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donald trump, bernie sanders -- (flickr via gage screen grab) over a month into his presidency, donald trump continues to talk up his win last november with a tweet saturday morning that was promptly mocked by vermont senator bernie sanders (i-vt). as is his custom on saturday mornings, trump out a random comment first thing in the morning, writing, “maybe the millions of people who voted to make america great again should have their own rally. it would be the biggest of them all!” sanders quickly shot trump with a pithy, “they did. it,” accompanied with photos showing the dismal turnout for the inauguration. you can see both below: maybe the millions of people who voted to make america great again should have their own rally. it would be the biggest of them all! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) february 25, 2017 sanders the only one to point out trump had a very poor showing on inauguration day:

ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ˈbərni ˈsændərz (ˈflɪkər ˈviə geɪʤ skrin græb) ˈoʊvər ə mənθ ˈɪntu hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ˈdɑnəld trəmp kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ tɔk əp hɪz wɪn læst noʊˈvɛmbər wɪθ ə twit ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət wɑz ˈprɑmptli mɑkt baɪ vərˈmɑnt ˈsɛnətər ˈbərni ˈsændərz (i-vt*). ɛz ɪz hɪz ˈkəstəm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz, trəmp aʊt ə ˈrændəm ˈkɑmɛnt fərst θɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈraɪtɪŋ, ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl hu ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ meɪk əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt əˈgɛn ʃʊd hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈræli. ɪt wʊd bi ðə ˈbɪgəst əv ðɛm all!”*!” ˈsændərz kˈwɪkli ʃɑt trəmp wɪθ ə ˈpɪθi, dɪd. ɪt wasn’t,”*,” əˈkəmpənid wɪθ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈdɪzməl ˈtərˌnaʊt fər ðə ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən. ju kən si boʊθ bɪˈloʊ: ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl hu ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ meɪk əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt əˈgɛn ʃʊd hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈræli. ɪt wʊd bi ðə ˈbɪgəst əv ðɛm ɔl! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 25 2017 ˈsændərz ðə ˈoʊnli wən tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt trəmp hæd ə ˈvɛri pur ʃoʊɪŋ ɔn ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən deɪ:

if you gasped when you opened your nova scotia power bill this month, you are not alone. the utility says as many as customers may have bills that were estimated because of the large amount of snow this winter. snow banks prevented the company's staff from actually reading many meters, so the power corporation estimated the bill. "so in their cases, they received an estimated bill and that was based on their usage for the previous year," said bev ware, a spokesperson for nova scotia power. "the bills they are now receiving are based on what they actually did use." ware says usage was also higher because it was 10 per cent to 20 per cent colder this winter. the nova scotia utility and review board says it was given some early notice that meter reading was a problem, but didn't know so many customers were affected, says executive director paul allen. however, he adds that estimated bills are allowed and the utility board has no jurisdiction so long as the correct rate is applied. "i was shocked and upset and wondering why we owed that much," resident parnell said about her bill. parnell said her usual bill is $200. "this most recent bill, more than triple that." at the parker street food and furniture bank in halifax, staff are hearing about bills, too, even though some people say they are barely using their heat. "they would just turn the heat in one room or they would just bundle up , wear extra layers of clothing inside the home just to keep themselves warm," worker cynthia louis said. the power company also said meters that were read in one billing period may not have been read correctly. "we're now finding out with meter readers going back and being able to get a close-up reading that those readings back in february and march were not accurate. they were but they were back from the meter at the time so it was difficult for them to see," ware said. whatever the reason, people like parnell are still trying to come to terms with their bill. "a little stressed out," she said. "it's not good when you get a bill that big and you're not expecting it." the power company said it is confident that their systems are working correctly and the right rates have been provided. however, it urges concerned customers to contact them and if there is an error, it will be corrected.

ɪf ju gæspt wɪn ju ˈoʊpənd jʊr ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə paʊər bɪl ðɪs mənθ, ju ər nɑt əˈloʊn. ðə juˈtɪləti sɪz ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ˈkəstəmərz meɪ hæv bɪlz ðət wər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd bɪˈkəz əv ðə lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnt əv snoʊ ðɪs ˈwɪntər. snoʊ bæŋks prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə ˈkəmpəniz stæf frəm ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈmitərz, soʊ ðə paʊər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə bɪl. "soʊ ɪn ðɛr ˈkeɪsɪz, ðeɪ rɪˈsivd ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd bɪl ənd ðət wɑz beɪst ɔn ðɛr ˈjusɪʤ fər ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr," sɛd bɛv wɛr, ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə paʊər. "ðə bɪlz ðeɪ ər naʊ rɪˈsivɪŋ ər beɪst ɔn wət ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪd juz." wɛr sɪz ˈjusɪʤ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ haɪər bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz 10 pər sɛnt tɪ 20 pər sɛnt ˈkoʊldər ðɪs ˈwɪntər. ðə ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə juˈtɪləti ənd ˌrivˈju bɔrd sɪz ɪt wɑz ˈgɪvɪn səm ˈərli ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ˈmitər ˈrɛdɪŋ wɑz ə ˈprɑbləm, bət ˈdɪdənt noʊ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈkəstəmərz wər əˈfɛktɪd, sɪz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər pɔl ˈælən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi ædz ðət ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd bɪlz ər əˈlaʊd ənd ðə juˈtɪləti bɔrd həz noʊ ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ðə kərˈɛkt reɪt ɪz əˈplaɪd. "aɪ wɑz ʃɑkt ənd ˈəpˌsɛt ənd ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ wi oʊd ðət məʧ," ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈpɑrnəl sɛd əˈbaʊt hər bɪl. ˈpɑrnəl sɛd hər ˈjuʒəwəl bɪl ɪz 200 "ðɪs moʊst ˈrisənt bɪl, mɔr ðən ˈtrɪpəl ðət." æt ðə ˈpɑrkər strit fud ənd ˈfərnɪʧər bæŋk ɪn ˈhælɪˌfæks, stæf ər ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt bɪlz, tu, ˈivɪn ðoʊ səm ˈpipəl seɪ ðeɪ ər ˈbɛrli ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr hit. "ðeɪ wʊd ʤɪst tərn ðə hit ɪn wən rum ər ðeɪ wʊd ʤɪst ˈbəndəl əp wɛr ˈɛkstrə leɪərz əv ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə hoʊm ʤɪst tɪ kip ðɛmˈsɛlvz wɔrm," ˈwərkər ˈsɪnθiə luɪs sɛd. ðə paʊər ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈmitərz ðət wər rɛd ɪn wən ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈpɪriəd meɪ nɑt hæv bɪn rɛd kərˈɛktli. "wɪr naʊ ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt wɪθ ˈmitər ˈridərz goʊɪŋ bæk ənd biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ə ˈkloʊˌsəp ˈrɛdɪŋ ðət ðoʊz ˈridɪŋz bæk ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd mɑrʧ wər nɑt ˈækjərət. ðeɪ wər bət ðeɪ wər bæk frəm ðə ˈmitər æt ðə taɪm soʊ ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðɛm tɪ si," wɛr sɛd. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈrizən, ˈpipəl laɪk ˈpɑrnəl ər stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ kəm tɪ tərmz wɪθ ðɛr bɪl. "ə ˈlɪtəl strɛst aʊt," ʃi sɛd. "ɪts nɑt gʊd wɪn ju gɪt ə bɪl ðət bɪg ənd jʊr nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ɪt." ðə paʊər ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðɛr ˈsɪstəmz ər ˈwərkɪŋ kərˈɛktli ənd ðə raɪt reɪts hæv bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ˈərʤɪz kənˈsərnd ˈkəstəmərz tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðɛm ənd ɪf ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɛrər, ɪt wɪl bi kərˈɛktɪd.

37k shares share this story president donald war with the intelligence community is about to go nuclear, says former analyst and national security expert john schindler. the intelligence efforts to do their jobs and expose the connections between the trump camp and the russian government have been met with insults and attacks from our hypersensitive president as he attempts to paint them as the enemy and sides with the russians against the men and women who work tirelessly to keep our nation safe from foreign threats. just this morning, trump decided to smear last bombshell report on the trump continued contacts with russian officials during the election as “illegal:” the real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by "intelligence" like candy. very un-american! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) february 15, 2017 this is only the latest in a long string of attacks like that time trump compared the intelligence community to “nazis” that schindler says is aggravating the intelligence community with potentially devastating consequences: us intelligence is not the problem here. the president's collusion with russian intelligence is. many details, but the essence is simple. john schindler (@20committee) february 15, 2017 progress? the president was calling us "intelligence" nazis only a few weeks ago now they're merely john schindler (@20committee) february 15, 2017 now we go nuclear. war going to new levels. just got an em fm senior friend, it began: "he will die in john schindler (@20committee) february 15, 2017 putin never viewed trump as anything more than a useful lunatic. moscow wants political chaos in america and oh boy are they getting it. john schindler (@20committee) february 15, 2017 in this tweet, is shorthand for “intelligence community” and em for “email.” if we take these at face value, continued insistence on berating the intelligence community for their work and siding with the russians over our own national security apparatus is going to come back to haunt him. the only thing “illegal” about this entire scandal are the secret communications that the trump campaign was conducting with agents of the russian federation during and after the election and every move the trump administration makes only deepens the suspicion that the russian government is blackmailing our so-called president and that is an unacceptable state of affairs. download our new occupy democrats app for your iphone by clicking here or for your android by clicking here. add your name to millions demanding that congress take action on the crimes. impeach donald trump!

37k* ʃɛrz ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld wɔr wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ goʊ ˈnukliər, sɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈænəlɪst ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərt ʤɑn ˈʃɪndlər. ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɛfərts tɪ du ðɛr ʤɑbz ənd ɪkˈspoʊz ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə trəmp kæmp ənd ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt hæv bɪn mɛt wɪθ ˌɪnˈsəlts ənd əˈtæks frəm ɑr ˌhaɪpərˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛz hi əˈtɛmpts tɪ peɪnt ðɛm ɛz ðə ˈɛnəmi ənd saɪdz wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən hu wərk ˈtaɪrləsli tɪ kip ɑr ˈneɪʃən seɪf frəm ˈfɔrən θrɛts. ʤɪst ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, trəmp ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ smɪr læst ˈbɑmˌʃɛl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə trəmp kənˈtɪnjud ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ ˈrəʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɛz ““illegal:”*:” ðə ril ˈskændəl hir ɪz ðət ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˌɪˈligəli ˈgɪvɪn aʊt baɪ "ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns" laɪk ˈkændi. ˈvɛri un-american*! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 2017 ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə lɔŋ strɪŋ əv əˈtæks laɪk ðət taɪm trəmp kəmˈpɛrd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti tɪ ““nazis”*” ðət ˈʃɪndlər sɪz ɪz ˈægrəˌveɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz: ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɪz nɑt ðə ˈprɑbləm hir. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts kəˈluʒən wɪθ ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ɪz. ˈmɛni ˈditeɪlz, bət ðə ˈɛsəns ɪz ˈsɪmpəl. ʤɑn ˈʃɪndlər 20committee*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 2017 ˈprɑˌgrɛs? ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɑz ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs "ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns" ˈnɑtsiz ˈoʊnli ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ naʊ ðɛr ˈmɪrli ʤɑn ˈʃɪndlər 20committee*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 2017 naʊ wi goʊ ˈnukliər. wɔr goʊɪŋ tɪ nu ˈlɛvəlz. ʤɪst gɑt ən ɛm ˈɛˈfɛm ˈsinjər frɛnd, ɪt bɪˈgæn: "hi wɪl daɪ ɪn ʤɑn ˈʃɪndlər 20committee*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 2017 ˈputɪn ˈnɛvər vjud trəmp ɛz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈjusfəl ˈlunəˌtɪk. ˈmɔˌskaʊ wɔnts pəˈlɪtɪkəl keɪɑs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd oʊ bɔɪ ər ðeɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt. ʤɑn ˈʃɪndlər 20committee*) ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 2017 ɪn ðɪs twit, ɪz ˈʃɔrˌthænd fər community”*” ənd ɛm fər ““email.”*.” ɪf wi teɪk ðiz æt feɪs ˈvælju, kənˈtɪnjud ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ɔn bɪˈreɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti fər ðɛr wərk ənd ˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃənz ˈoʊvər ɑr oʊn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˌæpərˈætəs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm bæk tɪ hɔnt ɪm. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ““illegal”*” əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər ˈskændəl ər ðə ˈsikrɪt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn wɑz kənˈdəktɪŋ wɪθ ˈeɪʤənts əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd ˈæftər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ˈɛvəri muv ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən meɪks ˈoʊnli ˈdipənz ðə səˈspɪʃən ðət ðə ˈrəʃən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈblækˌmeɪlɪŋ ɑr ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ðət ɪz ən ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl steɪt əv əˈfɛrz. ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɑr nu ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts æp fər jʊr ˈaɪˌfoʊn baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ hir ər fər jʊr ˈænˌdrɔɪd baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ hir. æd jʊr neɪm tɪ ˈmɪljənz dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs teɪk ˈækʃən ɔn ðə kraɪmz. ˌɪmˈpiʧ ˈdɑnəld trəmp!

the apple watch is set sell millions in its first year on shelves. already the new, quite possibly redundant, gadget has moved over 2 million in alone, and analysts are betting on anywhere from 9 to 30 million sold in the first year. that's out of myriad different models ranging from just a few hundred dollars for the version, to as much as $17,000 for the apple watch edition, with the high-end settling on the customized, lux watch omni which costs a measly $114,995. if you see someone wearing an apple watch that cost over $100,000...well, just know that somewhere there's a swiss rolling over in their grave. the first apple watches are shipping out this week, but the entire of the wearable is of the "soft launch" variety, rolling out to stores later in the summer. customers will need appointments at apple stores to demo and purchase the watch, because suddenly apple doesn't like lines outside its stores. this is one silver lining, no pun intended. the apple device lines are among the most irritating phenomena of our age. indeed, the entire apple hype machine ranks among the most irritating phenomena of our age. while the company has done marvelous work in the realm of marketing and product i don't begrudge them one ounce of willingness of the masses to simply hop aboard that train irks me to no end. i am a in this regard, i admit it. in one sense, it's quite remarkable that apple watch sales are projected to be so high, while android smart watches have made very little of a dent in the fledgling tech genre. there's little reason to believe the apple watch will be such a huge step up over the competition, and pebble still seems like the smart way to go if you want actual functionality and not just social signaling. then again, as forbes contributor paul lamkin notes "with the pebble considered a success story after around 1 million sales, and android wear causing only a minor blip with its estimated 1 million device sales across its range in the first year of existence, the apple watch could be the of a new tech genre." a rising tide lifts all boats or some such. it's the starbucks effect, where the rise of the massive coffee chain actually boosted cafes all across the country rather than put them out of business. the iphone in many ways paved the way for others; the ipad opened the floodgates for android tablets and even windows 8 tablets. so it will go with the apple it's late to the party, it's nonetheless the wearables' vanguard, come to ready the teeming masses. but i can't help myself:es already strike me as superfluous. true, there's something kind of neat about being able to check your texts and step totals and twitter at the flick of a my phone is already right there in my pocket, or on the table, and its screen is way, way bigger. the added expense of an apple watch to an iphone setup doesn't strike me as a particularly good value proposition. it's much more for show, for style, for fashion, for signaling than for functionality, of course, and as a rather more utilitarian techie, i guess that just rubs me the wrong way. it must be my inner-luddite, or just the budding curmudgeon in me, but i think we're already overly connected. my is enough of a distraction from the world. but at least we owners keep ours in our pockets rather than sporting them around on our wrists for all the world to see in all their gaudy splendor. while apple and its may need to find ways to not annoy apple watch wearers, the wearers themselves may be a source of annoyance for the rest of us (though i don't recommend shaming them the way non-smokers have attempted to shame smokers. fighting rudeness with more of the same strikes me as fairly awful.) in any case, i'm hardly alone in thinking this. “thesees can be as annoying as ours and more visible since you wear them,” says pamela eyring, the president of the protocol school of washington according to marketwatch. “buts can be hidden easier when with people since you can tuck them into a handbag or jacket pocket.” others suggest that perhaps social norms surrounding acceptable behavior will shift, though not any time soon. “yes, norms shift," and author henry hitchings writes to new york magazine. "we feel different about someone taking a phone call in our presence from how our grandparents might have felt about it. but modern communications technology, of which the apple watch is of course just one example, has created uncertainty rather than a new set of social certainties. and while some people may applaud the social fluidity that results from that, there are obvious problems to do with our confusion about privacy, ownership, the distinction between the real and the virtual, and so on.” this uncertainty is emphasized by the fact that the apple watch is part of our attire, hitchings also notes, which brings up deeper questions of how we set social norms and boundaries. call me a traditionalist but i believe that a core mission is simply to keep the time. it shouldn't have to be charged every day. i shouldn't have to wake it up in order to check the time. and it shouldn't be designed with planned obsolescence in mind. the truth of the matter is this: your apple watch will be in a year or two. even your $17,000 model will seem slow and clunky compared to whatever apple makes in 2017. watches are supposed to be the closest thing we have to engineered immortality. watches and firearms.es do not fit that bill. you might argue that phones were once meant to merely take calls, and now do so much more, and you'd have a point. but phones were never instruments designed to last. they were even more utilitarian than watches. and moderns actually expand on the functionality of a phone in truly useful ways, and might as well be called at this point regardless. regardless, evens have raised issues of manners and what counts as acceptable behavior. i recall one day, years ago at my daughter's preschool, parents were invited to see what their kids had been working on, talk to the teachers, play in the playground. there were snacks. it was a time carved out for kids and their parents. yet glancing around i counted probably half the dads glued to their phones for much of the brief morning visit. i have my own moments when i'm sucked away from life, into the bowels of twitter or some other dark dungeon of social media. an apple watch, i suspect, would only hasten my descent. "i seem to get past the worry that next best and brightest thing is designed for a future that i particularly want to inhabit," writes charlie warzel. "a pingy, buzzy, always visible, always on future that have to enter begrudgingly." but hey, at least there won't be apple zealots lining the street. that's something to be cheery about.

ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪz sɛt sɛl ˈmɪljənz ɪn ɪts fərst jɪr ɔn ʃɛlvz. ɔˈrɛdi ðə nu, kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbli rɪˈdəndənt, ˈgæʤət həz muvd ˈoʊvər 2 ˈmɪljən ɪn əˈloʊn, ənd ˈænəlɪsts ər ˈbɛtɪŋ ɔn ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm 9 tɪ 30 ˈmɪljən soʊld ɪn ðə fərst jɪr. ðæts aʊt əv ˈmɪriəd ˈdɪfərənt ˈmɑdəlz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm ʤɪst ə fju ˈhənərd ˈdɔlərz fər ðə ˈvərʒən, tɪ ɛz məʧ ɛz fər ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪˈdɪʃən, wɪθ ðə haɪɛnd ˈsɛtəlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd, ləks wɔʧ ˈɑmni wɪʧ kɔsts ə ˈmizli ɪf ju si ˈsəmˌwən ˈwɛrɪŋ ən ˈæpəl wɔʧ ðət kɔst ˈoʊvər 100,000...well*, ʤɪst noʊ ðət ˈsəmˌwɛr ðɛrz ə swɪs ˈroʊlɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪn ðɛr greɪv. ðə fərst ˈæpəl ˈwɑʧɪz ər ˈʃɪpɪŋ aʊt ðɪs wik, bət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər əv ðə ˈwɛrəbəl ɪz əv ðə "sɔft lɔnʧ" vərˈaɪəti, ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt tɪ stɔrz ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ˈsəmər. ˈkəstəmərz wɪl nid əˈpɔɪntmənts æt ˈæpəl stɔrz tɪ ˈdɛmoʊ ənd ˈpərʧəs ðə wɔʧ, bɪˈkəz ˈsədənli ˈæpəl ˈdəzənt laɪk laɪnz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɪts stɔrz. ðɪs ɪz wən ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ, noʊ pən ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. ðə ˈæpəl dɪˈvaɪs laɪnz ər əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ fəˈnɑmənə əv ɑr eɪʤ. ˌɪnˈdid, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈæpəl haɪp məˈʃin ræŋks əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ fəˈnɑmənə əv ɑr eɪʤ. waɪl ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz dən ˈmɑrvələs wərk ɪn ðə rɛlm əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd ˈprɑdəkt aɪ doʊnt bɪˈgrəʤ ðɛm wən aʊns əv ˈwɪlɪŋnəs əv ðə ˈmæsɪz tɪ ˈsɪmpli hɑp əˈbɔrd ðət treɪn ərks mi tɪ noʊ ɛnd. aɪ æm ə ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, aɪ ədˈmɪt ɪt. ɪn wən sɛns, ɪts kwaɪt rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ðət ˈæpəl wɔʧ seɪlz ər prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ bi soʊ haɪ, waɪl ˈænˌdrɔɪd smɑrt ˈwɑʧɪz hæv meɪd ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl əv ə dɛnt ɪn ðə ˈflɛʤlɪŋ tɛk ˈʒɑnrə. ðɛrz ˈlɪtəl ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ wɪl bi səʧ ə juʤ stɛp əp ˈoʊvər ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ˈpɛbəl stɪl simz laɪk ðə smɑrt weɪ tɪ goʊ ɪf ju wɔnt ˈækʧəwəl ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ənd nɑt ʤɪst ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ. ðɛn əˈgɛn, ɛz fɔrbz kənˈtrɪbjətər pɔl ˈlæmkɪn noʊts "wɪθ ðə ˈpɛbəl kənˈsɪdərd ə səkˈsɛs ˈstɔri ˈæftər əraʊnd 1 ˈmɪljən seɪlz, ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd wɛr ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə ˈmaɪnər blɪp wɪθ ɪts ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 1 ˈmɪljən dɪˈvaɪs seɪlz əˈkrɔs ɪts reɪnʤ ɪn ðə fərst jɪr əv ɪgˈzɪstəns, ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ kʊd bi ðə əv ə nu tɛk ˈʒɑnrə." ə ˈraɪzɪŋ taɪd lɪfts ɔl boʊts ər səm səʧ. ɪts ðə ˈstɑrˌbəks ˈifɛkt, wɛr ðə raɪz əv ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈkɔfi ʧeɪn ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈbustɪd ˌkæˈfeɪz ɔl əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ˈrəðər ðən pʊt ðɛm aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz peɪvd ðə weɪ fər ˈəðər; ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈflədˌgeɪts fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈtæbləts ənd ˈivɪn ˈwɪndoʊz 8 ˈtæbləts. soʊ ɪt wɪl goʊ wɪθ ðə ˈæpəl ɪts leɪt tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti, ɪts ˌnənðəˈlɛs ðə wearables*' ˈvænˌgɑrd, kəm tɪ ˈrɛdi ðə ˈtimɪŋ ˈmæsɪz. bət aɪ kænt hɛlp ˌmaɪˈsɛlf: ɔˈrɛdi straɪk mi ɛz ˈsupərflˌwəs. tru, ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ kaɪnd əv nit əˈbaʊt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧɛk jʊr tɛksts ənd stɛp ˈtoʊtəlz ənd tˈwɪtər æt ðə flɪk əv ə maɪ foʊn ɪz ɔˈrɛdi raɪt ðɛr ɪn maɪ ˈpɑkət, ər ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl, ənd ɪts skrin ɪz weɪ, weɪ ˈbɪgər. ðə ˈædɪd ɪkˈspɛns əv ən ˈæpəl wɔʧ tɪ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈsɛˌtəp ˈdəzənt straɪk mi ɛz ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli gʊd ˈvælju ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən. ɪts məʧ mɔr fər ʃoʊ, fər staɪl, fər ˈfæʃən, fər ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ðən fər ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti, əv kɔrs, ənd ɛz ə ˈrəðər mɔr juˌtɪləˈtɛriən ˈtɛki, aɪ gɛs ðət ʤɪst rəbz mi ðə rɔŋ weɪ. ɪt məst bi maɪ inner-luddite*, ər ʤɪst ðə ˈbədɪŋ kərˈməʤɪn ɪn mi, bət aɪ θɪŋk wɪr ɔˈrɛdi ˈoʊvərli kəˈnɛktɪd. maɪ ɪz ɪˈnəf əv ə dɪˈstrækʃən frəm ðə wərld. bət æt list wi ˈoʊnərz kip ɑrz ɪn ɑr ˈpɑkəts ˈrəðər ðən ˈspɔrtɪŋ ðɛm əraʊnd ɔn ɑr rɪsts fər ɔl ðə wərld tɪ si ɪn ɔl ðɛr ˈgɔdi ˈsplɛndər. waɪl ˈæpəl ənd ɪts meɪ nid tɪ faɪnd weɪz tɪ nɑt əˈnɔɪ ˈæpəl wɔʧ ˈwɛrərz, ðə ˈwɛrərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz meɪ bi ə sɔrs əv əˈnɔɪəns fər ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs (ðoʊ aɪ doʊnt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈʃeɪmɪŋ ðɛm ðə weɪ nɑnsˈmoʊkərz hæv əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ʃeɪm sˈmoʊkərz. ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈrudnəs wɪθ mɔr əv ðə seɪm straɪks mi ɛz ˈfɛrli ˈɔfəl.) ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, əm ˈhɑrdli əˈloʊn ɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðɪs. kən bi ɛz əˈnɔɪɪŋ ɛz ɑr ənd mɔr ˈvɪzəbəl sɪns ju wɛr them,”*,” sɪz ˈpæmələ ˈeɪrɪŋ, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl skul əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ marketwatch*. kən bi ˈhɪdən ˈiziər wɪn wɪθ ˈpipəl sɪns ju kən tək ðɛm ˈɪntu ə ˈhændˌbæg ər ˈʤækɪt pocket.”*.” ˈəðərz səˈʤɛst ðət pərˈhæps ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrmz sərˈaʊndɪŋ əkˈsɛptəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər wɪl ʃɪft, ðoʊ nɑt ˈɛni taɪm sun. ““yes*, nɔrmz ʃɪft," ənd ˈɔθər ˈhɛnri ˈhɪʧɪŋz raɪts tɪ nu jɔrk ˈmægəˌzin. "wi fil ˈdɪfərənt əˈbaʊt ˈsəmˌwən ˈteɪkɪŋ ə foʊn kɔl ɪn ɑr ˈprɛzəns frəm haʊ ɑr ˈgrændˌpɛrənts maɪt hæv fɛlt əˈbaʊt ɪt. bət ˈmɑdərn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz tɛkˈnɑləʤi, əv wɪʧ ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪz əv kɔrs ʤɪst wən ɪgˈzæmpəl, həz kriˈeɪtɪd ənˈsərtənti ˈrəðər ðən ə nu sɛt əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərtəntiz. ənd waɪl səm ˈpipəl meɪ əˈplɔd ðə ˈsoʊʃəl fluˈɪdəti ðət rɪˈzəlts frəm ðət, ðɛr ər ˈɑbviəs ˈprɑbləmz tɪ du wɪθ ɑr kənfˈjuʒən əˈbaʊt ˈpraɪvəsi, ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp, ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ril ənd ðə ˈvərʧuəl, ənd soʊ on.”*.” ðɪs ənˈsərtənti ɪz ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈæpəl wɔʧ ɪz pɑrt əv ɑr əˈtaɪər, ˈhɪʧɪŋz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊts, wɪʧ brɪŋz əp ˈdipər kˈwɛsʧənz əv haʊ wi sɛt ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrmz ənd ˈbaʊndəriz. kɔl mi ə trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst bət aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ə kɔr ˈmɪʃən ɪz ˈsɪmpli tɪ kip ðə taɪm. ɪt ˈʃʊdənt hæv tɪ bi ʧɑrʤd ˈɛvəri deɪ. aɪ ˈʃʊdənt hæv tɪ weɪk ɪt əp ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ʧɛk ðə taɪm. ənd ɪt ˈʃʊdənt bi dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ plænd ˌɑbsəˈlɛsəns ɪn maɪnd. ðə truθ əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðɪs: jʊr ˈæpəl wɔʧ wɪl bi ɪn ə jɪr ər tu. ˈivɪn jʊr ˈmɑdəl wɪl sim sloʊ ənd ˈkləŋki kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈæpəl meɪks ɪn 2017 ˈwɑʧɪz ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ðə ˈkloʊsəst θɪŋ wi hæv tɪ ˌɛnʤəˈnird ˌɪmɔrˈtælɪti. ˈwɑʧɪz ənd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz. du nɑt fɪt ðət bɪl. ju maɪt ˈɑrgju ðət foʊnz wər wəns mɛnt tɪ ˈmɪrli teɪk kɔlz, ənd naʊ du soʊ məʧ mɔr, ənd jʊd hæv ə pɔɪnt. bət foʊnz wər ˈnɛvər ˈɪnstrəmənts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ læst. ðeɪ wər ˈivɪn mɔr juˌtɪləˈtɛriən ðən ˈwɑʧɪz. ənd ˈmɑdərn ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪkˈspænd ɔn ðə ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti əv ə foʊn ɪn ˈtruli ˈjusfəl weɪz, ənd maɪt ɛz wɛl bi kɔld æt ðɪs pɔɪnt rəˈgɑrdləs. rəˈgɑrdləs, ˈivɪn hæv reɪzd ˈɪʃuz əv ˈmænərz ənd wət kaʊnts ɛz əkˈsɛptəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər. aɪ ˈriˌkɔl wən deɪ, jɪrz əˈgoʊ æt maɪ ˈdɔtərz ˈpriˌskul, ˈpɛrənts wər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ si wət ðɛr kɪdz hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn, tɔk tɪ ðə ˈtiʧərz, pleɪ ɪn ðə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd. ðɛr wər snæks. ɪt wɑz ə taɪm kɑrvd aʊt fər kɪdz ənd ðɛr ˈpɛrənts. jɛt ˈglænsɪŋ əraʊnd aɪ ˈkaʊntɪd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæf ðə dædz glud tɪ ðɛr foʊnz fər məʧ əv ðə brif ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈvɪzɪt. aɪ hæv maɪ oʊn ˈmoʊmənts wɪn əm səkt əˈweɪ frəm laɪf, ˈɪntu ðə baʊəlz əv tˈwɪtər ər səm ˈəðər dɑrk ˈdənʤən əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ən ˈæpəl wɔʧ, aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt, wʊd ˈoʊnli ˈheɪsən maɪ dɪˈsɛnt. "aɪ sim tɪ gɪt pæst ðə ˈwəri ðət nɛkst bɛst ənd ˈbraɪtəst θɪŋ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd fər ə fˈjuʧər ðət aɪ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈhæbət," raɪts ˈʧɑrli warzel*. "ə pingy*, ˈbəzi, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈvɪzəbəl, ˈɔlˌweɪz ɔn fˈjuʧər ðət hæv tɪ ˈɛnər begrudgingly*." bət heɪ, æt list ðɛr woʊnt bi ˈæpəl ˈzɛləts ˈlaɪnɪŋ ðə strit. ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ bi ˈʧɪri əˈbaʊt.

this view of a full moon was photographed by an expedition 14 onboard the international space station. earth's horizon and airglow is visible at left. as the full moon rises this wednesday evening, june 18, many people will be fooled into thinking it's unusually large. the moon illusion, as it's known, is a trick in our minds that makes the moon seem bigger when it's near the horizon. the effect is most pronounced at full moon. many people swear it's real, suggesting that perhaps earth's atmosphere magnifies the moon. but it really is all in our minds. the moon is not bigger at the horizon than when overhead. the illusion will be particularly noticeable at this "solstice moon," coming just two days before summer starts in the northern hemisphere. the reason, according to nasa, lies in lunar mechanics: the sun and full moon are like kids on a see-saw; when one is high, the other is low. this week's high solstice sun gives us a low, moon and a strong, version of the illusion. if it's any consolation, space station astronauts report the same effect. here's how it works: your mind believes things on the horizon are farther away than things overhead, because you are used to seeing clouds just a few miles above, but the clouds on the horizon can indeed be hundreds of miles away. so if we think something (such as the moon) is farther away, and it's not, then it seems larger. if you remain doubtful, test the idea yourself. go out at with a small object, perhaps a pencil eraser. hold it at arm's length as the moon rises and compare the sizes of the moon and the eraser, then repeat the experiment an hour or two later when the moon is high in the sky. a rolled up tube of paper works well, too. moonrise times vary by location. on wednesday, it will come up at these local times at these locations, according to nasa: new york city, p.m.; miami, p.m.; seattle, p.m. the moon rises about 50 minutes earlier tuesday night, when the effect will also be noticeable because the moon will be nearly full. oh, and that raises another fallacy: there's no such thing as a full moon. additional times for your location are available from the u.s. naval observatory web site.

ðɪs vju əv ə fʊl mun wɑz ˈfoʊtəˌgræft baɪ ən ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən 14 ˈɑnˌbɔrd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl speɪs ˈsteɪʃən. ərθs hərˈaɪzən ənd ˈɛrˌgloʊ ɪz ˈvɪzəbəl æt lɛft. ɛz ðə fʊl mun ˈraɪzɪz ðɪs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ʤun 18 ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wɪl bi fuld ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪts ənˈjuˌʒuəli lɑrʤ. ðə mun ˌɪˈluʒən, ɛz ɪts noʊn, ɪz ə trɪk ɪn ɑr maɪndz ðət meɪks ðə mun sim ˈbɪgər wɪn ɪts nɪr ðə hərˈaɪzən. ðə ˈifɛkt ɪz moʊst prəˈnaʊnst æt fʊl mun. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl swɛr ɪts ril, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət pərˈhæps ərθs ˈætməsˌfɪr ˈmægnəˌfaɪz ðə mun. bət ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz ɔl ɪn ɑr maɪndz. ðə mun ɪz nɑt ˈbɪgər æt ðə hərˈaɪzən ðən wɪn ˈoʊvərˈhɛd. ðə ˌɪˈluʒən wɪl bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl æt ðɪs "ˈsɔlstɪs mun," ˈkəmɪŋ ʤɪst tu deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmər stɑrts ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr. ðə ˈrizən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈnæsə, laɪz ɪn ˈlunər məˈkænɪks: ðə sən ənd fʊl mun ər laɪk kɪdz ɔn ə see-saw*; wɪn wən ɪz haɪ, ðə ˈəðər ɪz loʊ. ðɪs wiks haɪ ˈsɔlstɪs sən gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə loʊ, mun ənd ə strɔŋ, ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˌɪˈluʒən. ɪf ɪts ˈɛni ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃən, speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ˈæstrəˌnɔts rɪˈpɔrt ðə seɪm ˈifɛkt. hɪrz haʊ ɪt wərks: jʊr maɪnd bɪˈlivz θɪŋz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən ər ˈfɑrðər əˈweɪ ðən θɪŋz ˈoʊvərˈhɛd, bɪˈkəz ju ər juzd tɪ siɪŋ klaʊdz ʤɪst ə fju maɪəlz əˈbəv, bət ðə klaʊdz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən kən ˌɪnˈdid bi ˈhənərdz əv maɪəlz əˈweɪ. soʊ ɪf wi θɪŋk ˈsəmθɪŋ (səʧ ɛz ðə mun) ɪz ˈfɑrðər əˈweɪ, ənd ɪts nɑt, ðɛn ɪt simz ˈlɑrʤər. ɪf ju rɪˈmeɪn ˈdaʊtfəl, tɛst ðə aɪˈdiə ˈjɔrsɛlf. goʊ aʊt æt wɪθ ə smɔl ˈɑbʤɛkt, pərˈhæps ə ˈpɛnsəl ɪˈreɪsər. hoʊld ɪt æt ɑrmz lɛŋθ ɛz ðə mun ˈraɪzɪz ənd kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈsaɪzɪz əv ðə mun ənd ðə ɪˈreɪsər, ðɛn rɪˈpit ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ən aʊər ər tu ˈleɪtər wɪn ðə mun ɪz haɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ. ə roʊld əp tub əv ˈpeɪpər wərks wɛl, tu. taɪmz ˈvɛri baɪ loʊˈkeɪʃən. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɪt wɪl kəm əp æt ðiz ˈloʊkəl taɪmz æt ðiz loʊˈkeɪʃənz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈnæsə: nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, p.m*.; maɪˈæmi, p.m*.; siˈætəl, p.m*. ðə mun ˈraɪzɪz əˈbaʊt 50 ˈmɪnəts ˈərliər ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt, wɪn ðə ˈifɛkt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈnoʊtəsəbəl bɪˈkəz ðə mun wɪl bi ˈnɪrli fʊl. oʊ, ənd ðət ˈreɪzɪz əˈnəðər ˈfæləsi: ðɛrz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ə fʊl mun. əˈdɪʃənəl taɪmz fər jʊr loʊˈkeɪʃən ər əˈveɪləbəl frəm ðə juz. ˈneɪvəl əbˈzərvəˌtɔri wɛb saɪt.

most of us can't fully succumb to our until we've seen a finished gadget in use. here's the dirty secret, though none of your perverted fantasies about can be realized until someone makes a chip that would know what to do with them. samsung's new orion arm microprocessor could make those kinky dreams come true. samsung announced the new chip in a press release earlier this week; it will be pushed out to "select customers in the fourth quarter of 2010" and go into "mass production in the first half of 2011." so what's the big deal? we've had processors in our laptops for years! ah, but those processors are way too big and for mobile standards. you don't want to strap your battery to your phone, do you? by necessity, mobile chips are all about small size and low power-consumptions. that's why working on mobile chips with modes and intel just went ahead and bought chipmaker just to get in the game, as gadget lab reported last week. but wait haven't qualcomm and texas instruments already announced their processors for mobile devices? and didn't even announce that they're going to start packing graphics champ 2 processor into? this can't just be about mobile processors. how right you are. this is where we have to unpack those other big numbers attached to the orion's specs. the real gem of the orion is its video processing. part of this is just the processing; lightweight mobile chips can't really handle true (1080p) video. like the, the orion can. what's more, it's got an "onboard native triple display controller architecture that compliments multitasking operations in a multiple display environment." translation: three-way. with multiple screens that can display different video on each screen, plus output an entirely different video to a third. these chips are perverse. so that's the truth about these chips. a or hardware body and are just pretty clothes and suggestive sunglasses. once you strip those away away, all of the hot, sinewy action is happening underneath. photo: "big sister" by at flickr. used gratefully under a creative commons license. see also:

moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs kænt ˈfʊli səˈkəm tɪ ɑr ənˈtɪl wiv sin ə ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈgæʤət ɪn juz. hɪrz ðə ˈdərti ˈsikrɪt, ðoʊ nən əv jʊr pərˈvərtɪd ˈfænəsiz əˈbaʊt kən bi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ənˈtɪl ˈsəmˌwən meɪks ə ʧɪp ðət wʊd noʊ wət tɪ du wɪθ ðɛm. ˈsæmˌsəŋz nu ɔˈraɪən ɑrm ˌmaɪkroʊˈprɑsɛsər kʊd meɪk ðoʊz ˈkɪŋki drimz kəm tru. ˈsæmˌsəŋ əˈnaʊnst ðə nu ʧɪp ɪn ə prɛs riˈlis ˈərliər ðɪs wik; ɪt wɪl bi pʊʃt aʊt tɪ "səˈlɛkt ˈkəstəmərz ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər əv 2010 ənd goʊ ˈɪntu "mæs pərˈdəkʃən ɪn ðə fərst hæf əv 2011 soʊ wəts ðə bɪg dil? wiv hæd ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ɪn ɑr ˈlæpˌtɑps fər jɪrz! ɑ, bət ðoʊz ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ər weɪ tu bɪg ənd fər ˈmoʊbəl ˈstændərdz. ju doʊnt wɔnt tɪ stræp jʊr ˈbætəri tɪ jʊr foʊn, du ju? baɪ nəˈsɛsɪti, ˈmoʊbəl ʧɪps ər ɔl əˈbaʊt smɔl saɪz ənd loʊ power-consumptions*. ðæts waɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈmoʊbəl ʧɪps wɪθ moʊdz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛl ʤɪst wɛnt əˈhɛd ənd bɔt ˈʧɪpˌmeɪkər ʤɪst tɪ gɪt ɪn ðə geɪm, ɛz ˈgæʤət læb ˌriˈpɔrtəd læst wik. bət weɪt ˈhævənt kˈwɑlˌkɑm ənd ˈtɛksəs ˈɪnstrəmənts ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ðɛr ˈprɑˌsɛsərz fər ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz? ənd ˈdɪdənt ˈivɪn əˈnaʊns ðət ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ˈpækɪŋ ˈgræfɪks ʧæmp 2 ˈprɑˌsɛsər ˈɪntu? ðɪs kænt ʤɪst bi əˈbaʊt ˈmoʊbəl ˈprɑˌsɛsərz. haʊ raɪt ju ər. ðɪs ɪz wɛr wi hæv tɪ ənˈpæk ðoʊz ˈəðər bɪg ˈnəmbərz əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ɔˈraɪənz spɛks. ðə ril ʤɛm əv ðə ɔˈraɪən ɪz ɪts ˈvɪdioʊ ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ. pɑrt əv ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ðə ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ; ˈlaɪtˈweɪt ˈmoʊbəl ʧɪps kænt ˈrɪli ˈhændəl tru 1080p*) ˈvɪdioʊ. laɪk ðə, ðə ɔˈraɪən kən. wəts mɔr, ɪts gɑt ən "ˈɑnˌbɔrd ˈneɪtɪv ˈtrɪpəl dɪˈspleɪ kənˈtroʊlər ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ðət ˈkɑmpləmɛnts ˈməltiˌtæskɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈməltəpəl dɪˈspleɪ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." trænzˈleɪʃən: θˈriˌweɪ. wɪθ ˈməltəpəl skrinz ðət kən dɪˈspleɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈvɪdioʊ ɔn iʧ skrin, pləs ˈaʊtˌpʊt ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ə θərd. ðiz ʧɪps ər pərˈvərs. soʊ ðæts ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðiz ʧɪps. ə ər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈbɑdi ənd ər ʤɪst ˈprɪti kloʊðz ənd səˈʤɛstɪv ˈsənˌglæsɪz. wəns ju strɪp ðoʊz əˈweɪ əˈweɪ, ɔl əv ðə hɑt, ˈsɪnjui ˈækʃən ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˌəndərˈniθ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: "bɪg ˈsɪstər" baɪ æt ˈflɪkər. juzd ˈgreɪtfəli ˈəndər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsəns. si ˈɔlsoʊ:

the securities and exchange commission launched an informal investigation on thursday into the details of the los angeles unified school district's (lausd) notorious $1.3 billion ipad project, which was supposed to give every child in the nation's school system an ipad loaded with pearson curriculum. the los angeles times said that a source inside confirmed that the commission was asking questions about how the bond money that was set aside to fund the program was used. the ipad program met many roadblocks since its inception in 2013, and recent allegations of improprieties during the bidding process for the bond money derailed the program permanently. back in december, the fbi raided the school district's offices , taking with them 20 boxes of information pertaining to the program. at the time, the superintendent resigned, although he has denied wrongdoing. just yesterday,'s attorney wrote to apple demanding refunds for pearson curriculum that the school system deemed unsatisfactory. it also said it would not accept any more shipments from apple or pearson in the future. pearson was a subcontractor for apple in the deal between the tech giant and. on thursday, district officials told the la times that “they were optimistic that they had addressed the sec concerns.” the la times also reported that had prepared a presentation in march that “outlined measures it took to inform the public and potential investors about how bond funds [for the ipad program] would be spent.” the school district reportedly told the sec that the bonds used to fund the ipad program were general obligation bonds that were not meant to generate revenue for investors. it also maintained that it was transparent in its dealings and that “all necessary disclosures were made to the public, underwriters, rating agencies, and investors.”

ðə sɪˈkjʊrətiz ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ kəˈmɪʃən lɔnʧt ən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈjunəˌfaɪd skul ˈdɪstrɪkts (lausd*) noʊˈtɔriəs ˈbɪljən ˈaɪˌpæd ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ gɪv ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃənz skul ˈsɪstəm ən ˈaɪˌpæd ˈloʊdɪd wɪθ ˈpɪrsən kərˈɪkjələm. ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz sɛd ðət ə sɔrs ˌɪnˈsaɪd kənˈfərmd ðət ðə kəˈmɪʃən wɑz ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə bɑnd ˈməni ðət wɑz sɛt əˈsaɪd tɪ fənd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz juzd. ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ˈproʊˌgræm mɛt ˈmɛni ˈroʊdˌblɑks sɪns ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən ɪn 2013 ənd ˈrisənt ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˌɪmprəˈpraɪətiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ðə bɑnd ˈməni dɪˈreɪld ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli. bæk ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈreɪdɪd ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkts ˈɔfəsɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm 20 ˈbɑksɪz əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm. æt ðə taɪm, ðə ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt rɪˈzaɪnd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi həz dɪˈnaɪd ˈrɔŋduɪŋ. ʤɪst ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, əˈtərni roʊt tɪ ˈæpəl dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈriˌfəndz fər ˈpɪrsən kərˈɪkjələm ðət ðə skul ˈsɪstəm dimd ˌənsətɪsˈfæktəri. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪt wʊd nɑt əkˈsɛpt ˈɛni mɔr ˈʃɪpmənts frəm ˈæpəl ər ˈpɪrsən ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈpɪrsən wɑz ə səbˈkɑnˌtræktər fər ˈæpəl ɪn ðə dil bɪtˈwin ðə tɛk ʤaɪənt ənd. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈfɪʃəlz toʊld ðə lɑ taɪmz ðət wər ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk ðət ðeɪ hæd əˈdrɛst ðə sɛk concerns.”*.” ðə lɑ taɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hæd priˈpɛrd ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ɪn mɑrʧ ðət ˈmɛʒərz ɪt tʊk tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz əˈbaʊt haʊ bɑnd fəndz [fər ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ˈproʊˌgræm] wʊd bi spent.”*.” ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt rɪˈpɔrtədli toʊld ðə sɛk ðət ðə bɑndz juzd tɪ fənd ðə ˈaɪˌpæd ˈproʊˌgræm wər ˈʤɛnərəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən bɑndz ðət wər nɑt mɛnt tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈrɛvəˌnu fər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ɪt wɑz trænˈspɛrənt ɪn ɪts ˈdilɪŋz ənd ðət ˈnɛsəˌsɛri dɪˈskloʊʒərz wər meɪd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ˈəndərˌraɪtərz, ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsiz, ənd investors.”*.”

twilight robert pattinson is starring in a new movie, premiering friday, about a young couple falling in love in new york. it's all romantic and silly, until the film's exploitative gotcha! ending. want to know what it is? new york magazine ran the spoiler a couple of weeks ago, and now the village voice, the third "top critic" review on rottentomatoes, just spilled the beans. variety and the hollywood reporter kept slightly more mum about the ending, alluding only to some grim foreshadowing of lower manhattan skylines... the end? everything is for most of the film. two young bobby patentleather, crazy claire from lost meet cute during college in the gray whirlwind of new york. they battle past sadnesses, mean daddies, and cigarette addictions on their course to true love. they get married and the heads off to his first day of grownup man work. he goes up and up in an elevator and everyone in the audience is saying "my, that's an awfully tall building, where does he work exactly?" and then, can you guess it? 9/11. edward pattinson dies of at the very end of remember me and all the film's happiness goes with him. this is their shocker! it's like extremely loud and incredibly close if extremely loud and incredibly close had featured just a few more vampire sexpots. and if extremely loud and incredibly close had used a national tragedy as an opportunistic, zam-bang! hook at the end, rather than throughout the whole book. so well done, filmmakers! doesn't this oddly make you want to see it? and it makes us curious whether more critics will get so by the hokum ending of a movie that they too will let the cat out of the bag.

tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ˈrɑbərt ˈpætɪnsən ɪz ˈstɑrɪŋ ɪn ə nu ˈmuvi, prɛˈmɪrɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, əˈbaʊt ə jəŋ ˈkəpəl ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn ləv ɪn nu jɔrk. ɪts ɔl roʊˈmæntɪk ənd ˈsɪli, ənˈtɪl ðə fɪlmz ˌɛkˈsplɔɪtətɪv ˈgɑʧə! ˈɛndɪŋ. wɔnt tɪ noʊ wət ɪt ɪz? nu jɔrk ˈmægəˌzin ræn ðə ˈspɔɪlər ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ, ənd naʊ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ vɔɪs, ðə θərd "tɔp ˈkrɪtɪk" ˌrivˈju ɔn rottentomatoes*, ʤɪst spɪld ðə binz. vərˈaɪəti ənd ðə ˈhɑliˌwʊd rɪˈpɔrtər kɛpt sˈlaɪtli mɔr məm əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛndɪŋ, əˈludɪŋ ˈoʊnli tɪ səm grɪm fɔrˈʃædoʊɪŋ əv loʊər mænˈhætən ˈskaɪˌlaɪnz... ðə ɛnd? ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz fər moʊst əv ðə fɪlm. tu jəŋ ˈbɑbi patentleather*, ˈkreɪzi klɛr frəm lɔst mit kjut ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn ðə greɪ ˈwərlˌwɪnd əv nu jɔrk. ðeɪ ˈbætəl pæst sadnesses*, min ˈdædiz, ənd ˌsɪgəˈrɛt əˈdɪkʃənz ɔn ðɛr kɔrs tɪ tru ləv. ðeɪ gɪt ˈmɛrid ənd ðə hɛdz ɔf tɪ hɪz fərst deɪ əv ˈgroʊˌnəp mæn wərk. hi goʊz əp ənd əp ɪn ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns ɪz seɪɪŋ "maɪ, ðæts ən ˈɔfəli tɔl ˈbɪldɪŋ, wɛr dɪz hi wərk ɪgˈzæktli?" ənd ðɛn, kən ju gɛs ɪt? ˈɛdwərd ˈpætɪnsən daɪz əv æt ðə ˈvɛri ɛnd əv rɪˈmɛmbər mi ənd ɔl ðə fɪlmz ˈhæpinəs goʊz wɪθ ɪm. ðɪs ɪz ðɛr ˈʃɑkər! ɪts laɪk ɪkˈstrimli laʊd ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kloʊz ɪf ɪkˈstrimli laʊd ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kloʊz hæd ˈfiʧərd ʤɪst ə fju mɔr ˈvæmpaɪr sexpots*. ənd ɪf ɪkˈstrimli laʊd ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kloʊz hæd juzd ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈtræʤədi ɛz ən ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk, zam-bang*! hʊk æt ðə ɛnd, ˈrəðər ðən θruaʊt ðə hoʊl bʊk. soʊ wɛl dən, ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz! ˈdəzənt ðɪs ˈɑdli meɪk ju wɔnt tɪ si ɪt? ənd ɪt meɪks ˈjuˈɛs ˈkjʊriəs ˈwɛðər mɔr ˈkrɪtɪks wɪl gɪt soʊ baɪ ðə ˈhoʊkəm ˈɛndɪŋ əv ə ˈmuvi ðət ðeɪ tu wɪl lɛt ðə kæt aʊt əv ðə bæg.

s. 3100: stop dangerous sanctuary cities act passes committee (and what you can do) govtrack.us blocked follow following 5, 2016 a “sanctuary city” is a city that protects illegal immigrants from federal or state prosecution, either by expressly prohibiting or never requiring legal inquiries about immigration status. there are more than 300 sanctuary cities in the united states. there have been many republican attempts to prevent sanctuary cities. the latest is s. 3100, the stop dangerous sanctuary cities act, which would withhold certain federal grants from sanctuary cities. the bill was introduced last week on june 27 and made it past committee the next day. while it may receive a senate vote, the white house has threatened to veto similar previous bills. what supporters say many sanctuary cities have another, more controversial, practice to protect illegal immigrants convicted of crimes from being deported. an immigrant arrested for an unrelated crime, and then later determined to be in the country illegally, will often only be punished for the crime. they may serve jail time or pay a fine but they will not be not deported. many critics of sanctuary cities see this practice as dangerous, citing increasing violent crime rates in san francisco since 2011. bill sponsor sen. pat toomey (r-pa) described a san francisco murder committed by an illegal immigrant. the shooter had been in police custody three months earlier but was not deported due to sanctuary practices. many feel that the murder represents a clear example of a death that would have been avoidable if not for the sanctuary city. (proponents of sanctuary cities argue that the cities are just as safe, if not safer, than other cities.) what opponents say a 2015 washington post article presents a different picture on the effects of sanctuary cities. it argues that sanctuary cities were the solution to criticisms about inhumane treatment of immigrants and racial profiling. “immigrant advocates said all of this deeply damaged police trust in immigrant communities, making people afraid to call police or provide information. that, these advocates argued, was the real threat to public safety.” how to get involved support an advocacy group you agree with: stop sanctuary cities by supporting the federation for american immigration reform protect sanctuary cities by supporting the american immigration council call congress: whether you want to support s. 3100 or oppose it, it is worth letting your senators know. you can do this by clicking on the yellow “call congress” button at the top of the bill page. you can also let others know how you feel about the bill by reacting with an emoji.

ɛs. 3100 stɑp ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz ækt ˈpæsɪz kəˈmɪti (ənd wət ju kən du) blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ 5 2016 ə city”*” ɪz ə ˈsɪti ðət prəˈtɛkts ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts frəm ˈfɛdərəl ər steɪt ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən, ˈiðər baɪ ɛkˈsprɛsli proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ər ˈnɛvər rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈligəl ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz əˈbaʊt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈstætəs. ðɛr ər mɔr ðən 300 ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈmɛni rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈtɛmpts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪz ɛs. 3100 ðə stɑp ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz ækt, wɪʧ wʊd wɪθˈhoʊld ˈsərtən ˈfɛdərəl grænts frəm ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz. ðə bɪl wɑz ˌɪntrəˈdust læst wik ɔn ʤun 27 ənd meɪd ɪt pæst kəˈmɪti ðə nɛkst deɪ. waɪl ɪt meɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈsɛnɪt voʊt, ðə waɪt haʊs həz θˈrɛtənd tɪ ˈviˌtoʊ ˈsɪmələr ˈpriviəs bɪlz. wət səˈpɔrtərz seɪ ˈmɛni ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz hæv əˈnəðər, mɔr ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, ˈpræktɪs tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts kənˈvɪktəd əv kraɪmz frəm biɪŋ dɪˈpɔrtəd. ən ˈɪməgrənt ərˈɛstɪd fər ən ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd kraɪm, ənd ðɛn ˈleɪtər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ˌɪˈligəli, wɪl ˈɔfən ˈoʊnli bi ˈpənɪʃt fər ðə kraɪm. ðeɪ meɪ sərv ʤeɪl taɪm ər peɪ ə faɪn bət ðeɪ wɪl nɑt bi nɑt dɪˈpɔrtəd. ˈmɛni ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz si ðɪs ˈpræktɪs ɛz ˈdeɪnʤərəs, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈvaɪələnt kraɪm reɪts ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ sɪns 2011 bɪl ˈspɑnsər sɛn. pæt ˈtumi (r-pa*) dɪˈskraɪbd ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈmərdər kəˈmɪtɪd baɪ ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənt. ðə ˈʃutər hæd bɪn ɪn pəˈlis ˈkəstədi θri mənθs ˈərliər bət wɑz nɑt dɪˈpɔrtəd du tɪ ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈpræktɪsɪz. ˈmɛni fil ðət ðə ˈmərdər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə klɪr ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə dɛθ ðət wʊd hæv bɪn əˈvɔɪdəbəl ɪf nɑt fər ðə ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪti. (prəˈpoʊnənts əv ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˈsɪtiz ər ʤɪst ɛz seɪf, ɪf nɑt ˈseɪfər, ðən ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz.) wət əˈpoʊnənts seɪ ə 2015 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈprɛzənts ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈpɪkʧər ɔn ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz. ɪt ˈɑrgjuz ðət ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz wər ðə səˈluʃən tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz əˈbaʊt ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn ˈtritmənt əv ˈɪməgrənts ənd ˈreɪʃəl ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ. ˈædvəˌkeɪts sɛd ɔl əv ðɪs ˈdipli ˈdæmɪʤd pəˈlis trəst ɪn ˈɪməgrənt kəmˈjunɪtiz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈfreɪd tɪ kɔl pəˈlis ər prəˈvaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðət, ðiz ˈædvəˌkeɪts ˈɑrgjud, wɑz ðə ril θrɛt tɪ ˈpəblɪk safety.”*.” haʊ tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd səˈpɔrt ən ˈædvəkəsi grup ju əˈgri wɪθ: stɑp ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz baɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm prəˈtɛkt ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz baɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈkaʊnsəl kɔl ˈkɑŋgrəs: ˈwɛðər ju wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt ɛs. 3100 ər əˈpoʊz ɪt, ɪt ɪz wərθ ˈlɛtɪŋ jʊr ˈsɛnətərz noʊ. ju kən du ðɪs baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈjɛloʊ congress”*” ˈbətən æt ðə tɔp əv ðə bɪl peɪʤ. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ lɛt ˈəðərz noʊ haʊ ju fil əˈbaʊt ðə bɪl baɪ riˈæktɪŋ wɪθ ən emoji*.

author: beach combing | in : contemporary nauru is a small island (about eight square miles) half way between hawaii and new zealand made largely of bird droppings. if that does not sound particularly promising consider two further points. first, that its european discoverer named it pleasant island in 1798: it was once extraordinarily beautiful. and second that the bird droppings can be mined as phosphates, which are worth a lot of money. the following morality tale has, in fact, a lot to do with money… money… everyone wanted a piece of. it is enough to list the owners over the last two hundred years. for most of the nineteenth century theans ruled themselves and spent a lot of that time fighting each other with firearms brought by european traders. in 1888 germany intervened to end the war and in an amnesty and encouraged by the threat that tribal leaders would be executed over seven hundred guns and rifles were handed over to the new authorities; enough to attempt an invasion of belgium. the island remained in the german empire until 1914 when it was occupied by australians on behalf of the allies. in 1919 the british created the british phosphate commission that ran the island in the interests of australia, new zealand and the wider empire, though not theans. in 1923 australia took over the running of. in 1942 japan occupied and had its worst years: a leprosy outbreak was dealt with by sailing a boat of the afflicted out into the ocean and sinking it. in 1945 a joint new zealand, australian and british trusteeship was set up, then in 1968 the island was finally given independence. nauruans, germans, australians, bpc, japanese, commonwealth trusteeship andans again. became a kind of pacific krakow passing constantly between powers. it would be interesting to see if any other spot in the pacific rivalsans in terms of the multiplicity of owners. beach is tempted to quote kissinger: ‘if they had grown carrots there no one would have given a damn.’ from 1968 theans should have had a happy or at least wealthy existence. after all, they now had the for themselves. and for a while the government was immensely rich, particularly given how small the population was. it also proved though immensely stupid and the money was wasted. is a nice example of the dutch disease. never give your kids an oil well. by 2006 the phosphates had run out, as had the money, and the island experienced an environmental catastrophe, much of it having been strip mined to water or rock: note the central in the image above. the lawyers managed to claw some money back through suing britain, australia and new zealand for overexploitation. but the compensation last either. and then desperation and creativity set in. in 2003, the island briefly tried to get on the patronage list by helping north korean defectors escape! 90% of theans are now unemployed and most of those that have jobs owe them to the authorities: hardly adam invisible hand. still at least has survived its colonial masters and the passing of the guano. to a brighter future for one of the most obscure territories. hope the birds will return. beach is always on the look out for ‘forgotten kingdoms’ even when they are republics: at yahoo dot com

ˈɔθər: biʧ ˈkoʊmɪŋ ɪn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɪz ə smɔl ˈaɪlənd (əˈbaʊt eɪt skwɛr maɪəlz) hæf weɪ bɪtˈwin həˈwaɪˌi ənd nu ˈzilənd meɪd ˈlɑrʤli əv bərd ˈdrɑpɪŋz. ɪf ðət dɪz nɑt saʊnd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈprɑməsɪŋ kənˈsɪdər tu ˈfərðər pɔɪnts. fərst, ðət ɪts ˌjʊrəˈpiən dɪˈskəvərər neɪmd ɪt ˈplɛzənt ˈaɪlənd ɪn 1798 ɪt wɑz wəns ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli ˈbjutəfəl. ənd ˈsɛkənd ðət ðə bərd ˈdrɑpɪŋz kən bi maɪnd ɛz ˈfɑsfeɪts, wɪʧ ər wərθ ə lɔt əv ˈməni. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌmɔˈræləˌti teɪl həz, ɪn fækt, ə lɔt tɪ du wɪθ money…*… money…*… ˈɛvriˌwən ˈwɔntɪd ə pis əv. ɪt ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ lɪst ðə ˈoʊnərz ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu ˈhənərd jɪrz. fər moʊst əv ðə ˈnaɪnˈtinθ ˈsɛnʧəri ðə ruld ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd spɛnt ə lɔt əv ðət taɪm ˈfaɪtɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər wɪθ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz brɔt baɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈtreɪdərz. ɪn 1888 ˈʤərməni ˌɪntərˈvind tɪ ɛnd ðə wɔr ənd ɪn ən ˈæmnəsti ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ðə θrɛt ðət ˈtraɪbəl ˈlidərz wʊd bi ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvən ˈhənərd gənz ənd ˈraɪfəlz wər ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə nu əˈθɔrətiz; ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈtɛmpt ən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˈbɛlʤəm. ðə ˈaɪlənd rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ðə ˈʤərmən ˈɛmpaɪər ənˈtɪl 1914 wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ɔˈstreɪljənz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈælaɪz. ɪn 1919 ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈfɑsfeɪt kəˈmɪʃən ðət ræn ðə ˈaɪlənd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ɔˈstreɪljə, nu ˈzilənd ənd ðə ˈwaɪdər ˈɛmpaɪər, ðoʊ nɑt ðə. ɪn 1923 ɔˈstreɪljə tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrənɪŋ əv. ɪn 1942 ʤəˈpæn ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ənd hæd ɪts wərst jɪrz: ə ˈlɛprəsi ˈaʊtˌbreɪk wɑz dɛlt wɪθ baɪ ˈseɪlɪŋ ə boʊt əv ðə əˈflɪktɪd aʊt ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊʃən ənd ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ɪt. ɪn 1945 ə ʤɔɪnt nu ˈzilənd, ɔˈstreɪljən ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌtrəˈstiˌʃɪp wɑz sɛt əp, ðɛn ɪn 1968 ðə ˈaɪlənd wɑz ˈfaɪnəli ˈgɪvɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns., ˈʤərmənz, ɔˈstreɪljənz, bpc*, ˌʤæpəˈniz, ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ ˌtrəˈstiˌʃɪp ənd əˈgɛn. bɪˈkeɪm ə kaɪnd əv pəˈsɪfɪk ˈkrɑkɑv ˈpæsɪŋ ˈkɑnstəntli bɪtˈwin paʊərz. ɪt wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si ɪf ˈɛni ˈəðər spɑt ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈraɪvəlz ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˌməltəˈplɪsɪti əv ˈoʊnərz. biʧ ɪz ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ kwoʊt ˈkɪsɪnʤər: ðeɪ hæd groʊn ˈkɛrəts ðɛr noʊ wən wʊd hæv ˈgɪvɪn ə damn.’*.’ frəm 1968 ðə ʃʊd hæv hæd ə ˈhæpi ər æt list ˈwɛlθi ɪgˈzɪstəns. ˈæftər ɔl, ðeɪ naʊ hæd ðə fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ənd fər ə waɪl ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˌɪˈmɛnsli rɪʧ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈgɪvɪn haʊ smɔl ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɑz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ pruvd ðoʊ ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈstupɪd ənd ðə ˈməni wɑz ˈweɪstɪd. ɪz ə nis ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə dəʧ dɪˈziz. ˈnɛvər gɪv jʊr kɪdz ən ɔɪl wɛl. baɪ 2006 ðə ˈfɑsfeɪts hæd rən aʊt, ɛz hæd ðə ˈməni, ənd ðə ˈaɪlənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kəˈtæstrəfi, məʧ əv ɪt ˈhævɪŋ bɪn strɪp maɪnd tɪ ˈwɔtər ər rɑk: noʊt ðə ˈsɛntrəl ɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ əˈbəv. ðə ˈlɔjərz ˈmænɪʤd tɪ klɔ səm ˈməni bæk θru suɪŋ ˈbrɪtən, ɔˈstreɪljə ənd nu ˈzilənd fər overexploitation*. bət ðə ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən læst ˈiðər. ənd ðɛn ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn ənd ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti sɛt ɪn. ɪn 2003 ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈbrifli traɪd tɪ gɪt ɔn ðə ˈpætrənɪʤ lɪst baɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən dɪˈfɛktərz ɪˈskeɪp! 90 əv ðə ər naʊ ˌənɛmˈplɔɪd ənd moʊst əv ðoʊz ðət hæv ʤɑbz oʊ ðɛm tɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz: ˈhɑrdli ˈædəm ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl hænd. stɪl æt list həz sərˈvaɪvd ɪts kəˈloʊniəl ˈmæstərz ənd ðə ˈpæsɪŋ əv ðə gˈwɑˌnoʊ. tɪ ə ˈbraɪtər fˈjuʧər fər wən əv ðə moʊst əbˈskjʊr ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz. hoʊp ðə bərdz wɪl rɪˈtərn. biʧ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ɔn ðə lʊk aʊt fər kingdoms’*’ ˈivɪn wɪn ðeɪ ər riˈpəblɪks: æt ˈjɑˌhu dɑt kɑm

a report released by legislative auditors friday says the state board of elections needlessly exposed the full social security numbers of almost voters to potential hacking, risking theft of those voters' identities. the determination that election officials did not fully protect voters' personal information was one of several highly critical findings in the report. the audit also faulted state election officials' handling of issues including ballot security, disaster preparedness, contracting and balancing its books. state lawmakers called for a hearing in response to the office of legislative audits report, which prompted strong reaction from critics of the board and its longtime administrator, linda h.. "this audit is an criticism of the way the board operates," said michael greenberger, director of the center for health and homeland security at the university of maryland school of law. he said the "damning" findings call for the establishment of an independent, bipartisan commission of computer experts to examine the board's handling of information technology issues. doug mayer, a spokesman for gov. larry hogan, said the report underscores some of the republican governor's longtime concerns about a "lack of executive oversight" at the board, where the day-to-day management is outside the administration's control. "this is a perfect example of why those concerns are valid," mayer said. "properly securing maryland's election data is critically important and needs to be given the utmost priority." lamone said she agreed with most of the auditor's findings, but "virtually everything" they identified has already been addressed. "we were working on a lot of these things even before the auditors came in," she said. the audit found that the board needlessly retained the full social security numbers of about active and inactive voters in its data base or almost 15 percent of the state's million registered voters when only the last four digits were needed. the report said the board then shared voters' personal information including driver's license numbers and the last four digits of social security numbers with a organization without ensuring that the data was safeguarded. caption anton black's family speaks about “anton’s law,” named after anton black, who died in law enforcement custody on eastern shore. (luke broadwater, baltimore sun video) anton black's family speaks about “anton’s law,” named after anton black, who died in law enforcement custody on eastern shore. (luke broadwater, baltimore sun video) caption baltimore county executive johnny olszewski jr. launches a task force to look into sexual assault investigation in the county. (alison knezevich, baltimore sun video) baltimore county executive johnny olszewski jr. launches a task force to look into sexual assault investigation in the county. (alison knezevich, baltimore sun video) the organization that received the data is the electronic registration information center (eric), a nonprofit that helps state election officials around the country identify ineligible voters. while auditors did not question the board's cooperation with eric, they said state officials had not received sufficient assurances that eric and its outside contractor were adequately protecting data. auditors warned that such information is frequently the target of criminals attempting identity theft. aviel rubin, a computer science professor at johns hopkins university who has frequently sounded alarms about election security, said the report "exposes a lack of best practices in the area of securing personal voter data and protecting the information in their databases." "this report tells me that the [elections board] is way behind the high-tech industry in maintaining the availability and security of their information," rubin said. he said the board "needs to get its act together and catch up with best practices in the industry." lamone said she's confident in the protections her agency has adopted to prevent hacking. she said officials do not ask for voters' full social security numbers, but sometimes people voluntarily provide that information on registration forms. the information the state provides to eric doesn't include full social security numbers and is encrypted before it is sent, said. "you can't get into eric data. there's no way" she said. lamone rejected call for an independent commission as unnecessary. "i think we're doing everything we can here," she said. lamone was appointed elections administrator under democratic gov. parris n. glendening in 1997. under current law, the administrator is appointed by the state board, which the governor is allowed to fill with three members of his own party. hogan's board has a republican majority, but state law requires a vote for the board to take action. has kept her job with the support of the the general assembly's democratic leaders. in addition to the finding on social security numbers, the audit identified several other lapses in the state elections process and in board operations. according to auditors: •the board did not ensure the accuracy of its voter registration rolls and allowed too many people its employees and those of local election boards, as well as contractors to have access to that database when they did not need it for their job duties. •officials allowed voters to receive ballots solely by providing publicly available information such as name, address and date of birth. auditors recommended they also require information such as the last four digits of the social security number to guard against voter fraud. •the board could not document why it awarded two contracts worth $18.8 million without competition. auditors also found other violations of state procurement rules. •the agency ended its 2015 budget year with a deficit of $3.4 million that it could not explain. greenberger said the report's findings are consistent with his dealings with the board over the years. he said has run the board as a "personal fiefdom" and has dismissed criticism by outside information technology experts as partisan attacks by republicans. the board's problems have less to do with dishonesty than with defensiveness and incompetence, greenberger said. "it is one day going to play out during an election where the results will be called into question and there will be no adequate audit trail to determine who the winner of the election is," he said. two senators, one from each party and both critics of, called for the legislature's joint audit committee to meet this summer to delve more deeply into the findings. "there are certainly things [in the report] i'd think would be troublesome to our voters," said sen. gail bates, a howard county republican. sen. cheryl kagan, a montgomery county democrat, said the agency has long been mismanaged. "we've got a big election next year and voters have to have confidence that our state board of elections is performing in shape," she said. "this audit is clear evidence we're not there yet."

ə rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist baɪ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈɑdətərz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ sɪz ðə steɪt bɔrd əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈnidləsli ɪkˈspoʊzd ðə fʊl ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈvoʊtərz tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈhækɪŋ, ˈrɪskɪŋ θɛft əv ðoʊz ˈvoʊtərz' aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. ðə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən ðət ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈfɪʃəlz dɪd nɑt ˈfʊli prəˈtɛkt ˈvoʊtərz' ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈhaɪli ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈfaɪndɪŋz ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈɔdɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔltɪd steɪt ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈfɪʃəlz' ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˈɪʃuz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbælət sɪˈkjʊrəti, dɪˈzæstər priˈpɛrədnəs, ˈkɑntræktɪŋ ənd ˈbælənsɪŋ ɪts bʊks. steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz kɔld fər ə ˈhirɪŋ ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈɑdəts rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ ˈprɑmptɪd strɔŋ riˈækʃən frəm ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðə bɔrd ənd ɪts ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər, ˈlɪndə eɪʧ.. "ðɪs ˈɔdɪt ɪz ən ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə weɪ ðə bɔrd ˈɑpərˌeɪts," sɛd ˈmaɪkəl ˈgrinbərgər, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər hɛlθ ənd ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈmɛrələnd skul əv lɔ. hi sɛd ðə "ˈdæmɪŋ" ˈfaɪndɪŋz kɔl fər ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt, baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kəˈmɪʃən əv kəmˈpjutər ˈɛkspərts tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə bɔrdz ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɪʃuz. dəg meɪər, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər gəv. ˈlɛri ˈhoʊˌgɑn, sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˌəndərˈskɔrz səm əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈgəvərnərz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ə "læk əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt" æt ðə bɔrd, wɛr ðə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt ɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz kənˈtroʊl. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv waɪ ðoʊz kənˈsərnz ər ˈvælɪd," meɪər sɛd. "ˈprɑpərli sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈmɛrələndz ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈdætə ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd nidz tɪ bi ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈətˌmoʊst praɪˈɔrəti." sɛd ʃi əˈgrid wɪθ moʊst əv ðə ˈɔdɪtərz ˈfaɪndɪŋz, bət "ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ" ðeɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn əˈdrɛst. "wi wər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə lɔt əv ðiz θɪŋz ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɑdətərz keɪm ɪn," ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈɔdɪt faʊnd ðət ðə bɔrd ˈnidləsli rɪˈteɪnd ðə fʊl ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz əv əˈbaʊt ˈæktɪv ənd ˌɪˈnæktɪv ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ɪts ˈdætə beɪs ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 15 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə steɪts ˈmɪljən ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈvoʊtərz wɪn ˈoʊnli ðə læst fɔr ˈdɪʤɪts wər ˈnidɪd. ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɛd ðə bɔrd ðɛn ʃɛrd ˈvoʊtərz' ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdraɪvərz ˈlaɪsəns ˈnəmbərz ənd ðə læst fɔr ˈdɪʤɪts əv ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz wɪθ ə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət ðə ˈdætə wɑz ˈseɪfˌgɑrdɪd. ˈkæpʃən ˈænˌtɔn blæks ˈfæməli spiks əˈbaʊt law,”*,” neɪmd ˈæftər ˈænˌtɔn blæk, hu daɪd ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈkəstədi ɔn ˈistərn ʃɔr. (luk broadwater*, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr sən ˈvɪdioʊ) ˈænˌtɔn blæks ˈfæməli spiks əˈbaʊt law,”*,” neɪmd ˈæftər ˈænˌtɔn blæk, hu daɪd ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈkəstədi ɔn ˈistərn ʃɔr. (luk broadwater*, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr sən ˈvɪdioʊ) ˈkæpʃən ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈkaʊnti ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʤɑni oʊlˈʃɛfski jr*. ˈlɔnʧɪz ə tæsk fɔrs tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti. (ˈælɪsən ˈnɛzɪvɪʧ, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr sən ˈvɪdioʊ) ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈkaʊnti ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʤɑni oʊlˈʃɛfski jr*. ˈlɔnʧɪz ə tæsk fɔrs tɪ lʊk ˈɪntu ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti. (ˈælɪsən ˈnɛzɪvɪʧ, ˈbɔltəˌmɔr sən ˈvɪdioʊ) ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət rɪˈsivd ðə ˈdætə ɪz ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɛnər (ˈɛrɪk), ə nɑnˈprɑfət ðət hɛlps steɪt ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈfɪʃəlz əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl ˈvoʊtərz. waɪl ˈɑdətərz dɪd nɑt kˈwɛʃən ðə bɔrdz kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈɛrɪk, ðeɪ sɛd steɪt əˈfɪʃəlz hæd nɑt rɪˈsivd səˈfɪʃənt əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ðət ˈɛrɪk ənd ɪts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkɑnˌtræktər wər ˈædəkwɪtli prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈdætə. ˈɑdətərz wɔrnd ðət səʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ðə ˈtərgət əv ˈkrɪmənəlz əˈtɛmptɪŋ aɪˈdɛntəˌti θɛft. ˈrubɪn, ə kəmˈpjutər saɪəns prəˈfɛsər æt ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ˌjunəˈvərsəti hu həz ˈfrikwɛntli ˈsaʊndɪd əˈlɑrmz əˈbaʊt ɪˈlɛkʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti, sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt "ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ə læk əv bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈvoʊtər ˈdætə ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðɛr ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz." "ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt tɛlz mi ðət ðə [ɪˈlɛkʃənz bɔrd] ɪz weɪ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈɪndəstri ɪn meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən," ˈrubɪn sɛd. hi sɛd ðə bɔrd "nidz tɪ gɪt ɪts ækt təˈgɛðər ənd kæʧ əp wɪθ bɛst ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri." sɛd ʃiz ˈkɑnfədənt ɪn ðə prəˈtɛkʃənz hər ˈeɪʤənsi həz əˈdɑptəd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈhækɪŋ. ʃi sɛd əˈfɪʃəlz du nɑt æsk fər ˈvoʊtərz' fʊl ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz, bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈpipəl ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli prəˈvaɪd ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən fɔrmz. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə steɪt prəˈvaɪdz tɪ ˈɛrɪk ˈdəzənt ˌɪnˈklud fʊl ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz ənd ɪz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ɪz sɛnt, sɛd. "ju kænt gɪt ˈɪntu ˈɛrɪk ˈdætə. ðɛrz noʊ weɪ" ʃi sɛd. rɪˈʤɛktɪd kɔl fər ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt kəˈmɪʃən ɛz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. "aɪ θɪŋk wɪr duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi kən hir," ʃi sɛd. wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd ɪˈlɛkʃənz ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈəndər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk gəv. ˈpɛrɪs ɛn. ˈglɛndənɪŋ ɪn 1997 ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔ, ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ɪz əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ ðə steɪt bɔrd, wɪʧ ðə ˈgəvərnər ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ fɪl wɪθ θri ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz oʊn ˈpɑrti. ˈhoʊˌgɑnz bɔrd həz ə rɪˈpəblɪkən məˈʤɔrəti, bət steɪt lɔ rikˈwaɪərz ə voʊt fər ðə bɔrd tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən. həz kɛpt hər ʤɑb wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt əv ðə ðə ˈʤɛnərəl əˈsɛmbliz ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋ ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbərz, ðə ˈɔdɪt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈlæpsɪz ɪn ðə steɪt ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ɪn bɔrd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɑdətərz: bɔrd dɪd nɑt ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈækjərəsi əv ɪts ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən roʊlz ənd əˈlaʊd tu ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪts ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ðoʊz əv ˈloʊkəl ɪˈlɛkʃən bɔrdz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkɑnˌtræktərz tɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðət ˈdætəˌbeɪs wɪn ðeɪ dɪd nɑt nid ɪt fər ðɛr ʤɑb ˈdutiz. əˈlaʊd ˈvoʊtərz tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈbæləts ˈsoʊəli baɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən səʧ ɛz neɪm, ˈæˌdrɛs ənd deɪt əv bərθ. ˈɑdətərz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən səʧ ɛz ðə læst fɔr ˈdɪʤɪts əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈnəmbər tɪ gɑrd əˈgɛnst ˈvoʊtər frɔd. bɔrd kʊd nɑt ˈdɑkjəmɛnt waɪ ɪt əˈwɔrdɪd tu ˈkɑnˌtrækts wərθ ˈmɪljən wɪˈθaʊt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈɑdətərz ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ˈəðər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əv steɪt proʊˈkjʊrmənt rulz. ˈeɪʤənsi ˈɛndɪd ɪts 2015 ˈbəʤɪt jɪr wɪθ ə ˈdɛfəsət əv ˈmɪljən ðət ɪt kʊd nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn. ˈgrinbərgər sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrts ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ hɪz ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ ðə bɔrd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. hi sɛd həz rən ðə bɔrd ɛz ə "ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfifdəm" ənd həz dɪsˈmɪst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛkspərts ɛz ˈpɑrtəzən əˈtæks baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz. ðə bɔrdz ˈprɑbləmz hæv lɛs tɪ du wɪθ dɪˈsɑnəsti ðən wɪθ dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs ənd ˌɪnˈkɑmpətəns, ˈgrinbərgər sɛd. "ɪt ɪz wən deɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ aʊt ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ɪˈlɛkʃən wɛr ðə rɪˈzəlts wɪl bi kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ənd ðɛr wɪl bi noʊ ˈædəkˌweɪt ˈɔdɪt treɪl tɪ dɪˈtərmən hu ðə ˈwɪnər əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz," hi sɛd. tu ˈsɛnətərz, wən frəm iʧ ˈpɑrti ənd boʊθ ˈkrɪtɪks əv, kɔld fər ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧərz ʤɔɪnt ˈɔdɪt kəˈmɪti tɪ mit ðɪs ˈsəmər tɪ dɛlv mɔr ˈdipli ˈɪntu ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz. "ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli θɪŋz [ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt] aɪd θɪŋk wʊd bi ˈtrəbəlsəm tɪ ɑr ˈvoʊtərz," sɛd sɛn. geɪl beɪts, ə haʊərd ˈkaʊnti rɪˈpəblɪkən. sɛn. ˈʃɛrəl ˈkeɪgən, ə mɑntˈgəmri ˈkaʊnti ˈdɛməˌkræt, sɛd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi həz lɔŋ bɪn mɪsˈmænɪʤd. "wiv gɑt ə bɪg ɪˈlɛkʃən nɛkst jɪr ənd ˈvoʊtərz hæv tɪ hæv ˈkɑnfədɛns ðət ɑr steɪt bɔrd əv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪz pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ɪn ʃeɪp," ʃi sɛd. "ðɪs ˈɔdɪt ɪz klɪr ˈɛvədəns wɪr nɑt ðɛr jɛt."

blackhawks, wild unveil stadium series jerseys the chicago blackhawks and minnesota wild have both unveiled their 2016 stadium series uniforms, they will be worn for their game against each other outdoors at bank stadium in minnesota on february 21, 2016. the blackhawks jersey is white with the blackhawks modern primary logo on the chest, a black shoulder yoke with those giant player numbers now moved up to the shoulders. things start to look pretty good when you get to the sleeves we see three large stripes with the blackhawks standard shoulder logo in the middle of them. a nod to how that patch was placed in the (and in last winter classic) but the stripes were never that large. hey, not a bad thing, i actually quite like this part of the jersey. on the collar (because this is a thing now) there are four stars. also note that the collar is only on the left side of the jersey. an official explanation of the blackhawks uniform below… yup, they really went with “city of big shoulders” for the reason for that shoulder yoke. minnesota will be decked out in green from head to toe, the big shoulders (so, is minnesota the “state of big shoulders”?) are in wheat or beige. the standard primary logo is on the chest, with a red and beige stripe on the arms. giant player numbers on the sleeves, no not on the shoulders. on the left shoulder is their “state of hockey” patch first time this has appeared on a uniform i believe, the other has the stadium series logo. speaking of which, that patch looks to be absent on the blackhawks jersey. huh. so the template bowl, which do you like better? sound off in the comments.

ˈblæˌkhɔks, waɪld ənˈveɪl ˈsteɪdiəm ˈsɪriz ˈʤərziz ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ˈblæˌkhɔks ənd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə waɪld hæv boʊθ ənˈveɪld ðɛr 2016 ˈsteɪdiəm ˈsɪriz ˈjunəˌfɔrmz, ðeɪ wɪl bi wɔrn fər ðɛr geɪm əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ˈaʊtˈdɔrz æt bæŋk ˈsteɪdiəm ɪn ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 21 2016 ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈʤərzi ɪz waɪt wɪθ ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈmɑdərn ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈloʊgoʊ ɔn ðə ʧɛst, ə blæk ˈʃoʊldər joʊk wɪθ ðoʊz ʤaɪənt pleɪər ˈnəmbərz naʊ muvd əp tɪ ðə ˈʃoʊldərz. θɪŋz stɑrt tɪ lʊk ˈprɪti gʊd wɪn ju gɪt tɪ ðə slivz wi si θri lɑrʤ straɪps wɪθ ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈstændərd ˈʃoʊldər ˈloʊgoʊ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðɛm. ə nɑd tɪ haʊ ðət pæʧ wɑz pleɪst ɪn ðə (ənd ɪn læst ˈwɪntər ˈklæsɪk) bət ðə straɪps wər ˈnɛvər ðət lɑrʤ. heɪ, nɑt ə bæd θɪŋ, aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt laɪk ðɪs pɑrt əv ðə ˈʤərzi. ɔn ðə ˈkɑlər (bɪˈkəz ðɪs ɪz ə θɪŋ naʊ) ðɛr ər fɔr stɑrz. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðət ðə ˈkɑlər ɪz ˈoʊnli ɔn ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðə ˈʤərzi. ən əˈfɪʃəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈjunəˌfɔrm below…*… jəp, ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɛnt wɪθ əv bɪg shoulders”*” fər ðə ˈrizən fər ðət ˈʃoʊldər joʊk. ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə wɪl bi dɛkt aʊt ɪn grin frəm hɛd tɪ toʊ, ðə bɪg ˈʃoʊldərz (soʊ, ɪz ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ðə əv bɪg shoulders”*”?) ər ɪn wit ər beɪʒ. ðə ˈstændərd ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈloʊgoʊ ɪz ɔn ðə ʧɛst, wɪθ ə rɛd ənd beɪʒ straɪp ɔn ðə ɑrmz. ʤaɪənt pleɪər ˈnəmbərz ɔn ðə slivz, noʊ nɑt ɔn ðə ˈʃoʊldərz. ɔn ðə lɛft ˈʃoʊldər ɪz ðɛr əv hockey”*” pæʧ fərst taɪm ðɪs həz əˈpɪrd ɔn ə ˈjunəˌfɔrm aɪ bɪˈliv, ðə ˈəðər həz ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ˈsɪriz ˈloʊgoʊ. ˈspikɪŋ əv wɪʧ, ðət pæʧ lʊks tɪ bi ˈæbsənt ɔn ðə ˈblæˌkhɔks ˈʤərzi. hə. soʊ ðə ˈtɛmplət boʊl, wɪʧ du ju laɪk ˈbɛtər? saʊnd ɔf ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts.

el segundo, ca at around pm on the afternoon of september 30, 2011, drew doughty emerged from the dressing room for his first training camp skate. that moment was the first publicly visible sign that the los angeles kings had become whole once again. late thursday night, the kings announced that they had reached a verbal agreement with their top, who missed virtually all of training camp as a contract holdout. in the end, kings manager dean lombardi sweetened the pot by offering doughty an average of $200,000 more per year above his reported original offer of $6.8 million per season, the same average annual value of center contract. for their part, doughty and agent don meehan reportedly budged on the length of the contract, so the deal ended up at $7 million per season for eight years. “the cap is a delicate balance,” kings assistant general manager ron told (kings executives were not available for comment on september 30). “every year, moving parts just to try and stay under it. but really excited to have drew under contract, and, obviously, kopitar, long-term, along with the rest of our guys.” “we’re excited about the timing,” added. “it could have, obviously, been a little bit better at the start of camp, but excited to have our team whole again.” the native of london, ontario met with the media before hitting the ice for a skate with assistant coach john stevens. “it sucked being at home, and it sucked going through this process, but just really thankful that here, and going to be a member of the la kings for eight years,” said doughty. “[the waiting] sucked, it really did. i plan to be back home in london for that long. i wanted to be here the whole time. there was never a question about leaving the kings, or anything like that. but we had to get done what we had to get done, and done before the season. the most important part.” “i’ve had a lot of stress,” added doughty. “the approaching. i was counting down the days until the season started. at first, i want to miss camp, either. i was counting down the days until camp started, but i ended up having to miss that.” “i’m not happy about going through all that, but done. just happy that here, happy to be a member of the la kings. i want to apologize to all those who had to patiently wait for me to get here, but, now that here, fully committed to making this team better.” doughty also addressed some of the criticism aimed at him due to his holdout. “it was never a question of me not wanting to be with the kings, or trying to ruin the team, or anything like that,” he stressed. “i apologize [for not] being here on time. maybe some people think i go about doing things the right way. part of the business. in the past. now i just have to focus on this season, [getting] this team to the finals and winning it.” doughty’s absence has been the big story hanging over the kings’ 2011 training camp. but the players took it all in stride. “everyone knew it was a matter of time, and they finally figured it out, a deal that worked for both parties,” said right wing and team captain dustin brown. “it’s good to have him back. going through training camp, that was probably the biggest story, not being here. but got him back now, and just a matter of getting ready to go.” “from a standpoint, guys coming to the rink and saying, ‘oh going to have to start the regular season without [doughty],’” added brown. “that’s not the mentality of the group of guys who are in here. i think it was more, ‘let’s get ready to go.’” “it was a real for players. sure, for the coaches, management, were all worrying about it. but, as a group of players, we did a pretty good situation was what it was. it was more about getting ourselves ready, because had he not signed, we were going to have to play without him. but now that he has signed, a big plus.” kings blue line corps member matt greene shared a similar view. “i think everyone was confident that [an agreement] was going to happen, it was just a matter of time,” said greene. “it’s good that they could finally reach an agreement and get this going, because a big part of our team. going to be nice having him to start the year.” “he’ll be in shape, be fine, ready to go,” added greene. “missing training going to hold that against him. something that happens. everybody has either been in that situation, or knows somebody who has, so not a distraction. nothing against him for not being here. just the way it worked out. welcome him with open arms today.” management was also keeping tabs on the reaction in the dressing room. “i thought the whole group did a good job of staying focused,” said. “the coaching staff did an outstanding job getting the players that we had [here] ready to play. i think the guys were really good about it, they understand the business part of the game. again, the focus, as a whole, obviously, in the back room, we had some stuff going on. overall, our focus was terrific.” newcomer mike richards is rather familiar with doughty since the two were teammates on gold team in the 2010 olympic winter games in vancouver, british columbia. “he started as a sixth or seventh [for team canada], and just worked his way to the top,” richards noted. “he’s a confident, skilled hockey player. when you have those two [attributes], you make for a dangerous player on the ice. just got so much skill, and the confidence to go along with it. but, even though got all that skill, he put his team in difficult positions if something go right.” “he’s a good player, obviously welcome him to the team,” richards added. “it’s nice to see that taken that step, and will be here for awhile. help with our defense in a big way.” having signed a lengthy contract of his own, richards shared his own perspectives. “you’re more relieved when done, knowing that going to be an player for the next x amount of years that signed for,” he explained. “you’re excited to get started.” “for him, more getting excited to get back to the team, where wanted to be all along.” he elaborated. “it’s unfortunate that the business side sometimes gets in the way, but i think excited to have him back.” aside from doughty, head coach terry murray may be the happiest person of all about having his best back in the fold. “drew doughty is back,” murray beamed. “i’m going to give him a big hug when i see him. ‘welcome back, and get going.’” “i’m real happy for him, and real happy for the organization that this got done,” murray added. “mr. anschutz and tim leiweke, they obviously stepped up big time here with a very important player to our team, and i know dean [lombardi] and [hextall] have been working very hard over the summer, and through the training camp, to get this finalized.” “now we get everything back to being about the la kings, and the team. we move on.” although the players were all saying the right things, situation had to be, at the very least, a bit of a distraction. “no question,” said murray. “it was in the front of my mind the whole training camp. a very important player, a very good player. you miss him.” “you know working very hard towards getting it resolved, and the most important thing that you can hope for, that a lot of communication going on,” added murray. “now that done, bring him along very quickly, and get him ready to play the first game of the season.” “as a coach, just hoping it happens, that able to get back, and get some quality practice time with the team before the season starts.” doughty said that his strength and conditioning has improved over last season, and that he is already rarin’ to go. “i’ve been skating back home pretty hard, so i think i can jump right into it,” said doughty. “but whenever they want me to play, available to play, and i want to get back in action as soon as i can.” “i feel stronger, and i feel better conditioned as well,” added doughty. “i’m a little bit slimmer, but, at the same time, i have a little more muscle, and my body fat is lower. i worked really hard in the gym, and i was on the ice as well. i feel good. a little bit lighter than i usually 203 [pounds], and i usually play at doughty is not expected to be in the lineup when the kings face the colorado avalanche in the annual frozen fury pre-season game at the mgm grand garden arena tonight in las vegas, but will skate with players not in lineup. going forward, murray will put doughty on a fast track towards getting into the lineup. “it’s gas pedal right to the floor boards out there in practice,” murray stressed. “you’re going to push him right through, and get the amount of work that you feel, as a coaching staff, a player needs in order to get him up to playing speed as quickly as possible.” “[it will be the] ‘lamborghini’ approach,” murray added. “now we can get a week or practice time before the season starts.” with the big contract, doughty now has to prove that he is worthy of it over the term of the deal, and, after heading in the other direction last season, he will need to make the mental adjustments necessary to improve. “last year was a little bit of a down year for drew, when you look at the numbers and the performance from the year before,” said. “but i think, as a second year player, to be runner-up for the norris trophy, and to really raise [his] game to that level, i think, last a human tendency to think that going to be that player every year.” “i think drew probably learned the lesson that got to push through every year, got to push through every summer, got to work hard, and get yourself in the best shape possible, so some good lessons there,” added. “in saying that, drew was still a pretty darn good player for us last year. i think one of the elite, young in the league, and we expect him to be one of the elite in the league for many years.” doughty acknowledged that he took a step backwards last season, and that he needs to be better. “i just want to improve every year,” he said. “i’ve been with this team for a long time. i want to win many stanley cup championships. that norris trophy would be amazing to win. i know a lot of people think my last season was great, but i know going to be a lot better this season.” winners and losers? as the doughty saga wore on during the and through training camp, the contract terms that were being negotiated leaked out, and everyone began taking sides. in the end, lombardi and the kings sweetened the deal, offering an average of $200,000 per year over the life of the contract, as reported earlier. but in order to get that payout, doughty and meehan had to accept what they reportedly did not long-term deal, one that keeps him in the fold for four years beyond the age of 25, when he can become an unrestricted free agent (he will have played seven seasons in the league at that time). looking at the terms of the deal, it makes you think, ‘why doughty and meehan make that offer much earlier in the process?’ after all, even with the extra $200,000 per year above the annual average value of contract, one would have to think that lombardi would have jumped at such a proposal, and the whole squabble could have been avoided. for his part, doughty has moved on. “i know if i need to talk about [the negotiations, the process, or the specifics of the contract] anymore,” he said. “it’s in the past now. just really focused and really happy about being here. [everything about the contract] is in the past, and happy to be a part of this organization for a long time, and just really excited to be here, and [to] be back.” brown noted that the ordeal had to be tough on doughty. “i think, for him, [reaching a deal] was sigh of relief,” said brown. “i think what a lot of people forget is that 21 years old, and [is] in a situation that not a lot ofs have to deal with. whatever your opinion of how it went down [might be], he definitely wanted to be here from day one, and what happens in lot of people understand. he had to deal with it pretty much by himself, seeing how he around the guys at all.” but the guys were with him, anyway. “i probably talked to him two or three times a week, either text or voice, so i was probably in contact with him since the beginning of june, just seeing how things were going, and talking to him about what was going on here, once training camp got started, and trying to give him different perspectives,” brown explained. “when in a negotiation like that, very hard to step outside. sometimes, you need someone just to bounce ideas off of. sometimes, he asked for ideas and opinions, so i just tried to be there for him.” doughty said that he knew he had the support of his teammates. “they know part of the business, and they supported me the whole time,” he noted. “they made sure that i knew that if i ever needed someone to talk to, they were there for me.” but…who won, and who lost? given that both parties got something they wanted, there were no clear winners or losers. however, the advantage goes to lombardi and the kings, who did not have to break the bank when they sweetened their previous offer. more importantly, lombardi stood firm on requiring a long-term commitment from able to buy out a handful of unrestricted free agent years and locking him up until he is 29 years old is the most critical aspect of the deal. “he’s a young man, a very gifted young man,” said murray. “he’s blessed with a lot of skill, a lot of talent. a critical part of our organization. all very happy that back on board with an extended contract, an deal.” “that shows the commitment that mr. anschutz is making to this team, that sign a young guy to [a contract of] that length,” added murray. “it’s tremendous, on his part. now, our job, as a coaching staff, to get the team to say, ‘thank you,’ by being a good team, play well, and play the kind of game that our fans want to see.” before too long, doughty is going to “celebrate” his new contract with his treating them to a two. “i’m sure be paying for the first team dinner whenever the guys get together,” said murray. “he’s buying more than lunch, for sure,” said brown. “that’s a definite,” said doughty. “i know the boys let that one slide. i think i [owe] it to them to take them to more than one dinner.” in other news… on september 30, the kings signed veteran right wing trent hunter to a one-year, $600,000, one-way contract. hunter, 31, was in the kings’ training camp on a professional tryout contract. the, native of red deer, alberta has scored 99 goals and has added 130 assists for 229 points with 201 penalty minutes in 459 career regular season games with the new york islanders. hunter has twice reached the plateau. his best season was in, when he scored 25 goals and tallied 26 assists for 51 points in 77 regular season games. the kings also assigned center prospect andrei to the manchester monarchs of the american hockey league, their primary minor league affiliate. additional training camp roster cuts are expected to be announced on october 1. raw audio interviews (extraneous material and dead air have been removed) matt greene (1:43) mike richards (2:49) dustin brown (5:11) terry murray (8:09) drew doughty (5:37) frozen royalty by gann matsuda is licensed under a creative commons license. you may copy, distribute transmit any story or audio content published on this site under the terms of this license, but only if proper attribution is indicated. the full name of the author and a link back to the original article on this site are required. photographs, graphical images, and other content not specified are subject to additional restrictions. additional information is available at: frozen royalty licensing and copyright information. frozen comment policies

ɛl ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ æt əraʊnd piɛm ɔn ðə ˌæftərˈnun əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 2011 dru ˈdɔti ˈimərʤd frəm ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum fər hɪz fərst ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp skeɪt. ðət ˈmoʊmənt wɑz ðə fərst ˈpəblɪkli ˈvɪzəbəl saɪn ðət ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz hæd bɪˈkəm hoʊl wəns əˈgɛn. leɪt ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt, ðə kɪŋz əˈnaʊnst ðət ðeɪ hæd riʧt ə ˈvərbəl əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðɛr tɔp, hu mɪst ˈvərʧuəli ɔl əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɛz ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt. ɪn ðə ɛnd, kɪŋz ˈmænɪʤər din lɑmˈbɑrdi sˈwitənd ðə pɑt baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈdɔti ən ˈævərɪʤ əv mɔr pər jɪr əˈbəv hɪz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɔfər əv ˈmɪljən pər ˈsizən, ðə seɪm ˈævərɪʤ ˈænjuəl ˈvælju əv ˈsɛnər ˈkɑnˌtrækt. fər ðɛr pɑrt, ˈdɔti ənd ˈeɪʤənt dɑn ˈmiən rɪˈpɔrtədli bəʤd ɔn ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, soʊ ðə dil ˈɛndɪd əp æt 7 ˈmɪljən pər ˈsizən fər eɪt jɪrz. kæp ɪz ə ˈdɛləkət balance,”*,” kɪŋz əˈsɪstənt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər rɑn toʊld (kɪŋz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz wər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 jɪr, ˈmuvɪŋ pɑrts ʤɪst tɪ traɪ ənd steɪ ˈəndər ɪt. bət ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ hæv dru ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ənd, ˈɑbviəsli, kopitar*, ˈlɔŋˈtərm, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ɑr guys.”*.” ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə timing,”*,” ˈædɪd. kʊd hæv, ˈɑbviəsli, bɪn ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈbɛtər æt ðə stɑrt əv kæmp, bət ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ hæv ɑr tim hoʊl again.”*.” ðə ˈneɪtɪv əv ˈləndən, ɑnˈtɛrioʊ mɛt wɪθ ðə ˈmidiə ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə aɪs fər ə skeɪt wɪθ əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ ʤɑn ˈstivənz. səkt biɪŋ æt hoʊm, ənd ɪt səkt goʊɪŋ θru ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs, bət ʤɪst ˈrɪli ˈθæŋkfəl ðət hir, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə lɑ kɪŋz fər eɪt years,”*,” sɛd ˈdɔti. ˈweɪtɪŋ] səkt, ɪt ˈrɪli dɪd. aɪ plæn tɪ bi bæk hoʊm ɪn ˈləndən fər ðət lɔŋ. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi hir ðə hoʊl taɪm. ðɛr wɑz ˈnɛvər ə kˈwɛʃən əˈbaʊt ˈlivɪŋ ðə kɪŋz, ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət. bət wi hæd tɪ gɪt dən wət wi hæd tɪ gɪt dən, ənd dən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt part.”*.” hæd ə lɔt əv stress,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈdɔti. əˈproʊʧɪŋ. aɪ wɑz ˈkaʊntɪŋ daʊn ðə deɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsizən ˈstɑrtɪd. æt fərst, aɪ wɔnt tɪ mɪs kæmp, ˈiðər. aɪ wɑz ˈkaʊntɪŋ daʊn ðə deɪz ənˈtɪl kæmp ˈstɑrtɪd, bət aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp ˈhævɪŋ tɪ mɪs that.”*.” nɑt ˈhæpi əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ θru ɔl ðət, bət dən. ʤɪst ˈhæpi ðət hir, ˈhæpi tɪ bi ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə lɑ kɪŋz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ ɔl ðoʊz hu hæd tɪ ˈpeɪʃəntli weɪt fər mi tɪ gɪt hir, bət, naʊ ðət hir, ˈfʊli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs tim better.”*.” ˈdɔti ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdrɛst səm əv ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm eɪmd æt ɪm du tɪ hɪz ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt. wɑz ˈnɛvər ə kˈwɛʃən əv mi nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi wɪθ ðə kɪŋz, ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ruɪn ðə tim, ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk that,”*,” hi strɛst. əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz [fər nɑt] biɪŋ hir ɔn taɪm. ˈmeɪbi səm ˈpipəl θɪŋk aɪ goʊ əˈbaʊt duɪŋ θɪŋz ðə raɪt weɪ. pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ɪn ðə pæst. naʊ aɪ ʤɪst hæv tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðɪs ˈsizən, [ˈgɪtɪŋ] ðɪs tim tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəlz ənd ˈwɪnɪŋ it.”*.” ˈæbsəns həz bɪn ðə bɪg ˈstɔri ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə kings’*’ 2011 ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. bət ðə pleɪərz tʊk ɪt ɔl ɪn straɪd. nu ɪt wɑz ə ˈmætər əv taɪm, ənd ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈfɪgjərd ɪt aʊt, ə dil ðət wərkt fər boʊθ parties,”*,” sɛd raɪt wɪŋ ənd tim ˈkæptən ˈdəstɪn braʊn. gʊd tɪ hæv ɪm bæk. goʊɪŋ θru ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp, ðət wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈstɔri, nɑt biɪŋ hir. bət gɑt ɪm bæk naʊ, ənd ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi tɪ go.”*.” ə ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, gaɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪŋk ənd seɪɪŋ, goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən wɪˈθaʊt [doughty],’”*],’” ˈædɪd braʊn. nɑt ðə mɛnˈtælɪti əv ðə grup əv gaɪz hu ər ɪn hir. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɑz mɔr, gɪt ˈrɛdi tɪ go.’”*.’” wɑz ə ril fər pleɪərz. ʃʊr, fər ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz, ˈmænɪʤmənt, wər ɔl ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. bət, ɛz ə grup əv pleɪərz, wi dɪd ə ˈprɪti gʊd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɑz wət ɪt wɑz. ɪt wɑz mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈrɛdi, bɪˈkəz hæd hi nɑt saɪnd, wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ pleɪ wɪˈθaʊt ɪm. bət naʊ ðət hi həz saɪnd, ə bɪg plus.”*.” kɪŋz blu laɪn kɔrz ˈmɛmbər mæt grin ʃɛrd ə ˈsɪmələr vju. θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌwən wɑz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət [ən əˈgrimənt] wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən, ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv time,”*,” sɛd grin. gʊd ðət ðeɪ kʊd ˈfaɪnəli riʧ ən əˈgrimənt ənd gɪt ðɪs goʊɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ə bɪg pɑrt əv ɑr tim. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi nis ˈhævɪŋ ɪm tɪ stɑrt ðə year.”*.” bi ɪn ʃeɪp, bi faɪn, ˈrɛdi tɪ go,”*,” ˈædɪd grin. ˈtreɪnɪŋ goʊɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ðət əˈgɛnst ɪm. ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənz. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi həz ˈiðər bɪn ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ər noʊz ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu həz, soʊ nɑt ə dɪˈstrækʃən. ˈnəθɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪm fər nɑt biɪŋ hir. ʤɪst ðə weɪ ɪt wərkt aʊt. ˈwɛlkəm ɪm wɪθ ˈoʊpən ɑrmz today.”*.” ˈmænɪʤmənt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkipɪŋ tæbz ɔn ðə riˈækʃən ɪn ðə ˈdrɛsɪŋ rum. θɔt ðə hoʊl grup dɪd ə gʊd ʤɑb əv steɪɪŋ focused,”*,” sɛd. ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf dɪd ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ʤɑb ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə pleɪərz ðət wi hæd [hir] ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ. aɪ θɪŋk ðə gaɪz wər ˈrɪli gʊd əˈbaʊt ɪt, ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈbɪznɪs pɑrt əv ðə geɪm. əˈgɛn, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs, ɛz ə hoʊl, ˈɑbviəsli, ɪn ðə bæk rum, wi hæd səm stəf goʊɪŋ ɔn. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ɑr ˈfoʊkɪs wɑz terrific.”*.” ˈnuˌkəmər maɪk ˈrɪʧərdz ɪz ˈrəðər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ˈdɔti sɪns ðə tu wər ˈtimˌmeɪts ɔn goʊld tim ɪn ðə 2010 oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈwɪntər geɪmz ɪn vænˈkuvər, ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə. ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ə sɪksθ ər ˈsɛvənθ [fər tim ˈkænədə], ənd ʤɪst wərkt hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə top,”*,” ˈrɪʧərdz ˈnoʊtɪd. ə ˈkɑnfədənt, skɪld ˈhɑki pleɪər. wɪn ju hæv ðoʊz tu [əˈtrɪˌbjuts], ju meɪk fər ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs pleɪər ɔn ðə aɪs. ʤɪst gɑt soʊ məʧ skɪl, ənd ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪt. bət, ˈivɪn ðoʊ gɑt ɔl ðət skɪl, hi pʊt hɪz tim ɪn ˈdɪfəkəlt pəˈzɪʃənz ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊ right.”*.” ə gʊd pleɪər, ˈɑbviəsli ˈwɛlkəm ɪm tɪ ðə team,”*,” ˈrɪʧərdz ˈædɪd. nis tɪ si ðət ˈteɪkən ðət stɛp, ənd wɪl bi hir fər əˈwaɪl. hɛlp wɪθ ɑr dɪˈfɛns ɪn ə bɪg way.”*.” ˈhævɪŋ saɪnd ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈkɑnˌtrækt əv hɪz oʊn, ˈrɪʧərdz ʃɛrd hɪz oʊn pərˈspɛktɪvz. mɔr rɪˈlivd wɪn dən, noʊɪŋ ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ən pleɪər fər ðə nɛkst ɛks əˈmaʊnt əv jɪrz ðət saɪnd for,”*,” hi ɪkˈspleɪnd. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ gɪt started.”*.” ɪm, mɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ gɪt bæk tɪ ðə tim, wɛr ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ɔl along.”*.” hi ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd. ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə ˈbɪznɪs saɪd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz gɪts ɪn ðə weɪ, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ hæv ɪm back.”*.” əˈsaɪd frəm ˈdɔti, hɛd koʊʧ ˈtɛri ˈməri meɪ bi ðə ˈhæpiəst ˈpərsən əv ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ hɪz bɛst bæk ɪn ðə foʊld. ˈdɔti ɪz back,”*,” ˈməri bimd. goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv ɪm ə bɪg həg wɪn aɪ si ɪm. bæk, ənd gɪt going.’”*.’” ril ˈhæpi fər ɪm, ənd ril ˈhæpi fər ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət ðɪs gɑt done,”*,” ˈməri ˈædɪd. ““mr*. ˈænʃəts ənd tɪm leiweke*, ðeɪ ˈɑbviəsli stɛpt əp bɪg taɪm hir wɪθ ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pleɪər tɪ ɑr tim, ənd aɪ noʊ din [lɑmˈbɑrdi] ənd [hextall*] hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ˈvɛri hɑrd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsəmər, ənd θru ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp, tɪ gɪt ðɪs finalized.”*.” wi gɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ bæk tɪ biɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə lɑ kɪŋz, ənd ðə tim. wi muv on.”*.” ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə pleɪərz wər ɔl seɪɪŋ ðə raɪt θɪŋz, ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən hæd tɪ bi, æt ðə ˈvɛri list, ə bɪt əv ə dɪˈstrækʃən. question,”*,” sɛd ˈməri. wɑz ɪn ðə frənt əv maɪ maɪnd ðə hoʊl ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp. ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pleɪər, ə ˈvɛri gʊd pleɪər. ju mɪs him.”*.” noʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈvɛri hɑrd təˈwɔrdz ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪt riˈzɑlvd, ənd ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ðət ju kən hoʊp fər, ðət ə lɔt əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən goʊɪŋ on,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈməri. ðət dən, brɪŋ ɪm əˈlɔŋ ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli, ənd gɪt ɪm ˈrɛdi tɪ pleɪ ðə fərst geɪm əv ðə season.”*.” ə koʊʧ, ʤɪst ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪt ˈhæpənz, ðət ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt bæk, ənd gɪt səm kˈwɑləti ˈpræktɪs taɪm wɪθ ðə tim ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən starts.”*.” ˈdɔti sɛd ðət hɪz strɛŋθ ənd kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ həz ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈoʊvər læst ˈsizən, ənd ðət hi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi rarin’*’ tɪ goʊ. bɪn ˈskeɪtɪŋ bæk hoʊm ˈprɪti hɑrd, soʊ aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kən ʤəmp raɪt ˈɪntu it,”*,” sɛd ˈdɔti. wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ wɔnt mi tɪ pleɪ, əˈveɪləbəl tɪ pleɪ, ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪt bæk ɪn ˈækʃən ɛz sun ɛz aɪ can.”*.” fil ˈstrɔŋgər, ənd aɪ fil ˈbɛtər kənˈdɪʃənd ɛz well,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈdɔti. ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt sˈlɪmər, bət, æt ðə seɪm taɪm, aɪ hæv ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈməsəl, ənd maɪ ˈbɑdi fæt ɪz loʊər. aɪ wərkt ˈrɪli hɑrd ɪn ðə ʤɪm, ənd aɪ wɑz ɔn ðə aɪs ɛz wɛl. aɪ fil gʊd. ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈlaɪtər ðən aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli 203 [paʊnz], ənd aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli pleɪ æt ˈdɔti ɪz nɑt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp wɪn ðə kɪŋz feɪs ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˈævəˌlænʧ ɪn ðə ˈænjuəl ˈfroʊzən fˈjʊri ˌpriˈsizən geɪm æt ðə ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm grænd ˈgɑrdən ərˈinə təˈnaɪt ɪn ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs, bət wɪl skeɪt wɪθ pleɪərz nɑt ɪn ˈlaɪˌnəp. goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, ˈməri wɪl pʊt ˈdɔti ɔn ə fæst træk təˈwɔrdz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp. gæs ˈpɛdəl raɪt tɪ ðə flɔr bɔrdz aʊt ðɛr ɪn practice,”*,” ˈməri strɛst. goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ ɪm raɪt θru, ənd gɪt ðə əˈmaʊnt əv wərk ðət ju fil, ɛz ə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf, ə pleɪər nidz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ɪm əp tɪ pleɪɪŋ spid ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz possible.”*.” wɪl bi ðə] ‘‘lamborghini’*’ approach,”*,” ˈməri ˈædɪd. wi kən gɪt ə wik ər ˈpræktɪs taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən starts.”*.” wɪθ ðə bɪg ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ˈdɔti naʊ həz tɪ pruv ðət hi ɪz ˈwərði əv ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə tərm əv ðə dil, ənd, ˈæftər ˈhɛdɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn læst ˈsizən, hi wɪl nid tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmɛntəl əˈʤəstmənts ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv. jɪr wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ə daʊn jɪr fər dru, wɪn ju lʊk æt ðə ˈnəmbərz ənd ðə pərˈfɔrməns frəm ðə jɪr before,”*,” sɛd. aɪ θɪŋk, ɛz ə ˈsɛkənd jɪr pleɪər, tɪ bi ˈrənərˌəp fər ðə ˈnɔrɪs ˈtroʊfi, ənd tɪ ˈrɪli reɪz [hɪz] geɪm tɪ ðət ˈlɛvəl, aɪ θɪŋk, læst ə ˈjumən ˈtɛndənsi tɪ θɪŋk ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ðət pleɪər ˈɛvəri year.”*.” θɪŋk dru ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈlərnɪd ðə ˈlɛsən ðət gɑt tɪ pʊʃ θru ˈɛvəri jɪr, gɑt tɪ pʊʃ θru ˈɛvəri ˈsəmər, gɑt tɪ wərk hɑrd, ənd gɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ðə bɛst ʃeɪp ˈpɑsəbəl, soʊ səm gʊd ˈlɛsənz there,”*,” ˈædɪd. seɪɪŋ ðət, dru wɑz stɪl ə ˈprɪti dɑrn gʊd pleɪər fər ˈjuˈɛs læst jɪr. aɪ θɪŋk wən əv ðə ɪˈlit, jəŋ ɪn ðə lig, ənd wi ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ bi wən əv ðə ɪˈlit ɪn ðə lig fər ˈmɛni years.”*.” ˈdɔti ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət hi tʊk ə stɛp ˈbækwərdz læst ˈsizən, ənd ðət hi nidz tɪ bi ˈbɛtər. ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈɛvəri year,”*,” hi sɛd. bɪn wɪθ ðɪs tim fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. aɪ wɔnt tɪ wɪn ˈmɛni ˈstænli kəp ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps. ðət ˈnɔrɪs ˈtroʊfi wʊd bi əˈmeɪzɪŋ tɪ wɪn. aɪ noʊ ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl θɪŋk maɪ læst ˈsizən wɑz greɪt, bət aɪ noʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə lɔt ˈbɛtər ðɪs season.”*.” ˈwɪnərz ənd ˈluzərz? ɛz ðə ˈdɔti ˈsɑgə wɔr ɔn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ənd θru ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp, ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tərmz ðət wər biɪŋ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd likt aʊt, ənd ˈɛvriˌwən bɪˈgæn ˈteɪkɪŋ saɪdz. ɪn ðə ɛnd, lɑmˈbɑrdi ənd ðə kɪŋz sˈwitənd ðə dil, ˈɔfərɪŋ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv pər jɪr ˈoʊvər ðə laɪf əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈərliər. bət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ðət peɪaʊt, ˈdɔti ənd ˈmiən hæd tɪ əkˈsɛpt wət ðeɪ rɪˈpɔrtədli dɪd nɑt ˈlɔŋˈtərm dil, wən ðət kips ɪm ɪn ðə foʊld fər fɔr jɪrz bɪɔnd ðə eɪʤ əv 25 wɪn hi kən bɪˈkəm ən ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt (hi wɪl hæv pleɪd ˈsɛvən ˈsizənz ɪn ðə lig æt ðət taɪm). ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə tərmz əv ðə dil, ɪt meɪks ju θɪŋk, ˈdɔti ənd ˈmiən meɪk ðət ˈɔfər məʧ ˈərliər ɪn ðə process?’*?’ ˈæftər ɔl, ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə ˈɛkstrə pər jɪr əˈbəv ðə ˈænjuəl ˈævərɪʤ ˈvælju əv ˈkɑnˌtrækt, wən wʊd hæv tɪ θɪŋk ðət lɑmˈbɑrdi wʊd hæv ʤəmpt æt səʧ ə prəˈpoʊzəl, ənd ðə hoʊl skˈwɑbəl kʊd hæv bɪn əˈvɔɪdɪd. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈdɔti həz muvd ɔn. noʊ ɪf aɪ nid tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt [ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, ər ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt] anymore,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪn ðə pæst naʊ. ʤɪst ˈrɪli ˈfoʊkɪst ənd ˈrɪli ˈhæpi əˈbaʊt biɪŋ hir. [ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt] ɪz ɪn ðə pæst, ənd ˈhæpi tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ðɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, ənd ʤɪst ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ bi hir, ənd [tɪ] bi back.”*.” braʊn ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ɔrˈdil hæd tɪ bi təf ɔn ˈdɔti. θɪŋk, fər ɪm, [ˈriʧɪŋ ə dil] wɑz saɪ əv relief,”*,” sɛd braʊn. θɪŋk wət ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl fərˈgɛt ɪz ðət 21 jɪrz oʊld, ənd [ɪz] ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət nɑt ə lɔt əv hæv tɪ dil wɪθ. ˌwəˈtɛvər jʊr əˈpɪnjən əv haʊ ɪt wɛnt daʊn [maɪt bi], hi ˈdɛfənətli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi hir frəm deɪ wən, ənd wət ˈhæpənz ɪn lɔt əv ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstænd. hi hæd tɪ dil wɪθ ɪt ˈprɪti məʧ baɪ hɪmˈsɛlf, siɪŋ haʊ hi əraʊnd ðə gaɪz æt all.”*.” bət ðə gaɪz wər wɪθ ɪm, ˈɛniˌweɪ. ˈprɑbəˌbli tɔkt tɪ ɪm tu ər θri taɪmz ə wik, ˈiðər tɛkst ər vɔɪs, soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ɪn ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ɪm sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ʤun, ʤɪst siɪŋ haʊ θɪŋz wər goʊɪŋ, ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ɪm əˈbaʊt wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn hir, wəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp gɑt ˈstɑrtɪd, ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪv ɪm ˈdɪfərənt perspectives,”*,” braʊn ɪkˈspleɪnd. ɪn ə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən laɪk ðət, ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ stɛp ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ju nid ˈsəmˌwən ʤɪst tɪ baʊns aɪˈdiəz ɔf əv. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, hi æst fər aɪˈdiəz ənd əˈpɪnjənz, soʊ aɪ ʤɪst traɪd tɪ bi ðɛr fər him.”*.” ˈdɔti sɛd ðət hi nu hi hæd ðə səˈpɔrt əv hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts. noʊ pɑrt əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ðeɪ səˈpɔrtɪd mi ðə hoʊl time,”*,” hi ˈnoʊtɪd. meɪd ʃʊr ðət aɪ nu ðət ɪf aɪ ˈɛvər ˈnidɪd ˈsəmˌwən tɪ tɔk tɪ, ðeɪ wər ðɛr fər me.”*.” wən, ənd hu lɔst? ˈgɪvɪn ðət boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz gɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd, ðɛr wər noʊ klɪr ˈwɪnərz ər ˈluzərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ goʊz tɪ lɑmˈbɑrdi ənd ðə kɪŋz, hu dɪd nɑt hæv tɪ breɪk ðə bæŋk wɪn ðeɪ sˈwitənd ðɛr ˈpriviəs ˈɔfər. mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, lɑmˈbɑrdi stʊd fərm ɔn rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm kəˈmɪtmənt frəm ˈeɪbəl tɪ baɪ aʊt ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌənriˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt jɪrz ənd ˈlɑkɪŋ ɪm əp ənˈtɪl hi ɪz 29 jɪrz oʊld ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə dil. ə jəŋ mæn, ə ˈvɛri ˈgɪftɪd jəŋ man,”*,” sɛd ˈməri. blɛst wɪθ ə lɔt əv skɪl, ə lɔt əv ˈtælənt. ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pɑrt əv ɑr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. ɔl ˈvɛri ˈhæpi ðət bæk ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ən deal.”*.” ʃoʊz ðə kəˈmɪtmənt ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈænʃəts ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ tɪ ðɪs tim, ðət saɪn ə jəŋ gaɪ tɪ [ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt əv] ðət length,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈməri. trɪˈmɛndəs, ɔn hɪz pɑrt. naʊ, ɑr ʤɑb, ɛz ə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf, tɪ gɪt ðə tim tɪ seɪ, you,’*,’ baɪ biɪŋ ə gʊd tim, pleɪ wɛl, ənd pleɪ ðə kaɪnd əv geɪm ðət ɑr fænz wɔnt tɪ see.”*.” ˌbiˈfɔr tu lɔŋ, ˈdɔti ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ““celebrate”*” hɪz nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ hɪz ˈtritɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ə tu. ʃʊr bi peɪɪŋ fər ðə fərst tim ˈdɪnər wɛˈnɛvər ðə gaɪz gɪt together,”*,” sɛd ˈməri. baɪɪŋ mɔr ðən lənʧ, fər sure,”*,” sɛd braʊn. ə definite,”*,” sɛd ˈdɔti. noʊ ðə bɔɪz lɛt ðət wən slaɪd. aɪ θɪŋk aɪ [oʊ] ɪt tɪ ðɛm tɪ teɪk ðɛm tɪ mɔr ðən wən dinner.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər news…*… ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 ðə kɪŋz saɪnd ˈvɛtərən raɪt wɪŋ trɛnt ˈhəntər tɪ ə ˈwənˌjɪr, ˈwənˈweɪ ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ˈhəntər, 31 wɑz ɪn ðə kings’*’ ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ɔn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl traɪaʊt ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ðə ˈneɪtɪv əv rɛd dɪr, ælˈbərtə həz skɔrd 99 goʊlz ənd həz ˈædɪd 130 əˈsɪsts fər 229 pɔɪnts wɪθ 201 ˈpɛnəlti ˈmɪnəts ɪn 459 kərɪr ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən geɪmz wɪθ ðə nu jɔrk ˈaɪləndərz. ˈhəntər həz twaɪs riʧt ðə plæˈtoʊ. hɪz bɛst ˈsizən wɑz ɪn wɪn hi skɔrd 25 goʊlz ənd ˈtælid 26 əˈsɪsts fər 51 pɔɪnts ɪn 77 ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən geɪmz. ðə kɪŋz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsaɪnd ˈsɛnər ˈprɑspɛkt ˈænˌdreɪ tɪ ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈmɑˌnɑrks əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig, ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈmaɪnər lig əˈfɪliˌeɪt. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈrɑstər kəts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 rɑ ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈɪntərvˌjuz (ɛkˈstreɪniəs məˈtɪriəl ənd dɛd ɛr hæv bɪn riˈmuvd) mæt grin maɪk ˈrɪʧərdz ˈdəstɪn braʊn ˈtɛri ˈməri dru ˈdɔti ˈfroʊzən ˈrɔɪəlti baɪ gæn mɑtˈsudə ɪz ˈlaɪsənst ˈəndər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsəns. ju meɪ ˈkɑpi, dɪˈstrɪbjut trænzˈmɪt ˈɛni ˈstɔri ər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈkɑntɛnt ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðɪs saɪt ˈəndər ðə tərmz əv ðɪs ˈlaɪsəns, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ˈprɑpər ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən ɪz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd. ðə fʊl neɪm əv ðə ˈɔθər ənd ə lɪŋk bæk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðɪs saɪt ər rikˈwaɪərd. ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, ˈgræfɪkəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ənd ˈəðər ˈkɑntɛnt nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ əˈdɪʃənəl riˈstrɪkʃənz. əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl æt: ˈfroʊzən ˈrɔɪəlti ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ˈfroʊzən ˈkɑmɛnt ˈpɑləsiz

taxila: on the recommendation of the special branch, the local administration has banned the entry of four firebrand cleric in and wah for 60 days. according to a notification, the step has been taken to maintain peace during harram. the notification revealed that there were reasons to believe that they will give inflammatory speeches or indulge in activities prejudicial to public safety and maintenance of good order in the city as well as district. their speeches and even presence may promote hatred among different sects and thus posing problems for law and order. meanwhile, on the directives of the punjab government, police have mounted a watch on the activities of the persons included in fourth schedule list. the provincial government has directed the police to take foolproof security arrangements for muharram processions and congregations. besides, the sources said transfers of the police officials have also been barred to put all their energies on the security arrangements and of the security plan. the police have also been directed to keep a check on the distribution of literature prejudicial to religious harmony. published in dawn, october 18th, 2015 on a mobile phone? get the dawn mobile app: apple store | google play

taxila*: ɔn ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv ðə ˈspɛʃəl brænʧ, ðə ˈloʊkəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz bænd ðə ˈɛntri əv fɔr ˈfaɪərˌbrænd ˈklɛrɪk ɪn ənd wɑ fər 60 deɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən, ðə stɛp həz bɪn ˈteɪkən tɪ meɪnˈteɪn pis ˈdʊrɪŋ harram*. ðə ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈvild ðət ðɛr wər ˈrizənz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðeɪ wɪl gɪv ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈspiʧɪz ər ˌɪnˈdəlʤ ɪn ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˌprɛʤəˈdɪʃəl tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ənd ˈmeɪntənəns əv gʊd ˈɔrdər ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈdɪstrɪkt. ðɛr ˈspiʧɪz ənd ˈivɪn ˈprɛzəns meɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈheɪtrəd əˈməŋ ˈdɪfərənt sɛkts ənd ðəs ˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz fər lɔ ənd ˈɔrdər. ˈminˌwaɪl, ɔn ðə dɪˈrɛktɪvz əv ðə ˈpənˌʤæb ˈgəvərnmənt, pəˈlis hæv ˈmaʊnɪd ə wɔʧ ɔn ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ðə ˈpərsənz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn fɔrθ ˈskɛʤʊl lɪst. ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə pəˈlis tɪ teɪk ˈfulˌpruf sɪˈkjʊrəti ərˈeɪnʤmənts fər məˈhærəm proʊˈsɛʃənz ənd ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, ðə ˈsɔrsəz sɛd ˈtrænsfərz əv ðə pəˈlis əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn bɑrd tɪ pʊt ɔl ðɛr ˈɛnərʤiz ɔn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ərˈeɪnʤmənts ənd əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti plæn. ðə pəˈlis hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ kip ə ʧɛk ɔn ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ˈlɪtərəʧər ˌprɛʤəˈdɪʃəl tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈhɑrməni. ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn dɔn, ɑkˈtoʊbər 18th*, 2015 ɔn ə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn? gɪt ðə dɔn ˈmoʊbəl æp: ˈæpəl stɔr ˈgugəl pleɪ

csu (photo:) the volleyball team notched another road sweep thursday night in one of its best performances of the season. the rams swept new mexico (25-19,,) to move to and in mountain west play. the colorado state university offense was nearly unstoppable on thursday. the rams hit .389 with the five main attackers all hitting .350 or better as freshman setter katie dished out 39 assists. “that’s a tribute to her distribution,” coach tom hilbert said. “we’re getting more comfortable. growing through this offensively. got talented players in every spot. (oleksak’s) finding ways to get it to them and quickly.” csu homecoming: tv, ticket and game day info jasmine hanna hit .423 and led the team with 12 kills. cizmic, kirstie hillyer and alexandra all had eight kills each, with adding seven blocks. olivia nicholson added seven kills. new mexico (10-8, mw) hit just .074 and the rams the hosts. other than serving had 11 serving errors and new mexico had 10 aces), it was the best performance of the season from. the serving kept in sets and hilbert said that needs to be cleaned up ahead of a big showdown saturday at unlv. “the biggest test is saturday,” hilbert said. “i’m excited for that one.” follow sports reporter kevin lytle at and at facebook.com/kevinslytle. csu 3, new mexico 0 csu 25 25 25 3 unm 19 20 21 0 next up: at unlv, 4 p.m. saturday at cox pavilion

csu* (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ:) ðə ˈvɑliˌbɔl tim nɑʧt əˈnəðər roʊd swip ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn wən əv ɪts bɛst pərˈfɔrmənsɪz əv ðə ˈsizən. ðə ræmz swɛpt nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ tɪ muv tɪ ənd ɪn ˈmaʊntən wɛst pleɪ. ðə ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈfɛns wɑz ˈnɪrli ənˈstɑpəbəl ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðə ræmz hɪt 389 wɪθ ðə faɪv meɪn əˈtækərz ɔl ˈhɪtɪŋ 350 ər ˈbɛtər ɛz ˈfrɛʃmən ˈsɛtər ˈkeɪti dɪʃt aʊt 39 əˈsɪsts. ə ˈtrɪbjut tɪ hər distribution,”*,” koʊʧ tɑm ˈhɪlbərt sɛd. ˈgɪtɪŋ mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl. groʊɪŋ θru ðɪs əˈfɛnsɪvli. gɑt ˈtæləntɪd pleɪərz ɪn ˈɛvəri spɑt. (oleksak’s*) ˈfaɪndɪŋ weɪz tɪ gɪt ɪt tɪ ðɛm ənd quickly.”*.” ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ: ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ˈtɪkɪt ənd geɪm deɪ ˈɪnfoʊ ˈʤæzmɪn ˈhænə hɪt 423 ənd lɛd ðə tim wɪθ 12 kɪlz. cizmic*, ˈkərsti ˈhɪliər ənd ˌælɪgˈzændrə ɔl hæd eɪt kɪlz iʧ, wɪθ ˈædɪŋ ˈsɛvən blɑks. oʊˈlɪviə ˈnɪkəlsən ˈædɪd ˈsɛvən kɪlz. nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ mw*) hɪt ʤɪst 074 ənd ðə ræmz ðə hoʊsts ˈəðər ðən ˈsərvɪŋ hæd 11 ˈsərvɪŋ ˈɛrərz ənd nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ hæd 10 ˈeɪsɪz), ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst pərˈfɔrməns əv ðə ˈsizən frəm. ðə ˈsərvɪŋ kɛpt ɪn sɛts ənd ˈhɪlbərt sɛd ðət nidz tɪ bi klind əp əˈhɛd əv ə bɪg ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt unlv*. ˈbɪgəst tɛst ɪz saturday,”*,” ˈhɪlbərt sɛd. ɪkˈsaɪtɪd fər ðət one.”*.” ˈfɑloʊ spɔrts rɪˈpɔrtər ˈkɛvɪn ˈlaɪtəl æt ənd æt facebook.com/kevinslytle*. 3 nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ 0 25 25 25 3 19 20 21 0 nɛkst əp: æt unlv*, 4 p.m*. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ æt kɑks pəˈvɪljən

legalisation of divorce leads to couples splitting in a year since 2010 in world's most populous catholic country the number of brazilians divorcing has reached a record high, according to the country's statistics agency. it said on monday that there were more than divorces last year 46% more than in 2010 after brazil's congress made it quicker and easier to divorce in the most populous catholic nation on earth. before 2010, brazilians had to be separated with a judge's approval for a year before they could seek a divorce. but after an amendment to the country's constitution in 2010, such a separation no longer became necessary. the agency said this had prompted the record number of divorces, which have been monitored in brazil since 1984. currently, as long as there is agreement between the and there are no underage children or incapable persons involved, a divorce may be performed by a notary. divorce only became legal in brazil in 1977.

