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ramallah (reuters) - the body of the palestinian leader yasser arafat will be exhumed on tuesday, eight years after his death, in an investigation to establish if he was murdered, a palestinian official said on saturday. plastic sheets cover the mausoleum of late palestinian leader yasser arafat in the west bank city of ramallah november 24, 2012. a french court opened a murder inquiry in august into death in paris after a swiss institute said it had discovered high levels of radioactive polonium on his clothing, which was supplied by his widow, suha. tawfiq al-tirawi, in charge of the palestinian committee overseeing the investigation, told reporters in ramallah on saturday “it is a painful necessity” to exhume the body of arafat, who came to symbolize the palestinian quest for statehood throughout decades of war and peace with israel. tirawi said the palestinians had “evidence which suggests arafat was assassinated by israelis”. israel denies any involvement. the exhumation and renewed allegations of israeli involvement could stir further tension between the palestinians and israel, which are observing a truce after a week of fierce fighting in gaza. any positive results for polonium could rekindle palestinian hostility toward israel and suspicions that a local collaborator may have poisoned him under directions from the jewish state. allegations of foul play have long surrounded demise. he died in a paris hospital in november 2004, a month after being flown, seriously ill, from his headquarters in the west bank town of ramallah. french doctors who treated him in his final days said they could not establish the cause of death, and no autopsy was performed in deference to his request at the time, when arafat died at 75. eight years is considered a limit to detect any traces of the deadly radioactive substance, according to the swiss institute of radiation physics. tirawi said body would be exhumed from its limestone mausoleum in ramallah, away from the public or media presence, and separate samples will be taken by the french and swiss forensic teams, as well as a russian team of experts, who the palestinians invited to help with the examination. after the investigation “the body of leader abu will be returned (reburied) in a military ceremony that is befitting him as a leader of the palestinian people”, said, using non de guerre. tirawi said results could take up to several months to be announced.

rəˈmɑlə (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ˈbɑdi əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidər ˈjɑsər ˈɑrəˌfɑt wɪl bi ɛksˈhjumd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, eɪt jɪrz ˈæftər hɪz dɛθ, ɪn ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ɪf hi wɑz ˈmərdərd, ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈfɪʃəl sɛd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˈplæstɪk ʃits ˈkəvər ðə ˌmɔsəˈliəm əv leɪt ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈlidər ˈjɑsər ˈɑrəˌfɑt ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk ˈsɪti əv rəˈmɑlə noʊˈvɛmbər 24 2012 ə frɛnʧ kɔrt ˈoʊpənd ə ˈmərdər ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ɪn ˈɔgəst ˈɪntu dɛθ ɪn ˈpɛrɪs ˈæftər ə swɪs ˈɪnstɪˌtut sɛd ɪt hæd dɪˈskəvərd haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv pəˈloʊniəm ɔn hɪz ˈkloʊðɪŋ, wɪʧ wɑz səˈplaɪd baɪ hɪz ˈwɪdoʊ, suha*. ˈtɑfɪk al-tirawi*, ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən kəˈmɪti ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn rəˈmɑlə ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɪz ə ˈpeɪnfəl necessity”*” tɪ ɛksˈhjum ðə ˈbɑdi əv ˈɑrəˌfɑt, hu keɪm tɪ ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən kwɛst fər ˈsteɪˌthʊd θruaʊt ˈdɛkeɪdz əv wɔr ənd pis wɪθ ˈɪzriəl. sɛd ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz hæd wɪʧ səˈʤɛsts ˈɑrəˌfɑt wɑz əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd baɪ israelis”*”. ˈɪzriəl dɪˈnaɪz ˈɛni ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt. ðə ɛksˌhjuˈmeɪʃən ənd rɪˈnud ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˌɪzˈreɪli ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt kʊd stər ˈfərðər ˈtɛnʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ənd ˈɪzriəl, wɪʧ ər əbˈzərvɪŋ ə trus ˈæftər ə wik əv fɪrs ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈgɑzə. ˈɛni ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlts fər pəˈloʊniəm kʊd riˈkɪndəl ˌpælɪˈstɪniən hɑˈstɪləti təˈwɔrd ˈɪzriəl ənd səˈspɪʃənz ðət ə ˈloʊkəl kəˈlæbərˌeɪtər meɪ hæv ˈpɔɪzənd ɪm ˈəndər dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz frəm ðə ʤuɪʃ steɪt. ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv faʊl pleɪ hæv lɔŋ sərˈaʊndɪd dɪˈmaɪz. hi daɪd ɪn ə ˈpɛrɪs ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2004 ə mənθ ˈæftər biɪŋ floʊn, ˈsɪriəsli ɪl, frəm hɪz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk taʊn əv rəˈmɑlə. frɛnʧ ˈdɑktərz hu ˈtritɪd ɪm ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl deɪz sɛd ðeɪ kʊd nɑt ɪˈstæblɪʃ ðə kɔz əv dɛθ, ənd noʊ ˈɔˌtɑpsi wɑz pərˈfɔrmd ɪn ˈdɛfərəns tɪ hɪz rɪkˈwɛst æt ðə taɪm, wɪn ˈɑrəˌfɑt daɪd æt 75 eɪt jɪrz ɪz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈlɪmət tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ˈɛni ˈtreɪsɪz əv ðə ˈdɛdli ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈsəbstəns, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə swɪs ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ˈfɪzɪks. sɛd ˈbɑdi wʊd bi ɛksˈhjumd frəm ɪts ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn ˌmɔsəˈliəm ɪn rəˈmɑlə, əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk ər ˈmidiə ˈprɛzəns, ənd ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsæmpəlz wɪl bi ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə frɛnʧ ənd swɪs ˌfɔˈrɛnsɪk timz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈrəʃən tim əv ˈɛkspərts, hu ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ hɛlp wɪθ ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən. ˈæftər ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈbɑdi əv ˈlidər ˈæbu wɪl bi rɪˈtərnd (reburied*) ɪn ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ðət ɪz bɪˈfɪtɪŋ ɪm ɛz ə ˈlidər əv ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən people”*”, sɛd, ˈjuzɪŋ nɑn də gɛr. sɛd rɪˈzəlts kʊd teɪk əp tɪ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst.

ottawa former republican presidential candidate and libertarian ron paul will be the marquee speaker at premier gathering of conservatives next month, a figure that even organizers bill as controversial. paul will speak to the manning centre for building networking conference, an event that in the past has drawn prime minister stephen harper and many of his key cabinet members and advisers. paul, referred to by some pundits as the real inspiration behind the tea party movement in the united states, is one of the foremost voices for small government including eliminating foreign aid, the education department, key social programs and the war on drugs. he is staunchly anti-abortion, control, and opposed to president barack reform. the has advocated for an end to medicare and medicaid in the united states. a texan, paul is a former doctor turned congressman and currently the chairman of the campaign for liberty. he was able to assemble a loyal following over the course of two republican races in 2008 and 2011, notably with the use of the internet. “we oppose the dehumanizing assumption that all issues that divide us must be settled at the federal level and forced on every american community, whether by activist judges, a executive, or a meddling congress,” says the website. “we believe in the humane alternative of local self-government, as called for in our constitution.” olivier ballou, a spokesman for the manning centre, said centre president preston manning himself will engage in an discussion with paul following the former presidential speech. “he’s definitely our biggest attraction and source of controversy,” ballou said. “he’s one of those guys that people either love him or hate him. fascinating since we announced him seeing the debates online.” on the manning facebook page, commenters were divided about the wisdom of having paul speak at the conference. “ron paul is a fool who will only discredit this fine attempt at preparing conservative minds for the future,” read one post. “ron paul is the best politician in the u.s.a., the real deal. very smart man, believe he president so smart,” said another. conservative parliamentarians who are on the schedule for the conference were markedly terse in their reaction to participation. “i actually have heard him speak in the past, and while i disagree with what he says on occasion, defend to the death his right to say it,” said treasury board president tony clement. “the manning centre conference has a history of bringing up a wide variety of different speakers to appeal to a wide variety of different audiences, so i think be any different this time around,” said calgary michelle rempel. although there are many libertarians in the ranks of the conservative party, including harper himself, small government is a different breed than that expressed publicly by conservatives in power. universal health care, official languages policy and supply management are just three areas that would be anathema to positions. participants might more in common in another speaker former australian prime minister john howard. some in team borrowed liberally from campaign and communications style over the years. oppositions said telling that paul was selected to speak to top conservatives. “we know that the right in canada are getting all the time, but i think very telling that bringing in mr. ron paul,” said ethics critic charlie angus. “mr. ron paul is a marginal figure in the united states where the right are extremely right wing, so the think going to learn lessons from him? it might show an indication of where their is certainly wanting to go.” said liberal francis scarpaleggia: “i understand what wisdom mr. paul can bring to the canadian setting. a very different country with very different issues.” paul courted controversy earlier this week when he that the “death of a former navy seal at a shooting range confirmed that ‘he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.’ treating at a firing range make sense.”‘ paul is strongly when it comes to american military activities, and voted against the war in iraq.

ˈɑtəˌwɑ ˈfɔrmər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt ənd ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən rɑn pɔl wɪl bi ðə mɑrˈki ˈspikər æt prɛˈmɪr ˈgæðərɪŋ əv kənˈsərvətɪvz nɛkst mənθ, ə ˈfɪgjər ðət ˈivɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz bɪl ɛz ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. pɔl wɪl spik tɪ ðə ˈmænɪŋ ˈsɛntər fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˈkɑnfərəns, ən ɪˈvɛnt ðət ɪn ðə pæst həz drɔn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈstivən ˈhɑrpər ənd ˈmɛni əv hɪz ki ˈkæbənət ˈmɛmbərz ənd ædˈvaɪzərz. pɔl, rɪˈfərd tɪ baɪ səm ˈpəndɪts ɛz ðə ril ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ɪz wən əv ðə ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ˈvɔɪsɪz fər smɔl ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈfɔrən eɪd, ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt, ki ˈsoʊʃəl ˈproʊˌgræmz ənd ðə wɔr ɔn drəgz. hi ɪz ˈstɔnʧli anti-abortion*, kənˈtroʊl, ənd əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək rɪˈfɔrm. ðə həz ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd fər ən ɛnd tɪ ˈmɛdəˌkɛr ənd ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ə ˈtɛksən, pɔl ɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈdɔktər tərnd ˈkɑŋgrəsmən ənd ˈkərəntli ðə ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn fər ˈlɪbərˌti. hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈsɛmbəl ə lɔɪəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv tu rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈreɪsɪz ɪn 2008 ənd 2011 ˈnoʊtəbli wɪθ ðə juz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. əˈpoʊz ðə diˈhjuməˌnaɪzɪŋ əˈsəmpʃən ðət ɔl ˈɪʃuz ðət dɪˈvaɪd ˈjuˈɛs məst bi ˈsɛtəld æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈlɛvəl ənd fɔrst ɔn ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˈjunɪti, ˈwɛðər baɪ ˈæktɪvɪst ˈʤəʤɪz, ə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ər ə ˈmɛdəlɪŋ congress,”*,” sɪz ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. bɪˈliv ɪn ðə hjuˈmeɪn ɔlˈtərnətɪv əv ˈloʊkəl ˈsɛlfˈgəvərnmənt, ɛz kɔld fər ɪn ɑr constitution.”*.” ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ bəˈlu, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈmænɪŋ ˈsɛntər, sɛd ˈsɛntər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈprɛstən ˈmænɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf wɪl ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ən dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ pɔl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl spiʧ. ˈdɛfənətli ɑr ˈbɪgəst əˈtrækʃən ənd sɔrs əv controversy,”*,” bəˈlu sɛd. wən əv ðoʊz gaɪz ðət ˈpipəl ˈiðər ləv ɪm ər heɪt ɪm. ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ sɪns wi əˈnaʊnst ɪm siɪŋ ðə dəˈbeɪts online.”*.” ɔn ðə ˈmænɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, ˈkɑmɛntərz wər dɪˈvaɪdɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈwɪzdəm əv ˈhævɪŋ pɔl spik æt ðə ˈkɑnfərəns. pɔl ɪz ə ful hu wɪl ˈoʊnli dɪˈskrɛdət ðɪs faɪn əˈtɛmpt æt pərˈpɛrɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪv maɪndz fər ðə future,”*,” rɛd wən poʊst. pɔl ɪz ðə bɛst ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ɪn ðə u.s.a*., ðə ril dil. ˈvɛri smɑrt mæn, bɪˈliv hi ˈprɛzɪdənt soʊ smart,”*,” sɛd əˈnəðər. kənˈsərvətɪv ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz hu ər ɔn ðə ˈskɛʤʊl fər ðə ˈkɑnfərəns wər ˈmɑrkɪdli tərs ɪn ðɛr riˈækʃən tɪ pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv hərd ɪm spik ɪn ðə pæst, ənd waɪl aɪ dɪsəˈgri wɪθ wət hi sɪz ɔn əˈkeɪʒən, dɪˈfɛnd tɪ ðə dɛθ hɪz raɪt tɪ seɪ it,”*,” sɛd ˈtrɛʒəri bɔrd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtoʊni ˈklɛmənt. ˈmænɪŋ ˈsɛntər ˈkɑnfərəns həz ə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əp ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈspikərz tɪ əˈpil tɪ ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈɔdiənsəz, soʊ aɪ θɪŋk bi ˈɛni ˈdɪfərənt ðɪs taɪm around,”*,” sɛd ˈkælgəri mɪˈʃɛl ˈrɛmpəl. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˌlɪbərˈtɛˌriənz ɪn ðə ræŋks əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɑrpər hɪmˈsɛlf, smɔl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt brid ðən ðət ɪkˈsprɛst ˈpəblɪkli baɪ kənˈsərvətɪvz ɪn paʊər. ˌjunəˈvərsəl hɛlθ kɛr, əˈfɪʃəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ˈpɑləsi ənd səˈplaɪ ˈmænɪʤmənt ər ʤɪst θri ˈɛriəz ðət wʊd bi əˈnæθəmə tɪ pəˈzɪʃənz. pɑrˈtɪsəpənts maɪt mɔr ɪn ˈkɑmən ɪn əˈnəðər ˈspikər ˈfɔrmər ɔˈstreɪljən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ʤɑn haʊərd. səm ɪn tim ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈlɪˌbərəˌli frəm kæmˈpeɪn ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz staɪl ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən sɛd ˈtɛlɪŋ ðət pɔl wɑz səˈlɛktɪd tɪ spik tɪ tɔp kənˈsərvətɪvz. noʊ ðət ðə raɪt ɪn ˈkænədə ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔl ðə taɪm, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈvɛri ˈtɛlɪŋ ðət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ˈmɪstər. rɑn paul,”*,” sɛd ˈɛθɪks ˈkrɪtɪk ˈʧɑrli ˈæŋgəs. ““mr*. rɑn pɔl ɪz ə ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈfɪgjər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɛr ðə raɪt ər ɪkˈstrimli raɪt wɪŋ, soʊ ðə θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ lərn ˈlɛsənz frəm ɪm? ɪt maɪt ʃoʊ ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv wɛr ðɛr ɪz ˈsərtənli ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ go.”*.” sɛd ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈfrænsɪs scarpaleggia*: ˌəndərˈstænd wət ˈwɪzdəm ˈmɪstər. pɔl kən brɪŋ tɪ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈsɛtɪŋ. ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntri wɪθ ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt issues.”*.” pɔl ˈkɔrtɪd ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈərliər ðɪs wik wɪn hi ðət ðə əv ə ˈfɔrmər ˈneɪvi sil æt ə ˈʃutɪŋ reɪnʤ kənˈfərmd ðət hu lɪvz baɪ ðə sɔrd daɪz baɪ ðə sword.’*.’ ˈtritɪŋ æt ə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ reɪnʤ meɪk sense.”‘*.”‘ pɔl ɪz ˈstrɔŋli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ənd ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə wɔr ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk.

got a question for philologos? ask him directly at philologos@mosaicmagazine.com. my previous column dealt with linguistic evidence for israelite sailors’ having reached india from palestine in the time of king solomon. about it, anson writes: in day there was no palestine, so the trip would have been impossible! seriously, though, if own team misuses terminology, what about the rest of us? perhaps it is time for you to write something on the geographical names judah, israel, judaea, palestine, etc. seriously, this is a subject that i have written more than once during my years as a columnist. and yet, although i dislike having to repeat myself, perhaps anson is right that it deserves to be written about again. few place names these days arouse quite as much passion as does “palestine,” nearly all of it directed against israel. to any jew who was old enough to read at the time the state of israel was created, this can only seem grimly ironic, because “palestine” was once a jewish word, too. i watch a news clip of demonstrators chanting “palestine will be free/ from the river to the sea!” without remembering the jewish national fund collection box that stood in the kitchen of my parents’ new york apartment in, when i was a boy of eight or nine. on it, across a map of the jewish homeland, was written in flowing letters: “fight for a free palestine!” there was nothing exceptional about this. english and french “palestine,” german palästina, polish palestyna, russian: this was the standard word in european languages, used by jews no less than by others, for the country whose greater part was renamed israel after 1948. it had been the standard word since the early century, when it gradually replaced the term “the holy land” that had been in use in the christian world in medieval and early modern times. when, in 1917, the british government issued the balfour declaration, it proclaimed, “his government view with favor the establishment in palestine of a national home for the jewish people.” jews, unless they were anti-zionist, were exultant over this wording. it was the arabs who weren’t. sign up for our e-mail list get the latest from mosaic right in your daily weekly it is true that in speaking or writing jewish languages like yiddish, hebrew, or ladino,- and jews did not generally use “palestine.” their own term, current since early times, was “erets-yisra’el,” the land of israel. it is also true that when, after putting down the revolt in 135 ce, the romans officially renamed their administrative province of judea, which included much of the land of israel, as syria, their motives were anti-jewish. was the of the hebrew bible, the land of the or philistines, the of the biblical israelites. by giving the name “palestinian syria” to the country that had been unsuccessfully fought for by the jewish people in two bitter rebellions, the romans were seeking to deny the jewish connection to it. moreover, whereas biblical had signified the philistines’ stronghold of the coastal plain, the name was now extended to the traditionally israelite hill country that the philistines had never occupied. and yet many people have names for their countries that are not used by the rest of the world, and some have names for them that are no more historically accurate than was syria. although germans call their native land deutschland, they are not offended when americans call it germany and french call it allemagne, and they unthinkingly use these names when speaking english or french; nor do the inhabitants of holland protest the absurdity of being called “dutch” in english when, in their own language (called by them or hollands), means “german.” and while the whole world says “america” just as americans do, who, americans included, stops to reflect that this name comes from that of the italian explorer amerigo vespucci, to whom the discovery of the american continent was erroneously attributed in 1507 by the german martin waldseemüller? (mr., i suppose, would retort that america have been discovered before 1507, there having been no place by this name prior to that date!) of course, no germans are laying claim to holland because its inhabitants are called dutch, and no one is demanding the abolition of the usa because it was named for the wrong person, whereas quite a few people favor the dismantlement of israel because it is on “palestinian” land. the palestinian arab hijacking of the words palestine and palestinian goes back to 1948, and jewish zeal for the new state of israel, it must be said, bears its share of the blame for this. inasmuch as the arabs, following their 1948 defeat that resulted in being divided into two unequal parts, insisted that it was still one country and would return to being one country under arab rule, it was only natural for many israelis and jews to say the is, that palestine no longer existed, its place having been taken by israel and the “west bank” of the jordan. this went on until 1967, when israel conquered the “west bank,” too, and all of palestine fell under its rule. however, since, apart from eastern jerusalem, it did not annex the west bank, the word “israel” continued to refer, even for israelis, to the state of israel alone; what was conquered, depending on political point of view, either remained “the west bank” or came to be called “the territories,” “the occupied [or administered] territories,” or “judea, samaria, and gaza.” (after 2005 evacuation of the gaza strip, the last became just “judea and samaria.”) if one wished to refer to israel and the occupied territories together, one could do so in hebrew as erets-yisra’el, but what, if determined to shun the word “palestine,” could one say in english or other languages? and there, mr., is the rub. as a discrete geographical area, bounded on the west by the sea, on the east by the jordan valley, on the north by the mountains of lebanon, and on the south by the sinai desert, palestine exists and existed in time, too. what then, if not “palestine,” are we to call this area in english? “erets-israel”? i wish you luck if you think you can sell that. “the holy land?” the world about to go back to the century. “canaan?” going back to the century bce. “cisjordan?” yes, the french sometimes say “cisjordanie,” but french english. i think of any other ideas. and that being the case, we have two choices: either we pretend that the land “from the river to the sea” is not, geographically, one else we assert that it is and call it palestine. this prejudge the question of whom this country, politically, should belong to. one can legitimately claim all of it for the jewish people. but in order to do so, one needs a word for it, and “palestine” is the only one there is. got a question for philologos? ask him directly at philologos@mosaicmagazine.com.

gɑt ə kˈwɛʃən fər philologos*? æsk ɪm dɪˈrɛkli æt philologos@mosaicmagazine.com*. maɪ ˈpriviəs ˈkɑləm dɛlt wɪθ lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk ˈɛvədəns fər ˈɪzrəˌlaɪt sailors’*’ ˈhævɪŋ riʧt ˈɪndiə frəm ˈpæləˌstaɪn ɪn ðə taɪm əv kɪŋ ˈsɑləmən. əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈænsən raɪts: ɪn deɪ ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈpæləˌstaɪn, soʊ ðə trɪp wʊd hæv bɪn ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl! ˈsɪriəsli, ðoʊ, ɪf oʊn tim mɪsˈjuzɪz ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi, wət əˈbaʊt ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs? pərˈhæps ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ju tɪ raɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl neɪmz ˈʤudə, ˈɪzriəl, judaea*, ˈpæləˌstaɪn, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈsɪriəsli, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈsəbʤɪkt ðət aɪ hæv ˈrɪtən mɔr ðən wəns ˈdʊrɪŋ maɪ jɪrz ɛz ə ˈkɑləmnəst. ənd jɛt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ dɪsˈlaɪk ˈhævɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpit ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, pərˈhæps ˈænsən ɪz raɪt ðət ɪt dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt əˈgɛn. fju pleɪs neɪmz ðiz deɪz əraʊz kwaɪt ɛz məʧ ˈpæʃən ɛz dɪz ““palestine,”*,” ˈnɪrli ɔl əv ɪt dɪˈrɛktɪd əˈgɛnst ˈɪzriəl. tɪ ˈɛni ʤu hu wɑz oʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ rɛd æt ðə taɪm ðə steɪt əv ˈɪzriəl wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd, ðɪs kən ˈoʊnli sim ˈgrɪmli aɪˈrɑnɪk, bɪˈkəz ““palestine”*” wɑz wəns ə ʤuɪʃ wərd, tu. aɪ wɔʧ ə nuz klɪp əv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ˈʧæntɪŋ wɪl bi fri/ frəm ðə ˈrɪvər tɪ ðə sea!”*!” wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl fənd kəˈlɛkʃən bɑks ðət stʊd ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən əv maɪ parents’*’ nu jɔrk əˈpɑrtmənt ɪn wɪn aɪ wɑz ə bɔɪ əv eɪt ər naɪn. ɔn ɪt, əˈkrɔs ə mæp əv ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈhoʊmˌlænd, wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn floʊɪŋ ˈlɛtərz: fər ə fri palestine!”*!” ðɛr wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd frɛnʧ ““palestine,”*,” ˈʤərmən palästina*, ˈpɑlɪʃ palestyna*, ˈrəʃən ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈstændərd wərd ɪn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz, juzd baɪ ʤuz noʊ lɛs ðən baɪ ˈəðərz, fər ðə ˈkəntri huz ˈgreɪtər pɑrt wɑz riˈneɪmd ˈɪzriəl ˈæftər 1948 ɪt hæd bɪn ðə ˈstændərd wərd sɪns ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri, wɪn ɪt ˈgræʤuəli ˌriˈpleɪst ðə tərm ˈhoʊli land”*” ðət hæd bɪn ɪn juz ɪn ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn wərld ɪn mɪˈdjivəl ənd ˈərli ˈmɑdərn taɪmz. wɪn, ɪn 1917 ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈɪʃud ðə ˈbælfɔr ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən, ɪt proʊˈkleɪmd, ˈgəvərnmənt vju wɪθ ˈfeɪvər ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ɪn ˈpæləˌstaɪn əv ə ˈnæʃənəl hoʊm fər ðə ʤuɪʃ people.”*.” ʤuz, ənˈlɛs ðeɪ wər anti-zionist*, wər ɪgˈzəltənt ˈoʊvər ðɪs ˈwərdɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ðə ˈærəbz hu weren’t*. saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈiˌmeɪl lɪst gɪt ðə ˈleɪtəst frəm moʊˈzeɪɪk raɪt ɪn jʊr ˈdeɪli ˈwikli ɪt ɪz tru ðət ɪn ˈspikɪŋ ər ˈraɪtɪŋ ʤuɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz laɪk ˈjɪdɪʃ, ˈhibru, ər ləˈdinoʊ,- ənd ʤuz dɪd nɑt ˈʤɛnərəli juz ““palestine.”*.” ðɛr oʊn tərm, ˈkɑrənt sɪns ˈərli taɪmz, wɑz ““erets-yisra’el,”*,” ðə lænd əv ˈɪzriəl. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru ðət wɪn, ˈæftər ˈpʊtɪŋ daʊn ðə rɪˈvoʊlt ɪn 135 ce*, ðə ˈroʊmənz əˈfɪʃəli riˈneɪmd ðɛr ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈprɑvɪns əv ʤuˈdiə, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd məʧ əv ðə lænd əv ˈɪzriəl, ɛz ˈsɪriə, ðɛr ˈmoʊtɪvz wər anti-jewish*. wɑz ðə əv ðə ˈhibru ˈbaɪbəl, ðə lænd əv ðə ər ˈfɪləˌstinz, ðə əv ðə ˈbɪblɪkəl ˈɪzrəˌlaɪts. baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə neɪm syria”*” tɪ ðə ˈkəntri ðət hæd bɪn ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəli fɔt fər baɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl ɪn tu ˈbɪtər rɪˈbɛljənz, ðə ˈroʊmənz wər ˈsikɪŋ tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ɪt. mɔˈroʊvər, wɛˈræz ˈbɪblɪkəl hæd ˈsɪgnəˌfaɪd ðə philistines’*’ ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv ðə ˈkoʊstəl pleɪn, ðə neɪm wɑz naʊ ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəli ˈɪzrəˌlaɪt hɪl ˈkəntri ðət ðə ˈfɪləˌstinz hæd ˈnɛvər ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd. ənd jɛt ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hæv neɪmz fər ðɛr ˈkəntriz ðət ər nɑt juzd baɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld, ənd səm hæv neɪmz fər ðɛm ðət ər noʊ mɔr hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ˈækjərət ðən wɑz ˈsɪriə. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈʤərmənz kɔl ðɛr ˈneɪtɪv lænd ˈdɔɪʧlænd, ðeɪ ər nɑt əˈfɛndɪd wɪn əˈmɛrɪkənz kɔl ɪt ˈʤərməni ənd frɛnʧ kɔl ɪt allemagne*, ənd ðeɪ ənˈθɪŋkɪŋli juz ðiz neɪmz wɪn ˈspikɪŋ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ər frɛnʧ; nɔr du ðə ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts əv ˈhɑlənd ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə əbˈsərdəti əv biɪŋ kɔld ““dutch”*” ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ wɪn, ɪn ðɛr oʊn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ (kɔld baɪ ðɛm ər ˈhɑləndz), minz ““german.”*.” ənd waɪl ðə hoʊl wərld sɪz ““america”*” ʤɪst ɛz əˈmɛrɪkənz du, hu, əˈmɛrɪkənz ˌɪnˈkludɪd, stɑps tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðət ðɪs neɪm kəmz frəm ðət əv ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ɪkˈsplɔrər ɑmərˈigoʊ vespucci*, tɪ hum ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑntənənt wɑz ɛˈroʊniəsli əˈtrɪbjətəd ɪn 1507 baɪ ðə ˈʤərmən ˈmɑrtɪn waldseemüller*? (ˈmɪstər., aɪ səˈpoʊz, wʊd ˈriˌtɔrt ðət əˈmɛrɪkə hæv bɪn dɪˈskəvərd ˌbiˈfɔr 1507 ðɛr ˈhævɪŋ bɪn noʊ pleɪs baɪ ðɪs neɪm praɪər tɪ ðət deɪt!) əv kɔrs, noʊ ˈʤərmənz ər leɪɪŋ kleɪm tɪ ˈhɑlənd bɪˈkəz ɪts ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts ər kɔld dəʧ, ənd noʊ wən ɪz dɪˈmændɪŋ ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz neɪmd fər ðə rɔŋ ˈpərsən, wɛˈræz kwaɪt ə fju ˈpipəl ˈfeɪvər ðə dɪsˈmæntəlmənt əv ˈɪzriəl bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ɔn ““palestinian”*” lænd. ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈærəb ˈhaɪˌʤækɪŋ əv ðə wərdz ˈpæləˌstaɪn ənd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən goʊz bæk tɪ 1948 ənd ʤuɪʃ zil fər ðə nu steɪt əv ˈɪzriəl, ɪt məst bi sɛd, bɛrz ɪts ʃɛr əv ðə bleɪm fər ðɪs. ˌɪˈnæsmək ɛz ðə ˈærəbz, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɛr 1948 dɪˈfit ðət rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn biɪŋ dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu tu əˈnikwəl pɑrts, ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ɪt wɑz stɪl wən ˈkəntri ənd wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ biɪŋ wən ˈkəntri ˈəndər ˈærəb rul, ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈnæʧərəl fər ˈmɛni ˌɪzˈreɪliz ənd ʤuz tɪ seɪ ðə ɪz, ðət ˈpæləˌstaɪn noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪgˈzɪstəd, ɪts pleɪs ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə bank”*” əv ðə ˈʤɔrdən. ðɪs wɛnt ɔn ənˈtɪl 1967 wɪn ˈɪzriəl ˈkɑŋkərd ðə bank,”*,” tu, ənd ɔl əv ˈpæləˌstaɪn fɛl ˈəndər ɪts rul. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, sɪns, əˈpɑrt frəm ˈistərn ʤərˈusələm, ɪt dɪd nɑt ˈæˌnɛks ðə wɛst bæŋk, ðə wərd ““israel”*” kənˈtɪnjud tɪ rɪˈfər, ˈivɪn fər ˌɪzˈreɪliz, tɪ ðə steɪt əv ˈɪzriəl əˈloʊn; wət wɑz ˈkɑŋkərd, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl pɔɪnt əv vju, ˈiðər rɪˈmeɪnd wɛst bank”*” ər keɪm tɪ bi kɔld territories,”*,” ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd [ər ədˈmɪnɪstərd] territories,”*,” ər, ˌseɪmərˈiə, ənd gaza.”*.” (ˈæftər 2005 ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən əv ðə ˈgɑzə strɪp, ðə læst bɪˈkeɪm ʤɪst ənd samaria.”*.”) ɪf wən wɪʃt tɪ rɪˈfər tɪ ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz təˈgɛðər, wən kʊd du soʊ ɪn ˈhibru ɛz erets-yisra’el*, bət wət, ɪf dɪˈtərmənd tɪ ʃən ðə wərd ““palestine,”*,” kʊd wən seɪ ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ər ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz? ənd ðɛr, ˈmɪstər., ɪz ðə rəb. ɛz ə dɪˈskrit ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˈɛriə, ˈbaʊndɪd ɔn ðə wɛst baɪ ðə si, ɔn ðə ist baɪ ðə ˈʤɔrdən ˈvæli, ɔn ðə nɔrθ baɪ ðə ˈmaʊntənz əv ˈlɛbənən, ənd ɔn ðə saʊθ baɪ ðə ˈsaɪˌnaɪ ˈdɛzərt, ˈpæləˌstaɪn ɪgˈzɪsts ənd ɪgˈzɪstəd ɪn taɪm, tu. wət ðɛn, ɪf nɑt ““palestine,”*,” ər wi tɪ kɔl ðɪs ˈɛriə ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ? ““erets-israel”*”? aɪ wɪʃ ju lək ɪf ju θɪŋk ju kən sɛl ðət. ˈhoʊli land?”*?” ðə wərld əˈbaʊt tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ““canaan?”*?” goʊɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈsɛnʧəri bce*. ““cisjordan?”*?” jɛs, ðə frɛnʧ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz seɪ ““cisjordanie,”*,” bət frɛnʧ ˈɪŋlɪʃ. aɪ θɪŋk əv ˈɛni ˈəðər aɪˈdiəz. ənd ðət biɪŋ ðə keɪs, wi hæv tu ˈʧɔɪsɪz: ˈiðər wi priˈtɛnd ðət ðə lænd ðə ˈrɪvər tɪ ðə sea”*” ɪz nɑt, ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəli, wən ɛls wi əˈsərt ðət ɪt ɪz ənd kɔl ɪt ˈpæləˌstaɪn. ðɪs priˈʤəʤ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv hum ðɪs ˈkəntri, ˈplɪtɪkli, ʃʊd bɪˈlɔŋ tɪ. wən kən ləˈʤɪtəmətli kleɪm ɔl əv ɪt fər ðə ʤuɪʃ ˈpipəl. bət ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ du soʊ, wən nidz ə wərd fər ɪt, ənd ““palestine”*” ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli wən ðɛr ɪz. gɑt ə kˈwɛʃən fər philologos*? æsk ɪm dɪˈrɛkli æt philologos@mosaicmagazine.com*.

video=>cbs news reporter major garrett has on air tantrum over trump ‘birther’ press event cbs news reporter major garrett went ballistic following republican presidential nominee donald press event friday at the new trump hotel in washington, d.c. the event featured medal of honor recipients and other veterans endorsing trump and was also billed as where trump would make a major announcement on the president barack obama ‘birther’ controversy. major garrett reports from trump press event, image via screen grab. at the end of the half-hour event following the endorsements by the veterans, trump made a brief statement that he believes obama was born in the u.s. and then left the podium without taking questions from the press. this caused the assembled reporters to go into a rage. one example is major garrett, who with anger during his live stand-up report. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieazldqgdhw garrett’s fellow reporters stood on chairs and screamed at trump for five minutes following the press event. in protest of treatment of the press, washington bureau chiefs voted to delete news video taken during guided tour of the new trump hotel.

video=>cbs* nuz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈmeɪʤər ˈgɛrɪt həz ɔn ɛr ˈtæntrəm ˈoʊvər trəmp ‘‘birther’*’ prɛs ɪˈvɛnt ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz rɪˈpɔrtər ˈmeɪʤər ˈgɛrɪt wɛnt bəˈlɪstɪk ˈfɑloʊɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld prɛs ɪˈvɛnt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt ðə nu trəmp hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈfiʧərd ˈmɛdəl əv ˈɑnər rɪˈsɪpiənts ənd ˈəðər ˈvɛtərənz ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ trəmp ənd wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪld ɛz wɛr trəmp wʊd meɪk ə ˈmeɪʤər əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ‘‘birther’*’ ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. ˈmeɪʤər ˈgɛrɪt rɪˈpɔrts frəm trəmp prɛs ɪˈvɛnt, ˈɪmɪʤ ˈviə skrin græb. æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈhæˌfaʊər ɪˈvɛnt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɛnˈdɔrsmənts baɪ ðə ˈvɛtərənz, trəmp meɪd ə brif ˈsteɪtmənt ðət hi bɪˈlivz ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz bɔrn ɪn ðə juz. ənd ðɛn lɛft ðə ˈpoʊdiəm wɪˈθaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ðə prɛs. ðɪs kɔzd ðə əˈsɛmbəld rɪˈpɔrtərz tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ə reɪʤ. wən ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ˈmeɪʤər ˈgɛrɪt, hu wɪθ ˈæŋgər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz lɪv ˈstænˌdəp rɪˈpɔrt. ˈfɛloʊ rɪˈpɔrtərz stʊd ɔn ʧɛrz ənd skrimd æt trəmp fər faɪv ˈmɪnəts ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə prɛs ɪˈvɛnt. ɪn ˈproʊˌtɛst əv ˈtritmənt əv ðə prɛs, ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈbjʊroʊ ʧifs ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ dɪˈlit nuz ˈvɪdioʊ ˈteɪkən ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈgaɪdɪd tʊr əv ðə nu trəmp hoʊˈtɛl.

the breakdown n.c. state 1. n.c. state 2. ole miss 3. william & mary 4. binghamton 1. n.c.. ole. william &. binghamton north carolina state will not be a fun team to face this weekend in the raleigh regional. the finished the regular season and conference tournament with a very impressive mark vs. top 50 teams, but were snubbed out of a national seed, with oregon getting the nod for the no. 8 spot. n.c. state's starting rotation has been kind of a revolving door this season, but keep an eye on imposing left-handed pitcher carlos rodon, who was up to 93 in the ninth inning last weekend against north carolina, and had his usual devastating slider working extremely well, particularly in on right-handed hitters. left-handed pitcher brad stone is a tall guy who has shown flashes of greatness this season, making his era rather deceptive, while logan jernigan was in the rotation last weekend and has a era in 25 innings of work. meanwhile, the strength of this team is the bullpen with quality arms such as grant sasser (1.18, 29 ip), josh easley (1.62), andrew (2.86) and ryan wilkins (4.00) leading the charge. also keep an eye on consistent closer chris overman, who doesn't have overpowering stuff, but is a bulldog who throws strikes. meanwhile, from an offensive standpoint, the have the potential to put up some runs if they get on a roll. third baseman grant clyde, who's hitting .291 with four homers and 24 has been solid lately, while shortstop turner leads the way with a .376 batting average, six homers, 40, and of course, 24 stolen bases in 30 attempts. bryan and jake fincher also are tough hitters, while imposing senay, who's hitting .284 with six homers and 49, has good power and is a run producer. ole miss as usually seems to be the case, the rebels are a rather frustrating team this season. after losing several key from last year's team at the plate, the rebels appeared to be a team ready to move forward earlier in the season. however, they've been struggling at the plate and enter the hitting .276. catcher stuart tuner is a bright spot both offensively and defensively, hitting an impressive .381 with 15 doubles, five homers and 50, while third baseman andrew (.316/0/34) and austin anderson (.300/3/38) also have been impressive at times. speedy outfielder tanner mathis must rise to the occasion this weekend, while the same can be said for sophomore auston bousfield, who's hitting just .262 with two homers and 24. pitching-wise, the rebels have the ability to be outstanding with right-handed starting pitchers bobby wahl and mike mayers in charge. both wahl and mayers will throw anywhere from, with wahl touching some on the radar gun. mayers was impressive in the sec tournament, perhaps serving a springboard to the. meanwhile, right-handed pitcher sam smith has been solid at times this season and gets up to 90 with his fastball, while in the bullpen, brett huber, matt denny, tanner bailey and aaron greenwood give the rebels a reliable quartet. william & mary william & mary went on an offensive rampage last weekend in the tournament and is an interesting team to watch this weekend in raleigh, n.c. it's safe to say the tribe won't overwhelm anyone from a pitching staff. william & mary possesses a pair of solid starting pitchers in john farrell and jason inghram. farrell has a era in 109 innings of work, along with 86 strikeouts and 13 walks, while inghram has a era in 96 innings along with 96 strikeouts and 23 walks. depth is an issue for the tribe, but keep an eye on reliever matt wainman, who has appeared in 24 games and has eight saves with a era in 60 innings. offensively, the tribe can overwhelm teams with a .296 batting average entering the weekend. michael katz (.365/5/47) and ryan lindemuth (.363/4/47) are elite hitters to watch, while ryan brown is hitting .329 with two homers and 30. binghamton the finished the regular season with just a mark in the america east, but are playing a solid brand of baseball and have an upset on their minds. binghamton isn't an overly impressive offensive club with a .266 team batting average, but keep an eye on leading hitters jake thomas, daniel and shaun mcgraw. thomas is hitting .382 with five homers and 36, is hitting .314 with two homers and 34 and mcgraw is hitting .295 with four homers and 15. pitching-wise, the have a few very quality arms to watch, particularly in the way of starting pitchers jack, jake lambert and jay lynch. has a era in 83 innings of work, along with 51 strikeouts and 13 walks, lambert has a era in 94 innings, along with 76 strikeouts and 16 walks, while lynch has a era in 81 innings, along with 53 strikeouts and 14 walks. offense must step up to experience some success this weekend. regional forecast

ðə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn n.c*. steɪt 1 n.c*. steɪt 2 ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs 3 ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri 4 ˈbɪŋgəmtən 1 n.c*. ˌoʊˈleɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈbɪŋgəmtən nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə steɪt wɪl nɑt bi ə fən tim tɪ feɪs ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ðə ˈrɔli ˈriʤənəl. ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ənd ˈkɑnfərəns ˈtʊrnəmənt wɪθ ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv mɑrk ˈvərsəz. tɔp 50 timz, bət wər snəbd aʊt əv ə ˈnæʃənəl sid, wɪθ ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə nɑd fər ðə noʊ. 8 spɑt. n.c*. steɪts ˈstɑrtɪŋ roʊˈteɪʃən həz bɪn kaɪnd əv ə riˈvɑlvɪŋ dɔr ðɪs ˈsizən, bət kip ən aɪ ɔn ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ˈpɪʧər ˈkɑrloʊs rodon*, hu wɑz əp tɪ 93 ɪn ðə naɪnθ ˈɪnɪŋ læst ˈwiˌkɪnd əˈgɛnst nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, ənd hæd hɪz ˈjuʒəwəl ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ sˈlaɪdər ˈwərkɪŋ ɪkˈstrimli wɛl, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ɔn raɪˈthændɪd ˈhɪtərz. ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ˈpɪʧər bræd stoʊn ɪz ə tɔl gaɪ hu həz ʃoʊn ˈflæʃɪz əv ˈgreɪtnəs ðɪs ˈsizən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈɪrə ˈrəðər dɪˈsɛptɪv, waɪl ˈloʊgən ˈʤərnɪgæn wɑz ɪn ðə roʊˈteɪʃən læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd həz ə ˈɪrə ɪn 25 ˈɪnɪŋz əv wərk. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə strɛŋθ əv ðɪs tim ɪz ðə ˈbʊlˌpɛn wɪθ kˈwɑləti ɑrmz səʧ ɛz grænt ˈsæsər 29 ˌaɪˌpi), ʤɑʃ ˈizli ˈændru ənd raɪən ˈwɪlkɪnz ˈlidɪŋ ðə ʧɑrʤ. ˈɔlsoʊ kip ən aɪ ɔn kənˈsɪstənt ˈkloʊzər krɪs ˈoʊvərmən, hu ˈdəzənt hæv ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ stəf, bət ɪz ə ˈbʊlˌdɔg hu θroʊz straɪks. ˈminˌwaɪl, frəm ən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, ðə hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ pʊt əp səm rənz ɪf ðeɪ gɪt ɔn ə roʊl. θərd ˈbeɪsmən grænt klaɪd, huz ˈhɪtɪŋ 291 wɪθ fɔr ˈhoʊmərz ənd 24 həz bɪn ˈsɑləd ˈleɪtli, waɪl ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp ˈtərnər lidz ðə weɪ wɪθ ə 376 ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ, sɪks ˈhoʊmərz, 40, ənd əv kɔrs, 24 ˈstoʊlən ˈbeɪsɪz ɪn 30 əˈtɛmpts. braɪən ənd ʤeɪk ˈfɪnʧər ˈɔlsoʊ ər təf ˈhɪtərz, waɪl ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ senay*, huz ˈhɪtɪŋ 284 wɪθ sɪks ˈhoʊmərz ənd 49, həz gʊd paʊər ənd ɪz ə rən prəˈdusər. ˌoʊˈleɪ mɪs ɛz ˈjuʒəwəli simz tɪ bi ðə keɪs, ðə ˈrɛbəlz ər ə ˈrəðər ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ tim ðɪs ˈsizən. ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ki frəm læst jɪrz tim æt ðə pleɪt, ðə ˈrɛbəlz əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ə tim ˈrɛdi tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ˈərliər ɪn ðə ˈsizən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðeɪv bɪn ˈstrəgəlɪŋ æt ðə pleɪt ənd ˈɛnər ðə ˈhɪtɪŋ 276 ˈkæˌʧər stɔrt ˈtunər ɪz ə braɪt spɑt boʊθ əˈfɛnsɪvli ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪvli, ˈhɪtɪŋ ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv 381 wɪθ 15 ˈdəbəlz, faɪv ˈhoʊmərz ənd 50, waɪl θərd ˈbeɪsmən ˈændru ənd ˈɔstən ˈændərsən ˈɔlsoʊ hæv bɪn ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv æt taɪmz. ˈspiˌdi ˈaʊtˌfildər ˈtænər ˈmæθɪs məst raɪz tɪ ðə əˈkeɪʒən ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd, waɪl ðə seɪm kən bi sɛd fər ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈɔstən bousfield*, huz ˈhɪtɪŋ ʤɪst 262 wɪθ tu ˈhoʊmərz ənd 24. pitching-wise*, ðə ˈrɛbəlz hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bi ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ wɪθ raɪˈthændɪd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz ˈbɑbi wɑl ənd maɪk meɪərz ɪn ʧɑrʤ. boʊθ wɑl ənd meɪərz wɪl θroʊ ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm wɪθ wɑl ˈtəʧɪŋ səm ɔn ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr gən. meɪərz wɑz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ɪn ðə sɛk ˈtʊrnəmənt, pərˈhæps ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈsprɪŋˌbɔrd tɪ ðə. ˈminˌwaɪl, raɪˈthændɪd ˈpɪʧər sæm smɪθ həz bɪn ˈsɑləd æt taɪmz ðɪs ˈsizən ənd gɪts əp tɪ 90 wɪθ hɪz ˈfæstˌbɔl, waɪl ɪn ðə ˈbʊlˌpɛn, brɛt ˈhjubər, mæt ˈdɛni, ˈtænər ˈbeɪli ənd ˈɛrən ˈgrinˌwʊd gɪv ðə ˈrɛbəlz ə rɪˈlaɪəbəl kwɔrˈtɛt. ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri wɛnt ɔn ən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈræmˌpeɪʤ læst ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt ənd ɪz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tim tɪ wɔʧ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˈrɔli, n.c*. ɪts seɪf tɪ seɪ ðə traɪb woʊnt ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ˈɛniˌwən frəm ə ˈpɪʧɪŋ stæf. ˈwɪljəm ˈmɛri pəˈzɛsɪz ə pɛr əv ˈsɑləd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz ɪn ʤɑn ˈfɛrɪl ənd ˈʤeɪsən ˈɪŋˌgræm. ˈfɛrɪl həz ə ˈɪrə ɪn 109 ˈɪnɪŋz əv wərk, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 86 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ənd 13 wɔks, waɪl ˈɪŋˌgræm həz ə ˈɪrə ɪn 96 ˈɪnɪŋz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 96 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ənd 23 wɔks. dɛpθ ɪz ən ˈɪʃu fər ðə traɪb, bət kip ən aɪ ɔn riˈlivər mæt ˈweɪnmən, hu həz əˈpɪrd ɪn 24 geɪmz ənd həz eɪt seɪvz wɪθ ə ˈɪrə ɪn 60 ˈɪnɪŋz. əˈfɛnsɪvli, ðə traɪb kən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm timz wɪθ ə 296 ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈmaɪkəl kæts ənd raɪən ˈlɪndɪmuθ ər ɪˈlit ˈhɪtərz tɪ wɔʧ, waɪl raɪən braʊn ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ 329 wɪθ tu ˈhoʊmərz ənd 30. ˈbɪŋgəmtən ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən wɪθ ʤɪst ə mɑrk ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkə ist, bət ər pleɪɪŋ ə ˈsɑləd brænd əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənd hæv ən ˈəpˌsɛt ɔn ðɛr maɪndz. ˈbɪŋgəmtən ˈɪzənt ən ˈoʊvərli ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv əˈfɛnsɪv kləb wɪθ ə 266 tim ˈbætɪŋ ˈævərɪʤ, bət kip ən aɪ ɔn ˈlidɪŋ ˈhɪtərz ʤeɪk ˈtɑməs, ˈdænjəl ənd ʃɔn məˈgrɔ. ˈtɑməs ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ 382 wɪθ faɪv ˈhoʊmərz ənd 36, ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ 314 wɪθ tu ˈhoʊmərz ənd 34 ənd məˈgrɔ ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ 295 wɪθ fɔr ˈhoʊmərz ənd 15. pitching-wise*, ðə hæv ə fju ˈvɛri kˈwɑləti ɑrmz tɪ wɔʧ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪn ðə weɪ əv ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈpɪʧərz ʤæk, ʤeɪk ˈlæmbərt ənd ʤeɪ lɪnʧ. həz ə ˈɪrə ɪn 83 ˈɪnɪŋz əv wərk, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 51 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ənd 13 wɔks, ˈlæmbərt həz ə ˈɪrə ɪn 94 ˈɪnɪŋz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 76 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ənd 16 wɔks, waɪl lɪnʧ həz ə ˈɪrə ɪn 81 ˈɪnɪŋz, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ 53 ˈstraɪˌkaʊts ənd 14 wɔks. əˈfɛns məst stɛp əp tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns səm səkˈsɛs ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈriʤənəl ˈfɔrˌkæst

i'm and american legally i can advocate anything i damn well please. i can even advocate the murder of an individual. hell i can't even be charged with a conspiracy to commit homicide until i take actual action to kill the target or hire and assassin. let me show you. somebody should pump twenty into that kenyan nigger raised outside our empire who claims to be the president because dinidus, women, and voted for him. i can't wait until we slaughter ever non-white in america, included. it's also legal for me to make and store nerve agents. i call it about as toxic as but it has a much higher vaporization pressure so it is more easily and it is extremely persistent which makes it good for area denial. vx is s-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) vv is s-(2-dimethylaminoethyl). into a very dry 2000 round bottom flask, the following ingredients are added, quickly, one after the other with swirling to mix them a few boiling chips, 800 ethyl ether, 284 grams of methyl chloride, 212 grams of dimethylaminoethanethiol, and 212 grams of. it is very important that the glassware be very dry, and that the ingredients the methyl chloride be protected from moisture, because the presence of water really lowers the yield in this this reaction. when the ingredients have been added and mixed, a good efficient condenser topped with a drying tube is attached to the flask and a flow of very cold water is put the condenser . the contents of the flask are heated to boiling with a hot water bath and the is for one hour. the byproduct of this reaction, hydrogen chloride, is absorbed by the as it is produced, forming cristal cristal at the end of the eating period, the mixture is cooled and the cristal of are out in a buchner funnel. the filtered reaction mixture is then returned to 2000 round bottom flask, a few boiling chips added, the glassware set up for simple distillation and the ether removed by distilling it of under a gentle is perfect for this job since it will flush the ether fumes down the drain. when most of the ether is gone, the mixture is poured into a 1000 round bottom flask with a few boiling chips. the remnants in the 2000 flask can be out with ether an poured into the 1000 flask. once again this flask is set up for a simple distillation and full is applied to it. the last of the and ether 88 c°) will be gone shortly. now a vacuum from a good quality vacuum pump is applied to the distillation. a vacuum of less 1 is to be preferred here to keep the distillation temperatures reasonable and to avoid burning product. be careful the pump must not be stopped during the distillation. if the pump stops, run out and never come back !!! after a small is collected in a 250 flask, a 500 flask is attached and the main bulk of the product is collected at a boiling point of 80 c° at a vacuum of. the yield is 260 to 275 of product. a fair amount of tar remains in the distilling flask. you have now agent. now privately purchase a van from another citizen, which is as unregulated as a private firearms purchase and totally untraceable. then load the shit in 4 drums with rubber seals. drive to the target and steal a license plate. replace your plate with the stolen one and discard the old plate far from the scene. use tannerite, blasting caps, and track phones to detonate it and the substance. if you set it off in an urban area under the right weather conditions you'll kill up to people, but you'll probably get more like. all for about dollars, 2 weeks of work, and shit you can buy at walmart. vx is s-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) vvx is s-(2-dimethylaminoethyl). new york is uninhabitable to true human life anyway. downtown air causes all and hipsters to instantly get asthma due to the high concentrations progressive self-righteousness. and the outlying have a disturbingly high number of mutant gorillas roaming about.

əm ənd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈligəli aɪ kən ˈædvəˌkeɪt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ dæm wɛl pliz. aɪ kən ˈivɪn ˈædvəˌkeɪt ðə ˈmərdər əv ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. hɛl aɪ kænt ˈivɪn bi ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ə kənˈspɪrəsi tɪ kəˈmɪt ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ənˈtɪl aɪ teɪk ˈækʧəwəl ˈækʃən tɪ kɪl ðə ˈtərgət ər haɪər ənd əˈsæsən. lɛt mi ʃoʊ ju. ˈsəmˌbɑdi ʃʊd pəmp tˈwɛnti ˈɪntu ðət ˈkɛnjən ˈnɪgər reɪzd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɑr ˈɛmpaɪər hu kleɪmz tɪ bi ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪˈkəz dinidus*, ˈwɪmən, ənd ˈvoʊtɪd fər ɪm. aɪ kænt weɪt ənˈtɪl wi sˈlɔtər ˈɛvər ˈnɑnˈwaɪt ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ˌɪnˈkludɪd. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈligəl fər mi tɪ meɪk ənd stɔr nərv ˈeɪʤənts. aɪ kɔl ɪt əˈbaʊt ɛz ˈtɑksɪk ɛz bət ɪt həz ə məʧ haɪər veɪpərəˈzeɪʃən ˈprɛʃər soʊ ɪt ɪz mɔr ˈizəli ənd ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli pərˈsɪstənt wɪʧ meɪks ɪt gʊd fər ˈɛriə dɪˈnaɪəl. ɪz s-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl*) ɪz s-(2-dimethylaminoethyl*). ˈɪntu ə ˈvɛri draɪ 2000 raʊnd ˈbɑtəm flæsk, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌɪnˈgridiənts ər ˈædɪd, kˈwɪkli, wən ˈæftər ðə ˈəðər wɪθ sˈwərlɪŋ tɪ mɪks ðɛm ə fju ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ʧɪps, 800 ˈɛθəl ˈiθər, 284 græmz əv ˈmɛθəl ˈklɔraɪd, 212 græmz əv dimethylaminoethanethiol*, ənd 212 græmz əv. ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ðə ˈglæsˌwɛr bi ˈvɛri draɪ, ənd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts ðə ˈmɛθəl ˈklɔraɪd bi prəˈtɛktɪd frəm ˈmɔɪsʧər, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈwɔtər ˈrɪli loʊərz ðə jild ɪn ðɪs ðɪs riˈækʃən. wɪn ðə ˌɪnˈgridiənts hæv bɪn ˈædɪd ənd mɪkst, ə gʊd ɪˈfɪʃənt kənˈdɛnsər tɑpt wɪθ ə draɪɪŋ tub ɪz əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə flæsk ənd ə floʊ əv ˈvɛri koʊld ˈwɔtər ɪz pʊt ðə kənˈdɛnsər ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðə flæsk ər ˈhitɪd tɪ ˈbɔɪlɪŋ wɪθ ə hɑt ˈwɔtər bæθ ənd ðə ɪz fər wən aʊər. ðə ˈbaɪprɑdəkt əv ðɪs riˈækʃən, ˈhaɪdrəʤən ˈklɔraɪd, ɪz əbˈzɔrbd baɪ ðə ɛz ɪt ɪz prəˈdust, ˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈkrɪstəl ˈkrɪstəl æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈitɪŋ ˈpɪriəd, ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪz kuld ənd ðə ˈkrɪstəl əv ər aʊt ɪn ə ˈbəknər ˈfənəl. ðə ˈfɪltərd riˈækʃən ˈmɪksʧər ɪz ðɛn rɪˈtərnd tɪ 2000 raʊnd ˈbɑtəm flæsk, ə fju ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ʧɪps ˈædɪd, ðə ˈglæsˌwɛr sɛt əp fər ˈsɪmpəl ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən ənd ðə ˈiθər riˈmuvd baɪ dɪˈstɪlɪŋ ɪt əv ˈəndər ə ˈʤɛnəl ɪz ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ðɪs ʤɑb sɪns ɪt wɪl fləʃ ðə ˈiθər fjumz daʊn ðə dreɪn. wɪn moʊst əv ðə ˈiθər ɪz gɔn, ðə ˈmɪksʧər ɪz pɔrd ˈɪntu ə 1000 raʊnd ˈbɑtəm flæsk wɪθ ə fju ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ʧɪps. ðə ˈrɛmnənts ɪn ðə 2000 flæsk kən bi aʊt wɪθ ˈiθər ən pɔrd ˈɪntu ðə 1000 flæsk. wəns əˈgɛn ðɪs flæsk ɪz sɛt əp fər ə ˈsɪmpəl ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən ənd fʊl ɪz əˈplaɪd tɪ ɪt. ðə læst əv ðə ənd ˈiθər 88 c°*°) wɪl bi gɔn ˈʃɔrtli. naʊ ə ˈvækjum frəm ə gʊd kˈwɑləti ˈvækjum pəmp ɪz əˈplaɪd tɪ ðə ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən. ə ˈvækjum əv lɛs 1 ɪz tɪ bi prɪˈfərd hir tɪ kip ðə ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈrizənəbəl ənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈbərnɪŋ ˈprɑdəkt. bi ˈkɛrfəl ðə pəmp məst nɑt bi stɑpt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən. ɪf ðə pəmp stɑps, rən aʊt ənd ˈnɛvər kəm bæk ˈæftər ə smɔl ɪz kəˈlɛktəd ɪn ə 250 flæsk, ə 500 flæsk ɪz əˈtæʧt ənd ðə meɪn bəlk əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt ɪz kəˈlɛktəd æt ə ˈbɔɪlɪŋ pɔɪnt əv 80 c°*° æt ə ˈvækjum əv. ðə jild ɪz 260 tɪ 275 əv ˈprɑdəkt. ə fɛr əˈmaʊnt əv tɑr rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə dɪˈstɪlɪŋ flæsk. ju hæv naʊ ˈeɪʤənt. naʊ ˈpraɪvətli ˈpərʧəs ə væn frəm əˈnəðər ˈsɪtɪzən, wɪʧ ɪz ɛz ənˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ɛz ə ˈpraɪvət ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈpərʧəs ənd ˈtoʊtəli ənˈtreɪsəbəl. ðɛn loʊd ðə ʃɪt ɪn 4 drəmz wɪθ ˈrəbər silz. draɪv tɪ ðə ˈtərgət ənd stil ə ˈlaɪsəns pleɪt. ˌriˈpleɪs jʊr pleɪt wɪθ ðə ˈstoʊlən wən ənd dɪˈskɑrd ðə oʊld pleɪt fɑr frəm ðə sin. juz tannerite*, ˈblæstɪŋ kæps, ənd træk foʊnz tɪ ˈdɛtəˌneɪt ɪt ənd ðə ˈsəbstəns. ɪf ju sɛt ɪt ɔf ɪn ən ˈərbən ˈɛriə ˈəndər ðə raɪt ˈwɛðər kənˈdɪʃənz jul kɪl əp tɪ ˈpipəl, bət jul ˈprɑbəˌbli gɪt mɔr laɪk ɔl fər əˈbaʊt ˈdɔlərz, 2 wiks əv wərk, ənd ʃɪt ju kən baɪ æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. ɪz s-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl*) ɪz s-(2-dimethylaminoethyl*). nu jɔrk ɪz ˌənɪnˈhæbətəbəl tɪ tru ˈjumən laɪf ˈɛniˌweɪ. ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ɛr ˈkɔzɪz ɔl ənd ˈhɪpstərz tɪ ˈɪnstəntli gɪt ˈæzmə du tɪ ðə haɪ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz prəˈgrɛsɪv self-righteousness*. ənd ðə ˈaʊˌtlaɪɪŋ hæv ə dɪˈstərbɪŋli haɪ ˈnəmbər əv mˈjutənt gərˈɪləz ˈroʊmɪŋ əˈbaʊt.

this article is about russian and soviet chess composer. for russian and soviet footballer, see (footballer) a. a. alexeyevich, or alexei,, or (russian:) (march 14, 1942) is considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame] he is widely regarded as the founder of the modern art of composing chess studies). died of starvation during world war at the siege of leningrad, where his notes were destroyed. one of his most famous works involves analyzing the endgame with two knights versus a pawn, see line. john nunn analyzed this endgame with an endgame and stated that "the analysis of ... is astonishingly accurate" (nunn). compositions [ edit ] this section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. troitsky was a prolific composer of endgame studies. irving included nine of them in his book 200 brilliant endgames. the diagram shows one of them. troitsky, 1909 a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h white to move and win the main line goes: 1.! 2.! 3.+ 4.+ 5.+ 6.+ 7. 8.+ 9.+ and white wins). books [ edit ] troitzky, a. (1924), 500 , verlag kagan berlin , verlag kagan berlin, a. a. (1968), 360 brilliant and instructive end games , dover publications (reprint), troitzky, a. (1992), collection of studies, ed. olms,. reprinted in 2006 by ishi press,. the 360 studies above plus a supplement on the theory of the endgame of two knights against pawns. see also [ edit ] two knights endgame (contains line) notes [ edit ] ^ collection of chess studies, in the introduction to sam sloan writes "... is considered to have been the greatest composer of chess endgame studies ever." references [ edit ] troitzky chess, invented by paul byway, a chess variant where checkmate by two knights can be forced.

ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈrəʃən ənd ˈsoʊviˌɛt ʧɛs kəmˈpoʊzər. fər ˈrəʃən ənd ˈsoʊviˌɛt footballer*, si (footballer*) ə. ə., ər əˈlɛkˌseɪ,, ər (ˈrəʃən: (mɑrʧ 14 1942 ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ hæv bɪn wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst kəmˈpoʊzərz əv ʧɛs ˈɛndgeɪm hi ɪz ˈwaɪdli rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ðə ˈfaʊndər əv ðə ˈmɑdərn ɑrt əv kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ ʧɛs ˈstədiz daɪd əv stɑrˈveɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr æt ðə siʤ əv ˈlɛnɪnˌgræd, wɛr hɪz noʊts wər dɪˈstrɔɪd. wən əv hɪz moʊst ˈfeɪməs wərks ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈɛndgeɪm wɪθ tu naɪts ˈvərsəz ə pɔn, si laɪn. ʤɑn nən ˈænəˌlaɪzd ðɪs ˈɛndgeɪm wɪθ ən ˈɛndgeɪm ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "ðə æˈnælɪsɪs əv ɪz əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋli ˈækjərət" (nən ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃənz ˈɛdət ðɪs ˈsɛkʃən ˈjuzɪz ˌælʤəˈbreɪɪk noʊˈteɪʃən tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ʧɛs muvz. wɑz ə proʊˈlɪfɪk kəmˈpoʊzər əv ˈɛndgeɪm ˈstədiz. ˈərvɪŋ ˌɪnˈkludɪd naɪn əv ðɛm ɪn hɪz bʊk 200 ˈbrɪljənt ˈɛndgeɪmz. ðə ˈdaɪəˌgræm ʃoʊz wən əv ðɛm., 1909 ə bi si di i ɛf ʤi eɪʧ 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 ə bi si di i ɛf ʤi eɪʧ waɪt tɪ muv ənd wɪn ðə meɪn laɪn goʊz: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ənd waɪt wɪnz bʊks ˈɛdət , ə. 1924 500 ˈvərlæg ˈkeɪgən bərˈlɪn ˈvərlæg ˈkeɪgən bərˈlɪn, ə. ə. 1968 360 ˈbrɪljənt ənd ˌɪnˈstrəktɪv ɛnd geɪmz ˈdoʊvər ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz (riˈprɪnt),, ə. 1992 kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈstədiz, ɛd. olms*, riˈprɪntɪd ɪn 2006 baɪ ˈɪʃi prɛs, ðə 360 ˈstədiz əˈbəv pləs ə ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ɔn ðə ˈθɪri əv ðə ˈɛndgeɪm əv tu naɪts əˈgɛnst pɔnz. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət tu naɪts ˈɛndgeɪm (kənˈteɪnz laɪn) noʊts ˈɛdət kəˈlɛkʃən əv ʧɛs ˈstədiz, ɪn ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən tɪ sæm sloʊn raɪts ɪz kənˈsɪdərd tɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈgreɪtəst kəmˈpoʊzər əv ʧɛs ˈɛndgeɪm ˈstədiz ˈɛvər." ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ʧɛs, ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd baɪ pɔl ˈbaɪˌweɪ, ə ʧɛs ˈvɛriənt wɛr ˈʧɛkˌmeɪt baɪ tu naɪts kən bi fɔrst.

media statement for immediate release: thursday, march 31, 2016 contact: media relations, (404) cdc is investigating how one of its laboratory workers who was recently diagnosed with salmonella infection may have acquired their infection due to work they performed in a laboratory (a level of lab work involving pathogens that are common and treatable causes of illness). salmonella is not a select agent. preliminary laboratory tests indicate that the worker was infected with a strain of salmonella which matched the strain being worked on in the lab. the worker is well and back at cdc and, based on what we know now, no other staff were exposed. the worker had hands-on training by experienced microbiologists and completed all required safety training. the worker was following standard protocols to perform a basic procedure on a frozen sample in an effort to culture or grow the bacteria. the agency is investigating to see if additional safeguards are needed to prevent exposures when performing this procedure in the future cdc estimates there are million cases of salmonella infection each year in the united states. salmonella infections are usually acquired by eating contaminated food. people with this kind of infection typically have diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps that go away without specific treatment within days. laboratory science is critical to protect health. however this work carries risks. cdc has implemented numerous steps over the past few years to enhance its laboratory safety program, including standing up the office of the associate director for laboratory science and safety, reviewing laboratory safety protocols, and establishing the laboratory leadership service fellowship program. the agency has implemented rigorous steps to minimize these risks and to quickly investigate these incidents when they do occur including this recent incident. for the latest reports and updates on laboratory safety at cdc go to: http://www.cdc.gov/about/lab-safety/index.html. ### u.s. department of health and human services

ˈmidiə ˈsteɪtmənt fər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət riˈlis: ˈθərzˌdeɪ, mɑrʧ 31 2016 ˈkɑnˌtækt: ˈmidiə riˈleɪʃənz, 404 ˈsiˌdiˈsi ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ haʊ wən əv ɪts ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈwərkərz hu wɑz ˈrisəntli ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˌsælməˈnɛlə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən meɪ hæv əkˈwaɪərd ðɛr ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən du tɪ wərk ðeɪ pərˈfɔrmd ɪn ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri (ə ˈlɛvəl əv læb wərk ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈpæθəʤənz ðət ər ˈkɑmən ənd ˈtritəbəl ˈkɔzɪz əv ˈɪlnəs). ˌsælməˈnɛlə ɪz nɑt ə səˈlɛkt ˈeɪʤənt. prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈlæbrəˌtɔri tɛsts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ðə ˈwərkər wɑz ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ə streɪn əv ˌsælməˈnɛlə wɪʧ mæʧt ðə streɪn biɪŋ wərkt ɔn ɪn ðə læb. ðə ˈwərkər ɪz wɛl ənd bæk æt ˈsiˌdiˈsi ənd, beɪst ɔn wət wi noʊ naʊ, noʊ ˈəðər stæf wər ɪkˈspoʊzd. ðə ˈwərkər hæd ˌhænˈzɔn ˈtreɪnɪŋ baɪ ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌmaɪkroʊbiˈɑləʤɪsts ənd kəmˈplitɪd ɔl rikˈwaɪərd ˈseɪfti ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðə ˈwərkər wɑz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈstændərd ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz tɪ pərˈfɔrm ə ˈbeɪsɪk prəˈsiʤər ɔn ə ˈfroʊzən ˈsæmpəl ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈkəlʧər ər groʊ ðə bækˈtɪriə. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ tɪ si ɪf əˈdɪʃənəl ˈseɪfˌgɑrdz ər ˈnidɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪkˈspoʊʒərz wɪn pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ðɪs prəˈsiʤər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ˈsiˌdiˈsi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðɛr ər ˈmɪljən ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˌsælməˈnɛlə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən iʧ jɪr ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˌsælməˈnɛlə ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ər ˈjuʒəwəli əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈitɪŋ kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd fud. ˈpipəl wɪθ ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ˈtɪpɪkəli hæv ˌdaɪərˈiə, ˈfivər ənd əbˈdɑmənəl kræmps ðət goʊ əˈweɪ wɪˈθaʊt spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈtritmənt wɪˈθɪn deɪz. ˈlæbrəˌtɔri saɪəns ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɛlθ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðɪs wərk ˈkɛriz rɪsks. ˈsiˌdiˈsi həz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˈnumərəs stɛps ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz tɪ ɛnˈhæns ɪts ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈseɪfti ˈproʊˌgræm, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈstændɪŋ əp ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈrɛktər fər ˈlæbrəˌtɔri saɪəns ənd ˈseɪfti, rivˈjuɪŋ ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈseɪfti ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz, ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈsərvɪs ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp ˈproʊˌgræm. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi həz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ˈrɪgərəs stɛps tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðiz rɪsks ənd tɪ kˈwɪkli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðiz ˈɪnsədənts wɪn ðeɪ du əˈkər ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðɪs ˈrisənt ˈɪnsədənt. fər ðə ˈleɪtəst rɪˈpɔrts ənd ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈseɪfti æt ˈsiˌdiˈsi goʊ tɪ: http://www.cdc.gov/about/lab-safety/index.html*. juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ ənd ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz

mewes is here to talk his new movie, the clerks legacy, and the future of jay and silent bob. tms: we typically never talk politics around here. but dude, who do you think you're gonna vote for this crazy election season? jm: honestly. i haven't been following it. i will actually vote however my wife tells me to vote. so that's gonna be what it is. i hadn't voted up until a couple years ago. because i had a felony, i was told i was not allowed to vote. i just assumed they were right and i never did any type of research about it, so i just never voted because i thought i wasn't allowed to. my wife researched it and it was somewhat true. you can't vote while you're on probation. but after you're off, you can vote. so, i just started voting when obama came around. so, i had never voted before and i was like 'who am i? am i democrat or am i republican?'. tms: i think you're a democrat. jm: my wife gave me some input about what's what and this year it's the same thing. i'll listen to what she says. i guess i should know a little bit more and should be more supportive about that stuff but i think i'm playing with my baby too much and traveling. when i am home and i have downtime, i read comic books and play video games. maybe i shouldn't be doing so much of that. tms: so, how is it being a parent? seems crazy that jay has a baby!!! jm: i had no idea how much time a baby takes. i knew but i didn't know. i didn't know that when she started walking i'd be literally chasing her around the house because i'm so petrified that she's gonna fall and hit her head or something. so, i literally chase her around. she wants to go up her slide and down her slide in the living room. she wants to get on her scooter which she's just learning how to get on. it's a blast. i love it. tms: what's up with vigilante diaries? where can people see it? and what do you want them to know about the movie? jm: this friday it'll be out on vod, itunes, and in some theaters. i'm very excited about it. it started out as a little passion project that my friends christian and paul made as a web series. we shot it and put it out there. someone saw it and really dug it. they said 'hey man, we wanna make this into a movie'. they gave christian and paul some money to make it into a movie. i think they did a great job. so here we have it. i went back and shot some more stuff for my character. they went somewhere like belize or brazil, somewhere awesome that i didn't get to go. but the production value turned out fantastic. i was super stoked. tms: i know it was a seven episode web series. did they the entire thing or did they put the scenes they had already shot into the movie? jm: they just shot and they intertwined the web stuff into it. i feel the way they did it worked very well. they used the web footage to keep the flow of the movie which i thought was genius. it wasn't like 'hey look, this idea is genius, let's scrap the web series!' to start over. they shot the movie and pieced in the web series and it works really well. tms: i don't wanna spend too much time on the kevin smith movies because i'm sure it gets tiresome. but, how do you deal with fans that are incessantly quoting movie lines at you? jm: i dig it, man. i'm flattered. twenty years later people are still quoting stuff from the movies. and watching those movies. people are coming to our podcast that we do. it's been awesome. i never expected that jay and bob would be around twenty years later doing stuff. tms: well, clerks started it all, man. what can you tell us about your experience making that flick? jm: after clerks i went back to roofing. it's funny cause if you watch clerks, jay's not even on the poster. we shot the movie with a couple of friends. i didn't know anything about the world of trying to hey, we're gonna bring this to film festivals, people watch it, they can buy it and put it in theaters'. i had no clue. i just thought we shot it. we watched it in the video store with like of us. i was like 'cool. that's awesome. that was fun. we made a movie.' then all of a sudden kevin was like 'miramax bought it. it's gonna be in theaters. i got a deal where i'm gonna make a couple more movies and i'm gonna throw us into the next movie'. so again, i had no idea that i'd do more than one movie and that we'd still be doing it. my point is that i don't mind if people drive by and are like bootchies'. people come up and show me tattoos of jay and bob. i think it's fantastic. i don't get sick of it at all. it's flattering and awesome that people enjoy us. tms: he's getting ready to make this mallrats tv series. we thought we were getting another movie but instead it's being turned into a show. will you guys be returning for that? jm: oh totally! he definitely planned on us being in the movie. hopefully all goes smooth and as planned with the tv show. i don't know how he's going to convert the storyline of the script. i'm curious. but i do not that jay and silent bob will be in it. then hopefully we get to shoot moose jaws, part of the true north trilogy. kevin did tusk and yoga hosers. the third part of that trilogy will be moose jaws, which is basically jaws with a moose. tms: that's awesome!!! comic book movies are huge right now. so, why not a and chronic movie? jm: believe me, i would love that. honestly, it's kevin's stuff. if kevin is willing to make it or wants to make it, i would love to make it. i honestly would. i think if we were gonna make it, we'd need stunt guys running up the sides of a wall, roundhouse kicks, some really cool stuff. but you're right. it could totally work as a superhero/comedy. i'm down with it. if kevin could write it, it would be amazing. tms: what's the best comedy of all time? jm: house party is one of my favorites. it's old school. and do the right thing. those are two that stand out to me and i watch a bunch. do the right thing is something me and kevin have been watching for twenty years and always quote between each other. the movie sleuth thanks jay for talking to us. it was definitely an experience!

mjuz ɪz hir tɪ tɔk hɪz nu ˈmuvi, ðə klərks ˈlɛgəsi, ənd ðə fˈjuʧər əv ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb. tms*: wi ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈnɛvər tɔk ˈpɑləˌtɪks əraʊnd hir. bət dud, hu du ju θɪŋk jʊr ˈgɑnə voʊt fər ðɪs ˈkreɪzi ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈsizən? jm*: ˈɑnəstli. aɪ ˈhævənt bɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪt. aɪ wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli voʊt ˌhaʊˈɛvər maɪ waɪf tɛlz mi tɪ voʊt. soʊ ðæts ˈgɑnə bi wət ɪt ɪz. aɪ ˈhædənt ˈvoʊtɪd əp ənˈtɪl ə ˈkəpəl jɪrz əˈgoʊ. bɪˈkəz aɪ hæd ə ˈfɛləni, aɪ wɑz toʊld aɪ wɑz nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ voʊt. aɪ ʤɪst əˈsumd ðeɪ wər raɪt ənd aɪ ˈnɛvər dɪd ˈɛni taɪp əv ˈrisərʧ əˈbaʊt ɪt, soʊ aɪ ʤɪst ˈnɛvər ˈvoʊtɪd bɪˈkəz aɪ θɔt aɪ ˈwəzənt əˈlaʊd tɪ. maɪ waɪf riˈsərʧt ɪt ənd ɪt wɑz ˈsəmˈwət tru. ju kænt voʊt waɪl jʊr ɔn proʊˈbeɪʃən. bət ˈæftər jʊr ɔf, ju kən voʊt. soʊ, aɪ ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈvoʊtɪŋ wɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə keɪm əraʊnd. soʊ, aɪ hæd ˈnɛvər ˈvoʊtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ənd aɪ wɑz laɪk 'hu æm aɪ? æm aɪ ˈdɛməˌkræt ər æm aɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən?'. tms*: aɪ θɪŋk jʊr ə ˈdɛməˌkræt. jm*: maɪ waɪf geɪv mi səm ˈɪnˌpʊt əˈbaʊt wəts wət ənd ðɪs jɪr ɪts ðə seɪm θɪŋ. aɪl ˈlɪsən tɪ wət ʃi sɪz. aɪ gɛs aɪ ʃʊd noʊ ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ənd ʃʊd bi mɔr səˈpɔrtɪv əˈbaʊt ðət stəf bət aɪ θɪŋk əm pleɪɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ˈbeɪbi tu məʧ ənd ˈtrævəlɪŋ. wɪn aɪ æm hoʊm ənd aɪ hæv ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm, aɪ rɛd ˈkɑmɪk bʊks ənd pleɪ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. ˈmeɪbi aɪ ˈʃʊdənt bi duɪŋ soʊ məʧ əv ðət. tms*: soʊ, haʊ ɪz ɪt biɪŋ ə ˈpɛrənt? simz ˈkreɪzi ðət ʤeɪ həz ə ˈbeɪbi!!! jm*: aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ məʧ taɪm ə ˈbeɪbi teɪks. aɪ nu bət aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ. aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ðət wɪn ʃi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwɔkɪŋ aɪd bi ˈlɪtərəli ˈʧeɪsɪŋ hər əraʊnd ðə haʊs bɪˈkəz əm soʊ ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd ðət ʃiz ˈgɑnə fɔl ənd hɪt hər hɛd ər ˈsəmθɪŋ. soʊ, aɪ ˈlɪtərəli ʧeɪs hər əraʊnd. ʃi wɔnts tɪ goʊ əp hər slaɪd ənd daʊn hər slaɪd ɪn ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum. ʃi wɔnts tɪ gɪt ɔn hər ˈskutər wɪʧ ʃiz ʤɪst ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ gɪt ɔn. ɪts ə blæst. aɪ ləv ɪt. tms*: wəts əp wɪθ ˌvɪʤəˈlænti ˈdaɪəriz? wɛr kən ˈpipəl si ɪt? ənd wət du ju wɔnt ðɛm tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmuvi? jm*: ðɪs ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɪtəl bi aʊt ɔn vod*, ˈaɪˌtunz, ənd ɪn səm ˈθiətərz. əm ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt ɛz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈpæʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət maɪ frɛndz ˈkrɪsʧɪn ənd pɔl meɪd ɛz ə wɛb ˈsɪriz. wi ʃɑt ɪt ənd pʊt ɪt aʊt ðɛr. ˈsəmˌwən sɔ ɪt ənd ˈrɪli dəg ɪt. ðeɪ sɛd 'heɪ mæn, wi ˈwɑnə meɪk ðɪs ˈɪntu ə ˈmuvi'. ðeɪ geɪv ˈkrɪsʧɪn ənd pɔl səm ˈməni tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈmuvi. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ dɪd ə greɪt ʤɑb. soʊ hir wi hæv ɪt. aɪ wɛnt bæk ənd ʃɑt səm mɔr stəf fər maɪ ˈkɛrɪktər. ðeɪ wɛnt ˈsəmˌwɛr laɪk bɛˈliz ər brəˈzɪl, ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈɔsəm ðət aɪ ˈdɪdənt gɪt tɪ goʊ. bət ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈvælju tərnd aʊt fænˈtæstɪk. aɪ wɑz ˈsupər stoʊkt. tms*: aɪ noʊ ɪt wɑz ə ˈsɛvən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɛb ˈsɪriz. dɪd ðeɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər θɪŋ ər dɪd ðeɪ pʊt ðə sinz ðeɪ hæd ɔˈrɛdi ʃɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈmuvi? jm*: ðeɪ ʤɪst ʃɑt ənd ðeɪ ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd ðə wɛb stəf ˈɪntu ɪt. aɪ fil ðə weɪ ðeɪ dɪd ɪt wərkt ˈvɛri wɛl. ðeɪ juzd ðə wɛb ˈfʊtɪʤ tɪ kip ðə floʊ əv ðə ˈmuvi wɪʧ aɪ θɔt wɑz ˈʤinjəs. ɪt ˈwəzənt laɪk 'heɪ lʊk, ðɪs aɪˈdiə ɪz ˈʤinjəs, lɛts skræp ðə wɛb ˈsɪriz!' tɪ stɑrt ˈoʊvər. ðeɪ ʃɑt ðə ˈmuvi ənd pist ɪn ðə wɛb ˈsɪriz ənd ɪt wərks ˈrɪli wɛl. tms*: aɪ doʊnt ˈwɑnə spɛnd tu məʧ taɪm ɔn ðə ˈkɛvɪn smɪθ ˈmuviz bɪˈkəz əm ʃʊr ɪt gɪts ˈtaɪərsəm. bət, haʊ du ju dil wɪθ fænz ðət ər ˌɪnˈsɛsəntli kˈwoʊtɪŋ ˈmuvi laɪnz æt ju? jm*: aɪ dɪg ɪt, mæn. əm ˈflætərd. tˈwɛnti jɪrz ˈleɪtər ˈpipəl ər stɪl kˈwoʊtɪŋ stəf frəm ðə ˈmuviz. ənd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðoʊz ˈmuviz. ˈpipəl ər ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ɑr ˈpɔdˌkæst ðət wi du. ɪts bɪn ˈɔsəm. aɪ ˈnɛvər ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ʤeɪ ənd bɑb wʊd bi əraʊnd tˈwɛnti jɪrz ˈleɪtər duɪŋ stəf. tms*: wɛl, klərks ˈstɑrtɪd ɪt ɔl, mæn. wət kən ju tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðət flɪk? jm*: ˈæftər klərks aɪ wɛnt bæk tɪ ˈrufɪŋ. ɪts ˈfəni kɔz ɪf ju wɔʧ klərks, ʤeɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ɔn ðə ˈpoʊstər. wi ʃɑt ðə ˈmuvi wɪθ ə ˈkəpəl əv frɛndz. aɪ ˈdɪdənt noʊ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə wərld əv traɪɪŋ tɪ heɪ, wɪr ˈgɑnə brɪŋ ðɪs tɪ fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəlz, ˈpipəl wɔʧ ɪt, ðeɪ kən baɪ ɪt ənd pʊt ɪt ɪn ˈθiətərz'. aɪ hæd noʊ klu. aɪ ʤɪst θɔt wi ʃɑt ɪt. wi wɔʧt ɪt ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ stɔr wɪθ laɪk əv ˈjuˈɛs. aɪ wɑz laɪk 'kul. ðæts ˈɔsəm. ðət wɑz fən. wi meɪd ə ˈmuvi.' ðɛn ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ˈkɛvɪn wɑz laɪk 'ˈmɪrəˌmæks bɔt ɪt. ɪts ˈgɑnə bi ɪn ˈθiətərz. aɪ gɑt ə dil wɛr əm ˈgɑnə meɪk ə ˈkəpəl mɔr ˈmuviz ənd əm ˈgɑnə θroʊ ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ðə nɛkst ˈmuvi'. soʊ əˈgɛn, aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət aɪd du mɔr ðən wən ˈmuvi ənd ðət wid stɪl bi duɪŋ ɪt. maɪ pɔɪnt ɪz ðət aɪ doʊnt maɪnd ɪf ˈpipəl draɪv baɪ ənd ər laɪk bootchies*'. ˈpipəl kəm əp ənd ʃoʊ mi ˌtæˈtuz əv ʤeɪ ənd bɑb. aɪ θɪŋk ɪts fænˈtæstɪk. aɪ doʊnt gɪt sɪk əv ɪt æt ɔl. ɪts ˈflætərɪŋ ənd ˈɔsəm ðət ˈpipəl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈjuˈɛs. tms*: hiz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi tɪ meɪk ðɪs ˈmɔlræts ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz. wi θɔt wi wər ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈmuvi bət ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪts biɪŋ tərnd ˈɪntu ə ʃoʊ. wɪl ju gaɪz bi rɪˈtərnɪŋ fər ðət? jm*: oʊ ˈtoʊtəli! hi ˈdɛfənətli plænd ɔn ˈjuˈɛs biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmuvi. ˈhoʊpfəli ɔl goʊz smuð ənd ɛz plænd wɪθ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ. aɪ doʊnt noʊ haʊ hiz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðə ˈstɔriˌlaɪn əv ðə skrɪpt. əm ˈkjʊriəs. bət aɪ du nɑt ðət ʤeɪ ənd ˈsaɪlənt bɑb wɪl bi ɪn ɪt. ðɛn ˈhoʊpfəli wi gɪt tɪ ʃut mus ʤɔz, pɑrt əv ðə tru nɔrθ ˈtrɪləʤi. ˈkɛvɪn dɪd təsk ənd ˈjoʊgə hosers*. ðə θərd pɑrt əv ðət ˈtrɪləʤi wɪl bi mus ʤɔz, wɪʧ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ʤɔz wɪθ ə mus. tms*: ðæts ˈɔsəm!!! ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈmuviz ər juʤ raɪt naʊ. soʊ, waɪ nɑt ə ənd ˈkrɑnɪk ˈmuvi? jm*: bɪˈliv mi, aɪ wʊd ləv ðət. ˈɑnəstli, ɪts ˈkɛvɪnz stəf. ɪf ˈkɛvɪn ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt ər wɔnts tɪ meɪk ɪt, aɪ wʊd ləv tɪ meɪk ɪt. aɪ ˈɑnəstli wʊd. aɪ θɪŋk ɪf wi wər ˈgɑnə meɪk ɪt, wid nid stənt gaɪz ˈrənɪŋ əp ðə saɪdz əv ə wɔl, ˈraʊnˌdhaʊs kɪks, səm ˈrɪli kul stəf. bət jʊr raɪt. ɪt kʊd ˈtoʊtəli wərk ɛz ə superhero/comedy*. əm daʊn wɪθ ɪt. ɪf ˈkɛvɪn kʊd raɪt ɪt, ɪt wʊd bi əˈmeɪzɪŋ. tms*: wəts ðə bɛst ˈkɑmədi əv ɔl taɪm? jm*: haʊs ˈpɑrti ɪz wən əv maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪts. ɪts oʊld skul. ənd du ðə raɪt θɪŋ. ðoʊz ər tu ðət stænd aʊt tɪ mi ənd aɪ wɔʧ ə bənʧ. du ðə raɪt θɪŋ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ mi ənd ˈkɛvɪn hæv bɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ fər tˈwɛnti jɪrz ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz kwoʊt bɪtˈwin iʧ ˈəðər. ðə ˈmuvi sluθ θæŋks ʤeɪ fər ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ən ɪkˈspɪriəns!

clinton, tenn., aug. 1 (upi) -- police in tennessee said a man charged with domestic assault was upset about a picture of an unknown man on his girlfriend's facebook -- a photo of mitt romney. crystal gray, 38, of clinton, told anderson county sheriff's deputies her boyfriend, lowell turpin, 40, confronted her july 22 when he saw a picture of an unknown man on her facebook page, the smoking gun reported wednesday. the sheriff's report said gray explained the photo was of presumptive republican presidential nominee mitt romney, but she told deputies turpin remained angry and confronted her for communicating with friends on facebook. the knoxville (tenn.) news sentinel reported turpin allegedly threw gray's laptop against a wall and punched her in the face. deputies said gray gave them multiple contradictory accounts of the incident. turpin was charged with domestic assault and jailed in lieu of $1,000 bond.

ˈklɪntən, tɛn., ˈɔgəst. 1 (upi*) pəˈlis ɪn ˌtɛnəˈsi sɛd ə mæn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk əˈsɔlt wɑz ˈəpˌsɛt əˈbaʊt ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ən ənˈnoʊn mæn ɔn hɪz ˈgərlˌfrɛndz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv mɪt ˈrɑmni. ˈkrɪstəl greɪ, 38 əv ˈklɪntən, toʊld ˈændərsən ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈdɛpjətiz hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd, loʊəl ˈtərpɪn, 40 kənˈfrəntɪd hər ˌʤuˈlaɪ 22 wɪn hi sɔ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ən ənˈnoʊn mæn ɔn hər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ, ðə sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs rɪˈpɔrt sɛd greɪ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ wɑz əv priˈzəmptɪv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni mɪt ˈrɑmni, bət ʃi toʊld ˈdɛpjətiz ˈtərpɪn rɪˈmeɪnd ˈæŋgri ənd kənˈfrəntɪd hər fər kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ wɪθ frɛndz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðə ˈnɑksvɪl (tɛn.) nuz ˈsɛntənəl ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈtərpɪn əˈlɛʤədli θru greɪz ˈlæpˌtɑp əˈgɛnst ə wɔl ənd pənʧt hər ɪn ðə feɪs. ˈdɛpjətiz sɛd greɪ geɪv ðɛm ˈməltəpəl ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri əˈkaʊnts əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ˈtərpɪn wɑz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ dəˈmɛstɪk əˈsɔlt ənd ʤeɪld ɪn lu əv bɑnd.

israel has dismissed an urgent call to accept desperate refugees fleeing syria's civil war, saying doing so would open its borders to terrorists. israel has dismissed an urgent call to accept desperate refugees fleeing syria's civil war, saying doing so would open its borders to terrorists. israel's netanyahu says admitting syrian refugees will allow terrorists in prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he was "not indifferent" to the fates of families fleeing persecution from its northern neighbour but insisted israel had to ‘control [its] borders against both illegal migrants and terrorism.” “israel is a small country, a very small lacks demographic and geographic depth. "we will not allow [it] to be submerged by a wave of illegal migrants and terrorist activists." following his comments, mr netanyahu announced that a new fence will be built along the frontier with jordan, reuters reported. the israeli prime minister has ignored calls from main opposition party to step in and help with europe's burgeoning refugee crisis. aylan (left) and his older brother - the two young boys whose drowning off the coast in turkey sparked international outrage “israel is to take in refugees,” said isaac herzog, leader of the zionist union which was created in 2015 to unseat mr netanyahu. israel has already been by the united nations high commission for refugees over its treatment of tens of thousands of african asylum seekers, most of them fleeing wars in eritrea, sudan and south sudan. only a handful of more than refugees to have entered israel through its southern border with egypt since 2006 have received asylum status, while others have been repatriated to other african countries in a scheme that israel claims is voluntary but critics call coercive. meanwhile, mahmoud abbas, the palestinian authority leader, called on the united nations to pressure israel to allow palestinians from syrian refugees camps to take shelter in the occupied west bank. online editors

ˈɪzriəl həz dɪsˈmɪst ən ˈərʤənt kɔl tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈdɛspərɪt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz fliɪŋ ˈsɪriəz ˈsɪvəl wɔr, seɪɪŋ duɪŋ soʊ wʊd ˈoʊpən ɪts ˈbɔrdərz tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ˈɪzriəl həz dɪsˈmɪst ən ˈərʤənt kɔl tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈdɛspərɪt ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz fliɪŋ ˈsɪriəz ˈsɪvəl wɔr, seɪɪŋ duɪŋ soʊ wʊd ˈoʊpən ɪts ˈbɔrdərz tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ˈɪzriəlz ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɪz ədˈmɪtɪŋ ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd hi wɑz "nɑt ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt" tɪ ðə feɪts əv ˈfæməliz fliɪŋ ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən frəm ɪts ˈnɔrðərn ˈneɪbər bət ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ˈɪzriəl hæd tɪ [ɪts] ˈbɔrdərz əˈgɛnst boʊθ ˌɪˈligəl ˈmaɪgrənts ənd terrorism.”*.” ɪz ə smɔl ˈkəntri, ə ˈvɛri smɔl læks ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ənd ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk dɛpθ. "wi wɪl nɑt əˈlaʊ [ɪt] tɪ bi səbˈmərʤd baɪ ə weɪv əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈmaɪgrənts ənd ˈtɛrərɪst ˈæktɪvɪsts." ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts, ˈmɪstər ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu əˈnaʊnst ðət ə nu fɛns wɪl bi bɪlt əˈlɔŋ ðə frənˈtɪr wɪθ ˈʤɔrdən, ˈrɔɪtərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər həz ˌɪgˈnɔrd kɔlz frəm meɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti tɪ stɛp ɪn ənd hɛlp wɪθ ˈjʊrəps ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈkraɪsəs. (lɛft) ənd hɪz ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər ðə tu jəŋ bɔɪz huz ˈdraʊnɪŋ ɔf ðə koʊst ɪn ˈtərki spɑrkt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɪz tɪ teɪk ɪn refugees,”*,” sɛd ˈaɪzɪk ˈhərzɑg, ˈlidər əv ðə ˈzaɪənɪst ˈjunjən wɪʧ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn 2015 tɪ ənˈsit ˈmɪstər ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu. ˈɪzriəl həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz haɪ kəˈmɪʃən fər ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈtritmənt əv tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz, moʊst əv ðɛm fliɪŋ wɔrz ɪn ˌɛrɪˈtriə, suˈdæn ənd saʊθ suˈdæn. ˈoʊnli ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv mɔr ðən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz tɪ hæv ˈɛnərd ˈɪzriəl θru ɪts ˈsəðərn ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈiʤɪpt sɪns 2006 hæv rɪˈsivd əˈsaɪləm ˈstætəs, waɪl ˈəðərz hæv bɪn riˈpeɪtriˌeɪtɪd tɪ ˈəðər ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈkəntriz ɪn ə skim ðət ˈɪzriəl kleɪmz ɪz ˈvɑləntɛri bət ˈkrɪtɪks kɔl koʊəˈrsɪv. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈmæmud əˈbɑs, ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti ˈlidər, kɔld ɔn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz tɪ ˈprɛʃər ˈɪzriəl tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz frəm ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz kæmps tɪ teɪk ˈʃɛltər ɪn ðə ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɛst bæŋk. ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɛdɪtərz

jennifer tress begins a presentation at george mason university with a photograph of her self. she has written a book titled "you're not pretty enough: you make up real life." (katherine washington post) jennifer tress change who is on the cover of cosmo. she stop college guys from sharing links from and hot or not. but she can sit in your common room and tell you how her husband cheated on her because, he said, she “pretty enough.” and she will tell you how years after their divorce his painful words led her to become what she calls “an accidental activist.” tress, a consultant for the federal government by day, is bringing her multimedia salons on to 100 colleges over the next few months. you’re not pretty enough. not a nice thing to say, or hear, as tress knows. almost the reverse message of the soundtrack to soothe low that college students are used to: one direction crooning “you’re insecure / know what for / turning heads when you walk through the door,” or bruno mars promising “you’re amazing / just the way you are.” to tress, these fluffy anthems of are useful but not as powerful as confronting your shortcomings with honesty. what she offers in her meetings with college students a chance to talk about societal expectations of beauty, why hurtful and also tough to ignore, and what to focus on instead. tress’s college tour coincides with the publication of her book of comic not pretty enough: you make up real life.” the book has a photograph of her self on the cover, sporting alarmingly bushy eyebrows and a mullet. now 42, tress regularly has her eyebrows waxed. she has thick, brown hair that flows over her shoulders, clear skin and a pleasant smile. she’s, well, pretty. “i have been 20, even 40 pounds heavier than this. i like to eat. i like to drink,” she offers while setting up for one of her salons last month at george mason university in arlington. “when people hear what doing, they say, ‘i know, jen, you are pretty, so should you do this?’ she relates this anecdote with the breezy confidence of a woman who once had a bad spell, has come out of it and is using her newfound confidence to inspire others. she says she see “a space that was trying to connect to this really common feeling. so i created one.” she has also launched a video project on youtube that she hopes will do for young people with body and beauty image issues what dan it gets better project does to help prevent suicide among youths. in some ways, her quest can feel a little naive, even futile, in a world where beauty is an empirically advantageous trait. good-looking people are paid better, have an easier time getting loans and even get milder prison sentences, according to recent studies by daniel, a university of texas labor economist and the father of pulchronomics, or the economic study of beauty. says that even though beauty bias undermines equal opportunity laws, not much we can do to change that inherent discrimination. but that reality is why self- esteem salons can feel like salve on a burn. the blistered skin may turn into a scar that will always be there, but the temporary relief is soothing nonetheless. young women today feel bad just about the face looking back at them in the mirror but also about how they look on and how many likes their new facebook profile picture gets. if generation x dreaded the awkward yearbook shot and the middle school “glamour shot,” generation has a dozen more platforms to hate themselves on. they’re celebrities in their own or with their 340 followers and their bad hair days or drunken dance moves are recorded online, possibly forever. in a 2012 survey that tress conducted with 450 area college students, most women reported that they wondered if they attractive enough anywhere from every three minutes to once a day. “it’s not like you can rip up a facebook photo, so we constantly have to be, like, ‘please me! please!’ shouted lindsey wahowiak, 28, who lives in columbia heights and came to the recent talk at george mason. “i really have to wonder why i care. so what if my face looks fat in a few photos? sometimes, my face looks like that.” these are the types of comments that tress talks through with the people who arrive at her salons. about 30 joined her on a recent summer evening in a conference room at george mason, laughing nervously while entering the room marked with a “you’re not pretty enough” sign. tress led the crowd through exercises to combat negative “self-talk” and encouraged the audience to realize how common feelings of can be. there are a few men who come to her sessions, some with eating disorders and others who never felt they were good-looking by mainstream standards. “it’s not easy being a korean american in mississippi,” said chuck na, one of two men who attended the george mason event. “i was bullied a lot and just felt like being was this weird thing.” the “ynpe movement,” as tress calls it, started after she got involved in the live storytelling scene in washington. while she is now happily married to a d.c. police officer who helps her set up most of her salons, she knows the anecdote about her ex-husband is a story she has become known for, a humiliating crowd-pleaser. it resonated with people, and they would yell out at shows, “hey, the girl,” she said. soon, she created the web site yourenotprettyenough.com, thinking it was an inside joke for people who knew the story. but she noticed that the web site started getting a startling amount of traffic from people googling variations of the phrase. around the same time, she heard that and teenage girls were uploading videos of themselves to youtube and asking the question, “am i ugly?” “it really hurt me,” she said of seeing these raw videos. “and it just sparked something in me to do something about it.” and the salon was born. aside from leading classic discussions, she gets the crowd pumped up by playing music “so fly,” by elle varner, is a favorite and comedy videos. but the bulk of the events involves tress giving salon participants a few minutes of relief and maybe some tools to use once they leave. “it’s tough out there, and sometimes you have to prepare to be horrified,” said elizabeth trabert piper, 22, a recent graduate of loyola university who came to the gathering and had started a “beauty and women” group at her school. “but i think tress gives us a chance to at least vent about it. and a good start.”

ˈʤɛnəfər trɛs bɪˈgɪnz ə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən æt ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɪθ ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv hər sɛlf. ʃi həz ˈrɪtən ə bʊk ˈtaɪtəld "jʊr nɑt ˈprɪti ɪˈnəf: ju meɪk əp ril laɪf." (ˈkæθərɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ˈʤɛnəfər trɛs ʧeɪnʤ hu ɪz ɔn ðə ˈkəvər əv ˈkɔzmoʊ. ʃi stɑp ˈkɑlɪʤ gaɪz frəm ˈʃɛrɪŋ lɪŋks frəm ənd hɑt ər nɑt. bət ʃi kən sɪt ɪn jʊr ˈkɑmən rum ənd tɛl ju haʊ hər ˈhəzbənd ˈʧitɪd ɔn hər bɪˈkəz, hi sɛd, ʃi enough.”*.” ənd ʃi wɪl tɛl ju haʊ jɪrz ˈæftər ðɛr dɪˈvɔrs hɪz ˈpeɪnfəl wərdz lɛd hər tɪ bɪˈkəm wət ʃi kɔlz ˌæksəˈdɛnəl activist.”*.” trɛs, ə kənˈsəltənt fər ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ deɪ, ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ hər ˌməltiˈmidiə səˈlɑnz ɔn tɪ 100 ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju mənθs. nɑt ˈprɪti ɪˈnəf. nɑt ə nis θɪŋ tɪ seɪ, ər hir, ɛz trɛs noʊz. ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə rɪˈvərs ˈmɛsɪʤ əv ðə ˈsaʊnˌtræk tɪ suð loʊ ðət ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ər juzd tɪ: wən dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˈkrunɪŋ ˈɪnsəkjər noʊ wət fər ˈtərnɪŋ hɛdz wɪn ju wɔk θru ðə door,”*,” ər ˈbrunoʊ mɑrz ˈprɑməsɪŋ əˈmeɪzɪŋ ʤɪst ðə weɪ ju are.”*.” tɪ trɛs, ðiz ˈfləfi ˈænθəmz əv ər ˈjusfəl bət nɑt ɛz ˈpaʊərfəl ɛz kənˈfrəntɪŋ jʊr ˈʃɔrtˌkəmɪŋz wɪθ ˈɑnəsti. wət ʃi ˈɔfərz ɪn hər ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ə ʧæns tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz əv ˈbjuti, waɪ ˈhərtfəl ənd ˈɔlsoʊ təf tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr, ənd wət tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈkɑlɪʤ tʊr ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv hər bʊk əv ˈkɑmɪk nɑt ˈprɪti ɪˈnəf: ju meɪk əp ril life.”*.” ðə bʊk həz ə ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv hər sɛlf ɔn ðə ˈkəvər, ˈspɔrtɪŋ əˈlɑrmɪŋli ˈbʊʃi ˈaɪˌbraʊz ənd ə ˈmələt. naʊ 42 trɛs ˈrɛgjələrli həz hər ˈaɪˌbraʊz wækst. ʃi həz θɪk, braʊn hɛr ðət floʊz ˈoʊvər hər ˈʃoʊldərz, klɪr skɪn ənd ə ˈplɛzənt smaɪl. she’s*, wɛl, ˈprɪti. hæv bɪn 20 ˈivɪn 40 paʊnz ˈhɛviər ðən ðɪs. aɪ laɪk tɪ it. aɪ laɪk tɪ drink,”*,” ʃi ˈɔfərz waɪl ˈsɛtɪŋ əp fər wən əv hər səˈlɑnz læst mənθ æt ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈɑrlɪŋtən. ˈpipəl hir wət duɪŋ, ðeɪ seɪ, noʊ, ʤɛn, ju ər ˈprɪti, soʊ ʃʊd ju du this?’*?’ ʃi rɪˈleɪts ðɪs ˈænɪkˌdoʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbrizi ˈkɑnfədɛns əv ə ˈwʊmən hu wəns hæd ə bæd spɛl, həz kəm aʊt əv ɪt ənd ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ hər ˈnuˈfaʊnd ˈkɑnfədɛns tɪ ˌɪnˈspaɪr ˈəðərz. ʃi sɪz ʃi si speɪs ðət wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðɪs ˈrɪli ˈkɑmən ˈfilɪŋ. soʊ aɪ kriˈeɪtɪd one.”*.” ʃi həz ˈɔlsoʊ lɔnʧt ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔn ˈjuˌtub ðət ʃi hoʊps wɪl du fər jəŋ ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈbɑdi ənd ˈbjuti ˈɪmɪʤ ˈɪʃuz wət dæn ɪt gɪts ˈbɛtər ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪz tɪ hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈməŋ juθs. ɪn səm weɪz, hər kwɛst kən fil ə ˈlɪtəl naɪiv, ˈivɪn fˈjutəl, ɪn ə wərld wɛr ˈbjuti ɪz ən ɛmˈpɪrɪkəli ˌædvənˈteɪʤəs treɪt. ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ ˈpipəl ər peɪd ˈbɛtər, hæv ən ˈiziər taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ loʊnz ənd ˈivɪn gɪt ˈmaɪldər ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntənsɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrisənt ˈstədiz baɪ ˈdænjəl, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈtɛksəs ˈleɪbər ɪˈkɑnəmɪst ənd ðə ˈfɑðər əv pulchronomics*, ər ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈstədi əv ˈbjuti. sɪz ðət ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈbjuti baɪəs ˌəndərˈmaɪnz ˈikwəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti lɔz, nɑt məʧ wi kən du tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðət ˌɪnˈhɛrənt dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən. bət ðət ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz waɪ sɛlf- ɛˈstim səˈlɑnz kən fil laɪk sɑv ɔn ə bərn. ðə ˈblɪstərd skɪn meɪ tərn ˈɪntu ə skɑr ðət wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz bi ðɛr, bət ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri rɪˈlif ɪz ˈsuðɪŋ ˌnənðəˈlɛs. jəŋ ˈwɪmən təˈdeɪ fil bæd ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ðə feɪs ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk æt ðɛm ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər bət ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt haʊ ðeɪ lʊk ɔn ənd haʊ ˈmɛni laɪks ðɛr nu ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈpɪkʧər gɪts. ɪf ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɛks ˈdrɛdɪd ðə ˈɔkwərd ˈjɪrˌbʊk ʃɑt ənd ðə ˈmɪdəl skul shot,”*,” ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən həz ə ˈdəzən mɔr ˈplætˌfɔrmz tɪ heɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn. səˈlɛbrɪtiz ɪn ðɛr oʊn ər wɪθ ðɛr 340 ˈfɑloʊərz ənd ðɛr bæd hɛr deɪz ər ˈdrəŋkən dæns muvz ər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈpɑsəbli fərˈɛvər. ɪn ə 2012 ˈsərˌveɪ ðət trɛs kənˈdəktəd wɪθ 450 ˈɛriə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts, moʊst ˈwɪmən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðeɪ ˈwəndərd ɪf ðeɪ əˈtræktɪv ɪˈnəf ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm ˈɛvəri θri ˈmɪnəts tɪ wəns ə deɪ. nɑt laɪk ju kən rɪp əp ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfoʊˌtoʊ, soʊ wi ˈkɑnstəntli hæv tɪ bi, laɪk, mi! please!’*!’ ˈʃaʊtɪd ˈlɪndzi wahowiak*, 28 hu lɪvz ɪn kəˈləmbiə haɪts ənd keɪm tɪ ðə ˈrisənt tɔk æt ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən. ˈrɪli hæv tɪ ˈwəndər waɪ aɪ kɛr. soʊ wət ɪf maɪ feɪs lʊks fæt ɪn ə fju ˈfoʊˌtoʊz? ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, maɪ feɪs lʊks laɪk that.”*.” ðiz ər ðə taɪps əv ˈkɑmɛnts ðət trɛs tɔks θru wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl hu əraɪv æt hər səˈlɑnz. əˈbaʊt 30 ʤɔɪnd hər ɔn ə ˈrisənt ˈsəmər ˈivnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkɑnfərəns rum æt ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən, ˈlæfɪŋ ˈnərvəsli waɪl ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə rum mɑrkt wɪθ ə nɑt ˈprɪti enough”*” saɪn. trɛs lɛd ðə kraʊd θru ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ˈnɛgətɪv ““self-talk”*” ənd ɪnˈkərəʤd ðə ˈɔdiəns tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ ˈkɑmən ˈfilɪŋz əv kən bi. ðɛr ər ə fju mɛn hu kəm tɪ hər ˈsɛʃənz, səm wɪθ ˈitɪŋ dɪˈsɔrdərz ənd ˈəðərz hu ˈnɛvər fɛlt ðeɪ wər ˈgʊˌdlʊkɪŋ baɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈstændərdz. nɑt ˈizi biɪŋ ə ˌkɔˈriən əˈmɛrɪkən ɪn mississippi,”*,” sɛd ʧək nɑ, wən əv tu mɛn hu əˈtɛndəd ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈmeɪsən ɪˈvɛnt. wɑz ˈbʊlid ə lɔt ənd ʤɪst fɛlt laɪk biɪŋ wɑz ðɪs wɪrd thing.”*.” ðə movement,”*,” ɛz trɛs kɔlz ɪt, ˈstɑrtɪd ˈæftər ʃi gɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə lɪv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ sin ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. waɪl ʃi ɪz naʊ ˈhæpəli ˈmɛrid tɪ ə d.c*. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər hu hɛlps hər sɛt əp moʊst əv hər səˈlɑnz, ʃi noʊz ðə ˈænɪkˌdoʊt əˈbaʊt hər ˈɛksˈhəzbənd ɪz ə ˈstɔri ʃi həz bɪˈkəm noʊn fər, ə hjuˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ crowd-pleaser*. ɪt ˈrɛzəˌneɪtɪd wɪθ ˈpipəl, ənd ðeɪ wʊd jɛl aʊt æt ʃoʊz, ““hey*, ðə girl,”*,” ʃi sɛd. sun, ʃi kriˈeɪtɪd ðə wɛb saɪt yourenotprettyenough.com*, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪt wɑz ən ˌɪnˈsaɪd ʤoʊk fər ˈpipəl hu nu ðə ˈstɔri. bət ʃi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə wɛb saɪt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈstɑrtlɪŋ əˈmaʊnt əv ˈtræfɪk frəm ˈpipəl ˈguglɪŋ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz əv ðə freɪz. əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm, ʃi hərd ðət ənd ˈtiˌneɪʤ gərlz wər ˈəˌploʊdɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ˈjuˌtub ənd ˈæskɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən, aɪ ugly?”*?” ˈrɪli hərt me,”*,” ʃi sɛd əv siɪŋ ðiz rɑ ˈvɪdioʊz. ɪt ʤɪst spɑrkt ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn mi tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt it.”*.” ənd ðə səˈlɑn wɑz bɔrn. əˈsaɪd frəm ˈlidɪŋ ˈklæsɪk dɪˈskəʃənz, ʃi gɪts ðə kraʊd pəmpt əp baɪ pleɪɪŋ mˈjuzɪk fly,”*,” baɪ ɛl ˈvɑrnər, ɪz ə ˈfeɪvərɪt ənd ˈkɑmədi ˈvɪdioʊz. bət ðə bəlk əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts ˌɪnˈvɑlvz trɛs ˈgɪvɪŋ səˈlɑn pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ə fju ˈmɪnəts əv rɪˈlif ənd ˈmeɪbi səm tulz tɪ juz wəns ðeɪ liv. təf aʊt ðɛr, ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ju hæv tɪ priˈpɛr tɪ bi horrified,”*,” sɛd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈtræbərt ˈpaɪpər, 22 ə ˈrisənt ˈgræʤəˌweɪt əv ˌlɔɪˈoʊlə ˌjunəˈvərsəti hu keɪm tɪ ðə ˈgæðərɪŋ ənd hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ə ənd women”*” grup æt hər skul. aɪ θɪŋk trɛs gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə ʧæns tɪ æt list vɛnt əˈbaʊt ɪt. ənd ə gʊd start.”*.”

scientists at goddard institute for space studies (giss) say 2012 was the ninth warmest year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. the ten warmest years in the record have all occurred since 1998. the last year that was cooler than average was 1976. the map at the top depicts temperature anomalies, or changes, by region in 2012; it does not show absolute temperature. reds and blues show how much warmer or cooler each area was in 2012 compared to an averaged base period from. for more explanation of how the analysis works, read world of change: global temperatures. the average temperature in 2012 was about degrees celsius (58.3 degrees fahrenheit), which is (1.0°f) warmer than the century base period. the average global temperature has increased (1.4°f) since 1880, and most of that change has occurred in the past four decades. the line plot above shows yearly temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2011 as recorded by nasa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) national climatic data center, the japanese meteorological agency, and the met office hadley centre in the united kingdom. all four institutions tally temperature data from stations around the world and make independent judgments about whether the year was warm or cool compared to other years. though there are minor variations from year to year, all four records show peaks and valleys in sync with each other. all show rapid warming in the past few decades, and all show the last decade as the warmest. scientists emphasize that weather patterns cause fluctuations in average temperatures from year to year, but the continued increase in greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere assures that there will be a long-term rise in global temperatures. each individual year will not necessarily be warmer than the previous year, but scientists expect each decade to be warmer than the previous decade. “one more year of numbers in itself significant,” climatologist gavin schmidt said. “what matters is this decade is warmer than the last decade, and that decade was warmer than the decade before. the planet is warming. the reason warming is because we are pumping increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.” carbon dioxide traps heat and largely controls climate. it occurs naturally but is also released by the burning of fossil fuels for energy. the level of carbon dioxide in atmosphere has been rising consistently for decades, largely driven by increasing man-made emissions. the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere was about 285 parts per million in 1880, the first year of the temperature record. by 1960, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, measured at mauna observatory, was about 315 parts per million. today, that measurement exceeds 390 parts per million. the continental u.s. endured its warmest year on record by far, according to noaa, the official keeper of u.s. weather records. noaa also announced that global temperatures were record by their analysis methods. “the u.s. temperatures in the summer of 2012 are an example of a new trend of outlying seasonal extremes that are warmer than the hottest seasonal temperatures of the century,” nasa director james e. hansen said. “the climate dice are nowded. some seasons still will be cooler than the long-term average, but the perceptive person should notice that the frequency of unusually warm extremes is increasing. it is the extremes that have the most impact on people and other life on the planet.” nasa images by robert simmon, based on data from the nasa goddard institute for space studies, noaa national climatic data center, met office hadley research unit, and the japanese meteorological agency. caption by patrick lynch and mike carlowicz.

ˈsaɪəntɪsts æt ˈgɑdərd ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər speɪs ˈstədiz (giss*) seɪ 2012 wɑz ðə naɪnθ ˈwɔrməst jɪr sɪns 1880 kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm trɛnd əv ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz. ðə tɛn ˈwɔrməst jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈrɛkərd hæv ɔl əˈkərd sɪns 1998 ðə læst jɪr ðət wɑz ˈkulər ðən ˈævərɪʤ wɑz 1976 ðə mæp æt ðə tɔp dɪˈpɪkts ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈnɑməliz, ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, baɪ ˈriʤən ɪn 2012 ɪt dɪz nɑt ʃoʊ ˈæbsəˌlut ˈtɛmpərəʧər. rɛdz ənd bluz ʃoʊ haʊ məʧ ˈwɔrmər ər ˈkulər iʧ ˈɛriə wɑz ɪn 2012 kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ən ˈævrɪʤd beɪs ˈpɪriəd frəm fər mɔr ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əv haʊ ðə æˈnælɪsɪs wərks, rɛd wərld əv ʧeɪnʤ: ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər ɪn 2012 wɑz əˈbaʊt dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs dɪˈgriz ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt), wɪʧ ɪz 1.0°f*) ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə ˈsɛnʧəri beɪs ˈpɪriəd. ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər həz ˌɪnˈkrist 1.4°f*) sɪns 1880 ənd moʊst əv ðət ʧeɪnʤ həz əˈkərd ɪn ðə pæst fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz. ðə laɪn plɑt əˈbəv ʃoʊz ˈjɪrli ˈtɛmpərəʧər əˈnɑməliz frəm 1880 tɪ 2011 ɛz rɪˈkɔrdɪd baɪ ˈnæsə, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ) ˈnæʃənəl klaɪˈmætɪk ˈdætə ˈsɛnər, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi, ənd ðə mɛt ˈɔfəs ˈhædli ˈsɛntər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ɔl fɔr ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ˈtæli ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈdætə frəm ˈsteɪʃənz əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd meɪk ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈʤəʤmənts əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðə jɪr wɑz wɔrm ər kul kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈəðər jɪrz. ðoʊ ðɛr ər ˈmaɪnər ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz frəm jɪr tɪ jɪr, ɔl fɔr ˈrɛkərdz ʃoʊ piks ənd ˈvæliz ɪn sɪŋk wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. ɔl ʃoʊ ˈræpɪd ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪn ðə pæst fju ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd ɔl ʃoʊ ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd ɛz ðə ˈwɔrməst. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðət ˈwɛðər ˈpætərnz kɔz ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz frəm jɪr tɪ jɪr, bət ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ˈlɛvəlz ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr əˈʃʊrz ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm raɪz ɪn ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz. iʧ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl jɪr wɪl nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli bi ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr, bət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɪkˈspɛkt iʧ ˈdɛkeɪd tɪ bi ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə ˈpriviəs ˈdɛkeɪd. mɔr jɪr əv ˈnəmbərz ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf significant,”*,” ˌklɪməˈtɑləʤɪst ˈgævɪn ʃmɪt sɛd. ˈmætərz ɪz ðɪs ˈdɛkeɪd ɪz ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd, ənd ðət ˈdɛkeɪd wɑz ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə ˈdɛkeɪd ˌbiˈfɔr. ðə ˈplænət ɪz ˈwɔrmɪŋ. ðə ˈrizən ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪz bɪˈkəz wi ər ˈpəmpɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈmaʊnts əv ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈɪntu ðə atmosphere.”*.” ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd træps hit ənd ˈlɑrʤli kənˈtroʊlz ˈklaɪmɪt. ɪt əˈkərz ˈnæʧərəli bət ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ riˈlist baɪ ðə ˈbərnɪŋ əv ˈfɑsəl fjuəlz fər ˈɛnərʤi. ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ɪn ˈætməsˌfɪr həz bɪn ˈraɪzɪŋ kənˈsɪstəntli fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈlɑrʤli ˈdrɪvən baɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈmænˌmeɪd ɪˈmɪʃənz. ðə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr wɑz əˈbaʊt 285 pɑrts pər ˈmɪljən ɪn 1880 ðə fərst jɪr əv ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈrɛkərd. baɪ 1960 ðə ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən, ˈmɛʒərd æt ˈmɔnə əbˈzərvəˌtɔri, wɑz əˈbaʊt 315 pɑrts pər ˈmɪljən. təˈdeɪ, ðət ˈmɛʒərmənt ɪkˈsidz 390 pɑrts pər ˈmɪljən. ðə ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl juz. ɪnˈdʊrd ɪts ˈwɔrməst jɪr ɔn ˈrɛkərd baɪ fɑr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ, ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈkipər əv juz. ˈwɛðər ˈrɛkərdz. ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz wər ˈrɛkərd baɪ ðɛr æˈnælɪsɪs ˈmɛθədz. juz. ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2012 ər ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə nu trɛnd əv ˈaʊˌtlaɪɪŋ ˈsizənəl ɪkˈstrimz ðət ər ˈwɔrmər ðən ðə ˈhɑtəst ˈsizənəl ˈtɛmpərəʧərz əv ðə century,”*,” ˈnæsə dɪˈrɛktər ʤeɪmz i. ˈhænsən sɛd. ˈklaɪmɪt daɪs ər naʊ ˈloʊdɪd. səm ˈsizənz stɪl wɪl bi ˈkulər ðən ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈævərɪʤ, bət ðə pərˈsɛptɪv ˈpərsən ʃʊd ˈnoʊtɪs ðət ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv ənˈjuˌʒuəli wɔrm ɪkˈstrimz ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ðə ɪkˈstrimz ðət hæv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈpipəl ənd ˈəðər laɪf ɔn ðə planet.”*.” ˈnæsə ˈɪmɪʤɪz baɪ ˈrɑbərt ˈsɪmən, beɪst ɔn ˈdætə frəm ðə ˈnæsə ˈgɑdərd ˈɪnstɪˌtut fər speɪs ˈstədiz, ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ ˈnæʃənəl klaɪˈmætɪk ˈdætə ˈsɛnər, mɛt ˈɔfəs ˈhædli ˈrisərʧ ˈjunɪt, ənd ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˌmitiˌɔrəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈeɪʤənsi. ˈkæpʃən baɪ ˈpætrɪk lɪnʧ ənd maɪk carlowicz*.

among the ambitions of mayor bill de plan, one proposal stood out in the transportation world on wednesday: the study of a new subway line along utica avenue in brooklyn. the concept is hardly new; it has been debated for at least a century, with no discernible results. a 1910 article in the new york times, under the headline “transit outlook bright in brooklyn,” said “a strong movement” was afoot to construct it. another effort was made in 1928. more recently, an attempt in the failed after a city council member from brooklyn complained that the area did not have a large enough population to support the line. nonetheless, the de administration placed the concept back in the spotlight, suggesting that the area was a prime spot for expansion because it is one of the most crowded parts of the city without direct access to the subway. the request for the metropolitan transportation authority to examine bringing no. 3 and 4 train service down from the eastern parkway branch, through east flatbush, came as a surprise to many.

