪz tɪ seɪ wət ɪz ɔn maɪ maɪnd ənd tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ən əˈpɪnjən wɛˈnɛvər aɪ kən. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, aɪ æm ˈhæpi. aɪ maɪ laɪf, maɪ waɪf ənd maɪ ˈfæməli." ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðiz kwoʊˈteɪʃənz, ðoʊz hu hæv kɛpt ðɛr ʧaɪld ɔn ə ˈstɪmjələnt ˈæftər ˈstɑrtɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ðə drəg tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈhɛlpfəl. hir ər ðə θri moʊst ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkɑmɛnts: 6 "wi traɪd, bət hi wɛnt ˈkreɪzi. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wi traɪd (ə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən, ə ˌɪnˈhɪbətər) ənd ɪt hɛlpt soʊ məʧ. hi naʊ həz ðət ˈsɛkənd tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ du ənd hi meɪks ˈbɛtər ˈʧɔɪsɪz. noʊ mɔr ˈtɛmpər ˈtæntrəmz, θroʊɪŋ θɪŋz, ˈhɪtɪŋ, ər ˈrɛkləs bɪˈheɪvjər." 10 "ɔf ʃi ɪz ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv, ˌɑrgjəˈmɛntətɪv, ənd ənˈplɛzənt tɪ bi wɪθ. ɔn ʃi ɪz pərˈdəktɪv, fən, ənd kaɪnd. ʃi dɪz hæv ðə saɪd ˈifɛkt əv səˈprɛʃən, soʊ wi hæv tɪ gɪt kriˈeɪtɪv tɪ gɪt ɪˈnəf ˈkælɔˌriz ˈɪntu hər. ðət ɪz ˈizəli əˈkɑməˌdeɪtəd, ðoʊ, ənd wi hæv bɪn ˈhæpi wɪθ hər ˈprɑˌgrɛs boʊθ ˈsoʊʃəli ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli ɪn ðə θri jɪrz ðət wi hæv." 27 "wəns ðə drəg ˈstɪmjələnt] kɪkt ɪn, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ʧeɪnʤd. hi nɑt ˈoʊnli græspt ˈkɑnsɛpts, hi rɪˈmɛmbərd ðɛm. hi flu θru θri jɪrz əv mæθ ɪn sɪks mənθs. hi wɪl stɑrt haɪ skul ɪn ðə fɔl, wɪθ ˈoʊvər 20 aʊərz əv haɪ skul ˈkrɛdɪt, ənd ˈɑnərz ˈlɛvəl haɪ skul saɪəns ˈəndər hɪz bɛlt [frəm hɪz jɪrz]. hi ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈbrɪljənt kɪd aɪ ˈoʊnli sɔ ɪn ˈflæʃɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə drəgz." kənˈkluʒən 2 ðə ˈʧɪldrənz bɪˈheɪvjər, mudz, ənd ˈlərnɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəli ˌɪmˈpruvd wɪn ðeɪ stɑpt kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈskulɪŋ, nɑt bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks ˈvænɪʃt bət bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər naʊ ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ðeɪ kʊd lərn tɪ dil wɪθ ðoʊz ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks. ˈoʊnli tu ər θri əv ðə rɪˈspɑndənts ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə bɪˈheɪvjər ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd wɪn ðə ʧaɪld wɑz riˈmuvd frəm kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul. ðə greɪt məˈʤɔrəti sɛd ər ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət səʧ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks rɪˈmeɪnd bət wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər səʧ ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm, praɪˈmɛrəli bɪˈkəz, aʊt əv skul, ðə ʧaɪld kʊd bi ˈæktɪv ənd wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ dɪsˈrəptɪv ənd hæd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ koʊp wɪθ hɪz ər hər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks. hir ər səm ˈrɛləvənt kwoʊˈteɪʃənz. 16 "hi lərnz faɪn ɛz lɔŋ ɛz hi ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ. aɪ hæv ðə ˈfilɪŋ ðət ɪn ə ˈfɔrməl mæs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛtɪŋ, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs wʊd stɪl bi ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪm tɪ sɪt stɪl. ɛz ɪt ɪz, hi wʊd bi ˈɛnərɪŋ greɪd ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl skul, bət hiz duɪŋ ˈlɛvəl wərk ənd ˈivɪn həz səm ˌeɪˈpi ˈkrɛdɪts. hiz ˈtiʧɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ˈʤərmən ənd ˈlætən bɪˈkəz hi wɔnts tɪ. aɪ hæv noʊ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ skwɛlʧ hɪz ʤɔɪ əv ˈlərnɪŋ ʤɪst tɪ gɪt ɪm tɪ sɪt stɪl! hiz wɛl əˈʤəstɪd ˈsoʊʃəli ənd bɪˈheɪvz əˈproʊpriɪtli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn hiz wɪθ ˈəðər kɪdz wɪθ, wi ˈnoʊtɪs ðeɪ sɔrt əv sˈnoʊˌbɔl iʧ ˈəðərz bɪˈheɪvjərz." 17 "ʃi ɪz ə tərˈɪfɪk ˈlərnər. ʃi ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈfreɪd ðət ʃi ɪz 'bɪˈhaɪnd' ənd wɪl faɪnd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ənd bʊks dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ wət ʃi ʃʊd noʊ ənd ʤɪst dɪˈvaʊər ðɛm. ʃi wɑz ˈrɛdɪŋ ɔn ən greɪd ˈlɛvəl æt greɪd 3 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, soʊ ʃiz ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr ɔn ə haɪ skul ˈlɛvəl naʊ. hər bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz ˈnɔrməli ˈɛksələnt. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ʃi həz ˈaʊtˌbərsts əv ɪgˈzubərəns ðət kən bi boʊθ ənd ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ stɑp, laɪk ˈrənɪŋ θru ðə haʊs ˈʃaʊtɪŋ leɪt ə naɪt." 18 "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ril ædˈvæntɪʤ əv həz bɪn ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv maɪ sənz ˈsoʊʃəl skɪlz. hi ɪz ə ˈθəroʊli nis ˈpərsən, boʊθ kaɪnd ənd ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk. aɪ ʤɪst doʊnt si haʊ hi kʊd hæv ˈlərnɪd tɪ ɛz wɛl æt ə skul wɛr hi wɑz biɪŋ meɪd tɪ fil ðət hi wɑz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ɔl deɪ." 12 əˈbaʊt ə bɔɪ hu æt eɪʤ 5 wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ, dɪsˈfəŋkʃən, ənd pərˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl dɪˈsɔrdər ənd hu bɪˈgæn ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðət): "təˈdeɪ [æt ˈnɪrli eɪʤ 16 hi ɪz ən ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt, ənd ˈkɑnfədənt jəŋ mæn. hi teɪks noʊ ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən həz noʊ ɑd bɪˈheɪvjərz ənd ˌɪmˈprɛsɪz ˈɛvəri ˈædəlt hi mits. hɪz ˈlərnɪŋ staɪl ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ðət kʊd ˈɛvər bi ˈhɑrnəst ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum. hi ˈɔlˌmoʊst haʊ tɪ fɪks ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm kɑz tɪ ɛr kənˈdɪʃənərz tɪ (ðɪs ˈraɪtər goʊz ɔn tɪ dɪˈskraɪb haʊ hər sən ɪz pərˈpɛrɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf fər ə θru əˈprɛntəsˌʃɪps ɪn ðə treɪdz ənd æt ən ænˈtik stɔr, ɪn weɪz ðət wʊd nɑt hæv bɪn ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn skul.) 13 "hɪz æŋˈzaɪəti ɪz gɔn [sɪns ˈlivɪŋ ˈpəblɪk skul ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ]. ɛz fɑr ɛz ˈskulɪŋ goʊz, hi ˈdɛfənətli həz ə hɑrd taɪm kəmˈplitɪŋ hɪz wərk. hi ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ˈizəli dɪˈstræktɪd. hiz stɪl ˌɪmˈpəlsɪv ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ bət wi kən ˈhændəl ɪt məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ðə skul kʊd ənd wɪr ɔl lɛs fər ɪt. hi teɪks səm ˈklæsɪz θru ˈloʊkəl grups ənd mˈjuziəmz ənd stɪl həz ə hɑrd taɪm əˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtiʧərz, bət hi ˈmænɪʤɪz naʊ ðət ɪt ˈɪzənt ən ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ˈprɑspɛkt." 20 "ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd, maɪ sənz ˈfrɛndʃɪps ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈvɑlətəl. waɪl hi ləvz biɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm, hɪz ˈtɛndənsi tɪ 'luz ɪt' ər bi 'ˈhaɪpər' ˈɔfən gɪts ɪm ˈɪntu skreɪps ənd hi wɪl kwaɪt ˈɔfən fɔl aʊt wɪθ ðɛm. biɪŋ aʊt əv skul həz əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ wɪn ðɪs ˈhæpənz, tɪ kəm hoʊm, rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd tɪ nɑt ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl əv ˈæŋgər ənd rɪˈzɛntmənt θru biɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm ɔl deɪ ˈɛvəri deɪ. hi ɪz ˈlərnɪŋ əˈbaʊt laɪf, əˈbaʊt laɪf skɪlz ənd, moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, haʊ tɪ bi ə ˈhæpi ənd fʊlˈfɪld ˈædəlt." 24 hər ˈpəblɪk skulz jɪrz əv wər ˈmoʊstli dɪˈzæstrəs.. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ rɪˈpitɪd ɛnˈkərɪʤmənt baɪ ðə ˈrisɔrs ˈtiʧər, wɪn ʃi wɑz ɪn θərd greɪd wi tʊk hər tɪ ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst ənd keɪm hoʊm wɪθ ə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs əv ənd ə prəˈskrɪpʃən fər metadate*. wi traɪd ɪt fər əˈbaʊt ə wik, ənd ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ rɪˈzəlts dɪd ʃoʊ ə ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənt ɪn ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz ˌʃɔrtˈtərm (frəm tɪ ɔn wən tɛst, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl). ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, wi ˈkʊdənt brɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə: ʃi wɑz əˈweɪk ənˈtɪl ˈvɛri leɪt æt naɪt, hæd ə gleɪzd lʊk ɪn hər aɪz, dɪˈvɛləpt ə smɔl ræʃ ɔn hər θaɪz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˌɪnˈstɛd wi ˈstɑrtɪd hər fər fɔrθ greɪd ɪn ə smɔl ˈpraɪvət ɔlˈtərnətɪv skul fər greɪdz ɪt həz əˈbaʊt 14 ər 15 kɪdz ənd ɪz laɪk ə bɪg ˈfæməli. ˈgɪtɪŋ hər aʊt əv ˈpəblɪk skul wɑz ðə bɛst dɪˈsɪʒən wi kʊd hæv meɪd. ənd ɛz fər ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ˈpɛrənts: ˌbiˈfɔr wi beɪld aʊt fər ðə wərld əv ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈskulɪŋ, wi fɛlt laɪk wi wər ˈreɪzɪŋ nɑt ə ʧaɪld, bət ˈrəðər ə sɛt əv ˈprɑbləmz ɪn nid əv ə sɛt əv səˈluʃənz. noʊ mɔr." 28 "wi ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən. ɪt wɑz ə dɪˈzæstər. ˈsɪtɪŋ daʊn fər 10 ˈmɪnəts ə deɪ fər ə ˈlɛsən wɑz laɪk ˈpʊlɪŋ tiθ. ʃi wʊd wip ənd kraɪ ðət ʃi ˈheɪtɪd skul. ju heɪt ˈstɔriz?' noʊ. ju heɪt geɪmz?' noʊ. du ju heɪt?' ˈsɪtɪŋ downnnnn*! (weɪl). aɪ ˌpərsəˈvɪrd θru ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən, bət wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ʃoʊ fər ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˈæftər ə jɪr əv traɪɪŋ. fər greɪd aɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd maɪ staɪl ə ˈlɪtəl ənd lɛt hər du θɪŋz laɪk pleɪ legos*, ˈdudəl, ər ‘‘sew*' waɪl wi rɛd. ɪt hɛlpt ə ˈlɪtəl. baɪ greɪd aɪ hæd ˈgɪvɪn əp. ʃi wɑz nɑt ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ rɛd. ðɛn wən deɪ aɪ wɔkt ɪn ənd ʃi wɑz ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəlz əv ˈnɑrˌniɑ. ɪt hæd ʤɪst klɪkt, æt əraʊnd eɪʤ 8 ʃi stɪl mɪˈspɛlz atrociously*. ənd hər bɪˈheɪvjər ɪn grups kən stɪl bi ˈvɛri ɪz soʊ ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl ənd drəˈmætɪk ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz skɛrz ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən ə ˈlɪtəl. ɛz aɪv ˈgɔtən tɪ noʊ hər ˈbɛtər, aɪ faɪnd ɪt mɔr ənd mɔr ɑd ðət wi ˈleɪbəl ðiz ˈʧɪldrən ðə dɪˈseɪbəld.' ʃi dɪz ˈnæʧərəli ðə θɪŋz ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən faɪnd soʊ ˈprɑbləmz ɪn mæθ, siɪŋ lɑrʤ ˈkɑmplɛks səˈluʃənz tɪ ˈprɑbləmz, biɪŋ ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈprɑbləm ˈsɑlvər, ˈhævɪŋ ə juˈnik pərˈspɛktɪv ɔn ə