legalisation* əv dɪˈvɔrs lidz tɪ ˈkəpəlz ˈsplɪtɪŋ ɪn ə jɪr sɪns 2010 ɪn wərldz moʊst ˈpɑpjələs ˈkæθlɪk ˈkəntri ðə ˈnəmbər əv brəˈzɪljənz dɪˈvɔrsɪŋ həz riʧt ə ˈrɛkərd haɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz stəˈtɪstɪks ˈeɪʤənsi. ɪt sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ðɛr wər mɔr ðən dɪˈvɔrsɪz læst jɪr 46 mɔr ðən ɪn 2010 ˈæftər brəˈzɪlz ˈkɑŋgrəs meɪd ɪt kˈwɪkər ənd ˈiziər tɪ dɪˈvɔrs ɪn ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələs ˈkæθlɪk ˈneɪʃən ɔn ərθ. ˌbiˈfɔr 2010 brəˈzɪljənz hæd tɪ bi ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ə ˈʤəʤɪz əˈpruvəl fər ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kʊd sik ə dɪˈvɔrs. bət ˈæftər ən əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə ˈkəntriz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪn 2010 səʧ ə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bɪˈkeɪm ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd ðɪs hæd ˈprɑmptɪd ðə ˈrɛkərd ˈnəmbər əv dɪˈvɔrsɪz, wɪʧ hæv bɪn ˈmɑnətərd ɪn brəˈzɪl sɪns 1984 ˈkərəntli, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz əˈgrimənt bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ðɛr ər noʊ ˈəndərɪʤ ˈʧɪldrən ər ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl ˈpərsənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, ə dɪˈvɔrs meɪ bi pərˈfɔrmd baɪ ə ˈnoʊtəri. dɪˈvɔrs ˈoʊnli bɪˈkeɪm ˈligəl ɪn brəˈzɪl ɪn 1977

it's been almost a week since i posted this to the blog, and since then i have been ransacked by e-mails and comments crying "hoax" or "bubble boy," from everyone from random passers-by to the at. rather than address all the theories being espoused by readers from around the globe, i simply want to aver that this is indeed a true story, and is in no way meant to be a tactic. any alterations to the blog entry -- or my own personal blog -- were done in an attempt to quell the uprising of cynics. had i known that my actions would only add fuel to the fire, i would have simply let things stand as they were. clearly i've learned a valuable lesson in controversy control. usually when i find out in the world, they've been tossed out of car windows or left on the counters of stupid hipster coffeeshops. the last place i ever expected to find an unlabeled filled with music would be in the middle of the fucking desert. but nearly two years ago i was hiking in joshua tree and i came across a completely surreal sight: an old-school 5" computer floppy disk. it appeared to have been tossed casually near the side of the trail i was on, housed in a simple plastic baggie. i reached into the bag and pulled out the floppy disc. i noticed that the magnetic tape inside the plastic case had been replaced by a recordable compact disc. the disc had a creepy message scrawled on it which read, . i don't believe in ghosts or extraterrestrials or anything, but standing in the middle of nowhere reading that line was enough to send me into a miniature freak out. what's more, a piece of paper was also buried inside the plastic cover. a treasure map. browned edges and everything. it featured a pirate ship (?), a series of footsteps through mountains and palm trees (?), one red x, and ten blue x's. one of of the x's to be floating in the middle of a body of water. whoa. i listened to the recording on my drive back to la that night. it was weird. the dedication to the floppy disk case, chicken scratch message, and treasure map implied that someone with way too much time on his or her hands crafted it. the insanity of the recording -- with one or two kind of pretty moments -- mirrored the obsessively constructed feel of the package. i didn't know if i was listening to the work of a mad genius or a deranged psychopath. the sounds are a combination of heavily processed human voices and schizophrenic space music. the 11 tracks are very short, with only four "tunes" lasting longer than three minutes. most are in the to range in length. i wouldn't call it "rock," but it's guitar-centric. i also wouldn't say that it is very good, but it made for an interesting listen. when i got home i popped the cd into my computer. i thought that maybe in this age of itunes and maybe my computer would recognize the content of the disk. all that came up in itunes was a series of songs names. in place of artist and title was "???". the song titles made no sense to me at all. the final track is a long jam in e called "matthew". google tells me that that bible verse says: "and this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come" i have played this cd for record scum collector friends and pop culture junkies in the hopes that someone might recognize something about it, from a riff to a clip from some television show or movie. the only constant is that no one knows what to make of it. i've spent a lot of time needlessly wondering what the fuck this is. what the fuck was that treasure map for? has anyone else ever found something like this? seriously, what the fuck?! the most frustrating part of this whole thing is that the only identifying mark was a tiny, e-mail address at the bottom of the back cover for the floppy disk: andernestborgnineasdominic@gmail.com. i could have gotten all csi on this shit and tried to figure out how to find who registers a address or taken fingerprints from the package. i didn't. in the end i figured contact information wouldn't have been included if it wasn't meant to be found. i tried to send an e-mail saying that i enjoyed the album -- just to maybe receive some kind of response -- but i never got one. that's annoying. the only rationale i can think of is that a bizarre work of art conceived and executed such as this wouldn't have the same impact if the creator(s) wanted to be discovered. or maybe someone responsible lost his or her mind (or maybe the password) in the time it took me to find it. the only thing i can say is: what. the. fuck. ??? artist: ??? title: ??? tracklist: 01. breath) 02. wound midnight) 03. long stem road) 04. noah's) 05. used) 06.) 07. monied vs. landed) 08. the seventh (clubbed) seal) 09.) 10. shooting scars) 11. matthew)

ɪts bɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə wik sɪns aɪ ˈpoʊstɪd ðɪs tɪ ðə blɔg, ənd sɪns ðɛn aɪ hæv bɪn ˈrænˌsækt baɪ ˈiˌmeɪlz ənd ˈkɑmɛnts kraɪɪŋ "hoʊks" ər "ˈbəbəl bɔɪ," frəm ˈɛvriˌwən frəm ˈrændəm ˈpæsərzˌbaɪ tɪ ðə æt. ˈrəðər ðən ˈæˌdrɛs ɔl ðə ˈθɪriz biɪŋ ɪˈspaʊzd baɪ ˈridərz frəm əraʊnd ðə gloʊb, aɪ ˈsɪmpli wɔnt tɪ ˈeɪvər ðət ðɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈdid ə tru ˈstɔri, ənd ɪz ɪn noʊ weɪ mɛnt tɪ bi ə ˈtæktɪk. ˈɛni ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ðə blɔg ˈɛntri ər maɪ oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl blɔg wər dən ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kwɛl ðə ˈəˌpraɪzɪŋ əv ˈsɪnɪks. hæd aɪ noʊn ðət maɪ ˈækʃənz wʊd ˈoʊnli æd fjuəl tɪ ðə faɪər, aɪ wʊd hæv ˈsɪmpli lɛt θɪŋz stænd ɛz ðeɪ wər. ˈklɪrli aɪv ˈlərnɪd ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈlɛsən ɪn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi kənˈtroʊl. ˈjuʒəwəli wɪn aɪ faɪnd aʊt ɪn ðə wərld, ðeɪv bɪn tɔst aʊt əv kɑr ˈwɪndoʊz ər lɛft ɔn ðə ˈkaʊntərz əv ˈstupɪd ˈhɪpstər coffeeshops*. ðə læst pleɪs aɪ ˈɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ faɪnd ən ənˈleɪbəld fɪld wɪθ mˈjuzɪk wʊd bi ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈfəkɪŋ ˈdɛzərt. bət ˈnɪrli tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ aɪ wɑz ˈhaɪkɪŋ ɪn ˈʤɑˌʃuə tri ənd aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs ə kəmˈplitli sərˈil saɪt: ən ˌoʊldˈskul 5 kəmˈpjutər ˈflɑpi dɪsk. ɪt əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv bɪn tɔst ˈkæʒəwəli nɪr ðə saɪd əv ðə treɪl aɪ wɑz ɔn, haʊzd ɪn ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈplæstɪk ˈbægi. aɪ riʧt ˈɪntu ðə bæg ənd pʊld aʊt ðə ˈflɑpi dɪsk. aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə mægˈnɛtɪk teɪp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈplæstɪk keɪs hæd bɪn ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə rɪˈkɔrdəbəl ˈkɑmpækt dɪsk. ðə dɪsk hæd ə ˈkripi ˈmɛsɪʤ skrɔld ɔn ɪt wɪʧ rɛd, aɪ doʊnt bɪˈliv ɪn goʊsts ər ˌɛkstrəˌtərˈɛstriəlz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, bət ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr ˈrɛdɪŋ ðət laɪn wɑz ɪˈnəf tɪ sɛnd mi ˈɪntu ə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr frik aʊt. wəts mɔr, ə pis əv ˈpeɪpər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛrid ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈplæstɪk ˈkəvər. ə ˈtrɛʒər mæp. braʊnd ˈɛʤɪz ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ɪt ˈfiʧərd ə ˈpaɪrət ʃɪp ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈfʊtˌstɛps θru ˈmaʊntənz ənd pɑm triz wən rɛd ɛks, ənd tɛn blu ˈɛksɪz. wən əv əv ðə ˈɛksɪz tɪ bi ˈfloʊtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə ˈbɑdi əv ˈwɔtər. woʊ. aɪ ˈlɪsənd tɪ ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɔn maɪ draɪv bæk tɪ lɑ ðət naɪt. ɪt wɑz wɪrd. ðə ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈflɑpi dɪsk keɪs, ˈʧɪkən skræʧ ˈmɛsɪʤ, ənd ˈtrɛʒər mæp ˌɪmˈplaɪd ðət ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ weɪ tu məʧ taɪm ɔn hɪz ər hər hænz ˈkræftɪd ɪt. ðə ˌɪnˈsænɪti əv ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ wɪθ wən ər tu kaɪnd əv ˈprɪti ˈmoʊmənts ˈmɪrərd ðə ɑbˈsɛsɪvli kənˈstrəktɪd fil əv ðə ˈpækɪʤ. aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ɪf aɪ wɑz ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə wərk əv ə mæd ˈʤinjəs ər ə dɪˈreɪnʤd ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθ. ðə saʊnz ər ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈhɛvəli ˈprɑsɛst ˈjumən ˈvɔɪsɪz ənd ˌʃɪzəˈfrɛnɪk speɪs mˈjuzɪk. ðə 11 træks ər ˈvɛri ʃɔrt, wɪθ ˈoʊnli fɔr "tunz" ˈlæstɪŋ ˈlɔŋgər ðən θri ˈmɪnəts. moʊst ər ɪn ðə tɪ reɪnʤ ɪn lɛŋθ. aɪ ˈwʊdənt kɔl ɪt "rɑk," bət ɪts guitar-centric*. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwʊdənt seɪ ðət ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd, bət ɪt meɪd fər ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈlɪsən. wɪn aɪ gɑt hoʊm aɪ pɑpt ðə ˈsiˈdi ˈɪntu maɪ kəmˈpjutər. aɪ θɔt ðət ˈmeɪbi ɪn ðɪs eɪʤ əv ˈaɪˌtunz ənd ˈmeɪbi maɪ kəmˈpjutər wʊd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə dɪsk. ɔl ðət keɪm əp ɪn ˈaɪˌtunz wɑz ə ˈsɪriz əv sɔŋz neɪmz. ɪn pleɪs əv ˈɑrtɪst ənd ˈtaɪtəl wɑz ðə sɔŋ ˈtaɪtəlz meɪd noʊ sɛns tɪ mi æt ɔl. ðə ˈfaɪnəl træk ɪz ə lɔŋ ʤæm ɪn i kɔld "ˈmæθju ˈgugəl tɛlz mi ðət ðət ˈbaɪbəl vərs sɪz: "ənd ðɪs ˈgɔspəl əv ðə ˈkɪŋdəm wɪl bi priʧt ɪn ðə hoʊl wərld ɛz ə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni tɪ ɔl ˈneɪʃənz, ənd ðɛn ðə ɛnd wɪl kəm" aɪ hæv pleɪd ðɪs ˈsiˈdi fər ˈrɛkərd skəm kəˈlɛktər frɛndz ənd pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈʤəŋkiz ɪn ðə hoʊps ðət ˈsəmˌwən maɪt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt, frəm ə rɪf tɪ ə klɪp frəm səm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ ər ˈmuvi. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkɑnstənt ɪz ðət noʊ wən noʊz wət tɪ meɪk əv ɪt. aɪv spɛnt ə lɔt əv taɪm ˈnidləsli ˈwəndərɪŋ wət ðə fək ðɪs ɪz. wət ðə fək wɑz ðət ˈtrɛʒər mæp fər? həz ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ˈɛvər faʊnd ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs? ˈsɪriəsli, wət ðə fək?! ðə moʊst ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ pɑrt əv ðɪs hoʊl θɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈoʊnli aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ mɑrk wɑz ə ˈtaɪni, ˈiˌmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə bæk ˈkəvər fər ðə ˈflɑpi dɪsk: andernestborgnineasdominic@gmail.com*. aɪ kʊd hæv ˈgɔtən ɔl ˈsiˌɛˈsaɪ ɔn ðɪs ʃɪt ənd traɪd tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ faɪnd hu ˈrɛʤɪstərz ə ˈæˌdrɛs ər ˈteɪkən ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts frəm ðə ˈpækɪʤ. aɪ ˈdɪdənt. ɪn ðə ɛnd aɪ ˈfɪgjərd ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪf ɪt ˈwəzənt mɛnt tɪ bi faʊnd. aɪ traɪd tɪ sɛnd ən ˈiˌmeɪl seɪɪŋ ðət aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə ˈælbəm ʤɪst tɪ ˈmeɪbi rɪˈsiv səm kaɪnd əv rɪˈspɑns bət aɪ ˈnɛvər gɑt wən. ðæts əˈnɔɪɪŋ. ðə ˈoʊnli ˌræʃəˈnæl aɪ kən θɪŋk əv ɪz ðət ə bɪˈzɑr wərk əv ɑrt kənˈsivd ənd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd səʧ ɛz ðɪs ˈwʊdənt hæv ðə seɪm ˌɪmˈpækt ɪf ðə creator(s*) ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi dɪˈskəvərd. ər ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmˌwən riˈspɑnsəbəl lɔst hɪz ər hər maɪnd (ər ˈmeɪbi ðə ˈpæsˌwərd) ɪn ðə taɪm ɪt tʊk mi tɪ faɪnd ɪt. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ aɪ kən seɪ ɪz: wət. ðə. fək. ˈɑrtɪst: ˈtaɪtəl: tracklist*: 01 brɛθ 02 wund ˈmɪdˌnaɪt 03 lɔŋ stɛm roʊd 04 noʊəz 05 juzd 06 07 ˈmənid ˈvərsəz. ˈlændɪd 08 ðə ˈsɛvənθ (kləbd) sil 09 10 ˈʃutɪŋ skɑrz 11 ˈmæθju

best answer: several things can happen to the clothes. in reality they aren't considered "clothing" such as you buy at the store. they are technically costumes, even if it looks like what you find at walmart or american eagle. after production wraps costumes are stored in case they need or re-shooting. after the release many times costumes end up in storage. there are large warehouses filled with costumes and clothes used in movies. important pieces are held for display and publicity, but most end up in storage. sometimes costume departments for other movies will recycle old costumes, them for a new character. when the warehouses get too full the costumes will be culled, some sent to thrift stores, some will be auctioned off, some will be sent to film museums depending on the importance of the costume and the actor who wore it. some actors have riders in their contracts that allow them to keep a few special costumes, usually ownership belongs to the production company. costumes are considered an asset and something that can be sold to raise money for other productions. for television programs all costumes are kept until the show wraps up production, then they are dispersed. when productions shuts down the actors are given first dibs at their favourite props and costumes. julia louis dreyfuss kept her entire elaine wardrobe from seinfeld; jason alexander kept george's glasses, sneakers, velvet clothes and the yankees sheets and blankets. the girls from friends kept many items and auctioned off many others as part of a fundraiser. important pieces are held for publicity and museums (i imagine horatio sunglasses will end up in the smithsonian, like seinfeld's puffy shirt) and the rest are auctioned off (important pieces again, think sex and the city) and the rest sent to thrift stores. stage costumes are not like real clothes in the materials used and the construction. a century court dress may look authentic on stage, but it can be constructed on modern fabrics with invisible zippers to allow the actor to change quickly between scenes. stage costumes are they are kept in storage recycled into new costumes. the stratford festival in canada costumes, laces, trims, shoes, wigs etc. there are a few important costumes that are kept for publicity. every few years the costume department hold a garage sale of costumes, laces, shoes, and grab bags of leftover supplies. i have been to several of these sales and know people who work in the costume shop. they make everything from dresses to wigs to shoes. it really depends on the costumer and the production company. there are cases where costumes are merely trashed, but they have come to realize that people are willing to spend lots of money on old costumes. source(s): linda s 10 years ago

bɛst ˈænsər: ˈsɛvərəl θɪŋz kən ˈhæpən tɪ ðə kloʊðz. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ðeɪ ˈɑrənt kənˈsɪdərd "ˈkloʊðɪŋ" səʧ ɛz ju baɪ æt ðə stɔr. ðeɪ ər ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈkɑstumz, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt lʊks laɪk wət ju faɪnd æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈigəl. ˈæftər pərˈdəkʃən ræps ˈkɑstumz ər stɔrd ɪn keɪs ðeɪ nid ər re-shooting*. ˈæftər ðə riˈlis ˈmɛni taɪmz ˈkɑstumz ɛnd əp ɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ. ðɛr ər lɑrʤ ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈkɑstumz ənd kloʊðz juzd ɪn ˈmuviz. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpisɪz ər hɛld fər dɪˈspleɪ ənd pəˈblɪsɪti, bət moʊst ɛnd əp ɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈkɑstum dɪˈpɑrtmənts fər ˈəðər ˈmuviz wɪl riˈsaɪkəl oʊld ˈkɑstumz, ðɛm fər ə nu ˈkɛrɪktər. wɪn ðə ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz gɪt tu fʊl ðə ˈkɑstumz wɪl bi kəld, səm sɛnt tɪ θrɪft stɔrz, səm wɪl bi ˈɔkʃənd ɔf, səm wɪl bi sɛnt tɪ fɪlm mˈjuziəmz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə ˈkɑstum ənd ðə ˈæktər hu wɔr ɪt. səm ˈæktərz hæv ˈraɪdərz ɪn ðɛr ˈkɑnˌtrækts ðət əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ kip ə fju ˈspɛʃəl ˈkɑstumz, ˈjuʒəwəli ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈkɑstumz ər kənˈsɪdərd ən ˈæˌsɛt ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kən bi soʊld tɪ reɪz ˈməni fər ˈəðər pərˈdəkʃənz. fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræmz ɔl ˈkɑstumz ər kɛpt ənˈtɪl ðə ʃoʊ ræps əp pərˈdəkʃən, ðɛn ðeɪ ər dɪˈspərst. wɪn pərˈdəkʃənz ʃəts daʊn ðə ˈæktərz ər ˈgɪvɪn fərst dɪbz æt ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt prɑps ənd ˈkɑstumz. ˈʤuljə luɪs ˈdreɪfəs kɛpt hər ɪnˈtaɪər ˌiˈleɪn ˈwɔrˌdroʊb frəm ˈsaɪnfɛld; ˈʤeɪsən ˌælɪgˈzændər kɛpt ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈglæsɪz, sˈnikərz, ˈvɛlvət kloʊðz ənd ðə ˈjæŋkiz ʃits ənd ˈblæŋkəts. ðə gərlz frəm frɛndz kɛpt ˈmɛni ˈaɪtəmz ənd ˈɔkʃənd ɔf ˈmɛni ˈəðərz ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈfənˌdreɪzər. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpisɪz ər hɛld fər pəˈblɪsɪti ənd mˈjuziəmz (aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən hərˈeɪʃoʊ ˈsənˌglæsɪz wɪl ɛnd əp ɪn ðə smɪθˈsoʊniən, laɪk ˈsaɪnfɛldz ˈpəfi ʃərt) ənd ðə rɛst ər ˈɔkʃənd ɔf (ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpisɪz əˈgɛn, θɪŋk sɛks ənd ðə ˈsɪti) ənd ðə rɛst sɛnt tɪ θrɪft stɔrz. steɪʤ ˈkɑstumz ər nɑt laɪk ril kloʊðz ɪn ðə məˈtɪriəlz juzd ənd ðə kənˈstrəkʃən. ə ˈsɛnʧəri kɔrt drɛs meɪ lʊk əˈθɛnɪk ɔn steɪʤ, bət ɪt kən bi kənˈstrəktɪd ɔn ˈmɑdərn ˈfæbrɪks wɪθ ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ˈzɪpərz tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈæktər tɪ ʧeɪnʤ kˈwɪkli bɪtˈwin sinz. steɪʤ ˈkɑstumz ər ðeɪ ər kɛpt ɪn ˈstɔrɪʤ riˈsaɪkəld ˈɪntu nu ˈkɑstumz. ðə ˈstrætfərd ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ˈkænədə ˈkɑstumz, ˈleɪsɪz, trɪmz, ʃuz, wɪgz ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðɛr ər ə fju ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkɑstumz ðət ər kɛpt fər pəˈblɪsɪti. ˈɛvəri fju jɪrz ðə ˈkɑstum dɪˈpɑrtmənt hoʊld ə gərɑʒ seɪl əv ˈkɑstumz, ˈleɪsɪz, ʃuz, ənd græb bægz əv ˈlɛfˌtoʊvər səˈplaɪz. aɪ hæv bɪn tɪ ˈsɛvərəl əv ðiz seɪlz ənd noʊ ˈpipəl hu wərk ɪn ðə ˈkɑstum ʃɑp. ðeɪ meɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈdrɛsɪz tɪ wɪgz tɪ ʃuz. ɪt ˈrɪli dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈkɑstumər ənd ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni. ðɛr ər ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ˈkɑstumz ər ˈmɪrli træʃt, bət ðeɪ hæv kəm tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ˈpipəl ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ spɛnd lɑts əv ˈməni ɔn oʊld ˈkɑstumz. source(s*): ˈlɪndə ɛs 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ

democratic gubernatorial candidate heather r. received some national exposure on the network wednesday -- thanks in part to the south american nation of uruguay. the cable television network interviewed after a segment on uruguay's move this week to legalize and regulate the distribution -- not just the personal use -- of marijuana., a state delegate from montgomery county who is seeking the democratic nomination of governor, has proposed a similar law in maryland. such as proposal is also under discussion in new york, reported. introduced by host chris as a "dark horse" candidate, argued that "prohibition has not worked" and that "our marijuana laws have been enforced with racial bias." as has has in maryland, contended that the money raised by taxing marijuana could be used to finance an expansion of education. mizeur is facing lt. gov. anthony g. brown and attorney general douglas f. gansler, statewide officials with greater name recognition, in the june 24 primary. jansing gave an opportunity to lay out much of her campaign platform for the audience. "people are excited about my candidacy for governor of maryland because i am an unapologetic progressive," she said. mizeur also laid out her plans to move beyond a widely supported increase of the minimum wage to $10.10 to adoption of a "living wage" of $16.70 by 2022. "no family should have to work 40 hours a week and still live in poverty," she said. mizeur, 41, also talked about her selection of the rev. delman coates of prince george's county as her running mate, saying the combination of an openly gay woman and an african-american minister might strike some as a "very odd pairing." but she said the two share a passion for civil rights and shaking up the system. "we're going to annapolis to end politics as usual," said.

ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl ˈkænədɪt ˈhɛðər ɑr. rɪˈsivd səm ˈnæʃənəl ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ θæŋks ɪn pɑrt tɪ ðə saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈneɪʃən əv ˈjərəgˌweɪ. ðə ˈkeɪbəl ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈæftər ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɔn ˈjərəgˌweɪz muv ðɪs wik tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪz ənd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən nɑt ʤɪst ðə ˈpərsɪnəl juz əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə., ə steɪt ˈdɛləˌgeɪt frəm mɑntˈgəmri ˈkaʊnti hu ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən əv ˈgəvərnər, həz prəˈpoʊzd ə ˈsɪmələr lɔ ɪn ˈmɛrələnd. səʧ ɛz prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəndər dɪˈskəʃən ɪn nu jɔrk, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ hoʊst krɪs ɛz ə "dɑrk hɔrs" ˈkænədɪt, ˈɑrgjud ðət "ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən həz nɑt wərkt" ənd ðət "ɑr ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə lɔz hæv bɪn ɛnˈfɔrst wɪθ ˈreɪʃəl baɪəs." ɛz həz həz ɪn ˈmɛrələnd, kənˈtɛndɪd ðət ðə ˈməni reɪzd baɪ ˈtæksɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə kʊd bi juzd tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ən ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ lt*. gəv. ˈænθɔˌni ʤi. braʊn ənd əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈdəgləs ɛf. gansler*, ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ ˈgreɪtər neɪm ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən, ɪn ðə ʤun 24 ˈpraɪˌmɛri. geɪv ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ leɪ aʊt məʧ əv hər kæmˈpeɪn ˈplætˌfɔrm fər ðə ˈɔdiəns. "ˈpipəl ər ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈkændɪdəsi fər ˈgəvərnər əv ˈmɛrələnd bɪˈkəz aɪ æm ən ˌənəˌpɑləˈʤɛtɪk prəˈgrɛsɪv," ʃi sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ leɪd aʊt hər plænz tɪ muv bɪɔnd ə ˈwaɪdli səˈpɔrtɪd ˌɪnˈkris əv ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ tɪ tɪ əˈdɑpʃən əv ə "ˈlɪvɪŋ weɪʤ" əv baɪ 2022 "noʊ ˈfæməli ʃʊd hæv tɪ wərk 40 aʊərz ə wik ənd stɪl lɪv ɪn ˈpɑvərti," ʃi sɛd., 41 ˈɔlsoʊ tɔkt əˈbaʊt hər səˈlɛkʃən əv ðə rɛv. ˈdɛlmən koʊeɪts əv prɪns ˈʤɔrʤɪz ˈkaʊnti ɛz hər ˈrənɪŋ meɪt, seɪɪŋ ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ən ˈoʊpənli geɪ ˈwʊmən ənd ən ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪnɪstər maɪt straɪk səm ɛz ə "ˈvɛri ɑd ˈpɛrɪŋ." bət ʃi sɛd ðə tu ʃɛr ə ˈpæʃən fər ˈsɪvəl raɪts ənd ˈʃeɪkɪŋ əp ðə ˈsɪstəm. "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈnæpəlɪs tɪ ɛnd ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl," sɛd.

the supreme court decision in v. hodges was celebrated loudly as a victory for supporters of gay “marriage” friday, and yet, the way the case was decided, using a new interpretation of the due process clause, may have opened the floodgates for gun rights reform. i argued friday morning that the decision validated concealed carry reciprocity nationwide. by using the constitution in such a manner, the court argues that the due process clause extends “certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy” accepted in a majority of states across the state lines of a handful of states that still banned the practice. the vast majority of states are “shall issue” on the matter of issuing concealed carry permits, and enjoy reciprocity with a large number of other states. my north carolina concealed carry permit, for example, was recognized yesterday as being valid in 36 states, which just so happened to be the number of states in which gay marriage was legal yesterday. but 14 states did not recognize my concealed carry permit yesterday. today they must. using the same “due process clause” argument as the supreme court just applied to gay marriage, my concealed carry permit must now be recognized as valid in all 50 states and the district of columbia. what i know at the time is that a more expansive argument had already made by marc in an amicus brief attached to the case. in retrospect, it seems short-sighted to believe that the majority decision by the five justice majority in would only apply to something as narrow as one kind of state or local gun law. as argues, if there is any intellectual and logical consistency in the supreme arguments at all, the “due process” argument must be applied as equally to state and local gun laws, sweeping them aside entirely, and reaffirming the clear command in the second amendment that, “a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” all, state and local on concealed and open carry would seem to be invalidated, and citizens should be allowed to carry firearms, either openly or concealed, anywhere they want to go. dare the court dare claim that the due process clause only applies in specific and narrow instances? [rainbow gadsden flag image via pintrest, possibly originating from the work of benjamin sapiens at the washington blade]

ðə səˈprim kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn vi. ˈhɑʤɪz wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈlaʊdli ɛz ə ˈvɪktəri fər səˈpɔrtərz əv geɪ ““marriage”*” ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ənd jɛt, ðə weɪ ðə keɪs wɑz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd, ˈjuzɪŋ ə nu ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə du ˈprɔˌsɛs klɔz, meɪ hæv ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈflədˌgeɪts fər gən raɪts rɪˈfɔrm. aɪ ˈɑrgjud ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈvælədeɪtəd kənˈsild ˈkɛri ˌrɛsɪˈprɑsɪti ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd. baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ɪn səʧ ə ˈmænər, ðə kɔrt ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə du ˈprɔˌsɛs klɔz ɪkˈstɛndz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈʧɔɪsɪz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈdɪgnəti ənd autonomy”*” ækˈsɛptɪd ɪn ə məˈʤɔrəti əv steɪts əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt laɪnz əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv steɪts ðət stɪl bænd ðə ˈpræktɪs. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv steɪts ər issue”*” ɔn ðə ˈmætər əv ˈɪʃuɪŋ kənˈsild ˈkɛri ˈpərˌmɪts, ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˌrɛsɪˈprɑsɪti wɪθ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər steɪts. maɪ nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə kənˈsild ˈkɛri ˈpərˌmɪt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɑz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ɛz biɪŋ ˈvælɪd ɪn 36 steɪts, wɪʧ ʤɪst soʊ ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ðə ˈnəmbər əv steɪts ɪn wɪʧ geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ wɑz ˈligəl ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. bət 14 steɪts dɪd nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz maɪ kənˈsild ˈkɛri ˈpərˌmɪt ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ. təˈdeɪ ðeɪ məst. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈprɔˌsɛs clause”*” ˈɑrgjəmənt ɛz ðə səˈprim kɔrt ʤɪst əˈplaɪd tɪ geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ, maɪ kənˈsild ˈkɛri ˈpərˌmɪt məst naʊ bi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɛz ˈvælɪd ɪn ɔl 50 steɪts ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə. wət aɪ noʊ æt ðə taɪm ɪz ðət ə mɔr ɪkˈspænsɪv ˈɑrgjəmənt hæd ɔˈrɛdi meɪd baɪ mɑrk ɪn ən əˈmikəs brif əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə keɪs. ɪn ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt, ɪt simz ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪtəd tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə məˈʤɔrəti dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ðə faɪv ˈʤəstɪs məˈʤɔrəti ɪn wʊd ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛz ˈnɛroʊ ɛz wən kaɪnd əv steɪt ər ˈloʊkəl gən lɔ. ɛz ˈɑrgjuz, ɪf ðɛr ɪz ˈɛni ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ənd ˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈsɪstənsi ɪn ðə səˈprim ˈɑrgjəmənts æt ɔl, ðə process”*” ˈɑrgjəmənt məst bi əˈplaɪd ɛz ˈikwəli tɪ steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl gən lɔz, sˈwipɪŋ ðɛm əˈsaɪd ɪnˈtaɪərli, ənd ˌriəˈfərmɪŋ ðə klɪr kəˈmænd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ðət, wɛl ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd mɪˈlɪʃə, biɪŋ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ə fri steɪt, ðə raɪt əv ðə ˈpipəl tɪ kip ənd bɛr ɑrmz, ʃæl nɑt bi infringed.”*.” ɔl, steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl ɔn kənˈsild ənd ˈoʊpən ˈkɛri wʊd sim tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪtɪd, ənd ˈsɪtɪzənz ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈkɛri ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ˈiðər ˈoʊpənli ər kənˈsild, ˈɛniˌwɛr ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ. dɛr ðə kɔrt dɛr kleɪm ðət ðə du ˈprɔˌsɛs klɔz ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪz ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ənd ˈnɛroʊ ˈɪnstənsɪz? [ˈreɪnˌboʊ ˈgædzdən flæg ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə pintrest*, ˈpɑsəbli ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtɪŋ frəm ðə wərk əv ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈseɪpiənz æt ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən bleɪd]

house republican appropriators are scaling down an emergency funding bill to address the surge of child immigrants crossing the border. just three days before the august recess is set to begin, appropriations committee chairman hal rogers (r-ky.) is in the process of drafting limited legislation that would provide less than $1 billion in funds and through only sept. 30, aides said. advertisement that’s a far cry from the $3.7 billion requested by the white house, and less than half the amount in $2.7 billion bill senate democrats have written. the differences suggest it will be tough to get a final bill to president desk and that republican leaders are more focused on winning approval from house conservatives to ensure a bill is approved by the lower chamber. as recently as last week, speaker john boehner john andrew lawmaker joins marijuana trade group crowley, shuster moving to k street on unilateral executive action, mitch mcconnell was right in 2014 more (r-ohio) said the legislation would likely provide about $1.5 billion and last through the end of 2014. republicans are making the changes to try to win over conservatives who are reluctant to give the obama administration any new funding. most democrats are expected to oppose the measure. the last-minute tweaks open what could be a frantic final week on the border bill before lawmakers leave town. under house republicans’ own rules, legislation must be publicly available for at least three calendar days before a floor vote. that means a bill must be released by tuesday at p.m. at the latest for a vote by thursday, the last day the house is scheduled to be in session. house leaders could break the rule, but that might spark disapproval from conservatives, who are wary of bringing up a bill to address the surge of unaccompanied child minors crossing the border in the first place. leadership would likely get heat from members who want sufficient time to review a lengthy appropriations bill. “i like big bills,” said rep. louie louis (louie) bullerrepublicans force house subcommittee to adjourn during hearing on climate change trump met with group led by thomas at white house: report house passes bill expressing support for nato more (r-texas). “the one thing learned in my time here in the house is that, when you hear the word ‘comprehensive,’ what it means in a loose translation is, ‘we got some really bad provisions that would never pass, so we need a big, comprehensive law so we can hide the bad laws in it.’ gop leaders held their cards close to the vest on monday. a spokesman for rep. kevin mccarthy (r-calif.), who takes over as majority leader at the end of the week, said conversations about legislation continued through the weekend. but congressional aides would not offer a timeframe of when the house bill might be released. while the house bill would be much smaller than what obama requested, the shortened timeframe could still address the more immediate aspects of the child migrant issue. the department of homeland security has said it expects immigration and customs enforcement to run out of money in mid-august. it has projected the same for customs and border protection by mid-september. the house bill would ensure those departments get immediate funding. rogers said he will be presenting a plan before the conference at its weekly meeting at 9 a.m. tuesday. the chairman said the bill could be released tuesday for a vote by thursday. “i hope we file tomorrow,” rogers said monday night. “it’s practically ready to go.” rogers said congress only needed to approve extra funding for the current fiscal year that ends sept. 30. funding beyond that date could be part of the regular appropriations process for fiscal 2015. “well, we can handle whatever is needed next in the regular bills,” rogers said. “we really need to do the fiscal year [2015].” and with senate democrats struggling to line up enough support for their competing border proposal, the house has an opportunity to distinguish itself as potentially the lone group to get something done. but that be easy, given the reluctance some republicans will have in voting for any border bill. from the beginning, a conservative bloc of lawmakers has urged leadership to ignore funding request and simply pass a resolution underscoring their opinion that the president encouraged children to come to the u.s. with lax immigration policies and that the administration has the power already to address the matter. rep. trent franks harold (trent) trent new members 2019 cook shifts 8 house races toward freedom caucus members see openings in leadership more (r-ariz.) introduced a resolution to do just that friday afternoon. if passed, the nonbinding resolution would express the sense of the house that the immigration policies have effectively “enticed” children to migrate from central america, under the belief they would be free to stay if they made it over the border. the resolution only had one as of monday. if that number grows, it could be an indication that republicans will have trouble pulling enough support for new funding, even when paired with policy changes to strengthen the border. meanwhile, nearly all democrats have remained resolute in opposing the bill. opposition among democrats to changing a 2008 human trafficking law many republicans blame for the influx of immigrant children has hardened. while republicans are confident some democrats will come around to the bill if it reaches the floor, so far, only a sparse handful of democrats have said they are even considering supporting it.— this story was posted at p.m. and updated at p.m. and p.m.

haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈproʊpriˌeɪtərz ər ˈskeɪlɪŋ daʊn ən ˈimərʤənsi ˈfəndɪŋ bɪl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə sərʤ əv ʧaɪld ˈɪməgrənts ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər. ʤɪst θri deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɔgəst ˈrisɛs ɪz sɛt tɪ bɪˈgɪn, əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən hæl ˈrɑʤərz (r-ky*.) ɪz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈdræftɪŋ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd prəˈvaɪd lɛs ðən 1 ˈbɪljən ɪn fəndz ənd θru ˈoʊnli sɛpt. 30 eɪdz sɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə fɑr kraɪ frəm ðə ˈbɪljən rɪkˈwɛstɪd baɪ ðə waɪt haʊs, ənd lɛs ðən hæf ðə əˈmaʊnt ɪn ˈbɪljən bɪl ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ˈrɪtən. ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz səˈʤɛst ɪt wɪl bi təf tɪ gɪt ə ˈfaɪnəl bɪl tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt dɛsk ənd ðət rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz ər mɔr ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈwɪnɪŋ əˈpruvəl frəm haʊs kənˈsərvətɪvz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ə bɪl ɪz əˈpruvd baɪ ðə loʊər ˈʧeɪmbər. ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz læst wik, ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ʤɑn ˈændru ˈlɔˌmeɪkər ʤɔɪnz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə treɪd grup ˈkraʊli, ˈʃəstər ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ keɪ strit ɔn ˌjunəˈlætərəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən, mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl wɑz raɪt ɪn 2014 mɔr (r-ohio*) sɛd ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wʊd ˈlaɪkli prəˈvaɪd əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən ənd læst θru ðə ɛnd əv 2014 rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ traɪ tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər kənˈsərvətɪvz hu ər rɪˈləktənt tɪ gɪv ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈɛni nu ˈfəndɪŋ. moʊst ˈdɛməˌkræts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə ˈmɛʒər. ðə ˌlæsˈmɪnət twiks ˈoʊpən wət kʊd bi ə ˈfræntɪk ˈfaɪnəl wik ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər bɪl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz liv taʊn. ˈəndər haʊs republicans’*’ oʊn rulz, ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən məst bi ˈpəblɪkli əˈveɪləbəl fər æt list θri ˈkæləndər deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ə flɔr voʊt. ðət minz ə bɪl məst bi riˈlist baɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt p.m*. æt ðə ˈleɪtəst fər ə voʊt baɪ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðə læst deɪ ðə haʊs ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi ɪn ˈsɛʃən. haʊs ˈlidərz kʊd breɪk ðə rul, bət ðət maɪt spɑrk dɪsəˈpruvəl frəm kənˈsərvətɪvz, hu ər ˈwɛri əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ə bɪl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə sərʤ əv ˌənəˈkəmpənid ʧaɪld ˈmaɪnərz ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ˈlidərˌʃɪp wʊd ˈlaɪkli gɪt hit frəm ˈmɛmbərz hu wɔnt səˈfɪʃənt taɪm tɪ ˌrivˈju ə ˈlɛŋθi əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz bɪl. laɪk bɪg bills,”*,” sɛd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. lui luɪs (lui) ˈbʊlər fɔrs haʊs ˈsəbkəˈmɪti tɪ əˈʤərn ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ trəmp mɛt wɪθ grup lɛd baɪ ˈtɑməs æt waɪt haʊs: rɪˈpɔrt haʊs ˈpæsɪz bɪl ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ˈneɪtoʊ mɔr (r-texas*). wən θɪŋ ˈlərnɪd ɪn maɪ taɪm hir ɪn ðə haʊs ɪz ðət, wɪn ju hir ðə wərd ‘‘comprehensive,’*,’ wət ɪt minz ɪn ə lus trænzˈleɪʃən ɪz, gɑt səm ˈrɪli bæd prəˈvɪʒənz ðət wʊd ˈnɛvər pæs, soʊ wi nid ə bɪg, ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv lɔ soʊ wi kən haɪd ðə bæd lɔz ɪn it.’*.’ ˈlidərz hɛld ðɛr kɑrdz kloʊz tɪ ðə vɛst ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈkɛvɪn məˈkɑrθi (r-calif*.), hu teɪks ˈoʊvər ɛz məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə wik, sɛd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən kənˈtɪnjud θru ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. bət kənˈgrɛʃənəl eɪdz wʊd nɑt ˈɔfər ə ˈtaɪmˌfreɪm əv wɪn ðə haʊs bɪl maɪt bi riˈlist. waɪl ðə haʊs bɪl wʊd bi məʧ sˈmɔlər ðən wət ˌoʊˈbɑmə rɪkˈwɛstɪd, ðə ˈʃɔrtənd ˈtaɪmˌfreɪm kʊd stɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ðə mɔr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ʧaɪld ˈmaɪgrənt ˈɪʃu. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti həz sɛd ɪt ɪkˈspɛkts ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈkəstəmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt tɪ rən aʊt əv ˈməni ɪn mid-august*. ɪt həz prɑˈʤɛktəd ðə seɪm fər ˈkəstəmz ənd ˈbɔrdər prəˈtɛkʃən baɪ mid-september*. ðə haʊs bɪl wʊd ɪnˈʃʊr ðoʊz dɪˈpɑrtmənts gɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfəndɪŋ. ˈrɑʤərz sɛd hi wɪl bi prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə plæn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑnfərəns æt ɪts ˈwikli ˈmitɪŋ æt 9 a.m*. ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈʧɛrmən sɛd ðə bɪl kʊd bi riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ fər ə voʊt baɪ ˈθərzˌdeɪ. hoʊp wi faɪl tomorrow,”*,” ˈrɑʤərz sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈpræktɪkəli ˈrɛdi tɪ go.”*.” ˈrɑʤərz sɛd ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈoʊnli ˈnidɪd tɪ əˈpruv ˈɛkstrə ˈfəndɪŋ fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪskəl jɪr ðət ɛndz sɛpt. 30 ˈfəndɪŋ bɪɔnd ðət deɪt kʊd bi pɑrt əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃənz ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈfɪskəl 2015 ““well*, wi kən ˈhændəl ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪz ˈnidɪd nɛkst ɪn ðə ˈrɛgjələr bills,”*,” ˈrɑʤərz sɛd. ˈrɪli nid tɪ du ðə ˈfɪskəl jɪr ənd wɪθ ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ laɪn əp ɪˈnəf səˈpɔrt fər ðɛr kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈbɔrdər prəˈpoʊzəl, ðə haʊs həz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəli ðə loʊn grup tɪ gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ dən. bət ðət bi ˈizi, ˈgɪvɪn ðə rɪˈləktəns səm rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl hæv ɪn ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ˈɛni ˈbɔrdər bɪl. frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ə kənˈsərvətɪv blɑk əv ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz həz ərʤd ˈlidərˌʃɪp tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈfəndɪŋ rɪkˈwɛst ənd ˈsɪmpli pæs ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˌəndərˈskɔrɪŋ ðɛr əˈpɪnjən ðət ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈʧɪldrən tɪ kəm tɪ ðə juz. wɪθ læks ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz ənd ðət ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ðə paʊər ɔˈrɛdi tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈmætər. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. trɛnt fræŋks ˈhɛrəld (trɛnt) trɛnt nu ˈmɛmbərz 2019 kʊk ʃɪfts 8 haʊs ˈreɪsɪz təˈwɔrd ˈfridəm ˈkɔkəs ˈmɛmbərz si ˈoʊpənɪŋz ɪn ˈlidərˌʃɪp mɔr (r-ariz*.) ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ du ʤɪst ðət ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun. ɪf pæst, ðə ˈnɑnˈbaɪndɪŋ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wʊd ɪkˈsprɛs ðə sɛns əv ðə haʊs ðət ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz hæv ˈifɛktɪvli ““enticed”*” ˈʧɪldrən tɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt frəm ˈsɛntrəl əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈəndər ðə bɪˈlif ðeɪ wʊd bi fri tɪ steɪ ɪf ðeɪ meɪd ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɔrdər. ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈoʊnli hæd wən ɛz əv ˈmənˌdeɪ. ɪf ðət ˈnəmbər groʊz, ɪt kʊd bi ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈpʊlɪŋ ɪˈnəf səˈpɔrt fər nu ˈfəndɪŋ, ˈivɪn wɪn pɛrd wɪθ ˈpɑləsi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ðə ˈbɔrdər. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv rɪˈmeɪnd ˈrɛzəˌlut ɪn əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə bɪl. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əˈməŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə 2008 ˈjumən ˈtræfɪkɪŋ lɔ ˈmɛni rɪˈpəblɪkənz bleɪm fər ðə ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈɪməgrənt ˈʧɪldrən həz ˈhɑrdənd. waɪl rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈkɑnfədənt səm ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪl kəm əraʊnd tɪ ðə bɪl ɪf ɪt ˈriʧɪz ðə flɔr, soʊ fɑr, ˈoʊnli ə spɑrs ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv sɛd ðeɪ ər ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ səˈpɔrtɪŋ it.—*.— ðɪs ˈstɔri wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd æt p.m*. ənd ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt p.m*. ənd p.m*.

a royal marine taking part in a selection process for the sas died after he fell down a gorge which he did not realise was there because it was marked on a map in welsh. an inquest into the death of marine ashley hicks, heard that he plunged more than down a steep gorge, in the dark, near in in october 2012 during an "escape and evasion" exercise. later the same night a second soldier suffered a broken leg after falling on to a ledge in the same gorge. the coroner said the marine's death was avoidable as she recorded a verdict of accidental death. "had the gorge been identified in the procedure it would have been out of bounds and he wouldn't have been there," nicola jones, the coroner said. she added: "crucially there will be more attempts to gain local specialist knowledge of unacceptable hazards on training grounds. "the failure to identify this gorge as an unduly hazardous location is clearly the most significant contributing factor to ashley slipping and falling." the coroner said the word "ceunant" (gorge) appeared on the planning map and asked why no one had identified it, as it was the local language. "it's unlikely they would obtain translation of the words. we tend to operate in symbology," soldier aa, the assistant chief of staff at the ministry of defence responsible for specialist units, told the inquest. a service inquiry had been carried out following the soldier aa was one of three panel members. the panel felt the planning and reconnaissance of the area was not as comprehensive as it could have been. he told the hearing that google maps were now used "to try to fly the terrain." he added :"we are quite proud of our ability. on this occasion that ability wasn't good enough to prevent the of this hazard. we have taken steps to make sure that doesn't happen again. one of these steps is to take advice." he added :"we now know what 'gorge' in welsh looks like." another officer, known as 'soldier r' and in charge of selecting new recruits said :"we can't eliminate all risk." he said in a statement that procedures had been reviewed. "escape, evasion and survival are inherent skills a soldier must demonstrate to join this specialist unit," he added. around 250 students took part in each course and the inquest heard the pass rate was between nine and 13 per cent. marine hicks, of solihull, was in the top ten of students. the exercise scenario was that soldiers had been in a helicopter downed in hostile territory. a "hunter" force of 100 "enemy" soldiers were seeking them. soldier r was a good candidate for whom we had the highest expectations. we would expect rather than hope someone of ashley's quality would pass the course."

ə rɔɪəl mərˈin ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ə səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ðə sæs daɪd ˈæftər hi fɛl daʊn ə gɔrʤ wɪʧ hi dɪd nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪz wɑz ðɛr bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz mɑrkt ɔn ə mæp ɪn wɛlʧ. ən ˈɪnkˌwɛst ˈɪntu ðə dɛθ əv mərˈin ˈæʃli hɪks, hərd ðət hi plənʤd mɔr ðən daʊn ə stip gɔrʤ, ɪn ðə dɑrk, nɪr ɪn ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2012 ˈdʊrɪŋ ən "ɪˈskeɪp ənd ɪˈveɪʒən" ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. ˈleɪtər ðə seɪm naɪt ə ˈsɛkənd ˈsoʊlʤər ˈsəfərd ə ˈbroʊkən lɛg ˈæftər ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔn tɪ ə lɛʤ ɪn ðə seɪm gɔrʤ. ðə ˈkɔrənər sɛd ðə mərˈinz dɛθ wɑz əˈvɔɪdəbəl ɛz ʃi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə ˈvərdɪkt əv ˌæksəˈdɛnəl dɛθ. "hæd ðə gɔrʤ bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə prəˈsiʤər ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn aʊt əv baʊndz ənd hi ˈwʊdənt hæv bɪn ðɛr," nɪˈkoʊlɑ ʤoʊnz, ðə ˈkɔrənər sɛd. ʃi ˈædɪd: "ˈkruʃəli ðɛr wɪl bi mɔr əˈtɛmpts tɪ geɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ˈhæzərdz ɔn ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnz. "ðə ˈfeɪljər tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɪs gɔrʤ ɛz ən ənˈduli ˈhæzərdəs loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈklɪrli ðə moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ ˈfæktər tɪ ˈæʃli sˈlɪpɪŋ ənd ˈfɑlɪŋ." ðə ˈkɔrənər sɛd ðə wərd "ceunant*" (gɔrʤ) əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə ˈplænɪŋ mæp ənd æst waɪ noʊ wən hæd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪt, ɛz ɪt wɑz ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. "ɪts ənˈlaɪkli ðeɪ wʊd əbˈteɪn trænzˈleɪʃən əv ðə wərdz. wi tɛnd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɪn symbology*," ˈsoʊlʤər eɪeɪ, ðə əˈsɪstənt ʧif əv stæf æt ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv dɪˈfɛns riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈjunɪts, toʊld ðə ˈɪnkˌwɛst. ə ˈsərvɪs ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri hæd bɪn ˈkɛrid aʊt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊlʤər eɪeɪ wɑz wən əv θri ˈpænəl ˈmɛmbərz. ðə ˈpænəl fɛlt ðə ˈplænɪŋ ənd riˈkɑnəsəns əv ðə ˈɛriə wɑz nɑt ɛz ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ɛz ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn. hi toʊld ðə ˈhirɪŋ ðət ˈgugəl mæps wər naʊ juzd "tɪ traɪ tɪ flaɪ ðə təreɪn." hi ˈædɪd :"wi ər kwaɪt praʊd əv ɑr əˈbɪləˌti. ɔn ðɪs əˈkeɪʒən ðət əˈbɪləˌti ˈwəzənt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə əv ðɪs ˈhæzərd. wi hæv ˈteɪkən stɛps tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ˈdəzənt ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. wən əv ðiz stɛps ɪz tɪ teɪk ədˈvaɪs." hi ˈædɪd :"wi naʊ noʊ wət 'gɔrʤ' ɪn wɛlʧ lʊks laɪk." əˈnəðər ˈɔfɪsər, noʊn ɛz 'ˈsoʊlʤər ɑr' ənd ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv səˈlɛktɪŋ nu rɪˈkruts sɛd :"wi kænt ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɔl rɪsk." hi sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət prəˈsiʤərz hæd bɪn rivˈjud. "ɪˈskeɪp, ɪˈveɪʒən ənd sərˈvaɪvəl ər ˌɪnˈhɛrənt skɪlz ə ˈsoʊlʤər məst ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɪs ˈspɛʃəlɪst ˈjunɪt," hi ˈædɪd. əraʊnd 250 ˈstudənts tʊk pɑrt ɪn iʧ kɔrs ənd ðə ˈɪnkˌwɛst hərd ðə pæs reɪt wɑz bɪtˈwin naɪn ənd 13 pər sɛnt. mərˈin hɪks, əv solihull*, wɑz ɪn ðə tɔp tɛn əv ˈstudənts. ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪz sɪˈnɛrioʊ wɑz ðət ˈsoʊlʤərz hæd bɪn ɪn ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər daʊnd ɪn ˈhɑstəl ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ə "ˈhəntər" fɔrs əv 100 "ˈɛnəmi" ˈsoʊlʤərz wər ˈsikɪŋ ðɛm. ˈsoʊlʤər ɑr wɑz ə gʊd ˈkænədɪt fər hum wi hæd ðə haɪəst ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ˈrəðər ðən hoʊp ˈsəmˌwən əv ˈæʃliz kˈwɑləti wʊd pæs ðə kɔrs."

the religious group known as the blackburn cult, the divine order of the royal arms of the great eleven, or the great eleven club, was started in 1922 on bunker hill in downtown los angeles, california, and later formed a retreat in the southern california simi valley. the group's founder, may otis blackburn, is said to have received revelations directly from angels, and, along with her daughter ruth wieland, believed that she was charged by the archangel gabriel to write books revealing the mysteries of heaven and earth, and life and] newspaper articles from the period reported strange rituals including the sacrifice of animals, sex scandals and attempts to resurrect a dead] police found the corpse of willa rhoads under the floor at the rhoadses' residence, wrapped in spices and salt, and surrounded by the bodies of seven dead] mr. and mrs. rhoads later confessed to the police that they had placed their daughter in the tomb fourteen months earlier at the suggestion of may otis] the cult was also accused of killing a member in an oven, poisoning another during a "whirling dervish" ceremony, and making several other members] indicted for grand theft [ edit ] in 1929, group leaders were indicted in los angeles for grand theft and investigated in connection with the disappearances of several] these indictments created a sensation after the background of the grand theft was revealed to the] may otis blackburn was charged with twelve counts of grand theft, and articles at that time referred to her as a "cult] according to time magazine , the blackburn cult was also known as "the great eleven", and may otis blackburn was referred to as the "heel of] the cult collapsed after may otis blackburn was imprisoned for stealing dollars from clifford] depicted in theatrical productions [ edit ] in october 2007, actresses playing may otis blackburn and ruth appeared in the ghost tour in park, in simi valley, california. the actress playing blackburn stated: "may otis is really fun and a cult leader. who wouldn't want to play a cult] the "ghost tour" in robert p. historical park had previously featured blackburn in] subject of fictionalized history [ edit ] in 2008, r.j. baudé, son of the last surviving member of the great eleven, published a novel about the group, "the blackburn chronicles: a tale of murder, money and madness". "the kept girl," [10] kim cooper's novel about the cult, raymond chandler and the real-life philip marlowe, was published in 2014. non-fiction/historical accounts [ edit ] in 2014, samuel fort published "cult of the great eleven," a detailed historical account of the rise and fall of the divine order of the royal arms of the great eleven. references [ edit ] further reading [ edit ]

ðə rɪˈlɪʤəs grup noʊn ɛz ðə ˈblækbərn kəlt, ðə dɪˈvaɪn ˈɔrdər əv ðə rɔɪəl ɑrmz əv ðə greɪt ˈilɛvən, ər ðə greɪt ˈilɛvən kləb, wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1922 ɔn ˈbəŋkər hɪl ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd ˈleɪtər fɔrmd ə riˈtrit ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈsimi ˈvæli. ðə grups ˈfaʊndər, meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ˈblækbərn, ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv rɪˈsivd ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz dɪˈrɛkli frəm ˈeɪnʤəlz, ənd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hər ˈdɔtər ruθ ˈwilənd, bɪˈlivd ðət ʃi wɑz ʧɑrʤd baɪ ðə ˌɑrˈkeɪnʤəl ˈgeɪbriəl tɪ raɪt bʊks rɪˈvilɪŋ ðə ˈmɪstəriz əv ˈhɛvən ənd ərθ, ənd laɪf ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm ðə ˈpɪriəd ˌriˈpɔrtəd streɪnʤ ˈrɪʧuəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs əv ˈænəməlz, sɛks ˈskændəlz ənd əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌrɛzərˈɛkt ə dɛd pəˈlis faʊnd ðə kɔrps əv ˈwɪlə roʊdz ˈəndər ðə flɔr æt ðə rhoadses*' ˈrɛzɪdəns, ræpt ɪn ˈspaɪsɪz ənd sɔlt, ənd sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ðə ˈbɑdiz əv ˈsɛvən dɛd ˈmɪstər. ənd ˈmɪsɪz. roʊdz ˈleɪtər kənˈfɛst tɪ ðə pəˈlis ðət ðeɪ hæd pleɪst ðɛr ˈdɔtər ɪn ðə tum ˌfɔrˈtin mənθs ˈərliər æt ðə səˈʤɛsʧən əv meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ðə kəlt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuzd əv ˈkɪlɪŋ ə ˈmɛmbər ɪn ən ˈəvən, ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈdʊrɪŋ ə "ˈwərlɪŋ ˈdərvɪʃ" ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni, ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd fər grænd θɛft ˈɛdət ɪn 1929 grup ˈlidərz wər ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs fər grænd θɛft ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrənsɪz əv ˈsɛvərəl ðiz ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənts kriˈeɪtɪd ə sɛnˈseɪʃən ˈæftər ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv ðə grænd θɛft wɑz rɪˈvild tɪ ðə meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ˈblækbərn wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ twɛlv kaʊnts əv grænd θɛft, ənd ˈɑrtɪkəlz æt ðət taɪm rɪˈfərd tɪ hər ɛz ə "kəlt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ðə ˈblækbərn kəlt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz "ðə greɪt ˈilɛvən", ənd meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ˈblækbərn wɑz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə "hil əv ðə kəlt kəˈlæpst ˈæftər meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ˈblækbərn wɑz ˌɪmˈprɪzənd fər ˈstilɪŋ ˈdɔlərz frəm ˈklɪfərd dɪˈpɪktɪd ɪn θiˈætrɪkəl pərˈdəkʃənz ˈɛdət ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2007 ˈæktrəsɪz pleɪɪŋ meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ˈblækbərn ənd ruθ əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə goʊst tʊr ɪn pɑrk, ɪn ˈsimi ˈvæli, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðə ˈæktrəs pleɪɪŋ ˈblækbərn ˈsteɪtɪd: "meɪ ˈoʊtɪs ɪz ˈrɪli fən ənd ə kəlt ˈlidər. hu ˈwʊdənt wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ə kəlt ðə "goʊst tʊr" ɪn ˈrɑbərt pi. hɪˈstɔrɪkəl pɑrk hæd ˈpriviəsli ˈfiʧərd ˈblækbərn ɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈfɪkʃənəˌlaɪzd ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ɪn 2008 r.j*. baudé*é, sən əv ðə læst sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈmɛmbər əv ðə greɪt ˈilɛvən, ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈnɑvəl əˈbaʊt ðə grup, "ðə ˈblækbərn ˈkrɑnɪkəlz: ə teɪl əv ˈmərdər, ˈməni ənd ˈmædnəs". "ðə kɛpt gərl," 10 kɪm ˈkupərz ˈnɑvəl əˈbaʊt ðə kəlt, ˈreɪmənd ˈʧændlər ənd ðə ˈriˌllaɪf ˈfɪlɪp ˈmɑˌrloʊ, wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 2014 əˈkaʊnts ˈɛdət ɪn 2014 ˈsæmjul fɔrt ˈpəblɪʃt "kəlt əv ðə greɪt ˈilɛvən," ə dɪˈteɪld hɪˈstɔrɪkəl əˈkaʊnt əv ðə raɪz ənd fɔl əv ðə dɪˈvaɪn ˈɔrdər əv ðə rɔɪəl ɑrmz əv ðə greɪt ˈilɛvən. ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛdət

renovations began this week to transform the baltimore visitor center into an event space that the city's tourism bureau hopes is used by as many local residents as tourists. an $800,000 project is underway to remove the permanent brochure racks from the inner harbor building and open its main room to create a functional event space. the glass building will still function primarily as an information source for visitors, but it will also allow for alternative uses such as convention receptions and private parties. "it’s not just for tourists anymore locals can use it,” said tom noonan, ceo of visit baltimore. when the center opened in 2004, visitors were primarily getting their information about tourist attractions through physical brochures, so the space was constructed with a series of permanent racks for them. now that information is primarily accessed through mobile devices, those racks are defunct. after the renovations are complete, the building brochures and tourist information will be kept in carts on wheels, so they can be moved out to create an open space. noonan estimates the building could accommodate up to 500 people, though he hasn't been given a cap yet from the fire department. rental fees for the space have not been determined, but noonan said those proceeds will go to the visit baltimore education & training foundation, which provides scholarships for local students seeking higher education in hospitality. in addition to opening the building up as event venue, the renovation, which is set to wrap up by march, will also upgrade the televisions and other technology in the center. "it kind of gives the building a second life which it really needs,” noonan said. the revamp is part of a series of changes underway at the inner harbor. the uss constellation museum is being transformed to a new water taxi terminal, according to the baltimore city department of transportation. additionally, the pavilions along pratt and light streets are slated for an overhaul, and new vendors like yard house are already moving into retail spaces there. rash field is in the midst of a redesign, too.

ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz bɪˈgæn ðɪs wik tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈvɪzɪtər ˈsɛnər ˈɪntu ən ɪˈvɛnt speɪs ðət ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈbjʊroʊ hoʊps ɪz juzd baɪ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts ɛz ˈtʊrɪsts. ən ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˌəndərˈweɪ tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt broʊˈʃʊr ræks frəm ðə ˈɪnər ˈhɑrbər ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ˈoʊpən ɪts meɪn rum tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ɪˈvɛnt speɪs. ðə glæs ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪl stɪl ˈfəŋkʃən praɪˈmɛrəli ɛz ən ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɔrs fər ˈvɪzɪtərz, bət ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊ fər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈjuzɪz səʧ ɛz kənˈvɛnʃən rɪˈsɛpʃənz ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈpɑrtiz. nɑt ʤɪst fər ˈtʊrɪsts ˌɛniˈmɔr ˈloʊkəlz kən juz it,”*,” sɛd tɑm ˈnunən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈvɪzɪt ˈbɔltəˌmɔr. wɪn ðə ˈsɛnər ˈoʊpənd ɪn 2004 ˈvɪzɪtərz wər praɪˈmɛrəli ˈgɪtɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈtʊrɪst əˈtrækʃənz θru ˈfɪzɪkəl broʊˈʃʊrz, soʊ ðə speɪs wɑz kənˈstrəktɪd wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ræks fər ðɛm. naʊ ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli ˈækˌsɛst θru ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ðoʊz ræks ər dɪˈfəŋkt. ˈæftər ðə ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz ər kəmˈplit, ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ broʊˈʃʊrz ənd ˈtʊrɪst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪl bi kɛpt ɪn kɑrts ɔn wilz, soʊ ðeɪ kən bi muvd aʊt tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈoʊpən speɪs. ˈnunən ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ kʊd əˈkɑməˌdeɪt əp tɪ 500 ˈpipəl, ðoʊ hi ˈhæzənt bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ə kæp jɛt frəm ðə faɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ˈrɛntəl fiz fər ðə speɪs hæv nɑt bɪn dɪˈtərmənd, bət ˈnunən sɛd ðoʊz prəˈsidz wɪl goʊ tɪ ðə ˈvɪzɪt ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈtreɪnɪŋ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps fər ˈloʊkəl ˈstudənts ˈsikɪŋ haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˌhɑspəˈtæləti. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əp ɛz ɪˈvɛnt ˈvɛnju, ðə ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz sɛt tɪ ræp əp baɪ mɑrʧ, wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒənz ənd ˈəðər tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər. "ɪt kaɪnd əv gɪvz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd laɪf wɪʧ ɪt ˈrɪli needs,”*,” ˈnunən sɛd. ðə riˈvæmp ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˌəndərˈweɪ æt ðə ˈɪnər ˈhɑrbər. ðə ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən mˈjuziəm ɪz biɪŋ trænsˈfɔrmd tɪ ə nu ˈwɔtər ˈtæksi ˈtərmənəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈsɪti dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə pəˈvɪljənz əˈlɔŋ præt ənd laɪt strits ər sˈleɪtɪd fər ən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl, ənd nu ˈvɛndərz laɪk jɑrd haʊs ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈriˌteɪl ˈspeɪsɪz ðɛr. ræʃ fild ɪz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˌridɪˈzaɪn, tu.

mandalay bay & mgm ban onsite investigator armed guards & fbi agent throw him out of his room an independent onsite investigator by the name of nick falco decided to stay at the mandalay bay hotel and casino and investigate things pertaining to the las vegas shooting. he was subsequently banned from the hotel, as well as mgm for life and escorted out of his hotel room by armed guards and an fbi agent. the actions of falco and the hotel occurred within 24 hours of his arrival. falco out his investigation (his require approval to be seen, but i have linked them below), along with the ban he received from mandalay bay & mgm. “i questioned the shooting narrative. i went to mandalay bay to check for myself. after 24 hours i was banned for life from mgm,” falco, providing the following picture to prove his ban:. falco spoke with and sought to confirm certain things, including the validity of the receipt that was leaked online from stephen room. intellihub reports: falco told exclusively that he received a phone call from the front desk of mandalay bay shortly before p.m. in which a female operator instructed him to answer his hotel room door where four men (two armed guards, a security guy, and an fbi agent) simultaneously met him. falco was then told to pack up his belongings before the fbi agent conducted a subsequent inspection of his room. soon after the independent investigator says that he was escorted over to the main entrance of the mandalay bay where a security guard stood him in front of a camera and verbally read him the trespass. during visit, he was able to prove that the leaked online version of stephen room service receipt was, in fact, “authentic” after comparing it to a receipt he himself received after ordering room service saturday morning. here’s the series of from falco with links to each tweet. 2. i stayed at mandalay room service receipt was leaked online. it is mine- one guest nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 3. of surveillance cameras in gaming area, mostly visible a surveillance camera in each main elevator. you cant hide nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 he did shoot down theories that paddock used his id to access the service elevator saying, “service elevators prohibited from guests. no signs. no locks.” 4. some people have said paddock used service elevator w his girlfriends id- this is false there are no locks, no signs, no keys required nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 5. police said paddock used service elevators. why? to bypass security? service elevators arent prohibited from guests. no signs. no locks nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 6. there are visible surveillance cameras in all service elevators. there was no reason for paddock to use these to get around security. nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 falco also pointed out that the freight elevator is quite a distance from room. 7. red dot is service elevator. main elevators are in middle. pointing to room why did paddock use service elevator? far nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 9. there is an exit staircase right next to room. no locks, no alarms, no signs & most importantly? no cameras. nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 falco goes on to say that there was no need for a second window as the vantage point paddock would have had over the venue require it. 8. i had clear view of room, concert & fuel tanks shooter need window to shoot people & fuel tanks why break 2 windows? nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 additionally, falco told that he is no conspiracy theorist, just someone checking out the facts. and take note of privacy policy which falco notes in tweet number 12 of 14. i think that is considering the wealth of information has provided the american people on the illegal activities of the cia in our own country. falco then concludes his series of by asking, “i was evicted after less than 24 hours but a shooter w 23 rifles was at their hotel for 7 days & they know?” 13. i was evicted after less than 24 hours but a shooter w 23 rifles was at their hotel for 7 days & they know? this guy? really? nick (@nick_falco) october 15, 2017 it seems to me that nick falco has provided a plethora of evidence, just in his being banned from the hotel that attorney brian claypool may have a proper theory concerning mandalay bay and mgm simply being negligent of a high roller like stephen paddock, which put lives in danger, grave danger.

ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm bæn ˈɑnˈsaɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɑrmd gɑrdz ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt θroʊ ɪm aʊt əv hɪz rum ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈɑnˈsaɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər baɪ ðə neɪm əv nɪk ˈfælkoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ steɪ æt ðə ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ hoʊˈtɛl ənd kəˈsinoʊ ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt θɪŋz pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈʃutɪŋ. hi wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli bænd frəm ðə hoʊˈtɛl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm fər laɪf ənd ɛˈskɔrtɪd aʊt əv hɪz hoʊˈtɛl rum baɪ ɑrmd gɑrdz ənd ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt. ðə ˈækʃənz əv ˈfælkoʊ ənd ðə hoʊˈtɛl əˈkərd wɪˈθɪn 24 aʊərz əv hɪz ərˈaɪvəl. ˈfælkoʊ aʊt hɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən (hɪz ˌrikˈwaɪər əˈpruvəl tɪ bi sin, bət aɪ hæv lɪŋkt ðɛm bɪˈloʊ), əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə bæn hi rɪˈsivd frəm ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm. kˈwɛsʧənd ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ˈnɛrətɪv. aɪ wɛnt tɪ ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ tɪ ʧɛk fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ˈæftər 24 aʊərz aɪ wɑz bænd fər laɪf frəm mgm,”*,” ˈfælkoʊ, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər tɪ pruv hɪz bæn: ˈfælkoʊ spoʊk wɪθ ənd sɔt tɪ kənˈfərm ˈsərtən θɪŋz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə vəˈlɪdɪti əv ðə rɪˈsit ðət wɑz likt ˈɔnˌlaɪn frəm ˈstivən rum. rɪˈpɔrts: ˈfælkoʊ toʊld ɪkˈsklusɪvli ðət hi rɪˈsivd ə foʊn kɔl frəm ðə frənt dɛsk əv ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr p.m*. ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ɪm tɪ ˈænsər hɪz hoʊˈtɛl rum dɔr wɛr fɔr mɛn (tu ɑrmd gɑrdz, ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gaɪ, ənd ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt) ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli mɛt ɪm. ˈfælkoʊ wɑz ðɛn toʊld tɪ pæk əp hɪz bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˈeɪʤənt kənˈdəktəd ə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən əv hɪz rum. sun ˈæftər ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər sɪz ðət hi wɑz ɛˈskɔrtɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə meɪn ˈɛntrəns əv ðə ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ wɛr ə sɪˈkjʊrəti gɑrd stʊd ɪm ɪn frənt əv ə ˈkæmərə ənd vərˈbæli rɛd ɪm ðə ˈtrɛˌspæs. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈvɪzɪt, hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ pruv ðət ðə likt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvərʒən əv ˈstivən rum ˈsərvɪs rɪˈsit wɑz, ɪn fækt, ““authentic”*” ˈæftər kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ɪt tɪ ə rɪˈsit hi hɪmˈsɛlf rɪˈsivd ˈæftər ˈɔrdərɪŋ rum ˈsərvɪs ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðə ˈsɪriz əv frəm ˈfælkoʊ wɪθ lɪŋks tɪ iʧ twit. 2 aɪ steɪd æt ˈmændəˌleɪ rum ˈsərvɪs rɪˈsit wɑz likt ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ɪt ɪz maɪn- wən gɛst nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 3 əv sərˈveɪləns ˈkæmərəz ɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈɛriə, ˈmoʊstli ˈvɪzəbəl ə sərˈveɪləns ˈkæmərə ɪn iʧ meɪn ˈɛləˌveɪtər. ju kænt haɪd nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 hi dɪd ʃut daʊn ˈθɪriz ðət ˈpædək juzd hɪz ˈaɪˈdi tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtər seɪɪŋ, ˈɛləˌveɪtərz proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm gɛsts. noʊ saɪnz. noʊ locks.”*.” 4 səm ˈpipəl hæv sɛd ˈpædək juzd ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtər ˈdəbəlju hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛndz ˈaɪˈdi- ðɪs ɪz fɔls ðɛr ər noʊ lɑks, noʊ saɪnz, noʊ kiz rikˈwaɪərd nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 5 pəˈlis sɛd ˈpædək juzd ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtərz. waɪ? tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs sɪˈkjʊrəti? ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtərz ˈɑrənt proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm gɛsts. noʊ saɪnz. noʊ lɑks nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 6 ðɛr ər ˈvɪzəbəl sərˈveɪləns ˈkæmərəz ɪn ɔl ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtərz. ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrizən fər ˈpædək tɪ juz ðiz tɪ gɪt əraʊnd sɪˈkjʊrəti. nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 ˈfælkoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə freɪt ˈɛləˌveɪtər ɪz kwaɪt ə ˈdɪstəns frəm rum. 7 rɛd dɑt ɪz ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtər. meɪn ˈɛləˌveɪtərz ər ɪn ˈmɪdəl. ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ rum waɪ dɪd ˈpædək juz ˈsərvɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtər? fɑr nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 9 ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɛksət ˈstɛrˌkeɪs raɪt nɛkst tɪ rum. noʊ lɑks, noʊ əˈlɑrmz, noʊ saɪnz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli? noʊ ˈkæmərəz. nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 ˈfælkoʊ goʊz ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət ðɛr wɑz noʊ nid fər ə ˈsɛkənd ˈwɪndoʊ ɛz ðə ˈvæntɪʤ pɔɪnt ˈpædək wʊd hæv hæd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈvɛnju ˌrikˈwaɪər ɪt. 8 aɪ hæd klɪr vju əv rum, ˈkɑnsərt fjuəl tæŋks ˈʃutər nid ˈwɪndoʊ tɪ ʃut ˈpipəl fjuəl tæŋks waɪ breɪk 2 ˈwɪndoʊz? nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˈfælkoʊ toʊld ðət hi ɪz noʊ kənˈspɪrəsi θiərɪst, ʤɪst ˈsəmˌwən ˈʧɛkɪŋ aʊt ðə fækts. ənd teɪk noʊt əv ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi wɪʧ ˈfælkoʊ noʊts ɪn twit ˈnəmbər 12 əv 14 aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə wɛlθ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ɔn ðə ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ðə siaɪeɪ ɪn ɑr oʊn ˈkəntri. ˈfælkoʊ ðɛn kənˈkludz hɪz ˈsɪriz əv baɪ ˈæskɪŋ, wɑz ɪˈvɪktɪd ˈæftər lɛs ðən 24 aʊərz bət ə ˈʃutər ˈdəbəlju 23 ˈraɪfəlz wɑz æt ðɛr hoʊˈtɛl fər 7 deɪz ðeɪ know?”*?” 13 aɪ wɑz ɪˈvɪktɪd ˈæftər lɛs ðən 24 aʊərz bət ə ˈʃutər ˈdəbəlju 23 ˈraɪfəlz wɑz æt ðɛr hoʊˈtɛl fər 7 deɪz ðeɪ noʊ? ðɪs gaɪ? ˈrɪli? nɪk (@nick_falco*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 15 2017 ɪt simz tɪ mi ðət nɪk ˈfælkoʊ həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈplɛθərə əv ˈɛvədəns, ʤɪst ɪn hɪz biɪŋ bænd frəm ðə hoʊˈtɛl ðət əˈtərni braɪən ˈkleɪˌpul meɪ hæv ə ˈprɑpər ˈθɪri kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈmændəˌleɪ beɪ ənd ˈɛmˈgiˈɛm ˈsɪmpli biɪŋ ˈnɛglɪʤənt əv ə haɪ ˈroʊlər laɪk ˈstivən ˈpædək, wɪʧ pʊt lɪvz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər, greɪv ˈdeɪnʤər.

lea michele broke the news on monday that she would be appearing on the seventh and final season of sons of by excitedly tweeting, “i’ll be appearing on an episode of my favorite show! thank you so much & #soafx” earlier today lea was photographed on the sons of anarchy set filming a scene with show matriarch katey in which lea was wearing a waitress uniform and both ladies were smoking cigarettes and chatting on a bench. click to enlarge: the scene jibes with details about character gertie released by the network, which describe her as a single mom working as a waitress at a truck stop. gertie “connects with gemma,” played by katey, “during a difficult time.” i assume we are seeing gertie and gemma connecting during a difficult time in the photos. to wrap things up, here are from the last few days while filming soa: day two at today… pretty easy getting up at when i'm this excited! lea michele (@msleamichele) july 29, 2014

li mɪˈʃɛl broʊk ðə nuz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ʃi wʊd bi əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsɛvənθ ənd ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən əv sənz əv baɪ ɪkˈsaɪtədli tweeting*, bi əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ʃoʊ! θæŋk ju soʊ məʧ #soafx”*” ˈərliər təˈdeɪ li wɑz ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ɔn ðə sənz əv ˈænərˌki sɛt ˈfɪlmɪŋ ə sin wɪθ ʃoʊ ˈmeɪtriˌɑrk ˈkeɪti ɪn wɪʧ li wɑz ˈwɛrɪŋ ə ˈweɪtrəs ˈjunəˌfɔrm ənd boʊθ ˈleɪdiz wər sˈmoʊkɪŋ ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ənd ˈʧætɪŋ ɔn ə bɛnʧ. klɪk tɪ ˌɛnˈlɑrʤ: ðə sin ʤaɪbz wɪθ ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ˈkɛrɪktər ˈʤərti riˈlist baɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk, wɪʧ dɪˈskraɪb hər ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl mɑm ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈweɪtrəs æt ə trək stɑp. ˈʤərti wɪθ gemma,”*,” pleɪd baɪ ˈkeɪti, ə ˈdɪfəkəlt time.”*.” aɪ əˈsum wi ər siɪŋ ˈʤərti ənd ˈʤɛmə kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ɪn ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz. tɪ ræp θɪŋz əp, hir ər frəm ðə læst fju deɪz waɪl ˈfɪlmɪŋ soa*: deɪ tu æt today…*… ˈprɪti ˈizi ˈgɪtɪŋ əp æt wɪn əm ðɪs ɪkˈsaɪtɪd! li mɪˈʃɛl (@msleamichele*) ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 2014

in an abstract from her essay published in gastronomica, which calls itself the journal of critical food studies, a leftist professor posits that the reason greek yogurt has become so popular is because white. the author, one perin, also intimates that white americans had a prejudice against yogurt because it had middle eastern origins. that’s not all; believes that yogurt was viewed as a “strange and foreign food” by americans until the century, at which point the dairy industry “adopted a ethos,” seizing upon the “intersectional processes of and de-exoticization.” gurel explains that not only were white females lured into buying yogurt, but the fact that yogurt had dreaded “connections to the middle east” was obscured by a “white” ethnicity. according to statista.com: greek yogurt is known as strained yogurt. through the straining process, the excess watery whey is removed, which gives the yogurt a much thicker and creamier consistency as of 2014, the category held a share of over 50 percent of the u.s. yogurt market, up from about 4 percent in 2008 the greek yogurt category experienced tremendous growth in the united states over the past few years. dollar sales of greek yogurt amounted to about billion u.s. dollars in 2015, up from 391 million u.s. dollars in 2010. gurel received her ph.d. in american studies from yale university in 2010; she currently serves as assistant professor of american studies; concurrent assistant professor of gender studies at the university of notre dame. in 2016 she wrote the multimedia essay “representing muslims and islam in the sanders campaign.” in 2012 she organized a conference titled, “beyond islamophobia: islam and american empire.”

ɪn ən ˈæbˌstrækt frəm hər ˈɛˌseɪ ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn gastronomica*, wɪʧ kɔlz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðə ˈʤərnəl əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl fud ˈstədiz, ə ˈlɛftɪst prəˈfɛsər ˈpɑzəts ðət ðə ˈrizən grik ˈjoʊgərt həz bɪˈkəm soʊ ˈpɑpjələr ɪz bɪˈkəz waɪt. ðə ˈɔθər, wən pərɪn, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntɪməts ðət waɪt əˈmɛrɪkənz hæd ə ˈprɛʤədɪs əˈgɛnst ˈjoʊgərt bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈɔrəʤɪnz. nɑt ɔl; bɪˈlivz ðət ˈjoʊgərt wɑz vjud ɛz ə ənd ˈfɔrən food”*” baɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt ðə ˈdɛri ˈɪndəstri ə ethos,”*,” ˈsizɪŋ əˈpɑn ðə ˈprɑsɛsəz əv ənd de-exoticization.”*.” ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli wər waɪt ˈfiˌmeɪlz lʊrd ˈɪntu baɪɪŋ ˈjoʊgərt, bət ðə fækt ðət ˈjoʊgərt hæd ˈdrɛdɪd tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl east”*” wɑz əbˈskjʊrd baɪ ə ““white”*” ɛθˈnɪsɪti. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ statista.com*: grik ˈjoʊgərt ɪz noʊn ɛz streɪnd ˈjoʊgərt. θru ðə ˈstreɪnɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈwɔtəri weɪ ɪz riˈmuvd, wɪʧ gɪvz ðə ˈjoʊgərt ə məʧ ˈθɪkər ənd ˈkrimiər kənˈsɪstənsi ɛz əv 2014 ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri hɛld ə ʃɛr əv ˈoʊvər 50 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə juz. ˈjoʊgərt ˈmɑrkɪt, əp frəm əˈbaʊt 4 pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2008 ðə grik ˈjoʊgərt ˈkætəˌgɔri ɪkˈspɪriənst trɪˈmɛndəs groʊθ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz. ˈdɔlər seɪlz əv grik ˈjoʊgərt əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən juz. ˈdɔlərz ɪn 2015 əp frəm 391 ˈmɪljən juz. ˈdɔlərz ɪn 2010 rɪˈsivd hər ph.d*. ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈstədiz frəm jeɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn 2010 ʃi ˈkərəntli sərvz ɛz əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈstədiz; kənˈkərənt əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈʤɛndər ˈstədiz æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈnoʊtər deɪm. ɪn 2016 ʃi roʊt ðə ˌməltiˈmidiə ˈɛˌseɪ ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪn ðə ˈsændərz campaign.”*.” ɪn 2012 ʃi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈkɑnfərəns ˈtaɪtəld, islamophobia*: ˌɪsˈlɑm ənd əˈmɛrɪkən empire.”*.”

first: thank you for helping us hit the first stretch goal! we will add wireless communication capability between the stem base and the host. now, the update: the stem system represents an evolution from the earlier generation of technology used in the hydra. the stem system features lower latency (even with wireless trackers), longer range and better tracking performance at all ranges. to help explain the technology behind these improvements, here is a video with igor, phd, a member of our advisory board and one of the world's foremost authorities in tracking, guidance and navigation systems. (dr. bio is below the video.) igor, phd dr. has over 30 years of experience in the industries and academia, holds 5 patents in electromagnetic tracking and has published over 40 scientific papers on related topics. his expertise includes optoelectronics, electromagnetics, imaging systems and sensors, remote sensing, applied physics, signal processing, and nonlinear systems. dr. is currently employed with lockheed martin space systems company, where he leads the projects on spacecraft control systems. his prior experience includes senior engineering positions at rockwell collins, polhemus, state university of new york, and university of north carolina, charlotte. he holds a phd in physics from university in israel.

fərst: θæŋk ju fər ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs hɪt ðə fərst strɛʧ goʊl! wi wɪl æd ˈwaɪrlɪs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti bɪtˈwin ðə stɛm beɪs ənd ðə hoʊst. naʊ, ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt: ðə stɛm ˈsɪstəm ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ən ˌɛvəˈluʃən frəm ðə ˈərliər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi juzd ɪn ðə ˈhaɪdrə. ðə stɛm ˈsɪstəm ˈfiʧərz loʊər ˈleɪtənsi (ˈivɪn wɪθ ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈtrækərz), ˈlɔŋgər reɪnʤ ənd ˈbɛtər ˈtrækɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns æt ɔl ˈreɪnʤɪz. tɪ hɛlp ɪkˈspleɪn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈhaɪnd ðiz ˌɪmˈpruvmənts, hir ɪz ə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪθ ˌɪˈgɔr, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ɑr ædˈvaɪzəri bɔrd ənd wən əv ðə wərldz ˈfɔrˌmoʊst əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈtrækɪŋ, ˈgaɪdəns ənd ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz. (ˈdɑktər. baɪoʊ ɪz bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ.) ˌɪˈgɔr, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈdɑktər. həz ˈoʊvər 30 jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstriz ənd ˌækəˈdimiə, hoʊldz 5 ˈpætənts ɪn ˌɪˌlɛktroʊmægˈnɛtɪk ˈtrækɪŋ ənd həz ˈpəblɪʃt ˈoʊvər 40 ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpeɪpərz ɔn rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈtɑpɪks. hɪz ˌɛkspərˈtiz ˌɪnˈkludz optoelectronics*, electromagnetics*, ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈsɛnsərz, rɪˈmoʊt ˈsɛnsɪŋ, əˈplaɪd ˈfɪzɪks, ˈsɪgnəl ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, ənd nɑnˈlɪˌniər ˈsɪstəmz. ˈdɑktər. ɪz ˈkərəntli ɪmˈplɔɪd wɪθ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn speɪs ˈsɪstəmz ˈkəmpəˌni, wɛr hi lidz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts ɔn ˈspeɪˌskræft kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəmz. hɪz praɪər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsinjər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ pəˈzɪʃənz æt ˈrɑkˌwɛl ˈkɑlɪnz, ˈpoʊlhɪməs, steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu jɔrk, ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ˈʃɑrlət. hi hoʊldz ə ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ɪn ˈfɪzɪks frəm ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈɪzriəl.

common director robin mcalpine argues that is intertwined with scotland's political identity, and should be protected if you want to understand what is different about political culture in scotland as compared to england and wales, i'd suggest that the best place to start looking is the question of. it is also why i believe that scotland gives up any ground on the issue of at substantial risk to its very political identity. there are two broad ways to look at social provision, or selectivity. means that you decide that something should exist, that it is a core part of your society and that you should therefore ensure it is provided to all. it is so dispiriting that this debate has been opened up by comments by the scottish government's new 'poverty tsar' naomi eisenstadt. the and universal school education are the defining examples of. the alternative - selectivity - instead that there are things that it is probably important that people have access to but that our collective responsibility is limited only to those in dire need who can't get access to those things by other means. the prime example of a selectivity approach is the kind of benefit eligibility tests run by the likes of atos. these are not variations of each other - these are fundamentally different political philosophies. the case for is rock solid and is supported by almost any detailed look at the data. you can look across many countries at many times over many policy areas and you will find the same thing. when you provide a service that includes everyone, that service becomes a good service, is widely supported and becomes relied on by everyone. but because everyone starts from a different position, the impact of universal services is different for different people with the positive impact on the poor being particularly high. so for example, if you make childcare free for all, yes this may partially the childcare needs of the affluent middle classes, but the impact on them (a bit more disposable income) is limited. universalism means that you decide that something should exist, that it is a core part of your society and that you should therefore ensure it is provided to all. the same policy applied to a family with only one adult working in a low income job may well be to allow the second adult to take a job, which could conceivably double the household income. the positive impact on the poorer household of exactly the same policy is massively bigger. that's how created the era of greatest economic equality britain has ever seen and why rolling it back has reversed those gains. but why not just target the funding to those on whom the impact is biggest (the selectivity argument)? so only give the childcare support to the poor. the problem with this is measurable - it just doesn't work properly in practice. there are a number of reasons for this (i was one of four authors of a report which has the links to all the data to explain this) . here i'll just raise three. first, it's incredibly inefficient because immediately a chunk of the money that would be spent on the service is instead spent on assessment and other bureaucracy. second, because these services then become services only for the poor (who have a low propensity to vote), politicians have little incentive to support them properly, particularly when budgets are being cut (you only need to look at the assault on social services taking place in england just now to see this). and third, because these are then seen as 'emergency' services, we are as a society much less invested in whether they are actually any good or not - the middle classes whom politicians shape policy to woo not longer have any vested interest and so services are what result. academic study after academic study demonstrate that when you increase social equality increases and when you increase selectivity, social equality decreases. academic study after academic study demonstrate that when you increase social equality increases and when you increase selectivity, social equality decreases. imagine the impact on society if most of us were in a private healthcare insurance scheme but a proportion of the poorest in our society were relegated to a 'safety net-only' healthcare system for the poor. what do you think would be the result? better lives for the poorest? but selectivity keeps coming back into our political debate because it is inextricably linked to another political philosophy, one which is currently known as 'austerity'. in this world view, governments have a fixed budget and must then 'spend wisely' by targeting their spending at those in 'most need'. but in fact what this political philosophy is really saying is 'we can't mess with the interests of thethy through tax so the rest of society will just have to put up with what little we can afford'. selectivity is a smokescreen for a political philosophy of inequality and low tax. there is a beautifully simple alternative philosophy, one which has underpinned my entire political world view - 'from the cradle to the grave, from each according to ability to pay to each according to need'. it is a politics which places security for all in society ahead of the pursuit of extraordinaryth for the few. and it works - it works incredibly well. if in doubt all you need to do is compare anywhere with a universal healthcare system to anywhere without one. where selectivity believes that 'fairness' comes from how you spend, believes that effectiveness comes from how you spend - fairness comes from how you raise the money you spend. spending via is measurably more effective in almost every way, so that's how we should spend. it is so incredibly important that we stand our ground and fight the fight for. as soon as we start to give in to the 'something for nothing' arguments, the 'logic' starts to effect everything. to make it fair we have to pay for it through properly progressive taxation. it is an incredibly simply formula which, in the decades after the second world war, resulted in a more rapid improvement of the lives of the poor than almost anything else achieved in our history. this is why it is so incredibly important that we stand our ground and fight the fight for. as soon as we start to give in to the 'something for nothing' arguments, the 'logic' starts to effect everything. why should someone on minimum wage a winter heating payment for a millionaire? well why should someone on minimum wage pay for the healthcare of a millionaire? why should middle class children get a free university education when they can afford to pay? well why should they get fifth and sixth year at high school for free either when lots of poorer children have left school? and so on. this is why it is so dispiriting that this debate has been opened up by comments by the scottish government's new 'poverty tsar' naomi eisenstadt. this article began by arguing that this is one of the defining differences between scottish politics and the politics of england and wales. in scotland there is a strong consensus in favour of in the 'mainstream' (including government and its institutions and academis). in london there is a strong consensus in favour of selectivity, a consequence of blair making it a core part of new labour philosophy. from what i can tell, naomi eisenstadt is a well-intentioned, intelligent and thoughtful person. but she seems to come from a different political culture, one where euphemisms like 'failing schools' and 'living within our means' are the norm (although i'm sure she'd never use them). these concepts are not the norm in scotland and we should fight to make sure that they do not become the norm. this does not mean there are no difficult questions. i have said many times that when we produced the book of ideas we tried to find ways to fund a replacement of the benefits being cut by osborne in a way and concluded that with the limited resources scotland can raise and the lack of policy control, it is virtually impossible. from the cradle to the grave, from each according to ability to pay to each according to need. let us keep that most enlightened of social philosophies front and centre in scottish politics. there are always 'tough choices'. but in making those choices we should never talk down or attack the fundamental philosophies on which progressive scottish politics are based - the most recent person to attempt this was johann lamont and it went very badly for her indeed. i'm not an insular person when it comes to policy. for quite a few years now i've been involved with projects which look round the world to see where we can find best practice. in saying that we should fight against the philosophies which dominate westminster policy debate from taking root in scotland, i say it not because they don't work and because when they get a they change the very nature of your politics. rather, i would (as so often) point north to suggest that is at the very heart of the success of the nordic countries. so by all means let's go looking for the best learning we can find on how to deliver public services. but let's look towards those who do it better than us, not worse. and, above all, let's not cede political philosophy in the face of the ideological attacks coming from george osborne. works and works well. it is redistributive and has done more to help the poor and vulnerable than any other social policy in a hundred years. from the cradle to the grave, from each according to ability to pay to each according to need. let us keep that most enlightened of social philosophies front and centre in scottish politics. our next step should not be to introduce fees for university students or charges for seeing your gp, it should be the creation of a genuinely brilliant universal childcare system to which every citizen of scotland with children has an automatic right (with a modest tax rise to pay for it if need be). when it works, when it turns out to be transformational, when it is shown to be wildly popular - that'll be one more nail in the coffin of a politics scotland has resisted for decades. picture courtesy of youtube

ˈkɑmən dɪˈrɛktər ˈrɑbɪn məˈkælˌpaɪn ˈɑrgjuz ðət ɪz ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd wɪθ ˈskɑtləndz pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti, ənd ʃʊd bi prəˈtɛktɪd ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd wət ɪz ˈdɪfərənt əˈbaʊt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkəlʧər ɪn ˈskɑtlənd ɛz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz, aɪd səˈʤɛst ðət ðə bɛst pleɪs tɪ stɑrt ˈlʊkɪŋ ɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ waɪ aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈskɑtlənd gɪvz əp ˈɛni graʊnd ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv æt səbˈstænʃəl rɪsk tɪ ɪts ˈvɛri pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðɛr ər tu brɔd weɪz tɪ lʊk æt ˈsoʊʃəl prəˈvɪʒən, ər sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti. minz ðət ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ʃʊd ɪgˈzɪst, ðət ɪt ɪz ə kɔr pɑrt əv jʊr soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðət ju ʃʊd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɪnˈʃʊr ɪt ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ɔl. ɪt ɪz soʊ dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ ðət ðɪs dəˈbeɪt həz bɪn ˈoʊpənd əp baɪ ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənts nu 'ˈpɑvərti zɑr' neɪˈoʊmi ˈaɪzənstæt. ðə ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəl skul ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ər ðə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv. ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti ˌɪnˈstɛd ðət ðɛr ər θɪŋz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈpipəl hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ bət ðət ɑr kəˈlɛktɪv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈoʊnli tɪ ðoʊz ɪn daɪər nid hu kænt gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðoʊz θɪŋz baɪ ˈəðər minz. ðə praɪm ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti əˈproʊʧ ɪz ðə kaɪnd əv ˈbɛnəfɪt ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti tɛsts rən baɪ ðə laɪks əv atos*. ðiz ər nɑt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv iʧ ˈəðər ðiz ər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ˈdɪfərənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfiz. ðə keɪs fər ɪz rɑk ˈsɑləd ənd ɪz səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni dɪˈteɪld lʊk æt ðə ˈdætə. ju kən lʊk əˈkrɔs ˈmɛni ˈkəntriz æt ˈmɛni taɪmz ˈoʊvər ˈmɛni ˈpɑləsi ˈɛriəz ənd ju wɪl faɪnd ðə seɪm θɪŋ. wɪn ju prəˈvaɪd ə ˈsərvɪs ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛvriˌwən, ðət ˈsərvɪs bɪˈkəmz ə gʊd ˈsərvɪs, ɪz ˈwaɪdli səˈpɔrtɪd ənd bɪˈkəmz rɪˈlaɪd ɔn baɪ ˈɛvriˌwən. bət bɪˈkəz ˈɛvriˌwən stɑrts frəm ə ˈdɪfərənt pəˈzɪʃən, ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪz ˈdɪfərənt fər ˈdɪfərənt ˈpipəl wɪθ ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə pur biɪŋ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli haɪ. soʊ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ju meɪk ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr fri fər ɔl, jɛs ðɪs meɪ ˈpɑrʃəli ðə ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr nidz əv ðə ˈæfluənt ˈmɪdəl ˈklæsɪz, bət ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɛm (ə bɪt mɔr dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm) ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd. minz ðət ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ʃʊd ɪgˈzɪst, ðət ɪt ɪz ə kɔr pɑrt əv jʊr soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðət ju ʃʊd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ɪnˈʃʊr ɪt ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ɔl. ðə seɪm ˈpɑləsi əˈplaɪd tɪ ə ˈfæməli wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən ˈædəlt ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə loʊ ˈɪnˌkəm ʤɑb meɪ wɛl bi tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈædəlt tɪ teɪk ə ʤɑb, wɪʧ kʊd kənˈsivəbli ˈdəbəl ðə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈɪnˌkəm. ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈpurər ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld əv ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈpɑləsi ɪz ˈmæsɪvli ˈbɪgər. ðæts haʊ kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈɪrə əv ˈgreɪtəst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪkˈwɑləti ˈbrɪtən həz ˈɛvər sin ənd waɪ ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪt bæk həz rɪˈvərst ðoʊz geɪnz. bət waɪ nɑt ʤɪst ˈtərgət ðə ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ðoʊz ɔn hum ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɪz ˈbɪgəst (ðə sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti ˈɑrgjəmənt)? soʊ ˈoʊnli gɪv ðə ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə pur. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðɪs ɪz ˈmɛʒərəbəl ɪt ʤɪst ˈdəzənt wərk ˈprɑpərli ɪn ˈpræktɪs. ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrizənz fər ðɪs (aɪ wɑz wən əv fɔr ˈɔθərz əv ə rɪˈpɔrt wɪʧ həz ðə lɪŋks tɪ ɔl ðə ˈdætə tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðɪs) hir aɪl ʤɪst reɪz θri. fərst, ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt bɪˈkəz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ə ʧəŋk əv ðə ˈməni ðət wʊd bi spɛnt ɔn ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈstɛd spɛnt ɔn əˈsɛsmənt ənd ˈəðər bjʊˈrɑkrəsi. ˈsɛkənd, bɪˈkəz ðiz ˈsərvɪsɪz ðɛn bɪˈkəm ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈoʊnli fər ðə pur (hu hæv ə loʊ prəˈpɛnsɪti tɪ voʊt), ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hæv ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ səˈpɔrt ðɛm ˈprɑpərli, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪn ˈbəʤɪts ər biɪŋ kət (ju ˈoʊnli nid tɪ lʊk æt ðə əˈsɔlt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ʤɪst naʊ tɪ si ðɪs). ənd θərd, bɪˈkəz ðiz ər ðɛn sin ɛz 'ˈimərʤənsi' ˈsərvɪsɪz, wi ər ɛz ə soʊˈsaɪɪti məʧ lɛs ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɛni gʊd ər nɑt ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈklæsɪz hum ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ʃeɪp ˈpɑləsi tɪ wu nɑt ˈlɔŋgər hæv ˈɛni ˈvɛstɪd ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd soʊ ˈsərvɪsɪz ər wət rɪˈzəlt. ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈstədi ˈæftər ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈstədi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət wɪn ju ˌɪnˈkris ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ənd wɪn ju ˌɪnˈkris sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti, ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti ˈdiˌkrisɪz. ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈstədi ˈæftər ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈstədi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət wɪn ju ˌɪnˈkris ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ənd wɪn ju ˌɪnˈkris sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti, ˈsoʊʃəl ɪkˈwɑləti ˈdiˌkrisɪz. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪf moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs wər ɪn ə ˈpraɪvət ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns skim bət ə prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈpurɪst ɪn ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti wər ˈrɛləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ ə 'ˈseɪfti net-only*' ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm fər ðə pur. wət du ju θɪŋk wʊd bi ðə rɪˈzəlt? ˈbɛtər lɪvz fər ðə ˈpurɪst? bət sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti kips ˈkəmɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl dəˈbeɪt bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈnɛkstrɪˌkəbli lɪŋkt tɪ əˈnəðər pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi, wən wɪʧ ɪz ˈkərəntli noʊn ɛz 'ˌɔˈstɛrɪti'. ɪn ðɪs wərld vju, ˈgəvərnmənts hæv ə fɪkst ˈbəʤɪt ənd məst ðɛn 'spɛnd ˈwaɪzli' baɪ ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðɛr ˈspɛndɪŋ æt ðoʊz ɪn 'moʊst nid'. bət ɪn fækt wət ðɪs pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi ɪz ˈrɪli seɪɪŋ ɪz 'wi kænt mɛs wɪθ ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈwɛlθi θru tæks soʊ ðə rɛst əv soʊˈsaɪɪti wɪl ʤɪst hæv tɪ pʊt əp wɪθ wət ˈlɪtəl wi kən əˈfɔrd'. sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti ɪz ə sˈmoʊkˌskrin fər ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi əv ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ənd loʊ tæks. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈbjutəfli ˈsɪmpəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv fəˈlɑsəfi, wən wɪʧ həz ˈəndərˌpɪnd maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər pəˈlɪtɪkəl wərld vju 'frəm ðə ˈkreɪdəl tɪ ðə greɪv, frəm iʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ tɪ iʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nid'. ɪt ɪz ə ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪʧ ˈpleɪsɪz sɪˈkjʊrəti fər ɔl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti əˈhɛd əv ðə pərˈsut əv ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri wɛlθ fər ðə fju. ənd ɪt wərks ɪt wərks ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli wɛl. ɪf ɪn daʊt ɔl ju nid tɪ du ɪz kəmˈpɛr ˈɛniˌwɛr wɪθ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈɛniˌwɛr wɪˈθaʊt wən. wɛr sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti bɪˈlivz ðət 'ˈfɛrnəs' kəmz frəm haʊ ju spɛnd, bɪˈlivz ðət ˈifɛktɪvnəs kəmz frəm haʊ ju spɛnd ˈfɛrnəs kəmz frəm haʊ ju reɪz ðə ˈməni ju spɛnd. ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈviə ɪz ˈmɛʒərəbli mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri weɪ, soʊ ðæts haʊ wi ʃʊd spɛnd. ɪt ɪz soʊ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət wi stænd ɑr graʊnd ənd faɪt ðə faɪt fər. ɛz sun ɛz wi stɑrt tɪ gɪv ɪn tɪ ðə 'ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈnəθɪŋ' ˈɑrgjəmənts, ðə 'ˈlɑʤɪk' stɑrts tɪ ˈifɛkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. tɪ meɪk ɪt fɛr wi hæv tɪ peɪ fər ɪt θru ˈprɑpərli prəˈgrɛsɪv tækˈseɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈsɪmpli ˈfɔrmjələ wɪʧ, ɪn ðə ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈæftər ðə ˈsɛkənd wərld wɔr, rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə mɔr ˈræpɪd ˌɪmˈpruvmənt əv ðə lɪvz əv ðə pur ðən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls əˈʧivd ɪn ɑr ˈhɪstəri. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ɪt ɪz soʊ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət wi stænd ɑr graʊnd ənd faɪt ðə faɪt fər. ɛz sun ɛz wi stɑrt tɪ gɪv ɪn tɪ ðə 'ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ˈnəθɪŋ' ˈɑrgjəmənts, ðə 'ˈlɑʤɪk' stɑrts tɪ ˈifɛkt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. waɪ ʃʊd ˈsəmˌwən ɔn ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ə ˈwɪntər ˈhitɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt fər ə ˌmɪljəˈnɛr? wɛl waɪ ʃʊd ˈsəmˌwən ɔn ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ peɪ fər ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr əv ə ˌmɪljəˈnɛr? waɪ ʃʊd ˈmɪdəl klæs ˈʧɪldrən gɪt ə fri ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɪn ðeɪ kən əˈfɔrd tɪ peɪ? wɛl waɪ ʃʊd ðeɪ gɪt fɪθ ənd sɪksθ jɪr æt haɪ skul fər fri ˈiðər wɪn lɑts əv ˈpurər ˈʧɪldrən hæv lɛft skul? ənd soʊ ɔn. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ɪt ɪz soʊ dɪˈspɪrɪtɪŋ ðət ðɪs dəˈbeɪt həz bɪn ˈoʊpənd əp baɪ ˈkɑmɛnts baɪ ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənts nu 'ˈpɑvərti zɑr' neɪˈoʊmi ˈaɪzənstæt. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl bɪˈgæn baɪ ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz. ɪn ˈskɑtlənd ðɛr ɪz ə strɔŋ kənˈsɛnsəs ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ɪn ðə 'ˈmeɪnˌstrim' (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ɪts ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd academis*). ɪn ˈləndən ðɛr ɪz ə strɔŋ kənˈsɛnsəs ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvəti, ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv blɛr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ə kɔr pɑrt əv nu ˈleɪbər fəˈlɑsəfi. frəm wət aɪ kən tɛl, neɪˈoʊmi ˈaɪzənstæt ɪz ə well-intentioned*, ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ənd ˈθɔtfəl ˈpərsən. bət ʃi simz tɪ kəm frəm ə ˈdɪfərənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkəlʧər, wən wɛr ˈjufəˌmɪzəmz laɪk 'ˈfeɪlɪŋ skulz' ənd 'ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ɑr minz' ər ðə nɔrm (ˌɔlˈðoʊ əm ʃʊr ʃid ˈnɛvər juz ðɛm). ðiz ˈkɑnsɛpts ər nɑt ðə nɔrm ɪn ˈskɑtlənd ənd wi ʃʊd faɪt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðeɪ du nɑt bɪˈkəm ðə nɔrm. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðɛr ər noʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt kˈwɛsʧənz. aɪ hæv sɛd ˈmɛni taɪmz ðət wɪn wi prəˈdust ðə bʊk əv aɪˈdiəz wi traɪd tɪ faɪnd weɪz tɪ fənd ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt əv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts biɪŋ kət baɪ ˈɔzˌbɔrn ɪn ə weɪ ənd kənˈkludɪd ðət wɪθ ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈskɑtlənd kən reɪz ənd ðə læk əv ˈpɑləsi kənˈtroʊl, ɪt ɪz ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. frəm ðə ˈkreɪdəl tɪ ðə greɪv, frəm iʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ tɪ iʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nid. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs kip ðət moʊst ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd əv ˈsoʊʃəl fəˈlɑsəfiz frənt ənd ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz 'təf ˈʧɔɪsɪz'. bət ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðoʊz ˈʧɔɪsɪz wi ʃʊd ˈnɛvər tɔk daʊn ər əˈtæk ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl fəˈlɑsəfiz ɔn wɪʧ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks ər beɪst ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈpərsən tɪ əˈtɛmpt ðɪs wɑz ˈjoʊhɑn ləˈmɑnt ənd ɪt wɛnt ˈvɛri ˈbædli fər hər ˌɪnˈdid. əm nɑt ən ˈɪnsələr ˈpərsən wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpɑləsi. fər kwaɪt ə fju jɪrz naʊ aɪv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ˈprɑʤɛkts wɪʧ lʊk raʊnd ðə wərld tɪ si wɛr wi kən faɪnd bɛst ˈpræktɪs. ɪn seɪɪŋ ðət wi ʃʊd faɪt əˈgɛnst ðə fəˈlɑsəfiz wɪʧ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər ˈpɑləsi dəˈbeɪt frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ rut ɪn ˈskɑtlənd, aɪ seɪ ɪt nɑt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ doʊnt wərk ənd bɪˈkəz wɪn ðeɪ gɪt ə ðeɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈvɛri ˈneɪʧər əv jʊr ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˈrəðər, aɪ wʊd (ɛz soʊ ˈɔfən) pɔɪnt nɔrθ tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ɪz æt ðə ˈvɛri hɑrt əv ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðə ˈnɔrdɪk ˈkəntriz. soʊ baɪ ɔl minz lɛts goʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ðə bɛst ˈlərnɪŋ wi kən faɪnd ɔn haʊ tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz. bət lɛts lʊk təˈwɔrdz ðoʊz hu du ɪt ˈbɛtər ðən ˈjuˈɛs, nɑt wərs. ənd, əˈbəv ɔl, lɛts nɑt sid pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi ɪn ðə feɪs əv ðə ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl əˈtæks ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ʤɔrʤ ˈɔzˌbɔrn. wərks ənd wərks wɛl. ɪt ɪz ridɪˈstrɪbjətɪv ənd həz dən mɔr tɪ hɛlp ðə pur ənd ˈvəlnərəbəl ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɑləsi ɪn ə ˈhənərd jɪrz. frəm ðə ˈkreɪdəl tɪ ðə greɪv, frəm iʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ peɪ tɪ iʧ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nid. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs kip ðət moʊst ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd əv ˈsoʊʃəl fəˈlɑsəfiz frənt ənd ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ɑr nɛkst stɛp ʃʊd nɑt bi tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus fiz fər ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənts ər ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər siɪŋ jʊr gp*, ɪt ʃʊd bi ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˈbrɪljənt ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm tɪ wɪʧ ˈɛvəri ˈsɪtɪzən əv ˈskɑtlənd wɪθ ˈʧɪldrən həz ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk raɪt (wɪθ ə ˈmɑdəst tæks raɪz tɪ peɪ fər ɪt ɪf nid bi). wɪn ɪt wərks, wɪn ɪt tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃənəl, wɪn ɪt ɪz ʃoʊn tɪ bi ˈwaɪldli ˈpɑpjələr ˈðætəl bi wən mɔr neɪl ɪn ðə ˈkɔfɪn əv ə ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈskɑtlənd həz rɪˈzɪstɪd fər ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈpɪkʧər ˈkərtəsi əv ˈjuˌtub

this week, like much of july, a heat wave is cooking america with extreme temperatures, affecting energy production as well as causing fires and water shortages, sucking electricity like crazy to power the cooling necessary to avoid discomfort and even death. according to the national weather service, 122 million americans are under heat alerts. fortunately, nuclear power minded, scoring record capacity factors of 96% and up with no increase in price. other energy sources do not fare so well. it’s all about diversity. whether in biology, in culture, in training, or in technology, when conditions change a system survives if there is sufficient diversity to adapt. otherwise it dies. this is no less true for electricity production. having a diverse group of energy systems is key to a society surviving changes in demographics and changes in government, geological processes and natural disasters, disruption in supplies from war, or extreme weather changes. this concept is in full display this month as this heat wave continues to sweep across america. just like during the polar vortex, when nuclear stepped up to relieve natural gas and coal when they failed to deliver on the demand, nuclear also performs wonderfully during extreme weather at the other end of the thermometer. this kind of constant power during the hottest part of the day is essential to keep our air conditioning going and for stabilizing the grid against blackouts. nuclear plants are the backbone of the electricity grid, operating all the time even under the most extreme weather conditions. unfortunately, much of the electricity needed to combat this heat wave is concentrated during peak hours of the afternoon when wind turbines are not turning (see figure 2). instead, plants have to come online. plants operate only to make up the difference between base load and peak load (see figure 3). our current energy grid makes these plants necessary, but they come at a steep price. plants are usually natural gas, but can also use coal, jet fuel, oil and diesel. in washington state, hydropower serves as the in a different way. peakers usually run for short periods of time and so are less efficient and dirtier than conventional base load fossil fuel plants. though natural gas is certainly cleaner than coal, natural gas does have some environmental issues from fracking, to pipelines, to fugitive emissions of methane. and lots of emissions, if you care about that. in unregulated markets like the northeast and california, theses can gouge the buyer, tripling and quadrupling the price of electricity, especially during a heat wave when gas supplies are stretched thin. not nuclear. these plants just churn out power at the same low price, whatever the conditions. but gas has come to be the essential fuel in america, forced to back up renewables, replacing coal and the rest of the grid. however, electric utilities are struggling to meet peak demand in hot summer weather because of limits on their natural gas supply, especially in southern california, where it has been forced to replace so much nuclear power lost from the premature closing of the san onofre nuclear power plant. the situation will get worse if the diablo canyon nuclear plants close prematurely as planned. at the beginning of july, citing natural gas capacity problems, the california independent system operator (iso) issued the first flex alert in two years as western america baked under heat. up until this summer, california had avoided the gas availability and pipeline delivery problems that plague other power grids during extreme weather, particularly in new england and the midwest. but when temperatures rise above 90°f, it takes more to serve the same number of buildings, leading to strain on generators. a combination of voluntary demand response programs and calls for voluntary public conservation kept demand below dangerous levels. this time. the california grid also faces limited hydropower imports from the pacific northwest because of extreme heat up here, reducing the ability to handle this crisis. “socalgas told us they had gas congestion and capacity issues,” said spokesman steven greenlee, which led to a decision to issue the public call for conservation. wholesale power prices had risen 51% in northern california and 44% in southern california in response to the heat wave. according to the u.s. energy information administration, utilities across the western united states withdrew 1 billion cubic feet of gas from storage to satisfy power demand during this heat wave, during a period when they typically inject 11 billion cubic feet into storage. during in california, gas supplied over 60% of california's electric load while solar and wind supplied less than 15%. the largest solar plant in the united states,, recovering from a solar fire in may and struggling with bad performance overall, helping much in this heat. after receiving $1.6 billion in loan guarantees from the department of energy and $535 million from the u.s. treasury, is still unable to meet its promised per year and is failing to even meet it's power purchase agreement. “we got lucky in that there was some monsoon cloud cover from the desert southwest that came into california and kept temperatures lower, but it also added to the variability of solar resources that we had to contend with," said greenlee. luck and more gas we close anymore nuclear plants, what be depending on in the future.

