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mourners carry the body of a syrian man following an airstrike by government forces in aleppo on jan. 16, 2016. (photo by ameer alhalbi/nurphoto) more than 1 in 10 syrians have been wounded or killed since the beginning of the war in 2011, according to a new report that finds a staggering 470,000 deaths have been caused by the conflict, either directly or indirectly. the grim tally from the syrian center for policy research (scpr) represents a dramatic increase from the total of 250,000 fatalities often cited by the united nations, which stopped independently counting syria’s war dead early in 2014. in all, 11.5 percent of syria’s population has been wounded or killed since 2011, according to the scpr analysis. the vast majority of deaths — 400,000 — were caused by violence, while 70,000 came as an indirect result of the war — the collapse of the country’s health-care infrastructure, lack of access to medicine, poor sanitation, the spread of communicable diseases, falling vaccination rates, food scarcity and malnutrition. another 1.88 million syrians have been injured. the loss of life was the “most catastrophic visible and direct” impact of the war, according to the report, with life expectancy dropping from 70.5 years in 2010 to an estimated 55.4 years in 2015. “hundreds of thousands of people, particularly male breadwinners, have [been] killed, injured, arrested, and kidnapped, enormously endangering their lives and the living conditions of their families,” the report said. “the widespread insecurity and unbearable economic conditions and hardship, have forced millions of syrians to resettle inside or outside the country and to depend completely on local and international humanitarian aids. this loss of security in all its forms has compromised human rights and dignity of the syrian population.” the report’s author, rabie nasser, told the guardian that indirect deaths would only increase in the future. “we are sure of this figure,” nasser said, noting that earlier counts from the u.n. likely “underestimated the casualties due to lack of access to information during the crisis.” research for the scpr study was carried out on the ground in syria, according to the guardian, which first reported the figures. the scpr analysis comes as bombing by the syrian government and russia of rebel-held aleppo, the nation’s second largest city, has prompted a new exodus of tens of thousands of syrians. the international committee of the red cross estimates that the latest fighting has displaced 50,000 syrians in aleppo province, with around 30,000 gathering near syria’s border with turkey, which remains closed. those who remain in aleppo face a potential siege as forces allied with president bashar al assad slowly encircle the area. in the meantime, diplomacy has been faltering. earlier this month, international talks aimed at ending the war barely got off the ground in geneva before they were suspended. the prospect for further negotiations appear dim despite plans to resume them on feb. 25. while not apportioning blame to either side in the conflict, the scpr noted that fighting has destroyed syria’s health-care infrastructure, while sieges and the restriction of movement have worsened the health of those with chronic illnesses. physicians for human rights, a group that tracks the deaths of health-care workers in syria, said in separate research released last december that 2015 was one of the worst years on record for strikes on medical facilities in the country, with government forces launching more than 100 attacks. since march 2011, the human rights group has recorded 336 attacks on medical facilities and the deaths of 697 medical personnel — a vast majority of which it attributes to the government and its allies. in aleppo, physicians for human rights estimates that 95 percent of doctors have either fled, been detained or killed. those who are still there struggle with shortages of supplies and equipment, and live under the near-constant threat of bombings. the scpr also looked at the economic and social impact of the war, placing syria’s total economic loss by the end of 2015 at an estimated $254.7 billion. more than 85 percent of the country is living in poverty, with close to 7 in 10 syrians stuck in extreme poverty — unable to afford essentials like food or water. at the start of the war in 2011, joblessness stood at 14.9 percent. by the end of last year, it surged to 52.9 percent.

ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz əkˈwaɪərd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈæˌsɛts ɪn ə ˈrisənt ˈbæŋkrəptsi ˈɔkʃən, ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz sɪns ˈfaʊndɪŋ ðət hæv bɪlt ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈkætəlɔg əv ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərtiz. ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ æb, ðə sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈlɪstɪd ɪn ðə kɔrts ˈnoʊtɪs əv ˈmoʊʃən ˈdɑkjəmɛnt, ˈhændəld ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɛz pɑrt əv ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz grup æb. ðə ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz ˈʤiˈɛmˈbiˈeɪʧ, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2011 wɪl ˈhændəl "ðə ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈbɪznɪs (seɪlz ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv sɛd ˈtaɪtəlz, ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən əv ˈsikwəlz nu ˈkɑntɛnt[,] ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) wɪθ ðə əkˈwaɪərd pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə prɛs riˈlis frəm ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz ɪz pərˈhæps moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl ɛz ˈpəblɪʃər əv ðə fɑrm ˈrisənt ˈpeɪnˌkɪlər: hɛl dæmˈneɪʃən ˈriˈmeɪk. ɪn 2011 ˈnɔrdɪk əkˈwaɪərd ðə "ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɑdəkt- ənd brand-portfolio*" əv ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, ˈgrænɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ə pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ əv ˈoʊvər 50 ips*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪnˌkɪlər ənd ˈsɪriz. ˈnɔrdɪk ˈpəblɪʃɪz geɪmz ˈəndər ðə, (ˈpeɪnˌkɪlər: ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs,: ðə ˈɔrdər əv dɔn, ðə gɪld 2 ənd ðə ədˈvɛnʧər ˈkəmpəˌni (ˈbroʊkən sɔrd: ðə sˈlipɪŋ ˈdrægən, ˈmɪsɪŋ: sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri, sæm mæks ˈsizən wən) ˈleɪbəlz. læst jɪr, ə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈrɛmədi ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz brɔt ðə ˈriˌteɪl ˈwɪndoʊz ˈpiˈsi ˈvərʒən əv ˈælən weɪk tɪ ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɑrkɪt θru ə dil wɪθ ˈlɛgəsi ˌɪnərˈæktɪv. ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpəblɪʃɪz maɪnd ˈoʊvər ˈmætər ˈstudiˌoʊz' 2 ˈsɪriz əv geɪmz ənd kɪŋ ɑrts ədˈvɛnʧər geɪm ðə bʊk əv ənˈrɪtən teɪlz. kɪŋ ɑrts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər geɪm ðə ˈreɪvən ˈlɛgəsi əv ə ˈmæstər θif ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bi riˈlist fər ˈwɪndoʊz ˈpiˈsi, mæk ənd ˈlɪnəks ɔn ʤun 20 ˈpɑlɪʃ dɪˈvɛləpər ðə fɑrm ædˈvɛnʧərz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈnɔrdɪk geɪmz.

nordic games acquired a significant portion of thq's assets in a recent bankruptcy auction, the latest in a series of acquisitions since nordic's founding that have built the company's catalog of established intellectual properties. nordic games licensing ab, the swedish company listed in the court's notice of motion document, handled the acquisition as part of nordic games group ab. the vienna-based nordic games gmbh, which was founded in 2011, will handle "the day-to-day business (sales and distribution of said titles, evaluation of sequels & new content[,] etc.) with the acquired portfolio," according to a press release from the company. nordic games is perhaps most notable as publisher of the farm 51's recent painkiller: hell & damnation remake. in 2011, nordic acquired the "entire product- and brand-portfolio" of dreamcatcher interactive, granting the company a portfolio of over 50 ips, including the painkiller and safecracker series. nordic publishes games under the dreamcatcher, jowood (painkiller: overdose, spellforce: the order of dawn, the guild 2) and the adventure company (broken sword: the sleeping dragon, missing: since january, sam & max season one) labels. last year, a partnership between remedy entertainment and nordic games brought the retail windows pc version of alan wake to the north american market through a deal with legacy interactive. nordic games also publishes mind over matter studios' spellforce 2 series of role-playing games and king art's adventure game the book of unwritten tales. king art's upcoming adventure game the raven - legacy of a master thief is scheduled to be released for windows pc, mac and linux on june 20. polish developer the farm 51's deadfall adventures is also published by nordic games.

ˌɪləˈnɔɪz gəv. brus həz ənˈveɪld ə plæn ðət wʊd kɔst 1 ˈbɪljən tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈnaʊnst ðə plæn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. hi sɪz prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm ʃʊd bi ə praɪˈɔrəti ˈivɪn əˈmɪd ðə steɪts ˈfɪskəl ˈkraɪsəs. ðə ˈfreɪmˌwərk ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz goʊlz tɪ prəˈtɛkt steɪt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz. bət ɪt ˈkəvərz ˈoʊnli ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ ˈeɪʤənsiz dɪˈrɛkli. ɪt ˈwʊdənt hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd ˈɪnsədənts laɪk ðə ɔn ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˈvoʊtər ˈdætə læst fɔl. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ noʊ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz ʧeɪnʤd nɔr ˈvoʊtɪŋ əˈfɛktɪd. ðə plæn wʊd pul 900 ˈmɪljən ɪn ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ steɪt ˈeɪʤənsi ˈspɛndɪŋ. ɪt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikˈwaɪər 250 ˈmɪljən tɪ kəˈnɛkt ˈeɪʤənsi ˈsɪstəmz. sɪz ə ˈpɛnʃən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl kʊd bi wən sɔrs əv ˈfəndɪŋ. hi əˈgɛn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɑmˌtroʊlər suˈsɑnə mɛnˈdoʊzə fər ˈkətɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈfəndɪŋ. ʃi sɪz ˈəðər ˈsərvɪsɪz ʃʊd kəm fərst.

illinois gov. bruce rauner has unveiled a broad-based cybersecurity plan that would cost $1 billion to implement. the republican announced the plan tuesday. he says protecting citizens from cyberattacks should be a priority even amid the state's fiscal crisis. the framework outlines goals to protect state information systems. but it covers only executive branch agencies directly. it wouldn't have prevented incidents like the cyberattack on illinois voter data last fall. officials say no information was changed nor voting affected. the plan would pool $900 million in existing state agency spending. it would also require $250 million to connect agency systems. rauner says a cost-cutting pension overhaul could be one source of funding. he again criticized democratic comptroller susana mendoza for cutting program funding. she says other services should come first.

it’s* bɪn 8 jɪrz sɪns fərst əˈpɪrəns. 4 jɪrz əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt bɪˈhaɪnd hər rɪˈtərn. ənd hir wi ər, ˈroʊlɪŋ aʊt edge™*™ ˈkætəˌlɪst tɪ ðə wərld. wɪθ ɑr maɪndz ˈkɑnstəntli sɛt ɔn ðə fˈjuʧər fər soʊ lɔŋ, ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk ɪz ˈstægərˌɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd wɪθ feɪθ boʊθ wɪθ hər ˈstrəgəlz ənd hər dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən. ðɛr hæv bɪn deɪz wɛr fɛlt laɪk bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ˈəðər taɪmz, ɑr moʊˈmɛntəm ənd dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən həz meɪd ˈjuˈɛs ənˈstɑpəbəl. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæk ɛʤ, ɑr dɪˈzaɪn ˈvɪʒən həz bɪn ə ˈtruli juˈnik ɪkˈspɪriəns beɪst ɔn ˈmuvmənt, baɪ ən ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈhɛroʊən. naʊ taɪm tɪ hænd ðət ˈvɪʒən ˈoʊvər tɪ ju. laɪk tɪ θæŋk iʧ ənd ˈɛvəri wən əv ju bɪn wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ðɪs ˈʤərni. wi ˈkænɑt ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ɪˈnəf haʊ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtɪŋ ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt jʊr səˈpɔrt həz bɪn. jʊr ˈpeɪʃəns wɪθ ɑr ɪkˈstɛndɪd dɪˈvɛləpmənt, jʊr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ənd ˈfidˌbæk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə, jʊr ɪkˈsaɪtmənt wɪθ ɑr ˈtreɪlərz ənd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɔl ˈpraɪsləs. naʊ, goʊ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈsɪti əv glæs. ʤəmp ˈɪntu ðə ˈstɔri əv feɪθ ənd ðə ˈpipəl əraʊnd hər. goʊ hɛd tɪ hɛd wɪθ krugersec*, ənˈlɑk nu muvz ənd əˈtæks, ˈmæstər ðə mæg roʊp. teɪk ɔn ˈdæʃɪz, kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn taɪm traɪəlz. traɪ ɪt ɔl aʊt ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. taɪm tɪ rən. ˈsɛrə ˈʤænsən, ˈsinjər prəˈdusər ˈɑmoʊ mostofi*, prəˈdusər ˈɛrɪk odeldahl*, dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈrɛktər

it’s been 8 years since faith’s first appearance. 4 years of development behind her return. and here we are, rolling out mirror’s edge™ catalyst to the world. with our minds constantly set on the future for so long, looking back is staggering. during this time, we’ve identified with faith – both with her struggles and her determination. there have been days where we’ve felt like we’ve been taking on the impossible. other times, our momentum and determination has made us unstoppable. bringing back mirror’s edge, our design vision has been a truly unique first-person experience based on movement, helmed by an iconic heroine. now it’s time to hand that vision over to you. we’d like to thank each and every one of you who’s been with us on this journey. we cannot emphasize enough how motivating and important your support has been. your patience with our extended development, your participation and feedback during the closed beta, your excitement with our trailers and articles – all priceless. now, go explore the city of glass. jump into the story of faith and the people around her. go head to head with krugersec, unlock new moves and attacks, master the mag rope. take on dashes, create your own time trials. try it all out – and enjoy. it’s time to run. sara jansson, senior producer amo mostofi, producer erik odeldahl, design director

that’s* raɪt, foʊks. ðə ˈoʊnli əˈproʊpriˌeɪt rɪˈspɑns ɪz ʤæz hænz. ʤæz hænz ˈɛvriˌwɛr. ʤɪst ə wik ˈæftər ðə dɪˈlaɪtfəl ˈæmbər næʃ hɛlpt iz ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ðə fərst ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ðə ˈɑrʧər ˈsizən 4 fəˈnæli, ðə ɪˈnɔrməsli ˈtæləntɪd ˈləki jeɪts ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ əˈbɔrd tɪ ˈəʃər ɪn ðə læst nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv 2013 (saɪd ˈifɛkts ˌɪnˈklud ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈhæpinəs ənd ˈsædnəs). ðə vɔɪs əv ðə ˈdɔktər ˈkrigər wɪl bi ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs fər ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm tɪ ˈænsər ɔl jʊr wɪrd ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈhɔloʊˌgræm ˈgərlˌfrɛndz, rəʃ vænz, ənd ˈtɛntəkəl pɔrn. ðɪs wɪl moʊst ˈdɛfənətli bi fən. ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ bɪˈgɪn æt ɛt ənd wɪl goʊ fər əˈbaʊt ən aʊər. pliz bɪˈgɪn jʊr kˈwɛsʧənz wɪθ “@“@lucky”*” tɪ kip θɪŋz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd. bi ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə θrɛd əp ˈθərˌdi ˈmɪnəts əˈhɛd əv taɪm wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ðə ˈɔrdər ðeɪ ər səbˈmɪtəd. klɪk ɔn ɔl responses”*” ər neɪm ɪn ðə raɪt saɪd ˈmɑʤul tɪ ˈizəli ˈækˌsɛs ɔl hɪz ˈænsərz. ˈfɑloʊ ˈləki ɔn tˈwɪtər hir ənd ˈkrigər ˈsɪgnəlz ɔn tˈwɪtər hir. ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈləki ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈnɑdjə ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr live”*” ɪkˈspɪriəns. klɪk hir tɪ vju ɔl əv rɪˈspɑnsɪz

that’s right, folks. the only appropriate response is jazz hands. jazz hands everywhere. just a week after the delightful amber nash helped ease us into the first installment of the archer season 4 finale, the enormously talented lucky yates is coming aboard to usher in the last new episode of 2013 (side effects include simultaneous happiness and sadness). the voice of the scene-stealing doctor krieger will be joining us for a second time to answer all your weird and interesting questions about hologram girlfriends, rush vans, and tentacle porn. this will most definitely be fun. the discussion is scheduled to begin at 2pm et and will go for about an hour. please begin your questions with “@lucky” to keep things organized. we’ll be opening the thread up thirty minutes ahead of time with the goal of getting to the questions in the order they are submitted. click on “see all responses” or lucky’s name in the right side module to easily access all his answers. follow lucky on twitter here and krieger signals on twitter here. image of lucky taken by nadia chaudhury during our “archer live” experience. click here to view all of lucky’s responses

hɛˈloʊ, ðɪs ɪz ufomammoot*. wi ər ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈeɪʤənsi beɪst ɪn bərˈlɪn kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ aɪˈdiəz ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ˈɪntu juˈnik ˈdɪʤɪtəl ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv workpieces*. ɛz wi ər ˌhɪˈstɛrɪkli ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt ðə rɪft ˈivɪn mɔr!), wi kʊd nɑt rɪˈzɪst tɪ kriˈeɪt səm ˈkɑntɛnt fər ɪt ɑrˈsɛlvz. rɑb ðə ɪz nɑt mɛnt tɪ bi ə ˈsɪriəs geɪm əv səm sɔrt bət ˈrəðər ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪz wi bɪlt ɪn ɑr spɛr taɪm. ɪt ɪˈvɑlvd frəm biɪŋ ə mɪr ɪkˈspɛrəmənt tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwən hu ɪz ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk əˈbaʊt ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti. wi ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ʧuz ə kɑrˈtun lʊk fər ðə geɪm ɛz wɪr kənˈvɪnst ɪts ˈivɪn mɔr ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ðən ʤɪst riˈbɪldɪŋ ˌriˈæləˌti. soʊ pləg ɪn jʊr, pleɪ əraʊnd, ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈroʊˌbət ˈsɪti ənd fil fri tɪ ʃɛr, twit əˈbaʊt ənd laɪk ɪt. ʧɪrz!

hello, this is ufomammoot. we are an independent digital agency based in berlin combining ideas and technologies into unique digital and innovative workpieces. as we are hysterically enthusiastic about the oculus rift (dk2 even more!), we could not resist to create some content for it ourselves. rob the bot is not meant to be a serious game of some sort but rather a little exercise we built in our spare time. it evolved from being a mere experiment to something we wanted to share with everyone who is enthusiastic about virtual reality. we intentionally choose a cartoon look for the game as we're convinced it's even more exciting than just rebuilding reality. so plug in your oculus, play around, explore the robot city and feel free to share, tweet about and like it. cheers!

ðə ˈvɪdioʊ wɪl stɑrt ɪn 8 ˈkænsəl gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst soʊps ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ɪts dɪˈsɛmbər ənd ɪn ðət kən min ˈoʊnli wən θɪŋ ˈmɪzəri. fərˈgɛt ˈtɪnsəl ənd trits, soʊp ˈbɔsɪz du ðɛr bɛst tɪ tərn ðə ˈfɛstɪv ˈsizən ˈɪntu ə ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər əv ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd ɪt əˈpɪrz həz gɑt ɪn ˈərli. ɪn təˈnaɪts ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd vjuərz wər lɛft ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd ɛz ðə bɪˈləvəd dɔg ˈælfi kəˈlæpst wɪn ˈoʊnərz ˈlisə ənd zæk bɪˈkeɪm ɛmˈbrɔɪld ɪn ən ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈbaʊt ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛr hoʊm. ɛz ðə pɛr ˈɑrgjud, ðə greɪ hɛrd puʧ ɔf əˈweɪ frəm ðə haʊs ˌbiˈfɔr kəˈlæpsɪŋ ɔn ðə græs. dɪˈvoʊtɪd ˈdɪŋgəl məm ˈlisə skrimd ɛz ʃi sɔ hər pɛt ɪn ðə ˈgræsɪz. (ˈɪmɪʤ: itv*) (ˈɪmɪʤ: itv*) səˈspɪʃəs vjuərz θɔt ðɪs mɛnt prəˈdusərz wər ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə ˈfeɪvərɪt aʊt əv ðə ʃoʊ wɪθ fænz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ɪt ˈwəzənt ðə fərst hɛlθ skɛr fər ˈælfi. læst wik hi wɑz sin ɔn skrin ɛz biɪŋ ɔf hɪz fud ənd ðə mɔr dɪˈvoʊtɪd fænz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt bæk ɪn 2010 hi wɑz ˈpɔɪzənd ˈæftər ˈkɛmɪkəlz likt ˈɔntu ðə lænd. ˈiðər weɪ fænz bɛgd prəˈdusərz nɑt tɪ stɑrt ðə ˈfɛstɪv ˈmɪzəri wɪθ ə dɔg dɛθ. (ˈɪmɪʤ: itv*) ˈteɪkɪŋ tɪ tˈwɪtər, wən roʊt: "ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈælfi ðə dɔg ˈrɪli ɪz ðə ˈfaɪnəl strɔ əv 2017 əˈnəðər ˈædɪd: "haʊ kən ðə ˈraɪtərz bɛr tɪ ˈmərdər ˈælfi æt xmas*? ˈmərdərəs ˈbæstərdz." ɪn, ðə ˈfɛstɪv ˈspɛʃəl kʊd bi ðə stɑrt əv ðə riˈunjən bɪtˈwin ““robron”*” ˈrɑbərt ˈsəgdən ənd ˈɛrən ˈdɪŋgəl. wɪʧ wʊd bi nis. bɔs iˈeɪn məˈklaʊd həz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɛz ðə ‘‘weirdest’*’ hi həz ˈɛvər wərkt ɔn. vjuərz wɪl faɪnd aʊt feɪt təˈmɑˌroʊ æt 7pm*. ɪn ˈəðər soʊps ðɪs ˈsizən, bɪg ˈkrɪsməs ˈprɛzənt tɪ vjuərz kəmz ɪn ðə ʃeɪp əv rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈkɑrlɑ ˈkɑnər, waɪl mæks ɪz æt ðə ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈækʃən ɪn ˈiˌstɛndərz, wɪʧ ɪz biɪŋ bɪld ɛz moʊst ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈjulˌtaɪd ɪn ˈælbərt history”*”.

the video will start in 8 cancel get the biggest soaps stories by email subscribe thank you for subscribing we have more newsletters show me see our privacy notice could not subscribe, try again later invalid email it's december and in soapland that can mean only one thing - misery. forget tinsel and treats, soap bosses do their best to turn the festive season into a rollercoaster of emotions - and it appears emmerdale has got in early. in tonight's episode viewers were left devastated as the dingle's beloved dog alfie collapsed when owners lisa and zak became embroiled in an argument about selling their home. as the pair argued, the grey haired pooch loped off away from the house before collapsing on the grass. devoted dingle mum lisa screamed as she saw her pet in the grasses. (image: itv) (image: itv) suspicious viewers thought this meant producers were writing the four-legged favourite out of the show - with fans pointing out it wasn't the first health scare for alfie. last week he was seen on screen as being off his food and the more devoted fans pointed out back in 2010 he was poisoned after chemicals leaked onto the dingle's land. either way fans begged producers not to start the festive misery with a dog death. (image: itv) taking to twitter, one wrote: "killing alfie the dog really is the final emmerdale straw of 2017" another added: "how can the #emmerdale writers bear to murder alfie at xmas? murderous bastards." in emmerdale, the festive special could be the start of the reunion between “robron” – robert sugden and aaron dingle. which would be nice. emmerdale boss iain macleod has described the episode as the ‘weirdest’ he has ever worked on. viewers will find out alfie's fate tomorrow at 7pm. in other soaps this feative season, corrie’s big christmas present to viewers comes in the shape of returning carla connor, while max is at the centre of the action in eastenders, which is being billed as “the most explosive yuletide in albert square’s history”.

ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ˈʤeɪnəs! ðɪs ɪz ə wərld ˈbɪldɪŋ/ ˈspɛkjələtɪv baɪˈɑləʤi ˈprɑʤɛkt aɪv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ɪn maɪ spɛr taɪm. aɪ wɪl ˈdɛfənətli bi ʃoʊɪŋ mɔr əv ðɪs wərld ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ɛz əm kwaɪt fɑnd əv ɪt ənd ɪts ˈkjʊriəs ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts. ˈʤeɪnəs ɪz ə lɑkt ˈplænət ˈɔrbətɪŋ portunes*, ə klæs ɛm rɛd dwɔrf stɑr. ənˈlaɪk moʊst ˈəðər ˌɪnˈhɑspɪtəbəl rɛd dwɔrf ˈplænəts, ˈʤeɪnəs wɑz wən əv ðə ˈfɔrʧənət fju ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðə stəˈbɪlɪti rikˈwaɪərd tɪ hoʊst laɪf. ˈʤeɪnəs weɪz ɪn æt əˈbaʊt taɪmz ərθ ˈgrævɪti, wɪθ ə ˈfɛrli ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈreɪdiəs əv ərθ radii*. ɪts ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪz əˈbaʊt 85 əv ərθs, ənd rɪʧ ɪn koʊ 2 eɪʧ 2 oʊ ənd oʊ 2 ðɪs ˈklaʊdi, θɪn ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪz ðə ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ˈfæktər ɪn meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈʤeɪnəs' ˈtɛnjəwəs habitability*, dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ hit frəm ðə deɪ saɪd tɪ ðə naɪt saɪd ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ moʊst əv ɪts ˈsərfəs æt list ˈsəmˈwət ˈhɑˈspɪtəbəl. ðə ˈdɑmənənt grup əv ˈɛkstənt ˈkriʧərz ɔn ˈʤeɪnəs' ˈsərfəs ər ðə, ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ˈʃɛrɪŋ boʊθ ˈfəŋgəs ənd treɪts. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl ər heterotrophs*, ənd ˈmɛni ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt boʊθ əkˈwɑtɪk ənd tərˈɛstriəl ˈlaɪfˌstaɪlz., ənˈlaɪk tərˈɛstriəl ˈænəməlz, hæv (ˈpɛpˌtaɪd nuˈkleɪɪk ˈæsədz) ˈrəðər ðən ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ. ðə roʊˈbəst ˈstrəkʧər əv, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðɛr ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ, ɪz ə ˈrɛlɪk əv ðɛr stɑrz ˈtərbjələnt pæst. əˈlaʊd ˈərli ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈhɑrmfəl mjuˈteɪʃənz, ənd ˈstərdi ˈneɪʧər prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈdiˌkrist ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ɪt biɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤd. ˈmɑdərn ər ˈvɛri rɪˈzɪstənt tɪ ˈɪlnəs, ðoʊ səm hæv ˈpərpəsli ˌɪnˈkrist reɪts əv mjuˈteɪʃənz ɪn ðɛr tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈlækɪŋ ʤəˈnɛtɪk əˌdæptəˈbɪləti. ˈsərtən ˈprɛzənt wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrist əˈmaʊnts əv ˈhaɪdrəʤən pərˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪn ðɛr ˈbɑdi fluɪdz, wɪʧ sərvz tɪ hɛlp ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr reɪnʤ ˈoʊvər ˈʤeɪnəs' ˈsərfəs. ðə ˌɪnˈkrist ˈhaɪdrəʤən pərˈɑkˌsaɪd meɪks ðɛm mɔr rɪˈzɪstənt tɪ ˈfrizɪŋ ɪn koʊld ˈtɛmpərəʧərz, waɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm ˈbɛtər ˈwɔtər riˈtɛnʃən ɪn ðə ˈplænəts ˈhɑtər klaɪmz. æt ðɛr moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk, ər ˌhɛtərəˈtrɑfɪk ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz wɪθ tu ˈmeɪʤər sɛl taɪps. sɛlz kən ˈiðər fɔrm ə ˈkəvər leɪər, ər groʊ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈhaɪˌfi laɪk ˈstrəkʧərz fər fud, ˈwɔtər, ənd ˈnutriənt əbˈzɔrpʃən. mɔr dəraɪvd ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləp, leɪərz. ðɪs ˌdɪfərˌɛnʧiˈeɪʃən əˈlaʊz tɪ bi grupt ˈɪntu θri ˈmeɪʤər: ðə atela*, bitela*, ənd triplotela*. ɛnˈkəmpəs ˈoʊnli wən ˈɛkstənt ˈfaɪlə, ənd hæv noʊ ˈtruli dɪˈfaɪnd ˈtɪʃu leɪərz. sɛlz kən ˈmaɪˌgreɪt θru ðə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm, ənd ridɪˈfaɪn ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈdɪfərənt sɛl taɪps beɪst ɔn ðə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz nid. hæv boʊθ ə dɪˈfaɪnd ˈkəvər leɪər ənd ˈhaɪˌfi prəˈdusɪŋ leɪər. ðeɪ meɪ hæv ˈveɪgli dɪˈfaɪnd ˈstrəkʧərz, bət tɛnd tɪ rɪˈmeɪn ˈrəðər ˈsɪmpəl. ər kəmˈpraɪzd əv ə ˈkəvər leɪər, ə ˈməskjələr leɪər, ənd ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈhaɪˌfi prəˈdusɪŋ leɪər. ðiz ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt ˈfərðər ɪn mɔr dəraɪvd ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz, ˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɔrgən ˈsɪstəmz dɪˈvɛləpt frəm wən əv ðiz θri ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈtɪʃu taɪps.

welcome to janus! this is a world building/ speculative biology project i've been working on in my spare time. i will definitely be showing more of this world in the future, as i'm quite fond of it and it's curious inhabitants. janus is a tidally locked planet orbiting portunes, a class m red dwarf star. unlike most other inhospitable red dwarf planets, janus was one of the fortunate few able to develop the stability required to host life. janus weighs in at about 1.42 times earth gravity, with a fairly typical radius of 1.6 earth radii. it's atmosphere is about 85% of earth's, and rich in co 2 , h 2 o and o 2. . this cloudy, thin atmosphere is the instrumental factor in maintaining janus' tenuous habitability, distributing heat from the day side to the night side and making most of its surface at least somewhat hospitable. the dominant group of extant creatures on janus' surface are the hyphafaozoa, multicellular triploid organisms sharing both fungus and animal-like traits. almost all hyphafaozoans are heterotrophs, and many exploit both aquatic and terrestrial lifestyles. hyphafaozoans, unlike terrestrial animals, have pna (peptide nucleic acids) rather than dna. the robust structure of pna, as well as their triploid heritage, is a relic of their star's turbulent past. triploidy allowed early organisms to avoid harmful mutations, and pna's sturdy nature provided a decreased likelihood of it being damaged. modern hyphafaozoa are very resistant to cancer-like illness, though some have purposely increased rates of mutations in their gametes to increase their otherwise lacking genetic adaptability. certain hyphafaozoan clades present with increased amounts of hydrogen peroxide in their body fluids, which serves to help increase their range over janus' surface. the increased hydrogen peroxide makes them more resistant to freezing in cold temperatures, while allowing them better water retention in the planet's hotter climes. at their most basic, hyphafaozoans are multicellular heterotrophic organisms with two major cell types. cells can either form a cilliated cover layer, or grow to produce hyphae like structures for food, water, and nutrient absorption. more derived clades also develop contractile, muscle-like layers. this differentiation allows hyphafaozoans to be grouped into three major clades: the atela, bitela, and triplotela. atelans encompass only one extant phyla, and have no truly defined tissue layers. cells can migrate through the organism, and redefine themselves as different cell types based on the organism's need. bitelans have both a defined cover layer and hyphae producing layer. they may have vaguely defined organ-like structures, but tend to remain rather simple. triplotelans are comprised of a cover layer, a muscular contractile layer, and an internal hyphae producing layer. these differentiate further in more derived organisms, forming complex organ systems developed from one of these three initial tissue types.

bioware* həz toʊld ðət ˈgeɪmərz hu ər ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ‘‘elder’*’ geɪm wəns kəmˈplitɪd əp jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər ɪn stɑr wɔrz: ðə oʊld riˈpəblɪk, bi ˈwərid. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ igtv*, sɛd ðət ə geɪm əv stɑr wɔrz: ðə oʊld skoʊp soʊ ˈmɛni features”*” ðət hɑrd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ðɛm ɔl. hi kənˈfərmd ðə tim wər əˈwɛr əv ðə frəˈstreɪʃənz ˈgeɪmərz fil wɪn ðeɪ ˈlɛvəl əp tɪ ðə mæks ənd kəmˈplit ɔl ðə kwɛsts, ənd sɛd ðət wɪl nɑt bi laɪk ˈəðər aʊt ðɛr. noʊ səm ˈpipəl ər ˈwərid, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɛldər geɪm [ənd ər ˈæskɪŋ] ˈhæpənz ɪn ðə ˈɛldər geɪm, wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ju gɪt tɪ ðə haɪəst level?’*?’ wi du hæv ə plæn fər ðət ənd wi wɪl bi rɪˈvilɪŋ ɪt ðə future.”*.” sɪz ðət bɪˈkəz ðə tim ər ɔl ˈgeɪmərz, ðɛr kənˈsərnz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈgeɪmərz. ˈwəri, nɑt laɪk ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ðət. wi hæv ə lɔt əv ˈhɑrdˈkɔr pleɪərz hu hæv laɪk faɪv ˈlɛvəl 80 waʊ ˈkɛrɪktərz, soʊ nɑt laɪk wi hæv ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ əv wət wi nid tɪ du ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈɛldər geɪm ənd ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkts əv ɑr game.”*.” wɪl hæv ə fʊl ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ʤeɪmz wɪl goʊ əp ˈleɪtər ðɪs wik, soʊ meɪk ʃʊr ju kip jʊr aɪz ˈoʊpən. (ˈvɪzɪtɪd 119 taɪmz, 1 ˈvɪzɪts təˈdeɪ)

bioware has told incgamers that gamers who are worried about the ‘elder’ game – once you’ve completed levelling up your character – in star wars: the old republic, shouldn’t be worried. speaking to igtv, ohlen said that a game of star wars: the old republic’s scope “has so many features” that hard to talk about them all. he confirmed the team were aware of the frustrations gamers feel when they level up to the max and complete all the quests, and said that swtor will not be like other mmos out there. “i know some people are worried, for example, about the elder game [and are asking] ‘what happens in the elder game, what happens when you get to the highest level?’ we do have a plan for that and we will be revealing it the future.” ohlen says that because the team are all mmo gamers, their concerns are also the same as the gamers. “don’t worry, not like we’re ignoring that. we have a lot of hardcore mmo players who have like five level 80 wow characters, so not like we don’t have the knowledge of what we need to do in terms of the elder game and other aspects of our game.” incgamers will have a full interview with james ohlen will go up later this week, so make sure you keep your eyes open. (visited 119 times, 1 visits today)

ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv deɪz ˈæftər kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ˈstudənt ˈɛrɪk rɔs riˈlist ə fri ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən əv ðə fərst ˈlɛvəl əv nɪnˈtɛndoʊz 1996 ˈsupər ˈmɑrioʊ 64 ɪn ˈjunɪti, ðə geɪmz ərˈɪʤənəl kriˈeɪtər stɛpt ɪn tɪ pʊt ““no”*” ɪn ““n(intend)o.”*.” rɔs, hu riˈlist hɪz ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈbætəlˌfild fər pleɪ ɪn ə ˈbraʊzər, ər ɔn ə kəmˈpjutər ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz, mæk, ər ˈlɪnəks, ˈdɪdənt hæv ˈɛni ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ˈsɛlɪŋ ðə geɪm ənd meɪd ɪt əˈveɪləbəl fər fri. stɪl, nɪnˈtɛndoʊ sɛnt ˈkɑntɛnt dɪˈlɪvəri ˈnɛtˌwərk (cdn*) ə kəmˈpleɪnt ˈəndər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl məˈlɛniəm ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ækt (dmca*) ðɪs wik dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ðə fæn ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən bi ˈteɪkən daʊn: ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪtɪd wərk æt ˈɪʃu ɪz nintendo's™*™ ˈsupər ˈmɑrioʊ 64 ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm (ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɑpiˌraɪt rɛg. noʊ. ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bət nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˌɔdioʊˈvɪʒuəl wərk, kəmˈpjutər ˈproʊˌgræm, mˈjuzɪk, ənd ˈfɪkʃənəl ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈpɪkʃənz... ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt dɪˈspleɪz, ənd əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ pleɪ, ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk geɪm ðət meɪks əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd juz əv ˈfiʧərz əv nɪnˈtɛndoʊz ˈsupər ˈmɑrioʊ 64 ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm. nɪnˈtɛndoʊ rɪkˈwɛsts ðət, ɪŋk. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli dɪˈseɪbəl ˈpəblɪk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ. nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ɪz ˈfeɪməsli prəˈtɛktɪv əv ɪts ˈkɑpiˌraɪt, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪʃu wɪθ "lɛts pleɪ" ˈvɪdioʊz ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈjuˌtub ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ ʃət daʊn ˈsupər smæʃ bros*. ˈtərnəmənts. wɪn ɪt rɪˈsivd ðə geɪm ˈkəmpəniz kəmˈpleɪnt, sɛnt ðə kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ðə ˈpərsən ˈhoʊstɪŋ rɔs' geɪm, ənd ðə ˈhoʊstɪŋ prəˈvaɪdər tʊk ðə geɪm daʊn ənd ˈpoʊstɪd ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət sɛnt. wɑz ˈhoʊstɪŋ ðɪs wərk fər ə gʊd frɛnd hu ɪz ən ˈævɪd fæn, ənd bɪlt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt frəm skræʧ ɛz ə tɛk demo,”*,” ðə prəˈvaɪdər ˈædɪd. ˈmɛnʃənd ɔn ðə ərˈɪʤənəl blɔg poʊst, ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ˈvɛriəs bɪg neɪm ˈmidiə prɛs bɪˈloʊ, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ðɪs, ever.”*.” nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛnt rɔs ˈnoʊtɪsɪz fər hɪz ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ˈbætəlˌfild. "ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər playable*, ər ɪn ˈɛni fɔrm," rɔs roʊt ɔn hɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. "aɪ rɪˈsivd ə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt ˈnoʊtɪs ɔn boʊθ ðə ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə bɪldz. wɪʧ ɪz fɛr ɪˈnəf, ˈrɪli. ɪn laɪt əv nɪnˈtɛndoʊ ˈrisəntli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə dil tɪ riˈlis səm əv ðɛr ɔn ˈmoʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz, ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ɪn ðɛr bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts tɪ hæv ə ˈvərʒən əv ˈmɑrioʊ 64 ˈsɪtɪŋ əraʊnd." ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd nɪnˈtɛndoʊz ˈlɔjərz, bət ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd. sɛd ðət ɪt hæd noʊ ˈkɑmɛnt.

just a couple of days after computer science student erik roystan ross released a free recreation of the first level of nintendo's 1996 super mario 64 in unity, the game's original creator stepped in to put “no” in “n(intend)o.” ross, who released his high-definition version of the bob-omb battlefield for play in a browser, or on a computer running windows, mac, or linux, didn't have any intention of selling the game and made it available for free. still, nintendo sent content delivery network (cdn) cloudflare a complaint under the digital millennium copyright act (dmca) this week demanding that the fan recreation be taken down: the copyrighted work at issue is nintendo's™ super mario 64 video game (us copyright reg. no. pa0000788138), including but not limited to the audiovisual work, computer program, music, and fictional character depictions... the website at http://mario64-erik.u85.net/web.html displays, and allows users to play, an electronic game that makes unauthorized use of copyright-protected features of nintendo's super mario 64 video game. nintendo requests that cloudflare, inc. immediately disable public access to http://mario64-erik.u85.net/web.html. nintendo is famously protective of its copyright, taking issue with "let's play" videos posted on youtube and threatening to shut down live-streamed super smash bros. tournaments. when it received the game company's dmca complaint, cloudflare sent the complaint to the person hosting ross' game, and the hosting provider took the game down and posted the message that cloudflare sent. “i was hosting this work for a good friend who is an avid fan, and built the project from scratch as a tech demo,” the provider added. “as mentioned on the original blog post, and noted in various big name media press below, there is no intention to monetize this, ever.” nintendo also sent ross takedown notices for his downloadable desktop versions of the bob-omb battlefield. "the project is no longer playable, or downloadable in any form," ross wrote on his website. "i received a copyright infringement notice on both the webplayer as well as the standalone builds. which is fair enough, really. in light of nintendo recently making a deal to release some of their ips on mobile platforms, it’s probably not in their best interests to have a mobile-portable version of mario 64 sitting around." ars contacted nintendo's lawyers, but they did not immediately respond. cloudflare said that it had no comment.

ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr ˈsɛkənd ræŋkt ˈsizən ðɪs ˈsəmər wi timd əp wɪθ səm əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ rən ɑr ˈraɪvəlz rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv ˈkɑntɛst. ɪn keɪs ju mɪst ɪt, ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd pleɪərz ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt timz fər θri wiks baɪ ɪkˈwɪpɪŋ tim ˈaɪˌkɑnz ɪn ræŋkt ˈmæʧɪz. iʧ wɪn ə pleɪər ərnd waɪl ˈwɛrɪŋ ən ˈaɪkɑn ˈkaʊntɪd ɛz ə pɔɪnt fər ðət tim. ðoʊ ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ˈfɛrli kloʊz bɪtˈwin bərˈitoʊ, proʊ, ˈfeɪbəl, ˈpændə ˈgloʊbəl, ˈtɛmˌpoʊ stɔrm, ənd ˈgeɪmɪŋ, bərˈitoʊ ˈɛndɪd əp ˈklɪnʧɪŋ ðə wɪn ˈæftər ˈnɪrli geɪmz lɔgd baɪ ɑr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd kəmˈjunɪti. ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ʤɪst fər ˈglɔri ðoʊ. ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ æd ə skɪn tɪ ˈraɪvəlz ðət wɑz θimd əraʊnd ðɛr tim. sɪns bərˈitoʊ həz ə ˈprɪti ˈklɪrˌkət ɛsˈθɛtɪk, wi spɛnd tu məʧ taɪm ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ɑr dɪˈzaɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs skɪn. wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər əˈdu wi ˈprɛzənt bərˈitoʊ: bərˈitoʊ ɪz əˈveɪləbəl naʊ ɪn ðə kəmˈpɛndiəm. ʤɪst laɪk ðɪs ˈfrɛndli ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɑz ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl ˈbændɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈkɑmən goʊl, ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðɪs skɪn kənˈtɪnjuz ðət θim. iʧ bərˈitoʊ ˈpərʧəs gɪvz ə splɪt tɪ bərˈitoʊ ənd ɪˈvɛnts. ðɪs ɪz ə ðət lɛts pleɪərz səˈpɔrt ə greɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈraɪvəlz sin æt ðə seɪm taɪm. laɪk tɪ θæŋk ɔl ðə timz hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ənd ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm ənd ðɛr ˈɛkˌsplɔɪts ɪn ðə geɪmz ju ləv. ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ɪz fʊl əv ˈpæʃən ðət ɪkˈstɛndz θruaʊt ðə hoʊl sin, frəm ðə pleɪərz tɪ ðə ceos*, ənd ðɪs ɪz wən weɪ wi hoʊp tɪ brɪŋ ˈpipəl təˈgɛðər tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪt. wi hərd ə lɔt əv greɪt θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt frəm ɑr pleɪərz ənd weɪt tɪ du əˈnəðər. ɪf ən ɔrg ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ɑr nɛkst ˈaɪkɑn ˈkɑntɛst ləv tɪ hir frəm ju æt [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz əˈgɛn tɪ bərˈitoʊ ənd ɔl ðə pleɪərz hu ðɛm ɔn ðə ˈlædər. ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ greɪt θɪŋz frəm ðɛr tɔp tir ˈpɪˌkəp æt ðə smæʃ ˈsupər ˈmeɪʤər ʃaɪn ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ!

during our second ranked season this summer we teamed up with some amazing organizations to run our rivals rep contest. in case you missed it, the event involved players repping their favorite esports teams for three weeks by equipping team icons in ranked matches. each win a player earned while wearing an icon counted as a point for that team. though it started out fairly close between burrito esports, edax pro, fable esports, panda global, tempo storm, and vexx gaming, burrito esports ended up clinching the win after nearly 20,000 games logged by our excited community. this event wasn’t just for glory though. the winning organization also got the opportunity to add a skin to rivals that was themed around their team. since burrito esports has a pretty clear-cut aesthetic, we won’t spend too much time explaining our design process behind this skin. without further ado we present burrito kragg: burrito kragg is available now in the rcs compendium. just like this friendly competition was all about people banding together to support a common goal, picking up this skin continues that theme. each burrito kragg purchase gives a 50/50 split to burrito esports and rcs events. this is a win/win that lets players support a great organization and the rivals scene at the same time. we’d like to thank all the teams who participated and encourage people to follow them and their exploits in the games you love. gaming and esports is full of passion that extends throughout the whole scene, from the players to the ceos, and this is one way we hope to bring people together to support it. we heard a lot of great things about this event from our players and can’t wait to do another. if you’re an org interested in participating in our next icon contest we’d love to hear from you at [email protected] congratulations again to burrito esports and all the players who repped them on the ladder. we’re expecting great things from their top tier pickup lbo at the smash super major shine later this month!

ðə ˈsəðərn ˈdɪstrɪkt əv ˈtɛksəs ˈɔfərd ə ˌmɪsdəˈminər pli dil tɪ ˈhækər fɪˈdɛl səˈlinəz, 28 ʤɪst ə fju mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈhækər wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ 44 ˈfɛləni kaʊnts əv kəmˈpjutər frɔd ənd cyberstalking*. iʧ kaʊnt hæd ə ˈmæksəməm ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntəns, ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl 440 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə səˈspɛktɪd ˈhækər plid ˈgɪlti tɪ wən ˌmɪsdəˈminər kaʊnt əv kəmˈpjutər frɔd ənd əˈbjuz ənd məst ˈɔlsoʊ peɪ hi ˈfeɪsɪz əp tɪ wən jɪr ɪn ˈprɪzən wɪn ˈsɛntənst ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2 2015 ənd hɪz əˈtərni wɪl ˈɑrgju ðə ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌrɛstɪˈtuʃən ɪz ɪˈnəf. səˈlinəz rɪˈpɔrtədli traɪd tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə həˈdælˌgoʊ ˈkaʊnti ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, ˈjuzɪŋ ə skrɪpt ðət rækt əp mɔr ðən ˈækˌsɛs əˈtɛmpts. ðə brut fɔrs əˈtæk lɛd ˈkaʊnti ɪt ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz tɪ bi lɑkt aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ðɛmˈsɛlvz.

the southern district of texas offered a misdemeanor plea deal to hacker fidel salinas, 28, just a few months after the hacker was charged with 44 felony counts of computer fraud and cyberstalking. each count had a maximum 10-year prison sentence, totaling a potential 440 years in prison. instead, the suspected anonymous-linked hacker plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of computer fraud and abuse - and must also pay $10,000. he faces up to one year in prison when sentenced on february 2, 2015, and his attorney will argue the monetary restitution is enough. salinas reportedly tried to access the hidalgo county administrative website, using a script that racked up more than 14,000 access attempts. the brute force attack led county it administrators to be locked out of the system themselves.

ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə toʊl əv ˈmərdər ˈvɪktɪmz ˈbɛrid ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv mæs greɪvz ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ həz ˈrɪzən tɪ 116 əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə əˈtrɑsəti ɔn ðə ˈbrutəl drəg kɑrˈtɛl. ˈsoʊlʤərz faʊnd ðə ˈkɔrpsɪz læst wik ɪn sæn fərˈnɑndoʊ ɪn steɪt nɪr ˈtɛksəs ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃəli əˈnərθt 59 ˈbɑdiz, bət ðə toʊl həz sɪns ˈrɪzən ˈstɛdəli ɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈgrusəm faɪndz soʊ fɑr ɪn ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ drəg wɔr. wi kən kənˈfərm ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 116 ˈpipəl kɪld ɪn ðɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ækt baɪ ðə zetas,”*,” əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl mɔˈrɑlɛs toʊld ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti, flæŋkt baɪ ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər. ðə ˈbɑdi kaʊnt kʊd stɪl raɪz ənd ˈmɛksəkən ˈmidiə sɛd 128 ˈkɔrpsɪz hæd naʊ bɪn rɪˈkəvərd ɪn sæn fərˈnɑndoʊ. əˈθɔrətiz ɪn dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈfɪgjər. mɔr ðən ˈpipəl hæv bɪn kɪld sɪns ˈprɛzɪdənt fəˈlip ˌkældərˈoʊn sɛnt ɪn ðə ˈɑrmi tɪ faɪt ðə drəg gæŋz ɪn 2006 ˈwəriɪŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd səm ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ənd ˈtɑrnɪʃɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɪmɪʤ ɛz ə tɔp ˈtʊrɪst ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən. ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ɪn, wən əv ðə drəg wərst ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnts, meɪ hæv bɪn kɪld ˈæftər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ wərk fər ðə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts. ðə gæŋ ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə neɪm fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ðə moʊst ˈvaɪələnt əv ˈpaʊərfəl kɑrˈtɛlz. mɔˈrɑlɛs sɛd 17 ˈsəˌspɛkts hæd bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, bət ʃi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv mɔr ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmoʊtɪvz fər ðə ˈmæsəkər ər ðə aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz. ðə greɪvz wər nɪr ə rænʧ wɛr 72 ˈsɛntrəl ənd saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmaɪgrənts wər kɪld læst jɪr baɪ ðə preɪɪŋ ɔn ənˈdɑkjəmɛnɪd ˈmaɪgrənts ˈhɛdɪŋ nɔrθ ɪn sərʧ əv wərk ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstri sɛd ðɪs wik wən əv ɪts ˈsɪtɪzənz wɑz əˈməŋ ðə dɛd ɪn. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr haʊ ˈmɛni wər ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts, hu ər biɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd fər ˈkɪdˌnæp baɪ drəg gæŋz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ hoʊld ðɛm tɪ ˈrænsəm. ðə ˌɪnˈsɛsənt drəg ˈvaɪələns θˈrɛtənz tɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɪn ɪˈlɛkʃənz nɛkst jɪr. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ reɪzd ˈtɛnʧənz wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ɪn ðə kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst ðə kɑrˈtɛlz ənd ɪts tɔp treɪd ˈpɑrtnər. ðə tu ˈkəntriz hæv əˈkjuzd iʧ ˈəðər əv ˈhɪndərɪŋ ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ˈstreɪnɪŋ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənz tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ðə juz. æmˈbæsədər tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ rɪˈzaɪnd læst mənθ.

mexico city (reuters) - the toll of murder victims buried in a series of mass graves in northern mexico has risen to 116, mexico’s attorney general said on tuesday, blaming the atrocity on the brutal zetas drug cartel. soldiers found the corpses last week in san fernando in tamaulipas state near texas and initially unearthed 59 bodies, but the toll has since risen steadily in one of the most gruesome finds so far in mexico’s escalating drug war. “today we can confirm the discovery of a total of 116 people killed in this criminal act ... by the zetas,” attorney general marisela morales told a news conference in mexico city, flanked by the country’s interior minister. the body count could still rise and mexican media said 128 corpses had now been recovered in san fernando. authorities in tamaulipas declined to comment on the figure. more than 37,000 people have been killed since president felipe calderon sent in the army to fight the drug gangs in 2006, worrying washington and some investors and tarnishing mexico’s international image as a top tourist destination. the victims in tamaulipas, one of the drug war’s worst flashpoints, may have been killed after refusing to work for the zetas, according to media reports. the gang is increasingly making a name for itself as the most violent of mexico’s powerful cartels. morales said 17 suspects had been arrested in the government’s investigation, but she declined to give more details about any possible motives for the massacre or the identities of the victims. the graves were near a ranch where 72 central and south american migrants were killed last year by the zetas preying on undocumented migrants heading north in search of work in the united states. guatemala’s foreign ministry said this week one of its citizens was among the dead in tamaulipas. it is unclear how many were illegal immigrants, who are being targeted for kidnap by drug gangs seeking to hold them to ransom. the incessant drug violence threatens to damage the chances of calderon’s conservative party retaining the presidency in elections next year. it has also raised tensions with the united states, mexico’s co-sponsor in the campaign against the cartels and its top trade partner. the two countries have accused each other of hindering progress, straining diplomatic relations to the point where the u.s. ambassador to mexico resigned last month.

baɪ: məˈlɪsə ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ə ˈpɑrti ər deɪt naɪt ju ˈfilɪŋ laɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf ðiz deɪz ənd ˈivɪn wərs wɪn ju hæv tɪ bi sin, ɪn ˈɛni kəˈpæsɪti, ɪn ˈpəblɪk. bɪn ˈfilɪŋ fæt ər ˈəgli. ˈɛni ˈnɛgətɪv dɪˈskrɪptɪv frəm haʊ ju ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ fil. ju wɔk ˈɪntu jʊr ˈklɑzət tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ wɛr tɪ haɪd jʊr ““troubling”*” ˈɛriəz. hɑ. ɪf ˈivɪn ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. ju pʊt ɔn meɪk əp tɪ mæsk jʊr ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz. ɪt lʊks ʤɪst laɪk ðət. ə mæsk. dən ɔl ju kən du. ˈrɛdi ɛz ˈɛvər bi. ju hɛd ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈəndər jʊr bɛd ˈkəvərz ənd ˈkərlɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈfitəl weɪ ˈrɪli ˈrəðər spɛnd jʊr ˈivnɪŋ. ju lʊk æt jʊr spaʊs ənd hi lʊks æt ju ðə seɪm weɪ hi dɪz ˈwɛðər drɛst wɪθ ə meɪk əp ʤɑb ər drɛst daʊn, hɛr ɪn ə ˈpoʊˌni teɪl. ju ɪkˈsprɛs tɪ ɪm wət ˈfilɪŋ ˈɪnsəkjər əˈbaʊt. hi ˈoʊpənz hɪz maʊθ ənd ju ɪkˈspɛkt ɪm tɪ seɪ: 1 ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ˈbjutəfəl tɪ mi. 2 haʊ kən aɪ hɛlp? 3 bi ðə ˈprɪtiəst wən ðɛr. 4 aɪ ləv ju. ˈɔlˌweɪz. 5 ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ɔl ðə əˈbəv. bət ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɛz ju stænd ˌbiˈfɔr jʊr bɪˈləvəd, wɪθ hoʊp ɪn jʊr geɪz ʃɪfts bæk daʊn tɪ hɪz kəmˈpjutər, ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ər bʊk. hi ʃrəgz hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz. wɪˈθaʊt ˈmitɪŋ jʊr aɪz hi sɪz, ““well*, wət du ju wɔnt mi tɪ say?”*?” ənd goʊz bæk tɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ju. ˈrɪli? nɑt ðə ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ wərdz wi wər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ hir. waɪ ɪz ɪt soʊ hɑrd fər səm mɛn tɪ rɛd ðɛr peɪn ənd ˈkəmfərt ðɛm? ɪz ɪt ə sɛns əv paʊər, noʊɪŋ ðət ə fju wərdz kən gɪv ə ˈwʊmən ə bɪt əv sɪˈkjʊrəti, ɪf ˈoʊnli fər ə fju aʊərz, ənd ðeɪ wɔnt ðət tɪ ˈhæpən? ɪz ɪz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ tu ər ˈfilɪŋ ˈɪnsəkjər ənd ðɪs weɪ ðeɪ fil əˈloʊn ɪn ðɛr ˈwɑloʊɪŋ? ənd waɪ du ˈwɪmən, wɪn wi ər daʊn, lʊk tɪ ˈəðərz tɪ brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs bæk əp? soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd, ju liv ðə haʊs ˈfilɪŋ ðət məʧ wərs. jʊr fɪrz ənd ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz ər kənˈfərmd ɪn hɪz inactions*. ju sˈwɔloʊ hɑrd ənd ˈhɑrdən jʊr riˈzɑlv. ju wɪl traɪ tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈjɔrsɛlf. ju nɑd ənd əkˈsɛpt ˈkɑmpləmɛnts peɪd, ʃʊr aʊt əv ˈpɪti. ju preɪ nɑt ˈɑbviəs ˈrəðər bi hoʊm ˈəndər ə seɪf kəˈkun əv ˈkəvərz. ju hoʊp ðət meɪk əp ɪz duɪŋ ɪts ʤɑb. rɪˈleɪtɪd poʊsts:

by: melissa you’re getting ready for a party or date night . you aren’t feeling like yourself these days and it’s even worse when you have to be seen, in any capacity, in public. you’ve been feeling fat or ugly. any negative descriptive from how you really want to feel. you walk into your closet to find something to wear to hide your “troubling” areas. ha. if that’s even a possibility. you put on make up to mask your insecurities. it looks just like that. a mask. you’ve done all you can do. ready as you’ll ever be. you head downstairs instead of climbing under your bed covers and curling into fetal position–the way you’d really rather spend your evening. you look at your spouse and he looks at you the same way he does whether you’re dressed with a make up job or dressed down, hair in a pony tail. you express to him what you’re feeling insecure about. he opens his mouth and you expect him to say: 1. you’ll always be beautiful to me. 2. how can i help? 3. you’ll be the prettiest one there. 4. i love you. always. 5. a combination of all the above. but instead, as you stand before your beloved, with hope in your heart..his gaze shifts back down to his computer, newspaper or book. he shrugs his shoulders. without meeting your eyes he says, “well, what do you want me to say?” and goes back to concentrating on anything other than you. really? not the reassuring words we were looking to hear. why is it so hard for some men to read their partner’s pain and comfort them? is it a sense of power, knowing that a few words can give a woman a bit of security, if only for a few hours, and they don’t want that to happen? is is because they too are feeling insecure and this way they don’t feel alone in their wallowing? and why do women, when we are down, look to others to bring us back up? so instead, you leave the house feeling that much worse. your fears and insecurities are confirmed in his inactions. you swallow hard and harden your resolve. you will try to enjoy yourself. you nod and accept compliments paid, sure they’re out of pity. you pray it’s not obvious you’d rather be home under a safe cocoon of covers. you hope that make up is doing its job. related posts:

ɪn ðɪs ˈspɛʃəl ˈfiʧər ˈɑrtɪkəl, wi goʊ ɔn ə kwɛst tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd wət ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌənrɪˈmɪtɪŋ raɪz əv ˈləgʒəri wɔʧ ˈpraɪsɪz, ənd tɪ du soʊ, wi wɪl ɪkˈsplɔr haʊ ənd waɪ ˈroʊlɛks ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist ˈoʊvər ðə læst 60 jɪrz. ju si, waɪl ðə stip ˌɪnˈkris əv haɪɛnd wɔʧ ˈpraɪsɪz həz bɪˈkəm ˈɛvədənt tɪ ˈɛvəri dɪˈsərnɪŋ wɔʧ baɪər ɔn ðɪs ˈplænət, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ənd haʊ θɪŋz hæv ʧeɪnʤd soʊ radically…*… ər, ɪf ðeɪ hæv ʧeɪnʤd æt ɔl. ðɪs ɪz, wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ə daʊt, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃuz ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈwɑʧɪz təˈdeɪ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət həz reɪzd ˈkaʊntləs kˈwɛsʧənz ənd fjuəld ˈnumərəs dəˈbeɪts əˈməŋ wɔʧ ɛnˈθuziˌæsts, kəˈlɛktərz, ənd ˈɛkspərts əˈlaɪk. ɪt həz dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɔn ˈɪʃuz səʧ ɛz ˈvælju ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən, ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk steɪt əv boʊθ ðə ˈɪndəstri ənd ðə ˈləgʒəri kənˈsumər, ənd həz meɪd ˈjuˈɛs wɔnt tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈfɔrsɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt all.”*.” tɪ ˈænsər ɛz ˈmɛni ˈmɪstəriz ɛz wi kən ənd pərˈhæps tɪ ˈəltəmətli reɪz nu, ˈpriviəsli kˈwɛsʧənz wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈskrutəˌnaɪz ðə ˈpraɪsɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz əv wən əv ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk brændz əv ðə ˈləgʒəri wɔʧ ˈɪndəstri: ˈroʊlɛks. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ, wi juzd əˈfɪʃəl ˈriˌteɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk ɛz fɑr ɛz 1957 beɪst ɔn ˈdætə kəmˈpaɪld baɪ minus4plus6.com*. ðɪs mægˈnɪfɪsənt praɪs ˈteɪbəl kənˈteɪnz ˈɔθərˌaɪzd ˈriˌteɪlər ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn əˈbaʊt stɛps fər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ɔl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈroʊlɛks ˈrɛfərənsɪz ðət ˈdeɪbjutɪd ɪn ər ˈæftər 1957 wi ˈprɑsɛst ðə rɑ ˈdætə lɪŋkt tɪ tu əv ðə mɔr ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɑdəlz əv ðə brænd, ˈneɪmli ðə ənd ðə deɪˈtoʊnə, ənd wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ lʊkt æt ðə ɪn goʊld tɪ si haʊ ðɪs ˈprɛʃəs məˈtɪriəl həz əˈfɛktɪd əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti. wi ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ʧɑrts tɪ iʧ əv ðiz ɪgˈzæmpəlz. ɔn ðə ʧɑrts, wi hæv mɑrkt ɪn blæk ðə rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈriˌteɪl ˈpraɪsɪz fər iʧ jɪr, waɪl ɪn rɛd wi ˈɪndəˌkeɪt haʊ ðə praɪs əv iʧ wɔʧ wʊd hæv ʧeɪnʤd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz hæd ˈroʊlɛks reɪzd ˈpraɪsɪz ˈoʊnli tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. ˈnæʧərəli, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈfæktərz bɪɔnd ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ðət kən dɪˈfaɪn ə faɪn ˈriˌteɪl praɪs, səʧ ɛz kɔsts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ beɪs məˈtɪriəlz, ˈleɪbər, ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ənd brænd pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ədˈvænsmənts ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsəz. wɪθ ðət sɛd, ɑr ˈpraɪˌmɛri goʊl naʊ ɪz nɑt tɪ faɪnd ə dɪˈteɪld ˈænsər fər iʧ rɪˈspɛktɪv əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən bət ˈrəðər tɪ əkˈwaɪər ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv haʊ ənd waɪ ˈləgʒəri wɔʧ ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ʧeɪnʤd soʊ məʧ ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ðə ki stɛps ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ““luxurification”*” ɪn ən aɪˈdil wərld, noʊ brænd kən goʊ ɔn fər ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzækt seɪm ˈprɑdəkt waɪl ˈgræʤuəli ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz əv wət ɪt ˌɪˈnɪʃəli soʊld sɛd ˈprɑdəkt fər. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmɑdəl ər ə nu wən, wi ɔl ɪkˈspɛkt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈpərʧəs tɪ pæk ə ˈnəmbər əv nu ˈfiʧərz ər dɪˈvɛləpmənts, rɪˈfaɪnmənts ðət grænt ðət ɑr ˈleɪtəst ənd ˈgreɪtəst pis ɪz ˈtruli ðət, wɪθ ədˈvænsmənts ɪn tərmz əv dɪˈzaɪn, ˈkəmfərt, riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ər ˈækjərəsi. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈrɪstˌwɑʧɪz, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni weɪz wi kʊd dɪˈfaɪn wət sɛts ə ˈləgʒəri ˈaɪtəm əˈpɑrt frəm ðə rɛst, bət fər naʊ wi wɪl seɪ ðət ə ˈləgʒəri ˈaɪtəm ɪz wən ðət goʊz bɪɔnd ˈmitɪŋ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts sɛt ˈstrɪktli baɪ nəˈsɛsɪtiz ˈoʊnli. ˈɛvər sɪns ðə fərst ˈrɪstˌwɑʧɪz bɪˈkeɪm kəˈmərʃəli əˈveɪləbəl əraʊnd ðə ˈərli 1900s*, ðɛr hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn suˈpɪriər ənd hɛns mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈʧipər ˈwɑʧɪz, ˈdɪfərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv kˈwɑləti ðət ðeɪ ˈɔfərd ɪn ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈfæktərz. bət dɪˈspaɪt ðət ˈhɪstəri, ðə dɔn əv ðə ˈləgʒəri wɔʧ ˈɪndəstri ɛz wi noʊ ɪt təˈdeɪ deɪts bæk tɪ ðə mid-1980s*. ɪt wɑz əraʊnd ðɛn ðət ðə swɪs ˈfaɪnəli faʊnd ðɛr weɪ aʊt əv ðə kwɔrts ˈkraɪsəs ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli dɪˈstrɔɪd ðɛm. tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊnz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ə fine-watch-turned-luxury-product*, wi məst ɪgˈzæmɪn ə ˈprɑdəkt wɪθ ən ɪkˈspænsɪv ənd kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈhɪstəri, wən ðət deɪts bæk weɪ bɪɔnd ðə ’80s*. ə ˈmɑdəl wi faʊnd tɪ bi moʊst ˈsutɪŋ fər ðoʊz ˈpərpəsɪz ɪz ðə ˈroʊlɛks. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪts ˈhɪstəri ɪz ˈrəðər ˈkɑmplɛks, fər naʊ wi wɪl seɪ ðət əˈpɑn ɪts ˈdeɪbju ɪn 1954 ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə fju prəˈfɛʃənəl daɪv ˈwɑʧɪz aʊt ðɛr æt ðə taɪm, ənd ɛz səʧ, ɪt wɑz mɔr əv ə tul ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls. baɪ ˈkɑntræst,, ðə əv ˈjɛstərˌjɪr, həz trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ˈstætəs ˈsɪmbəl, ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛntli bɪˈkəmɪŋ wən əv ðə moʊst ˈwaɪdli ˈɪməˌteɪtɪd wɔʧ dɪˈzaɪnz əv ðɛm ɔl. ðət ɪz kwaɪt səm ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən, ənd əˈpɑn ˈkloʊzər lʊk, wi wɪl si haʊ ˈnaɪsli ðɪs wən ˈmɑdəl kəmˈpraɪzɪz ðə stɛps ɪn ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ə tul tɪ ə ˈləgʒəri ˈprɑdəkt. ɛz ðə ˈstɔri tɛlz ənd ðə ˈpɪkʧər əˈbəv ˈbjutəfli ˈɪləˌstreɪts ðə ˈroʊlɛks rɪˈmeɪnd mɔr əv ə tul wɔʧ ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts fərst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ɪgˈzɪstəns. ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl 100 ˈmitər ˈwɔtər rɪˈzɪstəns wɑz kˈwɪkli ˈdəbəld baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ɛz səʧ ɪts 660 fit 200 ˈmitər dɛpθ ˈreɪtɪŋ, ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ ənd ˈdʊrəbəl (fər ðə taɪm, ðət ɪz) kənˈstrəkʃən meɪd ɪt ə ˈpərˌfɪkt dɪˈvaɪs fər ˈdaɪvərz. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, waɪl ðə mɔr ˈmɑdərn ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ɪt hæv bɪn ˌɪmˈpruvd ɪn ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈæˌspɛkt wən kən ˌɪˈmæʤən, ðə həz ˈgræʤuəli lɛft ðə dɛpθs əv ðə ˈoʊʃənz ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ə nu ənd səkˈsɛsfəl kərɪr ɪn ˈbɪznɪs ˈmitɪŋz, ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈvæstli mɔr taɪm ˈhɪdən ˈəndər kəfs ðən ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈoʊvər ˈdaɪvɪŋ suts. ɪt wɛnt ɔn tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ˈbɛtər kˈwɑləti stil, ˌriˈpleɪst əˈlumənəm wɪθ mɔr ˈbjutəfəl ənd rɪˈzɪstənt sərˈæmɪks, ˈsəbstəˌtutəd moʊst stæmpt kəmˈpoʊnənts wɪθ mɪld wənz, həz bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈlɛʤəbəl, ənd məʧ mɔr ˈækjərət. bət waɪ wɑz ɔl ðət ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ɪf ˈoʊnli ə ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ɪts ˈoʊnərz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhɑrnɪs ɪts ɛnˈhænst ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz? bɪˈkəz ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈləgʒəri ˈaɪtəm, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət məst nɑt ˈoʊnli lʊk, bət ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈfɔrm ˈbɛtər ðən ɪts mɔr ˈwaɪdli əˈveɪləbəl ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ˈivɪn ɪf ɪts kənˈstrəkʃən wɪl nɑt wəns bi pʊt tɪ tɛst ɪn ɪts ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈroʊlɛks ənd ðɛr hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈmɑdəlz, wi hæv sin ðɛm pərˈfɔrm ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈsətəl ɛz wɛl ɛz səm ˈmeɪʤər ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər taɪm. ðɛr ɪz ə pɪˈkjuljər weɪ əv ˈkəplɪŋ ðiz tu kaɪnz əv ɛnˈhænsmənts, ˈminɪŋ ðət sˈmɔlər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzd wɪθ ðə ˈdeɪbju əv mɔr kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz. ɪn ˈroʊlɛks ˈhɪstəri, ðɪs ˈʤɛnərəli ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə nu, mɔr rɪˈfaɪnd ˈmuvmənt wɪʧ ɪz əˈkəmpənid baɪ mɔr ˈmaɪnər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɔn ðə wɔʧ, səʧ ɛz ə mɔr ˈdʊrəbəl ənd ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈbreɪslət, ə nu ər ˌluməˈnɛsənt məˈtɪriəl, ənd ˈəðər twiks. ðət seɪm trɛnd ˈwaɪdli əˈplaɪz fər ðə ˈləgʒəri wɔʧ ˈɪndəstri ɛz ə hoʊl. sɪns ðə dɔn əv ðə nu məˈlɛniəm moʊst haɪɛnd brændz hæv gɔn aʊt əv ðɛr weɪ tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ““in-house”*” ˈmuvmənts ɛz ðeɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn haʊ ðɪs ˈpɑzətɪvli ˈsɛpərˌeɪts ðɛm frəm ðɛr ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. riˈsərʧɪŋ ˈroʊlɛks ˈhɪstəri rɪˈvilz ðət ðɛr hæv bɪn səm ˈvaɪtəl ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnts ɪn ðə lɪvz əv ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts, ˈgræʤuəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm mɔr rɪˈfaɪnd ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ. bət ən ˈɑbviəs ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv refined”*” ɪz expensive.”*.” bət haʊ məʧ du səʧ ədˈvænsmənts ˈæˌkʧuəli kɔst ðə kənˈsumər? ɔn ðə ʧɑrt əˈbəv, ju wɪl si ɪn blæk haʊ ˈpraɪsɪz əv ðə ˈroʊlɛks ʧeɪnʤd frəm 1957 ɔl ðə weɪ θru meɪ, 2014 ɪn rɛd wi mɑrkt haʊ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 1957 praɪs əv 150 wʊd hæv ʧeɪnʤd hæd ɪt ˈfɑloʊd ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈoʊnli. ðə mæθ ɪz ˈsɪmpəl bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs wən. ɪf wi əˈʤəst ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 150 praɪs frəm 1957 wɪθ ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən tɪ 2014 ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlərz, wi ɛnd əp wɪθ ə praɪs əv waɪl ðə wɔʧ ˈæˌkʧuəli kɔsts təˈdeɪ. ðɪs minz ðət wən kʊd seɪ ðə ˈroʊlɛks kɔsts sɪks taɪmz mɔr ðən ɪt ““should.”*.” θɪŋz ər nɑt ðət straight-forward*, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ə faɪn wɔʧ həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ʧip ju si, waɪl əˈʤəstɪŋ fər ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən kʊd bi ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv haʊ ˈwɑʧɪz hæv bɪˈkəm mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv, ðɪs məst bi ˈteɪkən wɪθ ə (səbˈstænʃəl) pɪnʧ əv sɔlt. wət praɪˈmɛrəli dɪˈfaɪnz ðə əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti əv ˈprɑdəkts ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ðə praɪs ənd haʊ ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈoʊvər taɪm, bət ˈrəðər, haʊ ðə praɪs əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt kəmˈpɛrz tɪ ˈævərɪʤ ˈɪnˌkəm. ɛz wi noʊ, ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪz ðə reɪt æt wɪʧ ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈlɛvəl əv ˈpraɪsɪz fər gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪz ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd, ˈsəbsəkwəntli, haʊ ˈpərʧəsɪŋ paʊər ɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ. wɪθ ðət sɛd, ðə ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈævərɪʤ ˈɪnˌkəm ʃʊd ənd ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm ɪt dɪz ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrm ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, ˈminɪŋ ðət ɪf ðə praɪs əv ə faɪn wɔʧ ˈfɑloʊd ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈoʊnli, ɪt wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈʧipər ɛz kənˈsumərz hæv ˈɪnˌkəmz ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrmɪŋ ðə reɪt əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. ˈæftər ðət brif 101 ɪn ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks, brɪŋ ˈθɪri ˈɪntu ˈpræktɪs ənd si haʊ ɔl ðət ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu wɔʧ ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈoʊvərˌɔl əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti. tɪ ʃoʊ ju ʤɪst ðət, wi kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ʧɑrt ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪŋ haʊ ðə əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti əv ðə ˈroʊlɛks, wən əv ðə ki ˈmɑdəlz əv ˈroʊlɛks, həz ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, bɪtˈwin 1957 ənd 2012 lɛt mi ɪkˈspleɪn wət ju ʤɪst sɔ əˈbəv. ðə rɪˈzəlts ju si ˈleɪbəld əˈbəv ˈɛvəri ˈkɑləm reɪnʤ frəm əraʊnd əp tɪ 14 ðɪs ˈfɪgjər ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə əˈmaʊnt əv wɪʧ ðə ˈjɪrli ˈɪnˌkəm pər capita”*” kʊd ˈpərʧəs ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn jɪr. sɪns wi ər ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə taɪm skeɪl əv ˈoʊvər 50 jɪrz hir, fər ˈiziər ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ˈækʧəwəl ˌkɑmpərəˈbɪlɪˌti, wi hæv ˈtrænsfərd ɔl ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlər ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈweɪʤɪz ˈɪntu 2012 ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlərz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪn 1957 wɪn ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli ˈɪnˌkəm wɑz (sɔrs: ˈjuˈɛs ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk æˈnælɪsɪs) ənd ðə praɪs əv ðə wɔʧ wɑz (ərˈɪʤənəli ɪt kɔst 150 wɪʧ, wɪn ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ˈɪntu 2012 ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlərz, ɪz naʊ, ɪn 1957 ɪf ðə ˈævərɪʤ wɔʧ ˈləvər spɛnt ɔl ˈjɪrli ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn ˈroʊlɛks, hi kʊd hæv bɔt 11 əv ðɛm. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ɪn 2012 wɪn ðə ˈævərɪʤ pər ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz ənd ðə seɪm ˈmɑdəl kɔst ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈjuˈɛs ˈjɪrli weɪʤ bɔt ju ˈoʊnli. wi ədˈmɪt ðət ðɪs maɪt saʊnd laɪk ən ənˈril ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz, ɛz noʊ wən ɪn ðɛr raɪt maɪnd wʊd spɛnd ɔl ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn ˈroʊlɛks! bət, pʊt ðət əˈsaɪd fər ə ˈmɪnət ənd ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ɔn ðə pɔɪnt ðət ɪz tɪ bi meɪd hir: wɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪnˌkəm, ðə ˈroʊlɛks həz bɪˈkəm θri taɪmz lɛs əˈfɔrdəbəl sɪns ðə ənd ðət ɪz ˈtænʤəbəl, ˈfækʧuəl pruf fər ə haɪɛnd wɔʧ ˈgræʤuəli bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈləgʒəri ˈaɪtəm. ɪn 1970 ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈərnər wərkt 3 wiks tɪ ərn ðə praɪs əv ə, waɪl ɪn 2012 ðə praɪs əv wən əˈkaʊnts fər ˈoʊvər tu months’*’ wərθ əv hɪz ˈɪnˌkəm. ðɪs goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ə faɪn wɔʧ həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ʧip, səm ˈvɛri ˈɛvədənt ˌripəˈzɪʃənɪŋ həz ˈhæpənd ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ðə læst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz. ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ ə trɛnd ðəs fɑr, wi hæv bɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə praɪs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əv ðə ˈroʊlɛks, soʊ naʊ ɪgˈzæmɪn ˈəðər ˈmɑdəlz ðə brænd həz ˌripəˈzɪʃənd sɪns ðɛr ˈdeɪbju ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ. ɔn ðə ʧɑrt əˈbəv, ju wɪl si ðə ˈroʊlɛks deɪˈtoʊnə ɪn ˈsteɪnləs stil ənd haʊ ɪts ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ʧeɪnʤd. əˈgɛn, ɪn blæk, ɪz ðə ˈækʧəwəl praɪs əv ðə ˈroʊlɛks deɪˈtoʊnə, waɪl ɪn rɛd ɪz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl praɪs əˈʤəstɪd fər ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən. ɪf wi lʊk æt ðə ʧɑrt æt ðə 2012 mɑrk wi wɪl si ðət ðə wɔʧ, praɪst æt wɑz ˈnɪrli sɪks taɪmz ɛz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz ɪt hæv been”*” beɪst ɔn ˈpraɪsɪz ˈmɪrli əˈʤəstɪd fər ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən, wɪʧ keɪm ɪn æt soʊ, həz ðə ˈroʊlɛks deɪˈtoʊnə ɪn stil bɪˈkəm sɪks taɪmz ɛz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz ɪt wəns wɑz, ɪn 1973 wɛl, ɪn 1973 ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm (wɪʧ wɑz ɪn 2012 ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlərz) ˈpərʧəst ˈnɪrli 11 ˈroʊlɛks deɪˈtoʊnə ˈwɑʧɪz ɪn stil, praɪst æt iʧ. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈnɪrli ˈfɔrti jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ɪn 2012 wɪn ðə ˈævərɪʤ pər ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz ənd ðə ˈroʊlɛks deɪˈtoʊnə ɪn stil ˈkɑstɪd ðət ˈfɪgjər drɑps tɪ ə mɪr ˈpisɪz. ðət minz ðət waɪl ðə deɪˈtoʊnə həz rɪˈsivd ə nu ˌɪnˈhaʊs ˈmuvmənt ənd həz ˈɑrgjuəbli ˌɪmˈpruvd ɪn ˈmɛni mɔr ˈsətəl weɪz, ˈpræktɪkəli ɪt həz nɑt bɪˈkəm sɪks taɪmz ɛz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz ɑr ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz beɪst ɔn ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən wʊd səˈʤɛst. ɪn truθ, wəns wi kəmˈpɛr ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, wi wɪl faɪnd ðət ðə 2012 ˈpərʧəsɪŋ paʊər əv ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli weɪʤ həz drɑpt tɪ 35 əv wət ɪt wɑz ɪn 1973 ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈroʊlɛks deɪˈtoʊnə, ðət ɪz. wən meɪ əv kɔrs ˈraɪtfəli seɪ ðət ðə ˌvɑləˈtɪləti əv beɪs məˈtɪriəl ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˈlɑrʤli əˈfɛktɪd ðə ˈfaɪnəl praɪs əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt, ənd əˈgɛn, wi du nɑt dɪsəˈgri. fər ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ɪgˈzæmpəlz ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi hæv meɪd ən ɪkˈsɛpʃən ənd hæv nɑt ˈteɪkən ðət ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. soʊ fər ɑr θərd, ənd læst ˈskrutəˌnaɪzd ˈmɑdəl wi wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt hɪˈstɔrɪkəl beɪs məˈtɪriəl ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ɑr calculations…*… soʊ rɛd ɔn tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈroʊlɛks ɪn goʊld. ɔn ðə ʧɑrt əˈbəv, ju wɪl si ðə seɪm rɛd ˈkɑləmz wɪʧ ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪˈkəm fəˈmɪljər wɪθ, ɛz ðeɪ (ənd ðə ˈdætə ˈleɪbəlz əˈbəv ðɛm) ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈroʊlɛks goʊld ˈwɑʧɪz ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈjɪrli ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs kʊd baɪ ɪn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn jɪr. ɪn ˈjɛloʊ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wi hæv ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˈriˌdaʊt fər ðə praɪs əv goʊld, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ˈjɛloʊ ˈkɑləmz ənd ˈjɛloʊ ˈdætə ˈleɪbəlz (wi məst noʊt ðət ðɛr meɪ bi səm ˈmaɪnər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn goʊld ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz, bət ðə pɔɪnt hir ɪz tɪ si ðə trɛnz ʧeɪnʤ ənd nɑt tɪ træk daʊn ˈnɛglɪʤəbəl ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn goʊld praɪs ˈrɛkərdz). wɪθ ðət sɛd, ðə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən bɪtˈwin goʊld ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ðə ˈroʊlɛks goʊld wɔʧ ˈpraɪsɪz ər ˈɛvədənt. dɪˈrɛkt ɑr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə ˈnoʊtəsəbəl trɛnd bɪtˈwin 2006 ənd 2012 ɪn 2006 ðə praɪs əv ən aʊns əv goʊld wɑz əraʊnd 630 ˈjuˈɛs ˈdɔlərz, ənd ðə ˈroʊlɛks 16618 ɪn ˈjɛloʊ goʊld kɔst ɪn 2012 wɪn goʊld ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ˈnɪrli ˈtrɪpəld tɪ ə ˈwɑpɪŋ ðə ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə, i.e*. ðə 116618 ɪn ˈjɛloʊ goʊld ˈriˌteɪld fər ə ˈwɑpɪŋ ˌɪnˈkris əv 48 ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ʤɪst sɪks jɪrz! ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ə 260 ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə praɪs əv goʊld (ənd ə ˈmɑdəl ˈəpˌdeɪt wɪθ nu sərˈæmɪk, ˈbreɪslət dɪˈzaɪn ənd ˈəðər ˈmaɪnər ˈəpˌdeɪts) hæv ˈkjumjələˌtɪvli rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə ˈroʊlɛks praɪs ˌɪnˈkris əv 48 soʊ, wət hæv wi ˈlərnɪd hir? ðə praɪs ˌɪnˈkris əv ˈləgʒəri ənkˈwɛsʧənəbli ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈtɑpɪk ənd wən ðət wi ər ˈdɛfənətli goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfərðər ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ɔn ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ɛz ə fərst stɛp, wi hoʊp tɪ hæv ʃɛd laɪt ɔn səm əv ðə ˈpriviəsli ənˈsin ˈæˌspɛkts əv haʊ ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈlɛvəlz hæv ʧeɪnʤd ˈoʊvər half-a-century*. wi hæv sin səm əv ðə stɛps ɪn ðə lɔŋ ənd ˈrəðər ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəl ˈprɔˌsɛs əv haʊ ˈroʊlɛks ˈwɑʧɪz hæv bɪˈkəm ə ˈləgʒəri ˈaɪtəm frəm ə tul, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈteɪlərd fər prəˈfɛʃənəl juz.

in this special feature article, we go on a quest to better understand what is behind the unremitting rise of luxury watch prices, and to do so, we will explore how and why rolex prices have increased over the last 60 years. you see, while the steep increase of high-end watch prices has become evident to every discerning watch buyer on this planet, it remains difficult to point out exactly why and how things have changed so radically… or, if they have changed at all. this is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most pressing issues in the world of watches today, something that has raised countless questions and fueled numerous debates among watch enthusiasts, collectors, and experts alike. it has directed the spotlight on issues such as value proposition, the economic state of both the industry and the luxury consumer, and has made us want to discover the “hidden driving forces behind it all.” to answer as many mysteries as we can – and perhaps to ultimately raise new, previously unasked questions – we decided to scrutinize the pricing practices of one of the absolute benchmark brands of the luxury watch industry: rolex. about the process to begin with, we used official retail prices dating back as far as 1957, based on data compiled by minus4plus6.com. this magnificent price table contains authorized retailer prices in about 5-year steps for just about all important rolex references that debuted in or after 1957. we processed the raw data linked to two of the more popular models of the brand, namely the submariner no-date and the cosmograph daytona, and we have also looked at the submariner in 18k gold to see how this precious material has affected affordability. we dedicated charts to each of these examples. on the charts, we have marked in black the respective retail prices for each year, while in red we indicate how the price of each watch would have changed over the years had rolex raised prices only to counter the effects of monetary inflation. naturally, there are many other factors beyond inflation that can define a fine watch’s retail price, such as costs related to base materials, labor, research and development, marketing and brand positioning, as well as long-term investments related to advancements in manufacturing processes. with that said, our primary goal now is not to find a detailed answer for each respective model’s appreciation but rather to acquire a comprehensive understanding of how and why luxury watch prices have changed so much in general. the key steps in the process of “luxurification” in an ideal world, no brand can go on for decades making the exact same product while gradually raising prices to several times of what it initially sold said product for. regardless of whether we are talking about a historical model or a new one, we all expect our latest purchase to pack a number of new features or developments, refinements that grant that our latest and greatest piece is truly that, with advancements in terms of design, comfort, reliability or accuracy. when it comes to wristwatches, there are many ways we could define what sets a luxury item apart from the rest, but for now we will say that a luxury item is one that goes beyond meeting the requirements set strictly by necessities only. ever since the first wristwatches became commercially available around the early 1900s, there have always been superior – and hence more expensive – as well as cheaper watches, differing in the level of quality that they offered in the aforementioned factors. but despite that 100-year-long history, the dawn of the luxury watch industry as we know it today dates back to the mid-1980s. it was around then that the swiss finally found their way out of the quartz crisis that almost completely destroyed them. to understand the evolutionary cornerstones in the development of a fine-watch-turned-luxury-product, we must examine a product with an expansive and continuous history, one that dates back way beyond the ’80s. a model we found to be most suiting for those purposes is the rolex submariner. although its history is rather complex, for now we will say that upon its debut in 1954 it was one of the few professional dive watches out there at the time, and as such, it was more of a tool than anything else. by contrast, submariner, the tool-watch of yesteryear, has transformed into an internationally recognized status symbol, consequently becoming one of the most widely imitated watch designs of them all. that is quite some transformation, and upon closer look, we will see how nicely this one model comprises the steps in the transition from a tool to a luxury product. as the story tells – and the picture above beautifully illustrates – the rolex submariner remained more of a tool watch than anything else during its first few decades of existence. its initial 100 meter water resistance was quickly doubled by the company and as such its 660 feet / 200 meter depth rating, rotating bezel and durable (for the time, that is) construction made it a perfect device for divers. by contrast, while the more modern iterations of it have been improved in just about every aspect one can imagine, the submariner has gradually left the depths of the oceans and started a new and successful career in business meetings, spending vastly more time hidden under cuffs than exposed over diving suits. it went on to incorporate better quality steel, replaced aluminum bezels with more beautiful and resistant ceramics, substituted most stamped components with milled ones, has become more legible, and much more accurate. but why was all that necessary, if only a microscopic percentage of its owners actually harness its enhanced capabilities? because it has become a luxury item, something that must not only look, but also perform better than its more widely available counterparts – even if its heavy-duty construction will not once be put to test in its lifetime. when it comes to rolex and their historical models, we have seen them perform a large number of subtle as well as some major modifications over time. there is a peculiar way of coupling these two kinds of enhancements, meaning that smaller improvements are generally synchronized with the debut of more considerable alterations. in rolex history, this generally translates into presenting a new, more refined movement which is accompanied by more minor improvements on the watch, such as a more durable and comfortable bracelet, a new bezel or luminescent material, and other tweaks. that same trend widely applies for the luxury watch industry as a whole. since the dawn of the new millennium most high-end brands have gone out of their way to emphasize the importance of “in-house” movements as they realized the potential in how this positively separates them from their non-manufacture counterparts. researching rolex history reveals that there have been some vital turning points in the lives of their products, gradually making them more refined in every way. but an obvious consequence of “more refined” is “more expensive.” but how much do such advancements actually cost the consumer? on the chart above, you will see in black how prices of the rolex submariner no-date changed from 1957 all the way through may, 2014. in red we marked how the original 1957 price of $150 would have changed had it followed monetary inflation only. the math is simple behind this one. if we adjust the original $150 price from 1957 with inflation to 2014 us dollars, we end up with a price of $1,265 while the watch actually costs $7,500 today. this means that one could say the no-date rolex submariner costs six times more than it “should.” things are not that straight-forward, however. a fine watch has never been cheap you see, while adjusting for inflation could be indicative of how watches have become more expensive, this must be taken with a (substantial) pinch of salt. what primarily defines the affordability of products is not just the price and how that changes in comparison to monetary inflation over time, but rather, how the price of the product compares to people’s average income. as we know, inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and, subsequently, how purchasing power is falling. with that said, the increase of average income should – and in the long term it does – outperform inflation, meaning that if the price of a fine watch followed inflation only, it would actually be getting cheaper as consumers have incomes outperforming the rate of inflation. after that brief 101 in basic economics, let’s bring theory into practice and see how all that translates into watch prices and overall affordability. to show you just that, we created the following chart illustrating how the affordability of the rolex submariner no-date, one of the key models of rolex, has changed in the united states, between 1957 and 2012. let me explain what you just saw above. the results you see labeled above every column range from around 6.7 up to 14. this figure indicates the amount of submariners which the “average yearly income per capita” could purchase in any given year. since we are talking about a time scale of over 50 years here, for easier understanding and actual comparability, we have transferred all us dollar prices and wages into 2012 us dollars. in other words, in 1957 when the average yearly income was $13,591 (source: us bureau of economic analysis) and the price of the watch was $1,225 (originally it cost $150 which, when calculated into 2012 us dollars, is $1,225). now, in 1957 if the average watch lover spent all his/her hard-earned yearly income on rolex submariners, he could have bought 11 of them. by contrast, in 2012 when the average per capita income in the united states was $42,693 and the same model cost $7,500, the average us yearly wage bought you only 5.65 no-date submariners. we admit that this might sound like an unreal proposition – because it is, as no one in their right mind would spend all their income on rolex submariners! but, let’s put that aside for a minute and concentrate on the point that is to be made here: when considering the average us income, the rolex submariner has become three times less affordable since the 1970’s – and that is tangible, factual proof for a high-end watch gradually becoming a luxury item. in 1970, the average american earner worked 3 weeks to earn the price of a submariner, while in 2012 the price of one accounts for over two months’ worth of his income. this goes to show that although a fine watch has never been particularly cheap, some very evident repositioning has happened over the course of the last few decades. outlining a trend thus far, we have been looking at the price changes of the rolex submariner, so now let’s examine other models the brand has repositioned since their debut decades ago. on the chart above, you will see the rolex daytona in stainless steel and how its prices have changed. again, in black, is the actual price of the rolex daytona, while in red is the original price adjusted for monetary inflation. if we look at the chart at the 2012 mark we will see that the watch, priced at $11,250 was nearly six times as expensive as it “should have been” based on prices merely adjusted for monetary inflation, which came in at $1,996. so, has the rolex daytona in steel become six times as expensive as it once was, in 1973? well, in 1973 the average personal income (which was $21,486 in 2012 us dollars) purchased nearly 11 rolex daytona watches in steel, priced at $1,996 each. meanwhile, nearly forty years later, in 2012 when the average per capita income in the united states was $42,693 and the rolex daytona in steel costed $11,250, that figure drops to a mere 3.8 pieces. that means that while the daytona has received a new in-house movement and has arguably improved in many more subtle ways, practically it has not become six times as expensive as our calculations based on monetary inflation would suggest. in truth, once we compare average personal income in the us, we will find that the 2012 purchasing power of the average yearly wage has dropped to 35% of what it was in 1973 – speaking about the rolex daytona, that is. one may of course rightfully say that the volatility of base material prices have largely affected the final price of the product, and again, we do not disagree. for the aforementioned examples however, we have made an exception and have not taken that into consideration. so for our third, and last scrutinized model we will actually incorporate historical base material prices in our calculations… so read on to learn about the rolex submariner in 18k gold. on the chart above, you will see the same red columns which you have already become familiar with, as they (and the data labels above them) indicate the number of rolex submariner 18k gold watches that the average yearly income in the us could buy in any given year. in yellow, however, we have introduced a readout for the price of gold, indicated by yellow columns and yellow data labels (we must note that there may be some minor differences in gold prices in different online databases, but the point here is to see the trends change and not to track down negligible differences in gold price records). with that said, the correlation between gold prices and the rolex submariner 18k gold watch prices are evident. let’s direct our attention to the noticeable trend between 2006 and 2012. in 2006 the price of an ounce of gold was around $630 us dollars, and the rolex submariner 16618 in 18k yellow gold cost $23,100. in 2012, when gold prices have nearly tripled to a whopping $1,600+, the updated version of the submariner, i.e. the 116618 in yellow gold retailed for $34,250 – a whopping increase of 48% over the course of just six years! in other words, a 260% increase in the price of gold (and a model update with new ceramic bezel, bracelet design and other minor updates) have cumulatively resulted in a rolex price increase of 48%. so, what have we learned here? the price increase of luxury timepieces unquestionably is a complex topic and one that we are definitely going to further elaborate on in the future. as a first step, we hope to have shed light on some of the previously unseen aspects of how prices and also personal income levels have changed over half-a-century. we have seen some of the steps in the long and rather intangible process of how rolex watches have become a luxury item from a tool, initially tailored for professional use.

ə ˈrisənt ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə prəˈsidɪŋz əv ðə rɔɪəl soʊˈsaɪɪti bi həz faʊnd ðət fɪʃ ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ˈiˌmoʊʃən, ˈrulɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈwaɪdli hɛld bɪˈlif ðət ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈkriʧərz. ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈskəvərd ðət ʃoʊd saɪnz əv hyperthermia*, ər ə raɪz ɪn ˈbɑdi ˈtɛmpərəʧər, wɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstrɛsərz. ðɪs rɪˈspɑns ɪz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz fever,”*,” ðə kəˈpæsɪti fər wɪʧ wɑz θɔt tɪ hæv ɪˈvɑlvd ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈmæməlz, bərdz, ənd ˈrɛptaɪlz. ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈpleɪsɪŋ sɪks grups əv fɪʃ ˈɪntu tæŋks wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt ˈʧeɪmbərz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə fɪʃ tɪ ˈækləˌmeɪt tɪ ðə ˈwɔtər, ˈjuzɪŋ nɛts tɪ kənˈfaɪn θri əv ðə grups tɪ ˌɪnˈdus strɛs, ənd ˈfaɪnəli riˈlisɪŋ ðə fɪʃ tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðɛr bɪˈheɪvjər. rɪˈzəlts wər striking,”*,” ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪd. strɛst spɛnt mɔr taɪm æt haɪər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs raɪz ɪn ˈbɑdi ˈtɛmpərəʧər. ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˈiˌmoʊʃən ənd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ɪz stɪl debated,”*,” ðə rɪˈpɔrt kənˈtɪnjud, ˈfaɪndɪŋ riˈmuvz ə ki ˈɑrgjəmənt fər læk əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ɪn fishes.”*.” wɔnt mɔr əv bɛst nuz, ˈrɛsəpiz, ənd ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl? gɪt ɑr ˈmægəˌzin! səbˈskraɪb

a recent study published in the proceedings of the royal society b has found that fish are able to display emotion, ruling out the widely held belief that they are not sentient creatures. researchers discovered that zebrafish showed signs of stress-induced hyperthermia, or a rise in body temperature, when exposed to a number of stressors. this response is referred to as “emotional fever,” the capacity for which was thought to have evolved only in mammals, birds, and reptiles. the experiment included placing six groups of fish into tanks with different temperature-regulated chambers, allowing the fish to acclimate to the water, using nets to confine three of the groups to induce stress, and finally releasing the fish to examine their behavior. “the results were striking,” the report stated. stressed zebrafish spent more time at higher temperatures, resulting in a 2–4 degrees celsius rise in body temperature. “while the link between emotion and consciousness is still debated,” the report continued, “this finding removes a key argument for lack of consciousness in fishes.” want more of today’s best plant-based news, recipes, and lifestyle? get our award-winning magazine! subscribe

ðɪs ɪz 2012 ɛz ɪf ju noʊ. ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr, pople*, ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ˈsɪti ˈplænərz ər bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈɪnər ˈsɪti ˈɛriəz ɛz wi hæv ˈgræʤuəli bɪˈgæn tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈərbən ˈɛriəz nid tɪ bi riˈkleɪmd frəm ðə kɑr ənd wəns əˈgɛn juzd baɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɛz ə pleɪs wɛr wi lɪv ɑr lɪvz. ɪn həz fər ə lɔŋ taɪm bɪn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr strits ɪn ˈɑzloʊ fər pəˈdɛstriənz. fər ðə ˈpipəl əv, ənd ˈivɪn ɪt ɪz ðɛr meɪn ˈwɔkɪŋ rut ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər, ənd ɪt həz ə θˈraɪvɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ʃɑps, ˌkæˈfeɪz ənd ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. ənd wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈtræfɪk, əv wɪʧ ˈoʊnli dɪˈlɪvəriz tɪ ðə ʃɑps ər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ɪt ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈkænədɪt fər ə pəˈdɛstriən ˈɛriə, fri əv kɑz. ðə (bəroʊ ˈkaʊnsəl) ˌəndərˈstʊd ðɪs ənd pæst ðət ɪt bi trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə pəˈdɛstriən ˈɛriə. ðə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈfɑloʊd ðɪs əp baɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpæsɪŋ ðət ðə loʊər hæf əv bi peɪvd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈtræfɪk riˈmuvd. ðə ʤɑb əv ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ðə ˈpɑləsi wər ðɛn pæst ɔn tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl əˈfɛrz ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən (bymiljøetetaen*), wɪʧ haɪərd tɪ wərk aʊt ðə ˈditeɪlz. ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ɔl tu fəˈmɪljər, ənd ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ taɪm ənd taɪm əˈgɛn. wət stɑrts ɔf ɛz ə dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ strits ɪn ˈɑzloʊ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈbɛtər ˈərbən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ˈrɛzɪdənts, kəmˈjutɪŋ ˈwərkərz ənd ˈvɪzɪtərz, wəns ˈhændɪd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə tɛkˈnɪʃənz ɪz rɪˈdust ˈɪntu ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət du ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən meɪk ə strit lʊk ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈprɪti, ənd ɪn ðɪs keɪs lɛs ˈpræktɪkəl. ɪn ðə tɛkˈnɪʃənz hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ˈtræfɪk wɪl rɪˈmeɪn (ðɪs ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf meɪks noʊ sɛns, sɪns ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid fər kɑz ɪn), ðə ˈtuˌweɪ ˈsaɪkəl pæθ wɪl bi riˈmuvd tɪ əˈlaʊ fər speɪs fər pəˈdɛstriənz, ðə roʊd wɪl bi ˈwaɪdənd baɪ (jɛs,!) tɪ əˈlaʊ fər ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈwənˈweɪ ˈtræfɪk, ənd speɪs wɪl stɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd fər ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ əv kɑz ɔn ðə strit. ðɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl! waɪ ɪz ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈɛriə əv ˈtɑrˌmæk (ər, waʊ!) tɪ rɪˈmeɪn fər ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv kɑz? ðɪs meɪks noʊ sɛns. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz seɪf tɪ seɪ ðət ðə hoʊl ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wɔnt tɪ bi pedestrianised*, ðə ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɔnt ɪt, ðə ˈsɪti meɪnˈteɪnz ɪt ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ (ðoʊ, ɪn ˈpræktɪs, ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt), ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ wɔnt ɪt, ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn wɔnt ɪt, jɛt wəns əˈgɛn ɪt ɪz ə haɪərd kənˈsəltənsi fərm ðət meɪks ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ juz ˈhənərdz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈkroʊnər ɔn ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən leɪɪŋ ə fju ənd ˈplæntɪŋ ə fju triz (ənd ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪˈreɪsɪŋ wən əv moʊst juzd ˈsaɪkəl pæθs). soʊ, ˈtræfɪk wɪl stɪl kəmˈplitli ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli hæv 6 ˈmitərz əv ðə roʊd wɪdθ fər ðə loʊər hæf əv 3000m²*²) kəmˈplitli əˈgɛnst ðə wɪʃ əv ðə ˈrɛzɪdənts, ˈvɪzɪtərz, ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd əˈgɛnst ɔl aɪˈdiəz əv ˈərbən riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt taɪm wi, ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈɑzloʊ, stʊd əp ənd stɑpt ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd ˈbɑdiz meɪk ə kəmˈplit mɛs əv ˈərbən ˌridɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ˈɑzloʊ. ðeɪ meɪd əv ə mɛs əv kɑrl plæs, ðeɪ ˈweɪstɪd ˈmɪljənz ɔn θɔr geɪt ɪn ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn ˈplæntɪŋ 4 triz ənd leɪɪŋ ˌɪmˈpræktɪkəl, ðeɪ ər əˈbaʊt tɪ meɪk ðə seɪm mɛs ɪn bogstadveien*, wɛr ðeɪ ər tɪ rɪˈdus ˈpeɪvmənt wɪdθs baɪ ənd nɑt ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈɛni ˈmɛʒərz fər ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ (əˈgɛn, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd baɪ). ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən əv ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi məʧ ˈbɛtər ˈiðər: ɪn iʧ əv ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts əv ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt ðə ərˈɪʤənəl aɪˈdilz əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr ˈərbən ˈlænˌskeɪp ən ˈiziər, ˈseɪfər mɔr ˈplɛzənt pleɪs tɪ muv əraʊnd ɪn hæv bɪn rɪˈʤɛktɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈtræfɪk tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ haɪd ðɪs fækt baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ səm ˈprɪti ənd ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈpeɪvɪŋ stoʊnz ənd ðə əˈdɪʃən əv ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv triz. aɪ ˈrɪli θɪŋk ɪt ɪz taɪm wi stʊd təˈgɛðər ənd dɪˈmændɪd ðət ðiz riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts dɪˈlɪvər ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl ˈprɑməs, ənd dɪˈlɪvər tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈɑzloʊ ən ˈərbən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət ɪz ˈbɛtər, ˈseɪfər ənd mɔr ˈhɛlθi ðən ðə ˈəgli ˈsɪti ˈlænˌskeɪps əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts

this is 2012, as if you didn’t know. all over the western world and elsewhere, pople, politicians and city planners are beginning to transform inner city areas as we have gradually began to understand that urban areas need to be reclaimed from the car and once again used by the community as a place where we live our lives. markveien in grünerløkka has for a long time been one of the most popular streets in oslo for pedestrians. for the people of grünerløkka, sofienberg and even torshov it is their main walking route into the city centre, and it has a thriving economy of independent shops, cafes and restaurants. and with very little motorised traffic, of which only deliveries to the shops are necessary, it is the perfect candidate for a pedestrian area, free of cars. the bydelsutvalget (borough council) understood this and passed that it be transformed into a pedestrian area. the city council followed this up by also passing that the lower half of markveien be paved over and motorised traffic removed. the job of implementing the policy were then passed on to the department of environmental affairs and transportation (bymiljøetetaen), which hired norconsult to work out the details. the result of this process is becoming all too familiar, and is happening time and time again. what starts off as a decision by our elected local politicians to make changes to existing streets in oslo to provide a better urban environment for residents, commuting workers and visitors, once handed over to the technicians is reduced into an exercise in making simple superficial changes that do little more than make a street look a little more pretty, and in this case less practical. in markveien the technicians have decided that motorised traffic will remain (this in itself makes no sense, since there is no need for cars in markveien), the two-way cycle path will be removed to allow for much-needed space for pedestrians, the road will be widened by 25cm (yes, 25cm!) to allow for cycling against the direction of the one-way traffic, and space will still be provided for the parking of cars on the street. this is incredible! why is a considerable area of tarmac (or cobbles, wow!) to remain for the parking of a handful of cars? this makes no sense. i think it is safe to say that the whole local population want markveien to be pedestrianised, the city’s elected politicians want it, the city maintains it prioritises cycling (though, in practice, always does the opposite), visitors to grunerløkka want it, businesses in grunerløkka want it, yet once again it is a hired consultancy firm that makes the final decision to use hundreds of millions of norwegian kroner on little more than laying a few cobbles and planting a few trees (and in this case erasing one of oslo’s most used cycle paths). so, motorised traffic will still completely unnecessarily have 6 metres of the road width for the lower half of markveien (that’s 3000m²) completely against the wish of the residents, visitors, local politicians and against all ideas of urban regeneration. and i think it is about time we, the people of oslo, stood up and stopped unelected bodies make a complete mess of urban redevelopment in oslo. they made of a mess of carl berners plass, they wasted millions on thor olsens gate in an exercise in planting 4 trees and laying impractical cobbles, they are about to make the same mess in bogstadveien, where they are to reduce pavement widths by 43cm and not introduce any measures for cycling (again, decided by norconsult). the final version of torgata is not going to be much better either: in each of these projects of urban development the original ideals of making our urban landscape an easier, safer more pleasant place to move around in have been rejected in favour of a simple exercise in allowing motorised traffic to dominate as before, and attempting to hide this fact by using some pretty and expensive paving stones and the addition of a handful of trees. i really think it is time we stood together and demanded that these regeneration projects deliver something of their original promise, and deliver to the people of oslo an urban environment that is better, safer and more healthy than the traffic-dominated ugly city landscapes of the 20th century. advertisements

ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ æmˈbɪʃəs, ˈtæləntɪd, ˈɪndi dɪˈvɛləpərz ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈhəmbəlɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns: ɪt teɪks ə lɔt əv ləv, skɪl, lək, ənd ˈəðər ˌɪmˈpɑsəbli ˈkɑmplɛks ˈfæktərz tɪ kəmˈplit ənd ˈproʊdus ə səkˈsɛsfəl geɪm ˈwɛðər dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ɪn sales,”*,” ər, ɪn ðə keɪs əv dɪˈvɛləpər smɔl ˌɪmˈpækt, ɪˈnəf tɪ eat.”*.” ðə tim æt smɔl ˌɪmˈpækt eɪmz tɪ ˈproʊdus səm əv ðə fərst ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti, ““traditional”*” ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt fər ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz; θɪŋk ən ənˈtæpt niche,”*,” mɪʧ ““exp”*” ə ˈvɛtərən əv ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈtaɪtəlz frəm ðə tim toʊld ˈjuˈɛs, sin ə lɔt əv ‘‘social’*’ geɪmz, bət nɑt ə lɔt əv ‘‘gamer’*’ geɪmz, ˌɪnˈfɪnɪti bleɪd aside.”*.” hi həz ə gʊd pɔɪnt: ɪn ɑr ˈvɛnʧərz æt pæks ist ənd ˈəðər ˈrisənt kənˈvɛnʃənz, hərd ə lɔt əv dɪˈskəʃən ɔn kən trəˈdɪʃənəl geɪmz teɪk frəm ˈsoʊʃəl games,”*,” bət ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ɪn ðə ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˈgeɪmərz hæv foʊnz, ɛz ˈɛniˌwən ɛls, ənd stɪl ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ““real”*” ˈkɑntɛnt, ˈbætəri ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ðiz ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz ʃɪp geɪmz laɪk ə ˈfæktəri laɪn ðeɪ hæv noʊ əˈtæʧmənt tɪ ðɛm. ə ˈmæsɪv dɪˈtæʧmənt frəm geɪmz. aɪ wɔnt tɪ si mɔr timz əv ɑr saɪz nɑt kwaɪt ˈsəmˌwən ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt əv ðɛr ˈbɛˌdrum, bət nɑt ə ˈmæsɪv studio.”*.” sin ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈmoʊbəl geɪm lɔnˈʤɛvəti, ðoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz pərˈhæps pɑrt əv ðə ˈbækɪŋ ˈrizən fər ə səˈpoʊzd læk əv ləv ɪn ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈmɑrkɪt. wɪn geɪmz laɪk ˈtɛmpəl rən, ˈæŋgri bərdz, ənd ˈəðər geɪmz ˈoʊnli steɪ ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər ə mənθ, ˈmeɪbi ˈoʊnli ə wik, ɪt bɪˈkəmz əˈpɛrənt haʊ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz. ðə səˈluʃən tɪ ðɪs, smɔl ˌɪmˈpækt θɪŋks, ɪz ə əˈproʊʧ tɪ pərˈpɛʧuəl ˈkɑntɛnt; ðə plæn ɪz tɪ pʊt aʊt ““ongoing*, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ content,”*,” wɛr ðə tim wɪl æd nu ˈwɛpənz, geɪm moʊdz, ˈaʊtˌfɪts, mæps, ənd ˌwəˈtɛvər ɛls ðə kəmˈjunɪti wɔnts ˈɛvəri mənθ (aɪˈdili). ðɪs ɪz waɪ aɪ wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈbæk wɪn aɪ wɑz toʊld ðət məʧ əv ðɪs ˈkɑntɛnt wʊd bi riˈlist fər fri. bi ˈɑnəst bi ˈpərʧəsɪŋ, bət bi ˈpʊtɪŋ aʊt lɑts əv fri ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn mɛk customization.”*.” əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈkɑnstənt ˈkɑntɛnt fər ðɛr geɪm, ðə tim səˈʤɛsts ðət ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪnˈtaɪər ˈjunəˌvərsɪz, ˈrəðər ðən rɪˈlisɪz kəmˈplitli ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt geɪmz, ɪz ðə ki tɪ ˈmoʊbəl geɪm lɔnˈʤɛvəti hæd mɪkst [ˈɪnˌpʊt] frəm ðɪs, bət ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdərd duɪŋ ən rpg*, ə ˈstrætəʤi geɪm, mɔr shooters…*… bɪlt ə ˈstɔri ðət kən sprɛd. ˈpʊʃɪŋ əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈʧænəlz. ɪt ʤɪst bi ə geɪm, gɑt ə ˈsaʊnˌtræk, ˈkɑmɪk bʊk, ənd fʊl ˈstɔri. ˈbɪldɪŋ ə universe.”*.” hɪrz ðə timz aɪˈdiə əv wɛr ˈmoʊbəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ ʃʊd goʊ, ˈfʊtɪʤ]: ɛz wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz ər bʊk ˈsɪriz, ðə goʊl wɪθ ən ɪz tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ wɪθ pleɪərz; ɪf ˈgeɪmərz ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn mɔr ðən ʤɪst məˈkænɪks, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv rɪˈtərnɪŋ fər fˈjuʧər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪz fɑr ˈgreɪtər (ðə ˈsɪriz həz ˈpruvən ðɪs, ɔlˈbiɪt ɔn ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər skeɪl). kickstarter*,, ənd ˈəðər ˈmidiəmz ər ə greɪt weɪ tɪ əˈʧiv səʧ əˈbʤɛktɪvz; ðət sɛd, ˈɔlsoʊ proʊn tɪ pur ˈplænɪŋ ənd ˈfeɪljər ɔn ðə saɪd əv kæmˈpeɪn kriˈeɪtərz. wɪn æst ɪf hæd riʧt ɪts pik ər wɑz stɪl groʊɪŋ, mɪʧ toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət hi “[“[thinks*] stɪl groʊɪŋ, bət ə ril ˈdeɪnʤər əv prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm wɪθ [i.e*. kickstarter*] ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ər ər tu nɪʧ. gɑt ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ðə ˌtrɪpəˈleɪ ˈɪndəstri, wi noʊ wət ɪt takes.”*.” ɪf wi wɔnt ðə ˈmoʊbəl geɪmz ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ əˈdæpt tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈgeɪmərz kən ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ənd aɪ ʤɪst min ˈwɪpɪŋ aʊt ðə foʊn ənd pleɪɪŋ ə geɪm ɪn ə feɪld əˈtɛmpt tɪ nɑt lʊk ˈɔkwərd æt ə ˈpɑrti goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɑrˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈstɔriz ənd geɪmz ðət kən ˈproʊdus ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ə prɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈbeɪsɪs. ə bɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɪti təf tɪ ʃeɪk əp, bət wɪθ pʊʃ ˈɔntu ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, smɔl ˌɪmˈpækt hoʊps ðeɪ kən ˈɔltər səm əv ðə prikənˈsɛpʃənz ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈoʊpən səm aɪz. jʊr ““social”*” geɪm, ðoʊ; wɪθ ə ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈkɑmbæt (ər kæmˈpeɪn), ðə ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈækʃən kəm tɪ ləv frəm ˈʃutərz tɪ ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz. ə snɪp frəm ðə peɪʤ: meɪk wɔr ɔn jʊr əˈprɛsərz feɪs tɪ feɪs ɪn ðə ərˈinə ənd ˈpaɪlət jʊr weɪ tɪ ˈfridəm ənd ɪn ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈvɪʒən əv ðə fˈjuʧər. faɪt jʊr weɪ aʊt əv ðə sləmz. ˈɛnər ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. jʊr ˈsælvɪʤd ənd ˈdɛsəˌmeɪt ðə ˈmaɪti əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn ˈsævɪʤ ˈkɑmbæt. oʊn ðə ərˈinə wɪθ ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ əreɪ əv klæs taɪps, ˈwɛpənz, ənd pɪmp jʊr raɪd wɪθ paint-jobs*. bɪg, əv kɔrs, bət ɪt minz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪf ðə kənˈtroʊlz ər kræp. ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz ər ˈʤɛnərəli ˈkləŋki fər kənˈtroʊl skɪˈmætɪks du tɪ ðɛr ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli smɔl skrin speɪs, soʊ tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðɪs, ðə tim ˈnoʊtɪd ðət mɛk ˈkɑmbæt ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli sloʊər ðən, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ənˈril geɪmz, bət stɪl ˈfæstər ðən moʊst ˈmoʊbəl geɪmz. ɪn ðɪs geɪm, ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə wɔk əraʊnd ɪz ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðə weɪ ˈləmbər θru ðə wʊdz, bət mæp ˈsaɪzɪz ər ənd smɔl tɪ kip ðə geɪm ɛz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, wɪˈθaʊt ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪŋ strəˈtiʤɪk pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ. ðə geɪm ˈkərəntli həz sɪks mæps ənd wən ˈməltiˌpleɪər ərˈinə, bət si mɔr ɛz ðə geɪm ˈprɑˌgrɛsəz. lɛt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɛl ju ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈstɔri ənd ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ: ju kən ˈdoʊˌneɪt tɪ ðə kæmˈpeɪn hir. hæv kˈwɛsʧənz fər ðə? æsk bɪˈloʊ ənd gɪt ju ˈænsərz. ðə geɪm ɪz ˈkərəntli biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt fər ˈioʊs, bət ðɛr ər plænz əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt fər ˈpiˈsi ər ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪf θɪŋz goʊ wɛl.

talking to ambitious, talented, indie developers is always a humbling experience: it takes a lot of love, skill, luck, and other impossibly complex factors to complete and produce a successful game – whether that’s defined as “millions in sales,” or, in the case of m3ch developer small impact, “just enough to eat.” the five-person team at small impact aims to produce some of the first high-quality, “traditional” gaming content for mobile devices; “i think it’s an untapped niche,” mitch “exp” – a veteran of aaa titles – from the team told us, “we’ve seen a lot of ‘social’ games, but not a lot of ‘gamer’ games, infinity blade aside.” he has a good point: in our ventures at pax east and other recent conventions, we’ve heard a lot of discussion on “what can traditional games take from social games,” but very little in the other direction. gamers have phones, as anyone else, and we’re still waiting for “real” content, battery genocide ignored. “all these aaa companies ship games like a factory line – they have no attachment to them. there’s a massive detachment from games. i want to see more teams of our size – not quite someone working out of their bedroom, but not a massive studio.” we’ve seen the problem with mobile game longevity, though, which is perhaps part of the backing reason for a supposed lack of love in the mobile market. when games like temple run, angry birds, and other toilet-playable games only stay in the eyes of the market for a month, maybe only a week, it becomes apparent how heavily-saturated the market is. the solution to this, small impact thinks, is a minecraftian-styled approach to perpetual content; the plan is to put out “ongoing, changing content,” where the team will add new weapons, game modes, outfits, maps, and whatever else the community wants every month (ideally). this is why i was taken aback when i was told that much of this content would be released for free. “let’s be honest – there’ll be in-app purchasing, but we’ll be putting out lots of free content to focus on mech customization.” alongside constant content for their game, the team suggests that building entire universes, rather than releases completely independent games, is the key to mobile game longevity – “we’ve had mixed [input] from this, but we’ve even considered doing an rpg, a strategy game, more shooters… we’ve built a story that can spread. we’re pushing m3ch across all channels. it won’t just be a game, we’ve got a soundtrack, comic book, and full story. we’re building a universe.” here's the team's idea of where mobile gaming should go, graphics-wise [pre-alpha footage]: as with a triple-a series or book series, the goal with an ever-growing playspace is to encourage story-investment with players; if gamers are interested in more than just mechanics, the chances of returning for future gaming is far greater (the tes series has proven this, albeit on a much larger scale). kickstarter, indiegogo, and other crowdsourcing mediums are a great way to achieve such objectives; that said, they’re also prone to poor planning and failure on the side of campaign creators. when asked if crowdsourcing had reached its peak or was still growing, mitch told us that he “[thinks] it’s still growing, but there’s a real danger of professionalism with crowdsourcing [i.e. kickstarter] – a lot of people are ill-prepared or too niche. we’ve got experience in the aaa industry, we know what it takes.” if we want the mobile games market to adapt to something that traditional gamers can really enjoy – and i just mean whipping out the phone and playing a game in a failed attempt to not look awkward at a party – we’re going to have to invest ourselves in stories and games that can produce content on a predictable basis. a bit about m3ch the industry’s pretty tough to shake up, but with m3ch’s push onto mobile devices, small impact hopes they can alter some of the preconceptions enough to open some eyes. m3ch isn’t your run-of-the-mill “social” game, though; with a focus on one-versus-one combat (or singleplayer campaign), the devs are bringing the action we’ve come to love from shooters to mobile devices. here’s a snip from the game’s indiegogo page: make war on your oppressors face to face in the m3ch arena and pilot your way to freedom and super-stardom in a nightmare vision of the future. fight your way out of the slums. enter the tournament. customise your salvaged m3ch and decimate the mighty pinnacles of m3ch technology in savage m3ch combat. own the m3ch arena with a devastating array of class types, weapons, add-ons and pimp your ride with customisable paint-jobs. customization’s big, of course, but it means nothing if the controls are crap. mobile devices are generally clunky for control schematics due to their inherently small screen space, so to combat this, the team noted that mech combat is generally slower than, for example, unreal tournament-esque games, but still faster than most non-hardcore mobile games. in this game, watching the mechs walk around is reminiscent of the way at-sts lumber through the woods, but map sizes are arena-like and small to keep the game as action-intensive as possible, without sacrificing strategic positioning. the game currently has six small-scale maps and one multiplayer arena, but we’ll see more as the game progresses. i’ll let the video tell you all about the story and gameplay: you can donate to the game’s indiegogo campaign here. have questions for the devs? ask below and we’ll get you answers. the game is currently being developed for ios, but there are plans of development for pc or other devices if things go well.

ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɛz ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti wɑz ˈhirɪŋ frəm ˈwɪtnəsɪz fər ənd əˈgɛnst ʤəʤ nil ˈgɔrsəʧ, hɪz səˈprim kɔrt ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən wɑz dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl bloʊ: ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈʃumər, d-n.y*., əˈnaʊnst hi wʊd əˈpoʊz ˈgɔrsəʧ ənd ʤɔɪn ˈəðər ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈfɪləˌbəstərɪŋ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ʤəʤ wɪl ˈstrəgəl tɪ faɪnd ðə səˈpɔrt ˈnidɪd tɪ klɪr ə prəˈsiʤərəl ˈhərdəl. ˈgɔrsəʧ əˈneɪbəl tɪ səˈfɪʃəntli kənˈvɪns mi ðət hid bi ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt check’’*’’ ɔn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ˈʃumər sɛd ɪn ə ˈsɛnɪt flɔr spiʧ. ˈgɔrsəʧ ɪz ə ˈnutrəl ˈligəl maɪnd bət ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə kənˈsərvətɪv ideology,’’*,’’ ˈʃumər ˈædɪd. wɑz grumd baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəlɪst soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd həz ʃoʊn nɑt wən ɪnʧ əv ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin hɪz vjuz ənd theirs.’’*.’’ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈfɛdərəlɪst soʊˈsaɪɪti, ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈligəl grup, wɑz wən əv tu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət prəˈvaɪdɪd ə lɪst əv neɪmz tɪ trəmp tɪ kənˈsɪdər fər hɪz səˈprim kɔrt ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. wən əv ðə tɔp ˈlidərz, ˈlɛnərd ˈlioʊ, ɪz ɔn liv frəm ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɛz hi ædˈvaɪzɪz trəmp ɔn ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ˈəðər pɪks tɪ fɪl ˈveɪkənsiz ɔn ðə ˈfɛdərəl əˈpilz kɔrts. gɪt təˈdeɪ ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪn jʊr: ə ˈdaɪʤɛst əv ðə tɔp pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstɔriz frəm ðə gloʊb, sɛnt tɪ jʊr monday-friday*. saɪn əp θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp! saɪn əp fər mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz hir ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɑz ˈwaɪdli ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˈgɪvɪn hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp əv ə ˈpɑrti ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈprɛʃər tɪ blɑk ɔl əv ˌnɑməˈniz ənd ˈpɑləsi dɪˈsɪʒənz. ɪn hɪz spiʧ, hi ˈɛkoʊd ðə frəˈstreɪʃənz əv ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti hu hæv ˈstrəgəld tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈænsərz frəm ˈgɔrsəʧ ðɪs wik ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈligəl ˈɪʃuz ər pæst səˈprim kɔrt ˈkeɪsɪz. ˈgɔrsəʧ tɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛʃən ˈæftər kˈwɛʃən ˈæftər kˈwɛʃən wɪθ ˈɛni ˈsəbstəns. ɔl wi hæv tɪ ʤəʤ ðə ʤəʤ ɔn ɪn hɪz record,’’*,’’ ˈʃumər sɛd. sɛn. ˈrɑbərt ˈkeɪsi, d-pa*., wən əv 10 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətərz ˈfeɪsɪŋ riɪˈlɛkʃən nɛkst jɪr ɪn ə steɪt ðət trəmp wən ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət hi wʊd əˈpoʊz ˈgɔrsəʧ ənd ʤɔɪn ˈəðər ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn ˈfɪləˌbəstərɪŋ ɪm. ˈæftər tu deɪz əv ˈænsərɪŋ senators’*’ kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈgɔrsəʧ stɛpt aʊt əv ðə hɑt sit ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɛz hɪz ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ ˈʃɪftɪd tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni frəm ðoʊz hu səˈpɔrt ənd əˈpoʊz hɪz ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən ˈʧɑrəlz ˈgræsli, r-iowa*, sɛd ˈgɔrsəʧ hæd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ə kəˈmænd əv ðə law’’*’’ ənd hjuˈmɪlɪti ɪn hɪz ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ənd ðət ˈθərzˌdeɪ wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi ðə ˈfaɪnəl deɪ əv ˈhirɪŋz. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ rɪˈfər ˈgɔrsəʧ tɪ ðə fʊl ˈsɛnɪt baɪ ˈeɪprəl 3 ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətərz mɔr əˈgrɛsɪvli kˈwɛsʧənd ˈgɔrsəʧ ɪn hoʊps əv drɔɪŋ ɪm aʊt ɔn hɪz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm trəmp, waɪl rɪˈpəblɪkənz bɪˈgæn kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪm ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ðeɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt hɪz səkˈsɛsfəl ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt. ˈsɛnətərz kəmˈplitɪd tu deɪz əv kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˈgɔrsəʧ wɪθ rɪˈpitɪd ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz əˈbaʊt əˈbɔrʃən raɪts, ˈməni ɪn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd ə səˈprim kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ˈɪʃud ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət rɪˈvərst ə dɪˈsɪʒən əv hɪz əˈpilz kɔrt. ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ blænd ˈænsərz. hæv bɪn ˈvɛri məʧ ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈɛni ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti laɪk noʊ wən aɪ hæv ˈɛvər sin before,’’*,’’ sɛd sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ðə ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt ɔn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti. wɪn prɛst baɪ sɛn. ˈeɪmi, d-minn*., ɔn ˈvɛriəs ˈnɑnkəˈmɪtəl ˈænsərz, ðə ʤəʤ ɔn ðə juz. kɔrt əv əˈpilz fər ðə ˈsərkət sɛd ɪt wʊd bi rɔŋ fər ɪm tɪ bi mɔr ˈkændɪd əˈbaʊt wət hi wʊd du ɔn ðə bɛnʧ. laɪk ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈprɑməs fər ˈɔfəs, ɪt simz tɪ me,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt rɪˈspɑndɪd: hæv tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət jʊr fəˈlɑsəfi is.’’*.’’ boʊθ ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz simd ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðət ˈgɔrsəʧ wʊd bi ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn ðə moʊld əv ðə ˈʤəstɪs hi wʊd ˌriˈpleɪs, ˈæntənɪn ˈskɑljə, hu daɪd ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən əˈgɛn wər ˈsɛnər steɪʤ. wɪn ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd hi dɪd nɑt θɪŋk əv ˈʤəʤɪz ɛz ˈdɛməˌkræts ər rɪˈpəblɪkənz, sɛn. ˈmeɪzi hirono*, d-hawaii*, rɪˈspɑndɪd ɪf ðət wər tru, ðə kəˈmɪti wʊd bi kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə mæn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd, ʤəʤ ˈmɛrɪk ˈgɑrlənd. ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz dɪˈnaɪd ˈgɑrlənd ə ˈhirɪŋ ənd ə voʊt ɔn hɪz ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. sɛn. ˈʃɛldən ˈwaɪˌthaʊs, d-r.i*., ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈgɔrsəʧ ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv kæmˈpeɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns, sɛd ‘‘‘‘commentators’’*’’ naʊ dɪˈskraɪb ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈɪnstrəmənts əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən party.’’*.’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ pʊt boʊθ hænz tɪ hɪz ʧɛst ənd rɪˈspɑndɪd hi wɑz ðət ju θɪŋk ðət ˈʤəʤɪz ər ðə səˈprim kɔrt ɪz ən ˈɔrgən əv ə party.’’*.’’ bət ˈpɑrtəzən ˈræŋkər ˈoʊvər səˈprim kɔrt ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz ɪz nɑt nu, ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz wər lɛs ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˈgɔrsəʧ ðən kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪm. sɛn. ˈɔrɪn hæʧ, r-utah*, hu həz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn 14 səˈprim kɔrt ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz, toʊld ˈgɔrsəʧ, sin ən ˈɔfəl lɔt əv greɪt ˈpipəl ɪn ðə lɔ kəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs kəˈmɪti. ənd aɪ sin ˈɛnibədi ˈɛni ˈbɛtər ðən you.’’*.’’ ˈɛnibədi ɪn ðɪs ˈbɑdi wʊd voʊt əˈgɛnst ju, aɪl ˈnɛvər understand,’’*,’’ hæʧ sɛd ˈleɪtər. sɛn. tɛd kruz, r-texas*, ˈkrɛdɪtɪd ˈgɔrsəʧ fər ɪnˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn ˈhirɪŋz ənd sɛd hi wɑz ˈpæsɪŋ ðə tɛst flaɪɪŋ colors.’’*.’’ trəmp əˈgɛn wɑz ˈfrikwɛntli ˈmɛnʃənd. sɛn. ˈpætrɪk ˈleɪhi, d-vt*., kˈwɛsʧənd ˈgɔrsəʧ ɔn ðə clause,’’*,’’ wɪʧ steɪts ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkænɑt əkˈsɛpt gɪfts frəm ˈfɔrən ˈeɪʤənts wɪˈθaʊt əˈpruvəl frəm ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈgɪvɪn litigation’’*’’ ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðət klɔz, ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd, hæv tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəl əˈbaʊt ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈɛni views.’’*.’’ ˈleɪhi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ˈgɔrsəʧ həz strɔŋ səˈpɔrt frəm trəmp ˈsinjər ˈkaʊnsələr ˈstivən ˈbænən, hum ðə ˈsɛnətər əˈkjuzd əv ə ˈplætˌfɔrm tɪ ɪkˈstriməsts ənd ˈmɪzəʤɪnɪsts ənd racists.’’*.’’ əˈnəðər ˈsinjər waɪt haʊs eɪd, ʧif əv stæf priebus*, hæd sɛd ˈgɔrsəʧ kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli ʧeɪnʤ 40 jɪrz əv lɔ, ˈleɪhi sɛd. ˈvɪʒən du ju ʃɛr wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt trump?’’*?’’ ðə ˈsɛnətər æst. ‘‘‘‘respectfully*, nən əv ju spiks fər me,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd. æm ə ʤəʤ. aɪ æm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. aɪ meɪk əp maɪ oʊn mind.’’*.’’ æt wən pɔɪnt, ˈgɔrsəʧ simd tɪ ˈriʤɛkt ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 13 ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈsinjər waɪt haʊs ˈpɑləsi ædˈvaɪzər ˈstivən ˈmɪlər ðət ˈækʃənz ɔn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti nɑt bi questioned,’’*,’’ wɪʧ səm ˌɪnˈtərprətəd ɛz ə ˈsɪgnəl ðət trəmp kʊd ˌɪgˈnɔr ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈɔrdərz. ˈbɛtər bɪˈliv aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ʤuˈdɪʃəl dɪˈkriz tɪ bi obeyed,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd. ˈgɔrsəʧ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv hɪz vju ɔn ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ raɪts ækt ɛz ə əv ˈreɪʃəl entitlement.’’*.’’ spik fər ˈʤəstɪs ˈskɑljə. aɪ spik fər myself,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ toʊld ðə kəˈmɪti. hæv bɪn ˈvɛri ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ ˈivɪn tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈvɛriəs səˈprim kɔrt precedents,’’*,’’ ˈleɪhi toʊld ˈgɔrsəʧ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ˈʤəstɪsɪz ʤɑn ˈrɑbərts ənd ˈsæmjul əˈlitoʊ tʊk pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkeɪsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈhirɪŋz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈhirɪŋ prəˈdust ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ˈgɔrsəʧ ənd ˈfaɪnˌstin ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv raɪts. ər ˈpɪvətəl ɪn this,’’*,’’ ʃi toʊld ˈgɔrsəʧ, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ‘‘‘‘originalist'’*'’ ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən tɪ wɪʧ hi əˈdhɪrz həz bɪn juzd ɪn ðə pæst tɪ seɪ ðət ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən dɪz nɑt ˈkəvər ˈwɪmən ənd geɪz. wən ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn ˈjuˈɛs tɪ days,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ rɪˈspɑndɪd. səˈprim kɔrt ˈprɛsɪdənt həz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðət ðə ˈikwəl prəˈtɛkʃən klɔz ɪz waɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ ɛnˈkəmpəs ðoʊz hu wər nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd wɪn ɪt wɑz ˈrɪtən. gʊd ʤəʤ stɑrts wɪθ ˈprɛsɪdənt ənd ˌriɪnˈvɛnt ðə wheel,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt nɑt ə whit’’*’’ ðət səm hu roʊt ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən wər ˈreɪsɪsts ər sexists*, ðeɪ were.’’*.’’ wət ˈmætərz, ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd, wər ðə wərdz ɔn ðə peɪʤ mean.’’*.’’ ðə tu ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst ə bʊk ðət ˈgɔrsəʧ roʊt ɪn wɪʧ hi əˈpoʊzd ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ənd sɛd ðət ˈɛni ˈteɪkɪŋ əv ə ˈjumən laɪf wɑz rɔŋ. ˈfaɪnˌstin ˈmɛnʃənd ðə dɛθ əv hər ˈfɑðər ənd ə kloʊz frɛnd, wɪʧ ʃi sɛd wər ˈægənaɪzɪŋ. ʃi ˈmɛnʃənd ˈrisənt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd lɔ. hɑrt goʊz aʊt tɪ you,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd, ənd ðɛn əˈpɪrd tɪ ʧoʊk əp wɪn hi ˈmɛnʃənd ðə dɛθ əv hɪz oʊn ˈfɑðər. hi sɛd hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl vjuz wʊd hæv noʊ roʊl ɪn hɪz ˈdutiz ɛz ə ʤəʤ ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ðə səˈprim kɔrt həz ruld ðət steɪts meɪ əˈlaʊ lɔz səʧ ɛz ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjəz. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətərz ˈɔlsoʊ reɪzd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət hæd ʤɪst bɪn ˈɪʃud əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm ðə ˈhirɪŋ rum æt ðə səˈprim kɔrt. ðə eɪt ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈʤəstɪsɪz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd juˈnænəməsli ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ tɪ bust ðə ˈstændərdz əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈpəblɪk skulz prəˈvaɪd tɪ ˈstudənts, rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ən ˈərliər ˈrulɪŋ frəm ðə juz. kɔrt əv əˈpilz fər ðə ˈsərkət ðə wən ɔn wɪʧ ˈgɔrsəʧ sərvz seɪɪŋ ðət ɪt hæd sɛt ðə bɑr tu loʊ fər ˈstudənts. ˈgɔrsəʧ hæd ruld ˈsɪmələrli ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt keɪs. æt ˈɪʃu wɑz ˈwɛðər skulz məst prəˈvaɪd dɪˈseɪbəld ˈʧɪldrən ‘‘‘‘some’’*’’ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈbɛnəfɪt wɪʧ ˈsɛvərəl loʊər kɔrts hæv ˌɪnˈtərprətəd tɪ min ʤɪst mɔr ðən ˈtrɪviəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs ər ˈwɛðər ˈstudənts ˈligəli dɪˈzərv ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm sɛn. ˈrɪʧərd ˈdərbɪn, d-ill*., ˈgɔrsəʧ dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz dɪˈsɪʒən, seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ wər əˈplaɪɪŋ wət ðə ˈsərkət hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪn ə 1996 keɪs. wɑz baʊnd baɪ ˈsərkət precedent,’’*,’’ ˈgɔrsəʧ sɛd, seɪɪŋ ðət ˈrulɪŋ əˈgɛnst ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ʧaɪld ənd hɪz ˈpɛrənts wɑz ‘‘‘‘heartbreaking.’’*.’’ ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl, r-ky*., həz sɛd ðət ðə ʤəʤ wɪl bi kənˈfərmd tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˌbiˈfɔr ˈistər. ˈʃumər sɛd ðɪs wik ðət ɪt wʊd bi ‘‘‘‘unseemly’’*’’ fər ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ kənˈfərm ˈgɔrsəʧ waɪl ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn wɑz sweɪd baɪ ˈrəʃən ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns. bət sɛn. ʤoʊ, d-w.va*., ə ki ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp tim, sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən hæv ˈɛni bearing’’*’’ ɔn ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən. wɔnt tɪ gɪt ə ˈwərkɪŋ kɔrt, ˌoʊˈkeɪ? wət ðeɪ dɪd tɪ ˈmɛrɪk ˈgɑrlənd wɑz rɔŋ. aɪ wɔnt tɪ du ðə seɪm. tu rɔŋz meɪk ə right,’’*,’’ sɛd æt ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst lɪv ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ˈərli wiks ɪn ˈɔfəs. ˈleɪtər ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti rum tɪ wɔʧ ðə prəˈsidɪŋz fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts ə ˈnoʊtəbəl əˈpɪrəns, ˈgɪvɪn ðət hi ɪz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈfeɪsɪŋ riɪˈlɛkʃən nɛkst jɪr hu ər ðə ˈtɑrgəts əv ə æd kæmˈpeɪn ˈbæŋˌkroʊld baɪ kənˈsərvətɪv grups ɪn hoʊps əv sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈgɔrsəʧ ə voʊt ˈtæli. sɛn. ˈæŋgəs kɪŋ, i-maine*, əˈnəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl voʊt fər ˈgɔrsəʧ, meɪd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈvɪzɪt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. sɛd æt ðə poʊst ɪˈvɛnt ðət hi plænz tɪ mit əˈgɛn wɪθ ˈgɔrsəʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ haʊ tɪ voʊt. ˈgɔrsəʧ ɪz ðə raɪt ˈpərsən ər nɑt, aɪ seɪ ðət ɛz əv yet,’’*,’’ hi sɛd. ðɛr 60 voʊts ɛz əv jɛt, aɪ θɪŋk, aɪ si ɪt. kən ɪt ˈhæpən? ˈɛniˌθɪŋ kən happen.’’*.’’

washington - as the senate judiciary committee was hearing from witnesses for and against judge neil gorsuch, his supreme court nomination was delivered a critical blow: senate minority leader charles schumer, d-n.y., announced he would oppose gorsuch and join other democrats in filibustering the nomination, making it likely that the judge will struggle to find the support needed to clear a 60-vote procedural hurdle. gorsuch ‘‘was unable to sufficiently convince me that he'd be an independent check’’ on president donald trump, schumer said in a senate floor speech. gorsuch is ‘‘not a neutral legal mind but someone with a deep-seated conservative ideology,’’ schumer added. ‘‘he was groomed by the federalist society and has shown not one inch of difference between his views and theirs.’’ advertisement the federalist society, a conservative legal group, was one of two organizations that provided a list of names to trump to consider for his supreme court nomination. one of the group’s top leaders, leonard leo, is on leave from the organization as he advises trump on the supreme court confirmation process and other picks to fill vacancies on the federal appeals courts. get today in politics in your inbox: a digest of the top political stories from the globe, sent to your inbox monday-friday. sign up thank you for signing up! sign up for more newsletters here schumer’s opposition was widely expected, given his leadership of a party facing increased pressure to block all of trump’s nominees and policy decisions. in his speech, he echoed the frustrations of democrats on the judiciary committee who have struggled to extract specific answers from gorsuch this week on specific legal issues or past supreme court cases. gorsuch ‘‘declined to answer question after question after question with any substance. . . . all we have to judge the judge on in his record,’’ schumer said. sen. robert casey, d-pa., - one of 10 democratic senators facing reelection next year in a state that trump won - also announced on thursday that he would oppose gorsuch and join other democrats in filibustering him. after two days of answering senators’ questions, gorsuch stepped out of the hot seat on thursday as his confirmation hearing shifted to testimony from those who support and oppose his nomination to the supreme court. advertisement senate judiciary committee chairman charles grassley, r-iowa, said gorsuch had demonstrated a ‘‘great command of the law’’ and humility in his testimony, and that thursday would likely be the final day of hearings. republicans are hoping to refer gorsuch to the full senate by april 3. on wednesday, democratic senators more aggressively questioned gorsuch in hopes of drawing him out on his potential independence from trump, while republicans began congratulating him - signaling they anticipate his successful confirmation to the supreme court. senators completed two days of questioning gorsuch with repeated inquiries about abortion rights, money in politics and a supreme court ruling issued on wednesday that reversed a decision of his appeals court. democrats on the senate judiciary committee became increasingly frustrated by gorsuch’s bland answers. ‘‘you have been very much able to avoid any specificity like no one i have ever seen before,’’ said sen. dianne feinstein of california, the ranking democrat on the senate judiciary committee. when pressed by sen. amy klobuchar, d-minn., on various noncommittal answers, the 49-year-old judge on the denver-based u.s. court of appeals for the 10th circuit said it would be wrong for him to be more candid about what he would do on the bench. ‘‘it’s like a campaign promise for office, it seems to me,’’ gorsuch said. advertisement klobuchar responded: ‘‘we have to figure out what your philosophy is.’’ both democrats and republicans seemed pretty sure that gorsuch would be a conservative very much in the mold of the justice he would replace, antonin scalia, who died february 2016. the politics of the nomination again were center stage. when gorsuch said he did not think of judges as democrats or republicans, sen. mazie hirono, d-hawaii, responded if that were true, the committee would be considering the man president barack obama nominated, judge merrick garland. senate republicans denied garland a hearing and a vote on his nomination. sen. sheldon whitehouse, d-r.i., pressing gorsuch on the issue of campaign finance, said ‘‘commentators’’ now describe the supreme court ‘‘as instruments of the republican party.’’ gorsuch put both hands to his chest and responded he was ‘‘distressed that you think that judges or the supreme court is an organ of a party.’’ but partisan rancor over supreme court nominations is not new, and republicans were less interested in questioning gorsuch than congratulating him. sen. orrin hatch, r-utah, who has participated in 14 supreme court confirmation hearings, told gorsuch, ‘‘i've seen an awful lot of great people in the law come before this committee. and i haven’t seen anybody any better than you.’’ ‘‘why anybody in this body would vote against you, i'll never understand,’’ hatch said later. sen. ted cruz, r-texas, credited gorsuch for enduring the marathon hearings and said he was passing the test ‘‘with flying colors.’’ trump again was frequently mentioned. sen. patrick leahy, d-vt., questioned gorsuch on the constitution’s ‘‘emoluments clause,’’ which states the president cannot accept gifts from foreign agents without approval from congress. given ‘‘ongoing litigation’’ involving that clause, gorsuch said, ‘‘i have to be very careful about expressing any views.’’ leahy also noted gorsuch has strong support from trump senior counselor stephen bannon, whom the senator accused of ‘‘giving a platform to extremists and misogynists and racists.’’ another senior white house aide, chief of staff reince priebus, had said gorsuch could potentially change 40 years of law, leahy said. ‘‘what vision do you share with president trump?’’ the senator asked. ‘‘respectfully, none of you speaks for me,’’ gorsuch said. ‘‘i am a judge. i am independent. i make up my own mind.’’ at one point, gorsuch seemed to reject a feb. 13 comment from senior white house policy adviser stephen miller that trump’s actions on national security ‘‘will not be questioned,’’ which some interpreted as a signal that trump could ignore judicial orders. ‘‘you better believe i expect judicial decrees to be obeyed,’’ gorsuch said. gorsuch also declined to give his view on scalia’s characterization of the voting rights act as a ‘‘perpetuation of racial entitlement.’’ ‘‘i don’t speak for justice scalia. i speak for myself,’’ gorsuch told the committee. ‘‘you have been very hesitant to even talk about various supreme court precedents,’’ leahy told gorsuch, noting that justices john roberts and samuel alito took positions on specific cases during their confirmation hearings. the latest hearing produced an emotional exchange between gorsuch and feinstein on the subject of women’s rights. ‘‘you are pivotal in this,’’ she told gorsuch, saying that the ‘‘originalist'’ interpretation of the constitution to which he adheres has been used in the past to say that the constitution does not cover women and gays. ‘‘no one is looking to return us to horse-and-buggy days,’’ gorsuch responded. supreme court precedent has established that the constitution’s equal protection clause is wide enough to encompass those who were not recognized when it was written. ‘‘a good judge starts with precedent and doesn’t reinvent the wheel,’’ gorsuch said, adding that it ‘‘matters not a whit’’ that some who wrote the constitution were racists or sexists, ‘‘because they were.’’ what matters, gorsuch said, were ‘‘what the words on the page mean.’’ the two also discussed a book that gorsuch wrote in which he opposed physician-assisted suicide and said that any taking of a human life was wrong. feinstein mentioned the death of her father and a close friend, which she said were agonizing. she mentioned california’s recent physician-assisted suicide law. ‘‘my heart goes out to you,’’ gorsuch said, and then appeared to choke up when he mentioned the death of his own father. he said his personal views would have no role in his duties as a judge and noted the supreme court has ruled that states may allow laws such as california's. democratic senators also raised questions about a decision that had just been issued across the street from the hearing room at the supreme court. the eight sitting justices decided unanimously on wednesday to boost the standards of education that public schools provide to learning-disabled students, rejecting an earlier ruling from the u.s. court of appeals for the 10th circuit - the one on which gorsuch serves - saying that it had set the bar too low for students. gorsuch had ruled similarly in a different case. at issue was whether schools must provide disabled children ‘‘some’’ educational benefit - which several lower courts have interpreted to mean just more than trivial progress - or whether students legally deserve something more. in response to questions from sen. richard durbin, d-ill., gorsuch defended his court’s decision, saying that they were applying what the 10th circuit had decided in a 1996 case. ‘‘i was bound by circuit precedent,’’ gorsuch said, saying that ruling against an autistic child and his parents was ‘‘heartbreaking.’’ senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, r-ky., has said that the judge will be confirmed to the supreme court before easter. schumer said this week that it would be ‘‘unseemly’’ for the senate to confirm gorsuch while the fbi is investigating whether trump’s presidential campaign was swayed by russian interference. but sen. joe manchin, d-w.va., a key moderate and a member of schumer’s leadership team, said on wednesday that the ongoing fbi investigation ‘‘shouldn’t have any bearing’’ on gorsuch’s confirmation. ‘‘i want to get a working court, okay? what they did to merrick garland was wrong. i don’t want to do the same. two wrongs don’t make a right,’’ manchin said at a washington post live event on trump’s early weeks in office. manchin later visited the judiciary committee room to watch the proceedings for a few minutes - a notable appearance, given that he is one of several moderate democrats facing reelection next year who are the targets of a multimillion-dollar ad campaign bankrolled by conservative groups in hopes of securing gorsuch a filibuster-proof vote tally. sen. angus king, i-maine, another potential vote for gorsuch, made a similar visit on tuesday. manchin said at the post event that he plans to meet again with gorsuch before deciding how to vote. ‘‘if gorsuch is the right person or not, i can’t say that as of yet,’’ he said. ‘‘is there 60 votes as of yet, i don’t think, i don’t see it. can it happen? anything can happen.’’

ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ stɑrt ðɛr ˈwərˌkaʊt ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn tu wiks, ənd braɪən hɔɪər wɪl ˈɛnər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɛz ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ɪgˈzæktli ə ˈbreɪkɪŋ pis əv nuz, bət kaɪl ˈʃænəhæn ækˈnɑlɪʤd ɛz məʧ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, hi sɛd ðət hi siz hɔɪər biɪŋ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɪs, bət ðeɪ wɪl lʊk tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪn ðə 2017 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl dræft. hɛd koʊʧ kaɪl ˈʃænəhæn "aɪ si braɪən hɔɪər biɪŋ ɑr ˈstɑrtɪŋ goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɪs, bət wi wɪl si ɪf wi kən ˌɪmˈpruv ɪn ðə dræft" ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ (@siriusxmnfl*) mɑrʧ 30 2017 ðə ˈɛnərd fri ˈeɪʤənsi wɪθ noʊ kˈwɔrtərˌbæks ɔn ðə ˈrɑstər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈkoʊlɪn dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ɑpt aʊt əv ðə ˈfaɪnəl jɪr əv hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ðə tim saɪnd braɪən hɔɪər ˈərli ɪn fri ˈeɪʤənsi, ənd kˈwɪkli ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ mæt ˈbɑrkli. ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤɑn lɪnʧ sɛd ðə tim ɪz nɑt dən wɪθ fri ˈeɪʤənsi, soʊ ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðeɪ æd əˈnəðər ˈvɛtərən kˈwɔrtərˌbæk. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ saɪn ə ˈvɛtərən ər nɑt, ðeɪ ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtən tɪ dræft ə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk nɛkst mənθ. maɪ gɛs ɪz ðeɪ dræft wən ənd saɪn ə udfa*, bət ˈmeɪbi wi si mɔr ðən ðət. ðɛr hæv bɪn kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðɪs dræft klæs, ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ðə wɔk əˈweɪ wɪθ wən ər mɔr frəm ɪt, ɑdz ər ˈprɪti gʊd hɔɪər wʊd stɪl bi ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk wɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əraɪvz. hi ɪz moʊst ˈdɛfənətli əˈtɑp ðə dɛpθ ʧɑrt fər naʊ, ənd aɪ æm tɪ si ɪm nɑt biɪŋ əp ðɛr wɪn wik 1 əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən əraɪvz.

the san francisco 49ers start their offseason workout program in two weeks, and brian hoyer will enter the program as the starting quarterback. this is not exactly a breaking piece of news, but kyle shanahan acknowledged as much on wednesday. during an interview with siriusxm nfl radio, he said that he sees hoyer being the starting quarterback going into this, but they will look to improve in the 2017 nfl draft. .@49ers head coach kyle shanahan "i see brian hoyer being our starting qb going into this, but we will see if we can improve in the draft" pic.twitter.com/u6japsxxyr — siriusxm nfl radio (@siriusxmnfl) march 30, 2017 the 49ers entered free agency with no quarterbacks on the roster following colin kaepenrick’s decision to opt out of the final year of his contract. the team signed brian hoyer early in free agency, and quickly followed by signing matt barkley. general manager john lynch said the team is not done with free agency, so it is possible they add another veteran quarterback. however, whether they sign a veteran or not, they are almost certain to draft a quarterback next month. my guess is they draft one and sign a udfa, but maybe we see more than that. there have been questions about this year’s draft class, and even if the 49ers walk away with one or more qbs from it, odds are pretty good hoyer would still be the starting quarterback when september arrives. he is most definitely atop the depth chart for now, and i am hard-pressed to see him not being up there when week 1 of the regular season arrives.

grɛg tɔks hɛlθ kɛr, trəmp, ənd ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr ɪn ɑr ˈfaɪnəl ˈkænədɪt ˈɪntərvˌju, wi spoʊk læst wik wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪt grɛg. ju kən ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ˈdɛməˌkræt rɑb kwɪst hir ənd ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən mɑrk wɪks hir. wi ˈʧætɪd wɪθ ɔn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈɪʃuz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz vjuz ɔn ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp, ɪf hi plænz tɪ rən əˈgɛnst ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn ˈtɛstər ɪn 2018 ənd ðə bɛst ˈpitsə ɪn ðə steɪt. wi ˈɔlsoʊ spoʊk tɪ ɪm ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ pæs ðə əˈmɛrɪkən hɛlθ kɛr ækt (acha*) ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ðət simz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ˈsteɪtmənts frəm ɔn hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə bɪl. wi æst əˈbaʊt ðə bɪl. ju kən rɛd hɪz rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ˈjuˈɛs bɪˈloʊ. fərˈgɛt, ju kən saɪn əp tɪ rɪˈsiv ɑr ˈɔsəm ˈwikli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnuzˌlɛtər hir. ðə ˈɪntərvˌju bɪˈloʊ həz bɪn sˈlaɪtli ˈɛdɪtɪd ənd fər ˈklɛrɪti. mɑnˈtænə mɪnt: ju ˈnɔrməli hæv ə bɪrd ər ˈgoʊˈti, bət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt dəˈbeɪt ju wər klin ˈʃeɪvən. ɪt kaɪnd əv fɛlt laɪk wɪn ˈæləks ʃeɪvd ɔf hɪz ˈməˌstæʃ. wət wɛnt ˈɪntu jʊr ˈfeɪʃəl hɛr dɪˈsɪʒən?: hɑ, nɑt ə bɪg dil. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ hæv ɪt, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ. wət həz bɪn ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn ənd jʊr kæmˈpeɪn fər ˈgəvərnər? wɪn aɪ ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ðə reɪs, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət ðə læst taɪm ə rɪˈpəblɪkən hæd ˈteɪkən aʊt ə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈgəvərnər ɪn mɑnˈtænə wɑz 65 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. aɪ nu ðət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈvɛri stip hɪl. wi wərkt hɑrd, ˈtrævəld əˈkrɔs ðə steɪt ənd ˈvɪzɪtɪd wɪθ foʊks. ɪt ˈrɪli geɪv mi ə gʊd ˈhændəl ɔn wət ðə ˈɪʃuz pʊt maɪ ˈfɪŋgər ɔn ðə pəls. ɪt ˈrɪli səˈlɪdəˌfaɪd maɪ kənˈvɪkʃən tɪ goʊ tɪ wərk fər mɑnˈtænə. ˈklɪrli ðɪs reɪs ɪz ˈʃɔrtər. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət wən wɑz lɔŋ ənd ðɪs ɪz ʃɔrt, ənd ðət reɪs hæd ən ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ənd ðɪs wən dɪz nɑt hæv ən ˌɪnˈkəmbənt. ðoʊz ər ðə bɪg ˈdɪfərənsɪz. ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn ˈtɛstər ɪz əp fər riɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2018 ənd ðɛr wɪl bi ən ˈoʊpən ˈmænʃən ɪn 2020 ər ju ˈplænɪŋ tɪ rən fər ˈiðər əv ðoʊz pəˈzɪʃənz? sɛd ˈklɪrli ðət ɪf aɪ hæv ðə ˈɑnər əv ˈsərvɪŋ ˌmɔnˈtænənz ɛz ðɛr ˈkɑŋgrəsmən, aɪ wɪl stænd əˈgɛn fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs haʊs sit ɪn 2018 aɪ θɪŋk ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wi hæv ˈpipəl ɪn ðɛr soʊ ðət wi kən hæv ˌɪmˈpækt. ɪn 2020 ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz əˈweɪ. aɪ noʊ wət ˈhæpənz ðɛn. ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ðə ˈpərpəs əv wərk ɪz tɪ sərv ˈəðərz, ənd aɪ wɪl sərv wɛr aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kən hæv ðə bɛst ˌɪmˈpækt ɪf ˌmɔnˈtænənz wɔnt mi. ðɛr həz bɪn ə lɔt meɪd θruaʊt ðə reɪs əˈbaʊt jʊr doʊˈneɪʃənz tɪ ə ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr mˈjuziəm ɪn ənd jʊr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ʃɛrz ɪn ən ˈɪndɛks fənd ðət həz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈrəʃən ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ər ˈsæŋkʃənd baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt. frəm ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl pərˈspɛktɪv, du ju rɪˈgrɛt ˈiðər ðə doʊˈneɪʃən ər ðoʊz ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts? ju noʊ, ˈsuzən ənd aɪ reɪzd ɑr fɔr kɪdz hir, ˈprɑspərd ɪn mɑnˈtænə, ənd aɪ fil ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən tɪ gɪv bæk. wi du bɪtˈwin grænts tɪ ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts pər jɪr ɪn ðə steɪt. wi gɑt ə rɪkˈwɛst frəm tɪ baɪ ə t-rex*, ɪt wɑz ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt ðɛr, ənd wi əˈpruvd ɪt. ju lʊk æt ðə lɪst əv θɪŋz wi səˈpɔrt ðə ymca*,, əm, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps, ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈɪntu haɪ skulz. aɪ fil ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ðət tɪ hum məʧ ɪz ˈgɪvɪn, məʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd. praʊd əv ɑr ˈrɛkərd əv fɪˈlænθrəpi ɪn ðə steɪt. ɪt ɪz bɔrn aʊt əv ɑr sɛns əv ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ɪn ˈsərvɪŋ ənd biɪŋ gʊd stuərdz əv ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz ðət bɪn blɛst wɪθ. ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, ju noʊ, ðiz ər ðə seɪm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ðət prəˈfɛsərz hæv ənd steɪt ɪmˈplɔɪiz hæv ɪf ðeɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt fənd. məʧ əˈdu əˈbaʊt ˈnəθɪŋ. ɪf ɪˈlɛktɪd, wət wʊd ðə fərst bɪl ju ˌɪntrəˈdus bi? ɛz ˈspoʊkən wɪθ ˌmɔnˈtænənz ənd ˈdrɪvən maɪəlz ɪn ðə læst 18 mənθs əraʊnd ðə steɪt, ðə wən θɪŋ hərd ɪz ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪz nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ. wi hæv kərɪr ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ðət ˌəndərˈstænd ɑr weɪ əv laɪf. aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tərm ˈlɪmɪts. aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tɪ ˈbæləns ðə ˈbəʤɪt. æt list ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər, wɪn ˈsəmˌbɑdi du ðɛr ʤɑb, ðeɪ gɪt peɪd. aɪ θɪŋk ˈkɑŋgrəs ʃʊd gɪt peɪd ɪf wi ˈbæləns ðə ˈbəʤɪt. ɪt ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˌɪˈligəl fər [ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs] tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈlɑbiɪsts wɪn ðeɪ gɪt aʊt əv ˈɔfəs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ʤɪst stɑrt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ æt ðə trɔf ənd ˈprɑpɪŋ əp ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts. gɑt tɪ gɪt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈwərkɪŋ fər ðə ˈpipəl əˈgɛn. ju wər ə ˈkrɪtɪk əv ðə fərst ˈvərʒən əv ðə hɛlθ kɛr bɪl haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd. ðət bɪl wɑz pʊld, bət ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə bɪl ˈleɪtər təˈdeɪ. noʊt: wi spoʊk tɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs voʊt.] waɪ dɪd ju əˈpoʊz ðə fərst bɪl ənd du ju hæv ə pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə bɪl ðət ðə haʊs ɪz ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn təˈdeɪ? aɪ θɪŋk wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ɪz ɪn ə dɛθ ˈspaɪrəl. ˌmɔnˈtænənz hæv sin ˈprimiəmz goʊ θru ðə rʊf. ðə ˈrizən aɪ wɑz ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə fərst bɪl ɪz ðət, aɪ du bɪˈliv wi ʃʊd rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs, bət wət wi ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ həz gɑt tɪ du θri θɪŋz: gɑt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈpriɪgˈzɪstɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz; ɪt məst brɪŋ ˈprimiəmz daʊn; ənd ɪt məst prɪˈzərv ˈrʊrəl ˈækˌsɛs. ðət ɪz ðə ˈlɪtməs tɛst ðət juz fər ˈɛni bɪl. beɪst ɔn ðə æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðət fərst prəˈpoʊzəl frəm ðə haʊs, ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli brɪŋ ˈprimiəmz daʊn. waɪ aɪ əˈpoʊzd ɪt. wi hæv ə nu dɪˈskəʃən ənd aɪ θɪŋk wi hæv ə ˈnəmbərz jɛt, soʊ ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪn rɪˈzərv ə dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ðɪs bɪl. aɪ bɪn ˈpɑrti tɪ ɔl əv ðə dɪˈskəʃənz. aɪ wʊd seɪ ðə weɪ wi gɑt ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, ɛz ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi sɛd, ɪz wi ˈgɑtə pæs ɪt tɪ faɪnd aʊt ɪn ɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ə gʊd weɪ tɪ goʊ. laɪk tɪ rɛd ɪt, ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. wət ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr dɪz. ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ənd əˈgɛn, maɪ ˈlɪtməs tɛst. raɪt, aɪ θɪŋk ðə skɔr həz bɪn riˈlist bət ðə haʊs ɪz ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ɪt ˈɛniˌweɪz. ɪf ju wər ɪn ˈɔfəs təˈdeɪ wɪˈθaʊt ðət skɔr, wʊd ju bi ənˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə voʊt? wɛl əˈgɛn, maɪ kraɪˈtɪriə ər ˈrɪli klɪr. ɔn ˈɛni prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ rɪˈpil ənd ˌriˈpleɪs, aɪ hæv tɪ bi kənˈvɪnst soʊ aɪ kən ˌgɛrənˈti tɪ ðə ˈpipəl əv mɑnˈtænə ðət ɪt prəˈtɛkts ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈpriɪgˈzɪstɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz, ɪt brɪŋz ˈprimiəmz daʊn, ənd prɪˈzərvz ˈrʊrəl ˈækˌsɛs. aɪ θɪŋk ðə æˈnælɪsɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ meɪk ðət ˈʤəʤmənt kɔl. əˈgɛn, aɪ hæv nɑt bɪn ˈprɪvi tɪ ɔl əv ðə dɪˈskəʃən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌdiˈsi. aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ goʊɪŋ ðɛr ənd biɪŋ pɑrt əv ɪt, ənd bi ɪn ə məʧ ˈbɛtər pəˈzɪʃən tɪ meɪk ðət dɪˈsɪʒən. wət greɪd wʊd ju gɪv ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp soʊ fɑr? bɪn plizd wɪθ wət sin aʊt əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp. səm əv ðə θɪŋz ˈrɪli plizd əˈbaʊt ɪz ðə ˈkɑmpətɪnsi əv ðə ˈpipəl bɪn əˈpɔɪntɪŋ nil ˈgɔrsəʧ, raɪən zɪŋk, rɛks tillerson*. ðə fækt ðət pild bæk ðə klin paʊər plæn ənd əˈpruvd ðə ˈkiˌstoʊn ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. aɪ θɪŋk ðɛr həz bɪn ə lɔt əv ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɪm bæk ɪn ˌdiˈsi frəm ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə aɪəl wɪʧ ɪz ill-placed*. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ənd ðə ˈpipəl əv mɑnˈtænə spoʊk. wi ɪˈlɛktɪd ɪm baɪ 20 pɔɪnts. wi nid tɪ lɛt ðə ˈkæptən əv ðə ʃɪp stɪr ɪt. kən ju pʊt ə ˈlɛtər greɪd ɔn hɪz pərˈfɔrməns? gɪv ɪm ən ə. duɪŋ ɪgˈzæktli wət hi sɛd hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ du. ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt həz bɪn ˈtrækɪŋ ðə voʊts əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ɛz əv ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ [meɪ 4 ˈsɛnətər stiv deɪnz həz ˈvoʊtɪd wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp 100 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə taɪm ənd ˈsɛnətər ˈtɛstər həz ˈvoʊtɪd wɪθ ɪm pərˈsɛnt əv ðə taɪm. du ˈiðər əv ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz ʤəmp aʊt tɪ ju? ənd wɛr du ju θɪŋk fɔl ɪn ðə reɪnʤ? aɪ θɪŋk ju hæv tɪ lʊk æt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl bɪlz. ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr baɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ soʊ maɪ əˈproʊʧ ɪz tɪ nɑt brɪŋ ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi tɪ ə ˈprɑbləm. aɪ noʊ ðət aɪ wʊd ˈdɛfənətli lin təˈwɔrdz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈrɪli ðə dɪˈsɪʒən hæv ɪn ðɪs reɪs bɪˈkəz ju lʊk æt ðə ˈpɑləsiz, maɪ pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈɪʃuz ə ˈbɪznɪs gaɪ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn mɑnˈtænə tɪ səkˈsid ənd ˈprɑspər. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ə strɔŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn sɪˈkjʊr ˈbɔrdərz. maɪ əˈpoʊnənt, ˈɑnəstli, fɔlz ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈnænsi pɛˈloʊsi. aɪ wʊd ˈdɛfənətli fɔl ˈkloʊzər tɪ trəmp ɪn maɪ ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈrɛkərd. ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk ɪn ˈhɪstəri, wɪʧ mɑnˈtænə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən du ju moʊst ædˈmaɪr? nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ seɪ stiv deɪnz. wi noʊ ju gaɪz ər frɛndz. hæd ə ˈnəmbər əv gʊd ˈlidərz. mɑrk ˈræsɪkɑt dɪd ə gʊd ʤɑb əv ˈbɪldɪŋ kənˈsɛnsəs ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪvəl weɪ. aɪ rɪˈspɛkt ðət sɔrt əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp. hi wɑz ˈprɪnsəpəld ɪn ðə weɪ hi keɪm əˈbaʊt ˈprɑbləmz. aɪ θɪŋk lɔst səˈvɪləti ənd aɪ θɪŋk ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ɪt wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ nɑt bi ˈskrimɪŋ æt iʧ ˈəðər ˌɛniˈmɔr. ɪf ju hæd jʊr ʧɔɪs əv ə mɑnˈtænə ˈpitsə ənd ə mɑnˈtænə bɪr fər ˈdɪnər, wət wʊd ju ʧuz? nɑt ʃʊr aɪ kən gɪt ðɛm ɪn ðə seɪm pleɪs bət aɪ wʊd ˈdɛfənətli goʊ wɪθ ˈpitsə ɪn ˈglæˌskoʊ ənd hæv ə ˈmænli staʊt æt mæp bruɪŋ ɪn ˈboʊzmən. læst moʊst dɪˈvaɪsɪv kˈwɛʃən ɪn ðə steɪt. rɑb kwɪst həz sɛd hi ɪz ə grɪz fæn. mɑrk wɪks həz toʊld ˈjuˈɛs hi ɪz ə kæts fæn. kəm noʊˈvɛmbər, hu ər ju ˈrutɪŋ fər? ɪf ðeɪ ər ɔn ðə ˈgrɪˌdaɪərn æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ɔn ðə ˈbɑbˌkætz saɪd. fərˈgɛt tɪ saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈwikli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˈhæʃˌtæg hir. ʃɛr ðɪs: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈtəmblər ˈgugəl

greg gianforte talks health care, trump, and facial hair in our final candidate interview, we spoke last week with republican candidate greg gianforte. you can check out our interviews with democrat rob quist here and libertarian mark wicks here. we chatted with gianforte on a range of issues including his views on president trump, if he plans to run against senator jon tester in 2018, and the best pizza in the state. we also spoke to him before the house voted to pass the american health care act (acha) and before a new york times article was published that seems to include contradictory statements from gianforte on his position on the bill. we asked gianforte about the bill. you can read his responses to us below. don’t forget, you can sign up to receive our awesome weekly political newsletter here. the interview below has been slightly edited and reordered for clarity. montana mint: you normally have a beard or goatee, but during the recent debate you were clean shaven. it kind of felt like when alex trebek shaved off his mustache. what went into your facial hair decision? gianforte: ha, not a big deal. sometimes i have it, sometimes i. what has been the biggest difference between this campaign and your campaign for governor? when i entered into the governor’s race, i realized that the last time a republican had taken out a democrat incumbent governor in montana was 65 years ago. i knew that was going to be a very steep hill. we worked hard, traveled across the state and visited with folks. it really gave me a good handle on what the issues are…really put my finger on the pulse. it really solidified my conviction to go to work for montana. clearly this race is shorter. i think the biggest difference is that one was long and this is short, and that race had an incumbent and this one does not have an incumbent. those are the big differences. senator jon tester is up for reelection in 2018 and there will be an open governor’s mansion in 2020. are you planning to run for either of those positions? i’ve said clearly that if i have the honor of serving montanans as their congressman, i will stand again for the us house seat in 2018. i think it’s important we have people in there so that we can have impact. in 2020, that’s over three years away. i know what happens then. i’ve always believed that the purpose of work is to serve others, and i will serve where i think i can have the best impact – if montanans want me. there has been a lot made throughout the race about your donations to a creationist dinosaur museum in glendive and your ownership of shares in an index fund that has investments in russian companies that are sanctioned by the us government. from a political perspective, do you regret either the donation or those investments? you know, susan and i raised our four kids here, we’ve prospered in montana, and i feel an obligation to give back. we do between 150-200 grants to nonprofits per year in the state. we got a request from glendive to buy a t-rex, it was an economic development project there, and we approved it. you look at the list of things we support – the ymca, msu, um, manufacturing scholarships, getting coding into high schools. i feel an obligation that to whom much is given, much is expected. i’m proud of our record of philanthropy in the state. it is born out of our sense of obligation in serving and being good stewards of the resources that we’ve been blessed with. in terms of the investments, you know, these are the same investments that msu professors have and state employees have if they invest in a global emerging market fund. that’s much ado about nothing. if you’re elected, what would the first bill you introduce be? as i’ve spoken with montanans and driven 78,000 miles in the last 18 months around the state, the one thing i’ve heard is that washington is not working. we have career politicians that understand our way of life. i think we need term limits. i think we need to balance the budget. at least in the private sector, when somebody doesn’t do their job, they get paid. i think congress should get paid if we balance the budget. it should also be illegal for [members of congress] to become lobbyists when they get out of office because they just start drinking at the trough and propping up special interests. we’ve got to get washington working for the people again. you were a critic of the first version of the health care bill house republicans put forward. that bill was pulled, but they will be voting on a modified version of the bill later today. [editor’s note: we spoke to gianforte on thursday morning, before the house vote.] why did you oppose the first bill and do you have a position on the bill that the house is voting on today? i think we recognize that obamacare is in a death spiral. montanans have seen premiums go through the roof. the reason i was in opposition to the first bill is that, i do believe we should repeal and replace obamacare, but what we replace it with has got to do three things: it’s got to protect people with preexisting conditions; it must bring premiums down; and it must preserve rural access. that is the litmus test that i’ll use for any bill. based on the cbo analysis of that first proposal from the house, it didn’t actually bring premiums down. that’s why i opposed it. we have a new discussion and i think we have a cbo numbers yet, so i’m holding in reserve a decision on this bill. i haven’t been party to all of the discussions. i would say the way we got into this problem, as nancy pelosi said, is we gotta pass it to find out in it. i think that’s a good way to go. i’d like to read it, understand the financial implications. that’s what an engineer does. i’m an engineer and again, that’s my litmus test. you’re right, i think the cbo score has been released but the house is voting on it anyways. if you were in office today without that cbo score, would you be uncomfortable moving forward with the vote? well again, my criteria are really clear. on any proposal to repeal and replace, i have to be convinced so i can guarantee to the people of montana that it protects people with preexisting conditions, it brings premiums down, and preserves rural access. i think the analysis is important to make that judgment call. again, i have not been privy to all of the discussion in washington dc. i look forward to going there and being part of it, and i’ll be in a much better position to make that decision. what grade would you give president trump so far? i’ve been pleased with what i’ve seen out of donald trump. some of the things i’m really pleased about is the competency of the people he’s been appointing – neal gorsuch, ryan zinke, rex tillerson. the fact that he’s peeled back the clean power plan and approved the keystone pipeline. i think there has been a lot of opposition to him back in dc from the other side of the aisle which is ill-placed. the american people and the people of montana spoke. we elected him by 20 points. we need to let the captain of the ship steer it. can you put a letter grade on his performance? i’d give him an a. he’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do. the website fivethirtyeight.com has been tracking the votes of members of congress since the beginning of the trump administration. as of this morning [may 4] senator steve daines has voted with president trump 100 percent of the time and senator tester has voted with him 39.5 percent of the time. do either of those numbers jump out to you? and where do you think you’d fall in the range? i think you have to look at the individual bills. i’m an engineer by training so my approach is to not bring any particular ideology to a problem. i know that i would definitely lean towards supporting the president. that’s really the decision montanan’s have in this race because you look at the policies, my positions on the issues – i’m a business guy, i want to make it easier for small businesses in montana to succeed and prosper. i believe in a strong military. i believe in secure borders. my opponent, honestly, falls closer to nancy pelosi. i would definitely fall closer to trump in my voting record. looking back in history, which montana politician do you most admire? you’re not allowed to say steve daines. we know you guys are friends. we’ve had a number of good leaders. marc racicot did a good job of building consensus in a very civil way. i respect that sort of leadership. he was principled in the way he came about problems. i think we’ve lost civility and i think a return to it would allow us to not be screaming at each other anymore. if you had your choice of a montana pizza and a montana beer for dinner, what would you choose? i’m not sure i can get them in the same place but i would definitely go with eugene’s pizza in glasgow and i’d have a manley stout at map brewing in bozeman. last question…the most divisive question in the state. rob quist has said he is a griz fan. mark wicks has told us he is a cats fan. come november, who are you rooting for? if they are on the gridiron at the same time, i’m on the bobcats side. don’t forget to sign up for our weekly political newsletter hashtag mtpol here. share this: facebook twitter reddit linkedin tumblr google pinterest

washington—sternly* riˈmaɪndɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt tɪ pərˈsu ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪntərɪsts æt ðə ˈɔfəs, ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɑm wɑz ˈrɛprəˌmændɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ fər ˈraɪtɪŋ hɪz kɔrn blɔg ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈkæbənət ˈmitɪŋ, ˈsɔrsəz toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. bæk, kɔrn ˈləvərz! tɑm hir wɪθ ə kwɪk update,”*,” roʊt ɪn ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛntri fər ɔn ðə blog,”*,” wɪʧ hi hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd eɪt taɪmz ðɪs wik wɪθ ˈrɛsəpiz ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv kɔrn. ðə bɛst taɪm əv jɪr fər swit kɔrn, ənd ðət minz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm tɪ flit ɪz ɪn ˈsizən ənd ˈrɛdi fər jʊr pleɪt! kip ən aɪ ɔn ðə kɔrn citchen*. gɑt ə greɪt ˈfrɪtər əp maɪ sliv!) ʧɛk bæk sun fər mɔr ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pics*, ənd fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ wɪθ ˈgɪtɪŋ ju ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt kɔrn ðiz days!”*!” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪtnəsɪz, hæd bɪn kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ ə lɪst əv hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈʃəkɪŋ tɛkˈniks wɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔrdərd ɪm tɪ kloʊz hɪz ˈlæpˌtɑp ənd peɪ əˈtɛnʃən. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt

washington—sternly reminded that it was inappropriate to pursue personal interests at the office, agriculture secretary tom vilsack was reprimanded thursday for writing his corn blog during a cabinet meeting, sources told reporters. “welcome back, corn lovers! tom here with a quick update,” vilsack wrote in the latest entry for “corn on the blog,” which he had reportedly updated eight times this week with recipes and various images of corn. “it’s the best time of year for sweet corn, and that means everything from earlivee to bicolor fleet is in season and ready for your plate! keep an eye on the corn citchen. (i’ve got a great fritter up my sleeve!)eck back soon for more updates and pics, and don’t forget to comment below with what’s getting you excited about corn these days!” according to witnesses, vilsack had been compiling a list of his favorite shucking techniques when president obama ordered him to close his laptop and pay attention. advertisement

ˈkɑntɛnts ʃoʊ] ðɪs ɪz ə lɪst əv ˈprɑbləmz ðət hæv bɪn sɑlvd baɪ ˈæŋgəs məˈgaɪvər. ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ riˈsɔrsfəlnəs, hi ɪmˈplɔɪz hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv saɪəns, tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈaʊtˈdɔrzmən ʃɪp tɪ riˈzɑlv wət ər ˈɔfən laɪf ər dɛθ ˈkraɪsiz. hɪz ˌɪnʤəˈnuəˌti ɪz ˈnɔrməli pʊt tɪ ðə tɛst ˈəndər daɪər ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz wɪθ ˈlɪtəl taɪm ər ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈrisɔrsɪz wɪθ wɪʧ tɪ wərk. (ðoʊ ɪt dɪz sim hi ˈfrikwɛntli həz ə swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf ənd ə roʊl əv dəkt teɪp wɪθ ɪm.) ˈsizən 1 ˈɛdət ˈpaɪlət ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ʃɔrts aʊt ə ˈmɪsəl ˈtaɪmər wɪθ ə bɛnt ˈpeɪpər klɪp ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪmər tɪ stɑp, ðəs ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈmɪsəl frəm ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ. məˈgaɪvər rɪgz ə məˈʃin gən wɪθ ə kɔrd, strɪŋ, stɪk, ənd ˈmæʧɪz soʊ ðət wɪn ðə strɪŋ bərnz θru ðə məˈʃin gən fɔlz ənd ɪz ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ðə stɪk ənd bɪˈgɪnz ˈfaɪərrɪŋ (waɪl stɪl biɪŋ hɛld baɪ ðə kɔrd). məˈgaɪvər meɪks ə "ˈrɑkət θˈrəstər" baɪ ˈhɪtɪŋ ə flɛr gən wɪθ ə rɑk, ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪm ənd ə mæn hi ˈrɛˌskjuz ɔf əv ə ˈmaʊntən wɛr hi ˈleɪtər rɪˈlisɪz ə ˈpɛrəˌʃut ənd meɪks ə swɪft ˈgɛtəˌweɪ. məˈgaɪvər sˈmæʃɪz ə pɛr əv bəˈnɑkjələrz, riˈmuvɪŋ ə ˈprɪzəm tɪ dɪˈflɛkt ə ˈleɪzər bim bæk tɪ ðə ɪˈmɪtər ənd dɪˈstrɔɪz ɪt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ waɪps hɪz ˈɑptɪks klin wɪθ bɛr ˈfɪŋgərz. taɪm ˈɪndɛks: ɛz ə saɪd noʊt, ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd steɪts ðət ðə ˈleɪzər ɪz ə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈleɪzər. ðiz ˈɔpərˌeɪt æt ə ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ əv əˈprɑksəmətli 10 maɪˈkrɑmətərz (ˌɪnfrərˈɛd) ənd ər ðəs ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl noʊ ˈmætər haʊ məʧ smoʊk ɪz ɪn ðə ɛr. (ˈæˌkʧuəli smoʊk kən bi ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd tɪ ʃoʊ ðə bim ɪf ɪt ɪz dɛns ɪˈnəf ənd kəmˈpraɪzd əv ðə ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ˈrɛzənənt tɪ ðə ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ) ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ əv ə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈleɪzər ɪz ˈrɛdəli əbˈzɔrbd baɪ ˈnɔrməl glæs ənd ˈɑptɪks. ðɪs meɪks məˈgaɪvərz fit ɔl ðə mɔr ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ˈkoʊtɪd ˈɑptɪks wɪl rɪˈflɛkt bimz, pləs haʊ du ju noʊ ɪt wɑz ʤɪst glæs) məˈgaɪvər pləgz ə səlfˈjʊrɪk ˈæsəd lik wɪθ ˈʧɔklət. hi steɪts ðət ˈʧɔklət kənˈteɪnz ˈsukroʊs ənd ˈgluˌkoʊs. ðə ˈæsəd riækts wɪθ ðə ˈʃʊgərz tɪ fɔrm ˌɛləˈmɛnəl ˈkɑrbən ənd ə θɪk ˈgəmi ˈrɛzəˌdu (pruvd tɪ bi kərˈɛkt ɔn). (pruvd tɪ bi kərˈɛkt ɔn). wɪn məˈgaɪvər nidz tɪ muv ə lɑrʤ stil bim ˈblɑkɪŋ hɪz weɪ, hi kəts ðə ɛnd ɔf ə faɪər hoʊz, taɪz ə nɑt ɪn ðə hoʊz, ənd rənz ðə hoʊz ˈəndər ðə bim. hi ðɛn tərnz ɔn ðə ˈwɔtər, ənd ðə haɪˈdrɔlɪk ˈprɛʃər ɪn ðə hoʊz ˈkɔzɪz ðə bim tɪ lɪft ɪˈnəf fər ɪm tɪ ʃɪft ɪt aʊt əv ðə weɪ. məˈgaɪvər hɪnts ðət hi noʊz haʊ tɪ meɪk ə bɔm ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz gɪt θru ə ˈsɑləd wɔl wɪθ ə stɪk əv gəm, ˈviə ə sɑrˈkæstɪk rɪˈmɑrk frəm ˈbɑrbərə ˈspɛnsər. "doʊnt tɛl mi ju noʊ haʊ tɪ meɪk ə bɔm aʊt əv ə stɪk əv ʧuɪŋ gəm" "waɪ, hæv ju gɑt səm?" məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə bɔm tɪ ˈoʊpən ə dɔr ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈʤɛlətən koʊld ˈkæpsəl kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈsoʊdiəm ˈmɛtəl, wɪʧ hi ðɛn ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ə glæs kənˈteɪnər fɪld wɪθ ˈwɔtər. wɪn ðə ˈʤɛlətən dɪˈzɑlvz, ðə ˈsoʊdiəm riækts ˈvaɪələntli wɪθ ðə ˈwɔtər ənd ˈkɔzɪz ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən wɪʧ bloʊz ə hoʊl ɪn ðə wɔl. (ɔn ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ, ðeɪ dɪˈspruvd ðət ðɪs kən bi əˈʧivd wɪθ ðət kˈwɑntəti əv ˈsoʊdiəm.) məˈgaɪvər ˈflæʃɪz ə mɔrs koʊd ˈmɛsɪʤ θru ðə ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm tɪ wɔrn ðə kənˈtroʊl rum tɪ stɑp ə ˈmɪsəl frəm dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə fəˈsɪlɪti. ðə ˈgoʊldən ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl ˈɛdət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈstrækʃən, məˈgaɪvər kəˈnɛkts ə laɪf ˈʤækɪt, ə boʊt, ənd ə ˈsɪgnəl flɛr təˈgɛðər soʊ ðət ɛz ðə laɪf ˈʤækɪt ˌɪnˈfleɪts ɪt pʊlz ðə ɔf ðə boʊt. ðɪs sərvz ɛz ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm. ɛz ðə boʊt ˌɪnˈfleɪts ɪt sɛts ɔf ðə pɛn flɛr. məˈgaɪvər ənd ðə ˈpipəl əv ə ˈvɪlɪʤ hi ɪz prəˈtɛktɪŋ frəm ə drəg lɔrd ənd hɪz ˈsoʊlʤərz kriˈeɪt ə træp ˈjuzɪŋ ə bæmˈbu paɪp wɪθ hoʊlz drɪld əˈlɔŋ ɪts lɛŋθ, faɪər æʃ, ənd raɪs ˈælkəˌhɑl. ðə faɪər æʃ ənd raɪs ˈælkəˌhɑl ər ɪˈʤɛktɪd θru ðə hoʊlz ɪn ðə paɪp baɪ kɑr ɪgˈzɔst, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə smoʊk skrin ənd ˈɪrəˌteɪtɪŋ ðə aɪz əv ðə əˈtækərz. tɪ sloʊ daʊn ðə əˈproʊʧɪŋ drəg lɔrd ənd ˈsoʊlʤərz, məˈgaɪvər ˈpleɪsɪz ə lɑrʤ tri brænʧ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈækˌsɛs roʊd tɪ ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ. ˈjuzɪŋ səm kɔrd ræpt əraʊnd ðə ˈtrɪgərz, hi hʊks ðə brænʧ əp tɪ səm əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəlz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə roʊd æt graʊnd ˈlɛvəl. wɪn ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz traɪ tɪ muv ðə brænʧ, ðeɪ ˌɪnədˈvərtəntli pʊl ðə kɔrd ənd ðə gənz ʃut aʊt ðɛr ʤips' taɪərz. tɪ brɪŋ daʊn ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ˈgənˌʃɪp, məˈgaɪvər ə ˈmɛtəl ˈkeɪbəl ˈɔntu ðə ˈhɛləˌkɑptərz ˈlændɪŋ reɪlz ənd kəˈnɛkts ðə ˈkeɪbəl tɪ ə ʤips wɪnʧ. baɪ ɪn ðə wɪnʧ -lɔl-, hi pʊlz ðə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər tɪ ðə graʊnd. θif əv ˈbudəˌpɛʃt ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə bɔrd ənd ə bənʧ əv laɪt bəlbz tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ə bloʊn taɪər (wɪn ɪt ɪz ˈdrɪvən ˈoʊvər). ðɪs ˈkɔzɪz ðə ˈdraɪvər tɪ gɪt aʊt ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkt hɪz taɪər, əˈlaʊɪŋ məˈgaɪvər tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə trək. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz sɔlt kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ˈʃʊgər ənd ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkɛmɪkəl ɛnˈhænst wid ˈkɪlər tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt wɪθ ə ˈbætəri ˈæsəd ˈtrɪgər. juzd ə ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ glæs meɪd əv ə ənd waɪn tɪ rɛd neɪmz əv spaɪz frəm ə wɔʧ. ə mæn ˈkəvərz məˈgaɪvər wɪθ ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər waɪl hi ˈoʊpənz ə hæʧ ɪn ə ˈtræfɪk laɪt. hi kəts ə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd (wɪθ hɪz naɪf) ˈɪntu ˈsɛvərəl ˈpisɪz ənd ʃəvz ðɛm ɪn tɪ ə ˈspɪnɪŋ cogwheel*. ðɪs dɪsˈrəpts ðə ˈnɔrməl bɪˈheɪvjər əv ðə ˈsɪgnəl, dɪsˈrəptɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ənd əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪm tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. məˈgaɪvər ʤæmz ðə ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsɪgnəl baɪ dəkt ˈteɪpɪŋ ə trænˈzɪstər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ tɪ ə pəˈlis ˈreɪdiˌoʊ (ɪn trænzˈmɪt moʊd) ənd əˈtæʧɪŋ ðə ˈbəndəl tɪ ˈsɛvərəl bəˈlunz. ðə ˈgɔntlət ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɪˈtriv ə ki wɪʧ ɪz ɪn ðə lɑk bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə dɔr baɪ sˈlaɪdɪŋ ə mæp ˈəndər ðə dɔr ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ki wɪθ hɪz pɛn naɪf θru ðə ˈkiˌhoʊl. ðə ki fɔlz ɔn ðə mæp ənd məˈgaɪvər ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ slaɪd ɪt ˌəndərˈniθ ðə dɔr ənd ˈɛksət ðə rum ˌbiˈfɔr hi ɪz ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd. məˈgaɪvər meɪd ə pi ˈʃutər aʊt əv ðə mæp soʊ hi kən stil klɔθs frəm ə. məˈgaɪvər haɪdz ə stil bɑr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə mæp ənd ˈjuzɪz tɪ teɪk aʊt ðə gɑrd. waɪl ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ frəm ðə gɑrdz məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ðə mæp ɛz ə slɛd ənd hi slɪd daʊn ə sænd dun ɔn ɪt. məˈgaɪvər, waɪl ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ ɪn ə bəˈlun frəm ɑrmd gɑrdz, ˈpæʧɪz ə ˈbʊlət hoʊl ɪn ðə bəˈlun ˈjuzɪŋ ə mæp ənd səm teɪp. məˈgaɪvər ənd ə fəˈtɑgrəfər hi wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛskju ər ˈkæpʧərd. hi kriˈeɪts ə dɪˈvərʒən baɪ ˈpləgɪŋ ə ˈkæmrəz ˈsɪgnəl ˈkeɪbəl ˈɪntu ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv ˈplæstɪk ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ˈkæmrəz ˈtaɪmər; ðəs, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ɪkˈsploʊʒən. məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə dɪˈstrækʃən baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪn ə ʧərʧ bɛl taʊər wɪθ tu ˈkændəlz, ə ˈlɛðər stræp frəm ðə ˈleɪdi fəˈtɑgrəfərz pərs ənd səm ˈfaɪərˌkrækərz. ðə stræp hoʊldz ə bɛl ɪn ðə taʊər tɪ wən saɪd. ðə ˈklæpər həz ə lɪt ˈkændəl əˈtæʧt tɪ ɪt. ðə ˈfaɪərˌkrækərz ər teɪpt tɪ ðə ˈɪnər ˈsərfəs əv ðə bɛl. ðə ˈəðər ˈkændəl ɪz sɛt əp tɪ bərn θru ðə stræp. wɪn ɪt dɪz, ðə bɛl ɪz riˈlist, ənd ðə fleɪm əv ðə ˈkændəl əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈklæpər ˈkɑnˌtækts ðə ˈfaɪərˌkrækərz, ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ ðɛm. wɪn ðeɪ ɪkˈsploʊd, ðə saʊnd ɪz ˈæmpləˌfaɪd baɪ ðə bɛl, ənd ðə gɑrdz ɪn ðə strit ər dɪˈstræktɪd. məˈgaɪvər teɪks ðə bəs ˈdraɪvərz ˈmɪrər ɔf (ðə wən wɛr hi kən si tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə bəs) ənd dəkt teɪps ɪt tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə ˈdraɪvərz sit. hi ðɛn ˈjuzɪz ə ˈkɑmpækt ˈmɪrər tɪ sɛt əp ə ˈpɛrəˌskoʊp ˈsɪstəm tɪ draɪv ðə bəs aʊt əv taʊn waɪl ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə flɔr. məˈgaɪvər pɔrz ɔɪl ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈɪnʤən əv ən oʊld ʤip tɪ kriˈeɪt ə smoʊk dɪˈstrækʃən ɛz ðə ˈɪnʤən hits əp. məˈgaɪvər pɔrz ɔɪl ɔn səm ˈbɛrəlz tɪ meɪk ə ˈbərnɪŋ lɔg træp ðɛn hi ənd ðə fəˈtɑgrəfər haɪd ɪn tu əv ðɛm tɪ snik ˈɪntu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. wərld ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf, ə ˈpeɪpər klɪp, ənd fɪʃ laɪn tɪ stil ə taʊəl frəm ðə. (ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ɪn ˈgɔntlət ˈæftər məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ðə mæp ɛz ə pi ˈʃutər ənd ɪn ðə haɪst tɪ meɪk ðə kɔl gərl teɪk ɔf hər drɛs soʊ məˈgaɪvər kən snik ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə kræps ˈteɪbəl ənd loʊd ðə daɪs.) məˈgaɪvər kɪks ðə ˈwɔtər paɪp ˈɪntu ðə faɪər ənd ˈjuzɪz ɪt tɪ smoʊk aʊt ðə gɑrdz ɪn ðə kæmp baɪ ðə ʃaʊər soʊ hi ənd ˈdɑktər. geɪts kən ɪˈskeɪp. (məˈgaɪvər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjuzɪz ðɪs ɪn ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt tɪ fri amunde*) məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə pis əv wʊd (səˈpɔrt bim ɔf əv ə pɔrʧ) ɛz ə ˈlɛvər ˈəndər ə dɔr tɪ lɪft ðə lɑkt dɔr ɔf əv ɪts ˈhɪnʤɪz. məˈgaɪvər soʊks ə roʊp ɪn ˈkɛrəˌsin ənd ˈleɪtər ˈjuzɪz ðə roʊp tɪ daʊn ə klɪf ənd ðɛn bərnz ðə roʊp ɛz ðə bæd gaɪz traɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. ðə bæd gaɪz klaɪm bæk əp ˌbiˈfɔr ðə faɪər ˈriʧɪz ðə tɔp. məˈgaɪvər ˈstrɛʧɪz bɑrbd waɪər əˈkrɔs ə strim tɪ dɪˈfleɪt ə pərˈsuɪŋ ræft (hi faʊnd ðə bɑrbd waɪər ɔn ðə dɑk ˌbiˈfɔr hi lɔnʧt ðə ræft). ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ fɪks ə ˈpɪstən fər ə ˈwɔtər pəmp, məˈgaɪvər meɪks ən ɑrk ˈwɛldər aʊt əv ə ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər, səm ˈʤəmpər ˈkeɪbəlz, ənd tu hæf ˈdɔlərz, baɪ ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑrənt θru ðə kɔɪnz tɪ kriˈeɪt hit ənd ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ, wɪθ wɪʧ hi kən wɛld ðə. məˈgaɪvər θroʊz ə roʊp ˈoʊvər ə bim ənd əraʊnd ə kəˈnu wɪʧ həz ə gərl pɪnd ˈəndər ɪt. hi ðɛn teɪks ə bæmˈbu stɪk ənd bɪˈgɪnz tɪ twɪst ðə roʊp. ðɪs ˈækʃən ˈkɔzɪz ðə boʊt tɪ lɪft ɔf əv ðə gərl. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə, məˈgaɪvər pəmps ˈgæsəˌlin aʊt əv ə tæŋk θru ðə gæs hoʊz ənd ə fleɪm θroʊər taɪp ˈnɑzəl. ðə strim əv faɪər ˌɪgˈnaɪts ˈbrænʧɪz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈɑrmi ænts frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə kæmp. tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪmˈsɛlf frəm swɔrmz əv ænts, məˈgaɪvər mɛlts daʊn ə hoʊz, pɔrz ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈlɪkwɪd ˈɔntu ə ˈteɪbəl ənd ðɛn kəts ɪt tɪ ʃeɪp tɪ fɔrm ə prəˈtɛktɪv sut (ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv dəkt teɪp əv kɔrs). məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ˈnaɪˌtreɪt frəm ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər, ˈsɛljəˌloʊs frəm plænt bɑrk, ənd ə drɪp ər tu əv ˈæsəd tɪ meɪk (ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ðən ˌnaɪʧrəˈglɪsərən) ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ə bɔm tɪ bloʊ əp ə dæm. læst stænd ˈɛdət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈoʊpən ə lɑkt sɪˈkjʊrəti væn, məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə tɔrʧ ˈjuzɪŋ mægˈniziəm faɪld frəm ə ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl freɪm ənd aɪərn rəst hɛld ɪn ə lɔŋ ˈmɛtəl tub ənd lɪt wɪθ ə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd ˈsɪgnəl flɛr. hi ðɛn stəbz ðə tɔrʧ aʊt ɔn ðə graʊnd. kənˈsɪdərɪŋ moʊst laɪt weɪt ˈpipəl ˈmuvərz (wil ʧɛrz, ˈreɪsɪŋ baɪks ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) ər meɪd frəm mægˈniziəm, ðə fleɪm wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ bərn. məˈgaɪvər meɪks ˈsɛvərəl smɔl bɑmz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər, ˈstɑrtər fluɪd, foʊm ˈpædɪŋ, ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpər. tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr əv ə ˈwɔˌkɪn ˈfrizər, məˈgaɪvər fɪlz ðə lɑk wɪθ ˈwɔtər (aɪs ˈmɛltɪd frəm ə laɪt bəlb) ənd əˈlaʊz ɪt tɪ ɪn ðə lɑk. ðə ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə aɪs ˈfɔrsɪz ðə lɑk ˈoʊpən. ˈhɛlˌfaɪr ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər rɪˈpɛrz ə bloʊn fjuz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə əˈlumənəm ˈræpər əv ə stɪk əv ʧuɪŋ gəm tɪ brɪʤ ðə bloʊn fjuz. tɪ ˈkɛri ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɑksɪz əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈlikɪŋ ˌnaɪʧrəˈglɪsərən əˈkrɔs ˈrɑki təreɪn, məˈgaɪvər ˈpleɪsɪz ðə kreɪts ɔn ə ˈsərfəs səˈspɛndɪd baɪ ˈwægən spərɪŋz ənd sænd, boʊθ əv wɪʧ əbˈzɔrb ʃɑk frəm ðə təreɪn ənd ˈɛni drɑps. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ðə spərɪŋ frəm ə ˈbɔlpɔɪnt pɛn ɛz ə rɪˈpleɪsmənt fər ə θˈrɑtəl ˈlɪŋkɪʤ spərɪŋ ɪn ə trəks ˈɪnʤən. waɪl ðɪs wʊd ˈvɛri ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli wərk tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ə ˈbroʊkən ˈlɪŋkɪʤ spərɪŋ, ə ˈbroʊkən ˈlɪŋkɪʤ spərɪŋ wʊd nɑt kɔz ðə trək tɪ stɔl aʊt ɛz ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈrəðər, wɪˈθaʊt ðə spərɪŋ ðə θˈrɑtəl wʊd steɪ ˈoʊpən, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə trək tɪ ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ˌənkənˈtroʊləbli. tɪ pʊt aʊt ən ɔɪl rɪg faɪər, məˈgaɪvər sɛts ɔf ə ˌnaɪʧrəˈglɪsərən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kənˈsum ɪˈnəf ˈɑksɪʤən tɪ pʊt aʊt ðə faɪər. n.b*. ˌnaɪʧrəˈglɪsərən gɪvz ɔf ˈɑksɪʤən wɪn ɪt. tɪ gɪt ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz ˈɪntu ðə faɪər, məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft treɪn frəm ə ʤip ˈrənɪŋ əˈlɔŋ paɪps ɛz træks. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ən oʊld rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər ɛz ə hit ʃild. ðə ˈprɑdɪgəl ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər juzd ə ˈsərkjələr sɔ ənd ə ʃɑp tɪ sprɛd wʊd ˈpisɪz ənd sɔ dəst ˈɪntu ðə rum bɪˈloʊ (hi wɑz ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn ə wərk ˈɛriə əˈbəv) wɪʧ kənfˈjuzd ðə bæd gaɪz ənd ˈeɪdɪd ðə gʊd gaɪz ɪn ðɛr ɪˈskeɪp. məˈgaɪvər riˈmuvd ðə ləg nəts ɔn ðə wilz əv ə ˈkəpəl əv bæd gaɪz kɑz soʊ ðət ðə wilz fɛl ɔf wɪn ðeɪ pərˈsud ɪm (wən wil fɛl ɔf əv iʧ kɑr). ˈsoʊdə, (ˈkændi), draɪ aɪs ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd smoʊk drɑpt ə kɑr hi wɑz toʊɪŋ (wɪθ ə toʊ trək) ɪn ən ˈæli tɪ blɑk hɪz pərˈsuərz. məˈgaɪvər juzd ə roʊp ənd ˈplæstɪk paɪp ɔn stɛrz tɪ trɪp bæd gaɪz. ðə roʊp wɑz rɪgd tɪ pʊl əp ðə paɪp wɪn hi pʊld ɔn ɪt ənd ɪt trɪpt ðɛm əp. meɪd ə hɑrˈpun ˈlɔnʧər tɪ faɪər ə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ə lɑkt rum (juzd ˈklinɪŋ fluɪd, mɔθ bɔlz, ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, ˈpʊli, roʊp ənd ˈmɛtəl rɑd).. ˈtərgət məˈgaɪvər ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər pɪks ə lɑk wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf. məˈgaɪvər juzd ə ˈtoʊstər ˈəvən tɪ mɛlt aɪs ˈɔltərɪŋ ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv pɑts ənd ˈkɔzɪŋ ðɛm tɪ fɔl tɪ ðə flɔr. ðɪs kɔzd ə ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðə ˈkɪʧən. wɪn ðə bæd gaɪz ræn ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪʧən hi hæd sprɛd ˈkʊkɪŋ ɔɪl ɔn ðə flɔr ənd ðeɪ slɪd ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪs hi ˈɔlsoʊ strɛʧt ə ˈgɑrdən hoʊz əˈkrɔs ə dɔr ˈɛksət wɪʧ trɪpt ðə bæd gaɪz əp wɪn ðeɪ ræn aʊt əv ðə haʊs ˈæftər ɪm. məˈgaɪvər sɛt ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv dɪˈvaɪs wɪʧ blu əp ə ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈnukliər rɪˈfaɪnɪŋ plænt (sɛt ɔf ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈsɪriz əv ɪkˈsploʊʒənz). məˈgaɪvər juzd ən ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt ˈlaɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈdɔrˌweɪ əv hɪz hoʊm tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðət ˈsəmˌwən hæd ˈɛnərd (sɔ ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ɔn ðə ˈwɛlkəm mæt). hi ˈjuzɪz ˈhɑloʊ ridz stək ˈɪntu ə pis əv bɑrk ənd sɛts ɪt əˈfloʊt ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər tɪ meɪk ðə bæd gaɪz θɪŋk ðeɪ ər stɪl ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər. meɪks ə bloʊ dɑrt aʊt əv ə pis əv bæmˈbu ənd ˈpɔɪzənəs sæp frəm ə ʃrəb ˈfæməli). məˈgaɪvər gɪts ˈhɛri tɪ fɪl hɪz vɛst wɪθ stɪks ənd twɪgz tɪ ækt ɛz ə dɪˈvərʒən (tɪ meɪk ɪt lʊk laɪk ə mæn ˈfɑlɪŋ). məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ˈsɛvərəl paɪn koʊnz ənd paɪn pɪʧ tɪ ækt ɛz æd hɑk grəˈneɪdz lænd maɪnz. (paɪn sæp həz səm ˈleɪtənt ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈprɑpərtiz). məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz greɪn dəst tɪ spɑnˈteɪniəsli kəmˈbəst (wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ə mæʧ) ənd ˈhɛri ˈjuzɪz paɪn nəts tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt gən ʃɑts wɪn bərnd. məˈgaɪvər ˈpɑrʃəli kəts θru ə pɔrʧ poʊst soʊ ðət wɪn hi nɑks ɪt ɔf, ðə rʊf wɪl keɪv ɪn ɔn ə bæd gaɪ. ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə gəm ˈræpər tɪ meɪk ə ˈfɪʃɪŋ lʊr. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz strɛʧt bɛd spərɪŋz əˈtæʧt tɪ paɪps nɛkst tɪ ə dɔr ənd tɪ ə bɛd freɪm tɪ lɔnʧ ðə bɛd freɪm θru ðə dɔr ənd æt ðə bæd gaɪz ɛz ðeɪ traɪ tɪ ˈɛnər ðə rum hi ɪz ɪn (laɪk ə slɪŋ ʃɑt). məˈgaɪvər ə sɪŋk ənd ˈjuzɪz hɪz bɛlt tɪ lɪŋk ðə sɪŋk dreɪn tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈaʊˌtlɛt. ðə ˈwɔtər floʊz θru ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈsɪstəm əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ʃɔrts aʊt ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk bɑks. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tub, ə ˈbætəri, ənd ˈʤəmpər ˈkeɪbəlz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tub ˈkɔzɪŋ ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən wɪn ɪt ɪz ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɛz ɪt ɪz pʊʃt ɪn (ˈkɔzɪz ðə ˈʤəmpər ˈkeɪbəlz tɪ təʧ). hi tərnz ɔn ə smɔl trænˈzɪstər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ tɪ əˈtrækt ðə bæd gaɪz tɪ hɪz træp. məˈgaɪvər loʊərz ə faɪər hoʊz θru ə ˈwɪndoʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ful ðə bæd gaɪz ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ hi həz ɪˈskeɪpt daʊn ɪt. hi wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈəndər ən oʊld tərnd ˈoʊvər kaʊʧ. məˈgaɪvər pʊts ə neɪl ˈɪntu ə kɑrz taɪər vælv riˈlisɪŋ ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ɛr ənd ðɛn haɪdz ɪn ðə kɑr. wɪn ðə bæd gaɪ linz ˈoʊvər tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈlikɪŋ vælv, hi kɪks ðə kɑr dɔr ˈoʊpən ənd nɑks ðə bæd gaɪ aʊt. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ʃits əv ˈplaɪˌwʊd, ˈwɔtər ʤəgz, ənd ə smoʊk əˈlɑrm. hi θroʊz ə roʊp ˈoʊvər ə bim ənd hɔɪsts əp ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz. hi laɪts ðə ɛnd əv ə roʊp tɪ sɛt ɔf ðə smoʊk əˈlɑrm. wɪn ðə bæd gaɪz kəm, hi drɑps ðə ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəlz ˈɔntu ðə ˈplaɪˌwʊd wɪʧ nɑks ˈoʊvər səm drəmz ˈɔntu ðə bæd gaɪz. hi ɪz ðɛn ˈeɪbəl tɪ straɪk ðə bæd gaɪz ənd nɑk ðɛm aʊt. məˈgaɪvər faɪndz ə paɪp ənd bæŋz ɪt əˈgɛnst ə faɪər ˈhaɪdrənt tɪ ɪt soʊ hi kən gɪt ðə ˈmɛtəl ˈænɪˌdoʊt tub frəm aʊt əv ə dreɪn (ˈbæŋɪŋ ˈkɔzɪz ˈtɛmpərˌɛri məˈlɛkjələr ˈstrəkʧərəl əˈlaɪnmənt ɛz ɔl ðə aɪɑnz rən tɪ ðə ˈəðər ɛnd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə wərk) ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkɔfɪn (hi wɑz biɪŋ sˈməgəld əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər ɪn ɪt) ðət tərnz ˈɪntu ə ʤɛt ski wɪn hi ˈpʊʃɪz ə fju ˈbətənz ɔn ə kənˈtroʊl (ðə θru ðə ˈkɔfɪn ˈoʊvər ə brɪʤ ənd ˈɪntu ðə ˈwɔtər bɪˈloʊ wɪn ðɛr skim wɑz dɪˈskəvərd). məˈgaɪvər meɪks ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈʤæmər aʊt əv səm ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈkɪʧən əˈplaɪənsɪz ɔl tərnd ɔn æt ðə seɪm taɪm (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈspɪnɪŋ ˈmɛtəl ˈmɪksɪŋ boʊl). məˈgaɪvər əˈtæʧɪz ðə ˈtɔrˌsoʊ ənd ˈhɛlmət əv ə sut əv ˈɑrmər ˈɔntu ðə tɔp əv ə fud ˈtrɑli, ənd ðɛn əˈtæʧɪz ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈmoʊtər wɪθ ə ˈbætəri pæk, səm ˈrəbər bændz ənd ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk wɪsk. ðə wɪsk spɪnz ðə ˈrəbər bændz ənd ðeɪ tərn ðə wil əv ðə ˈtrɑli. məˈgaɪvər sɛts ðə ˈtrɑli ɔf pæst ə roʊ əv ˈhɛʤɪz tɪ dɪˈstrækt ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk gən ðət ˈfɑloʊz ˈmuvmənt. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə ənd ˈvɪnəgər kənˈkɑkʃən tɪ kriˈeɪt ə smoʊk skrin. məˈgaɪvər dɪz səm ˈmeɪʤər riˈwaɪərɪŋ (tɪ ʃɔrt aʊt ðə bæd gaɪz ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɑmplɛks ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsɪstəm) ənd səraʊndz ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk bɑks wɪθ ˈmɛtəl ʤəŋk (tɪ haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd) wɪθ ən əˈtæʧt ˈmɪrər (tɪ ækt ɛz ə ˈpɛrəˌskoʊp) ənd ə rɪgd ˈwɔtər ˈkænən. məˈgaɪvər ʃɔrt ˈsərkəts ðə paʊər bɑks tɪ lʊr ðə bæd gaɪ daʊn tɪ ɪt ənd hi haɪdz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ʤəŋk. ˈæftər səm ˈdrɑmə, ðə ˈwɔtər ˈkænən ʃuts ðə bæd gaɪ ˈɪntu ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈsɪstəm ənd ʃɔrt ˈsərkəts (bət hi ɪz stɪl əˈlaɪv) soʊ məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ɪm ɔf wɪθ ə pənʧ. fleɪmz ɛnd ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ðə ˈpænəl əv ən lɑk soʊ ðə ˈɑsəˌleɪtər kaʊnts daʊn məʧ mɔr kˈwɪkli (tɪ ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ðə ˈlɑkɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm), ənd hi ənd ˈeɪmi ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðə ˈnukliər weɪst dɪˈspoʊzəl ˈʧeɪmbər ˌbiˈfɔr sɛd weɪst hɪts ðə rum. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə dɪsˈmænəld rɪˈvɑlvər ɛz ə rɛnʧ tɪ ə ˈnukliər riˈæktər ˈkulɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn ˈɛdət meɪd ə rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊl ˈroʊˌbət tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər ənd gɪt ɛgz (ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ɛg drɑpt ɔn hɪz frɛndz ʃu ˈrəðər ðən ˈɪntu ðə pɑt). tərnd ə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ nɛt ˈɪntu ə rəˈpɛlɪŋ laɪn. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə niɑn tub, ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ˈɪntu ə bɔm kənˈteɪnər, ɛz ə ˈvækjum tɪ sək əp ˈfɑsfərəs ˈpaʊdər. hi ˈleɪtər ˈjuzɪz ˈəvən ˈklinər ənd mɪlk ɛz ə ˈkɛmɪkəl beɪs tɪ ˈnutrəˌlaɪz ðə ˈæsəd ɪn fɔr kənˈteɪnərz. ðə ˈɛnəmi wɪˈθɪn ˈɛdət ˈæftər ə breɪk laɪn ɪn ðə ˈɪnʤən ɪz ʃɑt (baɪ ˈɛnəmi ˈsoʊlʤərz), məˈgaɪvər rɪˈpɛrz ðə laɪn ənd ˈjuzɪz paʊər ˈstɪrɪŋ fluɪd (frəm ðə paʊər ˈstɪrɪŋ laɪn) tɪ ðə breɪks. hi dɪz ðɪs waɪl ˈspidɪŋ daʊn ə hɪl ənd ˈlinɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈɪnʤən. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈdubiəs ˌəltrəˈsɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪs tɪ kræk ðə ˈaɪˌglæsɪz əv ə əˈseɪlənt. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈmɪksʧər əv ˈæsəd, diamene*, ənd aɪərn ˈpɑrtɪkəlz ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd baɪ ə mægˈnɛtɪk fild tɪ tərn ðə ˈmɪksʧər ˈɪntu ˈnaɪˌlɑn. hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ə mæn wɑz ˈmərdərd ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri hɑrt əˈtæk. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ˈvɛriəs ˈaɪtəmz əraʊnd ə saɪəns fɛr tɪ meɪk ə məˈʃin (ˈmɪrər, ˈspaɪrəl ˈpeɪnɪd ˈæʃˌtreɪ, ˈspɪnɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs). hi ˈleɪtər ˈjuzɪz tu ˈkændəlˌstɪk ˈhoʊldərz, ə flɔr mæt, ənd ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ɛz ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft diˈfɪbrɪˌleɪtər tɪ rɪˈvaɪv ə ˈfɑlən ˈkɑmˌræd. ˈɛvəri taɪm ʃi smaɪlz ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər pʊts ə stæmp ɔn ə ˈpoʊˌskɑrd ˈoʊvər ə pis əv ˈmaɪkrəˌfɪlm. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz tu koʊt ˈhæŋərz (əˈtæʧt ɪn ə məˈtælɪk tɪ lʊk laɪk ə "ˈfɪgjər 8 ə ˈwʊdən ʧɛr, ənd ðə kənˈveɪər bɛlt ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz rum tɪ breɪk θru ðə ɪn ðə wɔl. (ðə kənˈveɪər bɛlt pʊlz ðə ˈhæŋərz, wɪʧ ər əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ʧɛr, ənd pʊlz ɪt θru ðə wɔl). ˈæftər ðə bæd gaɪz gɪt ɔn ə ˈmɛrigoʊˌraʊnd, məˈgaɪvər ˈpʊʃɪz ðə ˈlɛvər tɪ ɪts ˈmæksəməm spid ənd ðɛn dəmps ˈmɛtəl rɪŋz ˈɪntu ðə gɪrz soʊ ðət ðə ˈmɛrigoʊˌraʊnd ˈsədənli stɑps ənd θroʊz ðə bæd gaɪz ɔf soʊ hi kən ɪˈskeɪp. məˈgaɪvər ˈmɪksɪz ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd, soʊp fleɪks ənd taɪl ˈklinər ɪn ə hɑt pæn tɪ kriˈeɪt ə sˈmoʊkˌskrin dɪˈstrækʃən ɪn ən ˈɛnəmiz əˈpɑrtmənt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ pʊlz ə gæs paɪp ɔf ðə wɔl ənd spreɪz gæs ˈɔntu ə ˈmɪksʧər əv lɑrd ənd ˈəvən ˈklinər wɪʧ ˈkɔzɪz ə ˈmɪni ɪkˈsploʊʒən tɪ sɛt ðə faɪər əˈlɑrm ɔf ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. məˈgaɪvər ənd ˈpɛni dɪsˈgaɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə kraʊd əv ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl. məˈgaɪvər klaɪmz əˈbɔrd ə trək ənd ˈjuzɪz ə ˈplæstɪk tub tɪ rut ɪts ɪgˈzɔst fjumz tɪ ðə trəks ˈwɔtər tub tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˌɪˈmɪsəbəl ˈlɪkwɪd. spreɪɪŋ ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ˈɔntu ðə roʊd ˈsərfəs hi kriˈeɪts ə ˈtrɛʧərəs fər ðə pərˈsuɪŋ ˈviɪkəlz tɪ luz kənˈtroʊl ɔn, əˈlaʊɪŋ mæk tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ɪn hɪz oʊn (ˈtreɪlɪŋ) ˈviɪkəl. tɪ bi ə mæn ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈkɑnstrəkts ə hæŋ ˈglaɪdər aʊt əv spɛr pɑrts frəm ə kræʃt ˈsætəˌlaɪt tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ɑrmd pərˈsut. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə skɑrf ənd ə stoʊn ɛz ə slɪŋ tɪ drɔp ə bæd gaɪ ɔf əv hɪz hɔrs. juzd ə ˈbjuteɪn tæŋk ɛz tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ tɪ nɑk daʊn ə bæd gaɪ. məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə hænd pəmp baɪ ˈræpɪŋ məˈtɪriəl əraʊnd ðə ˈplənʤər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə sil soʊ ðət ə ˈvækjum kʊd fɔrm. məˈgaɪvər taɪz ə roʊp əraʊnd ə səˈpɔrt poʊl ɪn ə ˈsteɪbəl soʊ ðət wɪn hi pʊlz ɪt, ðə ˈsilɪŋ fɔlz daʊn ɔn ðə bæd gaɪ (hi wɑz ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn ðə heɪ). məˈgaɪvər pɔrz ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə kræk əv ə lɑrʤ ˈboʊldər ənd ðɛn ˈjuzɪz ə faɪər ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər tɪ friz ðə ˈwɔtər, ðəs ˈsplɪtɪŋ ðə rɑk wɪʧ ˈkræʃɪz ˈɔntu ðə ˈviɪkəl bɪˈloʊ, dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ɪt. ˈəgli ˈdəklɪŋ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə lɑrʤ ˈspikər ənd ən ˈɑsəˌleɪtər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə skwil ðət ˈkɔzɪz hɪz əˈtækərz tɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli bi dɪˈstræktɪd soʊ ðət hi kən dɪˈseɪbəl ðɛm. ˈæftər ˈmuvɪŋ 5 ər 6 fit, ðə pləg ɪz pʊld ənd ðə dɪˈstrækʃən ɛndz, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ðɛr ˈkæpʧər. keɪt ˈlæfərti, (ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈneɪmˌseɪk) əˈtɛmpts tɪ breɪk aʊt əv ə ʃɛd wɪθ bɑrd ˈwɪndoʊz ˈjuzɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈprɑmptu ɑrk ˈwɛldər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈbætəri ˈtərmənəlz ənd ə smɔl ˈmɛtəl ˈɑbʤɛkt. (məˈgaɪvər pʊlz ðə seɪm trɪk ɪn ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wərld"), bət ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ gɪt aʊt bɪˈkəz ðə bɑrz ər tu hɑt. məˈgaɪvər kulz ðə bɑrz ɔf ˈjuzɪŋ ə spreɪ kən wɪʧ "kənˈteɪnz ˌhaɪdroʊˈkɑrbənz". məˈgaɪvər ənd keɪt juz ə ˈkæktəs ɛz ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈbætəri tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə streɪt ˈmɪrər ənd ə bəˈnɑkjələr lɛnz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌhit ə ˈkɑrtrɪʤ ɪn ə ˈʃɑtˌgən, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə dɪˈstrækʃən (kɔzd ə ʤip tɪ bloʊ əp ənd nɑk aʊt ðə bæd gaɪz). məˈgaɪvər pɔrz sɔlt ɪn ə boʊl ənd ˈjuzɪz ə ˈsɛltsər spreɪ ˈbɑtəl tɪ spreɪ ðə sɔlt ˈɪntu ðə feɪs əv ðə bæd gaɪ. məˈgaɪvər sprɛdz ˈmunˌʃaɪn ɔn tɔp əv ðə treɪn ənd laɪts ɪt ɛz ðə bæd gaɪz traɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪm ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə bæd gaɪz tɪ ʤəmp ɔf ðə rʊf əv ðə treɪn. məˈgaɪvər rɪgd ðə treɪnz ˈstɑrtər tɪ ʃɑk. məˈgaɪvər bɛndz ðə ˈnɑzəl frəm ə ˈmɛtəl ˈbɑtəl (prɪˈzuməbli ˈælkəˌhɑl) pɔrd tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈænəməl ˈwɪsəl ðət bloʊz æt ˌəltrəˈsɑnɪk ˈfrikwənsiz. hi ˈjuzɪz ðɪs ˈwɪsəl tɪ kɔz ðə hɔrs əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər neɪmd "həˈsɑn" tɪ bək. pɔrd tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈænəməl ˈwɪsəl ðət bloʊz æt ˌəltrəˈsɑnɪk ˈfrikwənsiz. hi ˈjuzɪz ðɪs ˈwɪsəl tɪ kɔz ðə hɔrs əv ðə ˈkɛrɪktər neɪmd "həˈsɑn" tɪ bək. məˈgaɪvər ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ə aʊt əv ə, ə waɪər ənd ən əˈlɑrm klɑk baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə waɪər ˈəndər ðə kəˈnɛkʃən əv ðə ɔn ðə ɑrm ənd ˈrənɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə əˈlɑrm klɑks ˈbəzər. hi ðɛn steɪts ðət wɪn ðə mæn (hu ɪz ɔˈrɛdi sˈwɛtɪŋ) swɛts ɪt ˈtrɪgərz ðə əˈlɑrm. məˈgaɪvər tʊk hɪz ʃu ɔf ənd θru ɪt ɔn tɔp əv ðə treɪn tɪ meɪk ðə bæd gaɪ θɪŋk ðət hi wɑz əp ðɛr wɪn ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti hi keɪm əp ðə stɛrz ˈæftər ɪm. ɪt ˈdɪdənt wərk ɛz hi wɑz hɪt wɪθ ə gən ənd nɑkt daʊn. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈsɑkər bɔl (ɛz ə moʊld), ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ˈkɔtən bɔlz, ənd ˈɑlɪv ɔɪl tɪ meɪk ə ˈpeɪpər mæʧ hɑt ɛr bəˈlun fər ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ hɪz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz "ˈvɑlətəl ˈlɪkwɪd" ɔn kloʊðz fər ɪkˈsploʊsɪv məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə lɪv kəmˈprɛsər paʊər waɪər frəm ə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər, rɪgz wən waɪər əv ɪt əp tɪ ə ˈmɛtəl wɑʃ pæn ˈhændəl, ənd ræps ðə ˈəðər waɪər əraʊnd ə blɑk əv aɪs. ðə waɪər həz ə bɛr ɛnd ɪkˈspoʊzd, soʊ ðət wɪn ðə aɪs mɛlts, ðə waɪər fɔlz ɔn ðə ˈmɛtəl pæn, kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə ˈsərkət ənd bloʊɪŋ əp drəgz. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈspæˌʧʊlə teɪpt tɪ ə ˈsilɪŋ fæn tɪ ˈmɪmɪk ðə saʊnd əv ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər flaɪɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈhɛd. hi ˈrɛkərdz ðə saʊnz ɔn ə ˈstoʊlən teɪp rɪˈkɔrdər ðɛn hi həz ə frɛnd pleɪ ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈprɪzən ˈɪntərˌkɑm ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt ən ɛr əˈtæk. məˈgaɪvər məst bloʊ əp ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz væn wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ sin ənd ˈjuzɪz ˈgənˌpaʊdər frəm ˈɪrə grəˈneɪdz ɛz ə ˈpaʊdər soʊ hi kən bloʊ əp ə ˈwɛpənz kæˈʃeɪ trək ðət həz ə bɑks əv grəˈneɪdz laɪɪŋ ˌəndərˈniθ ɪt. tɪ stɑp ðə ˈsikrɪt pəˈlis ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪm, məˈgaɪvər blɑks ðə ɪgˈzɔst paɪp əv ðɛr kɑr wɪθ ə pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ stɔl ðə ˈɪnʤən. məˈgaɪvər stɑps ə pərˈsuɪŋ boʊt baɪ ˈklɔgɪŋ ðə ˈɪnˌteɪk fər ðə boʊts ˈɪnˌbɔrd ˈmoʊtər wɪθ ə ˈfloʊtɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs meɪd frəm ə ˈblæŋkɪt, səm roʊp, ənd jerrycans*. tɪ breɪk aʊt əv ə lɑkt wɔrd ɪn ə ˈmɛntəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ðə spərɪŋ stil ˈfɪləmənt səˈpɔrt waɪərz frəm ə laɪt bəlb ɛz lɑk pɪks. (ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ kənˈfərmd ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl.) kənˈfərmd ðɪs ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl.) məˈgaɪvər pləgz ə sɪŋk ɪn ə smɔl ˈklɑzət wɪθ ə klɔθ, pʊts kɔk əraʊnd ðə rɪm əv ə ˈbəkɪt ðɛn pɔrz ə ˈhɑrdənɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt ˈɔntu ðə rɪm ˈkleɪmɪŋ "ˈkɔkɪŋ ˈkɑmpaʊnd mɪkst wɪθ ðə ˈprɑpər ˈhɑrdənɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt meɪks ə juˈnik ˈvərʒən əv ˈrəʃən ˈkreɪzi glu". məˈgaɪvər ðɛn ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈbəkɪt ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər rɪm əp soʊ ɪt floʊts, ˈbɑbɪŋ əp ənd daʊn. hi ðɛn gluz ə brum ˈhændəl tɪ ðə rɪm, ˈpleɪsɪz ə waɪt klɔθ ɔn ðə ɛnd əv ðə brum ˈhændəl ənd stɪks ɪt aʊt ðə ˈdɔrˌweɪ tɪ əˈtrækt ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ə gɑrd. ðə gɑrd ˌɪnˈspɛkts ðə dɪˈvaɪs ənd wɪn hi pɪks ɪt əp həz hɪz hænz glud tɪ ðə ˈbəkɪt. məˈgaɪvər ɪˈskeɪps ə pərˈsuɪŋ kɑr baɪ ˈpleɪsɪŋ ə lɛŋθ əv wʊd ɪn frənt əv ə roʊ əv taɪər spaɪks. ðɪs əˈlaʊz məˈgaɪvər tɪ draɪv ˈoʊvər ðɛm. hi ðɛn riˈmuvz ðə wʊd. wɪn ðə pərˈsuɪŋ kɑr əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪm, ðeɪ draɪv ˈɔntu ðə spaɪks, dɪˈfleɪtɪŋ ðɛr taɪərz. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ɪkˈsploʊsɪv ˈtuθˌpeɪst (lɛft ɪn ðə rum baɪ ən əˈsæsən) tɪ skɛr ə gərl hu wɑz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ə gən æt ɪm. hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ðə gən əˈweɪ frəm hər ənd ðɛn ɪkˈspleɪn ðət hi ɪz nɑt ðə ˈpərsən ʃi θɔt hi wɑz (ðət ɪz, ðə əˈsæsən). ɪn ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ rɪˈvərsəl, ˈpidrə (ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈsæsən hum məˈgaɪvər ɪz ˌɪmˈpərsəˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ stɑp ðə ˈmərdər əv ə ˈloʊkəl ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp) riˈmuvz tu ˈpisɪz əv θɪn ˈkɑpər ˈwaɪrɪŋ ˈhɪdən ɪn hɪz feɪk ˈməˌstæʃ waɪl ɪn hɪz sɛl, ənd pɪks ðə lɑk ɔn hɪz ˈhændˌkəfs, riˈmuvɪŋ ðɛm. hi ˈfərðər riˈmuvz ə ˈnidəl ˈhɪdən ˌəndərˈniθ ə feɪk skɑr ɔn hɪz raɪt ˈæbdəmən, ˈplənʤɪz ðə blənt ɛnd ˈɪntu ə pi ɔn hɪz fud treɪ, ənd roʊlz ə tub frəm hɪz ˈpeɪpər kəp hiz tɔrn əˈpɑrt. hi ðɛn ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft dɑrt ˈɪntu ðə tub, (naʊ ˈklɪrli ə krud ˈbloʊˌgən), meɪks ə ˈrəkəs tɪ kɔl wən əv ðə ˈeɪʤənts tɪ hɪz sɛl ənd dɑrts ðə gɑrd, ˈrɛndərɪŋ ɪm ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪtɪd. (ɪts əˈsumd ðə ˈnidəl ɪz tɪpt wɪθ ˌkjuˈræˌreɪ, ə saʊθ ˈpɔɪzən dɪˈskəst ˈərliər, ˈæftər biɪŋ faʊnd ɪn ə pɛn gən ɔn ˈpidrə əˈpɑn hɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkæpʧər.) məˈgaɪvər ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə foʊn bət ðə mæn ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪm æt ˈgənˌpɔɪnt woʊnt lɛt ɪm meɪk ðə kɔl tɪ klɪr ɪm əv biɪŋ ðə əˈsæsən. ðə mæn wɪθ ðə gən tɛlz ɪm tɪ pʊt ðə foʊn daʊn ənd hi pʊts ɪt daʊn ɔn ə ˈrulər (pɑrt əv wɪʧ ɪz ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔf ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈteɪbəl). hi ðɛn slæps ðə ˈrulər ənd ðə mæn wɪθ ðə gən ˈkæʧɪz ðə flaɪɪŋ foʊn waɪl ˈtɔsɪŋ ðə gən əp fər məˈgaɪvər tɪ græsp (ɪt ˈhæpənz ˈrɪli fæst). mæk, ɪn pərˈsut əv ˈpidrə θru ə ˈloʊkəl ʧərʧ, ɪz nɑkt tɪ ðə graʊnd wɪθ ə spɪn kɪk baɪ ˈpidrə ɔn ə ˈpætiˌoʊ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ˈpidrə əˈtɛmpts tɪ fli pæst ɪm bæk ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ənd mæk pʊlz ə ˈgɑrdən hoʊz leɪɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə pæθ tɔt, ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈpidrə tɪ trɪp ənd fɔl ɔn tɔp əv wən əv ðə ˈliθəl dɑrts hi faɪərd ənd mɪst mæk wɪθ ˈoʊnli ˈmoʊmənts ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈsizən 2 ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ə ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ lɛnz, ənd ə wɔʧ ˈkrɪstəl (ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈkəvərɪŋ). hi roʊlz ðə ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ lɛnz ənd ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈɪntu ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp. mæk ˈpleɪsɪz ðə ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ lɛnz ˈɪntu ðə ˈwaɪdər ɛnd əv ðə tub, wɪʧ ɪz ˈleɪtər sin ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə. hi ˈjuzɪz ɪt tɪ si ðə ˈnəmbərz pənʧt ˈɪntu ðə ˈɛntrəns ˈnəmbər pæd wɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˌpərsəˈnɛl ˈɛnər. məˈgaɪvər wɔks əˈkrɔs ə ˈleɪzər ˈsɛnsɪtɪv fʊt zoʊn prəˈtɛktɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər pæd ˈɛntrəns lɑk baɪ ˈstrɛʧɪŋ aʊt ə ˈtaɪˌtroʊp ənd ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈkrɔs ɪt. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ feɪk ə hænd prɪnt fər ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈskænɪŋ, məˈgaɪvər əˈplaɪz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈprɛʃər tɪ ə θɪn leɪər əv ˈplæstər dəst ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈskænər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt rɛd ðə moʊst ˈrisəntli skænd hænd. hi skreɪps ə ˈplæstər wɔl tɪ gɪt dəst, ðɛn sprɛdz ɪt ˈlɪˌbərəˌli ˈoʊvər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈskænər, wɛr səm əv ɪt stɪks tɪ ðə swɛt əv ðə ˈpriviəs ˈjuzər. hi ˈʤɛntli bloʊz əˈweɪ ðə ˈɛkˌsɛs, ˈkəvərz ðə ˈsɛnsər pleɪt wɪθ hɪz ˈʤækɪt, ənd ˈprɛsɪz daʊn ˈlaɪtli wɪθ hɪz ˈfɪŋgərz. ˈkætəˌgɔri: biometrics*. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm ˈɪndɛks: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. məˈgaɪvər nidz tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈleɪzər ˈblɑkɪŋ ə ˈhɔlˌweɪ, soʊ hi sɛts əp ə ˈmɪrər tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈleɪzərz æt iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈleɪzərz kəm frəm ðə ˈsilɪŋ ənd krɔs daɪˈægənəli æt ˈikwəl ˈæŋgəlz frəm ˈvərtɪkəl. məˈgaɪvər slaɪdz ə ˈmɪrər (pʊʃt ɔn ə ˈklinɪŋ kɑrt) ˌəndərˈniθ ðə ˈleɪzərz soʊ ðət ðə ˈleɪzərz rɪˈflɛkt bæk ɔn iʧ ˈəðər ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm ˈɪndɛks: ɛz ˈroʊˌbəts hoʊm ɪn ɔn hɪz ˈbɑdi hit, məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə feɪk hit ˈsɪgnəʧər baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmægnəts ræpt ɪn ˈbərnɪŋ ˈpeɪpər. hi ˈoʊpənz ˈsɛvərəl ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈhændˌsɛts tɪ gɪt ðə ˈmægnəts, ənd faɪndz ˈpeɪpər ənd ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ðə saɪəns læb hi ɪz ɪn. wəns əˈfleɪm, hi θroʊz wən pis əv ˈbərnɪŋ ˈpeɪpər, wɪθ ə ˈmægnət ræpt ˌɪnˈsaɪd, æt iʧ ˈroʊˌbət. ðə ˈmægnəts stɪk tɪ ðə ˈmɛtəl əv ðə ˈroʊˌbəts. wɪθ iʧ ˈroʊˌbət "tægd," ðeɪ hoʊm ɪn ɔn iʧ ˈəðər ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ wən əˈnəðər. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm ˈɪndɛks: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. ˈmægnəts wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv bɪn strɔŋ ɪˈnəf. (ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə ˈroʊˌbəts wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə hit ˈsɪgnəʧər, pəˈtɛnʃəli wɪˈθɪn ðə seɪm reɪnʤ ɛz ə ˈjumən; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz kwaɪt ˈlaɪkli ðət kəmˈpoʊnənts wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈroʊˌbəts ðɛmˈsɛlvz wʊd hæv bɪn ˈʃildɪd ɪn səm weɪ, səʧ ðət ə ˈbərnɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkt ɔn ðə ˈroʊˌbəts ɪkˈstərnəl ˈsərfəs wʊd hæv meɪd ðɛm əˈpɪr ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈwɔrmər). məˈgaɪvər rɪˈpɛrz ə poʊst mɪks ˈsoʊdə gən baɪ ˈblidɪŋ ɔf səm ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ðət həz kɔzd ə vælv tɪ stɪk. hi teɪks ɔf ðə ˈbətən ˈpænəl əv ðə ˈsoʊdə gən, riˈmuvz ðə ˈtrəbəld vælv ˈspɪndəl (boʊθ wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf) ənd ˌɪnˈsərts ə ˈmɪnɪˌʧʊr ˈpaɪrəts sɔrd frəm ə pleɪt əv ˈɑlɪvz. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə sɔrd, hi ˈoʊpənz ðə vælv tɪ ðə koʊ 2 laɪn ˈfʊli, ənd drɔz aʊt ðə sɔrd, wɪʧ lɛts ɪt kloʊz ˈnæʧərəli. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: laɪn ˈfʊli, ənd drɔz aʊt ðə sɔrd, wɪʧ lɛts ɪt kloʊz ˈnæʧərəli. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɔr lɑk, məˈgaɪvər ʃɔrts aʊt ðə ˈsərkətri. hi dɪˈtæʧɪz ðə meɪn ˈsərkət bɔrd frəm ðə dɔr, wɪʧ ɪz ɔn ðə bæk əv ə ˈmɛtəl pleɪt. ˈjuzɪŋ ə kət paʊər ˈkeɪbəl frəm ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ læmp, hi əˈplaɪz ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti frəm ðə wɔl tɪ tu əv ðə meɪn pɔɪnts ɔn ðə ˈsərkət bɔrd. ðiz pɔɪnts ər əˈpɛrəntli waɪərd tɪ ə swɪʧ ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə dɔr lɑk wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ pæs ə ˈkɑrənt θru ðɛm wɪn ðə swɪʧ ɪz prɛst. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ʃɔrt ˈsərkət ˈkɔzɪz ðə lɑk tɪ ˈoʊpən. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: wɪn hi nidz tɪ riˈmoʊtli kənˈtroʊl ə kɑrz dɔr lɑks, məˈgaɪvər kəˈnɛkts ðə kɑrz ˈmoʊbəl foʊn tɪ ɪts ˈɑnˌbɔrd kəmˈpjutərz ˈsɪgnəl laɪnz fər ðə dɔr lɑks. ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz naɪf tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə bæk əv ðə foʊn, hi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə ˈkɑnˌtækts wɛr paʊər ɪz ˈrutɪd wɪn ðə foʊn ɪz ˈteɪkən ɔf ðə hʊk. hi ˈoʊpənz ə tub əv waɪərz ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz, prɪˈzuməbli beɪst ɔn ˈkələr, ðə tu waɪərz wɪʧ kənˈtroʊl ðə kəmˈpjutərz ˈlɑkɪŋ ˈsərkətri. hi ræps wən waɪər əraʊnd iʧ ˈkɑnˌtækt, ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ənd weɪts æt ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ foʊn buθ. wɪn ðə kɑrz ˈoʊnər gɪts ɪn, hi kɔlz ðə foʊn ənd priˈtɛndz tɪ ˈɔrdər ə ˈpitsə. ðə dɔrz lɑk wɪn ðə ˈoʊnər pʊts ðə foʊn daʊn. ðə dɔrz ənˈlɑk wɪn məˈgaɪvər əˈproʊʧɪz ðə kɑr ənd ˈsɪgnəlz tɪ pɪk əp ðə foʊn. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd (ˈrisərʧərz ʃʊd noʊ ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɛrd sɛpt. 29 1986 əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: wɪθ hɪz frɛnd daɪɪŋ əv ˈkɑrbən məˈnɑksaɪd ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ, məˈgaɪvər breɪks θru hɪz frɛndz əˈpɑrtmənt dɔr baɪ taɪɪŋ ə faɪər hoʊz tɪ ðə dɔr ˈhændəl ənd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər ˈhænˌdreɪl, ðɛn ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər daʊn. hi kəts ðə faɪər hoʊz wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf, taɪz ðə ˈnɑzəl ɛnd tɪ ðə dɔr, ðə ˈəðər ɛnd tɪ ðə hænd reɪl, ənd leɪz ðə hoʊz ˈvɛri flæt əˈgɛnst ðə graʊnd soʊ ðə dɔrz woʊnt kloʊz ɔn ɪt. wɪn ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər goʊz daʊn, ɪt pʊlz ɪˈnəf əv ðə dɔr wɪθ ɪt ðət məˈgaɪvər kən riʧ ɪn ənd ənˈlɑk ðə ˈdɛdˌboʊlt ənd ʧeɪn dɔr lɑk. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. wɪθ tu ˈhɑstəl mɛn ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu hɪz frɛndz haʊs, məˈgaɪvər stənz ðə ˌɪnˈtrudərz wɪθ ə flæʃ frəm ə bəlb, əˈlaʊɪŋ hɪz frɛnd ənd hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. hi teɪks ðə ˈbætəri aʊt əv ə ˈnɔrməl, ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ənd kəˈnɛkts wən əv ðə waɪərz frəm ðə fləd laɪt paʊər kɔrd tɪ ɪt. hi kəts ðə ˈəðər waɪər ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ənd strɪps boʊθ nu ɛndz. hi əˈtæʧɪz wən ɛnd tɪ ðə ˈoʊpən ˈtərmənəl ɔn ðə ˈbætəri, ənd ðɛn hi leɪz boʊθ ɛndz nɪr iʧ ˈəðər ɔn ðə graʊnd. hi foʊldz tu ˈmæʧˌbʊks ˈɪntu ˈtraɪˌæŋgəlz ən ɪnʧ haɪ ər soʊ, ənd leɪz ðɛm nɪr iʧ ɪkˈspoʊzd waɪər. hi rɛsts ə ˈmɛtəl ˈlɛtər ˈoʊpənər ɔn tɔp əv ðə tu ˈmæʧˌbʊks. wɪn ðə ˌɪnˈtrudərz stɛp ɔn ðə ˈlɛtər ˈoʊpənər ˌæksəˈdɛnəli, ðə ˈsərkət ɪz kloʊzd, ənd ðə laɪts flæʃ. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd (ˈbætəri paʊər? ər dɪd hi kəˈnɛkt ðə ˈbætəri tɪ ðə ˈtrɪgər pɪnz?). əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈjuzɪz wɑd əv paper/gum*? tɪ blɑk boʊlt ɔn pəˈlis ˈɛvədəns rum keɪʤ dɔr. keɪʤ dɔr ˈbətən tɪ wɪn prɛst. məˈgaɪvər laɪts ə fjuz wɪˈθaʊt ə mæʧ baɪ ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ ˈsənˌlaɪt ɔn ðə fjuz wɪθ hɪz wɔʧ ˈkrɪstəl. hi riˈmuvz ðə ˈkrɪstəl wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf ənd hoʊldz ɪt soʊ ə faɪn pɔɪnt əv laɪt ɪz ˈfoʊkɪst æt ðə ɛnd. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: tɪ skeɪl ə wɔl, məˈgaɪvər ˈkɑnvərts ən ˈəmˌbrɛlə ˈɪntu ə ˈgræpəlɪŋ hʊk. fərst hi pʊlz daʊn ə ənd kəts ɪt, tɪ gɪt roʊp. ðɛn hi kəts əˈweɪ ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv ðə ˈəmˌbrɛlə soʊ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈmɛtəl spoʊks ər lɛft. hi taɪz ðə roʊp ˈɔntu ðə ˈhændəl əv ðə ˈəmˌbrɛlə ənd θroʊz ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə wɔl, wɛr ɪt ˈkæʧɪz ɔn səm paɪps ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd. ɪt kən bi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli ðɪs wʊd nɑt wərk, ɛz ðə spoʊks ɔn moʊst əmˈbrɛləz rɪˈvərs ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˌɪnˈsaɪd aʊt ɪf ˈprɛʃər ɪz pʊt ɔn ðɛm, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈwʊdənt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈpərsənz weɪt. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: wɪn blɑkt baɪ ə ˈhɛvi dɔr wɪθ ə strɔŋ lɑk, məˈgaɪvər dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə lɑk baɪ ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ ˈgənˌpaʊdər ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ɪt. hi stilz ðə gən frəm ə ˈhɛnʧmən ənd ˈɛmtiz ɪt əv ˈkɑrtrəʤəz. hi ˈoʊpənz iʧ ˈkɑrtrɪʤ ənd pɔrz aʊt ðə ˈgənˌpaʊdər ˈɪntu ə smɔl pis əv klɔθ tɔrn frəm hɪz kloʊðz. hi stəfs ðə ˈpaʊdər ˈɪntu ðə lɑk ənd pʊts wən ˈkɑrtrɪʤ ɪn ˈæftər ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈpraɪmər ɛnd ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt ə bɪt tɪ ækt ɛz ə fjuz. hi hɪts ðə ˈpraɪmər wɪθ ðə bət əv ðə gən, ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ ðə ˈgənˌpaʊdər ənd ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə dɔr. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: noʊt ðət ðɪs trɪk wɑz fərst juzd ɔn fɪlm ɪn 1942 ɪn ðə ˈilɛvənθ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə kəˈləmbiə ˈsɪˌriəl ðə ˈfænəm, ˈstɑrɪŋ tɑm ˈtaɪlər. ðə ˈfænəm ɪˈskeɪps frəm ðə ˈprɪzən əv ðə ˈvɪlənəs ˈtɑrtər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm tɛkˈnik. ðɪs wɑz fɔrˈʃædoʊd ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɪθ məˈgaɪvər ˈtərnɪŋ ɔf ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɔn wɪʧ ðə ˈfænəm wɑz pleɪɪŋ. tɪ skɛr əˈweɪ ə ˈmaʊntən laɪən, məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈwɔtərˌfɔl frəm ə smɔl strim. hi ˈjuzɪz ə ˈhɑloʊ ʃeɪpt lɔg tɪ gaɪd ðə ˈwɔtər floʊ ənd riˈmuvz rɑks frəm ɪts pæθ. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə ˈstɛθəˌskoʊp aʊt əv ə pɛr əv ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ənd səm ˈrəbər ˈtubɪŋ. hi gɪts ə pɛr əv 2 60cm*) ˈrəbər tubz frəm ə ˈkɑkˌpɪt ˈprɛʃər geɪʤ. hi ðə ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz, wɪʧ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɔn ɛr ˈprɛʃər ˈrəðər ðən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈkɑrənt. ˈjuzɪŋ ʤɪst wən ɪr pis, hi teɪks aʊt ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈrəbər ˈtubɪŋ, ənd rɪˈpleɪsɪz ɪt wɪθ ðə lus ˈtubɪŋ frəm ðə pleɪn. ðɪs ɛˈsɛnʃəli kriˈeɪts ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn aʊt əv ðə ɪr pis, ənd hi kən naʊ ˈlɪsən frəm ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ɛndz əv ðə ˈtubɪŋ. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ɪn ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt stənt, məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə məd ˈrənˌweɪ fər ə pleɪn. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ðə pleɪn, wɪʧ həz ə ˈpəŋkʧərd frənt taɪər, tɪ teɪk ɔf, ˈæftər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə wil wɪθ ə lɔg ðət həz ə ˈʧɪzəld aʊt ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ə smuðd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. (ðə ˈəðər tu wilz raɪd ɔn ˈsɑləd graʊnd.) fərst ðə ˈrənˌweɪ ˈɛriə ɪz klɪrd əv dəˈbri, ðɛn ə 1 30cm*) trɛnʧ ɪz dəg. ðə məd ɪz fɪld ɪn frəm ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈrɪvər, ˈkɛrid ɪn ˈkæmpərz' ˈbækˌpæks. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ əˈlaɪn ðə ˈrənˌweɪ, məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə, ə dɪˈvaɪs juzd tɪ saɪt streɪt laɪnz. ðə ɪz bɪlt frəm ˈrɛlətɪvli streɪt tri ˈbrænʧɪz ənd ˈjuzɪz ˈɪrɪŋz ɛz saɪt gaɪdz. ðə ˈrənˌweɪ ɪz 300 jɑrdz 274 ɛm) lɔŋ, ənd ðə pleɪn ɪz ə five-passenger*, ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnʤən ˈsɛznə. tɪ lænd ðə pleɪn, hi həz ən ˈɛrˌpɔrt leɪ daʊn foʊm. (seɪɪŋ ðət ðə trɛnʧ wɑz 8 ˈɪnʧɪz waɪd, ðə trɛnʧ wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər 22 ˈkjubɪk jɑrdz əv məd. ðɪs wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli teɪk ˈsɛvərəl deɪz tɪ du.) əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ʤæk əv laɪz ˈɛdət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ stɑp ə pərˈsuɪŋ ʤip, məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə bɔm aʊt əv ə faɪər ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər. hi ɪz ɪn ə pleɪn ðət ɪz biɪŋ ʧeɪst daʊn ə ˈrənˌweɪ baɪ ˈsɛvərəl ʤips. tɪ stɑp wən əv ðɛm, hi teɪps tu ˈmɛtəl hʊks tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər ənd riˈmuvz ðə ˈnɑzəl əˈsɛmbli. ðɛn hi ˈlɔnʧɪz ɪt aʊt əv ðə pleɪn wɪθ ɪˈlæstɪk roʊps ðət ˈkəvər ðə dɔr. wɪn ðə ʤip draɪvz ˈoʊvər ðə ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər, ðə hʊks pɪrs ðə ˈsɪlɪndər ənd ɪt ɪkˈsploʊdz. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: tɪ dɪˈleɪ ˈsoʊlʤərz pərˈsuɪŋ ɪm, məˈgaɪvər bərnz ə strɪŋ dɪpt ɪn ˈkɛrəˌsin əˈtæʧt tɪ ə tɪn kən. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ fleɪm ɪz braɪt ɪˈnəf tɪ lʊk laɪk ə fjuz fər ə bɔm, ənd ðə kən ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈænəməl fæt wɪʧ rɪˈzɛmbəlz ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: wɪn hi nidz tɪ θroʊ ɔf səm pərˈsuərz ɪn ðə ˈʤəŋgəl, məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə ˈkætəˌpəlt tɪ θroʊ stoʊnz, ənd pʊts ə fjuz ɔn ɪt. fərst hi pʊlz fɔr ˈflɪmzi triz təˈgɛðər ənd bɛndz ðɛm daʊn tɪ ðə graʊnd. hi rʊts ðɛm ˈəndər ə ˈsɑləd tri brænʧ ənd taɪz ðɛm təˈgɛðər wɪθ ə θɪn vaɪn. ðɛn hi sɛts daʊn hɪz frɛndz ˈroʊzəri tɪ ˈsənˌlaɪt ˈɔntu ðə θɪn vaɪn, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə fjuz. hi steɪks ðə θɪn vaɪn ˈɪntu ðə graʊnd wɪθ ə gʊd nɑt ɔn ə ˈpɔɪntɪd stɪk, ənd əˈtæʧɪz ðə ˈpɑkəts frəm hɪz ˈʤækɪt (fɪld wɪθ rɑks) tɪ ðə tri trəŋks. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə flɛr aʊt əv bæmˈbu, ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər, ˈmæʧɪz, ə strɪp əv klɔθ, ə smɔl tɪn kən, ə θɪn ˈmɛtəl rɑd, ə ˈfənəl, ənd ə ˈwʊdən spun. ðə ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər həz ˈnaɪˌtreɪts, wɪʧ ɪz ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv. hi pæks ðə ˈfərtəˌlaɪzər ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə bæmˈbu, ðɛn ðə ˈmæʧɪz, ðɛn ðə tɪn kən wɪʧ ɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf pækt wɪθ ðə klɔθ wɪθ ə strɪp ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt. hi taɪz ðə spun ˈɔntu ðə saɪd əv ðə ˈrɑkət wɪθ ðə ˈmɛtəl rɑd juzd ɛz ə gaɪd wɪˈθɪn ðə bæmˈbu tub. ðə ˈfənəl ɪz əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə ˈrɑkət, tɪ kənˈteɪn ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən. ðə strɪp əv klɔθ sərvz ɛz ðə fjuz, ənd ðɛn ˈmæʧɪz ɛz ðə igniter*. məˈgaɪvər sɛts ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌæpərˈætəs ɪn ə ˈfaɪərˌpleɪs, wɛr hi laɪts ðə fjuz ənd lɛts ðə ˈrɑkət teɪk ɔf. *ðɪs ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli gən, ə fju ˈdɪfərənsɪz əˈsaɪd: ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə pəˈteɪˌtoʊ hi ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈkrudli ˈfæʃənd ˈrɑkət dɪˈskraɪbd əˈbəv fər ˈæˌmoʊ; ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈbɑrbɪˌkju hi ˈjuzɪz mæʧ hɛdz (wɪʧ ˈtɪpɪkəli kənˈteɪn rɛd ənd waɪt ˈsəmˈwət ɪkˈsploʊsɪv); ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈstændərd prəˈpɛlənt (ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈproʊˌpeɪn) hi əˈpɛrəntli fɛlt seɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ən (əˈmoʊniəm ɔɪl) (ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt: əˈmoʊniəm ˈnaɪˌtreɪt ɪz nɑt ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈvɑlətəl wɪˈθaʊt fjuəl ɔɪl ər əv wɪʧ ər ˈmɛnʃənd). laɪk soʊ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə kwɪk tɔrʧ, hi ˈjuzɪz ə (səˈspɪʃəsli) ˈhændi roʊd flɛr tɪ sɛt ðə "pəˈteɪˌtoʊ" gən əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ən ˈigəl ʃɑt baɪ ðə ˈkrɔsˌboʊ əv ə ˈhəntər. ˈæftər hi riˈmuvz ðə ˈɛroʊ frəm ðə wɪŋ, hi splɪnts ðə wɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɛroʊ ənd səm rægz. ðə splɪnt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə seɪm ɛz ˈɛni ˈəðər, wɪθ ðə ˈɛroʊ ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ðə ˌɪnˈflɛksəbəl kəmˈpoʊnənt ənd ðə rægz tɪ taɪ ɪt təˈgɛðər. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər dɪˈstrɔɪz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈproʊˌpeɪn tæŋk, ə ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn, ənd səm bɔl ˈbɛrɪŋz. hi lɛts ðə gæs frəm ðə tæŋk lus ənd sˈwɪʧɪz ɔn ðə ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn. frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, hi ʃuts ðə bɔl ˈbɛrɪŋz ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ æt ðə ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈdəzənt hɪt ðə ˈgraɪndˌstoʊn, ðə bæd gaɪ hi ɪz ˈæftər ʃuts ə ˈkrɔsˌboʊ ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ənd dɪz hɪt ðə graɪnd stoʊn. ə spɑrk ˌɪgˈnaɪts ðə gæs, ənd ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪz ˈflætənd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈnæʧərəl, ˈproʊˌpeɪn gæs ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈgæsəˌlin ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd peɪnt ˈθɪnər wɪl ˌɪgˈnaɪt ənd hoʊldz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ˈvaɪələntli ɪkˈsploʊd, ɪf ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪz kərˈɛkt. ə loʊ mɪks wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn mɔr əv ə ˈroʊlɪŋ faɪər bɔl, wɪʧ ɪz wət ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ˈprɑbəˌbli juzd fər ðə ʃɑt. ðə nɛkst ˈlɛvəl əv mɪks wɪl ˈvaɪələntli ɪkˈsploʊd ənd wɪl ˈflætən ə haʊs. tu məʧ gæs wɪl nɑt ɪkˈsploʊd ɛz ɪn ə "ˈflədɪd" ˌɔtəmoʊˈbil ˈmoʊtər. tu gʊd ˈsɔrsəz əv rɪˈmoʊt ˌɪgˈnɪʃən ɪgˈzɪst ɪn səm hoʊmz. fərst ɪz ðə ˈpaɪlət laɪt ɪn gæs əˈplaɪənsɪz, ˈsɛkənd ɪz ðət ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz waɪl ˈrənɪŋ wɪl spɑrk əraʊnd ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈkɑnˌtækt pɔɪnt wɪθ ðə armature*. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ lɔnʧ ðə əˈbəv ˈmɛnʃənd bɔl ˈbɛrɪŋz æt ə haɪ ɪˈnəf reɪt əv spid tɪ bɪld ə spɑrk, məˈgaɪvər məst bɪld ə sˈlɪŋˌʃɑt. hi ˈjuzɪz ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ənd səm oʊld ˈtubɪŋ tɪ du ɪt. hi pʊlz ðə ˈhændəlˌbɑr grɪps ɔf ðə baɪk ənd ˈkəvərz ðə ɪkˈspoʊzd ˈmɛtəl ɔn iʧ saɪd wɪθ pɑrts əv ðə ˈtubɪŋ. ðɛn hi rɪˈpleɪsɪz ðə grɪps ˈoʊvər ðət ˈtubɪŋ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə taɪt bət ɪˈlæstɪk ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈtubɪŋ. ðæts hɪz sˈlɪŋˌʃɑt. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: dɪˈspaɪt məˈgaɪvərz bɛst ˈɛfərts, ən ˈigəl hi ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪv ˈdəzənt meɪk ɪt, ənd ɪts jəŋ ər æt steɪk. ˈæftər hæŋ ˈglaɪdɪŋ tɪ ðə nɛst ɔn tɔp əv ə bjut ɪn ˈmɑnjəmənt ˈvæli, ˈjuˌtɔ, məˈgaɪvər brɪŋz ðə ɛgz bæk tɪ ðə haʊs wɛr ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd teɪks pleɪs. tɪ gɪv ðə jəŋ ə ʧæns, hi bɪldz ən ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪtər wɪθ ˈpædɪŋ frəm ə ʧɛr ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəl ɔɪl. ɛz məˈgaɪvər pʊts ɪt, "ðə ɔɪl kəmˈbaɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪbərz ɪn ðə ˈpædɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə loʊ ˈlɛvəl spɑnˈteɪniəs kəmˈbəsʧən," ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ hit. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ pʊl ə swɪʧ aʊt əv ˈwɔtər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈplæstɪk bægz, stɪks, ənd ˈfɪʃɪŋ laɪn. hi fɪlz ðə tu bægz wɪθ ə ˈwɔtər bæg tɪ ðə swɪʧ. hi poʊks ə hoʊl ɪn ðət bæg, ˈlɛtɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər sˈloʊli dreɪn aʊt, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə hoʊl ˌæpərˈætəs tɪlt ənd pʊl ðə swɪʧ. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈplɔzəbəl. (ˈbeɪsɪkli ə ˈwɔtər klɑk, ɛz məˈgaɪvər pʊts ɪt) məˈgaɪvər stɑps gunz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ hɪz kənˈvərtəbəl baɪ ˈflɪpɪŋ ðə tɔp əv ðə kɑr ˈɔntu ðɛr ˈwɪndˌʃild. ðə ʧeɪs stɑrts wɪθ ðə tɔp daʊn, ənd məˈgaɪvər ɪt ənd kəts ɪt fri frəm ðə ˈbaɪndɪŋ ˈfæbrɪk. ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə kənˈvərtəbəl ðɛn ˈpʊʃɪz ðə ˈbətən tɪ pʊt ðə tɔp əp, wɪʧ rɪˈlisɪz ðə hoʊl əˈsɛmbli. ɪt flaɪz ˈɔntu ðə ʧeɪs kɑr, ˈblaɪndɪŋ ðə pərˈsuərz. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə ˈbroʊkən fjuəl laɪn wɪθ ə bɔl pɔɪnt pɛn. ðə fjuəl laɪn həz ə hoʊl ɪn ɪt, soʊ hi kəts aʊt ðə ˈsɛkʃən wɪθ ðə hoʊl kəmˈplitli. hi ðɛn ʤɔɪnz ðə tu lus ɛndz baɪ sˈlaɪdɪŋ ðɛm ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ə ˌdɪsəˈsɛmbəld bɔl pɔɪnt pɛn soʊ ðeɪ fɔrm ə sil. ðə fjuəl floʊz θru ðə ˈhɑloʊ pɛn ˈhaʊzɪŋ. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ə ˈmɔrtər aʊt əv ə ˈməflər, ə smɔl əˈmaʊnt əv gæs, ˈstəfɪŋ frəm ə sit ˈkʊʃən, ənd ə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil nɑb tɪ stɑp pərˈsuərz. hi bɛndz ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈməflər, tɪ kənˈteɪn ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən, ənd stəfs sit ˈkʊʃən məˈtɪriəl ˈɪntu ðə bɛnt ɛnd. hi ðɛn pɔrz gæs ɔn tɔp əv ðət, ənd ˈfaɪnəli pæks ɪn ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil nɑb, wɪʧ sərvz ɛz ðə prɑˈʤɛktəl. hi poʊks ə hoʊl ɪn ðə bɛnt ɛnd əv ðə ˈməflər ənd stəfs ɪn ə ʃɔrt lɛŋθ əv ˈkʊʃən məˈtɪriəl, tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə fjuz. hi laɪts ɪt, eɪmz, ənd ʃuts ðə nɑb æt ə ˈʧeɪsɪŋ kɑr. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. tɪ stən ˌɪnˈtrudərz, məˈgaɪvər rɪgz ə ˈsərkət tɪ blæst ə kɑr hɔrn wɪn ə dɔr ɪz ˈoʊpənd. hi kəˈnɛkts ə kɑr ˈbætəri tɪ ə kɑr hɔrn, wɪθ ə məˈtælɪk dɔr ˈhændəl ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ðə swɪʧ. wɪn ðə dɔr ɪz ˈoʊpənd, ðə ˈsərkət ɪz kloʊzd, ðə hɔrn saʊnz, ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtrudərz ər stənd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. məˈgaɪvər muvz ə nu jɔrk lɑk frəm ðə ˈɑpəzɪt saɪd əv ə dɔr wɪθ ən ˌɪˌlɛktroʊˈmægnət. tɪ bɪld ðə ˈmægnət, hi ˈjuzɪz tu ˈbætəriz ɛz hɪz paʊər sɔrs, ə sɪŋk ˈfɔsət ɛz ðə ˈmɛtəl rɑd, ənd səm ˈkɑpər tɪ wɪnd əraʊnd ðə ˈfɔsət. hi kəˈnɛkts ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ənd slaɪdz ðə lɑk aʊt əv pleɪs. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. ˈjuzɪz ˈhɑki ˈtɪkɪt tɪ stɑp ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪn bɔm. məˈgaɪvər bəsts ˈoʊpən ə stil ˈwɪndoʊ ˈkəvərɪŋ wɪθ səm roʊp ənd ə ˈdɔŋki ˈɪnʤən. ə ˈdɔŋki ˈɪnʤən ɪz ə dɪˈvaɪs juzd ɪn ðə ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈɪndəstri tɪ muv ˈfɑlən triz. pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪnʤən ˌɪnˈkludz ə bɛlt ðət goʊz əraʊnd ə ˈsɪlɪndər, wɪʧ məˈgaɪvər rɪˈpleɪsɪz wɪθ ə roʊp. hi taɪz ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ɛnd əv ðə roʊp tɪ ə stil bɑr ðət hi slɪts bɪtˈwin ðə ɔn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ ˈkəvərɪŋ. θru ðə roʊp, æt ðə ɛnd nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈɪnʤən, hi ˈsplaɪsɪz ə θɪn ˈmɛtəl ˈkeɪbəl wɪʧ hi əˈtæʧɪz tɪ ðə ˌɪgˈnɪʃən swɪʧ. ðət lɛts ɪm weɪt nɛkst tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊ, ənd wɪn hiz ˈrɛdi, tərn ɔn ðə ˈɪnʤən baɪ ˈtəgɪŋ ðə roʊp. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd (wʊd ɪt bi ˈplɔzəbəl tɪ faɪnd ə ˈdɔŋki ˈɪnʤən stɪl ɪn juz?). tɪ θroʊ hɪz əˈpoʊnənts ɔf ˈbæləns, məˈgaɪvər bɪldz bɑmz aʊt əv swɔmp gæs, bæmˈbu ʃuts, ənd məd. bɪˈkəz ə bæmˈbu ʃut ɪz ˈhɑloʊ bət nɑt ˈpɔrəs, ɪt ɪz wɛl ˈsutɪd tɪ hoʊld gæs. swɔmp gæs ɪz ˈmoʊstli ˈmɛˌθeɪn, wɪʧ ɪz ˈlaɪtər ðən ɛr ənd ðəs ˈraɪzɪz aʊt əv swɔmps ˈnæʧərəli. soʊ məˈgaɪvər kəts ˈsɛvərəl bæmˈbu ʃuts, iʧ ʤɪst pæst ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈsɑləd dɪsk ðət ɪz ɪn bæmˈbu ˈɛvəri fju fit. ðə dɪsk, pæʧt wɪθ məd, meɪks wən ˈsɑləd ɛnd, ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈoʊpən ɛnd hi pʊts ʤɪst ˈəndər ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə swɔmp ˈwɔtər. hi lɛts ðə gæs bɪld əp ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ʃut fər ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl, ðɛn kæps ɪt ɔf wɪθ ə wɑd əv məd ənd ə lif. wɪn hiz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪt ðə bɑmz, hi laɪts ðə lif, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðə gæs ɪkˈsploʊdz. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: sɔft təʧ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə roʊd flɛr tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ə væn wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ ˈspɑtɪd. ɛz ðə væn gɪts ˈmuvɪŋ, məˈgaɪvər pʊlz ə roʊd flɛr aʊt əv ðə bæk əv hɪz ʤip ənd θroʊz ɪt ˈɔntu ðə rʊf əv ðə væn, ˈɪntu ən ɪkˈwɪpmənt ræk. ðə smoʊk treɪl frəm ðə flɛr ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈlaʊ məˈgaɪvər tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˈnidɪŋ tɪ meɪnˈteɪn laɪn əv saɪt. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər breɪks ə ˈpæˌdlɑk wɪθ mægˈniziəm ˈæˌlɔɪ ˈfrægmənts, ən aɪərn paɪp, səm klɔθ, ənd ə mæʧ. fərst hi roʊlz əp ðə klɔθ tɪ fɪt sˈnəgli ˈɪntu ðə paɪp, ənd ˈpʊʃɪz ɪt daʊn ə fju ˈɪnʧɪz tɪ meɪk ə stɑp. hi gɪts ðə mægˈniziəm frəm ðə spoʊks əv ə loʊər wil ənd stəfs ɪt ɔn tɔp əv ðə klɔθ, ənd ðɛn ˈkəvərz ðət wɪθ əˈnəðər klɔθ. hi ˈwɛʤɪz ðə paɪp ˈɪntu ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈpæˌdlɑk ənd laɪts ðə klɔθ ɔn faɪər, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə aɪərn tɪ hit əp ənd ɪkˈspænd. ɛz ɪt ɪkˈspændz, ɪt ˈwikənz ənd ˈfaɪnəli breɪks ðə lɑk. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: bərθ deɪ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə dɪˈstrɛs ˈbikən aʊt əv ə mæst bæg, mərˈin ˈsɪgnəl flægz, ˈhiliəm gæs, ənd ˈwɔtər. ðə pɔɪnt ɪz tɪ gɪt hɛlp frəm ˈsəmˌwən fɑr əˈweɪ, soʊ hi nidz tɪ sɛnd ðə flægz ðɛr weɪ. hi fərst soʊks ðə mæst bæg ɪn ˈwɔtər tɪ meɪk ɪts ˈsərfəs lɛs ˈpɔrəs, soʊ ðət ɪt wɪl rɪˈteɪn ˈhiliəm gæs. hi ðɛn fɪlz ðə bæg wɪθ gæs ənd silz ɪt wɪθ ə strɪŋ. ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ frəm ðə strɪŋ, hi əˈtæʧɪz ðə ˈsɪgnəl flægz fɔr ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, wən fər iʧ ˈlɛtər əv ðə wərd hɛlp. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈpaɪrəts ˈɛdət ɪn ə rɛr ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl, məˈgaɪvər feɪlz tɪ bloʊ ˈoʊpən ə hæʧ wɪθ ə pəmp, ə hoʊz, ənd ə dɑk bui. məˈgaɪvər ɪz stək ɪn ðə əv ə ʃɪp ðət ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ˈwɔtər. hi həz ðə aɪˈdiə ðət hi kən bloʊ ˈoʊpən ðə lɑkt hæʧ (lɑkt baɪ ðə bæd gaɪz, ˈnæʧərəli) baɪ ə bui wɪθ ˈwɔtər ənˈtɪl ɪt ɪkˈsploʊdz. hi poʊks ə hoʊl ɪn ðə bui, ˌɪnˈsərts ə tub, kəˈnɛkts ðə ɛnd tɪ ðə pəmp, ənd ðə bui tɪ ðə hæʧ wɪθ ən ˈæŋgəl breɪs. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə bui tɪrz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər tɪ spɪl aʊt ənd dɪˈfitɪŋ ðə. məˈgaɪvər ɪˈskeɪps frəm ðə prɪˈdɪkəmənt baɪ ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ tæŋk əv kəmˈprɛst gæs ənd ˈnɑkɪŋ ˈoʊpən ðə vælv, ˈsɛndɪŋ ɪt ˈʃutɪŋ əp θru ðə hæʧ, ˈblæstɪŋ ɪt ˈoʊpən. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər ˈseɪfli ə lænd maɪn wɪθ ə pis əv strɪŋ. ðə lænd maɪn ɪz ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ə roʊp wɪʧ, wɪn pʊld ɔn, ɑrmz ɪt. wɪn ðə roʊp ɪz lɛt lus, ðə maɪn goʊz ɔf. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz ðət ɛz ju ər ˈwɔkɪŋ, ju trɪp ˈoʊvər ðə waɪər, ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ðə lænd maɪn. məˈgaɪvər ˈkæʧɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz hi ɑrmz ðə lænd maɪn, ənd ðɛn taɪz ə pis əv strɪŋ tɪ ðə roʊp. hi hoʊldz ðə roʊp tɔt, wɔks əˈweɪ frəm ɪt, ənd ˈfaɪnəli lɛts ɪt goʊ ɔf frəm ə seɪf ˈdɪstəns. *noʊt (frəm ə ˈkɑmbæt ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr): ɪt ɪz ə ˈkɑmən mɪskənˈsɛpʃən ðət maɪnz ər ɑrmd ənd faɪərd ɪn ðɪs ˈmænər. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ðə maɪn wʊd ˈdɛtəˌneɪt wɪn ə ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd əˈmaʊnt əv ˈprɛʃər (ˈʤɛnərəli əraʊnd 10 paʊndz.) wɑz əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə maɪn, nɑt ˈviə ə tu feɪz ˈprɔˌsɛs. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: aʊt ɪn ðə koʊld ˈɛdət [məˈgaɪvər ɪz træpt ɪn ən ˈævəˌlænʧ waɪl skiɪŋ. hi ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ˈsɪgnəl ə ˈrɛskju tim frəm bɪˈniθ ðə snoʊ wɪθ ə ski poʊl ənd pɑrts əv hɪz ski sut. hi pʊlz ðə grɪp ənd pɔɪnt ɔf əv hɪz ski poʊl, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ə lɔŋ ˈhɑloʊ tub. hi tɪrz ɔf səm klɔθ frəm hɪz ski sut ɪn ˈrəfli ə skwɛr ʃeɪp, ənd ðɛn ə lɔŋ, ˈnɛroʊ pis ənd hɪz ˈzɪpər pʊl. hi taɪz ðə skwɛr ˈɪntu ə ˈpɛrəˌʃut wɪθ ðə ˈnɛroʊ pis ənd əˈtæʧɪz ðə ˈzɪpər pʊl tɪ gɪv ɪt ə weɪt. hi fidz ðə hoʊl ˈbəndəl ˈɪntu hɪz poʊl ənd bloʊz ɪt aʊt ðə ˈəðər ɛnd, wɪʧ hi həz poʊkt θru ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə snoʊ. ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈrɛskju tim (*ˈɛdət: ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪt ɪz pit ˈθɔrntən, hɪz oʊn bɔs) siz ðə ˈpɛrəˌʃut ənd seɪvz ɪm. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: moʊst ˈævəˌlænʧ sərˈvaɪvərz tɛl əv biɪŋ ˌɪˈmoʊbəˌlaɪzd baɪ ðə snoʊ wəns ɪt həz stɑpt ɪts ˈmoʊʃən. ˈɛkspərts dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈpaʊdər snoʊ ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn ən ˈævəˌlænʧ ɛz biɪŋ laɪk ə draɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ˈkɑnkrit ðət wəns ɪt stɑpt ˈmuvɪŋ ˈvɪktɪmz. hɪz ɪˈskeɪp ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ənˈlɛs hi həz rum tɪ muv hɪz ɑrmz. ɪf ðət ɪz ðə keɪs ðɛn hi kʊd dɪg hɪmˈsɛlf fri ɪˈnəf fər ˈrɛˌskjuərz tɪ faɪnd ɪm. ˈɔlsoʊ, ɪt wʊd bi ənˈlaɪkli ðət hi wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ poʊk ðə poʊl ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn soʊ ðət ɪt wʊd ɛnd əp ˈstɪkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə snoʊ (ˈævəˌlænʧ ˈvɪktɪmz ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz faʊnd tɪ hæv əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪg ðɛmˈsɛlvz aʊt, bət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɛndɪŋ əp ˈtrævəlɪŋ ɪn ðə rɔŋ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn du tɪ ˈdɑrknəs ənd dɪˌsɔriənˈteɪʃən). (ˈɛdət: ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbiˈfɔr hi stɑrts tɪ poʊk ðə poʊl hi ˈmɛnʃənz ðə pɑrt əˈbaʊt ˈævəˌlænʧ ˈvɪktɪmz biɪŋ dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd ənd prəˈsidz tɪ faɪnd aʊt wɪʧ weɪ ɪz əp baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ səm snoʊ fɔl frəm hɪz gləv ənd əbˈzərvɪŋ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪn wɪʧ ɪt muvz) (ˈɛdət: ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbiˈfɔr hi stɑrts tɪ poʊk ðə poʊl hi ˈmɛnʃənz ðə pɑrt əˈbaʊt ˈævəˌlænʧ ˈvɪktɪmz biɪŋ dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd ənd prəˈsidz tɪ faɪnd aʊt wɪʧ weɪ ɪz əp baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ səm snoʊ fɔl frəm hɪz gləv ənd əbˈzərvɪŋ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪn wɪʧ ɪt muvz) ˈjuzɪŋ pɑrts əv ə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp ənd ə drɔp əv ˈwɔtər, məˈgaɪvər ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ rɛd ˈmaɪkrəˌfɪlm wɪʧ səm bæd gaɪz ər ˈæftər. hi ˈjuzɪz ðə laɪt frəm ðə ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp tɪ ˈbæˌklaɪt ðə fɪlm, ənd ðə drɔp əv ˈwɔtər ɪz hɪz ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ glæs. ðə vjuɪŋ hɛd ɔn ðɪs ˈmaɪkrəˌskoʊp ɪz ˈbroʊkən ənd nɑt juzd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈdɔltən, ʤæk əv spaɪz ˈɛdət waɪl biɪŋ pərˈsud baɪ ˈdərti siaɪeɪ ˈɑpərətɪvz æt ə strɪp kləb, məˈgaɪvər loʊdz ə kənˈfɛti ˈkænən wɪθ ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈpaʊdər ənd faɪərz ɪt æt ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ ˈɛnər ə dɔr, ðəs ˈblaɪndɪŋ ðə ˈɛnəmiz wɪθ ˈpaʊdər. ənˈvɛrɪˌfaɪd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər ɪz træpt ɪn ðə bæk əv ə ˈgɑrbɪʤ trək ənd hɪz ˈkæptərz hæv ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə slɛʤ (kəmˈpæktər) tɪ krəʃ ɪm. plæn ə ɪz tɪ juz bɔrdz faʊnd ɪn ðə træʃ ɛz ˈbreɪsɪz tɪ hoʊld ðə slɛʤ bæk, bət ðə bɔrdz ər krəʃt. plæn bi ɪz tɪ juz ə bɛnt pis əv ˈmɛtəl tɪ hʊk ðə ˈlɛvərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə trək, pʊl ðɛm, ənd stɑp ðə slɛʤ. ðə ˈɔlˌmoʊst wərks: ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈstɑpɪŋ ðə slɛʤ, məˈgaɪvər ˈoʊpənz ðə rɪr dɔr. ðɪs əˈlaʊz ɪm ənd hɪz frɛndz tɪ goʊ tɪ plæn si: ʤəmp. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈpɑrtnərz ˈɛdət træpt ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvərz sit əv ə kɑr wɪθ bəˈzukəz ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ɪm, məˈgaɪvər nidz tɪ gɪt aʊt əv ðə kɑr ənd dɪˈseɪbəl ðə bæd gaɪz ɔl ɪn wən muv. hi riˈmuvz hɪz ˈʃuˌleɪsɪz ənd taɪz ə ˈlæsoʊ, ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt tɪ roʊp ðə gæs ˈpɛdəl. hi slɪps ə ˈpeɪpər klɪp ˈɔntu ðə leɪs, sɪˈkjʊrz ɪt ɪn ə ˈməŋki rɛnʧ, ənd məˈnɪpjəˌleɪts ðə rɛnʧ soʊ ɪt ɪz breɪst bɪtˈwin ðə flɔr ənd ðə breɪk ˈpɛdəl. ðɪs ðə leɪs soʊ ðət wɪn pʊld ɔn, ɪt wɪl pʊl daʊn ðə gæs ˈpɛdəl. ˈfaɪnəli hi rʊts ðə leɪs əraʊnd ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ɔn taɪz ɪt tɪ ðə dɔr ˈhændəl. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ðət wɪn hi gɪts aʊt əv ðə kɑr, ɪt wɪl lərʧ ˈfɔrwərd ənd kræʃ ˈɪntu ðə bæd gaɪz. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər nidz tɪ bloʊ ˈoʊpən ə lɑkt trək ˈtreɪlər dɔr. hi bɪldz ə bɔm aʊt əv ən ɔɪl kən, ə pɛr əv ˈpæntiˌhoʊz, ən oʊld ɪgˈzɔst paɪp, ənd ən oʊld ˈbætəri. hi soʊks ðə ˈpæntiˌhoʊz ɪn ɔɪl, wɪʧ sərvz ɛz ðə fjuz. hi θrɛdz ðət θru ðə ɪgˈzɔst paɪp, æt ðə ɛnd əv wɪʧ hi həz pækt ˈʃeɪvɪŋz frəm ðə əˈlumənəm kən. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz ðət "ðə ˈfɛrəs ˈɑkˌsaɪd ənd ðə əˈlumənəm ˈʃeɪvɪŋz ʃʊd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪˈnəf hit tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd ðə ˈbætəri." ɪt wərks. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ˈfɛrəs ˈɑkˌsaɪd, ər rəst, frəm ðə oʊld ɪgˈzɔst paɪp ənd ðə əˈlumənəm ˈʃeɪvɪŋz frəm ðə kən ər səˈpoʊzd tɪ kriˈeɪt ə riˈækʃən, wɪʧ ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ˈkænɑt bi ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ɔɪl. ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl wɛt sɛl kɑr ˈbætəri wɪl ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ ˈhaɪdrəʤən gæs wɪʧ wɪl ˌɪgˈnaɪt ənd ɪkˈsploʊd ðə ˈbætəri. ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə dɪˈvərʒən wɪθ ə ˈraɪfəl, ə rɑk, səm ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ə strɪŋ, ənd ə mæʧ. hi hæŋz ðə ˈraɪfəl ɪn ə tri ənd taɪz ðə strɪŋ əraʊnd ðə rɑk ənd ðə ˈtrɪgər. ðə weɪ ɪt ɪz taɪd, wɪn ðə strɪŋ ɪz kət, ðə ˈraɪfəl wɪl faɪər. hi pʊts ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər nɛkst tɪ ðə strɪŋ ənd laɪts ɪt, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə fjuz. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: tɪ breɪk ˈoʊpən ə lɑk, məˈgaɪvər ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ɪt tɪ friɑn gæs. ðə friɑn kəmz frəm ðə bæk əv ə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər, ɪn ə krɪmpt paɪp. məˈgaɪvər ˈoʊpənz ðə paɪp, lɛts ðə friɑn friz ðə lɑk, ənd ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ breɪk ɪt wɪθ ə hɑrd pʊʃ. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: wɛˈræz ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər əv frəm ðə ˈoʊpən laɪn ɪz dɪˈgriz ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt, ðɛr ɪz nɑt səˈfɪʃənt kˈwɑntəti tɪ læst lɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ friz ˈmɛtəl tɪ ə pɔɪnt wɛr ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˈbrɪtəl. ɪt wɪl gɪv skɪn ˈvɛri ˈnæsti ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt. ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪz nɑt ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli. ˈɔlsoʊ, ˈsɪmpli ˈkrɪmpɪŋ ðə laɪnz wʊd nɑt bi ˈlaɪkli tɪ meɪk ə sil ðət wʊd hoʊld ɪˈnəf ˈprɛʃər tɪ kip friɑn frəm ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ. wɪl wɪθ ən oʊld, ʤip hɪz ˈoʊnli minz əv ɪˈskeɪp, məˈgaɪvər məst pæʧ əp ðə ʤips ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər tɪ gɪt ɪt ˈwərkɪŋ əˈgɛn. rɪˈmɑrkəbli, hi dɪz ðə ʤɑb wɪθ ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˈwɔtər ənd ɛg waɪts. fərst hi dəmps səm ˈwɔtər ɪn ðə ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər ənd ðə ʤip, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈwɔtər tɪ hit əp. ə fju ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, hi dəmps ɪn ðə ɛg waɪts, wɪʧ ðə ˈwɔtər kʊks. wəns kʊkt, ðə ɛg waɪts ˈnæʧərəli pləg ðə hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ʤip ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈjuzəbəl. (ðɪs wɑz kənˈfərmd ɛz ˈplɔzəbəl ɪn ən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəlz əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər ɪz biɪŋ teɪld baɪ gunz ɪn ə kɑr ˈfæstər ðən hɪz ˈviɪkəl. hi bɪldz ə ʤaɪənt, roʊd ˈbəstɪŋ bɔm aʊt əv ˈgæsəˌlin, ˈsɛvərəl taɪps əv ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən, ənd tɪr gæs. tɪ laɪt ɪt, hi roʊlz əp səm ˈpeɪpər ənd straɪks ə pis əv ˈmɛtəl ɔn ðə reɪl hi ɪz ˈraɪdɪŋ ɔn, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə spɑrk. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: frɛndz ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd lʊks bæk æt səm əv məˈgaɪvərz ˈpriviəs fits ənd kənˈteɪnz noʊ nu. d.o.a*.: məˈgaɪvər ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə θɪk fɔg aʊt əv ʃɪp həl ˈklinər ənd əˈmoʊnjə. ʃɪp həl ˈklinər kənˈteɪnz ˈæsəd, wɪʧ ɪz juzd tɪ klin ˈælʤi ɔf ʃɪps. ɪt kriˈeɪts ə fɔg wɪn kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ əˈmoʊnjə. məˈgaɪvər fɪlz tu ˈbəkəts, wən wɪθ iʧ ˈkɛmɪkəl, ənd sprɛdz ˈlɪˌbərəˌli ɔn ðə flɔr. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə bɔɪz ˈbaɪsɪkəl wɪθ ə ˈneɪmˌpleɪt, ə skru ənd hɪz swɪs naɪf. hi bɛndz pleɪt tɪ fɔrm ə ʧeɪn gaɪd ənd skruz ɪt ɔn pleɪs ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz swɪs ˈskruˌdraɪvər tul. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: fər ləv ər ˈməni ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər dɪˈstrækts səm gunz baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə smoʊk klaʊd aʊt əv ˈkɑrbən blæk (ˈkɑmənli noʊn ɛz sʊt), ə ˈhiliəm tæŋk, ə ˈleɪˌtɛks læb gləv, dəkt teɪp, ənd hɪz ˈpɑkət naɪf. ðə ˈpaʊdər ɪz stəft ɪn ðə gləv, ðə gləv həz ə slɪt ənd ɪz ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd wɪθ ðə ˈhiliəm gæs. məˈgaɪvər dəkt teɪps ðə gləv tɪ ðə tɔp ənd ˈbɑtəm əv ə fud ˈsərvɪŋ treɪ soʊ ðət wɪn ɪt ɪz ˈoʊpənd, ðə gləv wɪl bərst ənd ðə ˈpaʊdər wɪl bi riˈlist. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə bɔm aʊt əv ˌnaɪʧrəˈglɪsərən ˈtæbləts ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl. hi faɪndz ðə ˌnaɪʧrəˈglɪsərən ɪn ə ˈmɛdɪkəl læb, wɛr ðeɪ ər juzd tɪ hɛlp wik hɑrts. hi ˈkrəʃɪz ðə ˈtæbləts ənd ˈmɪksɪz ɪn ðə ˈælkəˌhɑl, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə peɪst. hi foʊldz ðə peɪst əp ɪn tu flæt ˈnæpkɪnz ənd dəkt teɪps ðə ɛndz. tɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪt ðə bɔm, məˈgaɪvər θroʊz ə ˈnɑndɪˈskrɪpt blənt ˈɑbʤɛkt æt ɪt. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: məˈgaɪvər prəˈtɛkts hɪz kɑr wɪθ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti ˈjuzɪŋ ˈbeɪlɪŋ waɪər tɪ zæp ˈsoʊlʤərz ðət ər traɪɪŋ tɪ fɔrs ɪm aʊt əv ðə ˈviɪkəl. hi rənz ðə ˈbeɪlɪŋ waɪər frəm ðə ˌɪgˈnɪʃən kɔɪl tɪ ðə freɪm əv ðə kɑr, ənd wɪn ðə tu ˈsoʊlʤərz pʊt ðɛr hænz ɔn ðə dɔr ˈhændəlz, hi ˈpʊʃɪz ðə waɪər ˈtaɪtli əˈgɛnst ðə freɪm, ˈʃɑkɪŋ ðɛm. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ðɪs kən wərk; ən ˌɪgˈnɪʃən kɔɪl ɪz juzd ɪn ən ˌɪgˈnɪʃən ˈsɪstəm tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ðə (ˈjuʒəwəli) 12 voʊlts əv ðə ˈvihɪkəlz ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈsɪstəm tɪ ðə tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv voʊlts ˈnidɪd tɪ ʤəmp ðə gæp æt ðə spɑrk pləgz tɪ ˌɪgˈnaɪt ðə ˈmɪksʧər. wɪn ˈkɑrənt floʊz θru ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈwaɪndɪŋ, ɪt kriˈeɪts ə mægˈnɛtɪk fild. wɪn ðət ˈkɑrənt ɪz kət, ðə mægˈnɛtɪk fild kən kəˈlæps, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ˈvoʊltɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈwaɪndɪŋ ɪf ðɛrz ə pleɪs fər ðə riˈlist ˈɛnərʤi tɪ goʊ. fər məˈgaɪvərz plæn tɪ səkˈsid, ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈsərkəts poʊl məst bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə graʊnd bɪˈniθ ðə kɑr wɪˈθaʊt ˌkɑntəˈnuəti wɪθ ðə ˈbɑdi ər ˈʧæsi, ənd ðə spɑrk pləg kəˈnɛkʃən məst bi kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə body/chassis*. ɪf ðə kɔɪl ɪz ʧɑrʤd bət nɑt drɔɪŋ ˈkɑrənt wɪn ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz təʧ ðə kɑr, ðɛl bi zæpt wɪθ ðə haɪ ˈvoʊltɪʤ ˈkɑrənt ɛz ðeɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˈsərkət frəm ðə ərθ tɪ ðə ˈbɑdi. wəns ðə kɔɪl həz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd, ɪt kən bi riˈʧɑrʤd, ɛz məˈgaɪvər kʊd rɪˈpitɪdli ˈoʊpən ənd kloʊz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈsərkət tɪ kip ˈʃɑkɪŋ ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz ənˈtɪl ðə ˈbætəri ræn dɛd. ˈsizən 3 ˈɛdət lɔst ləv, pɑrt 1 ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər faɪndz səm sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ən ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈmɑnətər baɪ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu ɪt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpaʊdərd ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈklɛnzər tɪ ðə əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈleɪzər əˈlɑrm ˈsɪstəm ənd hɪz naɪf tɪ pɪk ðə lɑk. lɔst ləv, pɑrt 2 ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ənd ʤæk ˈdɔltən ˈmænɪʤ tɪ stil ðə mɪŋ ˈdrægən frəm ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈmɑnətər (si əˈbəv). ðə ˈmɑnətər ɪz naʊ ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd wɪθ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən lɑk, ə pəˈtroʊlɪŋ gɑrd ˈɛvəri 10 ˈmɪnəts ənd ə ˈprɛʃər pleɪt əˈlɑrm. fərst ðeɪ ˈɛnər əˈbəv ðə ˈmɑnətər θru ðə ˈsɪstəm. ðə ˈɛntri həz ə ˈprɛʃər əˈlɑrm ˈsaɪlənst baɪ səm dəkt teɪp ðeɪ ðɛn juz roʊps tɪ goʊ daʊn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈleɪzər pərˈɪmətər. mæk ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv pit gɔlf ˈaɪdəl ˈɑrnəld ˈpɑmərz ˈbərθˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən lɑk. ðə ˈmɑnətər ɪz əˈtæʧt tɪ ə wɪnʧ wɪθ ˈsəkʃən pædz ɪn ðə ɛnd əv ðə waɪər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt əp ənd klæmps wər juzd tɪ hoʊld daʊn ðə ˈprɛʃər pæd. sɪns ðeɪ rən aʊt əv taɪm, ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli juz ðə wɪnʧ tɪ træp ðə gɑrd wɪθ ə snɛr. ðeɪ ðɛn juz roʊps tɪ goʊ daʊn ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈleɪzər pərˈɪmətər. mæk ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv pit gɔlf ˈaɪdəl ˈɑrnəld ˈpɑmərz ˈbərθˌdeɪ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən lɑk. ðə ˈmɑnətər ɪz əˈtæʧt tɪ ə wɪnʧ wɪθ ɪn ðə ɛnd əv ðə waɪər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt əp ənd klæmps wər juzd tɪ hoʊld daʊn ðə ˈprɛʃər pæd. sɪns ðeɪ rən aʊt əv taɪm, ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli juz ðə wɪnʧ tɪ træp ðə gɑrd wɪθ ə snɛr. məˈgaɪvər frid hɪmˈsɛlf frəm ˈhændˌkəf kæpˈtɪvəti wɪθ ə ˈbɑbi pɪn ðət hi gɑt frəm ˈlisə, ə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ənd wən əv məˈgaɪvərz ˈmɛni ˈgərlˌfrɛndz. wɪn hi wɑz fri frəm ðə ˈhændˌkəfs, hi ˈkʊdənt juz ðə pɪn tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr əv ðə rum hi wɑz træpt ɪn, soʊ hi juzd ðə ˈhændˌkəfs tɪ pɪk ðə lɑk ðə seɪm weɪ hi dɪd tɪ fri hɪmˈsɛlf frəm ðə ˈhændˌkəfs. bæk frəm ðə dɛd ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ɪˈskeɪps frəm tu ˈmɑfiə hɪt mɛn ˈjuzɪŋ ə faɪər hoʊz tɪ slaɪd daʊn ə ˈmɛtəl waɪər. fərst kət ɔf wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf əv kɔrs. ˈplɔzəbəl. goʊst ʃɪp ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə ˈbroʊkən roʊɪŋ boʊt ˈjuzɪŋ ə stɪk wɪθ ə fɔrk, ə ˈkəvər, səm roʊps ənd ə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt tɪ ə ˌmɪˈstɪrjəsli əˈbændənd ʃɪp. hi pʊts ðə ˈkəvər ˈoʊvər ðə fɔrk əv ðə stɪk ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ə ˈpædəl. ðə stərn əv ðə boʊt ɪz ˈbroʊkən bət ɪz sild ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ənd ðə roʊp. ɪts ˈprɪti ənd ˈplɔzəbəl, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns hiz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ɛnd əv ðə boʊt waɪl ˈpædəlɪŋ. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ seɪv ˈkærɪn frəm wən əv ðə bæd gaɪz, məˈgaɪvər meɪks ə træp ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈfɪʃɪŋ rɑd ənd tu triz. baɪ ˈstrɛʧɪŋ ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ laɪn bɪtˈwin ðə triz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈstrækʃən, məˈgaɪvər kʊd juz ðə ˈflɛksəbəl rɑd tɪ smæʃ ðə bæd gaɪ ɪn ðə feɪs, fərst ˈspænɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə bɑrk əv wən əv ðə triz. ˈplɔzəbəl. faɪər ənd aɪs ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər 'gɪts tɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd flɔr əv ə ˈfɔrən ˈɛmbəsi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə hɛd əv ə reɪk wɪʧ hi əˈtæʧɪz tɪ ə ˈgɑrdən hoʊz (ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli, ðə skru θrɛdz mæʧ ˈpərfəktli!) ðɛn θroʊɪŋ ɪt laɪk ə hʊk tɪ ðə ˈbælkəni ənd ˈklaɪmɪŋ əp. ˈplɔzəbəl. məˈgaɪvər ˈoʊpənz ə vɔlt ənd stilz bæk səm ˈdaɪməndz fərst ˈdəstɪŋ ðə ˈbətənz fər ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts wɪθ ˈgræˌfaɪt frəm ə ˈpɛnsəl. ðə vɔlt həz ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən wɪθ juˈnik ˈdɪʤɪts ənd sɪks ˈbətənz. ðə ˈdəstɪŋ ˈnɛroʊz daʊn ðə 120 ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz tɪ 6 ənd ðə vɔlt ɪz ˈizəli ˈoʊpənd. hi ðɛn ˈnitli gɪts ðə ˈdaɪməndz ɪn ə smɔl bæg ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpeɪpər ɛz ə ˈfənəl. "mæθ ənd saɪəns du pruv ˈjusfəl." məˈgaɪvər ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ə ˈdɪpləˌmæt baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊld ˌætəˈʃeɪ keɪs. sɪns ðə ˈbrifˌkeɪs kænt bi sərʧt du tɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rulz əv ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˌɪmˈjunɪti ðə dɪˈvaɪs pruvd ˈrɪli ˈhændi. məˈgaɪvər ˈəpˌgreɪdz ʃuz baɪ ˈkətɪŋ aʊt ˈpisɪz əv hɪz sˈlipɪŋ pæd ənd səm dəkt teɪp. nɑt soʊ nis bət ˈfəŋkʃənəl. hi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪldz ə hɑt ɛr bəˈlun frəm skræʧ tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ə ˈsoʊviˌɛt sərʧ ˈpɑrti. ðə bəˈlun wɑz meɪd əv ˈhoʊˈmeɪd super-glue*, oʊld kloʊðz, ə ˈpɛrəˌʃut, ˈwɛldɪŋ ɪkˈwɪpmənt, ə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər ənd ˈmɛtəl bɑks. nɑt soʊ ˈplɔzəbəl ɪn ðət taɪm freɪm. məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə dɪˈstrækʃən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ʃæft ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɑrˌbaɪd læmps, ˈwɔtər, səm flɪnt, ə roʊp ənd ə rɑk ˈhæmər. ðə ˈkɑrˌbaɪd wɑz pʊt ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər wɪʧ kriˈeɪts ə riˈækʃən ˈfɔrmɪŋ əˈsɛtəˌlin (ˈwɛldɪŋ gæs). ˈsiˈeɪˈsi 2 2 eɪʧ 2 oʊ si 2 eɪʧ 2 ca(oh*) ðə gæs ɪz ðɛn ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ ðə flɪnt teɪpt tɪ ðə ˈhæmər. baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə roʊp tɪ swɪŋ ðə ˈhæmər, məˈgaɪvər ənd ʤæk ˈdɔltən hæd taɪm tɪ rən əˈweɪ frəm ðə ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ gæs. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm ðɪs wən ɪz ˈplɔzəbəl soʊ doʊnt traɪ ðɪs æt hoʊm. məˈgaɪvər dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ən ɑrk ˈwɛldər ˈjuzɪŋ ə kɑr ˈbætəri 12 vi), ˈʤəmpər ˈkeɪbəlz ənd ə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ænˈtɛnə. məˈgaɪvər tæpt ˈɪntu ðə foʊn waɪər ənd ˈtrænsfərd ə fərst ˈklaɪmɪŋ əp ðə poʊl ˈjuzɪŋ ə roʊp ənd bɛlt əraʊnd hɪz ˈæŋkəlz ðɛn ˈskreɪpɪŋ əv ðə ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən əv ðə foʊn waɪər wɪθ hɪz naɪf ənd ˈfaɪnəli ˈtæpɪŋ ɪn ə ˈmɛsɪʤ fər hɛlp wɪθ ˈbreɪslət ˈjuzɪŋ ðə mɔrs koʊd ˈælfəˌbɛt. hɛl wik ˈɛdət kriˈeɪts ə smoʊk skrin ˈjuzɪŋ əˈsɛtɪk ˈæsəd ənd əˈmoʊnjə faʊnd ɪn ə ˈklinɪŋ ˈlɑkər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ blaɪnd ən ˈmoʊʃən dɪˈtɛktər prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ɪm frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə bɔm. ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə riˈækʃən ɪz ɪn fækt ə sɔlt əˈmoʊniəm ˈæsəˌteɪt, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə fɔg əv ˈkrɪstəlz. 3 3 3 4 əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm ˈplɔzəbəl. ə bɔm sɛt tɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪt baɪ ˈtɪltɪŋ ə pleɪt əv ˈmərkjəri wɪʧ tu ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl waɪərz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə hit frəm tu waɪərz frəm ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈveɪpərˌaɪz ðə ˈmərkjəri ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst 20 ɛs əv ðə ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn. bloʊ aʊt ˈɛdət ˈʃɑpɪŋ səm ˈgroʊsəriz tɪ meɪk ə ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd ˈrɛmədi fər hɪz koʊld, məˈgaɪvər faɪnd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈrɛmədi fər ˈrɑbəri; ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd aʊt əv ə səm səˈlɛktɪd ˈspaɪsɪz (keɪɛn ˈpɛpər), ˈvɪnəgər ənd ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə ðə ˈvɪnəgər kənˈteɪnz əˈsɛtɪk ˈæsəd waɪl ðə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə ɪz ˈsoʊdiəm baɪˈkɑrbənət, mɪkst təˈgɛðər, ðeɪ fɔrm ə lɔt əv gæs (koʊ 2 məˈgaɪvər lɛt ðə gæs ɪkˈspænʧən teɪk pleɪs ɪn ə sild ˈrəbər bæg ("ə hɑt ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəl" əv ðə taɪp juzd tɪ wɔrm ə bɛd) ənd wɪn ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ swɛl hi pʊt ə hoʊl ɪn ðə bæg wɪθ hɪz naɪf. ˈplɔzəbəl. aʊt əv ə səm (keɪɛn ˈpɛpər), ənd ðə ˈvɪnəgər kənˈteɪnz əˈsɛtɪk ˈæsəd waɪl ðə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈsoʊdə ɪz ˈsoʊdiəm baɪˈkɑrbənət, mɪkst təˈgɛðər, ðeɪ fɔrm ə lɔt əv gæs (koʊ məˈgaɪvər lɛt ðə gæs ɪkˈspænʧən teɪk pleɪs ɪn ə ("ə hɑt ˈwɔtər ˈbɑtəl" əv ðə taɪp juzd tɪ wɔrm ə bɛd) ənd wɪn ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ swɛl hi pʊt ə hoʊl ɪn ðə bæg wɪθ hɪz naɪf. ˈplɔzəbəl. ˈɔrdər tɪ stɑp ə bɔm frəm ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə strit, məˈgaɪvər kənˈvɪnst ə trək ˈdraɪvər tɪ fɪl əp ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts' meɪl væn bɔm wɪθ sɪˈmɛnt, ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðə blæst əv ðə ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt. kɪl zoʊn ˈɛdət ˈtaɪtənz ə sild læb kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈbərnər, ə ˈlɔŋgər hoʊz ənd friɑn frəm ə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər. fərst hi bərnz ðə lik ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈlɔŋgər hoʊz wɪθ ðə ˈbərnər ənd ðɛn hi ˈfrizɪz ɪt taɪt wɪθ ðə friɑn. ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈbərnər, ə ˈlɔŋgər hoʊz ənd friɑn frəm ə rɪˈfrɪʤərˌeɪtər. fərst hi bərnz ðə lik ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈlɔŋgər hoʊz wɪθ ðə ˈbərnər ənd ðɛn hi ˈfrizɪz ɪt taɪt wɪθ ðə friɑn. æps ˈjuzɪz ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl trænsˈfɔrmər tɪ spid əp ðə ˈmænjuəl əv ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ən ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd læb əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈsɛlfdɪˈstrəkt. ˈərli rɪˈtaɪərmənt ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər riˈmuvz ə ˈbustər kæp frəm ðə pəmp wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf ənd ʃoʊz ɪt tɪ ˈnɪki. ðɪs ɪz dən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvədəns tɪ klɪr pits neɪm. wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf ənd ʃoʊz ɪt tɪ ˈnɪki. ðɪs ɪz dən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvədəns tɪ klɪr pits neɪm. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz pits sɪˈkjʊrəti kɑrd tɪ hæk ˈɪntu ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən kəmˈpjutərz tɪ ʃoʊ pit ðə ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ˈwɛbər ənd hɪz tim ɛz moʊlz. tɪ hæk ˈɪntu ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən kəmˈpjutərz tɪ ʃoʊ pit ðə ˈɛvədəns ðət ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ˈwɛbər ənd hɪz tim ɛz moʊlz. məˈgaɪvər ənd ˈnɪki ˈjuzɪz ə stim ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər tɪ smoʊk aʊt ənd ðə ˈeɪʤənts ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪmələr wət mæk dɪd ɪn wərld wɪn hi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tɪ fri ə ˈhɑstɪʤ. θɪn aɪs ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə kəmˈprɛsər baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ə ˈbroʊkən spərɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈbætəri ˈhoʊldɪŋ spərɪŋ frəm ə flæʃ laɪt fərst kət ɔf tɪ fɪt. ðɪs ɪz dən ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ breɪk əp ðə aɪs bɪtˈwin ɪm ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈkərbi, ðə ˈfɑðər əv ə ˈtæləntɪd ˈhɑki pleɪər məˈgaɪvər ɪz ˈkoʊʧɪŋ. ðə ɑd ˈtrɪpəl ˈɛdət gɪts hɪmˈsɛlf aʊt əv ə waɪn ˈsɛlər wɛr hɪz hænz ər baʊnd tɪ ə ˈbɛrəl əv waɪn baɪ fərst ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə tæp əv ðə ˈbɛrəl wɪθ hɪz hɛd ˈsoʊkɪŋ hɪz hænz wɪθ waɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ˈlubrəkənt ənd ðɛn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kəmˈprɛst gæs ɪn 4 ˈnaɪtrəʤən ˈsɪləndərz ˈbaɪndɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ə ʤaɪənt waɪn ˈbɛrəl ɔn wilz ˈrənɪŋ ɪt θru ðə brɪk wɔl. wɪn riˈlisɪŋ gæs ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər jʊr ˈjuzɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈbeɪsɪk lɔ əv ˈfɪzɪks, ˈnutənz θərd ˈɛvəri ˈækʃən ðɛr ɪz ən ˈikwəl ənd ˈɑpəzɪt riˈækʃən. məˈgaɪvər ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər ˈɛdət prɪˈvɛnts ˈgɪtɪŋ stæbd baɪ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkɪlər baɪ ˈpɔrɪŋ petrol(gasoline*) aʊt əv hɪz ʤips gæs tæŋk ənd ðɛn ɪt wɪθ səm ˈkeɪbəlz faʊnd ɪn ðə bækˈsit əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə kɑrz ˈbætəri ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈkɪlər. (*ˈɛdət: ˈgæsəˌlin ɪz nɑt ɪˈlɛktrɪkəli kənˈdəktɪv; ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ʃɔrt ˈsərkət θru ʤip fjuəl.) (**ˈɛdət: grin fluɪd ˈæntiˌfriz fluɪd ˈmɪksʧər bɪtˈwin ˈwɔtər ənd ˈɛθəˌlin ˈglaɪˌkɔl wɪʧ ɪz kənˈdəktɪv. ðoʊ ʃi həz ˈrəbər ər ˈplæstɪk soʊlz soʊ ʃi ˈwʊdənt gɪt ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd sɪns ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti teɪks ðə weɪ wɪθ ðə list ə 12 voʊlt ˈbætəri ˈtɪpɪkəl tɪ ə ʤip? baɪ "ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪɪŋ" hər ɪn ðɪs ˈmænər, ˈivɪn əˈsumɪŋ ðət ðə ˈlɪkwɪd ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk kənˈdəktər, ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ ʃi wʊd fil ˈɛni θɪŋ. ju kən hoʊld ðə ˈʤəmpər ˈkeɪbəl ɛndz ɪn jʊr hænz ənd ju woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɛl ˈwɛðər ðə ˈəðər ɛndz ər kəˈnɛktɪd ər nɑt æt 12vdc*, ənˈlɛs juv ʤɪst kəm aʊt əv ðə dɛd si, ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. doʊnt bi rɪˈdɪkjələs.) ðə ˈspɔɪlərz ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪtɪd ə dɪˈvərʒən ənd ə səˈpraɪz əˈtæk ˈjuzɪŋ ən tub, ˈprɛʃərd ɛr, ˈklɔraɪd, ə ˈkætəˌlɪst, tu glæs ʤɑrz ənd ə gæs mæsk. ðə ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl boʊt wɑz pʊt ɪn ə trək ənd fɪld wɪθ ɛr ənˈtɪl ðə glæs broʊk kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə laʊd nɔɪz. ˈminˌwaɪl məˈgaɪvər fɪld ðə tu gæs bɑmz ˈfɪlɪŋ wən glæs ʤɑr wɪθ ˈklɔraɪd ənd ðə ˈəðər wɪθ ə ˈkætəˌlɪst. ðɛn hi θru ðɛm æt ðə bæd gaɪz rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə riˈækʃən prəˈdusɪŋ ˈtɑksɪk ˈklɔrin gæs wɪn ðə tu ˈlɪkwɪdz mɪkst. wɪn aɪ wɑz ə kɪd maɪ ˈgrændˌpɑ geɪv mi tu θɪŋz aɪl ˈnɛvər fərˈgɛt; ə səbˈskrɪpʃən əv ˈpɑpjələr məˈkænɪks ənd ə ˈkɛmɪstri sɛt. ənd ðɪs pleɪs wɑz wən bɪg ˈkɛmɪstri sɛt! məˈgaɪvər mæsk əv ðə wʊlf ˈɛdət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ə ˈbubi træp ɪn ən oʊld ˈɪndiən ˈtɛmpəl məˈgaɪvər lɪfts ə ˈhɛvi oʊk dɔr (əˈlɛʤədli ˈoʊvər ə fʊt θɪk) ˈjuzɪŋ ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl ˈpaʊdər meɪd əv ˈkɑpər ənd zɪŋk tɪ pæk ə ʧɑrʤ ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ə fjuz meɪd əv ə hɛmp bɛlt dɪpt ɪn læmp ɔɪl. ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪn ðə ˈpɪstən ðə dɔr ə fju ˈɪnʧɪz ðɛn mæk kɛpt ɪt ˈoʊpən wɪθ ə lɔg ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ɪm ənd hɪz frɛndz tɪ krɔl aʊt. noʊt: ðə sin wɛr ˈdɔltən ˈriʧɪz ɪn fər hɪz hæt ɪz ˈteɪkən frəm ə ˈsɪmələr sin ɪn ˌɪndiˈænə ʤoʊnz ənd ðə ˈtɛmpəl əv dum rɑk ðə ˈkreɪdəl ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər fɪkst ə ʤæmd ˈlændɪŋ gɪr əv ʤæk ˈdɔltənz ɛr pleɪn baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə haɪˈdrɔlɪk fluɪd wɪθ ˈprɛʃər frəm ən ˈɑksɪʤən gæs ˈkænɪstər məˈgaɪvər fɛl ɔf ðə pleɪn ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs bət hæd ə ˈpɛrəˌʃut soʊ hi ˈlændɪd ˈseɪfli ˈɛniˌweɪ. du tɪ ðə əv ˈɑksɪʤən ɛz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ haɪˈdrɔlɪk fluɪd, ðɪs wʊd nɑt ˈlaɪkli wərk ənˈlɛs ðə gæs wɑz juzd ˈəndər haɪ ˈprɛʃər frəm ðə ˈbɑtəl tɪ dɪˈrɛkli ˈæˌkʧuˈeɪt ðə haɪˈdrɔlɪk ˈpɪstən. əv ʤæk ˈdɔltənz ɛr pleɪn baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə haɪˈdrɔlɪk fluɪd wɪθ ˈprɛʃər frəm ən məˈgaɪvər fɛl ɔf ðə pleɪn ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs bət hæd ə ˈpɛrəˌʃut soʊ hi ˈlændɪd ˈseɪfli ˈɛniˌweɪ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt ʃoʊn, məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə ˈkreɪdəl fər ə ˈbeɪbi ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhɑki stɪks, ˈklaɪmɪŋ roʊp, ənd ə nɛt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ fɪkst ˈdaɪəpərz fər ðə ˈbeɪbi ˈjuzɪŋ dəkt teɪp. ðə ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈɛdət ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈspɑtɪd æt ə bɑr, məˈgaɪvər æsk səm ˈpərsənz æt ə bɑr fər ˈmæʧɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ laɪt səm rəm tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈfaɪərˌbɔl tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dɪˈvərʒən hi ˈdəzənt faɪnd ˈɛni ˈmæʧɪz ənd ɪz ˈnɪrli ʃɑt bət ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə hɪt mæn ˈmɪsɪz ənd ðɛn hɪz gən ʤæmz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ laɪt səm tɪ hi ˈdəzənt faɪnd ˈɛni ˈmæʧɪz ənd ɪz ˈnɪrli ʃɑt bət ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə hɪt mæn ˈmɪsɪz ənd ðɛn hɪz gən ʤæmz. məˈgaɪvər sɛt əp ə træp ˈjuzɪŋ ə fɔrkt brænʧ pɛgz ənd ˈfɪʃɪŋ laɪn tɪ ʃut ə ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzər dɑrt ˈɪntu ðə lɛg əv wən əv ðə bæd ˈjuzɪŋ ə ənd tɪ ʃut ə ˈɪntu ðə lɛg əv wən əv ðə bæd ˈpeɪnɪd lɔgz wɪθ ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt stoʊn ənd meɪd ə ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈɛroʊ ˈvɪzəbəl frəm ðə ɛr ˈleɪtər sin baɪ ə ˈreɪnʤər ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər. ɪts əˈmeɪzɪŋ wət ju kən du wɪθ ˌdikəmˈpoʊzd rɑk, hə? məˈgaɪvər wɪθ ənd ˈleɪtər sin baɪ ə ˈreɪnʤər ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər. məˈgaɪvər meɪd ən əˈsɔlt ˈjuzɪŋ ə dəˈkɔɪ ˈjuzɪŋ roʊp, ˈmæʧɪz ənd ə koʊt ɔn ə vaɪn tɪ sɛt ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd "əˈproʊʧ". wɪn ðə ˈhəntərz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʃutɪŋ æt ðə dəˈkɔɪ, məˈgaɪvər ʃɑt wən əv ðə ˈjuzɪŋ ə sˈlɪŋˌʃɑt meɪd əv ə ˈflæʃˌlaɪt ˈbɛrəl ənd ɪˈlæstɪk kɔrdz frəm ðə ˈʤækɪt tɪ ʃut jɛt əˈnəðər ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzər dɑrt. ˈmərdərərz skaɪ ˈɛdət ˈfɪzɪks faʊnd ə ˈsikrɪt dɔr ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhaɪˈfaɪ ˈspikərz ənd ˈkeɪbəlz ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈsoʊnɑr ðə seɪm ɛz ˈnɑkɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl tɪ faɪnd ə ˈhɑloʊ spɑt, ʤɪst ˈjuzɪŋ saʊnd weɪvz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈjuzɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ðə seɪm ɛz ˈnɑkɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl tɪ faɪnd ə ˈhɑloʊ spɑt, ʤɪst ˈjuzɪŋ saʊnd weɪvz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv məˈgaɪvər nɑkt aʊt tu laɪt bəlbz spreɪɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ hɑrd ˈsərfəs ˈklinər .(ðə ʃɑk əv koʊld ˈlɪkwɪd ɔn ðə hɑt glæs meɪd ɪt ˈʃætər.) spreɪɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ .(ðə ʃɑk əv koʊld ˈlɪkwɪd ɔn ðə hɑt glæs meɪd ɪt ˈʃætər.) məˈgaɪvər hɪd bɪˈhaɪnd feɪk ˈpeɪpər "rɑk" wɔlz meɪd aʊt əv ˈpeɪpər ənd səm ˈhoʊmˈmeɪd glu ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ə səˈpraɪz əˈtæk ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz naɪf tɪ lʊr hɪz ˈædvərˌsɛriz. ˈsizən 4 ˈɛdət ðə ˈsikrɪt əv ˈpɑrkər haʊs ˈɛdət ˈæftər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə skəl əv ən ənˈnoʊn ˈpərsən ˈəndər ə ˈrisəntli dɪˈstrɔɪd gazebo*, məˈgaɪvər, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɪˈreɪsərz frəm ðə tɪps əv ˈpɛnsəlz, ˈmɑdəlɪŋ kleɪ, glæs ˈaɪˌbɔlz ənd ˈkɔtən wʊl, ðə feɪs əv ðə skəl məˈgaɪvər faɪndz ə ˈhɪdən dɔr ˈtæpɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl wɪθ hɪz hænz ənˈtɪl hi hirz ə ˈhɑloʊ saʊnd. ðɛn ˈlaɪtɪŋ ə ˈkændəl ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fleɪm ɛz ə dɪˈtɛktər əv dræft. ˈtæpɪŋ ɔn ðə wɔl wɪθ ənˈtɪl hi hirz ə ˈhɑloʊ saʊnd. ðɛn ˈlaɪtɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə fleɪm ɛz ə dɪˈtɛktər əv dræft. træpt ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsmənt wɪθ ən ɪkˈsploʊdɪŋ ˈfərnəs, məˈgaɪvər ənd frɛndz bɪld ə tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ə dɪˈstɪlər ənd ə sild pləgd paɪp. ðə pləgd paɪp ɪz pʊt ˈoʊvər ðə ə pæʧ wɛr ðə gæs wɑz moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ breɪk aʊt, ə bræs pleɪt. ə səˈpɔrt meɪd əv tu stɪks ənd səm rægz wɑz juzd tɪ eɪm æt ðə stoʊn wɔl. məˈgaɪvər, wɪr ɔl əˈbaʊt tɪ daɪ ənd jʊr ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ʤiˈɑləʤi ˈlɛsənz bləd ˈbrəðərz ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈfɪksɪz ə ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər frəm wɪʧ ðə pɪn ðət hoʊldz ðə ˈrɪbən həz ˈbroʊkən ɔf, wɪθ ðə ɪŋk ˈkɑrtrɪʤ frəm ə ˈbɔlpɔɪnt pɛn hi ˈjuzɪz ðə ɪŋk ˈkɑrtrɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈrɪbən, ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ hoʊld ɪt bæk ɪn pleɪs, ənd ðɛn kəts ðə ˈkɑrtrɪʤ daʊn tɪ saɪz wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər məˈgaɪvər hɛlpt rɪˈmɑrkt ðət "ə kɪd əraʊnd hir wəns rɪgd əp ðə ˈdɑrnɛst θɪŋ ju ˈɛvər sɔ tɪ moʊ ɑr lɔn wəns". əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: frəm wɪʧ ðə pɪn ðət hoʊldz ðə ˈrɪbən həz ˈbroʊkən ɔf, wɪθ ðə hi ˈjuzɪz ðə ɪŋk ˈkɑrtrɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈrɪbən, ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ hoʊld ɪt bæk ɪn pleɪs, ənd ðɛn kəts ðə ˈkɑrtrɪʤ daʊn tɪ saɪz wɪθ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər məˈgaɪvər hɛlpt rɪˈmɑrkt ðət "ə kɪd əraʊnd hir wəns rɪgd əp ðə ˈdɑrnɛst θɪŋ ju ˈɛvər sɔ tɪ moʊ ɑr lɔn wəns". ɪn ə ˈflæʃˌbæk sin, ə jəŋ məˈgaɪvər ə ˈbaɪsɪkəl ənd ɪt ɛz ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft kɑrt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt hɪz ˈwundɪd frɛnd tɪ ə roʊd wɛr hi kən gɪt hɛlp. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt hɪz ˈwundɪd frɛnd tɪ ə roʊd wɛr hi kən gɪt hɛlp. ɪn ə 'ˈkɑrənt ˈtaɪmlaɪn' sin wɪʧ ˈkloʊsli ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz ðə wən əˈbəv, məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ˌfɛnɑlfˈθeɪlən səˈluʃən mɪkst wɪθ ə dreɪn ˈklinər tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt bləd, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kriˈeɪt ə dəˈkɔɪ frəm tu gən ˈwildɪŋ ˈtiˌneɪʤərz hu ər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ hɪz ˈrisəntli ˈwundɪd frɛnd. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: (ˈɛdət: prɪˈzuməbli, ðə dreɪn ˈklinər ɪz (laɪ) wɪʧ ɪz ə beɪs. ðə beɪs səˈluʃən wʊd bi ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌfɛnɑlfˈθeɪlən baɪ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈkələr. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌfɛnɑlfˈθeɪlən ɪn noʊ weɪ rɪˈzɛmbəlz bləd; ɪt tərnz pɪŋk ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ə beɪs.) ðə aʊtˈsaɪdərz ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər juzd ˈwʊdən ˈbɛrəlz tɪ meɪk ə ˈtənəl. ɔn ə wɪŋ ənd ə prɛr ˈɛdət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈrɛskju pit ənd ə ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈwərkər, məˈgaɪvər θroʊz ən ɔɪl ˈlæntərn æt ən ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən dəmp wɪʧ ɪkˈsploʊdz ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt ənd ˈkɔzɪz ðə stɔrd ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən tɪ ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: wɪʧ ɪkˈsploʊdz ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt ənd ˈkɔzɪz ðə stɔrd ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən tɪ ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤ. ˈæftər ʤæk ˈdɔltənz pleɪnz ɔɪl laɪn ɪz hɪt, ðə grup meɪk ə kræʃ ˈlændɪŋ ɪn wɪʧ ðə pleɪnz lɛft ski ɪz ˈdæmɪʤd. məˈgaɪvər rɪgz ə pis əv hoʊz frəm ðə pleɪnz faɪər ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pæʧ ðə ˈdæmɪʤd ɔɪl laɪn ənd həz ʤæk hit əp ə ˈdæmɪʤd ski strət ənd sɛt ɪt streɪt ɔn ən ˈoʊpən faɪər. hi ðɛn rɪˈpɛrz ə lɑrʤ gæʃ ɪn ðə ski wɪθ ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈfaɪbərˌglæs sil, meɪd əv laɪf ˈʤækɪts (fər ðə ˈfaɪbərz) ənd ə ˈhitɪd ˈrəbər ənd ˈnaɪˌlɑn ˈkɑmpaʊnd tɪ meɪk ə ˈwɔtərˌpruf sil ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪmz: ənd həz ʤæk ənd sɛt ɪt streɪt ɔn ən ˈoʊpən faɪər. hi ðɛn wɪθ ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈfaɪbərˌglæs sil, meɪd əv laɪf ˈʤækɪts (fər ðə ˈfaɪbərz) ənd ə ˈhitɪd ˈrəbər ənd ˈnaɪˌlɑn ˈkɑmpaʊnd tɪ meɪk ə ˈwɔtərˌpruf sil ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ðə ˈdæmɪʤd pleɪn tɪ teɪk ɔf, məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə (ʤɛt əˈsɪstɪd teɪk ɔf) ˈjunɪt wɪθ tu (ˈrɑkət prəˈpɛld grəˈneɪdz, kɔld 'ˈvaɪpərz'). hi taɪz ðə tɪ ðə skiz əv ðə pleɪn ənd waɪərz ðə frəm ðə ˈrɑkəts soʊ ðət ðeɪ ər pleɪst ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɑkˌpɪt. ðə ər ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd baɪ ə ʃɑrp ˌɪmˈpækt, wɪʧ ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪz ə ˈhæmər. əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt taɪm: kəˈlɪʒən kɔrs ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər rɪˈpɛrz ə baɪ ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɪlɪndər ˈgæskət frəm ə ˈplæstɪk flæg. ðə ˈɛdət ˈjuzɪz tu ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈhæmərz ræpt əraʊnd wɪθ roʊp tɪ meɪk ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈgræpəl hʊk. ˈdɛdli drimz ˈɛdət dɪgz θru træʃ, faɪndz ˈɛmti ˈmoʊtər ɔɪl tɪn kən wɪθ səm ɪn ɪt, pɔrz ɪt ˈɔntu oʊld tɪ lʊk θru ˈwɪndoʊ. soʊks wɪθ ˈwɔtər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt frəm ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪŋ wɪn ˈoʊpənɪŋ dɔr. juzd hɪz "ˈkətərz" tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə dɔr. ə rɪˈmoʊt kənˈtroʊld dɪˈvaɪs tɪ sɛt ɔf ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz æt ðə seɪm taɪm. mɑ ˈdɔltən ˈɛdət ˈjuzɪz ə taɪər aɪərn tɪ ənˈdu ˈhændˌkəfs ənd ʧeɪn ɪn væn ˈklioʊ rɑks ˈɛdət ˈtɛstɪd fər ˈsəlfər ɔn spun ˈoʊvər ˈbjuteɪn tɔrʧ. strɪŋ swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf riˈlist waɪər sɛt tɪ ˈtrɪgər pits deathtrap*. frəˈtərnɪti əv θivz ˈɛdət ˈkɛmɪstri ˈæsəd (ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈsaɪˌnaɪd), aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd baɪ ɪts strɔŋ ˈɑmənd ˈoʊdər, məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ˈsoʊdiəm ɛz ən ˈænɪˌdoʊt wɪʧ hi gɪts frəm ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ʃɑps ˈprɪnɪŋ məˈʃin wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ɪt ɛz ə ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ˈfɪksɪŋ ˈeɪʤənt. ðə ˈbætəl əv ˈtɑmi ʤɔrˈdɑnoʊ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər tæps ðə foʊn laɪn əv tu ˈkrɪmənəlz ɪn ðə moʊˈtɛl rum nɛkst tɪ hɪz baɪ fərst ˈjuzɪŋ ə bɛnt koʊt ˈhæŋər tɪ pʊʃ hɪz foʊnz rɪˈsivɪŋ waɪərz ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈəðər rumz ˈʤəŋkʃən bɑks, ənd ðɛn riˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hir ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən frəm ðə ˈəðər rum. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, hi ˈjuzɪz ðə tˈwizərz frəm hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pɪk ðə lɑk əv ðə ˈəðər moʊˈtɛl rum. ɪn ðə moʊˈtɛl rum nɛkst tɪ hɪz baɪ fərst ˈjuzɪŋ ə bɛnt koʊt ˈhæŋər tɪ pʊʃ hɪz foʊnz rɪˈsivɪŋ waɪərz ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈəðər rumz ˈʤəŋkʃən bɑks, ənd ðɛn riˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ hir ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən frəm ðə ˈəðər rum. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, hi ˈjuzɪz ðə tˈwizərz frəm hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pɪk ðə lɑk əv ðə ˈəðər moʊˈtɛl rum. məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə smoʊk dɪˈvaɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ə tɔɪ ˈroʊˌbət. baɪ ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈklinərz ɪn ðə ˈroʊˌbət ənd ˈpleɪsɪŋ tu waɪər ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst təʧ bət jɛt əˈlaɪnd ˈpərfəktli tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ʧɑrʤ. ðət ɪn tərn kɔz ðə ˈkɛmɪkəlz tɪ bloʊ əp smoʊk frəm ðə ˈroʊˌbət. ðə ˈʧælənʤ ˈɛdət ˈrənərz ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər sɛts ə kɑr tɪ rən wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈpərsən ɪn ɪt baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu gɪr. məˈgaɪvər ə kɑr wɪˈθaʊt ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ɪts əˈlɑrm baɪ ˈroʊpɪŋ ə ˈdəmpstər tɪ ɪts ˈəndərˌbɛli, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈdəmpstər tɪ træʃ ðə kɑr wɪn ðə ˈdraɪvər breɪks. məˈgaɪvər ˈoʊpənz ə ˈwɪndoʊ læʧ wɪθ hɪz naɪf goʊld rəʃ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər pleɪz bæk ən oʊld ˈrɛkərd ɔn ə blæk ˈsɪlɪndər ˈjuzɪŋ ə pis əv ˈpeɪpər ənd ə ˈseɪfti pɪn ðət hi rɪps frəm ə ˈmɪʃə brɛst pɪn. hi roʊlz ðə ʃit əv ˈpeɪpər ˈɪntu ə koʊn ənd pʊts ə ˈseɪfti pɪn ɔn ðə tɪp. məˈgaɪvər ˈpleɪsɪz ðə tɪp əv ðə ˈseɪfti pɪn ɔn ðə blæk ˈsɪlɪndər ənd ˈroʊˌteɪts ɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈkɑntɛnts. ˈplɔzəbəl; ˈnɑvəlti ˈaɪtəm gramophone*] ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpeɪpər koʊnz fər ðə ˌæmpləfəˈkeɪʃən ənd wɔl tæks fər ðə ˈnidəl ər əˈveɪləbəl frəm ˈmɛni ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz. tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ə pleɪn ˈrɛkɪʤ ðət wɑz keɪvd ɪn baɪ ən ˈævəˌlænʧ, məˈgaɪvər fɪld ə ˈmɛtəl ˈbəkɪt wɪθ 75 ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈbɛrli ˈivɪn wən θərd fʊl, pʊt ə gæs ˈkænɪstər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd juzd ə ˈplæstɪk strɪŋ dɪpt ɪn ˈælkəˌhɑl ɛz ðə igniter*. ˈæftər ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə strɪŋ ɔn faɪər, ðə gæs kən ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kɔt ɔn faɪər ənd blu tɪ ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə gæs ˈfɔsət. ðə ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ˈkɪlər ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər meɪks ə dɪˈstrækʃən aʊt əv səm twɪgz ənd fərnz. hi bɛndz ðə twɪgz ɪn tɪ ə bɔl ənd ðə ˈkəvərz ɪt wɪθ fərnz. hi ðɛn laɪts ðə bɔl ɔn faɪər ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkɑnvɪkt wɔks əp. məˈgaɪvər ˈɔlsoʊ həz səm strɪŋ taɪd tɪ ðə bɔl. wɪn ðə ˈkɑnvɪkt wɔks əp hi stɑps tɪ lʊk æt ðə bɔl əv smoʊk, ɪt ɪz æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ðət məˈgaɪvər pʊlz ðə strɪŋ ənd θroʊz dərt ənd livz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑnvɪkts feɪs. ðɪs əˈlaʊz məˈgaɪvər tɪ ˈtækəl ðə ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkɑnvɪkt. ˈfɪzɪks məˈgaɪvər ˈkɑnstrəkts ən ɛr paʊərd gən wɪθ ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ənd ɛr hɔrn. fər ðə prɑˈʤɛktəl hi ˈjuzɪz ˈpɛpər ənd ˈvɪnəgər tɪ hɪt ðə ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkɑnvɪkts aɪz ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪm bæk tɪ fɔl ɔf ə gɑrd reɪl ˈoʊnli tɪ bi ˈɪnʤərd. fər ðə prɑˈʤɛktəl hi ˈjuzɪz ˈpɛpər ənd ˈvɪnəgər tɪ hɪt ðə ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkɑnvɪkts aɪz ənd ˈfɔrsɪŋ ɪm bæk tɪ fɔl ɔf ə gɑrd reɪl ˈoʊnli tɪ bi ˈɪnʤərd. məˈgaɪvər sɛts ə træp ˈjuzɪŋ roʊp ənd ə træp dɔr. hi meɪks ə lup ɪn ðə roʊp ənd ˈkəvərz ðə træp dɔr wɪθ ðə roʊp lup ənd ðɛn ə rəg. ðə læst ˈkɑnvɪkt gɪts roʊpt wɪn hi fɔlz ɪn ðə træp. ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃt ˈɛdət noʊ ˈprɑpər ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd. ˈizi ˈtərgət ˈɛdət bɑmz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsiˈfɔr aʊt əv ə hænd grəˈneɪd ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə sˈmɔlər bɔm baɪ ˈteɪpɪŋ ðə ɪkˈsploʊsɪv məˈtɪriəl wɪθ ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈpeɪnər teɪp tɪ ðə ˈdɛtəˌneɪtər (ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə sˈmɔlər bɔm wɪʧ wʊd nɑt bloʊ daʊn ðə hoʊl haʊs) ənd bloʊɪŋ ðɛr weɪ aʊt. (ðəs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə sˈmɔlər bɔm wɪʧ wʊd nɑt bloʊ daʊn ðə hoʊl haʊs) ənd bloʊɪŋ ðɛr weɪ aʊt. ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks rɪgd ə tɪ baɪ kəˈnɛktɪŋ ə lus kɔrd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɛn hi juzd ðə ˈəðər tɪ riˈmoʊtli ðə foʊn wɪʧ dɪˈstræktɪd ðə bæd gaɪz. ðɛn hi juzd ðə ˈəðər tɪ riˈmoʊtli ðə foʊn wɪʧ dɪˈstræktɪd ðə bæd gaɪz. pərˈhæps nɑt ˈprɑpər, bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ stɑpt ən ˈkænən baɪ ˈsɪmpli kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ˈkænən tɪ ɪts paʊər sɔrs ənd ðə trək ɪt wɑz ɔn wɪθ ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈmɛtəl ˈkeɪbəl. ˈrɛnəˌgeɪd ˈɛdət ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks məˈgaɪvər ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər baɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈhoʊldɪŋ hɪz swɪs ˈɑrmi naɪf bɪtˈwin tu kɔrdz ɪn ðə kənˈtroʊl bɑks ɔn tɔp əv ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər. ənˈfɪnɪʃt ˈbɪznɪs ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd lʊks bæk æt səm əv məˈgaɪvərz ˈpriviəs fits ənd kənˈteɪnz noʊ nu. ˈsizən 5 ˈɛdət ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv ðə ˈhoʊli roʊz, pɑrt 1 ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər bɪldz ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn wɪθ bæmˈbu poʊlz, ə tɛnt, ə ˈlɔnmoʊər ˈɪnʤən, ənd dəkt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ɔn, ɛz rɪˈvaɪzd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz) ðə ˈlɛʤənd əv ðə ˈhoʊli roʊz, pɑrt 2 ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz hɪz ʃu, θɪŋz ɔn ðə wɔl, ənd ə hoʊl lɔt əv dɪˈvaɪn ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən lək tɪ stɑp ðə ˈtɔrʧər dɪˈvaɪs hi hæd bɪn pleɪst ɪn. məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈbɛloʊz ənd səm smɔl ˈmɑdəl ɛz ə pi ˈʃutər tɪ ˈsɪgnəl ðə ˈhɛroʊən fər hɛlp. məˈgaɪvər sɛts əp θri rɑdz wɪθ ˈkrɪstəl hɛdz, ə streɪnʤ ˈgoʊldən gloʊb (wɪθ ˈrubi ˈsɛnər), ənd ə ˈʃaɪni ˈmɪrər ˈɑrtəˌfækt ɔn ə stoʊn (kriˈeɪtɪd fər ðɪs ˈpərpəs) tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈrubi ˈleɪzər ðət ˌɪgˈnaɪts wət hi bɪˈlivz ɪz ˈgənˌpaʊdər ɪn ə stoʊn wɔl. ðə blæk kɔrˈsɑʒ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər rɪgz əp ə fən fɛr buθ soʊ ðət ɪts ˌhɔrɪˈzɑntəli ˈmaʊnɪd ˈʃətər drɑps wɪn wən əv ðə bæd gaɪz traɪz tɪ pɪk əp ə pis əv ˈstoʊlən ˈʤuəlri. wɪn ðə ˈʤuəlri ɪz pɪkt əp ðə ˈmuvɪŋ ˈtərgət ˈæktəˌveɪts ˈpʊlɪŋ ə hoʊz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪt wɪʧ ðə ˈwʊdən səˈpɔrts əv ðə ˈʃətər ðəs ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɪt ɔn ðə bæd gaɪ ənd ˈnɑkɪŋ ɪm aʊt. sis faɪər ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər rɪˈpɛrz ə spɑrk pləg wɪθ ə ˈbroʊkən tɔp ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd baɪ fərst ˈhæmərɪŋ ə neɪl hɛd soʊ ðət ɪt bɪˈkəmz flæt, ənd ðɛn ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈkɑrənt frəm ə ˈbætəri θru ðə neɪl ənd ðə spɑrk pləg hɛd ɛz tɪ fjuz ðə ˈbroʊkən ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd ənd ðə neɪl təˈgɛðər. (ðə kət tɪ ðə nɛkst sin rɪˈvilz ðət ðɛr ər ˈsɑdərɪŋ mɑrks ɔn ðə spɑrk pləg). wəns ðə wɛld ɪz meɪd, hi kəts ðə neɪl tɪ ðə kərˈɛkt lɛŋθ ənd bɛndz ɪt təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈəðər ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd tɪ fɔrm ðə kərˈɛkt gæp wɪθ ðə ˈəðər ˌɪˈlɛktroʊd əv ðə spɑrk pləg. məˈgaɪvər ˈleɪtər kriˈeɪts ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft ˈhɑrnɪs baɪ θˈrɛdɪŋ hɪz lɛgz θru ðə stræps əv ə ˈlɛðər bæg soʊ ðət ðə bæg ɛndz əp bɪtˈwin hɪz lɛgz ənd ðɛn ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə stræps baɪ taɪɪŋ ə roʊp əraʊnd ðɛm ənd hɪz weɪst. ˈsɛkənd ʧæns ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈpʊli ˈsɪstəm ˈfæʃənd frəm tɔrn ˈfæbrɪk, ˈbeɪlɪŋ waɪər, ənd tɔɪ kɑr wilz tɪ əˈsɪst ə smɔl dɔg ɪn ˈkrɔsɪŋ ə ˈbɪzi roʊd. ˌhæləˈwin naɪts ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ˈkændəl wæks, səm pul kju ʧɔk, ənd hɪz brɛθ tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs ə ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək θəm prɪnt lɑk. (hi dəsts ə glæs fər ðə θəm prɪnt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ʧɔk, ənd ðɛn ˈjuzɪz ˈkændəl wæks tɪ ˈtrænsfər ðə θəm prɪnt ˈɔntu hɪz θəm) hi həz dɪˈstrækt ə gən tərət baɪ ˈmuvɪŋ ə ˈhɛlmət bæk ənd fɔrθ bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈbəŋkər. ðɪs wərks bɪˈkəz ðə (ɪn ðɪs ʃoʊ) kən ˈoʊnli træk wən θɪŋ æt ə taɪm. hi ˈjuzɪz ˈkændəl ɔɪl pʊt ɔn hɪz lɛgz ənd fit tɪ gɪt ˈseɪfli əˈkrɔs ə sneɪk ˌɪnˈfɛstɪd sneɪks aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd) wɪθ ɔn hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz, əv kɔrs. ˈʧɪldrən əv laɪt ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə haɪˈdrɔlɪk klæmp ˈboʊltɪd ɔn ə wərk bɛnʧ tɪ praɪ ˈoʊpən ə dɔr, baɪ əˈtæʧɪŋ ə paɪp ənd ə blɑk əv wʊd tɪ ðə ʃæft əv ðə ˈmuvɪŋ ɑrm ənd ðɛn ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈhændəl ðət ˈkloʊzɪz ðə klæmp soʊ ðət ðə ʃæft ˈpʊʃɪz ɔn ðə dɔr. məˈgaɪvər kriˈeɪts ə zɪp laɪn tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə rʊf əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ ə stil ʃæft frəm ə lɑrʤ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ænˈtɛnə ənd ə lɑrʤ roʊp. hi taɪz wən ɛnd əv ðə roʊp tɪ ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd θroʊz ðə ˈəðər ɛnd tɪ pit ˈθɔrntən hu taɪz ɪt tɪ ðə ˈbəmpər əv hɪz væn. pit ðɛn gɪts ðə ˈdraɪvər tɪ muv ðə væn ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈtaɪtən ðə laɪn. ˈminˌwaɪl məˈgaɪvər bɛndz ðə ʃæft əv ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ænˈtɛnə ˈɪntu ðə ʃeɪp əv ə hʊk ənd ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˈʤækɪt tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪz hænd frəm ðə ˈfrɪkʃən, ənd prəˈsidz tɪ slaɪd daʊn ðə laɪn wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈpərsən (hum hi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ fri frəm ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ). blæk ˈraɪˌnoʊ ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ənd ˈbɪli riʧ ðə dɑk baɪ sˈlaɪdɪŋ daʊn ə lɑrʤ ˈpaɪˌplaɪn. tɪ fɔɪl ənd ˈkəmpəˌni, məˈgaɪvər gɪts ˈɪntu kɑr ənd pəˈzɪʃənz hɪmˈsɛlf soʊ hi ˈkænɑt bi sin. wɪn wən əv ðə bæd gaɪz traɪz tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə kɑr dɔr, mæk kɪks ɪt, ˈsɛndɪŋ ðə bæd gaɪ ˈhərtlɪŋ ˈbækwərdz. ðə tɛn pərˈsɛnt səˈluʃən ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ənd hɪz frɛnd ɪˈskeɪp frəm ən ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ gæs ˈʧeɪmbər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈɑbʤɛkts faʊnd wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈʧeɪmbər. məˈgaɪvər fərst ˈloʊˌkeɪts ðə tub bɪˈhaɪnd ə vɛnt ðət ɪz ˈfidɪŋ ðə gæs ˈɪntu ðə ˈʧeɪmbər. ðɛn hi ˈjuzɪz hɪz naɪf tɪ ðə vɛnt ˈgreɪtɪŋ, kət ə hoʊl ɔn hɪz saɪd əv ðə ˈʧeɪmbərz dɔr, ənd ðɛn fidz ðə tub ɪn. hi ˈθiərˌaɪzɪz ðət sɪns ðə dɔr ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈhɑloʊ ˌɪnˈsaɪd, hi kən ˌɪgˈnaɪt ðə gæs naʊ biɪŋ fɛd ɪn ənd blæst ðə dɔr əˈpɑrt, wɪʧ hi dɪz ˈæftər ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə wən laɪt bəlb ɪn ðə ˈʧeɪmbər nɪr ðə hoʊl ɪn ðə dɔr, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə spɑrk. tu taɪmz ˈtrəbəl ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz ə ˈkæmərə lɛnz ɛz ə ˈmægnəˌfaɪɪŋ glæs. ˈjuzɪz ˈtɛmpərə peɪnt ənd teɪp ənd pʊl ə ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnt ɔf ə glæs. waɪl ˈəndərˌwɔtər ɪn tæŋk, məˈgaɪvər brɛθs ðə ɛr frəm ə ˈbəbəl paɪp. waɪl ˈəndərˌwɔtər ɪn tæŋk, məˈgaɪvər kɪks ə laɪt bəlb ənd ðɛn kəts hɪz ˈstreɪˌtʤækət lus ɔn ðə ˈbroʊkən glæs. ðə məˈdɑnə ˈɛdət məˈgaɪvər ˈjuzɪz weɪts ɛz wilz tɪ hɛlp muv ə steɪʤ. sərˈɛnəti ˈɛdət lɪv ənd lərn ˈɛdət lɔg ʤæm ˈɛdət ðə ˈtrɛʒər əv ˈmæŋkoʊ ˈɛdət ˈʤɛniz ʧæns ˈɛdət dip ˈkəvər ˈɛdət mæk ɪz træpt ɪn ə ˈsɪŋkɪŋ ˌsəbmərˈin, ənd ðə hæʧ əˈbəv ɪm ɪz lɑkt. hi taɪz ə flɛr gən əp nɪr ðə hæʧ wɪθ ə waɪər ɔn ðə ˈtrɪgər soʊ hi kən pʊl ɪt frəm bɪˈloʊ. wəns ðə ˈwɔtər ˈlɛvəl həz ˈrɪzən tɪ sil əp ðə ˈɛriə wɛr ðə hæʧ ɪz (ɪn ðə tɔp əv ðə rum), hi tərnz ɔn ə pjʊr ˈɑksɪʤən tæŋk ˈæftər ɪt həz bɪlt əp ɪˈnəf, hi pʊlz ðə ˈtrɪgər ɔn ðə flɛr gən frəm ˈəndər ˈwɔtər tɪ ˌɪgˈnaɪt ən ˈɑksɪʤən ɪkˈsploʊʒən ənd ɪt bloʊz ðə hæʧ ˈoʊpən. wɪθ haʊ smɔl ðə rum ɪz. ðə lɔst ˌæməˈdeɪəs ˈɛdət hɑrts əv stil ˈɛdət rəʃ tɪ ˈʤəʤmənt ˈɛdət ˈpæsɪʤɪz ˈɛdət ɪn ðɪs ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd məˈgaɪvər həz ən (nɪr dɛθ ɪkˈspɪriəns) waɪl hi ɪz ɪn ə ˈkoʊmə ənd mits hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər hu həz daɪd frəm ə hɑrt əˈtæk. ðɪs ˈmitɪŋ teɪks pleɪs ɔn ə ˈpæsənʤər kruz boʊt kɔld osiris*. wɪn hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər ɪnˈkərəʤəz ɪm tɪ liv, əˈnubɪs (ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈæftərˌlaɪf ˈgeɪtˌkipər) rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ lɛt ɪm goʊ. əˈnubɪs lɑks məˈgaɪvər ənd hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər ɪn ðə ˈɪnʤən rum ənd ʤæmz ðə lɑk wil wɪθ ən æks. məˈgaɪvər ræps wən ɛnd əv ə faɪər hoʊz əraʊnd ðə lɑk wil ənd ðə ˈəðər ɛnd əraʊnd ðə ʃɪps prəˈpɛlər ʃæft. ðə ˈtɛnʃən bɪldz ɛz ðə hoʊz ɪz ræpt əraʊnd ðə ʃæft ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈʃætərz ðə ˈwʊdən ʃæft əv ðə æks, riˈlisɪŋ ðə wil lɑk ənd ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ məˈgaɪvər tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. məˈgaɪvər ˈmɛnʃənz ðət ðɪs trɪk wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ hɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər dɪd ɪn ðə pæst, wɛr hi ræpt wən ɛnd əv ə roʊp əraʊnd ə tri ənd ðə ˈəðər ɛnd əraʊnd ðə wil əv ə trək ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪnʧ ðə trək əp ə sˈlɪpəri hɪl ˈsizən 7 ˈɛdət ðə ˈstrɪŋər 7xfinale*) ˈɛdət ˈjuzɪz ˈsitˌbɛlts tɪ meɪk ə ˈhɑrnɪs tɪ hoʊld meɪd frəm ˈwɔtər spreɪərz, əˈsɪstɪd baɪ hɪz sən. ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛdət

contents show] this is a list of problems that have been solved by angus macgyver. demonstrating resourcefulness, he employs his knowledge of science, technology and outdoorsman ship to resolve what are often life or death crises. his ingenuity is normally put to the test under dire circumstances with little time or specialized resources with which to work. (though it does seem he frequently has a swiss army knife and a roll of duct tape with him.) season 1 edit pilot (1x01) edit macgyver shorts out a missile timer with a bent paper clip causing the timer to stop, thus keeping the missile from detonating. macgyver rigs a machine gun with a cord, string, stick, and matches so that when the string burns through the machine gun falls and is triggered by the stick and begins firing (while still being held by the cord). macgyver makes a "rocket thruster" by hitting a flare gun with a rock, launching him and a man he rescues off of a mountain where he later releases a parachute and makes a swift getaway. macgyver smashes a pair of binoculars, removing a prism to deflect a laser beam back to the emitter and destroys it. he also wipes his optics clean with bare fingers. time index: 21:00. as a side note, the episode states that the laser is a carbon dioxide laser. these operate at a wavelength of approximately 10 micrometers (infrared) and are thus invisible no matter how much smoke is in the air. (actually desnse smoke can be illuminated to show the co2 beam if it is dense enough and comprised of the particles resonant to the wavelength) also the wavelength of a carbon dioxide laser is readily absorbed by normal glass and optics. this makes macgyver's feat all the more impressive. ( coated optics will reflect co2 beams, plus how do you know it was just glass) macgyver plugs a sulfuric acid leak with chocolate. he states that chocolate contains sucrose and glucose. the acid reacts with the sugars to form elemental carbon and a thick gummy residue (proved to be correct on mythbusters). (proved to be correct on mythbusters). when macgyver needs to move a large steel beam blocking his way, he cuts the end off a fire hose, ties a knot in the hose, and runs the hose under the beam. he then turns on the water, and the hydraulic pressure in the hose causes the beam to lift enough for him to shift it out of the way. macgyver hints that he knows how to make a bomb or otherwise get through a solid wall with a stick of gum, via a sarcastic remark from barbara spencer. "don't tell me you know how to make a bomb out of a stick of chewing gum" "why, have you got some?" macgyver creates a bomb to open a door using a gelatin cold capsule containing sodium metal, which he then places in a glass container filled with water. when the gelatin dissolves, the sodium reacts violently with the water and causes an explosion which blows a hole in the wall. (on the popular tv show mythbusters, they disproved that this can be achieved with that quantity of sodium.) macgyver flashes a morse code message through the lighting system to warn the control room to stop a missile from destroying the facility. the golden triangle (1x02) edit in order to create a distraction, macgyver connects a self-inflating life jacket, a self-inflating boat, and a signal flare together so that as the life jacket inflates it pulls the ripcord off the boat. this serves as a time-delay mechanism. as the boat inflates it sets off the pen flare. macgyver and the people of a village he is protecting from a drug lord and his soldiers create a trap using a bamboo pipe with holes drilled along its length, fire ash, and rice alcohol. the fire ash and rice alcohol are ejected through the holes in the pipe by car exhaust, creating a smoke screen and irritating the eyes of the attackers. to slow down the approaching drug lord and soldiers, macgyver places a large tree branch across the access road to the village. using some cord wrapped around the triggers, he hooks the branch up to some ak-47 assault rifles pointing toward the road at ground level. when the soldiers try to move the branch, they inadvertently pull the cord and the guns shoot out their jeeps' tires. to bring down a helicopter gunship, macgyver lassos a metal cable onto the helicopter's landing rails and connects the cable to a jeep's winch. by winching in the winch -lol-, he pulls the helicopter to the ground. thief of budapest (1x03) edit macgyver uses a board and a bunch of light bulbs to simulate a blown tire (when it is driven over). this causes the driver to get out and inspect his tire, allowing macgyver to access the truck. macgyver uses salt combined with sugar and a small amount of chemical enhanced weed killer to create dynamite with a battery acid trigger. used a magnifying glass made of a hairpin and wine to read names of spies from a watch. a man covers macgyver with a newspaper while he opens a hatch in a traffic light. he cuts a credit card (with his knife) into several pieces and shoves them in to a spinning cogwheel. this disrupts the normal behavior of the signal, disrupting traffic and allowing him to escape. macgyver jams the local police radio signal by duct taping a transistor radio to a police radio (in transmit mode) and attaching the bundle to several helium-filled balloons. the gauntlet (1x04) edit macgyver is able to retrieve a key which is in the lock but on the other side of the door by sliding a map under the door and pushing the key with his pen knife through the keyhole. the key falls on the map and macgyver is able to slide it underneath the door and exit the room before he is apprehended. macgyver made a pea shooter out of the map so he can steal cloths from a clothesline. macgyver hides a steel bar inside the map and uses to take out the guard. while escaping from the guards macgyver uses the map as a sled and he slid down a sand dune on it. macgyver, while escaping in a hot-air balloon from armed guards, patches a bullet hole in the balloon using a map and some tape. macgyver and a photographer he was attempting to rescue are captured. he creates a diversion by plugging a camera's external-flash signal cable into a small amount of plastic explosive and setting the camera's timer; thus, creating a time-delayed explosion. macgyver creates a distraction by building a mechanism in a church bell tower with two candles, a leather strap from the lady photographer's purse and some firecrackers. the strap holds a bell in the tower to one side. the clapper has a lit candle attached to it. the firecrackers are taped to the inner surface of the bell. the other candle is set up to burn through the strap. when it does, the bell is released, and the flame of the candle attached to the clapper contacts the firecrackers, igniting them. when they explode, the sound is amplified by the bell, and the guards in the street are distracted. macgyver takes the bus driver's mirror off (the one where he can see to the back of the bus) and duct tapes it to the back of the driver's seat. he then uses a compact mirror to set up a periscope system to drive the bus out of town while sitting on the floor. macgyver pours oil all over the engine of an old jeep to create a smoke distraction as the engine heats up. macgyver pores oil on some barrels to make a burning log trap then he and the photographer hide in two of them to sneak into mexico. trumbo's world (1x06)n edit macgyver uses his swiss army knife, a paper clip, and fish line to steal a towel from the clothesline. (this macgyverism is also used in gauntlet after macgyver uses the map as a pee shooter and in the heist to make the call girl take off her dress so macgyver can sneak over to the craps table and load the dice.) macgyver kicks the water pipe into the fire and uses it to smoke out the guards in the camp by the shower so he and dr. gates can escape. (macgyver also uses this in early retirement to free amunde) macgyver uses a piece of wood (support beam off of a porch) as a lever under a door to lift the locked door off of its hinges. macgyver soaks a rope in kerosene and later uses the rope to rappel down a cliff and then burns the rope as the bad guys try to follow. the bad guys climb back up before the fire reaches the top. macgyver stretches barbed wire across a stream to deflate a pursuing raft (he found the barbed wire on the dock before he launched the raft). in order to fix a piston con-rod for a water pump, macgyver makes an arc welder out of a generator, some jumper cables, and two half dollars, by running the dc current through the coins to create heat and electrical discharge, with which he can weld the con-rod. macgyver throws a rope over a beam and around a canoe which has a girl pinned under it. he then takes a bamboo stick and begins to twist the rope. this action causes the boat to lift off of the girl. in order to create a flamethrower, macgyver pumps gasoline out of a tank through the gas hose and a flame thrower type nozzle. the stream of fire ignites branches to prevent army ants from entering the camp. to protect himself from swarms of ants, macgyver melts down a hose, pours the resulting liquid onto a table and then cuts it to shape to form a protective suit (using a little bit of duct tape of course). macgyver uses nitrate from fertilizer, cellulose from plant bark, and a drip or two of acid to make nitromannite (it is a little more sensitive than nitroglycerin) in order to make a bomb to blow up a dam. last stand (1x07) edit in order to open a locked security van, macgyver creates a thermite torch using magnesium filed from a racing cycle frame and iron rust held in a long metal tube and lit with a roadside signal flare. he then stubs the torch out on the ground. considering most light weight people movers (wheel chairs, racing bikes etc) are made from magnesium, the flame would continue to burn. macgyver makes several small bombs using fertilizer, starter fluid, foam padding, and newspaper. to open the door of a walk-in freezer, macgyver fills the lock with water (ice melted from a light bulb) and allows it to re-freeze in the lock. the expansion of the ice forces the lock open. hellfire (1x08) edit macgyver repairs a blown fuse using the aluminum wrapper of a stick of chewing gum to bridge the blown fuse. to carry several boxes of explosives leaking nitroglycerin across rocky terrain, macgyver places the crates on a surface suspended by wagon springs and sand, both of which absorb shock from the terrain and any drops. macgyver uses the spring from a ballpoint pen as a replacement for a throttle linkage spring in a truck's engine. while this would very temporarily work to replace a broken linkage spring, a broken linkage spring would not cause the truck to stall out as shown in the episode. rather, without the spring the throttle would stay open, causing the truck to accelerate uncontrollably. to put out an oil rig fire, macgyver sets off a nitroglycerin explosion in order to consume enough oxygen to put out the fire. n.b. nitroglycerin gives off oxygen when it detonates. to get the explosives into the fire, macgyver creates a makeshift train from a burnt-out jeep running along pipes as tracks. macgyver uses an old refrigerator as a heat shield. the prodigal (1x09) edit macgyver used a circular saw and a shop vac to spread wood pieces and saw dust into the room below (he was hiding in a work area above) which confused the bad guys and aided the good guys in their escape. macgyver removed the lug nuts on the wheels of a couple of bad guys cars so that the wheels fell off when they pursued him (one wheel fell off of each car). soda, fizzies (candy), dry ice simulated smoke dropped a car he was towing (with a tow truck) in an alley to block his pursuers. macgyver used a rope and plastic pipe on stairs to trip bad guys. the rope was rigged to pull up the pipe when he pulled on it and it tripped them up. made a harpoon launcher to fire a zipline in order to get out of a locked room (used cleaning fluid, moth balls, a telescope, pulley, rope and metal rod).. target macgyver (1x10) edit macgyver picks a lock with his swiss army knife. macgyver used a toaster oven to melt ice altering the position of pots and causing them to fall to the floor. this caused a distruption coming from the kitchen. when the bad guys ran into the kitchen he had spread cooking oil on the floor and they slid all over the place . he also stretched a garden hose across a door exit which tripped the bad guys up when they ran out of the house after him. macgyver set an explosive device which blew up a middle eastern nuclear refining plant (set off a very impressive series of explosions). macgyver used an ultraviolet lighting in the doorway of his home to determine that someone had entered (saw footprints on the welcome mat). he uses hollow reeds stuck into a piece of bark and sets it afloat in the water to make the bad guys think they are still in the water. makes a blow dart out of a piece of bamboo and poisonous sap from a shrub (urtika family). macgyver gets harry to fill his vest with sticks and twigs to act as a diversion (to make it look like a man falling). macgyver uses several pine cones and pine pitch to act as ad hoc grenades / land mines. (pine sap has some latent explosive properties). macgyver uses grain dust to spontaneously combust (with the help of a match) and harry uses pine nuts to simulate gun shots when burned. macgyver partially cuts through a porch post so that when he knocks it off, the roof will cave in on a bad guy. nightmare (1x11) edit macgyver uses a gum wrapper to make a fishing lure. macgyver uses stretched bed springs attached to pipes next to a door and to a bed frame to launch the bed frame through the door and at the bad guys as they try to enter the room he is in (like a sling shot). macgyver disassembles a sink and uses his belt to link the sink drain to a nearby electric outlet. the water flows through the electrical system of the building and shorts out the electric box. macgyver uses a tv tube, a battery, and jumper cables to overload the tv tube causing an explosion when it is triggered by opening the door from the outside as it is pushed in (causes the jumper cables to touch). he turns on a small transistor radio to attract the bad guys to his trap. macgyver lowers a fire hose through a window in order to fool the bad guys into thinking he has escaped down it. he was actually hiding under an old turned over couch. macgyver puts a nail into a car's tire valve releasing a steady stream of air and then hides in the car. when the bad guy leans over to check out the leaking valve, he kicks the car door open and knocks the bad guy out. macgyver uses sheets of plywood, water jugs, and a smoke alarm. he throws a rope over a beam and hoists up the water bottles. he lights the end of a rope to set off the smoke alarm. when the bad guys come, he drops the water bottles onto the plywood which knocks over some drums onto the bad guys. he is then able to strike the bad guys and knock them out. macgyver finds a pipe and bangs it against a fire hydrant to magnetize it so he can get the metal antidote tube from out of a drain (banging causes temporary molecular structural alignment as all the ions run to the other end thereby creating the magnet).(doesent work) deathlock (1x12) edit macgyver uses a special coffin (he was being smuggled across the border in it) that turns into a jet ski when he pushes a few buttons on a control (the pallbearers threw the coffin over a bridge and into the water below when their scheme was discovered). macgyver makes an electronic jammer out of some electrical kitchen appliances all turned on at the same time (including a spinning metal mixing bowl). macgyver attaches the torso and helmet of a suit of armour onto the top of a food trolley, and then attaches a makeshift motor with a battery pack, some rubber bands and an electric whisk. the whisk spins the rubber bands and they turn the wheel of the trolley. macgyver sets the trolley off past a row of hedges to distract an automatic gun that follows movement. macgyver uses a baking soda and vinegar concoction to create a smoke screen. macgyver does some major rewiring (to short out the bad guys entire complex video system) and surrounds the re-wired electric box with metal junk (to hide behind) with an attached mirror (to act as a periscope) and a rigged water cannon. macgyver short circuits the power box to lure the bad guy down to it and he hides behind the junk. after some drama, the water cannon shoots the bad guy into the electric system and short circuits (but he is still alive) so macgyver finishes him off with a punch. flames end (1x13) edit macgyver rewires the panel of an electronically-timed lock so the oscillator counts down much more quickly (to override the locking mechanism), and he and amy are able to get out of the nuclear waste disposal chamber before said waste hits the room. macgyver uses a dismantled revolver as a wrench to unblock a nuclear reactor cooling system. countdown (1x14) edit made a remote control robot to open the refrigerator and get eggs (unfortunately the egg dropped on his friend's shoe rather than into the pot). turned a cargo net into a rappelling line. macgyver uses a neon tube, inserted into a vacuum-sealed bomb container, as a vacuum to suck up phosphorus powder. he later uses oven cleaner and milk as a chemical base to neutralize the acid in four containers. the enemy within (1x15) edit after a brake line in the engine is shot (by enemy soldiers), macgyver repairs the line and uses power steering fluid (from the power steering line) to re-pressurize the brakes. he does this while speeding down a hill and leaning into the engine. macgyver uses a dubious ultrasonic device to crack the eyeglasses of a would-be assailant. macgyver uses a mixture of adipic acid, hexamethylene diamene, and iron particles activated by a magnetic field to turn the mixture into nylon. he was able to show that a man was murdered rather than just having an ordinary heart attack. macgyver uses various items around a science fair to make a hypnotizing machine (mirror, spiral painted ashtray, spinning device). he later uses two candlestick holders, a floor mat, and an electrical powercord as a makeshift defibrillator to revive a fallen comrade. every time she smiles (1x16) edit macgyver puts a stamp on a postcard over a piece of microfilm. macgyver uses two coat hangers (attached in a metallic square-knot to look like a "figure 8"), a wooden chair, and the conveyor belt just outside his room to break through the chicken-wire in the wall. (the conveyor belt pulls the hangers, which are attached to the chair, and pulls it through the wall). after the bad guys get on a merry-go-round, macgyver pushes the lever to its maximum speed and then dumps metal rings into the gears so that the merry-go-round suddenly stops and throws the bad guys off so he can escape. macgyver mixes pesticide, soap flakes and tile cleaner in a hot pan to create a smokescreen distraction in an enemies apartment. he also pulls a gas pipe off the wall and sprays gas onto a mixture of lard and crystallised oven cleaner which causes a mini explosion to set the fire alarm off in the building. macgyver and penny disguise themselves in the crowd of evacuating people. macgyver climbs aboard a water-tanker truck and uses a plastic tube to route its exhaust fumes to the truck's water tube to create an immiscible liquid. spraying the liquid onto the road surface he creates a treacherous oil-slick for the pursuing vehicles to lose control on, allowing mac to escape in his own (trailing) vehicle. to be a man (1x17) edit macgyver constructs a hang glider out of spare parts from a crashed satellite to escape armed pursuit. macgyver uses a scarf and a stone as a sling to drop a bad guy off of his horse. used a butane tank as torpedo to knock down a bad guy. macgyver fixes a hand pump by wrapping material around the plunger to create a seal so that a vacuum could form. macgyver ties a rope around a support pole in a stable so that when he pulls it, the ceiling falls down on the bad guy (he was hiding in the hay). macgyver pours water in the crack of a large boulder and then uses a fire extinguisher to freeze the water, thus splitting the rock which crashes onto the vehicle below, destroying it. ugly duckling (1x18) edit macgyver uses a large speaker and an oscillator to create a high-pitched squeal that causes his attackers to temporarily be distracted so that he can disable them. after moving 5 or 6 feet, the plug is pulled and the distraction ends, resulting in their capture. kate lafferty, (the secondary character, episode title's namesake) attempts to break out of a shed with barred windows using an impromptu arc welder using battery terminals and a small metal object. (macgyver pulls the same trick in the episode "trumbo's world"), but is unable to get out because the bars are too hot. macgyver cools the bars off using a spray can which "contains hydrocarbons". macgyver and kate use a cactus as a makeshift battery to operate a radio in order to triangulate the location of the bad-guy's radio. macgyver uses a straight mirror and a binocular lens to overheat a cartridge in a shotgun, causing a distraction (caused a jeep to blow up and knock out the bad guys). macgyver pours salt in a bowl and uses a seltzer spray bottle to spray the salt into the face of the bad guy. macgyver spreads moonshine on top of the train and lights it as the bad guys try to follow him causing the bad guys to jump off the roof of the train. macgyver rigged the train's starter to shock. macgyver bends the nozzle from a metal bottle (presumably alcohol) poured to create an animal whistle that blows at ultrasonic frequencies. he uses this whistle to cause the horse of the character named "hassan" to buck. poured to create an animal whistle that blows at ultrasonic frequencies. he uses this whistle to cause the horse of the character named "hassan" to buck. macgyver also makes a lie-detector out of a sphygmomanometer, a wire and an alarm clock by placing the wire under the connection of the sphygmomanometer on the arm and running it to the alarm clock's buzzer. he then states that when the man (who is already sweating) sweats it triggers the alarm. macgyver took his shoe off and threw it on top of the train to make the bad guy think that he was up there when in reality he came up the stairs after him. it didn't work as he was hit with a gun and knocked down. macgyver uses a soccer ball (as a mold), newspaper, cotton balls, and olive oil to make a paper mache hot air balloon for signaling his outside contact. macgyver uses pcp & "volatile liquid" on clothes for explosive macgyver uses a live compressor power wire from a refrigerator, rigs one wire of it up to a metal wash pan handle, and wraps the other wire around a block of ice. the wire has a bare end exposed, so that when the ice melts, the wire falls on the metal pan, completing the circuit and blowing up pcp drugs. macgyver uses a spatula taped to a ceiling fan to mimic the sound of a helicopter flying overhead. he records the sounds on a stolen tape recorder then he has a friend play it over the prison intercom system to simulate an air attack. macgyver must blow up an explosives van without being seen and uses gunpowder from ww2 era grenades as a powder fuse/timer so he can blow up a weapons cache truck that has a box of grenades lying underneath it. to stop the secret police following him, macgyver blocks the exhaust pipe of their car with a potato in order to stall the engine. macgyver stops a pursuing boat by clogging the intake for the boat's inboard motor with a floating device made from a blanket, some rope, and jerrycans. to break out of a locked ward in a mental hospital, macgyver uses the spring steel filament support wires from a light bulb as lock picks. (the tv show mythbusters confirmed this is possible.) confirmed this is possible.) macgyver plugs a sink in a small janitor's closet with a cloth, puts caulk around the rim of a bucket then pours a hardening agent onto the caulked rim claiming "caulking compound mixed with the proper hardening agent makes a unique version of russian crazy glue". macgyver then places the bucket in the water rim up so it floats, bobbing up and down. he then glues a broom handle to the bucket's rim, places a white cloth on the end of the broom handle and sticks it out the doorway to attract the attention of a guard. the guard inspects the device and when he picks it up has his hands glued to the bucket. macgyver escapes a pursuing car by placing a length of wood in front of a row of tire spikes. this allows macgyver to drive over them. he then removes the wood. when the pursuing car attempts to follow him, they drive onto the spikes, deflating their tires. macgyver uses explosive toothpaste (left in the room by an assassin) to scare a girl who was pointing a gun at him. he was able to take the gun away from her and then explain that he is not the person she thought he was (that is, the assassin). in an interesting reversal, piedra (an international assassin whom macgyver is impersonating to stop the murder of a local archbishop) removes two pieces of thin copper wiring hidden in his fake mustache while in his cell, and picks the lock on his handcuffs, removing them. he further removes a needle hidden underneath a fake scar on his right abdomen, plunges the blunt end into a pea on his food tray, and rolls a tube from his paper cup he's torn apart. he then places the makeshift dart into the tube, (now clearly a crude blowgun), makes a ruckus to call one of the dxs agents to his cell and darts the guard, rendering him incapacitated. (it's assumed the needle is tipped with curare, a south american-derived poison discussed earlier, after being found in a pen gun on piedra upon his initial capture.) macgyver is holding a phone but the man holding him at gunpoint wont let him make the call to clear him of being the assassin. the man with the gun tells him to put the phone down and he puts it down on a ruler (part of which is hanging off the end of the table). he then slaps the ruler and the man with the gun catches the flying phone while tossing the gun up for macgyver to grasp (it happens really fast). mac, in pursuit of piedra through a local church, is knocked to the ground with a spin kick by piedra on a patio outside. piedra attempts to flee past him back inside, and mac pulls a garden hose laying across the path taut, causing piedra to trip and fall on top of one of the lethal darts he fired and missed mac with only moments before. season 2 edit macgyver builds a telescope using a newspaper, a magnifying lens, and a watch crystal (the crystal covering). he rolls the magnifying lens and the crystal into the newspaper, making a telescope. mac places the magnifying lens into the wider end of the tube, which is later seen facing the camera. he uses it to see the numbers punched into the entrance number pad when several personnel enter. macgyver walks across a laser sensitive foot zone protecting a number pad entrance lock by stretching out a tightrope and walking across it. in order to fake a hand print for electronic scanning, macgyver applies distributed pressure to a thin layer of plaster dust covering the scanner, making it read the most recently scanned hand. he scrapes a plaster wall to get dust, then spreads it liberally over the entire scanner, where some of it sticks to the sweat of the previous user. he gently blows away the excess, covers the sensor plate with his jacket, and presses down lightly with his fingers. category: biometrics. approximate time index: 17:15. unverified. macgyver needs to destroy several laser emitters blocking a hallway, so he sets up a mirror to reflect the lasers at each other. the lasers come from the ceiling and cross diagonally at equal angles from vertical. macgyver slides a mirror (pushed on a cleaning cart) underneath the lasers so that the lasers reflect back on each other and destroy the emitters. approximate time index: 25:30. as laser-wielding robots home in on his body heat, macgyver creates a fake heat signature by using magnets wrapped in burning paper. he opens several telephone handsets to get the magnets, and finds paper and matches in the science lab he is in. once aflame, he throws one piece of burning paper, with a magnet wrapped inside, at each robot. the magnets stick to the metal of the robots. with each robot "tagged," they home in on each other and destroy one another. approximate time index: 33:00. unverified. magnets would likely have been strong enough. (it should be mentioned that the robots would also have a heat signature, potentially within the same range as a human; however, it is quite likely that heat-producing components within the robots themselves would have been shielded in some way, such that a burning object on the robot's external surface would have made them appear noticeably warmer). macgyver repairs a post mix soda gun by bleeding off some built-up carbon dioxide that has caused a valve to stick. he takes off the button panel of the soda gun, removes the troubled valve spindle (both with his swiss army knife) and inserts a miniature pirate's sword from a plate of olives. using the sword, he opens the valve to the co 2 line fully, and draws out the sword, which lets it close naturally. unverified. approximate time: 9:30. line fully, and draws out the sword, which lets it close naturally. unverified. approximate time: 9:30. in order to bypass an electronic door lock, macgyver shorts out the circuitry. he detaches the main circuit board from the door, which is on the back of a metal plate. using a cut power cable from a nearby lamp, he applies electricity from the wall to two of the main points on the circuit board. these points are apparently wired to a switch on the inside of the door lock which is designed to pass a current through them when the switch is pressed. the resulting short circuit causes the lock to open. unverified. approximate time: 15:45. when he needs to remotely control a car's door locks, macgyver connects the car's mobile phone to its onboard computer's signal lines for the door locks. using his knife to open the back of the phone, he identifies the contacts where power is routed when the phone is taken off the hook. he opens a tube of wires and identifies, presumably based on color, the two wires which control the computer's locking circuitry. he wraps one wire around each contact, reassembles the device, and waits at a nearby phone booth. when the car's owner gets in, he calls the phone and pretends to order a pizza. the doors lock when the owner puts the phone down. the doors unlock when macgyver approaches the car and signals to pick up the phone. unverified (researchers should know this episode aired sept. 29, 1986). approximate time: 25:00. with his friend dying of carbon monoxide poisoning, macgyver breaks through his friend's apartment door by tying a fire hose to the door handle and an elevator handrail, then sending the elevator down. he cuts the fire hose with his swiss army knife, ties the nozzle end to the door, the other end to the hand rail, and lays the hose very flat against the ground so the elevator's doors won't close on it. when the elevator goes down, it pulls enough of the door with it that macgyver can reach in and unlock the deadbolt and chain door lock. unverified. with two hostile men breaking into his friend's house, macgyver stuns the intruders with a flash from a photoflood bulb, allowing his friend and himself to escape. he takes the battery out of a normal, high-power flashlight and connects one of the wires from the flood light power cord to it. he cuts the other wire in the middle and strips both new ends. he attaches one end to the open terminal on the battery, and then he lays both ends near each other on the ground. he folds two matchbooks into triangles an inch high or so, and lays them near each exposed wire. he rests a metal letter opener on top of the two matchbooks. when the intruders step on the letter opener accidentally, the circuit is closed, and the lights flash. unverified (battery power? or did he connect the battery to the trigger pins?). approximate time: 32:00. uses wad of paper/gum? to block bolt on police evidence room cage door. rewires cage door button to short/spark when pressed. macgyver lights a fuse without a match by concentrating sunlight on the fuse with his watch crystal. he removes the crystal with his swiss army knife and holds it so a fine point of light is focused at the fuse's end. unverified. approximate time: 13:00. to scale a wall, macgyver converts an umbrella into a grappling hook. first he pulls down a clothesline and cuts it, to get rope. then he cuts away the fabric of the umbrella so only the metal spokes are left. he ties the rope onto the handle of the umbrella and throws it over the wall, where it catches on some pipes on the other side. it can be noticed that realistically this would not work, as the spokes on most umbrellas reverse themselves inside out if pressure is put on them, and therefore wouldn't be able to support a person's weight. approximate time: 27:45. when blocked by a heavy door with a strong lock, macgyver destroys the lock by igniting gunpowder inside of it. he steals the gun from a henchman and empties it of cartridges. he opens each cartridge and pours out the gunpowder into a small piece of cloth torn from his clothes. he stuffs the wrapped-up powder into the lock and puts one cartridge in after it with the primer end sticking out a bit to act as a fuse. he hits the primer with the butt of the gun, exploding the gunpowder and opening the door. approximate time: 42:15. note that this trick was first used on film in 1942 in the eleventh episode of the columbia serial the phantom, starring tom tyler. the phantom escapes from the prison of the villainous tartar using the same technique. this was foreshadowed earlier in the episode with macgyver turning off a television on which the phantom was playing. to scare away a mountain lion, macgyver creates a basic waterfall from a small stream. he uses a hollow half-pipe shaped log to guide the water flow and removes rocks from its path. approximate time: 24:15. macgyver builds a stethoscope out of a pair of headphones and some rubber tubing. he gets a pair of 2 ft (60cm) rubber tubes from a cockpit pressure gauge. he disassembles the headphones, which operate on air pressure rather than electrical current. using just one ear piece, he takes out the existing rubber tubing, and replaces it with the loose tubing from the plane. this essentially creates a microphone out of the ear piece, and he can now listen from the opposite ends of the tubing. unverified. approximate time: 31:30. in a particularly elaborate stunt, macgyver builds a mud runway for a plane. this allows the plane, which has a punctured front tire, to take off, after replacing the wheel with a log that has a v-shape chiseled out on the inside and a smoothed half-circle outside. (the other two wheels ride on solid ground.) first the runway area is cleared of debris, then a 1 ft (30cm) trench is dug. the mud is filled in from a nearby river, carried in campers' backpacks. in order to align the runway, macgyver builds a theodolite, a device used to sight straight lines. the theodolite is built from relatively straight tree branches and uses earrings as sight guides. the runway is 300 yards (274 m) long, and the plane is a five-passenger, single engine cessna. to land the plane, he has an airport lay down foam. (saying that the trench was 8 inches wide, the trench would require ~22 cubic yards of mud. this would probably take several days to do.) approximate time: 35:00. jack of lies (2x06) edit in order to stop a pursuing jeep, macgyver builds a bomb out of a fire extinguisher. he is in a plane that is being chased down a runway by several jeeps. to stop one of them, he tapes two metal hooks to the outside of the extinguisher and removes the nozzle assembly. then he launches it out of the plane with elastic ropes that cover the door. when the jeep drives over the extinguisher, the hooks pierce the cylinder and it explodes. unverified. approximate time: 16:00. to delay soldiers pursuing him, macgyver burns a string dipped in kerosene attached to a tin can. the resulting flame is bright enough to look like a fuse for a bomb, and the can is filled with animal fat which resembles an explosive. approximate time: 15:00. when he needs to throw off some pursuers in the jungle, macgyver builds a tree-based catapult to throw stones, and puts a light-based fuse on it. first he pulls four flimsy trees together and bends them down to the ground. he routes them under a solid tree branch and ties them together with a thin vine. then he sets down his friend's rosary to refract sunlight onto the thin vine, creating a fuse. he stakes the thin vine into the ground with a good knot on a pointed stick, and attaches the pockets from his jacket (filled with rocks) to the tree trunks. approximate time: 23:30. macgyver creates a rocket-propelled flare out of bamboo, fertilizer, matches, a strip of cloth, a small tin can, a thin metal rod, a funnel, and a wooden spoon. the fertilizer has nitrates, which is the explosive. he packs the fertilizer in the bottom of the bamboo, then the matches, then the tin can which is itself packed with the cloth with a strip hanging out. he ties the spoon onto the side of the rocket with the metal rod used as a guide within the bamboo tube. the funnel is attached to the top of the rocket, to contain the explosion. the strip of cloth serves as the fuse, and then matches as the igniter. macgyver sets the entire apparatus in a fireplace, where he lights the fuse and lets the rocket take off. *this is basically papotato gun, a few differences aside: instead of a potato he uses the crudely fashioned rocket described above for ammo; instead of bbq igniters he uses match heads (which typically contain red and white phosphorus-both somewhat explosive); instead of the standard propellant (typically propane) he apparently felt safe using an anfo (ammonium nitrate/fuel oil) (possibly incorrect: ammonium nitrate is not nearly as volatile without fuel oil or gasoline...neither of which are mentioned). like so many other situations calling for a quick torch, he uses a (suspiciously) handy road flare to set the "potato" gun off.* approximate time: 43:30. macgyver is trying to help an eagle shot by the crossbow of a hunter. after he removes the arrow from the wing, he splints the wing with the arrow and some rags. the splint is essentially the same as any other, with the arrow serving as the inflexible component and the rags to tie it together. approximate time: 11:30. macgyver destroys a building with a propane tank, a grindstone, and some ball bearings. he lets the gas from the tank loose and switches on the grindstone. from outside, he shoots the ball bearings into the building at the grindstone. although he doesn't hit the grindstone, the bad guy he is after shoots a crossbow into the building, and does hit the grind stone. a spark ignites the gas, and the building is flattened. approximate time: 35:45. natural, propane gas as well as gasoline alcohol and paint thinner will ignite and holds the potential to violently explode, if the mixture is correct. a low gas-to-air mix will result in more of a rolling fire ball, which is what special effects probably used for the shot. the next level of mix will violently explode and will flatten a house. too much gas will not explode as in a "flooded" automobile motor. two good sources of remote ignition exist in some homes. first is the pilot light in gas appliances, second is that electric motors while running will spark around the electrical contact point with the armature. in order to launch the above mentioned ball bearings at a high enough rate of speed to build a spark, macgyver must build a slingshot. he uses a bicycle and some old tubing to do it. he pulls the handlebar grips off the bike and covers the exposed metal on each side with parts of the tubing. then he replaces the grips over that tubing, giving him a tight but elastic portion of tubing. that's his slingshot. approximate time: 36:15. despite macgyver's best efforts, an eagle he is trying to save doesn't make it, and its young are at stake. after hang gliding to the nest on top of a butte in monument valley, utah, macgyver brings the eggs back to the house where this episode takes place. to give the young a chance, he builds an incubator with padding from a chair and vegetable oil. as macgyver puts it, "the oil combines with the fibers in the padding to create a low level spontaneous combustion," generating heat. approximate time: 45:15. macgyver builds a time-delayed device to pull a switch out of water using plastic bags, sticks, and fishing line. he fills the two bags with a water bag to the switch. he pokes a hole in that bag, letting the water slowly drain out, eventually making the whole apparatus tilt and pull the switch. approximate time: 44:00. plausible. (basically a water clock, as macgyver puts it) macgyver stops goons chasing his convertible by flipping the top of the car onto their windshield. the chase starts with the convertible's top down, and macgyver unscrews it and cuts it free from the binding fabric. the driver of the convertible then pushes the button to put the top up, which releases the whole assembly. it flies onto the chase car, blinding the pursuers. approximate time: 21:00. unverified. macgyver fixes a broken fuel line with a ball point pen. the fuel line has a hole in it, so he cuts out the section with the hole completely. he then joins the two loose ends by sliding them over a portion of a disassembled ball point pen so they form a seal. the fuel flows through the hollow pen housing. approximate time: 23:00. macgyver builds a mortar out of a muffler, a small amount of gas, stuffing from a seat cushion, and a steering wheel knob to stop pursuers. he bends the end of the muffler, to contain the explosion, and stuffs seat cushion material into the bent end. he then pours gas on top of that, and finally packs in the steering wheel knob, which serves as the projectile. he pokes a hole in the bent end of the muffler and stuffs in a short length of cushion material, to provide a fuse. he lights it, aims, and shoots the knob at a chasing car. approximate time: 27:30. unverified. to stun intruders, macgyver rigs a circuit to blast a car horn when a door is opened. he connects a car battery to a car horn, with a metallic door handle acting as the switch. when the door is opened, the circuit is closed, the horn sounds, and the intruders are stunned. approximate time: 39:00. unverified. macgyver moves a new york lock from the opposite side of a door with an electromagnet. to build the magnet, he uses two 12-volt batteries as his power source, a sink faucet as the metal rod, and some copper cabling to wind around the faucet. he connects everything, and slides the lock out of place. approximate time: 33:30. unverified. uses hockey ticket to stop detonating mechanism in bomb. macgyver busts open a steel window covering with some rope and a donkey engine. a donkey engine is a device used in the logging industry to move fallen trees. part of the engine includes a belt that goes around a cylinder, which macgyver replaces with a rope. he ties the opposite end of the rope to a steel bar that he slits between the crossbars on the window covering. through the rope, at the end next to the engine, he splices a thin metal cable which he attaches to the ignition switch. that lets him wait next to the window, and when he's ready, turn on the engine by tugging the rope. approximate time: 32:00. unverified (would it be plausible to find a donkey engine still in use?). to throw his opponents off balance, macgyver builds bombs out of swamp gas, bamboo shoots, and mud. because a bamboo shoot is hollow but not porous, it is well suited to hold gas. swamp gas is mostly methane, which is lighter than air and thus rises out of swamps naturally. so macgyver cuts several bamboo shoots, each just past the natural solid disc that is in bamboo every few feet. the disc, patched with mud, makes one solid end, and the other open end he puts just under the surface of the swamp water. he lets the gas build up inside the shoot for a little while, then caps it off with a wad of mud and a leaf. when he's ready to detonate the bombs, he lights the leaf, and eventually the gas explodes. approximate time: 39:00. soft touch (2x13) edit macgyver uses a road flare to follow a van without being spotted. as the van gets moving, macgyver pulls a road flare out of the back of his jeep and throws it onto the roof of the van, into an equipment rack. the smoke trail from the flare is enough to allow macgyver to follow it without needing to maintain line of sight. approximate time: 32:00. macgyver breaks a padlock with magnesium alloy fragments, an iron pipe, some cloth, and a match. first he rolls up the cloth to fit snugly into the pipe, and pushes it down a few inches to make a stop. he gets the magnesium from the spokes of a wheelchair's lower wheel and stuffs it on top of the cloth, and then covers that with another cloth. he wedges the pipe into the end of the padlock and lights the cloth on fire, causing the iron to heat up and expand. as it expands, it weakens and finally breaks the lock. approximate time: 39:15. birth day (2x14) edit macgyver creates a distress beacon out of a mast bag, marine signal flags, helium gas, and water. the point is to get help from someone far away, so he needs to send the flags their way. he first soaks the mast bag in water to make its surface less porous, so that it will retain helium gas. he then fills the bag with gas and seals it with a string. dangling from the string, he attaches the signal flags - four in total, one for each letter of the word help. approximate time: 41:30. pirates (2x15) edit in a rare unsuccessful macgyverism, macgyver fails to blow open a hatch with a bilge pump, a hose, and a dock buoy. macgyver is stuck in the bilge of a ship that is taking on water. he has the idea that he can blow open the locked hatch (locked by the bad guys, naturally) by overfilling a buoy with water until it explodes. he pokes a hole in the buoy, inserts a tube, connects the end to the bilge pump, and fastens the buoy to the hatch with an angle brace. unfortunately the buoy tears instead of exploding, causing the water to spill out and defeating the macgyverism. macgyver escapes from the predicament by finding a nearby tank of compressed gas and knocking open the valve, sending it shooting up through the hatch, blasting it open. approximate time: 30:00. macgyver safely detonates a land mine with a piece of string. the land mine is triggered by a rope which, when pulled on, arms it. when the rope is let loose, the mine goes off. the idea is that as you are walking, you trip over the wire, setting off the land mine. macgyver catches himself as he arms the land mine, and then ties a piece of string to the rope. he holds the rope taut, walks away from it, and finally lets it go off from a safe distance. *note (from a combat engineer): it is a common misconception that anti-personnel mines are armed and fired in this manner. in reality, the mine would detonate when a predetermined amount of pressure (generally around 10 lbs.) was applied to the top of the mine, not via a two phase process. approximate time: 39:00. out in the cold (2x16) edit [macgyver is trapped in an avalanche while skiing. he manages to signal a rescue team from beneath the snow with a ski pole and parts of his ski suit. he pulls the grip and point off of his ski pole, giving him a 5-foot long hollow tube. he tears off some cloth from his ski suit in roughly a square shape, and then a long, narrow piece and his zipper pull. he ties the square into a parachute with the narrow piece and attaches the zipper pull to give it a weight. he feeds the whole bundle into his pole and blows it out the other end, which he has poked through the surface of the snow. a member of the nearby rescue team (*edit: actually it is pete thornton, his own boss) sees the parachute and saves him. approximate time: 18:00. most avalanche survivors tell of being immobilized by the snow once it has stopped its motion. experts describe the powder snow falling in an avalanche as being like a dry moving concrete that once it stopped moving immobilizes victims. his escape is unlikely unless he has room to move his arms. if that is the case then he could dig himself free enough for rescuers to find him. also, it would be unlikely that he would be able to poke the pole in the right direction so that it would end up sticking out of the snow (avalanche victims are sometimes found to have attempted to dig themselves out, but actually ending up traveling in the wrong direction due to darkness and disorientation). (edit: however, before he starts to poke the pole he mentions the part about avalanche victims being disoriented and proceeds to find out which way is up by letting some snow fall from his glove and observing the direction in which it moves) (edit: however, before he starts to poke the pole he mentions the part about avalanche victims being disoriented and proceeds to find out which way is up by letting some snow fall from his glove and observing the direction in which it moves) using parts of a microscope and a drop of water, macgyver is able to read microfilm which some bad guys are after. he uses the light from the microscope to backlight the film, and the drop of water is his magnifying glass. the viewing head on this microscope is broken and not used. approximate time: 35:00. dalton, jack of spies (2x17) edit while being pursued by dirty cia operatives at a strip club, macgyver loads a confetti cannon with make-up powder and fires it at them as they enter a door, thus blinding the enemies with powder. unverified. approximate time: 26:23 macgyver is trapped in the back of a garbage truck and his captors have activated the sledge (compactor) to crush him. plan a is to use boards found in the trash as braces to hold the sledge back, but the boards are crushed. plan b is to use a bent piece of metal to hook the levers outside the truck, pull them, and stop the sledge. the macgyverism almost works: instead of stopping the sledge, macgyver opens the rear door. this allows him and his friends to go to plan c: jump. approximate time: 42:00. partners (2x18) edit trapped in the driver's seat of a car with bazookas pointed at him, macgyver needs to get out of the car and disable the bad guys all in one move. he removes his shoelaces and ties a lasso, using it to rope the gas pedal. he slips a paper clip onto the lace, secures it in a monkey wrench, and manipulates the wrench so it is braced between the floor and the brake pedal. this situates the lace so that when pulled on, it will pull down the gas pedal. finally he routes the lace around the steering wheel on ties it to the door handle. the result is that when he gets out of the car, it will lurch forward and crash into the bad guys. approximate time: 18:00. macgyver needs to blow open a locked truck trailer door. he builds a bomb out of an oil can, a pair of pantyhose, an old exhaust pipe, and an old battery. he soaks the pantyhose in oil, which serves as the fuse. he threads that through the exhaust pipe, at the end of which he has packed shavings from the aluminum can. the idea is that "the ferrous oxide and the aluminum shavings should generate enough heat to explode the battery." it works. approximate time: 41:00. ferrous oxide, or rust, from the old exhaust pipe and the aluminum shavings from the can are supposed to create a thermite reaction, which nevertheless cannot be ignited using oil. the typical wet cell car battery will discharge hydrogen gas which will ignite and explode the battery. bushmaster (2x19) edit macgyver creates a diversion with a rifle, a rock, some newspaper, a string, and a match. he hangs the rifle in a tree and ties the string around the rock and the trigger. the way it is tied, when the string is cut, the rifle will fire. he puts the newspaper next to the string and lights it, creating a fuse. approximate time: 4:00. to break open a lock, macgyver exposes it to freon gas. the freon comes from the back of a refrigerator, in a crimped pipe. macgyver opens the pipe, lets the freon freeze the lock, and is able to break it with a hard push. approximate time: 34:00. whereas the temperature of r-12 from the open line is –30 degrees fahrenheit, there is not sufficient quantity to last long enough to freeze metal to a point where it becomes brittle. it will give skin very nasty frostbite. this scenario is not very likely. also, simply crimping the lines would not be likely to make a seal that would hold enough pressure to keep freon from escaping. will with an old, bullet-ridden jeep his only means of escape, macgyver must patch up the jeep's radiator to get it working again. remarkably, he does the job with nothing but water and egg whites. first he dumps some water in the radiator and jump-starts the jeep, causing the water to heat up. a few minutes later, he dumps in the egg whites, which the water cooks. once cooked, the egg whites naturally plug the holes in the radiator, making the jeep temporarily usable. (this was confirmed as plausible in an episode of the discovery channel's mythbusters ) approximate time: 40:00. ) approximate time: 40:00. macgyver is being tailed by goons in a car faster than his rail-bound vehicle. he builds a giant, road busting bomb out of gasoline, several types of ammunition, and tear gas. to light it, he rolls up some paper and strikes a piece of metal on the rail he is riding on, causing a spark. approximate time: 46:00. friends (2x20) edit this episode looks back at some of macgyver's previous feats and contains no new macgyverisms. d.o.a.: macgyver (2x21) edit macgyver creates a thick fog out of ship hull cleaner and ammonia. ship hull cleaner contains muriatic acid, which is used to clean algae off ships. it creates a fog when combined with ammonia. macgyver fills two buckets, one with each chemical, and spreads liberally on the floor. approximate time: 8:00. macgyver fixes a boy's bicycle with a nameplate, a screw and his swiss knife. he bends plate to form a chain guide and screws it on place using his swiss knife's screwdriver tool. approximate time: 22:30 for love or money (2x22) edit macgyver distracts some goons by creating a smoke cloud out of carbon black (commonly known as soot), a helium tank, a latex lab glove, duct tape, and his pocket knife. the powder is stuffed in the glove, the glove has a slit and is inflated with the helium gas. macgyver duct tapes the glove to the top and bottom of a food serving tray so that when it is opened, the glove will burst and the powder will be released. approximate time: 17:00. macgyver creates a bomb out of nitroglycerin tablets and alcohol. he finds the nitroglycerine in a medical lab, where they are used to help weak hearts. he crushes the tablets and mixes in the alcohol, creating a paste. he folds the paste up in two flat napkins and duct tapes the ends. to detonate the bomb, macgyver throws a nondescript blunt object at it. approximate time: 18:45. macgyver protects his car with electricity using baling wire to zap soldiers that are trying to force him out of the vehicle. he runs the baling wire from the ignition coil to the frame of the car, and when the two soldiers put their hands on the door handles, he pushes the wire tightly against the frame, shocking them. approximate time: 32:00. this can work; an ignition coil is used in an automobile's ignition system to transform the (usually) 12 volts of the vehicle's electrical system to the tens of thousands of volts needed to jump the gap at the spark plugs to ignite the air/fuel mixture. when current flows through the primary winding, it creates a magnetic field. when that current is cut, the magnetic field can collapse, creating the necessary voltage in the secondary winding — if there's a place for the released energy to go. for macgyver's plan to succeed, the coil's charging circuit's (-) pole must be earthed — connected to the ground beneath the car — without continuity with the body or chassis, and the coil's spark plug connection must be connected to the body/chassis. if the coil is charged but not drawing current when the soldiers touch the car, they'll be zapped with the high voltage current as they complete the circuit from the earth to the body. once the coil has discharged, it can be recharged, as macgyver could repeatedly open and close the primary circuit to keep shocking the soldiers until the battery ran dead. season 3 edit lost love, part 1 (3x01) edit macgyver finds some security problems with an exhibition monitor by breaking into it using powdered industrial cleanser to the avoid the laser alarm system and his knife to pick the lock. (06.15) lost love, part 2 (3x02) edit macgyver and jack dalton manage to steal the ming dragon from the exhibition monitor (see above). the monitor is now fortified with a combination lock, a patrolling guard every 10 minutes and a pressure plate alarm. first they enter above the monitor through the ventilations system. the entry has a pressure alarm silenced by some duct tape . they then use ropes to go down inside the laser perimeter. mac uses his knowledge of pete thornton's golf idol arnold palmer's birthday in order to open the combination lock. the monitor is attached to a winch with suction pads in the end of the wire holding it up and clamps were used to hold down the pressure pad. since they run out of time, they finally use the remote-controlled winch to trap the guard with a snare. (05.30) . they then use ropes to go down inside the laser perimeter. mac uses his knowledge of pete thornton's golf idol arnold palmer's birthday in order to open the combination lock. the monitor is attached to a winch with in the end of the wire holding it up and clamps were used to hold down the pressure pad. since they run out of time, they finally use the remote-controlled winch to trap the guard with a snare. (05.30) macgyver freed himself from handcuff captivity with a bobby pin that he got from lisa, a soviet double-agent and one of macgyver's many girlfriends. when he was free from the handcuffs, he couldn't use the pin to open the door of the room he was trapped in, so he used the handcuffs to pick the lock the same way he did to free himself from the handcuffs. (37.00) back from the dead (3x03) edit macgyver escapes from two mafia hit men using a fire hose to slide down a metal wire. first cut off with his swiss army knife of course. (14:00) plausible. ghost ship (3x04) edit macgyver fixes a broken rowing boat using a stick with a fork, a sleeping-bag cover, some ropes and a tarpaulin in order to get to a mysteriously abandoned ship. he puts the sleeping-bag cover over the fork of the stick in order to make a paddle. the stern of the boat is broken but is sealed using the tarpaulin and the rope. (08:00) it's pretty straight-forward and plausible, especially since he's sitting in the opposite end of the boat while paddling. in order to save carin from one of the bad guys, macgyver makes a trap using his fishing rod and two trees. by stretching the fishing line between the trees to create a distraction, macgyver could use the flexible rod to smash the bad guy in the face, first spanning it in the bark of one of the trees. (35:00) plausible. fire and ice (3x05) edit macgyver 'gets to the second floor of a foreign embassy using the head of a rake which he attaches to a garden hose (incredibly, the screw threads match perfectly!) then throwing it like a hook to the balcony and climbing up. (05.20) plausible. macgyver opens a vault and steals back some diamonds first dusting the buttons for fingerprints with graphite from a pencil. the vault has a three-digit combination with unique digits and six buttons. the dusting narrows down the 120 combinations to 6 and the vault is easily opened. he then neatly gets the diamonds in a small bag using a paper as a funnel. (31.30) "math and science do prove useful." macgyver exposes a diplomat by using a remote controlled attache case. since the briefcase can't be searched due to the international rules of diplomatic immunity the device proved really handy. (43.00) macgyver upgrades nikkie's shoes by cutting out pieces of his sleeping pad and some duct tape. (21:00) not so nice but functional. he also builds a hot air balloon from scratch to escape from a soviet search party. the balloon was made of homemade super-glue, old clothes, a parachute, welding equipment, a refrigerator and metal box. (34:00) not so plausible in that time frame. macgyver creates a distraction in order to escape from a mining shaft using carbide lamps, water, some flint, a rope and a rock hammer. the carbide was put in the water which creates a reaction forming acetylene (welding gas). cac 2 + 2 h 2 o → c 2 h 2 + ca(oh) the gas is then ignited with the flint taped to the hammer. by using the rope to swing the hammer, macgyver and jack dalton had time to run away from the exploding gas. approximate time (21:40). this one is plausible so don't try this at home. macgyver destroyed murdoc's flamethrower by building an arc welder using a car battery (12 v), jumper cables and a radio antenna. (26.00) macgyver tapped into the phone wire and transferred a sos-signal first climbing up the pole using a rope and nikki's belt around his ankles then scraping of the insulation of the phone wire with his knife and finally tapping in a message for help with nikki's bracelet using the morse code alphabet. (28.00) hell week (3x09) edit image:chemistrylogo.svg|30px|right|chemistrymacgyver creates a smoke screen using acetic acid and ammonia found in a cleaning locker in order to blind an infra-red motion detector high-voltage trap-door preventing him from getting to the bomb. the result of the reaction is in fact a salt ammonium acetate, creating a fog of crystals. ch 3 cooh + nh 3 → ch 3 coonh 4 . approximate time (35:00) plausible. image:macg physics.jpg|50px|right|physicsmacgyver defuses a bomb set to detonate by tilting a plate of mercury (element)|mercury which short-circuits two electrical wires using the heat from short-circuiting two wires from the elevator in order to vaporize the mercury during the last 20 s of the countdown. (42:00) blow out (3x10) edit image:chemistrylogo.svg|30px|right|chemistrywhile shopping some groceries to make a home-made remedy for his cold, macgyver find himself making a remedy for robbery; home-made tear-gas out of a some selected spices (cayenne pepper), vinegar and baking soda . the vinegar contains acetic acid while the baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, mixed together, they form a lot of gas (co 2 ). macgyver let the gas expansion take place in a sealed rubber bag ("a hot water bottle" of the type used to warm a bed) and when it started to swell he put a hole in the bag with his knife. (01.50) plausible. out of a some (cayenne pepper), and . the vinegar contains acetic acid while the baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, mixed together, they form a lot of gas (co ). macgyver let the gas expansion take place in a ("a hot water bottle" of the type used to warm a bed) and when it started to swell he put a hole in the bag with his knife. (01.50) plausible. image:macg physics.jpg|50px|right|physicsin order to stop a bomb from detonating in the middle of a street, macgyver convinced a truck driver to fill up the terrorists' mail van bomb with cement, limiting the blast of the dynamite. (41.00) kill zone (3x11) edit image:macg physics.jpg|50px|right|physicsmacgyver tightens a sealed lab comparment containing a dangerous microorganism using a bunsen burner, a longer hose and freon from a refrigerator. first he burns the leak using the longer hose with the bunsen burner and then he freezes it tight with the freon. (25.00) using a bunsen burner, a longer hose and freon from a refrigerator. first he burns the leak using the longer hose with the bunsen burner and then he freezes it tight with the freon. (25.00) image:nuvola apps ksim.png|30px|right|electronicsmacgyver uses an electrical transformer to speed up the manual over-ride of the elevator in order to escape from an infected lab about to self-destruct. (40.00) early retirement (3x12) edit macgyver removes a booster cap from the pump with his swiss army knife and shows it to nikki. this is done to provide evidence to clear pete's name. with his swiss army knife and shows it to nikki. this is done to provide evidence to clear pete's name. macgyver uses pete's security card to hack into the pheonix foundation computers to show pete the evidence that exposes webber and his team as moles. to hack into the pheonix foundation computers to show pete the evidence that exposes webber and his team as moles. macgyver and nikki uses a steam generator to smoke out kelham and the dsx agents this is similar what mac did in trumbo's world when he also had to free a hostage. thin ice (3x13) edit macgyver fixes a compressor by replacing a broken spring (device)|spring with a battery holding spring from a flash light first cut off to fit. this is done in order to break up the ice between him and mr. curby, the father of a talented hockey player macgyver is coaching. (35.00) the odd triple (3x14) edit image:macg physics.jpg|50px|right|physicsmacgyver gets himself out of a wine cellar where his hands are bound to a barrel of wine by first opening the tap of the barrel with his head soaking his hands with wine working as lubricant and then using the compressed gas in 4 nitrogen cylinders binding them to a giant wine barrel on wheels running it through the brick wall. (29.00/42.00) when releasing gas under pressure you're using one of the basic law of physics, newton's third law|for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. - macgyver the negotiator (3x15) edit image:macg physics.jpg|50px|right|physicsmacgyver prevents getting stabbed by a professional killer by pouring petrol(gasoline) out of his jeep's gas tank and then short-circuiting it with some jump-start cables found in the backseat attached to the car's battery electrifying the killer. (38.00) (*edit: gasoline is not electrically conductive; therefore, it is not possible to create a short circuit through jeep fuel.) (**edit: green fluid = antifreeze fluid = mixture between water and ethylene glycol which is conductive. though she has rubber or plastic soles so she wouldn't get electrified since the electricity takes the way with the least resistance.)(**and a 12 volt battery typical to a jeep? by "electrifying" her in this manner, even assuming that the liquid is a fantastic conductor, there is no way she would feel any thing. you can hold the jumper cable ends in your hands and you won't be able to tell whether the other ends are connected or not at 12vdc, unless you've just come out of the dead sea, or something. don't be ridiculous.) the spoilers (3x16) edit macgyver created a diversion and a surprise attack using an tire#inner tube|inner tube, pressured air, chloride, a catalyst, two glass jars and a gas mask. the inflatable boat was put in a truck and filled with air until the glass broke creating a loud noise. meanwhile macgyver filled the two gas bombs filling one glass jar with chloride and the other with a catalyst. then he threw them at the bad guys resulting in a reaction producing toxic chlorine gas when the two liquids mixed. (36.00) when i was a kid my grandpa gave me two things i'll never forget; a subscription of popular mechanics and a chemistry set. and this place was one big chemistry set! - macgyver mask of the wolf (3x17) edit in order to escape from a booby trap in an old indian temple macgyver lifts a heavy oak door (allegedly over a foot thick) using ceremonial powder made of copper and zinc to pack a charge igniting it with a fuse made of a hemp belt dipped in lamp oil. the explosion in the piston lifed the door a few inches then mac kept it open with a log enabling him and his friends to crawl out. (34.40) note: the scene where dalton reaches in for his hat is taken from a similar scene in indiana jones and the temple of doom rock the cradle (3x18) edit macgyver fixed a jammed landing gear of jack dalton's air plane by replacing the hydraulic fluid with pressure from an oxygen gas canister . macgyver fell off the plane in the process but had a parachute so he landed safely anyway. (03.00) due to the compressibility of oxygen as compared to hydraulic fluid, this would not likely work unless the gas was used under high pressure from the bottle to directly actuate the hydraulic piston. of jack dalton's air plane by replacing the hydraulic fluid with pressure from an . macgyver fell off the plane in the process but had a parachute so he landed safely anyway. (03.00) although not shown, macgyver fixes a cradle for a baby using hockey sticks, climbing rope, and a net. he also fixed diapers for the baby using duct tape. (18.00) the endangered (3x19) edit after being spotted at a bar, macgyver ask some persons at a bar for matches in order to light some rum to create a fireball to create a diversion . he doesn't find any matches and is nearly shot but fortunately, the hit man misses and then his gun jams. (02.30) in order to light some to . he doesn't find any matches and is nearly shot but fortunately, the hit man misses and then his gun jams. (02.30) macgyver set up a trap using a forked branch , pegs and fishing line to shoot a tranquilizer dart into the leg of one of the bad guys.(29.00) using a , and to shoot a into the leg of one of the bad guys.(29.00) image:chemistrylogo.svg|30px|right|chemistrymacgyver painted logs with limonite stone and made a pointing arrow visible from the air later seen by a ranger helicopter. (35.25) it's amazing what you can do with decomposed rock, huh? - macgyver with and later seen by a ranger helicopter. (35.25) macgyver made an assault using a decoy using rope, matches and a coat on a vine to set a time-delayed simulated "approach". when the hunters started shooting at the decoy, macgyver shot one of the using a slingshot made of a flashlight barrel and elastic cords from the jacket to shoot yet another tranquilizer dart. (38.50) murderer's sky (3x20) edit physics found a secret door using hi-fi speakers and cables working as a sonar . (basicly the same as knocking on the wall to find a hollow spot, just using sound waves instead of fist.)(32.30) using and working as a . (basicly the same as knocking on the wall to find a hollow spot, just using sound waves instead of fist.)(32.30) macgyver knocked out two light bulbs spraying them with hard surface cleaner .(the shock of cold liquid on the hot glass made it shatter.) (37.00) spraying them with .(the shock of cold liquid on the hot glass made it shatter.) (37.00) macgyver hid behind fake paper "rock" walls made out of paper and some home-made glue in order to make a surprise attack using his knife to lure his adversaries. (38.00) season 4 edit the secret of parker house (4x01) edit after finding the skull of an unknown person under a recently destroyed gazebo, macgyver, using the erasers from the tips of pencils, modeling clay, glass eyeballs and cotton wool, reconstructs the face of the skull . (22.37) . (22.37) macgyver finds a hidden door tapping on the wall with his hands until he hears a hollow sound. then lighting a candle using the flame as a detector of draught. (32.40) tapping on the wall with until he hears a hollow sound. then lighting using the flame as a detector of draught. (32.40) trapped in the basement with an exploding furnace, macgyver and friends build a torpedo using a distiller and a sealed plugged pipe. the plugged pipe is put over the a patch where the gas was most likely to break out, a brass plate. a support made of two sticks and some rags was used to aim at the stone wall. (40.45) macgyver, we're all about to die and you're giving us geology lessons blood brothers (4x02) edit macgyver fixes a typewriter , from which the pin that holds the ribbon has broken off, with the ink cartridge from a ballpoint pen . he uses the ink cartridge to rethread the ribbon, as well as to hold it back in place, and then cuts the cartridge down to size with his swiss army knife. in addition, the police officer macgyver helped remarked that "a kid around here once rigged up the darnedest thing you ever saw to mow our lawn once". approximate time: 12:00 , from which the pin that holds the ribbon has broken off, with the . he uses the ink cartridge to rethread the ribbon, as well as to hold it back in place, and then cuts the cartridge down to size with his swiss army knife. in addition, the police officer macgyver helped remarked that "a kid around here once rigged up the darnedest thing you ever saw to mow our lawn once". in a flashback scene, a young macgyver disassembles a bicycle and reassembles it as a makeshift cart in order to transport his wounded friend to a road where he can get help. approximate time: 34:00 in order to transport his wounded friend to a road where he can get help. in a 'current timeline' scene which closely parallels the one above, macgyver uses phenolphthalein solution mixed with a drain cleaner to simulate blood, in order to create a decoy from two gun wielding teenagers who are chasing his recently wounded friend. approximate time: 34:30 (edit: presumably, the drain cleaner is naoh (lye) which is a base. the base solution would be indicated by the phenolphthalein by changing color. however, phenolphthalein in no way resembles blood; it turns pink in the presence of a base.) the outsiders (4x03) edit macgyver used wooden barrels to make a tunnel. on a wing and a prayer (4x04) edit in order to rescue pete and a missionary worker, macgyver throws an oil lantern at an ammunition dump , which explodes on impact and causes the stored ammunition to discharge. approximate time: 21:00 , which explodes on impact and causes the stored ammunition to discharge. after jack dalton's plane's oil line is hit, the group make a crash landing in which the plane's left ski is damaged. macgyver rigs a piece of hose from the plane's fire extinguisher in order to patch the damaged oil line and has jack heat up a damaged ski strut and set it straight on an open fire. he then repairs a large gash in the ski with a makeshift fiberglass seal, made of life jackets (for the fibers) and a heated rubber and nylon compound to make a waterproof seal over the top. approximate times: 28:00, 32:00 . and has jack and set it straight on an open fire. he then with a makeshift fiberglass seal, made of life jackets (for the fibers) and a heated rubber and nylon compound to make a waterproof seal over the top. . in order for the damaged plane to take off, macgyver creates a jato (jet assisted take off) unit with two rpgs (rocket propelled grenades, called 'vipers'). he ties the rpgs to the skis of the plane and wires the igniters from the rockets so that they are placed inside the cockpit. the rpgs are ignited by a sharp impact, which in this case is a hammer. approximate time: 32:00. collision course (4x05) edit macgyver repairs a race-car by fabricating a cylinder gasket from a plastic flag. the survivior (4x06) edit uses two climbing hammers wrapped around with rope to make a makeshift grapple hook. deadly dreams (4x07) edit digs through trash, finds empty motor oil tin can with some in it, pours it onto old wrag to look through window. soaks matchheads with water to prevent from igniting when opening boobytrapped door. used his "cutters" to open the door. a remote controlled device to set off explosives at the same time. ma dalton (4x08) edit uses a tire iron to undo handcuffs and chain in van cleo rocks (4x09) edit tested for sulfur on spoon over butane torch. string & swiss army knife released wire set to trigger pete's deathtrap. fraternity of thieves (4x10) edit chemistry prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide), identified by its strong almond odor, macgyver uses sodium thiosulfate as an antidote which he gets from a nearby photo shop's printing machine which uses it as a photographic fixing agent. the battle of tommy giordano (4x11) edit macgyver taps the phone line of two criminals in the motel room next to his by first using a bent coat hanger to push his phone's receiving wires over to the other room's junction box, and then rewiring it in order to hear the conversation from the other room. additionally, he uses the tweezers from his swiss army knife in order to pick the lock of the other motel room. in the motel room next to his by first using a bent coat hanger to push his phone's receiving wires over to the other room's junction box, and then rewiring it in order to hear the conversation from the other room. additionally, he uses the tweezers from his swiss army knife in order to pick the lock of the other motel room. macgyver creates a smoke device using a toy robot. by pouring household cleaners in the robot and placing two wire that almost touch but yet aligned perfectly to create an electrical charge. that in turn cause the chemicals to blow up smoke from the robot. the challenge (4x12) edit runners (4x13) edit macgyver sets a car to run without a person in it by putting it into gear. macgyver sabotages a car without setting off its alarm by roping a dumpster to its unalarmed underbelly, causing the dumpster to trash the car when the driver brakes. macgyver opens a window latch with his knife gold rush (4x14) edit macgyver plays back an old phonographic record on a black cylinder using a piece of paper and a safety pin that he rips from a misha breast pin. he rolls the sheet of paper into a cone and puts a safety pin on the tip. macgyver places the tip of the safety pin on the black cylinder and rotates it in order to listen to the contents. plausible; novelty item gramophone] using paper cones for the amplification and wall tacks for the needle are available from many manufacturers. to escape from a plane wreckage that was caved in by an avalanche, macgyver filled a metal bucket with 75% alcohol barely even one third full, put a gas canister inside and used a plastic string dipped in alcohol as the igniter. after setting the string on fire, the gas can eventually caught on fire and blew to the direction of the gas faucet. the invisible killer (4x15) edit macgyver makes a distraction out of some twigs and ferns. he bends the twigs in to a ball and the covers it with ferns. he then lights the ball on fire just before the escaped convict walks up. macgyver also has some string tied to the ball. when the convict walks up he stops to look at the ball of smoke, it is at this point that macgyver pulls the string and throws dirt and leaves into the convict's face. this allows macgyver to tackle the escaped convict. physics macgyver constructs an air powered gun with a telescope and air horn. for the projectile he uses pepper and vinegar to hit the escaped convicts eyes and forcing him back to fall off a guard rail only to be injured. for the projectile he uses pepper and vinegar to hit the escaped convicts eyes and forcing him back to fall off a guard rail only to be injured. macgyver sets a trap using rope and a trap door. he makes a loop in the rope and covers the trap door with the rope loop and then a rug. the last convict gets roped when he falls in the trap. brainwashed (4x16) edit no proper macgyverisms in this episode. easy target (4x17) edit bombs taking c4 out of a hand grenade and making a smaller bomb by taping the explosive material with a regular painter tape to the handgrenade's detonator (thus making a smaller bomb which would not blow down the whole house) and blowing their way out. (thus making a smaller bomb which would not blow down the whole house) and blowing their way out. electronics rigged a radio-phone to short-circuit by connecting a loose cord inside . then he used the other radio-phone to remotely short-circuit the phone which distracted the bad guys. (42:00) . then he used the other radio-phone to remotely short-circuit the phone which distracted the bad guys. (42:00) perhaps not proper macgyverism, but he also stopped an emp cannon by simply connecting the cannon to its power source and the truck it was on with a simple metal cable. renegade (4x18) edit electronics macgyver hot-wired an elevator by simply holding his swiss army knife between two cords in the control box on top of the elevator. unfinished business (4x19) edit this episode looks back at some of macgyver's previous feats and contains no new macgyverisms. season 5 edit the legend of the holy rose, part 1 (5x01) edit macgyver builds an ultralite airplane with bamboo poles, a tent, a lawnmower engine, and duct tape.(proven impossible on mythbusters, as mythbusters revised the original specifications) the legend of the holy rose, part 2 (5x02) edit macgyver uses his shoe, things on the wall, and a whole lot of divine intervention / luck to stop the pit-and-the-pendulum torture device he had been placed in. macgyver uses a bellows and some small model cannonballs as a pea shooter to signal the episode's heroine for help. macgyver sets up three rods with crystal heads, a strange golden globe (with ruby center), and a shiny mirror artifact on a stone (created for this purpose) to create a ruby laser that ignites what he believes is gunpowder in a stone wall. the black corsage (5x03) edit macgyver rigs up a fun fair booth so that its horizontally mounted shutter drops when one of the bad guys tries to pick up a piece of stolen jewelry. when the jewelry is picked up the moving target activates pulling a hose along with it which dislodges the wooden supports of the shutter thus dropping it on the bad guy and knocking him out. cease fire (5x04) edit macgyver repairs a spark plug with a broken top electrode by first hammering a nail head so that it becomes flat, and then running a current from a battery through the nail and the spark plug head as to fuse the broken electrode and the nail together. (the cut to the next scene reveals that there are soldering marks on the spark plug). once the weld is made, he cuts the nail to the correct length and bends it towards the other electrode to form the correct gap with the other electrode of the spark plug. macgyver later creates a makeshift harness by threading his legs through the straps of a leather bag so that the bag ends up between his legs and then reinforcing the straps by tying a rope around them and his waist. second chance (5x05) edit macgyver uses a pulley system fashioned from torn fabric, bailing wire, and toy car wheels to assist a small dog in crossing a busy road. halloween knights (5x06) edit macgyver uses candle wax, some pool cue chalk, and his breath to bypass a biometric thumb print lock. (he dusts a glass for the thumb print using the chalk, and then uses candle wax to transfer the thumb print onto his thumb) he has murdoc distract a motion-sensor gun turret by moving a helmet back and forth behind a bunker. this works because the motion-sensor (in this show) can only track one thing at a time. he uses candle oil put on his legs and feet to get safely across a snake infested pit,(mangrove snakes identified) with murdoc on his shoulders, of course. children of light (5x07) edit macgyver uses a hydraulic clamp bolted on a work bench to pry open a door, by attaching a pipe and a block of wood to the shaft of the moving arm and then turning the handle that closes the clamp so that the shaft pushes on the door. macgyver creates a zip line to escape from the roof of a building using a steel shaft from a large tv antenna and a large rope. he ties one end of the rope to the building and throws the other end to pete thornton who ties it to the bumper of his van. pete then gets the driver to move the van forward in order to tighten the line. meanwhile macgyver bends the shaft of the tv antenna into the shape of a hook and uses his jacket to protect his hand from the friction, and proceeds to slide down the line with another person (whom he was trying to free from the building). black rhino (5x08) edit macgyver and billy reach the dock by sliding down a large pipeline. to foil ladysmith and company, macgyver gets into ladysmith's car and positions himself so he cannot be seen. when one of the bad guys tries to open the car door, mac kicks it, sending the bad guy hurtling backwards. the ten percent solution (5x09) edit macgyver and his friend escape from an operating gas chamber using only objects found within the chamber. macgyver first locates the tube behind a vent that is feeding the gas into the chamber. then he uses his knife to unscrew the vent grating, cut a hole on his side of the chamber's door, and then feeds the tube in. he theorizes that since the door is essentially hollow inside, he can ignite the gas now being fed in and blast the door apart, which he does after somehow breaking the one light bulb in the chamber near the hole in the door, creating a spark. two times trouble (5x10) edit macgyver uses a camera lens as a magnifying glass. uses tempera paint and tape and pull a fingerprint off a glass. while underwater in tank, macgyver breaths the air from a bubble pipe. while underwater in tank, macgyver kicks a light bulb and then cuts his straitjacket loose on the broken glass. the madonna (5x11) edit macgyver uses weights as wheels to help move a stage. serenity (5x12) edit live and learn (5x13) edit log jam (5x14) edit the treasure of manco (5x15) edit jenny's chance (5x16) edit deep cover (5x17) edit mac is trapped in a sinking submarine, and the hatch above him is locked. he ties a flare gun up near the hatch with a wire on the trigger so he can pull it from below. once the water level has risen to seal up the area where the hatch is (in the top of the room), he turns on a pure oxygen tank . after it has built up enough, he pulls the trigger on the flare gun from under water to ignite an oxygen explosion and it blows the hatch open. with how small the room is. the lost amadeus (5x18) edit hearts of steel (5x19) edit rush to judgement (5x20) edit passages (5x21) edit in this episode macgyver has an nde (near death experience) while he is in a coma and meets his grandfather who has died from a heart attack. this meeting takes place on a passenger cruise boat called osiris. when his grandfather encourages him to leave, anubis (the egyptian afterlife gatekeeper) refuses to let him go. anubis locks macgyver and his grandfather in the engine room and jams the lock wheel with an axe. macgyver wraps one end of a fire hose around the lock wheel and the other end around the ships propeller shaft. the tension builds as the hose is wrapped around the shaft and eventually shatters the wooden shaft of the axe, releasing the wheel lock and enabling macgyver to escape. macgyver mentions that this trick was inspired by something his grandfather did in the past, where he wrapped one end of a rope around a tree and the other end around the wheel of a truck in order to winch the truck up a slippery hill season 7 edit the stringer (7xfinale) edit uses seatbelts to make a harness to hold jetpacks made from high-pressure water sprayers, assisted by his son. \ further reading edit

ˈʤeɪsən ˈkrimər kən lʊk bæk ɔn ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈfɔrmjələ ˈreɪsɪŋ kərɪr. tim ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈʃaɪdər: aɪ æm ˈsərtən ðət ˈʤeɪsən ɪz ðə raɪt ˈdraɪvər fər ɑr tim. tim ˈʃaɪdər wɪl ˈwɛlkəm nu əˈdɪʃən ˈʤeɪsən ˈkrimər tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ðə wɪl ˈstrɛŋθən ðə ˈaʊtˌfɪt lɛd baɪ tim bɔs ˈʃaɪdər ɛz əv ðɪs nɛkst reɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn (ʤun 19th-21st*). ˈkrimər rɪˈpleɪsɪz ˈʤunjər ˈdraɪvər liɑn fər ðə θərd reɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd əv ðə ˈsizən æt ðə wɛl ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈbɛlʤən ˈsərkət. ɪn ˈkrimər, tim ˈʃaɪdər hæv saɪnd ə ˈdraɪvər hu həz ɔˈrɛdi hæd ə səkˈsɛsfəl kərɪr ɪn ˈʤunjər ˈfɔrmjələ ˈmoʊtər ˈreɪsɪŋ. ðə ˈʤunjər ɪz ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈɛvər ɪn ðə ˈænəlz əv ðə, ðə ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər ˈsɪriz tɪ ðə nu ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ɪn 72 ˈreɪsɪz, ˈkrimər əˈʧivd 18 ˈpoʊdiəmz ənd hoʊldz ðə ˈrɛkərd fər pɔɪnts ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈsɪriz wɪʧ kən ˈnɛvər bi ˈbitən. ˈkrimər pruvd hɪz ˈtælənt ɪn ðə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə 2014 ˈsizən. hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈrənərˌəp ɪn ðə kəp ˈsɪriz æt hɪz fərst əˈtɛmpt ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju jɪr. ˈkrimər naʊ rɪˈtərnz tɪ ˈreɪsɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt tim ˈʃaɪdər wɪθ hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns. ðə ˈʤunjər həz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ə greɪt dil əv səkˈsɛs æt ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈsərkət ɪn ðə pæst. ɪn ðə 2013 ˈsizən, ˈkrimər sɪˈkjʊrd poʊl pəˈzɪʃən ənd wən wən reɪs ðɛr, əˈʧivɪŋ tu ˈpoʊdiəmz ɪn ɔl. ˈrɪli θrɪld tɪ bi bæk ɪn ə," sɛd ˈkrimər. "aɪ hæd səm ˈɛksələnt dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ˈʃaɪdər ənd æm praʊd tɪ bi ɪn ðə hənt fər pɔɪnts wɪθ hɪz æmˈbɪʃəs skwɑd. ʃʊr ðət sun gɪt juzd tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ˈreɪsɪŋ kɑr wɪθ ðə səˈpɔrt. ðɛr kən ˈhɑrdli bi ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs ðən spɑ fər maɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈreɪsɪŋ. dən ˈvɛri wɛl ðɛr ɪn ðə pæst, əˈʧivɪŋ səm səkˈsɛs, ənd wət aɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ bɪld ɔn naʊ." tim ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈʃaɪdər: "aɪ æm ɪkˈstrimli plizd ðət ˈʤeɪsən wɪl ˈstrɛŋθən ɑr ˈaʊtˌfɪt æt ðɪs nɛkst reɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn hi həz pruvd hɪz ˈfɔrmjələ ˈreɪsɪŋ ˈtælənt ɔn ˈmɛni ɔˈkeɪʒənz ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ənd aɪ æm ˈsərtən ðət hi ɪz ðə raɪt ˈdraɪvər fər ɑr tim æt ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt ɪn taɪm. hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪl ˈsərtənli ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈjuˈɛs ənd wi wɪl du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi kən tɪ si ðət hi gɪts tɪ ðə ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, aɪ fil ˈvɛri ˈsɑri fər liɑn. wi wʊd ˈrɪli hæv laɪkt tɪ hæv kənˈtɪnjud ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɪm, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɛz hi həz kəm əp frəm ɑr ˈʤunjər tim." ˈreɪsɪz ˈsɛvən, eɪt ənd naɪn ər ɔn ðə ˈproʊˌgræm æt. wɪl ˈfiʧər ɔl θri ˈreɪsɪz lɪv ɔn ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. tim ˈʃaɪdər sɪˈkjʊrd ðɛr fərst pɔɪnts əv ðə ˈsizən læst taɪm aʊt æt ðə rɛd bʊl rɪŋ ɪn ˈɔstriə. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈkrimər, brəˈzɪljən ˈmɔroʊ wɪl teɪk hɪz sit ɪn ðə ˈkɑkˌpɪt əv ə ˈfɔrmjələ 4 ˈreɪsɪŋ kɑr. shlom*, ðə θərd ˈdraɪvər, həz skul kəˈmɪtmənts ənd məst mɪs ðə reɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm. hi wɪl bi bæk ɪn ˈækʃən fər ðə nɛkst ˈfɪksʧər æt ðə lausitzring*. sɔrs: tim

jason kremer can look back on a successful formula racing career. team principal timo scheider: i am certain that jason is the right driver for our team. team timo scheider will welcome new addition jason kremer to the adac formula 4. the 20-year-old will strengthen the outfit led by team boss timo scheider as of this next race weekend in spa-francorchamps (june 19th-21st). kremer replaces junior driver leon wippersteg for the third race weekend of the season at the well established belgian circuit. in kremer, team timo scheider have signed a driver who has already had a successful career in junior formula motor racing. the bonn-based junior is the most experienced ever in the annals of the formel adac, the predecessor series to the new adac formula 4. in 72 races, kremer achieved 18 podiums and holds the record for points in the seven-year history of the single-seater series which can never be beaten. kremer proved his talent in the vw scirocco r-cup during the 2014 season. he finished runner-up in the top-class one-make cup series at his first attempt in his debut year. kremer now returns to single-seater racing to support team timo scheider with his experience. the junior has enjoyed a great deal of success at the legendary spa-francorchamps circuit in the past. in the 2013 formel adac season, kremer secured pole position and won one race there, achieving two podiums in all. "i´m really thrilled to be back in a single-seater," said kremer. "i had some excellent discussions with timo scheider and am proud to be in the hunt for points with his ambitious squad. i´m sure that i´ll soon get used to the formula 4 racing car with the crew´s support. there can hardly be a better place than spa for my return to open-wheel racing. i´ve done very well there in the past, achieving some success, and that´s what i intend to build on now." team principal timo scheider: "i am extremely pleased that jason will strengthen our outfit at this next race weekend in spa-francorchamps he has proved his formula racing talent on many occasions in recent years and i am certain that he is the right driver for our team at this moment in time. his experience will certainly benefit us and we will do everything we can to see that he gets acclimatised to the adac formula 4 as quickly as possible. at the same time, i feel very sorry for leon. we would really have liked to have continued working with him, particularly as he has come up from our junior karting team." races seven, eight and nine are on the programme at spa-francorchamps. sport1 will feature all three races live on free-to-air tv. team timo scheider secured their first points of the season last time out at the red bull ring in austria. apart from kremer, brazilian mauro auricchio will take his seat in the cockpit of a 160-bhp formula 4 racing car. yan-leon shlom, the team´s third driver, has school commitments and must miss the race weekend in belgium. he will be back in action for the next fixture at the lausitzring. source: team

ə ˈhoʊmləs ˈbrædəntən ˈwʊmən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈɔfərɪŋ sɛks tɪ ən ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈdɛpjəti ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər 25 ənd ˈʧɪkən ˈnəgəts. ˈdɛpjətiz wɪθ ðə ˈmænəˌti ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈɔfəs ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ɪˈvɛnt əˈkərd waɪl hi wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ˌəndərˈkəvər ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ səˈlɪsɪt ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ər ˈpərʧəs ˌɪˈligəl nɑrˈkɑtɪks. hi wɑz ɪn hɪz kɑr æt ə gæs ˈsteɪʃən ɔn strit wɛst ɪn ˈbrædəntən wɪn hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ tu ˈwɪmən. ˈæləks, 22 toʊld ðə ˈəðər ˈfiˌmeɪl ðət ðə ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈɔfɪsər wɑz hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd ˈɛnərd ðə frənt sit əv hɪz kɑr. ðə tu droʊv əˈweɪ. æst ðə ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈdɛpjəti wət hi ˈwɔntɪd ənd ðə tu ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈgæn ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ fər ðə praɪs əv hi wʊd hæv tɪ peɪ hər tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˈsɛkʃuəl ækts ɔn ɪm. "ˈæftər ə fju ˈsɛkəndz əv ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ ðə praɪs fər ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ækt wi əˈgrid ðət aɪ wʊd peɪ 25 ənd gɪt ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʧɪkən ˈnəgəts ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈɔrəl sɛks," ðə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪd. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈʧɪkən ˈnəgəts, ðə ˈɔfɪsər stɑpt hɪz ˈviɪkəl ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmænəˌti ˈkaʊnti ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒən əˈproʊʧt ðə kɑr ənd tʊk ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi. wɪn ˈdɛpjətiz sərʧt pərs ðeɪ faʊnd tu ˌhaɪpəˈdərmɪk ˈnidəlz, ˈsɛvərəl smɔl ˈplæstɪk bægz, ə spun ənd ə bərnt glæs paɪp. ɔl ðə ˈaɪtəmz ər ˈɪnstrəmənts əv nɑrˈkɑtɪks juz; spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈhɛroʊən ənd kræk koʊˈkeɪn kənˈsəmʃən. wɑz ʧɑrʤd fər ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ənd ɪz ɪn ʤeɪl.

a homeless bradenton woman was arrested on tuesday after reportedly offering sex to an undercover deputy in exchange for $25 and chicken nuggets. deputies with the manatee county sheriff's office stated that the event occurred while he was working undercover in an attempt to solicit prostitution or purchase illegal narcotics. he was in his car at a gas station on 14th street west in bradenton when he started talking to two women. alex direeno, 22, told the other female that the undercover officer was her boyfriend and entered the front seat of his car. the two drove away. direeno asked the undercover deputy what he wanted and the two eventually began bargaining for the price of he would have to pay her to perform sexual acts on him. "after a few seconds of bargaining the price for the sexual act we agreed that i would pay $25 and get the female chicken nuggets in exchange for oral sex," the police report stated. instead of going to get chicken nuggets, the officer stopped his vehicle and other members of the manatee county special investigative division approached the car and took direeno into custody. when deputies searched direeno's purse they found two hypodermic needles, several small plastic bags, a spoon and a burnt glass pipe. all the items are instruments of narcotics use; specifically heroin and crack cocaine consumption. direeno was charged for prostitution and is in jail.

ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈʧaɪnə ɪz əˈməŋ ðə wərst əˈfɛndərz fər əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈmɑdərn sˈleɪvəri tɪ θraɪv wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈbɔrdərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈstrɔŋli ˈwərdɪd steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt rɪˈpɔrt riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɪn ɪts ˈænjuəl əˈsɛsmənt əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈɛfərts tɪ ɛnd ˈjumən ˈtræfɪkɪŋ wɪθ ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 20 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ˈbɑndɪʤ əraʊnd ðə wərld ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt drɑpt ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ðə loʊəst tir əv ɪts ˈræŋkɪŋ ðɪs jɪr, ɛz ɪt dɪd wɪθ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk riˈpəblɪk əv ˈkɑŋgoʊ ənd ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˈkɑŋgoʊ. ðoʊz θri ˈneɪʃənz ʤɔɪnd 20 ˈəðərz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðət loʊəst ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑn, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, ˈrəʃə ənd ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə. ðə rɪˈpɔrt faʊnd ðət ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz fər ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz əv ˈjumən ˈtræfɪkɪŋ wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud sɛks ˈtræfɪkɪŋ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əv ˈʧɪldrən; fɔrst ənd ˈbɑndɪd ˈleɪbər; dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsərvəˌtud; ənd ðə ənˈlɔfəl juz əv ʧaɪld ˈsoʊlʤərz drɑpt baɪ ˈnɪrli ə kˈwɔrtər bɪtˈwin 2015 ənd 2016 ðə fərst taɪm ðə wərld hæd sin səʧ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt drɔp ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz.

washington — china is among the world’s worst offenders for allowing modern slavery to thrive within its borders, according to a strongly worded state department report released tuesday. in its annual assessment of global efforts to end human trafficking — with an estimated 20 million people remaining in bondage around the world — the state department dropped china to the lowest tier of its ranking this year, as it did with the democratic republic of congo and the republic of congo. those three nations joined 20 others already in that lowest designation, including iran, north korea, russia and venezuela. the report found that prosecutions for various forms of human trafficking — which include sex trafficking, including of children; forced and bonded labor; domestic servitude; and the unlawful use of child soldiers — dropped by nearly a quarter between 2015 and 2016, the first time the world had seen such a significant drop in recent years.

ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ɪz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ˈməltəpəl kæmps. wɪθ ðə ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ ˈɪʃuz, ənd ˈəðər prəˈpoʊzəlz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət səˈluʃən tɪ ðɪs ˈprɑbləm, ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ mɪd ʃɪft ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. ɛz ɪt tərnz aʊt, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈmaɪnərz ɪz stɪl səˈpɔrtɪŋ kɔr ɪn ðə blɑk saɪz dəˈbeɪt. bət ðeɪ ər ˈluzɪŋ graʊnd æt ə ˈræpɪd peɪs. raɪt naʊ, ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərənt prəˈpoʊzəlz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈɪʃu. wən θɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən simz tɪ əˈgri ɔn ɪz haʊ ðə blɑk saɪz wɪl nid tɪ bi ˌɪnˈkrist. baɪ haʊ məʧ ðət ˌɪnˈkris wɪl ˈhæpən, rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin, ðoʊ. kɔr, wɪʧ ɪz ðə meɪn brænʧ əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈsɛgrəˌgeɪtɪd ˈwɪtnəs hu wʊd ˈwɔrənt ə 2 blɑk saɪz. beɪst ɔn blɑk saɪz ˈvoʊtɪŋ rɪˈzəlts, ˈoʊnli əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪz fər ðə kɔr səˈluʃən. du kip ɪn maɪnd ˈnɪrli wən ɪn fɔr dɪd nɑt voʊt jɛt, ənd ðɛr ˈprɛfərənsɪz kʊd goʊ ˈiðər weɪ. ˈivɪn ɪf wi wər tɪ æd əp ðət əv nɑnˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈmaɪnərz tɪ ðə səˈpɔrt kɔr həz, ðeɪ wʊd feɪl tɪ riʧ 50 ˈmaɪnərz stɑpt ˈkɛrɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈprɛfərənsɪz ˈklæsɪk simz tɪ bi ðə əv ðə ˈəðər solutions”*” raɪt naʊ. kriˈeɪtɪd ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əˈgoʊ, ˈklæsɪk voʊts fər ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət blɑk saɪz ˌɪnˈkris baɪ hɑrd ˈfɔrkɪŋ. ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt həz bɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ məʧ dəˈbeɪt ɔˈrɛdi, ɛz ə hɑrd fɔrk ˈɪmpləmənts ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərn fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv. ˈəðər səˈluʃənz, səʧ ɛz ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd bɪp 100 wɪʧ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz blɑks raɪt əˈweɪ ər ɔl siɪŋ məʧ lɛs səˈpɔrt. ɪt ɪz ˈpɑzətɪv tɪ si soʊ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt səˈluʃənz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl raɪt naʊ. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðət ˈɔlsoʊ minz ə lɔt əv ˈmaɪnərz hæv stɑpt ˈkɛrɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðɛr ɪz ə səˈluʃən ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. tɪ bi mɔr prɪˈsaɪs, ə ˈtoʊtəl əv əv ˈmaɪnərz kɛr wɪʧ səˈluʃən ɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd. ðɪs dɪz nɑt min ðeɪ stɑpt ˈkɛrɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃu, ðoʊ. ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈbɪkərɪŋ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈdɪfərənt səˈluʃənz ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ ə lɔt əv strɛs ɔn ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ɛz ə hoʊl. wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈprɑpər səˈluʃən ɪn pleɪs, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmaɪnərz hu kɛr əˈbaʊt wɪʧ ˈaʊtˌkəm ““wins”*” wɪl ˈoʊnli groʊ ˈlɑrʤər. fər ðə taɪm biɪŋ, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðə kənˈsərnz wɪl nɑt bi riˈzɑlvd ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. wɪn ˈivɪn ðə ˈmaɪnərz du nɑt kɛr ɪˈnəf tɪ pɪk ə səˈluʃən, ɪt bɪˈkəmz əˈpɛrənt ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪl nid tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. ə səˈluʃən tɪ ðɪs ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ ˈprɑbləm ɪz ˈnidɪd. sɔrs: ˈhɛdər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkərtəsi əv

the bitcoin ecosystem is divided into multiple camps. with the lingering scalability issues, and other proposals representing an immediate solution to this problem, there is an interesting mid shift taking place. as it turns out, the majority of miners is still supporting bitcoin core in the block size debate. but they are losing ground at a rapid pace. right now, there are different proposals on the table to solve the bitcoin scalability issue. one thing everyone seems to agree on is how the block size will need to be increased. by how much that increase will happen, remains to be seen, though. bitcoin core, which is the main branch of development, is working on segregated witness who would warrant a 2 mb block size. based on block size voting results, only 27.94% of the community is for the bitcoin core solution. do keep in mind nearly one in four did not vote yet, and their preferences could go either way. even if we were to add up that 22.01 % of non-voting miners to the support bitcoin core has, they would fail to reach 50%. miners stopped caring about scalability preferences bitcoin classic seems to be the “best of the other solutions” right now. created several months ago, bitcoin classic votes for an immediate block size increase by hard forking bitcoin. this concept has been subject to much debate already, as a hard fork implements a significant security concern for the future of bitcoin. other solutions, such as bitcoin unlimited 2.54% -, bitpay’s bitcoin 2.45% and bip 100 which introduces 8mb blocks right away are all seeing much less support. it is positive to see so many different solutions on the table right now. unfortunately, that also means a lot of bitcoin miners have stopped caring about the outcome, as long as there is a solution on the horizon. to be more precise, a total of 26.84% of bitcoin miners doesn’t care which scalability solution is implemented. this does not mean they stopped caring about the issue, though. the ongoing bickering between the different solutions is putting a lot of stress on the bitcoin ecosystem as a whole. without a proper solution in place, the number of miners who care about which outcome “wins” will only grow larger. for the time being, it appears the scalability concerns will not be resolved anytime soon. when even the miners do not care enough to pick a favourable solution, it becomes apparent something will need to change. a solution to this lingering problem is direly needed. source: reddit header image courtesy of shutterstock

ˈbɑbi ˈɛkoʊz fɑks nuz ˈkɑmɛnts ɪn ə priˈpɛrd spiʧ fər ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ənd ˈleɪtər dɪˈfɛndz ðɛm ɔn ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɛz ðə truth’*’ səm ˈkəntriz hæv əˈlaʊd ˈməzlɪmz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɪn ˈsɪtiz wɛr ðeɪ ˈgəvərn baɪ ə hɑrʃ ˈvərʒən əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk lɔ, ˈgəvərnər, ˈbɑbi, sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə spiʧ ɪn ˈləndən. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən, hu ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ɪn 2016 ˈleɪtər dɪˈfɛndɪd ənd rɪˈpitɪd ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈæftər ˈfeɪsɪŋ reporters’*’ kˈwɛsʧənz. ɪn ə spiʧ priˈpɛrd fər dɪˈlɪvəri æt ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ, sɛd səm ˈɪməgrənts ər ˈsikɪŋ ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz, bɪˈkəz ˈsɛtɪŋ əp jʊr oʊn ˈɛnˌkleɪv ənd dɪˈmændɪŋ ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ə ˈnoʊˌgoʊ zoʊn ər ɪgˈzæktli that”*”. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˈməzlɪm ˈlidərz məst kənˈdɛm ðə ˈpipəl hu kəˈmɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪn ðə neɪm əv feɪθ ɛz hu ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hell”*”. eɪdz sɛd hi dɪd nɑt meɪk sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə priˈpɛrd tɛkst. ðə kleɪmz ɔn zones”*” ər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz ə fɑks nuz gɛst meɪd læst wik əˈbaʊt ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr wər nɑt ˈwɛlkəm ɪn pɑrts əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm səʧ ɛz ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm, ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs police”*” ɛnˈfɔrs lɔz. ˈstivən ˈɛmərsən, ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔθər hu ˈɔfən ɪz æst əˈbaʊt ˈtɛrər ˈnɛtˌwərks, toʊld fɑks nuz ðət ɪn ˈbrɪtən ər ˈækʧəwəl ˈsɪtiz laɪk ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ðət ər ˈtoʊtəli ˈməzlɪm, wɛr ʤɪst ˈsɪmpli goʊ in”*”. fɑks nuz mæn ɪz 'ˈɪˌdiət' fər ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm ˈməzlɪm ˈkɑmɛnts ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən rɛd mɔr ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən, rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɛmərsən ə idiot”*”. ˈɛmərsən ˈleɪtər əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd ənd sɛd hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ˈtoʊtəli ɪn error”*”. fɑks nuz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪʃud əˈpɑləˌʤiz fər ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɛnts., ˌhaʊˈɛvər, juzd ˈsɪmələr ˈrɛtərɪk ˈdʊrɪŋ ə spiʧ, ˈwɔrnɪŋ əv zones”*” ɪn ˈləndən ənd ˈəðər ˈwɛstərn ˈsɪtiz. rɪˈmɑrks kəm ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈmæsəkər baɪ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ɪkˈstriməsts æt ə ˈpɛrɪs ˈɔfəsɪz ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt əˈtæk ɔn ə ˈkoʊʃər ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə ˈsɪti. θri ˈgənˌmɛn kɪld 17 ˈpipəl ɪn ðə əˈtæks. nu ðət baɪ ˈspikɪŋ ðə truθ wi wər goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈpipəl upset,”*,” toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈɪntərvˌju frəm ˈləndən. juʤ ˈɪʃu, ðə bɪg ˈɪʃu ɪn ɪz ðə fækt ðət ju hæv ˈpipəl ðət wɔnt tɪ kəm tɪ ɑr ˈkəntri bət nɑt əˈdɑpt ɑr ˈvæljuz, nɑt əˈdɑpt ɑr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz wɔnt tɪ sɛt əˈpɑrt ðɛr oʊn ˈɛnˌkleɪvz ənd hoʊld ɔn tɪ ðɛr oʊn values,”*,” sɛd. θɪŋk dangerous.”*.” ˈpɛrənts ˈɪməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts frəm ˈɪndiə mɔr ðən 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɛz ə jəŋ mæn, kənˈvərtɪd frəm ˈhɪnʤuˌɪzəm tɪ kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm. æst fər ˈɛvədəns əv zones”*”, ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ə ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈdeɪli meɪl ðət sɛd ˈkɪlɪŋz, ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz əv ˈmaɪnərz ənd ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʤɛnətəl mˌjutəˈleɪʃən ər bɪˈlivd tɪ goʊ ˌənriˈpɔrtɪd tɪ ˈloʊkəl pəˈlis ɪn səm ˈɛriəz. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl dɪd nɑt gɪv spɪˈsɪfɪk rɪˈlɪʤəs grups ər taʊnz. ˈbɪgər pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ˈrædɪkəl ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ə θrɛt tɪ ɑr weɪ əv life,”*,” sɛd. æst ɪf hi rɪˈgrɛtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt zones”*”, rɪˈplaɪd: æt all.”*.” ædˈvaɪzərz si hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn hɪz trɪp əˈbrɔd ɛz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈkɔrnərz əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. səʧ ˈrɛtərɪk meɪ hɛlp hɪz ˈstændɪŋ əˈməŋ ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈpæstərz, hu hæv sweɪ ˈoʊvər ˈmɛni ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ˈərli ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ steɪts ɪn ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs səʧ ɛz ˈaɪəwə ənd saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ɪz sɛt tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈpæstərz ənd ðɛr ˈfeɪθfəl frəm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈneɪʃən æt luˌiziˈænə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ə deɪ əv prɛr. ˈdɛməˌkræts sɛd ˈkɑmɛnts wər ə ˈbləndər. noʊ səˈpraɪz ðət ˈbɑbi wʊd goʊ əˈbrɔd ənd ˈbʊʧər ðə fækts ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ dɪˈvaɪd ˈpipəl; ðɪs ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wət kəm tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt frəm hir æt home,”*,” sɛd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnæʃənəl kəˈmɪti ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən, rəˈbɛkə chalif*. ɪz ʤɪst ɪmˈbɛrəsɪŋ himself.”*.” ɪz ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd tərm ɛz ˈgəvərnər əv luˌiziˈænə ənd ɪz bɑrd baɪ lɔ frəm ˈsikɪŋ ə θərd tərm ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr. ðə ɪz ɔˈrɛdi leɪɪŋ ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl bɪd. spoʊk tɪ ðə ˈhɛnri ˈʤæksən soʊˈsaɪɪti, ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ neɪmd fər ə ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətər frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt hu wɑz ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ɪn ðə 1970s*.

bobby jindal echoes fox news comments in a prepared speech for a british thinktank and later defends them on cnn as ‘speaking the truth’ some countries have allowed muslims to establish autonomous neighbourhoods in cities where they govern by a harsh version of islamic law, louisiana’s governor, bobby jindal, said on monday during a speech in london. the republican, who is considering a presidential campaign in 2016, later defended and repeated the statement after facing reporters’ questions. in a speech prepared for delivery at a british thinktank, jindal said some immigrants are seeking “to colonise western countries, because setting up your own enclave and demanding recognition of a no-go zone are exactly that”. he also said muslim leaders must condemn the people who commit terrorism in the name of faith as “murderers who are going to hell”. jindal aides said he did not make significant changes to the prepared text. the claims on “no-go zones” are similar to those a fox news guest made last week about places where non-muslims were not welcome in parts of the united kingdom such as birmingham, and “muslim religious police” enforce faith-based laws. steven emerson, an american author who often is asked about terror networks, told fox news that in britain “there are actual cities like birmingham that are totally muslim, where non-muslims just simply go in”. fox news man is 'idiot' for birmingham muslim comments david cameron read more the prime minister, david cameron, responded by calling emerson a “complete idiot”. emerson later apologised and said his comments “were totally in error”. fox news also issued apologies for broadcasting the comments. jindal, however, used similar rhetoric during a speech, warning of “no-go zones” in london and other western cities. jindal’s remarks come in the wake of the massacre by islamic extremists at a paris magazine’s offices and subsequent attack on a kosher supermarket in the city. three gunmen killed 17 people in the attacks. “i knew that by speaking the truth we were going to make people upset,” jindal told cnn during an interview from london. “the huge issue, the big issue in non-assimilation is the fact that you have people that want to come to our country but not adopt our values, not adopt our language and in some cases want to set apart their own enclaves and hold on to their own values,” said jindal. “i think that’s dangerous.” jindal’s parents immigrated to the united states from india more than 40 years ago. as a young man, jindal converted from hinduism to catholicism. asked for evidence of “no-go zones”, jindal pointed to a weekend article in the daily mail that said killings, sexual abuse of minors and female genital mutilation are believed to go unreported to local police in some areas. the article did not give specific religious groups or towns. “the bigger point is that radical islam is a threat to our way of life,” jindal said. asked if he regretted talking about “no-go zones”, jindal replied: “not at all.” jindal’s advisers see his comments on his trip abroad as much-needed truth-telling about the radical corners of islam. such rhetoric may help his standing among evangelical pastors, who have sway over many voters in early nominating states in the presidential race such as iowa and south carolina. jindal is set to join pastors and their faithful from across the nation at louisiana state university this weekend in a day of prayer. democrats said jindal’s comments were a blunder. “it’s no surprise that bobby jindal would go abroad and butcher the facts in an effort to divide people; this is exactly what we’ve come to expect from jindal here at home,” said the democratic national committee spokeswoman, rebecca chalif. “jindal is just embarrassing himself.” jindal is in his second term as governor of louisiana and is barred by law from seeking a third term later this year. the 43-year-old is already laying the groundwork for a presidential bid. jindal spoke to the henry jackson society, a british thinktank named for a former us democratic senator from washington state who was a presidential candidate in the 1970s.