bʊk ʃi rɛd. ðə θɪŋz ðət ər hɑrd tɪ tiʧ. ənd ʃi ˈstrəgəlz wɪθ ðə θɪŋz ðət ər soʊ ˈizəli ˈrɛmədid.... ˈkælkjəˌleɪtərz ənd ˈɛniˌwən?" kənˈkluʒən 3 ˈmɛni əv ðiz ˈʧɪldrən sim tɪ hæv ə ˈvɛri haɪ nid fər ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˈmɛni "ˈhaɪpər ˈfoʊkɪs" ɔn tæsks ðət ˈɪntəˌrɛst ðɛm. ə stæf ˈmɛmbər hu wərks æt wən əv ðə ˈsədˌbɛri ˈmɑdəl skulz iˈmeɪld mi ðɪs ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈkɑmɛnt əˈbaʊt kɪdz hu hæd bɪn ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðət skul: "ðə ˈleɪbəl ɪz əˈplaɪd tɪ tu ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt sɔrts əv kɪdz. wən taɪp ˈrɪli həz "əˈtɛnʃən ˈsərfət dɪˈsɔrdər." moʊst əv ðiz gɪt ˈdipli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du... ðeɪ du ðɛr ˈəðər kɪdz wɪn ɪt ˈoʊvərˌlæps wɪθ ˈəðər kɪdz' ˈɪntərɪsts, ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˈəðər kɪdz wɪn ðeɪ ər kɔt əp ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈəðər kɪdz ˈɑrənt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn. ðeɪ gɪt ˈleɪbəld æd nɑt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kænt əˈtɛnd bət bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv noʊ ˈkoʊpɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz fər ɛnˈfɔrst ˈbɔrdəm..... ðə ˈəðər taɪp ər ˈsɪmpli ˈfɪzɪkəli ˈæktɪv tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv biɪŋ ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk wɪn kwaɪət ɪz kɔld fər. ðiz kɪdz meɪ gɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪˈʤɛktɪd frəm [ʤuˈdɪʃəl kəˈmɪti] ər ðə skul ˈmitɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ kænt kənˈtroʊl ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd ˈʤɛnərəli hæv lɔŋ ˈrɛkərdz fər ˈrənɪŋ ənd ənd fər dɪˈstərbɪŋli ˈnɔɪzi ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv nɑt ˈkɔlɪŋ ənˈduli fər kwaɪət (moʊst əv ðiz kɪdz kən bi ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈrənɪŋ ənd tɪ ðɛr hɑrts' ˈkɑntɛnt moʊst əv ðə taɪm wɪˈθaʊt ˈbəgɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən) ənd ə fɛr ənd ˈrizənəbəl ðət hɛlps ðiz kɪdz dɪˈsərn taɪm ənd pleɪs meɪks ðɪs ˈprɑbləm lɛs fər ˈjuˈɛs ənd gɪvz ðə kɪdz ə sɛns əv ˈʤəstɪs ənd taɪm ənd pleɪs ðət ˌɪnˈfɔrmz ðɛm ənd lɛts ðɛm dɪˈvɛləp ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʃɪft gɪrz wɪn kwaɪət ənd sərˈin ər kɔld fər." ɪn ðə ˈsæmpəl əv ˈstɔriz aɪ rɪˈsivd, ˈmɛni əv ðə kɪdz sim tɪ fɔl ˈklɪrli ˈɪntu ðə fərst ˈkætəˌgɔri. ðeɪ sim tɪ bi kɪdz hu hæv ən ˈivɪn ˈgreɪtər nid fər ɪn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðən du ˈtɪpɪkəl kɪdz. (ɪf ju ər ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈridər əv maɪ blɔg, ju noʊ maɪ vju ðət ɔl ˈnɔrməl kɪdz lərn ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈsɛtɪŋz wɛr ðeɪ ər ɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðɛr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðən ɪn ˈsɛtɪŋz wɛr ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ɪz ɪn kənˈtroʊl.) ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ɪt ɪz nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ ðət ðə fju kɪdz ɪn ðɪs ˈsæmpəl hu wər stɪl ɔn ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ simd tɪ bi praɪˈmɛrəli ðoʊz huz wɑz ˈstrəkʧərd baɪ ðə ˈpɛrənt ənd ˈmɑdəld ˈæftər ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wən wʊd rɪˈsiv ɪn ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul. ə ˈnəmbər əv ðə kwoʊˈteɪʃənz ðət aɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi pərˈzɛnəd əˈlud tɪ ðə ʧaɪldz nid tɪ kənˈtroʊl hɪz ər hər oʊn ˈlərnɪŋ. hir ər ə fju mɔr: 3 "ʃi ˈʧuzɪz hər oʊn ˈsəbʤɪkts ənd ˈlərnɪŋ məˈtɪriəl ˈdeɪli. ʃi lərnz məʧ ˈbɛtər ɪf ʃi kən ˈfɑloʊ ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd ðɛn ˈhaɪpər ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ɪt. ʃi meɪ pɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt, ənd ˈsimɪŋli ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd, ˈɛvəri deɪ, ənd ðɛn taɪ ðət ˈrændəmnəs ˈɪntu ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ʃi wɪl wərk ɔn fər ə mənθ." 5 "ɪt simz tɪ bi ə ˈmætər əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ɪf hi ɪz ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ hi wɪl bi ˈfoʊkɪst ənd əˈtɛntɪv fər lɔŋ ˈstrɛʧɪz, ɪf nɑt hi gɪts ˈæntsi. ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl, æt ɑr ˈloʊkəl ˈkɑnfərəns ə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks kləb hæd ə buθ ənd hæd ə ˈroʊˌbət ðɛr. maɪ sən wʊd hæv steɪd ðɛr ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈroʊˌbət fər ðə rɛst əv ðə ˌæftərˈnun ɪf aɪ hæd nɑt muvd ɪm əˈlɔŋ." 19 "wiv bɪn fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz naʊ. hi ɪz 11 hi ɪz ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk ənd ræmˈbəŋkʃəs æt taɪmz, bət ˈɔfən faɪndz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ðət hoʊldz hɪz əˈtɛnʃən fər aʊərz ɔn ɛnd. ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm hi fɪts ðə ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs ɪz wɪn hi ɪz bɔrd ər əˈnɪntrəstəd ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ. ər hi wɪl bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ræmˈbəŋkʃəs ˈæftər ˈsɪtɪŋ fər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm (ˈwɛðər hi wɑz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ər bɔrd waɪl ˈsɪtɪŋ stɪl ˈdəzənt ˈmætər)." 20 "ˈæftər ə waɪl [əv] ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ɪm tɪ lərn. hɪz æŋˈzaɪəti ˌɪnˈkrist tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl ðət wi wər fɔrst tɪ əˈlaʊ ɪm tɪ teɪk drəgz, wɪʧ hi dɪd fər ə fju mənθs.... aɪ ðɛn ˈstəmbəld ɔn ənd hæv nɑt lʊkt bæk! ɪt ɔl meɪd ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns. maɪ sən meɪks ˈʧɔɪsɪz əˈbaʊt wət hi wɔnts tɪ lərn, hi meɪks hɪz oʊn dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt wɪn ənd haʊ hi wɪl lərn ɪt, hi həz lərnt tɪ dɪˈfaɪn hɪz oʊn ˈbaʊndəriz ənd teɪks riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər hɪz oʊn ˈlərnɪŋ. ɪf hi ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ, wi fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz, lɪŋks, teɪk ɪm tɪ ˈpleɪsɪz ðət səˈplaɪ ðə stəf hi nidz. hi həz ˈteɪkən ə juʤ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn mˈjuzɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi. hi həz prəˈdust səm əˈmeɪzɪŋ mˈjuzɪk, hi həz faʊnd aʊt əˈbaʊt ə vərˈaɪəti əv θɪŋz hi ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn, hi həz ˈɪntərɪsts wɪʧ əˈvɔɪd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. hi ɪz ənd hi noʊz wət ˈʧɔɪsɪz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ mɔr ðən wi du. ˈnɛvər wʊd aɪ hæv bɪˈlivd læst jɪr, wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz soʊ blik ənd ðət ə jɪr ɔn, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wʊd bi ˈlʊkɪŋ soʊ ˈroʊzi, ənd soʊ ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ɛz wi ˈfɑloʊ ʤɪst wət ɪt minz tɪ gɪv jʊr ʧaɪld ðə ˈfridəm tɪ bi ðɛmˈsɛlvz." 22 "ɑr ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt wɪθ ə kərˈɪkjələm ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ʃi ˈheɪtɪd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. ʃi wʊd ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ rɛd ɔl əv ðə ˈhɪstəri bʊk ðə ˈpisˌmil, ˈpɑrsɪŋ aʊt əv ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ɪz "kərˈɪkjələm" ˈɔlˌweɪz hər. wi ˈstɑrtɪd ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ fɛl ˈɪntu pleɪs. ðə "ˈprɑbləm" ɪz ðət ʃi ləvz ˈnɑlɪʤ, wɔnts tɪ goʊ æt hər oʊn peɪs (fæst), ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ səm ˈsəbʤɪkts waɪl pərˈsuɪŋ ˈəðərz, ənd ˈdɛlvɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈɪntərɪsts noʊ wən ɛls hər eɪʤ həz." 21 "wi bɪˈgæn əˈbaʊt fɔr jɪrz əˈgoʊ. təˈdeɪ ʃiz jɪrz oʊld... ʃi ɪz kriˈeɪtɪv, riˈspɑnsəbəl, fən tɪ bi əraʊnd. ʃi həz noʊ ˈtrəbəl ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ɪz skɪld æt ˈjuzɪŋ mæθ ɪn hər ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf. ...ʃi həz noʊ saɪnz əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt sɔ ɪn hər wɪn ʃi wɑz 9 jɪrz oʊld. ʃi wɑz ɪn ə lɑrʤ, keɪˈɑtɪk klæs wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧɪldrən hu rikˈwaɪərd ˌwənɔnˈwən eɪdz, ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt wɑz ɪn ðə fərst jɪr əv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ mæθ (wɪʧ aɪ kɔld ˈɛvriˈdeɪ kraɪɪŋ) ənd ðə bʊks ðeɪ wər ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən tɪ rɛd, ˈaɪˈɛˈmoʊ, wər ˈbɔrɪŋ. tɛsts meɪd hər ənd ʃi wɑz ˈoʊvərˌloʊdɪd baɪ ðə nɔɪz ənd smɛlz æt ðə skul, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ˌkæfəˈtɪriə. sɪns ʃiz bɪn hoʊm ʃiz ʤɪst blumd. ˈpipəl hu noʊ hər faɪnd ɪt hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛvər kˈwɛsʧənd hər ər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs. ʃiz sˈmɑrtər ənd mɔr riˈspɑnsəbəl ðən ˈmɛni ˈædəlts aɪ noʊ." ˌbiˈfɔr kənˈkludɪŋ, aɪ ʃʊd seɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ʤɪst ə prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈstədi. ɪt ɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ kən tɛl, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈstədi ðət ˈɛniˌwən həz kənˈdəktəd tɪ deɪt kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈʧɪldrənz əˈbɪləˌtiz tɪ lərn, ənd tɪ koʊp wɪˈθaʊt drəgz, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl skul ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. maɪ hoʊp ɪz ðət ðɪs prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈstədi wɪl drɔ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə ˈrisərʧ kəmˈjunɪti soʊ ðət mɔr ˈfɔrməl, ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ˈstədiz wɪl bi kənˈdəktəd. ɛz ə ˈkəlʧər wi ər soʊ juzd tɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv skul ɛz ðə ˈnɔrmətɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ˈʧɪldrən ðət wi ˈrɛrli ˈivɪn θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈʧɪldrən ˈlərnɪŋ ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wɛl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðət ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. aɪ æm ˈvɛri tɪ ðoʊz hu rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ maɪ kɔl fər ˈstɔriz ənd tʊk ðə taɪm tɪ raɪt aʊt, soʊ ˈklɪrli, ðə ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz əv ðɛr sən ər ˈdɔtər. noʊts 1 si, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, meɪz ɛt æl 2009 ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən: ənd ˌpidiˈætrɪk ˈmɛntəl (ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs). fər mɔr ɔn ˈʧɪldrənz ˈnæʧərəl weɪz əv ˈlərnɪŋ, si fri tɪ lərn. ˈɔlsoʊ, ʤɔɪn mi ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd si alternativestoschooling.com*.