ðɪs wik, laɪk məʧ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ə hit weɪv ɪz ˈkʊkɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə wɪθ ɪkˈstrim ˈtɛmpərəʧərz, əˈfɛktɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi pərˈdəkʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkɔzɪŋ faɪərz ənd ˈwɔtər ˈʃɔrtɪʤɪz, ˈsəkɪŋ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti laɪk ˈkreɪzi tɪ paʊər ðə ˈkulɪŋ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ əˈvɔɪd dɪˈskəmfərt ənd ˈivɪn dɛθ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈwɛðər ˈsərvɪs, 122 ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈəndər hit əˈlərts. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈnukliər paʊər ˈmaɪndɪd, ˈskɔrɪŋ ˈrɛkərd kəˈpæsɪti ˈfæktərz əv 96 ənd əp wɪθ noʊ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn praɪs. ˈəðər ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɔrsəz du nɑt fɛr soʊ wɛl. ɔl əˈbaʊt dɪˈvərsɪti. ˈwɛðər ɪn baɪˈɑləʤi, ɪn ˈkəlʧər, ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ər ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, wɪn kənˈdɪʃənz ʧeɪnʤ ə ˈsɪstəm sərˈvaɪvz ɪf ðɛr ɪz səˈfɪʃənt dɪˈvərsɪti tɪ əˈdæpt. ˈəðərˌwaɪz ɪt daɪz. ðɪs ɪz noʊ lɛs tru fər ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti pərˈdəkʃən. ˈhævɪŋ ə dɪˈvərs grup əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɪstəmz ɪz ki tɪ ə soʊˈsaɪɪti sərˈvaɪvɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt, ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɑsɛsəz ənd ˈnæʧərəl dɪˈzæstərz, dɪsˈrəpʃən ɪn səˈplaɪz frəm wɔr, ər ɪkˈstrim ˈwɛðər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz ɪn fʊl dɪˈspleɪ ðɪs mənθ ɛz ðɪs hit weɪv kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ swip əˈkrɔs əˈmɛrɪkə. ʤɪst laɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpoʊlər ˈvɔrtɛks, wɪn ˈnukliər stɛpt əp tɪ rɪˈliv ˈnæʧərəl gæs ənd koʊl wɪn ðeɪ feɪld tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɔn ðə dɪˈmænd, ˈnukliər ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈfɔrmz ˈwəndərfəli ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪkˈstrim ˈwɛðər æt ðə ˈəðər ɛnd əv ðə θərˈmɑmətər. ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈkɑnstənt paʊər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑtəst pɑrt əv ðə deɪ ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ kip ɑr ɛr kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ goʊɪŋ ənd fər ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə grɪd əˈgɛnst ˈblæˌkaʊts. ˈnukliər plænts ər ðə ˈbækˌboʊn əv ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti grɪd, ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔl ðə taɪm ˈivɪn ˈəndər ðə moʊst ɪkˈstrim ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, məʧ əv ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðɪs hit weɪv ɪz ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ pik aʊərz əv ðə ˌæftərˈnun wɪn wɪnd ˈtərbaɪnz ər nɑt ˈtərnɪŋ (si ˈfɪgjər 2 ˌɪnˈstɛd, plænts hæv tɪ kəm ˈɔnˌlaɪn. plænts ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈoʊnli tɪ meɪk əp ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin beɪs loʊd ənd pik loʊd (si ˈfɪgjər 3 ɑr ˈkɑrənt ˈɛnərʤi grɪd meɪks ðiz plænts ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, bət ðeɪ kəm æt ə stip praɪs. plænts ər ˈjuʒəwəli ˈnæʧərəl gæs, bət kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz koʊl, ʤɛt fjuəl, ɔɪl ənd ˈdizəl. ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt, ˈhaɪdroʊˌpaʊr sərvz ɛz ðə ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt weɪ. ˈjuʒəwəli rən fər ʃɔrt ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm ənd soʊ ər lɛs ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd ˈdərtiər ðən kənˈvɛnʃənəl beɪs loʊd ˈfɑsəl fjuəl plænts. ðoʊ ˈnæʧərəl gæs ɪz ˈsərtənli ˈklinər ðən koʊl, ˈnæʧərəl gæs dɪz hæv səm ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz frəm fracking*, tɪ ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz, tɪ fˈjuʤɪtɪv ɪˈmɪʃənz əv ˈmɛˌθeɪn. ənd lɑts əv ɪˈmɪʃənz, ɪf ju kɛr əˈbaʊt ðət. ɪn ənˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈmɑrkɪts laɪk ðə ˌnɔrˈθist ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðiz kən gaʊʤ ðə baɪər, ˈtrɪpəlɪŋ ənd kwɑˈdrupəlɪŋ ðə praɪs əv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, əˈspɛʃəli ˈdʊrɪŋ ə hit weɪv wɪn gæs səˈplaɪz ər strɛʧt θɪn. nɑt ˈnukliər. ðiz plænts ʤɪst ʧərn aʊt paʊər æt ðə seɪm loʊ praɪs, ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə kənˈdɪʃənz. bət gæs həz kəm tɪ bi ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl fjuəl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, fɔrst tɪ bæk əp renewables*, rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ koʊl ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə grɪd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪˈlɛktrɪk juˈtɪlətiz ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ mit pik dɪˈmænd ɪn hɑt ˈsəmər ˈwɛðər bɪˈkəz əv ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ðɛr ˈnæʧərəl gæs səˈplaɪ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, wɛr ɪt həz bɪn fɔrst tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs soʊ məʧ ˈnukliər paʊər lɔst frəm ðə ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈkloʊzɪŋ əv ðə sæn oʊˈnɔfri ˈnukliər paʊər plænt. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɪl gɪt wərs ɪf ðə ˌdiˈæbloʊ ˈkænjən ˈnukliər plænts kloʊz ˌpriməˈʧʊrli ɛz plænd. æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈnæʧərəl gæs kəˈpæsɪti ˈprɑbləmz, ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈsɪstəm ˈɑpərˌeɪtər (iso*) ˈɪʃud ðə fərst flɛks əˈlərt ɪn tu jɪrz ɛz ˈwɛstərn əˈmɛrɪkə beɪkt ˈəndər hit. əp ənˈtɪl ðɪs ˈsəmər, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə hæd əˈvɔɪdɪd ðə gæs əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈpaɪˌplaɪn dɪˈlɪvəri ˈprɑbləmz ðət pleɪg ˈəðər paʊər grɪdz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪkˈstrim ˈwɛðər, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn nu ˈɪŋglənd ənd ðə ˌmɪdˈwɛst. bət wɪn ˈtɛmpərəʧərz raɪz əˈbəv 90°f*, ɪt teɪks mɔr tɪ sərv ðə seɪm ˈnəmbər əv ˈbɪldɪŋz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ streɪn ɔn ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz. ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈvɑləntɛri dɪˈmænd rɪˈspɑns ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd kɔlz fər ˈvɑləntɛri ˈpəblɪk ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən kɛpt dɪˈmænd bɪˈloʊ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈlɛvəlz. ðɪs taɪm. ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə grɪd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfeɪsɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈhaɪdroʊˌpaʊr ˌɪmˈpɔrts frəm ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst bɪˈkəz əv ɪkˈstrim hit əp hir, rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈhændəl ðɪs ˈkraɪsəs. toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðeɪ hæd gæs kənˈʤɛsʧən ənd kəˈpæsɪti issues,”*,” sɛd ˈspoʊksmən ˈstivən ˈgrinˌli, wɪʧ lɛd tɪ ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈɪʃu ðə ˈpəblɪk kɔl fər ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən. ˈhoʊlˌseɪl paʊər ˈpraɪsɪz hæd ˈrɪzən 51 ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd 44 ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə hit weɪv. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juz. ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, juˈtɪlətiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈwɛstərn juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪθˈdru 1 ˈbɪljən ˈkjubɪk fit əv gæs frəm ˈstɔrɪʤ tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ paʊər dɪˈmænd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs hit weɪv, ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈpɪriəd wɪn ðeɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli ˌɪnˈʤɛkt 11 ˈbɪljən ˈkjubɪk fit ˈɪntu ˈstɔrɪʤ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, gæs səˈplaɪd ˈoʊvər 60 əv ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjəz ɪˈlɛktrɪk loʊd waɪl ˈsoʊlər ənd wɪnd səˈplaɪd lɛs ðən 15 ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsoʊlər plænt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts,, rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ə ˈsoʊlər faɪər ɪn meɪ ənd ˈstrəgəlɪŋ wɪθ bæd pərˈfɔrməns ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈhɛlpɪŋ məʧ ɪn ðɪs hit. ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈbɪljən ɪn loʊn ˌgɛrənˈtiz frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi ənd 535 ˈmɪljən frəm ðə juz. ˈtrɛʒəri, ɪz stɪl əˈneɪbəl tɪ mit ɪts ˈprɑməst pər jɪr ənd ɪz ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈivɪn mit ɪts paʊər ˈpərʧəs əˈgrimənt. gɑt ˈləki ɪn ðət ðɛr wɑz səm mɑnˈsun klaʊd ˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈdɛzərt ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ðət keɪm ˈɪntu ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd kɛpt ˈtɛmpərəʧərz loʊər, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈædɪd tɪ ðə vɛriəˈbɪlɪti əv ˈsoʊlər ˈrisɔrsɪz ðət wi hæd tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ," sɛd ˈgrinˌli. lək ənd mɔr gæs wi kloʊz ˌɛniˈmɔr ˈnukliər plænts, wət bi dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər.

is vincent gray going to run for d.c. mayor? should he run? if he does, can he win? as to the first question, only gray knows. early signs suggest he would like to make a bid for the job he lost april 1, 2014, when muriel e. bowser defeated him in the democratic primary. this much is known: gray has been taking soundings around town, testing the mood of the city, gauging voter interest. gray, who represents ward 7 on the d.c. council, reportedly has already assembled a skeletal crew that is poised to blossom into full election- ­campaign mode if he gives a green light. it's a at this point. look for a decision at the beginning of the year, six months before the june 19 primary election. "should he run?" calls for an entirely different assessment. gray, 75, is still smarting from the voters' rejection of his reelection bid. he lays his loss at the feet of bowser and then-u.s. attorney ronald c. machen jr., who, with much fanfare, launched a corruption probe into gray's 2010 mayoral election campaign. two years before the april 2014 election, 4 council member bowser was one of three lawmakers to call for gray to resign because of probe. the investigation dragged on for three years. the political roof fell in on gray when d.c. businessman jeffrey e. thompson entered federal court on march 10, 2014, and pleaded guilty to illegally giving more than $2 million to gray's 2010 campaign. thompson said gray knew about that "shadow campaign." the media took it from there. a march 10 post headline screamed: "gray knew of 'shadow campaign,' thompson prosecutors say; mayor says it's all a lie." other news organizations followed suit with headlines and extended coverage of their own. that same month, bowser said at a debate, "i found out that [gray] didn't actually win the democratic primary [in 2010 against mayor adrian m. fenty] fair and square, so . . . i could not support somebody who would be almost indicted." there stood gray, three weeks before the april 1 primary: uncharged, but publicly accused of involvement in unlawful behavior, with no opportunity to confront his accusers or review the evidence against him in a court of law. instead, he found himself in the court of public opinion. it was no contest on primary election day 2014. a year later, another decision was reached: the u.s. attorney's office, under the new management of channing d. phillips, concluded its investigation into the 2010 campaign with no charges filed against gray, citing likely insufficient evidence. "justice delayed is justice denied," gray said following phillips's announcement. but it was machen, not bowser, who torpedoed gray. besides, revenge is a poor reason to seek office. so should he run? having a passion to get the old job back is not enough. gray would have to make the case that bowser needs to be replaced and that he's the one to do it. that's a tall order, according to a post poll in june, which showed that 67 percent of d.c. residents approve of the mayor's job performance, although there's some softness in that number. only 20 percent strongly approved of the job she was doing while 48 percent gave her negative marks on curbing the influence of donors in the john a. wilson building. and, happiness isn't spread across the city. management of the city's only public hospital, united medical center, is disgraceful. allegations of high school students barely able to read and write being allowed to graduate are, if true, alarming. paths from dependency to self-sufficiency, under health and human services department, are as steep and clumsy as ever. and her administration has hardly been scandal-free: bowser officials getting preferential treatment in the school lottery; a cabinet member misusing staff for personal business; lingering suspicions. none of that translates into support for gray, who, despite his denials, must still dispel lingering suspicions about his role in the illegal 2010 shadow campaign. the burden is on gray not only to make the case for denying bowser another term in office; he also needs to convince voters that he alone can make the city a better place for all residents. so, can gray win if he jumps into the race? dislodging an incumbent is an uphill battle, especially against such a well-financed, politically astute leader as bowser. the task is even more formidable when voters overall seem generally satisfied with the city's direction. a seasoned strategist, who requested anonymity unless and until gray declares, sees it this way: in an election, about ballots will get cast. gray wins handily in wards 7 and 8 and carries ward 5. he gets votes in wards 1, 2, 3 and 6 but not enough to win. he and bowser fight to the finish in battleground ward 4, where she resides. if, with a volunteer, campaign, gray scores more than votes, he squeaks out a win. a tall order, indeed. read more from colbert king's archive.

ɪz ˈvɪnsɪnt greɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ rən fər d.c*. meɪər? ʃʊd hi rən? ɪf hi dɪz, kən hi wɪn? ɛz tɪ ðə fərst kˈwɛʃən, ˈoʊnli greɪ noʊz. ˈərli saɪnz səˈʤɛst hi wʊd laɪk tɪ meɪk ə bɪd fər ðə ʤɑb hi lɔst ˈeɪprəl 1 2014 wɪn mˈjʊriəl i. ˈboʊzər dɪˈfitɪd ɪm ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri. ðɪs məʧ ɪz noʊn: greɪ həz bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsaʊndɪŋz əraʊnd taʊn, ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə mud əv ðə ˈsɪti, ˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈvoʊtər ˈɪntəˌrɛst. greɪ, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts wɔrd 7 ɔn ðə d.c*. ˈkaʊnsəl, rɪˈpɔrtədli həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈsɛmbəld ə ˈskɛlətəl kru ðət ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ ˈblɑsəm ˈɪntu fʊl ɪˈlɛkʃən- moʊd ɪf hi gɪvz ə grin laɪt. ɪts ə æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. lʊk fər ə dɪˈsɪʒən æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə jɪr, sɪks mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ʤun 19 ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪˈlɛkʃən. "ʃʊd hi rən?" kɔlz fər ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt əˈsɛsmənt. greɪ, 75 ɪz stɪl sˈmɑrtɪŋ frəm ðə ˈvoʊtərz' rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv hɪz riɪˈlɛkʃən bɪd. hi leɪz hɪz lɔs æt ðə fit əv ˈboʊzər ənd then-u.s*. əˈtərni ˈrɑnəld si. ˈmækən jr*., hu, wɪθ məʧ ˈfænˌfɛr, lɔnʧt ə kərˈəpʃən proʊb ˈɪntu greɪz 2010 meɪərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn. tu jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈeɪprəl 2014 ɪˈlɛkʃən, 4 ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər ˈboʊzər wɑz wən əv θri ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɪ kɔl fər greɪ tɪ rɪˈzaɪn bɪˈkəz əv proʊb. ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən drægd ɔn fər θri jɪrz. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl rʊf fɛl ɪn ɔn greɪ wɪn d.c*. ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn ˈʤɛfri i. ˈtɑmsən ˈɛnərd ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt ɔn mɑrʧ 10 2014 ənd ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˌɪˈligəli ˈgɪvɪŋ mɔr ðən 2 ˈmɪljən tɪ greɪz 2010 kæmˈpeɪn. ˈtɑmsən sɛd greɪ nu əˈbaʊt ðət "ˈʃæˌdoʊ kæmˈpeɪn." ðə ˈmidiə tʊk ɪt frəm ðɛr. ə mɑrʧ 10 poʊst ˈhɛˌdlaɪn skrimd: "greɪ nu əv 'ˈʃæˌdoʊ kæmˈpeɪn,' ˈtɑmsən ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz seɪ; meɪər sɪz ɪts ɔl ə laɪ." ˈəðər nuz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ˈfɑloʊd sut wɪθ ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz ənd ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðɛr oʊn. ðət seɪm mənθ, ˈboʊzər sɛd æt ə dəˈbeɪt, "aɪ faʊnd aʊt ðət [greɪ] ˈdɪdənt ˈæˌkʧuəli wɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri [ɪn 2010 əˈgɛnst meɪər ˈeɪdriən ɛm. fenty*] fɛr ənd skwɛr, soʊ aɪ kʊd nɑt səˈpɔrt ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu wʊd bi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd." ðɛr stʊd greɪ, θri wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈeɪprəl 1 ˈpraɪˌmɛri: uncharged*, bət ˈpəblɪkli əˈkjuzd əv ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ənˈlɔfəl bɪˈheɪvjər, wɪθ noʊ ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kənˈfrənt hɪz əˈkjuzərz ər ˌrivˈju ðə ˈɛvədəns əˈgɛnst ɪm ɪn ə kɔrt əv lɔ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hi faʊnd hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðə kɔrt əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ɪt wɑz noʊ ˈkɑntɛst ɔn ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ 2014 ə jɪr ˈleɪtər, əˈnəðər dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz riʧt: ðə juz. əˈtərniz ˈɔfəs, ˈəndər ðə nu ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ˈʧænɪŋ di. ˈfɪlɪps, kənˈkludɪd ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə 2010 kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz faɪld əˈgɛnst greɪ, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt ˈɛvədəns. "ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈleɪd ɪz ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈnaɪd," greɪ sɛd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfɪlɪpsɪz əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. bət ɪt wɑz ˈmækən, nɑt ˈboʊzər, hu tɔrˈpiˌdoʊd greɪ. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, riˈvɛnʤ ɪz ə pur ˈrizən tɪ sik ˈɔfəs. soʊ ʃʊd hi rən? ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈpæʃən tɪ gɪt ðə oʊld ʤɑb bæk ɪz nɑt ɪˈnəf. greɪ wʊd hæv tɪ meɪk ðə keɪs ðət ˈboʊzər nidz tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ənd ðət hiz ðə wən tɪ du ɪt. ðæts ə tɔl ˈɔrdər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə poʊst poʊl ɪn ʤun, wɪʧ ʃoʊd ðət 67 pərˈsɛnt əv d.c*. ˈrɛzɪdənts əˈpruv əv ðə meɪərz ʤɑb pərˈfɔrməns, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛrz səm ˈsɔftnəs ɪn ðət ˈnəmbər. ˈoʊnli 20 pərˈsɛnt ˈstrɔŋli əˈpruvd əv ðə ʤɑb ʃi wɑz duɪŋ waɪl 48 pərˈsɛnt geɪv hər ˈnɛgətɪv mɑrks ɔn ˈkərbɪŋ ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈdoʊnərz ɪn ðə ʤɑn ə. ˈwɪlsən ˈbɪldɪŋ. ənd, ˈhæpinəs ˈɪzənt sprɛd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈsɪti. ˈmænɪʤmənt əv ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈoʊnli ˈpəblɪk ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, juˈnaɪtɪd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər, ɪz dɪsˈgreɪsfəl. ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv haɪ skul ˈstudənts ˈbɛrli ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɛd ənd raɪt biɪŋ əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ər, ɪf tru, əˈlɑrmɪŋ. pæθs frəm dɪˈpɛndənsi tɪ ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənˌsi, ˈəndər hɛlθ ənd ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ər ɛz stip ənd ˈkləmzi ɛz ˈɛvər. ənd hər ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz ˈhɑrdli bɪn scandal-free*: ˈboʊzər əˈfɪʃəlz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl ˈtritmənt ɪn ðə skul ˈlɑtəri; ə ˈkæbənət ˈmɛmbər mɪsˈjuzɪŋ stæf fər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈbɪznɪs; ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ səˈspɪʃənz. nən əv ðət ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu səˈpɔrt fər greɪ, hu, dɪˈspaɪt hɪz dɪˈnaɪəlz, məst stɪl dɪˈspɛl ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ səˈspɪʃənz əˈbaʊt hɪz roʊl ɪn ðə ˌɪˈligəl 2010 ˈʃæˌdoʊ kæmˈpeɪn. ðə ˈbərdən ɪz ɔn greɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli tɪ meɪk ðə keɪs fər dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ˈboʊzər əˈnəðər tərm ɪn ˈɔfəs; hi ˈɔlsoʊ nidz tɪ kənˈvɪns ˈvoʊtərz ðət hi əˈloʊn kən meɪk ðə ˈsɪti ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs fər ɔl ˈrɛzɪdənts. soʊ, kən greɪ wɪn ɪf hi ʤəmps ˈɪntu ðə reɪs? dɪsˈlɑʤɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ɪz ən ˈəˈphɪl ˈbætəl, əˈspɛʃəli əˈgɛnst səʧ ə well-financed*, ˈplɪtɪkli əˈstut ˈlidər ɛz ˈboʊzər. ðə tæsk ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˌfɔrˈmɪdəbəl wɪn ˈvoʊtərz ˈoʊvərˌɔl sim ˈʤɛnərəli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈsɪtiz dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ə ˈsizənd ˈstrætɪʤɪst, hu rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˌænəˈnɪmɪti ənˈlɛs ənd ənˈtɪl greɪ dɪˈklɛrz, siz ɪt ðɪs weɪ: ɪn ən ɪˈlɛkʃən, əˈbaʊt ˈbæləts wɪl gɪt kæst. greɪ wɪnz ˈhændəli ɪn wɔrdz 7 ənd 8 ənd ˈkɛriz wɔrd 5 hi gɪts voʊts ɪn wɔrdz 1 2 3 ənd 6 bət nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪn. hi ənd ˈboʊzər faɪt tɪ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd wɔrd 4 wɛr ʃi rɪˈzaɪdz. ɪf, wɪθ ə ˌvɑlənˈtɪr, kæmˈpeɪn, greɪ skɔrz mɔr ðən voʊts, hi skwiks aʊt ə wɪn. ə tɔl ˈɔrdər, ˌɪnˈdid. rɛd mɔr frəm ˈkoʊlbərt kɪŋz ˈɑrˌkaɪv.

socialism: whether it was an accident or sabotage, the deadly explosion at mexico's oil firm wasn't an unusual event. the one thing thursday's incident at the pemex tower should be is a spur to privatize. despite a war against cartels, the real mexico story is one of moderately good economic growth with zero net illegal emigration and a public sector financed by a budget showing a $1 billion annual surplus. but then there's pemex, the supposed symbol of national sovereignty, which in reality is nothing but a millstone around mexico's neck holding the country back from far greater gains. pemex's many costs and debts are among the reasons why that $1 billion annual surplus is not $6 billion. it's also a big reason mexico has $59 billion in debt. its unionized workforce is one of the least efficient, yielding an average of $506,000 of revenue per employee per year, far below the $2.865 million each employee at the top five international oil companies brings in, according to a baker institute study. less revenue, less investment, less safety. oilmen will tell you every incident is different, and some accidents do occur at private firms of course. but the overall pemex record speaks volumes, with comparable events at its installations in 2012, 2010, 2007, 1993 and 1984. even as pemex costs the government, the government costs pemex. its earnings are effectively taxed at 60% to finance about a third of the government, leaving it miserably in its own production. not surprisingly, mexican oil production fell from billion barrels a day in 2004 to about billion a day in 2012. "the government vacuums the cash flow out of this company like an electrolux because they need to support the government and social services. is that how a private company behaves? of course not," noted garfield miller, president of aegis energy advisors, who explained to that private and public oil companies have different goals. "when you are a government institution, almost by definition an instrument of social policy, your mission becomes inescapably broader than simply maximizing value for a narrow set of constituents" as occurs with private oil companies that answer to shareholders. the situation is so bad in mexico that it cannot take advantage of its vast new deepwater discoveries in the gulf, just as the u.s.' highly efficient private companies expand production on the u.s. side of the gulf and the shale revolution increases production, as well. things are so dire that already mexico is importing gasoline from the u.s. and by 2019 is expected to be importing oil. that's ironic for a country which by national lore considers oil a symbol of independence and has indoctrinated its people into believing it is therefore impossible to privatize. yet the hard facts worldwide show that privatized companies outperform public ones in technology, production, profitability and safety. the baker institute's 2007 "empirical evidence of the operational efficiency of national oil companies" study impartially demonstrated that private companies operate better than public enterprises. the objectively calculated study of more than 80 companies concluded that relative to economically efficient producers, a national oil company is likely to under-invest, over-employ, sell oil products at subsidized prices, and shift extraction of resources from the future to the present. "technical inefficiencies," the paper concluded, "are largely the result of governments exercising control over the distribution of rents." it ought to be a lesson for mexico, and yet it's not taking hold. mexico's new president enrique pena nieto ran for office on a promise to introduce reforms at pemex that could lead to privatization. but he has already begun backtracking. the explosion at headquarters on mexico city's skyline should be his wake-up call.

ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm: ˈwɛðər ɪt wɑz ən ˈæksədənt ər ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ, ðə ˈdɛdli ɪkˈsploʊʒən æt ˈmɛksəˌkoʊz ɔɪl fərm ˈwəzənt ən ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɪˈvɛnt. ðə wən θɪŋ ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈɪnsədənt æt ðə ˈpɛˌmɛks taʊər ʃʊd bi ɪz ə spər tɪ ˈprɪvəˌtaɪz. dɪˈspaɪt ə wɔr əˈgɛnst kɑrˈtɛlz, ðə ril ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈstɔri ɪz wən əv ˈmɑdərətli gʊd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ wɪθ ˈziroʊ nɛt ˌɪˈligəl ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən ənd ə ˈpəblɪk ˈsɛktər ˈfaɪˌnænst baɪ ə ˈbəʤɪt ʃoʊɪŋ ə 1 ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəl ˈsərpləs. bət ðɛn ðɛrz ˈpɛˌmɛks, ðə səˈpoʊzd ˈsɪmbəl əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɑvrənti, wɪʧ ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ə ˈmɪlˌstoʊn əraʊnd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊz nɛk ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri bæk frəm fɑr ˈgreɪtər geɪnz. ˈmɛni kɔsts ənd dɛts ər əˈməŋ ðə ˈrizənz waɪ ðət 1 ˈbɪljən ˈænjuəl ˈsərpləs ɪz nɑt 6 ˈbɪljən. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ə bɪg ˈrizən ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ həz 59 ˈbɪljən ɪn dɛt. ɪts ˈjunjəˌnaɪzd ˈwərkˌfɔrs ɪz wən əv ðə list ɪˈfɪʃənt, ˈjildɪŋ ən ˈævərɪʤ əv əv ˈrɛvəˌnu pər ɪmˈplɔɪi pər jɪr, fɑr bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈmɪljən iʧ ɪmˈplɔɪi æt ðə tɔp faɪv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz brɪŋz ɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈbeɪkər ˈɪnstɪˌtut ˈstədi. lɛs ˈrɛvəˌnu, lɛs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, lɛs ˈseɪfti. ˈɔɪlˈmɛn wɪl tɛl ju ˈɛvəri ˈɪnsədənt ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, ənd səm ˈæksədənts du əˈkər æt ˈpraɪvət fərmz əv kɔrs. bət ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpɛˌmɛks ˈrɛkərd spiks ˈvɑljumz, wɪθ ˈkɑmprəbəl ɪˈvɛnts æt ɪts ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz ɪn 2012 2010 2007 1993 ənd 1984 ˈivɪn ɛz ˈpɛˌmɛks kɔsts ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kɔsts ˈpɛˌmɛks. ɪts ˈərnɪŋz ər ˈifɛktɪvli tækst æt 60 tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈlivɪŋ ɪt ˈmɪzərəbli ɪn ɪts oʊn pərˈdəkʃən. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈmɛksəkən ɔɪl pərˈdəkʃən fɛl frəm ˈbɪljən ˈbɛrəlz ə deɪ ɪn 2004 tɪ əˈbaʊt ˈbɪljən ə deɪ ɪn 2012 "ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈvækjumz ðə kæʃ floʊ aʊt əv ðɪs ˈkəmpəˌni laɪk ən ˌɛˈlɛktrələks bɪˈkəz ðeɪ nid tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz. ɪz ðət haʊ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈheɪvz? əv kɔrs nɑt," ˈnoʊtɪd ˈgɑrˌfild ˈmɪlər, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈiʤəs ˈɛnərʤi ædˈvaɪzərz, hu ɪkˈspleɪnd tɪ ðət ˈpraɪvət ənd ˈpəblɪk ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv ˈdɪfərənt goʊlz. "wɪn ju ər ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, ˈɔlˌmoʊst baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ən ˈɪnstrəmənt əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɑləsi, jʊr ˈmɪʃən bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbli ˈbrɔdər ðən ˈsɪmpli ˈmæksəˌmaɪzɪŋ ˈvælju fər ə ˈnɛroʊ sɛt əv kənˈstɪʧuənts" ɛz əˈkərz wɪθ ˈpraɪvət ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈænsər tɪ ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz. ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz soʊ bæd ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ðət ɪt ˈkænɑt teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ɪts væst nu ˈdipˌwɔtər dɪˈskəvəriz ɪn ðə gəlf, ʤɪst ɛz ðə juz.' ˈhaɪli ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪkˈspænd pərˈdəkʃən ɔn ðə juz. saɪd əv ðə gəlf ənd ðə ʃeɪl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ˌɪnˈkrisɪz pərˈdəkʃən, ɛz wɛl. θɪŋz ər soʊ daɪər ðət ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈgæsəˌlin frəm ðə juz. ənd baɪ 2019 ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔɪl. ðæts aɪˈrɑnɪk fər ə ˈkəntri wɪʧ baɪ ˈnæʃənəl lɔr kənˈsɪdərz ɔɪl ə ˈsɪmbəl əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd həz ˌɪnˈdɑktrəˌneɪtɪd ɪts ˈpipəl ˈɪntu bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪt ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈprɪvəˌtaɪz. jɛt ðə hɑrd fækts ˈwərldˈwaɪd ʃoʊ ðət ˈpraɪvəˌtaɪzd ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrm ˈpəblɪk wənz ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, pərˈdəkʃən, ˌprɑfɪtəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈseɪfti. ðə ˈbeɪkər ˈɪnstɪtuts 2007 "ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ɪˈfɪʃənsi əv ˈnæʃənəl ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz" ˈstədi ˌɪmˈpɑrʃəli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ˈpraɪvət ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔpərˌeɪt ˈbɛtər ðən ˈpəblɪk ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz. ðə ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈstədi əv mɔr ðən 80 ˈkəmpəˌniz kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ɪˈfɪʃənt prəˈdusərz, ə ˈnæʃənəl ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ under-invest*, over-employ*, sɛl ɔɪl ˈprɑdəkts æt ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪzd ˈpraɪsɪz, ənd ʃɪft ɛkˈstrækʃən əv ˈrisɔrsɪz frəm ðə fˈjuʧər tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt. "ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsiz," ðə ˈpeɪpər kənˈkludɪd, "ər ˈlɑrʤli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈgəvərnmənts ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv rɛnts." ɪt ɔt tɪ bi ə ˈlɛsən fər ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ənd jɛt ɪts nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ hoʊld. ˈmɛksəˌkoʊz nu ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈrikeɪ ˈpɛnə ˈniətoʊ ræn fər ˈɔfəs ɔn ə ˈprɑməs tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus rɪˈfɔrmz æt ˈpɛˌmɛks ðət kʊd lɛd tɪ ˈpraɪvətəˈzeɪʃən. bət hi həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈbeɪgən ˈbækˌtrækɪŋ. ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən æt ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɔn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪtiz ˈskaɪˌlaɪn ʃʊd bi hɪz ˈweɪˌkəp kɔl.

the report was more about slamming (russia today) propaganda than it was about proving the russians hacked. the report put much emphasis on russians hacking elections, it focuses on russians “influencing” them. what they ignore is the us media propaganda influencing elections. as you read this, keep in mind that no intelligence report refutes the content of the email leaks. also note that since the first leak, our media has sought to cover up, ignore, and denigrate the findings. in these emails, you will find the american media operates as an arm of the democrat party.’ releases prove trusted institutions and the media are lackeys of the left. nearly 400 newsmakers received 80 sets of clinton talking points email #5636 from mary pat bonner to john podesta shows the hillary clinton campaign worked with at least 372 news makers to shape an narrative across all mainstream media. bonner is the link between team clinton and. the superpac, correct the record (ctr) “has identified 372 surrogates including influential and frequent pundits on broadcast and cable news for presidential 2016 politics and provided them around 80 sets of talking points.” ctr controlled the media ctr’s website explains their goal is to amplify “accomplishments”, smear trump, and peddle phony narratives. one of those talking points was and is, “russia is interfering in our elections to help trump.” consider all of this as you look at the documentation showing hundreds of media members using talking points obtained from. those documents can be accessed here. some of the findings: the collusion included media relations. there were 900 interviews to republicans and kill negative stories before publication. team clinton provided the nearly 400 media surrogates with 80 sets of talking points. ctr hosted 24 media training sessions across the country for 200 surrogates. correct the record also distributed media advisories to 960 members of the national media and regional reporters in 28 states. talking points and memos are also distributed regularly to 369 televisions producers and bookers. media told americans not to read emails the media desperately attempted to keep americans from reading the emails by claiming it was illegal to read them, if not immoral. sound advice on @wikileaks, from the #fakenews. be interested to hear chris legal theory that he can see this info but we can’t. rep. steven smith (@repstevensmith) december 8, 2016 ten most damning emails of us media the free thought project listed 10 of the most damning emails proving the media is controlled and scripted:

ðə rɪˈpɔrt wɑz mɔr əˈbaʊt sˈlæmɪŋ (ˈrəʃə təˈdeɪ) ˌprɑpəˈgændə ðən ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈrəʃənz hækt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt pʊt məʧ ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈrəʃənz ˈhækɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ɪt ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ˈrəʃənz ““influencing”*” ðɛm. wət ðeɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪz ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmidiə ˌprɑpəˈgændə ˈɪnˌfluənsɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ɛz ju rɛd ðɪs, kip ɪn maɪnd ðət noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns rɪˈpɔrt rɪfˈjuts ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə iˈmeɪl liks. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊt ðət sɪns ðə fərst lik, ɑr ˈmidiə həz sɔt tɪ ˈkəvər əp, ˌɪgˈnɔr, ənd ˈdɛnəˌgreɪt ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz. ɪn ðiz iˈmeɪlz, ju wɪl faɪnd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmidiə ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɛz ən ɑrm əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈpɑrti. wikileaks’*’ rɪˈlisɪz pruv ˈtrəstɪd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ðə ˈmidiə ər ˈlækiz əv ðə lɛft. ˈnɪrli 400 ˈnuzˌmeɪkərz rɪˈsivd 80 sɛts əv ˈklɪntən ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts iˈmeɪl 5636 frəm ˈmɛri pæt ˈbɔnər tɪ ʤɑn poʊˈdɛstə ʃoʊz ðə ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn wərkt wɪθ æt list 372 nuz ˈmeɪkərz tɪ ʃeɪp ən ˈnɛrətɪv əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə. ˈbɔnər ɪz ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin tim ˈklɪntən ənd. ðə superpac*, kərˈɛkt ðə ˈrɛkərd (ctr*) aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd 372 ˈsərəˌgeɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ənd ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈpəndɪts ɔn ˈbrɔdˌkæst ənd ˈkeɪbəl nuz fər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl 2016 ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɛm əraʊnd 80 sɛts əv ˈtɔkɪŋ points.”*.” kənˈtroʊld ðə ˈmidiə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪkˈspleɪnz ðɛr goʊl ɪz tɪ ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ““accomplishments”*”, smɪr trəmp, ənd ˈpɛdəl ˈfoʊni ˈnɛrətɪvz. wən əv ðoʊz ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts wɑz ənd ɪz, ɪz ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ ɪn ɑr ɪˈlɛkʃənz tɪ hɛlp trump.”*.” kənˈsɪdər ɔl əv ðɪs ɛz ju lʊk æt ðə ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ʃoʊɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˈmidiə ˈmɛmbərz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts əbˈteɪnd frəm. ðoʊz ˈdɑkjəmənts kən bi ˈækˌsɛst hir. səm əv ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz: ðə kəˈluʒən ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz. ðɛr wər 900 ˈɪntərvˌjuz tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd kɪl ˈnɛgətɪv ˈstɔriz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən. tim ˈklɪntən prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈnɪrli 400 ˈmidiə ˈsərəˌgeɪts wɪθ 80 sɛts əv ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts. ˈhoʊstɪd 24 ˈmidiə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃənz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri fər 200 ˈsərəˌgeɪts. kərˈɛkt ðə ˈrɛkərd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈmidiə ədˈvaɪzəriz tɪ 960 ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈmidiə ənd ˈriʤənəl rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn 28 steɪts. ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts ənd ˈmɛmoʊz ər ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈrɛgjələrli tɪ 369 ˈtɛləˌvɪʒənz prəˈdusərz ənd ˈbʊkərz. ˈmidiə toʊld əˈmɛrɪkənz nɑt tɪ rɛd iˈmeɪlz ðə ˈmidiə ˈdɛspərətli əˈtɛmptəd tɪ kip əˈmɛrɪkənz frəm ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə iˈmeɪlz baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈligəl tɪ rɛd ðɛm, ɪf nɑt ˌɪˈmɔrəl. saʊnd ədˈvaɪs ɔn @wikileaks*, frəm ðə #fakenews*. bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd tɪ hir krɪs ˈligəl ˈθɪri ðət hi kən si ðɪs ˈɪnfoʊ bət wi can’t*. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈstivən smɪθ (@repstevensmith*) dɪˈsɛmbər 8 2016 tɛn moʊst ˈdæmɪŋ iˈmeɪlz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈmidiə ðə fri θɔt ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈlɪstɪd 10 əv ðə moʊst ˈdæmɪŋ iˈmeɪlz ˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈmidiə ɪz kənˈtroʊld ənd ˈskrɪptɪd:

the tension is high in the starry trailer for “when we rise,” gus van sant and dustin lance dramatization of the rights movement across several decades. the eight-hour, abc miniseries stars guy pearce as activist cleve jones and mary louise parker as rights champion roma guy. also featured in the cast are whoopi goldberg, rosie o’donnell, denis and david hyde pierce, among others. “it’s been the honor of my life to research and craft these stories of family, diversity and equality over the past three years,” black said. “to have collaborators of this caliber sign on to help bring these stories to life is a tremendous vote of confidence, and i hope a testament to the relevancy and necessity of our continued march toward justice for all.” the release on monday feel more timely in the wake of donald surprise ascension to the u.s. presidency, which has left the future of queer rights in question.

ðə ˈtɛnʃən ɪz haɪ ɪn ðə ˈstɑˌri ˈtreɪlər fər wi rise,”*,” gəs væn sænt ənd ˈdəstɪn læns ˌdræmətəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə raɪts ˈmuvmənt əˈkrɔs ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɛkeɪdz. ðə eight-hour*, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈmɪnɪˌsɛriz stɑrz gaɪ pɪrs ɛz ˈæktɪvɪst kliv ʤoʊnz ənd ˈmɛri luiz ˈpɑrkər ɛz raɪts ˈʧæmpiən ˈroʊmɑ gaɪ. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə kæst ər ˈwupi ˈgoʊldbərg, ˈroʊzi o’donnell*, ˈdɛnɪs ənd ˈdeɪvɪd haɪd pɪrs, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. bɪn ðə ˈɑnər əv maɪ laɪf tɪ ˈrisərʧ ənd kræft ðiz ˈstɔriz əv ˈfæməli, dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ɪkˈwɑləti ˈoʊvər ðə pæst θri years,”*,” blæk sɛd. hæv kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz əv ðɪs ˈkæləbər saɪn ɔn tɪ hɛlp brɪŋ ðiz ˈstɔriz tɪ laɪf ɪz ə trɪˈmɛndəs voʊt əv ˈkɑnfədɛns, ənd aɪ hoʊp ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˈrɛləvənsi ənd nəˈsɛsɪti əv ɑr kənˈtɪnjud mɑrʧ təˈwɔrd ˈʤəstɪs fər all.”*.” ðə riˈlis ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ fil mɔr ˈtaɪmli ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈdɑnəld səˈpraɪz əˈsɛnʃən tɪ ðə juz. ˈprɛzɪdənsi, wɪʧ həz lɛft ðə fˈjuʧər əv kwɪr raɪts ɪn kˈwɛʃən.

{"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570} 1 obtain the lasso in the single player game. there isn't a true method or action to hang someone per se, but to hang someone using this article's method, you will need the lasso. the lasso is a length of rope you can equip to victims, break in wild horses or subdue criminals. it is only available in the game, and can only be unlocked during the quest "wild horses, tamed passions". afterwards, you will be able to use it fully. there isn't a true method or action to hang someone, but to hang someone using this article's method, you will need the lasso. the lasso is a length of rope you can equip to victims, break in wild horses or subdue criminals. it is only available in the game, and can only be unlocked during the quest "wild horses, tamed passions". afterwards, you will be able to use it fully. {"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d0\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-2-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-2-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d0\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-2-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-2-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570} 2 practice people in the world. simply draw, aim and fire the lasso as you would a normal weapon. the will point where the lasso will fire, and if you are close enough, it will lasso the target. beware, however, the lasso does cause some damage to the target and therefore will count as assault if you are spotted by lawmen, in addition to any counts of kidnapping you will incur. practice on criminals or gang members instead. {"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/5e\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-3-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-3-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/5e\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-3-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-3-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570} 3 find a suitable area to hang someone. unlike in real life, where a tree or gallows would be suitable, due to the game's mechanics, you will need to find a low bridge, cliff or balcony. there are several cliffs around the red dead redemption world, although there are fewer unlike in real life, where a tree or gallows would be suitable, due to the game's mechanics, you will need to find a low bridge, cliff or balcony. there are several cliffs around the red dead redemption world, although there are fewer bridges . a good choice for one would be the bridge to the gang hideout - it is low enough to hang people from and easily accessible. balconies or ledges can be found in most towns. {"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/2\/2a\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-4-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-4-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/2\/2a\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-4-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-4-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570} 4 get on your horse and find a victim to lasso. ideally, they should be close to the area you have picked so that by the time you reach it, they haven't been dragged so far that they die. alternatively, if you are using the bridge to, you merely have to wait for a victim to pass by underneath. ideally, they should be close to the area you have picked so that by the time you reach it, they haven't been dragged so far that they die. alternatively, if you are using the bridge to, you merely have to wait for a victim to pass by underneath. {"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/73\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-5-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-5-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/73\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-5-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-5-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570} 5 lasso your target and take them to the hanging spot. with your previous practice, this should be easy. now it is a matter of dragging the victim to the hanging spot, making sure not to accidentally let go of the rope before you reach it. try not to go through too dense a bush, as it will kill your victim faster before you reach your destination. if you are using the bridge or similar, again, you will not have to move far, or even be on your horse to lasso and hang the target; you can simply lasso and enjoy. {"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/e\/ed\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-6-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-6-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/e\/ed\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-6-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-6-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570} 6 drop your victim over the edge of the cliff, ledge or bridge you are on. this can be done by riding diagonally at the cliff or similar, and then turning and riding parallel to it. your victim should swing off the cliff, and if you come to stop, they should be hanging in off the ledge. make sure to keep the rope held firmly. this step can be skipped if you are using the bridge method, as they will already be hanging as soon as you lasso them if you lasso them as they pass underneath.

{"smallurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg","bigurl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg\/v4-760px-hang-someone-in-red-dead-redemption-step-1-version-2.jpg","smallwidth":460,"smallheight":345,"bigwidth":760,"bigheight":570* 1 əbˈteɪn ðə ˈlæsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈsɪŋgəl pleɪər geɪm. ðɛr ˈɪzənt ə tru ˈmɛθəd ər ˈækʃən tɪ hæŋ ˈsəmˌwən pər seɪ, bət tɪ hæŋ ˈsəmˌwən ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈmɛθəd, ju wɪl nid ðə ˈlæsoʊ. ðə ˈlæsoʊ ɪz ə lɛŋθ əv roʊp ju kən ɪkˈwɪp tɪ ˈvɪktɪmz, breɪk ɪn waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz ər səbˈdu ˈkrɪmənəlz. ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə geɪm, ənd kən ˈoʊnli bi ənˈlɑkt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kwɛst "waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz, teɪmd ˈpæʃənz". ˈæftərwərdz, ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ɪt ˈfʊli. ðɛr ˈɪzənt ə tru ˈmɛθəd ər ˈækʃən tɪ hæŋ ˈsəmˌwən, bət tɪ hæŋ ˈsəmˌwən ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈmɛθəd, ju wɪl nid ðə ˈlæsoʊ. ðə ˈlæsoʊ ɪz ə lɛŋθ əv roʊp ju kən ɪkˈwɪp tɪ ˈvɪktɪmz, breɪk ɪn waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz ər səbˈdu ˈkrɪmənəlz. ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə geɪm, ənd kən ˈoʊnli bi ənˈlɑkt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kwɛst "waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz, teɪmd ˈpæʃənz". ˈæftərwərdz, ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ juz ɪt ˈfʊli. 2 ˈpræktɪs ˈpipəl ɪn ðə wərld. ˈsɪmpli drɔ, eɪm ənd faɪər ðə ˈlæsoʊ ɛz ju wʊd ə ˈnɔrməl ˈwɛpən. ðə wɪl pɔɪnt wɛr ðə ˈlæsoʊ wɪl faɪər, ənd ɪf ju ər kloʊz ɪˈnəf, ɪt wɪl ˈlæsoʊ ðə ˈtərgət. bɪˈwɛr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈlæsoʊ dɪz kɔz səm ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈtərgət ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr wɪl kaʊnt ɛz əˈsɔlt ɪf ju ər ˈspɑtɪd baɪ ˈlɔˈmɛn, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈɛni kaʊnts əv ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ ju wɪl ˌɪnˈkər. ˈpræktɪs ɔn ˈkrɪmənəlz ər gæŋ ˈmɛmbərz ˌɪnˈstɛd. 3 faɪnd ə ˈsutəbəl ˈɛriə tɪ hæŋ ˈsəmˌwən. ənˈlaɪk ɪn ril laɪf, wɛr ə tri ər ˈgæloʊz wʊd bi ˈsutəbəl, du tɪ ðə geɪmz məˈkænɪks, ju wɪl nid tɪ faɪnd ə loʊ brɪʤ, klɪf ər ˈbælkəni. ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl klɪfs əraʊnd ðə rɛd dɛd rɪˈdɛmʃən wərld, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ər fjuər ənˈlaɪk ɪn ril laɪf, wɛr ə tri ər ˈgæloʊz wʊd bi ˈsutəbəl, du tɪ ðə geɪmz məˈkænɪks, ju wɪl nid tɪ faɪnd ə loʊ brɪʤ, klɪf ər ˈbælkəni. ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl klɪfs əraʊnd ðə rɛd dɛd rɪˈdɛmʃən wərld, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ər fjuər ˈbrɪʤɪz ə gʊd ʧɔɪs fər wən wʊd bi ðə brɪʤ tɪ ðə gæŋ ˈhaɪˌdaʊt ɪt ɪz loʊ ɪˈnəf tɪ hæŋ ˈpipəl frəm ənd ˈizəli ækˈsɛsəbəl. ˈbælkəniz ər ˈlɛʤɪz kən bi faʊnd ɪn moʊst taʊnz. 4 gɪt ɔn jʊr hɔrs ənd faɪnd ə ˈvɪktɪm tɪ ˈlæsoʊ. aɪˈdili, ðeɪ ʃʊd bi kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈɛriə ju hæv pɪkt soʊ ðət baɪ ðə taɪm ju riʧ ɪt, ðeɪ ˈhævənt bɪn drægd soʊ fɑr ðət ðeɪ daɪ. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə brɪʤ tɪ, ju ˈmɪrli hæv tɪ weɪt fər ə ˈvɪktɪm tɪ pæs baɪ ˌəndərˈniθ. aɪˈdili, ðeɪ ʃʊd bi kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈɛriə ju hæv pɪkt soʊ ðət baɪ ðə taɪm ju riʧ ɪt, ðeɪ ˈhævənt bɪn drægd soʊ fɑr ðət ðeɪ daɪ. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə brɪʤ tɪ, ju ˈmɪrli hæv tɪ weɪt fər ə ˈvɪktɪm tɪ pæs baɪ ˌəndərˈniθ. 5 ˈlæsoʊ jʊr ˈtərgət ənd teɪk ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈhæŋɪŋ spɑt. wɪθ jʊr ˈpriviəs ˈpræktɪs, ðɪs ʃʊd bi ˈizi. naʊ ɪt ɪz ə ˈmætər əv ˈdrægɪŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪm tɪ ðə ˈhæŋɪŋ spɑt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr nɑt tɪ ˌæksəˈdɛnəli lɛt goʊ əv ðə roʊp ˌbiˈfɔr ju riʧ ɪt. traɪ nɑt tɪ goʊ θru tu dɛns ə bʊʃ, ɛz ɪt wɪl kɪl jʊr ˈvɪktɪm ˈfæstər ˌbiˈfɔr ju riʧ jʊr ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə brɪʤ ər ˈsɪmələr, əˈgɛn, ju wɪl nɑt hæv tɪ muv fɑr, ər ˈivɪn bi ɔn jʊr hɔrs tɪ ˈlæsoʊ ənd hæŋ ðə ˈtərgət; ju kən ˈsɪmpli ˈlæsoʊ ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. 6 drɔp jʊr ˈvɪktɪm ˈoʊvər ðə ɛʤ əv ðə klɪf, lɛʤ ər brɪʤ ju ər ɔn. ðɪs kən bi dən baɪ ˈraɪdɪŋ daɪˈægənəli æt ðə klɪf ər ˈsɪmələr, ənd ðɛn ˈtərnɪŋ ənd ˈraɪdɪŋ ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ ɪt. jʊr ˈvɪktɪm ʃʊd swɪŋ ɔf ðə klɪf, ənd ɪf ju kəm tɪ stɑp, ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈhæŋɪŋ ɪn ɔf ðə lɛʤ. meɪk ʃʊr tɪ kip ðə roʊp hɛld ˈfərmli. ðɪs stɛp kən bi skɪpt ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə brɪʤ ˈmɛθəd, ɛz ðeɪ wɪl ɔˈrɛdi bi ˈhæŋɪŋ ɛz sun ɛz ju ˈlæsoʊ ðɛm ɪf ju ˈlæsoʊ ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ pæs ˌəndərˈniθ.

in in tokyo land use i pointed to constitutional protection of property rights and relatively approach to land use to explain why housing prices in japan have not risen in past decades, as they have elsewhere in the developed world. a very useful post at urban offers more detail on zoning system. here are some of the key points. japan has 12 basic zones, far fewer than is typical in an american city. the zones can be ordered in terms of nuisance or potential from residential to residential to commercial zone on through to light industrial and industrial. but, and this is key, in the us zones tend to be exclusive but in japan the zones limit the maximum nuisance in a zone. so, for example, a factory be built in a residential neighborhood but housing can be built in a light industrial zone. …[the] japanese do not impose one or two exclusive uses for every zone. they tend to view things more as the maximum nuisance level to tolerate in each zone, but every use that is considered to be less of a nuisance is still allowed. so uses are allowed essentially everywhere. that means that almost all japanese zones allow mixed use developments, which is far from true in north american zoning. …[the] great rigidity in allowed uses per zone in north american zoning means that urban departments must really micromanage to the smallest detail everything to have a decent city. because if they forget to zone for enough commercial zones or schools, people simply build what is lacking, need to change the zoning, and therefore confront the nimbys. and since urban planning departments, especially in small cities, are largely awful, a lot of needed uses are forgotten in neighborhoods, leading to them being built on the outskirts of the city, requiring car travel to get to them from residential areas. meanwhile, japanese zoning gives much more flexibility to builders, private promoters but also school boards and the cities themselves. so the need for planning is much reduced, as japanese planning departments can simply zone large zones in the center of neighborhoods, since the are still allowed. if there is more land than needed for commercial uses in a commercial zone, for example, then you can still build residential uses there, until commercial promoters actually come to need the space and buy the buildings from current residents. in addition, residential means residential without discrimination as to the type or form of resident: …in is residential. if a building is used to provide a place to live to people, residential, all. whether rented, owned, houses one or many households, it matter. this mean that people can build apartment blocs in the middle of houses (at least, not normally). as i mentioned, there are maximum ratios of building to land areas and far that restricts how high and how dense residential buildings may be. so in zones, these ratios mean that multifamily homes must also have only one to three stories, like the homes around them. so in neighborhoods full of small homes, you will often see small apartment buildings full of what we would call small studio apartments: one room with a toilet.> in short, as the author concludes, zoning laws are more rational, more efficient and fairer than those used in the united states. more details in the post. hat tip: sandy ikeda.

ɪn ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ lænd juz aɪ ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl prəˈtɛkʃən əv ˈprɑpərti raɪts ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli əˈproʊʧ tɪ lænd juz tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ʤəˈpæn hæv nɑt ˈrɪzən ɪn pæst ˈdɛkeɪdz, ɛz ðeɪ hæv ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpt wərld. ə ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl poʊst æt ˈərbən ˈɔfərz mɔr ˈditeɪl ɔn ˈzoʊnɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. hir ər səm əv ðə ki pɔɪnts. ʤəˈpæn həz 12 ˈbeɪsɪk zoʊnz, fɑr fjuər ðən ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl ɪn ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪti. ðə zoʊnz kən bi ˈɔrdərd ɪn tərmz əv ˈnusəns ər pəˈtɛnʃəl frəm ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl tɪ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl tɪ kəˈmərʃəl zoʊn ɔn θru tɪ laɪt ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ənd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl. bət, ənd ðɪs ɪz ki, ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs zoʊnz tɛnd tɪ bi ɪkˈsklusɪv bət ɪn ʤəˈpæn ðə zoʊnz ˈlɪmət ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnusəns ɪn ə zoʊn. soʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə ˈfæktəri bi bɪlt ɪn ə ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈneɪbərˌhʊd bət ˈhaʊzɪŋ kən bi bɪlt ɪn ə laɪt ˌɪnˈdəstriəl zoʊn. …[…[the*] ˌʤæpəˈniz du nɑt ˌɪmˈpoʊz wən ər tu ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈjuzɪz fər ˈɛvəri zoʊn. ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ vju θɪŋz mɔr ɛz ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈnusəns ˈlɛvəl tɪ ˈtɑlərˌeɪt ɪn iʧ zoʊn, bət ˈɛvəri juz ðət ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi lɛs əv ə ˈnusəns ɪz stɪl əˈlaʊd. soʊ ˈjuzɪz ər əˈlaʊd ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ðət minz ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ˌʤæpəˈniz zoʊnz əˈlaʊ mɪkst juz dɪˈvɛləpmənts, wɪʧ ɪz fɑr frəm tru ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈzoʊnɪŋ. …[…[the*] greɪt rɪˈʤɪdəti ɪn əˈlaʊd ˈjuzɪz pər zoʊn ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈzoʊnɪŋ minz ðət ˈərbən dɪˈpɑrtmənts məst ˈrɪli ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪʤ tɪ ðə sˈmɔləst ˈditeɪl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈdisənt ˈsɪti. bɪˈkəz ɪf ðeɪ fərˈgɛt tɪ zoʊn fər ɪˈnəf kəˈmərʃəl zoʊnz ər skulz, ˈpipəl ˈsɪmpli bɪld wət ɪz ˈlækɪŋ, nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈzoʊnɪŋ, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr kənˈfrənt ðə nimbys*. ənd sɪns ˈərbən ˈplænɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənts, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn smɔl ˈsɪtiz, ər ˈlɑrʤli ˈɔfəl, ə lɔt əv ˈnidɪd ˈjuzɪz ər fərˈgɑtən ɪn ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðɛm biɪŋ bɪlt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ðə ˈsɪti, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ kɑr ˈtrævəl tɪ gɪt tɪ ðɛm frəm ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈzoʊnɪŋ gɪvz məʧ mɔr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ ˈbɪldərz, ˈpraɪvət prəˈmoʊtərz bət ˈɔlsoʊ skul bɔrdz ənd ðə ˈsɪtiz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. soʊ ðə nid fər ˈplænɪŋ ɪz məʧ rɪˈdust, ɛz ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈplænɪŋ dɪˈpɑrtmənts kən ˈsɪmpli zoʊn lɑrʤ zoʊnz ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, sɪns ðə ər stɪl əˈlaʊd. ɪf ðɛr ɪz mɔr lænd ðən ˈnidɪd fər kəˈmərʃəl ˈjuzɪz ɪn ə kəˈmərʃəl zoʊn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðɛn ju kən stɪl bɪld ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈjuzɪz ðɛr, ənˈtɪl kəˈmərʃəl prəˈmoʊtərz ˈæˌkʧuəli kəm tɪ nid ðə speɪs ənd baɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz frəm ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛzɪdənts. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl minz ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl wɪˈθaʊt dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ɛz tɪ ðə taɪp ər fɔrm əv ˈrɛzɪdənt: ɪz ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl. ɪf ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz juzd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə pleɪs tɪ lɪv tɪ ˈpipəl, ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl, ɔl. ˈwɛðər ˈrɛntɪd, oʊnd, ˈhaʊsɪz wən ər ˈmɛni ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz, ɪt ˈmætər. ðɪs min ðət ˈpipəl kən bɪld əˈpɑrtmənt blɑks ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈhaʊsɪz (æt list, nɑt ˈnɔrməli). ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd, ðɛr ər ˈmæksəməm ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz əv ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ lænd ˈɛriəz ənd fɑr ðət riˈstrɪkts haʊ haɪ ənd haʊ dɛns ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈbɪldɪŋz meɪ bi. soʊ ɪn zoʊnz, ðiz ˈreɪʃiˌoʊz min ðət ˌməltiˈfæmli hoʊmz məst ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˈoʊnli wən tɪ θri ˈstɔriz, laɪk ðə hoʊmz əraʊnd ðɛm. soʊ ɪn ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz fʊl əv smɔl hoʊmz, ju wɪl ˈɔfən si smɔl əˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪldɪŋz fʊl əv wət wi wʊd kɔl smɔl ˈstudiˌoʊ əˈpɑrtmənts: wən rum wɪθ ə ˈtɔɪlət.> ɪn ʃɔrt, ɛz ðə ˈɔθər kənˈkludz, ˈzoʊnɪŋ lɔz ər mɔr ˈræʃənəl, mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd ˈfɛrər ðən ðoʊz juzd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɪn ðə poʊst. hæt tɪp: ˈsændi ɪˈkeɪdə.

note: this website was build using. the source code is available at: . many other simple examples with commented code are available at components can also be easily defined as one-off elements for use in a single page. both page and components can be defined in the same project. miraj also makes it very easy to define and share component libraries. multiple components may be defined across multiple namespaces; a macro then assembles any combination of componentso a library namespace, which is independent of the defining namespaces. can automatically generate a demo page for components under development. things get a little more complicated when you add web components. allows the programmer to define and use components in idiomatic, without having to worry about the directory structures, file names, and values required to make the generated, javascript and files work together. providing functions for elements is relatively trivial. also provides that make page and component definitions look similar to the and constructions of. clojurescript already eliminates the need to program in javascript; does the same for. (a genuine face for programming remains a future project). miraj eliminates programming, allowing the programmer to define pages and components in. compiles this codeo, javascript, and. an page is analogous to a program of one function, main. in particular, the <link> and <script> elements in the <head> element are analogous to the :require and :import directives of's macro: they tell the to find, fetch, and load the referenced resources. the goal of the project is to create a pure, 100% functional programming model for web application development, including first-class support for defining and using web components ( polymer only for this version). pass as a map; will validate the map against.spec specifications (which may be found in_spec.clj and/x/ , and then transform ito the appropriate elements in <head>. bigint and end up looking like and decimal: with a few exceptions, attribute values go through normal evaluation and then are serialized as strings. you can use expressions as attribute values: use the character \ufeff, 'zero width space', to force display of the without polymererpretation: if you are using polymer, you must escape opening double you want to display them in a string, since polymer treats these as special "binding annotations" (see polymer for more info). i.e. if you put something inside double braces or brackets, it will beerpreted as a property and will be displayed as null if it has no value: character entity references like require special handling, since & is automatically escaped. use the literal (for example, for the euro sign,). you can embed character directly, or you can use ordinary definitions or bindings to get names: html5 empty elements must not be self-closing; they must have a close tag. understands empty elements: html5 void elements cannot have any content; they also cannot be "self-closing"; they may only have a start tag with no '/'. understands void elements: the.html library wraps the.co-dom library, providing one function per5 element, as well as some additional goodies. see the hello world demos for many examples. polymer currently only supports polymer version 1; support for the version 2 is in development. miraj provides a library,.polymer, that supports features specific to polymer. for example, it supports polymer bindings, helper elements, and event protocols. polymer component libraries in addition, provides a collection of libraries for the collection of components built by the polymer project. these libraries wrap the native polymer implementations, which can be found at warning: only the iron and paper libraries are fully up to date; the remaining libraries are outdated, but will soon be upgraded..polymer.iron "basic building blocks for creating an application." (iron-elements) miraj.polymer.paper material design elements. (paper-elements) miraj.polymer.gold "elements built for use-cases, like checkout flows." (gold-elements) miraj.polymer.google miraj.polymer.layout miraj.polymer.molecules miraj.polymer.neon miraj.polymer.platinum polymer assets the assets that implement polymer components are package in.polymer.assets ; this library contains everything you would get if you installed using bower, packaged as a so the assets become available. via the classpath. each of the.polymer.* libraries has a dependency on this library, so the user never needs to import it directly. to serve your application statically, or using a server, you must copy the assets your app needs to a folder on the search path. the task will copy the contents of the.polymer.assets jar to the filesystem. alternatively, you can use bower to install the components you need, but the path to them must be/polymer/assets. using polymer components to use a polymer component in a webpage, include the library as a dependency in your project file, and then :require it in your namespace, just like any other library: ...) baz (:require :as paper :refer [button card]]) ...) see the polymer demo for more detailed examples. generally follows a simple naming convention for polymer components: <foo-bar> becomes.polymer.foo/bar. for example, maps to.polymer.paper/button. in some cases, another segment is used; for example, the function for <paper-input-container> is.polymer.paper.input/container . (documentation is incomplete, but the library source code is easily understandable.) data binding helper elements data binding helper elements<dom-if>, <dom-repeat>, etc. are implemented in.polymer . some of the names have been changed to be more consistent with practice; for example, for <array-selector> we use.polymer/selection. see the source code for the complete list.

noʊt: ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɑz bɪld ˈjuzɪŋ. ðə sɔrs koʊd ɪz əˈveɪləbəl æt: ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪmpəl ɪgˈzæmpəlz wɪθ ˈkɑmɛntəd koʊd ər əˈveɪləbəl æt kəmˈpoʊnənts kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈizəli dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˌwəˈnɔf ˈɛləmənts fər juz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl peɪʤ. boʊθ peɪʤ ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts kən bi dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ðə seɪm ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ɪt ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ənd ʃɛr kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ˈməltəpəl kəmˈpoʊnənts meɪ bi dɪˈfaɪnd əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl namespaces*; ə ˈmækroʊ ðɛn əˈsɛmbəlz ˈɛni ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈɪntu ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri namespace*, wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ namespaces*. kən ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə ˈdɛmoʊ peɪʤ fər kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈəndər dɪˈvɛləpmənt. θɪŋz gɪt ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd wɪn ju æd wɛb kəmˈpoʊnənts. əˈlaʊz ðə ˈproʊˌgræmər tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ənd juz kəmˈpoʊnənts ɪn ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk, wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈrɛktəri ˈstrəkʧərz, faɪl neɪmz, ənd ˈvæljuz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ meɪk ðə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd, ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ənd faɪlz wərk təˈgɛðər. prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃənz fər ˈɛləmənts ɪz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈtrɪviəl. ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdz ðət meɪk peɪʤ ənd kəmˈpoʊnənt ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz lʊk ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ənd kənˈstrəkʃənz əv. ɔˈrɛdi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðə nid tɪ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt; dɪz ðə seɪm fər. (ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn feɪs fər ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ə fˈjuʧər ˈprɑʤɛkt). ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ, əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræmər tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ˈpeɪʤɪz ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts ɪn. kəmˈpaɪlz ðɪs koʊd ˈɪntu, ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt, ənd. ən peɪʤ ɪz əˈnæləgəs tɪ ə ˈproʊˌgræm əv wən ˈfəŋkʃən, meɪn. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ðə <lɪŋk> ənd <skrɪpt> ˈɛləmənts ɪn ðə <hɛd> ˈɛləmənt ər əˈnæləgəs tɪ ðə :ˌrikˈwaɪər ənd :ˌɪmˈpɔrt dɪˈrɛktɪvz əv ˈmækroʊ: ðeɪ tɛl ðə tɪ faɪnd, fɛʧ, ənd loʊd ðə ˈrɛfərənst ˈrisɔrsɪz. ðə goʊl əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə pjʊr, 100 ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈmɑdəl fər wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌfərstˈklæs səˈpɔrt fər dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ənd ˈjuzɪŋ wɛb kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈpɑləmər ˈoʊnli fər ðɪs ˈvərʒən). pæs ɛz ə mæp; wɪl ˈvælədeɪt ðə mæp əˈgɛnst ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz (wɪʧ meɪ bi faʊnd ɪn ənd miraj/x*/ ənd ðɛn ˈtrænsfɔrm ɪt ˈɪntu ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈɛləmənts ɪn <hɛd>. ənd ɛnd əp ˈlʊkɪŋ laɪk ənd ˈdɛsəməl: wɪθ ə fju ɪkˈsɛpʃənz, əˈtrɪˌbjut ˈvæljuz goʊ θru ˈnɔrməl ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ənd ðɛn ər ˈsɪˌriəˌlaɪzd ɛz strɪŋz. ju kən juz ɪkˈsprɛʃənz ɛz əˈtrɪˌbjut ˈvæljuz: juz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər \ufeff*, 'ˈziroʊ wɪdθ speɪs', tɪ fɔrs dɪˈspleɪ əv ðə wɪˈθaʊt ˈpɑləmər ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən: ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpɑləmər, ju məst ɪˈskeɪp ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈdəbəl ju wɔnt tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ðɛm ɪn ə strɪŋ, sɪns ˈpɑləmər trits ðiz ɛz ˈspɛʃəl "ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˌænəˈteɪʃənz" (si ˈpɑləmər fər mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ). i.e*. ɪf ju pʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈdəbəl ˈbreɪsɪz ər ˈbrækɪts, ɪt wɪl bi ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ə ˈprɑpərti ənd wɪl bi dɪˈspleɪd ɛz nəl ɪf ɪt həz noʊ ˈvælju: ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɛntɪti ˈrɛfərənsɪz laɪk ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈspɛʃəl ˈhændəlɪŋ, sɪns ɪz ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ɪˈskeɪpt. juz ðə ˈlɪtərəl (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, fər ðə ˈjʊrə saɪn, ju kən ɪmˈbɛd ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈrɛkli, ər ju kən juz ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ər ˈbaɪndɪŋz tɪ gɪt neɪmz: ˈɛmti ˈɛləmənts məst nɑt bi self-closing*; ðeɪ məst hæv ə kloʊz tæg. ˌəndərˈstændz ˈɛmti ˈɛləmənts: vɔɪd ˈɛləmənts ˈkænɑt hæv ˈɛni ˈkɑntɛnt; ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkænɑt bi "self-closing*"; ðeɪ meɪ ˈoʊnli hæv ə stɑrt tæg wɪθ noʊ ˌəndərˈstændz vɔɪd ˈɛləmənts: ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ræps ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ wən ˈfəŋkʃən pər ˈɛləmənt, ɛz wɛl ɛz səm əˈdɪʃənəl ˈgʊdiz. si ðə hɛˈloʊ wərld ˈdɛˌmoʊz fər ˈmɛni ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ˈpɑləmər ˈkərəntli ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrts ˈpɑləmər ˈvərʒən 1 səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈvərʒən 2 ɪz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri,, ðət səˈpɔrts ˈfiʧərz spɪˈsɪfɪk tɪ ˈpɑləmər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪt səˈpɔrts ˈpɑləmər ˈbaɪndɪŋz, ˈhɛlpər ˈɛləmənts, ənd ɪˈvɛnt ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz. ˈpɑləmər kəmˈpoʊnənt ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ɪn əˈdɪʃən, prəˈvaɪdz ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz fər ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv kəmˈpoʊnənts bɪlt baɪ ðə ˈpɑləmər ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðiz ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ræp ðə ˈneɪtɪv ˈpɑləmər implementations*, wɪʧ kən bi faʊnd æt ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ˈoʊnli ðə aɪərn ənd ˈpeɪpər ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ər ˈfʊli əp tɪ deɪt; ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ər ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd, bət wɪl sun bi ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd. "ˈbeɪsɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən." (iron-elements*) məˈtɪriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈɛləmənts. (paper-elements*) "ˈɛləmənts bɪlt fər use-cases*, laɪk ˈʧɛˌkaʊt floʊz." (gold-elements*) ˈpɑləmər ˈæˌsɛts ðə ˈæˌsɛts ðət ˈɪmpləmənt ˈpɑləmər kəmˈpoʊnənts ər ˈpækɪʤ ɪn ðɪs ˈlaɪbrɛˌri kənˈteɪnz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju wʊd gɪt ɪf ju ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈjuzɪŋ baʊər, ˈpækɪʤd ɛz ə soʊ ðə ˈæˌsɛts bɪˈkəm əˈveɪləbəl. ˈviə ðə classpath*. iʧ əv ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz həz ə dɪˈpɛndənsi ɔn ðɪs ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, soʊ ðə ˈjuzər ˈnɛvər nidz tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɪt dɪˈrɛkli. tɪ sərv jʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən statically*, ər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsərvər, ju məst ˈkɑpi ðə ˈæˌsɛts jʊr æp nidz tɪ ə ˈfoʊldər ɔn ðə sərʧ pæθ. ðə tæsk wɪl ˈkɑpi ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə ʤɑr tɪ ðə filesystem*. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ju kən juz baʊər tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə kəmˈpoʊnənts ju nid, bət ðə pæθ tɪ ðɛm məst bi miraj/polymer/assets*. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpɑləmər kəmˈpoʊnənts tɪ juz ə ˈpɑləmər kəmˈpoʊnənt ɪn ə webpage*, ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɛz ə dɪˈpɛndənsi ɪn jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt faɪl, ənd ðɛn :ˌrikˈwaɪər ɪt ɪn jʊr namespace*, ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri: bæz (:ˌrikˈwaɪər :ɛz ˈpeɪpər :rɪˈfər [ˈbətən kɑrd]]) si ðə ˈpɑləmər ˈdɛmoʊ fər mɔr dɪˈteɪld ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ˈʤɛnərəli ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈneɪmɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən fər ˈpɑləmər kəmˈpoʊnənts: <foo-bar*> bɪˈkəmz miraj.polymer.foo/bar*. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, mæps tɪ miraj.polymer.paper/button*. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, əˈnəðər ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɪz juzd; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈfəŋkʃən fər <paper-input-container*> ɪz (ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ɪz ˌɪnkəmˈplit, bət ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri sɔrs koʊd ɪz ˈizəli ˌəndərˈstændəbəl.) ˈdætə ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈhɛlpər ˈɛləmənts ˈdætə ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈhɛlpər ˈɛləmənts –<–<dom-if*>, <dom-repeat*>, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ər ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɪn səm əv ðə neɪmz hæv bɪn ʧeɪnʤd tɪ bi mɔr kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ˈpræktɪs; fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, fər <array-selector*> wi juz miraj.polymer/selection*. si ðə sɔrs koʊd fər ðə kəmˈplit lɪst.

lena oxton (call sign: "tracer") was the youngest person ever inducted into experimental flight program. known for her fearless piloting skills, she was handpicked to test the prototype of a fighter, the slipstream. but during its first flight, the aircraft's matrix malfunctioned, and it disappeared. lena was presumed dead. she reappeared months later, but her ordeal had greatly changed her: her molecules had been from the flow of time. suffering from disassociation," she was a living ghost, disappearing for hours and days at a time. even for the brief moments she was present, she was unable to maintain physical doctors and scientists were stumped, and case seemed hopeless until a scientist named winston designed the accelerator, a device capable of keeping tracer anchored in the present. in addition, it gave tracer the ability to control her own time, allowing her to speed it up and slow it down at will. with her newfound skills, she became one of most effective agents. :: tracer (lena i keep going with my portraits series. the story of tracer is also full of drama, and i decided to illustrate her as a ghost when she had a disassociation": - wiki programms used: sfm+ #21daysofoverwatch

ˈlinə ˈɑkstən (kɔl saɪn: "ˈtreɪsər") wɑz ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈpərsən ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈdəktɪd ˈɪntu ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl flaɪt ˈproʊˌgræm. noʊn fər hər ˈfɪrləs ˈpaɪlətɪŋ skɪlz, ʃi wɑz ˈhændˈpɪkt tɪ tɛst ðə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp əv ə ˈfaɪtər, ðə slipstream*. bət ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts fərst flaɪt, ðə ˈɛrˌkræfts ˈmeɪtrɪks mælˈfəŋkʃənd, ənd ɪt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd. ˈlinə wɑz prɪˈzumd dɛd. ʃi ˌriəˈpɪrd mənθs ˈleɪtər, bət hər ɔrˈdil hæd ˈgreɪtli ʧeɪnʤd hər: hər ˈmɑləˌkjulz hæd bɪn frəm ðə floʊ əv taɪm. ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm disassociation*," ʃi wɑz ə ˈlɪvɪŋ goʊst, ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ fər aʊərz ənd deɪz æt ə taɪm. ˈivɪn fər ðə brif ˈmoʊmənts ʃi wɑz ˈprɛzənt, ʃi wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈdɑktərz ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts wər stəmpt, ənd keɪs simd ˈhoʊpləs ənˈtɪl ə ˈsaɪəntɪst neɪmd ˈwɪnstən dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər, ə dɪˈvaɪs ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈkipɪŋ ˈtreɪsər ˈæŋkərd ɪn ðə ˈprɛzənt. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ɪt geɪv ˈtreɪsər ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl hər oʊn taɪm, əˈlaʊɪŋ hər tɪ spid ɪt əp ənd sloʊ ɪt daʊn æt wɪl. wɪθ hər ˈnuˈfaʊnd skɪlz, ʃi bɪˈkeɪm wən əv moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ˈeɪʤənts. : ˈtreɪsər (ˈlinə aɪ kip goʊɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ˈpɔrtrəts ˈsɪriz. ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈtreɪsər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ fʊl əv ˈdrɑmə, ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt hər ɛz ə goʊst wɪn ʃi hæd ə disassociation*": ˈwɪˌki juzd: sfm*+

the figure released today, at%, was slightly higher than expected, but the mounting economic cost of the 2014 coup. output gap is now among the biggest in asia; the economy is being kept afloat by government spending and foreign tourists’ cash. but last bombings may deter visitors, and autocratic rule is stifling economic progress. household debt is at a historic high; low agricultural prices have depressed farm incomes. the route to prosperity is blocked: exports will fall for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. economy is bigger than those of vietnam, myanmar, laos and cambodia combined. but its population is and economic policy is deeply conservative. future growth will have to come from capital accumulation or increases in productivity. yet the new constitution puts the army in charge, making it responsible for the economy, education and innovation. what could possibly go wrong?

ðə ˈfɪgjər riˈlist təˈdeɪ, æt wɑz sˈlaɪtli haɪər ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd, bət ðə ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk kɔst əv ðə 2014 ku. ˈaʊtˌpʊt gæp ɪz naʊ əˈməŋ ðə ˈbɪgəst ɪn ˈeɪʒə; ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz biɪŋ kɛpt əˈfloʊt baɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd ˈfɔrən tourists’*’ kæʃ. bət læst ˈbɑmɪŋz meɪ dɪˈtər ˈvɪzɪtərz, ənd ˌɔtəˈkrætɪk rul ɪz ˈstaɪfəlɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs. ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld dɛt ɪz æt ə hɪˈstɔrɪk haɪ; loʊ ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈpraɪsɪz hæv dɪˈprɛst fɑrm ˈɪnˌkəmz. ðə rut tɪ prɑˈspɛrəti ɪz blɑkt: ˈɛkspɔrts wɪl fɔl fər ðə fɔrθ kənˈsɛkjətɪv jɪr ɪn 2016 ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz ˈbɪgər ðən ðoʊz əv viˌɛtˈnɑm, mˈjɑnˈmɑr, lɑoʊs ənd ˌkæmˈboʊdiə kəmˈbaɪnd. bət ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi ɪz ˈdipli kənˈsərvətɪv. fˈjuʧər groʊθ wɪl hæv tɪ kəm frəm ˈkæpɪtəl əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti. jɛt ðə nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən pʊts ðə ˈɑrmi ɪn ʧɑrʤ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən. wət kʊd ˈpɑsəbli goʊ rɔŋ?

amazon has launched a new cheaper version of its echo dot device today. the launch comes six months after amazon first introduced two new echo devices one of which was the $90 echo dot, which has a port to connect to speakers. it has been sold out in recent months, which may have been a deliberate move by amazon to pave the way for the new dot that is coming to market today. priced at $50 (£50 / in the u.k. / germany), the new version is similar to the existing incarnation in most respects, but it has been trimmed by a few millimeters and now packs a more powerful processor, meaning it should be capable of performing more tasks. what’s perhaps most interesting, apart from the price, is that it can be bought just like beer in and 12-packs. image credit: paul / the six-pack effectively gets you dots for the price of five, while with the bigger box you get 12 for the price of 10. this the first time amazon has introduced to its products it did the exact same thing for its fire tablet launch last september. but it helps to illustrate what amazon is striving for here it wants consumers to embed the echo and its brain in every room of their house. the new echo dot comes out on the same day that amazon announced its flagship smart echo speaker is finally launching outside of the u.s, kicking off with the u.k. and germany today.

ˈæməˌzɑn həz lɔnʧt ə nu ˈʧipər ˈvərʒən əv ɪts ˈɛkoʊ dɑt dɪˈvaɪs təˈdeɪ. ðə lɔnʧ kəmz sɪks mənθs ˈæftər ˈæməˌzɑn fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust tu nu ˈɛkoʊ dɪˈvaɪsɪz wən əv wɪʧ wɑz ðə 90 ˈɛkoʊ dɑt, wɪʧ həz ə pɔrt tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ˈspikərz. ɪt həz bɪn soʊld aʊt ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, wɪʧ meɪ hæv bɪn ə dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt muv baɪ ˈæməˌzɑn tɪ peɪv ðə weɪ fər ðə nu dɑt ðət ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt təˈdeɪ. praɪst æt 50 ɪn ðə u.k*. ˈʤərməni), ðə nu ˈvərʒən ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪnˈkɑrˈneɪʃən ɪn moʊst rɪˈspɛkts, bət ɪt həz bɪn trɪmd baɪ ə fju ˈmɪləˌmitərz ənd naʊ pæks ə mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl ˈprɑˌsɛsər, ˈminɪŋ ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv pərˈfɔrmɪŋ mɔr tæsks. pərˈhæps moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, əˈpɑrt frəm ðə praɪs, ɪz ðət ɪt kən bi bɔt ʤɪst laɪk bɪr ɪn ənd 12-packs*. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: pɔl ðə ˈsɪkˌspæk ˈifɛktɪvli gɪts ju dɑts fər ðə praɪs əv faɪv, waɪl wɪθ ðə ˈbɪgər bɑks ju gɪt 12 fər ðə praɪs əv 10 ðɪs ðə fərst taɪm ˈæməˌzɑn həz ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ɪts ˈprɑdəkts ɪt dɪd ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm θɪŋ fər ɪts faɪər ˈtæblət lɔnʧ læst sɛpˈtɛmbər. bət ɪt hɛlps tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt wət ˈæməˌzɑn ɪz ˈstraɪvɪŋ fər hir ɪt wɔnts kənˈsumərz tɪ ɪmˈbɛd ðə ˈɛkoʊ ənd ɪts breɪn ɪn ˈɛvəri rum əv ðɛr haʊs. ðə nu ˈɛkoʊ dɑt kəmz aʊt ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ðət ˈæməˌzɑn əˈnaʊnst ɪts ˈflægˌʃɪp smɑrt ˈɛkoʊ ˈspikər ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə juz, ˈkɪkɪŋ ɔf wɪθ ðə u.k*. ənd ˈʤərməni təˈdeɪ.

our chief justice thinks that if the evidence of gerrymandering is too sophisticated for laymen to grasp, the court should ignore it. chief justice john roberts in jackson, miss., on sept. 27, 2017.: rogelio v. solis, ap) for 12 years, chief justice john roberts has worked overtime peddling the dubious conceit that he and his colleagues on the u.s. supreme court are above politics and determined to remain so. yet roberts himself is a consummate politician a strategist who worries about appearances and harbors a ward contempt for the intelligence of the average voter. and his cynicism was on full display last week when justices took up the politically fraught problem of gerrymandering. plaintiffs in a case known as gill v whitford want the supreme court to rule that wisconsin legislators violated the u.s. constitution when they drew district boundaries that systematically diluted the electoral clout of their state's democratic voters. more: what if trump reimbursed us for his oval office gains? time to start a tab. more: limbaugh, hannity and jones on north korea: a parody in one act a lower court ordered wisconsin to draw a fairer map after concluding that evidence and voting data submitted by the plaintiffs proved republicans had configured districts designed to preserve their legislative majority even when democrats win a majority of the popular vote. roberts, who knows a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs will jeopardize republican gerrymanders in more than a dozen other states, wants his colleagues to stay out of a partisan process even conservatives like justice samuel alito concede is “distasteful.” the chief justice says the public will lose respect for the courts if he and his colleagues stick their noses into all that distastefulness. but what if a majority party uses its prowess to effectively disenfranchise the opposing party's voters? and what if those aggrieved voters can use the same technological advances their opponents exploited to prove an election was rigged, and even to quantify the advantage its rivals gained by manipulating a state's political boundaries? that's exactly what has happened in the wisconsin case, as one of the country's premier scientists explained in a remarkable brief filed on behalf of the plaintiffs. mapping chromosomes and rigged elections it's rare for disinterested third parties to play a decisive role in landmark supreme court cases. but the arguments filed by eric lander, a geneticist and mathematician who oversees the broad institute of harvard and mit, may prove an exception. lander was one of the principal leaders of the effort to map the human genome, and he has advised the white house and the pentagon on innovative uses of technology for national defense. in a brief that several justices cited during tuesday's oral arguments, lander says the sort of the federal government uses to assess whether a nuclear weapon will detonate properly or whether miami is safely outside the path of a hurricane can be used to prove when political boundaries have been manipulated to guarantee one party the largest possible electoral advantage. lander's argument is a crucial one, because lawsuits challenging the fairness of gerrymandered political districts have foundered on the high court's doubts that challengers could propose an objective standard for evaluating partisan bias. lander says technological advances that allow to project likely electoral outcomes in thousands of different scenarios mean that a party that controls the redistricting process can pick the map that yields the most extreme partisan advantage. but he adds that the same analytical methods allow courts to discover when district lines have been manipulated to produce the maximum distortion of the electorate's will, whether by amplifying the impact of one party's voters or minimizing its opponents' ability to muster an electoral majority in most districts. by comparing the district lines a state has adopted with all the other possible configurations that comply with state and federal law, courts can determine not only whether a given map handicaps one party's voters, but also how much. using these reliable analytical tools, lander says, deciding which of several possible maps yields electoral outcomes most consistent with the majority's druthers becomes "a mathematical question to which there is a right answer" exactly the sort of objective test judges worried about the corrosive effects of gerrymandering have been seeking. gobbledygook? chief justice roberts, of course, doesn't see it that way. during oral arguments last week, he dismissed the evidence lander and other mathematical analysts have submitted as proof wisconsin's legislative elections are rigged as "sociological gobbledygook." in another exchange with the plaintiffs' attorneys, the chief justice appeared to concede that the evidence he disparaged might be persuasive after all, once you took the time to digest it, but hinted that few voters had the patience or smarts to do so. "the intelligent man on the street is going to say that's a bunch of baloney," roberts insisted. if justices blow the whistle on republican cheating, he believes, the public will inevitably conclude that they're simply shilling for democrats "and that is going to cause very serious harm to the status and the integrity of the decisions of this court in the eyes of the country." more: las vegas shooting: don't attack politicians or me for offering prayers policing the usa: a look at race, justice, media roberts' argument amounts to a rejection of rational inquiry itself: if the evidence that wisconsin has violated its citizens' constitutional rights is too sophisticated for laymen to grasp at first glance, he says, the court would be better off to ignore it. this is the same cynically rationale cheerleaders for the fossil fuel industry have marshaled to discredit the evidence of climate change. until "the intelligent man on the street" has a keener understanding of the role greenhouse gases play in global warming, why should elected officials kowtow to experts who do? of course, the same logic could be marshaled to discount the warnings of hurricane forecasters or military strategists trying to anticipate the likely consequences of a military confrontation in the middle east or on the korean peninsula. if we don't understand their calculations, why should we pay any attention to them? the answer, of course, is that democratic government, like many other aspects of daily life, requires a reasonable deference to those with superior expertise: the surgeon who does hundreds of bypass operations a year, the repair technician who diagnoses malfunctioning furnaces for a living, or the pilot with hours of service under her belt. roberts is right to be worried about the credibility of the judiciary, and its capacity to command the confidence of citizens across the political spectrum. but he should be at least as concerned about the credibility of representative democracy itself. as paul smith, who represents the plaintiffs challenging wisconsin's legislative map argues, the stakes in gill v. whitford are larger than the public's perception of justice roberts and his colleagues. "if you let this go, if you say we're not going to have a judicial remedy for this problem, in 2020 you're going to have a festival of copycat gerrymandering the likes of which this country has never seen," smith warned roberts near the end of tuesday's oral arguments. "voters everywhere are going to be like voters in wisconsin, and (say): no, it really doesn't matter whether i vote." brian dickerson is a columnist for the detroit free press, where this piece first appeared. you can read diverse opinions from our board of contributors and other writers on the opinion front page, on twitter and in our daily opinion newsletter. to respond to a column, submit a comment to letters@usatoday.com. read or share this story:

ɑr ʧif ˈʤəstɪs θɪŋks ðət ɪf ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ ɪz tu səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd fər ˈleɪmən tɪ græsp, ðə kɔrt ʃʊd ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt. ʧif ˈʤəstɪs ʤɑn ˈrɑbərts ɪn ˈʤæksən, mɪs., ɔn sɛpt. 27 2017 roʊˈgilioʊ vi. ˈsoʊlɪs, ˌeɪˈpi) fər 12 jɪrz, ʧif ˈʤəstɪs ʤɑn ˈrɑbərts həz wərkt ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm ˈpɛdəlɪŋ ðə ˈdubiəs kənˈsit ðət hi ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz ɔn ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt ər əˈbəv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd dɪˈtərmənd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn soʊ. jɛt ˈrɑbərts hɪmˈsɛlf ɪz ə ˈkɑnsəˌmeɪt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ə ˈstrætɪʤɪst hu ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt əˈpɪrənsəz ənd ˈhɑrbərz ə wɔrd kənˈtɛmpt fər ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əv ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈvoʊtər. ənd hɪz ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm wɑz ɔn fʊl dɪˈspleɪ læst wik wɪn ˈʤəstɪsɪz tʊk əp ðə ˈplɪtɪkli frɔt ˈprɑbləm əv ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ. ˈpleɪnɪfs ɪn ə keɪs noʊn ɛz gɪl vi ˈwɪtfərd wɔnt ðə səˈprim kɔrt tɪ rul ðət wɪˈskɑnsən ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtərz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə juz. ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən wɪn ðeɪ dru ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈbaʊndəriz ðət ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli dɪˈlutəd ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl klaʊt əv ðɛr steɪts ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz. mɔr: wət ɪf trəmp ˌriɪmˈbərst ˈjuˈɛs fər hɪz ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs geɪnz? taɪm tɪ stɑrt ə tæb. mɔr: ˈlɪmˌbɔ, ˈhænɪti ənd ʤoʊnz ɔn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə: ə ˈpɛrədi ɪn wən ækt ə loʊər kɔrt ˈɔrdərd wɪˈskɑnsən tɪ drɔ ə ˈfɛrər mæp ˈæftər kənˈkludɪŋ ðət ˈɛvədəns ənd ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈdætə səbˈmɪtəd baɪ ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs pruvd rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæd kənˈfɪgjərd ˈdɪstrɪkts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ prɪˈzərv ðɛr ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv məˈʤɔrəti ˈivɪn wɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪn ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt. ˈrɑbərts, hu noʊz ə ˈrulɪŋ ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs wɪl ˈʤɛpərˌdaɪz rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʤɛriˌmændərz ɪn mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈəðər steɪts, wɔnts hɪz ˈkɑligz tɪ steɪ aʊt əv ə ˈpɑrtəzən ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈivɪn kənˈsərvətɪvz laɪk ˈʤəstɪs ˈsæmjul əˈlitoʊ kənˈsid ɪz ““distasteful.”*.” ðə ʧif ˈʤəstɪs sɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl luz rɪˈspɛkt fər ðə kɔrts ɪf hi ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz stɪk ðɛr ˈnoʊzɪz ˈɪntu ɔl ðət distastefulness*. bət wət ɪf ə məˈʤɔrəti ˈpɑrti ˈjuzɪz ɪts praʊəs tɪ ˈifɛktɪvli dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪz ðə əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈpɑrtiz ˈvoʊtərz? ənd wət ɪf ðoʊz əˈgrivd ˈvoʊtərz kən juz ðə seɪm ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz ðɛr əˈpoʊnənts ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd tɪ pruv ən ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz rɪgd, ənd ˈivɪn tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪts ˈraɪvəlz geɪnd baɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ ə steɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈbaʊndəriz? ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət həz ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə wɪˈskɑnsən keɪs, ɛz wən əv ðə ˈkəntriz prɛˈmɪr ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl brif faɪld ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs. ˈmæpɪŋ ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz ənd rɪgd ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪts rɛr fər dɪˈsɪntrɪstɪd θərd ˈpɑrtiz tɪ pleɪ ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv roʊl ɪn ˈlændˌmɑrk səˈprim kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz. bət ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts faɪld baɪ ˈɛrɪk ˈlændər, ə ʤəˈnɛtəsəst ənd ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən hu ˈoʊvərˌsiz ðə brɔd ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˈhɑrvərd ənd ˈɛˈmaɪˈti, meɪ pruv ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən. ˈlændər wɑz wən əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈlidərz əv ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ mæp ðə ˈjumən ˈʤiˌnoʊm, ənd hi həz ədˈvaɪzd ðə waɪt haʊs ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ɔn ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈjuzɪz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi fər ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈfɛns. ɪn ə brif ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈʤəstɪsɪz ˈsaɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈɔrəl ˈɑrgjəmənts, ˈlændər sɪz ðə sɔrt əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈjuzɪz tɪ əˈsɛs ˈwɛðər ə ˈnukliər ˈwɛpən wɪl ˈdɛtəˌneɪt ˈprɑpərli ər ˈwɛðər maɪˈæmi ɪz ˈseɪfli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə pæθ əv ə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kən bi juzd tɪ pruv wɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈbaʊndəriz hæv bɪn məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ ˌgɛrənˈti wən ˈpɑrti ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpɑsəbəl ɪˈlɛktərəl ædˈvæntɪʤ. ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz ə ˈkruʃəl wən, bɪˈkəz ˈlɔˌsuts ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ðə ˈfɛrnəs əv ˌʤɛriˈmændərd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪstrɪkts hæv ˈfaʊndərd ɔn ðə haɪ kɔrts daʊts ðət ˈʧælənʤərz kʊd prəˈpoʊz ən əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈstændərd fər ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtɪŋ ˈpɑrtəzən baɪəs. ˈlændər sɪz ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz ðət əˈlaʊ tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈlaɪkli ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz ɪn ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɪfərənt sɪˈnɛrioʊz min ðət ə ˈpɑrti ðət kənˈtroʊlz ðə riˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs kən pɪk ðə mæp ðət jildz ðə moʊst ɪkˈstrim ˈpɑrtəzən ædˈvæntɪʤ. bət hi ædz ðət ðə seɪm ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmɛθədz əˈlaʊ kɔrts tɪ dɪˈskəvər wɪn ˈdɪstrɪkt laɪnz hæv bɪn məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ ˈproʊdus ðə ˈmæksəməm dɪˈstɔrʃən əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərəts wɪl, ˈwɛðər baɪ ˈæmpləˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv wən ˈpɑrtiz ˈvoʊtərz ər ˈmɪnəˌmaɪzɪŋ ɪts əˈpoʊnənts' əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈməstər ən ɪˈlɛktərəl məˈʤɔrəti ɪn moʊst ˈdɪstrɪkts. baɪ kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt laɪnz ə steɪt həz əˈdɑptəd wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑsəbəl kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃənz ðət kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl lɔ, kɔrts kən dɪˈtərmən nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈwɛðər ə ˈgɪvɪn mæp ˈhændiˌkæps wən ˈpɑrtiz ˈvoʊtərz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ haʊ məʧ. ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl tulz, ˈlændər sɪz, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪʧ əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈpɑsəbəl mæps jildz ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz moʊst kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə məˈʤɔrətiz ˈdrəðərz bɪˈkəmz "ə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl kˈwɛʃən tɪ wɪʧ ðɛr ɪz ə raɪt ˈænsər" ɪgˈzæktli ðə sɔrt əv əˈbʤɛktɪv tɛst ˈʤəʤɪz ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə kərˈoʊsɪv ˈifɛkts əv ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ hæv bɪn ˈsikɪŋ. ˌgɑbəldiˈgʊk? ʧif ˈʤəstɪs ˈrɑbərts, əv kɔrs, ˈdəzənt si ɪt ðət weɪ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔrəl ˈɑrgjəmənts læst wik, hi dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈɛvədəns ˈlændər ənd ˈəðər ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈænəlɪsts hæv səbˈmɪtəd ɛz pruf wɪˈskɑnsənz ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ɪˈlɛkʃənz ər rɪgd ɛz "ˌsoʊsiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌgɑbəldiˈgʊk." ɪn əˈnəðər ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɪθ ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs' əˈtərniz, ðə ʧif ˈʤəstɪs əˈpɪrd tɪ kənˈsid ðət ðə ˈɛvədəns hi dɪˈspɛrɪʤd maɪt bi pərsˈweɪsɪv ˈæftər ɔl, wəns ju tʊk ðə taɪm tɪ ˈdaɪʤɛst ɪt, bət ˈhɪnɪd ðət fju ˈvoʊtərz hæd ðə ˈpeɪʃəns ər smɑrts tɪ du soʊ. "ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt mæn ɔn ðə strit ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ ðæts ə bənʧ əv bəˈloʊni," ˈrɑbərts ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd. ɪf ˈʤəstɪsɪz bloʊ ðə ˈwɪsəl ɔn rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈʧitɪŋ, hi bɪˈlivz, ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli kənˈklud ðət ðɛr ˈsɪmpli ˈʃɪlɪŋ fər ˈdɛməˌkræts "ənd ðət ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɔz ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs hɑrm tɪ ðə ˈstætəs ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz əv ðɪs kɔrt ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈkəntri." mɔr: ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs ˈveɪgəs ˈʃutɪŋ: doʊnt əˈtæk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ər mi fər ˈɔfərɪŋ prɛrz pəˈlisɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ: ə lʊk æt reɪs, ˈʤəstɪs, ˈmidiə ˈrɑbərts' ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈmaʊnts tɪ ə rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ˈræʃənəl ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˌɪtˈsɛlf: ɪf ðə ˈɛvədəns ðət wɪˈskɑnsən həz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz' ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts ɪz tu səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd fər ˈleɪmən tɪ græsp æt fərst glæns, hi sɪz, ðə kɔrt wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɔf tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm ˈsɪnɪkəli ˌræʃəˈnæl ˈʧɪˌrlidərz fər ðə ˈfɑsəl fjuəl ˈɪndəstri hæv ˈmɑrʃəld tɪ dɪˈskrɛdət ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ənˈtɪl "ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt mæn ɔn ðə strit" həz ə ˈkinər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə roʊl ˈgrinˌhaʊs ˈgæsɪz pleɪ ɪn ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ, waɪ ʃʊd ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz ˈkoʊˈtoʊ tɪ ˈɛkspərts hu du? əv kɔrs, ðə seɪm ˈlɑʤɪk kʊd bi ˈmɑrʃəld tɪ ˈdɪskaʊnt ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋz əv ˈhərəˌkeɪnz ˈfɔrˌkæstərz ər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈstrætɪʤɪsts traɪɪŋ tɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðə ˈlaɪkli ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ər ɔn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ. ɪf wi doʊnt ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz, waɪ ʃʊd wi peɪ ˈɛni əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðɛm? ðə ˈænsər, əv kɔrs, ɪz ðət ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈgəvərnmənt, laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈdeɪli laɪf, rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈdɛfərəns tɪ ðoʊz wɪθ suˈpɪriər ˌɛkspərˈtiz: ðə ˈsərʤɪn hu dɪz ˈhənərdz əv ˈbaɪˌpæs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ə jɪr, ðə rɪˈpɛr tɛkˈnɪʃən hu ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsiz mælˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ˈfərˌnəsɪz fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, ər ðə ˈpaɪlət wɪθ aʊərz əv ˈsərvɪs ˈəndər hər bɛlt. ˈrɑbərts ɪz raɪt tɪ bi ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri, ənd ɪts kəˈpæsɪti tɪ kəˈmænd ðə ˈkɑnfədɛns əv ˈsɪtɪzənz əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm. bət hi ʃʊd bi æt list ɛz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɛz pɔl smɪθ, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə ˈpleɪnɪfs ˈʧælənʤɪŋ wɪˈskɑnsənz ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv mæp ˈɑrgjuz, ðə steɪks ɪn gɪl vi. ˈwɪtfərd ər ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə ˈpəblɪks pərˈsɛpʃən əv ˈʤəstɪs ˈrɑbərts ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz. "ɪf ju lɛt ðɪs goʊ, ɪf ju seɪ wɪr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈrɛmədi fər ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, ɪn 2020 jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ə ˈfɛstɪvəl əv ˈkɑpiˌkæt ˌʤɛriˈmændərɪŋ ðə laɪks əv wɪʧ ðɪs ˈkəntri həz ˈnɛvər sin," smɪθ wɔrnd ˈrɑbərts nɪr ðə ɛnd əv ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈɔrəl ˈɑrgjəmənts. "ˈvoʊtərz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi laɪk ˈvoʊtərz ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən, ənd (seɪ): noʊ, ɪt ˈrɪli ˈdəzənt ˈmætər ˈwɛðər aɪ voʊt." braɪən ˈdɪkərsən ɪz ə ˈkɑləmnəst fər ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri prɛs, wɛr ðɪs pis fərst əˈpɪrd. ju kən rɛd dɪˈvərs əˈpɪnjənz frəm ɑr bɔrd əv kənˈtrɪbjətərz ənd ˈəðər ˈraɪtərz ɔn ðə əˈpɪnjən frənt peɪʤ, ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd ɪn ɑr ˈdeɪli əˈpɪnjən ˈnuzˌlɛtər. tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə ˈkɑləm, səbˈmɪt ə ˈkɑmɛnt tɪ letters@usatoday.com*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:

this man is serious about these tiffanys! are you a professional sneaker camper? if so, then this job is perfect for you! you may proceed to apply for this job, as long as you meet this guy's requirements: experienced camper ie: one who has previously camped out for electronics, sneakers, ect. i will provide 1 tent 1 lawn chair 1 book of choice 1 24 pack of deer park oz waters. **please note, you probably will miss out on the super bowl this sunday. and if for any reason you lose your spot in line, this terminates your duty as a camper. please bring toiletry, and warm clothing. yes folks, this is a real craigslist ad. it is not uncommon to see girlfriends, bestfriends, and relatives camping for someone during a sneaker release, but we have seen it all now. this person who posted this ad is located in merrifield, virgina. cant knock a man's hustle, clearly he is thirsty for a pair of the nike dunk high tiffany. here is the craigslist ad if you're curious. compensation on the bottom of the ad reads, "pay will be $2.08 an hour which equals $50 per day. if you begin today you will." would you take him up on the offer? comment below.

ðɪs mæn ɪz ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ðiz tiffanys*! ər ju ə prəˈfɛʃənəl sˈnikər ˈkæmpər? ɪf soʊ, ðɛn ðɪs ʤɑb ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ju! ju meɪ pərˈsid tɪ əˈplaɪ fər ðɪs ʤɑb, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju mit ðɪs gaɪz rɪkˈwaɪrmənts: ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈkæmpər ie*: wən hu həz ˈpriviəsli kæmpt aʊt fər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, sˈnikərz, ect*. aɪ wɪl prəˈvaɪd 1 tɛnt 1 lɔn ʧɛr 1 bʊk əv ʧɔɪs 1 24 pæk əv dɪr pɑrk ɑz ˈwɔtərz. **pliz noʊt, ju ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪl mɪs aʊt ɔn ðə ˈsupər boʊl ðɪs ˈsənˌdi. ənd ɪf fər ˈɛni ˈrizən ju luz jʊr spɑt ɪn laɪn, ðɪs ˈtərmɪˌneɪts jʊr ˈduti ɛz ə ˈkæmpər. pliz brɪŋ ˈtɔɪlətri, ənd wɔrm ˈkloʊðɪŋ. jɛs foʊks, ðɪs ɪz ə ril ˈkreɪgzˌlɪst æd. ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈkɑmən tɪ si ˈgərlˌfrɛndz, bestfriends*, ənd ˈrɛlətɪvz ˈkæmpɪŋ fər ˈsəmˌwən ˈdʊrɪŋ ə sˈnikər riˈlis, bət wi hæv sin ɪt ɔl naʊ. ðɪs ˈpərsən hu ˈpoʊstɪd ðɪs æd ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈmɛrɪˌfild, virgina*. kænt nɑk ə mænz ˈhəsəl, ˈklɪrli hi ɪz ˈθərsti fər ə pɛr əv ðə ˈnaɪki dəŋk haɪ ˈtɪfəni. hir ɪz ðə ˈkreɪgzˌlɪst æd ɪf jʊr ˈkjʊriəs. ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə æd ridz, "peɪ wɪl bi ən aʊər wɪʧ ˈikwəlz 50 pər deɪ. ɪf ju bɪˈgɪn təˈdeɪ ju wɪl." wʊd ju teɪk ɪm əp ɔn ðə ˈɔfər? ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ.

hundreds gather at de la guerra to cheer on alternative choice to hillary clinton, donald trump “for the first time in my life, i have someone i can stand behind as a presidential candidate,” texas resident diane boyd, 69, said at a santa barbara rally for green party presidential nominee jill stein. with 31 days left until the nov. 8 election, stein brought her campaign to de la guerra plaza on saturday morning, speaking in front of more than 200 supporters. during the rally, she promoted “the push for peace, justice and democracy.” “the biggest wasted vote is the one that is thrown away voting for the political parties that have thrown us under the bus,” stein said. “the best use of our vote is an investment in the future and a real declaration of the power we have.” key issues in platform are college debt and making public higher education free, she said. the harvard university graduate and physician said the 43 million people in student loan debt “have one place to put their vote.” “most people are struggling and they recovering,” stein said. “there’s only one candidate who will cancel that student debt and who will bail out the students like we bailed out wall street the crooks who crashed the economy.” referring to that 43 million people, stein said the bloc “is enough to win a three-way presidential race and the numbers it takes to turn the election on its head.” stein also discussed the need for a “green new deal,” the idea to create millions of jobs by making the transition to 100 percent clean renewable energy by 2030. she said a need to create 20 million livable wage jobs with clean renewable energy that will help restore ecosystems. “in doing this, we not only revive the economy, we turn the tide on climate change,” she said. enthusiastic fans applauded in support after her statements. addressing her supporters at the rally, stein advocated “health care as a human right, for everyone, through a health system.” throughout her remarks, stein referenced republican candidate donald position on immigration. “we need your frigging wall, we just need to stop invading other countries,” she said. “we call for a welcoming path toward citizenship for the immigrants who have always been at the front of our economy and community.” she also addressed the black lives matter movement. “we need to put an end to the abuse and should not let one more die in the arms of police,” stein said. trump and democratic nominee hillary clinton will face off at 6 p.m. pacific time sunday in st. louis for a town hall at washington university. stein said she will join a live debate response via her social media platforms to coincide with the second debate, which has been preceded by extraordinary chaos in the wake of a tape of trump describing his pursuit of women in lurid and demeaning terms. “the political establishment wants us to believe we are powerless and the problems are way too complicated to solve them,” stein said. “in fact, in this election, not just about what kind of a world we want but, but whether we will have a world or not going forward.” national polls put stein at 2 percent, behind even libertarian party nominee gary johnson at 7 percent, according to a poll of adult americans interviewed by telephone between sept. 28 and oct. 2. stein was also the green 2012 candidate for president. green party ventura county member michael cervantes joined the santa barbara rally in hopes of getting stein to the white house. “we are here to listen to a true progressive voice,” he said. “the people still seem to need to hear that. much of what she is talking about is similar to what bernie sanders talked about.” joining stein at the rally was rapper element, who said he started supporting her after sanders lost the democratic party nomination to clinton. he’s been campaigning with stein across southern california and said he supports her progressive ideas. — staff writer brooke holland can be reached at .(javascript must be enabled to view this email address) . follow on twitter: @noozhawk, and @noozhawkbiz. connect with on facebook.