ˈpɛrɪs əˈtækər ˈsælə həz sɛd ashamed”*” əv hɪmˈsɛlf, ənd rɪˈsivz ləv ˈlɛtərz ɪn ˈprɪzən frəm ˈwɪmən wɔnt tɪ ˈkɛri hɪz child”*”., hu həz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ˈʤəʤɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɛrɪs əˈtæks læst noʊˈvɛmbər ɪn wɪʧ 130 ˈpipəl wər kɪld, rɪˈvild hi ɪz ˈtritɪd laɪk ən ““idol”*” ɪn fæn meɪl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækts frəm ə ˈlɛtər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ɪn ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɪθ ən əˈnɑnəməs ˈwʊmən, hu həz rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈrɪtən ˈmɛni ˈlɛtərz tɪ ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdi, ðə frɛnʧ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər sɛd əˈpɪrd fər ðə fərst time”*”. əv ɔl, nɑt əˈfreɪd əv ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ slɪp bɪˈkəz nɑt əˈʃeɪmd əv wət aɪ æm ənd ðɛn wət wərs kʊd bi sɛd ðən ɔˈrɛdi bɪn said?”*?” ðə ˈlɛtər, ˈteɪkən frəm hɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən faɪl, ridz. bɪn ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd aɪ wɪl bi tu, ɪf aɪ æsk ju wət jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ər tɪ ˌriəˈʃʊr ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðət ju ləv mi laɪk ə ‘‘star’*’ ər ən ‘‘idol’*’ bɪˈkəz aɪ gɪt ˈmɛsɪʤɪz laɪk ðət ənd aɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ðət bɪˈkəz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən hu dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi ˈwərʃɪpt ɪz ˈɑlə, ðə lɔrd əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. sik ˈniðər tɪ raɪz əp ɔn ərθ nɔr tɪ ˈpərpəˌtreɪt dɪˈsɔrdər, aɪ ˈoʊnli wɔnt rɪˈfɔrm, aɪ æm ə ˈməzlɪm, ðət ɪz tɪ seɪ səbˈmɪsɪv tɪ ˈɑlə hu kriˈeɪtɪd mi ənd hu baɪ hɪz greɪs həz hɑrˈmoʊniəsli ʃeɪpt mi ɛz wɛl ɛz ju ənd ɔl hu ɪgˈzɪst, frəm ðə reɪn hi gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ɔl kaɪnd əv fruts tɪ fid ˈjuˈɛs. ər ju səbˈmɪsɪv? ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ˈhəri tɪ rɪˈpɛnt ənd səbˈmɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ ɪm. du nɑt ˈlɪsən tɪ ˈpipəl bət ˈrəðər ðə wərdz əv jʊr lɔrd. hi wɪl gaɪd you,”*,” ðə ˈɪsləmɪst ˈmɪlətənt roʊt. rɪˈpɔrts ðət həz bɪn sɛnt ə lɔt əv meɪl frəm ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənts bət ðət ðə əˈnɑnəməs ˈwʊmən, hu ɪz ənˈnoʊn tɪ ðə frɛnʧ ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɪstəm, ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈpərsən tɪ hum hi rɪˈplaɪz. ə sɔrs wɪθ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə faɪl sɛd, raɪt tɪ ɪm tɪ kˈwɛʃən ɪm əˈbaʊt hɪz feɪθ, ˈwɪmən ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr ləv ənd dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ˈkɛri hɪz ʧaɪld, ˈlɔjərz ˈɔfər ðɛr ˈsərvɪsɪz incessantly”*”. wən əv ðə ˈmæstərˌmaɪndz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈdɛdli əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə ˈmæsəkər ɪn ðə ˈkɑnsərt hɔl, wɑz ˈtrænsfərd tɪ fræns frəm ˈbɛlʤəm ɪn ˈeɪprəl. wɪθ hɛlp frəm ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk frɛndz ənd ˈneɪbərz ɪn ðə bəroʊ hi gru əp ɪn, ðə ˈɪsləmɪst hæd bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈskeɪp pəˈlis dɪˈtɛkʃən fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ˈæftər ðə əˈtæks.

paris attacker salah abdeslam has said he’s “not ashamed” of himself, and receives love letters in prison from women “who want to carry his child”. abdeslam, who has refused to respond to questions from judges about the paris attacks last november in which 130 people were killed, revealed he is treated like an “idol” in fan mail according to extracts from a letter published in libération on friday. in correspondence with an anonymous woman, who has reportedly written many letters to the jihadi, the french newspaper said abdeslam appeared “talkative for the first time”. “first of all, i’m not afraid of letting anything slip because i’m not ashamed of what i am and then what worse could be said than already been said?” the letter, taken from his investigation file, reads. “since you’ve been straightforward i will be too, if i ask you what your intentions are it’s to reassure myself that you don’t love me like a ‘star’ or an ‘idol’ because i get messages like that and i don’t endorse that because the only person who deserves to be worshiped is allah, the lord of the universe. “i seek neither to rise up on earth nor to perpetrate disorder, i only want reform, i am a muslim, that is to say submissive to allah who created me and who by his grace has harmoniously shaped me as well as you and all who exist, from the rain he gives us all kind of fruits to feed us. are you submissive? otherwise, hurry to repent and submit yourself to him. do not listen to people but rather the words of your lord. he will guide you,” the islamist militant wrote. libération reports that abdeslam has been sent a lot of mail from a variety of correspondents but that the anonymous woman, who is unknown to the french justice system, is the only person to whom he replies. a source with knowledge of the brussels-born attacker’s file said, “catholics write to him to question him about his faith, women express their love and desire to carry his child, lawyers offer their services incessantly”. one of the masterminds behind the deadly attacks in paris, which included the massacre in the bataclan concert hall, abdeslam was transferred to france from belgium in april. with help from sympathetic friends and neighbours in the borough he grew up in, the islamist had been able to escape police detection for several months after the attacks.

ˈklaɪmɪt prəˈtɛkʃən, ʤɑbz, fud ˈseɪfti ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpraɪvəsi raɪts wɪl bi ˈwɪtəld əˈweɪ ˈəndər ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk treɪd ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp (ttip*), ən ɪkˈsploʊsɪv trænʧ əv likt ˈdɑkjəmənts səˈʤɛst. ðə likt tɛksts, wɪʧ ʃɛd laɪt ɔn ˈsikrətɪv treɪd nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ˈɪndəˌkeɪt kʊd tɪr əˈsəndər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd kənˈsumər prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈmɛni ˌjʊrəˈpiənz hoʊld dɪr. ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz ˈpəblɪʃt ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ə veɪl əv ˈsikrəsi ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwɔtərˌʃɛd dil ənd leɪ bɛr ɪts ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈklaɪmɪt prəˈtɛkʃən, ˈjumən hɛlθ, ˈleɪbər raɪts, ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈpraɪvəsi raɪts ənd ðə ˈvɛri ˈsoʊʃəl ˈfæbrɪk əv ˈjʊrəp ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðə ɛŋˈgoʊ, wɪʧ həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kæmˈpeɪn wərk ənd ˈrisərʧ, əbˈteɪnd ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən tɛksts frəm ən ənˈnoʊn sɔrs. ɪt wərkt wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts ɔn ðə ˈdætə, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsteɪʃən ndr*, ˈpəblɪk ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ grup ənd ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈzaɪtəŋ. dɛθ nɛl fər? wɪl kriˈeɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst zoʊn, ˈskræpɪŋ ˈtɛrəfs ənd ˈəðər ˈɑbstəkəlz tɪ ðə treɪd əv gʊdz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ðə. səˈpɔrtərz ˌɪnˈsɪst ɪt wɪl ɪnˈkərəʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd kriˈeɪt ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, waɪl ˈkrɪtɪks wɔrn ɪt wɪl mɑrk ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn steɪt ˈsɑvrənti ɛz ˌjʊrəˈpiənz noʊ ɪt. ðə likt ˈdɑkjəmənts, əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz, ʃaɪn ə laɪt dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən pəˈzɪʃənz əv ðə ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ənd gɪv ˈrəfli 1 ˈbɪljən ˈsɪtɪzənz əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp ənd əˈmɛrɪkə ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hæv ən ˌɪnˈfɔrmd dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə dil. əˈpoʊnənts frəm ˈbrɪstəl tɪ ˈbrəsəlz hæv ˈbrændɪd ðɪs ˈleɪtəst dɪˈskloʊʒər ðə treɪd dɛθ nɛl. θɪŋz wiv ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə #ttipleaks*: 1 'wɪr biɪŋ soʊld daʊn ðə ˈrɪvər baɪ ɑr rɛps ɪn ðə' (@rtuknews*) meɪ 3 2016 ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈʤəstɪs kæmˈpeɪn wɔr ɔn wɔnt ʤɑn ˈhɪləri sɛd ðə lik ˌənˈkəvərz haʊ θˈrɛtənz ʤɑbz, fud ˈseɪfti ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ˈjʊrəp. ɪz ˈivɪn wərs ðən wi feared,”*,” hi sɛd. lik ʃoʊz ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ sɛl ˈjuˈɛs daʊn ðə ˈrɪvər, duɪŋ dilz bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔrz ðət wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ðə feɪs əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən soʊˈsaɪɪti fərˈɛvər. ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl ðət ə grup əv ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt səʧ ə θɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈpəblɪk scrutiny.”*.” ˈhɪləri wɛnt ɔn tɪ səˈʤɛst ðə lik ˈsɪgnəlz dɪˈmaɪz. ˈsikrəsi wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən kʊd kip ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpipəl frəm ˈlərnɪŋ ðə truθ əˈbaʊt ðiz əˈpɔlɪŋ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ənd naʊ ðə kæt ɪz aʊt əv ðə bag,”*,” hi sɛd. kɔl ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənts əv ˈjʊrəp tɪ hɔlt ðə tɔks ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, dɪsˈbænd ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ tim ənd hoʊld ə ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu haʊ səʧ ə ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ sɛt əv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɑz ˈɛvər əˈlaʊd tɪ gɪt ðɪs far.”*.” ˈfɑloʊɪŋ æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə likt ˈdɑkjəmənts, ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz ənd ˈəðər grups ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ki ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəmz. 1 ˈprɑfɪt ˈoʊvər juˈmænɪti, ˈænəməl plænt laɪf ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ tɛksts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ðə treɪd dil, ɪn ɪts ˈkɑrənt fɔrm, wɪl ˈlaɪkli si prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑləsiz ðət wər pʊt ɪn pleɪs tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈplænət skræpt. ˈæbsənt frəm ðə lik ɪz ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈrɛfərəns tɪ noʊn ɛz ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ɪkˈsɛpʃənz rul. ðɪs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn ðə wərld treɪd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈʤɛnərəl əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈtɛrəfs ənd treɪd (gæt), ɪnˈʃʊrz ðət treɪd dilz ər ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət prəˈtɛkts ˈjumən, ˈænəməl ənd plænt laɪf waɪl prɪˈvɛnɪŋ əv ˈvæljəbəl ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz. 2 ɪˈroʊdɪd ˈklaɪmɪt prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæbsənt frəm ðə væst kəˈlɛkʃən əv likt ˈpeɪpərz ɪz ə ˈmɛnʃən əv wət ˈmɛni ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz dəb ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈɪʃu əv ɑr taɪm: ˈklaɪmɪt prəˈtɛkʃən. ki ˈsɛkʃənz ɪn ðə tɛksts, ˈtaɪtəld ˈækˌsɛs fər ˌɪnˈdəstriəl goods”*” ənd cooperation,”*,” ˈaʊˌtlaɪn prəˈpoʊzəlz fər ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ənd skoʊp əv ˈvaɪtəl ˈmɛʒərz pʊt ɪn pleɪs tɪ ˈtækəl ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. hæf əv ðə wərldz ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ər duɪŋ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. ˈgrinˌpis (@ˈgrinˌpis) meɪ 3 2016 wən ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈtrəbəlɪŋ kənˈsərn flægd baɪ ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz ɪz ðə fækt ðət ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ɔn ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪŋ fjuəlz laɪk tɑr sændz ənd ɔɪl wʊd ɪˈvæpərˌeɪt ˈəndər ðiz prəˈpoʊzəlz. səʧ ə ˈpɑləsi ʃɪft ˈəndərˌkəts wən əv ðə ki ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈstrætəʤiz leɪd aʊt ˈəndər ðə ˈpɛrɪs ˈklaɪmɪt əˈgrimənt: tɪ ˈlɪmət ˈfərðər ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˌɪnˈkrisɪz tɪ lɛs ðən dɪˈgriz. ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈklaɪmɪt ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈklaɪmɪt ɪkˈskludɪd ˈɑrgju ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs wɪl ɛnˈtrɛnʧ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈklaɪmɪt ˈkraɪsəs, ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ ˈbɪljənz. 3 ˈgeɪtˌweɪ fər ˈhæzərdəs ˈkɛmɪkəlz fud ðə prɪˈkɔʃənɛri ˈprɪnsəpəl, wɪʧ ɪz leɪd aʊt ɪn ˈɑrtɪkəl 191 əv ðə ˈtriti ɔn ðə ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ əv ðə, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈæbsənt frəm ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən tɛksts. ðə ˈmɛʒər eɪmz tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɛtər ˈfreɪmˌwərk əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃənz ˈviə rɪsk æˈnælɪsɪs ənd ˈpɑləsi ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən. ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈprɑdəkts ðət kʊd ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ˈjumən, plænt ər ˈænəməl laɪf ər draɪv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən ɪt ɪz juzd ɛz ə ˈvaɪtəl tul tɪ wɪθˈdrɔ ˈhæzərdəs kəˈmɑdətiz frəm ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd tɪ strɪp ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈproʊdus frəm ˈmɑrkɪt ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ˈægrəgət ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ dɪz nɑt ˈɔfər ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈpɪkʧər əv pəˈtɛnʃəl rɪsks. ðə lik ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvilz ðət wɪl ˈoʊpən ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈflədˌgeɪts tɪ ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd (gm*) fud ənd ˈəðər ˈprɑdəkts ˈkərəntli proʊˈhɪbətəd ɪn ðə ɔn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ənd ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ graʊnz. kæmˈpeɪnərz wɔrn ðɪs wʊd ˈsɪgnəl ðə əˈbændənmənt əv ˈvaɪtəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈstændərdz. 4 baɪəs təˈwɔrd bɪg ˈbɪznɪs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz hæv bɪn əˈfɔrdəd ə gloʊɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hæv ðɛr seɪ ɔn, jɛt ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti həz hæd ˈvərʧuəli noʊ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈsikrətɪv nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. əˈpɛrənt ɪn ðə kəˈlɛkʃən əv likt ˈdɑkjəmənts, ɪz ə klɪr baɪəs təˈwɔrdz bɪg ˈbɪznɪs. waɪl ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈæktərz hæv bɪn ˈlɑrʤli lɑkt aʊt əv tɔks, ðə likt ˈpeɪpərz rɪˈvil ðə ˈɪnfluəns ˈkɔrpərət ˈæktərz hæv rɔt ˈoʊvər ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən kəˈmɪʃən (ec*) həz bɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət trænˈspɛrənt əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈstɛnt əv ðɪs ˈkɔrpərət ˈɪnfluəns, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈoʊnli ˈmɛnʃənz ˈɪndəstri ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə tɔks wəns, waɪl ðə likt ˈdɑkjəmənts ʃoʊ ðət ˈɪndəstri ˈɪnˌpʊt həz bɪn ˈdutifəli ˈnoʊtɪd ənd rɪˈkɔrdɪd θruaʊt ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə tɛksts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛgjələrli ˈrɛfərəns ə nid fər ˈfərðər ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˈkɔrpərət ˈæktərz. 5 ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm: ə dən dil? æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðə likt ˈpeɪpərz ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstər steɪt dɪˈspjut ˈsɛtəlmənt (isds*) klɔz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ɪz ə haɪ praɪˈɔrəti fər ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈkɔrpərət kɔrt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wʊd əˈlaʊ ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəlz tɪ su ˈgəvərnmənts ˈoʊvər lɔst ˈprɑfɪts. ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən tɛksts, əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz, ʃoʊ ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz ʃɑt daʊn prəˈpoʊzd ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ ðɪs ˈmɛʒər ˈteɪbəld baɪ ðə. ˈkrɪtɪks wɔrn nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz əˈpɪr priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈbɑrtər əˈweɪ steɪts' ˈsɑvrənti fər ə kwɪk bək bɔrn əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈkɔrpərət ˈkɑnˌtrækts. oulahsen*, ə lɛd kæmˈpeɪnər fər ˈgrinˌpis ˈnɛðərləndz, sɛd ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp ʃʊd bi ˈtrəbəld əˈbaʊt wət ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts ənˈkəvər. ju kɛr əˈbaʊt ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz, ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr, ˈleɪbər raɪts ər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈpraɪvəsi, ju ʃʊd bi kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt wət ɪz ɪn ðiz likt documents,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈəndərˌlaɪn ðə strɔŋ əˈbʤɛkʃənz ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə wərld hæv vɔɪst: ɪz əˈbaʊt ə juʤ ˈtrænsfər əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk paʊər frəm ˈpipəl tɪ bɪg ˈbɪznɪs. wi kɔl ɔn ɔl ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ənd ˈəðər kənˈsərnd ˈpɑrtiz tɪ rɛd ðiz ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ðə debate.”*.” ðə likt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈpeɪpərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt 13 əv ðə 17 ˈʧæptərz ðət hæv bɪn kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd soʊ fɑr baɪ ðə. ðeɪ hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ʃˈraʊdɪd ɪn ˈsikrəsi, ˈoʊnli baɪ ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt (meps*) ənd ˈəðər ki ˈjurəkræts. ðoʊz ˈprɪvi tɪ ðə ˈsikrətɪv tɛksts wər kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɛm ɪn ə ˈʧeɪmbər, ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈɛkspərt kənˈsəltənts. ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ bænd frəm dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðɛr ˈkɑntɛnt wɪθ ˈəðərz.

climate protection, jobs, food safety and online privacy rights will be whittled away under the controversial transatlantic trade and investment partnership (ttip), an explosive tranche of leaked documents suggest. the leaked texts, which shed light on secretive eu-us trade negotiations, indicate ttip could tear asunder environmental and consumer protections many europeans hold dear. greenpeace netherlands published the documents on tuesday to dismantle a veil of secrecy over the watershed deal and lay bare its implications for climate protection, human health, labour rights, internet privacy rights and the very social fabric of europe itself. the ngo, which has a long history of environmental campaign work and research, obtained the negotiation texts from an unknown source. it worked with a number of high-profile media outlets on the data, including hamburg-based tv station ndr, cologne-headquartered public broadcasting group wdr and munich-based newspaper süddeutscher zeitung. death knell for ttip? ttip will create the world’s biggest free-trade zone, scrapping tariffs and other obstacles to the trade of goods and services between the us and the eu. supporters insist it will encourage investment and create employment, while critics warn it will mark a decline in state sovereignty as europeans know it. the leaked documents, obtained by greenpeace netherlands, shine a light directly on the negotiation positions of the eu and the us, and give roughly 1 billion citizens across europe and america the opportunity to have an informed debate on the deal. ttip’s opponents from bristol to brussels have branded this latest disclosure the trade agreement’s death knell. things we've learned from the #ttipleaks: 1. 'we're being sold down the river by our reps in the eu' - @waronwanthttps://t.co/cwh0smp0ky rt uk (@rtuknews) may 3, 2016 executive director of uk social justice campaign war on want john hilary said the leak uncovers how ttip threatens jobs, food safety and the democratic foundations of europe. “it is even worse than we feared,” he said. “today’s leak shows the european commission preparing to sell us down the river, doing deals behind closed doors that will change the face of european society forever. “it is simply unacceptable that a group of unelected officials should be allowed to contemplate such a thing without any public scrutiny.” hilary went on to suggest the leak signals ttip’s demise. “total secrecy was the only way the european commission could keep the european people from learning the truth about these appalling negotiations, and now the cat is out of the bag,” he said. “we call on the governments of europe to halt the ttip talks immediately, disband the eu negotiating team and hold a public inquiry into how such a damaging set of negotiations was ever allowed to get this far.” following in-depth analysis of the leaked documents, greenpeace netherlands and other anti-ttip groups highlighted a number of key criticisms. 1. profit over humanity, animal & plant life the negotiating texts indicate that the trade deal, in its current form, will likely see progressive eu policies that were put in place to protect the planet scrapped. absent from the 248-page leak is a single reference to what’s known as the general exceptions rule. this 70-year-old regulation, enshrined in the world trade organization (wto)’s general agreement on tariffs and trade (gatt), ensures that cross-border trade deals are regulated in a manner that protects human, animal and plant life – while preventing over-consumption of valuable natural resources. 2. eroded climate protections also absent from the vast collection of leaked papers is a mention of what many environmental commentators dub the most pressing issue of our time: climate protection. key sections in the texts, titled “market access for industrial goods” and “regulatory cooperation,” outline proposals for limiting the impact and scope of vital measures put in place to tackle climate change. half of the world's investors are doing nothing to address climate change. https://t.co/zrvzsmavgkpic.twitter.com/ztzskux7i1 greenpeace (@greenpeace) may 3, 2016 one particularly troubling concern flagged by greenpeace netherlands is the fact that eu regulation on importing co2-heavy fuels like tar sands and oil would evaporate under these proposals. such a policy shift undercuts one of the key environmental protection strategies laid out under the paris climate agreement: to limit further temperature increases to less than 1.5 degrees. an overwhelming majority of climate scientists worldwide – climate sceptics excluded – argue anything less will entrench the global climate crisis, endangering billions. 3. gateway for hazardous chemicals & gm food the precautionary principle, which is laid out in article 191 of the treaty on the functioning of the eu, is also absent from the negotiation texts. the measure aims to build a better framework of environmental protections via risk analysis and policy intervention. in the case of products that could endanger human, plant or animal life – or drive environmental degradation – it is used as a vital tool to withdraw hazardous commodities from the market. it is also used to strip suspect produce from market circulation in cases where aggregate scientific research does not offer a comprehensive picture of potential risks. the leak also reveals that ttip will open european floodgates to us-produced genetically modified (gm) food and other products currently prohibited in the eu on environmental and public health grounds. campaigners warn this would signal the abandonment of vital european regulatory standards. 4. bias toward big business corporations have been afforded a glowing opportunity to have their say on ttip, yet civil society has had virtually no access to the secretive negotiations. apparent in the 248-page collection of leaked documents, is a clear bias towards big business. while civil society actors have been largely locked out of ttip talks, the leaked papers reveal the iron-cast influence corporate actors have wrought over the negotiations. the european commission (ec) has been anything but transparent about the extent of this corporate influence, according to greenpeace netherlands. the commission’s most recent report on ttip only mentions industry involvement in the talks once, while the leaked documents show that industry input has been dutifully noted and recorded throughout the negotiation process. the texts also regularly reference a need for further consultation with corporate actors. 5. isds mechanism: a done deal? analysis of the leaked papers show that the investor state dispute settlement (isds) clause central to ttip is a high priority for washington. the corporate court mechanism would allow multinationals to sue governments over lost profits. the negotiation texts, obtained by greenpeace netherlands, show the us has shot down proposed alternatives to this measure tabled by the eu. critics warn ec negotiators appear prepared to barter away eu states' sovereignty for a quick buck born of us corporate contracts. faiza oulahsen, a lead campaigner for greenpeace netherlands, said civil society across europe should be troubled about what the documents uncover. “whether you care about environmental issues, animal welfare, labor rights or internet privacy, you should be concerned about what is in these leaked documents,” she said. “they underline the strong objections civil society and millions of people around the world have voiced: ttip is about a huge transfer of democratic power from people to big business. we call on all elected representative and other concerned parties to read these documents and engage in the debate.” the leaked negotiation papers represent 13 of the 17 chapters that have been consolidated so far by the ec. they had previously been shrouded in secrecy, viewable only by elected members of the european parliament (meps) and other key eurocrats. those privy to the secretive texts were confined to reading them in a security-proofed chamber, in the absence of expert consultants. they were also banned from discussing their content with others.

baɪ ˈpitər ˈrəsəl ˈwɛstərn saɪəns həz hæd rɪˈmɑrkəbəl səkˈsɛs ɪn ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðə ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ əv ðə məˈtɪriəl wərld, bət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈɪnər wərld əv ðə maɪnd, ɪt həz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl tɪ seɪ. ənd wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ˌɪtˈsɛlf, saɪəns fɔlz ˈkjʊriəsli ˈsaɪlənt. ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪn ˈfɪzɪks, ˈkɛmɪstri, baɪˈɑləʤi, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər saɪəns ðət kən əˈkaʊnt fər ɑr ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈtɪriər wərld. ɪn ə streɪnʤ weɪ, ˈsaɪəntɪsts wʊd bi məʧ ˈhæpiər ɪf maɪndz dɪd nɑt ɪgˈzɪst. jɛt wɪˈθaʊt maɪndz ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ saɪəns. ðɪs ˈpɛrəˌdɑks meɪ bi ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈwɛstərn saɪəns ˈɪntu wət ˈtɑməs kun kɔld ə ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪn. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs bɪˈgɪnz wɪn ðə ˈprɛvələnt ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ɪnˈkaʊnərz ən əˈnɑməli ən ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ðət ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪkˈspleɪn. ɛz fɑr ɛz ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm ɪz kənˈsərnd, ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ɪz ˈsərtənli wən bɪg əˈnɑməli. ɪt ɪz ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs fækt əv laɪf: ðə fækt ðət wi ər əˈwɛr ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl wərld əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz, sɛnˈseɪʃənz, θɔts, ənd ˈfilɪŋz. jɛt ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn. ɪt ɪz ˈiziər tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ɪˈvɑlvd frəm ðə bɪg bæŋ tɪ ˈjumən biɪŋz ðən ɪt ɪz tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ˈɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ʃʊd ˈɛvər hæv ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnər ɪkˈspɪriəns. haʊ dɪz ɔl ðət ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈmætər əv ðə breɪn ˈɛvər gɪv raɪz tɪ ˈkɑnʃəs ɪkˈspɪriəns? waɪ ɪt ɔl ʤɪst goʊ ɔn ɪn ðə dɑrk? ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈspɑns tɪ ən əˈnɑməli ɪz ˈɔfən ˈsɪmpli tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr ɪt. ðɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈdid haʊ ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk wərld həz rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə əˈnɑməli əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. ənd fər ˈsimɪŋli saʊnd ˈrizənz.

by peter russell western science has had remarkable success in explaining the functioning of the material world, but when it comes to the inner world of the mind, it has very little to say. and when it comes to consciousness itself, science falls curiously silent. there is nothing in physics, chemistry, biology, or any other science that can account for our having an interior world. in a strange way, scientists would be much happier if minds did not exist. yet without minds there would be no science. this ever-present paradox may be pushing western science into what thomas kuhn called a paradigm shift–a fundamental change in worldview. this process begins when the prevalent paradigm encounters an anomaly — an observation that the current worldview explain. as far as the today’s scientific paradigm is concerned, consciousness is certainly one big anomaly. it is the most obvious fact of life: the fact that we are aware and experience an internal world of images, sensations, thoughts, and feelings. yet there is nothing more difficult to explain. it is easier to explain how the universe evolved from the big bang to human beings than it is to explain why any of us should ever have a single inner experience. how does all that electro-chemical activity in the physical matter of the brain ever give rise to conscious experience? why doesn’t it all just go on in the dark? the initial response to an anomaly is often simply to ignore it. this is indeed how the scientific world has responded to the anomaly of consciousness. and for seemingly sound reasons.

əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈfibi ˈbrɪʤərz ənd maɪk viˈoʊlə ˈdænjəl klɑrk ˈrisəntli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ðə riˈlis əv hɪz 7 wɪθ raɪən ˈædəmz oʊn ˈleɪbəl, "ˈdaɪməndz." klɑrk hu həz bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kiz wɪθ ˈædəmz' bænd, ðə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ, fər ðə pæst jɪr rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə θri træks ɪn hɪz hoʊm ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd, va*., ənd pleɪd ˈɛvəri ˈɪnstrəmənt hɪmˈsɛlf. "ˈdaɪməndz" (bækt wɪθ "ˈgaɪdɪd (baɪ wət wi hæv)" ənd "ˈroʊlɪn' aʊt") ɪz ə ˈprɪstin ˈdɑkjəmɛnt əv klɑrks soʊl ənd ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ fər ən ˌənfərˈgɛtəbəl ˈlɪsənɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. waɪl hi wɑz ɪn ˈnæʃvɪl ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər ə stɪnt æt ðə ˈraɪmən ˌɔdəˈtɔriəm wɪθ ˈædəmz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz oʊn pərˈfɔrməns æt klɑrk tʊk ə fju ˈmɪnəts tɪ kæʧ əp wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt "ˈdaɪməndz," ðə mˈjuzɪk sin ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd ənd haʊ ˈædəmz "lɪt ðə faɪər" fər hɪz ˈsoʊˌloʊ 7 ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən bɪˈloʊ: ju ˈdɪdənt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɛkərd ðiz sɔŋz æt, dɪd ju? noʊp, aɪ rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɪt æt maɪ haʊs ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə. dɪd ju hæv ə bænd wɪθ ju? aɪ pleɪd ˈɛvəri ˈɪnstrəmənt. aɪ tʊr əraʊnd ə lɔt ənd hæv pleɪd wɪθ k.d*. læŋ ənd hæv bɪn ɔn tʊr wɪθ hər ə lɔt. soʊ ˈdʊrɪŋ maɪ taɪm ɔf, aɪ ʤɪst pleɪ stəf æt maɪ haʊs, ənd raɪən, ə pəŋk kɪd æt hɑrt, ənd hi ʤɪst ˈrɪli dɪgz ðət ˈhoʊmˈgroʊn ˈæˌspɛkt. aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɑz wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət əˈpild tɪ ɪm wɪn hi hərd ðɪs mˈjuzɪk. aɪ dɪg ðə træks. aɪ ˈrɪli laɪk ““diamonds,”*,” bət aɪ θɪŋk ““rollin’*’ out”*” ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt weɪ tɪ ɛnd ɪt. jæ, mæn, ˈrɪli swit əv ju tɪ seɪ. wɪn aɪ ˈfaɪnəli gɑt maɪ ˈstudiˌoʊ sɛt əp, aɪ ˈrɪli ʃʊr wət kaɪnd əv mˈjuzɪk aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk. aɪ min, aɪ laɪk ɔl kaɪnz əv mˈjuzɪk. æt hɑrt, ə ʤæz piˈænə pleɪər, aɪ keɪm əp pleɪɪŋ ʤæz mˈjuzɪk, soʊ aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ wət pleɪ. ɪt ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ ðɪs sɔrt əv mɛst əp soʊl mˈjuzɪk, ju noʊ wət aɪ min? læfs bət aɪ gru əp ˈləvɪŋ soʊl mˈjuzɪk ənd maɪ dæd wɑz ə bɪg ˈsæksəˌfoʊn pleɪər. oʊ jæ, ɪt ˈdɛfənətli sips aʊt ɪn ðiz sɔŋz. sɪns ju rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðɪs ˈjɔrsɛlf, haʊ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɑz raɪən wɪθ ðɪs dɪsk? wɛl, hi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv ɪt. bət hi lɪt ðə faɪər ˈəndər maɪ æs ənd sɛd, ““hey*, kəm ɔn, mæn. ðɪs ɪz gʊd. ju kən du this.”*.” aɪ hæd ˈæˌkʧuəli kəm əp wɪθ ə feɪk backstory*, laɪk ə feɪk ˈstɔri ðət wivz wɪθ ˈækʧəwəl ˈhɪstəri, laɪk ˈfɔrəst gəmp. hi kɔld mi wən deɪ ənd wɑz laɪk, ““man*, kən ðɪs ʤɪst bi you?”*?” aɪ noʊ, aɪ wɔnt tɪ pʊt maɪ feɪs tɪ ðət mˈjuzɪk, bət hi kənˈvɪnst mi ˈəðərˌwaɪz. læfs naʊ ðət aʊt, haʊ du ju fil əˈbaʊt ɪt? ər ju stɪl ə ˈlɪtəl ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv tɪ hæv jʊr neɪm ənd feɪs taɪd tɪ mˈjuzɪk? nɑt ˈrɪli mi biɪŋ ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv əˈbaʊt ðə mˈjuzɪk, bət wət aɪ du fər ə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts. aɪ fil gʊd əˈbaʊt ðət ənd aɪ ləv duɪŋ ðət. soʊ, ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ðət aɪ hæd tɪ kənˈsɪdər, æm aɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ do?”*?” aɪ wɔnt tɪ du ɔl kaɪnz əv stəf, aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɪt ɔl, bət tɪ hæv raɪən bi səˈpɔrtɪv əˈbaʊt ɪt, laɪk, ““yeah*, aɪ kən du ðɪs! goʊɪŋ tɪ bi great!”*!” aɪ ləv ɪt, mæn, soʊ ˈizi tɪ pliz. mˈjuzɪk ɪz fən. həz ðɪs ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ju tɪ du mɔr ˈdænjəl klɑrk ˈsoʊˌloʊ stəf? jæ. oʊ jæ, ənd aɪ hæv ə lɔt əv mˈjuzɪk ðət rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ɔl ðɪs taɪm bɪn rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ənd ˈnɛvər hæd taɪm tɪ dil wɪθ ɪt, soʊ naʊ duɪŋ ðət. siɪŋ wət ɪt kʊd bɪˈkəm. ə gʊd pul əv mjuˈzɪʃənz ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd, tu. ðə ˈrɪʧmənd sin ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈrɪli nis θɪŋ. ə nis pleɪs tɪ lɪv ənd meɪk mˈjuzɪk bɪˈkəz soʊ ʧip tɪ lɪv. ə ful kən əˈfɔrd tɪ bi ə ful ðɛr ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk θɪŋz wərk. ə nis kəˈlɛktɪv goʊɪŋ ɔn. tɔkt tɪ ə fju ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm nu ˈjɔrkərz ˈrisəntli, ənd tɪ hir ðɛm tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈmeɪkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ɪn ðə ə lɔt ˈdɪfərənt ðən ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn nu jɔrk təˈdeɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk mˈjuzɪk, ɪf fər noʊ ˈəðər ˈrizən ðən ðə ənˈgɔdli rɛnts. oʊ jæ. laɪk ə ˈdɪfərənt wərld, laɪk ˈmeɪkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ɔn mɑrz aɪ wʊd ˌɪˈmæʤən. soʊ ɪt meɪks sɛns ðət ðiz sinz pɑp əp ˈɛlsˌwɛr. aɪ θɪŋk ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ðət ɪn ə lɔt əv smɔl ˈsɪtiz ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ˈprɪti məʧ bɔɪlz daʊn tɪ biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd tɪ lɪv, ju noʊ? ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv ɪf ðət ˈsɪti ɪz ˈrɛdi fər nu mˈjuzɪk. faʊnd ə lɔt əv mjuˈzɪʃənz ɪn ə lɔt əv kul ˈpleɪsɪz. haʊ dɪd ju ənd raɪən fərst gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd? aɪ mɛt raɪən jɪrz əˈgoʊ, aɪ wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli pleɪɪŋ ɪn ˈmændi mʊr bænd wɪn ðeɪ fərst mɛt. hi ənd aɪ ʤɪst ˈrɪli hɪt ɪt ɔf. frəm nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, soʊ boʊθ kaɪnd əv ˈsəðərn bɔɪz ənd wi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ðət ɪn ˈkɑmən. aɪ wɑz ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ɔn ðə roʊd soʊ ɪt tʊk ə bənʧ əv jɪrz fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli hʊk əp ənd stɑrt ˈmeɪkɪŋ mˈjuzɪk. aɪ mɛt ɪm, ˈprɑbəˌbli, sɪks ər ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ənd bɪn ˈtʊrɪŋ sɪns læst jɪr wɪʧ həz ʤɪst bɪn greɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ maɪk viˈoʊlə hu ɪz ə greɪt gɪˈtɑr pleɪər. maɪk hæd wərkt wɪθ ˈmændi, tu, soʊ aɪ nu ɪm ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm raɪən, soʊ laɪk wərldz hæv kəˈlaɪdɪd. juzd tɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts. wɪθ ðɪs nu ənd ɔl əv jʊr mˈjuzɪk ðət rɪˈkɔrdɪd ɔn jʊr oʊn ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz du ju hæv ˈɛni plænz tɪ hɪt ðə roʊd ɛz ˈdænjəl klɑrk? noʊ. aɪ wʊd seɪ noʊ, nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli. ˈdɪpɪŋ ɑr toʊz ɪn naʊ ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt əˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪt. ʤɪst, ðət wʊd bi ə kəmˈplit kərɪr ʧeɪnʤ fər mi raɪt ðɪs ˈsɛkənd. ˈhæpi tɪ ʤəmp ɪn, bət raɪt naʊ, ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈræpɪŋ əp ðɪs tʊr fərst ənd ðɛn si wət ðə plænz wɪl bi. aɪ kɔt ðə tu ˈhæmərˌstin ˈbɔˌlrum ʃoʊz ɪn nu jɔrk læst jɪr ðeɪ wər soʊ greɪt. ðoʊz wər səm fən ʃoʊz. [tɛnʧ] frəm ðə heartbreakers*, hi wɑz æt wən əv ðoʊz ʃoʊz. aɪ mɛt ɪm ənd hi wɑz soʊ swit, bət aɪ wɑz soʊ ˈhæpi tɪ nɑt noʊ hi wɑz ðɛr ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ! wət æm aɪ ˈivɪn duɪŋ hir? læfs du ju ˈɛvər raɪt wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɑrtɪsts waɪl jʊr ɔn ðə roʊd? nɑt soʊ məʧ. fər mi, laɪk ə ˈpræktɪs kaɪnd əv ə gaɪ. aɪ ləv ˈpræktɪsɪŋ, ənd ɔn ðə roʊd, aɪ gɪt tɪ du ðət kaɪnd əv θɪŋ. wɪn ɔn ðə roʊd, aɪ traɪ tɪ si ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɛz aɪ kən ənd si ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ kən. ˈdɛfənətli wən əv ðə pərks əv ðɪs ʤɑb. maɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə roʊd ɪz spərˈædɪk, bət ɪt fjuəlz wət aɪ du wɪn aɪ gɪt hoʊm. æt hoʊm, wɛr aɪ æm ənd wɛr aɪ hoʊl əp ənd pʊt ɔn ðə əˈweɪ, hideous”*” feɪs, ju noʊ? læfs ˈlɪrɪks ˈrɪli maɪ θɪŋ, tu, soʊ waɪ aɪ ləv soʊl mˈjuzɪk. soʊ ˈsɪmpəl ðoʊz sɔŋz seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ, bət ðeɪ əˈlaʊ soʊ məʧ speɪs tɪ lɛt ðə ˈlɪsənər θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt. ˈvɛri ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðət weɪ. ðə ˈsɛnəmənts ər ˈsɪmpəl, ju noʊ? ˈivɪn wɪθ maɪ sɔŋ ɔl ðə ˈdaɪməndz ɪn ðə wərld fʊlˈfɪl wət ju dɪˈzərv nɑt ˈrɑkət saɪəns, bət ˈləvli. wən əv ðə kul θɪŋz əˈbaʊt raɪən ɪz hɪz ləv ənd dɪˈvoʊʃən tɪ ˈvaɪnəl ˌɪnˈdid. fər ju ˈpərsənəli, ɪz ˈvaɪnəl ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt? oʊ mæn, ə juʤ kəˈlɛktər. ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ mi ʤɪst ˈstilɪŋ maɪ ˈrɛkərdz. ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ keɪm hoʊm frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ, mɔr ˈrɛkərdz wʊd goʊ ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm hɪz kəˈlɛkʃən. læfs soʊ greɪt ðət ˈvaɪnəl ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ bæk, tu, bɪˈkəz ʤɪst ðə weɪ tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪt. bæk ɪn ðə deɪ, ˈvaɪnəl wɑz ðə ɛnd rɪˈzəlt, ju noʊ? ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɔn ənd ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ɪt, ɪt ʤɪst meɪks sɛns tɪ mi. goʊɪŋ tɪ ə kəmˈpjutər ɪz ˈvɛri ˈpræktɪkəl ənd gʊd, bət ʤɪst ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪt ɪn, tɪ mi, ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət meɪks sɛns. ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt ɪn jʊr hænd, ˈrɛdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛr ə lɔt əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðɛr, ju kən kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn ˈstɔri, soʊ məʧ ˈmɪstəri. aɪ ʤɪst ləv ɪt. ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wɛr ju kən seɪ, ““oh*, aɪ ˈwəndər əˈbaʊt ðɪs guy,”*,” ənd ðɛn ju taɪp ɪn hɪz neɪm ənd ju gɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju nid æt ðə ˈrɛkərd pleɪər, ju ˈivɪn θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt; ju ʤɪst lɛt jʊr ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən goʊ. ˈdænjəl klɑrks "ˈdaɪməndz" ɪz əˈveɪləbəl naʊ ˈviə raɪən ˈædəmz' ˈɔnˌlaɪn stɔr. ju kən pɪk əp ə ˈkɑpi hir ənd meɪk ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ˈædəmz' kəmˈplit tʊr aɪˈtɪnərˌɛri fər 2015 æt hɪz əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt

along with phoebe bridgers and mike viola , daniel clarke recently celebrated the release of his first-ever 7" with ryan adams ' own pax-am label, "diamonds." clarke -- who has been sitting behind the keys with adams' band, the shining, for the past year -- recorded the three tracks in his home in richmond, va., and played every instrument himself. "diamonds" (backed with "guided (by what we have)" and "rollin' out") is a pristine document of clarke's soul and r&b influences, making for an unforgettable listening experience. while he was in nashville getting ready for a two-night stint at the ryman auditorium with adams -- along with his own in-store performance at grimey's -- clarke took a few minutes to catch up with us about "diamonds," the music scene in richmond and how adams "lit the fire" for his solo 7". check out our exclusive conversation below: you didn't actually record these songs at pax-am, did you? nope, i recorded it at my house in virginia. did you have a band with you? i played every instrument. i tour around a lot and have played with k.d. lang and have been on tour with her a lot. so during my time off, i just play stuff at my house, and ryan, he’s a punk kid at heart, and he just really digs that homegrown aspect. i think that was one of the things that appealed to him when he heard this music. i dig the tracks. i really like “diamonds,” but i think “rollin’ out” is a perfect way to end it. yeah, man, that’s really sweet of you to say. when i finally got my studio set up, i really sure what kind of music i was going to make. i mean, i like all kinds of music. at heart, i’m a jazz piano player, i came up playing jazz music, so i didn’t really know what i’d play. it ended up being this sort of messed up soul music, you know what i mean? [ laughs ] but i grew up loving soul music and my dad was a big saxophone player. oh yeah, it definitely seeps out in these songs. since you recorded this yourself, how involved was ryan with this disc? well, he involved in the making of it. but he lit the fire under my ass and said, “hey, come on, man. this is good. you can do this.” i had actually come up with a fake backstory, like a fake story that weaves with actual history, like forrest gump. he called me one day and was like, “man, can this just be you?” i don’t know, i didn’t want to put my face to that music, but he convinced me otherwise. [ laughs ] now that it’s out, how do you feel about it? are you still a little apprehensive to have your name and face tied to music? it’s not really me being apprehensive about the music, but what i do for a living is supporting other artists. i feel good about that and i love doing that. so, this is the first time that i had to consider, “what am i going to do?” i want to do all kinds of stuff, i enjoy it all, but to have ryan be supportive about it, it’s like, “yeah, i can do this! it’s going to be great!” i love it, man, i’m so easy to please. music is fun. has this inspired you to do more daniel clarke solo stuff? yeah. oh yeah, and i have a lot of music that i’ve recorded over the years. all this time i’ve been recording music and i’ve never had time to deal with it, so now i’m doing that. i’m seeing what it could become. there’s a good pool of musicians in richmond, too. the richmond scene is becoming a really nice thing. it’s a nice place to live and make music because it’s so cheap to live. a fool can afford to be a fool there and actually make things work. there’s a nice collective going on. i’ve talked to a few longtime new yorkers recently, and to hear them talk about making music in the ‘80s .. it’s a lot different than living in new york today trying to make music, if for no other reason than the ungodly rents. oh yeah. it’s like a different world, it’s like making music on mars i would imagine. so it makes sense that these scenes pop up elsewhere. i think there’s something to that in a lot of small cities and i think it pretty much boils down to being able to afford to live, you know? it’s just a matter of if that city is ready for new music. i’ve found a lot of musicians in a lot of cool places. how did you and ryan first get involved? i met ryan years ago, i was actually playing in mandy moore ’s band when they first met. he and i just really hit it off. he’s from north carolina, so we’re both kind of southern boys and we always had that in common. i was running around on the road so it took a bunch of years for us to eventually hook up and start making music. i met him, probably, six or seven years ago, and we’ve been touring since last year which has just been great ... along with mike viola , who is a great guitar player. mike had worked with mandy, too, so i knew him separate from ryan, so it’s like worlds have collided. you’re used to supporting other artists. with this new 7” -- and all of your music that you’ve recorded on your own over the years -- do you have any plans to hit the road as daniel clarke? no. i would say no, not necessarily. we’re dipping our toes in now and i’m certainly not opposed to it. it’s just, that would be a complete career change for me right this second. i’m happy to jump in, but right now, we’re focused on wrapping up this tour first and then we’ll see what the plans will be. i caught the two hammerstein ballroom shows in new york last year -- they were so great. those were some fun shows. benmont [tench] from the heartbreakers, he was at one of those shows. i met him and he was so sweet, but i was so happy to not know he was there during the show! what am i even doing here? [ laughs ] do you ever write with other artists while you're on the road? not so much. for me, i’m like a practice kind of a guy. i love practicing, and on the road, i don’t get to do that kind of thing. when i’m on the road, i try to see as many people as i can and see everything i can. it’s definitely one of the perks of this job. my writing on the road is sporadic, but it fuels what i do when i get home. at home, that’s where i am and that’s where i hole up and put on the “look away, i’m hideous” face, you know? [ laughs ] lyrics really aren’t my thing, too, so that’s why i love soul music. it’s so simple -- those songs say something, but they allow so much space to let the listener think about it. it’s very engaging in that way. the sentiments are simple, you know? even with my song -- “ all the diamonds in the world / can’t fulfill what you deserve ” -- that’s not rocket science, but it’s lovely. one of the cool things about ryan is his love and devotion to vinyl . indeed. for you personally, is vinyl something that’s important? oh man, i’m a huge collector. it started with me just stealing my dad’s records. every time i came home from college, more records would go missing from his collection. [ laughs ] it’s so great that vinyl is coming back, too, because that’s just the way to experience it. back in the day, vinyl was the end result, you know? that process of putting it on and listening to it, it just makes sense to me. going to a computer is very practical and it’s good, but just taking it in, to me, it’s the process that makes sense. holding it in your hand, reading about it -- even if there isn’t a lot of information there, you can create your own story, there’s so much mystery. i just love it. as opposed to the internet where you can say, “oh, i wonder about this guy,” and then you type in his name and you get everything you need .. at the record player, you don’t even think about it; you just let your imagination go. daniel clarke's "diamonds" is available now via ryan adams' online store. you can pick up a copy here , and make sure to check out adams' complete tour itinerary for 2015 at his official website .

ə ˈridər raɪts: aɪ wɛnt tɪ hir ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə spik təˈnaɪt ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. ðə kraʊd wɑz juʤ, ðə laɪnz wər lɔŋ, ənd (rɪˈpɔrtədli) ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs wɑz sloʊɪŋ θɪŋz daʊn baɪ ˈsərʧɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪgˈzɑstɪvli æt ðə dɔr. ɪt wɑz ˈpeɪnfəli ˈɑbviəs ðət aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ədˈmɪtəd ɪn taɪm tɪ hir ðə spiʧ. ðɛn ðə pəˈlis klɪrd ðə strit nɛkst tɪ ðə wən aɪ wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ ɔn, ˈpʊtɪŋ əp nɑt cross”*” teɪp. childishly*, aɪ θɔt meɪ nɑt gɪt ɪn tɪ hir ðə spiʧ, bət æt list si ðə motorcade”*”. wɪn ðə ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd dɪd kəm ˈrɔrɪŋ daʊn ðə strit, ɪt ˈsədənli stɑpt. ˈsəmˌwən hæd toʊld ˈsɛnətər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ðət juʤ laɪnz əv səˈpɔrtərz hæd ˈlɪtəl ər noʊ hoʊp əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn tɪ ðə meɪn ɪˈvɛnt. hi lɛft hɪz ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd, wɔkt ɔn fʊt daʊn ðə strit təˈwɔrdz ðə kraʊd, ənd geɪv ə tɛn ˈmɪnət ˌɪmˈprɑmptu spiʧ fər ðoʊz ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn laɪn.

a reader writes: i went to hear barack obama speak tonight in san francisco. the crowd was huge, the lines were long, and (reportedly) the secret service was slowing things down by searching everyone exhaustively at the door. it was painfully obvious that i probably wasn’t going to be admitted in time to hear the speech. then the police cleared the street next to the one i was waiting on, putting up “do not cross” tape. childishly, i thought “i may not get in to hear the speech, but at least i’ll see the motorcade”. when the motorcade did come roaring down the street, it suddenly stopped. someone had told senator obama that huge lines of supporters had little or no hope of getting in to the main event. he left his motorcade, walked on foot down the street towards the crowd, and gave a ten minute impromptu speech for those waiting in line.

ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts "aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts sɪˈkjʊrəti wɑz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd," sɪz ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs əˈfɪʃəl kənˈfərmz tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn rɪˈpɔrts əv ən ˈɪnsədənt wɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi ə ˈpraɪvət sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑnˌtræktər ʃɛrd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs dɪˈrɛktər ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪz ʃi ˈoʊnli brift ˈprɛzɪdənt ɔn waɪt haʊs fɛns ˈʤəmpər ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ɛmˈbætəld juz. ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈpɪrz tɪ ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ðə nuz ðət broʊk aʊərz ˈæftər ˈʤuljə ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ðət ə ˈpraɪvət sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑnˌtræktər wɪθ ə gən ʃɛrd ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈproʊtəˌkɔl, ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz trɪp tɪ ðə ˈsɛnərz fər dɪˈziz kənˈtroʊl ənd priˈvɛnʃən ɪn æˈtlæntə tu wiks əˈgoʊ. ɪn hər ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs kəˈmɪti ɔn ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɪrsən sɛd ʃi ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈbrifɪŋ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt wɛˈnɛvər ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɪriəs briʧ əv hɪz ər hɪz ˈfæməliz sɪˈkjʊrəti. wɪn æst haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz ʃi hæd tɪ teɪk səʧ ˈækʃən ɪn 2014 ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðə sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 ˈɪnsədənt ɪn wɪʧ ə mæn ɑrmd wɪθ ə naɪf ʤəmpt ðə waɪt haʊs fɛns ənd meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ist rum. nɑt lɔŋ ˈæftər ðə ˈhirɪŋ əˈʤərnd, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər ənd ðɛn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪn æˈtlæntə ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 16 ən ˈeɪʤənsi əˈfɪʃəl kənˈfərmd ðə ˈɪnsədənt tɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɪn wɪʧ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑnˌtræktər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər æt ðə ˈsiˌdiˈsi wɑz ˈkɛriɪŋ ə gən ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd hɪz ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈditeɪl. ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktər wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ɪn ən ˌənprəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmænər, ðə əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. wɪn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈwərkər wɑz kənˈfrəntɪd əˈbaʊt hɪz bɪˈheɪvjər, ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild ðət hi wɑz ɑrmd. æst əˈbaʊt ðə əˈpɛrənt ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi ɪn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs, ɛd ˈdɑnəvən, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn "wi ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈpraɪvət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ðə dɪˈrɛktər meɪ hæv wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt." ʤɪst wɔʧt səˈluʃən tɪ ðə w.h*. sɪˈkjʊrəti dəˈbɑkəl? riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ səˈluʃən tɪ ðə w.h*. sɪˈkjʊrəti dəˈbɑkəl? ʤɪst wɔʧt haʊ kʊd ˌɪnˈtrudər briʧ w.h*. sɪˈkjʊrəti? riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ haʊ kʊd ˌɪnˈtrudər briʧ w.h*. sɪˈkjʊrəti? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz, ɪt ɪz əp tɪ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd hu ɪz əˈlaʊd tɪ pəˈzɛs ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ðət ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ˈɑpərˌeɪtər wɑz dɪˈtərmənd nɑt tɪ bi ə θrɛt tɪ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈæftər hi wɑz ˈɪntərvˌjud baɪ ˈɔfɪsərz. waɪt haʊs əˈfɪʃəlz dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. "aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənts sɪˈkjʊrəti wɑz ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd," rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤeɪsən, r-utah*, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. "ə ˈkɑnvɪkt wɪθ ə gən ɪn ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt pʊt hɪz laɪf ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər. ðə dɪˈrɛktər ʃʊd hæv ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, jɛt ʃi ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd ʃi dɪd nɑt. dɪd ʃi laɪ tɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ər feɪl tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt?" æt ðə ˈhirɪŋ spəˈsɪfɪkli æst ˈpɪrsən "wət pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə taɪm du ju ˌɪnˈfɔrm ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ðət hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl sɪˈkjʊrəti həz ɪn ˈɛni weɪ, ʃeɪp ər fɔrm bɪn briʧt?" "pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə taɪm?" ˈpɪrsən rɪˈspɑndɪd. "ə ˈhənərd pərˈsɛnt əv ðə taɪm wi wʊd ədˈvaɪz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt." "ju wʊd ədˈvaɪz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt," ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd. "jɛs," ʃi sɛd. "ɪn ˈkæləndər jɪr 2014 haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz həz ðət ˈhæpənd?" æst. "aɪ hæv nɑt brift ɪm ɪkˈsɛpt fər wən əˈkeɪʒən fər ðə sɛpˈtɛmbər 19 ˈɪnsədənt," ʃi sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs ˌɪnˈtrudər hu wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ briʧ waɪt haʊs sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ist rum əv ðə waɪt haʊs. ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət ðə ˈoʊnli taɪm ʃi hæd ˈoʊnli brift ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əˈbaʊt hɪz ər hɪz ˈfæməliz ˈpərsɪnəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪn 2014 wɑz ðə wən taɪm. "ðət ɪz kərˈɛkt," ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ˈɪnsədənt ˈhæpənd θri deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɪnˈtruʒən æt ðə waɪt haʊs.

story highlights "i believe the president's security was unnecessarily compromised," chaffetz says secret service official confirms to cnn reports of an incident when obama visited the cdc a private security contractor shared an elevator with the president, in violation of protocol secret service director testifies she only briefed president on white house fence jumper testimony given by the director of the embattled u.s. secret service on tuesday appears to conflict with the news that broke hours after julia pierson's testimony -- that a private security contractor with a gun shared an elevator with president obama, in violation of protocol, during his trip to the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta two weeks ago. in her testimony before the house committee on oversight and government reform , pierson said she is responsible for briefing the president whenever there is a serious breach of his or his family's security. when asked how many times she had to take such action in 2014, she said it was only after the september 19 incident in which a man armed with a knife jumped the white house fence and made it into the mansion's east room. not long after the hearing adjourned, the washington examiner and then the washington post reported the incident in atlanta on september 16. an agency official confirmed the incident to cnn in which a security contractor operating an elevator at the cdc was carrying a gun in the presence of obama and his secret service detail. the contractor was taking pictures of the president and otherwise behaving in an unprofessional manner, the official said. when the security worker was confronted about his behavior, it was revealed that he was armed. asked about the apparent inconsistency in pierson's testimony, a spokesman for the secret service, ed donovan, told cnn "we aren't going to discuss private conversations the director may have with the president." just watched solution to the w.h. security debacle? replay more videos ... must watch solution to the w.h. security debacle? 04:41 just watched how could intruder breach w.h. security? replay more videos ... must watch how could intruder breach w.h. security? 02:47 according to secret service protocols, it is up to the agency to decide who is allowed to possess firearms in the presence of the president. the agency official said that the elevator operator was determined not to be a threat to obama after he was interviewed by officers. white house officials did not respond to requests for comment from cnn. "i believe the president's security was unnecessarily compromised," rep. jason chaffetz, r-utah, told cnn. "a convict with a gun in an elevator with the president put his life in danger. the director should have informed the president, yet she testified she did not. did she lie to congress or fail to inform the president?" chaffetz at the hearing specifically asked pierson "what percentage of the time do you inform the president that his personal security has in any way, shape or form been breached?" "percentage of the time?" pierson responded. "a hundred percent of the time we would advise the president." "you would advise the president," chaffetz specified. "yes," she said. "in calendar year 2014 how many times has that happened?" asked chaffetz. "i have not briefed him ... except for one occasion for the september 19 incident," she said, referring to the white house intruder who was able to breach white house security and get into the east room of the white house. chaffetz clarified that the only time she had only briefed the president about his or his family's personal security in 2014 was the one time. "that is correct," she said. the elevator incident happened three days before the fence-jumping intrusion at the white house.

nɔrθ ə mæn wɑz ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd ˈsənˌdi ˈæftər hi ˌɪntərˈəptɪd ə ˈsərvɪs ɪn ə ˈwɪtnəs hɔl ənd əˈtɛmptəd tɪ kət ðə waɪərz ɔn ðə saʊnd ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. steɪt pəˈlis ʧɑrʤd pɔl ˈʤɑnsən, 34 əv 116 hɪl roʊd, wɪθ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈtrɛˌspæs, briʧ əv pis ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈæftər ðeɪ seɪ hi wɔkt θru ðə frənt dɔrz əv ðə ˈkɪŋdəm hɔl əv ʤəˈhoʊvəz ˈwɪtnəsɪz ɔn rut 184 ˈkɛriɪŋ waɪər ˈkətərz æt əˈbaʊt a.m*. ˈwɪtnəsɪz toʊld pəˈlis ðət ˈʤɑnsən, hu wɑz ˌɪnˈtɑksɪˌkeɪtɪd, wɑz ““belligerent*, θˈrɛtənɪŋ ənd kɔzd əˈlɑrm tɪ əˈprɑksəmətli 104 ˈmɛmbərz ɪn attendance,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ərˈɛst rɪˈpɔrt. ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ʧərʧ stɑpt ɪm frəm əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ kət ðə waɪərz tɪ ðə saʊnd ˈsɪstəm wɪθ ðə waɪər ˈkətərz ənd kɔld pəˈlis. noʊ ˈɪnʤəriz wər ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd ˈleɪtər ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈwɪljəm ˈdəbəlju. ˈbækəs ˈhɑˌspɪtəl.

north stonington — a voluntown man was hospitalized sunday after he interrupted a service in a jehovah’s witness hall and attempted to cut the wires on the sound system in the building. state police charged paul johnson, 34, of 116 ekonk hill road, with first-degree criminal trespass, breach of peace and threatening after they say he walked through the front doors of the kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses on route 184 carrying wire cutters at about 11:30 a.m. witnesses told police that johnson, who was intoxicated, was “belligerent, threatening and caused alarm to approximately 104 members in attendance,” according to an arrest report. several members of the church stopped him from attempting to cut the wires to the sound system with the wire cutters and called police. no injuries were reported. johnson was arrested and later taken to the william w. backus hospital.

kəˈlɛkt ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈfidˌbæk ju pʊt ˈlɪmɪts ɔn jʊr ˈprɑdəkt, jʊr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ər jʊr kəmˈjunɪti, waɪ ʃʊd jʊr ˈfidˌbæk ˈsɔfˌwɛr? kəˈlɛkt ɛz məʧ ˈfidˌbæk ɛz ju laɪk wɪθ ðə əˈnɑnəməs bɑks. ˈizəli ʃɛr ˈfidˌbæk ˈbɑksɪz wɛˈrɛvər ju ʧuz tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈfidˌbæk, wi meɪk ɪt ˈizi. æd ðə ˈwɪʤɪt koʊd tɪ ˈɛni webpage*. ˈkɑpi ənd peɪst jʊr juˈnik ər juz ðə jʊr box”*” ˈfiʧər tɪ iˈmeɪl jʊr bɑks tɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ər ən ɪnˈtaɪər grup. ɪt ˈivɪn lʊks nis wɪn ʃɛrd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə saɪts laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər. ˈrilˌtaɪm, əˈnɑnəməs ʧæt juz ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɪ ʧæt wɪθ əˈnɑnəməs rɪˈspɑndənts ɛz ðeɪ ər ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ jʊr ˈfidˌbæk bɑks. sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈpraɪvəsi ɪz stɪl meɪnˈteɪnd. ˈkəstəˌmaɪz jʊr bɑks stɑrt baɪ ˈædɪŋ ə ˈkəstəm ˈloʊgoʊ, ˈɪntroʊ tɛkst, ənd ˈkəstəm tægz frəm ðə box”*” ˈmɛnju. waɪl ðɛr, ˈkəstəˌmaɪz ˈəðər ˈsɛtɪŋz səʧ ɛz ˈbətən ˈkələr, taɪm zoʊn, ˈækˌsɛs riˈstrɪkʃənz, ənd ˈivɪn wɛb ˈæˌdrɛs. ˈmænɪʤ ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈdɛləˌgeɪt bɑks ˈmænɪʤmənt tərn ɔn ər ɔf ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd əˈsaɪn ˈmænɪʤərz. ðɪs weɪ jʊr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən kən hæv ˈmɛni ˈbɑksɪz wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ səbˈmɪʃənz ənd əˈlərts. jʊr ˈdætə ɪz jʊr ˈdætə wi teɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈpraɪvəsi ˈsɪriəsli ənd hæv bɪlt ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ kip jʊr ˈdætə ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈpraɪvət ənd sɪˈkjʊr. rɛd mɔr əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti plɛʤ. pləs ju kən ˈɛkspɔrt jʊr ˈæktɪv əˈkaʊnt ˈdætə æt ˈɛni taɪm tɪ juz ɪn ˈəðər ˈsɪstəmz. ˈvoʊtɪŋ ənd dɪˈskəʃən juz ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ðə kraʊd tɪ hɛlp ju aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ənd praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ˈfiʧərz ənd goʊlz. səˈlɛktɪvli æd səˈʤɛsʧənz tɪ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈfɔrəm fər ˈvoʊtɪŋ ənd əˈnɑnəməs dɪˈskəʃən. ˈmɑdərˌeɪtər kənˈtroʊlz lɛt ju lɑk ˈvoʊtɪŋ ənd dɪˈskəʃən ənd dɪˈlit ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈkɑmɛnts. ðɛr ər ˈivɪn ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz tɪ hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt ˈbælət ˈstəfɪŋ ənd əˈdɪʃənəl kənˈtroʊlz ənd prəˈtɛkʃənz. lərn mɔr. ˈməltəpəl səˈpɔrt ˈɔpʃənz ðə ˈprɑdəkt ˈoʊnərz ˈmɑnətər səˈpɔrt ˈʧænəlz ənd kən eɪd ɪn ˈænsərɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ju hæv. ðɛrz ˈivɪn ə prɛˈmɪr səˈpɔrt ˈɔpʃən æt ðə prɛˈmɪr plæn ˈlɛvəl.

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hisanohama*, ʤəˈpæn (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈdəzənz əv kræbz, θri smɔl ʃɑrks ənd skɔrz əv fɪʃ θəmp ɔn ðə sˈlɪpəri dɛk əv ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ boʊt tru prɑˈspɛrəti ɛz ˈkæptən lændz hɪz ˈleɪtəst hɔl, əˈnəðər kæʧ ˈhɛdɪd nɑt fər ðə ˈdɪnər ˈteɪbəl bət fər ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈtɛstɪŋ. ə ˈfɪʃərˌmæn stændz ɔn hɪz boʊt ɪn pɔrt ɪn aɪˈwɑki, əˈbaʊt 30 19 maɪəlz) saʊθ əv ðə fukuˈʃimə ˌdaɪˈiʧi ˈnukliər paʊər plænt, fukuˈʃimə ˈpriˌfɛkʧər meɪ 26 2013 ˈkeɪtoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt bænd kəˈmərʃəl ˈfɪʃɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə, səm 200 125 maɪəlz) ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, ˈæftər ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ 2011 tsuˈnɑmi ənd ðə riˈæktər ənd ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ðət ˈfɑloʊd æt ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ fukuˈʃimə ˈnukliər plænt. ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər, ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ ɪˈlɛktrɪk paʊər koʊ, ər, həz ˈbætəld sɪns ðɛn tɪ kip ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈwɔtər juzd tɪ kul ðə ˈkrɪpəld riˈæktər frəm ˈlikɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə graʊnd ənd ðə si. ðə wɔlz əv ə fɪʃ ˈmɑrkɪt ðət soʊld kæʧ əv ˈflaʊndər, rockfish*, ənd ˈəðər ɪn ðə pɔrt əv, əˈbaʊt 20 12 maɪəlz) saʊθ əv ðə ruɪnd plænt, rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ruɪnz. ðə ˈfɪʃərmɪn əv, fɔrst aʊt əv wərk baɪ ðə dɪˈzæstər, hæv hæd noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ teɪk ðə ˈoʊnli ʤɑb əˈveɪləbəl ˈʧɛkɪŋ kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ˈlɛvəlz ɪn fɪʃ ʤɪst ˈɔfˈʃɔr frəm ðə dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈnukliər riˈæktər ˈbɪldɪŋz. juzd tɪ bi soʊ praʊd əv ɑr fɪʃ. ðeɪ wər ˈfeɪməs əˈkrɔs ʤəˈpæn ənd wi meɪd ə ˈdisənt ˈlɪvɪŋ aʊt əv them,”*,” sɛd, hu sərˈvaɪvd ðə tsuˈnɑmi baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə weɪvz ənd ˈseɪlɪŋ ðə tru prɑˈspɛrəti aʊt tɪ si. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪz sampling.”*.” ˈʃoʊldərz stupt frəm jɪrz əv hɑrd wərk, ɪz ˈhæpi tɪ bi bæk ˈpʊlɪŋ fɪʃ aʊt əv ə 330 jɑrdz) nɛt. laɪk ˈmɛni ˈjəŋgər ˈfɪʃərmɪn, ənˈʃʊr haʊ lɔŋ hi kən steɪ æt ɪt. ðə ˈfɪʃərmɪn ənd ər ɪn dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ðə plænz tɪ dəmp 100 tənz əv ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər ə deɪ frəm ðə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd plænt ˈɪntu ðə si. ðə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd plæn fər fukuˈʃimə kʊd teɪk 30 jɪrz ər mɔr. ˈʧælənʤ ɪz wət tɪ du wɪθ ðə kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd ˈwɔtər ðət həz bɪn ˈpulɪŋ æt ðə plænt æt ə reɪt əv 400 tənz ə deɪ ɪˈnəf tɪ fɪl ən sˈwɪmɪŋ pul ɪn ə wik. soʊ fɑr ɪt həz bɪn ˈreɪsɪŋ tɪ bɪld tæŋks tɪ stɔr ðə kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd ˈwɔtər ɔn ðə graʊnz əv ðə plænt, ɪn wɪʧ ɔl ðə ˈwɔtər ɪz kɛpt æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ æst ˈfɪʃərmɪn tɪ səˈpɔrt ə plæn tɪ bɪld ə ““by-pass”*” ðət wʊd dəmp ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər ˈɪntu ðə si ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt bɪˈkəmz kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd baɪ floʊɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈrɛkɪʤ. ər ˈstɔnʧli əˈgɛnst it,”*,” sɛd niitsuma*, 71 hu ˈfɪʃɪz wɪθ. mɔr kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən, lɛs hoʊp ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˈfɪʃɪŋ koʊˈɑprətɪvz mɛt əˈfɪʃəlz ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, wɪθ treɪd ˈmɪnɪstər toʊʃiˈmitsu tɪ ˌɪnˈstrəkt ɔn wət tɪ du, ˌɔlˈðoʊ noʊ ˈfaɪnəl plænz wər əˈnaʊnst. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ““by-pass”*”, hu ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊldz ðə ˈɛnərʤi pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ, toʊld tɪ kriˈeɪt walls”*” ɪn ðə graʊnd baɪ ˈfrizɪŋ ðə sɔɪl əraʊnd ðə riˈæktərz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈbɛriər tɪ stɑp ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər frəm floʊɪŋ ɪn ənd ˈmɪksɪŋ wɪθ kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd ˈwɔtər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə riˈæktər ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə ˈfɪʃərmɪn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwəri ðə ““by-pass”*” plæn rɪsks mɔr kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ənd dɪˈleɪz, ˈpɑsəbli ˈɛndɪŋ ˈɛni hoʊp fər ðə ˈoʊnli ʤɑb ðeɪ noʊ. əˈfɪʃəlz hæv sɛd ɪt meɪ teɪk ɛz lɔŋ ɛz fɔr jɪrz tɪ fɪks ðə ˈprɑbləm, bət hæv sɛd ðeɪ du nɑt nid ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɛlp. ðə ənˈsərtənti ənd strɛs hæv bɪˈkəm ˈprɑbləmz. ˈmɛni ˈfɔrmər ˈfɪʃərmɪn lɪv ɪn ˈtɛmpərˌɛri hoʊmz nɛkst tɪ ˈpipəl ðeɪ ˈbɛrli noʊ ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ nɑt ˈoʊnli ðɛr ʤɑbz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz. weɪvz ɛz haɪ ɛz 40 ˈmitərz rɔt ˈhævək əˈkrɔs ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd ˈkɪləˌmitərz əv ˌnɔrˈθistərn koʊst, ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ pɔrts ˈhændəlɪŋ 7 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt, səm ʃɪps ənd 319 smɔl ˈfɪʃɪŋ kəmˈjunɪtiz laɪk. ðə ˈtoʊtəl kɔst əv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt əraʊnd ˈtrɪljən jɛn ˈbɪljən). əˈbaʊt 40 ˈfɪʃərmɪn sərˈvaɪvd ðə dɪˈzæstər. ðeɪ kʊd meɪk ə fju ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɔlərz ə mənθ iʧ wɪθ gʊd ˈkæʧɪz, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd gɪt baɪ ɔn ˈhænˌdaʊts fər tsuˈnɑmi sərˈvaɪvərz. ˈmɛni ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd mɛn, ðɛr wərk mɛnt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, soʊ naʊ ðeɪ faɪnd ɪt hɑrd tɪ ˈmɪŋgəl wɪθ ˈəðərz, kət ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔf ənd stɑrt drinking,”*,” sɛd hɪˈdeɪoʊ ˌhɑseɪˈgɑwə, hu rənz ə səˈpɔrt ˈsɛnər ɪn ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈsɛtəlmənt. ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ plænz ˈəndərˌlaɪnz dip dɪˈstrəst əˈkrɔs ˈɛriəz təˈwɔrdz ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈæftər ðɛr ənˈsərtən rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə dɪˈzæstər, ənd ə læk əv klɪr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən rɪsks sɪns. seɪ seɪf, bət ðeɪ hæd ˈɔlˌweɪz toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ðə ˈnukliər paʊər ɪz seɪf tu ənd ʤɪst lʊk wət ə mɛs ˈgɔtən ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu bɪˈkəz əv that,”*,” sɛd. ˈmɛni fɪʃ kɔt ɪn ðə ˈɛriə tɛst bɪˈloʊ ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən, ə ˈfɪgjər əv 100 pər ˈkɪləˌgræm əv ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kruz seɪ fɪʃ ðət lɪv nɪr ðə sea-floor*, səʧ ɛz ˈsiˈoʊˈdi, ˈhæləbət ər soʊl, ˈɔfən tɛst fər ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən. ə lɑrʤ kræb kɔt baɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈzæstər kʊd fɛʧ ɛz məʧ ɛz 30 ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ə ˈkɪləˌgræm əv ˈflætˌfɪʃ kʊd sɛl fər əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm. wəns hi kʊd kæʧ ˈdəzənz əv boʊθ ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər fɪʃ ɔn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈaʊtɪŋ. 9 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈnukliər dɪˈzæstər dɪˈstrɔɪd ɑr ˈlaɪvliˌhʊdz ənd naʊ wi ər laɪk beggars,”*,” sɛd. aɪ ˈnɛvər wɛnt tɪ si ðə ˈdɔktər. naʊ ɪt filz laɪk aɪ daʊn mɔr drəgz ənd ˈmɛdəsən ðən ˈækʧəwəl food.”*.” 1 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hisanohama, japan (reuters) - dozens of crabs, three small sharks and scores of fish thump on the slippery deck of the fishing boat true prosperity as captain shohei yaoita lands his latest haul, another catch headed not for the dinner table but for radioactive testing. a fisherman stands on his boat in hisanohama port in iwaki, about 30 km (19 miles) south of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant, fukushima prefecture may 26, 2013. reuters/issei kato japan’s government banned commercial fishing in this area, some 200 km (125 miles) northeast of tokyo, after a devastating 2011 tsunami and the reactor meltdowns and explosions that followed at the nearby fukushima dai-ichi nuclear plant. the plant’s operator, tokyo electric power co, or tepco, has battled since then to keep radioactive water used to cool the crippled reactor from leaking into the ground and the sea. the walls of a once-bustling fish market that sold yaoita’s catch of flounder, rockfish, greenling and other sealife in the port of hisanohama, about 20 km (12 miles) south of the ruined plant, remain in ruins. the fishermen of hisanohama, forced out of work by the disaster, have had no choice but to take the only job available - checking contamination levels in fish just offshore from the destroyed nuclear reactor buildings. “we used to be so proud of our fish. they were famous across japan and we made a decent living out of them,” said 80-year-old yaoita, who survived the tsunami by taking on the waves and sailing the six-person true prosperity out to sea. “now the only thing for us is sampling.” shoulders stooped from years of hard work, yaoita is happy to be back pulling fish out of a 300-metre (330 yards) net. like many younger fishermen, he’s unsure how long he can stay at it. the fishermen and tepco are in dispute over the utility’s plans to dump 100 tons of groundwater a day from the devastated plant into the sea. the complicated clean-up plan for fukushima could take 30 years or more. tepco’s challenge is what to do with the contaminated water that has been pooling at the plant at a rate of 400 tons a day - enough to fill an olympic-size swimming pool in a week. so far it has been racing to build tanks to store the contaminated water on the grounds of the plant, in which all the water is kept at the moment. it has also asked fishermen to support a plan to build a “by-pass” that would dump groundwater into the sea before it becomes contaminated by flowing under the reactor’s wreckage. “we are staunchly against it,” said tatsuo niitsuma, 71, who fishes with yaoita. more contamination, less hope representatives from fishing cooperatives met tepco officials on thursday to discuss the proposal, with trade minister toshimitsu motegi to instruct tepco on what to do, although no final plans were announced. in addition to the “by-pass” motegi, who also holds the energy portfolio, told tepco to create “protective walls” in the ground by freezing the soil around the reactors to create an underground barrier to stop groundwater from flowing in and mixing with contaminated water inside the reactor building. the fishermen, however, worry the “by-pass” plan risks more contamination and delays, possibly ending any hope for the only job they know. tepco officials have said it may take as long as four years to fix the problem, but have said they do not need outside help. the uncertainty and stress have become problems. many former fishermen live in temporary homes next to people they barely know after losing not only their jobs, but also family members. waves as high as 40 meters wrought havoc across several hundred kilometers of japan’s northeastern coast, damaging ports handling 7 percent of the country’s industrial output, some 28,500 ships and 319 small fishing communities like hisanohama. the total cost of damage to the fishing industry is estimated at around 1.26 trillion yen ($12.49 billion). about 40 hisanohama fishermen survived the disaster. they could make a few thousand dollars a month each with good catches, but instead get by on handouts for tsunami survivors. “for many middle-aged men, their work meant everything, so now they find it hard to mingle with others, cut themselves off and start drinking,” said hideo hasegawa, who runs a support center in a 3,000-strong temporary housing settlement. the fishermen’s opposition to tepco’s plans underlines deep distrust across radiation-contaminated areas towards tepco and the government after their uncertain response to the disaster, and a lack of clear information about radiation risks since. “they say it’s safe, but they had always told us that the nuclear power is safe too - and just look what a mess we’ve gotten ourselves into because of that,” yaoita said. many fish caught in the area test below japan’s limits on radiation, a figure of 100 bequerels per kilogram of caesium-137 and caesium-134, according to the japanese government. however, crews say fish that live near the sea-floor, such as cod, halibut or sole, often test for excessive levels of radiation. a large crab caught by yaoita before the disaster could fetch as much as $30 on the hisanohama market. a kilogram of flatfish could sell for about the same. once he could catch dozens of both and many other fish on a single morning outing. slideshow (9 images) “the nuclear disaster destroyed our livelihoods and now we are like beggars,” said yaoita. “previously i never went to see the doctor. now it feels like i down more drugs and medicine than actual food.” ($1 = 100.9150 japanese yen)

ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈɛkspɔrt seɪlz hæv ˈbustɪd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈprɑspɛkts, ðə sɪz ˈbɪznɪs ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ðə ɪz æt ɪts haɪəst ˈlɛvəl sɪns 2007 ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsərˌveɪ frəm ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs grup həz səˈʤɛstɪd. ðə kˈwɔrtərli ˈsərˌveɪ frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈkɑmərs (bcc*) ɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri ɪz ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ. ðɛr wɑz ˈfərðər gʊd nuz frəm ə ˈsərˌveɪ əv ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ˈsɛktər. ðə ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈmænɪʤərz' ˈɪndɛks ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðə ˈsɛktər gru fər ðə ˈsɛkənd mənθ ɪn ə roʊ ɪn ʤun. ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ trɛnd "ðə ˈəpˌtərn ɪz sˈloʊli ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ," sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd kərn, ðə ʧif ɪˈkɑnəmɪst. ðə sɛd ˈɛkspɔrt seɪlz hæd groʊn baɪ ðɛr ˈfæstəst reɪt sɪns ɪt bɪˈgæn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪts ˈsərˌveɪ ɪn 1989 æˈnælɪsɪs tu sˈwɑloʊz doʊnt meɪk ə ˈsəmər ənd tu ˈpɑzətɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈɪndəˌkeɪtərz doʊnt ˌgɛrənˈti ə səˈsteɪnəbəl rɪˈkəvəri. bət ðə ˈəpˌbit ˈnɔɪzɪz frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈkɑmərs ənd kənˈstrəkʃən ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈmænɪʤərz təˈdeɪ (ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ) ˌriɪnˈfɔrs ðə əˈsəmpʃən əˈməŋst ˈmɛni ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts ðət groʊθ pɪkt əp ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər əv ðɪs jɪr. ɪt ædz əp tɪ ə ˈbraɪtər ˈbækˌgraʊnd tɪ mɑrk fərst ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈpɑləsi kəˈmɪti ˈmitɪŋ æt ðə bæŋk əv ˈɪŋglənd. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ hi wɪl hæv tɪ kæst hɪz fərst voʊt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈkɑligz hu hæv ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ə ˈfərðər ˈlusənɪŋ əv ˈpɑləsi ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ɪn ˈrisənt ˈdætə wɪʧ maɪt pərsˈweɪd ðə sɪks aʊt əv naɪn ɔn ðə kəˈmɪti hu hæv ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst mɔr ˈməni kriˈeɪʃən (kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv ˈizɪŋ) tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr maɪndz. soʊ ˈmɪstər ˈkɑrni wɪl hæv tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər tɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛm ər stɑrt ɔf hɪz ˈtɛnjər ɪn ə məˈnɔrəti mɔr kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv ˈizɪŋ, ɛz hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər sər ˈmərvɪn kɪŋ wɑz. ɪt naʊ ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ groʊ baɪ ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd kˈwɔrtər əv 2013 ðət ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈpɑzətɪv ðən ɪts ˈpriviəs ˈfɔrˌkæst, wɛr ɪt prɪˈdɪktɪd groʊθ əv fər ðə hoʊl jɪr. ðə ˈsərˌveɪ ædz tɪ ə slu əv ˈrisənt ˈpɑzətɪv ˈdætə səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ˈæftər ə lɔŋ ənd sloʊ rɪˈkəvəri frəm ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈdætə ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛstɪd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɪz groʊɪŋ æt ɪts ˈfæstəst reɪt ɪn tu jɪrz, waɪl bæŋk əv ˈɪŋglənd ˈfɪgjərz ʃoʊd ðət ˈmɔrgɪʤ əˈpruvəlz hɪt ə haɪ ɪn meɪ. læst wik, əˈfɪʃəl ˈdætə ʃoʊd ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛktər, wɪʧ əˈkaʊnts fər əˈbaʊt θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, wɑz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ groʊ. ˈɛkspɔrts ˈkruʃəl ˈmɪstər kərn sɛd ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛktər ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wɑz ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ frəm ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈɛkspɔrts. "ðə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈɛkspɔrt ˈbælənsɪz ʃoʊ ðət ðə ˈsərvɪs ˈsɛktər ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪts treɪd ˈsərpləs ˈoʊvər taɪm ənd kən wərk tɪ rɪˈdus ɑr ˈoʊvərˌɔl treɪd ˈdɛfəsət," hi sɛd. "dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə ˈɛkspɔrt pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðɪs ˈsɛktər ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ ˈlɔŋˈtərm prɑˈspɛrəti." ðə sɛd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkspɔrt hæd ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə feɪs əv ə flæt dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ɪkˈspɔrtərz wər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈjʊrəp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ər stɪl kənˈsərnz ðət ðə rɪˈkəvəri kʊd jɛt bi dɪˈreɪld. ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ʤɑn ˈlɔŋˌwərθ,, wɔrnz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri ɪz "nɑt ɪn ðə bæg jɛt" ˈspikɪŋ ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ təˈdeɪ ˈproʊˌgræm, dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl ʤɑn ˈlɔŋˌwərθ sɛd ðɛr hæd bɪn "fɔls dɔnz" əv rɪˈkəvəri ˌbiˈfɔr, wɛr ˈbɪznɪs ɪkˈspænʧən hæd bɪn ʧoʊkt ɔf baɪ bæŋks biɪŋ ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɛnd ðə ˈməni rikˈwaɪərd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən rɪˈmeɪnd ə ˈwəri əˈməŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz. bət ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn luk ˈʤɑnsən, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈʧɛrmən əv ˈpitsə ɪkˈsprɛs, toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi hi bɪˈlivd ðɛr wɑz ə "ril rɪˈkəvəri" ˈəndər weɪ. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə kənˈsɪstənsi əv ɔl ðə ˈsərˌveɪz ənd stəˈtɪstɪks ˈkəmɪŋ θru ˈoʊvər ðə læst sɪks tɪ 12 mənθs ɪz ˈprɪti kəmˈpɛlɪŋ," hi sɛd. "aɪ sɛns ə ˈraɪzɪŋ taɪd əv ˈænəməl ˈspɪrɪts. əv kɔrs ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz θrɛts ənd ˈʧælənʤɪz əˈhɛd [bət] ˈsɛnəmənt ɪz naʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər, ənd ðɪs ɪz naʊ ə ril rɪˈkəvəri."

image caption export sales have boosted the uk's economic prospects, the bcc says business confidence in the uk is at its highest level since 2007, the latest economic survey from a leading business group has suggested. the quarterly survey from the british chambers of commerce (bcc) is the latest indication that the uk's economic recovery is strengthening. there was further good news from a survey of the uk's construction sector. the markit/cips purchasing managers' index indicated the sector grew for the second month in a row in june. encouraging trend "the uk upturn is slowly strengthening," said david kern, the bcc's chief economist. the bcc said export sales had grown by their fastest rate since it began publishing its survey in 1989. analysis two swallows don't make a summer and two positive economic indicators don't guarantee a sustainable recovery. but the upbeat noises from the british chambers of commerce and construction purchasing managers today (and manufacturing yesterday) reinforce the assumption amongst many economists that growth picked up in the second quarter of this year. it adds up to a brighter background to mark carney's first monetary policy committee meeting at the bank of england. on thursday he will have to cast his first vote alongside colleagues who have voted against a further loosening of policy in recent months. there is little in recent data which might persuade the six out of nine on the committee who have voted against more money creation (quantitative easing) to change their minds. so mr carney will have to decide whether to go along with them or start off his tenure in a minority favouring more quantitative easing, as his predecessor sir mervyn king was. it now expects gdp to grow by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2013. that is significantly more positive than its previous forecast, where it predicted growth of 0.9% for the whole year. the survey adds to a slew of recent positive data suggesting the uk economy is beginning to strengthen after a long and slow recovery from the global financial crisis. on monday, pmi data also suggested uk manufacturing is growing at its fastest rate in two years, while bank of england figures showed that mortgage approvals hit a three-and-a-half-year high in may. last week, official data showed the services sector, which accounts for about three-quarters of the economy, was continuing to grow. exports crucial mr kern said the services sector in particular was benefitting from rising exports. "the remarkable export balances show that the service sector is capable of increasing its trade surplus over time and can work to reduce our overall trade deficit," he said. "developing the export potential of this sector is critical to long-term prosperity." the bcc said the number of businesses looking to export had increased in the face of a flat domestic market, and exporters were increasingly looking to the rest of the world outside europe. however, there are still concerns that the recovery could yet be derailed. media playback is unsupported on your device media caption john longworth, bcc, warns the uk's economic recovery is "not in the bag yet" speaking on bbc radio 4's today programme, bcc director general john longworth said there had been "false dawns" of recovery before, where business expansion had been choked off by banks being unwilling to lend the money required. he also said inflation remained a worry among businesses. but uk businessman luke johnson, the former chairman of pizza express, told the bbc he believed there was a "real recovery" under way. "i think the consistency of all the surveys and statistics coming through over the last six to 12 months is pretty compelling," he said. "i sense a rising tide of animal spirits. of course there are always threats and challenges ahead [but] sentiment is now much better, and this is now a real recovery."

ðə ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈwɛðər ə kənˈvɪktəd ˈfrɔdstər pʊʃt ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənts aʊt əv ðɛr ʤɑbz ˈæftər ðeɪ reɪzd rɛd flægz əˈbaʊt hər. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈrɑbərtsən ˈfɔrmər ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈtrænspɔrt ˈmænɪʤər ʤoʊæn ˈhɛrɪsən wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ θri jɪrz ənd ˈsɛvən mənθs ʤeɪl ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri fər ˈstilɪŋ ˈnɪrli frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ʃi kriˈeɪtɪd feɪk ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri ˈmɛni taɪmz bɪtˈwin 2012 ənd 2016 ɪt ˈimərʤd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət ˈmɪnɪstri stæf hæd reɪzd rɛd flægz əˈbaʊt ˈhɛrɪsənz ˈɪnˌvɔɪsɪŋ ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækts eɪt taɪmz wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈmɑrtɪn ˈmæθjuz ˌbiˈfɔr ʃi wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kɔt. su mərˈoʊni sɛd θri stæf kəmˈpleɪnd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 ʤɪst tu mənθs ˈleɪtər, ʃi sɛd, ðeɪ wər meɪd rɪˈdəndənt ɛz pɑrt əv ə riˈstrəkʧər ðət ˈhɛrɪsən wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn. "əm ʃʊr ðət ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈtrænspɔrt hæv lʊkt æt ðət taɪm freɪm ənd fil əˈnizi əˈbaʊt ɪt, ɛz aɪ du." mɪz mərˈoʊni sɛd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri məst ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə leɪɔfs tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˈhɛrɪsən dɪd nɑt ˈpənɪʃ stæf fər ˈspikɪŋ əp baɪ ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɛm aʊt. "ðɛr meɪ bi noʊ lɪŋk ənd ɪf ðɛr ɪz noʊ lɪŋk aɪl bi ðə fərst tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðət bət aɪ θɪŋk ðə kˈwɛʃən nidz tɪ bi æst." ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvənts fɛlt ðeɪ kʊd reɪz ðə əˈlɑrm wɪˈθaʊt fɪr əv ˌripərˈkəʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: kɪm ˈbeɪkər ˈwɪlsən ˈmɪstər ˈmæθjuz, naʊ ðə auditor-general*, toʊld ˈmɔrnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt hi wɑz ˈkɑnfədənt hi ˈhændəld ðə keɪs kərˈɛktli. hi toʊld ˈmɔrnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ən ɪkˈstərnəl tɪp wɪʧ brɔt ˈhɛrɪsən tɪ hɪz əˈtɛnʃən, ənd hæd noʊ ˌrɛkəˈlɛkʃən əv ðə θri ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ɪm wɪθ kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt hər. "aɪ θɪŋk wi ɔl lərn frəm ðiz ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz," hi sɛd. "naʊ ðət əm ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən aɪ səˈpoʊz aɪ kəm tɪ ðɪs wɪθ ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs əˈmaʊnt əv ˈlərnɪŋ ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns frəm ðɪs. "aɪ θɪŋk wi hæv tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈvɛri ˈvɪʤələnt əˈbaʊt ˈhaɪli məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪv ˈpipəl hu wɪl dɪˈsiv tɪ stil." ˈpitər, hu tʊk ˈoʊvər ɛz ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ɪn meɪ læst jɪr, ˈæftər ðə rɪˈdəndənsiz tʊk pleɪs, toʊld ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri səˈlɛkt kəˈmɪti ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət hi wʊd nɑt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðɛm ˈfərðər. hi sɛd ˈhɛrɪsən wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə riˈstrəkʧər bət ɪt wɑz wɑz ˈsinjər ˈlidərˌʃɪp hu meɪd ðə kɔl. "ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ æm əˈwɛr, ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz wər ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, nɑt baɪ ʤoʊæn." ˈmɪstər sɛd hi hæd "noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv" ˈhɛrɪsən hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. hi toʊld ə ˈwaɪdər ˌrivˈju wɑz ˌəndərˈweɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈmɪnəstriz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈmɑdəl. ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈtrænspɔrt ˈsaɪmən ˈbrɪʤɪz, sɛd hi dɪd nɑt noʊ ðə ˈditeɪlz əv ðə leɪɔfs, bət ˌəndərˈstʊd ðət "ðə rəvˈjuz ðət ər rikˈwaɪərd hæv bɪn dən". "ɪn ˈhaɪnˌsaɪt [ðə ˈmɪnɪstri] kʊd hæv dən θɪŋz ˈbɛtər ɔlˈbiɪt ðeɪ wər ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðɪs dɪˈsɑnəst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ənd ɪn fˈjuʧər ðeɪ wɪl". ɛˈsɛnʃəl fækts ər ɪˈstæblɪʃt maɪ ʧɛn ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈlɔjər, maɪ ʧɛn, sɛd ɪt wɑz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə fækts. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: səˈplaɪd "haʊ ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈrɪli wɑz ʤoʊæn ˈhɛrɪsən ɪn ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkɪŋ?" ʃi sɛd. "ɪf ðiz wərənt hər dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈpɔrts ənd ʃi ˈdɪdənt ˈrɪli hæv ðət məʧ ˈɪnfluəns ðət maɪt bi ˈdɪfərənt. "ðə θɪŋ ɪz, wi ər nɑt klɪr ɔn ðoʊz fækts." ʃi sɛd ɪf ɪt tərnd aʊt ˈhɛrɪsən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈwildɪd ə lɔt əv ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər ðə riˈstrəkʧər, ðɛn ðə steɪt ˈsərvɪsɪz kəˈmɪʃən ʃʊd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt. "aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk ju kən du ɪt ˌɪnˈhaʊs," ʃi sɛd. ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən həz rɪkˈwɛstɪd mɔr ˈditeɪl əˈbaʊt ðə rɪˈdəndənsiz. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ɪt sɛd, "ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈpruvən mɪz ˈhɛrɪsən ˈæktɪd ˌɪnəˈprɑpriətli, ðə wʊd bi ˈdipli kənˈsərnd."

the labour party is calling for an investigation into whether a convicted fraudster pushed public servants out of their jobs after they raised red flags about her. photo: rnz / alexander robertson former ministry of transport manager joanne harrison was sentenced to three years and seven months jail in february for stealing nearly $750,000 from the department. she created fake companies and invoiced the ministry many times between 2012 and 2016. it emerged yesterday that ministry staff had raised red flags about harrison's invoicing and contracts eight times with then-chief executive martin matthews before she was eventually caught. labour's sue moroney said three staff complained in october 2015. just two months later, she said, they were made redundant as part of a restructure that harrison was involved in. "i'm sure that people in the ministry of transport have looked at that time frame and feel uneasy about it, as i do." ms moroney said the ministry must investigate the layoffs to ensure harrison did not punish staff for speaking up by forcing them out. "there may be no link - and if there is no link i'll be the first to celebrate that - but i think the question needs to be asked." she said it was essential public servants felt they could raise the alarm without fear of repercussion. photo: rnz / kim baker wilson mr matthews, now the auditor-general, told morning report he was confident he handled the case correctly. he told morning report he was given an external tip which brought harrison to his attention, and had no recollection of the three individuals coming to him with complaints about her. "i think we all learn from these experiences," he said. "now that i'm sitting in the auditor-general's position i suppose i come to this with an enormous amount of learning and experience from this. "i think we have to be very very vigilant about highly manipulative people who will deceive to steal." peter mersi, who took over as chief executive in may last year, after the redundancies took place, told a parliamentary select committee yesterday that he would not investigate them further. he said harrison was involved in the restructure but it was was senior leadership who made the call. "as far as i am aware, the decisions were taken by the organisation, not by joanne." mr mersi said he had "no reason to believe" harrison had anything to do with the decision. he told mps a wider review was underway into the ministry's operating model. minister of transport simon bridges, said he did not know the details of the layoffs, but understood that "the reviews that are required have been done". "in hindsight [the ministry] could have done things better - albeit they were dealing with this dishonest individual - and in future they will". essential facts are established - mai chen high-profile employment lawyer, mai chen, said it was essential to establish the facts. photo: supplied "how influential really was joanne harrison in the decision making?" she said. "if ... these weren't her direct reports and she didn't really have that much influence ... that might be different. "the thing is, we are not clear on those facts." she said if it turned out harrison actually wielded a lot of influence over the restructure, then the state services commission should investigate. "i don't think you can do it in-house," she said. the public service association has requested more detail about the redundancies. in a statement, it said, "if it is proven ms harrison acted inappropriately, the psa would be deeply concerned."

ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd baɪ wət ðeɪ dɪˈskraɪb ɛz ə "rɪgd" ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈsɪstəm ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈbərni ˈsændərz' ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti wɪn, ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn meɪn ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ əˈdɑpt ə rul ʧeɪnʤ ðət wɪl ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə paʊər əv supərˈdɛləgəts tɪ pɪk ə ˈkænədɪt əv ðɛr ˈʧuzɪŋ. ðoʊ ˈsændərz wən 64 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə meɪn voʊt, hi həz ˈoʊnli rɪˈsivd wən əv ðə steɪts faɪv supərˈdɛləgəts. θri hæv ɛnˈdɔrst ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, hu ˈoʊnli sɪˈkjʊrd 35 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt, waɪl wən rɪˈmeɪnz əndɪˈklɛrd. ðə əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə steɪt kənˈvɛnʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət ˈstrɔŋli ɪnˈkərəʤəz supərˈdɛləgəts tɪ voʊt ɪn prəˈpɔrʃən tɪ ˈkɔkəs rɪˈzəlts, wɪʧ rɪˈpɔrts seɪ kʊd prɑmpt ə "faɪt" ɔn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kənˈvɛnʃən flɔr ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ɛz əv 2020 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən "həz tiθ," ˌeɪˈpi rɪˈpɔrts, ɛz ðə ˈpɑrti ʧɛr wɪl ðɛn bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ "əˈkaʊnt fər supərˈdɛləgəts' ˈprɛfərənsɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ˈmeɪˌkəp ˈmæʧɪz ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ˈkɔkəs ər ˈpraɪˌmɛri." "wi hæv ə ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt wɛr ju hæv wən ˈpərsən, wən voʊt, baɪ ənd lɑrʤ," steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. daɪæn ˈrəsəl, hu ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈmɛʒər, toʊld ðə ˈbæŋˌgɔr ˈdeɪli nuz əˈhɛd əv ðə voʊt. "ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈsɪstəm ɪz nɑt wɪn ðət ˈhæpənz. ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðət wi nid tɪ stɑrt ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə ˈsɪstəm mɔr fɛr, mɔr ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd mɔr rɪˈflɛktɪv əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt." ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈrəsəl ʃɛrd ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðə "ˈwɪkəd lɔŋ laɪn" tɪ dəˈbeɪt ðə rul. ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈbrɪgəm məkˈnɔtən əv ˈfriˌpɔrt "rɪˈsivd ə ˈraʊdi oʊˈveɪʃən wɪn hi dɪˈskraɪbd ə 'rɪgd ˈsɪstəm' ɪn wɪʧ faɪv supərˈdɛləgəts dɪˈfaɪ ðə wɪl əv ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn meɪn," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌeɪˈpi. skroʊl tɪ kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ˈkɑntɛnt hɛlp kip ˈkɑmən drimz əˈlaɪv ɑr prəˈgrɛsɪv nuz ˈmɑdəl ˈoʊnli sərˈvaɪvz ɪf ðoʊz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ənd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðɪs wərk səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈɛfərts ðoʊ fər jɪrz ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrtiz supərˈdɛləgət ˈsɪstəm həz bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər biɪŋ ˌəndɛməˈkrætɪk, ˈsændərz' ˈkændɪdəsi həz ˈprɑmptɪd ˈsɪriəs kɔlz fər ʧeɪnʤ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈpɑrti ɪˈlits kənˈtɪnju tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt fər ˈsændərz, ɛz ˈrəsəl ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst. "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðət ðɪs taɪm, wɪn ju wɪn baɪ ðət ˈmɑrʤən ənd ðɛn jʊr ˈdɛləˌgeɪts doʊnt ʃɪft ˈrɪli ˈhævɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈpipəlz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs," ʃi sɛd. ˈrəsəl kənˈtɪnjud: wɪn ju tɛl ˈpipəl ðeɪ ʃʊd gɪt aʊt tɪ voʊt, ənd ðɛn ðeɪ du, ənd ðɛn ðeɪ kænt trəst ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə voʊt, wəts ðə pɔɪnt əv ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt tɪ voʊt? ɪf ˈpipəl fil laɪk ðɛr ˈkænədɪt lɔst, bət ðeɪ lɔst skˈwɛrli, ðeɪ kən lɪv wɪθ ðət. aɪ θɪŋk ɪts wɪn ju si ðə ˌɪmˈpækt soʊ ˈklɪrli, ənd ju doʊnt fil laɪk jʊr ˈkænədɪt lɔst, ðɛn ɪts hɑrd tɪ bi ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪt. "æt ə taɪm wɪn wi ʃʊd bi ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈvɪʒən, wi ər, ɪn fækt, siɪŋ ə ril dɪˈvɪʒən," ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv frəm ˈpɔrtlənd ˈædɪd. "wɪr ˈluzɪŋ ˈpipəl hu wər bɪˈkəz wi ər nɑt ˈænsərɪŋ ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈkridəns tɪ ðə ˈgræsˈruts."

frustrated by what they describe as a "rigged" electoral system in the face of bernie sanders' overwhelming majorityn, democrats in maine on saturday voted to adopt a rule change thatll essentially eliminate the power of superdelegates to pick a candidate of their choosing. though sanders won 64 percent of the maine vote, he has only received one of the state's five superdelegates. three have endorsed hillary clinton, who only secured 35 percent of the popular vote, while one remains undeclared. the amendment to the state convention includes language that strongly encourages superdelegates to vote in proportion to caucus results, which reports say could prompt a "fight" on the democratic convention floor in july. as of 2020, however, the legislation "has teeth," ap reports, as the party chairll then be required to "account for superdelegates' preferences to ensure the overall delegate makeup matches the outcome of the caucus or primary." "we have a system of government where you have one person, one vote, by and large," state rep. diane russell, who introduced the measure, told the bangor daily news ahead of the vote. "the primary system is not when that happens. and i think that we need to start moving toward a system that’s more fair, that’s more democratic and more reflective of the popular vote." on saturday, russell shared images of the "wicked long line" to debate the rule. democrat brigham mcnaughton of freeport "received a rowdy ovation when he described a 'rigged system' in which five superdelegates defy thell of rank-and-file democrats in maine," according to ap. scroll to continueth content help keep common dreams alive our progressive news model only survives if those informed and inspired by this work support our efforts though for years the democratic party's superdelegate system has been criticized for being undemocratic, sanders' candidacy has prompted serious calls for change, particularly in places like maine—where party elites continue to support hillary clinton despite the overwhelming popular support for sanders, as russell explained in an interviewth the washington post. "i think the difference is that this time, when youn by that margin and then your delegates don't shift dramatically...it's really having an impact on people's desire to participate in the process," she said. russell continued: when you tell people they should get out to vote, and then they do, and then they can't trust the results of the vote, what's the point of getting out to vote? if people feel like their candidate lost, but they lost squarely, they can liveth that. i think it's when you see the impact so clearly, and you don't feel like your candidate lost, then it's hard to be motivated to support the other candidate. "at a time when we should be unifying the party and celebrating our vision, we are, in fact, seeing a real division," the representative from portland added. "we're losing people who were working-class because we are not answering and giving credence to the grassroots."

baɪ pɔl ˈhoʊmˌwʊd aɪ hæv dɪˈlɪbərətli hɛld ɔf ˈrənɪŋ ðɪs poʊst fər ə deɪ ər tu, ˈpɑrtli bɪˈkəz aɪ fɛlt ɪt ˌɪnəˈproʊpriɪt tɪ du soʊ ˈərliər, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ weɪt ənˈtɪl ðə fækts bɪˈkeɪm ˈklɪrər. hæv naʊ əˈfɪʃəli dɪˈklɛrd ðə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ðət hɪt mʊr, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɛz ən ðə haɪəst ˈkætəˌgɔri, wɪʧ ɪz ˈgɪvɪn wɪn wɪnd spidz ər ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈoʊvər 200 ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈɛstəˌmeɪt fər ðɪs tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ɪz ˈɛmˈpiˈeɪʧ. ˈleɪtəst ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ər ðət 24 ˈpipəl hæv daɪd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɪs ˈfɪgjər meɪ raɪz. ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈlæbrəˌtɔri geɪv ən ˈɑmənəs ˈwɔrnɪŋ, ˈərliər ðət deɪ, əv wət wɑz tɪ kəm meɪ 20 2013 kənˈvərʤɪŋ ɛr ˈmæsɪz meɪks fər ə rəf deɪ ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl pleɪnz koʊld, draɪ ɛr sˈwipɪŋ daʊn frəm ˈkænədə ˈmɪksɪŋ wɪθ wɔrm, mɔɪst ɛr frəm ðə gəlf əv ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən ər ˈmərʤɪŋ ɪn ðə juz. pleɪnz təˈdeɪ, kriˈeɪtɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz fər səm ˈvɛri ˈtərbjələnt ˈwɛðər. ə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ˈaʊtˌbreɪk təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈmɔrnɪŋ aʊərz kɔzd dɪˈstrəkʃən ɪn ˈkænzəs ənd ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə. ðɪs ˈɪmɪʤ ʃoʊz ðə ɛr ˈtɛmpərəʧər æt (əˈbaʊt fit haɪ ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr) ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə ˈaʊtˌpʊts frəm ðə ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈmɑdəl fər ɔn meɪ 20 2013 kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ən ˈoʊvərˌleɪ əv ðə wɪndz æt ðə seɪm ˌɛləˈveɪʃən. tɔrˈneɪdoʊz ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈkər æt ðə kənˈvərʤəns əv ðiz tu ˈdɪfərənt ɛr ˈmæsɪz. ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈbaʊndəri əv ˈmitɪŋ warm”*” ɪz ˈvɪzəbəl ɪn ðɪs ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈdætə, ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ frəm ˈtɛksəs ˈɪntu ˌɪləˈnɔɪz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, tɔrˈneɪdoʊz əˈkər ˈoʊnli tu ˈfrikwɛntli. ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ɪz ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪd sɪns 1950 soʊ ɔn ˈævərɪʤ əˈbaʊt wən ˈɛvəri jɪr. ðə fʊl lɪst ɪz ɪn əˈpɛndɪks ə, bət ˈfɪgjər 1 ʃoʊz ðət ðiz ˈstrɔŋgəst tɔrˈneɪdoʊz wər mɔr ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈkoʊldər ˈklaɪmɪt əv ˈfɪgjər 1 ˈmɛni tɔrˈneɪdoʊz, əv kɔrs, pæs θru ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈɛmti ˈfɑrmˌlænd, ənd lɛd tɪ ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ənd lɔs əv laɪf ðət ðɪs wən dɪd. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, ðɛr hæv bɪn 27 tɔrˈneɪdoʊz sɪns 1970 ðət hæv kɔzd mɔr ðən 20 fəˈtælɪtiz, soʊ, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ɪt ɪz, ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə sɔrt əv ˈtræʤədi wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri jɪr. aɪ ˈkænɑt ˈfɪnɪʃ wɪˈθaʊt seɪɪŋ haʊ ˈətərli dɪsˈgəstɪd aɪ æm baɪ ðoʊz hu hæv ˈʧoʊzən tɪ meɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkæpɪtəl aʊt əv ˈjumən ˈsəfərɪŋ, səʧ ɛz ˈsɛnətər ˈbɑksər. wət ðeɪ hæv dən ɪz pjʊr ˈivəl. ʃi ənd ðə rɛst ʃʊd bi əˈʃeɪmd əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz. əˈpɛndɪks ə tɔrˈneɪdoʊz sɪns 1950 ˈnəmbər deɪt loʊˈkeɪʃən 59 meɪ 20 2013 mʊr ˈoʊˈkeɪ 58 meɪ 24 2011 ɛl ˈoʊˈkeɪ 57 meɪ 22 2011 ˈʤɑplɪn moʊ 56 ˈeɪprəl 27 2011 æl 55 ˈeɪprəl 27 2011 ˈprɛstən mɪz 54 ˈeɪprəl 27 2011 ˈkæmbəl æl 53 ˈeɪprəl 27 2011 mɪz 52 meɪ 25 2008 ˈpɑrkərzbərg ˈiə 51 meɪ 4 2007 ˈgrinzbərg 50 meɪ 3 1999 brɪʤ ˈoʊˈkeɪ 49 ˈeɪprəl 16 1998 ˈweɪnzbəroʊ 48 ˈeɪprəl 8 1998 oʊk groʊv æl 47 meɪ 27 1997 jɑˈreɪl 46 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 1996 45 ʤun 16 1992 ˈʧændlər 44 ˈeɪprəl 26 1991 ˈændoʊvər 43 ˈɔgəst 28 1990 ˈpleɪnˌfild ɪl 42 mɑrʧ 13 1990 41 mɑrʧ 13 1990 ˈhɛstən 40 meɪ 31 1985 naɪlz oʊ 39 ʤun 7 1984 38 ˈeɪprəl 2 1982 ˈbroʊkən boʊ ˈoʊˈkeɪ 37 ˈeɪprəl 4 1977 ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm æl 36 ʤun 13 1976 ˈʤɔrdən ˈiə 35 ˈeɪprəl 19 1976 34 mɑrʧ 26 1976 ˈspɪˌroʊ ˈoʊˈkeɪ 33 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 gɪn æl 32 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 ˈtænər æl 31 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 ˈɛmˈti. hoʊp æl 30 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 ˈseɪlər pɑrk oʊ 29 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 ˈbrændənbərg 28 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 ˈziniə oʊ 27 ˈeɪprəl 3 1974 ˈdeɪzi hɪl ɪn 26 meɪ 6 1973 ˈvæli mɪlz 25 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 21 1971 ˈdɛli lɑ 24 meɪ 11 1970 ˈləbək 23 ʤun 13 1968 ˈtreɪsi 22 meɪ 15 1968 ˈmeɪnərd ˈiə 21 meɪ 15 1968 ˈʧɑrəlz ˈsɪti ˈiə 20 ˈeɪprəl 23 1968 oʊ 19 ɑkˈtoʊbər 14 1966 ˈiə 18 ʤun 8 1966 təˈpikɑ 17 mɑrʧ 3 1966 ˈʤæksən mɪz 16 meɪ 8 1965 ˈgrɛgəri 15 meɪ 5 1964 ˈbrædˌʃɔ ni 14 ˈeɪprəl 3 1964 ˈwɪʧəˌtɔ fɔlz 13 meɪ 5 1960 prɑg ˈoʊˈkeɪ 12 ʤun 4 1958 11 dɪˈsɛmbər 18 1957 ɪl 10 ʤun 20 1957 ˈfɑrˌgoʊ 9 meɪ 20 1957 ˈrəskɪn haɪts moʊ 8 ˈeɪprəl 3 1956 grænd ˈræpɪdz mi 7 meɪ 25 1955 ˈjudəl 6 meɪ 25 1955 ˈblækˌwɛl ˈoʊˈkeɪ 5 dɪˈsɛmbər 5 1953 ˈvɪksbərg mɪz 4 ʤun 27 1953 əˈdɛr ˈiə 3 ʤun 8 1953 flɪnt mi 2 meɪ 29 1953 ft*. raɪs 1 meɪ 11 1953 ˈweɪkoʊ ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ʃɛr ðɪs: prɪnt iˈmeɪl tˈwɪtər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk

by paul homewood i have deliberately held off running this post for a day or two, partly because i felt it inappropriate to do so earlier, and also because i wanted to wait until the facts became clearer. nws have now officially declared the tornado that hit moore, oklahoma on monday as an ef-5, the highest category, which is given when wind speeds are estimated to be over 200 mph. the current estimate for this tornado is 200-210 mph. latest estimates are that 24 people have died, although this figure may rise. noaa’s environmental visualisation laboratory gave an ominous warning, earlier that day, of what was to come :- may 20, 2013 converging air masses makes for a rough day in the central plains cold, dry air sweeping down from canada mixing with warm, moist air from the gulf of mexico and pacific ocean are merging in the u.s. plains today, creating conditions for some very turbulent weather. a tornado outbreak today in the early morning hours caused destruction in kansas and oklahoma. this image shows the air temperature at 40,000 pascals (about 23,000 feet high in the atmosphere) using data outputs from the noaa north america model for 2100z on may 20, 2013, combined with an overlay of the winds at the same elevation. tornadoes typically occur at the convergence of these two different air masses. a distinct boundary of “cold meeting warm” is visible in this temperature data, extending from texas into illinois. http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/mediadetail2.php?mediaid=1349&mediatypeid=1 unfortunately, ef-5 tornadoes occur only too frequently. this latest is the 59th recorded since 1950, so on average about one every year. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html the full list is in appendix a, but figure 1 shows that these strongest tornadoes were more common in the colder climate of 1950-80. figure 1 many tornadoes, of course, pass through relatively empty farmland, and lead to the damage and loss of life that this one did. nevertheless, there have been 27 tornadoes since 1970 that have caused more than 20 fatalities, so, on average, it is, unfortunately, the sort of tragedy we can expect to see nearly every year. i cannot finish without saying how utterly disgusted i am by those who have chosen to make political capital out of human suffering, such as senator boxer. what they have done is pure evil. she and the rest should be ashamed of themselves. appendix a f5/ef5 tornadoes since 1950 ================================================= number date location ====== ===================== =========================== 59 may 20, 2013 moore ok 58 may 24, 2011 el reno/piedmont ok 57 may 22, 2011 joplin mo 56 april 27, 2011 rainsville/sylvania al 55 april 27, 2011 preston ms 54 april 27, 2011 hackleburg/phil campbell al 53 april 27, 2011 smithville ms 52 may 25, 2008 parkersburg ia 51 may 4, 2007 greensburg ks 50 may 3, 1999 bridge creek/moore ok 49 april 16, 1998 waynesboro tn 48 april 8, 1998 oak grove/pleasant grove al 47 may 27, 1997 jarrell tx 46 july 18, 1996 oakfield wi 45 june 16, 1992 chandler mn 44 april 26, 1991 andover ks 43 august 28, 1990 plainfield il 42 march 13, 1990 goessel ks 41 march 13, 1990 hesston ks 40 may 31, 1985 niles oh 39 june 7, 1984 barneveld wi 38 april 2, 1982 broken bow ok 37 april 4, 1977 birmingham al 36 june 13, 1976 jordan ia 35 april 19, 1976 brownwood tx 34 march 26, 1976 spiro ok 33 april 3, 1974 guin al 32 april 3, 1974 tanner al 31 april 3, 1974 mt. hope al 30 april 3, 1974 sayler park oh 29 april 3, 1974 brandenburg ky 28 april 3, 1974 xenia oh 27 april 3, 1974 daisy hill in 26 may 6, 1973 valley mills tx 25 february 21, 1971 delhi la 24 may 11, 1970 lubbock tx 23 june 13, 1968 tracy mn 22 may 15, 1968 maynard ia 21 may 15, 1968 charles city ia 20 april 23, 1968 gallipolis oh 19 october 14, 1966 belmond ia 18 june 8, 1966 topeka ks 17 march 3, 1966 jackson ms 16 may 8, 1965 gregory sd 15 may 5, 1964 bradshaw ne 14 april 3, 1964 wichita falls tx 13 may 5, 1960 prague ok 12 june 4, 1958 menomonie wi 11 december 18, 1957 murphysboro il 10 june 20, 1957 fargo nd 9 may 20, 1957 ruskin heights mo 8 april 3, 1956 grand rapids mi 7 may 25, 1955 udall ks 6 may 25, 1955 blackwell ok 5 december 5, 1953 vicksburg ms 4 june 27, 1953 adair ia 3 june 8, 1953 flint mi 2 may 29, 1953 ft. rice nd 1 may 11, 1953 waco tx ============================================================ advertisements share this: print email twitter facebook pinterest linkedin reddit

ˈɔθər: ˈmɑrʃəl ʃɑt ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, aɪ bru ə ˈkəpəl ˈbæʧɪz ˈɛvəri ˈəðər wik, ɔl əv wɪʧ ər fər ər ðə hɑp ˈkrɑnɪkəlz. ə ˈrisənt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɑz wən əv ðiz deɪz, aɪ brud tu 5 ˈgælən ˈbæʧɪz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli fər ə jɛt tɪ bi ˈpəblɪʃt. ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ, aɪ woʊk əp ˈərli wɪθ maɪ kɪdz, meɪd səm ˈbrɛkfəst, ənd dɪd ə fju ˈnɔrməl ˈwiˌkɪnd ʧɔrz. raɪt ˈæftər lənʧ, maɪ waɪf ˈmɛnʃənd ʃi hæd səm ˈɛrəndz tɪ rən, sɛd bi aʊt fər ə ˈkəpəl aʊərz ənd wʊd teɪk maɪ ˈoʊldəst ˈdɔtər. maɪ 2 wɑz ˈnæpɪŋ æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ənd maɪ sən ˈwɔntɪd tɪ raɪd hɪz baɪk. wɪn ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt fər əˈwaɪl struck–*– bru ən ɔl greɪn bæʧ ɪn ɛz ˈlɪtəl taɪm ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. aɪ sɛt ə goʊl fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ bi ˈfɪnɪʃt baɪ ðə taɪm maɪ waɪf rɪˈtərnd hoʊm, wɪʧ ʃi ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd wʊd bi əˈprɑksəmətli 2 aʊərz. wət ˈfɑloʊz ɪz ən əˈkaʊnt əv haʊ ɪt wɛnt daʊn, frəm greɪn tɪ glæs. ɛz maɪ waɪf wɑz ˈprɛpɪŋ tɪ liv, raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə taɪm ðɪs ˈbrɪljənt aɪˈdiə keɪm tɪ mi, aɪ ˈoʊpənd əp ənd θru təˈgɛðər ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl smæʃ ˈrɛsəpi. ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst bɔɪl lɛŋθ ˈfaɪndɪŋz, aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ juz səm 2 jɪr oʊld ˈʤərmən mɔlt aɪ faʊnd ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ə ˈbəkɪt ˈərliər ðət ˈwiˌkɪnd. tɪ ðət, aɪ ˈædɪd ˌæmərˈɪloʊ hɑps frəm ðə 2013 krɑp bɪn əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ənd ə pæk əv ˈmæŋˌgroʊv ʤæks wɛst koʊst jist ðət ɪkˈspaɪrd ˈnɪrli ə jɪr praɪər. ðɪs wɑz baʊnd tɪ bi ˈglɔriəs. ʃɔrt ˈʃɑdi smæʃ bæʧ saɪz bɔɪl taɪm ɑg 15 mɪn 65 neɪm əˈmaʊnt 2 jɪr oʊld ˈʤərmən malt(1.6l*) 3 paʊndz 100 hɑps neɪm taɪm juz fɔrm ˈælfə ˌæmərˈɪloʊ 20 fərst hɑp 15 ˈmɪnəts ˈpɛlət ˌæmərˈɪloʊ 35 1 ˈmɪnət bɔɪl ˈpɛlət ˌæmərˈɪloʊ 4 deɪz draɪ hɑp ˈpɛlət jist neɪm læb fərm tɛmp wɛst koʊst jist (exp*. ˈmæŋˌgroʊv ʤæks 73 aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ juz ðə ˈmɛθəd fər ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd kəˈlɛktəd ðə fʊl ˈvɑljum əv ˈwɔtər, ənˈfɪltərd ənd ənˈtritɪd, ɛz maɪ waɪf pʊld aʊt əv ðə gərɑʒ. stɑrt taɪm: æm ðə ˈwɔtər wɑz pɔrd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɛtəl ənd pʊt ˈoʊvər ðə fleɪm, maɪ baɪu ˈbərnər dˈwɔrfɪŋ ðə pɑt aɪ bɔt wɪθ maɪ fərst ˈɛkˌstrækt kɪt ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ. aɪ ˈmɛʒərd aʊt 3 paʊndz əv oʊld ˈʤərmən mɔlt, ɪt smɛld faɪn tɪ mi dɪˈspaɪt ɪts eɪʤ. ˈrɑskoʊ hɛlpt mi mɪl ðə greɪn dɪˈrɛkli ˈɪntu maɪ bæg, ɪt tʊk əˈbaʊt 8 ˈsɛkəndz. ðə smɔl ˈvɑljum əv bruɪŋ ˈlɪkər riʧt maɪ ˈtərgət straɪk tɛmp ɪn lɛs ðən 10 ˈmɪnəts, æt wɪʧ pɔɪnt aɪ drɑpt ɪn ðə bæg əv greɪnz, sɛt maɪ ˈtaɪmər fər 15 ˈmɪnəts, ðɛn geɪv ə ˈkəpəl swɪft stərz. faʊnd tɪ bi rɪˈmɑrkəbli ˈækjərət rəˈgɑrdləs əv bæʧ saɪz soʊ lɔŋ ɛz aɪ ˈɪnˌpʊt ɔl ðə raɪt ˈditeɪlz, wɪʧ aɪ dɪd ɔn ðɪs deɪ ənd neɪld maɪ ˈtərgət mæʃ tɛmp. aɪ ˈɪnsəˌleɪt ðə pɑt, ˈoʊnli ˈkəvərd ɪt tɪ rɪˈteɪn səm hit, stərɪŋ ˈprɑbəˌbli taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʃɔrt mæʃ. wɪn ðə ˈtaɪmər bipt, aɪ dɑnd maɪ ˈsɪləˌkoʊn gləvz, pʊld ðə bæg aʊt, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ə gʊd skwiz tɪ gɪt ɛz məʧ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɛtəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ðɛn tərnd ðə fleɪm ɔn. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn aɪ ˈædɪd ðə fərst ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli lɑrʤ ʧɑrʤ əv fərst hɑps. ɪt lɔŋ, ˈmeɪbi 10 ˈmɪnəts, ənd ðə bɪˈgæn tɪ bɔɪl wɪθ greɪt ˈvɪgər. maɪ ˈtaɪmər wɑz wəns əˈgɛn sɛt fər 15 ˈmɪnəts, hɑps ˈædɪd wɪθ ə ˈmɪnət lɛft, ðɛn ɪn ˈsimɪŋli noʊ taɪm ðə bɔɪl wɑz ˈoʊvər. ɪn ˈstɪkɪŋ wɪθ maɪ plæn tɪ kip ðɪs bru deɪ ɛz ˈizi ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, aɪ ʧoʊz tɪ kul ðə ˈviə ˈwɔtər bæθ, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðə sloʊər ʧɪl reɪt maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkris ðə hɑp ˈkɛrɪktər frəm ðə 1 ˈmɪnət əˈdɪʃən. ə ʧɛk rɪˈvild maɪ ɑg wɑz æt wɪʧ pʊt mi æt 60 ɪˈfɪʃənsi, əˈbaʊt 13 loʊər ðən wət aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli gɪt wɪθ. stɪl, nɑt tu ˈʃæbi. kənˈsɪstɪd əv spreɪɪŋ ɔf ðə bæg ənd spun, ɪt tʊk əˈbaʊt 2 ˈmɪnəts. ðət wɑz ɪt, aɪ wɑz dən, ənd ˈhæpi tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ɪt wɑz wɛl wɪˈθɪn maɪ taɪm ˈlɪmət. ˈfɪnɪʃ taɪm: æm ʤɪst brud ən ɔl greɪn bæʧ əv bɪr ɪn ˈəndər ən aʊər. woʊ. aɪ lɛt ðə sɪt ɪn ðə ˈwɔtər bæθ fər əˈbaʊt 2 aʊərz, sˈwɑpɪŋ ðə wɔrm aʊt fər kul 4 taɪmz. baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ ˈtrænsfərd ðə tɪ maɪ 3 ˈgælən ˈkɑrˌbɔɪ, ɪt wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ raɪt əraʊnd 74°f/23.3°c*. aɪ muvd ɪt tɪ maɪ kul ˈʧeɪmbər ənd lɛft ɪt tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈʧɪlɪŋ. ðə hæd drɑpt tɪ maɪ prɪˈfərd eɪl ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən tɛmp əv əˈbaʊt 4 aʊərz ˈleɪtər, soʊ aɪ ˈoʊpənd ðə oʊld ˈpækɪt əv jist ənd pɔrd ɪt ɪn. əbˈzərvəbəl saɪnz əv ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən ækˈtɪvɪti wər ˈprɛzənt ʤɪst 12 aʊərz ˈleɪtər, fɑr ˈsunər ðən aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˈsəmθɪŋ kəmˈpɛld tɪ bɪˈliv ɪz du tɪ ðə ʃɪr əˈmaʊnt əv jist juzd ɪn səʧ ə smɔl ˈvɑljum əv. θɪŋz prəˈsidəd ˈnɔrməli. æt 7 deɪz post-pitch*, ðə bɪr wɑz ˈsɪtɪŋ æt, kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə haɪˈdrɑmətər ˈmɛʒərmənt aɪ tʊk 3 deɪz ˈleɪtər ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈædɪŋ ðə draɪ hɑp əˈdɪʃən. aɪ bɪˈgæn koʊld ˈkræʃɪŋ 2 deɪz ˈɪntu ðə draɪ hɑp. ɪt wɑz əraʊnd ðɪs taɪm ʤɑn ˈpɑmər ənd aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈʧætɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈʤɛlətən. ˌɪnˈdid, aɪ wɑz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə seɪm ˈmɛθəd aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli du, skeɪld daʊn tɪ ðə sˈmɔlər bæʧ saɪz. bət ðə dɪˈskəʃən ʤɑn ənd aɪ hæd ˌɪnˈspaɪərd mi tɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɛni θɪŋz wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt wɑz ˈwɛðər lɑrʤ əˈmaʊnts əv ˈʤɛlətən ˈproʊdus ˈdɪfərənt rɪˈzəlts ðən sˈmɔlər əˈmaʊnts, nɑt ʤɪst ɪn tərmz əv pərˈsɛptəbəl kˈwɑlətiz, bət ˈklɛrəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈifɛktɪvnəs ənd taɪm. wət ˈbɛtər bæʧ fər ðɪs taɪp əv ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəl ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən? waɪl ˈhitɪŋ ðə straɪk ˈwɔtər fər ə nu bæʧ læst ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wɑz taɪm tɪ ˈpækɪʤ ðə ʃɔrt ˈʃɑdi bɪr, ðoʊ jɛt tɪ faɪn ɪt wɪθ ˈʤɛlətən. ˈrəðər ðən ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈrɛlətɪv pɪnʧ ərˈɪʤənəli plænd, aɪ kəmˈbaɪnd 1 6 græmz), twaɪs ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ juz fər ə 5 ˈgælən bæʧ, wɪθ kəp əv hɑt tæp ˈwɔtər 125°f/52°c*), swərld ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ˈfʊli dɪˈzɑlvd, ðɛn pɔrd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈgælənz əv koʊld bɪr. aɪ lɛft ɪt əˈloʊn fər əˈbaʊt 30 ˈmɪnəts waɪl aɪ ˈtɛndɪd tɪ ðə bæʧ aɪ wɑz bruɪŋ ðɛn prəˈsidəd tɪ ræk ɪt tɪ ə 3 ˈgælən kɛg ənd pleɪs ɪt ɪn maɪ ˈkizər ɔn 45 saɪ əv taɪm æt kegging*: æm aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt bruɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl aʊərz ˈleɪtər ənd wɛnt əˈbaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ kɛr əv ˈnɔrməl ˈwiˌkɪnd stəf. ˈgɪvɪn ðə sˈmɔlər ˈvɑljum əv bɪr, aɪ nu ɪt ˌrikˈwaɪər ɛz məʧ taɪm tɪ ˈkɑrbəˌneɪt ɛz ə fʊl 5 ˈgælən bæʧ, soʊ aɪ rɪˈtərnd 5 aʊərz ˈleɪtər tɪ rɪˈdus tɪ ˈsərvɪŋ ˈprɛʃər. əv kɔrs, aɪ hæd tɪ si haʊ θɪŋz wər ˈkəmɪŋ əˈlɔŋ. taɪm æt fərst ˈsæmpəl: æm ˈæftər ˈtɔsɪŋ ðə ðət wɑz ɪn ðə laɪnz, aɪ fɪld ə ˈsæmpəl glæs ənd wɑz ˈrəðər ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ wət aɪ əbˈzərvd. ðə bɪr wɑz wɛl ˈkɑrbəˌneɪtɪd ənd kwaɪt ə bɪt ˈklɪrər ðən aɪ wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ, ðoʊ nɑt kwaɪt ɪˈnəf tɪ mit maɪ ˈstændərdz fər ˈvænɪti. maɪ hənʧ wɑz ðə ˈʤɛlətən ˈlaɪkli hɛlpt ðə ˈlɑrʤər pərˈtɪkjələt drɔp aʊt, bət ðə ˈfaɪnər heɪz prəˈdusɪŋ kræp wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr taɪm, æt list əˈnəðər aʊərz. tɪ tɛst ðɪs ˈθɪri, aɪ pʊld əˈnəðər ˈsæmpəl 2 aʊərz ˈleɪtər. aɪ wɑz rɔŋ, ðə bɪr wɑz ˈklɪrər. maɪ ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti pikt, aɪ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ rɪˈtərn fər smɔl ˈsæmpəlz θruaʊt ðə deɪ ənd ˈnoʊtɪst ðə bɪr kənˈtɪnjud tɪ klɪr. dɪd ðɪs hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə haɪər əˈmaʊnt əv ˈʤɛlətən juzd? aɪ səˈpoʊz noʊ gʊd weɪ tɪ noʊ beɪst ɔn ðɪs gərɑʒ saɪəns, bət hɑrd fər mi tɪ bɪˈliv ɪt hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt. faɪnd smɔl ˈbæʧɪz wɪθ lɛs ˈʤɛlətən ənd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt klɪr wɪθ səʧ rəˈpɪdəti. aɪ ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ɪt, bət sɪns ðɪs bɪr prəˈgrɛst soʊ dæm kˈwɪkli, aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ teɪk ə əv ɪt tɪ maɪ ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈpɑrti ðət ˈivnɪŋ. ðə ˈpɑrti ˈstɑrtɪd æt 5 piɛm, ðə wɑz fɪld æt piɛm. ə lɑrʤ swɑθ əv maɪ bruɪŋ ˈbədiz wər ɪn əˈtɛndəns, ɔl fəˈmɪljər wɪθ maɪ ˈæntɪks, aɪ θɪŋk səm wər riˈlɪvd wɪn aɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðɛm ðɪs blaɪnd ˈteɪstɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈsərˌveɪ. ðɛr wər ˈprɑbəˌbli 10 əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈgæðərd, iʧ wɪθ ˈglæsɪz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈsaɪzɪz ənd ʃeɪps. aɪ pɔrd ˈsæmpəlz fər ˈɛvriˌwən ənd æst fər ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfidˌbæk. tɪ riˈɪtərˌeɪt, nən əv ðiz ˈpipəl hæd ˈɛni aɪˈdiə wət wɑz əp wɪθ ðɪs bɪr. ðə bɪr wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈmaɪti faɪn æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz æt fərst, aɪ ˈwəndərd ɪf ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəz maɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz wər soʊ loʊ fər ðɪs bæʧ, bət ˈæftər ˈməltəpəl ˈsæmpəlz, aɪ hæd tɪ əkˈsɛpt ɪt wɑz gʊd! ˈnəθɪŋ ˈspɛʃəl, ɪt wɑz ə smæʃ ˈæftər ɔl, bət ˈsərtənli ˈbɛtər ðən səm əv ðə meɪd ɪn ðə pæst. tɪ maɪ ˈpælɪt, ðə ˈbɪtərnəs wɑz ɔn pɔɪnt, ðə ˌæmərˈɪloʊ hɑp ˈkɛrɪktər wɑz əp frənt ðoʊ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ðə draɪ, ˈfleɪvərz əv ðə ˈʤərmən mɔlt. aɪ ˈnoʊtɪd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ ərˈoʊməz ər ˈfleɪvərz ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ oʊld jist ər ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən. ðə bɪr wɑz klin, ˈsɪmpəl, ənd kwaɪt rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ. wət dɪd ðə ˈəðərz θɪŋk? aɪ æst ðə grup əv ˈteɪstərz tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðɪs ɛz ðeɪ maɪt ˈɛni ˈəðər bɪr ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ənd tɪ ʃɛr ðɛr θɔts ˈoʊpənli wəns ðeɪ fɔrmd ðɛr oʊn əˈpɪnjənz. wən ˈpərsən ˈkɑmɛntəd ðə bɪr wɑz ˈvɛri klɪr ənd peɪl, ˈhɛʤɪŋ ə gɛs ɪt meɪ hæv bɪn prəˈdust wɪθ 100 mɔlt, wɪʧ hi fɛlt mɔr ˈkɑnfədənt əˈbaʊt ˈæftər ˈteɪstɪŋ. ˈəðərz əˈgrid, seɪɪŋ ðeɪ θɔt ɪt maɪt bi ə ˈlɑgər hɑpt laɪk ən əˈmɛrɪkən eɪl. ˈʤɛnərəli, ðə tasters’*’ ɪkˈspɪriənst mæʧt mine–*– ˈlækɪŋ kəmˈplɛksɪti, klin ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən, ˈvɛri ˈdrɪnkəbəl. nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl əˈluʒən wɑz meɪd tɪ dms*, diacetyl*, ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpɑpjələrli dɪˈskəst off-flavors*. kənˈkluʒən nɑt ʃʊr wət tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ə bɪr meɪd frəm oʊld mɔlt mæʃt fər 15 ˈmɪnəts, bɔɪld fər 15 ˈmɪnəts wɪθ oʊld hɑps, fərˈmɛntəd wɪθ oʊld jist, faɪnd wɪθ ə ˈrɛlətɪv ʃɪt tən əv ˈʤɛlətən, ðɛn ˈkɑrbəˌneɪtɪd ɪn ə fju aʊərz ˈæˌkʧuəli keɪm aʊt ˈteɪstɪŋ ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ gʊd. bɪˈliv mi? aɪ ˈtoʊtəli ˌəndərˈstænd. aɪ wɑz ˈfʊli priˈpɛrd fər ðɪs bæʧ tɪ bi ən ˈətər dɪˈzæstər, stɪl ˈwəndərɪŋ waɪ ðə hɛl ɪt. ˈnæʧərəli, naʊ mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ðən ˈɛvər ɪn kəmˈplitɪŋ ə mɔr ˈfɔrməl kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr bæʧ tɪ wən brud ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈmɛθədz ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv kəm tɪ əkˈsɛpt ɛz ˈgɔspəl. bɪˈliv ɪt ər nɑt, aɪ meɪnˈteɪn ə slaɪt baɪəs ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈlætər, ðə mɪr ˈprɑspɛkt əv dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðət səʧ ““terrible”*” ˈprɔˌsɛs kʊd ˈproʊdus ə bɪr ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbəl frəm wən meɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ““ideal”*” ˈmɛθədz meɪks mi feel…*… aɪ noʊ. ənˈtɪl ðɛn, ɪf ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf wɪθ ən aʊər ər soʊ əv fri taɪm ənd ðə bruɪŋ bəg baɪts, kənˈsɪdər θroʊɪŋ təˈgɛðər jʊr oʊn ʃɔrt ˈʃɑdi bæʧ, ləv tɪ hir haʊ ɪt wərks fər ju. səˈpɔrt ɪn staɪl! ɔl dɪˈzaɪnz ər əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈvɛriəs ˈkələrz ənd ˈsaɪzɪz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn! ˈfɑloʊ ɔn: ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɪs stəf ənd fil kəmˈpɛld tɪ səˈpɔrt brulosophy.com*, pliz ʧɛk aʊt ðə səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs peɪʤ fər ˈditeɪlz ɔn haʊ ju kən ˈvɛri ˈizəli du soʊ. θæŋks! ʃɛr ðɪs: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈtəmblər iˈmeɪl laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ...

author: marshall schott on average, i brew a couple batches every other week, all of which are for xbmts or the hop chronicles. a recent saturday was one of these days, i brewed two 5 gallon batches simultaneously for a yet to be published xbmt. the next morning, i woke up early with my kids, made some breakfast, and did a few normal weekend chores. right after lunch, my wife mentioned she had some errands to run, said she’d be out for a couple hours and would take my oldest daughter. my 2 year-old was napping at this point and my son wanted to ride his bike. when the idea to try something been thinking about for awhile struck– brew an all grain batch in as little time as possible. i set a goal for myself to be finished by the time my wife returned home, which she estimated would be approximately 2 hours. what follows is an account of how it went down, from grain to glass. as my wife was prepping to leave, right about the time this brilliant idea came to me, i opened up beersmith and threw together a very simple smash recipe. inspired by the latest boil length xbmt findings, i chose to use some 2 year old german pils malt i found sitting in the bottom of a bucket earlier that weekend. to that, i added amarillo hops from the 2013 crop been avoiding and a pack of mangrove jacks west coast yeast that expired nearly a year prior. this was bound to be glorious. short & shoddy smash batch size boil time ibu srm og fg abv 1.75 15 min 65 11.6 1.040 sg 1.009 sg 4.0 % fermentables name amount % 2 year old weyermann german pils malt(1.6l) 3 lbs 100 hops name amt/ibu time use form alpha % amarillo 20 g/19.4 ibu first wort hop – 15 minutes fwh pellet 8.2 amarillo 35 g/19.3 ibu 1 minute boil pellet 8.2 amarillo 40g dryhop 4 days dry hop pellet 8.2 yeast name lab attenuation ferm temp m44 west coast yeast (exp. 12/2014) mangrove jacks 73% 66°f i chose to use the biab method for this project and collected the full volume of water, unfiltered and untreated, as my wife pulled out of the garage. start time: 10:05 am the water was poured into the kettle and put over the flame, my bayou kab4 burner dwarfing the pot i bought with my first extract kit over a decade ago. i measured out 3 lbs of old german pils malt, it smelled fine to me despite its age. roscoe helped me mill the grain directly into my biab bag, it took about 8 seconds. the small volume of brewing liquor reached my target strike temp in less than 10 minutes, at which point i dropped in the bag of grains, set my timer for 15 minutes, then gave a couple swift stirs. i’ve found beersmith to be remarkably accurate regardless of batch size so long as i input all the right details, which i did on this day and nailed my target mash temp. i insulate the pot, only covered it to retain some heat, stirring probably 4-5 times during the short mash. when the timer beeped, i donned my silicone gloves, pulled the bag out, giving it a good squeeze to get as much wort into the kettle as possible, then turned the flame on. this is also when i added the first and relatively large charge of first wort hops. it wasn’t long, maybe 10 minutes, and the wort began to boil with great vigor. my timer was once again set for 15 minutes, hops added with a minute left, then in seemingly no time the boil was over. in sticking with my plan to keep this brew day as easy as possible, i chose to cool the wort via water bath, thinking the slower chill rate might also increase the hop character from the 1 minute addition. a post-boil refractometer check revealed my og was at 1.040, which put me at 60% efficiency, about 13% lower than what i usually get with biab. still, not too shabby. clean-up consisted of spraying off the bag and spoon, it took about 2 minutes. that was it, i was done, and happy to report it was well within my self-imposed time limit. finish time: 10:59 am i’d just brewed an all grain batch of beer in under an hour. whoa. i let the wort sit in the water bath for about 2 hours, swapping the warm out for cool 4 times. by the time i transferred the wort to my 3 gallon carboy, it was sitting right around 74°f/23.3°c. i moved it to my cool chamber and left it to finish chilling. the wort had dropped to my preferred ale fermentation temp of 66°f/18.9°c about 4 hours later, so i opened the old packet of yeast and poured it in. observable signs of fermentation activity were present just 12 hours later, far sooner than i expected, something compelled to believe is due to the sheer amount of yeast used in such a small volume of wort. things proceeded normally. at 7 days post-pitch, the beer was sitting at 1.009 sg, consistent with the hydrometer measurement i took 3 days later just before adding the dry hop addition. i began cold crashing 2 days into the dry hop. it was around this time john palmer and i started chatting about different approaches to using gelatin. indeed, i was planning to utilize the same method i usually do, scaled down to the smaller batch size. but the discussion john and i had inspired me to try something new. among the many things we talked about was whether large amounts of gelatin produce different results than smaller amounts, not just in terms of perceptible qualities, but clarifying effectiveness and time. what better batch for this type of anecdotal experimentation? while heating the strike water for a new xbmt batch last saturday morning, i decided it was time to package the short & shoddy beer, though yet to fine it with gelatin. rather than using the relative pinch originally planned, i combined 1 tsp (~6 grams), twice as much as i use for a 5 gallon batch, with 1/4 cup of hot tap water (~125°f/52°c), swirled until it was fully dissolved, then poured it into the 1.75 gallons of cold beer. i left it alone for about 30 minutes while i tended to the batch i was brewing then proceeded to rack it to a 3 gallon keg and place it in my keezer on 45 psi of co2. time at kegging: 6:25 am i finished brewing a couple hours later and went about taking care of normal weekend stuff. given the smaller volume of beer, i knew it wouldn’t require as much time to carbonate as a full 5 gallon batch, so i returned 5 hours later to reduce to serving pressure. of course, i had to see how things were coming along. time at first sample: 11:25 am after tossing the blc that was in the lines, i filled a sample glass and was rather impressed with what i observed. the beer was well carbonated and quite a bit clearer than i was expecting, though not quite enough to meet my standards for vanity. my hunch was the gelatin likely helped the larger particulate drop out, but the finer haze producing crap would require more time, at least another 12-18 hours. to test this theory, i pulled another sample 2 hours later. i was wrong, the beer was clearer. my curiosity piqued, i continued to return for small samples throughout the day and noticed the beer continued to clear. did this have anything to do with the higher amount of gelatin used? i suppose there’s no good way to know based on this garage science, but it’s hard for me to believe it have an impact. i’ve fined small batches with less gelatin and they did not clear with such rapidity. i wasn’t planning on it, but since this beer progressed so damn quickly, i decided to take a growler of it to my birthday party that evening. the party started at 5 pm, the growler was filled at 4:30 pm. a large swath of my brewing buddies were in attendance, all familiar with my antics, i think some were relived when i informed them this blind tasting wouldn’t involve a digital survey. there were probably 10 of us gathered, each with glasses of different sizes and shapes. i poured samples for everyone and asked for general feedback. to reiterate, none of these people had any idea what was up with this beer. the beer was looking mighty fine at this point. | impressions | at first, i wondered if it was because my expectations were so low for this batch, but after multiple samples, i had to accept it was good! nothing special, it was a smash after all, but certainly better than some of the dumpers i’ve made in the past. to my palate, the bitterness was on point, the amarillo hop character was up front though overwhelm the dry, crackery flavors of the german pils malt. i noted absolutely no aromas or flavors typically associated with old yeast or inadequate fermentation. the beer was clean, simple, and quite refreshing. what did the others think? i asked the group of tasters to approach this as they might any other beer evaluation and to share their thoughts openly once they formed their own opinions. one person commented the beer was very clear and pale, hedging a guess it may have been produced with 100% pils malt, which he felt more confident about after tasting. others agreed, saying they thought it might be a lager hopped like an american ale. generally, the tasters’ experienced matched mine– lacking complexity, clean fermentation, very drinkable. not a single allusion was made to dms, diacetyl, or any other popularly discussed off-flavors. | conclusion | i’m not sure what to say about this. a beer made from old malt mashed for 15 minutes, boiled for 15 minutes with old hops, fermented with old yeast, fined with a relative shit ton of gelatin, then carbonated in a few hours actually came out tasting and looking good. believe me? i totally understand. i was fully prepared for this batch to be an utter disaster, still wondering why the hell it wasn’t. naturally, now more interested than ever in completing a more formal xbmt comparing a similar should-be-shit batch to one brewed utilizing the conventional methods many of us have come to accept as gospel. believe it or not, i maintain a slight bias in the direction of the latter, the mere prospect of discovering that such “terrible” process could produce a beer indistinguishable from one made using “ideal” methods makes me feel… i know. until then, if you find yourself with an hour or so of free time and the brewing bug bites, consider throwing together your own short & shoddy batch, love to hear how it works for you. support brülosophy in style! all designs are available in various colors and sizes on amazon! follow brülosophy on: if you enjoy this stuff and feel compelled to support brulosophy.com, please check out the support us page for details on how you can very easily do so. thanks! share this: facebook twitter pinterest tumblr email like this: like loading...

læst wik wɑz nɑt maɪ wik. wɪn maɪ læst poʊst hæd gɔn əp, ɪt wɑz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə taɪm wɪn skul wɑz ˈstrɛsɪŋ mi aʊt tɪ noʊ ɛnd. ðə wik wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əv ˈtrɪgərz, wɪʧ meɪd ɪt ˈivɪn wərs. aɪ hæd ə fju tɛsts aɪ hæd tɪ ˈstədi fər læst wik, tɛsts ðət ˈmoʊstli rikˈwaɪərd mi tɪ raɪt ˈɛˌseɪz. ðət mɛnt ˈstədiɪŋ ɔl ðə nu θɪŋz wi hæd ˈlərnɪd ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ðət wi ˈlərnɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˈivɪn mɔr ˈstrɛsfəl wɑz ðə fækt ðət aɪ hæd tɪ ˈstədi ɪn maɪ əv ðə deɪ, wɪʧ ɪz wɪn ðə list pərˈdəktɪv. maɪ rum ɪz maɪ ˈoʊnli seɪf speɪs əˈweɪ frəm ˈtrɪgərz æt hoʊm, soʊ aɪ ˈstədi ənd du ˈhoʊmˌwərk ɪn ðɛr wən ˈhənərd pərˈsɛnt əv ðə taɪm. ˈəðərˌwaɪz juz ðə ˈkɪʧən ˈteɪbəl, wɪʧ ɪz weɪ mɔr ˈkəmfərtəbəl ðən ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈɪndiən staɪl ɔn maɪ bɛd fər ˈsɛvərəl aʊərz. bət aɪ hæv tɪ du wət aɪ hæv tɪ du. aɪ hæd rɛd ˈsəmˌwɛr ðət ˈstədiɪŋ ən aʊər ˌbiˈfɔr bɛd hɛlps ju rɪˈmɛmbər wət ju ˈstədid ðə nɛkst deɪ. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt tru, aɪ dɪd ðət, ənd aɪ gɑt ɔn ɔl maɪ tɛsts, ˈivɪn ə ˈpərˌfɪkt 100 goʊ ˈfɪgjər. soʊ, waɪl ˈgɪtɪŋ gʊd greɪdz wɑz ɔl wɛl ənd gʊd, wɪn aɪ wɑz hoʊm (ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd) aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ wɔk ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪʧən wɪˈθaʊt maɪ ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz. aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli wɛr ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz wɛˈnɛvər aɪ hæv tɪ goʊ aʊt ər wɛˈnɛvər aɪ hæv tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈsərtən ˈpipəl ɪn maɪ ˈfæməli. soʊ maɪ dæd wɑz ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən ənd ɪf aɪ kʊd rɪˈmɛmbər wət hi sɛd tɪ mi, steɪt ɪt hir, bət ɔl aɪ kʊd hir wɑz ðət ˈhɔrəbəl, ʃɑrp ““s”*” saʊnd. aɪ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt lɔst ɪt. waɪ oʊ waɪ aɪ wɛr maɪ ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz ənd pleɪ maɪ mˈjuzɪk ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪʧən? aɪ ˈhərid bæk tɪ maɪ rum ənd rɪˈzɪstɪd ðə ərʤ tɪ skrim, tɪ pənʧ ˈsəmθɪŋ (ər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf), tɪ stɪk maɪ ˈfɪŋgər ɪn maɪ ɪr ənd traɪ tɪ rɪp aʊt ðə saʊnd pleɪɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn ɪn maɪ hɛd. aɪ hæd ə ˈhɔrəbəl ˈfilɪŋ ɪn maɪ ʧɛst, laɪk aɪ brið ˈvɛri wɛl. æŋˈzaɪəti, ˈmeɪbi? reɪʤ? ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz, ðət deɪ wɑz nɑt maɪ deɪ ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈtrɪgərd laɪk ðət. aɪ wɔnt maɪ wik tɪ ɛnd ˈbædli. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ə dɪr frɛnd əv maɪn ʃoʊɪŋ əp tɪ ə ˌhæləˈwin ˈpɑrti dɪd ðə trɪk. maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ tɪ ə ˌhæləˈwin ˈpɑrti ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 29 aɪ wɑz bɪtˈwin ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ goʊ, ənd ðɛn nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ goʊ, tɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈɛndɪŋ əp goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti (wu, wət ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv wərdz). aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt əˈnəðər wən əv maɪ frɛndz aɪ sin ɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm, ˈivɪn ðoʊ wi ʧæt frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðɪs aɪ wɪl rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz əp ənd, wɪn hi dɪd, aɪ wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˈhæpi. aɪ wɑz ɔˈrɛdi glæd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ goʊ, ənd aɪ wɑz ˈhævɪŋ fən bət wɪn hi ʃoʊd əp aɪ stɑp sˈmaɪlɪŋ. aɪ wɑz ˈhævɪŋ mɔr fən ðən aɪ ɔˈrɛdi wɑz, ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd bɪn soʊ lɔŋ. ˈæftər aɪ lɛft ðə ˈpɑrti ənd sɛd ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd ˈəðər ˈpipəl ðət wər ðɛr, aɪ wɑz ɪn ðə kɑr wɪθ ɛl bɪˈkəz aɪ æst ɪm tɪ teɪk mi hoʊm, ənd, ˈmeɪbi ɪt wɑz bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ə lɔŋ taɪm sɪns sin ɪm, bət aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ tun aʊt ˈɛni ““s”*” saʊnz hi meɪd ənd it…worked*. sɔrt əv. wɪn hi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ, aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn wət hi wɑz seɪɪŋ. aɪ kʊd stɪl hir ðə ““s”*” saʊnz əv kɔrs, bət ðeɪ ɛz ˈtrɪgərɪŋ ɛz ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli wər. wɪn hi drɑpt mi ɔf ənd ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi fər bɛd, aɪ hɛlp bət smaɪl æt ðət ˈlɪtəl ˈvɪktəri. ˈwɛðər hi nu ɪt ər nɑt, kənˈvərsɪŋ wɪθ ɪm meɪd maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər wik. ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ˈsəmθɪŋ hɑrd tɪ kəm baɪ fər ə ˈsəfərər. aɪ fɛlt laɪk ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɪs bɪˈkəz wət aɪ θɔt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈtɛrəbəl wik ˈhæpən. ɪt goʊz tɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˈlɪtəl ˈvɪktəriz laɪk ðɪs meɪk ðɪs hoʊl ˈstrəgəl wərθ ɪt. maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd dɪˈzərvz səm ˈkrɛdɪt, tu. aɪ min, hi pʊts əp wɪθ moʊst əv ðə taɪmz aɪ gɪt ˈtrɪgərd ənd stɪl ˈdeɪtɪŋ mi. aɪ noʊ ɪf ðɛr kʊd bi əˈnəðər gaɪ ɛz əˈmeɪzɪŋ ɛz ðət, bət, wət aɪ du noʊ ɪz ðət ɛl ənd maɪ ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd wər ˈdɛfənətli maɪ spɑrks əv laɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə wik. aɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ maɪ ˈridərz tɪ lʊk fər jʊr spark(s*) əv laɪt, ðoʊz ˈlɪtəl ˈvɪktəriz, ˈwɛðər ðət bi ɪn ə ˈpərsən, jʊr pɛt, ər ˈivɪn ə ˈhɑbi. si ju nɛkst wik! laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ...

last week was not my week. when my last post had gone up, it was during a time when school was stressing me out to no end. the week was also chock-full of triggers, which made it even worse. i had a few tests i had to study for last week, tests that mostly required me to write essays. that meant studying all the new things we had learned and showing that we learned something. even more stressful was the fact that i had to study in my room–kind of uncomfortable–during the day, which is when i’m the least productive. my room is my only safe space away from triggers at home, so i study and do homework in there one hundred percent of the time. otherwise i’d use the kitchen table, which is way more comfortable than sitting indian style on my bed for several hours. but i have to do what i have to do. i had read somewhere that studying an hour before bed helps you remember what you studied the next day. whether or not that’s true, i did that, and i got “a”s on all my tests, even a perfect 100%. go figure. so, while getting good grades was all well and good, when i was home (during the weekend) i decided to walk into the kitchen without my headphones. i usually wear headphones whenever i have to go out or whenever i have to talk to certain people in my family. so my dad was in the kitchen and if i could remember what he said to me, i’d state it here, but all i could hear was that horrible, sharp “s” sound. i just about lost it. why oh why i wear my headphones and play my music before going into the kitchen? i hurried back to my room and resisted the urge to scream, to punch something (or myself), to stick my finger in my ear and try to rip out the sound playing over and over again in my head. i had a horrible feeling in my chest, like i couldn’t breathe very well. anxiety, maybe? rage? whatever it was, that day was not my day after getting triggered like that. i want my week to end badly. fortunately, a dear friend of mine showing up to a halloween party did the trick. my boyfriend and i decided to go to a friend’s halloween party on saturday, october 29. i was flip-flopping between wanting to go, and then not wanting to go, to eventually ending up going to the party (whew, what a handful of words). i decided to invite another one of my friends i haven’t seen in a long time, even though we chat from time to time on facebook. this friend–whom i will refer to as l–showed up and, when he did, i was extremely happy. i was already glad i decided to go, and i was having fun but when he showed up i couldn’t stop smiling. i was having more fun than i already was, probably because it had been so long. after i left the party and said goodbye to my boyfriend and other people that were there, i was in the car with l because i asked him to take me home, and, maybe it was because it was the first time in a long time since i’d seen him, but i was trying to tune out any “s” sounds he made and it…worked. sort of. when he was talking, i was able to focus on what he was saying. i could still hear the “s” sounds of course, but they weren’t as triggering as they usually were. when he dropped me off and as i was getting ready for bed, i couldn’t help but smile at that little victory. whether he knew it or not, conversing with him made my entire week. an ongoing conversation. that’s something that’s hard to come by for a misophonia sufferer. i felt like sharing this because what i thought was going to be a terrible week happen. it goes to show that little victories like this make this whole struggle worth it. my boyfriend deserves some credit, too. i mean, he puts up with most of the times i get triggered and he’s still dating me. i don’t know if there could be another guy as amazing as that, but, what i do know is that l and my boyfriend were definitely my sparks of light at the end of the week. i encourage my readers to look for your spark(s) of light, those little victories, whether that be in a person, your pet, or even a hobby. see you next week! like this: like loading...

nvidia* ɪz ˈkərəntli ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt səˈplaɪər fər ˈtɛzlə kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪt paʊərz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ɪts ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt ˈsɪstəm tɪ ɪts ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət kəmˈpjutər. ˈæftər saɪnz ðət ˈtɛzlə ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈʧɪpˌmeɪkər fər ɪts ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət ˈsɪstəm, naʊ ə rɪˈpɔrt səˈʤɛsts ˈtɛzlə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɛlsˌwɛr fər ɪts ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt ˈsɪstəm. ˈblumbərg ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ɪts ˈtərmənəl ðət hu æst nɑt tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə ˈpraɪvət agreement”*” sɛd ðət ˈmɑdəl 3 ənd nu ˈvərʒənz əv ɪts ˈəðər kɑz wɪl gɪt ðə nu ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ modules”*”. ənd ˌɪnˈtɛl dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn rɪˈpɔrt ənd ˈtɛzlə ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt. teɪk ðɪs muv wʊd bi streɪnʤ fər ə fju ˈrizənz. fərst ɔf, ˌɪnˈtɛl ˈrisəntli bɔt mobileye*, ˈfɔrmər ˈpɑrtnər fər ðə ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræm ənˈtɪl ðə tu hæd ən ˈəgli ˈbreɪˌkəp læst jɪr. ɪt wʊd bi ˈsəmˈwət streɪnʤ tɪ rikəˈnɛkt ɪn səm weɪz ɔn ðɪs ˈlɛvəl, bət ðə ʧɪps wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi intel’s*, nɑt mobileye’s*, ənd fər ðə ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt ˈsɪstəm ənd nɑt ðə ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət. ˈtɛzlə ɔˈrɛdi ˈjuzɪz tu ˈprɑˌsɛsərz ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs ənd ˈmidiə kənˈtroʊl ˈjunɪt (mcu*) ənd ˈɪnstrəmənt ˈkləstər (ic*). ˈɔlsoʊ kleɪmd ðət ðeɪ ər səˈplaɪɪŋ ʧɪps fər ðə ˈmɑdəl 3 ɪf rɪˈpɔrt ɪz kərˈɛkt, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ə ˈsərtənti, ˈtɛzlə ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈsɪstəm paʊərɪŋ ðə ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt əv ðə ˈmɑdəl 3 ˈmeɪbi ˈtɛzlə ɪz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ si mɔr ɛz ə kəmˈpɛtɪtər ðən ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə reɪs tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈviɪkəlz. ðə ˈʧɪpˌmeɪkər həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl dilz wɪθ ˈəðər ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs tɪ brɪŋ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt, bət ˌɪnˈtɛl həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn duɪŋ ðə seɪm. wi ˈpəblɪʃt ən lʊk æt ðə ˌsupərkəmˈpjutər ɪn ˈsɛkənd ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət ˈviɪkəlz, bət ɛz wi ˈrisəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, ˈtɛzlə ɔˈrɛdi ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə kəmˈpjutər wɪθ ɪts ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət ˈhɑrdˌwɛr swit ˌɪntrəˈdust læst mənθ. wət ɪz klɪr ɪz ðət ɪt lʊks laɪk ðə kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈviɪkəlz ɪz naʊ biɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd kˈwɪkli, wɪʧ ðə keɪs fər ðə fərst fju jɪrz ˈæftər ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə ˈmɑdəl ɛs.

nvidia is currently an important supplier for tesla considering it powers everything from its infotainment system to its autopilot computer. after signs that tesla is moving away from the chipmaker for its autopilot system, now a report suggests tesla is also looking elsewhere for its infotainment system. bloomberg reported on its terminal that “people who asked not to be identified speaking about a private agreement” said that “tesla’s model 3 and new versions of its other cars will get the new intel processing modules”. nvidia and intel declined to comment on bloomberg’s report and tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. electrek’s take this move would be strange for a few reasons. first off, intel recently bought mobileye, tesla’s former partner for the autopilot program until the two had an ugly breakup last year. it would be somewhat strange to reconnect in some ways on this level, but the chips would actually be intel’s, not mobileye’s, and for the infotainment system and not the autopilot. tesla already uses two nvidia tegra processors in the model s and x’s media control unit (mcu) and instrument cluster (ic). nvidia also claimed that they are supplying chips for the model 3. if bloomberg’s report is correct, which is not a certainty, tesla is already changing the system powering the infotainment of the model 3. maybe tesla is starting to see nvidia more as a competitor than a partner in the race to produce self-driving vehicles. the chipmaker has been making several deals with other automakers in recent months to bring the technology to market, but intel has also been doing the same. we published an in-depth look at the nvidia-powered supercomputer in tesla’s second generation autopilot vehicles, but as we recently reported, tesla already updated the computer with its autopilot 2.5 hardware suite introduced last month. what is clear is that it looks like the computing power inside tesla’s vehicles is now being updated quickly, which wasn’t the case for the first few years after the launch of the model s.

ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr: ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɪˈtɛnʃən əv ðə fərst sɪŋgəˈpɔriən ˈwʊmən fər ˈrædɪkəˌlɪzəm, ðə əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst wən əv hər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hu dɪˈstrɔɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɛvədəns rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ hər plænz tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə (ˈaɪsəs). "ðə ˈgəvərnmənt teɪks ə ˈsɪriəs vju əv ðə wɪθˈhoʊldɪŋ əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðət ɪz ˈpərtɪnɪnt tɪ ðə ˈseɪfti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ənd sɪŋgəˈpɔriənz," sɛd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv hoʊm əˈfɛrz (mha*) ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ (ʤən 12 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli soʊ ɪf ðə ˈfeɪljər tɪ rɪˈpɔrt lidz tɪ ˈvaɪələnt ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət wʊd kɪl ər kɔz hɑrm tɪ ˈəðərz." hæd əˈnaʊnst ˈərliər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət æl ɑnˈsɑri, ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt əˈsɪstənt wɪθ ðə (pæp kəmˈjunɪti faʊnˈdeɪʃən) ˈpriˌskul ˈproʊˌgræm, wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ɪn ʤun ˈəndər ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ækt. ˈæftər ʃi wɑz pleɪst ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər dɪˈstrɔɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɛvədəns rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ hər plænz tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈaɪsəs ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ hər ækts, sɛd. ɪt ˈædɪd ðət ˈfæməli dɪd nɑt səˈpɔrt hər ˈækʃənz, nɔr dɪd ðeɪ ʃɛr ðə seɪm ˈrædɪkəl aɪˈdiəz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt waɪl ðeɪ traɪd ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli tɪ dɪsˈweɪd hər, ðeɪ dɪd nɑt brɪŋ hər tɪ ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ðə əˈθɔrətiz wɪn ʃi wɑz ˈjəŋgər, wɪʧ kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli hæv tərnd hər bæk frəm ðə pæθ əv radicalisation*, sɛd.

singapore: following the detention of the first singaporean woman for radicalism, the authorities said they are looking into taking action against one of her family members who destroyed important evidence relating to her plans to join the islamic state of iraq and syria (isis). "the government takes a serious view of the withholding of information that is pertinent to the safety and security of singapore and singaporeans," said the ministry of home affairs (mha) on monday (jun 12). advertisement "this is especially so if the failure to report leads to violent activities that would kill or cause harm to others." mha had announced earlier on monday that 22-year-old syaikhah izzah zahrah al ansari, a contract infant-care assistant with the pcf (pap community foundation) sparkletots preschool programme, was detained in june under the internal security act. after she was placed under investigation, a family member destroyed important evidence relating to her plans to join isis in an attempt to minimise her acts, mha said. it added that izzah's family did not support her actions, nor did they share the same radical ideas. advertisement advertisement while they tried unsuccessfully to dissuade her, they did not bring her to the attention of the authorities when she was younger, which could potentially have turned her back from the path of radicalisation, said mha.

ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz həz ˈlərnɪd ðət ˈhənərdz, pərˈhæps ˈθaʊzənz, əv ˈpipəl meɪ hæv ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ˈkæstɪŋ ə ˈbælət ɪn ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˌɪnkərˈɛkt ˈvoʊtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kɑrdz. ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə sɪz ðɛrz ə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ˈvɛriəs pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ˈjuˌkɑn, b.c*., ənd sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn seɪ mɪˈsteɪks wər meɪd əˈbaʊt ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən loʊˈkeɪʃənz baɪ ðə ˈbɑdi ðət rənz ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri. ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə sɪz mɔr ðən 300 ˈpipəl ɪn ˈjuˌkɑn wɪl bi rɪˈsivɪŋ nu kɑrdz. səm ˈvoʊtərz ɪn ˈjuˌkɑn hu lɪv ɪn ˈwɑtsən leɪk wər gɪv ˈvoʊtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kɑrdz wɪʧ dɪˈrɛktɪd ðɛm tɪ ə ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən ɪn heɪnz ˈʤəŋkʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 600 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz əˈweɪ. (ˈgugəl) səm əv ðə kɑrdz ədˈvaɪzd ˈpipəl tɪ ˈtrævəl ˈhənərdz əv ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz frəm ðɛr hoʊm tɪ voʊt ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ər ɪn ədˈvæns poʊlz. ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə sɪz ɪts ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðeɪ plæn tɪ riˈɪʃu ˈhənərdz əv ˈvoʊtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kɑrdz bət ðeɪ ədˈmɪt taɪm ɪz ˈrənɪŋ aʊt. daɪæn ˈbɛnsən, ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən æt ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə, sɛd ˈriʧɪŋ ˈɛvəri ɪz ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd mɪˈsteɪks kən ˈhæpən. ʃi sɛd ðeɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ɪˈlɛktərz tɪ riʧ aʊt ɪf ðeɪ θɪŋk ðɛr ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm. "ɪf ju gɪt ðət ˈvoʊtər ˈɪnfoʊ kɑrd, jʊr ˈrɛʤɪstərd, bət ju θɪŋk ðət ðət ˈæˌdrɛs ˈdəzənt sim raɪt ər ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈdəzənt sim raɪt, wi ˈsərtənli wɔnt tɪ hir frəm ju ənd wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ju tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈɔfəs," ʃi sɛd. ˈbɛnsən ˈædɪd ðət ðeɪ ər ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ sɛnd aʊt kərˈɛktɪd ˈvoʊtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kɑrdz, wɪʧ nid tɪ bi meɪld baɪ ɔkt. 13 ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ gɪt ðɛr baɪ ˈvoʊtɪŋ deɪ. ˈbɛnsən sɛd ˈvoʊtərz kən ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɛk wɛr ðɛr ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃən ɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈvoʊtər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kɑrdz ər nɑt rikˈwaɪərd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kæst ə ˈbælət, bət kənˈteɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənz loʊˈkeɪʃən.

cbc news has learned that hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people may have difficulty casting a ballot in this election after receiving incorrect voter information cards. elections canada says there's a problem inious parts of the country. voters in yukon, b.c., and saskatchewan say mistakes were made about polling station locations by the body that runs elections in this country. elections canada says more than 300 people in yukon will be receiving new cards. some voters in yukon who live in watson lake were give voter information cards which directed them to a polling station in haines junction, which is almost 600 kilometres away. (google) some of the cards advised people to travel hundreds of kilometres from their home to vote on election day or in advance polls. elections canada says it's investigating. officials say they plan to reissue hundreds of voter information cards but they admit time is running out. diane benson, a spokeswoman at elections canada, said reaching every elector is a complex process, and mistakes can happen. she said they rely on electors to reach out if they think there is a problem. "if you get that voter info card, you're registered, but you think that that address doesn't seem right or the voting location doesn't seem right, we certainly want to hear from you and we encourage you to contact the returning office," she said. benson added that they are working to send out corrected voter information cards, which need to be mailed by oct. 13 in order to get there by voting day. benson said voters can also check where their polling station is online. voter information cards are not required in order to cast a ballot, but contain information about the polling station's location.

tweenmax* ʧit koʊdz lɪst ˈflɔriən mərˈɛl blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔkt 18 2014 səm tɪps ðət blu maɪ maɪnd ənd ɛnˈhænst maɪ ˌænəˈmeɪʃən koʊd. dɪˈfɔlt iz aɪ juz ˈizɪz ə lɔt. ˈɛkspoʊ, ˈkjubɪk, ˈlɪniər, ɪˈlæstɪk, bæk... bət ɪkˈsɛpt ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkeɪsɪz, aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli juz ðə seɪm iz ɔn ˈɛvəri twin, wɪʧ bɪˈkəm kaɪnd əv ˈbɔrɪŋ tɪ raɪt iʧ taɪm. hir kəmz defaultease*: ; ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə seɪvd ˈkiˌstroʊks! naʊ iʧ twin wɪl juz ɛz ðə dɪˈfɔlt iz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈiziər tɪ meɪnˈteɪn! ˈhændəlɪŋ ˈtaɪmərz ɪf ju nid ə mɔr roʊˈbəst (cross-browser*), ɛnˈhænst ˈtaɪmər, juz ðə ˈfiʧər. ˈbeɪsɪkli ə nəl twin wɪθ ən callback*. bət ɪt ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ɔl ðə ˈmɛθədz: somefunction*); ˈnoʊtɪs ðə taɪm ɪz seconds-based*, nɑt tweenmax.killtweensof(somefunction*); kənˈvinjənt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈfəŋkʃən tɪ bi kɔld stɛpt ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ˈsəmˌtaɪm ju nid tɪ ˈænəˌmeɪt ə ˈprɑpərti bɪtˈwin tu ˈvæljuz bət wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni iz ʤɪst swɪʧ ɪt on/off*, laɪk ə ˈblɪŋkɪŋ ˈɛləmənt goʊɪŋ streɪt frəm ˈvɪzəbəl tɪ ˈhɪdən. ɪt wʊd bi ə peɪn tɪ ˈhændəl ðɪs wɪθ. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəl iz fər ðɪs ˈifɛkt: steppedease*. tweenmax.to($cursor*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {iz: nu oʊˈpæsəti: 0 rɪˈpit: 1 ˈjoʊjoʊ: tru}); ðə $ˈkərsər wɪl blɪŋk frəm oʊˈpæsəti 1 tɪ 0 ɪn 1 stɛp. ðɪs iz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri kənˈvinjənt fər spritesheets*. ˈnoʊtɪs ðə rɪˈpit ˈjoʊjoʊ ˈprɑpərtiz: ɪt minz ðə twin wɪl rɪˈvərs æt ðə ɛnd (ˈjoʊjoʊ: tru) ənd rɪˈpit ənˈtɪl ˈmænjuəli stɑpt (rɪˈpit: 1 ʤæŋk fri ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz wɪθ wɪn ju dɪˈzaɪn ədˈvænst ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz, ju maɪt ɛnd əp wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: tweenmax.to($line*, {scalex*: 1 tweenmax.to($left*, {ɛks: 3 dɪˈleɪ: tweenmax.to($right*, {ɛks: 3 dɪˈleɪ: ənd soʊ ɔn ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz, nɑt ˈrɪli (dɪˈleɪz ər ə peɪn ɪn ðə æs tɪ ˈmænɪʤ), ənd ju maɪt ˈnoʊtɪs ʤæŋk ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst freɪmz əv ðə trænˈzɪʃən. ðɪs kəmz frəm ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt ˌæləˈkeɪʃən: iʧ ˈstætɪk ˈmɛθədz haɪdz ə kənˈstrəktər kɔl. wɛr kəmz ɪn ˈhændi: nu timelinemax({paused*: tru}); tl.to($line*, {scalex*: 1 tl.to($left*, {ɛks: 3 tl.to($right*, {ɛks: 3 ˈleɪtər ɔn: tl.restart*(); ʤɪst ˌriˈpleɪs jʊr kɔlz wɪθ jʊr ˈtaɪmlaɪn ˈɪnstəns tl.to*), ənd voilà*à! ɪt wərks wɪθ ɔl ˈmɛθədz (tɪ, frəm, fromto*, staggerto…*…). bɪˈkəz ju kriˈeɪtɪd jʊr ˈərli ɔn, noʊ ʤæŋk. ju geɪn mɔr kənˈtroʊl baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə dɪˈleɪz ɪn ˈvɛriəbəlz, ənd geɪn səm ˈmɛθədz səʧ ɛz rɪˈvərs, addcallback*, si ə mɔr kəmˈplit ɪgˈzæmpəl: nu timelinemax({paused*: tru,: ontlcomplete*}), stɑrt 0 əˈlaʊ tɪ ˈɔfˌsɛt ðə stɑrt taɪm ˈdʊˈreɪʃən stɛp fər ˈstægərd bɪtˈwin ʧeɪnd tl.to($content*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {waɪ: 0 oʊˈpæsəti: 0 stɑrt); tl.addcallback(function*() mediator.emit('header:hide*'); }.bind(this*), stɑrt ˈdʊˈreɪʃən stɛp); tl.reverse*(); pleɪ ˈbækwərdz noʊt ðət ju kən noʊ ɪf ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn ɪz pleɪɪŋ ɪn rɪˈvərs wɪθ rɪˈvərst() kənˈvinjənt tɪ æd ə ˈspɛʃəl dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈtaɪmlaɪn dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. ˈstɔrɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈtaɪmlaɪn əˈnəðər weɪ əv ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz wʊd bi tɪ stɔr ɔl əv jʊr ɪn ˈvɛriəbəlz. twin tweenmax.to($node*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {iz: cubic.easeout*, oʊˈpæsəti: 0 pɔzd: tru}); ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ faɪnd ɪt lɛs ðən ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn, ɪt həz wən ædˈvæntɪʤ: ju kən juz tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt twin prɑps (wɪʧ ɪz nɑt əˈlaʊd wɪˈθɪn ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn). twin tweenmax.to($node*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {iz: cubic.easeout*, oʊˈpæsəti: 0 pɔzd: tru}); tween.updateto({ease*: expo.easeinout*}); ˈleɪtər ɔn juz əreɪz əreɪz ər wɪθ. ðeɪ əˈlaʊ ju tɪ twin ˈməltəpəl ˈɑbʤɛkts æt ðə seɪm taɪm bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt ədˈvænst ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈstægər. tweenmax.to([$bar*, $fu], ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {ɛks: 120 tweenmax.to($bar*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {oʊˈpæsəti: 1 ˈstægərˌɪŋ ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz (juz əreɪz ftw—*— pɑrt ii*) tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈbæˌdæs ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz, ju nid tɪ ˈstægər. sɛd. noʊp aɪ 0 aɪ $nodes.length*; aɪ++) tl.to($nodes[i*], ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {waɪ: 40 oʊˈpæsəti: 0 aɪ oʊ jæ tl.staggerto($nodes*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {waɪ: 40 oʊˈpæsəti: 0 0 ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ fər iʧ twin, ɛz wɛl ə ˈstægər (i.e*. ɔl ˈstægərd ər kəmˈplit). ˈspɛʃəl trɪk: ɪf ju juz ə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈstægər ˈvælju, ðə əreɪ wɪl bi lupt frəm ðə ɛnd i.e*. læst ˈaɪtəm wɪl bi fərst! maɪnd bloʊn. riˈmuv ˈæftər ə twin æd ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈmeɪtrɪsɪz tɪ jʊr noʊdz, wɪʧ kən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kriˈeɪt ˈɪʃuz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti əv. ˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɛr ɪz ə fɪks: æd ɪn jʊr twin ˈɑbʤɛkt: tweenmax.to($node*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {oʊˈpæsəti: 0: ‘‘all’*’}); ju kən juz ‘‘all’*’ tɪ riˈmuv ɔl, ər pæs ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk prɑps ju wɔnt tɪ riˈmuv. tweenmax.to($node*, ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, {ɛks: 0,opacity*: 0: ‘‘opacity’*’}); wɪl kip ðə 'ɛks' ˈvælju, nɑt ðə 'oʊˈpæsəti' ɔl fər naʊ foʊks!

tweenmax / gsap cheat codes list florian morel blocked unblock follow following oct 18, 2014 some tips that blew my mind and enhanced my animation code. default ease i use eases a lot. expo, cubic, linear, elastic, back... but except in specific cases, i usually use the same ease on every tween, which become kind of boring to write each time. here comes defaultease: tweenlite.defaultease = expo.easeout; enjoy the saved keystrokes! now each tween will use expo.easeout as the default ease. it also easier to maintain! handling timers if you need a more robust (cross-browser), enhanced timer, use the delayedcall feature. it’s basically a null tween with an oncomplete callback. but it benefits from all the tweenlite/tweenmax methods: tweenmax.delayedcall(0.3, somefunction); // notice the time is seconds-based, not milliseconds-based tweenmax.killtweensof(somefunction); // convenient to prevent a function to be called async stepped animations sometime you need to animate a property between two values but without any ease just switch it on/off, like a blinking element going straight from visible to hidden. it would be a pain to handle this with delayedcall. fortunately, there is a special ease for this effect: steppedease. var blinktween = tweenmax.to($cursor, duration, {ease: new steppedease(1), opacity: 0, repeat: -1, yoyo: true}); the $cursor will blink from opacity 1 to 0 in 1 step. this ease is also very convenient for spritesheets. notice the repeat & yoyo properties: it means the tween will reverse at the end (yoyo: true) and repeat until manually stopped (repeat: -1). jank free animations with timelinemax when you design advanced animations, you might end up with something like this: tweenmax.to($line, 0.4, {scalex: 1}); tweenmax.to($left, 0.4, {x: -3, delay: 0.3}); tweenmax.to($right, 0.4, {x: 3, delay: 0.45}); … and so on the problem is, it’s not really maintainable (delays are a pain in the ass to manage), and you might notice jank during the first frames of the transition. this comes from the object allocation: each static tweenmax methods hides a constructor call. that’s where timelinelite/max comes in handy: var tl = new timelinemax({paused: true}); tl.to($line, 0.4, {scalex: 1}); tl.to($left, 0.4, {x: -3}, 0.3); tl.to($right, 0.4, {x: 3}, 0.45); … later on: tl.restart(); just replace your tweenmax/tweenlite calls with your timeline instance (tweenmax.to -> tl.to), and voilà! it works with all methods (to, from, fromto, staggerto…). because you created your tweens early on, no jank. you gain more control by putting the delays in variables, and gain some methods such as reverse, addcallback, ... see a more complete example: var tl = new timelinemax({paused: true, oncomplete: ontlcomplete}), start = 0, // allow to offset the start time duration = 0.6, step = 0.08; // for staggered animations/delay between chained tweens tl.to($content, duration, {y: 0, opacity: 0}, start); tl.addcallback(function() { mediator.emit('header:hide'); }.bind(this), start + duration + step); tl.reverse(); // play backwards note that you can know if a timeline is playing in reverse with reversed() convenient to add a special tween/callback depending on the timeline direction. storing tweens without timeline another way of ensuring jank-free animations would be to store all of your tweens in variables. var tween = tweenmax.to($node, duration, {ease: cubic.easeout, opacity: 0, paused: true}); although i find it less convenient/maintainable than a timeline, it has one advantage: you can use updateto to update tween props (which is not allowed within a timeline). var tween = tweenmax.to($node, duration, {ease: cubic.easeout, opacity: 0, paused: true}); tween.updateto({ease: expo.easeinout}); // later on use arrays ftw arrays are convenients with gsap. they allow you to tween multiple objects at the same time but also to create advanced animations using stagger. tweenmax.to([$bar, $foo], duration, {x: 120}); tweenmax.to($bar, duration, {opacity: 1}); staggering animations (use arrays ftw— part ii) to create badass animations, you need to stagger. nuf said. // nope for(var i = 0; i < $nodes.length; i++) { tl.to($nodes[i], duration, {y: 40, opacity: 0}, i * 0.04); } // oh yeah tl.staggerto($nodes, duration, {y: 40, opacity: 0}, 0.04, 0); you can also specify oncomplete callbacks for each tween, as well a stagger oncomplete (i.e. all staggered tweens are complete). special trick: if you use a negative stagger value, the array will be looped from the end i.e. last item will be tweened first! mind blown. remove inlined css after a tween gsap add transform matrices to your nodes, which can sometimes create positioning/styling issues because of the specificity of inlined css. fortunately, there is a fix: add clearprops in your tween object: tweenmax.to($node, duration, {opacity: 0, clearprops: ‘all’}); you can use ‘all’ to remove all inline css, or pass the specific props you want to remove. tweenmax.to($node, duration, {x: 0,opacity: 0, clearprops: ‘opacity’}); // will keep the 'x' value, not the 'opacity' that’s all for now folks!

synesthesia* kən bi ˈbrɔdli ˌəndərˈstʊd ɛz ə əv ðə ˈsɛnsɪz siɪŋ ə ˈsərtən ˈkələr wɪn ju hir ə ˈsərtən saʊnd (kɔld chromesthesia*), ər ˈfilɪŋ ə sɛnˈseɪʃən ɔn jʊr oʊn ˈbɑdi ˈæftər siɪŋ ɪt ˈhæpən tɪ ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls) bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ɪt gɪts ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən ðət. teɪk, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl,, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən taɪps, ɪn wɪʧ ˈlɛtərz ənd ˈnumərəlz ər ˌɪˈmæʤənd ɪn ðɛr oʊn kənˈsɪstənt hjuz (fər ˈɪnstəns, ““a”*” ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz rɛd, ər ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈjɛloʊ). ər, ɪn wɪʧ ˈrənɪŋ jʊr ˈfɪŋgərz ˈoʊvər ə ˈgɪvɪn ˈtɛksʧər, laɪk ˈdɛnəm, kən bi ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈtrɪgər ə strɔŋ ˈfilɪŋ əv ʤɔɪ ər dɪsˈgəst. ər ðə keɪs əv tu synaesthetes,”*,” ˈrisəntli ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl neurocase*: wɪn æst tɪ ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz ə ˈkæləndər, ðə ˈpeɪʃənz, ə pɛr əv ˈwɪmən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ənd ea*, ˈlɪtərəli sɔ ɪt leɪd aʊt ɪn frənt əv ðɛm, ɛz ɪf ɪn ˈfɪzɪkəl fɔrm. ɛz nu ˈsaɪəntɪst ˌriˈpɔrtəd, wɑz əreɪnʤd ɪn ə v-shape*, wɪθ ðə mənθs ˈrɪtən aʊt ɪn ə spɪˈsɪfɪk fɑnt əˈlɔŋ ðə tu laɪnz; wɑz ə ɪn frənt əv hər ʧɛst, wɪθ dɪˈsɛmbər ˈpæsɪŋ θru hər ˈbɑdi noʊ ˈmætər wət ðə ˈækʧəwəl taɪm əv year.”*.” tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wət ðə ˈpeɪʃənz wər siɪŋ wɑz ˈdɪfərənt ðən ən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˌvɪʒwələˈzeɪʃən, ðə ˈɔθərz ræn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈvɪʒəwəl tɛsts; ɪn wən, fər ˈɪnstəns, ðeɪ æst tɪ rəˈsaɪt ðə mənθs ɪn rɪˈvərs ˈɔrdər, ˈskɪpɪŋ ˈoʊvər tu aʊt əv ˈɛvəri θri; ðə tæsk tʊk hər lɛs ðən tu ˈsɛkəndz pər mənθ, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈrəfli fɔr ənd ə hæf ˈsɛkəndz pər mənθ fər ðə kənˈtroʊl grup, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ʃi ˈrɪli wɑz ““reading”*” ðɛm ɔf səm ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ʧɑrt ˈrəðər ðən ˈkaʊntɪŋ ˈbækwərd ɪn hər hɛd. ðə ˈstədi ˈɔθərz, hu kɔld ðɛr ˈpeɪpər ðə fərst ˌənæmˈbɪgjəwəs pruf fər ðə vərˈæsɪti ənd tru pərˈsɛpʧəwəl nature”*” əv ˈkæləndər, ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əˈfɛkts ˈrəfli 1 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən bət ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns, ðeɪ ˈɑrgjud, həz ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə mɔr ˌjunəˈvərsəl kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ ɑr breɪnz meɪk sɛns əv taɪm. spəˈsɪfɪkli, nu ˈsaɪəntɪst ɪkˈspleɪnd, ɪt ˈɔfərz səm səˈpɔrt fər ðə aɪˈdiə ðət tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt tɪ mæp taɪm ɪn space”*” ˈivɪn ðoʊ taɪm, ˈspikɪŋ, ɪz ə ˈfɛrli nu ˈkɑnsɛpt fər ɑr ˈspiʃiz, ɑr breɪnz meɪ hæv ˈəðər ˈɛriəz tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd ɪt. ðə ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk ˈneɪʧər əv ˌɛvəˈluʃən, pərˈhæps ðə moʊst kənˈvinjənt weɪ tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈæbˌstrækt aɪˈdiə əv ˈsikwənsɪz əv ˈnəmbərz ənd taɪm maɪt hæv bɪn tɪ mæp ðɛm ˈɔntu ə ˈpriɪgˈzɪstɪŋ mæp əv ˈvɪʒəwəl speɪs, ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə brain,”*,” lɛd ˈɔθər ramachandran*, ə nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪənɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, toʊld ðə ˈmægəˌzin. fər moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs, ðət ˈtrænsˌleɪts tɪ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ˈkæləndər; fər ə fju, ɪt minz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɑnʤər wən aʊt əv θɪn ɛr.

synesthesia can be broadly understood as a jumbling-up of the senses seeing a certain color when you hear a certain sound (called chromesthesia), or feeling a sensation on your own body after seeing it happen to somebody else (mirror-touch synesthesia) but sometimes, it gets a little more nitty-gritty than that. take, for example, grapheme-color synesthesia, one of the most common types, in which letters and numerals are imagined in their own consistent hues (for instance, “a” is always red, or “4” is always yellow). or tactile-emotional synesthesia, in which running your fingers over a given texture, like denim, can be enough to trigger a strong feeling of joy or disgust. or the case of two “calendar synaesthetes,” recently published in the journal neurocase: when asked to visualize a calendar, the patients, a pair of women identified as ml and ea, literally saw it laid out in front of them, as if in physical form. as new scientist reported, ml’s was arranged in a v-shape, with the months written out in a specific font along the two lines; ea’s was “like a hula-hoop in front of her chest, with december passing through her body no matter what the actual time of year.” to ensure that what the patients were seeing was different than an ordinary mind’s-eye visualization, the paper’s authors ran a series of visual tests; in one, for instance, they asked ml to recite the months in reverse order, skipping over two out of every three; the task took her less than two seconds per month, compared with roughly four and a half seconds per month for the control group, suggesting that she really was “reading” them off some invisible chart rather than counting backward in her head. the study authors, who called their paper the first “clear unambiguous proof for the veracity and true perceptual nature” of calendar synesthesia, estimated that the phenomenon affects roughly 1 percent of the population but its existence, they argued, has implications for the more universal question of how our brains make sense of time. specifically, new scientist explained, it offers some support for the idea that “hardwired to some extent to map time in space” even though time, evolutionarily speaking, is a fairly new concept for our species, our brains may have repurposed other areas to help us comprehend it. “given the opportunistic nature of evolution, perhaps the most convenient way to represent the abstract idea of sequences of numbers and time might have been to map them onto a preexisting map of visual space, already present in the brain,” lead author vilayanur ramachandran, a neuroscientist at the university of california, san diego, told the magazine. for most of us, that translates to the ability to imagine a calendar; for a few, it means the ability to conjure one out of thin air.

““a* smɑrt budget,”*,” ðə meɪər kɔld ɪt. riˈspɑnsəbəl budget.”*.” bət wət wi gɑt ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɑz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət. ˌɪnˈstɛd, rɑb fɔrd ˈfaɪnəli prəˈdust ˈɛvədəns, ˈəndər ðə gaɪz əv ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ðə 2012 ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðət ðə əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk ˈbəʤɪt sɪˈnɛrioʊz hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən həz bɪn ˈspɪnɪŋ fər ðə læst jɪr hæv bɪn ə weɪst əv taɪm. tərˈɑntoʊ gris ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈneɪʃən. ˈsɪmpli ə ˈsɪti ðət kət tu məʧ ˈrɛvəˌnu læst jɪr, ənd naʊ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsərvɪs kəts tɪ meɪk əp ðə ˈdɪfərəns. ˈstændɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ə ˈpoʊdiəm ˈleɪbəld wɪθ ə ɑr ˈfɪskəl foundation”*” saɪn, fɔrd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ bi ˈjuzɪŋ θru ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈprɔˌsɛs ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli wɛl ˈɪntu nɛkst jɪr. ɪt goʊz laɪk ðɪs: ðə fərst ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ rɪˈdus ðə saɪz əv ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt; wi ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ðɪs mɛs frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən; ənd ðɪs ɪz wət ðə ˈtækˌspeɪərz wɔnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du. hɪz ˈnəmbərz, əv kɔrs, æd əp. fɔrd kleɪmd ðət hɪz tim hæd faʊnd 355 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈseɪvɪŋz ɑr kɔr ˈsərvɪs ˌrivˈju, ˈsərvɪs ɪˈfɪʃənsiz ənd ˈmɑdəst ˈsərvɪs adjustments.”*.” bət tɪ gɪt ðət ˈnəmbər, hi hæd tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈbəʤɪt rɪˈdəkʃənz ðət keɪm frəm θɪŋz laɪk riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ dɛt ˈpeɪmənts ənd dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl fɪˈnænsɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz 28 ˈmɪljən frəm ə loʊərd ˈfɔrˌkæst fər ɪmˈplɔɪi ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən. soʊ stæf ˌoʊvərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ɔn ə ˈbəʤɪt laɪn, ðɛn rɪˈdust ðət ˈɛstəˌmeɪt, ənd rɑb fɔrd kleɪmz ɪt ɛz ə ˈseɪvɪŋz tɪ ðə ˈtækˌspeɪər. laɪk ˈmæʤɪk. hɪz kleɪm əv loʊərɪŋ ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdubiəs, ɛz ðə nɛt ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt ðə pɑrt ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz stɪl ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 100 ˈmɪljən. ðə rɪˈdəkʃənz, ðɛn, kəm ɪkˈsklusɪvli frəm ˈɛriəz ˈfəndɪd baɪ grænts ər ˈjuzər fiz, laɪk ðə. ðə ˌriˈæləˌti, ɛz dɪˈspleɪd ɪn ðə ʧɑrt əˈbəv, ɪz ðət 2012 wʊd hæv bɪn wən əv ðə ˈbəʤɪts ɪn ˈhɪstəri ɪf nɑt fər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈfɪskəl dɪˈsɪʒənz meɪd baɪ ðə fɔrd ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. hæd ˈkaʊnsəl nɑt əˈpruvd ə ˈprɑpərti tæks ““freeze”*” ənd ðə ˈheɪsti ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈviɪkəl ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən tæks, mɔr ðən 100 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈænjuəl ˈrɛvəˌnu wʊd bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈbæləns nɛkst ˈbəʤɪt. ɪf fɔrd wʊd ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət, wɪθ ðə lænd ˈtrænsfər tæks ənd ˈəðər ˈrɛvəˌnuz, ðə ˈsɪti ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈsərpləs, səm əv ðə 139 ˈmɪljən lɛft ˈoʊvər frəm ðə 2011 ˈbəʤɪt kʊd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbli bi roʊld ˈoʊvər ˈɪntu 2012 prɪˈzərvɪŋ ˈsərvɪs æt ðə, ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ənd ˈəðər ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈkərəntli ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈbəʤɪt æks. ˌɪnˈstɛd, fɔrd wɪl kənˈtɪnju daʊn ðə seɪm ˈkləmzi pæθ bɪn ɔn fər ðə læst jɪr. ðə wən wɛr hi tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ən ˌɪnsərˈmaʊntəbəl ˈbəʤɪt gæp wən hi ““inherited”*” frəm ə ˈgəvərnmənt hi wɑz pɑrt əv rikˈwaɪərz kəts tɪ ˈsərvɪs, dɪˈspaɪt ə ˈmaʊntən əv ˈɛvədəns tɪ ðə ˈkɑntrɛri. naʊ ðət wi hæv ðə ˈnəmbərz ɪn frənt əv ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl meɪks ˈivɪn lɛs sɛns: ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈivɪn ə smɔl pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə ˈsərpləs ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə lænd ˈtrænsfər tæks læst jɪr kʊd, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə nid fər ɔl ðə kəts ˈkərəntli ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. taɪm tɪ pʊt ɔl ðə ˈfoʊni tɔk əv ðə 774 ˈmɪljən ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl bɪˈhaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs, ənd weɪk əp tɪ ðə ˈfɪskəl ˌriˈæləˌti. ðə ˈsɪti həz ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz həz hæd ˈɔpʃənz bɪɔnd ðə ˈbəʤɪt æks. ðə rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðiz ˈɔpʃənz ðət hərts ðə ˈsɪti ðə moʊst. ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈbəʤɪts: ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈbælənsɪŋ ˈstrætəʤiz wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ˈbəʤɪt ˈdɑkjəmənts, ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə ʧɑrt bɪˈloʊ frəm ə ˈpriviəs poʊst tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə stæf ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈbælənsɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi fər 2012 ðə moʊst ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈdɪfərəns ɪz ðə læk əv ˈsərpləs ˈdɔlərz. fɔrd ənd ˈbəʤɪt ʧif maɪk dɛl grænd ˌɛˈʃuɪŋ ðə juz əv ˈwəˌtaɪm fəndz tɪ ˈbæləns ðə ˈbəʤɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər: ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈʤɛnərəs əˈmaʊnt əv rɪˈzərv ˈdɔlərz fər ˈsɪmələr ˈpərpəsɪz. tægz: ˈbəʤɪt, kɑr tæks, maɪk dɛl grænd

“a smart budget,” the mayor called it. “a responsible budget.” but what we got this morning was anything but. instead, rob ford finally produced evidence, under the guise of launching the city’s 2012 budget process, that the apocalyptic budget scenarios his administration has been spinning for the last year have been a waste of everyone’s time. toronto isn’t greece or any other bankruptcy-skirting nation. we’re simply a city that cut too much revenue last year, and now we’re using service cuts to make up the difference. standing behind a podium labeled with a “rebuilding our fiscal foundation” sign, ford introduced the messaging he’ll be using through the budget process and probably well into next year. it goes like this: we’re the first government in toronto’s history to reduce the size of the operating budget year-over-year; we inherited this mess from the previous administration; and this is what the taxpayers want us to do. his numbers, of course, don’t add up. ford claimed that his team had found $355 million in savings “through our core service review, service efficiencies and modest service adjustments.” but to get that number, he had to include budget reductions that came from things like restructuring debt payments and delaying capital financing. it also includes $28 million from a lowered forecast for employee compensation. so staff overestimated on a budget line, then reduced that estimate, and rob ford claims it as a savings to the taxpayer. like magic. his claim of lowering the operating budget year-over-year is also dubious, as the net operating budget — the part funded by property taxes — still increased by almost $100 million. the reductions, then, come exclusively from areas funded by grants or user fees, like the ttc. the reality, as displayed in the chart above, is that 2012 would have been one of the easiest-to-balance budgets in post-amalgamation toronto’s history if not for a series of fiscal decisions made by the ford administration. had council not approved a property tax “freeze” and the hasty elimination of the vehicle registration tax, more than $100 million in annual revenue would be available to balance next year’s budget. if ford would acknowledge that, with the land transfer tax and other revenues, the city actually enjoys something of a structural surplus, some of the staff-estimated $139 million left over from the 2011 budget could justifiably be rolled over into 2012, preserving service at the ttc, the toronto public library and other agencies and departments currently facing the budget axe. instead, ford will continue down the same clumsy path he’s been on for the last year. the one where he tells us that an insurmountable budget gap — one he “inherited” from a government he was part of — requires cuts to service, despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary. now that we have the numbers in front of us, the mayor’s rationale makes even less sense: taking even a small percentage of the surplus revenue generated by the land transfer tax last year could, for example, eliminate the need for all the ttc cuts currently on the table. it’s time to put all the phoney talk of the $774 million shortfall behind us, and wake up to the fiscal reality. the city has — and always has had — options beyond the budget axe. the refusal to acknowledge these options that hurts the city the most. toronto’s operating budgets: a history of balancing strategies with the release of today’s budget documents, i’ve updated the chart below from a previous post to include the staff recommended balancing strategy for 2012. the most striking difference is the lack of surplus dollars. ford and budget chief mike del grande aren’t eschewing the use of one-time funds to balance the budget, however: they’re taking a generous amount of reserve dollars for similar purposes. tags: budget, car tax, mike del grande

germany’s* ˈpɑrti, ðə, ɪz ˈfilɪŋ juˈfɔrɪk. ənd ɔl daʊn tɪ tɔp kɔrt. ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈrisənt dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ðə ˈhərdəl fər əbˈteɪnɪŋ ə sit minz ðə ˈpɑrti kʊd gɪt ə sit ɪn ðə nɛkst ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt. ɪn fækt, ɪt ɪz ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn ɪts lɛd ˈkænədɪt ˈuˌdoʊ vɔɪt bɪˈkəmɪŋ ən ˈæftər ðə meɪ voʊt. ɪt wʊd bi ə fərst ɪn ðə oʊld ˈhɪstəri. ɪt nidz ʤɪst pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt tɪ gɪt wən əv 96 sits. ɪn ðə læst ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri voʊt, ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2013 ɪt ˈmænɪʤd pərˈsɛnt əv ðə voʊt. vɔɪt ˈminˌwaɪl həz ˈpɑlɪʃt ðə ˈpɑrtiz ˈɪmɪʤ. ˈəndər hɪz ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ðə ˈpɑrti həz modernised*, ˈteɪkən ɪn jəŋ ˈrædɪkəlz, ˈoʊpənd əp tɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɪʃuz ənd meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu tu ˈriʤənəl ˈpɑrləˌmɛnts. ɪt naʊ həz ˈoʊvər 320 ˈloʊkəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ənd ˈnərʧərz ən ˈɪmɪʤ ɛz ə ˈpɑrti ðət lʊks ˈæftər ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈsɪtɪzənz. ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1964 ðə həz rɪˈsivd əraʊnd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈməni ɪn ðə læst tɛn jɪrz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt wɑz faɪnd ˈoʊvər ˈmɪljən fər pur əˈkaʊnɪŋ. ɪts ˈkɑrənt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz daɪər ɛz ɪt ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv ˈoʊnli əraʊnd əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn. ˈminˌwaɪl ə lʊk bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz rɪˈvilz ðət ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈlɛvəl həz bɪn ˈpriviəsli kənˈvɪktəd ˈiðər fər səʧ ɛz sɪˈdɪʃən ər fər əˈsɔlt ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈpoʊnənts, ˈhoʊmləs ˈpipəl ər ˈmaɪgrənts. ˈminˌwaɪl lɪŋks hæv bɪn faʊnd bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ðə nsu*, ə ˈtɛrər grup tɪ wɪʧ tɛn ˈmərdərz hæv ˈrisəntli bɪn əˈtrɪbjətəd. smɔl ˈwəndər ðɛn ðət ˈnæʃənəl ˈpeɪpərz ɪn ˈʤərməni riˈæktɪd tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl dɪˈsɪʒən wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm. ðə roʊt ðət vɔɪt, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈsoʊlʤər frəm bəˈvɛriə, hæd ˈvərʧuəli bɪn ˈgɪvɪn fri ˈtɪkɪt tɪ brussels”*”. fər hɪz pɑrt, ðə ˈjuʒəwəli ˈtæsɪˌtərn vɔɪt wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli ɪgˈzubərənt ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə ˈfræŋkfərtər ˈɔlgəˌmaɪn ˈzaɪtəŋ. mud ɪz əv kɔrs ˈɛksələnt naʊ. ˈvoʊtərz ˈfaɪnəli hæv ðə ˈfilɪŋ ðeɪ kən voʊt fər ðə wɪˈθaʊt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ðɛr voʊt ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ waste,”*,” hi sɛd. praɪər tɪ ðə kɔrt dɪˈsɪʒən ðɛr hæd bɪn ˈgrəmbəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈpɑrti əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʧænsɪz æt ðə ˈbælət bɑks. bət naʊ, sɪz ɑnˈdreɪəs, ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd ˈɔθər əv ə bʊk ɔn ˈrædɪkəl raɪt, ɪz ˈklɪrli goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən ɪts campaigning.”*.” ðə həz ðə pleɪɪŋ fild ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈæftər ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈpɑrti ðə raɪt mɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈrɛʤɪstərd fər ðə voʊt ɔn taɪm. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz, əˈnəðər grup, ˈminˌwaɪl du nɑt hæv ɪˈnəf ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˈɛniˌweɪ poʊz noʊ ril pəˈlɪtɪkəl θrɛt tɪ ðə ˈnuli ˈkɑnfədənt. ðə meɪn pəˈtɛnʃəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl θrɛt kʊd bi ðə ənd ɔlˈtərnətɪv fjur ˈdɔɪʧlænd hu kʊd poʊʧ ˈvoʊtərz. bɪˈlivz ðə wɪl pʊʃ ðɛr nos”*” ɪn ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl kæmˈpeɪn əˈhɛd əv ðə meɪ voʊt. ðeɪ ər: noʊ tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən; noʊ tɪ ə ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl soʊˈsaɪɪti; noʊ tɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd noʊ tɪ ðə əv ˈwɛstərn europe”*”. ðiz dɪˈmændz brɪŋ ðɛm ɪn laɪn wɪθ ɔl ˈrædɪkəl ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈproʊˌgræm koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ɪz ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈfɔrmər ˈskɪnˌhɛd ʤɛnz frəm ˈbrɛmən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈʤərməni. ðɛr hi soʊld rɑk mˈjuzɪk' (rechtsrock*). təˈdeɪ hi wərks ɪn ðə ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn bərˈlɪn, wɛrz greɪ suts ənd ə ˌtuˈpeɪ, ənd ˈtrævəlz əraʊnd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðə. hi həz ʤɪst rɪˈtərnd frəm ˈɪtəli wɛr hi wɑz ə ˈspikər æt ə nuova”*” ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈəndər ðə sˈloʊgən ɪz rising”*” ˈnæʃənəlɪsts frəm faɪv ˈkəntriz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑrti, ənd mɑnˈwɛl frəm ˌneɪˈsiənəl əv speɪn ˈgæðərd nɪr roʊm. ɪn ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs hoʊˈtɛl, toʊld ðə əraʊnd ˈɔdiəns ðət wɪl ˈdɛfənətli bi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɪn ðə nɛkst ˌjʊrəˈpiən parliament”*”. wərk əˈbrɔd ənd ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈɛfərts tɪ meɪk ˈkɑnˌtækts wɪθ ɑr ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrtnərz wɪl ðɛn peɪ off,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət tɔks wɪθ ˈsɪmələr ˌraɪtˈwɪŋərz ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt wər "well-advanced*" waɪl "ˈfərðər ˈmitɪŋz ər biɪŋ priˈpɛrd". ðə juz əv ðə wərd ““partners”*” ˈrəðər ðən ðə prɪˈfərd ““comrades”*” əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmitɪŋz ɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ə saɪn əv ðə əˈtɛmpts tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd. bət ˈkænɑt kwaɪt haɪd hɪz ˈrædɪkəl ruts. ɪn roʊm hi tərnd tɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðə ɪz priˈpɛrd tɪ tərn ðiz (ˈnæʃənəl grups) ˈɪntu ən ˈifɛktɪv formation.”*.” bæn ðə ˈpɑrti? ˈʤərməni həz lɔŋ hæd ə dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər tɪ bæn ðə. ðə ˈɪʃu keɪm tɪ ðə fɔr wəns mɔr æt ðə ɛnd əv læst jɪr wɪn ðə ˈbʊndɪsˌræt, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈriʤənz, səbˈmɪtəd ə rɪkˈwɛst tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kɔrt ˈæskɪŋ fər ðə ˈpɑrti tɪ bi bænd. ə ˈsɪmələr əˈtɛmpt feɪld ɪn 2003 sɪmˈbɑlɪkəli ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ðə neo-nazis’*’ hænd. ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt səbˈmɪʃən, ðə ɪz əˈkjuzd əv ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈlɪbərˌti. ɪts aɪˈdiə əv ən ˈɛθnɪkli pjʊr ˈʤərmən ““nation”*” goʊz əˈgɛnst ðə kɔr əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈjumən ˈdɪgnəti, sɪz ðə səbˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə kɔrt. ɪt ædz ðət fər ðə ˈpɑrti ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪt ɪz klɪr ðət ˈæfrɪkɑn, ˈeɪʒən ər ˈærəb ˈpərsən kən ˈnɛvər bɪˈkəm german.”*.” fər naʊ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈfoʊkɪs ɪz ɔn ðə meɪ ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ðə ˈpɑrti ɪz ɔˈrɛdi faɪərd əp: ɔl wi hæv tɪ du ɪz ən ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðɛn ˈmænɪʤ tɪ gɪt tu meps.”*.” ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈdɛpjəti wʊd bi ˈdɑktər ˈoʊlɑf roʊz, ə hɪˈstɔriən ənd ˈnəmbər tu ɔn ðə lɪst fər ˈbrəsəlz. roʊz, hu wərks fər ðə ɪn ˈriʤənəl ˈpɑrləmɛnt, sɪz hi ɪz kˈwɑləˌfaɪd fər ðə sit bɪˈkəz bɪtˈwin 1983 ənd 2004 hi wɑz leader”*” fər əraʊnd 100 ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ənd kruz trɪps ˈminɪŋ hi gɑt tɪ si 60 ˈkəntriz. təˈdeɪ ðə ˈfrikˌwɛnt ɪz noʊn fər hɪz ˈsteɪtmənts: ju ər ˈtɑlərənt. təˈmɑˌroʊ ju ər ə ˈstreɪnʤər ɪn jʊr oʊn ˈkəntri! ɔn 22 mɑrʧ ðə ɪz sɛt tɪ lɔnʧ ɪts ɪˈlɛkʃən kæmˈpeɪn wɪθ ə ˈjʊrəp ˈkɑŋgrəs əv ɪts juθ wɪŋ. vɔɪt ənd roʊz wɪl bi ðɛr tu. bət ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ɛz wɪθ moʊst ɪˈvɛnts rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈsikrɪt.

germany’s neo-nazi party, the npd, is feeling euphoric. and it’s all down to germany’s top court. the constitutional court’s recent decision to overturn the three-percent hurdle for obtaining a seat means the party could get a seat in the next european parliament. in fact, it is counting on its lead candidate udo voigt becoming an mep after the may vote. it would be a first in the npd’s 50-year old history. it needs just 0.7 percent of the vote to get one of germany’s 96 seats. in the last parliamentary vote, in september 2013, it managed 1.2 percent of the vote. voigt meanwhile has polished the party's image. under his 15-year leadership, the party has modernised, taken in young radicals, opened up to social issues and made it into two regional parliaments. it now has over 320 local representatives and nurtures an image as a party that looks after ordinary citizens. founded in 1964, the npd has received around €10 million in public money in the last ten years, although it was fined over €1 million for poor accounting. its current financial situation is dire as it is said to have only around €300,000 available for the election campaign. meanwhile a look behind the scenes reveals that a quarter of the npd’s board members at the national and local level has been previously convicted either for offences such as sedition or for assault on political opponents, homeless people or migrants. meanwhile links have been found between the npd and the nsu, a right-wing terror group to which ten murders have recently been attributed. small wonder then that national papers in germany reacted to the constitutional court’s decision with little enthusiasm. the left-wing tageszeitung wrote that voigt, a former soldier from bavaria, had virtually been given “a free ticket to brussels”. for his part, the usually taciturn voigt was relatively exuberant in an interview with the frankfurter allgemeine zeitung. “the mood is of course excellent now. voters finally have the feeling they can vote for the npd without thinking that their vote is going to waste,” he said. prior to the court decision there had been grumbling in the party about the chances at the ballot box. but now, says andreas speit, journalist and author of a book on europe’s radical right, “the npd is clearly going to strengthen its campaigning.” the npd has the far-right playing field almost all to itself, after the newly-founded extremist party the right missed getting itself registered for the eu vote on time. the republicans, another right-wing group, meanwhile do not have enough members and anyway pose no real political threat to the newly confident npd. the main potential political threat could be the populistic and anti-euro alternative fuer deutschland who could poach npd voters. speit believes the npd will push their “four nos” in the electoral campaign ahead of the may vote. they are: no to the european union; no to a multicultural society; no to immigration and no to the “islamification of western europe”. these demands bring them in line with all radical right-wingers in europe. the party’s international programme coordinator is the popular former skinhead jens puehse from bremen in northern germany. there he sold ‘far-right rock music' (rechtsrock). today he works in the party’s headquarters in berlin, wears grey suits and a toupee, and travels around representing the npd. he has just returned from italy where he was a speaker at a “forza nuova” congress. under the slogan “europe is rising” nationalists from five countries – including representatives from the british national party, greece’s chrysi avgi and manuel canduela from democracia nacional of spain - gathered near rome. in the pineta congress hotel, puehse told the around 500-strong audience that “the npd will definitely be represented in the next european parliament”. “the years-long work abroad and the intensive efforts to make contacts with our european partners will then pay off,” he added. he also said that talks with similar right-wingers in the european parliament were "well-advanced" while "further meetings are being prepared". the use of the word “partners” rather than the preferred “comrades” of internal meetings is itself a sign of the party’s attempts to become more sophisticated. but puehse cannot quite hide his radical roots. in rome he turned to military language noting that the npd is “well prepared to turn these (national groups) into an effective formation.” ban the party? germany has long had a debate about whether to ban the npd. the issue came to the fore once more at the end of last year when the bundesrat, representing germany’s regions, submitted a request to the constitutional court asking for the party to be banned. a similar attempt failed in 2003, symbolically strengthening the neo-nazis’ hand. in the several-hundred-pages-long current submission, the npd is accused of wanting to get rid of a constitution based on the principles of democracy and liberty. its idea of an ethnically pure german “nation” goes against the core of democracy and human dignity, says the submission to the court. it adds that for the npd party leadership it is clear that “an african, asian or arab person can never become german.” for now, however, the focus is on the may eu elections. on facebook the party is already fired up: “now all we have to do is an election campaign and then we’ll manage to get two meps.” the second eu deputy would be dr olaf rose, a historian and number two on the party’s list for brussels. rose, who works for the npd in saxony’s regional parliament, says he is qualified for the eu seat because between 1983 and 2004 he was “tour leader” for around 100 educational and cruise trips meaning he got to see 60 countries. today the frequent russia-visitor is known for his fear-mongering statements: “today you are tolerant. tomorrow you are a stranger in your own country! on 22 march the npd is set to launch its election campaign with a europe congress of its youth wing. voigt and rose will be there too. but the location – as with most neo-nazi events – remains a secret.

ðə ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪti ɔn ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz həz ˈpəblɪʃt ə rɪˈpɔrt wɪʧ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz əˈgɛnst proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər ˈsaɪlənt (ənˈlɪstɪd) ˈnəmbərz. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈaʊtˌkəm ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɔl bət wən əv səbˈmɪʃənz rɪˈsivd (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ efa’s*), ˈstrɔŋli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv səʧ ə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən. ðə ɔˈstreɪljən lɔ rɪˈfɔrm kəˈmɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən, bæk ɪn 2008 ðə ˈoʊnli səbˈmɪʃən wɪʧ əˈpoʊzd ə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən wɑz ðət frəm ˈtɛlstrə. ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ðət ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈpræktɪs əv ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ fər ˈsaɪlənt ˈnəmbərz ɪz ˈtɛlstrə, ənd ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪts səbˈsɪdiˌɛri sensis*, wɪʧ ˈpəblɪʃɪz ðə waɪt ˈpeɪʤɪz dɪˈrɛktəriz ənd meɪnˈteɪnz ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn waɪt ˈpeɪʤɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. θri ˈsɛnətərz dəg ˈkæmərən (alp*, nsw*), skɑt ˈlədləm (grinz, wɑ) ənd ˈbɪlɪk (alp*, tas*) ˈpəblɪʃt ə dɪˈsɛnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt wɪʧ ˈɑrgjud ðət ə ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ʃʊd bi ˌɪntrəˈdust. ɔl ɔˈstreɪljənz dɪˈzərv ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ hæv ðə ˈpraɪvəsi ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ən ənˈlɪstɪd lænd laɪn (ˈmoʊbəl ˈnəmbərz ər ənˈlɪstɪd baɪ dɪˈfɔlt) wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkər əˈdɪʃənəl kɔsts. səˈpɔrt wərk ɔn prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈfridəm, ˈækˌsɛs ənd ˈpraɪvəsi baɪ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ər ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ təˈdeɪ.

the senate committee on environment and communications has published a report which recommends against prohibiting charges for silent (unlisted) numbers. this is a very disappointing outcome given that all but one of submissions received (including efa’s), strongly recommended the introduction of such a prohibition. the australian law reform commission also recommended the introduction of a prohibition, back in 2008. the only submission which opposed a prohibition was that from telstra. the only organisation that benefits from the continued practice of charging for silent numbers is telstra, and particularly its subsidiary sensis, which publishes the white pages directories and maintains the online white pages website. three senators - doug cameron (alp, nsw), scott ludlam (greens, wa) and catryna bilyk (alp, tas) - published a dissenting report which argued that a prohibition should be introduced. all australians deserve the option to have the privacy benefits of an unlisted land line (mobile numbers are unlisted by default) without having to incur additional costs. support efa's work on promoting digital freedom, access and privacy by joining or donating today.

raɪən: waɪld raɪd tɪ ðə ˈsəmɪt əv maʊnt johnson”*” ridz ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈælˌpaɪn ˈʤərnəl. bɪˈniθ ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn, ə ˈmiti əˈkaʊnt əv ʤæk ˈtækəl ənd dəg fərst əˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ʃæft ɪn 1995 frɛʃ ɔf maɪ fərst ril ˈælˌpaɪn klaɪm, ˈhælɪt ˈʧɪmni ɪn ˈrɑki ˈmaʊntən ˈnæʃənəl pɑrk. ðə fərst taɪm sɛnst ðə dɪˈstɪŋkt smɛl əv ˈkræmpɔnz ˈskreɪpɪŋ wɔlz əv stoʊn. faʊnd ə nu ləv, ənd aɪ drul ˈoʊvər ˈɛvəri wərd ɪn ˈgæstli əˈkaʊnts əv əˈtɛmpts ɔn ðɪs ˈmɪθɪkəl əˈlæskən hɪps, ˈrɛˌskjuz, teɪlz əv grɪt, dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən, ənd sərˈvaɪvəl. bət ɪt ɪz wən ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ðət ˈtruli ˈkæpʧərz maɪ əˈtɛnʃən: ə greɪt ˈpɪrəmɪd mɔr ˈbjutəfəl ðən ˈɛni ˈmaʊntən aɪ hæv sin. aɪ ˈlɪŋər ɔn ðɪs peɪʤ, ˈstədiɪŋ grænd nɔrθ feɪs. ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ʃæft kəts ˈvərtɪkli əp ðə raɪt saɪd, θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ðə weɪ əˈkrɔs, bət ðə rɛst əv ðə lɛft əv ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər gɪvz mi ˈʃɪvərz. ðə ˈdrimi drɪps aɪ noʊ tɪ bi ðə fˈjuʧər fɔl ɪn near-vertical*, ˌəndɪˈstərbd pæθs. aɪ məst noʊ! ˈkɛvɪn: aɪ fərst mit raɪən ɪn ɪn ə bɑr ɪn ˈɛstiz pɑrk, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. ˈæftər ə fju bɪrz, ɪt simz wi boʊθ hæv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈmaɪndˌsɛt fər ˈklaɪmɪŋ, ənd wi kˈwɪkli meɪk plænz tɪ gɪt aʊt ɪn ðə pɑrk. leɪt ˈwɪntər wɪn wi gɪr əp fər ðə ˈælˌpaɪn ˈklæsɪk dɑrk stɑr ɔn ˈɛmˈti. ˈmikər. ˈælˌpaɪn, bɪg wɔl, ənd lɔŋ rʊts ər ðə ˈtɑpɪks əv ʧɔɪs ɔn ɑr haɪk ɪn. raɪən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz maɪ kaɪnd əv ˈsəfərɪŋ, ənd hi sun bɪˈkəmz maɪ to”*” gaɪ wɪn aɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ bɪg. ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ wi stɑrt ˈplænɪŋ ə trɪp tɪ əˈlæskə. raɪən noʊ ɪt jɛt, bət aɪ tu hæv maɪ saɪts ɔn nordwand*. raɪən: ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ɪn ðə 2003 ɪˈdɪʃən əv ˈæksədənts ɪn nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmaʊntɪˌnɪrɪŋ stɪl meɪks mi krɪnʤ. ˈfeɪljər ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt anchor.”*.” aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ˈkupər ˈʃaʊtɪŋ, shit!”*!” ˈlʊkɪŋ əp, aɪ fɔl bæk ˈɪntu ˈdɑrknəs, ˈspɪnɪŋ ənd sˈlaɪdɪŋ, ˈfæstər naʊ. ðə blɑk ðət wəns hɛld ðə ˈæŋkər slæmz maɪ ˈʃoʊldər, ˈlivɪŋ ə skɑr fər laɪf. aɪ θɪŋk ˈkræmpɔn. ðɛn maɪ ˈæŋkəl snæps, ənd flaɪɪŋ θru ðə ɛr fər ən ɪˈtərnəti. hæv gɔn limp!”*!” wi flaɪ ˈoʊvər ðə bergschrund*, ʃʊr tɪ hæv bɪn ɑr greɪv, ənd baʊns daʊn ðə blɑks əv aɪs ənd ˈævəˌlænʧ dəˈbri. ɑr ˈrɛˌskjuərz ər tru əˈlæskən hɑrd mɛn. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ɪf ɪt fər ðə fɔl daʊn ɑr rut ɔn ðə tuθ, ɑr meɪn əˈbʤɛktɪv, ˈɛmˈti. ˈʤɑnsən, ˈʃʊrli wʊd hæv kɪld ˈjuˈɛs. post-accident*, taɪm drɪfts ənd wi ˈsɛtəl ˈɪntu nu lɪvz, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɑrz. wi goʊ mɪkst ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɔn smɔl ənd lɪŋk bɪg, ˈloʊkəl rʊts. aɪ trɛnd təˈwɔrd biɪŋ ðə ˈkɔʃəs wən ɪn ɑr ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. ənd ˈkɛvɪn heɪts maɪ ˈbæʤərɪŋ. bət ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈɑpəzɪts əˈtræktəd. hi ɪz ðə bɛst ˈklaɪmər aɪ noʊ, ˈnɛvər əˈfreɪd tɪ teɪk ðə ʃɑrp ɛnd, ənd fər ðɪs teɪk ɑr ˈdɪfərənsɪz. wən əv ˈjuˈɛs brɪŋz ˈʤɑnsən əp ˈɛvəri ˈəðər jɪr, bət ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ ɪz ˈnɛvər raɪt. ˈkɛvɪn: wɪθ raɪən ˈlɪvɪŋ nɪr ˈrɛdˌstoʊn, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, wi dɪˈvɛləp ə teɪst fər ˈdərti, sɔft ˈsænˌstoʊn, ˈhoʊnɪŋ ɑr mɪkst skɪlz ɔn rɑk wɪθ spɑrs gɪr, ˈrɛvəlɪŋ ɪn aɪs pɪks ˈpaʊndɪd ˈɪntu dərt. ɪn wi ər ˈtritɪd tɪ jɪrz əv θɪn ənd ˈhɛdi rʊts. smɔl ˈvɪktəriz kəm, ənd ðoʊ wi ˈnɛvər luz saɪt əv ɑr bɪg əˈbʤɛktɪv, wi ər ˌɪˈmərst ɪn ˈfæməliz ənd kərɪrz. ðə ˈʤɑnsən ˈprɑʤɛkt simz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈfænəsi. ˈfaɪnəli, ɪn 2013 wi ər ˈrɛdi fər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr. bət ˈʤɑnsən stɪl filz tu ˈmiti ən ˈɔpʃən. wi ʧuz ˈsɛroʊ tɔr. wi treɪn ɔl ˈsəmər ənd ˈpərʧəs ˈɛrˌfɛr fər leɪt dɪˈsɛmbər. ðɛn, ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ɔl hɛl breɪks lus ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ: ˈɛstiz pɑrk ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər frənt reɪnʤ ər hɪt wɪθ ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈflədɪŋ. noʊ weɪ ɪn ər aʊt fər deɪz. wɪθ dɪˈlɪvəri əv məˈtɪriəlz dɪˈleɪd, maɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ wərk ʃəts daʊn, ənd ðə læk əv ˈɪnˌkəm minz aɪ əˈfɔrd ˌpætəˈgoʊniə. naʊ feɪst wɪθ ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈdɪfəkəlt foʊn kɔl. raɪən wɪl bi soʊ pɪst. raɪən: aɪ nid tɪ noʊ wi ər goʊɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr. ˈæftər ˈlərnɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪnfəl weɪ əˈbaʊt noʊ ˈriˌfəndz ɔn flaɪts, aɪ pʊt ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ˈpɪrəmɪd bɪˈhaɪnd maɪ prɑmpt ɛz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ ˌɪˈrəpts ˈɔntu ðə skrin ənd maɪ hɑrt sɪŋks ˈhɛvi. ðə ˈbrɪljəntli ʃɑrp ˈfoʊˌtoʊ haɪdz tu məʧ. aɪ məst noʊ wət ɪz ɪn ðət ˈkɔrnər əp haɪ. wət haɪdz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ʃits əv waɪt daʊn loʊ? ɪz ɪt aɪs ɪn ðət ˈsɛkʃən? haʊ bɪg ɪz ðət rʊf? aɪ drɔ ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri laɪnz, ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ wərk wɪl ˈnɛvər gɪt dən ənˈtɪl aɪ hæv əˈnəðər ədˈvɛnʧər. ˈæftər ðə kɪdz goʊ tɪ bɛd aɪ sərʧ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər grænt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. waɪf ˈmɛnʃənz ðə məgz stəmp əˈwɔrd. glɔst ˈoʊvər ɪt, nɑt ˈfilɪŋ ˈwərði əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈtæʧt tɪ mugs’*’ ɪz ə ʤaɪənt ɪn maɪ maɪnd, ənd grænts laɪk ðɪs sim rɪˈzərvd fər ˈmɑdərn ʤaɪənts. bət ðə fɔrm ɪz ˈsɪmpəl ɪˈnəf, soʊ aɪ teɪk ə ʃɑt ənd səbˈmɪt ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. maɪ hɑrt lɪfts ɛz aɪ teɪk wən læst lʊk æt ðə screensaver*, ˈʤɛntli kloʊz ðə ˈlæpˌtɑp, ənd drɪft ɔf tɪ ˈpisfəl slip. ˈkɛvɪn: ʤɪst əˈnəðər deɪ ˈbæŋɪŋ neɪlz ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntənz wɪn aɪ gɪt ðə kɔl frəm raɪən. məgz ɪz ˈʃaɪnɪŋ daʊn ɔn ˈjuˈɛs, ˈgrænɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɑr drimz! weɪvz əv ˈiˌmoʊʃən fləd ˈoʊvər me—fear*, ɪkˈsaɪtmənt, wi ˈfaɪnəli meɪ stɛp fʊt ɔn ðɪs ˌmɑnəˈlɪθɪk feɪs. wɪn məgz sɪz goʊ, ju goʊ! ɔn ɑr flaɪt ˈɪntu ðə ruθ, ðə fərst glɪmps əv ˈʤɑnsən ˌɪnˈspaɪrz ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪts. striks əv waɪt leɪs ðə loʊər hæf əv ðə feɪs, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə juʤ ˈkɔrnər. ““fuck*! haʊ kʊd ðət stɪl nɑt bi climbed?”*?” ðə moʊst ˈbjutəfəl feɪs ɪn ðə gɔrʤ, ənˈtəʧt. raɪən: ə krɪsp wɪnd sɛndz ˈjuˈɛs ˈglaɪdɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈgleɪʃər, aɪz ˈfoʊkɪst ˌɪnˈtɛntli ɔn ðə ˈpɪrəmɪd ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns. ˈdɪki, ˈbrædli, ənd weɪk teɪk ðɛr taɪm ˈpæsɪŋ tɪ ɑr raɪt. ˈkɑnfədənt, wi jərn tɪ bi kloʊz tɪ ˈɛmˈti. ˈʤɑnsən. ə ˈmæsɪv blɑks ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə wɔl ɛz wi əˈproʊʧ. wi noʊ ɪts ˈhɪstəri. sɛθ ʃɔ ɪz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. ðə ˈɔntu ɪm ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ ɛz hi stʊd bɪˈloʊ tɪ snæp ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. wi faɪnd ə ˈbaɪˌpæs tɪ ðə lɛft ənd steɪ klɪr əv ðə ˈmɑnstər. wi spɛnd ðə deɪ ˈtʊrɪŋ bɪˈloʊ ðə beɪs ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈɛləˌveɪtər ʃæft. ðə wɔl simz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. æt hoʊm ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz meɪd ɪt lʊk slabby*. ɔn ðə pleɪn ɪt lʊkt ˈstipər, bət hir? ðə fərst hæf əv ðə wɔl ɪz ˈoʊvərˌhæŋɪŋ ənd ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˈtɔlər ðən ɛl kæp. fju laɪnz ˈprɛzənt ðɛmˈsɛlvz; ðoʊz ðət du lʊk ˈdɔntɪŋ. wi fæn ðə aɪˈdiə əv ən ˈɛləˌveɪtər rɪˈpit, bət ˈwɑnɪŋ mɔr wi kˈwɪkli ənd əˈkrɔs ðə beɪs əv ðə wɔl. əˈmeɪzɪŋli, ðə wɔl tɪlts æt ə nu ˈæŋgəl frəm ðɪs dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əˈpɪr, wən ɔn iʧ saɪd əv ðə greɪt rʊf. təˈmɑˌroʊ wi wɪl si wɪʧ weɪ goʊz. ˈkɛvɪn: ɔl wi wɔnt ɪz tɪ sɪŋk səm aɪərn ˈɪntu ðə gət əv ðə bist. ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli maɪld ˈwɪntər həz lɛft ðə nɔrθ feɪs ɪn praɪm ʃeɪp. kˈwɪkli dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ ɑr fərst ˈɔpʃən ɔn ðə raɪt, ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ˈhəvərz ɛz ɑr əˈtɛnʃən tərnz tɪ ɑr ˈsɛkənd ənd ˈoʊnli ˈəðər ˈɔpʃən. ˈdrɑpɪŋ frəm ðə lɛft saɪd əv ðə rʊf ɪz ə ˈʃæloʊ, ˈkɔrnər, ˈbɛrli ˈpoʊkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈoʊnli ˈwiknəs ˈvɪzəbəl əˈməŋst ə si əv smuð slæbz. wi ˈskəri ˈoʊvər ənd əraʊnd ə fju crevasses*, sərˈmaʊnt ðə ˈfaɪnəl ’’schrund*, ənd əraɪv æt ðə beɪs. aɪ kˈwɪkli græb ðə ræk. fərm snoʊ ənd ˈrɑtən rɑk ər ðə tu ˌɪnˈgridiənts ɔn ðɪs ˈoʊpənɪŋ pɪʧ; ənd ər ðə proʊ əv ʧɔɪs. aɪ ɛz ðə ˈkɔrnər ˈfiʧər ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz. raɪən ˈfɑloʊz ənd wi ˈstədi ɑr nɛkst muv. keɪˈɑtɪk snoʊ blɑbz hæŋ prɪˈkɛriəsli bɪˈloʊ ðə rʊf. ʤɪst stoʊkt tɪ hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ðə wɔl, wi fɪks ə roʊp ənd hɛd bæk tɪ kæmp. pɪʧ wən, æt ˈɛmˈfaɪv ɪz ən eye-opener*. æt kæmp wi læf æt ʤæk ˈsərtənti: kræks əp ðɛr, gaɪz, noʊ cracks.”*.” bət aɪ noʊ tu ˈərli tɪ bi ˈkɑki. raɪən: ˈməltəpəl snoʊ ˈməʃrumz hæŋ ˈɪntu speɪs, ˈblɑkɪŋ ɑr weɪ. aɪ ˈtrævərs, wɛl prəˈtɛktɪd, ˈəndər ðə fərst blɑb ənd pleɪs ə ˈpɪkɪt ɪn stip névé*é ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈvərtɪkli bɪtˈwin ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd. aɪ ðə læst, baʊnd fər ə blæŋk slæb aʊt lɛft, ənd ˈθɔtfəl mɪkst ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈstrɛʧɪz mi ˈfɑrðər frəm ˈsɑləd proʊ. ˈsədənli, ɛz ɪf ˈdɛstɪnd, ə ˈkɔrnər, wɪθ aɪs ˈbɛrli θɪk ɪˈnəf fər pɪks, haɪdz ˈpərˌfɪkt nət ˈpleɪsmənts. jæ! ɪn there!”*!” aɪ soʊ ɪt əp ənd ˈdɛləkətli dæns əˈlɔŋ micro-edges*. wi ər pæst ðə greɪt rʊf. ɑr ʤɪst ʤəmpt ˈdræstɪkli. bət ðə θɔt əv ðə ənˈnoʊn əˈbəv sɪŋks tɪ maɪ gət ənd stuz ɛz wi ski bæk tɪ kæmp. ˈkɛvɪn: beɪs kæmp həz bɪn kaɪnd, bət daʊn tɪ ɑr læst rəm. æt 3 a.m*. ənd ˈbərstɪŋ aʊt əv maɪ bæg, traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ə ˈgrɑgi ˈpɑrtnər. down!”*!” ˈfeɪməs wərdz ˈirəpt. gɑt ə lɔŋ trɪp əˈhɛd əv us.”*.” ˈkrɔlɪŋ aʊt əv ðə tɛnt, aɪ si tu ə fju ˈhənərd fit əp ðə ˈɛskəˌleɪtər ɔn ðə ist saɪd əv ˈʤɑnsən. məst bi ʤuəl ənd kɪm. ““yo*, ry*! ðə gərlz ər ˈmoʊtərɪŋ əp johnson.”*.” aɪ jɛl ˈɪntu ðə tɛnt, ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt səm ˈərʤənsi. ““um*,? ðɛr tu əp high?”*?” raɪən æsks. ““yeah*, why?”*?” aɪ rɪˈspɑnd. ˈoʊnli wən ənd æt ðə beɪs əv ðə route.”*.” wi boʊθ əˈsum ðə wərst ənd goʊ ˈɪntu ˈrɛskju moʊd, fərst ˈstɑpɪŋ tɪ weɪk ʤæk ˈtækəl ənd fɑˈbritsioʊ zangrilli*. aɪ fɪr ðə ˈgrusəm saɪt əˈhɛd, bət ɛz wi nɪr ðə loʊn ðə skaɪ ˈbraɪtənz ənd wi meɪk aʊt tu ˈfɪgjərz ˈmuvɪŋ ˈəpwərd. ʤɪst ə drɑpt. wi hɛd bæk tɪ kæmp, tu ˈmɛnəli wərkt tɪ hɛd əp ɑr rut. raɪən: ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ əv ðə fɔls stɑrt, aɪ sɛns ɪt. ˈɛnərʤi ɪz rɛvd. ɔˈrɛdi ˈrəʃɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs. hi ɪz nɑt ˈprɛzənt bət lɔst ɪn ðə deɪz əˈhɛd. peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ jʊr ˈɛnərʤi ɪz ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt tɪ sərˈvaɪvəl. ɔn ðə ˈmaʊntən aɪ kən fil θɔts 200 fit daʊn ðə roʊp; hir ɪn ðə tɛnt mɔr ˈprɛsɪŋ. ʤæk ənd fɑˈbritsioʊ ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs æt ðə. ɪt filz sərˈil tɪ hæv ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt wɪθ ˈlɛʤəndz ɛz wi ski bæk tɪ ɑr tɛnts, dɪˈskəsɪŋ mɔrˈtæləti, ˈfæməli, ənd ə ˈʤɛnərəl ləv əv ðɪs laɪf. ˈtɛnʃən hæŋz ɪn ðə ɛr ɛz wi ˈtɪpˌtoʊ əraʊnd ɑr ˈʧoʊzən laɪn. aɪ kən tɛl kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt səm ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdiz əˈtɛmptɪŋ ɪt. deɪz ˈleɪtər, bæk æt ðə tɔp əv ɑr fɪkst laɪnz, ənd ˈkɛvɪn ɪz trəˈvərsɪŋ raɪt əˈkrɔs ə ˈfrɔsti slæb əv dip snoʊ, əˈbəv ðə bɪg rʊf, 100 ˈmitərz əˈbəv ðə ˈgleɪʃər. ðə ˈfɔrˌkæst ɪz gʊd fər ðə nɛkst fju deɪz. ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ wi woʊk təˈgɛðər ɪn sɪŋk, boʊθ əv ˈjuˈɛs kɑm. təˈdeɪ ɪz ðə deɪ. ðə ˈæŋkər ɪz ˈsɑləd, bət prəˈtɛkʃən ɔn ðə ˈtrævərs ɪz ˈæbsənt. aɪ faɪt bæk θɔts əv ən ˈævəˌlænʧ ənd ˈpeɪʃəntli weɪt fər ðə roʊp tɪ kəm taɪt. ˈæftər ðɪs ˈtrævərs riˈtrit wɪl kˈwɪkli bɪˈkəm ə ˈrɛkləs ˈɔpʃən. ˈθæŋkfəli stɪl ˈərli. ðə wɔl ʃɛdz ɪts ˈivnɪŋ koʊt ˈəndər ðə fərst reɪz, haɪ əˈbəv. trəˈvərsɪŋ təˈgɛðər, aɪ ˈwəndər ɪf ˈkɛvɪn wɪl faɪnd ə seɪf, aʊt əv ðə weɪ. ˈkɛvɪn: ˈhæfˈweɪ θru ə ˈsaɪdˌweɪz wɪn ðə ʃˈræpnəl əˈbəv bɪˈgɪnz tɪ riˈlis. aɪ faɪnd spɑrs proʊ ənd ˈoʊnli ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈʃɛltər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈmɪlki smɪrz wi hoʊp wɪl gɪv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈəpər dihedral*. aɪ faɪnd ə ˈəndər ən ˈoʊvərˌhæŋ ɛz ðə wɔl reɪnz daʊn ɔn ˈjuˈɛs, ˈhɑrdər naʊ. ðɪs nɛkst pɪʧ ˈivɪn doable?”*?” aɪ ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt, ɛz aɪ brɪŋ raɪən əˈkrɔs. aɪ stɪk maɪ tul ˈɪntu ðə névé*é əˈbəv ðə ˈseɪfˌhaʊs keɪv. ˈstɪki bət lʊks laɪk ˈvərtɪkəl snoʊ fər maɪəlz. ɪf ðə dəˈbri sləf stɑps wi meɪ hæv ə ʧæns. wi bru əp ənd weɪt. raɪən: saʊnz əv ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ, ˈbroʊkən glæs ˌɪntərˈmɪks wɪθ sˈlaɪdɪŋ snoʊ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈsəmθɪŋ bɪg kəmz daʊn. ðə təreɪn aʊt əv ðə keɪv lʊks ˈvərtɪkəl, əp ˈɛndləs waɪt striks, ənd aɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈsænəti əv ðə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ʃʊr tɪ kəm. bət aɪ ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ θɪŋk əv riˈtrit. aɪ fil seɪf. waɪl səm klaɪmz ɪn ɑr pæst hæv hæd ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz, ˈnəθɪŋ həz ˈtruli priˈpɛrd mi fər ðɪs ˈmoʊmənt. ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ræk, maɪ pæk fər fɔr deɪz, gɪr, ənd tu roʊps ˈdæŋgəl frəm mi, waɪl ˈpɪkəts klæŋ əˈgɛnst maɪ niz. ɔl ˈjusləs. aɪ hoʊp ðə ˈæŋgəl ˈizɪz əˈhɛd. sælˈveɪʃən, ɪt tərnz aʊt, ɪz məʧ ˈfɑrðər. θri ənd ə hæf aʊərz ənd 700 fit əv ˈvərtɪkəl ˈleɪtər, aɪ sərʧ fər ə ɛz ˈkɛvɪn kəmz ˈɪntu vju. ðə roʊp, wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsɪŋgəl pis bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs, ɪz dɪˈstræktɪŋ tɪ lʊk æt, ˈɑrʧɪŋ ənd ˈpʊlɪŋ æt ɪts ˈeɪˌpɛks. ˈkæʧɪŋ ə glɪmps əv ðə wɔl əˈbəv, glæd ɪt wɪl bi lɛd aɪ faɪnd ə dæm pis əv gɪr! ˈkɛvɪn: bɪn fər səm taɪm ənd ˈθæŋkfəl fər tu θɪŋz: ˈsɑləd stɪks ənd ə ˈsɑləd ˈpɑrtnər. aɪ ˈbrifli kəm əˈkrɔs drɪld ˈkɑpərˌhɛd, ə ˈæŋkər hi pleɪst waɪl ˈbeɪlɪŋ ɔf ən əˈtɛmpt ɔn ðɪs feɪs ˈmɛni ˈsəmərz əˈgoʊ. wi noʊ laɪk ɪt riˈmuvd. bət naʊ ðə wɔl ɪz ɛnˈkeɪst ɪn waɪt ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə waɪər ɪz ˈʃʊrli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. ɑr ˈlaɪˌflaɪn, wɪʧ filz mɔr laɪk ə dɛθ laɪn, ˈstrɛʧɪz bɪɔnd saɪt. stil spaɪks ər ðə ˈoʊnli kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈvərtɪkəl wɔl. ˈɛkoʊz ɪn maɪ hɛd. ðət wɛnt well,”*,” aɪ proʊˈkleɪm, ɛz aɪ ˈfaɪnəli riʧ ðə. θɪŋk ju ʃʊd lɛd ðə nɛkst wən too.”*.” raɪən gɪvz ə blæŋk nɑd ɪn əˈgrimənt, ənd wi bru fər ðə nɛkst aʊər. ðə mud ɪz ˈsɑmbər, dɪˈspaɪt maɪ əˈtɛmpt æt ˈhjumər. boʊθ əv ˈjuˈɛs noʊ əˈbaʊt tɪ bi ˈfʊli kəˈmɪtɪd, ɪf nɑt ɔˈrɛdi. ɑr ˈoʊnli weɪ aʊt ɪz tɪ kənˈtɪnju əp ðɪs névé*é ˈhaɪˌweɪ. aɪ ˈsaɪləntli preɪ wi hæv tɪ laɪk ðət əˈgɛn. wi sɪt ɪn ˈɔkwərd ˈsaɪləns ənˈtɪl raɪən əˈnaʊnsɪz, du this!”*!” raɪən: ə roʊp lɛŋθ əˈweɪ, aɪ stɑrt daʊn ðɛn əp. ɪf noʊ prəˈtɛkʃən ɪz faʊnd ɔn ðɪs lɛd ˈkɛvɪn wɪl bi fɔrst tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈæŋkər ənd ɑr roʊps wɪl ɑrʧ fri frəm hi tɪ mi. ən ˈoʊvərˌlæp əˈbəv ənd raɪt, wɪʧ meɪ teɪk ə pis. ˈnəθɪŋ. vɔɪs rɪŋz ɪn maɪ ɪrz: kræks, gaɪz! noʊ kræks əp ðɛr, aɪ bet.”*.” praɪər tɪ ðə trɪp, ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ɑr ˈʧænsɪz fər boʊθ səkˈsɛs ənd sərˈvaɪvəl. ɑr ˈhɪstəri, wɪθ 17 jɪrz ˈklaɪmɪŋ təˈgɛðər, ʃoʊz ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv kup fɔlz tɪ maɪn, ənd hir wi noʊ ðə ˈlidər məst nɑt fɔl. aɪ ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz ðət wɪθ ˈsɑləd pɪks aɪ kən hoʊld ˈɛni slɪp hi meɪ meɪk waɪl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. ˈtərnɪŋ sˈlaɪtli ˈaʊtwərd, bət rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ lʊk, aɪ jɛl daʊn tɪ ˈkupər tɪ riˈmuv ðə ənd bɪˈgɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ. aɪ trəst hi wɪl nɑt fɔl təˈdeɪ. wəns əˈgɛn tɪ ðə bist. aɪ hæŋ ˈɔntu six-inch-thick*, ˈvərtɪkəl névé*é. kævz skrim ɛz aɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn sərˈmaʊntɪŋ ðə bəlʤ ʤɪst əˈhɛd, ˈhoʊpfəl ðə ˈæŋgəl wɪl iz. bət kˈwɪkli dɪsˈhɑrtənd. aɪ stɑp kəmˈplitli ənd kraɪ fər ə fju ˈmɪnəts. ðə névé*é rɪˈmeɪnz stip, ənd naʊ ˈθɪnər ənd lɛs kənˈsɪstənt. wɪθ ˈfæməli bæk hoʊm aɪ hæv krɔst ðə laɪn əv seɪn ˈklaɪmɪŋ, ənd ˈəpˌsɛt fər biɪŋ soʊ ˈsɛlfɪʃ. lɛft, raɪt, əp, bæk, daʊn, lɛft, ðɛn raɪt əˈgɛn. aɪ dæns ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə moʊst ˈsɑləd snoʊ. stɪl noʊ proʊ ənd bɪn ˈklaɪmɪŋ təˈgɛðər fər ə lɔŋ taɪm. ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈdɑrkər ənd spɑrks flaɪ ɛz aɪ swɪŋ. ˈrəfli 600 fit aʊt aɪ ˈfaɪnəli spaɪ səm rɑk əp ənd lɛft. ðə rut goʊz raɪt, bət aɪ nid sælˈveɪʃən. ə lɑrʤ snoʊ ˈməʃrum hæŋz əˈbəv, bət ðət θrɛt ɪz lɛs ˈfraɪtənɪŋ ðən tɪ kənˈtɪnju ɔn. ə! ənd nəts bɪˈhaɪnd ə fleɪk, maɪ fərst aɪs skru, ənd aɪs tulz, ɔl ˈikwəˌlaɪzd ˈpərfəktli. skɛrd ənd hæv bɪn fər tu lɔŋ. aɪ sɪŋk ˈɔntu ðə ˈæŋkər ənd fil ə waɪld kənˈkɑkʃən əv əˈdrinəl ˈʤusɪz fləd maɪ ˈkɑrkəs. aɪ drim ˈoʊnli əv slip. ˈkɛvɪn: jɪrz roʊpt əp wɪθ raɪən ˌɪnˈstɪl ɪˈnəf ˈkɑnfədɛns fər mi tɪ frəm ðə. aɪ θɪŋk əv wɪn wi klaɪmd ˈbraɪdəl veɪl fɔlz ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl pɪʧ ənd ˈfɑlɪŋ wɑz nɑt ən ˈɔpʃən. ðɪs ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt, raɪt? kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ maɪ ˈmæntrə fər ðə nɛkst θri aʊərz, aɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈəpwərd. dɑrk baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ gɪt raɪən ɪn maɪ saɪts. tˈwɛnti aʊərz ɪn ənd spɛnt. aɪ hoʊp tɪ hɛl ə. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli aɪ si ðə θˈrɛtənɪŋ ˈməʃrum dɪˈrɛkli əˈbəv. bi noʊ rɛst hir. laɪk ˈoʊnli ə pɪʧ ənd ɪn ðə corner,”*,” raɪən əˈʃʊrz mi. aɪ græb ðə ræk ənd hɛd ˈɪntu ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst pɪʧ əv maɪ laɪf. aɪ faɪnd gʊd aɪs fər 30 fit ənd maɪ ˈkəmfərt ˈraɪzɪz, bət ðɛn ˈnəθɪŋ bət ənd rɑk, wɪθ prəˈtɛkʃən ˈɛvəri 100 fit ər soʊ. ˈfaɪnəli, aɪ riʧ ðə ˈkɔrnər ənd ðə sælˈveɪʃən əv ə prəˈtɛktɪd. raɪən: aɪ traɪ nɑt tɪ doʊs ɔf ɛz drɪfts aʊt əv saɪt tɪ ðə raɪt. ðə naɪt ɪz dɑrk ənd ə ˈkɑnstənt hɪs əv ənd aɪs ʃɑrdz ˈsprɪŋkəlɪŋ daʊn. stip ɪz stɪl ðə ˈæŋgəl. ðə dɛθ lərks əˈbəv. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli aɪ flɪk ɔn maɪ laɪt ənd raɪz tɪ muv. kævz kəm bæk tɪ laɪf ənd aɪ sɛns hi məst bi kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər. lɪŋkt ɪn əˈgɛn, aɪ klaɪm ˈɪntu ðə dɑrk. dəˈbri mi, ənd aɪ fɪr bi noʊ ənˈtɪl ðə sən laɪts ðə skaɪ. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli aɪ faɪnd ˈkɛvɪn, ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrnər wɪθ ˈsɑləd gɪr. wi kˈwɪkli meɪk tu ˈplætˌfɔrmz. hɪz ɪz bɪˈloʊ, ʧɑpt ˈɪntu ðə sloʊp wɪθ ə ɛʤ. maɪn bəroʊz streɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɔrnər. ˈhæpi. ə fju aʊərz ˈleɪtər, wi raɪz ɪn ðə wɔrmθ əv ðə sən, bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈkɔrnər ˈstədid soʊ məʧ. aɪ kˈwɪkli hɛd ˈɪntu ðə mɔ. ðə ˈkɔrnər kərvz əp, aʊt, ənd lɛft ɪn prəˈpɔrʃənz aɪ kwaɪt græsp, ənd soʊ aɪ lʊk. ˈæftər bəroʊɪŋ θru snoʊ, ə stip slæb prəˈpɛlz mi ˈɪntu ən ˈəgli waɪd kræk ˈstrɛʧɪŋ tu fɑr. gɪr ənd ˈhɛlmət hæŋ bɪtˈwin maɪ lɛgz ɛz aɪ ˈwɪgəl θru ðə ˈfaɪnəl kənˈstrɪkʃən, ə ˈmɑrʤən meɪd ˈθɪnər baɪ maɪ sˈlaɪtəst ɛksˈheɪl. ˈkɛvɪn əˈsɛndz ðə roʊp ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈseɪvɪŋ taɪm. ˈkɛvɪn: raɪən həz rɛkt hɪz ˈaʊtərˌwɛr friɪŋ ðə ʃˈrɛdər pɪʧ, ənd sərvd əp məʧ əv ðə seɪm ɔn ðə nɛkst. waɪd, kræks kənˈtɪnju aʊt əv saɪt. ðə ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɪz səˈsteɪnd ənd aɪ faɪər ɪn moʊst əv ɑr ræk ɪn ðə fərst 100 fit. wɪʃ wi hæd mɔr waɪd gear!”*!” aɪ jɛl daʊn ɛz maɪ ˈkræmpɔnz ɔf lus fleɪks, maɪ læst pis əˈlɑrmɪŋli ˈdɪstənt. ˈfaɪnəli, ˈæftər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈoʊnli bɪg broʊ tɪ stɪk, aɪ faɪt θru ə fju ˈskɛʧi muvz, faɪnd ən ˈæŋkər, ənd fɪks ðə roʊp. naʊ dip ɪn ðə ˈbɛli ənd aɪ θɪŋk əv ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. raɪən: taɪərd. hæd tɪ liv hɪz pæk ˈhæŋɪŋ æt ðə krəks. ðə ɪz kræmpt ənd ˈæŋʃəs tɪ gɪt ɔn. wi ər 50 fit frəm ðə ɛnd əv ðə rɑk ˈsɛkʃən ðət hæd ˈwərid ˈjuˈɛs frəm beɪs kæmp. sun wi wɪl ʤɔɪn ðə ˈbjutəfəl smɪr əv aɪs wi hæv kəm fər. ɛz ðə ˈkɔrnər steepens*, aɪ klaɪm ˈdipər ˈɪntu ðə gət əv ə juʤ ˈʧɪmni ˈsɪstəm, tɑpt baɪ ənkənˈsɑləˌdeɪtɪd snoʊ blɑbz. lʊks laɪk shit!”*!” aɪ jɛl daʊn. fɪr bɪldz ənd aɪ pʊʃ bæk baɪ ˈhæmərɪŋ ə ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊvərˌhæŋɪŋ wɔl ɔn maɪ raɪt. wən ˈseɪvɪŋ greɪs: ðə ˈbjutəfəl veɪn əv aɪs aɪ lɔŋ fər, ˈhɪdən sɪns ɑr əˈproʊʧ, ɪkˈstɛndz ˈoʊvər ə smɔl bəlʤ 20 fit tɪ maɪ lɛft. ɪf aɪ kən ˈtrævərs, meɪd ðə aɪs! ˈsərtən ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl floʊ, ðə wən wi keɪm fər, wɪl lɪŋk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə ˈsəmɪt sloʊps. ˈæftər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈtrævərs, aɪ hɔl maɪ pæk ɛz ˈkupər ʤəgz ənd ðə sən sɛts ɔn əˈnəðər deɪ. taɪm ɪz ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt æt ðɪs ˈhæŋɪŋ. ˈmoʊmənts əv slip ˌɪnˈtrud ɛz wi bru ˈwɔtər. aɪ weɪk ˈkupər ənd æsk ɪf hi ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ. tu taɪərd tɪ kɛr əˈbaʊt hɪz rɪˈspɑns. ˈkɛvɪn: jɛs, continuing!”*!” ðə ˈkɔrnər ɪz lɑkt ɪn snoʊ, bət gʊd stɪks kip mi ˈmuvɪŋ. gʊd proʊ fər ðə fərst 40 fit, bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ɪt kræps aʊt. 170 fit aʊt, ɪn nid əv ə, wɪn jɛt əˈnəðər ˈdrɛdɪd snoʊ ˈməʃrum əˈpɪrz, ˈkloʊkɪŋ ðə ˈkɔrnər. aɪ klɔ ɪts saɪd ənd ənˈkəvər ə keɪv. ˈpilɪŋ ɔf maɪ pæk, aɪ θroʊ ɪt ˈɪntu ðə slɑt ənd krɔl ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈfaɪndɪŋ ə kræk ɪn ðə bæk. wi kɔl ðɪs spɑt ðə ˈhaɪdəˌweɪ. ˈæftər sˈlipɪŋ fər ə ˈkəpəl əv aʊərz, wi weɪk tɪ ðə ˈdrɛdɪd sən ˈbeɪkɪŋ ðə nɛkst pɪʧ. tɛmps hæv bɪn wɔrm, ˈoʊvər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ. ɛz raɪən lidz ðə fərst pɪʧ, aɪs mɛlts frəm ˈəndər hɪz ˈkræmpɔnz. wi wʊd hæv bɪn ʃət daʊn ə deɪ ˈleɪtər. raɪən: ə ˈkɑnstənt drɪp ˈbaʊnsɪz ɔf maɪ bæg ənd aɪ muv tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə keɪv əˈweɪ frəm ðə sən. ɑr ˈɛnəmi naʊ. fɑr bɪˈloʊ ˈmɛltɪŋ ɑr beɪs kæmp, ˈbɛgɪŋ ðə ˈgleɪʃər tɪ sˈwɔloʊ ɪt hoʊl. ðə kʊk tɛnt ʤɪst fɛl. hɑt aʊt! ˈgɪtɪŋ əp shit!”*!” aɪ jɛl, ˈflæʃɪŋ ə ˈʧaɪldɪʃ grɪn daʊn tɪ kup. ðɛr ər hɑrd muvz aʊt əv ðə keɪv ənd hu noʊz wət əˈbəv ðət. ðə aɪs ɪz wɛt ənd ˈluzɪŋ ɪts bɑnd soʊ aɪ reɪs əp, ˈoʊnli ˈstɔlɪŋ æt ðə ˈbəlʤɪz, proʊ nɪr ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt. ðɪs pɪʧ, dəbd ˈnaɪtˌmɛr, ˈæftər ˈdɔtər névé*é, wɪl bi ðə ˈhaɪˌlaɪt əv maɪ ˈklaɪmɪŋ kərɪr. əˈbəv, aɪ faɪnd ə taɪt ˈʧɪmni ənd fɔrs maɪ ɑrm tɪ ðə bæk, ʤɪst ˈbɛrli ˈriʧɪŋ proʊ fər ðə. ˈʃɪvərɪŋ ˈdipli, aɪ θæŋk gɑd ɛz ˈwɔtər reɪnz ɔn mi. ˈkɛvɪn: ɔn ˈbɛtər aɪs naʊ, maɪ lɛd teɪks mi tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə floʊ, ənd ˈæftər 100 fit aɪ spaɪ cracks.”*.” hi θɪŋks lɛd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə snoʊ sloʊp bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈsəmɪt. ˈɔlˌweɪz θɔt ðə ˈkɔrnər ɪn wɑz ðə weɪ. æt ðə wi əˈgri: ðə meɪn ˈkɔrnər wɪl bi ˈbɛtər ðən dərt slæbz ənd ˈflɛrɪŋ kræks. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ɑr ˈkɔrnər gɪvz weɪ tɪ pjʊr rɑk, ənd bæk tɪ lɑrʤ ʧəŋks əv stoʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ˈriʧɪŋ ðə nɛkst. maɪ lɛd ɪz nɛkst. stip mɪkst ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɔn ˈbɛtər rɑk lidz mi tɪ ə snoʊ ræmp, ənd aɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪt lɛft tɪ ə ʤaɪənt wɔl əv ʃɪt rɑk. ˈæftər 180 fit ˈləki tɪ faɪnd ə ˈsɑləd ʧəŋk əv ˈgrænɪt ɪn ðɪs ʃild. ðə ˈgrænɪt blɑb, ˈwɛldɪd ɪn, ɪz splɪt baɪ ə kræk ʤɪst fæt ɪˈnəf fər ə bɔl nət ənd maɪ sˈmɔləst kæm. wɪn raɪən ʤɔɪnz mi, aɪ tɛl ɪm ɪˈnəf haʊ greɪt ðɪs ɪz. pɪst ɪt tʊk soʊ lɔŋ. raɪən: ɪz nɪr ðə ˈoʊvərˌhæŋɪŋ blæk ˈkɔrnər wi sɔ frəm kæmp, ˈriʧɪŋ əp tɪ ðə rɪʤ. aɪ dɛr lʊk æt ðə ˈæŋkər hi kips ˈbrægɪŋ əˈbaʊt. bomber!”*!” aɪ blərt, ˈspɑtɪŋ ə ˈsɑləd kræk ˈsplɪtɪŋ ðə dihedral*. aɪ eɪd 30 fit əp ðə stip kræk ənd ðɛn fri klaɪm tɪ ə ʃɔrt ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪʤ. hoʊm free!”*!” aɪ jɛl daʊn. ““caaaw*, caaaaw!”*!” frəm bɪˈloʊ. ðə læst pis əv proʊ, ə pecker*, simz ˈfɪtɪŋ fər ðə fəˈnæli. ˈkupər ˈfɑloʊz, fri ˈklaɪmɪŋ ənˈtɪl hi fɔlz waɪl ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈiziər təreɪn. hi θɪŋks ɪt wɪl goʊ fri æt wi læf æt hɪz ˈkɑkinəs ənd ɑr ˈɛnərʤi, səm 70 aʊərz ɪn naʊ. ˈhæŋɪŋ æt ðə aɪs skru ʤɪst bɪˈloʊ ðə rɪʤ, wi bru əp ənd teɪk səm səˈlɛbrəˌtɔri ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ənd ðɛn ɔf. aɪ ʤɪst goʊ tɪ ðə rɪʤ ənd wɔk tɪ ðə summit?”*?” hi æsks, tu sun. hi kɔlz daʊn fər ðə ræk. ˈkɛvɪn: wən mɔr ˈbətrəs ˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə weɪ. aɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs ɪt wɪθ ə ʃɔrt ənd lɔŋ ˈtrævərs ˈɪntu ə. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈsəmɪt ɪz kloʊz rɔt wɪθ fəˈtig ənd ənˈsərtənti. wɪn aɪ tərn bæk ənd si ðə ˈnɔrðərn laɪts əˈpɪr, ðeɪ gɪv mi ˈklɛrɪti ənd ˈɛnərʤi tɪ kip ɔn. wi riʧ ðə ˈsəmɪt ˈsəmˌtaɪm ˈæftər 4 a.m*. ə stɔrm ˈblæŋkəts ðə hərˈaɪzən. ɪt ɔl simz plænd. raɪən: ðə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈsəmɪt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈəˌploʊd tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk yet—dammit*! aɪ stɑrt daʊn ðə saʊθ rɪʤ. ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk əp æt kup, aɪ θɪŋk əv ɔl ðə ædˈvɛnʧərz ənd əv ɔl ðə ləv, ənd heɪt, doʊld aʊt. kəmˈplit ˈɑpəzɪts, ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈmænɪʤd ˈgreɪtnəs, jɛt əˈgɛn. ˈmɪdˌmɔrnɪŋ faɪndz ˈjuˈɛs bæk æt ðə beɪs əv ðə wɔl. pɔl ˈrɑdrɪk flaɪz ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ɛz wi sɪt ɪgˈzɔstɪd ɔn ɑr pæks. ˈtɪltɪŋ hɪz wɪŋ, hi səˈluts ɑr ˈɛfərts ər θæŋks gɑd əˈlaɪv. ðə ˈʤɛsʧər ɪz grænd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. wi noʊ hi ənd ˈtækəl ər ˈæŋʃəs fər ɑr rɪˈtərn, ənd wi ər ˈgreɪtfəl tɪ noʊ ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈjuˈɛs, ˈsəmˌwən hu ˌəndərˈstændz. bæk ɪn beɪs kæmp fleɪks bɪˈgɪnz tɪ fɔl, ənd wi spɛnd tu deɪz ɪn ə stɔrm ˌbiˈfɔr wi kən flaɪ aʊt. ˈbɔrdəm brɪŋz rɪˈflɛkʃən, ənd wi ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt ɑr səkˈsɛs ənd ðə pæθ ðət brɔt ˈjuˈɛs hir. mugs’*’ aɪˈdilz əv ˈboʊldnəs, ˈpjʊrɪti, ənd sɪmˈplɪsɪti sæŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðoʊz jɪrz əˈgoʊ, wɪn ˈkɛvɪn ənd aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈklaɪmɪŋ təˈgɛðər. naʊ wi stip ɪn praɪd, ˈhævɪŋ hɛld fərm tɪ ðoʊz aɪˈdilz. ˈsəməri: fərst əˈsɛnt əv ˈstɛrˌweɪ tɪ ˈhɛvən əp ðə ˈsɛntrəl nɔrθ feɪs əv ˈɛmˈti. ˈʤɑnsən baɪ ˈkɛvɪn ˈkupər ənd raɪən ˈʤɛnɪŋz, meɪ 4 2014 ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈrətər fərst əˈtɛmptəd ə dɪˈrɛkt rut əp ðə nɔrθ feɪs ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1990 ɛz ə rɑk klaɪm, bət riˈtritɪd du tɪ blæŋk rɑk. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔθərz: raɪən ˈʤɛnɪŋz lɪvz ɪn ˈkɑrbənˌdeɪl, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, wɪθ hɪz waɪf ənd tu ˈʧɪldrən. hi lʊks ˈfɔrwərd tɪ hɪz ˈʧɪldrən siɪŋ ðə greɪs ɪn ˈmaʊntən haɪts, ˈsinɪk ˈrɪvərz, ənd ˈpleɪsɪz. ˈkɛvɪn ˈkupər gru əp ɪn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ræt reɪs ənd ɪz ˈθæŋkfəl hi faʊnd ə smɔl ˈmaʊntən kəmˈjunɪti ɪn allenspark*, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. tu ˈdɔtərz liv ɪm ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈbæləns bɪtˈwin ˈfæməli taɪm ənd fri taɪm, bət, hi sɪz, hi həz ə ˈvɛri ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ waɪf. əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɑrtɪst: ɪz ən ˈpaɪlət ənd ˈklaɪmər noʊn fər hər paɪlz əv ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ˈskɛʧˌbʊks. hər ˈɛmˈti. ˈʤɑnsən ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz wər kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ðə ruθ gɔrʤ. si mɔr əv hər wərk æt www.highcampartstudio.squarespace.com*.

ryan: “a wild ride to the summit of mount johnson” reads the american alpine journal. beneath the headline, a meaty account of jack tackle and doug chabot’s first ascent of the elevator shaft in 1995. i’m fresh off my first real alpine climb, hallett chimney in rocky mountain national park. it’s the first time i’ve sensed the distinct smell of crampons scraping walls of stone. i’ve found a new love, and i drool over every word in doug’s ghastly accounts of attempts on this mythical alaskan route—broken hips, rescues, avalanches—weaving tales of grit, determination, and survival. but it is one photo that truly captures my attention: a great pyramid more beautiful than any mountain i have seen. i linger on this page, studying johnson’s grand north face. the elevator shaft cuts vertically up the right side, three-quarters of the way across, but it’s the rest of the face—everything left of the elevator shaft—that gives me shivers. the dreamy drips i know to be the future fall in near-vertical, undisturbed paths. i must know! kevin: i first meet ryan in ’97 in a bar in estes park, colorado. after a few beers, it seems we both have a similar mindset for climbing, and we quickly make plans to get out in the park. it’s late winter when we gear up for the alpine classic dark star on mt. meeker. alpine, big wall, and long trad routes are the topics of choice on our hike in. ryan enjoys my kind of suffering, and he soon becomes my “go to” guy when i want to go big. before long we start planning a trip to alaska. ryan doesn’t know it yet, but i too have my sights on johnson’s nordwand. ryan: the headline in the 2003 edition of accidents in north american mountaineering still makes me cringe. “rappel failure – inadequate anchor.” i remember cooper shouting, “oh shit!” looking up, i fall back into darkness, spinning and sliding, faster now. the block that once held the anchor slams my shoulder, leaving a scar for life. i think it’s cooper’s crampon. then my ankle snaps, and i’m flying through the air for an eternity. “should have gone limp!” we fly over the bergschrund, sure to have been our grave, and bounce down the blocks of ice and avalanche debris. our rescuers are true alaskan hard men. eventually we understand that if it weren’t for the 1,000-foot fall down our warm-up route on the moose’s tooth, our main objective, mt. johnson, surely would have killed us. post-accident, time drifts and we settle into new lives, no longer selfishly ours. we go mixed climbing on small crags and link big, local routes. i trend toward being the cautious one in our partnership. and kevin hates my badgering. but we’ve always been opposites attracted. he is the best climber i know, never afraid to take the sharp end, and for this i’ll take our differences. one of us brings johnson up every other year, but the timing is never right. kevin: with ryan living near redstone, colorado, we develop a taste for dirty, soft sandstone, honing our mixed skills on chossy rock with sparse gear, reveling in ice picks pounded into dirt. in rmnp we are treated to years of thin and heady routes. small victories come, and though we never lose sight of our big objective, we are immersed in families and careers. the johnson project seems almost a fantasy. finally, in 2013 we are ready for something more. but johnson still feels too meaty an option. we choose cerro torre. we train all summer and purchase airfare for late december. then, in september, all hell breaks loose in colorado: estes park and the entire front range are hit with biblical flooding. no way in or out for days. with delivery of materials delayed, my building work shuts down, and the lack of income means i can’t afford patagonia. i’m now faced with an extremely difficult phone call. ryan will be so pissed. ryan: i need to know we are going somewhere. after learning the painful way about no refunds on flights, i put a photo of johnson’s pyramid behind my computer’s login prompt as inspiration. the image erupts onto the screen and my heart sinks heavy. the brilliantly sharp photo hides too much. i must know what is in that corner up high. what hides behind the sheets of white down low? is it ice in that section? how big is that roof? i draw imaginary lines, realizing work will never get done until i have another adventure. after the kids go to bed i search the internet for grant opportunities. kevin’s wife mentions the mugs stump award. i’d glossed over it, not feeling worthy of anything attached to mugs’ name—he is a giant in my mind, and grants like this seem reserved for modern giants. but the form is simple enough, so i take a shot and submit an application. my heart lifts as i take one last look at the screensaver, gently close the laptop, and drift off to peaceful sleep. kevin: it’s just another day banging nails in the mountains when i get the call from ryan. mugs is shining down on us, granting access to our dreams! waves of emotion flood over me—fear, excitement, apprehension—knowing we finally may step foot on this monolithic face. when mugs says go, you go! on our flight into the ruth, the first glimpse of johnson inspires and intimidates. streaks of white lace the lower half of the face, leading to a huge corner. “fuck! how could that still not be climbed?” the most beautiful face in the gorge, untouched. ryan: a crisp wind sends us gliding down the glacier, eyes focused intently on the pyramid in the distance. dickey, bradley, and wake take their time passing to our right. apprehensively confident, we yearn to be close to mt. johnson. a massive serac blocks access to the wall as we approach. we know its history. seth shaw is nearby. the serac calved onto him a decade ago as he stood below to snap a photo. we find a bypass to the left and stay clear of the monster. we spend the day touring below the base over to the elevator shaft. the wall seems impossible. at home the photos made it look slabby. on the plane it looked steeper, but here? the first half of the wall is overhanging and undoubtedly taller than el cap. few lines present themselves; those that do look futuristically daunting. we fan the idea of an elevator repeat, but wanting more we quickly turn—empty and defeated—back across the base of the wall. amazingly, the wall tilts at a new angle from this direction and possibilities appear, one on each side of the great roof. tomorrow we will see which way goes. kevin: all we want is to sink some iron into the gut of the beast. an unusually mild winter has left the north face in prime shape. quickly dismissing our first option on the right, disappointment hovers as our attention turns to our second and only other option. dropping from the left side of the roof is a shallow, left-facing corner, barely poking out of the snow—the only semi-distinct weakness visible amongst a sea of smooth slabs. we scurry over and around a few crevasses, surmount the final ’schrund, and arrive at the base. i quickly grab the rack. firm snow and rotten rock are the two ingredients on this opening pitch; spectres and peckers are the pro of choice. i belay as the corner feature disappears. ryan follows and we study our next move. chaotic snow blobs hang precariously below the roof. just stoked to have started on the wall, we fix a rope and head back to camp. pitch one, at m5, is an eye-opener. at camp we laugh at jack tackle’s certainty: “no cracks up there, guys, no cracks.” but i know it’s too early to be cocky. ryan: multiple snow mushrooms hang into space, blocking our way. i traverse, well protected, under the first blob and place a picket in steep névé before heading vertically between the second and third. i belly-ride the last ’shroom, bound for a blank slab out left, and thoughtful mixed climbing stretches me farther from solid pro. suddenly, as if destined, a four-inch-deep corner, with ice barely thick enough for picks, hides perfect nut placements. “hell yeah! we’re in there!” i sew it up and delicately dance along micro-edges. we are past the great roof. our five-percent-chance-in-hell just jumped drastically. but the thought of the unknown above sinks to my gut and stews as we ski back to camp. kevin: base camp has been kind, but we’re down to our last rum. at 3 a.m. i’m amped and bursting out of my bag, trying to motivate a groggy partner. “calm’er down!” ryan’s famous words erupt. “we’ve got a long trip ahead of us.” crawling out of the tent, i see two headlamps a few hundred feet up the escalator on the east side of johnson. must be jewel and kim. “yo, ry! the girls are motoring up johnson.” i yell into the tent, hoping to create some urgency. “um, kev? weren’t there two headlamps up high?” ryan asks. “yeah, why?” i respond. “now there’s only one and it’s at the base of the route.” we both assume the worst and go into rescue mode, first stopping to wake jack tackle and fabrizio zangrilli. i fear the gruesome sight ahead, but as we near the lone headlamp the sky brightens and we make out two figures moving upward. just a dropped headlamp. we head back to camp, too mentally worked to head up our route. ryan: the morning of the false start, i sense it. cooper’s energy is revved. he’s already rushing us. he is not present but lost in the days ahead. paying attention to your partner’s energy is paramount to survival. on the mountain i can feel kevin’s thoughts 200 feet down the rope; here in the tent they’re more pressing. jack and fabrizio join us at the headlamp. it feels surreal to have this moment with legends as we ski back to our tents, discussing mortality, family, and a general love of this life. tension hangs in the air as we tiptoe around our chosen line. i can tell they’re concerned about some nobodies attempting it. days later, we’re back at the top of our fixed lines, and kevin is traversing right across a frosty slab of deep snow, above the big roof, 100 meters above the glacier. the forecast is good for the next few days. this morning we woke together in sync, both of us calm. today is the day. the anchor is solid, but protection on the traverse is forebodingly absent. i fight back thoughts of an avalanche and patiently wait for the rope to come tight. after this traverse retreat will quickly become a reckless option. thankfully it’s still early. the wall sheds its evening coat under the day’s first rays, high above. traversing together, i wonder if kevin will find a safe belay, out of the way. kevin: i’m halfway through a 600-foot sideways wallow-fest when the shrapnel above begins to release. i find sparse pro and only occasional shelter before making it to the start of the milky smears we hope will give access to the upper dihedral. i find a belay under an overhang as the wall rains down on us, harder now. “is this next pitch even doable?” i contemplate, as i bring ryan across. i stick my tool into the névé above the safehouse cave. it’s sticky but looks like vertical snow for miles. if the debris slough stops we may have a chance. we brew up and wait. ryan: sounds of tinkling, broken glass intermix with sliding snow. sometimes something big comes down. the terrain out of the cave looks vertical, up endless white streaks, and i begin to calculate the sanity of the dangerous simul-climbing sure to come. but i hesitate to think of retreat. i feel safe. while some climbs in our past have had similarities, nothing has truly prepared me for this moment. the entire rack, my pack for four days, bivy gear, and two ropes dangle from me, while pickets clang against my knees. it’s all useless. i hope the angle eases ahead. salvation, it turns out, is much farther. three and a half hours and 700 feet of vertical later, i search for a belay as kevin comes into view. the rope, without a single piece between us, is distracting to look at, limply arching and pulling at its apex. catching a glimpse of the wall above, i’m glad it will be kevin’s lead next—once i find a damn piece of gear! kevin: we’ve been simul-climbing for some time and i’m thankful for two things: solid sticks and a solid partner. i briefly fanaticize we’ll come across andi orgler’s drilled copperhead, a rappel anchor he placed while bailing off an attempt on this face many summers ago. we know he’d like it removed. but now the wall is encased in white and finding the wire is surely impossible. our lifeline, which feels more like a death line, stretches beyond sight. steel spikes are the only connection to the vertical wall. focus!...it echoes in my head. “well that went well,” i proclaim, as i finally reach the belay. “i think you should lead the next one too.” ryan gives a blank nod in agreement, and we brew for the next hour. the mood is somber, despite my attempt at humor. both of us know we’re about to be fully committed, if not already. our only way out is to continue up this névé highway. i silently pray we won’t have to simul-solo like that again. we sit in awkward silence until ryan announces, “let’s do this!” ryan: a rope length away, i start down then up. if no protection is found on this lead kevin will be forced to remove the anchor and our ropes will arch free from he to me. there’s an overlap above and right, which may take a piece. nothing. tackle’s voice rings in my ears: “no cracks, guys! no cracks up there, i bet.” prior to the trip, i’d calculated our chances for both success and survival. our history, with 17 years climbing together, shows a much larger ratio of coop falls to mine, and here we know the leader must not fall. i rationalize that with solid picks i can hold any slip he may make while following. turning slightly outward, but refusing to look, i yell down to cooper to remove the belay and begin following. i trust he will not fall today. once again we’re untethered to the beast. i hang onto six-inch-thick, vertical névé. calves scream as i focus on surmounting the bulge just ahead, hopeful the angle will ease. but quickly i’m disheartened. i stop completely and cry for a few minutes. the névé remains steep, and now it’s thinner and less consistent. with family back home i have crossed the line of sane climbing, and i’m upset for being so selfish. left, right, up, back, down, left, then right again. i dance in the direction of the most solid snow. still no pro and we’ve been climbing together for a long time. it’s getting darker and sparks fly as i swing. roughly 600 feet out i finally spy some rock up and left. the route goes right, but i need salvation. a large snow mushroom hangs above, but that threat is less frightening than to continue on. a belay! cams and nuts behind a flake, my first ice screw, and tied-off ice tools, all equalized perfectly. i’m scared and have been for too long. i sink onto the anchor and feel a wild concoction of adrenal juices flood my beyond-spent carcass. i dream only of sleep. kevin: years roped up with ryan instill enough confidence for me to unclip from the belay. i think of when we climbed bridal veil falls in a single pitch and falling was not an option. this is no different, right? continuing my mantra for the next three hours, i follow upward. it’s dark by the time i get ryan in my sights. twenty hours in and i’m spent. i hope to hell there’s a bivy. immediately i see the threatening mushroom directly above. there’ll be no rest here. “looks like only a pitch and we’re in the corner,” ryan assures me. i grab the rack and head into the longest pitch of my life. i find good ice for 30 feet and my comfort rises, but then nothing but sn’ice and snow-covered rock, with protection every 100 feet or so. finally, i reach the corner and the salvation of a protected bivy. ryan: i try not to dose off as coop’s headlamp drifts out of sight to the right. the night is dark and there’s a constant hiss of spindrift and ice shards sprinkling down. steep is still the angle. the death ’shroom lurks above. eventually i flick on my light and rise to move. calves come back to life and i sense he must be close to the corner. linked in simul-mode again, i climb into the dark. debris bombards me, and i fear there’ll be no bivy until the sun lights the sky. eventually i find kevin, burrowed into the corner with solid gear. we quickly make two one-person platforms. his is below, chopped into the slope with a do-not-roll-off edge. mine burrows straight into the corner. i’m happy. a few hours later, we rise in the warmth of the sun, below the corner we’ve studied so much. i quickly head into the maw. the corner curves up, out, and left in proportions i can’t quite grasp, and so i don’t look. after burrowing through snow, a steep slab propels me into an ugly wide crack stretching too far. gear and helmet hang between my legs as i wiggle through the final constriction, a margin made thinner by my slightest exhale. kevin ascends the rope on the outside, saving time. kevin: ryan has wrecked his outerwear freeing the shredder pitch, and i’m served up much of the same on the next. wide, crumbly cracks continue out of sight. the climbing is sustained and i fire in most of our rack in the first 100 feet. “i wish we had more wide gear!” i yell down as my crampons skitter off loose flakes, my last piece alarmingly distant. finally, after getting our only big bro to stick, i fight through a few sketchy moves, find an anchor, and fix the rope. we’re now deep in the belly and i can’t think of a better place. ryan: i’m tired. kev had to leave his pack hanging at the crux. the belay is cramped and i’m anxious to get on. we are 50 feet from the end of the rock section that had worried us from base camp. soon we will join the beautiful smear of ice we have come for. as the corner steepens, i climb deeper into the gut of a huge chimney system, topped by unconsolidated snow blobs. “it looks like shit!” i yell down. fear builds and i push back by hammering a micro-nut into the overhanging wall on my right. one saving grace: the beautiful vein of ice i long for, hidden since our approach, extends over a small bulge 20 feet to my left. if i can traverse, we’ve made the ice! we’re certain this incredible flow, the one we came for, will link us to the summit slopes. after making the traverse, i haul my pack as cooper jugs and the sun sets on another day. time is nonexistent at this hanging belay. moments of sleep intrude as we brew water. i wake cooper and ask if he is continuing. i’m too tired to care about his response. kevin: “hell yes, i’m continuing!” the corner is locked in snow, but good sticks keep me moving. there’s good pro for the first 40 feet, but eventually it craps out. i’m 170 feet out, in need of a bivy, when yet another dreaded snow mushroom appears, cloaking the corner. i claw its side and uncover a cave. peeling off my pack, i throw it into the slot and crawl inside, finding a three-inch crack in the back. we call this spot the hideaway bivy. after sleeping for a couple of hours, we wake to the dreaded sun baking the next pitch. temps have been warm, over 40°f during the day. as ryan leads the morning’s first pitch, ice melts from under his crampons. we would have been shut down a day later. ryan: a constant drip bounces off my bivy bag and i move to the back of the cave away from the sun. it’s our enemy now. far below it’s melting our base camp, begging the glacier to swallow it whole. the cook tent just fell. “damn it’s hot out! nobody’s getting up shit!” i yell, flashing a childish grin down to coop. there are hard moves out of the bivy cave and who knows what above that. the ice is wet and losing its bond so i race up, only stalling at the slushy bulges, pro near nonexistent. this pitch, dubbed névé’s nightmare, after cooper’s daughter névé, will be the highlight of my climbing career. above, i find a tight chimney and force my arm to the back, just barely reaching pro for the belay. shivering deeply, i thank god as water rains on me. kevin: on better ice now, my lead takes me to the top of the flow, and after 100 feet i spy ryan’s “exit cracks.” he thinks they’ll lead us to the diamond-shaped snow slope below the summit. i’ve always thought the corner we’re in was the way. at the belay we agree: the main corner will be better than run-out dirt slabs and flaring cracks. unfortunately our snow-choked corner gives way to pure rock, and ryan’s back to trundling large chunks of stone before reaching the next belay. my lead is next. steep mixed climbing on better rock leads me to a snow ramp, and i follow it left to a giant wall of shit rock. after 180 feet i’m lucky to find a solid chunk of granite in this shield. the granite blob, welded in, is split by a crack just fat enough for a ball nut and my smallest cam. when ryan joins me, i can’t tell him enough how great this belay is. he’s pissed it took so long. ryan: kevin’s belay is near the overhanging black corner we saw from camp, reaching up to the ridge. i don’t dare look at the anchor he keeps bragging about. “it’s bomber!” i blurt, spotting a solid crack splitting the dihedral. i aid 30 feet up the steep crack and then free climb to a short snowfield leading to the ridge. “we’re home free!” i yell down. “caaaw, caaaaw!” resounds from below. the last piece of pro, a pecker, seems fitting for the finale. cooper follows, free climbing until he falls while pulling into easier terrain. he thinks it will go free at m7. we laugh at his cockiness and our energy, some 70 hours in now. hanging at the ice screw belay just below the ridge, we brew up and take some celebratory photos, and then kevin’s off. “so…should i just go to the ridge and walk to the summit?” he asks, too soon. he calls down for the rack. kevin: there’s one more buttress guarding the way. i bypass it with a short downclimb and long traverse into a snowfield. even though the summit is close i’m wrought with fatigue and uncertainty. when i turn back and see the northern lights appear, they give me clarity and energy to keep on. we reach the summit sometime after 4 a.m. a storm blankets the horizon. it all seems planned. ryan: the mandatory summit photos won’t upload to facebook yet—dammit! i start down the south ridge. looking back up at coop, i think of all the adventures and of all the love, and hate, we’ve doled out. complete opposites, we’ve somehow managed greatness, yet again. midmorning finds us back at the base of the wall. paul roderick flies overhead as we sit exhausted on our packs. tilting his wing, he salutes our efforts or thanks god we’re alive. the gesture is grand to us. we know he and tackle are anxious for our return, and we are grateful to know someone is thinking of us, someone who understands. back in base camp flakes begins to fall, and we spend two days in a storm before we can fly out. boredom brings reflection, and we contemplate our success and the path that brought us here. mugs’ ideals of boldness, purity, and simplicity sang to us all those years ago, when kevin and i started climbing together. now we steep in pride, having held firm to those ideals. summary: first ascent of stairway to heaven (4,000’, wi4 ai5+ m6 a1), up the central north face of mt. johnson (8,460’), by kevin cooper and ryan jennings, may 1–may 4, 2014. andi orgler and michael rutter first attempted a direct route up the north face in july 1990 as a rock climb, but retreated due to blank rock. about the authors: ryan jennings lives in carbondale, colorado, with his wife and two children. he looks forward to his children seeing the grace in mountain heights, scenic rivers, and far-off places. kevin cooper grew up in the california rat race and is thankful he found a small mountain community in allenspark, colorado. two daughters leave him scrambling to find the balance between family time and free time, but, he says, he has a very understanding wife. about the artist: leighan falley is an alaskan-born pilot and climber known for her piles of expedition sketchbooks. her mt. johnson illustrations were created in the ruth gorge. see more of her work at www.highcampartstudio.squarespace.com.

ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə spiks æt ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈræli ɪn ˈdɛnvər, ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 4 2012 ˌeɪˈpi ˈdɛnvər ɔn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər ðə fərst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dəˈbeɪt, ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə mɑkt ðə mɪt ˈrɑmni hi ɪnˈkaʊnərd læst naɪt ɛz ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli ˈdɪfərənt frəm "ðə ril mɪt ˈrɑmni" ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl. ˌoʊˈbɑmə: aɪ ˈdɪdənt dəˈbeɪt "ðə ril mɪt ˈrɑmni" "ðə mæn ɔn steɪʤ læst naɪt ˈdəzənt wɔnt tɪ bi hɛld əˈkaʊntəbəl fər ðə ril mɪt ˈrɑmni ənd wət hiz bɪn seɪɪŋ fər ðə læst jɪr," ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt toʊld ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈræli æt ə ˈloʊkəl pɑrk. hi sɛd "ðə ril mɪt ˈrɑmni" ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɪn tæks kəts ˈlɑrʤli fər ðə ˈwɛlθi, bət ðə ˈrɑmni æt ðə dəˈbeɪt "ˈdɪdənt noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət." ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈædɪd "ðə ril mɪt ˈrɑmni" ˈdəzənt ˈædvəˌkeɪt mɔr ˈtiʧərz ɪn skulz, bət ðə ˈrɑmni æt ðə dəˈbeɪt sɛd hi ləvz ˈtiʧərz ənd "kænt gɪt ɪˈnəf əv ðɛm." "gəv. ˈrɑmni meɪ dæns əraʊnd hɪz pəˈzɪʃənz," ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt toʊld ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd səˈpɔrtərz æt hɪz ˈræli, "bət ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi ˈprɛzɪdənt, ju oʊ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ðə truθ." ˈfərðər, hi ˈrɪdəˌkjuld ˈrɑmniz ˈsteɪtmənt ðət hi wʊd rɪˈdus ðə ˈdɛfəsət baɪ ˈkətɪŋ ˈfəndɪŋ fər pbs*. ˌoʊˈbɑmə: "wi ˈdɪdənt noʊ bɪg bərd wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɛfəsət" "θæŋk gɑd ˈsəmˌwən ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ təf ɔn bɪg bərd," ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd dərˈɪsɪvli. "wi ˈdɪdənt noʊ bɪg bərd wɑz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə ˈdɛfəsət." "ənd ˈɛlmoʊ," ˈʃaʊtɪd ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə kraʊd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ əˈnəðər ˈsɛsəmi strit ˈkɛrɪktər meɪd ˈfeɪməs ɔn pbs*. "ˈɛlmoʊ tu," sɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə rɪˈmɑrks wər pɑrt əv ən ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn ˈɛfərt æt ˈdæmɪʤ kənˈtroʊl, fər ə dəˈbeɪt ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr ˈkænədɪt wɑz ˈwaɪdli sin ɛz ˈpəməld baɪ ˈrɑmni. ðə kæmˈpeɪn pʊʃt əˈsaɪd ˈrɑmniz pərˈfɔrməns ɪn ðə dəˈbeɪt ðət dru səˈpraɪzd reɪvz frəm ˈmɛni ˈpəndɪts. kæmˈpeɪn əˈfɪʃəlz ənd səˈpɔrtərz traɪd ˌɪnˈstɛd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs əˈtɛnʃən ɔn wət ˈrɑmni, pɔrˈtreɪɪŋ ɪt ɛz ˈiðər dɪˈsɑnəst ər ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ˈditeɪl. "ˈgəvərnər ˈrɑmni keɪm ɪn ənd ˈbeɪsɪkli pleɪd ə ʃɛl geɪm," sɛd kæmˈpeɪn ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæksəˌlrɑd rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈrɑmniz plæn tɪ kət ˈtæksɪz wɪˈθaʊt ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdɛfəsət. "əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn," sɛd ˈæksəˌlrɑd əv wət ˈrɑmni sɛd, "hi toʊld ə ˈstɔri tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ðət ɪz kəmˈplitli ɪn ˈkɑntræst wɪθ wət hi sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ənˈfaʊndɪd ɪn fækt." æt ən ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn ˈræli ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈdɛnvər pɑrk, ˈθaʊzənz əv səˈpɔrtərz tərnd aʊt ɪn ə ʧɪl. ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt baɪ ˈsɪŋər wɪl aɪ. æm wɑz ə drɔ ɛz wɛl. ənd wɪn æst ɪf ðeɪ bɪˈliv "ðə nu mɪt ˈrɑmni," ðə kraʊd ˈʃaʊtɪd "noʊ." ɪn ədˈvæns əv ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑməz ərˈaɪvəl, sɛn. mɑrk ˈjudəl, d-colo*., slæmd ˈrɑmni fər ðə "dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs laɪnz" hi dɪˈlɪvərd æt ðə dəˈbeɪt. ənd ˈjudəl æst ðə kraʊd, "ˈwəzənt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈθɔtfəl, ˈdɪgnəˌfaɪd, ˈsəbstəntɪv ənd ˈtruθfəl læst naɪt?" ɪt əˈgrid. bət səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪkˈsprɛst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ɪn hɪz dəˈbeɪt pərˈfɔrməns. ðeɪ sɛd hi feɪld tɪ reɪz ˈɪʃuz ɔn wɪʧ ˈrɑmni ɪz ˈvəlnərəbəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz 47 pərˈsɛnt" ˈkɑmɛnts ɪn ðə ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ, hɪz ˈækʃənz ɛz hɛd əv beɪn ˈkæpɪtəl ənd hɪz rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ riˈlis mɔr ðən tu jɪrz əv tæks rɪˈtərnz. krɪs ˈmæθjuz wɑz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl hoʊsts ˌæpəˈplɛktɪk əˈbaʊt prɛz. ˌoʊˈbɑməz pərˈfɔrməns fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈstrɔŋli kənˈfrənt ˈrɑmni. "wɛr wɑz ˌoʊˈbɑmə," ˈmæθjuz ˈʃaʊtɪd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæmərə. "wət wɑz ˈrɑmni duɪŋ? hi wɑz ˈwɪnɪŋ."

president barack obama speaks at a campaign rally in denver, thursday, oct. 4, 2012. ap photo/ed andrieski denver on the morning after the first presidential debate, president obama mocked the mitt romney he encountered last night as decidedly different from "the real mitt romney" on the campaign trail. obama: i didn't debate "the real mitt romney" "the man on stage last night doesn't want to be held accountable for the real mitt romney and what he's been saying for the last year," the president told a campaign rally at a local park. he said "the real mitt romney" advocates $5-trillion in tax cuts largely for the wealthy, but the romney at the debate "didn't know anything about that." mr. obama added "the real mitt romney" doesn't advocate more teachers in schools, but the romney at the debate said he loves teachers and "can't get enough of them." "gov. romney may dance around his positions," the president told an estimated 11,200 supporters at his rally, "but if you want to be president, you owe the american people the truth." further, he ridiculed romney's statement that he would reduce the deficit by cutting funding for pbs. obama: "we didn't know big bird was driving the federal deficit" "thank god someone is getting tough on big bird," the president said derisively. "we didn't know big bird was driving the deficit." "and elmo," shouted someone in the crowd, referring to another sesame street character made famous on pbs. "elmo too," said the president. the remarks were part of an obama campaign effort at damage control, for a debate in which their candidate was widely seen as pummeled by romney. the campaign pushed aside romney's performance in the debate that drew surprised raves from many pundits. campaign officials and supporters tried instead to focus attention on what romney, portraying it as either dishonest or lacking in detail. "governor romney came in and basically played a shell game," said campaign senior adviser david axelrod referring to romney's plan to cut taxes without expanding the federal deficit. "again and again and again," said axelrod of what romney said, "he told a story to the american people that is completely in contrast with what he said before and unfounded in fact." at an obama campaign rally this morning in a denver park, thousands of supporters turned out in a 40-degree chill. entertainment by singer will i. am was a draw as well. and when asked if they believe "the new mitt romney," the crowd shouted "no." in advance of mr. obama's arrival, sen. mark udall, d-colo., slammed romney for the "disingenuous lines" he delivered at the debate. and udall asked the crowd, "wasn't the president thoughtful, dignified, substantive and truthful last night?" it agreed. but supporters of mr. obama expressed disappointment in his debate performance. they said he failed to raise issues on which romney is vulnerable including his "47 percent" comments in the fundraising video, his actions as head of bain capital and his refusal to release more than two years of tax returns. chris matthews was one of several msnbc hosts apoplectic about pres. obama's performance for failing to strongly confront romney. "where was obama," matthews shouted into the camera. "what was romney doing? he was winning."

ˈroʊstɪd ˈgɑrlɪk aɪs krim ˈroʊstɪŋ ˈgɑrlɪk brɪŋz aʊt ɪts sˈwitnəs, soʊ ðə ˈfleɪvərz mɛld ˈbjutəfli ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl vəˈnɪlə aɪs krim ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ wən sərvd æt ðə ˈgɪˌlrɔɪ ˈgɑrlɪk ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. meɪks 1 kwɔrt hit ˈəvən tɪ slaɪs ˈgɑrlɪk hɛd ɪn hæf ˈkrɔsˌwaɪz ənd sɛt kət saɪdz əp ɔn ə ˈdəbəl leɪər əv əˈlumənəm fɔɪl. ˈdrɪzəl wɪθ ɔɪl ənd 2 tbsp*. ˈwɔtər; ræp ˈɪntu ə taɪt ˈpækɪʤ. beɪk ənˈtɪl kloʊvz ər ˈvɛri ˈtɛndər, aʊərz; lɛt kul sˈlaɪtli. skwiz ˈgɑrlɪk kloʊvz frəm bəlb ˈɪntu ə ˈblɛndər; sɛt əˈsaɪd. wɪsk ˈʃʊgər, sɔlt, ənd joʊks ɪn ə 4-qt*. ˈsɔˌspæn ənˈtɪl peɪl ˈjɛloʊ, əˈbaʊt 2 ˈmɪnəts. stər ɪn mɪlk ənd krim; kʊk ˈoʊvər ˈmidiəm, stərɪŋ ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli, ənˈtɪl ˈθɪkənd ənd ˈmɪksʧər koʊts ðə bæk əv ə spun, əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts. pɔr ˈkəstərd θru ə sɪv ˈɪntu ə boʊl. ˈtrænsfər 1 kəp ˈkəstərd tɪ ˈblɛndər wɪθ ˈgɑrlɪk ənd ðə vəˈnɪlə; ənˈtɪl smuð ənd stər ˈɪntu rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈkəstərd. ˈkəvər ˈkəstərd wɪθ ˈplæstɪk ræp, ˈprɛsɪŋ ɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈkəstərd; ʧɪl. pɔr ˈɪntu ən aɪs krim ˈmeɪkər ənd friz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. ˈtrænsfər tɪ ən ˈɛrˌtaɪt kənˈteɪnər ənd sil; friz ənˈtɪl sɛt, əˈbaʊt 4 aʊərz.

roasted garlic ice cream roasting garlic brings out its sweetness, so the flavors meld beautifully in this simple vanilla ice cream inspired by one served at the gilroy garlic festival in california. makes 1 quart heat oven to 350°. slice garlic head in half crosswise and set cut sides up on a double layer of aluminum foil. drizzle with oil and 2 tbsp. water; wrap into a tight package. bake until cloves are very tender, 1–1½ hours; let cool slightly. squeeze garlic cloves from bulb into a blender; set aside. whisk sugar, salt, and yolks in a 4-qt. saucepan until pale yellow, about 2 minutes. stir in milk and cream; cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until thickened and mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. pour custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. transfer 1 cup custard to blender with garlic and the vanilla; purée until smooth and stir into remaining custard. cover custard with plastic wrap, pressing it against the surface of the custard; chill. pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. transfer to an airtight container and seal; freeze until set, about 4 hours.

"ənd doʊnt fərˈgɛt maɪ hæt!" waɪl ˈnəθɪŋ kən ˈɛvər tɔp ðə ˈdɑnəld trəmp səˈpɔrtər hu nu trəmp ˈtruli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt əˈgɛn bɪˈkəz "ɪts ɔn hɪz hæt," teɪk ə fju ˈmoʊmənts tɪ hir frəm hɪz fænz hu, fækts bi dæmd, θɪŋks hɪz vaɪl ˈrɛtərɪk saʊnz laɪk ɪt kʊd bi tru, wɪʧ ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈtrænsˌleɪts ˈɪntu ɪm biɪŋ ə greɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpeɪtriət. ˈrɪli. ˈdænjəl wɔrd, hu ˈtoʊtəli baɪz ˈɪntu teɪl əv siɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv nu ˈʤərzi muslims’*’ ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ɛz ðə twɪn taʊərz keɪm daʊn ɔn seɪɪŋ ðət: ðɪs ɪz wət aɪ laɪk əˈbaʊt ˈdɑnəld trəmp. aɪ ˈrɪli bɪˈliv, æt ðə kɔr, ˈvɛri patriotic,”*,” wɔrd sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈræli. ˈrɪli bɪˈliv hi ləvz əˈmɛrɪkə ənd hi wɔnts tɪ si ðə bɛst fər əˈmɛrɪkə ənd fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən people.”*.” noʊ wərd ɔn wət ““this”*” ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz. ðɛn ˈprudəns ˈwɪlki, hu sɪz: ʤɪst θɪŋk hi laɪks əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪʧ ɪz wət wi si raɪt naʊ ənd ˈvɛri səkˈsɛsfəl bɪˈkəz əˈmɛrɪkə meɪks ðət ˈpɑsəbəl. waɪ aɪ laɪk ɪm ə winner,”*,” ʃi sɛd. noʊ wərd ɔn wət ˈæˌkʧuəli wən. wi hæv ˈdɑnəld ˈlændri, hu bleɪmz ðə ˈmidiə fər ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz sərˈaʊndɪŋ heɪt spiʧ: lɔt əv ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈnɛtˌwərks kaɪnd əv haʊnd ɔn ɔl ðət stəf. wət meɪks ðə nuz. ɪt ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz, aɪ θɪŋk, ˈpipəl, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈpipəl ðət ˈrɪli nid tɪ noʊ ðə fækts əˈbaʊt goʊɪŋ on.”*.” noʊ wərd ɪf ˈmɪstər. ˈlændri noʊz ðə ˈminɪŋ əv ðə wərd ““facts.”*.” ənd nɑt fərˈgɛt frɛd ʃˈnaɪdər.

"and don't forget my hat!" while nothing can ever top the donald trump supporter who knew trump truly wanted to make america great again because "it's on his hat," let’s take a few moments to hear from his fans who, facts be damned, thinks his vile rhetoric sounds like it could be true, which somehow translates into him being a great american patriot. really. there’s daniel ward, who totally buys into trump’s tale of seeing thousands of new jersey muslims’ celebrating as the twin towers came down on 9/11, saying that: this is what i like about donald trump. i really believe, at the core, he’s very patriotic,” ward said before the rally. “i really believe he loves america and he wants to see the best for america and for the american people.” no word on what “this” actually is. then there’s prudence wilkie, who says: “i just think he likes america, which is what we don’t see right now … and he’s very successful because america makes that possible. that’s why i like him — he’s a winner,” she said. no word on what he’s actually won. we have donald landry, who blames the media for the controversies surrounding trump’s hate speech: “a lot of the liberal networks kind of hound on all that stuff. that’s what makes the news. it influences, i think, weak-minded people, instead of the people that really need to know the facts about what’s going on.” no word if mr. landry knows the meaning of the word “facts.” and let’s not forget fred schneider.

ˈɑbərn pɔɪnt gɑrd ənd ˈlidɪŋ ˈskɔrər kərˈim ˈkænti wɪl mɪs ə ˈsɛkənd streɪt geɪm ɔn du ə səˈspɛnʃən fər "ˈkɑndəkt ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl tɪ ðə tim." ˈkænti, hu wɑz səˈspɛndɪd fər lɔs tɪ ˈʤɔrʤə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ɪz nɑt ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ənd wɪl nɑt pleɪ wɪn ðə ˈtaɪgərz ˈtrævəl tɪ ˌtɛnəˈsi ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ 6 p.m*. kɔrt, sɛk ˈnɛtˌwərk) ənd ɪf ər wɪn hil rɪˈtərn ɪz ənˈsərtən. "kərˈim wɪl nɑt bi wɪθ ðə tim ðɪs wik ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi ənd ðə səˈspɛnʃən ɪz ˌɪnˈdɛfənət," ˈɑbərn koʊʧ brus pərl sɛd. ˈkænti lidz ˈɑbərn wɪθ pɔɪnts ənd əˈsɪsts pər geɪm, wɪʧ ræŋk fɪθ ənd θərd ɪn ðə sɛk, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. pərl wʊd nɑt ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ɛz tɪ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv səˈspɛnʃən ər seɪ ɪf ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðə ˈhɑrləm, nu jɔrk ˈneɪtɪv kʊd hæv pleɪd hɪz læst geɪm æt ˈɑbərn. "ðət wʊd bi bɪtˈwin kərˈim ənd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf," pərl sɛd. ""aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wiv tɔkt əˈbaʊt soʊ fɑr ɪz ɔl aɪ wɔnt tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt æt ðɪs pɔɪnt." ˈkænti ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈɑbərn pleɪər ɪn ɛz ˈmɛni wiks tɪ bi səˈspɛndɪd fər "ˈkɑndəkt ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl tɪ ðə tim," wɪθ ˈsinjər ˈfɔrwərd baʊərz ˈsərvɪŋ ə səˈspɛnʃən əˈgɛnst ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə steɪt ɔn ʤæn. 30 ðə baʊərz, hu ɪz ˈævrɪʤɪŋ 11 pɔɪnts ənd ˈriˌbaʊndz, həz sɪns rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli tʊk ˈoʊvər fər ˈkænti ɛz ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ pɔɪnt gɑrd əˈgɛnst ˈʤɔrʤə. "(baʊərz) wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ gɪt bæk ənd bi əˈkaʊntəbəl fər ðət," pərl sɛd. "kərˈimz ɪz mɔr ˈsɪriəs." baʊərz, hu wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ səˈspɛndɪd fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl geɪm əv læst ˈsizən ɪn ðə sɛk ˈtʊrnəmənt ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl, sɛd hiz toʊld ˈkænti tɪ "kip hɪz hɛd əp" ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə səˈspɛnʃən. "aɪ wɛnt θru ðə seɪm θɪŋ," baʊərz sɛd. "ʤɪst kip jʊr hɛd əp, bi ˈpɑzətɪv, kip goʊɪŋ tɪ klæs ənd ʤɪst du ðə raɪt θɪŋ." baʊərz bɪˈlivz ˈkænti wɪl bi bæk ðɪs ˈsizən. "jæ hil bi bæk," baʊərz sɛd. "hi ʃʊd bi bæk." pərl gɪvz hɪz pleɪərz ə lɔt əv ˈfridəm ɔn ðə kɔrt bət həz nɑt ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd læk əv ˈɛfərt ər ˈætəˌtud. ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈdɪsəpləˌnɛri ˈmɛʒərz, səʧ ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ər tim ˈrənɪŋ æt ˈpræktɪs, ər ruˈtin, bət pərl sɛd bɪˈheɪvjər dimd mɔr ˈpənɪʃmənt. "ɪf ju kən ˈhændəl ɪt ðət weɪ ðɛn ju ˈhændəl ɪt ðət weɪ ənd wi du," pərl sɛd. "bət ðɛn wɪn ɪt gɪts tɪ ə pɔɪnt wɛr ðə ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi əv ðə ˈætəˌtud əˈfɛkts ðə bɪˈheɪvjər tɪ ə pɔɪnt wɛr ðə bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz nɑt əkˈsɛptəbəl tɪ hæv ju pleɪɪŋ, ðɛn ðæts wət ju du, ðæts haʊ ju gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ə səˈspɛnʃən. "ju wɔnt tɪ du wəts bɛst fər ðə ðɛmˈsɛlvz boʊθ kərˈim ər ər ˈɛni əv ðə bɪˈkəz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt ðɛm, ənd ðə gʊd dɪz ˈaʊtˌweɪ ðə bæd. bət ðɛn wɪn ju hæv ðoʊz ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ənd jʊr nɑt ˈwɪnɪŋ, ɪt meɪks ɪt ˈrɪli ˈdɪfəkəlt. soʊ wət ju du ɪz ju teɪk ðə gaɪz ðət ju hæv ənd ju du ðə ˈvɛri bɛst ju kən tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt ə weɪ tɪ kəmˈpit ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt."

auburn point guard and leading scorer kareem canty will miss a second straight game on due a suspension for "conduct detrimental to the team." canty, who was suspended for auburn's loss to georgia on saturday, is not practicing and will not play when the tigers travel to tennessee on tuesday (6 p.m. ct, sec network) and if or when he'll return is uncertain. "kareem will not be with the team this week in tennessee and the suspension is indefinite," auburn coach bruce pearl said. canty leads auburn with 18.3 points and 5.3 assists per game, which rank fifth and third in the sec, respectively. pearl would not elaborate as to the specifics of canty's suspension or say if it's possible the harlem, new york native could have played his last game at auburn. "that would be between kareem and myself," pearl said. ""i think everything we've talked about so far is all i want to talk about at this point." canty is the second auburn player in as many weeks to be suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team," with senior forward cinmeon bowers serving a one-game suspension against oklahoma state on jan. 30. the 6-foot-7, 250-pound bowers, who is averaging 11 points and 9.2 rebounds, has since returned to the starting lineup and actually took over for canty as the starting point guard against georgia. "(bowers) was about to get back and be accountable for that," pearl said. "kareem's is more serious." bowers, who was also suspended for the auburn's final game of last season in the sec tournament semifinal, said he's told canty to "keep his head up" during the suspension. "i went through the same thing," bowers said. "just keep your head up, be positive, keep going to class and just do the right thing." bowers believes canty will be back this season. "yeah he'll be back," bowers said. "he should be back." pearl gives his players a lot of freedom on the court but has not tolerated lack of effort or attitude. internal disciplinary measures, such as individual or team running at practice, are routine, but pearl said canty's behavior deemed more punishment. "if you can handle it that way then you handle it that way - and we do," pearl said. "but then when it gets to a point where the inconsistency of the attitude affects the behavior to a point where the behavior is not acceptable to have you playing, then that's what you do, that's how you get involved in a suspension. ... "you want to do what's best for the student-athletes themselves - both kareem or cim or any of the student-athletes - because you care about them, and the good does outweigh the bad. but then when you have those situations and you're not winning, it makes it really difficult. so what you do is you take the guys that you have and you do the very best you can to figure out a way to compete and represent."

gop* wɪθ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpraɪˌmɛri ðə ˈsændərz kæmˈpeɪn ɪz suɪŋ oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhəstɪd ˈoʊvər ən əbˈsərd ˈrulɪŋ ˈbɛrɪŋ 17-year*- oʊldz hu wɪl bi oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ voʊt ɪn ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ɪˈlɛkʃən frəm pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈpraɪˌmɛriz nɛkst wik. frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz æt list 20 steɪts əˈlaʊ tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ər ˈkɔkəsɪz ɪf ðeɪ wɪl bi 18 ɔn ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fairvote*, ə ˈædvəkəsi grup. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˈmɪstər. ˈhəstɪd, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən, sɛd ðət ˈəndər steɪt ɪˈlɛkʃən lɔ, kʊd voʊt ɪn ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkɑntɛsts bət nɑt ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ənd ðəs ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛri wɑz ˌɔˈflɪmɪts sɪns ˈvoʊtərz wɪl bi ɪˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdɛləˌgeɪts tɪ ðə ˈpɑrti kənˈvɛnʃənz. wət ˈhəstɪd ɪz meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ɪz ðət ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪz nɑt ə ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkɑntɛst, bət, ˈrəðər, ən ɪˈlɛkʃən, bɪˈkəz ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ər səˈlɛktɪd. ðɪs ɪz əv ðə haɪəst ˈɔrdər. ðɛr ɪz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv səʧ ˈpərsənz biɪŋ pərˈmɪtɪd tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ. ˈhəstɪd ɪz skruɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ɪˈlɛktərət ɪn ə ˈpjʊrli ˈpɑrtəzən ˈmænər (nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ, sɪns hi həz kənˈtɪnjuəli ˈæktɪd ɪn ðə moʊst ˈpɑrtəzən ˈmænər ˈpɑsəbəl sɪns əˈsumɪŋ ðə ˈɔfəs). ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hu ɪz ˈnutrəl ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɑntɛst (aɪ laɪk boʊθ əv ɑr ˈkænədɪts ənd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət iʧ həz hɪz ər hər strɛŋθs ɛz wɛl ɛz flɔz), aɪ ˈstrɔŋli səˈpɔrt ðə ˈsændərz ˈlɔˌsut. wi nid mɔr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən frəm jəŋ ˈpipəl ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ə vɔɪs ɪn ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɪz ə weɪ tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts. ɔn ðɪs ˈlɔˌsut, aɪ æm ˈfilɪŋ ðə bərn. ˈəpˌdeɪt: tɪ fər ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ

gop ratf**king with the democratic primary the sanders campaign is suing ohio secretary of state husted over an absurd ruling baring 17-year- olds who will be old enough to vote in the november election from participating in the ohio primaries next week. from the new york times at least 20 states allow 17-year-olds to participate in presidential primaries or caucuses if they will be 18 on election day in november, according to fairvote, a voting-rights advocacy group. in december, mr. husted, a republican, said that under state election law, 17-year-olds could vote in nominating contests but not elections, and thus a presidential primary was off-limits since voters will be electing delegates to the party conventions. what husted is maintaining is that a primary is not a nominating contest, but, rather, an election, because delegates are selected. this is sophistry of the highest order. there is a long history of such persons being permitted to participate in presidential primaries in ohio. husted is screwing with the democratic electorate in a purely partisan manner (not surprising, since he has continually acted in the most partisan manner possible since assuming the office). as an individual who is neutral in the democratic contest (i like both of our candidates and recognize that each has his or her strengths as well as flaws), i strongly support the sanders campaign’s lawsuit. we need more participation from young people and giving them a voice in the primary is a way to making them lifelong democrats. on this lawsuit, i am feeling the bern. update: h/t to igualdad for this video

ˈkɔri luənˈdɔfski ˈaʊˌtlaɪnz trəmp ˌviˈpi pɪk: məst bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ənd pʊʃ trəmp əˈʤɛndə (ˈvɪdioʊ) ˈdɑnəld trəmp kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər ˈkɔri luənˈdɔfski wɛnt ɔn wɪθ ʃɔn ˈhænɪti təˈnaɪt tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˌviˈpi səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn əˈnaʊnst təˈdeɪ ðət ˈkɔri wʊd hɛd əp ˌviˈpi sərʧ. ˈkɔri toʊld ʃɔn ðə vaɪs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl pɪk wɪl hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ənd pʊʃ ðə trəmp əˈʤɛndə. ðət livz aʊt ðə kraʊd. ˈkɔri: goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hæv ðə raɪt ˈpərsən ɔn ðə ˈtɪkɪt tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət trəmp gɪts hɪz əˈʤɛndə done.”*.” luənˈdɔfski: ˌviˈpi pɪk wɪl bi ə gʊd ˈpɑrtnər. ʤiˈɑgrəfi ənd əˈʤɛndə wɪl nɑt pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn hɪz səˈlɛkʃən #ˈhænɪti pæt wɔrd (@warddpatrick*) meɪ 11 2016 ˈviə ˈhænɪti:

corey lewandowski outlines trump vp pick: must be able to take over and push trump agenda (video) donald trump campaign manager corey lewandowski went on with sean hannity tonight to discuss the vp selection process. the trump campaign announced today that corey would head up trump’s vp search. corey told sean the vice presidential pick will have to be able to take over and push the trump agenda. that leaves out the pro-amnesty crowd. corey: “it’s going to be important to have the right person on the ticket to make sure that trump gets his agenda done.” lewandowski: vp pick will be a good partner. geography and agenda will not play a role in his selection #hannity pic.twitter.com/z80fycemir — pat ward (@warddpatrick) may 11, 2016 via hannity:

ɛz ðə pərˈpɛrz tɪ fɔrm ðə nɛkst ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər ˈmoʊdi, ðə stænd ɔn ˈmɛni ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈkeɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ræm ənd geɪ sɛks ˈmætərz ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə səˈprim kɔrt, ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. ˈgɪvɪn ðə strɔŋ vjuz ɔn ðiz ˈɪʃuz wən wʊd bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf ðə nu ˈgəvərnmənt dɪd nɑt rɪˈvərs ðə stænd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə tɔp kɔrt. ðə ˈsæfrən ˈpɑrti həz bɪn vəˈsɪfərəsli əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ðə graʊnd ðət ɪt wʊd ˈdæmɪʤ ðə ræm, bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv bɪn bɪlt baɪ lɔrd ræm ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2013 rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə kəˈmɪti rɪˈpɔrt ðət faʊnd ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt boʊθ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪkli ənd ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkli ənd sɛd ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ pərˈsu ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈkətɪŋ θru ðə ræm. ˈsɪmələrli, ðə ˈsɛntər ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ teɪk ə ˈjuˌtərn ɔn əv geɪ sɛks ˈæftər ðə dɪˈfit æt ðə ˈhəstɪŋz. læst mənθ, ðə əˈgrid tɪ ən ˈoʊpən kɔrt ˈhirɪŋ əv ə ˈkjʊrətɪv pəˈtɪʃən læst ˈligəl ˈrikɔrs əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ə ˈlɪtɪgənt. ðə hæd ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 11 2013 rɪˈvərst ə ˈlændˌmɑrk 2009 ˈdɛli haɪ kɔrt ˈvərdɪkt geɪ sɛks. hoʊm ənd hɛlθ ˈmɪnɪstriz ˈəndər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli tʊk dɪˈvərʤənt stændz bət ˈleɪtər səˈpɔrtɪd əv kənˈsɛnʃuəl geɪ sɛks ɪn ˈpraɪvət. jɛt əˈnəðər kənˈtɛnʃəs ˈɪʃu ɪz skim. ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ˈsɛvərəl flɔz ɪn ðə skim, ˈprɛzɪdənt sɪŋ hæd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11 sɛd hɪz ˈpɑrti wʊd ˌrivˈju ɪt ˈæftər ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ paʊər. ɪz proʊn tɪ mɪsˈjuz baɪ ðoʊz hu hæv ˌɪˈligəli ˈsɛtəld ɪn india,”*,” hi hæd sɛd. ðə skim həz bɪn ˈʧælənʤd ɪn ðə fər nɑt biɪŋ bækt baɪ ˈɛni lɔ ənd ðə həz sɛd ɪt ˈkænɑt bi meɪd ˈmændəˌtɔri. ˈivɪn ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv blæk ˈməni ðə ˈmoʊdi ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ rɪˈvərs ðə stænd. aʊərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɔfəs, ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ɔn meɪ 16 meɪd ə læst dɪʧ əˈtɛmpt tɪ stɔl proʊb ˈɪntu blæk ˈməni ˈkeɪsɪz baɪ ən sɪt. ɪt ˈwɔntɪd ə veɪˈkeɪʃən bɛnʧ əv ðə kɔrt tɪ ˈərʤəntli hir ɪts ˌrivˈju pəˈtɪʃən bət ðə kɔrt rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈblaɪʤ. naʊ ɪt wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si wət stænd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt teɪks. fərst ˈpəblɪʃt: meɪ 22 2014

as the bjp-led nda prepares to form the next government under narendra modi, the centre’s stand on many important cases, including ram setu and gay sex matters pending before the supreme court, is likely to change. given the bjp’s strong views on these issues one would be surprised if the new government did not reverse the upa government’s stand before the top court. the saffron party has been vociferously opposing the upa government’s setusamudram project on the ground that it would damage the ram setu, believed to have been built by lord ram thousands of years ago. the upa government had in february 2013 rejected the rk pachauri committee report that found the project unviable – both economically and ecologically and said it intended to pursue the project cutting through the ram setu. similarly, the centre is expected to take a u-turn on criminalisation of gay sex after the upa’s defeat at the hustings. last month, the sc agreed to an open court hearing of a curative petition - last legal recourse available to a litigant. the sc had on december 11, 2013 reversed a landmark 2009 delhi high court verdict decriminalising gay sex. home and health ministries under upa initially took divergent stands but later supported de-criminalisation of consensual gay sex in private. yet another contentious issue is upa’s aadhaar scheme. pointing out several flaws in the scheme, bjp president rajnath singh had on april 11 said his party would review it after coming to power. “aadhaar is prone to misuse by those who have illegally settled in india,” he had said. the scheme has been challenged in the sc for not being backed by any law and the sc has said it cannot be made mandatory. even on the issue of black money the modi government is likely to reverse the upa’s stand. hours before demitting office, upa government had on may 16 made a last ditch attempt to stall probe into black money cases by an sc-monitored sit. it wanted a vacation bench of the court to urgently hear its review petition but the court refused to oblige. now it would be interesting to see what stand the nda government takes. first published: may 22, 2014 00:50 ist

ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm məst hɛlp prəˈtɛkt 'ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti', ˈgəvərnmənt sɪz ˈpoʊstɪd ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm məst hɛlp prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈkəntriz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, bət ðə ˈkəntri ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈpisfəl juz əv speɪs ənd əˈpoʊzɪz ə speɪs ɑrmz reɪs, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈgəvərnmənt sɪz ɪn ə ˈnuli riˈlist ˈpɑləsi ˈpeɪpər. ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi həz kɔld fər ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ə speɪs paʊər, ənd ɪt həz ˈtɛstɪd ˈmɪsəlz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ɪts səˈvɪljən eɪmz. ˈʧaɪnə həz rɪˈpitɪdli sɛd ɪts speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm ɪz fər ˈpisfəl ˈpərpəsɪz, bət ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ɪts ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz pərˈsuɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz eɪmd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈædvərˌsɛriz frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ˈæˌsɛts ɪn ə ˈkraɪsəs. ɪn ɪts ˈpɑləsi ˈpeɪpər, ðə ˈgəvərnmənt sɛd ðə speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm wɑz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə ˈʧaɪnəz ˈoʊvərˌɔl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈstrætəʤi. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm məst ˈɔlsoʊ "mit ðə dɪˈmændz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk, ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ənd ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɑˌgrɛs", ðə ˈpeɪpər sɛd, wɪˈθaʊt ɪˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti pɑrt. "ˈʧaɪnə ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈdhɪrz tɪ ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl əv ðə juz əv ˈaʊtər speɪs fər ˈpisfəl ˈpərpəsɪz, ənd əˈpoʊzɪz ðə əv ər ən ɑrmz reɪs ɪn ˈaʊtər speɪs," ɪt sɛd. pæst ˈwɛpənz tɛsts wər ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈʧaɪnəz speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈdipli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ. "ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 60 jɪrz əv rɪˈmɑrkəbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt sɪns ɪts speɪs ˈɪndəstri wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1956 ˈʧaɪnə həz meɪd greɪt əˈʧivmənts ɪn ðɪs sfɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv əˈtɑmɪk ənd ˈhaɪdrəʤən bɑmz, ˈmɪsəlz, ˈmænˌmeɪd ˈsætəˌlaɪts, mænd ənd ˈlunər proʊbz," ɪt sɛd. ˈʧaɪnə kəmˈplitɪd ɪts ˈlɔŋgɪst mænd speɪs ˈmɪʃən tɪ deɪt læst mənθ, wɪn tu ˈæstrəˌnɔts spɛnt 30 deɪz əˈbɔrd ðə 2 ər ˈhɛvənli ˈpæləs 2 speɪs ˈlæbrəˌtɔri. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə læb tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts əˈhɛd əv ə plæn tɪ hæv ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt mænd speɪs ˈsteɪʃən əraʊnd 2022 ðə waɪt ˈpeɪpər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpitɪd ə plæn tɪ lɔnʧ ɪts fərst mɑrz proʊb baɪ 2020 ənd tɪ lænd ðə fərst proʊb ɔn ðə dɑrk saɪd əv ðə mun ɪn 2018 bət geɪv noʊ ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ə ˈpriviəsli goʊl əv ˈlændɪŋ ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈpərsən ɔn ðə mun baɪ 2036 ˈrɔɪtərz ˈtɑpɪks: world-politics*, space-exploration*, science-and-technology*, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈeɪʒə

china's space program must help protect 'national security', government says posted china's space program must help protect the country's national security, but the country is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the chinese government says in a newly released policy paper. president xi jinping has called for china to establish itself as a space power, and it has tested anti-satellite missiles, in addition to its civilian aims. china has repeatedly said its space program is for peaceful purposes, but the us defence department has highlighted its increasing capabilities, saying it was pursuing activities aimed to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis. in its policy paper, the government said the space program was an important part of the china's overall development strategy. the program must also "meet the demands of economic, scientific and technological development, national security and social progress", the paper said, without elaborating on the security part. "china always adheres to the principle of the use of outer space for peaceful purposes, and opposes the weaponisation of or an arms race in outer space," it said. past weapons tests were included as part of the history of china's space program, which the military has always been deeply involved with. "over the past 60 years of remarkable development since its space industry was established in 1956, china has made great achievements in this sphere, including the development of atomic and hydrogen bombs, missiles, man-made satellites, manned spaceflight and lunar probes," it said. china completed its longest manned space mission to date last month, when two astronauts spent 30 days aboard the tiangong 2, or heavenly palace 2, space laboratory. china is using the lab to carry out experiments ahead of a longer-range plan to have a permanent manned space station around 2022. the white paper also repeated a plan to launch its first mars probe by 2020, and to land the first probe on the dark side of the moon in 2018, but gave no details about a previously mooted goal of landing a chinese person on the moon by 2036. reuters topics: world-politics, space-exploration, science-and-technology, china, asia

ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən dɪˈnaʊnst ˈdɑnəld səˈʤɛsʧən ðət gən ˈoʊnərz kʊd stɑp hər frəm əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈlɪˌbərəl səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪsɪz, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ɪt ɛz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈɛvədəns əv bɪˈheɪvjər baɪ ɪm əv ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt. ˈdɑnəld trəmp hɪnts æt əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən baɪ gən raɪts səˈpɔrtərz rɛd mɔr æt ə ˈræli ɪn ˈaɪəwə ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈklɪntən sɛd ðə rɪˈmɑrk, wɪʧ ʃi kɔld ə ˌɪnˈsaɪtɪŋ əv violence”*”, ˈɔfərd ˈfərðər pruf ðət trəmp dɪz nɑt hæv ðə ˈtɛmpərmənt tɪ bi ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈmætər, maɪ friends,”*,” ˈklɪntən sɛd, drɔɪŋ ʧɪrz frəm ðə kraʊd. ɪf ju ər ˈrənɪŋ tɪ bi ˈprɛzɪdənt ər ɪf ju ər ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wərdz kən hæv trɪˈmɛndəs consequences.”*.” ˈæftər ə ˈvɑlətəl wik ɔn ðə kæmˈpeɪn treɪl, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌnɑməˈni hərld hɪmˈsɛlf wəns əˈgɛn ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ənd ðə ˈbæˌklæʃ həz bɪn swɪft ənd fɪrs frəm ˈdɛməˌkræts, gən kənˈtroʊl ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmidiə ənd ˈivɪn səm rɪˈpəblɪkənz. ðə rɪˈmɑrks keɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈræli ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɛz trəmp toʊld ə kraʊd ðət ɪf ˈklɪntən ɪz ɪˈlɛktɪd ʃi wʊd hæv ðə paʊər tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ˈlɪˌbərəl səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪsɪz. ʃi gɪts tɪ pɪk hər ˈʤəʤɪz, ˈnəθɪŋ ju kən du, folks,”*,” trəmp sɛd. ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ˈpipəl, ˈmeɪbi ðɛr ɪz, aɪ noʊ. bət tɛl ju wət, ðət wɪl bi ə ˈhɔrəbəl day.”*.” trəmp ənd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn dɪˈnaɪd kleɪmz ðət hi hæd ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd fər ˈvaɪələns əˈgɛnst hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈpoʊnənt. ˈrəðər, hi sɛd hi wɑz ˈərʤɪŋ gən raɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts tɪ ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz əˈgɛnst ˈklɪntən. ɪn ˈkɑntræst tɪ ˈɛmfəsɪs əv hər rɪˈmɑrks, trəmp ˈbɛrli ˈmɛnʃənd ðə ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt ɪn hɪz spiʧ ɪn vərˈʤɪnjə ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈrɛfərənsɪŋ ɪt ˈoʊnli wəns ɛz hi spoʊk æt ə kloʊzd ɪˈvɛnt. hæv tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɑr ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈəndər siege,”*,” hi sɛd tɪ ʧɪrz. waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈmɛnʃənz əv gən raɪts səˈpɔrtərz, trəmp ˈfoʊkɪst ˌɪnˈstɛd ɔn ðə steɪt əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɔn ðə koʊl ˈɪndəstri. hi toʊld ðə kraʊd ˈmɛni əv hum wərkt ɪn ðə koʊl ˈɪndəstri ənd hɛld dɪgz coal”*” saɪnz ðət hi wʊd ðə ˈmaɪnərz bæk tɪ work”*”. trəmp ˈɔlsoʊ ləˈmɛntɪd ðə ˈrisənt ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ðət strək daʊn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈvoʊtɪŋ lɔz ðət ðə kɔrt dɪˈtərmənd ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərʤɪkəl precision”*”. hi səˈʤɛstɪd ðət wɪˈθaʊt ˈvoʊtər ˈaɪˈdi lɔz, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ə system”*” kʊd ˌɪnˈkris. noʊ, bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə rɪgd ˈsɪstəm fər ə lɔŋ time,”*,” hi sɛd. ʃʊr nən əv ðoʊz foʊks wʊd bi ˈvoʊtɪŋ 10 taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ wən deɪ, right?”*?” trəmp wəns əˈgɛn əˈdrɛst iˈmeɪlz tɪ ʧænts əv hər up!”*!” frəm ðə kraʊd. ˈklɪntən juzd ə ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪl ˈsərvər waɪl ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, ˈprɑmptɪŋ ən ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu iˈmeɪl ˈpræktɪsɪz. tim dɪˈlitəd iˈmeɪlz ðət ðeɪ hæd dimd ˈpərsɪnəl, ə ˈnəmbər trəmp ˌɪnˈvoʊkt rɪˈpitɪdli. ʃi sɛd ɪt wɑz fər ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ, ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ əv ˈʧɛlsi, ənd ɪt wɑz fər ˈjoʊgə ˈklæsɪz. iˈmeɪlz. ə lɔt əv yoga!”*!” hi sɛd, tɪ læfs frəm ðə kraʊd. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈklɪntən ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd trəmp ɛz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈvɑlətəl ənd ˈdeɪnʤərəs mæn hu kənˈtɪnjuəli ˈkrɔsɪz ðə laɪn ɪn ˈaɪəwə, ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ hɪz dɪˈspɛrɪʤɪŋ rɪˈmɑrks əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈməzlɪm ˈsoʊlʤər hu daɪd ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd hɪz ˈrædɪkəl stæns ɔn ˈnukliər ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən. ˈræli ɪn ˈaɪəwə mɑrks hər fərst rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə steɪt sɪns hər ˈnɛroʊ ˈvɪktəri əˈgɛnst ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɔkəsɪz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri. əˈpɪnjən poʊlz ʃoʊ ðə ˌnɑməˈniz ɪn ə dɛd hit, wɪθ ˈklɪntən meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ lɛs ðən ə lɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈævərɪʤ əv ˈsərˌveɪz frəm ðə steɪt. ðə ˈræli wɑz ˈbrifli ˌɪntərˈəptɪd wɪn ə tim əv ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ˈeɪʤənts sərˈaʊndɪd ˈklɪntən ɔn steɪʤ ɛz ə ˈproʊˌtɛstər rəʃt təˈwɔrdz hər. ðə ˈæktɪvɪst wɑz ˈteɪkən daʊn baɪ ˈeɪʤənts ənd ɛˈskɔrtɪd frəm ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ˈæftər ðə ˈræli, ˈritə ʃˈnaɪdər, ə rɪˈtaɪrd ˈtiʧər ɪn dɪ mɔɪnz, sɛd ʃi ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈpænɪkt wɪn ʃi sɔ ə ˈproʊˌtɛstər rəʃ təˈwɔrd ðə steɪʤ. ˈrɪli skɛrd mi, ɔl ðət kəˈmoʊʃən ɔn stage,”*,” ʃˈnaɪdər sɛd. wət trəmp sɛd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ aɪ ʤɪst θɔt, noʊ! wət ɪf ɪt ɪz səm ˈkreɪzi ˈpərsən traɪɪŋ tɪ ʃut her?’”*?’”

hillary clinton denounced donald trump’s suggestion that gun owners could stop her from appointing liberal supreme court justices, pointing to it as the latest evidence of behavior by him unbefitting of a presidential candidate. donald trump hints at assassination of hillary clinton by gun rights supporters read more at a rally in iowa on wednesday, clinton said the remark, which she called a “casual inciting of violence”, offered further proof that trump does not have the temperament to be president. “words matter, my friends,” clinton said, drawing cheers from the crowd. “and if you are running to be president or if you are president of the united states, words can have tremendous consequences.” after a volatile week on the campaign trail, the republican nominee hurled himself once again into the center of controversy, and the backlash has been swift and fierce from democrats, gun control advocates, members of the media and even some republicans. the remarks came during a rally in north carolina on tuesday, as trump told a crowd that if clinton is elected she would have the power to appoint liberal supreme court justices. “if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks,” trump said. “although the second amendment people, maybe there is, i don’t know. but i’ll tell you what, that will be a horrible day.” trump and his campaign denied claims that he had advocated for violence against his political opponent. rather, he said he was urging gun rights advocates to mobilize against clinton. in contrast to clinton’s emphasis of her opponent’s remarks, trump barely mentioned the second amendment in his speech in virginia on wednesday, referencing it only once as he spoke at a closed event. “we have to protect our second amendment, which is under siege,” he said to cheers. while also avoiding mentions of gun rights supporters, trump focused instead on the state of manufacturing in the us and regulations on the coal industry. he told the crowd – many of whom worked in the coal industry and held “trump digs coal” signs – that he would “put the miners back to work”. trump also lamented the recent federal court ruling that struck down north carolina voting laws that the court determined targeted african americans “with almost surgical precision”. he suggested that without voter id laws, the chances of a “rigged system” could increase. “you know, i’ve been talking about the rigged system for a long time,” he said. “i’m sure none of those folks would be voting 10 times during one day, right?” trump once again addressed clinton’s emails to chants of “lock her up!” from the crowd. clinton used a private email server while serving as secretary of state, prompting an fbi investigation into clinton’s email practices. clinton’s team deleted 30,000 emails that they had deemed personal, a number trump invoked repeatedly. “remember she said ... it was for the wedding, the wedding of chelsea, and it was for yoga classes. 33,000 emails. that’s a lot of yoga!” he said, to laughs from the crowd. meanwhile, clinton emphasized trump as increasingly volatile and dangerous man who continually crosses the line in iowa, pointing to his disparaging remarks about the parents of a us muslim soldier who died in combat in iraq and his radical stance on nuclear proliferation. clinton’s rally in iowa marks her first return to the state since her narrow victory against bernie sanders in the democratic caucuses in february. opinion polls show the nominees in a dead heat, with clinton maintaining less than a one-point lead, according to the realclearpolitics average of surveys from the state. the rally was briefly interrupted when a team of secret service agents surrounded clinton on stage as a protester rushed towards her. the activist was taken down by agents and escorted from the event. after the rally, rita schneider, a retired teacher in des moines, said she immediately panicked when she saw a protester rush toward the stage. “it really scared me, all that commotion on stage,” schneider said. “after what trump said yesterday i just thought, ‘oh no! what if it is some crazy person trying to shoot her?’”

ider* θri dɪˈkælb ˈkaʊnti ˈrɛzɪdənts ər biɪŋ hɛld wɪˈθaʊt bɑnd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr ərˈɛsts təˈdeɪ ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ə drəg reɪd æt ə nɔrθ sænd ˈmaʊntən hoʊm. ˈʃɛrɪf ˈʤɪmi ˈhɛrɪs sɛd bɛn ɛl. ˈbəfɪŋtən, 54 wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈtræfɪkɪŋ ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmin, pəˈzɛʃən əv ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns, pəˈzɛʃən əv ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ənd ˈfɛləni pəˈzɛʃən əv ə ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈæftər drəg drəg tæsk fɔrs ˈeɪʤənts sərʧ hɪz hoʊm ɔn ˈkaʊnti roʊd 754 ɪn. ˈhɛrɪs sɛd ˈeɪʤənts faʊnd 30 græmz əv mɛθ aɪs, ə mɛθ læb, mɔr ðən ɪn kæʃ ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈwɛpənz ɪn hoʊm. hi sɛd ˈbəfɪŋtən wɑz ɔn proʊˈbeɪʃən fər pəˈzɛsɪŋ priˈkərsər ˈkɛmɪkəlz juzd ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɛθ. ˈɔlsoʊ ərˈɛstɪd æt ðə hoʊm wər ˈʤɛnəfər ˌɪˈnɛz ˈitən, 30 ənd ˈdeɪvɪd vɔn, 20 boʊθ əv fɔrt peɪn. boʊθ wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ənˈlɔfəl pəˈzɛʃən əv ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns.

ider - three dekalb county residents are being held without bond following their arrests today in connection with a drug raid at a north sand mountain home. sheriff jimmy harris said ben l. buffington, 54, was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first-degree possession of marijuana and felony possession of a firearm after drug drug task force agents search his home on county road 754 in ider. harris said agents found 30 grams of meth ice, a meth lab, more than $3,500 in cash and several weapons in buffington's home. he said buffington was on probation for possessing precursor chemicals used in making meth. also arrested at the home were jennifer inez eaton, 30, and david vaughn, 20, both of fort payne. both were charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

ˈɑrtɪkəl baɪ ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈpɑpəvɪʧ laɪt æmˈfɪbiəs ˈviɪkəlz hæv ðɛr oʊn pleɪs wɪˈθɪn ə brɔd ˈspɛktrəm əv ˈmɑdərn məˈʃinz. ðə dɪˈmænd fər ə məˈʃin ˈkeɪpəbəl tɪ kəmˈjut θru rəf təreɪn ənd ˈwɛˌtlændz rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈsizən ənd ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz wɑz ˈɔlˌweɪz haɪ sɪns ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri. əˈpɑrt frəm ˈɑbviəs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ðət kaɪnd əv ˈviɪkəl kən bi juzd fər ˈvɛriəs ˈsɪvəl ˈpərpəsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, bət nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ, ˈmaɪnər ˈkɑrˌgoʊ ənd ˌpərsəˈnɛl dɪˈlɪvəri θru ˌəndɪˈvɛləpt ˈɛriəz, ˈrɛskju ˈmɪʃənz, ˈhəntɪŋ ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ˈmɛni ˈpræktɪkəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz du nɑt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈhɛviˌweɪt ˈviɪkəlz ənd, mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈmɪnəməl saɪz ənd weɪt kʊd bi ɛˈsɛnʃəl du tɪ məˌnuvərəˈbɪlɪti, ˈseɪfti ər ˈneɪʧər prəˈtɛkʃən rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. mæs pərˈdəkʃən əv laɪt æmˈfɪbiəs ɪn ˈθɪri kʊd bi ə lɑrʤ ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪndəstri bət ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ɪt ɪz stɪl ə nɪʧ ˈprɑdəkt ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ɪn ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl kˈwɑntətiz. ˈmɛni ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld traɪd tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ðət kaɪnd əv məˈʃinz fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər ˈsɪvəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɑdəlz ər biɪŋ bɪlt ɪn ˈsɪriz. ˈlɪmɪtɪd səkˈsɛs əv ðoʊz əˈtɛmpts həz ə dip ˈrizən bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt: ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ə ˈlaɪtˈweɪt æmˈfɪbiəs ˈviɪkəl ər ˈkɑmplɛks ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. ən əˈtɛmpt əv ə ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs fʊlˈfɪlmənt əv ɔl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ˈjuʒəwəli ɛndz ɪn haɪ kɔsts, tu ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd ðəs ˌənrɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈtɛknɪkəl səˈluʃənz ər ˈlɔsɪz ɪn ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. moʊst ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈkɑntrəˌvərsiz ər: biɪŋ ˈifɛktɪv ˈviɪkəl ənd ˈstɛdi ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈvɛsəl ɔn ðə seɪm taɪm; haɪ dɪˈmænd fər ˈɛnərʤi ənd tɔrk ənd ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz fər weɪt ənd saɪz əv ðə powerplant*; ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈneɪʧər əv ðə kənˈtroʊl fər ˈifɛktɪv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd sɪmˈplɪsɪti əv kənˈtroʊlz rɪkˈwaɪrmənt. ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv ər ʤɪst ˈdɪfərənt ˈæˌspɛkts əv ə ˈmeɪʤər ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən bɪtˈwin ədˈvænst tɛkˈnɑləʤi haɪ kɔsts ənd ðə praɪs wɪʧ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈrɛdi tɪ peɪ fər ɪt. ɔn ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl əv ˈʤɛnərəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi dɪˈvɛləpmənt ðɪs ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈkʊdənt bi riˈzɑlvd. ˈvɛri haɪ tɔrk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts æt loʊ spidz ənd æt stɑrt ər ˈtɪpɪkəl fər ðə klæs ənd ˈproʊdus ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm fər ðə ˌeɪˌtiˈvi trænzˈmɪʃən dɪˈzaɪn. ðə tɔrk əv ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɛnʤənz ɪz ˈmɪnəməl æt loʊ ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm soʊ ə trænzˈmɪʃən wɪθ səm gɪr ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ gɪt ðə ˈviɪkəl ˈstɑrtɪd ənd ˈmuvɪŋ. ənˈlaɪk fər ðə roʊd ˈviɪkəlz, tɪ muv ðə (əˈspɛʃəli ɔn rəf təreɪn snoʊ, swɔmp ər wɛt dərt) ðə tɔp tɔrk æt loʊ ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm ɪz ˈnidɪd nɑt fər ə ʃɔrt ˈpɪriəd əv taɪm bət, ɪn fækt, kənˈtɪnjuəsli. ɛz ðə hoʊl trænzˈmɪʃən ˈɑpərˌeɪts ˈəndər haɪ loʊd ɪts ˈrisɔrs ənd riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ər ˈdiˌkrist drəˈmætɪkəli ənd ˈmeɪntənəns kɔsts ər ˈvɛri haɪ. ˈsərvɪs ˈæftər ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən meɪ teɪk əp tɪ əv ˈmuvmənt taɪm ɛz ə ˈstændərd ˈpræktɪs. ˈɔlsoʊ ʃʊd bi ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ðə məˈkænɪkəl trænzˈmɪʃən (ˈiðər ər ˈgɪrˌbɑks ənd kləʧ ˈsɪstəm) wəns beɪst ɔn ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɪnʤən, həz loʊ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈɑbʤɛkt fər ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd kənˈtroʊl ɛz wɛl. ðə haɪˈdrɔlɪk trænzˈmɪʃən kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɛz ɪt ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈsutəbəl fər "haɪ tɔrk loʊ ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm" ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz fər bət ɪt həz ˈivɪn haɪər pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈmeɪntənəns kɔsts. boʊθ trænzˈmɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɛnʤənz (ˈdizəl ənd ˈpɛtroʊl) ər kwaɪt ˈhɛviˌweɪt ənd ˌɪnˈkris əv ðə paʊər rɪˈzəlts ɪn ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd groʊθ əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈviɪkəl weɪt, wɪʧ meɪks ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ˈivɪn wərs ər teɪks ðə ˈviɪkəl aʊt əv ˈlaɪtˈweɪt klæs. ˈpræktɪkəli, ðɛr ˈwəzənt məʧ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ðət klæs əv ˈviɪkəl ɪn ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪdz: ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd æmˈfɪbiəs əv təˈdeɪ ər nɑt məʧ ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðɛr oʊld ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts ˈniðər ɪn pərˈfɔrməns nɔr ɪn ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti. dɪz ɪt min ðət ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv laɪt ənd ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv trænˈspɔrtər ɪn nɑt ˈwərkɪŋ? noʊ. ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi həz meɪd ə ʤaɪənt lip frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ˈlɛvəl beɪst ɔn ðə əˈʧivmənts əv ˈsɛnʧəri. ɪt ʤɪst minz ðət moʊst əv ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈlaɪtˈweɪt æmˈfɪbiəs ˌeɪˌtiˈvi dɪˈzaɪnərz sim nɑt tɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪz ðə nu ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ˈgɪvɪn baɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn məˈtɪriəlz, ˈɛnʤənz ənd ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks. ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪn ðə ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈɪndəstri ˈblɑsəmd frəm ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri kəmz frəm ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz ənd minz tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðɛm. ˈkɑmpækt saɪz, ɪˈfɪʃənsi riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti, haɪ tɔrk (əˈspɛʃəli ɔn loʊ spidz) meɪks ðɛm ɪkˈstrimli fər ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv dɪˈzaɪnərz. ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ˈbætəriz brɔt bæk pjʊr ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈviɪkəlz wɪʧ wər fərst ɔn ðə roʊd ˈoʊvər ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ ənd ðɛn pʊʃt əˈsaɪd baɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəl kəmˈbəsʧən ˈɪnʤən. mɔr ənd mɔr ɪˈlɛktrɪk trəks, kɑz ənd ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəlz ər sin ɔn ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪz ənd ˈsɪti roʊdz, ˈvɛriəs ɪˈlɛktrɪk juˈtɪləti ˈviɪkəlz ənd ər ˈwaɪdli juzd ɪn ˈɪndəstri, ðɛr ər ɪˈlɛktrɪk boʊts ənd sˈnoʊmoʊˌbilz. ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˈviɪkəl taɪp ɪz naʊ əˈveɪləbəl wɪθ pjʊr ɪˈlɛktrɪk ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn ər səm sɔrt əv ˈhaɪbrɪd wən, bət wi ˈhævənt hərd məʧ əˈbaʊt ənd ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt æmˈfɪbiəs. ər ðeɪ ən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bɪld? waɪ ðeɪ ər nɑt əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈəðər ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈviɪkəlz? fərst əv ɔl, wət kən ðə ɪˌlɛktrəfɪˈkeɪʃən kənˈtrɪbjut fər ðə ˌeɪˌtiˈvi dɪˈzaɪn? ˈɑbviəs ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz ər ðɛr haɪ tɔrk əˈveɪləbəl ˈivɪn ɪn "stɔl" kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ˈkɑmpækt saɪz. ɪˈlɛktrɪk ər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈizi tɪ kənˈtroʊl baɪ ˈmɑdərn kəmˈpjutərz ənd ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər məʧ lɛs ˈmeɪntənəns. lɛs ˈɑbviəs ər nu ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz ɪn ˈviɪkəl ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən, ˈoʊpənd baɪ ˈkɑmpækt ənd ˈflɛksəbəl trænzˈmɪʃən (waɪərz) ənd ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ʃæfts, ʧeɪnz, ˈgɪrbɑksɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈbəlki məˈkænɪkəl ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn pɑrts. seɪm ˈæpləkəbəl tɪ trænzˈmɪʃənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ənˈlaɪk haɪˈdrɔlɪk ˈlɪkwɪdz ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti dɪz nɑt friz ɪn ˈwɪntər ənd rikˈwaɪərz ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ taɪm tɪ ˈtrævəl frəm sɔrs tɪ ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən wɪˈθɪn ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈsərkətri, əˈlaʊɪŋ məʧ ˈfæstər ˈsɪstəm riˈækʃənz ənd haɪər. əˈnəðər ædˈvæntɪʤ kəmz frəm ˈdɪʤɪtəl kəmˈpjutər kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈviɪkəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənd bɪˈheɪvjər. ˈɛndləs ˈnəmbər əv ˈfiʧərz kʊd bi ˈproʊˌgræmd ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm mˈjuzɪkəl ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt tɪ ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət, wɪʧ ər sin ɪn strit kɑz. wɪθ kəmˈplit ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪˈlɛktrɪk trænzˈmɪʃən ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl frəm ðə ˈɑnˌbɔrd ˈsɛnsərz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdraɪvərz ˈɪnˌpʊt) səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈmoʊʃən ˈælgərˌɪðəmz kən bi ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈbɛtər roʊd ənd pərˈfɔrməns ðɛn əˈʧivəbəl ˈəndər ˈmænjuəl kənˈtroʊl. ðə sɛd ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ər ˈwaɪdli juzd ɪn strit kɑz bət wət prɪˈvɛnts ðɛm tɪ ʃaɪn ɪn smɔl æmˈfɪbiəs ˈtræktərz? ðə ˈænsər ɪz kwaɪt ˈɑbviəs tu. moʊst ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn səˈluʃənz ər haɪ ˈvoʊltɪʤ 100 voʊlt) ər ˈivɪn ˈvɛri haɪ ˈvoʊltɪʤ (ˈoʊvər 400 voʊlt). ðeɪ ər kwaɪt seɪf ɪf rɪˈmeɪn ˌɪnˈtækt ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈtaɪmli ənd ˈkɛrfəli ˈsərvɪst, bət ˈivɪn ˈmaɪnər ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən fɔlt tərnz ə kɑr ə dɛθ træp wəns ɪts wɛt ɪˈnəf. ˈmɑdərn strit ɪˈlɛktrɪk kɑrz ˈseɪfti ɪz nɑt əˈfɛktɪd baɪ reɪn ənd ɔl ˈsərkətri ɪz wɛl əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛni riʧ əv ˈjumənz ˈɑnˌbɔrd. kən wi ɪkˈspɛkt seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈseɪfti ɪn smɔl ˈtræktər? ˈdɛfənətli nɑt. æmˈfɪbiəs ˈviɪkəl dilz wɪθ məʧ mɔr ˈwɔtər ðən ˈɛni roʊd kɑr. du tɪ ˈjuʒəwəli ɪkˈstrim ˈneɪʧər əv ɪts ˈmuvmənt ɛz wɛl ɛz loʊər ˈmeɪntənəns ˈstændərdz rɪsks əv ˌæksəˈdɛnəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈsɪstəm ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ˈdæmɪʤ ər ˈvɛri haɪ. təˈgɛðər ðɪs fækts meɪk ˈdraɪvər ənd ˈpæsənʤərz ˌɪˈmɛnsli ˈvəlnərəbəl tɪ ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈhæzərd. ˈɛni ˈvoʊltɪʤ ɪkˈsidɪŋ ɪz ˈkɑmənli kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈdɛdli ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ɪz ˈdɛfənətli nɑt əkˈsɛptəbəl fər æmˈfɪbiəs ˌeɪˌtiˈvi. ˈbætəri paʊərd juˈtɪləti ˈviɪkəlz ər wɛl noʊn bət ðɛr ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn ˈhɑrdli kən bi kɔld ˈlaɪtˈweɪt du tɪ ˈmæsɪv ˈbætəriz ənd paʊər əˈdɑptəd fər haɪ kərənts (wɪʧ ər ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ˈkəmɪŋ wɪθ loʊ ˈvoʊltɪʤɪz). əˈnəðər ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðə ˈɛnərʤi səˈplaɪ. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə bɛst ˈbætəriz ər stɪl əˈbaʊt 50 taɪmz wərs ðən ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈgæsəˌlin ɪn ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ənd riˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs stɪl teɪks kənˈsɪdərəbli lɔŋ taɪm, ˈbætəri paʊərd ˈviɪkəlz faʊnd ðɛr pleɪs ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ər kəmˈpitɪŋ wɪθ trəˈdɪʃənəl wənz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðæts nɑt ðə ˈɪʃu fər məˈʃinz, ɛz ðeɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈɔpərˌeɪt kwaɪt fɑr frəm paʊər grɪd ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. riˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈbætəri paʊərd ˈviɪkəl stək ɪn swɔmp ər ɔn ə snoʊ sloʊp ɪz ˌɪnˈkɑmpərəbli mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ðən fjuəl tæŋk wɪθ ˈpɛtroʊl. nɑt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz gʊd wɪθ əˈveɪləbəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz tu. ˈɑbviəsli ə rɪˈdəkʃən gɪr ɪz ˈnidɪd tɪ kəˈnɛkt "fæst" ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz wɪθ "sloʊ". ɪkˈstrim tɔrk rɪkˈwaɪrmənt fər ˈviɪkəl stɑrt dɪˈmændz ə ˈsərtən rɪˈdəkʃən ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ æt loʊ bət ðət ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪz nɑt ˈifɛktɪv fər haɪ spid ˈmuvmənt. boʊθ kənˈstrəkʃən kənˈstreɪnts ənd loʊ ˈvoʊltɪʤ rɪkˈwaɪrmənt ˈlɪmɪts ˌrɛvəˈluʃən spid əv ˈmɑdərn ˈmoʊtərz æt ə ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ ˈlɛvəl. soʊ tɪ pʊt ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtər əˈveɪləbəl təˈdeɪ ə ər ˈgɪrˌbɑks ɪz stɪl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈbrɔd ˈɛkstrə weɪt ənd ˌkɑmpləˈkeɪʃənz. nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðɛr ər noʊ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt (ˈkɑmpækt, ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt) əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈɔntu ðə ɛv. ɪz ðət ən ɛnd əv ðə ˈstɔri? nɑt jɛt. loʊ ˈvoʊltɪʤ ˈhaɪbrɪd ˈsɪstəm kʊd ˈænsər ɔl əv ðə ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈmɛnʃənd əˈbəv. ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv pjʊr ɪˈlɛktrɪk wɪθ ˈpɛtroʊl ər ˈdizəl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər noʊn ɛz "ˈsɪriz ˈhaɪbrɪd" wəns meɪd seɪf ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt ɪˈnəf kən bi ən aɪˈdil səˈluʃən fər æmˈfɪbiəs ˈviɪkəlz. lɔŋ ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ reɪnʤ, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns frəm paʊər grɪd ənd haɪ tɔrk pərˈfɔrməns əv ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz ər ˈdɛfənətli gʊd ˈfæktərz fər, bət soʊ fɑr ˈnoʊwən wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm fər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə ˈrizən fər ðət ɪz kwaɪt ˈsɪmpəl: ðɛr wər noʊ loʊ ˈvoʊltɪʤ ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn kəmˈpoʊnənts ˈsutəbəl fər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. dɪˈspaɪt juʤ vərˈaɪəti əv ˈmoʊtərz, kənˈtroʊlərz, alternators*, ˈrɛktəˌfaɪərz ənd biɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl ɪts nɑt ˈizi ɪf nɑt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ faɪnd ə ˈwərkɪŋ loʊ ˈvoʊltɪʤ ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˈsutəbəl fər hɑrʃ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, wɛt kənˈdɪʃənz ənd ɪkˈstɛndɪd ˈtɛmpərəʧər reɪnʤ. wɛr ðə ˈstɔri stɑrts. kin tɪ bɪld ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk trænˈspɔrtər fər ənd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wi wər feɪst wɪθ ðə nəˈsɛsɪti tɪ bɪld ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ baɪ oʊn hænz. ˈpræktɪkəli ˈspikɪŋ, gʊd ˌeɪˌtiˈvi ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə pərˈfɔrməns. ˈtɪpɪkəl pərˈfɔrməns ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ðə ʤiˈɑmətri əv prəˈpəlʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd meɪn ˈbɑdi. ɪn ˈθɪri, ðə ˈbɪgər wilz ər, ðə ˈbɛtər ɪt goʊz, bət ɪn ˈpræktɪs boʊθ nuˈmætɪk wilz ənd træks ˈsaɪzɪz ər ˈvɛri məʧ ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈbɑdi dɪˈzaɪn, soʊ ðeɪ məst steɪ ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl. əˈnəðər ˈprɑbləm fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl æmˈfɪbiəs ˈviɪkəlz ɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈnumərəs ənd ˈsilɪŋ fər ðə ˈækˌsɪz wɪʧ ər ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd bɪˈloʊ ðə. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt ðə trænzˈmɪʃən ˈɛləmənts ˈjuʒəwəli ˈsəfər frəm ˈwɔtər. ˌeɪˌtiˈvi ˈstɪrɪŋ ɪz ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd tæsk ɛz wɛl. ˈtərnɪŋ baɪ wil ˈstɪrɪŋ ɪz ˈɔfən ˈdɪfəkəlt ɔn ðə rəf təreɪn ənd strɛŋθ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ðə ˈtərnɪŋ səˈspɛnʃən ənd ˈstɪrɪŋ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ər ˈvɛri haɪ ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðoʊz pɑrts ər ˈiðər tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ər nɑt rɪˈlaɪəbəl. ðə ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ðə ˈtərnɪŋ baɪ saɪd træk ˈbreɪkɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkɑmənli juzd ɪn moʊst ˌeɪˌtiˈvi əˈpɪrz tɪ bi rɪˈlaɪəbəl bət ˈlɪmɪts məˌnuvərəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈviɪkəl ɛz moʊst əv ðə noʊn məˈkænɪkəl trænzˈmɪʃənz ˈkænɑt prəˈvaɪd rɪˈvərs ˈmuvmənt fər wən træk. ðə fɔr træk ˈsɪstəm wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl haɪˈdrɔlɪk ˈmoʊtərz, prəˈvaɪdz ˈbɛtər pərˈfɔrməns bət əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə hovercrafts*, ðoʊ ˈvɛri ˈifɛktɪv ɔn ˈɛni təreɪn ər ˈoʊvər ˈwɔtər, ər nɑt ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv səˈluʃən ɛz ðɛr ˈɛnərʤi ɪˈfɪʃənsi ənd riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ər fɑr bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl juˈtɪləti æmˈfɪbiəs trænˈspɔrtər wɪʧ kʊd bi trænˈspɔrtəd ɪn ə ˈstændərd ˈtreɪlər toʊd baɪ ə kɑr. əˈpɑrt frəm fʊlˈfɪlmənt əv ə ˈjuʒəwəl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˈmɪʃənz (ðə əˈʤɪləti, haɪ lænd ənd ˈwɔtər spid, sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈklɪrəns kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ loʊ ˈsɛnər əv ˈgrævɪti ənd loʊ təreɪn ˈprɛʃər) wi ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈkɛri əp tɪ 4 ˈpæsənʤərz (nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈdraɪvər) ər əp tɪ 2 lɔŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts (laɪk ˈpipəl leɪɪŋ ɔn ˈstrɛʧərz) ənd ə sɛt əv riˈmoʊtli kənˈtroʊld ənd ɔˈtɑnəməs ənˈmænd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. wi hæv ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn træk ənd wil ædˈvæntɪʤɪz baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈviɪkəl wɪθ "ˈvərʧuəl wilz". ˈvərʧuəl "lɑrʤ daɪˈæmətər ənd loʊ ˈprɛʃər taɪərz" wər ˈmɑdəld baɪ ə træk ˈmɑʤulz wɪθ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmoʊtərz fər ðə prəˈpəlʃən. ðət hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ prəˈvaɪd fʊl ˈsɪmətri əv ðə ˈviɪkəl, bɪg ˈklɪrəns, loʊ mæs ˈsɛntər, haɪ, loʊ təreɪn ˈprɛʃər ənd seɪvd ə lɔt əv speɪs ɪn ðə ˈkæbən fər ˈsitɪd ər laɪɪŋ ˈpæsənʤərz. ˈsɪˌriəl ˈhaɪbrɪd skim wɪθ ə ˈpɛtroʊl ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər ənd ən ɛz ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɔrɪʤ ɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ɛz ə ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn. səm mɔr ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈnidɪd fər ðə ˈkɑnsɛpts əˈbəv. fərst əv ɔl ðə bɛst ɔf- roʊd pərˈfɔrməns ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ə ˈvɛri lɑrʤ wilz wɪʧ ər nɑt ˈpræktɪkəl ɪn ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈoʊnli noʊ mɔr ðən ə θərd pɑrt əv ðə wil ˌsərˈkəmfrəns ɪz ɪn fækt "ˈwərkɪŋ" fər ðə ˈviɪkəl ˈmuvmənt. ðəs, ðə "ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri" pɑrts əv ðə wil kʊd bi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd. ə lɑrʤ loʊ ˈprɛʃər wil kʊd bi ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈspɛʃəli ʃeɪpt træk. ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ prəˈpəlʃən ˈsɪstəm meɪd əv fɔr træk ˌsɛgˈmɛnts meɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv boʊθ træk ənd wil. ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðə prəˈpəlʃən ˈkɑnsɛpt ɛz əv əˈbəv ənd wɪθ ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk trænzˈmɪʃən ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə məˈkænɪkəl ɪz ə juˈnik ʧæns tɪ bɪld ə səˈmɛtrɪkəl məˈʃin ˈbɑdi ˈsutəbəl fər ˈfloʊtɪŋ. ðə ˈhɛviəst pɑrt əv ðə kənˈstrəkʃən, ðə paʊər sɔrs, kʊd bi ˈizəli pəˈzɪʃənd ɪn ðə ˈɑptɪməl pleɪs wɪθ praɪm kənˈsərn əv weɪt ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ɛz ðɛr ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɛni ʧeɪnz ər ʃæfts kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ, lɑrʤ ˈvərʧuəl wil daɪˈæmətər muvd ðɛr ˈæksəlz fɑr əˈbəv ðə ðoʊ wɪʧ riˈmuvz ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈwɔtərˌtaɪt ˈsilɪŋ ənd ˈwɔtər ɛz ðə ˈbɑdi həz noʊ ˈoʊpənɪŋz bɪˈloʊ ðə. ðə ˈbɑdi əv səʧ ə ˈviɪkəl ˌɪtˈsɛlf rɪˈzɛmbəlz ə boʊt wɪʧ ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈsteɪbəl ˈfloʊtɪŋ ˈvɛsəl taɪps. loʊ ˈproʊˌfaɪl wɪθ loʊ ˈgrævɪti ˈsɛnər kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ kənˈsɪdərəbəl graʊnd ˈklɪrəns gɪvz ɪt ən ˈɛkstrə məˌnuvərəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈseɪfti ɪn ˈæʤəl ˈmuvmənt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz.

article by alexander popovich light amphibious all-terrain vehicles have their own place within a broad spectrum of modern self-propelled machines. the demand for a machine capable to commute through rough terrain and wetlands regardless of the season and weather conditions was always high since early xx century. apart from obvious military applications, that kind of vehicle can be used for various civil purposes, including, but not limited to, minor cargo and personnel delivery through undeveloped areas, rescue missions, hunting and entertainment. many practical applications do not require heavyweight vehicles and, moreover, the minimal size and weight could be essential due to maneuverability, safety or nature protection requirements. mass production of light amphibious atvs in theory could be a large segment of the global industry but in reality it is still a niche product manufactured in relatively small quantities. many companies all over the world tried to design that kind of machines for military or civil applications and several models are being built in series. limited success of those attempts has a deep reason behind it: the requirements for a lightweight amphibious vehicle are complex and sometimes controversial. an attempt of a simultaneous fulfillment of all requirements usually ends in high costs, too complicated and thus unreliable technical solutions or losses in functionality. most notable controversies are: being effective all-terrain vehicle and steady floating vessel on the same time; high demand for energy and torque and limitations for weight and size of the powerplant; - complicated nature of the drivetrain control for effective off-road operations and simplicity of controls requirement. all of the above are just different aspects of a major contradiction between advanced technology high costs and the price which the market is currently ready to pay for it. on a certain level of general technology development this controversy couldn't be resolved. very high torque requirements at low speeds and at start are typical for the class and produce a major problem for the atv transmission design. the torque of an internal combustion engines is minimal at low rpm so a transmission with some gear changing mechanism is necessary to get the vehicle started and moving. unlike for the road vehicles, to move the atvs (especially on rough terrain - snow, swamp or wet dirt) the top torque at low rpm is needed not for a short period of time but, in fact, continuously. as the whole transmission operates under high load its resource and reliability are decreased dramatically and maintenance costs are very high. service after intensive off-road exploitation may take up to 1/3 of movement time as a standard practice. also should be mentioned that the mechanical transmission (either cvt or gearbox and clutch system) once based on an internal combustion engine, has low overall efficiency and is a very difficult object for automated control as well. the hydraulic transmission could be considered as an appropriate alternative as it is much more suitable for "high torque - low rpm" applications as well as for automatisation but it has even higher production and maintenance costs. both transmissions as well as internal combustion engines (diesel and petrol) are quite heavyweight and increase of the power results in accelerated growth of the total vehicle weight, which makes power-to-weight ratio even worse or takes the vehicle out of lightweight class. practically, there wasn't much progress in that class of vehicle in the last decades: serially manufactured amphibious atvs of today are not much different from their 30-year old counterparts neither in performance nor in functionality. does it mean that the concept of light and inexpensive transporter in not working? no. nowadays the technology has made a giant leap from the previous level based on the achievements of mid-xx century. it just means that most of the modern lightweight amphibious atv designers seem not to utilize the new possibilities given by progress in materials, engines and electronics. the largest breakthrough in the automotive industry blossomed from the early xxi century comes from electric motors and means to control them. compact size, efficiency reliability, high torque (especially on low speeds) makes them extremely attractable for automotive designers. progress in batteries brought back pure electric vehicles which were first on the road over a century ago and then pushed aside by internal combustion engine. more and more electric trucks, cars and motorcycles are seen on the highways and city roads, various electric utility vehicles and agvs are widely used in industry, there are electric boats and snowmobiles. nearly every vehicle type is now available with pure electric electric powertrain or some sort of hybrid one, but we haven't heard much about atvs and nothing about amphibious atvs. are they an impossible to build? why they are not available on the market along with thousands of other electric vehicles? first of all, what can the electrification contribute for the atv design? obvious advantages of electric motors are their high torque available even in "stall" conditions and compact size. electric powertrains are relatively easy to control by modern computers and they require much less maintenance. less obvious are new possibilities in vehicle composition, opened by compact and flexible transmission (wires) and elimination of shafts, chains, gearboxes and other bulky mechanical powertrain parts. same applicable to hydrostatic transmissions, however unlike hydraulic liquids electricity does not freeze in winter and requires almost no time to travel from source to destination within electric circuitry, allowing much faster system reactions and higher rpms. another advantage comes from digital computer control over the vehicle operation and behavior. endless number of features could be programmed into the system, ranging from musical entertainment to autopilot, which are seen in street cars. with complete electronic control over electric transmission and various data available from the onboard sensors (including driver's input) sophisticated motion algorithms can be implemented to provide better road and off-road performance then achievable under manual control. the said advantages are widely used in street cars but what prevents them to shine in small amphibious tractors? the answer is quite obvious too. most widespread electric powertrain solutions are high voltage (100+ volt) or even very high voltage (over 400 volt). they are quite safe if remain intact as well as timely and carefully serviced, but even minor isolation fault turns a car int a death trap once its wet enough. modern street electric car's safety is not affected by rain and all circuitry is well away from any reach of humans onboard. can we expect same level of safety in small off-road tractor? definitely not. amphibious all-terrain vehicle deals with much more water than any road car. due to usually extreme nature of its movement as well as lower maintenance standards risks of accidental electric system isolation damage are very high. together this facts make driver and passengers immensely vulnerable to electric hazard. any voltage exceeding 48v is commonly considered to be deadly dangerous to water-related applications and is definitely not acceptable for amphibious atv. 48v battery powered utility vehicles are well known but their powertrain hardly can be called lightweight due to massive batteries and power circuity adopted for high currents (which are inevitable coming with low voltages). another critical problem is the energy supply. although the best batteries are still about 50 times worse than ordinary gasoline in energy-to-weight ratio and recharging process still takes considerably long time, battery powered vehicles found their place on the market and are competing with traditional ones. unfortunately that's not the issue for off-road machines, as they typically operate quite far from power grid infrastructure. recharging battery powered vehicle stuck in swamp or on a snow slope is incomparably more difficult than refilling fuel tank with petrol. not everything is good with available electric motors too. obviously a reduction gear is needed to connect "fast" electric motors with "slow" drivetrain. extreme torque requirement for vehicle start demands a certain reduction ratio at low rpms but that ratio is not effective for high speed movement. both construction constraints and low voltage requirement limits revolution speed of modern bldc/pmsm motors at a relatively low level. so to put a typical electric motor available today a cvt or gearbox is still necessary, bringing abroad extra weight and complications. not surprisingly, there are no appropriate (compact, efficient and intelligent) cvts available on the market to install onto the hypothetic all-terrain ev. is that an end of the story? not yet. low voltage hybrid system could answer all of the challenges mentioned above. a combination of pure electric drivetrain with petrol or diesel generator known as "series hybrid" once made safe and efficient enough can be an ideal solution for amphibious all-terrain vehicles. long operating range, independence from power grid and high torque performance of electric motors are definitely good factors for atvs, but so far no-one was making them for the market. the reason for that is quite simple: there were no low voltage powertrain components suitable for off-road applications. despite huge variety of motors, controllers, alternators, rectifiers and ultracapacitors being available its not easy if not impossible to find a working low voltage equipment combination suitable for harsh environment, wet conditions and extended temperature range. thats where the vanquisher story starts. keen to build an electric transporter for all-weather and all-terrain applications we were faced with the necessity to build almost everything by own hands. practically speaking, good atv is all about the off-road performance. typical atv's off-road performance is limited by the geometry of propulsion system and main body. in theory, the bigger wheels are, the better it goes, but in practice both pneumatic wheels and tracks sizes are very much limited by a body design, so they must stay relatively small. another problem for almost all amphibious vehicles is to provide numerous water-tight and dust-protected sealing for the axes which are typically located below the waterline. as a result the transmission elements usually suffer from bilge water. atv steering is a complicated task as well. car-alike turning by wheel steering is often difficult on the rough terrain and strength requirements for the turning suspension and steering mechanism are very high and therefore those parts are either too expensive or not reliable. the alternative, the tank-style turning by side track braking, which is commonly used in most atv appears to be reliable but limits maneuverability of the vehicle as most of the known mechanical transmissions cannot provide reverse movement for one track. the four track system with individual hydraulic motors, provides better performance but appears to be very expensive. finally, the hovercrafts, though very effective on any terrain or over water, are not a competitive solution as their energy efficiency and reliability are far below the market expectations. the original idea behind the vanquisher was to create an inexpensive and reliable utility amphibious transporter which could be transported in a standard trailer towed by a street-legal car. apart from fulfillment of a usual requirements for off-road missions (the agility, high land and water speed, significant clearance combined with low center of gravity and low terrain pressure) we focused on implementation of ability to carry up to 4 passengers (not including the driver) or up to 2 long objects (like people laying on stretchers) and a set of remotely controlled and autonomous unmanned operation capabilities. we have chosen to combine track and wheel advantages by making a 4wd vehicle with "virtual wheels". virtual "large diameter and low pressure tires" were modeled by a track modules with individual electric motors for the propulsion. that helped us to provide full symmetry of the vehicle, big clearance, low mass centre, high waterline, low terrain pressure and saved a lot of space in the cabin for seated or lying passengers. serial hybrid scheme with a petrol generator and an ultracapacitor as a temporary energy storage is implemented as a powertrain. some more explanation is needed for the concepts above. first of all the best off- road performance is provided by a very large wheels which are not practical in implementation. however, only no more than a third part of the wheel circumference is in fact "working" for the vehicle movement. thus, the "unnecessary" parts of the wheel could be eliminated. a large low pressure wheel could be simulated by a specially shaped track. the resulting propulsion system made of four track segments may combine the advantages of both track and wheel. a major consequence of the propulsion concept as of above and with an electric transmission instead of a mechanical is a unique chance to build a symmetrical machine body suitable for floating. the heaviest part of the construction, the power source, could be easily positioned in the optimal place with prime concern of weight distribution as there are no longer any chains or shafts connected to it. also, large virtual wheel diameter moved their axles far above the waterline though which removes problem with watertight sealing and bilge water as the body has no openings below the waterline. the body of such a vehicle itself resembles a trimaran boat which is considered to be one of the most stable floating vessel types. low profile with low gravity center combined with considerable ground clearance gives it an extra maneuverability and safety in agile movement applications.

reɪl dɛk pɑrk ɪz wən stɛp ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˌriˈæləˌti ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ, ˈivɪn ɪf ðɛrz ə juʤ ˈdɪstəns lɛft tɪ ˈtrævəl. tərˈɑntoʊ ist jɔrk kəmˈjunɪti ˈkaʊnsəl əˈdɑptəd ðə əˈfɪʃəl plæn ðət kɔlz fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈreɪlˌweɪ lændz bɪtˈwin ˈbæθərst st*. ənd blu ʤeɪz weɪ tɪ trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə ˈsprɔlɪŋ reɪzd grin speɪs ðət wʊd ridɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn kɔr. reɪl dɛk pɑrk ədˈvænsɪz θru ki θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ɛz əˈfɪʃəl plæn əˈmɛndmənt tɪ meɪk ðə ˈkɔrɪdər ə pɑrk ˈpæsɪz æt kəmˈjunɪti ˈkaʊnsəl! ðɪs ɪz ˈsɪti ˈbɪldɪŋ! ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪntərˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl ˈlɛgəsi fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈsɪti! ˈʤɛnəfər (@jen_keesmaat*) noʊˈvɛmbər 14 2017 ˈtudeɪz voʊt stɪl nidz tɪ bi ɛnˈdɔrst baɪ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl nɛkst mənθ, bət ɪts ðə ˈpɛndɪŋ dɪˈspjut ˈoʊvər ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə ɛr raɪts ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ðæts fɑr mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ poʊz ə ˈprɑbləm tɪ ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən əv ðə pɑrk. ʃʊd ðə ˈsɪti teɪk ðə nɛkst stɛp ənd əˈfɪʃəli ðə ˈɛriə fər reɪl dɛk pɑrk, ə kəmˈpitɪŋ prəˈpoʊzəl frəm ə kənˈsɔrʃjəm əv dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ bɪld ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌkɑndəˈmɪniəmz ənd ə sˈmɔlər pɑrk speɪs wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ˈtɛnəbəl. ə wəns ɪn ə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˌɑpərˈtunəti. kəmˈjunɪti ˈkaʊnsəl pæst ɑr əˈfɪʃəl plæn əˈmɛndmənt fər ˈpɑrˌklænd əˈbəv ðə reɪl ˈkɔrɪdər. ʤoʊ ˈkrɛsi (@joe_cressy*) noʊˈvɛmbər 14 2017 ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðiz dɪˈvɛləpərz kleɪm ðeɪ pəˈzɛs ðə ɛr raɪts ˈoʊvər ðə ˈreɪlˌweɪ lændz, ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈligəl ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən kʊd bi bruɪŋ, wən ðət wʊd ˈəltəmətli hæv tɪ bi riˈzɑlvd baɪ ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ mjuˈnɪsəpəl bɔrd. ˈtudeɪz dɪˈsɪʒən ʃoʊd ðət ˈloʊkəl ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz ˈstændɪŋ ɪts graʊnd ɪn ðə feɪs əv ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈbætəl. ðə ˈsɪti wɪl, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ə weɪ tɪ fənd ðə ˈmæsɪv pɑrk ˈprɑʤɛkt ðæts bɪn pɛgd æt 1 ˈbɪljən. ə rɪˈpɔrt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ səʧ plænz ɪz du ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr. ˈmɛni, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə tərˈɑntoʊ blu ʤeɪz, hæv kəm aʊt ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ðə pɑrk, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə rɛr ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪt ˈpoʊzɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈlɛgəsi ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti. ðɛrz ə lɔŋ roʊd əˈhɛd, bət ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls, ˈtudeɪz stɛp ˌəndərˈskɔrz ðət ðə ˈsɪti ɪz ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ɪts dɪˈzaɪər tɪ pərˈsu ðɪs æmˈbɪʃəs plæn.

rail deck park is one step closer to reality in toronto, even if there's a huge distance left to travel. toronto & east york community council adopted the official plan that calls for the current railway lands between bathurst st. and blue jays way to transformed into a sprawling raised green space that would redefine the city's downtown core. rail deck park advances through key threshold as official plan amendment to make the corridor a park passes at community council! this is city building! this is an intergenerational legacy for the future liveability of the city! pic.twitter.com/wcwhcwkwxh jennifer keesmaat (@jen_keesmaat) november 14, 2017 today's vote still needs to be endorsed by city council next month, but it's the pending dispute over ownership of the air rights in the area that's far more likely to pose a problem to the realization of the park. should the city take the next step and officially re-zone the area for rail deck park, a competing proposal from a consortium of developers to build a series of condominiums and a smaller park space would no longer be tenable. a once in a generation opportunity. community council passed our official plan amendment for parkland above the rail corridor. #raildeckpark pic.twitter.com/bdihq5bdso joe cressy (@joe_cressy) november 14, 2017 given that these developers claim they possess the air rights over the railway lands, a major legal confrontation could be brewing, one that would ultimately have to be resolved by the ontario municipal board. today's decision showed that local council is standing its ground in the face of a possible battle. the city will, however, also need to come up with a way to fund the massive park project that's been pegged at $1 billion. a report regarding such plans is due before the end of the year. many, including the toronto blue jays, have come out in support of the park, noting the rare opportunity it poses to create legacy project in the heart of the city. there's a long road ahead, but if nothing else, today's step underscores that the city is serious about its desire to pursue this ambitious plan.

ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt æt ðə ˈɔfəs, dæn hæd ˈdəzənz əv bɪrz pɔrd ɔn hɪz hɛd. hi kəˈlɛktəd wət fɛlt laɪk ən ɪnʧ əv laɪt bɪr ənd ʃæmˈpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəmz əv iʧ əv hɪz drɛs ʃuz. hɪz pænts wər soʊkt θru, ənd hɪz skɪn stæŋk əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, ənd hɪz neɪm bɪˈkeɪm wən əv tɔp ˈtrɛndɪŋ ˈtɑpɪks ɔn tˈwɪtər. ˈæftər hæd ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈnɪrli ən aʊər əv rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ fər frəm ðə nats’*’ ˈklɪnʧɪŋ ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən, hi wɛnt ˈɪntu ə ˈbæθˌrum ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈtərnər fild prɛs bɑks, dəmpt ə kəp fʊl əv steɪl ˈlɪkwɪd aʊt əv iʧ əv hɪz ʃuz, rəŋ aʊt hɪz ʃərts, ənd ɔf. ðɛn hi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət hɪz ˈbæˌkəp ʃərt rɪˈmeɪnd æt hɪz sit, ənd soʊ hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ wɔk θru ðə prɛs bɑks ɪn sərʧ əv ə ʧeɪnʤ əv kloʊðz. ˈnɔrməl naɪt æt ðə ˈɔfəs, ɔl ɪn ɔl. hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ðə ˈstɔri aɪ noʊ ðət aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli did,”*,” sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, wɪn aɪ æst ɪm tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈpriviəs naɪt. min, ɪn maɪ maɪnd, ɪnˈtaɪərli əˈbaʊt ðə pleɪərz, ənd ðɛm ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ ə naɪt ðət ðeɪ ərnd. aɪ wɑz ɪn ðɛr ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn. aɪ gɑt tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈpərsənəli, ənd glæd ɪt simd laɪk fænz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪt ɛz well.”*.” ˈprɪti ʃʊr ðeɪ dɪd. waɪl wɔnt tɪ ˌɪnˈsərt hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən hi dɪˈklaɪnd ðə ˈgɑgəlz ðə kru ˈɔfərd ɪm, ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ wɛr ə ˈpɑnʧoʊ ər ˈəðər ˈgufi prɑps ˈɪntu ðə ˈmeɪˌhɛm ðɛr wɑz noʊ ʧæns əv kənˈdəktɪŋ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈɪntərvˌjuz əˈmɪd ðə ˈgɪdi pleɪərz ˈhɑpɪŋ əraʊnd ɪm. ənd soʊ gɑnˈzɑləz ˈɛmtid ən ɪnˈtaɪər kən əv bɪr ˈɪntu hɪz grɪl; ðə face,”*,” əbˈzərvd, kˈwoʊtɪŋ frəm ðə ˈhæˌŋoʊvər. ˈʤeɪzən wərθ əˈgɛn kˈwoʊtɪd min gərlz; goʊ dæn kolko!”*!” wərθ sɛd tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrtər. wɪn ˈbrifli ʧoʊkt ɔn ðə kæˈskeɪdɪŋ huʧ ənd ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ɪt wɛnt daʊn ðə rɔŋ paɪp, ˈkɛvɪn ˈfrændsən skrimd ɪz noʊ rɔŋ pipe!”*!” ənd wɪn ˈɪntərvˌjud dru, hi wɑz ʃaʊərd wɪθ wət fɛlt laɪk ə ˈdəzən kænz əv bɪr. gɑt dæn ˈprɪti good,”*,” sɛd ɔn ðə fæn ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. θɪŋk ðət wɑz hæf ðə fun.”*.” ʤɪst stopping,”*,” sɛd əv ðə bɪr ʃaʊərz. wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ kæʧ maɪ brɛθ, ˈnəmbər wən; tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ wɑz ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ðət wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni taɪp əv sɛns, ˈnəmbər tu; ənd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr aɪ aɪ wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli ˈrənɪŋ maɪ ˈfɪŋgərz θru maɪ hɛr, traɪɪŋ tɪ lʊk ˈdisənt fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, ɪf ðət wɑz æt ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn ðət situation.”*.” foʊn ˈrɛrli stɑpt ˈvaɪbreɪtɪŋ ɪn hɪz drɛnʧt pænts, wɪθ frɛndz ənd vjuərz ˈtɛkˌstɪŋ ənd ɪm əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈsɑpɪŋ stɑr tərn. hi lɔst træk əv taɪm; ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən fɛlt tɪ ɪm laɪk ɪt ˈlæstɪd faɪv ˈmɪnəts, bət kru ˈmɛmbərz ˈleɪtər toʊld ɪm ɪt hæd bɪn əraʊnd 45 laɪk ˈəðərz ɪn ðə ˈkləˌbhaʊs, hi ʤoʊkt ðət ɪf hi hæd bɪn pʊld ˈoʊvər baɪ pəˈlis, ðə smɛl əˈloʊn wʊd hæv bɪn ˈdæmɪŋ. reeked,”*,” sɛd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. bi ˈɑnəst wɪθ ju, aɪ stɪl rik. nɑt məʧ ˈbɛtər raɪt now.”*.” bət ˈivɪn ðoʊ fænz simd tɪ ˈrɛvəl ɪn ðə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ ˈdɛljuʤ əv ˈspɪrɪts floʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər, hi strɛst ðət hi wɑz ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ du hɪz ʤɑb: tɪ laɪn əp ɛz ˈmɛni gɛsts ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, kəm əp wɪθ ˈdɪfərənt kˈwɛsʧənz ɛz ðə naɪt wɛnt ɔn, ənd hɛlp vjuərz fil laɪk ðeɪ wər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti ðɛmˈsɛlvz. traɪ nɑt tɪ gɪt kɔt əp ɪn fæn riˈækʃən tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənz, ˈwɛðər ˈpɑzətɪv ər ˈnɛgətɪv, bət ɪt wɑz nis ʤɪst tɪ si ˈpipəl əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə wərk ðət aɪ hæd dən, ðət ɑr kru hæd dən, bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ə kəˈlɛktɪv effort,”*,” hi sɛd. wɔnt tɪ kəm ɔf laɪk ðə ˈstɔri hir. aɪ wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn, ənd aɪ fil ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd tɪ hæv bɪn ɪn ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ənd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns frəm ən outsiders’*’ perspective…*…. ə rɪˈpɔrtər hu ˈkəvərz ðə tim, ɔn fild ər ɔn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn, ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðət ju lʊk ˈfɔrwərd to,”*,” sɛd. ðə wən ju wɔnt tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv. ɪt minz ðə tim ˈkəvərɪŋ ɪz ˈhævɪŋ səkˈsɛs, ɪt minz ðə pleɪərz ər ˈhævɪŋ fən, ənd wət ju gru əp ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɛz ə ðɛr tɪ du ə ʤɑb ənd aɪ praɪd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɔn duɪŋ ðət ʤɑb tɪ ðə bɛst əv maɪ əˈbɪləˌti ənd aɪ hoʊp aɪ dɪd ðət læst naɪt bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm, aɪ hoʊp ðət ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. aɪ θɪŋk fər ˈɛvriˌwən, ə kul θɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn səm weɪ ə pɑrt of.”*.” (θæŋks ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ @jwerthgnome*, @dcuniverse*, ənd @chrismottram*)

tuesday night at the office, dan kolko had dozens of beers poured on his head. he collected what felt like an inch of light beer and champagne in the bottoms of each of his dress shoes. his pants were soaked through, and his skin stank of alcohol, and his name became one of washington’s top trending topics on twitter. after kolko had finished nearly an hour of reporting for masn from the nats’ nl-east clinching celebration, he went into a bathroom inside the turner field press box, dumped a cup full of stale liquid out of each of his shoes, wrung out his shirts, and toweled off. then he realized that his backup shirt remained at his seat, and so he was forced to walk shirtless through the press box in search of a change of clothes. normal night at the office, all in all. “i had no idea that i’d become part of the story i don’t know that i actually did,” kolko said on wednesday, when i asked him to describe the previous night. “i mean, in my mind, it’s entirely about the players, and them enjoying a night that they earned. i was in there holding a microphone. i got to enjoy that experience personally, and i’m glad it seemed like fans enjoyed it as well.” i’m pretty sure they did. while kolko didn’t want to insert himself into the celebration he declined the goggles the masn crew offered him, and decided not to wear a poncho or other goofy props into the sudsy mayhem there was no chance of conducting traditional interviews amid the giddy booze-spraying players hopping around him. and so gio gonzalez emptied an entire can of beer into his grill; “in the face,” kolko observed, quoting from the hangover. jayson werth again quoted mean girls; “you go dan kolko!” werth said to the reporter. when kolko briefly choked on the cascading hooch and explained that it went down the wrong pipe, kevin frandsen screamed “there is no wrong pipe!” and when kolko interviewed drew storen, he was showered with what felt like a dozen cans of beer. “we got masn dan pretty good,” storen said on 106.7 the fan on wednesday. “i think that was half the fun.” “it just wasn’t stopping,” kolko said of the beer showers. “i was trying to catch my breath, number one; to make sure i was asking questions that were making any type of sense, number two; and to make sure i wasn’t drowning….and i was constantly running my fingers through my hair, trying to look decent for television, if that was at all possible in that situation.” kolko’s phone rarely stopped vibrating in his drenched pants, with friends and viewers texting and tweeting him about his sopping star turn. he lost track of time; the entire celebration felt to him like it lasted five minutes, but crew members later told him it had been around 45. like others in the clubhouse, he joked that if he had been pulled over by police, the smell alone would have been damning. “i reeked,” kolko said on wednesday. “to be honest with you, i still reek. it’s not much better right now.” but even though fans seemed to revel in the never-ending deluge of spirits flowing over kolko, he stressed that he was just trying to do his job: to line up as many guests as possible, come up with different questions as the night went on, and help viewers feel like they were experiencing the party themselves. “i try not to get caught up in fan reaction to anything that happens, whether it’s positive or negative, but it was nice just to see people appreciating the work that i had done, that our crew had done, because it was a collective effort,” he said. “i don’t want to come off like i’m the story here. i was holding a microphone, and i feel privileged to have been in that situation and to have been able to enjoy the experience from an outsiders’ perspective…. “as a reporter who covers the team, on field or on the sideline, that’s the moment that you look forward to,” kolko said. “that’s the one you want to be a part of. it means the team you’re covering is having success, it means the players are having fun, and that’s what you grew up watching as a kid….i’m there to do a job and i pride myself on doing that job to the best of my ability and i hope i did that last night but at the same time, i hope that i’m able to enjoy the experience. i think for everyone, it’s a cool thing to be in some way a part of.” (thanks also to @jwerthgnome, @dcuniverse, @recordsandradio and @chrismottram)

fɔrt wərθ, ˈtɛksəs (ˌeɪˈpi) ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz hæv bɪn drɑpt əˈgɛnst ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl ˈhɛnri ˈmɛltən ˈoʊvər ə 2013 ˌɑltərˈkeɪʃən æt ə bɑr. ˈtɑrənt ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ əˈnaʊnst ðə ˌmɪsdəˈminər keɪs əˈgɛnst ˈmɛltən həz bɪn dɪsˈmɪst, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɪvəl prəˈsidɪŋz. ˈmɛltən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ɪn ˈgreɪpˌvaɪn, wɛr hi wɛnt tɪ haɪ skul, ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˌmɪsdəˈminər əˈsɔlt ənd ˈpəblɪk ˌɪnˌtɑksəˈkeɪʃən. pəˈlis sɛd ˈmɛltən rɪfˈjuzd tɪ liv ənd əˈlɛʤədli fɔt wɪθ bɑr ˈwərkərz. hi dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ðə bɑr ˈoʊnər ənd ˈmɛltən boʊθ sud. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ sɛd ðə ˈsɪvəl prəˈsidɪŋz wər dɪsˈmɪst wɪˈθaʊt ˈiðər ˈpɑrti peɪɪŋ ˈdæmɪʤɪz ənd ðə bɑr ˈoʊnər rɪkˈwɛstɪd ðət ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz bi drɑpt. ˈmɛltən wɑz wɪθ ðə bɛrz sɪns 2010 ðə ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz ɪn mɑrʧ saɪnd ˈmɛltən tɪ ən ˈwənˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ə ˈmɪljən beɪs ˈsæləri.

fort worth, texas (ap) — criminal charges have been dropped against cowboys defensive tackle henry melton over a 2013 altercation at a dallas-area bar. tarrant county prosecutors on wednesday announced the misdemeanor case against melton has been dismissed, along with civil proceedings. melton was arrested in december in grapevine, where he went to high school, on charges of misdemeanor assault and public intoxication. police said melton refused to leave and allegedly fought with bar workers. he denied the allegations. the bar owner and melton both sued. prosecutors on wednesday said the civil proceedings were dismissed without either party paying damages and the bar owner requested that criminal charges be dropped. melton was with the bears since 2010. the cowboys in march signed melton to an incentive-laden one-year contract with a $1.25 million base salary.

ɪn ðɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts koʊst gɑrd, kru ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈjunɪt əraɪv æt ɛr ˈsteɪʃən ˈkoʊdiˌæk ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈɛˌrlɪftɪd baɪ ə koʊst gɑrd ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər kru frəm ə ˈvɛsəl 80 maɪəlz ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv ˈkoʊdiˌæk, əˈlæskə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, dɛk. 29 2012 ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 18 kru ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈjunɪt wər ˈɛˌrlɪftɪd tɪ ˈseɪfti ˈæftər ðeɪ ˈsəfərd ˈɪʃuz ənd ˈsɛtˌbæks wɪθ ðə təg ənd toʊ. (ˌeɪˈpi steɪts koʊst gɑrd, ˈpɛˌti ˈɔfɪsər klæs ˈʤɑnəθən ˈklɪŋənbərg) noʊ spɪl sin soʊ fɑr ˈæftər ˈoʊvərˌflaɪts ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ræn əˈgraʊnd ɔf ˈkoʊdiˌæk ˈaɪlənd baɪ ˈroʊzən ˈæŋkərɪʤ, əˈlæskə, ʤæn 1 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ən ɔɪl ˈdrɪlɪŋ rɪg oʊnd baɪ rɔɪəl dəʧ ʃɛl ræn əˈgraʊnd ɪn əˈlæskə ˈæftər ˈdrɪftɪŋ ɪn ˈstɔrmi ˈwɛðər, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriəs rɪsks əv ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈriʤən wɛr səm ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri si juʤ pəˈtɛnʃəl. waɪl ðə juz. koʊst gɑrd wɑz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ə pəˈtɛnʃəl spɪl frəm ðə, neɪmd ðə, ɪts həl əˈpɪrd saʊnd ˈæftər ə fju ˈoʊvərˌflaɪts ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. koʊst gɑrd ˈkæptən pɔl ˈmɛlər sɛd ðə hæd ˈgælənz əv ˈdizəl ənd ˈgælənz əv ˈəðər ɔɪl ˈprɑdəkts ɔn bɔrd. ðə ˈgraʊndɪŋ əv ðə, weɪɪŋ ˈnɪrli groʊs tənz ənd ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd baɪ ˈnoʊbəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ɪz ə bloʊ tɪ ʃɛlz ˈbɪljən ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn əˈlæskə. ðə rɪg hæd bɪn ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ˈpjuʤɪt saʊnd fər ˈmeɪntənəns ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdz wɪn ɪt broʊk əˈweɪ frəm wən əv ɪts toʊ laɪnz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ənd wɑz ˈdrɪvən tɪ rɑks ʤɪst ɔf ˈkoʊdiˌæk ˈaɪlənd ðət naɪt. ðə kru hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd baɪ ðə koʊst gɑrd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ bɪˈkəz əv rɪsks frəm ðə stɔrm. wɪθ wɪndz ˌriˈpɔrtəd æt əp tɪ 60 maɪəlz 100 km*) ən aʊər ənd gəlf əv əˈlæskə siz əv əp tɪ 35 fit 11 ɛm), rɪˈspɑndərz wər əˈneɪbəl tɪ kip ðə ʃɪp frəm ˈgraʊndɪŋ, ðə koʊst gɑrd sɛd. ʃɔn, ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈmænɪʤər fər ʃɛl əˈlæskə, kʊd nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ðə hæd bɪn kɔt ɪn ðə ˈwɛðər. "aɪ kænt gɪv ju ə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈænsər, bət aɪ du nɑt bɪˈliv wi wʊd wɔnt tɪ toʊ ɪt ɪn ðiz sɔrts əv kənˈdɪʃənz." ðə rɪg wɑz ˈəˌpraɪt ənd ˈrɑkɪŋ wɪθ ə sloʊ ˈmoʊʃən bət ˈsteɪbəl, ənd sɛd ðɛr wɑz stɪl ˈplɛnti əv wərk tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt tɪ ə seɪf kənˈkluʒən. ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈdɛməˌkræt ɔn ðə juz. haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz' ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz kəˈmɪti, ɛd ˈmɑrˌki, əv ˌmæsəˈʧusəts, sɛd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd ˈəðərz ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ðə ˈpɛrəlz əv ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈɔfˈʃɔr ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. "ɔɪl ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈkænɑt ˈkərəntli drɪl ˈseɪfli ɪn ðə fɔrˈboʊdɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðə ˈɑrtɪk, ənd ˈdrɪlɪŋ ɪkˈspænʧən kʊd pruv dɪˈzæstrəs fər ðɪs ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt," hi sɛd. "ˈtruli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ" ˈsuzən ʧaɪldz, ˈimərʤənsi ˈɪnsədənt kəˈmændər fər ʃɛl, bɪˈlivd ðət ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt spɪl wɑz ənˈlaɪkli bɪˈkəz əv ðə dɪˈzaɪn, wɪθ ˈdizəl fjuəl tæŋks ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈvɛsəl ənd ɛnˈkeɪst ɪn ˈvɛri ˈhɛvi stil. ʃɛl ɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈwɛðər tɪ ˈmɑdərˌeɪt tɪ bɪˈgɪn ə kəmˈplit əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə. ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈdrɪlɪŋ plænz hæd ɔˈrɛdi əˈlɑrmd ɛnˈvaɪrənˌmɛnəlɪsts ənd ˈloʊkəlz, hu bɪˈliv ðə ˈproʊˌgræm θˈrɛtənz ə ˈfræʤəl ˈriʤən. "ʃɛl ənd ɪts ˈkɑnˌtræktərz ər noʊ mæʧ fər əˈlæskəz ˈwɛðər ənd si kənˈdɪʃənz ˈiðər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt," loʊəs ˈɛpˌstin, ˈɑrtɪk ˈproʊˌgræm dɪˈrɛktər fər ðə ˈwɪldərnəs soʊˈsaɪɪti, sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl, ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ən ɛnd tɪ ʃɛlz "ˈkɔstli ˈdrɪlɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪk ˈoʊʃən." rɪk ˈstaɪnər, ə ˈfɔrmər ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv əˈlæskə mərˈin baɪˈɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər ənd ən əˈlæskə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈæktɪvɪst, sɛd ðə rɪsks əv goʊɪŋ θru ðə gəlf əv əˈlæskə wər ˈəndərˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd, ðoʊ ˈkəmpəˌniz hæd tɪ muv ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðət weɪ tɪ riʧ ˈɑrtɪk ˈwɔtərz. ənˈlaɪk prɪns ˈwɪljəm saʊnd, wɛr ə ˈsɪstəm wɪθ 11 ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɛskɔrt ənd ˈrɛskju təgz wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˈæftər ðə 1989 ˈɛksɑn vælˈdɛz dɪˈzæstər, ðə gəlf əv əˈlæskə ənd əˈluʃən ˈaɪlənd ˈriʤən həz noʊ ˌhaɪˈpaʊərd təgz, hi sɛd. ə ˈsɪmələr ˈæksədənt kʊd ˈhæpən wɪθ ˈɛni əv ðə 20 lɑrʤ ʃɪps ˈhɛdɪŋ θru ðə ˈɛriə ˈɛvəri deɪ ɔn ðə ˈkɑrˌgoʊ rut bɪtˈwin ˈeɪʒə ənd nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə, hi sɛd, ðoʊ hi ˈfɔltɪd ʃɛl fər ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈæŋkər ðə deɪz əˈgoʊ wɪn ðɛr wɑz ˈnoʊtɪs ðət haɪ wɪndz wər ˈkəmɪŋ. "laɪk ˈɛvəri dɪˈzæstər, ðɪs ɪz ə kæˈskeɪd əv ˈjumən ˈɛrər ənd məˈkænɪkəl ˈfeɪljərz," ˈstaɪnər sɛd. ðə ˈtrəbəl bɪˈgæn ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, wɪn ðə ʃɪp toʊɪŋ ðə hæd ə məˈkænɪkəl ˈfeɪljər ənd lɔst ɪts kəˈnɛkʃən. ðət ʃɪp, ðə, wɑz ˈriəˈtæʧt ˈərli ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə təg sɛnt baɪ ðə ˈɑpərˌeɪtər əv ðə trænz əˈlæskə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ˈsɪstəm. bət ðə lɔst ɪts lɪŋk əˈgɛn ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, ənd ðə təg ˈgaɪdɪd ðə tɪ wɛr ə ˈgraʊndɪŋ wʊd hæv ðə list ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌɪmˈpækt. ðə ˈnɪrəst kəmˈjunɪti ɪz oʊld ˈhɑrbər, ə ˈneɪtɪv ˈvɪlɪʤ wɪθ 208 ˈrɛzɪdənts ɔn ðə saʊθ saɪd əv ˈkoʊdiˌæk ˈaɪlənd. ðə, wɪʧ wɑz biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ siˈætəl fər ðə ɔf ˈsizən, wɑz juzd baɪ ʃɛl ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ənd ɑkˈtoʊbər tɪ drɪl ə ˈprɑspɛkt ɪn ðə ˈboʊfərt si. bɪlt ɪn 1983 ɪt hæd bɪn sˈleɪtɪd tɪ bi skræpt ˌbiˈfɔr ʃɛl bɔt ɪt ɪn 2005 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz spɛnt 292 ˈmɪljən sɪns ðɛn tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈvɛsəl.

in this photo provided by the united states coast guard, crew members of the mobile drilling unit kulluk arrive at air station kodiak after being airlifted by a coast guard helicopter crew from a vessel 80 miles southwest of kodiak, alaska on saturday, dec. 29, 2012. a total of 18 crew members of the mobile drilling unit were airlifted to safety after they suffered issues and setbacks with the tug and tow. (ap photo/united states coast guard, petty officer 3rd class jonathan klingenberg) * no spill seen so far after overflights on tuesday * ran aground off kodiak island by yereth rosen anchorage, alaska, jan 1 (reuters) - an oil drilling rig owned by royal dutch shell plc ran aground in alaska after drifting in stormy weather, highlighting the serious risks of working in an offshore region where some in the industry see huge potential. while the u.s. coast guard was concerned about a potential spill from the drillship, named the kulluk, its hull appeared sound after a few overflights on tuesday, officials said. coast guard captain paul mehler said the kulluk had 143,000 gallons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel and 12,000 gallons of other oil products on board. the grounding of the drillship, weighing nearly 28,000 gross tons and operated by noble corp, is a blow to shell's $4.5 billion offshore program in alaska. the rig had been headed to puget sound for maintenance and upgrades when it broke away from one of its tow lines on monday afternoon and was driven to rocks just off kodiak island that night. the 18-member crew had already been evacuated by the coast guard on saturday because of risks from the storm. with winds reported at up to 60 miles (100 km) an hour and gulf of alaska seas of up to 35 feet (11 m), responders were unable to keep the ship from grounding, the coast guard said. sean churchfield, operations manager for shell alaska, could not explain why the kulluk had been caught in the weather. "i can't give you a specific answer, but i do not believe we would want to tow it in these sorts of conditions." the rig was upright and rocking with a slow motion but stable, and churchfield said there was still plenty of work to bring the incident to a safe conclusion. the leading democrat on the u.s. house of representatives' natural resources committee, ed markey, of massachusetts, said the incident and others illustrated the perils of drilling offshore in the area. "oil companies cannot currently drill safely in the foreboding conditions of the arctic, and drilling expansion could prove disastrous for this sensitive environment," he said. "truly challenging" susan childs, emergency incident commander for shell, believed that a significant spill was unlikely because of the kulluk's design, with diesel fuel tanks isolated in the center of the vessel and encased in very heavy steel. shell is waiting for weather to moderate to begin a complete assessment of the kulluk. the anglo-dutch company's drilling plans had already alarmed environmentalists and locals, who believe the program threatens a fragile region. "shell and its contractors are no match for alaska's weather and sea conditions either during drilling operations or during transit," lois epstein, arctic program director for the wilderness society, said in an email, calling for an end to shell's "costly drilling experiment in the arctic ocean." rick steiner, a former university of alaska marine biology professor and an alaska environmental activist, said the risks of going through the gulf of alaska were underestimated, though companies had to move equipment that way to reach arctic waters. unlike prince william sound, where a system with 11 powerful escort and rescue tugs was established after the 1989 exxon valdez disaster, the gulf of alaska and aleutian island region has no high-powered tugs, he said. a similar accident could happen with any of the 20 large ships heading through the area every day on the cargo route between asia and north america, he said, though he faulted shell for failing to anchor the drillship days ago when there was notice that high winds were coming. "like every disaster, this is a cascade of human error and mechanical failures," steiner said. bedevilled the trouble began on friday, when the ship towing the kulluk had a mechanical failure and lost its connection. that ship, the aiviq, was reattached early on monday along with a tug sent by the operator of the trans alaska pipeline system. but the aiviq lost its link again on monday afternoon, and the tug guided the kulluk to where a grounding would have the least environmental impact. the nearest community is old harbor, a native alutiiq village with 208 residents on the south side of kodiak island. the kulluk, which was being taken to seattle for the off season, was used by shell in september and october to drill a prospect in the beaufort sea. built in 1983, it had been slated to be scrapped before shell bought it in 2005. the company has spent $292 million since then to upgrade the vessel.

ʤɑn stuərt 092712 waɪ ɪz fɑks nuz dɪˈvoʊtɪŋ soʊ məʧ taɪm tɪ əˈtækɪŋ ðə pʊʃ təˈwɔrd ˈhɛlθiər skul ˈlənʧɪz, ʤɑn stuərt æst ˈθərzˌdeɪ? bɪˈkəz fərst ˈleɪdi mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ʃi sɛd wi nid ɛr, hæf ðə ˈkəntri wʊd dɪˈmænd gɪlz bɪˈkəz, freedom!”*!” stuərt sɛd. stuərt spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈpɔɪntɪd æt ˈæŋkər ˈkɛli ˈsimɪŋli ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪzɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈpɛrədi sɔŋ ˈrɪtən baɪ ə ˈkænzəs ˈskulˌtiʧər əˈgɛnst ðə nu lənʧ ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ˈstudənts ˈæktɪŋ laɪk ðeɪ wər ˈstɑrvɪŋ æt ˈoʊnli ˈgɪtɪŋ 850 ˈkælɔˌriz ə deɪ fər lənʧ. bət wɪn ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsərfɪst əv əˈnəðər grup əv ˈstudənts ˈsɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈpreɪzɪz əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ, stuərt ˈnoʊtɪd, ˈkɛli strək ə məʧ mɔr ˈsɪriəs toʊn. haʊ dɪˈvaɪdɪd ər wi ɛz ə nation?,”*?,” stuərt æst rəˈtɔrɪkli. ““well*, wi hæv tu taɪps əv ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, ənd ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz əˈgɛnst ðɛm, ˌnəmbərˈwən nuz ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz fər wən əv them.”*.” teɪk ɔn fɑks nuz ənd fud, ˈpoʊstɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt baɪ mediaite*, kən bi sin bɪˈloʊ.

jon stewart screenshot 092712 why is fox news devoting so much time to attacking the government’s push toward healthier school lunches, jon stewart asked thursday? because first lady michelle obama is involved. “if she said we need air, half the country would demand gills because, freedom!” stewart said. stewart specifically pointed at anchor megyn kelly seemingly sympathizing with a parody song written by a kansas schoolteacher against the new lunch guidelines, which features students acting like they were starving at only getting 850 calories a day for lunch. but when video surfaced of another group of students singing the praises of president barack obama three years ago, stewart noted, kelly struck a much more serious tone. “so how divided are we as a nation?,” stewart asked rhetorically. “well, we have two types of diabetes in this country, and if obama is against them, america’s number-one news network is for one of them.” stewart’s take on fox news and food, posted thursday night by mediaite, can be seen below.

ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈjuzərz feɪs ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪf ðeɪ rɪˈsiv θri ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt ˈlɛtərz wɪˈθɪn ə jɪr səˈspɛktɪd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈpaɪrəts wɪl hæv 20 ˈwərkɪŋ deɪz tɪ əˈpil əˈgɛnst ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt ənd məst peɪ tɪ du soʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈvaɪzd plænz tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ækt. ðə ˈditeɪlz ər kənˈteɪnd ɪn ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ənd ə dræft koʊd ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ. ðə ˈtɛləkɑmz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər sɛd ɪt ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə skim tɪ bɪˈgɪn ɪn 2014 kæmˈpeɪnərz əˈpoʊz ðə fi seɪɪŋ ˈjuzərz ʃʊd bi ˈɪnəsənt ənˈtɪl ˈpruvən ˈgɪlti. ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɪndəstriz ˈmɪnɪstər, ɛd vaizey*, sɛd: "wi məst ɪnˈʃʊr ɑr kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɪndəstriz kən prəˈtɛkt ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. "ðeɪ hæv ðə raɪt tɪ ʧɑrʤ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðɛr ˈkɑntɛnt ɪf ðeɪ wɪʃ, ˈwɛðər ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wərld ər ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt." θri ˈlɛtərz ˈəndər ðə plænz ˈjuzərz səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈækˌsɛsɪŋ ər ˈəˌploʊdɪŋ ˌɪˈligəli ˈkɑpid faɪlz wɪl bi sɛnt ˈlɛtərz frəm ðɛr ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdər (isp*), dɪˈlɪvərd æt list wən mənθ əˈpɑrt, ˌɪnˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɛm ðeɪ ər səˈspɛktɪd əv ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt wɛr tɪ faɪnd ˈlaɪsənst məˈtɪriəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈoʊnərz kən rɪkˈwɛst ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz meɪd əˈgɛnst ˈɛni hu rɪˈsivz θri ər mɔr ˈlɛtərz wɪˈθɪn ə ˈpɪriəd, bət ðə ˈjuzərz neɪm wɪl nɑt bi rɪˈvild æt ðɪs steɪʤ. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈplɛnti mɔr ˈɑrgjəmənts ˌbiˈfɔr wi ˈfaɪnəli dɪˈskəvər ˈwɛðər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ækt ˈrɪli həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ɛz gʊd fər ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɪndəstriz ər ɛz bæd fər ðə kənˈsumər ɛz ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɑbiz kleɪm. ˈminˌwaɪl ju kʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ðə hoʊl ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ɔˈrɛdi lʊks ˌɑbsəˈlit. ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈhoʊldərz hæv faʊnd ðət ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔz ɪˈneɪbəl ðɛm tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈpaɪrəsi saɪts, wɪθ kɔrt ˈrulɪŋz ˈfɔrsɪŋ tɪ blɑk ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ənd ðə ˈpaɪrət beɪ. rɛd θɔts ɪn fʊl raɪts ˈhoʊldərz ˈwɪʃɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪs ə səˈspɛktɪd ˈpaɪrət məst sik ə kɔrt ˈɔrdər rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ðə tɪ hænd ˈoʊvər ðə ˈditeɪlz. sɛd ðɪs əˈdɪʃənəl stɛp wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈɛfərts tɪ bi ˈfoʊkɪst "ɔn ðə moʊst pərˈsɪstənt əˈlɛʤd infringers*". əˈpil fiz əˈkjuzd ˈjuzərz hu wɪʃ tɪ əˈpil əˈgɛnst ðə kleɪmz ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ɪn ˈɛni ˈlɛtər məst peɪ tɪ du soʊ, bət ðə rɪˈvaɪzd koʊd sɪz ˈoʊnli graʊnz ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ækt wɪl bi kənˈsɪdərd. kæmˈpeɪn grup kənˈsumər ˈfoʊkɪs ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv maɪk oʊˈkɑnər sɛd: "ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt ɪz nɑt tɪ bi kənˈdoʊnd, bət ˈpipəl hu ər ˈɪnəsənt ʃʊd nɑt hæv tɪ peɪ ə fi tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz. "tˈwɛnti paʊnz meɪ saʊnd laɪk ə smɔl səm, bət ɪt kʊd dɪˈtər ðoʊz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn frəm ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ˌɔnˈfɛr ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz." hi ˈædɪd ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ rɪˈdus ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri əˈpilz wɑz fər tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ə haɪ ˈstændərd əv ˈɛvədəns frəm ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈhoʊldərz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃənz biɪŋ sɛnt aʊt ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv "ˈflɪmzi ˈɛvədəns". ˈnoʊtɪd ɪts rɪˈvaɪzd koʊd ˈsteɪtɪd raɪts ˈhoʊldərz wʊd ˈoʊnli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈgæðər ˈɛvədəns ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz əˈpruvd baɪ ðə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtər. ˈpənɪʃmənts hu məst ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə kɔst əv ˈrənɪŋ ðə skim wɪl ˈəltəmətli bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ teɪk stɛps əˈgɛnst rɪˈpit əˈfɛndərz səʧ ɛz ˈlɪmətɪŋ ðɛr ˈbrɔdˌbænd spid ər səˈspɛndɪŋ ðɛr əˈkaʊnts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnoʊtɪd ðɪs wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈfərðər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət kʊd ˈoʊnli bi kənˈsɪdərd ˈæftər ðə ˈlɛtər skim hæd bɪn ɪn fɔrs fər ə jɪr. ˈivɪn soʊ, ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kriˈeɪtɪv ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən kæmˈpeɪn, ˈwɛlkəmd ðə ˈleɪtəst stɛp təˈwɔrdz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈkrækˌdaʊn. "wi ərʤ tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ðɛr ˈsɪstəmz naʊ ənd tɪ wərk kənˈstrəktɪvli wɪθ raɪts ˈhoʊldərz, ənd ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ gɪt əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl," sɛd ʤɑn smɪθ, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə mjuˈzɪʃənz' ˈjunjən.

image caption users face punishment if they receive three copyright infringement letters within a year suspected internet pirates will have 20 working days to appeal against allegations of copyright infringement and must pay £20 to do so, according to revised plans to enforce the uk's digital economy act. the details are contained in secondary legislation presented to parliament and a draft code published by ofcom. the telecoms regulator said it expected the scheme to begin in 2014. campaigners oppose the fee saying users should be innocent until proven guilty. the creative industries minister, ed vaizey, said: "we must ensure our creative industries can protect their investment. "they have the right to charge people to access their content if they wish, whether in the physical world or on the internet." three letters under the plans users suspected of accessing or uploading illegally copied files will be sent letters from their internet service provider (isp), delivered at least one month apart, informing them they are suspected of copyright infringement. the messages will also contain information about where to find licensed material online. copyright owners can request details about all the accusations made against any account-holder who receives three or more letters within a 12-month period, but the user's name will not be revealed at this stage. expect plenty more arguments before we finally discover whether the digital economy act really has the potential to be as good for the creative industries or as bad for the consumer as the different lobbies claim. meanwhile you could argue that the whole enterprise already looks obsolete. the copyright holders have found that existing laws enable them to take action against piracy sites, with court rulings forcing isps to block access to newzbin and the pirate bay. read rory's thoughts in full rights holders wishing to chase a suspected pirate must seek a court order requiring the isp to hand over the details. ofcom said this additional step was designed to encourage efforts to be focused "on the most persistent alleged infringers". appeal fees accused users who wish to appeal against the claims outlined in any letter must pay £20 to do so, but the revised code says only grounds specified in the act will be considered. campaign group consumer focus chief executive mike o'connor said: "copyright infringement is not to be condoned, but people who are innocent should not have to pay a fee to challenge accusations. "twenty pounds may sound like a small sum, but it could deter those living on low-incomes from challenging unfair allegations." he added the best way to reduce unnecessary appeals was for ofcom to require a high standard of evidence from copyright holders to avoid notifications being sent out on the basis of "flimsy evidence". ofcom noted its revised code stated rights holders would only be able to gather evidence using measures approved by the regulator. punishments isps - who must also contribute to the cost of running the scheme - will ultimately be required to take steps against repeat offenders such as limiting their broadband speed or suspending their accounts. however, ofcom noted this would require further legislation that could only be considered after the letter scheme had been in force for a year. even so, members of the creative coalition campaign, welcomed the latest step towards implementing the copyright crackdown. "we urge isps to begin building their systems now and to work constructively with rights holders, ofcom and government to get notice-sending up and running as soon as possible," said john smith, general secretary of the musicians' union.

ˈputɪn: ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən trəmp ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ril trəmp ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz ˈprɑməs tɪ meɪk 1 ˈmɪljən ˈɪməgrənts ˈsɪtɪzənz ɪn 2017 ər ju ə "sˈnoʊˌfleɪk"? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz kənˈtrɪbjətər feɪθ, wi ɔl ər. "əm ə sˈnoʊˌfleɪk. ənd soʊ ər ju. jʊr ˈʧɪldrən ər sˈnoʊˌfleɪks. ənd soʊ ər maɪn. ənd ðoʊz hu ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə ˈlaʊdəst əˈbaʊt nɑt biɪŋ sˈnoʊˌfleɪks? aɪ kən si jʊr aɪs ˈkrɪstəlz frəm hir!" roʊt ɪn ən op-ed*. kənˈsərvətɪv mɪˈlɛniəl ˈblɔgər ˈæli bɛθ ˈstəki ʤɔɪnd "fɑks frɛndz" ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ weɪ ɪn ɔn ðə "sˈnoʊˌfleɪk" dəˈbeɪt. "ə 'sˈnoʊˌfleɪk' ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd [ɛz] ˈsəmˌwən hu həz ðə ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn pərˈdəktɪv ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg. ənd ðæts wət wɪr siɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə raɪt naʊ," ˈstəki sɛd. lahren*: ðə lɛft 'simz tɪ wɔnt tɪ goʊ tɪ wɔr wɪθ ˈrəʃə' ˈhɪləri hənts fər roʊl ɪn ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkraʊˌthæmər: 'ˌkeɪˌʤiˈbi ˈeɪʤənt,' 'laɪər' ˈputɪn wʊd ˈnɛvər ədˈmɪt tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈmɛdəlɪŋ ʃi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə ˈmidiə ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə sɔrs əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd prəˈvaɪd ə pleɪs fər ˈɑnəst dəˈbeɪt ənd dɪˈskəʃən. "bət ðæts nɑt wəts ˈhæpənɪŋ," ˈstəki sɛd. "ɪts ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl tɪ gʊd ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. bət ðæts wət wɪr siɪŋ." "haʊ kən wi ɪkˈspɛkt ɑr jəŋ ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈdaɪəˌlɔg wɪn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɑr ˈoʊnli sɔrs fər əˈbʤɛktɪv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðə ˈmidiə həz bɪˈkəm ˈvɪktɪmz ənd sˈnoʊˌfleɪks ðɛmˈsɛlvz?" ʃi kənˈtɪnjud. ˈstəki ˈædɪd ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈprɑbləm ɪn ɑr ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈsɪstəm, wɪθ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ "seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz," məˈsɑʒ ˈθɛrəpi, ˈpəpiz ənd ˈkələrɪŋ bʊks tɪ ˈstudənts. ʃi sɛd ðət ɑr jəŋ ˈpipəl ðɛn hæv ðət ˈætəˌtud ˌriɪnˈfɔrst baɪ ðə ˈmidiə, ənd ðæts haʊ wiv əraɪvd æt ðɪs "sˈnoʊˌstɔrm." wɔʧ mɔr əˈbəv. ˈməzlɪm ˈɔθər: ˈæktɪvɪst hu kɔld fər 'ˈʤihɑd' əˈgɛnst trəmp ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ 'ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ˈpleɪbʊk' ˈdeɪvɪd ˈbɔsi: 'ˈfɛmənɪsts ɪn neɪm ˈoʊnli' ər əˈtækɪŋ ˈlɔrəns ʤoʊnz: ðə 'rɪˈzɪstəns' ɪz ˈhɛlpɪŋ trəmp 2020 st*. luɪs drɑps ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ mɔr ðən 2

putin: tv trump very different from real trump sanctuary cities promise to make 1 million immigrants citizens in 2017 are you a "snowflake"? according to cbs news contributor faith salie, we all are. "i'm a snowflake. and so are you. your children are snowflakes. and so are mine. and those who protest the loudest about not being snowflakes? i can see your six-fold ice crystals from here!" salie wrote in an op-ed. conservative millennial blogger allie beth stuckey joined "fox & friends" this morning to weigh in on the "snowflake" debate. "a 'snowflake' is defined [as] someone who has the inability to engage in productive intellectual dialogue. and that's what we're seeing in the mainstream media right now," stuckey said. tomi lahren: the left 'seems to want to go to war with russia' hillary hunts for role in midterm elections krauthammer: 'kgb agent,' 'liar' putin would never admit to election meddling she explained that the media is supposed to be a source of information and provide a place for honest debate and discussion. "but that's not what's happening," stuckey said. "it's antithetical to good journalism. but that's what we're seeing." "how can we expect our young people to be able to engage in dialogue when, for example, our only source for objective information - the media - has become victims and snowflakes themselves?" she continued. stuckey added that this is also a problem in our educational system, with colleges providing "safe spaces," massage therapy, puppies and coloring books to students. she said that our young people then have that attitude reinforced by the media, and that's how we've arrived at this "snowstorm." watch more above. muslim author: activist who called for 'jihad' against trump is using 'muslim brotherhood playbook' david bossie: 'feminists in name only' are attacking ivanka lawrence jones: the 'resistance' is helping trump 2020 st. louis drops minimum wage more than $2

ˈvərʤɪn əˈtlæntɪk həz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn strɔŋ wɪθ ˈsərvɪs tɪ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈkɛriər həz ˈnɛvər hæd məʧ əv ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɛzəns. ˈvərʤɪn wəns hæd ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈdəblɪn ˈərli ɪn ðɛr ˈhɪstəri ənd səm ˈsərvɪs, ˌhaʊˈɛvər nən əv ðiz rʊts wər dəˈmɛstɪk. ɪn 2012 ˈrɪʧərd ˈbrænsən ənd ˈvərʤɪn əˈtlæntɪk rɪˈsivd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsərvɪs ðət ðeɪ hæd lɔŋ dɪˈzaɪərd. ɪn 2012 ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz ˈpərʧəst ˈraɪvəl ˈɛˌrlaɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈmɪˌdlænd. ɛz pɑrt əv ðə dil, ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən ruld ðət ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz wʊd hæv tɪ gɪv əp 14 slɑts æt ˈləndən ˈhiθroʊ, 12 əv wɪʧ wər sɛt əˈsaɪd fər dəˈmɛstɪk juz. ˈæftər ə ˈbætəl wɪθ ɛr ˈlɪŋgəs, ˈvərʤɪn əˈtlæntɪk wən ðə bɪd tɪ ˈpərʧəs ðə slɑts fər dəˈmɛstɪk juz. tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ðɛr nu dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsərvɪs, səbˈsɪdiˌɛri ˈvərʤɪn əˈtlæntɪk ˈlɪtəl rɛd wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd. ðə ˈsərvɪs wʊd bi ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɔn ə wɪθ ɛr ˈlɪŋgəs ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛrbəs ˈɛrˌkræft. ˈsərvɪs ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn mɑrʧ 31st*, 2013 bɪtˈwin ˈmænˌʧɛstər ənd ˈləndən. ðɛr wʊd bi fɔr ˈdeɪli flaɪts bɪtˈwin ˈmænˌʧɛstər ənd ˈhiθroʊ, sɪks ˈdeɪli flaɪts bɪtˈwin ˈɛdənbəroʊ ənd ˈhiθroʊ, ənd θri ˈdeɪli flaɪts bɪtˈwin ˈæbərˌdin ənd ˈhiθroʊ. ˈbrænsən ɛnˈvɪʒənd ðət ˈpæsənʤərz wʊd juz ˈlɪtəl rɛd tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ lɑrʤ lɔŋ hɔl ˈnɛtˌwərk æt ˈhiθroʊ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs wʊd pruv nɑt tɪ bi ðə keɪs. wɪˈθɪn ðə fərst sɪks mənθs əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ðə ˈkɛriər ˈkɛrid ˈpæsənʤərz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈmɛni ˈpæsənʤərz juzd ðə flaɪts ɛz dəˈmɛstɪk flaɪts ˈrəðər ðən kəˈnɛktɪŋ flaɪts wɪʧ kɔzd flaɪts tɪ liv wɪθ ɪkˈstrimli loʊ loʊd ˈfæktərz. ðə ˈsɪvəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən əˈθɔrəti riˈlist ˈfɪgjərz ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˈævərɪʤ loʊd ˈfæktər æt ðə loʊəst ɪn ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən æt ðə taɪm. ðɪs kɔzd ˈhɛvi ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz ˈlidər ˈwɪli wɔlʃ. æt wən pɔɪnt, ðə ˈvərʤɪn grup kleɪmd ˈlɪtəl rɛd wɑz ˈkɔstɪŋ ðə ˈɛˌrlaɪn θri ˈmɪljən paʊnz ə wik. ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ðə grup kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈlɔsɪz wʊd bi rɪˈkupt wɪθ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪθ ˈɛvəri lɔs ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ˈvərʤɪn əˈnaʊnst ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər əv 2014 ðət ˈlɪtəl rɛd wʊd sis ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əv 2015 ˈmɛni ˈɪʃuz wər bleɪmd fər ðə ˈkloʊʒər, ˈmoʊstli ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz ˈdɑmənəns ɪn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt æt ˈhiθroʊ ənd loʊ kɔst ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən æt ˈəðər ˈɛrˌpɔrts. flaɪts tɪ ˈmænˌʧɛstər wər ˈɛndɪd ɪn mɑrʧ 2015 wɪθ ˈɛdənbəroʊ ənd ˈæbərˌdin ˈɛndɪŋ ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 26th*, 2015 ˈæftər ˈsərvɪs ˈɛndɪd, ɛr ˈlɪŋgəs rɪˈtərnd ðə ˈɛrˌkræft tɪ ðɛr oʊn ˈsərvɪs ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz wɑz ˈgɪvɪn bæk naɪn əv ðə 12 slɑts. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ θri wər kɛpt baɪ ˈvərʤɪn ənd ˈɛndɪd əp biɪŋ list aʊt tɪ ˈəðər ˈkɛriərz. təˈdeɪ, ðə dɪˈmaɪz əv ðə ʃɔrt lɪvd ˈlɪtəl rɛd həz ˈgɪvɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛrˌweɪz ə məˈnɑpəli ɔn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt æt ˈhiθroʊ.

virgin atlantic has always been strong with long-haul service to holiday destinations from the united kingdom. however, the carrier has never had much of a domestic presence. virgin once had services to dublin early in their history and some intra-european service, however none of these routes were domestic. in 2012, richard branson and virgin atlantic received the opportunity for the domestic service that they had long desired. in 2012, british airways purchased rival airline british midland. as part of the deal, the eu competition commission ruled that british airways would have to give up 14 slots at london heathrow, 12 of which were set aside for domestic use. after a battle with aer lingus, virgin atlantic won the bid to purchase the slots for domestic use. to operate their new domestic service, subsidiary virgin atlantic little red was created. the service would be operated on a wet-lease with aer lingus using airbus a320 aircraft. service started on march 31st, 2013 between manchester and london. there would be four daily flights between manchester and heathrow, six daily flights between edinburgh and heathrow, and three daily flights between aberdeen and heathrow. branson envisioned that passengers would use little red to connect to virgin’s large long haul network at heathrow. however, this would prove not to be the case. within the first six months of operation, the carrier carried 250,000 passengers, however many passengers used the flights as domestic flights rather than connecting flights which caused flights to leave with extremely low load factors. the civil aviation authority released figures showing the average load factor at 37.6%, the lowest in aviation at the time. this caused heavy criticism from british airways leader willie walsh. at one point, the virgin group claimed little red was costing the airline three million pounds a week. initially the group claimed that the losses would be recouped with the long-haul operation. however, with every loss making operation, virgin announced in october of 2014 that little red would cease operation in september of 2015. many issues were blamed for the closure, mostly british airways dominance in the domestic market at heathrow and low cost competition at london’s other airports. flights to manchester were ended in march 2015, with edinburgh and aberdeen ending on september 26th, 2015. after service ended, aer lingus returned the aircraft to their own service and british airways was given back nine of the 12 slots. the remaining three were kept by virgin and ended up being leased out to other carriers. today, the demise of the short lived little red has given british airways a monopoly on the domestic market at heathrow.

ənd kwaɪt ə bɪt mɔr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ˈaɪsəs tɪ raɪz tɪ siz graʊnd ənd dɪˈklɛr ə. ɪn ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ frəm ðə dɪˈfɛns ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi (ˈdiə) tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl, ðə siaɪeɪ, ənd ðə waɪt haʊs faɪv deɪz ˈæftər ðə əˈtæk ɔn ðə ˈkɑnsələt ɪn, ðə ˈdiə kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə əˈtæk hæd bɪn plænd fər mɔr ðən ə wik ənd wɑz ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən fər ən əˈmɛrɪkən droʊn straɪk ðət hæd kɪld ə ˈsinjər ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ˈlidər ɪn ʤun 2012 mɔˈroʊvər, ðə əˈtæk hæd bɪn plænd fər ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ɛz ə ˌprɑpəˈgændə ku fər ənd ɪts əˈfɪliˌeɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə əˈtæk, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ɛz ðə waɪt haʊs ˈleɪtər kleɪmd (ˈviə ðə raɪt skup): wɔʧ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvɪdioʊ æt ðə deɪt əv ðə ˈdiə kənˈkluʒən (prəˈdust baɪ ə ˈɛˈfoʊˈaɪˈeɪ ˈlɔˌsut frəm ʤuˈdɪʃəl wɔʧ) ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl fər æt list wən ˈrizən. fərst, sɛpˈtɛmbər 16 ɪz ən ˈɪnfəməs deɪt ɪn ðə ˈtaɪmlaɪn, ɛz ðə deɪt ɔn wɪʧ ˈsuzən raɪs dɪd ə fʊl ˈgɪnzbərg tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðə əˈtæk rɪˈzəltɪd frəm ə spɑnˈteɪniəs ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən taɪd tɪ ən əbˈskjʊr ˈjuˌtub ˈvɪdioʊ. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈdiə dɪˈrɛkli ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəd ðoʊz ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnts səˈplaɪd baɪ ðə waɪt haʊs tɪ raɪs, ðeɪ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm fər əˈnəðər tu wiks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd, ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kɛpt seɪɪŋ ðət ðeɪ hæd noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðɪs wɑz ə ˈtɛrərɪst plɑt, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈlɪˌbiə ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ə plænd əˈtæk ɔn wən əv ðə seɪm ʃoʊz ɔn wɪʧ raɪs əˈpɪrd. ɛz ˈkæθərɪn ˈhɛrɪʤ ənd ˈmɑrθə məˈkæləm pɔɪnt aʊt, ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ tɛlz ə lɔt mɔr əv ðə ˈstɔri ðən wi nu ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˈkɑnsələt ənd ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wɑz ˈkipɪŋ ən aɪ ɔn ˈwɛpənz ˈtrænsfərz tɪ ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈsɪriə, wən əv ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈrizənz waɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs wʊd hæv kɛpt ə ˈkɑnsələt ˈoʊpən ɪn ðət ˈsɪti fər soʊ lɔŋ. ðɪs wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs æt ðə seɪm taɪm ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wər dɪˈmændɪŋ mɔr ˈoʊpən səˈpɔrt fər ˈrɛbəlz ɪn ˈsɪriə, ə muv ðət hæd səˈpɔrt frəm ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd liɑn pəˈnɛtə æt ðə taɪm əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɛmˌwɑr, bət wɪʧ ˌoʊˈbɑmə hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz rɪˈləktənt tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ˈpəblɪkli, æt list. maɪk ˈmɔrəl ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd læst wik ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs tʊk noʊ pɑrt ɪn ðət ˈwɛpənz ˈmuvmənt, bət dɪd wi nid ə ˈkɑnsələt ʤɪst tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈpæsɪv ˌɪnˈtɛl ɔn ɑrmz ˈtræfɪkɪŋ? waɪ kip əp ðə priˈtɛns? ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ən ɪˈlɛkʃən, ənd wɔnt tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət bɪn kɔt wɪθ hɪz pænts daʊn. ənd hi meɪ wɛl hæv ˈwɔntɪd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈænsərɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈsikrɪt ɑrmz ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ˈrɛbəlz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈgɪvɪn haʊ ðət tərnd aʊt ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. ˈspikɪŋ əv wɪʧ, ðə pɑrt əˈbaʊt ðə raɪz əv ˈaɪsəs ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðə ˈdiə traɪd tɪ wɔrn ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈbaʊt ðə θrɛt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 wɪʧ ɪz wɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə kəmˈpɛrd ðɛm tɪ ðə ““jayvees.”*.” ˈsɪkˈstin mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ðə ˈdiə hæd prɪˈdɪktɪd ɪgˈzæktli wət wʊd ˈhæpən wɪθ ðə grup ˈfɔrmərli noʊn ɛz ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, raɪt daʊn tɪ ðɛr ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ə ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs hæd fɔt soʊ hɑrd tɪ rɛst frəm ðɛr kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðɪs ˈmɛˌmoʊ meɪks ɪt lʊk ɛz ðoʊ boʊθ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈklɪntən meɪd ə ˈhæbət əv ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt wɪθ ðɛr pænts daʊn, ənd kənˈkɑktɪŋ ˈkəvər ˈstɔriz wɪn ðə ˈfeɪljərz bɪˈkeɪm tu ˈɑbviəs tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr.

and quite a bit more, including the potential for isis to rise to seize ground and declare a caliphate. in a memo from the defense intelligence agency (dia) to the national security council, the cia, and the white house five days after the attack on the consulate in benghazi, the dia concluded that the attack had been planned for more than a week and was retribution for an american drone strike that had killed a senior al-qaeda leader in june 2012. moreover, the attack had been planned for the anniversary of 9/11 as a propaganda coup for aq and its affiliate behind the attack, and not just a coincidence as the white house later claimed (via the right scoop): watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com the date of the dia conclusion (produced by a foia lawsuit from judicial watch) is remarkable for at least one reason. first, september 16 is an infamous date in the benghazi timeline, as the date on which susan rice did a full ginsburg to insist that the attack resulted from a spontaneous demonstration tied to an obscure youtube video. even though the dia directly contradicted those talking points supplied by the white house to rice, they continued to insist on using them for another two weeks, including hillary clinton. during that period, the obama administration kept saying that they had no indication that this was a terrorist plot, even though the president of libya insisted that it was a planned attack on one of the same shows on which rice appeared. as catherine herridge and martha mccallum point out, the memo tells a lot more of the story than we knew before. the consulate and its intelligence operation nearby was keeping an eye on weapons transfers to anti-assad forces in syria, one of the proposed reasons why the us would have kept a consulate open in that city for so long. this was taking place at the same time that a number of american politicians were demanding more open support for rebels in syria, a move that had support from hillary clinton and leon panetta at the time according to panetta’s memoir, but which obama himself was reluctant to embrace — publicly, at least. mike morell insisted last week that the us took no part in that weapons movement, but did we need a consulate just to conduct passive intel on arms trafficking? why keep up the pretense? obama was in the middle of an election, and didn’t want to acknowledge that he’d been caught with his pants down. and he may well have wanted to avoid answering questions about secret arms programs to anti-assad rebels, especially given how that turned out in syria and iraq. speaking of which, the part about the rise of isis is even more interesting. the dia tried to warn congress about the threat in january 2014, which is when obama compared them to the “jayvees.” sixteen months before that, the dia had predicted exactly what would happen with the group formerly known as al-qaeda in iraq, right down to their declaration of a caliphate in the area that the us had fought so hard to wrest from their control in 2006-8. this memo makes it look as though both obama and clinton made a habit of getting caught with their pants down, and concocting cover stories when the failures became too obvious to ignore.