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the white national security adviser resigned monday night and president trump tapped retired lt. gen. joseph keith kellogg jr. to serve as acting adviser in his place, in the first major shakeup of the administration.
michael flynn, the ousted adviser, admitted that he misled vice president mike pence on the contents of phone calls mr. flynn placed to the russian ambassador, in which they apparently discussed sanctions.
at the time, though he was working for the trump transition team, mr. flynn was a private citizen, and such communications to hash out government policy are illegal.
see also: text of michael resignation letter from national security advisor post
“unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, i inadvertently briefed the vice and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the russian ambassador. i have sincerely apologized to the president and the vice president, and they have accepted my apology,” mr. flynn said in a resignation letter released by the white house.
top officials, apparently relying on mr. account of the conversation, issued a public denial of reports that he had discussed the sanctions imposed on the kremlin by the outgoing obama administration over efforts to influence the u.s. election in mr. favor.
but mr. flynn later told white house officials the issue of sanctions may have come up. that revelation left the position of mr. flynn, a retired lieutenant general, untenable.
see also: trump says the ‘real story’ of downfall is ‘illegal leaks’ out of d.c.
democrats said mr. flynn had to go, but said it end the questions swirling around the trump team over its promises to the regime in moscow.
“these alleged contacts and any others the trump campaign may have had with the kremlin are the subject of the house intelligence ongoing investigation,” said rep. adam schiff of california, the ranking democrat on that panel.
“moreover, the trump administration has yet to be forthcoming about who was aware of conversations with the ambassador and whether he was acting on the instructions of the president or any other officials, or with their knowledge,” he said.
the justice department had warned the white house weeks ago of the conversations and the discrepancy between the public statements and the reality of mr. behavior, according to the associated press.
as the reports piled up, democrats on capitol hill had demanded mr. flynn be suspended from his security clearance and fired for his actions.
mr. flynn, who was fired from his job as chief of the defense intelligence agency by president obama in 2014, had been a supporter of mr. during the campaign. he even spoke at the republican national convention last summer.
after mr. victory in november, mr. flynn was one of the first personnel announcements mr. trump made, tapping his booster to be national security adviser.
but over the last few days the white house had given conflicting signals about his job. one senior adviser said monday afternoon that the president maintained “full confidence” in mr. flynn, while another said the president was trying to figure out what to do.
mr. flynn is the second person on mr. national security team to bow out already.
last month monica crowley, a foreign policy expert who had previously served as online opinion editor for the washington times and as commentator for fox she would forgo a senior position with mr. flynn after accusations by cnn and politico that she plagiarized some of her work.
in his resignation letter mr. flynn said he held “numerous” calls with foreign ministers and ambassadors during the transition period after the election but before the inauguration. he said those kinds of communications “are standard practice.”
he also left with a parting thanks to mr. trump, saying the president in three weeks “has american foreign policy in fundamental ways to restore leadership position in the world.”
according to cnn, retired gen. david will be “coming in” tuesday to discuss the position. retired gen. kellogg also is a candidate for the permanent post, cnn reported.
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ðə waɪt ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər rɪˈzaɪnd ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp tæpt rɪˈtaɪrd lt*. ʤɛn. ˈʤoʊzəf kiθ ˈkɛlɔg jr*. tɪ sərv ɛz ˈæktɪŋ ædˈvaɪzər ɪn hɪz pleɪs, ɪn ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈʃeɪˌkəp əv ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ˈmaɪkəl flɪn, ðə ˈaʊstɪd ædˈvaɪzər, ədˈmɪtəd ðət hi mɪsˈlɛd vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt maɪk pɛns ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv foʊn kɔlz ˈmɪstər. flɪn pleɪst tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən æmˈbæsədər, ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ əˈpɛrəntli dɪˈskəst ˈsæŋkʃənz. æt ðə taɪm, ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðə trəmp trænˈzɪʃən tim, ˈmɪstər. flɪn wɑz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɪtɪzən, ənd səʧ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ hæʃ aʊt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpɑləsi ər ˌɪˈligəl. si ˈɔlsoʊ: tɛkst əv ˈmaɪkəl ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ˈlɛtər frəm ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər poʊst ““unfortunately*, bɪˈkəz əv ðə fæst peɪs əv ɪˈvɛnts, aɪ ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli brift ðə vaɪs ənd ˈəðərz wɪθ ˌɪnkəmˈplit ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ maɪ foʊn kɔlz wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən æmˈbæsədər. aɪ hæv sɪnˈsɪrli əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðə vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt, ənd ðeɪ hæv ækˈsɛptɪd maɪ apology,”*,” ˈmɪstər. flɪn sɛd ɪn ə ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ˈlɛtər riˈlist baɪ ðə waɪt haʊs. tɔp əˈfɪʃəlz, əˈpɛrəntli riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈmɪstər. əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ˈɪʃud ə ˈpəblɪk dɪˈnaɪəl əv rɪˈpɔrts ðət hi hæd dɪˈskəst ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd ɔn ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn baɪ ðə ˈaʊtˌgoʊɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈoʊvər ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə juz. ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn ˈmɪstər. ˈfeɪvər. bət ˈmɪstər. flɪn ˈleɪtər toʊld waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈsæŋkʃənz meɪ hæv kəm əp. ðət ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən lɛft ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈmɪstər. flɪn, ə rɪˈtaɪrd luˈtɛnənt ˈʤɛnərəl, ənˈtɛnəbəl. si ˈɔlsoʊ: trəmp sɪz ðə story’*’ əv ˈdaʊnˌfɔl ɪz leaks’*’ aʊt əv d.c*. ˈdɛməˌkræts sɛd ˈmɪstər. flɪn hæd tɪ goʊ, bət sɛd ɪt ɛnd ðə kˈwɛsʧənz sˈwərlɪŋ əraʊnd ðə trəmp tim ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈprɑməsəz tɪ ðə rəˈʒim ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ. əˈlɛʤd ˈkɑnˌtækts ənd ˈɛni ˈəðərz ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn meɪ hæv hæd wɪθ ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn ər ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ðə haʊs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ investigation,”*,” sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈædəm ʃɪf əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðə ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt ɔn ðət ˈpænəl. ““moreover*, ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz jɛt tɪ bi ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ əˈbaʊt hu wɑz əˈwɛr əv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ðə æmˈbæsədər ənd ˈwɛðər hi wɑz ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ər ˈɛni ˈəðər əˈfɪʃəlz, ər wɪθ ðɛr knowledge,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd wɔrnd ðə waɪt haʊs wiks əˈgoʊ əv ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ənd ðə dɪˈskrɛpənsi bɪtˈwin ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsteɪtmənts ənd ðə ˌriˈæləˌti əv ˈmɪstər. bɪˈheɪvjər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs. ɛz ðə rɪˈpɔrts paɪld əp, ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl hæd dɪˈmændɪd ˈmɪstər. flɪn bi səˈspɛndɪd frəm hɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈklɪrəns ənd faɪərd fər hɪz ˈækʃənz. ˈmɪstər. flɪn, hu wɑz faɪərd frəm hɪz ʤɑb ɛz ʧif əv ðə dɪˈfɛns ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn 2014 hæd bɪn ə səˈpɔrtər əv ˈmɪstər. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. hi ˈivɪn spoʊk æt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən læst ˈsəmər. ˈæftər ˈmɪstər. ˈvɪktəri ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, ˈmɪstər. flɪn wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˌpərsəˈnɛl əˈnaʊnsmɛnts ˈmɪstər. trəmp meɪd, ˈtæpɪŋ hɪz ˈbustər tɪ bi ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ædˈvaɪzər. bət ˈoʊvər ðə læst fju deɪz ðə waɪt haʊs hæd ˈgɪvɪn kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz əˈbaʊt hɪz ʤɑb. wən ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt meɪnˈteɪnd confidence”*” ɪn ˈmɪstər. flɪn, waɪl əˈnəðər sɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət tɪ du. ˈmɪstər. flɪn ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈpərsən ɔn ˈmɪstər. ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti tim tɪ boʊ aʊt ɔˈrɛdi. læst mənθ ˈmɑnɪkə ˈkraʊli, ə ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈɛkspərt hu hæd ˈpriviəsli sərvd ɛz ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈpɪnjən ˈɛdɪtər fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz ənd ɛz ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər fər fɑks ʃi wʊd fɔrˈgoʊ ə ˈsinjər pəˈzɪʃən wɪθ ˈmɪstər. flɪn ˈæftər ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ənd pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ ðət ʃi ˈpleɪʤərˌaɪzd səm əv hər wərk. ɪn hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən ˈlɛtər ˈmɪstər. flɪn sɛd hi hɛld ““numerous”*” kɔlz wɪθ ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstərz ənd æmˈbæsədərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən ˈpɪriəd ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən. hi sɛd ðoʊz kaɪnz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈstændərd practice.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ lɛft wɪθ ə ˈpɑrtɪŋ θæŋks tɪ ˈmɪstər. trəmp, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn θri wiks əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ɪn ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl weɪz tɪ rɪˈstɔr ˈlidərˌʃɪp pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə world.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, rɪˈtaɪrd ʤɛn. ˈdeɪvɪd wɪl bi in”*” ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə pəˈzɪʃən. rɪˈtaɪrd ʤɛn. ˈkɛlɔg ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə ˈkænədɪt fər ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt poʊst, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd.
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according to the definition on urban dictionary, "spursy" means: "to consistently and inevitably fail to live up to expectations. to bottle it."
as has happened on so many occasions, that happened again last season when mauricio side crumbled under the pressure of their unexpected title push and fell behind their old rivals arsenal at the last in what felt like an inevitable collapse. admitted he wanted to "kill" his players.
but something very special is happening at white hart lane: spurs aren't very at all. actually, on current form, they are the best team in the league. could be on the cusp of an era of success? there are remarkable similarities with a previous premier league great...
spurs could be the new (old) man
pochettino has assembled a balanced squad of players, instilled a winning group mentality and sprinkled a little star dust over it. it's a team sir alex ferguson would be proud of and you only need to look at the individual components to see how has followed a blueprint for success.
spurs have, as man had:
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əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɔn ˈərbən ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri, "spursy*" minz: "tɪ kənˈsɪstəntli ənd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli feɪl tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. tɪ ˈbɑtəl ɪt." ɛz həz ˈhæpənd ɔn soʊ ˈmɛni ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ðət ˈhæpənd əˈgɛn læst ˈsizən wɪn maʊˈrisioʊ saɪd ˈkrəmbəld ˈəndər ðə ˈprɛʃər əv ðɛr ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈtaɪtəl pʊʃ ənd fɛl bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr oʊld ˈraɪvəlz ˈɑrsənəl æt ðə læst ɪn wət fɛlt laɪk ən ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl kəˈlæps. ədˈmɪtəd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ "kɪl" hɪz pleɪərz. bət ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈspɛʃəl ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ æt waɪt hɑrt leɪn: spərz ˈɑrənt ˈvɛri æt ɔl. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɔn ˈkɑrənt fɔrm, ðeɪ ər ðə bɛst tim ɪn ðə lig. kʊd bi ɔn ðə kəsp əv ən ˈɪrə əv səkˈsɛs? ðɛr ər rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz wɪθ ə ˈpriviəs prɛˈmɪr lig greɪt... spərz kʊd bi ðə nu (oʊld) mæn həz əˈsɛmbəld ə ˈbælənst skwɑd əv pleɪərz, ˌɪnˈstɪld ə ˈwɪnɪŋ grup mɛnˈtælɪti ənd ˈsprɪŋkəld ə ˈlɪtəl stɑr dəst ˈoʊvər ɪt. ɪts ə tim sər ˈæləks ˈfərgəsən wʊd bi praʊd əv ənd ju ˈoʊnli nid tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kəmˈpoʊnənts tɪ si haʊ həz ˈfɑloʊd ə ˈbluˌprɪnt fər səkˈsɛs. spərz hæv, ɛz mæn hæd:
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brief: apparently, open source alternatives to microsoft office is not good enough for brazil and thus they are reverting to proprietary microsoft office and other microsoft tools.
the latest trend in europe and developing countries was to ditch proprietary microsoft office and adopt an open source solution such as or. the move was more concerned with cost saving than for the love of open source. whatever may be the reason, at least several government organizations have started to look beyond microsoft.
but perhaps the euphoria died for some of them. brazil that had opted for an open source policy is now reverting to microsoft in an attempt to “generate cost efficiencies and standardize the it applications portfolio across departments”, reported zdnet.
yes, you read that right. brazil is opting for microsoft for ‘cost efficiency’. actually a deal with microsoft that will allow the brazilian government to buy microsoft product licenses as per their requirement in the next 12 months, at a previously negotiated price.
and not just microsoft office that they are getting. the deal includes windows 10 and windows server (huh!!).
with this massive deal, brazil departs from their open source policy put in place in the year 2003. the idea behind the open source switch was to reduce licensing costs and allow local it companies to develop products for the government but apparent ‘lack of skills and interest’ led to the demise of this policy as the government struggled to get quality software.
not just brazil
it’s not just brazil that is going back into the arms of microsoft. remember italian region switching to? well, they are also going back to microsoft office, though, not specified to be microsoft but a proprietary solution.
the open source move was already criticized by some of our readers and i had my suspicion as well. has not been in active development mode for last few years. in fact, has started indicating that it might be discontinued.
libreoffice would have been the better choice here to replace ms office. but the governments being the government, opted for the wrong open source solution. i do believe that had they opted for, things would have been better, specially considering that has worked a lot on its cloud solution.
these are not good news for us open source enthusiasts but i am rooting for the further success of so that it becomes the de facto alternative to ms office and a ‘better one’ than that.