ˈhənərdz ˈgæðər æt də lɑ gˈwɛrə tɪ ʧɪr ɔn ɔlˈtərnətɪv ʧɔɪs tɪ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ˈdɑnəld trəmp ðə fərst taɪm ɪn maɪ laɪf, aɪ hæv ˈsəmˌwən aɪ kən stænd bɪˈhaɪnd ɛz ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl candidate,”*,” ˈtɛksəs ˈrɛzɪdənt daɪæn bɔɪd, 69 sɛd æt ə ˈsænə ˈbɑrbərə ˈræli fər grin ˈpɑrti ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ʤɪl staɪn. wɪθ 31 deɪz lɛft ənˈtɪl ðə noʊv. 8 ɪˈlɛkʃən, staɪn brɔt hər kæmˈpeɪn tɪ də lɑ gˈwɛrə ˈplɑzə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈspikɪŋ ɪn frənt əv mɔr ðən 200 səˈpɔrtərz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈræli, ʃi prəˈmoʊtəd pʊʃ fər pis, ˈʤəstɪs ənd democracy.”*.” ˈbɪgəst ˈweɪstɪd voʊt ɪz ðə wən ðət ɪz θroʊn əˈweɪ ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz ðət hæv θroʊn ˈjuˈɛs ˈəndər ðə bus,”*,” staɪn sɛd. bɛst juz əv ɑr voʊt ɪz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ə ril ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ðə paʊər wi have.”*.” ki ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈplætˌfɔrm ər ˈkɑlɪʤ dɛt ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈpəblɪk haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fri, ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ənd fəˈzɪʃən sɛd ðə 43 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn ˈstudənt loʊn dɛt wən pleɪs tɪ pʊt ðɛr vote.”*.” ˈpipəl ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ ənd ðeɪ recovering,”*,” staɪn sɛd. ˈoʊnli wən ˈkænədɪt hu wɪl ˈkænsəl ðət ˈstudənt dɛt ənd hu wɪl beɪl aʊt ðə ˈstudənts laɪk wi beɪld aʊt wɔl strit ðə krʊks hu kræʃt ðə economy.”*.” rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðət 43 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl, staɪn sɛd ðə blɑk ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪn ə θˈriˌweɪ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs ənd ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪt teɪks tɪ tərn ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ɔn ɪts head.”*.” staɪn ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst ðə nid fər ə nu deal,”*,” ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈmɪljənz əv ʤɑbz baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ 100 pərˈsɛnt klin riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi baɪ 2030 ʃi sɛd ə nid tɪ kriˈeɪt 20 ˈmɪljən ˈlɪvəbəl weɪʤ ʤɑbz wɪθ klin riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ðət wɪl hɛlp rɪˈstɔr ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz. duɪŋ ðɪs, wi nɑt ˈoʊnli rɪˈvaɪv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, wi tərn ðə taɪd ɔn ˈklaɪmɪt change,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk fænz əˈplɔdɪd ɪn səˈpɔrt ˈæftər hər ˈsteɪtmənts. æˈdrɛsɪŋ hər səˈpɔrtərz æt ðə ˈræli, staɪn ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd kɛr ɛz ə ˈjumən raɪt, fər ˈɛvriˌwən, θru ə hɛlθ system.”*.” θruaʊt hər rɪˈmɑrks, staɪn ˈrɛfərənst rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪt ˈdɑnəld pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən. nid jʊr ˈfrɪgɪŋ wɔl, wi ʤɪst nid tɪ stɑp ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ˈəðər countries,”*,” ʃi sɛd. kɔl fər ə ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ pæθ təˈwɔrd ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp fər ðə ˈɪməgrənts hu hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn æt ðə frənt əv ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd community.”*.” ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdrɛst ðə blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈmuvmənt. nid tɪ pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ðə əˈbjuz ənd ʃʊd nɑt lɛt wən mɔr daɪ ɪn ðə ɑrmz əv police,”*,” staɪn sɛd. trəmp ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wɪl feɪs ɔf æt 6 p.m*. pəˈsɪfɪk taɪm ˈsənˌdi ɪn st*. luɪs fər ə taʊn hɔl æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti. staɪn sɛd ʃi wɪl ʤɔɪn ə lɪv dəˈbeɪt rɪˈspɑns ˈviə hər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈplætˌfɔrmz tɪ ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkənd dəˈbeɪt, wɪʧ həz bɪn prɪˈsidɪd baɪ ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri keɪɑs ɪn ðə weɪk əv ə teɪp əv trəmp dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ hɪz pərˈsut əv ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈlʊrəd ənd dɪˈminɪŋ tərmz. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt wɔnts ˈjuˈɛs tɪ bɪˈliv wi ər ˈpaʊərləs ənd ðə ˈprɑbləmz ər weɪ tu ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd tɪ sɑlv them,”*,” staɪn sɛd. fækt, ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, nɑt ʤɪst əˈbaʊt wət kaɪnd əv ə wərld wi wɔnt bət, bət ˈwɛðər wi wɪl hæv ə wərld ər nɑt goʊɪŋ forward.”*.” ˈnæʃənəl poʊlz pʊt staɪn æt 2 pərˈsɛnt, bɪˈhaɪnd ˈivɪn ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈpɑrti ˌnɑməˈni ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən æt 7 pərˈsɛnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə poʊl əv ˈædəlt əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn bɪtˈwin sɛpt. 28 ənd ɔkt. 2 staɪn wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə grin 2012 ˈkænədɪt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. grin ˈpɑrti vɛnˈʧərə ˈkaʊnti ˈmɛmbər ˈmaɪkəl sɛrˈvɑntɛs ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈsænə ˈbɑrbərə ˈræli ɪn hoʊps əv ˈgɪtɪŋ staɪn tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs. ər hir tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ə tru prəˈgrɛsɪv voice,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈpipəl stɪl sim tɪ nid tɪ hir ðət. məʧ əv wət ʃi ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ wət ˈbərni ˈsændərz tɔkt about.”*.” ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ staɪn æt ðə ˈræli wɑz ˈræpər ˈɛləmənt, hu sɛd hi ˈstɑrtɪd səˈpɔrtɪŋ hər ˈæftər ˈsændərz lɔst ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən tɪ ˈklɪntən. bɪn kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ wɪθ staɪn əˈkrɔs ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd sɛd hi səˈpɔrts hər prəˈgrɛsɪv aɪˈdiəz. stæf ˈraɪtər brʊk ˈhɑlənd kən bi riʧt æt .(ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt məst bi ɪˈneɪbəld tɪ vju ðɪs iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs) ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər: @noozhawk*, ənd @noozhawkbiz*. kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.

officials doubted someone could have walked away from the crash the wreckage of a plane found near the town of mammoth lakes in california does belong to missing us adventurer steve fossett, officials say. a number plate confirmed the plane as the bellanca super decathlon piloted by the millionaire. body parts are reported to have been found inside. the search began after a hiker found items thought to belong to mr fossett. he vanished in september last year on a solo flight that took off 90 miles (145km) away in neighbouring nevada. click here to see a map of the area a search operation conducted since then had failed to find any trace of mr fossett or his plane and he was officially declared dead in february. fuselage shattered madera county sheriff john anderson said the wreckage had been spotted late on wednesday during an aerial search of a stretch of the sierra nevada mountains near mammoth lakes. please turn on javascript. media requires javascript to play. advertisement a ground team later confirmed the identity of the plane, which seemed to have struck the mountain head-on, mr anderson said. "the crash looked so severe i doubt if someone would have walked away from it," he said. most of the fuselage had disintegrated, with engine parts scattered several hundred feet away. mr anderson initially said no human remains had been found at the crash site. "it's quite often if you don't find remains within a few days, because of animals, you'll find nothing at all," he said. some of fossett's records: long-distance for solo ballooning: duration for solo ballooning 2002: first solo balloon flight first balloon crossings of asia, africa, europe, south america, south atlantic, south pacific, indian oceans seven fastest speed sailing titles 13 world sailing speed record council titles 2001: fastest transatlantic sailing 2004: fastest sailing titles for medium airplanes us transcontinental titles for non-military aircraft in pictures: steve fossett profile: steve fossett but reports later said that some remains had been found in the aircraft and would be sent for dna analysis. fifty people and five dog teams would carry out an extensive search of the site for mr fossett's remains, he added. on thursday british entrepreneur richard branson paid tribute to his friend and fellow adventurer. "the most important thing is that the family know what's happened," he said. "he led an extraordinary, absolutely remarkable life, and now we can remember him for what he was and move on." the national transportation safety board will be responsible for examining the wreckage. but a local official said snow was expected over the weekend, potentially hampering the investigation. the wreckage was located two days after identity documents bearing mr fossett's name - including a pilot's licence - as well as cash and a sweatshirt were found by hiker preston morrow. mr morrow had been returning from a mountain walk when he spotted the items in dirt and pine needles west of mammoth lakes. an employee at a sporting goods store, mr morrow said he handed them over to police after unsuccessful attempts to contact the fossett family. the bbc's mirchandani, in los angeles, says the items were found outside the vast area searched after mr fossett went missing - and also in a different direction to that in which he was thought to have flown. mr fossett took off from the ranch of hotel magnate barron hilton, south of yerington, nevada, on 3 september 2007 on a flight that was expected to last three hours. in 2002, he became the first person to circle the globe solo in a balloon and had about 100 other world records to his name. click here to return e-mail this to a friend printable version bookmark with: delicious digg reddit facebook stumbleupon what are these?

əˈfɪʃəlz ˈdaʊtɪd ˈsəmˌwən kʊd hæv wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm ðə kræʃ ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ əv ə pleɪn faʊnd nɪr ðə taʊn əv ˈmæməθ leɪks ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə dɪz bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ədˈvɛnʧərər stiv ˈfɑsɪt, əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. ə ˈnəmbər pleɪt kənˈfərmd ðə pleɪn ɛz ðə bɛˈlɑnkə ˈsupər diˈkæθlɔn ˈpaɪlətɪd baɪ ðə ˌmɪljəˈnɛr. ˈbɑdi pɑrts ər ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv bɪn faʊnd ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ðə sərʧ bɪˈgæn ˈæftər ə ˈhaɪkər faʊnd ˈaɪtəmz θɔt tɪ bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈmɪstər ˈfɑsɪt. hi ˈvænɪʃt ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər læst jɪr ɔn ə ˈsoʊˌloʊ flaɪt ðət tʊk ɔf 90 maɪəlz 145km*) əˈweɪ ɪn ˈneɪbərɪŋ nəˈvɑdə. klɪk hir tɪ si ə mæp əv ðə ˈɛriə ə sərʧ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən kənˈdəktəd sɪns ðɛn hæd feɪld tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni treɪs əv ˈmɪstər ˈfɑsɪt ər hɪz pleɪn ənd hi wɑz əˈfɪʃəli dɪˈklɛrd dɛd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. fˈjusəˌlɑʤ ˈʃætərd mɑˈdɛrə ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ʤɑn ˈændərsən sɛd ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ hæd bɪn ˈspɑtɪd leɪt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɛriəl sərʧ əv ə strɛʧ əv ðə siˈɛrə nəˈvɑdə ˈmaʊntənz nɪr ˈmæməθ leɪks. pliz tərn ɔn ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt. ˈmidiə rikˈwaɪərz ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ pleɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ə graʊnd tim ˈleɪtər kənˈfərmd ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv ðə pleɪn, wɪʧ simd tɪ hæv strək ðə ˈmaʊntən head-on*, ˈmɪstər ˈændərsən sɛd. "ðə kræʃ lʊkt soʊ səˈvɪr aɪ daʊt ɪf ˈsəmˌwən wʊd hæv wɔkt əˈweɪ frəm ɪt," hi sɛd. moʊst əv ðə fˈjusəˌlɑʤ hæd dɪˈsɪntəˌgreɪtɪd, wɪθ ˈɪnʤən pɑrts ˈskætərd ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd fit əˈweɪ. ˈmɪstər ˈændərsən ˌɪˈnɪʃəli sɛd noʊ ˈjumən rɪˈmeɪnz hæd bɪn faʊnd æt ðə kræʃ saɪt. "ɪts kwaɪt ˈɔfən ɪf ju doʊnt faɪnd rɪˈmeɪnz wɪˈθɪn ə fju deɪz, bɪˈkəz əv ˈænəməlz, jul faɪnd ˈnəθɪŋ æt ɔl," hi sɛd. səm əv ˈfɑsɪts ˈrɛkərdz ˌlɔŋˈdistəns fər ˈsoʊˌloʊ bəˈlunɪŋ ˈdʊˈreɪʃən fər ˈsoʊˌloʊ bəˈlunɪŋ 2002 fərst ˈsoʊˌloʊ bəˈlun flaɪt fərst bəˈlun ˈkrɔsɪŋz əv ˈeɪʒə, ˈæfrɪkɑ, ˈjʊrəp, saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, saʊθ əˈtlæntɪk, saʊθ pəˈsɪfɪk, ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃənz ˈsɛvən ˈfæstəst spid ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz 13 wərld ˈseɪlɪŋ spid ˈrɛkərd ˈkaʊnsəl ˈtaɪtəlz 2001 ˈfæstəst ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk ˈseɪlɪŋ 2004 ˈfæstəst ˈseɪlɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz fər ˈmidiəm ˈɛrpleɪnz ˈjuˈɛs ˌtrænzˌkɑnɪˈnɛnəl ˈtaɪtəlz fər nɑnˈmɪləˌtɛri ˈɛrˌkræft ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz: stiv ˈfɑsɪt ˈproʊˌfaɪl: stiv ˈfɑsɪt bət rɪˈpɔrts ˈleɪtər sɛd ðət səm rɪˈmeɪnz hæd bɪn faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ənd wʊd bi sɛnt fər ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈfɪfti ˈpipəl ənd faɪv dɔg timz wʊd ˈkɛri aʊt ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv sərʧ əv ðə saɪt fər ˈmɪstər ˈfɑsɪts rɪˈmeɪnz, hi ˈædɪd. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr ˈrɪʧərd ˈbrænsən peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ hɪz frɛnd ənd ˈfɛloʊ ədˈvɛnʧərər. "ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈfæməli noʊ wəts ˈhæpənd," hi sɛd. "hi lɛd ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri, ˌæbsəˈlutli rɪˈmɑrkəbəl laɪf, ənd naʊ wi kən rɪˈmɛmbər ɪm fər wət hi wɑz ənd muv ɔn." ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈseɪfti bɔrd wɪl bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ. bət ə ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəl sɛd snoʊ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈhæmpərɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd tu deɪz ˈæftər aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈbɛrɪŋ ˈmɪstər ˈfɑsɪts neɪm ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈpaɪləts ˈlaɪsəns ɛz wɛl ɛz kæʃ ənd ə sˈwɛtˌʃərt wər faʊnd baɪ ˈhaɪkər ˈprɛstən ˈmɔroʊ. ˈmɪstər ˈmɔroʊ hæd bɪn rɪˈtərnɪŋ frəm ə ˈmaʊntən wɔk wɪn hi ˈspɑtɪd ðə ˈaɪtəmz ɪn dərt ənd paɪn ˈnidəlz wɛst əv ˈmæməθ leɪks. ən ɪmˈplɔɪi æt ə ˈspɔrtɪŋ gʊdz stɔr, ˈmɪstər ˈmɔroʊ sɛd hi ˈhændɪd ðɛm ˈoʊvər tɪ pəˈlis ˈæftər ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə ˈfɑsɪt ˈfæməli. ðə ˌbibiˈsis mirchandani*, ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, sɪz ðə ˈaɪtəmz wər faʊnd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə væst ˈɛriə sərʧt ˈæftər ˈmɪstər ˈfɑsɪt wɛnt ˈmɪsɪŋ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn tɪ ðət ɪn wɪʧ hi wɑz θɔt tɪ hæv floʊn. ˈmɪstər ˈfɑsɪt tʊk ɔf frəm ðə rænʧ əv hoʊˈtɛl ˈmægˌneɪt ˈbærən ˈhɪltən, saʊθ əv yerington*, nəˈvɑdə, ɔn 3 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2007 ɔn ə flaɪt ðət wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ læst θri aʊərz. ɪn 2002 hi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ ˈsərkəl ðə gloʊb ˈsoʊˌloʊ ɪn ə bəˈlun ənd hæd əˈbaʊt 100 ˈəðər wərld ˈrɛkərdz tɪ hɪz neɪm. klɪk hir tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈiˌmeɪl ðɪs tɪ ə frɛnd ˈprɪntəbəl ˈvərʒən ˈbʊkmɑrk wɪθ: dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wət ər ðiz?

what makes a great leader? knowledge, smarts and vision, to be sure. to that, daniel goleman, author of “leadership: the power of emotional intelligence,” would add the ability to identify and monitor emotions your own and others’ and to manage relationships. qualities associated with such “emotional intelligence” distinguish the best leaders in the corporate world, according to mr. goleman, a former new york times science reporter, a psychologist and of a consortium at rutgers university to foster research on the role emotional intelligence plays in excellence. he shares his short list of the competencies. 1. realistic self-confidence: you understand your own strengths and limitations; you operate from competence and know when to rely on someone else on the team. emotional insight: you understand your feelings. being aware of what makes you angry, for instance, can help you manage that anger. 2. resilience: you stay calm under pressure and recover quickly from upsets. you brood or panic. in a crisis, people look to the leader for reassurance; if the leader is calm, they can be, too.

wət meɪks ə greɪt ˈlidər? ˈnɑlɪʤ, smɑrts ənd ˈvɪʒən, tɪ bi ʃʊr. tɪ ðət, ˈdænjəl ˈgoʊlmən, ˈɔθər əv ““leadership*: ðə paʊər əv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl intelligence,”*,” wʊd æd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd ˈmɑnətər ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz jʊr oʊn ənd others’*’ ənd tɪ ˈmænɪʤ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. kˈwɑlətiz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ səʧ intelligence”*” dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðə bɛst ˈlidərz ɪn ðə ˈkɔrpərət wərld, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈgoʊlmən, ə ˈfɔrmər nu jɔrk taɪmz saɪəns rɪˈpɔrtər, ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst ənd əv ə kənˈsɔrʃjəm æt ˈrətgərz ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ ˈfɑstər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðə roʊl ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns pleɪz ɪn ˈɛksələns. hi ʃɛrz hɪz ʃɔrt lɪst əv ðə ˈkɑmpətɪnsiz. 1 ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˌsɛlfˈkɑnfədəns: ju ˌəndərˈstænd jʊr oʊn strɛŋθs ənd ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz; ju ˈɔpərˌeɪt frəm ˈkɑmpətɪns ənd noʊ wɪn tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ɔn ðə tim. ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈɪnˌsaɪt: ju ˌəndərˈstænd jʊr ˈfilɪŋz. biɪŋ əˈwɛr əv wət meɪks ju ˈæŋgri, fər ˈɪnstəns, kən hɛlp ju ˈmænɪʤ ðət ˈæŋgər. 2 rɪˈzɪljəns: ju steɪ kɑm ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər ənd rɪˈkəvər kˈwɪkli frəm ˈəpˌsɛts. ju brud ər ˈpænɪk. ɪn ə ˈkraɪsəs, ˈpipəl lʊk tɪ ðə ˈlidər fər ˌriəˈʃʊrəns; ɪf ðə ˈlidər ɪz kɑm, ðeɪ kən bi, tu.

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θɪŋz breɪk daʊn, ˈwɛðər du tɪ ˈæksədənts, ˈnɛglɪʤəns, ər ʤɪst pleɪn wɛr ənd tɪr. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈʃɛlɪŋ aʊt fər ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv rɪˈpɛr ər rɪˈpleɪsmənt, ðoʊ, ju kən ˈɔfən fɪks ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈjɔrsɛlf fər məʧ lɛs. hir ər 10 rɪˈpɛrz ju ʃʊd ˈnɛvər peɪ fər. ˈɪmɪʤ frəm 10 ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ˈbaɪsɪkəlz ər kwɪk tɪ breɪk daʊn, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ju doʊnt trit ðɛm ˈprɑpərli, bət ðət ˈdəzənt min ju nid tɪ teɪk ɪt ɪn fər rɪˈpɛrz ˈɛvəri fju mənθs. moʊst əv ðə ˈfɪksɪz ju kən ˈizəli du ˈjɔrsɛlf æt hoʊm. ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈtutər fər ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn haʊ tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛni fɪks ju kʊd ˈɛvər nid, ənd ɪf ju nid ə rɪˈpɛr stænd, ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪk wən əv ðoʊz fər ˈjɔrsɛlf tu. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt 9 ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz simz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət jʊr ˈhɛdˌfoʊn kɔrdz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt freɪɪŋ, ðə 'bədz wɪl ˈdɪˌtæʧ ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ənd jul bi stək baɪɪŋ əˈnəðər pɛr. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv baɪɪŋ nu 'foʊnz, ðoʊ, ju kən ˈizəli fɪks ðoʊz strɪpt waɪərz wɪθ ə bɪt əv dɪp. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ɪf ɪts ðə ˈækʧəwəl kəˈnɛktər ðæts ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈprɑbləmz, ju kən ˌriˈpleɪs ðət ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn ə ˈʤɪfi ɛz wɛl. ənd, ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, meɪk ʃʊr ju ræp jʊr ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz kərˈɛktli ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʤɪst ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈfiʧərd ə tən əv ˈdɪfərənt weɪz tɪ du ðɪs, soʊ ðɛrz noʊ ɪkˈskjuz tɪ ʤɪst lɛt ðɛm gɪt ruɪnd! 8 ˈpləmɪŋ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli taɪmz wɛr ju wɔnt ə ˈlaɪsənst ˈpləmər ɔn ðə ʤɑb, bət ju doʊnt nid tɪ kɔl ðɛm fər ˈɛvəri ˈlɪtəl klɑg ənd lik ju gɪt. wiv ʃoʊn ju haʊ tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni dreɪn, frəm ðə sɪŋk tɪ ðə ʃaʊər tɪ ðə ˈtɔɪlət. ɪf jʊr ˈfilɪŋ ɪn ðə mud fər ə məˈgaɪvər trɪk, wiv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd haʊ tɪ fɪks jʊr ˈtɔɪlət wɪθ əˈlumənəm fɔɪl, juz fud ˈkələrɪŋ tɪ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs ə lik, juz ə ˈstɛθəˌskoʊp tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ə lik, ənd haʊ tɪ meɪk jʊr oʊn ˈhoʊˈmeɪd wɪˈθaʊt ðə hɑrʃ ˈkɛmɪkəlz. haʊ tɪ ə dreɪn ðɛr ər fju mɔr əˈnɔɪɪŋ hoʊm rɪˈpɛrz ðət dɪˈmænd jʊr ˌɪˈmiˌdiət əˈtɛnʃən laɪk klɔgd drains.…*.… rɛd mɔr rɛd 7 ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈteɪlər ɪz greɪt fər jʊr nis suts ənd pænts, bət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈmaɪnər soʊɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts, ju ˈʃʊdənt hæv tɪ ˈbɑðər fɪks ðɛm ˈjɔrsɛlf æt hoʊm. lərn ðə ˈbeɪsɪks əv soʊɪŋ ənd jul bi ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ɔn ɔl sɔrts əv ˈkloʊðɪŋ soʊɪŋ ə ˈbətən bæk ɔn tɪ ˈfɪksɪŋ saɪz ˈɪʃuz ɪn jʊr nu ˈfeɪvərɪt ʃərt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt 6 ˈlæpˌtɑp paʊər kɔrdz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ju meɪ kip jʊr ˈlæpˌtɑp ɪn ˈpərˌfɪkt kənˈdɪʃən, bət ðət paʊər kɔrd ˈprɑbəˌbli stɪl teɪks ə lɔt əv ðə ˈkɑnstənt ˈkɔɪˌlɪŋ ənd ˈpækɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl ˈtrɪpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪt ɪn ðə ˈkɔfi ʃɑp. wəns ðə ɛndz stɑrt tɪ freɪ, ˈmɛni ˈpipəl wʊd hɛd ɔf tɪ ðə stɔr tɪ baɪ ə nu wən, bət nɑt ju. ɪf ɪts əv ðə ˈæpəl vərˈaɪəti, ju noʊ ju kən ʤɪst ˈoʊpən ɪt əp ənd æd ə nu ˈkeɪbəl, ənd ðɛn lərn haʊ tɪ ræp ɪt ˈprɑpərli ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, fər ən ˈiziər fɪks, ju kən pæʧ əp ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛni paʊər kɔrd wɪθ ə bɪt əv sugru—heck*, ju kʊd ˈivɪn θroʊ ðə ɔn ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt tɪ gɪv ɪt səm ˈɛkstrə prəˈtɛkʃən. 5 foʊnz ənd ˈəðər ˈmoʊbəl ˈgæʤəts ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈkɛrfəl ju ˈhændəl jʊr foʊn, ˈæksədənts ˈhæpən, bət ju kən seɪv səm kæʃ baɪ ˈfɪksɪŋ ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf. rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn skrin ɪz ˈrəðər ˈizi (hɛk, ˈivɪn ə 10 jɪr oʊld kən du ɪt), ənd soʊ ɪz rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ɪts dɛd ˈbætəri. ɪf jʊr ˈaɪˌpɔd ˈɪzənt ˈbutɪŋ, ju maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ fɪks ɪt wɪθ ʤɪst ə ˈbɪznɪs kɑrd, ənd ˈivɪn ˈoʊldər ər ˈfɛrli ˈizi tɪ fɪks. noʊ ˈmætər wət ˈgæʤət ju hæv, ju kən hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ rɪˈpɛr saɪt tɪ si ə fʊl gaɪd. ju maɪt hæv tɪ baɪ ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt skrin, ˈbætəri, ər ˈəðər pɑrt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, bət ˈɪtəl bi ə lɔt ˈʧipər ðən baɪɪŋ ə nu wən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ lɑrz plougmann*. 4 ˈmɑnətərz ənd ˈtiˈviz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ wərs ðən ˈtərnɪŋ ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər ˈoʊnli tɪ si ə dɛd ˈpɪksəl raɪt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə skrin, ˈrɛdi tɪ it əˈweɪ æt ju ənˈtɪl ju goʊ ˈkreɪzi ənd baɪ ə nu ˈmɑnətər. ˈləkəli, ðiz ˈpɪksəlz ər ˈɔfən ʤɪst stək, nɑt dɛd, ənd ju kən fɪks ðɛm wɪθ kəmˈpjutər ˈproʊˌgræmz, baɪ məˈsɑʒɪŋ ɪt əˈweɪ, ər, ɪf ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz dɛd, ju kən brɪŋ ɪt bæk tɪ laɪf wɪθ ə dæmp klɔθ. ɪf juv bərnd ən ˈɪmɪʤ ˈɪntu jʊr ˌɪnˈstɛd, ju kən fɪks ðət tu wɪθ ə waɪt skrin ˈseɪvər. ɪf ɪt dɪz kəm taɪm tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt, du wət ju hæv tɪ ɪf ɪts ə ˈlæpˌtɑp ˈmɑnətər, ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ traɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə skrin ˈjɔrsɛlf ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛndɪŋ ɪt ɪn fər rɪˈpɛrz (ər baɪɪŋ ə hoʊl nu ˈlæpˌtɑp). ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ whyohwhyohwhyoh*. 3 kɑz waɪl ju ˈɑrənt ɪkˈwɪpt tɪ fɪks mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈprɑbləmz, ju kən ˈizəli pʊl ɔf lɑts əv ðə ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ˈmeɪntənəns stəf ˈjɔrsɛlf, wɪˈθaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈkɔstli trɪp tɪ ðə ˈdilərˌʃɪp. lərn haʊ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ə taɪər ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənd ʧɛk aʊt fər ˈvɪdioʊz ɔn haʊ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ɔɪl, ˌriˈpleɪs jʊr breɪk pædz, ənd mɔr. ɪf ju hæv ə smɔl dɛnt ɪn jʊr kɑr, ju meɪ ˈivɪn bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ fɪks ðət wɪθ ə kən əv kəmˈprɛst ɛr ənd ə hairdryer*. noʊt ðət waɪl ðiz ər ɔl θɪŋz ju kən du ˈjɔrsɛlf, ˈmaɪnər ʤɑbz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjusfəl fər ˈtɛstɪŋ aʊt nu doʊnt bi əˈfreɪd tɪ hænd ðət breɪk ʤɑb ˈoʊvər wəns ɪn ə waɪl ɪf jʊr traɪɪŋ aʊt ˈsəmˌwən nu. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt 2 jʊr haʊs ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə wɔlz ənd flɔr əv jʊr haʊs ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ wɛr ənd tɪr ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls, bət məʧ əv ɪt ju kən fɪks raɪt ɔn ðə spɑt. rɪˈpɛrɪŋ wɔl ˈdæmɪʤ ɪz ˈizi, ənd ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz fɪl ɪn flɔr hoʊlz wɪθ ə ˈmɛltɪd kreɪɑn, fɪks strɪpt skru hoʊlz wɪθ ə gɔlf ti, ənd ˈivɪn fɪks kræks ɪn jʊr ˈfərnɪʧər wɪθ ˈmeɪəˌneɪz. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ gɪt ə fju skɪlz fər ðə fˈjuʧər, wi kænt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˌvɔlənˈtɪrɪŋ ɔn ə saɪt wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən laɪk ˈhæbəˌtæt fər juˈmænɪti ɪz ə greɪt weɪ tɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt hoʊm rɪˈpɛr waɪl duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ gʊd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. əv kɔrs, wɪn ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈsɪriəs ɪˈnəf ðət ju nid tɪ kɔl ə ˈkɑnˌtræktər, meɪk ʃʊr ju doʊnt gɪt hoʊzd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈʃɛrən pruɪt. 1 kəmˈpjutərz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɛz ˈmɛni əv ju meɪ noʊ, ˈrɛrli ʃʊd ju nid tɪ teɪk jʊr kəmˈpjutər ˈɪntu ðə gik skwɑd tɪ gɪt ɪt fɪkst əp. ˈwɛðər ɪts jʊr kəmˈpjutər, jʊr roommate's*, ər əˈnəðər frɛndz, wiv gɑt ə gaɪd tɪ rɪˈpɛrɪŋ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛni ˈprɑbləm ðeɪ kʊd hæv, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪŋ ə kəmˈpjutər ðæts ʤɪst pleɪn sloʊ. ɪf ɪts ə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈprɑbləm, ju kən ˈɔlˌweɪz hɛd tɪ fər ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ɔn haʊ tɪ rɪˈpɛr mæks, ər ˈoʊpən əp ðət ˈpiˈsi ənd si wət maɪt bi ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm. səm ˈhɑrdˌwɛr kən ˈivɪn bi fɪkst æt hoʊm, laɪk ɪf jʊr pɪnz ər bɛnt ər ɪf jʊr ˈvɪdioʊ kɑrdz ˈsɑdər pɔɪnts hæv bɪˈkəm lus. ˌwəˈtɛvər ðə ˈɪʃu, meɪk ʃʊr ju rɛd əp ɔn kəmˈpjutər ˈmeɪntənəns wɪn jʊr dən, soʊ ju kən əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪn ðə ɛnd, duɪŋ ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪz greɪt, bət ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ gʊd tɪ noʊ wɪn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ˈoʊvər jʊr hɛd ənd ɪts taɪm tɪ kɔl ˈsəmˌwən ɛls. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz ˈbɛtər tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs jʊr gɪr ˌɪnˈstɛd əv fɪks ɪt, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr ju ˈɑrənt ɔn ə fulz ˈɛrənd traɪɪŋ tɪ fɪks ə ˈgæʤət ðæts ʤɪst riʧt ɪts taɪm tɪ daɪ. gɑt jʊr oʊn ˈfeɪvərɪt rɪˈpɛr ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət ju dɪd ɔn jʊr oʊn, ər ə skɪl ˈɛni ʃʊd noʊ haʊ tɪ du? ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts.

the high cost of treating gun violence victims hits southerners especially hard a new stanford study tapped a massive database to show how shootings strain hospitals and taxpayers. the cost of treating gunshot survivors is greatest in states with the highest rates of firearm ownership and the most permissive gun laws, new research shows. more than 4 in 10 shooting victims admitted to hospitals between 2006 and 2014 were concentrated in 16 southern states and the district of columbia, according to a study published this week by two researchers at stanford university school of medicine. of initial hospital admissions for firearms injuries, 43 percent were in the south. the west and midwest each had 20 percent of hospitalizations, while the northeast claimed 16 percent. more than a third of patients treated in the south were uninsured. dr. thomas weiser, an associate professor of surgery, and spitzer, a medical student, analyzed inpatient hospital records to conclude that the initial hospitalization of patients wounded by guns over the period cost americans more than $6.6 billion. the researchers used a sample of more than patients admitted to american hospitals with gunshot injuries. the average cost per hospitalization was $24,746. patients with medicaid or medicare were responsible for roughly 40 percent of costs in the survey period. uninsured patients were accountable for about a quarter of the costs. the costs attributed to the south alone were $2.7 billion. stay informed subscribe to receive the newsletters on important gun news and analysis. email address the canon sent every saturday. our guide to the week's most revealing, reporting on gun issues. the daily bulletin sent weekday mornings. get up to speed with the latest articles and other important news of the day. leave this field empty if you're human: the medical community is in near unanimous agreement that owning a gun increases the risk of being shot, whether intentionally or in an accident. as americans continue to purchase firearms at breakneck pace, this reality has public safety implications: every year, roughly people are shot in the united states. this epidemic also has financial ramifications for the institutions that must treat victims: most of the roughly people who are wounded by a bullet annually enter the healthcare system, incurring massive costs. “for every one person who dies from a gunshot, there are three or four people who survive,” weiser said. “at the end of the day, injuries are associated with a cost. and a cost [often] borne by taxpayers.” the study draws from a survey of 20 percent of american hospitals conducted by the agency for healthcare research and quality. the survey collects patient information and insurance trends of roughly 8 million discharges annually. the study does not offer breakdowns, but does show costs across geographical regions. southern states were responsible for a disproportionate amount of patients. the study counts alabama, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, florida, georgia, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, mississippi, north carolina, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, texas, virginia, west virginia, as southern states. the researchers focused on financial costs, and did not attempt to account for how gun ownership and gun laws might play a role. weiser said he wants to better understand the connection, but “we really have data.” but the finding that the south is the region with the highest number of gunshot victims roughly mirrors gun ownership statistics. according to a survey by researchers from harvard and northeastern universities, of 55 million gun owners, nearly 37 percent live in the south, while the west and midwest claim about 22 percent, respectively. eighteen percent of gun owners hail from the northeast. the same survey found that almost three quarters of southern gun owners said they own their firearms for self-protection. over the last decade, many southern states have rolled back restrictions on carrying guns in public and relaxed requirements for obtaining a concealed weapons permit, all while strengthening laws protecting the use of deadly force. on wednesday, governor asa hutchinson of arkansas signed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on the campuses of the public colleges and universities. the stanford study emerged from interest in gun violence. when she arrived at stanford two years ago, she was surprised to learn just how little research had been published about firearms injuries, she said. she hopes that the success of this study will inform researchers more down the road, potentially with a focus on how often gunshot survivors return to the healthcare system for care after their initial injury. “a motivating factor is filling this [research] gap,” she said. the study only focused on a first trip to the hospital with a gunshot wound. it does not include the subsequent hospitalizations, rehabilitation, or patients treated and released from the emergency room. “this is a very select group of patients,” weiser said. “and in truth we know anything about patients about once they get out.” a gunshot recovery can be an arduous and costly process, especially for those without the financial means to access services. survivors often require long-term care, such as physical therapy or mental health treatment to deal with the aftermath of such traumatic injuries. past studies have included long-term rehabilitation and a variety of other factors when calculating the cost of gun violence, but the majority focus on specific states. in one recent analysis, published in february, dr. ted miller of the pacific institute and first coast news determined that gun violence costs each florida resident $740 every year. the model included estimated costs to the criminal justice system, loss of work, extended medical treatments, and a decline in quality of life. miller is the same economist who worked with mother jones in 2015 to calculate the national cost of gun violence. the number they landed on, using the expanded criteria of costs: $229 billion per year. weiser stressed that such additional costs are extremely important when assessing the total impact of recovering from a gunshot. but he said that many of them can “be perceived as arbitrary.” he said it was his and intent to conduct their analysis with the most data available, to prevent the findings from being misconstrued. his objective was to “remove the emotion” from the research, he said, “and look at the actual dollar figures.” that’s one of the reasons the authors believe their work may have an impact outside of the medical community. “if these costs are borne by the government, it has real implications for federal and state budgets,” weiser said. “if going to argue for increased availability for firearms, you need to calculate the increase in costs.” uninsured patients and those with medicaid each accounted for roughly 30 percent of the sample used in the survey. slightly more than 20 percent of patients had private insurance, while just 6 percent had medicare. the insurance status of an additional 14 percent of patients was “other”: individuals whom the hospital opted not to charge, and those with “alternative forms of insurance,” according to the study. demographics varied significantly between payer groups. the average medicaid patient was 26, and more than 50 percent identified as black and reported a household median income in the lowest quartile, below $37,999. individuals with private insurance were on average older, more likely to be white, and had a higher median income. patients with medicare had an average age of 57 and were the most likely to be transferred to another hospital for treatment, or die as a result of their injuries. however, one factor remained the same: in every payer group, males accounted for more than 80 percent of patients. weiser said he is energized about continuing work on the issue of gun violence. in the operating room he interacts with shooting victims first-hand, though rather not have to. “if i as a trauma surgeon never had to take care of a young kid with a gunshot wound again, that would be fantastic,” he said. [photo: flickr user airman magazine]

ðə haɪ kɔst əv ˈtritɪŋ gən ˈvaɪələns ˈvɪktɪmz hɪts ˈsəðərnərz əˈspɛʃəli hɑrd ə nu ˈstænfərd ˈstədi tæpt ə ˈmæsɪv ˈdætəˌbeɪs tɪ ʃoʊ haʊ ˈʃutɪŋz streɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz ənd ˈtækˌspeɪərz. ðə kɔst əv ˈtritɪŋ ˈgənˌʃɑt sərˈvaɪvərz ɪz ˈgreɪtəst ɪn steɪts wɪθ ðə haɪəst reɪts əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd ðə moʊst pərˈmɪsɪv gən lɔz, nu ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz. mɔr ðən 4 ɪn 10 ˈʃutɪŋ ˈvɪktɪmz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz bɪtˈwin 2006 ənd 2014 wər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn 16 ˈsəðərn steɪts ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ðɪs wik baɪ tu ˈrisərʧərz æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti skul əv ˈmɛdəsən. əv ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ədˈmɪʃənz fər ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈɪnʤəriz, 43 pərˈsɛnt wər ɪn ðə saʊθ. ðə wɛst ənd ˌmɪdˈwɛst iʧ hæd 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃənz, waɪl ðə ˌnɔrˈθist kleɪmd 16 pərˈsɛnt. mɔr ðən ə θərd əv ˈpeɪʃənz ˈtritɪd ɪn ðə saʊθ wər ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd. ˈdɑktər. ˈtɑməs ˈwaɪsər, ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈsərʤəri, ənd ˈspɪtzər, ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈstudənt, ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈɪnˌpeɪʃənt ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈrɛkərdz tɪ kənˈklud ðət ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən əv ˈpeɪʃənz ˈwundɪd baɪ gənz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpɪriəd kɔst əˈmɛrɪkənz mɔr ðən ˈbɪljən. ðə ˈrisərʧərz juzd ə ˈsæmpəl əv mɔr ðən ˈpeɪʃənz ədˈmɪtəd tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz wɪθ ˈgənˌʃɑt ˈɪnʤəriz. ðə ˈævərɪʤ kɔst pər ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃən wɑz ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ər ˈmɛdəˌkɛr wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈrəfli 40 pərˈsɛnt əv kɔsts ɪn ðə ˈsərˌveɪ ˈpɪriəd. ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˈpeɪʃənz wər əˈkaʊntəbəl fər əˈbaʊt ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə kɔsts. ðə kɔsts əˈtrɪbjətəd tɪ ðə saʊθ əˈloʊn wər ˈbɪljən. steɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd səbˈskraɪb tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ɔn ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt gən nuz ənd æˈnælɪsɪs. iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈkænən sɛnt ˈɛvəri ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ɑr gaɪd tɪ ðə wiks moʊst rɪˈvilɪŋ, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ɔn gən ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈdeɪli ˈbʊlɪtən sɛnt ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz. gɪt əp tɪ spid wɪθ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɑrtɪkəlz ənd ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nuz əv ðə deɪ. liv ðɪs fild ˈɛmti ɪf jʊr ˈjumən: ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl kəmˈjunɪti ɪz ɪn nɪr juˈnænəməs əˈgrimənt ðət ˈoʊnɪŋ ə gən ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə rɪsk əv biɪŋ ʃɑt, ˈwɛðər ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ər ɪn ən ˈæksədənt. ɛz əˈmɛrɪkənz kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈpərʧəs ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz æt ˈbreɪkˌnɛk peɪs, ðɪs ˌriˈæləˌti həz ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz: ˈɛvəri jɪr, ˈrəfli ˈpipəl ər ʃɑt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðɪs ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ðət məst trit ˈvɪktɪmz: moʊst əv ðə ˈrəfli ˈpipəl hu ər ˈwundɪd baɪ ə ˈbʊlət ˈænjuəli ˈɛnər ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm, ˌɪnˈkərɪŋ ˈmæsɪv kɔsts. ˈɛvəri wən ˈpərsən hu daɪz frəm ə ˈgənˌʃɑt, ðɛr ər θri ər fɔr ˈpipəl hu survive,”*,” ˈwaɪsər sɛd. ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, ˈɪnʤəriz ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ə kɔst. ənd ə kɔst [ˈɔfən] bɔrn baɪ taxpayers.”*.” ðə ˈstədi drɔz frəm ə ˈsərˌveɪ əv 20 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi fər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈrisərʧ ənd kˈwɑləti. ðə ˈsərˌveɪ kəˈlɛkts ˈpeɪʃənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns trɛnz əv ˈrəfli 8 ˈmɪljən ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤəz ˈænjuəli. ðə ˈstədi dɪz nɑt ˈɔfər ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz, bət dɪz ʃoʊ kɔsts əˈkrɔs ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˈriʤənz. ˈsəðərn steɪts wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ə ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈpeɪʃənz. ðə ˈstədi kaʊnts ˌæləˈbæmə, ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, ˈdɛləˌwɛr, ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈʤɔrʤə, kənˈtəki, luˌiziˈænə, ˈmɛrələnd, ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ˌtɛnəˈsi, ˈtɛksəs, vərˈʤɪnjə, wɛst vərˈʤɪnjə, ɛz ˈsəðərn steɪts. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kɔsts, ənd dɪd nɑt əˈtɛmpt tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər haʊ gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd gən lɔz maɪt pleɪ ə roʊl. ˈwaɪsər sɛd hi wɔnts tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə kəˈnɛkʃən, bət ˈrɪli hæv data.”*.” bət ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðə saʊθ ɪz ðə ˈriʤən wɪθ ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈgənˌʃɑt ˈvɪktɪmz ˈrəfli ˈmɪrərz gən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp stəˈtɪstɪks. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsərˌveɪ baɪ ˈrisərʧərz frəm ˈhɑrvərd ənd ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, əv 55 ˈmɪljən gən ˈoʊnərz, ˈnɪrli 37 pərˈsɛnt lɪv ɪn ðə saʊθ, waɪl ðə wɛst ənd ˌmɪdˈwɛst kleɪm əˈbaʊt 22 pərˈsɛnt, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ˈeɪˈtin pərˈsɛnt əv gən ˈoʊnərz heɪl frəm ðə ˌnɔrˈθist. ðə seɪm ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst θri kˈwɔrtərz əv ˈsəðərn gən ˈoʊnərz sɛd ðeɪ oʊn ðɛr ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz fər self-protection*. ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, ˈmɛni ˈsəðərn steɪts hæv roʊld bæk riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˈkɛriɪŋ gənz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ənd rɪˈlækst rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər əbˈteɪnɪŋ ə kənˈsild ˈwɛpənz ˈpərˌmɪt, ɔl waɪl ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ lɔz prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə juz əv ˈdɛdli fɔrs. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈgəvərnər ˈɑsə ˈhəʧɪnsən əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ saɪnd ə bɪl ðət wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈkɛri kənˈsild ˈhændˌgənz ɔn ðə ˈkæmpəsɪz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. ðə ˈstænfərd ˈstədi ˈimərʤd frəm ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn gən ˈvaɪələns. wɪn ʃi əraɪvd æt ˈstænfərd tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ʃi wɑz səˈpraɪzd tɪ lərn ʤɪst haʊ ˈlɪtəl ˈrisərʧ hæd bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt əˈbaʊt ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈɪnʤəriz, ʃi sɛd. ʃi hoʊps ðət ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðɪs ˈstədi wɪl ˌɪnˈfɔrm ˈrisərʧərz mɔr daʊn ðə roʊd, pəˈtɛnʃəli wɪθ ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn haʊ ˈɔfən ˈgənˌʃɑt sərˈvaɪvərz rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈsɪstəm fər kɛr ˈæftər ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɪnʤəri. ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ ˈfæktər ɪz ˈfɪlɪŋ ðɪs [ˈrisərʧ] gap,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈstədi ˈoʊnli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ə fərst trɪp tɪ ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɪθ ə ˈgənˌʃɑt wund. ɪt dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˌhɑspɪtələˈzeɪʃənz, ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən, ər ˈpeɪʃənz ˈtritɪd ənd riˈlist frəm ðə ˈimərʤənsi rum. ɪz ə ˈvɛri səˈlɛkt grup əv patients,”*,” ˈwaɪsər sɛd. ɪn truθ wi noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpeɪʃənz əˈbaʊt wəns ðeɪ gɪt out.”*.” ə ˈgənˌʃɑt rɪˈkəvəri kən bi ən ˈɑrʤuəs ənd ˈkɔstli ˈprɔˌsɛs, əˈspɛʃəli fər ðoʊz wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl minz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈsərvɪsɪz. sərˈvaɪvərz ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈlɔŋˈtərm kɛr, səʧ ɛz ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθɛrəpi ər ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈtritmənt tɪ dil wɪθ ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ əv səʧ trɔˈmætɪk ˈɪnʤəriz. pæst ˈstədiz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən ənd ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈəðər ˈfæktərz wɪn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə kɔst əv gən ˈvaɪələns, bət ðə məˈʤɔrəti ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk steɪts. ɪn wən ˈrisənt æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ˈdɑktər. tɛd ˈmɪlər əv ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈɪnstɪˌtut ənd fərst koʊst nuz dɪˈtərmənd ðət gən ˈvaɪələns kɔsts iʧ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈrɛzɪdənt 740 ˈɛvəri jɪr. ðə ˈmɑdəl ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd kɔsts tɪ ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm, lɔs əv wərk, ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənts, ənd ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn kˈwɑləti əv laɪf. ˈmɪlər ɪz ðə seɪm ɪˈkɑnəmɪst hu wərkt wɪθ ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ɪn 2015 tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈnæʃənəl kɔst əv gən ˈvaɪələns. ðə ˈnəmbər ðeɪ ˈlændɪd ɔn, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspændɪd kraɪˈtɪriə əv kɔsts: 229 ˈbɪljən pər jɪr. ˈwaɪsər strɛst ðət səʧ əˈdɪʃənəl kɔsts ər ɪkˈstrimli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wɪn əˈsɛsɪŋ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪmˈpækt əv rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ə ˈgənˌʃɑt. bət hi sɛd ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm kən pərˈsivd ɛz arbitrary.”*.” hi sɛd ɪt wɑz hɪz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ðɛr æˈnælɪsɪs wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl, tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz frəm biɪŋ ˌmɪskənˈstrud. hɪz əˈbʤɛktɪv wɑz tɪ ðə emotion”*” frəm ðə ˈrisərʧ, hi sɛd, lʊk æt ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈdɔlər figures.”*.” wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ðə ˈɔθərz bɪˈliv ðɛr wərk meɪ hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl kəmˈjunɪti. ðiz kɔsts ər bɔrn baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪt həz ril ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt budgets,”*,” ˈwaɪsər sɛd. goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɑrgju fər ˌɪnˈkrist əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti fər ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ju nid tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˌɪnˈkris ɪn costs.”*.” ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˈpeɪʃənz ənd ðoʊz wɪθ ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd iʧ əˈkaʊntɪd fər ˈrəfli 30 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈsæmpəl juzd ɪn ðə ˈsərˌveɪ. sˈlaɪtli mɔr ðən 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpeɪʃənz hæd ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, waɪl ʤɪst 6 pərˈsɛnt hæd ˈmɛdəˌkɛr. ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈstætəs əv ən əˈdɪʃənəl 14 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpeɪʃənz wɑz ““other”*”: ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hum ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈɑptɪd nɑt tɪ ʧɑrʤ, ənd ðoʊz wɪθ fɔrmz əv insurance,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈstədi. ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ˈvɛrid sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli bɪtˈwin peɪər grups. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ˈpeɪʃənt wɑz 26 ənd mɔr ðən 50 pərˈsɛnt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz blæk ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈmidiən ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə loʊəst kˈwɔrtɪl, bɪˈloʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns wər ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ˈoʊldər, mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi waɪt, ənd hæd ə haɪər ˈmidiən ˈɪnˌkəm. ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmɛdəˌkɛr hæd ən ˈævərɪʤ eɪʤ əv 57 ənd wər ðə moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈtrænsfərd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈtritmənt, ər daɪ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɛr ˈɪnʤəriz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wən ˈfæktər rɪˈmeɪnd ðə seɪm: ɪn ˈɛvəri peɪər grup, meɪlz əˈkaʊntɪd fər mɔr ðən 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈwaɪsər sɛd hi ɪz ˈɛnərˌʤaɪzd əˈbaʊt kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ wərk ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv gən ˈvaɪələns. ɪn ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ rum hi ˌɪnərˈækts wɪθ ˈʃutɪŋ ˈvɪktɪmz first-hand*, ðoʊ ˈrəðər nɑt hæv tɪ. aɪ ɛz ə ˈtrɔmə ˈsərʤɪn ˈnɛvər hæd tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ə jəŋ kɪd wɪθ ə ˈgənˌʃɑt wund əˈgɛn, ðət wʊd bi fantastic,”*,” hi sɛd. [ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈflɪkər ˈjuzər ˈɛrmən ˈmægəˌzin]

joseph erlanger (january 5, 1874 december 5, 1965) was an american physiologist who is best known for his contributions to the field of neuroscience. together with herbert spencer gasser, he identified several varieties of nerve fiber and established the relationship between action potential velocity and fiber diameter. they were awarded the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1944 for these achievements. biography [ edit ] erlanger was born on january 5, 1874, at san francisco, california. his family was jewish and his parents both immigrated from the kingdom of württemberg, germany and met in california during the gold rush. joseph was the sixth of seven children born to the couple. he completed his bachelor of science in chemistry from the university of california, berkeley in 1895. he then completed his m.d. in 1899 from the johns hopkins school of medicine in baltimore, maryland, where he finished second in his class. upon graduating, erlanger interned at johns hopkins hospital under william osler and worked in a physiology laboratory. erlanger also gave lectures at the school on digestion and metabolism. erlanger also had an interest in cardiology, specifically the way that excitation transferred from the atrium to the and researched with arthur hirschfelder. erlanger developed and patented a new type of that could measure blood pressure from the artery. while working at johns hopkins in 1901, erlanger published a paper on the digestive systems of canines. this paper caught the attention of william henry howell, a physiology professor at johns hopkins. howell recruited erlanger as an assistant professor. erlanger was promoted to associate professor some time before 1906. in 1906, erlanger accepted a position as the first chair of physiology at the university of wisconsin in madison. in 1910, he left to take a position as professor at washington university in st. louis; the st. louis position offered erlanger more funding for his projects. herbert spencer gasser, former student at wisconsin, joined laboratory soon after the move. during world war i, the pair contributed to the research effort examining the effects of shock. as part of this work, erlanger was able to produce heart block in an animal model by clamping the bundle of his and tightening] together, they managed to amplify the action potential of a bullfrog nerve in 1922 and published the results in the american journal of physiology. it is uncertain why the pair had such a sudden shift in interest to neuroscience, as erlanger was already widely respected in the cardiology field. erlanger and gasser were able to modify a western electric oscilloscope to run at low voltages. prior to this modification, the only method available to measure neural activity was the electroencephalograph, which could only show large-scale electrical activity. with this technology, they were able to observe that action potentials occurred in two spike (initial surge) followed by an (a sequence of slow changes in potential). they discovered that neurons were found in many forms, each with their own potential for excitability. with this research, the pair discovered that the velocity of action potentials was directly proportional to the diameter of the nerve fiber. the partnership ended in 1931, when gasser accepted a position at cornell university. in 1944, they won the nobel prize in medicine or physiology for these discoveries. he died of heart disease on december 5, 1965 at st. louis, missouri. the joseph erlanger house in st. louis was designated a national historic landmark on december 8, 1976 as a building of national] on january 22, 2009, the international astronomical union named a crater on the moon after needed] citations [ edit ] references [ edit ]

ˈʤoʊzəf ˈɛrlæŋər (ˈʤænjuˌɛri 5 1874 dɪˈsɛmbər 5 1965 wɑz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˌfɪziˈɑləʤɪst hu ɪz bɛst noʊn fər hɪz ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ðə fild əv nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns. təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈhərbərt ˈspɛnsər ˈgæsər, hi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈsɛvərəl vərˈaɪətiz əv nərv ˈfaɪbər ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈækʃən pəˈtɛnʃəl vəˈlɑsəti ənd ˈfaɪbər daɪˈæmətər. ðeɪ wər əˈwɔrdɪd ðə noʊˈbɛl praɪz ɪn ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi ər ˈmɛdəsən ɪn 1944 fər ðiz əˈʧivmənts. baɪˈɑgrəfi ˈɛdət ˈɛrlæŋər wɑz bɔrn ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 5 1874 æt sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. hɪz ˈfæməli wɑz ʤuɪʃ ənd hɪz ˈpɛrənts boʊθ ˈɪməˌgreɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈkɪŋdəm əv württemberg*, ˈʤərməni ənd mɛt ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə goʊld rəʃ. ˈʤoʊzəf wɑz ðə sɪksθ əv ˈsɛvən ˈʧɪldrən bɔrn tɪ ðə ˈkəpəl. hi kəmˈplitɪd hɪz ˈbæʧələr əv saɪəns ɪn ˈkɛmɪstri frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ˈbərkli ɪn 1895 hi ðɛn kəmˈplitɪd hɪz m.d*. ɪn 1899 frəm ðə ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz skul əv ˈmɛdəsən ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr, ˈmɛrələnd, wɛr hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈsɛkənd ɪn hɪz klæs. əˈpɑn ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ, ˈɛrlæŋər ˈɪnˌtərnd æt ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈəndər ˈwɪljəm ˈɑzlər ənd wərkt ɪn ə ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi ˈlæbrəˌtɔri. ˈɛrlæŋər ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv ˈlɛkʧərz æt ðə skul ɔn daɪˈʤɛsʧən ənd məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm. ˈɛrlæŋər ˈɔlsoʊ hæd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˌkɑrdiˈɑləʤi, spəˈsɪfɪkli ðə weɪ ðət ˌɛksaɪˈteɪʃən ˈtrænsfərd frəm ðə ˈeɪtriəm tɪ ðə ənd riˈsərʧt wɪθ ˈɑrθər hirschfelder*. ˈɛrlæŋər dɪˈvɛləpt ənd ˈpætəntɪd ə nu taɪp əv ðət kʊd ˈmɛʒər bləd ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə ˈɑrtəri. waɪl ˈwərkɪŋ æt ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz ɪn 1901 ˈɛrlæŋər ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈpeɪpər ɔn ðə daɪˈʤɛstɪv ˈsɪstəmz əv ˈkeɪˌnaɪnz. ðɪs ˈpeɪpər kɔt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˈwɪljəm ˈhɛnri haʊəl, ə ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər æt ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz. haʊəl rɪˈkrutɪd ˈɛrlæŋər ɛz ən əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər. ˈɛrlæŋər wɑz prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər səm taɪm ˌbiˈfɔr 1906 ɪn 1906 ˈɛrlæŋər ækˈsɛptɪd ə pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ðə fərst ʧɛr əv ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv wɪˈskɑnsən ɪn ˈmædɪsən. ɪn 1910 hi lɛft tɪ teɪk ə pəˈzɪʃən ɛz prəˈfɛsər æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn st*. luɪs; ðə st*. luɪs pəˈzɪʃən ˈɔfərd ˈɛrlæŋər mɔr ˈfəndɪŋ fər hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈhərbərt ˈspɛnsər ˈgæsər, ˈfɔrmər ˈstudənt æt wɪˈskɑnsən, ʤɔɪnd ˈlæbrəˌtɔri sun ˈæftər ðə muv. ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr aɪ, ðə pɛr kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈɛfərt ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈifɛkts əv ʃɑk. ɛz pɑrt əv ðɪs wərk, ˈɛrlæŋər wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈproʊdus hɑrt blɑk ɪn ən ˈænəməl ˈmɑdəl baɪ ˈklæmpɪŋ ðə ˈbəndəl əv hɪz ənd ˈtaɪtənɪŋ təˈgɛðər, ðeɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ðə ˈækʃən pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ə ˈbʊlˌfrɔg nərv ɪn 1922 ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ðə rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤərnəl əv ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi. ɪt ɪz ənˈsərtən waɪ ðə pɛr hæd səʧ ə ˈsədən ʃɪft ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns, ɛz ˈɛrlæŋər wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈwaɪdli rɪˈspɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˌkɑrdiˈɑləʤi fild. ˈɛrlæŋər ənd ˈgæsər wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ə ˈwɛstərn ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˌɔˈsɪləˌskoʊp tɪ rən æt loʊ ˈvoʊltɪʤɪz. praɪər tɪ ðɪs ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃən, ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmɛθəd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈmɛʒər ˈnʊrəl ækˈtɪvɪti wɑz ðə electroencephalograph*, wɪʧ kʊd ˈoʊnli ʃoʊ ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti. wɪθ ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ əbˈzərv ðət ˈækʃən pəˈtɛnʃəlz əˈkərd ɪn tu spaɪk (ˌɪˈnɪʃəl sərʤ) ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ən (ə ˈsikwəns əv sloʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn pəˈtɛnʃəl). ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈnʊrɑnz wər faʊnd ɪn ˈmɛni fɔrmz, iʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn pəˈtɛnʃəl fər excitability*. wɪθ ðɪs ˈrisərʧ, ðə pɛr dɪˈskəvərd ðət ðə vəˈlɑsəti əv ˈækʃən pəˈtɛnʃəlz wɑz dɪˈrɛkli prəˈpɔrʃənəl tɪ ðə daɪˈæmətər əv ðə nərv ˈfaɪbər. ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ˈɛndɪd ɪn 1931 wɪn ˈgæsər ækˈsɛptɪd ə pəˈzɪʃən æt kɔrˈnɛl ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ɪn 1944 ðeɪ wən ðə noʊˈbɛl praɪz ɪn ˈmɛdəsən ər ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi fər ðiz dɪˈskəvəriz. hi daɪd əv hɑrt dɪˈziz ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 5 1965 æt st*. luɪs, məˈzʊri. ðə ˈʤoʊzəf ˈɛrlæŋər haʊs ɪn st*. luɪs wɑz ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ə ˈnæʃənəl hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈlændˌmɑrk ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 8 1976 ɛz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv ˈnæʃənəl ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 22 2009 ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈjunjən neɪmd ə ˈkreɪtər ɔn ðə mun ˈæftər ˈnidɪd] saɪˈteɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət

former england star paul scholes is set to play in india former manchester united and england paul scholes has signed a three-year deal to play in india's new league which starts next month. the inaugural edition of premier, an indoor variant of football where players use a smaller and less ball than in the traditional game, will run from july. "futsal is a fascinating format that has played a pivotal role in developing the skills of some of the greatest football players," said scholes. "premier will be a great way to introduce the sport to india and i'm looking forward to meeting the fans across india who i know are some of the most passionate in the world." deco (l) will also play in the inaugural league ex-chelsea and barcelona deco and host of the world's toplers have already signed up to play in the league, with promising that more marquee signings are on the way. premier co-founder, added: "we are extremely proud to announce paul scholes as marquee player for premier. "since our launch, we have maintained that we are committed to bringing the top talent from across the world to india and we are clearly delivering on our promise. "through a pioneering model for introducing and a holistic approach to breeding home-grown talent, premier aims to be the marquee all-star tournament in the world." scholes retired from playing in 2013 scholes, 41, won 11 premier league titles, as well as two champions league trophies, during more than 700 appearances for manchester united before retiring in 2013. futsal is and is played on a surface. premier - whose president is madrid and barcelona - is the latest sporting competition in india, following the indian premier league, indian super league and premier badminton league.

ˈfɔrmər ˈɪŋglənd stɑr pɔl skoʊlz ɪz sɛt tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈɪndiə ˈfɔrmər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ənd ˈɪŋglənd pɔl skoʊlz həz saɪnd ə θˈriˌjɪr dil tɪ pleɪ ɪn ˈɪndiəz nu lig wɪʧ stɑrts nɛkst mənθ. ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl ɪˈdɪʃən əv prɛˈmɪr, ən ˈɪnˌdɔr ˈvɛriənt əv ˈfʊtˌbɔl wɛr pleɪərz juz ə sˈmɔlər ənd lɛs bɔl ðən ɪn ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl geɪm, wɪl rən frəm ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪz ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈfɔrˌmæt ðət həz pleɪd ə ˈpɪvətəl roʊl ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə skɪlz əv səm əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪərz," sɛd skoʊlz. "prɛˈmɪr wɪl bi ə greɪt weɪ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ðə spɔrt tɪ ˈɪndiə ənd əm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈmitɪŋ ðə fænz əˈkrɔs ˈɪndiə hu aɪ noʊ ər səm əv ðə moʊst ˈpæʃənət ɪn ðə wərld." ˈdɛkoʊ (ɛl) wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˌɪˈnɔgərəl lig ənd ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ˈdɛkoʊ ənd hoʊst əv ðə wərldz tɔp hæv ɔˈrɛdi saɪnd əp tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə lig, wɪθ ˈprɑməsɪŋ ðət mɔr mɑrˈki ˈsaɪnɪŋz ər ɔn ðə weɪ. prɛˈmɪr co-founder*, ˈædɪd: "wi ər ɪkˈstrimli praʊd tɪ əˈnaʊns pɔl skoʊlz ɛz mɑrˈki pleɪər fər prɛˈmɪr. "sɪns ɑr lɔnʧ, wi hæv meɪnˈteɪnd ðət wi ər kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə tɔp ˈtælənt frəm əˈkrɔs ðə wərld tɪ ˈɪndiə ənd wi ər ˈklɪrli dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ ɔn ɑr ˈprɑməs. "θru ə ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈmɑdəl fər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ənd ə hoʊˈlɪstɪk əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈbridɪŋ ˈhoʊmˌgroʊn ˈtælənt, prɛˈmɪr eɪmz tɪ bi ðə mɑrˈki ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ðə wərld." skoʊlz rɪˈtaɪrd frəm pleɪɪŋ ɪn 2013 skoʊlz, 41 wən 11 prɛˈmɪr lig ˈtaɪtəlz, ɛz wɛl ɛz tu ˈʧæmpiənz lig ˈtroʊfiz, ˈdʊrɪŋ mɔr ðən 700 əˈpɪrənsəz fər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ ɪn 2013 ɪz ənd ɪz pleɪd ɔn ə ˈsərfəs. prɛˈmɪr huz ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz məˈdrɪd ənd ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪn ˈɪndiə, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈɪndiən prɛˈmɪr lig, ˈɪndiən ˈsupər lig ənd prɛˈmɪr ˈbædˌmɪntən lig.

the percentage of canadians who working who even looking for a job is at a historic high years after the economy supposedly bounced back from the recession. the labour participation rate for canadian men in their working prime ages 25 through 54 is the lowest been since statistics canada started collecting that data. women’s participation rate, rising since the 1950s, has been largely stagnant since 2006. canadians want to work. settling for temp, seasonal or part-time jobs, without the stability of a pension or benefits, to stay in the workforce. but for many, the numbers just add up. they go back to school; they settle for seasonal, contract work; some just throw in the towel. read the series government response: what the feds had to say about canadians’ labour instability trap ‘like banging your head against a wall’ jillanne mignon quit her job because she afford it. she was working a decent gig for the city of 311 service a job left her university program to take so she could support her toddler son, michael. but even with that salary, she found herself in a cycle of debt just to pay for child care. “when a subsidy, no spaces. when there are spaces, no subsidy. “when you have people depending on you and you give them all that you want, nightmarish.” watch: mark mcallister looks into why so many canadians have stopped looking for work. ultimately, she realized it just make sense. “i’m going to work to pay for childcare because i want to be on welfare. “but then better if i go on welfare because then i have to worry about childcare because welfare force me to go to work until my kid is six. so tired. and i know what i want to do. “it’s like banging your head against a wall.” so she quit her job. moved to toronto, where the combination of family support and kindergarten helped with child care. swallowed her pride and went on welfare. “when you have student loans and you still have to go on welfare, that hurts. because tried to educate yourself so you have to be dependent on the government for social assistance,” she said. it sounds like an inconceivable decision, to abandon a decent job in favour of a penurious program become (inaccurately, evidence shows) associated with sloth and system-scammers. but the reality for a growing number of canadians. job market dropouts the percentage of canadians over 15 who are working or actively looking for work is, its lowest point since 2001. (for both men and women aged, the lowest since 2002. for men, the lowest since at least 1976.) ontario’s participation rate for the same age group,, been this bad since 1998. in british columbia, under two-thirds of the population is in the job market the lowest percentage since at least 1990. “it is indicative of a weak economy, no question,” said mike moffatt, an economist with the mowat centre and the ivey school of business. while it unusual for job market participation to drop in a downturn, recoveries are supposed to have the opposite effect, as more people an invigorated labour market. if the percentage of people working or looking for work continues to drop, as it has, wrong. moffatt sees the historic low participation rates as part of a trend, hastened by the financial crisis. “it’s a trend, unfortunately, i expect to see continue with globalization and automation: getting tough for men, particularly ones that have levels of higher education,” he said. it’s “problematic not just for the individuals, but it causes an tax base if you have smaller proportions of adults in the labour force. “it absolutely is worrisome.” a government that wants to reverse that trend, then, would have to both encourage men and women to join and remain in the labour market, and ensure they have the skills they need to do so. and while both federal and provincial governments have touted “job creation” partnerships with businesses, economists have argued it makes more sense to focus on the individuals who need jobs and marketable skills. “people want to be in the workforce. i think anyone wants to stay at home and feel useless,” said david macdonald, senior economist with the canadian centre for policy alternatives. “the question is, how do we provide circumstances where employment for them?” a fraying safety net mignon has a plan: in toronto, on welfare, she spent nine months researching the job market to qualify for second career funding so she could go back to school and get back in the workforce. “i worked for that money,” she says. and now, if she can keep up the commute from her apartment to scarborough for classes at centennial college, she can make it work. but it easy. every dollar of the money getting to pay her tuition is being deducted from the welfare cheque she needs to pay rent, feed and clothe herself and michael, who is now and adjusting to grade one and the prospect of homework. “social assistance is now saying, ‘well this [second career funding] is an income,” she said. “it’s taxed. going to take it off my cheque, dollar for dollar. “i’m basically being penalized [for going back to school].” ontario community and social services spokesperson kristen tedesco confirmed that second career funding gets deducted from welfare cheques. but she added that “a payment can fluctuate for a variety of reasons. we encourage ontario works clients to contact their caseworker immediately with any payment support issues.” (mignon assures that she has: “i have a very big mouth,” she said, laughing. “i’ve realized if you advocate for yourself, just going to step on you.” for now, she says, making it work.) at the same time, there are strict limits on anything mignon can save: put too much aside, and your welfare gets clawed back. the asset limit on how much mignon and her son can save, given the assistance getting right now, is $3,000. “they’ve basically said, ‘we are going to keep you in poverty by not allowing you to save enough money to get out of poverty.’” upping that asset limit by a few thousand, she said, could change everything. “if you have $10,000, you have a stable stand. maybe a bank will lend you $500. maybe you can move to a better neighbourhood; if an emergency, if you need your wisdom teeth out, you can afford that,” she said. “you can say ‘let me see what my options are.’” “but $3,000? $3,000 gets you nowhere quick.” economists and advocates who study the social assistance cycle argue having savings, or being allowed to accumulate them without losing income assistance, would help keep people from falling back into poverty. “you have to impoverish yourself to have access to” welfare, says mary marrone, director of legal services at income security advocacy centre, this makes it much more difficult to pull yourself back out. “people are living on a edge. you had a chance to build up any savings.” the goal of social assistance programs, marrone argues, should be to get people into sustainable financial situations so they stay off social assistance, rather than simply get them out of the program as soon as possible. when social assistance becomes ‘a trap’ about 45 per cent of people who leave ontario works to rejoin the job market are back on welfare within two years, the tedesco said. frances, the former head of united way, a report on how to reform social assistance framework. she says too much focus and too many resources devoted to policing the program rather than helping people get off assistance, and stay off. “it’s not a joy, being on welfare,” she said. “social assistance can become a trap. “so if minimum wage is very low and if the jobs available have no prospect of becoming decent, middle-income jobs say a single parent with a kid with asthma, all of a sudden got a moral decision: do you go back to work and get a job that pays a fraction more but has no drug coverage to pay for the asthma drugs for your kid? not a decision that, ‘oh, i am lazy and want to work.’” at the same time, said, people in that position are faced with fewer options. “a number of the supports outside social assistance have become frayed over time. and people live on the margins. so they fall into social assistance quicker and harder to get back out.” on bad days, mignon is overwhelmed with the juggling her life entails, swamped by self-doubt. graduation feels far away, the prospect of subsequent employment iffy. on good days, she has plans: getting michael into a better school. moving maybe someday to a home in the suburbs around toronto, with a backyard for michael. graduating from centennial and working in community economic development. “i know what like to be on both ends of the spectrum to have financial security and to be very, very, very insecure, financially,” she said. “i think that, as canadians, we kind of have glasses on where our economy really is.” tell us your story: have you given up on the job market? 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ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv kəˈneɪdiənz hu ˈwərkɪŋ hu ˈivɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ʤɑb ɪz æt ə hɪˈstɔrɪk haɪ jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi səˈpoʊzədli baʊnst bæk frəm ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən. ðə ˈleɪbər pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪt fər kəˈneɪdiən mɛn ɪn ðɛr ˈwərkɪŋ praɪm ˈeɪʤɪz 25 θru 54 ɪz ðə loʊəst bɪn sɪns stəˈtɪstɪks ˈkænədə ˈstɑrtɪd kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðət ˈdætə. pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪt, ˈraɪzɪŋ sɪns ðə 1950s*, həz bɪn ˈlɑrʤli ˈstægnənt sɪns 2006 kəˈneɪdiənz wɔnt tɪ wərk. ˈsɛtəlɪŋ fər tɛmp, ˈsizənəl ər ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ʤɑbz, wɪˈθaʊt ðə stəˈbɪlɪti əv ə ˈpɛnʃən ər ˈbɛnəfɪts, tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. bət fər ˈmɛni, ðə ˈnəmbərz ʤɪst æd əp. ðeɪ goʊ bæk tɪ skul; ðeɪ ˈsɛtəl fər ˈsizənəl, ˈkɑnˌtrækt wərk; səm ʤɪst θroʊ ɪn ðə taʊəl. rɛd ðə ˈsɪriz ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈspɑns: wət ðə fɛdz hæd tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt canadians’*’ ˈleɪbər ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti træp ˈbæŋɪŋ jʊr hɛd əˈgɛnst ə wall’*’ ˈmɪgnən kwɪt hər ʤɑb bɪˈkəz ʃi əˈfɔrd ɪt. ʃi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ə ˈdisənt gɪg fər ðə ˈsɪti əv 311 ˈsərvɪs ə ʤɑb lɛft hər ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ teɪk soʊ ʃi kʊd səˈpɔrt hər ˈtɑdlər sən, ˈmaɪkəl. bət ˈivɪn wɪθ ðət ˈsæləri, ʃi faʊnd hərˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈsaɪkəl əv dɛt ʤɪst tɪ peɪ fər ʧaɪld kɛr. ə ˈsəbsɪdi, noʊ ˈspeɪsɪz. wɪn ðɛr ər ˈspeɪsɪz, noʊ ˈsəbsɪdi. ju hæv ˈpipəl dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ju ənd ju gɪv ðɛm ɔl ðət ju wɔnt, nightmarish.”*.” wɔʧ: mɑrk məˈkæləstər lʊks ˈɪntu waɪ soʊ ˈmɛni kəˈneɪdiənz hæv stɑpt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər wərk. ˈəltəmətli, ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪt ʤɪst meɪk sɛns. goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk tɪ peɪ fər ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr bɪˈkəz aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr. ðɛn ˈbɛtər ɪf aɪ goʊ ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr bɪˈkəz ðɛn aɪ hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ˈʧaɪldˌkɛr bɪˈkəz ˈwɛlˌfɛr fɔrs mi tɪ goʊ tɪ wərk ənˈtɪl maɪ kɪd ɪz sɪks. soʊ taɪərd. ənd aɪ noʊ wət aɪ wɔnt tɪ du. laɪk ˈbæŋɪŋ jʊr hɛd əˈgɛnst ə wall.”*.” soʊ ʃi kwɪt hər ʤɑb. muvd tɪ tərˈɑntoʊ, wɛr ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈfæməli səˈpɔrt ənd ˈkɪndərˌgɑrtən hɛlpt wɪθ ʧaɪld kɛr. sˈwɑloʊd hər praɪd ənd wɛnt ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr. ju hæv ˈstudənt loʊnz ənd ju stɪl hæv tɪ goʊ ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr, ðət hərts. bɪˈkəz traɪd tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf soʊ ju hæv tɪ bi dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt fər ˈsoʊʃəl assistance,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ɪt saʊnz laɪk ən ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl dɪˈsɪʒən, tɪ əˈbændən ə ˈdisənt ʤɑb ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə ˌpɛnˈjuriəs ˈproʊˌgræm bɪˈkəm (ˌɪˈnækjərətli, ˈɛvədəns ʃoʊz) əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ sloʊθ ənd system-scammers*. bət ðə ˌriˈæləˌti fər ə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv kəˈneɪdiənz. ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt ˈdrɑˌpaʊts ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv kəˈneɪdiənz ˈoʊvər 15 hu ər ˈwərkɪŋ ər ˈæktɪvli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər wərk ɪz ɪts loʊəst pɔɪnt sɪns 2001 (fər boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈeɪʤɪd ðə loʊəst sɪns 2002 fər mɛn ðə loʊəst sɪns æt list 1976 pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪt fər ðə seɪm eɪʤ grup, bɪn ðɪs bæd sɪns 1998 ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə, ˈəndər ˌtuˈθərdz əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ɪn ðə ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt ðə loʊəst pərˈsɛnɪʤ sɪns æt list 1990 ɪz ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ə wik ɪˈkɑnəmi, noʊ question,”*,” sɛd maɪk ˈmɑfət, ən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst wɪθ ðə moʊət ˈsɛntər ənd ðə ˈaɪvi skul əv ˈbɪznɪs. waɪl ɪt ənˈjuˌʒuəl fər ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən tɪ drɔp ɪn ə ˈdaʊnˌtərn, rɪˈkəvəriz ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ hæv ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ˈifɛkt, ɛz mɔr ˈpipəl ən ˌɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪtɪd ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪf ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpipəl ˈwərkɪŋ ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər wərk kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ drɔp, ɛz ɪt həz, rɔŋ. ˈmɑfət siz ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk loʊ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən reɪts ɛz pɑrt əv ə trɛnd, ˈheɪsənd baɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs. ə trɛnd, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ɔtəˈmeɪʃən: ˈgɪtɪŋ təf fər mɛn, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wənz ðət hæv ˈlɛvəlz əv haɪər education,”*,” hi sɛd. nɑt ʤɪst fər ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, bət ɪt ˈkɔzɪz ən tæks beɪs ɪf ju hæv sˈmɔlər prəˈpɔrʃənz əv ˈædəlts ɪn ðə ˈleɪbər fɔrs. ˌæbsəˈlutli ɪz worrisome.”*.” ə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət wɔnts tɪ rɪˈvərs ðət trɛnd, ðɛn, wʊd hæv tɪ boʊθ ɪnˈkərəʤ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən tɪ ʤɔɪn ənd rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ˈleɪbər ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ðeɪ hæv ðə skɪlz ðeɪ nid tɪ du soʊ. ənd waɪl boʊθ ˈfɛdərəl ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənts hæv ˈtaʊtɪd creation”*” ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hæv ˈɑrgjud ɪt meɪks mɔr sɛns tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu nid ʤɑbz ənd ˈmɑrkətəbəl skɪlz. wɔnt tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛniˌwən wɔnts tɪ steɪ æt hoʊm ənd fil useless,”*,” sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd məkˈdɑnəld, ˈsinjər ɪˈkɑnəmɪst wɪθ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɛntər fər ˈpɑləsi ɔlˈtərnətɪvz. kˈwɛʃən ɪz, haʊ du wi prəˈvaɪd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wɛr ɪmˈplɔɪmənt fər them?”*?” ə freɪɪŋ ˈseɪfti nɛt ˈmɪgnən həz ə plæn: ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr, ʃi spɛnt naɪn mənθs riˈsərʧɪŋ ðə ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ˈsɛkənd kərɪr ˈfəndɪŋ soʊ ʃi kʊd goʊ bæk tɪ skul ənd gɪt bæk ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs. wərkt fər ðət money,”*,” ʃi sɪz. ənd naʊ, ɪf ʃi kən kip əp ðə kəmˈjut frəm hər əˈpɑrtmənt tɪ ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ fər ˈklæsɪz æt sɛnˈtɛniəl ˈkɑlɪʤ, ʃi kən meɪk ɪt wərk. bət ɪt ˈizi. ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər əv ðə ˈməni ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ peɪ hər tjuˈɪʃən ɪz biɪŋ dɪˈdəktɪd frəm ðə ˈwɛlˌfɛr ʧɛk ʃi nidz tɪ peɪ rɛnt, fid ənd kloʊð hərˈsɛlf ənd ˈmaɪkəl, hu ɪz naʊ ənd əˈʤəstɪŋ tɪ greɪd wən ənd ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈhoʊmˌwərk. əˈsɪstəns ɪz naʊ seɪɪŋ, ðɪs [ˈsɛkənd kərɪr ˈfəndɪŋ] ɪz ən income,”*,” ʃi sɛd. tækst. goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɪt ɔf maɪ ʧɛk, ˈdɔlər fər ˈdɔlər. ˈbeɪsɪkli biɪŋ ˈpinəˌlaɪzd [fər goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ school].”*].” ɑnˈtɛrioʊ kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈspoʊkspərsən ˈkrɪstən tɛˈdɛskoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət ˈsɛkənd kərɪr ˈfəndɪŋ gɪts dɪˈdəktɪd frəm ˈwɛlˌfɛr ʧɛks. bət ʃi ˈædɪd ðət ˈpeɪmənt kən ˈfləkʧəˌweɪt fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈrizənz. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ wərks klaɪənts tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðɛr ˈkeɪsˌwərkər ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli wɪθ ˈɛni ˈpeɪmənt səˈpɔrt issues.”*.” (ˈmɪgnən əˈʃʊrz ðət ʃi həz: hæv ə ˈvɛri bɪg mouth,”*,” ʃi sɛd, ˈlæfɪŋ. ˈriəˌlaɪzd ɪf ju ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈjɔrsɛlf, ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ stɛp ɔn you.”*.” fər naʊ, ʃi sɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt wərk.) æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðɛr ər strɪkt ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈmɪgnən kən seɪv: pʊt tu məʧ əˈsaɪd, ənd jʊr ˈwɛlˌfɛr gɪts klɔd bæk. ðə ˈæˌsɛt ˈlɪmət ɔn haʊ məʧ ˈmɪgnən ənd hər sən kən seɪv, ˈgɪvɪn ðə əˈsɪstəns ˈgɪtɪŋ raɪt naʊ, ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli sɛd, ər goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ju ɪn ˈpɑvərti baɪ nɑt əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ seɪv ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ gɪt aʊt əv poverty.’”*.’” ˈəpɪŋ ðət ˈæˌsɛt ˈlɪmət baɪ ə fju ˈθaʊzənd, ʃi sɛd, kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ju hæv ju hæv ə ˈsteɪbəl stænd. ˈmeɪbi ə bæŋk wɪl lɛnd ju 500 ˈmeɪbi ju kən muv tɪ ə ˈbɛtər ˈneɪbərˌhʊd; ɪf ən ˈimərʤənsi, ɪf ju nid jʊr ˈwɪzdəm tiθ aʊt, ju kən əˈfɔrd that,”*,” ʃi sɛd. kən seɪ mi si wət maɪ ˈɔpʃənz are.’”*.’” gɪts ju ˈnoʊˌwɛr quick.”*.” ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪts hu ˈstədi ðə ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns ˈsaɪkəl ˈɑrgju ˈhævɪŋ ˈseɪvɪŋz, ər biɪŋ əˈlaʊd tɪ əˈkjumjəˌleɪt ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm əˈsɪstəns, wʊd hɛlp kip ˈpipəl frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ˈpɑvərti. hæv tɪ ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃ ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs to”*” ˈwɛlˌfɛr, sɪz ˈmɛri mɑˈroʊni, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈligəl ˈsərvɪsɪz æt ˈɪnˌkəm sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈædvəkəsi ˈsɛntər, ðɪs meɪks ɪt məʧ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pʊl ˈjɔrsɛlf bæk aʊt. ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn ə ɛʤ. ju hæd ə ʧæns tɪ bɪld əp ˈɛni savings.”*.” ðə goʊl əv ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns ˈproʊˌgræmz, mɑˈroʊni ˈɑrgjuz, ʃʊd bi tɪ gɪt ˈpipəl ˈɪntu səˈsteɪnəbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz soʊ ðeɪ steɪ ɔf ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns, ˈrəðər ðən ˈsɪmpli gɪt ðɛm aʊt əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. wɪn ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns bɪˈkəmz trap’*’ əˈbaʊt 45 pər sɛnt əv ˈpipəl hu liv ɑnˈtɛrioʊ wərks tɪ riˈʤɔɪn ðə ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt ər bæk ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr wɪˈθɪn tu jɪrz, ðə tɛˈdɛskoʊ sɛd. ˈfrænsɪs, ðə ˈfɔrmər hɛd əv juˈnaɪtɪd weɪ, ə rɪˈpɔrt ɔn haʊ tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns ˈfreɪmˌwərk. ʃi sɪz tu məʧ ˈfoʊkɪs ənd tu ˈmɛni ˈrisɔrsɪz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ pəˈlisɪŋ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈrəðər ðən ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl gɪt ɔf əˈsɪstəns, ənd steɪ ɔf. nɑt ə ʤɔɪ, biɪŋ ɔn welfare,”*,” ʃi sɛd. əˈsɪstəns kən bɪˈkəm ə træp. ɪf ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ ɪz ˈvɛri loʊ ənd ɪf ðə ʤɑbz əˈveɪləbəl hæv noʊ ˈprɑspɛkt əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈdisənt, ˈmɪdəˌlɪnkəm ʤɑbz seɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrənt wɪθ ə kɪd wɪθ ˈæzmə, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən gɑt ə ˈmɔrəl dɪˈsɪʒən: du ju goʊ bæk tɪ wərk ənd gɪt ə ʤɑb ðət peɪz ə ˈfrækʃən mɔr bət həz noʊ drəg ˈkəvərɪʤ tɪ peɪ fər ðə ˈæzmə drəgz fər jʊr kɪd? nɑt ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət, ‘‘oh*, aɪ æm ˈleɪzi ənd wɔnt tɪ work.’”*.’” æt ðə seɪm taɪm, sɛd, ˈpipəl ɪn ðət pəˈzɪʃən ər feɪst wɪθ fjuər ˈɔpʃənz. ˈnəmbər əv ðə səˈpɔrts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns hæv bɪˈkəm freɪd ˈoʊvər taɪm. ənd ˈpipəl lɪv ɔn ðə ˈmɑrʤənz. soʊ ðeɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns kˈwɪkər ənd ˈhɑrdər tɪ gɪt bæk out.”*.” ɔn bæd deɪz, ˈmɪgnən ɪz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ ðə ˈʤəgəlɪŋ hər laɪf ɪnˈteɪlz, swɔmpt baɪ self-doubt*. ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən filz fɑr əˈweɪ, ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˈsəbsəkwənt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈɪfi. ɔn gʊd deɪz, ʃi həz plænz: ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmaɪkəl ˈɪntu ə ˈbɛtər skul. ˈmuvɪŋ ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmˌdeɪ tɪ ə hoʊm ɪn ðə ˈsəbərbz əraʊnd tərˈɑntoʊ, wɪθ ə ˈbæˌkjɑrd fər ˈmaɪkəl. ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ frəm sɛnˈtɛniəl ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn kəmˈjunɪti ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt. noʊ wət laɪk tɪ bi ɔn boʊθ ɛndz əv ðə ˈspɛktrəm tɪ hæv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd tɪ bi ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri ˈɪnsəkjər, financially,”*,” ʃi sɛd. θɪŋk ðət, ɛz kəˈneɪdiənz, wi kaɪnd əv hæv ˈglæsɪz ɔn wɛr ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈrɪli is.”*.” tɛl ˈjuˈɛs jʊr ˈstɔri: hæv ju ˈgɪvɪn əp ɔn ðə ʤɑb ˈmɑrkɪt? hæv ju bɪn træpt baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns? ləv tɪ hir frəm ju. noʊt: wi meɪ juz jʊr rɪˈspɑns ɪn ðɪs ər ˈəðər ˈstɔriz. waɪl wi meɪ gɪv ju ə ʃaʊt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ əp wi ˈpəblɪʃ jʊr ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈɪnfoʊ.

a counterterrorism campaign by canada's national police force may have prevented 10 aspiring from heading off to war, but the roundup at airport is raising worries about what comes next for radicalized youth. on wednesday, while federal and provincial political leaders applauded the police work, experts said only an integrated effort involving civilians and police can deal with youth fixated on taking up arms in the middle east or joining terrorist groups. in montreal, which has become a jihadi recruiting hotbed, the only tool appears to be handcuffs. in the past six months alone, at least seven youths have left the city to join the islamic state in syria or iraq. at least 15 other teenagers and young adults have been arrested pre-emptively. some have volunteered to be monitored, while others, such as those arrested at the montreal airport on the weekend, were simply released after having their passports confiscated. story continues below advertisement acting on a tip from one or more parents, the arrested the 10 youth at the airport but have released few other details. an teenager was captured on video being led away from a montreal home by investigators. none of the teenagers have been identified publicly and no charges were laid. the government may opt not to pursue a criminal case for fear that any public trial could force it to reveal sensitive intelligence methods a situation that is a chronic issue in canadian counterterrorism cases. the passport recalled last fall's terror attacks in which two assailants each killed canadian soldiers after they were thwarted in attempts to travel abroad and possibly join jihadi groups. officials provided no answer when asked how they might prevent similar backlash in the latest cases. the arrests again turned scrutiny toward a in montreal's east end. four of the people arrested on the weekend attended college. a total of 11 alleged extremist recruits have now come from the school, which again denied it has a radicalization problem. "it's increasingly clear youth recruitment is happening through social media," a statement issued by the school said. observers are increasingly asking whether the threat to canada can be contained if the ranks of extremists and thwarted continue to grow. the's terrorism prevention program is designed to intervene before suspects mobilize toward violence, but the details of the program remain murky. in quebec, premier philippe couillard has promised legislation to deal with radicalization. he said a new law will be presented within weeks, meaning it will be months before any new program is enacted. the city of montreal has announced a centre, but so far it amounts to a phone number at police headquarters. mayor denis coderre said wednesday that much work remains to be done. story continues below advertisement story continues below advertisement "how many parents will have to call the police or the on their children because it's all they have for tools to prevent radicalization?" said maltais, an opposition member of quebec's legislature. vern white, a police chief turned senator, pointed out that police cannot put released suspects under surveillance indefinitely because monitoring can require as many as 25 officers per target. "i do have confidence if charges are warranted they will be laid… if this is an early intervention, [police] might have gotten to this before they crossed the line into criminality," mr. white said in an interview. but, he added, authorities have to learn how to extremists and quickly. "now it becomes a discussion." civilians who are trying to set up efforts say they're getting little support and are struggling to build trust both among police and parents who suspect their children may be radicalized. "you know things have already gone sour when the police are involved," said abdul rashid anwar, a leader in the small montreal community who is trying to get efforts off the ground in the city but is having little success. "parents, teachers, community leaders have to do the work of educating these kids before the police get involved. we seem to be missing the bridge from one side to the other." story continues below advertisement christianne boudreau, an alberta woman whose son was killed in 2014 fighting with the islamic state, is working with a public outreach program called extreme dialogue. she says a hardening stance in law enforcement combined with a recently enacted federal law are making it even harder for police to reach for tools beyond arrest and detention. "every police force is different, but some of them are hesitant. some have their hands tied. crown prosecutors often have their own agenda, too," she said. amarnath amarasingam, a terrorism researcher who is studying canadian foreign fighters, said it is significant that no charges have been laid in montreal. "i think it shows just how difficult this issue is. tracking these individuals and understanding their networks and intentions is enormously complicated," he said. "i think, perhaps, the government is trying to move away from approaching this from strictly a angle." the size of the alleged cluster caught in quebec is large, possibly uniquely so in north america, where against travellers" and "foreign fighters" have become commonplace. the montreal case is also significant because police pounced without pursuing any immediate criminal charges or conditions. charges may yet come, but investigations such as this may be the new normal. ever since the islamic state started to seize of iraq and syria, jihadi siren songs on social media have enticed a growing pool of recruits from the west. the conflict has no end in sight and police are increasingly put into the position of trying to stop suspects who cannot be proven to have broken any laws.

ə ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm kæmˈpeɪn baɪ ˈkænədəz ˈnæʃənəl pəˈlis fɔrs meɪ hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd 10 əˈspaɪrɪŋ frəm ˈhɛdɪŋ ɔf tɪ wɔr, bət ðə ˈraʊnˌdəp æt ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪz ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt wət kəmz nɛkst fər ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪzd juθ. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, waɪl ˈfɛdərəl ənd prəˈvɪnʃəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz əˈplɔdɪd ðə pəˈlis wərk, ˈɛkspərts sɛd ˈoʊnli ən ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɛfərt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ səˈvɪljənz ənd pəˈlis kən dil wɪθ juθ ˈfɪkˌseɪtɪd ɔn ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ɑrmz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈtɛrərɪst grups. ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl, wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm ə ʤiˈhɑˌdi rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈhɑtˌbɛd, ðə ˈoʊnli tul əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈhændˌkəfs. ɪn ðə pæst sɪks mənθs əˈloʊn, æt list ˈsɛvən juθs hæv lɛft ðə ˈsɪti tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɪn ˈsɪriə ər ˌɪˈrɑk. æt list 15 ˈəðər ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ənd jəŋ ˈædəlts hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd pre-emptively*. səm hæv ˌvɑlənˈtɪrd tɪ bi ˈmɑnətərd, waɪl ˈəðərz, səʧ ɛz ðoʊz ərˈɛstɪd æt ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, wər ˈsɪmpli riˈlist ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr ˈpæˌspɔrts ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈæktɪŋ ɔn ə tɪp frəm wən ər mɔr ˈpɛrənts, ðə ərˈɛstɪd ðə 10 juθ æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt bət hæv riˈlist fju ˈəðər ˈditeɪlz. ən ˈtiˌneɪʤər wɑz ˈkæpʧərd ɔn ˈvɪdioʊ biɪŋ lɛd əˈweɪ frəm ə ˌməntriˈɔl hoʊm baɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. nən əv ðə ˈtiˌneɪʤərz hæv bɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈpəblɪkli ənd noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz wər leɪd. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ ɑpt nɑt tɪ pərˈsu ə ˈkrɪmənəl keɪs fər fɪr ðət ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk traɪəl kʊd fɔrs ɪt tɪ rɪˈvil ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈmɛθədz ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz ə ˈkrɑnɪk ˈɪʃu ɪn kəˈneɪdiən ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə ˈpæˌspɔrt rɪˈkɔld læst fɔlz ˈtɛrər əˈtæks ɪn wɪʧ tu əˈseɪlənts iʧ kɪld kəˈneɪdiən ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈæftər ðeɪ wər θˈwɔrtɪd ɪn əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈtrævəl əˈbrɔd ənd ˈpɑsəbli ʤɔɪn ʤiˈhɑˌdi grups. əˈfɪʃəlz prəˈvaɪdɪd noʊ ˈænsər wɪn æst haʊ ðeɪ maɪt prɪˈvɛnt ˈsɪmələr ˈbæˌklæʃ ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə ərˈɛsts əˈgɛn tərnd ˈskrutəni təˈwɔrd ə ɪn ˌmɑntriˈɑlz ist ɛnd. fɔr əv ðə ˈpipəl ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd əˈtɛndəd ˈkɑlɪʤ. ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 11 əˈlɛʤd ɪkˈstrimɪst rɪˈkruts hæv naʊ kəm frəm ðə skul, wɪʧ əˈgɛn dɪˈnaɪd ɪt həz ə ˌrædɪkəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈprɑbləm. "ɪts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli klɪr juθ rɪˈkrutmənt ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ θru ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə," ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə skul sɛd. əbˈzərvərz ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈæskɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðə θrɛt tɪ ˈkænədə kən bi kənˈteɪnd ɪf ðə ræŋks əv ɪkˈstriməsts ənd θˈwɔrtɪd kənˈtɪnju tɪ groʊ. ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm priˈvɛnʃən ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz təˈwɔrd ˈvaɪələns, bət ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm rɪˈmeɪn ˈmərki. ɪn kwəˈbɛk, prɛˈmɪr fɪˈlipeɪ kwiˈlɑrd həz ˈprɑməst ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ dil wɪθ ˌrædɪkəlɪˈzeɪʃən. hi sɛd ə nu lɔ wɪl bi pərˈzɛnəd wɪˈθɪn wiks, ˈminɪŋ ɪt wɪl bi mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni nu ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz ɛˈnæktəd. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˌməntriˈɔl həz əˈnaʊnst ə ˈsɛntər, bət soʊ fɑr ɪt əˈmaʊnts tɪ ə foʊn ˈnəmbər æt pəˈlis ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. meɪər ˈdɛnɪs kəˈdɛr sɛd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət məʧ wərk rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi dən. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpɛrənts wɪl hæv tɪ kɔl ðə pəˈlis ər ðə ɔn ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən bɪˈkəz ɪts ɔl ðeɪ hæv fər tulz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌrædɪkəlɪˈzeɪʃən?" sɛd məlˈteɪ, ən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈmɛmbər əv kwɪˈbɛks ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. vərn waɪt, ə pəˈlis ʧif tərnd ˈsɛnətər, ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət pəˈlis ˈkænɑt pʊt riˈlist ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈəndər sərˈveɪləns ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli bɪˈkəz ˈmɑnətərɪŋ kən ˌrikˈwaɪər ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 25 ˈɔfɪsərz pər ˈtərgət. "aɪ du hæv ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪf ˈʧɑrʤɪz ər ˈwɔrəntɪd ðeɪ wɪl bi laid…*… ɪf ðɪs ɪz ən ˈərli ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən, [pəˈlis] maɪt hæv ˈgɔtən tɪ ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ krɔst ðə laɪn ˈɪntu ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti," ˈmɪstər. waɪt sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. bət, hi ˈædɪd, əˈθɔrətiz hæv tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ ɪkˈstriməsts ənd kˈwɪkli. "naʊ ɪt bɪˈkəmz ə dɪˈskəʃən." səˈvɪljənz hu ər traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛt əp ˈɛfərts seɪ ðɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈlɪtəl səˈpɔrt ənd ər ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ bɪld trəst boʊθ əˈməŋ pəˈlis ənd ˈpɛrənts hu ˈsəˌspɛkt ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən meɪ bi ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪzd. "ju noʊ θɪŋz hæv ɔˈrɛdi gɔn saʊər wɪn ðə pəˈlis ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd," sɛd æbˈdul rəˈʃid ˈɑnwɑr, ə ˈlidər ɪn ðə smɔl ˌməntriˈɔl kəmˈjunɪti hu ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈɛfərts ɔf ðə graʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti bət ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ˈlɪtəl səkˈsɛs. "ˈpɛrənts, ˈtiʧərz, kəmˈjunɪti ˈlidərz hæv tɪ du ðə wərk əv ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðiz kɪdz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə pəˈlis gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. wi sim tɪ bi ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə brɪʤ frəm wən saɪd tɪ ðə ˈəðər." ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt krɪstiˈɑn ˌbuˈdroʊ, ən ælˈbərtə ˈwʊmən huz sən wɑz kɪld ɪn 2014 ˈfaɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈaʊˌtriʧ ˈproʊˌgræm kɔld ɪkˈstrim ˈdaɪəˌlɔg. ʃi sɪz ə ˈhɑrdənɪŋ stæns ɪn lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə ˈrisəntli ɛˈnæktəd ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər fər pəˈlis tɪ riʧ fər tulz bɪɔnd ərˈɛst ənd dɪˈtɛnʃən. "ˈɛvəri pəˈlis fɔrs ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, bət səm əv ðɛm ər ˈhɛzɪtənt. səm hæv ðɛr hænz taɪd. kraʊn ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ˈɔfən hæv ðɛr oʊn əˈʤɛndə, tu," ʃi sɛd. amarasingam*, ə ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ˈrisərʧər hu ɪz ˈstədiɪŋ kəˈneɪdiən ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz, sɛd ɪt ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ðət noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz hæv bɪn leɪd ɪn ˌməntriˈɔl. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ʃoʊz ʤɪst haʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz. ˈtrækɪŋ ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðɛr ˈnɛtˌwərks ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ɪz ɪˈnɔrməsli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd," hi sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk, pərˈhæps, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ muv əˈweɪ frəm əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðɪs frəm ˈstrɪktli ə ˈæŋgəl." ðə saɪz əv ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈkləstər kɔt ɪn kwəˈbɛk ɪz lɑrʤ, ˈpɑsəbli juˈnikli soʊ ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, wɛr əˈgɛnst ˈtrævələrz" ənd "ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz" hæv bɪˈkəm ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs. ðə ˌməntriˈɔl keɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt bɪˈkəz pəˈlis paʊnst wɪˈθaʊt pərˈsuɪŋ ˈɛni ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ər kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈʧɑrʤɪz meɪ jɛt kəm, bət ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ðɪs meɪ bi ðə nu ˈnɔrməl. ˈɛvər sɪns ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ siz əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, ʤiˈhɑˌdi ˈsaɪrən sɔŋz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə hæv ɪnˈtaɪst ə groʊɪŋ pul əv rɪˈkruts frəm ðə wɛst. ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt həz noʊ ɛnd ɪn saɪt ənd pəˈlis ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli pʊt ˈɪntu ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv traɪɪŋ tɪ stɑp ˈsəˌspɛkts hu ˈkænɑt bi ˈpruvən tɪ hæv ˈbroʊkən ˈɛni lɔz.

amd's launch presentation focused mainly on its line of processors, but fans of new vega lineup may be interested in another high-end product that was announced during the presentation. the instinct is a deep learning accelerator, and as such is hardly intended for consumers, but it is vega based and potentially very potent in the company's portfolio all the same. claiming a massive of half precision floating point performance (12.3 single precision) from its 64 "next-gen" compute units, this machine is very suited to deep learning and machine ai oriented applications. it comes with no less than 16 of memory, and has 484 of memory bandwidth to play also presented a server rack with processors and instincts that they have with inventec. it is capable of a staggering 100 of is certainly encouraging to see amd launching competitive products in this market high points of the presentation are available below:

amd's* lɔnʧ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ˈfoʊkɪst ˈmeɪnli ɔn ɪts laɪn əv ˈprɑˌsɛsərz, bət fænz əv nu ˈveɪgə ˈlaɪˌnəp meɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn əˈnəðər haɪɛnd ˈprɑdəkt ðət wɑz əˈnaʊnst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈɪnstɪŋkt ɪz ə dip ˈlərnɪŋ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər, ənd ɛz səʧ ɪz ˈhɑrdli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd fər kənˈsumərz, bət ɪt ɪz ˈveɪgə beɪst ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈvɛri ˈpoʊtənt ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəniz pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ ɔl ðə seɪm. ˈkleɪmɪŋ ə ˈmæsɪv əv hæf priˈsɪʒən ˈfloʊtɪŋ pɔɪnt pərˈfɔrməns ˈsɪŋgəl priˈsɪʒən) frəm ɪts 64 "next-gen*" kəmˈpjut ˈjunɪts, ðɪs məˈʃin ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsutɪd tɪ dip ˈlərnɪŋ ənd məˈʃin eɪaɪ ˈɔriˌɛntɪd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ɪt kəmz wɪθ noʊ lɛs ðən 16 əv ˈmɛməri, ənd həz 484 əv ˈmɛməri ˈbændwɪdθ tɪ pleɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈzɛnəd ə ˈsərvər ræk wɪθ ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ənd ˈɪnstɪŋkt ðət ðeɪ hæv wɪθ inventec*. ɪt ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ 100 əv ɪz ˈsərtənli ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ tɪ si ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ˈlɔnʧɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈprɑdəkts ɪn ðɪs ˈmɑrkɪt haɪ pɔɪnts əv ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ər əˈveɪləbəl bɪˈloʊ:

this is the second part of an ongoing look into the state of online gaming in japan. if like to read more on the subject head over to part one. last time, we discussed the issues facing the japanese online gamer. of note, japanese online gaming is so niche that the term has very little meaning to your average online gamer, who tends to be more of a console shooter fan than pc playboys/girls. according to akiba ceo keiko, “japan essentially skipped the pc and jumped straight to mobile phones.” having a big, bulky machine primarily used at place of work hardly seems like something that would have awesome games on it. worse yet, because of the small market, few western companies translated their games into japanese. no problem, right? japanese people must be able to speak english like the rest of the world despite being an island nation no where near an english speaking country… english only despite having to learn it for at least six years, japanese people really speak english. as a teacher, this comes up a lot, but keiko in particular noted that role in japan is often restricted to unique that only makes sense to japanese. in short, used for adding an exotic flavor for advertisers, but as a communication language, people may only passively understand english. even then, as founders of gaming, japanese expect good games to be translated for them if they are indeed any good. while there are certainly japanese players who like western games, remember that online gaming is already a niche market. add in the fact that foreign products are even more niche, so more difficult to find translated fan sites of foreign games if a japanese player. even a stigma that “western games are shit” partially due to the fact that japan simply have the pc gaming market to support localization into japanese. while localization teams for blizzard games may advertise in japanese, the client is often still in english. this is most likely why blizzard is practically unknown in this country. everyone i spoke to who knows games enjoyed them, but when asked why the games seem popular, the answer was always the same: no japanese language support, until recently. even then, keep in mind from last time that japanese gamers tend to prefer style art. this is perhaps why blizzard needed help releasing the game in japan. but be fair. as keiko put it, it you understand the story, how to play the game, or the system, very hard to play the game. this is a universal issue, not a japanese issue, and one reason why importing and raw media is uncommon at best for the general population. however, western pc players have greater access to these games for lower prices than console gamers. europe and asian countries with strong pc gaming communities allow us to invade their virtual worlds from time to time so exposed to the idea of playing games in a foreign language more than the japanese console gamers. this to say that japanese play western games, and they certainly avoid online ones. however, culturally speaking, japanese people would prefer to stay silent and avoid communication issues. that may sound racist, but as someone who lives outside of the major japanese cities, i can tell you life out here is quite different. a stereo type, but all stereotypes are based on perspective. seen stupid americans yelling when they just need to speak slowly, but never seen them begin to cry because a foreigner was trying to explain (in english) that their traveling companion speak english. now, apply that to games, where you can no longer easily gesture, use facial expressions, draw pictures, or use the tone of your voice. like in real life, japanese players want to play games in their native language with other people that speak their language. however, in some ways, japanese players online are perhaps a bit more clannish. to be fair, keiko feels that many japanese players choose games they like and meet new people there. not unheard of, and i even had a lone japanese guy join my guild in star wars: the old republic. however, in my experience, many japanese gamers in the sphere, much like with monster hunter, people begin by joining their friends. outside of online, i was unable to find a japanese guild in both the japanese version of and archeage, even though i specifically went of out my way to search for them. admittedly, these are games, and foreign made ones at that. often, people do tend to stick with people previously established ties with when joining these games. i did meet other lone wolf types, but when i asked if they would join a guild, many said they were waiting for a friend to join the game. when i mentioned this issue to, developer of gangs of space, and the square staff, they had similar responses. both feel that this is changing, but felt it is a bit of a problem. part of it is the language. the staff in particular noted that, for japanese, it was difficult to talk to a person they know outside of a game in english. i can understand this, but also know this is compounded by the fact that, in my experience, not speaking and trying to play with native speakers is worse than admitting not proficient in the language. there are countless times been grouped with non-native speakers, not just japanese but chinese, korean, even german. shy people exist in all cultures, but when these people speak up, they were verbally abused, and those are usually the words people understand. ins, the first thing i do when there seems to be a problem is to check if the other person is a native english speaker. most of the time, this is the problem, and since an english teacher, if the group has a little patience, we can get through things well enough. few people play foreign games and possess zero knowledge of the foreign language/culture. just the same, if a person communicate their language handicap and is constantly abused, they really bring their friends to the game. although there were a few rude comments when i had previously mentioned my language issues when playing with japanese players, the good ones stood out much more, and i honestly tend to be more of a negative person. most people seem to stereotype japanese as being overly polite, so you can only imagine what happens when foreigners who are usually accused of being rude taunt a japanese player. however, that be the only factor. as and the square staff commented, this may partially originate with local co-op traditions. although playing a game at house is limited to friends and family, japanese people have been meeting in front of stores and at arcades for decades to physically play with or against people. the latter is especially relevant in terms of play, in that the arcade scene (particularly fighting games and shooters) in japan generally has you battling someone you can see and interact with before and after the fight. when taken online, where people can be anonymous and resort to trash talking, which i often saw between japanese and korean players on their shared server, this tradition breaks down. no wonder the japanese players would prefer to stick with people they know! the view of online gamers in japan although online gamers in the west are seen differently than gamers, online gaming is so niche that most of my contacts have said almost no difference. says there is a small difference in the perception, with online gamers being seen more for being basement dwelling loners, but that image is going away. this is slightly confirmed by the square staff commenting on the fact that there being any difference at all only being recognized recently, but, in general, gamers are gamers in japan, and as all my contacts– professional and casual alike– agree, gamers in japan are still not highly respected. the overall negative image we hold of gamers in the states is still pretty true in japan, but like the west, it is starting to soften, partially due to mobile gaming making games more acceptable by your average japanese citizen. internationally, however, there are still issues the japanese gamer must deal with. as i mentioned previously, japanese gamers are often shy and may not even admit to being japanese. people who played the original final fantasy 11 would also mention how the japanese players sometimes seemed clannish, though also witnessed genuine random acts of kindness towards as well. within the community, had people (japanese and alike) personally tell me that japan simply care about international recognition, but that was up for debate. lol players in particular seem to look forward to seeing what japanese players are capable of, though many still realize the japanese players still have their own servers (and riot games has yet to return my inquiries about the situation). i know some of the square staff have personally voiced concern about japanese players’ lol skills in the competitive community, but the overall tone is that they just hope become more recognized in japan. mathieu, on the other hand, noted that japanese players often have different styles. a good example is the shooting scene. at least compared to the people in his gaming circle, the times the japanese players he knows have joined them in matches, the japanese are simply in a different league. however, keiko really brought up what may be the truest sentiment: if japanese players care about the international scene, it has more to do with their language ability than anything else. the to community in an international setting, in english, is quite challenging, especially when the games themselves are also often in english. if the tables were turned, and the games were in japanese and had international players speaking in japanese, they would be much more open to it. the future the overall environment for online gaming in japan is certainly a small and fairly close one. alive and healthy enough, but as put it, if you know someone in it, you really have access to it. however, even the most cynical people i spoke to do think online gaming has a future, even with competition from the mobile crowd. i feel that the rise of tablets is giving the pc market a solid middle ground and potential step for those who tire of mobile phone games and need something meatier. the availability of world of tanks and its japanese client certainly drew attention to the event keiko helped with! however, there needs to be support. steam already provides japanese language options at least for shopping, which is a good start. tokyo office will hopefully release news on a japanese server, or at least language pack, for japanese gamers. site, akiba, serves as a general community site, mostly for pc gamers and developers. actually providing a space where presenting developers are posting about the games bringing to tokyo indie festival. the country is already home to many internet cafes to make-up for the fact that pc considered a necessity in japan, but square at least encourages patrons to download their steam games when visiting their location. it’s a good start, but i wonder if enough. in the west, we had small time developers leading the charge in development. origin systems and turbine exactly household names, but few players have trouble recognizing their work. perhaps a game like collection can help make way for online games’ popularity, but i know if enough, and indie developers are rare in japan. a big difference between making (games made for fun more than profit) and being an indie developer trying to make a living, and the latter are quite rare in japan, though i was lucky enough to meet some. my interview with occurred at pico pico cafe, which hosts something called “picotachi,” a monthly indie game developer (and fan) meet. the place is absolutely packed to the point where certainly call it a “standing-room only” type of event. there were some interesting games, but mostly they were simply, ranging from to a that required 10 people to form a single line across their territories to clear the blocks. fun stuff but nothing quite on the same level as an online game. in fact, after talking to and looking at the list of presenters (so far), it seems the japanese indie are naturally chasing the most profitable market: mobile gaming. aside from gangs of space, nothing seemed to indicate that the indie scene here is looking to bulk up the online gaming market. it feels like the big corporations, like square and sega, will be needed to develop the online gaming market. smaller projects certainly seem to be helping. before starting this project, most people i talked to seemed, like myself, fairly isolated in their physical locations about their online, pc gaming hobby. we mostly meet and talk to other people online, and if someone changes games or log in at the right time, they seemingly disappear. finally making some business contacts has shown me that there is a community here, but certainly in a position to grow. there are opportunities for people willing to network and innovate, assuming you have the money understand the current culture. i feel that the last point is probably kept western publishers out of japan. until they either invest the money or innovation to attract the audience, online gaming community will probably remain very niche, limited mostly to shooter fans, monster hunters, and gamers who also are willing to put up a foreign language in their pursuit of finding a virtual paradise…. or valhalla. related: akiba

ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd pɑrt əv ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ lʊk ˈɪntu ðə steɪt əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ɪf laɪk tɪ rɛd mɔr ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ pɑrt wən. læst taɪm, wi dɪˈskəst ðə ˈɪʃuz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmər. əv noʊt, ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz soʊ nɪʧ ðət ðə tərm həz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈminɪŋ tɪ jʊr ˈævərɪʤ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmər, hu tɛndz tɪ bi mɔr əv ə ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈʃutər fæn ðən ˈpiˈsi playboys/girls*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈkibə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈkeɪkoʊ, ɛˈsɛnʃəli skɪpt ðə ˈpiˈsi ənd ʤəmpt streɪt tɪ ˈmoʊbəl phones.”*.” ˈhævɪŋ ə bɪg, ˈbəlki məˈʃin praɪˈmɛrəli juzd æt pleɪs əv wərk ˈhɑrdli simz laɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wʊd hæv ˈɔsəm geɪmz ɔn ɪt. wərs jɛt, bɪˈkəz əv ðə smɔl ˈmɑrkɪt, fju ˈwɛstərn ˈkəmpəˌniz trænzˈleɪtəd ðɛr geɪmz ˈɪntu ˌʤæpəˈniz. noʊ ˈprɑbləm, raɪt? ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpipəl məst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ laɪk ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ən ˈaɪlənd ˈneɪʃən noʊ wɛr nɪr ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈspikɪŋ country…*… ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈoʊnli dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ lərn ɪt fər æt list sɪks jɪrz, ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpipəl ˈrɪli spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ. ɛz ə ˈtiʧər, ðɪs kəmz əp ə lɔt, bət ˈkeɪkoʊ ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈnoʊtɪd ðət roʊl ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪz ˈɔfən riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ juˈnik ðət ˈoʊnli meɪks sɛns tɪ ˌʤæpəˈniz. ɪn ʃɔrt, juzd fər ˈædɪŋ ən ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈfleɪvər fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz, bət ɛz ə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ˈpipəl meɪ ˈoʊnli ˈpæsɪvli ˌəndərˈstænd ˈɪŋlɪʃ. ˈivɪn ðɛn, ɛz ˈfaʊndərz əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ, ˌʤæpəˈniz ɪkˈspɛkt gʊd geɪmz tɪ bi trænzˈleɪtəd fər ðɛm ɪf ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈdid ˈɛni gʊd. waɪl ðɛr ər ˈsərtənli ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz hu laɪk ˈwɛstərn geɪmz, rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ə nɪʧ ˈmɑrkɪt. æd ɪn ðə fækt ðət ˈfɔrən ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈivɪn mɔr nɪʧ, soʊ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ faɪnd trænzˈleɪtəd fæn saɪts əv ˈfɔrən geɪmz ɪf ə ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪər. ˈivɪn ə ˈstɪgmə ðət geɪmz ər shit”*” ˈpɑrʃəli du tɪ ðə fækt ðət ʤəˈpæn ˈsɪmpli hæv ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ səˈpɔrt ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˌʤæpəˈniz. waɪl ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən timz fər ˈblɪzərd geɪmz meɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪz ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz, ðə klaɪənt ɪz ˈɔfən stɪl ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ. ðɪs ɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli waɪ ˈblɪzərd ɪz ˈpræktɪkəli ənˈnoʊn ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ˈɛvriˌwən aɪ spoʊk tɪ hu noʊz geɪmz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðɛm, bət wɪn æst waɪ ðə geɪmz sim ˈpɑpjələr, ðə ˈænsər wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə seɪm: noʊ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ səˈpɔrt, ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli. ˈivɪn ðɛn, kip ɪn maɪnd frəm læst taɪm ðət ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgeɪmərz tɛnd tɪ prɪˈfər staɪl ɑrt. ðɪs ɪz pərˈhæps waɪ ˈblɪzərd ˈnidɪd hɛlp riˈlisɪŋ ðə geɪm ɪn ʤəˈpæn. bət bi fɛr. ɛz ˈkeɪkoʊ pʊt ɪt, ɪt ju ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈstɔri, haʊ tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm, ər ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ pleɪ ðə geɪm. ðɪs ɪz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈɪʃu, nɑt ə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈɪʃu, ənd wən ˈrizən waɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd rɑ ˈmidiə ɪz ənˈkɑmən æt bɛst fər ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɛstərn ˈpiˈsi pleɪərz hæv ˈgreɪtər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðiz geɪmz fər loʊər ˈpraɪsɪz ðən ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈgeɪmərz. ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈeɪʒən ˈkəntriz wɪθ strɔŋ ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ðɛr ˈvərʧuəl wərldz frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm soʊ ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv pleɪɪŋ geɪmz ɪn ə ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ mɔr ðən ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈgeɪmərz. ðɪs tɪ seɪ ðət ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪ ˈwɛstərn geɪmz, ənd ðeɪ ˈsərtənli əˈvɔɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn wənz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkəlʧərəˌli ˈspikɪŋ, ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpipəl wʊd prɪˈfər tɪ steɪ ˈsaɪlənt ənd əˈvɔɪd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈɪʃuz. ðət meɪ saʊnd ˈreɪsɪst, bət ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu lɪvz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɪtiz, aɪ kən tɛl ju laɪf aʊt hir ɪz kwaɪt ˈdɪfərənt. ə ˈstɛriˌoʊ taɪp, bət ɔl ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ər beɪst ɔn pərˈspɛktɪv. sin ˈstupɪd əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈjɛlɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ ʤɪst nid tɪ spik sˈloʊli, bət ˈnɛvər sin ðɛm bɪˈgɪn tɪ kraɪ bɪˈkəz ə ˈfɔrənər wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn (ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ) ðət ðɛr ˈtrævəlɪŋ kəmˈpænjən spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ. naʊ, əˈplaɪ ðət tɪ geɪmz, wɛr ju kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈizəli ˈʤɛsʧər, juz ˈfeɪʃəl ɪkˈsprɛʃənz, drɔ ˈpɪkʧərz, ər juz ðə toʊn əv jʊr vɔɪs. laɪk ɪn ril laɪf, ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz wɔnt tɪ pleɪ geɪmz ɪn ðɛr ˈneɪtɪv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ðət spik ðɛr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn səm weɪz, ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ər pərˈhæps ə bɪt mɔr ˈklænɪʃ. tɪ bi fɛr, ˈkeɪkoʊ filz ðət ˈmɛni ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz ʧuz geɪmz ðeɪ laɪk ənd mit nu ˈpipəl ðɛr. nɑt ənˈhərd əv, ənd aɪ ˈivɪn hæd ə loʊn ˌʤæpəˈniz gaɪ ʤɔɪn maɪ gɪld ɪn stɑr wɔrz: ðə oʊld riˈpəblɪk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈmɛni ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ðə sfɪr, məʧ laɪk wɪθ ˈmɑnstər ˈhəntər, ˈpipəl bɪˈgɪn baɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðɛr frɛndz. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn, aɪ wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ə ˌʤæpəˈniz gɪld ɪn boʊθ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈvərʒən əv ənd archeage*, ˈivɪn ðoʊ aɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli wɛnt əv aʊt maɪ weɪ tɪ sərʧ fər ðɛm. ædˈmɪtɪdli, ðiz ər geɪmz, ənd ˈfɔrən meɪd wənz æt ðət. ˈɔfən, ˈpipəl du tɛnd tɪ stɪk wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈpriviəsli ɪˈstæblɪʃt taɪz wɪθ wɪn ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðiz geɪmz. aɪ dɪd mit ˈəðər loʊn wʊlf taɪps, bət wɪn aɪ æst ɪf ðeɪ wʊd ʤɔɪn ə gɪld, ˈmɛni sɛd ðeɪ wər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ə frɛnd tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə geɪm. wɪn aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ðɪs ˈɪʃu tɪ, dɪˈvɛləpər əv gæŋz əv speɪs, ənd ðə skwɛr stæf, ðeɪ hæd ˈsɪmələr rɪˈspɑnsɪz. boʊθ fil ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ, bət fɛlt ɪt ɪz ə bɪt əv ə ˈprɑbləm. pɑrt əv ɪt ɪz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ðə stæf ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈnoʊtɪd ðət, fər ˌʤæpəˈniz, ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ tɔk tɪ ə ˈpərsən ðeɪ noʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ə geɪm ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ. aɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd ðɪs, bət ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðɪs ɪz kəmˈpaʊndɪd baɪ ðə fækt ðət, ɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns, nɑt ˈspikɪŋ ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ pleɪ wɪθ ˈneɪtɪv ˈspikərz ɪz wərs ðən ədˈmɪtɪŋ nɑt prɑˈfɪʃənt ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ðɛr ər ˈkaʊntləs taɪmz bɪn grupt wɪθ ˈnɑˈneɪtɪv ˈspikərz, nɑt ʤɪst ˌʤæpəˈniz bət ʧaɪˈniz, ˌkɔˈriən, ˈivɪn ˈʤərmən. ʃaɪ ˈpipəl ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ɔl ˈkəlʧərz, bət wɪn ðiz ˈpipəl spik əp, ðeɪ wər vərˈbæli əˈbjuzd, ənd ðoʊz ər ˈjuʒəwəli ðə wərdz ˈpipəl ˌəndərˈstænd. ɪn mmos*, ðə fərst θɪŋ aɪ du wɪn ðɛr simz tɪ bi ə ˈprɑbləm ɪz tɪ ʧɛk ɪf ðə ˈəðər ˈpərsən ɪz ə ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈspikər. moʊst əv ðə taɪm, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈprɑbləm, ənd sɪns ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtiʧər, ɪf ðə grup həz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpeɪʃəns, wi kən gɪt θru θɪŋz wɛl ɪˈnəf. fju ˈpipəl pleɪ ˈfɔrən geɪmz ənd pəˈzɛs ˈziroʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˈfɔrən language/culture*. ʤɪst ðə seɪm, ɪf ə ˈpərsən kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ðɛr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈhændiˌkæp ənd ɪz ˈkɑnstəntli əˈbjuzd, ðeɪ ˈrɪli brɪŋ ðɛr frɛndz tɪ ðə geɪm. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr wər ə fju rud ˈkɑmɛnts wɪn aɪ hæd ˈpriviəsli ˈmɛnʃənd maɪ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈɪʃuz wɪn pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz, ðə gʊd wənz stʊd aʊt məʧ mɔr, ənd aɪ ˈɑnəstli tɛnd tɪ bi mɔr əv ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈpərsən. moʊst ˈpipəl sim tɪ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp ˌʤæpəˈniz ɛz biɪŋ ˈoʊvərli pəˈlaɪt, soʊ ju kən ˈoʊnli ˌɪˈmæʤən wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ˈfɔrənərz hu ər ˈjuʒəwəli əˈkjuzd əv biɪŋ rud tɔnt ə ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət bi ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfæktər. ɛz ənd ðə skwɛr stæf ˈkɑmɛntəd, ðɪs meɪ ˈpɑrʃəli ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt wɪθ ˈloʊkəl koʊɑp trəˈdɪʃənz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ pleɪɪŋ ə geɪm æt haʊs ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli, ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpipəl hæv bɪn ˈmitɪŋ ɪn frənt əv stɔrz ənd æt ɑrˈkeɪdz fər ˈdɛkeɪdz tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəli pleɪ wɪθ ər əˈgɛnst ˈpipəl. ðə ˈlætər ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈrɛləvənt ɪn tərmz əv pleɪ, ɪn ðət ðə ɑrˈkeɪd sin (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfaɪtɪŋ geɪmz ənd ˈʃutərz) ɪn ʤəˈpæn ˈʤɛnərəli həz ju ˈbætəlɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən ju kən si ənd ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ðə faɪt. wɪn ˈteɪkən ˈɔnˌlaɪn, wɛr ˈpipəl kən bi əˈnɑnəməs ənd rɪˈzɔrt tɪ træʃ ˈtɔkɪŋ, wɪʧ aɪ ˈɔfən sɔ bɪtˈwin ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd ˌkɔˈriən pleɪərz ɔn ðɛr ʃɛrd ˈsərvər, ðɪs trəˈdɪʃən breɪks daʊn. noʊ ˈwəndər ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz wʊd prɪˈfər tɪ stɪk wɪθ ˈpipəl ðeɪ noʊ! ðə vju əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ʤəˈpæn ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ðə wɛst ər sin ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ðən ˈgeɪmərz, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz soʊ nɪʧ ðət moʊst əv maɪ ˈkɑnˌtækts hæv sɛd ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ ˈdɪfərəns. sɪz ðɛr ɪz ə smɔl ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə pərˈsɛpʃən, wɪθ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmərz biɪŋ sin mɔr fər biɪŋ ˈbeɪsmənt dˈwɛlɪŋ ˈloʊnərz, bət ðət ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ. ðɪs ɪz sˈlaɪtli kənˈfərmd baɪ ðə skwɛr stæf ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ɔn ðə fækt ðət ðɛr biɪŋ ˈɛni ˈdɪfərəns æt ɔl ˈoʊnli biɪŋ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈrisəntli, bət, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ənd ɛz ɔl maɪ contacts–*– prəˈfɛʃənəl ənd ˈkæʒəwəl alike–*– əˈgri, ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ʤəˈpæn ər stɪl nɑt ˈhaɪli rɪˈspɛktɪd. ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnɛgətɪv ˈɪmɪʤ wi hoʊld əv ˈgeɪmərz ɪn ðə steɪts ɪz stɪl ˈprɪti tru ɪn ʤəˈpæn, bət laɪk ðə wɛst, ɪt ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈsɔfən, ˈpɑrʃəli du tɪ ˈmoʊbəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪmz mɔr əkˈsɛptəbəl baɪ jʊr ˈævərɪʤ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɪtɪzən. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər stɪl ˈɪʃuz ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgeɪmər məst dil wɪθ. ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˈpriviəsli, ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈɔfən ʃaɪ ənd meɪ nɑt ˈivɪn ədˈmɪt tɪ biɪŋ ˌʤæpəˈniz. ˈpipəl hu pleɪd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈfaɪnəl ˈfænəsi 11 wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃən haʊ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz simd ˈklænɪʃ, ðoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɪtnəst ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈrændəm ækts əv ˈkaɪndnəs təˈwɔrdz ɛz wɛl. wɪˈθɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti, hæd ˈpipəl (ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd əˈlaɪk) ˈpərsənəli tɛl mi ðət ʤəˈpæn ˈsɪmpli kɛr əˈbaʊt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən, bət ðət wɑz əp fər dəˈbeɪt. lɔl pleɪərz ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr sim tɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ siɪŋ wət ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz ər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv, ðoʊ ˈmɛni stɪl ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz stɪl hæv ðɛr oʊn ˈsərvərz (ənd raɪət geɪmz həz jɛt tɪ rɪˈtərn maɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən). aɪ noʊ səm əv ðə skwɛr stæf hæv ˈpərsənəli vɔɪst kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ˌʤæpəˈniz players’*’ lɔl skɪlz ɪn ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv kəmˈjunɪti, bət ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl toʊn ɪz ðət ðeɪ ʤɪst hoʊp bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ˈmæθju, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz ˈɔfən hæv ˈdɪfərənt staɪlz. ə gʊd ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə ˈʃutɪŋ sin. æt list kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ɪn hɪz ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈsərkəl, ðə taɪmz ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz hi noʊz hæv ʤɔɪnd ðɛm ɪn ˈmæʧɪz, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ər ˈsɪmpli ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt lig. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈkeɪkoʊ ˈrɪli brɔt əp wət meɪ bi ðə truɪst ˈsɛnəmənt: ɪf ˌʤæpəˈniz pleɪərz kɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sin, ɪt həz mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ðɛr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əˈbɪləˌti ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. ðə tɪ kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛtɪŋ, ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ɪz kwaɪt ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ðə geɪmz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfən ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ. ɪf ðə ˈteɪbəlz wər tərnd, ənd ðə geɪmz wər ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd hæd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl pleɪərz ˈspikɪŋ ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz, ðeɪ wʊd bi məʧ mɔr ˈoʊpən tɪ ɪt. ðə fˈjuʧər ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪz ˈsərtənli ə smɔl ənd ˈfɛrli kloʊz wən. əˈlaɪv ənd ˈhɛlθi ɪˈnəf, bət ɛz pʊt ɪt, ɪf ju noʊ ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ɪt, ju ˈrɪli hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈsɪnɪkəl ˈpipəl aɪ spoʊk tɪ du θɪŋk ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ həz ə fˈjuʧər, ˈivɪn wɪθ ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ðə ˈmoʊbəl kraʊd. aɪ fil ðət ðə raɪz əv ˈtæbləts ɪz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈmɑrkɪt ə ˈsɑləd ˈmɪdəl graʊnd ənd pəˈtɛnʃəl stɛp fər ðoʊz hu taɪər əv ˈmoʊbəl foʊn geɪmz ənd nid ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈmitiər. ðə əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti əv wərld əv tæŋks ənd ɪts ˌʤæpəˈniz klaɪənt ˈsərtənli dru əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈkeɪkoʊ hɛlpt wɪθ! ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr nidz tɪ bi səˈpɔrt. stim ɔˈrɛdi prəˈvaɪdz ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈɔpʃənz æt list fər ˈʃɑpɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ə gʊd stɑrt. ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˈɔfəs wɪl ˈhoʊpfəli riˈlis nuz ɔn ə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsərvər, ər æt list ˈlæŋgwɪʤ pæk, fər ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgeɪmərz. saɪt, əˈkibə, sərvz ɛz ə ˈʤɛnərəl kəmˈjunɪti saɪt, ˈmoʊstli fər ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz. ˈæˌkʧuəli prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə speɪs wɛr prɪˈzɛntɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpərz ər ˈpoʊstɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə geɪmz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ tɪ ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ˈɪndi ˈfɛstɪvəl. ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ɔˈrɛdi hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌkæˈfeɪz tɪ ˈmeɪˌkəp fər ðə fækt ðət ˈpiˈsi kənˈsɪdərd ə nəˈsɛsɪti ɪn ʤəˈpæn, bət skwɛr æt list ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈpeɪtrənz tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðɛr stim geɪmz wɪn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðɛr loʊˈkeɪʃən. ə gʊd stɑrt, bət aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ɪˈnəf. ɪn ðə wɛst, wi hæd smɔl taɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈlidɪŋ ðə ʧɑrʤ ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ˈɔrəʤən ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈtərbaɪn ɪgˈzæktli ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld neɪmz, bət fju pleɪərz hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðɛr wərk. pərˈhæps ə geɪm laɪk kəˈlɛkʃən kən hɛlp meɪk weɪ fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn games’*’ ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti, bət aɪ noʊ ɪf ɪˈnəf, ənd ˈɪndi dɪˈvɛləpərz ər rɛr ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈmeɪkɪŋ (geɪmz meɪd fər fən mɔr ðən ˈprɑfɪt) ənd biɪŋ ən ˈɪndi dɪˈvɛləpər traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈlætər ər kwaɪt rɛr ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ðoʊ aɪ wɑz ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ mit səm. maɪ ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ əˈkərd æt ˈpikoʊ ˈpikoʊ kəˈfeɪ, wɪʧ hoʊsts ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld ““picotachi,”*,” ə ˈmənθli ˈɪndi geɪm dɪˈvɛləpər (ənd fæn) mit. ðə pleɪs ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli pækt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ˈsərtənli kɔl ɪt ə only”*” taɪp əv ɪˈvɛnt. ðɛr wər səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ geɪmz, bət ˈmoʊstli ðeɪ wər ˈsɪmpli, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm tɪ ə ðət rikˈwaɪərd 10 ˈpipəl tɪ fɔrm ə ˈsɪŋgəl laɪn əˈkrɔs ðɛr ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz tɪ klɪr ðə blɑks. fən stəf bət ˈnəθɪŋ kwaɪt ɔn ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl ɛz ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn geɪm. ɪn fækt, ˈæftər ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə lɪst əv ˈprɛzəntərz (soʊ fɑr), ɪt simz ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈɪndi ər ˈnæʧərəli ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə moʊst ˈprɑfətəbəl ˈmɑrkɪt: ˈmoʊbəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ. əˈsaɪd frəm gæŋz əv speɪs, ˈnəθɪŋ simd tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ðə ˈɪndi sin hir ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ bəlk əp ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪt filz laɪk ðə bɪg ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz, laɪk skwɛr ənd ˈsigə, wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt. sˈmɔlər ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈsərtənli sim tɪ bi ˈhɛlpɪŋ. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈstɑrtɪŋ ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, moʊst ˈpipəl aɪ tɔkt tɪ simd, laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ˈfɛrli ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈfɪzɪkəl loʊˈkeɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈhɑbi. wi ˈmoʊstli mit ənd tɔk tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ənd ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈʧeɪnʤɪz geɪmz ər lɔg ɪn æt ðə raɪt taɪm, ðeɪ ˈsimɪŋli ˌdɪsəˈpɪr. ˈfaɪnəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm ˈbɪznɪs ˈkɑnˌtækts həz ʃoʊn mi ðət ðɛr ɪz ə kəmˈjunɪti hir, bət ˈsərtənli ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ groʊ. ðɛr ər ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈpipəl ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪt, əˈsumɪŋ ju hæv ðə ˈməni ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkəlʧər. aɪ fil ðət ðə læst pɔɪnt ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli kɛpt ˈwɛstərn ˈpəblɪʃərz aʊt əv ʤəˈpæn. ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˈiðər ˌɪnˈvɛst ðə ˈməni ər ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən tɪ əˈtrækt ðə ˈɔdiəns, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈgeɪmɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli rɪˈmeɪn ˈvɛri nɪʧ, ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈmoʊstli tɪ ˈʃutər fænz, ˈmɑnstər ˈhəntərz, ənd ˈgeɪmərz hu ˈɔlsoʊ ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ pʊt əp ə ˈfɔrən ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ðɛr pərˈsut əv ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈvərʧuəl paradise…*…. ər ˌvæˈlhælə. rɪˈleɪtɪd: əˈkibə

take action! the principle of integrated education is under attack like never before in this country following the announcement that it will introduce a new generation ofate schools that can religiously discriminate against children for all of their places. we are encouraging everyone to write to their to speak out, and provided a facility through which possible to do so. in line with its ambition to deliver 500 new free schools by 2020, the government has given the green light to 11 new religious schools in its latest wave of 77 free school approvals. the schools are the first to be approved since the government announced that it will move to scrap the requirement that new ‘faith’ schools keep at least half of their places open to local children, irrespective of religion or belief. if these plans go ahead, all 11 schools will be able to religiously select 100% of their places. the british humanist association (bha) hasated that the latest free school approvals are yet another sign of the backward approach to improving integration in the education system. of the 11 religious schools given approval, nine are either church of england or christian in character. they are: derby cathedral school, a church of england secondary a level sixth form school, bury edmunds, a church of england school for pupils aged 16 to 19 the trinity college, an christian school in bishop arden church of england free school, a secondary in emmanuel community school, a christian primary school in waltham forest cathedral free school, a church of england primary in liverpool cathedral enterprise school, a church of england secondary in bristol east village c of e academy, a primary school in middle (primary) academy also in in addition, two new hindu schools have been approved, the avanti leicester school and the avanti brent school. both are being set up by the avanti schools trust which currently operates five other existing hindu schools in england. the approval of these new religious schools comes just days after the government announced the removal of the so-called% cap’ on religious selection, meaning that both new and existing free schools may soon be able to religiously discriminate for all of their places when previously they have only been able to do so for up to half. the move has beenrongly by a range of individuals and organisations, with conservative party ken clarke asking the education secretary justine greening to ‘reconsider pretty fundamentally the announcement’, and professor ted cantle of the institute for community cohesion foundation calling the move ‘retrograde’ and ‘deleterious to integration’. the catholic education service, which has been largely responsible for encouraging the government to drop the 50% cap, has already announced its intention to open 35 to 40 new religiously selective free schools. this follows the church of announcement over the summer that they would establish more than 100 new schools in the next four years, equivalent to a quarter of the target number. bha education campaigner jay harman said, ‘in the last few days the government hasated unequivocally that it wants to tackle segregation in our education system and ensure that children from different religious and non-religious backgrounds are able to learn with and from each other as they grow up. unfortunately, it has also set out that it intends to achieve this by allowing religious schools to become even more than they are, and approving new religious schools that will divide communities and discriminate against local families. this is quite remarkable. ‘if these policies continue to be pursued by the government, our education system and our society will become a great deal more divided than they already are. all those who would rather see schools be inclusive, fair, and open to all children, must join us in opposing this entirely approach.’ notes for further comment and information, please contact education campaigner, jay harman, on or 020 7324 3078. see the full list of approved free schools: read the’s previous news item ‘comment: government moves to drop restrictions on religious selection in new faith schools’: https://humanism.org.uk/2016/09/09/comment-government-moves-to-drop-restrictions-on-religious-selection-in-new-faith-schools/ read the green paper, where it sets out the proposals: read more about the’s work on ‘faith’ schools: https://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/schools-and-education/faith-schools/ the british humanist association is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity. it promotes a secularate and equal treatment in law and policy of everyone, regardless of religion or belief.

teɪk ˈækʃən! ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈəndər əˈtæk laɪk ˈnɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ðət ɪt wɪl ˌɪntrəˈdus ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv steɪt skulz ðət kən rɪˈlɪʤəsli dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən fər ɔl əv ðɛr ˈpleɪsɪz. wi ər ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ raɪt tɪ ðɛr tɪ spik aʊt, ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ə fəˈsɪlɪti θru wɪʧ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ du soʊ. ɪn laɪn wɪθ ɪts æmˈbɪʃən tɪ dɪˈlɪvər 500 nu fri skulz baɪ 2020 ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈgɪvɪn ðə grin laɪt tɪ 11 nu rɪˈlɪʤəs skulz ɪn ɪts ˈleɪtəst weɪv əv 77 fri skul əˈpruvəlz. ðə skulz ər ðə fərst tɪ bi əˈpruvd sɪns ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wɪl muv tɪ skræp ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ðət nu ‘‘faith’*’ skulz kip æt list hæf əv ðɛr ˈpleɪsɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈʧɪldrən, ˌɪrəˈspɛktɪv əv rɪˈlɪʤən ər bɪˈlif. ɪf ðiz plænz goʊ əˈhɛd, ɔl 11 skulz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəsli səˈlɛkt 100 əv ðɛr ˈpleɪsɪz. ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈhjumənɪst əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (bha*) həz ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈleɪtəst fri skul əˈpruvəlz ər jɛt əˈnəðər saɪn əv ðə ˈbækwərd əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ɪn ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm. əv ðə 11 rɪˈlɪʤəs skulz ˈgɪvɪn əˈpruvəl, naɪn ər ˈiðər ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd ər ˈkrɪsʧɪn ɪn ˈkɛrɪktər. ðeɪ ər: ˈdərbi kəˈθidrəl skul, ə ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ə ˈlɛvəl sɪksθ fɔrm skul, ˈbɛri ˈɛdməndz, ə ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd skul fər ˈpjupəlz ˈeɪʤɪd 16 tɪ 19 ðə ˈtrɪnɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ, ən ˈkrɪsʧɪn skul ɪn ˈbɪʃəp ˈɑrdən ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd fri skul, ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ɪn ɪˈmænjuəl kəmˈjunɪti skul, ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul ɪn ˈwɔlθəm ˈfɔrɪst kəˈθidrəl fri skul, ə ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪn ˈlɪvərˌpul kəˈθidrəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz skul, ə ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ɪn ˈbrɪstəl ist ˈvɪlɪʤ si əv i əˈkædəmi, ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul ɪn ˈmɪdəl (ˈpraɪˌmɛri) əˈkædəmi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ɪn əˈdɪʃən, tu nu ˈhɪnˌdu skulz hæv bɪn əˈpruvd, ðə əˈvɑnti ˈlɛstər skul ənd ðə əˈvɑnti brɛnt skul. boʊθ ər biɪŋ sɛt əp baɪ ðə əˈvɑnti skulz trəst wɪʧ ˈkərəntli ˈɑpərˌeɪts faɪv ˈəðər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈhɪnˌdu skulz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd. ðə əˈpruvəl əv ðiz nu rɪˈlɪʤəs skulz kəmz ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈnaʊnst ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld cap’*’ ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs səˈlɛkʃən, ˈminɪŋ ðət boʊθ nu ənd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ fri skulz meɪ sun bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈlɪʤəsli dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt fər ɔl əv ðɛr ˈpleɪsɪz wɪn ˈpriviəsli ðeɪ hæv ˈoʊnli bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ du soʊ fər əp tɪ hæf. ðə muv həz bɪn ˈstrɔŋli baɪ ə reɪnʤ əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz, wɪθ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti kɛn klɑrk ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤəˈstin ˈgrinɪŋ tɪ ˈprɪti ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli ðə announcement’*’, ənd prəˈfɛsər tɛd ˈkæntəl əv ðə ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər kəmˈjunɪti koʊˈhiʒən faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə muv ‘‘retrograde’*’ ənd tɪ integration’*’. ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈlɑrʤli riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ drɔp ðə 50 kæp, həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ˈoʊpən 35 tɪ 40 nu rɪˈlɪʤəsli səˈlɛktɪv fri skulz. ðɪs ˈfɑloʊz ðə ʧərʧ əv əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsəmər ðət ðeɪ wʊd ɪˈstæblɪʃ mɔr ðən 100 nu skulz ɪn ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz, ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˈtərgət ˈnəmbər. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kæmˈpeɪnər ʤeɪ ˈhɑrmən sɛd, ðə læst fju deɪz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈsteɪtɪd ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli ðət ɪt wɔnts tɪ ˈtækəl ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən ɪn ɑr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈʧɪldrən frəm ˈdɪfərənt rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪʤəs ˈbækˌgraʊndz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ lərn wɪθ ənd frəm iʧ ˈəðər ɛz ðeɪ groʊ əp. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛt aʊt ðət ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəs skulz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈivɪn mɔr ðən ðeɪ ər, ənd əˈpruvɪŋ nu rɪˈlɪʤəs skulz ðət wɪl dɪˈvaɪd kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt əˈgɛnst ˈloʊkəl ˈfæməliz. ðɪs ɪz kwaɪt rɪˈmɑrkəbəl. ðiz ˈpɑləsiz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi pərˈsud baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ɑr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti wɪl bɪˈkəm ə greɪt dil mɔr dɪˈvaɪdɪd ðən ðeɪ ɔˈrɛdi ər. ɔl ðoʊz hu wʊd ˈrəðər si skulz bi ˌɪnˈklusɪv, fɛr, ənd ˈoʊpən tɪ ɔl ˈʧɪldrən, məst ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs ɪn əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪərli approach.’*.’ noʊts fər ˈfərðər ˈkɑmɛnt ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən kæmˈpeɪnər, ʤeɪ ˈhɑrmən, ɔn ər 020 7324 3078 si ðə fʊl lɪst əv əˈpruvd fri skulz: rɛd ðə ˈpriviəs nuz ˈaɪtəm ‘‘comment*: ˈgəvərnmənt muvz tɪ drɔp riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs səˈlɛkʃən ɪn nu feɪθ schools’*’: https://humanism.org.uk/2016/09/09/comment-government-moves-to-drop-restrictions-on-religious-selection-in-new-faith-schools*/ rɛd ðə grin ˈpeɪpər, wɛr ɪt sɛts aʊt ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz: rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə wərk ɔn ‘‘faith’*’ skulz: https://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/schools-and-education/faith-schools*/ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈhjumənɪst əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧɛrɪti ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪʤəs ˈpipəl hu sik tɪ lɪv ˈɛθɪkəl ənd fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ lɪvz ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈrizən ənd juˈmænɪti. ɪt prəˈmoʊts ə ˈsɛkjələr steɪt ənd ˈikwəl ˈtritmənt ɪn lɔ ənd ˈpɑləsi əv ˈɛvriˌwən, rəˈgɑrdləs əv rɪˈlɪʤən ər bɪˈlif.

anti-white ive: slurs slurs are names, labels, definitions, or descriptions of any segment of the diverse white american peoples that demonstrate the state of mind of the speaker as one of bullying, deception, hating, bigotry, dehumanization, or supremacy. here are six principal themes to use in an. supremacists by charging the specific slanderer (not his or her demographic affinity group) with claiming supremacy in naming the other. the are supremacists. tell them so. bullies call them bullies seeking to push diverse white american youth around. it's true and it's powerful. haters point out that the slur shows a mind. call them haters. liars call them liars for smothering the diversity and nationality, as well as the continental and regional origins, of those slurred. bigots and the proponents of theive with its slurs are bigots. tell them so. dehumanizing in addition, expose them as dehumanizing with slurs that use animal, insect, plant, color, or food names, or by referring to diverse white american youth with a negative label whites") or with a single point of color label ("whites"), always without diversity and nationality. our all-time favorite dehumanizing hate speech was by the critic susan sontag who wrote that “the white race is the cancer of human history." [partisan review, winter 1967, p. 57] susan sontag was part of the graetz legacy. he launched a propaganda campaign of "scourging" and "flogging" the majority demographic in his home country (germany) in 1868, as well as a parallel propaganda campaign "to shatter christianity." warning: here are some concepts not to use in an. (1) do not attack the entire demographic affinity group to which the slanderer belongs. we can't do it because we are fighting an attack on our entire demographic affinity group. (2) do not use "rational" arguments based on logic (logic is dead in public discourse), the double standard (it's applauded by our adversaries), racism (it's been defined in a biased way), history (they twist it), fairness (not going to happen), and dictionary definitions (they distract from the state of mind of the slanderer). 3) do not use "irrational" arguments based on being offended on the grounds that it is infantile and subjective. on objective grounds that explain that the slanderer opened his or her mind to us to determine as to whether the slanderer was lying, bigoted, a supremacist, a hater, a bully, or a dehumanizer. we have an entire section on the in this syllabus. case studies of examples: anglo - this is an epithet and claim of supremacy over diverse white americans -- not shorthand for the ethnic name anglo-saxon. it's also an expression of hatred. goyim - this is a claim of supremacy over the diverse white americans by claiming the right to label them and an attempt to smother white american diversity and nationality. the us ninth circuit court of appeals granted asylum in july 2003 to a southwest asian who claimed being called goy as an aspect of his persecution abroad. ram explained goyim on by saying "no matter how (and israel-friendly) a nation has been historically, israelis are encouraged to view all ("goyim" is the pejorative term used uncritically by most hebrew speakers) as inherently and therefore anti-israeli." gringo - this label is a claim of supremacy over whites; an expression of hatred; and a targeting term for violence. this was an important signifying slur during the huge mexican may day marches on. haole - this is a claim to supremacy in hawaii over the diverse white americans by claiming the right to name and label them; and an expression of hatred. non-hispanic whites - this is an expression of hatred by the dominant media culture, and an attempt to smother white american diversity and nationality. this term is sometimes defended as a us census term but the haters who make that claim never use the parallel census terms -- black, asian, and indian. redneck - this label is an expression of hatred for diverse white american rural dwelling people like mechanics, farmers, merchants, and farm workers, especially by the class. see al sharpton explain redneck and cracker. begin at 50 on the video. - this is a claim to supremacy over, and an act of bullying, the diverse white european american women by claiming the right to name and label them. see israel definition of, 1994, page 26 -- "unclean animal; loathsome creature, abomination." even commentary magazine recognizes the vicious nature of. typical white person - a serious expression of hostility to white americans' diversity, nationality, and right to self-name; and a disgraceful slander by then us senator obama on, just two days after his speech on race in philadelphia on. white boy - this is an expression of hatred for white american men, and an attempt to smother white men's diversity, nationality, and continental origins. california state assembly member paul fong of cupertino is most well-known locally for using this term to describe european american men. this term was used in 2012 to label tucker carlson by an employee of fox news tv. white skin privilege - this is a big lie by extremists in academia, entertainment, and media claiming that all whites are equally successful in all walks of life, similar to the term "model minority." this label is based on a claim to supremacy in naming; it is an example of bullying; it is based on raw hatred; it is a big lie; and it is profoundly dehumanizing. see the 1997 book by jim goad for a look at the lives of subordinated and diverse white american peoples in the land of "white privilege." for a longer review of "white skin privilege" go here. the wall street journal published an by us senator james webb of virginia on on this very topic with good arguments if addressed. white trash - a term that is officially a race crime in england. you people - this is a variant on "your people," "those people," and "these people." the san jose mercury news had a major melt down over these terms on its editorial page on, but the paper engages in similar identifying labels all the time. it was a challenge to understand why it can be categorized as a slur, but the reason is that "you people" is a label or name which denies those so labeled their diversity and their nationality, as well as their right to name themselves. this slur has been frequently applied to the diverse white american peoples, but the best documented example of its use (against another demographic affinity group) was ross perot's use of it before a convention of african americans in 1992.

anti-white* ive*: slərz slərz ər neɪmz, ˈleɪbəlz, ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz, ər dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ˈɛni ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ðə dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəlz ðət ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə steɪt əv maɪnd əv ðə ˈspikər ɛz wən əv ˈbʊliɪŋ, dɪˈsɛpʃən, ˈheɪtɪŋ, ˈbɪgətri, ˌdiˌhjumənəˈzeɪʃən, ər səˈprɛməsi. hir ər sɪks ˈprɪnsəpəl θimz tɪ juz ɪn ən. suˈprɛməsɪsts baɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk sˈlændərər (nɑt hɪz ər hər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk əˈfɪnɪti grup) wɪθ ˈkleɪmɪŋ səˈprɛməsi ɪn ˈneɪmɪŋ ðə ˈəðər. ðə ər suˈprɛməsɪsts. tɛl ðɛm soʊ. ˈbʊliz kɔl ðɛm ˈbʊliz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən juθ əraʊnd. ɪts tru ənd ɪts ˈpaʊərfəl. ˈheɪtərz pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə slər ʃoʊz ə maɪnd. kɔl ðɛm ˈheɪtərz. laɪərz kɔl ðɛm laɪərz fər sˈməðərɪŋ ðə dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ənd ˈriʤənəl ˈɔrəʤɪnz, əv ðoʊz slərd. ˈbɪgəts ənd ðə prəˈpoʊnənts əv ðə ˈnɛrətɪv wɪθ ɪts slərz ər ˈbɪgəts. tɛl ðɛm soʊ. diˈhjuməˌnaɪzɪŋ ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ɪkˈspoʊz ðɛm ɛz diˈhjuməˌnaɪzɪŋ wɪθ slərz ðət juz ˈænəməl, ˈɪnˌsɛkt, plænt, ˈkələr, ər fud neɪmz, ər baɪ rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən juθ wɪθ ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈleɪbəl waɪts") ər wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɔɪnt əv ˈkələr ˈleɪbəl ("waɪts"), ˈɔlˌweɪz wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti. ɑr ˌɔlˈtaɪm ˈfeɪvərɪt diˈhjuməˌnaɪzɪŋ heɪt spiʧ wɑz baɪ ðə ˈkrɪtɪk ˈsuzən ˈsɑnˌtæg hu roʊt ðət waɪt reɪs ɪz ðə ˈkænsər əv ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri." [ˈpɑrtəzən ˌrivˈju, ˈwɪntər 1967 pi. 57 ˈsuzən ˈsɑnˌtæg wɑz pɑrt əv ðə grits ˈlɛgəsi. hi lɔnʧt ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə kæmˈpeɪn əv "ˈskərʤɪŋ" ənd "ˈflɑgɪŋ" ðə məˈʤɔrəti ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ɪn hɪz hoʊm ˈkəntri (ˈʤərməni) ɪn 1868 ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˌprɑpəˈgændə kæmˈpeɪn "tɪ ˈʃætər ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti." ˈwɔrnɪŋ: hir ər səm ˈkɑnsɛpts nɑt tɪ juz ɪn ən. 1 du nɑt əˈtæk ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk əˈfɪnɪti grup tɪ wɪʧ ðə sˈlændərər bɪˈlɔŋz. wi kænt du ɪt bɪˈkəz wi ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ən əˈtæk ɔn ɑr ɪnˈtaɪər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk əˈfɪnɪti grup. 2 du nɑt juz "ˈræʃənəl" ˈɑrgjəmənts beɪst ɔn ˈlɑʤɪk (ˈlɑʤɪk ɪz dɛd ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈdɪskɔrs), ðə ˈdəbəl ˈstændərd (ɪts əˈplɔdɪd baɪ ɑr ˈædvərˌsɛriz), ˈreɪˌsɪzəm (ɪts bɪn dɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ə baɪəst weɪ), ˈhɪstəri (ðeɪ twɪst ɪt), ˈfɛrnəs (nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhæpən), ənd ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz (ðeɪ dɪˈstrækt frəm ðə steɪt əv maɪnd əv ðə sˈlændərər). 3 du nɑt juz "ˌɪˈræʃənəl" ˈɑrgjəmənts beɪst ɔn biɪŋ əˈfɛndɪd ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈɪnfəntɪl ənd səˈbʤɛktɪv. ɔn əˈbʤɛktɪv graʊnz ðət ɪkˈspleɪn ðət ðə sˈlændərər ˈoʊpənd hɪz ər hər maɪnd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə sˈlændərər wɑz laɪɪŋ, ˈbɪgətɪd, ə suˈprɛməsɪst, ə ˈheɪtər, ə ˈbʊli, ər ə dehumanizer*. wi hæv ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsɛkʃən ɔn ðə ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪləbəs. keɪs ˈstədiz əv ɪgˈzæmpəlz: ˈæŋgloʊ ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɛpəˌθɛt ənd kleɪm əv səˈprɛməsi ˈoʊvər dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkənz nɑt ˈʃɔrˌthænd fər ðə ˈɛθnɪk neɪm anglo-saxon*. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈheɪtrəd. gɔɪɪm ðɪs ɪz ə kleɪm əv səˈprɛməsi ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkənz baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə raɪt tɪ ˈleɪbəl ðɛm ənd ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ sˈməðər waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti. ðə ˈjuˈɛs naɪnθ ˈsərkət kɔrt əv əˈpilz ˈgrænɪd əˈsaɪləm ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2003 tɪ ə ˌsaʊθˈwɛst ˈeɪʒən hu kleɪmd biɪŋ kɔld gɔɪ ɛz ən ˈæˌspɛkt əv hɪz ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əˈbrɔd. ræm ɪkˈspleɪnd gɔɪɪm ɔn baɪ seɪɪŋ "noʊ ˈmætər haʊ (ənd israel-friendly*) ə ˈneɪʃən həz bɪn hɪˈstɔrɪkəli, ˌɪzˈreɪliz ər ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ vju ɔl ("gɔɪɪm" ɪz ðə pəˈʤɔrətɪv tərm juzd ənˈkrɪtɪkəli baɪ moʊst ˈhibru ˈspikərz) ɛz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr anti-israeli*." ˈgrɪŋgoʊ ðɪs ˈleɪbəl ɪz ə kleɪm əv səˈprɛməsi ˈoʊvər waɪt; ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈheɪtrəd; ənd ə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ tərm fər ˈvaɪələns. ðɪs wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪɪŋ slər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə juʤ ˈmɛksəkən meɪ deɪ ˈmɑrʧɪz ɔn ðɪs ɪz ə kleɪm tɪ səˈprɛməsi ɪn həˈwaɪˌi ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkənz baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə raɪt tɪ neɪm ənd ˈleɪbəl ðɛm; ənd ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈheɪtrəd. waɪts ðɪs ɪz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈheɪtrəd baɪ ðə ˈdɑmənənt ˈmidiə ˈkəlʧər, ənd ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ sˈməðər waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti. ðɪs tərm ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz dɪˈfɛndɪd ɛz ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnsəs tərm bət ðə ˈheɪtərz hu meɪk ðət kleɪm ˈnɛvər juz ðə ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ˈsɛnsəs tərmz blæk, ˈeɪʒən, ənd ˈɪndiən. ˈrɛdˌnɛk ðɪs ˈleɪbəl ɪz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈheɪtrəd fər dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈrʊrəl dˈwɛlɪŋ ˈpipəl laɪk məˈkænɪks, ˈfɑrmərz, ˈmərʧənts, ənd fɑrm ˈwərkərz, əˈspɛʃəli baɪ ðə klæs. si æl ˈʃɑrptən ɪkˈspleɪn ˈrɛdˌnɛk ənd ˈkrækər. bɪˈgɪn æt 50 ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ðɪs ɪz ə kleɪm tɪ səˈprɛməsi ˈoʊvər, ənd ən ækt əv ˈbʊliɪŋ, ðə dɪˈvərs waɪt ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɪmən baɪ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə raɪt tɪ neɪm ənd ˈleɪbəl ðɛm. si ˈɪzriəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv, 1994 peɪʤ 26 "ənˈklin ˈænəməl; ˈloʊθsəm ˈkriʧər, əˌbɑməˈneɪʃən." ˈivɪn ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ˈmægəˌzin ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə ˈvɪʃəs ˈneɪʧər əv. ˈtɪpɪkəl waɪt ˈpərsən ə ˈsɪriəs ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv hɑˈstɪləti tɪ waɪt əˈmɛrɪkənz' dɪˈvərsɪti, ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti, ənd raɪt tɪ self-name*; ənd ə dɪsˈgreɪsfəl sˈlændər baɪ ðɛn ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnətər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔn ʤɪst tu deɪz ˈæftər hɪz spiʧ ɔn reɪs ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ɔn waɪt bɔɪ ðɪs ɪz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈheɪtrəd fər waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən mɛn, ənd ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ sˈməðər waɪt mɛnz dɪˈvərsɪti, ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti, ənd ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˈɔrəʤɪnz. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə steɪt əˈsɛmbli ˈmɛmbər pɔl fɔŋ əv ˌkupərˈtinoʊ ɪz moʊst ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈloʊkəli fər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs tərm tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ˌjʊrəˈpiən əˈmɛrɪkən mɛn. ðɪs tərm wɑz juzd ɪn 2012 tɪ ˈleɪbəl ˈtəkər ˈkɑrlsən baɪ ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv fɑks nuz ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. waɪt skɪn ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ ðɪs ɪz ə bɪg laɪ baɪ ɪkˈstriməsts ɪn ˌækəˈdimiə, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ənd ˈmidiə ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ɔl waɪt ər ˈikwəli səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ɔl wɔks əv laɪf, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə tərm "ˈmɑdəl məˈnɔrəti." ðɪs ˈleɪbəl ɪz beɪst ɔn ə kleɪm tɪ səˈprɛməsi ɪn ˈneɪmɪŋ; ɪt ɪz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈbʊliɪŋ; ɪt ɪz beɪst ɔn rɑ ˈheɪtrəd; ɪt ɪz ə bɪg laɪ; ənd ɪt ɪz proʊˈfaʊndli diˈhjuməˌnaɪzɪŋ. si ðə 1997 bʊk baɪ ʤɪm goʊd fər ə lʊk æt ðə lɪvz əv səˈbɔrdəˌneɪtɪd ənd dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəlz ɪn ðə lænd əv "waɪt ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ." fər ə ˈlɔŋgər ˌrivˈju əv "waɪt skɪn ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ" goʊ hir. ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ˈpəblɪʃt ən baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnətər ʤeɪmz wɛb əv vərˈʤɪnjə ɔn ɔn ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈtɑpɪk wɪθ gʊd ˈɑrgjəmənts ɪf əˈdrɛst. waɪt træʃ ə tərm ðət ɪz əˈfɪʃəli ə reɪs kraɪm ɪn ˈɪŋglənd. ju ˈpipəl ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛriənt ɔn "jʊr ˈpipəl," "ðoʊz ˈpipəl," ənd "ðiz ˈpipəl." ðə sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈmərkjəri nuz hæd ə ˈmeɪʤər mɛlt daʊn ˈoʊvər ðiz tərmz ɔn ɪts ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl peɪʤ ɔn bət ðə ˈpeɪpər ɪnˈgeɪʤɪz ɪn ˈsɪmələr aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈleɪbəlz ɔl ðə taɪm. ɪt wɑz ə ˈʧælənʤ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ɪt kən bi ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd ɛz ə slər, bət ðə ˈrizən ɪz ðət "ju ˈpipəl" ɪz ə ˈleɪbəl ər neɪm wɪʧ dɪˈnaɪz ðoʊz soʊ ˈleɪbəld ðɛr dɪˈvərsɪti ənd ðɛr ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðɛr raɪt tɪ neɪm ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðɪs slər həz bɪn ˈfrikwɛntli əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈvərs waɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəlz, bət ðə bɛst ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ɪts juz (əˈgɛnst əˈnəðər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk əˈfɪnɪti grup) wɑz rɔs pəroʊz juz əv ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ə kənˈvɛnʃən əv ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪn 1992

fans who can't make it to university of phoenix stadium for 2014 arizona cardinals training camp presented by hyundai can follow the team's practice on tuesday, july 29 on nfl network's inside training camp live. former cardinals quarterback kurt warner and anchor amber will host nfl network's coverage from the team's practice from to p.m. continuing through august 5, nfl network's inside training camp live hits the field at a.m., providing nine hours of live coverage each day. as teams report to camp and take the field, nfl network will provide live at team practices, interviews with players and coaches, analysis from former players, head coaches and front office executives, and live reports from reporters stationed at various training camp sites. each day, nfl total access airs at p.m., followed by a training camp primetime at p.m. recapping all of the day's action and providing information and analysis.

fænz hu kænt meɪk ɪt tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈfinɪks ˈsteɪdiəm fər 2014 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈhənˌdeɪ kən ˈfɑloʊ ðə timz ˈpræktɪs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 29 ɔn ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərks ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp lɪv. ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑrdɪnəlz kˈwɔrtərˌbæk kərt ˈwɔrnər ənd ˈæŋkər ˈæmbər wɪl hoʊst ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ðə timz ˈpræktɪs frəm tɪ p.m*. kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ θru ˈɔgəst 5 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərks ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp lɪv hɪts ðə fild æt a.m*., prəˈvaɪdɪŋ naɪn aʊərz əv lɪv ˈkəvərɪʤ iʧ deɪ. ɛz timz rɪˈpɔrt tɪ kæmp ənd teɪk ðə fild, ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪl prəˈvaɪd lɪv æt tim ˈpræktɪsɪz, ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ pleɪərz ənd ˈkoʊʧɪz, æˈnælɪsɪs frəm ˈfɔrmər pleɪərz, hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd frənt ˈɔfəs ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz, ənd lɪv rɪˈpɔrts frəm rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈsteɪʃənd æt ˈvɛriəs ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp saɪts. iʧ deɪ, ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈtoʊtəl ˈækˌsɛs ɛrz æt p.m*., ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ kæmp ˈpraɪmˌtaɪm æt p.m*. riˈkæpɪŋ ɔl əv ðə deɪz ˈækʃən ənd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd æˈnælɪsɪs.

so i opened up my gift that came earlier on tonight. the postman just left it outside my door for anyone to take, but luckily i live in a decent are. well anyway, when i picked it up it was actually really light in a relatively large box, so i was thinking about some million handkerchiefs or something or the infamous 4 well anyway, i went up to the study as the things i put in my likes might not be entirely visible to my parents if really fulfilled, so you know, just some viewer privacy just in case it's a bong or a crop. well i opened the thing, and was blinded by the colours. it took me a while to actually realise what it was, but then i figured it out and turned it upside down. it's actually really awesome. i have no idea how the figured out i might enjoy kids toys, but i guess does say enough. well anyway, take a look at my awesome gift in action in the video below :) thanks so much mr anonymous, i will enjoy this gift a lot... once the circumstances you told me will happen. i might just get drunk with my mum and my step dad just so that i can enjoy this gift fully. thanks again, jonáš :)

soʊ aɪ ˈoʊpənd əp maɪ gɪft ðət keɪm ˈərliər ɔn təˈnaɪt. ðə ˈpoʊstmən ʤɪst lɛft ɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd maɪ dɔr fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ teɪk, bət ˈləkəli aɪ lɪv ɪn ə ˈdisənt ər. wɛl ˈɛniˌweɪ, wɪn aɪ pɪkt ɪt əp ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪli laɪt ɪn ə ˈrɛlətɪvli lɑrʤ bɑks, soʊ aɪ wɑz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt səm ˈmɪljən ˈhæŋkərʧəfs ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ər ðə ˈɪnfəməs 4 wɛl ˈɛniˌweɪ, aɪ wɛnt əp tɪ ðə ˈstədi ɛz ðə θɪŋz aɪ pʊt ɪn maɪ laɪks maɪt nɑt bi ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈvɪzəbəl tɪ maɪ ˈpɛrənts ɪf ˈrɪli fʊlˈfɪld, soʊ ju noʊ, ʤɪst səm vjuər ˈpraɪvəsi ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ɪts ə bɑŋ ər ə krɑp. wɛl aɪ ˈoʊpənd ðə θɪŋ, ənd wɑz ˈblaɪndɪd baɪ ðə colours*. ɪt tʊk mi ə waɪl tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈriəˌlaɪz wət ɪt wɑz, bət ðɛn aɪ ˈfɪgjərd ɪt aʊt ənd tərnd ɪt ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn. ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪli ˈɔsəm. aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ ðə ˈfɪgjərd aʊt aɪ maɪt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ kɪdz tɔɪz, bət aɪ gɛs dɪz seɪ ɪˈnəf. wɛl ˈɛniˌweɪ, teɪk ə lʊk æt maɪ ˈɔsəm gɪft ɪn ˈækʃən ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ θæŋks soʊ məʧ ˈmɪstər əˈnɑnəməs, aɪ wɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs gɪft ə lɔt... wəns ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ju toʊld mi wɪl ˈhæpən. aɪ maɪt ʤɪst gɪt drəŋk wɪθ maɪ məm ənd maɪ stɛp dæd ʤɪst soʊ ðət aɪ kən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs gɪft ˈfʊli. θæŋks əˈgɛn, jonáš*áš

detroit (wwj/ap) the u.s. government issued an urgent plea to nearly 8 million people to get the air bags in their cars fixed, amid concern that a defect in the devices can possibly kill or injure the driver or passengers. the inflator mechanisms in the air bags can rupture, causing metal fragments to fly out when the bags are deployed in crashes. safety advocates say at least four people have died from the problem and there have been multiple injuries. multiple automakers have recalled vehicles in the u.s. over the past two years to repair air bag made by takata corp., a supplier of seat belts, air bags, steering wheels and other auto parts. the warning covers million cars made by bmw, chrysler, ford, general motors, mazda, honda, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru and toyota. passenger or driver air bags or both could have the faulty. in a statement wednesday, the national highway traffic and safety administration warned owners of those cars to act right away. the agency has been investigating the problem since june, and has cited reports of six rupturing, causing three injuries. consumers who are uncertain whether their vehicle is impacted by the takata recalls can contact their manufacturer with their vehicle identification number (vin) to confirm whether their individual vehicle has an open recall that needs to be addressed. worldwide, automakers have recalled about 12 million vehicles because of the problem. safety advocates say the problem could affect more than 20 million vehicles in the u.s. automakers have been recalling the cars to fix the problem for several years, but neither takata nor have identified a firm cause. the agency opened a formal investigation into the problem in june, and agency documents detail a theory that the chemical used to inflate the air bags can be altered by high humidity, making it explode with too much force while deploying. nhtsa deputy administrator david friedman said in a statement that responding to the recalls is essential to keep people safe. “it will aid in our ongoing investigation into takata air bags and what appears to be a problem related to extended exposure to consistently high humidity and temperatures,” he said. the agency, he said, is tracking down the “full geographic scope” of the issue. the rare warning by regulators comes three weeks after a sept. 29 crash near orlando, florida, that claimed the life of a woman. in that crash, thi tran suffered severe neck wounds that could have been caused by metal fragments flying out of the air bag on her 2001 honda accord. her accord was among the models being recalled. one police agency concluded that the air bags caused her wounds, while another is still investigating. is seeking information in the case. clarence ditlow, executive director of the nonprofit center for auto safety, estimated there are 20 million to 25 million cars in the u.s. alone that are equipped with the faulty air bags. in the florida case, tran turned left in front of another vehicle and the front ends collided. her air bag inflated. the original report on the death said the seat belt could not have cut the right side of her neck. also, there was no broken glass and no other apparent cause of the neck wounds. initially the case was turned over to the orange county office, whose homicide investigators determined that the air bag caused neck injuries, the orlando sentinel reported. because the death appears to be traffic-related, the matter was sent back to the florida highway patrol, which has not finished its investigation. the highway patrol will call in an air bag expert to help make the determination, said sgt. kim montes. the steering wheel and spokes were not damaged and appeared to be a normal air bag deployment, she said. investigators also will look for evidence of metal fragments in the car and try to determine what caused neck wounds, montes said. tm and copyright 2014 cbs radio inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. cbs radio and eye logo and copyright 2014 cbs broadcasting inc. used under license. all rights reserved. this material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. the associated press contributed to this report.

ˈdiˌtrɔɪt (wwj/ap*) ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɪʃud ən ˈərʤənt pli tɪ ˈnɪrli 8 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ðə ɛr bægz ɪn ðɛr kɑz fɪkst, əˈmɪd kənˈsərn ðət ə ˈdifɛkt ɪn ðə dɪˈvaɪsɪz kən ˈpɑsəbli kɪl ər ˈɪnʤər ðə ˈdraɪvər ər ˈpæsənʤərz. ðə ˌɪnˈfleɪtər ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz ɪn ðə ɛr bægz kən ˈrəpʧər, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈmɛtəl ˈfrægmənts tɪ flaɪ aʊt wɪn ðə bægz ər dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn ˈkræʃɪz. ˈseɪfti ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ æt list fɔr ˈpipəl hæv daɪd frəm ðə ˈprɑbləm ənd ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈməltəpəl ˈɪnʤəriz. ˈməltəpəl ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz hæv rɪˈkɔld ˈviɪkəlz ɪn ðə juz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz tɪ rɪˈpɛr ɛr bæg meɪd baɪ tɑˈkɑtə ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən., ə səˈplaɪər əv sit bɛlts, ɛr bægz, ˈstɪrɪŋ wilz ənd ˈəðər ˈɔtoʊ pɑrts. ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ ˈkəvərz ˈmɪljən kɑz meɪd baɪ ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju, ˈkraɪslər, fɔrd, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmoʊtərz, ˈmɑzdə, ˈhɔndə, ˌmɪtˌsuˈbiʃi, ˈnisɑn, ˈsubəru ənd toʊˈjoʊtə. ˈpæsənʤər ər ˈdraɪvər ɛr bægz ər boʊθ kʊd hæv ðə ˈfɔlti. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈtræfɪk ənd ˈseɪfti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɔrnd ˈoʊnərz əv ðoʊz kɑz tɪ ækt raɪt əˈweɪ. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑbləm sɪns ʤun, ənd həz ˈsaɪtɪd rɪˈpɔrts əv sɪks ˈrəpʧərɪŋ, ˈkɔzɪŋ θri ˈɪnʤəriz. kənˈsumərz hu ər ənˈsərtən ˈwɛðər ðɛr ˈviɪkəl ɪz ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðə tɑˈkɑtə ˈriˌkɔlz kən ˈkɑnˌtækt ðɛr ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər wɪθ ðɛr ˈviɪkəl aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈnəmbər (vɪn) tɪ kənˈfərm ˈwɛðər ðɛr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈviɪkəl həz ən ˈoʊpən ˈriˌkɔl ðət nidz tɪ bi əˈdrɛst. ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz hæv rɪˈkɔld əˈbaʊt 12 ˈmɪljən ˈviɪkəlz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈprɑbləm. ˈseɪfti ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm kʊd əˈfɛkt mɔr ðən 20 ˈmɪljən ˈviɪkəlz ɪn ðə juz. ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz hæv bɪn rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ðə kɑz tɪ fɪks ðə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, bət ˈniðər tɑˈkɑtə nɔr hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ə fərm kɔz. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈoʊpənd ə ˈfɔrməl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ʤun, ənd ˈeɪʤənsi ˈdɑkjəmənts ˈditeɪl ə ˈθɪri ðət ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl juzd tɪ ɪnˈfleɪt ðə ɛr bægz kən bi ˈɔltərd baɪ haɪ hjuˈmɪdəti, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ɪkˈsploʊd wɪθ tu məʧ fɔrs waɪl dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ. ˈdɛpjəti ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfridmən sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈriˌkɔlz ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ kip ˈpipəl seɪf. wɪl eɪd ɪn ɑr ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu tɑˈkɑtə ɛr bægz ənd wət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈprɑbləm rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪkˈstɛndɪd ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ kənˈsɪstəntli haɪ hjuˈmɪdəti ənd temperatures,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi, hi sɛd, ɪz ˈtrækɪŋ daʊn ðə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk scope”*” əv ðə ˈɪʃu. ðə rɛr ˈwɔrnɪŋ baɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz kəmz θri wiks ˈæftər ə sɛpt. 29 kræʃ nɪr ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ, ˈflɔrɪdə, ðət kleɪmd ðə laɪf əv ə ˈwʊmən. ɪn ðət kræʃ, θi træn ˈsəfərd səˈvɪr nɛk wundz ðət kʊd hæv bɪn kɔzd baɪ ˈmɛtəl ˈfrægmənts flaɪɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ɛr bæg ɔn hər 2001 ˈhɔndə əˈkɔrd. hər əˈkɔrd wɑz əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɑdəlz biɪŋ rɪˈkɔld. wən pəˈlis ˈeɪʤənsi kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ɛr bægz kɔzd hər wundz, waɪl əˈnəðər ɪz stɪl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ. ɪz ˈsikɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ðə keɪs. ˈklɛrəns ˈdɪtloʊ, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə nɑnˈprɑfət ˈsɛnər fər ˈɔtoʊ ˈseɪfti, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðɛr ər 20 ˈmɪljən tɪ 25 ˈmɪljən kɑz ɪn ðə juz. əˈloʊn ðət ər ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ðə ˈfɔlti ɛr bægz. ɪn ðə ˈflɔrɪdə keɪs, træn tərnd lɛft ɪn frənt əv əˈnəðər ˈviɪkəl ənd ðə frənt ɛndz kəˈlaɪdɪd. hər ɛr bæg ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə dɛθ sɛd ðə sit bɛlt kʊd nɑt hæv kət ðə raɪt saɪd əv hər nɛk. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈbroʊkən glæs ənd noʊ ˈəðər əˈpɛrənt kɔz əv ðə nɛk wundz. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ðə keɪs wɑz tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti ˈɔfəs, huz ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðə ɛr bæg kɔzd nɛk ˈɪnʤəriz, ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈsɛntənəl ˌriˈpɔrtəd. bɪˈkəz ðə dɛθ əˈpɪrz tɪ bi traffic-related*, ðə ˈmætər wɑz sɛnt bæk tɪ ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl, wɪʧ həz nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ pəˈtroʊl wɪl kɔl ɪn ən ɛr bæg ˈɛkspərt tɪ hɛlp meɪk ðə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən, sɛd ˈsɑrʤənt. kɪm ˈmɑntɛz. ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ənd spoʊks wər nɑt ˈdæmɪʤd ənd əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə ˈnɔrməl ɛr bæg dɪˈplɔɪmənt, ʃi sɛd. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪl lʊk fər ˈɛvədəns əv ˈmɛtəl ˈfrægmənts ɪn ðə kɑr ənd traɪ tɪ dɪˈtərmən wət kɔzd nɛk wundz, ˈmɑntɛz sɛd. ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2014 ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪŋk. ənd ɪts ˈrɛləvənt səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd aɪ ˈloʊgoʊ ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2014 ˈsiˌbiˌɛs ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ɪŋk. juzd ˈəndər ˈlaɪsəns. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd. ðɪs məˈtɪriəl meɪ nɑt bi ˈpəblɪʃt, ˈbrɔdˌkæst, riˈrɪtən, ər ˌridɪˈstrɪbjətɪd. ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.

despite predictions of gloom and doom, the province posted a surplus last year of more than $1 billion, no matter how counted. the previous tory government initially forecast a $514-million surplus last year, but when oil prices plummeted last fall, premier jim prentice warned alberta could end up in the red. the consolidated surplus of $1.1 billion ends of string of six consecutive deficits and boosts the contingency fund to $8.2 billion a reserve finance minister joe ceci says will come in handy in dealing with the drop in non-renewable resource revenue. “going forward the climate the economy today is very different from what it was then,” he told reporters at the legislature tuesday as the government released the final numbers. but ceci said he was reluctant to use the cash savings to fill the projected revenue void. “if we can find a way to achieve greater revenue stability without the use of the contingency account though probably not possible that would be my first desire,” said the calgary. “philosophically, i think contingencies are there to smooth things out. not there to totally drain the bank account.” although the price of oil has stayed below $60 us per barrel for much of this year, ceci said he hoped new corporate tax increases and hikes in personal income tax for the wealthiest will meet some of the projected shortfall. he also mused about other “revenue measures,” but would not elaborate. during the spring election, the campaigned on a budget with a projected $5.4-billion deficit $400-million more red ink than was forecast in the pc budget for that was released in march. the final tory budget, however, was never passed as the prentice government called an early election, which it lost to rachel. pc interim leader ric mciver said the fact the province recorded a hefty surplus during a period of falling oil prices proves the former government was fiscally prudent and left the province in strong economic shape. “the government did control expenditures last year because it was the right thing to do,” said mciver, former labour minister in the prentice government. “this annual report is a good sign post to go look at what good shape alberta is in overall.” but finance critic derek said the report reflect the deteriorating state of finances because it relies on the same accounting methods that were employed by the former pc government. the said the provincial government paid out more than $780 million to finance interest payments on debt last year, and alberta remains on pace to top $30 billion in debt by 2019. “when you collect record revenues and still have to take out billions in debt, the real problem is overspending,” said in a statement. “the plan of raising spending faster than they can raise taxes just sustainable.” ceci would not comment on the size of the projected deficit for the current fiscal year, which began april 1. the plan to table their own budget until october. alberta finance officials say revenues from taxes and investments in the first six months of last year offset the impact of lower oil prices in the fall. although bitumen royalties fell $530 million, the province still brought in $8.9 billion in non-renewable resource revenue. the heritage savings trust fund was reported to be $17.9 billion. total capital debt climbed to $11.9 billion. the pc government reported a $755-million surplus in, but under its new consolidated reporting, that surplus was actually a $302-million deficit. the new reporting method now includes revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities from schools, universities, colleges and health facilities as well as pension liabilities. under the previous financial reporting method, which was criticized by opposition parties and the provincial auditor general, the surplus in would have been reported as $1.4 billion. dhenton@calgaryherald.com

dɪˈspaɪt priˈdɪkʃənz əv glum ənd dum, ðə ˈprɑvɪns ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈsərpləs læst jɪr əv mɔr ðən 1 ˈbɪljən, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈkaʊntɪd. ðə ˈpriviəs ˈtɔri ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈfɔrˌkæst ə ˈsərpləs læst jɪr, bət wɪn ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ˈpləmətɪd læst fɔl, prɛˈmɪr ʤɪm ˈprɛntɪs wɔrnd ælˈbərtə kʊd ɛnd əp ɪn ðə rɛd. ðə kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈsərpləs əv ˈbɪljən ɛndz əv strɪŋ əv sɪks kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈdɛfɪsɪts ənd busts ðə kənˈtɪnʤənsi fənd tɪ ˈbɪljən ə rɪˈzərv ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər ʤoʊ ˈsɛsi sɪz wɪl kəm ɪn ˈhændi ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðə drɔp ɪn nɑnriˈnuəbəl ˈrisɔrs ˈrɛvəˌnu. ˈfɔrwərd ðə ˈklaɪmɪt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi təˈdeɪ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm wət ɪt wɑz then,”*,” hi toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɛz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt riˈlist ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈnəmbərz. bət ˈsɛsi sɛd hi wɑz rɪˈləktənt tɪ juz ðə kæʃ ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ fɪl ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈrɛvəˌnu vɔɪd. wi kən faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ əˈʧiv ˈgreɪtər ˈrɛvəˌnu stəˈbɪlɪti wɪˈθaʊt ðə juz əv ðə kənˈtɪnʤənsi əˈkaʊnt ðoʊ ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl ðət wʊd bi maɪ fərst desire,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈkælgəri. ““philosophically*, aɪ θɪŋk kənˈtɪnʤənsiz ər ðɛr tɪ smuð θɪŋz aʊt. nɑt ðɛr tɪ ˈtoʊtəli dreɪn ðə bæŋk account.”*.” ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə praɪs əv ɔɪl həz steɪd bɪˈloʊ 60 ˈjuˈɛs pər ˈbɛrəl fər məʧ əv ðɪs jɪr, ˈsɛsi sɛd hi hoʊpt nu ˈkɔrpərət tæks ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ənd haɪks ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm tæks fər ðə ˈwɛlθiəst wɪl mit səm əv ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl. hi ˈɔlsoʊ mjuzd əˈbaʊt ˈəðər measures,”*,” bət wʊd nɑt ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə spərɪŋ ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə kæmˈpeɪnd ɔn ə ˈbəʤɪt wɪθ ə prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈdɛfəsət mɔr rɛd ɪŋk ðən wɑz ˈfɔrˌkæst ɪn ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈbəʤɪt fər ðət wɑz riˈlist ɪn mɑrʧ. ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtɔri ˈbəʤɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɑz ˈnɛvər pæst ɛz ðə ˈprɛntɪs ˈgəvərnmənt kɔld ən ˈərli ɪˈlɛkʃən, wɪʧ ɪt lɔst tɪ ˈreɪʧəl. ˈpiˈsi ˈɪnərəm ˈlidər rɪk məˈkɪvər sɛd ðə fækt ðə ˈprɑvɪns rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə ˈhɛfti ˈsərpləs ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz pruvz ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈfɪskəli ˈprudənt ənd lɛft ðə ˈprɑvɪns ɪn strɔŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ʃeɪp. ˈgəvərnmənt dɪd kənˈtroʊl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz læst jɪr bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ do,”*,” sɛd məˈkɪvər, ˈfɔrmər ˈleɪbər ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə ˈprɛntɪs ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈænjuəl rɪˈpɔrt ɪz ə gʊd saɪn poʊst tɪ goʊ lʊk æt wət gʊd ʃeɪp ælˈbərtə ɪz ɪn overall.”*.” bət ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈkrɪtɪk ˈdɛrɪk sɛd ðə rɪˈpɔrt rɪˈflɛkt ðə dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪŋ steɪt əv ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz bɪˈkəz ɪt rɪˈlaɪz ɔn ðə seɪm əˈkaʊnɪŋ ˈmɛθədz ðət wər ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈpiˈsi ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə sɛd ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt peɪd aʊt mɔr ðən 780 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈpeɪmənts ɔn dɛt læst jɪr, ənd ælˈbərtə rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn peɪs tɪ tɔp 30 ˈbɪljən ɪn dɛt baɪ 2019 ju kəˈlɛkt ˈrɛkərd ˈrɛvəˌnuz ənd stɪl hæv tɪ teɪk aʊt ˈbɪljənz ɪn dɛt, ðə ril ˈprɑbləm ɪz overspending,”*,” sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. plæn əv ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈfæstər ðən ðeɪ kən reɪz ˈtæksɪz ʤɪst sustainable.”*.” ˈsɛsi wʊd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə saɪz əv ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈdɛfəsət fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈfɪskəl jɪr, wɪʧ bɪˈgæn ˈeɪprəl 1 ðə plæn tɪ ˈteɪbəl ðɛr oʊn ˈbəʤɪt ənˈtɪl ɑkˈtoʊbər. ælˈbərtə ˈfaɪˌnæns əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ˈrɛvəˌnuz frəm ˈtæksɪz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ðə fərst sɪks mənθs əv læst jɪr ˈɔfˌsɛt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv loʊər ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ðə fɔl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˌbɪˈtumən ˈrɔɪəltiz fɛl 530 ˈmɪljən, ðə ˈprɑvɪns stɪl brɔt ɪn ˈbɪljən ɪn nɑnriˈnuəbəl ˈrisɔrs ˈrɛvəˌnu. ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈseɪvɪŋz trəst fənd wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi ˈbɪljən. ˈtoʊtəl ˈkæpɪtəl dɛt klaɪmd tɪ ˈbɪljən. ðə ˈpiˈsi ˈgəvərnmənt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈsərpləs ɪn bət ˈəndər ɪts nu kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ, ðət ˈsərpləs wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə ˈdɛfəsət. ðə nu rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈmɛθəd naʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈrɛvəˌnu, ɪkˈspɛnsɪz, ˈæˌsɛts ənd ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz frəm skulz, ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd hɛlθ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpɛnʃən ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtiz. ˈəndər ðə ˈpriviəs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈmɛθəd, wɪʧ wɑz ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd baɪ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrtiz ənd ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈɔdɪtər ˈʤɛnərəl, ðə ˈsərpləs ɪn wʊd hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɛz ˈbɪljən.

393352 06: (l to r) actors sarah, zach braff, and donald faison poses for a publicity photo for the television show 'scrubs.' (photo courtesy of images) donald faison, who played dr. christopher turk on the show," celebrates his birthday today, june 22. as" still has a lasting fan base -- the writers would call their cult following "our nerds" -- the huffington post has gathered 11 things from old interviews that you didn't know about your favorite gang of doctors, and they'll make you want to yell, "eagle!" 1. the main cast went skinny dipping together on birthday. zach braff, sarah and faison appeared on "outside the box" series and were asked by a fan about the weirdest or most memorable moment they'd had on or off the set. faison told a story about the three of them going to the bahamas for his birthday, where they went swimming in the ocean. while they waded in the waves, they could look into the distance and see a lightning storm adding beautiful touches of light to the horizon. originally, faison was just going to stop there, but then braff said faison should mention they were skinny dipping, as well. said she kept her swimsuit on, but braff claimed that he and faison were swimming naked together, "just like j.d. and turk would." 2. j.d. and turk were based on real doctors, one of which was" creator bill lawrence's best friend in college. image:" in 2004, bill lawrence and braff appeared on npr's fresh air to talk about their still relatively new show at the time, along with the upcoming release of "garden state." lawrence talked about how the show was based in reality, partly because his best friend from the college of william & mary -- where he went for undergrad -- was a future med school student named j.d. hence the inspiration for lawrence's group of normal, young, friends trying to survive the rigors of becoming a doctor. lawrence's last memory of j.d. was as a guy with an empty of beer on his head. he told fresh air that his worst nightmare in the world as a young would have been to end up in the emergency room with j.d. as the doctor. at a talk at his alma mater in 2009, lawrence said that the relationship between j.d. and turk is based off his own friendship with j.d. in school, mixed with the stories that came from the real-life dr. jon turk. you can see faison and braff meet the doctors they're based on in this video. 3. braff said that his ideal end for the show was ted going "postal" and killing everyone. talking with abc -- coincidentally, during the same day as the previously mentioned aol interview -- the main stars were asked how they would write the ending of the show. braff responded, "i would like ted the lawyer to go postal and come to work and kill everybody." faison responded, "nice." the three seemed particularly annoyed with this interviewer, so braff was probably just joking. he ended up changing his answer to elliot and j.d. ending up together, turk ending his relationship with carla and then elliot and j.d. adopting him. 4. the actor who played "the todd" described the character's sexuality as "try-sexual," as in he'd try anything. at a season 3 party, asked robert about the sexual orientation of "the todd." maschio responded: i think he's not homosexual. he's not bisexual. he's try-sexual. he'll try anyone. i think "the todd" would go for the hot girl at the party first, and then as the night goes on, if i may say, he may go for the fat girl, and then when he strikes out there, he's gonna go with the dude who's been eyeing him all night. just take him home and say, "just finish that off. as long as i don't touch your ears, it's not gay." that's how i take it. he's a hedonist. he's a sensualist. he's addicted to pleasures of the flesh. 5. the cast and crew had an ongoing game of dares called factor." tattoos and eating pigs' feet were involved. "scrubs factor" is mentioned in that same interview by multiple members of the cast and crew. at the time, braff said the one had been, "when the guy ate pigs' feet." braff continued, "he loved pigs' feet and he downed about 30 in about five minutes for like 500 bucks." in a feature for the season 3 dvd, lawrence explained that he started the game as a bonding session and initially instigated the pigs' feet challenge when they all came across a jar of them at a bar. chalke was once dared by lawrence to go order coffee at a starbucks in a burlesque outfit where she apparently had to wait 20 minutes in line. during the interview, also mentioned that later that night, $1,000 was on the table for whoever got a" tattoo. it's unclear whether anybody followed through. 6. the medical cases in the show were based on actual stories from physicians, whose names would then be written into the show. image: getty during npr's fresh air interview with braff and lawrence, the show creator said that every single medical story on the show was handed to them by real physicians. the show never used real patients' names, but lawrence and his writers would make sure the doctors' names were written into the episodes. 7. lawrence's wife -- who played jordan -- would dictate her acting schedule while they were in bed. image:" also in that npr interview, lawrence talked about what it was like having his wife, christa miller, play a main character on the show. lawrence said that he'd take elements of their marriage and put them into the writing, presumably for the relationship between jordan and dr. cox. he jokingly added that it was the one time a week he could tell his wife what to do and she'd have to listen. lawrence also said that miller had "the world's gig" for an actress because she could wake up next to him, say she felt like working thursday, and then lawrence and the writers would write her into the script for that day. 8. braff quit his job as a waiter when he got hired for," but didn't realize filming wouldn't start for another four months. he wrote "garden state" during this time. during the "garden state" press tour, braff was interviewed by uncut and was asked how long it took him to figure out the movie. braff said it actually had to do with how the beginning of his" job worked out. i’d been waiting tables when i got cast in 'scrubs,' and i quit as a waiter only to be told we actually be filming for four months. so i sat down for that time and hammered out the first draft. then once 'scrubs' started, i spent the next two years trying to get someone interested in making it. 9. the" scripts were kept top secret from even the main cast during the early seasons. image:" an early episode of "the daily show" featured jon stewart interviewing a young braff just as" was starting to get traction. when stewart asked what sorts of plot developments were coming up, braff claimed that the writers told him nothing and he didn't find out what would happen until the day he'd show up to set. "it's all very top secret," said braff. braff also asked stewart to come on the show as a patient or a corpse, which unfortunately never came to be. 10. nbc changed the show's airing time so often that mom would regularly call him to ask when she could watch. image: getty ign also interviewed braff in 2004, and he said that he felt that a lot of the trouble with the" ratings at the time was caused by nbc moving the show around so much in their schedule. braff even told a story about how his mom had a hard time finding out when to watch her son, saying, "my mom will call me and be like, 'when are you on this week?'" 11. if the show only lasted one season, janitor was going to be just a figment of imagination. "if the show ended after one year, he was just going to be a figment of imagination," lawrence said during npr's fresh air interview. it wasn't until about midway through the second season that the actor who played janitor, neil flynn, was able to interact with another actor aside from braff. there was also a couple competing reasons for why the janitor was always picking on braff. lawrence felt, personally, that he'd always had someone in his life latch on to teasing him for seemingly no reason, and so character was based on this idea.

393352 06 (ɛl tɪ ɑr) ˈæktərz ˈsɛrə, zæk bræf, ənd ˈdɑnəld ˈfeɪzən ˈpoʊzɪz fər ə pəˈblɪsɪti ˈfoʊˌtoʊ fər ðə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ʃoʊ 'scrubs*.' (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈdɑnəld ˈfeɪzən, hu pleɪd ˈdɑktər. ˈkrɪstəfər tərk ɔn ðə ʃoʊ," ˈsɛləˌbreɪts hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ təˈdeɪ, ʤun 22 ɛz" stɪl həz ə ˈlæstɪŋ fæn beɪs ðə ˈraɪtərz wʊd kɔl ðɛr kəlt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ "ɑr nərdz" ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst həz ˈgæðərd 11 θɪŋz frəm oʊld ˈɪntərvˌjuz ðət ju ˈdɪdənt noʊ əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt gæŋ əv ˈdɑktərz, ənd ðɛl meɪk ju wɔnt tɪ jɛl, "ˈigəl!" 1 ðə meɪn kæst wɛnt ˈskɪni ˈdɪpɪŋ təˈgɛðər ɔn ˈbərθˌdeɪ. zæk bræf, ˈsɛrə ənd ˈfeɪzən əˈpɪrd ɔn "ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə bɑks" ˈsɪriz ənd wər æst baɪ ə fæn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɪrdəst ər moʊst ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈmoʊmənt ðeɪd hæd ɔn ər ɔf ðə sɛt. ˈfeɪzən toʊld ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ðə θri əv ðɛm goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə bəˈhɑməz fər hɪz ˈbərθˌdeɪ, wɛr ðeɪ wɛnt sˈwɪmɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈoʊʃən. waɪl ðeɪ ˈweɪdɪd ɪn ðə weɪvz, ðeɪ kʊd lʊk ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪstəns ənd si ə ˈlaɪtnɪŋ stɔrm ˈædɪŋ ˈbjutəfəl ˈtəʧɪz əv laɪt tɪ ðə hərˈaɪzən. ərˈɪʤənəli, ˈfeɪzən wɑz ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðɛr, bət ðɛn bræf sɛd ˈfeɪzən ʃʊd ˈmɛnʃən ðeɪ wər ˈskɪni ˈdɪpɪŋ, ɛz wɛl. sɛd ʃi kɛpt hər sˈwɪmˌsut ɔn, bət bræf kleɪmd ðət hi ənd ˈfeɪzən wər sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈneɪkəd təˈgɛðər, "ʤɪst laɪk j.d*. ənd tərk wʊd." 2 j.d*. ənd tərk wər beɪst ɔn ril ˈdɑktərz, wən əv wɪʧ wɑz" kriˈeɪtər bɪl ˈlɔrənsɪz bɛst frɛnd ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ. ˈɪmɪʤ:" ɪn 2004 bɪl ˈlɔrəns ənd bræf əˈpɪrd ɔn ˈɛnˈpiˈɑrz frɛʃ ɛr tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛr stɪl ˈrɛlətɪvli nu ʃoʊ æt ðə taɪm, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ riˈlis əv "ˈgɑrdən steɪt." ˈlɔrəns tɔkt əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ʃoʊ wɑz beɪst ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz hɪz bɛst frɛnd frəm ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əv ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri wɛr hi wɛnt fər ˈəndərˌgræd wɑz ə fˈjuʧər mɛd skul ˈstudənt neɪmd j.d*. hɛns ðə ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ˈlɔrənsɪz grup əv ˈnɔrməl, jəŋ, frɛndz traɪɪŋ tɪ sərˈvaɪv ðə ˈrɪgərz əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈdɔktər. ˈlɔrənsɪz læst ˈmɛməri əv j.d*. wɑz ɛz ə gaɪ wɪθ ən ˈɛmti əv bɪr ɔn hɪz hɛd. hi toʊld frɛʃ ɛr ðət hɪz wərst ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ɪn ðə wərld ɛz ə jəŋ wʊd hæv bɪn tɪ ɛnd əp ɪn ðə ˈimərʤənsi rum wɪθ j.d*. ɛz ðə ˈdɔktər. æt ə tɔk æt hɪz ˈɑlmə ˈmɑtər ɪn 2009 ˈlɔrəns sɛd ðət ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin j.d*. ənd tərk ɪz beɪst ɔf hɪz oʊn ˈfrɛndʃɪp wɪθ j.d*. ɪn skul, mɪkst wɪθ ðə ˈstɔriz ðət keɪm frəm ðə ˈriˌllaɪf ˈdɑktər. ʤɑn tərk. ju kən si ˈfeɪzən ənd bræf mit ðə ˈdɑktərz ðɛr beɪst ɔn ɪn ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ. 3 bræf sɛd ðət hɪz aɪˈdil ɛnd fər ðə ʃoʊ wɑz tɛd goʊɪŋ "ˈpoʊstəl" ənd ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən. ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə seɪm deɪ ɛz ðə ˈpriviəsli ˈmɛnʃənd əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈɪntərvˌju ðə meɪn stɑrz wər æst haʊ ðeɪ wʊd raɪt ðə ˈɛndɪŋ əv ðə ʃoʊ. bræf rɪˈspɑndɪd, "aɪ wʊd laɪk tɛd ðə ˈlɔjər tɪ goʊ ˈpoʊstəl ənd kəm tɪ wərk ənd kɪl ˈɛvriˌbɑdi." ˈfeɪzən rɪˈspɑndɪd, "nis." ðə θri simd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli əˈnɔɪd wɪθ ðɪs ˈɪntərvˌjuər, soʊ bræf wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ʤɪst ˈʤoʊkɪŋ. hi ˈɛndɪd əp ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ hɪz ˈænsər tɪ ˈɛliət ənd j.d*. ˈɛndɪŋ əp təˈgɛðər, tərk ˈɛndɪŋ hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈkɑrlɑ ənd ðɛn ˈɛliət ənd j.d*. əˈdɑptɪŋ ɪm. 4 ðə ˈæktər hu pleɪd "ðə tɑd" dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ɛz "try-sexual*," ɛz ɪn hid traɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. æt ə ˈsizən 3 ˈpɑrti, æst ˈrɑbərt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən əv "ðə tɑd." rɪˈspɑndɪd: aɪ θɪŋk hiz nɑt ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl. hiz nɑt ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl. hiz try-sexual*. hil traɪ ˈɛniˌwən. aɪ θɪŋk "ðə tɑd" wʊd goʊ fər ðə hɑt gərl æt ðə ˈpɑrti fərst, ənd ðɛn ɛz ðə naɪt goʊz ɔn, ɪf aɪ meɪ seɪ, hi meɪ goʊ fər ðə fæt gərl, ənd ðɛn wɪn hi straɪks aʊt ðɛr, hiz ˈgɑnə goʊ wɪθ ðə dud huz bɪn aɪɪŋ ɪm ɔl naɪt. ʤɪst teɪk ɪm hoʊm ənd seɪ, "ʤɪst ˈfɪnɪʃ ðət ɔf. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ doʊnt təʧ jʊr ɪrz, ɪts nɑt geɪ." ðæts haʊ aɪ teɪk ɪt. hiz ə hedonist*. hiz ə sensualist*. hiz əˈdɪktɪd tɪ ˈplɛʒərz əv ðə flɛʃ. 5 ðə kæst ənd kru hæd ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ geɪm əv dɛrz kɔld ˈfæktər." ˌtæˈtuz ənd ˈitɪŋ pɪgz' fit wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˈfæktər" ɪz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðət seɪm ˈɪntərvˌju baɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kæst ənd kru. æt ðə taɪm, bræf sɛd ðə wən hæd bɪn, "wɪn ðə gaɪ eɪt pɪgz' fit." bræf kənˈtɪnjud, "hi ləvd pɪgz' fit ənd hi daʊnd əˈbaʊt 30 ɪn əˈbaʊt faɪv ˈmɪnəts fər laɪk 500 bəks." ɪn ə ˈfiʧər fər ðə ˈsizən 3 ˌdiˌviˈdi, ˈlɔrəns ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət hi ˈstɑrtɪd ðə geɪm ɛz ə ˈbɑndɪŋ ˈsɛʃən ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə pɪgz' fit ˈʧælənʤ wɪn ðeɪ ɔl keɪm əˈkrɔs ə ʤɑr əv ðɛm æt ə bɑr. wɑz wəns dɛrd baɪ ˈlɔrəns tɪ goʊ ˈɔrdər ˈkɔfi æt ə ˈstɑrˌbəks ɪn ə bərˈlɛsk ˈaʊtˌfɪt wɛr ʃi əˈpɛrəntli hæd tɪ weɪt 20 ˈmɪnəts ɪn laɪn. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ˈleɪtər ðət naɪt, wɑz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl fər huˈɛvər gɑt ə" ˌtæˈtu. ɪts ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ˈɛnibədi ˈfɑloʊd θru. 6 ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkeɪsɪz ɪn ðə ʃoʊ wər beɪst ɔn ˈækʧəwəl ˈstɔriz frəm fɪˈzɪʃənz, huz neɪmz wʊd ðɛn bi ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðə ʃoʊ. ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛnˈpiˈɑrz frɛʃ ɛr ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ bræf ənd ˈlɔrəns, ðə ʃoʊ kriˈeɪtər sɛd ðət ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈstɔri ɔn ðə ʃoʊ wɑz ˈhændɪd tɪ ðɛm baɪ ril fɪˈzɪʃənz. ðə ʃoʊ ˈnɛvər juzd ril ˈpeɪʃənz' neɪmz, bət ˈlɔrəns ənd hɪz ˈraɪtərz wʊd meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈdɑktərz' neɪmz wər ˈrɪtən ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. 7 ˈlɔrənsɪz waɪf hu pleɪd ˈʤɔrdən wʊd ˈdɪkˌteɪt hər ˈæktɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊl waɪl ðeɪ wər ɪn bɛd. ˈɪmɪʤ:" ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðət ˈɛnˈpiˈɑr ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈlɔrəns tɔkt əˈbaʊt wət ɪt wɑz laɪk ˈhævɪŋ hɪz waɪf, ˈkrɪstə ˈmɪlər, pleɪ ə meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər ɔn ðə ʃoʊ. ˈlɔrəns sɛd ðət hid teɪk ˈɛləmənts əv ðɛr ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd pʊt ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə ˈraɪtɪŋ, prɪˈzuməbli fər ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈʤɔrdən ənd ˈdɑktər. kɑks. hi ˈʤoʊkɪŋli ˈædɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ðə wən taɪm ə wik hi kʊd tɛl hɪz waɪf wət tɪ du ənd ʃid hæv tɪ ˈlɪsən. ˈlɔrəns ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ˈmɪlər hæd "ðə wərldz gɪg" fər ən ˈæktrəs bɪˈkəz ʃi kʊd weɪk əp nɛkst tɪ ɪm, seɪ ʃi fɛlt laɪk ˈwərkɪŋ ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ənd ðɛn ˈlɔrəns ənd ðə ˈraɪtərz wʊd raɪt hər ˈɪntu ðə skrɪpt fər ðət deɪ. 8 bræf kwɪt hɪz ʤɑb ɛz ə ˈweɪtər wɪn hi gɑt haɪərd fər," bət ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz ˈfɪlmɪŋ ˈwʊdənt stɑrt fər əˈnəðər fɔr mənθs. hi roʊt "ˈgɑrdən steɪt" ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə "ˈgɑrdən steɪt" prɛs tʊr, bræf wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ˌənˈkət ənd wɑz æst haʊ lɔŋ ɪt tʊk ɪm tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ðə ˈmuvi. bræf sɛd ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd tɪ du wɪθ haʊ ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv hɪz" ʤɑb wərkt aʊt. bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz wɪn aɪ gɑt kæst ɪn 'scrubs*,' ənd aɪ kwɪt ɛz ə ˈweɪtər ˈoʊnli tɪ bi toʊld wi ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈfɪlmɪŋ fər fɔr mənθs. soʊ aɪ sæt daʊn fər ðət taɪm ənd ˈhæmərd aʊt ðə fərst dræft. ðɛn wəns 'scrubs*' ˈstɑrtɪd, aɪ spɛnt ðə nɛkst tu jɪrz traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈsəmˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt. 9 ðə" skrɪpts wər kɛpt tɔp ˈsikrɪt frəm ˈivɪn ðə meɪn kæst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli ˈsizənz. ˈɪmɪʤ:" ən ˈərli ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv "ðə ˈdeɪli ʃoʊ" ˈfiʧərd ʤɑn stuərt ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ ə jəŋ bræf ʤɪst ɛz" wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈtrækʃən. wɪn stuərt æst wət sɔrts əv plɑt dɪˈvɛləpmənts wər ˈkəmɪŋ əp, bræf kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈraɪtərz toʊld ɪm ˈnəθɪŋ ənd hi ˈdɪdənt faɪnd aʊt wət wʊd ˈhæpən ənˈtɪl ðə deɪ hid ʃoʊ əp tɪ sɛt. "ɪts ɔl ˈvɛri tɔp ˈsikrɪt," sɛd bræf. bræf ˈɔlsoʊ æst stuərt tɪ kəm ɔn ðə ʃoʊ ɛz ə ˈpeɪʃənt ər ə kɔrps, wɪʧ ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈnɛvər keɪm tɪ bi. 10 ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ʧeɪnʤd ðə ʃoʊz ˈɛrɪŋ taɪm soʊ ˈɔfən ðət mɑm wʊd ˈrɛgjələrli kɔl ɪm tɪ æsk wɪn ʃi kʊd wɔʧ. ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈgɛti ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪntərvˌjud bræf ɪn 2004 ənd hi sɛd ðət hi fɛlt ðət ə lɔt əv ðə ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ðə" ˈreɪtɪŋz æt ðə taɪm wɑz kɔzd baɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ˈmuvɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ əraʊnd soʊ məʧ ɪn ðɛr ˈskɛʤʊl. bræf ˈivɪn toʊld ə ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt haʊ hɪz mɑm hæd ə hɑrd taɪm ˈfaɪndɪŋ aʊt wɪn tɪ wɔʧ hər sən, seɪɪŋ, "maɪ mɑm wɪl kɔl mi ənd bi laɪk, 'wɪn ər ju ɔn ðɪs wik?'" 11 ɪf ðə ʃoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈlæstɪd wən ˈsizən, ˈʤænətər wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ʤɪst ə ˈfɪgmɪnt əv ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. "ɪf ðə ʃoʊ ˈɛndɪd ˈæftər wən jɪr, hi wɑz ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈfɪgmɪnt əv ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən," ˈlɔrəns sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛnˈpiˈɑrz frɛʃ ɛr ˈɪntərvˌju. ɪt ˈwəzənt ənˈtɪl əˈbaʊt ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ðət ðə ˈæktər hu pleɪd ˈʤænətər, nil flɪn, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈæktər əˈsaɪd frəm bræf. ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈkəpəl kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈrizənz fər waɪ ðə ˈʤænətər wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈpɪkɪŋ ɔn bræf. ˈlɔrəns fɛlt, ˈpərsənəli, ðət hid ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ˈsəmˌwən ɪn hɪz laɪf læʧ ɔn tɪ ˈtizɪŋ ɪm fər ˈsimɪŋli noʊ ˈrizən, ənd soʊ ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz beɪst ɔn ðɪs aɪˈdiə.

el segundo, ca the phrase, “go west, young man!” has been around for many decades, and although it will take them 80 years, the american hockey league is doing just that. indeed, been in the works for years, and there has been an amount of talk about it over the past few years, but it all became reality on january 29, when the ahl announced that the affiliates of five national hockey league teams will move to california to form a new pacific division of the ahl. the teams in this new division will begin play next season, marking the first time the ahl will have teams in california in what will be their history. “today, we are announcing that we will begin our season [2015-16] with another monumental shift in the geography of our league,” david andrews, president, chief executive officer, american hockey league, told the media at a press conference in san jose. “earlier this week, the american hockey board of governors unanimously approved the purchase of an ahl franchise by the anaheim ducks, and the relocation of ahl franchises owned by the calgary flames, the edmonton oilers, the los angeles kings, and the san jose sharks, as well as the franchise being purchased by anaheim. these approvals are paving the way for the launch, next fall, of the pacific division of the american hockey league, with teams in five california cities.” the new division shakes out this way: anaheim ducks will purchase the norfolk admirals and move them from norfolk, virginia to san diego. calgary flames will move their affiliate, the adirondack flames, from glens falls, new york, to stockton. edmonton oilers will move their affiliate, oklahoma city barons, from oklahoma city, oklahoma to bakersfield, where the bakersfield condors will move up to the ahl los angeles kings will swap their and ahl affiliates, with the manchester monarchs moving to ontario where they will take on the name of the existing ontario reign. meanwhile, the ontario reign will move to manchester, new hampshire and become the manchester monarchs san jose sharks will move their affiliate, the worcester sharks, from worcester, massachusetts to san jose, where they will play at the sap center, sharing the same arena as the sharks. “this is a significant day for hockey, and the growth of the sport in california,” said john tortora, chief operating officer, san jose sharks. “in 25 short years, hockey [in california] has grown from one team to three very successful teams. each franchise has developed robust youth hockey programs in their markets, culminating with each team having players on their rosters and in their systems. now, hockey adds another layer to its california growth, five teams identifying five california cities throughout the state for the home of their top development clubs.” “for the growth of hockey, a tremendous thing, obviously, for california, but [also] for the united states,” said luc robitaille, president, business operations, los angeles kings. “to have five teams that are going to play on the west coast now, fans are going to be able to see players who are one phone call away from playing in the.” “when we talk about the ahl, talking about an entirely different level,” added robitaille. “people who are fortunate enough to see those games, going to see a very, very high skill level, and going to be a lot of fun.” ducks executive vice manager bob murray and vice chair, oilers entertainment group kevin lowe agreed. “to use a favorite word of our recently retired selanne, this is an unbelievable day for hockey in california, for anaheim, the organization, and for the city of san diego, where [their ahl affiliate] will be moving to,” said murray. “when the bought the team in 2005, [former ducks general manager] brian burke and first week on the looked at each other [and said], ‘we’ve got to move our minor league team out here,’ so this is a dream come true.” “all of us will agree that from when luc robitaille played for the kings, and wayne gretzky got traded there in 1988, to the betterment of the, and the great game of hockey, that californians will have [a lot] more opportunities to watch world-class hockey,” said lowe. it’s all about player development despite all that, providing more professional hockey for california hockey fans is not the priority for these even close. rather, their focus is on improving their player development by bringing their top development teams much closer to home. murray provided an example of the impact the move will have on teams. “on a tuesday morning in november, now, i can do as the guys on the [east coast] can do,” he said. “i can get out of bed, and instead of watching our team practice, i can drive down the coast, which is kind of nice, go to san diego, and watch my minor league team practice.” “there’s no price tag you can put on that,” he added. “that is just so valuable, to your players, and to you. this just exposes them to me, and me to them so much more. a remarkable thing, and again, a dream come true.” for obvious reasons, things will be a bit different for the two canadian teams. “it’s a great day for hockey, and really going to enhance our development,” said lowe. “as a canadian team, a little further away. we have the luxury of driving down the coast to see our american league team. but the players are really going to benefit from the proximity of the teams.” “presently, in oklahoma city,” added lowe. “it’s a wonderful city, and we really enjoyed being there. but our closest opponent was a bus ride away, and the rest of the teams were, pretty much, a flight away, so this is really going to enhance development for our players.” flames general manager brad echoed sentiments. “it’s really remarkable, when we talk about the growth of the sport within this state,” he said. “when you look at [it] from the pure product standpoint, from the general standpoint, we really highlight as well as we should how important this is from a development standpoint.” “the biggest thing for us is how can we get a better development model, and i can tell you from having a team on the east currently in glens falls, which is a wonderful community,” he added. “it’s been an excellent market for us. but those cross-country flights, dealing with a different time zone when you play a game on a friday night, and you need a guy on saturday, challenges involved with it. a lot of challenges, and i think, for a number of years now, the [western] real priority for this is, is there a better way for the teams in the west to develop players?” to be sure, reduced travel will be huge boon to the development efforts of the flames and oilers. “the big thing in development in hockey is to have practice time,” lowe noted. “[but] when flying around all the time, across the country, you eliminate practice days. we anticipate, possibly, somewhere between 20 and 25 extra practice days, and in a season approximately 180 days, a big percentage of time for the development of these young players.” murray pointed to the san diego market as an example of how primed some california cities are for an ahl franchise. “there’s been people asking me, ‘who’s going to play on your team down there?’ my answer is quite simple,” he said. “on our anaheim ducks roster, right now, only two players who did not play in the american hockey league. remarkable.” “as for san diego, five years ago, we started a high school league,” he added. “we had two teams. today, we have 41. two years ago, one team from our area won the national championship. hockey is growing in california. even in bantam and midget [leagues], had winners coming out of california in the last few years.” “hockey is growing in california, and on the west coast. this is just going to take that one step farther, and ahead.” move will be tough on current fans although the five teams are opening a new frontier, of sorts, in california, they know that they are leaving the fans of their existing ahl franchises behind. “we’re thrilled to bring the ahl to california, and add to the incredible growth of the game on the west coast,” said andrews. “i want to thank, though, our fans, and all of those individuals who have supported the american hockey league in adirondack, in norfolk, in manchester, in worcester, and in oklahoma city.” “this transition in the pro hockey landscape is important for our sport,” added andrews. “we’re confident, though, that in the near future, our fans in those cities we are departing, will continue to enjoy a high level of minor professional hockey. very thankful for their support of our league.” treliving acknowledged the fans of the flames’ existing ahl affiliate. “as exciting as this, is from a hockey standpoint and a development standpoint, we do understand and recognize that markets today that are losing a team,” said. “that’s a difficult thing, when people invest, both financially and emotionally, a hard thing, so i do want to thank the fans in glens falls who have supported our team over the course of the year, and we hope we can have a strong finish.” the kings are in a slightly different position, swapping their ahl and franchises, who will exchange cities and arenas. “on behalf of the la kings, we want to say thank you to the people in manchester,” said robitaille. “you’re not losing a team. get another team.” “we’re excited that going to ontario,” added robitaille. “it will be a great thing for hockey.” kings reaction back at their practice facility in el segundo, california, left wing dwight king, who played for both of the kings’ minor league affiliates, was pleased to hear the news. “i think great,” he said. “as far as ontario goes, they have a nice facility. well-]equipped. the fan base there is great, [and if the building isn’t] full, near full every night. what players want to play in front of.” “for the players, a lot easier for travel and locations, so nice,” he added. “it’s a little different. [for most players], playing hockey in california is pretty rare. if [someone gets] the opportunity, i think going to be disappointed, no matter what city in.” head coach darryl sutter noted that talk about such a change started back when he was general manager of the calgary flames (april 11, 2003 to december 28, 2010; he was hired as the flames head coach on december 29, 2002, and served in both positions from april 11, 2003 to july 12, 2006). “it’s been talked about for a long time,” he said. “when i was in calgary and brian burke was [the general manager] in vancouver, we were trying to get more teams to be involved, but at that time, we get any of these teams in california to be involved. now, got all three of the california teams. hopefully, it works, and it should.” “glad that finally putting it in place, formally,” he added. “it’ll be interesting to see how they announce the schedule, format, and all that, because going to have to balance, somehow. going to have to be a playoff set-up that works for the rest of the american league.” “the next part [teams] is an odd number. like to have an even number of teams.” frozen royalty by gann matsuda is licensed under a creative commons license . you may copy, distribute transmit any story or audio content published on this site under the terms of this license, but only if proper attribution is indicated. the full name of the author and a link back to the original article on this site are required. photographs, graphic images, and other content not specified are subject to additional restrictions. additional information is available at: frozen royalty licensing and copyright information frozen comment policies

ɛl ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ, ˈsiˈeɪ ðə freɪz, wɛst, jəŋ man!”*!” həz bɪn əraʊnd fər ˈmɛni ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt wɪl teɪk ðɛm 80 jɪrz, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig ɪz duɪŋ ʤɪst ðət. ˌɪnˈdid, bɪn ɪn ðə wərks fər jɪrz, ənd ðɛr həz bɪn ən əˈmaʊnt əv tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz, bət ɪt ɔl bɪˈkeɪm ˌriˈæləˌti ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 29 wɪn ðə ɑl əˈnaʊnst ðət ðə əˈfɪliˌeɪts əv faɪv ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɑki lig timz wɪl muv tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ fɔrm ə nu pəˈsɪfɪk dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə ɑl. ðə timz ɪn ðɪs nu dɪˈvɪʒən wɪl bɪˈgɪn pleɪ nɛkst ˈsizən, ˈmɑrkɪŋ ðə fərst taɪm ðə ɑl wɪl hæv timz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn wət wɪl bi ðɛr ˈhɪstəri. ““today*, wi ər əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðət wi wɪl bɪˈgɪn ɑr ˈsizən wɪθ əˈnəðər ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ʃɪft ɪn ðə ʤiˈɑgrəfi əv ɑr league,”*,” ˈdeɪvɪd ˈænˌdruz, ˈprɛzɪdənt, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig, toʊld ðə ˈmidiə æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ. ðɪs wik, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki bɔrd əv ˈgəvərnərz juˈnænəməsli əˈpruvd ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ən ɑl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz baɪ ðə ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks, ənd ðə ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən əv ɑl ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz oʊnd baɪ ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz, ðə ˈɛdməntən ˈɔɪlərz, ðə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz, ənd ðə sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ʃɑrks, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz biɪŋ ˈpərʧəst baɪ ˈænəˌhaɪm. ðiz əˈpruvəlz ər ˈpeɪvɪŋ ðə weɪ fər ðə lɔnʧ, nɛkst fɔl, əv ðə pəˈsɪfɪk dɪˈvɪʒən əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig, wɪθ timz ɪn faɪv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə cities.”*.” ðə nu dɪˈvɪʒən ʃeɪks aʊt ðɪs weɪ: ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks wɪl ˈpərʧəs ðə ˈnɔrfək ˈædmərəlz ənd muv ðɛm frəm ˈnɔrfək, vərˈʤɪnjə tɪ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ. ˈkælgəri fleɪmz wɪl muv ðɛr əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ðə ˌædərˈɑndæk fleɪmz, frəm glɛnz fɔlz, nu jɔrk, tɪ ˈstɑktən. ˈɛdməntən ˈɔɪlərz wɪl muv ðɛr əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti ˈbɛrənz, frəm ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ˈsɪti, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə tɪ ˈbeɪkərzˌfild, wɛr ðə ˈbeɪkərzˌfild ˈkɑndərz wɪl muv əp tɪ ðə ɑl lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz wɪl swɑp ðɛr ənd ɑl əˈfɪliˌeɪts, wɪθ ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈmɑˌnɑrks ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ wɛr ðeɪ wɪl teɪk ɔn ðə neɪm əv ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɑnˈtɛrioʊ reɪn. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ reɪn wɪl muv tɪ ˈmænˌʧɛstər, nu ˈhæmʃər ənd bɪˈkəm ðə ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈmɑˌnɑrks sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ʃɑrks wɪl muv ðɛr əˈfɪliˌeɪt, ðə ˈwʊstər ʃɑrks, frəm ˈwʊstər, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts tɪ sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, wɛr ðeɪ wɪl pleɪ æt ðə sæp ˈsɛnər, ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə seɪm ərˈinə ɛz ðə ʃɑrks. ɪz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt deɪ fər ˈhɑki, ənd ðə groʊθ əv ðə spɔrt ɪn california,”*,” sɛd ʤɑn tɔrˈtɔrə, ʧif ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər, sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ʃɑrks. 25 ʃɔrt jɪrz, ˈhɑki [ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə] həz groʊn frəm wən tim tɪ θri ˈvɛri səkˈsɛsfəl timz. iʧ ˈfrænˌʧaɪz həz dɪˈvɛləpt roʊˈbəst juθ ˈhɑki ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðɛr ˈmɑrkɪts, ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪŋ wɪθ iʧ tim ˈhævɪŋ pleɪərz ɔn ðɛr ˈrɑstərz ənd ɪn ðɛr ˈsɪstəmz. naʊ, ˈhɑki ædz əˈnəðər leɪər tɪ ɪts ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə groʊθ, faɪv timz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ faɪv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈsɪtiz θruaʊt ðə steɪt fər ðə hoʊm əv ðɛr tɔp dɪˈvɛləpmənt clubs.”*.” ðə groʊθ əv ˈhɑki, ə trɪˈmɛndəs θɪŋ, ˈɑbviəsli, fər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, bət [ˈɔlsoʊ] fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd states,”*,” sɛd luk ˈrɑbɪˌteɪl, ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs kɪŋz. hæv faɪv timz ðət ər goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst naʊ, fænz ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si pleɪərz hu ər wən foʊn kɔl əˈweɪ frəm pleɪɪŋ ɪn ðə nhl.”*.” wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ɑl, ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt level,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈrɑbɪˌteɪl. hu ər ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ si ðoʊz geɪmz, goʊɪŋ tɪ si ə ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri haɪ skɪl ˈlɛvəl, ənd goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə lɔt əv fun.”*.” dəks ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv vaɪs ˈmænɪʤər bɑb ˈməri ənd vaɪs ʧɛr, ˈɔɪlərz ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt grup ˈkɛvɪn loʊ əˈgrid. juz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt wərd əv ɑr ˈrisəntli rɪˈtaɪrd selanne*, ðɪs ɪz ən ˌənbəˈlivəbəl deɪ fər ˈhɑki ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, fər ˈænəˌhaɪm, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ənd fər ðə ˈsɪti əv sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, wɛr [ðɛr ɑl əˈfɪliˌeɪt] wɪl bi ˈmuvɪŋ to,”*,” sɛd ˈməri. ðə bɔt ðə tim ɪn 2005 [ˈfɔrmər dəks ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər] braɪən bərk ənd fərst wik ɔn ðə lʊkt æt iʧ ˈəðər [ənd sɛd], gɑt tɪ muv ɑr ˈmaɪnər lig tim aʊt here,’*,’ soʊ ðɪs ɪz ə drim kəm true.”*.” əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪl əˈgri ðət frəm wɪn luk ˈrɑbɪˌteɪl pleɪd fər ðə kɪŋz, ənd weɪn ˈgrɛtˈski gɑt ˈtreɪdɪd ðɛr ɪn 1988 tɪ ðə ˈbɛtərmənt əv ðə, ənd ðə greɪt geɪm əv ˈhɑki, ðət ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjənz wɪl hæv [ə lɔt] mɔr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ wɔʧ ˈwərldˌklæs hockey,”*,” sɛd loʊ. ɔl əˈbaʊt pleɪər dɪˈvɛləpmənt dɪˈspaɪt ɔl ðət, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ mɔr prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈhɑki fər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈhɑki fænz ɪz nɑt ðə praɪˈɔrəti fər ðiz ˈivɪn kloʊz. ˈrəðər, ðɛr ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðɛr pleɪər dɪˈvɛləpmənt baɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛr tɔp dɪˈvɛləpmənt timz məʧ ˈkloʊzər tɪ hoʊm. ˈməri prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðə muv wɪl hæv ɔn timz. ə ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, naʊ, aɪ kən du ɛz ðə gaɪz ɔn ðə [ist koʊst] kən do,”*,” hi sɛd. kən gɪt aʊt əv bɛd, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɑr tim ˈpræktɪs, aɪ kən draɪv daʊn ðə koʊst, wɪʧ ɪz kaɪnd əv nis, goʊ tɪ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ənd wɔʧ maɪ ˈmaɪnər lig tim practice.”*.” noʊ praɪs tæg ju kən pʊt ɔn that,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ɪz ʤɪst soʊ ˈvæljəbəl, tɪ jʊr pleɪərz, ənd tɪ ju. ðɪs ʤɪst ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ðɛm tɪ mi, ənd mi tɪ ðɛm soʊ məʧ mɔr. ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl θɪŋ, ənd əˈgɛn, ə drim kəm true.”*.” fər ˈɑbviəs ˈrizənz, θɪŋz wɪl bi ə bɪt ˈdɪfərənt fər ðə tu kəˈneɪdiən timz. ə greɪt deɪ fər ˈhɑki, ənd ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈhæns ɑr development,”*,” sɛd loʊ. ə kəˈneɪdiən tim, ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfərðər əˈweɪ. wi hæv ðə ˈləgʒəri əv ˈdraɪvɪŋ daʊn ðə koʊst tɪ si ɑr əˈmɛrɪkən lig tim. bət ðə pleɪərz ər ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðə prɑkˈsɪməti əv ðə teams.”*.” ““presently*, ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə city,”*,” ˈædɪd loʊ. ə ˈwəndərfəl ˈsɪti, ənd wi ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd biɪŋ ðɛr. bət ɑr ˈkloʊsəst əˈpoʊnənt wɑz ə bəs raɪd əˈweɪ, ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə timz wər, ˈprɪti məʧ, ə flaɪt əˈweɪ, soʊ ðɪs ɪz ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ ɛnˈhæns dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər ɑr players.”*.” fleɪmz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər bræd ˈɛkoʊd ˈsɛnəmənts. ˈrɪli rɪˈmɑrkəbəl, wɪn wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə groʊθ əv ðə spɔrt wɪˈθɪn ðɪs state,”*,” hi sɛd. ju lʊk æt [ɪt] frəm ðə pjʊr ˈprɑdəkt ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, frəm ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, wi ˈrɪli ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ɛz wɛl ɛz wi ʃʊd haʊ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðɪs ɪz frəm ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt standpoint.”*.” ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪz haʊ kən wi gɪt ə ˈbɛtər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɑdəl, ənd aɪ kən tɛl ju frəm ˈhævɪŋ ə tim ɔn ðə ist ˈkərəntli ɪn glɛnz fɔlz, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈwəndərfəl community,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. bɪn ən ˈɛksələnt ˈmɑrkɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs. bət ðoʊz ˈkrɔˌskəntri flaɪts, ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt taɪm zoʊn wɪn ju pleɪ ə geɪm ɔn ə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, ənd ju nid ə gaɪ ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈʧælənʤɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ɪt. ə lɔt əv ˈʧælənʤɪz, ənd aɪ θɪŋk, fər ə ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz naʊ, ðə [ˈwɛstərn] ril praɪˈɔrəti fər ðɪs ɪz, ɪz ðɛr ə ˈbɛtər weɪ fər ðə timz ɪn ðə wɛst tɪ dɪˈvɛləp players?”*?” tɪ bi ʃʊr, rɪˈdust ˈtrævəl wɪl bi juʤ bun tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛfərts əv ðə fleɪmz ənd ˈɔɪlərz. bɪg θɪŋ ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈhɑki ɪz tɪ hæv ˈpræktɪs time,”*,” loʊ ˈnoʊtɪd. “[“[but*] wɪn flaɪɪŋ əraʊnd ɔl ðə taɪm, əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ju ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈpræktɪs deɪz. wi ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt, ˈpɑsəbli, ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin 20 ənd 25 ˈɛkstrə ˈpræktɪs deɪz, ənd ɪn ə ˈsizən əˈprɑksəmətli 180 deɪz, ə bɪg pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv taɪm fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðiz jəŋ players.”*.” ˈməri ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈmɑrkɪt ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ praɪmd səm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈsɪtiz ər fər ən ɑl ˈfrænˌʧaɪz. bɪn ˈpipəl ˈæskɪŋ mi, goʊɪŋ tɪ pleɪ ɔn jʊr tim daʊn there?’*?’ maɪ ˈænsər ɪz kwaɪt simple,”*,” hi sɛd. ɑr ˈænəˌhaɪm dəks ˈrɑstər, raɪt naʊ, ˈoʊnli tu pleɪərz hu dɪd nɑt pleɪ ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig. remarkable.”*.” fər sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wi ˈstɑrtɪd ə haɪ skul league,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. hæd tu timz. təˈdeɪ, wi hæv 41 tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wən tim frəm ɑr ˈɛriə wən ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ˈhɑki ɪz groʊɪŋ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈivɪn ɪn ˈbæntəm ənd ˈmɪʤət [ligz], hæd ˈwɪnərz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn ðə læst fju years.”*.” ɪz groʊɪŋ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd ɔn ðə wɛst koʊst. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðət wən stɛp ˈfɑrðər, ənd ahead.”*.” muv wɪl bi təf ɔn ˈkɑrənt fænz ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə faɪv timz ər ˈoʊpənɪŋ ə nu frənˈtɪr, əv sɔrts, ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðeɪ noʊ ðət ðeɪ ər ˈlivɪŋ ðə fænz əv ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɑl ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz bɪˈhaɪnd. θrɪld tɪ brɪŋ ðə ɑl tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd æd tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl groʊθ əv ðə geɪm ɔn ðə wɛst coast,”*,” sɛd ˈænˌdruz. wɔnt tɪ θæŋk, ðoʊ, ɑr fænz, ənd ɔl əv ðoʊz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɑki lig ɪn ˌædərˈɑndæk, ɪn ˈnɔrfək, ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər, ɪn ˈwʊstər, ənd ɪn ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə city.”*.” trænˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə proʊ ˈhɑki ˈlænˌskeɪp ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ɑr sport,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈænˌdruz. ˈkɑnfədənt, ðoʊ, ðət ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər, ɑr fænz ɪn ðoʊz ˈsɪtiz wi ər dɪˈpɑrtɪŋ, wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə haɪ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmaɪnər prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈhɑki. ˈvɛri ˈθæŋkfəl fər ðɛr səˈpɔrt əv ɑr league.”*.” ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə fænz əv ðə flames’*’ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɑl əˈfɪliˌeɪt. ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ɛz ðɪs, ɪz frəm ə ˈhɑki ˈstændˌpɔɪnt ənd ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, wi du ˌəndərˈstænd ənd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ˈmɑrkɪts təˈdeɪ ðət ər ˈluzɪŋ ə team,”*,” sɛd. ə ˈdɪfəkəlt θɪŋ, wɪn ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɛst, boʊθ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli, ə hɑrd θɪŋ, soʊ aɪ du wɔnt tɪ θæŋk ðə fænz ɪn glɛnz fɔlz hu hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ɑr tim ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə jɪr, ənd wi hoʊp wi kən hæv ə strɔŋ finish.”*.” ðə kɪŋz ər ɪn ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt pəˈzɪʃən, sˈwɑpɪŋ ðɛr ɑl ənd ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz, hu wɪl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ˈsɪtiz ənd ərˈinəz. bɪˈhæf əv ðə lɑ kɪŋz, wi wɔnt tɪ seɪ θæŋk ju tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ɪn manchester,”*,” sɛd ˈrɑbɪˌteɪl. nɑt ˈluzɪŋ ə tim. gɪt əˈnəðər team.”*.” ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ ontario,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈrɑbɪˌteɪl. wɪl bi ə greɪt θɪŋ fər hockey.”*.” kɪŋz riˈækʃən bæk æt ðɛr ˈpræktɪs fəˈsɪlɪti ɪn ɛl ˌsɛˈgʊnˌdoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, lɛft wɪŋ dwaɪt kɪŋ, hu pleɪd fər boʊθ əv ðə kings’*’ ˈmaɪnər lig əˈfɪliˌeɪts, wɑz plizd tɪ hir ðə nuz. θɪŋk great,”*,” hi sɛd. fɑr ɛz ɑnˈtɛrioʊ goʊz, ðeɪ hæv ə nis fəˈsɪlɪti. well-]equipped*. ðə fæn beɪs ðɛr ɪz greɪt, [ənd ɪf ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ isn’t*] fʊl, nɪr fʊl ˈɛvəri naɪt. wət pleɪərz wɔnt tɪ pleɪ ɪn frənt of.”*.” ðə pleɪərz, ə lɔt ˈiziər fər ˈtrævəl ənd loʊˈkeɪʃənz, soʊ nice,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt. [fər moʊst pleɪərz], pleɪɪŋ ˈhɑki ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪz ˈprɪti rɛr. ɪf [ˈsəmˌwən gɪts] ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti, aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd, noʊ ˈmætər wət ˈsɪti in.”*.” hɛd koʊʧ ˈdɛrəl ˈsətər ˈnoʊtɪd ðət tɔk əˈbaʊt səʧ ə ʧeɪnʤ ˈstɑrtɪd bæk wɪn hi wɑz ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə ˈkælgəri fleɪmz (ˈeɪprəl 11 2003 tɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 28 2010 hi wɑz haɪərd ɛz ðə fleɪmz hɛd koʊʧ ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 29 2002 ənd sərvd ɪn boʊθ pəˈzɪʃənz frəm ˈeɪprəl 11 2003 tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 2006 bɪn tɔkt əˈbaʊt fər ə lɔŋ time,”*,” hi sɛd. aɪ wɑz ɪn ˈkælgəri ənd braɪən bərk wɑz [ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər] ɪn vænˈkuvər, wi wər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt mɔr timz tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, bət æt ðət taɪm, wi gɪt ˈɛni əv ðiz timz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. naʊ, gɑt ɔl θri əv ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə timz. ˈhoʊpfəli, ɪt wərks, ənd ɪt should.”*.” ðət ˈfaɪnəli ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɪn pleɪs, formally,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ðeɪ əˈnaʊns ðə ˈskɛʤʊl, ˈfɔrˌmæt, ənd ɔl ðət, bɪˈkəz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˈbæləns, ˈsəmˌhaʊ. goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ bi ə pleɪɔf ˈsɛˌtəp ðət wərks fər ðə rɛst əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən league.”*.” nɛkst pɑrt [timz] ɪz ən ɑd ˈnəmbər. laɪk tɪ hæv ən ˈivɪn ˈnəmbər əv teams.”*.” ˈfroʊzən ˈrɔɪəlti baɪ gæn mɑtˈsudə ɪz ˈlaɪsənst ˈəndər ə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsəns ju meɪ ˈkɑpi, dɪˈstrɪbjut trænzˈmɪt ˈɛni ˈstɔri ər ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈkɑntɛnt ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ðɪs saɪt ˈəndər ðə tərmz əv ðɪs ˈlaɪsəns, bət ˈoʊnli ɪf ˈprɑpər ˌætrɪˈbjuʃən ɪz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd. ðə fʊl neɪm əv ðə ˈɔθər ənd ə lɪŋk bæk tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðɪs saɪt ər rikˈwaɪərd. ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, ˈgræfɪk ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ənd ˈəðər ˈkɑntɛnt nɑt ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ əˈdɪʃənəl riˈstrɪkʃənz. əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl æt: ˈfroʊzən ˈrɔɪəlti ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ənd ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈfroʊzən ˈkɑmɛnt ˈpɑləsiz

we need your help to build wheelchair costumes for kids in walkers and wheelchairs in time for halloween 2015! so please pledge and spread the word. the more money we raise, the more children we can build for in the future! our goal is 5 costumes, but love to make more with more donations. what is walkin’ & rollin’ costumes? walkin’ & rollin’ costumes is a nonprofit organization that turns kids’ walkers and wheelchairs into the best halloween costume ever! lon & anita davis are the parents of 2 boys, 1 of whom, reese, was diagnosed with (a childhood cancer) at the age of 2 months old. the tumor was on his spine and ended up crushing his spinal cord preventing him the full use of his legs and trunk muscles. together, with the help of now reese, the family launched walkin’ & rollin’ costumes with this simple goal in mind: “to provide any child with special needs equipment a unique and custom built costume for them, free of charge to the family.” how it all started. when reese received his first wheelchair around the age of 3, he was really into the movie, “wall-e.” so for halloween he wanted to be the title character. we knew there a way to purchase a costume that would work for him, so we decided to build it from scratch. the end result featured mechanical arms that reese could control from within the body and large track treads on the side of his wheelchair. the costume blew people away and it even ended up in the kansas city star newspaper. the first costume built by the walkin' & rollin' costumes team. each year following, reese would come up with creative ideas for his costume, and dad would have to figure out a way to make them work. year two, reese wanted to be buzz and wanted his wheelchair to be the claw machine from the first “toy story” movie. that costume ended up coming in place for a city wide costume contest and was featured on the home page of the kansas city star website. buzz in the claw machine fast forward to 2015. we have numerous costumes under our belt, each being more elaborate than the last. we were even featured on the evening news for our comic con costume in 2015 when we introduced the debut of walkin’ & rollin’ costumes. walkin’ & rollin’ costumes' mission is “to provide any child with special needs equipment a unique and custom built costume for them, free of charge to the family. there are some great ways you can help. how you can get involved there are a few ways you can help walkin’ & rollin’ costumes. 1) pledge. any amount is appreciated, but the more you give, the more children we can build for, and the cooler the rewards you'll receive! 2) share. please let your friends and family know about the walkin’ & rollin’ costumes campaign! your support will not only help some great kids, but will also assist in spreading awareness about the challenges faced by kids in wheelchairs. these kids want to dress up just like every other kid, but not every kid gets a costume like these. 3) volunteer. walkin’ & rollin’ costumes wants you! if you're a designer, costume builder, craftsperson, social media master, or just want to do whatever is needed to help us on this journey, please contact us on the walkin’ & rollin’ costumes website. there is a form to fill out to become one of our elite “custom costume builders.” (sign up here) we never know what skills we might need until we have a child with a dream. a variety of some of our costume designs. three more designs of various styles. where will the funds go? 100% of your pledge money will go to purchasing materials and supplies for these wheelchair costumes, and shipping them to the families (if needed). each costume, depending on the design, can range in price from $100-$250. any additional funds beyond our $1,000 goal, will be used to build even more costumes for more kids! the more kids we can help, the better! please consider donating. cinderella's pumpkin coach how do kids get a costume from walkin’ & rollin’ costumes? parents can fill out our form on our website, www.walkinrollin.org, to request a costume. we work with the family to design the costume based on what the child wants. we provide sketches and design concepts for the family to approve. frank the combine from the movie "cars." if they are outside of the kansas city metro area, we then pair them up with a custom costume builder in their area. that way, the builder can meet with the family and can take precise measurements of the chair or equipment. since every wheelchair is different, it is important to do this to make sure the costume fits properly for halloween. we would love to build a costume for every family that contacts us. however, if we are unable to locate a custom costume builder in their area, we will still work with the family to help produce what we can from a distance. some costume parts can easily be built with simple measurements provided by the family and then shipped to the family. others, we may have to be more creative. it all depends on the costume that the child would like. additional costume designs for walkers and wheelchairs. our first custom costume for halloween 2015 for halloween this year, we already have a 5 year old girl in a wheelchair who is very interested in dressing up as. her whole family is dressing up as “star wars” characters and we want to make sure that her costume will make for an awesome night. here is an early concept drawing of that costume. r2d2 costume design how many kids will get a costume from walkin’ & rollin’ costumes? this year our goal is to build wheelchair costumes for 5 kids in time for halloween 2015. but the number of children we can build for in the future is only limited by the funds we're able to raise and the number of custom costume builders we can locate. so please pledge! we hope to eventually have a full network of custom costume builders around the nation so we can create these awesome costumes for every child with special needs equipment, and always, make them free of charge to the family. belle gown that goes around the walker to hide it with the exception of the handles. the best halloween for these kids. being in a wheelchair is very tough, especially for a child who just wants to run and play with their friends. my son recently told me that he think of his wheelchair as a wheelchair. he thinks of it as part of him. where ever he goes, the wheelchair goes. so when halloween comes, he wants all of him to dress up, including his wheelchair. i don't think my son is the only kid who thinks that way, do you?