əˈməŋ ðə æmˈbɪʃənz əv meɪər bɪl də plæn, wən prəˈpoʊzəl stʊd aʊt ɪn ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən wərld ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ: ðə ˈstədi əv ə nu ˈsəbˌweɪ laɪn əˈlɔŋ ˈjutəkə ˈævəˌnu ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn. ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɪz ˈhɑrdli nu; ɪt həz bɪn dəˈbeɪtɪd fər æt list ə ˈsɛnʧəri, wɪθ noʊ dɪˈsərnəbəl rɪˈzəlts. ə 1910 ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, ˈəndər ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈaʊˌtlʊk braɪt ɪn brooklyn,”*,” sɛd strɔŋ movement”*” wɑz əˈfʊt tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ɪt. əˈnəðər ˈɛfərt wɑz meɪd ɪn 1928 mɔr ˈrisəntli, ən əˈtɛmpt ɪn ðə feɪld ˈæftər ə ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər frəm ˈbrʊklɪn kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ðə ˈɛriə dɪd nɑt hæv ə lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə laɪn. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə də ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən pleɪst ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt bæk ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðə ˈɛriə wɑz ə praɪm spɑt fər ɪkˈspænʧən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkraʊdɪd pɑrts əv ðə ˈsɪti wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈrɛkt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ. ðə rɪkˈwɛst fər ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən əˈθɔrəti tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ noʊ. 3 ənd 4 treɪn ˈsərvɪs daʊn frəm ðə ˈistərn ˈpɑrkˌweɪ brænʧ, θru ist ˈflætˌbʊʃ, keɪm ɛz ə səˈpraɪz tɪ ˈmɛni.

an iphone app that teaches you proper cunnilingus technique a new app called lick this offers to “train your tongue” in the art of oral sex because “practice makes pleasure.” however, to use the app, you have to be willing to lick your phone screen. if you're concerned about germs (which wouldn't be unreasonable, because our phones are covered in them), i guess you could wrap your phone in saran wrap first. if always wanted to get past second base with siri, this app may be your dream come true. the most realistic sex dolls money can buy forget dolls, a company called is now offering “life size, fully articulated, anatomically correct” sex dolls (or “manikins” as the company calls them). these are probably the most sex dolls money can buy (check out some sample images on the website), and they can be completely customized to your personal likes and (if applicable) fetishes. breasts and penises come in all sizes, you can say where you want hair and where you, and you can even give your new friend things like tattoos, piercings, and tan lines. oh, and elf ears and monster eyes are options too. start at $5,500, but if you want a completely custom body or head, expect to spend quite a bit more. pleasure your partner (or yourself) with underwear bluemotion, developed by ohmibod, is a set of vibrating panties that you can control from your via a bluetooth connection. an app on your phone lets you control the speed and intensity of the vibrations. learn more here. and, no, i know when the wi-fi model is coming out! turn ordinary household items into dildos in an instant have you ever looked at an object around your house and said, “i wish i could turn that into a dildo?” if so, is the device for you. it quickly and easily transforms everything from vegetables to hot dogs to candles into dildos. it works kind of like a pencil sharpener: just stick the tip in, crank the device, and presto! a perfect dildo every time. check out a few examples here. the robot that helps you masturbate finally, for that guy in your life who thinks masturbation is just too much work, here is a prototype of a robot that can literally give him a hand. this robot basically holds a plastic tube over your penis and moves it up and down while you wear a pair of virtual reality goggles that displays a sex scene. the robot moves its arms in time with the thrusts you see on screen. check out the video below for a closer look at how it works, complete with a truly uncomfortable sex scene.

ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn æp ðət ˈtiʧɪz ju ˈprɑpər ˌkənəˈlɪŋgəs tɛkˈnik ə nu æp kɔld lɪk ðɪs ˈɔfərz tɪ jʊr tongue”*” ɪn ðə ɑrt əv ˈɔrəl sɛks bɪˈkəz meɪks pleasure.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ juz ðə æp, ju hæv tɪ bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɪk jʊr foʊn skrin. ɪf jʊr kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ʤərmz (wɪʧ ˈwʊdənt bi ənˈriznəbəl, bɪˈkəz ɑr foʊnz ər ˈkəvərd ɪn ðɛm), aɪ gɛs ju kʊd ræp jʊr foʊn ɪn səræn ræp fərst. ɪf ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt pæst ˈsɛkənd beɪs wɪθ ˈsɪri, ðɪs æp meɪ bi jʊr drim kəm tru. ðə moʊst ˌriəˈlɪstɪk sɛks dɑlz ˈməni kən baɪ fərˈgɛt dɑlz, ə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ɪz naʊ ˈɔfərɪŋ saɪz, ˈfʊli ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪtəd, ˌænəˈtɑməkli correct”*” sɛks dɑlz (ər ““manikins”*” ɛz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kɔlz ðɛm). ðiz ər ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst sɛks dɑlz ˈməni kən baɪ (ʧɛk aʊt səm ˈsæmpəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt), ənd ðeɪ kən bi kəmˈplitli ˈkəstəˌmaɪzd tɪ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl laɪks ənd (ɪf ˈæpləkəbəl) fetishes*. brɛsts ənd ˈpinɪsɪz kəm ɪn ɔl ˈsaɪzɪz, ju kən seɪ wɛr ju wɔnt hɛr ənd wɛr ju, ənd ju kən ˈivɪn gɪv jʊr nu frɛnd θɪŋz laɪk ˌtæˈtuz, piercings*, ənd tæn laɪnz. oʊ, ənd ɛlf ɪrz ənd ˈmɑnstər aɪz ər ˈɔpʃənz tu. stɑrt æt bət ɪf ju wɔnt ə kəmˈplitli ˈkəstəm ˈbɑdi ər hɛd, ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ spɛnd kwaɪt ə bɪt mɔr. ˈplɛʒər jʊr ˈpɑrtnər (ər ˈjɔrsɛlf) wɪθ ˈəndərˌwɛr bluemotion*, dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ohmibod*, ɪz ə sɛt əv ˈvaɪbreɪtɪŋ ˈpæntiz ðət ju kən kənˈtroʊl frəm jʊr ˈviə ə ˈbluˌtuθ kəˈnɛkʃən. ən æp ɔn jʊr foʊn lɛts ju kənˈtroʊl ðə spid ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðə vaɪˈbreɪʃənz. lərn mɔr hir. ənd, noʊ, aɪ noʊ wɪn ðə ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ˈmɑdəl ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt! tərn ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈaɪtəmz ˈɪntu ˈdɪlˌdoʊz ɪn ən ˈɪnstənt hæv ju ˈɛvər lʊkt æt ən ˈɑbʤɛkt əraʊnd jʊr haʊs ənd sɛd, wɪʃ aɪ kʊd tərn ðət ˈɪntu ə dildo?”*?” ɪf soʊ, ɪz ðə dɪˈvaɪs fər ju. ɪt kˈwɪkli ənd ˈizəli trænsˈfɔrmz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ˈvɛʤtəbəlz tɪ hɑt dɔgz tɪ ˈkændəlz ˈɪntu ˈdɪlˌdoʊz. ɪt wərks kaɪnd əv laɪk ə ˈpɛnsəl sharpener*: ʤɪst stɪk ðə tɪp ɪn, kræŋk ðə dɪˈvaɪs, ənd ˈprɛˌstoʊ! ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈdɪlˌdoʊ ˈɛvəri taɪm. ʧɛk aʊt ə fju ɪgˈzæmpəlz hir. ðə ˈroʊˌbət ðət hɛlps ju ˈmæstərˌbeɪt ˈfaɪnəli, fər ðət gaɪ ɪn jʊr laɪf hu θɪŋks ˌmæstərˈbeɪʃən ɪz ʤɪst tu məʧ wərk, hir ɪz ə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp əv ə ˈroʊˌbət ðət kən ˈlɪtərəli gɪv ɪm ə hænd. ðɪs ˈroʊˌbət ˈbeɪsɪkli hoʊldz ə ˈplæstɪk tub ˈoʊvər jʊr ˈpinɪs ənd muvz ɪt əp ənd daʊn waɪl ju wɛr ə pɛr əv ˈvərʧuəl ˌriˈæləˌti ˈgɑgəlz ðət dɪˈspleɪz ə sɛks sin. ðə ˈroʊˌbət muvz ɪts ɑrmz ɪn taɪm wɪθ ðə θrəsts ju si ɔn skrin. ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ fər ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk æt haʊ ɪt wərks, kəmˈplit wɪθ ə ˈtruli ənˈkəmfərtəbəl sɛks sin.

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ɪf ju ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs æt ju kəmˈpjutər ju ər moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈɔlsoʊ əˈwɛr əv ðə fækt ðət ˈkiˌbɔrdz hæv ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ gɪt kwaɪt ˈdərti ˈæftər ə waɪl. ðə ˈsaɪbər klin ɪz ə ˈprɑdəkt ðət aʊt ðə mək frəm ˈɛvəri ˈkrɛvəs əv jʊr ˈkiˌbɔrdz wɪθ ə ˌæntibækˈtɪriəl action.”*.” waɪl spreɪz ənd ˈtaɪni ˈbrəʃɪz wɪl ʤɪst muv ðə dərt əraʊnd ɪn jʊr ˈkiˌbɔrdz, ˈtɛləˌfoʊnz ənd ˈəðər ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈgæʤəts, ðɪs ˈdɛvlɪʃ uz wɪl splərʤ ˈɪntu ˈɛvəri ˈtaɪni ˈkɔrnər, sˈwɔloʊ əp dɛd skɪn, hɛr ənd fud ənd əbˈzɔrb ɪt bæk ˈɪntu ˌɪtˈsɛlf. bɪˈkəz meɪd frəm ən juˈnik ˌæntibækˈtɪriəl ˈfɔrmjələ, ðə dərt ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ənd waɪl ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈpəti əp tɪ 80 əv ɔl ʤərmz kən bi dɪˈstrɔɪd ɪn ðɪs weɪ. ju kən gɪt ə ʤɑr əv ˈsaɪbər klin frəm fər (əˈbaʊt 14 usd*). ˈəpˌdeɪt ʤun 2011 ˈsaɪbər klin ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˈklinɪŋ ˈpəti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈveɪləbəl fər frəm. rɪˈleɪtɪd dilz: ˈkuˌpɔn

bisexuality is the tendency to be sexually attracted to both men and women. to some, this may sound like a superpower doubling one's romantic options (and odds). but in real life, bisexuality can be an awkward to have, creating a challenge truly fitting in with either the “straight" or communities. but most important, bisexuality tends to be quite misunderstood. myths and stereotypes about bisexuality abound, some even contradicting one another. straight and people alike can hold such stereotypes, compounding the difficulties bisexual people can have fitting in. luckily, an increasing number of researchers have been producing research improving our of bisexuality. here are three examples of how science has worked to combat misconceptions about bisexuality: myth 1: "there's no such thing as bisexuality." this is especially laughable. how can you tell a group of individuals that they exist? but the idea that all people have to be either straight or gay is pervasive and persistent, especially when it comes to men. frustratingly, even within the most-friendly circles, you encounter the idea that “there’s no such thing as a bisexual man.” researchers have quite clearly laid this myth to rest with a study recently published in the archives of sexual). researchers recruited straight, gay, and bisexual men, and exposed them to a variety of erotic film clips. not only were participants asked to rate their subjective feelings of arousal in response to the clips, they were also connected to physiological equipment that measured changes in genital arousal. as would be expected, heterosexual men responded with much more subjective and genital arousal to films containing women rather than men, and vice versa for gay men. however, bisexual men were aroused relatively similarly by videos of both men and women. they were also more aroused by bisexual example, two men and one were the other two groups. importantly, these differences were in both their reported arousal and the objective measurement of their genital arousal. it is clear from this study that these individuals were not “pretending” to be bisexual. myth 2: "bisexuality is just a phase." with this myth, bisexuality is represented as a state of experimentation or experienced during the college occurs before a person settles on their “true” identity. lisa diamond has conducted some very sophisticated work on this topic, in which she examined the sexual identities of women over long periods of time. in a paper published in developmental), she reports on a sample of women she followed over a period of ten years. her results clearly showed that bisexuality was not a transitional period: very few women who had identified as bisexual in changed their identity to either straight or lesbian by the end of the 8% of that group did so. rather, bisexual women were consistently sexually fluid over time, maintaining attractions to both genders, to varying degrees, over the course of a decade. myth 3: "bisexual people be faithful to their partners." this the most pernicious from the assumption that one partner can not fully satisfy a person who is attracted to both genders. sooner or later, other people assume, yearn for someone of the that their partner is not. in studies, people tend to perceive bisexual individuals as being more likely to partners than heterosexual, gay, or lesbian). in reality, a great many bisexual individuals have happily monogamous ; for example, by the end of), 89% of bisexual women were in monogamous, long-term relationships. further, research suggests that bisexual individuals who do desire multiple sexual partners may typically achieve this goal by negotiating open relationships with their partners, not by sneaking around behind their partners’). i could find no research supporting the idea that bisexuals are any less faithful, or less honest, with their partners than people of other sexual orientations. insights on identity the growing field of research on bisexuality is promising, in that it many myths and misconceptions while also providing some interesting insights into in general. unlike pop culture sources, these scientific studies suggest that bisexuality is a relatively stable, consistent sexual identity. we still need more research to better understand the ways in which bisexuality is similar to (heterosexual, gay, lesbian) identities, as well as the ways in which it might be unique. source: follow samantha on twitter or visit her website. this article was originally written for science of relationships: a website about the psychology of relationships that is written by active researchers and professors in the field. 1. rosenthal, a. m., sylvia, d., safron, a., & bailey, j. m. (2012). the male bisexuality debate revisited: some bisexual men have bisexual arousal patterns. archives of sexual behavior, 41,. 2. diamond, l. m. (2008). female bisexuality from adolescence to adulthood: results from a longitudinal study. developmental psychology, 44,. 3. spalding, l. r., & peplau, l. a. (1997). the unfaithful lover: heterosexuals’ perceptions of bisexuals and their relationships. psychology of women quarterly, 21,. 4. mclean, k. (2004). negotiating (non) monogamy: bisexuality and intimate relationships. journal of bisexuality, 4,.

ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ðə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ bi ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈtræktəd tɪ boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. tɪ səm, ðɪs meɪ saʊnd laɪk ə ˌsupərˈpaʊər ˈdəbəlɪŋ wənz roʊˈmæntɪk ˈɔpʃənz (ənd ɑdz). bət ɪn ril laɪf, ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti kən bi ən ˈɔkwərd tɪ hæv, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈʧælənʤ ˈtruli ˈfɪtɪŋ ɪn wɪθ ˈiðər ðə ““straight*" ər kəmˈjunɪtiz. bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti tɛndz tɪ bi kwaɪt ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd. mɪθs ənd ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps əˈbaʊt ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti əˈbaʊnd, səm ˈivɪn ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktɪŋ wən əˈnəðər. streɪt ənd ˈpipəl əˈlaɪk kən hoʊld səʧ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps, kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpipəl kən hæv ˈfɪtɪŋ ɪn. ˈləkəli, ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈrisərʧərz hæv bɪn prəˈdusɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɑr əv ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti. hir ər θri ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv haʊ saɪəns həz wərkt tɪ ˈkɑmbæt mɪskənˈsɛpʃənz əˈbaʊt ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti: mɪθ 1 "ðɛrz noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti." ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˈlæfəbəl. haʊ kən ju tɛl ə grup əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ðət ðeɪ ɪgˈzɪst? bət ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ɔl ˈpipəl hæv tɪ bi ˈiðər streɪt ər geɪ ɪz pərˈveɪsɪv ənd pərˈsɪstənt, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ mɛn. ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋli, ˈivɪn wɪˈθɪn ðə moʊst ˈsərkəlz, ju ɪnˈkaʊnər ðə aɪˈdiə ðət noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz ə ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl man.”*.” ˈrisərʧərz hæv kwaɪt ˈklɪrli leɪd ðɪs mɪθ tɪ rɛst wɪθ ə ˈstədi ˈrisəntli ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈrisərʧərz rɪˈkrutɪd streɪt, geɪ, ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn, ənd ɪkˈspoʊzd ðɛm tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ɪˈrɑtɪk fɪlm klɪps. nɑt ˈoʊnli wər pɑrˈtɪsəpənts æst tɪ reɪt ðɛr səˈbʤɛktɪv ˈfilɪŋz əv ərˈaʊzəl ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə klɪps, ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðət ˈmɛʒərd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈʤɛnətəl ərˈaʊzəl. ɛz wʊd bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd, ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl mɛn rɪˈspɑndɪd wɪθ məʧ mɔr səˈbʤɛktɪv ənd ˈʤɛnətəl ərˈaʊzəl tɪ fɪlmz kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˈwɪmən ˈrəðər ðən mɛn, ənd vaɪs ˈvərsə fər geɪ mɛn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn wər əraʊzd ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsɪmələrli baɪ ˈvɪdioʊz əv boʊθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən. ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ mɔr əraʊzd baɪ ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ɪgˈzæmpəl, tu mɛn ənd wən wər ðə ˈəðər tu grups. ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðiz ˈdɪfərənsɪz wər ɪn boʊθ ðɛr ˌriˈpɔrtəd ərˈaʊzəl ənd ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈmɛʒərmənt əv ðɛr ˈʤɛnətəl ərˈaʊzəl. ɪt ɪz klɪr frəm ðɪs ˈstədi ðət ðiz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz wər nɑt ““pretending”*” tɪ bi ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl. mɪθ 2 "ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ʤɪst ə feɪz." wɪθ ðɪs mɪθ, ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɛz ə steɪt əv ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ər ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈkərz ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈpərsən ˈsɛtəlz ɔn ðɛr ““true”*” aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ˈlisə ˈdaɪmənd həz kənˈdəktəd səm ˈvɛri səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd wərk ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk, ɪn wɪʧ ʃi ɪgˈzæmənd ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ˈwɪmən ˈoʊvər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm. ɪn ə ˈpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ʃi rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ə ˈsæmpəl əv ˈwɪmən ʃi ˈfɑloʊd ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv tɛn jɪrz. hər rɪˈzəlts ˈklɪrli ʃoʊd ðət ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti wɑz nɑt ə trænˈzɪʃənəl ˈpɪriəd: ˈvɛri fju ˈwɪmən hu hæd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ɪn ʧeɪnʤd ðɛr aɪˈdɛntəˌti tɪ ˈiðər streɪt ər ˈlɛzbiən baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə 8 əv ðət grup dɪd soʊ. ˈrəðər, ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈwɪmən wər kənˈsɪstəntli ˈsɛkʃuəli fluɪd ˈoʊvər taɪm, meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ əˈtrækʃənz tɪ boʊθ ˈʤɛndərz, tɪ ˈvɛriɪŋ dɪˈgriz, ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə ˈdɛkeɪd. mɪθ 3 "ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpipəl bi ˈfeɪθfəl tɪ ðɛr ˈpɑrtnərz." ðɪs ðə moʊst pərˈnɪʃəs frəm ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət wən ˈpɑrtnər kən nɑt ˈfʊli ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ə ˈpərsən hu ɪz əˈtræktəd tɪ boʊθ ˈʤɛndərz. ˈsunər ər ˈleɪtər, ˈəðər ˈpipəl əˈsum, jərn fər ˈsəmˌwən əv ðə ðət ðɛr ˈpɑrtnər ɪz nɑt. ɪn ˈstədiz, ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ pərˈsiv ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɛz biɪŋ mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈpɑrtnərz ðən ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl, geɪ, ər ˈlɛzbiən ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ə greɪt ˈmɛni ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hæv ˈhæpəli məˈnɑgəməs fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 89 əv ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˈwɪmən wər ɪn məˈnɑgəməs, ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ˈfərðər, ˈrisərʧ səˈʤɛsts ðət ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu du dɪˈzaɪər ˈməltəpəl ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpɑrtnərz meɪ ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈʧiv ðɪs goʊl baɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈoʊpən riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ðɛr ˈpɑrtnərz, nɑt baɪ sˈnikɪŋ əraʊnd bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛr partners’*’ aɪ kʊd faɪnd noʊ ˈrisərʧ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəlz ər ˈɛni lɛs ˈfeɪθfəl, ər lɛs ˈɑnəst, wɪθ ðɛr ˈpɑrtnərz ðən ˈpipəl əv ˈəðər ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃənz. ˈɪnˌsaɪts ɔn aɪˈdɛntəˌti ðə groʊɪŋ fild əv ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ˈprɑməsɪŋ, ɪn ðət ɪt ˈmɛni mɪθs ənd mɪskənˈsɛpʃənz waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɪnˌsaɪts ˈɪntu ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ənˈlaɪk pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈsɔrsəz, ðiz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈstədiz səˈʤɛst ðət ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈsteɪbəl, kənˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkʃuəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti. wi stɪl nid mɔr ˈrisərʧ tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ (ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl, geɪ, ˈlɛzbiən) aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ɪt maɪt bi juˈnik. sɔrs: ˈfɑloʊ səˈmænθə ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ˈvɪzɪt hər ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˈrɪtən fər saɪəns əv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps: ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əˈbaʊt ðə saɪˈkɑləʤi əv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ðət ɪz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈæktɪv ˈrisərʧərz ənd prəˈfɛsərz ɪn ðə fild. 1 ˈroʊzənˌθɔl, ə. ɛm., ˈsɪlviə, di., safron*, ə., ˈbeɪli, ʤeɪ. ɛm. 2012 ðə meɪl ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti dəˈbeɪt riˈvɪzətɪd: səm ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn hæv ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl ərˈaʊzəl ˈpætərnz. ˈɑrˌkaɪvz əv ˈsɛkʃuəl bɪˈheɪvjər, 41 2 ˈdaɪmənd, ɛl. ɛm. 2008 ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti frəm ˌædəˈlɛsəns tɪ əˈdəlˌthʊd: rɪˈzəlts frəm ə ˌlɑnʤəˈtudənəl ˈstədi. dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl saɪˈkɑləʤi, 44 3 ˈspɔldɪŋ, ɛl. ɑr., peplau*, ɛl. ə. 1997 ðə ənˈfeɪθfəl ˈləvər: heterosexuals’*’ pərˈsɛpʃənz əv ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəlz ənd ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. saɪˈkɑləʤi əv ˈwɪmən kˈwɔrtərli, 21 4 məˈklin, keɪ. 2004 nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ (nɑn) məˈnɑgəmi: ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti ənd ˈɪnɪmət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ˈʤərnəl əv ˌbaɪsɛkʃuˈæləti, 4

ohio gov. john kasich is reportedly set to drop out of the presidential race, according to nbc news ' andrea mitchell. multiple confirmed that the governor will officially suspend his campaign later on wednesday. kasich's campaign scrapped a press conference planned for early wednesday morning and instead announced the governor would make a statement in columbus at 5 p.m. et. the kasich campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from business insider. presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump all but sealed up the nomination following a landslide win tuesday night in indiana's primary. kasich was the last major republican presidential candidate remaining in the race. sen. ted cruz dropped out tuesday night following the results of the indiana primary. the ohio governor's campaign never really got off the ground. though he picked up a handful of delegates in several nominating contests and won his home state's primary, the governor did not take home any other primaries or caucuses, and won few delegates in the last month. even after the indiana loss, kasich's team insisted that the governor would stay in the race until the republican national convention in july. on wednesday morning, kasich out a star wars parody video claiming that kasich was the "only hope" to defeat democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton.

oʊˈhaɪoʊ gəv. ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ ɪz rɪˈpɔrtədli sɛt tɪ drɔp aʊt əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈmɪʧəl. ˈməltəpəl kənˈfərmd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnər wɪl əˈfɪʃəli səˈspɛnd hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈleɪtər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ˈkɑsɪʧɪz kæmˈpeɪn skræpt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns plænd fər ˈərli ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈgəvərnər wʊd meɪk ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɪn kəˈləmbəs æt 5 p.m*. ɛt. ðə ˈkɑsɪʧ kæmˈpeɪn ˈdɪdənt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ˈkɑmɛnt frəm ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪnˈsaɪdər. priˈzəmptɪv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɔl bət sild əp ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈlænsˌlaɪd wɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn ˌɪndiˈænəz ˈpraɪˌmɛri. ˈkɑsɪʧ wɑz ðə læst ˈmeɪʤər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪt rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə reɪs. sɛn. tɛd kruz drɑpt aʊt ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ˌɪndiˈænə ˈpraɪˌmɛri. ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈgəvərnərz kæmˈpeɪn ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli gɑt ɔf ðə graʊnd. ðoʊ hi pɪkt əp ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkɑntɛsts ənd wən hɪz hoʊm steɪts ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ðə ˈgəvərnər dɪd nɑt teɪk hoʊm ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ər ˈkɔkəsɪz, ənd wən fju ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ɪn ðə læst mənθ. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə ˌɪndiˈænə lɔs, ˈkɑsɪʧɪz tim ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnər wʊd steɪ ɪn ðə reɪs ənˈtɪl ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈnæʃənəl kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ˈkɑsɪʧ aʊt ə stɑr wɔrz ˈpɛrədi ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈkɑsɪʧ wɑz ðə "ˈoʊnli hoʊp" tɪ dɪˈfit ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈfrənˌtrənər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən.

new from a preview build of the upcoming fall creators update for windows 10 have shown off the new mixed reality viewer app, giving us a glimpse of what microsoft plans for supporting the range of mixed reality headsets which are due to launch alongside the update on october 17. the images, posted on the lumia blog, show how the existing view app has been into the mixed reality viewer. it allows users to open models inside windows 10 and view them with a mixed reality headset, or through a standard monitor. the of the app were taken on a computer running windows 10 that's been signed up to the program with ‘fast ring with skip ahead enabled’. this gives users a chance to download an early version of upcoming windows updates to test out before they are finished. image 1 of 3 image credit: lumia image 2 of 3 image credit: lumia image 3 of 3 image credit: lumia trying out the new features the blog post explains some of the new features of the mixed reality viewer app, including a new logo and interface. these images show how mixed reality content will be handled in windows 10 in the future. while it been explicitly confirmed to feature in the fall creators update, hoping that it will be included, or shortly afterwards. the blog also hosts a download of the new app for people to try out, but we'd recommend holding fire and waiting for the final version to appear on the windows store in the future. microsoft has made a big deal of supporting mixed reality, so to have a flagship app included in its next major update of windows 10 will be a good indication of just how serious it is about mr. for the fastest results in windows, upgrade to the best wireless router

nu frəm ə ˈprivˌju bɪld əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ fɔl kriˈeɪtərz ˈəpˌdeɪt fər ˈwɪndoʊz 10 hæv ʃoʊn ɔf ðə nu mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti vjuər æp, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ə glɪmps əv wət ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft plænz fər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə reɪnʤ əv mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛts wɪʧ ər du tɪ lɔnʧ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 17 ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə ˈlumiə blɔg, ʃoʊ haʊ ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ vju æp həz bɪn ˈɪntu ðə mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti vjuər. ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈmɑdəlz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ənd vju ðɛm wɪθ ə mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛdˌsɛt, ər θru ə ˈstændərd ˈmɑnətər. ðə əv ðə æp wər ˈteɪkən ɔn ə kəmˈpjutər ˈrənɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ðæts bɪn saɪnd əp tɪ ðə ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ rɪŋ wɪθ skɪp əˈhɛd enabled’*’. ðɪs gɪvz ˈjuzərz ə ʧæns tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ən ˈərli ˈvərʒən əv ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz ˈəpˌdeɪts tɪ tɛst aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ər ˈfɪnɪʃt. ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 3 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈlumiə ˈɪmɪʤ 2 əv 3 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈlumiə ˈɪmɪʤ 3 əv 3 ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈlumiə traɪɪŋ aʊt ðə nu ˈfiʧərz ðə blɔg poʊst ɪkˈspleɪnz səm əv ðə nu ˈfiʧərz əv ðə mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti vjuər æp, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə nu ˈloʊgoʊ ənd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs. ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz ʃoʊ haʊ mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti ˈkɑntɛnt wɪl bi ˈhændəld ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. waɪl ɪt bɪn ɪkˈsplɪsətli kənˈfərmd tɪ ˈfiʧər ɪn ðə fɔl kriˈeɪtərz ˈəpˌdeɪt, ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd, ər ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftərwərdz. ðə blɔg ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊsts ə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd əv ðə nu æp fər ˈpipəl tɪ traɪ aʊt, bət wid ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈhoʊldɪŋ faɪər ənd ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈvərʒən tɪ əˈpɪr ɔn ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz meɪd ə bɪg dil əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ mɪkst ˌriˈæləˌti, soʊ tɪ hæv ə ˈflægˌʃɪp æp ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ɪts nɛkst ˈmeɪʤər ˈəpˌdeɪt əv ˈwɪndoʊz 10 wɪl bi ə gʊd ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ʤɪst haʊ ˈsɪriəs ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈmɪstər. fər ðə ˈfæstəst rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈəpˈgreɪd tɪ ðə bɛst ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈrutər

i have just found out something that has excited my greatly while reading the latest edition of practical reptile keeping. well any news of this kind is enough to excite any reptile enthusiast, but it excited me a little more this time around. me and my girlfriend are currently saving up for a working holiday in australia, which we aim to be setting off sometime in late 2015 if all goes well. while we are over there, i am hoping to not only gain more experience in working with reptiles and amphibians, but to also see the variety of species in their natural habitat while travelling the continent. well cut to the chase, the news is that there have been new species discovered in cape york peninsula, north-east australia. these include a gecko, a and a frog. in this area of australia, there is a place called cape melville which is a sort of mountain range filled with exceptionally large black granite boulders. earlier this year, the national geographic expedition council and a film crew into this largely unexplored area and disappointed in what they discovered. the nature of this landscape has effectively stranded several species of animals away from the rest of the continent by a border of hot, dry forest, for possibly millions of years. the gecko that the team found is a species of gecko, that bears a resemblance i think to one of my favourites, the aptly named satanic gecko. though due to the isolation that these animals have endured, they are rather different to their relatives. it spends its daytime hidden away in those granite boulders, emerging at night to hunt in much cooler temperatures. although hunting maybe an appropriate word to use based on the method carried out by the geckos, they rather ambush their prey while lurking in the cracks and crevices of the boulders. they have very slender bodies, making their legs appear unusually long, and their colour gives effective camouflage. the second creature found was a species of, with a beautiful gold colour to its skin. reptiles never fail to impress with their variety of and patterns. this animal is also long and slender in limbs and body, but is more active in the day unlike the gecko. the name given to this) was assigned because the word means leaping, and this was seen leaping through the rocky terrain of its environment hunting insects. and finally the frog. now known to science as the blotched boulder-frog, is a small creature and has an even more restricted habitat than the previous two, being found only in the fields of cape melville. during the dry season this frog remains in the cooler area deep down in the boulder fields, where there is a more suitable moisture in the air. the frogs posses swollen foot pads which assists them in climbing among the boulders. again i love the coloration of this frog, it appears to have a sort of golden colour also, with brown spots rotten across its back and limbs. it is a shame that they are in an area that will be difficult to access for myself due to few transport opportunities and the unusual terrain, otherwise visiting cape melville in order to try and catch a glimpse of these newly discovered animals would be high up on my list. advertisements

aɪ hæv ʤɪst faʊnd aʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət həz ɪkˈsaɪtɪd maɪ ˈgreɪtli waɪl ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪˈdɪʃən əv ˈpræktɪkəl ˈrɛptaɪl ˈkipɪŋ. wɛl ˈɛni nuz əv ðɪs kaɪnd ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ ɪkˈsaɪt ˈɛni ˈrɛptaɪl ɛnˈθuziˌæst, bət ɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd mi ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ðɪs taɪm əraʊnd. mi ənd maɪ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ər ˈkərəntli ˈseɪvɪŋ əp fər ə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə, wɪʧ wi eɪm tɪ bi ˈsɛtɪŋ ɔf ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn leɪt 2015 ɪf ɔl goʊz wɛl. waɪl wi ər ˈoʊvər ðɛr, aɪ æm ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ nɑt ˈoʊnli geɪn mɔr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈrɛptaɪlz ənd æmˈfɪbiənz, bət tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ si ðə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈspiʃiz ɪn ðɛr ˈnæʧərəl ˈhæbəˌtæt waɪl ˈtrævəlɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntənənt. wɛl kət tɪ ðə ʧeɪs, ðə nuz ɪz ðət ðɛr hæv bɪn nu ˈspiʃiz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn keɪp jɔrk pəˈnɪnsələ, ˌnɔrˈθist ɔˈstreɪljə. ðiz ˌɪnˈklud ə ˈgɛkoʊ, ə ənd ə frɑg. ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə əv ɔˈstreɪljə, ðɛr ɪz ə pleɪs kɔld keɪp ˈmɛlvɪl wɪʧ ɪz ə sɔrt əv ˈmaʊntən reɪnʤ fɪld wɪθ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli lɑrʤ blæk ˈgrænɪt ˈboʊldərz. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ə fɪlm kru ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈlɑrʤli ˌənɪkˈsplɔrd ˈɛriə ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn wət ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd. ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðɪs ˈlænˌskeɪp həz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈstrændɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈspiʃiz əv ˈænəməlz əˈweɪ frəm ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈkɑntənənt baɪ ə ˈbɔrdər əv hɑt, draɪ ˈfɔrɪst, fər ˈpɑsəbli ˈmɪljənz əv jɪrz. ðə ˈgɛkoʊ ðət ðə tim faʊnd ɪz ə ˈspiʃiz əv ˈgɛkoʊ, ðət bɛrz ə rɪˈzɛmbləns aɪ θɪŋk tɪ wən əv maɪ favourites*, ðə ˈæptli neɪmd səˈtænɪk ˈgɛkoʊ. ðoʊ du tɪ ðə ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən ðət ðiz ˈænəməlz hæv ɪnˈdʊrd, ðeɪ ər ˈrəðər ˈdɪfərənt tɪ ðɛr ˈrɛlətɪvz. ɪt spɛnz ɪts ˈdeɪˌtaɪm ˈhɪdən əˈweɪ ɪn ðoʊz ˈgrænɪt ˈboʊldərz, ˈimərʤɪŋ æt naɪt tɪ hənt ɪn məʧ ˈkulər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈhəntɪŋ ˈmeɪbi ən əˈproʊpriˌeɪt wərd tɪ juz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈmɛθəd ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ðə ˈgɛkoʊz, ðeɪ ˈrəðər ˈæmˌbʊʃ ðɛr preɪ waɪl ˈlərkɪŋ ɪn ðə kræks ənd ˈkrɛvəsɪz əv ðə ˈboʊldərz. ðeɪ hæv ˈvɛri sˈlɛndər ˈbɑdiz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛr lɛgz əˈpɪr ənˈjuˌʒuəli lɔŋ, ənd ðɛr ˈkələr gɪvz ˈifɛktɪv ˈkæməˌflɑʒ. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkriʧər faʊnd wɑz ə ˈspiʃiz əv, wɪθ ə ˈbjutəfəl goʊld ˈkələr tɪ ɪts skɪn. ˈrɛptaɪlz ˈnɛvər feɪl tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs wɪθ ðɛr vərˈaɪəti əv ənd ˈpætərnz. ðɪs ˈænəməl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ lɔŋ ənd sˈlɛndər ɪn lɪmz ənd ˈbɑdi, bət ɪz mɔr ˈæktɪv ɪn ðə deɪ ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈgɛkoʊ. ðə neɪm ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðɪs) wɑz əˈsaɪnd bɪˈkəz ðə wərd minz ˈlipɪŋ, ənd ðɪs wɑz sin ˈlipɪŋ θru ðə ˈrɑki təreɪn əv ɪts ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ˈhəntɪŋ ˈɪnˌsɛkts. ənd ˈfaɪnəli ðə frɑg. naʊ noʊn tɪ saɪəns ɛz ðə blɑtʧt boulder-frog*, ɪz ə smɔl ˈkriʧər ənd həz ən ˈivɪn mɔr riˈstrɪktɪd ˈhæbəˌtæt ðən ðə ˈpriviəs tu, biɪŋ faʊnd ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə fildz əv keɪp ˈmɛlvɪl. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə draɪ ˈsizən ðɪs frɑg rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə ˈkulər ˈɛriə dip daʊn ɪn ðə ˈboʊldər fildz, wɛr ðɛr ɪz ə mɔr ˈsutəbəl ˈmɔɪsʧər ɪn ðə ɛr. ðə frɑgz ˈpɑsiz sˈwoʊlən fʊt pædz wɪʧ əˈsɪsts ðɛm ɪn ˈklaɪmɪŋ əˈməŋ ðə ˈboʊldərz. əˈgɛn aɪ ləv ðə ˌkələrˈeɪʃən əv ðɪs frɑg, ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ə sɔrt əv ˈgoʊldən ˈkələr ˈɔlsoʊ, wɪθ braʊn spɑts ˈrɑtən əˈkrɔs ɪts bæk ənd lɪmz. ɪt ɪz ə ʃeɪm ðət ðeɪ ər ɪn ən ˈɛriə ðət wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈækˌsɛs fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf du tɪ fju ˈtrænspɔrt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl təreɪn, ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ keɪp ˈmɛlvɪl ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ traɪ ənd kæʧ ə glɪmps əv ðiz ˈnuli dɪˈskəvərd ˈænəməlz wʊd bi haɪ əp ɔn maɪ lɪst. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts

image copyright moray council image caption graham said he did not want the issue detracting from campaigning a moray women's group which has a man on its board has left the scottish women's aid network as the appointment does not comply with its rules. graham, a councillor, has worked with moray women's aid (mwa) for many years. when scottish women's aid (swa) said it breached its conditions, the board of decided it would not change its set-up, and resigned. mwa said feedback was positive. said boards mattered. the women's aid network supports women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse across scotland. 'positive comments' mr told the bbc scotland news website: "i have been a member of the moray women's aid board for about eight years, it's not been a secret, but the spotted that and they said that did not comply. "the board discussed the issue and agreed they did not want to change the set-up. it should be based on ability rather than gender. "so indicated they would withdraw their affiliation. is an independent organisation and felt it was the best route. "i would not want the issue to detract from the very good work women's aid groups do. if it opens up debate about how you can address inequality then that's maybe not a bad thing. "i have had positive comments about the position we have taken." 'challenge inequality' the said in a statement: "we're sorry to confirm that moray women's aid are no longer members of the scottish women's aid network and we wish them all the very best as they continue to provide vital services for women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse across moray. "women are often excluded from making decisions about issues that predominantly affect women's lives; just look at the decision-making tables around scotland. "less than 35% of members of the scottish parliament are women; women are only 25% of and 36% of public boards. we believe scotland aspires to be equal, but we are not there yet, and the reality is unless we take action, the playing field will never be levelled." the statement added: boards are important for scottish women's aid, because we recognise that in scotland historically and currently women are not equal, and do not have the same opportunities and experiences as men. "we want to challenge inequality at every level and within our organisation, and that means promoting and protecting women's spaces and places as decision makers in the fight to end domestic abuse in scotland. "whilst we are sorry that moray have left our network, we remain committed to and passionate about boards in our national network, with a strong and positive history of women helping women."

ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈmɔreɪ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən græm sɛd hi dɪd nɑt wɔnt ðə ˈɪʃu dɪˈtræktɪŋ frəm kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ə ˈmɔreɪ ˈwɪmənz grup wɪʧ həz ə mæn ɔn ɪts bɔrd həz lɛft ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈwɪmənz eɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk ɛz ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt dɪz nɑt kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ɪts rulz. græm, ə councillor*, həz wərkt wɪθ ˈmɔreɪ ˈwɪmənz eɪd (mwa*) fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. wɪn ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈwɪmənz eɪd (swa*) sɛd ɪt briʧt ɪts kənˈdɪʃənz, ðə bɔrd əv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt wʊd nɑt ʧeɪnʤ ɪts ˈsɛˌtəp, ənd rɪˈzaɪnd. sɛd ˈfidˌbæk wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv. sɛd bɔrdz ˈmætərd. ðə ˈwɪmənz eɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk səˈpɔrts ˈwɪmən, ˈʧɪldrən ənd jəŋ ˈpipəl hu hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz əˈkrɔs ˈskɑtlənd. 'ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkɑmɛnts' ˈmɪstər toʊld ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˈskɑtlənd nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt: "aɪ hæv bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈmɔreɪ ˈwɪmənz eɪd bɔrd fər əˈbaʊt eɪt jɪrz, ɪts nɑt bɪn ə ˈsikrɪt, bət ðə ˈspɑtɪd ðət ənd ðeɪ sɛd ðət dɪd nɑt kəmˈplaɪ. "ðə bɔrd dɪˈskəst ðə ˈɪʃu ənd əˈgrid ðeɪ dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈsɛˌtəp. ɪt ʃʊd bi beɪst ɔn əˈbɪləˌti ˈrəðər ðən ˈʤɛndər. "soʊ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðeɪ wʊd wɪθˈdrɔ ðɛr əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən. ɪz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ənd fɛlt ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst rut. "aɪ wʊd nɑt wɔnt ðə ˈɪʃu tɪ dɪˈtrækt frəm ðə ˈvɛri gʊd wərk ˈwɪmənz eɪd grups du. ɪf ɪt ˈoʊpənz əp dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt haʊ ju kən ˈæˌdrɛs ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti ðɛn ðæts ˈmeɪbi nɑt ə bæd θɪŋ. "aɪ hæv hæd ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ðə pəˈzɪʃən wi hæv ˈteɪkən." 'ˈʧælənʤ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti' ðə sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt: "wɪr ˈsɑri tɪ kənˈfərm ðət ˈmɔreɪ ˈwɪmənz eɪd ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈwɪmənz eɪd ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd wi wɪʃ ðɛm ɔl ðə ˈvɛri bɛst ɛz ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈvaɪtəl ˈsərvɪsɪz fər ˈwɪmən, ˈʧɪldrən ənd jəŋ ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz əˈkrɔs ˈmɔreɪ. "ˈwɪmən ər ˈɔfən ɪkˈskludɪd frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz əˈbaʊt ˈɪʃuz ðət ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli əˈfɛkt ˈwɪmənz lɪvz; ʤɪst lʊk æt ðə dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ ˈteɪbəlz əraʊnd ˈskɑtlənd. "lɛs ðən 35 əv ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈpɑrləmɛnt ər ˈwɪmən; ˈwɪmən ər ˈoʊnli 25 əv ənd 36 əv ˈpəblɪk bɔrdz. wi bɪˈliv ˈskɑtlənd əˈspaɪərz tɪ bi ˈikwəl, bət wi ər nɑt ðɛr jɛt, ənd ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ənˈlɛs wi teɪk ˈækʃən, ðə pleɪɪŋ fild wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˈlɛvəld." ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈædɪd: bɔrdz ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈskɑtɪʃ ˈwɪmənz eɪd, bɪˈkəz wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ɪn ˈskɑtlənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəli ənd ˈkərəntli ˈwɪmən ər nɑt ˈikwəl, ənd du nɑt hæv ðə seɪm ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɛz mɛn. "wi wɔnt tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti æt ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl ənd wɪˈθɪn ɑr ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, ənd ðət minz prəˈmoʊtɪŋ ənd prəˈtɛktɪŋ ˈwɪmənz ˈspeɪsɪz ənd ˈpleɪsɪz ɛz dɪˈsɪʒən ˈmeɪkərz ɪn ðə faɪt tɪ ɛnd dəˈmɛstɪk əˈbjuz ɪn ˈskɑtlənd. "waɪlst wi ər ˈsɑri ðət ˈmɔreɪ hæv lɛft ɑr ˈnɛtˌwərk, wi rɪˈmeɪn kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ənd ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt bɔrdz ɪn ɑr ˈnæʃənəl ˈnɛtˌwərk, wɪθ ə strɔŋ ənd ˈpɑzətɪv ˈhɪstəri əv ˈwɪmən ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈwɪmən."

update: several spec reports have uncovered slight difference in the graphical hardware performance of one s. specifically, one s has a small clock increase of 914 from 853 and an bandwidth increase of 219 from 204. these bumps are only noticeable in a small number of situations. in fact, they exist only as an bonus side effect of microsoft ensuring content performs without a hitch. this is more like it. the one s is the version of the console that microsoft should've first released back in 2013 instead of the lumbering beast that we got. it's better in a number of ways, making it even more of a worthy alternative to sony's playstation 4. xbox one s offers a far more attractive enclosure, options for a bigger hard drive, a slightly redesigned controller and some video perks for owners of tvs. it starts at $300, or for the version; $350, or for a model; and $400, or for. that last model is available to buy as of today in the us (and includes the vertical stand that otherwise costs $20 when purchased separately in the us), while those with the smaller hard drives will be available later in august, bundled with games such as madden 17 and halo. (additional bundles will follow later in the year -- including a pricier gears of war 4 version in october -- and may vary by region.) sarah sounds like a slam dunk, right? unfortunately, it's never that simple. the one s doesn't get an "buy it now" recommendation for two reasons. first off, it doesn't deliver huge improvements for anyone who already owns an one. but more importantly, microsoft has already promised that the next -- dubbed project scorpio -- will be arriving in late 2017 with with the seriously graphics and hardware that audiences are clamoring for. when it's all said and done, the one s should be primarily viewed as a version of the one that introduces a mildly updated controller and provisions for display. it's not going to warp you into a state-of-the-art gaming experience. pragmatically, you're probably better off nabbing an older one, which are now being sold at prices. but if you are getting an one for the first time, have an interest in the bundled games and aren't saving your pennies for project scorpio, the one s is certainly a good gaming and entertainment deal. what's new in the one s there's a short but significant list of improvements and changes to the one s. smaller, cleaner design: to start, it's 40 percent smaller, which considering its power supply is now internal, is impressive. it's also stark white, with some slick plastic moldings flanking the entirety of the box. i think it's the microsoft has ever designed. the one s can also stand vertically, too. the model we received for review packs in a stand. if you buy one of the other models, you can get the stand separately for $20. sarah 4k and video: one s gets a fairly beefy upgrade on its video capabilities, with resolution (3,840x2,160, or four times as sharp as standardtvs) and (high dynamic range, which is basically enhanced contrast and color). keep in mind: those features only work on compatible tvs and functionality only works with a small but growing list of compatible video content. can currently be accessed through streaming video services such as amazon and (as long as you have the bandwidth to support it and pay for their premium tier) and those new ultra discs. certain games, meanwhile, will eventually be able to take advantage of visual improvements, but don't look for graphics -- the games are merely to. so no, you're not getting native gaming out of an one s. in fact, only a limited number of games will feature and none of them are out yet. they are gears of war 4, forza horizon 3 and scalebound. new controller design: the one controller has been updated for the s, too. it has a more streamlined top section, better range and textured grips. it can also use bluetooth to connect, which opens the door for compatibility with other devices -- no more annoying dongles, at least on pcs. sarah unfortunately, i'm not a fan of the new controller's design. it's not a drastic departure from the original, but there's just enough of a change to make it feel cheaper. the plastic textured grips don't feel good the way rubberized ones do, but thankfully the triggers seem unchanged. the also feels slightly less tactile -- i even noticed differences between two of the new controllers side by side. ir blaster and receiver: still present is the port for controlling the console with a remote, but the one s also features an integrated blaster to control or power on other devices in the room. sarah and it still does everything the old one does: the good news is that you're not losing anything with the one s compared with its predecessor. around back the console offers a lot of the same ports as the original one, though noticeably absent is a dedicated port. you can still attach to the one s, you'll just need a special $40 (!) adapter. either way, the omission of a port should give you an idea of how that peripheral is regarded at microsoft hq. hdmi-in and -out ports are still there, so you can still make use of the one's live tv integration if that's something that appeals to you, but i never found it overly useful. sarah suffice it to say, the one s plays all existing one games, and a growing list of 360 games. it also includes all of the encouraging software improvements microsoft has made over the past few years, including the redesigned interface, support for the digital assistant (using a microphone headset), compatibility with the windows store and, soon, additional options with windows pc gamers on certain titles. 4k and scorecard i want to personally thank the one s for introducing me to the hot mess that is the world of and formats. i considered myself fairly fluent in the language of home theater, but i was bewildered at the insane of amount of and confusion that the format is currently plagued with.

ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈsɛvərəl spɛk rɪˈpɔrts hæv ənˈkəvərd slaɪt ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə ˈgræfɪkəl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr pərˈfɔrməns əv wən ɛs. spəˈsɪfɪkli, wən ɛs həz ə smɔl klɑk ˌɪnˈkris əv 914 frəm 853 ənd ən ˈbændwɪdθ ˌɪnˈkris əv 219 frəm 204. ðiz bəmps ər ˈoʊnli ˈnoʊtəsəbəl ɪn ə smɔl ˈnəmbər əv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. ɪn fækt, ðeɪ ɪgˈzɪst ˈoʊnli ɛz ən ˈboʊnəs saɪd ˈifɛkt əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt pərˈfɔrmz wɪˈθaʊt ə hɪʧ. ðɪs ɪz mɔr laɪk ɪt. ðə wən ɛs ɪz ðə ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈkɑnsoʊl ðət ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈʃʊdəv fərst riˈlist bæk ɪn 2013 ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈləmbərɪŋ bist ðət wi gɑt. ɪts ˈbɛtər ɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv weɪz, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈivɪn mɔr əv ə ˈwərði ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈsoʊniz ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 wən ɛs ˈɔfərz ə fɑr mɔr əˈtræktɪv ɪnˈkloʊʒər, ˈɔpʃənz fər ə ˈbɪgər hɑrd draɪv, ə sˈlaɪtli ˌridɪˈzaɪnd kənˈtroʊlər ənd səm ˈvɪdioʊ pərks fər ˈoʊnərz əv ˈtiˈviz. ɪt stɑrts æt 300 ər fər ðə ˈvərʒən; 350 ər fər ə ˈmɑdəl; ənd 400 ər fər. ðət læst ˈmɑdəl ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ baɪ ɛz əv təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs (ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈvərtɪkəl stænd ðət ˈəðərˌwaɪz kɔsts 20 wɪn ˈpərʧəst ˈsɛpərətli ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs), waɪl ðoʊz wɪθ ðə sˈmɔlər hɑrd draɪvz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈleɪtər ɪn ˈɔgəst, ˈbəndəld wɪθ geɪmz səʧ ɛz ˈmædən 17 ənd ˈheɪloʊ. (əˈdɪʃənəl ˈbəndəlz wɪl ˈfɑloʊ ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə jɪr ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈpraɪsiər gɪrz əv wɔr 4 ˈvərʒən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd meɪ ˈvɛri baɪ ˈriʤən.) ˈsɛrə saʊnz laɪk ə slæm dəŋk, raɪt? ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪts ˈnɛvər ðət ˈsɪmpəl. ðə wən ɛs ˈdəzənt gɪt ən "baɪ ɪt naʊ" ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən fər tu ˈrizənz. fərst ɔf, ɪt ˈdəzənt dɪˈlɪvər juʤ ˌɪmˈpruvmənts fər ˈɛniˌwən hu ɔˈrɛdi oʊnz ən wən. bət mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈprɑməst ðət ðə nɛkst dəbd ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈskɔrpiˌoʊ wɪl bi ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn leɪt 2017 wɪθ wɪθ ðə ˈsɪriəsli ˈgræfɪks ənd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ðət ˈɔdiənsəz ər ˈklæmərɪŋ fər. wɪn ɪts ɔl sɛd ənd dən, ðə wən ɛs ʃʊd bi praɪˈmɛrəli vjud ɛz ə ˈvərʒən əv ðə wən ðət ˌɪntrəˈdusɪz ə ˈmaɪldli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd kənˈtroʊlər ənd prəˈvɪʒənz fər dɪˈspleɪ. ɪts nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔrp ju ˈɪntu ə ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑrt ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. prægˈmætɪkəli, jʊr ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈbɛtər ɔf ˈnæbɪŋ ən ˈoʊldər wən, wɪʧ ər naʊ biɪŋ soʊld æt ˈpraɪsɪz. bət ɪf ju ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ən wən fər ðə fərst taɪm, hæv ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈbəndəld geɪmz ənd ˈɑrənt ˈseɪvɪŋ jʊr ˈpɛniz fər ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈskɔrpiˌoʊ, ðə wən ɛs ɪz ˈsərtənli ə gʊd ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt dil. wəts nu ɪn ðə wən ɛs ðɛrz ə ʃɔrt bət sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt lɪst əv ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ənd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə wən ɛs. sˈmɔlər, ˈklinər dɪˈzaɪn: tɪ stɑrt, ɪts 40 pərˈsɛnt sˈmɔlər, wɪʧ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɪts paʊər səˈplaɪ ɪz naʊ ˌɪnˈtərnəl, ɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ stɑrk waɪt, wɪθ səm slɪk ˈplæstɪk ˈmoʊldɪŋz ˈflæŋkɪŋ ðə ɪnˈtaɪərti əv ðə bɑks. aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz ˈɛvər dɪˈzaɪnd. ðə wən ɛs kən ˈɔlsoʊ stænd ˈvərtɪkli, tu. ðə ˈmɑdəl wi rɪˈsivd fər ˌrivˈju pæks ɪn ə stænd. ɪf ju baɪ wən əv ðə ˈəðər ˈmɑdəlz, ju kən gɪt ðə stænd ˈsɛpərətli fər 20 ˈsɛrə ənd ˈvɪdioʊ: wən ɛs gɪts ə ˈfɛrli ˈbifi ˈəpˈgreɪd ɔn ɪts ˈvɪdioʊ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, wɪθ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ər fɔr taɪmz ɛz ʃɑrp ɛz ˈstændərd hdtvs*) ənd (haɪ daɪˈnæmɪk reɪnʤ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ɛnˈhænst ˈkɑntræst ənd ˈkələr). kip ɪn maɪnd: ðoʊz ˈfiʧərz ˈoʊnli wərk ɔn kəmˈpætəbəl ˈtiˈviz ənd ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ˈoʊnli wərks wɪθ ə smɔl bət groʊɪŋ lɪst əv kəmˈpætəbəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkɑntɛnt. kən ˈkərəntli bi ˈækˌsɛst θru ˈstrimɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈæməˌzɑn ənd (ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju hæv ðə ˈbændwɪdθ tɪ səˈpɔrt ɪt ənd peɪ fər ðɛr ˈprimiəm tir) ənd ðoʊz nu ˈəltrə dɪsks. ˈsərtən geɪmz, ˈminˌwaɪl, wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈvɪʒəwəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənts, bət doʊnt lʊk fər ˈgræfɪks ðə geɪmz ər ˈmɪrli tɪ. soʊ noʊ, jʊr nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈneɪtɪv ˈgeɪmɪŋ aʊt əv ən wən ɛs. ɪn fækt, ˈoʊnli ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv geɪmz wɪl ˈfiʧər ənd nən əv ðɛm ər aʊt jɛt. ðeɪ ər gɪrz əv wɔr 4 ˈfɔrzə hərˈaɪzən 3 ənd scalebound*. nu kənˈtroʊlər dɪˈzaɪn: ðə wən kənˈtroʊlər həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd fər ðə ɛs, tu. ɪt həz ə mɔr ˈstrimˌlaɪnd tɔp ˈsɛkʃən, ˈbɛtər reɪnʤ ənd ˈtɛksʧərd grɪps. ɪt kən ˈɔlsoʊ juz ˈbluˌtuθ tɪ kəˈnɛkt, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənz ðə dɔr fər kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti wɪθ ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz noʊ mɔr əˈnɔɪɪŋ dongles*, æt list ɔn ˈpiˈsiz. ˈsɛrə ənˈfɔrʧənətli, əm nɑt ə fæn əv ðə nu kənˈtroʊlərz dɪˈzaɪn. ɪts nɑt ə ˈdræstɪk dɪˈpɑrʧər frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, bət ðɛrz ʤɪst ɪˈnəf əv ə ʧeɪnʤ tɪ meɪk ɪt fil ˈʧipər. ðə ˈplæstɪk ˈtɛksʧərd grɪps doʊnt fil gʊd ðə weɪ ˈrəbərˌaɪzd wənz du, bət ˈθæŋkfəli ðə ˈtrɪgərz sim ənˈʧeɪnʤd. ðə ˈɔlsoʊ filz sˈlaɪtli lɛs ˈtækˌtaɪl aɪ ˈivɪn ˈnoʊtɪst ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin tu əv ðə nu kənˈtroʊlərz saɪd baɪ saɪd. ˈblæstər ənd rɪˈsivər: stɪl ˈprɛzənt ɪz ðə pɔrt fər kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ðə ˈkɑnsoʊl wɪθ ə rɪˈmoʊt, bət ðə wən ɛs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz ən ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈblæstər tɪ kənˈtroʊl ər paʊər ɔn ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪsɪz ɪn ðə rum. ˈsɛrə ənd ɪt stɪl dɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðə oʊld wən dɪz: ðə gʊd nuz ɪz ðət jʊr nɑt ˈluzɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪθ ðə wən ɛs kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər. əraʊnd bæk ðə ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈɔfərz ə lɔt əv ðə seɪm pɔrts ɛz ðə ərˈɪʤənəl wən, ðoʊ ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈæbsənt ɪz ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd pɔrt. ju kən stɪl əˈtæʧ tɪ ðə wən ɛs, jul ʤɪst nid ə ˈspɛʃəl 40 əˈdæptər. ˈiðər weɪ, ðə oʊˈmɪʃən əv ə pɔrt ʃʊd gɪv ju ən aɪˈdiə əv haʊ ðət pərˈɪfərəl ɪz rɪˈgɑrdɪd æt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft hq*. ənd -aʊt pɔrts ər stɪl ðɛr, soʊ ju kən stɪl meɪk juz əv ðə wənz lɪv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ɪf ðæts ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət əˈpilz tɪ ju, bət aɪ ˈnɛvər faʊnd ɪt ˈoʊvərli ˈjusfəl. ˈsɛrə səˈfaɪs ɪt tɪ seɪ, ðə wən ɛs pleɪz ɔl ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ wən geɪmz, ənd ə groʊɪŋ lɪst əv 360 geɪmz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ɔl əv ðə ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft həz meɪd ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌridɪˈzaɪnd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl əˈsɪstənt (ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈmaɪkrəˌfoʊn ˈhɛdˌsɛt), kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti wɪθ ðə ˈwɪndoʊz stɔr ənd, sun, əˈdɪʃənəl ˈɔpʃənz wɪθ ˈwɪndoʊz ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz ɔn ˈsərtən ˈtaɪtəlz. ənd ˈskɔrˌkɑrd aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈpərsənəli θæŋk ðə wən ɛs fər ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ mi tɪ ðə hɑt mɛs ðət ɪz ðə wərld əv ənd ˈfɔrˌmæts. aɪ kənˈsɪdərd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈfɛrli fluənt ɪn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv hoʊm ˈθieɪtər, bət aɪ wɑz bɪˈwɪldərd æt ðə ˌɪnˈseɪn əv əˈmaʊnt əv ənd kənfˈjuʒən ðət ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt ɪz ˈkərəntli pleɪgd wɪθ.

image copyright getty images a new study suggests there is a growing market in the illegal trade of guns and weapons in libya via social media sites, in particular facebook. the report covered 18 months and found sales of a wide range of items - from handguns to grenades. most were offered for sale on "closed" or "secret" facebook groups. the illicit sale of guns is a violation of terms of service, and a spokesperson said they encourage people to report any such postings. the report was commissioned by the small arms survey, and used datalected by armament research services (ares) on a total of sales. researchers believe this is just a fraction of the full trade taking place on social media. the study will be released on thursday, but bbc newsnight has seen an advance copy. col was an obsessive buyer of weapons and tightly controlled the market. during his 40 years in power, it is estimated he spent more than $30bn (£20bn) on arms. image copyright facebook image caption a recent example of a weapon for sale in libya on facebook when rebel forces toppled his regime in 2011, the stockpiles were thrown open and a large black market emerged. researchers believe the trade on social media began to take off in 2013, and is still growing. they looked at the trade of small arms and light weapons across sites, including facebook, instagram, and telegram, and found the largest volume of sales on facebook. the majority of weapons being traded were handguns or rifles. the most popular rifle was the kalashnikov, which sells - they found - on average for libyan dinars ($1,300;). "while the bulk of the traded [items] were traditional small arms - handguns through to rifles and machine guns - there were also the more significant systems that could have battlefield impacts or terrorist use," says one of the report authors nic from ares. "manpads are systems. we found a number of complete systems listed, but also individual components... they're not really functional against modern fighter aircraft, but the great threat is to civilian aviation." researchers found systems cost up to libyan dinars ($62,000;). one offer was of an gun which came complete with a truck. find out more: tripoli 'u-turn' on unity government why is libya so lawless? life in libya under is guide to key libyan militias my search for's golden gun most of the sales are concentrated in the big cities, principally tripoli, and sabratha. the trade is a mixture of militia buying arms to fight, and militia disposing of them because they are no longer needed, they believe. most of the sellers are in their and 30s, with sales often completed via private messages or telephone. weapons were mostly advertised for sale within "closed" or "secret" groups on facebook - and therefore only by members of those groups. the groups ranged in size from fewer than 400 members to almost. some had very obvious names, such as the libyan firearms market (now defunct), and many had been operating for the full 18 months of the study - suggesting, the authors say, that it is rare for such sites to be reported. in a statement, a facebook spokesperson said: "it's against community standards to coordinate private sales of firearms, and we remove any such content as soon as we become aware of it. we encourage people to use the reporting links found across our site so that our team of experts can review content swiftly." researchers believe this is mostly an internal trade within libya. however there have been concerns raised by the european police agency, europol, over the number of weapons entering europe from libya. more on this story on bbc newsnight on wednesday 6 april at - or catch up afterwards on only)

ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ə nu ˈstədi səˈʤɛsts ðɛr ɪz ə groʊɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ɪn ðə ˌɪˈligəl treɪd əv gənz ənd ˈwɛpənz ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə ˈviə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə saɪts, ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈkəvərd 18 mənθs ənd faʊnd seɪlz əv ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈaɪtəmz frəm ˈhændˌgənz tɪ grəˈneɪdz. moʊst wər ˈɔfərd fər seɪl ɔn "kloʊzd" ər "ˈsikrɪt" ˈfeɪsˌbʊk grups. ðə ˌɪˈlɪsət seɪl əv gənz ɪz ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv tərmz əv ˈsərvɪs, ənd ə ˈspoʊkspərsən sɛd ðeɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛni səʧ ˈpoʊstɪŋz. ðə rɪˈpɔrt wɑz kəˈmɪʃənd baɪ ðə smɔl ɑrmz ˈsərˌveɪ, ənd juzd ˈdætə kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ˈɑrməmənt ˈrisərʧ ˈsərvɪsɪz (ɑrz) ɔn ə ˈtoʊtəl əv seɪlz. ˈrisərʧərz bɪˈliv ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈfrækʃən əv ðə fʊl treɪd ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. ðə ˈstədi wɪl bi riˈlist ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, bət ˌbibiˈsi ˈnuzˌnaɪt həz sin ən ədˈvæns ˈkɑpi. wɑz ən əbˈsɛsɪv baɪər əv ˈwɛpənz ənd ˈtaɪtli kənˈtroʊld ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz 40 jɪrz ɪn paʊər, ɪt ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd hi spɛnt mɔr ðən £20bn*) ɔn ɑrmz. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ə ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈwɛpən fər seɪl ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wɪn ˈrɛbəl ˈfɔrsɪz ˈtɑpəld hɪz rəˈʒim ɪn 2011 ðə ˈstɑkˌpaɪlz wər θroʊn ˈoʊpən ənd ə lɑrʤ blæk ˈmɑrkɪt ˈimərʤd. ˈrisərʧərz bɪˈliv ðə treɪd ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə bɪˈgæn tɪ teɪk ɔf ɪn 2013 ənd ɪz stɪl groʊɪŋ. ðeɪ lʊkt æt ðə treɪd əv smɔl ɑrmz ənd laɪt ˈwɛpənz əˈkrɔs saɪts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, instagram*, ənd ˈtɛləˌgræm, ənd faʊnd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈvɑljum əv seɪlz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈwɛpənz biɪŋ ˈtreɪdɪd wər ˈhændˌgənz ər ˈraɪfəlz. ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈraɪfəl wɑz ðə kəˈlæʃnɪˌkɑv, wɪʧ sɛlz ðeɪ faʊnd ɔn ˈævərɪʤ fər ˈlɪˌbiən ˌdɪˈnɑrz "waɪl ðə bəlk əv ðə ˈtreɪdɪd [ˈaɪtəmz] wər trəˈdɪʃənəl smɔl ɑrmz ˈhændˌgənz θru tɪ ˈraɪfəlz ənd məˈʃin gənz ðɛr wər ˈɔlsoʊ ðə mɔr sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈsɪstəmz ðət kʊd hæv ˈbætəlˌfild ˌɪmˈpækts ər ˈtɛrərɪst juz," sɪz wən əv ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔθərz nɪk frəm ɑrz. ər ˈsɪstəmz. wi faʊnd ə ˈnəmbər əv kəmˈplit ˈsɪstəmz ˈlɪstɪd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl kəmˈpoʊnənts... ðɛr nɑt ˈrɪli ˈfəŋkʃənəl əˈgɛnst ˈmɑdərn ˈfaɪtər ˈɛrˌkræft, bət ðə greɪt θrɛt ɪz tɪ səˈvɪljən ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən." ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ˈsɪstəmz kɔst əp tɪ ˈlɪˌbiən ˌdɪˈnɑrz wən ˈɔfər wɑz əv ən gən wɪʧ keɪm kəmˈplit wɪθ ə trək. faɪnd aʊt mɔr: ˈtrɪpəli 'ˈjuˌtərn' ɔn ˈjunɪti ˈgəvərnmənt waɪ ɪz ˈlɪˌbiə soʊ ˈlɔləs? laɪf ɪn ˈlɪˌbiə ˈəndər ɪz gaɪd tɪ ki ˈlɪˌbiən mɪˈlɪʃəz maɪ sərʧ fər ˈgoʊldən gən moʊst əv ðə seɪlz ər ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ðə bɪg ˈsɪtiz, ˈprɪnsɪpli ˈtrɪpəli, ənd sabratha*. ðə treɪd ɪz ə ˈmɪksʧər əv mɪˈlɪʃə baɪɪŋ ɑrmz tɪ faɪt, ənd mɪˈlɪʃə dɪˈspoʊzɪŋ əv ðɛm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈnidɪd, ðeɪ bɪˈliv. moʊst əv ðə ˈsɛlərz ər ɪn ðɛr ənd 30s*, wɪθ seɪlz ˈɔfən kəmˈplitɪd ˈviə ˈpraɪvət ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ər ˈtɛləˌfoʊn. ˈwɛpənz wər ˈmoʊstli ˌædvərˈtaɪzd fər seɪl wɪˈθɪn "kloʊzd" ər "ˈsikrɪt" grups ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈoʊnli baɪ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðoʊz grups. ðə grups reɪnʤd ɪn saɪz frəm fjuər ðən 400 ˈmɛmbərz tɪ ˈɔlˌmoʊst səm hæd ˈvɛri ˈɑbviəs neɪmz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈlɪˌbiən ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ˈmɑrkɪt (naʊ dɪˈfəŋkt), ənd ˈmɛni hæd bɪn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ fər ðə fʊl 18 mənθs əv ðə ˈstədi səˈʤɛstɪŋ, ðə ˈɔθərz seɪ, ðət ɪt ɪz rɛr fər səʧ saɪts tɪ bi ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈspoʊkspərsən sɛd: "ɪts əˈgɛnst kəmˈjunɪti ˈstændərdz tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˈpraɪvət seɪlz əv ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ənd wi riˈmuv ˈɛni səʧ ˈkɑntɛnt ɛz sun ɛz wi bɪˈkəm əˈwɛr əv ɪt. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ juz ðə rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ lɪŋks faʊnd əˈkrɔs ɑr saɪt soʊ ðət ɑr tim əv ˈɛkspərts kən ˌrivˈju ˈkɑntɛnt sˈwɪftli." ˈrisərʧərz bɪˈliv ðɪs ɪz ˈmoʊstli ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl treɪd wɪˈθɪn ˈlɪˌbiə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðɛr hæv bɪn kənˈsərnz reɪzd baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən pəˈlis ˈeɪʤənsi, europol*, ˈoʊvər ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈwɛpənz ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈjʊrəp frəm ˈlɪˌbiə. mɔr ɔn ðɪs ˈstɔri ɔn ˌbibiˈsi ˈnuzˌnaɪt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ 6 ˈeɪprəl æt ər kæʧ əp ˈæftərwərdz ɔn ˈoʊnli)

larry taylor (photo: hinds county detention center) a hinds county sheriff's department interdiction officer was arrested and fired this week after drugs were allegedly found in his patrol car. a release from the stated that the undisclosed amount of drugs were found in larry taylor's patrol vehicle on tuesday. taylor, 31, is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, the release stated. taylor is a part of the interdiction unit, which deals with interstate crimes and is responsible for a large number of drug busts on the interstate. "it is disappointing when we are put in a position to arrest one of our own," maj. pete luke said. "law enforcement officers are expected to hold themselves to a higher standard. these isolated events put doubt into the minds of the citizens that we serve." taylor has been booked into the hinds county detention center in raymond. in may, hinds sheriff victor mason announced that he and the morton police department had formed a joint interdiction unit in order to target drug traffickers. under the agreement, the department and morton split cash and property that the unit seizes during its operations, officials said. it is unclear if taylor was one of the two officers dedicated to that unit by. morton is in scott county. we have contacted the sheriff's department seeking additional details and are awaiting a response. contact therese apel at or tapel@gannett.com. follow her on facebook and twitter. read or share this story:

ˈlɛri ˈteɪlər (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: haɪndz ˈkaʊnti dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛnər) ə haɪndz ˈkaʊnti ˈʃɛrɪfs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˌɪntərˈdɪkʃən ˈɔfɪsər wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ənd faɪərd ðɪs wik ˈæftər drəgz wər əˈlɛʤədli faʊnd ɪn hɪz pəˈtroʊl kɑr. ə riˈlis frəm ðə ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd əˈmaʊnt əv drəgz wər faʊnd ɪn ˈlɛri ˈteɪlərz pəˈtroʊl ˈviɪkəl ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈteɪlər, 31 ɪz ʧɑrʤd wɪθ pəˈzɛʃən əv ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈlɪvər, ðə riˈlis ˈsteɪtɪd. ˈteɪlər ɪz ə pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪntərˈdɪkʃən ˈjunɪt, wɪʧ dilz wɪθ ˌɪntərˈsteɪt kraɪmz ənd ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv drəg bəsts ɔn ðə ˌɪntərˈsteɪt. "ɪt ɪz ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ wɪn wi ər pʊt ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ ərˈɛst wən əv ɑr oʊn," mæʤ. pit luk sɛd. "lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ hoʊld ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ ə haɪər ˈstændərd. ðiz ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ɪˈvɛnts pʊt daʊt ˈɪntu ðə maɪndz əv ðə ˈsɪtɪzənz ðət wi sərv." ˈteɪlər həz bɪn bʊkt ˈɪntu ðə haɪndz ˈkaʊnti dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈreɪmənd. ɪn meɪ, haɪndz ˈʃɛrɪf ˈvɪktər ˈmeɪsən əˈnaʊnst ðət hi ənd ðə ˈmɔrtən pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd fɔrmd ə ʤɔɪnt ˌɪntərˈdɪkʃən ˈjunɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈtərgət drəg ˈtræfɪkərz. ˈəndər ðə əˈgrimənt, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ˈmɔrtən splɪt kæʃ ənd ˈprɑpərti ðət ðə ˈjunɪt ˈsizɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ɪt ɪz ənˈklɪr ɪf ˈteɪlər wɑz wən əv ðə tu ˈɔfɪsərz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðət ˈjunɪt baɪ. ˈmɔrtən ɪz ɪn skɑt ˈkaʊnti. wi hæv ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈsikɪŋ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈditeɪlz ənd ər əˈweɪtɪŋ ə rɪˈspɑns. ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈθɛris ɑˈpɛl æt ər tapel@gannett.com*. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:

there are two universal languages in the world: mathematics and music. in japan, has made thousands of songs using synthetic voices and sounds. the most popular model is, who has gotten international attention as well as quite a few video game appearances. while video games (and even movies) are nothing new, agami, in collaboration with [email protected], has set out to create a novel based upon one of the most popular (and hardest) songs in japanese history. the disappearance of is a solid light novel with a few surprisingly heartfelt moments sprinkled within the pages. the disappearance of revolves around the life of, a reserved university student that works at a research lab and part time at a nightclub. one day, his professor assigns him a mysterious task: he must conduct a field test for an android named. while the task is open-ended, initially struggles to interact with the robot, and it help matters when his friends and wonder what doing with a girl who looks like a fish out of water. within a couple of weeks, however, and form a bond as they become intertwined with each other; however, holds some devious secrets that may change’s life forever. the chapters are separated by date and time, with the main story focusing on’s point-of-view. his first interactions with are weird and jilted, but understandable due to his somewhat timid personality. he struggles to open up to her, and his character development is actually quite heartwarming, if somewhat tragic near the end. in addition, i really enjoyed the supporting cast of’s friends; is the resident who provides some comic relief, while is the tough guy dropout sometimes too confident for his own good. the trio play off each personalities really well, and i love the best friends dynamic they share. it was quite interesting to see how the author portrayed (who have a canon personality due to her being, well, synthetic). here, peppy and charismatic, attracting those around her with her signature outfit and singing voice. near the end, however, her character morphs into something more robotic and stoic, which marks the change of tone in the novel. the story does reference some of the more well-known aspects of her character (such as her trademark hair and food, as well as the fact that she had multiple “voices” in an update to the software). while many liberties are made in order to explain the technology to create her, the story does note her limitations as an android. the most remarkable thing about disappearance was how the authors could extrapolate so much story out of a single song. [email protected], the artist who created the song, took great lengths to explain the true meaning behind the disappearance of. essentially, the song marks’s existential crisis as she “dies” throughout it, slowly losing control as well as her memories. to be fair, the song is filled with motor mouth exposition, as this english cover demonstrates, so not like a scant amount of lyrics here. while disappearance does move at a brisk pace due to the medium, the first third of the book was a bit slow to build up. we get the generic “boy meets girl” plot for the first eighty or so pages, with struggling to come up with activities to do with, and coming up with increasingly absurd reasons as to why hanging out with her. by the time the story moves out of the introductions, however, it really picks up, with the second half correlating to the events of the titular song. when the overall novel shifts from a romantic to a science-fiction drama, it becomes much more thrilling. however, near the end it starts to go into a slight cosmic horror plot, which mesh well with the rest of the story. it comes out of nowhere, and the resolution appears just as quickly. keeping the story firmly into softer territory would have been preferable to the last dozen or so pages. a small point to note with the translation is that it does contain a few grammatical errors at times. noticeable but not dealbreaking; still, something that should probably be tightened up in future printings. 75 good the disappearance of review guidelines while a bit inconsistent with translation and pacing, the disappearance of is a poignant and heartwarming light novel that explores virtual pop superstar in a surprisingly human way. just make sure to bring tissues near the end of it. —elisha elisha is an aspiring accountant by day, freelance writer by night. before writing for gaming trend, he had a small gig on the now defunct examiner. when not being a third wheel with his best friends on dates or yearning for some closure on pushing daisies, he's busy catching up on my hero academia and wacky rhythm games. still doesn't know if he's a kid or a squid.

ðɛr ər tu ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ɪn ðə wərld: ˌmæθəˈmætɪks ənd mˈjuzɪk. ɪn ʤəˈpæn, həz meɪd ˈθaʊzənz əv sɔŋz ˈjuzɪŋ sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈvɔɪsɪz ənd saʊnz. ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɑdəl ɪz, hu həz ˈgɔtən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɛnʃən ɛz wɛl ɛz kwaɪt ə fju ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm əˈpɪrənsəz. waɪl ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz (ənd ˈivɪn ˈmuviz) ər ˈnəθɪŋ nu, agami*, ɪn kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən wɪθ [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd], həz sɛt aʊt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈnɑvəl beɪst əˈpɑn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr (ənd ˈhɑrdəst) sɔŋz ɪn ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈhɪstəri. ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ɪz ə ˈsɑləd laɪt ˈnɑvəl wɪθ ə fju səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈhɑrtˌfɛlt ˈmoʊmənts ˈsprɪŋkəld wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz. ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv riˈvɑlvz əraʊnd ðə laɪf əv, ə rɪˈzərvd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənt ðət wərks æt ə ˈrisərʧ læb ənd pɑrt taɪm æt ə ˈnaɪtˌkləb. wən deɪ, hɪz prəˈfɛsər əˈsaɪnz ɪm ə mɪˈstɪriəs tæsk: hi məst ˈkɑndəkt ə fild tɛst fər ən ˈænˌdrɔɪd neɪmd. waɪl ðə tæsk ɪz ˈoʊpəˌnɛndəd, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈstrəgəlz tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ðə ˈroʊˌbət, ənd ɪt hɛlp ˈmætərz wɪn hɪz frɛndz ənd ˈwəndər wət duɪŋ wɪθ ə gərl hu lʊks laɪk ə fɪʃ aʊt əv ˈwɔtər. wɪˈθɪn ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd fɔrm ə bɑnd ɛz ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ˌɪntərtˈwaɪnd wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hoʊldz səm ˈdiviəs ˈsikrɪts ðət meɪ ʧeɪnʤ laɪf fərˈɛvər. ðə ˈʧæptərz ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd baɪ deɪt ənd taɪm, wɪθ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn point-of-view*. hɪz fərst ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ər wɪrd ənd ˈʤɪltɪd, bət ˌəndərˈstændəbəl du tɪ hɪz ˈsəmˈwət ˈtɪmɪd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. hi ˈstrəgəlz tɪ ˈoʊpən əp tɪ hər, ənd hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt ˈhɑrtˌwɔrmɪŋ, ɪf ˈsəmˈwət ˈtræʤɪk nɪr ðə ɛnd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə səˈpɔrtɪŋ kæst əv frɛndz; ɪz ðə ˈrɛzɪdənt hu prəˈvaɪdz səm ˈkɑmɪk rɪˈlif, waɪl ɪz ðə təf gaɪ ˈdrɑˌpaʊt ˈsəmˌtaɪmz tu ˈkɑnfədənt fər hɪz oʊn gʊd. ðə ˈtriˌoʊ pleɪ ɔf iʧ ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiz ˈrɪli wɛl, ənd aɪ ləv ðə bɛst frɛndz daɪˈnæmɪk ðeɪ ʃɛr. ɪt wɑz kwaɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si haʊ ðə ˈɔθər pɔrˈtreɪd (hu hæv ə ˈkænən ˌpərsəˈnælɪti du tɪ hər biɪŋ, wɛl, sɪnˈθɛtɪk). hir, ˈpɛpi ənd kɛrɪzˈmætɪk, əˈtræktɪŋ ðoʊz əraʊnd hər wɪθ hər ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈaʊtˌfɪt ənd ˈsɪŋɪŋ vɔɪs. nɪr ðə ɛnd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hər ˈkɛrɪktər mɔrfs ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ənd stoʊɪk, wɪʧ mɑrks ðə ʧeɪnʤ əv toʊn ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl. ðə ˈstɔri dɪz ˈrɛfərəns səm əv ðə mɔr ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ˈæˌspɛkts əv hər ˈkɛrɪktər (səʧ ɛz hər ˈtreɪdˌmɑrk hɛr ənd fud, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə fækt ðət ʃi hæd ˈməltəpəl ““voices”*” ɪn ən ˈəpˌdeɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr). waɪl ˈmɛni ˈlɪbərˌtiz ər meɪd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ kriˈeɪt hər, ðə ˈstɔri dɪz noʊt hər ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ɛz ən ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ðə moʊst rɪˈmɑrkəbəl θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns wɑz haʊ ðə ˈɔθərz kʊd ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪt soʊ məʧ ˈstɔri aʊt əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl sɔŋ. [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd], ðə ˈɑrtɪst hu kriˈeɪtɪd ðə sɔŋ, tʊk greɪt lɛŋθs tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðə tru ˈminɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv. ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ðə sɔŋ mɑrks ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ɛz ʃi ““dies”*” θruaʊt ɪt, sˈloʊli ˈluzɪŋ kənˈtroʊl ɛz wɛl ɛz hər ˈmɛməriz. tɪ bi fɛr, ðə sɔŋ ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈmoʊtər maʊθ ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən, ɛz ðɪs ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈkəvər ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts, soʊ nɑt laɪk ə skænt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈlɪrɪks hir. waɪl ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns dɪz muv æt ə brɪsk peɪs du tɪ ðə ˈmidiəm, ðə fərst θərd əv ðə bʊk wɑz ə bɪt sloʊ tɪ bɪld əp. wi gɪt ðə ʤəˈnɛrɪk mits girl”*” plɑt fər ðə fərst ˈeɪti ər soʊ ˈpeɪʤɪz, wɪθ ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ækˈtɪvɪtiz tɪ du wɪθ, ənd ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əbˈsərd ˈrizənz ɛz tɪ waɪ ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt wɪθ hər. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə ˈstɔri muvz aʊt əv ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃənz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ˈrɪli pɪks əp, wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ˈkɔrəleɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪˈvɛnts əv ðə ˈtɪʧələr sɔŋ. wɪn ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈnɑvəl ʃɪfts frəm ə roʊˈmæntɪk tɪ ə ˈsaɪənsˌfɪkʃən ˈdrɑmə, ɪt bɪˈkəmz məʧ mɔr θˈrɪlɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, nɪr ðə ɛnd ɪt stɑrts tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ə slaɪt ˈkɑzmɪk ˈhɔrər plɑt, wɪʧ mɛʃ wɛl wɪθ ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈstɔri. ɪt kəmz aʊt əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr, ənd ðə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən əˈpɪrz ʤɪst ɛz kˈwɪkli. ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri ˈfərmli ˈɪntu ˈsɔftər ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri wʊd hæv bɪn ˈprɛfərəbəl tɪ ðə læst ˈdəzən ər soʊ ˈpeɪʤɪz. ə smɔl pɔɪnt tɪ noʊt wɪθ ðə trænzˈleɪʃən ɪz ðət ɪt dɪz kənˈteɪn ə fju grəˈmætɪkəl ˈɛrərz æt taɪmz. ˈnoʊtəsəbəl bət nɑt dealbreaking*; stɪl, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʃʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈtaɪtənd əp ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈprɪnɪŋz. 75 gʊd ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ˌrivˈju ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz waɪl ə bɪt ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ trænzˈleɪʃən ənd ˈpeɪsɪŋ, ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns əv ɪz ə ˈpɔɪnjənt ənd ˈhɑrtˌwɔrmɪŋ laɪt ˈnɑvəl ðət ɪkˈsplɔrz ˈvərʧuəl pɑp ˌsupərˈstɑr ɪn ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈjumən weɪ. ʤɪst meɪk ʃʊr tɪ brɪŋ ˈtɪʃuz nɪr ðə ɛnd əv ɪt. ˈɛlɪʃə ɪz ən əˈspaɪrɪŋ əˈkaʊntənt baɪ deɪ, ˈfriˌlæns ˈraɪtər baɪ naɪt. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈraɪtɪŋ fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ trɛnd, hi hæd ə smɔl gɪg ɔn ðə naʊ dɪˈfəŋkt ɪgˈzæmənər. wɪn nɑt biɪŋ ə θərd wil wɪθ hɪz bɛst frɛndz ɔn deɪts ər ˈjərnɪŋ fər səm ˈkloʊʒər ɔn ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈdeɪziz, hiz ˈbɪzi ˈkæʧɪŋ əp ɔn maɪ ˈhɪroʊ ˌækəˈdimiə ənd ˈwæki ˈrɪðəm geɪmz. stɪl ˈdəzənt noʊ ɪf hiz ə kɪd ər ə skwɪd.

what do you guys know about nova? nothing? unless you love the new warriors or the cosmic marvel shenanigans, chances are you seen this guy into the bad guys’ faces. luckily got the lowdown on this clad cosmonaut so sit back, relax, and enjoy the read. firstly, nova is actually richard rider, an all ’round average american teen. in a story that eerily resembles hal origins, rider discovers dey, a dying alien and the last centurion of the nova corps of. dey the youngster with all the powers of the nova prime (flight, strength, energy blasts, etc.) and rider starts beating the crap out of the thugs in new york city. to make a long story a little shorter eventually recalls its centurions, the planet having been reformed, and then nova starts punching cosmic thugs. after a while nova gets tired of the endless void and the endless punching (but not really), and after racking up some great rivalries and deadly enemies, he decides to go back to earth, relinquishing his powers. he tries to live katy teenage dream but like a junky, he goes into nova force withdrawal until night thrasher the energy inside him and invites rich to join the new warriors. for a while he teams up with the thrasher, namora, speedball, and the rest of the gang but not long before he takes to the stars again as a member of’s finest. if been stateside, things might have gone differently in stamford on that fateful day that sparked the civil war. alas, it was not to be. rich decides not to pick sides in the war, especially since there are more pressing matters developing at the fringes of the universe. eventually everything comes to a head when the annihilation wave rolls out from the negative zone. nova and his united front take on the wave, legion upon legion of annihilus’ minions, until the psychotic conqueror taps into the power of galactus. in an all too brief summation of way too many comics composing the annihilation: ronan the accuser is bad ass, millions of worlds are destroyed, thanos does some crazy shit, kills people and then thanos, nova and his pals lose the war, and then in a final showdown with annihilus, rich rips his insides out through his freaking mouth! from there he and the, the source of the nova force, try to rebuild the nova corps. they recruit some new members, among them younger brother robbie, the shows up, massacres some more centurions, and then nova deals with creatures that belong in our dimension. did i mention he takes on the phalanx too? richard life = madness. nova has a lot going for him when in possession of the nova force. his official moniker nova, the human rocket spells out one of his chief abilities: he can blast through the air with the greatest of ease. he can fly, has super strength, agility, speed, and reflexes. he can survive in the void as long as wearing his suit and theian helps him open stargates and calculate complex plans of attack in seconds. he also has access to powerful energy blasts, can absorb energy directed at him, and has shields that function somewhat like invisible forcefields. honestly i think nova looks absolutely solid. i love the fact that he has 3 different level 1 that he can use in the air. he can himself, has a serious beam hyper, projectiles, and some decent speed and power. also got that flight mode which could substantially increase his combo ability. his animations leave a lot to be desired and like iron fist, a little disappointed in his overall presentation. i think be decent but… if you seen the release videos yet check them out below! again ladies and gentleman, if you dig any of this stuff leave me a comment below and let me know what i could improve on. also forget to follow me on twitter for more comic book and fighting game goodness advertisements

wət du ju gaɪz noʊ əˈbaʊt ˈnoʊvə? ˈnəθɪŋ? ənˈlɛs ju ləv ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz ər ðə ˈkɑzmɪk ˈmɑrvəl ʃəˈnænɪgənz, ˈʧænsɪz ər ju sin ðɪs gaɪ ˈɪntu ðə bæd guys’*’ ˈfeɪsɪz. ˈləkəli gɑt ðə ˈloʊˌdaʊn ɔn ðɪs klæd ˈkɔzməˌnɔt soʊ sɪt bæk, rɪˈlæks, ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə rɛd. ˈfərstli, ˈnoʊvə ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈrɪʧərd ˈraɪdər, ən ɔl ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən tin. ɪn ə ˈstɔri ðət ˈɪrəli rɪˈzɛmbəlz hæl ˈɔrəʤɪnz, ˈraɪdər dɪˈskəvərz deɪ, ə daɪɪŋ ˈeɪliən ənd ðə læst sɛnˈtʊriən əv ðə ˈnoʊvə kɔrz əv. deɪ ðə ˈjəŋstər wɪθ ɔl ðə paʊərz əv ðə ˈnoʊvə praɪm (flaɪt, strɛŋθ, ˈɛnərʤi blæsts, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ənd ˈraɪdər stɑrts ˈbitɪŋ ðə kræp aʊt əv ðə θəgz ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. tɪ meɪk ə lɔŋ ˈstɔri ə ˈlɪtəl ˈʃɔrtər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈriˌkɔlz ɪts centurions*, ðə ˈplænət ˈhævɪŋ bɪn rɪˈfɔrmd, ənd ðɛn ˈnoʊvə stɑrts ˈpənʧɪŋ ˈkɑzmɪk θəgz. ˈæftər ə waɪl ˈnoʊvə gɪts taɪərd əv ðə ˈɛndləs vɔɪd ənd ðə ˈɛndləs ˈpənʧɪŋ (bət nɑt ˈrɪli), ənd ˈæftər ˈrækɪŋ əp səm greɪt ˈraɪvəlriz ənd ˈdɛdli ˈɛnəmiz, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ ərθ, riˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ hɪz paʊərz. hi traɪz tɪ lɪv ˈkeɪti ˈtiˌneɪʤ drim bət laɪk ə ˈʤəŋki, hi goʊz ˈɪntu ˈnoʊvə fɔrs wɪθˈdrɔəl ənˈtɪl naɪt θˈræʃər ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪm ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪts rɪʧ tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə nu ˈwɔrjərz. fər ə waɪl hi timz əp wɪθ ðə θˈræʃər, namora*, speedball*, ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə gæŋ bət nɑt lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr hi teɪks tɪ ðə stɑrz əˈgɛn ɛz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈfaɪnəst. ɪf bɪn ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd, θɪŋz maɪt hæv gɔn ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪn ˈstæmfərd ɔn ðət ˈfeɪtfəl deɪ ðət spɑrkt ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. əˈlæs, ɪt wɑz nɑt tɪ bi. rɪʧ ˌdɪˈsaɪdz nɑt tɪ pɪk saɪdz ɪn ðə wɔr, əˈspɛʃəli sɪns ðɛr ər mɔr ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈmætərz dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ æt ðə ˈfrɪnʤɪz əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ kəmz tɪ ə hɛd wɪn ðə əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən weɪv roʊlz aʊt frəm ðə ˈnɛgətɪv zoʊn. ˈnoʊvə ənd hɪz juˈnaɪtɪd frənt teɪk ɔn ðə weɪv, ˈliʤən əˈpɑn ˈliʤən əv annihilus’*’ ˈmɪnjənz, ənˈtɪl ðə ˌsaɪˈkɑtɪk ˈkɑŋkərər tæps ˈɪntu ðə paʊər əv galactus*. ɪn ən ɔl tu brif səˈmeɪʃən əv weɪ tu ˈmɛni ˈkɑmɪks kəmˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən: ˈroʊnən ðə əˈkjuzər ɪz bæd æs, ˈmɪljənz əv wərldz ər dɪˈstrɔɪd, ˈθɑnoʊs dɪz səm ˈkreɪzi ʃɪt, kɪlz ˈpipəl ənd ðɛn ˈθɑnoʊs, ˈnoʊvə ənd hɪz pælz luz ðə wɔr, ənd ðɛn ɪn ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn wɪθ annihilus*, rɪʧ rɪps hɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪdz aʊt θru hɪz ˈfrikɪŋ maʊθ! frəm ðɛr hi ənd ðə, ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈnoʊvə fɔrs, traɪ tɪ riˈbɪld ðə ˈnoʊvə kɔrz. ðeɪ rɪˈkrut səm nu ˈmɛmbərz, əˈməŋ ðɛm ˈjəŋgər ˈbrəðər ˈrɑbi, ðə ʃoʊz əp, ˈmæsɪkərz səm mɔr centurions*, ənd ðɛn ˈnoʊvə dilz wɪθ ˈkriʧərz ðət bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ɑr dɪˈmɛnʃən. dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən hi teɪks ɔn ðə ˈfeɪlæŋks tu? ˈrɪʧərd laɪf ˈmædnəs. ˈnoʊvə həz ə lɔt goʊɪŋ fər ɪm wɪn ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv ðə ˈnoʊvə fɔrs. hɪz əˈfɪʃəl ˈmɑnɪkər ˈnoʊvə, ðə ˈjumən ˈrɑkət spɛlz aʊt wən əv hɪz ʧif əˈbɪləˌtiz: hi kən blæst θru ðə ɛr wɪθ ðə ˈgreɪtəst əv iz. hi kən flaɪ, həz ˈsupər strɛŋθ, əˈʤɪləti, spid, ənd ˈriflɛksəz. hi kən sərˈvaɪv ɪn ðə vɔɪd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈwɛrɪŋ hɪz sut ənd ðə hɛlps ɪm ˈoʊpən ˈstɑrˌgeɪts ənd ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ˈkɑmplɛks plænz əv əˈtæk ɪn ˈsɛkəndz. hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈpaʊərfəl ˈɛnərʤi blæsts, kən əbˈzɔrb ˈɛnərʤi dɪˈrɛktɪd æt ɪm, ənd həz ʃildz ðət ˈfəŋkʃən ˈsəmˈwət laɪk ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl forcefields*. ˈɑnəstli aɪ θɪŋk ˈnoʊvə lʊks ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈsɑləd. aɪ ləv ðə fækt ðət hi həz 3 ˈdɪfərənt ˈlɛvəl 1 ðət hi kən juz ɪn ðə ɛr. hi kən hɪmˈsɛlf, həz ə ˈsɪriəs bim ˈhaɪpər, prɑˈʤɛktəlz, ənd səm ˈdisənt spid ənd paʊər. ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ðət flaɪt moʊd wɪʧ kʊd səbˈstænʃəli ˌɪnˈkris hɪz ˈkɑmˌboʊ əˈbɪləˌti. hɪz ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz liv ə lɔt tɪ bi dɪˈzaɪərd ənd laɪk aɪərn fɪst, ə ˈlɪtəl ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd ɪn hɪz ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən. aɪ θɪŋk bi ˈdisənt but…*… ɪf ju sin ðə riˈlis ˈvɪdioʊz jɛt ʧɛk ðɛm aʊt bɪˈloʊ! əˈgɛn ˈleɪdiz ənd ˈʤɛnəlmən, ɪf ju dɪg ˈɛni əv ðɪs stəf liv mi ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ ənd lɛt mi noʊ wət aɪ kʊd ˌɪmˈpruv ɔn. ˈɔlsoʊ fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈfɑloʊ mi ɔn tˈwɪtər fər mɔr ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ənd ˈfaɪtɪŋ geɪm ˈgʊdnɪs ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts

express is the most popular web framework and the fourth most package on the registry. as a result of its popularity, there are an abundance of tutorials and examples for getting started with new express apps - we too have created a "getting started" mean stack tutorial for the devcenter. however, "getting started" apps generally don't show you how to handle the more serious parts of real-world systems. in this post we are going to demonstrate how a production application might connect to multiple databases. our example will demonstrate how to create a single connection pool to a deployment and how to structure an express app to reuse that pool across multiple modules. you can find the code for this example here: https://github.com/mlab/express-mongodb-setup update: this tutorial has been updated for version of the driver. you can see a previous version of the code for this example on github. what is a connection pool and why is it important? a connection pool is a cache of authenticated database connections maintained by your driver, from which your application can borrow connections when it needs to run database operations. after each operation is complete, the connection is kept alive and returned to the pool. when properly used, connection pools allow you to minimize the frequency of new connections and the number of open connections to your database. it's important to minimize the frequency and number of new connections to the database because creating and authenticating connections to the database is expensive - these processes require both time and memory. when we reuse connections by using a connection pool we avoid this resource cost to the server, and also benefit from lower latency since the app doesn't need to wait for an authentication to finish before a query can be sent. the default pool size in the node driver is 5. if your app typically needs more than 5 concurrent connections to the database, you can increase the value of the setting. common mistake in connection management for express apps a common mistake developers make when connecting to the database is to call.connect() in every route handler to get a database connection. for example, code like this: app.route('/foo', (req, res) => {.connect('url', (err, client) => { ... }) }) app.route('/bar', (req, res) => {.connect('url', (err, client) => { ... }) }) will create 5 connections to for every request, including concurrent requests to the same route. connection counts can quickly skyrocket with this approach. example for connection pooling in an express app for our example we'll implement database connection pooling for the recommended express project structure (as outlined by the express app generator). our example has the following structure: |-- |-- |-- |-- |-- routes |-- the file is the main file which starts the app. inside/index.js is our database connection logic, and inside is our request routing logic. we use the file naming convention because it allows parent modules the ability to import the module by its directory name, the file is implicitly found. for example, later you'll see we require the module with require('./dbs') , rather than require('./dbs/index.js') . set up database connections we'll first start with creating and managing database connections in the/index.js file. const = // note: a production application should not expose database credentials in plain text. // for strategies on handling credentials, visit 12factor: https://12factor.net/config. = "mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@<host1>:<port1>,<host2>:<port2>/<dbname>?replicaset=<replicasetname>" = "mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@<host1>:<port1>,<host2>:<port2>/<dbname>?replicaset=<replicasetname>" function connect(url) { return.connect(url).then(client => client.db()) } = function() { let databases = await promise.all([connect(prod_uri), connect(mktg_uri)]) return { production:], marketing:] } } to use the module, you might write some code like this: const = require('./dbs)().then(dbs => {....}) the function call database connections and makes the connections accessible via the variable. you could also create a module for other application startup tasks such as connecting to third party or loading data oruration. note: following methodology, rather than storing connection strings in code you should use variables. reuse database connections in routes (or other app) files with the logic written for establishing connections at app startup, we now need to structure the routing logic so their handlers can use those existing connections. we need a strategy in code to reuse database connections in the routes module ( file). we can't just call require('./dbs') again in this file, as that would create a second connection pool. we also need a reference to the express app created in , but we can't use require('../app.js') because requires the routes module and circular dependencies should be avoided wherever possible. instead, our module will expose a function which takes the express app and databases as parameters. the parent module that imports this file can then be responsible for finding those values and making them accessible to the module. the technical name for this pattern is "dependency injection", as a parent module injects the values that another module depends on. let's take a look at how it works in practice: module.exports = function(app,) { app.get('/production', (req, res) => {.production.collection('test').find({}).toarray((err, docs) => { if (err) { console.log(err) res.error(err) } else { res.json(docs) } }) }) app.get('/marketing', (req, res) => {.marketing.collection('test').find({}).toarray((err, docs) => { if (err) { console.log(err) res.error(err) } else { res.json(docs) } }) }) return app } the route definitions are established in exactly the same way as other express apps, but the app and the database references are injected by the parent module when the module is loaded. tie the "routes" and "dbs" modules together in the main app module we can understand how the routes and modules are tied together by looking at our code. our app code: initializes an express app uses the module to create connection pools to our databases passes both and app modules into the routes module starts the app on port 3000 only after the routes moduleures the route handlers const express = require('express') app = express() = require('./dbs') routes = require('./routes')().then(dbs => { // initialize the application once database connections are ready. routes(app,).listen(3000, () => on port 3000')) => { to make all database connections!') console.error(err)) }) using this structure, our app will maintain and reuse a single connection pool to each database. this reduces pressure on the database caused by creating and authenticating new connections or by maintaining multiple unused connection pools. as an added performance and latency benefit, reusing existing connection pools allows the application to quickly retrieve database results without having to go through the connection creation and authentication process each time. if you have questions or thoughts please email our team at for help!

ɪkˈsprɛs ɪz ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr wɛb ˈfreɪmˌwərk ənd ðə fɔrθ moʊst ˈpækɪʤ ɔn ðə ˈrɛʤɪstri. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti, ðɛr ər ən əˈbəndəns əv tuˈtɔriəlz ənd ɪgˈzæmpəlz fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ nu ɪkˈsprɛs æps wi tu hæv kriˈeɪtɪd ə "ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd" min stæk tuˈtɔriəl fər ðə devcenter*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, "ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd" æps ˈʤɛnərəli doʊnt ʃoʊ ju haʊ tɪ ˈhændəl ðə mɔr ˈsɪriəs pɑrts əv ˈrilˌwərld ˈsɪstəmz. ɪn ðɪs poʊst wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt haʊ ə pərˈdəkʃən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən maɪt kəˈnɛkt tɪ ˈməltəpəl ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz. ɑr ɪgˈzæmpəl wɪl ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt haʊ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɪŋgəl kəˈnɛkʃən pul tɪ ə dɪˈplɔɪmənt ənd haʊ tɪ ˈstrəkʧər ən ɪkˈsprɛs æp tɪ riˈjuz ðət pul əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl ˈmɑʤulz. ju kən faɪnd ðə koʊd fər ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl hir: ˈəpˌdeɪt ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd fər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈdraɪvər. ju kən si ə ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒən əv ðə koʊd fər ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl ɔn github*. wət ɪz ə kəˈnɛkʃən pul ənd waɪ ɪz ɪt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt? ə kəˈnɛkʃən pul ɪz ə kæˈʃeɪ əv ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtəd ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz meɪnˈteɪnd baɪ jʊr ˈdraɪvər, frəm wɪʧ jʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən kən ˈbɑˌroʊ kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪn ɪt nidz tɪ rən ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈæftər iʧ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪz kəmˈplit, ðə kəˈnɛkʃən ɪz kɛpt əˈlaɪv ənd rɪˈtərnd tɪ ðə pul. wɪn ˈprɑpərli juzd, kəˈnɛkʃən pulz əˈlaʊ ju tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə ˈfrikwənsi əv nu kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈoʊpən kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ jʊr ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz ðə ˈfrikwənsi ənd ˈnəmbər əv nu kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs bɪˈkəz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðiz ˈprɑsɛsəz ˌrikˈwaɪər boʊθ taɪm ənd ˈmɛməri. wɪn wi riˈjuz kəˈnɛkʃənz baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə kəˈnɛkʃən pul wi əˈvɔɪd ðɪs ˈrisɔrs kɔst tɪ ðə ˈsərvər, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm loʊər ˈleɪtənsi sɪns ðə æp ˈdəzənt nid tɪ weɪt fər ən ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˌbiˈfɔr ə kˈwiri kən bi sɛnt. ðə dɪˈfɔlt pul saɪz ɪn ðə noʊd ˈdraɪvər ɪz 5 ɪf jʊr æp ˈtɪpɪkəli nidz mɔr ðən 5 kənˈkərənt kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, ju kən ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ. ˈkɑmən mɪˈsteɪk ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən ˈmænɪʤmənt fər ɪkˈsprɛs æps ə ˈkɑmən mɪˈsteɪk dɪˈvɛləpərz meɪk wɪn kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ɪz tɪ kɔl mongoclient.connect*() ɪn ˈɛvəri rut ˈhændələr tɪ gɪt ə ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃən. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, koʊd laɪk ðɪs: app.route('/foo*', (req*, reɪz) mongoclient.connect('url*', (ɛr, klaɪənt) app.route('/bar*', (req*, reɪz) mongoclient.connect('url*', (ɛr, klaɪənt) wɪl kriˈeɪt 5 kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ fər ˈɛvəri rɪkˈwɛst, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kənˈkərənt rɪkˈwɛsts tɪ ðə seɪm rut. kəˈnɛkʃən kaʊnts kən kˈwɪkli ˈskaɪˌrɑkət wɪθ ðɪs əˈproʊʧ. ɪgˈzæmpəl fər kəˈnɛkʃən ˈpulɪŋ ɪn ən ɪkˈsprɛs æp fər ɑr ɪgˈzæmpəl wɪl ˈɪmpləmənt ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃən ˈpulɪŋ fər ðə ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ɪkˈsprɛs ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈstrəkʧər (ɛz ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd baɪ ðə ɪkˈsprɛs æp ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər). ɑr ɪgˈzæmpəl həz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər: rʊts ðə faɪl ɪz ðə meɪn faɪl wɪʧ stɑrts ðə æp. ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz ɑr ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃən ˈlɑʤɪk, ənd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ɪz ɑr rɪkˈwɛst ˈrutɪŋ ˈlɑʤɪk. wi juz ðə faɪl ˈneɪmɪŋ kənˈvɛnʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈpɛrənt ˈmɑʤulz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt ðə ˈmɑʤul baɪ ɪts dɪˈrɛktəri neɪm, ðə faɪl ɪz ˌɪmˈplɪsətli faʊnd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈleɪtər jul si wi ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə ˈmɑʤul wɪθ require('./dbs*') ˈrəðər ðən require('./dbs/index.js*') sɛt əp ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz wɪl fərst stɑrt wɪθ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ðə faɪl. noʊt: ə pərˈdəkʃən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ʃʊd nɑt ɪkˈspoʊz ˈdætəˌbeɪs krəˈdɛnʃəlz ɪn pleɪn tɛkst. fər ˈstrætəʤiz ɔn ˈhændəlɪŋ krəˈdɛnʃəlz, ˈvɪzɪt 12factor*: https://12factor.net/config*. "mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@<host1>:<port1>,<host2>:<port2>/<dbname>?replicaset=<replicasetname*>" "mongodb://<dbuser>:<dbpassword>@<host1>:<port1>,<host2>:<port2>/<dbname>?replicaset=<replicasetname*>" ˈfəŋkʃən connect(url*) rɪˈtərn client.db*()) ˈfəŋkʃən() lɛt ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz əˈweɪt promise.all([connect(prod_uri*), connect(mktg_uri*)]) rɪˈtərn pərˈdəkʃən: ˈmɑrkətɪŋ: tɪ juz ðə ˈmɑʤul, ju maɪt raɪt səm koʊd laɪk ðɪs: require('./dbs*) ðə ˈfəŋkʃən kɔl ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd meɪks ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈviə ðə ˈvɛriəbəl. ju kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪt ə ˈmɑʤul fər ˈəðər ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈstɑrˌtəp tæsks səʧ ɛz kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ θərd ˈpɑrti ər ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈdætə ər kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən. noʊt: ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌmɛθəˈdɑləʤi, ˈrəðər ðən ˈstɔrɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃən strɪŋz ɪn koʊd ju ʃʊd juz ˈvɛriəbəlz. riˈjuz ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn rʊts (ər ˈəðər æp) faɪlz wɪθ ðə ˈlɑʤɪk ˈrɪtən fər ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃənz æt æp ˈstɑrˌtəp, wi naʊ nid tɪ ˈstrəkʧər ðə ˈrutɪŋ ˈlɑʤɪk soʊ ðɛr ˈhændələrz kən juz ðoʊz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃənz. wi nid ə ˈstrætəʤi ɪn koʊd tɪ riˈjuz ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ɪn ðə rʊts ˈmɑʤul faɪl). wi kænt ʤɪst kɔl require('./dbs*') əˈgɛn ɪn ðɪs faɪl, ɛz ðət wʊd kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɛkənd kəˈnɛkʃən pul. wi ˈɔlsoʊ nid ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ɪkˈsprɛs æp kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn bət wi kænt juz require('../app.js*') bɪˈkəz rikˈwaɪərz ðə rʊts ˈmɑʤul ənd ˈsərkjələr dɪˈpɛndənsiz ʃʊd bi əˈvɔɪdɪd wɛˈrɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɑr ˈmɑʤul wɪl ɪkˈspoʊz ə ˈfəŋkʃən wɪʧ teɪks ðə ɪkˈsprɛs æp ənd ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ɛz pərˈæmətərz. ðə ˈpɛrənt ˈmɑʤul ðət ˌɪmˈpɔrts ðɪs faɪl kən ðɛn bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðoʊz ˈvæljuz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ðə ˈmɑʤul. ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl neɪm fər ðɪs ˈpætərn ɪz "dɪˈpɛndənsi ˌɪnˈʤɛkʃən", ɛz ə ˈpɛrənt ˈmɑʤul ˌɪnˈʤɛkts ðə ˈvæljuz ðət əˈnəðər ˈmɑʤul dɪˈpɛndz ɔn. lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt haʊ ɪt wərks ɪn ˈpræktɪs: function(app*,) app.get('/production*', (req*, reɪz) dbs.production.collection('test').find({}).toarray((err*, dɑks) ɪf (ɛr) console.log(err*) res.error(err*) ɛls res.json(docs*) app.get('/marketing*', (req*, reɪz) dbs.marketing.collection('test').find({}).toarray((err*, dɑks) ɪf (ɛr) console.log(err*) res.error(err*) ɛls res.json(docs*) rɪˈtərn æp ðə rut ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ər ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm weɪ ɛz ˈəðər ɪkˈsprɛs æps, bət ðə æp ənd ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈrɛfərənsɪz ər ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈpɛrənt ˈmɑʤul wɪn ðə ˈmɑʤul ɪz ˈloʊdɪd. taɪ ðə "rʊts" ənd "dbs*" ˈmɑʤulz təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə meɪn æp ˈmɑʤul wi kən ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðə rʊts ənd ˈmɑʤulz ər taɪd təˈgɛðər baɪ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɑr koʊd. ɑr æp koʊd: ən ɪkˈsprɛs æp ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈmɑʤul tɪ kriˈeɪt kəˈnɛkʃən pulz tɪ ɑr ˈdætəˌbeɪsɪz ˈpæsɪz boʊθ ənd æp ˈmɑʤulz ˈɪntu ðə rʊts ˈmɑʤul stɑrts ðə æp ɔn pɔrt 3000 ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðə rʊts ˈmɑʤul ðə rut ˈhændələrz ɪkˈsprɛs require('express*') æp ɪkˈsprɛs() require('./dbs*') rʊts require('./routes*') ˌɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wəns ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz ər ˈrɛdi. routes(app*, ɔn pɔrt 3000 tɪ meɪk ɔl ˈdætəˌbeɪs kəˈnɛkʃənz!') console.error(err*) ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈstrəkʧər, ɑr æp wɪl meɪnˈteɪn ənd riˈjuz ə ˈsɪŋgəl kəˈnɛkʃən pul tɪ iʧ ˈdætəˌbeɪs. ðɪs rɪˈdusɪz ˈprɛʃər ɔn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs kɔzd baɪ kriˈeɪtɪŋ ənd ɔˈθɛntəˌkeɪtɪŋ nu kəˈnɛkʃənz ər baɪ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˈməltəpəl ənˈjuzd kəˈnɛkʃən pulz. ɛz ən ˈædɪd pərˈfɔrməns ənd ˈleɪtənsi ˈbɛnəfɪt, riˈjuzɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ kəˈnɛkʃən pulz əˈlaʊz ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ kˈwɪkli rɪˈtriv ˈdætəˌbeɪs rɪˈzəlts wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ goʊ θru ðə kəˈnɛkʃən kriˈeɪʃən ənd ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs iʧ taɪm. ɪf ju hæv kˈwɛsʧənz ər θɔts pliz iˈmeɪl ɑr tim æt fər hɛlp!