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brif: əˈpɛrəntli, ˈoʊpən sɔrs ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs ɪz nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf fər brəˈzɪl ənd ðəs ðeɪ ər rɪˈvərtɪŋ tɪ prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs ənd ˈəðər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft tulz. ðə ˈleɪtəst trɛnd ɪn ˈjʊrəp ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz wɑz tɪ dɪʧ prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs ənd əˈdɑpt ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs səˈluʃən səʧ ɛz ər. ðə muv wɑz mɔr kənˈsərnd wɪθ kɔst ˈseɪvɪŋ ðən fər ðə ləv əv ˈoʊpən sɔrs. ˌwəˈtɛvər meɪ bi ðə ˈrizən, æt list ˈsɛvərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz hæv ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ lʊk bɪɔnd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft. bət pərˈhæps ðə juˈfɔriə daɪd fər səm əv ðɛm. brəˈzɪl ðət hæd ˈɑptɪd fər ən ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈpɑləsi ɪz naʊ rɪˈvərtɪŋ tɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kɔst ɪˈfɪʃənsiz ənd ˈstændərˌdaɪz ðə ɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ əˈkrɔs departments”*”, ˌriˈpɔrtəd zdnet*. jɛs, ju rɛd ðət raɪt. brəˈzɪl ɪz ˈɑptɪŋ fər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft fər efficiency’*’. ˈæˌkʧuəli ə dil wɪθ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ðət wɪl əˈlaʊ ðə brəˈzɪljən ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ baɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈprɑdəkt ˈlaɪsənsɪz ɛz pər ðɛr rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ɪn ðə nɛkst 12 mənθs, æt ə ˈpriviəsli nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd praɪs. ənd nɑt ʤɪst ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs ðət ðeɪ ər ˈgɪtɪŋ. ðə dil ˌɪnˈkludz ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ənd ˈwɪndoʊz ˈsərvər (hə!!). wɪθ ðɪs ˈmæsɪv dil, brəˈzɪl dɪˈpɑrts frəm ðɛr ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈpɑləsi pʊt ɪn pleɪs ɪn ðə jɪr 2003 ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈoʊpən sɔrs swɪʧ wɑz tɪ rɪˈdus ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ kɔsts ənd əˈlaʊ ˈloʊkəl ɪt ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈprɑdəkts fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt bət əˈpɛrənt əv skɪlz ənd interest’*’ lɛd tɪ ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ðɪs ˈpɑləsi ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈstrəgəld tɪ gɪt kˈwɑləti ˈsɔfˌwɛr. nɑt ʤɪst brəˈzɪl nɑt ʤɪst brəˈzɪl ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ðə ɑrmz əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft. rɪˈmɛmbər ˌɪˈtæljən ˈriʤən sˈwɪʧɪŋ tɪ? wɛl, ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs, ðoʊ, nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd tɪ bi ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft bət ə prəˈpraɪəˌtɛri səˈluʃən. ðə ˈoʊpən sɔrs muv wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ səm əv ɑr ˈridərz ənd aɪ hæd maɪ səˈspɪʃən ɛz wɛl. həz nɑt bɪn ɪn ˈæktɪv dɪˈvɛləpmənt moʊd fər læst fju jɪrz. ɪn fækt, həz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ɪt maɪt bi dɪskənˈtɪnjud. wʊd hæv bɪn ðə ˈbɛtər ʧɔɪs hir tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs mɪz ˈɔfəs. bət ðə ˈgəvərnmənts biɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈɑptɪd fər ðə rɔŋ ˈoʊpən sɔrs səˈluʃən. aɪ du bɪˈliv ðət hæd ðeɪ ˈɑptɪd fər, θɪŋz wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər, ˈspɛʃəli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət həz wərkt ə lɔt ɔn ɪts klaʊd səˈluʃən. ðiz ər nɑt gʊd nuz fər ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊpən sɔrs ɛnˈθuziˌæsts bət aɪ æm ˈrutɪŋ fər ðə ˈfərðər səkˈsɛs əv soʊ ðət ɪt bɪˈkəmz ðə də ˈfæktoʊ ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ mɪz ˈɔfəs ənd ə one’*’ ðən ðət.
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united states soccer federation president sunil said the old question was whether the sport would make it in america.
"if you'd said to me 20 years ago to bet your kids' college tuition on the growth of the game, on professional soccer, i wouldn't have said yes," said.
those days, he told an audience of nearly 360 people, are over.
"now, most of you in the room have kids who played, or kids who still play, or you played the game when you were a child," he said.
gulati discussed topics ranging from the growth of the game in america to women's soccer salaries during a jacksonville sports council speaker series luncheon at the hyatt regency jacksonville riverfront on wednesday afternoon.
the u.s. soccer president also fielded questions from the audience that touched on several hot topics in american soccer.
� of approximately 60 men's professional teams in the u.s., he said the number of teams that are "cash positive" can be counted on "maybe two hands and one foot."
� he said that "demand is insufficient" for women's professional soccer salaries to increase without more fan support.
� though encouraging nfl or nba stars to pursue soccer at an early age could help the u.s. team, said effects may be limited because of the increased athleticism among today's elite foreign players: "they're cornerbacks, but with skill at their feet."
� he expressed some skepticism about proposals to implement promotion and relegation, saying the ensuing legal battles "would eventually end up with nine people in robes in washington."
though soccer hasn't reached the nfl or major league baseball level in the united states, said it's making an impact.
"in a country with 320 million people, you don't have to be the nfl to be relevant," he said.
gulati formerly worked as deputy commissioner of major league soccer. he also serves as a senior lecturer in the columbia university economics department.
his speech marked one highlight in a busy span for jacksonville soccer.
also wednesday, the united states men's national team departed training camp in jacksonville for a complex journey to st. vincent and the grenadines, where they will play a friday world cup qualifier in the capital of kingstown.
the team is set to return saturday, then train for two more days before tuesday's match against trinidad and tobago at field.
gulati expressed some concern with the estimated ticket sales of thus far, well below the regional record crowds in the city for games in 2012 and 2014.
"we're not going to have the sort of attendance we had for the nigeria game, for the scotland game," he said. "it's a little bit of a concern, but hopefully it'll pick up in the next few days."
still, he's optimistic about the city's future as a destination for u.s. soccer.
"we'll be back in jacksonville, i can assure you of that," said.
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juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɑkər ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt suˈnɪl sɛd ðə oʊld kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈwɛðər ðə spɔrt wʊd meɪk ɪt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. "ɪf jʊd sɛd tɪ mi 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ tɪ bɛt jʊr kɪdz' ˈkɑlɪʤ tjuˈɪʃən ɔn ðə groʊθ əv ðə geɪm, ɔn prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɑkər, aɪ ˈwʊdənt hæv sɛd jɛs," sɛd. ðoʊz deɪz, hi toʊld ən ˈɔdiəns əv ˈnɪrli 360 ˈpipəl, ər ˈoʊvər. "naʊ, moʊst əv ju ɪn ðə rum hæv kɪdz hu pleɪd, ər kɪdz hu stɪl pleɪ, ər ju pleɪd ðə geɪm wɪn ju wər ə ʧaɪld," hi sɛd. dɪˈskəst ˈtɑpɪks ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ðə groʊθ əv ðə geɪm ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ ˈwɪmənz ˈsɑkər ˈsæləriz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈʤæksənˌvɪl spɔrts ˈkaʊnsəl ˈspikər ˈsɪriz ˈlənʧən æt ðə haɪət ˈriʤənsi ˈʤæksənˌvɪl ˈrɪvərˌfrənt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. ðə juz. ˈsɑkər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfildɪd kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns ðət təʧt ɔn ˈsɛvərəl hɑt ˈtɑpɪks ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɑkər. əv əˈprɑksəmətli 60 mɛnz prəˈfɛʃənəl timz ɪn ðə juz., hi sɛd ðə ˈnəmbər əv timz ðət ər "kæʃ ˈpɑzətɪv" kən bi ˈkaʊntɪd ɔn "ˈmeɪbi tu hænz ənd wən fʊt." hi sɛd ðət "dɪˈmænd ɪz ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt" fər ˈwɪmənz prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɑkər ˈsæləriz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris wɪˈθaʊt mɔr fæn səˈpɔrt. ðoʊ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ər ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ stɑrz tɪ pərˈsu ˈsɑkər æt ən ˈərli eɪʤ kʊd hɛlp ðə juz. tim, sɛd ˈifɛkts meɪ bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɪnˈkrist æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm əˈməŋ ˈtudeɪz ɪˈlit ˈfɔrən pleɪərz: "ðɛr cornerbacks*, bət wɪθ skɪl æt ðɛr fit." hi ɪkˈsprɛst səm ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt pərˈmoʊʃən ənd relegation*, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈligəl ˈbætəlz "wʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɛnd əp wɪθ naɪn ˈpipəl ɪn roʊbz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən." ðoʊ ˈsɑkər ˈhæzənt riʧt ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ər ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, sɛd ɪts ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpækt. "ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɪθ 320 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl, ju doʊnt hæv tɪ bi ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl tɪ bi ˈrɛləvənt," hi sɛd. ˈfɔrmərli wərkt ɛz ˈdɛpjəti kəˈmɪʃənər əv ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈsɑkər. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sərvz ɛz ə ˈsinjər ˈlɛkʧərər ɪn ðə kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks dɪˈpɑrtmənt. hɪz spiʧ mɑrkt wən ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ɪn ə ˈbɪzi spæn fər ˈʤæksənˌvɪl ˈsɑkər. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts mɛnz ˈnæʃənəl tim dɪˈpɑrtɪd ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɪn ˈʤæksənˌvɪl fər ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈʤərni tɪ st*. ˈvɪnsɪnt ənd ðə grenadines*, wɛr ðeɪ wɪl pleɪ ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wərld kəp kˈwɑləˌfaɪər ɪn ðə ˈkæpɪtəl əv kingstown*. ðə tim ɪz sɛt tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ðɛn treɪn fər tu mɔr deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtuzˌdeɪz mæʧ əˈgɛnst ˈtrɪnɪˌdæd ənd təˈbeɪgoʊ æt fild. ɪkˈsprɛst səm kənˈsərn wɪθ ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈtɪkɪt seɪlz əv ðəs fɑr, wɛl bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈrɛkərd kraʊdz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti fər geɪmz ɪn 2012 ənd 2014 "wɪr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ðə sɔrt əv əˈtɛndəns wi hæd fər ðə naɪˈʤɪriə geɪm, fər ðə ˈskɑtlənd geɪm," hi sɛd. "ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə kənˈsərn, bət ˈhoʊpfəli ˈɪtəl pɪk əp ɪn ðə nɛkst fju deɪz." stɪl, hiz ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪtiz fˈjuʧər ɛz ə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər juz. ˈsɑkər. "wɪl bi bæk ɪn ˈʤæksənˌvɪl, aɪ kən əˈʃʊr ju əv ðət," sɛd.