wi nid jʊr hɛlp tɪ bɪld ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈkɑstumz fər kɪdz ɪn ˈwɔkərz ənd ˈwiˌlʧɛrz ɪn taɪm fər ˌhæləˈwin 2015 soʊ pliz plɛʤ ənd sprɛd ðə wərd. ðə mɔr ˈməni wi reɪz, ðə mɔr ˈʧɪldrən wi kən bɪld fər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər! ɑr goʊl ɪz 5 ˈkɑstumz, bət ləv tɪ meɪk mɔr wɪθ mɔr doʊˈneɪʃənz. wət ɪz walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz? walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz ɪz ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət tərnz kids’*’ ˈwɔkərz ənd ˈwiˌlʧɛrz ˈɪntu ðə bɛst ˌhæləˈwin ˈkɑstum ˈɛvər! lɑn əˈnitə ˈdeɪvɪs ər ðə ˈpɛrənts əv 2 bɔɪz, 1 əv hum, ris, wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ (ə ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈkænsər) æt ðə eɪʤ əv 2 mənθs oʊld. ðə ˈtumər wɑz ɔn hɪz spaɪn ənd ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkrəʃɪŋ hɪz ˈspaɪnəl kɔrd prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ɪm ðə fʊl juz əv hɪz lɛgz ənd trəŋk ˈməsəlz. təˈgɛðər, wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv naʊ ris, ðə ˈfæməli lɔnʧt walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz wɪθ ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl goʊl ɪn maɪnd: prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni ʧaɪld wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz ɪkˈwɪpmənt ə juˈnik ənd ˈkəstəm bɪlt ˈkɑstum fər ðɛm, fri əv ʧɑrʤ tɪ ðə family.”*.” haʊ ɪt ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd. wɪn ris rɪˈsivd hɪz fərst ˈwiˌlʧɛr əraʊnd ðə eɪʤ əv 3 hi wɑz ˈrɪli ˈɪntu ðə ˈmuvi, ““wall-e.”*.” soʊ fər ˌhæləˈwin hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ðə ˈtaɪtəl ˈkɛrɪktər. wi nu ðɛr ə weɪ tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈkɑstum ðət wʊd wərk fər ɪm, soʊ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪld ɪt frəm skræʧ. ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt ˈfiʧərd məˈkænɪkəl ɑrmz ðət ris kʊd kənˈtroʊl frəm wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈbɑdi ənd lɑrʤ træk trɛdz ɔn ðə saɪd əv hɪz ˈwiˌlʧɛr. ðə ˈkɑstum blu ˈpipəl əˈweɪ ənd ɪt ˈivɪn ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti stɑr ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. ðə fərst ˈkɑstum bɪlt baɪ ðə walkin*' ˈroʊlɪn' ˈkɑstumz tim. iʧ jɪr ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ris wʊd kəm əp wɪθ kriˈeɪtɪv aɪˈdiəz fər hɪz ˈkɑstum, ənd dæd wʊd hæv tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ meɪk ðɛm wərk. jɪr tu, ris ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi bəz ənd ˈwɔntɪd hɪz ˈwiˌlʧɛr tɪ bi ðə klɔ məˈʃin frəm ðə fərst story”*” ˈmuvi. ðət ˈkɑstum ˈɛndɪd əp ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn pleɪs fər ə ˈsɪti waɪd ˈkɑstum ˈkɑntɛst ənd wɑz ˈfiʧərd ɔn ðə hoʊm peɪʤ əv ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti stɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. bəz ɪn ðə klɔ məˈʃin fæst ˈfɔrwərd tɪ 2015 wi hæv ˈnumərəs ˈkɑstumz ˈəndər ɑr bɛlt, iʧ biɪŋ mɔr ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ðən ðə læst. wi wər ˈivɪn ˈfiʧərd ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ nuz fər ɑr ˈkɑmɪk kɑn ˈkɑstum ɪn 2015 wɪn wi ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈdeɪbju əv walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz. walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz' ˈmɪʃən ɪz prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni ʧaɪld wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz ɪkˈwɪpmənt ə juˈnik ənd ˈkəstəm bɪlt ˈkɑstum fər ðɛm, fri əv ʧɑrʤ tɪ ðə ˈfæməli. ðɛr ər səm greɪt weɪz ju kən hɛlp. haʊ ju kən gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðɛr ər ə fju weɪz ju kən hɛlp walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz. 1 plɛʤ. ˈɛni əˈmaʊnt ɪz əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd, bət ðə mɔr ju gɪv, ðə mɔr ˈʧɪldrən wi kən bɪld fər, ənd ðə ˈkulər ðə rɪˈwɔrdz jul rɪˈsiv! 2 ʃɛr. pliz lɛt jʊr frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz kæmˈpeɪn! jʊr səˈpɔrt wɪl nɑt ˈoʊnli hɛlp səm greɪt kɪdz, bət wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsɪst ɪn ˈsprɛdɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz feɪst baɪ kɪdz ɪn ˈwiˌlʧɛrz. ðiz kɪdz wɔnt tɪ drɛs əp ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛvəri ˈəðər kɪd, bət nɑt ˈɛvəri kɪd gɪts ə ˈkɑstum laɪk ðiz. 3 ˌvɑlənˈtɪr. walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz wɔnts ju! ɪf jʊr ə dɪˈzaɪnər, ˈkɑstum ˈbɪldər, craftsperson*, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈmæstər, ər ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðɪs ˈʤərni, pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðə walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðɛr ɪz ə fɔrm tɪ fɪl aʊt tɪ bɪˈkəm wən əv ɑr ɪˈlit ˈkɑstum builders.”*.” (saɪn əp hir) wi ˈnɛvər noʊ wət skɪlz wi maɪt nid ənˈtɪl wi hæv ə ʧaɪld wɪθ ə drim. ə vərˈaɪəti əv səm əv ɑr ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪnz. θri mɔr dɪˈzaɪnz əv ˈvɛriəs staɪlz. wɛr wɪl ðə fəndz goʊ? 100 əv jʊr plɛʤ ˈməni wɪl goʊ tɪ ˈpərʧəsɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ənd səˈplaɪz fər ðiz ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈkɑstumz, ənd ˈʃɪpɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə ˈfæməliz (ɪf ˈnidɪd). iʧ ˈkɑstum, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə dɪˈzaɪn, kən reɪnʤ ɪn praɪs frəm ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl fəndz bɪɔnd ɑr goʊl, wɪl bi juzd tɪ bɪld ˈivɪn mɔr ˈkɑstumz fər mɔr kɪdz! ðə mɔr kɪdz wi kən hɛlp, ðə ˈbɛtər! pliz kənˈsɪdər ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ. ˈpəmpkɪn koʊʧ haʊ du kɪdz gɪt ə ˈkɑstum frəm walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz? ˈpɛrənts kən fɪl aʊt ɑr fɔrm ɔn ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, www.walkinrollin.org*, tɪ rɪkˈwɛst ə ˈkɑstum. wi wərk wɪθ ðə ˈfæməli tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ðə ˈkɑstum beɪst ɔn wət ðə ʧaɪld wɔnts. wi prəˈvaɪd ˈskɛʧɪz ənd dɪˈzaɪn ˈkɑnsɛpts fər ðə ˈfæməli tɪ əˈpruv. fræŋk ðə ˈkɑmbaɪn frəm ðə ˈmuvi "kɑz." ɪf ðeɪ ər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɛriə, wi ðɛn pɛr ðɛm əp wɪθ ə ˈkəstəm ˈkɑstum ˈbɪldər ɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə. ðət weɪ, ðə ˈbɪldər kən mit wɪθ ðə ˈfæməli ənd kən teɪk prɪˈsaɪs ˈmɛʒərmənts əv ðə ʧɛr ər ɪkˈwɪpmənt. sɪns ˈɛvəri ˈwiˌlʧɛr ɪz ˈdɪfərənt, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ du ðɪs tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈkɑstum fɪts ˈprɑpərli fər ˌhæləˈwin. wi wʊd ləv tɪ bɪld ə ˈkɑstum fər ˈɛvəri ˈfæməli ðət ˈkɑnˌtækts ˈjuˈɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf wi ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt ə ˈkəstəm ˈkɑstum ˈbɪldər ɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə, wi wɪl stɪl wərk wɪθ ðə ˈfæməli tɪ hɛlp ˈproʊdus wət wi kən frəm ə ˈdɪstəns. səm ˈkɑstum pɑrts kən ˈizəli bi bɪlt wɪθ ˈsɪmpəl ˈmɛʒərmənts prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə ˈfæməli ənd ðɛn ʃɪpt tɪ ðə ˈfæməli. ˈəðərz, wi meɪ hæv tɪ bi mɔr kriˈeɪtɪv. ɪt ɔl dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈkɑstum ðət ðə ʧaɪld wʊd laɪk. əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪnz fər ˈwɔkərz ənd ˈwiˌlʧɛrz. ɑr fərst ˈkəstəm ˈkɑstum fər ˌhæləˈwin 2015 fər ˌhæləˈwin ðɪs jɪr, wi ɔˈrɛdi hæv ə 5 jɪr oʊld gərl ɪn ə ˈwiˌlʧɛr hu ɪz ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈdrɛsɪŋ əp ɛz hər hoʊl ˈfæməli ɪz ˈdrɛsɪŋ əp ɛz wars”*” ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət hər ˈkɑstum wɪl meɪk fər ən ˈɔsəm naɪt. hir ɪz ən ˈərli ˈkɑnsɛpt drɔɪŋ əv ðət ˈkɑstum. ˈkɑstum dɪˈzaɪn haʊ ˈmɛni kɪdz wɪl gɪt ə ˈkɑstum frəm walkin’*’ rollin’*’ ˈkɑstumz? ðɪs jɪr ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ bɪld ˈwiˌlʧɛr ˈkɑstumz fər 5 kɪdz ɪn taɪm fər ˌhæləˈwin 2015 bət ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧɪldrən wi kən bɪld fər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ðə fəndz wɪr ˈeɪbəl tɪ reɪz ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkəstəm ˈkɑstum ˈbɪldərz wi kən ˈloʊˌkeɪt. soʊ pliz plɛʤ! wi hoʊp tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli hæv ə fʊl ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈkəstəm ˈkɑstum ˈbɪldərz əraʊnd ðə ˈneɪʃən soʊ wi kən kriˈeɪt ðiz ˈɔsəm ˈkɑstumz fər ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz, meɪk ðɛm fri əv ʧɑrʤ tɪ ðə ˈfæməli. bɛl gaʊn ðət goʊz əraʊnd ðə ˈwɔkər tɪ haɪd ɪt wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə ˈhændəlz. ðə bɛst ˌhæləˈwin fər ðiz kɪdz. biɪŋ ɪn ə ˈwiˌlʧɛr ɪz ˈvɛri təf, əˈspɛʃəli fər ə ʧaɪld hu ʤɪst wɔnts tɪ rən ənd pleɪ wɪθ ðɛr frɛndz. maɪ sən ˈrisəntli toʊld mi ðət hi θɪŋk əv hɪz ˈwiˌlʧɛr ɛz ə ˈwiˌlʧɛr. hi θɪŋks əv ɪt ɛz pɑrt əv ɪm. wɛr ˈɛvər hi goʊz, ðə ˈwiˌlʧɛr goʊz. soʊ wɪn ˌhæləˈwin kəmz, hi wɔnts ɔl əv ɪm tɪ drɛs əp, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈwiˌlʧɛr. aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk maɪ sən ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli kɪd hu θɪŋks ðət weɪ, du ju?

back in 2013, a chance viewing of a super burlesque show opened my eyes to the wonderfully wacky world of, a of burlesque performance that celebrates and satirizes nerdy pop culture. i love a good harry potter or superhero satire, which is why nola has quickly becoming one of my favorite local pretty sure you will love it too. nerdlesque is a performance art notable for its of all body types. it empowers performers and audience members to not just “let it all hang out,” but to feel daring and confident while doing it. though is a modern art form, it is rooted in classic burlesque, particularly the smart satire. according to persé fanny, co-founder, artistic director, and one of several producers, “most people think that is an entirely new concept, but the truth is is at the root of traditional burlesque. it is a parody of pop culture, a mocking of society.” nola, now in its fourth year, “started out of a love for nerdy pop culture and burlesque,” says fanny, when she and other local performers “decided to combine our efforts and celebrate nerds together.” it is only the second festival solely dedicated to in the world, despite the popularity of at conventions and other festivals. now sexier (and nerdier) than ever, nola’s 2018 fest runs november. the festival is by remy dee, persé fanny, vincent gallant, sable switch, and honey tangerine, all well-known names in the local burlesque scene. the festival includes four shows, three workshops at the new orleans school of burlesque, a closing party at the international house bar (221 camp st.), and a nerd market during performances. get the dirty on this shows below, and be sure to buy your tickets in advance (note all shows are 18+ and tickets will be available at the door). stripped crusaders friday, nov. 16 at p.m. contemporary arts center (900 camp st.) general admission, $15 stripped crusaders kicks off the festival weekend with superheroes taking off their spandex after long nights of fighting crime and being, well, heroes. come watch the alluring performances of talented performers from all around the country as they channel your favorite cartoon, comic, and video game heroes. tease from the crypt friday, nov. 16 at p.m. contemporary arts center (900 camp st.) general admission, $15 extending the halloween spirit just a bit, tease from the crypt is a nerdy revue playing on the late tales from the crypt. get you heart racing as “glitter covered ghouls, stripping serial killers, [and] mesmerizing monsters” misbehave. the featured performer is juno from new orleans. cyburlesque saturday, nov. 17 at p.m. allways lounge and theatre (2240 st. claude ave.) general admission, $15 sci-fi nerds, get ready! brings together nerds from across the galaxy for an evening of out of this world performances. why not? robots, androids, and bill nye can be sexy. performers include risky sour from atlanta, little bo & p from st. louis, and doctor vu from burlington, vermont, among many others. just drawn that way saturday, nov. 17 at p.m. allways lounge and theatre (2240 st. claude ave.) general admission, $15 the final show of the festival puts a spin on cartoons and comic books with just drawn that way. come see your favorite characters from the morning cartoons, fairy tales, and video games of your childhood in a totally different light. more than a dozen performers will take the stage including lady fingers from austin, ginger oh snap from nashville, and featuring piper marie from new orleans. workshop: producing for love and mostly profit saturday, nov. 17 at a.m. new orleans school of burlesque (830 north st.) $10 at the door hear from kiki maroon, who produces burlesque shows for a living, about how you can make money doing what you love. during the workshop, she will discuss enticing topics such as common marketing mistakes and production budgeting. plus, attendees will leave the workshop with own project plan which she uses for her own productions. workshop: with ember blaize saturday, nov. 17 at p.m. new orleans school of burlesque (830 north st.) $10 at the door ember blaize guides this workshop to help performers learn new techniques and safety increase their flexibility. this workshop specifically focuses on and leave with a few new tricks up your sleeve. workshop: the history of burlesque saturday, nov. 17 at p.m. new orleans school of burlesque (830 north street) $10 at the door while the previous two workshops are designed with burlesque performers and others in the industry in mind, the history of burlesque is open to anyone. persé fanny leads this lecture that delves into the genesis and background of american burlesque. nerd market friday, nov. 16 contemporary arts center (900 camp st.) saturday, nov. 17 allways lounge and theatre (2240 st. claude ave.) nola’s nerd market pops up during shows on friday and saturday nights at the venue. stroll by booths from local artists, festival sponsors, and festival organizers, and get your photo taken by new york based photographer brandon perdomo. be sure to stop by on saturday night to at electra cosmetics’ glitter sampling bar. closing party friday, nov. 16 at midnight the bar at the international house hotel (221 camp st.) free nola’s festival party pops up after the friday night shows. the bar will have a late night happy hour menu, including a special festival punch. the party is free and open to all. so go ahead, live a little, laugh a little, and let your freak flag fly. be in good company. costumes, of course, are encouraged.

bæk ɪn 2013 ə ʧæns vjuɪŋ əv ə ˈsupər bərˈlɛsk ʃoʊ ˈoʊpənd maɪ aɪz tɪ ðə ˈwəndərfəli ˈwæki wərld əv, ə əv bərˈlɛsk pərˈfɔrməns ðət ˈsɛləˌbreɪts ənd ˈsætərˌaɪzɪz ˈnərdi pɑp ˈkəlʧər. aɪ ləv ə gʊd ˈhɛri ˈpɑtər ər ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈsæˌtaɪər, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈnoʊlə həz kˈwɪkli bɪˈkəmɪŋ wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈloʊkəl ˈprɪti ʃʊr ju wɪl ləv ɪt tu. ɪz ə pərˈfɔrməns ɑrt ˈnoʊtəbəl fər ɪts əv ɔl ˈbɑdi taɪps. ɪt ɪmˈpaʊərz pərˈfɔrmərz ənd ˈɔdiəns ˈmɛmbərz tɪ nɑt ʤɪst ɪt ɔl hæŋ out,”*,” bət tɪ fil ˈdɛrɪŋ ənd ˈkɑnfədənt waɪl duɪŋ ɪt. ðoʊ ɪz ə ˈmɑdərn ɑrt fɔrm, ɪt ɪz ˈrutɪd ɪn ˈklæsɪk bərˈlɛsk, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə smɑrt ˈsæˌtaɪər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ persé*é ˈfæni, co-founder*, ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈrɛktər, ənd wən əv ˈsɛvərəl prəˈdusərz, ˈpipəl θɪŋk ðət ɪz ən ɪnˈtaɪərli nu ˈkɑnsɛpt, bət ðə truθ ɪz ɪz æt ðə rut əv trəˈdɪʃənəl bərˈlɛsk. ɪt ɪz ə ˈpɛrədi əv pɑp ˈkəlʧər, ə ˈmɑkɪŋ əv society.”*.” ˈnoʊlə, naʊ ɪn ɪts fɔrθ jɪr, aʊt əv ə ləv fər ˈnərdi pɑp ˈkəlʧər ənd burlesque,”*,” sɪz ˈfæni, wɪn ʃi ənd ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl pərˈfɔrmərz tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ɑr ˈɛfərts ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪt nərdz together.”*.” ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈsoʊəli ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ɪn ðə wərld, dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv æt kənˈvɛnʃənz ənd ˈəðər ˈfɛstɪvəlz. naʊ ˈsɛksiər (ənd nerdier*) ðən ˈɛvər, ˈnoʊlə 2018 fɛst rənz noʊˈvɛmbər ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪz baɪ ˈrɛmi di, persé*é ˈfæni, ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈgælənt, ˈseɪbəl swɪʧ, ənd ˈhəni ˌtænʤərˈin, ɔl ˈwɛlˈnoʊn neɪmz ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl bərˈlɛsk sin. ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ˌɪnˈkludz fɔr ʃoʊz, θri ˈwərkˌʃɑps æt ðə nu ˌɔˈrlinz skul əv bərˈlɛsk, ə ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈpɑrti æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl haʊs bɑr 221 kæmp st*.), ənd ə nərd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz. gɪt ðə ˈdərti ɔn ðɪs ʃoʊz bɪˈloʊ, ənd bi ʃʊr tɪ baɪ jʊr ˈtɪkɪts ɪn ədˈvæns (noʊt ɔl ʃoʊz ər 18 ənd ˈtɪkɪts wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl æt ðə dɔr). strɪpt kruˈseɪdərz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 16 æt p.m*. kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɑrts ˈsɛnər 900 kæmp st*.) ˈʤɛnərəl ədˈmɪʃən, 15 strɪpt kruˈseɪdərz kɪks ɔf ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈwiˌkɪnd wɪθ ˌsupərˈhiroʊz ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔf ðɛr ˈspændəks ˈæftər lɔŋ naɪts əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ kraɪm ənd biɪŋ, wɛl, ˈhɪroʊz. kəm wɔʧ ðə əˈlʊrɪŋ pərˈfɔrmənsɪz əv ˈtæləntɪd pərˈfɔrmərz frəm ɔl əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ɛz ðeɪ ˈʧænəl jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt kɑrˈtun, ˈkɑmɪk, ənd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈhɪroʊz. tiz frəm ðə krɪpt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 16 æt p.m*. kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɑrts ˈsɛnər 900 kæmp st*.) ˈʤɛnərəl ədˈmɪʃən, 15 ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ðə ˌhæləˈwin ˈspɪrɪt ʤɪst ə bɪt, tiz frəm ðə krɪpt ɪz ə ˈnərdi rɪvˈju pleɪɪŋ ɔn ðə leɪt teɪlz frəm ðə krɪpt. gɪt ju hɑrt ˈreɪsɪŋ ɛz ˈkəvərd gulz, ˈstrɪpɪŋ ˈsɪˌriəl ˈkɪlərz, [ənd] ˈmɛzmərˌaɪzɪŋ monsters”*” ˌmɪsbəˈheɪv. ðə ˈfiʧərd pərˈfɔrmər ɪz ˈʤunoʊ frəm nu ˌɔˈrlinz. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 17 æt p.m*. laʊnʤ ənd ˈθiətər 2240 st*. klɔd ˈɑˌveɪ.) ˈʤɛnərəl ədˈmɪʃən, 15 ˌsaɪˈfaɪ nərdz, gɪt ˈrɛdi! brɪŋz təˈgɛðər nərdz frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈgæləksi fər ən ˈivnɪŋ əv aʊt əv ðɪs wərld pərˈfɔrmənsɪz. waɪ nɑt? ˈroʊˌbəts, ˈænˌdrɔɪdz, ənd bɪl naɪ kən bi ˈsɛksi. pərˈfɔrmərz ˌɪnˈklud ˈrɪski saʊər frəm æˈtlæntə, ˈlɪtəl boʊ pi frəm st*. luɪs, ənd ˈdɔktər vu frəm ˈbərlɪŋtən, vərˈmɑnt, əˈməŋ ˈmɛni ˈəðərz. ʤɪst drɔn ðət weɪ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 17 æt p.m*. laʊnʤ ənd ˈθiətər 2240 st*. klɔd ˈɑˌveɪ.) ˈʤɛnərəl ədˈmɪʃən, 15 ðə ˈfaɪnəl ʃoʊ əv ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl pʊts ə spɪn ɔn kɑrˈtunz ənd ˈkɑmɪk bʊks wɪθ ʤɪst drɔn ðət weɪ. kəm si jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ kɑrˈtunz, ˈfɛri teɪlz, ənd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz əv jʊr ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ɪn ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt laɪt. mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən pərˈfɔrmərz wɪl teɪk ðə steɪʤ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈleɪdi ˈfɪŋgərz frəm ˈɔstən, ˈʤɪnʤər oʊ snæp frəm ˈnæʃvɪl, ənd ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈpaɪpər mərˈi frəm nu ˌɔˈrlinz. ˈwərkˌʃɑp: prəˈdusɪŋ fər ləv ənd ˈmoʊstli ˈprɑfɪt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 17 æt a.m*. nu ˌɔˈrlinz skul əv bərˈlɛsk 830 nɔrθ st*.) 10 æt ðə dɔr hir frəm ˈkiki mərun, hu prəˈdusɪz bərˈlɛsk ʃoʊz fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, əˈbaʊt haʊ ju kən meɪk ˈməni duɪŋ wət ju ləv. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwərkˌʃɑp, ʃi wɪl dɪˈskəs ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ ˈtɑpɪks səʧ ɛz ˈkɑmən ˈmɑrkətɪŋ mɪˈsteɪks ənd pərˈdəkʃən ˈbəʤɪtɪŋ. pləs, əˈtɛnˈdiz wɪl liv ðə ˈwərkˌʃɑp wɪθ oʊn ˈprɑʤɛkt plæn wɪʧ ʃi ˈjuzɪz fər hər oʊn pərˈdəkʃənz. ˈwərkˌʃɑp: wɪθ ˈɛmbər bleɪz ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 17 æt p.m*. nu ˌɔˈrlinz skul əv bərˈlɛsk 830 nɔrθ st*.) 10 æt ðə dɔr ˈɛmbər bleɪz gaɪdz ðɪs ˈwərkˌʃɑp tɪ hɛlp pərˈfɔrmərz lərn nu tɛkˈniks ənd ˈseɪfti ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. ðɪs ˈwərkˌʃɑp spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ənd liv wɪθ ə fju nu trɪks əp jʊr sliv. ˈwərkˌʃɑp: ðə ˈhɪstəri əv bərˈlɛsk ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 17 æt p.m*. nu ˌɔˈrlinz skul əv bərˈlɛsk 830 nɔrθ strit) 10 æt ðə dɔr waɪl ðə ˈpriviəs tu ˈwərkˌʃɑps ər dɪˈzaɪnd wɪθ bərˈlɛsk pərˈfɔrmərz ənd ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪn maɪnd, ðə ˈhɪstəri əv bərˈlɛsk ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɛniˌwən. persé*é ˈfæni lidz ðɪs ˈlɛkʧər ðət dɛlvz ˈɪntu ðə ˈʤɛnəsəs ənd ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv əˈmɛrɪkən bərˈlɛsk. nərd ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 16 kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɑrts ˈsɛnər 900 kæmp st*.) ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 17 laʊnʤ ənd ˈθiətər 2240 st*. klɔd ˈɑˌveɪ.) ˈnoʊlə nərd ˈmɑrkɪt pɑps əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ʃoʊz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪts æt ðə ˈvɛnju. stroʊl baɪ buθs frəm ˈloʊkəl ˈɑrtɪsts, ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈspɑnsərz, ənd ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz, ənd gɪt jʊr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈteɪkən baɪ nu jɔrk beɪst fəˈtɑgrəfər ˈbrændən pərˈdoʊmoʊ. bi ʃʊr tɪ stɑp baɪ ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt tɪ æt ɪˈlɛktrə cosmetics’*’ ˈglɪtər ˈsæmplɪŋ bɑr. ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈpɑrti ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, noʊv. 16 æt ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ðə bɑr æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl haʊs hoʊˈtɛl 221 kæmp st*.) fri ˈnoʊlə ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈpɑrti pɑps əp ˈæftər ðə ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ʃoʊz. ðə bɑr wɪl hæv ə leɪt naɪt ˈhæpi aʊər ˈmɛnju, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɛstɪvəl pənʧ. ðə ˈpɑrti ɪz fri ənd ˈoʊpən tɪ ɔl. soʊ goʊ əˈhɛd, lɪv ə ˈlɪtəl, læf ə ˈlɪtəl, ənd lɛt jʊr frik flæg flaɪ. bi ɪn gʊd ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈkɑstumz, əv kɔrs, ər ɪnˈkərəʤd.

last updated on: july 12, 2013 the supreme court delivered a landmark judgment regarding leaders with a criminal background and said that they stand to be disqualified on date of conviction. the number of members of parliament with a criminal background is 162, which means 30 per cent of those who govern the nation in the lok have pending criminal cases. the person with the highest number of criminal cases (46) against him is baitha, a leader from. here is a look at the top five with criminal cases: kameshwar baitha: he won the 2009 elections from the constituency in. aged 56, he has 46 pending criminal cases against him. he is worth as per his assets declaration. he has not been convicted as yet in any of the cases. the list of the cases pending against him are mentioned below: 22 charges related to attempt to murder 17 charges related to murder 6 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, 5 charges related to theft 4 charges related to voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means 3 charges related to voluntarily causing grievous hurt 2 charges related to dishonestly receiving stolen property 2 charges related to extortion 2 charges related to theft in dwelling house 2 charges related to kidnapping or abducting in order to murder 1 charge related to assisting in concealment of stolen property 1 charge related to assaulting president, governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power 1 charge related to 1 charge related to culpable homicide not amounting to murder 20 charges related to rioting 20 charges related to rioting, armed with deadly weapon 17 charges related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of committed in prosecution of common object 15 charges related to assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty 13 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt 11 charges related to punishment of criminal conspiracy 10 charges related to wrongful restraint 8 charges related to mischief causing damage to the amount of 50 7 charges related to mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house 5 charges related to wrongful confinement 4 charges related to mischief by destroying or moving, etc, a landmark fixed by public authority mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupee 3 charges related to intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace 3 charges related to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention 3 charges related to putting person in fear of accusation of, in order to commit extortion 2 charges related to present when is committed 2 charges related to of a thing 2 charges related to causing disappearance of evidence of, or giving false information to screen offender 2 charges related to criminal intimidation 2 charges related to after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint the rest of his charges range from robbers, extortion, trespass, unnatural and death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage. ahir -- winner from the constituency in maharashtra. this party is worth 80 and has 30 pending criminal charges against of which he not been convicted as yet in any of them. 1 charge related to assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. 1 charge related to criminal intimidation 1 charge related to voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 1 charge related to mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees 1 charge related to wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause rioting be not committed 1 charge related to wrongful restraint 1 charge related to mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc 1 charge related to rioting 1 charge related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of committed in prosecution of common object 1 charge related to deserter 1 charge related to knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse his others are pending under sections of the indian penal code. vitthalbhai -- the 'gun-toting' is a janata party member of legislative assembly from gujarat has 20 pending criminal cases against him. he is worth 2 crore. hiss are: 2 charges related to 1 charge related to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons 1 charge related to culpable homicide not amounting to murder 9 charges related to intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace 6 charges related to disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 5 charges related to obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions 4 charges related to being member of an unlawful assembly 3 charges related to rioting 3 charges related to present when is committed 3 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 2 charges related to robbery, or, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 2 charges related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of committed in prosecution of common object) 2 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt the other charges against him include threat of injury to public servant, voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery, wrongful restraint, defamation, of desertion of soldier among others. m b -- this communist party of candidate won the elections from in kerala. he has 16 pending criminal cases against him and is worth 11. he has not been convicted as yet in any of the cases: his list of criminal cases is: 2 charges related to attempt to murder 16 charges related to rioting 10 charges related to being member of an unlawful assembly 10 charges related to every member of unlawful assembly guilty of committed in prosecution of common object 8 charges related to danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation 6 charges related to assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty 4 charges related to rioting, armed with deadly weapon 4 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty 4 charges related to joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon 2 charges related to obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions 2 charges related to joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse 2 charges related to assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. 2 charges related to voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty 2 charges related to in obedience to an order form public servant his other charges include criminal conspiracy among others. bhonsle -- he is the nationalist congress party candidate who won from in maharashtra. worth 8 crore, he has 14 pending criminal cases against him. 1 charge related to murder 1 charge related to kidnapping 7 charges related to criminal intimidation 6 charges related to being member of an unlawful assembly 6 charges related to rioting 5 charges related to intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace 4 charges related to voluntarily causing hurt his other charges include, mischief, trespass, wrongful restraint, rioting and criminal force among others.

læst ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɔn: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 12 2013 ðə səˈprim kɔrt dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈʤəʤmənt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈlidərz wɪθ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd sɛd ðət ðeɪ stænd tɪ bi dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪd ɔn deɪt əv kənˈvɪkʃən. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt wɪθ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪz 162 wɪʧ minz 30 pər sɛnt əv ðoʊz hu ˈgəvərn ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə lɑk hæv ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə ˈpərsən wɪθ ðə haɪəst ˈnəmbər əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz 46 əˈgɛnst ɪm ɪz baitha*, ə ˈlidər frəm. hir ɪz ə lʊk æt ðə tɔp faɪv wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz: baitha*: hi wən ðə 2009 ɪˈlɛkʃənz frəm ðə kənˈstɪʧuənsi ɪn. ˈeɪʤɪd 56 hi həz 46 ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm. hi ɪz wərθ ɛz pər hɪz ˈæˌsɛts ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən. hi həz nɑt bɪn kənˈvɪktəd ɛz jɛt ɪn ˈɛni əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz. ðə lɪst əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ˈpɛndɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪm ər ˈmɛnʃənd bɪˈloʊ: 22 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈmərdər 17 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmərdər 6 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt baɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈwɛpənz ər minz, 5 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ θɛft 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈgrivəs hərt baɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈwɛpənz ər minz 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈgrivəs hərt 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ dɪˈsɔnəstli rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈstoʊlən ˈprɑpərti 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɛkˈstɔrʃən 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ θɛft ɪn dˈwɛlɪŋ haʊs 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ ər əbˈdəktɪŋ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈmərdər 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈsɪstɪŋ ɪn kənˈsilmənt əv ˈstoʊlən ˈprɑpərti 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈsɔltɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈgəvərnər, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ kəmˈpɛl ər riˈstreɪn ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪz əv ˈɛni ˈlɔfəl paʊər 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkəlpəbəl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd nɑt əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ ˈmərdər 20 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ 20 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ, ɑrmd wɪθ ˈdɛdli ˈwɛpən 17 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ˈgɪlti əv kəˈmɪtɪd ɪn ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkɑmən ˈɑbʤɛkt 15 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈsɔlt ər ˈkrɪmənəl fɔrs tɪ dɪˈtər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt frəm ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ əv hɪz ˈduti 13 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt 11 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈpənɪʃmənt əv ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈspɪrəsi 10 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈrɔŋfəl rɪˈstreɪnt 8 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪsʧəf ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv 50 7 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪsʧəf baɪ faɪər ər ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈsəbstəns wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ haʊs 5 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈrɔŋfəl kənˈfaɪnmənt 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪsʧəf baɪ dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ər ˈmuvɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə, ə ˈlændˌmɑrk fɪkst baɪ ˈpəblɪk əˈθɔrəti ˈmɪsʧəf baɪ faɪər ər ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈsəbstəns wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ kɔz ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ əˈmaʊnt əv wən ˈhənərd ər (ɪn keɪs əv ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈproʊdus) tɛn ruˈpi 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˌɪnˈsəlt wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ prəˈvoʊk briʧ əv ðə pis 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ækts dən baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈpərsənz ɪn ˈfərθərəns əv ˈkɑmən ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈpərsən ɪn fɪr əv ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən əv, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kəˈmɪt ɛkˈstɔrʃən 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈprɛzənt wɪn ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əv ə θɪŋ 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɔzɪŋ ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ˈɛvədəns əv, ər ˈgɪvɪŋ fɔls ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ skrin əˈfɛndər 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈæftər ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər hərt, əˈsɔlt ər ˈrɔŋfəl rɪˈstreɪnt ðə rɛst əv hɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz reɪnʤ frəm ˈrɑbərz, ɛkˈstɔrʃən, ˈtrɛˌspæs, ənˈnæʧərəl ənd dɛθ kɔzd baɪ ækt dən wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ kɔz mɪˈskɛrəʤ. ˈwɪnər frəm ðə kənˈstɪʧuənsi ɪn ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə. ðɪs ˈpɑrti ɪz wərθ 80 ənd həz 30 ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst əv wɪʧ hi nɑt bɪn kənˈvɪktəd ɛz jɛt ɪn ˈɛni əv ðɛm. 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈsɔltɪŋ ər əbˈstrəktɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt wɪn səˈprɛsɪŋ raɪət, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt tɪ dɪˈtər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt frəm hɪz ˈduti 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪsʧəf ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈfɪfti ˈrupiz 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈwɔntənli ˈgɪvɪŋ ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ kɔz ˈraɪətɪŋ bi nɑt kəˈmɪtɪd 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈrɔŋfəl rɪˈstreɪnt 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪsʧəf baɪ faɪər ər ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈsəbstəns wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ haʊs, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ˈgɪlti əv kəˈmɪtɪd ɪn ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkɑmən ˈɑbʤɛkt 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈdɛzərtər 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈnoʊɪŋli ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ɪn əˈsɛmbli əv faɪv ər mɔr ˈpərsənz ˈæftər ɪt həz bɪn kəˈmændɪd tɪ dɪˈspərs hɪz ˈəðər ər ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈɪndiən ˈpinəl koʊd. ðə 'gun-toting*' ɪz ə ʤəˈnɑtə ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbər əv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈsɛmbli frəm ˌgjuʤərˈæt həz 20 ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm. hi ɪz wərθ 2 crore*. hɪz ər: 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt baɪ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈwɛpənz 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkəlpəbəl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd nɑt əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ ˈmərdər 9 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˌɪnˈsəlt wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ prəˈvoʊk briʧ əv ðə pis 6 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌdɪsəˈbidiəns tɪ ˈɔrdər ˈduli ˈprɑməlˌgeɪtəd baɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt 5 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əbˈstrəktɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt ɪn ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ əv ˈpəblɪk ˈfəŋkʃənz 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ biɪŋ ˈmɛmbər əv ən ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈprɛzənt wɪn ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd 3 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt tɪ dɪˈtər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt frəm hɪz ˈduti 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈrɑbəri, ər, wɪθ əˈtɛmpt tɪ kɔz dɛθ ər ˈgrivəs hərt 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ˈgɪlti əv kəˈmɪtɪd ɪn ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkɑmən ˈɑbʤɛkt 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt ðə ˈəðər ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm ˌɪnˈklud θrɛt əv ˈɪnʤəri tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt, ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt ɪn kəˈmɪtɪŋ ˈrɑbəri, ˈrɔŋfəl rɪˈstreɪnt, ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən, əv dɪˈzərʃən əv ˈsoʊlʤər əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. ɛm bi ðɪs ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti əv ˈkænədɪt wən ðə ɪˈlɛkʃənz frəm ɪn ˌkɛˈrɑlə. hi həz 16 ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm ənd ɪz wərθ 11. hi həz nɑt bɪn kənˈvɪktəd ɛz jɛt ɪn ˈɛni əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz: hɪz lɪst əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz ɪz: 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈmərdər 16 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ 10 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ biɪŋ ˈmɛmbər əv ən ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli 10 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈmɛmbər əv ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ˈgɪlti əv kəˈmɪtɪd ɪn ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkɑmən ˈɑbʤɛkt 8 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈdeɪnʤər ər əbˈstrəkʃən ɪn ˈpəblɪk weɪ ər laɪn əv ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən 6 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈsɔlt ər ˈkrɪmənəl fɔrs tɪ dɪˈtər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt frəm ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ əv hɪz ˈduti 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ, ɑrmd wɪθ ˈdɛdli ˈwɛpən 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt tɪ dɪˈtər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt frəm hɪz ˈduti 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli ɑrmd wɪθ ˈdɛdli ˈwɛpən 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əbˈstrəktɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt ɪn ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ əv ˈpəblɪk ˈfəŋkʃənz 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ər kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ɪn ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli, noʊɪŋ ɪt həz bɪn kəˈmændɪd tɪ dɪˈspərs 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ əˈsɔltɪŋ ər əbˈstrəktɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt wɪn səˈprɛsɪŋ raɪət, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈgrivəs hərt tɪ dɪˈtər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt frəm hɪz ˈduti 2 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪn oʊˈbidiəns tɪ ən ˈɔrdər fɔrm ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənt hɪz ˈəðər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˌɪnˈklud ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈspɪrəsi əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. hi ɪz ðə ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈpɑrti ˈkænədɪt hu wən frəm ɪn ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə. wərθ 8 crore*, hi həz 14 ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst ɪm. 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmərdər 1 ʧɑrʤ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ 7 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən 6 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ biɪŋ ˈmɛmbər əv ən ənˈlɔfəl əˈsɛmbli 6 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈraɪətɪŋ 5 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˌɪnˈsəlt wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ prəˈvoʊk briʧ əv ðə pis 4 ˈʧɑrʤɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli ˈkɔzɪŋ hərt hɪz ˈəðər ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˌɪnˈklud, ˈmɪsʧəf, ˈtrɛˌspæs, ˈrɔŋfəl rɪˈstreɪnt, ˈraɪətɪŋ ənd ˈkrɪmənəl fɔrs əˈməŋ ˈəðərz.

disney california adventure food & wine festival will return march 2 through april 12, 2018, bringing delicious cuisine, specialty beverages and exciting entertainment to disneyland resort guests for its third season. the culinary festival will expand to six weeks, with more days for guests to enjoy the flavors of the golden state. more than a dozen festival marketplaces will feature tastes and sips. guests will experience presentations and demonstrations with celebrity chefs such as robert irvine and alex guarnaschelli; food and beverage tastings; dinners; beer, wine and spirit seminars all in addition to live music, entertainment and special activities throughout the festival. the signature events will include new experiences such as the disney family of wines dinner, as well as returning favorites like sweet sundays and the or dinners. another returning to the festival is the junior chef experience, with hands-on fun led by chef goofy, for children ages 3 to 11. keep an eye on disney parks blog and for more information about the disney california adventure food & wine festival, returning march 2 through april 12, 2018! additional fees required for the signature events and certain seminars. separate admission to disney california adventure park is required and is not included with the cost of such events. space is limited for all ticketed events; advance reservations are recommended. guests must be 21 years of age or over to consume alcohol and to participate in some events; valid photo id required. events and demonstrations are subject to restrictions and change or cancellation without notice.

ˈdɪzni ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ədˈvɛnʧər fud waɪn ˈfɛstɪvəl wɪl rɪˈtərn mɑrʧ 2 θru ˈeɪprəl 12 2018 ˈbrɪŋɪŋ dɪˈlɪʃəs kwɪˈzin, ˈspɛʃəlti ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt tɪ ˈdɪzniˌlænd rɪˈzɔrt gɛsts fər ɪts θərd ˈsizən. ðə ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ˈfɛstɪvəl wɪl ɪkˈspænd tɪ sɪks wiks, wɪθ mɔr deɪz fər gɛsts tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈfleɪvərz əv ðə ˈgoʊldən steɪt. mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈmɑrkətˌpleɪsɪz wɪl ˈfiʧər teɪsts ənd sɪps. gɛsts wɪl ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz ənd ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz wɪθ səˈlɛbrɪti ʃɛfs səʧ ɛz ˈrɑbərt ˈərvaɪn ənd ˈæləks guarnaschelli*; fud ənd ˈbɛvərɪʤ ˈteɪstɪŋz; ˈdɪnərz; bɪr, waɪn ənd ˈspɪrɪt ˈsɛməˌnɑrz ɔl ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ lɪv mˈjuzɪk, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ˈspɛʃəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz θruaʊt ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl. ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ɪˈvɛnts wɪl ˌɪnˈklud nu ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈdɪzni ˈfæməli əv waɪnz ˈdɪnər, ɛz wɛl ɛz rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈfeɪvərɪts laɪk swit ˈsənˌdiz ənd ðə ər ˈdɪnərz. əˈnəðər rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪz ðə ˈʤunjər ʃɛf ɪkˈspɪriəns, wɪθ ˌhænˈzɔn fən lɛd baɪ ʃɛf ˈgufi, fər ˈʧɪldrən ˈeɪʤɪz 3 tɪ 11 kip ən aɪ ɔn ˈdɪzni pɑrks blɔg ənd fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɪzni ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ədˈvɛnʧər fud waɪn ˈfɛstɪvəl, rɪˈtərnɪŋ mɑrʧ 2 θru ˈeɪprəl 12 2018 əˈdɪʃənəl fiz rikˈwaɪərd fər ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˈsərtən ˈsɛməˌnɑrz. ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ədˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈdɪzni ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ədˈvɛnʧər pɑrk ɪz rikˈwaɪərd ənd ɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪd wɪθ ðə kɔst əv səʧ ɪˈvɛnts. speɪs ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd fər ɔl ˈtɪkətɪd ɪˈvɛnts; ədˈvæns ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz ər ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd. gɛsts məst bi 21 jɪrz əv eɪʤ ər ˈoʊvər tɪ kənˈsum ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn səm ɪˈvɛnts; ˈvælɪd ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈaɪˈdi rikˈwaɪərd. ɪˈvɛnts ənd ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ riˈstrɪkʃənz ənd ʧeɪnʤ ər ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˈnoʊtɪs.

one of the strangest sentences in american law comes from justice lewis f. powell, jr. “under the first amendment,” he wrote, in 1974, “there is no such thing as a false idea.” that is not a decree that the world with truth. he meant that we rely on the marketplace of ideas, rather than on judges and juries, to sort out truth from to continually check our understanding of the truth. the justice was restating the central tenet embraced in new york times v. sullivan, in 1964, the supreme most important decision about freedom of speech and of the press. the court extended the scope of the first amendment to libel law and held that, even if a citizen stated or a newspaper published criticism about a public official that was incorrect, that mistake could be punished as libel only if the critic knew or suspected that the criticism was false. in 1967, the court applied this rule to public figures as well. the premise of the marketplace applies broadly, not just to libel law. the first amendment protects a lot of harmful speech, including much that is incendiary, offensive, and untrue. that protection covers president trump, even if he does not believe the torrent of falsehoods he has uttered. experts on crowd size estimate that his inauguration attracted a crowd of about a hundred and fifty thousand, but trump is free to say that there were as many as a million and a half people there. public officials who oversaw the 2016 election reported that there were scant numbers of votes cast none compared to the more than million ballots cast in trump can claim that, had it not been for massive voter fraud, he would have won the popular vote, which hillary clinton won by million votes, or per cent of the total. justice oliver wendell holmes introduced this concept into american law almost a century ago, writing that “the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.” that includes views that journalists are “among the most dishonest human beings on earth” and “the enemy of the american people,” and that the federal ruling that struck down his first travel ban, a month ago, jeopardized the security of the country. a wide body of scholarship has poked holes in idea. fifty years ago, jerome a. barron, of george washington university law school, instructed that the marketplace fails because it assumes incorrectly that all citizens have access to it, that truth is always among the ideas in the marketplace, and that citizens are rational and will see the truth, rather than being irrational or simply subjective. frederick schauer, of the university of virginia, summarized the case against the marketplace concept: “placing faith in the superiority of truth” to the authority of a speaker, the frequency with which he makes an assertion, the consistency between the assertion and what a listener believes, and other factors, such as whether an assertion is illustrated or “an almost willful disregard of the masses of scientific and marketing research to the contrary.” (elizabeth kolbert wrote last month about new cognitive research that shows the limits of reason.) schauer wrote that the belief that “a good remedy for false speech is more speech, or that truth will prevail in the long run, may itself be an example of the resistance of false factual propositions to argument and counterexample.” these days, the most obvious problem with the notion of a marketplace of ideas is balkanization: instead of there being an overarching marketplace where truth can vanquish falsehood, there are at least two very separate bubbles,” as amanda hess described them in the trump supporters and opponents, resulting from “the tendency of social networks like facebook and twitter to lock users into personalized feedback loops, each with its own news sources, cultural and political inclinations.” there is also the problem that some bubbles are more than others. this was clear from the proliferation of bogus news in support of the trump campaign, like what came out of the macedonian town of veles, with its websites, many of them filled with sensationalist, utterly fake news,” during the presidential election, as wired reported. that counterfeit content “energized partisans,” the scholars michael c. dorf and sidney wrote recently, “and may have been decisive in securing victory.”

wən əv ðə ˈstreɪnʤɪst ˈsɛntənsɪz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən lɔ kəmz frəm ˈʤəstɪs luɪs ɛf. ˈpɑwɛl, jr*. ðə fərst amendment,”*,” hi roʊt, ɪn 1974 ɪz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ə fɔls idea.”*.” ðət ɪz nɑt ə dɪˈkri ðət ðə wərld wɪθ truθ. hi mɛnt ðət wi rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs əv aɪˈdiəz, ˈrəðər ðən ɔn ˈʤəʤɪz ənd ˈʤʊriz, tɪ sɔrt aʊt truθ frəm tɪ kənˈtɪnjuəli ʧɛk ɑr ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə truθ. ðə ˈʤəstɪs wɑz riˈsteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈtɛnət ɛmˈbreɪst ɪn nu jɔrk taɪmz vi. ˈsəlɪvən, ɪn 1964 ðə səˈprim moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt ˈfridəm əv spiʧ ənd əv ðə prɛs. ðə kɔrt ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðə skoʊp əv ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ˈlaɪbɛl lɔ ənd hɛld ðət, ˈivɪn ɪf ə ˈsɪtɪzən ˈsteɪtɪd ər ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt ə ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəl ðət wɑz ˌɪnkərˈɛkt, ðət mɪˈsteɪk kʊd bi ˈpənɪʃt ɛz ˈlaɪbɛl ˈoʊnli ɪf ðə ˈkrɪtɪk nu ər səˈspɛktɪd ðət ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm wɑz fɔls. ɪn 1967 ðə kɔrt əˈplaɪd ðɪs rul tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈfɪgjərz ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈprɛmɪs əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs əˈplaɪz ˈbrɔdli, nɑt ʤɪst tɪ ˈlaɪbɛl lɔ. ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt prəˈtɛkts ə lɔt əv ˈhɑrmfəl spiʧ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məʧ ðət ɪz ˌɪnˈsɛndiɛri, əˈfɛnsɪv, ənd ənˈtru. ðət prəˈtɛkʃən ˈkəvərz ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp, ˈivɪn ɪf hi dɪz nɑt bɪˈliv ðə ˈtɔrənt əv ˈfælsˌhʊdz hi həz ˈətərd. ˈɛkspərts ɔn kraʊd saɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət hɪz ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən əˈtræktəd ə kraʊd əv əˈbaʊt ə ˈhənərd ənd ˈfɪfti ˈθaʊzənd, bət trəmp ɪz fri tɪ seɪ ðət ðɛr wər ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz ə ˈmɪljən ənd ə hæf ˈpipəl ðɛr. ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz hu ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ðə 2016 ɪˈlɛkʃən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðɛr wər skænt ˈnəmbərz əv voʊts kæst nən kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈbæləts kæst ɪn trəmp kən kleɪm ðət, hæd ɪt nɑt bɪn fər ˈmæsɪv ˈvoʊtər frɔd, hi wʊd hæv wən ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt, wɪʧ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wən baɪ ˈmɪljən voʊts, ər pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl. ˈʤəstɪs ˈɑlɪvər ˈwɛndəl hoʊmz ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt ˈɪntu əˈmɛrɪkən lɔ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ, ˈraɪtɪŋ ðət bɛst tɛst əv truθ ɪz ðə paʊər əv ðə θɔt tɪ gɪt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ækˈsɛptɪd ɪn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən əv ðə market.”*.” ðət ˌɪnˈkludz vjuz ðət ˈʤərnəlɪsts ər ðə moʊst dɪˈsɑnəst ˈjumən biɪŋz ɔn earth”*” ənd ˈɛnəmi əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən people,”*,” ənd ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈrulɪŋ ðət strək daʊn hɪz fərst ˈtrævəl bæn, ə mənθ əˈgoʊ, ˈʤɛpərˌdaɪzd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə ˈkəntri. ə waɪd ˈbɑdi əv ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp həz poʊkt hoʊlz ɪn aɪˈdiə. ˈfɪfti jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ʤəroʊm ə. ˈbærən, əv ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɔ skul, ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ðət ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs feɪlz bɪˈkəz ɪt əˈsumz ˌɪnkərˈɛktli ðət ɔl ˈsɪtɪzənz hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪt, ðət truθ ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈməŋ ðə aɪˈdiəz ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs, ənd ðət ˈsɪtɪzənz ər ˈræʃənəl ənd wɪl si ðə truθ, ˈrəðər ðən biɪŋ ˌɪˈræʃənəl ər ˈsɪmpli səˈbʤɛktɪv. ˈfrɛdərɪk ʃaʊər, əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vərˈʤɪnjə, ˈsəmərˌaɪzd ðə keɪs əˈgɛnst ðə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt: feɪθ ɪn ðə ˌsupɪriˈɔrɪti əv truth”*” tɪ ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ə ˈspikər, ðə ˈfrikwənsi wɪθ wɪʧ hi meɪks ən əˈsərʃən, ðə kənˈsɪstənsi bɪtˈwin ðə əˈsərʃən ənd wət ə ˈlɪsənər bɪˈlivz, ənd ˈəðər ˈfæktərz, səʧ ɛz ˈwɛðər ən əˈsərʃən ɪz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈwɪlfəl ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd əv ðə ˈmæsɪz əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ənd ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈrisərʧ tɪ ðə contrary.”*.” (ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈkoʊlbərt roʊt læst mənθ əˈbaʊt nu ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈrisərʧ ðət ʃoʊz ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈrizən.) ʃaʊər roʊt ðət ðə bɪˈlif ðət gʊd ˈrɛmədi fər fɔls spiʧ ɪz mɔr spiʧ, ər ðət truθ wɪl prɪˈveɪl ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən, meɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf bi ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə rɪˈzɪstəns əv fɔls ˈfækʧuəl ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃənz tɪ ˈɑrgjəmənt ənd counterexample.”*.” ðiz deɪz, ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ə ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs əv aɪˈdiəz ɪz ˌbɔlkənɪˈzeɪʃən: ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðɛr biɪŋ ən ˈoʊvərˌɑrʧɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs wɛr truθ kən ˈvæŋkwɪʃ ˈfælsˌhʊd, ðɛr ər æt list tu ˈvɛri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt bubbles,”*,” ɛz əˈmændə hɛs dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛm ɪn ðə trəmp səˈpɔrtərz ənd əˈpoʊnənts, rɪˈzəltɪŋ frəm ˈtɛndənsi əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərks laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər tɪ lɑk ˈjuzərz ˈɪntu ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd ˈfidˌbæk lups, iʧ wɪθ ɪts oʊn nuz ˈsɔrsəz, ˈkəlʧərəl ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl inclinations.”*.” ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈprɑbləm ðət səm ˈbəbəlz ər mɔr ðən ˈəðərz. ðɪs wɑz klɪr frəm ðə ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv ˈboʊgəs nuz ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn, laɪk wət keɪm aʊt əv ðə ˌmæsəˈdoʊnjən taʊn əv veles*, wɪθ ɪts ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, ˈmɛni əv ðɛm fɪld wɪθ sɛnˈseɪʃənəlɪst, ˈətərli feɪk news,”*,” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, ɛz waɪərd ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðət ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt ˈkɑntɛnt partisans,”*,” ðə ˈskɑlərz ˈmaɪkəl si. dɔrf ənd ˈsɪdni roʊt ˈrisəntli, meɪ hæv bɪn dɪˈsaɪsɪv ɪn sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ victory.”*.”

the samsung group is a south conglomerate company that includes a number of subsidiaries. it's one of the largest businesses in korea, producing nearly of the total exports with a primary focus in the electronics, heavy industry, construction, and defense industries. other major subsidiaries of samsung include insurance, advertising, and entertainment industry businesses. samsung history with only won (about $27 usd), lee started samsung on march 1 in 1938, as a trading company based in taegu, korea. the small company of only 40 employees started as a grocery store, trading and exporting goods produced in and around the city, like dried korean fish and vegetables, as well as its own noodles. the company grew and soon expanded to seoul in 1947 but left once the korean war broke out. after the war, lee started a sugar refinery in that was called cheil jedang, before expanding into textiles and building the (then) largest woolen mill in korea. the successful diversification became a growth strategy for samsung, which rapidly expanded into the insurance, securities, and retail business. samsung was focused on the redevelopment of korea after the war with a central focus on industrialization. samsung entered the electronics industry in the with the formation of several electronics focused divisions. the initial electronics divisions included samsung electronics devices, samsung electro-mechanics, samsung corning, and samsung semiconductor & telecommunications. samsung built their initial facilities in suwon, south korea, in 1970, where they started producing black and white television sets. between 1972 and 1979, samsung began selling washing machines, changed to samsung petrochemical and then samsung heavy industries, and by 1976, had sold its 1 millionth television. in 1977, they started exporting color tvs and established samsung construction, samsung fine chemicals, and samsung precision co. (now called samsung techwin). by 1978, samsung had sold 4 million black and white television sets and started mass producing microwave ovens before 1980. 1980 to present in 1980, samsung entered the telecommunications hardware industry with the purchase of tongsin. initially building telephone switchboards, samsung expanded into telephone and fax systems which eventually shifted to mobile phone manufacturing. the mobile phone business was grouped together with samsung electronics which began to invest heavily in research and development throughout the 1980's. during this time samsung electronics expanded to portugal, new york, tokyo, england, and austin, texas. in 1987 with the death of lee, the samsung group was separated into four business groups leaving the samsung group with electronics, engineering, construction, and most high-tech products. retail, food, chemicals, logistics, entertainment, paper, and telecom were spun out among the group, group, and group. samsung grew as an international corporation throughout the 1990's. the construction division of samsung secured several high-profile construction projects, including one of the petronas towers in malaysia, taipei 101 in taiwan and the tall khalifa tower in the uae. samsung 's engineering division also includes samsung techwin, an aerospace manufacturer that manufactures aircraft engines and gas turbines as well as supplying parts used in jet engines on boeing and airbus aircraft. in 1993, samsung began to focus on three industries electronics, engineering, and chemicals. the reorganization included selling off ten subsidiaries and downsizing. with a renewed focus in electronics, samsung invested in technology, becoming the largest manufacturer of panels in the world by 2005. sony with samsung in 2006 to develop a stable supply of panels for both companies, which had been an increasing problem for sony, which had not invested in large panels. while the partnership was nearly a split, samsung owned one share more than sony, giving them control over the manufacturing. at the end of 2011, samsung bought sony's stake in the partnership and took full control. samsung's focus in the future is centered on five core businesses including mobile, electronics and biopharmaceuticals. as part of its investment, samsung formed a joint venture with biogen, investing $255 million to provide technical development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing capacity in south korea. samsung has budgeted nearly $2 billion in additional investment to pursue their growth strategy and leverage the advantages of their joint venture. samsung has also continued to expand in the mobile phone market, becoming the largest manufacturer of mobile phones in 2012. to remain a dominant manufacturer, samsung has earmarked $3-4 billion to upgrade their austin texas semiconductor manufacturing facility. samsung announced the gear in september 2014, which is a virtual reality device developed for use with the galaxy note 4. also in 2014, samsung announced that they would begin selling fiber optics to glass manufacturer corning inc. by 2015, samsung had more us patents approved than any other company, being granted over utility patents before the end of the year.

ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ grup ɪz ə saʊθ kənˈglɑmərət ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈnəmbər əv səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz. ɪts wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn ˌkɔˈriə, prəˈdusɪŋ ˈnɪrli əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈɛkspɔrts wɪθ ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, ˈhɛvi ˈɪndəstri, kənˈstrəkʃən, ənd dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstriz. ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz əv ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɪndəstri ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈhɪstəri wɪθ ˈoʊnli wən (əˈbaʊt 27 usd*), li ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ɔn mɑrʧ 1 ɪn 1938 ɛz ə ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ˈteɪgu, ˌkɔˈriə. ðə smɔl ˈkəmpəˌni əv ˈoʊnli 40 ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr, ˈtreɪdɪŋ ənd ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ gʊdz prəˈdust ɪn ənd əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti, laɪk draɪd ˌkɔˈriən fɪʃ ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪts oʊn ˈnudəlz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni gru ənd sun ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ soʊl ɪn 1947 bət lɛft wəns ðə ˌkɔˈriən wɔr broʊk aʊt. ˈæftər ðə wɔr, li ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈʃʊgər rɪˈfaɪnəri ɪn ðət wɑz kɔld ʧaɪl jedang*, ˌbiˈfɔr ɪkˈspændɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə (ðɛn) ˈlɑrʤəst ˈwʊlən mɪl ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. ðə səkˈsɛsfəl dɪˌvərsəfəˈkeɪʃən bɪˈkeɪm ə groʊθ ˈstrætəʤi fər ˈsæmˌsəŋ, wɪʧ ˈræpədli ɪkˈspændɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns, sɪˈkjʊrətiz, ənd ˈriˌteɪl ˈbɪznɪs. ˈsæmˌsəŋ wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˌkɔˈriə ˈæftər ðə wɔr wɪθ ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˌɪnˌdəstriəlɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈɛnərd ðə ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə wɪθ ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˈfoʊkɪst dɪˈvɪʒənz. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks dɪˈvɪʒənz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ˈsæmˌsəŋ electro-mechanics*, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈkɔrnɪŋ, ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌsɛmɪkənˈdəktər ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ˈsæmˌsəŋ bɪlt ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn suwon*, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ɪn 1970 wɛr ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd prəˈdusɪŋ blæk ənd waɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛts. bɪtˈwin 1972 ənd 1979 ˈsæmˌsəŋ bɪˈgæn ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈwɑʃɪŋ məˈʃinz, ʧeɪnʤd tɪ ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌpɛtroʊˈkɛmɪkəl ənd ðɛn ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈhɛvi ˈɪndəstriz, ənd baɪ 1976 hæd soʊld ɪts 1 ˈmɪljənθ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən. ɪn 1977 ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈkələr ˈtiˈviz ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈsæmˌsəŋ kənˈstrəkʃən, ˈsæmˌsəŋ faɪn ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ priˈsɪʒən koʊ. (naʊ kɔld ˈsæmˌsəŋ techwin*). baɪ 1978 ˈsæmˌsəŋ hæd soʊld 4 ˈmɪljən blæk ənd waɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛts ənd ˈstɑrtɪd mæs prəˈdusɪŋ ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv ˈəvənz ˌbiˈfɔr 1980 1980 tɪ ˈprɛzənt ɪn 1980 ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈɛnərd ðə ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈɪndəstri wɪθ ðə ˈpərʧəs əv tongsin*. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈtɛləˌfoʊn sˈwɪʧˌbɔrdz, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ɪkˈspændɪd ˈɪntu ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ənd fæks ˈsɪstəmz wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. ðə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈbɪznɪs wɑz grupt təˈgɛðər wɪθ ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks wɪʧ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈhɛvəli ɪn ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt θruaʊt ðə 1980's*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ ˈpɔrʧəgəl, nu jɔrk, ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, ˈɪŋglənd, ənd ˈɔstən, ˈtɛksəs. ɪn 1987 wɪθ ðə dɛθ əv li, ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ grup wɑz ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪntu fɔr ˈbɪznɪs grups ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ grup wɪθ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, kənˈstrəkʃən, ənd moʊst ˌhaɪˈtɛk ˈprɑdəkts. ˈriˌteɪl, fud, ˈkɛmɪkəlz, ləˈʤɪstɪks, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ˈpeɪpər, ənd ˈtɛləkɑm wər spən aʊt əˈməŋ ðə grup, grup, ənd grup. ˈsæmˌsəŋ gru ɛz ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən θruaʊt ðə 1990's*. ðə kənˈstrəkʃən dɪˈvɪʒən əv ˈsæmˌsəŋ sɪˈkjʊrd ˈsɛvərəl ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl kənˈstrəkʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən əv ðə ˌpɛˈtroʊnəs taʊərz ɪn məˈleɪʒə, ˈtaɪˌpeɪ 101 ɪn ˈtaɪˈwɑn ənd ðə tɔl kəˈlifə taʊər ɪn ðə uae*. ˈsæmˌsəŋ 'ɛs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ dɪˈvɪʒən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈsæmˌsəŋ techwin*, ən ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ðət ˌmænjəˈfækʧərz ˈɛrˌkræft ˈɛnʤənz ənd gæs ˈtərbaɪnz ɛz wɛl ɛz səˈplaɪɪŋ pɑrts juzd ɪn ʤɛt ˈɛnʤənz ɔn boʊɪŋ ənd ˈɛrbəs ˈɛrˌkræft. ɪn 1993 ˈsæmˌsəŋ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn θri ˈɪndəstriz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ənd ˈkɛmɪkəlz. ðə ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsɛlɪŋ ɔf tɛn səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz ənd ˈdaʊnˌsaɪzɪŋ. wɪθ ə rɪˈnud ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər əv ˈpænəlz ɪn ðə wərld baɪ 2005 ˈsoʊni wɪθ ˈsæmˌsəŋ ɪn 2006 tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈsteɪbəl səˈplaɪ əv ˈpænəlz fər boʊθ ˈkəmpəˌniz, wɪʧ hæd bɪn ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈprɑbləm fər ˈsoʊni, wɪʧ hæd nɑt ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn lɑrʤ ˈpænəlz. waɪl ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɑz ˈnɪrli ə splɪt, ˈsæmˌsəŋ oʊnd wən ʃɛr mɔr ðən ˈsoʊni, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. æt ðə ɛnd əv 2011 ˈsæmˌsəŋ bɔt ˈsoʊniz steɪk ɪn ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd tʊk fʊl kənˈtroʊl. ˈsæmˌsəŋz ˈfoʊkɪs ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ˈsɛntərd ɔn faɪv kɔr ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl, ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ənd biopharmaceuticals*. ɛz pɑrt əv ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ˈsæmˌsəŋ fɔrmd ə ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧər wɪθ ˈbaɪoʊˌʤɛn, ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ 255 ˈmɪljən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈtɛknɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˌbaɪoʊˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti ɪn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə. ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz ˈbəʤɪtɪd ˈnɪrli 2 ˈbɪljən ɪn əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt tɪ pərˈsu ðɛr groʊθ ˈstrætəʤi ənd ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ðɛr ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧər. ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɪn ðə ˈmoʊbəl foʊn ˈmɑrkɪt, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər əv ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz ɪn 2012 tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ə ˈdɑmənənt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər, ˈsæmˌsəŋ həz ˈɪrˌmɑrkt ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðɛr ˈɔstən ˈtɛksəs ˌsɛmɪkənˈdəktər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti. ˈsæmˌsəŋ əˈnaʊnst ðə gɪr ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2014 wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti dɪˈvaɪs dɪˈvɛləpt fər juz wɪθ ðə ˈgæləksi noʊt 4 ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn 2014 ˈsæmˌsəŋ əˈnaʊnst ðət ðeɪ wʊd bɪˈgɪn ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈfaɪbər ˈɑptɪks tɪ glæs ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈkɔrnɪŋ ɪŋk. baɪ 2015 ˈsæmˌsəŋ hæd mɔr ˈjuˈɛs ˈpætənts əˈpruvd ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkəmpəˌni, biɪŋ ˈgrænɪd ˈoʊvər juˈtɪləti ˈpætənts ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr.

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ˈsiˈsi sɑd ˈæktər (ˈsiˈsi baɪ wi ɔp ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌdɔsˈjeɪ ˈoʊvər væn ɪn, zeɪ hən ɪn hən lænd væn regelen*. ɔp. tɛn stərk toegenomen*. ˈrisənt væn væn də dæt ɔp tjɛn ɪz væn ɪn də stig væn də mɛt daalde*). tɛn ɪz dæt ər 2011 ɛn 2015 də væn də ˈkraɪsəs mɛt wɔt ɪn ɑnz lænd miər dæn: ælz əv zelfstandige*,, centraal-europa*. ˈwɪlən wi dæt wərk væn ingenomen*, dæt væn daɪ ʤɑbz dɔr ingenomen*, ɪz realistisch*. tɛn vil ɑnz ɔp dæt də ɪn ˈsɛktər ælz də groeit*. groʊt ˈwərdən dɔr buitenlanders*. ti ˈhɔrən dæt zeɪ ti. dæt bloed*. miər ælz doorgaat*, ɔp frənt ˈnæʃənəl kɛn iemand’*’, daɪ ɔp stɑt ɛn wik pər mæg werken*. zɪʧ dæt ælz ər ɔp də daɪ hɛn ɪz aangesloten*. weg’*’, væn. tɛn ɪz dæt də ɪn daɪ ɪz. ælz ˈpoʊlən, əv mɛt lonen*, ɪz ti controleren*. də ɔp də ɪz də versterkt*, də ɛn unisono*: oplossen*. də, moʊɪt oplossen.’*.’ ɪz dæt blijft*. ɪn væn væn daɪ ˈwərdən dɔr ““uitzendkantoren”*” ““bedrijven”*” ɪn gezinswoningen*, daɪ aanleveren*. tjɛn æl. əv nu ˈivɪn ɪz, ɪz. ˈdæni də əv də ɔp. tɛn ɔp dæt belgië*ë, nɑ luxemburg*, lænd ɪz ɪz. dæt stɑt lɔs væn faɪt dæt ɪn ɑnz lænd ɛn də ɪz. ɪz ˈmɛniər də hoʊʤ ti omzeilen*. tɛn zesde*: də ər ti doen*. də zɪʧ stərk dæt hɑr də æl verminderd*. ɛn wɪl ɪn də ɪn dɔr də ɪn 2019 ɛn 2020 mɛt ˈjʊrə ti verlagen*. belgië*ë zɪʧ ɪn ti: ɪf ju bit ðɛm, ʤɔɪnt hɛm. ˌmɑriˈæn ˈtaɪsən wɪl dæt də haɪər ˈlæŋər də də mɛt ɪn də cao’s*. wɔt wi eɪlz? 1 dæt ər ɪz ɪn də dæt zeɪ ɪn də hænd. ɪz əv də də dɔr ti voeren*. ər ɪz miər nodig*: ɪn ɛn bijvoorbeeld*. 2 wi də ti dɔr ti verlagen*, ʤi də dumping’*’, prəˈfɛsər pacolet*. ʤi dæt də məˈʃin ɪz daɪ afbouwt*. ʤi də ˈændərz financieren.’*.’ fɪˈlipeɪ də ˈbækər ɪz mi eens*: də ti verlagen*, ʤi miər, ɛn ʤi miər də zekerheid.’*.’ 3 də væn də dimensie*. daɪ ælz hən, dæt zeɪ də væn. ɛn dæt gevolgen*. də væn də ɛn də klaɪn zɪʧ. ɪz ɪn də ˈlændən daɪ doorgevoerd*: ɪn də ˈvərsəz trəmp ælz ɔp də. ˈlændən daɪ tɑt nu toʊ də dæt zeɪ də kæn də ˈprɛzɪdənt belooft*. dæt kæn. dæt kæn daɪ. ɪn hɑrt væn dæt debat*. ər ɔp voorstel*. hoʊ ʤi ˈdəmpɪŋ ɪn də? ælz ˈmərkəl wɪl dæt wi ælz jʊˈroʊpə nu ɔp væn dæn zeɪ dæt ˈlændən væn də unie*. dæt kosten*. tijden*.

top 5 spending top 5 spending washington tuesday's midterm elections and the amounts outside groups spent to oust democratic incumbents are just a to the 2012 presidential race, analysts and experts say. conservative groups outspent liberal groups by a more than ratio heading into an election day that brought the biggest republican sweep in the house of representatives in decades and sliced into the democratic majority in the senate. "the democrats brought a bat, and the republicans brought a grenade," said dave of the center for responsive politics, which tracks campaign money. "if you think spending is out of control by outside groups, it likely will blow your mind in the presidential election." president obama has repeatedly lambasted conservative groups for their role in the midterm elections and criticized the supreme court's decision in january that opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads. conservative spending has topped $187 million this year, up from $19.6 million in 2006, the last midterm election, the center's data show. the leader of one of the leading organizations said on wednesday that it plans to play a big role in 2012. "people wanted congress and the president to address the economy and felt that instead the congress and the president were pursuing an agenda that has nothing to do with what the average american wanted," said steven law, ceo of american crossroads and a related group that spent more than $38 million combined to influence races. "our goal was to amplify that," he said. "the main thing for the president to do is to listen to that for his own sake and for the country's sake. if he decides not to, we will amplify it even louder in 2012." in more than 50 house races, outside groups and party committees outspent the candidates, a usa today analysis shows. other trends: •in the 48 house contests in which outside groups spent a combined $1 million or more, republicans won two-thirds, a usa today analysis of election results and campaign reports shows. in one upstate new york district, conservative groups such as american crossroads, the tea party express and the 60 plus association bought $2.8 million in negative ads attacking freshman democratic rep. scott murphy on health care, helping republican christopher gibson win 55% of the vote. •self-funded candidates of both parties poorly tuesday. only four of the 15 federal candidates who put $1 million or more into their own campaigns won on tuesday, according to a tally by the center for responsive politics. wrestling executive linda mcmahon lost the connecticut senate race, despite spending $46.6 million or roughly $96 per vote. by comparison, her democratic opponent, attorney general richard blumenthal, spent $12 per vote with campaign and personal funds. other candidates who lost include: former ebay ceo meg whitman, who spent more than $142 million of her own money in the california gubernatorial contest. some candidates did have success. republican ron johnson, ceo of a polymer company, spent $8.2 million of his own to oust sen. russ feingold, d-wis. republican rick scott, founder of the hospital chain columbia/hca, spent $73 million in a successful bid for florida governor. •u.s. chamber of commerce spent $32 million on 67 house and senate races. the usa today analysis shows that 72% of candidates won so far. but, it spent nearly $5 million against sen. barbara boxer, d-calif., who won. r. bruce josten, the chamber's top lobbyist, said the state's voters were out of step with the rest of the electorate. "you've got a state with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, with massive budget deficits ... and a body politic that showed absolutely no signs of coming to grips with their own economic reality." this year's spending should spur democrats to start raising cash for their own outside efforts, said mark aronchick, a longtime democratic fundraiser in philadelphia. "interest and advocacy groups that support the democratic agenda need to stop wringing their hands and step up to the plate," he said. guidelines: you share in the usa today community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. use the "report abuse" button to make a difference. you share in the usa today community, so please keep your comments smart and civil. don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. use the "report abuse" button to make a difference. read more

tɔp 5 ˈspɛndɪŋ tɔp 5 ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ðə əˈmaʊnts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd grups spɛnt tɪ aʊst ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌɪnˈkəmbənts ər ʤɪst ə tɪ ðə 2012 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs, ˈænəlɪsts ənd ˈɛkspərts seɪ. kənˈsərvətɪv grups aʊtˈspɛnt ˈlɪˌbərəl grups baɪ ə mɔr ðən ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ən ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ðət brɔt ðə ˈbɪgəst rɪˈpəblɪkən swip ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɪn ˈdɛkeɪdz ənd slaɪst ˈɪntu ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk məˈʤɔrəti ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. "ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts brɔt ə bæt, ənd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz brɔt ə grəˈneɪd," sɛd deɪv əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər rɪˈspɑnsɪv ˈpɑləˌtɪks, wɪʧ træks kæmˈpeɪn ˈməni. "ɪf ju θɪŋk ˈspɛndɪŋ ɪz aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl baɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd grups, ɪt ˈlaɪkli wɪl bloʊ jʊr maɪnd ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən." ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz rɪˈpitɪdli ˌlæmˈbæstɪd kənˈsərvətɪv grups fər ðɛr roʊl ɪn ðə ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ðə səˈprim kɔrts dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðət ˈoʊpənd ðə ˈflədˌgeɪts tɪ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈkɔrpərət ənd ˈjunjən ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən ædz. kənˈsərvətɪv ˈspɛndɪŋ həz tɑpt 187 ˈmɪljən ðɪs jɪr, əp frəm ˈmɪljən ɪn 2006 ðə læst ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈsɛnərz ˈdætə ʃoʊ. ðə ˈlidər əv wən əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ɪt plænz tɪ pleɪ ə bɪg roʊl ɪn 2012 "ˈpipəl ˈwɔntɪd ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd fɛlt ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wər pərˈsuɪŋ ən əˈʤɛndə ðət həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ wət ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɔntɪd," sɛd ˈstivən lɔ, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz ənd ə rɪˈleɪtɪd grup ðət spɛnt mɔr ðən 38 ˈmɪljən kəmˈbaɪnd tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ˈreɪsɪz. "ɑr goʊl wɑz tɪ ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ðət," hi sɛd. "ðə meɪn θɪŋ fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ du ɪz tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðət fər hɪz oʊn seɪk ənd fər ðə ˈkəntriz seɪk. ɪf hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdz nɑt tɪ, wi wɪl ˈæmpləˌfaɪ ɪt ˈivɪn ˈlaʊdər ɪn 2012 ɪn mɔr ðən 50 haʊs ˈreɪsɪz, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd grups ənd ˈpɑrti kəˈmɪtiz aʊtˈspɛnt ðə ˈkænədɪts, ə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊz. ˈəðər trɛnz: ðə 48 haʊs ˈkɑntɛsts ɪn wɪʧ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd grups spɛnt ə kəmˈbaɪnd 1 ˈmɪljən ər mɔr, rɪˈpəblɪkənz wən ˌtuˈθərdz, ə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ æˈnælɪsɪs əv ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts ənd kæmˈpeɪn rɪˈpɔrts ʃoʊz. ɪn wən ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk ˈdɪstrɪkt, kənˈsərvətɪv grups səʧ ɛz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz, ðə ti ˈpɑrti ɪkˈsprɛs ənd ðə 60 pləs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɔt ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈnɛgətɪv ædz əˈtækɪŋ ˈfrɛʃmən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. skɑt ˈmərfi ɔn hɛlθ kɛr, ˈhɛlpɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkrɪstəfər ˈgɪbsən wɪn 55 əv ðə voʊt. ˈkænədɪts əv boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ˈpurli ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈoʊnli fɔr əv ðə 15 ˈfɛdərəl ˈkænədɪts hu pʊt 1 ˈmɪljən ər mɔr ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn kæmˈpeɪnz wən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈtæli baɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər rɪˈspɑnsɪv ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ˈrɛsəlɪŋ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈlɪndə məkˈmæn lɔst ðə kəˈnɛtəkət ˈsɛnɪt reɪs, dɪˈspaɪt ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈmɪljən ər ˈrəfli 96 pər voʊt. baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, hər ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk əˈpoʊnənt, əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈrɪʧərd ˈblumənˌθɔl, spɛnt 12 pər voʊt wɪθ kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈpərsɪnəl fəndz. ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts hu lɔst ˌɪnˈklud: ˈfɔrmər ˈiˌbeɪ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ mɛg ˈwɪtmən, hu spɛnt mɔr ðən 142 ˈmɪljən əv hər oʊn ˈməni ɪn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə guˌbərnəˈtɔˌriəl ˈkɑntɛst. səm ˈkænədɪts dɪd hæv səkˈsɛs. rɪˈpəblɪkən rɑn ˈʤɑnsən, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ə ˈpɑləmər ˈkəmpəˌni, spɛnt ˈmɪljən əv hɪz oʊn tɪ aʊst sɛn. rəs ˈfaɪŋgoʊld, d-wis*. rɪˈpəblɪkən rɪk skɑt, ˈfaʊndər əv ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ʧeɪn columbia/hca*, spɛnt 73 ˈmɪljən ɪn ə səkˈsɛsfəl bɪd fər ˈflɔrɪdə ˈgəvərnər. ••u.s*. ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs spɛnt 32 ˈmɪljən ɔn 67 haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt ˈreɪsɪz. ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ æˈnælɪsɪs ʃoʊz ðət 72 əv ˈkænədɪts wən soʊ fɑr. bət, ɪt spɛnt ˈnɪrli 5 ˈmɪljən əˈgɛnst sɛn. ˈbɑrbərə ˈbɑksər, d-calif*., hu wən. ɑr. brus ˈʤɑsən, ðə ˈʧeɪmbərz tɔp ˈlɑbiəst, sɛd ðə steɪts ˈvoʊtərz wər aʊt əv stɛp wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərət. "juv gɑt ə steɪt wɪθ wən əv ðə haɪəst ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt reɪts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, wɪθ ˈmæsɪv ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɛfɪsɪts ənd ə ˈbɑdi ˈpɑləˌtɪk ðət ʃoʊd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ saɪnz əv ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ grɪps wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌriˈæləˌti." ðɪs jɪrz ˈspɛndɪŋ ʃʊd spər ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ stɑrt ˈreɪzɪŋ kæʃ fər ðɛr oʊn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɛfərts, sɛd mɑrk aronchick*, ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfənˌdreɪzər ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə. "ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd ˈædvəkəsi grups ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk əˈʤɛndə nid tɪ stɑp ˈrɪŋɪŋ ðɛr hænz ənd stɛp əp tɪ ðə pleɪt," hi sɛd. ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz: ju ʃɛr ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ pliz kip jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts smɑrt ənd ˈsɪvəl. doʊnt əˈtæk ˈəðər ˈridərz ˈpərsənəli, ənd kip jʊr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈdisənt. juz ðə "rɪˈpɔrt əˈbjuz" ˈbətən tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. ju ʃɛr ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ pliz kip jʊr ˈkɑmɛnts smɑrt ənd ˈsɪvəl. doʊnt əˈtæk ˈəðər ˈridərz ˈpərsənəli, ənd kip jʊr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈdisənt. juz ðə "rɪˈpɔrt əˈbjuz" ˈbətən tɪ meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns. rɛd mɔr

no self-respecting oligarch these days can afford to be without a. ownership of a boat is as obligatory as the ferrari in the triple garage and the private jet on standby. however, within months any billionaire wanting to sail their marine home into us waters will have to comply with stringent new environmental regulations to curb their hulking polluting effects. the regulations, which stipulate that certain types of vessel built after 2016 have to be fitted with bulky equipment that converts nitrogen oxides into nitrogen and water, were presented to the international maritime organisation, the un body responsible for reducing shipping pollution, but were resisted by trade bodies representing manufacturers. they protested that the proposed rules threatened their industry because the engine rooms of somes were too small to accommodate the new equipment, meaning they would have to lose a guest cabin to make room for the technology. a vociferous lobbying campaign was mounted, with some boat builders suggesting that the regulations represented a “doomsday” scenario for their industry. russia, too, weighed in against the proposals. amid the standoff, the us has opted to impose its own unilateral obligations, which come into force from 1 january in north america and the us caribbean, and will force all newly built boats over long and with a gross tonnage of 500 tonnes or more to cut their sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions by nearly 80%. experts predict that the regulations, which will apply to all vessels over by 2021, would soon be rolled out to other maritime areas, including the mediterranean. although the new us rules apply to all types of boat built from next year, it is their impact ons that will be most noticeable. environmental campaigners have expressed anger that, even when the cheapest of cars are equipped with filters,s have historically had to meet few environmental obligations to reduce their sizeable diesel emissions. it reportedly costs more than just to fill the fuel tanks of the ii, which is almost 100 metres long and was commissioned for a former miss uk, bertarelli, by her billionaire husband ernesto. the vessel is dwarfed by russian billionaire roman eclipse, which can accommodate 36 guests in 18 cabins. singer bono owns the more modestly sized kingdom come which is long and can hold up to of fuel. with the competing to build ever larger vessels, curbing diesel emissions is becoming a priority for engine builders who believe that incorporating systems into their designs represents a new marketing opportunity. “these yachts can go up to 200 metres and everything is getting bigger and bigger and bigger,” said ivo van den berg, business manager at zenoro, a company that in fitting power systems tos. “these boats need more than shore power can provide when they are moored up. you go to monaco and you see lot of yachts running on generators all the time. when there is no wind, the emissions are like smog in the city.” dan houston, editor at classicsailor.com, said the shipping world was a major polluter that had been slow to clean up its act. “around 95% of all that we use comes in by ships,” houston said. “i live in hove, and you can see the diesel fumes out at sea on certain days. the ships are trucking up and down through the straits of dover, and when you see the yellow smudge out to sea, when in it.” some studies suggest that the health risks of shipping pollution are worse than those caused by traffic pollution. it is claimed that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and chemicals as 50 million cars. a german report estimates that deaths each year are caused by shipping pollution. but, despite these concerns, the shipping world has not yet been subject to the same level of scrutiny as other polluting industries.

noʊ ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛktɪŋ ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrk ðiz deɪz kən əˈfɔrd tɪ bi wɪˈθaʊt ə. ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ə boʊt ɪz ɛz əˈblɪgəˌtɔri ɛz ðə fərˈɑri ɪn ðə ˈtrɪpəl gərɑʒ ənd ðə ˈpraɪvət ʤɛt ɔn ˈstændˈbaɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪˈθɪn mənθs ˈɛni ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ seɪl ðɛr mərˈin hoʊm ˈɪntu ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɔtərz wɪl hæv tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈstrɪnʤənt nu ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz tɪ kərb ðɛr ˈhəlkɪŋ pəˈlutɪŋ ˈifɛkts. ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, wɪʧ ˈstɪpjəˌleɪt ðət ˈsərtən taɪps əv ˈvɛsəl bɪlt ˈæftər 2016 hæv tɪ bi ˈfɪtɪd wɪθ ˈbəlki ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðət ˈkɑnvərts ˈnaɪtrəʤən ˈɑkˌsaɪdz ˈɪntu ˈnaɪtrəʤən ənd ˈwɔtər, wər pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈjuˈɛn ˈbɑdi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈʃɪpɪŋ pəˈluʃən, bət wər rɪˈzɪstɪd baɪ treɪd ˈbɑdiz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz. ðeɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstəd ðət ðə prəˈpoʊzd rulz θˈrɛtənd ðɛr ˈɪndəstri bɪˈkəz ðə ˈɪnʤən rumz əv səm wər tu smɔl tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ðə nu ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ wʊd hæv tɪ luz ə gɛst ˈkæbən tɪ meɪk rum fər ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ə voʊˈsɪfərəs ˈlɑbiɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ˈmaʊnɪd, wɪθ səm boʊt ˈbɪldərz səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə ““doomsday”*” sɪˈnɛrioʊ fər ðɛr ˈɪndəstri. ˈrəʃə, tu, weɪd ɪn əˈgɛnst ðə prəˈpoʊzəlz. əˈmɪd ðə ˈstænˌdɔf, ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz ˈɑptɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz ɪts oʊn ˌjunəˈlætərəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz, wɪʧ kəm ˈɪntu fɔrs frəm 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɛrɪˈbiən, ənd wɪl fɔrs ɔl ˈnuli bɪlt boʊts ˈoʊvər lɔŋ ənd wɪθ ə groʊs ˈtənɪʤ əv 500 tənz ər mɔr tɪ kət ðɛr ˈsəlfər ənd ˈnaɪtrəʤən ˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪˈmɪʃənz baɪ ˈnɪrli 80 ˈɛkspərts prɪˈdɪkt ðət ðə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, wɪʧ wɪl əˈplaɪ tɪ ɔl ˈvɛsəlz ˈoʊvər baɪ 2021 wʊd sun bi roʊld aʊt tɪ ˈəðər ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˈɛriəz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə nu ˈjuˈɛs rulz əˈplaɪ tɪ ɔl taɪps əv boʊt bɪlt frəm nɛkst jɪr, ɪt ɪz ðɛr ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðət wɪl bi moʊst ˈnoʊtəsəbəl. ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kæmˈpeɪnərz hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ˈæŋgər ðət, ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ˈʧipəst əv kɑz ər ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈfɪltərz, hæv hɪˈstɔrɪkəli hæd tɪ mit fju ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈdus ðɛr ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈdizəl ɪˈmɪʃənz. ɪt rɪˈpɔrtədli kɔsts mɔr ðən ʤɪst tɪ fɪl ðə fjuəl tæŋks əv ðə ii*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 100 ˈmitərz lɔŋ ənd wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd fər ə ˈfɔrmər mɪs uk*, bertarelli*, baɪ hər ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈhəzbənd ərˈnɛstoʊ. ðə ˈvɛsəl ɪz dwɔrft baɪ ˈrəʃən ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈroʊmən ɪˈklɪps, wɪʧ kən əˈkɑməˌdeɪt 36 gɛsts ɪn 18 ˈkæbənz. ˈsɪŋər ˈboʊnoʊ oʊnz ðə mɔr ˈmɑdəstli saɪzd ˈkɪŋdəm kəm wɪʧ ɪz lɔŋ ənd kən hoʊld əp tɪ əv fjuəl. wɪθ ðə kəmˈpitɪŋ tɪ bɪld ˈɛvər ˈlɑrʤər ˈvɛsəlz, ˈkərbɪŋ ˈdizəl ɪˈmɪʃənz ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə praɪˈɔrəti fər ˈɪnʤən ˈbɪldərz hu bɪˈliv ðət ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ˈɪntu ðɛr dɪˈzaɪnz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə nu ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunəti. jɑts kən goʊ əp tɪ 200 ˈmitərz ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɪgər ənd ˈbɪgər ənd bigger,”*,” sɛd ˈaɪˌvoʊ væn dɛn bərg, ˈbɪznɪs ˈmænɪʤər æt zenoro*, ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ɪn ˈfɪtɪŋ paʊər ˈsɪstəmz tɪ. boʊts nid mɔr ðən ʃɔr paʊər kən prəˈvaɪd wɪn ðeɪ ər mʊrd əp. ju goʊ tɪ ˈmɑnəˌkoʊ ənd ju si lɔt əv jɑts ˈrənɪŋ ɔn ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtərz ɔl ðə taɪm. wɪn ðɛr ɪz noʊ wɪnd, ðə ɪˈmɪʃənz ər laɪk smɑg ɪn ðə city.”*.” dæn ˈhjustən, ˈɛdɪtər æt classicsailor.com*, sɛd ðə ˈʃɪpɪŋ wərld wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlutər ðət hæd bɪn sloʊ tɪ klin əp ɪts ækt. 95 əv ɔl ðət wi juz kəmz ɪn baɪ ships,”*,” ˈhjustən sɛd. lɪv ɪn hoʊv, ənd ju kən si ðə ˈdizəl fjumz aʊt æt si ɔn ˈsərtən deɪz. ðə ʃɪps ər ˈtrəkɪŋ əp ənd daʊn θru ðə streɪts əv ˈdoʊvər, ənd wɪn ju si ðə ˈjɛloʊ sməʤ aʊt tɪ si, wɪn ɪn it.”*.” səm ˈstədiz səˈʤɛst ðət ðə hɛlθ rɪsks əv ˈʃɪpɪŋ pəˈluʃən ər wərs ðən ðoʊz kɔzd baɪ ˈtræfɪk pəˈluʃən. ɪt ɪz kleɪmd ðət wən ʤaɪənt kənˈteɪnər ʃɪp kən ɪˈmɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkænsər ənd ˈkɛmɪkəlz ɛz 50 ˈmɪljən kɑz. ə ˈʤərmən rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət dɛθs iʧ jɪr ər kɔzd baɪ ˈʃɪpɪŋ pəˈluʃən. bət, dɪˈspaɪt ðiz kənˈsərnz, ðə ˈʃɪpɪŋ wərld həz nɑt jɛt bɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈskrutəni ɛz ˈəðər pəˈlutɪŋ ˈɪndəstriz.

two guys walk into a bar. they order beers. bartender says they have any beer. the men look confused. a stranger in a stylish hat suggests they try something different. they order a clear malt beverage. on ice, clear, delicious. the men are happy. the entire ad spot lasts 30 seconds, or roughly the same amount of time zima could claim to be among the most popular adult beverages in the country. in 1991, with beer sales on the decline across the industry, the coors company of golden, colorado decided to blend two of the hottest trends in consumer marketing: “clear” products like crystal pepsi and the smooth, appeal of wine coolers. by using charcoal to filter the color and taste from their brews, they were able to deliver a vaguely drink with percent alcohol content. the company asked marketing firm lexicon branding to give it a name; jane espenson, who would later become a staff writer on buffy the vampire slayer and game of thrones, dubbed it zima, the russian word for "winter." armed with a $180 million budget for the 1994 launch, coors peppered television with commercials featuring a spokesman who exchanged his s's for z's. (“what’s your zign?”) they also pushed a slew of merchandising and even an early product website. the goal was to get zima on the minds and into the hands of young males. owing to the blanket advertising assault, that's exactly what they accomplished. zima sold a staggering million barrels’ worth of product in 1994, giving it a 1 percent market share in the booze industry. it was estimated that 70 percent of all drinkers tried the “malternative." as coors would soon learn, those numbers only work in your favor if people like the product. the company was disappointed to learn that many of them didn’t: men found the taste off-putting. and those who enjoyed it were precisely the demographic they were looking to avoid. women who normally passed over beer embraced zima, giving it an effete quality that marketing considered to be grim death for the valued male customer base. if a man feel manly taking a pull of the clear stuff, he'd be likely to reach for something else. on the public relations side, coors was also having to defend itself against charges that teenagers were growing fond of zima because its smell was harder to detect than regular beer (it had almost no odor) and was easier to consume out in the open. a rumor surfaced that zima set off a breathalyzer, which coors was forced to debunk in letters addressed to police chiefs and school officials. unfortunately, being in the beer business and having to write letters to superintendents means that something has already gone very wrong. by 1995, sales dropped by half; in 1996, they dropped nearly in half again. david letterman began mocking it on his talk show. coors tried to entice the hip crowd, launching zima gold, which had a more taste, but they fooled. zima and its alcohol content (5.9 percent) followed, all to diminishing returns. nothing could recapture that early intrigue: citing poor sales, coors, which eventually merged with miller to become, discontinued zima in that wasn't quite the end. in 2014, the japan times reported that zima was a popular order in tokyo bars. the advertising campaign was focused on appearing cool to young japanese men, who apparently order it without fear of coming off like a party lightweight. and in summer 2017, banked on nostalgia to fuel a zima comeback: the brewer has resurrected the beverage for a limited time through labor day.

tu gaɪz wɔk ˈɪntu ə bɑr. ðeɪ ˈɔrdər bɪrz. ˈbɑrˌtɛndər sɪz ðeɪ hæv ˈɛni bɪr. ðə mɛn lʊk kənfˈjuzd. ə ˈstreɪnʤər ɪn ə ˈstaɪlɪʃ hæt səˈʤɛsts ðeɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt. ðeɪ ˈɔrdər ə klɪr mɔlt ˈbɛvərɪʤ. ɔn aɪs, klɪr, dɪˈlɪʃəs. ðə mɛn ər ˈhæpi. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər æd spɑt læsts 30 ˈsɛkəndz, ər ˈrəfli ðə seɪm əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ˈzimə kʊd kleɪm tɪ bi əˈməŋ ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈædəlt ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ɪn 1991 wɪθ bɪr seɪlz ɔn ðə dɪˈklaɪn əˈkrɔs ðə ˈɪndəstri, ðə kurz ˈkəmpəˌni əv ˈgoʊldən, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ blɛnd tu əv ðə ˈhɑtəst trɛnz ɪn kənˈsumər ˈmɑrkətɪŋ: ““clear”*” ˈprɑdəkts laɪk ˈkrɪstəl ˈpɛpsi ənd ðə smuð, əˈpil əv waɪn ˈkulərz. baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈʧɑrˌkoʊl tɪ ˈfɪltər ðə ˈkələr ənd teɪst frəm ðɛr bruz, ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ə ˈveɪgli drɪŋk wɪθ pərˈsɛnt ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈkɑntɛnt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni æst ˈmɑrkətɪŋ fərm ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn ˈbrændɪŋ tɪ gɪv ɪt ə neɪm; ʤeɪn espenson*, hu wʊd ˈleɪtər bɪˈkəm ə stæf ˈraɪtər ɔn ˈbəfi ðə ˈvæmpaɪr sleɪər ənd geɪm əv thrones*, dəbd ɪt ˈzimə, ðə ˈrəʃən wərd fər "ˈwɪntər." ɑrmd wɪθ ə 180 ˈmɪljən ˈbəʤɪt fər ðə 1994 lɔnʧ, kurz ˈpɛpərd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən wɪθ kəˈmərʃəlz ˈfiʧərɪŋ ə ˈspoʊksmən hu ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd hɪz ˈɛsɪz fər ziz. jʊr zign?”*?”) ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pʊʃt ə slu əv ˈmərʧənˌdaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ən ˈərli ˈprɑdəkt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðə goʊl wɑz tɪ gɪt ˈzimə ɔn ðə maɪndz ənd ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv jəŋ meɪlz. oʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈblæŋkɪt ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ əˈsɔlt, ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət ðeɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃt. ˈzimə soʊld ə ˈstægərˌɪŋ ˈmɪljən barrels’*’ wərθ əv ˈprɑdəkt ɪn 1994 ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ə 1 pərˈsɛnt ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr ɪn ðə buz ˈɪndəstri. ɪt wɑz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət 70 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˈdrɪŋkərz traɪd ðə ““malternative*." ɛz kurz wʊd sun lərn, ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz ˈoʊnli wərk ɪn jʊr ˈfeɪvər ɪf ˈpipəl laɪk ðə ˈprɑdəkt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ lərn ðət ˈmɛni əv ðɛm didn’t*: mɛn faʊnd ðə teɪst off-putting*. ənd ðoʊz hu ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪt wər prɪˈsaɪsli ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ əˈvɔɪd. ˈwɪmən hu ˈnɔrməli pæst ˈoʊvər bɪr ɛmˈbreɪst ˈzimə, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ən ɛˈfit kˈwɑləti ðət ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi grɪm dɛθ fər ðə ˈvæljud meɪl ˈkəstəmər beɪs. ɪf ə mæn fil ˈmænli ˈteɪkɪŋ ə pʊl əv ðə klɪr stəf, hid bi ˈlaɪkli tɪ riʧ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. ɔn ðə ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz saɪd, kurz wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhævɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf əˈgɛnst ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ˈtiˌneɪʤərz wər groʊɪŋ fɑnd əv ˈzimə bɪˈkəz ɪts smɛl wɑz ˈhɑrdər tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ðən ˈrɛgjələr bɪr (ɪt hæd ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ ˈoʊdər) ənd wɑz ˈiziər tɪ kənˈsum aʊt ɪn ðə ˈoʊpən. ə ˈrumər ˈsərfɪst ðət ˈzimə sɛt ɔf ə breathalyzer*, wɪʧ kurz wɑz fɔrst tɪ dɪˈbəŋk ɪn ˈlɛtərz əˈdrɛst tɪ pəˈlis ʧifs ənd skul əˈfɪʃəlz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, biɪŋ ɪn ðə bɪr ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˈhævɪŋ tɪ raɪt ˈlɛtərz tɪ ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənts minz ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ həz ɔˈrɛdi gɔn ˈvɛri rɔŋ. baɪ 1995 seɪlz drɑpt baɪ hæf; ɪn 1996 ðeɪ drɑpt ˈnɪrli ɪn hæf əˈgɛn. ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlɛtərmən bɪˈgæn ˈmɑkɪŋ ɪt ɔn hɪz tɔk ʃoʊ. kurz traɪd tɪ ɪnˈtaɪs ðə hɪp kraʊd, ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈzimə goʊld, wɪʧ hæd ə mɔr teɪst, bət ðeɪ fuld. ˈzimə ənd ɪts ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈkɑntɛnt pərˈsɛnt) ˈfɑloʊd, ɔl tɪ dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ rɪˈtərnz. ˈnəθɪŋ kʊd riˈkæpʧər ðət ˈərli ˌɪnˈtrig: ˈsaɪtɪŋ pur seɪlz, kurz, wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli mərʤd wɪθ ˈmɪlər tɪ bɪˈkəm, dɪskənˈtɪnjud ˈzimə ɪn ðət ˈwəzənt kwaɪt ðə ɛnd. ɪn 2014 ðə ʤəˈpæn taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈzimə wɑz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈɔrdər ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ bɑrz. ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn əˈpɪrɪŋ kul tɪ jəŋ ˌʤæpəˈniz mɛn, hu əˈpɛrəntli ˈɔrdər ɪt wɪˈθaʊt fɪr əv ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf laɪk ə ˈpɑrti ˈlaɪtˈweɪt. ənd ɪn ˈsəmər 2017 bæŋkt ɔn nɔˈstælʤə tɪ fjuəl ə ˈzimə ˈkəmˌbæk: ðə bruər həz ˌrɛzərˈɛktɪd ðə ˈbɛvərɪʤ fər ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd taɪm θru ˈleɪbər deɪ.

1 of 6 view caption leah | the salt lake tribune nicki bidlack holds her son, december 24, 2015. bidlack and her son's biological mother who leah | the salt lake tribune nicki son grips his mother's hand, december 24, 2015. bidlack and her longtime pa leah | the salt lake tribune nicki bidlack shows the new birth certificate of her son, stating the names of she and sara leah | the salt lake tribune nicki bidlack carries her engagement rings with partner sara clow in her purse, december 2 photos courtesy nicki bidlack. nicki bidlack and her partner sara clow on the day of their son's birth in 2013 (top) and a photo leah | the salt lake tribune nicki bidlack wipes away tears as she talks about her deceased love, sara clow, december 24

1 əv 6 vju ˈkæpʃən ˈliə ðə sɔlt leɪk ˈtrɪbjun ˈnɪki ˈbɪˌdlæk hoʊldz hər sən, dɪˈsɛmbər 24 2015 ˈbɪˌdlæk ənd hər sənz ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈməðər hu ˈliə ðə sɔlt leɪk ˈtrɪbjun ˈnɪki sən grɪps hɪz ˈməðərz hænd, dɪˈsɛmbər 24 2015 ˈbɪˌdlæk ənd hər ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm pɑ ˈliə ðə sɔlt leɪk ˈtrɪbjun ˈnɪki ˈbɪˌdlæk ʃoʊz ðə nu bərθ sərˈtɪfɪkət əv hər sən, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðə neɪmz əv ʃi ənd ˈsɛrə ˈliə ðə sɔlt leɪk ˈtrɪbjun ˈnɪki ˈbɪˌdlæk ˈkɛriz hər ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt rɪŋz wɪθ ˈpɑrtnər ˈsɛrə kloʊ ɪn hər pərs, dɪˈsɛmbər 2 ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈkərtəsi ˈnɪki ˈbɪˌdlæk. ˈnɪki ˈbɪˌdlæk ənd hər ˈpɑrtnər ˈsɛrə kloʊ ɔn ðə deɪ əv ðɛr sənz bərθ ɪn 2013 (tɔp) ənd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈliə ðə sɔlt leɪk ˈtrɪbjun ˈnɪki ˈbɪˌdlæk waɪps əˈweɪ tɪrz ɛz ʃi tɔks əˈbaʊt hər dɪˈsist ləv, ˈsɛrə kloʊ, dɪˈsɛmbər 24

visitors to the shrine chant a prayer to the saint. before heading back to their homes, many will give alms to the beggars who sit on the marble steps. in, the caretakers worry about the consequences for their fledgling microeconomy. vendors struggle to sell flowers outside the shrines, the mosaic tile work at the shrine falls into disrepair as donations shrink, and the beggars who once lived off visitors’ alms have dispersed. the caretakers are concerned that eventually there may be no crocodiles left. currently, they say, there are an estimated 200 crocodiles at the shrine, though the actual number appears to be smaller. “every so often sacrifice a goat and cut it up and feed it to the crocodiles, but these animals live off the donations of shrine visitors,” says mahmood, who has watched over the reptiles since he was a young boy. each year since 2010, citing imminent threats by islamic fundamentalists, the government has canceled the mela, an annual festival that long honored the culture of those responsible for caring for the shrine all descendants of african slaves brought to pakistan by omani traders. proceeds from the festival could often feed the crocodiles for months. muhammad saleem shaikh, the manager for the department, which oversees shrines, mosques and historic religious venues, says he saw no choice but to cancel the festival again this year. has become one of no-go zones, where violence and crime are so rampant that security forces refuse to enter. these pockets of lawlessness within largest city have become safe havens for the taliban, say analysts. in early november, five tortured bodies were found in the area; police have no leads or pending investigations into the crime. says shaikh, “elsewhere in karachi, homeless men seeking refuge in various shrines are found beheaded simply for practicing their religion.” in january, at another shrine in the city, police found a scroll of paper inside the mouth of a man who had been beheaded. the note, signed by the pakistani taliban, said that worshipping saints was blasphemy and forbidden by islam. baba mohammad, an elder patron of’s shrine, says he believes the taliban consider the local community a threat. the culture that thrives in is one reason the taliban made bigger inroads in the province, he says. but more and more people are drawn to the brand of islam. grandson, mohammad bilal, began taking classes three years ago at a local madrassa. according to baba mohammad, his grandson was alarmed to learn how fundamentally opposedsm was to the islam he was learning at the madrassa. now stopped going to the shrine where he grew up, but his grandfather and uncles still visit almost every single day. iqbal says she saved for months to make the journey. she points to the face of her only son, partially paralyzed after an insect bite. she have any money for doctors, she says; working as a maid in a middle-class neighborhood, she earns the equivalent of $50 a month. even if she did have enough money, iqbal says, she believe that medical care could help her son. instead, she came to pray to god, to feed the crocodiles and to wash her son in the hot springs, hoping for a miracle. “my husband said, ‘don’t go. the taliban will kill you,’” she says. “but i had to try.”

ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ðə ʃraɪn ʧænt ə prɛr tɪ ðə seɪnt. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɛdɪŋ bæk tɪ ðɛr hoʊmz, ˈmɛni wɪl gɪv ɑmz tɪ ðə ˈbɛgərz hu sɪt ɔn ðə ˈmɑrbəl stɛps. ɪn, ðə ˈkɛrˌteɪkərz ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ðɛr ˈflɛʤlɪŋ microeconomy*. ˈvɛndərz ˈstrəgəl tɪ sɛl flaʊərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ʃraɪnz, ðə moʊˈzeɪɪk taɪl wərk æt ðə ʃraɪn fɔlz ˈɪntu ˌdɪsrɪˈpɛr ɛz doʊˈneɪʃənz ʃrɪŋk, ənd ðə ˈbɛgərz hu wəns lɪvd ɔf visitors’*’ ɑmz hæv dɪˈspərst. ðə ˈkɛrˌteɪkərz ər kənˈsərnd ðət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðɛr meɪ bi noʊ ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪlz lɛft. ˈkərəntli, ðeɪ seɪ, ðɛr ər ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 200 ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪlz æt ðə ʃraɪn, ðoʊ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈnəmbər əˈpɪrz tɪ bi sˈmɔlər. soʊ ˈɔfən ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ə goʊt ənd kət ɪt əp ənd fid ɪt tɪ ðə ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪlz, bət ðiz ˈænəməlz lɪv ɔf ðə doʊˈneɪʃənz əv ʃraɪn visitors,”*,” sɪz ˈmæmud, hu həz wɔʧt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈrɛptaɪlz sɪns hi wɑz ə jəŋ bɔɪ. iʧ jɪr sɪns 2010 ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈɪmənənt θrɛts baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlɪsts, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈkænsəld ðə mela*, ən ˈænjuəl ˈfɛstɪvəl ðət lɔŋ ˈɑnərd ðə ˈkəlʧər əv ðoʊz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈkɛrɪŋ fər ðə ʃraɪn ɔl dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ˈæfrɪkɑn sleɪvz brɔt tɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn baɪ oʊˈmɑni ˈtreɪdərz. prəˈsidz frəm ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl kʊd ˈɔfən fid ðə ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪlz fər mənθs. mʊˈhɑməd ˈsælim ʃeɪk, ðə ˈmænɪʤər fər ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt, wɪʧ ˈoʊvərˌsiz ʃraɪnz, mɔsks ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈvɛnuz, sɪz hi sɔ noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ ˈkænsəl ðə ˈfɛstɪvəl əˈgɛn ðɪs jɪr. həz bɪˈkəm wən əv ˈnoʊˌgoʊ zoʊnz, wɛr ˈvaɪələns ənd kraɪm ər soʊ ˈræmpənt ðət sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ˈɛnər. ðiz ˈpɑkəts əv ˈlɔləsnəs wɪˈθɪn ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪti hæv bɪˈkəm seɪf ˈheɪvənz fər ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn, seɪ ˈænəlɪsts. ɪn ˈərli noʊˈvɛmbər, faɪv ˈtɔrʧərd ˈbɑdiz wər faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈɛriə; pəˈlis hæv noʊ lidz ər ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ˈɪntu ðə kraɪm. sɪz ʃeɪk, ɪn kɑˈrɑʧi, ˈhoʊmləs mɛn ˈsikɪŋ ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪn ˈvɛriəs ʃraɪnz ər faʊnd bɪˈhɛdɪd ˈsɪmpli fər ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ðɛr religion.”*.” ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, æt əˈnəðər ʃraɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, pəˈlis faʊnd ə skroʊl əv ˈpeɪpər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə maʊθ əv ə mæn hu hæd bɪn bɪˈhɛdɪd. ðə noʊt, saɪnd baɪ ðə ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈtælɪˌbæn, sɛd ðət ˈwərʃəpɪŋ seɪnts wɑz ˈblæsfəmi ənd ˈfɔrbɪdən baɪ ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈbəbə moʊˈhɑmɛd, ən ˈɛldər ˈpeɪtrən əv ʃraɪn, sɪz hi bɪˈlivz ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti ə θrɛt. ðə ˈkəlʧər ðət θraɪvz ɪn ɪz wən ˈrizən ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn meɪd ˈbɪgər ˈɪnˌroʊdz ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns, hi sɪz. bət mɔr ənd mɔr ˈpipəl ər drɔn tɪ ðə brænd əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈgrændˌsən, moʊˈhɑmɛd bilal*, bɪˈgæn ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈklæsɪz θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ æt ə ˈloʊkəl madrassa*. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈbəbə moʊˈhɑmɛd, hɪz ˈgrændˌsən wɑz əˈlɑrmd tɪ lərn haʊ ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli əˈpoʊzd wɑz tɪ ðə ˌɪsˈlɑm hi wɑz ˈlərnɪŋ æt ðə madrassa*. naʊ stɑpt goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ʃraɪn wɛr hi gru əp, bət hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər ənd ˈəŋkəlz stɪl ˈvɪzɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ. ˈɪkbəl sɪz ʃi seɪvd fər mənθs tɪ meɪk ðə ˈʤərni. ʃi pɔɪnts tɪ ðə feɪs əv hər ˈoʊnli sən, ˈpɑrʃəli ˈpɛrəˌlaɪzd ˈæftər ən ˈɪnˌsɛkt baɪt. ʃi hæv ˈɛni ˈməni fər ˈdɑktərz, ʃi sɪz; ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə meɪd ɪn ə ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ʃi ərnz ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv 50 ə mənθ. ˈivɪn ɪf ʃi dɪd hæv ɪˈnəf ˈməni, ˈɪkbəl sɪz, ʃi bɪˈliv ðət ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr kʊd hɛlp hər sən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ʃi keɪm tɪ preɪ tɪ gɑd, tɪ fid ðə ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪlz ənd tɪ wɑʃ hər sən ɪn ðə hɑt spərɪŋz, ˈhoʊpɪŋ fər ə ˈmɪrəkəl. ˈhəzbənd sɛd, goʊ. ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn wɪl kɪl you,’”*,’” ʃi sɪz. aɪ hæd tɪ try.”*.”

i have spent most of my in emotionally abusive relationships. until a year ago, i thought i was the worst kind of damaged goods, a girl who could only love men who hurt her. i know there are three sides to every story. in this article, you're going to hear one; mine. i don't write this with venom. the men i've been involved with were handsome, smart, charming and talented. there were good times. the bad times outweighed them. most people don't know i've been in (to clarify again) emotionally abusive relationships. from the outside, i'd bet my life looks pretty great. some parts of it always were. i guess i am proof that there is no likely candidate for abuse. for a long time, i found my romantic past embarrassing, confusing and very sad. i didn't want to talk about my experiences because i thought that my kind of pain was self-inflicted. if i was stupid enough to stay, i deserved it. but when "the jian thing" happened, it was all i could think about. when people first sided with and not his victims, i was so mad i started shaking. when i started listening to serial, i had recurring dreams about min lee. i was obsessed with figuring out who killed her. then, i started dreaming of all my ex-boyfriends again. trauma is a funny thing. it hides in the shadowy corners of your mind, resurfacing when all you want is for it to be erased from your memory forever. i'm writing this for a lot of reasons. some of them are: i think abusive relationships are an epidemic in our society. it could help someone understand their friend, their sister, their daughter who keeps going back. it could help someone who keeps going back. because articles like this helped me. because what trauma really wants is a voice. to anyone who needs help, you think you are crazy. you're anxious all the time. your heart beats quickly. you have a lot of questions for your boyfriend that you don't feel like you can ask. you wonder if you're always being lied to. you spend a lot time in the past, likely when you first fell in love him. you apologize constantly. when you explain your fights to anyone who will listen, no one understands why you're apologizing. you are always confused. you're high as a fucking kite when he's nice to you. he says "one small thing," and with an embarrassing clarity, you are reminded of all the parts of yourself you hate. how can he see those parts so clearly? you cry a lot. sometimes you know why. sometimes you don't. you are not crazy. when you're with your boyfriend, you're usually with just him alone. you feel weird around your friends and family, the people you used to feel the most yourself around. you can't remember how to feel like yourself anymore. now, being in your own skin is like a long dull headache that won't lift and then feels like normal. pretty much all your thoughts about yourself are negative. "i used to be funny, why aren't i funny anymore?" you think you are crazy. there will be good days with your boyfriend. there will be miraculous days of exquisite and suffering beauty between you two. on these days, you will feel better than the best and like everything's okay. you will believe that the chaos has made you stronger; that he loves you more than anything. these days are bright spots in the darkness that has descended upon you. they are the moments of hope that you'll cling to, your proof that everything is okay. but moments aren't a life. moments aren't enough. you deserve weeks, months and years of feeling like everything is okay. you deserve a lifetime of that. when your relationship ends, you will drown in the confusing, competing narratives in your head, just like you did while in the relationship. memory is going to be a weird thing for you for a while. grief is a delusional state. we really loved each other. i could've helped him if i'd tried harder. i'm not perfect. and sometimes, i don't think love should feel like this. the latter will be quieter, the former will roar inside you. some days, you will think you left the most beautiful relationship and the truest love in the whole world. some days you will think you are just hysterical and crazy and that you weren't being abused at all. until very recently, i still had days like that. after you break up with him, you might not feel an immediate sense of relief, empowerment or really anything that resembles "i know this is the right thing." you will likely feel very alone. unfortunately, coming out of the fog with your eyes open is more painful than slipping into one without noticing. but remember: feelings aren't the truth. you aren't the worst off you've ever been. expect the sadness. it sounds crazy but welcome it. that sadness is going to live in you for a long time and it will teach you a lot. i know you don't believe me, but that sadness is your friend. that sadness is your becoming. not everyone you lose is a loss. tell your story no matter how murky the details seem at first. keep talking. read every article you can find on abuse until you feel an intellectual understanding of what happened tunnel into you emotionally. the head will come first, your heart will follow; it will all become clearer. talk to your friends. talk to your family. i promise you have more than one person in your life that can sympathize with you in the deepest of ways. you know someone who has lived through this. maybe it's your mom. maybe she modeled this kind of love for you. if you're lucky like i was, you'll find a therapist that can help you. there are also a lot of free resources. there are a lot of great 12 step meetings you can go to. there is free counseling available (links below). when getting help, you will have to reflect on your relationship. don't blame yourself for not leaving sooner, and don't let anyone else blame you, either. in moments of trauma and shock the brain has a funny way of protecting itself. it's called disassociating. you have done a lot of this. you will remember about three months in your ex-boyfriend did something and it was like a mask was lifted. he showed you a person you had never met before. i mention this because statistically an abusive person will do something that throws you completely off balance within the first three months. then, they will be really sorry. you will come to learn that real love is not a cycle of cruelty, effusive apologies, a period, then a dreaded waiting for the other shoe to drop followed by more cruelty. abusive relationships are defined by this pattern. when you do leave, you will realize that the space that your relationship took up was enormous. it was, whether you knew it or not, the monkey on the back of every thought you had. when it's gone, the emptiness left in its wake will feel like an ocean around you it will take way longer than you want to "get over it," and you will think you will never reach the shore. you will. when i was newly single and going on dates, this is how it went. first, i dated blindly and way more than i should have. i was attracted to guys who were like all my ex-boyfriends, physically and emotionally. then, i started dating people who were completely different but whom i was not ready to love. like a scientist, i observed how they treated me with a confusing detachment and thought, "oh, so this is what it should be like." "so, this is what kindness is like." dating made me feel like the person in the world for a long time. i wish now i hadn't done it at all, but withdrawal is painful and uncomfortable. i was willing to try anything to feel just a little better. you will miss your ex boyfriend in a way you didn't know was possible and you don't think should be allowed. you will want to get back together. abusive relationships fuck your brain chemistry up. they're addictive, and the withdrawal is not fun. don't worry, with time, your brain will even out. in awhile, you won't want to be with him anymore. crying helps you detox, so do a lot of it. so does sleeping, exercise, therapy, eating healthy, seeing your friends and laughing. for me, alcohol didn't really help. or i guess, it did, until it didn't. when you're in the withdrawal phase, you'll begin to understand why you thought being in an abusive relationship was okay for you. you're going to have to look at a lot of your past and your inherited patterns. it can get heavy but knuckle through it. you can do it. i did. you will tell people that know your ex-boyfriend about what happened and how he treated you. likely, no one will be surprised by his behaviour. likely, no one will confront him. this is one of the saddest parts of our world. you will feel like the last one in on a sick joke. your ex-boyfriend will probably never apologize to you. if you do hear from him or see him, he will make you feel crazy. he's really good at that. he will likely minimize your history, dismiss your relationship and pull the rug out from under you again. the way he frames you and your relationship will be distorted. i believe that amends can happen, but usually, not in a timely manner. like you need time to really unpack and understand why it all happened, so will he. now factor into this that you have the desire to understand yourself and your behaviour. the closure you desire is a myth and it's not reachable in one conversation. closure happens slowly and keeps happening. you'll give it to yourself. if you leave your boyfriend for someone else, beware. until you truly understand why you were in the situation you were, emotionally and intellectually, your subconscious will have a sad way of attracting an identical relationship that looks completely different from the outside. this is not always true, but has been my experience. at first, when the fog is lifting, you will look at your past self with shock and disgust. then, later, you will look at your past self with sadness. then, with understanding. finally, you feel the most visceral pride for the moment you left, even if you didn't want to -- because you did that on the blind faith that life might be better on the other side. you did that on hope alone. you didn't know what you do now. that's so brave. you are so brave. i know how scared you are. i still get scared. my year of recovery has been the most challenging and rewarding of my life. it's not perfect and i don't think it ever will be. i get lonely and restless. i live with those feelings. actually, i try to understand them. one day, your life will look like a version of mine. things will keep getting better and better, faster and faster. good things will keep finding you. you will be really happy. that happiness will get so big that you won't notice how the sadness is lifting until it's almost gone. my life is full of hard work, art, friends who love and support me, friends that i am lucky to know. i have more energy than i know what to do with. i am the most productive i have ever been. i travel, i have meaningful conversation, i rest, i laugh a lot, i stay out too late. i am closer to my family than ever before. i found my way back to my old friends. maybe i'm becoming myself again. finally, (i know you're worried about this) you will meet someone else. you will fall in love again and this time, it will be about more than your wounds matching up with someone else's. it will be different and it will be better. but something becomes more important to you than romantic love and it's called self-worth. it will feel like it happens almost over night, but you will grow to love the person you are. you should. you fought hard to become her. love, katie p.s. if you have a friend or a family member, male, female or transgender, that you suspect is the victim of emotional abuse, tell them you are there for them. tell them you support them unwaveringly. believe what they're telling you. tell them you will be there for them when they decide to leave. show them this article or articles like this. send them these links: also on huffpost:

aɪ hæv spɛnt moʊst əv maɪ ɪn ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ənˈtɪl ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, aɪ θɔt aɪ wɑz ðə wərst kaɪnd əv ˈdæmɪʤd gʊdz, ə gərl hu kʊd ˈoʊnli ləv mɛn hu hərt hər. aɪ noʊ ðɛr ər θri saɪdz tɪ ˈɛvəri ˈstɔri. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ hir wən; maɪn. aɪ doʊnt raɪt ðɪs wɪθ ˈvɛnəm. ðə mɛn aɪv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ wər ˈhænsəm, smɑrt, ˈʧɑrmɪŋ ənd ˈtæləntɪd. ðɛr wər gʊd taɪmz. ðə bæd taɪmz aʊtˈweɪd ðɛm. moʊst ˈpipəl doʊnt noʊ aɪv bɪn ɪn (tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ əˈgɛn) ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, aɪd bɛt maɪ laɪf lʊks ˈprɪti greɪt. səm pɑrts əv ɪt ˈɔlˌweɪz wər. aɪ gɛs aɪ æm pruf ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈlaɪkli ˈkænədɪt fər əˈbjuz. fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, aɪ faʊnd maɪ roʊˈmæntɪk pæst ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ, kənfˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˈvɛri sæd. aɪ ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt maɪ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz bɪˈkəz aɪ θɔt ðət maɪ kaɪnd əv peɪn wɑz self-inflicted*. ɪf aɪ wɑz ˈstupɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ steɪ, aɪ dɪˈzərvd ɪt. bət wɪn "ðə ˈʤiən θɪŋ" ˈhæpənd, ɪt wɑz ɔl aɪ kʊd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt. wɪn ˈpipəl fərst ˈsaɪdɪd wɪθ ənd nɑt hɪz ˈvɪktɪmz, aɪ wɑz soʊ mæd aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʃeɪkɪŋ. wɪn aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪˌriəl, aɪ hæd rɪˈkərɪŋ drimz əˈbaʊt mɪn li. aɪ wɑz əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈfɪgjərɪŋ aʊt hu kɪld hər. ðɛn, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdrimɪŋ əv ɔl maɪ ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛndz əˈgɛn. ˈtrɔmə ɪz ə ˈfəni θɪŋ. ɪt haɪdz ɪn ðə ˈʃædoʊi ˈkɔrnərz əv jʊr maɪnd, riˈsərfəsɪŋ wɪn ɔl ju wɔnt ɪz fər ɪt tɪ bi ɪˈreɪst frəm jʊr ˈmɛməri fərˈɛvər. əm ˈraɪtɪŋ ðɪs fər ə lɔt əv ˈrizənz. səm əv ðɛm ər: aɪ θɪŋk əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər ən ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ɪn ɑr soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪt kʊd hɛlp ˈsəmˌwən ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr frɛnd, ðɛr ˈsɪstər, ðɛr ˈdɔtər hu kips goʊɪŋ bæk. ɪt kʊd hɛlp ˈsəmˌwən hu kips goʊɪŋ bæk. bɪˈkəz ˈɑrtɪkəlz laɪk ðɪs hɛlpt mi. bɪˈkəz wət ˈtrɔmə ˈrɪli wɔnts ɪz ə vɔɪs. tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu nidz hɛlp, ju θɪŋk ju ər ˈkreɪzi. jʊr ˈæŋʃəs ɔl ðə taɪm. jʊr hɑrt bits kˈwɪkli. ju hæv ə lɔt əv kˈwɛsʧənz fər jʊr ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ðət ju doʊnt fil laɪk ju kən æsk. ju ˈwəndər ɪf jʊr ˈɔlˌweɪz biɪŋ laɪd tɪ. ju spɛnd ə lɔt taɪm ɪn ðə pæst, ˈlaɪkli wɪn ju fərst fɛl ɪn ləv ɪm. ju əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz ˈkɑnstəntli. wɪn ju ɪkˈspleɪn jʊr faɪts tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu wɪl ˈlɪsən, noʊ wən ˌəndərˈstændz waɪ jʊr əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ. ju ər ˈɔlˌweɪz kənfˈjuzd. jʊr haɪ ɛz ə ˈfəkɪŋ kaɪt wɪn hiz nis tɪ ju. hi sɪz "wən smɔl θɪŋ," ənd wɪθ ən ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ ˈklɛrɪti, ju ər riˈmaɪndɪd əv ɔl ðə pɑrts əv ˈjɔrsɛlf ju heɪt. haʊ kən hi si ðoʊz pɑrts soʊ ˈklɪrli? ju kraɪ ə lɔt. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju noʊ waɪ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju doʊnt. ju ər nɑt ˈkreɪzi. wɪn jʊr wɪθ jʊr ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd, jʊr ˈjuʒəwəli wɪθ ʤɪst ɪm əˈloʊn. ju fil wɪrd əraʊnd jʊr frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli, ðə ˈpipəl ju juzd tɪ fil ðə moʊst ˈjɔrsɛlf əraʊnd. ju kænt rɪˈmɛmbər haʊ tɪ fil laɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf ˌɛniˈmɔr. naʊ, biɪŋ ɪn jʊr oʊn skɪn ɪz laɪk ə lɔŋ dəl ˈhɛˌdeɪk ðət woʊnt lɪft ənd ðɛn filz laɪk ˈnɔrməl. ˈprɪti məʧ ɔl jʊr θɔts əˈbaʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf ər ˈnɛgətɪv. "aɪ juzd tɪ bi ˈfəni, waɪ ˈɑrənt aɪ ˈfəni ˌɛniˈmɔr?" ju θɪŋk ju ər ˈkreɪzi. ðɛr wɪl bi gʊd deɪz wɪθ jʊr ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd. ðɛr wɪl bi mərˈækjələs deɪz əv ˈɛkskwəzət ənd ˈsəfərɪŋ ˈbjuti bɪtˈwin ju tu. ɔn ðiz deɪz, ju wɪl fil ˈbɛtər ðən ðə bɛst ənd laɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋz ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ju wɪl bɪˈliv ðət ðə keɪɑs həz meɪd ju ˈstrɔŋgər; ðət hi ləvz ju mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ðiz deɪz ər braɪt spɑts ɪn ðə ˈdɑrknəs ðət həz dɪˈsɛndɪd əˈpɑn ju. ðeɪ ər ðə ˈmoʊmənts əv hoʊp ðət jul klɪŋ tɪ, jʊr pruf ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˌoʊˈkeɪ. bət ˈmoʊmənts ˈɑrənt ə laɪf. ˈmoʊmənts ˈɑrənt ɪˈnəf. ju dɪˈzərv wiks, mənθs ənd jɪrz əv ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ju dɪˈzərv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əv ðət. wɪn jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ɛndz, ju wɪl draʊn ɪn ðə kənfˈjuzɪŋ, kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈnɛrətɪvz ɪn jʊr hɛd, ʤɪst laɪk ju dɪd waɪl ɪn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. ˈmɛməri ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə wɪrd θɪŋ fər ju fər ə waɪl. grif ɪz ə dɪˈluʒənəl steɪt. wi ˈrɪli ləvd iʧ ˈəðər. aɪ ˈkʊdəv hɛlpt ɪm ɪf aɪd traɪd ˈhɑrdər. əm nɑt ˈpərˌfɪkt. ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ləv ʃʊd fil laɪk ðɪs. ðə ˈlætər wɪl bi kˈwaɪətər, ðə ˈfɔrmər wɪl rɔr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ju. səm deɪz, ju wɪl θɪŋk ju lɛft ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd ðə truɪst ləv ɪn ðə hoʊl wərld. səm deɪz ju wɪl θɪŋk ju ər ʤɪst hɪˈstɛrɪkəl ənd ˈkreɪzi ənd ðət ju wərənt biɪŋ əˈbjuzd æt ɔl. ənˈtɪl ˈvɛri ˈrisəntli, aɪ stɪl hæd deɪz laɪk ðət. ˈæftər ju breɪk əp wɪθ ɪm, ju maɪt nɑt fil ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət sɛns əv rɪˈlif, ɪmˈpaʊərmənt ər ˈrɪli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət rɪˈzɛmbəlz "aɪ noʊ ðɪs ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ." ju wɪl ˈlaɪkli fil ˈvɛri əˈloʊn. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ðə fɔg wɪθ jʊr aɪz ˈoʊpən ɪz mɔr ˈpeɪnfəl ðən sˈlɪpɪŋ ˈɪntu wən wɪˈθaʊt ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ. bət rɪˈmɛmbər: ˈfilɪŋz ˈɑrənt ðə truθ. ju ˈɑrənt ðə wərst ɔf juv ˈɛvər bɪn. ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈsædnəs. ɪt saʊnz ˈkreɪzi bət ˈwɛlkəm ɪt. ðət ˈsædnəs ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ lɪv ɪn ju fər ə lɔŋ taɪm ənd ɪt wɪl tiʧ ju ə lɔt. aɪ noʊ ju doʊnt bɪˈliv mi, bət ðət ˈsædnəs ɪz jʊr frɛnd. ðət ˈsædnəs ɪz jʊr bɪˈkəmɪŋ. nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən ju luz ɪz ə lɔs. tɛl jʊr ˈstɔri noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈmərki ðə ˈditeɪlz sim æt fərst. kip ˈtɔkɪŋ. rɛd ˈɛvəri ˈɑrtɪkəl ju kən faɪnd ɔn əˈbjuz ənˈtɪl ju fil ən ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv wət ˈhæpənd ˈtənəl ˈɪntu ju ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli. ðə hɛd wɪl kəm fərst, jʊr hɑrt wɪl ˈfɑloʊ; ɪt wɪl ɔl bɪˈkəm ˈklɪrər. tɔk tɪ jʊr frɛndz. tɔk tɪ jʊr ˈfæməli. aɪ ˈprɑməs ju hæv mɔr ðən wən ˈpərsən ɪn jʊr laɪf ðət kən ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz wɪθ ju ɪn ðə ˈdipəst əv weɪz. ju noʊ ˈsəmˌwən hu həz lɪvd θru ðɪs. ˈmeɪbi ɪts jʊr mɑm. ˈmeɪbi ʃi ˈmɑdəld ðɪs kaɪnd əv ləv fər ju. ɪf jʊr ˈləki laɪk aɪ wɑz, jul faɪnd ə ˈθɛrəpɪst ðət kən hɛlp ju. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ə lɔt əv fri ˈrisɔrsɪz. ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv greɪt 12 stɛp ˈmitɪŋz ju kən goʊ tɪ. ðɛr ɪz fri ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl (lɪŋks bɪˈloʊ). wɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ hɛlp, ju wɪl hæv tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp. doʊnt bleɪm ˈjɔrsɛlf fər nɑt ˈlivɪŋ ˈsunər, ənd doʊnt lɛt ˈɛniˌwən ɛls bleɪm ju, ˈiðər. ɪn ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈtrɔmə ənd ʃɑk ðə breɪn həz ə ˈfəni weɪ əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɪts kɔld disassociating*. ju hæv dən ə lɔt əv ðɪs. ju wɪl rɪˈmɛmbər əˈbaʊt θri mənθs ɪn jʊr ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ənd ɪt wɑz laɪk ə mæsk wɑz ˈlɪftɪd. hi ʃoʊd ju ə ˈpərsən ju hæd ˈnɛvər mɛt ˌbiˈfɔr. aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðɪs bɪˈkəz stəˈtɪstɪkəli ən əˈbjusɪv ˈpərsən wɪl du ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət θroʊz ju kəmˈplitli ɔf ˈbæləns wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst θri mənθs. ðɛn, ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈrɪli ˈsɑri. ju wɪl kəm tɪ lərn ðət ril ləv ɪz nɑt ə ˈsaɪkəl əv ˈkruəlti, ˈɛfjusɪv əˈpɑləˌʤiz, ə ˈpɪriəd, ðɛn ə ˈdrɛdɪd ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈəðər ʃu tɪ drɔp ˈfɑloʊd baɪ mɔr ˈkruəlti. əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðɪs ˈpætərn. wɪn ju du liv, ju wɪl ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðə speɪs ðət jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tʊk əp wɑz ɪˈnɔrmɪs. ɪt wɑz, ˈwɛðər ju nu ɪt ər nɑt, ðə ˈməŋki ɔn ðə bæk əv ˈɛvəri θɔt ju hæd. wɪn ɪts gɔn, ðə ˈɛmtinəs lɛft ɪn ɪts weɪk wɪl fil laɪk ən ˈoʊʃən əraʊnd ju ɪt wɪl teɪk weɪ ˈlɔŋgər ðən ju wɔnt tɪ "gɪt ˈoʊvər ɪt," ənd ju wɪl θɪŋk ju wɪl ˈnɛvər riʧ ðə ʃɔr. ju wɪl. wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈnuli ˈsɪŋgəl ənd goʊɪŋ ɔn deɪts, ðɪs ɪz haʊ ɪt wɛnt. fərst, aɪ ˈdeɪtɪd ˈblaɪndli ənd weɪ mɔr ðən aɪ ʃʊd hæv. aɪ wɑz əˈtræktəd tɪ gaɪz hu wər laɪk ɔl maɪ ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛndz, ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli. ðɛn, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl hu wər kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt bət hum aɪ wɑz nɑt ˈrɛdi tɪ ləv. laɪk ə ˈsaɪəntɪst, aɪ əbˈzərvd haʊ ðeɪ ˈtritɪd mi wɪθ ə kənfˈjuzɪŋ dɪˈtæʧmənt ənd θɔt, "oʊ, soʊ ðɪs ɪz wət ɪt ʃʊd bi laɪk." "soʊ, ðɪs ɪz wət ˈkaɪndnəs ɪz laɪk." ˈdeɪtɪŋ meɪd mi fil laɪk ðə ˈpərsən ɪn ðə wərld fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. aɪ wɪʃ naʊ aɪ ˈhædənt dən ɪt æt ɔl, bət wɪθˈdrɔəl ɪz ˈpeɪnfəl ənd ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. aɪ wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ traɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ fil ʤɪst ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbɛtər. ju wɪl mɪs jʊr ɛks ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ɪn ə weɪ ju ˈdɪdənt noʊ wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd ju doʊnt θɪŋk ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd. ju wɪl wɔnt tɪ gɪt bæk təˈgɛðər. əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps fək jʊr breɪn ˈkɛmɪstri əp. ðɛr əˈdɪktɪv, ənd ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl ɪz nɑt fən. doʊnt ˈwəri, wɪθ taɪm, jʊr breɪn wɪl ˈivɪn aʊt. ɪn əˈwaɪl, ju woʊnt wɔnt tɪ bi wɪθ ɪm ˌɛniˈmɔr. kraɪɪŋ hɛlps ju ˈdiˌtɑks, soʊ du ə lɔt əv ɪt. soʊ dɪz sˈlipɪŋ, ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, ˈθɛrəpi, ˈitɪŋ ˈhɛlθi, siɪŋ jʊr frɛndz ənd ˈlæfɪŋ. fər mi, ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli hɛlp. ər aɪ gɛs, ɪt dɪd, ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈdɪdənt. wɪn jʊr ɪn ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl feɪz, jul bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ju θɔt biɪŋ ɪn ən əˈbjusɪv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɑz ˌoʊˈkeɪ fər ju. jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ lʊk æt ə lɔt əv jʊr pæst ənd jʊr ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ˈpætərnz. ɪt kən gɪt ˈhɛvi bət ˈnəkəl θru ɪt. ju kən du ɪt. aɪ dɪd. ju wɪl tɛl ˈpipəl ðət noʊ jʊr ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd əˈbaʊt wət ˈhæpənd ənd haʊ hi ˈtritɪd ju. ˈlaɪkli, noʊ wən wɪl bi səˈpraɪzd baɪ hɪz bɪˈheɪvjər. ˈlaɪkli, noʊ wən wɪl kənˈfrənt ɪm. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈsædəst pɑrts əv ɑr wərld. ju wɪl fil laɪk ðə læst wən ɪn ɔn ə sɪk ʤoʊk. jʊr ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnɛvər əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ ju. ɪf ju du hir frəm ɪm ər si ɪm, hi wɪl meɪk ju fil ˈkreɪzi. hiz ˈrɪli gʊd æt ðət. hi wɪl ˈlaɪkli ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz jʊr ˈhɪstəri, dɪsˈmɪs jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ənd pʊl ðə rəg aʊt frəm ˈəndər ju əˈgɛn. ðə weɪ hi freɪmz ju ənd jʊr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪl bi dɪˈstɔrtɪd. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət əˈmɛndz kən ˈhæpən, bət ˈjuʒəwəli, nɑt ɪn ə ˈtaɪmli ˈmænər. laɪk ju nid taɪm tɪ ˈrɪli ənˈpæk ənd ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ɪt ɔl ˈhæpənd, soʊ wɪl hi. naʊ ˈfæktər ˈɪntu ðɪs ðət ju hæv ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd jʊr bɪˈheɪvjər. ðə ˈkloʊʒər ju dɪˈzaɪər ɪz ə mɪθ ənd ɪts nɑt ˈriʧəbəl ɪn wən ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ˈkloʊʒər ˈhæpənz sˈloʊli ənd kips ˈhæpənɪŋ. jul gɪv ɪt tɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf. ɪf ju liv jʊr ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd fər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls, bɪˈwɛr. ənˈtɪl ju ˈtruli ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ju wər ɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ju wər, ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli, jʊr səbˈkɑnʃəs wɪl hæv ə sæd weɪ əv əˈtræktɪŋ ən aɪˈdɛntɪkəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðət lʊks kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz tru, bət həz bɪn maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns. æt fərst, wɪn ðə fɔg ɪz ˈlɪftɪŋ, ju wɪl lʊk æt jʊr pæst sɛlf wɪθ ʃɑk ənd dɪsˈgəst. ðɛn, ˈleɪtər, ju wɪl lʊk æt jʊr pæst sɛlf wɪθ ˈsædnəs. ðɛn, wɪθ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ. ˈfaɪnəli, ju fil ðə moʊst ˈvɪsərəl praɪd fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju lɛft, ˈivɪn ɪf ju ˈdɪdənt wɔnt tɪ bɪˈkəz ju dɪd ðət ɔn ðə blaɪnd feɪθ ðət laɪf maɪt bi ˈbɛtər ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd. ju dɪd ðət ɔn hoʊp əˈloʊn. ju ˈdɪdənt noʊ wət ju du naʊ. ðæts soʊ breɪv. ju ər soʊ breɪv. aɪ noʊ haʊ skɛrd ju ər. aɪ stɪl gɪt skɛrd. maɪ jɪr əv rɪˈkəvəri həz bɪn ðə moʊst ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ənd rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ əv maɪ laɪf. ɪts nɑt ˈpərˌfɪkt ənd aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ɪt ˈɛvər wɪl bi. aɪ gɪt ˈloʊnli ənd ˈrɛstləs. aɪ lɪv wɪθ ðoʊz ˈfilɪŋz. ˈæˌkʧuəli, aɪ traɪ tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛm. wən deɪ, jʊr laɪf wɪl lʊk laɪk ə ˈvərʒən əv maɪn. θɪŋz wɪl kip ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər ənd ˈbɛtər, ˈfæstər ənd ˈfæstər. gʊd θɪŋz wɪl kip ˈfaɪndɪŋ ju. ju wɪl bi ˈrɪli ˈhæpi. ðət ˈhæpinəs wɪl gɪt soʊ bɪg ðət ju woʊnt ˈnoʊtɪs haʊ ðə ˈsædnəs ɪz ˈlɪftɪŋ ənˈtɪl ɪts ˈɔlˌmoʊst gɔn. maɪ laɪf ɪz fʊl əv hɑrd wərk, ɑrt, frɛndz hu ləv ənd səˈpɔrt mi, frɛndz ðət aɪ æm ˈləki tɪ noʊ. aɪ hæv mɔr ˈɛnərʤi ðən aɪ noʊ wət tɪ du wɪθ. aɪ æm ðə moʊst pərˈdəktɪv aɪ hæv ˈɛvər bɪn. aɪ ˈtrævəl, aɪ hæv ˈminɪŋfəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, aɪ rɛst, aɪ læf ə lɔt, aɪ steɪ aʊt tu leɪt. aɪ æm ˈkloʊzər tɪ maɪ ˈfæməli ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. aɪ faʊnd maɪ weɪ bæk tɪ maɪ oʊld frɛndz. ˈmeɪbi əm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf əˈgɛn. ˈfaɪnəli, (aɪ noʊ jʊr ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðɪs) ju wɪl mit ˈsəmˌwən ɛls. ju wɪl fɔl ɪn ləv əˈgɛn ənd ðɪs taɪm, ɪt wɪl bi əˈbaʊt mɔr ðən jʊr wundz ˈmæʧɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən ˈɛlsɪz. ɪt wɪl bi ˈdɪfərənt ənd ɪt wɪl bi ˈbɛtər. bət ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ju ðən roʊˈmæntɪk ləv ənd ɪts kɔld self-worth*. ɪt wɪl fil laɪk ɪt ˈhæpənz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈoʊvər naɪt, bət ju wɪl groʊ tɪ ləv ðə ˈpərsən ju ər. ju ʃʊd. ju fɔt hɑrd tɪ bɪˈkəm hər. ləv, ˈkeɪti piz. ɪf ju hæv ə frɛnd ər ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər, meɪl, ˈfiˌmeɪl ər ˈtrænzˈʤɛndər, ðət ju ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪz ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl əˈbjuz, tɛl ðɛm ju ər ðɛr fər ðɛm. tɛl ðɛm ju səˈpɔrt ðɛm unwaveringly*. bɪˈliv wət ðɛr ˈtɛlɪŋ ju. tɛl ðɛm ju wɪl bi ðɛr fər ðɛm wɪn ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ liv. ʃoʊ ðɛm ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ər ˈɑrtɪkəlz laɪk ðɪs. sɛnd ðɛm ðiz lɪŋks: ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn huffpost*:

how rise of the tomb raider is forging a gaming icon. camilla is frowning seven different ways. she's an experienced actor, so each frown carries its own nuance and meaning: defiance, confusion, vulnerability, fear. she's filming in a los angeles facial capture studio for her role as lara croft in the forthcoming rise of the tomb raider. since the 2013 tomb raider reboot, hasovided the basis for the face and voice of one of video gaming's most recognizable characters. a few days later, some 350 miles north of l.a. in the offices of tomb raider developer crystal dynamics, senior technical artist jon robins leans into his monitor and carefully studies the footage. "making a human being is the most challenging thing when creating video games." he notes how light bounces off the ridges on's forehead, how her eyes move in a slightly different fashion for each frown, how the lines around her eyes transfer to the particulars of her smile, the angle of her cheekbones, the jut of her chin. he imports the images into facial engine models of lara croft. the mesh of her face represents thousand of data points. robins manipulates blend shapes in order to tweak lara expressions, each designed for a specific moment in the game for a flash of peril, a quizzical exchange of dialog or an internal moment of self-reflection. he is tasked with making lara croft look as human as possible. she must seem like a real person while also being an action hero. she must convey both power and vulnerability. she must be visually and emotionally appealing to the player. she must seem like the same lara croft we have known for two decades. as croft shows a variety of on-screen emotions, robins sits back in his office chair and gazes at her face. he frowns. something isn't right. it takes a moment for him to articulate theoblem. there's a woman on his screen but she isn't lara croft. he's looking at an actor. he's looking at camilla. lara croft is gone. remaking lara croft video new horizons rise of the tomb raider is the first lara croft game made specifically for the current console generation. a timed exclusive for one (and 360), due out on nov. 10. rise of the tomb raider picks up after the events of the 2013 reboot, during which young and inexperienced archaeology graduate lara croft struggles to survive on a lost island infested with enemies, secrets and mysteries. in the new game croft arrives in wintry siberia, once again up against determined, enemies in hostile terrain, all searching for valuable artifacts. now she is more self-confident, more assured and more certain of her place in the world. crystal dynamics and publisher microsoft make much of the value of their iconic character, stressing her physical realism inomotional materials. everyone knows lara croft. she is the most marketable asset. "we all see people every day. we can pick up when something is wrong very quickly." lara croft was the first major female video gameotagonist. she remains one of the most recognizable game characters in the world: a smart, ambitious, athletic, attractive young englishwoman. movement has always been a key component of her character, all the way back to her braid in core 1996 original. in the intervening years, she has evolved to detailed polygonal representations and fluidity of movement, up to avatar. so making her look great is taking up a lot of crystal dynamics’ attention. "making a human being is the most challenging thing when creating video games," says senior character artist kam yu. "technological advances help us get there but it needs a lot of skills. "to make a believable character you need a good concept, the right model,, animation, performance. a complete package." the trouble with fake human beings is real human beings. we are very good at spotting the slightest fakery, the merest hint of offness. "we all see people every day," says yu. "we can pick up when something is wrong very quickly. when putting together a well-known character like lara, you have to be aware of every aspect that goes into making her." the importance of anatomy and action sequences in carefully choreographed rise of tomb raider demos show that creators aspire to intense physical details. extreme cold weathericks skin with red patches. her eyes reflect light convincingly. her hair moves more like a collection of strands than a set of shapes. unlike many inferior game characters, her teeth shine luminescent. when she climbs, the muscles on her back seem connected to one another. her clothes crease and line according to the shape of her body. this mere puffery. lara croft looks like a genuinely impressive video game avatar. it has clearly taken a great deal of work to get her to this point. "her clothes crease and line according to the shape of her body." studio scans are the starting point for crystal dynamics’ artists. then they use their artistic skills and a facial technology called morphology to tweak and twist. "we take elements of the scans and then we add to them," explains yu. "when we want a particular shape, we add deformers. we can sculpt the exact shape we want all over the body: on the knees, shoulders, elbows, the waist. "in addition to those deformers, we add wrinkle maps as well. when she bends a joint, we actually see the wrinkles in her shirt change. or if she bends her arm see the musculature in her shoulders deform." background is in anatomical art and medical illustrations. anatomical models and images can be seen around the desks of the art department in crystal dynamics’ offices. "we could never get this level of anatomical correctness in the character before," says game director brian horton, referring to the consoles and the development technology now available. "the systems just allow for it. now we have so much more artist control. "from a technology standpoint, put a lot of time and energy into the formation of character. not only her face, but her body. created a whole new animation system based on shapes, to create a more believable musculature for the face and the body." in rise of the tomb raider, lara hair behaves more realistically, with 123 "parent" strands of hair controlling "child" strands to give the artists more control. fixing camilla the technology used to create humans in games is changing fast. sometimes, the artists are trying to catch up with the tech and sometimes they find themselves pushing too far. "[at one point] lara started to look too much like camilla," says chief technology officer gary snethen. "things were almost too real. we had to bring her back, to make her a video game character again and give her that iconic look. she started taking on too many human qualities. it kind of took away from her character." "our first tests of this yielded great results and brought a lot more to some of the scenes than we thought they would." when robins understood that lara croft was turning into camilla, he and the got to work the current build and restructuring her. it was, he understood, an issue that had been created by technology and would need to be solved the same way. "moving onto a new console and having new blend shape tech, we wanted to rebuild our facial system from the ground up," he explains. "we looked at as much reference as possible from camilla and general female facial features in scans and video. we wanted to make lara as believable as possible and a solid way of doing that is bringing more of our actor to our model so that we could fully convey the emotion camilla brings. "our first tests of this yielded great results and brought a lot more to some of the scenes than we thought they would." but the art team thought she looked "too real," meaning that she looked like. this was the point at which they decided to bring back croft. croft is now being made for vastly more powerful consoles than in the past. her parameters have changed. "we started doing paint overs on the current poses and animations," robins explains. "this was a longocess as we'd not really seen lara at this fidelity yet and had to create a canon to work within. after and testing each set of shapes on new base meshes we were able to give lara her own identity and individual movement whileeserving the great performancesovided by camilla." the eyes have it for artists, there is no more troublesome part of the human anatomy than the eye. video games have long suffered from uncanny valley representations of people, eyeballs swiveling like marbles in a milky shot glass. in rise of the tomb raider, lara croft is often placed in moments of peril generating scenes during which she needs to look scared, troubled, determined. all good screen actors understand that the trick is in the eyes. recreating this artistic magic in digital, technological form is extremely tough. "the eye is a very complex system," says snethen. "they have and all sorts of internal curvature. you have to get the look of the eye right, the wetness and the within the eye. the surrounding tissue has to move just so, as the expressions enter the character." eyes in rise of the tomb raider demos perfect there are moments when they seem too intense and slightly off but they are better than those in most other games. "we create this illusion of the way the light bends and and changes the color of the eye through the shader." only one mesh for the eyes," says yu. "the way it shades, it makes it look like a cornea over her iris. parallaxing. her eyes look a little bit different depending on where you look at them from." "when you look at the color of the eye, it bends as you move around it," says horton. "even though the mesh is just a simple sphere, we create this illusion of the way the light bends and and changes the color of the eye through the shader. "the contact point, where the eye meets the bottom of the lid, is the tear line. that extra wetness you get, the layer of tears that keeps the eye moist. those small details are very important." "we have specific cinematic eye that we use as well, so we can control the specularity, the direction of the light, the substance of the eyes," says yu. a lot of focus has gone into the connectivity of the body and face, the interplay of how one thing connects with another. "we really focused on the connection from the eyes and brows down to the jaw and mouth," says robins. "inevious rigs and blend shapes systems we focused too much on isolated movements and not about how each muscle is connected across the face and how some can't move without others." snow days notable is rise of the tomb raider's snow, which builds in drifts and can be an impediment for the player. it build up on clothes and shoulders. it can also be used to trackey, or to hide from enemies. "if going to put snow in a game, you want to do something new with it," says snethen. "the way it renders is very unique, because you get the glistening and the glittering. all the little catch the light at different times. you actually see the contact between the player and the snow. it leaves a persistent trail where you pass and then see the trails behind lara gradually fill back in as the snow falls from the sky. it gives the impression that in a blizzard environment." to be young lara croftesents a particularoblem for crystal dynamics, one that many other highly detailed gameotagonists face: young. most game leads are men and they are usually past the first flush of youth. they are often grizzled and wartorn. their faces are naturally lined. "when we have a grizzled man with a craggy face, deep scars and heavy wrinkles, very easy to express pained emotions. it looks just fine," says horton. "a younger features are softer in general. when you put those harsher emotions on her, it tends to make her look different or strange. what always balancing is making sure the emotional intent from camilla is coming through, but [making sure that] it cross a line where [croft] looks like aged 15 years or she look like herself anymore. an acceptable amount of grizzle and grit you can put on a man in his 40s." "that, say, is the greatest challenge of creating a femaleotagonist with this range. their faces are inherently softer. they have the cuts and details see in a man. but still asked to make sure all those emotions come through. creating a more subtle band of wrinkle that still conveys an emotion easier to express on an older male avatar." yu says that not about ensuring that croft merely looksetty. "wrinkles and stuff tend to make young people look different and too extreme. on older men you have more latitude for that. on a young woman you have as much latitude for that extreme. it just wind up looking good." an acceptable amount of grizzle and grit you can put on a man in his 40s," says horton. "deep facial lines come across very well on a character. you can really push those things and it tend to look wrong. "for a woman in her 20s, everything is much more subtle." arts and crafts story in rise of the tomb raider is about realizing her destiny as an adventurer and an explorer. not starting at zero in this game," says horton. gained a lot of effectiveness, not only in her ability to traverse through the world and solve puzzles, but also as a combatant. she can hold her own. "in rise of the tomb raider, we think in a position to show strength, not only her smarts, but also her ability to use the world in a smart way and hold her own in a fight." while the 2013 reboot featured a single crafting resource, rise of the tomb raider tasks croft with collecting multiple items in order to create and upgrade weapons and ammo. players can choose to grab guns and use those to defeat enemies, but ammo is limited and guns are noisy. collection of bows and arrows can be crafted on the fly. "when we look at lara, about her journey and her resourcefulness and her intelligence." "what i like about the crafting is that it feels like it ties the world together," says brand director rich briggs. "lara gathers everything around you and uses it in different ways. it speaks to her resourcefulness and intelligence." many resources are gathered by hunting animals. "players told us that, yeah, there was hunting in theevious game, but it really have as much gameplay significance." fan feedback has also influenced other gameplay changes. there are fewer quicktime events than in the last game, something which many players found irritating. in this game. croft has the option to rely more on and stealth skills than gunplay. tombs are much larger than in the last game, with lots of trademark lara croft water puzzles as well as puzzles. "she uses her movement to gain the edge on enemies," says briggs. "whether, her natural mobility or swimming underwater. she can go up trees as a new tool in combat. "using her smarts, crafting ammo types out of the environment to whittle down the enemy one at a time, using the environment against them, a way she succeeds against overwhelming odds. when we look at lara, about her journey and her resourcefulness and her intelligence."

haʊ raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər ɪz ˈfɔrʤɪŋ ə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈaɪkɑn. kəˈmɪlə ɪz ˈfraʊnɪŋ ˈsɛvən ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ʃiz ən ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈæktər, soʊ iʧ fraʊn ˈkɛriz ɪts oʊn nuɑns ənd ˈminɪŋ: dɪˈfaɪəns, kənfˈjuʒən, ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti, fɪr. ʃiz ˈfɪlmɪŋ ɪn ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈfeɪʃəl ˈkæpʧər ˈstudiˌoʊ fər hər roʊl ɛz ˈlɑrə krɔft ɪn ðə ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər. sɪns ðə 2013 tum ˈreɪdər riˈbut, həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə feɪs ənd vɔɪs əv wən əv ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋz moʊst ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl ˈkɛrɪktərz. ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, səm 350 maɪəlz nɔrθ əv l.a*. ɪn ðə ˈɔfəsɪz əv tum ˈreɪdər dɪˈvɛləpər ˈkrɪstəl daɪˈnæmɪks, ˈsinjər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɑrtɪst ʤɑn ˈrɑbənz linz ˈɪntu hɪz ˈmɑnətər ənd ˈkɛrfəli ˈstədiz ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ. "ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈjumən biɪŋ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈʧælənʤɪŋ θɪŋ wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz." hi noʊts haʊ laɪt ˈbaʊnsɪz ɔf ðə ˈrɪʤɪz ɔn ˈfɔrhɛd, haʊ hər aɪz muv ɪn ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt ˈfæʃən fər iʧ fraʊn, haʊ ðə laɪnz əraʊnd hər aɪz ˈtrænsfər tɪ ðə pərˈtɪkjələrz əv hər smaɪl, ðə ˈæŋgəl əv hər ˈʧikˌboʊnz, ðə ʤət əv hər ʧɪn. hi ˌɪmˈpɔrts ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪntu ˈfeɪʃəl ˈɪnʤən ˈmɑdəlz əv ˈlɑrə krɔft. ðə mɛʃ əv hər feɪs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈθaʊzənd əv ˈdætə pɔɪnts. ˈrɑbənz məˈnɪpjəˌleɪts blɛnd ʃeɪps ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ twik ˈlɑrə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz, iʧ dɪˈzaɪnd fər ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmoʊmənt ɪn ðə geɪm fər ə flæʃ əv ˈpɛrəl, ə kˈwɪzəkəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv ˈdaɪəlɔg ər ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmoʊmənt əv self-reflection*. hi ɪz tæskt wɪθ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈlɑrə krɔft lʊk ɛz ˈjumən ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. ʃi məst sim laɪk ə ril ˈpərsən waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ ən ˈækʃən ˈhɪroʊ. ʃi məst kənˈveɪ boʊθ paʊər ənd ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪti. ʃi məst bi ˈvɪʒwəli ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ðə pleɪər. ʃi məst sim laɪk ðə seɪm ˈlɑrə krɔft wi hæv noʊn fər tu ˈdɛkeɪdz. ɛz krɔft ʃoʊz ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈɑnˌskrin ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz, ˈrɑbənz sɪts bæk ɪn hɪz ˈɔfəs ʧɛr ənd ˈgeɪzɪz æt hər feɪs. hi fraʊnz. ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪzənt raɪt. ɪt teɪks ə ˈmoʊmənt fər ɪm tɪ ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈprɑbləm. ðɛrz ə ˈwʊmən ɔn hɪz skrin bət ʃi ˈɪzənt ˈlɑrə krɔft. hiz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ən ˈæktər. hiz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt kəˈmɪlə. ˈlɑrə krɔft ɪz gɔn. ˈriˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈlɑrə krɔft ˈvɪdioʊ nu hərˈaɪzənz raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər ɪz ðə fərst ˈlɑrə krɔft geɪm meɪd spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑnsoʊl ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ə taɪmd ɪkˈsklusɪv fər wən (ənd 360 du aʊt ɔn noʊv. 10 raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər pɪks əp ˈæftər ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə 2013 riˈbut, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ jəŋ ənd ˌɪnɛkˈspɪriənst ˌɑrkiˈɑləʤi ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈlɑrə krɔft ˈstrəgəlz tɪ sərˈvaɪv ɔn ə lɔst ˈaɪlənd ˌɪnˈfɛstɪd wɪθ ˈɛnəmiz, ˈsikrɪts ənd ˈmɪstəriz. ɪn ðə nu geɪm krɔft əraɪvz ɪn ˈwɪntri saɪˈbɪriə, wəns əˈgɛn əp əˈgɛnst dɪˈtərmənd, ˈɛnəmiz ɪn ˈhɑstəl təreɪn, ɔl ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ˈvæljəbəl ˈɑrtəˌfækts. naʊ ʃi ɪz mɔr ˌsɛlfˈkɑnfədənt, mɔr əˈʃʊrd ənd mɔr ˈsərtən əv hər pleɪs ɪn ðə wərld. ˈkrɪstəl daɪˈnæmɪks ənd ˈpəblɪʃər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft meɪk məʧ əv ðə ˈvælju əv ðɛr ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈstrɛsɪŋ hər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈriəlɪzm ɪn pərˈmoʊʃənəl məˈtɪriəlz. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ˈlɑrə krɔft. ʃi ɪz ðə moʊst ˈmɑrkətəbəl ˈæˌsɛt. "wi ɔl si ˈpipəl ˈɛvəri deɪ. wi kən pɪk əp wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli." ˈlɑrə krɔft wɑz ðə fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm proʊˈtægənəst. ʃi rɪˈmeɪnz wən əv ðə moʊst ˌrɛkəgˈnaɪzəbəl geɪm ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪn ðə wərld: ə smɑrt, æmˈbɪʃəs, æθˈlɛtɪk, əˈtræktɪv jəŋ ˈɪŋglɪʃˌwʊmən. ˈmuvmənt həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ə ki kəmˈpoʊnənt əv hər ˈkɛrɪktər, ɔl ðə weɪ bæk tɪ hər breɪd ɪn kɔr 1996 ərˈɪʤənəl. ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈvinɪŋ jɪrz, ʃi həz ɪˈvɑlvd tɪ dɪˈteɪld pɑˈlɪgənəl ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz ənd fluˈɪdəti əv ˈmuvmənt, əp tɪ ˈævəˌtɑr. soʊ ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər lʊk greɪt ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ əp ə lɔt əv ˈkrɪstəl dynamics’*’ əˈtɛnʃən. "ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈjumən biɪŋ ɪz ðə moʊst ˈʧælənʤɪŋ θɪŋ wɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz," sɪz ˈsinjər ˈkɛrɪktər ˈɑrtɪst kæm ju. "ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ədˈvænsɪz hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs gɪt ðɛr bət ɪt nidz ə lɔt əv skɪlz. "tɪ meɪk ə bəˈlivəbəl ˈkɛrɪktər ju nid ə gʊd ˈkɑnsɛpt, ðə raɪt ˈmɑdəl,, ˌænəˈmeɪʃən, pərˈfɔrməns. ə kəmˈplit ˈpækɪʤ." ðə ˈtrəbəl wɪθ feɪk ˈjumən biɪŋz ɪz ril ˈjumən biɪŋz. wi ər ˈvɛri gʊd æt ˈspɑtɪŋ ðə sˈlaɪtəst fakery*, ðə ˈmɛrəst hɪnt əv offness*. "wi ɔl si ˈpipəl ˈɛvəri deɪ," sɪz ju. "wi kən pɪk əp wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz rɔŋ ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli. wɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈkɛrɪktər laɪk ˈlɑrə, ju hæv tɪ bi əˈwɛr əv ˈɛvəri ˈæˌspɛkt ðət goʊz ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ hər." ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv əˈnætəmi ənd ˈækʃən ˈsikwənsɪz ɪn ˈkɛrfəli ˈkɔriəˌgræft raɪz əv tum ˈreɪdər ˈdɛˌmoʊz ʃoʊ ðət kriˈeɪtərz əˈspaɪr tɪ ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈditeɪlz. ɪkˈstrim koʊld ˈwɛðər prɪks skɪn wɪθ rɛd ˈpæʧɪz. hər aɪz rɪˈflɛkt laɪt kənˈvɪnsɪŋli. hər hɛr muvz mɔr laɪk ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv strændz ðən ə sɛt əv ʃeɪps. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni ˌɪnˈfɪriər geɪm ˈkɛrɪktərz, hər tiθ ʃaɪn ˌluməˈnɛsənt. wɪn ʃi klaɪmz, ðə ˈməsəlz ɔn hər bæk sim kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ wən əˈnəðər. hər kloʊðz kris ənd laɪn əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ʃeɪp əv hər ˈbɑdi. ðɪs mɪr ˈpəfəri. ˈlɑrə krɔft lʊks laɪk ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈævəˌtɑr. ɪt həz ˈklɪrli ˈteɪkən ə greɪt dil əv wərk tɪ gɪt hər tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt. "hər kloʊðz kris ənd laɪn əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ʃeɪp əv hər ˈbɑdi." ˈstudiˌoʊ skænz ər ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt fər ˈkrɪstəl dynamics’*’ ˈɑrtɪsts. ðɛn ðeɪ juz ðɛr ɑrˈtɪstɪk skɪlz ənd ə ˈfeɪʃəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi kɔld mɔrˈfɑləʤi tɪ twik ənd twɪst. "wi teɪk ˈɛləmənts əv ðə skænz ənd ðɛn wi æd tɪ ðɛm," ɪkˈspleɪnz ju. "wɪn wi wɔnt ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʃeɪp, wi æd deformers*. wi kən skəlpt ðə ɪgˈzækt ʃeɪp wi wɔnt ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈbɑdi: ɔn ðə niz, ˈʃoʊldərz, ˈɛlˌboʊz, ðə weɪst. "ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðoʊz deformers*, wi æd ˈrɪŋkəl mæps ɛz wɛl. wɪn ʃi bɛndz ə ʤɔɪnt, wi ˈæˌkʧuəli si ðə ˈrɪŋkəlz ɪn hər ʃərt ʧeɪnʤ. ər ɪf ʃi bɛndz hər ɑrm si ðə ˈməskjələʧər ɪn hər ˈʃoʊldərz ˌdiˈfɔrm." ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɪz ɪn ˌænəˈtɑmɪkəl ɑrt ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz. ˌænəˈtɑmɪkəl ˈmɑdəlz ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz kən bi sin əraʊnd ðə dɛsks əv ðə ɑrt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ˈkrɪstəl dynamics’*’ ˈɔfəsɪz. "wi kʊd ˈnɛvər gɪt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˌænəˈtɑmɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪn ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˌbiˈfɔr," sɪz geɪm dɪˈrɛktər braɪən ˈhɔrtən, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə kənˈsoʊlz ənd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt tɛkˈnɑləʤi naʊ əˈveɪləbəl. "ðə ˈsɪstəmz ʤɪst əˈlaʊ fər ɪt. naʊ wi hæv soʊ məʧ mɔr ˈɑrtɪst kənˈtroʊl. "frəm ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, pʊt ə lɔt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪntu ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˈkɛrɪktər. nɑt ˈoʊnli hər feɪs, bət hər ˈbɑdi. kriˈeɪtɪd ə hoʊl nu ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm beɪst ɔn ʃeɪps, tɪ kriˈeɪt ə mɔr bəˈlivəbəl ˈməskjələʧər fər ðə feɪs ənd ðə ˈbɑdi." ɪn raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər, ˈlɑrə hɛr bɪˈheɪvz mɔr ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli, wɪθ 123 "ˈpɛrənt" strændz əv hɛr kənˈtroʊlɪŋ "ʧaɪld" strændz tɪ gɪv ðə ˈɑrtɪsts mɔr kənˈtroʊl. ˈfɪksɪŋ kəˈmɪlə ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈjumənz ɪn geɪmz ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ fæst. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ðə ˈɑrtɪsts ər traɪɪŋ tɪ kæʧ əp wɪθ ðə tɛk ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðeɪ faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈpʊʃɪŋ tu fɑr. "[æt wən pɔɪnt] ˈlɑrə ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ lʊk tu məʧ laɪk kəˈmɪlə," sɪz ʧif tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɔfɪsər ˈgɛri sˈnɛθən. "θɪŋz wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst tu ril. wi hæd tɪ brɪŋ hər bæk, tɪ meɪk hər ə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈkɛrɪktər əˈgɛn ənd gɪv hər ðət ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk lʊk. ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn tu ˈmɛni ˈjumən kˈwɑlətiz. ɪt kaɪnd əv tʊk əˈweɪ frəm hər ˈkɛrɪktər." "ɑr fərst tɛsts əv ðɪs ˈjildɪd greɪt rɪˈzəlts ənd brɔt ə lɔt mɔr tɪ səm əv ðə sinz ðən wi θɔt ðeɪ wʊd." wɪn ˈrɑbənz ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət ˈlɑrə krɔft wɑz ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɪntu kəˈmɪlə, hi ənd ðə gɑt tɪ wərk ðə ˈkɑrənt bɪld ənd riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ hər. ɪt wɑz, hi ˌəndərˈstʊd, ən ˈɪʃu ðət hæd bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd wʊd nid tɪ bi sɑlvd ðə seɪm weɪ. "ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɔntu ə nu ˈkɑnsoʊl ənd ˈhævɪŋ nu blɛnd ʃeɪp tɛk, wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ riˈbɪld ɑr ˈfeɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm frəm ðə graʊnd əp," hi ɪkˈspleɪnz. "wi lʊkt æt ɛz məʧ ˈrɛfərəns ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl frəm kəˈmɪlə ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈfeɪʃəl ˈfiʧərz ɪn skænz ənd ˈvɪdioʊ. wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ˈlɑrə ɛz bəˈlivəbəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd ə ˈsɑləd weɪ əv duɪŋ ðət ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ mɔr əv ɑr ˈæktər tɪ ɑr ˈmɑdəl soʊ ðət wi kʊd ˈfʊli kənˈveɪ ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃən kəˈmɪlə brɪŋz. "ɑr fərst tɛsts əv ðɪs ˈjildɪd greɪt rɪˈzəlts ənd brɔt ə lɔt mɔr tɪ səm əv ðə sinz ðən wi θɔt ðeɪ wʊd." bət ðə ɑrt tim θɔt ʃi lʊkt "tu ril," ˈminɪŋ ðət ʃi lʊkt laɪk. ðɪs wɑz ðə pɔɪnt æt wɪʧ ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ brɪŋ bæk krɔft. krɔft ɪz naʊ biɪŋ meɪd fər ˈvæstli mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl kənˈsoʊlz ðən ɪn ðə pæst. hər pərˈæmətərz hæv ʧeɪnʤd. "wi ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ peɪnt ˈoʊvərz ɔn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈpoʊzɪz ənd ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz," ˈrɑbənz ɪkˈspleɪnz. "ðɪs wɑz ə lɔŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs ɛz wid nɑt ˈrɪli sin ˈlɑrə æt ðɪs ˌfaɪˈdɛləti jɛt ənd hæd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈkænən tɪ wərk wɪˈθɪn. ˈæftər ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ iʧ sɛt əv ʃeɪps ɔn nu beɪs ˈmɛʃɪz wi wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪv ˈlɑrə hər oʊn aɪˈdɛntəˌti ənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmuvmənt waɪl prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðə greɪt pərˈfɔrmənsɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ kəˈmɪlə." ðə aɪz hæv ɪt fər ˈɑrtɪsts, ðɛr ɪz noʊ mɔr ˈtrəbəlsəm pɑrt əv ðə ˈjumən əˈnætəmi ðən ðə aɪ. ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz hæv lɔŋ ˈsəfərd frəm ənˈkæni ˈvæli ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz əv ˈpipəl, ˈaɪˌbɔlz sˈwɪvəlɪŋ laɪk ˈmɑrbəlz ɪn ə ˈmɪlki ʃɑt glæs. ɪn raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər, ˈlɑrə krɔft ɪz ˈɔfən pleɪst ɪn ˈmoʊmənts əv ˈpɛrəl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ sinz ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ ʃi nidz tɪ lʊk skɛrd, ˈtrəbəld, dɪˈtərmənd. ɔl gʊd skrin ˈæktərz ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðə trɪk ɪz ɪn ðə aɪz. ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪŋ ðɪs ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈmæʤɪk ɪn ˈdɪʤɪtəl, ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl fɔrm ɪz ɪkˈstrimli təf. "ðə aɪ ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈkɑmplɛks ˈsɪstəm," sɪz sˈnɛθən. "ðeɪ hæv ənd ɔl sɔrts əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈkərvəʧər. ju hæv tɪ gɪt ðə lʊk əv ðə aɪ raɪt, ðə ˈwɛtnəs ənd ðə wɪˈθɪn ðə aɪ. ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈtɪʃu həz tɪ muv ʤɪst soʊ, ɛz ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃənz ˈɛnər ðə ˈkɛrɪktər." aɪz ɪn raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər ˈdɛˌmoʊz ˈpərˌfɪkt ðɛr ər ˈmoʊmənts wɪn ðeɪ sim tu ˌɪnˈtɛns ənd sˈlaɪtli ɔf bət ðeɪ ər ˈbɛtər ðən ðoʊz ɪn moʊst ˈəðər geɪmz. "wi kriˈeɪt ðɪs ˌɪˈluʒən əv ðə weɪ ðə laɪt bɛndz ənd ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ˈkələr əv ðə aɪ θru ðə ˈʃeɪdər." ˈoʊnli wən mɛʃ fər ðə aɪz," sɪz ju. "ðə weɪ ɪt ʃeɪdz, ɪt meɪks ɪt lʊk laɪk ə ˈkɔrniə ˈoʊvər hər ˈaɪrɪs. parallaxing*. hər aɪz lʊk ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɛr ju lʊk æt ðɛm frəm." "wɪn ju lʊk æt ðə ˈkələr əv ðə aɪ, ɪt bɛndz ɛz ju muv əraʊnd ɪt," sɪz ˈhɔrtən. "ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə mɛʃ ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈsɪmpəl sfɪr, wi kriˈeɪt ðɪs ˌɪˈluʒən əv ðə weɪ ðə laɪt bɛndz ənd ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ˈkələr əv ðə aɪ θru ðə ˈʃeɪdər. "ðə ˈkɑnˌtækt pɔɪnt, wɛr ðə aɪ mits ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə lɪd, ɪz ðə tɪr laɪn. ðət ˈɛkstrə ˈwɛtnəs ju gɪt, ðə leɪər əv tɪrz ðət kips ðə aɪ mɔɪst. ðoʊz smɔl ˈditeɪlz ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt." "wi hæv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk aɪ ðət wi juz ɛz wɛl, soʊ wi kən kənˈtroʊl ðə specularity*, ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə laɪt, ðə ˈsəbstəns əv ðə aɪz," sɪz ju. ə lɔt əv ˈfoʊkɪs həz gɔn ˈɪntu ðə kənɛkˈtɪvɪti əv ðə ˈbɑdi ənd feɪs, ðə ˈɪntərˌpleɪ əv haʊ wən θɪŋ kəˈnɛkts wɪθ əˈnəðər. "wi ˈrɪli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə kəˈnɛkʃən frəm ðə aɪz ənd braʊz daʊn tɪ ðə ʤɔ ənd maʊθ," sɪz ˈrɑbənz. "ɪn ˈpriviəs rɪgz ənd blɛnd ʃeɪps ˈsɪstəmz wi ˈfoʊkɪst tu məʧ ɔn ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ˈmuvmənts ənd nɑt əˈbaʊt haʊ iʧ ˈməsəl ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd əˈkrɔs ðə feɪs ənd haʊ səm kænt muv wɪˈθaʊt ˈəðərz." snoʊ deɪz ˈnoʊtəbəl ɪz raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdərz snoʊ, wɪʧ bɪldz ɪn drɪfts ənd kən bi ən ˌɪmˈpɛdəmənt fər ðə pleɪər. ɪt bɪld əp ɔn kloʊðz ənd ˈʃoʊldərz. ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi juzd tɪ træk preɪ, ər tɪ haɪd frəm ˈɛnəmiz. "ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊt snoʊ ɪn ə geɪm, ju wɔnt tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ nu wɪθ ɪt," sɪz sˈnɛθən. "ðə weɪ ɪt ˈrɛndərz ɪz ˈvɛri juˈnik, bɪˈkəz ju gɪt ðə ˈglɪsənɪŋ ənd ðə ˈglɪtərɪŋ. ɔl ðə ˈlɪtəl kæʧ ðə laɪt æt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz. ju ˈæˌkʧuəli si ðə ˈkɑnˌtækt bɪtˈwin ðə pleɪər ənd ðə snoʊ. ɪt livz ə pərˈsɪstənt treɪl wɛr ju pæs ənd ðɛn si ðə treɪlz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈlɑrə ˈgræʤuəli fɪl bæk ɪn ɛz ðə snoʊ fɔlz frəm ðə skaɪ. ɪt gɪvz ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət ɪn ə ˈblɪzərd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." tɪ bi jəŋ ˈlɑrə krɔft ˈprɛzənts ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈprɑbləm fər ˈkrɪstəl daɪˈnæmɪks, wən ðət ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈhaɪli dɪˈteɪld geɪm proʊˈtægənəsts feɪs: jəŋ. moʊst geɪm lidz ər mɛn ənd ðeɪ ər ˈjuʒəwəli pæst ðə fərst fləʃ əv juθ. ðeɪ ər ˈɔfən ˈgrɪzəld ənd wartorn*. ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz ər ˈnæʧərəli laɪnd. "wɪn wi hæv ə ˈgrɪzəld mæn wɪθ ə ˈkrægi feɪs, dip skɑrz ənd ˈhɛvi ˈrɪŋkəlz, ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs peɪnd ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz. ɪt lʊks ʤɪst faɪn," sɪz ˈhɔrtən. "ə ˈjəŋgər ˈfiʧərz ər ˈsɔftər ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. wɪn ju pʊt ðoʊz ˈhɑrʃər ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ɔn hər, ɪt tɛndz tɪ meɪk hər lʊk ˈdɪfərənt ər streɪnʤ. wət ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈbælənsɪŋ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt frəm kəˈmɪlə ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ θru, bət [ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðət] ɪt krɔs ə laɪn wɛr [krɔft] lʊks laɪk ˈeɪʤɪd 15 jɪrz ər ʃi lʊk laɪk hərˈsɛlf ˌɛniˈmɔr. ən əkˈsɛptəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈgrɪzəl ənd grɪt ju kən pʊt ɔn ə mæn ɪn hɪz 40s*." "ðət, seɪ, ɪz ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʧælənʤ əv kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl proʊˈtægənəst wɪθ ðɪs reɪnʤ. ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz ər ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈsɔftər. ðeɪ hæv ðə kəts ənd ˈditeɪlz si ɪn ə mæn. bət stɪl æst tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ɔl ðoʊz ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz kəm θru. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə mɔr ˈsətəl bænd əv ˈrɪŋkəl ðət stɪl kənˈveɪz ən ˈiˌmoʊʃən ˈiziər tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ɔn ən ˈoʊldər meɪl ˈævəˌtɑr." ju sɪz ðət nɑt əˈbaʊt ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət krɔft ˈmɪrli lʊks ˈprɪti. "ˈrɪŋkəlz ənd stəf tɛnd tɪ meɪk jəŋ ˈpipəl lʊk ˈdɪfərənt ənd tu ɪkˈstrim. ɔn ˈoʊldər mɛn ju hæv mɔr ˈlætəˌtud fər ðət. ɔn ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən ju hæv ɛz məʧ ˈlætəˌtud fər ðət ɪkˈstrim. ɪt ʤɪst wɪnd əp ˈlʊkɪŋ gʊd." ən əkˈsɛptəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈgrɪzəl ənd grɪt ju kən pʊt ɔn ə mæn ɪn hɪz 40s*," sɪz ˈhɔrtən. "dip ˈfeɪʃəl laɪnz kəm əˈkrɔs ˈvɛri wɛl ɔn ə ˈkɛrɪktər. ju kən ˈrɪli pʊʃ ðoʊz θɪŋz ənd ɪt tɛnd tɪ lʊk rɔŋ. "fər ə ˈwʊmən ɪn hər 20s*, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈsətəl." ɑrts ənd kræfts ˈstɔri ɪn raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ hər ˈdɛstəni ɛz ən ədˈvɛnʧərər ənd ən ɪkˈsplɔrər. nɑt ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt ˈziroʊ ɪn ðɪs geɪm," sɪz ˈhɔrtən. geɪnd ə lɔt əv ˈifɛktɪvnəs, nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈtrævərs θru ðə wərld ənd sɑlv ˈpəzəlz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɛz ə kəmˈbætənt. ʃi kən hoʊld hər oʊn. "ɪn raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər, wi θɪŋk ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ʃoʊ strɛŋθ, nɑt ˈoʊnli hər smɑrts, bət ˈɔlsoʊ hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ juz ðə wərld ɪn ə smɑrt weɪ ənd hoʊld hər oʊn ɪn ə faɪt." waɪl ðə 2013 riˈbut ˈfiʧərd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkræftɪŋ ˈrisɔrs, raɪz əv ðə tum ˈreɪdər tæsks krɔft wɪθ kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ənd ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈæˌmoʊ. pleɪərz kən ʧuz tɪ græb gənz ənd juz ðoʊz tɪ dɪˈfit ˈɛnəmiz, bət ˈæˌmoʊ ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd gənz ər ˈnɔɪzi. kəˈlɛkʃən əv boʊz ənd ˈɛroʊz kən bi ˈkræftɪd ɔn ðə flaɪ. "wɪn wi lʊk æt ˈlɑrə, əˈbaʊt hər ˈʤərni ənd hər riˈsɔrsfəlnəs ənd hər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns." "wət aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkræftɪŋ ɪz ðət ɪt filz laɪk ɪt taɪz ðə wərld təˈgɛðər," sɪz brænd dɪˈrɛktər rɪʧ brɪgz. "ˈlɑrə ˈgæðərz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əraʊnd ju ənd ˈjuzɪz ɪt ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz. ɪt spiks tɪ hər riˈsɔrsfəlnəs ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns." ˈmɛni ˈrisɔrsɪz ər ˈgæðərd baɪ ˈhəntɪŋ ˈænəməlz. "pleɪərz toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət, jæ, ðɛr wɑz ˈhəntɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs geɪm, bət ɪt ˈrɪli hæv ɛz məʧ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns." fæn ˈfidˌbæk həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪnfluənst ˈəðər ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðɛr ər fjuər kˈwɪkˌtaɪm ɪˈvɛnts ðən ɪn ðə læst geɪm, ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ ˈmɛni pleɪərz faʊnd ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ. ɪn ðɪs geɪm. krɔft həz ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ rɪˈlaɪ mɔr ɔn ənd stɛlθ skɪlz ðən gunplay*. tumz ər məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ðən ɪn ðə læst geɪm, wɪθ lɑts əv ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk ˈlɑrə krɔft ˈwɔtər ˈpəzəlz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpəzəlz. "ʃi ˈjuzɪz hər ˈmuvmənt tɪ geɪn ðə ɛʤ ɔn ˈɛnəmiz," sɪz brɪgz. "ˈwɛðər, hər ˈnæʧərəl moʊˈbɪlɪti ər sˈwɪmɪŋ ˈəndərˌwɔtər. ʃi kən goʊ əp triz ɛz ə nu tul ɪn ˈkɑmbæt. "ˈjuzɪŋ hər smɑrts, ˈkræftɪŋ ˈæˌmoʊ taɪps aʊt əv ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ ˈwɪtəl daʊn ðə ˈɛnəmi wən æt ə taɪm, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əˈgɛnst ðɛm, ə weɪ ʃi səkˈsidz əˈgɛnst ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ɑdz. wɪn wi lʊk æt ˈlɑrə, əˈbaʊt hər ˈʤərni ənd hər riˈsɔrsfəlnəs ənd hər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns."

a north idaho police officer, the target of widespread protest following his shooting of a black lab in july, has had his pay d'alene police officer david kelley, a veteran of law enforcement, shot and killed the dog, named, through the window of a van parked outside a coeur d'alene coffee shop. while kelley maintained that he was afraid of being bitten by the reported by police as a "vicious pit review of the incident concluded that his decision to fire on the animal violated the department's deadly force public records request has revealed that kelley's hourly wage was cut by nearly 10 over the dog shooting spilled beyond the north idaho city onto the internet, where the facebook page justice for served as a hub for anger. earlier this summer, internet activist group anonymous issued a pair of threats to the coeur d'alene police department, demanding a full investigation into the incident.

ə nɔrθ ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, ðə ˈtərgət əv ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈproʊˌtɛst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈʃutɪŋ əv ə blæk læb ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ, həz hæd hɪz peɪ dæˈlin pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkɛli, ə ˈvɛtərən əv lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ʃɑt ənd kɪld ðə dɔg, neɪmd, θru ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ə væn pɑrkt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə kur dæˈlin ˈkɔfi ʃɑp. waɪl ˈkɛli meɪnˈteɪnd ðət hi wɑz əˈfreɪd əv biɪŋ ˈbɪtən baɪ ðə ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ pəˈlis ɛz ə "ˈvɪʃəs pɪt ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt kənˈkludɪd ðət hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ faɪər ɔn ðə ˈænəməl ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈdɛdli fɔrs ˈpəblɪk ˈrɛkərdz rɪkˈwɛst həz rɪˈvild ðət ˈkɛliz ˈaʊrli weɪʤ wɑz kət baɪ ˈnɪrli 10 ˈoʊvər ðə dɔg ˈʃutɪŋ spɪld bɪɔnd ðə nɔrθ ˈaɪdəˌhoʊ ˈsɪti ˈɔntu ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, wɛr ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ˈʤəstɪs fər sərvd ɛz ə həb fər ˈæŋgər. ˈərliər ðɪs ˈsəmər, ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈæktɪvɪst grup əˈnɑnəməs ˈɪʃud ə pɛr əv θrɛts tɪ ðə kur dæˈlin pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt, dɪˈmændɪŋ ə fʊl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪnsədənt.

advertisement it's an airport that's been frozen in time, with bold architecture that must have seemed space age at the time. these photographs, which originally appeared in curbed, of the terminal at jfk offer a glimpse of the golden age of travel, transporting guests back to what travellers would have experienced in 1962. photographer max touhey was granted access to capture the building just ahead of its transformation into a boutique hotel. scroll down for video the lid has been temporarily lifted on the preserved terminal at jfk, with fascinating images by photographer max touhey transporting you back to what travellers would have experienced in 1962, as reported by curbed touhey captured a round capsule departures board at the terminal, as reported by curbed the flight centre was the last project of architect saarinen, the designer known for his love of curves, and was completed posthumously in 1962, for the now defunct trans world airlines (twa). the futuristic building was designed to replicate a bird's spread wings mid flight in reflection of the company's directive, which they stated was to 'capture the spirit of flight.' construction on the airport hub lasted six years starting in 1956, and upon completion it was celebrated as an architectural masterpiece that represented a shift in air travel in which middle-class americans could now afford to fly. 'we wanted passengers passing through the building to experience a environment in which each part arises from another and everything belongs to the same formal world,' mr saarinen had said about his philosophy behind the design. the terminal design reflects a bird's spread wings mid flight in reflection of the company's directive, which they stated was to 'capture the spirit of flight' as captured by max touhey for curbed the flight centre was the last project of architect saarinen, the designer known for his love of curves. the photograph, by max touhey, first appeared in curbed plans for the hotel are well underway, with a team preparing a digital model of the airport having taken extensive measurements in june. photograph courtesy of max touhey and curbed high-flying: airline hostesses for are pictured welcoming people aboard a flight back in 1966 flashback: two first class seats aboard a jet from london to washington in the 1960s. one occupied by a beam timepiece accurate to of a second used in the space programme. this clock was being returned to america from south africa and as it must not be allowed to stop it is connected to a power point in the aircraft during the flight. the other seat is occupied by one of the clock's escorts pat till air hostess who was voted miss heathrow airport 1964 with place (left) christine longthorp, 20, and linda stafford, 21 touhey's photo project was a one-off experience as the terminal has been mainly shut to the public since 2001. in recent years the building underwent a $20million renovation and opened its doors to design buffs, eager for a peek at the architectural jewel, for just a weekend in 2012. the curbed website features about 98 fascinating photos of the terminal plus a video which tours guests through the empty halls, brightly coloured carpets and futuristic chairs. plans for the hotel are well underway, with a team preparing a digital model of the airport having taken extensive measurements in june. golden age: architect saarinen said he 'wanted passengers passing through the building to experience a environment end of an era: the terminal was built for but the airline went bankrupt and was purchased by american airlines in 2001 after a $20 million renovation project, the building maintained its ambiance of the sixties, including this retro bar times gone by: construction on the airport hub lasted six years, beginning in 1956, and upon completion it was celebrated as an architectural masterpiece the flight centre was the last project of architect saarinen, the designer known for his love of curves, and was completed posthumously in 1962, for the now defunct trans world airlines (twa) in recent years the building underwent a $20 million renovation and opened its doors to design buffs, eager for a peek at the architectural jewel, for just a weekend in 2012

ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪts ən ˈɛrˌpɔrt ðæts bɪn ˈfroʊzən ɪn taɪm, wɪθ boʊld ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ðət məst hæv simd speɪs eɪʤ æt ðə taɪm. ðiz ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs, wɪʧ ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɪn kərbd, əv ðə ˈtərmənəl æt ˌʤeɪˌɛfˈkeɪ ˈɔfər ə glɪmps əv ðə ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ əv ˈtrævəl, trænˈspɔrtɪŋ gɛsts bæk tɪ wət ˈtrævələrz wʊd hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn 1962 fəˈtɑgrəfər mæks ˈtəhi wɑz ˈgrænɪd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ʤɪst əˈhɛd əv ɪts ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ˈɪntu ə buˈtik hoʊˈtɛl. skroʊl daʊn fər ˈvɪdioʊ ðə lɪd həz bɪn ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈlɪftɪd ɔn ðə prɪˈzərvd ˈtərmənəl æt ˌʤeɪˌɛfˈkeɪ, wɪθ ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz baɪ fəˈtɑgrəfər mæks ˈtəhi trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ju bæk tɪ wət ˈtrævələrz wʊd hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn 1962 ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ kərbd ˈtəhi ˈkæpʧərd ə raʊnd ˈkæpsəl dɪˈpɑrʧərz bɔrd æt ðə ˈtərmənəl, ɛz ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ kərbd ðə flaɪt ˈsɛntər wɑz ðə læst ˈprɑʤɛkt əv ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈsɑrɪnən, ðə dɪˈzaɪnər noʊn fər hɪz ləv əv kərvz, ənd wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ˈpɑsʧʊməsli ɪn 1962 fər ðə naʊ dɪˈfəŋkt trænz wərld ˈɛˌrlaɪnz (twa*). ðə fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ə bərdz sprɛd wɪŋz mɪd flaɪt ɪn rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz dɪˈrɛktɪv, wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈsteɪtɪd wɑz tɪ 'ˈkæpʧər ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv flaɪt.' kənˈstrəkʃən ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt həb ˈlæstɪd sɪks jɪrz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 1956 ənd əˈpɑn kəmˈpliʃən ɪt wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ɛz ən ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈmæstərˌpis ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ə ʃɪft ɪn ɛr ˈtrævəl ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɪdəlˈklæs əˈmɛrɪkənz kʊd naʊ əˈfɔrd tɪ flaɪ. 'wi ˈwɔntɪd ˈpæsənʤərz ˈpæsɪŋ θru ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪn wɪʧ iʧ pɑrt ərˈaɪzɪz frəm əˈnəðər ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ bɪˈlɔŋz tɪ ðə seɪm ˈfɔrməl wərld,' ˈmɪstər ˈsɑrɪnən hæd sɛd əˈbaʊt hɪz fəˈlɑsəfi bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dɪˈzaɪn. ðə ˈtərmənəl dɪˈzaɪn rɪˈflɛkts ə bərdz sprɛd wɪŋz mɪd flaɪt ɪn rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz dɪˈrɛktɪv, wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈsteɪtɪd wɑz tɪ 'ˈkæpʧər ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv flaɪt' ɛz ˈkæpʧərd baɪ mæks ˈtəhi fər kərbd ðə flaɪt ˈsɛntər wɑz ðə læst ˈprɑʤɛkt əv ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈsɑrɪnən, ðə dɪˈzaɪnər noʊn fər hɪz ləv əv kərvz. ðə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf, baɪ mæks ˈtəhi, fərst əˈpɪrd ɪn kərbd plænz fər ðə hoʊˈtɛl ər wɛl ˌəndərˈweɪ, wɪθ ə tim pərˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑdəl əv ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ ˈteɪkən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈmɛʒərmənts ɪn ʤun. ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ˈkərtəsi əv mæks ˈtəhi ənd kərbd high-flying*: ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈhoʊstəsɪz fər ər ˈpɪkʧərd ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ ˈpipəl əˈbɔrd ə flaɪt bæk ɪn 1966 ˈflæʃˌbæk: tu fərst klæs sits əˈbɔrd ə ʤɛt frəm ˈləndən tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn ðə 1960s*. wən ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ ə bim ˈtaɪmˌpis ˈækjərət tɪ əv ə ˈsɛkənd juzd ɪn ðə speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm. ðɪs klɑk wɑz biɪŋ rɪˈtərnd tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə frəm saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ɛz ɪt məst nɑt bi əˈlaʊd tɪ stɑp ɪt ɪz kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ə paʊər pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə flaɪt. ðə ˈəðər sit ɪz ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ wən əv ðə klɑks ˈɛskɔrts pæt tɪl ɛr ˈhoʊstəs hu wɑz ˈvoʊtɪd mɪs ˈhiθroʊ ˈɛrˌpɔrt 1964 wɪθ pleɪs (lɛft) krɪˈstin longthorp*, 20 ənd ˈlɪndə ˈstæfərd, 21 ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ə ˌwəˈnɔf ɪkˈspɪriəns ɛz ðə ˈtərmənəl həz bɪn ˈmeɪnli ʃət tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk sɪns 2001 ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌəndərˈwɛnt ə ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˈoʊpənd ɪts dɔrz tɪ dɪˈzaɪn bəfs, ˈigər fər ə pik æt ðə ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ʤuəl, fər ʤɪst ə ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn 2012 ðə kərbd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfiʧərz əˈbaʊt 98 ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə ˈtərmənəl pləs ə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪʧ tʊrz gɛsts θru ðə ˈɛmti hɔlz, ˈbraɪtli ˈkələrd ˈkɑrpəts ənd fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk ʧɛrz. plænz fər ðə hoʊˈtɛl ər wɛl ˌəndərˈweɪ, wɪθ ə tim pərˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈmɑdəl əv ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈhævɪŋ ˈteɪkən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈmɛʒərmənts ɪn ʤun. ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ: ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈsɑrɪnən sɛd hi 'ˈwɔntɪd ˈpæsənʤərz ˈpæsɪŋ θru ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɛnd əv ən ˈɪrə: ðə ˈtərmənəl wɑz bɪlt fər bət ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn wɛnt ˈbæŋkrəpt ənd wɑz ˈpərʧəst baɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪn 2001 ˈæftər ə 20 ˈmɪljən ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ meɪnˈteɪnd ɪts ˈæmbiəns əv ðə ˈsɪkstiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɪs ˈrɛtroʊ bɑr taɪmz gɔn baɪ: kənˈstrəkʃən ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt həb ˈlæstɪd sɪks jɪrz, bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪn 1956 ənd əˈpɑn kəmˈpliʃən ɪt wɑz ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ɛz ən ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ˈmæstərˌpis ðə flaɪt ˈsɛntər wɑz ðə læst ˈprɑʤɛkt əv ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈsɑrɪnən, ðə dɪˈzaɪnər noʊn fər hɪz ləv əv kərvz, ənd wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ˈpɑsʧʊməsli ɪn 1962 fər ðə naʊ dɪˈfəŋkt trænz wərld ˈɛˌrlaɪnz (twa*) ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˌəndərˈwɛnt ə 20 ˈmɪljən ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˈoʊpənd ɪts dɔrz tɪ dɪˈzaɪn bəfs, ˈigər fər ə pik æt ðə ˌɑrkəˈtɛkʧərəl ʤuəl, fər ʤɪst ə ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn 2012

a state of emergency has been declared on the vanuatu island of, as the volcano that towers from the island's centre continued to erupt, forcing thousands to flee their villages. the volcano - known as - has been rumbling for weeks, but its activity increased rapidly on saturday, when it started belching ash across much of the island, blanketing villages and crops in the north and south. photo: vanuatu disaster management office that prompted authorities to evacuate half the island's population - at least 5000 people - from the north and south of the island, sending them to the east and west. "it's quite a serious emergency," said manuel, the chairman of the island's disaster committee. "moving people from their communities into an area with very limited houses and very limited resources like food and water. it's really a challenging issue. "at the moment the volcano has blown up ash and dark smoke, with a little bit of lava," he said in an interview. new zealand scientists were monitoring the volcanic activity with an air force orion due to fly over vanuatu today. gns steve sherburn told morning report recent photographs showed it could have a devastating impact on the island. "there's now a cone in the lake that's completely isolated from the water. so it means the eruptions will be dry and therefore will produce a lot more ash. "and this is where we are going to get the impact on people living downwind and [their] agriculture." the country's department on saturday raised its alert for from level three to four, which is classified as a "moderate eruption state." according to a department spokesperson, the volcano's activity had not changed on monday, with no increase nor decrease in the intensity of the eruption. photo: vanuatu disaster management office however, earlier in the weekend authorities swung into action to relocate thousands of people from the remote villages scattered across the rugged, 400 square kilometre island, which sits between santo and pentecost about halfway up the vanuatu archipelago. several ships had been deployed around the coast to pick up evacuees - as many as 1000 people on one journey, said mr - and cars and trucks packed to the hilt made their way across the island's narrow, winding and bumpy tracks to safety. peter, the operations manager at the national disaster management office in port vila, said authorities were taking action now in case the eruption intensified. "the major hazard at the moment is to do with ash fall and acid rain. we're using whatever resource we have, some local vessels, commercial vessels, as well as the local transport," he said. "we want to be more proactive before we have to worry about (where rocks and other fragments are hurled by the eruption) and stuff like that." mr said evacuation was compulsory and police officers were being used to help convince people to move. photo: vanuatu department about 15 evacuation centres had been opened in the east and west, mostly in schools and community halls, mr said. however, assistance from the national government would be needed to deal with such large displacement. "we've got enough accommodation. but at the moment we have to carry out an assessment to consider other issues relating to sick people, the pregnant women and children and people with special needs. we also have to address the issue of food security, wash, and probably education for those schools which have been closed," said mr. one option, mr said, was to relocate the vulnerable to neighbouring islands - including pentecost and - to help ease the burden on, which he said already lacked the resources to cope. "the provincial government has been for the last two weeks trying to support these people," he said. "we put our request for the national government to come in if possible to support us with food and water and other necessities. "at the moment we need help from the national level and if necessary then we need overseas friends to help us with the situation we are facing." photo: vanuatu department according to the government, the state of emergency it declared on monday would immediately release funding and national resources for such support. most of live on subsistence crops, which were being pelted with ash and acid rain. additionally, most peoples' water supply came from rainwater tanks, which were now also contaminated. mr said while only half the island was being evacuated, the whole island would need assistance. further west, residents on the country's largest island, santo, said crops risked being ruined by ash if the wind direction did not change. the last time there was a significant eruption on was in 2005, when a similar evacuation of 5000 people was carried out. it was as long as three months before people could return to villages and there were many complaints of evacuees being contained in squalid conditions. photo: vanuatu observatory file mr admitted conditions for evacuees would likely be basic again this time around. "there is an issue with basic services," he said. "we're talking about islands that don't have electricity and the water system is a big challenge for us. in 2005 there was the same incident and it's the same situation again we're trying to deal with. we're hoping to have learned from that." however mr said things were worse than 12 years ago. "in 2005, the evacuation had been done on level 3 [alert]. at the moment the volcano is on stage 4 and at the moment it's more serious than in 2005 and i think it would take much longer than what happened [then]. "hopefully this time most of the challenges, we hope those challenges won't occur again. that's why we called in the national director of disaster to intervene very quickly during the weekend," said mr. he said authorities were also preparing for the possibility that the eruption could get worse. if the alert level was raised from four to five, the entire island may have to be evacuated, and authorities were preparing for such a situation while hoping it would never come to fruition. "most people are not coping very well," mr said. "we're feeling the pressures."

ə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi həz bɪn dɪˈklɛrd ɔn ðə vænuˈɑtu ˈaɪlənd əv, ɛz ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ðət taʊərz frəm ðə ˈaɪləndz ˈsɛntər kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈirəpt, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz tɪ fli ðɛr ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ noʊn ɛz həz bɪn ˈrəmbəlɪŋ fər wiks, bət ɪts ækˈtɪvɪti ˌɪnˈkrist ˈræpədli ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, wɪn ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbɛlʧɪŋ æʃ əˈkrɔs məʧ əv ðə ˈaɪlənd, ˈblæŋkətɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd krɑps ɪn ðə nɔrθ ənd saʊθ. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: vænuˈɑtu dɪˈzæstər ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈɔfəs ðət ˈprɑmptɪd əˈθɔrətiz tɪ ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt hæf ðə ˈaɪləndz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən æt list 5000 ˈpipəl frəm ðə nɔrθ ənd saʊθ əv ðə ˈaɪlənd, ˈsɛndɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə ist ənd wɛst. "ɪts kwaɪt ə ˈsɪriəs ˈimərʤənsi," sɛd mɑnˈwɛl, ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈaɪləndz dɪˈzæstər kəˈmɪti. "ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpipəl frəm ðɛr kəmˈjunɪtiz ˈɪntu ən ˈɛriə wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈhaʊsɪz ənd ˈvɛri ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz laɪk fud ənd ˈwɔtər. ɪts ˈrɪli ə ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˈɪʃu. "æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ həz bloʊn əp æʃ ənd dɑrk smoʊk, wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈlɑvə," hi sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. nu ˈzilənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts wər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ðə vɑlˈkænɪk ækˈtɪvɪti wɪθ ən ɛr fɔrs ɔˈraɪən du tɪ flaɪ ˈoʊvər vænuˈɑtu təˈdeɪ. stiv ˈʃərbərn toʊld ˈmɔrnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ˈrisənt ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ʃoʊd ɪt kʊd hæv ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd. "ðɛrz naʊ ə koʊn ɪn ðə leɪk ðæts kəmˈplitli ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈwɔtər. soʊ ɪt minz ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃənz wɪl bi draɪ ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr wɪl ˈproʊdus ə lɔt mɔr æʃ. "ənd ðɪs ɪz wɛr wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ daʊnˈwɪnd ənd [ðɛr] ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər." ðə ˈkəntriz dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ reɪzd ɪts əˈlərt fər frəm ˈlɛvəl θri tɪ fɔr, wɪʧ ɪz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ɛz ə "ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˌɪˈrəpʃən steɪt." əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊkspərsən, ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊz ækˈtɪvɪti hæd nɑt ʧeɪnʤd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, wɪθ noʊ ˌɪnˈkris nɔr ˈdiˌkris ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: vænuˈɑtu dɪˈzæstər ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈɔfəs ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd əˈθɔrətiz swəŋ ˈɪntu ˈækʃən tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl frəm ðə rɪˈmoʊt ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ˈskætərd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈrəgəd, 400 skwɛr ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətər ˈaɪlənd, wɪʧ sɪts bɪtˈwin ˈsæntoʊ ənd ˈpɛntəˌkɔst əˈbaʊt ˈhæfˈweɪ əp ðə vænuˈɑtu ˌɑrʧəpəˈleɪˌgoʊ. ˈsɛvərəl ʃɪps hæd bɪn dɪˈplɔɪd əraʊnd ðə koʊst tɪ pɪk əp ɪˈvækjuiz ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 1000 ˈpipəl ɔn wən ˈʤərni, sɛd ˈmɪstər ənd kɑz ənd trəks pækt tɪ ðə hɪlt meɪd ðɛr weɪ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈaɪləndz ˈnɛroʊ, ˈwaɪndɪŋ ənd ˈbəmpi træks tɪ ˈseɪfti. ˈpitər, ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈzæstər ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈɔfəs ɪn pɔrt ˈvilə, sɛd əˈθɔrətiz wər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən naʊ ɪn keɪs ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd. "ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈhæzərd æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪz tɪ du wɪθ æʃ fɔl ənd ˈæsəd reɪn. wɪr ˈjuzɪŋ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈrisɔrs wi hæv, səm ˈloʊkəl ˈvɛsəlz, kəˈmərʃəl ˈvɛsəlz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈtrænspɔrt," hi sɛd. "wi wɔnt tɪ bi mɔr ˌproʊˈæktɪv ˌbiˈfɔr wi hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt (wɛr rɑks ənd ˈəðər ˈfrægmənts ər hərld baɪ ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən) ənd stəf laɪk ðət." ˈmɪstər sɛd ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən wɑz kəmˈpəlsəri ənd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wər biɪŋ juzd tɪ hɛlp kənˈvɪns ˈpipəl tɪ muv. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: vænuˈɑtu dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈbaʊt 15 ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən ˈsɛntərz hæd bɪn ˈoʊpənd ɪn ðə ist ənd wɛst, ˈmoʊstli ɪn skulz ənd kəmˈjunɪti hɔlz, ˈmɪstər sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈsɪstəns frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd bi ˈnidɪd tɪ dil wɪθ səʧ lɑrʤ dɪˈspleɪsmənt. "wiv gɑt ɪˈnəf əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən. bət æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt wi hæv tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ən əˈsɛsmənt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ sɪk ˈpipəl, ðə ˈprɛgnənt ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən ənd ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl nidz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃu əv fud sɪˈkjʊrəti, wɑʃ, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fər ðoʊz skulz wɪʧ hæv bɪn kloʊzd," sɛd ˈmɪstər. wən ˈɔpʃən, ˈmɪstər sɛd, wɑz tɪ ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ðə ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˈaɪləndz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈpɛntəˌkɔst ənd tɪ hɛlp iz ðə ˈbərdən ɔn, wɪʧ hi sɛd ɔˈrɛdi lækt ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ koʊp. "ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn fər ðə læst tu wiks traɪɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt ðiz ˈpipəl," hi sɛd. "wi pʊt ɑr rɪkˈwɛst fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ kəm ɪn ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ fud ənd ˈwɔtər ənd ˈəðər nəˈsɛsɪtiz. "æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt wi nid hɛlp frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl ənd ɪf ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ðɛn wi nid ˈoʊvərˈsiz frɛndz tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wi ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ." ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: vænuˈɑtu dɪˈpɑrtmənt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə steɪt əv ˈimərʤənsi ɪt dɪˈklɛrd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ wʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli riˈlis ˈfəndɪŋ ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz fər səʧ səˈpɔrt. moʊst əv lɪv ɔn səbˈsɪstəns krɑps, wɪʧ wər biɪŋ ˈpɛltɪd wɪθ æʃ ənd ˈæsəd reɪn. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, moʊst ˈpipəlz' ˈwɔtər səˈplaɪ keɪm frəm ˈreɪnˌwɔtər tæŋks, wɪʧ wər naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd. ˈmɪstər sɛd waɪl ˈoʊnli hæf ðə ˈaɪlənd wɑz biɪŋ ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd, ðə hoʊl ˈaɪlənd wʊd nid əˈsɪstəns. ˈfərðər wɛst, ˈrɛzɪdənts ɔn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈaɪlənd, ˈsæntoʊ, sɛd krɑps rɪskt biɪŋ ruɪnd baɪ æʃ ɪf ðə wɪnd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn dɪd nɑt ʧeɪnʤ. ðə læst taɪm ðɛr wɑz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪˈrəpʃən ɔn wɑz ɪn 2005 wɪn ə ˈsɪmələr ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən əv 5000 ˈpipəl wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt. ɪt wɑz ɛz lɔŋ ɛz θri mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpipəl kʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd ðɛr wər ˈmɛni kəmˈpleɪnts əv ɪˈvækjuiz biɪŋ kənˈteɪnd ɪn skˈwɑləd kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: vænuˈɑtu əbˈzərvəˌtɔri faɪl ˈmɪstər ədˈmɪtəd kənˈdɪʃənz fər ɪˈvækjuiz wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ˈbeɪsɪk əˈgɛn ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd. "ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɪʃu wɪθ ˈbeɪsɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz," hi sɛd. "wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈaɪləndz ðət doʊnt hæv ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ənd ðə ˈwɔtər ˈsɪstəm ɪz ə bɪg ˈʧælənʤ fər ˈjuˈɛs. ɪn 2005 ðɛr wɑz ðə seɪm ˈɪnsədənt ənd ɪts ðə seɪm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əˈgɛn wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ dil wɪθ. wɪr ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ hæv ˈlərnɪd frəm ðət." ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈmɪstər sɛd θɪŋz wər wərs ðən 12 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. "ɪn 2005 ðə ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən hæd bɪn dən ɔn ˈlɛvəl 3 [əˈlərt]. æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ ɪz ɔn steɪʤ 4 ənd æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ɪts mɔr ˈsɪriəs ðən ɪn 2005 ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd teɪk məʧ ˈlɔŋgər ðən wət ˈhæpənd [ðɛn]. "ˈhoʊpfəli ðɪs taɪm moʊst əv ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz, wi hoʊp ðoʊz ˈʧælənʤɪz woʊnt əˈkər əˈgɛn. ðæts waɪ wi kɔld ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl dɪˈrɛktər əv dɪˈzæstər tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd," sɛd ˈmɪstər. hi sɛd əˈθɔrətiz wər ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ˌɪˈrəpʃən kʊd gɪt wərs. ɪf ðə əˈlərt ˈlɛvəl wɑz reɪzd frəm fɔr tɪ faɪv, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈaɪlənd meɪ hæv tɪ bi ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd, ənd əˈθɔrətiz wər pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər səʧ ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən waɪl ˈhoʊpɪŋ ɪt wʊd ˈnɛvər kəm tɪ fruˈɪʃən. "moʊst ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈkoʊpɪŋ ˈvɛri wɛl," ˈmɪstər sɛd. "wɪr ˈfilɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃərz."

rplotengine: r as a plotting engine generate basic charts either by custom applications, or from a small script launched from the system console, or within the r console. two ascii text files are necessary: (1) the graph parameters file, which name is passed to the function 'rplotengine()'. the user can specify the titles, choose the type of the graph, graph output formats (e.g. png, eps), proportion of the and y-axis, position of the legend, whether to show or not a grid at the background, etc. (2) the data to be plotted, which name is specified as a parameter ('data_filename') in the previous file. this data file has a tabulated format, with a single character (e.g. tab) between each column, and a headers line located in the first row. optionally, the file could include data columns for showing confidence intervals. version: depends: r (≥), published: author: garrido [aut, cre] maintainer: garrido at umh.es> license: | [expanded from: (≥ 2)] url: needscompilation: no checks: results downloads: linking:

rplotengine*: ɑr ɛz ə ˈplɑtɪŋ ˈɪnʤən ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈbeɪsɪk ʧɑrts ˈiðər baɪ ˈkəstəm ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ər frəm ə smɔl skrɪpt lɔnʧt frəm ðə ˈsɪstəm ˈkɑnsoʊl, ər wɪˈθɪn ðə ɑr ˈkɑnsoʊl. tu ˈæski tɛkst faɪlz ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri: 1 ðə græf pərˈæmətərz faɪl, wɪʧ neɪm ɪz pæst tɪ ðə ˈfəŋkʃən 'rplotengine*()'. ðə ˈjuzər kən ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəlz, ʧuz ðə taɪp əv ðə græf, græf ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈfɔrˌmæts (e.g*. png*, eps*), prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ənd y-axis*, pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈlɛʤənd, ˈwɛðər tɪ ʃoʊ ər nɑt ə grɪd æt ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. 2 ðə ˈdætə tɪ bi ˈplɑtɪd, wɪʧ neɪm ɪz ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɛz ə pərˈæmətər ('data_filename*') ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs faɪl. ðɪs ˈdætə faɪl həz ə ˈtæbjəˌleɪtɪd ˈfɔrˌmæt, wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkɛrɪktər (e.g*. tæb) bɪtˈwin iʧ ˈkɑləm, ənd ə ˈhɛdərz laɪn ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə fərst roʊ. optionally*, ðə faɪl kʊd ˌɪnˈklud ˈdætə ˈkɑləmz fər ʃoʊɪŋ ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈɪntərvəlz. ˈvərʒən: dɪˈpɛndz: ɑr ˈpəblɪʃt: ˈɔθər: gɑˈridoʊ [aut*, cre*] maintainer*: gɑˈridoʊ æt umh.es*> ˈlaɪsəns: [ɪkˈspændɪd frəm: 2 url*: needscompilation*: noʊ ʧɛks: rɪˈzəlts ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz: ˈlɪŋkɪŋ:

this arsenal is different. that, at least, is what they are trying to prove and so far the evidence is in their favour. the players know that past mean many people remain unconvinced of ability to sustain their title challenge as manchester city and chelsea breathe down their necks but they are determined not to buckle. the fact that this victory over could be described as routine shows the progress team have made. "that's something that has changed from last season," said santi, who sealed the win with two sweetly taken goals. "there were games last year where we'd go up and we'd end up losing it or under pressure. for a team that cannot happen. this season the team is much more solid, we're much better at closing out games. we need to continue this form because of chelsea and manchester city. "maybe at the start of the season nobody put us up as high as manchester city or chelsea, maybe because of the signings they made, but it's ultimately demonstrated on the pitch and right now arsenal are above them. our objective is to keep fighting with them. we're top because up until now we've been the best team." wenger attributes much of the credit for his team's improvement to its new defensive fortitude. per and laurent have formed an authoritative central defensive partnership, wojciech szczesny is becoming ever more reliable, the are secure and the midfield, especially mathieu flamini, provides sturdy protection to the rearguard. wenger suggests his team is now locked into a virtuous circle. each victory is both a stride forward and a hiccup avoided and enhances the side's belief that they can last the distance. "the consistency of the results of the team since january 2013 has strengthened that maturity and the fact that we are defensively more stable gives us more of a serene attitude and that helps a lot," he says. that "serene attitude" makes it hard to envisage arsenal collapsing like they did the last time they had so many points at this stage of the season. that was in, when they had 54 points after 22 matches (compared with 51 now) but finished third after going on a wretched run of a single win in eight league games between february and early april. that hapless streak was triggered by the horrendous injury that their striker, eduardo, suffered during a draw at birmingham city, but the poise of this arsenal team suggests they would be capable of withstanding even such a traumatic misfortune. if all the challengers have a similar level of mental strength, then the title will be decided by skill. arsenal seem on that front too. flourishing against followed a similarly decisive impact from jack in the previous match at aston villa. with aaron ramsey unavailable, theo walcott out for the season and özil curiously off form, it is important that others step to the fore. so far they are doing that. last six wins have brought 12 goals from seven different scorers. "that's the best thing that can happen to us," says wenger. "if you depend on one player, then you have to put him in cotton wool to keep him fit. for us it's important to know everybody can score." there are, however, concerns and özil's form is one of them. in addition, it still looks a risk not to sign a striker this month to relieve the burden on olivier giroud. nicklas resumes full training on monday following injury and is expected to do so later week but they may not be enough. arsenal are seeking an additional but it remains to be seen whether they can conclude a deal. they have held talks with over but are interested only in taking the on loan, whereas his employers want a permanent sale. discussions with real madrid over álvaro morata, whom arsenal would be happy to take permanently, are also at an impasse. fulham, meanwhile, may just have solved one of their biggest problems, although that cannot be said with much certainty given the way they have fluctuated between respectable and wretched performances this season. at the emirates they showed a steel that has seldom been seen this season, as the brede and the debutant, dan burn, blended well in central defence. "it gives confidence to the whole team, a feeling that we are more solid and that it's harder for opponents to break us down," said their manager, rené meulensteen. "we just need to make sure that one goal conceded does not create a ripple effect, which then creates a wave of negativity. we are starting to look more solid and that's our way forward." man of the match santi (arsenal)

ðɪs ˈɑrsənəl ɪz ˈdɪfərənt. ðət, æt list, ɪz wət ðeɪ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ pruv ənd soʊ fɑr ðə ˈɛvədəns ɪz ɪn ðɛr ˈfeɪvər. ðə pleɪərz noʊ ðət pæst min ˈmɛni ˈpipəl rɪˈmeɪn ˌənkənˈvɪnst əv əˈbɪləˌti tɪ səˈsteɪn ðɛr ˈtaɪtəl ˈʧælənʤ ɛz ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ənd ˈʧɛlsi brið daʊn ðɛr nɛks bət ðeɪ ər dɪˈtərmənd nɑt tɪ ˈbəkəl. ðə fækt ðət ðɪs ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər kʊd bi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ruˈtin ʃoʊz ðə ˈprɑˌgrɛs tim hæv meɪd. "ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət həz ʧeɪnʤd frəm læst ˈsizən," sɛd ˈsænti, hu sild ðə wɪn wɪθ tu sˈwitli ˈteɪkən goʊlz. "ðɛr wər geɪmz læst jɪr wɛr wid goʊ əp ənd wid ɛnd əp ˈluzɪŋ ɪt ər ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər. fər ə tim ðət ˈkænɑt ˈhæpən. ðɪs ˈsizən ðə tim ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈsɑləd, wɪr məʧ ˈbɛtər æt ˈkloʊzɪŋ aʊt geɪmz. wi nid tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðɪs fɔrm bɪˈkəz əv ˈʧɛlsi ənd ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti. "ˈmeɪbi æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsizən ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi pʊt ˈjuˈɛs əp ɛz haɪ ɛz ˈmænˌʧɛstər ˈsɪti ər ˈʧɛlsi, ˈmeɪbi bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈsaɪnɪŋz ðeɪ meɪd, bət ɪts ˈəltəmətli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɔn ðə pɪʧ ənd raɪt naʊ ˈɑrsənəl ər əˈbəv ðɛm. ɑr əˈbʤɛktɪv ɪz tɪ kip ˈfaɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm. wɪr tɔp bɪˈkəz əp ənˈtɪl naʊ wiv bɪn ðə bɛst tim." ˈwɛŋər əˈtrɪˌbjuts məʧ əv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt fər hɪz timz ˌɪmˈpruvmənt tɪ ɪts nu dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈfɔrtɪˌtud. pər ənd ˈlɔrənt hæv fɔrmd ən əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv ˈsɛntrəl dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, ˈwɔɪʧɛk ˈʃɛzni ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈɛvər mɔr rɪˈlaɪəbəl, ðə ər sɪˈkjʊr ənd ðə midfield*, əˈspɛʃəli ˈmæθju flamini*, prəˈvaɪdz ˈstərdi prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ ðə rearguard*. ˈwɛŋər səˈʤɛsts hɪz tim ɪz naʊ lɑkt ˈɪntu ə ˈvərʧuəs ˈsərkəl. iʧ ˈvɪktəri ɪz boʊθ ə straɪd ˈfɔrwərd ənd ə ˈhɪkəp əˈvɔɪdɪd ənd ɛnˈhænsɪz ðə saɪdz bɪˈlif ðət ðeɪ kən læst ðə ˈdɪstəns. "ðə kənˈsɪstənsi əv ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə tim sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2013 həz ˈstrɛŋθənd ðət məˈʧʊrəti ənd ðə fækt ðət wi ər dɪˈfɛnsɪvli mɔr ˈsteɪbəl gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs mɔr əv ə sərˈin ˈætəˌtud ənd ðət hɛlps ə lɔt," hi sɪz. ðət "sərˈin ˈætəˌtud" meɪks ɪt hɑrd tɪ ɛnˈvɪzɪʤ ˈɑrsənəl kəˈlæpsɪŋ laɪk ðeɪ dɪd ðə læst taɪm ðeɪ hæd soʊ ˈmɛni pɔɪnts æt ðɪs steɪʤ əv ðə ˈsizən. ðət wɑz ɪn wɪn ðeɪ hæd 54 pɔɪnts ˈæftər 22 ˈmæʧɪz (kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 51 naʊ) bət ˈfɪnɪʃt θərd ˈæftər goʊɪŋ ɔn ə ˈrɛʧɪd rən əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl wɪn ɪn eɪt lig geɪmz bɪtˈwin ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd ˈərli ˈeɪprəl. ðət ˈhæpləs strik wɑz ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ðə ˌhɔˈrɛndəs ˈɪnʤəri ðət ðɛr ˈstraɪkər, ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ, ˈsəfərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə drɔ æt ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ˈsɪti, bət ðə pɔɪz əv ðɪs ˈɑrsənəl tim səˈʤɛsts ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv wɪθˈstændɪŋ ˈivɪn səʧ ə trɔˈmætɪk mɪsˈfɔrʧən. ɪf ɔl ðə ˈʧælənʤərz hæv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmɛntəl strɛŋθ, ðɛn ðə ˈtaɪtəl wɪl bi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd baɪ skɪl. ˈɑrsənəl sim ɔn ðət frənt tu. ˈflərɪʃɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈfɑloʊd ə ˈsɪmələrli dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˌɪmˈpækt frəm ʤæk ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs mæʧ æt ˈæstən ˈvɪlə. wɪθ ˈɛrən ˈræmzi ˌənəˈveɪləbəl, ˈθioʊ ˈwɔlkɑt aʊt fər ðə ˈsizən ənd ˈkjʊriəsli ɔf fɔrm, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈəðərz stɛp tɪ ðə fɔr. soʊ fɑr ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ðət. læst sɪks wɪnz hæv brɔt 12 goʊlz frəm ˈsɛvən ˈdɪfərənt ˈskɔrərz. "ðæts ðə bɛst θɪŋ ðət kən ˈhæpən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs," sɪz ˈwɛŋər. "ɪf ju dɪˈpɛnd ɔn wən pleɪər, ðɛn ju hæv tɪ pʊt ɪm ɪn ˈkɔtən wʊl tɪ kip ɪm fɪt. fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi kən skɔr." ðɛr ər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kənˈsərnz ənd fɔrm ɪz wən əv ðɛm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ɪt stɪl lʊks ə rɪsk nɑt tɪ saɪn ə ˈstraɪkər ðɪs mənθ tɪ rɪˈliv ðə ˈbərdən ɔn ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ giroud*. ˈnɪkləz ˈrɛzəˌmeɪz fʊl ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɪnʤəri ənd ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ du soʊ ˈleɪtər wik bət ðeɪ meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf. ˈɑrsənəl ər ˈsikɪŋ ən əˈdɪʃənəl bət ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ˈwɛðər ðeɪ kən kənˈklud ə dil. ðeɪ hæv hɛld tɔks wɪθ ˈoʊvər bət ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ɔn loʊn, wɛˈræz hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪərz wɔnt ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt seɪl. dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ril məˈdrɪd ˈoʊvər morata*, hum ˈɑrsənəl wʊd bi ˈhæpi tɪ teɪk ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli, ər ˈɔlsoʊ æt ən ˌɪmˈpæs., ˈminˌwaɪl, meɪ ʤɪst hæv sɑlvd wən əv ðɛr ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləmz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət ˈkænɑt bi sɛd wɪθ məʧ ˈsərtənti ˈgɪvɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ hæv ˈfləkʧəˌweɪtɪd bɪtˈwin rɪˈspɛktəbəl ənd ˈrɛʧɪd pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ðɪs ˈsizən. æt ðə ˈɛmərˌeɪts ðeɪ ʃoʊd ə stil ðət həz ˈsɛldəm bɪn sin ðɪs ˈsizən, ɛz ðə brid ənd ðə debutant*, dæn bərn, ˈblɛndɪd wɛl ɪn ˈsɛntrəl dɪˈfɛns. "ɪt gɪvz ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ ðə hoʊl tim, ə ˈfilɪŋ ðət wi ər mɔr ˈsɑləd ənd ðət ɪts ˈhɑrdər fər əˈpoʊnənts tɪ breɪk ˈjuˈɛs daʊn," sɛd ðɛr ˈmænɪʤər, rené*é meulensteen*. "wi ʤɪst nid tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət wən goʊl kənˈsidɪd dɪz nɑt kriˈeɪt ə ˈrɪpəl ˈifɛkt, wɪʧ ðɛn kriˈeɪts ə weɪv əv ˌnɛgəˈtɪvəti. wi ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ lʊk mɔr ˈsɑləd ənd ðæts ɑr weɪ ˈfɔrwərd." mæn əv ðə mæʧ ˈsænti (ˈɑrsənəl)

teams ranked nos. 1 through 32, as voted on by a panel of 13 and nfl network experts. total points based on 32 points for a vote through one point for a vote. don't agree with the experts? create your own rankings. rank team w - l votes last votes points 1 1 houston texans 13 - 416 2 1 atlanta falcons - - 396 3 2 san francisco - - 379 4 2 baltimore ravens - - 374 5 4 new york giants - - 362 6 8 arizona cardinals - - 361 7 new england patriots - - 329 8 4 green bay packers - - 309 9 7 seattle seahawks - - 294 10 5 philadelphia eagles - - 285 11 1 chicago bears - - 283 12 3 dallas cowboys - - 277 13 5 denver broncos - - 262 14 5 pittsburgh steelers - - 261 15 5 cincinnati bengals - - 244 16 5 san diego chargers - - 234 17 2 new york jets - - 194 18 5 detroit lions - - 182 19 4 buffalo bills - - 181 20 7 minnesota vikings - - 175 21 4 washington redskins - - 153 22 1 tampa bay buccaneers - - 150 23 5 carolina panthers - - 128 24 5 kansas city chiefs - - 104 25 3 tennessee titans - - 94 26 4 new orleans saints - - 90 27 4 oakland raiders - - 88 28 4 st. louis rams - - 74 29 3 miami dolphins - - 62 30 2 jacksonville jaguars - 1 58 31 6 indianapolis colts - - 55 32 1 cleveland browns - 12 14 voters in the power poll: gil brandt, bucky brooks, charley casserly, heath evans, daniel jeremiah, michael lombardi, willie mcginest, shaun o'hara, gregg rosenthal, darren sharper, kurt warner, brian webber, steve wyche.

timz ræŋkt nos*. 1 θru 32 ɛz ˈvoʊtɪd ɔn baɪ ə ˈpænəl əv 13 ənd ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɛkspərts. ˈtoʊtəl pɔɪnts beɪst ɔn 32 pɔɪnts fər ə voʊt θru wən pɔɪnt fər ə voʊt. doʊnt əˈgri wɪθ ðə ˈɛkspərts? kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈræŋkɪŋz. ræŋk tim ˈdəbəlju ɛl voʊts læst voʊts pɔɪnts 1 1 ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz 13 416 2 1 æˈtlæntə ˈfælkənz 396 3 2 sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ 379 4 2 ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈreɪvənz 374 5 4 nu jɔrk ʤaɪənts 362 6 8 ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz 361 7 nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈpeɪtriəts 329 8 4 grin beɪ ˈpækərz 309 9 7 siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks 294 10 5 ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈigəlz 285 11 1 ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ bɛrz 283 12 3 ˈdæləs ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz 277 13 5 ˈdɛnvər ˈbrɑŋkoʊz 262 14 5 ˈpɪtsbərg ˈstilərz 261 15 5 ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ˈbɛŋgəlz 244 16 5 sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈʧɑrʤərz 234 17 2 nu jɔrk ʤɛts 194 18 5 ˈdiˌtrɔɪt laɪənz 182 19 4 ˈbəfəˌloʊ bɪlz 181 20 7 ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈvaɪkɪŋz 175 21 4 ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz 153 22 1 ˈtæmpə beɪ ˌbəkəˈnirz 150 23 5 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈpænθərz 128 24 5 ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti ʧifs 104 25 3 ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈtaɪtənz 94 26 4 nu ˌɔˈrlinz seɪnts 90 27 4 ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz 88 28 4 st*. luɪs ræmz 74 29 3 maɪˈæmi ˈdɑlfənz 62 30 2 ˈʤæksənˌvɪl ˈʤægˌwɑrz 1 58 31 6 ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs koʊlts 55 32 1 ˈklivlənd braʊnz 12 14 ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ðə paʊər poʊl: gɪl brænt, ˈbəki brʊks, ˈʧɑrli ˈkæsərli, hiθ ˈɛvənz, ˈdænjəl ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə, ˈmaɪkəl lɑmˈbɑrdi, ˈwɪli mcginest*, ʃɔn oʊˈhɛrə, grɛg ˈroʊzənˌθɔl, ˈdɑrən ˈʃɑrpər, kərt ˈwɔrnər, braɪən ˈwɛbər, stiv waɪʧ.

ctvnews.ca staff four people are recovering in hospital after a frightening fall from a at a ski resort near b.c. rescue crews were called to crystal mountain ski resort on saturday after a ski lift chair carrying passengers fell more than seven metres to the ground. one person was airlifted from the scene while three others were taken to general hospital by ambulance. officials say two of the injured remain in critical condition. resort staff have confirmed that the injured include two ski patrollers, a ski instructor, and a visitor to the resort. mike morin, the manager, says this is an extremely rare circumstance and the first time an incident like this has happened since the resort opened in 1967. “one of the empty chairs was swinging and struck the tower, tower number two, on our double chair and caused a and the chair came down to the ground,” he told vancouver. witnesses say they saw the passengers tumble to the ground. “from what i saw, they fell pretty hard,” said carson moss. tyler mow told vancouver that the ski lift did not feel right when he was on it. “the chairs felt earlier in the day,” mow said. “we were just commenting that it felt funny and that something was different.” while paramedics rushed to treat the victims, other skiers remained stuck on the lift and had to be evacuated. “we had to wait for everyone to come up and harness us down,” said cornet. officials say an inspection of the chair lift will now take place to determine what went wrong. with a report from norma reid

ctvnews.ca* stæf fɔr ˈpipəl ər rɪˈkəvərɪŋ ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈæftər ə ˈfraɪtənɪŋ fɔl frəm ə æt ə ski rɪˈzɔrt nɪr b.c*. ˈrɛskju kruz wər kɔld tɪ ˈkrɪstəl ˈmaʊntən ski rɪˈzɔrt ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈæftər ə ski lɪft ʧɛr ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈpæsənʤərz fɛl mɔr ðən ˈsɛvən ˈmitərz tɪ ðə graʊnd. wən ˈpərsən wɑz ˈɛˌrlɪftɪd frəm ðə sin waɪl θri ˈəðərz wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl baɪ ˈæmbjələns. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ tu əv ðə ˈɪnʤərd rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən. rɪˈzɔrt stæf hæv kənˈfərmd ðət ðə ˈɪnʤərd ˌɪnˈklud tu ski patrollers*, ə ski ˌɪnˈstrəktər, ənd ə ˈvɪzɪtər tɪ ðə rɪˈzɔrt. maɪk ˈmɔrɪn, ðə ˈmænɪʤər, sɪz ðɪs ɪz ən ɪkˈstrimli rɛr ˈsərkəmˌstæns ənd ðə fərst taɪm ən ˈɪnsədənt laɪk ðɪs həz ˈhæpənd sɪns ðə rɪˈzɔrt ˈoʊpənd ɪn 1967 əv ðə ˈɛmti ʧɛrz wɑz sˈwɪŋɪŋ ənd strək ðə taʊər, taʊər ˈnəmbər tu, ɔn ɑr ˈdəbəl ʧɛr ənd kɔzd ə ənd ðə ʧɛr keɪm daʊn tɪ ðə ground,”*,” hi toʊld vænˈkuvər. ˈwɪtnəsɪz seɪ ðeɪ sɔ ðə ˈpæsənʤərz ˈtəmbəl tɪ ðə graʊnd. wət aɪ sɔ, ðeɪ fɛl ˈprɪti hard,”*,” sɛd ˈkɑrzən mɔs. ˈtaɪlər moʊ toʊld vænˈkuvər ðət ðə ski lɪft dɪd nɑt fil raɪt wɪn hi wɑz ɔn ɪt. ʧɛrz fɛlt ˈərliər ɪn ðə day,”*,” moʊ sɛd. wər ʤɪst ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ ðət ɪt fɛlt ˈfəni ənd ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɑz different.”*.” waɪl ˌpɛrəˈmɛdɪks rəʃt tɪ trit ðə ˈvɪktɪmz, ˈəðər skiərz rɪˈmeɪnd stək ɔn ðə lɪft ənd hæd tɪ bi ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd. hæd tɪ weɪt fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ kəm əp ənd ˈhɑrnɪs ˈjuˈɛs down,”*,” sɛd kɔrˈnɛt. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ən ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən əv ðə ʧɛr lɪft wɪl naʊ teɪk pleɪs tɪ dɪˈtərmən wət wɛnt rɔŋ. wɪθ ə rɪˈpɔrt frəm ˈnɔrmə rid

baltimore humane society of the united states is offering a reward of $5,000 for information leading to an arrest in the gruesome killing of a cat in maryland. on september 7, 2016, authorities say a cat was found burned to death in an apartment complex in hollingsworth manor in elkton, maryland. investigators believe it was severely tortured and then set on fire. “it is absolutely horrific to imagine someone intentionally and viciously harming an innocent cat in this way,” said emily hovermale, the hsus’ maryland state director. “whoever would commit such a crime is clearly a dangerous person, and we are hopeful that this reward will bring forward anyone with information about this heinous crime.” anyone with any information is asked to call the cecil county animal services at.