as most of you know, google recently turned 10 years old. the powerful search engine has been growing its internet empire through acquisitions and partnerships ever since it went public. in this post, be going in depth about the companies google acquired in the past and where are they now. 1. (price unknown, date: february 12, 2001) google bought in february 2001. deja news research was a forum based on usenet that started in 1995. steve madere started deja news in austin, and google wanted it because of searching capabilities. deja news could search across all of their newsgroups. results were found immediately. however, some of the material submitted to included that from the church of scientology so the company found themselves facing a couple of lawsuits. in 1999, shifted their business model to focus on shopping comparison. the messages did not become available to their users any longer. then one year later, the company was in financial distress so they sold the shopping service to and the archives to google. google took the archives from deja and integrated it into google groups. “we welcome loyal users into the growing community of google users worldwide,” stated larry page in a press release from 2001, who was the ceo of google at the time. “with more than 500 million individual messages and growing fast, usenet and its thriving community is one of the most active and valuable information sources on the internet.” deja.com to google groups and is blocked from archive.org. 2. (price: unknown, date: september 20, 2001) outride was a from the xerox palo alto research center (parc). specialized in online information retrieval. through the acquisition, google bought the i.p., the patent rights, source code, trademarks, and domain names from them. using the technology from, google created in may 2005. is an starting where users can aggregate feeds and google gadgets. outride had 2 products created at the time: search service and communications service. the technology platform created by was called relevance builder and relevance miner. outride search service provided search results based on user interests and demographics. this data was collected by their search habits. communications services was a community platform that harvests hyperlinks from emails, calendars, communication apps, and other groupware. “this acquisition is another example of commitment to providing thehest quality search service in the world,” said larry page in the release about the acquisition, who was also the president of products of google at the time of the acquisition. “outride has made significant advances in the field of relevance technology and we believe google provides the ideal vehicle to continue the development of these technologies.” the.net domain name is no longer online, but of the old site are available on archive.org. 3. labs (price: unknown, date: february 16, 2003) pyra labs was created by evan williams and meg hourihan. the first product made by labs was called and it was a web application that focused on project and contact management. then they scrapped that model in 1999 and renamed to blogger. blogger was made available in august 1999. paul bausch and matthew haughey coded most of blogger. blogger did not have a revenue model at the time and the service was free. blogger eventually ran out of seed money and the employees started working for free. evan williams watched his employees eventually walk out on the company, which included meg hourihan. williams continued to work on blogger alone, but then invested money into the company. dan bricklin, founder of believed that blogger had potential. after the funding came in, blogger set up an domain hosting blog url:. blogger pro was a paid version. in 2002, blogger started licensing blogger technology to media companies. this caught eye and they bought out the company in 2003. when google bought out blogger, the company had 6 employees. this includes evan williams and jason goldman. in 2004, williams left google and obvious corporation and odeo. and goldman left in 2006. now obvious corporation owns twitter and odeo. blogger is still very much alive and so is the domain name,. the problem with is that given its in creating free weblogs, have been taking advantage of the service. 4. software (price: unknown, date: april 22, 2003) neotonic software was a software company. before the acquisition took place, created software called. was an e-mail customer service software package that included power virus and spam filters. trakken was also built for handling email bursts of over messages per hour. was based in san francisco, calif. and their clients included google, ex impact technologies, and butterfield auctioneers. google bought in april 2003 and rolled into google groups and. if you are wondering how spam filter does a great job? is probably one of the possibilities. before the acquisition, said agents in 6 support groups at google rely on to respond to emails a week.” trakken was founded by david jeske and brandon long. prior to, jeske did the technical due diligence for when yahoo! acquired them for $432 million. 5. applied semantics (price: $102 million, date: april 23, 2003) around the same time that google bought, google also bought applied semantics. applied semantics invented and keywordsense. applied semantics is based on technology. was invented by psychology professor george a. miller at the cognitive science lab at princeton university. wordnet had $3 million in funding from government agencies that were interested in for its machine translation. groups words based on semantic relations with synonyms. applied semantics also based their software on as well. was a search engine company that was started by miller that utilized. simpli would suggest search terms that were related to what another user searched for. other founders of included jeff stibel, david landan, john santini, andrew duchon, paul allopenna, james a. anderson, steve reiss, and dan ariely. sold to in 2000. before the name applied semantics, the company was called in 1998. the renaming of to applied semantics happened in 2001 and was started by and adam weissman. google bought out applied semantics in april 2003 for $102 million. here is the press release. “applied semantics is a proven innovator in semantic text processing and online advertising,” stated google sergey brin, who was president of technology at google at the time of the acquisition. “this acquisition will enable google to create new technologies that make online advertising more useful to users, publishers, and advertisers alike.” brin was right. applied semantics was probably most synergistic and wisest acquisition. google is the search engine cash cow. applied semantics team remained in santa monica and google established a socal product development center there. three months after google acquired applied semantics, yahoo! bought out overture for $1.63 billion in july 2003. that same summer, yahoo! ceo terry semel offered to buyout google for $3 billion, but the google founders turned it down. it was a good move for google. applied semantics’ technology is still powering and. 6. (price: unknown, date: september 30, 2003) kaltix corporation started in june 2003 and created personalized and contextual search technologies. was a palo alto, stealth company at the time and started at stanford university. the founders of the company were trying to find ways to specifically pagerank. the founders of were taher haveliwala, glen jeh, and. helped google build and engineer. kamvar went on to become a consulting professor at stanford in the subject of computational mathematics. one of the classes that still teaches is computational methods in data mining. and also runs a fashion company called distilled clothing. “google and share a common commitment to developing innovative search technologies that make finding information faster, easier and more relevant,” stated google larry page, who was the president of products of google at the time. “kaltix is working on a number of compelling search technologies, and google is the ideal vehicle for the continued development of these advancements.” 7. (formerly owned by, price: unknown, date: october 2003) google bought out from. was best known for acquiring in 2000 for $690 million. was later sold to the new york times for $410 million. ads were distributed across the network of sites. google ads replaced all of ads. and ads also appeared on cnet, excite.com, forbes.com, mamma.com, at the time. this acquisition gave google much more market share. sprink’s core products were ads), (ads on email newsletters), and (sponsored search placement). at the time of the acquisition, google and overture controlled 90% of the market. in the new agreement that yahoo! and google are agreeing upon, counsel accused that google would control 90% of the market. nayden is the current registered owner of the domain.com. the domain is also still registered to, inc. according to alexa. below is a of.com from archive.org: 8. genius labs (price: unknown, date: october 7, 2003) google bought genius labs for one reason: biz stone. biz stone is the of twitter. stone also helped created and launch xanga, blogger, odeo, and obvious corporation. stone joined google through the acquisition of genius labs but left two years after to start odeo. 9. ignite logic (price: unknown, date: may 10, 2004) ignite logic, inc. was a startup company that helped law firms and other small businesses set up websites. ignite was creating a editor for their product, but then google bought them and integrated them into other google products. ignite’s editor most likely was rolled into blogger and google page creator. google acquired ignite around the same time they decided to file for an ipo. as a matter of fact, this clause was on the google as pointed out by john battelle: “2003 equity incentive plan / our 2003 equity incentive plan was assumed by us in connection with our acquisition of ignite logic, inc. in april 2004. at april 23, 2004, options to purchase a total of ___ shares of class a common stock were outstanding under the 2003 equity incentive plan at a weighted average exercise price of $28.86 per share.” 10.% of (price: $10 million, date: june 23, 2004) baidu is the biggest search engine in china right now. indexes website links, audio, and images. is ranked #19 on alexa currently. is currently indexing 740 million websites, 80 million images, 10 million audio files. and went public on august 5, 2005. baidu currently trades at about $233 per american depositary receipt.’s market cap is $8 billion. with a market cap of $8 billion, that means% of is worth $208 million. how ’bout them apples? 11. (price: unknown, date: july 13, 2004) picasa is a is photo sharing, managing, editing, and uploading software that was originally created by. the name, is a blend of the name of the spanish painter, pablo picasso and “mi casa (my house in spanish).” the icon for resembles the aperture blades of a camera lens. after google acquired, they began to offer it as a free download. idealab is a business incubation company based in pasadena. some of thes made at includes insiderpages, (acquired by iac), commission junction, compete.com,, (later renamed overture and acquired by yahoo!), etoys.com, and the domain .tv. idealab leases the .tv domain name to the island nation of tuvalu (between hawaii and australia). this gave tuvalu enough money to join the u.n. was started by bill gross in march 1996. google is making stronger and stronger. two years after the acquisition, google acquired a photo recognition company that will be integrated into in the near future. also has import features for blogger. 12. (price: unknown, date: september 2004) zipdash was an analysis tool that allowed anyone to search for traffic conditions on majorhways in roads in san francisco, los angeles, san diego, seattle, and phoenix. the announcement was not made official, but it was discovered in a annual filing with the sec. was based in palo alto, calif. and used mobile phones with gps receivers to gather the speed of travelers. before google acquired, the company was planning on adding traffic jams, accidents, and other bottlenecks. was started by mark crady, michael chu, and nigram. crady and chu were electrical engineers that worked at intel and palm. the new york times did a feature of in march 2004, but did not make any mention of google. the acquisition was quite unexpected. the team behind helped build some of the features around google maps. 13. where 2 technologies (price: unknown, date: october 2004) where 2 technologies was a mapping startup company based in sydney, australia. the company was founded by lars rasmussen and jens rasmussen. up until july 2005, people that wanted to use google maps was required to download software. lars rasmussen brought google maps to the browser which was huge for the company in taking on sites like and windows live maps. below is a video of lars rasmussen discussing the google maps. lars rasmussen works for the google sydney engineering office. lars rasmussen received his phd from univ. of california-berkeley. this was first acquisition of an company. 14. keyhole, inc. (price: unknown, date: october 27, 2004) keyhole inc. was founded in 2001. keyhole was originally a from intrinsic graphics. keyhole was funded by sony,, the in-q-tel, brian mcclendon, and george t. harber. flagship application was earth viewer, a product that has evolved into google earth. the name keyhole is named after the military satellites. technology is plugged into google maps, google mobile, and keyhole markup language (kml). at the time of acquisition, management includes john hanke, brian mcclendon, daniel lederman, bill kilday, noah doyle, andria ruben, thomas gewecke, and michael t. jones. earth viewer received more attention when cbs, abc, and cnn used for showing terrain. earthviewer “grew out of a tradition of technology for flight simulators,” stated hanke via usa today. 15. urchin software corporation (price: unknown, date: march 28, 2005) urchin software corporation was a web analytics software company based in southern california. urchin was started by paul and scott crosby in december 1995. urchin was originally called web depot and they built websites for sharp healthcare and solar turbines. urchin software then become popular for processing large web server log files. urchin dropped the web hosting and development and focused on their analytics software. the company was renamed to quantified systems, inc. quantified’s clients included rackspace, winstar, verio, earthlink, and cable & wireless. quantified was close to raising a series a round of funding, but and several other factors prevented the funding from happening. quantified had to lay off 15 employees, close their office in tokyo, and take out a loan from the original investors. in 2002, quantified created a system and charged $5,000 per month for a physical data center. in 2003, quantified was renamed to urchin. and in 2004, urchin repaid their angel investors. in august 2004, google approached urchin for a partnership at the san jose search engine strategies trade show. and 8 months later, google acquired urchin. urchin technology currently powers google analytics. google analytics allows web publishers to track their hits, demographics, and many other features. about 10 employees with urchin are still working for google as vps, managers, directors, system admins, and software engineers. before google acquired urchin, the analytics software company was used by over 1 million sites and was the standard for 20% of the fortune 500. 16. (price: unknown, date: may 12, 2005) dodgeball was one of the most ambiguous acquisitions google made. after the acquisition, reported that it was dead 2 years later because a 502 server error page showed up on.com at one point. but declared it alive again. dodgeball is essentially a mobile geographic social network. when logging in to, the user sends a text message to about where they are and notifies your friends. will also do this for friends of friends. will also do this for crushes. google accounts were integrated into in october 2006. dodgeball was integrated into google sms and google mobile. alex and dennis crowley,s of quit google in april 2007. “it’s no real secret that google supporting the way we expected. the whole experience was incredibly frustrating for us especially as we convince them that was worth engineering resources, leaving us to watch as other startups got to innovate in the mobile + social space,” wrote dennis on his flickr account. “and while it was a tough decision (and really disappointing) to walk away from, actually looking forward to getting to work on other projects again.” 17. (price: unknown, date: july 2005) reqwireless with nokia, cellmania, motorola, pinpoint, handango, sun microsystems, symbian, sony ericsson, siemens mobile, mobility, sunrise, and optus to develop wireless applications and libraries for the platform. reqwireless is first and only acquisition in canada thus far. is based in waterloo. and was rolled into google mobile and google android. developed ways to view email and for devices using. 18. current communications group (equity from investment: unknown, price: unknown, date: july 7, 2005) current communications group is a broadband company that powers internet through power lines. google, hearst, and goldman sachs invested $100 million into current comm group in july 2005. current has been alive and kicking since 2004. current uses a smart grid solution to increase efficiency forh-speed internet while reducing environmental impacts and electric usage. current has worked on building smart grids in dallas, boulder, and certain areas inrope. current communications is working closely with energy on this project. 19. android (price: unknown, date: august 17, 2005) google quietly acquired android inc. in august 2005 for an unknown price. android was 22 months old when google bought them out and was based in palo alto, calif. through the acquisition, google brought the android team in to work on the google android project. android will be releasing their first operating system this month. andy rubin, of android inc. became the director of mobile platforms at google to oversee the project. at his house in silicon valley, rubin has a retinal scanner to control his house door. if the scanner approves the retina, the door unlocks. rubin’s door is a robotic arm that takes a mallet and strikes a gong [nyt]. google was working on android quietly up until november 5, 2007, when rubin wrote a title on the google blog entitled, “where’s my gphone?” the blog post announced the creation of the open handset alliance as well. the blogosphere was debating whether google would create an iphone killer since early 2007. it looks like it is coming to fruition now with the release of the google android this month. google android will be open source. 20. (price: unknown, date: november 1, 2005) google bought out in november 2005 for an undisclosed price. was a technology company that provides graphics to mobile devices, tvs, and other handhelds.’s first product was called sgl, a portable graphics engine that was capable of loading graphics. google rolled these capabilities into google android. and google also made the graphics engine open source. skia was based in chapel hill, north carolina. is greek for “shadow.” google operates an office in chapel hill with 5 people. was started by michael reed. after google acquired, they added one person on the subsidiary staff. how did a small software company in north carolina get attention? “we did business in the valley,” stated reed. “everybody eventually gets to talk to everybody. google sort of looks at everybody.” 21. information technologies (price: unknown, date: november 17, 2005) akwan information technologies was a search engine based in brazil. google made the announcement of the acquisition on the same day that they announced the opening of two latin american operations. the two operations are based in so paulo, brazil and mexico city, mexico. google planned on using these offices to reach additional advertising services and better the search experience in latin america. “the online environment in latin america is changing rapidly with the infrastructure forh-speed internet access expanding, and with it e-commerce,” stated singh cassidy, vp of asia pacific and latin america operations at google. “google’s latin america teams will partner closely with businesses, advertisers and agencies throughout the region to enable them to capitalize on the significant opportunities this brings.” google’s clients in latin america includes wal-mart brazil, dell mexico, and mercado libre. and google made information technologies into a research and development center in brazil. 22. 5% of aol (price: $1 billion, date: december 20, 2005) google’s investment in aol was for strategic purposes. with google dominating in search and aol dominating in messaging, the synergy between both companies would work out nicely. after this deal, google powered search engine and aol made their im software compatible with google talk. through this deal, google powered some of the advertising on aol. “we’re very pleased to build significantly on our special relationship with google in a way that will meaningfully strengthen position in the online advertising business and help drive more advertisers to its web properties,” stated time warner chairman dick parsons. “this agreement is key to fulfilling our commitment to realize the potential of very large online audience. as digital technologies continue to drive industries together, the great value and opportunity inherent in time structure and array of premier businesses becomes increasingly clear. a critical piece of this strategic alliance will be our content, which we will be making more accessible to google users.” some of the other outcomes of the deal includes aol marketplace white labeling google, making aol content more available through google web crawling technologies, video collaboration, and providing aol marketing credits. google is the only shareholder in aol other than time warner. since then time warner is rumored to shop aol around and yahoo! might be one possible buyer. the rumor indicates that yahoo! might be interested for an acquisition of aol for $5-$8 billion, but time warner is holding out for $10 billion. 23. (price: unknown, date: december 27, 2005) phatbits.com was a widget company that was started by a former software development lead at microsoft. the company was started by geoffrey elliot. google bought because it had a widget engine. the widget engine was instrumental in creating widget applications for google desktop. google made this acquisition 5 months after yahoo! acquired. was a mac and windows application that creates widgets too. google knew that they would face intense competition with yahoo! when it comes to widgets. they acted quickly in order to stay in the game. i think yahoo! widgets has a stronger than google when it comes to widgets though based on what observed. i just see more people with yahoo! widgets than google desktop. after the acquisition, elliot worked at google as a software engineer but has stepped down since. according to profile, he is currently an entrepreneur in the greater seattle area. below is a of the old page: 24 and 25. gmbh and brunet gmbh (price: unknown, date: december 31, 2005) i was unable to find any information regarding these two german companies except that they were rolled into google mobile. the only reason why they are heard of is because of a filing with the sec. otherwise, there any information about them online anywhere. 26. broadcasting (price: $102 million, date: january 17, 2006) dmarc broadcasting is a newport, california based radio broadcasting company. specializes in connecting advertisers to radio stations using their automated advertising platform. the platform makes the sales process, scheduling, delivery and reporting of the advertising efficient. after advertisers buy the air-time, then they can track the campaigns on’s platform. google rolled’s platform into audio ads. audio ads supports “top ten” stations in 25 major cities. currently, there is support for fm and am radio stations and google audio ads can guarantee inventory during standard dayparts, not those late night infomercials. “google is committed to exploring new ways to extend targeted, measurable advertising to other forms of media,” stated tim armstrong, vp of advertising sales, google. “we anticipate that this acquisition will bring new ad dollars and accountability to radio by combining expansive network of advertisers with’s talented team and innovative radio advertising technology. we look forward to working together to continue to grow and improve the ecosystem of the radio industry.” google acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in for $102 million. and google stated that they would make additional contingent payments over the next 3 years assuming whether certain revenue and inventory targets are met. the maximum amount of the contingent payments may amount to $1.136 billion. 27. measure map (price: unknown, date: february 14, 2006) measure map is still online on measuremap.com. measure map provides stats for bloggers. jeffrey veen, founder of measure map started his company one year and two months before the google acquired it. prior to starting measure map, veen was a director of user experience at lycos inc. and managing editor at south coast community newspapers. veen is no longer a user experience manager at google, but he is now a founding partner at adaptive path. measure map technology was rolled into google analytics. this was the second company that google bought for developing their analytics product. urchin being the first. “bringing measure map to google is an exciting validation of the user experience work been doing with my partners at adaptive path for years,” wrote veen on the google blog. “by opening up the app to more bloggers through google, we hope to help even more people become passionate about their blogs.” 28. (price: unknown, date: march 9, 2006) google’s acquisition of indicated that google is ready to take on microsoft office and bring applications online.’s first product was called, an online word processor. was created as a model. was founded by claudia carpenter, sam, and steve newman. writely was integrated into product, google docs & spreadsheets for online document collaboration. the and website is now shut down and to google docs & spreadsheets. writely is blocked from archive.org. and all previous users were forwarded to google docs & spreadsheets. carpenter is now a software engineer at google. sam is an engineering director at google. jennifer mazzon, former vp of marketing at is now a senior product marketing manager at google. and steve newman is staying about what he is doing next after. 29. @last software (price: unknown, date: march 14, 2006) google acquired @last software for their modeling software. google is used to create, modify, and share models and buildings. this software was made to be useful for civil engineers and architects. the features from @last software was also integrated into google maps and google earth. @last software attracted by google because they made a for google earth before they were acquired. @last software is based in boulder, colorado. “we got to know a bunch of while we were building the google earth for, and it quickly became apparent that we could really stir things up together,” stated a @last software press release. google is now a free download. also has for developers to creates. @last software was founded by brad schell. other employees of @last started working for google after the acquisition including jeff martin and aidan chopra. schell left google in march 2007 to take some time off from work and spend time hiking and windsurfing. 30. orion (price: unknown, date: april 9, 2006) ori was a ph.d. student when google decided to buy out his search engine, orion. was a student at the university of new south wales. search technology was unorthodox because it would find terms that are strongly related to search terms entered by users. this method was even praised by bill gates himself. microsoft and yahoo! were also supposedly in a bidding war for the patented technology behind orion. eventually, google triumphed and was relocated to mountain view. is still a full-time student at the university of new south wales. is continuing to work on the orion algorithm with dr. eric martin. 31. technologies (price: unknown, date: june 1, 2006) 2web technologies was acquired by google to expand upon their efforts to take on microsoft office. jonathan rochelle, of is now a product manager of google docs & spreadsheets at the new york office of google. jonathan rochelle was in the world trade center building on and escaped the collapse of the building. the whole story is on his blog. it is by far one of the most emotional blog posts ever read. the blog post is very real and this is why i could see myself reading it again and again. as a professional blogger, i sometimes get caught up about all things to the point that reality becomes less of a priority for me. 32. vision (price: unknown, date: august 15, 2006) google acquired vision for biometric purposes. vision specializes in facial and image recognition. “neven vision comes to google with deep technology and expertise around automatically extracting information from a photo. it could be as simple as detecting whether or not a photo contains a person, or, one day, as complex as recognizing people, places, and objects,” stated adrian graham, product manager. “this technology just may make it a lot easier for you to organize and find the photos you care about. we have any specific features to show off today, but looking forward to having more to share with you soon.” through the acquisition, google attained several patents which include: * : facial motion capture for avatar animation * 1072014 face recognition from video images * facial motion capture for avatar animation * 218457 face recognition from video images * 218458 facial motion capture for avatar animation * facial motion capture for avatar animation * 1072014 face recognition from video images * 6714661 method & system for customizing facial feature tracking using precise landmark * 6222939 labeled bunch graphs for image analysis/) * 6356659 labeled bunch graphs for image analysis * 6563950 labeled bunch graphs for image analysis * 6466695 procedure for automatic analysis of images & image sequences based on two dimensional shape * 6272231 facial motion capture for avatar animation * 6580811 facial motion capture for avatar animation * 6301370 face recognition from video images neven website is no longer online. but below is a of their website before the acquisition: 33. youtube (price: $1.65 billion, date: august 15, 2006) youtube was most revolutionary acquisition of all-time, hands down. youtube is the biggest video sharing and uploading website. youtube was founded by chad hurley, steven chen, and jawed karim. the three of them worked at together. hurley and chen are still running the show at youtube, but karim decided to finish his degree at stanford $64 million richer. karim also decided to become an angel investor too. given the amount of bandwidth and maintenance required for youtube, the company is still not profitable, but google is optimistic about the company. the price for an ad on the youtube is $175,000 per day with a $50,000 commitment to buy other google and youtube ads elsewhere. branded channels cost advertisers $200,000. below is the video that hurley and chen made after the acquisition: michael arrington broke the news about the acquisition before any other media outlets. this helped propel him into instant blog stardom. 34. (price: unknown, date: october 31, 2006) jotspot is a web application company that was rolled into google sites. is now being used to create free collaborative websites through the use of google apps. helps users create sites where users can post videos, calendars, text, images, and other multimedia. scott johnston, former vp of products at and current google senior product manager wrote about the migration of into google here. was founded by joe kraus and graham spencer. spencer and kraus are both founders of excite.com. now heavily involved on the google project. 35. (price: $28 million, date: december 16, 2006) endoxon is a mapping company whose product was rolled into google maps and google earth. provides the maps toropean countries for google maps. has 75 employees and has created products that include aerial maps, satellite images, and other mobile services. endoxon also creates ajax mapping technologies for integrating the geographic data on the web.’s subsidiaries were rolled into a new company called ag. the announcement was made official by john hanke, director of google earth & maps. stefan and bruno muff founded. a large number of the employees of are still with google working as software engineers, managers, and vps. 36. 4% of (price: $5 million, date: january 4, 2007) xunlei is a chinese website that supports bittorrent, ftp, edonkey, etc. was developed by thunder networking technologies and is based in the southern province of shenzhen. also developed a download accelerator which has been downloaded 80 million times..com is visited over 50 million times per day. xunlei’s search technology is now powered by google. market presence in china is overshadowed by.com. has over 120 million users and was started by and cheng hao. both hao and graduated from duke university. and cheng hao both have a in computer science according to ventures. is also an investor in. xunlei also has $45 million in funding from partners. 37. (price: $23 million, date: february 16, 2007) google acquired for one reason– to build an advertising platform around video games. created an advertising platform out of their office in san francisco, calif. google had already been in discussion with members of the game development community with hopes to partner with them for an advertising partnership. adscape launched in february 2006 with $3.2 million in funding from ventures firm based in atlanta). several of’s members may have moved to mountain view which may have included dan willis, chairman bernie stolar, and vp of marketing eva woo according to red herring. was founded by dan willis. was rolled into google. 38. (price: unknown, date: march 16, 2007) trendalyzer is a statistical software program that is based in sweden. was rolled into google analytics. was created out of han foundation. the foundation is an incubation company. trendalyzer was a flash application that statistical and historical data about world developments. since the acquisition, google has made the motion chart gadget available as a free download as part of the google available on google code. 39. (price: $3.1 billion, date: april 13, 2007) doubleclick has been most expensive acquisition. develops internet ads for fortune 500 companies and is based in new york city. before the acquisition, was a public company that was purchased by a private equity firm. prior to becoming, the company was called internet advertising network (ian) and was founded by kevin and dwight merriman in 1995. the company was renamed to after bought out ian in 1996. at poppe-dyson, developed their dart service. then merged with abacus direct for $1.7 billion. was discovered to being used by abacus to track personal information about web surfers. doubleclick dropped all integration services with abacus and became a privacy advocate. private equity firm, hellman and friedman bought abacus. abacus was then sold to epsilon interactive. and google bought for $3.1 billion cash in april 2007. the investigated the acquisition up until march 11, 2008. and on april 2, 2008 google had to cut 300 people from. this acquisition stirred the microsoft beehive. one month after the acquisition, microsoft acquired for $6 billion. 40. tonic systems (price: unknown, date: april 17, 2007) tonic systems is the online version competitor of microsoft powerpoint. this was the third application software google needed to take on big 3 primary office products. tonic systems is based in san francisco and created the presentation automation products using java. products included tonic systems builder, tonic systems filter, tonic systems transformer, tonic systems viewer, and jar jar links. sam, the founder of announced the acquisition on the google blog. presentations can now be created in google docs thanks to the tonic acquisition. below is a of before they were acquired. i was unable to find information about founders. consultant before the deal was catapult advisors. 41. (price: unknown, date: april 19, 2007) marratech was a strategic acquisition to enhance the features of google talk. is a swedish company that created videoconferencing software. was a company from the centre for technology at the luleå university of technology. the founders of include dr. dick schefström, dr. peter parnes, johnny widén, dr. synnes, mikael börjeson, magnus hedberg, serge lachapelle and claes ågren [wikipedia]. most of the engineers and employees of joined google after the acquisition.’s technology will most likely be used for enterprise services as videos for google talk have already been created. google acquired the technology behind the company, but not the whole company itself. 42. (price: unknown, date: may 11, 2007) greenborder was the first strategic acquisition made for google chrome, the web browser. created safe zones for internet users. created virtual machines where simple tasks like checking e-mail or reading the news can be done without exposure to spyware and viruses. these “sandboxes” were rolled into the private option for chrome and for the individual tabs of google chrome. greenborder started in mountain view, calif., making the transition into google a lot easier. on the day that google acquired, they stopped accepting new customers for the security services. vlad dabija, and former ceo of is now at ignite ip. 43. (price: unknown, date: may 11, 2007) panoramio is a service. the site is still online, but it to google maps and blogger. the site is also accessible on google earth. was started by cuenca abela and eduardo aguilar. started in summer 2005 and had 5 million photo submitted within years. panoramio photos utilize tagged clouds for the images. this past may, was attacked by a massive spam attack. both cuenca abela and eduardo aguilar are currently software engineers at google. 44. (price: $100 million, date: june 1, 2007) with the growing popularity of feeds, it was often times difficult for google to make money from those who use readers. this was the case up until google bought for $100 million. launched in 2004 and is especially known for their. this enables bloggers and publishers to track the demographics of their subscribers. around the time that was acquired, they had over publishers using their service along with over podcasters. the migration of to google is not complete yet as pointed out by readwriteweb. feedburner was founded by dick, eric lunt, steve, and matt shobe. is now an investor in twitter and a group product manager at google. eric lunt is also a manager at google. steve is a business product manager of google. and matt shobe is a user experience designer. 45. (price: unknown, date: june 5, 2007) peakstream is a software company based in san mateo, calif. the company was founded by matthew and asher. matthew is now an engineering director at google and asher is now a consultant and angel investor at independent investor. peakstream is known for its parallel computing power. “peakstream had developed tools that improve the performance of applications on chips,” wrote the register editor vance. “such tools should prove useful to who want to deal with complex, parallel code but do want to take advantage of performance gains delivered via products such as (general purpose gpus) from and and even processors.” 46. (price: unknown, date: june 19, 2007) zenter was acquired in order to enhance presentations on google docs. sam announced the acquisition on the google blog. is known for their abilities, thus complementing the acquisition of tonic systems. the company was still in stealth mode while google bought them out. zenter was founded by robby walker and wayne crosby. was one of the first companies that google bought out. crosby is now a software engineer at google and a general partner at capital. walker is also a software engineer at google. 47. (price: $45 million, date: july 2, 2007) grandcentral is a service that google bought for $45 million. was founded by craig walker and vincent paquet. both of them had started in the past. was sold to yahoo! for $20 million. when certain phone numbers call the number, it can be forwarded to an office or cellphone-based. also offers voicemail services. is still being integrated into mobile services. walker is a senior product manager of voice products at google. and vincent paquet is a senior product manager at google. 48. (price: $625 million, date: july 9, 2007) postini is an e-mail security company that was acquired by google in july 2007 for $625 million. was based in san carlos, calif. was rolled into to provide enhanced e-mail and spam filters. “with the addition of, our apps can streamline the complex information security mandates within organizations,” stated eric schmidt, ceo of google. postini was founded by scott petry in 1999. the company had estimated sales of over $33 million in 2007. 49. (price: unknown, date: july 20, 2007) imageamerica is an aerial photography company that was acquired by google to have rolled into google earth and google maps. became famous after creating black and white photos of the devastation that occurred in new orleans during hurricane katrina. started in 1998 and is based in clayton, mo. the announcement was made official by stephen chau, product manager at google. there is limited information about the founders of. 50. (price: unknown, date sept 2007) zingku is a mobile social network. the company launched in 2005 as a mobile service that lets people exchange and share ideas. its mobile platform runs on a pure text massaging system so no software installation is required. the company was founded by sami and shore. the primary catch behind is that it integrates your phone with a personalized. i have no idea what google plans to do with the company. the acquisition was most likely for a very small amount. 51. (price: unknown, date oct 9, 2007) jaiku is a service like twitter. it was founded by and in 2006. the company was started in finland. jaiku lets users share their activity streams with friends. users can add to their stream via the web, im, and sms. the site is still in closed beta. 52. begun (price: $140 million, date july 18, 2008) begun is a russian contextual ad company. begun is one of the largest online ad providers in a rapidly growing russian market. google primarily acquired begun for market share. 53.(price: $15 million, date july 30, 2008) omnisio is a very cool interactive video startup. a backed company founded by ryan junee, julian frumar, and simon ratner. users can share annotate videos on the site. one of the best features of the site is the ability to synchronize powerpoint slides to a video. google most likely purchased the company for the talent. they plan to incorporate the technology into youtube. 54. (price: price: unknown, date sept 12, 2008) tnc is a korean blogging platform company founded by chang kim. search engine is not a market leader in korea. takes the cake for top search engine in the country. therefore, google needs a stronger presence in korea. tnc is the company behind textcube, a engine. is largely unknown in korea.

ɛz moʊst əv ju noʊ, ˈgugəl ˈrisəntli tərnd 10 jɪrz oʊld. ðə ˈpaʊərfəl sərʧ ˈɪnʤən həz bɪn groʊɪŋ ɪts ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈɛmpaɪər θru ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ənd ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪps ˈɛvər sɪns ɪt wɛnt ˈpəblɪk. ɪn ðɪs poʊst, bi goʊɪŋ ɪn dɛpθ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ɪn ðə pæst ənd wɛr ər ðeɪ naʊ. 1 (praɪs ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈfɛbruˌɛri 12 2001 ˈgugəl bɔt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2001 ˈdiʤə nuz ˈrisərʧ wɑz ə ˈfɔrəm beɪst ɔn ˈjuzˌnɛt ðət ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1995 stiv ˈmædər ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdiʤə nuz ɪn ˈɔstən, ənd ˈgugəl ˈwɔntɪd ɪt bɪˈkəz əv ˈsərʧɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ˈdiʤə nuz kʊd sərʧ əˈkrɔs ɔl əv ðɛr ˈnuzˌgrups. rɪˈzəlts wər faʊnd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, səm əv ðə məˈtɪriəl səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðət frəm ðə ʧərʧ əv ˌsaɪənˈtɑləʤi soʊ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈlɔˌsuts. ɪn 1999 ˈʃɪftɪd ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈʃɑpɪŋ kəmˈpɛrəsən. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz dɪd nɑt bɪˈkəm əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðɛr ˈjuzərz ˈɛni ˈlɔŋgər. ðɛn wən jɪr ˈleɪtər, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈstrɛs soʊ ðeɪ soʊld ðə ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsərvɪs tɪ ənd ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz tɪ ˈgugəl. ˈgugəl tʊk ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz frəm ˈdiʤə ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ˈgugəl grups. ˈwɛlkəm lɔɪəl ˈjuzərz ˈɪntu ðə groʊɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti əv ˈgugəl ˈjuzərz worldwide,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈlɛri peɪʤ ɪn ə prɛs riˈlis frəm 2001 hu wɑz ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈgugəl æt ðə taɪm. mɔr ðən 500 ˈmɪljən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd groʊɪŋ fæst, ˈjuzˌnɛt ənd ɪts θˈraɪvɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈæktɪv ənd ˈvæljəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɔrsəz ɔn ðə internet.”*.” tɪ ˈgugəl grups ənd ɪz blɑkt frəm archive.org*. 2 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2001 wɑz ə frəm ðə ˈzɪrɑks ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər (pɑrk). ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈtrivəl. θru ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈgugəl bɔt ðə i.p*., ðə ˈpætənt raɪts, sɔrs koʊd, ˈtreɪdˌmɑrks, ənd doʊˈmeɪn neɪmz frəm ðɛm. ˈjuzɪŋ ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi frəm, ˈgugəl kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn meɪ 2005 ɪz ən ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɛr ˈjuzərz kən ˈægrəgət fidz ənd ˈgugəl ˈgæʤəts. hæd 2 ˈprɑdəkts kriˈeɪtɪd æt ðə taɪm: sərʧ ˈsərvɪs ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsərvɪs. ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈplætˌfɔrm kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ wɑz kɔld ˈrɛləvəns ˈbɪldər ənd ˈrɛləvəns ˈmaɪnər. sərʧ ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdɪd sərʧ rɪˈzəlts beɪst ɔn ˈjuzər ˈɪntərɪsts ənd ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks. ðɪs ˈdætə wɑz kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ðɛr sərʧ ˈhæbəts. kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈsərvɪsɪz wɑz ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət ˈhɑrvəsts ˈhaɪpərlɪŋks frəm iˈmeɪlz, ˈkæləndərz, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən æps, ənd ˈəðər ˈgrupˌwɛr. ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɪz əˈnəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl əv kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti sərʧ ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə world,”*,” sɛd ˈlɛri peɪʤ ɪn ðə riˈlis əˈbaʊt ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, hu wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈprɑdəkts əv ˈgugəl æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. həz meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ədˈvænsɪz ɪn ðə fild əv ˈrɛləvəns tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd wi bɪˈliv ˈgugəl prəˈvaɪdz ðə aɪˈdil ˈviɪkəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðiz technologies.”*.” ðə doʊˈmeɪn neɪm ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɔnˌlaɪn, bət əv ðə oʊld saɪt ər əˈveɪləbəl ɔn archive.org*. 3 læbz (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈfɛbruˌɛri 16 2003 læbz wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈɛvən ˈwɪljəmz ənd mɛg aʊˈrihɑn. ðə fərst ˈprɑdəkt meɪd baɪ læbz wɑz kɔld ənd ɪt wɑz ə wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ðət ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈmænɪʤmənt. ðɛn ðeɪ skræpt ðət ˈmɑdəl ɪn 1999 ənd riˈneɪmd tɪ ˈblɔgər. ˈblɔgər wɑz meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈɔgəst 1999 pɔl baʊʃ ənd ˈmæθju ˈhɔki ˈkoʊdɪd moʊst əv ˈblɔgər. ˈblɔgər dɪd nɑt hæv ə ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈmɑdəl æt ðə taɪm ənd ðə ˈsərvɪs wɑz fri. ˈblɔgər ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ræn aʊt əv sid ˈməni ənd ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ fər fri. ˈɛvən ˈwɪljəmz wɔʧt hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wɔk aʊt ɔn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd mɛg aʊˈrihɑn. ˈwɪljəmz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ wərk ɔn ˈblɔgər əˈloʊn, bət ðɛn ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ˈməni ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. dæn ˈbrɪklɪn, ˈfaʊndər əv bɪˈlivd ðət ˈblɔgər hæd pəˈtɛnʃəl. ˈæftər ðə ˈfəndɪŋ keɪm ɪn, ˈblɔgər sɛt əp ən doʊˈmeɪn ˈhoʊstɪŋ blɔg url*:. ˈblɔgər proʊ wɑz ə peɪd ˈvərʒən. ɪn 2002 ˈblɔgər ˈstɑrtɪd ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ ˈblɔgər tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈmidiə ˈkəmpəˌniz. ðɪs kɔt aɪ ənd ðeɪ bɔt aʊt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn 2003 wɪn ˈgugəl bɔt aʊt ˈblɔgər, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd 6 ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛvən ˈwɪljəmz ənd ˈʤeɪsən ˈgoʊldmən. ɪn 2004 ˈwɪljəmz lɛft ˈgugəl ənd ˈɑbviəs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ənd odeo*. ənd ˈgoʊldmən lɛft ɪn 2006 naʊ ˈɑbviəs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən oʊnz tˈwɪtər ənd odeo*. ˈblɔgər ɪz stɪl ˈvɛri məʧ əˈlaɪv ənd soʊ ɪz ðə doʊˈmeɪn neɪm,. ðə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ɪz ðət ˈgɪvɪn ɪts ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ fri weblogs*, hæv bɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə ˈsərvɪs. 4 ˈsɔfˌwɛr (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈeɪprəl 22 2003 ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən tʊk pleɪs, kriˈeɪtɪd ˈsɔfˌwɛr kɔld wɑz ən ˈiˌmeɪl ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈpækɪʤ ðət ˌɪnˈkludɪd paʊər ˈvaɪrəs ənd spæm ˈfɪltərz. wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪlt fər ˈhændəlɪŋ iˈmeɪl bərsts əv ˈoʊvər ˈmɛsɪʤɪz pər aʊər. wɑz beɪst ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ənd ðɛr klaɪənts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈgugəl, ɛks ˌɪmˈpækt tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ənd ˈbətərfild ˈɔkʃəˈnɪrz. ˈgugəl bɔt ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2003 ənd roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl grups ənd. ɪf ju ər ˈwəndərɪŋ haʊ spæm ˈfɪltər dɪz ə greɪt ʤɑb? ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli wən əv ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, sɛd ˈeɪʤənts ɪn 6 səˈpɔrt grups æt ˈgugəl rɪˈlaɪ ɔn tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ iˈmeɪlz ə week.”*.” wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ʤɛsk ənd ˈbrændən lɔŋ. praɪər tɪ, ʤɛsk dɪd ðə ˈtɛknɪkəl du ˈdɪlɪʤəns fər wɪn ˈjɑˌhu! əkˈwaɪərd ðɛm fər 432 ˈmɪljən. 5 əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks (praɪs: 102 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ˈeɪprəl 23 2003 əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm ðət ˈgugəl bɔt, ˈgugəl ˈɔlsoʊ bɔt əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks. əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ənd keywordsense*. əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks ɪz beɪst ɔn tɛkˈnɑləʤi. wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd baɪ saɪˈkɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər ʤɔrʤ ə. ˈmɪlər æt ðə ˈkɑgnɪtɪv saɪəns læb æt ˈprɪnstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti. hæd 3 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ðət wər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn fər ɪts məˈʃin trænzˈleɪʃən. grups wərdz beɪst ɔn sɪˈmæntɪk riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ synonyms*. əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks ˈɔlsoʊ beɪst ðɛr ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɔn ɛz wɛl. wɑz ə sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ˈmɪlər ðət ˈjutəˌlaɪzd. wʊd səˈʤɛst sərʧ tərmz ðət wər rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ wət əˈnəðər ˈjuzər sərʧt fər. ˈəðər ˈfaʊndərz əv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ʤɛf ˈstɪbəl, ˈdeɪvɪd landan*, ʤɑn sænˈtini, ˈændru ˈdəʧən, pɔl allopenna*, ʤeɪmz ə. ˈændərsən, stiv raɪs, ənd dæn ariely*. soʊld tɪ ɪn 2000 ˌbiˈfɔr ðə neɪm əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz kɔld ɪn 1998 ðə riˈneɪmɪŋ əv tɪ əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks ˈhæpənd ɪn 2001 ənd wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ənd ˈædəm ˈwaɪsmən. ˈgugəl bɔt aʊt əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2003 fər 102 ˈmɪljən. hir ɪz ðə prɛs riˈlis. sɪˈmæntɪks ɪz ə ˈpruvən ˈɪnəˌveɪtər ɪn sɪˈmæntɪk tɛkst ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn advertising,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈgugəl ˈsɛrʤi brɪn, hu wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ˈgugəl æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ˈgugəl tɪ kriˈeɪt nu tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət meɪk ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ mɔr ˈjusfəl tɪ ˈjuzərz, ˈpəblɪʃərz, ənd ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz alike.”*.” brɪn wɑz raɪt. əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli moʊst ˌsɪnərˈʤɪstɪk ənd ˈwaɪzəst ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. ˈgugəl ɪz ðə sərʧ ˈɪnʤən kæʃ kaʊ. əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks tim rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn ˈsænə ˈmɑnɪkə ənd ˈgugəl ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈsoʊkəl ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsɛnər ðɛr. θri mənθs ˈæftər ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd əˈplaɪd sɪˈmæntɪks, ˈjɑˌhu! bɔt aʊt ˈoʊvərʧər fər ˈbɪljən ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2003 ðət seɪm ˈsəmər, ˈjɑˌhu! ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈtɛri ˈsɛməl ˈɔfərd tɪ baɪaʊt ˈgugəl fər 3 ˈbɪljən, bət ðə ˈgugəl ˈfaʊndərz tərnd ɪt daʊn. ɪt wɑz ə gʊd muv fər ˈgugəl. əˈplaɪd semantics’*’ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz stɪl paʊərɪŋ ənd. 6 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: sɛpˈtɛmbər 30 2003 ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ʤun 2003 ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd ənd ˌkɑnˈtɛksˌʧuəl sərʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. wɑz ə ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ, stɛlθ ˈkəmpəˌni æt ðə taɪm ənd ˈstɑrtɪd æt ˈstænfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wər traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd weɪz tɪ spəˈsɪfɪkli pagerank*. ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv wər teɪər haveliwala*, glɛn jeh*, ənd. hɛlpt ˈgugəl bɪld ənd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr. wɛnt ɔn tɪ bɪˈkəm ə kənˈsəltɪŋ prəˈfɛsər æt ˈstænfərd ɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl ˌmæθəˈmætɪks. wən əv ðə ˈklæsɪz ðət stɪl ˈtiʧɪz ɪz ˌkɑmpjuˈteɪʃənəl ˈmɛθədz ɪn ˈdætə ˈmaɪnɪŋ. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ rənz ə ˈfæʃən ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld dɪˈstɪld ˈkloʊðɪŋ. ənd ʃɛr ə ˈkɑmən kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv sərʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ðət meɪk ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈfæstər, ˈiziər ənd mɔr relevant,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈgugəl ˈlɛri peɪʤ, hu wɑz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈprɑdəkts əv ˈgugəl æt ðə taɪm. ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv kəmˈpɛlɪŋ sərʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ənd ˈgugəl ɪz ðə aɪˈdil ˈviɪkəl fər ðə kənˈtɪnjud dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðiz advancements.”*.” 7 (ˈfɔrmərli oʊnd baɪ, praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ɑkˈtoʊbər 2003 ˈgugəl bɔt aʊt frəm. wɑz bɛst noʊn fər əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪn 2000 fər 690 ˈmɪljən. wɑz ˈleɪtər soʊld tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz fər 410 ˈmɪljən. ædz wər dɪˈstrɪbjətəd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk əv saɪts. ˈgugəl ædz ˌriˈpleɪst ɔl əv ædz. ənd ædz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrd ɔn cnet*, excite.com*, forbes.com*, mamma.com*, æt ðə taɪm. ðɪs ˌækwəˈzɪʃən geɪv ˈgugəl məʧ mɔr ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr. kɔr ˈprɑdəkts wər ædz), (ædz ɔn iˈmeɪl ˈnuzˌlɛtərz), ənd (ˈspɑnsərd sərʧ ˈpleɪsmənt). æt ðə taɪm əv ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈgugəl ənd ˈoʊvərʧər kənˈtroʊld 90 əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪn ðə nu əˈgrimənt ðət ˈjɑˌhu! ənd ˈgugəl ər əˈgriɪŋ əˈpɑn, ˈkaʊnsəl əˈkjuzd ðət ˈgugəl wʊd kənˈtroʊl 90 əv ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈneɪdɪn ɪz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈoʊnər əv ðə doʊˈmeɪn. ðə doʊˈmeɪn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ stɪl ˈrɛʤɪstərd tɪ, ɪŋk. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈlɛksə. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə əv frəm archive.org*: 8 ˈʤinjəs læbz (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 2003 ˈgugəl bɔt ˈʤinjəs læbz fər wən ˈrizən: bɪz stoʊn. bɪz stoʊn ɪz ðə əv tˈwɪtər. stoʊn ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlpt kriˈeɪtɪd ənd lɔnʧ xanga*, ˈblɔgər, odeo*, ənd ˈɑbviəs ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. stoʊn ʤɔɪnd ˈgugəl θru ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈʤinjəs læbz bət lɛft tu jɪrz ˈæftər tɪ stɑrt odeo*. 9 ˌɪgˈnaɪt ˈlɑʤɪk (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: meɪ 10 2004 ˌɪgˈnaɪt ˈlɑʤɪk, ɪŋk. wɑz ə ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈkəmpəˌni ðət hɛlpt lɔ fərmz ənd ˈəðər smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz sɛt əp ˈwɛbˌsaɪts. ˌɪgˈnaɪt wɑz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈɛdɪtər fər ðɛr ˈprɑdəkt, bət ðɛn ˈgugəl bɔt ðɛm ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ðɛm ˈɪntu ˈəðər ˈgugəl ˈprɑdəkts. ˈɛdɪtər moʊst ˈlaɪkli wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈblɔgər ənd ˈgugəl peɪʤ kriˈeɪtər. ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ˌɪgˈnaɪt əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ faɪl fər ən ipo*. ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt, ðɪs klɔz wɑz ɔn ðə ˈgugəl ɛz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt baɪ ʤɑn bəˈtɛl: ˈɛkwəti ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv plæn ɑr 2003 ˈɛkwəti ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv plæn wɑz əˈsumd baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ɑr ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˌɪgˈnaɪt ˈlɑʤɪk, ɪŋk. ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2004 æt ˈeɪprəl 23 2004 ˈɔpʃənz tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ʃɛrz əv klæs ə ˈkɑmən stɑk wər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈəndər ðə 2003 ˈɛkwəti ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv plæn æt ə ˈweɪtɪd ˈævərɪʤ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz praɪs əv pər share.”*.” 10 əv (praɪs: 10 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ʤun 23 2004 ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ɪn ˈʧaɪnə raɪt naʊ. ˈɪndɛksɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt lɪŋks, ˈɑdiˌoʊ, ənd ˈɪmɪʤɪz. ɪz ræŋkt 19 ɔn əˈlɛksə ˈkərəntli. ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈɪndɛksɪŋ 740 ˈmɪljən ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, 80 ˈmɪljən ˈɪmɪʤɪz, 10 ˈmɪljən ˈɑdiˌoʊ faɪlz. ənd wɛnt ˈpəblɪk ɔn ˈɔgəst 5 2005 ˈkərəntli treɪdz æt əˈbaʊt 233 pər əˈmɛrɪkən dɪˈpɑzɪˌtɛri rɪˈsit. ˈmɑrkɪt kæp ɪz 8 ˈbɪljən. wɪθ ə ˈmɑrkɪt kæp əv 8 ˈbɪljən, ðət minz əv ɪz wərθ 208 ˈmɪljən. haʊ ðɛm ˈæpəlz? 11 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 13 2004 ɪz ə ɪz ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈʃɛrɪŋ, ˈmænəʤɪŋ, ˈɛdɪtɪŋ, ənd ˈəˌploʊdɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ. ðə neɪm, ɪz ə blɛnd əv ðə neɪm əv ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈpeɪnər, ˈpɑbloʊ pɪˈkɑsoʊ ənd ˈkɑsə (maɪ haʊs ɪn spanish).”*).” ðə ˈaɪkɑn fər rɪˈzɛmbəlz ðə ˈæpərʧər bleɪdz əv ə ˈkæmərə lɛnz. ˈæftər ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd, ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈɔfər ɪt ɛz ə fri ˈdaʊnˌloʊd. ɪz ə ˈbɪznɪs ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ˌpæsəˈdinər. səm əv ðə meɪd æt ˌɪnˈkludz insiderpages*, (əkˈwaɪərd baɪ iac*), kəˈmɪʃən ˈʤəŋkʃən, compete.com*,, (ˈleɪtər riˈneɪmd ˈoʊvərʧər ənd əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈjɑˌhu!), etoys.com*, ənd ðə doʊˈmeɪn .ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ˈlisɪz ðə .ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən doʊˈmeɪn neɪm tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈneɪʃən əv ˈtuvɑˌlu (bɪtˈwin həˈwaɪˌi ənd ɔˈstreɪljə). ðɪs geɪv ˈtuvɑˌlu ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə u.n*. wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ bɪl groʊs ɪn mɑrʧ 1996 ˈgugəl ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈstrɔŋgər ənd ˈstrɔŋgər. tu jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɪl bi ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər. ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˌɪmˈpɔrt ˈfiʧərz fər ˈblɔgər. 12 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: sɛpˈtɛmbər 2004 wɑz ən æˈnælɪsɪs tul ðət əˈlaʊd ˈɛniˌwən tɪ sərʧ fər ˈtræfɪk kənˈdɪʃənz ɔn ˈmeɪʤər ˈhaɪˌweɪz ɪn roʊdz ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, siˈætəl, ənd ˈfinɪks. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz nɑt meɪd əˈfɪʃəl, bət ɪt wɑz dɪˈskəvərd ɪn ə ˈænjuəl ˈfaɪlɪŋ wɪθ ðə sɛk. wɑz beɪst ɪn ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ənd juzd ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz wɪθ ˈgipiˈɛs rɪˈsivərz tɪ ˈgæðər ðə spid əv ˈtrævələrz. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ˈædɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ʤæmz, ˈæksədənts, ənd ˈəðər ˈbɑtəlˌnɛks. wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ mɑrk ˈkreɪdi, ˈmaɪkəl ʧu, ənd nigram*. ˈkreɪdi ənd ʧu wər ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ðət wərkt æt ˌɪnˈtɛl ənd pɑm. ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz dɪd ə ˈfiʧər əv ɪn mɑrʧ 2004 bət dɪd nɑt meɪk ˈɛni ˈmɛnʃən əv ˈgugəl. ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɑz kwaɪt ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd. ðə tim bɪˈhaɪnd hɛlpt bɪld səm əv ðə ˈfiʧərz əraʊnd ˈgugəl mæps. 13 wɛr 2 tɛkˈnɑləʤiz (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ɑkˈtoʊbər 2004 wɛr 2 tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɑz ə ˈmæpɪŋ ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ˈsɪdni, ɔˈstreɪljə. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ lɑrz ˈræsməsən ənd ʤɛnz ˈræsməsən. əp ənˈtɪl ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2005 ˈpipəl ðət ˈwɔntɪd tɪ juz ˈgugəl mæps wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈsɔfˌwɛr. lɑrz ˈræsməsən brɔt ˈgugəl mæps tɪ ðə ˈbraʊzər wɪʧ wɑz juʤ fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn saɪts laɪk ənd ˈwɪndoʊz lɪv mæps. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv lɑrz ˈræsməsən dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə ˈgugəl mæps. lɑrz ˈræsməsən wərks fər ðə ˈgugəl ˈsɪdni ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈɔfəs. lɑrz ˈræsməsən rɪˈsivd hɪz ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi frəm univ*. əv california-berkeley*. ðɪs wɑz fərst ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ən ˈkəmpəˌni. 14 ˈkiˌhoʊl, ɪŋk. (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ɑkˈtoʊbər 27 2004 ˈkiˌhoʊl ɪŋk. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2001 ˈkiˌhoʊl wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ə frəm ˌɪnˈtrɪnsɪk ˈgræfɪks. ˈkiˌhoʊl wɑz ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈsoʊni,, ðə in-q-tel*, braɪən məˈkleɪndən, ənd ʤɔrʤ ti. ˈhɑrbər. ˈflægˌʃɪp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɑz ərθ vjuər, ə ˈprɑdəkt ðət həz ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ərθ. ðə neɪm ˈkiˌhoʊl ɪz neɪmd ˈæftər ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsætəˌlaɪts. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz pləgd ˈɪntu ˈgugəl mæps, ˈgugəl ˈmoʊbəl, ənd ˈkiˌhoʊl ˈmɑrˌkəp ˈlæŋgwɪʤ (kml*). æt ðə taɪm əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈmænɪʤmənt ˌɪnˈkludz ʤɑn hæŋk, braɪən məˈkleɪndən, ˈdænjəl ˈlidərmən, bɪl ˈkɪlˌdeɪ, noʊə dɔɪl, ˈændriə ˈrubən, ˈtɑməs gewecke*, ənd ˈmaɪkəl ti. ʤoʊnz. ərθ vjuər rɪˈsivd mɔr əˈtɛnʃən wɪn ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi, ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn juzd fər ʃoʊɪŋ təreɪn. aʊt əv ə trəˈdɪʃən əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi fər flaɪt simulators,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd hæŋk ˈviə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ. 15 ˈərʧən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: mɑrʧ 28 2005 ˈərʧən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən wɑz ə wɛb ˌænəˈlɪtɪks ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈərʧən wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ pɔl ənd skɑt ˈkrɔzbi ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 1995 ˈərʧən wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli kɔld wɛb ˈdipoʊ ənd ðeɪ bɪlt ˈwɛbˌsaɪts fər ʃɑrp ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ənd ˈsoʊlər ˈtərbaɪnz. ˈərʧən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðɛn bɪˈkəm ˈpɑpjələr fər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ lɑrʤ wɛb ˈsərvər lɔg faɪlz. ˈərʧən drɑpt ðə wɛb ˈhoʊstɪŋ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðɛr ˌænəˈlɪtɪks ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz riˈneɪmd tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd ˈsɪstəmz, ɪŋk. klaɪənts ˌɪnˈkludɪd rackspace*, winstar*, verio*, earthlink*, ənd ˈkeɪbəl ˈwaɪrlɪs. kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd wɑz kloʊz tɪ ˈreɪzɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz ə raʊnd əv ˈfəndɪŋ, bət ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈfæktərz prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈhæpənɪŋ. kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd hæd tɪ leɪ ɔf 15 ɪmˈplɔɪiz, kloʊz ðɛr ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ, ənd teɪk aʊt ə loʊn frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ɪn 2002 kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈsɪstəm ənd ʧɑrʤd pər mənθ fər ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈdætə ˈsɛnər. ɪn 2003 kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪd wɑz riˈneɪmd tɪ ˈərʧən. ənd ɪn 2004 ˈərʧən riˈpeɪd ðɛr ˈeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ɪn ˈɔgəst 2004 ˈgugəl əˈproʊʧt ˈərʧən fər ə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp æt ðə sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ˈstrætəʤiz treɪd ʃoʊ. ənd 8 mənθs ˈleɪtər, ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ˈərʧən. ˈərʧən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkərəntli paʊərz ˈgugəl ˌænəˈlɪtɪks. ˈgugəl ˌænəˈlɪtɪks əˈlaʊz wɛb ˈpəblɪʃərz tɪ træk ðɛr hɪts, ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈfiʧərz. əˈbaʊt 10 ɪmˈplɔɪiz wɪθ ˈərʧən ər stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈgugəl ɛz vps*, ˈmænɪʤərz, dɪˈrɛktərz, ˈsɪstəm ˈædmɪnz, ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ˈərʧən, ðə ˌænəˈlɪtɪks ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz juzd baɪ ˈoʊvər 1 ˈmɪljən saɪts ənd wɑz ðə ˈstændərd fər 20 əv ðə ˈfɔrʧən 500 16 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: meɪ 12 2005 wɑz wən əv ðə moʊst æmˈbɪgjuəs ˌækwəˈzɪʃənz ˈgugəl meɪd. ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ɪt wɑz dɛd 2 jɪrz ˈleɪtər bɪˈkəz ə 502 ˈsərvər ˈɛrər peɪʤ ʃoʊd əp ɔn æt wən pɔɪnt. bət dɪˈklɛrd ɪt əˈlaɪv əˈgɛn. ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə ˈmoʊbəl ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. wɪn ˈlɔgɪŋ ɪn tɪ, ðə ˈjuzər sɛndz ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ əˈbaʊt wɛr ðeɪ ər ənd ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪz jʊr frɛndz. wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ du ðɪs fər frɛndz əv frɛndz. wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ du ðɪs fər ˈkrəʃɪz. ˈgugəl əˈkaʊnts wər ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2006 wɑz ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ˌɛˌsɛˈmɛs ənd ˈgugəl ˈmoʊbəl. ˈæləks ənd ˈdɛnɪs ˈkraʊli, əv kwɪt ˈgugəl ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2007 noʊ ril ˈsikrɪt ðət ˈgugəl səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə weɪ wi ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ðə hoʊl ɪkˈspɪriəns wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs əˈspɛʃəli ɛz wi kənˈvɪns ðɛm ðət wɑz wərθ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈrisɔrsɪz, ˈlivɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ wɔʧ ɛz ˈəðər ˈstɑrˌtəps gɑt tɪ ˈɪnəˌveɪt ɪn ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˈsoʊʃəl space,”*,” roʊt ˈdɛnɪs ɔn hɪz ˈflɪkər əˈkaʊnt. waɪl ɪt wɑz ə təf dɪˈsɪʒən (ənd ˈrɪli ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ) tɪ wɔk əˈweɪ frəm, ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn ˈəðər ˈprɑʤɛkts again.”*.” 17 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2005 wɪθ ˈnoʊkiə, cellmania*, ˌmoʊtərˈoʊlə, ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt, handango*, sən ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɪstəmz, symbian*, ˈsoʊni ˈɛrɪksən, ˈsimənz ˈmoʊbəl, moʊˈbɪlɪti, ˈsənˌraɪz, ənd ˈɑptəs tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈwaɪrlɪs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ənd ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz fər ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm. ɪz fərst ənd ˈoʊnli ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˈkænədə ðəs fɑr. ɪz beɪst ɪn ˈwɔtərˌlu. ənd wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ˈmoʊbəl ənd ˈgugəl ˈænˌdrɔɪd. dɪˈvɛləpt weɪz tɪ vju iˈmeɪl ənd fər dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˈjuzɪŋ. 18 ˈkɑrənt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz grup (ˈɛkwəti frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt: ənˈnoʊn, praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 7 2005 ˈkɑrənt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz grup ɪz ə ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˈkəmpəˌni ðət paʊərz ˈɪntərˌnɛt θru paʊər laɪnz. ˈgugəl, hərst, ənd ˈgoʊldmən sɑks ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd 100 ˈmɪljən ˈɪntu ˈkɑrənt kɑm grup ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2005 ˈkɑrənt həz bɪn əˈlaɪv ənd ˈkɪkɪŋ sɪns 2004 ˈkɑrənt ˈjuzɪz ə smɑrt grɪd səˈluʃən tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪˈfɪʃənsi fər ˈhaɪˌspid ˈɪntərˌnɛt waɪl rɪˈdusɪŋ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌɪmˈpækts ənd ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈjusɪʤ. ˈkɑrənt həz wərkt ɔn ˈbɪldɪŋ smɑrt grɪdz ɪn ˈdæləs, ˈboʊldər, ənd ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ˈkɑrənt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ˈɛnərʤi ɔn ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. 19 ˈænˌdrɔɪd (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈɔgəst 17 2005 ˈgugəl kˈwaɪətli əkˈwaɪərd ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɪŋk. ɪn ˈɔgəst 2005 fər ən ənˈnoʊn praɪs. ˈænˌdrɔɪd wɑz 22 mənθs oʊld wɪn ˈgugəl bɔt ðɛm aʊt ənd wɑz beɪst ɪn ˈpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ, ˈkælɪf. θru ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈgugəl brɔt ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd tim ɪn tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ˈgugəl ˈænˌdrɔɪd ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈænˌdrɔɪd wɪl bi riˈlisɪŋ ðɛr fərst ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðɪs mənθ. ˈændi ˈrubɪn, əv ˈænˌdrɔɪd ɪŋk. bɪˈkeɪm ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈmoʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz æt ˈgugəl tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsi ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. æt hɪz haʊs ɪn ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli, ˈrubɪn həz ə ˈrɛtənəl ˈskænər tɪ kənˈtroʊl hɪz haʊs dɔr. ɪf ðə ˈskænər əˈpruvz ðə ˈrɛtənə, ðə dɔr unlocks*. dɔr ɪz ə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ɑrm ðət teɪks ə ˈmælɪt ənd straɪks ə gɔŋ [nyt*]. ˈgugəl wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd kˈwaɪətli əp ənˈtɪl noʊˈvɛmbər 5 2007 wɪn ˈrubɪn roʊt ə ˈtaɪtəl ɔn ðə ˈgugəl blɔg ɛnˈtaɪtəld, maɪ gphone?”*?” ðə blɔg poʊst əˈnaʊnst ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈoʊpən ˈhændˌsɛt əˈlaɪəns ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈblɔgɔsˈfir wɑz dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈgugəl wʊd kriˈeɪt ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈkɪlər sɪns ˈərli 2007 ɪt lʊks laɪk ɪt ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ fruˈɪʃən naʊ wɪθ ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈgugəl ˈænˌdrɔɪd ðɪs mənθ. ˈgugəl ˈænˌdrɔɪd wɪl bi ˈoʊpən sɔrs. 20 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: noʊˈvɛmbər 1 2005 ˈgugəl bɔt aʊt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2005 fər ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd praɪs. wɑz ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈkəmpəˌni ðət prəˈvaɪdz ˈgræfɪks tɪ ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, ˈtiˈviz, ənd ˈəðər handhelds*. fərst ˈprɑdəkt wɑz kɔld sgl*, ə ˈpɔrtəbəl ˈgræfɪks ˈɪnʤən ðət wɑz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈgræfɪks. ˈgugəl roʊld ðiz ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ənd ˈgugəl ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ðə ˈgræfɪks ˈɪnʤən ˈoʊpən sɔrs. wɑz beɪst ɪn ˈʧæpəl hɪl, nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə. ɪz grik fər ““shadow.”*.” ˈgugəl ˈɑpərˌeɪts ən ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈʧæpəl hɪl wɪθ 5 ˈpipəl. wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ˈmaɪkəl rid. ˈæftər ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd, ðeɪ ˈædɪd wən ˈpərsən ɔn ðə səbˈsɪdiˌɛri stæf. haʊ dɪd ə smɔl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə gɪt əˈtɛnʃən? dɪd ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ðə valley,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd rid. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɪts tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi. ˈgugəl sɔrt əv lʊks æt everybody.”*.” 21 ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: noʊˈvɛmbər 17 2005 ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɑz ə sərʧ ˈɪnʤən beɪst ɪn brəˈzɪl. ˈgugəl meɪd ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt əv ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ ðət ðeɪ əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv tu ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ðə tu ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ər beɪst ɪn soʊ ˈpɔˌloʊ, brəˈzɪl ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ˈgugəl plænd ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz ˈɔfəsɪz tɪ riʧ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈbɛtər ðə sərʧ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə. ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈræpədli wɪθ ðə ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər fər ˈhaɪˌspid ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈækˌsɛs ɪkˈspændɪŋ, ənd wɪθ ɪt e-commerce,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd sɪŋ ˈkæsɪdi, ˌviˈpi əv ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk ənd ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz æt ˈgugəl. ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə timz wɪl ˈpɑrtnər ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz ənd ˈeɪʤənsiz θruaʊt ðə ˈriʤən tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðɛm tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðɪs brings.”*.” klaɪənts ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə ˌɪnˈkludz ˈwɔlˌmɑrt brəˈzɪl, dɛl ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ənd mərˈkɑdoʊ libre*. ənd ˈgugəl meɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ˈɪntu ə ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈsɛnər ɪn brəˈzɪl. 22 5 əv əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn (praɪs: 1 ˈbɪljən, deɪt: dɪˈsɛmbər 20 2005 ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn wɑz fər strəˈtiʤɪk ˈpərpəsɪz. wɪθ ˈgugəl ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn sərʧ ənd əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ, ðə ˈsɪnərʤi bɪtˈwin boʊθ ˈkəmpəˌniz wʊd wərk aʊt ˈnaɪsli. ˈæftər ðɪs dil, ˈgugəl paʊərd sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ənd əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn meɪd ðɛr ɪm ˈsɔfˌwɛr kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈgugəl tɔk. θru ðɪs dil, ˈgugəl paʊərd səm əv ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɔn əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn. ˈvɛri plizd tɪ bɪld sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɔn ɑr ˈspɛʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈgugəl ɪn ə weɪ ðət wɪl ˈminɪŋfəli ˈstrɛŋθən pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ənd hɛlp draɪv mɔr ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz tɪ ɪts wɛb properties,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd taɪm ˈwɔrnər ˈʧɛrmən dɪk ˈpɑrsənz. əˈgrimənt ɪz ki tɪ fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ˈvɛri lɑrʤ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɔdiəns. ɛz ˈdɪʤɪtəl tɛkˈnɑləʤiz kənˈtɪnju tɪ draɪv ˈɪndəstriz təˈgɛðər, ðə greɪt ˈvælju ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ɪn taɪm ˈstrəkʧər ənd əreɪ əv prɛˈmɪr ˈbɪznɪsɪz bɪˈkəmz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli klɪr. ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl pis əv ðɪs strəˈtiʤɪk əˈlaɪəns wɪl bi ɑr ˈkɑntɛnt, wɪʧ wi wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɔr ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈgugəl users.”*.” səm əv ðə ˈəðər ˈaʊtˌkəmz əv ðə dil ˌɪnˈkludz əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs waɪt ˈleɪbəlɪŋ ˈgugəl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈkɑntɛnt mɔr əˈveɪləbəl θru ˈgugəl wɛb ˈkrɔlɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz, ˈvɪdioʊ kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən, ənd prəˈvaɪdɪŋ əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈkrɛdɪts. ˈgugəl ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldər ɪn əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn ˈəðər ðən taɪm ˈwɔrnər. sɪns ðɛn taɪm ˈwɔrnər ɪz ˈrumərd tɪ ʃɑp əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn əraʊnd ənd ˈjɑˌhu! maɪt bi wən ˈpɑsəbəl baɪər. ðə ˈrumər ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ˈjɑˌhu! maɪt bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd fər ən ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv əˈmərɪkəˈɑnˌlaɪn fər ˈbɪljən, bət taɪm ˈwɔrnər ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ aʊt fər 10 ˈbɪljən. 23 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: dɪˈsɛmbər 27 2005 wɑz ə ˈwɪʤɪt ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ə ˈfɔrmər ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈvɛləpmənt lɛd æt ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ˈʤɛfri ˈɛliət. ˈgugəl bɔt bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd ə ˈwɪʤɪt ˈɪnʤən. ðə ˈwɪʤɪt ˈɪnʤən wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈwɪʤɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈgugəl ˈdɛskˌtɑp. ˈgugəl meɪd ðɪs ˌækwəˈzɪʃən 5 mənθs ˈæftər ˈjɑˌhu! əkˈwaɪərd. wɑz ə mæk ənd ˈwɪndoʊz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ðət kriˈeɪts ˈwɪʤɪts tu. ˈgugəl nu ðət ðeɪ wʊd feɪs ˌɪnˈtɛns ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ˈjɑˌhu! wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈwɪʤɪts. ðeɪ ˈæktɪd kˈwɪkli ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə geɪm. aɪ θɪŋk ˈjɑˌhu! ˈwɪʤɪts həz ə ˈstrɔŋgər ðən ˈgugəl wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈwɪʤɪts ðoʊ beɪst ɔn wət əbˈzərvd. aɪ ʤɪst si mɔr ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈjɑˌhu! ˈwɪʤɪts ðən ˈgugəl ˈdɛskˌtɑp. ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈɛliət wərkt æt ˈgugəl ɛz ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr bət həz stɛpt daʊn sɪns. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl, hi ɪz ˈkərəntli ən ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr ɪn ðə ˈgreɪtər siˈætəl ˈɛriə. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə əv ðə oʊld peɪʤ: 24 ənd 25 ˈʤiˈɛmˈbiˈeɪʧ ənd bruˈnɛt ˈʤiˈɛmˈbiˈeɪʧ (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: dɪˈsɛmbər 31 2005 aɪ wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðiz tu ˈʤərmən ˈkəmpəˌniz ɪkˈsɛpt ðət ðeɪ wər roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ˈmoʊbəl. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən waɪ ðeɪ ər hərd əv ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈfaɪlɪŋ wɪθ ðə sɛk. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðɛr ˈɛni ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðɛm ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɛniˌwɛr. 26 ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ (praɪs: 102 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2006 ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ɪz ə ˈnupɔrt, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə beɪst ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn kəˈnɛktɪŋ ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz tɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm. ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm meɪks ðə seɪlz ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ, dɪˈlɪvəri ənd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ əv ðə ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃənt. ˈæftər ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz baɪ ðə air-time*, ðɛn ðeɪ kən træk ðə kæmˈpeɪnz ɔn ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˈgugəl roʊld ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈɪntu ˈɑdiˌoʊ ædz. ˈɑdiˌoʊ ædz səˈpɔrts ten”*” ˈsteɪʃənz ɪn 25 ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz. ˈkərəntli, ðɛr ɪz səˈpɔrt fər ˈɛˈfɛm ənd æm ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈsteɪʃənz ənd ˈgugəl ˈɑdiˌoʊ ædz kən ˌgɛrənˈti ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈstændərd dayparts*, nɑt ðoʊz leɪt naɪt ˈɪnfoʊˌmərʃəlz. ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ nu weɪz tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd ˈtɑrgətɪd, ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ tɪ ˈəðər fɔrmz əv media,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd tɪm ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, ˌviˈpi əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ seɪlz, ˈgugəl. ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðət ðɪs ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɪl brɪŋ nu æd ˈdɔlərz ənd əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti tɪ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɪkˈspænsɪv ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz wɪθ ˈtæləntɪd tim ənd ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ təˈgɛðər tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ groʊ ənd ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm əv ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ industry.”*.” ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ɔl əv ðə ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈɛkwəti ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn fər 102 ˈmɪljən. ənd ˈgugəl ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ wʊd meɪk əˈdɪʃənəl kənˈtɪnʤənt ˈpeɪmənts ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 3 jɪrz əˈsumɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈsərtən ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd ˌɪnvənˈtɔri ˈtɑrgəts ər mɛt. ðə ˈmæksəməm əˈmaʊnt əv ðə kənˈtɪnʤənt ˈpeɪmənts meɪ əˈmaʊnt tɪ ˈbɪljən. 27 ˈmɛʒər mæp (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈfɛbruˌɛri 14 2006 ˈmɛʒər mæp ɪz stɪl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔn measuremap.com*. ˈmɛʒər mæp prəˈvaɪdz stæts fər ˈblɔgərz. ˈʤɛfri vin, ˈfaʊndər əv ˈmɛʒər mæp ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz ˈkəmpəˌni wən jɪr ənd tu mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ɪt. praɪər tɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈmɛʒər mæp, vin wɑz ə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns æt ˈlaɪkoʊs ɪŋk. ənd ˈmænəʤɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər æt saʊθ koʊst kəmˈjunɪti ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz. vin ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈgugəl, bət hi ɪz naʊ ə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər æt əˈdæptɪv pæθ. ˈmɛʒər mæp tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ˌænəˈlɪtɪks. ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈgugəl bɔt fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðɛr ˌænəˈlɪtɪks ˈprɑdəkt. ˈərʧən biɪŋ ðə fərst. ˈmɛʒər mæp tɪ ˈgugəl ɪz ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən əv ðə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns wərk bɪn duɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ˈpɑrtnərz æt əˈdæptɪv pæθ fər years,”*,” roʊt vin ɔn ðə ˈgugəl blɔg. ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ðə æp tɪ mɔr ˈblɔgərz θru ˈgugəl, wi hoʊp tɪ hɛlp ˈivɪn mɔr ˈpipəl bɪˈkəm ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ðɛr blogs.”*.” 28 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: mɑrʧ 9 2006 ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ˈgugəl ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ɔn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs ənd brɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈɔnˌlaɪn. fərst ˈprɑdəkt wɑz kɔld, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn wərd ˈprɑˌsɛsər. wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɛz ə ˈmɑdəl. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈklɔdiə ˈkɑrpəntər, sæm, ənd stiv ˈnumən. wɑz ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈprɑdəkt, ˈgugəl dɑks ˈsprɛdˌʃits fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈdɑkjəmɛnt kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən. ðə ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz naʊ ʃət daʊn ənd tɪ ˈgugəl dɑks ˈsprɛdˌʃits. ɪz blɑkt frəm archive.org*. ənd ɔl ˈpriviəs ˈjuzərz wər ˈfɔrwərdɪd tɪ ˈgugəl dɑks ˈsprɛdˌʃits. ˈkɑrpəntər ɪz naʊ ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr æt ˈgugəl. sæm ɪz ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər æt ˈgugəl. ˈʤɛnəfər mazzon*, ˈfɔrmər ˌviˈpi əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ æt ɪz naʊ ə ˈsinjər ˈprɑdəkt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈgugəl. ənd stiv ˈnumən ɪz steɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət hi ɪz duɪŋ nɛkst ˈæftər. 29 @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: mɑrʧ 14 2006 ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr fər ðɛr ˈmɑdəlɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr. ˈgugəl ɪz juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt, ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ, ənd ʃɛr ˈmɑdəlz ənd ˈbɪldɪŋz. ðɪs ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz meɪd tɪ bi ˈjusfəl fər ˈsɪvəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts. ðə ˈfiʧərz frəm @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈgugəl mæps ənd ˈgugəl ərθ. @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr əˈtræktəd baɪ ˈgugəl bɪˈkəz ðeɪ meɪd ə fər ˈgugəl ərθ ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər əkˈwaɪərd. @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr ɪz beɪst ɪn ˈboʊldər, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. gɑt tɪ noʊ ə bənʧ əv waɪl wi wər ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈgugəl ərθ fər, ənd ɪt kˈwɪkli bɪˈkeɪm əˈpɛrənt ðət wi kʊd ˈrɪli stər θɪŋz əp together,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ə @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr prɛs riˈlis. ˈgugəl ɪz naʊ ə fri ˈdaʊnˌloʊd. ˈɔlsoʊ həz fər dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ kriˈeɪt. @læst ˈsɔfˌwɛr wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ bræd skɛl. ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv @læst ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ fər ˈgugəl ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɛf ˈmɑrtɪn ənd ˈeɪdɑn ˈʧɑprə. skɛl lɛft ˈgugəl ɪn mɑrʧ 2007 tɪ teɪk səm taɪm ɔf frəm wərk ənd spɛnd taɪm ˈhaɪkɪŋ ənd windsurfing*. 30 ɔˈraɪən (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈeɪprəl 9 2006 ˈɔri wɑz ə ph.d*. ˈstudənt wɪn ˈgugəl ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ baɪ aʊt hɪz sərʧ ˈɪnʤən, ɔˈraɪən. wɑz ə ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu saʊθ weɪlz. sərʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɑz əˈnɔrθəˌdɑks bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd faɪnd tərmz ðət ər ˈstrɔŋli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ sərʧ tərmz ˈɛnərd baɪ ˈjuzərz. ðɪs ˈmɛθəd wɑz ˈivɪn preɪzd baɪ bɪl geɪts hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ənd ˈjɑˌhu! wər ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpoʊzədli ɪn ə ˈbɪdɪŋ wɔr fər ðə ˈpætəntɪd tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈhaɪnd ɔˈraɪən. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈgugəl traɪəmft ənd wɑz ˌriˈloʊkeɪtɪd tɪ ˈmaʊntən vju. ɪz stɪl ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈstudənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu saʊθ weɪlz. ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ɔˈraɪən ˈælgərˌɪðəm wɪθ ˈdɑktər. ˈɛrɪk ˈmɑrtɪn. 31 tɛkˈnɑləʤiz (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ʤun 1 2006 tɛkˈnɑləʤiz wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈgugəl tɪ ɪkˈspænd əˈpɑn ðɛr ˈɛfərts tɪ teɪk ɔn ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈɔfəs. ˈʤɑnəθən ˌrəˈʃɛl, əv ɪz naʊ ə ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈgugəl dɑks ˈsprɛdˌʃits æt ðə nu jɔrk ˈɔfəs əv ˈgugəl. ˈʤɑnəθən ˌrəˈʃɛl wɑz ɪn ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ənd ɪˈskeɪpt ðə kəˈlæps əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri ɪz ɔn hɪz blɔg. ɪt ɪz baɪ fɑr wən əv ðə moʊst ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl blɔg poʊsts ˈɛvər rɛd. ðə blɔg poʊst ɪz ˈvɛri ril ənd ðɪs ɪz waɪ aɪ kʊd si ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪt əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ɛz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈblɔgər, aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz gɪt kɔt əp əˈbaʊt ɔl θɪŋz tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət ˌriˈæləˌti bɪˈkəmz lɛs əv ə praɪˈɔrəti fər mi. 32 ˈvɪʒən (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈɔgəst 15 2006 ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ˈvɪʒən fər ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈvɪʒən ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn ˈfeɪʃəl ənd ˈɪmɪʤ ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən. ˈvɪʒən kəmz tɪ ˈgugəl wɪθ dip tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz əraʊnd ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ɛkˈstræktɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. ɪt kʊd bi ɛz ˈsɪmpəl ɛz dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kənˈteɪnz ə ˈpərsən, ər, wən deɪ, ɛz ˈkɑmplɛks ɛz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈpipəl, ˈpleɪsɪz, ənd objects,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈeɪdriən græm, ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər. tɛkˈnɑləʤi ʤɪst meɪ meɪk ɪt ə lɔt ˈiziər fər ju tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ənd faɪnd ðə ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ju kɛr əˈbaʊt. wi hæv ˈɛni spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈfiʧərz tɪ ʃoʊ ɔf təˈdeɪ, bət ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈhævɪŋ mɔr tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ju soon.”*.” θru ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈgugəl əˈteɪnd ˈsɛvərəl ˈpætənts wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud: ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧər fər ˈævəˌtɑr ˌænəˈmeɪʃən 1072014 feɪs ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧər fər ˈævəˌtɑr ˌænəˈmeɪʃən 218457 feɪs ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz 218458 ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧər fər ˈævəˌtɑr ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧər fər ˈævəˌtɑr ˌænəˈmeɪʃən 1072014 feɪs ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz 6714661 ˈmɛθəd ˈsɪstəm fər ˈkəstəˌmaɪzɪŋ ˈfeɪʃəl ˈfiʧər ˈtrækɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ prɪˈsaɪs ˈlændˌmɑrk 6222939 ˈleɪbəld bənʧ græfs fər ˈɪmɪʤ æˈnælɪsɪs 6356659 ˈleɪbəld bənʧ græfs fər ˈɪmɪʤ æˈnælɪsɪs 6563950 ˈleɪbəld bənʧ græfs fər ˈɪmɪʤ æˈnælɪsɪs 6466695 prəˈsiʤər fər ˌɔtəˈmætɪk æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈɪmɪʤ ˈsikwənsɪz beɪst ɔn tu dɪˈmɛnʃənəl ʃeɪp 6272231 ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧər fər ˈævəˌtɑr ˌænəˈmeɪʃən 6580811 ˈfeɪʃəl ˈmoʊʃən ˈkæpʧər fər ˈævəˌtɑr ˌænəˈmeɪʃən 6301370 feɪs ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən frəm ˈvɪdioʊ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈɔnˌlaɪn. bət bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə əv ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən: 33 ˈjuˌtub (praɪs: ˈbɪljən, deɪt: ˈɔgəst 15 2006 ˈjuˌtub wɑz moʊst ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˌɔlˈtaɪm, hænz daʊn. ˈjuˌtub ɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈvɪdioʊ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd ˈəˌploʊdɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈjuˌtub wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ʧæd ˈhərli, ˈstivən ʧɛn, ənd ʤɔd kərˈim. ðə θri əv ðɛm wərkt æt təˈgɛðər. ˈhərli ənd ʧɛn ər stɪl ˈrənɪŋ ðə ʃoʊ æt ˈjuˌtub, bət kərˈim ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ hɪz dɪˈgri æt ˈstænfərd 64 ˈmɪljən ˈrɪʧər. kərˈim ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ən ˈeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər tu. ˈgɪvɪn ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈbændwɪdθ ənd ˈmeɪntənəns rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈjuˌtub, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz stɪl nɑt ˈprɑfətəbəl, bət ˈgugəl ɪz ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə praɪs fər ən æd ɔn ðə ˈjuˌtub ɪz pər deɪ wɪθ ə kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ baɪ ˈəðər ˈgugəl ənd ˈjuˌtub ædz ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ˈbrændɪd ˈʧænəlz kɔst ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ˈhərli ənd ʧɛn meɪd ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən: ˈmaɪkəl ˈɛrɪŋtən broʊk ðə nuz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈmidiə ˈaʊˌtlɛts. ðɪs hɛlpt prəˈpɛl ɪm ˈɪntu ˈɪnstənt blɔg ˈstɑrdəm. 34 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ɑkˈtoʊbər 31 2006 ɪz ə wɛb ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl saɪts. ɪz naʊ biɪŋ juzd tɪ kriˈeɪt fri kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪv ˈwɛbˌsaɪts θru ðə juz əv ˈgugəl æps. hɛlps ˈjuzərz kriˈeɪt saɪts wɛr ˈjuzərz kən poʊst ˈvɪdioʊz, ˈkæləndərz, tɛkst, ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ənd ˈəðər ˌməltiˈmidiə. skɑt ˈʤɑnstən, ˈfɔrmər ˌviˈpi əv ˈprɑdəkts æt ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈgugəl ˈsinjər ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər roʊt əˈbaʊt ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən əv ˈɪntu ˈgugəl hir. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ʤoʊ kraʊs ənd græm ˈspɛnsər. ˈspɛnsər ənd kraʊs ər boʊθ ˈfaʊndərz əv excite.com*. naʊ ˈhɛvəli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɔn ðə ˈgugəl ˈprɑʤɛkt. 35 (praɪs: 28 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: dɪˈsɛmbər 16 2006 ɪz ə ˈmæpɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni huz ˈprɑdəkt wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl mæps ənd ˈgugəl ərθ. prəˈvaɪdz ðə mæps tɪ ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntriz fər ˈgugəl mæps. həz 75 ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd həz kriˈeɪtɪd ˈprɑdəkts ðət ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛriəl mæps, ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ənd ˈəðər ˈmoʊbəl ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪts ˈeɪˌʤæks ˈmæpɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz fər ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ðə ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈdætə ɔn ðə wɛb. səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz wər roʊld ˈɪntu ə nu ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld ˈeɪˈgi. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz meɪd əˈfɪʃəl baɪ ʤɑn hæŋk, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈgugəl ərθ mæps. ˈstɛfɑn ənd ˈbrunoʊ məf ˈfaʊndɪd. ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ər stɪl wɪθ ˈgugəl ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, ˈmænɪʤərz, ənd vps*. 36 4 əv (praɪs: 5 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ˈʤænjuˌɛri 4 2007 ɪz ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət səˈpɔrts bittorrent*, ftp*, edonkey*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt baɪ ˈθəndər ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ənd ɪz beɪst ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn ˈprɑvɪns əv ˈʃɛnˌʒɛn. ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpt ə ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪd 80 ˈmɪljən taɪmz. ɪz ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈoʊvər 50 ˈmɪljən taɪmz pər deɪ. sərʧ tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz naʊ paʊərd baɪ ˈgugəl. ˈmɑrkɪt ˈprɛzəns ɪn ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd baɪ baidu.com*. həz ˈoʊvər 120 ˈmɪljən ˈjuzərz ənd wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ ənd ʧɛŋ haʊ. boʊθ haʊ ənd ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm duk ˌjunəˈvərsəti. ənd ʧɛŋ haʊ boʊθ hæv ə ɪn kəmˈpjutər saɪəns əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈvɛnʧərz. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ɪn. ˈɔlsoʊ həz 45 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈpɑrtnərz. 37 (praɪs: 23 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ˈfɛbruˌɛri 16 2007 ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd fər wən reason–*– tɪ bɪld ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm əraʊnd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. kriˈeɪtɪd ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm aʊt əv ðɛr ˈɔfəs ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ˈgugəl hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ɪn dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə geɪm dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ hoʊps tɪ ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ðɛm fər ən ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp. lɔnʧt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2006 wɪθ ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈvɛnʧərz fərm beɪst ɪn æˈtlæntə). ˈsɛvərəl əv ˈmɛmbərz meɪ hæv muvd tɪ ˈmaʊntən vju wɪʧ meɪ hæv ˌɪnˈkludɪd dæn ˈwɪlɪs, ˈʧɛrmən ˈbərni ˈstoʊlər, ənd ˌviˈpi əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈivə wu əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɛd ˈhɛrɪŋ. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ dæn ˈwɪlɪs. wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl. 38 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: mɑrʧ 16 2007 ɪz ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ɪz beɪst ɪn sˈwidən. wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ˌænəˈlɪtɪks. wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd aʊt əv hɑn faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ən ˌɪŋkjuˈbeɪʃən ˈkəmpəˌni. wɑz ə flæʃ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ðət stəˈtɪstɪkəl ənd hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈdætə əˈbaʊt wərld dɪˈvɛləpmənts. sɪns ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈgugəl həz meɪd ðə ˈmoʊʃən ʧɑrt ˈgæʤət əˈveɪləbəl ɛz ə fri ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈgugəl əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ˈgugəl koʊd. 39 (praɪs: ˈbɪljən, deɪt: ˈeɪprəl 13 2007 həz bɪn moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. dɪˈvɛləps ˈɪntərˌnɛt ædz fər ˈfɔrʧən 500 ˈkəmpəˌniz ənd ɪz beɪst ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, wɑz ə ˈpəblɪk ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɑz ˈpərʧəst baɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fərm. praɪər tɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz kɔld ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk (ˈiən) ənd wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈkɛvɪn ənd dwaɪt ˈmɛrɪmən ɪn 1995 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz riˈneɪmd tɪ ˈæftər bɔt aʊt ˈiən ɪn 1996 æt poppe-dyson*, dɪˈvɛləpt ðɛr dɑrt ˈsərvɪs. ðɛn mərʤd wɪθ ˈæbəkəs dɪˈrɛkt fər ˈbɪljən. wɑz dɪˈskəvərd tɪ biɪŋ juzd baɪ ˈæbəkəs tɪ træk ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt wɛb ˈsərfərz. drɑpt ɔl ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪθ ˈæbəkəs ənd bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈpraɪvəsi ˈædvəˌkeɪt. ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fərm, ˈhɛlmən ənd ˈfridmən bɔt ˈæbəkəs. ˈæbəkəs wɑz ðɛn soʊld tɪ ˈɛpsəˌlɑn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv. ənd ˈgugəl bɔt fər ˈbɪljən kæʃ ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2007 ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əp ənˈtɪl mɑrʧ 11 2008 ənd ɔn ˈeɪprəl 2 2008 ˈgugəl hæd tɪ kət 300 ˈpipəl frəm. ðɪs ˌækwəˈzɪʃən stərd ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈbiˌhaɪv. wən mənθ ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən, ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft əkˈwaɪərd fər 6 ˈbɪljən. 40 ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈeɪprəl 17 2007 ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz ɪz ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈvərʒən kəmˈpɛtɪtər əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt. ðɪs wɑz ðə θərd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈgugəl ˈnidɪd tɪ teɪk ɔn bɪg 3 ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɔfəs ˈprɑdəkts. ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz ɪz beɪst ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ˈprɑdəkts ˈjuzɪŋ ˈʤɑvə. ˈprɑdəkts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz ˈbɪldər, ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz ˈfɪltər, ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz trænsˈfɔrmər, ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz vjuər, ənd ʤɑr ʤɑr lɪŋks. sæm, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv əˈnaʊnst ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈgugəl blɔg. ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz kən naʊ bi kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ˈgugəl dɑks θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈtɑnɪk ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. bɪˈloʊ ɪz ə əv ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər əkˈwaɪərd. aɪ wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈfaʊndərz. kənˈsəltənt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dil wɑz ˈkætəˌpəlt ædˈvaɪzərz. 41 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˈeɪprəl 19 2007 wɑz ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˌækwəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɛnˈhæns ðə ˈfiʧərz əv ˈgugəl tɔk. ɪz ə sˈwidɪʃ ˈkəmpəˌni ðət kriˈeɪtɪd ˌvidioʊˈkɑnfrənsɪŋ ˈsɔfˌwɛr. wɑz ə ˈkəmpəˌni frəm ðə ˈsɛntər fər tɛkˈnɑləʤi æt ðə luleå*å ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv ˌɪnˈklud ˈdɑktər. dɪk schefström*, ˈdɑktər. ˈpitər pɑrnz, ˈʤɑni widén*, ˈdɑktər. synnes*, məˈkeɪl börjeson*, ˈmægnəs ˈhɛdbərg, sərʤ ˈlæʃəpəl ənd kleɪz [ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə]. moʊst əv ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ʤɔɪnd ˈgugəl ˈæftər ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən. tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪl moʊst ˈlaɪkli bi juzd fər ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz ɛz ˈvɪdioʊ fər ˈgugəl tɔk hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd. ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, bət nɑt ðə hoʊl ˈkəmpəˌni ˌɪtˈsɛlf. 42 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: meɪ 11 2007 wɑz ðə fərst strəˈtiʤɪk ˌækwəˈzɪʃən meɪd fər ˈgugəl kroʊm, ðə wɛb ˈbraʊzər. kriˈeɪtɪd seɪf zoʊnz fər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈjuzərz. kriˈeɪtɪd ˈvərʧuəl məˈʃinz wɛr ˈsɪmpəl tæsks laɪk ˈʧɛkɪŋ ˈiˌmeɪl ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə nuz kən bi dən wɪˈθaʊt ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈspaɪˌwɛr ənd ˈvaɪrəsɪz. ðiz ““sandboxes”*” wər roʊld ˈɪntu ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈɔpʃən fər kroʊm ənd fər ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl tæbz əv ˈgugəl kroʊm. ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈmaʊntən vju, ˈkælɪf., ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ə lɔt ˈiziər. ɔn ðə deɪ ðət ˈgugəl əkˈwaɪərd, ðeɪ stɑpt əkˈsɛptɪŋ nu ˈkəstəmərz fər ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz. vlæd dabija*, ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ɪz naʊ æt ˌɪgˈnaɪt ˌaɪˌpi. 43 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: meɪ 11 2007 ɪz ə ˈsərvɪs. ðə saɪt ɪz stɪl ˈɔnˌlaɪn, bət ɪt tɪ ˈgugəl mæps ənd ˈblɔgər. ðə saɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ækˈsɛsəbəl ɔn ˈgugəl ərθ. wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd baɪ kˈwɛnkə ɑˈbɛlə ənd ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ ˈægəlɑr. ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈsəmər 2005 ənd hæd 5 ˈmɪljən ˈfoʊˌtoʊ səbˈmɪtəd wɪˈθɪn jɪrz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈjutəˌlaɪz tægd klaʊdz fər ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz. ðɪs pæst meɪ, wɑz əˈtækt baɪ ə ˈmæsɪv spæm əˈtæk. boʊθ kˈwɛnkə ɑˈbɛlə ənd ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ ˈægəlɑr ər ˈkərəntli ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz æt ˈgugəl. 44 (praɪs: 100 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ʤun 1 2007 wɪθ ðə groʊɪŋ ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv fidz, ɪt wɑz ˈɔfən taɪmz ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ˈgugəl tɪ meɪk ˈməni frəm ðoʊz hu juz ˈridərz. ðɪs wɑz ðə keɪs əp ənˈtɪl ˈgugəl bɔt fər 100 ˈmɪljən. lɔnʧt ɪn 2004 ənd ɪz əˈspɛʃəli noʊn fər ðɛr. ðɪs ɪˈneɪbəlz ˈblɔgərz ənd ˈpəblɪʃərz tɪ træk ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks əv ðɛr səbˈskraɪbərz. əraʊnd ðə taɪm ðət wɑz əkˈwaɪərd, ðeɪ hæd ˈoʊvər ˈpəblɪʃərz ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛr ˈsərvɪs əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈoʊvər podcasters*. ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən əv tɪ ˈgugəl ɪz nɑt kəmˈplit jɛt ɛz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt baɪ readwriteweb*. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ dɪk, ˈɛrɪk lənt, stiv, ənd mæt ʃoʊb. ɪz naʊ ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ɪn tˈwɪtər ənd ə grup ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈgugəl. ˈɛrɪk lənt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈgugəl. stiv ɪz ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈgugəl. ənd mæt ʃoʊb ɪz ə ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪˈzaɪnər. 45 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ʤun 5 2007 ɪz ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈkəmpəˌni beɪst ɪn sæn mɑˈteɪoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈmæθju ənd ˈæʃər. ˈmæθju ɪz naʊ ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər æt ˈgugəl ənd ˈæʃər ɪz naʊ ə kənˈsəltənt ənd ˈeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər æt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɪnˈvɛstər. ɪz noʊn fər ɪts ˈpɛrəˌlɛl kəmˈpjutɪŋ paʊər. hæd dɪˈvɛləpt tulz ðət ˌɪmˈpruv ðə pərˈfɔrməns əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɔn chips,”*,” roʊt ðə ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈɛdɪtər væns. tulz ʃʊd pruv ˈjusfəl tɪ hu wɔnt tɪ dil wɪθ ˈkɑmplɛks, ˈpɛrəˌlɛl koʊd bət du wɔnt tɪ teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv pərˈfɔrməns geɪnz dɪˈlɪvərd ˈviə ˈprɑdəkts səʧ ɛz (ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpərpəs gpus*) frəm ənd ənd ˈivɪn processors.”*.” 46 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ʤun 19 2007 wɑz əkˈwaɪərd ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ɛnˈhæns ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz ɔn ˈgugəl dɑks. sæm əˈnaʊnst ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈgugəl blɔg. ɪz noʊn fər ðɛr əˈbɪləˌtiz, ðəs ˈkɑmpləˌmɛntɪŋ ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈtɑnɪk ˈsɪstəmz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz stɪl ɪn stɛlθ moʊd waɪl ˈgugəl bɔt ðɛm aʊt. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈrɑbi ˈwɔkər ənd weɪn ˈkrɔzbi. wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˈgugəl bɔt aʊt. ˈkrɔzbi ɪz naʊ ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr æt ˈgugəl ənd ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑrtnər æt ˈkæpɪtəl. ˈwɔkər ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr æt ˈgugəl. 47 (praɪs: 45 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2 2007 ɪz ə ˈsərvɪs ðət ˈgugəl bɔt fər 45 ˈmɪljən. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ kreɪg ˈwɔkər ənd ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈpɑkeɪt. boʊθ əv ðɛm hæd ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ðə pæst. wɑz soʊld tɪ ˈjɑˌhu! fər 20 ˈmɪljən. wɪn ˈsərtən foʊn ˈnəmbərz kɔl ðə ˈnəmbər, ɪt kən bi ˈfɔrwərdɪd tɪ ən ˈɔfəs ər cellphone-based*. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl ˈsərvɪsɪz. ɪz stɪl biɪŋ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈmoʊbəl ˈsərvɪsɪz. ˈwɔkər ɪz ə ˈsinjər ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər əv vɔɪs ˈprɑdəkts æt ˈgugəl. ənd ˈvɪnsɪnt ˈpɑkeɪt ɪz ə ˈsinjər ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈgugəl. 48 (praɪs: 625 ˈmɪljən, deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 9 2007 ɪz ən ˈiˌmeɪl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈgugəl ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2007 fər 625 ˈmɪljən. wɑz beɪst ɪn sæn ˈkɑrloʊs, ˈkælɪf. wɑz roʊld ˈɪntu tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɛnˈhænst ˈiˌmeɪl ənd spæm ˈfɪltərz. ðə əˈdɪʃən əv, ɑr æps kən ˈstrimˌlaɪn ðə ˈkɑmplɛks ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈmænˌdeɪts wɪˈθɪn organizations,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈɛrɪk ʃmɪt, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈgugəl. wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ skɑt ˈpɛtri ɪn 1999 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæd ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd seɪlz əv ˈoʊvər 33 ˈmɪljən ɪn 2007 49 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 2007 ɪz ən ˈɛriəl fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wɑz əkˈwaɪərd baɪ ˈgugəl tɪ hæv roʊld ˈɪntu ˈgugəl ərθ ənd ˈgugəl mæps. bɪˈkeɪm ˈfeɪməs ˈæftər kriˈeɪtɪŋ blæk ənd waɪt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃən ðət əˈkərd ɪn nu ˌɔˈrlinz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhərəˌkeɪnz kəˈtrinə. ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1998 ənd ɪz beɪst ɪn ˈkleɪtən, moʊ. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz meɪd əˈfɪʃəl baɪ ˈstivən ʃoʊ, ˈprɑdəkt ˈmænɪʤər æt ˈgugəl. ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfaʊndərz əv. 50 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt sɛpt 2007 ɪz ə ˈmoʊbəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni lɔnʧt ɪn 2005 ɛz ə ˈmoʊbəl ˈsərvɪs ðət lɛts ˈpipəl ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ənd ʃɛr aɪˈdiəz. ɪts ˈmoʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrm rənz ɔn ə pjʊr tɛkst məˈsɑʒɪŋ ˈsɪstəm soʊ noʊ ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ɪz rikˈwaɪərd. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ˈsæmi ənd ʃɔr. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kæʧ bɪˈhaɪnd ɪz ðət ɪt ˈɪnəˌgreɪts jʊr foʊn wɪθ ə ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd. aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət ˈgugəl plænz tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɑz moʊst ˈlaɪkli fər ə ˈvɛri smɔl əˈmaʊnt. 51 (praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt ɔkt 9 2007 ɪz ə ˈsərvɪs laɪk tˈwɪtər. ɪt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ənd ɪn 2006 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn ˈfɪnˌlænd. lɛts ˈjuzərz ʃɛr ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪti strimz wɪθ frɛndz. ˈjuzərz kən æd tɪ ðɛr strim ˈviə ðə wɛb, ɪm, ənd ˌɛˌsɛˈmɛs. ðə saɪt ɪz stɪl ɪn kloʊzd ˈbeɪtə. 52 ˈbeɪgən (praɪs: 140 ˈmɪljən, deɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 2008 ˈbeɪgən ɪz ə ˈrəʃən ˌkɑnˈtɛksˌʧuəl æd ˈkəmpəˌni. ˈbeɪgən ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɔnˌlaɪn æd prəˈvaɪdərz ɪn ə ˈræpədli groʊɪŋ ˈrəʃən ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈgugəl praɪˈmɛrəli əkˈwaɪərd ˈbeɪgən fər ˈmɑrkɪt ʃɛr. 53 omnisio(price*: 15 ˈmɪljən, deɪt ˌʤuˈlaɪ 30 2008 ɪz ə ˈvɛri kul ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈvɪdioʊ ˈstɑrˌtəp. ə bækt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ raɪən junee*, ˈʤuljən frumar*, ənd ˈsaɪmən ˈrætnər. ˈjuzərz kən ʃɛr ˈænəˌteɪt ˈvɪdioʊz ɔn ðə saɪt. wən əv ðə bɛst ˈfiʧərz əv ðə saɪt ɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt slaɪdz tɪ ə ˈvɪdioʊ. ˈgugəl moʊst ˈlaɪkli ˈpərʧəst ðə ˈkəmpəˌni fər ðə ˈtælənt. ðeɪ plæn tɪ ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɪntu ˈjuˌtub. 54 (praɪs: praɪs: ənˈnoʊn, deɪt sɛpt 12 2008 ɪz ə ˌkɔˈriən ˈblɔgɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm ˈkəmpəˌni ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ ʧæŋ kɪm. sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ɪz nɑt ə ˈmɑrkɪt ˈlidər ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. teɪks ðə keɪk fər tɔp sərʧ ˈɪnʤən ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ˈgugəl nidz ə ˈstrɔŋgər ˈprɛzəns ɪn ˌkɔˈriə. ɪz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bɪˈhaɪnd textcube*, ə ˈɪnʤən. ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ənˈnoʊn ɪn ˌkɔˈriə.

hello all, in this newsletter, we will share the latest updates on the science side of the operation. we have spent the last month tweaking and playing with the specifics of our observing campaign. also, with winter coming, we have been setting up some preparations for when the star is traditionally out of range. updates to the observations astronomy is limited as a science in that we typically cannot do much in a laboratory setting. we can't build a baby star and scale it up, we can't repeat the big bang and watch it play out, and we definitely cannot go out to and see with our own eyes what is going on. instead, we get really clever with how we use the light coming from these objects. you could then guess that astronomers want all the starlight. this is kind of true, but it is possible to have too much starlight. when this happens in an image the star or object from which we counted too much light is called saturated. it looks at its worst like this: this is an image from showing bleed lines (vertical stripes) on some bright stars. as you can probably guess, we have experienced some saturation issues in our data, but nothing as blatant as that image. ours looks more like this: do you see it? not really, no. a better, and more analytical way to quantify this saturation is to look at a slice through the star and see what the profile of the counts looks like. we would expect a bell curve, a normal distribution. if the star was saturated, we would expect a plateau or a mesa in the counts. here is one of the slices demonstrating saturation: so, how did this happen? excellent question, internal dialogue! this is because we planned our observations with a very particular setup. we wanted as much light as possible without saturating. this required (deliberately making our stars bigger and fuzzier on the chip) to avoid the saturation. due to a hiccup in the telescope following the focus commands it was sent (which apparently affected other users as well), our images were actually focused rather than unfocused. these *focused* images were saturated, making light curves that look like this: this plot was put together quickly in astroimagej, which is freely available if you want to analyze some data on your own. simple and :p. we identified the saturated images in the above graph based on the brightness levels of the pixels illuminated by the stars. note the value at the top of the plot window for the (root mean square) is, or about a 6% random fluctuation. this looks not good: there are many images which are affected and the data are very scattered. all is not lost though. this only affected a small fraction of the images taken and was primarily in the longer wavelengths. these images are also not worthless. some of these can be rescued by using different comparison stars or by cleverly applying some tricks with and recalibration. we have also appropriately adjusted our observation parameters so that there is no longer the threat of saturation. let's end this on a lovely positive note though. here is what all of our unsaturated data in looks like on the same scale as before. note that the data are much more closely gathered: note that the scatter is now, or ~0.4%; a significant improvement. this is also on the same vertical scaling as the saturated data in the graph above, so that the comparison is fair. looking at the last ten or so observations, the uncertainties are noticeably larger. the particularly large one is likely a poor exposure due to weather or tracking, and might be removed later if there is a reason to do so. these exposures have a larger uncertainty because we have less light in each image. our uncertainty in our measurement decreases approximately with the square root of the number of counts. as the exposures are anywhere from half to a third of the time, the uncertainties should be about)) times as large. updates on future observations and unfortunately, as winter is rolling around, we will soon lose the ability to observe our target from earth. all is not lost though. this gives us a chance to buckle down and polish up our analysis and current data. by the time the star is visible again early next year, the funds raised from our program will "kick" in to observe the star. we are fortunate enough to be able to continue the monitoring during this time from space with the swift telescope. this telescope is designed to study bursts, but when it is not observing these objects, it can do other science. swift's mission control is at penn state - which happens to be jason wright's stomping grounds - and jason has been successful in proposing for swift time. yeah! here is a preview of what that data set we have for the star already looks like. the different colors plotted indicate different filters used to make the observations (a description of the swift filter set is here). we also want to make a quick note that the las observatory global telescope network (lcogt) has changed its name to simply las observatory (lco). they have also updated their web address to lco.global. they have a brief update about this change on their website that is worth a read. to us, and to misquote mister shakespeare, a telescope by any other name operates just as sweet. thanks for tuning in!

hɛˈloʊ ɔl, ɪn ðɪs ˈnuzˌlɛtər, wi wɪl ʃɛr ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn ðə saɪəns saɪd əv ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. wi hæv spɛnt ðə læst mənθ tˈwikɪŋ ənd pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ɑr əbˈzərvɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn. ˈɔlsoʊ, wɪθ ˈwɪntər ˈkəmɪŋ, wi hæv bɪn ˈsɛtɪŋ əp səm ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər wɪn ðə stɑr ɪz trəˈdɪʃənəli aʊt əv reɪnʤ. ˈəpˌdeɪts tɪ ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz əˈstrɑnəmi ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɛz ə saɪəns ɪn ðət wi ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈkænɑt du məʧ ɪn ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈsɛtɪŋ. wi kænt bɪld ə ˈbeɪbi stɑr ənd skeɪl ɪt əp, wi kænt rɪˈpit ðə bɪg bæŋ ənd wɔʧ ɪt pleɪ aʊt, ənd wi ˈdɛfənətli ˈkænɑt goʊ aʊt tɪ ənd si wɪθ ɑr oʊn aɪz wət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn. ˌɪnˈstɛd, wi gɪt ˈrɪli ˈklɛvər wɪθ haʊ wi juz ðə laɪt ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ðiz ˈɑbʤɛkts. ju kʊd ðɛn gɛs ðət əˈstrɑnəmərz wɔnt ɔl ðə ˈstɑˌrlaɪt. ðɪs ɪz kaɪnd əv tru, bət ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ hæv tu məʧ ˈstɑˌrlaɪt. wɪn ðɪs ˈhæpənz ɪn ən ˈɪmɪʤ ðə stɑr ər ˈɑbʤɛkt frəm wɪʧ wi ˈkaʊntɪd tu məʧ laɪt ɪz kɔld ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd. ɪt lʊks æt ɪts wərst laɪk ðɪs: ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɪmɪʤ frəm ʃoʊɪŋ blid laɪnz (ˈvərtɪkəl straɪps) ɔn səm braɪt stɑrz. ɛz ju kən ˈprɑbəˌbli gɛs, wi hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst səm ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən ˈɪʃuz ɪn ɑr ˈdætə, bət ˈnəθɪŋ ɛz ˈbleɪtənt ɛz ðət ˈɪmɪʤ. ɑrz lʊks mɔr laɪk ðɪs: du ju si ɪt? nɑt ˈrɪli, noʊ. ə ˈbɛtər, ənd mɔr ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl weɪ tɪ kˈwɑntɪˌfaɪ ðɪs ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən ɪz tɪ lʊk æt ə slaɪs θru ðə stɑr ənd si wət ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪl əv ðə kaʊnts lʊks laɪk. wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ə bɛl kərv, ə ˈnɔrməl ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən. ɪf ðə stɑr wɑz ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd, wi wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ə plæˈtoʊ ər ə ˈmeɪsə ɪn ðə kaʊnts. hir ɪz wən əv ðə sˈlaɪsɪz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən: soʊ, haʊ dɪd ðɪs ˈhæpən? ˈɛksələnt kˈwɛʃən, ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg! ðɪs ɪz bɪˈkəz wi plænd ɑr ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz wɪθ ə ˈvɛri ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsɛˌtəp. wi ˈwɔntɪd ɛz məʧ laɪt ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪŋ. ðɪs rikˈwaɪərd (dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr stɑrz ˈbɪgər ənd ˈfəziər ɔn ðə ʧɪp) tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən. du tɪ ə ˈhɪkəp ɪn ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈfoʊkɪs kəˈmændz ɪt wɑz sɛnt (wɪʧ əˈpɛrəntli əˈfɛktɪd ˈəðər ˈjuzərz ɛz wɛl), ɑr ˈɪmɪʤɪz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈfoʊkɪst ˈrəðər ðən ənˈfoʊkəst. ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz wər ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd, ˈmeɪkɪŋ laɪt kərvz ðət lʊk laɪk ðɪs: ðɪs plɑt wɑz pʊt təˈgɛðər kˈwɪkli ɪn astroimagej*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈfrili əˈveɪləbəl ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz səm ˈdætə ɔn jʊr oʊn. ˈsɪmpəl ənd :pi. wi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪn ðə əˈbəv græf beɪst ɔn ðə ˈbraɪtnəs ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˈpɪksəlz ˌɪˈluməˌneɪtəd baɪ ðə stɑrz. noʊt ðə ˈvælju æt ðə tɔp əv ðə plɑt ˈwɪndoʊ fər ðə (rut min skwɛr) ɪz ər əˈbaʊt ə 6 ˈrændəm ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃən. ðɪs lʊks nɑt gʊd: ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈɪmɪʤɪz wɪʧ ər əˈfɛktɪd ənd ðə ˈdætə ər ˈvɛri ˈskætərd. ɔl ɪz nɑt lɔst ðoʊ. ðɪs ˈoʊnli əˈfɛktɪd ə smɔl ˈfrækʃən əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈteɪkən ənd wɑz praɪˈmɛrəli ɪn ðə ˈlɔŋgər ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθs. ðiz ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ˈwərθləs. səm əv ðiz kən bi ˈrɛskjud baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt kəmˈpɛrəsən stɑrz ər baɪ ˈklɛvərli əˈplaɪɪŋ səm trɪks wɪθ ənd recalibration*. wi hæv ˈɔlsoʊ əˈproʊpriɪtli əˈʤəstɪd ɑr ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən pərˈæmətərz soʊ ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə θrɛt əv ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən. lɛts ɛnd ðɪs ɔn ə ˈləvli ˈpɑzətɪv noʊt ðoʊ. hir ɪz wət ɔl əv ɑr ənˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd ˈdætə ɪn lʊks laɪk ɔn ðə seɪm skeɪl ɛz ˌbiˈfɔr. noʊt ðət ðə ˈdætə ər məʧ mɔr ˈkloʊsli ˈgæðərd: noʊt ðət ðə ˈskætər ɪz naʊ ər ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə seɪm ˈvərtɪkəl ˈskeɪlɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈsæʧərˌeɪtɪd ˈdætə ɪn ðə græf əˈbəv, soʊ ðət ðə kəmˈpɛrəsən ɪz fɛr. ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə læst tɛn ər soʊ ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz, ðə ənˈsərtəntiz ər ˈnoʊtɪsəbli ˈlɑrʤər. ðə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli lɑrʤ wən ɪz ˈlaɪkli ə pur ɪkˈspoʊʒər du tɪ ˈwɛðər ər ˈtrækɪŋ, ənd maɪt bi riˈmuvd ˈleɪtər ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə ˈrizən tɪ du soʊ. ðiz ɪkˈspoʊʒərz hæv ə ˈlɑrʤər ənˈsərtənti bɪˈkəz wi hæv lɛs laɪt ɪn iʧ ˈɪmɪʤ. ɑr ənˈsərtənti ɪn ɑr ˈmɛʒərmənt ˈdiˌkrisɪz əˈprɑksəmətli wɪθ ðə skwɛr rut əv ðə ˈnəmbər əv kaʊnts. ɛz ðə ɪkˈspoʊʒərz ər ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm hæf tɪ ə θərd əv ðə taɪm, ðə ənˈsərtəntiz ʃʊd bi əˈbaʊt taɪmz ɛz lɑrʤ. ˈəpˌdeɪts ɔn fˈjuʧər ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz ənd ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɛz ˈwɪntər ɪz ˈroʊlɪŋ əraʊnd, wi wɪl sun luz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ əbˈzərv ɑr ˈtərgət frəm ərθ. ɔl ɪz nɑt lɔst ðoʊ. ðɪs gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə ʧæns tɪ ˈbəkəl daʊn ənd ˈpɑlɪʃ əp ɑr æˈnælɪsɪs ənd ˈkɑrənt ˈdætə. baɪ ðə taɪm ðə stɑr ɪz ˈvɪzəbəl əˈgɛn ˈərli nɛkst jɪr, ðə fəndz reɪzd frəm ɑr ˈproʊˌgræm wɪl "kɪk" ɪn tɪ əbˈzərv ðə stɑr. wi ər ˈfɔrʧənət ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtɪnju ðə ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm frəm speɪs wɪθ ðə swɪft ˈtɛləˌskoʊp. ðɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈstədi bərsts, bət wɪn ɪt ɪz nɑt əbˈzərvɪŋ ðiz ˈɑbʤɛkts, ɪt kən du ˈəðər saɪəns. swɪfts ˈmɪʃən kənˈtroʊl ɪz æt pɛn steɪt wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ˈʤeɪsən raɪts ˈstɑmpɪŋ graʊnz ənd ˈʤeɪsən həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn prəˈpoʊzɪŋ fər swɪft taɪm. jæ! hir ɪz ə ˈprivˌju əv wət ðət ˈdætə sɛt wi hæv fər ðə stɑr ɔˈrɛdi lʊks laɪk. ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkələrz ˈplɑtɪd ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈdɪfərənt ˈfɪltərz juzd tɪ meɪk ðə ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz (ə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə swɪft ˈfɪltər sɛt ɪz hir). wi ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ meɪk ə kwɪk noʊt ðət ðə ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs əbˈzərvəˌtɔri ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈnɛtˌwərk (lcogt*) həz ʧeɪnʤd ɪts neɪm tɪ ˈsɪmpli ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs əbˈzərvəˌtɔri (lco*). ðeɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðɛr wɛb ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ lco.global*. ðeɪ hæv ə brif ˈəpˌdeɪt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ðət ɪz wərθ ə rɛd. tɪ ˈjuˈɛs, ənd tɪ mɪskˈwoʊt ˈmɪstər ˈʃeɪkˌspir, ə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp baɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər neɪm ˈɑpərˌeɪts ʤɪst ɛz swit. θæŋks fər ˈtunɪŋ ɪn!

new delhi: adding yet another feather in their hat, modi government in the first week of july launched digital india week at delhi. digital india, which is a brainchild of pm vision to bring good governance and reduce corruption, got excellent response from both industry and society. along with pm, on the dais were finance minister and union minister ravi shankar prasad, along with top industrial including and of top indian companies. india is ready for a digital war while was trending all over social media, defence minister made an announcement. he announced at a press conference about the launch of national counter strike portal (ncsp) as a step to train youth in combating possible militant attacks and generate a feeling of patriotism among youth. “you have to terrorists using counter terrorists only”, said the defence minister. in a special interview given to faking news, union minister irani confirmed addition of as a credit course for all the affiliated universities under and an extra subject to be introduced in and government schools. pm modi nominated all india engineers federation (aief) to bring maximum top class players from all the corners of the country. college students all over the country welcomed this decision. pakistan pm sharif, blamed of copying the complete idea of counter strike from pakistan. “the game defines pakistani forces and the terrorist forces,” he said. meanwhile, china stopped its exports of computer and laptop accessories to india as a move to slow down the policy. sources said that this will be the prime idea of pm modi in his upcoming mann ki urging players from all over the country to post their selfies with the hashtag as a strategic move to show youth strength at the international level. pm is also planning to meet top game developers like games and valve corporations and asked them to make india specific games like mumbai city and then extend its development to 10 cities including and new delhi.

nu ˈdɛli: ˈædɪŋ jɛt əˈnəðər ˈfɛðər ɪn ðɛr hæt, ˈmoʊdi ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ðə fərst wik əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ lɔnʧt ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɪndiə wik æt ˈdɛli. ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈɪndiə, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈbreɪnˌʧaɪld əv piɛm ˈvɪʒən tɪ brɪŋ gʊd ˈgəvərnəns ənd rɪˈdus kərˈəpʃən, gɑt ˈɛksələnt rɪˈspɑns frəm boʊθ ˈɪndəstri ənd soʊˈsaɪɪti. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ piɛm, ɔn ðə deɪz wər ˈfaɪˌnæns ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ˈjunjən ˈmɪnɪstər ˌrɑˈvi ˈʃæŋkɑr ˈpræsəd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ tɔp ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd əv tɔp ˈɪndiən ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈɪndiə ɪz ˈrɛdi fər ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl wɔr waɪl wɑz ˈtrɛndɪŋ ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər meɪd ən əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. hi əˈnaʊnst æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns əˈbaʊt ðə lɔnʧ əv ˈnæʃənəl ˈkaʊntər straɪk ˈpɔrtəl (ncsp*) ɛz ə stɛp tɪ treɪn juθ ɪn kəmˈbætɪŋ ˈpɑsəbəl ˈmɪlətənt əˈtæks ənd ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ə ˈfilɪŋ əv ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm əˈməŋ juθ. hæv tɪ ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkaʊntər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts only”*”, sɛd ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstər. ɪn ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərvˌju ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈfeɪkɪŋ nuz, ˈjunjən ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɪˈrɑni kənˈfərmd əˈdɪʃən əv ɛz ə ˈkrɛdɪt kɔrs fər ɔl ðə əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈəndər ənd ən ˈɛkstrə ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ bi ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ənd ˈgəvərnmənt skulz. piɛm ˈmoʊdi ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ɔl ˈɪndiə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən (aief*) tɪ brɪŋ ˈmæksəməm tɔp klæs pleɪərz frəm ɔl ðə ˈkɔrnərz əv ðə ˈkəntri. ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri ˈwɛlkəmd ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən. ˈpækɪˌstæn piɛm ʃərˈif, bleɪmd əv ˈkɑpiɪŋ ðə kəmˈplit aɪˈdiə əv ˈkaʊntər straɪk frəm ˈpækɪˌstæn. geɪm dɪˈfaɪnz ˌpækɪˈstæni ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ðə ˈtɛrərɪst forces,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈʧaɪnə stɑpt ɪts ˈɛkspɔrts əv kəmˈpjutər ənd ˈlæpˌtɑp ækˈsɛsəriz tɪ ˈɪndiə ɛz ə muv tɪ sloʊ daʊn ðə ˈpɑləsi. ˈsɔrsəz sɛd ðət ðɪs wɪl bi ðə praɪm aɪˈdiə əv piɛm ˈmoʊdi ɪn hɪz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ mæn ki ˈərʤɪŋ pleɪərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəntri tɪ poʊst ðɛr ˈsɛlˌfiz wɪθ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ɛz ə strəˈtiʤɪk muv tɪ ʃoʊ juθ strɛŋθ æt ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈlɛvəl. piɛm ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈplænɪŋ tɪ mit tɔp geɪm dɪˈvɛləpərz laɪk geɪmz ənd vælv ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz ənd æst ðɛm tɪ meɪk ˈɪndiə spɪˈsɪfɪk geɪmz laɪk ˌmʊmˈbaɪ ˈsɪti ənd ðɛn ɪkˈstɛnd ɪts dɪˈvɛləpmənt tɪ 10 ˈsɪtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənd nu ˈdɛli.

after reading my creed 3 multiplayer abilities and crafting guide, only natural you wanted more information on setting up your ability slots. after all, that stuff only makes up the active half of assassination… what about passive effects? today, taking a look at the perks, streaks, and bonuses available in creed 3 multiplayer. find out what every option does, where it shines, and whether or not you should be using each passive boost available. combined with our abilities advice, have an excellent in virtual colonial manslaughter. assassin’s creed 3 multiplayer perks explained perks are effects you choose that give your persona an advantage in certain gameplay situations. some are offensive in nature, letting you find and kill your targets more easily. others are defensive, allowing you to hide and escape from murderers. yet other perks are fairly neutral, granting bonuses that influence the way you navigate or use your abilities. for each ability set, you may have exactly two perks. for the most part, no downside to filling them right away, so study the advice below and stock up on the passive boons that best resonate with your game mode and personal style. blender: ideal for the lonely-hearted, blender ensures never alone. whenever your persona enters a blend group, if there are no duplicates already within, one will randomly transform into a clone of you. the animation is noticeable, but quick, and the effect lasts indefinitely. if you move to a new blend group, your copy will revert, and a fresh clone will spring up in your new group. blender is a strong consideration for, where there are no natural clones of your character. it allows you to constantly create diversions without expending an ability slot, something most perks do. also generally useful whenever on defense, since generating additional twins will always decrease the odds that your pursuers will identify you correctly. while blender is powerful, it does have its downsides this perk has no use on offense, and can actually be a detriment when on the hunt. if you move into a blend group with or near your target, he or she is likely to notice the animation of a fresh copy being spawned. your cover as a real player will immediately be blown, costing you an otherwise kill. copycat: don’t have any good ideas for an ability set? or perhaps simply too starved for points to buy one? no problem. copycat will duplicate the skill of anyone who kills you, giving you instant access to whatever overpowered abilities led to your most recent demise. with rare exception, copycat is terrible. sure, having access to better skills might net you an advantage, but they might also throw off your gameplan. upon your death, you may find the person who just you is actually in possession of a fairly terrible bunch of abilities. hell, they might be using the same stuff you are! to that effect, copycat is a risky way to use one of your perk slots, since odds are it yield anything useful. and, even if your killer does have something cool, how much will it really help you recover? hot pursuit: with hot pursuit active, winning chases is much easier. get a speed boost whenever you run after your target, giving him or her less time to escape your blade. additionally, your approach meter will deplete more slowly, so even when you do have to run, you lose as many points. hot pursuit is a fairly strong option for offensive play, since it basically removes the option of winning chases from your intended murder victims. additionally, the second, effect will net you quite a few more points over the course of a match. it make or break a hotly contested round, but extra experience is never a bad thing, right? of course, hot pursuit have any uses for defense, as the speed boost only applies while on the hunt. you can, in theory, attain the acceleration while simultaneously chasing your target and running from your pursuer, but this scenario is highly unlikely to occur. kill buffer: when got kill buffer, you take your streaks with you upon death. more specifically, kill buffer gives you a penalty of -1 instead of your kill streak whenever you would normally lose it. so if built up 6 out of 7 needed to activate your streak and suddenly get shot, at 5 out of 7 (instead of the normal zero). kill buffer is incredibly powerful when paired with kill streaks, making some that are typically impossible more attainable. since building up six or more can often be a matter of luck, this perk preserves most of your momentum, making it more likely land a mass morph or animus hack. in general, kill buffer works better in frantic game modes like assassinate and, where more likely to be using a kill streak. note that kill buffer has limited utility on streaks. for instance, using it with the silent +250 would be a waste, since it only requires three hits to trigger. if you died with either zero or one stuns, kill buffer would provide no benefit. only get a bonus if you were assassinated with exactly two kills in your queue! by comparison, kill buffer would offer valuable momentum at anywhere between two and seven kills for the kill streak. overall: easily the most versatile perk in the game, overall cuts down the delay of your activated abilities whenever you use them. as a result, get to drop more smoke bombs, fire more throwing knives, and create more decoys than normally be able to. there is no time when overall is bad, since having more frequent access to your skills is a powerful effect. hell, overall is actually better in than it was in brotherhood or revelations, since it now affects three abilities’ (as opposed to two, previously). it’s important to remember that since overall applies a fixed reduction in time, its effect is more pronounced on abilities that already have a shorter. for example, a skill that goes from a 50 second to a 40 second one gets a 20% reduction. by contrast, an ability that goes from 100 seconds to 90 only sees a 10% drop in delay. of course, if those ten seconds save your life even once, probably worth it! resilience: making a return from revelations, the resilience perk cuts the duration of abilities used on you by about half. bombs, wipe, throwing knives, and the like are all greatly weakened against you, making it more likely escape these traps with your life. resilience tends to offer the most value in wanted and, where one-on-one fights typically boil down to “who hits whom first.” if your target throws a smoke bomb or launches knives at you from close range, resilience help… but if he or she flings abilities your way from across the room, odds are dissipate before you eat a big, fat, fist. even in other situations, resilience has its uses, like letting you recover from a wipe in time to shoot a fleeing opponent. the only real downside of resilience is that the perk icon displays over your head whenever it takes effect. so yes, recover from a bomb faster than normal, but your enemies will also be able to identify you in a crowd of more easily. in most cases this be a factor, but be prepared to get ousted by wayward (reduced duration) firecrackers every now and then. resistance: the kid brother to resilience, resistance instead decreases the time you spend stunned whenever someone slaps you in the face. spend less time on the ground, shaking off your failures and getting on with life. new to, resistance also confers a reduction in dizzy time following a contested kill. your character will recover from poorly executed executions more quickly, ready to face down the next foe. resistance is a very strong pick for offensive team modes and for assassinate. in matches of manhunt, for instance, spending less time recuperating from offensive blunders means you have more opportunities to get revenge on the guy who you. in fact, your reduced incapacitation may throw off defenders who expect you to get up so quickly. in assassinate, resistance allows you to plow forward from contested kills, which are common due to the mutual locking that so often occurs. the stun recovery as valuable here, but it might force other players to kill you sooner than like, robbing them of valuable points. resistance, like resilience, shows an icon when it takes effect, but unlike resilience, this perk really give your identity away. everyone will know a player whenever you get stunned or contested anyway, so your cover will only be blown when you yourself blow it. sentry: if you like letting anything slip out of your grasp, sentry may be for you. this perk increases the time your stays on a character left your field of view. other players will therefore have a tough time shaking you, giving you an advantage in any scenario where locking on for long periods of time is necessary. despite its power, sentry is a relatively narrow boon. not likely to need the extra time in most situations, and even when you do get extra information out of it, just knowing the exact location of an opponent may not be enough to matter in the long run. a shame, because sentry is a cool idea in theory perhaps will find a way to buff it for creed 3, part 2. there is one particular use for sentry that should be mentioned: it makes you immune to “corner stuns.” you see, many savvy enemies will run around a corner, count out the default lock duration, and use its expiration as the perfect time to jump out and get a cheap stun on their unlocked pursuer. since nobody expects you to use sentry, it can catch corner completely off guard. a very narrow advantage, but something to consider if you find everyone in your lobby is employing this trick. sixth sense: the opposite of hot pursuit, sixth sense makes evasive maneuvers easier to achieve thanks to both its bonuses. the first provides you with a visual and audio alert whenever a pursuer enters high profile off-screen. the second drastically slashes the time needed to win an escape once broken line of sight. in total, sixth sense allows you to better spot your killers, then get away from them more quickly once made their move. sixth sense has a very specific use: finding and eluding pursuers. it has no value when tracking down your own quarry, but it is a decent insurance option in wanted. this perk will basically act as a security alarm, watching your back for killers you see. and, if forced to run, you can complete your escape and get back to pursuing your target faster than used to. not an incredibly powerful bonus, but it will definitely save your skin more often than almost any other perk. unstoppable: in creed brotherhood, basher sucked. in revelations, basher still sucked. now, in, has combined basher with another perk to create unstoppable… and it totally suck! in addition to being able to charge straight through crowds without losing steam, get the ability to reset closed chase breakers just by approaching them. now, nothing can slow you down, except for throwing knives! unstoppable may not be amazing, but it does what it does well. if hunting a particularly defensive team in manhunt, you might find capable of eluding you with the help of chase breakers and dense, digital crowds. unstoppable, combined with hot pursuit, can give you a ridiculous advantage whenever your victims decide to run. them, outscore them, and outright trample over anything they try to put in your way. despite all these positive comments, unstoppable is still a very narrow perk, hence the score. most gameplay involve winning chases, and when it does, the points yielded usually worth the effort. ironically, unstoppable would have been better in creed 3 had not given players immunity to chase breakers closed by teammates. with this helpful addition, unstoppable lost a lot of potential value. as such, a niche perk you probably often use. kill streaks explained just like in call of duty, creed 3 multiplayer rewards players who are able to string together a series of undisturbed kills stuns. players can opt for one kill streak per, which grants either a score bonus or a special effect once the requisite number of violent acts have been performed. if a player is killed, stunned, or breaks their streak in another way (performs a kill while using a silent kill streak), the counter goes back to zero. for this reason, everyone should pick kill streaks they can reliably attain a streak better than a low value one if you get enough kills to activate it! streak +250 (5 silent), streak +550 (7 silent) extremely straightforward, the player is awarded +250 or +550 points for performing five or seven in a row. if you opt for the silent version of either kill streak, the numerical requirements drop by two. in exchange, have to perform silent or incognito kills to retain your streak progress, which is obviously harder. don’t get greedy if not sure you can pull off the streak +550. getting five or seven in a row easy, not even with kill buffer, so consider streak +250 a perfectly viable option. trigger it more reliably, and hate yourself a lot less when you mess up and lose your momentum. as for deciding between regular are silent versions, try to avoid silent except for or defensive rounds of team games. in, the small arena size means your targets start chases, so more likely you can score silent or better kills. on defense, only be getting stuns (no kills), so the silent restriction even matter. you might as well take the lower stun requirements and consider it a bonus for playing pacifist a little while. mass morph (6 silent) when activated, 15 nearby will suddenly become your #1 fans, insofar as decide to completely copy your look. suddenly, your area of the map is swimming with duplicates, making it significantly harder for opponents to sniff you out of the crowd. for most game modes, mass morph sucks. in wanted, assassinate, domination, etc., moving around the map too much to gain major value from a local pocket of lookalikes. and, half the time, be on the hunt, meaning a large blend crowd really even help you. mass morph is basically only useful in and in some defensive team modes. in, the ability to create copies at all (since they spawn naturally) is powerful, and can often confuse enemies enough to net you free stuns. in domination or manhunt, having an army of clones standing around can intimidate pursuers, though unlikely the advantage you gain will outweigh the benefits of using another kill streak instead. animus hack (8 silent) the animus hack turns you into a sort of cyber god, granting you 30 seconds of indiscriminate killing power. once this nasty, high-end streak is activated, be able to kill any character at any range on the map. it matter if your target, your pursuer, or a hapless neutral victim… be able to extinguish them with the press of a button, instantly. additionally, see an increasing score the more bodies you pile up, with each kill worth more than the last. not unheard of to earn a few thousand points at the end of a animus hack! while incredibly powerful, animus hack is basically restricted to. this close quarters means easy to target every player on the map, and the fact that there are no duplicate means you can identify prime targets quickly and without hesitation. in other game modes, unlikely to find yourself near lots of players when your animus hack gets triggered, meaning net few points, if any. additionally, animus hack has less value any time your adversaries can simply avoid the section of the map got locked down. loss bonuses loss bonuses activate when doing your worst, typically after died or lost your contract several times in a row. as such, important to think of loss bonuses as a comeback tool something that will help you make up for your multitude of mistakes in a row. unlike in previous versions of creed multiplayer, all loss bonuses now end on either a kill or a stun. as such, the power of several bonuses has dropped considerably, as they cannot be used to fuel stuns. overall, most loss bonuses are actually quite bad. as see below, only two or three even worth your consideration. ability switch: once activated, ability switch allows you to change your ability set whenever you lose a new contract. in other words, it gives you the opportunity to compensate for your (clearly) failing strategy. unfortunately, this going to magically turn the match around for you in most circumstances (same with the copycat perk). sure, it could be marginally useful in manhunt if you accidentally picked your “offense” when you meant to pick “defense,” but a rare occasion. more importantly, you can switch ability sets at any time for 60 credits anyway! on 360, you simply hold the back button and press a. while burning pretend money to get this option kind of sucks, it means you have to use up your loss bonus slot to have this flexibility. not only that, the option can be done whenever you want, making it significantly more convenient than relying on misfortune to strike. boost: one of the best loss bonuses from and acr, boost resets your abilities and greatly shortens their timer delays for as long as activated. if falling behind in score, getting your throwing knives and poison reset can drastically improve your odds of recovering. in brotherhood and revelations, this could also be used to turbo charge your smoke bomb, mute, charge, and other defensive abilities to pump out stuns. in creed 3, however, this power has taken a hit, since stuns now end the effect. as such, it can still be used to generate insane ability frequency, but have to get inventive. running bodyguard, decoy, morph, or disguise could (for instance) give you nearly infinite sources of lures and escapes. not as useful as infinite stuns, but still significantly more worthwhile than most other loss bonus choices. minor hack: with minor hack, you can kill your contracted target at any distance. like animus hack, gain an assassination prompt that strikes your victim down with a crack of digital thunder. unlike animus hack, you use this prompt to defeat your pursuers, and you get a streak of kills that piles up points. while minor hack can be useful for eliminating roof runners or other unsavory targets, only for the bare minimum score and help you recover from a game slowly getting away from you. on top of that, this bonus’ narrow, offensive scope means useless in any scenario where being killed is your main problem, not eliminating your target(s). revelation: when revelation activates, gain the supernatural power to see exactly who all your pursuers are. killers are highlighted with a red marker, making it incredibly easy to stun or avoid them. as with boost, this bonus is less powerful in than previously, since stunning someone will end your psychic abilities. that said, easily the best option, since it becomes impossible for your pursuers to sneak up on you. in modes like wanted, this means be protected from getting picked off at inopportune times. it also means you can plan and win chases significantly more successfully. scavenger: haven’t gotten a kill in a while? scavenger tries to make up for it by increasing the bonus for ground finishes from +50 to +200. so when running around and getting table scraps, at least a little more tasty than normal. of course, the situation where piling up ground finishes is not a common one, and even then, banking on them for points exactly a winning strategy. there are a few situations where accumulating a large number of could win the game, but in most scenarios, be better off just getting 200+ point kills instead. score: easily the best overall loss bonus, score doubles the value of your next kill. yes, doubles. when you think about it, easy to understand why this bonus is so good: it activates when falling behind (like other bonuses) and gives you the means to climb back to the top. with a incognito, poison, hidden kill, you can easily rake up 1600, 2000, or more points (with insane luck, potentially 3k!), which is usually enough to at least give you a chance at taking the lead. now that most other loss bonuses have taken a big hit, score is far and away the best choice for almost every situation. of course, useless if on defense in manhunt, or if on the capping side of domination and artifact assault. but nothing says “comeback kid” in, wanted, or assassinate like a 2400 point assassination. shadow approach: with shadow approach, go from discreet to incognito more quickly, filling your approach meter at an enhanced rate once found your target. as a result, be less likely to accidentally trigger a chase. and, once you do kill your opponent, get a higher score than normally earn. sadly, shadow approach is still fairly weak. it does offer a score boost, which is more than most loss bonuses give you, but in 90% of situations, get more points by using score. in the where shadow approach would be more beneficial than the #1 point pushing option, chasing your quarry. not exactly ideal, and hell, rather have minor hack for those cases anyway. in other words, shadow approach is outshone by other, more viable picks. vision: the opposite of revelation, vision shows you exactly where your targets are, even if currently on the other side of a building. get an x-ray view of anyone eligible to kill, making it impossible for them to hide. of course, there are already tons of active abilities that do pretty much the same thing: firecrackers, money bomb, wipe and morph. as such, vision is pretty much a waste unless really, really bad at finding and identifying targets. even then, probably also bad at actually killing them (hey, you did just trigger a loss bonus after all!), so good luck approaching them with eating a stun or contested kill. there just simply a situation where using vision is a good idea. rely on your gaming skills and abilities to identify your targets instead, and reserve your loss bonus slot for something that makes your kill more rewarding upon execution (hint: score).

ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ maɪ krid 3 ˈməltiˌpleɪər əˈbɪləˌtiz ənd ˈkræftɪŋ gaɪd, ˈoʊnli ˈnæʧərəl ju ˈwɔntɪd mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈsɛtɪŋ əp jʊr əˈbɪləˌti slɑts. ˈæftər ɔl, ðət stəf ˈoʊnli meɪks əp ðə ˈæktɪv hæf əv assassination…*… wət əˈbaʊt ˈpæsɪv ˈifɛkts? təˈdeɪ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ə lʊk æt ðə pərks, striks, ənd ˈboʊnəsɪz əˈveɪləbəl ɪn krid 3 ˈməltiˌpleɪər. faɪnd aʊt wət ˈɛvəri ˈɔpʃən dɪz, wɛr ɪt ʃaɪnz, ənd ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ju ʃʊd bi ˈjuzɪŋ iʧ ˈpæsɪv bust əˈveɪləbəl. kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ɑr əˈbɪləˌtiz ədˈvaɪs, hæv ən ˈɛksələnt ɪn ˈvərʧuəl kəˈloʊniəl ˈmænsˌlɔtər. krid 3 ˈməltiˌpleɪər pərks ɪkˈspleɪnd pərks ər ˈifɛkts ju ʧuz ðət gɪv jʊr pərˈsoʊnə ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈsərtən ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz. səm ər əˈfɛnsɪv ɪn ˈneɪʧər, ˈlɛtɪŋ ju faɪnd ənd kɪl jʊr ˈtɑrgəts mɔr ˈizəli. ˈəðərz ər dɪˈfɛnsɪv, əˈlaʊɪŋ ju tɪ haɪd ənd ɪˈskeɪp frəm ˈmərdərərz. jɛt ˈəðər pərks ər ˈfɛrli ˈnutrəl, ˈgrænɪŋ ˈboʊnəsɪz ðət ˈɪnfluəns ðə weɪ ju ˈnævəˌgeɪt ər juz jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz. fər iʧ əˈbɪləˌti sɛt, ju meɪ hæv ɪgˈzæktli tu pərks. fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, noʊ ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd tɪ ˈfɪlɪŋ ðɛm raɪt əˈweɪ, soʊ ˈstədi ðə ədˈvaɪs bɪˈloʊ ənd stɑk əp ɔn ðə ˈpæsɪv bunz ðət bɛst ˈrɛzəˌneɪt wɪθ jʊr geɪm moʊd ənd ˈpərsɪnəl staɪl. ˈblɛndər: aɪˈdil fər ðə lonely-hearted*, ˈblɛndər ɪnˈʃʊrz ˈnɛvər əˈloʊn. wɛˈnɛvər jʊr pərˈsoʊnə ˈɛnərz ə blɛnd grup, ɪf ðɛr ər noʊ ˈdjupləˌkeɪts ɔˈrɛdi wɪˈθɪn, wən wɪl ˈrændəmli ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈɪntu ə kloʊn əv ju. ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən ɪz ˈnoʊtəsəbəl, bət kwɪk, ənd ðə ˈifɛkt læsts ˌɪnˈdɛfənətli. ɪf ju muv tɪ ə nu blɛnd grup, jʊr ˈkɑpi wɪl rɪˈvərt, ənd ə frɛʃ kloʊn wɪl spərɪŋ əp ɪn jʊr nu grup. ˈblɛndər ɪz ə strɔŋ kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən fər, wɛr ðɛr ər noʊ ˈnæʧərəl kloʊnz əv jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər. ɪt əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˈkɑnstəntli kriˈeɪt dɪˈvərʒənz wɪˈθaʊt ˌɛkˈspɛndɪŋ ən əˈbɪləˌti slɑt, ˈsəmθɪŋ moʊst pərks du. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʤɛnərəli ˈjusfəl wɛˈnɛvər ɔn dɪˈfɛns, sɪns ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ əˈdɪʃənəl twɪnz wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈdiˌkris ðə ɑdz ðət jʊr pərˈsuərz wɪl aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ju kərˈɛktli. waɪl ˈblɛndər ɪz ˈpaʊərfəl, ɪt dɪz hæv ɪts ˈdaʊnˌsaɪdz ðɪs pərk həz noʊ juz ɔn əˈfɛns, ənd kən ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ə ˈdɛtrəmənt wɪn ɔn ðə hənt. ɪf ju muv ˈɪntu ə blɛnd grup wɪθ ər nɪr jʊr ˈtərgət, hi ər ʃi ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðə ˌænəˈmeɪʃən əv ə frɛʃ ˈkɑpi biɪŋ spɔnd. jʊr ˈkəvər ɛz ə ril pleɪər wɪl ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bi bloʊn, ˈkɔstɪŋ ju ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz kɪl. ˈkɑpiˌkæt: hæv ˈɛni gʊd aɪˈdiəz fər ən əˈbɪləˌti sɛt? ər pərˈhæps ˈsɪmpli tu stɑrvd fər pɔɪnts tɪ baɪ wən? noʊ ˈprɑbləm. ˈkɑpiˌkæt wɪl ˈdupləˌkeɪt ðə skɪl əv ˈɛniˌwən hu kɪlz ju, ˈgɪvɪŋ ju ˈɪnstənt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌwəˈtɛvər ˌoʊvərˈpaʊərd əˈbɪləˌtiz lɛd tɪ jʊr moʊst ˈrisənt dɪˈmaɪz. wɪθ rɛr ɪkˈsɛpʃən, ˈkɑpiˌkæt ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl. ʃʊr, ˈhævɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈbɛtər skɪlz maɪt nɛt ju ən ædˈvæntɪʤ, bət ðeɪ maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ θroʊ ɔf jʊr gameplan*. əˈpɑn jʊr dɛθ, ju meɪ faɪnd ðə ˈpərsən hu ʤɪst ju ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv ə ˈfɛrli ˈtɛrəbəl bənʧ əv əˈbɪləˌtiz. hɛl, ðeɪ maɪt bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə seɪm stəf ju ər! tɪ ðət ˈifɛkt, ˈkɑpiˌkæt ɪz ə ˈrɪski weɪ tɪ juz wən əv jʊr pərk slɑts, sɪns ɑdz ər ɪt jild ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈjusfəl. ənd, ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr ˈkɪlər dɪz hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ kul, haʊ məʧ wɪl ɪt ˈrɪli hɛlp ju rɪˈkəvər? hɑt pərˈsut: wɪθ hɑt pərˈsut ˈæktɪv, ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈʧeɪsɪz ɪz məʧ ˈiziər. gɪt ə spid bust wɛˈnɛvər ju rən ˈæftər jʊr ˈtərgət, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪm ər hər lɛs taɪm tɪ ɪˈskeɪp jʊr bleɪd. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, jʊr əˈproʊʧ ˈmitər wɪl dɪˈplit mɔr sˈloʊli, soʊ ˈivɪn wɪn ju du hæv tɪ rən, ju luz ɛz ˈmɛni pɔɪnts. hɑt pərˈsut ɪz ə ˈfɛrli strɔŋ ˈɔpʃən fər əˈfɛnsɪv pleɪ, sɪns ɪt ˈbeɪsɪkli riˈmuvz ðə ˈɔpʃən əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈʧeɪsɪz frəm jʊr ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈmərdər ˈvɪktɪmz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðə ˈsɛkənd, ˈifɛkt wɪl nɛt ju kwaɪt ə fju mɔr pɔɪnts ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə mæʧ. ɪt meɪk ər breɪk ə ˈhɑtli kənˈtɛstəd raʊnd, bət ˈɛkstrə ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪz ˈnɛvər ə bæd θɪŋ, raɪt? əv kɔrs, hɑt pərˈsut hæv ˈɛni ˈjuzɪz fər dɪˈfɛns, ɛz ðə spid bust ˈoʊnli əˈplaɪz waɪl ɔn ðə hənt. ju kən, ɪn ˈθɪri, əˈteɪn ðə ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən waɪl ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈʧeɪsɪŋ jʊr ˈtərgət ənd ˈrənɪŋ frəm jʊr pərˈsuər, bət ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ ɪz ˈhaɪli ənˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈkər. kɪl ˈbəfər: wɪn gɑt kɪl ˈbəfər, ju teɪk jʊr striks wɪθ ju əˈpɑn dɛθ. mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, kɪl ˈbəfər gɪvz ju ə ˈpɛnəlti əv 1 ˌɪnˈstɛd əv jʊr kɪl strik wɛˈnɛvər ju wʊd ˈnɔrməli luz ɪt. soʊ ɪf bɪlt əp 6 aʊt əv 7 ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt jʊr strik ənd ˈsədənli gɪt ʃɑt, æt 5 aʊt əv 7 (ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈziroʊ). kɪl ˈbəfər ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈpaʊərfəl wɪn pɛrd wɪθ kɪl striks, ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm ðət ər ˈtɪpɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl mɔr əˈteɪnəbəl. sɪns ˈbɪldɪŋ əp sɪks ər mɔr kən ˈɔfən bi ə ˈmætər əv lək, ðɪs pərk prɪˈzərvz moʊst əv jʊr moʊˈmɛntəm, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt mɔr ˈlaɪkli lænd ə mæs mɔrf ər ˈænɪməs hæk. ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, kɪl ˈbəfər wərks ˈbɛtər ɪn ˈfræntɪk geɪm moʊdz laɪk əˈsæsəˌneɪt ənd, wɛr mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈjuzɪŋ ə kɪl strik. noʊt ðət kɪl ˈbəfər həz ˈlɪmɪtɪd juˈtɪləti ɔn striks. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈsaɪlənt 250 wʊd bi ə weɪst, sɪns ɪt ˈoʊnli rikˈwaɪərz θri hɪts tɪ ˈtrɪgər. ɪf ju daɪd wɪθ ˈiðər ˈziroʊ ər wən stənz, kɪl ˈbəfər wʊd prəˈvaɪd noʊ ˈbɛnəfɪt. ˈoʊnli gɪt ə ˈboʊnəs ɪf ju wər əˈsæsəˌneɪtəd wɪθ ɪgˈzæktli tu kɪlz ɪn jʊr kju! baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən, kɪl ˈbəfər wʊd ˈɔfər ˈvæljəbəl moʊˈmɛntəm æt ˈɛniˌwɛr bɪtˈwin tu ənd ˈsɛvən kɪlz fər ðə kɪl strik. ˈoʊvərˌɔl: ˈizəli ðə moʊst ˈvərsətəl pərk ɪn ðə geɪm, ˈoʊvərˌɔl kəts daʊn ðə dɪˈleɪ əv jʊr ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd əˈbɪləˌtiz wɛˈnɛvər ju juz ðɛm. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, gɪt tɪ drɔp mɔr smoʊk bɑmz, faɪər mɔr θroʊɪŋ naɪvz, ənd kriˈeɪt mɔr ˈdikɔɪz ðən ˈnɔrməli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ. ðɛr ɪz noʊ taɪm wɪn ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪz bæd, sɪns ˈhævɪŋ mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ jʊr skɪlz ɪz ə ˈpaʊərfəl ˈifɛkt. hɛl, ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈbɛtər ɪn ðən ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ər ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, sɪns ɪt naʊ əˈfɛkts θri abilities’*’ (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ tu, ˈpriviəsli). ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət sɪns ˈoʊvərˌɔl əˈplaɪz ə fɪkst rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn taɪm, ɪts ˈifɛkt ɪz mɔr prəˈnaʊnst ɔn əˈbɪləˌtiz ðət ɔˈrɛdi hæv ə ˈʃɔrtər. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ə skɪl ðət goʊz frəm ə 50 ˈsɛkənd tɪ ə 40 ˈsɛkənd wən gɪts ə 20 rɪˈdəkʃən. baɪ ˈkɑntræst, ən əˈbɪləˌti ðət goʊz frəm 100 ˈsɛkəndz tɪ 90 ˈoʊnli siz ə 10 drɔp ɪn dɪˈleɪ. əv kɔrs, ɪf ðoʊz tɛn ˈsɛkəndz seɪv jʊr laɪf ˈivɪn wəns, ˈprɑbəˌbli wərθ ɪt! rɪˈzɪljəns: ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə rɪˈtərn frəm ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, ðə rɪˈzɪljəns pərk kəts ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv əˈbɪləˌtiz juzd ɔn ju baɪ əˈbaʊt hæf. bɑmz, waɪp, θroʊɪŋ naɪvz, ənd ðə laɪk ər ɔl ˈgreɪtli ˈwikənd əˈgɛnst ju, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt mɔr ˈlaɪkli ɪˈskeɪp ðiz træps wɪθ jʊr laɪf. rɪˈzɪljəns tɛndz tɪ ˈɔfər ðə moʊst ˈvælju ɪn ˈwɔntɪd ənd, wɛr ˌwənɔnˈwən faɪts ˈtɪpɪkəli bɔɪl daʊn tɪ hɪts hum first.”*.” ɪf jʊr ˈtərgət θroʊz ə smoʊk bɔm ər ˈlɔnʧɪz naɪvz æt ju frəm kloʊz reɪnʤ, rɪˈzɪljəns help…*… bət ɪf hi ər ʃi flɪŋz əˈbɪləˌtiz jʊr weɪ frəm əˈkrɔs ðə rum, ɑdz ər ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ju it ə bɪg, fæt, fɪst. ˈivɪn ɪn ˈəðər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, rɪˈzɪljəns həz ɪts ˈjuzɪz, laɪk ˈlɛtɪŋ ju rɪˈkəvər frəm ə waɪp ɪn taɪm tɪ ʃut ə fliɪŋ əˈpoʊnənt. ðə ˈoʊnli ril ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd əv rɪˈzɪljəns ɪz ðət ðə pərk ˈaɪkɑn dɪˈspleɪz ˈoʊvər jʊr hɛd wɛˈnɛvər ɪt teɪks ˈifɛkt. soʊ jɛs, rɪˈkəvər frəm ə bɔm ˈfæstər ðən ˈnɔrməl, bət jʊr ˈɛnəmiz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ju ɪn ə kraʊd əv mɔr ˈizəli. ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz ðɪs bi ə ˈfæktər, bət bi priˈpɛrd tɪ gɪt ˈaʊstɪd baɪ ˈweɪwərd (rɪˈdust ˈdʊˈreɪʃən) ˈfaɪərˌkrækərz ˈɛvəri naʊ ənd ðɛn. rɪˈzɪstəns: ðə kɪd ˈbrəðər tɪ rɪˈzɪljəns, rɪˈzɪstəns ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈdiˌkrisɪz ðə taɪm ju spɛnd stənd wɛˈnɛvər ˈsəmˌwən slæps ju ɪn ðə feɪs. spɛnd lɛs taɪm ɔn ðə graʊnd, ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ɔf jʊr ˈfeɪljərz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn wɪθ laɪf. nu tɪ rɪˈzɪstəns ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərz ə rɪˈdəkʃən ɪn ˈdɪzi taɪm ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə kənˈtɛstəd kɪl. jʊr ˈkɛrɪktər wɪl rɪˈkəvər frəm ˈpurli ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz mɔr kˈwɪkli, ˈrɛdi tɪ feɪs daʊn ðə nɛkst foʊ. rɪˈzɪstəns ɪz ə ˈvɛri strɔŋ pɪk fər əˈfɛnsɪv tim moʊdz ənd fər əˈsæsəˌneɪt. ɪn ˈmæʧɪz əv ˈmænˌhənt, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈspɛndɪŋ lɛs taɪm rɪˈkupərˌeɪtɪŋ frəm əˈfɛnsɪv ˈbləndərz minz ju hæv mɔr ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ gɪt riˈvɛnʤ ɔn ðə gaɪ hu ju. ɪn fækt, jʊr rɪˈdust ˌɪnkəˌpæsɪˈteɪʃən meɪ θroʊ ɔf dɪˈfɛndərz hu ɪkˈspɛkt ju tɪ gɪt əp soʊ kˈwɪkli. ɪn əˈsæsəˌneɪt, rɪˈzɪstəns əˈlaʊz ju tɪ plaʊ ˈfɔrwərd frəm kənˈtɛstəd kɪlz, wɪʧ ər ˈkɑmən du tɪ ðə mˈjuʧuəl ˈlɑkɪŋ ðət soʊ ˈɔfən əˈkərz. ðə stən rɪˈkəvəri ɛz ˈvæljəbəl hir, bət ɪt maɪt fɔrs ˈəðər pleɪərz tɪ kɪl ju ˈsunər ðən laɪk, ˈrɑbɪŋ ðɛm əv ˈvæljəbəl pɔɪnts. rɪˈzɪstəns, laɪk rɪˈzɪljəns, ʃoʊz ən ˈaɪkɑn wɪn ɪt teɪks ˈifɛkt, bət ənˈlaɪk rɪˈzɪljəns, ðɪs pərk ˈrɪli gɪv jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti əˈweɪ. ˈɛvriˌwən wɪl noʊ ə pleɪər wɛˈnɛvər ju gɪt stənd ər kənˈtɛstəd ˈɛniˌweɪ, soʊ jʊr ˈkəvər wɪl ˈoʊnli bi bloʊn wɪn ju ˈjɔrsɛlf bloʊ ɪt. ˈsɛntri: ɪf ju laɪk ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ slɪp aʊt əv jʊr græsp, ˈsɛntri meɪ bi fər ju. ðɪs pərk ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə taɪm jʊr steɪz ɔn ə ˈkɛrɪktər lɛft jʊr fild əv vju. ˈəðər pleɪərz wɪl ˈðɛrˌfɔr hæv ə təf taɪm ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ju, ˈgɪvɪŋ ju ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn ˈɛni sɪˈnɛrioʊ wɛr ˈlɑkɪŋ ɔn fər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. dɪˈspaɪt ɪts paʊər, ˈsɛntri ɪz ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈnɛroʊ bun. nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ nid ðə ˈɛkstrə taɪm ɪn moʊst ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, ənd ˈivɪn wɪn ju du gɪt ˈɛkstrə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən aʊt əv ɪt, ʤɪst noʊɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzækt loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ən əˈpoʊnənt meɪ nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈmætər ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. ə ʃeɪm, bɪˈkəz ˈsɛntri ɪz ə kul aɪˈdiə ɪn ˈθɪri pərˈhæps wɪl faɪnd ə weɪ tɪ bəf ɪt fər krid 3 pɑrt 2 ðɛr ɪz wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr juz fər ˈsɛntri ðət ʃʊd bi ˈmɛnʃənd: ɪt meɪks ju ˌɪmˈjun tɪ stuns.”*.” ju si, ˈmɛni ˈsævi ˈɛnəmiz wɪl rən əraʊnd ə ˈkɔrnər, kaʊnt aʊt ðə dɪˈfɔlt lɑk ˈdʊˈreɪʃən, ənd juz ɪts ˌɛkspərˈeɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm tɪ ʤəmp aʊt ənd gɪt ə ʧip stən ɔn ðɛr ənˈlɑkt pərˈsuər. sɪns ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪkˈspɛkts ju tɪ juz ˈsɛntri, ɪt kən kæʧ ˈkɔrnər kəmˈplitli ɔf gɑrd. ə ˈvɛri ˈnɛroʊ ædˈvæntɪʤ, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ kənˈsɪdər ɪf ju faɪnd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn jʊr ˈlɑbi ɪz ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ðɪs trɪk. sɪksθ sɛns: ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv hɑt pərˈsut, sɪksθ sɛns meɪks ɪˈveɪzɪv məˈnuvərz ˈiziər tɪ əˈʧiv θæŋks tɪ boʊθ ɪts ˈboʊnəsɪz. ðə fərst prəˈvaɪdz ju wɪθ ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ənd ˈɑdiˌoʊ əˈlərt wɛˈnɛvər ə pərˈsuər ˈɛnərz haɪ ˈproʊˌfaɪl off-screen*. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈdræstɪkli sˈlæʃɪz ðə taɪm ˈnidɪd tɪ wɪn ən ɪˈskeɪp wəns ˈbroʊkən laɪn əv saɪt. ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, sɪksθ sɛns əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ˈbɛtər spɑt jʊr ˈkɪlərz, ðɛn gɪt əˈweɪ frəm ðɛm mɔr kˈwɪkli wəns meɪd ðɛr muv. sɪksθ sɛns həz ə ˈvɛri spɪˈsɪfɪk juz: ˈfaɪndɪŋ ənd ɪˈludɪŋ pərˈsuərz. ɪt həz noʊ ˈvælju wɪn ˈtrækɪŋ daʊn jʊr oʊn kˈwɔri, bət ɪt ɪz ə ˈdisənt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɔpʃən ɪn ˈwɔntɪd. ðɪs pərk wɪl ˈbeɪsɪkli ækt ɛz ə sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈlɑrm, ˈwɑʧɪŋ jʊr bæk fər ˈkɪlərz ju si. ənd, ɪf fɔrst tɪ rən, ju kən kəmˈplit jʊr ɪˈskeɪp ənd gɪt bæk tɪ pərˈsuɪŋ jʊr ˈtərgət ˈfæstər ðən juzd tɪ. nɑt ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈpaʊərfəl ˈboʊnəs, bət ɪt wɪl ˈdɛfənətli seɪv jʊr skɪn mɔr ˈɔfən ðən ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni ˈəðər pərk. ənˈstɑpəbəl: ɪn krid ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, ˈbæʃər səkt. ɪn ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, ˈbæʃər stɪl səkt. naʊ, ɪn həz kəmˈbaɪnd ˈbæʃər wɪθ əˈnəðər pərk tɪ kriˈeɪt unstoppable…*… ənd ɪt ˈtoʊtəli sək! ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧɑrʤ streɪt θru kraʊdz wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ stim, gɪt ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrisɛt kloʊzd ʧeɪs ˈbreɪkərz ʤɪst baɪ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðɛm. naʊ, ˈnəθɪŋ kən sloʊ ju daʊn, ɪkˈsɛpt fər θroʊɪŋ naɪvz! ənˈstɑpəbəl meɪ nɑt bi əˈmeɪzɪŋ, bət ɪt dɪz wət ɪt dɪz wɛl. ɪf ˈhəntɪŋ ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli dɪˈfɛnsɪv tim ɪn ˈmænˌhənt, ju maɪt faɪnd ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ɪˈludɪŋ ju wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ʧeɪs ˈbreɪkərz ənd dɛns, ˈdɪʤɪtəl kraʊdz. ənˈstɑpəbəl, kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ hɑt pərˈsut, kən gɪv ju ə rɪˈdɪkjələs ædˈvæntɪʤ wɛˈnɛvər jʊr ˈvɪktɪmz ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ rən. ðɛm, aʊtˈskɔr ðɛm, ənd ˈaʊˈtraɪt ˈtræmpəl ˈoʊvər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðeɪ traɪ tɪ pʊt ɪn jʊr weɪ. dɪˈspaɪt ɔl ðiz ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkɑmɛnts, ənˈstɑpəbəl ɪz stɪl ə ˈvɛri ˈnɛroʊ pərk, hɛns ðə skɔr. moʊst ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈʧeɪsɪz, ənd wɪn ɪt dɪz, ðə pɔɪnts ˈjildɪd ˈjuʒəwəli wərθ ðə ˈɛfərt. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, ənˈstɑpəbəl wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər ɪn krid 3 hæd nɑt ˈgɪvɪn pleɪərz ˌɪmˈjunɪti tɪ ʧeɪs ˈbreɪkərz kloʊzd baɪ ˈtimˌmeɪts. wɪθ ðɪs ˈhɛlpfəl əˈdɪʃən, ənˈstɑpəbəl lɔst ə lɔt əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈvælju. ɛz səʧ, ə nɪʧ pərk ju ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɔfən juz. kɪl striks ɪkˈspleɪnd ʤɪst laɪk ɪn kɔl əv ˈduti, krid 3 ˈməltiˌpleɪər rɪˈwɔrdz pleɪərz hu ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ strɪŋ təˈgɛðər ə ˈsɪriz əv ˌəndɪˈstərbd kɪlz stənz. pleɪərz kən ɑpt fər wən kɪl strik pər, wɪʧ grænts ˈiðər ə skɔr ˈboʊnəs ər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkt wəns ðə ˈrɛkwəzət ˈnəmbər əv ˈvaɪələnt ækts hæv bɪn pərˈfɔrmd. ɪf ə pleɪər ɪz kɪld, stənd, ər breɪks ðɛr strik ɪn əˈnəðər weɪ (pərˈfɔrmz ə kɪl waɪl ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsaɪlənt kɪl strik), ðə ˈkaʊntər goʊz bæk tɪ ˈziroʊ. fər ðɪs ˈrizən, ˈɛvriˌwən ʃʊd pɪk kɪl striks ðeɪ kən rɪˈlaɪəbli əˈteɪn ə strik ˈbɛtər ðən ə loʊ ˈvælju wən ɪf ju gɪt ɪˈnəf kɪlz tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪt! strik 250 5 ˈsaɪlənt), strik 550 7 ˈsaɪlənt) ɪkˈstrimli ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd, ðə pleɪər ɪz əˈwɔrdɪd 250 ər 550 pɔɪnts fər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ faɪv ər ˈsɛvən ɪn ə roʊ. ɪf ju ɑpt fər ðə ˈsaɪlənt ˈvərʒən əv ˈiðər kɪl strik, ðə nuˈmɛrɪkəl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts drɔp baɪ tu. ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, hæv tɪ pərˈfɔrm ˈsaɪlənt ər ˌɪnkɔgˈnitoʊ kɪlz tɪ rɪˈteɪn jʊr strik ˈprɑˌgrɛs, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɑbviəsli ˈhɑrdər. gɪt ˈgridi ɪf nɑt ʃʊr ju kən pʊl ɔf ðə strik 550 ˈgɪtɪŋ faɪv ər ˈsɛvən ɪn ə roʊ ˈizi, nɑt ˈivɪn wɪθ kɪl ˈbəfər, soʊ kənˈsɪdər strik 250 ə ˈpərfəktli ˈvaɪəbəl ˈɔpʃən. ˈtrɪgər ɪt mɔr rɪˈlaɪəbli, ənd heɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf ə lɔt lɛs wɪn ju mɛs əp ənd luz jʊr moʊˈmɛntəm. ɛz fər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈrɛgjələr ər ˈsaɪlənt ˈvərʒənz, traɪ tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈsaɪlənt ɪkˈsɛpt fər ər dɪˈfɛnsɪv raʊnz əv tim geɪmz. ɪn, ðə smɔl ərˈinə saɪz minz jʊr ˈtɑrgəts stɑrt ˈʧeɪsɪz, soʊ mɔr ˈlaɪkli ju kən skɔr ˈsaɪlənt ər ˈbɛtər kɪlz. ɔn dɪˈfɛns, ˈoʊnli bi ˈgɪtɪŋ stənz (noʊ kɪlz), soʊ ðə ˈsaɪlənt riˈstrɪkʃən ˈivɪn ˈmætər. ju maɪt ɛz wɛl teɪk ðə loʊər stən rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ənd kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə ˈboʊnəs fər pleɪɪŋ ˈpæsɪfɪst ə ˈlɪtəl waɪl. mæs mɔrf 6 ˈsaɪlənt) wɪn ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd, 15 ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wɪl ˈsədənli bɪˈkəm jʊr 1 fænz, ˈɪnsəfɑr ɛz ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ kəmˈplitli ˈkɑpi jʊr lʊk. ˈsədənli, jʊr ˈɛriə əv ðə mæp ɪz sˈwɪmɪŋ wɪθ ˈdjupləˌkeɪts, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈhɑrdər fər əˈpoʊnənts tɪ snɪf ju aʊt əv ðə kraʊd. fər moʊst geɪm moʊdz, mæs mɔrf səks. ɪn ˈwɔntɪd, əˈsæsəˌneɪt, ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə., ˈmuvɪŋ əraʊnd ðə mæp tu məʧ tɪ geɪn ˈmeɪʤər ˈvælju frəm ə ˈloʊkəl ˈpɑkət əv lookalikes*. ənd, hæf ðə taɪm, bi ɔn ðə hənt, ˈminɪŋ ə lɑrʤ blɛnd kraʊd ˈrɪli ˈivɪn hɛlp ju. mæs mɔrf ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈoʊnli ˈjusfəl ɪn ənd ɪn səm dɪˈfɛnsɪv tim moʊdz. ɪn, ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈkɑpiz æt ɔl (sɪns ðeɪ spɔn ˈnæʧərəli) ɪz ˈpaʊərfəl, ənd kən ˈɔfən kənfˈjuz ˈɛnəmiz ɪˈnəf tɪ nɛt ju fri stənz. ɪn ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ər ˈmænˌhənt, ˈhævɪŋ ən ˈɑrmi əv kloʊnz ˈstændɪŋ əraʊnd kən ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt pərˈsuərz, ðoʊ ənˈlaɪkli ðə ædˈvæntɪʤ ju geɪn wɪl ˈaʊtˌweɪ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˈjuzɪŋ əˈnəðər kɪl strik ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈænɪməs hæk 8 ˈsaɪlənt) ðə ˈænɪməs hæk tərnz ju ˈɪntu ə sɔrt əv ˈsaɪbər gɑd, ˈgrænɪŋ ju 30 ˈsɛkəndz əv ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənət ˈkɪlɪŋ paʊər. wəns ðɪs ˈnæsti, haɪɛnd strik ɪz ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd, bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kɪl ˈɛni ˈkɛrɪktər æt ˈɛni reɪnʤ ɔn ðə mæp. ɪt ˈmætər ɪf jʊr ˈtərgət, jʊr pərˈsuər, ər ə ˈhæpləs ˈnutrəl victim…*… bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ ðɛm wɪθ ðə prɛs əv ə ˈbətən, ˈɪnstəntli. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, si ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ skɔr ðə mɔr ˈbɑdiz ju paɪl əp, wɪθ iʧ kɪl wərθ mɔr ðən ðə læst. nɑt ənˈhərd əv tɪ ərn ə fju ˈθaʊzənd pɔɪnts æt ðə ɛnd əv ə ˈænɪməs hæk! waɪl ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈpaʊərfəl, ˈænɪməs hæk ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ. ðɪs kloʊz kˈwɔrtərz minz ˈizi tɪ ˈtərgət ˈɛvəri pleɪər ɔn ðə mæp, ənd ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ˈdupləˌkeɪt minz ju kən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ praɪm ˈtɑrgəts kˈwɪkli ənd wɪˈθaʊt ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən. ɪn ˈəðər geɪm moʊdz, ənˈlaɪkli tɪ faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf nɪr lɑts əv pleɪərz wɪn jʊr ˈænɪməs hæk gɪts ˈtrɪgərd, ˈminɪŋ nɛt fju pɔɪnts, ɪf ˈɛni. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˈænɪməs hæk həz lɛs ˈvælju ˈɛni taɪm jʊr ˈædvərˌsɛriz kən ˈsɪmpli əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə mæp gɑt lɑkt daʊn. lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz ˈæktəˌveɪt wɪn duɪŋ jʊr wərst, ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈæftər daɪd ər lɔst jʊr ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ɪn ə roʊ. ɛz səʧ, ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ θɪŋk əv lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz ɛz ə ˈkəmˌbæk tul ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wɪl hɛlp ju meɪk əp fər jʊr ˈməltəˌtud əv mɪˈsteɪks ɪn ə roʊ. ənˈlaɪk ɪn ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒənz əv krid ˈməltiˌpleɪər, ɔl lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz naʊ ɛnd ɔn ˈiðər ə kɪl ər ə stən. ɛz səʧ, ðə paʊər əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈboʊnəsɪz həz drɑpt kənˈsɪdərəbli, ɛz ðeɪ ˈkænɑt bi juzd tɪ fjuəl stənz. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, moʊst lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli kwaɪt bæd. ɛz si bɪˈloʊ, ˈoʊnli tu ər θri ˈivɪn wərθ jʊr kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. əˈbɪləˌti swɪʧ: wəns ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd, əˈbɪləˌti swɪʧ əˈlaʊz ju tɪ ʧeɪnʤ jʊr əˈbɪləˌti sɛt wɛˈnɛvər ju luz ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪt gɪvz ju ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt fər jʊr (ˈklɪrli) ˈfeɪlɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɪs goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈmæʤɪkəli tərn ðə mæʧ əraʊnd fər ju ɪn moʊst ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz (seɪm wɪθ ðə ˈkɑpiˌkæt pərk). ʃʊr, ɪt kʊd bi ˈmɑrʤənəli ˈjusfəl ɪn ˈmænˌhənt ɪf ju ˌæksəˈdɛnəli pɪkt jʊr ““offense”*” wɪn ju mɛnt tɪ pɪk ““defense,”*,” bət ə rɛr əˈkeɪʒən. mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ju kən swɪʧ əˈbɪləˌti sɛts æt ˈɛni taɪm fər 60 ˈkrɛdɪts ˈɛniˌweɪ! ɔn 360 ju ˈsɪmpli hoʊld ðə bæk ˈbətən ənd prɛs ə. waɪl ˈbərnɪŋ priˈtɛnd ˈməni tɪ gɪt ðɪs ˈɔpʃən kaɪnd əv səks, ɪt minz ju hæv tɪ juz əp jʊr lɔs ˈboʊnəs slɑt tɪ hæv ðɪs ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti. nɑt ˈoʊnli ðət, ðə ˈɔpʃən kən bi dən wɛˈnɛvər ju wɔnt, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr kənˈvinjənt ðən riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn mɪsˈfɔrʧən tɪ straɪk. bust: wən əv ðə bɛst lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz frəm ənd acr*, bust ˈrisɛts jʊr əˈbɪləˌtiz ənd ˈgreɪtli ˈʃɔrtənz ðɛr ˈtaɪmər dɪˈleɪz fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd. ɪf ˈfɑlɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn skɔr, ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr θroʊɪŋ naɪvz ənd ˈpɔɪzən ˈrisɛt kən ˈdræstɪkli ˌɪmˈpruv jʊr ɑdz əv rɪˈkəvərɪŋ. ɪn ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ənd ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, ðɪs kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi juzd tɪ ˈtərboʊ ʧɑrʤ jʊr smoʊk bɔm, mjut, ʧɑrʤ, ənd ˈəðər dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈbɪləˌtiz tɪ pəmp aʊt stənz. ɪn krid 3 ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɪs paʊər həz ˈteɪkən ə hɪt, sɪns stənz naʊ ɛnd ðə ˈifɛkt. ɛz səʧ, ɪt kən stɪl bi juzd tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˌɪnˈseɪn əˈbɪləˌti ˈfrikwənsi, bət hæv tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv. ˈrənɪŋ ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd, dəˈkɔɪ, mɔrf, ər dɪsˈgaɪz kʊd (fər ˈɪnstəns) gɪv ju ˈnɪrli ˈɪnfənət ˈsɔrsəz əv lʊrz ənd ɪˈskeɪps. nɑt ɛz ˈjusfəl ɛz ˈɪnfənət stənz, bət stɪl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈwərθˈwaɪl ðən moʊst ˈəðər lɔs ˈboʊnəs ˈʧɔɪsɪz. ˈmaɪnər hæk: wɪθ ˈmaɪnər hæk, ju kən kɪl jʊr ˈkɑntræktəd ˈtərgət æt ˈɛni ˈdɪstəns. laɪk ˈænɪməs hæk, geɪn ən əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən prɑmpt ðət straɪks jʊr ˈvɪktɪm daʊn wɪθ ə kræk əv ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈθəndər. ənˈlaɪk ˈænɪməs hæk, ju juz ðɪs prɑmpt tɪ dɪˈfit jʊr pərˈsuərz, ənd ju gɪt ə strik əv kɪlz ðət paɪlz əp pɔɪnts. waɪl ˈmaɪnər hæk kən bi ˈjusfəl fər ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ rʊf ˈrənərz ər ˈəðər ənˈseɪvəri ˈtɑrgəts, ˈoʊnli fər ðə bɛr ˈmɪnəməm skɔr ənd hɛlp ju rɪˈkəvər frəm ə geɪm sˈloʊli ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ju. ɔn tɔp əv ðət, ðɪs bonus’*’ ˈnɛroʊ, əˈfɛnsɪv skoʊp minz ˈjusləs ɪn ˈɛni sɪˈnɛrioʊ wɛr biɪŋ kɪld ɪz jʊr meɪn ˈprɑbləm, nɑt ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ jʊr target(s*). ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən: wɪn ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ˈæktəˌveɪts, geɪn ðə ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl paʊər tɪ si ɪgˈzæktli hu ɔl jʊr pərˈsuərz ər. ˈkɪlərz ər ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd wɪθ ə rɛd ˈmɑrkər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈizi tɪ stən ər əˈvɔɪd ðɛm. ɛz wɪθ bust, ðɪs ˈboʊnəs ɪz lɛs ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn ðən ˈpriviəsli, sɪns ˈstənɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən wɪl ɛnd jʊr ˈsaɪkɪk əˈbɪləˌtiz. ðət sɛd, ˈizəli ðə bɛst ˈɔpʃən, sɪns ɪt bɪˈkəmz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər jʊr pərˈsuərz tɪ snik əp ɔn ju. ɪn moʊdz laɪk ˈwɔntɪd, ðɪs minz bi prəˈtɛktɪd frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ pɪkt ɔf æt ˌɪˌnɑpərˈtun taɪmz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ju kən plæn ənd wɪn ˈʧeɪsɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr səkˈsɛsfəli. ˈskævənʤər: ˈgɔtən ə kɪl ɪn ə waɪl? ˈskævənʤər traɪz tɪ meɪk əp fər ɪt baɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðə ˈboʊnəs fər graʊnd ˈfɪnɪʃɪz frəm 50 tɪ 200 soʊ wɪn ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəl skræps, æt list ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr ˈteɪsti ðən ˈnɔrməl. əv kɔrs, ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ˈpaɪlɪŋ əp graʊnd ˈfɪnɪʃɪz ɪz nɑt ə ˈkɑmən wən, ənd ˈivɪn ðɛn, ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɔn ðɛm fər pɔɪnts ɪgˈzæktli ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi. ðɛr ər ə fju ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz wɛr əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪŋ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv kʊd wɪn ðə geɪm, bət ɪn moʊst sɪˈnɛrioʊz, bi ˈbɛtər ɔf ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ 200 pɔɪnt kɪlz ˌɪnˈstɛd. skɔr ˈizəli ðə bɛst ˈoʊvərˌɔl lɔs ˈboʊnəs, skɔr ˈdəbəlz ðə ˈvælju əv jʊr nɛkst kɪl. jɛs, ˈdəbəlz. wɪn ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈizi tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðɪs ˈboʊnəs ɪz soʊ gʊd: ɪt ˈæktəˌveɪts wɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd (laɪk ˈəðər ˈboʊnəsɪz) ənd gɪvz ju ðə minz tɪ klaɪm bæk tɪ ðə tɔp. wɪθ ə ˌɪnkɔgˈnitoʊ, ˈpɔɪzən, ˈhɪdən kɪl, ju kən ˈizəli reɪk əp 1600 2000 ər mɔr pɔɪnts (wɪθ ˌɪnˈseɪn lək, pəˈtɛnʃəli 3k*!), wɪʧ ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ɪˈnəf tɪ æt list gɪv ju ə ʧæns æt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɛd. naʊ ðət moʊst ˈəðər lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz hæv ˈteɪkən ə bɪg hɪt, skɔr ɪz fɑr ənd əˈweɪ ðə bɛst ʧɔɪs fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvəri ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. əv kɔrs, ˈjusləs ɪf ɔn dɪˈfɛns ɪn ˈmænˌhənt, ər ɪf ɔn ðə ˈkæpɪŋ saɪd əv ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ənd ˈɑrtəˌfækt əˈsɔlt. bət ˈnəθɪŋ sɪz kid”*” ɪn, ˈwɔntɪd, ər əˈsæsəˌneɪt laɪk ə 2400 pɔɪnt əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən. ˈʃæˌdoʊ əˈproʊʧ: wɪθ ˈʃæˌdoʊ əˈproʊʧ, goʊ frəm dɪˈskrit tɪ ˌɪnkɔgˈnitoʊ mɔr kˈwɪkli, ˈfɪlɪŋ jʊr əˈproʊʧ ˈmitər æt ən ɛnˈhænst reɪt wəns faʊnd jʊr ˈtərgət. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, bi lɛs ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ˈtrɪgər ə ʧeɪs. ənd, wəns ju du kɪl jʊr əˈpoʊnənt, gɪt ə haɪər skɔr ðən ˈnɔrməli ərn. ˈsædli, ˈʃæˌdoʊ əˈproʊʧ ɪz stɪl ˈfɛrli wik. ɪt dɪz ˈɔfər ə skɔr bust, wɪʧ ɪz mɔr ðən moʊst lɔs ˈboʊnəsɪz gɪv ju, bət ɪn 90 əv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, gɪt mɔr pɔɪnts baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ skɔr ɪn ðə wɛr ˈʃæˌdoʊ əˈproʊʧ wʊd bi mɔr ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ðən ðə 1 pɔɪnt ˈpʊʃɪŋ ˈɔpʃən, ˈʧeɪsɪŋ jʊr kˈwɔri. nɑt ɪgˈzæktli aɪˈdil, ənd hɛl, ˈrəðər hæv ˈmaɪnər hæk fər ðoʊz ˈkeɪsɪz ˈɛniˌweɪ. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈʃæˌdoʊ əˈproʊʧ ɪz aʊtˈʃoʊn baɪ ˈəðər, mɔr ˈvaɪəbəl pɪks. ˈvɪʒən: ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən, ˈvɪʒən ʃoʊz ju ɪgˈzæktli wɛr jʊr ˈtɑrgəts ər, ˈivɪn ɪf ˈkərəntli ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ. gɪt ən ˈɛksˌreɪ vju əv ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛlɪʤəbəl tɪ kɪl, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðɛm tɪ haɪd. əv kɔrs, ðɛr ər ɔˈrɛdi tənz əv ˈæktɪv əˈbɪləˌtiz ðət du ˈprɪti məʧ ðə seɪm θɪŋ: ˈfaɪərˌkrækərz, ˈməni bɔm, waɪp ənd mɔrf. ɛz səʧ, ˈvɪʒən ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ə weɪst ənˈlɛs ˈrɪli, ˈrɪli bæd æt ˈfaɪndɪŋ ənd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈtɑrgəts. ˈivɪn ðɛn, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɔlsoʊ bæd æt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɪlɪŋ ðɛm (heɪ, ju dɪd ʤɪst ˈtrɪgər ə lɔs ˈboʊnəs ˈæftər ɔl!), soʊ gʊd lək əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ ˈitɪŋ ə stən ər kənˈtɛstəd kɪl. ðɛr ʤɪst ˈsɪmpli ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvɪʒən ɪz ə gʊd aɪˈdiə. rɪˈlaɪ ɔn jʊr ˈgeɪmɪŋ skɪlz ənd əˈbɪləˌtiz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ jʊr ˈtɑrgəts ˌɪnˈstɛd, ənd rɪˈzərv jʊr lɔs ˈboʊnəs slɑt fər ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət meɪks jʊr kɪl mɔr rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ əˈpɑn ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən (hɪnt: skɔr

cork city are pleased to announce that colin healy has signed a new contract with the club. the made twenty league appearances for the club last season, and speaking to, healy said: “i am very pleased to have signed back with cork city for the 2016 season. we are all looking forward to the new season and hopefully we can have a good year.” city boss john caulfield praised positive influence at the club, saying: “since i came in, colin has been fantastic, both on the pitch and off it. in 2014, he had a fantastic season and played the majority of our games, unfortunately last year he picked up an injury in the final third of the season but he had done really well up to that point.” “he is a real leader, a cork city man and he is fantastic around the training ground. while some of our older players from 2015 have moved on, we were anxious to keep colin because he is such a good person and a good influence around the club.” “you have to weigh up who you feel is going to have the most influence on the squad. there are a lot of young players coming through in the squad, including some of our under 19s, but colin has been top class since i came in and that is why i was anxious to keep him for another year.” caulfield also confirmed that full back ross gaynor will not be at the club next year, stating: “ross has decided to move on and i would like to thank him for his services. he has done really well for us in the last year and a half but we probably knew from a while back that this would happen and we wish him well.” hear more from john caulfield on later today.

kɔrk ˈsɪti ər plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət ˈkoʊlɪn ˈhili həz saɪnd ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə kləb. ðə meɪd tˈwɛnti lig əˈpɪrənsəz fər ðə kləb læst ˈsizən, ənd ˈspikɪŋ tɪ, ˈhili sɛd: æm ˈvɛri plizd tɪ hæv saɪnd bæk wɪθ kɔrk ˈsɪti fər ðə 2016 ˈsizən. wi ər ɔl ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə nu ˈsizən ənd ˈhoʊpfəli wi kən hæv ə gʊd year.”*.” ˈsɪti bɔs ʤɑn ˈkɔlˌfild preɪzd ˈpɑzətɪv ˈɪnfluəns æt ðə kləb, seɪɪŋ: aɪ keɪm ɪn, ˈkoʊlɪn həz bɪn fænˈtæstɪk, boʊθ ɔn ðə pɪʧ ənd ɔf ɪt. ɪn 2014 hi hæd ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈsizən ənd pleɪd ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ɑr geɪmz, ənˈfɔrʧənətli læst jɪr hi pɪkt əp ən ˈɪnʤəri ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl θərd əv ðə ˈsizən bət hi hæd dən ˈrɪli wɛl əp tɪ ðət point.”*.” ɪz ə ril ˈlidər, ə kɔrk ˈsɪti mæn ənd hi ɪz fænˈtæstɪk əraʊnd ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ graʊnd. waɪl səm əv ɑr ˈoʊldər pleɪərz frəm 2015 hæv muvd ɔn, wi wər ˈæŋʃəs tɪ kip ˈkoʊlɪn bɪˈkəz hi ɪz səʧ ə gʊd ˈpərsən ənd ə gʊd ˈɪnfluəns əraʊnd ðə club.”*.” hæv tɪ weɪ əp hu ju fil ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ðə moʊst ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ðə skwɑd. ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv jəŋ pleɪərz ˈkəmɪŋ θru ɪn ðə skwɑd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm əv ɑr ˈəndər 19s*, bət ˈkoʊlɪn həz bɪn tɔp klæs sɪns aɪ keɪm ɪn ənd ðət ɪz waɪ aɪ wɑz ˈæŋʃəs tɪ kip ɪm fər əˈnəðər year.”*.” ˈkɔlˌfild ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət fʊl bæk rɔs ˈgeɪnər wɪl nɑt bi æt ðə kləb nɛkst jɪr, ˈsteɪtɪŋ: həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ muv ɔn ənd aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ θæŋk ɪm fər hɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz. hi həz dən ˈrɪli wɛl fər ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə læst jɪr ənd ə hæf bət wi ˈprɑbəˌbli nu frəm ə waɪl bæk ðət ðɪs wʊd ˈhæpən ənd wi wɪʃ ɪm well.”*.” hir mɔr frəm ʤɑn ˈkɔlˌfild ɔn ˈleɪtər təˈdeɪ.

larry wilmore at comedy “nightly show” offers up a segment on what fools emory university has made of itself with its outrage over the “trump chalk marks. worth a watch here. (trigger warning: wilmore uses the “n-word”! but okay because a comic, and they can do that.) best part: “i had no idea i went to a school with people who had. . . different opinions than me!” “my therapist just laughed at me.” “somebody saw the word ‘slave’ in a history book.” it is almost enough to make you want to vote for trump. then the guardian, the leftist newspaper, which offers this video from julie bindel, who i gather is a leftist of some kind, who has decided this is all going too far in “sorry: we ban everything that offends you.” p.s. larry panel discussion heaps additional scorn on campus snowflakes here.

ˈlɛri ˈwɪlmɔr æt ˈkɑmədi show”*” ˈɔfərz əp ə ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɔn wət fulz ˈɛməri ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz meɪd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪθ ɪts ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ʧɔk mɑrks. wərθ ə wɔʧ hir. (ˈtrɪgər ˈwɔrnɪŋ: ˈwɪlmɔr ˈjuzɪz ðə ““n-word”*”! bət ˌoʊˈkeɪ bɪˈkəz ə ˈkɑmɪk, ənd ðeɪ kən du ðət.) bɛst pɑrt: hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə aɪ wɛnt tɪ ə skul wɪθ ˈpipəl hu hæd. ˈdɪfərənt əˈpɪnjənz ðən me!”*!” ˈθɛrəpɪst ʤɪst læft æt me.”*.” sɔ ðə wərd ‘‘slave’*’ ɪn ə ˈhɪstəri book.”*.” ɪt ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ju wɔnt tɪ voʊt fər trəmp. ðɛn ðə ˈgɑrdiən, ðə ˈlɛftɪst ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, wɪʧ ˈɔfərz ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ frəm ˈʤuli ˈbɪndəl, hu aɪ ˈgæðər ɪz ə ˈlɛftɪst əv səm kaɪnd, hu həz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðɪs ɪz ɔl goʊɪŋ tu fɑr ɪn ““sorry*: wi bæn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət əˈfɛndz you.”*.” piz. ˈlɛri ˈpænəl dɪˈskəʃən hips əˈdɪʃənəl skɔrn ɔn ˈkæmpəs sˈnoʊˌfleɪks hir.

china's top judicial authorities on tuesday issued a new judicial interpretation for laws on criminal cases related to environmental pollution in an effort to address pollution problems with harsher punishment on polluters. the interpretation, which was jointly released by china's supreme people's court (spc) and supreme people's procuratorate, effective wednesday, offers detailed standards for the conviction and sentencing of criminals involved in environmental cases. spc spokesman sun said at a press conference in beijing tuesday that the latest interpretation, with lower benchmarks for convictions, would help with the work of judges as it is more precise and practical, compared with the previous one released in 2006. the interpretation lowers some benchmarks for conviction, which, sun said, means more polluters will be targeted. the document lists that a person can be convicted if he or she is responsible for pollution that seriously injures a person, while the previous benchmark stated that the pollution had to have resulted in death. pollution activities which force the evacuation of over people or poison more than 30 people will be defined as crimes, according to the new interpretation. the latest interpretation has added new activities as criteria for the crime of impairing the protection of the environment and resources. for instance, discharging, dumping or treating radioactive waste or waste containing infectious disease pathogens or toxic substances into sources of drinking water and nature reserves will be considered as such a crime. sun explained that the new criteria would convict the offenders not only for the damage they do but also for the practice of polluting. according to china's criminal law, those convicted of such crimes will face a maximum prison term of seven years plus fines. "this is a sign of progress of the chinese judiciary in fighting against environmental pollution, as it can help to prevent pollution from the beginning by giving potential polluters a warning," wang jin, an environmental law professor with peking university, told the global times on tuesday. the document lists that those who discharged hazardous substances repeatedly after having received administrative punishments more than twice within two years could be considered as breaching criminal laws. wang said such criteria could be regarded as a supplement to the current administrative punishment, which mainly includes fines and warnings by local environmental authorities. china's law did not have a clear stipulation of what activities could result in such criminal charges, said hu yunteng, a senior research fellow with the, which experts said was one of the reasons for china's environmental issues. also on tuesday, the ministry of public security announced that police have detained 118 suspects involved in environmental pollution cases since january. police said most of the cases involved mines or petrochemical factories, including a number of large factories that pay significant taxes. xia jun, a lawyer with the environment and resources law committee of the all china lawyers association, told the global times on tuesday that the interpretation will not be sufficient given that some local governments tend to offer protection to major polluters who contribute to local gdp. "it's possible that local environmental watchdogs choose not to turn the polluters over to the police since they're major sources of government revenue, and some may be taking bribes," said. we recommend: china's weekly story (2013.6.1-6.7) banknotes worth $65,240 eaten by last dialect storytelling theater see the world in youths highlight passionate party becoming acrobats in china 9-yr-old girl realizes her dream despite of illness a drug journey to new life seaside life in china's hainan

ˈʧaɪnəz tɔp ʤuˈdɪʃəl əˈθɔrətiz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈɪʃud ə nu ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən fər lɔz ɔn ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs pəˈluʃən ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈhɑrʃər ˈpənɪʃmənt ɔn pəˈlutərz. ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən, wɪʧ wɑz ˈʤɔɪntli riˈlist baɪ ˈʧaɪnəz səˈprim ˈpipəlz kɔrt (spc*) ənd səˈprim ˈpipəlz procuratorate*, ˈifɛktɪv ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈɔfərz dɪˈteɪld ˈstændərdz fər ðə kənˈvɪkʃən ənd ˈsɛntənsɪŋ əv ˈkrɪmənəlz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈkeɪsɪz. ˈspoʊksmən sən sɛd æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən, wɪθ loʊər ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks fər kənˈvɪkʃənz, wʊd hɛlp wɪθ ðə wərk əv ˈʤəʤɪz ɛz ɪt ɪz mɔr prɪˈsaɪs ənd ˈpræktɪkəl, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə ˈpriviəs wən riˈlist ɪn 2006 ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən loʊərz səm ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks fər kənˈvɪkʃən, wɪʧ, sən sɛd, minz mɔr pəˈlutərz wɪl bi ˈtɑrgətɪd. ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt lɪsts ðət ə ˈpərsən kən bi kənˈvɪktəd ɪf hi ər ʃi ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər pəˈluʃən ðət ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərz ə ˈpərsən, waɪl ðə ˈpriviəs ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðə pəˈluʃən hæd tɪ hæv rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn dɛθ. pəˈluʃən ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪʧ fɔrs ðə ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən əv ˈoʊvər ˈpipəl ər ˈpɔɪzən mɔr ðən 30 ˈpipəl wɪl bi dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz kraɪmz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən həz ˈædɪd nu ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɛz kraɪˈtɪriə fər ðə kraɪm əv ˌɪmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤɪŋ, ˈdəmpɪŋ ər ˈtritɪŋ ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv weɪst ər weɪst kənˈteɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ˈpæθəʤənz ər ˈtɑksɪk ˈsəbstənsɪz ˈɪntu ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ənd ˈneɪʧər rɪˈzərvz wɪl bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz səʧ ə kraɪm. sən ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə nu kraɪˈtɪriə wʊd ˈkɑnvɪkt ðə əˈfɛndərz nɑt ˈoʊnli fər ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ðeɪ du bət ˈɔlsoʊ fər ðə ˈpræktɪs əv pəˈlutɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈkrɪmənəl lɔ, ðoʊz kənˈvɪktəd əv səʧ kraɪmz wɪl feɪs ə ˈmæksəməm ˈprɪzən tərm əv ˈsɛvən jɪrz pləs faɪnz. "ðɪs ɪz ə saɪn əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri ɪn ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən, ɛz ɪt kən hɛlp tɪ prɪˈvɛnt pəˈluʃən frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl pəˈlutərz ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ," wæŋ ʤɪn, ən ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl lɔ prəˈfɛsər wɪθ ˈpiˈkɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti, toʊld ðə ˈgloʊbəl taɪmz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt lɪsts ðət ðoʊz hu ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd ˈhæzərdəs ˈsəbstənsɪz rɪˈpitɪdli ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ rɪˈsivd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈpənɪʃmənts mɔr ðən twaɪs wɪˈθɪn tu jɪrz kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz ˈbriʧɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl lɔz. wæŋ sɛd səʧ kraɪˈtɪriə kʊd bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz ə ˌsəpləˈmɛnt tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈpənɪʃmənt, wɪʧ ˈmeɪnli ˌɪnˈkludz faɪnz ənd ˈwɔrnɪŋz baɪ ˈloʊkəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl əˈθɔrətiz. ˈʧaɪnəz lɔ dɪd nɑt hæv ə klɪr ˌstɪpjəˈleɪʃən əv wət ækˈtɪvɪtiz kʊd rɪˈzəlt ɪn səʧ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz, sɛd hu yunteng*, ə ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧ ˈfɛloʊ wɪθ ðə, wɪʧ ˈɛkspərts sɛd wɑz wən əv ðə ˈrizənz fər ˈʧaɪnəz ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈpəblɪk sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈnaʊnst ðət pəˈlis hæv dɪˈteɪnd 118 ˈsəˌspɛkts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl pəˈluʃən ˈkeɪsɪz sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri. pəˈlis sɛd moʊst əv ðə ˈkeɪsɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd maɪnz ər ˌpɛtroʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈfæktəriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv lɑrʤ ˈfæktəriz ðət peɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈtæksɪz. ʤən, ə ˈlɔjər wɪθ ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz lɔ kəˈmɪti əv ðə ɔl ˈʧaɪnə ˈlɔjərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, toʊld ðə ˈgloʊbəl taɪmz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ðə ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən wɪl nɑt bi səˈfɪʃənt ˈgɪvɪn ðət səm ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts tɛnd tɪ ˈɔfər prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ ˈmeɪʤər pəˈlutərz hu kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈloʊkəl gdp*. "ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ˈloʊkəl ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈwɑʧˌdɔgz ʧuz nɑt tɪ tərn ðə pəˈlutərz ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə pəˈlis sɪns ðɛr ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛvəˌnu, ənd səm meɪ bi ˈteɪkɪŋ braɪbz," sɛd. wi ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd: ˈʧaɪnəz ˈwikli ˈstɔri ˈbæŋkˌnoʊts wərθ ˈitən baɪ læst ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ ˈθieɪtər si ðə wərld ɪn juθs ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈpæʃənət ˈpɑrti bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈækrəˌbæts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə gərl ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz hər drim dɪˈspaɪt əv ˈɪlnəs ə drəg ˈʤərni tɪ nu laɪf ˈsiˌsaɪd laɪf ɪn ˈʧaɪnəz ˈheɪnən

buzzfeed, january 14: a mindset revolution sweeping classrooms may be built on shaky science. somebody needed to write this article. written very well. talked to the writer, tom chivers, and he was very careful and seems like a great person. the article even quotes me, although i think if i had gotten to choose a quote of mine for thousands of people to see, it have been the one speculating about carol dweck making a pact with the devil. but not entirely on board with it. growth mindset has been really hyped and carol dweck has said it can do implausibly exciting things, okay. a lot of smart people are very suspicious of growth mindset and think there has to be some trick, sure. a high prior that something is up, definitely. but one thing that needs to be at the core of any article like this is that, if a trick, we found it. i tried to be really clear about this in my own (mostly pessimistic) article on the subject: it is right smack in the middle of a bunch of fields that have all started seeming a little dubious recently. most of the growth mindset experiments have used priming to get people in an or an state of mind, but recent priming experiments have famously failed to replicate and cast doubt on the entire field. and growth mindset has an obvious relationship to stereotype threat, which has also started seeming very shaky recently. so i have every reason to be both suspicious of and negatively disposed toward growth mindset. which makes it appalling that the studies are so damn good. this is the context of my speculation that carol dweck has made a pact with the devil. i accused (for example) the stereotype threat people of making a pact with the devil. they did some crappy studies and exaggerated the results. that require any help. any social scientist can do that, and most of them do. interesting about the growth mindset research is that it looks just like the sort of thing that should fall apart with a tiny gust of wind, but it actually hangs together pretty well. buzzfeed really challenge that. the article spends most of its time about how growth mindset is and no objections there, given that its advocates claim that it can help defuse the conflict and bring peace to the middle east. it spends a bit more time talking about how many people are doubtful no objections there either, doubtful too. but in terms of the evidence against it, kind of thin. i only see three real points: first, it uses a technique called grim inconsistency of means). i like its explanation so just going to quote it verbatim: t works like this: imagine you have three children, and want to find how many siblings they have, on average. finding an average, or mean, will always involve adding up the total number of siblings and dividing by the number of children three. so the answer will always either be a whole number, or will end in .33 (a third) or .67 (two thirds). if there was a study that looked at three children and found they had, on average, siblings, it would be wrong because you get that answer from the mean of three whole numbers. but dweck says that she “took ambiguous answers as half scores” maybe if the child was halfway between growth mindset and fixed mindset it was counted as a. bad practice to do this kind of thing without mentioning it. but everyone does some bad practices sometime. and i see anybody claiming it affected the results, which were very strong and not likely to stand or fall based on these sorts of things. nobody is claiming fraud, and dweck released her original data which looks pretty much like she was generally honest but had some bad reporting practice. neither the statistician involved nor claims this affects work very much. second, it mentions stuart criticism of a couple of recent dweck papers which show “marginally significant” results. these results are so weak that probably coincidence, but the paper hypes them up. there are a couple of studies like this, but all in very tangential areas of mindsetology, like how children inherit their parents’ mindsets. the original studies, again, show very strong results that need this kind of pleading. for example, the one i cited in my original post got seven different results at the p < level. and there are a lot of studies like this. third, it mentions a psychologist timothy bates who has tried to replicate experiments (at least) twice, and failed. this is the strongest evidence the article presents. but i think any of bates’ failed have been published or at least i find them. yet hundreds of studies that successfully demonstrate growth mindset have been published. just as a million studies of a fake phenomenon will produce a few positive results, so a million of a real phenomenon will produce a few negative results. we have to look at the entire field and see the balance of negative and positive results. the last time i tried to do this, the only thing i could find was this of 113 studies which found a positive effect for growth mindset and relatively little publication bias in the field. my intuition tells me not to believe this. but i think really important to emphasize that going off intuition. no shame in defying the data when you think justified, but you had better be really aware what doing. i guess my concern is this: the article sounds really convincing. but i could write an equally convincing article, with exactly the same structure, refuting global warming science. i would start by talking about how global warming is really hyped in the media (true!), that people are making various ridiculous claims about it (true!), interview a few scientists who doubt it (98% of climatologists believing it means 2%), and cite two or three studies that fail to find it (98% of studies supporting it means 2%). then i would point out slight statistical irregularities in some of the key global warming papers, because every paper has slight statistical irregularities. then i would talk about the replication crisis a lot. i could do this with pretty much any theory i wanted. any technique strong enough to disprove anything disproves nothing. (and this is especially important in light of recent really strange negative results that fail to find a sunk cost effect, something i would hate to enshrine as “well, guess this has been debunked, no such thing as sunk cost now”) again, this to say i believe in growth mindset. i recently talked to a totally different professor who said tried and failed to replicate some of the original growth mindset work (again, not yet published). but we should do this the right way and not let our leap ahead of the facts. i worry that one day going to be some weird effect that actually is a bizarre miracle. studies will confirm it again and again. and if not careful, just say “yeah, but replication crisis, also i heard a rumor that somebody failed to confirm it,” and then forget about it. and then miss our chance to bring peace to the middle east just by doing a simple experimental manipulation on the prime minister of israel. i think good that people are starting to question growth mindset. but at this point questioning it enough. in my essay i tried to find problems that might have caused spurious effects in studies, and patterns inconsistent with growth mindset being powerful. i think we need to do more of that, plus look for specific statistical and experimental flaws in the papers supporting growth mindset, plus start collecting real published papers that fail to replicate growth mindset. instead of talking about how sketchy it is, we need to actually disprove it. we owe it to ourselves, to carol dweck, and to her infernal masters.

buzzfeed*, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 14 ə ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ˌrɛvəˈluʃən sˈwipɪŋ ˈklæsˌrumz meɪ bi bɪlt ɔn ˈʃeɪki saɪəns. ˈsəmˌbɑdi ˈnidɪd tɪ raɪt ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. ˈrɪtən ˈvɛri wɛl. tɔkt tɪ ðə ˈraɪtər, tɑm ˈʧaɪvərz, ənd hi wɑz ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəl ənd simz laɪk ə greɪt ˈpərsən. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈivɪn kwoʊts mi, ˌɔlˈðoʊ aɪ θɪŋk ɪf aɪ hæd ˈgɔtən tɪ ʧuz ə kwoʊt əv maɪn fər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl tɪ si, ɪt hæv bɪn ðə wən ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈkɛrəl dwɛk ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə pækt wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl. bət nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ɪt. groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt həz bɪn ˈrɪli haɪpt ənd ˈkɛrəl dwɛk həz sɛd ɪt kən du ˌɪmˈplɔzəbli ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ θɪŋz, ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ə lɔt əv smɑrt ˈpipəl ər ˈvɛri səˈspɪʃəs əv groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ənd θɪŋk ðɛr həz tɪ bi səm trɪk, ʃʊr. ə haɪ praɪər ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪz əp, ˈdɛfənətli. bət wən θɪŋ ðət nidz tɪ bi æt ðə kɔr əv ˈɛni ˈɑrtɪkəl laɪk ðɪs ɪz ðət, ɪf ə trɪk, wi faʊnd ɪt. aɪ traɪd tɪ bi ˈrɪli klɪr əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪn maɪ oʊn (ˈmoʊstli ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk) ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt: ɪt ɪz raɪt smæk ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə bənʧ əv fildz ðət hæv ɔl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsimɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdubiəs ˈrisəntli. moʊst əv ðə groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts hæv juzd ˈpraɪmɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈpipəl ɪn ən ər ən steɪt əv maɪnd, bət ˈrisənt ˈpraɪmɪŋ ɪkˈspɛrəmənts hæv ˈfeɪməsli feɪld tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ənd kæst daʊt ɔn ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fild. ənd groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt həz ən ˈɑbviəs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tɪ ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp θrɛt, wɪʧ həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈsimɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈʃeɪki ˈrisəntli. soʊ aɪ hæv ˈɛvəri ˈrizən tɪ bi boʊθ səˈspɪʃəs əv ənd ˈnɛgətɪvli dɪˈspoʊzd təˈwɔrd groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. wɪʧ meɪks ɪt əˈpɔlɪŋ ðət ðə ˈstədiz ər soʊ dæm gʊd. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv maɪ ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət ˈkɛrəl dwɛk həz meɪd ə pækt wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl. aɪ əˈkjuzd (fər ɪgˈzæmpəl) ðə ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪp θrɛt ˈpipəl əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə pækt wɪθ ðə ˈdɛvəl. ðeɪ dɪd səm ˈkræˌpi ˈstədiz ənd ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd ðə rɪˈzəlts. ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɛni hɛlp. ˈɛni ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪəntɪst kən du ðət, ənd moʊst əv ðɛm du. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ˈrisərʧ ɪz ðət ɪt lʊks ʤɪst laɪk ðə sɔrt əv θɪŋ ðət ʃʊd fɔl əˈpɑrt wɪθ ə ˈtaɪni gəst əv wɪnd, bət ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli hæŋz təˈgɛðər ˈprɪti wɛl. ˈrɪli ˈʧælənʤ ðət. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl spɛnz moʊst əv ɪts taɪm əˈbaʊt haʊ groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ɪz ənd noʊ əˈbʤɛkʃənz ðɛr, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɪts ˈædvəˌkeɪts kleɪm ðət ɪt kən hɛlp dɪfˈjuz ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd brɪŋ pis tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ɪt spɛnz ə bɪt mɔr taɪm ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ər ˈdaʊtfəl noʊ əˈbʤɛkʃənz ðɛr ˈiðər, ˈdaʊtfəl tu. bət ɪn tərmz əv ðə ˈɛvədəns əˈgɛnst ɪt, kaɪnd əv θɪn. aɪ ˈoʊnli si θri ril pɔɪnts: fərst, ɪt ˈjuzɪz ə tɛkˈnik kɔld grɪm ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi əv minz). aɪ laɪk ɪts ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən soʊ ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ kwoʊt ɪt vərˈbeɪtəm: ti wərks laɪk ðɪs: ˌɪˈmæʤən ju hæv θri ˈʧɪldrən, ənd wɔnt tɪ faɪnd haʊ ˈmɛni ˈsɪblɪŋz ðeɪ hæv, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ. ˈfaɪndɪŋ ən ˈævərɪʤ, ər min, wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈædɪŋ əp ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɪblɪŋz ənd dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧɪldrən θri. soʊ ðə ˈænsər wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈiðər bi ə hoʊl ˈnəmbər, ər wɪl ɛnd ɪn 33 (ə θərd) ər 67 (tu θərdz). ɪf ðɛr wɑz ə ˈstədi ðət lʊkt æt θri ˈʧɪldrən ənd faʊnd ðeɪ hæd, ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈsɪblɪŋz, ɪt wʊd bi rɔŋ bɪˈkəz ju gɪt ðət ˈænsər frəm ðə min əv θri hoʊl ˈnəmbərz. bət dwɛk sɪz ðət ʃi æmˈbɪgjuəs ˈænsərz ɛz hæf scores”*” ˈmeɪbi ɪf ðə ʧaɪld wɑz ˈhæfˈweɪ bɪtˈwin groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ənd fɪkst ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ɪt wɑz ˈkaʊntɪd ɛz ə bæd ˈpræktɪs tɪ du ðɪs kaɪnd əv θɪŋ wɪˈθaʊt ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ɪt. bət ˈɛvriˌwən dɪz səm bæd ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪm. ənd aɪ si ˈɛnibədi ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪt əˈfɛktɪd ðə rɪˈzəlts, wɪʧ wər ˈvɛri strɔŋ ənd nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ stænd ər fɔl beɪst ɔn ðiz sɔrts əv θɪŋz. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz ˈkleɪmɪŋ frɔd, ənd dwɛk riˈlist hər ərˈɪʤənəl ˈdætə wɪʧ lʊks ˈprɪti məʧ laɪk ʃi wɑz ˈʤɛnərəli ˈɑnəst bət hæd səm bæd rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈpræktɪs. ˈniðər ðə ˌstætəˈstɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvd nɔr kleɪmz ðɪs əˈfɛkts wərk ˈvɛri məʧ. ˈsɛkənd, ɪt ˈmɛnʃənz stɔrt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈrisənt dwɛk ˈpeɪpərz wɪʧ ʃoʊ significant”*” rɪˈzəlts. ðiz rɪˈzəlts ər soʊ wik ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli koʊˈɪnsɪdəns, bət ðə ˈpeɪpər haɪps ðɛm əp. ðɛr ər ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈstədiz laɪk ðɪs, bət ɔl ɪn ˈvɛri tænˈʤɛnʃəl ˈɛriəz əv mindsetology*, laɪk haʊ ˈʧɪldrən ˌɪnˈhɛrət ðɛr parents’*’ ˈmaɪndˌsɛts. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstədiz, əˈgɛn, ʃoʊ ˈvɛri strɔŋ rɪˈzəlts ðət nid ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈplidɪŋ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə wən aɪ ˈsaɪtɪd ɪn maɪ ərˈɪʤənəl poʊst gɑt ˈsɛvən ˈdɪfərənt rɪˈzəlts æt ðə pi ˈlɛvəl. ənd ðɛr ər ə lɔt əv ˈstədiz laɪk ðɪs. θərd, ɪt ˈmɛnʃənz ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈtɪməθi beɪts hu həz traɪd tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt ɪkˈspɛrəmənts (æt list) twaɪs, ənd feɪld. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈɛvədəns ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈprɛzənts. bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈɛni əv bates’*’ feɪld hæv bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt ər æt list aɪ faɪnd ðɛm. jɛt ˈhənərdz əv ˈstədiz ðət səkˈsɛsfəli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt hæv bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt. ʤɪst ɛz ə ˈmɪljən ˈstədiz əv ə feɪk fəˈnɑməˌnɑn wɪl ˈproʊdus ə fju ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlts, soʊ ə ˈmɪljən əv ə ril fəˈnɑməˌnɑn wɪl ˈproʊdus ə fju ˈnɛgətɪv rɪˈzəlts. wi hæv tɪ lʊk æt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fild ənd si ðə ˈbæləns əv ˈnɛgətɪv ənd ˈpɑzətɪv rɪˈzəlts. ðə læst taɪm aɪ traɪd tɪ du ðɪs, ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ aɪ kʊd faɪnd wɑz ðɪs əv 113 ˈstədiz wɪʧ faʊnd ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈifɛkt fər groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt ənd ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪtəl ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən baɪəs ɪn ðə fild. maɪ ˌɪntuˈɪʃən tɛlz mi nɑt tɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs. bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðət goʊɪŋ ɔf ˌɪntuˈɪʃən. noʊ ʃeɪm ɪn dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈdætə wɪn ju θɪŋk ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd, bət ju hæd ˈbɛtər bi ˈrɪli əˈwɛr wət duɪŋ. aɪ gɛs maɪ kənˈsərn ɪz ðɪs: ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl saʊnz ˈrɪli kənˈvɪnsɪŋ. bət aɪ kʊd raɪt ən ˈikwəli kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəl, wɪθ ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈstrəkʧər, rɪfˈjutɪŋ ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ saɪəns. aɪ wʊd stɑrt baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪz ˈrɪli haɪpt ɪn ðə ˈmidiə (tru!), ðət ˈpipəl ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈvɛriəs rɪˈdɪkjələs kleɪmz əˈbaʊt ɪt (tru!), ˈɪntərvˌju ə fju ˈsaɪəntɪsts hu daʊt ɪt 98 əv ˌklɪməˈtɑləʤɪsts bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪt minz 2), ənd saɪt tu ər θri ˈstədiz ðət feɪl tɪ faɪnd ɪt 98 əv ˈstədiz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪt minz 2). ðɛn aɪ wʊd pɔɪnt aʊt slaɪt stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz ɪn səm əv ðə ki ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ˈpeɪpərz, bɪˈkəz ˈɛvəri ˈpeɪpər həz slaɪt stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˌɪrɛgjəˈlɛrətiz. ðɛn aɪ wʊd tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən ˈkraɪsəs ə lɔt. aɪ kʊd du ðɪs wɪθ ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛni ˈθɪri aɪ ˈwɔntɪd. ˈɛni tɛkˈnik strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ dɪˈspruv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ dɪˈspruvz ˈnəθɪŋ. (ənd ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪn laɪt əv ˈrisənt ˈrɪli streɪnʤ ˈnɛgətɪv rɪˈzəlts ðət feɪl tɪ faɪnd ə səŋk kɔst ˈifɛkt, ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ wʊd heɪt tɪ ɛnʃˈraɪn ɛz ““well*, gɛs ðɪs həz bɪn dɪˈbəŋkt, noʊ səʧ θɪŋ ɛz səŋk kɔst now”*”) əˈgɛn, ðɪs tɪ seɪ aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. aɪ ˈrisəntli tɔkt tɪ ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt prəˈfɛsər hu sɛd traɪd ənd feɪld tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt səm əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt wərk (əˈgɛn, nɑt jɛt ˈpəblɪʃt). bət wi ʃʊd du ðɪs ðə raɪt weɪ ənd nɑt lɛt ɑr lip əˈhɛd əv ðə fækts. aɪ ˈwəri ðət wən deɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi səm wɪrd ˈifɛkt ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪz ə bɪˈzɑr ˈmɪrəkəl. ˈstədiz wɪl kənˈfərm ɪt əˈgɛn ənd əˈgɛn. ənd ɪf nɑt ˈkɛrfəl, ʤɪst seɪ ““yeah*, bət ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən ˈkraɪsəs, ˈɔlsoʊ aɪ hərd ə ˈrumər ðət ˈsəmˌbɑdi feɪld tɪ kənˈfərm it,”*,” ənd ðɛn fərˈgɛt əˈbaʊt ɪt. ənd ðɛn mɪs ɑr ʧæns tɪ brɪŋ pis tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ʤɪst baɪ duɪŋ ə ˈsɪmpəl ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən ɔn ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˈɪzriəl. aɪ θɪŋk gʊd ðət ˈpipəl ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ kˈwɛʃən groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. bət æt ðɪs pɔɪnt kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ɪt ɪˈnəf. ɪn maɪ ˈɛˌseɪ aɪ traɪd tɪ faɪnd ˈprɑbləmz ðət maɪt hæv kɔzd ˈspəriəs ˈifɛkts ɪn ˈstədiz, ənd ˈpætərnz ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt biɪŋ ˈpaʊərfəl. aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tɪ du mɔr əv ðət, pləs lʊk fər spɪˈsɪfɪk stəˈtɪstɪkəl ənd ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl flɔz ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpərz səˈpɔrtɪŋ groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt, pləs stɑrt kəˈlɛktɪŋ ril ˈpəblɪʃt ˈpeɪpərz ðət feɪl tɪ ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt groʊθ ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈskɛʧi ɪt ɪz, wi nid tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈspruv ɪt. wi oʊ ɪt tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz, tɪ ˈkɛrəl dwɛk, ənd tɪ hər ˌɪnˈfərnəl ˈmæstərz.

in seeking to comply with new requirements from the national archives, hillary clinton turned over thousands of pages of her personal e-mails to the state department, officials said. (john woods/ap) hillary rodham clinton was not the first senior government leader to conduct official business on personal e-mail, a practice that while discouraged apparently became widespread enough that congress tightened rules on its use late last year. the federal records act prohibits official business on private e-mail accounts unless the communications are copied and turned over to the national archives within 20 days. the new oversight is part of the evolving policy on how to archive the massive volume of electronic communications created in a digital age of e-mail, and instagram. it follows a flurry of disclosures that several officials including former environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson and former health and human services secretary kathleen used private or secondary government e-mail accounts. the continuing use of accounts for official business has attracted congressional inquiries amid questions about transparency. on wednesday, the head of the small office that investigates chemical accidents is scheduled to testify at a house committee hearing on an inspector report that he and two deputies discussed internal disputes about agency operations on private e-mail accounts and did not preserve them. several large agencies, including the and the defense, state, treasury, interior and homeland security departments, said their senior leaders restrict all government business to government e-mail accounts. john f. kerry is the first secretary of state to rely on a government e-mail account, officials said. hillary private e-mail address that she used while secretary of state reinforces everything people like about her, argues the chris cillizza, and is very dangerous to her presidential ambitions. (the washington post) the “discourages the use of private e-mails,” an agency spokesman said. “our policy is to forward e-mails initiated from and received by private e-mail accounts to government e-mail accounts to create a record in the e-mail system within 20 days.” a treasury department spokesman said secretary jack lew conducts official department business on government e-mail. “treasury policy is that employees should conduct official business through their official treasury e-mail accounts. the policy recognizes that there are situations in which an employee must use a personal e-mail account for work purposes. in those circumstances, the employee must ensure that all federal records are preserved,” the spokesman said. at the department of veterans affairs, benefits chief allison hickey is known to hand out her “work e-mail” and said she answers veterans’ inquiries in the middle of the night. but while she encourages veterans to e-mail her directly, she does not use a personal e-mail account for anything work-related, even though she sometimes receives hundreds of e-mails a week. under federal law, the communications of cabinet secretaries and their deputies are government records that must be preserved so that congress, historians, the news media and the public can see them, with exceptions for classified and sensitive materials. but policies on managing these records in an electronic age are evolving slowly. the archives has been debating new policies and building new computer systems to preserve the documents. agencies in the past sent official documents to the archives in paper boxes. now, the task of saving ephemeral communications and complying with transparency requirements at the same time is the subject of heated debate. “it is perfectly understandable why someone who is secretary of state is using a private e-mail system,” said jason baron, a former director of litigation at the archives, referring to clinton. “it’s easier than logging in from an airplane to a connection. but for four years, it was used as the sole system, and no one seemed to notice.” at the time, aides did not take actions to have her personal e-mails preserved on agency computer servers, as the records act requires. but in seeking to comply with new requirements from the archives, she turned over thousands of pages of her personal e-mails to the state department, officials said. “the department is in the process of updating our policies to bring them in line with recent 2013 [archives] guidance,” spokeswoman marie said. “these steps include regularly all of secretary e-mails to ensure that we are capturing all federal records.” e-mails have been considered official government records since the late 1980s. the white house set up an system for presidential electronic records in the mid-1990s, when bill clinton was president. it until 2011, amid pressure from advocates, that president obama required a “modernized records management” system for federal agencies. all e-mail records must be by 2016. agencies can decide which to save for the public and for how many years. until then, the archives offered only vague guidance on the use of official e-mail. the agency issued regulations in 2009 requiring e-mails sent on accounts to be preserved “in the appropriate agency system.” jackson, the former chief, drew criticism for using a secondary e-mail account to communicate with staff and other government officials. the inspector general found no evidence that e-mail was used in a way that circumvented federal requirements. sebelius also used a separate e-mail account for agency business. if the use of personal e-mail is not a violation, as long as communications are forwarded and stored, they are officially subject to the freedom of information act. but this raises red flags for advocates, who say there is no way to monitor whether a government official picks and chooses which communications to save. tom blanton, director of the national security archive at george washington university, said: “the policy really should say no private e-mail accounts. leaving to the government official who wrote the e-mail to decide public is not adequate.” correction: an earlier version of the story said that the office that investigates chemical accidents was part of the. alice crites, warrick, missy ryan, emily wax-thibodeaux, jerry and steven in washington and carol morello in montreux, switzerland, contributed to this report.

ɪn ˈsikɪŋ tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ nu rɪkˈwaɪrmənts frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɑrˌkaɪvz, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən tərnd ˈoʊvər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz əv hər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪlz tɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. (ʤɑn woods/ap*) ˈhɪləri ˈrɔdəm ˈklɪntən wɑz nɑt ðə fərst ˈsinjər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈlidər tɪ ˈkɑndəkt əˈfɪʃəl ˈbɪznɪs ɔn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪl, ə ˈpræktɪs ðət waɪl dɪˈskərɪʤd əˈpɛrəntli bɪˈkeɪm ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ɪˈnəf ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈtaɪtənd rulz ɔn ɪts juz leɪt læst jɪr. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈrɛkərdz ækt proʊˈhɪbəts əˈfɪʃəl ˈbɪznɪs ɔn ˈpraɪvət ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts ənˈlɛs ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ər ˈkɑpid ənd tərnd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɑrˌkaɪvz wɪˈθɪn 20 deɪz. ðə nu ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ðə ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈpɑləsi ɔn haʊ tɪ ˈɑrˌkaɪv ðə ˈmæsɪv ˈvɑljum əv ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl eɪʤ əv ˈiˌmeɪl, ənd instagram*. ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈfləri əv dɪˈskloʊʒərz ðət ˈsɛvərəl əˈfɪʃəlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfɔrmər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈlisə ˈʤæksən ənd ˈfɔrmər hɛlθ ənd ˈjumən ˈsərvɪsɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri kæθˈlin juzd ˈpraɪvət ər ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈgəvərnmənt ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts. ðə kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ juz əv əˈkaʊnts fər əˈfɪʃəl ˈbɪznɪs həz əˈtræktəd kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz əˈmɪd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt trænˈspɛrənsi. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðə hɛd əv ðə smɔl ˈɔfəs ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈæksədənts ɪz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ æt ə haʊs kəˈmɪti ˈhirɪŋ ɔn ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər rɪˈpɔrt ðət hi ənd tu ˈdɛpjətiz dɪˈskəst ˌɪnˈtərnəl dɪˈspjuts əˈbaʊt ˈeɪʤənsi ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɔn ˈpraɪvət ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts ənd dɪd nɑt prɪˈzərv ðɛm. ˈsɛvərəl lɑrʤ ˈeɪʤənsiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ənd ðə dɪˈfɛns, steɪt, ˈtrɛʒəri, ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd ˈhoʊmˌlænd sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑrtmənts, sɛd ðɛr ˈsinjər ˈlidərz riˈstrɪkt ɔl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts. ʤɑn ɛf. ˈkɛri ɪz ðə fərst ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnt, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ˈhɪləri ˈpraɪvət ˈiˌmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ðət ʃi juzd waɪl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈpipəl laɪk əˈbaʊt hər, ˈɑrgjuz ðə krɪs cillizza*, ənd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdeɪnʤərəs tɪ hər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl æmˈbɪʃənz. (ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) ðə ðə juz əv ˈpraɪvət e-mails,”*,” ən ˈeɪʤənsi ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. ˈpɑləsi ɪz tɪ ˈfɔrwərd ˈiˌmeɪlz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd frəm ənd rɪˈsivd baɪ ˈpraɪvət ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə ˈiˌmeɪl ˈsɪstəm wɪˈθɪn 20 days.”*.” ə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʤæk lu kənˈdəkts əˈfɪʃəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪznɪs ɔn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈiˌmeɪl. ˈpɑləsi ɪz ðət ɪmˈplɔɪiz ʃʊd ˈkɑndəkt əˈfɪʃəl ˈbɪznɪs θru ðɛr əˈfɪʃəl ˈtrɛʒəri ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts. ðə ˈpɑləsi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðət ðɛr ər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn wɪʧ ən ɪmˈplɔɪi məst juz ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnt fər wərk ˈpərpəsɪz. ɪn ðoʊz ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi məst ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ɔl ˈfɛdərəl ˈrɛkərdz ər preserved,”*,” ðə ˈspoʊksmən sɛd. æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈvɛtərənz əˈfɛrz, ˈbɛnəfɪts ʧif ˈælɪsən ˈhɪki ɪz noʊn tɪ hænd aʊt hər e-mail”*” ənd sɛd ʃi ˈænsərz veterans’*’ ˌɪnkˈwaɪəriz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt. bət waɪl ʃi ɪnˈkərəʤəz ˈvɛtərənz tɪ ˈiˌmeɪl hər dɪˈrɛkli, ʃi dɪz nɑt juz ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnt fər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ work-related*, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ʃi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz rɪˈsivz ˈhənərdz əv ˈiˌmeɪlz ə wik. ˈəndər ˈfɛdərəl lɔ, ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz əv ˈkæbənət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ənd ðɛr ˈdɛpjətiz ər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛkərdz ðət məst bi prɪˈzərvd soʊ ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs, hɪˈstɔriənz, ðə nuz ˈmidiə ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk kən si ðɛm, wɪθ ɪkˈsɛpʃənz fər ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ənd ˈsɛnsɪtɪv məˈtɪriəlz. bət ˈpɑləsiz ɔn ˈmænəʤɪŋ ðiz ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ən ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk eɪʤ ər ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ sˈloʊli. ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz həz bɪn dəˈbeɪtɪŋ nu ˈpɑləsiz ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ nu kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəmz tɪ prɪˈzərv ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts. ˈeɪʤənsiz ɪn ðə pæst sɛnt əˈfɪʃəl ˈdɑkjəmənts tɪ ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ɪn ˈpeɪpər ˈbɑksɪz. naʊ, ðə tæsk əv ˈseɪvɪŋ ɪˈfɛmərəl kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ənd kəmˈplaɪɪŋ wɪθ trænˈspɛrənsi rɪkˈwaɪrmənts æt ðə seɪm taɪm ɪz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt. ɪz ˈpərfəktli ˌəndərˈstændəbəl waɪ ˈsəmˌwən hu ɪz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈiˌmeɪl system,”*,” sɛd ˈʤeɪsən ˈbɛrən, ə ˈfɔrmər dɪˈrɛktər əv ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən æt ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈklɪntən. ˈiziər ðən ˈlɔgɪŋ ɪn frəm ən ˈɛrˌpleɪn tɪ ə kəˈnɛkʃən. bət fər fɔr jɪrz, ɪt wɑz juzd ɛz ðə soʊl ˈsɪstəm, ənd noʊ wən simd tɪ notice.”*.” æt ðə taɪm, eɪdz dɪd nɑt teɪk ˈækʃənz tɪ hæv hər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪlz prɪˈzərvd ɔn ˈeɪʤənsi kəmˈpjutər ˈsərvərz, ɛz ðə ˈrɛkərdz ækt rikˈwaɪərz. bət ɪn ˈsikɪŋ tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ nu rɪkˈwaɪrmənts frəm ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz, ʃi tərnd ˈoʊvər ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz əv hər ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪlz tɪ ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt, əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ɑr ˈpɑləsiz tɪ brɪŋ ðɛm ɪn laɪn wɪθ ˈrisənt 2013 [ˈɑrˌkaɪvz] guidance,”*,” ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən mərˈi sɛd. stɛps ˌɪnˈklud ˈrɛgjələrli ɔl əv ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈiˌmeɪlz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət wi ər ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ɔl ˈfɛdərəl records.”*.” ˈiˌmeɪlz hæv bɪn kənˈsɪdərd əˈfɪʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛkərdz sɪns ðə leɪt 1980s*. ðə waɪt haʊs sɛt əp ən ˈsɪstəm fər ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈrɛkərdz ɪn ðə mid-1990s*, wɪn bɪl ˈklɪntən wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪt ənˈtɪl 2011 əˈmɪd ˈprɛʃər frəm ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə rikˈwaɪərd ə ˈrɛkərdz management”*” ˈsɪstəm fər ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsiz. ɔl ˈiˌmeɪl ˈrɛkərdz məst bi baɪ 2016 ˈeɪʤənsiz kən ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪʧ tɪ seɪv fər ðə ˈpəblɪk ənd fər haʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz. ənˈtɪl ðɛn, ðə ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ˈɔfərd ˈoʊnli veɪg ˈgaɪdəns ɔn ðə juz əv əˈfɪʃəl ˈiˌmeɪl. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ˈɪʃud ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ɪn 2009 rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈiˌmeɪlz sɛnt ɔn əˈkaʊnts tɪ bi prɪˈzərvd ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈeɪʤənsi system.”*.” ˈʤæksən, ðə ˈfɔrmər ʧif, dru ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnt tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ stæf ənd ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz. ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl faʊnd noʊ ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈiˌmeɪl wɑz juzd ɪn ə weɪ ðət ˌsərkəmˈvɛntɪd ˈfɛdərəl rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnt fər ˈeɪʤənsi ˈbɪznɪs. ɪf ðə juz əv ˈpərsɪnəl ˈiˌmeɪl ɪz nɑt ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ər ˈfɔrwərdɪd ənd stɔrd, ðeɪ ər əˈfɪʃəli ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ðə ˈfridəm əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ækt. bət ðɪs ˈreɪzɪz rɛd flægz fər ˈædvəˌkeɪts, hu seɪ ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ tɪ ˈmɑnətər ˈwɛðər ə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl pɪks ənd ˈʧuzɪz wɪʧ kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ seɪv. tɑm ˈblæntən, dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɑrˌkaɪv æt ʤɔrʤ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌjunəˈvərsəti, sɛd: ˈpɑləsi ˈrɪli ʃʊd seɪ noʊ ˈpraɪvət ˈiˌmeɪl əˈkaʊnts. ˈlivɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəl hu roʊt ðə ˈiˌmeɪl tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈpəblɪk ɪz nɑt adequate.”*.” kərˈɛkʃən: ən ˈərliər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈstɔri sɛd ðət ðə ˈɔfəs ðət ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈæksədənts wɑz pɑrt əv ðə. ˈælɪs kraɪts, ˈwɔrɪk, ˈmɪsi raɪən, ˈɛmɪli wax-thibodeaux*, ˈʤɛri ənd ˈstivən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈkɛrəl mərˈɛloʊ ɪn montreux*, sˈwɪtsərlənd, kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt.

washington aides to donald j. trump announced wednesday night that his transition team would not include lobbyists and that members of the administration would be barred from lobbying for five years after they left government service. the announcement, made in the first transition conference call with reporters, was an attempt to make good on mr. promise to “drain the swamp” in washington. it was also a reaction to criticism that some of the original transition team members were lobbyists from interests they were being assigned to oversee. under the rules, announced by sean spicer, a transition spokesman, lobbyists joining the trump team would have to terminate their formal registration to lobby. aides to mr. trump said several of the firings in recent days were part of an effort to enforce the new rules, though they declined to reveal any names. others have described the firings as part of an effort by jared kushner, mr. son-in-law, to rid the transition of connections to gov. chris christie of new jersey, who was ousted last week as the head of the transition. aides have denied those reports.

ˈwɔʃɪŋtən eɪdz tɪ ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp əˈnaʊnst ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ðət hɪz trænˈzɪʃən tim wʊd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ˈlɑbiɪsts ənd ðət ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wʊd bi bɑrd frəm ˈlɑbiɪŋ fər faɪv jɪrz ˈæftər ðeɪ lɛft ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsərvɪs. ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt, meɪd ɪn ðə fərst trænˈzɪʃən ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz, wɑz ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ meɪk gʊd ɔn ˈmɪstər. ˈprɑməs tɪ ðə swamp”*” ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə riˈækʃən tɪ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðət səm əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl trænˈzɪʃən tim ˈmɛmbərz wər ˈlɑbiɪsts frəm ˈɪntərɪsts ðeɪ wər biɪŋ əˈsaɪnd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌsi. ˈəndər ðə rulz, əˈnaʊnst baɪ ʃɔn ˈspaɪsər, ə trænˈzɪʃən ˈspoʊksmən, ˈlɑbiɪsts ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə trəmp tim wʊd hæv tɪ ˈtərməˌneɪt ðɛr ˈfɔrməl ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ˈlɑbi. eɪdz tɪ ˈmɪstər. trəmp sɛd ˈsɛvərəl əv ðə ˈfaɪərrɪŋz ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz wər pɑrt əv ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə nu rulz, ðoʊ ðeɪ dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ rɪˈvil ˈɛni neɪmz. ˈəðərz hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈfaɪərrɪŋz ɛz pɑrt əv ən ˈɛfərt baɪ ˈʤɛrɪd ˈkəʃnər, ˈmɪstər. ˈsənɪnˌlɔ, tɪ rɪd ðə trænˈzɪʃən əv kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ gəv. krɪs ˈkrɪsti əv nu ˈʤərzi, hu wɑz ˈaʊstɪd læst wik ɛz ðə hɛd əv ðə trænˈzɪʃən. eɪdz hæv dɪˈnaɪd ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts.

'fucking walsh, fucking little troll, casting his spell on people, liar. i've won six tours. i've done everything i ever could do to prove my innocence. i have done, outside of cycling, way more than anyone in the sport. to be somebody who's spread himself out over a lot of areas, to hopefully be somebody who people in this city, this state, this country, this world can look up to as an example. and you know what? they don't even know who david walsh is. and they never will. and in 20 years nobody is going to remember him. nobody.' lance armstrong, 2004. for years sunday times sports writer david walsh pursued lance armstrong as a drug cheat, and also a bully and serial litigator capable of destroying his enemies financially to protect his bogus image of sporting success. armstrong sued walsh and his employer, successfully silencing his major critic using defamation laws which are so that they have in recent years given rise to the phenomenon of libel tourism. last week, in an interview with oprah winfrey, armstrong finally admitted to cheating, and also issued a qualified apology to walsh after repeated prompting. ‘i would apologise to david,’ the disgraced former cyclist said. walsh joined breakfast this morning to discuss the confession, and said although winfrey did a good job, first attempt at was something of a dress rehearsal for the revelations to come. ‘oprah winfrey been on this story for that long, and she had to do a lot of catching up, and honestly, i think she did a really decent job relative to where she was coming from,' walsh said. ‘but lance was quite evasive in many of his answers, and i understand that, because it was the first kind of attempt at telling the truth after lying for almost 20 years. so not going to all come out in the first interview but i think as he does more interviews, and the indications are that he will do many more interviews, i think be more truth, every time he speaks, and i think in the end we will get a pretty complete story from him.’ ‘my feeling about lance armstrong is that intellectually, he understands that he has to be remorseful. emotionally, he hack it. if you watched the interview closely, there were times when he was being asked questions that were drawing what should have been quite painful answers from him, when he was having to admit stuff that he did that really was awful, and a little smirk would cross his face. and looking at him, thinking, was that just, was that a bit of a smile i saw there?’ ‘when he was talking about betsy andreu, one of the witnesses who testified against him, you know, he was making the point that... people had said that lance had called betsy... a bitch, he called her crazy, and he called her fat, and lance was trying to make a joke and say: “i did call you a bitch, i did call you crazy, but i call you fat.” and he kind of laughed. lance: not funny.’ walsh says his paper is now planning to sue armstrong for the return of the settlement paid to armstrong for libel, as well as a further in legal costs (around in total). he says that without the’s libel laws, which notoriously favour plaintiffs against media institutions, armstrong would have been uncovered and chased out of the sport long ago. ‘at a time when the whole world was going with the armstrong story, you had one newspaper in britain repeatedly saying: we think this a fraud. now the london, or the libel laws, shut us up, and lots of people have used libel laws to stop a story coming out because they are draconian, and journalists like me think incredibly unfair. and so we were forced to settle with armstrong, because been the ones asking questions. now, how unfair is that, given that history now shows we were the ones doing the right thing. why should you be for doing what i believe lots of newspapers and lots of tv channels should have been doing at this time?’

'ˈfəkɪŋ wɔlʃ, ˈfəkɪŋ ˈlɪtəl troʊl, ˈkæstɪŋ hɪz spɛl ɔn ˈpipəl, laɪər. aɪv wən sɪks tʊrz. aɪv dən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ ˈɛvər kʊd du tɪ pruv maɪ ˈɪnəsəns. aɪ hæv dən, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ, weɪ mɔr ðən ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə spɔrt. tɪ bi ˈsəmˌbɑdi huz sprɛd hɪmˈsɛlf aʊt ˈoʊvər ə lɔt əv ˈɛriəz, tɪ ˈhoʊpfəli bi ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪti, ðɪs steɪt, ðɪs ˈkəntri, ðɪs wərld kən lʊk əp tɪ ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl. ənd ju noʊ wət? ðeɪ doʊnt ˈivɪn noʊ hu ˈdeɪvɪd wɔlʃ ɪz. ənd ðeɪ ˈnɛvər wɪl. ənd ɪn 20 jɪrz ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪm. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi.' læns ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, 2004 fər jɪrz ˈsənˌdi taɪmz spɔrts ˈraɪtər ˈdeɪvɪd wɔlʃ pərˈsud læns ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ ɛz ə drəg ʧit, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈbʊli ənd ˈsɪˌriəl ˈlɪtəˌgeɪtər ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ hɪz ˈɛnəmiz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli tɪ prəˈtɛkt hɪz ˈboʊgəs ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˈspɔrtɪŋ səkˈsɛs. ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ sud wɔlʃ ənd hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪər, səkˈsɛsfəli ˈsaɪlənsɪŋ hɪz ˈmeɪʤər ˈkrɪtɪk ˈjuzɪŋ ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən lɔz wɪʧ ər soʊ ðət ðeɪ hæv ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ˈgɪvɪn raɪz tɪ ðə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn əv ˈlaɪbɛl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm. læst wik, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈoʊprə ˈwɪnfri, ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ ˈfaɪnəli ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈʧitɪŋ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪʃud ə kˈwɑləˌfaɪd əˈpɑləˌʤi tɪ wɔlʃ ˈæftər rɪˈpitɪd ˈprɑmptɪŋ. wʊd əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz tɪ david,’*,’ ðə dɪsˈgreɪst ˈfɔrmər ˈsaɪkəlɪst sɛd. wɔlʃ ʤɔɪnd ˈbrɛkfəst ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə kənˈfɛʃən, ənd sɛd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈwɪnfri dɪd ə gʊd ʤɑb, fərst əˈtɛmpt æt wɑz ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ə drɛs rɪˈhərsəl fər ðə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz tɪ kəm. ˈwɪnfri bɪn ɔn ðɪs ˈstɔri fər ðət lɔŋ, ənd ʃi hæd tɪ du ə lɔt əv ˈkæʧɪŋ əp, ənd ˈɑnəstli, aɪ θɪŋk ʃi dɪd ə ˈrɪli ˈdisənt ʤɑb ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ wɛr ʃi wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm,' wɔlʃ sɛd. læns wɑz kwaɪt ɪˈveɪzɪv ɪn ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈænsərz, ənd aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət, bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ðə fərst kaɪnd əv əˈtɛmpt æt ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə truθ ˈæftər laɪɪŋ fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 20 jɪrz. soʊ nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ɔl kəm aʊt ɪn ðə fərst ˈɪntərvˌju bət aɪ θɪŋk ɛz hi dɪz mɔr ˈɪntərvˌjuz, ənd ðə ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ər ðət hi wɪl du ˈmɛni mɔr ˈɪntərvˌjuz, aɪ θɪŋk bi mɔr truθ, ˈɛvəri taɪm hi spiks, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪn ðə ɛnd wi wɪl gɪt ə ˈprɪti kəmˈplit ˈstɔri frəm him.’*.’ ˈfilɪŋ əˈbaʊt læns ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ ɪz ðət ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli, hi ˌəndərˈstændz ðət hi həz tɪ bi rɪˈmɔrsfəl. ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli, hi hæk ɪt. ɪf ju wɔʧt ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ˈkloʊsli, ðɛr wər taɪmz wɪn hi wɑz biɪŋ æst kˈwɛsʧənz ðət wər drɔɪŋ wət ʃʊd hæv bɪn kwaɪt ˈpeɪnfəl ˈænsərz frəm ɪm, wɪn hi wɑz ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ədˈmɪt stəf ðət hi dɪd ðət ˈrɪli wɑz ˈɔfəl, ənd ə ˈlɪtəl smərk wʊd krɔs hɪz feɪs. ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪm, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, wɑz ðət ʤɪst, wɑz ðət ə bɪt əv ə smaɪl aɪ sɔ there?’*?’ hi wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɛtsi ˈændru, wən əv ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz hu ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd əˈgɛnst ɪm, ju noʊ, hi wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə pɔɪnt ðət... ˈpipəl hæd sɛd ðət læns hæd kɔld ˈbɛtsi... ə bɪʧ, hi kɔld hər ˈkreɪzi, ənd hi kɔld hər fæt, ənd læns wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə ʤoʊk ənd seɪ: dɪd kɔl ju ə bɪʧ, aɪ dɪd kɔl ju ˈkreɪzi, bət aɪ kɔl ju fat.”*.” ənd hi kaɪnd əv læft. læns: nɑt funny.’*.’ wɔlʃ sɪz hɪz ˈpeɪpər ɪz naʊ ˈplænɪŋ tɪ su ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ fər ðə rɪˈtərn əv ðə ˈsɛtəlmənt peɪd tɪ ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ fər ˈlaɪbɛl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə ˈfərðər ɪn ˈligəl kɔsts (əraʊnd ɪn ˈtoʊtəl). hi sɪz ðət wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈlaɪbɛl lɔz, wɪʧ noʊˈtɔriəsli ˈfeɪvər ˈpleɪnɪfs əˈgɛnst ˈmidiə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ wʊd hæv bɪn ənˈkəvərd ənd ʧeɪst aʊt əv ðə spɔrt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ. ə taɪm wɪn ðə hoʊl wərld wɑz goʊɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ ˈstɔri, ju hæd wən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ɪn ˈbrɪtən rɪˈpitɪdli seɪɪŋ: wi θɪŋk ðɪs ə frɔd. naʊ ðə ˈləndən, ər ðə ˈlaɪbɛl lɔz, ʃət ˈjuˈɛs əp, ənd lɑts əv ˈpipəl hæv juzd ˈlaɪbɛl lɔz tɪ stɑp ə ˈstɔri ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər drəˈkoʊniən, ənd ˈʤərnəlɪsts laɪk mi θɪŋk ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɔnˈfɛr. ənd soʊ wi wər fɔrst tɪ ˈsɛtəl wɪθ ˈɑrmˌstrɔŋ, bɪˈkəz bɪn ðə wənz ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz. naʊ, haʊ ˌɔnˈfɛr ɪz ðət, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ˈhɪstəri naʊ ʃoʊz wi wər ðə wənz duɪŋ ðə raɪt θɪŋ. waɪ ʃʊd ju bi fər duɪŋ wət aɪ bɪˈliv lɑts əv ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ənd lɑts əv ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈʧænəlz ʃʊd hæv bɪn duɪŋ æt ðɪs time?’*?’

the symbol for is three gold spheres suspended from a bar. the symbol has been in use at least since the medieval period in europe. it is still used bys all around the world today. there are differing theories proposing how these three spheres came to represent pawn shops and. house of lombard although and pawn shops have existed for thousands of years, became synonymous with the italian province of lombardy, which is located in northern italy. bankers in this province built up the success of their businesses using the business-model, which later acquired the name, lombard banking. lombard merchants are said to have hung three golden spheres outside their homes. it is thought that the golden spheres originally represented three gold coins, which later were redesigned as spheres to attract more attention. the medici three circles make up the family crest of the famous (and sometimes infamous) medici family. the medici family were affluent bankers who were widely known throughout europe as influential patrons of the arts. with deep pockets, the family held sway with politicians, lawmakers and church leaders. as the medici success in finance and increased, other families assimilated the three circles into their coat of arms. before long, the three circles became synonymous with and banking. st. nicholas of myra saint nicholas of myra was a century greek bishop and is the patron saint of. tales abound recounting his generosity to the poor. according to a well-known tale, a poor man in his town had three daughters but was not able to afford an adequate dowry for them to be married. without a dowry, they would not be able to fetch husbands and, as such, would most likely have to become prostitutes. st. nicholas, under cover of night, dropped a sack filled with gold coins into each window, effectively rescuing them from a life of misery. the three bags of gold came to represent the three gold spheres used bys on their store fronts. saint nicholas day is december 6th, which is also nationals day.

ðə ˈsɪmbəl fər ɪz θri goʊld sfɪrz səˈspɛndɪd frəm ə bɑr. ðə ˈsɪmbəl həz bɪn ɪn juz æt list sɪns ðə mɪˈdjivəl ˈpɪriəd ɪn ˈjʊrəp. ɪt ɪz stɪl juzd baɪ ɔl əraʊnd ðə wərld təˈdeɪ. ðɛr ər ˈdɪfərɪŋ ˈθɪriz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ haʊ ðiz θri sfɪrz keɪm tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt pɔn ʃɑps ənd. haʊs əv ˈlɑmbɑrd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ənd pɔn ʃɑps hæv ɪgˈzɪstəd fər ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz, bɪˈkeɪm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈprɑvɪns əv lombardy*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈɪtəli. ˈbæŋkərz ɪn ðɪs ˈprɑvɪns bɪlt əp ðə səkˈsɛs əv ðɛr ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə business-model*, wɪʧ ˈleɪtər əkˈwaɪərd ðə neɪm, ˈlɑmbɑrd ˈbæŋkɪŋ. ˈlɑmbɑrd ˈmərʧənts ər sɛd tɪ hæv həŋ θri ˈgoʊldən sfɪrz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr hoʊmz. ɪt ɪz θɔt ðət ðə ˈgoʊldən sfɪrz ərˈɪʤənəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd θri goʊld kɔɪnz, wɪʧ ˈleɪtər wər ˌridɪˈzaɪnd ɛz sfɪrz tɪ əˈtrækt mɔr əˈtɛnʃən. ðə mɛˈdisi θri ˈsərkəlz meɪk əp ðə ˈfæməli krɛst əv ðə ˈfeɪməs (ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈɪnfəməs) mɛˈdisi ˈfæməli. ðə mɛˈdisi ˈfæməli wər ˈæfluənt ˈbæŋkərz hu wər ˈwaɪdli noʊn θruaʊt ˈjʊrəp ɛz ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpeɪtrənz əv ðə ɑrts. wɪθ dip ˈpɑkəts, ðə ˈfæməli hɛld sweɪ wɪθ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ənd ʧərʧ ˈlidərz. ɛz ðə mɛˈdisi səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈfaɪˌnæns ənd ˌɪnˈkrist, ˈəðər ˈfæməliz əˈsɪməˌleɪtɪd ðə θri ˈsərkəlz ˈɪntu ðɛr koʊt əv ɑrmz. ˌbiˈfɔr lɔŋ, ðə θri ˈsərkəlz bɪˈkeɪm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ ənd ˈbæŋkɪŋ. st*. ˈnɪkələs əv ˈmaɪrə seɪnt ˈnɪkələs əv ˈmaɪrə wɑz ə ˈsɛnʧəri grik ˈbɪʃəp ənd ɪz ðə ˈpeɪtrən seɪnt əv. teɪlz əˈbaʊnd ˌriˈkaʊntɪŋ hɪz ˌʤɛnərˈɑsəti tɪ ðə pur. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn teɪl, ə pur mæn ɪn hɪz taʊn hæd θri ˈdɔtərz bət wɑz nɑt ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd ən ˈædəkˌweɪt ˈdaʊri fər ðɛm tɪ bi ˈmɛrid. wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈdaʊri, ðeɪ wʊd nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ fɛʧ ˈhəzbəndz ənd, ɛz səʧ, wʊd moʊst ˈlaɪkli hæv tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈprɑstəˌtuts. st*. ˈnɪkələs, ˈəndər ˈkəvər əv naɪt, drɑpt ə sæk fɪld wɪθ goʊld kɔɪnz ˈɪntu iʧ ˈwɪndoʊ, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈrɛskjuɪŋ ðɛm frəm ə laɪf əv ˈmɪzəri. ðə θri bægz əv goʊld keɪm tɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə θri goʊld sfɪrz juzd baɪ ɔn ðɛr stɔr frənts. seɪnt ˈnɪkələs deɪ ɪz dɪˈsɛmbər 6th*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnæʃənəl deɪ.

washington, d.c. -- five years after a animal keeper triggered panic by unleashing tigers, lions and bears in ohio's countryside, the federal government is looking anew at restricting the public's ability to pet and pose for pictures with young, potentially dangerous animals. the risk to humans from petting an adorable tiger cub at a roadside zoo is not so much the issue. but to make tiger and bear cubs available for cuddles, ooohs and aahhs, wild animal parks rely on a ecosystem that activists say results in cruelty and abandonment. if the government would eliminate your right to snuggle with a big cat while that cat is still little, the activists say, then the larger ecosystem -- the one that helped terry thompson acquire 56 wild, dangerous animals that he released from cages before killing himself in october 2011 -- could be quashed. some people say this is overkill. the federal government, which in march began tamping down on public handling of baby lions and tigers, wants to hear more from the public about proposed restrictions. what it's about: the move to restrict handling of wild animals by anyone other than professionals in accredited zoos or wildlife sanctuaries grew heated after thompson, deeply in debt and reportedly despised by some neighbors, released 56 animals from his county farm, then killed himself with a gunshot. the animals included tigers, lions, bears, leopards and wolves. in the ensuing panic throughout the countryside, police killed 49 of the animals. panic in ohio clamped down on ownership of dangerous animals in the aftermath, first with an executive order, and then with a state law requiring a permit for ownership of dangerous animals including tigers, lions, bears, elephants, alligators, crocodiles and and 12 feet or longer. the state made exemptions for animals already in possession if certain rules were followed. how petting became an issue: not all states have laws like ohio's -- and it took the emergency to get ohio to act. in fact, former gov. ted strickland had signed an order in 2010 requiring exotic animals to be registered, but gov. john kasich let it lapse in 2011. kasich signed a new, related order soon after the animal mayhem, and state lawmakers went to work soon after that. yet regardless of state laws, a separate issue was unresolved in the eyes of the humane society of the united states, a group that fights animal exploitation. as the society and its allies saw it, abuses would continue as long as wildlife attractions could let visitors pet and pose with dangerous animals, then dump the animals when they were no longer useful. "zanesville was just the symptom of a much bigger problem," anna, senior attorney for wildlife litigation at the humane society, said in a telephone interview. so the humane society petitioned the u.s. department of agriculture's animal and plant health inspection service to clamp down. the department had authority, according to the humane society, because it oversaw animal handling for any facilities that engaged in interstate commerce involving animals. what the humane society wanted: the petition asked the department of agriculture to explicitly prohibit any entity licensed under federal wildlife rules "from allowing members of the public to come into direct or unsafe close contact with big cats, bears and nonhuman primates of any age." help prevent another - the humane society of the united states -- animal advocate) october 19, 2012 the humane society was joined by the world wildlife fund and the detroit zoological society, among others. they filed the petition exactly a year after the incident, and amended it with additional petitioners in 2013. how existing law had loopholes: you might think animal abuse was already outlawed by the federal animal welfare act, a 1966 law that regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport and sales. but the humane society and allies said the language in the law and its related regulations was too vague. for example, federal regulations require big cats to be "under the direct control and supervision of a knowledgeable and experienced animal handler." but what is direct control? is it good enough to be standing nearby? and regulations say that big cats "must be handled so there is minimal risk of harm to the animal and to the public." but what does that mean? what the real issue was: the overriding issue can be understood easily by considering a tiger cub. tiger cubs are most popular for petting and cuddling when they are between four and eight weeks old. by then, their immune systems are thought to be ready for human contact. but this can lead to premature separation from their mothers, to bottle feeding of formula rather than letting them get nourishment from their mothers' milk, and to exploitation, says the humane society. the cubs are no longer considered safe for petting after eight weeks. they're often sold then, and many wind up in caged, deplorable conditions, says the humane society. their entire existence, from breeding to eventual sale or dumping, was for the sake of exploiting a period in their lives. this has led to a skewed tiger population: there are to tigers in u.s. captivity, the majority kept in substandard conditions, said. that's about twice the entire population of tigers in the wild worldwide, she said. why there's a different view: critics, particularly companies accused of animal exploitation, sometimes call the humane society extremist in its views. but the petition has been supported by a number of mainstream groups including the american veterinary medical association. even the association of zoos & aquariums -- whose board members include the top executives of the smithsonian's national zoo and the cleveland zoo -- said in late 2013 that it generally agrees with the petition. yet a different group, the zoological association of america, takes a different view. the zoological association generally represents smaller and new zoos as well as private zoos. this is not the first issue over which the humane society and the zoological association have tussled. the zoological group views the humane society as radical, while the humane society says the zoological group supports weak standards for roadside zoos -- and each side says the other is wrong. the zoological association of america is committed to animal welfare and public safety -- facilities chap (@sirfacilities) august 27, 2015 "our members as licensees have witnessed first hand the power of exhibition and interaction in support of conservation of species," the zoological association told the federal government in a letter. "visitors to our facilities form a special connection with the animals they meet and are, as a direct result of that experience, motivated to support conservation work." as for why the humane society is pursuing this, the zoological association said it is "merely an attempt by the petitioners to push their well publicized agenda to end interaction with all species and the eventual elimination of all public exhibition and animals in captivity." why keeps coming up: in correspondence with the government, the animal tragedy gets cited repeatedly to explain why these changes are needed. but the zoological association said makes a poor parallel: "while tragic for the animals involved, what happened in ohio was not a matter of deficient federal oversight and is hardly indicative of the activities of hundreds of responsible and lawfully licensed exhibitors overseen by usda. in reality the number of facilities in the us possessing the animals in question is declining at a rapid rate due to state and local rules and regulations." every time i drive through i always think in my head, "lions and tigers and bears oh my" [?] [?] -- nikki (@nicoleperalli) january 21, 2013 why the feds seem likely to act: it has taken several years to get to this point. but in march, the department of agriculture issued a notice that cats -- lions and tigers -- under four weeks of age have special needs and should not be exposed to public feeding and handling. violating this will put a zoo or animal exhibitor out of compliance with the animal welfare act. then on june 24, the department demonstrated it is not yet done. it reopened the public comment period on the humane society's petition -- even though by november 2013 it has received comments -- and said it wanted to hear more. it posed specific question, such as: what factors should be considered in determining whether an animal is suitable for public contact? what animals should be defined as dangerous? what constitutes sufficient barriers to keep the public away? it will accept comments through august, then make a decision at a undermined time. what this means for petting zoos: might this spell doom for petting zoos? it depends "how you define petting zoos," said. the humane society's petition concerns big cats, bears, nonhuman primates -- animals that grow up to be dangerous and whose life cycle too often involves abuse, she said. as for worries about cows, goats, fowl and other farm livestock, "that's certainly not what we're after."

ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. faɪv jɪrz ˈæftər ə ˈænəməl ˈkipər ˈtrɪgərd ˈpænɪk baɪ ənˈliʃɪŋ ˈtaɪgərz, laɪənz ənd bɛrz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊz ˈkəntriˌsaɪd, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈnu æt riˈstrɪktɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪks əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pɛt ənd poʊz fər ˈpɪkʧərz wɪθ jəŋ, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈænəməlz. ðə rɪsk tɪ ˈjumənz frəm ˈpɛtɪŋ ən əˈdɔrəbəl ˈtaɪgər kəb æt ə ˈroʊdˌsaɪd zu ɪz nɑt soʊ məʧ ðə ˈɪʃu. bət tɪ meɪk ˈtaɪgər ənd bɛr kəbz əˈveɪləbəl fər cuddles*, uz ənd aahhs*, waɪld ˈænəməl pɑrks rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ə ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ðət ˈæktɪvɪsts seɪ rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈkruəlti ənd əˈbændənmənt. ɪf ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt jʊr raɪt tɪ sˈnəgəl wɪθ ə bɪg kæt waɪl ðət kæt ɪz stɪl ˈlɪtəl, ðə ˈæktɪvɪsts seɪ, ðɛn ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm ðə wən ðət hɛlpt ˈtɛri ˈtɑmsən əkˈwaɪər 56 waɪld, ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈænəməlz ðət hi riˈlist frəm ˈkeɪʤɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɪlɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 kʊd bi kwɔʃt. səm ˈpipəl seɪ ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊvərˌkɪl. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪʧ ɪn mɑrʧ bɪˈgæn ˈtæmpɪŋ daʊn ɔn ˈpəblɪk ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ˈbeɪbi laɪənz ənd ˈtaɪgərz, wɔnts tɪ hir mɔr frəm ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt prəˈpoʊzd riˈstrɪkʃənz. wət ɪts əˈbaʊt: ðə muv tɪ riˈstrɪkt ˈhændəlɪŋ əv waɪld ˈænəməlz baɪ ˈɛniˌwən ˈəðər ðən prəˈfɛʃənəlz ɪn əˈkrɛdɪtɪd zuz ər ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛriz gru ˈhitɪd ˈæftər ˈtɑmsən, ˈdipli ɪn dɛt ənd rɪˈpɔrtədli dɪˈspaɪzd baɪ səm ˈneɪbərz, riˈlist 56 ˈænəməlz frəm hɪz ˈkaʊnti fɑrm, ðɛn kɪld hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ ə ˈgənˌʃɑt. ðə ˈænəməlz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈtaɪgərz, laɪənz, bɛrz, ˈlɛpərdz ənd wʊlvz. ɪn ðə ˈɛnsuɪŋ ˈpænɪk θruaʊt ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd, pəˈlis kɪld 49 əv ðə ˈænəməlz. ˈpænɪk ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ klæmpt daʊn ɔn ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈænəməlz ɪn ðə ˈæftərˌmæθ, fərst wɪθ ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər, ənd ðɛn wɪθ ə steɪt lɔ rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˈpərˌmɪt fər ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈænəməlz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtaɪgərz, laɪənz, bɛrz, ˈɛləfənts, ˈæləˌgeɪtərz, ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪlz ənd ənd 12 fit ər ˈlɔŋgər. ðə steɪt meɪd ɪgˈzɛmpʃənz fər ˈænəməlz ɔˈrɛdi ɪn pəˈzɛʃən ɪf ˈsərtən rulz wər ˈfɑloʊd. haʊ ˈpɛtɪŋ bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈɪʃu: nɑt ɔl steɪts hæv lɔz laɪk oʊˈhaɪoʊz ənd ɪt tʊk ðə ˈimərʤənsi tɪ gɪt oʊˈhaɪoʊ tɪ ækt. ɪn fækt, ˈfɔrmər gəv. tɛd ˈstrɪklənd hæd saɪnd ən ˈɔrdər ɪn 2010 rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈænəməlz tɪ bi ˈrɛʤɪstərd, bət gəv. ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ lɛt ɪt læps ɪn 2011 ˈkɑsɪʧ saɪnd ə nu, rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɔrdər sun ˈæftər ðə ˈænəməl ˈmeɪˌhɛm, ənd steɪt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wɛnt tɪ wərk sun ˈæftər ðət. jɛt rəˈgɑrdləs əv steɪt lɔz, ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪʃu wɑz ənrɪˈzɑlvd ɪn ðə aɪz əv ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ə grup ðət faɪts ˈænəməl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən. ɛz ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ɪts ˈælaɪz sɔ ɪt, əˈbjuzɪz wʊd kənˈtɪnju ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf əˈtrækʃənz kʊd lɛt ˈvɪzɪtərz pɛt ənd poʊz wɪθ ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈænəməlz, ðɛn dəmp ðə ˈænəməlz wɪn ðeɪ wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈjusfəl. wɑz ʤɪst ðə ˈsɪmptəm əv ə məʧ ˈbɪgər ˈprɑbləm," ˈænə, ˈsinjər əˈtərni fər ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən æt ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, sɛd ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju. soʊ ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti pəˈtɪʃənd ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧərz ˈænəməl ənd plænt hɛlθ ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən ˈsərvɪs tɪ klæmp daʊn. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd əˈθɔrəti, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti, bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈoʊvərˌsɔ ˈænəməl ˈhændəlɪŋ fər ˈɛni fəˈsɪlɪtiz ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈkɑmərs ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈænəməlz. wət ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈwɔntɪd: ðə pəˈtɪʃən æst ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər tɪ ɪkˈsplɪsətli proʊˈhɪbət ˈɛni ˈɛntɪti ˈlaɪsənst ˈəndər ˈfɛdərəl ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf rulz "frəm əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ kəm ˈɪntu dɪˈrɛkt ər ənˈseɪf kloʊz ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ bɪg kæts, bɛrz ənd nɑnˈhjumən ˈpraɪˌmeɪts əv ˈɛni eɪʤ." hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt əˈnəðər ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈænəməl ˈædvəˌkeɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər 19 2012 ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti wɑz ʤɔɪnd baɪ ðə wərld ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf fənd ənd ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl soʊˈsaɪɪti, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. ðeɪ faɪld ðə pəˈtɪʃən ɪgˈzæktli ə jɪr ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt, ənd əˈmɛndɪd ɪt wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl pəˈtɪʃənərz ɪn 2013 haʊ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔ hæd ˈluˌphoʊlz: ju maɪt θɪŋk ˈænəməl əˈbjuz wɑz ɔˈrɛdi ˈaʊˌtlɔd baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ækt, ə 1966 lɔ ðət ˈrɛgjəˌleɪts ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˈænəməlz ɪn ˈrisərʧ, ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən, ˈtrænspɔrt ənd seɪlz. bət ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ˈælaɪz sɛd ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪn ðə lɔ ənd ɪts rɪˈleɪtɪd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz wɑz tu veɪg. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ˌrikˈwaɪər bɪg kæts tɪ bi "ˈəndər ðə dɪˈrɛkt kənˈtroʊl ənd ˌsupərˈvɪʒən əv ə ˈnɑləʤəbəl ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈænəməl ˈhændələr." bət wət ɪz dɪˈrɛkt kənˈtroʊl? ɪz ɪt gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ˈstændɪŋ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ? ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz seɪ ðət bɪg kæts "məst bi ˈhændəld soʊ ðɛr ɪz ˈmɪnəməl rɪsk əv hɑrm tɪ ðə ˈænəməl ənd tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk." bət wət dɪz ðət min? wət ðə ril ˈɪʃu wɑz: ðə ˈoʊvərˌraɪdɪŋ ˈɪʃu kən bi ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈizəli baɪ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə ˈtaɪgər kəb. ˈtaɪgər kəbz ər moʊst ˈpɑpjələr fər ˈpɛtɪŋ ənd ˈkədlɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ ər bɪtˈwin fɔr ənd eɪt wiks oʊld. baɪ ðɛn, ðɛr ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəmz ər θɔt tɪ bi ˈrɛdi fər ˈjumən ˈkɑnˌtækt. bət ðɪs kən lɛd tɪ ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən frəm ðɛr ˈməðərz, tɪ ˈbɑtəl ˈfidɪŋ əv ˈfɔrmjələ ˈrəðər ðən ˈlɛtɪŋ ðɛm gɪt ˈnərɪʃmənt frəm ðɛr ˈməðərz' mɪlk, ənd tɪ ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən, sɪz ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðə kəbz ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kənˈsɪdərd seɪf fər ˈpɛtɪŋ ˈæftər eɪt wiks. ðɛr ˈɔfən soʊld ðɛn, ənd ˈmɛni wɪnd əp ɪn keɪʤd, dɪˈplɔrəbəl kənˈdɪʃənz, sɪz ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðɛr ɪnˈtaɪər ɪgˈzɪstəns, frəm ˈbridɪŋ tɪ əˈvɛnʧuəl seɪl ər ˈdəmpɪŋ, wɑz fər ðə seɪk əv ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ə ˈpɪriəd ɪn ðɛr lɪvz. ðɪs həz lɛd tɪ ə skjud ˈtaɪgər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən: ðɛr ər tɪ ˈtaɪgərz ɪn juz. kæpˈtɪvəti, ðə məˈʤɔrəti kɛpt ɪn səbˈstændərd kənˈdɪʃənz, sɛd. ðæts əˈbaʊt twaɪs ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈtaɪgərz ɪn ðə waɪld ˈwərldˈwaɪd, ʃi sɛd. waɪ ðɛrz ə ˈdɪfərənt vju: ˈkrɪtɪks, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈkjuzd əv ˈænəməl ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔl ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪkˈstrimɪst ɪn ɪts vjuz. bət ðə pəˈtɪʃən həz bɪn səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmeɪnˌstrim grups ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈvɛtrəˌnɛri ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ˈivɪn ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv zuz əkˈwɛriəmz huz bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ˌɪnˈklud ðə tɔp ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz əv ðə sˌmɪθˈsoʊniənz ˈnæʃənəl zu ənd ðə ˈklivlənd zu sɛd ɪn leɪt 2013 ðət ɪt ˈʤɛnərəli əˈgriz wɪθ ðə pəˈtɪʃən. jɛt ə ˈdɪfərənt grup, ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə, teɪks ə ˈdɪfərənt vju. ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈʤɛnərəli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts sˈmɔlər ənd nu zuz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpraɪvət zuz. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə fərst ˈɪʃu ˈoʊvər wɪʧ ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən hæv ˈtəsəld. ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl grup vjuz ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ɛz ˈrædɪkəl, waɪl ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti sɪz ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl grup səˈpɔrts wik ˈstændərdz fər ˈroʊdˌsaɪd zuz ənd iʧ saɪd sɪz ðə ˈəðər ɪz rɔŋ. ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti fəˈsɪlɪtiz ʧæp (@sirfacilities*) ˈɔgəst 27 2015 "ɑr ˈmɛmbərz ɛz ˌlaɪsənˈsiz hæv ˈwɪtnəst fərst hænd ðə paʊər əv ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ənd ˌɪnərˈækʃən ɪn səˈpɔrt əv ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən əv ˈspiʃiz," ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən toʊld ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ə ˈlɛtər. "ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ɑr fəˈsɪlɪtiz fɔrm ə ˈspɛʃəl kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈænəməlz ðeɪ mit ənd ər, ɛz ə dɪˈrɛkt rɪˈzəlt əv ðət ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ səˈpɔrt ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən wərk." ɛz fər waɪ ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪz pərˈsuɪŋ ðɪs, ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən sɛd ɪt ɪz "ˈmɪrli ən əˈtɛmpt baɪ ðə pəˈtɪʃənərz tɪ pʊʃ ðɛr wɛl ˈpəblɪˌsaɪzd əˈʤɛndə tɪ ɛnd ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ɔl ˈspiʃiz ənd ðə əˈvɛnʧuəl ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ɔl ˈpəblɪk ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ənd ˈænəməlz ɪn kæpˈtɪvəti." waɪ kips ˈkəmɪŋ əp: ɪn ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɪθ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə ˈænəməl ˈtræʤədi gɪts ˈsaɪtɪd rɪˈpitɪdli tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈnidɪd. bət ðə ˌzuˈlɑʤɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən sɛd meɪks ə pur ˈpɛrəˌlɛl: "waɪl ˈtræʤɪk fər ðə ˈænəməlz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd, wət ˈhæpənd ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ wɑz nɑt ə ˈmætər əv dɪˈfɪʃənt ˈfɛdərəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ɪz ˈhɑrdli ˌɪnˈdɪkətɪv əv ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz əv ˈhənərdz əv riˈspɑnsəbəl ənd ˈlɔfəli ˈlaɪsənst ɪgˈzɪbətərz ˈoʊvərˌsin baɪ usda*. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ðə ˈnəmbər əv fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs pəˈzɛsɪŋ ðə ˈænəməlz ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ æt ə ˈræpɪd reɪt du tɪ steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl rulz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz." ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ draɪv θru aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋk ɪn maɪ hɛd, "laɪənz ənd ˈtaɪgərz ənd bɛrz oʊ maɪ" ˈnɪki (@nicoleperalli*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 21 2013 waɪ ðə fɛdz sim ˈlaɪkli tɪ ækt: ɪt həz ˈteɪkən ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz tɪ gɪt tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt. bət ɪn mɑrʧ, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈɪʃud ə ˈnoʊtɪs ðət kæts laɪənz ənd ˈtaɪgərz ˈəndər fɔr wiks əv eɪʤ hæv ˈspɛʃəl nidz ənd ʃʊd nɑt bi ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈfidɪŋ ənd ˈhændəlɪŋ. ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðɪs wɪl pʊt ə zu ər ˈænəməl ɪgˈzɪbətər aʊt əv kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ðə ˈænəməl ˈwɛlˌfɛr ækt. ðɛn ɔn ʤun 24 ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɪt ɪz nɑt jɛt dən. ɪt riˈoʊpənd ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛnt ˈpɪriəd ɔn ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪtiz pəˈtɪʃən ˈivɪn ðoʊ baɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 2013 ɪt həz rɪˈsivd ˈkɑmɛnts ənd sɛd ɪt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hir mɔr. ɪt poʊzd spɪˈsɪfɪk kˈwɛʃən, səʧ ɛz: wət ˈfæktərz ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd ɪn dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ən ˈænəməl ɪz ˈsutəbəl fər ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑnˌtækt? wət ˈænəməlz ʃʊd bi dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ˈdeɪnʤərəs? wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts səˈfɪʃənt ˈbɛriərz tɪ kip ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈweɪ? ɪt wɪl əkˈsɛpt ˈkɑmɛnts θru ˈɔgəst, ðɛn meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən æt ə ˌəndərˈmaɪnd taɪm. wət ðɪs minz fər ˈpɛtɪŋ zuz: maɪt ðɪs spɛl dum fər ˈpɛtɪŋ zuz? ɪt dɪˈpɛndz "haʊ ju dɪˈfaɪn ˈpɛtɪŋ zuz," sɛd. ðə hjuˈmeɪn soʊˈsaɪɪtiz pəˈtɪʃən kənˈsərnz bɪg kæts, bɛrz, nɑnˈhjumən ˈpraɪˌmeɪts ˈænəməlz ðət groʊ əp tɪ bi ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd huz laɪf ˈsaɪkəl tu ˈɔfən ˌɪnˈvɑlvz əˈbjuz, ʃi sɛd. ɛz fər ˈwəriz əˈbaʊt kaʊz, goʊts, faʊl ənd ˈəðər fɑrm ˈlaɪvˌstɑk, "ðæts ˈsərtənli nɑt wət wɪr ˈæftər."

what: san diego symphony when: sunday august 24, 2014 where: embarcadero marina park south, san diego description: by combining hip-hop, salsa, dancehall, samba, funk, garage rock, and more into an irresistible groove, the members of the party band have gone from hometown heroes in l.a. to u.s. state department cultural ambassadors and the first band ever to give a “musical” ted talk. also known for having a fervent political conscience, the group frequently travels the world, bringing this distinctly socal but universally appealing music to places like tunisia, egypt, mongolia, jordan, nepal and myanmar. for this outdoor san diego symphony show with conductor matthew garbutt, will play old favorites as well as tunes from their latest album, place in the sun, as they mark their return to ashford summer pops concert series after a hugely popular appearance last summer. check out our daily hand selected coupons & deals from our top sponsors including & nike. get an extra 20% off nike clearance styles at nike.com. use code bigtime at checkout! what: pacific classic race day when: sunday august 24, 2014 where: del mar racetrack, san diego description: del richest and most prestigious race, the $1,000,000 pacific classic (gr. i), takes place on sunday, august 24. watch some of the top horses compete at the classic distance of 1 miles in the running of del signature event. and up. the first race begins at the special post time of p.m. cost: $6 what: sailing for a cause sharp annual benefit dinner and regatta when: friday august 22 to saturday august 23, 2014 where: hotel del coronado & coronado yacht diego bay description: hosted by sharp, the benefit regatta brings together racers, community organizations and local families for an important cause. the event kicks off friday evening, aug. 22, with a dinner, followed by festivities on saturday, aug. 23, as guests board sponsored yachts and cruise along the race course with a breathtaking view of the regatta and san diego bay. what: beach rockin’ with hotel california a salute to the eagles when: sunday august 24, 2014 where: oceanside pier, oceanside, san diego description: enjoy a evening by the sea with great eagles music, food drink and much more. proceeds will be used to support maltese rescue continued efforts in providing the medical care, food, and loving support for homeless and abandoned maltese. giving these unwanted, injured, homeless and abandoned maltese a well deserved second chance with a new home. what: local showcase silent comedy, transfer and when: friday august 22, 2014 where: del mar fairgrounds description: del mar race track continues their summer concert series with free 4 friday concerts. get in the summer groove with local showcase on august which features silent comedy, transfer and. all 10 performances of the del mar summer concert series are free for fans attending the races. the seaside stage is a non-smoking venue. the del mar seaside stage is a festival venue with standing room only and there are no reserved seats, standing room only so get here early. concert starts after the races. cost: $20. what: movies by the lake planes when: friday august 22, 2014 where: parkway, santee, san diego description: spend another friday night sitting on the couch in front of the tv! come sit under the stars and watch a movie on one of the biggest screens known to man. bring your picnic, or get a snack at the snack bar and watch the kids participate in games and activities before the movie begins. $8 gets your entire carload in the front gate. this season our special guest will be the cow! so come out, relax and enjoy the movie! what: summer movies in the park when: friday august 22, 2014 where: san diego parks description: looking for a fun, free and fabulous family activity in your neighborhood? summer movies in the park is a perfect chance to relax and enjoy a safe and special night under the stars. come early and get a good seat! all movies start at dusk (approx. 15 minutes after sunset). movies are subject to change. some of the movies scheduled for this friday include frozen at doyle community park and woodland park, san diego, monsters university g at community park, planes at uss midway museum & more. what: san diego spirits festival when: saturday august 23 to sunday august 24, 2014 where: broadway pier, san diego description: san diego spirits festival is back for another year and is set to take your experience to a new level! the two-day event from is set to delight palate and promises to be a feast for all your senses with a weekend of cocktails, food and entertainment. you will enjoy rubbing shoulders with brand ambassadors and celebrity chefs and expect a fantastic cocktail and culinary experience! the spirits kick in, the crowds grow, the food excites, and entertainment delights. this theme is burlesque prohibition and if you went to last event you have to know only getting better each season, if possible! cost: use promo code spirits for $25 off the tickets what: football tailgate party when: saturday august 23, 2014 where: del mar shores park, san diego description: kick of the 2014 falcon football season with the coaches and honorary committee saturday, august at the shores park in del mar from 10pm! the tailgate party will include gourmet tailgate fare, craft beer and wine, live entertainment, and the opportunity to have first dibs on season perks such as passes, season ticket packages, and coveted reserved parking. additionally, unique opportunities will be packaged for bidding in our silent and live auctions. what: coronado promenade summer concert series: todo mundo & mariachi de chula vista when: sunday august 24, 2014 where: coronado park, san diego description: mariachi chula vista was formed at chula vista high school in september 2001. since then, the group of young musicians has performed at more than 900 events and has earned a reputation as one of the best student in the country. the group has appeared at festivals around the world and has shared the stage with the most famous. mariachi chula vista has won numerous awards and competitions.

wət: sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈsɪmfəni wɪn: ˈsənˌdi ˈɔgəst 24 2014 wɛr: ɛmˌbɑrkəˈdɛroʊ mərˈinə pɑrk saʊθ, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈhɪˌphɔp, ˈsɑlsə, dancehall*, ˈsɑmbə, fəŋk, gərɑʒ rɑk, ənd mɔr ˈɪntu ən ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl gruv, ðə ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈpɑrti bænd hæv gɔn frəm ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ˈhɪroʊz ɪn l.a*. tɪ juz. steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈkəlʧərəl æmˈbæsədərz ənd ðə fərst bænd ˈɛvər tɪ gɪv ə ““musical”*” tɛd tɔk. ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn fər ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈfərvənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnʃəns, ðə grup ˈfrikwɛntli ˈtrævəlz ðə wərld, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɪs dɪˈstɪŋktli ˈsoʊkəl bət ˌjunəˈvərsəli əˈpilɪŋ mˈjuzɪk tɪ ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˌtuˈniʒə, ˈiʤɪpt, mɑŋˈgoʊljə, ˈʤɔrdən, nəˈpɔl ənd mˈjɑnˈmɑr. fər ðɪs ˈaʊtˌdɔr sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈsɪmfəni ʃoʊ wɪθ kənˈdəktər ˈmæθju ˈgɑrbət, wɪl pleɪ oʊld ˈfeɪvərɪts ɛz wɛl ɛz tunz frəm ðɛr ˈleɪtəst ˈælbəm, pleɪs ɪn ðə sən, ɛz ðeɪ mɑrk ðɛr rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈæʃfərd ˈsəmər pɑps ˈkɑnsərt ˈsɪriz ˈæftər ə ˈhjuʤli ˈpɑpjələr əˈpɪrəns læst ˈsəmər. ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈdeɪli hænd səˈlɛktɪd ˈkuˌpɔnz dilz frəm ɑr tɔp ˈspɑnsərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈnaɪki. gɪt ən ˈɛkstrə 20 ɔf ˈnaɪki ˈklɪrəns staɪlz æt nike.com*. juz koʊd ˈbɪgtaɪm æt ˈʧɛˌkaʊt! wət: pəˈsɪfɪk ˈklæsɪk reɪs deɪ wɪn: ˈsənˌdi ˈɔgəst 24 2014 wɛr: dɛl mɑr ˈreɪˌstræk, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: dɛl ˈrɪʧəst ənd moʊst pərˈstiʤəs reɪs, ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈklæsɪk (gr*. aɪ), teɪks pleɪs ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈɔgəst 24 wɔʧ səm əv ðə tɔp ˈhɔrsɪz kəmˈpit æt ðə ˈklæsɪk ˈdɪstəns əv 1 maɪəlz ɪn ðə ˈrənɪŋ əv dɛl ˈsɪgnəʧər ɪˈvɛnt. ənd əp. ðə fərst reɪs bɪˈgɪnz æt ðə ˈspɛʃəl poʊst taɪm əv p.m*. kɔst: 6 wət: ˈseɪlɪŋ fər ə kɔz ʃɑrp ˈænjuəl ˈbɛnəfɪt ˈdɪnər ənd rɪˈgɑtə wɪn: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 22 tɪ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 23 2014 wɛr: hoʊˈtɛl dɛl kəroʊˈnɑdoʊ kəroʊˈnɑdoʊ jɑt diˈeɪgoʊ beɪ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: ˈhoʊstɪd baɪ ʃɑrp, ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt rɪˈgɑtə brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ˈreɪsərz, kəmˈjunɪti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈfæməliz fər ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kɔz. ðə ɪˈvɛnt kɪks ɔf ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ˈɔgəst. 22 wɪθ ə ˈdɪnər, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ fɛˈstɪvətiz ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst. 23 ɛz gɛsts bɔrd ˈspɑnsərd jɑts ənd kruz əˈlɔŋ ðə reɪs kɔrs wɪθ ə ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ vju əv ðə rɪˈgɑtə ənd sæn diˈeɪgoʊ beɪ. wət: biʧ rockin’*’ wɪθ hoʊˈtɛl ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ə səˈlut tɪ ðə ˈigəlz wɪn: ˈsənˌdi ˈɔgəst 24 2014 wɛr: ˈoʊʃənˌsaɪd pɪr, ˈoʊʃənˌsaɪd, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə ˈivnɪŋ baɪ ðə si wɪθ greɪt ˈigəlz mˈjuzɪk, fud drɪŋk ənd məʧ mɔr. prəˈsidz wɪl bi juzd tɪ səˈpɔrt mɔlˈtiz ˈrɛskju kənˈtɪnjud ˈɛfərts ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr, fud, ənd ˈləvɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər ˈhoʊmləs ənd əˈbændənd mɔlˈtiz. ˈgɪvɪŋ ðiz ənˈwɔntɪd, ˈɪnʤərd, ˈhoʊmləs ənd əˈbændənd mɔlˈtiz ə wɛl dɪˈzərvd ˈsɛkənd ʧæns wɪθ ə nu hoʊm. wət: ˈloʊkəl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ˈsaɪlənt ˈkɑmədi, ˈtrænsfər ənd wɪn: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 22 2014 wɛr: dɛl mɑr ˈfɛrˌgraʊndz dɪˈskrɪpʃən: dɛl mɑr reɪs træk kənˈtɪnjuz ðɛr ˈsəmər ˈkɑnsərt ˈsɪriz wɪθ fri 4 ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈkɑnsərts. gɪt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər gruv wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs ɔn ˈɔgəst wɪʧ ˈfiʧərz ˈsaɪlənt ˈkɑmədi, ˈtrænsfər ənd. ɔl 10 pərˈfɔrmənsɪz əv ðə dɛl mɑr ˈsəmər ˈkɑnsərt ˈsɪriz ər fri fər fænz əˈtɛndɪŋ ðə ˈreɪsɪz. ðə ˈsiˌsaɪd steɪʤ ɪz ə ˈnɑnsˈmoʊkɪŋ ˈvɛnju. ðə dɛl mɑr ˈsiˌsaɪd steɪʤ ɪz ə ˈfɛstɪvəl ˈvɛnju wɪθ ˈstændɪŋ rum ˈoʊnli ənd ðɛr ər noʊ rɪˈzərvd sits, ˈstændɪŋ rum ˈoʊnli soʊ gɪt hir ˈərli. ˈkɑnsərt stɑrts ˈæftər ðə ˈreɪsɪz. kɔst: 20 wət: ˈmuviz baɪ ðə leɪk pleɪnz wɪn: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 22 2014 wɛr: ˈpɑrkˌweɪ, santee*, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: spɛnd əˈnəðər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə kaʊʧ ɪn frənt əv ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən! kəm sɪt ˈəndər ðə stɑrz ənd wɔʧ ə ˈmuvi ɔn wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst skrinz noʊn tɪ mæn. brɪŋ jʊr ˈpɪkˌnɪk, ər gɪt ə snæk æt ðə snæk bɑr ənd wɔʧ ðə kɪdz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn geɪmz ənd ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈmuvi bɪˈgɪnz. 8 gɪts jʊr ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɑˌrloʊd ɪn ðə frənt geɪt. ðɪs ˈsizən ɑr ˈspɛʃəl gɛst wɪl bi ðə kaʊ! soʊ kəm aʊt, rɪˈlæks ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈmuvi! wət: ˈsəmər ˈmuviz ɪn ðə pɑrk wɪn: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 22 2014 wɛr: sæn diˈeɪgoʊ pɑrks dɪˈskrɪpʃən: ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə fən, fri ənd ˈfæbjələs ˈfæməli ækˈtɪvɪti ɪn jʊr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd? ˈsəmər ˈmuviz ɪn ðə pɑrk ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ʧæns tɪ rɪˈlæks ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə seɪf ənd ˈspɛʃəl naɪt ˈəndər ðə stɑrz. kəm ˈərli ənd gɪt ə gʊd sit! ɔl ˈmuviz stɑrt æt dəsk (approx*. 15 ˈmɪnəts ˈæftər ˈsənˌsɛt). ˈmuviz ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. səm əv ðə ˈmuviz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ðɪs ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈfroʊzən æt dɔɪl kəmˈjunɪti pɑrk ənd ˈwʊˌdlænd pɑrk, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ˈmɑnstərz ˌjunəˈvərsəti ʤi æt kəmˈjunɪti pɑrk, pleɪnz æt ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs ˈmɪdˌweɪ mˈjuziəm mɔr. wət: sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈspɪrɪts ˈfɛstɪvəl wɪn: ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 23 tɪ ˈsənˌdi ˈɔgəst 24 2014 wɛr: ˈbrɔdˌweɪ pɪr, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈspɪrɪts ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪz bæk fər əˈnəðər jɪr ənd ɪz sɛt tɪ teɪk jʊr ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ə nu ˈlɛvəl! ðə ˈtuˌdeɪ ɪˈvɛnt frəm ɪz sɛt tɪ dɪˈlaɪt ˈpælɪt ənd ˈprɑməsəz tɪ bi ə fist fər ɔl jʊr ˈsɛnsɪz wɪθ ə ˈwiˌkɪnd əv ˈkɑkˌteɪlz, fud ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ju wɪl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈrəbɪŋ ˈʃoʊldərz wɪθ brænd æmˈbæsədərz ənd səˈlɛbrɪti ʃɛfs ənd ɪkˈspɛkt ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈkɑkˌteɪl ənd ˈkjulɪˌnɛri ɪkˈspɪriəns! ðə ˈspɪrɪts kɪk ɪn, ðə kraʊdz groʊ, ðə fud ɪkˈsaɪts, ənd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt dɪˈlaɪts. ðɪs θim ɪz bərˈlɛsk ˌproʊəˈbɪʃən ənd ɪf ju wɛnt tɪ læst ɪˈvɛnt ju hæv tɪ noʊ ˈoʊnli ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər iʧ ˈsizən, ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl! kɔst: juz ˈproʊˌmoʊ koʊd ˈspɪrɪts fər 25 ɔf ðə ˈtɪkɪts wət: ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈteɪlˌgeɪt ˈpɑrti wɪn: ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈɔgəst 23 2014 wɛr: dɛl mɑr ʃɔrz pɑrk, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: kɪk əv ðə 2014 ˈfælkən ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈsizən wɪθ ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz ənd ˈɑnərˌɛri kəˈmɪti ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈɔgəst æt ðə ʃɔrz pɑrk ɪn dɛl mɑr frəm 10pm*! ðə ˈteɪlˌgeɪt ˈpɑrti wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ˈgʊrˌmeɪ ˈteɪlˌgeɪt fɛr, kræft bɪr ənd waɪn, lɪv ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt, ənd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ hæv fərst dɪbz ɔn ˈsizən pərks səʧ ɛz ˈpæsɪz, ˈsizən ˈtɪkɪt ˈpækɪʤɪz, ənd ˈkəvətɪd rɪˈzərvd ˈpɑrkɪŋ. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunətiz wɪl bi ˈpækɪʤd fər ˈbɪdɪŋ ɪn ɑr ˈsaɪlənt ənd lɪv ˈɔkʃənz. wət: kəroʊˈnɑdoʊ ˌprɑməˈneɪd ˈsəmər ˈkɑnsərt ˈsɪriz: ˌtuˈdu ˈməndoʊ ˌmɑriˈɑʧi də ˈʧulə ˈvɪstə wɪn: ˈsənˌdi ˈɔgəst 24 2014 wɛr: kəroʊˈnɑdoʊ pɑrk, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ dɪˈskrɪpʃən: ˌmɑriˈɑʧi ˈʧulə ˈvɪstə wɑz fɔrmd æt ˈʧulə ˈvɪstə haɪ skul ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2001 sɪns ðɛn, ðə grup əv jəŋ mjuˈzɪʃənz həz pərˈfɔrmd æt mɔr ðən 900 ɪˈvɛnts ənd həz ərnd ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz wən əv ðə bɛst ˈstudənt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri. ðə grup həz əˈpɪrd æt ˈfɛstɪvəlz əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd həz ʃɛrd ðə steɪʤ wɪθ ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs. ˌmɑriˈɑʧi ˈʧulə ˈvɪstə həz wən ˈnumərəs əˈwɔrdz ənd ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz.

mayor rob ford and doug ford are being taken to court by toronto resident and activist jude macdonald for allegedly violating the municipal conflict of interest act. this is the second time the mayor has faced such charges but the first for his brother. in the application, filed in superior court by lawyer tim gleason, macdonald alleges that the fords improperly mixed their personal and public interests by speaking voting on a slew of council items that directly or indirectly affected clients of their family business, deco labels and tags. the identities of nearly all of clients remained a secret until this past summer, when globe reporters viewed an internal list. the majority of allegations in macdonald's application stem from the paper's resulting story that highlighted several instances in which the fords advanced policies that aligned with their clients' interests. porter airlines, for example, was among the firms that have reportedly contracted printing from deco. and not only was mayor ford the salesperson listed on the account, according to the globe, but deco "salespeople - including the fords - receive commissions whenever one of their accounts places an order." as chief magistrate, ford has taken a very active interest in facilitating porter's request for jets at the island airport and has never once declared a conflict on the matter. (it's worth noting that if john tory were to become mayor, he would very likely have a conflict on the same issue.) other alleged conflicts include: • voting on a motion pertaining to an industrial wastewater treatment program in which both deco itself and one of its clients were enrolled; • voting on and advocating against a new set of "healthy vending criteria" for vending machines in rec centres that would have adversely affected deco client coca-cola; • voting on and advocating against a ban on the sale of bottled water at city facilities that adversely affected deco clients nestlé canada and coca-cola (which produces dasani); • and voting on and advocating for the appointment of darius - chair and ceo of deco client - to the board of the toronto parking authority. if either or both fords are found to have violated the act, the judge must declare their seat(s) vacant and may disqualify them from holding office for up to seven years. (it's not immediately clear how the first, mandatory penalty might apply to a council member who's switched offices since a breach occurred, but it's likely that the second, discretionary penalty could be used to the same effect.) if, however, the fords successfully argue that a conflict came about through inadvertence or an error in judgment, or that their interest was so remote as to be unlikely to have influenced them, they're off the hook. in november 2012, a superior court judge ruled that ford broke the act when he voted to overturn an earlier council decision ordering him to repay money he'd solicited from lobbyists for his football foundation. the judge ordered the mayor out of office, but the divisional court overturned the ruling on a technicality. this is at least the fourth notice of civil action served on rob ford since becoming mayor, and at least the second for doug since becoming. (an additional defamation suit, brought by boardwalk pub owner george foulidis, was commenced just prior to the last election.) the court application and macdonald's accompanying affidavit are below.

meɪər rɑb fɔrd ənd dəg fɔrd ər biɪŋ ˈteɪkən tɪ kɔrt baɪ tərˈɑntoʊ ˈrɛzɪdənt ənd ˈæktɪvɪst ʤud məkˈdɑnəld fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈkɑnflɪkt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ækt. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ðə meɪər həz feɪst səʧ ˈʧɑrʤɪz bət ðə fərst fər hɪz ˈbrəðər. ɪn ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, faɪld ɪn suˈpɪriər kɔrt baɪ ˈlɔjər tɪm ˈglisən, məkˈdɑnəld əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ðə fɔrdz ˌɪmˈprɑpərli mɪkst ðɛr ˈpərsɪnəl ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntərɪsts baɪ ˈspikɪŋ ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ə slu əv ˈkaʊnsəl ˈaɪtəmz ðət dɪˈrɛkli ər ˌɪndərˈɛkˌtli əˈfɛktɪd klaɪənts əv ðɛr ˈfæməli ˈbɪznɪs, ˈdɛkoʊ ˈleɪbəlz ənd tægz. ðə aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ˈnɪrli ɔl əv klaɪənts rɪˈmeɪnd ə ˈsikrɪt ənˈtɪl ðɪs pæst ˈsəmər, wɪn gloʊb rɪˈpɔrtərz vjud ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl lɪst. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn məkˈdɑnəldz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən stɛm frəm ðə ˈpeɪpərz rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈstɔri ðət ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈɪnstənsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðə fɔrdz ədˈvænst ˈpɑləsiz ðət əˈlaɪnd wɪθ ðɛr klaɪənts' ˈɪntərɪsts. ˈpɔrtər ˈɛˌrlaɪnz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wɑz əˈməŋ ðə fərmz ðət hæv rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈkɑntræktəd ˈprɪnɪŋ frəm ˈdɛkoʊ. ənd nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz meɪər fɔrd ðə ˈseɪlzˌpərsən ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ðə əˈkaʊnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə gloʊb, bət ˈdɛkoʊ "ˈseɪlzˌpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə fɔrdz rɪˈsiv kəˈmɪʃənz wɛˈnɛvər wən əv ðɛr əˈkaʊnts ˈpleɪsɪz ən ˈɔrdər." ɛz ʧif ˈmæʤɪˌstreɪt, fɔrd həz ˈteɪkən ə ˈvɛri ˈæktɪv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ˈpɔrtərz rɪkˈwɛst fər ʤɛts æt ðə ˈaɪlənd ˈɛrˌpɔrt ənd həz ˈnɛvər wəns dɪˈklɛrd ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɔn ðə ˈmætər. (ɪts wərθ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ɪf ʤɑn ˈtɔri wər tɪ bɪˈkəm meɪər, hi wʊd ˈvɛri ˈlaɪkli hæv ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ɔn ðə seɪm ˈɪʃu.) ˈəðər əˈlɛʤd ˈkɑnflɪkts ˌɪnˈklud: ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmoʊʃən pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ ən ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈweɪstˌwɔtər ˈtritmənt ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn wɪʧ boʊθ ˈdɛkoʊ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd wən əv ɪts klaɪənts wər ɛnˈroʊld; ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ə nu sɛt əv "ˈhɛlθi ˈvɛndɪŋ kraɪˈtɪriə" fər ˈvɛndɪŋ məˈʃinz ɪn rɛk ˈsɛntərz ðət wʊd hæv ædˈvərsli əˈfɛktɪd ˈdɛkoʊ klaɪənt ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ; ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst ə bæn ɔn ðə seɪl əv ˈbɑtəld ˈwɔtər æt ˈsɪti fəˈsɪlɪtiz ðət ædˈvərsli əˈfɛktɪd ˈdɛkoʊ klaɪənts nestlé*é ˈkænədə ənd ˌkoʊkəˈkoʊlɑ (wɪʧ prəˈdusɪz dasani*); ənd ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ənd ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ fər ðə əˈpɔɪntmənt əv dəraɪəs ʧɛr ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈdɛkoʊ klaɪənt tɪ ðə bɔrd əv ðə tərˈɑntoʊ ˈpɑrkɪŋ əˈθɔrəti. ɪf ˈiðər ər boʊθ fɔrdz ər faʊnd tɪ hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə ækt, ðə ʤəʤ məst dɪˈklɛr ðɛr seat(s*) ˈveɪkənt ənd meɪ dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪ ðɛm frəm ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɔfəs fər əp tɪ ˈsɛvən jɪrz. (ɪts nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli klɪr haʊ ðə fərst, ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈpɛnəlti maɪt əˈplaɪ tɪ ə ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbər huz swɪʧt ˈɔfəsɪz sɪns ə briʧ əˈkərd, bət ɪts ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ˈsɛkənd, dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈpɛnəlti kʊd bi juzd tɪ ðə seɪm ˈifɛkt.) ɪf, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə fɔrdz səkˈsɛsfəli ˈɑrgju ðət ə ˈkɑnflɪkt keɪm əˈbaʊt θru ˌɪnədˈvərtəns ər ən ˈɛrər ɪn ˈʤəʤmənt, ər ðət ðɛr ˈɪntəˌrɛst wɑz soʊ rɪˈmoʊt ɛz tɪ bi ənˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv ˈɪnfluənst ðɛm, ðɛr ɔf ðə hʊk. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2012 ə suˈpɪriər kɔrt ʤəʤ ruld ðət fɔrd broʊk ðə ækt wɪn hi ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈoʊvərˌtərn ən ˈərliər ˈkaʊnsəl dɪˈsɪʒən ˈɔrdərɪŋ ɪm tɪ riˈpeɪ ˈməni hid səˈlɪsɪtɪd frəm ˈlɑbiɪsts fər hɪz ˈfʊtˌbɔl faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ðə ʤəʤ ˈɔrdərd ðə meɪər aʊt əv ˈɔfəs, bət ðə dɪˈvɪʒənəl kɔrt ˈoʊvərˌtərnd ðə ˈrulɪŋ ɔn ə ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti. ðɪs ɪz æt list ðə fɔrθ ˈnoʊtɪs əv ˈsɪvəl ˈækʃən sərvd ɔn rɑb fɔrd sɪns bɪˈkəmɪŋ meɪər, ənd æt list ðə ˈsɛkənd fər dəg sɪns bɪˈkəmɪŋ. (ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən sut, brɔt baɪ ˈbɔrdˌwɔk pəb ˈoʊnər ʤɔrʤ foulidis*, wɑz kəˈmɛnst ʤɪst praɪər tɪ ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃən.) ðə kɔrt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ənd məkˈdɑnəldz əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˌæfəˈdeɪvət ər bɪˈloʊ.

welcome to our new summer series. a lot has happened over todd graham's first three seasons as arizona state's head football coach. over the next two weeks, we will be ranking 15 of graham's 28 total wins so far before the 2015 season, which has potential to send the program to new heights. before that happens, let's look at the games that put in this position. our no. 15 win for graham saw the sun devils explode in the second half for a dominating win over colorado in 2012. at no. 14,'s last game of the 2014 campaign saw the sun devils go with the blue devils of duke: no. 14: dec. 27, 2014 - sun devils claim sun bowl thriller in many seasons, a trip to the sun bowl with a chance to secure a season would serve as the culmination of a successful campaign for sun devil fans. but after the emotional high of winning the south in 2013 and climbing up to no. 6 in the college football playoff rankings at a late juncture in the season, arizona state's expectations extended beyond finishing its season in el paso, texas. however, as the sun devils faltered late in the year, falling at oregon state and coming up one play short in a heartbreaking loss to arizona, dropped out of contention for the major bowls and was selected to play duke in the sun bowl to wrap up the season. participating in the sun bowl didn't live up to the high expectations fans have grown to hold for the program, but the game provided them with an showcase. having him in the second half in hopes of pulling out a late win against the wildcats, todd graham had to make a decision on whether to put taylor kelly back in the role for the sun bowl. he opted to go with his senior captain, and gave kelly the chance to lead to a victory in his final collegiate game. kelly played well early, but it was the play of freshman demario richard that stole the show for the sun devils. after a completion to strong and a kelly scamper, richard capped off's first drive of the game with a touchdown run and took an early lead. asu and duke traded field goals for the duration of the first quarter, and the sun devil defense gave its offense to expand on its lead with a midway through the second. kelly completed passes to strong, ellis jefferson and gary chambers as the sun devils marched down the field, reaching the on an kelly scramble that converted a and 1. kelly was the catalyst on the drive but richard got the score, punching it in from a yard out to give a lead. but duke remained resilient, and their efforts paid off in a half rally. shaquille powell's catch put duke in sun devil territory and he finished the drive off with a touchdown reception.'s next drive stalled, and matt haack came out to fulfill his duties. his punt was fine, but's coverage wasn't and jamison crowder brought it back 68 yards for a touchdown that pulled duke within three points at halftime. the break at halftime was for the sun devils, and they responded out the gate with another richard score that capped off an eight-play, drive. from there on,'s offense struggled to do much against the duke defense. while their offense couldn't put the game out of reach,'s defense and special teams did their parts to clinch the bowl win. a lengthy duke drive saw the blue devils reach the arizona state redzone, but cornerback brown bailed the sun devils out with a strip of isaac blakeney, and jordan simone fell on the ball to complete the turnover. a zane gonzalez field goal put up and duke's proverbial back was against the wall, but the blue devils rallied and put themselves in position to win the game. a pair of conversions kept their drive alive and anthony pass to barnes found the endzone, bringing duke within six points at. following an turnover on downs, duke brought out its trick playbook, catching the sun devils and everyone in attendance completely when crowder took a jet sweep handoff, pulled up and tossed a strike to blakeney. a game the sun devils had controlled from the suddenly was in duke's hands as the blue devils led. with five minutes left, the sun devils prepared to get the ball and march the length of the field in order to win the game. but freshman kick kalen had other ideas, taking the kickoff down the sideline 96 yards to set up four yards away from pay dirt. richard's fourth touchdown of the day followed, but after failed the conversion the sun devils held a fragile lead and on the clock for duke. fittingly, the blue devils drove all the way from their line to the line, giving them four chances at taking the lead. pass on first down fell incomplete and powell was stuffed on second down, leaving duke with a and 10. boone sent a pass to the corner of the end zone, and it was cornerback brown. brown's interception was his third of the year and most important, clinching the game and the sun bowl for arizona state. what it did for: after the disappointment of the losses in corvallis and tucson, the victory in the sun bowl did what wins in either of those games would've accomplished: giving wins in seasons for the first time in 40 years. the win was big for graham and sent into the home stretch of recruiting for the 2015 class with momentum.

ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ɑr nu ˈsəmər ˈsɪriz. ə lɔt həz ˈhæpənd ˈoʊvər tɑd græmz fərst θri ˈsizənz ɛz ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪts hɛd ˈfʊtˌbɔl koʊʧ. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst tu wiks, wi wɪl bi ˈræŋkɪŋ 15 əv græmz 28 ˈtoʊtəl wɪnz soʊ fɑr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2015 ˈsizən, wɪʧ həz pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ sɛnd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ nu haɪts. ˌbiˈfɔr ðət ˈhæpənz, lɛts lʊk æt ðə geɪmz ðət pʊt ɪn ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən. ɑr noʊ. 15 wɪn fər græm sɔ ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz ɪkˈsploʊd ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf fər ə ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ wɪn ˈoʊvər ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ɪn 2012 æt noʊ. 14 læst geɪm əv ðə 2014 kæmˈpeɪn sɔ ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz goʊ wɪθ ðə blu ˈdɛvəlz əv duk: noʊ. 14 dɛk. 27 2014 sən ˈdɛvəlz kleɪm sən boʊl θˈrɪlər ɪn ˈmɛni ˈsizənz, ə trɪp tɪ ðə sən boʊl wɪθ ə ʧæns tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ə ˈsizən wʊd sərv ɛz ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv ə səkˈsɛsfəl kæmˈpeɪn fər sən ˈdɛvəl fænz. bət ˈæftər ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl haɪ əv ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə saʊθ ɪn 2013 ənd ˈklaɪmɪŋ əp tɪ noʊ. 6 ɪn ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪɔf ˈræŋkɪŋz æt ə leɪt ˈʤəŋkʧər ɪn ðə ˈsizən, ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪts ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz ɪkˈstɛndɪd bɪɔnd ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪts ˈsizən ɪn ɛl ˈpæsoʊ, ˈtɛksəs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz ˈfɑltərd leɪt ɪn ðə jɪr, ˈfɑlɪŋ æt ˈɔrəˌgɑn steɪt ənd ˈkəmɪŋ əp wən pleɪ ʃɔrt ɪn ə ˈhɑrtˌbreɪkɪŋ lɔs tɪ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə, drɑpt aʊt əv kənˈtɛnʃən fər ðə ˈmeɪʤər boʊlz ənd wɑz səˈlɛktɪd tɪ pleɪ duk ɪn ðə sən boʊl tɪ ræp əp ðə ˈsizən. pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə sən boʊl ˈdɪdənt lɪv əp tɪ ðə haɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz fænz hæv groʊn tɪ hoʊld fər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm, bət ðə geɪm prəˈvaɪdɪd ðɛm wɪθ ən ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs. ˈhævɪŋ ɪm ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ɪn hoʊps əv ˈpʊlɪŋ aʊt ə leɪt wɪn əˈgɛnst ðə ˈwaɪldˌkæts, tɑd græm hæd tɪ meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən ɔn ˈwɛðər tɪ pʊt ˈteɪlər ˈkɛli bæk ɪn ðə roʊl fər ðə sən boʊl. hi ˈɑptɪd tɪ goʊ wɪθ hɪz ˈsinjər ˈkæptən, ənd geɪv ˈkɛli ðə ʧæns tɪ lɛd tɪ ə ˈvɪktəri ɪn hɪz ˈfaɪnəl kəˈliʤɪt geɪm. ˈkɛli pleɪd wɛl ˈərli, bət ɪt wɑz ðə pleɪ əv ˈfrɛʃmən dɪˈmɑrioʊ ˈrɪʧərd ðət stoʊl ðə ʃoʊ fər ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz. ˈæftər ə kəmˈpliʃən tɪ strɔŋ ənd ə ˈkɛli ˈskæmpər, ˈrɪʧərd kæpt ɔf fərst draɪv əv ðə geɪm wɪθ ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn rən ənd tʊk ən ˈərli lɛd. ənd duk ˈtreɪdɪd fild goʊlz fər ðə ˈdʊˈreɪʃən əv ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər, ənd ðə sən ˈdɛvəl dɪˈfɛns geɪv ɪts əˈfɛns tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɔn ɪts lɛd wɪθ ə ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə ˈsɛkənd. ˈkɛli kəmˈplitɪd ˈpæsɪz tɪ strɔŋ, ˈɛlɪs ˈʤɛfərsən ənd ˈgɛri ˈʧeɪmbərz ɛz ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz mɑrʧt daʊn ðə fild, ˈriʧɪŋ ðə ɔn ən ˈkɛli ˈskræmbəl ðət kənˈvərtɪd ə ənd 1 ˈkɛli wɑz ðə ˈkætəˌlɪst ɔn ðə draɪv bət ˈrɪʧərd gɑt ðə skɔr, ˈpənʧɪŋ ɪt ɪn frəm ə jɑrd aʊt tɪ gɪv ə lɛd. bət duk rɪˈmeɪnd rɪˈzɪljənt, ənd ðɛr ˈɛfərts peɪd ɔf ɪn ə hæf ˈræli. ʃəˈkil ˈpɑwɛlz kæʧ pʊt duk ɪn sən ˈdɛvəl ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə draɪv ɔf wɪθ ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn rɪˈsɛpʃən. nɛkst draɪv stɔld, ənd mæt hɑk keɪm aʊt tɪ fʊlˈfɪl hɪz ˈdutiz. hɪz pənt wɑz faɪn, bət ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈwəzənt ənd ˈʤeɪmɪsən ˈkraʊdər brɔt ɪt bæk 68 jɑrdz fər ə ˈtəʧˌdaʊn ðət pʊld duk wɪˈθɪn θri pɔɪnts æt ˈhæfˌtaɪm. ðə breɪk æt ˈhæfˌtaɪm wɑz fər ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz, ənd ðeɪ rɪˈspɑndɪd aʊt ðə geɪt wɪθ əˈnəðər ˈrɪʧərd skɔr ðət kæpt ɔf ən eight-play*, draɪv. frəm ðɛr ɔn, əˈfɛns ˈstrəgəld tɪ du məʧ əˈgɛnst ðə duk dɪˈfɛns. waɪl ðɛr əˈfɛns ˈkʊdənt pʊt ðə geɪm aʊt əv riʧ, dɪˈfɛns ənd ˈspɛʃəl timz dɪd ðɛr pɑrts tɪ klɪnʧ ðə boʊl wɪn. ə ˈlɛŋθi duk draɪv sɔ ðə blu ˈdɛvəlz riʧ ðə ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt redzone*, bət ˈkɔrnərˌbæk braʊn beɪld ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz aʊt wɪθ ə strɪp əv ˈaɪzɪk ˈbleɪkni, ənd ˈʤɔrdən sɪˈmoʊn fɛl ɔn ðə bɔl tɪ kəmˈplit ðə ˈtərˌnoʊvər. ə zeɪn gɑnˈzɑləz fild goʊl pʊt əp ənd duks prəˈvərbiəl bæk wɑz əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl, bət ðə blu ˈdɛvəlz ˈrælid ənd pʊt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn pəˈzɪʃən tɪ wɪn ðə geɪm. ə pɛr əv kənˈvərʒənz kɛpt ðɛr draɪv əˈlaɪv ənd ˈænθɔˌni pæs tɪ bɑrnz faʊnd ðə endzone*, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ duk wɪˈθɪn sɪks pɔɪnts æt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ˈtərˌnoʊvər ɔn daʊnz, duk brɔt aʊt ɪts trɪk ˈpleɪbʊk, ˈkæʧɪŋ ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn əˈtɛndəns kəmˈplitli wɪn ˈkraʊdər tʊk ə ʤɛt swip handoff*, pʊld əp ənd tɔst ə straɪk tɪ ˈbleɪkni. ə geɪm ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz hæd kənˈtroʊld frəm ðə ˈsədənli wɑz ɪn duks hænz ɛz ðə blu ˈdɛvəlz lɛd wɪθ faɪv ˈmɪnəts lɛft, ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz priˈpɛrd tɪ gɪt ðə bɔl ənd mɑrʧ ðə lɛŋθ əv ðə fild ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪn ðə geɪm. bət ˈfrɛʃmən kɪk ˈkeɪlən hæd ˈəðər aɪˈdiəz, ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈkɪˌkɔf daʊn ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪn 96 jɑrdz tɪ sɛt əp fɔr jɑrdz əˈweɪ frəm peɪ dərt. ˈrɪʧərdz fɔrθ ˈtəʧˌdaʊn əv ðə deɪ ˈfɑloʊd, bət ˈæftər feɪld ðə kənˈvərʒən ðə sən ˈdɛvəlz hɛld ə ˈfræʤəl lɛd ənd ɔn ðə klɑk fər duk. ˈfɪtɪŋli, ðə blu ˈdɛvəlz droʊv ɔl ðə weɪ frəm ðɛr laɪn tɪ ðə laɪn, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm fɔr ˈʧænsɪz æt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə lɛd. pæs ɔn fərst daʊn fɛl ˌɪnkəmˈplit ənd ˈpɑwɛl wɑz stəft ɔn ˈsɛkənd daʊn, ˈlivɪŋ duk wɪθ ə ənd 10 bun sɛnt ə pæs tɪ ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ðə ɛnd zoʊn, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈkɔrnərˌbæk braʊn. braʊnz ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən wɑz hɪz θərd əv ðə jɪr ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ˈklɪnʧɪŋ ðə geɪm ənd ðə sən boʊl fər ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt. wət ɪt dɪd fər: ˈæftər ðə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt əv ðə ˈlɔsɪz ɪn ˌkɔrˈvælɪs ənd ˈtuˌsɑn, ðə ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə sən boʊl dɪd wət wɪnz ɪn ˈiðər əv ðoʊz geɪmz ˈwʊdəv əˈkɑmplɪʃt: ˈgɪvɪŋ wɪnz ɪn ˈsizənz fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 40 jɪrz. ðə wɪn wɑz bɪg fər græm ənd sɛnt ˈɪntu ðə hoʊm strɛʧ əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ fər ðə 2015 klæs wɪθ moʊˈmɛntəm.

hbo’s comedy “silicon valley” makes fun of the way even boring startup tech companies adopt the same mission statement: “to make the world a better place.” but serial entrepreneur and former microsoft executive alex garden shy about stating his new path to making the world a better pizza. not just any pizza, though. pizzas are made by robots, and cooked in pizza ovens inside delivery trucks. alex garden (right) treats me to the finished product. more “one of the founding principles of this company is that every american has a right to a healthy meal they can afford,” he told me. “if you look at pizza, what is it? high-quality bread, and high-quality organic vegetables, and meats and cheeses. all of these things are things that are good for you in moderation. and the number of calories really is a function of how much sugar is in the food. pizza is half the calories per slice, roughly half the cholesterol and half the fat, of any of the national leading chains.” how? “the main reason is sugar,” says garden, whose pizzas range in price from $10 for a cheese to $20 for a pineapple express. “we put any extra sugar in the sauce. we put any extra sugar in the dough. and we let our dough age for 24 hours; during that process, the fermentation of the dough further reduces the sugar in it.” he also has much to say about where he gets his from the providers, without the warehouses and distribution channels that, say, pizza hut (yum) or (dpz) employ. he uses know what need when. he makes his sausage and tomato sauce in-house. but not the most feature of pizza, which was founded in 2015 and currently delivers in mountain view, california, and surrounding areas. the biggest feature is the robots. the robots inside the kitchen, robots are displacing more human workers every passing month. these days, one robot presses out the dough into the familiar flattened circle; a second and third (pepe and giorgio) squirt tomato sauce or white sauce onto each pie; a fourth (marta) spreads the sauce around (“perfectly, but not too perfectly,” garden says). humans apply the toppings, but then a fourth machine (bruno) scoops up the pizza from the conveyor belt and delicately lays it into the baking oven; a fifth (leonardo) chops it neatly into eight slices with a single, stroke. pepe squirts tomato sauce all day long. more eventually, garden and his cofounder julia collins intend to replace all of the humans in their pizza shop. the robots are fun to long as you can avoid thinking, “this is what the end of human employment looks like.” but garden insists that replacing the people is also part of making the world a better place. “the automation exists so that we can eliminate boring, repetitive jobs, and provide a more rewarding work environment for our employees,” he says. “and it exists so that we can buy higher quality ingredients. the reason why we use it.” for example, he says, “taking a pizza off of a production line and putting it into an oven is actually not particularly rewarding, and also quite dangerous. so we found a way to automate that work now that was previously done by a person. “so what happens to the person? well, good news. a company. we have people moved from a role in the kitchen to other customer support or to finance. you come in and prove that you can work the way, and we make a lifetime commitment to you in return.” story continues

hbo’s* ˈkɑmədi valley”*” meɪks fən əv ðə weɪ ˈivɪn ˈbɔrɪŋ ˈstɑrˌtəp tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈdɑpt ðə seɪm ˈmɪʃən ˈsteɪtmənt: meɪk ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər place.”*.” bət ˈsɪˌriəl ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈæləks ˈgɑrdən ʃaɪ əˈbaʊt ˈsteɪtɪŋ hɪz nu pæθ tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər ˈpitsə. nɑt ʤɪst ˈɛni ˈpitsə, ðoʊ. ˈpitsəz ər meɪd baɪ ˈroʊˌbəts, ənd kʊkt ɪn ˈpitsə ˈəvənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd dɪˈlɪvəri trəks. ˈæləks ˈgɑrdən (raɪt) trits mi tɪ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈprɑdəkt. mɔr əv ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv ðɪs ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ðət ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkən həz ə raɪt tɪ ə ˈhɛlθi mil ðeɪ kən afford,”*,” hi toʊld mi. ju lʊk æt ˈpitsə, wət ɪz ɪt? ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti brɛd, ənd ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ɔrˈgænɪk ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, ənd mits ənd ˈʧizɪz. ɔl əv ðiz θɪŋz ər θɪŋz ðət ər gʊd fər ju ɪn ˌmɑdərˈeɪʃən. ənd ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkælɔˌriz ˈrɪli ɪz ə ˈfəŋkʃən əv haʊ məʧ ˈʃʊgər ɪz ɪn ðə fud. ˈpitsə ɪz hæf ðə ˈkælɔˌriz pər slaɪs, ˈrəfli hæf ðə kəˈlɛstərˌɔl ənd hæf ðə fæt, əv ˈɛni əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈlidɪŋ chains.”*.” haʊ? meɪn ˈrizən ɪz sugar,”*,” sɪz ˈgɑrdən, huz ˈpitsəz reɪnʤ ɪn praɪs frəm 10 fər ə ʧiz tɪ 20 fər ə ˈpaɪˌnæpəl ɪkˈsprɛs. pʊt ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə ˈʃʊgər ɪn ðə sɔs. wi pʊt ˈɛni ˈɛkstrə ˈʃʊgər ɪn ðə doʊ. ənd wi lɛt ɑr doʊ eɪʤ fər 24 aʊərz; ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈprɔˌsɛs, ðə ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən əv ðə doʊ ˈfərðər rɪˈdusɪz ðə ˈʃʊgər ɪn it.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ həz məʧ tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt wɛr hi gɪts hɪz frəm ðə prəˈvaɪdərz, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈwɛˌrhaʊzɪz ənd ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈʧænəlz ðət, seɪ, ˈpitsə hət (jəm) ər (dpz*) ɪmˈplɔɪ. hi ˈjuzɪz noʊ wət nid wɪn. hi meɪks hɪz ˈsɔsɪʤ ənd təˈmɑˌtoʊ sɔs ˌɪnˈhaʊs. bət nɑt ðə moʊst ˈfiʧər əv ˈpitsə, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2015 ənd ˈkərəntli dɪˈlɪvərz ɪn ˈmaʊntən vju, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriəz. ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈfiʧər ɪz ðə ˈroʊˌbəts. ðə ˈroʊˌbəts ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɪʧən, ˈroʊˌbəts ər dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ mɔr ˈjumən ˈwərkərz ˈɛvəri ˈpæsɪŋ mənθ. ðiz deɪz, wən ˈroʊˌbət ˈprɛsɪz aʊt ðə doʊ ˈɪntu ðə fəˈmɪljər ˈflætənd ˈsərkəl; ə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd (ˈpɛpi ənd ˈʤɔrʤioʊ) skwərt təˈmɑˌtoʊ sɔs ər waɪt sɔs ˈɔntu iʧ paɪ; ə fɔrθ (ˈmɑrtə) sprɛdz ðə sɔs əraʊnd (““perfectly*, bət nɑt tu perfectly,”*,” ˈgɑrdən sɪz). ˈjumənz əˈplaɪ ðə ˈtɑpɪŋz, bət ðɛn ə fɔrθ məˈʃin (ˈbrunoʊ) skups əp ðə ˈpitsə frəm ðə kənˈveɪər bɛlt ənd ˈdɛləkətli leɪz ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈəvən; ə fɪθ (ˌliəˈnɑrdoʊ) ʧɑps ɪt ˈnitli ˈɪntu eɪt sˈlaɪsɪz wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl, stroʊk. ˈpɛpi skwərts təˈmɑˌtoʊ sɔs ɔl deɪ lɔŋ. mɔr ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈgɑrdən ənd hɪz ˈkoʊˈfaʊndər ˈʤuljə ˈkɑlɪnz ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɔl əv ðə ˈjumənz ɪn ðɛr ˈpitsə ʃɑp. ðə ˈroʊˌbəts ər fən tɪ lɔŋ ɛz ju kən əˈvɔɪd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ɪz wət ðə ɛnd əv ˈjumən ɪmˈplɔɪmənt lʊks like.”*.” bət ˈgɑrdən ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈpipəl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. ɔtəˈmeɪʃən ɪgˈzɪsts soʊ ðət wi kən ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ˈbɔrɪŋ, rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv ʤɑbz, ənd prəˈvaɪd ə mɔr rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ wərk ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt fər ɑr employees,”*,” hi sɪz. ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts soʊ ðət wi kən baɪ haɪər kˈwɑləti ˌɪnˈgridiənts. ðə ˈrizən waɪ wi juz it.”*.” fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hi sɪz, ə ˈpitsə ɔf əv ə pərˈdəkʃən laɪn ənd ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ən ˈəvən ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli nɑt ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ kwaɪt ˈdeɪnʤərəs. soʊ wi faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ ˈɔtəˌmeɪt ðət wərk naʊ ðət wɑz ˈpriviəsli dən baɪ ə ˈpərsən. wət ˈhæpənz tɪ ðə ˈpərsən? wɛl, gʊd nuz. ə ˈkəmpəˌni. wi hæv ˈpipəl muvd frəm ə roʊl ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən tɪ ˈəðər ˈkəstəmər səˈpɔrt ər tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns. ju kəm ɪn ənd pruv ðət ju kən wərk ðə weɪ, ənd wi meɪk ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ju ɪn return.”*.” ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz

before there were the lost lerner emails, the congressional hearings and the retaliatory budget cuts, there was the albuquerque tea party, a group of politically minded folks in new mexico who wanted to get together and share ideas for taking back their country. the irs had other ideas about them. five years after the albuquerque tea party applied for status under section) of the tax code, they remain in limbo their application apparently no closer to being approved or denied than it was the day they mailed it to the irs on dec. 29, 2009. they have watched as other groups have been approved in less time, and they say they are mystified as to why the application has been held up so long, after they provided hundreds of pages of evidence and documents that the irs requested. “if the irs, with its massive staff, read only of a page daily of all the paperwork we have had to send them, they could have read it all three years ago,” rick harbaugh, secretary of the board of the albuquerque group, said in an email describing his five-year battle with the tax agency. worse yet, he said, they still know why they were targeted in the first place, and every explanation from the irs that the targeting was by low-level employees in ohio, for example has been wrong. mr. harbaugh said they have letters from the treasury department saying their file was being reviewed in washington. the targeting exploded onto front pages in may 2013 after lois g. lerner, head of a division charged with scrutinizing applications for status, planted a question at a law forum so she could break news of the activity. photos: 20 celebrities she was trying to beat an inspector report due out a few days later, which said the irs singled out hundreds of conservative and tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny and refused to approve those applications, which had piled up for years. in the 20 months since, most groups whose applications were held up have been approved. they include the ne tarrant tea party in tarrant, texas, which was approved in december after a four-year wait. julie mccarty, an official with ne tarrant, said the organization learned about its approval from its attorney at the american center for law and justice. it’s unclear what triggered the irs to approve the group after years of waiting. ms. mccarty said the most recent reply to the irs included nearly 600 pages of documents submitted a year and a half ago. “all the back and forth questions were just stall tactics,” she said in an email. “i mean, come on been targeting us for four years.” the irs, citing taxpayer privacy laws, said it cannot comment on the delays in specific cases such as the albuquerque tea party or ne tarrant. in its latest public data on the tea party targeting scandal, from just before christmas, the agency said nine organizations that were part of the initial backlog of 145 targeted groups were still awaiting final decisions. of the 136 cases that had been cleared, 104 of them were approved. the others were a mix of groups that withdrew their applications often citing the long wait or groups that respond to irs questions, which the agency took as an indication that they were no longer seeking status. as of april, the agency had formally denied three of the applicants after years of waiting. irs commissioner john koskinen told congress that the remaining cases were usually because the taxpayer group asked for more time or filed a lawsuit against the irs. the albuquerque tea party is part of a lawsuit against the irs but so was ne tarrant tea party, which received its approval after years of waiting, so unclear what the difference was for the irs. soon after the scandal went public in 2013, the irs offered the targeted tea party groups a deal: agree to keep overt political activity to less than 40 percent of what they do and the agency would approve them. groups chose to accept that deal, but the and other attorneys advised their clients not to take it, saying it would have meant giving up their rights. conservative groups argue that under current interpretation of the law and regulations, organizations are allowed to conduct politics as long as it represents less than half of their activities. the agency in late 2013 also tried to impose rules on )(4) groups to further limit their activities, including prohibitions on inviting federal officeholders to speak to groups, printing voter guides or conducting voter registration drives. in the face of tens of thousands of adverse comments from across the political spectrum, the agency put that effort on hold. mr. koskinen, however, vowed to try again early this year, though with both chambers of congress firmly in the hands of the republican party, he may have a tougher time getting those rules through congressional scrutiny. republicans in congress have vowed to continue investigating the irs targeting. the house oversight and government reform committee, under new chairman jason chaffetz, utah republican; the senate finance committee under new chairman orrin g. hatch, utah republican; and the house ways and means committee under new chairman paul ryan, wisconsin republican, all said they remain on the case. the finance committee is awaiting final word from the inspector general about which of ms. lerners’ emails have been recovered, while a senior house source said the ways and means committee will begin to look at how the irs chooses whom it audits. that would expand the tea party probe beyond initial applications for status. the irs has assured a federal court that it is no longer targeting, and a judge has agreed. he denied a request from tea party groups to issue an order banning future targeting. but mr. harbaugh said difficult to see how the targeting is over given his own experience. mr. harbaugh said his group filed the paperwork for its application on dec. 29, 2009. on april 21, 2010, it received a two-page, reply asking for documents on the activities, including copies of its web page, newsletters and brochures, and handouts and minutes from meetings. in november 2011, the irs fired back with a round of 17 more questions, seeking much of the same data for the two years that had elapsed while the irs delayed the application. several other rounds of followed, including the 2013 offer to agree to the 40 percent rule. the albuquerque tea party rejected that offer and has been waiting ever since. copyright 2019 the washington times, llc. click here for reprint permission.

ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr wər ðə lɔst ˈlərnər iˈmeɪlz, ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈhirɪŋz ənd ðə riˈtæljəˌtɔri ˈbəʤɪt kəts, ðɛr wɑz ðə ˈælbəkərki ti ˈpɑrti, ə grup əv ˈplɪtɪkli ˈmaɪndɪd foʊks ɪn nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt təˈgɛðər ənd ʃɛr aɪˈdiəz fər ˈteɪkɪŋ bæk ðɛr ˈkəntri. ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs hæd ˈəðər aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt ðɛm. faɪv jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈælbəkərki ti ˈpɑrti əˈplaɪd fər ˈstætəs ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə tæks koʊd, ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ˈlɪmboʊ ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən əˈpɛrəntli noʊ ˈkloʊzər tɪ biɪŋ əˈpruvd ər dɪˈnaɪd ðən ɪt wɑz ðə deɪ ðeɪ meɪld ɪt tɪ ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ɔn dɛk. 29 2009 ðeɪ hæv wɔʧt ɛz ˈəðər grups hæv bɪn əˈpruvd ɪn lɛs taɪm, ənd ðeɪ seɪ ðeɪ ər ˈmɪstəˌfaɪd ɛz tɪ waɪ ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən həz bɪn hɛld əp soʊ lɔŋ, ˈæftər ðeɪ prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈhənərdz əv ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈɛvədəns ənd ˈdɑkjəmənts ðət ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs rɪkˈwɛstɪd. ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs, wɪθ ɪts ˈmæsɪv stæf, rɛd ˈoʊnli əv ə peɪʤ ˈdeɪli əv ɔl ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk wi hæv hæd tɪ sɛnd ðɛm, ðeɪ kʊd hæv rɛd ɪt ɔl θri jɪrz ago,”*,” rɪk ˈhɑrˌbɔ, ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə bɔrd əv ðə ˈælbəkərki grup, sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ hɪz ˈfaɪvˌjɪr ˈbætəl wɪθ ðə tæks ˈeɪʤənsi. wərs jɛt, hi sɛd, ðeɪ stɪl noʊ waɪ ðeɪ wər ˈtɑrgətɪd ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs, ənd ˈɛvəri ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən frəm ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ðət ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ wɑz baɪ ˌloʊˈlɛvəl ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn oʊˈhaɪoʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl həz bɪn rɔŋ. ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrˌbɔ sɛd ðeɪ hæv ˈlɛtərz frəm ðə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt seɪɪŋ ðɛr faɪl wɑz biɪŋ rivˈjud ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ˈɔntu frənt ˈpeɪʤɪz ɪn meɪ 2013 ˈæftər loʊəs ʤi. ˈlərnər, hɛd əv ə dɪˈvɪʒən ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈskrutəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈstætəs, ˈplænɪd ə kˈwɛʃən æt ə lɔ ˈfɔrəm soʊ ʃi kʊd breɪk nuz əv ðə ækˈtɪvɪti. ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: 20 səˈlɛbrɪtiz ʃi wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ bit ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər rɪˈpɔrt du aʊt ə fju deɪz ˈleɪtər, wɪʧ sɛd ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈsɪŋgəld aʊt ˈhənərdz əv kənˈsərvətɪv ənd ti ˈpɑrti grups fər ˌɪnˈtrusɪv ˈskrutəni ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈpruv ðoʊz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, wɪʧ hæd paɪld əp fər jɪrz. ɪn ðə 20 mənθs sɪns, moʊst grups huz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz wər hɛld əp hæv bɪn əˈpruvd. ðeɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə ni ˈtɑrənt ti ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈtɑrənt, ˈtɛksəs, wɪʧ wɑz əˈpruvd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ˈæftər ə ˌfɔˈrjɪr weɪt. ˈʤuli məˈkɑrti, ən əˈfɪʃəl wɪθ ni ˈtɑrənt, sɛd ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ɪts əˈpruvəl frəm ɪts əˈtərni æt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɛnər fər lɔ ənd ˈʤəstɪs. ənˈklɪr wət ˈtrɪgərd ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs tɪ əˈpruv ðə grup ˈæftər jɪrz əv ˈweɪtɪŋ. mɪz. məˈkɑrti sɛd ðə moʊst ˈrisənt rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈnɪrli 600 ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ˈdɑkjəmənts səbˈmɪtəd ə jɪr ənd ə hæf əˈgoʊ. ðə bæk ənd fɔrθ kˈwɛsʧənz wər ʤɪst stɔl tactics,”*,” ʃi sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. min, kəm ɔn bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs fər fɔr years.”*.” ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs, ˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈtækˌspeɪər ˈpraɪvəsi lɔz, sɛd ɪt ˈkænɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðə dɪˈleɪz ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkeɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈælbəkərki ti ˈpɑrti ər ni ˈtɑrənt. ɪn ɪts ˈleɪtəst ˈpəblɪk ˈdætə ɔn ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈskændəl, frəm ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd naɪn ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət wər pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈbæˌklɔg əv 145 ˈtɑrgətɪd grups wər stɪl əˈweɪtɪŋ ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒənz. əv ðə 136 ˈkeɪsɪz ðət hæd bɪn klɪrd, 104 əv ðɛm wər əˈpruvd. ðə ˈəðərz wər ə mɪks əv grups ðət wɪθˈdru ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ˈɔfən ˈsaɪtɪŋ ðə lɔŋ weɪt ər grups ðət rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs kˈwɛsʧənz, wɪʧ ðə ˈeɪʤənsi tʊk ɛz ən ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ðət ðeɪ wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈsikɪŋ ˈstætəs. ɛz əv ˈeɪprəl, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi hæd ˈfɔrməli dɪˈnaɪd θri əv ðə ˈæplɪkənts ˈæftər jɪrz əv ˈweɪtɪŋ. ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs kəˈmɪʃənər ʤɑn ˈkɑskɪnən toʊld ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈkeɪsɪz wər ˈjuʒəwəli bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtækˌspeɪər grup æst fər mɔr taɪm ər faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs. ðə ˈælbəkərki ti ˈpɑrti ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs bət soʊ wɑz ni ˈtɑrənt ti ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ rɪˈsivd ɪts əˈpruvəl ˈæftər jɪrz əv ˈweɪtɪŋ, soʊ ənˈklɪr wət ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɑz fər ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs. sun ˈæftər ðə ˈskændəl wɛnt ˈpəblɪk ɪn 2013 ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈɔfərd ðə ˈtɑrgətɪd ti ˈpɑrti grups ə dil: əˈgri tɪ kip ˈoʊvərt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ækˈtɪvɪti tɪ lɛs ðən 40 pərˈsɛnt əv wət ðeɪ du ənd ðə ˈeɪʤənsi wʊd əˈpruv ðɛm. grups ʧoʊz tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət dil, bət ðə ənd ˈəðər əˈtərniz ədˈvaɪzd ðɛr klaɪənts nɑt tɪ teɪk ɪt, seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd hæv mɛnt ˈgɪvɪŋ əp ðɛr raɪts. kənˈsərvətɪv grups ˈɑrgju ðət ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən əv ðə lɔ ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts lɛs ðən hæf əv ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn leɪt 2013 ˈɔlsoʊ traɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpoʊz rulz ɔn 4 grups tɪ ˈfərðər ˈlɪmət ðɛr ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌproʊəˈbɪʃənz ɔn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˈfɛdərəl ˈɔfəsˌhoʊldərz tɪ spik tɪ grups, ˈprɪnɪŋ ˈvoʊtər gaɪdz ər kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈvoʊtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən draɪvz. ɪn ðə feɪs əv tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˌædˈvərs ˈkɑmɛnts frəm əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm, ðə ˈeɪʤənsi pʊt ðət ˈɛfərt ɔn hoʊld. ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑskɪnən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, vaʊd tɪ traɪ əˈgɛn ˈərli ðɪs jɪr, ðoʊ wɪθ boʊθ ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈfərmli ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti, hi meɪ hæv ə ˈtəfər taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ðoʊz rulz θru kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈskrutəni. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs hæv vaʊd tɪ kənˈtɪnju ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈtɑrgətɪŋ. ðə haʊs ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt ənd ˈgəvərnmənt rɪˈfɔrm kəˈmɪti, ˈəndər nu ˈʧɛrmən ˈʤeɪsən chaffetz*, ˈjuˌtɔ rɪˈpəblɪkən; ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti ˈəndər nu ˈʧɛrmən ˈɔrɪn ʤi. hæʧ, ˈjuˌtɔ rɪˈpəblɪkən; ənd ðə haʊs weɪz ənd minz kəˈmɪti ˈəndər nu ˈʧɛrmən pɔl raɪən, wɪˈskɑnsən rɪˈpəblɪkən, ɔl sɛd ðeɪ rɪˈmeɪn ɔn ðə keɪs. ðə ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti ɪz əˈweɪtɪŋ ˈfaɪnəl wərd frəm ðə ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl əˈbaʊt wɪʧ əv mɪz. lerners’*’ iˈmeɪlz hæv bɪn rɪˈkəvərd, waɪl ə ˈsinjər haʊs sɔrs sɛd ðə weɪz ənd minz kəˈmɪti wɪl bɪˈgɪn tɪ lʊk æt haʊ ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ˈʧuzɪz hum ɪt ˈɑdəts. ðət wʊd ɪkˈspænd ðə ti ˈpɑrti proʊb bɪɔnd ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈstætəs. ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs həz əˈʃʊrd ə ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt ðət ɪt ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ, ənd ə ʤəʤ həz əˈgrid. hi dɪˈnaɪd ə rɪkˈwɛst frəm ti ˈpɑrti grups tɪ ˈɪʃu ən ˈɔrdər ˈbænɪŋ fˈjuʧər ˈtɑrgətɪŋ. bət ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrˌbɔ sɛd ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ si haʊ ðə ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ɪz ˈoʊvər ˈgɪvɪn hɪz oʊn ɪkˈspɪriəns. ˈmɪstər. ˈhɑrˌbɔ sɛd hɪz grup faɪld ðə ˈpeɪpərˌwərk fər ɪts ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɔn dɛk. 29 2009 ɔn ˈeɪprəl 21 2010 ɪt rɪˈsivd ə two-page*, rɪˈplaɪ ˈæskɪŋ fər ˈdɑkjəmənts ɔn ðə ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɑpiz əv ɪts wɛb peɪʤ, ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ənd broʊˈʃʊrz, ənd ˈhænˌdaʊts ənd ˈmɪnəts frəm ˈmitɪŋz. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2011 ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs faɪərd bæk wɪθ ə raʊnd əv 17 mɔr kˈwɛsʧənz, ˈsikɪŋ məʧ əv ðə seɪm ˈdætə fər ðə tu jɪrz ðət hæd ɪˈlæpst waɪl ðə ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs dɪˈleɪd ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər raʊnz əv ˈfɑloʊd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə 2013 ˈɔfər tɪ əˈgri tɪ ðə 40 pərˈsɛnt rul. ðə ˈælbəkərki ti ˈpɑrti rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðət ˈɔfər ənd həz bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈɛvər sɪns. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2019 ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən taɪmz, llc*. klɪk hir fər riˈprɪnt pərˈmɪʃən.

we gave the coming broadway “all way walk” the headline but one of the safety improvements coming to the busy area around capitol hill station will be part of a simple but hopefully effective change to pedestrian crossing signals across seattle: at intersections where the city knows accidents are likely, will preemptively add what murray called “pedestrian-friendly signals” walk signs that allow pedestrians into an intersection before drivers’ light turns green, giving walkers greater visibility and traffic lights with left turn signals, which reduces conflicts between cars and pedestrians (or trucks) heading straight through an intersection. by adding leading pedestrian signals at 40 intersections citywide, kubly said, the city expected to reduce crashes by 50 percent at those intersections. after analysis, the signaling will be deployed at the busy olive way intersection to give pedestrians an advance walk signal before drivers get a green light. is also planning to add left turn lanes on john and e olive way to help better control vehicular traffic flow. dongho chang, city traffic engineer, said pedestrian collision reports including near misses contributed to the decision. “pedestrian-wise we hear about a lot of close misses,” chang said. the department found the majority of collisions were related from east and westbound drivers on olive and john. drivers heading north or south on broadway experience many left turn collisions but did have a few incidents. sdot is planning to implement the changes before summer.

wi geɪv ðə ˈkəmɪŋ ˈbrɔdˌweɪ weɪ walk”*” ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn bət wən əv ðə ˈseɪfti ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbɪzi ˈɛriə əraʊnd ˈkæpɪtəl hɪl ˈsteɪʃən wɪl bi pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪmpəl bət ˈhoʊpfəli ˈifɛktɪv ʧeɪnʤ tɪ pəˈdɛstriən ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈsɪgnəlz əˈkrɔs siˈætəl: æt ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃənz wɛr ðə ˈsɪti noʊz ˈæksədənts ər ˈlaɪkli, wɪl priˈɛmptɪvli æd wət ˈməri kɔld signals”*” wɔk saɪnz ðət əˈlaʊ pəˈdɛstriənz ˈɪntu ən ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən ˌbiˈfɔr drivers’*’ laɪt tərnz grin, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈwɔkərz ˈgreɪtər ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti ənd ˈtræfɪk laɪts wɪθ lɛft tərn ˈsɪgnəlz, wɪʧ rɪˈdusɪz ˈkɑnflɪkts bɪtˈwin kɑz ənd pəˈdɛstriənz (ər trəks) ˈhɛdɪŋ streɪt θru ən ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən. baɪ ˈædɪŋ ˈlidɪŋ pəˈdɛstriən ˈsɪgnəlz æt 40 ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃənz ˈsɪtiˌwaɪd, ˈkəbli sɛd, ðə ˈsɪti ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈdus ˈkræʃɪz baɪ 50 pərˈsɛnt æt ðoʊz ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃənz. ˈæftər æˈnælɪsɪs, ðə ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ wɪl bi dɪˈplɔɪd æt ðə ˈbɪzi ˈɑlɪv weɪ ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən tɪ gɪv pəˈdɛstriənz ən ədˈvæns wɔk ˈsɪgnəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdraɪvərz gɪt ə grin laɪt. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈplænɪŋ tɪ æd lɛft tərn leɪnz ɔn ʤɑn ənd i ˈɑlɪv weɪ tɪ hɛlp ˈbɛtər kənˈtroʊl viˈhɪkjələr ˈtræfɪk floʊ. ʧæŋ, ˈsɪti ˈtræfɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr, sɛd pəˈdɛstriən kəˈlɪʒən rɪˈpɔrts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ nɪr ˈmɪsɪz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. wi hir əˈbaʊt ə lɔt əv kloʊz misses,”*,” ʧæŋ sɛd. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt faʊnd ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv kəˈlɪʒənz wər rɪˈleɪtɪd frəm ist ənd ˈwɛstˌbaʊnd ˈdraɪvərz ɔn ˈɑlɪv ənd ʤɑn. ˈdraɪvərz ˈhɛdɪŋ nɔrθ ər saʊθ ɔn ˈbrɔdˌweɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈmɛni lɛft tərn kəˈlɪʒənz bət dɪd hæv ə fju ˈɪnsədənts. ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsəmər.

for a while now those of us living with, or working with, have known that if positive and undetectable that very unlikely to be able to pass on. but things just changed. backing up a little, in 2008 the swiss national aids commission released a document for swiss consultants. this document was based on the best possible evidence at the time and stated that as long as the positive person was on treatment, had a viral load below 40 and had no other, that they were very unlikely to pass on. this document became known as the swiss statement. whilst the swiss statement directly change policy and procedure it was widely acknowledged that discovered something potentially world changing, something that deserved much more research. in 2010 a new study called partner started enrolling couples. they were looking for couples where one partner was positive and undetectable, and the other partner was negative. they enrolled 1166 couples in total, ranging in age, ethnicity and sexuality, but most importantly these couples needed to be having sex. yesterday the results came in, and wow. over the six years (and counting) the partner study was running the 1116 couples recorded sex acts (lucky them) and there have been zero infectious. just look at that again shall we? years worth of data on thousands of negative and positive undetectable couples having tens of thousands of sex sessions and zero infections. none. nada. zilch. zero. their research also showed something we sure of before too. the presence of other, and any associated viral load blips, raise infectiousness. the they recorded had no impact on that zero infection ratio. it’s important to note that there were 11 infections during the partner study, but those were traced to sex that happened outside their monitored relationships and not from their positive undetectable partners. this was done by analysis which uses the genetic structure of to tell researchers which person it came from. “this study has proven what we thought we knew, what we hoped, that we are uninfectious. i pass on, not even via sex, as long as i keep taking my medication.” this is huge news for people living with all over the world. huge news for me. this study has proven what we thought we knew, what we hoped, that we are uninfectious. i pass on, not even via sex, as long as i keep taking my medication. you really are safer sleeping with someone positive and undetectable, than with someone who thinks negative based on their last test goodness knows how long ago. for people living with everywhere this will have such a profound effect. it will impact the way governments and health services around the world roll out treatment programmes. it will give positive people more confidence dating negative people, and give the negative partners more security. allow couples to become more intimate, safe in the knowledge they pass it on. open up more jobs to positive people, jobs that were restricted based on their status. it will allow more couples to naturally conceive the children always wanted. it will cut stigma. this, this changes everything. the message is clear: get tested. get treated. become uninfectious. get on with life. and if you see me on tinder, or any of the other countless apps please do swipe right, single and uninfectious… check out our quick video summary here: (link to partner study document) you can follow tom on twitter as you can support work, helping giving those with a voice, by donating via

fər ə waɪl naʊ ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ, ər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ, hæv noʊn ðət ɪf ˈpɑzətɪv ənd əndɪˈtɛktəbəl ðət ˈvɛri ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pæs ɔn. bət θɪŋz ʤɪst ʧeɪnʤd. ˈbækɪŋ əp ə ˈlɪtəl, ɪn 2008 ðə swɪs ˈnæʃənəl eɪdz kəˈmɪʃən riˈlist ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt fər swɪs kənˈsəltənts. ðɪs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wɑz beɪst ɔn ðə bɛst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɛvədəns æt ðə taɪm ənd ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈpərsən wɑz ɔn ˈtritmənt, hæd ə ˈvaɪrəl loʊd bɪˈloʊ 40 ənd hæd noʊ ˈəðər, ðət ðeɪ wər ˈvɛri ənˈlaɪkli tɪ pæs ɔn. ðɪs ˈdɑkjəmɛnt bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz ðə swɪs ˈsteɪtmənt. waɪlst ðə swɪs ˈsteɪtmənt dɪˈrɛkli ʧeɪnʤ ˈpɑləsi ənd prəˈsiʤər ɪt wɑz ˈwaɪdli ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət dɪˈskəvərd ˈsəmθɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəli wərld ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət dɪˈzərvd məʧ mɔr ˈrisərʧ. ɪn 2010 ə nu ˈstədi kɔld ˈpɑrtnər ˈstɑrtɪd ɛnˈroʊlɪŋ ˈkəpəlz. ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈkəpəlz wɛr wən ˈpɑrtnər wɑz ˈpɑzətɪv ənd əndɪˈtɛktəbəl, ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnər wɑz ˈnɛgətɪv. ðeɪ ɛnˈroʊld 1166 ˈkəpəlz ɪn ˈtoʊtəl, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ ɪn eɪʤ, ɛθˈnɪsɪti ənd ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti, bət moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ðiz ˈkəpəlz ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈhævɪŋ sɛks. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðə rɪˈzəlts keɪm ɪn, ənd waʊ. ˈoʊvər ðə sɪks jɪrz (ənd ˈkaʊntɪŋ) ðə ˈpɑrtnər ˈstədi wɑz ˈrənɪŋ ðə 1116 ˈkəpəlz rɪˈkɔrdɪd sɛks ækts (ˈləki ðɛm) ənd ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈziroʊ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs. ʤɪst lʊk æt ðət əˈgɛn ʃæl wi? jɪrz wərθ əv ˈdætə ɔn ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈnɛgətɪv ənd ˈpɑzətɪv əndɪˈtɛktəbəl ˈkəpəlz ˈhævɪŋ tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv sɛks ˈsɛʃənz ənd ˈziroʊ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz. nən. ˈnɑdɑ. zɪlʧ. ˈziroʊ. ðɛr ˈrisərʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ʃʊr əv ˌbiˈfɔr tu. ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈəðər, ənd ˈɛni əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈvaɪrəl loʊd blɪps, reɪz infectiousness*. ðə ðeɪ rɪˈkɔrdɪd hæd noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðət ˈziroʊ ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət ðɛr wər 11 ˌɪnˈfɛkʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrtnər ˈstədi, bət ðoʊz wər treɪst tɪ sɛks ðət ˈhæpənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈmɑnətərd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ənd nɑt frəm ðɛr ˈpɑzətɪv əndɪˈtɛktəbəl ˈpɑrtnərz. ðɪs wɑz dən baɪ æˈnælɪsɪs wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈstrəkʧər əv tɪ tɛl ˈrisərʧərz wɪʧ ˈpərsən ɪt keɪm frəm. ˈstədi həz ˈpruvən wət wi θɔt wi nu, wət wi hoʊpt, ðət wi ər uninfectious*. aɪ pæs ɔn, nɑt ˈivɪn ˈviə sɛks, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ kip ˈteɪkɪŋ maɪ medication.”*.” ðɪs ɪz juʤ nuz fər ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. juʤ nuz fər mi. ðɪs ˈstədi həz ˈpruvən wət wi θɔt wi nu, wət wi hoʊpt, ðət wi ər uninfectious*. aɪ pæs ɔn, nɑt ˈivɪn ˈviə sɛks, ɛz lɔŋ ɛz aɪ kip ˈteɪkɪŋ maɪ ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən. ju ˈrɪli ər ˈseɪfər sˈlipɪŋ wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən ˈpɑzətɪv ənd əndɪˈtɛktəbəl, ðən wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən hu θɪŋks ˈnɛgətɪv beɪst ɔn ðɛr læst tɛst ˈgʊdnɪs noʊz haʊ lɔŋ əˈgoʊ. fər ˈpipəl ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛvriˌwɛr ðɪs wɪl hæv səʧ ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˈifɛkt. ɪt wɪl ˌɪmˈpækt ðə weɪ ˈgəvərnmənts ənd hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz əraʊnd ðə wərld roʊl aʊt ˈtritmənt programmes*. ɪt wɪl gɪv ˈpɑzətɪv ˈpipəl mɔr ˈkɑnfədɛns ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ˈpipəl, ənd gɪv ðə ˈnɛgətɪv ˈpɑrtnərz mɔr sɪˈkjʊrəti. əˈlaʊ ˈkəpəlz tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈɪnɪmət, seɪf ɪn ðə ˈnɑlɪʤ ðeɪ pæs ɪt ɔn. ˈoʊpən əp mɔr ʤɑbz tɪ ˈpɑzətɪv ˈpipəl, ʤɑbz ðət wər riˈstrɪktɪd beɪst ɔn ðɛr ˈstætəs. ɪt wɪl əˈlaʊ mɔr ˈkəpəlz tɪ ˈnæʧərəli kənˈsiv ðə ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd. ɪt wɪl kət ˈstɪgmə. ðɪs, ðɪs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz klɪr: gɪt ˈtɛstɪd. gɪt ˈtritɪd. bɪˈkəm uninfectious*. gɪt ɔn wɪθ laɪf. ənd ɪf ju si mi ɔn ˈtɪndər, ər ˈɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈkaʊntləs æps pliz du swaɪp raɪt, ˈsɪŋgəl ənd uninfectious…*… ʧɛk aʊt ɑr kwɪk ˈvɪdioʊ ˈsəməri hir: (lɪŋk tɪ ˈpɑrtnər ˈstədi ˈdɑkjəmɛnt) ju kən ˈfɑloʊ tɑm ɔn tˈwɪtər ɛz ju kən səˈpɔrt wərk, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðoʊz wɪθ ə vɔɪs, baɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ ˈviə

when exactly is day in the hobbit? at am by - october 5, am by when exactly is day? for various reasons, including the correlation of the shire calendar and our modern gregorian calendar, quite hard to know for certain. in this extensively researched piece, uses notes as published in john d. the history of the hobbit to explains why there are conflicting theories… and, in a very fashion, no definitive or easily settled upon answer. confusticate and these dates! the day dilemma by having read a number of articles on day, including various attempts to assign a date to it within the story, and to predict it in our modern world, i feel compelled to write my own brief (ha!) essay. my approach to this is two-fold: first take excedrin for the headache this issue is causing. second quote john d. the history of the hobbit until things begin to make sense. “it was the start of the dwarves new year, when the last moon of autumn and the first sun of winter appeared in the sky together.” gandalf (the hobbit: an unexpected journey) many enthusiasts estimate day of 2941 (which said happens towards the end of autumn, but not necessarily the last day of autumn, as gandalf stated in the film) to have occurred in october. you can see how they arrived at this conclusion in the following articles: the moon and day by was slain oct 26, 2941 ta? by durin’s day 2013 by ask about middle earth is day upon us? by the scholar timeline/chronology for “the hobbit” by douglas wilhelm harder other authors calculate that day in our world would happen in december, based on our own definition of autumn: observing day by kristine larsen predicting day by iduna the reason for the difference of approximately two months comes from the different interpretations of the term “autumn”. astronomically speaking, the end of autumn is around december 21 (for those in the northern hemisphere). if you disregard the astronomical component of it, then you could argue autumn can mean different things to different cultures. it does in our world, so why not in? unfortunately never created a calendar for the dwarves, and because he also says that the seasons of middle-earth have no specific beginning or ending dates, it is possible the dwarves may view the beginning and ending of autumn as occurring on different dates than the hobbits, or elves, or men did. unfortunately there is nothing i know of in the canon to confirm or deny this, but did have this to say regarding the names of months used in the lord of the rings: “…the seasonal implications of our names are more or less the same, at any rate in the shire. it appears, however, that day was intended to correspond as nearly as possible to the summer solstices. in that case the shire dates were actually in advance of ours by some ten days, and our new day corresponded more or less to the shire january (the return of the king, appendix d). this becomes important to our discussion further on, since uses both the shire calendar and the gregorian calendar in his (unpublished) notes. we also know that, at least in the lord of the rings, events take place “‘in the northern hemisphere of this earth: miles are miles, days are days, and weather is weather’” (rateliff 827). [read more] bootnote: having read all the articles, i agree with, headache tablets (or whisky!) is in order. however, rateliff seems to indicate was leaning toward october 19 as the gregorian date it would have occurred on in ta 2941 but just make the numbers fit and eventually gave up. i think?

wɪn ɪgˈzæktli ɪz deɪ ɪn ðə ˈhɔbɪt? æt æm baɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər 5 æm baɪ wɪn ɪgˈzæktli ɪz deɪ? fər ˈvɛriəs ˈrizənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ʃaɪr ˈkæləndər ənd ɑr ˈmɑdərn grəˈgɔriən ˈkæləndər, kwaɪt hɑrd tɪ noʊ fər ˈsərtən. ɪn ðɪs ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli riˈsərʧt pis, ˈjuzɪz noʊts ɛz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ʤɑn di. ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ðɛr ər kənˈflɪktɪŋ theories…*… ənd, ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈfæʃən, noʊ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ər ˈizəli ˈsɛtəld əˈpɑn ˈænsər. ənd ðiz deɪts! ðə deɪ dɪˈlɛmə baɪ ˈhævɪŋ rɛd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɔn deɪ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈvɛriəs əˈtɛmpts tɪ əˈsaɪn ə deɪt tɪ ɪt wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈstɔri, ənd tɪ prɪˈdɪkt ɪt ɪn ɑr ˈmɑdərn wərld, aɪ fil kəmˈpɛld tɪ raɪt maɪ oʊn brif (hɑ!) ˈɛˌseɪ. maɪ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðɪs ɪz two-fold*: fərst teɪk ɛkˈsɛdrən fər ðə ˈhɛˌdeɪk ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ. ˈsɛkənd kwoʊt ʤɑn di. ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt ənˈtɪl θɪŋz bɪˈgɪn tɪ meɪk sɛns. wɑz ðə stɑrt əv ðə dwɔrvz nu jɪr, wɪn ðə læst mun əv ˈɔtəm ənd ðə fərst sən əv ˈwɪntər əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə skaɪ together.”*.” ˈgændɔlf (ðə ˈhɔbɪt: ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni) ˈmɛni ɛnˈθuziˌæsts ˈɛstəˌmeɪt deɪ əv 2941 (wɪʧ sɛd ˈhæpənz təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔtəm, bət nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðə læst deɪ əv ˈɔtəm, ɛz ˈgændɔlf ˈsteɪtɪd ɪn ðə fɪlm) tɪ hæv əˈkərd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər. ju kən si haʊ ðeɪ əraɪvd æt ðɪs kənˈkluʒən ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz: ðə mun ənd deɪ baɪ wɑz sleɪn ɔkt 26 2941 tɑ? baɪ deɪ 2013 baɪ æsk əˈbaʊt ˈmɪdəl ərθ ɪz deɪ əˈpɑn ˈjuˈɛs? baɪ ðə ˈskɑlər fər hobbit”*” baɪ ˈdəgləs ˈwɪˌlhɛlm ˈhɑrdər ˈəðər ˈɔθərz ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðət deɪ ɪn ɑr wərld wʊd ˈhæpən ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, beɪst ɔn ɑr oʊn ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈɔtəm: əbˈzərvɪŋ deɪ baɪ krɪˈstin ˈlɑrsən prɪˈdɪktɪŋ deɪ baɪ ˌɪˈdunə ðə ˈrizən fər ðə ˈdɪfərəns əv əˈprɑksəmətli tu mənθs kəmz frəm ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃənz əv ðə tərm ““autumn”*”. ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkli ˈspikɪŋ, ðə ɛnd əv ˈɔtəm ɪz əraʊnd dɪˈsɛmbər 21 (fər ðoʊz ɪn ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr). ɪf ju ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd ðə ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ɪt, ðɛn ju kʊd ˈɑrgju ˈɔtəm kən min ˈdɪfərənt θɪŋz tɪ ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəlʧərz. ɪt dɪz ɪn ɑr wərld, soʊ waɪ nɑt ɪn? ənˈfɔrʧənətli ˈnɛvər kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈkæləndər fər ðə dwɔrvz, ənd bɪˈkəz hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɪz ðət ðə ˈsizənz əv ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ hæv noʊ spɪˈsɪfɪk bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ər ˈɛndɪŋ deɪts, ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðə dwɔrvz meɪ vju ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ənd ˈɛndɪŋ əv ˈɔtəm ɛz əˈkərɪŋ ɔn ˈdɪfərənt deɪts ðən ðə ˈhɔbɪts, ər ɛlvz, ər mɛn dɪd. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðɛr ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ aɪ noʊ əv ɪn ðə ˈkænən tɪ kənˈfərm ər dɪˈnaɪ ðɪs, bət dɪd hæv ðɪs tɪ seɪ rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə neɪmz əv mənθs juzd ɪn ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz: ˈsizənəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz əv ɑr neɪmz ər mɔr ər lɛs ðə seɪm, æt ˈɛni reɪt ɪn ðə ʃaɪr. ɪt əˈpɪrz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət deɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd ɛz ˈnɪrli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ðə ˈsəmər ˈsɔlstɪsɪs. ɪn ðət keɪs ðə ʃaɪr deɪts wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪn ədˈvæns əv ɑrz baɪ səm tɛn deɪz, ənd ɑr nu deɪ ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪd mɔr ər lɛs tɪ ðə ʃaɪr ˈʤænjuˌɛri (ðə rɪˈtərn əv ðə kɪŋ, əˈpɛndɪks di). ðɪs bɪˈkəmz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ɑr dɪˈskəʃən ˈfərðər ɔn, sɪns ˈjuzɪz boʊθ ðə ʃaɪr ˈkæləndər ənd ðə grəˈgɔriən ˈkæləndər ɪn hɪz (ənˈpəblɪʃt) noʊts. wi ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ðət, æt list ɪn ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz, ɪˈvɛnts teɪk pleɪs ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr əv ðɪs ərθ: maɪəlz ər maɪəlz, deɪz ər deɪz, ənd ˈwɛðər ɪz weather’”*’” (ˈrætlɪf 827 [rɛd mɔr] bootnote*: ˈhævɪŋ rɛd ɔl ðə ˈɑrtɪkəlz, aɪ əˈgri wɪθ, ˈhɛˌdeɪk ˈtæbləts (ər ˈwɪski!) ɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈrætlɪf simz tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt wɑz ˈlinɪŋ təˈwɔrd ɑkˈtoʊbər 19 ɛz ðə grəˈgɔriən deɪt ɪt wʊd hæv əˈkərd ɔn ɪn tɑ 2941 bət ʤɪst meɪk ðə ˈnəmbərz fɪt ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli geɪv əp. aɪ θɪŋk?

liver regeneration is the process by which the liver is able to replace lost liver tissue from growth from the remaining tissue. the liver is the only visceral organ that possesses the capacity to] the liver can regenerate after either surgical removal or after chemical] it is known that as little as 25% of the original liver mass can regenerate back to its full] the process of regeneration in mammals is mainly compensatory growth because only the mass of the liver is replaced, not the] however, in lower species such as fish, both liver size and shape can be] mechanism [ edit ] liver regeneration involves replication of the liver cells, mainly hepatocytes, followed by other cells such as epithelial cells and sinusoidal endothelial cells. once cell proliferation is completed, the newly divided cells undergo restructuring, angiogenesis and reformation of matrix to complete the regeneration] in most cases, liver function is only partially affected during liver regeneration. whereas certain specialized functions such as drug metabolism decrease, many other primary functions such as albumin and bile production are not substantially] liver regeneration is a highly controlled process regulated by a complex network on highly redundant signals. several signaling pathways are known to stimulate regeneration in the liver including cytokines, growth factors, hormones, and nuclear] discovered and studying in vivo some natural liver regeneration substances hepatic stimulator] hepatic regeneration] of liver] function [ edit ] the ability for the liver to regenerate is central to liver homeostasis. because the liver is the main site of drug detoxification, it is exposed to many chemicals in the body which may potentially induce cell death and injury. the liver can regenerate damaged tissue rapidly thereby preventing its own failure. however, a predictor of the true speed of liver regeneration depends on whether interleukin 6 has]. liver regeneration is also critical for patients of liver diseases where the partial removal of the liver due to fibrosis or tumor is a common therapy that utilizes the ability of the remaining liver to generate needed] experimental models [ edit ] two main types of models are used to study liver regeneration, including surgical removal, also referred to as partial (phx), and liver damage. whereas the mechanisms and kinetics of liver regeneration in these two models are different, many of the same signaling pathways stimulate liver regeneration in both] references [ edit ]

ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪz ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs baɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈlɪvər ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs lɔst ˈlɪvər ˈtɪʃu frəm groʊθ frəm ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈtɪʃu. ðə ˈlɪvər ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈvɪsərəl ˈɔrgən ðət pəˈzɛsɪz ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ðə ˈlɪvər kən riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈæftər ˈiðər ˈsərʤɪkəl rɪˈmuvəl ər ˈæftər ˈkɛmɪkəl ɪt ɪz noʊn ðət ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 25 əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlɪvər mæs kən riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt bæk tɪ ɪts fʊl ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈmæməlz ɪz ˈmeɪnli kəmˈpɛnsəˌtɔri groʊθ bɪˈkəz ˈoʊnli ðə mæs əv ðə ˈlɪvər ɪz ˌriˈpleɪst, nɑt ðə ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn loʊər ˈspiʃiz səʧ ɛz fɪʃ, boʊθ ˈlɪvər saɪz ənd ʃeɪp kən bi ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ˈɛdət ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən əv ðə ˈlɪvər sɛlz, ˈmeɪnli hepatocytes*, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈəðər sɛlz səʧ ɛz ɛpɪˈθɛljəl sɛlz ənd ˈsaɪnəˌsɔɪdəl ˌɛndoʊˈθiˌliəl sɛlz. wəns sɛl ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən ɪz kəmˈplitɪd, ðə ˈnuli dɪˈvaɪdɪd sɛlz ˌəndərˈgoʊ riˈstrəkʧərɪŋ, ˌænʤioʊˈʤɛnɪsəs ənd ˌrɛfərˈmeɪʃən əv ˈmeɪtrɪks tɪ kəmˈplit ðə riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn moʊst ˈkeɪsɪz, ˈlɪvər ˈfəŋkʃən ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrʃəli əˈfɛktɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən. wɛˈræz ˈsərtən ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd ˈfəŋkʃənz səʧ ɛz drəg məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm ˈdiˌkris, ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈfəŋkʃənz səʧ ɛz ælˈbjumən ənd baɪl pərˈdəkʃən ər nɑt səbˈstænʃəli ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪz ə ˈhaɪli kənˈtroʊld ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd baɪ ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈnɛtˌwərk ɔn ˈhaɪli rɪˈdəndənt ˈsɪgnəlz. ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ˈpæθˌweɪz ər noʊn tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈlɪvər ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ cytokines*, groʊθ ˈfæktərz, ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz, ənd ˈnukliər dɪˈskəvərd ənd ˈstədiɪŋ ɪn ˈvivoʊ səm ˈnæʧərəl ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ˈsəbstənsɪz həˈpætɪk ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtər həˈpætɪk riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ˈlɪvər ˈfəŋkʃən ˈɛdət ðə əˈbɪləˌti fər ðə ˈlɪvər tɪ riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɪz ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ˈlɪvər ˌhoʊmioʊˈsteɪsəs. bɪˈkəz ðə ˈlɪvər ɪz ðə meɪn saɪt əv drəg dɪˌtɑksɪfɪˈkeɪʃən, ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ ˈmɛni ˈkɛmɪkəlz ɪn ðə ˈbɑdi wɪʧ meɪ pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɪnˈdus sɛl dɛθ ənd ˈɪnʤəri. ðə ˈlɪvər kən riˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈdæmɪʤd ˈtɪʃu ˈræpədli ˈðɛrˈbaɪ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ɪts oʊn ˈfeɪljər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə prɪˈdɪktər əv ðə tru spid əv ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ˈwɛðər ˌɪntərˈlukɪn 6 həz ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkrɪtɪkəl fər ˈpeɪʃənz əv ˈlɪvər dɪˈzizɪz wɛr ðə ˈpɑrʃəl rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ˈlɪvər du tɪ faɪˈbroʊsɪs ər ˈtumər ɪz ə ˈkɑmən ˈθɛrəpi ðət ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪz ðə əˈbɪləˌti əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈlɪvər tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈnidɪd] ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˈmɑdəlz ˈɛdət tu meɪn taɪps əv ˈmɑdəlz ər juzd tɪ ˈstədi ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsərʤɪkəl rɪˈmuvəl, ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ˈpɑrʃəl (phx*), ənd ˈlɪvər ˈdæmɪʤ. wɛˈræz ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz ənd kəˈnɛtɪks əv ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn ðiz tu ˈmɑdəlz ər ˈdɪfərənt, ˈmɛni əv ðə seɪm ˈsɪgnəlɪŋ ˈpæθˌweɪz ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ˈlɪvər riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən ɪn boʊθ ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət

"i, of the house stark, lord of and warden of the north, sentence you to die." ―eddard stark to will [src] warden is a title bestowed upon the head of a great house by the ruler of the seven kingdoms. the wardens command the armies of one of the constituent regions of the seven kingdoms in the name of iron throne for the defense of the entire realm. the warden of a constituency is expected to lawfully command a quarter of all armies in the realm during a time of crisis. by custom, the title is functionally hereditary. however, a warden does not necessarily have to also be one of the lords paramount (rulers of the constituent regions of the realm) though this is almost always the case. for example, if an elderly or infirm ruler came to be the head of one of the great houses listed below, the office of warden might be delegated to another family member young and capable enough to lead armies in the field. likewise, if the head of one of the great houses listed below was too young, the office of warden may be delegated to an older and more experienced individual. warden appears to be a title holding higher rank than that of "lord paramount." the lords of the and lords of the do not hold the title of warden over their regions but instead submit to the warden of their area. the prince of is not a warden, but has full control over their armies so it can be presumed that the prince has the same military authority of a warden in. littlefinger implies that a woman appointed to the title would be properly known as a "wardeness". currently, the wardens of the west and south have died and have yet to be officially replaced. current wardens of the seven kingdoms in the books typically, the warden of the north defends against attacks that come south of the wall. the warden of the west, from house, defends against coastal raids from the iron islands. house were not chosen to be wardens, because more often than not, they are what the warden of the west is defending against. even though they submitted to the iron throne, illicit raiding would occur from time to time and would have to be suppressed. the warden of the south, from house tyrell, would defend against border skirmishes with, as actually retained its independence for two centuries after the conquest, and was only united to the realm (by marriage alliance) a century before the war of the five kings. this is why house martell of is not the warden of the south. the warden of the east, from house, seems to have defended against raids or invasion from the free cities across the narrow sea, such as the threat during the war of the kings when an invasion was mounted from the in the narrow sea. house tully were not wardens, probably because the are centrally located within the realm and far from external threats. it is not clear why house were not named as wardens, as the border to the south (and thus they could have been wardens of the south), and also border the narrow sea like the vale (and thus could have been wardens of the east). the may have been chosen as wardens of the south due to the larger army and population of the reach, and because more attacks may have been targeted at the fertile lands of the reach instead of the forests of the. house may have been chosen ahead of thes as wardens of the east because they had to deal with contentious hill tribes in their mountains and thus needed the military assets at their disposal to deal with them. also, the andal invasion thousands of years ago began in the vale of, so it has been used an invasion corridor across the narrow sea before. after jon died, queen managed to convince king robert to name her brother jaime as the warden of the east, because jon's only son and heir robert "sweetrobin" is just a child. this greatly angered many lords in the vale because jaime has no connection to house or the vale, so they begin to defiantly refer to as the "true warden of the east". ned stark is also opposed to robert's decree because it puts the armies of two regions under command of a single house. jaime, however, never actually travels to the vale or makes any attempt to take command of the armies during these few months, and thus his hold on the title was nominal. jaime continues to technically hold the position while he spent a full year as a prisoner of the starks after the battle of the whispering wood, although his imprisonment meant that the position was left officially vacant. the title of warden of the east is restored to by as one of the conditions of the between and which brings house back into the fold. the tvies omitted this entire subplot. following's death, gives the title of warden of the west to, son of stafford - not because she trusts, but due to an unpleasant discussion with kevan, who rejects the post of hand of the king after refuses to name him lord regent as well and relocate to rock. does not regard his appointment lightly, but he feels that his uncle kevan should have been chosen for that office. by the point the books reached, the four major wardens of are as followed: warden of the north : roose bolton : roose bolton warden of the west : : warden of the east : robert : robert warden of the south: mace tyrell in addition to the four major wardens, in the books there are other lesser wardens which control certain areas: warden of the prince's pass : traditionally held by house fowler of as the guardians of the prince's pass. currently this title is held by lord franklyn fowler. : traditionally held by house fowler of as the guardians of the prince's pass. currently this title is held by lord franklyn fowler. warden of the stone way : traditionally held by house of as the guardians of the boneway. currently this title is held by lord anders. : traditionally held by house of as the guardians of the boneway. currently this title is held by lord anders. warden of the white knife : traditionally held by house of the north as the guardians of the white knife. currently this title is held by lord wyman. : traditionally held by house of the north as the guardians of the white knife. currently this title is held by lord wyman. warden of the southern marches: created by robb stark for his uncle tully in recognition for his military prowess during the war of the five kings. currently held by tully. in the world of ice & fire and fire & blood, a fifth major warden title called warden of the sands was created by aegon the conqueror during the first war. jon was appointed to this position to rule in the king's name. however, the iron throne was defeated by themen, stopping attempt to the of house martell. when entered the seven kingdoms over a century later, the position of warden of the sands wasn't renewed; the continued styling themselves as princes of.