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for students who graduated in may and june with student loan debt, an important letter is coming soon: the dreaded student loan repayment notice.
for federal student loans, and most private student loans, borrowers have a six month grace period before they have to start making payments. about six weeks before the first payment is due, borrowers will receive a notice from their student loan servicer that highlights the loan balance, repayment plan, repayment amount, and other terms of the loan.
but before you make any choices - some which could seriously harm your financial future - make sure you understand what to do and what your options are.
you don't have to use the standard repayment plan
first, it's important to remember that you don't have to use the standard repayment plan. when you initially get the student loan repayment notice, your lender will default you into the standard plan. this plan is based on equal payments over 10 years. however, this can be challenging for recent college graduates, who may not be making much in their first job.
finaid.org has a great breakdown of the different repayment plan options for graduates, so make sure you see if a graduate plan or other repayment plan makes more sense for your financial situation.
see if you qualify for student loan forgiveness
next , see if you qualify for any type of student loan forgiveness program. over one-third of student loan borrowers are estimated to qualify for some type of student loan forgiveness, and this can be a great way to lower your student loan burden.
if you do qualify for a program, you need to contact your student loan servicer to see what documents are required to prove eligibility. many forgiveness options require several years of service after graduation, and your lender will require that you make the minimum payments on your student loan debt while this happens.
use backdoor student loan forgiveness plans
if you don't qualify for regular student loan forgiveness programs, you can see if you qualify for these "secret" student loan forgiveness programs. these aren't true student loan forgiveness programs, but are actually student loan repayment plans that have student loan forgiveness at the end if there is any remaining balance.
if you are struggling to make payments on any of the standard student loan repayment plans, these special plans may work for you. they are typically based on your income (which you have to verify each year to remain eligible), and after a certain period of repayments, you loan balance is forgiven. it's important to note that your repayment plan can last up to 20 years or more, and any balance forgiven is considered taxable income.
what not to do
now that you know your options, here are some important things not to do:
1. don't go back to school unless you have a really valid reason to do so. most college graduates shouldn't go straight to graduate school for a variety of reasons - and escaping making student loan payments is one of those reasons.
2. don't skip making payments because you can't afford it. by not making payments, you will ruin your credit score, which will impact your financial future for years. having a poor credit score can prevent you from buying a car, buying a house, renting an apartment, even getting a job. with all of the repayment possibilities listed above, simply change your repayment plan to something that works before skipping a payment.
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fər ˈstudənts hu ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd ɪn meɪ ənd ʤun wɪθ ˈstudənt loʊn dɛt, ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈlɛtər ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ sun: ðə ˈdrɛdɪd ˈstudənt loʊn riˈpeɪmənt ˈnoʊtɪs. fər ˈfɛdərəl ˈstudənt loʊnz, ənd moʊst ˈpraɪvət ˈstudənt loʊnz, ˈbɑroʊərz hæv ə sɪks mənθ greɪs ˈpɪriəd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ hæv tɪ stɑrt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts. əˈbaʊt sɪks wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fərst ˈpeɪmənt ɪz du, ˈbɑroʊərz wɪl rɪˈsiv ə ˈnoʊtɪs frəm ðɛr ˈstudənt loʊn ˈsərvɪsər ðət ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə loʊn ˈbæləns, riˈpeɪmənt plæn, riˈpeɪmənt əˈmaʊnt, ənd ˈəðər tərmz əv ðə loʊn. bət ˌbiˈfɔr ju meɪk ˈɛni ˈʧɔɪsɪz səm wɪʧ kʊd ˈsɪriəsli hɑrm jʊr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fˈjuʧər meɪk ʃʊr ju ˌəndərˈstænd wət tɪ du ənd wət jʊr ˈɔpʃənz ər. ju doʊnt hæv tɪ juz ðə ˈstændərd riˈpeɪmənt plæn fərst, ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ju doʊnt hæv tɪ juz ðə ˈstændərd riˈpeɪmənt plæn. wɪn ju ˌɪˈnɪʃəli gɪt ðə ˈstudənt loʊn riˈpeɪmənt ˈnoʊtɪs, jʊr ˈlɛndər wɪl dɪˈfɔlt ju ˈɪntu ðə ˈstændərd plæn. ðɪs plæn ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈikwəl ˈpeɪmənts ˈoʊvər 10 jɪrz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs kən bi ˈʧælənʤɪŋ fər ˈrisənt ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts, hu meɪ nɑt bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ məʧ ɪn ðɛr fərst ʤɑb. həz ə greɪt ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv ðə ˈdɪfərənt riˈpeɪmənt plæn ˈɔpʃənz fər ˈgræʤəˌweɪts, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr ju si ɪf ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt plæn ər ˈəðər riˈpeɪmənt plæn meɪks mɔr sɛns fər jʊr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. si ɪf ju kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs nɛkst si ɪf ju kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈɛni taɪp əv ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈoʊvər ˌwənˈθərd əv ˈstudənt loʊn ˈbɑroʊərz ər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər səm taɪp əv ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs, ənd ðɪs kən bi ə greɪt weɪ tɪ loʊər jʊr ˈstudənt loʊn ˈbərdən. ɪf ju du kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə ˈproʊˌgræm, ju nid tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt jʊr ˈstudənt loʊn ˈsərvɪsər tɪ si wət ˈdɑkjəmənts ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ pruv ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti. ˈmɛni fərˈgɪvnəs ˈɔpʃənz ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz əv ˈsərvɪs ˈæftər ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən, ənd jʊr ˈlɛndər wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ðət ju meɪk ðə ˈmɪnəməm ˈpeɪmənts ɔn jʊr ˈstudənt loʊn dɛt waɪl ðɪs ˈhæpənz. juz ˈbækˌdɔr ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs plænz ɪf ju doʊnt kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈrɛgjələr ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs ˈproʊˌgræmz, ju kən si ɪf ju kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðiz "ˈsikrɪt" ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs ˈproʊˌgræmz. ðiz ˈɑrənt tru ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs ˈproʊˌgræmz, bət ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈstudənt loʊn riˈpeɪmənt plænz ðət hæv ˈstudənt loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs æt ðə ɛnd ɪf ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈbæləns. ɪf ju ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈpeɪmənts ɔn ˈɛni əv ðə ˈstændərd ˈstudənt loʊn riˈpeɪmənt plænz, ðiz ˈspɛʃəl plænz meɪ wərk fər ju. ðeɪ ər ˈtɪpɪkəli beɪst ɔn jʊr ˈɪnˌkəm (wɪʧ ju hæv tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ iʧ jɪr tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈɛlɪʤəbəl), ənd ˈæftər ə ˈsərtən ˈpɪriəd əv riˈpeɪmənts, ju loʊn ˈbæləns ɪz fərˈgɪvən. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət jʊr riˈpeɪmənt plæn kən læst əp tɪ 20 jɪrz ər mɔr, ənd ˈɛni ˈbæləns fərˈgɪvən ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ˈtæksəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm. wət nɑt tɪ du naʊ ðət ju noʊ jʊr ˈɔpʃənz, hir ər səm ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz nɑt tɪ du: 1 doʊnt goʊ bæk tɪ skul ənˈlɛs ju hæv ə ˈrɪli ˈvælɪd ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ. moʊst ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts ˈʃʊdənt goʊ streɪt tɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪt skul fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈrizənz ənd ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈstudənt loʊn ˈpeɪmənts ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈrizənz. 2 doʊnt skɪp ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts bɪˈkəz ju kænt əˈfɔrd ɪt. baɪ nɑt ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpeɪmənts, ju wɪl ruɪn jʊr ˈkrɛdɪt skɔr, wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪmˈpækt jʊr ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl fˈjuʧər fər jɪrz. ˈhævɪŋ ə pur ˈkrɛdɪt skɔr kən prɪˈvɛnt ju frəm baɪɪŋ ə kɑr, baɪɪŋ ə haʊs, ˈrɛntɪŋ ən əˈpɑrtmənt, ˈivɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ʤɑb. wɪθ ɔl əv ðə riˈpeɪmənt ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ˈlɪstɪd əˈbəv, ˈsɪmpli ʧeɪnʤ jʊr riˈpeɪmənt plæn tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wərks ˌbiˈfɔr ˈskɪpɪŋ ə ˈpeɪmənt.
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“with 500+ changes to search algorithm per year, it can be easy for an seo marketer to go crazy trying to keep up with all the changes!”
so, in order to prevent a wave of marketers going to the loony bin (although it may be too late for some), i have compiled a guide of the most important seo factors to keep in mind that if followed, will help reduce the fatigue and stress of those seo professionals who think they have to know every detail of every algorithm change that has ever happened.
instead, look at the big picture of how your search rankings are influenced.
the following statement is the big picture summary:
it’s how you make sure that your content is the best possible content on the internet for the words that you care about. source:
when you understand the big picture of seo, then many of the details become easier unnecessary. instead of trying to ‘keyword stuff’ the page with the right ‘buyer’ phrases that have been strategically placed to achieve the optimal keyword density, you think more in terms of writing content that will give the searcher exactly what they were looking for in the first place.
search engines have evolved and the idea behind intent cannot be ignored. metrics such as bounce rate, click thru rate, time on site, pages viewed, site authority and latent semantic indexing all play a part in influencing search engines to rank a website or not.
in a nutshell, search engines have gotten smarter and they know if your content meets user expectations. gone are the days of having a crappy ‘keyword stuffed’ that provide valuable content rank high in google.
search engine trends that be ignored
with that in mind, look at some trends that are staring us in the face in 2016.
social media will continue to influence search results social media is here to stay and the hive mind matters to google. whether we like it or not, the content that is being shared throughout social media is a key indicator of its importance. according to an article at www.impactbnd.com, 76% of marketers use social media to support and boost seo.
videos will become more prominent in the we all know that videos represent some of the most engaging content on the web. from www.quicksprout.com, we learn that videos get 50 times better organic page ranks in google than pages that have no videos on them. there are many other sources that confirm just how easier it is to rank videos than plain static web pages. in general, videos can create a better experience for the user and create a greater search influence.
mobile search influence continues to grow if your website is not mobile friendly, then there is no use wasting time and money to try to rank higher in the. its not going to happen. it is a well known fact that google has updated their algorithms to give preference to websites that are mobile friendly. the bar has been raised and it is here to stay. again, this has to do with the user experience. your audience is no longer using just one device. they are using a combination of devices that include tablets, smartphones, laptops and even watches. in 2015, google confirmed that over half of all searches are from mobile devices. source:
mobile app optimization will pick up steam does your business have an app? according to tech crunch, mobile apps account for 52% of all time spent on online digital media. since it is obvious that more and more people are using their smart phones for searches, this influence cannot be ignored. apps take the functionality of a website and offer it to the user in an easier and faster way. more and more businesses will use apps to not only to provide a greater user experience on mobile devices, but also to attract more customers.
latent semantic indexing is a mega trend in the early days of the search engines, keywords were just matched up with pages. this created an easy way to influence search rankings and spam the system without providing quality content. but with latent semantic indexing, the intent behind the query became more understood and the associated web pages were evaluated based on not just a specific keyword phrase, but rather the combined group of associated phrases that would indicate relevance. in other words, if someone searched for ‘cars’, it was also understood that web pages discussing ‘vehicles’ or ‘autos’ would also be seen as relevant. this development actually provides a greater incentive to content creators to provide the best quality content possible without trying to influence the search engines through repetitive text that sounds unnatural.
local search influence gains traction the location of any business is a significant factor in determining the relevancy of search queries. if someone is in chicago and searching for ‘restaurants’, then no matter how great the content is of other restaurant websites around the country, the ones in the chicago area will provide more relevance to the search query.
this is a simple example but it highlights the fact that the search engines have evolved to know where you are located and that the search query is a local search query. as a marketer, it is critical to let people know where you are located and what you are offering so your chances of showing up in as many places as possible increases. according to entrepreneur.com, local seo is only going to grow stronger.
in summary, each of these 6 trends show one overall large trend: to continue to reward and influence search rankings for websites that have higher quality content that provides the best user experience for a related keyword phrase. search engines have finally passed through that awkward phase of puberty and have matured to the point where they can understand what users want and then sift through billions of pages to determine which content is going to best satisfy the curiosity.