ˈbɔltəˌmɔr hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ ə rɪˈwɔrd əv fər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ən ərˈɛst ɪn ðə ˈgrusəm ˈkɪlɪŋ əv ə kæt ɪn ˈmɛrələnd. ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 7 2016 əˈθɔrətiz seɪ ə kæt wɑz faʊnd bərnd tɪ dɛθ ɪn ən əˈpɑrtmənt ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn ˈhɑlɪŋzˌwərθ ˈmænər ɪn ˈɛlktən, ˈmɛrələnd. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz bɪˈliv ɪt wɑz səˈvɪrli ˈtɔrʧərd ənd ðɛn sɛt ɔn faɪər. ɪz ˌæbsəˈlutli hɔˈrɪfɪk tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ˈsəmˌwən ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ənd ˈvɪʃəsli ˈhɑrmɪŋ ən ˈɪnəsənt kæt ɪn ðɪs way,”*,” sɛd ˈɛmɪli ˈhəvərməl, ðə hsus’*’ ˈmɛrələnd steɪt dɪˈrɛktər. wʊd kəˈmɪt səʧ ə kraɪm ɪz ˈklɪrli ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpərsən, ənd wi ər ˈhoʊpfəl ðət ðɪs rɪˈwɔrd wɪl brɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈheɪnəs crime.”*.” ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz æst tɪ kɔl ðə ˈsisəl ˈkaʊnti ˈænəməl ˈsərvɪsɪz æt

critics say the plan will only alienate citizens with ties to somalia, where the militant group is based. kenya’s president said in a speech on tuesday (feb. 16) that his government is thinking about building a prison that will hold those with “violent and extremist” tendencies to limit their ability to spread “poison” to other prisoners. “we will establish a new prison to hold violent, extremist offenders,”, speaking at a graduation ceremony for new prison guards, said. “the truth of the matter is that we cannot allow them to spread their poison to vulnerable kenyans.” it was unclear who, specifically, was referring to. but the language he used in the speech suggests that he may have been talking about individuals with alleged ties to the somali militant group al-shabaab. kenya has been targeted by the al organization ever since the country sent troops into somalia in 2011 to help defeat the group and secure the country for the government. several high profile attacks by the shabaab, including at a high end mall in nairobi and a university in the northeast of the country, have killed hundreds of people. last june, suggested that the situation is forcing kenya to think of new ways to combat the threat. “we must accept that we are faced with a new kind of enemy against whom the conventional methods of fighting crime will not work,” he said. “we have amongst us radicalized youths who appear innocent which makes us believe that they are doing work while they are busy planning evil against other kenyans in the name of religion.” at the time indicated that his government was going to work with community and religious leaders to protect against such radicalization. but the decision to potentially build a special prison to detain individuals suspected of extremism could portend a new phase of’s efforts. it follows another radical idea, yet to be fully realized, of building a wall along the border the government says will keep out the militants. some analysts compare the proposed prison to the controversial us naval base in guantanamo bay where the us government has been holding prisoners suspected of terrorism. they say this approach will only work to exacerbate the already difficult relationship the government has with kenyans of somali ethnic origin, a community it cannot afford to alienate in its efforts. “there is a real risk that this prison for jihadists may only fuel government sentiments, especially if the majority of the prisoners in this jail are somali kenyans,” ahmed salim, a senior analyst at intelligence, told quartz. “effective counterterrorism measures requires the support and from communities.”

ˈkrɪtɪks seɪ ðə plæn wɪl ˈoʊnli ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ˈsɪtɪzənz wɪθ taɪz tɪ səˈmɑljə, wɛr ðə ˈmɪlətənt grup ɪz beɪst. ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd ɪn ə spiʧ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ (ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 16 ðət hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈprɪzən ðət wɪl hoʊld ðoʊz wɪθ ənd extremist”*” ˈtɛndənsiz tɪ ˈlɪmət ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ sprɛd ““poison”*” tɪ ˈəðər ˈprɪzənərz. wɪl ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə nu ˈprɪzən tɪ hoʊld ˈvaɪələnt, ɪkˈstrimɪst offenders,”*,”, ˈspikɪŋ æt ə ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni fər nu ˈprɪzən gɑrdz, sɛd. truθ əv ðə ˈmætər ɪz ðət wi ˈkænɑt əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ sprɛd ðɛr ˈpɔɪzən tɪ ˈvəlnərəbəl kenyans.”*.” ɪt wɑz ənˈklɪr hu, spəˈsɪfɪkli, wɑz rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ. bət ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ hi juzd ɪn ðə spiʧ səˈʤɛsts ðət hi meɪ hæv bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ əˈlɛʤd taɪz tɪ ðə səˈmɑli ˈmɪlətənt grup al-shabaab*. ˈkɛnjə həz bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ ðə æl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈɛvər sɪns ðə ˈkəntri sɛnt trups ˈɪntu səˈmɑljə ɪn 2011 tɪ hɛlp dɪˈfit ðə grup ənd sɪˈkjʊr ðə ˈkəntri fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈsɛvərəl haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl əˈtæks baɪ ðə shabaab*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ æt ə haɪ ɛnd mɔl ɪn ˌnaɪˈroʊbi ənd ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ðə ˌnɔrˈθist əv ðə ˈkəntri, hæv kɪld ˈhənərdz əv ˈpipəl. læst ʤun, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈkɛnjə tɪ θɪŋk əv nu weɪz tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðə θrɛt. məst əkˈsɛpt ðət wi ər feɪst wɪθ ə nu kaɪnd əv ˈɛnəmi əˈgɛnst hum ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈmɛθədz əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ kraɪm wɪl nɑt work,”*,” hi sɛd. hæv əˈməŋst ˈjuˈɛs ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪzd juθs hu əˈpɪr ˈɪnəsənt wɪʧ meɪks ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈliv ðət ðeɪ ər duɪŋ wərk waɪl ðeɪ ər ˈbɪzi ˈplænɪŋ ˈivəl əˈgɛnst ˈəðər ˈkɛnjənz ɪn ðə neɪm əv religion.”*.” æt ðə taɪm ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ kəmˈjunɪti ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈlidərz tɪ prəˈtɛkt əˈgɛnst səʧ ˌrædɪkəlɪˈzeɪʃən. bət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli bɪld ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɪzən tɪ dɪˈteɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz səˈspɛktɪd əv ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm kʊd pɔrˈtɛnd ə nu feɪz əv ˈɛfərts. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz əˈnəðər ˈrædɪkəl aɪˈdiə, jɛt tɪ bi ˈfʊli ˈriəˌlaɪzd, əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ə wɔl əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɪz wɪl kip aʊt ðə ˈmɪlətənts. səm ˈænəlɪsts kəmˈpɛr ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈprɪzən tɪ ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈjuˈɛs ˈneɪvəl beɪs ɪn gˌwɑnˈtɑnəˌmoʊ beɪ wɛr ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈprɪzənərz səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. ðeɪ seɪ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ wɪl ˈoʊnli wərk tɪ ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈdɪfəkəlt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz wɪθ ˈkɛnjənz əv səˈmɑli ˈɛθnɪk ˈɔrəʤən, ə kəmˈjunɪti ɪt ˈkænɑt əˈfɔrd tɪ ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ɪn ɪts ˈɛfərts. ɪz ə ril rɪsk ðət ðɪs ˈprɪzən fər ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts meɪ ˈoʊnli fjuəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsɛnəmənts, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈprɪzənərz ɪn ðɪs ʤeɪl ər səˈmɑli kenyans,”*,” ˈɑmɛd ˈsælɪm, ə ˈsinjər ˈænəlɪst æt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, toʊld kwɔrts. ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˈmɛʒərz rikˈwaɪərz ðə səˈpɔrt ənd frəm communities.”*.”

there are new accusations that the justice department colluded with the clinton campaign about the democratic candidate's court cases, according to new revelations in emails released by. the may 2015 email from clinton spokesman brian fallon said, “doj folks inform me there is a status hearing in this case this morning, so we could have a window into the judge's thinking about this proposed production schedule as quickly as today.” milwaukee county sheriff david clarke, a supporter of donald trump, weighed in this morning, telling tucker carlson that the corruption of the justice department started with general eric holder being found in contempt of congress. clarke said that has continued under loretta lynch, pointing out her secret meeting with bill clinton shortly before the fbi announced there would be no charges against mrs. clinton over her private email server. "the corruption is all throughout the government. it's the courts, it's our institutions of government, the at the fbi, the doj, the congress, on and on and on," said clarke, adding that the only way it will change is through the ballot box. "i believe that the american people are finally going to have to rise up. it is 'pitchfork and torches' time, to use a metaphor, in america to get these people out of here and for the citizens of america to take this country back." carlson pointed out that if people begin to believe that some powerful people are held to a different legal standard, it's a "threat to our system itself." watch the full interview above. gingrich: 'republicans willing to help hillary' belong in the dem. party wikileaks dump: top clinton aides mock catholicism, evangelical christianity mccain: 'the clintons don't live by the same laws we do' trump: 'shackles are off me,' now i can fight for america my way

ðɛr ər nu ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt kəˈludɪd wɪθ ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn əˈbaʊt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkændədeɪts kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nu ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ɪn iˈmeɪlz riˈlist baɪ. ðə meɪ 2015 iˈmeɪl frəm ˈklɪntən ˈspoʊksmən braɪən ˈfælən sɛd, foʊks ˌɪnˈfɔrm mi ðɛr ɪz ə ˈstætəs ˈhirɪŋ ɪn ðɪs keɪs ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, soʊ wi kʊd hæv ə ˈwɪndoʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈʤəʤɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs prəˈpoʊzd pərˈdəkʃən ˈskɛʤʊl ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz today.”*.” mɪlˈwɔki ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪf ˈdeɪvɪd klɑrk, ə səˈpɔrtər əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, weɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈtəkər ˈkɑrlsən ðət ðə kərˈəpʃən əv ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ˈhoʊldər biɪŋ faʊnd ɪn kənˈtɛmpt əv ˈkɑŋgrəs. klɑrk sɛd ðət həz kənˈtɪnjud ˈəndər lərˈɛtə lɪnʧ, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt hər ˈsikrɪt ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ bɪl ˈklɪntən ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈnaʊnst ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən ˈoʊvər hər ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər. "ðə kərˈəpʃən ɪz ɔl θruaʊt ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪts ðə kɔrts, ɪts ɑr ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə æt ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ, ðə doj*, ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs, ɔn ənd ɔn ənd ɔn," sɛd klɑrk, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ɪt wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ɪz θru ðə ˈbælət bɑks. "aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ər ˈfaɪnəli goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ raɪz əp. ɪt ɪz 'ˈpɪʧˌfɔrk ənd ˈtɔrʧɪz' taɪm, tɪ juz ə ˈmɛtəfɔr, ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ gɪt ðiz ˈpipəl aʊt əv hir ənd fər ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz əv əˈmɛrɪkə tɪ teɪk ðɪs ˈkəntri bæk." ˈkɑrlsən ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ɪf ˈpipəl bɪˈgɪn tɪ bɪˈliv ðət səm ˈpaʊərfəl ˈpipəl ər hɛld tɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈligəl ˈstændərd, ɪts ə "θrɛt tɪ ɑr ˈsɪstəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf." wɔʧ ðə fʊl ˈɪntərvˌju əˈbəv. ˈgɪŋgrɪʧ: 'rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈhɪləri' bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ðə dem*. ˈpɑrti dəmp: tɔp ˈklɪntən eɪdz mɑk kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm, ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti məˈkeɪn: 'ðə ˈklɪntənz doʊnt lɪv baɪ ðə seɪm lɔz wi du' trəmp: 'ˈʃækəlz ər ɔf mi,' naʊ aɪ kən faɪt fər əˈmɛrɪkə maɪ weɪ

please note that this page has not been updated since early 2015. i now recommend stack rationale i’m trying to learn the haskell programming language, and tripping over the package management system sufficiently often that putting me off putting time into learning the language. here are my requirements for a development environment willing to learn in: don’t leave; jessie will be out soon, but its versions of and the haskell platform are still very old so upgrading early is not a way out. how often i have to delete all of ~/.cabal and ; when using cabal, again, the number of core libraries that need to get rebuilt in every sandbox; be simple enough to integrate cleanly with the existing ways i manage my os installation and the contents of my home directory; be simple enough that i can understand everything as a haskell beginner and can get things working (again) quickly and get back to trying to write haskell. in this document i will describe the combination of home directory and installations that fit these requirements, and the workflow for sorting out packages so that i can get on with trying to make my programs do input and output, and other fun haskell beginner stuff. alternative approaches the following two approaches satisfy the requirements given above. do everything manually this involves having nothing installed, including the haskell platform. install and cabal in and then install things into their own and add the directories to your $path . someone on describes a balance between installing stuff into and having in which related packages are built and then those directories. but this requires lots and lots of rebuilding over and over and lots of manual $path additions. packages mitigate this. this might facilitate such an approach. fails (2), (3) and (4). use a clever automatic solution halcyon and the nix package manager (which require the full nixos) are the projects come across that try to do this. they aim to avoid even more rebuilding than my approach avoids. the halcyon author want to support, and i want to be a nix early at the same time as trying to learn how to get my programs to take input and produce output. fails (1) and (5). drawbacks of my approach we’re living very far away from the edge: using and a version of the haskell platform from 2012. someone on expresses the view that since haskell moves so fast, end up rebuilding everything all the time anyway so you can use your favourite packages from. the only thing not getting from the apt repositories that we might is and-mod for emacs, since we can have newer versions of those without repeated building. we’re doing a lot of rebuilding of libraries, and only avoiding rebuilding those that come with, which will become less and less useful as time goes by and packages depend on newer versions. this is okay because a haskell beginner, and not a professional software engineer, so even if i stick with learning haskell going to take me years before writing anything that needs fancy contemporary libraries. and maybe by then the ecosystem will have improved. i basically need only for building fancy things like and structured haskell mode so okay to sandbox those things and do a load of builds. system setup debian packages and get all our basic libraries installed: “` {.nil} apt-get install-prof “` or if using: {.haskell} :: property = "workstation apt packages" [ ["ghc", "ghc-prof", "haskell-platform"] , ["haskell-mode", "ghc-mod"] ] put cabal configuration file in place: the most important thing here is require-sandbox: true . not putting anything in . so we need to include all directories in our $path . i build stuff that is to be built on every machine in . so for each binary we have a sandbox in a directory under , e.g./propellor . this code will those directories to $path . it comes from my which is supposed to be a script to set up environment variables that i can source in , , scripts run from cron, my gnome and startup scripts and wherever. {.bash} for in $(find -path "*/.cabal-sandbox/bin"); do path="$bindir:$path" done export path upgrading before doing anything else, we upgrade . the version of in is so old that it know about, and we want to pollute . so we cheat and get it from jessie: “` {.nil} apt-get install -t testing “` be sure to have set up apt pinning so that this pull anything else in from jessie! upgrading again since we want the smartest dependency resolution we can get, we now upgrade cabal to the very latest and greatest. {.nil} $ cabal update $ cd $ cabal get $ cd-* $ cabal sandbox $ cabal install restart the shell ( hash cabal enough because we only just created the sandbox) and type cabal --version to check that the second decimal is higher than 20. use which cabal to check that the one from . usage for haskell projects installing other programs maybe you want the-mod or from. follow the procedure just used for upgrading for the second time. getting libraries for your project this section is a wip. but some tips: - basic workflow is cabal; cabal sandbox; cabal build . - use cabal to launchi. - when you need a library, first try to find a package (the name will begin with [lib]ghc- ). - if you find it, you can use cabal install blah to install into the sandbox for testing before adding to the .cabal file as a dependency. try to install all required packages in one go on one cabal install command as this gives cabal the best chance of getting the dependencies right. - be afraid to clear out the sandbox: .cabal-sandbox; cabal sandbox . - try to enhance dependency resolution some more. sources & further reading

pliz noʊt ðət ðɪs peɪʤ həz nɑt bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd sɪns ˈərli 2015 aɪ naʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd stæk ˌræʃəˈnæl traɪɪŋ tɪ lərn ðə ˈhæskəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ənd ˈtrɪpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpækɪʤ ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsɪstəm səˈfɪʃəntli ˈɔfən ðət ˈpʊtɪŋ mi ɔf ˈpʊtɪŋ taɪm ˈɪntu ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. hir ər maɪ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lərn ɪn: liv; ˈʤɛsi wɪl bi aʊt sun, bət ɪts ˈvərʒənz əv ənd ðə ˈhæskəl ˈplætˌfɔrm ər stɪl ˈvɛri oʊld soʊ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ˈərli ɪz nɑt ə weɪ aʊt. haʊ ˈɔfən aɪ hæv tɪ dɪˈlit ɔl əv ~/.kəˈbɑl ənd wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ kəˈbɑl, əˈgɛn, ðə ˈnəmbər əv kɔr ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ðət nid tɪ gɪt riˈbɪlt ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈsændˌbɑks; bi ˈsɪmpəl ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˈklinli wɪθ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ weɪz aɪ ˈmænɪʤ maɪ ɑs ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ənd ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv maɪ hoʊm dɪˈrɛktəri; bi ˈsɪmpəl ɪˈnəf ðət aɪ kən ˌəndərˈstænd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛz ə ˈhæskəl bɪˈgɪnər ənd kən gɪt θɪŋz ˈwərkɪŋ (əˈgɛn) kˈwɪkli ənd gɪt bæk tɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ raɪt ˈhæskəl. ɪn ðɪs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt aɪ wɪl dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv hoʊm dɪˈrɛktəri ənd ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃənz ðət fɪt ðiz rɪkˈwaɪrmənts, ənd ðə ˈwərkˌfloʊ fər ˈsɔrtɪŋ aʊt ˈpækɪʤɪz soʊ ðət aɪ kən gɪt ɔn wɪθ traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk maɪ ˈproʊˌgræmz du ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ənd ˈəðər fən ˈhæskəl bɪˈgɪnər stəf. ɔlˈtərnətɪv əˈproʊʧɪz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tu əˈproʊʧɪz ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈgɪvɪn əˈbəv. du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈmænjuəli ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈhævɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɔld, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈhæskəl ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˌɪnˈstɔl ənd kəˈbɑl ɪn ənd ðɛn ˌɪnˈstɔl θɪŋz ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn ənd æd ðə dɪˈrɛktəriz tɪ jʊr $pæθ ˈsəmˌwən ɔn dɪˈskraɪbz ə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ stəf ˈɪntu ənd ˈhævɪŋ ɪn wɪʧ rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈpækɪʤɪz ər bɪlt ənd ðɛn ðoʊz dɪˈrɛktəriz. bət ðɪs rikˈwaɪərz lɑts ənd lɑts əv riˈbɪldɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ənd lɑts əv ˈmænjuəl $pæθ əˈdɪʃənz. ˈpækɪʤɪz ˈmɪtəˌgeɪt ðɪs. ðɪs maɪt fəˈsɪləˌteɪt səʧ ən əˈproʊʧ. feɪlz 2 3 ənd 4 juz ə ˈklɛvər ˌɔtəˈmætɪk səˈluʃən ˈhælsiən ənd ðə nɪks ˈpækɪʤ ˈmænɪʤər (wɪʧ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə fʊl nixos*) ər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkts kəm əˈkrɔs ðət traɪ tɪ du ðɪs. ðeɪ eɪm tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈivɪn mɔr riˈbɪldɪŋ ðən maɪ əˈproʊʧ əˈvɔɪdz. ðə ˈhælsiən ˈɔθər wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt, ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ bi ə nɪks ˈərli æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɛz traɪɪŋ tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ gɪt maɪ ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ teɪk ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd ˈproʊdus ˈaʊtˌpʊt. feɪlz 1 ənd 5 ˈdrɔˌbæks əv maɪ əˈproʊʧ ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈvɛri fɑr əˈweɪ frəm ðə ɛʤ: ˈjuzɪŋ ənd ə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈhæskəl ˈplætˌfɔrm frəm 2012 ˈsəmˌwən ɔn ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ðə vju ðət sɪns ˈhæskəl muvz soʊ fæst, ɛnd əp riˈbɪldɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɔl ðə taɪm ˈɛniˌweɪ soʊ ju kən juz jʊr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpækɪʤɪz frəm. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ frəm ðə æpt riˈpɑzəˌtɔriz ðət wi maɪt ɪz ənd fər emacs*, sɪns wi kən hæv nuər ˈvərʒənz əv ðoʊz wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈpitɪd ˈbɪldɪŋ. duɪŋ ə lɔt əv riˈbɪldɪŋ əv ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz, ənd ˈoʊnli əˈvɔɪdɪŋ riˈbɪldɪŋ ðoʊz ðət kəm wɪθ, wɪʧ wɪl bɪˈkəm lɛs ənd lɛs ˈjusfəl ɛz taɪm goʊz baɪ ənd ˈpækɪʤɪz dɪˈpɛnd ɔn nuər ˈvərʒənz. ðɪs ɪz ˌoʊˈkeɪ bɪˈkəz ə ˈhæskəl bɪˈgɪnər, ənd nɑt ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr, soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ stɪk wɪθ ˈlərnɪŋ ˈhæskəl goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk mi jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət nidz ˈfænsi kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ənd ˈmeɪbi baɪ ðɛn ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm wɪl hæv ˌɪmˈpruvd. aɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli nid ˈoʊnli fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈfænsi θɪŋz laɪk ənd ˈstrəkʧərd ˈhæskəl moʊd soʊ ˌoʊˈkeɪ tɪ ˈsændˌbɑks ðoʊz θɪŋz ənd du ə loʊd əv bɪldz. ˈsɪstəm ˈsɛˌtəp ˈpækɪʤɪz ənd gɪt ɔl ɑr ˈbeɪsɪk ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ˌɪnˈstɔld: {.nɪl} ˌɪnˈstɔl ər ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ: {.ˈhæskəl} ˈprɑpərti "ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən æpt ˈpækɪʤɪz" ["ghc*", "ghc-prof*", "haskell-platform*"] ["haskell-mode*", "ghc-mod*"] pʊt kəˈbɑl kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən faɪl ɪn pleɪs: ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ hir ɪz require-sandbox*: tru nɑt ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn soʊ wi nid tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɔl dɪˈrɛktəriz ɪn ɑr $pæθ aɪ bɪld stəf ðət ɪz tɪ bi bɪlt ɔn ˈɛvəri məˈʃin ɪn soʊ fər iʧ ˈbaɪnəˌri wi hæv ə ˈsændˌbɑks ɪn ə dɪˈrɛktəri ˈəndər e.g*. ðɪs koʊd wɪl ðoʊz dɪˈrɛktəriz tɪ $pæθ ɪt kəmz frəm maɪ wɪʧ ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə skrɪpt tɪ sɛt əp ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈvɛriəbəlz ðət aɪ kən sɔrs ɪn skrɪpts rən frəm krɑn, maɪ noʊm ənd ˈstɑrˌtəp skrɪpts ənd wɛˈrɛvər. {.bæʃ} fər ɪn $(faɪnd -pæθ "*/.cabal-sandbox/bin*"); du path="$bindir:$path*" dən ˈɛkspɔrt pæθ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls, wi ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈvərʒən əv ɪn ɪz soʊ oʊld ðət ɪt noʊ əˈbaʊt, ənd wi wɔnt tɪ pəˈlut soʊ wi ʧit ənd gɪt ɪt frəm ˈʤɛsi: {.nɪl} ˌɪnˈstɔl -ti ˈtɛstɪŋ bi ʃʊr tɪ hæv sɛt əp æpt ˈpɪnɪŋ soʊ ðət ðɪs pʊl ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ɪn frəm ˈʤɛsi! ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ əˈgɛn sɪns wi wɔnt ðə sˈmɑrtəst dɪˈpɛndənsi ˌrɛzəˈluʃən wi kən gɪt, wi naʊ ˈəpˈgreɪd kəˈbɑl tɪ ðə ˈvɛri ˈleɪtəst ənd ˈgreɪtəst. {.nɪl} kəˈbɑl ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈsiˈdi kəˈbɑl gɪt ˈsiˈdi-* kəˈbɑl ˈsændˌbɑks kəˈbɑl ˌɪnˈstɔl riˈstɑrt ðə ʃɛl hæʃ kəˈbɑl ɪˈnəf bɪˈkəz wi ˈoʊnli ʤɪst kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈsændˌbɑks) ənd taɪp kəˈbɑl --ˈvərʒən tɪ ʧɛk ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈdɛsəməl ɪz haɪər ðən 20 juz wɪʧ kəˈbɑl tɪ ʧɛk ðət ðə wən frəm ˈjusɪʤ fər ˈhæskəl ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈəðər ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈmeɪbi ju wɔnt ðə ər frəm. ˈfɑloʊ ðə prəˈsiʤər ʤɪst juzd fər ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm. ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz fər jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən ɪz ə wip*. bət səm tɪps: ˈbeɪsɪk ˈwərkˌfloʊ ɪz kəˈbɑl; kəˈbɑl ˈsændˌbɑks; kəˈbɑl bɪld juz kəˈbɑl tɪ lɔnʧ ghci*. wɪn ju nid ə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, fərst traɪ tɪ faɪnd ə ˈpækɪʤ (ðə neɪm wɪl bɪˈgɪn wɪθ [lib]ghc*- ɪf ju faɪnd ɪt, ju kən juz kəˈbɑl ˌɪnˈstɔl blɑ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈɪntu ðə ˈsændˌbɑks fər ˈtɛstɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə .kəˈbɑl faɪl ɛz ə dɪˈpɛndənsi. traɪ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ɔl rikˈwaɪərd ˈpækɪʤɪz ɪn wən goʊ ɔn wən kəˈbɑl ˌɪnˈstɔl kəˈmænd ɛz ðɪs gɪvz kəˈbɑl ðə bɛst ʧæns əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə dɪˈpɛndənsiz raɪt. bi əˈfreɪd tɪ klɪr aʊt ðə ˈsændˌbɑks: .cabal-sandbox*; kəˈbɑl ˈsændˌbɑks traɪ tɪ ɛnˈhæns dɪˈpɛndənsi ˌrɛzəˈluʃən səm mɔr. ˈsɔrsəz ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ

the logical way to start exploring this possibility would be to give elephants the pointing test. but these giant mammals are a lot more challenging to work with than a poodle. in fact, it until last year that one of dr. students, ms. smet, was able to run the test. ms. smet traveled to zimbabwe, where a company called wild horizons offers safaris. each morning, while the elephants were waiting to take tourists on a trip, ms. smet would set up two buckets behind a screen. an elephant handler would bring one of the animals a few yards away from her. the elephant watched ms. smet lower pieces of fruit behind the screen and put them into one of the buckets. but the elephant see which bucket she put the fruit in. “i actually checked that from elephant height,” ms. smet said. ms. smet then brought the buckets out from behind the screen and stood between them. she pointed at the one with the fruit inside, and the handler walked the elephant toward the buckets. ms. smet noted which bucket it stuck its trunk in first. for two months, ms. smet tested 11 elephants. when she crunched the data afterward, she found that the elephants picked the right bucket percent of the time. human babies do a little better at these tests, scoring percent.) ms. smet found that the elephants could follow her pointing whether she stuck out her whole arm or just used her hand. and when she simply stood between the buckets, by contrast, the elephants stuck their trunks in the buckets at random. ms. smet and dr. byrne published their results thursday in the journal current biology. the scientists were able to rule out the possibility that the elephants learned to associate pointing with food over the course of the experiments. “they were just as good on trial said dr. byrne.

ðə ˈlɑʤɪkəl weɪ tɪ stɑrt ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðɪs ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti wʊd bi tɪ gɪv ˈɛləfənts ðə ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɛst. bət ðiz ʤaɪənt ˈmæməlz ər ə lɔt mɔr ˈʧælənʤɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ ðən ə ˈpudəl. ɪn fækt, ɪt ənˈtɪl læst jɪr ðət wən əv ˈdɑktər. ˈstudənts, mɪz. smɛt, wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rən ðə tɛst. mɪz. smɛt ˈtrævəld tɪ zɪmˈbɑbweɪ, wɛr ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld waɪld hərˈaɪzənz ˈɔfərz səˈfɑriz. iʧ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, waɪl ðə ˈɛləfənts wər ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ teɪk ˈtʊrɪsts ɔn ə trɪp, mɪz. smɛt wʊd sɛt əp tu ˈbəkəts bɪˈhaɪnd ə skrin. ən ˈɛləfənt ˈhændələr wʊd brɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈænəməlz ə fju jɑrdz əˈweɪ frəm hər. ðə ˈɛləfənt wɔʧt mɪz. smɛt loʊər ˈpisɪz əv frut bɪˈhaɪnd ðə skrin ənd pʊt ðɛm ˈɪntu wən əv ðə ˈbəkəts. bət ðə ˈɛləfənt si wɪʧ ˈbəkɪt ʃi pʊt ðə frut ɪn. ˈæˌkʧuəli ʧɛkt ðət frəm ˈɛləfənt height,”*,” mɪz. smɛt sɛd. mɪz. smɛt ðɛn brɔt ðə ˈbəkəts aʊt frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə skrin ənd stʊd bɪtˈwin ðɛm. ʃi ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ðə wən wɪθ ðə frut ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ənd ðə ˈhændələr wɔkt ðə ˈɛləfənt təˈwɔrd ðə ˈbəkəts. mɪz. smɛt ˈnoʊtɪd wɪʧ ˈbəkɪt ɪt stək ɪts trəŋk ɪn fərst. fər tu mənθs, mɪz. smɛt ˈtɛstɪd 11 ˈɛləfənts. wɪn ʃi krənʧt ðə ˈdætə ˈæftərwərd, ʃi faʊnd ðət ðə ˈɛləfənts pɪkt ðə raɪt ˈbəkɪt pərˈsɛnt əv ðə taɪm. ˈjumən ˈbeɪbiz du ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbɛtər æt ðiz tɛsts, ˈskɔrɪŋ pərˈsɛnt.) mɪz. smɛt faʊnd ðət ðə ˈɛləfənts kʊd ˈfɑloʊ hər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈwɛðər ʃi stək aʊt hər hoʊl ɑrm ər ʤɪst juzd hər hænd. ənd wɪn ʃi ˈsɪmpli stʊd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈbəkəts, baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ðə ˈɛləfənts stək ðɛr trəŋks ɪn ðə ˈbəkəts æt ˈrændəm. mɪz. smɛt ənd ˈdɑktər. bərn ˈpəblɪʃt ðɛr rɪˈzəlts ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈkɑrənt baɪˈɑləʤi. ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ rul aʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðə ˈɛləfənts ˈlərnɪd tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈpɔɪntɪŋ wɪθ fud ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənts. wər ʤɪst ɛz gʊd ɔn traɪəl sɛd ˈdɑktər. bərn.

clarence saunders is often credited as the father of the supermarket with his piggly wiggly stores providing grocery needs as far back as 1916. in western massachusetts, there have been numerous supermarket chains that have served shoppers, most notably the family's big y. in 1936, paul, a route sales driver for wonder bread, opened the y cash market with his brother gerald in chicopee. the brothers opened a second and larger y cash market in a former bowling alley in 1947. building on their success they opened a big y in northampton in 1960. it was the largest supermarket in western massachusetts. other popular chains over the years have included stop & shop, and food mart. here is a look back at where many of us have done their grocery shopping over the years.

ˈklɛrəns ˈsɔndərz ɪz ˈɔfən ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ɛz ðə ˈfɑðər əv ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt wɪθ hɪz ˈpɪgli ˈwɪgəli stɔrz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈgroʊsəri nidz ɛz fɑr bæk ɛz 1916 ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈnumərəs ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʧeɪnz ðət hæv sərvd ˈʃɑpərz, moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli ðə ˈfæməliz bɪg waɪ. ɪn 1936 pɔl, ə rut seɪlz ˈdraɪvər fər ˈwəndər brɛd, ˈoʊpənd ðə waɪ kæʃ ˈmɑrkɪt wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðər ˈʤɛrəld ɪn chicopee*. ðə ˈbrəðərz ˈoʊpənd ə ˈsɛkənd ənd ˈlɑrʤər waɪ kæʃ ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ə ˈfɔrmər ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈæli ɪn 1947 ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðɛr səkˈsɛs ðeɪ ˈoʊpənd ə bɪg waɪ ɪn ˌnɔrˈθæmptən ɪn 1960 ɪt wɑz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. ˈəðər ˈpɑpjələr ʧeɪnz ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd stɑp ʃɑp, ənd fud mɑrt. hir ɪz ə lʊk bæk æt wɛr ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv dən ðɛr ˈgroʊsəri ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz.

the title of this article is conjectural. though the topic is found within the simpsons universe, a proper name is not available. the lawyer, is springfield's most prominent lawyer known for his face, blue hair, new york accent, and nasal voice. contents show] work he was first introduced as one of mr. burns' many lawyers. subsequently, he most commonly appears as the lawyer arguing against the simpsons whenever they wind up in court. he often makes good points against them and wins over the judge. however, he has attempted to aid the simpson family at least] he also occasionally appears to serve as a prosecutor. he worked for & burnham: family law" in one episode, where he had a secretary named (homophone for "you wha?!?!"). his name is never stated, though it's presumably either or burnham, given his law firm's name. in one episode, he reveals himself to be the author of a novel called "the 60 foot baby" and on the cover he is simply credited as "burns' lawyer." despite being his lawyer, he is, sometimes, intimidated by burns. an example of this is when burn begins losing money, he (and burns's other lawyers) loses his competence and acts as a out of fear of his wrath, going as far as to encourage burns into making bad investments that bankrupt] politics he is a member of the springfield republican party he graduated from springfield university. non-canon appearances the contents of this article or section are considered to be and therefore may not have actually happened/existed. in the the simpsons game , several of him work as the lawyers/bodyguards. in the simpsons guy, he sues the pawtucket patriot brewery for copyright infringement. behind the laughter writers al jean and mike reiss have both stated on the dvd commentaries that the voice is based on lawyer roy cohn, and animator jim reardon has said that he is designed to look like character actor charles lane. if you compare him to milhouse, he has a striking resemblance to yet another adult version of him: plus, thin glasses and tuxedo and minus the humor, voice, and relationship with a simpson. his voice sounds similar to arnie voice. appearances

ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz conjectural*. ðoʊ ðə ˈtɑpɪk ɪz faʊnd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɪmpsənz ˈjunəˌvərs, ə ˈprɑpər neɪm ɪz nɑt əˈveɪləbəl. ðə ˈlɔjər, ɪz ˈsprɪŋˌfildz moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ˈlɔjər noʊn fər hɪz feɪs, blu hɛr, nu jɔrk ˈækˌsɛnt, ənd ˈneɪzəl vɔɪs. ˈkɑntɛnts ʃoʊ] wərk hi wɑz fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust ɛz wən əv ˈmɪstər. bərnz' ˈmɛni ˈlɔjərz. ˈsəbsəkwəntli, hi moʊst ˈkɑmənli əˈpɪrz ɛz ðə ˈlɔjər ˈɑrgjuɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsɪmpsənz wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ wɪnd əp ɪn kɔrt. hi ˈɔfən meɪks gʊd pɔɪnts əˈgɛnst ðɛm ənd wɪnz ˈoʊvər ðə ʤəʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi həz əˈtɛmptəd tɪ eɪd ðə ˈsɪmpsən ˈfæməli æt list hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli əˈpɪrz tɪ sərv ɛz ə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər. hi wərkt fər ˈbərnəm: ˈfæməli lɔ" ɪn wən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, wɛr hi hæd ə ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri neɪmd (ˈhoʊmoʊˌfoʊn fər "ju wha*?!?!"). hɪz neɪm ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈsteɪtɪd, ðoʊ ɪts prɪˈzuməbli ˈiðər ər ˈbərnəm, ˈgɪvɪn hɪz lɔ fərmz neɪm. ɪn wən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, hi rɪˈvilz hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ bi ðə ˈɔθər əv ə ˈnɑvəl kɔld "ðə 60 fʊt ˈbeɪbi" ənd ɔn ðə ˈkəvər hi ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ɛz "bərnz' ˈlɔjər." dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ hɪz ˈlɔjər, hi ɪz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd baɪ bərnz. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs ɪz wɪn bərn bɪˈgɪnz ˈluzɪŋ ˈməni, hi (ənd ˈbərnzɪz ˈəðər ˈlɔjərz) ˈluzɪz hɪz ˈkɑmpətɪns ənd ækts ɛz ə aʊt əv fɪr əv hɪz ræθ, goʊɪŋ ɛz fɑr ɛz tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ bərnz ˈɪntu ˈmeɪkɪŋ bæd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ðət ˈbæŋkrəpt ˈpɑləˌtɪks hi ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈsprɪŋˌfild rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti hi ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ˈsprɪŋˌfild ˌjunəˈvərsəti. əˈpɪrənsəz ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ər ˈsɛkʃən ər kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr meɪ nɑt hæv ˈæˌkʧuəli happened/existed*. ɪn ðə ðə ˈsɪmpsənz geɪm ˈsɛvərəl əv ɪm wərk ɛz ðə lawyers/bodyguards*. ɪn ðə ˈsɪmpsənz gaɪ, hi suz ðə ˌpɔˈtəkɪt ˈpeɪtriət ˈbruəri fər ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt. bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈlæftər ˈraɪtərz æl ʤin ənd maɪk raɪs hæv boʊθ ˈsteɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˌdiˌviˈdi ˈkɑmənˌtɛriz ðət ðə vɔɪs ɪz beɪst ɔn ˈlɔjər rɔɪ koʊn, ənd ˈænəˌmeɪtər ʤɪm ˈrɪrdən həz sɛd ðət hi ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ lʊk laɪk ˈkɛrɪktər ˈæktər ˈʧɑrəlz leɪn. ɪf ju kəmˈpɛr ɪm tɪ ˈmɪˌlhaʊs, hi həz ə ˈstraɪkɪŋ rɪˈzɛmbləns tɪ jɛt əˈnəðər ˈædəlt ˈvərʒən əv ɪm: pləs, θɪn ˈglæsɪz ənd ˌtəkˈsidoʊ ənd ˈmaɪnəs ðə ˈhjumər, vɔɪs, ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ə ˈsɪmpsən. hɪz vɔɪs saʊnz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈɑrni vɔɪs. əˈpɪrənsəz

for the bread, see in quebec cuisine, (sometimes gorton or corton, especially among new englanders of origin) is a pork spread containing onions and spices. due to its fatty texture and taste, it resembles french rillettes. are usually served on toast as part of a traditional quebec breakfast. it is not to be confused with de tête" in quebec) or head cheese. recipes [ edit ] recipes vary, but traditional preparation involves covering lbs of ground pork shoulder in milk or water in a large pot, then seasoning with onions and a mix of spices. the blend of spices varies from recipe to recipe, but nearly all include ground cloves. other spices often used include cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, and bay leaf. some recipes include minced garlic. basics the mixture is simmered gently over low heat, and stirred often to prevent scorching until all the liquid is cooked off and the mixture is thick. it is then allowed to cool, then stirred again to incorporate all the rendered fat, and transferred to a large, clean container or individual containers, covered tightly, and refrigerated for several hours or overnight until firm. pig marrow is also often added to form a gelatin that allows it to congeal. cretonnade [ edit ] more specifically, is pork-based; otherwise, it is a, especially if it is veal- or] however, the distinction is often not made, even in french, with either type being. see also [ edit ] references [ edit ]

fər ðə brɛd, si ɪn kwəˈbɛk kwɪˈzin, (ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈgɔrtən ər corton*, əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ nu ˈɪŋgləndərz əv ˈɔrəʤən) ɪz ə pɔrk sprɛd kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈənjənz ənd ˈspaɪsɪz. du tɪ ɪts ˈfæti ˈtɛksʧər ənd teɪst, ɪt rɪˈzɛmbəlz frɛnʧ rillettes*. ər ˈjuʒəwəli sərvd ɔn toʊst ɛz pɑrt əv ə trəˈdɪʃənəl kwəˈbɛk ˈbrɛkfəst. ɪt ɪz nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ də tête*" ɪn kwəˈbɛk) ər hɛd ʧiz. ˈrɛsəpiz ˈɛdət ˈrɛsəpiz ˈvɛri, bət trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈkəvərɪŋ paʊndz əv graʊnd pɔrk ˈʃoʊldər ɪn mɪlk ər ˈwɔtər ɪn ə lɑrʤ pɑt, ðɛn ˈsizənɪŋ wɪθ ˈənjənz ənd ə mɪks əv ˈspaɪsɪz. ðə blɛnd əv ˈspaɪsɪz ˈvɛriz frəm ˈrɛsəpi tɪ ˈrɛsəpi, bət ˈnɪrli ɔl ˌɪnˈklud graʊnd kloʊvz. ˈəðər ˈspaɪsɪz ˈɔfən juzd ˌɪnˈklud ˈsɪnəmən, ˈɔlˌspaɪs, ˈʤɪnʤər, ˈnətˌmɛg, ənd beɪ lif. səm ˈrɛsəpiz ˌɪnˈklud mɪnst ˈgɑrlɪk. ˈbeɪsɪks ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪz ˈsɪmərd ˈʤɛntli ˈoʊvər loʊ hit, ənd stərd ˈɔfən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈskɔrʧɪŋ ənˈtɪl ɔl ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ɪz kʊkt ɔf ənd ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪz θɪk. ɪt ɪz ðɛn əˈlaʊd tɪ kul, ðɛn stərd əˈgɛn tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ɔl ðə ˈrɛndərd fæt, ənd ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ə lɑrʤ, klin kənˈteɪnər ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kənˈteɪnərz, ˈkəvərd ˈtaɪtli, ənd rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtɪd fər ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz ər ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ənˈtɪl fərm. pɪg ˈmɛroʊ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfən ˈædɪd tɪ fɔrm ə ˈʤɛlətən ðət əˈlaʊz ɪt tɪ kənˈʤil. ˈɛdət mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, ɪz pork-based*; ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ɪt ɪz ə, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ɪt ɪz vil- ər ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən ɪz ˈɔfən nɑt meɪd, ˈivɪn ɪn frɛnʧ, wɪθ ˈiðər taɪp biɪŋ. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət

the battle over marriage equality in iowa is heating up as republicans in the state house are moving forward with plans to ban gay marriage and civil unions, an attempt to reverse a unanimous 2009 state supreme court decision in favor of marriage equality. to amend the constitution, “an amendment would require approval by state lawmakers during two legislative sessions, and then approval by voters at the ballot box.” encouraged by major republican gains in the midterm elections and the removal of three justices through retention votes, iowa republicans have emphasized restrictions on and in their legislative agenda, and religious right leader bob vander is pressing for the removal of the entire supreme court. vander’s new organization, the family leader, recently blasted faith leaders in an alert message that questions their faith, stating: ‘religious’ leaders signed a letter delivered to the iowa legislature saying that people of faith support homosexual ‘marriage.’ stay silent while others speak for you and [sic] god.” the group calls on pastors to sign an alternative petition which describes “homosexual behavior” as “immoral and sinful” and “harmful both to the individuals who choose to participate in it and the society that chooses to accept it.” the mobilization of pastors by the family leader comes at a time when, according to the des moines register, republican leaders are trying to prohibit not only gay marriage but also other forms of legal rights for gay couples such as civil unions and domestic partnerships. the register reports:

ðə ˈbætəl ˈoʊvər ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti ɪn ˈaɪəwə ɪz ˈhitɪŋ əp ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə steɪt haʊs ər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ plænz tɪ bæn geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz, ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ rɪˈvərs ə juˈnænəməs 2009 steɪt səˈprim kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti. tɪ əˈmɛnd ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, əˈmɛndmənt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər əˈpruvəl baɪ steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈdʊrɪŋ tu ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈsɛʃənz, ənd ðɛn əˈpruvəl baɪ ˈvoʊtərz æt ðə ˈbælət box.”*.” ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ˈmeɪʤər rɪˈpəblɪkən geɪnz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv θri ˈʤəstɪsɪz θru riˈtɛnʃən voʊts, ˈaɪəwə rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ənd ɪn ðɛr ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv əˈʤɛndə, ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs raɪt ˈlidər bɑb ˈvændər ɪz ˈprɛsɪŋ fər ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər səˈprim kɔrt. ˈvændər nu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈfæməli ˈlidər, ˈrisəntli ˈblæstɪd feɪθ ˈlidərz ɪn ən əˈlərt ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət kˈwɛsʧənz ðɛr feɪθ, ˈsteɪtɪŋ: ‘‘religious’*’ ˈlidərz saɪnd ə ˈlɛtər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ðə ˈaɪəwə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər seɪɪŋ ðət ˈpipəl əv feɪθ səˈpɔrt ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ‘‘marriage.’*.’ steɪ ˈsaɪlənt waɪl ˈəðərz spik fər ju ənd [sɪk] god.”*.” ðə grup kɔlz ɔn ˈpæstərz tɪ saɪn ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv pəˈtɪʃən wɪʧ dɪˈskraɪbz behavior”*” ɛz ənd sinful”*” ənd boʊθ tɪ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu ʧuz tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ɪt ənd ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti ðət ˈʧuzɪz tɪ əkˈsɛpt it.”*.” ðə ˌmoʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ˈpæstərz baɪ ðə ˈfæməli ˈlidər kəmz æt ə taɪm wɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə dɪ mɔɪnz ˈrɛʤɪstər, rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidərz ər traɪɪŋ tɪ proʊˈhɪbət nɑt ˈoʊnli geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəðər fɔrmz əv ˈligəl raɪts fər geɪ ˈkəpəlz səʧ ɛz ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps. ðə ˈrɛʤɪstər rɪˈpɔrts:

hulu has acquired exclusive rights to thriller monkeys” under a deal withniversal. in addition, under the expanded deal, has acquired the full library of programming for series “battlestar galactica” and “saved by the bell,” which are available to stream now. the deal also adds episodes of popular series including “bob the builder,” “thomas and friends” and “barney.” the first season of monkeys” will premiere exclusively on on feb. 24, available to subscribers. the series, from universal cable prods., will return for its second season on on monday, april 18. the deal is structured by to drive interest in the show by letting viewers catch up on ahead of the season 2 bow on tv. a tactic nbc and others have used in the past with subscription services. “12 monkeys” follows the journey of james cole, sent back in time to prevent a dark and hellish future from ever happening. the series stars aaron stanford as cole, along with amanda schull, kirk acevedo, emily hampshire, barbara and todd stashwick. terry and travis fickett (“nikita”) are executive producers and showrunners, with charles roven (“batman v. superman,” “suicide squad,” “american hustle”) and richard suckle (“suicide squad,” “american hustle,” “the international”) as executive producers. atlas entertainment and roven produced the original monkeys” film which starred bruce willis, brad pitt and madeline stowe on which the series is based. nbcu is one of’s parent companies, along with century fox and disney.

hulu* həz əkˈwaɪərd ɪkˈsklusɪv raɪts tɪ θˈrɪlər monkeys”*” ˈəndər ə dil wɪθ nbcuniversal*. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈəndər ðə ɪkˈspændɪd dil, həz əkˈwaɪərd ðə fʊl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ fər ˈsɪriz galactica”*” ənd baɪ ðə bell,”*,” wɪʧ ər əˈveɪləbəl tɪ strim naʊ. ðə dil ˈɔlsoʊ ædz ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ˈpɑpjələr ˈsɪriz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə builder,”*,” ənd friends”*” ənd ““barney.”*.” ðə fərst ˈsizən əv monkeys”*” wɪl prɛˈmɪr ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɔn ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 24 əˈveɪləbəl tɪ səbˈskraɪbərz. ðə ˈsɪriz, frəm ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈkeɪbəl prɑdz., wɪl rɪˈtərn fər ɪts ˈsɛkənd ˈsizən ɔn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈeɪprəl 18 ðə dil ɪz ˈstrəkʧərd baɪ tɪ draɪv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ʃoʊ baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ vjuərz kæʧ əp ɔn əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈsizən 2 boʊ ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ə ˈtæktɪk ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ənd ˈəðərz hæv juzd ɪn ðə pæst wɪθ səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz. monkeys”*” ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈʤərni əv ʤeɪmz koʊl, sɛnt bæk ɪn taɪm tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə dɑrk ənd ˈhɛlɪʃ fˈjuʧər frəm ˈɛvər ˈhæpənɪŋ. ðə ˈsɪriz stɑrz ˈɛrən ˈstænfərd ɛz koʊl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ əˈmændə ʃʊl, kərk æsəˈveɪdoʊ, ˈɛmɪli ˈhæmʃər, ˈbɑrbərə ənd tɑd stashwick*. ˈtɛri ənd ˈtrævɪs ˈfɪkɪt (““nikita”*”) ər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz ənd showrunners*, wɪθ ˈʧɑrəlz ˈroʊvən vi. superman,”*,” squad,”*,” hustle”*”) ənd ˈrɪʧərd ˈsəkəl squad,”*,” hustle,”*,” international”*”) ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz. ˈætləs ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ˈroʊvən prəˈdust ðə ərˈɪʤənəl monkeys”*” fɪlm wɪʧ stɑrd brus ˈwɪlɪs, bræd pɪt ənd ˈmædəlɪn stoʊ ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz beɪst. ɪz wən əv ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌniz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɛnʧəri fɑks ənd ˈdɪzni.

the message board website struck at the hearts of every fan this morning when they started a rumor that drake died in a car crash in los angeles. "operation drake, as the original thread called it" started in the comment section of "hotline bling" video, where users wrote "rip drake" before the news then spread to other outlets. the fake news eventually ended up as a community post on that was syndicated on the front page of yahoo! before it was eventually removed. cnn also picked up the story through syndication, but it was removed shortly after. buzzfeed pulled the community post and left an editor's note that a community user posted a false claim about drake and that it was removed. wikipedia page for a time listed his date of death as nov. 22, though it's unclear if made that update. the original threads have since been deleted, but it looks like the damage is already done, with twitter questioning if drake actually died. thankfully, drake is still alive and views from the 6 is on the way.

ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt strək æt ðə hɑrts əv ˈɛvəri fæn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈrumər ðət dreɪk daɪd ɪn ə kɑr kræʃ ɪn lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs. "ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən dreɪk, ɛz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl θrɛd kɔld ɪt" ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈsɛkʃən əv "ˈhɑˌtlaɪn bling*" ˈvɪdioʊ, wɛr ˈjuzərz roʊt "rɪp dreɪk" ˌbiˈfɔr ðə nuz ðɛn sprɛd tɪ ˈəðər ˈaʊˌtlɛts. ðə feɪk nuz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈɛndɪd əp ɛz ə kəmˈjunɪti poʊst ɔn ðət wɑz ˈsɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd ɔn ðə frənt peɪʤ əv ˈjɑˌhu! ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli riˈmuvd. ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈɔlsoʊ pɪkt əp ðə ˈstɔri θru ˌsɪndɪˈkeɪʃən, bət ɪt wɑz riˈmuvd ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər. pʊld ðə kəmˈjunɪti poʊst ənd lɛft ən ˈɛdɪtərz noʊt ðət ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈjuzər ˈpoʊstɪd ə fɔls kleɪm əˈbaʊt dreɪk ənd ðət ɪt wɑz riˈmuvd. ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə peɪʤ fər ə taɪm ˈlɪstɪd hɪz deɪt əv dɛθ ɛz noʊv. 22 ðoʊ ɪts ənˈklɪr ɪf meɪd ðət ˈəpˌdeɪt. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl θrɛdz hæv sɪns bɪn dɪˈlitəd, bət ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi dən, wɪθ tˈwɪtər kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪf dreɪk ˈæˌkʧuəli daɪd. ˈθæŋkfəli, dreɪk ɪz stɪl əˈlaɪv ənd vjuz frəm ðə 6 ɪz ɔn ðə weɪ.

foretelling the future can be a tricky business. hard to trust your own psychic abilities. they are skills one comes into by accident and design. there are lots of things that you can try. these can help to hone your skill if a beginner or even a seasoned expert. been reading the cards and getting psychic readings for over three decades. over the years consulted with thousands of professionals and clients about what it is you need to know, what you want to know, and how the different systems work. keep a record it is good practice to keep track of your readings, dreams, and the events that follow. you need to get obsessively anal about it, but if you keep a journal you can begin to see patterns and signs that you may not have recognized otherwise. – it is good practice to keep track of your readings, dreams, and the events that follow. you need to get obsessively anal about it, but if you keep a journal you can begin to see patterns and signs that you may not have recognized otherwise. observe your own thoughts consider your own personal observations and associations as they relate to the archetypal symbols present in the tarot. one of the most important things to remember while reading is “wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” – consider your own personal observations and associations as they relate to the archetypal symbols present in the tarot. one of the most important things to remember while reading is “wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” test and psychic tests can start with something simple. as your cards a question like will it rain on me today? or will i get a call from x in the next 24 hours? choose simple and verifiable questions to start with. measure your results against the actual outcomes. – psychic tests can start with something simple. as your cards a question like will it rain on me today? or will i get a call from x in the next 24 hours? choose simple and verifiable questions to start with. measure your results against the actual outcomes. practice how do you get to carnegie hall? ok, a new yorker, i pass that joke up. no matter what you are trying to achieve practice goes a long way. many readers start by doing daily sessions with their cards, some still do. – how do you get to carnegie hall? ok, a new yorker, i pass that joke up. no matter what you are trying to achieve practice goes a long way. many readers start by doing daily sessions with their cards, some still do. make sure you have the right cards there are thousands of tarot and oracle decks in existence today, will more being created every day. there are decks based on pulp fiction, fairies, dragons, and goddesses. you can find your way with cards inspired by victorians, steampunks, masons, and a whole host of others. – there are thousands of tarot and oracle decks in existence today, will more being created every day. there are decks based on pulp fiction, fairies, dragons, and goddesses. you can find your way with cards inspired by victorians, steampunks, masons, and a whole host of others. make sure you have the right spread tarot spreads can be very open or very rigid. there are three card spreads to represent the past, present, and future. there are spreads that incorporate the entire deck and are designed to tell the story of an individuals whole life. – tarot spreads can be very open or very rigid. there are three card spreads to represent the past, present, and future. there are spreads that incorporate the entire deck and are designed to tell the story of an individuals whole life. or die all forms of divination, tarot included, involve opening mind up to new ways of seeing. most people are used to practicing the art ofing with a mirror or a crystal ball. these same techniques used with these methods can be utilized with tarot cards. obviously there is the image one sees on the card, but tarot challenges your mind to think beyond the four edges of the card. – all forms of divination, tarot included, involve opening mind up to new ways of seeing. most people are used to practicing the art ofing with a mirror or a crystal ball. these same techniques used with these methods can be utilized with tarot cards. obviously there is the image one sees on the card, but tarot challenges your mind to think beyond the four edges of the card. sleep with your deck in many different spiritual tradition the psychic energy of places and things is very important. sleeping with your tarot cards under your pillow allows you and the cards to access your subconscious power. that way there will be an energy exchange between you. – in many different spiritual tradition the psychic energy of places and things is very important. sleeping with your tarot cards under your pillow allows you and the cards to access your subconscious power. that way there will be an energy exchange between you. only you know– ultimately, you are the only person who can attempt to be objective about what you are seeing in the cards. sometimes you may notice a tendency towards wishful thinking or paranoia. that may be when you need to take a break. this list of recommendations is only just a beginning, tarot provides a whole world of possibilities. more information about learning the tarot can be found in our divination space station series. if you are interested in getting a tarot reading email me at what are your recommendations for learning and trusting your own readings? 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fɔrˈtɛlɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər kən bi ə ˈtrɪki ˈbɪznɪs. hɑrd tɪ trəst jʊr oʊn ˈsaɪkɪk əˈbɪləˌtiz. ðeɪ ər skɪlz wən kəmz ˈɪntu baɪ ˈæksədənt ənd dɪˈzaɪn. ðɛr ər lɑts əv θɪŋz ðət ju kən traɪ. ðiz kən hɛlp tɪ hoʊn jʊr skɪl ɪf ə bɪˈgɪnər ər ˈivɪn ə ˈsizənd ˈɛkspərt. bɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə kɑrdz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsaɪkɪk ˈridɪŋz fər ˈoʊvər θri ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz kənˈsəltɪd wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əv prəˈfɛʃənəlz ənd klaɪənts əˈbaʊt wət ɪt ɪz ju nid tɪ noʊ, wət ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ, ənd haʊ ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɪstəmz wərk. kip ə ˈrɛkərd ɪt ɪz gʊd ˈpræktɪs tɪ kip træk əv jʊr ˈridɪŋz, drimz, ənd ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət ˈfɑloʊ. ju nid tɪ gɪt ɑbˈsɛsɪvli ˈeɪnəl əˈbaʊt ɪt, bət ɪf ju kip ə ˈʤərnəl ju kən bɪˈgɪn tɪ si ˈpætərnz ənd saɪnz ðət ju meɪ nɑt hæv ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈəðərˌwaɪz. ɪt ɪz gʊd ˈpræktɪs tɪ kip træk əv jʊr ˈridɪŋz, drimz, ənd ðə ɪˈvɛnts ðət ˈfɑloʊ. ju nid tɪ gɪt ɑbˈsɛsɪvli ˈeɪnəl əˈbaʊt ɪt, bət ɪf ju kip ə ˈʤərnəl ju kən bɪˈgɪn tɪ si ˈpætərnz ənd saɪnz ðət ju meɪ nɑt hæv ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈəðərˌwaɪz. əbˈzərv jʊr oʊn θɔts kənˈsɪdər jʊr oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ənd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɛz ðeɪ rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðə ˈɑrkˈtaɪpəl ˈsɪmbəlz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˌtæˈroʊ. wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər waɪl ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪz ju goʊ, ju teɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ you.”*.” kənˈsɪdər jʊr oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ənd əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ɛz ðeɪ rɪˈleɪt tɪ ðə ˈɑrkˈtaɪpəl ˈsɪmbəlz ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə ˌtæˈroʊ. wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər waɪl ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪz ju goʊ, ju teɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ you.”*.” tɛst ənd ˈsaɪkɪk tɛsts kən stɑrt wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl. ɛz jʊr kɑrdz ə kˈwɛʃən laɪk wɪl ɪt reɪn ɔn mi təˈdeɪ? ər wɪl aɪ gɪt ə kɔl frəm ɛks ɪn ðə nɛkst 24 aʊərz? ʧuz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ stɑrt wɪθ. ˈmɛʒər jʊr rɪˈzəlts əˈgɛnst ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ˈsaɪkɪk tɛsts kən stɑrt wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl. ɛz jʊr kɑrdz ə kˈwɛʃən laɪk wɪl ɪt reɪn ɔn mi təˈdeɪ? ər wɪl aɪ gɪt ə kɔl frəm ɛks ɪn ðə nɛkst 24 aʊərz? ʧuz ˈsɪmpəl ənd ˈvɛrəˌfaɪəbəl kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ stɑrt wɪθ. ˈmɛʒər jʊr rɪˈzəlts əˈgɛnst ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈaʊtˌkəmz. ˈpræktɪs haʊ du ju gɪt tɪ ˌkɑrˈneɪgi hɔl? ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ə nu ˈjɔrkər, aɪ pæs ðət ʤoʊk əp. noʊ ˈmætər wət ju ər traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv ˈpræktɪs goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ. ˈmɛni ˈridərz stɑrt baɪ duɪŋ ˈdeɪli ˈsɛʃənz wɪθ ðɛr kɑrdz, səm stɪl du. haʊ du ju gɪt tɪ ˌkɑrˈneɪgi hɔl? ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ə nu ˈjɔrkər, aɪ pæs ðət ʤoʊk əp. noʊ ˈmætər wət ju ər traɪɪŋ tɪ əˈʧiv ˈpræktɪs goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ. ˈmɛni ˈridərz stɑrt baɪ duɪŋ ˈdeɪli ˈsɛʃənz wɪθ ðɛr kɑrdz, səm stɪl du. meɪk ʃʊr ju hæv ðə raɪt kɑrdz ðɛr ər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌtæˈroʊ ənd ˈɔrəkəl dɛks ɪn ɪgˈzɪstəns təˈdeɪ, wɪl mɔr biɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪd ˈɛvəri deɪ. ðɛr ər dɛks beɪst ɔn pəlp ˈfɪkʃən, ˈfɛriz, ˈdrægənz, ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz. ju kən faɪnd jʊr weɪ wɪθ kɑrdz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ vɪkˈtɔriənz, steampunks*, ˈmeɪsənz, ənd ə hoʊl hoʊst əv ˈəðərz. ðɛr ər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌtæˈroʊ ənd ˈɔrəkəl dɛks ɪn ɪgˈzɪstəns təˈdeɪ, wɪl mɔr biɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪd ˈɛvəri deɪ. ðɛr ər dɛks beɪst ɔn pəlp ˈfɪkʃən, ˈfɛriz, ˈdrægənz, ənd ˈgɑdəsɪz. ju kən faɪnd jʊr weɪ wɪθ kɑrdz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ vɪkˈtɔriənz, steampunks*, ˈmeɪsənz, ənd ə hoʊl hoʊst əv ˈəðərz. meɪk ʃʊr ju hæv ðə raɪt sprɛd ˌtæˈroʊ sprɛdz kən bi ˈvɛri ˈoʊpən ər ˈvɛri ˈrɪʤɪd. ðɛr ər θri kɑrd sprɛdz tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə pæst, ˈprɛzənt, ənd fˈjuʧər. ðɛr ər sprɛdz ðət ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər dɛk ənd ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ tɛl ðə ˈstɔri əv ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hoʊl laɪf. ˌtæˈroʊ sprɛdz kən bi ˈvɛri ˈoʊpən ər ˈvɛri ˈrɪʤɪd. ðɛr ər θri kɑrd sprɛdz tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə pæst, ˈprɛzənt, ənd fˈjuʧər. ðɛr ər sprɛdz ðət ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər dɛk ənd ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ tɛl ðə ˈstɔri əv ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hoʊl laɪf. ər daɪ ɔl fɔrmz əv ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən, ˌtæˈroʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd, ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈoʊpənɪŋ maɪnd əp tɪ nu weɪz əv siɪŋ. moʊst ˈpipəl ər juzd tɪ ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ðə ɑrt əv wɪθ ə ˈmɪrər ər ə ˈkrɪstəl bɔl. ðiz seɪm tɛkˈniks juzd wɪθ ðiz ˈmɛθədz kən bi ˈjutəˌlaɪzd wɪθ ˌtæˈroʊ kɑrdz. ˈɑbviəsli ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈɪmɪʤ wən siz ɔn ðə kɑrd, bət ˌtæˈroʊ ˈʧælənʤɪz jʊr maɪnd tɪ θɪŋk bɪɔnd ðə fɔr ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə kɑrd. ɔl fɔrmz əv ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən, ˌtæˈroʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd, ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈoʊpənɪŋ maɪnd əp tɪ nu weɪz əv siɪŋ. moʊst ˈpipəl ər juzd tɪ ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ðə ɑrt əv wɪθ ə ˈmɪrər ər ə ˈkrɪstəl bɔl. ðiz seɪm tɛkˈniks juzd wɪθ ðiz ˈmɛθədz kən bi ˈjutəˌlaɪzd wɪθ ˌtæˈroʊ kɑrdz. ˈɑbviəsli ðɛr ɪz ðə ˈɪmɪʤ wən siz ɔn ðə kɑrd, bət ˌtæˈroʊ ˈʧælənʤɪz jʊr maɪnd tɪ θɪŋk bɪɔnd ðə fɔr ˈɛʤɪz əv ðə kɑrd. slip wɪθ jʊr dɛk ɪn ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl trəˈdɪʃən ðə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈɛnərʤi əv ˈpleɪsɪz ənd θɪŋz ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. sˈlipɪŋ wɪθ jʊr ˌtæˈroʊ kɑrdz ˈəndər jʊr ˈpɪloʊ əˈlaʊz ju ənd ðə kɑrdz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs jʊr səbˈkɑnʃəs paʊər. ðət weɪ ðɛr wɪl bi ən ˈɛnərʤi ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ju. ɪn ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl trəˈdɪʃən ðə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈɛnərʤi əv ˈpleɪsɪz ənd θɪŋz ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. sˈlipɪŋ wɪθ jʊr ˌtæˈroʊ kɑrdz ˈəndər jʊr ˈpɪloʊ əˈlaʊz ju ənd ðə kɑrdz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs jʊr səbˈkɑnʃəs paʊər. ðət weɪ ðɛr wɪl bi ən ˈɛnərʤi ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ju. ˈoʊnli ju know–*– ˈəltəmətli, ju ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən hu kən əˈtɛmpt tɪ bi əˈbʤɛktɪv əˈbaʊt wət ju ər siɪŋ ɪn ðə kɑrdz. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju meɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ə ˈtɛndənsi təˈwɔrdz ˈwɪʃfəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ər ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪə. ðət meɪ bi wɪn ju nid tɪ teɪk ə breɪk. ðɪs lɪst əv ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ɪz ˈoʊnli ʤɪst ə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ˌtæˈroʊ prəˈvaɪdz ə hoʊl wərld əv ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz. mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˌtæˈroʊ kən bi faʊnd ɪn ɑr ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ˈsɪriz. ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˌtæˈroʊ ˈrɛdɪŋ iˈmeɪl mi æt wət ər jʊr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz fər ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ˈtrəstɪŋ jʊr oʊn ˈridɪŋz? pliz poʊst ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ! ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd wət ju hæv rɛd hir pliz hɛlp mi aʊt ənd ʃɛr, twit, ənd pɪn ðɪs poʊst!

former um offensive lineman and oakland raiders rookie jon feliciano participated in the duke johnson charity bowling event on tuesday at strike 10 in gulfstream park. here’s what he had to say in an exclusive interview with the miami herald. “it’s great to be out in cali, in oakland, be in such a great atmosphere and a good position. our group is great a good mix between veterans, rookies and guys that are in the middle of their careers,” feliciano told the miami herald. feliciano added that just looking to compete with the raiders. “i’ve got great guys in front of me that have helped me out so far. done everything i asked of them and more,” feliciano said. “i just want to go in there, compete and make the roster.” feliciano is thrilled to remain teammates with fellow raider clive walford. he said he thought the raiders were actually going to take him in the third round, but when name was called, he was happy for his friend. i was like ‘well, i be mad at that.’ and then to have my name called their next pick was awesome,” feliciano said. feliciano swung by the event, he says, first, to give back, but second, to beat duke. “me and duke always compete in bowling pretty heavily,” said feliciano , whose all-time best was a 236. “duke’s a good bowler, but got his number.” added feliciano: “duke’s always been big about doing stuff in the community, and to set this up and have this go down is amazing.” david

ˈfɔrmər əm əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən ənd ˈoʊklənd ˈreɪdərz ˈrʊki ʤɑn fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ðə duk ˈʤɑnsən ˈʧɛrɪti ˈboʊlɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt straɪk 10 ɪn ˈgəlfˌstrim pɑrk. wət hi hæd tɪ seɪ ɪn ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə maɪˈæmi ˈhɛrəld. greɪt tɪ bi aʊt ɪn ˈkɑli, ɪn ˈoʊklənd, bi ɪn səʧ ə greɪt ˈætməsˌfɪr ənd ə gʊd pəˈzɪʃən. ɑr grup ɪz greɪt ə gʊd mɪks bɪtˈwin ˈvɛtərənz, ˈrʊkiz ənd gaɪz ðət ər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðɛr careers,”*,” fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ toʊld ðə maɪˈæmi ˈhɛrəld. fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ ˈædɪd ðət ʤɪst ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ðə ˈreɪdərz. gɑt greɪt gaɪz ɪn frənt əv mi ðət hæv hɛlpt mi aʊt soʊ fɑr. dən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ æst əv ðɛm ənd more,”*,” fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ sɛd. ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ goʊ ɪn ðɛr, kəmˈpit ənd meɪk ðə roster.”*.” fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ ɪz θrɪld tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈtimˌmeɪts wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ ˈreɪdər klaɪv ˈwɔlfərd. hi sɛd hi θɔt ðə ˈreɪdərz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɪm ɪn ðə θərd raʊnd, bət wɪn neɪm wɑz kɔld, hi wɑz ˈhæpi fər hɪz frɛnd. aɪ wɑz laɪk ‘‘well*, aɪ bi mæd æt that.’*.’ ənd ðɛn tɪ hæv maɪ neɪm kɔld ðɛr nɛkst pɪk wɑz awesome,”*,” fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ sɛd. fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ swəŋ baɪ ðə ɪˈvɛnt, hi sɪz, fərst, tɪ gɪv bæk, bət ˈsɛkənd, tɪ bit duk. ənd duk ˈɔlˌweɪz kəmˈpit ɪn ˈboʊlɪŋ ˈprɪti heavily,”*,” sɛd fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ huz ˌɔlˈtaɪm bɛst wɑz ə 236 ə gʊd ˈboʊlər, bət gɑt hɪz number.”*.” ˈædɪd fəliʃiˈɑnoʊ: ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn bɪg əˈbaʊt duɪŋ stəf ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ənd tɪ sɛt ðɪs əp ənd hæv ðɪs goʊ daʊn ɪz amazing.”*.” ˈdeɪvɪd

content originally published at the more pertinent question is, since when did iran have a drone program? ah, that dates back to 2011, when president obama literally gave iran u.s. drone technology, during the 170 incident. i know, you think i'm making this up. why would obama do anything at all for the persians, stemming from giving them drone technology to removing sanctions, to paying them billions for the release of us hostages? you'd have to ask him. but i do know this. source: wikipedia: on 12 december 2011, u.s. administration asked iran to return the captured u.s.] the day before, on 11 december, general salami stated that "no nation welcomes other countries' spy drones in its territory, and no one sends back the spying equipment and its information back to the country of] on 13 december 2011, defence minister of iran, dismissed the request and said "instead of apologising to the iranian nation, it is brazenly asking for the drone back." and the ministry spokesman, mehmanparast, stated that "it seems he [obama] has forgotten that airspace was violated, spying operations were undertaken, international laws were violated and that internal affairs were interfered with. ... instead of an official apology and admitting to this violation, they are making this] former u.s. vice president dick cheney obama's decisions on the drone, saying that, after the aircraft went down, the president should have ordered an air strike within iran: "the right response to that would have been to go in immediately after it had gone down and destroy it. you can do that from the air ... and, in effect, make it impossible for them to benefit from having captured that drone." instead, "he asked nicely for them to return it, and they aren't going] on 17 january 2012, an iranian company said it would send miniature, pink, toy versions of the captured drone to president obama as a response to the request for sending the drone back. on 10 december 2011, iran announced that it intended to carry out reverse engineering on the captured-170 sentinel stealth] in april 2012, the army of the guardians of the islamic revolution claimed to have succeeded in extracting the entirety of the data collected by the drone and are currently in the process of building a replica of the] iran claimed to have been approached by countries, including china and russia, seeking information on the] although u.s. officials expressed concern over the possibility of china or russia receiving the technology, they cast doubt on whether iran could replicate the technology of the aircraft, as well as the amount of intelligence data available, due to the precautions installed for malfunctioning] on may 2014, iranian state tv displayed what was claimed to be a reverse engineered-170. sources familiar with the-170's design say that the iranian-170 is merely a static rather than a] in november 2014 iran claimed to have carried out a successful test flight of an aircraft based on reverse engineering of the-170. the armed was shot down by a u.s. strike eagle about a.m. after it displayed hostile intent and advanced on coalition forces. this is the second the u.s. shot down an iranian drone in less than a month. the coalition forces were manning an established combat outpost to the northeast of at where they are training and advising partner ground forces in the fight against isis. this is the same location where another dropped munitions near coalition forces before it was shot down on june 8. the intercepted the armed after it was observed advancing on the coalition position. the armed was shot down when it continued to advance on the coalition's position without diverting its course. shortly thereafter, iran announced it has reverse engineered that heartwarming? fast forward to today, the united states shot down an iranian drone over the syria -- the second drone this iranian shaheed 129 drone looks very similar to the predator drone made by general atomics, who sells these armed to and shaheed the country obsesses over russian phantoms, the is in the process of expanding an illegal war in syria -- furthering a strategy that has wreaked havoc upon america's balance sheet for the past 30 years.

ˈkɑntɛnt ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt æt ðə mɔr ˈpərtɪnɪnt kˈwɛʃən ɪz, sɪns wɪn dɪd ˌɪˈrɑn hæv ə droʊn ˈproʊˌgræm? ɑ, ðət deɪts bæk tɪ 2011 wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈlɪtərəli geɪv ˌɪˈrɑn juz. droʊn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 170 ˈɪnsədənt. aɪ noʊ, ju θɪŋk əm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs əp. waɪ wʊd ˌoʊˈbɑmə du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ æt ɔl fər ðə ˈpərʒənz, ˈstɛmɪŋ frəm ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm droʊn tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ riˈmuvɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz, tɪ peɪɪŋ ðɛm ˈbɪljənz fər ðə riˈlis əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈhɑstəʤəz? jʊd hæv tɪ æsk ɪm. bət aɪ du noʊ ðɪs. sɔrs: ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə: ɔn 12 dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 juz. ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən æst ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ rɪˈtərn ðə ˈkæpʧərd juz. ðə deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr, ɔn 11 dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈʤɛnərəl səˈlɑmi ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "noʊ ˈneɪʃən ˈwɛlkəmz ˈəðər ˈkəntriz' spaɪ droʊnz ɪn ɪts ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ənd noʊ wən sɛndz bæk ðə spaɪɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ɪts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bæk tɪ ðə ˈkəntri əv ɔn 13 dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˌɪˈrɑn, dɪsˈmɪst ðə rɪkˈwɛst ənd sɛd "ˌɪnˈstɛd əv əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈneɪʃən, ɪt ɪz ˈbreɪzənli ˈæskɪŋ fər ðə droʊn bæk." ənd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri ˈspoʊksmən, mehmanparast*, ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "ɪt simz hi [ˌoʊˈbɑmə] həz fərˈgɑtən ðət ˈɛrˌspeɪs wɑz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd, spaɪɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wər ˈəndərˌteɪkən, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔz wər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ənd ðət ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz wər ˌɪnərˈfɪrd wɪθ. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ən əˈfɪʃəl əˈpɑləˌʤi ənd ədˈmɪtɪŋ tɪ ðɪs vaɪəˈleɪʃən, ðeɪ ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈfɔrmər juz. vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt dɪk ˈʧeɪni ˌoʊˈbɑməz dɪˈsɪʒənz ɔn ðə droʊn, seɪɪŋ ðət, ˈæftər ðə ˈɛrˌkræft wɛnt daʊn, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃʊd hæv ˈɔrdərd ən ɛr straɪk wɪˈθɪn ˌɪˈrɑn: "ðə raɪt rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðət wʊd hæv bɪn tɪ goʊ ɪn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈæftər ɪt hæd gɔn daʊn ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ɪt. ju kən du ðət frəm ðə ɛr ənd, ɪn ˈifɛkt, meɪk ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðɛm tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈhævɪŋ ˈkæpʧərd ðət droʊn." ˌɪnˈstɛd, "hi æst ˈnaɪsli fər ðɛm tɪ rɪˈtərn ɪt, ənd ðeɪ ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ ɔn 17 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 ən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪt wʊd sɛnd ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr, pɪŋk, tɔɪ ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˈkæpʧərd droʊn tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɛz ə rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə droʊn bæk. ɔn 10 dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 ˌɪˈrɑn əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt rɪˈvərs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈkæpʧərd ˈsɛntənəl stɛlθ ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2012 ðə ˈɑrmi əv ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌrɛvəˈluʃən kleɪmd tɪ hæv səkˈsidɪd ɪn ɛkˈstræktɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ðə ˈdætə kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ðə droʊn ənd ər ˈkərəntli ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈrɛplɪkə əv ðə ˌɪˈrɑn kleɪmd tɪ hæv bɪn əˈproʊʧt baɪ ˈkəntriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈrəʃə, ˈsikɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˌɔlˈðoʊ juz. əˈfɪʃəlz ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈʧaɪnə ər ˈrəʃə rɪˈsivɪŋ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ðeɪ kæst daʊt ɔn ˈwɛðər ˌɪˈrɑn kʊd ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl, du tɪ ðə priˈkɔʃənz ˌɪnˈstɔld fər mælˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ɔn meɪ 2014 ˌɪˈrɑniən steɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən dɪˈspleɪd wət wɑz kleɪmd tɪ bi ə rɪˈvərs ˌɛnʤəˈnird ˈsɔrsəz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə dɪˈzaɪn seɪ ðət ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ɪz ˈmɪrli ə ˈstætɪk ˈrəðər ðən ə ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 ˌɪˈrɑn kleɪmd tɪ hæv ˈkɛrid aʊt ə səkˈsɛsfəl tɛst flaɪt əv ən ˈɛrˌkræft beɪst ɔn rɪˈvərs ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ əv ðə ðə ɑrmd wɑz ʃɑt daʊn baɪ ə juz. straɪk ˈigəl əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈæftər ɪt dɪˈspleɪd ˈhɑstəl ˌɪnˈtɛnt ənd ədˈvænst ɔn ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ðə juz. ʃɑt daʊn ən ˌɪˈrɑniən droʊn ɪn lɛs ðən ə mənθ. ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz wər ˈmænɪŋ ən ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈkɑmbæt ˈaʊtˌpoʊst tɪ ðə ˌnɔrˈθist əv æt wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər graʊnd ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs. ðɪs ɪz ðə seɪm loʊˈkeɪʃən wɛr əˈnəðər drɑpt mjuˈnɪʃənz nɪr ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz ʃɑt daʊn ɔn ʤun 8 ðə ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ðə ɑrmd ˈæftər ɪt wɑz əbˈzərvd ədˈvænsɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən pəˈzɪʃən. ðə ɑrmd wɑz ʃɑt daʊn wɪn ɪt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ədˈvæns ɔn ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃənz pəˈzɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈvərtɪŋ ɪts kɔrs. ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər, ˌɪˈrɑn əˈnaʊnst ɪt həz rɪˈvərs ˌɛnʤəˈnird ðət ˈhɑrtˌwɔrmɪŋ? fæst ˈfɔrwərd tɪ təˈdeɪ, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃɑt daʊn ən ˌɪˈrɑniən droʊn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɪriə ðə ˈsɛkənd droʊn ðɪs ˌɪˈrɑniən ʃəˈhid 129 droʊn lʊks ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈprɛdətər droʊn meɪd baɪ ˈʤɛnərəl atomics*, hu sɛlz ðiz ɑrmd tɪ ənd ʃəˈhid ðə ˈkəntri əbˈsɛsɪz ˈoʊvər ˈrəʃən ˈfænəmz, ðə ɪz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪkˈspændɪŋ ən ˌɪˈligəl wɔr ɪn ˈsɪriə ˈfərðərɪŋ ə ˈstrætəʤi ðət həz rikt ˈhævək əˈpɑn əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈbæləns ʃit fər ðə pæst 30 jɪrz.

pin 0 shares i recently found out that one of my associates uses her roth ira as an emergency fund. rather than put money into a low yield savings account, or some other cash account, she uses her retirement account as an emergency fund. technically, the basics of a roth ira are conducive to this arrangement. however, you do want to be careful. think things through before you use your roth ira as an emergency fund. why your roth ira could, in theory, be an emergency fund in theory, your roth ira works as an emergency fund because of the withdrawal rules. you are actually allowed to withdraw your contributions to a roth ira at any time, and for any purpose no matter your age. this means that you can take money out of your roth ira with no penalty or tax, as long as you are only withdrawing money that you have sent to the account through regular annual contributions. as long as your withdrawal amount doesn't exceed your overall contribution amount, you don't have to pay a penalty or taxes. keep in mind that previous withdrawals count against your overall contribution amount. continues after advertisement you do have to be careful, though. withdrawing from your roth ira can cost you if you don't do it right. if you are under 59, and you exceed your contribution amounts (except in certain cases), you might be subject to a 10% penalty and to paying income taxes on the amount. make sure you know what you are doing before you withdraw money from your roth ira to shore up your finances in the case of emergency. opportunity cost while you might not have the expenses associated with penalties and taxes when you withdraw your contributions to your roth ira, you are still subject to opportunity cost. remember: the money in your roth ira is working for you. you are earning interest at a pretty good rate (depending on your asset allocation and market conditions), and if you withdraw principal, you miss out. you can't replace the time that your money might have spent in your roth ira, growing with the power of compound interest. on the other hand, though, some insist that the opportunity cost comes when you put that money in a low yielding cash account as an emergency fund. because your money (theoretically) grows faster in the roth ira, the power of compounding interest at a higher rate makes up for the fact that you withdraw some of your contributions for emergencies. bottom line what you decide to do depends on what you think is likely to work best for you, and provide for your needs. if you plan ahead sufficiently, it should be possible to get quite a bit built up in your roth ira. of course, for it to work, you need to make sure you only withdraw contributions in cases of true emergencies. if you use your roth ira as an atm, you could easily remove all of your contributions quickly and then move into penalty areas where it starts costing you more. make sure you carefully evaluate your situation before adopting this emergency fund strategy. pin 0 shares

pɪn 0 ʃɛrz aɪ ˈrisəntli faʊnd aʊt ðət wən əv maɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts ˈjuzɪz hər rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ɛz ən ˈimərʤənsi fənd. ˈrəðər ðən pʊt ˈməni ˈɪntu ə loʊ jild ˈseɪvɪŋz əˈkaʊnt, ər səm ˈəðər kæʃ əˈkaʊnt, ʃi ˈjuzɪz hər rɪˈtaɪərmənt əˈkaʊnt ɛz ən ˈimərʤənsi fənd. ˈtɛknɪkəli, ðə ˈbeɪsɪks əv ə rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ər kənˈdusɪv tɪ ðɪs ərˈeɪnʤmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju du wɔnt tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl. θɪŋk θɪŋz θru ˌbiˈfɔr ju juz jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ɛz ən ˈimərʤənsi fənd. waɪ jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ kʊd, ɪn ˈθɪri, bi ən ˈimərʤənsi fənd ɪn ˈθɪri, jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ wərks ɛz ən ˈimərʤənsi fənd bɪˈkəz əv ðə wɪθˈdrɔəl rulz. ju ər ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈlaʊd tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ jʊr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ ə rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm, ənd fər ˈɛni ˈpərpəs noʊ ˈmætər jʊr eɪʤ. ðɪs minz ðət ju kən teɪk ˈməni aʊt əv jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ wɪθ noʊ ˈpɛnəlti ər tæks, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju ər ˈoʊnli wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ˈməni ðət ju hæv sɛnt tɪ ðə əˈkaʊnt θru ˈrɛgjələr ˈænjuəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz jʊr wɪθˈdrɔəl əˈmaʊnt ˈdəzənt ɪkˈsid jʊr ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən əˈmaʊnt, ju doʊnt hæv tɪ peɪ ə ˈpɛnəlti ər ˈtæksɪz. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ˈpriviəs wɪθˈdrɔəlz kaʊnt əˈgɛnst jʊr ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən əˈmaʊnt. kənˈtɪnjuz ˈæftər ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ju du hæv tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl, ðoʊ. wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ frəm jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ kən kɔst ju ɪf ju doʊnt du ɪt raɪt. ɪf ju ər ˈəndər 59 ənd ju ɪkˈsid jʊr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən əˈmaʊnts (ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn ˈsərtən ˈkeɪsɪz), ju maɪt bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ə 10 ˈpɛnəlti ənd tɪ peɪɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtæksɪz ɔn ðə əˈmaʊnt. meɪk ʃʊr ju noʊ wət ju ər duɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ju wɪθˈdrɔ ˈməni frəm jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ tɪ ʃɔr əp jʊr ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈimərʤənsi. ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔst waɪl ju maɪt nɑt hæv ðə ɪkˈspɛnsɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈpɛnəltiz ənd ˈtæksɪz wɪn ju wɪθˈdrɔ jʊr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ, ju ər stɪl ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔst. rɪˈmɛmbər: ðə ˈməni ɪn jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ fər ju. ju ər ˈərnɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst æt ə ˈprɪti gʊd reɪt (dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈæˌsɛt ˌæləˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈmɑrkɪt kənˈdɪʃənz), ənd ɪf ju wɪθˈdrɔ ˈprɪnsəpəl, ju mɪs aʊt. ju kænt ˌriˈpleɪs ðə taɪm ðət jʊr ˈməni maɪt hæv spɛnt ɪn jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ, groʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə paʊər əv ˈkɑmpaʊnd ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðoʊ, səm ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔst kəmz wɪn ju pʊt ðət ˈməni ɪn ə loʊ ˈjildɪŋ kæʃ əˈkaʊnt ɛz ən ˈimərʤənsi fənd. bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈməni (ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli) groʊz ˈfæstər ɪn ðə rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ, ðə paʊər əv kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst æt ə haɪər reɪt meɪks əp fər ðə fækt ðət ju wɪθˈdrɔ səm əv jʊr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz fər ˈimərʤənsiz. ˈbɑtəm laɪn wət ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ du dɪˈpɛndz ɔn wət ju θɪŋk ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ wərk bɛst fər ju, ənd prəˈvaɪd fər jʊr nidz. ɪf ju plæn əˈhɛd səˈfɪʃəntli, ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ gɪt kwaɪt ə bɪt bɪlt əp ɪn jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ. əv kɔrs, fər ɪt tɪ wərk, ju nid tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ju ˈoʊnli wɪθˈdrɔ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv tru ˈimərʤənsiz. ɪf ju juz jʊr rɔθ ˌaɪˌɑˈreɪ ɛz ən ˈeɪˌtiˈɛm, ju kʊd ˈizəli riˈmuv ɔl əv jʊr ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz kˈwɪkli ənd ðɛn muv ˈɪntu ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriəz wɛr ɪt stɑrts ˈkɔstɪŋ ju mɔr. meɪk ʃʊr ju ˈkɛrfəli ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt jʊr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr əˈdɑptɪŋ ðɪs ˈimərʤənsi fənd ˈstrætəʤi. pɪn 0 ʃɛrz

despite the blur of activity by innumerable candidates, the 2016 presidential campaign so far is a mostly shapeless enterprise, save for one dominant factor: the prominence of money in the narrative. more than anything, money has been the defining characteristic of the race, highlighted by the political and private activities of the brand names of clinton and bush. in their own ways, hillary rodham clinton and jeb bush have brought unintentional attention to the role of money in politics and public life, to the intersection of money and political and public influence, and to the general absence of restraints, or enforced. for clinton, the story is partly about money, about fundraising for the clinton foundation as well as the extraordinary amounts of money she and former president bill clinton have been paid for speeches since early 2014. for bush, it is the apparent disregard for the spirit of campaign finance laws as he travels the country, filling up his super pac with tens and tens of millions of dollars, all the while posing as someone still trying to decide whether he will become a candidate. clinton cannot shake off questions and criticism about how she and her husband have cashed in after leaving public service. even though much had been written about the amounts each of the clintons was being paid for speeches to corporate, or educational institutions, the revelation last week that they have received about $25 million for 104 speeches since early 2014 was eye-popping. hillary clinton likes to say the deck is stacked against average americans. she said tuesday in iowa that she wants to “reshuffle” that deck. no doubt that is a genuine belief from a democratic politician looking at the state of the economy and comes with a conviction that public policies can and should be geared to alleviate the imbalance, at least somewhat. but she and her husband also are evidence of the imbalance. bill declaration that he will continue to make paid speeches because, as he told nbc news, “i gotta pay our bills” sounds in the face of it all. the clinton foundation points to another problem of a clinton presidential candidacy: the potential conflicts of interest real or perceived that the fundraising could pose should hillary clinton win the white house in 2016. the charitable foundation does good work few would dispute that. but the sources of money are not all equal, particularly foreign governments. appearances count. as a candidate, clinton has chosen to make money in politics one of the pillars of her platform. from the day she did her first campaign event in iowa in april, she has talked about her belief that the campaign finance system needs to be reformed, even if it takes a constitutional amendment to do so. [clinton seeks justices who would overturn citizens united] she told fundraisers last week and repeated in iowa on monday that, as president, she would apply a virtual litmus test for supreme court nominees, seeking justices who favor overturning the citizens united decision, which is credited with bringing about the era of super pacs and the further empowerment of billionaire donors at the expense of everyone else. that’s an extraordinary statement, perhaps proof that she is truly committed to changing a system that has led to a dramatic escalation in fundraising and spending, to levels unheard of not long ago, and to the empowerment of the wealthiest people in society. even those who raise and spend the money for campaigns say it is too much, that it is obscene and distorting and possibly corrupting. without doubt, it is contributing to the cynicism with which many americans view the political process. a constitutional amendment, however, is years in the future. it might never happen. in the here and now, are there steps other than rhetorical commitments that clinton could take to show some break with the past? so far, there have not been any. why not? in fact, she is exploring ways for her campaign to coordinate directly with a recently formed super pac, correct the record, in what will test the limits of the law. former u.s. senator and secretary of state hillary rodham clinton announced that running for president in 2016. here's the take on rights, and more, in her own words. (julie washington post) no rational campaign strategist would tell her to do anything that would limit her ability to compete. in other words, no unilateral disarmament. as the saying goes, they gotta pay the campaign bills, and those bills will be costly. still, a question worth asking, and an explanation worth hearing, from a candidate who has put the issue front and center at the start of her campaign. meanwhile, bush continues on with the ruse that he is still deciding whether to run as he regularly says in front of audiences, the lawyers make him issue a qualifier to keep him on the right side of the law. no one in any audience is fooled. this, after all, is coming from someone who, since late last year, has been running aggressively, who has made multiple trips to iowa and new hampshire and south carolina to address voters and participate in cattle calls, who has hired a first-rate staff of strategists and communicators, and who has up to rich people in small gatherings in new york and california and illinois and florida and texas. once he becomes a candidate, the rules will sharply limit ability to coordinate activities with his super pac. until he is a candidate, he can remain in the thick of building a war chest, coordinating strategy, sharing data and analysis, talking directly to advisers who will later be walled off. he can personally work out which responsibilities will fall to his campaign and which will go to the super pac. bush is helping to stockpile money in his super pac in a way no previous candidate has ever done and in ways none of his prospective rivals are doing. he is creating a new model, one that may be within the letter of the law but that nonetheless mocks a system of campaign finance. his one effort at restraint, if it can be called that, was to ask donors at one point to limit contributions to $1 million. campaign money has rarely been a voting issue for most americans, however much they deplore the expense of campaigns and the distortions it brings to the way politicians spend their time. it probably be an issue in 2016. but there is no escaping the fact that campaign and money continues to define and shape the 2016 race and at least two of its leading candidates.

dɪˈspaɪt ðə blər əv ækˈtɪvɪti baɪ ˌɪˈnumərəbəl ˈkænədɪts, ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn soʊ fɑr ɪz ə ˈmoʊstli ˈʃeɪpləs ˈɛnərˌpraɪz, seɪv fər wən ˈdɑmənənt ˈfæktər: ðə ˈprɑmənəns əv ˈməni ɪn ðə ˈnɛrətɪv. mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ˈməni həz bɪn ðə dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ðə reɪs, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd baɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈpraɪvət ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ðə brænd neɪmz əv ˈklɪntən ənd bʊʃ. ɪn ðɛr oʊn weɪz, ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən ənd ʤɛb bʊʃ hæv brɔt ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəl əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə roʊl əv ˈməni ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ˈpəblɪk laɪf, tɪ ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv ˈməni ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈɪnfluəns, ənd tɪ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈæbsəns əv rɪˈstreɪnts, ər ɛnˈfɔrst. fər ˈklɪntən, ðə ˈstɔri ɪz ˈpɑrtli əˈbaʊt ˈməni, əˈbaʊt ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ fər ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri əˈmaʊnts əv ˈməni ʃi ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən hæv bɪn peɪd fər ˈspiʧɪz sɪns ˈərli 2014 fər bʊʃ, ɪt ɪz ðə əˈpɛrənt ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd fər ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns lɔz ɛz hi ˈtrævəlz ðə ˈkəntri, ˈfɪlɪŋ əp hɪz ˈsupər pæk wɪθ tɛnz ənd tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz, ɔl ðə waɪl ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ˈsəmˌwən stɪl traɪɪŋ tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər hi wɪl bɪˈkəm ə ˈkænədɪt. ˈklɪntən ˈkænɑt ʃeɪk ɔf kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt haʊ ʃi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd hæv kæʃt ɪn ˈæftər ˈlivɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs. ˈivɪn ðoʊ məʧ hæd bɪn ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt ðə əˈmaʊnts iʧ əv ðə ˈklɪntənz wɑz biɪŋ peɪd fər ˈspiʧɪz tɪ ˈkɔrpərət, ər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən læst wik ðət ðeɪ hæv rɪˈsivd əˈbaʊt 25 ˈmɪljən fər 104 ˈspiʧɪz sɪns ˈərli 2014 wɑz eye-popping*. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən laɪks tɪ seɪ ðə dɛk ɪz stækt əˈgɛnst ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkənz. ʃi sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈaɪəwə ðət ʃi wɔnts tɪ ““reshuffle”*” ðət dɛk. noʊ daʊt ðət ɪz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn bɪˈlif frəm ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə steɪt əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd kəmz wɪθ ə kənˈvɪkʃən ðət ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsiz kən ənd ʃʊd bi gɪrd tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt ðə ɪmˈbæləns, æt list ˈsəmˈwət. bət ʃi ənd hər ˈhəzbənd ˈɔlsoʊ ər ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ɪmˈbæləns. bɪl ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ðət hi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ meɪk peɪd ˈspiʧɪz bɪˈkəz, ɛz hi toʊld ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz, ˈgɑtə peɪ ɑr bills”*” saʊnz ɪn ðə feɪs əv ɪt ɔl. ðə ˈklɪntən faʊnˈdeɪʃən pɔɪnts tɪ əˈnəðər ˈprɑbləm əv ə ˈklɪntən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkændɪdəsi: ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑnflɪkts əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ril ər pərˈsivd ðət ðə ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ kʊd poʊz ʃʊd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wɪn ðə waɪt haʊs ɪn 2016 ðə ˈʧɛrətəbəl faʊnˈdeɪʃən dɪz gʊd wərk fju wʊd dɪˈspjut ðət. bət ðə ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈməni ər nɑt ɔl ˈikwəl, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənts. əˈpɪrənsəz kaʊnt. ɛz ə ˈkænədɪt, ˈklɪntən həz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ meɪk ˈməni ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks wən əv ðə ˈpɪlərz əv hər ˈplætˌfɔrm. frəm ðə deɪ ʃi dɪd hər fərst kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ˈaɪəwə ɪn ˈeɪprəl, ʃi həz tɔkt əˈbaʊt hər bɪˈlif ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈsɪstəm nidz tɪ bi rɪˈfɔrmd, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt teɪks ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt tɪ du soʊ. [ˈklɪntən siks ˈʤəstɪsɪz hu wʊd ˈoʊvərˌtərn ˈsɪtɪzənz juˈnaɪtɪd] ʃi toʊld ˈfənˌdreɪzərz læst wik ənd rɪˈpitɪd ɪn ˈaɪəwə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət, ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt, ʃi wʊd əˈplaɪ ə ˈvərʧuəl ˈlɪtməs tɛst fər səˈprim kɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz, ˈsikɪŋ ˈʤəstɪsɪz hu ˈfeɪvər ˈoʊvərˌtərnɪŋ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz juˈnaɪtɪd dɪˈsɪʒən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪrə əv ˈsupər pæks ənd ðə ˈfərðər ɪmˈpaʊərmənt əv ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˈdoʊnərz æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls. ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈsteɪtmənt, pərˈhæps pruf ðət ʃi ɪz ˈtruli kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ə ˈsɪstəm ðət həz lɛd tɪ ə drəˈmætɪk ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən ɪn ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ənd ˈspɛndɪŋ, tɪ ˈlɛvəlz ənˈhərd əv nɑt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ənd tɪ ðə ɪmˈpaʊərmənt əv ðə ˈwɛlθiəst ˈpipəl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˈivɪn ðoʊz hu reɪz ənd spɛnd ðə ˈməni fər kæmˈpeɪnz seɪ ɪt ɪz tu məʧ, ðət ɪt ɪz əbˈsin ənd dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ ənd ˈpɑsəbli kərˈəptɪŋ. wɪˈθaʊt daʊt, ɪt ɪz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm wɪθ wɪʧ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz vju ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈmɛndmənt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz jɪrz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɪt maɪt ˈnɛvər ˈhæpən. ɪn ðə hir ənd naʊ, ər ðɛr stɛps ˈəðər ðən rɪˈtɔrɪkəl kəˈmɪtmənts ðət ˈklɪntən kʊd teɪk tɪ ʃoʊ səm breɪk wɪθ ðə pæst? soʊ fɑr, ðɛr hæv nɑt bɪn ˈɛni. waɪ nɑt? ɪn fækt, ʃi ɪz ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ weɪz fər hər kæmˈpeɪn tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt dɪˈrɛkli wɪθ ə ˈrisəntli fɔrmd ˈsupər pæk, kərˈɛkt ðə ˈrɛkərd, ɪn wət wɪl tɛst ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ðə lɔ. ˈfɔrmər juz. ˈsɛnətər ənd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn 2016 hɪrz ðə teɪk ɔn raɪts, ənd mɔr, ɪn hər oʊn wərdz. (ˈʤuli ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) noʊ ˈræʃənəl kæmˈpeɪn ˈstrætɪʤɪst wʊd tɛl hər tɪ du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wʊd ˈlɪmət hər əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəmˈpit. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, noʊ ˌjunəˈlætərəl dɪˈsɑrməmənt. ɛz ðə seɪɪŋ goʊz, ðeɪ ˈgɑtə peɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn bɪlz, ənd ðoʊz bɪlz wɪl bi ˈkɔstli. stɪl, ə kˈwɛʃən wərθ ˈæskɪŋ, ənd ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən wərθ ˈhirɪŋ, frəm ə ˈkænədɪt hu həz pʊt ðə ˈɪʃu frənt ənd ˈsɛnər æt ðə stɑrt əv hər kæmˈpeɪn. ˈminˌwaɪl, bʊʃ kənˈtɪnjuz ɔn wɪθ ðə ruz ðət hi ɪz stɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ rən ɛz hi ˈrɛgjələrli sɪz ɪn frənt əv ˈɔdiənsəz, ðə ˈlɔjərz meɪk ɪm ˈɪʃu ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪər tɪ kip ɪm ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðə lɔ. noʊ wən ɪn ˈɛni ˈɔdiəns ɪz fuld. ðɪs, ˈæftər ɔl, ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈsəmˌwən hu, sɪns leɪt læst jɪr, həz bɪn ˈrənɪŋ əˈgrɛsɪvli, hu həz meɪd ˈməltəpəl trɪps tɪ ˈaɪəwə ənd nu ˈhæmʃər ənd saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈvoʊtərz ənd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˈkætəl kɔlz, hu həz haɪərd ə ˌfərˈstreɪt stæf əv ˈstrætɪʤɪsts ənd kəmˈjunəkeɪtərz, ənd hu həz əp tɪ rɪʧ ˈpipəl ɪn smɔl ˈgæðərɪŋz ɪn nu jɔrk ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ənd ˈflɔrɪdə ənd ˈtɛksəs. wəns hi bɪˈkəmz ə ˈkænədɪt, ðə rulz wɪl ˈʃɑrpli ˈlɪmət əˈbɪləˌti tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪθ hɪz ˈsupər pæk. ənˈtɪl hi ɪz ə ˈkænədɪt, hi kən rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə θɪk əv ˈbɪldɪŋ ə wɔr ʧɛst, koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi, ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈdætə ənd æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈtɔkɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli tɪ ædˈvaɪzərz hu wɪl ˈleɪtər bi wɔld ɔf. hi kən ˈpərsənəli wərk aʊt wɪʧ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz wɪl fɔl tɪ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ənd wɪʧ wɪl goʊ tɪ ðə ˈsupər pæk. bʊʃ ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ tɪ ˈstɑkˌpaɪl ˈməni ɪn hɪz ˈsupər pæk ɪn ə weɪ noʊ ˈpriviəs ˈkænədɪt həz ˈɛvər dən ənd ɪn weɪz nən əv hɪz prəˈspɛktɪv ˈraɪvəlz ər duɪŋ. hi ɪz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə nu ˈmɑdəl, wən ðət meɪ bi wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈlɛtər əv ðə lɔ bət ðət ˌnənðəˈlɛs mɑks ə ˈsɪstəm əv kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns. hɪz wən ˈɛfərt æt rɪˈstreɪnt, ɪf ɪt kən bi kɔld ðət, wɑz tɪ æsk ˈdoʊnərz æt wən pɔɪnt tɪ ˈlɪmət ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz tɪ 1 ˈmɪljən. kæmˈpeɪn ˈməni həz ˈrɛrli bɪn ə ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈɪʃu fər moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər məʧ ðeɪ dɪˈplɔr ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv kæmˈpeɪnz ənd ðə dɪˈstɔrʃənz ɪt brɪŋz tɪ ðə weɪ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz spɛnd ðɛr taɪm. ɪt ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ən ˈɪʃu ɪn 2016 bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ðə fækt ðət kæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈməni kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ənd ʃeɪp ðə 2016 reɪs ənd æt list tu əv ɪts ˈlidɪŋ ˈkænədɪts.

embed >more news videos nasa says it is ready to send its next generation space craft on its maiden voyage embed >more news videos nasa has picked boeing and to transport astronauts to the international space station saturday was nasa's second shot at inflating the bigelow expandable activity module , named for the aerospace company that created it as a precursor to moon and mars habitat. embed >more news videos nasa has selected the four astronauts who will train for and launch from us soil for the first time since 2011. nasa's space exploration vehicle has reached downtown houston after a trip up the gulf usually looks to the stars, but today all eyes were on as the space agency hit the road to downtown space exploration vehicle is a big machine that nasa hopes will one day be used by astronauts to explore other planets. nasa moved it to discovery green for the super bowl fan festival taking place get this thing from the johnson space center to discovery green, it had to be driven up the gulf freeway on a tractor trailer, complete with police escort.

ɪmˈbɛd >mɔr nuz ˈvɪdioʊz ˈnæsə sɪz ɪt ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ sɛnd ɪts nɛkst ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən speɪs kræft ɔn ɪts ˈmeɪdən vɔɪəʤ ɪmˈbɛd >mɔr nuz ˈvɪdioʊz ˈnæsə həz pɪkt boʊɪŋ ənd tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ˈæstrəˌnɔts tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɑz ˈnæsəz ˈsɛkənd ʃɑt æt ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbɪgəˌloʊ ɪkˈspændəbəl ækˈtɪvɪti ˈmɑʤul neɪmd fər ðə ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈkəmpəˌni ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ɪt ɛz ə priˈkərsər tɪ mun ənd mɑrz ˈhæbəˌtæt. ɪmˈbɛd >mɔr nuz ˈvɪdioʊz ˈnæsə həz səˈlɛktɪd ðə fɔr ˈæstrəˌnɔts hu wɪl treɪn fər ənd lɔnʧ frəm ˈjuˈɛs sɔɪl fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 2011 ˈnæsəz speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈviɪkəl həz riʧt ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈhjustən ˈæftər ə trɪp əp ðə gəlf ˈjuʒəwəli lʊks tɪ ðə stɑrz, bət təˈdeɪ ɔl aɪz wər ɔn ɛz ðə speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi hɪt ðə roʊd tɪ ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn speɪs ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ˈviɪkəl ɪz ə bɪg məˈʃin ðət ˈnæsə hoʊps wɪl wən deɪ bi juzd baɪ ˈæstrəˌnɔts tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ˈəðər ˈplænəts. ˈnæsə muvd ɪt tɪ ˌdɪˈskəvri grin fər ðə ˈsupər boʊl fæn ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs gɪt ðɪs θɪŋ frəm ðə ˈʤɑnsən speɪs ˈsɛnər tɪ ˌdɪˈskəvri grin, ɪt hæd tɪ bi ˈdrɪvən əp ðə gəlf ˈfriˌweɪ ɔn ə ˈtræktər ˈtreɪlər, kəmˈplit wɪθ pəˈlis ˈɛskɔrt.

a downtown will ask the city to extend the deadline for heritage grants available to preserve gore park storefronts set for redevelopment, even though the owners have no interest in applying for the money. the city is offering up to $1.1 million for restoration of the facades of the buildings along the south leg of king street, but the developer says it would take double that to preserve them and he isn't interested unless someone else comes up with the additional money. they want to keep the facades, fine. someone will have to pay for that. - dave blanchard "the buildings are collapsing as we speak," said david blanchard, who is a partner in the development company that bought the buildings in 2000. "they want to keep the facades, fine. someone will have to pay for that." it's been a year since coun. jason farr pushed forward an urgent call to designate the buildings historic and halt their impending demolition. the developers appealed that decision to the provincial conservation review board, which pushes the debate over the properties' status to at least march. and now the buildings are set to head into a second winter with their interiors exposed, their condition worsening. the city had $1.1 million in grants if the developers would designate the buildings historic. those grants have not yet been applied for. on wednesday at city council, farr will push to extend the deadline for the developers to take advantage of those grants up until the end of 2015. "we're all trying to work this thing out," farr said. blanchard estimates the restoration of the facades to cost at least double what the city is offering, more like $2.5 million. "we want the historic parts particularly other people do," he said. "because expensive. ... if willing to pay to keep it up and fund it, fine, try to work with that." 'they’ve been sitting there for two years with water running through them' farr said the council already changed and enhanced the historic designation grant process in a way that would raise the amount available for the gore park buildings to the $1.1 million. the royal connaught project also benefited from that change, farr said. council was "very generous to help the issue along by changing that previous condition," he said. "i think that speaks volumes." blanchard toured city officials through the buildings when he first bought them in 2000. "we bought the buildings knowing they were a tear-down. everybody knew that," he said. "then we nursed it on for another 12 or 14 years. been sitting there for two years with water running through them." blanchard said the buildings are full of mould and unsafe to send his staff into. when he thinks back, he said, "we demolished it immediately." blanchard said he was grateful to hear about intention to extend the grant deadline. but he laughed at questions about how soon he might try to restore the facades and comply with the city's historic designation rules. "they gave us a demolition permit to rip it down!" blanchard said. "so, i mean, a little schizophrenic."

ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn wɪl æsk ðə ˈsɪti tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ grænts əˈveɪləbəl tɪ prɪˈzərv gɔr pɑrk ˈstɔrˌfrɑnts sɛt fər ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈoʊnərz hæv noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn əˈplaɪɪŋ fər ðə ˈməni. ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ əp tɪ ˈmɪljən fər ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv ðə fəˈsɑdz əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz əˈlɔŋ ðə saʊθ lɛg əv kɪŋ strit, bət ðə dɪˈvɛləpər sɪz ɪt wʊd teɪk ˈdəbəl ðət tɪ prɪˈzərv ðɛm ənd hi ˈɪzənt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ənˈlɛs ˈsəmˌwən ɛls kəmz əp wɪθ ðə əˈdɪʃənəl ˈməni. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ kip ðə fəˈsɑdz, faɪn. ˈsəmˌwən wɪl hæv tɪ peɪ fər ðət. deɪv ˈblænʧərd "ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ər kəˈlæpsɪŋ ɛz wi spik," sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈblænʧərd, hu ɪz ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈkəmpəˌni ðət bɔt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn 2000 "ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ kip ðə fəˈsɑdz, faɪn. ˈsəmˌwən wɪl hæv tɪ peɪ fər ðət." ɪts bɪn ə jɪr sɪns coun*. ˈʤeɪsən fɑr pʊʃt ˈfɔrwərd ən ˈərʤənt kɔl tɪ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz hɪˈstɔrɪk ənd hɔlt ðɛr ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən. ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz əˈpild ðət dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˌrivˈju bɔrd, wɪʧ ˈpʊʃɪz ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈprɑpərtiz' ˈstætəs tɪ æt list mɑrʧ. ənd naʊ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ər sɛt tɪ hɛd ˈɪntu ə ˈsɛkənd ˈwɪntər wɪθ ðɛr ˌɪnˈtɪriərz ɪkˈspoʊzd, ðɛr kənˈdɪʃən ˈwərsənɪŋ. ðə ˈsɪti hæd ˈmɪljən ɪn grænts ɪf ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz wʊd ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz hɪˈstɔrɪk. ðoʊz grænts hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn əˈplaɪd fər. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ æt ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl, fɑr wɪl pʊʃ tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðoʊz grænts əp ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd əv 2015 "wɪr ɔl traɪɪŋ tɪ wərk ðɪs θɪŋ aʊt," fɑr sɛd. ˈblænʧərd ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðə ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən əv ðə fəˈsɑdz tɪ kɔst æt list ˈdəbəl wət ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ, mɔr laɪk ˈmɪljən. "wi wɔnt ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk pɑrts ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈəðər ˈpipəl du," hi sɛd. "bɪˈkəz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ɪf ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ tɪ kip ɪt əp ənd fənd ɪt, faɪn, traɪ tɪ wərk wɪθ ðət." bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr fər tu jɪrz wɪθ ˈwɔtər ˈrənɪŋ θru ðɛm' fɑr sɛd ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɔˈrɛdi ʧeɪnʤd ənd ɛnˈhænst ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən grænt ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪn ə weɪ ðət wʊd reɪz ðə əˈmaʊnt əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə gɔr pɑrk ˈbɪldɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈmɪljən. ðə rɔɪəl ˈkɑnɔt ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd frəm ðət ʧeɪnʤ, fɑr sɛd. ˈkaʊnsəl wɑz "ˈvɛri ˈʤɛnərəs tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈɪʃu əˈlɔŋ baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðət ˈpriviəs kənˈdɪʃən," hi sɛd. "aɪ θɪŋk ðət spiks ˈvɑljumz." ˈblænʧərd tʊrd ˈsɪti əˈfɪʃəlz θru ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz wɪn hi fərst bɔt ðɛm ɪn 2000 "wi bɔt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz noʊɪŋ ðeɪ wər ə tear-down*. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi nu ðət," hi sɛd. "ðɛn wi nərst ɪt ɔn fər əˈnəðər 12 ər 14 jɪrz. bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ ðɛr fər tu jɪrz wɪθ ˈwɔtər ˈrənɪŋ θru ðɛm." ˈblænʧərd sɛd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ər fʊl əv moʊld ənd ənˈseɪf tɪ sɛnd hɪz stæf ˈɪntu. wɪn hi θɪŋks bæk, hi sɛd, "wi dɪˈmɑlɪʃt ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli." ˈblænʧərd sɛd hi wɑz ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə grænt ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. bət hi læft æt kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt haʊ sun hi maɪt traɪ tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðə fəˈsɑdz ənd kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪtiz hɪˈstɔrɪk ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən rulz. "ðeɪ geɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˌdɛməˈlɪʃən ˈpərˌmɪt tɪ rɪp ɪt daʊn!" ˈblænʧərd sɛd. "soʊ, aɪ min, ə ˈlɪtəl ˌʃɪzəˈfrɛnɪk."