"aɪ, əv ðə haʊs stɑrk, lɔrd əv ənd ˈwɔrdən əv ðə nɔrθ, ˈsɛntəns ju tɪ daɪ." stɑrk tɪ wɪl [src*] ˈwɔrdən ɪz ə ˈtaɪtəl bɪˈstoʊd əˈpɑn ðə hɛd əv ə greɪt haʊs baɪ ðə ˈrulər əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈkɪŋdəmz. ðə ˈwɔrdənz kəˈmænd ðə ˈɑrmiz əv wən əv ðə kənˈstɪʧuənt ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈkɪŋdəmz ɪn ðə neɪm əv aɪərn θroʊn fər ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər rɛlm. ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ə kənˈstɪʧuənsi ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈlɔfəli kəˈmænd ə kˈwɔrtər əv ɔl ˈɑrmiz ɪn ðə rɛlm ˈdʊrɪŋ ə taɪm əv ˈkraɪsəs. baɪ ˈkəstəm, ðə ˈtaɪtəl ɪz ˈfəŋkʃənəli hərˈɛdəˌtɛri. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈwɔrdən dɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli hæv tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi wən əv ðə lɔrdz ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt (ˈrulərz əv ðə kənˈstɪʧuənt ˈriʤənz əv ðə rɛlm) ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə keɪs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪf ən ˈɛldərli ər ɪnˈfərm ˈrulər keɪm tɪ bi ðə hɛd əv wən əv ðə greɪt ˈhaʊsɪz ˈlɪstɪd bɪˈloʊ, ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈwɔrdən maɪt bi ˈdɛləˌgeɪtəd tɪ əˈnəðər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbər jəŋ ənd ˈkeɪpəbəl ɪˈnəf tɪ lɛd ˈɑrmiz ɪn ðə fild. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ɪf ðə hɛd əv wən əv ðə greɪt ˈhaʊsɪz ˈlɪstɪd bɪˈloʊ wɑz tu jəŋ, ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈwɔrdən meɪ bi ˈdɛləˌgeɪtəd tɪ ən ˈoʊldər ənd mɔr ɪkˈspɪriənst ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl. ˈwɔrdən əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ə ˈtaɪtəl ˈhoʊldɪŋ haɪər ræŋk ðən ðət əv "lɔrd ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt." ðə lɔrdz əv ðə ənd lɔrdz əv ðə du nɑt hoʊld ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈwɔrdən ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈriʤənz bət ˌɪnˈstɛd səbˈmɪt tɪ ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðɛr ˈɛriə. ðə prɪns əv ɪz nɑt ə ˈwɔrdən, bət həz fʊl kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðɛr ˈɑrmiz soʊ ɪt kən bi prɪˈzumd ðət ðə prɪns həz ðə seɪm ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈθɔrəti əv ə ˈwɔrdən ɪn. ˌɪmˈplaɪz ðət ə ˈwʊmən əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈtaɪtəl wʊd bi ˈprɑpərli noʊn ɛz ə "wardeness*". ˈkərəntli, ðə ˈwɔrdənz əv ðə wɛst ənd saʊθ hæv daɪd ənd hæv jɛt tɪ bi əˈfɪʃəli ˌriˈpleɪst. ˈkɑrənt ˈwɔrdənz əv ðə ˈsɛvən ˈkɪŋdəmz ɪn ðə bʊks ˈtɪpɪkəli, ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə nɔrθ dɪˈfɛndz əˈgɛnst əˈtæks ðət kəm saʊθ əv ðə wɔl. ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə wɛst, frəm haʊs, dɪˈfɛndz əˈgɛnst ˈkoʊstəl reɪdz frəm ðə aɪərn ˈaɪləndz. haʊs wər nɑt ˈʧoʊzən tɪ bi ˈwɔrdənz, bɪˈkəz mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt, ðeɪ ər wət ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə wɛst ɪz dɪˈfɛndɪŋ əˈgɛnst. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ðə aɪərn θroʊn, ˌɪˈlɪsət ˈreɪdɪŋ wʊd əˈkər frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm ənd wʊd hæv tɪ bi səˈprɛst. ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə saʊθ, frəm haʊs ˈtaɪrəl, wʊd dɪˈfɛnd əˈgɛnst ˈbɔrdər ˈskərmɪʃɪz wɪθ, ɛz ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈteɪnd ɪts ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns fər tu ˈsɛnʧəriz ˈæftər ðə ˈkɑŋkwɛst, ənd wɑz ˈoʊnli juˈnaɪtɪd tɪ ðə rɛlm (baɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ əˈlaɪəns) ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˌbiˈfɔr ðə wɔr əv ðə faɪv kɪŋz. ðɪs ɪz waɪ haʊs ˈmɑrˌtɛl əv ɪz nɑt ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə saʊθ. ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ist, frəm haʊs, simz tɪ hæv dɪˈfɛndɪd əˈgɛnst reɪdz ər ˌɪnˈveɪʒən frəm ðə fri ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs ðə ˈnɛroʊ si, səʧ ɛz ðə θrɛt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr əv ðə kɪŋz wɪn ən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən wɑz ˈmaʊnɪd frəm ðə ɪn ðə ˈnɛroʊ si. haʊs ˈtəli wər nɑt ˈwɔrdənz, ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈkəz ðə ər ˈsɛntrəli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd wɪˈθɪn ðə rɛlm ənd fɑr frəm ɪkˈstərnəl θrɛts. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr waɪ haʊs wər nɑt neɪmd ɛz ˈwɔrdənz, ɛz ðə ˈbɔrdər tɪ ðə saʊθ (ənd ðəs ðeɪ kʊd hæv bɪn ˈwɔrdənz əv ðə saʊθ), ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɔrdər ðə ˈnɛroʊ si laɪk ðə veɪl (ənd ðəs kʊd hæv bɪn ˈwɔrdənz əv ðə ist). ðə meɪ hæv bɪn ˈʧoʊzən ɛz ˈwɔrdənz əv ðə saʊθ du tɪ ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈɑrmi ənd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə riʧ, ənd bɪˈkəz mɔr əˈtæks meɪ hæv bɪn ˈtɑrgətɪd æt ðə ˈfərtəl lændz əv ðə riʧ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈfɔrəsts əv ðə. haʊs meɪ hæv bɪn ˈʧoʊzən əˈhɛd əv ðə ɛz ˈwɔrdənz əv ðə ist bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæd tɪ dil wɪθ kənˈtɛnʃəs hɪl traɪbz ɪn ðɛr ˈmaʊntənz ənd ðəs ˈnidɪd ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈæˌsɛts æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl tɪ dil wɪθ ðɛm. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˈændəl ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ˈθaʊzənz əv jɪrz əˈgoʊ bɪˈgæn ɪn ðə veɪl əv, soʊ ɪt həz bɪn juzd ən ˌɪnˈveɪʒən ˈkɔrɪdər əˈkrɔs ðə ˈnɛroʊ si ˌbiˈfɔr. ˈæftər ʤɑn daɪd, kwin ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kənˈvɪns kɪŋ ˈrɑbərt tɪ neɪm hər ˈbrəðər ˈhaɪmi ɛz ðə ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ist, bɪˈkəz ʤɑnz ˈoʊnli sən ənd ɛr ˈrɑbərt "sweetrobin*" ɪz ʤɪst ə ʧaɪld. ðɪs ˈgreɪtli ˈæŋgərd ˈmɛni lɔrdz ɪn ðə veɪl bɪˈkəz ˈhaɪmi həz noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ haʊs ər ðə veɪl, soʊ ðeɪ bɪˈgɪn tɪ dɪˈfaɪəntli rɪˈfər tɪ ɛz ðə "tru ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ist". nɛd stɑrk ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈrɑbərts dɪˈkri bɪˈkəz ɪt pʊts ðə ˈɑrmiz əv tu ˈriʤənz ˈəndər kəˈmænd əv ə ˈsɪŋgəl haʊs. ˈhaɪmi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈtrævəlz tɪ ðə veɪl ər meɪks ˈɛni əˈtɛmpt tɪ teɪk kəˈmænd əv ðə ˈɑrmiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz fju mənθs, ənd ðəs hɪz hoʊld ɔn ðə ˈtaɪtəl wɑz ˈnɑmənəl. ˈhaɪmi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈtɛknɪkəli hoʊld ðə pəˈzɪʃən waɪl hi spɛnt ə fʊl jɪr ɛz ə ˈprɪzənər əv ðə stɑrks ˈæftər ðə ˈbætəl əv ðə ˈwɪspərɪŋ wʊd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hɪz ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt mɛnt ðət ðə pəˈzɪʃən wɑz lɛft əˈfɪʃəli ˈveɪkənt. ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ist ɪz rɪˈstɔrd tɪ baɪ ɛz wən əv ðə kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðə bɪtˈwin ənd wɪʧ brɪŋz haʊs bæk ˈɪntu ðə foʊld. ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz oʊˈmɪtɪd ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər ˈsəbplɑt. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ dɛθ, gɪvz ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈwɔrdən əv ðə wɛst tɪ, sən əv ˈstæfərd nɑt bɪˈkəz ʃi trəsts, bət du tɪ ən ənˈplɛzənt dɪˈskəʃən wɪθ ˈkɛvən, hu ˈriʤɛkts ðə poʊst əv hænd əv ðə kɪŋ ˈæftər rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ neɪm ɪm lɔrd ˈriʤənt ɛz wɛl ənd ˌriˈloʊkeɪt tɪ rɑk. dɪz nɑt rɪˈgɑrd hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt ˈlaɪtli, bət hi filz ðət hɪz ˈəŋkəl ˈkɛvən ʃʊd hæv bɪn ˈʧoʊzən fər ðət ˈɔfəs. baɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðə bʊks riʧt, ðə fɔr ˈmeɪʤər ˈwɔrdənz əv ər ɛz ˈfɑloʊd: ˈwɔrdən əv ðə nɔrθ ruz ˈboʊltən ruz ˈboʊltən ˈwɔrdən əv ðə wɛst ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ist ˈrɑbərt ˈrɑbərt ˈwɔrdən əv ðə saʊθ: meɪs ˈtaɪrəl ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə fɔr ˈmeɪʤər ˈwɔrdənz, ɪn ðə bʊks ðɛr ər ˈəðər ˈlɛsər ˈwɔrdənz wɪʧ kənˈtroʊl ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz: ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ˈprɪnsɪz pæs trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld baɪ haʊs ˈfaʊlər əv ɛz ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈprɪnsɪz pæs. ˈkərəntli ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ɪz hɛld baɪ lɔrd ˈfræŋklɪn ˈfaʊlər. trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld baɪ haʊs ˈfaʊlər əv ɛz ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈprɪnsɪz pæs. ˈkərəntli ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ɪz hɛld baɪ lɔrd ˈfræŋklɪn ˈfaʊlər. ˈwɔrdən əv ðə stoʊn weɪ trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld baɪ haʊs əv ɛz ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə boneway*. ˈkərəntli ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ɪz hɛld baɪ lɔrd ˈændərz. trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld baɪ haʊs əv ɛz ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə boneway*. ˈkərəntli ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ɪz hɛld baɪ lɔrd ˈændərz. ˈwɔrdən əv ðə waɪt naɪf trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld baɪ haʊs əv ðə nɔrθ ɛz ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə waɪt naɪf. ˈkərəntli ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ɪz hɛld baɪ lɔrd ˈwaɪmən. trəˈdɪʃənəli hɛld baɪ haʊs əv ðə nɔrθ ɛz ðə ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə waɪt naɪf. ˈkərəntli ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl ɪz hɛld baɪ lɔrd ˈwaɪmən. ˈwɔrdən əv ðə ˈsəðərn ˈmɑrʧɪz: kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ rɑb stɑrk fər hɪz ˈəŋkəl ˈtəli ɪn ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən fər hɪz ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri praʊəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə wɔr əv ðə faɪv kɪŋz. ˈkərəntli hɛld baɪ ˈtəli. ɪn ðə wərld əv aɪs faɪər ənd faɪər bləd, ə fɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈwɔrdən ˈtaɪtəl kɔld ˈwɔrdən əv ðə sændz wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈeɪgɑn ðə ˈkɑŋkərər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst wɔr. ʤɑn wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðɪs pəˈzɪʃən tɪ rul ɪn ðə kɪŋz neɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə aɪərn θroʊn wɑz dɪˈfitɪd baɪ ðə dornishmen*, ˈstɑpɪŋ əˈtɛmpt tɪ ðə əv haʊs ˈmɑrˌtɛl. wɪn ˈɛnərd ðə ˈsɛvən ˈkɪŋdəmz ˈoʊvər ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈleɪtər, ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ˈwɔrdən əv ðə sændz ˈwəzənt rɪˈnud; ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈstaɪlɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈprɪnsɪz əv.

north korea continues to dominate the headlines amid growing concerns about its alarming advances in nuclear weapons capabilities. the incendiary rhetoric from both washington and pyongyang, the testing of two icbms, and its sixth and largest nuclear test led to u.s. shows of force, including sending bombers further north of the demilitarized zone than any u.s. fighter jet or bomber has gone in the century. in the past several months, despite the tough talk about “military options” by president trump and his senior officials, north korean leader kim continues to defy the international community. amid escalating tensions, he issued a rare, if not unprecedented, personal statement against the u.s. president, calling him “the mentally deranged u.s. dotard.” his the ongoing korea stoking fears about the possibilities of a nuclear war or a bloody military conflict. how did we get to this point? what is driving kim and how can we explain north provocative actions this summer? an aggressive track record frankly, kim has been hurtling toward these advanced nuclear weapons capabilities since he came to power in december 2011. lately, he has been bigger, badder, and bolder. in the past six years, kim has conducted four nuclear tests and tested close to 90 ballistic missiles, more than his father and grandfather combined. and in those six years, he has yet to meet with any foreign head of most significant exchanges with foreigners have been with a japanese sushi chef and u.s. basketball player dennis rodman. he has also rebuffed chinese attempts to rebuild ties and refused to engage with the united states and south korea. his father, kim jong-il, on the other hand, bargained and negotiated with the united states, south korea, and japan, at least paid lip service on denuclearization, and maintained good ties to china, the primary benefactor. personality matters. kim is unlikely to back down in the face of president public challenges and come to the negotiating table. he wants to look tough domestically and externally and show who is driving events on the korean peninsula. in fact, he has more national and international political leadership experience than trump, who has been president for less than a year, and south korean president moon jae-in, who came into office in may. kim’s statement calling president trump “mentally deranged” and promising the “highest-level of the hardline countermeasures” shows that he has taken ownership of this showdown and that he the leader of north defend the survival, as well as its dignity. kim also has a bias for action and he wants to win, as the kim former sushi chef recalled, and as recent behavior has shown. not only has kim grown up in a cocoon of indulgence and privilege, he has inherited advanced nuclear weapons that probably have enhanced and enabled his tendencies to berate and bully even the president of the united states. let’s not forget that the regime has shown to be extremely sensitive to any criticism about kim himself. for example, in 2014, the regime said that the release of the movie “the comedy depicting an assassination attempt against be “an act of war.” north korean hackers also threatened attacks against theaters that showed the film. kim probably calculated that he could cross these major thresholds without major because he saw, first, an opportunity with a u.s. president who has been the subject of domestic and international criticism; and, second, a korea alliance that appeared wobbly. china and russia, meanwhile, have publicly stated that they would not allow instability on the korean peninsula, watering down some of the harshest aspects of u.n. sanctions and cautioning against u.s. military action against pyongyang. this signaled to kim that serve as a measure of protection against destabilizing sanctions and a potential u.s. or south korean attack. related content north korea averting catastrophe: u.s. policy options for north korea order from chaos walking back from the brink with north korea order from chaos caught in the middle: how the north korean threat is ultimately problem it is important to note that kim has been emboldened in general. gotten away with a lot since december 2011: scores of missile test launches, nuclear tests, the probable nerve agent attack against his half brother in malaysia, the 2015 incident involving a landmine in the demilitarized zone, the sony hack in 2014, and the mistreatment and death of u.s. citizen otto warmbier. and conducted several purges of senior north korean leaders including executing his uncle, jang song in 2013, deterring any potential opposition to rule. finally, although kim is aggressive, that does not mean that he is reckless or a “madman.” in fact, he knows how and when to recalibrate. note that his personal statement threatened “highest level” countermeasures in response to threats, but he say when and he say how, consistent with past tactic of maintaining ambiguity and preserving its options, including diplomatic, kinetic, or covert activities. kim is highly unlikely to abandon his nuclear deterrent, as threats gave fresh reminders of what happens to those countries when they give up nuclear weapons. changing the calculus so, while we are unlikely to be headed for a nuclear war or a military conflict in the near future, we should worry about the lessons kim is learning from this latest episode of “kim vs. trump” and how these lessons would increase the likelihood of a deadly confrontation or miscalculation that could quickly spiral out of control. first, president threats reinforce north narrative of a “hostile” outside world and that the united states is determined to destroy north korea. kim is highly unlikely to abandon his nuclear deterrent, as threats gave fresh reminders of what happens to those countries when they give up nuclear weapons. and as new generations of north koreans come of age in a nuclear north korea, i fear denuclearization will become a dream. second, even if north korea and the united states came to an agreement, kim has no reason to think that an agreement would stick from one u.s. administration to the next, given sharp criticism and talk of “revisiting” the iran nuclear deal. the message is loud and clear: the united states cannot be trusted. third, the korean alliance is not impenetrable. president trump his criticism about the south states free trade agreement around the time of the nuclear test and accused the south korean government of “appeasement with north korea.” south korea is finding, as i have told them, that their talk of appeasement with north korea will not work, they only understand one thing! donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) september 3, 2017 finally, in north view, china is not to be trusted, but chinese leaders will not abandon pyongyang because it is in interest to keep propping up regime. how do we change calculus? how do you negotiate with someone who thinks winning and want to talk at all? at a minimum, tone down unnecessarily inflammatory, and apparently uncoordinated, statements from president trump. no need to spoon feed the north korean propaganda machine with easy soundbites about a “hostile” united to unnerve our south korean ally about the risks we are prepared to take with its security. be steady and methodical about strengthening and reinforcing alliances with south korea and japan and reassuring our regional partners that the united states is serious about their security. optics matter. north korea is watching to exploit any in the alliance, and the trump administration should make every effort to ensure no daylight between washington and seoul. give the latest executive order that authorizes broad secondary sanctions a chance to work. these sanctions have the potential to squeeze north ability to earn hard currency for the regime. sanctions that undermine ability to reward elites and severely suppress the elites’ ability to make money for themselves or raise money for loyalty payments to the regime could make kim more willing to consider negotiations to relieve that pressure. make sure to consult closely with china and russia to keep them on board with the sanctions regime. their participation is critical. none of these is a magic bullet, but taken together and sustained over time, we could perhaps reorient behavior and approach and create a less volatile situation on the korean peninsula.

nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz əˈmɪd groʊɪŋ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ɪts əˈlɑrmɪŋ ədˈvænsɪz ɪn ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz. ðə ˌɪnˈsɛndiɛri ˈrɛtərɪk frəm boʊθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ, ðə ˈtɛstɪŋ əv tu icbms*, ənd ɪts sɪksθ ənd ˈlɑrʤəst ˈnukliər tɛst lɛd tɪ juz. ʃoʊz əv fɔrs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛndɪŋ ˈbɑmərz ˈfərðər nɔrθ əv ðə diˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd zoʊn ðən ˈɛni juz. ˈfaɪtər ʤɛt ər ˈbɑmər həz gɔn ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri. ɪn ðə pæst ˈsɛvərəl mənθs, dɪˈspaɪt ðə təf tɔk əˈbaʊt options”*” baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənd hɪz ˈsinjər əˈfɪʃəlz, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidər kɪm kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ dɪˈfaɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti. əˈmɪd ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz, hi ˈɪʃud ə rɛr, ɪf nɑt ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd, ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsteɪtmənt əˈgɛnst ðə juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt, ˈkɔlɪŋ ɪm ˈmɛnəli dɪˈreɪnʤd juz. dotard.”*.” hɪz ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌkɔˈriə ˈstoʊkɪŋ fɪrz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əv ə ˈnukliər wɔr ər ə ˈblədi ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑnflɪkt. haʊ dɪd wi gɪt tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt? wət ɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ kɪm ənd haʊ kən wi ɪkˈspleɪn nɔrθ proʊˈvɑkətɪv ˈækʃənz ðɪs ˈsəmər? ən əˈgrɛsɪv træk ˈrɛkərd ˈfræŋkli, kɪm həz bɪn ˈhərtlɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðiz ədˈvænst ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz sɪns hi keɪm tɪ paʊər ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 ˈleɪtli, hi həz bɪn ˈbɪgər, badder*, ənd ˈboʊldər. ɪn ðə pæst sɪks jɪrz, kɪm həz kənˈdəktəd fɔr ˈnukliər tɛsts ənd ˈtɛstɪd kloʊz tɪ 90 bəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəlz, mɔr ðən hɪz ˈfɑðər ənd ˈgrænˌfɑðər kəmˈbaɪnd. ənd ɪn ðoʊz sɪks jɪrz, hi həz jɛt tɪ mit wɪθ ˈɛni ˈfɔrən hɛd əv moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz wɪθ ˈfɔrənərz hæv bɪn wɪθ ə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsuʃi ʃɛf ənd juz. ˈbæskətˌbɔl pleɪər ˈdɛnɪs ˈrɑdmən. hi həz ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈbəft ʧaɪˈniz əˈtɛmpts tɪ riˈbɪld taɪz ənd rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə. hɪz ˈfɑðər, kɪm jong-il*, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈbɑrgənd ənd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ənd ʤəˈpæn, æt list peɪd lɪp ˈsərvɪs ɔn diˌnukliˌərəˈzeɪʃən, ənd meɪnˈteɪnd gʊd taɪz tɪ ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈbɛnəˌfæktər. ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ˈmætərz. kɪm ɪz ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bæk daʊn ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈpəblɪk ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd kəm tɪ ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ ˈteɪbəl. hi wɔnts tɪ lʊk təf dəˈmɛstɪkli ənd ɪkˈstərnəli ənd ʃoʊ hu ɪz ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ɔn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ. ɪn fækt, hi həz mɔr ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪkˈspɪriəns ðən trəmp, hu həz bɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt fər lɛs ðən ə jɪr, ənd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈprɛzɪdənt mun jae-in*, hu keɪm ˈɪntu ˈɔfəs ɪn meɪ. ˈsteɪtmənt ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp deranged”*” ənd ˈprɑməsɪŋ ðə əv ðə ˈhɑrˌdlaɪn countermeasures”*” ʃoʊz ðət hi həz ˈteɪkən ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðɪs ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn ənd ðət hi ðə ˈlidər əv nɔrθ dɪˈfɛnd ðə sərˈvaɪvəl, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪts ˈdɪgnəti. kɪm ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə baɪəs fər ˈækʃən ənd hi wɔnts tɪ wɪn, ɛz ðə kɪm ˈfɔrmər ˈsuʃi ʃɛf rɪˈkɔld, ənd ɛz ˈrisənt bɪˈheɪvjər həz ʃoʊn. nɑt ˈoʊnli həz kɪm groʊn əp ɪn ə kəˈkun əv ˌɪnˈdəlʤəns ənd ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ, hi həz ˌɪnˈhɛrətɪd ədˈvænst ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv ɛnˈhænst ənd ɪˈneɪbəld hɪz ˈtɛndənsiz tɪ bɪˈreɪt ənd ˈbʊli ˈivɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. nɑt fərˈgɛt ðət ðə rəˈʒim həz ʃoʊn tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˈɛni ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt kɪm hɪmˈsɛlf. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn 2014 ðə rəˈʒim sɛd ðət ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈmuvi ˈkɑmədi dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ən əˌsæsəˈneɪʃən əˈtɛmpt əˈgɛnst bi ækt əv war.”*.” nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈhækərz ˈɔlsoʊ θˈrɛtənd əˈtæks əˈgɛnst ˈθiətərz ðət ʃoʊd ðə fɪlm. kɪm ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət hi kʊd krɔs ðiz ˈmeɪʤər θˈrɛˌʃoʊldz wɪˈθaʊt ˈmeɪʤər bɪˈkəz hi sɔ, fərst, ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti wɪθ ə juz. ˈprɛzɪdənt hu həz bɪn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv dəˈmɛstɪk ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm; ənd, ˈsɛkənd, ə ˌkɔˈriə əˈlaɪəns ðət əˈpɪrd ˈwɑbəli. ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈrəʃə, ˈminˌwaɪl, hæv ˈpəblɪkli ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðeɪ wʊd nɑt əˈlaʊ ˌɪnstəˈbɪlɪti ɔn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ, ˈwɔtərɪŋ daʊn səm əv ðə ˈhɑrʃəst ˈæˌspɛkts əv u.n*. ˈsæŋkʃənz ənd ˈkɔʃənɪŋ əˈgɛnst juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ. ðɪs ˈsɪgnəld tɪ kɪm ðət sərv ɛz ə ˈmɛʒər əv prəˈtɛkʃən əˈgɛnst dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈsæŋkʃənz ənd ə pəˈtɛnʃəl juz. ər saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən əˈtæk. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkɑntɛnt nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə əˈvərtɪŋ kəˈtæstrəfi: juz. ˈpɑləsi ˈɔpʃənz fər nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈɔrdər frəm keɪɑs ˈwɔkɪŋ bæk frəm ðə brɪŋk wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ˈɔrdər frəm keɪɑs kɔt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl: haʊ ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən θrɛt ɪz ˈəltəmətli ˈprɑbləm ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət kɪm həz bɪn ɛmˈboʊldənd ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ˈgɔtən əˈweɪ wɪθ ə lɔt sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər 2011 skɔrz əv ˈmɪsəl tɛst ˈlɔnʧɪz, ˈnukliər tɛsts, ðə ˈprɑbəbəl nərv ˈeɪʤənt əˈtæk əˈgɛnst hɪz hæf ˈbrəðər ɪn məˈleɪʒə, ðə 2015 ˈɪnsədənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ə ˈlændˌmaɪn ɪn ðə diˈmɪlətərˌaɪzd zoʊn, ðə ˈsoʊni hæk ɪn 2014 ənd ðə mɪˈstritmənt ənd dɛθ əv juz. ˈsɪtɪzən ˈɑˌtoʊ warmbier*. ənd kənˈdəktəd ˈsɛvərəl ˈpərʤɪz əv ˈsinjər nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈlidərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ hɪz ˈəŋkəl, ʤæŋ sɔŋ ɪn 2013 dɪˈtərɪŋ ˈɛni pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ rul. ˈfaɪnəli, ˌɔlˈðoʊ kɪm ɪz əˈgrɛsɪv, ðət dɪz nɑt min ðət hi ɪz ˈrɛkləs ər ə ““madman.”*.” ɪn fækt, hi noʊz haʊ ənd wɪn tɪ recalibrate*. noʊt ðət hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈsteɪtmənt θˈrɛtənd level”*” ˈkaʊntərˌmɛʒərz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ θrɛts, bət hi seɪ wɪn ənd hi seɪ haʊ, kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ pæst ˈtæktɪk əv meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti ənd prɪˈzərvɪŋ ɪts ˈɔpʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk, kɪˈnɛtɪk, ər ˈkoʊvərt ækˈtɪvɪtiz. kɪm ɪz ˈhaɪli ənˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈbændən hɪz ˈnukliər dɪˈtərrənt, ɛz θrɛts geɪv frɛʃ riˈmaɪndərz əv wət ˈhæpənz tɪ ðoʊz ˈkəntriz wɪn ðeɪ gɪv əp ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz. ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˈkælkjələs soʊ, waɪl wi ər ənˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ˈhɛdɪd fər ə ˈnukliər wɔr ər ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər, wi ʃʊd ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɛsənz kɪm ɪz ˈlərnɪŋ frəm ðɪs ˈleɪtəst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈvərsəz. trump”*” ənd haʊ ðiz ˈlɛsənz wʊd ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv ə ˈdɛdli ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ər mɪˈskælkjəˈleɪʃən ðət kʊd kˈwɪkli ˈspaɪrəl aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl. fərst, ˈprɛzɪdənt θrɛts ˌriɪnˈfɔrs nɔrθ ˈnɛrətɪv əv ə ““hostile”*” ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld ənd ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz dɪˈtərmənd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə. kɪm ɪz ˈhaɪli ənˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈbændən hɪz ˈnukliər dɪˈtərrənt, ɛz θrɛts geɪv frɛʃ riˈmaɪndərz əv wət ˈhæpənz tɪ ðoʊz ˈkəntriz wɪn ðeɪ gɪv əp ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz. ənd ɛz nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz əv nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriənz kəm əv eɪʤ ɪn ə ˈnukliər nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, aɪ fɪr diˌnukliˌərəˈzeɪʃən wɪl bɪˈkəm ə drim. ˈsɛkənd, ˈivɪn ɪf nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts keɪm tɪ ən əˈgrimənt, kɪm həz noʊ ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðət ən əˈgrimənt wʊd stɪk frəm wən juz. ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ðə nɛkst, ˈgɪvɪn ʃɑrp ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ənd tɔk əv ““revisiting”*” ðə ˌɪˈrɑn ˈnukliər dil. ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz laʊd ənd klɪr: ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkænɑt bi ˈtrəstɪd. θərd, ðə ˌkɔˈriən əˈlaɪəns ɪz nɑt ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl. ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp hɪz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əˈbaʊt ðə saʊθ steɪts fri treɪd əˈgrimənt əraʊnd ðə taɪm əv ðə ˈnukliər tɛst ənd əˈkjuzd ðə saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈgəvərnmənt əv wɪθ nɔrθ korea.”*.” saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz ˈfaɪndɪŋ, ɛz aɪ hæv toʊld ðɛm, ðət ðɛr tɔk əv əˈpizmənt wɪθ nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɪl nɑt wərk, ðeɪ ˈoʊnli ˌəndərˈstænd wən θɪŋ! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 3 2017 ˈfaɪnəli, ɪn nɔrθ vju, ˈʧaɪnə ɪz nɑt tɪ bi ˈtrəstɪd, bət ʧaɪˈniz ˈlidərz wɪl nɑt əˈbændən ˈpjɔŋˈjæŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛst tɪ kip ˈprɑpɪŋ əp rəˈʒim. haʊ du wi ʧeɪnʤ ˈkælkjələs? haʊ du ju nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən hu θɪŋks ˈwɪnɪŋ ənd wɔnt tɪ tɔk æt ɔl? æt ə ˈmɪnəməm, toʊn daʊn ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli ɪnˈflæməˌtɔri, ənd əˈpɛrəntli ənkoʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd, ˈsteɪtmənts frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp. noʊ nid tɪ spun fid ðə nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriən ˌprɑpəˈgændə məˈʃin wɪθ ˈizi ˈsaʊndˌbaɪts əˈbaʊt ə ““hostile”*” juˈnaɪtɪd tɪ əˈnərv ɑr saʊθ ˌkɔˈriən ˈælaɪ əˈbaʊt ðə rɪsks wi ər priˈpɛrd tɪ teɪk wɪθ ɪts sɪˈkjʊrəti. bi ˈstɛdi ənd məˈθɑdɪkəl əˈbaʊt ˈstrɛŋθənɪŋ ənd ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ əˈlaɪənsɪz wɪθ saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ʤəˈpæn ənd ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ ɑr ˈriʤənəl ˈpɑrtnərz ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈɑptɪks ˈmætər. nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ɪz ˈwɑʧɪŋ tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ˈɛni ɪn ðə əˈlaɪəns, ənd ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ʃʊd meɪk ˈɛvəri ˈɛfərt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr noʊ ˈdeɪˌlaɪt bɪtˈwin ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd soʊl. gɪv ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ðət ˈɔθərˌaɪzɪz brɔd ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈsæŋkʃənz ə ʧæns tɪ wərk. ðiz ˈsæŋkʃənz hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ skwiz nɔrθ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ərn hɑrd ˈkərənsi fər ðə rəˈʒim. ˈsæŋkʃənz ðət ˈəndərˌmaɪn əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rɪˈwɔrd ɪˈlits ənd səˈvɪrli səˈprɛs ðə elites’*’ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ˈməni fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər reɪz ˈməni fər ˈlɔɪəlti ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ðə rəˈʒim kʊd meɪk kɪm mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kənˈsɪdər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɪ rɪˈliv ðət ˈprɛʃər. meɪk ʃʊr tɪ kənˈsəlt ˈkloʊsli wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈrəʃə tɪ kip ðɛm ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ðə ˈsæŋkʃənz rəˈʒim. ðɛr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl. nən əv ðiz ɪz ə ˈmæʤɪk ˈbʊlət, bət ˈteɪkən təˈgɛðər ənd səˈsteɪnd ˈoʊvər taɪm, wi kʊd pərˈhæps riˈɔriɛnt bɪˈheɪvjər ənd əˈproʊʧ ənd kriˈeɪt ə lɛs ˈvɑlətəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˌkɔˈriən pəˈnɪnsələ.

rrose - waterfall variations after two separate releases of merchant of salt , on district and eaux, has now chosen to expose the record's b-side, "waterfall," in its form: a newly issued "birth" mix, included here on, was actually recorded before the version released two years ago. it now arrives with a by artefacts' lucy, and supplemented by a new track, the well-known original was based on a gradual blossoming of a corrosive that built to an peak, the "birth" version has space for haunting atonal murmurs that add a sense of hallucinatory ambience. halfway through, the ghastly cries take center stage, giving an almost boards of to the finish. the lucy is a march, made memorable by sporadic hits and waves of visceral noise. the artist's signature of sophisticated sonic textures is during the intro and of the track, making these often overlooked sections perhaps the most interesting. "shrouds" is with starkly percussion. calling to mind the earlier works of regis, it's uncharacteristically dark for.

rrose* ˈwɔtərˌfɔl ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ˈæftər tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt rɪˈlisɪz əv ˈmərʧənt əv sɔlt ɔn ˈdɪstrɪkt ənd oʊz, həz naʊ ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ɪkˈspoʊz ðə ˈrɛkərdz b-side*, "ˈwɔtərˌfɔl," ɪn ɪts fɔrm: ə ˈnuli ˈɪʃud "bərθ" mɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪd hir ɔn, wɑz ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈvərʒən riˈlist tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪt naʊ əraɪvz wɪθ ə baɪ artefacts*' ˈlusi, ənd ˌsəpləˌmɛntɪd baɪ ə nu træk, ðə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn ərˈɪʤənəl wɑz beɪst ɔn ə ˈgræʤuəl ˈblɑsəmɪŋ əv ə kərˈoʊsɪv ðət bɪlt tɪ ən pik, ðə "bərθ" ˈvərʒən həz speɪs fər ˈhɔntɪŋ eɪˈtoʊnəl ˈmərmərz ðət æd ə sɛns əv həˈlusənəˌtɔri ˈæmbiəns. ˈhæfˈweɪ θru, ðə ˈgæstli kraɪz teɪk ˈsɛnər steɪʤ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst bɔrdz əv tɪ ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ. ðə ˈlusi ɪz ə mɑrʧ, meɪd ˈmɛmərəbəl baɪ spərˈædɪk hɪts ənd weɪvz əv ˈvɪsərəl nɔɪz. ðə ˈɑrtɪsts ˈsɪgnəʧər əv səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ˈsɑnɪk ˈtɛksʧərz ɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪntroʊ ənd əv ðə træk, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðiz ˈɔfən ˈoʊvərˌlʊkt ˈsɛkʃənz pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. "ʃraʊdz" ɪz wɪθ ˈstɑrkli pərˈkəʃən. ˈkɔlɪŋ tɪ maɪnd ðə ˈərliər wərks əv ˈriʤɪs, ɪts ˌənˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli dɑrk fər.

on sunday, former us ambassador to the un and recent trump deputy secretary of state appointee, john bolton, challenged the primary agency of the united states government, arguing that reports of russian hacking during the presidential election may not be what they seem. in an interview with fox news’ eric shawn, the former ambassador used the phrase “false flag operation” in reference to the purported assessment which concluded that russia deliberately interfered with this us election to help donald trump secure the white house. suggesting that the obama lack of transparency makes it impossible to definitively conclude that the russians were behind the hacking of us political parties, bolton, who was reportedly appointed as deputy secretary of state (the second highest position at the state department), appeared to break away from his characteristically national philosophy to assert a theory about foul play at the highest levels of government, “it is not at all clear to me, just viewing this from the outside, that this hacking into the dnc and the was not a false flag operation,” he told fox news. when asked to explain what he meant by the highly suggestive phrase “false flag,” bolton gave a hazy answer. “we just know,” stated bolton, refusing to say whether the us government was purposely misleading the public, or worse, had a hand in the “false flag operation.” “but i believe that intelligence has been politicized in the obama administration to a very significant degree,” said bolton, adding: if you think the russians did this, then why did they leave fingerprints… we would want to know who else might want to influence the election and why they would leave fingerprints that point to the russians. why i say until we know more about how the intelligence community came to this conclusion we know whether it is russian inspired or a false flag here's the transcript, detailing the relevant part of interview with eric shawn: bolton’s comments reflected echo the skeptical attitude of the trump team in the wake of the washington report on the unsettling findings about interference during the presidential election. trump, himself, called the assessment “ridiculous” in a interview that aired sunday. “i think just another excuse. i believe it,” the told fox news’ chris wallace. “every week another excuse.” trumped added that “nobody really knows” who was behind the hacking of emails belonging to top clinton advisors and dnc officials.

ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˈɛs æmˈbæsədər tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛn ənd ˈrisənt trəmp ˈdɛpjəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt əˈpɔɪnti, ʤɑn ˈboʊltən, ˈʧælənʤd ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈeɪʤənsi əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət rɪˈpɔrts əv ˈrəʃən ˈhækɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən meɪ nɑt bi wət ðeɪ sim. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ fɑks news’*’ ˈɛrɪk ʃɔn, ðə ˈfɔrmər æmˈbæsədər juzd ðə freɪz flæg operation”*” ɪn ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə pərˈpɔrtɪd əˈsɛsmənt wɪʧ kənˈkludɪd ðət ˈrəʃə dɪˈlɪbərətli ˌɪnərˈfɪrd wɪθ ðɪs ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈlɛkʃən tɪ hɛlp ˈdɑnəld trəmp sɪˈkjʊr ðə waɪt haʊs. səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə læk əv trænˈspɛrənsi meɪks ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli kənˈklud ðət ðə ˈrəʃənz wər bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈhækɪŋ əv ˈjuˈɛs pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz, ˈboʊltən, hu wɑz rɪˈpɔrtədli əˈpɔɪntɪd ɛz ˈdɛpjəti ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt (ðə ˈsɛkənd haɪəst pəˈzɪʃən æt ðə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt), əˈpɪrd tɪ breɪk əˈweɪ frəm hɪz ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪkli ˈnæʃənəl fəˈlɑsəfi tɪ əˈsərt ə ˈθɪri əˈbaʊt faʊl pleɪ æt ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈgəvərnmənt, ɪz nɑt æt ɔl klɪr tɪ mi, ʤɪst vjuɪŋ ðɪs frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ðət ðɪs ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈdiˌɛnˌsi ənd ðə wɑz nɑt ə fɔls flæg operation,”*,” hi toʊld fɑks nuz. wɪn æst tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət hi mɛnt baɪ ðə ˈhaɪli səˈʤɛstɪv freɪz flag,”*,” ˈboʊltən geɪv ə ˈheɪzi ˈænsər. ʤɪst know,”*,” ˈsteɪtɪd ˈboʊltən, rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ seɪ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈpərpəsli mɪsˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk, ər wərs, hæd ə hænd ɪn ðə flæg operation.”*.” aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns həz bɪn pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪzd ɪn ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ ə ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt degree,”*,” sɛd ˈboʊltən, ˈædɪŋ: ɪf ju θɪŋk ðə ˈrəʃənz dɪd ðɪs, ðɛn waɪ dɪd ðeɪ liv fingerprints…*… wi wʊd wɔnt tɪ noʊ hu ɛls maɪt wɔnt tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd waɪ ðeɪ wʊd liv ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts ðət pɔɪnt tɪ ðə ˈrəʃənz. waɪ aɪ seɪ ənˈtɪl wi noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti keɪm tɪ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən wi noʊ ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ˈrəʃən ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ər ə fɔls flæg hɪrz ðə ˈtrænˌskrɪpt, dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə ˈrɛləvənt pɑrt əv ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈɛrɪk ʃɔn: ˈkɑmɛnts rɪˈflɛktɪd ˈɛkoʊ ðə ˈskɛptɪkəl ˈætəˌtud əv ðə trəmp tim ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ðə ənˈsɛtəlɪŋ ˈfaɪndɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. trəmp, hɪmˈsɛlf, kɔld ðə əˈsɛsmənt ““ridiculous”*” ɪn ə ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ɛrd ˈsənˌdi. θɪŋk ʤɪst əˈnəðər ɪkˈskjuz. aɪ bɪˈliv it,”*,” ðə toʊld fɑks news’*’ krɪs ˈwɔlɪs. wik əˈnəðər excuse.”*.” trəmpt ˈædɪd ðət ˈrɪli knows”*” hu wɑz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈhækɪŋ əv iˈmeɪlz bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ tɔp ˈklɪntən ædˈvaɪzərz ənd ˈdiˌɛnˌsi əˈfɪʃəlz.

just after a midnight deadline that could have seen a complete shutdown of oil and gas production, norwegian labor minister said that the government had been forced to intervene. "i had to make this decision to protect norway's vital interests. it wasn't an easy choice, but i had to do it," told reuters after a meeting with trade unions and the norwegian oil industry association (olf). norwegian law allows the government to force striking workers back to duty, if it believes there is a threat to safety or the national interest, and it has used these powers in the past. however, until the threat of a total shutdown loomed imminently, the coalition had been reticent to do so. leif sande, leader of the largest labor union industri energi, said the workers would return to work immediately. "it's very sad. the strike is over," he told journalists. the dispute is now set to go into a process of arbitration. prompt restart planned state-controlled statoil, which dominates the sector, said it planned an immediate resumption of all production. it had previously warned that - if it were forced into a lockout - it would be unable to honor existing contracts. oil accounts for roughly half of norway's exports and offshore workers enjoy the highest salaries of any of their contemporaries across the world - a salary of some $180,000 (146,000 euros). while the employees work for only 16 weeks in the year, they say that tough working conditions mean they should be able to retire early at 62. that age is three years before the legal retirement age in the field and five years before the national retirement age. "it may take from 1 to 2 days to get production started and statoil expects to have the fields back in full production within a week," the company said in a statement. the last lockout was in 1986. a conservative government stepped in to avert a lockout in 2004. in all, some workers work on 70 extraction fields out at sea. norwaycurrently delivers 27 percent of all german gas imports, making the scandinavian country the second most important supplier after russia. rc/slk (afp, reuters)

ʤɪst ˈæftər ə ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈdɛˌdlaɪn ðət kʊd hæv sin ə kəmˈplit ˈʃətˌdaʊn əv ɔɪl ənd gæs pərˈdəkʃən, ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈleɪbər ˈmɪnɪstər sɛd ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd bɪn fɔrst tɪ ˌɪntərˈvin. "aɪ hæd tɪ meɪk ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈnɔrˌweɪz ˈvaɪtəl ˈɪntərɪsts. ɪt ˈwəzənt ən ˈizi ʧɔɪs, bət aɪ hæd tɪ du ɪt," toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ˈæftər ə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ treɪd ˈjunjənz ənd ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (olf*). ˌnɔrˈwiʤən lɔ əˈlaʊz ðə ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ fɔrs ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈwərkərz bæk tɪ ˈduti, ɪf ɪt bɪˈlivz ðɛr ɪz ə θrɛt tɪ ˈseɪfti ər ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ənd ɪt həz juzd ðiz paʊərz ɪn ðə pæst. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənˈtɪl ðə θrɛt əv ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈʃətˌdaʊn lumd ˈɪmənəntli, ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən hæd bɪn ˈrɛtɪsənt tɪ du soʊ. lif sænd, ˈlidər əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈleɪbər ˈjunjən ˌɪnˈdəstri energi*, sɛd ðə ˈwərkərz wʊd rɪˈtərn tɪ wərk ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. "ɪts ˈvɛri sæd. ðə straɪk ɪz ˈoʊvər," hi toʊld ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ðə dɪˈspjut ɪz naʊ sɛt tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən. prɑmpt riˈstɑrt plænd stəˈtɔɪl, wɪʧ ˈdɑməˌneɪts ðə ˈsɛktər, sɛd ɪt plænd ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪˈzəmʃən əv ɔl pərˈdəkʃən. ɪt hæd ˈpriviəsli wɔrnd ðət ɪf ɪt wər fɔrst ˈɪntu ə ˈlɑˌkaʊt ɪt wʊd bi əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈɑnər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ɔɪl əˈkaʊnts fər ˈrəfli hæf əv ˈnɔrˌweɪz ˈɛkspɔrts ənd ˈɔfˈʃɔr ˈwərkərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə haɪəst ˈsæləriz əv ˈɛni əv ðɛr kənˈtɛmpərˌɛriz əˈkrɔs ðə wərld ə ˈsæləri əv səm ˈjuˌroʊz). waɪl ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz wərk fər ˈoʊnli 16 wiks ɪn ðə jɪr, ðeɪ seɪ ðət təf ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz min ðeɪ ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər ˈərli æt 62 ðət eɪʤ ɪz θri jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈligəl rɪˈtaɪərmənt eɪʤ ɪn ðə fild ənd faɪv jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈtaɪərmənt eɪʤ. "ɪt meɪ teɪk frəm 1 tɪ 2 deɪz tɪ gɪt pərˈdəkʃən ˈstɑrtɪd ənd stəˈtɔɪl ɪkˈspɛkts tɪ hæv ðə fildz bæk ɪn fʊl pərˈdəkʃən wɪˈθɪn ə wik," ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə læst ˈlɑˌkaʊt wɑz ɪn 1986 ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈgəvərnmənt stɛpt ɪn tɪ əˈvərt ə ˈlɑˌkaʊt ɪn 2004 ɪn ɔl, səm ˈwərkərz wərk ɔn 70 ɛkˈstrækʃən fildz aʊt æt si. dɪˈlɪvərz 27 pərˈsɛnt əv ɔl ˈʤərmən gæs ˌɪmˈpɔrts, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˌskændɪˈneɪviən ˈkəntri ðə ˈsɛkənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt səˈplaɪər ˈæftər ˈrəʃə. (afp*, ˈrɔɪtərz)

a chinese developer is seeking to make auburn the site of a medical tourism complex, the sun journal reported. the group of beijing is proposing to convert two former shoe factory buildings on minot avenue, now called the barn, into an upscale residence for patients who would fly from china for medical treatment, the lewiston newspaper said. the patients would be able to stay in the residence while they recover and get follow-up treatment. the company completed the purchase of the buildings in july through a maine company it created, miracle enterprises, the newspaper said. one of the developers said the company was attracted by clean air and water and fresh food. the sun journal said the company would target wealthy retirees or seniors and financially stable people who would be able to afford to come to the u.s. for treatment. that treatment would include care at central maine medical center in lewiston and traditional chinese treatment at the residence. the investors said they estimate it would cost $30 million to $40 million to renovate the buildings and develop the site. share

ə ʧaɪˈniz dɪˈvɛləpər ɪz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈɑbərn ðə saɪt əv ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈkɑmplɛks, ðə sən ˈʤərnəl ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə grup əv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪz prəˈpoʊzɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑnvərt tu ˈfɔrmər ʃu ˈfæktəri ˈbɪldɪŋz ɔn ˈmɪnət ˈævəˌnu, naʊ kɔld ðə bɑrn, ˈɪntu ən ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈrɛzɪdəns fər ˈpeɪʃənz hu wʊd flaɪ frəm ˈʧaɪnə fər ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtritmənt, ðə ˈluəstən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər sɛd. ðə ˈpeɪʃənz wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ steɪ ɪn ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns waɪl ðeɪ rɪˈkəvər ənd gɪt ˈfɑloʊˌəp ˈtritmənt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kəmˈplitɪd ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ θru ə meɪn ˈkəmpəˌni ɪt kriˈeɪtɪd, ˈmɪrəkəl ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər sɛd. wən əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz sɛd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz əˈtræktəd baɪ klin ɛr ənd ˈwɔtər ənd frɛʃ fud. ðə sən ˈʤərnəl sɛd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wʊd ˈtərgət ˈwɛlθi riˈtaɪˈriz ər ˈsinjərz ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli ˈsteɪbəl ˈpipəl hu wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈfɔrd tɪ kəm tɪ ðə juz. fər ˈtritmənt. ðət ˈtritmənt wʊd ˌɪnˈklud kɛr æt ˈsɛntrəl meɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈluəstən ənd trəˈdɪʃənəl ʧaɪˈniz ˈtritmənt æt ðə ˈrɛzɪdəns. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstərz sɛd ðeɪ ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ɪt wʊd kɔst 30 ˈmɪljən tɪ 40 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈrɛnəˌveɪt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd dɪˈvɛləp ðə saɪt. ʃɛr

| karissa of the tulane school of liberal arts studied women in the movement from the through 1990s. her work resulted in the nationally acclaimed book 'women against abortion: inside the largest moral reform movement of the twentieth century.' (photo by paula burch-celentano) a new book by, assistant professor in the tulane school of liberal arts, sheds light on women activists’ peaceful and violent work against abortion from the through the 1990s. women against abortion: inside the largest moral reform movement of the twentieth century reveals the motivations of these activists and how their beliefs and activism shaped our national conversation and policies. drawing on archival records and interviews with prominent figures, the book examines these often neglected figures in history. readers might be surprised to discover that women usually initiated major changes in the movement. “women created a vast network of crisis pregnancy centers, where they sought to persuade women not to have abortions. and women were more central to violent cells, both as architects of criminal conspiracies and as foot soldiers, carrying out destructive, potentially lethal campaigns,” notes. when research reveals a new angle on an important issue, people take notice. the book landed on the cover of the new york review of books and earned reviews in the new yorker and the times literary supplement. “although one might assume that courses about reproductive health are rife with rancor, had the opposite experience with students at tulane.” haugeberg serves as faculty adviser for newcomb college students united for reproductive justice organization and draws upon her research in the classroom. “although one might assume that courses about reproductive health are rife with rancor, had the opposite experience with students at tulane. instead of rehashing tired, divisive debates, they are much more invested in understanding why people have supported policies that have constrained their own economic or social potential.” you can listen to discuss her research on these radio programs: like this story? keep reading: tulane group joins worldwide march for women's equality

əv ðə tuˈleɪn skul əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ɑrts ˈstədid ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt frəm ðə θru 1990s*. hər wərk rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəli əˈkleɪmd bʊk 'ˈwɪmən əˈgɛnst əˈbɔrʃən: ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈmɔrəl rɪˈfɔrm ˈmuvmənt əv ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri.' (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈpɔlə burch-celentano*) ə nu bʊk baɪ, əˈsɪstənt prəˈfɛsər ɪn ðə tuˈleɪn skul əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ɑrts, ʃɛdz laɪt ɔn ˈwɪmən activists’*’ ˈpisfəl ənd ˈvaɪələnt wərk əˈgɛnst əˈbɔrʃən frəm ðə θru ðə 1990s*. ˈwɪmən əˈgɛnst əˈbɔrʃən: ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈmɔrəl rɪˈfɔrm ˈmuvmənt əv ðə tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri rɪˈvilz ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃənz əv ðiz ˈæktɪvɪsts ənd haʊ ðɛr bɪˈlifs ənd ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ʃeɪpt ɑr ˈnæʃənəl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ənd ˈpɑləsiz. drɔɪŋ ɔn ɑrˈkaɪvəl ˈrɛkərdz ənd ˈɪntərvˌjuz wɪθ ˈprɑmənənt ˈfɪgjərz, ðə bʊk ɪgˈzæmənz ðiz ˈɔfən nɪˈglɛktɪd ˈfɪgjərz ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ˈridərz maɪt bi səˈpraɪzd tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðət ˈwɪmən ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt. kriˈeɪtɪd ə væst ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˈkraɪsəs ˈprɛgnənsi ˈsɛnərz, wɛr ðeɪ sɔt tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈwɪmən nɑt tɪ hæv əˈbɔrʃənz. ənd ˈwɪmən wər mɔr ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ˈvaɪələnt sɛlz, boʊθ ɛz ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts əv ˈkrɪmənəl kənˈspɪrəsiz ənd ɛz fʊt ˈsoʊlʤərz, ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt dɪˈstrəktɪv, pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈliθəl campaigns,”*,” noʊts. wɪn ˈrisərʧ rɪˈvilz ə nu ˈæŋgəl ɔn ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃu, ˈpipəl teɪk ˈnoʊtɪs. ðə bʊk ˈlændɪd ɔn ðə ˈkəvər əv ðə nu jɔrk ˌrivˈju əv bʊks ənd ərnd rəvˈjuz ɪn ðə nu ˈjɔrkər ənd ðə taɪmz ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˌsəpləˈmɛnt. wən maɪt əˈsum ðət ˈkɔrsɪz əˈbaʊt ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ ər raɪf wɪθ ˈræŋkər, hæd ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈstudənts æt tulane.”*.” sərvz ɛz ˈfækəlti ædˈvaɪzər fər ˈnukəm ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts juˈnaɪtɪd fər ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ˈʤəstɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ənd drɔz əˈpɑn hər ˈrisərʧ ɪn ðə ˈklæsˌrum. wən maɪt əˈsum ðət ˈkɔrsɪz əˈbaʊt ˌriprəˈdəktɪv hɛlθ ər raɪf wɪθ ˈræŋkər, hæd ðə ˈɑpəzɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈstudənts æt tuˈleɪn. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv riˈhæʃɪŋ taɪərd, dɪˈvaɪsɪv dəˈbeɪts, ðeɪ ər məʧ mɔr ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd ɪn ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ waɪ ˈpipəl hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ˈpɑləsiz ðət hæv kənˈstreɪnd ðɛr oʊn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ər ˈsoʊʃəl potential.”*.” ju kən ˈlɪsən tɪ dɪˈskəs hər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ðiz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræmz: laɪk ðɪs ˈstɔri? kip ˈrɛdɪŋ: tuˈleɪn grup ʤɔɪnz ˈwərldˈwaɪd mɑrʧ fər ˈwɪmənz ɪkˈwɑləti

when you take into account its purchase price and all of the it or ink, paper, imaging drums, and may find that a printer is one of the most expensive pieces of it equipment in your business. when any one user needs access to an expensive machine only intermittently, sharing the hardware among as many users as possible makes sense. the simplest way to accomplish this in an office is to put the printer on the office network, where all network users can reach it. there are three basic approaches to putting a printer on a network. the first is to use a printer that has networking capabilities built in. the second is to attach a printer to a separate network endpoint (a dedicated print server) that may or may not have additional features. and the third is to attach the printer to a computer workstation and share it with other network users. each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages, and each works best under specific circumstances. connecting a printer the easiest type of printer to connect is one that comes with a network adapter already installed in it. if your network architecture is simple, you can have a peripheral of this type printing across the network in a matter of minutes. if every computer in the office or home network resides in the same network space (that is, if the first three triplets in the ip address are the same for each machine), setting up printer sharing is quite simple. if different exist (so that only the first two triplets are the same for every computer) the task is more in such a case, your business probably also has a dedicated it staff. often the product description accompanying printers equipped with network adapters includes the words "network printer" or "network capable." many printer manufacturers signal that the printer is by including the letter "n" somewhere in the model name. the network connection provided may be or wireless. either method of data transfer will be faster than the speed at which paper can come out of the printer, so the method has no significant impact on printer performance. machines may be (such as the epson and the pro 8000 wireless) or lasers (such as the dell and the cp4025dn). the precise process for setting up a network printer for operation varies from printer to printer, but in every case a couple of basic steps must be completed. the first is to decide whether to assign the printer its own static (never-changing) address on the network or to allow the network's dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp) server to assign it an address, as it does for all the desktop and mobile clients on the network. if you decide to accept, you're likely done with the printer's network setup. if not, you must ensure that the network address you assign to the printer isn't already assigned to any other device, and won't be assigned by. this generally means choosing an address high in the range of available options--say, 200 or above.). if you don't know which addresses have already been assigned on your network or what range the server uses, you're almost certainly better off letting handle address selection for you. once the printer is online, you can begin connecting to it from various workstations. in xp, vista, or windows 7, the process is similar to the one for establishing a direct printer connection. in the control panel, choose printers, add new printer, network printer, and then allow the wizard to browse for printers. you should see the new printer in the list that windows provides, probably with a name indicating its brand and model number. if you were able to select a name in the printer options while setting up the printer, you'll see that name. select the printer name and click add. the operating system will select the proper driver from the list of installed drivers, and you'll be ready to print. if you don't see the printer identified in the browser wizard, check the computer's firewall settings. if you ratchet up a computer's security settings too high, the system won't permit the traffic necessary to discover and report on printer status. if this happens, you can temporarily lower the firewall settings to a more permissive level, install the printer, and raise the security settings to their previous high level. using a printer is the simplest way to make printing available across your network. though the cost of network capability has come down, it does add to the purchase price of the printer, on the may encourage broader use of print services, such as color printing.

wɪn ju teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ɪts ˈpərʧəs praɪs ənd ɔl əv ðə ɪt ər ɪŋk, ˈpeɪpər, ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ drəmz, ənd meɪ faɪnd ðət ə ˈprɪnər ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈpisɪz əv ɪt ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɪn jʊr ˈbɪznɪs. wɪn ˈɛni wən ˈjuzər nidz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv məˈʃin ˈoʊnli ˌɪntərˈmɪtəntli, ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr əˈməŋ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl meɪks sɛns. ðə ˈsɪmpləst weɪ tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðɪs ɪn ən ˈɔfəs ɪz tɪ pʊt ðə ˈprɪnər ɔn ðə ˈɔfəs ˈnɛtˌwərk, wɛr ɔl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈjuzərz kən riʧ ɪt. ðɛr ər θri ˈbeɪsɪk əˈproʊʧɪz tɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ə ˈprɪnər ɔn ə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðə fərst ɪz tɪ juz ə ˈprɪnər ðət həz ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz bɪlt ɪn. ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz tɪ əˈtæʧ ə ˈprɪnər tɪ ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt (ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd prɪnt ˈsərvər) ðət meɪ ər meɪ nɑt hæv əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfiʧərz. ənd ðə θərd ɪz tɪ əˈtæʧ ðə ˈprɪnər tɪ ə kəmˈpjutər ˈwərkˌsteɪʃən ənd ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈəðər ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈjuzərz. iʧ əv ðiz ˈmɛθədz həz ɪts oʊn ædˈvæntɪʤɪz ənd ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤz, ənd iʧ wərks bɛst ˈəndər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. kəˈnɛktɪŋ ə ˈprɪnər ðə ˈiziəst taɪp əv ˈprɪnər tɪ kəˈnɛkt ɪz wən ðət kəmz wɪθ ə ˈnɛtˌwərk əˈdæptər ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn ɪt. ɪf jʊr ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ɪz ˈsɪmpəl, ju kən hæv ə pərˈɪfərəl əv ðɪs taɪp ˈprɪnɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪn ə ˈmætər əv ˈmɪnəts. ɪf ˈɛvəri kəmˈpjutər ɪn ðə ˈɔfəs ər hoʊm ˈnɛtˌwərk rɪˈzaɪdz ɪn ðə seɪm ˈnɛtˌwərk speɪs (ðət ɪz, ɪf ðə fərst θri ˈtrɪpləts ɪn ðə ˌaɪˌpi ˈæˌdrɛs ər ðə seɪm fər iʧ məˈʃin), ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ˈprɪnər ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz kwaɪt ˈsɪmpəl. ɪf ˈdɪfərənt ɪgˈzɪst (soʊ ðət ˈoʊnli ðə fərst tu ˈtrɪpləts ər ðə seɪm fər ˈɛvəri kəmˈpjutər) ðə tæsk ɪz mɔr ɪn səʧ ə keɪs, jʊr ˈbɪznɪs ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ɪt stæf. ˈɔfən ðə ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈskrɪpʃən əˈkəmpəniɪŋ ˈprɪnərz ɪkˈwɪpt wɪθ ˈnɛtˌwərk əˈdæptərz ˌɪnˈkludz ðə wərdz "ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈprɪnər" ər "ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈkeɪpəbəl." ˈmɛni ˈprɪnər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ˈsɪgnəl ðət ðə ˈprɪnər ɪz baɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈlɛtər "ɛn" ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈmɑdəl neɪm. ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk kəˈnɛkʃən prəˈvaɪdɪd meɪ bi ər ˈwaɪrlɪs. ˈiðər ˈmɛθəd əv ˈdætə ˈtrænsfər wɪl bi ˈfæstər ðən ðə spid æt wɪʧ ˈpeɪpər kən kəm aʊt əv ðə ˈprɪnər, soʊ ðə ˈmɛθəd həz noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈprɪnər pərˈfɔrməns. məˈʃinz meɪ bi (səʧ ɛz ðə ˈɛpsən ənd ðə proʊ 8000 ˈwaɪrlɪs) ər ˈleɪzərz (səʧ ɛz ðə dɛl ənd ðə cp4025dn*). ðə prɪˈsaɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs fər ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈprɪnər fər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈvɛriz frəm ˈprɪnər tɪ ˈprɪnər, bət ɪn ˈɛvəri keɪs ə ˈkəpəl əv ˈbeɪsɪk stɛps məst bi kəmˈplitɪd. ðə fərst ɪz tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ˈwɛðər tɪ əˈsaɪn ðə ˈprɪnər ɪts oʊn ˈstætɪk (never-changing*) ˈæˌdrɛs ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ər tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə ˈnɛtˌwərks daɪˈnæmɪk hoʊst kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ˈproʊtəˌkɔl (dhcp*) ˈsərvər tɪ əˈsaɪn ɪt ən ˈæˌdrɛs, ɛz ɪt dɪz fər ɔl ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ənd ˈmoʊbəl klaɪənts ɔn ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk. ɪf ju ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ əkˈsɛpt, jʊr ˈlaɪkli dən wɪθ ðə ˈprɪnərz ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈsɛˌtəp. ɪf nɑt, ju məst ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈæˌdrɛs ju əˈsaɪn tɪ ðə ˈprɪnər ˈɪzənt ɔˈrɛdi əˈsaɪnd tɪ ˈɛni ˈəðər dɪˈvaɪs, ənd woʊnt bi əˈsaɪnd baɪ. ðɪs ˈʤɛnərəli minz ˈʧuzɪŋ ən ˈæˌdrɛs haɪ ɪn ðə reɪnʤ əv əˈveɪləbəl options--say*, 200 ər əˈbəv. ɪf ju doʊnt noʊ wɪʧ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn əˈsaɪnd ɔn jʊr ˈnɛtˌwərk ər wət reɪnʤ ðə ˈsərvər ˈjuzɪz, jʊr ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli ˈbɛtər ɔf ˈlɛtɪŋ ˈhændəl ˈæˌdrɛs səˈlɛkʃən fər ju. wəns ðə ˈprɪnər ɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ju kən bɪˈgɪn kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ ɪt frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈwərkˌsteɪʃənz. ɪn xp*, ˈvɪstə, ər ˈwɪndoʊz 7 ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə wən fər ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈprɪnər kəˈnɛkʃən. ɪn ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈpænəl, ʧuz ˈprɪnərz, æd nu ˈprɪnər, ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈprɪnər, ənd ðɛn əˈlaʊ ðə ˈwɪzərd tɪ braʊz fər ˈprɪnərz. ju ʃʊd si ðə nu ˈprɪnər ɪn ðə lɪst ðət ˈwɪndoʊz prəˈvaɪdz, ˈprɑbəˌbli wɪθ ə neɪm ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɪts brænd ənd ˈmɑdəl ˈnəmbər. ɪf ju wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ səˈlɛkt ə neɪm ɪn ðə ˈprɪnər ˈɔpʃənz waɪl ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə ˈprɪnər, jul si ðət neɪm. səˈlɛkt ðə ˈprɪnər neɪm ənd klɪk æd. ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm wɪl səˈlɛkt ðə ˈprɑpər ˈdraɪvər frəm ðə lɪst əv ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈdraɪvərz, ənd jul bi ˈrɛdi tɪ prɪnt. ɪf ju doʊnt si ðə ˈprɪnər aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ˈbraʊzər ˈwɪzərd, ʧɛk ðə kəmˈpjutərz ˈfaɪrwɑl ˈsɛtɪŋz. ɪf ju ˈræʧət əp ə kəmˈpjutərz sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛtɪŋz tu haɪ, ðə ˈsɪstəm woʊnt ˈpərˌmɪt ðə ˈtræfɪk ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ dɪˈskəvər ənd rɪˈpɔrt ɔn ˈprɪnər ˈstætəs. ɪf ðɪs ˈhæpənz, ju kən ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli loʊər ðə ˈfaɪrwɑl ˈsɛtɪŋz tɪ ə mɔr pərˈmɪsɪv ˈlɛvəl, ˌɪnˈstɔl ðə ˈprɪnər, ənd reɪz ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsɛtɪŋz tɪ ðɛr ˈpriviəs haɪ ˈlɛvəl. ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈprɪnər ɪz ðə ˈsɪmpləst weɪ tɪ meɪk ˈprɪnɪŋ əˈveɪləbəl əˈkrɔs jʊr ˈnɛtˌwərk. ðoʊ ðə kɔst əv ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti həz kəm daʊn, ɪt dɪz æd tɪ ðə ˈpərʧəs praɪs əv ðə ˈprɪnər, ɔn ðə meɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈbrɔdər juz əv prɪnt ˈsərvɪsɪz, səʧ ɛz ˈkələr ˈprɪnɪŋ.

yesterday i'd heard from a friend that the aircraft carrier uss george h.w. bush would be off the coast of kennebunkport sunday morning. so rising early and always wanting to be a witness to fiscally responsible conservatives, mr. and i headed down to the beach. sure enough there was an aircraft carrier on the horizon. george the is having a birthday tuesday and someone thought it would be neat for him to visit a big boat. bush and his wife, barbara, along with their son, former president george w. bush, and his wife, laura, will fly to the carrier on sunday morning, accompanied by other family members and security. the bushes will take photos with crew members, and other family members who haven't been on board before will be given tours. mr. and i watched as four helicopters flew up and down the surrounding beaches making sure the coast was clear, probably waiting for the bushes to finish breakfast before at least one landed at walker's point to pick them up and fly them out to the ship. they probably spent about an hour aboard before flying home. security as always was tight employing local (my tax dollars) as well as federal (our tax dollars) officers. six hours later helicopters are still buzzing overhead costing money. the portland press herald has more: and i surely don't want to forget this: the carrier mission is: to provide a credible, sustainable, independent forward presence and conventional deterrence in peacetime. to operate as the cornerstone of maritime expeditionary forces in times of crisis. to operate and support aircraft attacks on enemies, protect friendly forces and engage in sustained independent operations in war. to provide pleasure trips and for the bush family in kennebunkport. did i mention that the uss george h.w. bush cost billion dollars? george the lesser awarded the contract to northrop grumman on january 26, 2001 as one of his first orders of business after his appointment to office. and why is it off the coast of maine when "we are a nation at war?" i mean shouldn't it be somewhere like the strait of hormuz? isn't iran a dire threat of smoking guns and mushroom clouds? so the next time you see john crying his crocodile tears over the state of our economy, or any of the other hypocritical screaming about democratic spending on infrastructure or programs that benefit the poor it is my hope that you will remember how the bush family spent their sunday morning. oh to be the idle rich playing with their boats and on the taxpayers dime. when it comes to republicans wasting our money.... "mission accomplished." well my diary, which i expected to scroll away, certainly sparked some interest and good debate. my apologies to those who thought i was being petty. that was not my intent. thank you all for stopping by as i certainly value everyone's opinion.

ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ aɪd hərd frəm ə frɛnd ðət ðə ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛriər ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ wʊd bi ɔf ðə koʊst əv ˌkɛnəˈbəŋkˌpɔrt ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ. soʊ ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈərli ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈwɪtnəs tɪ ˈfɪskəli riˈspɑnsəbəl kənˈsərvətɪvz, ˈmɪstər. ənd aɪ ˈhɛdɪd daʊn tɪ ðə biʧ. ʃʊr ɪˈnəf ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɛrˌkræft ˈkɛriər ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən. ʤɔrʤ ðə ɪz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd ˈsəmˌwən θɔt ɪt wʊd bi nit fər ɪm tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ə bɪg boʊt. bʊʃ ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈbɑrbərə, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr sən, ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, ənd hɪz waɪf, ˈlɔrə, wɪl flaɪ tɪ ðə ˈkɛriər ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ, əˈkəmpənid baɪ ˈəðər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti. ðə ˈbʊʃəz wɪl teɪk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz wɪθ kru ˈmɛmbərz, ənd ˈəðər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hu ˈhævənt bɪn ɔn bɔrd ˌbiˈfɔr wɪl bi ˈgɪvɪn tʊrz. ˈmɪstər. ənd aɪ wɔʧt ɛz fɔr ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz flu əp ənd daʊn ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈbiʧɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ðə koʊst wɑz klɪr, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈbʊʃəz tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈbrɛkfəst ˌbiˈfɔr æt list wən ˈlændɪd æt ˈwɔkərz pɔɪnt tɪ pɪk ðɛm əp ənd flaɪ ðɛm aʊt tɪ ðə ʃɪp. ðeɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli spɛnt əˈbaʊt ən aʊər əˈbɔrd ˌbiˈfɔr flaɪɪŋ hoʊm. sɪˈkjʊrəti ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz wɑz taɪt ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ˈloʊkəl (maɪ tæks ˈdɔlərz) ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈfɛdərəl (ɑr tæks ˈdɔlərz) ˈɔfɪsərz. sɪks aʊərz ˈleɪtər ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptərz ər stɪl ˈbəzɪŋ ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ˈkɔstɪŋ ˈməni. ðə ˈpɔrtlənd prɛs ˈhɛrəld həz mɔr: ənd aɪ ˈʃʊrli doʊnt wɔnt tɪ fərˈgɛt ðɪs: ðə ˈkɛriər ˈmɪʃən ɪz: tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈkrɛdəbəl, səˈsteɪnəbəl, ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈfɔrwərd ˈprɛzəns ənd kənˈvɛnʃənəl dɪˈtərəns ɪn ˈpiˌstaɪm. tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ɛz ðə ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn əv ˈmærəˌtaɪm ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃəˌnɛri ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn taɪmz əv ˈkraɪsəs. tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ənd səˈpɔrt ˈɛrˌkræft əˈtæks ɔn ˈɛnəmiz, prəˈtɛkt ˈfrɛndli ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn səˈsteɪnd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn wɔr. tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈplɛʒər trɪps ənd fər ðə bʊʃ ˈfæməli ɪn ˌkɛnəˈbəŋkˌpɔrt. dɪd aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛˈsɛs ʤɔrʤ h.w*. bʊʃ kɔst ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz? ʤɔrʤ ðə ˈlɛsər əˈwɔrdɪd ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt tɪ ˈnɔrθrəp ˈgrəmən ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 26 2001 ɛz wən əv hɪz fərst ˈɔrdərz əv ˈbɪznɪs ˈæftər hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənt tɪ ˈɔfəs. ənd waɪ ɪz ɪt ɔf ðə koʊst əv meɪn wɪn "wi ər ə ˈneɪʃən æt wɔr?" aɪ min ˈʃʊdənt ɪt bi ˈsəmˌwɛr laɪk ðə streɪt əv ˈhɔrmuz? ˈɪzənt ˌɪˈrɑn ə daɪər θrɛt əv sˈmoʊkɪŋ gənz ənd ˈməʃrum klaʊdz? soʊ ðə nɛkst taɪm ju si ʤɑn kraɪɪŋ hɪz ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl tɪrz ˈoʊvər ðə steɪt əv ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi, ər ˈɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈskrimɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔn ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə pur ɪt ɪz maɪ hoʊp ðət ju wɪl rɪˈmɛmbər haʊ ðə bʊʃ ˈfæməli spɛnt ðɛr ˈsənˌdi ˈmɔrnɪŋ. oʊ tɪ bi ðə ˈaɪdəl rɪʧ pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ðɛr boʊts ənd ɔn ðə ˈtækˌspeɪərz daɪm. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈweɪstɪŋ ɑr ˈməni.... "ˈmɪʃən əˈkɑmplɪʃt." wɛl maɪ ˈdaɪəri, wɪʧ aɪ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ skroʊl əˈweɪ, ˈsərtənli spɑrkt səm ˈɪntəˌrɛst ənd gʊd dəˈbeɪt. maɪ əˈpɑləˌʤiz tɪ ðoʊz hu θɔt aɪ wɑz biɪŋ ˈpɛˌti. ðət wɑz nɑt maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnt. θæŋk ju ɔl fər ˈstɑpɪŋ baɪ ɛz aɪ ˈsərtənli ˈvælju ˈɛvriˌwənz əˈpɪnjən.

kristof cycling) was killed on tuesday in antwerp after suffering a crash during a training ride. according to.be, the belgian crashed while training, apparently due to his front wheel being caught in train tracks, and then was fatally struck by a bus while still on the ground. related articles tour of oman riders remember kristof cycling community says goodbye to peloton pays tribute to before pelucchi his first major victory at "we think first of his family and loved ones to whom we offer our sincere condolences and assure of our support during this terrible ordeal," said a devastated cycling general manager michel thétaz. "we lost kristof, an exemplary professional rider and a man of quality. he came to us in december of 2012 with the desire to meet us and to take on a new challenge. his constant good mood, everyday enthusiasm and willingness to fully engage in all endeavors were very much appreciated qualities. "he had used the tour of qatar to hone his shape ahead of the spring classics, but this tragic fate will prevent him from realizing his dreams. to honor his memory, cycling will continue to race with ten times as much desire to win given that he can no longer compete because he has moved on to eternal life." goddaert most recently competed in the 2014 tour of qatar, where he finished overall. he had been a professional for eight years, with stints at for life, and la prior to his moving to cycling in 2013. goddaert had one win in his professional palmares, stage 3 at the 2010 tour de wallonie, and other career highlights included second place to tom in the 2012 belgian road championships, in the 2009 belgian road behind and philippe gilbert, in (2009), in le (2010), place in (2011), in (2008) and in (2011).

ˈkrɪstəf ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ) wɑz kɪld ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈæntwərp ˈæftər ˈsəfərɪŋ ə kræʃ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈtreɪnɪŋ raɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ nieuwsblad.be*, ðə ˈbɛlʤən kræʃt waɪl ˈtreɪnɪŋ, əˈpɛrəntli du tɪ hɪz frənt wil biɪŋ kɔt ɪn treɪn træks, ənd ðɛn wɑz ˈfeɪtəli strək baɪ ə bəs waɪl stɪl ɔn ðə graʊnd. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz tʊr əv oʊˈmɑn ˈraɪdərz rɪˈmɛmbər ˈkrɪstəf ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti sɪz ˌgʊdˈbaɪ tɪ peɪz ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz fərst ˈmeɪʤər ˈvɪktəri æt "wi θɪŋk fərst əv hɪz ˈfæməli ənd ləvd wənz tɪ hum wi ˈɔfər ɑr sɪnˈsɪr kənˈdoʊlənsəz ənd əˈʃʊr əv ɑr səˈpɔrt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs ˈtɛrəbəl ɔrˈdil," sɛd ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪd ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ˈmɪʧəl thétaz*. "wi lɔst ˈkrɪstəf, ən ɪgˈzɛmpləri prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈraɪdər ənd ə mæn əv kˈwɑləti. hi keɪm tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər əv 2012 wɪθ ðə dɪˈzaɪər tɪ mit ˈjuˈɛs ənd tɪ teɪk ɔn ə nu ˈʧælənʤ. hɪz ˈkɑnstənt gʊd mud, ˈɛvriˈdeɪ ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm ənd ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈfʊli ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ɔl ɪnˈdɛvərz wər ˈvɛri məʧ əˈpriʃiˌeɪtɪd kˈwɑlətiz. "hi hæd juzd ðə tʊr əv ˌkəˈtɑr tɪ hoʊn hɪz ʃeɪp əˈhɛd əv ðə spərɪŋ ˈklæsɪks, bət ðɪs ˈtræʤɪk feɪt wɪl prɪˈvɛnt ɪm frəm ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ hɪz drimz. tɪ ˈɑnər hɪz ˈmɛməri, ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ reɪs wɪθ tɛn taɪmz ɛz məʧ dɪˈzaɪər tɪ wɪn ˈgɪvɪn ðət hi kən noʊ ˈlɔŋgər kəmˈpit bɪˈkəz hi həz muvd ɔn tɪ ɪˈtərnəl laɪf." moʊst ˈrisəntli kəmˈpitɪd ɪn ðə 2014 tʊr əv ˌkəˈtɑr, wɛr hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈoʊvərˌɔl. hi hæd bɪn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl fər eɪt jɪrz, wɪθ stɪnts æt fər laɪf, ənd lɑ praɪər tɪ hɪz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ɪn 2013 hæd wən wɪn ɪn hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl palmares*, steɪʤ 3 æt ðə 2010 tʊr də wallonie*, ənd ˈəðər kərɪr ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈsɛkənd pleɪs tɪ tɑm ɪn ðə 2012 ˈbɛlʤən roʊd ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps, ɪn ðə 2009 ˈbɛlʤən roʊd bɪˈhaɪnd ənd fɪˈlipeɪ ˈgɪlbərt, ɪn 2009 ɪn lə 2010 pleɪs ɪn 2011 ɪn 2008 ənd ɪn 2011

at alexandria brewing company, we share the same belief; you achieve true happiness by making others around you happy. our mission is to create an honest company that gives back and treats all people involved like we would want to be treated. we want to build a business on the foundation of integrity. we plan to tap into the alexandria and greater cincinnati communities by sharing good company, celebrating rock and roll while also enjoying great beer at a establishment. with your pledge, you will help us create a and for the community, while also taking advantage of some wicked cool rewards we have listed below. we look forward to sharing a pint with you soon, cheers! read more of our story at . gimme the goods! how do i back abc? create a account log in using your email + password click the reward(s) share our project! we get a penny unless we meet our goal. why back abc? you can: be a part of opening first brewery since the 1880’s. contribute to the development of the city and the community through small business. help establish a thriving, craft beer local community. assist in the creation of a place that brings a sense of community and celebrates the history of alexandria and surrounding areas. earn some sweet rewards, starting at the $10 level. what will abc will use the money for? the money we raise from this campaign will be used to get this project off the ground. we will be able to secure the desired location in the heart of alexandria. taproom. we plan to renovate an existing building on the property into a community, with a feel, where people can find good company and great beer. your support will be able to help outfit our and create a space for all to enjoy. rewards thank you in advance for supporting abc! below you will find all the sweet + experiences we have lined up! keep in mind if you back this project, only allows you to pledge to one reward, so be sure to check out all the combined reward packages. the following two events described are bonus rewards for individuals who pledge above a specified dollar amount: backers beer bash abc will host an annual anniversary beer bash in their to celebrate good company, great beer and the people who have supported abc since inception. we want to add your name to the guest list, so wait! must pledge $100 minimum to qualify for this bonus reward. soft opening soiree prior to the grand opening of the, abc will host a soft opening event that you want to miss! this is your chance to experience our brewery before anyone else. you will be able to come out, try some beer and help shape abc to serve you better. must pledge $200 minimum to quality for this bonus reward. ready, set, pledge! abc sticker pledge $10 or more slap this bad boy somewhere to help show people you are bringing this brewery to life! abc glassware pledge $15 or more enjoy a cold beverage in our exclusive branded glassware. your choice of a pint or tulip glass. kickstarter pint glass kickstarter belgian tulip abc tee pledge $25 or more wear a branded abc tee of your choice with pride and forget to get one for a friend! your choice of a black tee or a ladies slim fit blend tee in red heather. please indicate shirt size when you submit your shipping information after the campaign ends. men’s sizes: men's shirt ladies sizes: (sizes run small) ladies shirt (hop pick on back) abc + glassware set pledge $50 or more a.k.a, special. with this pledge, you will get exclusive and your choice of two pint or tulip glasses. both items include logos. limited to 25 backers. limited edition set abc pledge $75 or more rock this comfy in style. includes abc logos. please indicate size when you submit your shipping information at the end of our. unisex sizes: a.b.c abc bomber club pledge $100 or more earn abc bomber club status. you will receive the abc bomber club card with the limited addition glassware set for a great experience guaranteed for every limited beer release. this membership guarantees you 6 bombers (maximum 3 releases). abc will email you before each limited release and you can use your bomber club card to reserve 2 bombers at no charge, or if the release interest your tastes, you can wait for the next release opportunity. bomber club members will also have the benefit of reserving 4 additional bombers at regular price during any release. this exclusive club card will ship at a later date. plus: abc sticker your choice of abc pint or tulip glass) *invitation to backers beer bash sapper club stein pledge $200 or more this pledge earns you this stunning hand-crafted, stein made by the little delaware pottery company. each stein is individually numbered by the artist. when you back us at this level, abc will give $2 off flagship beers when you visit. plus, we can even fill it with select flagship beers. plus: abc sticker your choice abc pint or tulip glass) choice of abc t-shirt abc bomber club membership card *invitation to backers beer bash *invitation to soft opening soiree abc brick pledge $500 or more with this pledge, you will become an abc introductory engineer and get your name inscribed on a brick in our. you will receive early access to our annual backers beer bash, in which we will celebrate our backers, such as you! be sure to include how you would like your name inscribed on your brick when you submit your shipping information. plus: abc sticker your choice abc pint or tulip glass) choice of abc t-shirt limited edition abc abc sapper club stein *invitation to backers beer bash *invitation to soft opening soiree brew with brewer pledge $1500 or more that’s right! experience the day in the life of a brewer when you pledge at this level. this is the ultimate ‘beer geek’ experience for you or the beer lover in your life. you will get to spend the day with president and head brewer, andy, and learn how to brew on a professional system. you will get the chance to design your own beer and brew it on our pilot system. you also get to name it (pending approval). once your beer has completed fermentation, abc will keg it and serve it in our. you better believe you will get the first glass, on us. if successful, your beer will become a part of our seasonal rotation. if this happens and we bottle it, we will give you one case of it at release and you will be included at our release celebration. we are picking your brewing day. plus: abc sticker your choice abc pint or tulip glass) limited edition abc abc abc bomber club membership card sapper club stein inscribed brick in our *invitation to backers beer bash *invitation to soft opening soiree private pledge $2000 or more abc will throw a private party for you and 9 guests on a night of your choice. we will provide a catered meal via a local food truck, brewery tour, samples of completed beer, as well as some ‘still working in the fermenter’ beers. president and head brewer, andy, will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. certainly a night to remember in the newest spot in town! great idea for any type of event; bachelor / party, rehearsal dinner, business meeting, etc. limited to 10 donations. if you are interested in this option, but feel like you need a larger group than 10, please contact cfo, brain fish at brian.fish@alexandriabrewingcompany.com. we are willing to work with you to make this worth every penny. plus:

æt ˌæləgˈzændriə bruɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni, wi ʃɛr ðə seɪm bɪˈlif; ju əˈʧiv tru ˈhæpinəs baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈəðərz əraʊnd ju ˈhæpi. ɑr ˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈɑnəst ˈkəmpəˌni ðət gɪvz bæk ənd trits ɔl ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvd laɪk wi wʊd wɔnt tɪ bi ˈtritɪd. wi wɔnt tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɪznɪs ɔn ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən əv ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. wi plæn tɪ tæp ˈɪntu ðə ˌæləgˈzændriə ənd ˈgreɪtər ˌsɪnsəˈnæti kəmˈjunɪtiz baɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ gʊd ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ rɑk ənd roʊl waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ greɪt bɪr æt ə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt. wɪθ jʊr plɛʤ, ju wɪl hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kriˈeɪt ə ənd fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv səm ˈwɪkəd kul rɪˈwɔrdz wi hæv ˈlɪstɪd bɪˈloʊ. wi lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ə paɪnt wɪθ ju sun, ʧɪrz! rɛd mɔr əv ɑr ˈstɔri æt ˈgɪmi ðə gʊdz! haʊ du aɪ bæk ˈeɪˌbiˌsi? kriˈeɪt ə əˈkaʊnt lɔg ɪn ˈjuzɪŋ jʊr iˈmeɪl ˈpæsˌwərd klɪk ðə reward(s*) ʃɛr ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt! wi gɪt ə ˈpɛni ənˈlɛs wi mit ɑr goʊl. waɪ bæk ˈeɪˌbiˌsi? ju kən: bi ə pɑrt əv ˈoʊpənɪŋ fərst ˈbruəri sɪns ðə 1880’s*. kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈsɪti ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪti θru smɔl ˈbɪznɪs. hɛlp ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə θˈraɪvɪŋ, kræft bɪr ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪti. əˈsɪst ɪn ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə pleɪs ðət brɪŋz ə sɛns əv kəmˈjunɪti ənd ˈsɛləˌbreɪts ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˌæləgˈzændriə ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈɛriəz. ərn səm swit rɪˈwɔrdz, ˈstɑrtɪŋ æt ðə 10 ˈlɛvəl. wət wɪl ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl juz ðə ˈməni fər? ðə ˈməni wi reɪz frəm ðɪs kæmˈpeɪn wɪl bi juzd tɪ gɪt ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt ɔf ðə graʊnd. wi wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə dɪˈzaɪərd loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ˌæləgˈzændriə.. wi plæn tɪ ˈrɛnəˌveɪt ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti ˈɪntu ə kəmˈjunɪti, wɪθ ə fil, wɛr ˈpipəl kən faɪnd gʊd ˈkəmpəˌni ənd greɪt bɪr. jʊr səˈpɔrt wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ˈaʊtˌfɪt ɑr ənd kriˈeɪt ə speɪs fər ɔl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ. rɪˈwɔrdz θæŋk ju ɪn ədˈvæns fər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi! bɪˈloʊ ju wɪl faɪnd ɔl ðə swit ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wi hæv laɪnd əp! kip ɪn maɪnd ɪf ju bæk ðɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈoʊnli əˈlaʊz ju tɪ plɛʤ tɪ wən rɪˈwɔrd, soʊ bi ʃʊr tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ɔl ðə kəmˈbaɪnd rɪˈwɔrd ˈpækɪʤɪz. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tu ɪˈvɛnts dɪˈskraɪbd ər ˈboʊnəs rɪˈwɔrdz fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu plɛʤ əˈbəv ə ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˈdɔlər əˈmaʊnt: ˈbækərz bɪr bæʃ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl hoʊst ən ˈænjuəl ˌænəˈvərsəri bɪr bæʃ ɪn ðɛr tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt gʊd ˈkəmpəˌni, greɪt bɪr ənd ðə ˈpipəl hu hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ˈeɪˌbiˌsi sɪns ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən. wi wɔnt tɪ æd jʊr neɪm tɪ ðə gɛst lɪst, soʊ weɪt! məst plɛʤ 100 ˈmɪnəməm tɪ kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ðɪs ˈboʊnəs rɪˈwɔrd. sɔft ˈoʊpənɪŋ swɑˈreɪ praɪər tɪ ðə grænd ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl hoʊst ə sɔft ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ðət ju wɔnt tɪ mɪs! ðɪs ɪz jʊr ʧæns tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ɑr ˈbruəri ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌwən ɛls. ju wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəm aʊt, traɪ səm bɪr ənd hɛlp ʃeɪp ˈeɪˌbiˌsi tɪ sərv ju ˈbɛtər. məst plɛʤ 200 ˈmɪnəməm tɪ kˈwɑləti fər ðɪs ˈboʊnəs rɪˈwɔrd. ˈrɛdi, sɛt, plɛʤ! ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈstɪkər plɛʤ 10 ər mɔr slæp ðɪs bæd bɔɪ ˈsəmˌwɛr tɪ hɛlp ʃoʊ ˈpipəl ju ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɪs ˈbruəri tɪ laɪf! ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈglæsˌwɛr plɛʤ 15 ər mɔr ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ə koʊld ˈbɛvərɪʤ ɪn ɑr ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈbrændɪd ˈglæsˌwɛr. jʊr ʧɔɪs əv ə paɪnt ər ˈtulɪp glæs. paɪnt glæs ˈbɛlʤən ˈtulɪp ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ti plɛʤ 25 ər mɔr wɛr ə ˈbrændɪd ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ti əv jʊr ʧɔɪs wɪθ praɪd ənd fərˈgɛt tɪ gɪt wən fər ə frɛnd! jʊr ʧɔɪs əv ə blæk ti ər ə ˈleɪdiz slɪm fɪt blɛnd ti ɪn rɛd ˈhɛðər. pliz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ʃərt saɪz wɪn ju səbˈmɪt jʊr ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈæftər ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɛndz. ˈsaɪzɪz: mɛnz ʃərt ˈleɪdiz ˈsaɪzɪz: (ˈsaɪzɪz rən smɔl) ˈleɪdiz ʃərt (hɑp pɪk ɔn bæk) ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈglæsˌwɛr sɛt plɛʤ 50 ər mɔr a.k.a*, ˈspɛʃəl. wɪθ ðɪs plɛʤ, ju wɪl gɪt ɪkˈsklusɪv ənd jʊr ʧɔɪs əv tu paɪnt ər ˈtulɪp ˈglæsɪz. boʊθ ˈaɪtəmz ˌɪnˈklud ˈloʊˌgoʊz. ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ 25 ˈbækərz. ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən sɛt ˈeɪˌbiˌsi plɛʤ 75 ər mɔr rɑk ðɪs ˈkəmfi ɪn staɪl. ˌɪnˈkludz ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈloʊˌgoʊz. pliz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt saɪz wɪn ju səbˈmɪt jʊr ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən æt ðə ɛnd əv ɑr. ˈjunɪˌsɛks ˈsaɪzɪz: ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈbɑmər kləb plɛʤ 100 ər mɔr ərn ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈbɑmər kləb ˈstætəs. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈbɑmər kləb kɑrd wɪθ ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈdɪʃən ˈglæsˌwɛr sɛt fər ə greɪt ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌgɛrənˈtid fər ˈɛvəri ˈlɪmɪtɪd bɪr riˈlis. ðɪs ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˌgɛrənˈtiz ju 6 ˈbɑmərz (ˈmæksəməm 3 rɪˈlisɪz). ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl iˈmeɪl ju ˌbiˈfɔr iʧ ˈlɪmɪtɪd riˈlis ənd ju kən juz jʊr ˈbɑmər kləb kɑrd tɪ rɪˈzərv 2 ˈbɑmərz æt noʊ ʧɑrʤ, ər ɪf ðə riˈlis ˈɪntəˌrɛst jʊr teɪsts, ju kən weɪt fər ðə nɛkst riˈlis ˌɑpərˈtunəti. ˈbɑmər kləb ˈmɛmbərz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv rɪˈzərvɪŋ 4 əˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɑmərz æt ˈrɛgjələr praɪs ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛni riˈlis. ðɪs ɪkˈsklusɪv kləb kɑrd wɪl ʃɪp æt ə ˈleɪtər deɪt. pləs: ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈstɪkər jʊr ʧɔɪs əv ˈeɪˌbiˌsi paɪnt ər ˈtulɪp glæs *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈbækərz bɪr bæʃ ˈsæpər kləb staɪn plɛʤ 200 ər mɔr ðɪs plɛʤ ərnz ju ðɪs ˈstənɪŋ hand-crafted*, staɪn meɪd baɪ ðə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɛləˌwɛr ˈpɑtəri ˈkəmpəˌni. iʧ staɪn ɪz ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli ˈnəmbərd baɪ ðə ˈɑrtɪst. wɪn ju bæk ˈjuˈɛs æt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl gɪv 2 ɔf ˈflægˌʃɪp bɪrz wɪn ju ˈvɪzɪt. pləs, wi kən ˈivɪn fɪl ɪt wɪθ səˈlɛkt ˈflægˌʃɪp bɪrz. pləs: ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈstɪkər jʊr ʧɔɪs ˈeɪˌbiˌsi paɪnt ər ˈtulɪp glæs ʧɔɪs əv ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈtiˌsərt ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈbɑmər kləb ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp kɑrd *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈbækərz bɪr bæʃ *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ sɔft ˈoʊpənɪŋ swɑˈreɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi brɪk plɛʤ 500 ər mɔr wɪθ ðɪs plɛʤ, ju wɪl bɪˈkəm ən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr ənd gɪt jʊr neɪm ˌɪnˈskraɪbd ɔn ə brɪk ɪn ɑr. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ˈərli ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɑr ˈænjuəl ˈbækərz bɪr bæʃ, ɪn wɪʧ wi wɪl ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɑr ˈbækərz, səʧ ɛz ju! bi ʃʊr tɪ ˌɪnˈklud haʊ ju wʊd laɪk jʊr neɪm ˌɪnˈskraɪbd ɔn jʊr brɪk wɪn ju səbˈmɪt jʊr ˈʃɪpɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. pləs: ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈstɪkər jʊr ʧɔɪs ˈeɪˌbiˌsi paɪnt ər ˈtulɪp glæs ʧɔɪs əv ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈtiˌsərt ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈsæpər kləb staɪn *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈbækərz bɪr bæʃ *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ sɔft ˈoʊpənɪŋ swɑˈreɪ bru wɪθ bruər plɛʤ 1500 ər mɔr raɪt! ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə deɪ ɪn ðə laɪf əv ə bruər wɪn ju plɛʤ æt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈəltəmət geek’*’ ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ju ər ðə bɪr ˈləvər ɪn jʊr laɪf. ju wɪl gɪt tɪ spɛnd ðə deɪ wɪθ ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd hɛd bruər, ˈændi, ənd lərn haʊ tɪ bru ɔn ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈsɪstəm. ju wɪl gɪt ðə ʧæns tɪ dɪˈzaɪn jʊr oʊn bɪr ənd bru ɪt ɔn ɑr ˈpaɪlət ˈsɪstəm. ju ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt tɪ neɪm ɪt (ˈpɛndɪŋ əˈpruvəl). wəns jʊr bɪr həz kəmˈplitɪd ˌfərmənˈteɪʃən, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl kɛg ɪt ənd sərv ɪt ɪn ɑr. ju ˈbɛtər bɪˈliv ju wɪl gɪt ðə fərst glæs, ɔn ˈjuˈɛs. ɪf səkˈsɛsfəl, jʊr bɪr wɪl bɪˈkəm ə pɑrt əv ɑr ˈsizənəl roʊˈteɪʃən. ɪf ðɪs ˈhæpənz ənd wi ˈbɑtəl ɪt, wi wɪl gɪv ju wən keɪs əv ɪt æt riˈlis ənd ju wɪl bi ˌɪnˈkludɪd æt ɑr riˈlis ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən. wi ər ˈpɪkɪŋ jʊr bruɪŋ deɪ. pləs: ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈstɪkər jʊr ʧɔɪs ˈeɪˌbiˌsi paɪnt ər ˈtulɪp glæs ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈeɪˌbiˌsi ˈbɑmər kləb ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp kɑrd ˈsæpər kləb staɪn ˌɪnˈskraɪbd brɪk ɪn ɑr *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ ˈbækərz bɪr bæʃ *ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən tɪ sɔft ˈoʊpənɪŋ swɑˈreɪ ˈpraɪvət plɛʤ 2000 ər mɔr ˈeɪˌbiˌsi wɪl θroʊ ə ˈpraɪvət ˈpɑrti fər ju ənd 9 gɛsts ɔn ə naɪt əv jʊr ʧɔɪs. wi wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə ˈkeɪtərd mil ˈviə ə ˈloʊkəl fud trək, ˈbruəri tʊr, ˈsæmpəlz əv kəmˈplitɪd bɪr, ɛz wɛl ɛz səm ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə fermenter’*’ bɪrz. ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd hɛd bruər, ˈændi, wɪl bi ɔn hænd tɪ ˈænsər ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ju meɪ hæv. ˈsərtənli ə naɪt tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ɪn ðə nuəst spɑt ɪn taʊn! greɪt aɪˈdiə fər ˈɛni taɪp əv ɪˈvɛnt; ˈbæʧələr ˈpɑrti, rɪˈhərsəl ˈdɪnər, ˈbɪznɪs ˈmitɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ 10 doʊˈneɪʃənz. ɪf ju ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðɪs ˈɔpʃən, bət fil laɪk ju nid ə ˈlɑrʤər grup ðən 10 pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈsiˌɛˈfoʊ, breɪn fɪʃ æt brian.fish@alexandriabrewingcompany.com*. wi ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ wərk wɪθ ju tɪ meɪk ðɪs wərθ ˈɛvəri ˈpɛni. pləs:

show full text verizon wireless puts samsung galaxy tab™ in stores in november basking ridge, n.j., and dallas, oct. 20 /prnewswire/ -- verizon wireless and samsung telecommunications america (samsung mobile) today announced the highly anticipated samsung galaxy tab™ will be available nov. 11 for $599.99. running on android™, the samsung galaxy tab features a brilliant touch screen; robust web browsing experience with full support for adobe® flash® for video and mobile gaming; and a cortex hummingbird applicationocessor. "this is an incredible time in mobile technology, and as a company we're excited to add the samsung galaxy tab to our portfolio," said walden, viceesident and chief marketing officer for verizon wireless. "the samsung galaxy tab brings together the reliability of verizon wireless' network and the power of android to deliver on ouromise ofoviding consumers and business customers with a host of options to help manage their lives." popular mobile applications, including v cast music and v cast song id, navigator®, slacker radio, kindle for android, blockbuster on demand®esented by v cast video, and the exclusive golf game, "let's golf," will be available on the samsung galaxy tab. in addition to text, picture and video messaging, the samsung galaxy tab will also feature v cast apps, verizon wireless' mobile storefront offering hundreds of applications for businesses and consumers at launch. verizon wireless customers can add a monthly access plan beginning at $20 a month for 1 on their samsung galaxy tab. for additional features and specifications on the samsung galaxy tab, visit www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab. for additional information on verizon wirelessoducts and services, visit a verizon wireless communications store, call join in or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

ʃoʊ fʊl tɛkst ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs pʊts ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tab™*™ ɪn stɔrz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ˈbæskɪŋ rɪʤ, n.j*., ənd ˈdæləs, ɔkt. 20 /prnewswire*/ ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz əˈmɛrɪkə (ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈmoʊbəl) təˈdeɪ əˈnaʊnst ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tab™*™ wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl noʊv. 11 fər ˈrənɪŋ ɔn android™*™ ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb ˈfiʧərz ə ˈbrɪljənt təʧ skrin; roʊˈbəst wɛb ˈbraʊzɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ fʊl səˈpɔrt fər adobe®*® flash®*® fər ˈvɪdioʊ ənd ˈmoʊbəl ˈgeɪmɪŋ; ənd ə ˈkɔrtɛks ˈhəmɪŋˌbərd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑˌsɛsər. "ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl taɪm ɪn ˈmoʊbəl tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ənd ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪr ɪkˈsaɪtɪd tɪ æd ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb tɪ ɑr pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ," sɛd ˈwɔldən, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ʧif ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər fər ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs. "ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ðə riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti əv ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs' ˈnɛtˌwərk ənd ðə paʊər əv ˈænˌdrɔɪd tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ɔn ɑr ˈprɑməs əv prəˈvaɪdɪŋ kənˈsumərz ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˈkəstəmərz wɪθ ə hoʊst əv ˈɔpʃənz tɪ hɛlp ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr lɪvz." ˈpɑpjələr ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ vi kæst mˈjuzɪk ənd vi kæst sɔŋ ˈaɪˈdi, navigator®*®, sˈlækər ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, ˈkɪndəl fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd, ˈblɑkˌbəstər ɔn demand®*® pərˈzɛnəd baɪ vi kæst ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd ðə ɪkˈsklusɪv gɔlf geɪm, "lɛts gɔlf," wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ tɛkst, ˈpɪkʧər ənd ˈvɪdioʊ ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ, ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧər vi kæst æps, ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs' ˈmoʊbəl ˈstɔrˌfrɑnt ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈhənərdz əv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd kənˈsumərz æt lɔnʧ. ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈkəstəmərz kən æd ə ˈmənθli ˈækˌsɛs plæn bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt 20 ə mənθ fər 1 ɔn ðɛr ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb. fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfiʧərz ənd ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈsæmˌsəŋ ˈgæləksi tæb, ˈvɪzɪt www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab*. fər əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˈvɪzɪt ə ˌvɛˈraɪzən ˈwaɪrlɪs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz stɔr, kɔl ʤɔɪn ɪn ər goʊ tɪ www.verizonwireless.com*.

donald trump the only holder of an honorary degree from a scottish institution to court criticism. robert mugabe robert mugabe wasripped of his honorary degree from the university of edinburgh earlier last decade. photo: jesse awalt during the early 1980s, mugabe was awarded an honorary degree for services to african education by the university of edinburgh, twenty-three years after it was awarded to the oppressive ruler, degree was revoked by the same institution off the back of concerns over human rights injustices which he has presided over. the removal of this award made him the first international personality to beripped of an honorary degree by a british university. sir david attenborough while the nature of accomplishments is not controversial, the face of countless wildlife documentaries is believed to hold at least 32 honorary doctorates from universities across the uk, making him most academically awarded celebrity. sir david attenborough has approximately 32 degrees to his name. image: sarah ward when asked by the media as to why he accepts the degrees, the broadcaster and naturalist said: “it’s a compliment from the academic world. a real compliment - it would be churlish not to accept one.” donald trump back in 2010, trump was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of business administration at the robert gordon university in aberdeen, thanks largely to his efforts in building the trump golf resort in menie, aberdeenshire. now, the us presidential qualification has come under fire from more than signatories who are demanding that the universityrip him of the qualification following his intent to ban muslims from entering america if elected. calls against trump have intensified after a series of “unrepentant, persistent verbal attacks on various groups of people based on nationality, religion, race and physical abilities” have been made during his campaign speeches and he has since had his degree removed. richard dawkins the outspoken evolutionary biologist was rewarded with an honorary degree from the university of aberdeen 150 years after charles darwin had published his magnum opus “on the origin of species by means of natural selection”. while the november 2009 award was widely accepted, some religious and social organisations opposed the doctor of science award because of its recognition of darwinian principles. mohammad khatami scotland’s oldest university bestowed upon the president the honorary degree of doctor of laws in 2006, amid protests from the national union ofudents regarding his questionable human rights record. khatami’s speech focused on compassion without borders, with conservativeevenson describing andrews as a “slur on scotland”.

ˈdɑnəld trəmp ðə ˈoʊnli ˈhoʊldər əv ən ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri frəm ə ˈskɑtɪʃ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən tɪ kɔrt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ ˈrɑbərt muˈgɑbeɪ wɑz strɪpt əv hɪz ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɛdənbəroʊ ˈərliər læst ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈʤɛsi ˈɑvəlt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli 1980s*, muˈgɑbeɪ wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ən ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri fər ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈæfrɪkɑn ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən baɪ ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɛdənbəroʊ, tˈwɛntiθˌri jɪrz ˈæftər ɪt wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd tɪ ðə əˈprɛsɪv ˈrulər, dɪˈgri wɑz rɪˈvoʊkt baɪ ðə seɪm ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən ɔf ðə bæk əv kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ˈjumən raɪts ˌɪnˈʤəstəsɪz wɪʧ hi həz prɪˈzaɪdɪd ˈoʊvər. ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðɪs əˈwɔrd meɪd ɪm ðə fərst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌpərsəˈnælɪti tɪ bi strɪpt əv ən ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri baɪ ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˌjunəˈvərsəti. sər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæˌtənbəroʊ waɪl ðə ˈneɪʧər əv əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts ɪz nɑt ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl, ðə feɪs əv ˈkaʊntləs ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəriz ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ hoʊld æt list 32 ˈɑnərˌɛri ˈdɑktərəts frəm ˌjunəˈvərsətiz əˈkrɔs ðə uk*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm moʊst ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli əˈwɔrdɪd səˈlɛbrɪti. sər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈæˌtənbəroʊ həz əˈprɑksəmətli 32 dɪˈgriz tɪ hɪz neɪm. ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈsɛrə wɔrd wɪn æst baɪ ðə ˈmidiə ɛz tɪ waɪ hi ækˈsɛpts ðə dɪˈgriz, ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæstər ənd ˈnæʧərələst sɛd: ə ˈkɑmpləmɛnt frəm ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk wərld. ə ril ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ɪt wʊd bi ˈʧərlɪʃ nɑt tɪ əkˈsɛpt one.”*.” ˈdɑnəld trəmp bæk ɪn 2010 trəmp wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri əv ˈdɔktər əv ˈbɪznɪs ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən æt ðə ˈrɑbərt ˈgɔrdən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈæbərˌdin, θæŋks ˈlɑrʤli tɪ hɪz ˈɛfərts ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə trəmp gɔlf rɪˈzɔrt ɪn menie*, aberdeenshire*. naʊ, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən həz kəm ˈəndər faɪər frəm mɔr ðən ˈsɪgnəˌtɔriz hu ər dɪˈmændɪŋ ðət ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti strɪp ɪm əv ðə kˌwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ bæn ˈməzlɪmz frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪf ɪˈlɛktɪd. kɔlz əˈgɛnst trəmp hæv ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪd ˈæftər ə ˈsɪriz əv ““unrepentant*, pərˈsɪstənt ˈvərbəl əˈtæks ɔn ˈvɛriəs grups əv ˈpipəl beɪst ɔn ˌnæʃəˈnælɪti, rɪˈlɪʤən, reɪs ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl abilities”*” hæv bɪn meɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈspiʧɪz ənd hi həz sɪns hæd hɪz dɪˈgri riˈmuvd. ˈrɪʧərd ˈdɔkɪnz ðə ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən ˌɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri baɪˈɑləʤɪst wɑz rɪˈwɔrdɪd wɪθ ən ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈæbərˌdin 150 jɪrz ˈæftər ˈʧɑrəlz ˈdɑrwɪn hæd ˈpəblɪʃt hɪz ˈmægnəm ˈoʊpəs ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv ˈspiʃiz baɪ minz əv ˈnæʧərəl selection”*”. waɪl ðə noʊˈvɛmbər 2009 əˈwɔrd wɑz ˈwaɪdli ækˈsɛptɪd, səm rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz əˈpoʊzd ðə ˈdɔktər əv saɪəns əˈwɔrd bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ˌdɑrˈwɪniən ˈprɪnsəpəlz. moʊˈhɑmɛd kəˈtɑmi ˈoʊldəst ˌjunəˈvərsəti bɪˈstoʊd əˈpɑn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ðə ˈɑnərˌɛri dɪˈgri əv ˈdɔktər əv lɔz ɪn 2006 əˈmɪd ˈproʊˌtɛsts frəm ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈjunjən əv ˈstudənts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ hɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈjumən raɪts ˈrɛkərd. spiʧ ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn kəmˈpæʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɔrdərz, wɪθ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈstivənsən dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˈænˌdruz ɛz ə ɔn scotland”*”.

julia greenshields is back for a brief stay in her hometown before rejoining the rugby canada national program in b.c. where is she spending most of her free time during her stint in? on the rugby pitch, of course. “it keeps me busy, it keeps me in shape while here anyways,” she said. “i like keeping on grass, especially when it comes to injuries to help rehab and stay fit while here. you learn when you coach, too.” greenshields, 23, has been helping out various local sides, including the saints and teams that brought medals back from a tournament in oakville last weekend. on tuesday at norm perry park, she was offering some tips to the girls. she took in one of their matches last week and noted a need to work on tackling, staying in a line defensively, and passing. “something to work on,” she said. “they’re young.” greenshields played for the saints for a few seasons until moving out to victoria where rugby canada the national teams and has remained based out of the west coast since january 2012. the former queen elizabeth and st. clair student was eligible but ultimately selected to be part of the canadian pan am games entry that won gold over the u.s., partly due to a recent sprained ankle she suffered in practice in april. with the aid of rehab and an ankle brace, though, back in action now. in victoria, her schedule usually consists of training featuring sprints, skills, weightlifting and general conditioning. “long days for us,” she said with a chuckle. the national team competes in a series of tours in locations such as dubai, atlanta, brazil, china and london. the most recent tour stop she participated in was in amsterdam in may with the developmental side called the maple leafs. there they won the championship, defeating ireland in the final. “a really cool experience,” she said. carded as a canadian player, greenshields has played with both the main team and the developmental side at times. overall, women are ranked second after new zealand, she added. despite the fact greenshields plays, which will be in the 2016 olympics, she is still able to pass on some useful tips to’s sides, such as the group. “it’s a different game, but still requires a lot of the same skills,” she pointed out. greenshields’ first exposure to was while attending her first year at western university in 2011. she was invited to a maple leafs’ tournament in barbados, and after a strong performance the coach invited her to continue competing with them in dubai. “i say no,” she recalled. on the last day of that competition, she was offered the opportunity to move to b.c. and join the national team on a full-time basis. it was a great opportunity, sure, but not an easy decision to leave family, friends and school behind. “it was really tough,” she said. “you give up a lot and other people give up a lot, too. “you put a lot on hold, and weird now that 23 all of my peers from are graduating university and on their way to other careers, right? and i mean, i take back anything, i love what i do and so, so grateful and got a lot to be thankful for. so, no regrets but it was definitely a tough decision.” looking ahead, the canadians reconvene in august with several months of intensive training leading up to the next tour in december in dubai. terry.bridge@sunmedia.ca @observerterry

ˈʤuljə ˈgrinˌʃildz ɪz bæk fər ə brif steɪ ɪn hər ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn ˌbiˈfɔr riˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈrəgbi ˈkænədə ˈnæʃənəl ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn b.c*. wɛr ɪz ʃi ˈspɛndɪŋ moʊst əv hər fri taɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ hər stɪnt ɪn? ɔn ðə ˈrəgbi pɪʧ, əv kɔrs. kips mi ˈbɪzi, ɪt kips mi ɪn ʃeɪp waɪl hir anyways,”*,” ʃi sɛd. laɪk ˈkipɪŋ ɔn græs, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ hɛlp rihæb ənd steɪ fɪt waɪl hir. ju lərn wɪn ju koʊʧ, too.”*.” ˈgrinˌʃildz, 23 həz bɪn ˈhɛlpɪŋ aʊt ˈvɛriəs ˈloʊkəl saɪdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə seɪnts ənd timz ðət brɔt ˈmɛdəlz bæk frəm ə ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn ˈoʊkˌvɪl læst ˈwiˌkɪnd. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt nɔrm ˈpɛri pɑrk, ʃi wɑz ˈɔfərɪŋ səm tɪps tɪ ðə gərlz. ʃi tʊk ɪn wən əv ðɛr ˈmæʧɪz læst wik ənd ˈnoʊtɪd ə nid tɪ wərk ɔn ˈtækəlɪŋ, steɪɪŋ ɪn ə laɪn dɪˈfɛnsɪvli, ənd ˈpæsɪŋ. tɪ wərk on,”*,” ʃi sɛd. young.”*.” ˈgrinˌʃildz pleɪd fər ðə seɪnts fər ə fju ˈsizənz ənˈtɪl ˈmuvɪŋ aʊt tɪ vɪkˈtɔriə wɛr ˈrəgbi ˈkænədə ðə ˈnæʃənəl timz ənd həz rɪˈmeɪnd beɪst aʊt əv ðə wɛst koʊst sɪns ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 ðə ˈfɔrmər kwin ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ənd st*. klɛr ˈstudənt wɑz ˈɛlɪʤəbəl bət ˈəltəmətli səˈlɛktɪd tɪ bi pɑrt əv ðə kəˈneɪdiən pæn æm geɪmz ˈɛntri ðət wən goʊld ˈoʊvər ðə juz., ˈpɑrtli du tɪ ə ˈrisənt spreɪnd ˈæŋkəl ʃi ˈsəfərd ɪn ˈpræktɪs ɪn ˈeɪprəl. wɪθ ðə eɪd əv rihæb ənd ən ˈæŋkəl breɪs, ðoʊ, bæk ɪn ˈækʃən naʊ. ɪn vɪkˈtɔriə, hər ˈskɛʤʊl ˈjuʒəwəli kənˈsɪsts əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈfiʧərɪŋ sprɪnts, skɪlz, ˈweɪˌtlɪftɪŋ ənd ˈʤɛnərəl kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ. deɪz fər us,”*,” ʃi sɛd wɪθ ə ˈʧəkəl. ðə ˈnæʃənəl tim kəmˈpits ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv tʊrz ɪn loʊˈkeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz duˈbaɪ, æˈtlæntə, brəˈzɪl, ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈləndən. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt tʊr stɑp ʃi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn wɑz ɪn ˈæmstərˌdæm ɪn meɪ wɪθ ðə dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl saɪd kɔld ðə ˈmeɪpəl lifs. ðɛr ðeɪ wən ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈaɪərlənd ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl. ˈrɪli kul experience,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈkɑrdɪd ɛz ə kəˈneɪdiən pleɪər, ˈgrinˌʃildz həz pleɪd wɪθ boʊθ ðə meɪn tim ənd ðə dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl saɪd æt taɪmz. ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ˈwɪmən ər ræŋkt ˈsɛkənd ˈæftər nu ˈzilənd, ʃi ˈædɪd. dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ˈgrinˌʃildz pleɪz, wɪʧ wɪl bi ɪn ðə 2016 oʊˈlɪmpɪks, ʃi ɪz stɪl ˈeɪbəl tɪ pæs ɔn səm ˈjusfəl tɪps tɪ saɪdz, səʧ ɛz ðə grup. ə ˈdɪfərənt geɪm, bət stɪl rikˈwaɪərz ə lɔt əv ðə seɪm skills,”*,” ʃi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt. greenshields’*’ fərst ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ wɑz waɪl əˈtɛndɪŋ hər fərst jɪr æt ˈwɛstərn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn 2011 ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ə ˈmeɪpəl leafs’*’ ˈtʊrnəmənt ɪn bɑrˈbeɪdoʊs, ənd ˈæftər ə strɔŋ pərˈfɔrməns ðə koʊʧ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd hər tɪ kənˈtɪnju kəmˈpitɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm ɪn duˈbaɪ. seɪ no,”*,” ʃi rɪˈkɔld. ɔn ðə læst deɪ əv ðət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, ʃi wɑz ˈɔfərd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ muv tɪ b.c*. ənd ʤɔɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl tim ɔn ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈbeɪsɪs. ɪt wɑz ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ʃʊr, bət nɑt ən ˈizi dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ liv ˈfæməli, frɛndz ənd skul bɪˈhaɪnd. wɑz ˈrɪli tough,”*,” ʃi sɛd. gɪv əp ə lɔt ənd ˈəðər ˈpipəl gɪv əp ə lɔt, tu. pʊt ə lɔt ɔn hoʊld, ənd wɪrd naʊ ðət 23 ɔl əv maɪ pɪrz frəm ər ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ɔn ðɛr weɪ tɪ ˈəðər kərɪrz, raɪt? ənd aɪ min, aɪ teɪk bæk ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, aɪ ləv wət aɪ du ənd soʊ, soʊ ˈgreɪtfəl ənd gɑt ə lɔt tɪ bi ˈθæŋkfəl fər. soʊ, noʊ rɪˈgrɛts bət ɪt wɑz ˈdɛfənətli ə təf decision.”*.” ˈlʊkɪŋ əˈhɛd, ðə kəˈneɪdiənz rikənˈvin ɪn ˈɔgəst wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əv ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə nɛkst tʊr ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ɪn duˈbaɪ.

restri­cts total on peshawar: the assembly adopted a landmark piece of legislation on thursday, barring a family members, relatives and outsiders from making dowry payments to the groom and his family. the law also restricts the maximum value of gifts given to the bride by her parents, family members or any other person to. it is now illegal for anyone from the family or anyone on their behalf to ask or force the family for dowry. if they still do, they shall be liable to a prison term and a fine of or both. the law titled, ‘the dowry, bridal gift and marriage functions restriction act, states that the total expenditures on marriages, including on or shall not exceed and other ceremonies, including, or shall be concluded before 10pm. anti dowry campaign: constant effort against gender violence called for similarly, the law restricts the to a banquet of rice, gravy and sweets. it also states that a person or family celebrating the or or the marriage ceremony of other person shall not serve or allow anyone to meals or other edibles, excluding beverages, to people participating in the ceremony. under the law, anyone who or fails to comply with any provision of this law shall be liable to pay a fine not less than and an imprisonment term not exceeding two months. the bill, tabled by the (ji) riffat, was unanimously adopted by the house. services of more than employees of the health and irrigation departments were after the adoption of two separate laws tabled by pakistan peoples party lawmaker khan. the assembly also adopted a resolution asking the provincial government to include chapters on the life of celebrated humanitarian and charity founder abdul in textbooks taught in. expensive weddings concerns on fata reforms the pakistan (pti) and party (qwp) expressed concern over the five-year plan for merging the tribal areas (fata) into the province. senior minister for irrigation of objected over the delay, saying that the assembly had passed resolutions asking the federal government for an immediate merger. “we want local government elections in fata this year and general elections next year in accordance with the report,” he said, adding that the cabinet had adopted the report with a five-year delay in the merger was an injustice with the people of fata. the provincial minister for public health engineering shah farman of also condemned the delay and accused the federal government of dishonesty. “we see the delay with suspicion and we view it as the federal dishonesty we condemn this move,” he said. will dowry deaths never end? opposition leader rahman of (jui-f) said that the people of fata should have been consulted before the decision. “this can be done via a referendum,” he said, adding that all stakeholders should be taken onboard while making decisions regarding the future of fata. financial crisis rahman also the-led government over the financial crisis in the province, saying that if the government continued to move at the same pace, the next governments would not have enough money for development projects. published in the express tribune, march 3rd, 2017. read full story

restri­cts* ˈtoʊtəl ɔn ˈpɛʃəwɔr: ðə əˈsɛmbli əˈdɑptəd ə ˈlændˌmɑrk pis əv ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈbɑrɪŋ ə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz, ˈrɛlətɪvz ənd aʊtˈsaɪdərz frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈdaʊri ˈpeɪmənts tɪ ðə grum ənd hɪz ˈfæməli. ðə lɔ ˈɔlsoʊ riˈstrɪkts ðə ˈmæksəməm ˈvælju əv gɪfts ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ðə braɪd baɪ hər ˈpɛrənts, ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpərsən tɪ ɪt ɪz naʊ ˌɪˈligəl fər ˈɛniˌwən frəm ðə ˈfæməli ər ˈɛniˌwən ɔn ðɛr bɪˈhæf tɪ æsk ər fɔrs ðə ˈfæməli fər ˈdaʊri. ɪf ðeɪ stɪl du, ðeɪ ʃæl bi ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ ə ˈprɪzən tərm ənd ə faɪn əv ər boʊθ. ðə lɔ ˈtaɪtəld, ˈdaʊri, ˈbraɪdəl gɪft ənd ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈfəŋkʃənz riˈstrɪkʃən ækt, steɪts ðət ðə ˈtoʊtəl ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz ɔn ˈmɛrɪʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɔn ər ʃæl nɑt ɪkˈsid ənd ˈəðər ˈsɛrəˌmoʊniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, ər ʃæl bi kənˈkludɪd ˌbiˈfɔr 10pm*. ˈænˌti ˈdaʊri kæmˈpeɪn: ˈkɑnstənt ˈɛfərt əˈgɛnst ˈʤɛndər ˈvaɪələns kɔld fər ˈsɪmələrli, ðə lɔ riˈstrɪkts ðə tɪ ə ˈbæŋkwət əv raɪs, ˈgreɪvi ənd swits. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ðət ə ˈpərsən ər ˈfæməli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ðə ər ər ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni əv ˈəðər ˈpərsən ʃæl nɑt sərv ər əˈlaʊ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ milz ər ˈəðər ˈɛdəbəlz, ɪkˈskludɪŋ ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz, tɪ ˈpipəl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni. ˈəndər ðə lɔ, ˈɛniˌwən hu ər feɪlz tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈɛni prəˈvɪʒən əv ðɪs lɔ ʃæl bi ˈlaɪəbəl tɪ peɪ ə faɪn nɑt lɛs ðən ənd ən ˌɪmˈprɪzənmənt tərm nɑt ɪkˈsidɪŋ tu mənθs. ðə bɪl, ˈteɪbəld baɪ ðə (ʤi) riffat*, wɑz juˈnænəməsli əˈdɑptəd baɪ ðə haʊs. ˈsərvɪsɪz əv mɔr ðən ɪmˈplɔɪiz əv ðə hɛlθ ənd ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənts wər ˈæftər ðə əˈdɑpʃən əv tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt lɔz ˈteɪbəld baɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn ˈpipəlz ˈpɑrti ˈlɔˌmeɪkər kɑn. ðə əˈsɛmbli ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdɑptəd ə ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˈæskɪŋ ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈʧæptərz ɔn ðə laɪf əv ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ənd ˈʧɛrɪti ˈfaʊndər æbˈdul ɪn ˈtɛkstˌbʊks tɔt ɪn. ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈwɛdɪŋz kənˈsərnz ɔn ˈfɑtə rɪˈfɔrmz ðə ˈpækɪˌstæn (pti*) ənd ˈpɑrti (qwp*) ɪkˈsprɛst kənˈsərn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr plæn fər ˈmərʤɪŋ ðə ˈtraɪbəl ˈɛriəz (ˈfɑtə) ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑvɪns. ˈsinjər ˈmɪnɪstər fər ˌɪrəˈgeɪʃən əv əˈbʤɛktəd ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈleɪ, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə əˈsɛmbli hæd pæst ˌrɛzəˈluʃənz ˈæskɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt fər ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈmərʤər. wɔnt ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪˈlɛkʃənz ɪn ˈfɑtə ðɪs jɪr ənd ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz nɛkst jɪr ɪn əˈkɔrdəns wɪθ ðə report,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈkæbənət hæd əˈdɑptəd ðə rɪˈpɔrt wɪθ ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr dɪˈleɪ ɪn ðə ˈmərʤər wɑz ən ˌɪnˈʤəstɪs wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈfɑtə. ðə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈmɪnɪstər fər ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ʃɑ ˈfɑrmən əv ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdɛmd ðə dɪˈleɪ ənd əˈkjuzd ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt əv dɪˈsɑnəsti. si ðə dɪˈleɪ wɪθ səˈspɪʃən ənd wi vju ɪt ɛz ðə ˈfɛdərəl dɪˈsɑnəsti wi kənˈdɛm ðɪs move,”*,” hi sɛd. wɪl ˈdaʊri dɛθs ˈnɛvər ɛnd? ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈlidər ˈrɑmən əv (jui-f*) sɛd ðət ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈfɑtə ʃʊd hæv bɪn kənˈsəltɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈsɪʒən. kən bi dən ˈviə ə referendum,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɔl ˈsteɪˌkhoʊldərz ʃʊd bi ˈteɪkən ˈɑnˌbɔrd waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈfɑtə. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ˈrɑmən ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ðə ˈprɑvɪns, seɪɪŋ ðət ɪf ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kənˈtɪnjud tɪ muv æt ðə seɪm peɪs, ðə nɛkst ˈgəvərnmənts wʊd nɑt hæv ɪˈnəf ˈməni fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkts. ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ɪkˈsprɛs ˈtrɪbjun, mɑrʧ 3rd*, 2017 rɛd fʊl ˈstɔri

harbour updates - november 30, 2017 dean blocked follow following nov 30, 2017 since our last update showing some of the things the harbour project team has been working on, we have yet again been busy at work on a number of fronts. since been awhile, we decided it is time to update our community again. new design language some of you may have already noticed that the harbour project has gotten a fresh new face. this came with a series of changes we decided to make as part of our branding overhaul. including our renaming from harbour protocol to harbour project, which we decided was needed as the project has turned into a lot more than just a protocol. with our redesign comes a fresh new logo, this fits the new image we are going for much better. our goal is to display a more friendly and approachable image. along with the new logo our website has been updated too, you can see the new design over at harbourproject.io. whitepaper draft along with our new website, we have recently released an early draft of our. this can also be found on the newly updated website, we are updating it repeatedly so we would love to hear your feedback! project outreach along with design changes, we have been working on reaching out to various projects talking to them and on boarding some of them to use harbour in their respective projects. fee manager additionally, we have decided to open source our project called feemanager. it is an in development project for easily charging fees on function executions in solidity smart contracts. we are still working on updating it to get it to optimal functionality as well as adding support for fees to be charged in tokens.