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““with* 500 ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ sərʧ ˈælgərˌɪðəm pər jɪr, ɪt kən bi ˈizi fər ən ˈsioʊ ˈmɑrkətər tɪ goʊ ˈkreɪzi traɪɪŋ tɪ kip əp wɪθ ɔl ðə changes!”*!” soʊ, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə weɪv əv ˌmɑrkətərz goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈluni bɪn (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt meɪ bi tu leɪt fər səm), aɪ hæv kəmˈpaɪld ə gaɪd əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsioʊ ˈfæktərz tɪ kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ɪf ˈfɑloʊd, wɪl hɛlp rɪˈdus ðə fəˈtig ənd strɛs əv ðoʊz ˈsioʊ prəˈfɛʃənəlz hu θɪŋk ðeɪ hæv tɪ noʊ ˈɛvəri ˈditeɪl əv ˈɛvəri ˈælgərˌɪðəm ʧeɪnʤ ðət həz ˈɛvər ˈhæpənd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, lʊk æt ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər əv haʊ jʊr sərʧ ˈræŋkɪŋz ər ˈɪnfluənst. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt ɪz ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər ˈsəməri: haʊ ju meɪk ʃʊr ðət jʊr ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz ðə bɛst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər ðə wərdz ðət ju kɛr əˈbaʊt. sɔrs: wɪn ju ˌəndərˈstænd ðə bɪg ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈsioʊ, ðɛn ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈditeɪlz bɪˈkəm ˈiziər ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv traɪɪŋ tɪ stuff’*’ ðə peɪʤ wɪθ ðə raɪt ‘‘buyer’*’ ˈfreɪzɪz ðət hæv bɪn strəˈtiʤɪkli pleɪst tɪ əˈʧiv ðə ˈɑptɪməl ˈkiˌwərd ˈdɛnsɪti, ju θɪŋk mɔr ɪn tərmz əv ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt ðət wɪl gɪv ðə ˈsərʧər ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ənd ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɪnˈtɛnt ˈkænɑt bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ˈmɛtrɪks səʧ ɛz baʊns reɪt, klɪk θru reɪt, taɪm ɔn saɪt, ˈpeɪʤɪz vjud, saɪt əˈθɔrəti ənd ˈleɪtənt sɪˈmæntɪk ˈɪndɛksɪŋ ɔl pleɪ ə pɑrt ɪn ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz tɪ ræŋk ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər nɑt. ɪn ə ˈnətˌʃɛl, sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz hæv ˈgɔtən sˈmɑrtər ənd ðeɪ noʊ ɪf jʊr ˈkɑntɛnt mits ˈjuzər ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. gɔn ər ðə deɪz əv ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈkræˌpi stuffed’*’ ðət prəˈvaɪd ˈvæljəbəl ˈkɑntɛnt ræŋk haɪ ɪn ˈgugəl. sərʧ ˈɪnʤən trɛnz ðət bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd, lʊk æt səm trɛnz ðət ər ˈstɛrɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə feɪs ɪn 2016 ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈɪnfluəns sərʧ rɪˈzəlts ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɪz hir tɪ steɪ ənd ðə haɪv maɪnd ˈmætərz tɪ ˈgugəl. ˈwɛðər wi laɪk ɪt ər nɑt, ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ðət ɪz biɪŋ ʃɛrd θruaʊt ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɪz ə ki ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl æt www.impactbnd.com*, 76 əv ˌmɑrkətərz juz ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə tɪ səˈpɔrt ənd bust ˈsioʊ. ˈvɪdioʊz wɪl bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈprɑmənənt ɪn ðə wi ɔl noʊ ðət ˈvɪdioʊz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt səm əv ðə moʊst ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə wɛb. frəm www.quicksprout.com*, wi lərn ðət ˈvɪdioʊz gɪt 50 taɪmz ˈbɛtər ɔrˈgænɪk peɪʤ ræŋks ɪn ˈgugəl ðən ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət hæv noʊ ˈvɪdioʊz ɔn ðɛm. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈsɔrsəz ðət kənˈfərm ʤɪst haʊ ˈiziər ɪt ɪz tɪ ræŋk ˈvɪdioʊz ðən pleɪn ˈstætɪk wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈvɪdioʊz kən kriˈeɪt ə ˈbɛtər ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ðə ˈjuzər ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˈgreɪtər sərʧ ˈɪnfluəns. ˈmoʊbəl sərʧ ˈɪnfluəns kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ groʊ ɪf jʊr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz nɑt ˈmoʊbəl ˈfrɛndli, ðɛn ðɛr ɪz noʊ juz ˈweɪstɪŋ taɪm ənd ˈməni tɪ traɪ tɪ ræŋk haɪər ɪn ðə. ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən. ɪt ɪz ə wɛl noʊn fækt ðət ˈgugəl həz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðɛr ˈælgərˌɪðəmz tɪ gɪv ˈprɛfərəns tɪ ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ðət ər ˈmoʊbəl ˈfrɛndli. ðə bɑr həz bɪn reɪzd ənd ɪt ɪz hir tɪ steɪ. əˈgɛn, ðɪs həz tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns. jʊr ˈɔdiəns ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈjuzɪŋ ʤɪst wən dɪˈvaɪs. ðeɪ ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv dɪˈvaɪsɪz ðət ˌɪnˈklud ˈtæbləts, smartphones*, ˈlæpˌtɑps ənd ˈivɪn ˈwɑʧɪz. ɪn 2015 ˈgugəl kənˈfərmd ðət ˈoʊvər hæf əv ɔl ˈsərʧɪz ər frəm ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz. sɔrs: ˈmoʊbəl æp ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən wɪl pɪk əp stim dɪz jʊr ˈbɪznɪs hæv ən æp? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tɛk krənʧ, ˈmoʊbəl æps əˈkaʊnt fər 52 əv ɔl taɪm spɛnt ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmidiə. sɪns ɪt ɪz ˈɑbviəs ðət mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr smɑrt foʊnz fər ˈsərʧɪz, ðɪs ˈɪnfluəns ˈkænɑt bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd. æps teɪk ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti əv ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ˈɔfər ɪt tɪ ðə ˈjuzər ɪn ən ˈiziər ənd ˈfæstər weɪ. mɔr ənd mɔr ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪl juz æps tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈgreɪtər ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ əˈtrækt mɔr ˈkəstəmərz. ˈleɪtənt sɪˈmæntɪk ˈɪndɛksɪŋ ɪz ə ˈmɛgə trɛnd ɪn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ðə sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz, ˈkiˌwərdz wər ʤɪst mæʧt əp wɪθ ˈpeɪʤɪz. ðɪs kriˈeɪtɪd ən ˈizi weɪ tɪ ˈɪnfluəns sərʧ ˈræŋkɪŋz ənd spæm ðə ˈsɪstəm wɪˈθaʊt prəˈvaɪdɪŋ kˈwɑləti ˈkɑntɛnt. bət wɪθ ˈleɪtənt sɪˈmæntɪk ˈɪndɛksɪŋ, ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kˈwiri bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˌəndərˈstʊd ənd ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz wər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd beɪst ɔn nɑt ʤɪst ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkiˌwərd freɪz, bət ˈrəðər ðə kəmˈbaɪnd grup əv əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈfreɪzɪz ðət wʊd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈrɛləvəns. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪf ˈsəmˌwən sərʧt fər ‘‘cars’*’, ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz dɪˈskəsɪŋ ‘‘vehicles’*’ ər ‘‘autos’*’ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi sin ɛz ˈrɛləvənt. ðɪs dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈæˌkʧuəli prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈgreɪtər ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə bɛst kˈwɑləti ˈkɑntɛnt ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz θru rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv tɛkst ðət saʊnz ənˈnæʧərəl. ˈloʊkəl sərʧ ˈɪnfluəns geɪnz ˈtrækʃən ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɛni ˈbɪznɪs ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfæktər ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ðə ˈrɛləvənsi əv sərʧ kˈwɪriz. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ənd ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ‘‘restaurants’*’, ðɛn noʊ ˈmætər haʊ greɪt ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz əv ˈəðər ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈwɛbˌsaɪts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri, ðə wənz ɪn ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈɛriə wɪl prəˈvaɪd mɔr ˈrɛləvəns tɪ ðə sərʧ kˈwiri. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl ɪgˈzæmpəl bət ɪt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə fækt ðət ðə sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz hæv ɪˈvɑlvd tɪ noʊ wɛr ju ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ənd ðət ðə sərʧ kˈwiri ɪz ə ˈloʊkəl sərʧ kˈwiri. ɛz ə ˈmɑrkətər, ɪt ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ lɛt ˈpipəl noʊ wɛr ju ər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ənd wət ju ər ˈɔfərɪŋ soʊ jʊr ˈʧænsɪz əv ʃoʊɪŋ əp ɪn ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpleɪsɪz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ entrepreneur.com*, ˈloʊkəl ˈsioʊ ɪz ˈoʊnli goʊɪŋ tɪ groʊ ˈstrɔŋgər. ɪn ˈsəməri, iʧ əv ðiz 6 trɛnz ʃoʊ wən ˈoʊvərˌɔl lɑrʤ trɛnd: tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ rɪˈwɔrd ənd ˈɪnfluəns sərʧ ˈræŋkɪŋz fər ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ðət hæv haɪər kˈwɑləti ˈkɑntɛnt ðət prəˈvaɪdz ðə bɛst ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ə rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkiˌwərd freɪz. sərʧ ˈɛnʤənz hæv ˈfaɪnəli pæst θru ðət ˈɔkwərd feɪz əv ˈpjubərti ənd hæv məˈtjʊrd tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ðeɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈjuzərz wɔnt ənd ðɛn sɪft θru ˈbɪljənz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz tɪ dɪˈtərmən wɪʧ ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bɛst ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti.
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once upon a time, quarterbacks acquired with a high pick in the draft got several years to figure out how to play in the nfl. for most, that included a year or more of learning without playing.
now, quarterbacks taken at the top of the draft quickly get thrust into the fray. and if they quickly figure out how to play at the nfl level, quickly cast aside.
from a five-year plan to a three-year plan to what may now be a one-year mandate, the reduced cost of young talent under the rookie wage scale has created, in some cities, an mentality, regardless of the magnitude of the pick invested in the quarterback.
last year, some thought jets g.m. john wanted geno smith, the overall pick in the draft and second quarterback taken, to start from week one so that the jets would know what they have in smith, in the event they land at the top of round one in the 2014 draft.
the possibility of a high pick being on a one-year arrangement seemed bizarre. but it now appears to be a reality.
mike vick, at this point in his career, plays the position (if healthy) better than smith. welcome of vick to new york could be viewed as a concession of that fact.
actually, words read a bit like relieved.
maybe the jets are putting a new twist on the modern nfl. maybe the rookie quarterback can start for a year, be supplanted by a veteran if the rookie instantly become a star, and then reclaim the job after the one-year contract expires.
instead of having the rookie take a seat for a year or more, maybe nfl will from time to time entail a rookie who fails the baptism by fire, takes a year to heal his wounds, and then gives it another try.
either way, a strange new dynamic in the nfl, where teams truly are constructed on a basis and where young players get as much leeway as they used to when trying to figure out how to thrive.
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ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz wəns əˈpɑn ə taɪm, kˈwɔrtərˌbæks əkˈwaɪərd wɪθ ə haɪ pɪk ɪn ðə dræft gɑt ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. fər moʊst, ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə jɪr ər mɔr əv ˈlərnɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt pleɪɪŋ. naʊ, kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ˈteɪkən æt ðə tɔp əv ðə dræft kˈwɪkli gɪt θrəst ˈɪntu ðə freɪ. ənd ɪf ðeɪ kˈwɪkli ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ pleɪ æt ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈlɛvəl, kˈwɪkli kæst əˈsaɪd. frəm ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn tɪ ə θˈriˌjɪr plæn tɪ wət meɪ naʊ bi ə ˈwənˌjɪr ˈmænˌdeɪt, ðə rɪˈdust kɔst əv jəŋ ˈtælənt ˈəndər ðə ˈrʊki weɪʤ skeɪl həz kriˈeɪtɪd, ɪn səm ˈsɪtiz, ən mɛnˈtælɪti, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðə pɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. læst jɪr, səm θɔt ʤɛts g.m*. ʤɑn ˈwɔntɪd ˈʤinoʊ smɪθ, ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl pɪk ɪn ðə dræft ənd ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈteɪkən, tɪ stɑrt frəm wik wən soʊ ðət ðə ʤɛts wʊd noʊ wət ðeɪ hæv ɪn smɪθ, ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðeɪ lænd æt ðə tɔp əv raʊnd wən ɪn ðə 2014 dræft. ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə haɪ pɪk biɪŋ ɔn ə ˈwənˌjɪr ərˈeɪnʤmənt simd bɪˈzɑr. bət ɪt naʊ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˌriˈæləˌti. maɪk vɪk, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn hɪz kərɪr, pleɪz ðə pəˈzɪʃən (ɪf ˈhɛlθi) ˈbɛtər ðən smɪθ. ˈwɛlkəm əv vɪk tɪ nu jɔrk kʊd bi vjud ɛz ə kənˈsɛʃən əv ðət fækt. ˈæˌkʧuəli, wərdz rɛd ə bɪt laɪk rɪˈlivd. ˈmeɪbi ðə ʤɛts ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ə nu twɪst ɔn ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl. ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈrʊki kˈwɔrtərˌbæk kən stɑrt fər ə jɪr, bi səˈplæntəd baɪ ə ˈvɛtərən ɪf ðə ˈrʊki ˈɪnstəntli bɪˈkəm ə stɑr, ənd ðɛn riˈkleɪm ðə ʤɑb ˈæftər ðə ˈwənˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈspaɪərz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈrʊki teɪk ə sit fər ə jɪr ər mɔr, ˈmeɪbi ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl wɪl frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm ɛnˈteɪl ə ˈrʊki hu feɪlz ðə ˈbæptɪzəm baɪ faɪər, teɪks ə jɪr tɪ hil hɪz wundz, ənd ðɛn gɪvz ɪt əˈnəðər traɪ. ˈiðər weɪ, ə streɪnʤ nu daɪˈnæmɪk ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, wɛr timz ˈtruli ər kənˈstrəktɪd ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs ənd wɛr jəŋ pleɪərz gɪt ɛz məʧ ˈliˌweɪ ɛz ðeɪ juzd tɪ wɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ θraɪv.