ˈtərki sɪz əˈtæks ɔn ə əˈgɛnst humanity’*’ ˈæŋkərə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ tɔp sɪˈkjʊrəti bɔrd həz dɪˈskraɪbd ðə əˈtæks ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən rəˈʒim ɪn ɛz əˈgɛnst humanity,”*,” waɪl ˈæŋkərə həz ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ɪts ˈdaɪəˌlɔg wɪθ ˈrəʃə tɪ ɛnd ðə ““tragedy”*” ɪn ˈsɛkənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈtərkɪʃ ənd ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts, ənd vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn, dɪˈskəst ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ənd ˈsɪriə ɪn ðɛr θərd foʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ɪn ðə læst fju deɪz ɔn noʊv. bɪn ˈəndərˌlaɪnd ðət ðə əˈtæks ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə rəˈʒim ɔn səˈvɪljən ˈtɑrgəts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz, hæv riʧt tɪ ðə steɪʤ əv kraɪmz əˈgɛnst juˈmænɪti, wɪʧ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət action,”*,” sɛd ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɪʃud baɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl (mgk*) ˈæftər ə ˈmitɪŋ ɔn dɛk. ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst ˈɛfərts tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən eɪd tɪ ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn, ənd ˈputɪn tɔkt ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn ənd rivˈjud ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈsɪriə. ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən keɪm ˈæftər sɛd ˈtərkɪʃ trups wər ɪn ˈsɪriə tɪ ˈtɑpəl bəˈʃɑr rəˈʒim, ə ˈsteɪtmənt ðət ɪgˈzæspərˌeɪtɪd ˈsteɪtmənt ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈkɔld kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ɪts faɪt əˈgɛnst ɔl ˈtɛrər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz, waɪl ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn countries”*” tɪ sis ðɛr səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈaʊˌtlɔd ˈkərdɪˌstæn workers’*’ ˈpɑrti (pkk*) ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈjunjən ˈpɑrti (pyd*) ɪn ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ juˈfreɪtiz ʃild ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, seɪɪŋ ɪt hæd θri əˈbʤɛktɪvz: sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər, prɪˈvɛnɪŋ əˈtæks ɔn ˈtərki, ənd ˈklɪrɪŋ ɔl ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz frəm ðə həz bɪn ˈəndərˌlaɪnd ðət ðə ˈtərgət əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə ˈtɛrər ˈkɔrɪdər wɪl nɑt bi əˈlaʊd, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈvaɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti fər ðə ˈsɪriən ˈpipəl ənd ɑr ˈsɪtɪzənz, ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl integrity,”*,” ɪt ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə nu ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns əv ˈnɔrðərn ˌɪˈrɑk ənd riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ɪts kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ stɑp ðɪs ɔl minz necessary.”*.”

turkey says attacks on aleppo a ‘crime against humanity’ ankara dha photo turkey’s top security board has described the attacks carried out by the syrian regime in aleppo as “crimes against humanity,” while ankara has intensified its dialogue with russia to end the “tragedy” in syria’s second largest city.the turkish and russian presidents, recep tayyip erdoğan and vladimir putin, discussed the general situation in aleppo and syria in their third phone conversation in the last few days on nov. 30.“it’s been underlined that the attacks carried out by the regime on civilian targets, including hospitals, have reached to the stage of crimes against humanity, which require immediate action,” said the statement issued by the national security council (mgk) after a six-hour meeting on dec. 30.the mgk also discussed turkey’s efforts to provide humanitarian aid to aleppo.while the meeting was going on, erdoğan and putin talked over the phone and reviewed the situation in syria. the conversation came after erdoğan said turkish troops were in syria to topple bashar al-assad’s regime, a statement that exasperated moscow.the mgk statement also recalled turkey’s commitment to its fight against all terror organizations, while calling on “some countries” to cease their support to the outlawed kurdistan workers’ party (pkk) and the democratic union party (pyd) in syria.the mgk also discussed the ongoing euphrates shield operation, saying it had three objectives: securing the turkish border, preventing attacks on turkey, and clearing all terrorist organizations from the region.“it has been underlined that the pkk/pyd-ypg’s target of establishing a terror corridor will not be allowed, in order to provide security for the syrian people and our citizens, as well as to protect syria’s territorial integrity,” it stated.the mgk stated that the pkk/pyd was working to establish a new headquarters in the sinjar province of northern iraq and reiterated its commitment to stop this “by all means necessary.”

ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ hɪz əˈpruvəl ˈoʊvər ðə səˈlɛkʃən əv pəˈtɛl ɛz ðə nu rɪˈzərv bæŋk əv ˈɪndiə (rbi*) ˈgəvərnər, ʤəˈnɑtə ˈpɑrti (bjp*) ˈlidər ˌsubrəˈmɑniən həz sɛd ðət hi həz haɪ hoʊps frəm səkˈsɛsər. wɛnt ɔn tɪ seɪ ðət pəˈtɛl wɑz ˈdɛpjəti fər ˈmɛni jɪrz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ hɪz nɛkst poʊst ʃʊd nɑt fil nu tɪ ɪm. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ (pəˈtɛl) həz ə ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ənd ə dɪˈgri frəm jeɪl, hæd noʊ dɪˈgri ɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. ˈæftər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, hi dɪd ˈmænɪʤmənt. hi dɪd nɑt hæv ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˌikwəˈlɪbriəm rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks. pəˈtɛl həz bɪn ðə ˈdɛpjəti ˈgəvərnər fər soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz naʊ, soʊ ðɪs wɪl nɑt bi nu fər ɪm. aɪ hæv haɪ hoʊps frəm him,”*,” sɛd. əˈnaʊnst ðət hi wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˌækəˈdimiə æt ðə ɛnd əv hɪz tərm ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 4 2016 ˈædɪŋ hi wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ sərv hɪz ˈkəntri wɪn ˈnidɪd ənd əˈsərtəd ðət hɪz ‘‘successor’*’ wʊd teɪk ðə ˈneɪʃən tɪ nu haɪts. ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn liv frəm ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ buθ skul əv ˈbɪznɪs wɛr hi hoʊldz ðə poʊst əv dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ˈsərvɪs prəˈfɛsər əv ˈfaɪˌnæns. ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðət ðə ˈsɛntər rɪˈspɛktɪd dɪˈsɪʒən ənd əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd ðə work’*’ dən baɪ ɪm., hu həz bɪn wən əv ðə ʧif ˈkrɪtɪks əv, ˈwɛlkəmd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd sɛd ðət hi wɑz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənd tərm ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət meɪd ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ seɪv hɪz sɛlf rɪˈspɛkt. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ əˈpɔɪntmənt hæd bɪn meɪd ɔn ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈpɔɪntmənt sərʧ kəˈmɪti (fsrasc*) ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈkæbənət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri kuˈmɑr ˈsɪnhə. ðə kəˈmɪti ˌəndərˈtʊk ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈɛksərˌsaɪz tɪ səˈʤɛst ə ˈpænəl əv neɪmz tɪ ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt kəˈmɪti əv ˈkæbənət (acc*). hi wɪl bi ðə eɪθ ˈdɛpjəti ˈgəvərnər tɪ bi meɪd ˈgəvərnər.

expressing his approval over the selection of urjit patel as the new reserve bank of india (rbi) governor, bharatiya janata party (bjp) leader subramanian swamy has said that he has high hopes from raghuram rajan’s successor. swamy went on to say that patel was rajan’s deputy for many years, which is why his next post should not feel new to him. advertising “he (patel) has a phd in economics and a degree from yale, raghuram rajan had no degree in economics. after engineering, he did management. he did not have the general equilibrium regarding economics. urjit patel has been the deputy governor for so many years now, so this will not be new for him. i have high hopes from him,” swamy said. rajan announced that he would return to academia at the end of his term on september 4, 2016, adding he will always be available to serve his country when needed and asserted that his ‘successor’ would take the nation to new heights. rajan is currently on leave from the chicago booth school of business where he holds the post of distinguished service professor of finance. finance minister arun jaitley said that the centre respected rajan’s decision and appreciated the ‘good work’ done by him. swamy, who has been one of the chief critics of rajan, welcomed the latter’s decision and said that he was not even getting a second term in the first place. swamy also said that rajan made this decision to save his self respect. advertising patel’s appointment had been made on the recommendation of the financial sector regulatory appointment search committee (fsrasc) headed by cabinet secretary pradeep kumar sinha. the committee undertook an extensive exercise to suggest a panel of names to the appointment committee of cabinet (acc). he will be the eighth deputy governor to be made rbi governor.

wɪθ ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ tim pækt wɪθ ˈtæləntɪd pleɪərz, naɪˈʤɪriə səkˈsɛsfəli dɪˈfɛndɪd ðɛr kraʊn æt ðə wərld kəp ˈʧɪli 2015 ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə wɛst ˈæfrɪkənz tʊk ˈsɛntər steɪʤ wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl tu. tɔp ˈskɔrər ˈvɪktər ənd ˈkæptən boʊθ meɪd ðɛr mɑrk ɔn ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ənd ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə əˈdidəs ˈgoʊldən bɔl ɛz ðə bɛst pleɪər, ðə ˈlætər ˈfɑloʊd ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌstɛps əv ənd ˈtoʊni kroos*, hu ər naʊ ki ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈsinjər saɪdz wɪθ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈnæʃənəl timz. sɛt ə nu wərld kəp ˈrɛkərd, waɪl ˈsæmjul ənd ɪgˈzæmpəl əv fɛr pleɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪn ðə lɪst ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd ˈoʊvərˌsin baɪ ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈstədi grup (tsg*). rɛd ɔn tɪ faɪnd aʊt hu ɛls ɪz ˈtrævəlɪŋ hoʊm wɪθ ˈɛkstrə ˈsɪlvərˌwɛr ɪn ðɛr ˈləgɪʤ. əˈdidəs ˈgoʊldən bɔl: (naɪˈʤɪriə) *ðə ˈkæptən əv ðə ˈgoʊldən wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn prəˈvɪʒənəl skwɑd əˈhɛd əv ðə 2013 ɪˈdɪʃən, bət wɑz nɑt neɪmd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈpɑrti ðət wɛnt ɔn tɪ wɪn ðə ˈtaɪtəl. hir, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə wɑz ðə fərst tɪ lɪft ðə ˈtroʊfi əˈlɔft. koʊʧ ɪˈmænjuəl raɪˈthænd mæn aʊt ɔn ðə pɪʧ, hi ˈʃoʊldərd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd kɛpt ə kul hɛd ɪn ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈmoʊmənts. hi skɔrd θri goʊlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tu ˈpɛnəltiz, ənd prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈfərðər θri əˈsɪsts, ə hɔl ðət ˈɔlsoʊ brɔt ɪm ðə əˈdidəs brɑnz but. *əˈdidəs ˈsɪlvər bɔl: ˈvɪktər (naɪˈʤɪriə) *ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt kɪkt ɔf ɪn ˈʧɪli wɑz ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt tɪ wɪn ðə əˈdidəs ˈgoʊldən bɔl, ˈhævɪŋ skɔrd 39 goʊlz ɪn 71 ˈaʊtɪŋz fər hɪz ˈkəntri æt ðət pɔɪnt, ənd ˈfɪnɪʃt ɛz tɔp ˈskɔrər æt ðə ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ɪn mɑrʧ. ðə ˈstraɪkər, hu neɪmz ˈfɔrwərd ˈdɪdiər ɛz hɪz roʊl ˈmɑdəl, mɔr ðən lɪvd əp tɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ɪn ˈʧɪli ˈæftər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə nɛt ɪn ɔl ˈsɛvən geɪmz æt ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. pʊt hɪz saɪd əp ɔn fɔr ɔˈkeɪʒənz ənd hɪz ˈɛfərt ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl hɪz tɛnθ goʊl ˈoʊvərˌɔl sɛt ə nu ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈrɛkərd, ˈbitɪŋ ðə ˈpriviəs sɛt baɪ ɪn 2011 ənd ɪn 2001 ˈduli ˈfɪnɪʃt ɛz tɔp ˈskɔrər ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd wʊd ˈdaʊtləs nɑt bɪˈgrəʤ hɪz tim ˈkæptən, əv ɔl pleɪərz, ɪm tɪ wət wʊd hæv bɪn ə ˈsɛkənd ˈgoʊldən əˈwɔrd. *əˈdidəs brɑnz bɔl: ˈeɪli mæl (ˈmɑli) *əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd traore*, ənd maiga*, mæl fɔrmd pɑrt əv ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv əˈtækɪŋ ˈlaɪˌnəp ðət pʊt əˈpoʊnənts ˈəndər ˈprɛʃər raɪt frəm ðə ɔf. ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɛz ə ˈnɑmənəl ˈstraɪkər, ðə ˈɔfən drɑpt dip tɪ pɪk əp ðə bɔl ənd brɔt hɪz ˈɪntu ðə geɪm ɔn ˈkaʊntləs ɔˈkeɪʒənz. **əˈdidəs ˈgoʊldən but: ˈvɪktər goʊlz, 2 əˈsɪsts) əˈdidəs ˈsɪlvər but: ʤoʊˈhænəs goʊlz, 0 əˈsɪsts) bɛst pərˈfɔrmənsɪz fər ˈʤərməni keɪm ɪn ðə grup steɪʤ, wɛr hi faʊnd ðə ˈtərgət fɔr taɪmz ɪn θri ˈmæʧɪz tɪ goʊ əv ðə scorers’*’ ʧɑrt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈæftər ðə fərst feɪz əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈstraɪkər, hu pleɪz fər kləb ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən, wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ æd tɪ hɪz ˈtæli ˈæftər ˈʤərməni wər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd baɪ kroʊˈeɪʃə ɪn ðə raʊnd əv 16 hi stɪl dɪd ɪˈnəf tɪ wɪn ðə əˈdidəs ˈsɪlvər but. strɛŋθs ər maɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ə pæs ənd maɪ versatility,”*,” sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ **fifa.com*. hɪz ɪz bækt əp baɪ ðə stəˈtɪstɪks: hi skɔrd twaɪs wɪθ hɪz lɛft fʊt, wəns wɪθ hɪz raɪt ənd wəns wɪθ hɪz hɛd. əˈdidəs brɑnz but: ˈsæmjul goʊlz, 3 əˈsɪsts) ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ənd daɪˈnæmɪk ɛz hi ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ənd ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk, pruvd tɪ bi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈvərsətəl əv naɪˈʤɪriəz ˈtæləntɪd skwɑd. ðə wɑz ə ki pɑrt əv ðə ˈvɪktərz' pərˈdəkʃən laɪn, ˈskɔrɪŋ θri goʊlz ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ θri əˈsɪsts. əˈgɛnst ðə hoʊsts ˈʧɪli hi ˈædɪd ən əˈdɪʃənəl fɑnd ˈmɛməri əv hɪz taɪm ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə θərd ˈfæstəst goʊl ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənts ˈhɪstəri 25 seconds).​*).​ *əˈdidəs ˈgoʊldən gləv: ˈsæmjul (ˈmɑli) *fər ðə fɔrθ taɪm ɪn ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈhɪstəri, ðə bɛst ˈgoʊlˌkipər əv ðə ˈfaɪnəlz wɑz pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ən əˈwɔrd. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈbɛnʤəmən ˈsigrɪst (sˈwɪtsərlənd, 2009 ˈʤɑnəθən (ˈjərəgˌweɪ, 2011 ənd (naɪˈʤɪriə, 2013 ðɪs taɪm ðə ˈwɪnər wɑz ˈsæmjul, hu riʧt ðə ˈfaɪnəl wɪθ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈʧæmpiənz ˈmɑli ənd ruˈtinli ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈstraɪkərz wɪθ səm spɛkˈtækjələr seɪvz. ðə kəˈstoʊdiən ˈdæzəld ɪn saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkə wɪθ hɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˈriflɛksəz ənd kəˈmænd əv hɪz ˈpɛnəlti ˈɛriə, waɪl hi kənˈsidɪd fjuər goʊlz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈgoʊlˌkipər æt ðiz ˈfaɪnəlz, ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪn ʤɪst fɔr ɪn ˈsɛvən geɪmz. fɛr pleɪ əˈwɔrd: ˈɛkwəˌdɔr *ɪn 1995 ˈɛkwəˌdɔr ˈpoʊstɪd ðɛr bɛst əˈʧivmənt æt ən wərld kəp baɪ ˈriʧɪŋ ðə ɔn hoʊm sɔɪl. naʊ, 20 jɪrz ɔn, ðə ˈleɪtəst krɑp əv pleɪərz ðət fit ɪn ˈʧɪli, ənd dɪd soʊ waɪl ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə hɑrts əv ðə fænz. ɪn ðɛr faɪv geɪmz æt ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, ðə saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈoʊnli kəˈmɪtɪd 69 faʊlz, kəˈlɛktəd ʤɪst fɔr ˈjɛloʊ kɑrdz ənd hæd wən ˈsɛndɪŋ ɔf fər ə ˈsɛkənd offence*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ koʊʧ ˌhoʊˈzeɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈwərði ˈwɪnərz əv ðə fɛr pleɪ əˈwɔrd. əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ə ˈtroʊfi, ˈmɛdəlz ənd ə sərˈtɪfɪkət, ðə ˌɛkwəˈdɔriən wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈsiv praɪz ˈməni əv usd*, wɪʧ kən ˈoʊnli juzd fər ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪkˈwɪpmənt fər juθ timz.

with an outstanding team packed with talented players, nigeria successfully defended their crown at the fifa u-17 world cup chile 2015. furthermore, the west africans took centre stage when it came to the individual honours too. ** top scorer victor osimhen and captain kelechi nwakali both made their mark on the competition, and after winning the adidas golden ball as the tournament’s best player, the latter followed in the footsteps of cesc fabregas and toni kroos, who are now key members of the senior sides with their respective national teams. **osimhen set a new u-17 world cup goalscoring record, while mali’s samuel diarra and ecuador’s example of fair play were also recognised in the honour’s list established and overseen by fifa’s technical study group (tsg). read on to find out who else is travelling home with extra silverware in their luggage. * adidas golden ball: kelechi nwakali (nigeria) *the captain of the golden eaglets was included in nigeria’s provisional squad ahead of the 2013 edition, but was not named in the final party that went on to win the title. here, however, the playmaker was the first to lift the trophy aloft. coach emmanuel amuneke's right-hand man out on the pitch, he shouldered responsibility and kept a cool head in difficult moments. he scored three goals, including two penalties, and provided a further three assists, a haul that also brought him the adidas bronze boot. *adidas silver ball: victor osimhen (nigeria) *even before the tournament kicked off in chile osimhen was touted as a favourite to win the adidas golden ball, having scored 39 goals in 71 outings for his country at that point, and finished as top scorer at the u-17 african championship in march. the striker, who names côte d’ivoire forward didier drogba as his role model, more than lived up to expectations in chile after finding the net in all seven games at the competition. osimhen put his side 1-0 up on four occasions and his effort in the final his tenth goal overall set a new tournament record, beating the previous best-mark set by côte d’ivoire’s souleymane coulibaly in 2011 and france’s florent sinama pongolle in 2001. osimhen duly finished as top scorer in south america, and would doubtless not begrudge his team captain, of all players, pipping him to what would have been a second golden award. *adidas bronze ball: aly malle (mali) *alongside boubacar traore, sekou koita and sidiki maiga, malle formed part of an impressive attacking line-up that put opponents under pressure right from the off. operating as a nominal striker, the no9 often dropped deep to pick up the ball and brought his team-mates into the game on countless occasions. **adidas golden boot: victor osimhen (nigeria/10 goals, 2 assists) adidas silver boot: johannes eggestein (germany/4 goals, 0 assists) eggestein’s best performances for germany came in the group stage, where he found the target four times in three matches to go joint-top of the scorers’ chart alongside osimhen after the first phase of the tournament. although the striker, who plays for bundesliga club werder bremen, was unable to add to his tally after germany were eliminated by croatia in the round of 16, he still did enough to win the adidas silver boot. “my strengths are my ability to anticipate a pass and my versatility,” eggestein said in an interview with **fifa.com. his self-analysis is backed up by the statistics: he scored twice with his left foot, once with his right and once with his head. adidas bronze boot: samuel chukwueze (nigeria/3 goals, 3 assists) as powerful and dynamic as he is intelligent and opportunistic, chukwueze proved to be one of the most versatile of nigeria's talented squad. the midfielder was a key part of the victors' production line, scoring three goals and giving three assists. against the hosts chile he added an additional fond memory of his time in south america, scoring the third fastest goal in the tournament's history (25 seconds).​ *adidas golden glove: samuel diarra (mali) *for the fourth time in tournament history, the best goalkeeper of the finals was presented with an award. following benjamin siegrist (switzerland, 2009), jonathan cubero (uruguay, 2011) and dele alampasu (nigeria, 2013), this time the winner was samuel diarra, who reached the final with african champions mali and routinely frustrated opposition strikers with some spectacular saves. the custodian dazzled in south america with his incredible reflexes and command of his penalty area, while he conceded fewer goals than any other goalkeeper at these finals, letting in just four in seven games. *fifa fair play award: ecuador *in 1995 ecuador posted their best achievement at an u-17 world cup by reaching the quarter-finals on home soil. now, 20 years on, the latest crop of players equalled that feat in chile, and did so while winning over the hearts of the fans. in their five games at the tournament, the south americans only committed 69 fouls, collected just four yellow cards and had one sending off for a second bookable offence, making coach jose rodriguez’s charges worthy winners of the fifa fair play award. alongside a trophy, medals and a certificate, the ecuadorian fa will also receive prize money of $10,000 usd, which can only used for football equipment for youth teams.

rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. mɪˈʃɛl ˈbɑkmən (r-mn*) ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə meɪ gɪv ðə raɪt tɪ voʊt ɪn juz. ɪˈlɛkʃənz. ˈviə ˈjuˌtub. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ɔn ktth*, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈkɑŋgrəsˌwʊmən mɪˈʃɛl ˈbɑkmən dɪˈskəst ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt wɪθ bɛn ʃəˈpɪroʊ. ʃi bɪˈgæn baɪ əˈtækɪŋ wət ʃəˈpɪroʊ kɔld ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns θrɛts ˈviə obamacare,”*,” baɪ wɪʧ hi mɛnt ˌənsəbˈstænʃiˌeɪtɪd rɪˈpɔrts ɪn kənˈsərvətɪv nuz ˈaʊˌtlɛts ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt hæd bɪn ˈstoʊlən baɪ ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈɪntərɪsts. ˈsɪmpli ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈneɪʃən ˈfrɛndli wɪθ ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən, meɪ hæv ə ˌsəbkənˈtræktɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ bɪld ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt fər obamacare,”*,” ˈbɑkmən sɛd. ˈkəntri əv ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd riˈrut ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɔrʃən əv juz. ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtræfɪk aʊt tɪ belarus.”*.” dɪd ðət fər ə ˈpɪriəd əv əˈbaʊt wən month,”*,” ʃi kənˈtɪnjud. ðɛn ðət ˈdætə keɪm bæk ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈwərisəm ɪz ðət ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs əˈgɛn, ju maɪt ɛz wɛl seɪ ðə ˈrəʃənz ðeɪ meɪ hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈtæʧ koʊd tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈtræfɪk ðət keɪm bæk ˈɪntu ðə juz., soʊ ðɛr kʊd bi kɔld ˈtɛknɪkəli bæk dɔrz soʊ ˈrəʃə wʊd hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kəm ˈɪntu juz. ˈɪntərˌnɛt systems.”*.” ““now,”*,” ʃi toʊld ʃəˈpɪroʊ, ðə səbˈkɑntræktərz ðət wər ˈbɪldɪŋ ðɪs dɪˈzæstər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv obamacare*, ɪf ðiz səbˈkɑntræktərz wər frəm ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs, a.k.a*. ˈrəʃə, ju kən bɛt ðət ðeɪ pʊt bæk dɔrz ˈɪntu ðət ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈsɪstəm. ðət minz ðeɪ kʊd hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈmɪljənz əv americans’*’ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈpraɪvət data.”*.” ðə θrɛt tɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz ɪz ril, ˈbɑkmən ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd, “[“[b]ecause*, rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈəndər obamacare*, ɔl əˈmɛrɪkənz wɪl hæv ðɛr ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈdætə ɪn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈdætə həb. 330 ˈmɪljən əˈmɛrɪkənz. ɪt ʤɪst jʊr ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ər ʤɪst jʊr ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ɔl əv jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən jʊr ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈhɪstəri, jʊr ˈɪnˌkəm; ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət goʊz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪmˈplɔɪmənt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz jʊr ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs rɪˈtərnz, jʊr tæks returns.”*.” ““so*, ðə ˈækˌsɛs ðət ˈrəʃə kʊd hæv nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl əˈmɛrɪkənz, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs, gɪt ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvən ˈəðər tɪ ə ˈtoʊtəl əv əˈbaʊt ˈsɛvən ˈdɪfərənt ˈfɛdərəl agencies.”*.” ɪz ˈæbsəˌlut ˈrɛkləsnəs. ɪf ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈwɪlɪŋli əˈlaʊd ə səbˈkɑnˌtræktər frəm ˌbɛlɑˈrʊs tɪ bi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ təˈgɛðər ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt? ðɪs ɪz mɔr ðən ˌmælˈfizəns ənd kʊd hæv proʊˈfaʊnd consequences,”*,” ʃi sɛd. waɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ʃət daʊn, tɪ rən ə θəroʊ ʧɛk ənd meɪk ʃʊr ðət wi hæv ðə koʊd ˈmælˌwɛr, soʊ ðət wi hæv ˈmælˌwɛr ɪn ðə system.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə ɛnd əv ˈrəʃən ˈækˌsɛs tɪ americans’*’ ˈpraɪvət ˈdætə, ˈbɑkmən ˈɔlsoʊ strɛst ðə nid tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən tɪ ˈstaɪmi ðə taɪd əv ˈɪməgrənts hu republicans.”*.” ðiz wər kənˈsərvətɪv rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈkəmɪŋ hir ˌɪˈligəli, ðə læst θɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə wʊd du ɪz sik tɪ gɪv ˈæmnəsti, ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp, ənd ˈligəl ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈstætəs tɪ ðə ˈpipəl ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə country,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ju lʊk æt hɪˈspænɪks təˈdeɪ, 77 pərˈsɛnt rɪˈspɑnd ðət ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt ənd laɪk bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt. pərˈsɛnt əv ˈeɪʒənz seɪ ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn bɪg ˈgəvərnmənt, ðeɪ laɪk bɪg government.”*.” ðə kənˈsərvətɪv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ðət ˈɪməgrənts like,”*,” ʃi ˈɑrgjud, ɑr stæns ɔn ˈfɪskəl kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm, ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən, ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm, ðə fækt ðət wi bɪˈliv ɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpərsɪnəl responsibility.”*.” θɪŋ ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ə lɔŋ taɪm ɪz tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ðɪs ˈmaɪndləs aɪˈdiə ðət ɪf ˈsəmˌwən həz ə ˈbeɪbi ɪn ðə juz. ənd ðə ˈpɛrənts ər ˌɪˈligəl ˈeɪliənz, ðə ˈbeɪbi ʃʊd bi ˈgɪvɪn ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈstætəs ɛz ən əˈmɛrɪkən citizen,”*,” ʃi kənˈkludɪd.

rep. michele bachmann (r-mn) insists that obama may give non-citizens the right to vote in u.s. elections. screenshot via youtube. in an interview on ktth, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann discussed the future of the conservative movement with breitbart editor-at-large ben shapiro. she began by attacking what shapiro called “the intelligence threats via obamacare,” by which he meant unsubstantiated reports in conservative news outlets that information given to the healthcare.gov website had been stolen by overseas interests. “quite simply it appears that belarus, which is a nation friendly with the soviet union, may have a subcontracting contract to build a part of the website for obamacare,” bachmann said. “the country of belarus was able to come into the united states and reroute a significant portion of u.s. internet traffic out to belarus.” “they did that for a period of about one month,” she continued. “and then that data came back into the united states. what’s worrisome is that belarus – again, you might as well say the russians – they may have been able to attach code to the internet traffic that came back into the u.s., so there could be what’s called technically back doors so russia would have the ability to come into u.s. internet systems.” “now,” she told shapiro, “if the subcontractors that were building this healthcare.gov disaster website of obamacare, if these subcontractors were from belarus, a.k.a. russia, you can bet that they put back doors into that software system. that means they could have access to millions of americans’ sensitive private data.” the threat to americans is real, bachmann insisted, “[b]ecause, remember, under obamacare, all americans will have their sensitive data in the federal data hub. that’s 330 million americans. it isn’t just your healthcare information or just your insurance information, it’s all of your employment information — your employment history, your income; everything that goes along with employment. it also includes your irs returns, your tax returns.” “so, the access that russia could have — not only the sensitive personal information of individual americans, but also access to be able to get into the irs, get into the department of homeland security, in addition to about seven other — to a total of about seven different federal agencies.” “this is absolute recklessness. if the obama administration willingly allowed a subcontractor from belarus to be involved in putting together this website? this is more than malfeasance and could have profound consequences,” she said. “that’s why i’m calling on the obama administration to shut down healthcare.gov, to run a thorough check and make sure that we don’t have the code malware, so that we don’t have malware in the system.” in addition to calling for the end of russian access to americans’ private data, bachmann also stressed the need to reform immigration to stymie the tide of immigrants who aren’t “conservative republicans.” “if these were conservative republicans coming here illegally, the last thing obama would do is seek to give amnesty, citizenship, and legal voting status to the people coming into the country,” she said. “if you look at hispanics today, 77 percent respond that they believe in big government and like big government. fifty-five percent of asians say they believe in big government, they like big government.” “it isn’t the conservative republican immigration policy that immigrants don’t like,” she argued, “it’s our stance on fiscal conservatism, the constitution, patriotism, the fact that we believe in limited government and personal responsibility.” “one thing advocated a long time is to get rid of this mindless idea that if someone has a baby in the u.s. and the parents are illegal aliens, the baby should be given automatic status as an american citizen,” she concluded.

waɪl ˈʃoʊˌtaɪmz ðə həz kˈwaɪətli ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd ɛz ə ˈsteɪpəl əv ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp fər ðə pæst θri jɪrz, nu rɪˈpɔrts səˈʤɛst ðət ðə ˈpeɪpəl ˈdrɑmə meɪ nɑt meɪk tɪ ə fɔrθ ˈsizən. ðə ˈsɪriz hæd bɪn ɛnˈvɪʒənd tɪ rən fər fɔr jɪrz, ðoʊ naʊ kriˈeɪtər nil ˈʤɔrdən həz ɪkˈsprɛst ə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ ræp əp ðə ˈfrænˌʧaɪz wɪθ æt ˈmuvi, ɪn lu əv ə fɔrθ ˈsizən. faɪnd aʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv 'ðə' ˌɪnˈsaɪd! ˈrɛrli hæv ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm ˈsɪriz bɪn ɪn ˈækʧəwəl ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən, bət ˈʤɛrəˌmi aɪərnz' ˈpeɪpəl ˈdrɑmə 'ðə' meɪ sun faɪnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪˈθaʊt ə fɔrθ ˈsizən. ˈviə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn wiv ˈlərnɪd ðə ˈpɪriəd ˈdrɑmə kʊd ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈgræʤəˌweɪt tɪ ə ˈmuvi ˈræpɪŋ əp ðə ˈsɪriz plɑt, ɪn lu əv ə fɔrθ ˈsizən. wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪt wɪθ ə movie,”*,” ˈsɪriz kriˈeɪtər nil ˈʤɔrdən toʊld ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ prɛs. 10 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪz kaɪnd əv ɪgˈzɔstɪŋ. mæpt aʊt ə ˈmuvi, wɪʧ, ɪf (ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm bræs) əˈgri, wɪl ʃut ɪn ʤun wɪθ ðə seɪm kæst, ənd ˈfaɪnəli ðə poʊp wɪl daɪ horribly.”*.” 'ðə' hæd lɔŋ bɪn ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈreɪtɪŋz pərˈfɔrmər fər ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm, ðoʊ ˈrisənt ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz hæv geɪnd moʊˈmɛntəm ɛz haɪ ɛz vjuərz. ˈræpɪŋ əp 'ðə' wɪθ ə fɪlm wʊd fɔl ɪn laɪn wɪθ ˈʃoʊˌtaɪmz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈflaʊndərɪŋ ˈsɪriz wɪθ ˈprɑpər ˈɛndɪŋz, məʧ ɛz ðə bɪg si wɑz ˈgrænɪd fɔr əˈdɪʃənəl ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz tɪ ræp əp ɪts ˈfaɪnəl ɑrk. ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ mi ðət ɑr ˈɔdiəns filz ˈteɪkən kɛr of,”*,” ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm bɔs ˈdeɪvɪd ˈnɛvɪnz sɛd ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. wət seɪ ju? wʊd ju bi sæd tɪ si 'ðə' goʊ, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ræpt əp ðə ˈstɔri wɪθ ə fɪlm?

while showtime's ' the borgias ' has quietly operated as aaple of the lineup for the past three years, new reports suggest that the papal drama may not make to a fourth season. the series had been envisioned to run for four years, though now creator neil jordan has expressed a desire to wrap up the franchise with at two-hour movie, in lieu of a fourth season. find out the future of 'the borgias' inside! rarely have showtime series been in actual danger of cancellation, but jeremy irons' papal drama 'the borgias' may soon find itself without a fourth season. via deadline , we've learned the under-performing period drama could instead graduate to a two-hour movie wrapping up the series plot, in lieu of a fourth season. “i would like to finish it with a two-hour movie,” series creator neil jordan told the british press. “another 10 episodes is kind of exhausting. i’ve mapped out a movie, which, if (showtime brass) agree, will shoot in june with the same cast, and finally the pope will die horribly.” 'the borgias' had long been a moderate ratings performer for showtime, though recent episodes have gained momentum as high as 674,000 viewers. wrapping up 'the borgias' with a film would fall in line with showtime's commitment to provide floundering series with proper endings, much as ' the big c ' was granted four additional episodes to wrap up its final arc. “it’s really important to me that our audience feels taken care of,” showtime boss david nevins said earlier this year. what say you? would you be sad to see 'the borgias' go, even if it wrapped up theory with a film?

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thedwf profile joined november 2011 france 19632 posts #2 rise of tangtang! teha profile joined october 2014 new zealand 68 posts #3 tangtang gets his start! and against a somewhat beatable opponent, although perhaps the best of that samsung lineup. frostedminiwheats profile joined august 2010 united states 30313 posts #4 the tang god descends! these lineups look good for my fpl. the one true anti is holding up nicely. glad to see losira coming out, hope he can beat flash xd nestea | mvp | mc | leenock | losira | gumiho | drg | taeja | jinro | stephano | thorzain | sen | idra |polt | bomber | symbol | squirtle | fantasy | jaedong | maru | sos | seed | byun | byul | neeb| scarlett | rogue | im forever zigguratofur profile blog joined april 2012 iraq 13345 posts #5 mediocre for my fpl. cool matchups though. imrising profile blog joined march 2012 united states 1074 posts #6 just in time for me to do some thinking! $o$ | soo phredxor profile joined may 2013 new zealand 14939 posts #7 tangtang! so exciting :d also those jagw vs skt matches. so sick. fromshouri profile blog joined april 2012 united states 861 posts #8 hopefully innovation can get his form back up to snuff since he finally is back on a kespa team. limited edition, lets do some simple addition, $50 for a t-shirt is just some ignorant bitch shit. zains profile joined july 2010 united kingdom 6503 posts #9 really weird line-up for samsung. hurricane but no dear or stork. armani and shine but no solar. oo_wonderful_oo profile blog joined december 2013 the land of freedom 8918 posts #10 samsung are like "it's fucking prime, we will win anyway", rofl? jin air - t1 is going to be glorious and mvp has serious chance against kt with those matchups. liquidlegends staff fpl 25 #1 | tfw i cast games on-air | back-to-back liquibet winner dodgin profile blog joined july 2011 canada 38849 posts #11 mvp's lineup got even worse this week somehow showstealer1829 profile blog joined may 2014 australia 3016 posts #12 ooh tangtang. exciting. there is no understanding. there is only choya. choya is the way. choya is love. choya is life. has is the light in the protoss dark and nightmare is his chosen acolyte arceus profile blog joined february 2008 vietnam 8280 posts last edited: 2014-12-26 08:27:04 #13 on december 26 2014 17:21 dodgin wrote: mvp's lineup got even worse this week somehow such merc team is no match for proleague. they even look worse than imerc last season on paper, ofc i expect mvp to do even more terribly such merc team is no match for proleague. they even look worse than imerc last season on paper, ofc i expect mvp to do even more terribly imrising profile blog joined march 2012 united states 1074 posts #14 i just realized. what is with samsung's lineup? no dear, solar, or stork? $o$ | soo nethzor profile blog joined november 2010 south africa 5202 posts #15 go skt, kt, samsung and startale! supernova - 2015 | skt1 fan for years | dear, flash, parting, soulkey, naniwa yakikorosu profile joined march 2013 1203 posts #16 interesting jin air sending out the same group. i guess when you 3-0 kt you stick with what works, but a little surprised they're not giving a chance to trap, symbol or even terminator as well as he's done lately. samsung's lineup is bizarre. no dear or solar? prime has a great chance to win that match. glad to see st giving hack a chance. pretty much every set in jin air vs skt looks awesome. dodgin profile blog joined july 2011 canada 38849 posts #17 on december 26 2014 17:28 imrising wrote: i just realized. what is with samsung's lineup? no dear, solar, or stork? " it's prime lol " " it's prime lol " vasoline73 profile blog joined february 2008 united states 7596 posts #18 lol kt. same 4 ftw! circumstance profile blog joined march 2014 united states 11012 posts #19 cure's playing, armani's playing, hero's got a good opponent, and the one true anti has no fielding and poor team matchups. i think i've got a good fplweek ahead of me. the world is better when every background has a chance. otherworld profile blog joined october 2013 france 17328 posts #20 no dream, wtf skt i thought he was going to be the next terran bonjwa t_t used sigs - new sigs - cheap sigs - buy the best cheap sig near you at www.cheapsigforsale.com 1 2 3 4 5 next all

ˈroʊlˌbæk. doorbuster*. bloʊaʊt ˈpraɪsɪz. du ðoʊz wərdz min ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌɛniˈmɔr? ˈivɪn blæk ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ɪz fæst ˈgɪtɪŋ lɔst ɪn ðə blər əv pərˈpɛʧuəl ˈdɪˌskaʊnts ɛz səm əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈriˌteɪlərz goʊ ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn ə nu ˈmɪdˈsəmər ɪˈvɛnt jɛt əˈnəðər əˈdɪʃən tɪ ən ˈænjuəl seɪlz ˈkæləndər pækt wɪθ seɪlz, seɪlz ənd mɔr seɪlz. ˈæməˌzɑn, ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʤəgərˌnɔt ðət həz bɪn ˈriˌteɪlɪŋ fər jɪrz, sɛt ɔf ðə ˈleɪtəst seɪlz ˈfrɛnzi baɪ əˈnaʊnsɪŋ ə seɪl fər ðə ˌænəˈvərsəri ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ɪts ˈæməˌzɑn praɪm deɪ, mɛnt tɪ əˈtrækt mɔr ˈʃɑpərz tɪ ɪts 99 ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp plæn, ˈprɑməsəz dilz ðən blæk friday.”*.” nɑt tɪ bi ˈaʊtˈdən, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt sˈwɪftli əˈnaʊnst ən ɪˈvɛnt əv ɪts oʊn ðə ˈvɛri seɪm deɪ, wɪθ əv greɪt deals”*” ənd fri ˈʃɪpɪŋ ɔn ˈɔrdərz əv 35 ər mɔr ɔn ənd, ɪn ə ʤæb æt ˈæməˌzɑn, noʊ ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp rikˈwaɪərd. hərd səm ˈriˌteɪlərz ər ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ 100 tɪ gɪt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə sale,”*,” fərˈnɑndoʊ məˈdɪrə, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv, sɛd ɔn ə ˈkəmpəˌni blɔg. ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈæskɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz tɪ peɪ ˈɛkstrə ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ seɪv ˈməni ʤɪst æd əp fər us.”*.”

rollback. doorbuster. blowout prices. do those words mean anything anymore? even black friday is fast getting lost in the blur of perpetual discounts as some of the nation’s biggest retailers go head-to-head wednesday in a new midsummer event yet another addition to an annual sales calendar packed with sales, sales and more sales. amazon, the online juggernaut that has been upending brick-and-mortar retailing for years, set off the latest sales frenzy by announcing a sale for the site’s 20th anniversary on wednesday. its amazon prime day, meant to attract more shoppers to its $99 free-shipping membership plan, promises “more deals than black friday.” not to be outdone, walmart swiftly announced an event of its own the very same day, with “thousands of great deals” and free shipping on orders of $35 or more on walmart.com and, in a jab at amazon, no membership required. “we’ve heard some retailers are charging $100 to get access to a sale,” fernando madeira, chief executive of walmart.com, said on a company blog. “but the idea of asking customers to pay extra in order to save money just add up for us.”

ˈæmbər ˈkɛndrɪk, ˈoʊnər əv klaʊd ˈtɛrə dɪˈzaɪn, kənˈsəlts wɪθ rɑb, ʃɛf əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈheɪzəl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt, əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈteɪbəlˌwɛr. (ˈeɪprəl grɪr) ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. ju wɔnt tɪ stænd aʊt. ju meɪk jʊr oʊn ʧiz. ju beɪk jʊr oʊn brɛd. ˈmeɪbi ju bru jʊr oʊn bɪr. ʃɔrt əv bloʊɪŋ jʊr oʊn laɪt bəlbz (jəp, ““portlandia”*”), haʊ ɛls du ju pʊt jʊr stæmp ɔn ə ˈdaɪnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns? ɪf laɪk ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈitəriz, ju kəˈmɪʃən ənd ˈivɪn hɛlp dɪˈzaɪn ˈkəstəm ˈsərvɪŋ ˈpisɪz ənd ˈteɪbəlˌwɛr. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, fər səm ʃɛfs ənd ˌrɛstərəˈtərz, pleɪn oʊld waɪt ˈdɪʃɪz ʤɪst ˈkətɪŋ ɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr, əˈspɛʃəli æt ə taɪm wɪn ˈpɪkʧərz əv ðɛr fud ər biɪŋ snæpt baɪ yelpers*, ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl fəˈtɑgrəfərz. fud ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ðə stɑr əv ðə ʃoʊ, bət tɪ it fud ɔf əv ˈɑrtˌwərk ˈrɪli gɪvz ɪt life,”*,” sɛd ˈtɑrvər kɪŋ, hu həz kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ dɪˈzaɪn ˈstudiˌoʊ klaʊd ˈtɛrə æt boʊθ hɪz ˈkɑrənt ʤɑb æt ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt æt fɑrm ɪn lovettsville*, va*., ənd hɪz ˈpriviəs gɪg æt ðə ˈæʃbi ɪn ɪn ˈpɛrɪs, va*. dɪˈzərt ˈpleɪtɪd ɔn ə klaʊd ˈtɛrə dɪʃ æt fɑrm ɪn lovettsville*, va*. (skɑt ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ˈvɛnəsən ʧɑps ɔn əˈnəðər klaʊd ˈtɛrə pleɪt æt fɑrm. (dɛb ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) noʊ wən noʊz ðə dɪˈmænd fər juˈnik ˈteɪbəlˌwɛr ˈbɛtər ðən klaʊd ˈtɛrə ˈoʊnər ˈæmbər ˈkɛndrɪk. ʃi ənd ˈpɑrtnər ˈərni ˈnɪˌblæk ər ˈbɪzi prəˈdusɪŋ ˈaɪtəmz fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən klaɪənts ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. əˈməŋ ðə nu ˈrɛˌstrɑnts: ˈpaɪˌnæpəl ənd pərlz frəm ˈləgʒəri ˈɛrən ˈsɪlvərˌmæn; frəm ˈwɔtər wɔl tɪm mɑ; ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈheɪzəl, baɪ ˈfɔrmər tɑˈlulə ʃɛf rɑb; ˌɪnˈfərˌnoʊ ˌpitsərˈiə frəm ˈfɔrmər ˈoʊvəl rum ʃɛf ˈtoʊni ˈkɔnteɪ; ənd fild meɪn frəm ˈfɔrmər ˈæʃbi ɪn ˈɪnˌkipər nil ˈwɑvrə. [waɪ ˌrɛstərəˈtərz ər ˈhæpi tɪ spɛnd ə ˈfɔrʧən ɔn ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz] səm əv ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri hæv faʊnd ɪt wərθ ðɛr waɪl ənd ˈməni tɪ haɪər ˈɑrtɪsts ənd dɪˈzaɪnərz tɪ meɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðən ˈteɪbəlˌwɛr. ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈmɑdərnɪst ʃɛf grænt ˈækəts həz bɪn ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ fər jɪrz wɪθ dɪˈzaɪnər ˈmɑrtɪn ˈkæstnər fər ˈpisɪz æt hɪz ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd bɑr ˈeɪviˌɛri. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud ə bəd vɑz ðət ˈdəbəlz ɛz ə ˈʧɑpˌstɪk rɛst ənd ə glæs ˈtəmblər ðət kən spɪn ɪn ˈsərkəlz ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl (ɪt lʊks kaɪnd əv laɪk ə ˈtɑpəld dreidl*). ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, feɪmd hiθ sərˈæmɪks bɪˈgæn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈælɪs ˈwɔtərz æt hər ˈlændˌmɑrk ʧɛz ɪn ˈbərkli bæk ɪn 2006 ənd sɛlz ðə laɪn əv ˈdɪʃɪz ðət wi mɪr ˈmɔrtəlz kən baɪ. ˈəðər klaɪənts hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈwɛlˈnoʊn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts səʧ ɛz viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈitəri ðə sˈlænɪd dɔr. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz prəˈdusɪŋ ə laɪn əv ˈdɪnərˌwɛr fər ðə nu ˈbeɪkəri ˈprɑʤɛkt, ðə manufactory*, ðət wɪl ˈdeɪbju ɪn ʃɑp ɪn sæn ˈmɪʃən ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪn ðə spərɪŋ. hiθ kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi faʊnd ˈloʊkəli æt ðə ˈdæbni, ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə nu oʊd tɪ kwɪˈzin. ənˈlaɪk hiθ, klaʊd ˈtɛrə hæv ə lɑrʤ ˈfæktəri. ɪn fækt, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ teɪks pleɪs ɪn ðə hoʊm ˈkɛndrɪk ʃɛrz wɪθ ˈnɪˌblæk. ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ kræft wən əv pleɪts teɪks əˈbaʊt 10 ˈmɪnəts, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ sɪks tɪ 13 aʊərz ɪn ə kɪln ənd ˈsɛvərəl deɪz əv ˈkjʊrɪŋ. ɔl toʊld, əˈbaʊt ə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðə ˈkəpəl ər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈteɪbəlˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɪl hɛlp ðɛm skeɪl əp pərˈdəkʃən ənd ɪkˈspænd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən waɪl meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪv kənˈtroʊl ənd kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈpisɪz baɪ hænd. θɪŋk ðə hænd ʃʊd ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ðə material,”*,” ˈkɛndrɪk sɛd. klaʊd ˈtɛrə ˈoʊnər ˈæmbər ˈkɛndrɪk wərks ðə wil. (ˈeɪprəl grɪr) ɪn ðət rɪˈspɛkt, ðə wərk ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə chef’s*. rɑb ˈdəŋkən, əv, sɛd hi laɪks tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈkɑntræst, ˈkələr ənd haʊ fud maɪt bi ˈpleɪtɪd. ˈdəŋkən həz kəˈmɪʃənd klaʊd ˈtɛrə tɪ kriˈeɪt boʊlz fər mɑm pɑp, ðə moʊˈzeɪɪk ˈdɪstrɪkt kəˈfeɪ hi ˈoʊpənd ðɪs pæst ˈsəmər wɪθ hɪz waɪf, ˌvioʊˈlɛtə ˈɛdəlmən. ðə boʊlz wɪl bi juzd tɪ hoʊld ˈgɑrnɪʃəz, ˈɑlɪvz ənd sprɛdz ɛz pɑrt əv ðə charcuterie*, ʧiz ənd ˈsænwɪʧ bɔrdz. ðə bɔrdz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ˈkəstəm ˈpisɪz frəm ˈfɑksˌwʊd koʊ. mɔr klaʊd ˈtɛrə boʊlz ər ɪn ðə wərks fər ðə sərvd æt ðə ˈfæktəri nɪr ˈjunjən ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ðə æt ɪts ˈloʊgən ˈsərkəl ʃɑp. ˈoʊpənz ə ˈfæktəri wɛr ju kən teɪst ɪts ˈvərʒən əv soft-serve*] ˈbeɪsɪkli, ˈdəŋkən sɛd, ɪt kəmz daʊn tɪ wʊd meɪk ɪt lʊk mɔr beautiful?”*?” ɪf ðə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən saʊnz laɪk ˈɛkstrə wərk, ɪt ɪz, bət ʃɛfs seɪ ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hæv ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ meɪk ðə plates,”*,” sɛd, ʤɪst ɛz hi dɪz wɪθ ˈfɑrmərz. gɑt taɪərd əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt catalogues.”*.” hɪz fərst ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ ˈkɛndrɪk skjud ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ gɑt ˈɪntu spɪˈsɪfɪks. ˈæftər ə fju ˈmitɪŋz, ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt fɔrmz. ˈɔlsoʊ sɛnt ˈkɛndrɪk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv hɪz fud. hi ɛnˈvɪʒənd ˈnæʧərəl toʊnz ðət wʊd sut wʊd ənd ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ ɛz ə hoʊl. kɪŋ sɛd hi ənd ˈkɛndrɪk dɪˈzaɪnd ˈpisɪz ðət wʊd tɪlt tɪ əˈlaʊ sɔs tɪ pul ɪn ə ˈsərtən pleɪs ər wʊd hæv ən ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd ˈpɛdəstəl tɪ brɪŋ ðə ərˈoʊməz əv ðə fud ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈdaɪnərz. ˈɛrɪk ziebold*, əˈnəðər klaʊd ˈtɛrə klaɪənt ənd əv ðə ˈpɛndɪŋ ənd ˈkɪnˌʃɪp nɪr maʊnt ˈvərnən skwɛr, sɛd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ rənz frəm ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ tɪ ðə ˈkɪʧən. ˈnɛvər noʊ wət ðeɪ meɪ seɪ ər wət ðeɪ meɪ ʃoʊ ju ər wət ðeɪ meɪ du ðət meɪ ˈtrɪgər ən aɪˈdiə fər you,”*,” ðə ˈfɔrmər ʃɛf sɛd. [ðə ˈsikrɪts əv gʊd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt dɪˈzaɪn, rɪˈvild baɪ ðə proʊz] ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪˈdiəz ɪˈvɑlv ɔf ðə kəf, wɪn ðə ˈpɑtəri wil ɪz ˈspɪnɪŋ. ˈdʊrɪŋ wən əv ðɛr ˈrɛgjələr check-ins*,, ˈkɛndrɪk ənd ˈnɪˌblæk ˈhədəld əraʊnd ðə ˈteɪbəlz æt rɛd ˈeɪprən ˈbʊʧəri, ə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt grup ˈsɪblɪŋ, ɪn ˈjunjən ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈheɪzəl ʃɛf rɑb traɪz hɪz hænd æt ˈpɑtəri ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə dɪˈzaɪn ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈæmbər ˈkɛndrɪk əv klaʊd ˈtɛrə. (ˈeɪprəl grɪr) ˈkɛndrɪk hæd kəm extra-prepared*. ʃi brɔt hər ˈpɑtəri wil: hæv kleɪ, wɪl ˈtrævəl. bət fərst, ðə grup wɛnt ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvərəl ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps meɪd ɪn ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ. ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ðə pleɪts fər ˈkələr ənd ˈtɛksʧər. ðeɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt saɪz ənd ʃeɪp, wɪθ ˈkɛndrɪk ˈraɪtɪŋ noʊts dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðə ˈpisɪz. θɪŋz tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt: ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə pleɪts smɔl ɪˈnəf tɪ fɪt ˈsɛvərəl ɔn ə ˈteɪbəl, ənd flæt ɪˈnəf tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈməltəpəl ˈpipəl sˈnægɪŋ baɪts æt wəns bət nɑt soʊ flæt ðət ju pɪk ðɛm əp. ðə ˈmɛsiər pɑrt keɪm nɛkst. ˈkɛndrɪk sæt æt ðə wil ˌtæˈtud ɑrmz, ˈeɪprən, drɛs, ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ buts ənd bɪˈgæn ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ə maʊnd əv kleɪ ˈɪntu ə boʊl. waɪl ɪt spən, ʃi ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ɪts ʃeɪp ɛz weɪd ɪn. ðɛn ə twɪst: ˈkɛndrɪk səˈʤɛstɪd teɪk ə tərn æt ðə wil. dɪˈspaɪt hɪz krɪsp waɪt drɛs ʃərt ənd prəˈfɛst ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriəns, hi wɑz geɪm. ən ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ˈdɪmpəl ɔn hɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈdrupi boʊl lɛd tɪ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən: fər hænz, ˈpərˌfɪkt fər əp sup brɔθ. ðɛr ər ˈivɪn mɔr mənˈdeɪn θɪŋz tɪ teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt wɪn ˈɑrtɪsts kriˈeɪt ˈkəstəm ˈpisɪz ɪn səʧ ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ɛz ˈrɛˌstrɑnts. ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈməŋ ðɛm: haʊ wɪl ðeɪ hoʊld əp ənd bi kɛrd fər? θɪk ˈɛʤɪz hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt ˈʧɪpɪŋ, ˈkɛndrɪk sɛd. ɪkˈspoʊzd kleɪ məst bi ˈpɑlɪʃt, ˈgleɪzɪz ˈdʊrəbəl ənd fud- ənd dishwasher-safe*. ˈθɪkər ˈɛʤɪz, səʧ ɛz ɔn ðɪs boʊl æt fɑrm, hɛlp meɪk klaʊd ˈtɛrə ˈpisɪz mɔr rɪˈzɪstənt tɪ ˈʧɪpɪŋ. (dɛb ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ˈvɛri strɪkt rulz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ plates,”*,” sɛd kɪŋ. pleɪts ər nɑt stækt ɪn paɪlz əv mɔr ðən 15 ənd ˈdɪfərənt taɪps ˈkænɑt bi stækt təˈgɛðər. ðeɪ juzd fər lɑrʤ grups. ðeɪ kən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, goʊ ɪn ðə ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃər. ˈstæfərz æt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ʃɔ ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪl bi treɪnd ɪn ˈhændəlɪŋ klaʊd ˈtɛrə pleɪts ɛz wɛl. ˈɔlsoʊ gɪv tɪ ə hoʊst əv wʊd ˈsərvɪŋ ˈpisɪz meɪd baɪ ˈkeɪləb ˈwʊdərd, ən ˈɑrlɪŋtən- ənd ˈfərnɪʧər ˈmeɪkər hum ʃɛf ənd hɪz ˈpɑrtnərz haɪərd tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈteɪbəlz, ˈsərvɪŋ kɑrts, ʤæm naɪvz, kɑrvd dɔrz ənd mɔr ˈɛləmənts tɪ hɛlp fɪl ə ˈgətɪd ɪn (wɛr ɛls?) ʃɔ. fər ðə ˈsərvɪŋ ˈpisɪz, plænz tɪ juz hɑrd ˈmeɪpəl ənd ˈwɔlˌnət, huz taɪt greɪn kən hoʊld əp tɪ fud ənd ðə wɛr ənd tɪr əv ˈwɑʃɪŋ. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə slaɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛkstrə wərk fər ðə stæf tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðə ˈpisɪz, bət aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wɪl bi wɛl wərθ ðə effort,”*,” ˈwʊdərd sɛd. ʃɛfs ˈɔlsoʊ seɪ səʧ ˈpisɪz ər wərθ ðə kɔst. ˈdəŋkən sɛd hi kʊd peɪ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðən 1 fər ə æt ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt səˈplaɪ stɔr, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ 8 frəm klaʊd ˈtɛrə. fər pleɪts, ˈnɪˌblæk sɛd ˈrɛˌstrɑnt klaɪənts meɪ peɪ 20 tɪ 30 iʧ. bət sɛd ðə praɪs ˈfæktər ɪn tɪ wət ˈheɪzəl wɪl ʧɑrʤ fər ɪts fud. ənd hi sɛd pleɪts ər mɔr ˈdʊrəbəl ðən ðɛr ˈʧipər ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. dɪz ɪt ˈmætər tɪ ˈkəstəmərz? ˈwʊdərd sɛd ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz ˈkræfˌspipəl ɪn hɪz keɪs wɪl bi moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ teɪk ɪn hɪz wərk. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ər səm ˈpipəl ðət goʊ ɪn, ʤɪst sɪt down”*” ənd ˈnoʊtɪs. æt, ˈdaɪnərz laɪk crazy,”*,” kɪŋ sɛd. ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈprɪti surprising.”*.” hi ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ruˈtinli goʊz θru stæks əv klaʊd ˈtɛrə ˈbɪznɪs kɑrdz. (ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ sɛlz ˈriˌteɪl pleɪts kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ kɪŋ.) kɪŋ sɛd moʊst əv stɑk kəmz frəm klaʊd ˈtɛrə, ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ bɪld ðə kəˈlɛkʃən wɪθ nu pleɪts fər ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv fud ənd ˈsizənz. ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ frɛʃ ˈpisɪz əv everything,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpriʃiˌeɪts biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧuz hɪz oʊn pleɪts, ə ˈləgʒəri ˈmɛni ʃɛfs əˈfɔrdəd, ɛz ə weɪ tɪ sɛnd ə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈdaɪnərz. ʤɪst wɔnt ðɛm tɪ fil ðət ˈsəmˌwən kɛrd frəm stɑrt tɪ finish,”*,” hi sɛd.

amber kendrick, owner of cloud terre design, consults with rob rubba, chef of the upcoming hazel restaurant, about his tableware. (april greer) you’re a restaurant. you want to stand out. you make your own cheese. you bake your own bread. maybe you brew your own beer. short of blowing your own artisanal light bulbs (yup, “portlandia”), how else do you put your stamp on a dining experience? if you’re like an increasing number of eateries, you commission and even help design custom serving pieces and tableware. in other words, for some chefs and restaurateurs, plain old white dishes just aren’t cutting it anymore, especially at a time when pictures of their food are being snapped by yelpers, instagrammers and professional photographers. “the food is obviously the star of the show, but to eat food off of someone’s artwork really gives it life,” said tarver king, who has collaborated with arlington-based design studio cloud terre at both his current job at the restaurant at patowmack farm in lovettsville, va., and his previous gig at the ashby inn in paris, va. dessert plated on a cloud terre dish at patowmack farm in lovettsville, va. (scott suchman/for the washington post) venison chops on another cloud terre plate at patowmack farm. (deb lindsey/for the washington post) no one knows the demand for unique tableware better than cloud terre owner amber kendrick. she and partner ernie niblack are busy producing items for more than a dozen clients in the area. among the new restaurants: pineapple and pearls from rose’s luxury chef-owner aaron silverman; kyirisan from water & wall chef-owner tim ma; neighborhood restaurant group’s hazel, helmed by former tallula chef rob rubba; inferno pizzeria napoletana from former oval room chef tony conte; and field & main from former ashby inn innkeeper neal wavra. [why restaurateurs are happy to spend a fortune on renovations] some of the biggest-name restaurants around the country have found it worth their while — and money — to hire artists and designers to make something more interesting than mass-produced tableware. in chicago, modernist chef grant achatz has been partnering for years with designer martin kastner for pieces at his restaurant alinea and bar aviary. they include a bud vase that doubles as a chopstick rest and a hand-blown glass tumbler that can spin in circles on the table (it looks kind of like a toppled dreidl). in california, famed heath ceramics began working with alice waters at her landmark chez panisse in berkeley back in 2006 and sells the line of dishes that we mere mortals can buy. other clients have included well-known san francisco establishments such as vietnamese eatery the slanted door. the company is producing a line of dinnerware for the new tartine bakery project, the manufactory, that will debut in heath’s shop in san francisco’s mission neighborhood in the spring. heath can also be found locally at the dabney, jeremiah langhorne’s new ode to mid-atlantic cuisine. unlike heath, cloud terre doesn’t have a large factory. in fact, everything takes place in the home kendrick shares with niblack. the process to craft one of kendrick’s plates takes about 10 minutes, followed by six to 13 hours in a kiln and several days of curing. all told, about a week-long process. the couple are negotiating with a tableware company that will help them scale up production and expand distribution while maintaining creative control and continuing to make pieces by hand. “i think the hand should always be engaged in the material,” kendrick said. cloud terre owner amber kendrick works the wheel. (april greer) in that respect, the potter’s work is similar to the chef’s. robb duncan, co-owner of dolcezza gelato, said he likes to think about contrast, color and how food might be plated. duncan has commissioned cloud terre to create bowls for mom & pop, the mosaic district cafe he opened this past summer with his wife, violeta edelman. the bowls will be used to hold garnishes, olives and spreads as part of the cafe’s charcuterie, cheese and sandwich boards. the boards themselves are custom pieces from annapolis’s foxwood co. more cloud terre bowls are in the works for the gelato served at the dolcezza factory near union market and the sundae-like coppettas at its logan circle shop. [dolcezza opens a gelato factory where you can taste its version of soft-serve] basically, duncan said, it comes down to “what would make it look more beautiful?” if the collaboration sounds like extra work, it is, but chefs say that’s okay. “i wanted to have a relationship with someone who wanted to make the plates,” rubba said, just as he does with farmers. “i got tired of looking at catalogues.” his first conversations with kendrick skewed philosophical before they got into specifics. after a few meetings, they began to talk about forms. rubba also sent kendrick photos of his food. he envisioned natural tones that would suit hazel’s wood tabletops and the setting as a whole. king said he and kendrick designed pieces that would tilt to allow sauce to pool in a certain place or would have an elevated pedestal to bring the aromas of the food closer to diners. eric ziebold, another cloud terre client and chef-owner of the pending métier and just-opened kinship near mount vernon square, said inspiration also runs from the artist’s studio to the kitchen. “you never know what they may say or what they may show you or what they may do that may trigger an idea for you,” the former cityzen chef said. [the secrets of good restaurant design, revealed by the pros] sometimes ideas evolve off the cuff, when the pottery wheel is spinning. during one of their regular check-ins, rubba, kendrick and niblack huddled around the tables at red apron butchery, a neighborhood restaurant group sibling, in union market. hazel chef rob rubba tries his hand at pottery making during a design meeting with amber kendrick of cloud terre. (april greer) kendrick had come extra-prepared. she brought her pottery wheel: have clay, will travel. but first, the group went over several prototypes made in the studio. rubba evaluated the plates for color and texture. they talked about size and shape, with kendrick writing notes directly on the pieces. things to think about: making the plates small enough to fit several on a table, and flat enough to facilitate multiple people snagging bites at once — but not so flat that you pick them up. the messier part came next. kendrick sat at the wheel — tattooed arms, apron, dress, cowboy boots — and began shaping a mound of clay into a bowl. while it spun, she modified its shape as rubba weighed in. then a twist: kendrick suggested rubba take a turn at the wheel. despite his crisp white dress shirt and professed inexperience, he was game. an unintentional dimple on his slightly droopy bowl led to inspiration: indentations for hands, perfect for slurping up soup broth. there are even more mundane things to take into account when artists create custom pieces in such high-volume environments as restaurants. primary among them: how will they hold up and be cared for? thick edges help prevent chipping, kendrick said. exposed clay must be polished, glazes durable and food- and dishwasher-safe. thicker edges, such as on this bowl at patowmack farm, help make cloud terre pieces more resistant to chipping. (deb lindsey/for the washington post) “there’s very strict rules when it comes to amber’s plates,” said patowmack’s king. plates are not stacked in piles of more than 15, and different types cannot be stacked together. they aren’t used for large groups. they can, however, go in the dishwasher. staffers at the upcoming shaw bjiou probably will be trained in handling cloud terre plates as well. they’ll also give tlc to a host of wood serving pieces made by caleb woodard, an arlington- and nashville-based furniture maker whom chef kwame onwuachi and his partners hired to create tables, serving carts, jam knives, carved doors and more elements to help fill a gutted rowhouse in (where else?) shaw. for the serving pieces, wood­ard plans to use hard maple and walnut, whose tight grain can hold up to food and the wear and tear of washing. “it’s going to be a slight amount of extra work for the staff to maintain the pieces, but i think it will be well worth the effort,” woodard said. chefs also say such pieces are worth the cost. duncan said he could pay a little more than $1 for a ramekin at a restaurant supply store, as opposed to $8 from cloud terre. for plates, niblack said restaurant clients may pay $20 to $30 each. but rubba said the price factor in to what hazel will charge for its food. and he said kendrick’s plates are more durable than their cheaper generic counterparts. does it matter to customers? woodard said insiders — craftspeople in his case — will be most likely to take in his work. on the other hand, “there are some people that go in, just sit down” and don’t notice. at patowmack, diners “notice like crazy,” king said. “it’s actually pretty surprising.” he added that the restaurant routinely goes through stacks of cloud terre business cards. (the studio sells retail plates created in conjunction with king.) king said most of patowmack’s stock comes from cloud terre, and he’s trying to build the collection with new plates for different types of food and seasons. incorporating fresh pieces “kind of invigorates everything,” he said. rubba also appreciates being able to choose his own plates, a luxury many chefs aren’t afforded, as a way to send a message to diners. “i just want them to feel that someone cared from start to finish,” he said.

θɪŋz aɪ bɔt wɪθ aɪ æm nɑt ə ˈʧipˌskeɪt, pər seɪ, bət aɪ tɛnd tɪ əˈvɔɪd baɪɪŋ θɪŋz ənˈlɛs aɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli nid ðɛm. nɑt ðət aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˈmɑdərn ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ fits, ər æm dɪˈvɔɪd əv ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ lɪv maɪ laɪf tɪ ɪts ˈæbsəˌlut ˈfʊləst (dɪz ðət taɪ kəm ɪn ˈkɔrnˌflaʊər blu?). ˈmeɪbi maɪ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ər ˈkələrd baɪ maɪ əˈkaʊnts əv groʊɪŋ əp ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən, ər ðət aɪ kəm frəm ə ˈfæməli wɛr ˈɛvriˌwən ““cleans”*” ðɛr pleɪts. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ əkˈwaɪərɪŋ nu pəˈzɛʃənz, aɪ hɛlp bət θɪŋk: ˌɑpərˈtunəti kɔst, taɪm ˈvælju əv ˈməni, wɪl aɪ rən ˈɪntu ə lɔŋ lɔst frɛnd tərnd ˈɪntu ˈvərʧuəl əkˈweɪntəns? ju ˈnɛvər noʊ. soʊ ɪt wɑz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns aɪ hæd, ðɪs moʊst ˈrisənt friday.”*.” wət ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ! ðət deɪ wɛr ˈɛvriˌwən ɪkˈskjuzɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈərli frəm ðə raʊnd ˈteɪbəl tɪ ɪmˈbɑrk əˈpɑn ðə ˈseɪkrɪd ˈʤərni. ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən? ðə ˈloʊkəl bɪg bɑks ˈriˌteɪlər tɪ græb læst ˈhɑtəst tɛk æt ˈpraɪsɪz. soʊ ðɛr aɪ wɑz, ˈstændɪŋ ɪn maɪ hoʊm ˈɔfəs ənd pərˈuzɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst blæk ˈfraɪˌdeɪ dilz, maɪ lɛft hænd ɔn ðə combos*, maɪ raɪt hænd ˈmænəʤɪŋ ə groʊɪŋ məˈnæʤəri əv ˈtrɪŋkəts, wɪθ ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈwɪndoʊ ˈoʊpənd tɪ maɪ sɛnd peɪʤ. ˈigər tɪ ““lock-in”*” səm əv ðə praɪs əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əv wət wɑz ˈoʊnli tu mənθs praɪər ə ˈvɛri ˈmɪnət ˈvərʧuəl stæk, aɪ hæd spɛnt ðə ˈbɛtər pɑrt əv ðə ˌæftərˈnun pərˈuzɪŋ, ˈtæbɪŋ, ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈmərʧənt rəvˈjuz. ənd ðɛn, ɪt bɪˈgæn. ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv jɪrz spɛnt əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈkəlʧərəˌli əkˈsɛptəbəl kənˈsumər ˈhɑləˌdeɪz, aɪ ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ kɑrt ˈpeɪʤɪz wɪθ priˈsɪʒən ˈnɔrməli rɪˈzərvd fər blæk ɑps ˈzɑmbiz. wən ˈmɪnət aɪ wɑz baɪɪŋ soʊp meɪd frəm hɛmp, ənd ən ˈɪnstənt ˈleɪtər hæd lɑkt ɪn ə sɪks mənθ səˈplaɪ əv grin ti frəm ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈfɑrmər. ˈprɪti sun aɪ hæd ˈvɛnʧərd ˈɪntu θɪŋz ə bɪt mɔr ɪgˈzɑtɪk: ə ɑz goʊld kɔɪn, ə ˈgruvi hæt (wɪl aɪ ˈɛvər wɛr ɪt?), ˈlɑliˌpɑps (fər ə ˈmɪnət aɪ ʃʊr ɪf ðə saɪt wɑz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈkændi ər ˈhɪpstər braɪdz), ə wərk fər bitcoin”*” ˈtiˌsərt (ɪz ɪt seɪf tɪ wɛr ðɪs ɪn ˈpəblɪk?), ə bərˈitoʊ t-shirt”*” ðə flæg, and…*… jɛs, ədˈmɪt, mɔr hɛmp soʊp. ənˈfɔrʧənətli fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ənd məʧ tɪ ðə bun əv ðiz ˈmərʧənts, aɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈoʊvərˈspɛnt. aɪ ʧɔk məʧ əv ðɪs əp tɪ ðə fækt ðət maɪ treɪnd ˈfɪŋgərz ər məʧ ˈbɛtər æt ˈkɑpiɪŋ ənd ˈpeɪstɪŋ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz, ðən maɪ aɪz ər æt trænˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈfeɪdɪd ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbərz. ˈkɑmbaɪn ðɪs wɪθ ðə fækt ðət ðə nuˈmɛrɪk ˈtoʊtəl əv maɪ ˈpərʧəsɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz lʊkt ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk “0.0xx”*” ənd ju hæv ə ˈliθəl ˈpoʊʃən fər ˈtərnɪŋ ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈmaɪzərli əv ˈproʊˌgræmərz ˈɪntu ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈoʊprə ˈwɪnfri æt autonation*. tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, ɪt ɔl simz ə bɪt əv ə blər naʊ. aɪ noʊ ðə tru ˈdæmɪʤ ənˈtɪl ðə læst ˈpækɪʤ ɪz dɪˈlɪvərd (ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈstɛdi strim sɪns læst wik) bət ɪt ɪz maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ˈkætəˌlɔg maɪ ““tangible”*” ˈpərʧəsɪz meɪd wɪθ, ənd ðə ˈmərʧənts ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛm tɪ mi, ɔn ən ˈbeɪsɪs ˈɪntu ðə nu ɪkˈsklusɪv! pre-shrunk*, bubble-wrapped*, no-nonsense*, ˈtoʊtəli nɑnrɪˈfəndəbəl, stil jʊr sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət kaɪnd əv ˈsɪriz: θɪŋz aɪ bɔt wɪθ. æt taɪmz aɪ hæv daʊts əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈpərʧəsɪz əp tɪl ðə ˈmɪnət sˈwaɪpɪŋ maɪ mægˈnɛtɪk straɪp ɔn ðə kɑrd ˈridər ɪn ðə ˈʧɛˌkaʊt laɪn. wɪθ, ə koʊd dɪˈmændɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt ɪz ˈoʊnli ə klɪk əˈweɪ. ˈoʊnli taɪm wɪl tɛl ɪf maɪ baɪɪŋ bɪnʤ wɪl pruv ˈəltəmətli fɔrˈtuɪtəs. wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ, aɪ kən tɛl ðə ˌneɪˈseɪərz ðət aɪ ˈtreɪdɪd səm tulips”*” fər goʊld. aɪ wɪl seɪ ðoʊ, aɪ æm glæd aɪ wɛnt ˈoʊvərˌbɔrd ɔn ðə hɛmp soʊp. waɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈvɛri ˈskɛptɪkəl, ɪt həz sɪns ˌriˈpleɪst maɪ ʤɪˈlɛt ˈʃeɪvɪŋ krim ɪnˈtaɪərli. hæd ˈreɪzər bərn ɪn ˈoʊvər ə wik. tɪ kwoʊt ə ˈʤɛnəlmən ɔn ðə ˌrivˈju peɪʤ, stəf lɛft maɪ feɪs ˈfilɪŋ ˈsɔftər ðən ə ˈbɑtəm, ɪf ðət ˈbeɪbi hæd wɑʃt ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ hɛmp soap.”*.” hæv ə ˈstɔri ər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈʃɑpɪŋ wɪθ ənd laɪk tɪ ʃɛr ɪt? sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs ən iˈmeɪl æt

things i bought with bitcoin i am not a cheapskate, per say, but i tend to avoid buying things unless i absolutely need them. it’s not that i can’t appreciate modern engineering feats, or am devoid of the desire to live my life to its absolute fullest (does that tie come in cornflower blue?). maybe my experiences are colored by my grandfather’s accounts of growing up during the great depression, or that i come from a family where everyone “cleans” their plates. when it comes to acquiring new possessions, i can’t help but think: opportunity cost, time value of money, will i run into a long lost friend turned into virtual acquaintance? you never know. so it was an interesting experience i had, this most recent “black friday.” what a holiday! that day where everyone excuses themselves early from the relative-filled round table to embark upon the sacred journey. destination? the local big box retailer to grab last year’s hottest tech at september’s prices. so there i was, standing in my home office and perusing the latest bitcoin black friday deals, my left hand on the ctrl+c / ctrl+v combos, my right hand managing a growing menagerie of tabbed trinkets, with an entirely separate window opened to my coinbase account’s send page. eager to “lock-in” some of the price appreciation of what was only two months prior a very minute virtual stack, i had spent the better part of the afternoon perusing, tabbing, and reading merchant reviews. and then, it began. the culmination of years spent avoiding culturally acceptable consumer holidays, i marauded the shopping cart pages with precision normally reserved for black ops zombies. one minute i was buying soap made from hemp, and an instant later had locked in a six month supply of green tea from a chinese farmer. pretty soon i had ventured into things a bit more exotic: a 1/10th oz gold coin, a groovy hat (will i ever wear it?), absinthe-flavored lollipops (for a minute i sure if the site was selling candy or hipster mail-order brides), a “will work for bitcoin” t-shirt (is it safe to wear this in public?), a “california burrito t-shirt” parodying the state’s flag, and… yes, i’ll admit, more hemp soap. unfortunately for myself, and much to the boon of these merchants, i probably overspent. i chalk much of this up to the fact that my trained fingers are much better at copying and pasting bitpay addresses, than my eyes are at transcribing faded credit card numbers. combine this with the fact that the numeric total of my purchases almost always looked something like “0.0xx” and youe a lethal potion for turning even the most miserly of programmers into the equivalent of oprah winfrey at autonation. to be honest, it all seems a bit of a blur now. i won’t know the true damage until the last package is delivered (there has been a steady stream since last week) but it is my intention to catalogue my “tangible” purchases made with bitcoin, and the merchants selling them to me, on an on-going basis into the new exclusive! pre-shrunk, bubble-wrapped, no-nonsense, totally non-refundable, steal your security deposit kind of series: things i bought with bitcoin. at times ie doubts about my purchases up till the minute i’m swiping my magnetic stripe on the card reader in the checkout line. with bitcoin, a qr code demanding payment is only a click away. only time will tell if my bitcoin-based buying binge will prove ultimately fortuitous. worst case scenario, i can tell the naysayers that i traded some “virtual tulips” for gold. i will say though, i am glad i went overboard on the hemp soap. while initially very skeptical, it has since replaced my gillette shaving cream entirely.en’t had razor burn in over a week. to quote a gentleman on the soap’s review page, “this stuff left my face feeling softer than a baby’s bottom, if that baby had washed itself with hemp soap.” have a story or experience shopping with bitcoin and you’d like to share it? send us an email at !

skul əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˌmæsəˈʧusəts hæv əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd ˈæftər tɛsts ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈpjupəlz wər faʊnd tɪ kənˈteɪn ˈoʊvər 100 ˈspɛlɪŋ, ˈgræmər ənd ˈfækʧuəl ˈɛrərz. ɪgˈzæmz: ðeɪ ðə skul ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt ɪn ˈsprɪŋˌfild, massachusett*, həz ˈteɪkən riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə tɛsts, wɪʧ wər ˈgɪvɪn tɪ əraʊnd əv ðə 11th*- ənd ˈpjupəlz ɪn ðɛm, ðə tu ˈɪŋlɪʃ tɛsts kənˈteɪnd əˈbaʊt 100 ˈɛrərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səʧ ɛz around’*’ ənd skae.’*.’ ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə tɛst æst ˈstudənts tɪ prəˈvaɪd ən ˈænsər əˈbaʊt ə spɪˈsɪfɪk laɪn əv tɛkst, bət ðɛn geɪv ðə rɔŋ laɪn ˈnəmbər. wən əv ðə tɛsts ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə noʊt ðət rɛd ɪz ðə ɛnd əv ðə test,’*,’ wɪn ɪn fækt ðɛr wər tu mɔr tɛsts wər prəˈvaɪdɪd baɪ ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkɑntræktəd baɪ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, bət ˌsupərɪnˈtɛndənt ˈælən ˈɪŋgrəm sɛd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪt ðə fɔlt seɪɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd ðət ðə oʊn drɑpt ðə bɔl. hi ˈprɑməst ðət ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt dɪz ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb əv ˈʧɛkɪŋ ðə tɛsts ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər.

school authorities in massachusetts have apologised after tests given to pupils were found to contain over 100 spelling, grammar and factual errors. exams: they hav gud speling the school superintendent in springfield, massachusett, has taken responsibility for the tests, which were given to around 2,600 of the district’s 11th- and 12th-grade pupils in may.between them, the two english tests contained about 100 errors, including typos such as ‘truning around’ and ‘for god’s skae.’ other parts of the test asked students to provide an answer about a specific line of text, but then gave the wrong line number. one of the tests even included a note that read ‘this is the end of the test,’ when in fact there were two more pages.the tests were provided by an outside company contracted by the district, but superintendent alan ingram said on monday it wasn’t the company’s fault saying instead that the district’s own proofreaders dropped the ball. he promised that the district does a better job of checking the tests in the future.

ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz fər ɪts ˈstændərdz kəˈmɪti, wɪʧ wɪl bi tæskt wɪθ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd əˈdɑptɪŋ ə ˈsɪmbəl. ðɪs kəˈmɪti wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzæmɪn dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən kənˈvɛnʃənz, dɪˈvɛləp ə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ˈstændərd ənd dil wɪθ ˈəðər, ənˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈdutiz. ˈsɪmbəl fər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə ˈsɪmbəl fər læst jɪr. ˈnumərəs prəˈpoʊzəlz wər ˈfloʊtɪd, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm (taɪ bɑt ˈsɪmbəl) tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈvɛriənts əv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsɪmbəlz wər ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈpoʊzd, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ɪnˈtaɪərli nu dɪˈzaɪnz ˈnɪrli ɔl əv ðɛm beɪst ɔn ə ‘‘b’*’ wɪθ səm fɔrm əv ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl ər ˈvərtɪkəl stroʊk ˈoʊvərˌleɪ. səm əv ðiz dɪˈzaɪnz ər ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd juz, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈstændərd. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈstændərdz kəˈmɪti wɪl hæv tɪ lʊk æt ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈɔpʃənz, əˈsɛs ðɛm, pʊt ðɛm əp fər voʊt ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli əˈdɑpt wən. ðɛn kəmz ðə tæsk əv ˈædɪŋ ɪt tɪ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ənd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə nu ˈsɪmbəl, wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌrikˈwaɪər ən ˈkərənsi koʊd ˈstændərd. ˈkərənsi koʊd ɪz ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˈtrækʃən fər ˈəndər ðə 4217 ˈstændərd. ˈstændərd dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz ðə ˈsɛkənd meɪn tæsk ˌɪnˈvɑlvz dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən steɪts ðət ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl hæv tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən kənˈvɛnʃənz ənd əp wɪθ ə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd standard”*” fər ðɛm. ðɪs kʊd pruv ə ˈdɔntɪŋ tæsk, ɛz ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl hæv tɪ dil wɪθ ˈnumərəs dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɪmbəl. mɔr, ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi ˈnumərəs dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz aʊt ðɛr biɪŋ juzd baɪ dɪˈvɛləpərz, ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ənd ðə ˈmidiə. ðə ˈwɪˌki ˈkərəntli lɪsts ə ˈdəzən dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃənz ˈəndər 1 btc*, frəm ‘‘sanbitcoin’*’ tɪ ‘‘bitcoinbong’*’ ənd ‘‘satoshi’*’. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛni əv ðɛm ər juzd ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs, ðeɪ ər nɑt standardised*. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈfɔrəm ˈædmɪn bræd ˈwilər, hu ˈsaɪtɪd ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp dɪˈrɛktər ˈkɛvɪn ˈbɪrdzli ɛz ðə ˈpərsən fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən.

the bitcoin foundation is looking for volunteers for its standards committee, which will be tasked witheating and adopting a bitcoin unicode symbol. this committee will also examine denomination conventions, develop a recommended standard and deal with other, unspecified duties. unicode symbol for bitcoin the foundation started discussing the possibility of introducing a unicode symbol for bitcoin last year. numerous proposals were floated, ranging from ‘฿’ (thai baht symbol) to ‘ƀ’ (u+0243). different variants of existing symbols were also proposed, alongside entirely new designs – nearly all of them based on a ‘b’ with some form of horizontal or vertical stroke overlay. some of these designs are already in limited use, but there is no standard. the bitcoin foundation standards committee will have to look at a number of different options, assess them, put them up for vote and eventually adopt one. then comes the task of adding it to unicode. in addition to designing and implementing a new unicode symbol, bitcoin will also require an iso currency code standard. currency code xbt is gaining traction for bitcoin under the iso 4217 standard. standard bitcoin denominations the second main task involves bitcoin denominations. the foundation states that the committee will have to examine denomination conventions and “come up with a recommended standard” for them. this could prove a daunting task, as the committee will have to deal with numerous denominations rather than a single symbol. what’s more, there are already numerous denominations out there being used by developers, enthusiasts and the media. the bitcoin wiki currently lists a dozen denominations under 1 btc, from ‘sanbitcoin’ to ‘bitcoinbong’ and ‘satoshi’. although many of them are used on a daily basis, they are not standardised. the announcement was posted by bitcoin foundation forum admin brad wheeler, who cited membership director kevin beardsley as the go-to person for additional information.

shahid* kəˈpur kən hiv ə saɪ əv rɪˈlif. ˈæftər ə strɪŋ əv ˈfeɪljərz, hɪz nu ˈaʊtɪŋ, 'ɑr... ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr', həz bɪn ɛmˈbreɪst ˈwɔrmli baɪ ˈɔdiənsəz ɪn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt. ɛz pər ˈdætə əˈveɪləbəl, 'ɑr... ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr' kəˈlɛktəd ɔn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. sɑif ˈɑli kɑnz raja*', wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 29 hæd kəˈlɛktəd ɔn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm bɑks ˈɔfəs kəˈlɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈmuvi stænd æt ɑr... ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr hɪt ðə skrinz ɔn əv dɪˈsɛmbər. ðə ˈkrɛdɪt əv ˈrɛkərd ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪ kəˈlɛkʃən goʊz tɪ ʃɑ 'ˈʧɛˌnaɪ ɪkˈsprɛs' wɪθ (riˈlis deɪt: ˈɔgəst 9 wɪθ, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ 3 (riˈlis deɪt: noʊˈvɛmbər 1 wɪθ 'r...rajkumar*' ˌrivˈju: ɑr.. fər ˈrəbɪʃ, ˈziroʊ stɑr ðə jɪr 2013 ˈhæzənt bɪn kaɪnd tɪ ˈmuviz, bət ðə ˈhɑrtənɪŋ rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə nu kəˈpur masalathon*, əˈspɛʃəli æt ˈsɪŋgəl skrinz əv ˈsərkəts, həz pruvd ðət əˈgrɛsɪv pərˈmoʊʃənz, ˈsaʊnˌtræk ənd ˈɛkspərtli ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ˈækʃən, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm ˈæˌspɛkt, wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz wərk wɪθ ə ˈsɛkʃən əv ˈmuˌviˌgoʊərz. 'ɑr ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr' baɪ ðə kɪŋ əv ˌɛnərˈteɪnərz,, wɑz moʊst ˈkruʃəl fər kəˈpur spəˈsɪfɪkli. kəˈpur həz bɪn goʊɪŋ θru ə rəf pæʧ sɪns 2010 ə strɪŋ əv bæk tɪ bæk flɑps, milenge*', 'mausam*', 'ˈtɛri kahaani*' ənd ˈpoʊstər ˈhɪroʊ', hæd hɑrmd hɪz kərɪr tɪ ə ˈmeɪʤər ɪkˈstɛnt. ˌbiˈsaɪdz, hɪz fɪlmz hæv ˈrɛrli ˈoʊpənd bɪg ɪn ˈsərkəts. ˈsɪnhə tu, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən, wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə hɪt məˈʃin. hər fɪlm rɪˈlisɪz ɪn 2013 'lootera*', 'wəns əˈpɑn eɪ taɪm ɪn ˌmʊmˈbaɪ dobaara*', ənd læst wiks raja*', hæd səŋk æt ðə boʊ. 'ɑr... ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr' hæd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər, ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəz ɪt həz ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛktərz sit, ə neɪm hu həz ˈoʊnli ˈteɪstɪd səkˈsɛs sɪns hɪz ˈhɪndi ˈdeɪbju wɪθ 'ˈwɔntɪd'. hiz ə brænd təˈdeɪ! 'ɑr ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr' ˈoʊpənd wɛl θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈsaʊnˌtræk baat*' ənd kɛ fɔl sɑ' ənd ðə əˈgrɛsɪv pərˈmoʊʃənz ðət ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kæʧ ðə ˈɔdiənsəz əˈtɛnʃən. ðə fɪlm həz fɛrd wɛl ɪn ɪts ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd, wɪθ ə bɪg ʧəŋk əv ðə ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn frəm ðə ˈsərkəts. ə fju ˈsərkəts hæv bɪn pleɪn ˈævərɪʤ, bət ɪt wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ɪt fɛrz ɔn ˈwikˌdeɪz. wɪθ ə ˈpɑzətɪv stɑrt ɪn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈmɑrkɪt, 'ɑr... ˈrɑʒkuˈmɑr' ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə seɪf zoʊn, ɛz əv naʊ.

shahid kapoor can heave a sigh of relief. after a string of failures, his new outing, 'r... rajkumar', has been embraced warmly by audiences in the domestic market. as per data available, 'r... rajkumar' collected rs 10.20 crore on the opening day at the box office. saif ali khan's 'bullett raja', which was released on november 29, had collected rs 7.5 crore on the opening day at the box office. lifetime box office collections of the movie stand at 59.98 cr - r... rajkumar hit the screens on 6th of december. the credit of record opening day collection goes to shah rukh khan-starrer 'chennai express' with (release date: august 9) with rs 33.12 crore, followed by hrithik roshan's krrish 3 (release date: november 1) with rs 25.50. 'r...rajkumar' review: r.. for rubbish, zero star the year 2013 hasn't been kind to masala movies, but the heartening response to the new prabhu dheva-shahid kapoor masalathon, especially at single screens of mass-dominated circuits, has proved that aggressive promotions, lilting soundtrack and expertly executed action, coupled with the heroism aspect, will always work with a section of moviegoers. 'r rajkumar' helmed by the king of masala entertainers, prabhu dheva, was most crucial for shahid kapoor specifically. shahid kapoor has been going through a rough patch since 2010. a string of back to back flops, 'milenge milenge', 'mausam', 'teri meri kahaani' and 'phata poster nikhla hero', had harmed his career to a major extent. besides, his films have rarely opened big in mass-dominated circuits. sonakshi sinha too, all of a sudden, was no longer the hit machine. her film releases in 2013, 'lootera', 'once upon ay time in mumbai dobaara', and last week's 'bullett raja', had sunk at the bo. 'r... rajkumar' had to deliver, also because it has prabhu dheva in the director's seat, a name who has only tasted success since his hindi debut with 'wanted'. he's a brand today! 'r rajkumar' opened well thanks to the popular soundtrack 'gandi baat' and 'saree ke fall sa' and the aggressive promotions that managed to catch the audience's attention. the film has fared well in its opening weekend, with a big chunk of the revenue coming in from the mass-dominated circuits. a few circuits have been plain average, but it would be interesting to see how it fares on weekdays. with a positive start in the domestic market, 'r... rajkumar' is already in the safe zone, as of now.

[oldembed* ðiz ər ˈdɪfərənt ˈstədiz, bət əˈlɔŋ ðə seɪm laɪn. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈstədiz. wɛˈnɛvər aɪ ˈɑrgju wɪθ ə kənˈsərvətɪv, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ɛnd əp seɪɪŋ ɪn frəˈstreɪʃən, "bət ɪts nɑt ðət ˈsɪmpəl!" ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət fər səm ˈpipəl, ðɛr ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ˈrizən aʊt ˈkɑmplɛks aɪˈdiəz ɪz wət meɪks ðɛm kənˈsərvətɪvz, ənd nɑt ðɛr ˈheɪtrəd əv ðə ˈjumən reɪs (ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr meɪ bi səm ˈoʊvərˌlæp ðɛr)! wət du ju θɪŋk? gʊd nuz fər kənˈsərvətɪvz ɛz ə ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən əv fɔr ˈrisənt ˈsoʊʃəl saɪˈkɑləʤi ˈstədiz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət ˈrəðər ðən ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli biɪŋ ˌpæθəˈlɑʤɪkəl, pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm ɪz prəˈmoʊtəd wɪn ˈpipəl rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ɪn ðə fɔr ˈstədiz kənˈdəktəd baɪ skɑt eidelman*, ˈkrɪsʧɪn ɛs. ˈkrændəl, ˈʤɛfri ə. ˈgʊdmən, ənd ʤɑn si. ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl saɪˈkɑləʤi, ɪŋk, ðeɪ kənˈkludɪd, kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm ɪz prəˈmoʊtəd wɪn ˈpipəl rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. wɪn, dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt rɪˈspɑndɪŋ ɪz dɪsˈrəptɪd ər dɪsɪnˈgeɪʤd, θɔt ˈprɑsɛsəz bɪˈkəm kwɪk ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt; ðiz kənˈdɪʃənz prəˈmoʊt kənˈsərvətɪv ideology…*… θɔt maɪt prəˈmoʊt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈkɑnsɛpts ər ˈiziər tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs, ənd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈfluənsi ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈætəˌtud endorsement.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈkɑmplɛks ˈθɪŋkɪŋ meɪks ðɛr hɛdz hərt, soʊ ðeɪ doʊnt du ɪt! ˈɛvər ˈwəndər waɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz sim tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈpipəl ər nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðeɪ faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn? waɪl ˈpərsɪnəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti saʊnz laɪk ɪt meɪks ˈpərˌfɪkt sɛns ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, wɪn ju wɔk ˈpipəl θru ðə ˈvɛriəs laɪf ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ðət kən ˈrɛndər ˈpipəl ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli dɪˈpɛndənt əˈpɑn ˈgəvərnmənt hɛlp, ɪt bɪˈkəmz klɪr ðət θɪŋz ər nɑt soʊ ˈsɪmpəl. ðiz ˈstədiz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi, æˈnælɪsɪs ˈɔlsoʊ səˈʤɛsts ðət səm fɔrmz əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi meɪ rɪˈzəlt frəm ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəl ənd kərˈɛkʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ənd waɪər 1996 faʊnd ðət ˈlɪˌbərəlz skɔrd haɪər ðən kənˈsərvətɪvz ɔn ðə kəmˈplɛksɪti skeɪl (ˈflɛʧər, danilovics*, fɛrˈnɑndɛz, ˈpitərsən, ˈridər, 1986 ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər ðət ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ənd dɪˈteɪld (ɪf nɑt mɔr) ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər ðə bɪˈheɪvjər əv others.”*.” wɪʧ wʊd ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈoʊnli sim tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈpeɪnfəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɪn ðeɪ ˈhæpən tɪ ðɛm, ər tɪ ˈsəmˌwən kloʊz tɪ ðɛm.

[oldembed src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycwhajgavb0?rel=0" width="425" height="239" resize="1" fid="21"] these are different studies, but along the same line. interesting studies. whenever i argue with a conservative, i always end up saying in frustration, "but it's not that simple!" it appears that for some people, their inability to reason out complex ideas is what makes them conservatives, and not their hatred of the human race (although there may be some overlap there)! what do you think? good news for conservatives as a compilation of four recent social psychology studies demonstrate that rather than necessarily being pathological, political conservatism is promoted when people rely on low-effort thinking. in the four studies conducted by scott eidelman, christian s. crandall, jeffrey a. goodman, and john c. blanchar published by the society for personality and social psychology, inc, they concluded, “(p)olitical conservatism is promoted when people rely on low-effort thinking. when effortful, deliberate responding is disrupted or disengaged, thought processes become quick and efficient; these conditions promote conservative ideology… low-effort thought might promote political conservatism because its concepts are easier to process, and processing fluency increases attitude endorsement.” in other words, complex thinking makes their heads hurt, so they don't do it! ever wonder why conservatives can’t seem to understand that people are not always to blame for the circumstances they find themselves in? while personal responsibility sounds like it makes perfect sense initially, when you walk people through the various life circumstances that can render people temporarily dependent upon government help, it becomes clear that things are not so simple. these studies demonstrate the impact of correctional/effortful explanations on political ideology, “this analysis also suggests that some forms of political ideology may result from intentional and effortful correction. for example, wänke and wyer (1996) found that liberals scored higher than conservatives on the attributional complexity scale (fletcher, danilovics, fernandez, peterson, & reeder, 1986), an indicator that the former generate more complex and detailed (if not more effortful) explanations for the behavior of others.” which would explain why conservatives only seem to understand painful situations when they happen to them, or to someone close to them.

"ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈædəlt frəm ə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli ɪz fɪld wɪθ filz laɪk ə ˈhɑloʊ ˈpərsən, filz ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ənd dɪˈfɛktɪv, ˈsəfərz frəm ˌpɪriˈɑdɪk ənd ənd həz noʊ klu əˈbaʊt haʊ hi ər ʃi gɑt ðət ənd ˈprɛsmən, ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli ˈklɪnɪkəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊ ðət ˈædəlt ˈʧɪldrən əv hæv ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ˈpʊtɪŋ ðɛr ˈfɪŋgər ɔn wət ɪz rɔŋ, bɪˈkəz dɪˈnaɪəl ɪz ˈræmpənt ɪn ðə ˈfæməli ˈsɪstəm: ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmən fər ˈædəlt ˈʧɪldrən əv tɪ ˈɛnər ˈtritmənt wɪθ ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈsɪmptəmz ər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈɪʃuz, bət ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli dɪˈspleɪ ə læk əv əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə ˈdipər ˌiˌtiˈɑləʤi ər kɔz. ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli haɪdz proʊˈfaʊnd peɪn. səʧ ˈfæməliz tɛnd tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən ənˈspoʊkən sɛt əv rulz. ˈʧɪldrən lərn tɪ lɪv wɪθ ðoʊz rulz, bət ˈnɛvər stɑp biɪŋ kənfˈjuzd ənd peɪnd baɪ ðɛm, fər ðiz rulz blɑk ðɛr ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr ˈpɛrənts. ðeɪ ˈbeɪsɪkli bɪˈkəm hərd, sin, ər ˈnərʧərd. ˈkɑnvərsli, ənd ˈtræʤɪkli, ðɪs sɛt əv rulz əˈlaʊz ðə ˈpɛrənts tɪ hæv noʊ ˈbaʊndəriz wɪθ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ənd tɪ juz (ər əˈbjuz) ðɛm ɛz ðeɪ si fɪt. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ər səm ˈkɑmən daɪˈnæmɪks əv ðɪs proʊˈfaʊndli dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl ˌɪntərˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl ˈsɪstəm. (kip ɪn maɪnd ðɛr ər ˈɔlˌweɪz dɪˈgriz əv dɪsˈfəŋkʃən ɔn ə ˈspɛktrəm dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm ɪn ðə ˈpɛrənts.) ˈsikrɪts. ðə ˈfæməli ˈsikrɪt ɪz ðət ðə ˈpɛrənts ər nɑt ˈmitɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrənz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl nidz, ər ðət ðeɪ ər əˈbjusɪv ɪn səm weɪ. ðɪs ɪz ðə nɔrm ɪn ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈʧɪldrən: "doʊnt tɛl ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz faɪn." ˈɪmɪʤ. ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈɪmɪʤ. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz: "wi ər ˈbɪgər, ˈbɛtər, hæv noʊ ˈprɑbləmz, ənd məst pʊt ɔn ðə feɪs əv pərˈfɛkʃən." ˈʧɪldrən gɪt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz: "wət wʊd ðə ˈneɪbərz θɪŋk?" "wət wʊd ðə ˈrɛlətɪvz θɪŋk?" wət wʊd ɑr θɪŋk?" ðiz ər ˈkɑmən fɪrz ɪn ðə ˈfæməli: "ˈɔlˌweɪz pʊt ə smaɪl ɔn ðət ˈprɪti ˈlɪtəl feɪs." ˈnɛgətɪv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈgɪvɪn ˈspoʊkən ənd ənˈspoʊkən ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ðət gɪt ˌɪnˈtərnəˌlaɪzd, ˈtɪpɪkəli: "jʊr nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf"; "ju doʊnt ˈmɛʒər əp"; "ju ər ˈvæljud fər wət ju du ˈrəðər ðən fər hu ju ər." læk əv pərˈɛntəl ˈhaɪˌrɑrki. ɪn ˈhɛlθi ˈfæməliz, ðɛr ɪz ə strɔŋ pərˈɛntəl ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈpɛrənts ər ɪn ʧɑrʤ ənd ˈʃaɪnɪŋ laɪt, ˈgaɪdəns, ənd dɪˈrɛkʃɪn daʊn tɪ ðə ˈʧɪldrən. ɪn ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməliz, ðɪs ˈhaɪˌrɑrki ɪz ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt; ðə ˈʧɪldrən ər ðɛr tɪ sərv pərˈɛntəl nidz. læk əv ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl tune-in*. ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈpɛrənts læk ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli tun ɪn tɪ ðɛr kɪdz. ðeɪ ˈkænɑt fil ənd ʃoʊ ər ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəl ləv. ðeɪ ər ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd ʤəʤˈmɛnəl. læk əv ˈifɛktɪv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən minz əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɪn ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməliz ɪz traɪˌæŋgjuˈleɪʃən. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz nɑt dɪˈrɛkt. ɪt ɪz toʊld θru wən ˈpɑrti əˈbaʊt əˈnəðər ɪn hoʊps ɪt wɪl gɪt bæk tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrti. ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz tɔk əˈbaʊt iʧ ˈəðər tɪ ˈəðər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈfæməli, bət doʊnt kənˈfrənt iʧ ˈəðər dɪˈrɛkli. ðɪs kriˈeɪts bɪˈheɪvjər, ˈtɛnʃən, ənd mɪˈstrəst. wɪn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ɪz dɪˈrɛkt, ɪt ɪz ˈɔfən ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈæŋgər ər reɪʤ. ənˈklɪr ˈbaʊndəriz. ðɛr ər fju ˈbaʊndəriz ɪn ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli. ˈʧɪldrənz ˈfilɪŋz ər nɑt kənˈsɪdərd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˈpraɪvət ˈdaɪəriz ər rɛd, ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbaʊndəriz ər nɑt kɛpt, ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈbaʊndəriz ər nɑt rɪˈspɛktɪd. ðə raɪt tɪ ˈpraɪvəsi ɪz nɑt ˈtɪpɪkəli ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri. wən ˈpɛrənt ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk, ðə ˈəðər ˈɔrbətɪŋ. ɪf wən ˈpɛrənt ɪz ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk, ɪt ɪz ˈkɑmən fər ðə ˈəðər ˈpɛrənt tɪ hæv tɪ riˈvɑlv əraʊnd ðə ˈnɑrsɪsɪst tɪ kip ðə ˌɪnˈtækt. ˈɔfən, ðɪs ˈəðər ˈpɛrənt həz rɪˈdimɪŋ kˈwɑlətiz tɪ ˈɔfər ðə ˈʧɪldrən, bət ɪz taɪd əp ˈmitɪŋ ðə nidz əv ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk spaʊs, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrənz nidz ənˈmɛt. hu ɪz ðɛr fər ðɛm? ˈsɪblɪŋz nɑt ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ bi kloʊz. ɪn ˈhɛlθi ˈfæməliz, wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ɑr ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi ˈləvɪŋ ənd kloʊz tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ɪn ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməliz, ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈpɪtɪd əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ənd tɔt ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɑnstənt kəmˈpɛrəsən əv hu ɪz duɪŋ ˈbɛtər ənd hu ɪz nɑt. səm ər ˈfeɪvərd ər sin ɛz "ðə ˈgoʊldən ʧaɪld," ənd ˈəðərz bɪˈkəm ðə ˈskeɪpˌgoʊt fər ə ˈpɛrənts prɑˈʤɛktəd ˈnɛgətɪv ˈfilɪŋz. ˈsɪblɪŋz ɪn ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməliz ˈrɛrli groʊ əp ˈfilɪŋ ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ iʧ ˈəðər. ˈfilɪŋz. ˈfilɪŋz ər dɪˈnaɪd ənd nɑt dɪˈskəst. ˈʧɪldrən ər nɑt tɔt tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðɛr ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd ˈprɔˌsɛs ðɛm ɪn ˌriəˈlɪstɪk weɪz. ðeɪ ər tɔt tɪ stəf ənd riˈprɛs ðɛm, ənd ər toʊld ðɛr ˈfilɪŋz doʊnt ˈmætər. ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈpɛrənts ər ˈtɪpɪkəli nɑt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈfilɪŋz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈprɑʤɛkt ðɛm ˈɔntu ˈəðərz. ðɪs ˈkɔzɪz ə læk əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti ənd ˈɑnəsti, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈəðər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈsɔrdərz. ɪf wi doʊnt ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈfilɪŋz, ðeɪ du lik aʊt ɪn ˈəðər ənˈhɛlθi weɪz. "nɑt gʊd ɪˈnəf" ˈmɛsɪʤɪz. ðiz ˈmɛsɪʤɪz kəm əˈkrɔs laʊd ənd klɪr ɪn ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli. səm ˈpɛrənts ˈæˌkʧuəli spik ðɪs ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪn ˈvɛriəs weɪz; ˈəðərz ʤɪst ˈmɑdəl ɪt tɪ ðə ˈʧɪldrən. ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ dɪˈspleɪ ˈɛrəgənt ənd ˈboʊstfəl bɪˈheɪvjər, ˈəndər ðə vəˈnɪr əv ə ˈnɑrsɪsɪst ɪz ə gɪts pæst tɪ ðə ʧaɪld. ər ˈkoʊvərt. ɪn ˈnɑrsɪsɪst ˈfæməliz, ðə daɪˈnæmɪks kən bi sin ər dɪsˈgaɪzd. ðə dɪsˈfəŋkʃən dɪˈspleɪd ɪn ˈvaɪələnt ənd əˈbjusɪv hoʊmz ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈɑbviəs, bət ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl əˈbjuz, ɛz wɛl ɛz nɪˈglɛktfəl ər ˈɔfən ˈhɪdən. waɪl ðə ˈdrɑmə ɪz nɑt dɪˈspleɪd ɛz ˈoʊpənli tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld, ɪt ɪz ʤɪst ɛz, ɪf nɑt, mɔr ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈʧɪldrən. rivˈjuɪŋ ðiz daɪˈnæmɪks, wən kən si haʊ ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈfæməli kən lʊk ˈprɪti bət bi dɪˈkeɪɪŋ æt ðə seɪm taɪm. ɪf ju ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz jʊr ˈfæməli ɪn ðɪs dɪˈskrɪpʃən, noʊ ðət ðɛr ɪz hoʊp ənd rɪˈkəvəri. wi kænt ʧeɪnʤ ðə pæst, bət wi kən teɪk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə naʊ. wi du nɑt hæv tɪ bi dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə wundz ɪn ɑr ˈfæməli ˈsɪstəmz. ɛz mɑrk tweɪn dɪˈfaɪnz ðə ˈɑptɪmɪst, aɪ si ðə rɪˈkəvərɪŋ ˈædəlt ʧaɪld: "ə ˈpərsən hu ˈtrævəlz ɔn ˈnəθɪŋ frəm ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ wi kən kriˈeɪt nu laɪf ðət wɪl floʊ θru ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər ənd stɑp ðə ˈlɛgəsi əv dɪˈstɔrtɪd ləv ˈlərnɪd ɪn ðə ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈfæməli. ɪf wi ʧuz rɪˈkəvəri, wi kən dɪˈfaɪ ˌɪntərˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃənəl stəˈtɪstɪks. wi kən! əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz fər rɪˈkəvəri ˈrisɔrs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: bʊk: wɪl aɪ ˈɛvər bi gʊd ɪˈnəf?: ˈhilɪŋ ðə ˈdɔtərz əv ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈməðərz wɪl aɪ ˈɛvər bi gʊd ɪˈnəf?: ˈhilɪŋ ðə ˈdɔtərz əv ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈməðərz ˈɑdiˌoʊ bʊk: ˈwərkˌʃɑp: ˈhilɪŋ ðə ˈdɔtərz əv ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈməðərz ˈvərʧuəl ˈwərkˌʃɑp. wərk rɪˈkəvəri ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvəsi əv jʊr oʊn hoʊm, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz ənd ˈhoʊmˌwərk əˈsaɪnmənts: tˈwɪtər: ˈdɔtər intensives*: ˌwənɔnˈwən ˈsɛʃənz wɪθ ˈdɑktər. məkˈbraɪd ðɪs jʊr mom?”*?” teɪk ðə ˈsərˌveɪ:

"the typical adult from a narcissistic family is filled with unacknowledged , feels like a hollow person, feels inadequate and defective, suffers from periodic and , and has no clue about how he or she got that way."—pressman and pressman, the narcissistic family clinical experience and research show that adult children of narcissists have a difficult time putting their finger on what is wrong, because denial is rampant in the family system: it is common for adult children of narcissists to enter treatment with emotional symptoms or relationship issues, but simultaneously display a lack of awareness of the deeper etiology or cause. the narcissistic family hides profound pain. such families tend to operate according to an unspoken set of rules. children learn to live with those rules, but never stop being confused and pained by them, for these rules block their emotional access to their parents. they basically become invisible—neither heard, seen, or nurtured. conversely, and tragically, this set of rules allows the parents to have no boundaries with the children and to use (or abuse) them as they see fit. the following are some common dynamics of this profoundly dysfunctional intergenerational system. (keep in mind there are always degrees of dysfunction on a spectrum depending on the level of narcissism in the parents.) secrets. the family secret is that the parents are not meeting the children's emotional needs, or that they are abusive in some way. this is the norm in the narcissistic family. the message to the children: "don't tell the outside world—pretend everything is fine." image. the narcissistic family is all about image. the message is: "we are bigger, better, have no problems, and must put on the face of perfection." children get the messages: "what would the neighbors think?" "what would the relatives think?" what would our think?" these are common fears in the family: "always put a smile on that pretty little face." negative messages. children are given spoken and unspoken messages that get internalized, typically: "you're not good enough"; "you don't measure up"; "you are valued for what you do rather than for who you are." lack of parental hierarchy. in healthy families, there is a strong parental hierarchy in which the parents are in charge and shining , light, guidance, and direction down to the children. in narcissistic families, this hierarchy is non-existent; the children are there to serve parental needs. lack of emotional tune-in. narcissistic parents lack the ability to emotionally tune in to their kids. they cannot feel and show or unconditional love. they are typically critical and judgmental. lack of effective communication. the most common means of communication in narcissistic families is triangulation. information is not direct. it is told through one party about another in hopes it will get back to the other party. family members talk about each other to other members of the family, but don't confront each other directly. this creates behavior, tension, and mistrust. when communication is direct, it is often in the form of anger or rage. unclear boundaries. there are few boundaries in the narcissistic family. children's feelings are not considered important. private diaries are read, physical boundaries are not kept, and emotional boundaries are not respected. the right to privacy is not typically a part of the family history. one parent narcissistic, the other orbiting. if one parent is narcissistic, it is common for the other parent to have to revolve around the narcissist to keep the intact. often, this other parent has redeeming qualities to offer the children, but is tied up meeting the needs of the narcissistic spouse, leaving the children's needs unmet. who is there for them? siblings not encouraged to be close. in healthy families, we encourage our children to be loving and close to each other. in narcissistic families, children are pitted against each other and taught . there is a constant comparison of who is doing better and who is not. some are favored or seen as "the golden child," and others become the scapegoat for a parent's projected negative feelings. siblings in narcissistic families rarely grow up feeling emotionally connected to each other. feelings. feelings are denied and not discussed. children are not taught to embrace their emotions and process them in realistic ways. they are taught to stuff and repress them, and are told their feelings don't matter. narcissistic parents are typically not in touch with their own feelings and therefore project them onto others. this causes a lack of accountability and honesty, not to mention other psychological disorders. if we don't process feelings, they do leak out in other unhealthy ways. "not good enough" messages. these messages come across loud and clear in the narcissistic family. some parents actually speak this message in various ways; others just model it to the children. even if they display arrogant and boastful behavior, under the veneer of a narcissist is a self-loathing psyche—that gets passed to the child. dysfunction—obvious or covert. in narcissist families, the dynamics can be seen or disguised. the dysfunction displayed in violent and abusive homes is usually obvious, but emotional and psychological abuse, as well as neglectful , are often hidden. while the drama is not displayed as openly to the outside world, it is just as, if not, more damaging to the children. reviewing these dynamics, one can see how this kind of family can look pretty but be decaying at the same time. if you recognize your family in this description, know that there is hope and recovery. we can't change the past, but we can take control of the now. we do not have to be defined by the wounds in our family systems. as mark twain defines the optimist, i see the recovering adult child: "a person who travels on nothing from nowhere to ." we can create new life that will flow through us to the future and stop the legacy of distorted love learned in the narcissistic family. if we choose recovery, we can defy intergenerational statistics. we can! additional resources for recovery resource website: http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com book: will i ever be good enough?: healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/the-book-2/buy-the-book will i ever be good enough?: healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/the-book-2/buy-the-book audio book: http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/the-book-2/buy-the-book http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/the-book-2/buy-the-book workshop: healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers virtual workshop. work recovery in the privacy of your own home, complete with video presentations and homework assignments: http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/workshop-overview-healing-the-daughters-of-narcissistic-mothers : http://www.facebook.com/drkarylmcbride twitter: http://twitter.com/karylmcbride daughter intensives: one-on-one sessions with dr. karyl mcbride http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/resources/daughter-intensives “is this your mom?” take the survey: http://www.willieverbegoodenough.com/narcissistic-mother

maɪk groʊl ˌeɪˈpi nu jɔrk gəv. ˈændru kˈwoʊmoʊ saɪnz nu jɔrks sɪˈkjʊr ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ənd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ækt ˈɪntu lɔ. ɪf wən θɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts kən əˈgri ɔn, ðət ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˈpipəl ʃʊd nɑt hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz. bət ɛz ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz rəʃ tɪ riˈstrɪkt ðət ˈækˌsɛs ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˈrisənt mæs ˈʃutɪŋz, ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈɛkspərts wɔrn əv ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz: frəm gən ˈoʊnərz əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈtritmənt tɪ ˈθɛrəpɪsts ˈfilɪŋ kəmˈpɛld tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛvəri ˈpeɪʃənt hu ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ə ˈvaɪələnt θɔt. ˈpeɪʃənz ɪkˈsprɛs səm aɪˈdiə əv hɑrm tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm, wɪʃ aɪ kʊd rɪp maɪ bɔs lɪm frəm limb,’*,’ tɪ, hæv ə gən ənd wɔnt tɪ bloʊ ðət gaɪ away,’”*,’” sɛd pɔl ˈæpəlˌbaʊm, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə dɪˈvɪʒən əv lɔ, ˈɛθɪks, ənd sɪˈkaɪətri æt kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ˈθɛrəpɪsts ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪnˈtərprət ðɪs sɔrt əv tɔk ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈtritmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈɛkspərts seɪ. bət ˈəndər ə nu lɔ ɪn nu jɔrk, wən əv ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst tɪ bi pæst tɪ deɪt, ˈθɛrəpɪsts meɪ fil kəmˈpɛld tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛvəri ˈɪnstəns əv ˈvaɪələnt tɔk, lɛst ðeɪ feɪs ˈligəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ɪf ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈhæpənz. ənd səm seɪ ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpeɪʃənz meɪ wɪnd əp ˈsəfərɪŋ ðə moʊst. wən grup əv ˈpipəl hu ər gən ˈoʊnərz hu meɪ ˈrizənəbli ər ənˈrizənəbli θɪŋk, nɑt goʊɪŋ ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ə ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈpərsən, bɪˈkəz ɪf ðeɪ mɪsɪnˈtərprət ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ seɪ ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən goʊɪŋ tɪ hərt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls, goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrt mi ənd teɪk əˈweɪ maɪ guns,’”*,’” ˈæpəlˌbaʊm sɛd. ˈsɛvərəl poʊlz kənˈdəktəd sɪns ðə ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˈnuˌtaʊn, kɑn., hæv faʊnd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd səˈpɔrt fər nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd riˈstrɪkt ðə pəˈzɛʃən əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz baɪ ðə ˈmɛnəli ɪl, ɛz wɛl ɛz fər ˌɪnˈkrist ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ. ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɔˈrɛdi bɑrz ðə seɪl ər ˈtrænsfər əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz tɪ ə ˈpərsən hu ɪz noʊn ər θɔt tɪ hæv bɪn ɛz ə ˈmɛntəl defective.”*.” ɪn əˈdɪʃən, æt list 44 steɪts ˈkərəntli hæv ðɛr oʊn lɔz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ pəˈzɛʃən əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrm baɪ ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnfərəns əv steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz. bət nɑt ɪˈnəf steɪts rɪˈpɔrt ðɛr ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈdætə tɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈrɛndərɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ˈlɑrʤli ˈtuθləs. 'nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛni ˈʧænsɪz' nu ɪkˈspændɪd gən lɔ saɪnd baɪ kˈwoʊmoʊ ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 15 goʊz ˈfərðər ðən moʊst steɪt lɔz ɪn ðət ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ prəˈfɛʃənəlz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛni ˈpərsən kənˈsɪdərd tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈkɑndəkt ðət wʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˈsɪriəs hɑrm tɪ sɛlf ər others”*” tɪ ˈloʊkəl hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz. ðoʊz əˈfɪʃəlz wʊd bi ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət ˈpərsən tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, wɪʧ kʊd siz ðə ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz. ˈpriviəsli, nu jɔrk ˈʤəʤɪz kʊd kəmˈpɛl ˈsɪriəsli ˈmɛnəli ɪl ˈpipəl θɔt tɪ bi ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ rɪˈsiv ˌɪnˈvɑlənˌtɛri ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃənt ˈtritmənt. si ɪt ˈvɛri frequently,”*,” ˈstivən, ə prəˈfɛsər əv sɪˈkaɪətri æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ, sɛd əv ˈpeɪʃənz ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈvaɪələnt ˈfænəsiz. si ˈpipəl hu ˈstrəgəl wɪθ ˈæŋgər ər hæv ˈvaɪələnt θɔts, ənd ɪf aɪ θɔt ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ ækt ɔn ɪt raɪt əˈweɪ, aɪ wʊd stɑp them.”*.” ɪf mɪˈsteɪkən, rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ðɪs, ənd ju rɪˈpɔrt ɪt, ju kʊd feɪs ˈkrɪmənəl ˈsæŋkʃənz. nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛni ˈʧænsɪz æt ðət point,”*,” sɛd. ðət kʊd ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈθɛrəpɪsts tɪ over-report*, hi sɛd. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. rɑb ˈbɑrbər, hu wɑz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈwundɪd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈgæbi ˈgɪfərdz, tɔks əˈbaʊt hɪz tæsk fɔrs tɪ prəˈvaɪd ədˈvaɪs ɔn ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈvaɪələns. ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈkeɪsɪz wɛr ˈbɛtər ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv lɔz ɔˈrɛdi ɔn ðə bʊks maɪt hæv hɛlpt əˈvɔɪd ˈblədˌʃɛd, sɛd ˈrɪʧərd ʤeɪ. ˈbɑni, ə prəˈfɛsər æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv lɔ skul. ˈbɑni ˈhɛdɪd ə steɪt kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ lɔ ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ æt vərˈʤɪnjə tɛk. ˈʃutər ʧoʊ, hu kɪld 32 ˈpipəl ənd ðɛn hɪmˈsɛlf æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn 2007 ʃʊd hæv bɪn əˈʤudəˌkeɪtɪd ɛz ˈmɛnəli dɪˈfɛktɪv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔrdər ˈɪʃud tu jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʃutɪŋ, ˈbɑni sɛd. səʧ ə ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən, ˈprɑpərli ˌriˈpɔrtəd, wʊd hæv dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪd ɪm frəm ˈoʊnɪŋ ə gən ˈəndər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl lɔ. bət ðət ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈnɛvər gɑt pæst ɔn tɪ ðə fɛdz ər vərˈʤɪnjə tɛk, ˈbɑni sɛd. ˈʃɔrɪŋ əp ðə flɔz ɪn ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstənt ˈkrɪmənəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛk ˈsɪstəm ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈdrɛst ɪn hɪz prəˈpoʊzəlz wʊd hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt fˈjuʧər mɪˈsteɪks, ˈbɑni sɛd. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld fər ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks tɪ bi rikˈwaɪərd ɔn ɔl ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈpərʧəsɪz ˈkərəntli ˈoʊnli 7 steɪts əˈkaʊnt fər 98 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə neɪmz proʊˈhɪbətəd fər ˈrizənz əv ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs ɪn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ meɪərz əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈligəl gənz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʤæfi, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈmɛntəl ˈɪlnəs ˈpɑləsi ɔrg, wɪʧ ˈædvəˌkeɪts ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðə ˈsɪriəsli ˈmɛnəli ɪl, ɔl ðə tɔk əv ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ənd gən ˈvaɪələns əbˈskjʊrz ə ˈbɪgər ˈɪʃu ə ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ˈstrəgəl wɪθ haʊ tɪ kɛr fər ðə ˈmɛnəli ɪl. əv ðə θɪŋz dɪˈskəsɪŋ ər ˈtoʊtəli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt tɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈsɪriəs ˈmɛntəl illness,”*,” ˈʤæfi sɛd. wən wɔnts riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə ˈsɪriəsli ˈmɛnəli ill.”*.” rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈstɔriz:

mike groll / ap new york gov. andrew cuomo signs new york's secure ammunition and firearms enforcement act into law. if one thing republicans and democrats can agree on, that mentally ill people should not have access to firearms. but as lawmakers rush to restrict that access in the wake of recent mass shootings, mental health experts warn of unintended consequences: from gun owners avoiding mental health treatment to therapists feeling compelled to report every patient who expresses a violent thought. “many patients express some idea of harm to other people, everything from, ‘i wish i could rip my boss limb from limb,’ to, ‘i have a gun and want to blow that guy away,’” said paul applebaum, director of the division of law, ethics, and psychiatry at columbia university. therapists usually interpret this sort of talk as part of the treatment process, experts say. but under a new law in new york, one of the strongest to be passed to date, therapists may feel compelled to report every instance of violent talk, lest they face legal consequences if something happens. and some say ordinary patients may wind up suffering the most. “there’s one group of people who are gun owners who may reasonably or unreasonably think, ‘i’m not going anywhere near a mental health person, because if they misinterpret something i say as an indication going to hurt myself or someone else, going to report me and take away my guns,’” applebaum said. several polls conducted since the shooting in newtown, conn., have found widespread support for new legislation that would restrict the possession of firearms by the mentally ill, as well as for increased government spending on mental health. federal law already bars the sale or transfer of firearms to a person who is known or thought to have been “adjudicated as a mental defective.” in addition, at least 44 states currently have their own laws regulating possession of firearm by mentally ill individuals, according to the national conference of state legislatures. but not enough states report their mental health data to the federal government, rendering the federal law largely toothless. 'not taking any chances' new york’s expanded gun law signed by cuomo on january 15 goes further than most state laws in that it requires mental health professionals to report any person considered “likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others” to local health officials. those officials would be authorized to report that person to law enforcement, which could seize the person’s firearms. previously, new york judges could compel seriously mentally ill people thought to be dangerous to receive involuntary outpatient treatment. “i see it very frequently,” steven dubovsky, a professor of psychiatry at the university of buffalo, said of patients expressing violent fantasies. “you see people who struggle with anger or have violent thoughts, and if i thought they were going to act on it right away, i would stop them.” “now if mistaken, wrong about this, and you report it, you could face criminal sanctions. not taking any chances at that point,” dubovsky said. that could encourage therapists to over-report, he said. rep. rob barber, who was critically wounded alongside rep. gabby giffords, talks about his task force to provide advice on mental health issues to prevent gun-related violence. there have been cases where better enforcement of laws already on the books might have helped avoid bloodshed, said richard j. bonnie, a professor at university of virginia’s law school. bonnie headed a state commission on mental health law in the wake of the mass shooting at virginia tech. shooter seung-hui cho, who killed 32 people and then himself at the university in 2007, should have been adjudicated as mentally defective following a special justice’s order issued two years before the shooting, bonnie said. such a designation, properly reported, would have disqualified him from owning a gun under existing federal law. but that message never got passed on to the feds or virginia tech, bonnie said. shoring up the flaws in mental health reporting to the national instant criminal background check system something obama addressed in his proposals would help prevent future mistakes, bonnie said. obama also called for background checks to be required on all firearm purchases currently only 7 states account for 98 percent of the names prohibited for reasons of mental illness in the nics database, according to mayors against illegal guns. according to dj jaffe, executive director of the mental illness policy org, which advocates on behalf of the seriously mentally ill, all the talk of mental health and gun violence obscures a bigger issue a nationwide struggle with how to care for the mentally ill. “most of the things discussing are totally irrelevant to helping people with serious mental illness,” jaffe said. “no one wants responsibility for the seriously mentally ill.” related stories:

ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz bæk aɪ roʊt əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl hæd ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈrəgbi ˈsɪriz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðɪs wʊd bi ə gʊd aɪˈdiə, ənd aɪ tɔkt əˈbaʊt pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts (gɪv ɪt ə rɛd ɪf ju ɔˈrɛdi). ɪt wɑz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ɪf ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl dɪˈskəʃən, ənd wən ðət wʊd ˈlaɪkli hæv gɔn ˌɪgˈnɔrd bət fər wən thing…*… ɪt ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli nidz tɪ ˈhæpən. bɪn ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈprɑbəˌbli muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪθ ðə plænd ˈsɪriz, ənd ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈrəgbi ˈgəvərnɪŋ ˈbɑdi hæv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ bæk ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈvərsəz ˈkænədə geɪm ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd aɪ wɑz strək baɪ ðə fækt ðət ðə ˈkæptən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs tim pleɪz fər ðə ˈsɛrəsənz ɪn ðə. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hərd ðə neɪm (weɪlz) ənd ˈprɪti ʃʊr ə fju ˈəðər timz wər ˈmɛnʃənd ɛz wɛl. soʊ ðiz gaɪz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ geɪm taɪm, bət dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə prɛˈmɪr lig ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈməni fər ðə. ðɪs ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz nɑt ə bæd θɪŋ, ɪt minz ðə pleɪərz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ geɪm taɪm. bət nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ʧæns tɪ wərk wɪθ gaɪz hu wɪl ˈəltəmətli bi ˈkɑligz, ˈbrəðərz ɔn ðə fild æt ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlɛvəl ˈæftər biɪŋ əˈpoʊnənts æt ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈlɛvəl. aɪ ˈfərmli bɪˈliv wən əv ðə θɪŋz ðət meɪks ðə laɪks əv ðə springboks*, ɔl blæks ənd ˈwɑləbiz soʊ strɔŋ ɪz ðeɪ hæv səʧ ə strɔŋ, kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈsɪriz ðət fidz ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl tɛst ˈsɪriz. ðə ˈsupər ˈrəgbi ˈsɪriz əˈlaʊz fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv prəˈfɛʃənəl skɪl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈgeɪnɪŋ ə ˈbɛtər ˈnɑlɪʤ əv pəˈtɛnʃəl tim meɪts strɛŋθs, ənd ˈwiknəsɪz. ɪf ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈigəlz ˈnæʃənəl saɪd hæd ə ˈkɑmprəbəl dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsɪriz tɪ ˈfidɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɛm ɪt wʊd ˈoʊnli ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə tim, ənd ðə geɪm ɛz ə hoʊl. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈwəndərfəl θɔt ɪn ðə ˈæbˌstrækt, bət əˈgɛn wi kəm bæk tɪ ðə ˈrəgbi hæv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl resources”*” kəˈnəndrəm. faɪn, lʊk ðɛn æt ˈkɔrpərət ˈbækɪŋ. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈrizənz waɪ baɪɪŋ ˈɪntu ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsupər ˈrəgbi ˈsɪriz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ meɪks gʊd kəˈmərʃəl sɛns. ðə geɪm ɔn ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd hæd əraʊnd 5000 səˈpɔrtərz frəm boʊθ saɪdz. ðɪs ɪz wɪθ ˈvərʧuəli noʊ ril ˈnæʃənəl ˈkəvərɪʤ, ənd səˈʤɛst moʊst ˈivɪn noʊ ðeɪ hæv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈrəgbi saɪd. soʊ wət ɪf ðɛr wɑz səm ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt pʊt ˈɪntu ə kəˈmərʃəl ˈsɪriz? ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, nhl*, ˈivɪn ɔl hæv ə ˈmæsɪv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ spɛnd tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv koʊdz. ðeɪ gɪt neɪmz laɪk ˈbreɪdi, ˈrɑʤərz, ənd ˈkrɔzbi ˈɪntu ðə kəˈlɛktɪv conciousness*. waɪ neɪmz laɪk ˈpɪtmən, waɪlz ənd ʤɔɪn ðɛm. lʊk æt rɪˈtərn ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɛz wɛl. ɛz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə spɔrt groʊz ðɛr ɪz pəˈtɛnʃəli ə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə əv ənˈtæpt ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts, wɪʧ minz ˈɛniˌwən ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ baɪ ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈsɪriz həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ meɪk ə lɔt əv ˈməni. waɪl ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt, ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtiz kən ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈrəgbi tu. ðə geɪmz hæv tɪ ˈhæpən ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈæftər ɔl, ɪf ðə ˈsizən wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ə leɪt ˈfɛbruˌɛri stɑrt aɪ ˈhæpən tɪ noʊ əv ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈsteɪdiəmz ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈfɑksbəroʊ wɪʧ bi duɪŋ məʧ æt ðət taɪm əv jɪr. tɪ gɪt ðə geɪm aʊt ðɛr wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈnɛtˌwərk səˈpɔrt əv kɔrs. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkruʃəl ˈɛləmənts fər səkˈsɛs. ˈɛnˌbiˈsi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn, ɪt kʊd bi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl fər ðɛm tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli kæʃ ɪn ɔn ən ˈəðər dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsɪriz. ɪf nɑt ˈɛnˌbiˈsi, aɪ wɑz ˈsərfɪŋ maɪ (ædˈmɪtɪdli) ˈfɛrli lɑrʤ troʊv əv spɔrts strimz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd, ənd tund ɪn tɪ pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈlɪtəl lig wərld ˈsɪriz. ˈlɪtəl lig? jəp! ˈrəgbi ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst spɔrts ˈgloʊbəli, ɪt meɪks sɛns tɪ hæv wən əv ðə ˈspɔrtɪŋ ˌsupərˈpaʊərz ɔn ðə bɔrdz ɛz wɛl. wən əv ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks wʊd du wɛl tɪ prəˈmoʊt ənd səˈpɔrt ðɪs. ˈɔlsoʊ lʊk æt ðə fækt ðət əˈnəðər lɑrʤ grup əv ˈpipəl hu wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðɪs ðə kɪdz ɔˈrɛdi ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ˈrəgbi, ənd ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts pleɪɪŋ ˈrəgbi naʊ. ɪf ˈrəgbi wɑz ən ˈækʧəwəl, ril, ˈvaɪəbəl kərɪr pæθ fər ðiz kɪdz ɪt kʊd hæv ə ˈmæsɪv ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðɛr fˈjuʧər. nɑt ðət ˈizi aɪ noʊ, bət kənˈtɛnd ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ðət hɑrd. stɛp wən, gɪt ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbækər. tɔk tɪ ˈvərʤɪn, tɔk tɪ bæŋk əv əˈmɛrɪkə, tɔk tɪ ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft, ˈgugəl, ˈzəkərˌbərg. ɔl ɪt teɪks ɪz wən bɪg ˈtɪkɪt ˌɪnˈvɛstər, ðɛn ju hæv ˌkrɛdəˈbɪlɪti tɪ tɔk tɪ ðə ˈhjulɪt packard’s*, ðə dell’s*, ənd soʊ fɔrθ. stɛp tu, sɪˈkjʊr ˈnɛtˌwərk səˈpɔrt. gɪt tɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi, ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, tɔk tɪ, tɔk tɪ fɑks. stɛp θri, gɪt ˈloʊkəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt frəm pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ˈsɪtiz. nu jɔrk, ˈbɔstən, sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɔl hæv ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈsinjər greɪd tir wən timz, gɪt ðɛm səm ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbækɪŋ tɪ goʊ proʊ. stɛp fɔr, ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ðə bɛst kɪdz frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈlɛvəl spɔrts, ənd dræft ɪn səm bɪg ˈtɪkɪt ˈsaɪnɪŋz frəm ˈoʊvərˈsiz. gɪt ə fju haɪ ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəlz tɪ bust ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən. stɛp faɪv, kɪk ɔf ə ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn ˈərli ɪˈnəf ðət ˈpipəl hæv taɪm tɪ gɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, faɪnd aʊt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə spɔrt, pɪk ə tim tɪ səˈpɔrt ənd gɪr əp fər ðə fərst ˈsizən. stɛp sɪks, meɪk ɪt θru ðə fərst ˈsizən, rɪns ənd rɪˈpit. ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ nɑt ðət ˈizi, aɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz ðət ˈizi! aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ˈjuˈɛs spɔrt, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ˈrəgbi ˈgloʊbəli ɔl bət dɪˈmænd ə ˈsɪriz laɪk ðɪs. hɛl, gɪv mi ə fju mənθs ənd ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz aɪ nid, du ɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪf wət ɪt teɪks! ˈjuˈɛs ˈrəgbi ʤɪst wɔnt ə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈsɪriz, ðeɪ ʃʊd nid ɪt, ðeɪ ʃʊd dɪˈmænd ɪt, ənd ðeɪ ʃʊr ɛz hɛl ʃʊd gɪt ɪt! nu tɪ ˈrəgbi? waɪ nɑt rɛd maɪ gaɪd, 101 ðə (sɔrt əv) gaɪd tɪ rugby”*”! θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ, ju kən ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər gɪv ðə saɪt ə ˈfɑloʊ waɪl æt ɪt @lastwordonsport*. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ fər lastwordonsports*? faɪnd mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ æt ɑr ɑr team”*” peɪʤ.

a couple of articles back i wrote about how the nfl had expressed interest in establishing a professional rugby series in the usa. the article suggested that this would be a good idea, and i talked about potential benefits (give it a read if you haven’t already). it was an interesting, if philosophical discussion, and one that would likely have gone ignored but for one thing… it really, really needs to happen. it’s been stated that the nfl probably won’t move forward with the planned series, and that the usa rugby governing body doesn’t have the financial resources to back something like this. however, watching the usa vs canada game on the weekend i was struck by the fact that the captain of the us team plays for the saracens in the uk. i also heard the name osprey’s (wales) and i’m pretty sure a few other uk teams were mentioned as well. so these guys are getting game time, but they’re developing the aviva premier league – they’re making money for the uk. this in itself is not a bad thing, it means the players are getting game time. but they’re not getting the chance to work with guys who will ultimately be colleagues, brothers on the field at a national level after being opponents at a domestic level. i firmly believe one of the things that makes the likes of the springboks, all blacks and wallabies so strong is they have such a strong, competitive series that feeds into the international test series. the super rugby series allows for development of professional skill, as well as gaining a better knowledge of potential team mates strengths, and weaknesses. if the usa eagles national side had a comparable domestic series to feeding into them it would only benefit the team, and the game as a whole. this is a wonderful thought in the abstract, but again we come back to the “us rugby doesn’t have the financial resources” conundrum. fine, let’s look then at corporate backing. there are many reasons why buying into a domestic super rugby series in the usa makes good commercial sense. the game on the weekend had around 5000 supporters from both sides. this is with virtually no real national coverage, and i’d suggest most american’s don’t even know they have a national rugby side. so what if there was some marketing investment put into a commercial series? the nfl, nhl, mlb even mls all have a massive marketing spend to create interest in their respective codes. they get names like brady, rogers, rgiii and crosby into the collective conciousness. why can’t names like pittman, wyles and lavalla join them. let’s look at return on investment as well. as interest in the sport grows there is potentially a large area of untapped advertising markets, which means anyone fortunate enough to buy into this series has the potential to make a lot of money. while we’re on the subject, a lot of us cities can benefit from rugby too. the games have to happen somewhere after all, if the season was scheduled for a late february start i happen to know of a large number of stadiums in places like foxboro which won’t be doing much at that time of year. to get the game out there will require network support of course. this is one of the most crucial elements for success. nbc is already involved in mls, it could be beneficial for them to potentially cash in on an other domestic series. if not nbc, i was surfing my (admittedly) fairly large trove of sports streams over the weekend, and tuned in to espn playing the little league world series. little league? yup! rugby is one of the biggest sports globally, it makes sense to have one of the sporting superpowers on the boards as well. one of the networks would do well to promote and support this. let’s also look at the fact that there’s another large group of people who would benefit from this – the kids already starting in rugby, and the college students playing rugby now. if rugby was an actual, real, viable career path for these kids it could have a massive impact on their future. it’s not that easy i know, but i’d contend it’s also not that hard. step one, get a financial backer. talk to virgin, talk to bank of america, talk to microsoft, google, zuckerberg. all it takes is one big ticket investor, then you have credibility to talk to the hewlett packard’s, the dell’s, and so forth. step two, secure network support. get to nbc, abc, cbs, talk to espn, talk to fox. step three, get local investment from potentially interested cities. new york, boston, san francisco all have existing senior grade tier one teams, get them some financial backing to go pro. step four, focus on targeting the best kids from college level sports, and draft in some big ticket signings from overseas. get a few high calibre internationals to boost recognition. step five, kick off a marketing campaign early enough that people have time to get interested, find out more about the sport, pick a team to support and gear up for the first season. step six, make it through the first season, rinse and repeat. people are going to say it’s not that easy, i say it is that easy! i believe the benefits to us sport, the us economy and rugby globally all but demand a series like this. hell, give me a few months and the resources i need, i’ll do it myself if that’s what it takes! us rugby shouldn’t just want a domestic series, they should need it, they should demand it, and they sure as hell should get it! new to rugby? why not read my guide, “rugby 101 – the (sort of) beginner’s guide to rugby”! thanks for reading, you can follow me on twitter –@recaffeinated99. give the site a follow while you’re at it – @lastwordonsport. interested in writing for lastwordonsports? find more info at our “join our team” page.