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mushroom leather
apart from modern meadow, a company that grows leather in the lab, another start-up is giving leather makers a run for their money. is using fungi to produce leather substitutes, through a process cheaper and faster.
mycoworks’ chief technical officer phil ross has been collecting and growing mushrooms since the 1980s. he discovered the vast possibilities resulting from manipulating the growing conditions of the mushroom fibers that extend through soil or decaying matter to gather nutrients. “fungi are very sensitive; they will change their growth in relationship to how being poked and things like that,” ross says. “you put it in a cup, it would take the shape of a cup.”
the mushrooms were grown and fed with mostly agricultural waste such as corn cobs and sawdust while altering conditions such as humidity, light exposure, exchange of gases, and temperature in an effort to coax the fungi to grow in different ways, textures, and with varying durability. they even grew the material hard enough to be used as a chair.
the company is currently using lucidum, also known as the mushroom (commonly found in asian remedies and teas) because it has been proven safe for human skin and consumption.
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ˈməʃrum ˈlɛðər əˈpɑrt frəm ˈmɑdərn ˈmɛˌdoʊ, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət groʊz ˈlɛðər ɪn ðə læb, əˈnəðər ˈstɑrˌtəp ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈlɛðər ˈmeɪkərz ə rən fər ðɛr ˈməni. ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfənʤaɪ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈlɛðər ˈsəbstəˌtuts, θru ə ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈʧipər ənd ˈfæstər. mycoworks’*’ ʧif ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɔfɪsər fɪl rɔs həz bɪn kəˈlɛktɪŋ ənd groʊɪŋ ˈməʃrumz sɪns ðə 1980s*. hi dɪˈskəvərd ðə væst ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə groʊɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðə ˈməʃrum ˈfaɪbərz ðət ɪkˈstɛnd θru sɔɪl ər dɪˈkeɪɪŋ ˈmætər tɪ ˈgæðər ˈnutriənts. ər ˈvɛri ˈsɛnsɪtɪv; ðeɪ wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr groʊθ ɪn riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tɪ haʊ biɪŋ poʊkt ənd θɪŋz laɪk that,”*,” rɔs sɪz. pʊt ɪt ɪn ə kəp, ɪt wʊd teɪk ðə ʃeɪp əv ə cup.”*.” ðə ˈməʃrumz wər groʊn ənd fɛd wɪθ ˈmoʊstli ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl weɪst səʧ ɛz kɔrn kɑbz ənd ˈsɔˌdəst waɪl ˈɔltərɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz səʧ ɛz hjuˈmɪdəti, laɪt ɪkˈspoʊʒər, ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv ˈgæsɪz, ənd ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ koʊks ðə ˈfənʤaɪ tɪ groʊ ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz, ˈtɛksʧərz, ənd wɪθ ˈvɛriɪŋ dərəˈbɪlɪti. ðeɪ ˈivɪn gru ðə məˈtɪriəl hɑrd ɪˈnəf tɪ bi juzd ɛz ə ʧɛr. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ lucidum*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ðə ˈməʃrum (ˈkɑmənli faʊnd ɪn ˈeɪʒən ˈrɛmədiz ənd tiz) bɪˈkəz ɪt həz bɪn ˈpruvən seɪf fər ˈjumən skɪn ənd kənˈsəmʃən.
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i usually make my pick of books for a month mid the month before and you will find more information about the books there. this is my teaser page of things to come. remember that the further away a release is the less certain is the information, covers can change from week to week and delays are common. this is also a collection of data from public sources like amazon, publisher and author home pages that might contain errors or old information. so you trust this like it was written on stone.
i love to get information on future releases for this calendar. comment here or email me at cybermage.se. everyone is welcome authors, agents, publishers to.
2010
december 2010
2011
daring (kris 9) by mike shepherd (ace) probably
darkship renegade thieves book 2) by sarah a. hoyt (baen) probably
safehold book 5 by david weber (tor) probably early 2012, he started writing it in oct 2010
clan chronicles: the reunification cycle book 1 by julie e. (daw) she started writing it in oct 2010
january 2011
february 2011
march 2011
april 2011
betrayer (foreigner book 12) c. j. (daw)
may 2011
dreadnaught (lost fleet: beyond the frontier 1) by jack campbell (ace)
dead reckoning (true blood 11) by harris (gollancz, ace)
embassytown by china (tor | del rey)
summer 2011
the unincorporated woman (the unincorporated man 3) by dani & (tor)
june 2011
blue remembered earth children book 1) by alastair reynolds (gollancz)
july 2011
war in heaven (veteran book 2) by gavin g. smith (gollancz)
august 2011
unti (star corpsman 1) by william keith (eos)
the departure (owner trilogy 1) by neal asher (tor) unconfirmed date
blight of mages (prequel to king breaker king maker) by karen miller (orbit)
the ascendant stars fire 3) by michael (orbit)
the iron jackal (tale of the kitty jay 3) by chris wooding (gollancz) will probably be delayed to october
pearlant (light universe) by m. john harrison (gollancz)
september 2011
dust 514 by tony gonzales (gollancz)
bitterblue (seven kingdoms trilogy 3) by kristin (gollancz) will probably be delayed to 2012
october 2011
a beautiful friendship ya) by david weber (baen?)
the kingdom of gods (the inheritance trilogy 3) by n. k. (orbit)
2011 winter
ganymede (clockwork century 4) by cherie priest (tor)
2012
zero point (owner trilogy 2) by neal asher (toruk) august?
a rising thunder (honor harrington/torch/saganami) by david weber (baen)
in the mouth of the whale (quiet war universe) by paul mcauley (gollancz)
the traitor queen (traitor spy trilogy 3) by canavan (orbit) starts writing oct 2010
intruder (foreigner book 13) c. j. (daw) in the writing oct 2010
january 2012
in the mouth of the whale by paul mcauley (gollancz)
august 2012
the quantum thief 3 by (gollancz)
september 2012
ragnarok 3 by john meany (gollancz) delayed from feb 2012 in october 2010
november 2012
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aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli meɪk maɪ pɪk əv bʊks fər ə mənθ mɪd ðə mənθ ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ju wɪl faɪnd mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə bʊks ðɛr. ðɪs ɪz maɪ ˈtizər peɪʤ əv θɪŋz tɪ kəm. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈfərðər əˈweɪ ə riˈlis ɪz ðə lɛs ˈsərtən ɪz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˈkəvərz kən ʧeɪnʤ frəm wik tɪ wik ənd dɪˈleɪz ər ˈkɑmən. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdætə frəm ˈpəblɪk ˈsɔrsəz laɪk ˈæməˌzɑn, ˈpəblɪʃər ənd ˈɔθər hoʊm ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət maɪt kənˈteɪn ˈɛrərz ər oʊld ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. soʊ ju trəst ðɪs laɪk ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən ɔn stoʊn. aɪ ləv tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn fˈjuʧər rɪˈlisɪz fər ðɪs ˈkæləndər. ˈkɑmɛnt hir ər iˈmeɪl mi æt cybermage.se*. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈwɛlkəm ˈɔθərz, ˈeɪʤənts, ˈpəblɪʃərz tɪ. 2010 dɪˈsɛmbər 2010 2011 ˈdɛrɪŋ (krɪs 9 baɪ maɪk ˈʃɛpərd (eɪs) ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈrɛnəˌgeɪd θivz bʊk 2 baɪ ˈsɛrə ə. hɔɪt (baen*) ˈprɑbəˌbli bʊk 5 baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɛbər (tɔr) ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈərli 2012 hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪt ɪn ɔkt 2010 klæn ˈkrɑnɪkəlz: ðə riˌunəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈsaɪkəl bʊk 1 baɪ ˈʤuli i. (dɔ) ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈraɪtɪŋ ɪt ɪn ɔkt 2010 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2011 mɑrʧ 2011 ˈeɪprəl 2011 (ˈfɔrənər bʊk 12 si. ʤeɪ. (dɔ) meɪ 2011 (lɔst flit: bɪɔnd ðə frənˈtɪr 1 baɪ ʤæk ˈkæmbəl (eɪs) dɛd ˈrɛkənɪŋ (tru bləd 11 baɪ ˈhɛrɪs (gollancz*, eɪs) baɪ ˈʧaɪnə (tɔr dɛl reɪ) ˈsəmər 2011 ðə ˌənɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd ˈwʊmən (ðə ˌənɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪd mæn 3 baɪ ˈdɑni (tɔr) ʤun 2011 blu rɪˈmɛmbərd ərθ ˈʧɪldrən bʊk 1 baɪ ˈæləˌstɛr ˈrɛnəldz (gollancz*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2011 wɔr ɪn ˈhɛvən (ˈvɛtərən bʊk 2 baɪ ˈgævɪn ʤi. smɪθ (gollancz*) ˈɔgəst 2011 (stɑr ˈkɔrmən 1 baɪ ˈwɪljəm kiθ (iɔs) ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər (ˈoʊnər ˈtrɪləʤi 1 baɪ nil ˈæʃər (tɔr) ˌənkənˈfərmd deɪt blaɪt əv ˈmeɪʤɪz (ˈprikwɛl tɪ kɪŋ ˈbreɪkər kɪŋ ˈmeɪkər) baɪ ˈkɛrən ˈmɪlər (ˈɔrbət) ðə əˈsɛndənt stɑrz faɪər 3 baɪ ˈmaɪkəl (ˈɔrbət) ðə aɪərn ˈʤækəl (teɪl əv ðə ˈkɪti ʤeɪ 3 baɪ krɪs ˈwʊdɪŋ (gollancz*) wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi dɪˈleɪd tɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər (laɪt ˈjunəˌvərs) baɪ ɛm. ʤɑn ˈhɛrɪsən (gollancz*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 2011 dəst 514 baɪ ˈtoʊni gɑnˈzɑləs (gollancz*) (ˈsɛvən ˈkɪŋdəmz ˈtrɪləʤi 3 baɪ ˈkrɪstɪn (gollancz*) wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi dɪˈleɪd tɪ 2012 ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 ə ˈbjutəfəl ˈfrɛndʃɪp jɑ) baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɛbər (baen*?) ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv gɑdz (ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns ˈtrɪləʤi 3 baɪ ɛn. keɪ. (ˈɔrbət) 2011 ˈwɪntər ˈgænəˌmid (ˈklɑkˌwərk ˈsɛnʧəri 4 baɪ ˈʃɛri prist (tɔr) 2012 ˈziroʊ pɔɪnt (ˈoʊnər ˈtrɪləʤi 2 baɪ nil ˈæʃər (toruk*) ˈɔgəst? ə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈθəndər (ˈɑnər harrington/torch/saganami*) baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ˈwɛbər (baen*) ɪn ðə maʊθ əv ðə weɪl (kwaɪət wɔr ˈjunəˌvərs) baɪ pɔl məˈkɔli (gollancz*) ðə ˈtreɪtər kwin (ˈtreɪtər spaɪ ˈtrɪləʤi 3 baɪ ˈkænəˌvæn (ˈɔrbət) stɑrts ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔkt 2010 ˌɪnˈtrudər (ˈfɔrənər bʊk 13 si. ʤeɪ. (dɔ) ɪn ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔkt 2010 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 ɪn ðə maʊθ əv ðə weɪl baɪ pɔl məˈkɔli (gollancz*) ˈɔgəst 2012 ðə kˈwɑntəm θif 3 baɪ (gollancz*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 2012 3 baɪ ʤɑn ˈmini (gollancz*) dɪˈleɪd frəm ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 2012 ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2010 noʊˈvɛmbər 2012
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beyond the sea
in the northern reaches of newfoundland, near the town of st. anthony, is the fox point lighthouse. never been there, but i know it has one of the most impressive ocean views in the world. if you face perpendicular to the right bit of rocky coastline there and gaze straight across the ocean, your eye peering well beyond the horizon, you can see all the way to australia.
what’s really across the ocean from you when you look straight out? not always the place you think.
i’m inspired by a map done a couple of years ago by eric and some by cai and of the washington post. those maps are colorful, handy guides to countries of equivalent latitude across the oceans. easy to forget, for example, that much of europe is well north of the united states east coast. but not exactly maps of across the ocean from you, at least not directly across from you. to think of east or west as “straight” across is, perhaps, one of those effects of the map projections we see every day.
the latitude maps got me interested in answering the question more strictly: standing on a given point and facing perpendicular to the coast, if you went straight ahead, never turning, where would you end up? there are two reasons why following a line of latitude answer the question.
1. coastlines are crooked and wacky.
2. the earth is round.
with that in mind, here are some maps showing the points from which you can “see” each of the continents.
coastline angle
coastlines face all different directions, bending and turning constantly. the “east coast” a straight line facing directly east. just look at the state where i live, which has coastline facing literally all directions.
taking “across the ocean” to mean directly across, perpendicular to the coast, then across the ocean depends on where standing! to get a rough idea of what direction the coastlines face, calculating the angle between every pair of adjacent coastal vertices in medium scale natural earth data, then placing a point in between them and measuring the view from there based on that angle.
the mercator projection comes in handy here. those angle calculations were made using projected coordinates because the mercator projection preserves the thing interested in: local angles!
straight lines on a round object
the second point is trickier to imagine thanks to common rectangular maps and the way latitude itself is defined. if you can detach the concept of “direction” from the concept of east and west, and look at globes and other map projections, easy enough to picture. the shortest, line on a sphere call the earth a sphere even though it technically) is a great circle arc, not something like a line of latitude.
what we often think of as “straight” is a path following a line, a line of constant bearing. wikipedia succinctly describes how such a “straight” line actually turns, in contrast to a great circle.
if one were to drive a car along a great circle one would hold the steering wheel fixed, but to follow a line one would have to turn the wheel, turning it more sharply as the poles are approached.
a typical classroom demonstration of great circles is to pull a piece of string taut on the surface of a globe between two points, and note how the string arcs across lines of latitude, changing its bearing the whole way. try this specific case to drive home how the spherical “straight” differs from “straight” as defined compass directions: find a line of longitude on the globe, then a spot along that line somewhere away from the equator. bring the globe to your eye and place the string perpendicular to the meridian, in between two latitude lines. line up your view with the string and you can see that even though it starts out going due east or west, as it continues directly ahead the “straight” parallels curve away from it.
so if we want to know truly straight across the ocean from a given coastline point, we need to see what direction the coast faces at that point, then draw a great circle in that direction and see what it runs into.
as for flat maps, certain map projections provide an accurate view of directions. the projection, for example, preserves correct direction (and distance) from the center point of the map. a straight line from the center of the map is a straight line in real life. the example from earlier:
such a map, in the end, is how figuring out beach views: center that projection on each point, then draw a straight line in the correct direction until it hits land.
conclusion
i’m not entirely certain that i have all the math right, but i think at least close. even we sometimes have a shaky grasp of map projections and spherical geometry.
but who has time for correct math? got to start training for the swim from the number one beach in my street in ocean city, new brazil.
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bɪɔnd ðə si ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈriʧɪz əv ˈnufəndlənd, nɪr ðə taʊn əv st*. ˈænθɔˌni, ɪz ðə fɑks pɔɪnt ˈlaɪˌthaʊs. ˈnɛvər bɪn ðɛr, bət aɪ noʊ ɪt həz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈoʊʃən vjuz ɪn ðə wərld. ɪf ju feɪs ˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr tɪ ðə raɪt bɪt əv ˈrɑki ˈkoʊˌstlaɪn ðɛr ənd geɪz streɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən, jʊr aɪ ˈpirɪŋ wɛl bɪɔnd ðə hərˈaɪzən, ju kən si ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə. ˈrɪli əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən frəm ju wɪn ju lʊk streɪt aʊt? nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə pleɪs ju θɪŋk. ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ə mæp dən ə ˈkəpəl əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ baɪ ˈɛrɪk ənd səm baɪ kaɪ ənd əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. ðoʊz mæps ər ˈkələrfəl, ˈhændi gaɪdz tɪ ˈkəntriz əv ɪkˈwɪvələnt ˈlætəˌtud əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃənz. ˈizi tɪ fərˈgɛt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðət məʧ əv ˈjʊrəp ɪz wɛl nɔrθ əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ist koʊst. bət nɑt ɪgˈzæktli mæps əv əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən frəm ju, æt list nɑt dɪˈrɛkli əˈkrɔs frəm ju. tɪ θɪŋk əv ist ər wɛst ɛz ““straight”*” əˈkrɔs ɪz, pərˈhæps, wən əv ðoʊz ˈifɛkts əv ðə mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz wi si ˈɛvəri deɪ. ðə ˈlætəˌtud mæps gɑt mi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈænsərɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən mɔr ˈstrɪktli: ˈstændɪŋ ɔn ə ˈgɪvɪn pɔɪnt ənd ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr tɪ ðə koʊst, ɪf ju wɛnt streɪt əˈhɛd, ˈnɛvər ˈtərnɪŋ, wɛr wʊd ju ɛnd əp? ðɛr ər tu ˈrizənz waɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə laɪn əv ˈlætəˌtud ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən. 1 ˈkoʊˌstlaɪnz ər ˈkrʊkəd ənd ˈwæki. 2 ðə ərθ ɪz raʊnd. wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd, hir ər səm mæps ʃoʊɪŋ ðə pɔɪnts frəm wɪʧ ju kən ““see”*” iʧ əv ðə ˈkɑntənənts. ˈkoʊˌstlaɪn ˈæŋgəl ˈkoʊˌstlaɪnz feɪs ɔl ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ˈbɛndɪŋ ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli. ðə coast”*” ə streɪt laɪn ˈfeɪsɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli ist. ʤɪst lʊk æt ðə steɪt wɛr aɪ lɪv, wɪʧ həz ˈkoʊˌstlaɪn ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈlɪtərəli ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ocean”*” tɪ min dɪˈrɛkli əˈkrɔs, ˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr tɪ ðə koʊst, ðɛn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən dɪˈpɛndz ɔn wɛr ˈstændɪŋ! tɪ gɪt ə rəf aɪˈdiə əv wət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðə ˈkoʊˌstlaɪnz feɪs, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈæŋgəl bɪtˈwin ˈɛvəri pɛr əv əˈʤeɪsənt ˈkoʊstəl ˈvərtɪˌsiz ɪn ˈmidiəm skeɪl ˈnæʧərəl ərθ ˈdætə, ðɛn ˈpleɪsɪŋ ə pɔɪnt ɪn bɪtˈwin ðɛm ənd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ðə vju frəm ðɛr beɪst ɔn ðət ˈæŋgəl. ðə mərˈkeɪtər prɑˈʤɛkʃən kəmz ɪn ˈhændi hir. ðoʊz ˈæŋgəl ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz wər meɪd ˈjuzɪŋ prɑˈʤɛktəd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts bɪˈkəz ðə mərˈkeɪtər prɑˈʤɛkʃən prɪˈzərvz ðə θɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn: ˈloʊkəl ˈæŋgəlz! streɪt laɪnz ɔn ə raʊnd ˈɑbʤɛkt ðə ˈsɛkənd pɔɪnt ɪz ˈtrɪkiər tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən θæŋks tɪ ˈkɑmən rɛkˈtæŋgjələr mæps ənd ðə weɪ ˈlætəˌtud ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd. ɪf ju kən ˈdɪˌtæʧ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ““direction”*” frəm ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ist ənd wɛst, ənd lʊk æt gloʊbz ənd ˈəðər mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, ˈizi ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈpɪkʧər. ðə ˈʃɔrtɪst, laɪn ɔn ə sfɪr kɔl ðə ərθ ə sfɪr ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt ˈtɛknɪkəli) ɪz ə greɪt ˈsərkəl ɑrk, nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ə laɪn əv ˈlætəˌtud. wət wi ˈɔfən θɪŋk əv ɛz ““straight”*” ɪz ə pæθ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə laɪn, ə laɪn əv ˈkɑnstənt ˈbɛrɪŋ. ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə səkˈsɪŋktli dɪˈskraɪbz haʊ səʧ ə ““straight”*” laɪn ˈæˌkʧuəli tərnz, ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ə greɪt ˈsərkəl. ɪf wən wər tɪ draɪv ə kɑr əˈlɔŋ ə greɪt ˈsərkəl wən wʊd hoʊld ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil fɪkst, bət tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə laɪn wən wʊd hæv tɪ tərn ðə wil, ˈtərnɪŋ ɪt mɔr ˈʃɑrpli ɛz ðə poʊlz ər əˈproʊʧt. ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈklæsˌrum ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən əv greɪt ˈsərkəlz ɪz tɪ pʊl ə pis əv strɪŋ tɔt ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ə gloʊb bɪtˈwin tu pɔɪnts, ənd noʊt haʊ ðə strɪŋ ɑrks əˈkrɔs laɪnz əv ˈlætəˌtud, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ɪts ˈbɛrɪŋ ðə hoʊl weɪ. traɪ ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk keɪs tɪ draɪv hoʊm haʊ ðə sˈfɛrɪkəl ““straight”*” ˈdɪfərz frəm ““straight”*” ɛz dɪˈfaɪnd ˈkəmpəs dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz: faɪnd ə laɪn əv ˈlɑnʤəˌtud ɔn ðə gloʊb, ðɛn ə spɑt əˈlɔŋ ðət laɪn ˈsəmˌwɛr əˈweɪ frəm ðə ɪkˈweɪtər. brɪŋ ðə gloʊb tɪ jʊr aɪ ənd pleɪs ðə strɪŋ ˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr tɪ ðə mərˈɪdiən, ɪn bɪtˈwin tu ˈlætəˌtud laɪnz. laɪn əp jʊr vju wɪθ ðə strɪŋ ənd ju kən si ðət ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt stɑrts aʊt goʊɪŋ du ist ər wɛst, ɛz ɪt kənˈtɪnjuz dɪˈrɛkli əˈhɛd ðə ““straight”*” ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz kərv əˈweɪ frəm ɪt. soʊ ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ noʊ ˈtruli streɪt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈoʊʃən frəm ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈkoʊˌstlaɪn pɔɪnt, wi nid tɪ si wət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðə koʊst ˈfeɪsɪz æt ðət pɔɪnt, ðɛn drɔ ə greɪt ˈsərkəl ɪn ðət dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd si wət ɪt rənz ˈɪntu. ɛz fər flæt mæps, ˈsərtən mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz prəˈvaɪd ən ˈækjərət vju əv dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz. ðə prɑˈʤɛkʃən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, prɪˈzərvz kərˈɛkt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn (ənd ˈdɪstəns) frəm ðə ˈsɛnər pɔɪnt əv ðə mæp. ə streɪt laɪn frəm ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə mæp ɪz ə streɪt laɪn ɪn ril laɪf. ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl frəm ˈərliər: səʧ ə mæp, ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɪz haʊ ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt biʧ vjuz: ˈsɛnər ðət prɑˈʤɛkʃən ɔn iʧ pɔɪnt, ðɛn drɔ ə streɪt laɪn ɪn ðə kərˈɛkt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənˈtɪl ɪt hɪts lænd. kənˈkluʒən nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈsərtən ðət aɪ hæv ɔl ðə mæθ raɪt, bət aɪ θɪŋk æt list kloʊz. ˈivɪn wi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz hæv ə ˈʃeɪki græsp əv mæp prɑˈʤɛkʃənz ənd sˈfɛrɪkəl ʤiˈɑmətri. bət hu həz taɪm fər kərˈɛkt mæθ? gɑt tɪ stɑrt ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ðə swɪm frəm ðə ˈnəmbər wən biʧ ɪn maɪ strit ɪn ˈoʊʃən ˈsɪti, nu brəˈzɪl.
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