ˈnɔrˌweɪ ɪz tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ðə əˈmaʊnt əv pərˈɛntəl liv rɪˈzərvd fər dædz tɪ 14 wiks, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd ðət kən bi kleɪmd baɪ boʊθ ˈpɛrənts ɔn fʊl peɪ tɪ 49 wiks, ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ˈmɛmbər ˈpɑrti sɛd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈsɪstəm ɪz ɔˈrɛdi wən əv ðə moʊst ˈʤɛnərəs. ðə muv wʊd kəm ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 2013 ənd ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈbəʤɪt prəˈpoʊzəl ðət wɪl bi pərˈzɛnəd ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ɪt wɑz rɪˈvild tɪ ˈtæblɔɪd gæŋ (vg*) baɪ lysbakken*, hɛd əv ðə ˈsoʊʃəlɪst lɛft ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən. ðə nu rulz reɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv wiks ðət kən bi kleɪmd baɪ boʊθ ˈpɛrənts wɪˈθɪn θri jɪrz tɪ 49 frəm 47 ɔn fʊl peɪ, əp tɪ ə ˈsilɪŋ, ənd tɪ 59 frəm 57 ɔn 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈsæləri. aʊt əv ðɪs, æt list 14 wiks wɪl naʊ hæv tɪ bi kleɪmd baɪ ðə ˈfɑðər, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ kˈwoʊtə əv 12 wiks. ðə wiks hæv tɪ bi kleɪmd baɪ ðə ˈfɑðər ər ðeɪ ər lɔst. ðə eɪm əv ðə ˈmɛʒər ɪz tɪ meɪk ˈfɑðərz mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ʧaɪld ˈrɪrɪŋ ənd tɪ brɪʤ ðə ˈʤɛndər gæp ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs. ˈkɑmɛnts wər kənˈfərmd tɪ baɪ ə ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈʧɪldrən, ɪkˈwɑləti ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnˈkluʒən.

norway is to extend the amount of parental leave reserved for dads to 14 weeks, bringing the period that can be claimed by both parents on full pay to 49 weeks, a coalition member party said on friday. the scandinavian country’s system is already one of the world’s most generous. the move would come into effect on july 1, 2013 and is part of the norwegian government’s budget proposal that will be presented on monday. it was revealed to tabloid verdens gang (vg) by audun lysbakken, head of the socialist left party, which is a member of the country’s ruling centre-left coalition. the new rules raise the number of weeks that can be claimed by both parents within three years to 49 from 47 on full pay, up to a ceiling, and to 59 from 57 on 80 percent of the salary. out of this, at least 14 weeks will now have to be claimed by the father, compared to today’s quota of 12 weeks. the weeks have to be claimed by the father or they are lost. the aim of the measure is to make fathers more involved in child rearing and to bridge the gender gap in the workplace. lysbakken’s comments were confirmed to afp by a spokesperson for norway’s ministry of children, equality and social inclusion.

maʊnt ˈfuʤi ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðɪs kˈwɛʃən ərˈɪʤənəli əˈpɪrd ɔn kˈwɔrə. ˈænsər baɪ ˈitoʊ, ˈraɪtər ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz fud ənd ˈkəlʧər: ˈsəməri fər ˈmɛni ˈsɛnʧəriz, ʤəˈpæn dɪd nɑt hæv məʧ əv ən ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ goʊ ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ˈfɑrðər, sɪns ɪt hæd tu ˈwɛlθi ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz nɛkst dɔr. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɪriəd ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈgreɪtəst əˈmaʊnt əv wərld ɪkˈspænʧən ənd ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd treɪd baɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈneɪʃənz tɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəriz), ʤəˈpæn wɑz kloʊzd tɪ moʊst əv ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld baɪ ʧɔɪs baɪ ðə ˈrulərz əv ðə taɪm. ðə ˈvɛri ˈvərʒən ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə ʤəˈpæn ɪz nɑt æt ɔl kloʊz tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkəz maɪəlz baɪ ɛr frəm ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ tɪ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ), ə bɪt əv hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɛz tɪ waɪ ˈrɪli ənˈlaɪkli ðeɪ wʊd hæv seɪld ðət fɑr. ʤəˈpæn ɪz kwaɪt kloʊz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˌkɔˈriə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəli. ˌwəˈtɛvər wɑz ˈlækɪŋ dəˈmɛstɪkli, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz kʊd əbˈteɪn ˈviə treɪd wɪθ ðoʊz tu ˈneɪʃənz. fər məʧ əv rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈhɪstəri, ˈʧaɪnə wɑz ə ˈvɛri ˈwɛlθi ˈneɪʃən wɪθ tənz əv ˈrisɔrsɪz. ˌkɔˈriə wɑz nɑt ə pur ˈneɪʃən ˈiðər. baɪ ənd lɑrʤ, ʤəˈpæn meɪnˈteɪnd ˈkɔrʤəl riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ boʊθ fər ˈsɛnʧəriz. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈpɪriəd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri wɪn ðə ˈmɑŋgəl ˈɛmpaɪər ˈoʊvərˈræn ðə ˈkɑntənənt; ðeɪ meɪd ˈsɛvərəl əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ʤəˈpæn tu, wɪʧ ɔl feɪld. (ˈpipəl æt ðə taɪm əˈtrɪbjətəd ɪt tɪ səm ˌprɑvəˈdɛnʃəl wɪndz ðət əˈlaʊ ðə ˈmɑŋgəlz tɪ wər kɔld ˌkɑməˈkɑzi, ər winds.”*.” jɛs ðət tərm dɪd kəm əp ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɑntɛkst ˈleɪtər ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈhɪstəri.) soʊ, ðɛr juzd tɪ bi ə lɔt əv treɪd bɪtˈwin ʤəˈpæn ənd ðə ˈkɑntənənt; ˈivɪn ˈɛvədəns ðət səm gʊdz frəm ðə ˈmɪdəl ist riʧt ʤəˈpæn ˈviə ˈʧaɪnə. ˈðɛrˌfɔr ðɛr wɑz ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv fər ʤəˈpæn tɪ riʧ aʊt ˈfərðər. (ɛz ə sidenote*, ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə tən əv ˈpaɪrəsi goʊɪŋ ɔn, tu. ðə ʧaɪˈniz ənd ˌkɔˈriənz kɔld ðɛm ˈminɪŋ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈbeɪsɪkli, ənd bleɪmd ɪt ɔn ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz, waɪl ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz dɪˈnaɪd ɪt, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈskɑlərz təˈdeɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈpaɪrəts wər ə mɪks əv grups frəm ɔl θri ˈneɪʃənz, wɪθ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpaɪrəts mɔr ˈæktɪv ˈərliər ɔn ənd ʧaɪˈniz wənz mɔr ˈæktɪv ˈleɪtər.) rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ðə ˈmeɪʤər əˈbʤɛktɪv əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪkˈsplɔrərz wɑz tɪ faɪnd ˈɔltərˌneɪt rʊts tɪ saʊθ ənd ist ˈeɪʒə, əˈspɛʃəli tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈspaɪsɪz, wɪʧ wər ə kəˈmɑdəti ɪn ɪkˈstrimli haɪ dɪˈmænd ənd ˈvɛri ˈlukrətɪv. ɪt wɑz ə ˈboʊnəs ðət ðeɪ faʊnd ə hoʊl ˈkɑntənənt, pləs ˈplɛnti əv ˈəðər θɪŋz tɪ ˈpləndər ər treɪd fər ɛz ðeɪ wɛnt əˈlɔŋ. əˈgɛn, ʤəˈpæn lækt ðət kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ goʊ ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ʤəˈpæn wɑz ““discovered”*” baɪ ðə ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz, wɪʧ ˈstɑrtɪd ə ˈlɪtəl treɪd bɪtˈwin ðoʊz tu ˈneɪʃənz. æt ðə taɪm, preindustrial*, soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz mɔr ˈərbəˌnaɪzd ðən ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈkəntriz ɪn ˈjʊrəp, soʊ ðeɪ ɪkˈspɔrtəd ə lɔt əv ˈfɪnɪʃt gʊdz, əˈspɛʃəli goʊld ənd ˈsɪlvər wɛrz (ənd ˈsɪlvər ɔr) ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpeɪpər. ɪn tərn, ðə ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz sim tɪ hæv ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz. ðə ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz, hu wər ˈmoʊstli doʊˈmɪnɪkənz, sim tɪ hæv ˈgɔtən əˈlɔŋ ˈfɛrli wɛl wɪθ ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli. (ðɛr ər stɪl ˈvɛstɪʤɪz əv ðɪs ˈkɔrʤəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈneɪʃənz ɪn ˈvɛriəs wərdz ənd fudz ɪn ʤəˈpæn ðət ərˈɪʤəˌneɪt frəm ðə ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ.) ðə ˈspænɪʃ hu keɪm ˈæftərwərd, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts, wər ə bɪt mɔr əˈgrɛsɪv. ðeɪ ˈæktɪvli sɔt tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti, bət mɔr ðən ðət, ðeɪ meɪ hæv traɪd tɪ ˈmɛdəl ɪn ˌɪnˈtərnəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈfɛrz, tu. ðɪs wɑz sin ɛz ə θrɛt baɪ ðə ˈrulərz əv ʤəˈpæn, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ˈoʊdə, kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ɔn tɪ, ənd ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə ˈdaɪnəsti hu kənˈtroʊld ʤəˈpæn frəm ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri tɪ ðə ˈlætər hæf əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈæktɪv ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ənd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən əv kənˈvərtɪd ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn taɪm ənd wɑz kənˈdəktəd ɪn ˈərnɪst wɪn tʊk ˈoʊvər. ðə (ɪt wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli sən ənd səkˈsɛsər ðət ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ðə əˈfɪʃəl dɪˈkri, ənd ðə θərd ˈʃoʊgən hu ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪzd ɪt) ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ðə θrɛt frəm ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiənz, əˈspɛʃəli ðə ˈʤɛʒuɪts, wɑz tu məʧ fər ə ˈneɪʃən ðət hæd ɪnˈdʊrd ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈsɪvəl wɔr, ənd kloʊzd ðə ˈkəntri tɪ ɔl treɪd ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld ɪn ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn 1615 ðɪs ˈpɑləsi wɑz kɔld “鎖国”—“鎖国”—sakoku*, ər nation.”*.” ɪt wɑz ən ɪkˈstrim ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ən ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənəst ˈpɑləsi. ˈoʊnli fɔr pɔrts ɪn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkəntri wər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈkɑndəkt treɪd wɪθ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɛntɪtiz. moʊst ˈfɔrən treɪd wɑz kənˈdəktəd ˈviə ɪn ˌnɑgɑˈsɑki, ɪn ˈsəðərn əˈweɪ frəm ˈidoʊ (ˈkɑrənt deɪ ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ). ðə ˈoʊnli ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈneɪʃənz ənd ˈɛntɪtiz wɪθ hum ʤəˈpæn hæd ˈɛni treɪd æt ðət taɪm wər ˈʧaɪnə, ˌkɔˈriə, (ˈkɑrənt deɪ ˌoʊˌkɪˈnɑwə, wɪʧ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈtrɪbjəˌtɛri ˈneɪʃən əv fərst ðə ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn kyusu*, ənd ˈleɪtər əv ðə ˈidoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt), ðə ˈeɪˌnu ɪn ðə nɔrθ, ənd ðə dəʧ ist ˈɪndiə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə dəʧ, ðə ˈoʊnli ˌjʊrəˈpiənz wɪθ hum ʤəˈpæn hæd ˈɛni ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ fər moʊst əv ðə ˈidoʊ ˈpɪriəd, hæv məʧ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn kənˈvərtɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti, soʊ ðeɪ wər stɪl əˈlaʊd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ʤəˈpæn, dɪˈspaɪt ə fju blɪps əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ðɪs wɑz ə ˈprɪti bɪg ædˈvæntɪʤ fər ðɛm sɪns ˌbiˈsaɪdz ðə treɪd wɪθ ʤəˈpæn, ðeɪ hæd ə gʊd ˈhɑrbər fər riˈstɑkɪŋ ɪn ˌnɑgɑˈsɑki ɔn ðɛr treɪd ˈvɔɪɪʤɪz tɪ ˈeɪʒə. ɔl ˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ˈfɪltərd ˈɪntu ʤəˈpæn wɑz kɔld ər dəʧ saɪəns, ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈidoʊ ˈpɪriəd. ɪf nɑt fər ðət ˈstɛdi floʊ əv ˈnɑlɪʤ əˈbaʊt ðə wɛst ˈviə ðə dəʧ, ʤəˈpæn wʊd hæv bɪn ɪn ə məʧ ˈwikər pəˈzɪʃən wɪn ðeɪ ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊpənd əp ðə ˈneɪʃən əˈgɛn. ðə ˈidoʊ) wɑz soʊ ˈæbsəˌlut ɪn əˈdhɪrɪŋ tɪ ɪts ˈpɑləsi ənd ɛnˈfɔrsmənt əv wɪθ ˈfɔrən əˈfɛrz ðət ɪn 1644 wɪn ðə mɪŋ ˈdaɪnəsti ɪn ˈʧaɪnə wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪt ɔf ðə ənd æst ʤəˈpæn fər əˈsɪstəns, ðə rɪfˈjuzd, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ hæd ə ˈkɔrʤəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə mɪŋ. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz, ənd æt wən pɔɪnt ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd 61 ˌʤæpəˈniz hu wər faʊnd aʊt tɪ hæv hæd ˈdilɪŋz wɪθ ðɛm ɪn məˈkaʊ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ˈɛni ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈnæʃənəlz hu wər ˈstrændɪd æt ðə taɪm ðə ˈpɑləsi wɛnt ˈɪntu ˈifɛkt wər nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðɛr hoʊm ˈkəntri. ðɪs steɪt əv əˈfɛrz ˈlæstɪd frəm ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri ənˈtɪl ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ðən 200 jɪrz. (ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ˈkɑməˌdɔr ˈmæθju ˈpɛri ɪn 1854 ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli θɔt əv ɛz ðə fərst əˈtɛmptəd ˈkɑnˌtækt baɪ ðə wɛst wɪθ ʤəˈpæn sɪns ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri, bət ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪərli kərˈɛkt. ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl ˈoʊvərˌʧʊrz meɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðət, ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn ðə leɪt ˈsɛnʧəri, bət ðə rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðɛm ɔl.) ˈdʊrɪŋ ɔl ðət taɪm, ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz wər ˈreɪsɪŋ əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər tɪ geɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðɪs ər ðət lænd, tɪ geɪn mɔr ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd mɔr lænd. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ʤəˈpæn wɑz ˈpərfəktli ˈkɑntɛnt dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈkəlʧər wɪˈθɪn ɪts ˈbɔrdərz, wɪθ ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns frəm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ˈwɛðər wən əˈproʊʧ wɑz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə ˈəðər dɪˈpɛndz ɔn jʊr pərˈspɛktɪv. ðə weɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz freɪzd simz tɪ ˌɪmˈplaɪ ðət ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd ɪkˈspænʧən ər gʊd θɪŋz, bət kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: wɪn ʤəˈpæn dɪd tərn ɪkˈspænʧənɪst məʧ ˈleɪtər ɔn, ɪt ɪgˈzæktli tərn aʊt wɛl, tɪ pʊt ɪt ˈmaɪldli. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈænsər tɪ ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz: wət ər ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənd ˌsɪməˈlɛrətiz bɪtˈwin mɪˈdjivəl ˈɪŋglənd ənd fˈjudəl ʤəˈpæn? əˈdɪʃənəl hɪˈstɔrɪkəl noʊts stɪl ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs!?) ə ˈʤɛnərəl græsp əv wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ʤəˈpæn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə θru ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəriz ɪz ˈprɪti ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈhɪstəri ənd haʊ ɪt ˈrɛzəˌneɪts tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt deɪ. tɪ stɑrt θɪŋz ɔf, frəm 1467 tɪ 1573 ðə ˈkəntri wɑz æt ˈsɪvəl wɔr, wɪθ ˈloʊkəl lɔrdz ˈbitɪŋ iʧ ˈəðər əp ənd ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑpjələs ˈgɪtɪŋ kɔt bɪtˈwin ðɛm. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst pɑrt əv ðət ˈsɪvəl wɔr (ər ˈwɔrɪŋ steɪts) ˈpɪriəd, ˈoʊdə (ər ˈoʊdə ɪf ju juz ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈfæməli neɪm ˈɔrdər) wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ tɪ ˈjunəˌfaɪ moʊst əv ðə ˈkəntri. wɑz kɪld, ənd wən əv hɪz ˈʤɛnərəlz wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈjuˌnaɪt ðə ˈkəntri fər ðə moʊst pɑrt. ˈoʊdə wɑz ɔn ðə hoʊl ˈfɛrli əˈmɛnəbəl təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈspænɪʃ ənd ðə ˈpɔrʧəˌgiz, sɪns hi sɔ ðə paʊər əv ðə ˈbudəst məŋks ɛz ə fɑr ˈbɪgər θrɛt tɪ ðə stəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈneɪʃən. ˈivɪn ɪnˈkərəʤd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ækˈtɪvɪti tɪ ən ɪkˈstɛnt ɪn ˈɔrdər ðə səˈprɛs ðə ˈbudəsts. noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət hi hɪmˈsɛlf wɑz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðoʊ.) wɑz kul wɪθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiənz fər ə taɪm tu, bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ʧeɪnʤd hɪz maɪnd əˈbaʊt ðɛm. hi ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkɑnvərts əˈməŋst ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz daɪd ˈrəðər ðən gɪv əp ðɛr feɪθ. (wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs martyrs”*” wɑz ə ˈleɪdi əv ðə ˈwɔrjər klæs kɔld ˈtɑmə ˌhoʊsəˈkɑwə ˈtɑmə akechi*) hu tʊk ðə neɪm ˈgrɑʧə ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈbæpˌtaɪzd. ʃi kɪld hərˈsɛlf baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈsərvənt rən hər θru wɪθ ə spɪr tɪ əˈvɔɪd biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈprɪzənər baɪ wən əv ˈʤɛnərəlz. hər ˈlɛʤənd ɪz hɛlpt baɪ ðə fækt ðət ʃi wɑz səˈpoʊzədli ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋli ˈbjutəfəl.) ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl frənt, dɪd hæv səm ɪkˈspænʧənɪst æmˈbɪʃənz; hi plænd tɪ ˌɪnˈveɪd ˈmeɪnˌlænd ˈeɪʒə ɔn ˈsɛvərəl frənts, dɪˈmændɪd ðət ðə kɪŋ əv speɪn kəm tɪ ʤəˈpæn tɪ peɪ ɪm ˈɑməʤ, ənd ˈivɪn hæd dɪˈzaɪnz ɔn ˌɪnˈveɪdɪŋ ˈɪndiə wən deɪ. nən əv ðiz keɪm tɪ fruˈɪʃən., hu ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli səkˈsidɪd, sɔ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ɛz ə θrɛt tɪ ðə stəˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈneɪʃən, ənd baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən moʊst əv ðoʊz ˈpɛski ˈfɔrənərz. ju kən ˈivɪn θɪŋk əv ɛz ən anti-hideyoshi*; ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈpɑləsiz sim eɪmd dɪˈrɛkli æt ənˈduɪŋ məʧ əv wət dɪd. ˈivɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm ðət wɑz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈidoʊ ˈpɪriəd wɪn ðə reɪnd meɪ hæv ˈɪnfluənst ˈivɪn ɪn ə smɔl weɪ baɪ ðə fækt ðət dɪd nɑt kəm frəm ðə ˈwɔrjər ər ˈsæmʊˌraɪ klæs (ðə shizoku*), bət ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz kərɪr ɛz ə ˈloʊli ˈfɑrmər ənd fʊt ˈsoʊlʤər. ɪn tərn, ðə ˈmeɪˌʤi ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən ˈlidərz hu keɪm ˈæftər ðə ˈdaɪnəsti wɑz ˈfaɪnəli brɔt daʊn dɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ kʊd tɪ traɪ ənˈdu ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðeɪ dɪd, boʊθ dəˈmɛstɪkli ənd ˈoʊvərˈsiz. tɪ ˈsɪmpli θɪŋz ə hoʊl lɔt hir, ðɪs ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ əˈgrɛsɪv ɪkˈspænʧəˌnɪzəm ənd kəˈloʊniəˌlɪzəm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. wən mɔr θɪŋ! ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwəndərd ə bɪt waɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts traɪ tɪ teɪk ə məʧ ˈbɪgər steɪk ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz əˈfɛrz ˈæftər ˈɛndɪd, sɪns ˈmæθju ˈpɛri wɑz ən əˈmɛrɪkən, ˈæftər ɔl. bət əv kɔrs, aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ənˈtɪl ɪt wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈrisəntli ðət wɪn ʤəˈpæn wɑz ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊpənd əp tɪ ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪn ðə 1860s*, ðə juz. wɑz maɪrd ɪn ɪts ˈsɪvəl wɔr. soʊ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ gɑt tɪ hæv ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə moʊst ˈɪnfluəns ɪn ʤəˈpæn ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, wɪθ ðə ˈʤərmənz (prussians*) nɑt ðət fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd, pləs ðə frɛnʧ tɪ ən ɪkˈstɛnt. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts dɪd gɪt ɪn ðɛr ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðoʊ. ðɪs ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnfluəns kən bi sin ɪn ˈvɛriəs weɪz: ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈmɑdəld ˈæftər ðə prussians*, ɛz wɑz ðə fərst ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ˈəndər ðə ˈmeɪˌʤi ˈgəvərnmənt. ðə ˈreɪˌlroʊdz wər beɪst ɔn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsɪstəm. ənd ˈbeɪsˈbɔl trəmpt ˈkrɪkɪt ɛz ðə nu, ˈpɑpjələr spɔrt! rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈrɛdɪŋ ɔn ðɪs ˈleɪtər ˈpɪriəd: ˈænsər tɪ ˈhɪstəri əv ʤəˈpæn: haʊ dɪd ˈidoʊ ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈərbən ˈkəlʧər) ʧeɪnʤ ˈæftər ðə ˈmeɪˌʤi ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən? ˈænsər tɪ ˈhɪstəri əv ʤəˈpæn: waɪ dɪd ðə (ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl lɔrdz) ˈrɛdəli hænd ˈoʊvər ðɛr əˈθɔrəti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪˌʤi ˌrɛstərˈeɪʃən? mɔr kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ʤəˈpæn:

mount fuji in japan. photo by str/afp/getty images this question originally appeared on quora. answer by makiko itoh, writer specializing in japanese food and culture: summary for many centuries, japan did not have much of an incentive to go exploring farther, since it had two wealthy trading partners next door. during the period in which there was the greatest amount of world expansion and exploration and trade by european nations (17tht to the 19th centuries), japan was closed to most of the outside world by choice by the rulers of the time. the very verbose version besides the obvious—that japan is not at all close to the americas (it’s 5,145 miles by air from tokyo to san francisco), here’s a bit of historical background as to why it’s really unlikely they would have sailed that far. japan is quite close to china and korea geographically. whatever was lacking domestically, the japanese could obtain via trade with those two nations. for much of japan’s recorded history, china was a very wealthy nation with tons of resources. korea was not a poor nation either. by and large, japan maintained cordial relations with both for centuries. there was a period in the 13th century when the mongol empire overran the continent; they made several attempts to invade japan too, which all failed. (people at the time attributed it to some providential winds that didn’t allow the mongols to land—these were called kamikaze, or “god winds.” yes that term did come up in a very different context later in japanese history.) so, there used to be a lot of trade between japan and the continent; there’s even evidence that some goods from the middle east reached japan via china. therefore there was very little incentive for japan to reach out further. (as a sidenote, there was also a ton of piracy going on, too. the chinese and koreans called them “倭寇,” meaning japanese bandits/pirates basically, and blamed it on the japanese, while the japanese denied it, etc. scholars today believe that the pirates were a mix of groups from all three nations, with japanese pirates more active earlier on and chinese ones more active later.) remember that the major objective of european explorers was to find alternate routes to south and east asia, especially to obtain spices, which were a commodity in extremely high demand and very lucrative. it was a bonus that they found a whole continent, plus plenty of other things to plunder or trade for as they went along. again, japan lacked that kind of incentive to go exploring. in the mid-16th century, japan was “discovered” by the portuguese, which started a little trade between those two nations. at the time, japan’s preindustrial, artisan-based society was more urbanized than many of the countries in europe, so they exported a lot of finished goods, especially gold and silver wares (and silver ore) as well as paper. in turn, the portuguese seem to have introduced firearms, among other things. the portuguese, who were mostly dominicans, seem to have gotten along fairly well with the japanese initially. (there are still vestiges of this cordial relationship between the two nations in various words and foods in japan that originate from the portuguese language.) the spanish who came afterward, especially the jesuits, were a bit more aggressive. they actively sought to convert as many people as possible to christianity, but more than that, they may have tried to meddle in internal political affairs, too. this was seen as a threat by the rulers of japan, starting with nobunaga oda, continuing on to hideyoshi toyotomi, and finally ieyasu tokugawa, the founder of the tokugawa dynasty who controlled japan from the early 17th century to the latter half of the 19th century. active persecution and execution of converted christians started in hideyoshi’s time and was conducted in earnest when ieyasu took over. the tokugawas (it was actually ieyasu’s son and successor that implemented the official decree, and the third tokugawa shogun iemitsu who finalized it) decided that the threat from the europeans, especially the jesuits, was too much for a nation that had endured decades of civil war, and closed the country to all trade and contact with the outside world in in the first quarter of the 17th century, starting in 1615. this policy was called “鎖国”—sakoku, or “chained nation.” it was an extreme example of an isolationist policy. only four ports in the entire country were allowed to conduct trade with outside entities. most foreign trade was conducted via dejima in nagasaki, in southern kyushu—well away from edo (current day tokyo). the only outside nations and entities with whom japan had any trade at that time were china, korea, ryukyu (current day okinawa, which became a tributary nation of first the powerful satsuma-han in kyusu, and later of the edo government), the ainu in the north, and the dutch east india company. the dutch, the only europeans with whom japan had any contact with for most of the edo period, didn’t have much interest in converting anyone to christianity, so they were still allowed access to japan, despite a few blips along the way. this was a pretty big advantage for them since besides the trade with japan, they had a good harbor for restocking in nagasaki on their trade voyages to asia. all western/european knowledge that filtered into japan was called rangaku (蘭学), or dutch science, during the edo period. if not for that steady flow of knowledge about the west via the dutch, japan would have been in a much weaker position when they finally opened up the nation again. the edo bakufu (tokugawa shogunate) was so absolute in adhering to its policy and enforcement of non-involvement with foreign affairs that in 1644, when the ming dynasty in china was trying to fight off the qings and asked japan for assistance, the shogunate refused, even though they had a cordial relationship with the ming. they also rejected the portuguese, and at one point executed 61 japanese who were found out to have had dealings with them in macao. in addition, any japanese nationals who were stranded at the time the sakoku policy went into effect were not allowed to return to their home country. this state of affairs lasted from the early 17th century until the third quarter of the 19th century—more than 200 years. (the arrival of commodore matthew perry in 1854 is generally thought of as the first attempted contact by the west with japan since the early 17th century, but this isn’t entirely correct. there were several overtures made before that, starting in the late 18th century, but the tokugawa shogunate rejected them all.) during all that time, many of the major european countries were racing against each other to gain control of this or that land, to gain more resources and more land. in the meantime, japan was perfectly content developing its own culture within its borders, with little interference from outside. whether one approach was better than the other depends on your perspective. the way the question is phrased seems to imply that exploration and expansion are good things, but consider this: when japan did turn expansionist much later on, it didn’t exactly turn out well, to put it mildly. related: makiko itoh’s answer to middle ages: what are the differences and similarities between medieval england and feudal japan? additional historical notes (you’re still reading this!?) a general grasp of what was going on in japan during the 15th through the early 17th centuries is pretty important in understanding japanese history and how it resonates to the current day. to start things off, from 1467 to 1573, the country was at civil war, with local lords beating each other up and the general populace getting caught between them. during the last part of that civil war (or warring states) period, nobunaga oda (or oda nobunaga if you use the traditional japanese family name-first name order) was able to to unify most of the country. nobunaga was killed, and one of his generals hideyoshi toyotomi was able to actually unite the country for the most part. nobunaga oda was on the whole fairly amenable towards the spanish and the portuguese, since he saw the power of the buddhist monks as a far bigger threat to the stability of the nation. nobunaga even encouraged christian missionary activity to an extent in order the suppress the buddhists. (there’s no evidence that he himself was ready to convert though.) hideyoshi toyotomi was cool with the europeans for a time too, but eventually changed his mind about them. he started the persecution of christian converts amongst the japanese population—many died rather than give up their faith. (one of the most famous “japanese martyrs” was a high-born lady of the warrior class called tama hosokawa (née tama akechi) who took the name gracia after being baptized. she killed herself by having a servant run her through with a spear to avoid being taken prisoner by one of hideyoshi’s generals. her legend is helped by the fact that she was supposedly breathtakingly beautiful.) on the international front, hideyoshi did have some expansionist ambitions; he planned to invade mainland asia on several fronts, demanded that the king of spain come to japan to pay him homage, and even had designs on invading india one day. none of these came to fruition. ieyasu tokugawa, who eventually succeeded hideyoshi, saw christianity as a threat to the stability of the nation, and by extension most of those pesky foreigners. you can even think of ieyasu as an anti-hideyoshi; many of his policies seem aimed directly at undoing much of what hideyoshi did. even the 4-caste system that was implemented during the edo period when the tokugawas reigned may have influenced even in a small way by the fact that hideyoshi did not come from the warrior or samurai class (the shizoku), but started his career as a lowly farmer and foot soldier. in turn, the meiji restoration leaders who came after the tokugawa dynasty was finally brought down did everything they could to try undo everything they did, both domestically and overseas. to simply things a whole lot here, this eventually lead to japan’s aggressive expansionism and colonialism during the early part of the 20th century. one more thing! i’ve always wondered a bit why the united states didn’t try to take a much bigger stake in japanese affairs after sakoku ended, since matthew perry was an american, after all. but of course, i hadn’t realized until it was mentioned somewhere recently that when japan was finally opened up to outside contact in the 1860s, the u.s. was mired in its civil war. so the british got to have arguably the most influence in japan initially, with the germans (prussians) not that far behind, plus the french to an extent. the united states did get in there eventually though. this multinational influence can be seen in various ways: the japanese central government was modeled after the prussians, as was the first constitution under the meiji government. the railroads were based on the british system. and baseball trumped cricket as the new, popular sport! related reading on this later period: makiko itoh’s answer to history of japan: how did edo popular culture (particularly urban culture) change after the meiji restoration? makiko itoh’s answer to history of japan: why did the daimyos (territorial lords) readily hand over their authority during the meiji restoration? more questions on japan:

goʊ treɪn ˈsərvɪs həz rɪˈzumd ɔn ðə ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist laɪn ˈæftər ə ˈbɑdi wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd wɛst əv ˈsteɪʃən ˈərli ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. goʊ ˈtrænzɪt əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðɛr wɪl bi dɪˈleɪz ɛz pəˈlis ˈkɑndəkt ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ kəmˈjut. treɪnz wər pleɪst ɔn hoʊld æt ruʒ hɪl goʊ ˈsteɪʃən fər kloʊz tɪ ən aʊər. ˈpæsənʤərz hæv bɪn toʊld ðət ðeɪ kən juz ðɛr goʊ fɛrz tɪ bɔrd ðə æt meɪn ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ taʊn ˈsɛntər. ˈsərvɪs wɑz dɪˈleɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ rəʃ aʊər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə pəˈdɛstriən fəˈtælɪti ɔn ðə ˈbɛri laɪn. #lse*: əˈθɔrətiz geɪv ˈjuˈɛs pərˈmɪʃən tɪ muv treɪnz sˈloʊli θru ˈɛriə. ˈsərvɪs wɪl ˈɔpərˌeɪt wɪθ dɪˈleɪz ənˈtɪl ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz dən. ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist treɪn (@gotransitle*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 2017 ˈpæsənʤərz kən juz ðɛr goʊ fɛrz tɪ bɔrd æt stæft ˈɛntrənsəz æt meɪn ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈskɑrˌbəroʊ taʊn ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist treɪn (@gotransitle*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 2017 ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist ər ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli səˈspɛndɪd wɛst əv goʊ du tɪ ə pəˈlis ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ə fəˈtælɪti. ˈəpˌdeɪt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist treɪn (@gotransitle*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 2017 ðə ˌɔˈʃɑwə goʊ ˈjunjən ˈsteɪʃən wɪl hoʊld æt ruʒ hɪl goʊ du tɪ ə ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist treɪn (@gotransitle*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 2017 treɪnz wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ muv θru ðə ˈɛriə ənˈtɪl ˈgɪvɪn pərˈmɪʃən. ˈəpˌdeɪt tɪ ˈleɪkˌʃɔr ist treɪn (@gotransitle*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 2017

go train service has resumed on the lakeshore east line after a body was located west of guildwood station early tuesday morning. go transit officials said there will be delays as police conduct their investigation during the morning commute. trains were placed on hold at rouge hill go station for close to an hour. passengers have been told that they can use their go fares to board the ttc at main station and scarborough town centre. service was delayed during the morning rush hour on monday following a pedestrian fatality on the barrie line. #lse: authorities gave us permission to move trains slowly through area. service will operate with delays until the investigation is done. lakeshore east train (@gotransitle) october 24, 2017 passengers can use their go fares to board ttc at staffed entrances at main station and scarborough town centre.(2/2) lakeshore east train (@gotransitle) october 24, 2017 lakeshore east #gotrains are temporarily suspended west of guildwood go due to a police investigation of a fatality. update to follow. lakeshore east train (@gotransitle) october 24, 2017 the oshawa go 05:07 – union station 06:10 #gotrain will hold at rouge hill go due to a fatality.(1/2) lakeshore east train (@gotransitle) october 24, 2017 trains will not be able to move through the area until given permission. update to follow.(2/2) lakeshore east train (@gotransitle) october 24, 2017

ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ hənt fər ðə ˈhækərz kəmz ɛz ðə bæŋk, wɪʧ həz sɛd ɪt spɛnz əˈbaʊt 250 ˈmɪljən ə jɪr ɔn ˈdɪʤɪtəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd plænz ɔn ˈdəbəlɪŋ ðət ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər, ˈrɛsəlz ˈɛvəri deɪ wɪθ sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ɪts væst ˈgloʊbəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti faʊnd ðət baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2014 ðə bæŋk hæd meɪd progress”*” ɪn rɪˈdusɪŋ pæʧ issues”*” ɪn ɪts ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, bət stɪl hæd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃuz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs. ðə ˈʤænjuˌɛri rɪˈpɔrt tɪ ðə ˈbɪznɪs kənˈtroʊl kəˈmɪti ə ˈkɑpi əv wɪʧ wɑz rivˈjud baɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wən ˈsərvər dɪd nɑt hæv ðə ˈleɪtəst prəˈtɛkʃən, bət ðət ɪt wɑz biɪŋ ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd. ˈpæʧɪŋ hoʊlz ɪn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl bɪˈkəz ˈhækərz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd səʧ ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. əˈtækərz briʧt ə ˈsərvər ðət hæd nɑt bɪn ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd wɪθ ˈsoʊˈkɔld ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən, ðə taɪmz ˈpriviəsli ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˈdəbəl ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən skimz, wɪʧ ər naʊ kənˈsɪdərd ˈɪndəstri ˈstændərd, ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈsɛkənd, ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈpæsˌwərd fər ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə sɪˈkjʊr ˈsɪstəm. wɪˈθaʊt ðət ˈsɛkənd ˈpæsˌwərd rɪkˈwaɪrmənt, ˈhækərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ briʧ ə ˈsərvər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈstoʊlən krəˈdɛnʃəlz fər ə bæŋk ɪmˈplɔɪi. wəns ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈhækərz geɪnd ˌhaɪˈlɛvəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ mɔr ðən 90 ˈsərvərz, bət ðeɪ wər stɑpt ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kʊd muv customers’*’ ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðɛr ˈsərvərz əˈbrɔd. ðə ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌrivˈju ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈrisəntli ˌɪnˈkrist ɪts rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpipəl ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəl əv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪt dɪd soʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌrivˈju, tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə rɪsk əv ˈtɛknɪkəl ər ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðə firm.”*.” naʊ ˈlɪmɪts ˈsoʊˈkɔld sɪˈkjʊrəti access”*” tɪ bæŋk ɪmˈplɔɪiz hu məst səbˈmɪt tɪ ˈænjuəl ˈkrɛdɪt ˈskrinɪŋz ənd ˈkrɪmənəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks. ðə bæŋk naʊ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdəkts ə review”*” tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət haɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈækˌsɛs ɪz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd fər ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈpərsən. ə ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt fər ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðə læk əv ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz ɪn bɪg briʧ ˈkeɪsɪz ɪz ˈɔfən ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə fækt ðət ðə əˈtækərz ər ˈklɔɪstərd əˈweɪ ɪn ˈkəntriz wɛr ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ərˈɛsts ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd. ɪn meɪ, ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd faɪv ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈhækɪŋ əˈtæks. nən hæv bɪn ˌæprɪˈhɛndəd. ənd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ðə waɪt haʊs tʊk ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl stɛp əv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ, ənd ˈplɛʤɪŋ riˌtæliˈeɪʃən əˈgɛnst, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə fər ə dɪˈstrəktɪv əˈtæk æt ˈsoʊni ˈpɪkʧərz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈfaɪlɪŋ ə ˈkrɪmənəl keɪs.

the intensifying hunt for the jpmorgan hackers comes as the bank, which has said it spends about $250 million a year on digital security and plans on doubling that in the future, wrestles every day with securing its vast global network. an internal assessment of the bank’s security found that by the end of 2014 the bank had made “significant progress” in reducing “severe patch issues” in its digital network, but still had critical issues to address. the january report to the bank’s cybersecurity business control committee — a copy of which was reviewed by the new york times — also noted that one server did not have the latest antivirus protection, but that it was being upgraded. patching holes in the bank’s network is critical because hackers exploited such vulnerabilities to gain access to jpmorgan in the first place. attackers breached a server that had not been upgraded with so-called two-factor authentication, the times previously reported. double authentication schemes, which are now considered industry standard, require a second, one-time password for employees to gain access to a secure system. without that second password requirement, hackers were able to breach a server using the stolen login credentials for a bank employee. once inside, hackers gained high-level access to more than 90 servers, but they were stopped before they could move customers’ financial information to their servers abroad. the internal review also noted that jpmorgan recently increased its requirements for giving people the highest level of access to the bank’s network. it did so, according to the review, to minimize the risk of “catastrophic technical or reputational damage to the firm.” jpmorgan now limits so-called “high security access” to bank employees who must submit to annual credit screenings and criminal background checks. the bank now also conducts a “routine review” to make sure that high security access is justified for a particular person. a jpmorgan spokeswoman declined to comment for this article. federal authorities said the lack of prosecutions in big breach cases is often a reflection of the fact that the attackers are cloistered away in countries where the ability to make arrests is limited. in may, the justice department indicted five members of china’s people’s liberation army in connection with hacking attacks. none have been apprehended. and in december, the white house took the unusual step of identifying, and pledging retaliation against, north korea for a destructive attack at sony pictures, without filing a criminal case.

fər ðə ˈælbəm, si viˈtɪlɪgoʊ (ˈælbəm) viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɪz ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm skɪn kənˈdɪʃən ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ˈpæʧɪz əv ðə skɪn ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr ðə ˈpæʧɪz əv skɪn əˈfɛktɪd bɪˈkəm waɪt ənd ˈjuʒəwəli hæv ʃɑrp ðə hɛr frəm ðə skɪn meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈkəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ðə maʊθ ənd noʊz meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈtɪpɪkəli boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈbɑdi ər ˈɔfən ðə ˈpæʧɪz bɪˈgɪn ɔn ˈɛriəz əv skɪn ðət ər ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ðə ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ɪn ˈpipəl wɪθ dɑrk viˈtɪlɪgoʊ meɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl strɛs ənd ðoʊz əˈfɛktɪd meɪ bi ðə ɪgˈzækt kɔz əv viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɪz ɪt ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi du tɪ ʤəˈnɛtɪk səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti ðət ɪz ˈtrɪgərd baɪ ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈfæktər səʧ ðət ən ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun dɪˈziz ðɪs rɪˈzəlts ɪn ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv skɪn ˈpɪgmɛnt rɪsk ˈfæktərz ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈfæməli ˈhɪstəri əv ðə kənˈdɪʃən ər ˈəðər ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun dɪˈzizɪz, səʧ ɛz hyperthyroidism*, areata*, ənd pərˈnɪʃəs ɪt ɪz nɑt viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɪz ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu tu meɪn taɪps: ənd moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ər, ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ əˈfɛkt boʊθ saɪdz; ənd ɪn ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriə əv ðə skɪn ˈtɪpɪkəli ɪkˈspændz wɪθ əˈbaʊt 10 əv ˈkeɪsɪz ər, ˈminɪŋ ðeɪ ˈmoʊstli ˌɪnˈvɑlv wən saɪd əv ðə ˈbɑdi; ənd ɪn ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriə əv ðə skɪn ˈtɪpɪkəli dɪz nɑt ɪkˈspænd wɪθ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs kən bi kənˈfərmd baɪ ˈtɪʃu ðɛr ɪz noʊ noʊn kjʊr fər fər ðoʊz wɪθ laɪt skɪn, ˈsənskrin ənd ˈmeɪˌkəp ər ɔl ðət ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈəðər ˈtritmənt ˈɔpʃənz meɪ ˌɪnˈklud stərɔɪd krimz ər tɪ ˈdɑrkən ðə laɪt ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈlaɪtən ðə ˌənəˈfɛktɪd skɪn, səʧ ɛz wɪθ, meɪ bi ˈsɛvərəl ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈɔpʃənz ər əˈveɪləbəl fər ðoʊz hu du nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv wɪθ ˈəðər ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈtritmənts ˈʤɛnərəli həz ˈbɛtər tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl səˈpɔrt meɪ bi ˈgloʊbəli əˈbaʊt 1 əv ˈpipəl ər əˈfɛktɪd baɪ səm ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz hæv reɪts ɛz haɪ ɛz meɪlz ənd ˈfiˌmeɪlz ər ˈikwəli əˈbaʊt hæf ʃoʊ ðə dɪˈsɔrdər ˌbiˈfɔr eɪʤ 20 ənd moʊst dɪˈvɛləp ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr eɪʤ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ həz bɪn dɪˈskraɪbd sɪns ˈeɪnʧənt saɪnz ənd ˈsɪmptəmz ˈɛdət viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɔn ˈlaɪtər skɪn viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɔn ˈdɑrkər skɪn ðə ˈoʊnli saɪn əv viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɪz ðə ˈprɛzəns əv peɪl ˈpæʧi ˈɛriəz əv skɪn wɪʧ tɛnd tɪ əˈkər ɔn ðə səm ˈpipəl meɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɪʧɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ə nu pæʧ ðə ˈpæʧɪz ər ˌɪˈnɪʃəli smɔl, bət ˈɔfən groʊ ənd ʧeɪnʤ wɪn skɪn ˈliʒənz əˈkər, ðeɪ ər moʊst ˈprɑmənənt ɔn ðə feɪs, hænz ənd ðə lɔs əv skɪn ˌpɪgmənˈteɪʃən ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl əraʊnd ˈbɑdi ˈɔrəfəsəz, səʧ ɛz ðə maʊθ, aɪz, ˈnɑstrəlz, ʤɛnəˈtɑljə ənd səm ˈliʒənz hæv ˌɪnˈkrist skɪn ˈpɪgmɛnt əraʊnd ðə ðoʊz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ hu ər ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzd fər ðɛr kənˈdɪʃən meɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪˈprɛʃən ənd ˈsɪmələr mud ˈkɔzɪz ˈɛdət ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈməltəpəl haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz hæv bɪn səˈʤɛstɪd ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈtrɪgərz ðət kɔz viˈtɪlɪgoʊ, ˈstədiz ˈstrɔŋli ˌɪmˈplaɪ ðət ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə viˈtɪlɪgoʊ həz bɪn prəˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ə dɪˈziz wɪθ ʤəˈnɛtɪk səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈfæktərz boʊθ θɔt tɪ pleɪ ə ðə ʤin ðə ˈproʊˌtin tyrosinase*, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ə kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm, bət ɪz ən ˈɛnˌzaɪm əv ðə ðət ˈmɛlənɪn biosynthesis*, ənd ə ˈmeɪʤər ɪn ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtuts əv hɛlθ steɪts ðət səm bɪˈliv ðət kən kɔz ər ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪt ðə kənˈdɪʃən, bət ðət ðɪs aɪˈdiə ɪz nɑt baɪ gʊd prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈɛvədəns səˈʤɛsts ə ˈpɑsəbəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˈitɪŋ ˌɪmˈjun ˈɛdət ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ʤinz ðət ər pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm ər pɑrt əv hæv boʊθ bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ θɔt tɪ bi kɔzd baɪ ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm əˈtækɪŋ ənd dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə əv ðə ə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈstədi faʊnd əˈprɑksəmətli 36 ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt səˌsɛptəˈbɪləti ˈloʊki fər ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈɛdət viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun ənd ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri dɪˈzizɪz səʧ ɛz thyroiditis*, ˌsklɪrəˈdərmə, ˈruməˌtɔɪd ɑrθˈraɪtɪs, taɪp 1 ˌdaɪəˈbitiz mellitus*, sərˈaɪəsəs, ˈædɪsənz dɪˈziz, pərˈnɪʃəs əˈnimiə, areata*, sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈlupəs erythematosus*, ənd əˈməŋ ðə ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ˈprɑdəkts əv ər 1 ənd 7 wɪʧ ˈæktəˌveɪt ðə ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri ənd ər ɪkˈsprɛst æt haɪ ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ˈpeɪʃənz wɪθ ɪn wən əv ðə mjuˈteɪʃənz, ðə əˈminoʊ ˈæsəd ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌtin wɑz ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈhɪstəˌdin (leu155->his*). ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈproʊˌtin ənd ˈsikwəns ɪz ˈhaɪli kənˈsərvd ɪn ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ənd ɪz faʊnd ɪn ˈjumənz, ʧɪmˈpænzi, ˈrisəs ˈməŋki, ənd ðə bʊʃ ˈbeɪbi. ˈædɪsənz dɪˈziz (ˈtɪpɪkəli ən ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə əˈdrinəl glændz) meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi sin ɪn ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wɪθ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs ˈɛdət ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ə hænd wɪθ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ə fʊt wɪθ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ən ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt laɪt kən bi juzd ɪn ðə ˈərli feɪz əv ðɪs dɪˈziz fər aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə ˈifɛktɪvnəs əv ˈtritmənt. skɪn wɪθ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ, wɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ə blacklight*, wɪl gloʊ blu. ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈhɛlθi skɪn wɪl hæv noʊ ˈnidɪd] ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛdət ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən əˈtɛmpts tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ hæv bɪn ˈænəˌlaɪzd ɛz biɪŋ ˈsəmˈwət waɪl ˈrisənt kənˈsɛnsəs hæv əˈgrid tɪ ə ˈsɪstəm əv viˈtɪlɪgoʊ (sv*) ənd viˈtɪlɪgoʊ (nsv*). ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən taɪp əv ˈaɪˌlɪd viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ɪn viˈtɪlɪgoʊ (nsv*), ðɛr ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli səm fɔrm əv ˈsɪmətri ɪn ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈpæʧɪz əv. nu ˈpæʧɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪr ˈoʊvər taɪm ənd kən bi ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd ˈoʊvər lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðə ˈbɑdi ər ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzd tɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈɛriə. ɪkˈstrim ˈkeɪsɪz əv viˈtɪlɪgoʊ, tɪ ðə ɪkˈstɛnt ðət ˈlɪtəl ˌpɪgˈmɛtɪd skɪn rɪˈmeɪnz, ər rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz viˈtɪlɪgoʊ universalis*. kən kəm əˈbaʊt æt ˈɛni eɪʤ (ənˈlaɪk viˈtɪlɪgoʊ, wɪʧ ɪz fɑr mɔr ˈprɛvələnt ɪn ˈtiˌneɪʤ ˈklæsɪz əv viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd viˈtɪlɪgoʊ: ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈpætərn, waɪd ənd ˈrændəmli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈɛriəz əv 22 ˌjunəˈvərsəl viˈtɪlɪgoʊ: ɛnˈkəmpəsəz moʊst əv ðə ˈbɑdi 22 ˈfoʊkəl viˈtɪlɪgoʊ: wən ər ə fju ˈskætərd ɪn wən ˈɛriə, moʊst ˈkɑmən ɪn ˈʧɪldrən 22 viˈtɪlɪgoʊ: ˈfɪŋgərz ənd ˈɛriəz 22 mjuˈkoʊsəl viˈtɪlɪgoʊ: əv ˈoʊnli ðə mˈjukəs ˈɛdət viˈtɪlɪgoʊ (sv*) ˈdɪfərz ɪn əˈpɪrəns, kɔz, ənd ˈfrikwənsi əv əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈɪlnəsɪz. ɪts ˈtritmənt ɪz ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðət əv. ɪt tɛndz tɪ əˈfɛkt ˈɛriəz əv skɪn ðət ər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈdɔrsəl ruts frəm ðə ˈspaɪnəl kɔrd ənd ɪz moʊst ˈɔfən ɪt ɪz məʧ mɔr ɪn kɔrs ənd ɪts əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ ˌɔˈtɔɪmjun dɪˈzizɪz əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ˈwikər ðən ðət əv ˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd dɪz nɑt ˌɪmˈpruv wɪθ ˈtɑpɪkəl ˈθɛrəpiz ər laɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˈsərʤɪkəl ˈtritmənts səʧ ɛz ˈsɛljələr ˈgræftɪŋ kən bi ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs ˈɛdət ˈkɛmɪkəl ɪz ə ˈsɪmələr kənˈdɪʃən du tɪ ˈməltəpəl ɪkˈspoʊʒərz tɪ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪz ə rɪsk ˈtrɪgərz meɪ ˌɪnˈklud ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri skɪn kənˈdɪʃənz, bərnz, stərɔɪd ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃənz ənd ˈəðər kənˈdɪʃənz wɪθ ˈsɪmələr ˈsɪmptəmz ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈtritmənt ˈɛdət ðɛr ɪz noʊ kjʊr fər viˈtɪlɪgoʊ bət ˈsɛvərəl ˈtritmənt ˈɔpʃənz ər ðə bɛst ˈɛvədəns ɪz fər əˈplaɪd ˈstɛrɔɪdz ənd ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt laɪt ɪn ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən wɪθ du tɪ ðə haɪər rɪsks əv skɪn ˈkænsər, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəmz ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs səˈʤɛsts bi juzd ˈoʊnli ɪf ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈtritmənts ər ˈliʒənz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə hænz, fit, ənd ʤɔɪnts ər ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ repigment*; ðoʊz ɔn ðə feɪs ər ˈiziəst tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈnæʧərəl skɪn ˈkələr ɛz ðə skɪn ɪz ˈθɪnər ɪn ˌɪmˈjun ˈmidiˌeɪtərz ˈɛdət ˈtɑpɪkəl ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz əv ˌɪmˈjun səˈprɛsɪŋ ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ (səʧ ɛz ər betamethasone*) ənd ˌɪnˈhɪbətərz (səʧ ɛz ər pimecrolimus*) ər kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ˈɛdət ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈtritmənt fər ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə skɪn tɪ laɪt frəm læmps ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈtritmənt fər viˈtɪlɪgoʊ. ðə ˈtritmənts kən bi dən æt hoʊm wɪθ ən læmp ər ɪn ə ˈklɪnɪk. ðə ɪkˈspoʊʒər taɪm ɪz ˈmænɪʤd soʊ ðət ðə skɪn dɪz nɑt ˈsəfər ˌoʊvərɪkˈspoʊʒər. ˈtritmənt kən teɪk ə fju wiks ɪf ðə spɑts ər ɔn ðə nɛk ənd feɪs ənd ɪf ðeɪ ɪgˈzɪstəd nɑt mɔr ðən 3 jɪrz. ɪf ðə spɑts ər ɔn ðə hænz ənd lɛgz ənd hæv bɪn ðɛr mɔr ðən 3 jɪrz, ɪt kən teɪk ə fju mənθs. ˈsɛʃənz ər dən taɪmz ə wik. spɑts ɔn ə lɑrʤ ˈɛriə əv ðə ˈbɑdi meɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər fʊl ˈbɑdi ˈtritmənt ɪn ə ˈklɪnɪk ər ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. ˈbrɔdˌbænd ənd læmps kən bi bət ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt pɪkt əraʊnd 311 ɪz ðə ʧɔɪs. ɪt həz bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv wɪθ ˈəðər ˈtɑpɪkəl ˈtritmənts ˌɪmˈpruvz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ˈpeɪʃənz meɪ nɑt si ˈɛni ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ skɪn ər əˈkərɪŋ. ə ˈsɪriəs pəˈtɛnʃəl saɪd ˈifɛkt ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ðə rɪsk əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ skɪn ˈkænsər, ðə seɪm rɪsk ɛz ən tɪ ˈnæʧərəl ˈsənˌlaɪt. ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt laɪt (ˈjuˈviˈeɪ) ˈtritmənts ər ˈnɔrməli ˈkɛrid aʊt ɪn ə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ˈklɪnɪk. ənd ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt ə laɪt (puva*) ˈtritmənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə drəg ðət ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə skɪnz ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪti tɪ ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt laɪt, ðɛn ɪkˈspoʊzɪŋ ðə skɪn tɪ haɪ ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˈjuˈviˈeɪ laɪt. ˈtritmənt ɪz rikˈwaɪərd twaɪs ə wik fər mənθs ər ˈlɔŋgər. bɪˈkəz əv ðə haɪ ˈdoʊsɪz əv ˈjuˈviˈeɪ ənd, meɪ kɔz saɪd ˈifɛkts səʧ ɛz riˈækʃənz ər skɪn ˌəltrəˈvaɪəlɪt bi (nbuvb*) læks ðə kɔzd baɪ ənd ɪz ɛz ˈifɛktɪv ɛz ɛz wɪθ, ˈtritmənt ɪz ˈkɛrid aʊt twaɪs ˈwikli ɪn ə ˈklɪnɪk ər ˈɛvəri deɪ æt hoʊm, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ nid tɪ juz wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvd: ˈtɑpɪkəl ˌkɔrtɪkoʊˈstɛˌrɔɪdz ər ˈbɛtər ðən wɪθ ˈsənˌlaɪt, pləs ˈleɪzər laɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ˈleɪzər laɪt əˈloʊn, ˈgɪŋˌkoʊ ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən pləˈsiboʊ, ənd ˈɔrəl əv (omp*) pləs ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən skɪn ˈkæməˌflɑʒ ˈɛdət ɪn maɪld ˈkeɪsɪz, viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ˈpæʧɪz kən bi ˈhɪdən wɪθ ˈmeɪˌkəp ər ˈəðər kɑzˈmɛtɪk ˈkæməˌflɑʒ səˈluʃənz. ɪf ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈpərsən ɪz pale-skinned*, ðə ˈpæʧɪz kən bi meɪd lɛs ˈvɪzəbəl baɪ əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ˈtænɪŋ əv ˌənəˈfɛktɪd ɪn ˈkeɪsɪz əv ɪkˈstɛnsɪv viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ ðə ˌənəˈfɛktɪd skɪn wɪθ ˈtɑpɪkəl drəgz laɪk, mequinol*, ər meɪ bi kənˈsɪdərd tɪ ˈrɛndər ðə skɪn ən ˈivɪn ˈkələr. ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ɔl ðə skɪn ˈpɪgmɛnt wɪθ ɪz ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ənd ˈvɪgərəs. məst bi æˈdhɪrd tɪ fər laɪf tɪ əˈvɔɪd səˈvɪr ˈsənˌbərn ənd melanomas*. teɪks əˈbaʊt ə jɪr tɪ ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ə dɪˈziz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi viˈtɪlɪgoʊ deɪt bæk tɪ ə ˈpæsɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl tɛkst ˈɛbərz ˈsərkə 1500 ɪn ˈeɪnʧənt ˈiʤɪpt. ˈmɛnʃənz əv ˈwaɪtɪnɪŋ əv ðə skɪn wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənt ˈsərkə 1400 ɪn ˈseɪkrɪd ˈɪndiən tɛksts səʧ ɛz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈʃɪnˌtoʊ prɛrz ɪn ist ˈeɪʒə ˈsərkə 1200. ðə ˈhibru wərd "tzaraath*" frəm ðə oʊld ˈtɛstəmənt bʊk əv ˈdeɪtɪŋ tɪ 1280 (ər 1312 dɪˈskraɪbd ə grup əv skɪn dɪˈzizɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ waɪt spɑts, ənd ə ˈsəbsəkwənt trænzˈleɪʃən tɪ grik lɛd tɪ kənˈtɪnjud kənˈfleɪʃən əv ðoʊz wɪθ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ wɪθ ˈlɛprəsi ənd ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɔrsəz ɪn ðə ˈeɪnʧənt wərld səʧ ɛz ˈhɪpəˌkreɪts ˈɔfən dɪd nɑt ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt bɪtˈwin viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ənd ˈlɛprəsi, ˈɔfən ˈgrupɪŋ ðiz dɪˈzizɪz təˈgɛðər. ɪn ˈɛrəbɪk ˈlɪtərəʧər, ðə wərd "alabras*" həz bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ, wɪθ ðɪs wərd faʊnd ɪn ðə quran*. ðə neɪm "viˈtɪlɪgoʊ" wɑz fərst juzd baɪ ðə ˈroʊmən fəˈzɪʃən kɔrˈniljəs ɪn hɪz ˈklæsɪk ˈmɛdɪkəl tɛkst də ˌɛtɪˈmɑləʤi ˈɛdət ðə ˌɛtɪˈmɑləʤi əv ðə tərm "viˈtɪlɪgoʊ" ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi dəraɪvd frəm "vitium*", ˈminɪŋ "ˈdifɛkt" ər ˈrisərʧ ˈɛdət ɪz ɪn feɪz ənd ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz fər viˈtɪlɪgoʊ ənd ˈəðər skɪn ə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən fər ˈruməˌtɔɪd ɑrθˈraɪtɪs, tofacitinib*, həz bɪn ˈtɛstɪd fər ðə ˈtritmənt əv ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1992 ə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk rɪˈpɔrt wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt əv səkˈsɛsfəli trænˈsplæntɪŋ tɪ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ əˈfɛktɪd ˈɛriəz, ˈifɛktɪvli ðə ðə prəˈsiʤər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈteɪkɪŋ ə θɪn leɪər əv ˌpɪgˈmɛtɪd skɪn frəm ðə ˈpeɪʃənts ˈriʤən. wər ðɛn ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd aʊt tɪ ə ˈsɛljələr səˈspɛnʃən ðət wɑz ɪkˈspændɪd ɪn ˈkəlʧər. ðə ˈɛriə tɪ bi ˈtritɪd wɑz ðɛn dɪˈnudɪd wɪθ ə ənd ðə græft əˈplaɪd. bɪtˈwin 70 ənd 85 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈpeɪʃənz ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈnɪrli kəmˈplit əv ðɛr skɪn. ðə lɔnˈʤɛvəti əv ðə ˈdɪfərd frəm ˈpərsən tɪ tɪ deɪt, ˈsɛvərəl ˌtrænzplænˈteɪʃən tɛkˈniks hæv bɪn dɪˈvɛləpt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌtrænzplænˈteɪʃən əv priˈkərsərz dəraɪvd frəm hɛr ˈnidɪd] ˌtrænzplænˈteɪʃən prəˈsiʤərz ər ˈfrikwɛntli juzd tɪ trit viˈtɪlɪgoʊ wɪʧ ɪz ˈpurli rɪˈspɑnsɪv tɪ ˈəðər taɪps əv ˈnidɪd] ɪn viˈtɪlɪgoʊ, səkˈsɛs ɪz əˈʧivd wɪn ˈtritɪŋ ˈpæʧɪz ðət ər nɑt ɪkˈspændɪŋ (ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈsteɪbəl ˈnidɪd] soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ˈkəlʧər ˈɛdət ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn əˈpɪrəns kɔzd baɪ viˈtɪlɪgoʊ kən əˈfɛkt ə ˈpərsənz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ənd meɪ kriˈeɪt ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn bɪˈkəmɪŋ ər rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪd. ˈpipəl kən ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl strɛs, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪf viˈtɪlɪgoʊ dɪˈvɛləps ɔn ˈvɪzəbəl ˈɛriəz əv ðə ˈbɑdi, səʧ ɛz ðə feɪs, hænz, ər ɑrmz. pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ə viˈtɪlɪgoʊ səˈpɔrt grup meɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkoʊpɪŋ skɪlz ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət

for the krizz kaliko album, see vitiligo (album) vitiligo is a long-term skin condition characterized by patches of the skin losing their pigment.[1] the patches of skin affected become white and usually have sharp margins.[1] the hair from the skin may also become white.[1] the inside of the mouth and nose may also be involved.[2] typically both sides of the body are affected.[1] often the patches begin on areas of skin that are exposed to the sun.[2] it is more noticeable in people with dark skin.[2] vitiligo may result in psychological stress and those affected may be stigmatized.[1] the exact cause of vitiligo is unknown.[1] it is believed to be due to genetic susceptibility that is triggered by an environmental factor such that an autoimmune disease occurs.[1][2] this results in the destruction of skin pigment cells.[2] risk factors include a family history of the condition or other autoimmune diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, alopecia areata, and pernicious anemia.[2] it is not contagious.[4] vitiligo is classified into two main types: segmental and non-segmental.[1] most cases are non-segmental, meaning they affect both sides; and in these cases, the affected area of the skin typically expands with time.[1] about 10% of cases are segmental, meaning they mostly involve one side of the body; and in these cases, the affected area of the skin typically does not expand with time.[1] diagnosis can be confirmed by tissue biopsy.[2] there is no known cure for vitiligo.[1] for those with light skin, sunscreen and makeup are all that is typically recommended.[1] other treatment options may include steroid creams or phototherapy to darken the light patches.[2] alternatively, efforts to lighten the unaffected skin, such as with hydroquinone, may be tried.[2] several surgical options are available for those who do not improve with other measures.[2] a combination of treatments generally has better outcomes.[3] counselling to provide emotional support may be useful.[1] globally about 1% of people are affected by vitiligo.[3] some populations have rates as high as 2–3%.[5] males and females are equally affected.[1] about half show the disorder before age 20 and most develop it before age 40.[1] vitiligo has been described since ancient history.[1] signs and symptoms [ edit ] vitiligo on lighter skin vitiligo on darker skin the only sign of vitiligo is the presence of pale patchy areas of depigmented skin which tend to occur on the extremities.[6][7] some people may experience itching before a new patch occurs.[8] the patches are initially small, but often grow and change shape.[6][9] when skin lesions occur, they are most prominent on the face, hands and wrists.[6][7] the loss of skin pigmentation is particularly noticeable around body orifices, such as the mouth, eyes, nostrils, genitalia and umbilicus.[6][7] some lesions have increased skin pigment around the edges.[10] those affected by vitiligo who are stigmatized for their condition may experience depression and similar mood disorders.[11] causes [ edit ] although multiple hypotheses have been suggested as potential triggers that cause vitiligo, studies strongly imply that changes in the immune system are responsible for the condition.[1][12] vitiligo has been proposed to be a multifactorial disease with genetic susceptibility and environmental factors both thought to play a role.[1] the tyr gene encodes the protein tyrosinase, which is not a component of the immune system, but is an enzyme of the melanocyte that catalyzes melanin biosynthesis, and a major autoantigen in generalized vitiligo.[1] the national institutes of health states that some believe that sunburns can cause or exacerbate the condition, but that this idea is not well-supported by good evidence.[13] preliminary evidence suggests a possible association with eating gluten.[14] immune [ edit ] variations in genes that are part of the immune system or part of melanocytes have both been associated with vitiligo.[1] it is also thought to be caused by the immune system attacking and destroying the melanocytes of the skin.[15] a genomewide association study found approximately 36 independent susceptibility loci for generalized vitiligo.[16] autoimmune associations [ edit ] vitiligo is sometimes associated with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as hashimoto's thyroiditis, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes mellitus, psoriasis, addison's disease, pernicious anemia, alopecia areata, systemic lupus erythematosus, and celiac disease.[1][17] among the inflammatory products of nalp1 are caspase 1 and caspase 7, which activate the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β. interleukin-1β and interleukin-18 are expressed at high levels in patients with vitiligo.[18] in one of the mutations, the amino acid leucine in the nalp1 protein was replaced by histidine (leu155->his). the original protein and sequence is highly conserved in evolution, and is found in humans, chimpanzee, rhesus monkey, and the bush baby. addison's disease (typically an autoimmune destruction of the adrenal glands) may also be seen in individuals with vitiligo.[19][20] diagnosis [ edit ] uv photograph of a hand with vitiligo uv photograph of a foot with vitiligo an ultraviolet light can be used in the early phase of this disease for identification and to determine the effectiveness of treatment. skin with vitiligo, when exposed to a blacklight, will glow blue. in contrast, healthy skin will have no reaction.[citation needed] classification [ edit ] classification attempts to quantify vitiligo have been analyzed as being somewhat inconsistent,[21] while recent consensus have agreed to a system of segmental vitiligo (sv) and non-segmental vitiligo (nsv). nsv is the most common type of vitiligo.[1] eyelid vitiligo in non-segmental vitiligo (nsv), there is usually some form of symmetry in the location of the patches of depigmentation. new patches also appear over time and can be generalized over large portions of the body or localized to a particular area. extreme cases of vitiligo, to the extent that little pigmented skin remains, are referred to as vitiligo universalis. nsv can come about at any age (unlike segmental vitiligo, which is far more prevalent in teenage years).[10] classes of non-segmental vitiligo include the following: generalized vitiligo: the most common pattern, wide and randomly distributed areas of depigmentation [22] universal vitiligo: depigmentation encompasses most of the body [22] focal vitiligo: one or a few scattered macules in one area, most common in children [22] acrofacial vitiligo: fingers and periorificial areas [22] mucosal vitiligo: depigmentation of only the mucous membranes[22] segmental [ edit ] segmental vitiligo (sv) differs in appearance, cause, and frequency of associated illnesses. its treatment is different from that of nsv. it tends to affect areas of skin that are associated with dorsal roots from the spinal cord and is most often unilateral.[1][23] it is much more stable/static in course and its association with autoimmune diseases appears to be weaker than that of generalized vitiligo.[23] sv does not improve with topical therapies or uv light, however surgical treatments such as cellular grafting can be effective.[10] differential diagnosis [ edit ] chemical leukoderma is a similar condition due to multiple exposures to chemicals.[24] vitiligo however is a risk factor.[24] triggers may include inflammatory skin conditions, burns, intralesional steroid injections and abrasions.[25] other conditions with similar symptoms include the following: treatment [ edit ] there is no cure for vitiligo but several treatment options are available.[1] the best evidence is for applied steroids and the combination of ultraviolet light in combination with creams.[26] due to the higher risks of skin cancer, the united kingdom's national health service suggests phototherapy be used only if primary treatments are ineffective.[27] lesions located on the hands, feet, and joints are the most difficult to repigment; those on the face are easiest to return to the natural skin color as the skin is thinner in nature.[1] immune mediators [ edit ] topical preparations of immune suppressing medications including glucocorticoids (such as 0.05% clobetasol or 0.10% betamethasone) and calcineurin inhibitors (such as tacrolimus or pimecrolimus) are considered to be first-line vitiligo treatments.[1] phototherapy [ edit ] phototherapy is considered a second-line treatment for vitiligo.[1] exposing the skin to light from uvb lamps is the most common treatment for vitiligo. the treatments can be done at home with an uvb lamp or in a clinic. the exposure time is managed so that the skin does not suffer overexposure. treatment can take a few weeks if the spots are on the neck and face and if they existed not more than 3 years. if the spots are on the hands and legs and have been there more than 3 years, it can take a few months. phototherapy sessions are done 2–3 times a week. spots on a large area of the body may require full body treatment in a clinic or hospital. uvb broadband and narrowband lamps can be used,[28][29] but narrowband ultraviolet picked around 311 nm is the choice. it has been constitutively reported that a combination of uvb phototherapy with other topical treatments improves re-pigmentation. however, some vitiligo patients may not see any changes to skin or re-pigmentation occurring. a serious potential side effect involves the risk of developing skin cancer, the same risk as an over-exposure to natural sunlight. ultraviolet light (uva) treatments are normally carried out in a hospital clinic. psoralen and ultraviolet a light (puva) treatment involves taking a drug that increases the skin's sensitivity to ultraviolet light, then exposing the skin to high doses of uva light. treatment is required twice a week for 6–12 months or longer. because of the high doses of uva and psoralen, puva may cause side effects such as sunburn-type reactions or skin freckling.[27] narrowband ultraviolet b (nbuvb) phototherapy lacks the side-effects caused by psoralens and is as effective as puva.[1] as with puva, treatment is carried out twice weekly in a clinic or every day at home, and there is no need to use psoralen.[27] with respect to improved repigmentation: topical corticosteroids are better than psoralen with sunlight, hydrocortisone plus laser light is better than laser light alone, gingko biloba is better than placebo, and oral mini-pulse of prednisolone (omp) plus nb-uvb is better than omp alone.[8] skin camouflage [ edit ] in mild cases, vitiligo patches can be hidden with makeup or other cosmetic camouflage solutions. if the affected person is pale-skinned, the patches can be made less visible by avoiding tanning of unaffected skin.[22] in cases of extensive vitiligo the option to de-pigment the unaffected skin with topical drugs like monobenzone, mequinol, or hydroquinone may be considered to render the skin an even colour. the removal of all the skin pigment with monobenzone is permanent and vigorous. sun-safety must be adhered to for life to avoid severe sunburn and melanomas. depigmentation takes about a year to complete.[27] history [ edit ] descriptions of a disease believed to be vitiligo date back to a passage in the medical text ebers papyrus circa 1500 bce in ancient egypt. mentions of whitening of the skin were also present circa 1400 bce in sacred indian texts such as atharvaveda as well as shinto prayers in east asia circa 1200 bce. the hebrew word "tzaraath" from the old testament book of leviticus[30] dating to 1280 bce[31] (or 1312 bce[32]) described a group of skin diseases associated with white spots, and a subsequent translation to greek led to continued conflation of those with vitiligo with leprosy and spiritual uncleanliness.[30] medical sources in the ancient world such as hippocrates often did not differentiate between vitiligo and leprosy, often grouping these diseases together. in arabic literature, the word "alabras" has been associated with vitiligo, with this word found in the quran. the name "vitiligo" was first used by the roman physician aulus cornelius celsus in his classic medical text de medicina.[30] etymology [ edit ] the etymology of the term "vitiligo" is believed to be derived from "vitium", meaning "defect" or "blemish".[30] research [ edit ] afamelanotide is in phase ii and iii clinical trials for vitiligo and other skin diseases.[33] a medication for rheumatoid arthritis, tofacitinib, has been tested for the treatment of vitiligo.[34] in october 1992, a scientific report was published of successfully transplanting melanocytes to vitiligo affected areas, effectively re-pigmenting the region.[35] the procedure involved taking a thin layer of pigmented skin from the patient's gluteal region. melanocytes were then separated out to a cellular suspension that was expanded in culture. the area to be treated was then denuded with a dermabrader and the melanocytes graft applied. between 70 and 85 percent of patients experienced nearly complete repigmentation of their skin. the longevity of the repigmentation differed from person to person.[36] to date, several transplantation techniques have been developed, including transplantation of melanocyte precursors derived from hair follicles.[citation needed] transplantation procedures are frequently used to treat segmental vitiligo which is poorly responsive to other types of treatment.[citation needed] in non-segmental vitiligo, success is achieved when treating patches that are not expanding (so-called stable vitiligo).[citation needed] society and culture [ edit ] the change in appearance caused by vitiligo can affect a person's emotional and psychological well-being and may create difficulty in becoming or remaining employed. people can experience emotional stress, particularly if vitiligo develops on visible areas of the body, such as the face, hands, or arms. participating in a vitiligo support group may improve social coping skills and emotional resilience.[37] references [ edit ]

baɪ ʃeɪn ɔn ˈɔgəst 12 2007 ɪf laɪk mi, flɪpt θru ə fju bʊks ɔn ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd ˈbɪznɪs. wɛl, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ˈoʊnli wən bʊk aɪ nɑt baɪ. ənd ðə 21 ˌɪrəfˈjutəbəl lɔz əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp baɪ ʤɑn si. ˈmæksˌwɛl. ə greɪt bʊk ənd ðə θɪŋz ʤɑn ˈtiʧɪz ʃʊd bi ˈpræktɪst. soʊ pʊt təˈgɛðər ə 21 deɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈʧælənʤ. iʧ deɪ fər ðə nɛkst 21 deɪz, meɪk ɪt jʊr ˈmɪʃən tɪ ˈpræktɪs wən əv ðə lɔz əv ˈlidərˌʃɪp. someway*, ˈsəmˌhaʊ, ˈɛni weɪ ju kən ðə 21 deɪ ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈʧælənʤ ðə lɔ əv ðə lɪd. ˈɛvəri ˈlidər həz ə ˈsilɪŋ. ˈmeɪbi ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ bi ðə səˈprim ˈmæstər əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs ər ˈmeɪbi ju ˈivɪn gɪt jʊr dɔg tɪ kəm wɪn ju kɔl ɪm. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈlidərˌʃɪp lɪd ənd wət ju kən du tɪ pʊʃ ɪt haɪər. ðə lɔ əv ˈɪnfluəns. ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈtaɪtəl ər pəˈzɪʃən. əˈbaʊt ˈlidɪŋ. kən ju lɛd ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr jʊr ˈtaɪtəl ər pəˈzɪʃən ˈmætər? ˈpræktɪs səm əˈnɑnəməs ˈlidɪŋ. ðə lɔ əv ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈlidərz juz ə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ bɪld ˈsəmθɪŋ. ɪt meɪks jʊr ˈvɛnʧərz rɪˈpitəbəl ənd ˈskeɪləbəl. bɪld ə ˈprɔˌsɛs fər duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ. ðə lɔ əv ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən. ˈsɛtɪŋ goʊlz ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən teɪks ɪt wən stɛp ˈfərðər bɪˈkəz ˈplɑtɪŋ ə kɔrs əv ˈækʃənz ðət teɪk ju tɪ ðə goʊl. dɪˈfaɪn ə goʊl fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd plɑt ə kɔrs tɪ riʧ ɪt. ðə lɔ əv i. ɛf. ˈhətən. ðɪs lɔ ɪz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə oʊld kəˈmərʃəlz i. ɛf. ˈhətən spiks, ˈpipəl listen”*”. faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈlidər ðən ju ər. naʊ ʤɪst ˈlɪsən. ðə lɔ əv ˈsɑləd graʊnd. ˈlidərz bɪld trəst. spɛnd səm taɪm təˈdeɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ər ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ðə trəst ðət ˈsəmˌwən həz ɪn ju. ðə lɔ əv rɪˈspɛkt. ˈlɔɪəlti ənd rɪˈspɛkt teɪk trəst ə stɛp ˈfərðər. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt hu ju wʊd ˈfɑloʊ noʊ ˈmætər wɛr ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ. ənd waɪ. ðə lɔ əv ˌɪntuˈɪʃən. wɪθ ɪkˈspɪriəns, bɪld greɪt ˈɪnstɪŋkts. ˈlidərz goʊ wɪθ ðɛr gət ˈmɛni taɪmz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ nid tɪ meɪk kwɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz. ˈpræktɪs ˈmeɪkɪŋ kwɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈjuzɪŋ jʊr ˌɪntuˈɪʃən. ðə lɔ əv ˈmægnəˌtɪzəm. ˈlidərz əˈtrækt ˈpipəl laɪk ə ˈmægnət. ənd gʊd ˈlidərz ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈtrækt ðə raɪt ˈpipəl tɪ gɪt ðə ʤɑb dən. wət kaɪnd əv ˈpipəl du ju nid tɪ əˈtrækt? ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ ju kən du ðət. ðə lɔ əv kəˈnɛkʃən. rɪˈmɛmbər, wɪˈθaʊt ˈpipəl ˈnəθɪŋ ðɛr. ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ˈrɪli kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən təˈdeɪ. ðə lɔ əv ðə ˈɪnər ˈsərkəl. ˈɛvəri ˈlidər həz ən ˈɪnər ˈsərkəl əv ˈpipəl ðeɪ trəst ənd rɪˈlaɪ ɔn. ˈɪnər ˈsərkəl ˈpipəl hæv greɪt ˈtælənts ənd ˈvɪʒən əv ðɛr oʊn. ˈbɛtər ðən jʊrz ɪn səm θɪŋz. stɑrt ˈbɪldɪŋ jʊr ˈɪnər ˈsərkəl. ðə lɔ əv ɪmˈpaʊərmənt. tɪ bɪld ə tim, ju hæv tɪ gɪv ˈəðər ˈpipəl ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv wət duɪŋ. ju hæv tɪ lɛt ðɛm lɛd. ɪmˈpaʊər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls ənd lɛt ðɛm lɛd. ðə lɔ əv ˌriprəˈdəkʃən. ˈlidərz kriˈeɪt ˈfɑloʊərz. greɪt ˈlidərz kriˈeɪt ˈəðər ˈlidərz. stɑrt biɪŋ ə ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈmɛnˌtɔr tɪ ˈsəmˌwən təˈdeɪ. ðə lɔ əv buy-in*. ju bɪˈliv ɪn aɪˈdiəz ˈæftər ju ɔˈrɛdi bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈpərsən. ˈpræktɪs ˈsɛlɪŋ ju ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʤɪst jʊr aɪˈdiəz. ðə lɔ əv ˈvɪktəri. wɪn ˈsəmθɪŋ wərk aʊt, ju lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. bət ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt nɑt tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ðət aɪˈdiə ər ɛls ju maɪt gɪv ɪn tɪ ɪt. straɪv fər ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs ðən ˈtoʊtəl ˈvɪktəri təˈdeɪ. ðə lɔ əv ðə bɪg moʊ. moʊˈmɛntəm ɪz ˈkæpɪtəl. wɪθ ˈɛvəri səkˈsɛs, ju bɪld moʊˈmɛntəm ðət meɪks ðə nɛkst səkˈsɛs ˈiziər. teɪk ˈsəmθɪŋ smɔl ənd juz ɪts səkˈsɛs tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈbɪgər. ðə lɔ əv praɪˈɔrətiz. ˈlidərz ər ˈbɪzi. ənd səm θɪŋz ər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ˈəðər θɪŋz. pʊt təˈgɛðər ə lɪst əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju hæv tɪ du ənd praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ɪt frəm moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ list. ðə lɔ əv ˈsækrəˌfaɪs. ju hæv mɔr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz tɪ ˈəðər ˈpipəl ənd ˈəðər θɪŋz ɛz ə ˈlidər. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, ju hæv tɪ gɪv ˈsəmθɪŋ əp tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ðoʊz riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ˈsəmθɪŋ ju kɛr əˈbaʊt fər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls təˈdeɪ. ðə lɔ əv ˈtaɪmɪŋ. ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr. wən əv ðə bɪg θɪŋz ðət meɪks ˈsəmθɪŋ ə gʊd ˌɑpərˈtunəti ɪz ˈtaɪmɪŋ. ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd paʊns ɔn ɪt raɪt əˈweɪ. ðə lɔ əv ɪkˈsploʊsɪv groʊθ. tɪ groʊ, ju nid tɪ lɛd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. tɪ kriˈeɪt ɪkˈsploʊsɪv groʊθ, ju nid tɪ lɛd ˈəðər ˈlidərz ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn. riʧ aʊt ənd stɑrt ˈlidɪŋ ˈəðər ˈlidərz təˈdeɪ. ðə lɔ əv ˈlɛgəsi. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈsəmˌwən ɛls wɪl du wət duɪŋ raɪt naʊ. mɔr ðən ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈəðər ˈlidərz, mɔr ðən biɪŋ ə ˈmɛnˌtɔr, ju hæv tɪ bɪld ðə ˈlidər ðət kən teɪk kɛr əv ənd du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju kən du. stɑrt ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈlidər ju kən pæs ðə ˈbæˌtɑn tɪ. ə bɪg ˈʧælənʤ. hæv səm fən wɪθ ɪt.

by shane on august 12, 2007 if you’re like me, you’ve flipped through a few books on leadership and business. well, when it comes to leadership, there’s only one book i couldn’t not buy. and that’s the 21 irrefutable laws of leadership by john c. maxwell. it’s a great book and the things john teaches should be practiced. so i’ve put together a 21 day leadership challenge. each day for the next 21 days, make it your mission to practice one of the laws of leadership. someway, somehow, any way you can … the 21 day leadership challenge the law of the lid. every leader has a ceiling. maybe you’re destined to be the supreme master of the universe or maybe you can’t even get your dog to come when you call him. think about your leadership lid and what you can do to push it higher. the law of influence. leadership is not about your title or position. it’s about leading. can you lead in a situation where your title or position matter? practice some anonymous leading. the law of process. leaders use a process whenever they build something. it makes your ventures repeatable and scalable. build a step-by-step process for doing something. the law of navigation. setting goals is important. navigation takes it one step further because you’re plotting a course of actions that take you to the goal. define a goal for yourself and plot a course to reach it. the law of e. f. hutton. this law is taken from the old commercials “when e. f. hutton speaks, people listen”. find someone who’s a stronger leader than you are. now just listen. the law of solid ground. leaders build trust. spend some time today building or strengthening the trust that someone has in you. the law of respect. loyalty and respect take trust a step further. think about who you would follow no matter where they wanted to go. and why. the law of intuition. with experience, you’ll build great instincts. leaders go with their gut many times because they need to make quick decisions. practice making quick decisions using your intuition. the law of magnetism. leaders attract people like a magnet. and good leaders always attract the right people to get the job done. what kind of people do you need to attract? figure out how you can do that. the law of connection. remember, without people there’s nothing there. network and really connect with someone today. the law of the inner circle. every leader has an inner circle of people they trust and rely on. inner circle people have great talents and vision of their own. better than yours in some things. start building your inner circle. the law of empowerment. to build a team, you have to give other people ownership of what they’re doing. you have to let them lead. empower someone else and let them lead. the law of reproduction. leaders create followers. great leaders create other leaders. start being a leadership mentor to someone today. the law of buy-in. you believe in someone’s ideas after you already believe in the person. practice selling you instead of just your ideas. the law of victory. when something doesn’t work out, you learn something new. but it’s important not to start with that idea or else you might give in to it. strive for nothing less than total victory today. the law of the big mo. momentum is capital. with every success, you build momentum that makes the next success easier. take something small and use its success to do something bigger. the law of priorities. leaders are busy. and some things are more important than other things. put together a list of everything you have to do and prioritize it from most important to least. the law of sacrifice. you have more responsibilities to other people and other things as a leader. sometimes, you have to give something up to take care of those responsibilities. sacrifice something you care about for someone else today. the law of timing. opportunities are everywhere. one of the big things that makes something a good opportunity is timing. recognize an opportunity and pounce on it right away. the law of explosive growth. to grow, you need to lead everyone in the right direction. to create explosive growth, you need to lead other leaders in the right direction. reach out and start leading other leaders today. the law of legacy. eventually, someone else will do what you’re doing right now. more than building other leaders, more than being a mentor, you have to build the leader that can take care of and do everything you can do. start building a leader you can pass the baton to. it’s a big challenge. have some fun with it.

ɛz wi du ðɪs wi bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr əv ðə fʊl reɪnʤ əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛnsəri ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz, θɔts, ˈɪmɪʤri ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz, ˈərʤɪz ənd ˌɪmˈpəlsɪz. wi ˈivɪn kən bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr əv ðə kˈwɑləti əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈwɛðər ðə maɪnd ɪz kɑm ənd klɪr ər ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd ər dəl ənd ˈfɑgi. ɪz ðə weɪ əv ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən ˈhɑrtɪd ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti. wi kəm tɪ ðə hir ənd naʊ baɪ ˈlɪtərəli ˈkəmɪŋ bæk tɪ ɑr ˈsɛnsɪz ––vision*, saʊnd, ˈbɑdi ˈfilɪŋ əˈspɛʃəli ðə brɛθ, smɛl ənd teɪst. wi ðɛn teɪk ðə ˈrædɪkəl əˈproʊʧ əv rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈoʊpən tɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər ərˈaɪzɪz traɪɪŋ ˈniðər tɪ pʊʃ əˈweɪ ðə ənˈplɛzənt nɔr tɪ græsp æt ðə ˈplɛzənt. ðɪs ɪz ˈrædɪkəl ɛz wi ər ˈkɑnstəntli ˈhævɪŋ ðiz taɪps əv ʤəʤˈmɛntəl riˈækʃənz θruaʊt ˈɛvəri deɪ əv ɑr lɪvz. ðət ɪz haʊ wi ʧuz ɑr fud ənd wət kloʊðz tɪ wɛr. bɪˈkəz wi du nɑt ʤəʤ ˈiðər ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ər ðə ˈprɑsɛsəz əv ɑr maɪnd wi bɪˈkəm friər tɪ əbˈzərv ɑr ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈprɑsɛsəz mɔr ɑˈbʤɛktɪvli wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ soʊ sɪˈdust baɪ ðɛm. ɪt ɪz ɛz ɪf wi ər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðə strim əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ˈrəðər ðən sˈwɪmɪŋ ɪn ɪt ənd biɪŋ ˈbəˌfɪtɪd baɪ ɪts ˈɛdiz ənd kərənts. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ðɪs lidz tɪ ˈdipər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌrilækˈseɪʃən ənd rɪˈzɪljəns. mɔˈroʊvər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv riˈæktɪŋ ɪn ɑr ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈpaɪlət həˈbɪʧuəl weɪz wi bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈspeɪʃəs əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ʧuz ˈdɪfərənt mɔr weɪz əv rɪˈspɑndɪŋ. ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðɪs ɪz ðət nu ˈɔfən faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧuz nɑt tɪ gɪt soʊ ˈɪrəˌteɪtəd wɪn ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈhɛvi ˈtræfɪk. ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈivɪn ðoʊ wi kən ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈɛni pleɪs ənd ɪn ˈɛni ˈpɑsʧər, səm kənˈdɪʃənz ər mɔr kənˈdusɪv. soʊ fərst wi faɪnd ə ˈrɛlətɪvli kwaɪət pleɪs wɛr wi ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi dɪˈstərbd. ɪt ɪz greɪt tɪ hæv ə ˈrɛgjələr pleɪs ɪn ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət səˈpɔrts ðə ˈpræktɪs. səm ˈpipəl laɪk tɪ bi ɪn ə ˈstədi sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ bʊks, ˈəðərz prɪˈfər tɪ bi ˈaʊtˈdɔrz. səm laɪk tɪ hæv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ðət hæv ˈspɛʃəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns fər ðɛm kloʊz baɪ ðət səˈpɔrt ðɛr ˈpræktɪs. səm laɪk tɪ juz ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən bɛlz ər smɑrt foʊn æps. ˌwəˈtɛvər wərks fər ju tɪ səˈpɔrt jʊr ˈpræktɪs ɪz ʤɪst faɪn. prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ər ˈjoʊgə kən klɪr ðə maɪnd ənd kɑm ðə ˈbɑdi, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈpræktɪs ˈiziər. ðɪs ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fər səm ˈpipəl hu ˈsəfər haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən. ˈəðərz laɪk tɪ lɪŋk ðɛr ˈpræktɪs tɪ ðɛr ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl bɪˈlifs baɪ seɪɪŋ ə ʃɔrt prɛr ər duɪŋ ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈrɪʧuəl æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈpræktɪs. ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn haʊ jʊr ˈpræktɪs meɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈəðərz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈjɔrsɛlf æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ˈpɑsʧər ðɛr ər ˈvælɪd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪndfəl ˈwɔkɪŋ, ˈmaɪndfəl ˈjoʊgə ənd ɪn ˈækʃən wɪn duɪŋ ˈnɔrməl ˈdeɪli ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə rɛst əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl bi ˈlɑrʤli ɔn stɪl ˈpræktɪsɪz. ˌnənðəˈlɛs ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz dɪˈskəst kən bi əˈplaɪd tɪ ðiz ˈəðər ˈpræktɪsɪz. wi ðɛn əˈdɑpt ə rɪˈlækst bət əˈlərt ˈpɑsʧər. ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl pəˈzɪʃən ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ krɔs ˈlɛgəd ɔn ə ˈkʊʃən ɔn ðə flɔr. ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ə ʧɛr wɪθ ðə bæk streɪt wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈɛkstrə ˈtɛnʃən ˈɪntu ɪt ənd ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ənd rɪˈlækst wɪl du ʤɪst ɛz wɛl. ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər nɑt tɪ bi tu ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. soʊ ðə ˈpleɪsmənt əv ˈɛni səˈpɔrt ˈkʊʃənz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls ðət hɛlps ju tɪ bi ˈrizənəbli ˈkəmfərtəbəl ɪz gʊd æt ðə stɑrt. ɪf ˌhaʊˈɛvər ju du ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪˈskəmfərt ər ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən ɪt kən bi ə gʊd ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈpræktɪs əˈwɛrnəs wɪθ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪkˈspɪriəns. (si ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ˈsɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈfilɪŋz) aɪz ˈoʊpənd ər kloʊzd wɪn bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈpræktɪs ɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər tɪ kloʊz ðə aɪz. ˈkloʊzɪŋ aɪz ˌɪmˈpruvz ˈɪnwərd ˈfoʊkɪs fər moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs. ˈəltəmətli ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈjusfəl tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈpræktɪs wɪθ ðə aɪz ˈoʊpən ɛz ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɪts ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ ə məʧ ˈbrɔdər reɪnʤ əv ˈsɛtɪŋz. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə aɪz ˈoʊpən kən hɛlp ɪf ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ ˈdraʊzinəs ər ˌæʤəˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈæŋkər: brɛθ, ˈbɑdi sɛnˈseɪʃənz, saʊnz wi ˈʤɛnərəli juz ðə brɛθ ɛz ən ˈæŋkər fər ɑr əˈtɛnʃən. ðə brɛθ həz ðə ædˈvæntɪʤɪz əv ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə əˈtɛnʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɑdi. mɔˈroʊvər, əˈwɛrnəs əv ðə brɛθ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɑr əˈtɛnʃən ɔn ə ˈfəŋkʃən ðət ɪz ˈəndər boʊθ ˈkɑnʃəs ənd ˌənˈkɑnʃəs kənˈtroʊl. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈvɛri əˈproʊpriˌeɪt pleɪs fər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl wərk tɪ əˈkər. soʊ wi ˈfoʊkɪs ɑr əˈtɛnʃən ɔn ðə brɛθ wɪˈθaʊt traɪɪŋ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɪt. wi lɛt ðə brɛθ brið ˌɪtˈsɛlf. wi kən ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə brɛθ æt wən pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi səʧ ɛz ðə ˈɛntrəns tɪ ðə noʊz ər ðə ˈbɛli ər wi kən ˈfɑloʊ ɪt ˈɪntu ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛriəz. ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ æt ðə noʊz ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli kwaɪt ˈkɑmɪŋ. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə brɛθ ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɛli ənd ʧɛst ˈʤɛnərəli hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs tɪ gɪt mɔr ɪn təʧ wɪθ ɑr ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz. ɔn saʊnz teɪks ˈjuˈɛs aʊt əv ðə ˈbɑdi wɪʧ kən bi ˈhɛlpfəl ɪf wi ər ˈvɛri strɛst ər traumatised*. ɔl θɔts ər thoughts”*” ɔl θɔts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ˈikwəl waɪl ˈmɛdəˌteɪtɪŋ. ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈmætər haʊ ˈnoʊbəl ər beɪs ðeɪ maɪt bi; haʊ proʊˈfaʊnd ər bəˈnɑl ðeɪ maɪt bi. ðɪs ɪz haʊ wi ˈkəltəˌveɪt ðə əˈwɛrnəs ðət ɪz ðə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn əv. soʊ fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðeɪ ər ɔl thoughts”*”. ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ dɪˈstrækʃən frəm ðə hir naʊ sun ɪˈnəf wi wɪl ˈriəˌlaɪz wi hæv bɪˈkəm dɪˈstræktɪd frəm ɑr brɛθ ənd ˌɪˈmərst ɪn ɑr oʊld fəˈmɪljər θɔts. wɪn ðɪs ˈhæpənz wi ˈʤɛntli brɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən bæk tɪ ðə brɛθ wɪˈθaʊt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ər ˈstrəgəl. wi hæv ʤɪst bɪn fər ə dɪp ɪn ɑr θɔt strim. soʊ wi ˈlaɪtli rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈsɑləd graʊnd əv ɑr əˈwɛrnəs əv ɑr brɛθ. wɪθ ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs wi bɪˈkəm ə mɔr əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈwɪtnəs əv ɑr oʊn θɔts ənd ˈfilɪŋz. ˈsɪmələrli, sɛnˈseɪʃənz səʧ ɛz saʊnz, eɪks ˈɪʧɪz ənd ər kwaɪt əkˈsɛptəbəl. wi kən ʤɪst əˈlaʊ ðɛm tɪ bi. wɪn ðiz sɛnˈseɪʃənz lɛd tɪ dɪˈskərsɪv θɔts, səʧ ɛz: wɪʃ ðət dɔg nɛkst dɔr wʊd stɑp barking”*”, ðɛn wi trit ðət laɪk ˈɛni ˈəðər θɔt. soʊ wi ʤɪst ˈʤɛntli rɪˈtərn ɑr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ɑr brɛθ. strɔŋ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ər ˈfɪzɪkəl peɪn kən ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bi ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk. ðeɪ kən lɛd tɪ ðə prækˈtɪʃənər biɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ə ˈvɔrtɛks əv ˌɪnˈtɛns θɔts ənd ˈfilɪŋz. ɪn ðɪs keɪs ɪt ɪz ˈɔfən ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ bi ˈmaɪndfəl əv ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈfɪzɪkəl sɛnˈseɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃən ər peɪn. ɛz ðə prækˈtɪʃənər ˈwɑʧɪz ðə ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈneɪʧər əv ðiz sɛnˈseɪʃənz, ðə sɛns əv biɪŋ ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd kən ˈɔfən bi ˌriˈpleɪst wɪθ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ər ˈivɪn ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti əˈbaʊt ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns. ɪkˈspændɪŋ wi juz ðə brɛθ ɛz ən ˈæŋkər ɛz ə weɪ əv dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈwɪtnəs ðə ækˈtɪvɪti əv ðə maɪnd. ɛz wi gɪt juzd tɪ ðɪs ðə maɪnd ˈsɛtəlz. ɪt ɪz ðɛn ˈiziər tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɑr tɪ ˌɪnˈklud: ˈsətəl ˈbɑdi sɛnˈseɪʃənz wi kən skæn ɑr ˈbɑdi frəm hɛd tɪ toʊ ər fil ɑr brɛθ ɪkˈspænd ˈɪntu ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɑdi. saɪts, saʊnz, smɛlz ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈsɛnsəri ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz θɔts ɪn ˈdɪfərənt e.g*. ˈvərbəl ˈvɪʒəwəl mˈjuzɪkəl θɔt taɪps e.g*. ˈplænɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌgrændiˈoʊs ˈfænəsiz ˈwəriɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ɑr kɑm klɪr ər ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd ər ˈfɑgi ər sˈlipi ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈdeɪli ˈpræktɪs ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv greɪt ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈdeɪli ˈpræktɪs. ɪt ɪz bɛst tɪ stɑrt wɪθ ə ˈpræktɪs ðət ju faɪnd ˈizi. ˈjuʒəwəli ɪt ɪz bɛst ɪf ə prækˈtɪʃənər lɪŋks ðə ˈpræktɪs ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈnɔrməl ˈdeɪli ruˈtin. moʊst ˈpipəl hæv ə prɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈmɔrnɪŋ ruˈtin ˈɪntu wɪʧ kən bi sˈlɑtɪd. ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz ðət ðə ˈpræktɪs ʃʊd nɑt bi beɪst ɔn ˈwɛðər ə prækˈtɪʃənər filz əp tɪ ɪt ɔn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr deɪ ər nɑt. ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪt nidz tɪ bi ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɛz ə gʊd ˈhæbət wɪʧ ɪz ˈpræktɪst wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪnˈtərnəl dɪˈspjuˈteɪʃən, məʧ laɪk ˈbrəʃɪŋ jʊr tiθ. ˈɔlsoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈhɛlpfəl tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ə ˈpræktɪs ju faɪnd ˈizi ˈwɛðər ðət bi ˈsɪtɪŋ mindfulnesss*, ə laɪɪŋ ˈbɑdi skæn, ˈwɔkɪŋ ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. səm faɪnd saʊnd træks ɔn ə ˈsiˈdi ər ə smɑrt foʊn æp ˈvɛri ˈhɛlpfəl. ˈɑbviəsli ɪf ju faɪnd ɪt ˈizi æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ju wɪl gɪt lɛs ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd ənd bi mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ pərsəˈvɪr. ɛz ju ˈpræktɪs ˈrɛgjələrli ju wɪl dɪˈvɛləp ˈfɪtnəs wɛrˈbaɪ ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈpræktɪs ɪn mɔr ənd mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ðɛn ju kən ˈprɑˌgrɛs tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈpræktɪsɪz ðət ər mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ju. ðət kips ðə ˈpræktɪs ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti ənd ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ faɪnd ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt taɪm ənd pleɪs. ˈpipəl wɪθ jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔfən faɪnd ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ˈmɛdəˌteɪt æt wərk ɪn ðɛr ˈɔfəs. ˈsɪŋgəl ˈpɛrənts əv ˈpriˌskul ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔfən faɪnd ɪt ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ faɪnd taɪm. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðeɪ kən fɪt ɪt ɪn wɪn ðə ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈnæpɪŋ. səm ˈpipəl ˈmɛdəˌteɪt ɔn ðə treɪn ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ wərk ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ɪt hɛlps tɪ rɛd ˈlɪtərəʧər ər wɔʧ ˈvɪdioʊz ðət ɪkˈspleɪn ənd ɪts ˈbɛnəfɪts. ðɪs kən ˌɪnˈkris jʊr ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən. ˈpræktɪsɪŋ wɪθ frɛndz ər ə grup ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd əˈgɛn meɪks ɔl ðə ˈdɪfərəns fər səm. ən ɪkˈspɪriənst prækˈtɪʃənər ɛz ə koʊʧ kən seɪv ju frəm ˈgɪvɪŋ əp baɪ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ju wɪθ ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz. wəns ju hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈpræktɪs ɪt ɪz gʊd tɪ meɪk ˈspɛʃəl plænz ɛz tɪ haʊ ju kən kənˈtɪnju jʊr ˈpræktɪs wɪn ju ruˈtin ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌɪntərˈəptɪd baɪ θɪŋz səʧ ɛz goʊɪŋ ɔn ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ʤɑbz ər ˈhævɪŋ ə nu ʧaɪld. ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈfɔrˌθɔt kən stɑp jʊr ˈpræktɪs frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ ˈoʊvər. ˈfaɪnəli ɪf ju du drɔp jʊr ˈpræktɪs dɪˈspɛr. ʤɪst laɪk rɪˈnuɪŋ ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈfɪtnəs rəˈʒim, ɪt teɪk ˈnɪrli ɛz lɔŋ tɪ riʧ ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈfɪtnəs ɛz ɪt dɪd ðə fərst taɪm əraʊnd.

as we do this we become aware of the full range of experience including sensory impressions, thoughts, imagery emotions, urges and impulses. we even can become aware of the quality of mindfulness itself – weather the mind is calm and clear or agitated or dull and foggy. mindfulness is the way of coming back to the present with an open hearted curiosity. we come to the here and now by literally coming back to our senses –vision, sound, body feeling especially the breath, smell and taste. we then take the radical approach of remaining open to whatever arises trying neither to push away the unpleasant nor to grasp at the pleasant. this is radical as we are constantly having these types of judgemental reactions throughout every day of our lives. that is how we choose our food and what clothes to wear. ​ because we do not judge either the content or the processes of our mind we become freer to observe our internal processes more objectively without getting so seduced by them. it is as if we are watching the stream of consciousness rather than swimming in it and being buffeted by its eddies and currents. eventually this leads to deeper levels of relaxation and resilience. moreover instead of reacting in our automatic pilot habitual ways we become more spacious allowing us to choose different more skilfull ways of responding. an example of this is that new meditators often find themselves able to choose not to get so irritated when driving in heavy traffic. setting even though we can practice mindfulness in any place and in any posture, some conditions are more conducive. so first we find a relatively quiet place where we are unlikely to be disturbed. it is great to have a regular place in an environment that supports the practice. some people like to be in a study surrounded by books, others prefer to be outdoors. some like to have articles that have special significance for them close by that support their practice. some like to use meditation bells or smart phone apps. whatever works for you to support your practice is just fine. preliminary practices exercise or yoga can clear the mind and calm the body, making the practice easier. this is necessary for some people who suffer high levels of agitation. others like to link their mindfulness practice to their spiritual beliefs by saying a short prayer or doing a simple ritual at the beginning of their mindfulness practice. it is certainly beneficial to reflect on how your practice may benefit others as well as yourself at the beginning. posture there are valid moving mindfulness practices such as mindful walking, mindful yoga and mindfulness in action when doing normal daily activities. however the rest of this article will be largely focussing on still mindfulness practises. nonetheless many of the principles discussed can be applied to these other practices. we then adopt a relaxed but alert posture. the traditional position is sitting cross legged on a cushion on the floor. sitting on a chair with the back straight without introducing extra tension into it and unsupported and relaxed will do just as well. in the beginning it is better not to be too uncomfortable. so the placement of any support cushions or anything else that helps you to be reasonably comfortable is good at the start. if however you do experience discomfort or irritation it can be a good opportunity to practice nonjudgemetal awareness with a difficult experience. (see article on sitting with difficult feelings) eyes opened or closed when beginning practice it is better to close the eyes. closing eyes improves inward focus for most of us. ultimately it is very useful to be able to practise mindfulness with the eyes open as it allows us to expand its application to a much broader range of settings. also meditating with the eyes open can help if experiencing drowsiness or agitation. the anchor: breath, body sensations, sounds we generally use the breath as an anchor for our attention. the breath has the advantages of immediately bringing the attention into the body. moreover, awareness of the breath immediately focuses our attention on a function that is under both conscious and unconscious control. this is a very appropriate place for psychological work to occur. so we focus our attention on the breath without trying to control it. we let the breath breathe itself. we can focus on the breath at one point in the body such as the entrance to the nose or the belly or we can follow it into different areas. focusing at the nose is generally quite calming. following the breath into the belly and chest generally helps us to get more in touch with our emotions. focussing on sounds takes us out of the body which can be helpful if we are very stressed or traumatised. all thoughts are “just thoughts” all thoughts including images are regarded as equal while meditating. it does not matter how noble or base they might be; how profound or banal they might be. this is how we cultivate the non-judgemental awareness that is the cornerstone of mindfulness. so for the purpose of mindfulness they are all “just thoughts”. dealing with distraction from the here & now soon enough we will realize we have become distracted from our breath and immersed in our old familiar thoughts. when this happens we gently bring attention back to the breath without criticism or struggle. we have just been for a dip in our thought stream. so we lightly return to the solid ground of our awareness of our breath. with this process we become a more objective witness of our own thoughts and feelings. similarly, sensations such as sounds, aches itches and tingles are quite acceptable. we can just allow them to be. when these sensations lead to discursive thoughts, such as: “i wish that dog next door would stop barking”, then we treat that like any other thought. so we just gently return our attention to our breath. strong emotions or physical pain can sometimes be problematic. they can lead to the practitioner being overwhelmed by a vortex of intense thoughts and feelings. in this case it is often helpful to be mindful of the changing physical sensations in the body associated with the emotion or pain. as the practitioner watches the fluctuations and changing nature of these sensations, the sense of being overwhelmed can often be replaced with interest or even curiosity about the experience. expanding mindfulness we use the breath as an anchor as a way of developing our ability to witness the activity of the mind. as we get used to this the mind settles. it is then easier to expand our mindfulness to include: subtle body sensations – we can scan our body from head to toe or feel our breath expand into different parts of the body. sights, sounds, smells & any other sensory impressions emotions thoughts in different modilities e.g. verbal visual musical thought types e.g. planning sexual grandiose fantasies worrying the quality of our mindfulness calm & clear or agitated or foggy or sleepy establishing a regular daily practice many people have great difficulty establishing a regular daily practice. it is best to start with a practice that you find easy. usually it is best if a practitioner links the mindfulness practice into their normal daily routine. most people have a predictable morning routine into which mindfulness can be slotted. the important thing is that the practice should not be based on whether a practitioner feels up to it on a particular day or not. instead it needs to be established as a good habit which is practised without internal disputation, much like brushing your teeth. also it is very helpful to begin with a mindfulness practice you find easy whether that be sitting mindfulnesss, a lying body scan, walking mindfulness or something else. some find sound tracks on a cd or a smart phone app very helpful. obviously if you find it easy at the beginning you will get less frustrated and be more likely to persevere. as you practice regularly you will develop mindfulness fitness whereby you find yourself being able to practice in more and more difficult situations. then you can progress to the other practices that are more difficult for you. that keeps the practice interesting and engaging. sometimes flexibility and imagination are required to find an appropriate time and place. people with young children often find it easier to meditate at work in their office. single parents of preschool children often find it very difficult to find time. sometimes they can fit it in when the children are napping. some people meditate on the train on the way to work in the morning. it helps to read literature or watch videos that explain mindfulness and its benefits. this can increase your motivation. practicing with friends or a group every now and again makes all the difference for some. an experienced mindfulness practitioner as a coach can save you from giving up by helping you with difficulties. once you have started the practice it is good to make special plans as to how you can continue your practice when you routine is going to be interrupted by things such as going on holidays changing jobs or having a new child. a little bit of forethought can stop your practice from falling over. finally if you do drop your practice don’t despair. just like renewing a physical fitness regime, it won’t take nearly as long to reach the same level of mindfulness fitness as it did the first time around.

θɔt ðə lɛft wɑz ɛz ənˈhɪnʤd ɛz ðeɪ kʊd ˈpɑsəbli bi? wɛl, bi rɔŋ ənd ju hæv ˈvænɪti fɛr fɪlm ˈkrɪtɪk ˈrɪʧərd ˈlɔsən tɪ θæŋk fər ðət. əˈpɑn ðə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv fɪˈlænθrəpɪst ənd ““school-choice”*” ɛnˈθuziˌæst ˈbɛtsi ˈdivoʊz ɛz ðə trəmp ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri, ðə lɛft həz lɔst ðɛr kəˈlɛktɪv ˈmɑrbəlz. ɪn ə twit ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə læk əv səˈpɔrt baɪ ˈdivoʊz fər ðə ˈvaʊʧər ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈlɔsən ɪkˈweɪts ðə nu ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən sɛk. tɪ ə ʧaɪld ˈkɪlər: ˈvaʊʧər ˈproʊˌgræmz wɪl lɛd tɪ mɔr ˈsuəˌsaɪdz. ˈbɛtsi devos’*’ ˈpɑləsiz wɪl kɪl ˈʧɪldrən. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ən ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɛni sense.”*.” ðə ərˈɪʤənəl twit, wɪʧ həz bɪn dɪˈlitəd: ˈɛvriˈdeɪ, ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən meɪk lʊk mɔr ənd mɔr laɪk ðə frɪnʤ ˈpɑrti ðeɪ ər. ʃɛr ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər ɪf ju stænd wɪθ ˈbɛtsi ˈdivoʊz!

thought the left was as unhinged as they could possibly be? well, you’d be wrong — and you have vanity fair film critic richard lawson to thank for that. upon the confirmation of philanthropist and “school-choice” enthusiast betsy devos as the trump administration’s education secretary, the left has lost their collective marbles. in a tweet criticizing the lack of support by devos for the voucher program, lawson equates the new education sec. to a child killer: “meaning voucher programs will lead to more suicides. betsy devos’ policies will kill children. this is not an exaggeration in any sense.” here’s the original tweet, which has been deleted: everyday, the trump administration make uber-progressives look more and more like the fringe party they are. share on facebook and twitter if you stand with betsy devos! http://www.wedgies.com/question/should-donald-trump-get-a-special-prosecutor-to-go-after-hillary-pkaqxxn5zc

ˈoʊvər ðə ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ɪn 1915 kəˈləmbiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər e.r*. ə. ˈsɛlɪgmən ʃɛrd ə dræft ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wɪθ hɪz ˈkɑligz, ˈprɪnstən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks prəˈfɛsər fræŋk ˈfɛtər ənd ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz fəˈlɑsəfi prəˈfɛsər ˈɑrθər oʊ. ˈləvˌʤɔɪ. ðə θri səkˈsidɪd ɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈfaɪnəl fɔrm wət bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsərz (aaup*), ə əv principles.”*.” ɪt dɪˈfaɪnd fər ðə fərst taɪm ə ˈfʊli wərkt kənˈsɛpʃən əv freedom”*” ənd ɪz əv ðə ˈrizən waɪ əˈmɛrɪkənz gɪv ˈɛni ˈkridəns tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈkɑlɪʤ prəˈfɛsərz ʃʊd hæv səm ˈspɛʃəl ˈmɛʒər əv prəˈtɛkʃən fər ðɛr ˈrisərʧ, ðɛr ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz, ənd ˈəðər ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv (səm əv) ðɛr vjuz. wən ˈhənərd jɪrz ˈleɪtər, haʊ ɪz ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈvɪʒən ˈhoʊldɪŋ əp? kənˈsɪdər ðə keɪs əv ˈvændərbɪlt prəˈfɛsər əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns ənd lɔ ˈkɛrəl ɛm. sweɪn. prəˈfɛsər sweɪn roʊt ən ɪn ðə ˌtɛnɪˈsiən læst ˈʤænjuˌɛri, ˈəndər ðə ˈtaɪtəl əˈtæks pruv ˈkrɪtɪks wər raɪt əˈbaʊt islam.”*.” ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈstudənt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əˈbʤɛktəd ənd ðə fˈjʊrɔr riʧt ðə ˈnæʃənəl prɛs. sweɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd səm əv hər vjuz ɔn hər ˈpɑpjələr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, wɪʧ ˈvændərbɪlt ˈstudənts bɪˈgæn tɪ rɛd mɔr əˈsɪdwəsli ˈæftər ðə, əˈpɛrəntli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈspɛktəkəl əv ˈsəmˌwən hu wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ dɪˈsɛnt ˈpəblɪkli frəm ðə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɔrθəˌdɑksi. ðə ˈspɛktəkəl ˈfaɪnəli pruvd tu məʧ fər wən əˈləmnə, ˈɛmɪli ˈɑrnəld, hu kriˈeɪtɪd ə pəˈtɪʃən ˈkɔlɪŋ fər sweɪn tɪ bi faɪərd frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðə pəˈtɪʃən wɑz ˈleɪtər əˈmɛndɪd tɪ kɔl fər ““suspending”*” sweɪn ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈfaɪərrɪŋ hər, ənd rikˈwaɪərɪŋ hər tɪ ˌəndərˈgoʊ sensitivity”*” ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə pəˈtɪʃən sɪz ðət ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz sweɪn bɪˈkəm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ˈbɪgətri, ˌɪnˈtɑlərəns, ənd unprofessionalism.”*.” sweɪn, ɪt əˈlɛʤɪz, həz ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌənprəˈfɛʃənəl ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, dɪˈskrɪmənəˌtɔri ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum. ɪt hæd geɪnd ɛz əv ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ ˈsaɪnərz. ðə ʤɪst əv ðə pəˈtɪʃən ɪz ðət ˈɑrnəld ənd hər frɛndz dɪsəˈgri wɪθ vjuz ənd wʊd laɪk ˈvændərbɪlt tɪ ʃət hər əp ər gɪt rɪd əv hər. ɪn ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɪntərvˌju, ˈɑrnəld ɪkˈsprɛsɪz hər dɪˈlaɪt ɪn ðə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɛloʊ ˈstudənts hu hæv ʤɔɪnd hər. ʃi ɪz tɪrz əv joy.”*.” ˈvændərbɪlt ˈʧænsələr ˈnɪkələs ˈɪʃud wən əv ðoʊz ˈsteɪtmənts ðət teɪks əˈweɪ wɪθ wən hænd wət ðə ˈəðər hænd gɪvz. ˈvændərbɪlt əˈphoʊldz əv spiʧ ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm, wɪʧ ər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz əv ɑr ˈskɑlərli activities,”*,” hi sɛd, bət ˈædɪd, huz soʊl ˈpərpəs ər ˈifɛkt ɪz tɪ dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt, ˈstɪgməˌtaɪz, əˈfɛnd, ˈfoʊmɛnt ˈheɪtrəd ər ˈvaɪələns, ər kɔz hɑrm həz noʊ pleɪs ɪn ðɪs university.”*.” sweɪn ˈprɑmptli ˈænsərd ðət ðə zeppos’*’ ˈsteɪtmənt mi noʊ comfort”*” bɪˈkəz ɪt ækˈsɛptɪd ɛz tru ðə narrative”*” ədˈvænst ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst grups ɔn campus”*” ðət ənd dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪts əˈgɛnst ˈɔrθəˌdɑks christians.”*.” sweɪn stændz ˈpəblɪkli əˈkjuzd əv ˈheɪtrəd təˈwɔrdz minorities”*” (sweɪn hərˈsɛlf ɪz blæk) ənd fər practices”*” ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum. hər ˈʧænsələr temporizes*. ənd ðə? ˈtoʊtəl ˈsaɪləns. ðə, əv kɔrs, ˈkænɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn, lɛt əˈloʊn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt, ˈɛvəri ˈɪnstəns ɪn wɪʧ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti kəmˈjunɪti ɪnˈgeɪʤɪz ɪn mɑb ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm, ər ˈivɪn ˈɛvəri ˈɪnstəns ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ɪz ˈpæsɪv ər kəmˈplɪsət. wər ɪt tɪ əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðət kaɪnd əv ˈvɪʤələns, ðə wʊd ˈklɪrli bi ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts baɪ ðə ˈdəzənz ər dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ðə saɪd əv blæk lɪvz ˈmætər ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu ər ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈsɔltɪŋ ˈfɛloʊ ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti ˈmɛmbərz. ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈklɛrˌmɑnt məˈkɛnə ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈhaɪrəm chodosh*, wɛnt soʊ fɑr ɛz tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tɪ steɪʤ ə ɪn maɪ office.”*.” stɪl ðə faʊnd taɪm tɪ hoʊld ə ˈsɛʃən æt ɪts ˈnæʃənəl ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ʤun ɔn ðə ˈstivən keɪs; tɪ ˈɪʃu ə ˈfɔrməl ““statement”*” ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ səm 38 ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɪn ɪts ˈʤərnəl əv ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ˈmætər; nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ən ənˈtoʊld ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛntriz ɔn ðə ˈækəˌdim blɔg ənd ˈəðər saɪts. aɪ trəst ˈridərz kən faɪnd ðɛr oʊn weɪ əraʊnd ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi əv ðə ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈstədiz prəˈfɛsər huz ˈheɪtrəd əv ˈɪzriəl hæd riʧt ðə ˈfivər pɪʧ ðət hi hɪz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ si mɔr ˈsɛtələrz ˈmərdərd; hum ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ əˈpɔɪnt; ənd hu həz naʊ rɪˈsivd ə ˈsɛtəlmənt. tərn bæk tɪ ðət ˌθæŋksˈgɪvɪŋ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈsɛʃən ɪn wɪʧ prəˈfɛsərz ˈsɛlɪgmən, ˈfɛtər, ənd ˈləvˌʤɔɪ sɛt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ðə tæsk əv ɪˈnənsiˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈneɪʧər əv freedom.”*.” ðeɪ wər ˈfɪrləs ɪn ˈstændɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈbʊliz əv ðɛr ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli kəˈmændɪd ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈfɔrʧənz, pəˈlɪtɪkəl klaʊt, ənd ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt. bət ðə ˈtriˌoʊ dɪd nɑt vju ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm ɛz ən ˈɔlˈpərpəs ˈlɪbərˌti. ðɛr ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən dɪˈklɛrz ðət ðɪs ˈspɛʃəl ˈfridəm ɪgˈzɪsts fər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈpərpəs, ˈneɪmli, ɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk knowledge”*” wɪʧ ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ civilization.”*.” tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs ˈprɑˌgrɛs θɪŋz kən bi mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈdɪgnəti əv ðə profession.”*.” ðɛr ɪz ə greɪt dil mɔr ɪn ðɪs ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd vju əv ðə wərk prəˈfɛsərz du. ðeɪ ərn ðɛr ˈspɛʃəl ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ bɪˈkəz ˈæftər ənd ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈtɛknɪkəl training”*” ðeɪ ˈɔfər ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðɛr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ənd rɪˈflɛkʃən fɪr ər favor.”*.” ðə ˈfridəm ðət ðeɪ nid ɪz ˈgrænɪd bɪˈkəz ðeɪ du ðɛr wərk soʊ ˈskrupjələsli ðət ˈpərsən ʃæl faɪnd ˈɛni ɪkˈskjuz fər ˈivɪn ə səˈspɪʃən ðət ðə ˈətərənsɪz əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈtiʧərz ər ʃeɪpt ər riˈstrɪktɪd baɪ ðə judgement”*” əv ˈpipəl hu ər nɑt disinterested.”*.” ðɛn ðɛr ɪz ðɪs: ˈlɪbərˌti əv ðə ˈskɑlər wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti tɪ sɛt fɔrθ hɪz kənˈkluʒənz, bi ðeɪ wət ðeɪ meɪ, ɪz kənˈdɪʃənəl baɪ ðɛr biɪŋ kənˈkluʒənz geɪnd baɪ ə ˈmɛθədz ənd hɛld ɪn ə spirit.”*.” taɪmz ʧeɪnʤ. ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri sɪns ðə ɪˈnənsiˌeɪtɪd ðoʊz ˈprɪnsəpəlz, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən həz rɪˈpitɪdli rɪˈvaɪzd ðɛm, ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv dɪˈmændɪŋ mɔr ˈfridəm wɪθ fjuər riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz. ðə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn aɪˈdiə ðət ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm ɪz kənˈfərd prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz ðə kəˈmɪts ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ dɪˈsɪntrɪstɪd ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri həz bɪn ˈʤɛtɪsənd ɪnˈtaɪərli baɪ, wɪʧ ˈʤɛnərəli siz ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɛz ə tul əv prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ. ˈrəðər ðən ˈgɑrdɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪnˈtruʒən əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈædvəkəsi, ðə rɪˈgɑrdz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈædvəkəsi ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ðə ˈvɛri ˈrizən fər ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm. bət nɑt ʤɪst ˈɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈædvəkəsi. soʊ ðə ˈstivən ɪz ɪn, ənd ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈkrɪtɪk əv ˈməzlɪm ˈmərdərz, ˈkɛrəl sweɪn, ɪz aʊt. ɪz ɪt ðət ˈsɪmpəl? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt. ðə həz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kəm əraʊnd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm əv prəˈfɛsərz huz vjuz ˈʃʊrli ʤɑr əˈgɛnst ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈvɪkʃənz əv moʊst əv ɪts ˈmɛmbərz. ðə maɪk ˈædəmz keɪs kəmz tɪ maɪnd. bət ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɪkʧər rɪˈmeɪnz ðət ðə pərˈsut əv ˈnɑlɪʤ tɪ civilization”*” həz rɪˈsidɪd ˈɪntu ðə fɑr ˈrisɛsəz əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm təˈdeɪ həz məʧ ˈeɪbələr dɪˈfɛndərz ðən ðə ˈbɑdi ðət keɪm ˈɪntu biɪŋ ə ˈhənərd jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɔn ðə ˈlɔfti aɪˈdilz əv ðə əv principles.”*.” wi ər ɪn nid əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən ðət ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðət ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt tɪ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm wi feɪs ɪz frəm ˈɪgnərənt ˈstudənts səʧ ɛz ˈɛmɪli ˈɑrnəld ənd ˈkaʊərdli ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts səʧ ɛz ˈnɪkələs.

over the thanksgiving holiday in 1915 columbia university economics professor e.r. a. seligman shared a draft document with his colleagues, princeton economics professor frank fetter and johns hopkins philosophy professor arthur o. lovejoy. the three succeeded in putting into final form what became the founding document of the american association of university professors (aaup), a 16-page “declaration of principles.” it defined for the first time a fully worked conception of “academic freedom” and is nine-tenths of the reason why americans give any credence to the idea that college professors should have some special measure of protection for their research, their publications, and other expressions of (some of) their views. one hundred years later, how is the aaup’s founding vision holding up? consider the case of vanderbilt professor of political science and law carol m. swain. professor swain wrote an op-ed in the tennessean last january, under the title “charlie hebdo attacks prove critics were right about islam.” the university’s muslim student organization objected and the furor reached the national press. swain also posted some of her pro-christian views on her popular facebook page, which vanderbilt students began to read more assiduously after the op-ed, apparently fascinated by the spectacle of someone who was willing to dissent publicly from the prevailing ideological orthodoxy. the spectacle finally proved too much for one alumna, emily arnold, who created a petition calling for swain to be fired from the university. the petition was later amended to call for “suspending” swain instead of firing her, and requiring her to undergo “cultural sensitivity” training. the petition says that over the past few years swain “has become synonymous with bigotry, intolerance, and unprofessionalism.” swain, it alleges, has engaged in unprofessional intimidation on social media, discriminatory practices in the classroom. it had gained as of a few days ago 1,736 signers. the gist of the petition is that arnold and her friends disagree with swain’s views and would like vanderbilt to shut her up or get rid of her. in an online interview, arnold expresses her delight in the large number of fellow students who have joined her. she is “shedding tears of joy.” vanderbilt chancellor nicholas zeppos issued one of those statements that takes away with one hand what the other hand gives. vanderbilt upholds “freedom of speech and academic freedom, which are the foundations of our university’s scholarly activities,” he said, but added, “speech whose sole purpose or effect is to discriminate, stigmatize, offend, foment hatred or violence, or cause harm has no place in this university.” swain promptly answered that the zeppos’ statement “offered me no comfort” because it accepted as true the “false narrative” advanced “by the strongest groups on campus” that “marginalizes and discriminates against orthodox christians.” swain stands publicly accused of “expressing hatred towards minorities” (swain herself is black) and for “discriminatory practices” in the classroom. her chancellor temporizes. and the aaup? total silence. the aaup, of course, cannot comment on, let alone investigate, every instance in which a university community engages in mob action against a professor’s academic freedom, or even every instance in which the university administration is passive or complicit. were it to attempt to exercise that kind of vigilance, the aaup would clearly be overwhelmed at the moment. college and university presidents by the dozens are declaring themselves on the side of black lives matter protesters who are intimidating and sometimes assaulting fellow students and faculty members. the president of claremont mckenna college, hiram chodosh, went so far as to invite the protesters to stage a “sit-in in my office.” still the aaup found time to hold a session at its national meeting in june on the steven salaita case; to issue a formal “statement” in august 2014; to publish some 38 articles in its journal of academic freedom dealing with aspects of the salaita’s matter; not to mention an untold number of entries on the aaup’s academe blog and other sites. i trust readers can find their own way around the controversy of the native american studies professor whose hatred of israel had reached the fever pitch that he tweeted his desire to see more settlers murdered; whom the university of illinois decided not to appoint; and who has now received a $875,000 settlement. let’s turn back to that thanksgiving working session in which professors seligman, fetter, and lovejoy set themselves the task of enunciating the nature of “academic freedom.” they were fearless in standing up to the intellectual bullies of their age—bullies that typically commanded enormous financial fortunes, political clout, and popular support. but the trio did not view academic freedom as an all-purpose liberty. their declaration declares that this special freedom exists for a special purpose, namely, “progress in scientific knowledge” which “is essential to civilization.” to achieve this progress “few things can be more important than to enhance the dignity of the scholar’s profession.” there is a great deal more in this elevated view of the work professors do. they earn their special privilege because after “prolonged and specialized technical training” they offer the results of their investigations and reflection “without fear or favor.” the freedom that they need is granted because they do their work so scrupulously that “no fair-minded person shall find any excuse for even a suspicion that the utterances of university teachers are shaped or restricted by the judgement” of people who are not “wholly disinterested.” then there is this: “the liberty of the scholar within the university to set forth his conclusions, be they what they may, is conditional by their being conclusions gained by a scholar’s methods and held in a scholar’s spirit.” times change. in the century since the aaup enunciated those principles, the organization has repeatedly revised them, and always in the direction of demanding more freedom with fewer responsibilities. the cornerstone idea that academic freedom is conferred precisely because the professoriate commits itself to disinterested inquiry has been jettisoned entirely by today’s aaup, which generally sees the university as a tool of progressive social change. rather than guarding against the intrusion of political advocacy, the aaup regards political advocacy itself as the very reason for academic freedom. but not just any political advocacy—progressive political advocacy. so the israel-reviling steven salaita is in, and the christian critic of muslim murders, carol swain, is out. is it that simple? probably not. the aaup has sometimes come around to defend the academic freedom of professors whose views surely jar against the political convictions of most of its members. the mike adams case comes to mind. but the general picture remains that the pursuit of knowledge “essential to civilization” has receded into the far recesses of aaup consciousness and academic freedom today has much abler defenders than the body that came into being a hundred years ago on the lofty ideals of the “declaration of principles.” we are in need of something else today—a declaration that recognizes that the greatest threat to academic freedom we face is from ignorant students such as emily arnold and cowardly college presidents such as nicholas zeppos.

wpln's* ʧɑz sɪsk ɪkˈspleɪnz tɪ hoʊst bleɪk ˈfɑrmər wət ɪt wʊd teɪk fər ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən tɪ ˈrɪli ˈhæpən ənd wɛr ðə ˈmuvmənt ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd. læst wik, ˌtɛnəˈsi bɪˈkeɪm ðə fɪθ steɪt wɛr ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd meɪk ə fju twiks ər goʊ ˈivɪn ˈfərðər. hɪrz ðə ˈɑdiˌoʊ ðət hɛlps ɪkˈspleɪn wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn: steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʃilə bət, r-columbia*, həz pʊʃt ðə kɔl θru ðə ˌtɛnəˈsi haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. hɪrz waɪ ʃi bɪˈlivz ə nu ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri: hir steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʃilə bət ˈɑrgju fər ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən. ðə aɪˈdiə həz bɪn pʊt ˈfɔrwərd baɪ kənˈsərvətɪv ənd ti ˈpɑrti ˈæktɪvɪsts. ðət həz lɛd ˈmɛni ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ fɪr ðət məˈnɔrəti grups wʊd bi əndərˌrɛprɪˈzɛntɪd æt ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən. steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈʤɑni ʃɔ, d-bolivar*, sɪz hi ˈdəzənt bɪˈliv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈoʊvərˌriʧt. ɪn fækt, hi ˈɑrgjuz, ɪts dən ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb ðən ðə steɪts əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə raɪts əv ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz. hir hi ɪz goʊɪŋ wɪθ bət. hir rɛps. bət ənd ʃɔ dəˈbeɪt ˈwɛðər ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən kən bi "ˈtrəstɪd" tɪ prəˈtɛkt məˈnɔrəti raɪts. ðə ˈskɛptɪks ˌɪnˈklud səm rɪˈpəblɪkənz. steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈtɛri lɪn ˈwivər, r-lancaster*, sɪz ˌtɛnəˈsi wɪl hæv noʊ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər wət wʊd ˈhæpən wəns ə kənˈvɛnʃən bɪˈgɪnz. hir waɪ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈtɛri lɪn ˈwivər bɪˈlivz ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪz "ðə ˈəltəmət ˈtroʊʤən hɔrs." ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈsɪmələr ˈɑrgjəmənt, rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. rɪk, r-rockvale*, noʊts ðət ˈdɛləˌgeɪts frəm ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk steɪts laɪk ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, nu jɔrk ənd ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ wɪl hæv ʤɪst ɛz məʧ paʊər tɪ prəˈpoʊz əˈmɛndmənts ɛz ðoʊz sɛnt frəm steɪts. hir rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. rɪk ˈɑrgju waɪ hi ˈdəzənt θɪŋk ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən kən bi ˈtrəstɪd. ˈivɪn səˈpɔrtərz əv ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ədˈmɪt ɪt wʊd bi ə ˈmeɪʤər stɛp. ɪn ðə moʊst ˈsteɪtmənts əv ðə dəˈbeɪt, steɪt rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤəd ˈmæθɪni, r-tullahoma*, kəmˈpɛrz ɪt tɪ ðə θrɛt əv ə ˈnukliər ˈwɛpən. hi sɪz ˈsɪmpli dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd fɔrs ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ ækt ɔn hɪz saɪdz prəˈpoʊzəlz, laɪk ə ˈbælənst ˈbəʤɪt əˈmɛndmənt ənd tərm ˈlɪmɪts.

wpln's chas sisk explains to host blake farmer what it would take for a constitutional convention to really happen and where the movement originated. last week, tennessee became the fifth state where lawmakers voted to open up the country’s founding documents and make a few tweaks or go even further. here's the audio that helps explain what's going on: state rep. sheila butt, r-columbia, has pushed the call through the tennessee house of representatives. here's why she believes a new constitutional convention is necessary: hear state rep. sheila butt argue for a constitutional convention. the idea has been put forward by conservative and tea party activists. that has led many democrats to fear that minority groups would be underrepresented at a constitutional convention. state rep. johnny shaw, d-bolivar, says he doesn't believe the federal government has overreached. in fact, he argues, it's done a better job than the states of protecting the rights of african-americans. here he is going toe-to-toe with butt. hear reps. butt and shaw debate whether a constitutional convention can be "trusted" to protect minority rights. the skeptics include some republicans. state rep. terri lynn weaver, r-lancaster, says tennessee will have no control over what would happen once a convention begins. hear why rep. terri lynn weaver believes a constitutional convention is "the ultimate trojan horse." making a similar argument, rep. rick womick, r-rockvale, notes that delegates from democratic states like california, new york and colorado will have just as much power to propose amendments as those sent from republican-led states. hear rep. rick womick argue why he doesn't think a constitutional convention can be trusted. even supporters of a constitutional convention admit it would be a major step. in the most headline-grabbing statements of the debate, state rep. judd matheny, r-tullahoma, compares it to the threat of a nuclear weapon. he says simply deploying it would force congress to act on his side's proposals, like a balanced budget amendment and term limits.

kwoʊt: ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ 1 but ɪn tɪ 2 goʊ tɪ ədˈvænst faɪl ˈmænɪʤər ənd dɪˈlit ˈfoʊldər neɪmd 3 goʊ tɪ ədˈvænst ˈtərmənəl ənd ˈɛnər ðiz tu kəˈmændz ˈɛkoʊ ˈɛkoʊ ðə fərst wən ˈfɔrsɪz, ðə ˈsɛkənd prɪˈvɛnts frəm ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ. 4 flæʃt ˈbeɪtə (wi kən ˈnoʊtɪs waɪl ˈflæʃɪŋ ðɪs zɪp ˈæftər ðə əˈbəv skrɪpt, wi wɪl nɑt si ðə laɪn seɪɪŋ "ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ ˈoʊtə". ˈɔlsoʊ, ɛnd əv ˈflæʃɪŋ ɪt wɔrnz ðət ɪt teɪks ˈlɔŋgər taɪm tɪ riˈbut dɪˈvaɪs ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ tɪ ʧɛk ɪf wi hæv əˈʧivd rut, goʊ tɪ ˈfoʊldər ənd wi ʃʊd nɑt si ðə faɪl neɪmd aɪ ɪn tɪ ənd flæʃt (ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈleɪtər) ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld ðə (məˈtɪriəl dɪˈzaɪn frəm ðɪs ɔl dən ənd maɪ wərks.....

quote: originally posted by 1. boot in to twrp 2. go to advanced / file manager and delete folder named supersu 3. go to advanced / terminal and enter these two commands echo systemless=true>>/data/.supersu echo bindsystemxbin=false>>/data/.supersu the first one forces systemless, the second prevents /su/xbin_bind from existing. 4. flashed beta supersu 2.74-2 (we can notice while flashing this zip after the above script, we will not see the line saying "disabling ota". also, end of flashing it warns that it takes longer time to boot.5. reboot device and enjoy systemless6. to check if we have achieved systemless root, go to system/xbin folder and we should not see the file named "su".7. i rebooted in to twrp and flashed xposed 85.1 (also updated with 85.2 later) and installed the apk (material design apk from this thread)8. all done and my xposed works.....

ˌmʊmˈbaɪ: ðə nɛkst taɪm ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈpɪʧɪz ə ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd" ˈvɛriənt əv ə ʃæmˈpu, dɪˈtərʤənt ər skɪn krim tɪ kənˈsumərz wɪθ ə ˈprɑməs ðət ɪt ˈɔfərz ˈməltəpəl ˈbɛnəfɪts, ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈwɑʧˌdɔg kʊd bi ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə kleɪm tɪ tɛst. ənd ɪf ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ðə kleɪm ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈprɑdəkt ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ər ðə əˈdɪʃən, seɪ, əv ə nu ˈfreɪgrəns, ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈstændərdz ˈkaʊnsəl əv ˈɪndiə (asci*) wɪl meɪk ʃʊr ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz seɪ ðɛr ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ. ɪn ə bɪd tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ðə ˈbaʊndəriz fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz ənd prəˈtɛkt kənˈsumərz,, ə ˈbɑdi, ˈrisəntli ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðət meɪd ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd" kleɪmz fər ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈsərvɪsɪz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈɪndəstri koʊd. ðə nu ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz seɪ ðət ðə wərdz ““new/improved*" məst ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ wət ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt ər ˈsərvɪs ɪz nu ər improved—utility*, ˈfəŋkʃən, ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈzaɪn, ˈpækɪʤ dɪˈzaɪn, ənd soʊ ɔn. ðə wərdz", ““improved*" ər ““improvement*" ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ə ˈprɑdəkt ər ˈsərvɪs meɪ bi juzd ɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ˈoʊnli fər ə ˈpɪriəd əv wən jɪr frəm ðə taɪm ɪt ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ðə koʊd ɪz ʤəˈnɛrɪk ɪn ˈneɪʧər ənd ˈkəvərz ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ. ɛz taɪmz ʧeɪnʤ, ðɛr ɪz ə nid tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu səm spɪˈsɪfɪks ənd dɪˈfaɪn ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər səm kleɪmz ənd ˈprɑdəkt ˈkætəˌgɔriz, ɪkˈspleɪnd, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈʤɛnərəl əv. ˈɪnstəns, ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ənd improved’*’ kleɪm, wi ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv θɪŋz," sɛd. ˈsɛvərəl ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv ˈstrɪnʤənt koʊdz ˌɪnˈtərnəli wɪʧ dɪˈtərmən wət kleɪmz ər biɪŋ meɪd ənd fər haʊ lɔŋ, ɪt wɑz fɛlt ðət ðɛr wɑz ə nid tɪ pʊt daʊn səm ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, wɪʧ kʊd kriˈeɪt ə ˈlɛvəl pleɪɪŋ fild fər ˈɛvriˌwən." waɪl ðɛr meɪ nɑt bi tu ˈmɛni kənˈsumər kəmˈpleɪnts ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ, ɪt kəmz ɔn ðə bæk əv ˈsərtən dɪˈspjuts ənd ə nid fər ˈklɛrɪti ɛz ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ənd improved’*’ kʊd bi ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈkəmpəˌni," ʃi sɛd. ɪf ə nu ˈvɛriənt əv dɪˈtərʤənt həz ə nu ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈfreɪgrəns, ðə ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ʃʊd ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðət, ˈrəðər ðən liv ə kleɪm ˈoʊpəˌnɛndəd soʊ ðət ə kənˈsumər prəˈzumz ɪt ɪz tru fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɑdəkt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪts ˈklinɪŋ ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ˈkipɪŋ ðə laɪf ˈsaɪkəl ɪn maɪnd, ənd ðə fækt ðət ˈɪndiə ɪz ə væst ˈkəntri, ɪt wɑz fɛlt ðət ə ˈkəmpəˌni ʃʊd nɑt juz ðə ənd improved’*’ kleɪm bɪɔnd ə wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ɪˈnəf taɪm fər ðɛm tɪ gɪt ðə ˈprɑdəkt tɪ ðɛr ˈtərgət kənˈsumərz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri," sɛd. həz bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ rɪˈspɑnd mɔr kˈwɪkli tɪ kənˈsumər kəmˈpleɪnts, ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈoʊvər 90 kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ðə ˈɪndəstri koʊd. dɪˈsɪʒənz ər ˈbaɪndɪŋ ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən kəˈmərʃəlz. ə 2006 ˌnoʊtəfəˈkeɪʃən sɪz ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt wɪʧ ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə koʊd fər ɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɛz əˈdɑptəd baɪ fər ˈpəblɪk ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ɪn ˈɪndiə frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm ʃæl bi ˈkɛrid ɪn ðə ˈkeɪbəl ˈsərvɪs". wɪn kənˈsumərz goʊ ˈʃɑpɪŋ, ðeɪ tɛnd tɪ teɪk ən kleɪm ðət ə ˈprɑdəkt ɪz nu ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd æt feɪs ˈvælju, ˈrɛrli ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ ðə fækts, ˈɛkspərts sɛd. ər ˈjuʒəwəli nɑt əˈbaʊt kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ səʧ kleɪmz ənd ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈteɪkən fər ə raɪd baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. hu ridz ðə faɪn prɪnt? soʊ, ɪn ðət sɛns, ðɛr ɪz səm prəˈtɛkʃən ɪn ðɪs ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn fər kənˈsumərz, ɛz ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl naʊ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ spɛl aʊt spəˈsɪfɪkli wət ðɛr ənd improved’*’ ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪz," sɛd ˈɑrvɪnd, ˈʧɛrmən əv ædˈvaɪzərz pvt*. ˈɛlˈtiˈdi, ə ˈriˌteɪl kənˈsəltɪŋ fərm. ˈriˌteɪl ˈɪndəstri ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv seɪ muv wʊd hɛlp prəˈmoʊt trænˈspɛrənsi ɪn ˈprɑdəkt kleɪmz. ˈkəmpəˌniz seɪ ‘‘new’*’ fər θri mənθs, səm fər wən jɪr, soʊ ‘‘new’*’ gɪts dɪˈfaɪnd naʊ. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə tərm ‘‘new’*’ ɪz juzd tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ə væst ˈspɛktrəm əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz laɪk ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ɛz wɛl ɛz fər lɑrʤ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈprɑdəkt ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd ˈfiʧərz ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz laɪk ðiz wɪl ˈbɛnəfɪt kənˈsumər baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs," sɛd ˈʧɔlə, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔfɪsər æt fud bəˈzɑr, ðə ˈvælju ˈriˌteɪl ˈfɔrˌmæt əv ˈkiˌʃɔr fˈjuʧər ˈriˌteɪl ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. waɪl ɔˈrɛdi həz ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ər ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈwɔrnɪŋz ɪn pleɪs fər ðə prɪnt ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈmidiəm, ɪt ˈrisəntli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn spəˈsɪfɪkli fər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɛz wɛl. ðə nu ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn steɪts ðət ðə spid əv ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ʃʊd nɑt ɪkˈsid sɪks ˈsɪləbəlz pər ˈsɛkənd, tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðeɪ ər ˈizəli ˌəndərˈstʊd. ðə ˈvɑljum əv ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ʃʊd bi ðə seɪm ɛz ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ spɑt. mɔˈroʊvər, ðə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈmɛsɪʤ (ðə ˈsupər tɛkst ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ædz) ʃʊd bi ˈɪʃud ɪn ðə seɪm ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɛz ðə voice-over*, ər ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt. ˈrisəntli sɔt ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ əˈpɪnjən ɔn ə dræft əv ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ˈfɛrnəs ənd krimz. ðə ˈkætəˌgɔri həz drɔn flæk frəm kənˈsumərz ənd ˈkrɪtɪks fər pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət dɑrk skɪn ɪz nɑt dɪˈzaɪərəbəl θru ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðɛr proʊˈtægənəsts ɛz biɪŋ əˈneɪbəl tɪ lænd ðə bɛst ʤɑb ər ə ˈmɛrɪʤ prəˈpoʊzəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ fɛr ɪˈnəf. ðɛr lək tərnz ˈoʊnli wɪθ ə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈkələr əv ðɛr skɪn. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfidˌbæk frəm ðə ˈɪndəstri, ðə nu ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn ɔn səʧ ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ɪn pleɪs ɪn ə mənθ ər tu. advisors’*’ sɛd ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd" kleɪmz wʊd ʧɛk ðə juz əv ˈsəbtərfˌjuʤ baɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz tɪ bust seɪlz æt ə taɪm wɪn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk groʊθ həz sloʊd. ““however*, ɪt ɪz jɛt tɪ bi sin haʊ məʧ kəmˈplaɪəns wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət ðeɪ du nɑt hæv ðə paʊər, soʊ tɪ spik, tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz faɪnz ər teɪk ˈligəl ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ðə væst ˈspɛktrəm əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən," hi sɛd. ˌmɑrkətərz tɛnd tɪ pʊt ðə ənd improved’*’ saɪn ɔn ðə ˈpækɪʤɪŋ ənd tɛnd tɪ fərˈgɛt tɪ teɪk ɪt ɔf tɪl ðeɪ ðə ˈprɑdəkt əˈgɛn. soʊ ðɪs (ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn riˈstrɪktɪŋ ðə ˈjusɪʤ tɪ wən jɪr) ɪz ˈsərtənli gʊd ɪˈnəf taɪm fər ðɛm tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈmɛsɪʤ ənd ˈprɑdəkt əˈkrɔs ˈɪndiə," sɛd ˈkɑnən, ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈɪndiə ˈɛkwəti ˈpɑrtnərz, ə ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fərm ðət ˌɪnˈvɛsts ɪn kənˈsumər ˈprɑdəkt ˈkəmpəˌniz. sɛd ðət, aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪn wɪʧ ɪkˈspɛkts ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ wət ɪz ənd improved’*’ ɪn ðə ˈprɑdəkt meɪ bi sˈlaɪtli ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪn vju. aɪ θɪŋk wi ʃʊd liv ɪt tɪ ðə ˈmɑrkətər tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪf ə ʃæmˈpu həz ˈbɛtər ˈfoʊmɪŋ ˈækʃən, ju ɪkˈspɛkt ðɛm tɪ ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ðət ɛz ənd ˌɪmˈpruvd foam’*’. waɪl ðə ˈfɔrmjələ meɪ bi ðə seɪm, ər ˈklɛnzɪŋ paʊər ˈmeɪbi ðə seɪm, ðət ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈfoʊmɪŋ ˈækʃən meɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli lɛnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ə ˈbɛtər kənˈsumər ɪkˈspɪriəns. tɪ bi ʃʊr, wɪn ˈpipəl baɪ ə ˈprɑdəkt ðeɪ lʊk fər ˈsɛvərəl θɪŋz ðət lɛd tɪ ə kənˈsumər ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən," ˈædɪd.

mumbai: the next time a company pitches a “new and improved" variant of a shampoo, detergent or skin cream to consumers with a promise that it offers multiple benefits, the advertising industry’s watchdog could be putting the claim to test. and if it turns out that the claim is limited to a change in product packaging or the addition, say, of a new fragrance, the advertising standards council of india (asci) will make sure the companies say so—and clearly—in their advertising. in a bid to define the boundaries for advertisers and protect consumers, asci, a self-regulatory body, recently included guidelines for advertising that made “new and improved" claims for their products or services a part of the industry code. the new guidelines say that the words “new/improved" must specify what aspect of the product or service is new or improved—utility, function, product design, package design, and so on. the words “new", “improved" or “improvement" in relation to a product or service may be used in advertisements only for a period of one year from the time it is introduced in the market. the asci code is generic in nature and covers all aspects of advertising. as times change, there is a need to go into some specifics and define guidelines for some claims and product categories, explained shweta purandare, secretary general of asci. “for instance, in the case of the ‘new and improved’ claim, we are getting into the specifics of things," purandare said. “while several companies have stringent codes internally which determine what claims are being made and for how long, it was felt that there was a need to put down some guidelines, which could create a level playing field for everyone." “so while there may not be too many consumer complaints driving this change, it comes on the back of certain intra-industry disputes and a need for clarity as the definition of ‘new and improved’ could be different from company to company," she said. if a new variant of detergent has a new and improved fragrance, the advertisement should specify that, rather than leave a claim open-ended so that a consumer presumes it is true for the entire product, including its cleaning efficacy. “also keeping the product’s life cycle in mind, and the fact that india is a vast country, it was felt that a company should not use the ‘new and improved’ claim beyond a year—which was considered enough time for them to get the product to their target consumers across the country," said purandare. asci has been trying to respond more quickly to consumer complaints, ensuring over 90% compliance with the industry code. asci decisions are binding on television commercials. a 2006 notification says “no advertisement which violates the code for self-regulation in advertising as adopted by asci for public exhibition in india from time to time shall be carried in the cable service". when consumers go shopping, they tend to take an advertiser’s claim that a product is new and improved at face value, rarely looking to verify the facts, experts said. “consumers are usually not sceptical about questioning such claims and don’t realize that they may be taken for a ride by the company. who reads the fine print? so, in that sense, there is some protection in this guideline for consumers, as companies will now be expected to spell out specifically what their ‘new and improved’ proposition is," said arvind singhal, chairman of technopak advisors pvt. ltd, a retail consulting firm. retail industry executive say asci’s move would help promote transparency in product claims. “some companies say ‘new’ for three months, some for one year, so ‘new’ gets defined now. also, the term ‘new’ is used to communicate a vast spectrum of changes like packaging as well as for large changes in product benefits and features itself. guidelines like these will benefit consumer by creating awareness," said devendra chawla, chief executive officer at food bazaar, the value retail format of kishore biyani-led future retail ltd. while asci already has guidelines pertaining to statutory or mandatory warnings in place for the print and television medium, it recently updated the guideline specifically for radio as well. the new guideline states that the speed of mandatory messages should not exceed six syllables per second, to ensure that they are easily understood. the volume of the message should be the same as the rest of the radio spot. moreover, the mandatory message (the super text in television ads) should be issued in the same language as the voice-over, or advertisement. asci recently sought the advertising industry’s opinion on a draft of guidelines for advertisements promoting fairness and skin-lightening creams. the category has drawn flak from consumers and critics for perpetuating the idea that dark skin is not desirable through advertisements depicting their protagonists as being unable to land the best job or a marriage proposal because they aren’t fair enough. their luck turns only with a change in the colour of their skin. following feedback from the industry, the new guideline on such advertisements is likely to be in place in a month or two. technopak advisors’ singhal said the guidelines related to “new and improved" claims would check the use of subterfuge by advertisers to boost sales at a time when economic growth has slowed. “however, it is yet to be seen how much compliance asci will be able to enforce considering that they do not have the power, so to speak, to impose fines or take legal action against the vast spectrum of marketing communication," he said. “some marketers tend to put the ‘new and improved’ sign on the packaging and tend to forget to take it off till they re-launch the product again. so this (guideline restricting the usage to one year) is certainly good enough time for them to get their message and product across india," said kannan sitaram, operating partner at india equity partners, a private equity firm that invests in consumer product companies. “having said that, i think the guideline which expects companies to specify what is ‘new and improved’ in the product may be slightly limited in view. i think we should leave it to the marketer to decide. for instance, if a shampoo has better foaming action, you can’t expect them to specify that as ‘new and improved foam’. while the formula may be the same, or cleansing power maybe the same, that change in foaming action may actually lend itself to a better consumer experience. to be sure, when people buy a product they look for several things that lead to a consumer satisfaction," sitaram added.

ən əˈtæk baɪ ˈgənˌmɛn ɔn ə ˈpəblɪk bəs ɪn ˌiθiˈoʊpiəz ˈwɛstərn ˈriʤən həz lɛft 19 ˈpipəl dɛd ənd ˈwundɪd eɪt ˈəðərz, ən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd. "ðə əˈtæk tʊk pleɪs ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ (ˈmənˌdeɪ), əraʊnd 2pm*... aɪ ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪt wɑz ən ˈɛləmənt wi kənˈsɪdər ɛz ˈrɛbəlz," olol*, ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈprɛzɪdənt, toʊld ðə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. sɛd ðə səˈspɛktɪd ˈrɛbəlz ɑrmd wɪθ məˈʃin gənz stoʊl ˈməni ənd kloʊðz frəm ðə ˈpæsənʤərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈoʊpənɪŋ faɪər ɔn ðɛm. hi sɛd ðə ˈgənˌmɛn hæv nɑt jɛt bɪn kɔt. "wi dɪˈplɔɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɔrsɪz ənd wi ər stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ, ənd ðeɪ ər nɑt jɛt kɔt," hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət hi dɪz nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt ðə tɪ lɔnʧ ˈfərðər əˈtæks ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ɛz sɪˈkjʊrəti həz bɪn bift əp. sɛd wɪn pəˈlis əraɪvd æt ðə sin ˈbɑdiz wər strun ɔn ðə graʊnd ɛz ðə ˈɪnʤərd wər ˈteɪkən tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl. "ðət kaɪnd əv θɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈvɛri wərst ju kən ˌɪˈmæʤən," hi sɛd. noʊ grup həz kleɪmd riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ðə əˈtæk. ˌiθiˈoʊpiəz ˈriʤən, wɪʧ laɪz səm 430 maɪəlz) tɪ ðə wɛst əv ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə, ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈfərtəl ənd ˈɛriəz əv ðə ˈkəntri. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ðə ˈjumən raɪts wɔʧ əˈkjuzd ˈɑdɪs ˈɑbəbə əv ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈvɪlɪʤərz frəm ðɛr lænd tɪ meɪk weɪ fər kəˈmərʃəl ˈfɑrmɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpmənts, ˈlivɪŋ ˈpipəl ˌɪmˈpɑvrɪʃt ənd ˈhəŋgri. æt list ˈmɪljən ˈhɛkˌtɑrz ˈmɪljən ˈeɪkərz) hæv bɪn list tɪ ˈfɔrən ənd fərmz sɪns 2008 wɪθ steɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈjuzɪŋ fɔrs tɪ draɪv ˈpipəl frəm ɔf ðɛr lænd, sɛd.