ˈhɑrbər ˈəpˌdeɪts noʊˈvɛmbər 30 2017 din blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ noʊv 30 2017 sɪns ɑr læst ˈəpˌdeɪt ʃoʊɪŋ səm əv ðə θɪŋz ðə ˈhɑrbər ˈprɑʤɛkt tim həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn, wi hæv jɛt əˈgɛn bɪn ˈbɪzi æt wərk ɔn ə ˈnəmbər əv frənts. sɪns bɪn əˈwaɪl, wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ɑr kəmˈjunɪti əˈgɛn. nu dɪˈzaɪn ˈlæŋgwɪʤ səm əv ju meɪ hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət ðə ˈhɑrbər ˈprɑʤɛkt həz ˈgɔtən ə frɛʃ nu feɪs. ðɪs keɪm wɪθ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ meɪk ɛz pɑrt əv ɑr ˈbrændɪŋ ˈoʊvərˌhɔl. ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑr riˈneɪmɪŋ frəm ˈhɑrbər ˈproʊtəˌkɔl tɪ ˈhɑrbər ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ wi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wɑz ˈnidɪd ɛz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt həz tərnd ˈɪntu ə lɔt mɔr ðən ʤɪst ə ˈproʊtəˌkɔl. wɪθ ɑr ˌridɪˈzaɪn kəmz ə frɛʃ nu ˈloʊgoʊ, ðɪs fɪts ðə nu ˈɪmɪʤ wi ər goʊɪŋ fər məʧ ˈbɛtər. ɑr goʊl ɪz tɪ dɪˈspleɪ ə mɔr ˈfrɛndli ənd əˈproʊʧəbəl ˈɪmɪʤ. əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə nu ˈloʊgoʊ ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt həz bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tu, ju kən si ðə nu dɪˈzaɪn ˈoʊvər æt harbourproject.io*. dræft əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɑr nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, wi hæv ˈrisəntli riˈlist ən ˈərli dræft əv ɑr. ðɪs kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈnuli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, wi ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ɪt rɪˈpitɪdli soʊ wi wʊd ləv tɪ hir jʊr ˈfidˌbæk! ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈaʊˌtriʧ əˈlɔŋ wɪθ dɪˈzaɪn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz, wi hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈprɑʤɛkts ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðɛm ənd ɔn ˈbɔrdɪŋ səm əv ðɛm tɪ juz ˈhɑrbər ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈprɑʤɛkts. fi ˈmænɪʤər əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, wi hæv ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən sɔrs ɑr ˈprɑʤɛkt kɔld feemanager*. ɪt ɪz ən ɪn dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈprɑʤɛkt fər ˈizəli ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ fiz ɔn ˈfəŋkʃən ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz ɪn səˈlɪdəti smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækts. wi ər stɪl ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ɪt tɪ gɪt ɪt tɪ ˈɑptɪməl ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈædɪŋ səˈpɔrt fər fiz tɪ bi ʧɑrʤd ɪn ˈtoʊkənz.

the recent sony attack over the christmas season sparked up a debate over the danger of across various fields. notably, the area of critical infrastructure is of very high concern to many. and for a good reason not too long ago, even the director of the national security agency, admiral michael s. rogers, warned the congress that china and “probably one or two other” countries have the capability of shutting down the u.s. power grid an event that would dwarf the 2003 northeastern blackout. rogers further claims that they observe these countries “attempting to steal information on how our systems are configured, the very schematics of most of our control systems, down to engineering level of detail so they can look at where are the vulnerabilities, how are they constructed, how could i get in and defeat them.” the main problem with preparing for a is the fact that, unlike, say, nuclear weapons, you cannot observe the development of “cyberweapons.” as andrew t. phillips, an academic dean of the u.s. naval academy points out, “the development of offensive cyber weapons is very hard to actually see. it might be occurring in the room next to you, and be unlikely to know it.” not surprisingly, it is very difficult deter a threat whose origin we know. the north american electric grid contains about miles of transmission lines, accompanied by thousands of power plants. combine this with the fact that in 2012, there were about 198 on the u.s. critical infrastructure, of which 41% targeted the energy sector, and you can see why this issue is high on list of priorities, points out scott depasquale of utilidata. over the next five years, our grid will be turning into a “smart grid,” a modernized, automated electrical grid, capable of gathering and responding to information, including its use, supply and more. this step will present both new benefits and new challenges. according to depasquale, however, there is some good news: “[the] demand for significant research and development efforts in this area are already resulting in significant investments being made by both the private sector and academia and there is no doubt we have enough innovation and talent to overcome the challenge.”

ðə ˈrisənt ˈsoʊni əˈtæk ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkrɪsməs ˈsizən spɑrkt əp ə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdeɪnʤər əv əˈkrɔs ˈvɛriəs fildz. ˈnoʊtəbli, ðə ˈɛriə əv ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ɪz əv ˈvɛri haɪ kənˈsərn tɪ ˈmɛni. ənd fər ə gʊd ˈrizən nɑt tu lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ˈivɪn ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi, ˈædmərəl ˈmaɪkəl ɛs. ˈrɑʤərz, wɔrnd ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət ˈʧaɪnə ənd wən ər tu other”*” ˈkəntriz hæv ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti əv ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ðə juz. paʊər grɪd ən ɪˈvɛnt ðət wʊd dwɔrf ðə 2003 ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈblæˌkaʊt. ˈrɑʤərz ˈfərðər kleɪmz ðət ðeɪ əbˈzərv ðiz ˈkəntriz tɪ stil ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn haʊ ɑr ˈsɪstəmz ər kənˈfɪgjərd, ðə ˈvɛri skɪˈmætɪks əv moʊst əv ɑr kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəmz, daʊn tɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈlɛvəl əv ˈditeɪl soʊ ðeɪ kən lʊk æt wɛr ər ðə ˌvəlnərəˈbɪlɪtiz, haʊ ər ðeɪ kənˈstrəktɪd, haʊ kʊd aɪ gɪt ɪn ənd dɪˈfit them.”*.” ðə meɪn ˈprɑbləm wɪθ pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər ə ɪz ðə fækt ðət, ənˈlaɪk, seɪ, ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz, ju ˈkænɑt əbˈzərv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ““cyberweapons.”*.” ɛz ˈændru ti. ˈfɪlɪps, ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk din əv ðə juz. ˈneɪvəl əˈkædəmi pɔɪnts aʊt, dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv əˈfɛnsɪv ˈsaɪbər ˈwɛpənz ɪz ˈvɛri hɑrd tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli si. ɪt maɪt bi əˈkərɪŋ ɪn ðə rum nɛkst tɪ ju, ənd bi ənˈlaɪkli tɪ noʊ it.”*.” nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt dɪˈtər ə θrɛt huz ˈɔrəʤən wi noʊ. ðə nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ɪˈlɛktrɪk grɪd kənˈteɪnz əˈbaʊt maɪəlz əv trænzˈmɪʃən laɪnz, əˈkəmpənid baɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv paʊər plænts. ˈkɑmbaɪn ðɪs wɪθ ðə fækt ðət ɪn 2012 ðɛr wər əˈbaʊt 198 ɔn ðə juz. ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər, əv wɪʧ 41 ˈtɑrgətɪd ðə ˈɛnərʤi ˈsɛktər, ənd ju kən si waɪ ðɪs ˈɪʃu ɪz haɪ ɔn lɪst əv praɪˈɔrətiz, pɔɪnts aʊt skɑt dɪpɑskˈwɑli əv utilidata*. ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst faɪv jɪrz, ɑr grɪd wɪl bi ˈtərnɪŋ ˈɪntu ə grid,”*,” ə ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzd, ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl grɪd, ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈgæðərɪŋ ənd rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪts juz, səˈplaɪ ənd mɔr. ðɪs stɛp wɪl ˈprɛzənt boʊθ nu ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd nu ˈʧælənʤɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ dɪpɑskˈwɑli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz səm gʊd nuz: “[“[the*] dɪˈmænd fər sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈrisərʧ ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈɛfərts ɪn ðɪs ˈɛriə ər ɔˈrɛdi rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts biɪŋ meɪd baɪ boʊθ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛktər ənd ˌækəˈdimiə ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt wi hæv ɪˈnəf ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd ˈtælənt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə challenge.”*.”

justin dunning has torn his and will miss the 2016 season. texas had been fortunate this fall camp in that there were no impact players out with major injuries. however, that changed earlier this week. on monday, sophomore safety justin dunning went down with an apparent knee injury. he was taken off the field and there had not been an update since. after thursday's practice, though, head coach kevin sumlin told the media that the, defender had torn his and will miss the season. texas kevin said justin dunning has torn his and is done for the year. will have surgery next week. travis l. brown (@travis_l_brown) august 19, 2016 dunning, who was serving as a backup to donovan wilson at nickel, was expected to be a big contributor this year. as a true freshman a year ago, he played in 11 games, totaling 20 tackles and an interception. dunning can use his season in 2016 and still have three year of eligibility remaining. however, due to a history of knee injuries, sumlin says dunning will evaluate his football future once he recovers from the tear. (what’s happening with texas during fall camp? make sure in the loop take five seconds to sign up for our free aggie newsletter now!)

ˈʤəstɪn ˈdənɪŋ həz tɔrn hɪz ənd wɪl mɪs ðə 2016 ˈsizən. ˈtɛksəs hæd bɪn ˈfɔrʧənət ðɪs fɔl kæmp ɪn ðət ðɛr wər noʊ ˌɪmˈpækt pleɪərz aʊt wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪnʤəriz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ʧeɪnʤd ˈərliər ðɪs wik. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈseɪfti ˈʤəstɪn ˈdənɪŋ wɛnt daʊn wɪθ ən əˈpɛrənt ni ˈɪnʤəri. hi wɑz ˈteɪkən ɔf ðə fild ənd ðɛr hæd nɑt bɪn ən ˈəpˌdeɪt sɪns. ˈæftər ˈθərzˌdeɪz ˈpræktɪs, ðoʊ, hɛd koʊʧ ˈkɛvɪn ˈsəmlɪn toʊld ðə ˈmidiə ðət ðə dɪˈfɛndər hæd tɔrn hɪz ənd wɪl mɪs ðə ˈsizən. ˈtɛksəs ˈkɛvɪn sɛd ˈʤəstɪn ˈdənɪŋ həz tɔrn hɪz ənd ɪz dən fər ðə jɪr. wɪl hæv ˈsərʤəri nɛkst wik. ˈtrævɪs ɛl. braʊn (@travis_l_brown*) ˈɔgəst 19 2016 ˈdənɪŋ, hu wɑz ˈsərvɪŋ ɛz ə ˈbæˌkəp tɪ ˈdɑnəvən ˈwɪlsən æt ˈnɪkəl, wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ə bɪg kənˈtrɪbjətər ðɪs jɪr. ɛz ə tru ˈfrɛʃmən ə jɪr əˈgoʊ, hi pleɪd ɪn 11 geɪmz, ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ 20 ˈtækəlz ənd ən ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən. ˈdənɪŋ kən juz hɪz ˈsizən ɪn 2016 ənd stɪl hæv θri jɪr əv ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, du tɪ ə ˈhɪstəri əv ni ˈɪnʤəriz, ˈsəmlɪn sɪz ˈdənɪŋ wɪl ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt hɪz ˈfʊtˌbɔl fˈjuʧər wəns hi rɪˈkəvərz frəm ðə tɪr. ˈhæpənɪŋ wɪθ ˈtɛksəs ˈdʊrɪŋ fɔl kæmp? meɪk ʃʊr ɪn ðə lup teɪk faɪv ˈsɛkəndz tɪ saɪn əp fər ɑr fri ˈægi ˈnuzˌlɛtər naʊ!)

if recent rumours are to be believed, then the released for online in december is going to the be the last one, and barring a few updates, are going to stop supporting the title as the release of red dead redemption 2 draws closer. yan 2295, who has leaked quite credible information related to and their games in the past, such as leaking red dead redemption 2 or recently reporting that an la might be on its way, recently talked about this in a blog post, saying that will be releasing updates for a while “just to keep it alive” but nothing else apart from that. “gta online updates are going to slow down this year,” he said, “to then stop around the time will release. apparently north is “divided” in 4 parts as of right now,” he further added. “some people are helping san diego with, some people started working on the next, and some people are working on another game. so left with only a few people to work on online. you have updates as big as we had in the past when you have less working on online, just impossible.” take this with a grain of salt for now, but it does make sense. stay tuned and keep you updated.

ɪf ˈrisənt ˈrumərz ər tɪ bi bɪˈlivd, ðɛn ðə riˈlist fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ðə bi ðə læst wən, ənd ˈbɑrɪŋ ə fju ˈəpˌdeɪts, ər goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑp səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˈtaɪtəl ɛz ðə riˈlis əv rɛd dɛd rɪˈdɛmʃən 2 drɔz ˈkloʊzər. jæn 2295 hu həz likt kwaɪt ˈkrɛdəbəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ənd ðɛr geɪmz ɪn ðə pæst, səʧ ɛz ˈlikɪŋ rɛd dɛd rɪˈdɛmʃən 2 ər ˈrisəntli rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət ən lɑ maɪt bi ɔn ɪts weɪ, ˈrisəntli tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðɪs ɪn ə blɔg poʊst, seɪɪŋ ðət wɪl bi riˈlisɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪts fər ə waɪl tɪ kip ɪt alive”*” bət ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls əˈpɑrt frəm ðət. ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈəpˌdeɪts ər goʊɪŋ tɪ sloʊ daʊn ðɪs year,”*,” hi sɛd, ðɛn stɑp əraʊnd ðə taɪm wɪl riˈlis. əˈpɛrəntli nɔrθ ɪz ““divided”*” ɪn 4 pɑrts ɛz əv raɪt now,”*,” hi ˈfərðər ˈædɪd. ˈpipəl ər ˈhɛlpɪŋ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ wɪθ səm ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə nɛkst, ənd səm ˈpipəl ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn əˈnəðər geɪm. soʊ lɛft wɪθ ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈpipəl tɪ wərk ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ju hæv ˈəpˌdeɪts ɛz bɪg ɛz wi hæd ɪn ðə pæst wɪn ju hæv lɛs ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ʤɪst impossible.”*.” teɪk ðɪs wɪθ ə greɪn əv sɔlt fər naʊ, bət ɪt dɪz meɪk sɛns. steɪ tund ənd kip ju ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd.

the st. louis blues aren't ready to cut ties with forward vladimir sobotka just yet. the restricted free agent signed a three-year contract with of the earlier this week after he couldn't come to an agreement with the blues. but the team and camp have plans to meet again on july 21 in toronto for a arbitration hearing. the ruling will set salary for the season in which he returns to the ... whenever that may be. it's another odd turn in a relationship that didn't need to go sour. sobotka is coming off a season in which he set a with nine goals and 33 points and led the league in winning percentage (61.9). add in the immeasurable grit and competitiveness he brought to every shift and it was clear that he deserved a significant raise over the expiring deal that paid him $1.4 million. after several proposals from both sides were rejected, the blues made a final offer of one year at $2.7 million. sobotka held firm at $3 million. it was easy for the player to draw a line in the sand considering that he had the option in his back pocket all along. but it turns out the russian offer was nowhere near as lucrative as the $4 million per season that was originally reported. instead, an agent says it pays sobotka just $8.5 million over three years, with $2.5 million coming in. taking state and federal taxes into consideration, he's still making more in russia despite the lower dollar amount, but the minimal difference paints a picture of a principled stand rather than a cash grab. that is what makes the arbitration hearing so interesting. sobotka has an that allows him to return to the, but the ruling would have to swing heavily in his favor to make it worth his while. and there's still some question as to who will represent him at the hearing. sobotka switched agents at least twice last season, from petr svoboda to stephen bartlett to another agent named petr svoboda. whichever fancy suit shows up has plenty of ammo to make his case. and if the blues are lucky, he'll beat them silly enough to expedite eventual return.

ðə st*. luɪs bluz ˈɑrənt ˈrɛdi tɪ kət taɪz wɪθ ˈfɔrwərd vˈlædəmɪr soʊˈboʊtkə ʤɪst jɛt. ðə riˈstrɪktɪd fri ˈeɪʤənt saɪnd ə θˈriˌjɪr ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ əv ðə ˈərliər ðɪs wik ˈæftər hi ˈkʊdənt kəm tɪ ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə bluz. bət ðə tim ənd kæmp hæv plænz tɪ mit əˈgɛn ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 21 ɪn tərˈɑntoʊ fər ə ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ. ðə ˈrulɪŋ wɪl sɛt ˈsæləri fər ðə ˈsizən ɪn wɪʧ hi rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðə wɛˈnɛvər ðət meɪ bi. ɪts əˈnəðər ɑd tərn ɪn ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðət ˈdɪdənt nid tɪ goʊ saʊər. soʊˈboʊtkə ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə ˈsizən ɪn wɪʧ hi sɛt ə wɪθ naɪn goʊlz ənd 33 pɔɪnts ənd lɛd ðə lig ɪn ˈwɪnɪŋ pərˈsɛnɪʤ æd ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmɛʒərˌæbəl grɪt ənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnɪs hi brɔt tɪ ˈɛvəri ʃɪft ənd ɪt wɑz klɪr ðət hi dɪˈzərvd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt reɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ɪkˈspaɪrɪŋ dil ðət peɪd ɪm ˈmɪljən. ˈæftər ˈsɛvərəl prəˈpoʊzəlz frəm boʊθ saɪdz wər rɪˈʤɛktɪd, ðə bluz meɪd ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɔfər əv wən jɪr æt ˈmɪljən. soʊˈboʊtkə hɛld fərm æt 3 ˈmɪljən. ɪt wɑz ˈizi fər ðə pleɪər tɪ drɔ ə laɪn ɪn ðə sænd kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðət hi hæd ðə ˈɔpʃən ɪn hɪz bæk ˈpɑkət ɔl əˈlɔŋ. bət ɪt tərnz aʊt ðə ˈrəʃən ˈɔfər wɑz ˈnoʊˌwɛr nɪr ɛz ˈlukrətɪv ɛz ðə 4 ˈmɪljən pər ˈsizən ðət wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ən ˈeɪʤənt sɪz ɪt peɪz soʊˈboʊtkə ʤɪst ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər θri jɪrz, wɪθ ˈmɪljən ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈtæksɪz ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən, hiz stɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ mɔr ɪn ˈrəʃə dɪˈspaɪt ðə loʊər ˈdɔlər əˈmaʊnt, bət ðə ˈmɪnəməl ˈdɪfərəns peɪnts ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə ˈprɪnsəpəld stænd ˈrəðər ðən ə kæʃ græb. ðət ɪz wət meɪks ðə ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən ˈhirɪŋ soʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. soʊˈboʊtkə həz ən ðət əˈlaʊz ɪm tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə, bət ðə ˈrulɪŋ wʊd hæv tɪ swɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɪn hɪz ˈfeɪvər tɪ meɪk ɪt wərθ hɪz waɪl. ənd ðɛrz stɪl səm kˈwɛʃən ɛz tɪ hu wɪl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ɪm æt ðə ˈhirɪŋ. soʊˈboʊtkə swɪʧt ˈeɪʤənts æt list twaɪs læst ˈsizən, frəm ˈpɛtər svoʊˈboʊdə tɪ ˈstivən ˈbɑrtlɪt tɪ əˈnəðər ˈeɪʤənt neɪmd ˈpɛtər svoʊˈboʊdə. wɪˈʧɛvər ˈfænsi sut ʃoʊz əp həz ˈplɛnti əv ˈæˌmoʊ tɪ meɪk hɪz keɪs. ənd ɪf ðə bluz ər ˈləki, hil bit ðɛm ˈsɪli ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt əˈvɛnʧuəl rɪˈtərn.

singapore - officers who provide security protection to the president and other senior political leaders have been reminded to make sure their security convoys comply with traffic rules, without compromising the safety and security of the vips they are escorting. a joint statement to clarify this was issued to the straits times on friday (dec 22) by the land transport authority and police after an image was widely shared on wednesday of a uniformed officer apparently enforcing traffic rules on transport for president yacob. the car in the image was part of the police security command (seccom) detail for the president, which got speculating if it had been ticketed for an infringement. no summons was issued, according to the statement, which also elaborated on what had happened in the incident. it said an enforcement officer was conducting a routine patrol along street at on wednesday when he spotted two vehicles waiting along a stretch marked with double yellow lines. the of parking a vehicle where there are unbroken double yellow lines can draw a fine beginning at $70. the officer approached one of the vehicles to ask the driver to move his vehicle, in line with's approach to enforcing this regulation, said the statement. the driver told the officer he was there to pick up the president. during the course of their conversation, she arrived and was driven away without a summons being issued. seccom provides security protection for the president and other senior political leaders. the joint statement said: "as part of the security protection operations, the vehicle convoy is to be positioned close to the event location in compliance with traffic rules, to facilitate swift evacuation during contingencies. "in this case, the ground commander had made a decision for the convoy to wait there for the president as there were no parking lots available in the immediate vicinity which would have allowed the convoy to come quickly to the scene in the event of an emergency. "the police have reviewed this incident with. officers have been reminded to park the convoy in compliance with traffic rules, without compromising their mission to ensure the safety and security of those they are escorting."

ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr ˈɔfɪsərz hu prəˈvaɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti prəˈtɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈəðər ˈsinjər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz hæv bɪn riˈmaɪndɪd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkɑnˌvɔɪz kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ˈtræfɪk rulz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈseɪfti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðə ˌviˌaɪˈpiz ðeɪ ər ˈɛskɔrtɪŋ. ə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ˈklɛrəˌfaɪ ðɪs wɑz ˈɪʃud tɪ ðə streɪts taɪmz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ (dɛk 22 baɪ ðə lænd ˈtrænspɔrt əˈθɔrəti ənd pəˈlis ˈæftər ən ˈɪmɪʤ wɑz ˈwaɪdli ʃɛrd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ əv ə ˈjunəˌfɔrmd ˈɔfɪsər əˈpɛrəntli ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈtræfɪk rulz ɔn ˈtrænspɔrt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt yacob*. ðə kɑr ɪn ðə ˈɪmɪʤ wɑz pɑrt əv ðə pəˈlis sɪˈkjʊrəti kəˈmænd (seccom*) ˈditeɪl fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt, wɪʧ gɑt ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ɪf ɪt hæd bɪn ˈtɪkətɪd fər ən ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt. noʊ ˈsəmənz wɑz ˈɪʃud, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈlæbəreɪtəd ɔn wət hæd ˈhæpənd ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ɪt sɛd ən ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsər wɑz kənˈdəktɪŋ ə ruˈtin pəˈtroʊl əˈlɔŋ strit æt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ wɪn hi ˈspɑtɪd tu ˈviɪkəlz ˈweɪtɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ə strɛʧ mɑrkt wɪθ ˈdəbəl ˈjɛloʊ laɪnz. ðə əv ˈpɑrkɪŋ ə ˈviɪkəl wɛr ðɛr ər ənˈbroʊkən ˈdəbəl ˈjɛloʊ laɪnz kən drɔ ə faɪn bɪˈgɪnɪŋ æt 70 ðə ˈɔfɪsər əˈproʊʧt wən əv ðə ˈviɪkəlz tɪ æsk ðə ˈdraɪvər tɪ muv hɪz ˈviɪkəl, ɪn laɪn wɪθ əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðɪs ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən, sɛd ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə ˈdraɪvər toʊld ðə ˈɔfɪsər hi wɑz ðɛr tɪ pɪk əp ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ðɛr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, ʃi əraɪvd ənd wɑz ˈdrɪvən əˈweɪ wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈsəmənz biɪŋ ˈɪʃud. prəˈvaɪdz sɪˈkjʊrəti prəˈtɛkʃən fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈəðər ˈsinjər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz. ðə ʤɔɪnt ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd: "ɛz pɑrt əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti prəˈtɛkʃən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz, ðə ˈviɪkəl ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ ɪz tɪ bi pəˈzɪʃənd kloʊz tɪ ðə ɪˈvɛnt loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ˈtræfɪk rulz, tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt swɪft ɪˌvækjəˈweɪʃən ˈdʊrɪŋ kənˈtɪnʤənsiz. "ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə graʊnd kəˈmændər hæd meɪd ə dɪˈsɪʒən fər ðə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ tɪ weɪt ðɛr fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛz ðɛr wər noʊ ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɑts əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət vɪˈsɪnɪti wɪʧ wʊd hæv əˈlaʊd ðə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ tɪ kəm kˈwɪkli tɪ ðə sin ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ən ˈimərʤənsi. "ðə pəˈlis hæv rivˈjud ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt wɪθ. ˈɔfɪsərz hæv bɪn riˈmaɪndɪd tɪ pɑrk ðə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ ɪn kəmˈplaɪəns wɪθ ˈtræfɪk rulz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɪʃən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈseɪfti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti əv ðoʊz ðeɪ ər ˈɛskɔrtɪŋ."

next month, frank castle and matt murdock will battle each other for the soul of kitchen in daredevil season 2, but it be the first time the man without fear has gone up against the punisher. want to know more about daredevil and long history together before the show returns? a few comics you should read. advertisement the bully issue: daredevil #257 (1988) by: ann, john jr., al there’s a certain formula to a daredevil and punisher crossover. frank and matt both end up tailing the same criminal, they argue whether bringing them to trial or just murdering them instead is the right thing to do, they punch each other a bit, agree to disagree and team up, and bag the criminal in the end. “the bully” is no different, but with some interesting twists. advertisement this story is curious because of its shifting actually a retelling of a story told in the punisher #10, released the same month as daredevil #257, except from the perspective of daredevil and the criminal he and punisher are both on the hunt for, alfred coppersmith. in a move perfect for the characters, each issue paints coppersmith in a different light based on each worldview. in punisher #10, coppersmith is a simple, villainous murderer and threat that has to be eliminated, like so many of foes. but in daredevil, has matt investigate why coppersmith turned to crime, revealing a picture of a man angry at an evolving world around him, and making him a more sympathetic figure who deserves the right to a day in court. when daredevil and punisher inevitably come to blows, we get to see it from perspective, his own internal monologue painting matt and frank, and their strange relationship with each other, in a different light. advertisement daredevil vs. punisher: means & ends issues: daredevil vs. punisher #1-6, by: david lapham, studio f, chris eliopoulos the punisher wants to fight crime through murder; daredevil wants to fight it through the court of law. these opposites sit at the heart of virtually every tale about the two characters. a debate between the morality and ethics of heroism and vigilantism. means & ends particularly offer anything fresh on that clash between punisher and daredevil, but lapham (best known for his excellent independent series stray bullets) executes the familiar story incredibly well. advertisement set in a kitchen without the kingpin, frank and matt find themselves both trying to bring down and jackal, who have usurped the criminal operations. lapham just offer a deep examination the different daredevil and punisher also a superb throughline, which looks at the impact the two characters have on the ordinary people of kitchen. a sort of tragic, human crime drama that look out of place in the pages of stray bullets. many stories about matt and frank together are on having the two vigilantes debate, bounce off, and fight each & ends might not have much new to say on that debate, but a take with the added bonus of bringing a wider perspective to the moral battle between the characters. advertisement the omega effect issues: avenging spider-man #6, punisher #10, daredevil #11 (2012) by: mark waid, greg rucka, marco chechetto, matt hollingsworth, joe the omega effect shakes up the typical by throwing in a character with ties to them both: spider-man. peter presence naturally lends a slightly lighter tone to this short saga than many of daredevil or past outings together, in which daredevil comes into possession of a flash drive filled with information on the biggest criminal organizations of the marvel universe. a refreshing from most of their stories. in which even the punisher kill people, thanks to the presence of daredevil and spider-man on his shoulders advocating a non-violent solution for what to do with the drive. advertisement it’s strange to have an adventure with matt and frank that feels fun rather than needlessly grim. it works here by turning the usual debate between punisher and daredevil about their approaches on its head, instead of the usual fisticuffs, the battle takes place between matt and rachel cole, the that punisher had taken on in series. daredevil sees her as a that he could redeem, unlike the lost cause of frank. welcome back frank: devil by the horns issue: the punisher #3 (2000) by: garth ennis, steve dillon, jimmy , chris sotomayer, richard starkings, and wes abbott advertisement devil by the horns, a small part of ennis’ larger, stellar “welcome back frank” arc, is one thing we know the show is definitely going to pay homage good reason for that. perhaps the most iconic of all daredevil and punishers, and unlike many of the encounters, the punisher actually gets to come out on top. ennis was totally nailing frank character during his run, but this crossover with daredevil really drove it home early on in the series. like most of their crossovers, it involved the two characters tracking down the same criminal, mob boss dino gnucci. although daredevil begins with the upper hand, easily beating frank up, the tables quickly turn. after being knocked unconscious, matt is tied up in chains and given a revolver by frank. the ultimate test of his morals: either shoot and kill frank to save gnucci, or spare frank and watch him assassinate gnucci. it leads to the most famous dialogue between the two, and in one masterful page, sums up how ennis understood everything about the punisher: punisher: if you shoot got a death on your conscience. a death you could have prevented. if you do shoot, a killer. daredevil: what kind of choice is that...? punisher: the one i make every time i pull the trigger. if especially looking to know more about the punisher before daredevil season two, this is the story to read. advertisement the devil in cell block d issues: daredevil #82—#87, (2006) by: ed brubaker, michael lark, frank d’armata, cory petit most daredevil and punisher stories are about posing matt and frank as complete opposites in their actions and morals, but this story from brubaker and run on daredevil puts a different spin on the relationship by focusing on how frank castle really sees daredevil. advertisement the culmination of brian michael bendis’ run on daredevil, matt finds himself locked up on island (not to be confused with island, the real new main prison complex) alongside the criminals and that he helped put away as daredevil. pushed to the limits on the inside, as he tries to discover who killed his best friend foggy. the punisher hears that matt has been locked up, and gets himself thrown in to help matt survive. this adds a fresh element to the dichotomy between castle and sense of respect that was never really there as part of their previous encounters. the two will probably never agree with each methods, but it mean they outright hate each other for it. header image credit: daredevil #183 (1982) cover by frank miller, marking the first time daredevil and the punisher met.

nɛkst mənθ, fræŋk ˈkæsəl ənd mæt ˈmərdɑk wɪl ˈbætəl iʧ ˈəðər fər ðə soʊl əv ˈkɪʧən ɪn ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˈsizən 2 bət ɪt bi ðə fərst taɪm ðə mæn wɪˈθaʊt fɪr həz gɔn əp əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpənɪʃər. wɔnt tɪ noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri təˈgɛðər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ʃoʊ rɪˈtərnz? ə fju ˈkɑmɪks ju ʃʊd rɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈbʊli ˈɪʃu: ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl 257 1988 baɪ: æn, ʤɑn jr*., æl ə ˈsərtən ˈfɔrmjələ tɪ ə ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ˈpənɪʃər ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər. fræŋk ənd mæt boʊθ ɛnd əp ˈteɪlɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈkrɪmənəl, ðeɪ ˈɑrgju ˈwɛðər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛm tɪ traɪəl ər ʤɪst ˈmərdərɪŋ ðɛm ˌɪnˈstɛd ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du, ðeɪ pənʧ iʧ ˈəðər ə bɪt, əˈgri tɪ dɪsəˈgri ənd tim əp, ənd bæg ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ɪn ðə ɛnd. bully”*” ɪz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt, bət wɪθ səm ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ twɪsts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪz ˈkjʊriəs bɪˈkəz əv ɪts ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈæˌkʧuəli ə riˈtɛlɪŋ əv ə ˈstɔri toʊld ɪn ðə ˈpənɪʃər 10 riˈlist ðə seɪm mənθ ɛz ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl 257 ɪkˈsɛpt frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ðə ˈkrɪmənəl hi ənd ˈpənɪʃər ər boʊθ ɔn ðə hənt fər, ˈælfrɪd ˈkɑpərsˌmɪθ. ɪn ə muv ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz, iʧ ˈɪʃu peɪnts ˈkɑpərsˌmɪθ ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt laɪt beɪst ɔn iʧ worldview*. ɪn ˈpənɪʃər 10 ˈkɑpərsˌmɪθ ɪz ə ˈsɪmpəl, ˈvɪlənəs ˈmərdərər ənd θrɛt ðət həz tɪ bi ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd, laɪk soʊ ˈmɛni əv foʊz. bət ɪn ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl, həz mæt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt waɪ ˈkɑpərsˌmɪθ tərnd tɪ kraɪm, rɪˈvilɪŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə mæn ˈæŋgri æt ən ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ wərld əraʊnd ɪm, ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ə mɔr ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk ˈfɪgjər hu dɪˈzərvz ðə raɪt tɪ ə deɪ ɪn kɔrt. wɪn ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ˈpənɪʃər ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli kəm tɪ bloʊz, wi gɪt tɪ si ɪt frəm pərˈspɛktɪv, hɪz oʊn ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmɑnəˌlɔg ˈpeɪnɪŋ mæt ənd fræŋk, ənd ðɛr streɪnʤ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər, ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt laɪt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˈvərsəz. ˈpənɪʃər: minz ɛndz ˈɪʃuz: ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˈvərsəz. ˈpənɪʃər baɪ: ˈdeɪvɪd ˈlæfəm, ˈstudiˌoʊ ɛf, krɪs ɛliˈɑpəlɪs ðə ˈpənɪʃər wɔnts tɪ faɪt kraɪm θru ˈmərdər; ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl wɔnts tɪ faɪt ɪt θru ðə kɔrt əv lɔ. ðiz ˈɑpəzɪts sɪt æt ðə hɑrt əv ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvəri teɪl əˈbaʊt ðə tu ˈkɛrɪktərz. ə dəˈbeɪt bɪtˈwin ðə ˌmɔˈræləˌti ənd ˈɛθɪks əv ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm ənd ˌvɪʤəˈlæntɪzəm. minz ɛndz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈɔfər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frɛʃ ɔn ðət klæʃ bɪtˈwin ˈpənɪʃər ənd ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl, bət ˈlæfəm (bɛst noʊn fər hɪz ˈɛksələnt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈsɪriz streɪ ˈbʊləts) ˈɛksəˌkjuts ðə fəˈmɪljər ˈstɔri ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli wɛl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt sɛt ɪn ə ˈkɪʧən wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈkɪŋˌpɪn, fræŋk ənd mæt faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz boʊθ traɪɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ daʊn ənd ˈʤækəl, hu hæv ˌjuˈsərpt ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈlæfəm ʤɪst ˈɔfər ə dip ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ðə ˈdɪfərənt ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ˈpənɪʃər ˈɔlsoʊ ə sʊˈpərb throughline*, wɪʧ lʊks æt ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ðə tu ˈkɛrɪktərz hæv ɔn ðə ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈpipəl əv ˈkɪʧən. ə sɔrt əv ˈtræʤɪk, ˈjumən kraɪm ˈdrɑmə ðət lʊk aʊt əv pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz əv streɪ ˈbʊləts. ˈmɛni ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt mæt ənd fræŋk təˈgɛðər ər ɔn ˈhævɪŋ ðə tu ˌvɪʤəˈlæntiz dəˈbeɪt, baʊns ɔf, ənd faɪt iʧ ɛndz maɪt nɑt hæv məʧ nu tɪ seɪ ɔn ðət dəˈbeɪt, bət ə teɪk wɪθ ðə ˈædɪd ˈboʊnəs əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə ˈwaɪdər pərˈspɛktɪv tɪ ðə ˈmɔrəl ˈbætəl bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə oʊˈmɛgə ˈifɛkt ˈɪʃuz: əˈvɛnʤɪŋ ˈspaɪdərmæn 6 ˈpənɪʃər 10 ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl 11 2012 baɪ: mɑrk weɪd, grɛg rucka*, ˈmɑrkoʊ chechetto*, mæt ˈhɑlɪŋzˌwərθ, ʤoʊ ðə oʊˈmɛgə ˈifɛkt ʃeɪks əp ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl baɪ θroʊɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkɛrɪktər wɪθ taɪz tɪ ðɛm boʊθ: ˈspaɪdərmæn. ˈpitər ˈprɛzəns ˈnæʧərəli lɛndz ə sˈlaɪtli ˈlaɪtər toʊn tɪ ðɪs ʃɔrt ˈsɑgə ðən ˈmɛni əv ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ər pæst ˈaʊtɪŋz təˈgɛðər, ɪn wɪʧ ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl kəmz ˈɪntu pəˈzɛʃən əv ə flæʃ draɪv fɪld wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈkrɪmənəl ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz əv ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈjunəˌvərs. ə rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ frəm moʊst əv ðɛr ˈstɔriz. ɪn wɪʧ ˈivɪn ðə ˈpənɪʃər kɪl ˈpipəl, θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ˈspaɪdərmæn ɔn hɪz ˈʃoʊldərz ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ə nɑnˈvaɪələnt səˈluʃən fər wət tɪ du wɪθ ðə draɪv. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt streɪnʤ tɪ hæv ən ədˈvɛnʧər wɪθ mæt ənd fræŋk ðət filz fən ˈrəðər ðən ˈnidləsli grɪm. ɪt wərks hir baɪ ˈtərnɪŋ ðə ˈjuʒəwəl dəˈbeɪt bɪtˈwin ˈpənɪʃər ənd ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl əˈbaʊt ðɛr əˈproʊʧɪz ɔn ɪts hɛd, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈfɪstɪˌkəfs, ðə ˈbætəl teɪks pleɪs bɪtˈwin mæt ənd ˈreɪʧəl koʊl, ðə ðət ˈpənɪʃər hæd ˈteɪkən ɔn ɪn ˈsɪriz. ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl siz hər ɛz ə ðət hi kʊd rɪˈdim, ənˈlaɪk ðə lɔst kɔz əv fræŋk. ˈwɛlkəm bæk fræŋk: ˈdɛvəl baɪ ðə hɔrnz ˈɪʃu: ðə ˈpənɪʃər 3 2000 baɪ: gɑrθ ˈɛnɪs, stiv ˈdɪlən, ˈʤɪmi krɪs sotomayer*, ˈrɪʧərd starkings*, ənd wɛs ˈæbət ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈdɛvəl baɪ ðə hɔrnz, ə smɔl pɑrt əv ennis’*’ ˈlɑrʤər, ˈstɛlər bæk frank”*” ɑrk, ɪz wən θɪŋ wi noʊ ðə ʃoʊ ɪz ˈdɛfənətli goʊɪŋ tɪ peɪ ˈɑməʤ gʊd ˈrizən fər ðət. pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk əv ɔl ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ˈpənɪʃər team-ups*, ənd ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni əv ðə ɪnˈkaʊnərz, ðə ˈpənɪʃər ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪts tɪ kəm aʊt ɔn tɔp. ˈɛnɪs wɑz ˈtoʊtəli ˈneɪlɪŋ fræŋk ˈkɛrɪktər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz rən, bət ðɪs ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər wɪθ ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˈrɪli droʊv ɪt hoʊm ˈərli ɔn ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz. laɪk moʊst əv ðɛr crossovers*, ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə tu ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈtrækɪŋ daʊn ðə seɪm ˈkrɪmənəl, mɑb bɔs ˈdinoʊ gnucci*. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈəpər hænd, ˈizəli ˈbitɪŋ fræŋk əp, ðə ˈteɪbəlz kˈwɪkli tərn. ˈæftər biɪŋ nɑkt ˌənˈkɑnʃəs, mæt ɪz taɪd əp ɪn ʧeɪnz ənd ˈgɪvɪn ə rɪˈvɑlvər baɪ fræŋk. ðə ˈəltəmət tɛst əv hɪz ˈmɔrəlz: ˈiðər ʃut ənd kɪl fræŋk tɪ seɪv gnucci*, ər spɛr fræŋk ənd wɔʧ ɪm əˈsæsəˌneɪt gnucci*. ɪt lidz tɪ ðə moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈdaɪəˌlɔg bɪtˈwin ðə tu, ənd ɪn wən ˈmæstərfəl peɪʤ, səmz əp haʊ ˈɛnɪs ˌəndərˈstʊd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpənɪʃər: ˈpənɪʃər: ɪf ju ʃut gɑt ə dɛθ ɔn jʊr ˈkɑnʃəns. ə dɛθ ju kʊd hæv prɪˈvɛnɪd. ɪf ju du ʃut, ə ˈkɪlər. ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl: wət kaɪnd əv ʧɔɪs ɪz ðət...? ˈpənɪʃər: ðə wən aɪ meɪk ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ pʊl ðə ˈtrɪgər. ɪf əˈspɛʃəli ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpənɪʃər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ˈsizən tu, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈstɔri tɪ rɛd. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈdɛvəl ɪn sɛl blɑk di ˈɪʃuz: ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl 2006 baɪ: ɛd ˈbrəbəkər, ˈmaɪkəl lɑrk, fræŋk d’armata*, ˈkɔˌri ˈpɛti moʊst ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ˈpənɪʃər ˈstɔriz ər əˈbaʊt ˈpoʊzɪŋ mæt ənd fræŋk ɛz kəmˈplit ˈɑpəzɪts ɪn ðɛr ˈækʃənz ənd ˈmɔrəlz, bət ðɪs ˈstɔri frəm ˈbrəbəkər ənd rən ɔn ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl pʊts ə ˈdɪfərənt spɪn ɔn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp baɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn haʊ fræŋk ˈkæsəl ˈrɪli siz ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˌkəlməˈneɪʃən əv braɪən ˈmaɪkəl bendis’*’ rən ɔn ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl, mæt faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf lɑkt əp ɔn ˈaɪlənd (nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈaɪlənd, ðə ril nu meɪn ˈprɪzən ˈkɑmplɛks) əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈkrɪmənəlz ənd ðət hi hɛlpt pʊt əˈweɪ ɛz ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl. pʊʃt tɪ ðə ˈlɪmɪts ɔn ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ɛz hi traɪz tɪ dɪˈskəvər hu kɪld hɪz bɛst frɛnd ˈfɑgi. ðə ˈpənɪʃər hirz ðət mæt həz bɪn lɑkt əp, ənd gɪts hɪmˈsɛlf θroʊn ɪn tɪ hɛlp mæt sərˈvaɪv. ðɪs ædz ə frɛʃ ˈɛləmənt tɪ ðə daɪˈkɑtəmi bɪtˈwin ˈkæsəl ənd sɛns əv rɪˈspɛkt ðət wɑz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ðɛr ɛz pɑrt əv ðɛr ˈpriviəs ɪnˈkaʊnərz. ðə tu wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈnɛvər əˈgri wɪθ iʧ ˈmɛθədz, bət ɪt min ðeɪ ˈaʊˈtraɪt heɪt iʧ ˈəðər fər ɪt. ˈhɛdər ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl 183 1982 ˈkəvər baɪ fræŋk ˈmɪlər, ˈmɑrkɪŋ ðə fərst taɪm ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl ənd ðə ˈpənɪʃər mɛt.

anthony rizzo collided with san diego padres catcher austin hedges monday night in what, by any definition of the term, was a dirty play. on tuesday, in a decision that made absolutely no sense, major league baseball confirmed that the collision rizzo initiated was illegal, but then opted not to discipline him in any way. source: told all clubs today that anthony rizzo had indeed violated the collision rule. could have been discipline but ruled against it. jeff (@jeffpassan) june 20, 2017 the league did not believe rizzo intended to hurt austin hedges or had crossed a line with his slide. that line, it seems, is arbitrary. jeff (@jeffpassan) june 20, 2017 it's pretty clear austin hedges left a clear path to home. say what you will about the rule, but anthony slide absolutely broke it. jeff (@jeffpassan) june 20, 2017 the chicago cubs first baseman went out of his way to plow into hedges in an attempt to knock the ball loose. for his part, hedges did what he was supposed to do: give the runner a clear path to the plate. rather than take it, rizzo went out of his way to lay a hit on hedges. it was a clear violation of rule (i), the so-called “buster posey rule” that reads as follows: ” a runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate), or otherwise initiate an avoidable collision.” video of the play in question follows, watch how rizzo crosses the baseline to his left and initiates contact, deviating from his path to the plate rather than taking the outside line that is clearly available to him: your browser does not support iframes. here’s another look with padres manager andy green discussing it: hedges had to leave the game with an injury and is now day-to-day. baseball has since ruled slide illegal. so why rizzo been punished? absolutely ridiculous. even a suspension or a fine would be something. instead, in the lineup tuesday night and hedges because of a dirty play that violated a rule put in place for player safety. there’s no question that major league baseball is being extremely selective with its discipline here. you just decide who to punish based on an arbitrary standard when a rule has been violated. i think rizzo is a dirty player. in fact, i like him a lot. but there is zero question in my mind that was a dirty play, and hedges is extremely lucky he more seriously injured. rizzo should have to pay for breaking a rule just like everyone else. hell, puig was suspended for flipping off some fans and rizzo got nothing for injuring a defenseless catcher? this is insane. i get that rizzo is the face of one of best teams and that by all accounts a great guy, but that matter. what he did was illegal and there needs to be some level of accountability for it. letting him off with no punishment is absurd and smacks of favoritism.

ˈænθɔˌni ˈrɪzoʊ kəˈlaɪdɪd wɪθ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈpæˌdreɪz ˈkæˌʧər ˈɔstən ˈhɛʤɪz ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn wət, baɪ ˈɛni ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ðə tərm, wɑz ə ˈdərti pleɪ. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ɪn ə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət meɪd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ sɛns, ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl kənˈfərmd ðət ðə kəˈlɪʒən ˈrɪzoʊ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd wɑz ˌɪˈligəl, bət ðɛn ˈɑptɪd nɑt tɪ ˈdɪsəplən ɪm ɪn ˈɛni weɪ. sɔrs: toʊld ɔl kləbz təˈdeɪ ðət ˈænθɔˌni ˈrɪzoʊ hæd ˌɪnˈdid ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə kəˈlɪʒən rul. kʊd hæv bɪn ˈdɪsəplən bət ruld əˈgɛnst ɪt. ʤɛf (@jeffpassan*) ʤun 20 2017 ðə lig dɪd nɑt bɪˈliv ˈrɪzoʊ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ hərt ˈɔstən ˈhɛʤɪz ər hæd krɔst ə laɪn wɪθ hɪz slaɪd. ðət laɪn, ɪt simz, ɪz ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri. ʤɛf (@jeffpassan*) ʤun 20 2017 ɪts ˈprɪti klɪr ˈɔstən ˈhɛʤɪz lɛft ə klɪr pæθ tɪ hoʊm. seɪ wət ju wɪl əˈbaʊt ðə rul, bət ˈænθɔˌni slaɪd ˌæbsəˈlutli broʊk ɪt. ʤɛf (@jeffpassan*) ʤun 20 2017 ðə ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ kəbz fərst ˈbeɪsmən wɛnt aʊt əv hɪz weɪ tɪ plaʊ ˈɪntu ˈhɛʤɪz ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ nɑk ðə bɔl lus. fər hɪz pɑrt, ˈhɛʤɪz dɪd wət hi wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ du: gɪv ðə ˈrənər ə klɪr pæθ tɪ ðə pleɪt. ˈrəðər ðən teɪk ɪt, ˈrɪzoʊ wɛnt aʊt əv hɪz weɪ tɪ leɪ ə hɪt ɔn ˈhɛʤɪz. ɪt wɑz ə klɪr vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv rul (aɪ), ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈpoʊzi rule”*” ðət ridz ɛz ˈfɑloʊz: ə ˈrənər əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ skɔr meɪ nɑt ˈdiviˌeɪt frəm hɪz dɪˈrɛkt ˈpæθˌweɪ tɪ ðə pleɪt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ðə ˈkæˌʧər (ər ˈəðər pleɪər ˈkəvərɪŋ hoʊm pleɪt), ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ən əˈvɔɪdəbəl collision.”*.” ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə pleɪ ɪn kˈwɛʃən ˈfɑloʊz, wɔʧ haʊ ˈrɪzoʊ ˈkrɔsɪz ðə ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn tɪ hɪz lɛft ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃiəts ˈkɑnˌtækt, ˈdiviˌeɪtɪŋ frəm hɪz pæθ tɪ ðə pleɪt ˈrəðər ðən ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd laɪn ðət ɪz ˈklɪrli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɪm: jʊr ˈbraʊzər dɪz nɑt səˈpɔrt iframes*. əˈnəðər lʊk wɪθ ˈpæˌdreɪz ˈmænɪʤər ˈændi grin dɪˈskəsɪŋ ɪt: ˈhɛʤɪz hæd tɪ liv ðə geɪm wɪθ ən ˈɪnʤəri ənd ɪz naʊ ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ. ˈbeɪsˈbɔl həz sɪns ruld slaɪd ˌɪˈligəl. soʊ waɪ ˈrɪzoʊ bɪn ˈpənɪʃt? ˌæbsəˈlutli rɪˈdɪkjələs. ˈivɪn ə səˈspɛnʃən ər ə faɪn wʊd bi ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪn ðə ˈlaɪˌnəp ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ənd ˈhɛʤɪz bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈdərti pleɪ ðət ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ə rul pʊt ɪn pleɪs fər pleɪər ˈseɪfti. noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət ˈmeɪʤər lig ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ɪz biɪŋ ɪkˈstrimli səˈlɛktɪv wɪθ ɪts ˈdɪsəplən hir. ju ʤɪst ˌdɪˈsaɪd hu tɪ ˈpənɪʃ beɪst ɔn ən ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri ˈstændərd wɪn ə rul həz bɪn ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd. aɪ θɪŋk ˈrɪzoʊ ɪz ə ˈdərti pleɪər. ɪn fækt, aɪ laɪk ɪm ə lɔt. bət ðɛr ɪz ˈziroʊ kˈwɛʃən ɪn maɪ maɪnd ðət wɑz ə ˈdərti pleɪ, ənd ˈhɛʤɪz ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈləki hi mɔr ˈsɪriəsli ˈɪnʤərd. ˈrɪzoʊ ʃʊd hæv tɪ peɪ fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ ə rul ʤɪst laɪk ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls. hɛl, pug wɑz səˈspɛndɪd fər ˈflɪpɪŋ ɔf səm fænz ənd ˈrɪzoʊ gɑt ˈnəθɪŋ fər ˈɪnʤərɪŋ ə dɪˈfɛnsləs ˈkæˌʧər? ðɪs ɪz ˌɪnˈseɪn. aɪ gɪt ðət ˈrɪzoʊ ɪz ðə feɪs əv wən əv bɛst timz ənd ðət baɪ ɔl əˈkaʊnts ə greɪt gaɪ, bət ðət ˈmætər. wət hi dɪd wɑz ˌɪˈligəl ənd ðɛr nidz tɪ bi səm ˈlɛvəl əv əˈkaʊntəˌbɪlɪti fər ɪt. ˈlɛtɪŋ ɪm ɔf wɪθ noʊ ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪz əbˈsərd ənd smæks əv ˈfeɪvərɪˌtɪzəm.

the, a cannabis dispensary set to open in berkeley, is in danger of losing its permit because of its refusal to lease the premise after the dispensary has paid more than $145,000 to secure the premise since 2015, according to a lawsuit. bthhm berkeley, owner of the, filed the lawsuit may 30 against stewart johnston, the landlord of the intended berkeley location on 2578 shattuck ave. for alleged “breach of contract” and “other bad faith actions,” according to the lawsuit. bthhm berkeley and landmark real estate management, on behalf of johnston, entered into a letter of intent in february 2015 to lease the property, the lawsuit alleges. the lawsuit also states that the letter of intent clearly outlined the use of the premise as a marijuana dispensary, after receiving approval by the city. in september 2016, the became one of two marijuana unanimously granted a permit by city council after the city changed the legal limit of medical marijuana from four to six. the and berkeley compassionate care center were selected out of five dispensary applicants. as location of the was one of the factors considered in selection, by refusing to allow possession of the premise for months after receiving permit, the dispensary may lose its permit according to the lawsuit. in addition, the lawsuit states that has spent more than $400,000 over the last two years, which includes $140,000 in rent toward johnston, and additional fees to secure the location and obtain its permit. johnston has insisted on making changes to terms which were agreed upon, which includes raising the base rent from $6,400 to $12,600 every month, raising the security deposit from $12,800 to $50,000 and making structural improvements to the property which is estimated to cost $700,000, according to the lawsuit. “johnston’s actions since the permit was issued make abundantly clear that johnston has absolutely no intent of following through on his obligations under the agreement to deliver passion of the premises or execute a lease with,” the lawsuit reads. city kriss worthington said, however, that there have been cases, such as with the berkeley permit group, in which a dispensary without losing its permit as long as they go through the standard procedure. “i hope the sides can work out a compromise,” worthington said. “i would be happy to help facilitate so neither side gets hurt too much getting the city to approve permit getting (the) moved to another property.” in the case is not allowed to move to another property and loses its permit, will have to secure another location and go through the permit process another time which could take years and another $400,000, according to the lawsuit. christine lee is an assistant editor. contact christine lee at [email protected] and follow her on twitter at.

ðə, ə ˈkænəbəs ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri sɛt tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪn ˈbərkli, ɪz ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˈpərˌmɪt bɪˈkəz əv ɪts rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ lis ðə ˈprɛmɪs ˈæftər ðə ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri həz peɪd mɔr ðən tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə ˈprɛmɪs sɪns 2015 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈlɔˌsut. ˈbərkli, ˈoʊnər əv ðə, faɪld ðə ˈlɔˌsut meɪ 30 əˈgɛnst stuərt ˈʤɑnstən, ðə ˈlænˌdlɔrd əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈbərkli loʊˈkeɪʃən ɔn 2578 ˈʃætək ˈɑˌveɪ. fər əˈlɛʤd əv contract”*” ənd bæd feɪθ actions,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut. ˈbərkli ənd ˈlændˌmɑrk ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈmænɪʤmənt, ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈʤɑnstən, ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ə ˈlɛtər əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2015 tɪ lis ðə ˈprɑpərti, ðə ˈlɔˌsut əˈlɛʤɪz. ðə ˈlɔˌsut ˈɔlsoʊ steɪts ðət ðə ˈlɛtər əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt ˈklɪrli ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd ðə juz əv ðə ˈprɛmɪs ɛz ə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri, ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ əˈpruvəl baɪ ðə ˈsɪti. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 ðə bɪˈkeɪm wən əv tu ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə juˈnænəməsli ˈgrænɪd ə ˈpərˌmɪt baɪ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈæftər ðə ˈsɪti ʧeɪnʤd ðə ˈligəl ˈlɪmət əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə frəm fɔr tɪ sɪks. ðə ənd ˈbərkli kəmˈpæʃənət kɛr ˈsɛnər wər səˈlɛktɪd aʊt əv faɪv ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri ˈæplɪkənts. ɛz loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ðə wɑz wən əv ðə ˈfæktərz kənˈsɪdərd ɪn səˈlɛkʃən, baɪ rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ əˈlaʊ pəˈzɛʃən əv ðə ˈprɛmɪs fər mənθs ˈæftər rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈpərˌmɪt, ðə ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri meɪ luz ɪts ˈpərˌmɪt əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈlɔˌsut steɪts ðət həz spɛnt mɔr ðən ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu jɪrz, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ɪn rɛnt təˈwɔrd ˈʤɑnstən, ənd əˈdɪʃənəl fiz tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd əbˈteɪn ɪts ˈpərˌmɪt. ˈʤɑnstən həz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɔn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ tərmz wɪʧ wər əˈgrid əˈpɑn, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə beɪs rɛnt frəm tɪ ˈɛvəri mənθ, ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti dɪˈpɑzət frəm tɪ ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈstrəkʧərəl ˌɪmˈpruvmənts tɪ ðə ˈprɑpərti wɪʧ ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd tɪ kɔst əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut. ˈækʃənz sɪns ðə ˈpərˌmɪt wɑz ˈɪʃud meɪk əˈbəndəntli klɪr ðət ˈʤɑnstən həz ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ ˌɪnˈtɛnt əv ˈfɑloʊɪŋ θru ɔn hɪz ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə əˈgrimənt tɪ dɪˈlɪvər ˈpæʃən əv ðə ˈprɛməsəz ər ˈɛksəˌkjut ə lis wɪθ bthhm,”*,” ðə ˈlɔˌsut ridz. ˈsɪti krɪs ˈwərðɪŋtən sɛd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈkeɪsɪz, səʧ ɛz wɪθ ðə ˈbərkli ˈpərˌmɪt grup, ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˈpərˌmɪt ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ goʊ θru ðə ˈstændərd prəˈsiʤər. hoʊp ðə saɪdz kən wərk aʊt ə compromise,”*,” ˈwərðɪŋtən sɛd. wʊd bi ˈhæpi tɪ hɛlp fəˈsɪləˌteɪt soʊ ˈniðər saɪd gɪts hərt tu məʧ ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti tɪ əˈpruv ˈpərˌmɪt ˈgɪtɪŋ (ðə) muvd tɪ əˈnəðər property.”*.” ɪn ðə keɪs ɪz nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ muv tɪ əˈnəðər ˈprɑpərti ənd ˈluzɪz ɪts ˈpərˌmɪt, wɪl hæv tɪ sɪˈkjʊr əˈnəðər loʊˈkeɪʃən ənd goʊ θru ðə ˈpərˌmɪt ˈprɔˌsɛs əˈnəðər taɪm wɪʧ kʊd teɪk jɪrz ənd əˈnəðər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut. krɪˈstin li ɪz ən əˈsɪstənt ˈɛdɪtər. ˈkɑnˌtækt krɪˈstin li æt [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] ənd ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt

story highlights the alleged incident happened in 2013 dj claims accusation got him fired (cnn) taylor swift has been pretty quiet lately, but she will soon speak out about an alleged sexual assault. the superstar singer is expected to testify in a civil case filed by a denver disc who claims he lost his job after swift accused him of groping her backstage at one of her concerts in 2013. according to legal documents obtained by cnn, david mueller, who was known professionally as "jackson," maintains that swift and co-defendents, including her mother andrea swift, falsely accused him of improperly touching her during a that he attended for his then employer, radio. radio is a cnn affiliate. swift, who was 23 at the time, claims in a legal response to suit that he assaulted her when they posed for a photo by "reaching under her dress and grabbing her bottom." swift says she told her mother and members of her team what she says happened, but denies that she complained to employer, as he asserts in his claim. read more

ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈɪnsədənt ˈhæpənd ɪn 2013 kleɪmz ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən gɑt ɪm faɪərd (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈteɪlər swɪft həz bɪn ˈprɪti kwaɪət ˈleɪtli, bət ʃi wɪl sun spik aʊt əˈbaʊt ən əˈlɛʤd ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt. ðə ˌsupərˈstɑr ˈsɪŋər ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ ɪn ə ˈsɪvəl keɪs faɪld baɪ ə ˈdɛnvər dɪsk hu kleɪmz hi lɔst hɪz ʤɑb ˈæftər swɪft əˈkjuzd ɪm əv ˈgroʊpɪŋ hər ˈbækˈsteɪʤ æt wən əv hər ˈkɑnsərts ɪn 2013 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈligəl ˈdɑkjəmənts əbˈteɪnd baɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn, ˈdeɪvɪd mˈjulər, hu wɑz noʊn prəˈfɛʃənəli ɛz "ˈʤæksən," meɪnˈteɪnz ðət swɪft ənd co-defendents*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hər ˈməðər ˌɑnˈdreɪə swɪft, ˈfɔlsli əˈkjuzd ɪm əv ˌɪmˈprɑpərli ˈtəʧɪŋ hər ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ðət hi əˈtɛndəd fər hɪz ðɛn ɪmˈplɔɪər, ˈreɪdiˌoʊ. ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ɪz ə ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn əˈfɪliˌeɪt. swɪft, hu wɑz 23 æt ðə taɪm, kleɪmz ɪn ə ˈligəl rɪˈspɑns tɪ sut ðət hi əˈsɔltɪd hər wɪn ðeɪ poʊzd fər ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ "ˈriʧɪŋ ˈəndər hər drɛs ənd ˈgræbɪŋ hər ˈbɑtəm." swɪft sɪz ʃi toʊld hər ˈməðər ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv hər tim wət ʃi sɪz ˈhæpənd, bət dɪˈnaɪz ðət ʃi kəmˈpleɪnd tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪər, ɛz hi əˈsərts ɪn hɪz kleɪm. rɛd mɔr

coming into the rep round i was so disappointed about this being the last city country clash that i was starting to wonder whether we really needed a rep round at all. after two nights of international rugby league, i'm convinced it needs to be a permanent fixture on the calendar -- to ensure the game's development, and for the sheer entertainment it provides. daniel brendon images if the game is going to grow internationally we need to allow the so called minnow nations -- samoa, tonga, fiji, papua new guinea, cook islands, lebanon and malta -- these opportunities to come together, to pick the best players from the and super league, and compete against each other in front of a passionate crowd. i think the key to improving the quality of these games is to continue to allow players who are not picked for australia or new zealand to play for the countries to which they have blood ties with no fear of losing the ability to play state of origin or for australia or new zealand down the track if that is what they want to do. the problem has long been that young players of polynesian heritag, or players who could otherwise represent the smaller nations, grow up in australia with state of origin their ultimate goal. the old system meant they would give up their hopes of playing state of origin, and all the status and financial rewards that go with that, if they threw on a tonga or a samoa jersey, for example. in a world cup year those rules are relaxed to ensure all the minnows are as strong as they can be, and i think those allowances need to stay. png fans brendon images the atmosphere at stadium on saturday was just incredible. the singing, the tribal dances, the colours, the chanting; it was like an english football match at times. there are so many people in our community who identify with the nations represented, and the passion they feel for their teams was evident through the afternoon and into the night. on friday night, after playing his test for australia, cameron smith said that wearing the green and gold was the pinnacle for him as a rugby league player. for a time, there was some doubt over whether the green and gold was as important to players as the maroon or sky blue. many in the game described state of origin as the ultimate, so it is reassuring to know smith feels that way about representing australia. when mal was appointed full-time australia coach, there were questions over whether anyone was needed in that role; but i think mal has done a great job of bringing a lot of the pride back into the australia jersey. cameron smith (right) says the kangaroos jumper represents his pinnacle in rugby league. mark images there were two key injuries to australia players on friday night with johnathan thurston and josh dugan now in doubt for state of origin i and beyond. there will some noise from coaches about the cost to their clubs from these one-off tests, but injuries are just a part of the game. no one wants to see the stars of the game out through injury, but it really just comes down to bad luck. meanwhile, wayne bennett did a great job with a mixed bunch of players representing england. they played a really disciplined style, taking advantage of some of the best forwards in the game, and simply strangled samoa out of the game. samoa were probably the most disappointing team on the night; i thought they had a genuine opportunity of upsetting england, but they were poor, made a lot of mistakes and couldn't match england's control. joseph brendon images latest news & video - delivered to you subscribe looking forward to the world cup, i think england with a side and guided by bennett are going to be a real threat. obviously australia will be and they showed against new zealand that they are still the best team in the world. the kiwis will improve and they'll have to, otherwise they won't feature in the final. i think the are doing a great job of taking the world cup to the regional centres where the crowds will be good and the lesser nations will play some great football in front of a atmosphere. if it is anywhere near as entertaining as this rep round, it will be an event well worth watching.

ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv raʊnd aɪ wɑz soʊ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs biɪŋ ðə læst ˈsɪti ˈkəntri klæʃ ðət aɪ wɑz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər wi ˈrɪli ˈnidɪd ə rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv raʊnd æt ɔl. ˈæftər tu naɪts əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrəgbi lig, əm kənˈvɪnst ɪt nidz tɪ bi ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈfɪksʧər ɔn ðə ˈkæləndər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə geɪmz dɪˈvɛləpmənt, ənd fər ðə ʃɪr ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪt prəˈvaɪdz. ˈdænjəl ˈbrɛndən ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɪf ðə geɪm ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ groʊ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli wi nid tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə soʊ kɔld ˈmɪnoʊ ˈneɪʃənz səˈmoʊə, ˈtɑngə, ˈfiʤi, ˈpæpjuə nu ˈgɪni, kʊk ˈaɪləndz, ˈlɛbənən ənd ˈmɔltə ðiz ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ kəm təˈgɛðər, tɪ pɪk ðə bɛst pleɪərz frəm ðə ənd ˈsupər lig, ənd kəmˈpit əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ɪn frənt əv ə ˈpæʃənət kraʊd. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ki tɪ ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðiz geɪmz ɪz tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈlaʊ pleɪərz hu ər nɑt pɪkt fər ɔˈstreɪljə ər nu ˈzilənd tɪ pleɪ fər ðə ˈkəntriz tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ hæv bləd taɪz wɪθ noʊ fɪr əv ˈluzɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pleɪ steɪt əv ˈɔrəʤən ər fər ɔˈstreɪljə ər nu ˈzilənd daʊn ðə træk ɪf ðət ɪz wət ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ du. ðə ˈprɑbləm həz lɔŋ bɪn ðət jəŋ pleɪərz əv ˌpɑˌlɪˈniʒən heritag*, ər pleɪərz hu kʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə sˈmɔlər ˈneɪʃənz, groʊ əp ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə wɪθ steɪt əv ˈɔrəʤən ðɛr ˈəltəmət goʊl. ðə oʊld ˈsɪstəm mɛnt ðeɪ wʊd gɪv əp ðɛr hoʊps əv pleɪɪŋ steɪt əv ˈɔrəʤən, ənd ɔl ðə ˈstætəs ənd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈwɔrdz ðət goʊ wɪθ ðət, ɪf ðeɪ θru ɔn ə ˈtɑngə ər ə səˈmoʊə ˈʤərzi, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ɪn ə wərld kəp jɪr ðoʊz rulz ər rɪˈlækst tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl ðə ˈmɪnoʊz ər ɛz strɔŋ ɛz ðeɪ kən bi, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ðoʊz əˈlaʊənsɪz nid tɪ steɪ. fænz ˈbrɛndən ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr æt ˈsteɪdiəm ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl. ðə ˈsɪŋɪŋ, ðə ˈtraɪbəl ˈdænsɪz, ðə colours*, ðə ˈʧæntɪŋ; ɪt wɑz laɪk ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈfʊtˌbɔl mæʧ æt taɪmz. ðɛr ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn ɑr kəmˈjunɪti hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪθ ðə ˈneɪʃənz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, ənd ðə ˈpæʃən ðeɪ fil fər ðɛr timz wɑz ˈɛvədənt θru ðə ˌæftərˈnun ənd ˈɪntu ðə naɪt. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, ˈæftər pleɪɪŋ hɪz tɛst fər ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈkæmərən smɪθ sɛd ðət ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə grin ənd goʊld wɑz ðə ˈpɪnəkəl fər ɪm ɛz ə ˈrəgbi lig pleɪər. fər ə taɪm, ðɛr wɑz səm daʊt ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər ðə grin ənd goʊld wɑz ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ pleɪərz ɛz ðə mərun ər skaɪ blu. ˈmɛni ɪn ðə geɪm dɪˈskraɪbd steɪt əv ˈɔrəʤən ɛz ðə ˈəltəmət, soʊ ɪt ɪz ˌriəˈʃʊrɪŋ tɪ noʊ smɪθ filz ðət weɪ əˈbaʊt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ɔˈstreɪljə. wɪn mæl wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ɔˈstreɪljə koʊʧ, ðɛr wər kˈwɛsʧənz ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər ˈɛniˌwən wɑz ˈnidɪd ɪn ðət roʊl; bət aɪ θɪŋk mæl həz dən ə greɪt ʤɑb əv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ə lɔt əv ðə praɪd bæk ˈɪntu ðə ɔˈstreɪljə ˈʤərzi. ˈkæmərən smɪθ (raɪt) sɪz ðə ˌkæŋgərˈuz ˈʤəmpər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts hɪz ˈpɪnəkəl ɪn ˈrəgbi lig. mɑrk ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðɛr wər tu ki ˈɪnʤəriz tɪ ɔˈstreɪljə pleɪərz ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt wɪθ ˈʤɑnəθən ˈθərstən ənd ʤɑʃ ˈdəgən naʊ ɪn daʊt fər steɪt əv ˈɔrəʤən aɪ ənd bɪɔnd. ðɛr wɪl səm nɔɪz frəm ˈkoʊʧɪz əˈbaʊt ðə kɔst tɪ ðɛr kləbz frəm ðiz ˌwəˈnɔf tɛsts, bət ˈɪnʤəriz ər ʤɪst ə pɑrt əv ðə geɪm. noʊ wən wɔnts tɪ si ðə stɑrz əv ðə geɪm aʊt θru ˈɪnʤəri, bət ɪt ˈrɪli ʤɪst kəmz daʊn tɪ bæd lək. ˈminˌwaɪl, weɪn ˈbɛnɪt dɪd ə greɪt ʤɑb wɪθ ə mɪkst bənʧ əv pleɪərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈɪŋglənd. ðeɪ pleɪd ə ˈrɪli ˈdɪsəplənd staɪl, ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv səm əv ðə bɛst ˈfɔrwərdz ɪn ðə geɪm, ənd ˈsɪmpli ˈstræŋgəld səˈmoʊə aʊt əv ðə geɪm. səˈmoʊə wər ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ tim ɔn ðə naɪt; aɪ θɔt ðeɪ hæd ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˌɑpərˈtunəti əv əpˈsɛtɪŋ ˈɪŋglənd, bət ðeɪ wər pur, meɪd ə lɔt əv mɪˈsteɪks ənd ˈkʊdənt mæʧ ˈɪŋgləndz kənˈtroʊl. ˈʤoʊzəf ˈbrɛndən ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈleɪtəst nuz ˈvɪdioʊ dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ ju səbˈskraɪb ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðə wərld kəp, aɪ θɪŋk ˈɪŋglənd wɪθ ə saɪd ənd ˈgaɪdɪd baɪ ˈbɛnɪt ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ril θrɛt. ˈɑbviəsli ɔˈstreɪljə wɪl bi ənd ðeɪ ʃoʊd əˈgɛnst nu ˈzilənd ðət ðeɪ ər stɪl ðə bɛst tim ɪn ðə wərld. ðə ˈkiwiz wɪl ˌɪmˈpruv ənd ðɛl hæv tɪ, ˈəðərˌwaɪz ðeɪ woʊnt ˈfiʧər ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ər duɪŋ ə greɪt ʤɑb əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə wərld kəp tɪ ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈsɛntərz wɛr ðə kraʊdz wɪl bi gʊd ənd ðə ˈlɛsər ˈneɪʃənz wɪl pleɪ səm greɪt ˈfʊtˌbɔl ɪn frənt əv ə ˈætməsˌfɪr. ɪf ɪt ɪz ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ɛz ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ ɛz ðɪs rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv raʊnd, ɪt wɪl bi ən ɪˈvɛnt wɛl wərθ ˈwɑʧɪŋ.

two european startups are teaming up to give a glimpse of what the bank of tomorrow could look like. number26, a peter german startup setting out to create the bank account of the future, has announced a with firm. the partnership will give customers access to a cheap international service. to recap, was founded out of berlin in early 2013 as a “mobile-first” bank account, not too dissimilar from or simple in the u.s. originally only available in germany and austria, the service has since expanded across the e.u. into ireland, spain, france, greece, slovakia, and italy. in an interview with at dublin web summit last year, cofounder maximilian hinted at the future plans. indeed, noted the myriad nimble startups that were chipping away at various elements of the traditional bank, including bank accounts and forex, and observed that they could band together to “rebundle” an entity that had been systematically “unbundled” with the advent of the internet. we’re seeing the first fruits of this vision today. the new service is available to all customers from today, and transfers will initially be permitted from euros into eight currencies: u.k. pounds, u.s. dollars, swedish krona, indian rupees, australian dollars, hungarian forints, swiss francs, and polish zloty. told that additional currencies will be added “soon.” “our goal is to leverage the best banking products from around the world and make them accessible to customers with one tap, creating a hub inside the app,” explained cofounder and ceo valentin stalf. “and by adding one of the bests in as our flagship partner, we can drive banking innovation much faster than traditional banks.” transferwise has emerged as a key player in the startup realm with a smart international money transfer service that bypasses the banks to keep costs down. similar to, also counts peter thiel as an investor, alongside other backers such as richard branson. “we want to make it as easy and fair as possible for people who need to send money abroad, so very excited that customers can now access the experience without leaving their banking app,” said ceo and cofounder hinrikus. “this is a great step towards consumers having a wider choice of financial service providers and getting the best service for them.” today’s news is a notable step in the evolution of online and mobile banking. banking in this way allows startups to focus on their core missions rather than scrambling to provide all types of financial services themselves. no reason other related services be thrown into the mix too perhaps a robin stock investment offering, for example. a spokesperson confirmed to that the company does indeed plan to tap other startups and related services through its app this year, including savings, investments, fixed deposits, and maybe even insurance. what we could end up with is a single app that aggregates the services of multiple startups. the bank of tomorrow is almost here.

tu ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈstɑrˌtəps ər ˈtimɪŋ əp tɪ gɪv ə glɪmps əv wət ðə bæŋk əv təˈmɑˌroʊ kʊd lʊk laɪk. ə ˈpitər ˈʤərmən ˈstɑrˌtəp ˈsɛtɪŋ aʊt tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə bæŋk əˈkaʊnt əv ðə fˈjuʧər, həz əˈnaʊnst ə wɪθ fərm. ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪl gɪv ˈkəstəmərz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ʧip ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsərvɪs. tɪ ˈriˌkæp, wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd aʊt əv bərˈlɪn ɪn ˈərli 2013 ɛz ə ““mobile-first”*” bæŋk əˈkaʊnt, nɑt tu dɪˈsɪmələr frəm ər ˈsɪmpəl ɪn ðə juz. ərˈɪʤənəli ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈʤərməni ənd ˈɔstriə, ðə ˈsərvɪs həz sɪns ɪkˈspændɪd əˈkrɔs ðə e.u*. ˈɪntu ˈaɪərlənd, speɪn, fræns, gris, sˌloʊˈvɑˌkiə, ənd ˈɪtəli. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ æt ˈdəblɪn wɛb ˈsəmɪt læst jɪr, ˈkoʊˈfaʊndər ˌmæksɪˈmɪliən ˈhɪnɪd æt ðə fˈjuʧər plænz. ˌɪnˈdid, ˈnoʊtɪd ðə ˈmɪriəd ˈnɪmbəl ˈstɑrˌtəps ðət wər ˈʧɪpɪŋ əˈweɪ æt ˈvɛriəs ˈɛləmənts əv ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl bæŋk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bæŋk əˈkaʊnts ənd ˈfɔrɛks, ənd əbˈzərvd ðət ðeɪ kʊd bænd təˈgɛðər tɪ ““rebundle”*” ən ˈɛntɪti ðət hæd bɪn ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli ““unbundled”*” wɪθ ðə ˈædˌvɛnt əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. siɪŋ ðə fərst fruts əv ðɪs ˈvɪʒən təˈdeɪ. ðə nu ˈsərvɪs ɪz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ɔl ˈkəstəmərz frəm təˈdeɪ, ənd ˈtrænsfərz wɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli bi pərˈmɪtɪd frəm ˈjuˌroʊz ˈɪntu eɪt ˈkərənsiz: u.k*. paʊnz, juz. ˈdɔlərz, sˈwidɪʃ ˈkroʊnə, ˈɪndiən ˈrupiz, ɔˈstreɪljən ˈdɔlərz, həŋˈgɛriən ˈfɔrɪnts, swɪs fræŋks, ənd ˈpɑlɪʃ zˈlɔti. toʊld ðət əˈdɪʃənəl ˈkərənsiz wɪl bi ˈædɪd ““soon.”*.” goʊl ɪz tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ðə bɛst ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈprɑdəkts frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld ənd meɪk ðɛm ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈkəstəmərz wɪθ wən tæp, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə həb ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə app,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnd ˈkoʊˈfaʊndər ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˌvɑˈlɛnˌtin stalf*. baɪ ˈædɪŋ wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ɛz ɑr ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈpɑrtnər, wi kən draɪv ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən məʧ ˈfæstər ðən trəˈdɪʃənəl banks.”*.” həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ə ki pleɪər ɪn ðə ˈstɑrˌtəp rɛlm wɪθ ə smɑrt ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈməni ˈtrænsfər ˈsərvɪs ðət ˈbaɪˌpæsɪz ðə bæŋks tɪ kip kɔsts daʊn. ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kaʊnts ˈpitər θil ɛz ən ˌɪnˈvɛstər, əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈəðər ˈbækərz səʧ ɛz ˈrɪʧərd ˈbrænsən. wɔnt tɪ meɪk ɪt ɛz ˈizi ənd fɛr ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈpipəl hu nid tɪ sɛnd ˈməni əˈbrɔd, soʊ ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪd ðət ˈkəstəmərz kən naʊ ˈækˌsɛs ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪˈθaʊt ˈlivɪŋ ðɛr ˈbæŋkɪŋ app,”*,” sɛd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd ˈkoʊˈfaʊndər hinrikus*. ɪz ə greɪt stɛp təˈwɔrdz kənˈsumərz ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈwaɪdər ʧɔɪs əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdərz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə bɛst ˈsərvɪs fər them.”*.” nuz ɪz ə ˈnoʊtəbəl stɛp ɪn ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ˈmoʊbəl ˈbæŋkɪŋ. ˈbæŋkɪŋ ɪn ðɪs weɪ əˈlaʊz ˈstɑrˌtəps tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðɛr kɔr ˈmɪʃənz ˈrəðər ðən ˈskræmbəlɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ɔl taɪps əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. noʊ ˈrizən ˈəðər rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz bi θroʊn ˈɪntu ðə mɪks tu pərˈhæps ə ˈrɑbɪn stɑk ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ˈɔfərɪŋ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. ə ˈspoʊkspərsən kənˈfərmd tɪ ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni dɪz ˌɪnˈdid plæn tɪ tæp ˈəðər ˈstɑrˌtəps ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz θru ɪts æp ðɪs jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈseɪvɪŋz, ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts, fɪkst dɪˈpɑzəts, ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. wət wi kʊd ɛnd əp wɪθ ɪz ə ˈsɪŋgəl æp ðət ˈægrəˌgeɪts ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz əv ˈməltəpəl ˈstɑrˌtəps. ðə bæŋk əv təˈmɑˌroʊ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst hir.

lynn joins fellow british racer sam bird in testing for the japanese squad on 22 november, the day after lynn takes part in the race that is on the same bill as the finale. toyota was initially planning on just testing bird, but the deal to test lynn was concluded the week after the shanghai event earlier this month. mike conway will act as a benchmark for bird and lynn at the test. lynn, who has raced exclusively in during his professional career, is well versed in endurance racing as his father shaun regularly competes in both contemporary and historic racing. toyota has a 2016 place up for grabs in its two car squad following the retirement of alexander wurz, but understands that kobayashi is set to be announced as a full time driver in tokyo next february. bird or lynn could both be considered as official reserve drivers for 2016 when toyota will race an petrol challenger, to be known as the toyota ts 050 hybrid.

lɪn ʤɔɪnz ˈfɛloʊ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈreɪsər sæm bərd ɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ fər ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz skwɑd ɔn 22 noʊˈvɛmbər, ðə deɪ ˈæftər lɪn teɪks pɑrt ɪn ðə reɪs ðət ɪz ɔn ðə seɪm bɪl ɛz ðə fəˈnæli. toʊˈjoʊtə wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈplænɪŋ ɔn ʤɪst ˈtɛstɪŋ bərd, bət ðə dil tɪ tɛst lɪn wɑz kənˈkludɪd ðə wik ˈæftər ðə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ɪˈvɛnt ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ. maɪk ˈkɑnˌweɪ wɪl ækt ɛz ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk fər bərd ənd lɪn æt ðə tɛst. lɪn, hu həz reɪst ɪkˈsklusɪvli ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz prəˈfɛʃənəl kərɪr, ɪz wɛl vərst ɪn ˈɛndərəns ˈreɪsɪŋ ɛz hɪz ˈfɑðər ʃɔn ˈrɛgjələrli kəmˈpits ɪn boʊθ kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈreɪsɪŋ. toʊˈjoʊtə həz ə 2016 pleɪs əp fər græbz ɪn ɪts tu kɑr skwɑd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈtaɪərmənt əv ˌælɪgˈzændər wərz, bət ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˌkoʊbɑˈjɑʃi ɪz sɛt tɪ bi əˈnaʊnst ɛz ə fʊl taɪm ˈdraɪvər ɪn ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ nɛkst ˈfɛbruˌɛri. bərd ər lɪn kʊd boʊθ bi kənˈsɪdərd ɛz əˈfɪʃəl rɪˈzərv ˈdraɪvərz fər 2016 wɪn toʊˈjoʊtə wɪl reɪs ən ˈpɛtroʊl ˈʧælɪnʤər, tɪ bi noʊn ɛz ðə toʊˈjoʊtə tiɛs 050 ˈhaɪbrɪd.

astronomy picture of the day discover the cosmos! each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2014 february 20 comet lovejoy over the great wall image credit & copyright: zhang explanation: fading now as it returns to the outer solar system comet lovejoy) still graces planet earth's sky, a delicate apparition in binoculars or small telescopes. the comet, a relic of the solar system's formative years, is seen here rising in the morning twilight on january 12 among the stars of ophiuchus, the serpent bearer. posing near the comet is bright star alpha ophiuchi, also known as rasalhague, from arabic "the head of the serpent collector". of course, the serpentine shape below is the ancient great wall of china, along the section northeast of beijing. is translated as "a coiled dragon". a moving and fortuitous scene, it was captured with a digital camera and telephoto lens in two consecutive exposures. the exposures were merged to show a natural looking foreground and twilight sky.

əˈstrɑnəmi ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə deɪ dɪˈskəvər ðə ˈkɑzmoʊs! iʧ deɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈɪmɪʤ ər ˈfoʊtəˌgræf əv ɑr ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈjunəˌvərs ɪz ˈfiʧərd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə brif ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ˈrɪtən baɪ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl əˈstrɑnəmər. 2014 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 20 ˈkɑmət ˈləvˌʤɔɪ ˈoʊvər ðə greɪt wɔl ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt ˈkɑpiˌraɪt: ʒɑŋ ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən: ˈfeɪdɪŋ naʊ ɛz ɪt rɪˈtərnz tɪ ðə ˈaʊtər ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm ˈkɑmət ˈləvˌʤɔɪ stɪl ˈgreɪsɪz ˈplænət ərθs skaɪ, ə ˈdɛləkət ˌæpərˈɪʃən ɪn bəˈnɑkjələrz ər smɔl ˈtɛləˌskoʊps. ðə ˈkɑmət, ə ˈrɛlɪk əv ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəmz ˈfɔrmətɪv jɪrz, ɪz sin hir ˈraɪzɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɔrnɪŋ tˈwaɪˌlaɪt ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 12 əˈməŋ ðə stɑrz əv ophiuchus*, ðə ˈsərpənt ˈbɛrər. ˈpoʊzɪŋ nɪr ðə ˈkɑmət ɪz braɪt stɑr ˈælfə ophiuchi*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz rasalhague*, frəm ˈɛrəbɪk "ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈsərpənt kəˈlɛktər". əv kɔrs, ðə ˈsərpənˌtaɪn ʃeɪp bɪˈloʊ ɪz ðə ˈeɪnʧənt greɪt wɔl əv ˈʧaɪnə, əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈsɛkʃən ˌnɔrˈθist əv ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. ɪz trænzˈleɪtəd ɛz "ə kɔɪld ˈdrægən". ə ˈmuvɪŋ ənd fɔrˈtuɪtəs sin, ɪt wɑz ˈkæpʧərd wɪθ ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkæmərə ənd ˈtɛləˌfoʊtoʊ lɛnz ɪn tu kənˈsɛkjətɪv ɪkˈspoʊʒərz. ðə ɪkˈspoʊʒərz wər mərʤd tɪ ʃoʊ ə ˈnæʧərəl ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd ənd tˈwaɪˌlaɪt skaɪ.

what's game sack? well, check out the video trailer above. that should give you the very basic gist of it. we like reviewing games, lots and lots of games each episode every two weeks. we try to put on the highest quality show we can and we're always looking for ways to make it even better. there's always room for improvement! we love making game sack. we wish we could do more but we have other obligations in life at the moment. like awful jobs and stuff. but we like game sack so much more. that's why we make sure to release episodes on a consistent basis. no long lulls wondering when the next episode will appear. no compromise in quality. just a love for and talking about them. we love showing you lots of different games, obscure and even popular ones. so what's the deal with this page or whatever this is? the first thing you need to know is that we're not going to put episodes or anything else behind a paywall. we're not going to give timed exclusives here. we will have no tiers. everyone is equal. donate any amount you'd like. by donating you're basically helping us out and it is 100% optional. some of our videos make a lot less money than others. not every subscriber watches every video. not every subscriber even gets notified! a lot more people are using on their browsers as well. if we had a more stable income that we could count on then we could cover topics and themes that may not be as popular from time to time. if you don't feel comfortable doing this, we understand and we still value you very much as a viewer of the show. but if you do donate, it helps us with equipment, computer costs, time, and stuff like that. oh and it makes unprofitable but fun episodes, like "our gaming memories" and "how to clean your stupid games" sting us much less! and we're always looking for ways to improve quality in all areas... except our wooden delivery. so basically by becoming a patron you're helping us out and you can cancel or change your donation amount at any time. only become a patron if you truly feel comfortable with it and want to support the show in this way! you can also donate directly via youtube if you feel uncomfortable with a monthly thing. ok, but is that the only reason you're doing this? well, no. we're trying to buy mansions and stuff for all of our friends. just kidding. google and youtube are always on the brink of doing something that damages the way we bring you content. game sack has been in this regard so far but you never know what they'll come up with next. it can be very discouraging to content creators. but i've seen your videos! you have a and you bought a at launch! you also have a complete earthbound, snatcher and musha. you're swimming in money! i wish i had as much money as you! errr. yeah. for one not all of those things were purchased around the same time nor the exuberant prices they go for these days. but we still need to work mundane jobs to survive. we're not rich. we wish we were but that's probably not gonna happen. so what do i get if i pledge? thank you! we're amazed that anyone would even want to give $1 to us. that just blows our mind.

wəts geɪm sæk? wɛl, ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈtreɪlər əˈbəv. ðət ʃʊd gɪv ju ðə ˈvɛri ˈbeɪsɪk ʤɪst əv ɪt. wi laɪk rivˈjuɪŋ geɪmz, lɑts ənd lɑts əv geɪmz iʧ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ˈɛvəri tu wiks. wi traɪ tɪ pʊt ɔn ðə haɪəst kˈwɑləti ʃoʊ wi kən ənd wɪr ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər. ðɛrz ˈɔlˌweɪz rum fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənt! wi ləv ˈmeɪkɪŋ geɪm sæk. wi wɪʃ wi kʊd du mɔr bət wi hæv ˈəðər ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ɪn laɪf æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. laɪk ˈɔfəl ʤɑbz ənd stəf. bət wi laɪk geɪm sæk soʊ məʧ mɔr. ðæts waɪ wi meɪk ʃʊr tɪ riˈlis ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɔn ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈbeɪsɪs. noʊ lɔŋ ləlz ˈwəndərɪŋ wɪn ðə nɛkst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd wɪl əˈpɪr. noʊ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ɪn kˈwɑləti. ʤɪst ə ləv fər ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðɛm. wi ləv ʃoʊɪŋ ju lɑts əv ˈdɪfərənt geɪmz, əbˈskjʊr ənd ˈivɪn ˈpɑpjələr wənz. soʊ wəts ðə dil wɪθ ðɪs peɪʤ ər ˌwəˈtɛvər ðɪs ɪz? ðə fərst θɪŋ ju nid tɪ noʊ ɪz ðət wɪr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ pʊt ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls bɪˈhaɪnd ə paywall*. wɪr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪv taɪmd ɪkˈsklusɪvz hir. wi wɪl hæv noʊ tirz. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ˈikwəl. ˈdoʊˌneɪt ˈɛni əˈmaʊnt jʊd laɪk. baɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs aʊt ənd ɪt ɪz 100 ˈɔpʃənəl. səm əv ɑr ˈvɪdioʊz meɪk ə lɔt lɛs ˈməni ðən ˈəðərz. nɑt ˈɛvəri səbˈskraɪbər ˈwɑʧɪz ˈɛvəri ˈvɪdioʊ. nɑt ˈɛvəri səbˈskraɪbər ˈivɪn gɪts ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd! ə lɔt mɔr ˈpipəl ər ˈjuzɪŋ ɔn ðɛr ˈbraʊzərz ɛz wɛl. ɪf wi hæd ə mɔr ˈsteɪbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ðət wi kʊd kaʊnt ɔn ðɛn wi kʊd ˈkəvər ˈtɑpɪks ənd θimz ðət meɪ nɑt bi ɛz ˈpɑpjələr frəm taɪm tɪ taɪm. ɪf ju doʊnt fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl duɪŋ ðɪs, wi ˌəndərˈstænd ənd wi stɪl ˈvælju ju ˈvɛri məʧ ɛz ə vjuər əv ðə ʃoʊ. bət ɪf ju du ˈdoʊˌneɪt, ɪt hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ɪkˈwɪpmənt, kəmˈpjutər kɔsts, taɪm, ənd stəf laɪk ðət. oʊ ənd ɪt meɪks ənˈprɑfɪtəbəl bət fən ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz, laɪk "ɑr ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmɛməriz" ənd "haʊ tɪ klin jʊr ˈstupɪd geɪmz" stɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs məʧ lɛs! ənd wɪr ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər weɪz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv kˈwɑləti ɪn ɔl ˈɛriəz... ɪkˈsɛpt ɑr ˈwʊdən dɪˈlɪvəri. soʊ ˈbeɪsɪkli baɪ bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈpeɪtrən jʊr ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs aʊt ənd ju kən ˈkænsəl ər ʧeɪnʤ jʊr doʊˈneɪʃən əˈmaʊnt æt ˈɛni taɪm. ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəm ə ˈpeɪtrən ɪf ju ˈtruli fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ɪt ənd wɔnt tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ʃoʊ ɪn ðɪs weɪ! ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdoʊˌneɪt dɪˈrɛkli ˈviə ˈjuˌtub ɪf ju fil ənˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ə ˈmənθli θɪŋ. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, bət ɪz ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən jʊr duɪŋ ðɪs? wɛl, noʊ. wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ baɪ ˈmænʧənz ənd stəf fər ɔl əv ɑr frɛndz. ʤɪst ˈkɪdɪŋ. ˈgugəl ənd ˈjuˌtub ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ɔn ðə brɪŋk əv duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈdæmɪʤɪz ðə weɪ wi brɪŋ ju ˈkɑntɛnt. geɪm sæk həz bɪn ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd soʊ fɑr bət ju ˈnɛvər noʊ wət ðɛl kəm əp wɪθ nɛkst. ɪt kən bi ˈvɛri dɪˈskərɪʤɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtərz. bət aɪv sin jʊr ˈvɪdioʊz! ju hæv ə ənd ju bɔt ə æt lɔnʧ! ju ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə kəmˈplit ˈərθˌbaʊnd, sˈnæʧər ənd ˈmuʃə. jʊr sˈwɪmɪŋ ɪn ˈməni! aɪ wɪʃ aɪ hæd ɛz məʧ ˈməni ɛz ju! errr*. jæ. fər wən nɑt ɔl əv ðoʊz θɪŋz wər ˈpərʧəst əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm nɔr ðə ɪgˈzubərənt ˈpraɪsɪz ðeɪ goʊ fər ðiz deɪz. bət wi stɪl nid tɪ wərk mənˈdeɪn ʤɑbz tɪ sərˈvaɪv. wɪr nɑt rɪʧ. wi wɪʃ wi wər bət ðæts ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt ˈgɑnə ˈhæpən. soʊ wət du aɪ gɪt ɪf aɪ plɛʤ? θæŋk ju! wɪr əˈmeɪzd ðət ˈɛniˌwən wʊd ˈivɪn wɔnt tɪ gɪv 1 tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. ðət ʤɪst bloʊz ɑr maɪnd.

italian squad have confirmed marvin kirchhofer and nicolas beer as their 2015 lineup in the european championship. kirchhofer, 20, swept the masters and german titles with in his first two years in single-seaters. the german then moved on to with art grand prix, finishing third in his debut year with a home win at hockenheim. he is widely expected to be retained by the french squad. beer, 18, is a fellow masters alumnus, taking fourth in the series in 2013. he went on to race in, but his campaign was abandoned after four rounds yielded only one podium finish. the dane made his german debut with in late 2014 and was set to contest the series full-time this year before it called off. eurointernational finished ninth in in 2014 with michele beretta as their sole full-timer. racer tom recorded the most recent european podium in may of 2013. 2015 european championship line-up so far

ˌɪˈtæljən skwɑd hæv kənˈfərmd ˈmɑrvɪn ˈkərkhəfər ənd ˈnɪkɔləs bɪr ɛz ðɛr 2015 ˈlaɪˌnəp ɪn ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp. ˈkərkhəfər, 20 swɛpt ðə ˈmæstərz ənd ˈʤərmən ˈtaɪtəlz wɪθ ɪn hɪz fərst tu jɪrz ɪn single-seaters*. ðə ˈʤərmən ðɛn muvd ɔn tɪ wɪθ ɑrt grænd pri, ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ θərd ɪn hɪz ˈdeɪbju jɪr wɪθ ə hoʊm wɪn æt hockenheim*. hi ɪz ˈwaɪdli ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi rɪˈteɪnd baɪ ðə frɛnʧ skwɑd. bɪr, 18 ɪz ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈmæstərz əˈləmnəs, ˈteɪkɪŋ fɔrθ ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz ɪn 2013 hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ reɪs ɪn bət hɪz kæmˈpeɪn wɑz əˈbændənd ˈæftər fɔr raʊnz ˈjildɪd ˈoʊnli wən ˈpoʊdiəm ˈfɪnɪʃ. ðə deɪn meɪd hɪz ˈʤərmən ˈdeɪbju wɪθ ɪn leɪt 2014 ənd wɑz sɛt tɪ ˈkɑntɛst ðə ˈsɪriz ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ðɪs jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kɔld ɔf. ˈfɪnɪʃt naɪnθ ɪn ɪn 2014 wɪθ mɪˈʃɛl bərˈɛtə ɛz ðɛr soʊl full-timer*. ˈreɪsər tɑm rɪˈkɔrdɪd ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpoʊdiəm ɪn meɪ əv 2013 2015 ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈlaɪˌnəp soʊ fɑr

manchester united goalkeeper sam johnstone is poised to rejoin aston villa on monday. the has been a target for a number of championship and premier league sides but will sign for villa on a loan. johnstone, who spent the second half of last season on loan at villa park, still has another year left on his contract at united after this one. manchester united goalkeeper sam johnstone is poised to rejoin aston villa on monday he has been back in training at united's carrington complex and will not be part of the tour party that travels to the usa on sunday. villa have signed john terry and hope to add glenn whelan from stoke city, while experienced defender chris samba has also been training with the squad in portugal. manager steve bruce said: 'we hope to be able to announce something in the next hours if we can. that would be ideal. 'it’s no big secret that i am still hoping we can tie up sam johnstone from manchester united. i think still ongoing but ultimately we have to respect united. 'i know they go on tour on sunday. we will see what develops in the next hours.'

ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈgoʊlˌkipər sæm ˈʤɑnˌstoʊn ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ riˈʤɔɪn ˈæstən ˈvɪlə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə həz bɪn ə ˈtərgət fər ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ənd prɛˈmɪr lig saɪdz bət wɪl saɪn fər ˈvɪlə ɔn ə loʊn. ˈʤɑnˌstoʊn, hu spɛnt ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv læst ˈsizən ɔn loʊn æt ˈvɪlə pɑrk, stɪl həz əˈnəðər jɪr lɛft ɔn hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt æt juˈnaɪtɪd ˈæftər ðɪs wən. ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈgoʊlˌkipər sæm ˈʤɑnˌstoʊn ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ riˈʤɔɪn ˈæstən ˈvɪlə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ hi həz bɪn bæk ɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ æt juˈnaɪtədz ˈkɛrɪŋtən ˈkɑmplɛks ənd wɪl nɑt bi pɑrt əv ðə tʊr ˈpɑrti ðət ˈtrævəlz tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ɔn ˈsənˌdi. ˈvɪlə hæv saɪnd ʤɑn ˈtɛri ənd hoʊp tɪ æd glɛn ˈwɛlən frəm stoʊk ˈsɪti, waɪl ɪkˈspɪriənst dɪˈfɛndər krɪs ˈsɑmbə həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈtreɪnɪŋ wɪθ ðə skwɑd ɪn ˈpɔrʧəgəl. ˈmænɪʤər stiv brus sɛd: 'wi hoʊp tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈnaʊns ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə nɛkst aʊərz ɪf wi kən. ðət wʊd bi aɪˈdil. noʊ bɪg ˈsikrɪt ðət aɪ æm stɪl ˈhoʊpɪŋ wi kən taɪ əp sæm ˈʤɑnˌstoʊn frəm ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd. aɪ θɪŋk stɪl ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ bət ˈəltəmətli wi hæv tɪ rɪˈspɛkt juˈnaɪtɪd. 'aɪ noʊ ðeɪ goʊ ɔn tʊr ɔn ˈsənˌdi. wi wɪl si wət dɪˈvɛləps ɪn ðə nɛkst aʊərz.'

he is now one of five active coaches in the and one of 15 active coaches in di toomplish the feat. raleigh, n.c. state baseball head coach elliott avent recorded his career win against north carolina central tuesday evening, as the hit a four home runs en route to a win at doak field at dail park. now in his season as a head coach and at state, avent reaches the milestone to become one of five active coaches in the atlantic coast conference (acc) and one of 15 active coaches amongaa division i toomplish the feat. "well, it feels good to win," said avent. "it was a rough weekend in boston and it was good to play good tonight. coach hart had a talk with the hitters today and i thought they responded tremendously. "it takes a lot of good players to get wins. when i look back on it, i think about billy best coaching with me my first five years here and all the things he did and what a great person he is. i think about chris combs, tom sergio, and all the players that came through here. i also think about chris hart, he's been with me for thirteen years and he's been unbelievable and loyal, and he works harder than anybody i know. it just makes me feel good and proud when i think about all the people that i've worked with all these years." nc state highlights nc state jumped out to an early lead in the contest, scoring at least one run in four of the first five innings. joe hit a sacrifice fly to center field to plate the first run of the game in the bottom of the first and the extended the lead with four runs in the second. evan mendoza hit an double to right center and later scored on a wild pitch. after a fielding error oncu and a hit-by-pitch, brad debo tripled to deep right field to drive in two runs and he scored on a passed ball to make it. the hit three home runs in the bottom of the fourth to pull away from the eagles. josh mclain smacked the first of the inning on an pitch over the left field wall. after debo was hit-by-pitch, launched a blast to left field and brett followed with a solo shot to right field. breaking - with the win, elliott avent earns his career win, one of 17 active head coaches to reach the mark #statement state baseball (@ncstatebaseball) april 26, 2017 it was the second time this season that state has hit home runs, as debo and mendozaomplished the feat at uncw. dunand left the yard for the second time in the game in the fifth with a homer over the left field wall to finish the day with a pair of homers and five. the pack added a run in the eighth off a sacrifice fly from brock deatherage to push the lead to. tuesday's victory was the third shutout for state. tommy earned the win with innings in relief to improve to on the year. he struck out five batters and allowed just two hits. nc state will return to action wednesday evening when it travels to east carolina for a 7 p.m. first pitch at stadium.

hi ɪz naʊ wən əv faɪv ˈæktɪv ˈkoʊʧɪz ɪn ðə ənd wən əv 15 ˈæktɪv ˈkoʊʧɪz ɪn di tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðə fit. ˈrɔli, n.c*. steɪt ˈbeɪsˈbɔl hɛd koʊʧ ˈɛliət ˈɑvənt rɪˈkɔrdɪd hɪz kərɪr wɪn əˈgɛnst nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈsɛntrəl ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, ɛz ðə hɪt ə fɔr hoʊm rənz ɛn rut tɪ ə wɪn æt doʊk fild æt deɪl pɑrk. naʊ ɪn hɪz ˈsizən ɛz ə hɛd koʊʧ ənd æt steɪt, ˈɑvənt ˈriʧɪz ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn tɪ bɪˈkəm wən əv faɪv ˈæktɪv ˈkoʊʧɪz ɪn ðə əˈtlæntɪk koʊst ˈkɑnfərəns (acc*) ənd wən əv 15 ˈæktɪv ˈkoʊʧɪz əˈməŋ dɪˈvɪʒən aɪ tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ðə fit. "wɛl, ɪt filz gʊd tɪ wɪn," sɛd ˈɑvənt. "ɪt wɑz ə rəf ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ˈbɔstən ənd ɪt wɑz gʊd tɪ pleɪ gʊd təˈnaɪt. koʊʧ hɑrt hæd ə tɔk wɪθ ðə ˈhɪtərz təˈdeɪ ənd aɪ θɔt ðeɪ rɪˈspɑndɪd trɪˈmɛndəsli. "ɪt teɪks ə lɔt əv gʊd pleɪərz tɪ gɪt wɪnz. wɪn aɪ lʊk bæk ɔn ɪt, aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈbɪli bɛst ˈkoʊʧɪŋ wɪθ mi maɪ fərst faɪv jɪrz hir ənd ɔl ðə θɪŋz hi dɪd ənd wət ə greɪt ˈpərsən hi ɪz. aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt krɪs koʊmz, tɑm ˈsərˌʤjoʊ, ənd ɔl ðə pleɪərz ðət keɪm θru hir. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt krɪs hɑrt, hiz bɪn wɪθ mi fər ˈθərˈtin jɪrz ənd hiz bɪn ˌənbəˈlivəbəl ənd lɔɪəl, ənd hi wərks ˈhɑrdər ðən ˈɛnibədi aɪ noʊ. ɪt ʤɪst meɪks mi fil gʊd ənd praʊd wɪn aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə ˈpipəl ðət aɪv wərkt wɪθ ɔl ðiz jɪrz." steɪt ˈhaɪˌlaɪts steɪt ʤəmpt aʊt tɪ ən ˈərli lɛd ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛst, ˈskɔrɪŋ æt list wən rən ɪn fɔr əv ðə fərst faɪv ˈɪnɪŋz. ʤoʊ hɪt ə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs flaɪ tɪ ˈsɛnər fild tɪ pleɪt ðə fərst rən əv ðə geɪm ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə fərst ənd ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðə lɛd wɪθ fɔr rənz ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd. ˈɛvən mɛnˈdoʊzə hɪt ən ˈdəbəl tɪ raɪt ˈsɛnər ənd ˈleɪtər skɔrd ɔn ə waɪld pɪʧ. ˈæftər ə ˈfildɪŋ ˈɛrər ɔn ənd ə hit-by-pitch*, bræd ˈdiboʊ ˈtrɪpəld tɪ dip raɪt fild tɪ draɪv ɪn tu rənz ənd hi skɔrd ɔn ə pæst bɔl tɪ meɪk ɪt ðə hɪt θri hoʊm rənz ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə fɔrθ tɪ pʊl əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈigəlz. ʤɑʃ məˈkleɪn smækt ðə fərst əv ðə ˈɪnɪŋ ɔn ən pɪʧ ˈoʊvər ðə lɛft fild wɔl. ˈæftər ˈdiboʊ wɑz hit-by-pitch*, lɔnʧt ə blæst tɪ lɛft fild ənd brɛt ˈfɑloʊd wɪθ ə ˈsoʊˌloʊ ʃɑt tɪ raɪt fild. ˈbreɪkɪŋ wɪθ ðə wɪn, ˈɛliət ˈɑvənt ərnz hɪz kərɪr wɪn, wən əv 17 ˈæktɪv hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪz tɪ riʧ ðə mɑrk #ˈsteɪtmənt steɪt ˈbeɪsˈbɔl (@ncstatebaseball*) ˈeɪprəl 26 2017 ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ðɪs ˈsizən ðət steɪt həz hɪt hoʊm rənz, ɛz ˈdiboʊ ənd mɛnˈdoʊzə əˈkɑmplɪʃt ðə fit æt uncw*. lɛft ðə jɑrd fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm ɪn ðə geɪm ɪn ðə fɪθ wɪθ ə ˈhoʊmər ˈoʊvər ðə lɛft fild wɔl tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə deɪ wɪθ ə pɛr əv ˈhoʊmərz ənd faɪv. ðə pæk ˈædɪd ə rən ɪn ðə eɪθ ɔf ə ˈsækrəˌfaɪs flaɪ frəm brɑk ˈdɛθərɪʤ tɪ pʊʃ ðə lɛd tɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈvɪktəri wɑz ðə θərd ˈʃəˌtaʊt fər steɪt. ˈtɑmi ərnd ðə wɪn wɪθ ˈɪnɪŋz ɪn rɪˈlif tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv tɪ ɔn ðə jɪr. hi strək aʊt faɪv ˈbætərz ənd əˈlaʊd ʤɪst tu hɪts. steɪt wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈækʃən ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ wɪn ɪt ˈtrævəlz tɪ ist ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə fər ə 7 p.m*. fərst pɪʧ æt ˈsteɪdiəm.

thursday afternoon, a steady stream of customers pulled into the parking lot at the crockett shopping center on road only to find the front door of strange brew padlocked. employees sat outside trying to make sense of their unexpected day off. they had no advance notice of the lockout. sources had reached out to the chronicle this week claiming recent employee checks from strange brew had bounced, while also painting an overall dire financial picture for the business. founding owner scott ward divested several months ago, leaving partner shane widner in charge. neither returned calls this week. a notice, posted on the front door this morning by landlords republic commercial, read, “notice of lockout for non-payment of rent.” miller refused to speak on record, but intimated that the business owed several months’ rent. one employee on the scene, speaking anonymously because he authorized to talk to media, said that strange brew had been dealing with issues since departure and there was dissent in the ranks and widespread rumors. he believes widner had recently met with all of strange investors. the music annex, strange brew lounge side, quickly became an important venue for local and touring since opening in 2012. regarded as one of best listening rooms, the space won best live music venue, best venue to play, and best club sound in last austin music poll. their online concert calendar still shows listings two months out, including cleaves in february and two shows by the glenn miller orchestra in early march. updated at 5:10pm: strange brew booker crowley contacted the chronicle late this afternoon to say that raised enough money to tomorrow and that weekend shows will go on as previously scheduled. she clarified that while ward left as a manager to pursue other interests, he remains a partner in the business.

ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun, ə ˈstɛdi strim əv ˈkəstəmərz pʊld ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt æt ðə ˈkrɑkɪt ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər ɔn roʊd ˈoʊnli tɪ faɪnd ðə frənt dɔr əv streɪnʤ bru ˈpæˌdlɑkt. ɪmˈplɔɪiz sæt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk sɛns əv ðɛr ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd deɪ ɔf. ðeɪ hæd noʊ ədˈvæns ˈnoʊtɪs əv ðə ˈlɑˌkaʊt. ˈsɔrsəz hæd riʧt aʊt tɪ ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ðɪs wik ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈrisənt ɪmˈplɔɪi ʧɛks frəm streɪnʤ bru hæd baʊnst, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpeɪnɪŋ ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl daɪər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈpɪkʧər fər ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈoʊnər skɑt wɔrd daɪˈvɛstɪd ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əˈgoʊ, ˈlivɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər ʃeɪn ˈwɪdnər ɪn ʧɑrʤ. ˈniðər rɪˈtərnd kɔlz ðɪs wik. ə ˈnoʊtɪs, ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ðə frənt dɔr ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ baɪ ˈlænˌdlɔrdz riˈpəblɪk kəˈmərʃəl, rɛd, əv ˈlɑˌkaʊt fər nɑnˈpeɪmənt əv rent.”*.” ˈmɪlər rɪfˈjuzd tɪ spik ɔn ˈrɛkərd, bət ˈɪntɪˌmeɪtɪd ðət ðə ˈbɪznɪs oʊd ˈsɛvərəl months’*’ rɛnt. wən ɪmˈplɔɪi ɔn ðə sin, ˈspikɪŋ əˈnɑnəməsli bɪˈkəz hi ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈmidiə, sɛd ðət streɪnʤ bru hæd bɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈɪʃuz sɪns dɪˈpɑrʧər ənd ðɛr wɑz dɪˈsɛnt ɪn ðə ræŋks ənd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈrumərz. hi bɪˈlivz ˈwɪdnər hæd ˈrisəntli mɛt wɪθ ɔl əv streɪnʤ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ðə mˈjuzɪk ˈæˌnɛks, streɪnʤ bru laʊnʤ saɪd, kˈwɪkli bɪˈkeɪm ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈvɛnju fər ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈtʊrɪŋ sɪns ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪn 2012 rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz wən əv bɛst ˈlɪsənɪŋ rumz, ðə speɪs wən bɛst lɪv mˈjuzɪk ˈvɛnju, bɛst ˈvɛnju tɪ pleɪ, ənd bɛst kləb saʊnd ɪn læst ˈɔstən mˈjuzɪk poʊl. ðɛr ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkɑnsərt ˈkæləndər stɪl ʃoʊz ˈlɪstɪŋz tu mənθs aʊt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ klivz ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd tu ʃoʊz baɪ ðə glɛn ˈmɪlər ˈɔrkəstrə ɪn ˈərli mɑrʧ. ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd æt 5:10pm*: streɪnʤ bru ˈbʊkər ˈkraʊli ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl leɪt ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun tɪ seɪ ðət reɪzd ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ təˈmɑˌroʊ ənd ðət ˈwiˌkɪnd ʃoʊz wɪl goʊ ɔn ɛz ˈpriviəsli ˈskɛʤʊld. ʃi ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət waɪl wɔrd lɛft ɛz ə ˈmænɪʤər tɪ pərˈsu ˈəðər ˈɪntərɪsts, hi rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs.

media playback is unsupported on your device media caption a look back at the life of claire rayner tributes have been paid to agony aunt claire rayner, who has died at the age of 79. the journalist had remained poorly after intestinal surgery in may. she died in hospital near her home in harrow in london. she told her relatives she wanted her last words to be: "tell david cameron that if he screws up my beloved i'll come back and bloody haunt him." her husband des rayner said he had lost his soul mate and best friend. she worked for the sun, sunday mirror and woman's own and was named medical journalist of the year in 1987. she also wrote a string of novels. her restaurant critic son, jay, told bbc radio today programme: "she had been through a hell of a lot of health troubles over the last five months and some of us thought towards the end that she actually just wanted to give up. "but late on sunday night, when things were looking a bit bleak, she was offered one last chance and i honestly thought she would say, 'no, just let me go,' and she didn't. "it was very much in the nature of her that she said, 'i will try the dialysis.' it didn't work, unfortunately. she had led an absolutely amazing life and i am very, very proud of her." mrs rayner, who had two other children - amanda and adam - and four grandchildren, will have a humanist funeral for family and close friends. a former nurse and midwife, for many years she was also president of the patients association. she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 70, but beat the illness. in 2006 she wrote about her experience on the bbc news website. image caption claire son described her as an "agent provocateur" her husband of 53 years, des, said: "i have lost my best friend and my soul mate. i am immensely proud of her." mr rayner, who was also her agent and manager, said: "through her work she helped hundreds of thousands of people and doubtless, by talking frankly about the importance of safe sex in the when almost nobody else would discuss it, helped to save thousands of lives. "right up until her death she was being consulted by both politicians and the medical profession about the best way to provide the health services the nation deserved and nothing mattered to her more than that. her death leaves a vacancy which will not be filled." her son jay added that she had been a great parent and a great journalist who did not shy away from controversy. "the thing about her was she was an agent provocateur, she liked to make mischief, she liked to infuriate people," he said. in 1996 she was awarded the for "services to women's issues and health issues". she was involved with 50 charities, and was a member of the prime minister's commission on nursing and the last government's royal commission on the care of the elderly. her manner led to the bbc employing her to demonstrate how to put on a condom and she was one of the first people used by advertisers to promote sanitary towels. born into a jewish family, she later became president of the british humanist association, whose chief executive, andrew copson, said: "claire rayner found meaning and inspiration in living and the enjoyment of life, in trying to her potential, and in the wonders of nature and the marvels of the cosmos. "she was a remarkable woman with broad interests and deep sympathies who lived an exemplary humanist life and we all feel lucky to have known her and to have had her support for so many enjoyable years." campaigner the chief executive of the patients' association, katherine murphy, expressed her "deep sadness" at the news and added: "for almost 30 years claire has devoted so much of her time and energy to championing patients' issues. she was a figurehead and inspiration to us all." neil churchill, chief executive of asthma said mrs rayner was one of the charity's "most charismatic supporters", adding: "she was truly an inspiration and will be deeply missed." her close friend, baroness helena kennedy, said: "she was an extraordinary woman - passionate, committed, warm and exuberant. the key thing about claire was that she was a campaigner to her toes - her mission was to improve the lot of others and she did it with great humility and common sense." liberal democrat deputy leader simon hughes also paid tribute to mrs rayner, who joined the party in 2001. she wrote in the independent at the time that she felt disillusioned with labour after 50 years of supporting them. mr hughes said: "claire's campaigning was an inspiration to millions and especially to liberal democrats, who were so proud that she was a member of our party. "continuous work and campaigning to improve our national health service for all our patients will be the best sort of tribute our country can give her." bbc news website readers have been emailing their memories of claire rayner. here is a selection of their comments.

ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz ənsəˈpɔrtɪd ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ˈmidiə ˈkæpʃən ə lʊk bæk æt ðə laɪf əv klɛr ˈreɪnər ˈtrɪbjuts hæv bɪn peɪd tɪ ˈægəni ɔnt klɛr ˈreɪnər, hu həz daɪd æt ðə eɪʤ əv 79 ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst hæd rɪˈmeɪnd ˈpurli ˈæftər ˌɪnˈtɛstɪnəl ˈsərʤəri ɪn meɪ. ʃi daɪd ɪn ˈhɑˌspɪtəl nɪr hər hoʊm ɪn ˈhæroʊ ɪn ˈləndən. ʃi toʊld hər ˈrɛlətɪvz ʃi ˈwɔntɪd hər læst wərdz tɪ bi: "tɛl ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən ðət ɪf hi skruz əp maɪ bɪˈləvəd aɪl kəm bæk ənd ˈblədi hɔnt ɪm." hər ˈhəzbənd dɪ ˈreɪnər sɛd hi hæd lɔst hɪz soʊl meɪt ənd bɛst frɛnd. ʃi wərkt fər ðə sən, ˈsənˌdi ˈmɪrər ənd ˈwʊmənz oʊn ənd wɑz neɪmd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈʤərnəlɪst əv ðə jɪr ɪn 1987 ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ roʊt ə strɪŋ əv ˈnɑvəlz. hər ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈkrɪtɪk sən, ʤeɪ, toʊld ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ təˈdeɪ ˈproʊˌgræm: "ʃi hæd bɪn θru ə hɛl əv ə lɔt əv hɛlθ ˈtrəbəlz ˈoʊvər ðə læst faɪv mənθs ənd səm əv ˈjuˈɛs θɔt təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd ðət ʃi ˈæˌkʧuəli ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv əp. "bət leɪt ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt, wɪn θɪŋz wər ˈlʊkɪŋ ə bɪt blik, ʃi wɑz ˈɔfərd wən læst ʧæns ənd aɪ ˈɑnəstli θɔt ʃi wʊd seɪ, 'noʊ, ʤɪst lɛt mi goʊ,' ənd ʃi ˈdɪdənt. "ɪt wɑz ˈvɛri məʧ ɪn ðə ˈneɪʧər əv hər ðət ʃi sɛd, 'aɪ wɪl traɪ ðə daɪˈælɪsɪs.' ɪt ˈdɪdənt wərk, ənˈfɔrʧənətli. ʃi hæd lɛd ən ˌæbsəˈlutli əˈmeɪzɪŋ laɪf ənd aɪ æm ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri praʊd əv hər." ˈmɪsɪz ˈreɪnər, hu hæd tu ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən əˈmændə ənd ˈædəm ənd fɔr ˈgrænˌʧɪldrən, wɪl hæv ə ˈhjumənɪst fˈjunərəl fər ˈfæməli ənd kloʊz frɛndz. ə ˈfɔrmər nərs ənd ˈmɪdˌwaɪf, fər ˈmɛni jɪrz ʃi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. ʃi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ brɛst ˈkænsər æt 70 bət bit ðə ˈɪlnəs. ɪn 2006 ʃi roʊt əˈbaʊt hər ɪkˈspɪriəns ɔn ðə ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən klɛr sən dɪˈskraɪbd hər ɛz ən "ˈeɪʤənt provocateur*" hər ˈhəzbənd əv 53 jɪrz, dɪ, sɛd: "aɪ hæv lɔst maɪ bɛst frɛnd ənd maɪ soʊl meɪt. aɪ æm ˌɪˈmɛnsli praʊd əv hər." ˈmɪstər ˈreɪnər, hu wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ hər ˈeɪʤənt ənd ˈmænɪʤər, sɛd: "θru hər wərk ʃi hɛlpt ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ənd ˈdaʊtləs, baɪ ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈfræŋkli əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv seɪf sɛks ɪn ðə wɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɛls wʊd dɪˈskəs ɪt, hɛlpt tɪ seɪv ˈθaʊzənz əv lɪvz. "raɪt əp ənˈtɪl hər dɛθ ʃi wɑz biɪŋ kənˈsəltɪd baɪ boʊθ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl prəˈfɛʃən əˈbaʊt ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðə hɛlθ ˈsərvɪsɪz ðə ˈneɪʃən dɪˈzərvd ənd ˈnəθɪŋ ˈmætərd tɪ hər mɔr ðən ðət. hər dɛθ livz ə ˈveɪkənsi wɪʧ wɪl nɑt bi fɪld." hər sən ʤeɪ ˈædɪd ðət ʃi hæd bɪn ə greɪt ˈpɛrənt ənd ə greɪt ˈʤərnəlɪst hu dɪd nɑt ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. "ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt hər wɑz ʃi wɑz ən ˈeɪʤənt provocateur*, ʃi laɪkt tɪ meɪk ˈmɪsʧəf, ʃi laɪkt tɪ ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪt ˈpipəl," hi sɛd. ɪn 1996 ʃi wɑz əˈwɔrdɪd ðə fər "ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ ˈwɪmənz ˈɪʃuz ənd hɛlθ ˈɪʃuz". ʃi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ 50 ˈʧɛrɪtiz, ənd wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ˈnərsɪŋ ənd ðə læst ˈgəvərnmənts rɔɪəl kəˈmɪʃən ɔn ðə kɛr əv ðə ˈɛldərli. hər ˈmænər lɛd tɪ ðə ˌbibiˈsi ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ hər tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt haʊ tɪ pʊt ɔn ə ˈkɑndəm ənd ʃi wɑz wən əv ðə fərst ˈpipəl juzd baɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪzərz tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈsænɪˌtɛri taʊəlz. bɔrn ˈɪntu ə ʤuɪʃ ˈfæməli, ʃi ˈleɪtər bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈhjumənɪst əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, huz ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ˈændru copson*, sɛd: "klɛr ˈreɪnər faʊnd ˈminɪŋ ənd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ðə ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv laɪf, ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ hər pəˈtɛnʃəl, ənd ɪn ðə ˈwəndərz əv ˈneɪʧər ənd ðə ˈmɑrvəlz əv ðə ˈkɑzmoʊs. "ʃi wɑz ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈwʊmən wɪθ brɔd ˈɪntərɪsts ənd dip ˈsɪmpəθiz hu lɪvd ən ɪgˈzɛmpləri ˈhjumənɪst laɪf ənd wi ɔl fil ˈləki tɪ hæv noʊn hər ənd tɪ hæv hæd hər səˈpɔrt fər soʊ ˈmɛni ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl jɪrz." kæmˈpeɪnər ðə ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ðə ˈpeɪʃənz' əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ˈkæθərɪn ˈmərfi, ɪkˈsprɛst hər "dip ˈsædnəs" æt ðə nuz ənd ˈædɪd: "fər ˈɔlˌmoʊst 30 jɪrz klɛr həz dɪˈvoʊtɪd soʊ məʧ əv hər taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˈʧæmpiənɪŋ ˈpeɪʃənz' ˈɪʃuz. ʃi wɑz ə ˈfɪgjərˌhɛd ənd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl." nil ˈʧərʧɪl, ʧif ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv əv ˈæzmə sɛd ˈmɪsɪz ˈreɪnər wɑz wən əv ðə ˈʧɛrətiz "moʊst kɛrɪzˈmætɪk səˈpɔrtərz", ˈædɪŋ: "ʃi wɑz ˈtruli ən ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənd wɪl bi ˈdipli mɪst." hər kloʊz frɛnd, ˈbɛrənɪs ˈhɛlənə ˈkɛnədi, sɛd: "ʃi wɑz ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈwʊmən ˈpæʃənət, kəˈmɪtɪd, wɔrm ənd ɪgˈzubərənt. ðə ki θɪŋ əˈbaʊt klɛr wɑz ðət ʃi wɑz ə kæmˈpeɪnər tɪ hər toʊz hər ˈmɪʃən wɑz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ðə lɔt əv ˈəðərz ənd ʃi dɪd ɪt wɪθ greɪt hjuˈmɪlɪti ənd ˈkɑmən sɛns." ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈdɛpjəti ˈlidər ˈsaɪmən juz ˈɔlsoʊ peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ˈmɪsɪz ˈreɪnər, hu ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈpɑrti ɪn 2001 ʃi roʊt ɪn ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt æt ðə taɪm ðət ʃi fɛlt ˌdɪsɪˈluʒənd wɪθ ˈleɪbər ˈæftər 50 jɪrz əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɛm. ˈmɪstər juz sɛd: "klɛrz kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ wɑz ən ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈmɪljənz ənd əˈspɛʃəli tɪ ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts, hu wər soʊ praʊd ðət ʃi wɑz ə ˈmɛmbər əv ɑr ˈpɑrti. "kənˈtɪnjuəs wərk ənd kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr ˈnæʃənəl hɛlθ ˈsərvɪs fər ɔl ɑr ˈpeɪʃənz wɪl bi ðə bɛst sɔrt əv ˈtrɪbjut ɑr ˈkəntri kən gɪv hər." ˌbibiˈsi nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈridərz hæv bɪn iˈmeɪlɪŋ ðɛr ˈmɛməriz əv klɛr ˈreɪnər. hir ɪz ə səˈlɛkʃən əv ðɛr ˈkɑmɛnts.

wild chris kesting holds the boot he found at the base of a cliff near mt. hood skibowl, right where reese witherspoon threw it while filming the opening scene of "wild." (photo by tim pate) in the opening scene of "wild," reese witherspoon sits down at the edge of a cliff and takes off her hiking boots. her toes are black and bloody, and she pulls off her right big toenail and throws it over the cliff, knocking one of her boots over in the process. exhausted and frustrated, witherspoon throws the other boot after it while screaming a profanity. it's a cathartic moment, one that drew strong reactions when the movie was released in december. some people thought "wow, reese witherspoon is a brave actress who really got inside cheryl head. i loved the book, and i'm going to love this movie!" others thought "whoa, hiking the pacific crest trail is difficult enough with a pack that heavy, and now you're throwing away your boots? uh, oh." chris kesting, a mechanical engineer from camas, wash., and an avid hiker, said "hey, i know exactly where that is. one of these days it might be fun to go up there and see if that boot is actually there." so he did. and it was. the scene from "wild," the movie based on portland writer memoir, was filmed in the fall of 2013 near mt. hood skibowl, on the south side of mount hood near government camp. kesting recognized it immediately because he'd been in the area recently and saw tom dick and harry mountain in the background. kesting and a friend, tim pate, hiked the popular trail on march 8, one of the sunny, days in early spring, and had no trouble finding the spot. (the film crew used a and then hiked over.) kesting scrambled around the cliffs and searched for about 15 minutes until he saw something in the middle of a slope. "the thing that stood out was the red laces," he said. "the brown of the leather blended into the soil and i didn't see that at all. i saw the red laces and thought it was weird that there were flowers out already. that's when it came into focus. it was kind of funny." but is that really the "wild" boot? "well, first of all you wouldn't find a single boot in a place where nobody would leave a boot," kesting said. "it has red laces and it's a woman's size danner boot, made in portland. if you look at the movie poster, it's that boot. you can tell the manufacturing date on it, 2013, so it's relatively new, but you could tell it had been sitting out in the sun for quite a bit of time. it was bleached out and had been sitting in that spot for awhile." yep, that's the one. danner made the boots witherspoon wore in the movie and is selling them as the mountain light cascade. (strayed wore different boots when she hiked the in 1995.) the company made 25 pairs for the movie to show various stages of wear and use as witherspoon moved along the trail. the movie crew left one boot behind. (but not two: kesting and pate went back later and did a thorough search but couldn't find the second boot.) kesting keeps the boot on a bookshelf in his house and laughs at how the "wild" crew -- which shot all but seven scenes in oregon and was noted for its style -- violated "leave no trace" principles with one stray boot. "they're not supposed to leave stuff around when they film and i thought they would send somebody down to pick it up," he said. "it was pretty hard to find so maybe even if they did that they couldn't find it. "i thought it would be fun to do but there would be no way i would find it ... it's really a pretty spot. if you turn around 180 (degrees), mount hood is right in your face. it's beautiful there." -- jeff baker 503-221-8165

waɪld krɪs ˈkɛstɪŋ hoʊldz ðə but hi faʊnd æt ðə beɪs əv ə klɪf nɪr ˈɛmˈti. hʊd skibowl*, raɪt wɛr ris ˈwɪðərˌspun θru ɪt waɪl ˈfɪlmɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ sin əv "waɪld." (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ tɪm peɪt) ɪn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ sin əv "waɪld," ris ˈwɪðərˌspun sɪts daʊn æt ðə ɛʤ əv ə klɪf ənd teɪks ɔf hər ˈhaɪkɪŋ buts. hər toʊz ər blæk ənd ˈblədi, ənd ʃi pʊlz ɔf hər raɪt bɪg ˈtoʊˌneɪl ənd θroʊz ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə klɪf, ˈnɑkɪŋ wən əv hər buts ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪgˈzɔstɪd ənd ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd, ˈwɪðərˌspun θroʊz ðə ˈəðər but ˈæftər ɪt waɪl ˈskrimɪŋ ə proʊˈfænəti. ɪts ə kəˈθɑrtɪk ˈmoʊmənt, wən ðət dru strɔŋ riˈækʃənz wɪn ðə ˈmuvi wɑz riˈlist ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. səm ˈpipəl θɔt "waʊ, ris ˈwɪðərˌspun ɪz ə breɪv ˈæktrəs hu ˈrɪli gɑt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈʃɛrəl hɛd. aɪ ləvd ðə bʊk, ənd əm goʊɪŋ tɪ ləv ðɪs ˈmuvi!" ˈəðərz θɔt "woʊ, ˈhaɪkɪŋ ðə pəˈsɪfɪk krɛst treɪl ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt ɪˈnəf wɪθ ə pæk ðət ˈhɛvi, ənd naʊ jʊr θroʊɪŋ əˈweɪ jʊr buts? ə, oʊ." krɪs ˈkɛstɪŋ, ə məˈkænɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr frəm camas*, wɑʃ., ənd ən ˈævɪd ˈhaɪkər, sɛd "heɪ, aɪ noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ðət ɪz. wən əv ðiz deɪz ɪt maɪt bi fən tɪ goʊ əp ðɛr ənd si ɪf ðət but ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ðɛr." soʊ hi dɪd. ənd ɪt wɑz. ðə sin frəm "waɪld," ðə ˈmuvi beɪst ɔn ˈpɔrtlənd ˈraɪtər ˈmɛmˌwɑr, wɑz fɪlmd ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2013 nɪr ˈɛmˈti. hʊd skibowl*, ɔn ðə saʊθ saɪd əv maʊnt hʊd nɪr ˈgəvərnmənt kæmp. ˈkɛstɪŋ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ɪt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈkəz hid bɪn ɪn ðə ˈɛriə ˈrisəntli ənd sɔ tɑm dɪk ənd ˈhɛri ˈmaʊntən ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd. ˈkɛstɪŋ ənd ə frɛnd, tɪm peɪt, haɪkt ðə ˈpɑpjələr treɪl ɔn mɑrʧ 8 wən əv ðə ˈsəni, deɪz ɪn ˈərli spərɪŋ, ənd hæd noʊ ˈtrəbəl ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə spɑt. (ðə fɪlm kru juzd ə ənd ðɛn haɪkt ˈoʊvər.) ˈkɛstɪŋ ˈskræmbəld əraʊnd ðə klɪfs ənd sərʧt fər əˈbaʊt 15 ˈmɪnəts ənˈtɪl hi sɔ ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ə sloʊp. "ðə θɪŋ ðət stʊd aʊt wɑz ðə rɛd ˈleɪsɪz," hi sɛd. "ðə braʊn əv ðə ˈlɛðər ˈblɛndɪd ˈɪntu ðə sɔɪl ənd aɪ ˈdɪdənt si ðət æt ɔl. aɪ sɔ ðə rɛd ˈleɪsɪz ənd θɔt ɪt wɑz wɪrd ðət ðɛr wər flaʊərz aʊt ɔˈrɛdi. ðæts wɪn ɪt keɪm ˈɪntu ˈfoʊkɪs. ɪt wɑz kaɪnd əv ˈfəni." bət ɪz ðət ˈrɪli ðə "waɪld" but? "wɛl, fərst əv ɔl ju ˈwʊdənt faɪnd ə ˈsɪŋgəl but ɪn ə pleɪs wɛr ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd liv ə but," ˈkɛstɪŋ sɛd. "ɪt həz rɛd ˈleɪsɪz ənd ɪts ə ˈwʊmənz saɪz ˈdænər but, meɪd ɪn ˈpɔrtlənd. ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈmuvi ˈpoʊstər, ɪts ðət but. ju kən tɛl ðə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ deɪt ɔn ɪt, 2013 soʊ ɪts ˈrɛlətɪvli nu, bət ju kʊd tɛl ɪt hæd bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ aʊt ɪn ðə sən fər kwaɪt ə bɪt əv taɪm. ɪt wɑz bliʧt aʊt ənd hæd bɪn ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðət spɑt fər əˈwaɪl." jɛp, ðæts ðə wən. ˈdænər meɪd ðə buts ˈwɪðərˌspun wɔr ɪn ðə ˈmuvi ənd ɪz ˈsɛlɪŋ ðɛm ɛz ðə ˈmaʊntən laɪt kæˈskeɪd. (streɪd wɔr ˈdɪfərənt buts wɪn ʃi haɪkt ðə ɪn 1995 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni meɪd 25 pɛrz fər ðə ˈmuvi tɪ ʃoʊ ˈvɛriəs ˈsteɪʤɪz əv wɛr ənd juz ɛz ˈwɪðərˌspun muvd əˈlɔŋ ðə treɪl. ðə ˈmuvi kru lɛft wən but bɪˈhaɪnd. (bət nɑt tu: ˈkɛstɪŋ ənd peɪt wɛnt bæk ˈleɪtər ənd dɪd ə θəroʊ sərʧ bət ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðə ˈsɛkənd but.) ˈkɛstɪŋ kips ðə but ɔn ə ˈbʊkˌʃɛlf ɪn hɪz haʊs ənd læfs æt haʊ ðə "waɪld" kru wɪʧ ʃɑt ɔl bət ˈsɛvən sinz ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ənd wɑz ˈnoʊtɪd fər ɪts staɪl ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd "liv noʊ treɪs" ˈprɪnsəpəlz wɪθ wən streɪ but. "ðɛr nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ liv stəf əraʊnd wɪn ðeɪ fɪlm ənd aɪ θɔt ðeɪ wʊd sɛnd ˈsəmˌbɑdi daʊn tɪ pɪk ɪt əp," hi sɛd. "ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti hɑrd tɪ faɪnd soʊ ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ dɪd ðət ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ɪt. "aɪ θɔt ɪt wʊd bi fən tɪ du bət ðɛr wʊd bi noʊ weɪ aɪ wʊd faɪnd ɪt ɪts ˈrɪli ə ˈprɪti spɑt. ɪf ju tərn əraʊnd 180 (dɪˈgriz), maʊnt hʊd ɪz raɪt ɪn jʊr feɪs. ɪts ˈbjutəfəl ðɛr." ʤɛf ˈbeɪkər

media playback is not supported on this device bolt wins in one of his final races in czech republic usain bolt failed to run a second time for the second race in succession as he edged to victory at the golden spike meeting in. the olympic champion won in seconds, ahead of cuba's perez. britain's mo farah won the in 27 minutes and 12 seconds, clear of kenya's mathew. south africa's van set a world record of, beating michael johnson's set in 2000. van is the first man in history to run seconds for, seconds for 200m, seconds for and seconds for 400m. 'i'll be fine' - bolt bolt was expected to retire at the world championships in london in august but before this race he said that, while this will be his final season, he may race beyond the event. he is the most successful man in the history of the championships with 13 world medals, including 11 gold. fellow jamaican ottey, with 14, is the most decorated female at the event. it is the first time in his career that bolt, 30, has run two successive races of more than 10 seconds. "i'm not happy but i'm just getting into my running and have some training to do," he said. "i'll be fine. i need to get checked over by my doctor and the coach will give me some training, so no worries." bolt started slowly but hit the front with about to go farah's london marker farah's time was only four seconds off the time over this year, held by abadi of ethiopia. the olympic champion will not compete over the distance again until he bids to defend his title at the world championships. the time in was well down on the he managed to win the world title with in beijing in 2015, but was his only challenger with 10 laps remaining before farah broke clear for a comfortable victory. elsewhere at the event, olympic champion christian taylor set a meeting record of to win the triple jump.

ˈmidiə ˈpleɪˌbæk ɪz nɑt səˈpɔrtɪd ɔn ðɪs dɪˈvaɪs boʊlt wɪnz ɪn wən əv hɪz ˈfaɪnəl ˈreɪsɪz ɪn ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk boʊlt feɪld tɪ rən ə ˈsɛkənd taɪm fər ðə ˈsɛkənd reɪs ɪn səkˈsɛʃən ɛz hi ɛʤd tɪ ˈvɪktəri æt ðə ˈgoʊldən spaɪk ˈmitɪŋ ɪn. ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈʧæmpiən wən ɪn ˈsɛkəndz, əˈhɛd əv ˈkjubəz ˈpɛrɛz. ˈbrɪtənz moʊ ˈfɛrə wən ðə ɪn 27 ˈmɪnəts ənd 12 ˈsɛkəndz, klɪr əv ˈkɛnjəz ˈmæθju. saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑz væn sɛt ə wərld ˈrɛkərd əv ˈbitɪŋ ˈmaɪkəl ˈʤɑnsənz sɛt ɪn 2000 væn ɪz ðə fərst mæn ɪn ˈhɪstəri tɪ rən ˈsɛkəndz fər, ˈsɛkəndz fər 200m*, ˈsɛkəndz fər ənd ˈsɛkəndz fər 400m*. 'aɪl bi faɪn' boʊlt boʊlt wɑz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˌriˈtaɪər æt ðə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps ɪn ˈləndən ɪn ˈɔgəst bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs reɪs hi sɛd ðət, waɪl ðɪs wɪl bi hɪz ˈfaɪnəl ˈsizən, hi meɪ reɪs bɪɔnd ðə ɪˈvɛnt. hi ɪz ðə moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl mæn ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps wɪθ 13 wərld ˈmɛdəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 11 goʊld. ˈfɛloʊ ʤəˈmeɪkən ottey*, wɪθ 14 ɪz ðə moʊst ˈdɛkərˌeɪtɪd ˈfiˌmeɪl æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt. ɪt ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ɪn hɪz kərɪr ðət boʊlt, 30 həz rən tu səkˈsɛsɪv ˈreɪsɪz əv mɔr ðən 10 ˈsɛkəndz. "əm nɑt ˈhæpi bət əm ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu maɪ ˈrənɪŋ ənd hæv səm ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ du," hi sɛd. "aɪl bi faɪn. aɪ nid tɪ gɪt ʧɛkt ˈoʊvər baɪ maɪ ˈdɔktər ənd ðə koʊʧ wɪl gɪv mi səm ˈtreɪnɪŋ, soʊ noʊ ˈwəriz." boʊlt ˈstɑrtɪd sˈloʊli bət hɪt ðə frənt wɪθ əˈbaʊt tɪ goʊ ˈləndən ˈmɑrkər taɪm wɑz ˈoʊnli fɔr ˈsɛkəndz ɔf ðə taɪm ˈoʊvər ðɪs jɪr, hɛld baɪ əˈbædi əv ˌiθiˈoʊpiə. ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈʧæmpiən wɪl nɑt kəmˈpit ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɪstəns əˈgɛn ənˈtɪl hi bɪdz tɪ dɪˈfɛnd hɪz ˈtaɪtəl æt ðə wərld ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪps. ðə taɪm ɪn wɑz wɛl daʊn ɔn ðə hi ˈmænɪʤd tɪ wɪn ðə wərld ˈtaɪtəl wɪθ ɪn ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ɪn 2015 bət wɑz hɪz ˈoʊnli ˈʧælɪnʤər wɪθ 10 læps rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɛrə broʊk klɪr fər ə ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈvɪktəri. ˈɛlsˌwɛr æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt, oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈʧæmpiən ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈteɪlər sɛt ə ˈmitɪŋ ˈrɛkərd əv tɪ wɪn ðə ˈtrɪpəl ʤəmp.

this story appears in the may 2017 issue of national geographic magazine. banish your preconceptions of robots as stiff, metal machines. an “octobot” less than three inches wide is changing the robotics landscape. the is the first completely soft, autonomous, and robot. it is free of wires, batteries, and any hard its namesake, the octopus, which has no internal skeleton. a harvard university research team led by engineering professors robert wood and jennifer lewis tried more than 300 designs before they came up with one that worked. and now the could revolutionize the use of robots. traditional robots are “fantastic for what they do in terms of automation, but not geared toward human interaction,” wood says. soft robots provide a safer solution: “if they run into something, be like bumping into a basketball. it hurt you.” before the, soft robots were either exteriors with hard guts of batteries or soft models tethered to an external cord. the eliminates these restrictions. it moves by pneumatic power: an internal circuit triggers chemical reactions, turning its liquid hydrogen peroxide fuel into a gas, which inflates the limbs and allows them to move. the whole assembly is created from silicone using a printer. the is currently a prototype, but its writhing arms prove that the technology works. the goal, says wood, is to find viable applications, such as in health care. soft robots could be made from and biodegradable materials—and, he says, might even be formed into capsules to be swallowed for more effective and less invasive endoscopies.

ðɪs ˈstɔri əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə meɪ 2017 ˈɪʃu əv ˈnæʃənəl ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈmægəˌzin. ˈbænɪʃ jʊr prikənˈsɛpʃənz əv ˈroʊˌbəts ɛz stɪf, ˈmɛtəl məˈʃinz. ən ““octobot”*” lɛs ðən θri ˈɪnʧɪz waɪd ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə ˌroʊˈbɑtɪks ˈlænˌskeɪp. ðə ɪz ðə fərst kəmˈplitli sɔft, ɔˈtɑnəməs, ənd ˈroʊˌbət. ɪt ɪz fri əv waɪərz, ˈbætəriz, ənd ˈɛni hɑrd ɪts ˈneɪmˌseɪk, ðə ˈɑktəˌpʊs, wɪʧ həz noʊ ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈskɛlətən. ə ˈhɑrvərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈrisərʧ tim lɛd baɪ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ prəˈfɛsərz ˈrɑbərt wʊd ənd ˈʤɛnəfər luɪs traɪd mɔr ðən 300 dɪˈzaɪnz ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ keɪm əp wɪθ wən ðət wərkt. ənd naʊ ðə kʊd ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪz ðə juz əv ˈroʊˌbəts. trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈroʊˌbəts ər fər wət ðeɪ du ɪn tərmz əv ɔtəˈmeɪʃən, bət nɑt gɪrd təˈwɔrd ˈjumən interaction,”*,” wʊd sɪz. sɔft ˈroʊˌbəts prəˈvaɪd ə ˈseɪfər səˈluʃən: ðeɪ rən ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ, bi laɪk ˈbəmpɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl. ɪt hərt you.”*.” ˌbiˈfɔr ðə, sɔft ˈroʊˌbəts wər ˈiðər ɛkˈstɪriərz wɪθ hɑrd gəts əv ˈbætəriz ər sɔft ˈmɑdəlz ˈtɛðərd tɪ ən ɪkˈstərnəl kɔrd. ðə ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ðiz riˈstrɪkʃənz. ɪt muvz baɪ nuˈmætɪk paʊər: ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈsərkət ˈtrɪgərz ˈkɛmɪkəl riˈækʃənz, ˈtərnɪŋ ɪts ˈlɪkwɪd ˈhaɪdrəʤən pərˈɑkˌsaɪd fjuəl ˈɪntu ə gæs, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈfleɪts ðə lɪmz ənd əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ muv. ðə hoʊl əˈsɛmbli ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd frəm ˈsɪləˌkoʊn ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈprɪnər. ðə ɪz ˈkərəntli ə ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp, bət ɪts ˈrɪθɪŋ ɑrmz pruv ðət ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi wərks. ðə goʊl, sɪz wʊd, ɪz tɪ faɪnd ˈvaɪəbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, səʧ ɛz ɪn hɛlθ kɛr. sɔft ˈroʊˌbəts kʊd bi meɪd frəm ənd ˌbaɪoʊdəˈgreɪdəbəl materials—and*, hi sɪz, maɪt ˈivɪn bi fɔrmd ˈɪntu ˈkæpsəlz tɪ bi sˈwɑloʊd fər mɔr ˈifɛktɪv ənd lɛs ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv endoscopies*.

a syrian woman shelters in a damaged building as civil defence workers sift through debris looking for survivors following reported air strikes in mohammed) beirut) - syrian forces said sunday they have established a military council to push islamic state group fighters out of their northern bastion of after ousting the jihadists from. "we announce... the creation of the military council" tasked with driving is from the town in province, said the syrian democratic forces alliance of kurdish and arab fighters in a statement, two days after driving the last jihadists from. the last remaining is fighters abandoned the city of near the turkish border on friday after a rout that the pentagon said showed the extremists were "on the ropes". the retreat from the city which is captured in 2014 was the jihadists' worst defeat yet at the hands of the alliance backed by us air power. al-bab is around 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of, and also in the battleground province of. in sunday's statement, the said "we promise to our people that we will strike to liberate@" and the region around it. they also called on the coalition that has been battling is in syria and neighbouring iraq "to back us in our struggle to liberate our land and our brothers from the terrorists". the battle for -- a key supply route for the jihadists between the turkish border and their capital in -- lasted more than two months. as they fled, the jihadists took hundreds of civilians with them to use as "human shields" but later released many of them.

ə ˈsɪriən ˈwʊmən ˈʃɛltərz ɪn ə ˈdæmɪʤd ˈbɪldɪŋ ɛz ˈsɪvəl dɪˈfɛns ˈwərkərz sɪft θru dəˈbri ˈlʊkɪŋ fər sərˈvaɪvərz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɛr straɪks ɪn moʊˈhæmɪd) beɪˈrut) ˈsɪriən ˈfɔrsɪz sɛd ˈsənˌdi ðeɪ hæv ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ pʊʃ ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grup ˈfaɪtərz aʊt əv ðɛr ˈnɔrðərn ˈbæsʧən əv ˈæftər ˈaʊstɪŋ ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts frəm. "wi əˈnaʊns... ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkaʊnsəl" tæskt wɪθ ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɪz frəm ðə taʊn ɪn ˈprɑvɪns, sɛd ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɔrsɪz əˈlaɪəns əv ˈkərdɪʃ ənd ˈærəb ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, tu deɪz ˈæftər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə læst ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts frəm. ðə læst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪz ˈfaɪtərz əˈbændənd ðə ˈsɪti əv nɪr ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈæftər ə raʊt ðət ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn sɛd ʃoʊd ðə ɪkˈstriməsts wər "ɔn ðə roʊps". ðə riˈtrit frəm ðə ˈsɪti wɪʧ ɪz ˈkæpʧərd ɪn 2014 wɑz ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts' wərst dɪˈfit jɛt æt ðə hænz əv ðə əˈlaɪəns bækt baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛr paʊər. ɪz əraʊnd 50 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz 30 maɪəlz) ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈbætəlˌgraʊnd ˈprɑvɪns əv. ɪn ˈsənˌdiz ˈsteɪtmənt, ðə sɛd "wi ˈprɑməs tɪ ɑr ˈpipəl ðət wi wɪl straɪk tɪ ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪt@" ənd ðə ˈriʤən əraʊnd ɪt. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ kɔld ɔn ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən ðət həz bɪn ˈbætəlɪŋ ɪz ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd ˈneɪbərɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑk "tɪ bæk ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ɑr ˈstrəgəl tɪ ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪt ɑr lænd ənd ɑr ˈbrəðərz frəm ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts". ðə ˈbætəl fər ə ki səˈplaɪ rut fər ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts bɪtˈwin ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər ənd ðɛr ˈkæpɪtəl ɪn ˈlæstɪd mɔr ðən tu mənθs. ɛz ðeɪ flɛd, ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts tʊk ˈhənərdz əv səˈvɪljənz wɪθ ðɛm tɪ juz ɛz "ˈjumən ʃildz" bət ˈleɪtər riˈlist ˈmɛni əv ðɛm.

constance wu, the actress best known for playing the matriarch of the huang family in television series fresh off the boat, spoke about what being asian american means, her role in the sitcom and her opinions about hollywood typecasting tuesday night in bovard auditorium. the asian pacific american student association hosted the event, which was part of the signature speaker event for its 2016 asian pacific american heritage festival. fresh off the boat, a show run by school of cinematic arts alumna khan, is one of the few television series on a broadcast network to feature a predominantly asian cast. the series is based on the memoir of the same name by eddie huang. in 2014, wu was cast as jessica huang, pragmatic mother who wants her children to be successful and also keep in touch with their chinese heritage. the conversation began with wu talking about how she got involved in acting from a young age and how her upbringing in richmond, virginia, influenced her to pursue a degree in acting at the state university of new york-purchase. “my friends started doing plays and when i became a teenager, i started to think more about it as a career,” wu said. “theater people are like family people, where people are encouraging creativity, art and all these other things. it was a safe thing to try out as a kid.” wu also talked about how her childhood contrasted with the upbringing eddie huang portrays in his novel. “i had a different experience than he did,” wu said. “racism was not a thing in richmond our neighbors were really open and inviting baking muffins and inviting us to parties.” when asked why there many asian americans on television or in movies, wu explained that there was racism in casting studios. “we have our ideas of what romantic ladies look like,” wu said. “why an girl or a fat girl be cast in the role for the notebook?” wu emphasized that this institutionalized racism unfairly stigmatized minorities, correlating this to the portrayal of foreign accents. “hollywood has made the french accent a sexual thing and the chinese accent a thing,” wu said. “there’s nothing shameful about your heritage, but hollywood has made it shameful.” despite all the racism placed upon actors, wu said that she has not always been typecast throughout her career. “some of my roles before fresh off the boat were not stereotypically written for asians,” wu said. “i was a futuristic space traveler in one, and i was a stoner in another!” as for the future of fresh off the boat, wu told the audience that she has no control over what the screenwriters write. “i just hope that they keep writing great stuff!” wu said. correction: a previous version of this article stated that fresh off the boat was the first television series on a broadcast network to feature a predominantly asian cast. the show was preceded by girl, among others. the daily trojan regrets the error.

ˈkɑnstəns wu, ðə ˈæktrəs bɛst noʊn fər pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈmeɪtriˌɑrk əv ðə hwɑŋ ˈfæməli ɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz frɛʃ ɔf ðə boʊt, spoʊk əˈbaʊt wət biɪŋ ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkən minz, hər roʊl ɪn ðə ˈsɪtˌkɑm ənd hər əˈpɪnjənz əˈbaʊt ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈtaɪpˌkæstɪŋ ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn bəˈvɑrd ˌɔdəˈtɔriəm. ðə ˈeɪʒən pəˈsɪfɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ˈstudənt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ˈhoʊstɪd ðə ɪˈvɛnt, wɪʧ wɑz pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈspikər ɪˈvɛnt fər ɪts 2016 ˈeɪʒən pəˈsɪfɪk əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ˈfɛstɪvəl. frɛʃ ɔf ðə boʊt, ə ʃoʊ rən baɪ skul əv ˌsɪnəˈmætɪk ɑrts əˈləmnə kɑn, ɪz wən əv ðə fju ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ɔn ə ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ ˈfiʧər ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈeɪʒən kæst. ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈmɛmˌwɑr əv ðə seɪm neɪm baɪ ˈɛdi hwɑŋ. ɪn 2014 wu wɑz kæst ɛz ˈʤɛsɪkə hwɑŋ, prægˈmætɪk ˈməðər hu wɔnts hər ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ˈɔlsoʊ kip ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðɛr ʧaɪˈniz ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən bɪˈgæn wɪθ wu ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ʃi gɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈæktɪŋ frəm ə jəŋ eɪʤ ənd haʊ hər ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd, vərˈʤɪnjə, ˈɪnfluənst hər tɪ pərˈsu ə dɪˈgri ɪn ˈæktɪŋ æt ðə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu york-purchase*. frɛndz ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ pleɪz ənd wɪn aɪ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər, aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ θɪŋk mɔr əˈbaʊt ɪt ɛz ə career,”*,” wu sɛd. ˈpipəl ər laɪk ˈfæməli ˈpipəl, wɛr ˈpipəl ər ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˌkrieɪˈtɪvəti, ɑrt ənd ɔl ðiz ˈəðər θɪŋz. ɪt wɑz ə seɪf θɪŋ tɪ traɪ aʊt ɛz ə kid.”*.” wu ˈɔlsoʊ tɔkt əˈbaʊt haʊ hər ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd kənˈtræstəd wɪθ ðə ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ ˈɛdi hwɑŋ pɔrˈtreɪz ɪn hɪz ˈnɑvəl. hæd ə ˈdɪfərənt ɪkˈspɪriəns ðən hi did,”*,” wu sɛd. wɑz nɑt ə θɪŋ ɪn ˈrɪʧmənd ɑr ˈneɪbərz wər ˈrɪli ˈoʊpən ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈməfənz ənd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ parties.”*.” wɪn æst waɪ ðɛr ˈmɛni ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkənz ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ər ɪn ˈmuviz, wu ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ɪn ˈkæstɪŋ ˈstudiˌoʊz. hæv ɑr aɪˈdiəz əv wət roʊˈmæntɪk ˈleɪdiz lʊk like,”*,” wu sɛd. ən gərl ər ə fæt gərl bi kæst ɪn ðə roʊl fər ðə notebook?”*?” wu ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət ðɪs ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪzd ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənˈfɛrli ˈstɪgməˌtaɪzd məˈnɔrətiz, ˈkɔrəleɪtɪŋ ðɪs tɪ ðə pɔrˈtreɪəl əv ˈfɔrən ˈæksɛnts. həz meɪd ðə frɛnʧ ˈækˌsɛnt ə ˈsɛkʃuəl θɪŋ ənd ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈækˌsɛnt ə thing,”*,” wu sɛd. ˈnəθɪŋ ˈʃeɪmfəl əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ, bət ˈhɑliˌwʊd həz meɪd ɪt shameful.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt ɔl ðə ˈreɪˌsɪzəm pleɪst əˈpɑn ˈæktərz, wu sɛd ðət ʃi həz nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈtaɪpˌkæst θruaʊt hər kərɪr. əv maɪ roʊlz ˌbiˈfɔr frɛʃ ɔf ðə boʊt wər nɑt ˌstɛrioʊˈtɪpɪkəˌli ˈrɪtən fər asians,”*,” wu sɛd. wɑz ə fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk speɪs ˈtrævələr ɪn wən, ənd aɪ wɑz ə ˈstoʊnər ɪn another!”*!” ɛz fər ðə fˈjuʧər əv frɛʃ ɔf ðə boʊt, wu toʊld ðə ˈɔdiəns ðət ʃi həz noʊ kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər wət ðə ˈskrinˌraɪtərz raɪt. ʤɪst hoʊp ðət ðeɪ kip ˈraɪtɪŋ greɪt stuff!”*!” wu sɛd. kərˈɛkʃən: ə ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈsteɪtɪd ðət frɛʃ ɔf ðə boʊt wɑz ðə fərst ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ɔn ə ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈnɛtˌwərk tɪ ˈfiʧər ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈeɪʒən kæst. ðə ʃoʊ wɑz prɪˈsidɪd baɪ gərl, əˈməŋ ˈəðərz. ðə ˈdeɪli ˈtroʊʤən rɪˈgrɛts ðə ˈɛrər.

* trade agreement from 2000 seen as limited, outdated * mexico part of deals shaping the landscape of global trade by robin emmott brussels, may 11 (reuters) - theropean union and mexico will launch negotiations towards a new agreement later this year, asrope seeks to tie its economy closer to north america following a deal with canada and efforts to sign an accord with the united states. building on a pact with mexico from 2000, theropean union hopes to create a transatlantic zone and help set the global rules of commerce before china does. mexico is jumping ahead of brazil, whose talks towards a similar deal with theropean union have stalled. “we are ready to commit to a highly ambitious deal,” trade commissioner cecilia malmstrom told a forum in brussels alongside mexican economy minister guajardo. “i will ask for a mandate to launch negotiations this fall,” she said. eu officials are expected to discuss the timing of talks in more detail at an-latin american summit in brussels on june 12, where mexican president enrique pena nieto is expected. a deal, which would take several years, would upgrade the-mexican accord that was signed when the global economy was far less integrated and online commerce was in its infancy. it is part of a new generation of deals that go beyond tariffs. as with the’s pact with canada and its plans for a deal with the united states, a new accord with mexico would further open up markets in services and allow businesses to bid for public tenders in each others’ countries. theropean union is trading partner after the united states, while mexico is a top destination for exports after the united states and china. a more comprehensive deal with theropean union would allow mexico to join latin pacific economies of chile, colombia and peru that now have modern trade pacts with both theropean union and the united states. it also deepens a divide between those nations and argentina, brazil and venezuela on the atlantic coast, which have been more reluctant to drop barriers to trade. “with colombia, chile and peru, we are sending a signal of fresh air that we are the countries of free traders. we are responsible for more than half of latin exports to the world,” economy minister guajardo said. theropean union and the south american trade bloc mercosur have been unable to agree a deal, with brazil unwilling to move forward without its close ally argentina. mexico is also part of an asia pacific free trade agreement, the partnership, part of a broader u.s. strategy to link its economy to markets in the pacific. (reporting by robin emmott; editing by philip blenkinsop)

treɪd əˈgrimənt frəm 2000 sin ɛz ˈlɪmɪtɪd, ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ pɑrt əv dilz ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ðə ˈlænˌskeɪp əv ˈgloʊbəl treɪd baɪ ˈrɑbɪn ˈɛmət ˈbrəsəlz, meɪ 11 (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wɪl lɔnʧ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz təˈwɔrdz ə nu əˈgrimənt ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr, ɛz ˈjʊrəp siks tɪ taɪ ɪts ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈkloʊzər tɪ nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə dil wɪθ ˈkænədə ənd ˈɛfərts tɪ saɪn ən əˈkɔrd wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn ə pækt wɪθ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ frəm 2000 ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən hoʊps tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˌtrænzəˈtlænɪk zoʊn ənd hɛlp sɛt ðə ˈgloʊbəl rulz əv ˈkɑmərs ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʧaɪnə dɪz. ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪz ˈʤəmpɪŋ əˈhɛd əv brəˈzɪl, huz tɔks təˈwɔrdz ə ˈsɪmələr dil wɪθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən hæv stɔld. ər ˈrɛdi tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ ə ˈhaɪli æmˈbɪʃəs deal,”*,” treɪd kəˈmɪʃənər sɪˈsiljə ˈmælmstrəm toʊld ə ˈfɔrəm ɪn ˈbrəsəlz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈmɛksəkən ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmɪnɪstər gwɑˈjɑrdoʊ. wɪl æsk fər ə ˈmænˌdeɪt tɪ lɔnʧ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ðɪs fall,”*,” ʃi sɛd. əˈfɪʃəlz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv tɔks ɪn mɔr ˈditeɪl æt ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsəmɪt ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ɔn ʤun 12 wɛr ˈmɛksəkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛnˈrikeɪ ˈpɛnə ˈniətoʊ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ə dil, wɪʧ wʊd teɪk ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz, wʊd ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə əˈkɔrd ðət wɑz saɪnd wɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi wɑz fɑr lɛs ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkɑmərs wɑz ɪn ɪts ˈɪnfənsi. ɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv dilz ðət goʊ bɪɔnd ˈtɛrəfs. ɛz wɪθ ðə pækt wɪθ ˈkænədə ənd ɪts plænz fər ə dil wɪθ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ə nu əˈkɔrd wɪθ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wʊd ˈfərðər ˈoʊpən əp ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd əˈlaʊ ˈbɪznɪsɪz tɪ bɪd fər ˈpəblɪk ˈtɛndərz ɪn iʧ others’*’ ˈkəntriz. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɪz ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, waɪl ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪz ə tɔp ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən fər ˈɛkspɔrts ˈæftər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈʧaɪnə. ə mɔr ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv dil wɪθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən wʊd əˈlaʊ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ tɪ ʤɔɪn ˈlætən pəˈsɪfɪk ɪˈkɑnəmiz əv ˈʧɪli, kəˈləmbiə ənd pəru ðət naʊ hæv ˈmɑdərn treɪd pækts wɪθ boʊθ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdipənz ə dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ðoʊz ˈneɪʃənz ənd ˌɑrʤənˈtinə, brəˈzɪl ənd ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪlə ɔn ðə əˈtlæntɪk koʊst, wɪʧ hæv bɪn mɔr rɪˈləktənt tɪ drɔp ˈbɛriərz tɪ treɪd. kəˈləmbiə, ˈʧɪli ənd pəru, wi ər ˈsɛndɪŋ ə ˈsɪgnəl əv frɛʃ ɛr ðət wi ər ðə ˈkəntriz əv fri ˈtreɪdərz. wi ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər mɔr ðən hæf əv ˈlætən ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ðə world,”*,” ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈmɪnɪstər gwɑˈjɑrdoʊ sɛd. ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ənd ðə saʊθ əˈmɛrɪkən treɪd blɑk ˈmərˌkoʊˌsər hæv bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ əˈgri ə dil, wɪθ brəˈzɪl ənˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd wɪˈθaʊt ɪts kloʊz ˈælaɪ ˌɑrʤənˈtinə. ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ pɑrt əv ən ˈeɪʒə pəˈsɪfɪk fri treɪd əˈgrimənt, ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, pɑrt əv ə ˈbrɔdər juz. ˈstrætəʤi tɪ lɪŋk ɪts ɪˈkɑnəmi tɪ ˈmɑrkɪts ɪn ðə pəˈsɪfɪk. (rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ baɪ ˈrɑbɪn ˈɛmət; ˈɛdɪtɪŋ baɪ ˈfɪlɪp blenkinsop*)

so this is the year that, a political philosophy advocating minimal government across the board and thus annoying as hell to both conservatives and liberals, finally up and died. not really, but the new official story, at least as told by media types who have been the end of for as long as been writing. there’s a superficial plausibility to the charge, especially among those who confuse partisan politics with the real america. among high-profile democrats and republicans, the constituency for borders is zero and nothing like islamic terrorism in france and california to rev up the war machine and ignite bipartisan calls for encryption backdoors or a ban on secret communications altogether. after a few years of an unintended pause, our elected officials have even managed to put aside their differences and are once again cranking up spending. but the main case that is finally, finally, finally dead this time is the zombie that has been rand presidential campaign and the juggernaut that is donald trump’s. i think a major category error to equate with partisan politics, but for folks who believe the only important political question is who wins the presidency, the divergent fortunes of trump and paul tell the whole story. there’s no doubt that presidential campaign is on life support. what started out so as an unstoppable drive to the white house got a flat tire before it even left the parking lot. in february, paul won the presidential straw poll at the conservative political action conference (cpac) for the third year running, cruising past scott walker (remember him?) and positively crushing donald trump by over 20 points. as recently as june, paul was topping polls of republican contenders! and yet just a couple of weeks ago, paul was reduced to special pleading to even get on the main stage of the latest republican debate. now scraping by with numbers, even as his fellow senators, ted cruz and marco rubio, duke it out for what might come if and when trump hits the skids. what happened to rand paul? he has run a bad campaign, especially from an ideological perspective. conservatives have never been especially fond of republicans to begin with and paul seemed eager to show time and again that he, well, that libertarian. sure, he had called the “stale and moss-covered” and even reached out to ethnic minorities, but once he started aiming at the presidency, rarely missed an opportunity to jump on every conservative outrage of the day: sanctuary cities, ebola quarantines, planned parenthood, the iran deal, you name it. the guy who the heritage foundation, no the u.s. should give peace a chance overseas was suddenly talking about bombing the middle east and waging war against isis and banning refugees and ending visas for people from countries with “a jihadist movement,” a term of art that covers essentially all of europe these days. after this shooting in chattanooga, he called for the sort of profiling program he had once rejected as intrusive and ineffective. the result was that paul went from being what time called “the most interesting man in politics” to sounding like most of the other running for the nomination. he abandoned exactly what had brought him attention at exactly the wrong time. and by on the 2016 presidential race, he may well be undercutting the long fight he needs to wage within the republican party to win hearts and minds to the cause of smaller government across the board. whether going full libertarian would have produced different results in is on the years they controlled congress and the white house, no reason to believe that republicans are actually interested in a government that does less and spends no question it would have made campaign more interesting. that still would likely not have been enough to counteract the emergence of donald trump, who has reshaped not just the republican race in his own dumb image but that of the democrats as well. still staggering to remember that his notorious mexicans are “bringing bringing rapists” patter a hot mic moment or an aside at a bohemian grove sketch but the centerpiece of his official campaign announcement. fast-forward six months and trump is not just still kicking ass in republican polls, managed to push the presumptive democratic nominee, hillary clinton, into agreement on “closing that internet up in some ways.” if trump is liar of the year, he is already goading clinton into telling her own whoppers. “no evidence for hillary claim that isis is using videos of donald trump as recruiting tool,” reports politifact, which rated charge as “false.” and as trump himself can tell you, isis apparently is using bill clinton in videos. if the rise of trump has down political discourse (which has a way of always getting worse somehow), it remains far from clear to me what any of this has to do with the death of as a force in american life. the rise of isis and especially the beheading of two american freelance journalists in 2014 has reawakened war hysteria, but even now all of the leading presidential candidates are careful to emphasize they want boots on the ground because there is no support for such actions. terrorism is freaking people out but confidence and trust in government, law enforcement, and virtually all other societal institutions are at historic lows, a confluence which bodes well for libertarian ideals of autonomy and community building. the embrace of gay marriage and pot legalization, criminal justice reform (something which, to his immense credit, rand paul has been leading on), and school choice are not slackening and the past year has seen the beginning of on all sorts of political correctness. rand paul was “supposed to embody a new libertarian moment,” according to obit from the fall. “but there never was one.” such renderings miss what that “libertarian moment” was and still is all about (as the of the term, happy to pull rank on this). it’s not about the white house, for sure, but about “comfort with and demand for increasingly individualized and personalized options and experiences in every aspect of our lives.” as matt welch and i argued in our book, the declaration of independents, politics is a lagging indicator of where america is headed. it will be the last area of our lives to be transformed, but you can already see the old order breaking down. so regardless of whether donald trump or hillary clinton or somebody else making plans to move into the white house this time next regardless of rand thwarted presidential regret to inform you that the death of has been greatly exaggerated.

soʊ ðɪs ɪz ðə jɪr ðət, ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈmɪnəməl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd ənd ðəs əˈnɔɪɪŋ ɛz hɛl tɪ boʊθ kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd ˈlɪˌbərəlz, ˈfaɪnəli əp ənd daɪd. nɑt ˈrɪli, bət ðə nu əˈfɪʃəl ˈstɔri, æt list ɛz toʊld baɪ ˈmidiə taɪps hu hæv bɪn ðə ɛnd əv fər ɛz lɔŋ ɛz bɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ. ə ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl ˌplɔzɪˈbɪlɪti tɪ ðə ʧɑrʤ, əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu kənfˈjuz ˈpɑrtəzən ˈpɑləˌtɪks wɪθ ðə ril əˈmɛrɪkə. əˈməŋ ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ðə kənˈstɪʧuənsi fər ˈbɔrdərz ɪz ˈziroʊ ənd ˈnəθɪŋ laɪk ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪn fræns ənd ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ rɛv əp ðə wɔr məˈʃin ənd ˌɪgˈnaɪt baɪˈpɑrtɪzən kɔlz fər ɛnˈkrɪpʃən ˈbækˌdɔrz ər ə bæn ɔn ˈsikrɪt kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɔltəˈgɛðər. ˈæftər ə fju jɪrz əv ən ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd pɔz, ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈivɪn ˈmænɪʤd tɪ pʊt əˈsaɪd ðɛr ˈdɪfərənsɪz ənd ər wəns əˈgɛn ˈkræŋkɪŋ əp ˈspɛndɪŋ. bət ðə meɪn keɪs ðət ɪz ˈfaɪnəli, ˈfaɪnəli, ˈfaɪnəli dɛd ðɪs taɪm ɪz ðə ˈzɑmbi ðət həz bɪn rænd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðə ˈʤəgərˌnɔt ðət ɪz ˈdɑnəld trump’s*. aɪ θɪŋk ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈkætəˌgɔri ˈɛrər tɪ ɪkˈweɪt wɪθ ˈpɑrtəzən ˈpɑləˌtɪks, bət fər foʊks hu bɪˈliv ðə ˈoʊnli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kˈwɛʃən ɪz hu wɪnz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ðə dɪˈvərʤənt ˈfɔrʧənz əv trəmp ənd pɔl tɛl ðə hoʊl ˈstɔri. noʊ daʊt ðət ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ɔn laɪf səˈpɔrt. wət ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt soʊ ɛz ən ənˈstɑpəbəl draɪv tɪ ðə waɪt haʊs gɑt ə flæt taɪər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt ˈivɪn lɛft ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, pɔl wən ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl strɔ poʊl æt ðə kənˈsərvətɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən ˈkɑnfərəns (cpac*) fər ðə θərd jɪr ˈrənɪŋ, ˈkruzɪŋ pæst skɑt ˈwɔkər (rɪˈmɛmbər ɪm?) ənd ˈpɑzətɪvli ˈkrəʃɪŋ ˈdɑnəld trəmp baɪ ˈoʊvər 20 pɔɪnts. ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz ʤun, pɔl wɑz ˈtɑpɪŋ poʊlz əv rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈtɛndərz! ənd jɛt ʤɪst ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ, pɔl wɑz rɪˈdust tɪ ˈspɛʃəl ˈplidɪŋ tɪ ˈivɪn gɪt ɔn ðə meɪn steɪʤ əv ðə ˈleɪtəst rɪˈpəblɪkən dəˈbeɪt. naʊ ˈskreɪpɪŋ baɪ wɪθ ˈnəmbərz, ˈivɪn ɛz hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈsɛnətərz, tɛd kruz ənd ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ, duk ɪt aʊt fər wət maɪt kəm ɪf ənd wɪn trəmp hɪts ðə skɪdz. wət ˈhæpənd tɪ rænd pɔl? hi həz rən ə bæd kæmˈpeɪn, əˈspɛʃəli frəm ən ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl pərˈspɛktɪv. kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈspɛʃəli fɑnd əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ ənd pɔl simd ˈigər tɪ ʃoʊ taɪm ənd əˈgɛn ðət hi, wɛl, ðət ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən. ʃʊr, hi hæd kɔld ðə ənd moss-covered”*” ənd ˈivɪn riʧt aʊt tɪ ˈɛθnɪk məˈnɔrətiz, bət wəns hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈeɪmɪŋ æt ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi, ˈrɛrli mɪst ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʤəmp ɔn ˈɛvəri kənˈsərvətɪv ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ əv ðə deɪ: ˈsæŋkʧuˌɛri ˈsɪtiz, iˈboʊlə kˈwɔrənˌtinz, plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd, ðə ˌɪˈrɑn dil, ju neɪm ɪt. ðə gaɪ hu ðə ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, noʊ ðə juz. ʃʊd gɪv pis ə ʧæns ˈoʊvərˈsiz wɑz ˈsədənli ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɑmɪŋ ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd ˈweɪʤɪŋ wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs ənd ˈbænɪŋ ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈɛndɪŋ ˈvizəz fər ˈpipəl frəm ˈkəntriz wɪθ ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst movement,”*,” ə tərm əv ɑrt ðət ˈkəvərz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ɔl əv ˈjʊrəp ðiz deɪz. ˈæftər ðɪs ˈʃutɪŋ ɪn ˌʧætəˈnugə, hi kɔld fər ðə sɔrt əv ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm hi hæd wəns rɪˈʤɛktɪd ɛz ˌɪnˈtrusɪv ənd ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðət pɔl wɛnt frəm biɪŋ wət taɪm kɔld moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ mæn ɪn politics”*” tɪ ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk moʊst əv ðə ˈəðər ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. hi əˈbændənd ɪgˈzæktli wət hæd brɔt ɪm əˈtɛnʃən æt ɪgˈzæktli ðə rɔŋ taɪm. ənd baɪ ɔn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs, hi meɪ wɛl bi ˈəndərˌkətɪŋ ðə lɔŋ faɪt hi nidz tɪ weɪʤ wɪˈθɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti tɪ wɪn hɑrts ənd maɪndz tɪ ðə kɔz əv sˈmɔlər ˈgəvərnmənt əˈkrɔs ðə bɔrd. ˈwɛðər goʊɪŋ fʊl ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən wʊd hæv prəˈdust ˈdɪfərənt rɪˈzəlts ɪn ɪz ɔn ðə jɪrz ðeɪ kənˈtroʊld ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə waɪt haʊs, noʊ ˈrizən tɪ bɪˈliv ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət dɪz lɛs ənd spɛnz noʊ kˈwɛʃən ɪt wʊd hæv meɪd kæmˈpeɪn mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðət stɪl wʊd ˈlaɪkli nɑt hæv bɪn ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈkaʊntərˌækt ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, hu həz riˈʃeɪpt nɑt ʤɪst ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən reɪs ɪn hɪz oʊn dəm ˈɪmɪʤ bət ðət əv ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ɛz wɛl. stɪl ˈstægərˌɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət hɪz noʊˈtɔriəs ˈmɛksɪkənz ər ˈbrɪŋɪŋ rapists”*” ˈpætər ə hɑt mɪk ˈmoʊmənt ər ən əˈsaɪd æt ə boʊˈhimiən groʊv skɛʧ bət ðə ˈsɛntərˌpis əv hɪz əˈfɪʃəl kæmˈpeɪn əˈnaʊnsmɛnt. ˌfæstˈfɔrwərd sɪks mənθs ənd trəmp ɪz nɑt ʤɪst stɪl ˈkɪkɪŋ æs ɪn rɪˈpəblɪkən poʊlz, ˈmænɪʤd tɪ pʊʃ ðə priˈzəmptɪv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈni, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ˈɪntu əˈgrimənt ɔn ðət ˈɪntərˌnɛt əp ɪn səm ways.”*.” ɪf trəmp ɪz laɪər əv ðə jɪr, hi ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈgoʊdɪŋ ˈklɪntən ˈɪntu ˈtɛlɪŋ hər oʊn ˈwɑpərz. ˈɛvədəns fər ˈhɪləri kleɪm ðət ˈaɪsəs ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊz əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɛz rɪˈkrutɪŋ tool,”*,” rɪˈpɔrts politifact*, wɪʧ ˈreɪtɪd ʧɑrʤ ɛz ““false.”*.” ənd ɛz trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf kən tɛl ju, ˈaɪsəs əˈpɛrəntli ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ bɪl ˈklɪntən ɪn ˈvɪdioʊz. ɪf ðə raɪz əv trəmp həz daʊn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪskɔrs (wɪʧ həz ə weɪ əv ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ wərs ˈsəmˌhaʊ), ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz fɑr frəm klɪr tɪ mi wət ˈɛni əv ðɪs həz tɪ du wɪθ ðə dɛθ əv ɛz ə fɔrs ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən laɪf. ðə raɪz əv ˈaɪsəs ənd əˈspɛʃəli ðə bɪˈhɛdɪŋ əv tu əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfriˌlæns ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɪn 2014 həz ˌriəˈweɪkənd wɔr hɪˈstɛriə, bət ˈivɪn naʊ ɔl əv ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts ər ˈkɛrfəl tɪ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðeɪ wɔnt buts ɔn ðə graʊnd bɪˈkəz ðɛr ɪz noʊ səˈpɔrt fər səʧ ˈækʃənz. ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz ˈfrikɪŋ ˈpipəl aʊt bət ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd trəst ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt, lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, ənd ˈvərʧuəli ɔl ˈəðər səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ər æt hɪˈstɔrɪk loʊz, ə ˈkɑnfluəns wɪʧ boʊdz wɛl fər ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən aɪˈdilz əv əˈtɑnəmi ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðə ɪmˈbreɪs əv geɪ ˈmɛrɪʤ ənd pɑt ˌligələˈzeɪʃən, ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs rɪˈfɔrm (ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪʧ, tɪ hɪz ˌɪˈmɛns ˈkrɛdɪt, rænd pɔl həz bɪn ˈlidɪŋ ɔn), ənd skul ʧɔɪs ər nɑt sˈlækənɪŋ ənd ðə pæst jɪr həz sin ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ɔn ɔl sɔrts əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. rænd pɔl wɑz tɪ ɪmˈbɑdi ə nu ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən moment,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈoʊbɪt frəm ðə fɔl. ðɛr ˈnɛvər wɑz one.”*.” səʧ ˈrɛndərɪŋz mɪs wət ðət moment”*” wɑz ənd stɪl ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt (ɛz ðə əv ðə tərm, ˈhæpi tɪ pʊl ræŋk ɔn ðɪs). nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə waɪt haʊs, fər ʃʊr, bət əˈbaʊt wɪθ ənd dɪˈmænd fər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəlaɪzd ənd ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd ˈɔpʃənz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈæˌspɛkt əv ɑr lives.”*.” ɛz mæt wɛlʧ ənd aɪ ˈɑrgjud ɪn ɑr bʊk, ðə ˌdɛklərˈeɪʃən əv ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts, ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ə ˈlægɪŋ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv wɛr əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ˈhɛdɪd. ɪt wɪl bi ðə læst ˈɛriə əv ɑr lɪvz tɪ bi trænsˈfɔrmd, bət ju kən ɔˈrɛdi si ðə oʊld ˈɔrdər ˈbreɪkɪŋ daʊn. soʊ rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ˈdɑnəld trəmp ər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ər ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɛls ˈmeɪkɪŋ plænz tɪ muv ˈɪntu ðə waɪt haʊs ðɪs taɪm nɛkst rəˈgɑrdləs əv rænd θˈwɔrtɪd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl rɪˈgrɛt tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ju ðət ðə dɛθ əv həz bɪn ˈgreɪtli ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd.

efforts are on to shape, prime minister constituency, into the spiritual capital and turn the blatant juxtaposition of life and death into commerce. the move, claim those in the know, would possibly help the yogi government acquire stronger secular credentials and deflect the seemingly endless uproar over cow politics. the department of tourism of pradesh, along with top officials in, is putting in place a host of plans that will bring members of different religions to a common platform, and turn one of the oldest cities into an ideal spot for global religious travellers. according to the world tourism organisation, an estimated 300 to 330 million pilgrims visit the world's key religious sites every year. if this happens, hopefully by the end of this year, will be new own country, the city being the home to a little over 100 mosques, scores of churches, a popular buddhist pilgrimage and the highly popular temples of lord shiva and hanuman. “you have to stand on the to get a feel of the city, and its spirituality. is about life, death, respect and religion, the idea is to make it a centre for all religions, and tell visitors that its not all about sadness. the idea is to turn it into a city of liberators,” says kumar, principal secretary to adityanath. he is working feverishly on the project, which also includes ensuring the city is free from power cuts and traffic snarls. linked to both mecca and jerusalem, is one of the world's oldest cities. “the amalgamation of religion in one city is unique in the world and this will be garner great traction among indian and global tourists,” says. this, in some ways, is the second step. the first happened last year when was named as one of the “cities of world music” under the unesco creative cities network. “the rich musical heritage is famous the world over, its a great tag for,” the mayor, said in an interview. mohle said the unesco tag had already provided a fillip to tourism, helping artists and musicians from to visit countries that are a part of this network. nine cities glasgow in the uk, hanover and mannheim in germany, ghent in belgium, in japan, brazzaville in the republic of congo, bogota in columbia, seville in spain and bologna in italy are a part of the unesco chain. “varanasi is immersed in both religion and history. it is already the spiritual capital, we will be reinforcing the claim,” says. for decades, the city claims has remained high on the calendar of international travellers to india, also a large number of domestic travellers. in 530 bc, the buddha preached his first sermon after enlightenment near, but by then the city was already 500 years old. as per hindu mythology, was founded by god shiva, lord of destruction and creation, and is the physical and spiritual centre of the hindu universe. the city is home to a little over million people and an estimated temples and shrines, attracting pilgrims from india, and the world. hindus who visit have strong beliefs, so do buddhists who visit on the outskirts of the city. hindu devotees believe that anyone who dies within the city limits attains instant moksha, or redemption, freeing the soul from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. many spend thousands of rupees transporting bodies to be cremated at two sacreds and chandra in the city, also home to many sick and elderly living in hospices, waiting to die. awasthi did not further spell out details of the project but it is reliably learnt that a host of hollywood and bollywood stars, performing artists, international and indian scholars would be roped in for the project. interestingly, the idea to turn the city into a spiritual centre was triggered after a visit to last year by hollywood star morgan freeman for a national geographic series, the story of god. morgan, who had travelled to seven countries for the series, had then told the press trust of india (pti) that his experience was fascinating in, one of the most prominent religious and spiritual centres in the world for centuries. “i found extremely fascinating. the ambience in is extraordinary. it is the holiest of holy cities in india on the holiest river in india. learning that reincarnation, you can bypass it in, did you know that? that was news to me,” said the bruce almighty star who loved the traffic on the streets. “there were no lights, there were no guides. it just keeps going. how in the world do they do that? you see people lying alongside the road having been run over, you see dead dogs or chickens lying in the road having been run over, everything manages to function on the roads,” morgan told the agency. it was not immediately known if the state government had approached morgan. varanasi chronicler kapoor says the idea is taking shape slow, but steadily. “this is not a new phenomenon, the state government has been at it for long, probably now its taking shape.” it is reliably learnt that the state government would also seek the help of the dr david frawley, an acclaimed author on indian spirituality and yoga practitioner who has deep knowledge of and its history. a mail to dr frawley, a regular visitor to india, remained unanswered. kapoor said the move to push as the spiritual capital will have great backers, especially from the west. the list of top notch visitors from the west, claims kapoor, is both huge and impressive. celebrated sitar artist pandit ravi ashes were immersed in the holy waters of by his daughters, and norah jones in march 2013. celebrated models and actors seal and heidi klum, till they were married, routinely sought priests from every year to take vows as per hindu rites because they were by the city and its culture. singer madonna took lessons in sanskrit over the phone from of yoga way back in 1998, for her album ray of light, grammy award winner sting spent some time in in 2013 along with filmmaker ismail merchant, then scouting for locales for goddess, which he could never direct because he died of a heart attack in 2005. pop icon tina turner, selected by merchant to play the lead in goddess, visited. the move could work wonders for the city, ostensibly because rarely an effort has been made to tag as “a home to all religions”. “varanasi has a place for everyone, the living and the dead, and solace. its a city where khan lived and practiced on thes, a place revered by the hindus. and he told me once that he had witnessed ma on the ganges while practicing his shehnai. in, various religions have evolved throughout the course of and shaped the evolution of society,” says. hopefully soon, one of the holiest places in hindu lore, will have a new tagline for spiritual seekers from all over the world. firstpost is now on. for the latest analysis, commentary and news updates, sign up for our services. just go to.com/whatsapp and hit the subscribe button.

ˈɛfərts ər ɔn tɪ ʃeɪp, praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər kənˈstɪʧuənsi, ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈkæpɪtəl ənd tərn ðə ˈbleɪtənt ˌʤəkstəpəˈzɪʃən əv laɪf ənd dɛθ ˈɪntu ˈkɑmərs. ðə muv, kleɪm ðoʊz ɪn ðə noʊ, wʊd ˈpɑsəbli hɛlp ðə ˈjoʊgi ˈgəvərnmənt əkˈwaɪər ˈstrɔŋgər ˈsɛkjələr krəˈdɛnʃəlz ənd dɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈsimɪŋli ˈɛndləs ˈəˌprɔr ˈoʊvər kaʊ ˈpɑləˌtɪks. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈtʊˌrɪzəm əv prəˈdɛʃ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ tɔp əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn, ɪz ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪn pleɪs ə hoʊst əv plænz ðət wɪl brɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈdɪfərənt riˈlɪʤənz tɪ ə ˈkɑmən ˈplætˌfɔrm, ənd tərn wən əv ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈsɪtiz ˈɪntu ən aɪˈdil spɑt fər ˈgloʊbəl rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈtrævələrz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə wərld ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən, ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 300 tɪ 330 ˈmɪljən ˈpɪlgrəmz ˈvɪzɪt ðə wərldz ki rɪˈlɪʤəs saɪts ˈɛvəri jɪr. ɪf ðɪs ˈhæpənz, ˈhoʊpfəli baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðɪs jɪr, wɪl bi nu oʊn ˈkəntri, ðə ˈsɪti biɪŋ ðə hoʊm tɪ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər 100 mɔsks, skɔrz əv ˈʧərʧɪz, ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈbudəst ˈpɪlgrəmɪʤ ənd ðə ˈhaɪli ˈpɑpjələr ˈtɛmpəlz əv lɔrd ˈʃivə ənd hanuman*. hæv tɪ stænd ɔn ðə tɪ gɪt ə fil əv ðə ˈsɪti, ənd ɪts ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti. ɪz əˈbaʊt laɪf, dɛθ, rɪˈspɛkt ənd rɪˈlɪʤən, ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ meɪk ɪt ə ˈsɛntər fər ɔl riˈlɪʤənz, ənd tɛl ˈvɪzɪtərz ðət ɪts nɑt ɔl əˈbaʊt ˈsædnəs. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ tərn ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪti əv liberators,”*,” sɪz kuˈmɑr, ˈprɪnsəpəl ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɪ adityanath*. hi ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfɛvərˌɪʃli ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludz ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti ɪz fri frəm paʊər kəts ənd ˈtræfɪk snɑrlz. lɪŋkt tɪ boʊθ ˈmɛkə ənd ʤərˈusələm, ɪz wən əv ðə wərldz ˈoʊldəst ˈsɪtiz. əˌmælgəˈmeɪʃən əv rɪˈlɪʤən ɪn wən ˈsɪti ɪz juˈnik ɪn ðə wərld ənd ðɪs wɪl bi ˈgɑrnər greɪt ˈtrækʃən əˈməŋ ˈɪndiən ənd ˈgloʊbəl tourists,”*,” sɪz. ðɪs, ɪn səm weɪz, ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd stɛp. ðə fərst ˈhæpənd læst jɪr wɪn wɑz neɪmd ɛz wən əv ðə əv wərld music”*” ˈəndər ðə juˈnɛˌskoʊ kriˈeɪtɪv ˈsɪtiz ˈnɛtˌwərk. rɪʧ mˈjuzɪkəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɪz ˈfeɪməs ðə wərld ˈoʊvər, ɪts ə greɪt tæg fər varanasi,”*,” ðə meɪər, sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. sɛd ðə juˈnɛˌskoʊ tæg hæd ɔˈrɛdi prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈfɪləp tɪ ˈtʊˌrɪzəm, ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts ənd mjuˈzɪʃənz frəm tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈkəntriz ðət ər ə pɑrt əv ðɪs ˈnɛtˌwərk. naɪn ˈsɪtiz ˈglæˌskoʊ ɪn ðə uk*, ˈhænoʊvər ənd ˈmænhaɪm ɪn ˈʤərməni, gɛnt ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ˈbræzəvɪl ɪn ðə riˈpəblɪk əv ˈkɑŋgoʊ, ˌboʊgəˈtɑ ɪn kəˈləmbiə, səˈvɪl ɪn speɪn ənd bəˈloʊˌŋɑ ɪn ˈɪtəli ər ə pɑrt əv ðə juˈnɛˌskoʊ ʧeɪn. ɪz ˌɪˈmərst ɪn boʊθ rɪˈlɪʤən ənd ˈhɪstəri. ɪt ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ðə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈkæpɪtəl, wi wɪl bi ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə claim,”*,” sɪz. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ðə ˈsɪti kleɪmz həz rɪˈmeɪnd haɪ ɔn ðə ˈkæləndər əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtrævələrz tɪ ˈɪndiə, ˈɔlsoʊ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv dəˈmɛstɪk ˈtrævələrz. ɪn 530 bc*, ðə ˈbudə priʧt hɪz fərst ˈsərmən ˈæftər ˌɛnˈlaɪtənmənt nɪr, bət baɪ ðɛn ðə ˈsɪti wɑz ɔˈrɛdi 500 jɪrz oʊld. ɛz pər ˈhɪnˌdu məˈθɑləˌʤi, wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd baɪ gɑd ˈʃivə, lɔrd əv dɪˈstrəkʃən ənd kriˈeɪʃən, ənd ɪz ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈsɛntər əv ðə ˈhɪnˌdu ˈjunəˌvərs. ðə ˈsɪti ɪz hoʊm tɪ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ənd ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈtɛmpəlz ənd ʃraɪnz, əˈtræktɪŋ ˈpɪlgrəmz frəm ˈɪndiə, ənd ðə wərld. ˈhɪnˌduz hu ˈvɪzɪt hæv strɔŋ bɪˈlifs, soʊ du ˈbudəsts hu ˈvɪzɪt ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ðə ˈsɪti. ˈhɪnˌdu ˈdɛvəˈtiz bɪˈliv ðət ˈɛniˌwən hu daɪz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈsɪti ˈlɪmɪts əˈteɪnz ˈɪnstənt moksha*, ər rɪˈdɛmʃən, friɪŋ ðə soʊl frəm ðə ˈsaɪkəl əv bərθ, dɛθ ənd riˈbərθ. ˈmɛni spɛnd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈrupiz trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈbɑdiz tɪ bi ˈkrimeɪtɪd æt tu ˈseɪkrɪd ənd ˈʧændrə ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni sɪk ənd ˈɛldərli ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈhɑspəsɪz, ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ daɪ. dɪd nɑt ˈfərðər spɛl aʊt ˈditeɪlz əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt bət ɪt ɪz rɪˈlaɪəbli lərnt ðət ə hoʊst əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd ənd ˈbɔlɪˌwʊd stɑrz, pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈɑrtɪsts, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ˈɪndiən ˈskɑlərz wʊd bi roʊpt ɪn fər ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ tərn ðə ˈsɪti ˈɪntu ə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈsɛntər wɑz ˈtrɪgərd ˈæftər ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ læst jɪr baɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd stɑr ˈmɔrgən ˈfrimən fər ə ˈnæʃənəl ˌʤiəˈgræfɪk ˈsɪriz, ðə ˈstɔri əv gɑd. ˈmɔrgən, hu hæd ˈtrævəld tɪ ˈsɛvən ˈkəntriz fər ðə ˈsɪriz, hæd ðɛn toʊld ðə prɛs trəst əv ˈɪndiə (pti*) ðət hɪz ɪkˈspɪriəns wɑz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ɪn, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈprɑmənənt rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈsɛntərz ɪn ðə wərld fər ˈsɛnʧəriz. faʊnd ɪkˈstrimli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ. ðə ˈæmbiəns ɪn ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. ɪt ɪz ðə ˈhoʊliɪst əv ˈhoʊli ˈsɪtiz ɪn ˈɪndiə ɔn ðə ˈhoʊliɪst ˈrɪvər ɪn ˈɪndiə. ˈlərnɪŋ ðət ˌriɪnkɑrˈneɪʃən, ju kən ˈbaɪˌpæs ɪt ɪn, dɪd ju noʊ ðət? ðət wɑz nuz tɪ me,”*,” sɛd ðə brus ɔlˈmaɪti stɑr hu ləvd ðə ˈtræfɪk ɔn ðə strits. wər noʊ laɪts, ðɛr wər noʊ gaɪdz. ɪt ʤɪst kips goʊɪŋ. haʊ ɪn ðə wərld du ðeɪ du ðət? ju si ˈpipəl laɪɪŋ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə roʊd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn rən ˈoʊvər, ju si dɛd dɔgz ər ˈʧɪkənz laɪɪŋ ɪn ðə roʊd ˈhævɪŋ bɪn rən ˈoʊvər, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɔn ðə roads,”*,” ˈmɔrgən toʊld ðə ˈeɪʤənsi. ɪt wɑz nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli noʊn ɪf ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt hæd əˈproʊʧt ˈmɔrgən. ˈkrɑnɪklər kəˈpur sɪz ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ʃeɪp sloʊ, bət ˈstɛdəli. ɪz nɑt ə nu fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn æt ɪt fər lɔŋ, ˈprɑbəˌbli naʊ ɪts ˈteɪkɪŋ shape.”*.” ɪt ɪz rɪˈlaɪəbli lərnt ðət ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnmənt wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ sik ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈdɑktər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfrɔli, ən əˈkleɪmd ˈɔθər ɔn ˈɪndiən ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti ənd ˈjoʊgə prækˈtɪʃənər hu həz dip ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ənd ɪts ˈhɪstəri. ə meɪl tɪ ˈdɑktər ˈfrɔli, ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈvɪzɪtər tɪ ˈɪndiə, rɪˈmeɪnd ˌəˈnænsərd. kəˈpur sɛd ðə muv tɪ pʊʃ ɛz ðə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈkæpɪtəl wɪl hæv greɪt ˈbækərz, əˈspɛʃəli frəm ðə wɛst. ðə lɪst əv tɔp nɑʧ ˈvɪzɪtərz frəm ðə wɛst, kleɪmz kəˈpur, ɪz boʊθ juʤ ənd ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv. ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd sɪˈtɑr ˈɑrtɪst ˈpəndət ˌrɑˈvi ˈæʃɪz wər ˌɪˈmərst ɪn ðə ˈhoʊli ˈwɔtərz əv baɪ hɪz ˈdɔtərz, ənd ˈnɔrə ʤoʊnz ɪn mɑrʧ 2013 ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˈmɑdəlz ənd ˈæktərz sil ənd ˈhaɪdi klum*, tɪl ðeɪ wər ˈmɛrid, ruˈtinli sɔt prists frəm ˈɛvəri jɪr tɪ teɪk vaʊz ɛz pər ˈhɪnˌdu raɪts bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər baɪ ðə ˈsɪti ənd ɪts ˈkəlʧər. ˈsɪŋər məˈdɑnə tʊk ˈlɛsənz ɪn ˈsænskrɪt ˈoʊvər ðə foʊn frəm əv ˈjoʊgə weɪ bæk ɪn 1998 fər hər ˈælbəm reɪ əv laɪt, ˈgræmi əˈwɔrd ˈwɪnər stɪŋ spɛnt səm taɪm ɪn ɪn 2013 əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈfɪlˌmeɪkər ˈɪsmeɪl ˈmərʧənt, ðɛn ˈskaʊtɪŋ fər loʊˈkælz fər ˈgɑdəs, wɪʧ hi kʊd ˈnɛvər dɪˈrɛkt bɪˈkəz hi daɪd əv ə hɑrt əˈtæk ɪn 2005 pɑp ˈaɪkɑn ˈtinə ˈtərnər, səˈlɛktɪd baɪ ˈmərʧənt tɪ pleɪ ðə lɛd ɪn ˈgɑdəs, ˈvɪzɪtɪd. ðə muv kʊd wərk ˈwəndərz fər ðə ˈsɪti, ɑˈstɛnsəbli bɪˈkəz ˈrɛrli ən ˈɛfərt həz bɪn meɪd tɪ tæg ɛz hoʊm tɪ ɔl religions”*”. həz ə pleɪs fər ˈɛvriˌwən, ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ðə dɛd, ənd ˈsɑləs. ɪts ə ˈsɪti wɛr kɑn lɪvd ənd ˈpræktɪst ɔn ðə, ə pleɪs rɪˈvɪrd baɪ ðə ˈhɪnˌduz. ənd hi toʊld mi wəns ðət hi hæd ˈwɪtnəst mɑ ɔn ðə ˈgænʤiz waɪl ˈpræktɪsɪŋ hɪz shehnai*. ɪn, ˈvɛriəs riˈlɪʤənz hæv ɪˈvɑlvd θruaʊt ðə kɔrs əv ənd ʃeɪpt ðə ˌɛvəˈluʃən əv society,”*,” sɪz. ˈhoʊpfəli sun, wən əv ðə ˈhoʊliɪst ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ˈhɪnˌdu lɔr, wɪl hæv ə nu ˈtæˌglaɪn fər ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈsikərz frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld. ɪz naʊ ɔn. fər ðə ˈleɪtəst æˈnælɪsɪs, ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ənd nuz ˈəpˌdeɪts, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈsərvɪsɪz. ʤɪst goʊ tɪ ənd hɪt ðə səbˈskraɪb ˈbətən.

sheffield united are set to receive a welcome cash boost after former blades defender harry maguire completed his move to leicester city. the move to leicester could be worth as much as - and the star understands that united inserted a clause, thought to be 10 per cent of any profit made, into the deal which took maguire to hull in the summer of 2014. the defender was about to enter the final year of his contract with hull and becomes craig shakespeare's first signing since he took over as full-time manager last week. “it’s obviously a very exciting time for myself," maguire, who has signed a five-year deal, said. "once i had my eyes on this club, i always wanted to join. thankfully here so i wait to get the season started and kick on. “there were a number of clubs interested, but when i met the manager here, he pretty much swayed it into the direction of this club. he showed me the way that the club is going. on the up and it looks very promising for the future, so credit to the gaffer. “you can see that with the structure of the club, going to look upwards rather than down so that was a big reason why, as soon as i knew there was an interest, i wanted to jump at the opportunity.” maguire was a stand out in the middle of defence last season despite their to the championship, with the young defender picking up the players’ player of the year and fans’ player of the year awards.

ˈʃɛfild juˈnaɪtɪd ər sɛt tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈwɛlkəm kæʃ bust ˈæftər ˈfɔrmər bleɪdz dɪˈfɛndər ˈhɛri məgˈwaɪr kəmˈplitɪd hɪz muv tɪ ˈlɛstər ˈsɪti. ðə muv tɪ ˈlɛstər kʊd bi wərθ ɛz məʧ ɛz ənd ðə stɑr ˌəndərˈstændz ðət juˈnaɪtɪd ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ə klɔz, θɔt tɪ bi 10 pər sɛnt əv ˈɛni ˈprɑfɪt meɪd, ˈɪntu ðə dil wɪʧ tʊk məgˈwaɪr tɪ həl ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2014 ðə dɪˈfɛndər wɑz əˈbaʊt tɪ ˈɛnər ðə ˈfaɪnəl jɪr əv hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ həl ənd bɪˈkəmz kreɪg ˈʃeɪkˌspirz fərst ˈsaɪnɪŋ sɪns hi tʊk ˈoʊvər ɛz ˈfʊlˌtaɪm ˈmænɪʤər læst wik. ˈɑbviəsli ə ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ taɪm fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf," məgˈwaɪr, hu həz saɪnd ə ˈfaɪvˌjɪr dil, sɛd. "wəns aɪ hæd maɪ aɪz ɔn ðɪs kləb, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʤɔɪn. ˈθæŋkfəli hir soʊ aɪ weɪt tɪ gɪt ðə ˈsizən ˈstɑrtɪd ənd kɪk ɔn. wər ə ˈnəmbər əv kləbz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, bət wɪn aɪ mɛt ðə ˈmænɪʤər hir, hi ˈprɪti məʧ sweɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðɪs kləb. hi ʃoʊd mi ðə weɪ ðət ðə kləb ɪz goʊɪŋ. ɔn ðə əp ənd ɪt lʊks ˈvɛri ˈprɑməsɪŋ fər ðə fˈjuʧər, soʊ ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ðə gaffer*. kən si ðət wɪθ ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə kləb, goʊɪŋ tɪ lʊk ˈəpwərdz ˈrəðər ðən daʊn soʊ ðət wɑz ə bɪg ˈrizən waɪ, ɛz sun ɛz aɪ nu ðɛr wɑz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst, aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ʤəmp æt ðə opportunity.”*.” məgˈwaɪr wɑz ə stænd aʊt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv dɪˈfɛns læst ˈsizən dɪˈspaɪt ðɛr tɪ ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp, wɪθ ðə jəŋ dɪˈfɛndər ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə players’*’ pleɪər əv ðə jɪr ənd fans’*’ pleɪər əv ðə jɪr əˈwɔrdz.

story highlights candidates' health has emerged as an issue one third party candidate has said he runs very fast washington (cnn) donald trump said he is not one to exercise, and hillary clinton drew a lot of attention after faltering in public and taking a few days of rest over pneumonia. voters truly concerned about fitness could take a look at gary johnson. "i don't want this to be an embellishment, but i will be the fittest president of the united states ever," johnson said wednesday in detroit. although president barack obama is no slouch, and his predecessor, president george w. bush, was a regular exerciser, johnson has a decent case to make. the libertarian candidate for president and former governor of new mexico is an avowed athlete and outdoor adventurer. he said he has climbed the tallest peak on every continent, including mount everest. just watched nominee asks, 'what is aleppo?' here's the answer replay more videos ... must watch nominee asks, 'what is aleppo?' here's the answer read more

ˈstɔri ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ˈkænədɪts' hɛlθ həz ˈimərʤd ɛz ən ˈɪʃu wən θərd ˈpɑrti ˈkænədɪt həz sɛd hi rənz ˈvɛri fæst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈdɑnəld trəmp sɛd hi ɪz nɑt wən tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən dru ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən ˈæftər ˈfɔltərɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ə fju deɪz əv rɛst ˈoʊvər nəˈmoʊnjə. ˈvoʊtərz ˈtruli kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ˈfɪtnəs kʊd teɪk ə lʊk æt ˈgɛri ˈʤɑnsən. "aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ðɪs tɪ bi ən ɛmˈbɛlɪʃmənt, bət aɪ wɪl bi ðə ˈfɪtəst ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɛvər," ˈʤɑnsən sɛd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz noʊ slaʊʧ, ənd hɪz ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ, wɑz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈɛksərˌsaɪzər, ˈʤɑnsən həz ə ˈdisənt keɪs tɪ meɪk. ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈkænədɪt fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈfɔrmər ˈgəvərnər əv nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ɪz ən əˈvaʊd ˈæθˌlit ənd ˈaʊtˌdɔr ədˈvɛnʧərər. hi sɛd hi həz klaɪmd ðə ˈtɔlɪst pik ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈkɑntənənt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ maʊnt ˈɛvərəst. ʤɪst wɔʧt ˌnɑməˈni æsks, 'wət ɪz aleppo*?' hɪrz ðə ˈænsər riˈpleɪ mɔr ˈvɪdioʊz məst wɔʧ ˌnɑməˈni æsks, 'wət ɪz aleppo*?' hɪrz ðə ˈænsər rɛd mɔr

let’s be honest allyson, this really is all your fault. for months now been flying under the radar, working hard at achieving my reputation. i openly let my peers judge me and was happy being referred to as “who?” and “her?”. and it was all for two reasons: one, they know me. and two, if we ever did meet, i could scream “you know me! you know me!” the same way sassy, out of control, pregnant teenagers do on maury. but those dreams are far behind me now. because today is a thursday and i find thursdays to be exceptionally boring. so imagine my excitement when i get an email from my school telling me i need to pick up a package. already in the to range of happiness on any given day so i hit chris traeger levels of optimism. public service announcement: apparently that much happiness affects situational awareness and ability to rationalize. because i got my package and started dancing. like, in the mailroom, started dancing. mind you, a terrible dancer. i only wish i could dance half as well as elaine. about 45 seconds in i say to myself, ‘you should stop. if someone notices never be able to achieve your dreams.’ why i stop there is beyond me. the cia world should really examine their projected population growth rates for india and nigeria because they have nothing on the population growth of my mailroom. in the minute and a half i spent dancing our mailroom managed to grow from one person (me) to about 30. this includes the girl that sits behind me in criminal law and two guys that i will see in chemistry class tomorrow morning. and naturally, there were all staring at the crazy person dancing (dancing. seizure. call it what you will). so as any sane, reasonable person does, i took my package and ran the hell out of there. thank god the embarrassment is over, right? wrong! i ran so fast that i body slammed my apartment door which have been a problem if the cute guy living on my floor been opening it with a basket full of laundry. no, instead laundry flew everywhere and i mumbled something along the lines of “thank you” and “reddit”. now he thinks an unapologetic (which too far from the truth, but he need to know that.) in the span of five minutes months of preparation went down the toilet, my maury dreams were destroyed and i have now been dubbed “that mailroom girl who has frequent seizures and runs”. so thanks. despite being thoroughly embarrassed, i was miraculously still pumped for your gift (see picture one). two things i will always do: laugh in the face of danger by opening boxes with my hand on the scissor blade (because really, who actually uses the handle?) and making that face when excited (see picture four). mainly because of who i am as a person. so just now realizing how long it took me to actually talk about the books you got me. sorry. (not really, just practicing on what to say to laundry guy. i actually like talking about myself. see? unapologetic.) okay so book uno: “pawn” by carter. from what gathered (aka, the inside flap), gonna like this one. it has all the things i like: numbers being serious), something tell me they use face transplants) and a strong female protagonist. seriously, nothing turns me off more than weak female characters. i been able to finish a romantic comedy in two years (except for things i hate about you.” because i actually like kat). anyways, this book sounds pretty good so i gave you my seal of approval. edit: i just realized the name is kitty. if a strong female character than my days of sorting through hundreds of young adult novels are over! strong female character = feline name. take katniss, for instance. coincidence? i think not. the first thing i should say is that i was hyped to see you got me two books. not only have you given me more to read but i now have another reason to procrastinate and put off my homework. you also gave me the joy of laughing so hard i choked on my spit (see picture ten). i think because his eyes follow you everywhere. right now, holding it at an awkward angle upside down and i still feel like being watched. but book number two! or would it be and two? eh, whatever. book is “after moonrise” by p.c. cast and gena showalter. made up of two novels, “possessed” by p.c. and “haunted”, which was written by gena. picture twelve is when the word “possessed” caught my eye. picture thirteen is when relieved to remember i like books about possession. what really caught my eye were the words “detective” and “murder so brutal” a words person). spent at least half of my college career studying brutal murders, so nice to have a bit of light reading. mad props allyson, because you seemed to have found a triangle, “first time getting on a train” novel. and novels that textbook heavy on crime, which is refreshing. a secret santa and you know what? screw this. what really trying to say is thanks for the books and ruining my reputation allyson. it was worth it. madison

let’s* bi ˈɑnəst ˈælɪsən, ðɪs ˈrɪli ɪz ɔl jʊr fɔlt. fər mənθs naʊ bɪn flaɪɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr, ˈwərkɪŋ hɑrd æt əˈʧivɪŋ maɪ ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən. aɪ ˈoʊpənli lɛt maɪ pɪrz ʤəʤ mi ənd wɑz ˈhæpi biɪŋ rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ““who?”*?” ənd ““her?”*?”. ənd ɪt wɑz ɔl fər tu ˈrizənz: wən, ðeɪ noʊ mi. ənd tu, ɪf wi ˈɛvər dɪd mit, aɪ kʊd skrim noʊ mi! ju noʊ me!”*!” ðə seɪm weɪ ˈsæsi, aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl, ˈprɛgnənt ˈtiˌneɪʤərz du ɔn ˈmɔri. bət ðoʊz drimz ər fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd mi naʊ. bɪˈkəz təˈdeɪ ɪz ə ˈθərzˌdeɪ ənd aɪ faɪnd ˈθərzdiz tɪ bi ɪkˈsɛpʃənəli ˈbɔrɪŋ. soʊ ˌɪˈmæʤən maɪ ɪkˈsaɪtmənt wɪn aɪ gɪt ən iˈmeɪl frəm maɪ skul ˈtɛlɪŋ mi aɪ nid tɪ pɪk əp ə ˈpækɪʤ. ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə tɪ reɪnʤ əv ˈhæpinəs ɔn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn deɪ soʊ aɪ hɪt krɪs ˈtrɛgər ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm. ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt: əˈpɛrəntli ðət məʧ ˈhæpinəs əˈfɛkts ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənəl əˈwɛrnəs ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz. bɪˈkəz aɪ gɑt maɪ ˈpækɪʤ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdænsɪŋ. laɪk, ɪn ðə ˈmeɪˌlrum, ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdænsɪŋ. maɪnd ju, ə ˈtɛrəbəl ˈdænsər. aɪ ˈoʊnli wɪʃ aɪ kʊd dæns hæf ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌiˈleɪn. əˈbaʊt 45 ˈsɛkəndz ɪn aɪ seɪ tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, ʃʊd stɑp. ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ˈnɛvər bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈʧiv jʊr dreams.’*.’ waɪ aɪ stɑp ðɛr ɪz bɪɔnd mi. ðə siaɪeɪ wərld ʃʊd ˈrɪli ɪgˈzæmɪn ðɛr prɑˈʤɛktəd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ reɪts fər ˈɪndiə ənd naɪˈʤɪriə bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ˈnəθɪŋ ɔn ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən groʊθ əv maɪ ˈmeɪˌlrum. ɪn ðə ˈmɪnət ənd ə hæf aɪ spɛnt ˈdænsɪŋ ɑr ˈmeɪˌlrum ˈmænɪʤd tɪ groʊ frəm wən ˈpərsən (mi) tɪ əˈbaʊt 30 ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ðə gərl ðət sɪts bɪˈhaɪnd mi ɪn ˈkrɪmənəl lɔ ənd tu gaɪz ðət aɪ wɪl si ɪn ˈkɛmɪstri klæs təˈmɑˌroʊ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ənd ˈnæʧərəli, ðɛr wər ɔl ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ðə ˈkreɪzi ˈpərsən ˈdænsɪŋ (ˈdænsɪŋ. ˈsiʒər. kɔl ɪt wət ju wɪl). soʊ ɛz ˈɛni seɪn, ˈrizənəbəl ˈpərsən dɪz, aɪ tʊk maɪ ˈpækɪʤ ənd ræn ðə hɛl aʊt əv ðɛr. θæŋk gɑd ðə ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt ɪz ˈoʊvər, raɪt? rɔŋ! aɪ ræn soʊ fæst ðət aɪ ˈbɑdi slæmd maɪ əˈpɑrtmənt dɔr wɪʧ hæv bɪn ə ˈprɑbləm ɪf ðə kjut gaɪ ˈlɪvɪŋ ɔn maɪ flɔr bɪn ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɪt wɪθ ə ˈbæskət fʊl əv ˈlɔndri. noʊ, ˌɪnˈstɛd ˈlɔndri flu ˈɛvriˌwɛr ənd aɪ ˈməmbəld ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪnz əv you”*” ənd ““reddit”*”. naʊ hi θɪŋks ən ˌənəˌpɑləˈʤɛtɪk (wɪʧ tu fɑr frəm ðə truθ, bət hi nid tɪ noʊ ðət.) ɪn ðə spæn əv faɪv ˈmɪnəts mənθs əv ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən wɛnt daʊn ðə ˈtɔɪlət, maɪ ˈmɔri drimz wər dɪˈstrɔɪd ənd aɪ hæv naʊ bɪn dəbd ˈmeɪˌlrum gərl hu həz ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈsiʒərz ənd runs”*”. soʊ θæŋks. dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ˈθəroʊli ɪmˈbɛrəst, aɪ wɑz mərˈækjələsli stɪl pəmpt fər jʊr gɪft (si ˈpɪkʧər wən). tu θɪŋz aɪ wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz du: læf ɪn ðə feɪs əv ˈdeɪnʤər baɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈbɑksɪz wɪθ maɪ hænd ɔn ðə ˈsɪzər bleɪd (bɪˈkəz ˈrɪli, hu ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈhændəl?) ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðət feɪs wɪn ɪkˈsaɪtɪd (si ˈpɪkʧər fɔr). ˈmeɪnli bɪˈkəz əv hu aɪ æm ɛz ə ˈpərsən. soʊ ʤɪst naʊ ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ haʊ lɔŋ ɪt tʊk mi tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə bʊks ju gɑt mi. ˈsɑri. (nɑt ˈrɪli, ʤɪst ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ɔn wət tɪ seɪ tɪ ˈlɔndri gaɪ. aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli laɪk ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. si? ˌənəˌpɑləˈʤɛtɪk.) ˌoʊˈkeɪ soʊ bʊk ˈuˌnoʊ: ““pawn”*” baɪ ˈkɑrtər. frəm wət ˈgæðərd (ˈɑkə, ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd flæp), ˈgɑnə laɪk ðɪs wən. ɪt həz ɔl ðə θɪŋz aɪ laɪk: ˈnəmbərz biɪŋ ˈsɪriəs), ˈsəmθɪŋ tɛl mi ðeɪ juz feɪs trænˈsplænts) ənd ə strɔŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl proʊˈtægənəst. ˈsɪriəsli, ˈnəθɪŋ tərnz mi ɔf mɔr ðən wik ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktərz. aɪ bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ə roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɑmədi ɪn tu jɪrz (ɪkˈsɛpt fər θɪŋz aɪ heɪt əˈbaʊt you.”*.” bɪˈkəz aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli laɪk kæt). ˈɛniˌweɪz, ðɪs bʊk saʊnz ˈprɪti gʊd soʊ aɪ geɪv ju maɪ sil əv əˈpruvəl. ˈɛdət: aɪ ʤɪst ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə neɪm ɪz ˈkɪti. ɪf ə strɔŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktər ðən maɪ deɪz əv ˈsɔrtɪŋ θru ˈhənərdz əv jəŋ ˈædəlt ˈnɑvəlz ər ˈoʊvər! strɔŋ ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkɛrɪktər ˈfiˌlaɪn neɪm. teɪk katniss*, fər ˈɪnstəns. koʊˈɪnsɪdəns? aɪ θɪŋk nɑt. ðə fərst θɪŋ aɪ ʃʊd seɪ ɪz ðət aɪ wɑz haɪpt tɪ si ju gɑt mi tu bʊks. nɑt ˈoʊnli hæv ju ˈgɪvɪn mi mɔr tɪ rɛd bət aɪ naʊ hæv əˈnəðər ˈrizən tɪ prəˈkræstəˌneɪt ənd pʊt ɔf maɪ ˈhoʊmˌwərk. ju ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv mi ðə ʤɔɪ əv ˈlæfɪŋ soʊ hɑrd aɪ ʧoʊkt ɔn maɪ spɪt (si ˈpɪkʧər tɛn). aɪ θɪŋk bɪˈkəz hɪz aɪz ˈfɑloʊ ju ˈɛvriˌwɛr. raɪt naʊ, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪt æt ən ˈɔkwərd ˈæŋgəl ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn ənd aɪ stɪl fil laɪk biɪŋ wɔʧt. bət bʊk ˈnəmbər tu! ər wʊd ɪt bi ənd tu? ɛ, ˌwəˈtɛvər. bʊk ɪz moonrise”*” baɪ p.c*. kæst ənd ˈʤɛnə ˈʃoʊəltər. meɪd əp əv tu ˈnɑvəlz, ““possessed”*” baɪ p.c*. ənd ““haunted”*”, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈʤɛnə. ˈpɪkʧər twɛlv ɪz wɪn ðə wərd ““possessed”*” kɔt maɪ aɪ. ˈpɪkʧər ˈθərˈtin ɪz wɪn rɪˈlivd tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər aɪ laɪk bʊks əˈbaʊt pəˈzɛʃən. wət ˈrɪli kɔt maɪ aɪ wər ðə wərdz ““detective”*” ənd soʊ brutal”*” ə wərdz ˈpərsən). spɛnt æt list hæf əv maɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ kərɪr ˈstədiɪŋ ˈbrutəl ˈmərdərz, soʊ nis tɪ hæv ə bɪt əv laɪt ˈrɛdɪŋ. mæd prɑps ˈælɪsən, bɪˈkəz ju simd tɪ hæv faʊnd ə ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl, taɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn ə train”*” ˈnɑvəl. ənd ˈnɑvəlz ðət ˈtɛkstˌbʊk ˈhɛvi ɔn kraɪm, wɪʧ ɪz rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ. ə ˈsikrɪt ˈsænə ənd ju noʊ wət? skru ðɪs. wət ˈrɪli traɪɪŋ tɪ seɪ ɪz θæŋks fər ðə bʊks ənd ˈruɪnɪŋ maɪ ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ˈælɪsən. ɪt wɑz wərθ ɪt. ˈmædɪsən

this amazing pattie recipe comes from my mama (thanks mama!). the recipe is an adaptation of a traditional dish made with potatoes called “aloo tikkis” (meaning potato patties). i try not to eat too many potatoes and so i asked my mom to make it withs. she did and it was delicious. this pattie recipe is filled with indian spices so get ready for your mouth to explode with spicy amazingness! ingredients for pattie recipe 1 cup drieds, soaked overnight (or 2 cans of 15 ounces) 2-3 green onions 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 coriander powder 1/2 1/4 of chat, optional 1/4 of powder, optional 1/2 of a fresh green (or red), optional 1-2 of freshly squeezed lemon juice salt, to taste (i used about) 3 of ground chia + cup water 4 cup greens (baby spinach, kale, etc.), optional directions for pattie recipe combine the 3 of ground chia with the cup of water in a bowl and set aside. wash & cook thes until they are super soft (you will have to mash them by hand, so the softer they are the easier it will be for you). once thes are cooked, drain any excess water and set aside. grease a baking sheet and oven to 400. chop the green onion, fresh cilantro and greens, if using, and set aside. now time to use your mom arms, yoga arms or if you are like me, your slightly weakling arms. with a potato (or fork if you have a), mash thes. you want to mash them just until you see any more wholes. you still want them to keep their form. you want to use a food processor because they will get too soft and form properly into patties. add all of the spices and the chia mixture to thes and mix with a spoon until everything is nicely combined. using a measuring cup, scoop up the mixture and place onto your greased baking sheet. use your fingers to flatten your patties until they are about inches thick. bake at 400 for about minutes, flipping them through. enjoy them in your salad, in your burger, in a wrap or on their own! you can pan fry them right before you eat them so that they are nice and crispy. these freeze really well, so feel free to wrap them up and freeze them once they are cool.

ðɪs əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈpæti ˈrɛsəpi kəmz frəm maɪ ˈmɑmə (θæŋks ˈmɑmə!). ðə ˈrɛsəpi ɪz ən ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ə trəˈdɪʃənəl dɪʃ meɪd wɪθ pəˈteɪtoʊz kɔld tikkis”*” (ˈminɪŋ pəˈteɪˌtoʊ ˈpætiz). aɪ traɪ nɑt tɪ it tu ˈmɛni pəˈteɪtoʊz ənd soʊ aɪ æst maɪ mɑm tɪ meɪk ɪt wɪθ. ʃi dɪd ənd ɪt wɑz dɪˈlɪʃəs. ðɪs ˈpæti ˈrɛsəpi ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈɪndiən ˈspaɪsɪz soʊ gɪt ˈrɛdi fər jʊr maʊθ tɪ ɪkˈsploʊd wɪθ ˈspaɪsi amazingness*! ˌɪnˈgridiənts fər ˈpæti ˈrɛsəpi 1 kəp draɪd, soʊkt ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt (ər 2 kænz əv 15 aʊns) grin ˈənjənz kəp ʧɑpt frɛʃ sɪˈlænˌtroʊ ˌkɔriˈændər ˈpaʊdər əv ʧæt, ˈɔpʃənəl əv ˈpaʊdər, ˈɔpʃənəl əv ə frɛʃ grin (ər rɛd), ˈɔpʃənəl əv ˈfrɛʃli skwizd ˈlɛmən ʤus sɔlt, tɪ teɪst (aɪ juzd əˈbaʊt) 3 əv graʊnd ˈʧiə kəp ˈwɔtər 4 kəp grinz (ˈbeɪbi ˈspɪnəʧ, keɪl, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.), ˈɔpʃənəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz fər ˈpæti ˈrɛsəpi ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə 3 əv graʊnd ˈʧiə wɪθ ðə kəp əv ˈwɔtər ɪn ə boʊl ənd sɛt əˈsaɪd. wɑʃ kʊk ðə ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ər ˈsupər sɔft (ju wɪl hæv tɪ mæʃ ðɛm baɪ hænd, soʊ ðə ˈsɔftər ðeɪ ər ðə ˈiziər ɪt wɪl bi fər ju). wəns ðə ər kʊkt, dreɪn ˈɛni ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈwɔtər ənd sɛt əˈsaɪd. gris ə ˈbeɪkɪŋ ʃit ənd ˈəvən tɪ 400 ʧɑp ðə grin ˈənjən, frɛʃ sɪˈlænˌtroʊ ənd grinz, ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ, ənd sɛt əˈsaɪd. naʊ taɪm tɪ juz jʊr mɑm ɑrmz, ˈjoʊgə ɑrmz ər ɪf ju ər laɪk mi, jʊr sˈlaɪtli ˈwiklɪŋ ɑrmz. wɪθ ə pəˈteɪˌtoʊ (ər fɔrk ɪf ju hæv ə), mæʃ ðə. ju wɔnt tɪ mæʃ ðɛm ʤɪst ənˈtɪl ju si ˈɛni mɔr hoʊl. ju stɪl wɔnt ðɛm tɪ kip ðɛr fɔrm. ju wɔnt tɪ juz ə fud ˈprɑˌsɛsər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɪl gɪt tu sɔft ənd fɔrm ˈprɑpərli ˈɪntu ˈpætiz. æd ɔl əv ðə ˈspaɪsɪz ənd ðə ˈʧiə ˈmɪksʧər tɪ ðə ənd mɪks wɪθ ə spun ənˈtɪl ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈnaɪsli kəmˈbaɪnd. ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈmɛʒərɪŋ kəp, skup əp ðə ˈmɪksʧər ənd pleɪs ˈɔntu jʊr grist ˈbeɪkɪŋ ʃit. juz jʊr ˈfɪŋgərz tɪ ˈflætən jʊr ˈpætiz ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ər əˈbaʊt ˈɪnʧɪz θɪk. beɪk æt 400 fər əˈbaʊt ˈmɪnəts, ˈflɪpɪŋ ðɛm θru. ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛm ɪn jʊr ˈsæləd, ɪn jʊr ˈbərgər, ɪn ə ræp ər ɔn ðɛr oʊn! ju kən pæn fraɪ ðɛm raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ju it ðɛm soʊ ðət ðeɪ ər nis ənd ˈkrɪspi. ðiz friz ˈrɪli wɛl, soʊ fil fri tɪ ræp ðɛm əp ənd friz ðɛm wəns ðeɪ ər kul.

partisans of the left compulsively claim president george w. bush was an imbecile who be trusted on anything. if right, all of us must reflexively and wholly refute every statement he ever made. it would seem very reasonable, then, to first dispense with a sweeping pronouncement on one of the most pressing and thorny issues of modern times, an issue that obviously no texan could hope to grasp: “the face of terror is not the true faith of islam. not what islam is all about. islam is peace.” those words were spoken by at the islamic center of washington, dc, just six days after the attacks of september 11, 2001. lo and behold, if one thing that bush clearly shares in common with his renowned ideological obama, hillary clinton and joe an obstinate belief that the religion of islam has nothing to do with violence. obama has defended “the true peaceful nature of islam.” clinton has tweeted, “muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.” and biden, after listening to activist, author and ali discuss the relationship between isis and islam, reportedly retorted, “let me tell you one or two things about islam.” actually, there are a few things that bush, obama, clinton and biden share in common. none of them are theologians, none of them are scholars of middle eastern history and none of even obama, as far as read classical arabic and, thus, understand the koran, the (the traditions and habits of muhammad) or the (the teachings and sayings of muhammad) in their original form. (whether bush, biden or clinton has bothered to read a single translated page of these texts remains to be seen. obama, who from ages six to ten, attended a public school in indonesia influenced by the west, appears to be in much the same boat.) yes, our political leaders are perfectly unified in their immense ignorance of the to which billion a quarter of the global population—subscribe. but leave aside for a moment the contentious and question of whether islam is a religion of peace. why the absence of “’splaining” accusations? after all, the numerous branches of the pc police typically leap to castigate those who opine on topics beyond their “knowledge.” (“knowledge” and, accordingly, “credibility” are allegedly derived not from academic training, but instead primarily from lived experience.) to “’splain” is “to explain or comment on something in a condescending, overconfident, and often inaccurate or oversimplified manner, from the perspective of the group one identifies with.” so with incessant talk of islam, where are the warriors who summarily slam academics who, for example, seek to understand and alleviate the causes of african american poverty? where are the feminists who excoriate male journalists who, for instance, endeavor to comprehend the difficulties women endure in the workplace? and why is the grievance gestapo not up in arms, furiously scolding eminent for rendering, from the mightiest of bully pulpits, definitive judgments on issues about which they know virtually nothing? are bush, obama, biden and i may coin a word—“christiansplaining”? perhaps. it truly matter though. what does matter is, first, what is revealed by the dithering of liberals and progressives otherwise obsessed with enforcing mental segregation, who are usually so eager to condemn those who have strayed beyond their designated racial, religious and gender pens. to be sure, more than any other issue, islam—specifically, the absurdly rudimentary way in which characterized by prominent nonbelievers with no substantive familiarity with the that the outrage is selective. it candidly demonstrates that “’splaining” with their ugly siblings, safe spaces and trigger systematically used, contrary to the, to curtail rather than enhance free speech. the bottom line: who is speaking is of little import as long as what a person utters coincides with one of the narratives, ambitions or ideals. a second reason the willingness to overlook matters? its opinions are hollow, which means the allegations of racism and xenophobia it are (usually) similarly empty. when elected officials, who are profoundly distrusted, as polling consistently shows, mimic what some and islamic scholars islam is a religion of naturally flows due to the property of equality. worsening the situation, the reassurances are almost always heard, due to status and the nature of the media landscape, pouring forth from the mouths of elected officials as opposed to the and islamic scholars. moreover, when some muslims ands in addition to other islamic scholars stress that islam does in fact have internal theological problems, then anxiety quite rightly increases rather than decreases. on june 12, dr. jasser, founder and president of the american islamic forum for democracy, demanded that his develop “real reforms” and “get our sharia islamic law out of the century in which stuck.” in short, americans have been pounded by contradictory voices. americans have also caught pundits and “experts” on television and radio lecturing about the urgent need for muslim american communities to spearhead efforts to counter extremism and homegrown radicalization. but most americans live in or near a muslim community, so they see transpiring to unearth and uproot the few bad weeds. in the meantime, they do witness one terrorist attack after another plotted and carried out on domestic soil: chattanooga, boston, san bernardino, orlando. reasonable then to conclude that progress is not being made within those environs closest to past perpetrators. and here are the most taboo yet prescient questions: if our elected well as the preponderance of those who comment daily on religious extremism—are, for all intents and purposes, totally in islamic theology, who are they to distinguish between what is “radical islam” and what is “non-radical islam”? if a majority of muslims are not violent, does that mean the religion of islam itself is not violent? or could it possibly instead mean that the majority of muslims following the religion of islam as it is written or as it was intended by muhammad to be practiced? as a jew, i would be insulted if a were to boldly declare that “judaism is a religion of peace.” regardless of whether judaism is inherently peaceful or not, i want my faith reduced in such an elementary way, especially by someone outside the faith. and arguably the mere notion of “religion”—as used by our elected ethnocentric. it connotes, certainly within the american context, a personal and private approach to spirituality, protestant and madisonian, reflecting salvation and faith rather than commandments and community, which are more the focus of judaism and islam. the point is that in high places describing islam as a religion of “peace” has long outlived its usefulness. so that the rhetoric was employed with an eye toward public calm rather than the actual content of islam. this is not to say, however, a need to conversely decree islam a religion of “violence”—or anything else for that matter. not even to say we take seriously the of those who commit terror in the name of islam. only to say that this is one of those unique circumstances in which there really has been “’splaining” and, ultimately, only authentic insiders (i.e., muslims and scholars of islam) are equipped to address the theological tenets of islam being “exploited,” “distorted” and “manipulated.” moving forward, to better protect america, the explaining away of islamic extremism ought to end immediately. asserting that “gun violence,” above all, has been the cause of homicidal assaults like the one at the pulse nightclub is to discount context, culture and ideology. tantamount to maintaining that the only reason the genocides of armenia, germany, cambodia, rwanda, bosnia and any other murderous is because of the presence of lethal instruments. this programmatic myopia, which shoves aside reality for the sake of shielding a dangerously utopian view of human relations, is only sentencing to death other innocents at home and abroad. finally, the of those who impeccably conform to multicultural norms must abate. having a perilous chilling effect. after each tragedy, we learn someone hesitated to report suspicious activity out of fear of being branded a bigot. in the wake of orlando, officers across the big networks stressed, “see something, say something.” a cute slogan, but “see something, say something” is inextricably at odds with the pervasive doctrine of “tolerance,” which in effect means “tolerance at all costs.” “see something, say something” politely requests that we put instincts before prejudices. “tolerance” sternly demands that we bury instincts to avoid offending others.

ˈpɑrtəzənz əv ðə lɛft kəmˈpəlsɪvli kleɪm ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ wɑz ən ˈɪmbəsəl hu bi ˈtrəstɪd ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ɪf raɪt, ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs məst riˈflɛksɪvli ənd ˈhoʊli rɪfˈjut ˈɛvəri ˈsteɪtmənt hi ˈɛvər meɪd. ɪt wʊd sim ˈvɛri ˈrizənəbəl, ðɛn, tɪ fərst dɪˈspɛns wɪθ ə sˈwipɪŋ prəˈnaʊnsmənt ɔn wən əv ðə moʊst ˈprɛsɪŋ ənd ˈθɔrni ˈɪʃuz əv ˈmɑdərn taɪmz, ən ˈɪʃu ðət ˈɑbviəsli noʊ ˈtɛksən kʊd hoʊp tɪ græsp: feɪs əv ˈtɛrər ɪz nɑt ðə tru feɪθ əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. nɑt wət ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt. ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz peace.”*.” ðoʊz wərdz wər ˈspoʊkən baɪ æt ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈsɛnər əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˌdiˈsi, ʤɪst sɪks deɪz ˈæftər ðə əˈtæks əv sɛpˈtɛmbər 11 2001 loʊ ənd bɪˈhoʊld, ɪf wən θɪŋ ðət bʊʃ ˈklɪrli ʃɛrz ɪn ˈkɑmən wɪθ hɪz rɪˈnaʊnd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd ʤoʊ ən ˈɑbstənət bɪˈlif ðət ðə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈvaɪələns. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz dɪˈfɛndɪd tru ˈpisfəl ˈneɪʧər əv islam.”*.” ˈklɪntən həz tweeted*, ər ˈpisfəl ənd ˈtɑlərənt ˈpipəl ənd hæv ˈnəθɪŋ ˌwətsoʊˈɛvər tɪ du wɪθ terrorism.”*.” ənd ˈbaɪdən, ˈæftər ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈæktɪvɪst, ˈɔθər ənd ˈɑli dɪˈskəs ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈaɪsəs ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm, rɪˈpɔrtədli riˈtɔrtɪd, mi tɛl ju wən ər tu θɪŋz əˈbaʊt islam.”*.” ˈæˌkʧuəli, ðɛr ər ə fju θɪŋz ðət bʊʃ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈklɪntən ənd ˈbaɪdən ʃɛr ɪn ˈkɑmən. nən əv ðɛm ər ˌθiəˈloʊʤənz, nən əv ðɛm ər ˈskɑlərz əv ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈhɪstəri ənd nən əv ˈivɪn ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ɛz fɑr ɛz rɛd ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɛrəbɪk ənd, ðəs, ˌəndərˈstænd ðə kɔˈrɑn, ðə (ðə trəˈdɪʃənz ənd ˈhæbəts əv mʊˈhɑməd) ər ðə (ðə ˈtiʧɪŋz ənd seɪɪŋz əv mʊˈhɑməd) ɪn ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl fɔrm. (ˈwɛðər bʊʃ, ˈbaɪdən ər ˈklɪntən həz ˈbɑðərd tɪ rɛd ə ˈsɪŋgəl trænzˈleɪtəd peɪʤ əv ðiz tɛksts rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin. ˌoʊˈbɑmə, hu frəm ˈeɪʤɪz sɪks tɪ tɛn, əˈtɛndəd ə ˈpəblɪk skul ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ðə wɛst, əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ɪn məʧ ðə seɪm boʊt.) jɛs, ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz ər ˈpərfəktli ˈjunəˌfaɪd ɪn ðɛr ˌɪˈmɛns ˈɪgnərəns əv ðə tɪ wɪʧ ˈbɪljən ə kˈwɔrtər əv ðə ˈgloʊbəl population—subscribe*. bət liv əˈsaɪd fər ə ˈmoʊmənt ðə kənˈtɛnʃəs ənd kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ə rɪˈlɪʤən əv pis. waɪ ðə ˈæbsəns əv “’“’splaining”*” ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz? ˈæftər ɔl, ðə ˈnumərəs ˈbrænʧɪz əv ðə ˈpiˈsi pəˈlis ˈtɪpɪkəli lip tɪ ˈkæstəˌgeɪt ðoʊz hu oʊˈpaɪn ɔn ˈtɑpɪks bɪɔnd ðɛr ““knowledge.”*.” (““knowledge”*” ənd, əˈkɔrdɪŋli, ““credibility”*” ər əˈlɛʤədli dəraɪvd nɑt frəm ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈtreɪnɪŋ, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd praɪˈmɛrəli frəm lɪvd ɪkˈspɪriəns.) tɪ “’“’splain”*” ɪz ɪkˈspleɪn ər ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ ɪn ə ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ, ˌoʊvərˈkɑnfɪdənt, ənd ˈɔfən ˌɪˈnækjərət ər oʊvərˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪd ˈmænər, frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə grup wən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz with.”*.” soʊ wɪθ ˌɪnˈsɛsənt tɔk əv ˌɪsˈlɑm, wɛr ər ðə ˈwɔrjərz hu səˈmɛrɪli slæm ˌækəˈdɛmɪks hu, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, sik tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ənd əˈliviˌeɪt ðə ˈkɔzɪz əv ˈæfrɪkɑn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑvərti? wɛr ər ðə ˈfɛmənɪsts hu ɛkˈskɔriˌeɪt meɪl ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu, fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪnˈdɛvər tɪ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz ˈwɪmən ɪnˈdʊr ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs? ənd waɪ ɪz ðə ˈgrivəns gəˈstɑpoʊ nɑt əp ɪn ɑrmz, fˈjʊriəsli ˈskoʊldɪŋ ˈɛmənənt fər ˈrɛndərɪŋ, frəm ðə ˈmaɪtiəst əv ˈbʊli ˈpʊlpɪts, dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈʤəʤmənts ɔn ˈɪʃuz əˈbaʊt wɪʧ ðeɪ noʊ ˈvərʧuəli ˈnəθɪŋ? ər bʊʃ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə, ˈbaɪdən ənd aɪ meɪ kɔɪn ə word—“christiansplaining”*”? pərˈhæps. ɪt ˈtruli ˈmætər ðoʊ. wət dɪz ˈmætər ɪz, fərst, wət ɪz rɪˈvild baɪ ðə ˈdɪðərɪŋ əv ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd prɑˈgrɛsɪvz ˈəðərˌwaɪz əbˈsɛst wɪθ ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈmɛntəl ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən, hu ər ˈjuʒəwəli soʊ ˈigər tɪ kənˈdɛm ðoʊz hu hæv streɪd bɪɔnd ðɛr ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ˈreɪʃəl, rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˈʤɛndər pɛnz. tɪ bi ʃʊr, mɔr ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈɪʃu, islam—specifically*, ðə əbˈsərdli ˌrudəˈmɛntəri weɪ ɪn wɪʧ ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪzd baɪ ˈprɑmənənt ˌnɑnbɪˈlivərz wɪθ noʊ ˈsəbstəntɪv fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti wɪθ ðə ðət ðə ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ ɪz səˈlɛktɪv. ɪt ˈkændɪdli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪts ðət “’“’splaining”*” wɪθ ðɛr ˈəgli ˈsɪblɪŋz, seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz ənd ˈtrɪgər ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli juzd, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə, tɪ kərˈteɪl ˈrəðər ðən ɛnˈhæns fri spiʧ. ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn: hu ɪz ˈspikɪŋ ɪz əv ˈlɪtəl ˌɪmˈpɔrt ɛz lɔŋ ɛz wət ə ˈpərsən ˈətərz ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz wɪθ wən əv ðə ˈnɛrətɪvz, æmˈbɪʃənz ər aɪˈdilz. ə ˈsɛkənd ˈrizən ðə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈoʊvərˌlʊk ˈmætərz? ɪts əˈpɪnjənz ər ˈhɑloʊ, wɪʧ minz ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əv ˈreɪˌsɪzəm ənd ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə ɪt ər (ˈjuʒəwəli) ˈsɪmələrli ˈɛmti. wɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz, hu ər proʊˈfaʊndli dɪˈstrəstɪd, ɛz ˈpoʊlɪŋ kənˈsɪstəntli ʃoʊz, ˈmɪmɪk wət səm ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈskɑlərz ˌɪsˈlɑm ɪz ə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ˈnæʧərəli floʊz du tɪ ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ɪkˈwɑləti. ˈwərsənɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ðə ˌriəˈʃʊrənsɪz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz hərd, du tɪ ˈstætəs ənd ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈmidiə ˈlænˌskeɪp, ˈpɔrɪŋ fɔrθ frəm ðə maʊðz əv ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəlz ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə ənd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈskɑlərz. mɔˈroʊvər, wɪn səm ˈməzlɪmz ənd ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈəðər ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈskɑlərz strɛs ðət ˌɪsˈlɑm dɪz ɪn fækt hæv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz, ðɛn æŋˈzaɪəti kwaɪt ˈraɪtli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ˈrəðər ðən ˈdiˌkrisɪz. ɔn ʤun 12 ˈdɑktər. jasser*, ˈfaʊndər ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈfɔrəm fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi, dɪˈmændɪd ðət hɪz dɪˈvɛləp reforms”*” ənd ɑr ˈʃɑriə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk lɔ aʊt əv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɪn wɪʧ stuck.”*.” ɪn ʃɔrt, əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv bɪn ˈpaʊndɪd baɪ ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri ˈvɔɪsɪz. əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ kɔt ˈpəndɪts ənd ““experts”*” ɔn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈlɛkʧərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈərʤənt nid fər ˈməzlɪm əˈmɛrɪkən kəmˈjunɪtiz tɪ ˈspɪˌrhɛd ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ənd ˈhoʊmˈgroʊn ˌrædɪkəlɪˈzeɪʃən. bət moʊst əˈmɛrɪkənz lɪv ɪn ər nɪr ə ˈməzlɪm kəmˈjunɪti, soʊ ðeɪ si trænˈspaɪərɪŋ tɪ əˈnərθ ənd əˈprut ðə fju bæd widz. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ðeɪ du ˈwɪtnəs wən ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæk ˈæftər əˈnəðər ˈplɑtɪd ənd ˈkɛrid aʊt ɔn dəˈmɛstɪk sɔɪl: ˌʧætəˈnugə, ˈbɔstən, sæn ˌbərnɑrˈdinoʊ, ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ. ˈrizənəbəl ðɛn tɪ kənˈklud ðət ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪz nɑt biɪŋ meɪd wɪˈθɪn ðoʊz ɪnˈvaɪrənz ˈkloʊsəst tɪ pæst ˈpərpəˌtreɪtərz. ənd hir ər ðə moʊst tæˈbu jɛt ˈprɛsiənt kˈwɛsʧənz: ɪf ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd wɛl ɛz ðə priˈpɑndrəns əv ðoʊz hu ˈkɑmɛnt ˈdeɪli ɔn rɪˈlɪʤəs extremism—are*, fər ɔl ˌɪnˈtɛnts ənd ˈpərpəsɪz, ˈtoʊtəli ɪn ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk θiˈɑləʤi, hu ər ðeɪ tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin wət ɪz islam”*” ənd wət ɪz islam”*”? ɪf ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈməzlɪmz ər nɑt ˈvaɪələnt, dɪz ðət min ðə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz nɑt ˈvaɪələnt? ər kʊd ɪt ˈpɑsəbli ˌɪnˈstɛd min ðət ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈməzlɪmz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ˌɪsˈlɑm ɛz ɪt ɪz ˈrɪtən ər ɛz ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd baɪ mʊˈhɑməd tɪ bi ˈpræktɪst? ɛz ə ʤu, aɪ wʊd bi ˌɪnˈsəltɪd ɪf ə wər tɪ ˈboʊldli dɪˈklɛr ðət ɪz ə rɪˈlɪʤən əv peace.”*.” rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ˈʤudiˌɪzəm ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈpisfəl ər nɑt, aɪ wɔnt maɪ feɪθ rɪˈdust ɪn səʧ ən ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri weɪ, əˈspɛʃəli baɪ ˈsəmˌwən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə feɪθ. ənd ˈɑrgjuəbli ðə mɪr ˈnoʊʃən əv juzd baɪ ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd ˌɛθnoʊˈsɛntrɪk. ɪt kəˈnoʊts, ˈsərtənli wɪˈθɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑntɛkst, ə ˈpərsɪnəl ənd ˈpraɪvət əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˌspɪrɪˌʧuˈæləˌti, ˈprɑtəstənt ənd madisonian*, rɪˈflɛktɪŋ sælˈveɪʃən ənd feɪθ ˈrəðər ðən kəˈmændmənts ənd kəmˈjunɪti, wɪʧ ər mɔr ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ˈʤudiˌɪzəm ənd ˌɪsˈlɑm. ðə pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ɪn haɪ ˈpleɪsɪz dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ˌɪsˈlɑm ɛz ə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ““peace”*” həz lɔŋ ˌaʊˈtlɪvd ɪts ˈjusfəlnəs. soʊ ðət ðə ˈrɛtərɪk wɑz ɪmˈplɔɪd wɪθ ən aɪ təˈwɔrd ˈpəblɪk kɑm ˈrəðər ðən ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈkɑntɛnt əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. ðɪs ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə nid tɪ ˈkɑnvərsli dɪˈkri ˌɪsˈlɑm ə rɪˈlɪʤən əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls fər ðət ˈmætər. nɑt ˈivɪn tɪ seɪ wi teɪk ˈsɪriəsli ðə əv ðoʊz hu kəˈmɪt ˈtɛrər ɪn ðə neɪm əv ˌɪsˈlɑm. ˈoʊnli tɪ seɪ ðət ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðoʊz juˈnik ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪn wɪʧ ðɛr ˈrɪli həz bɪn “’“’splaining”*” ənd, ˈəltəmətli, ˈoʊnli əˈθɛnɪk ˌɪnˈsaɪdərz (i.e*., ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˈskɑlərz əv ˌɪsˈlɑm) ər ɪkˈwɪpt tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈtɛnəts əv ˌɪsˈlɑm biɪŋ ““exploited,”*,” ““distorted”*” ənd ““manipulated.”*.” ˈmuvɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd, tɪ ˈbɛtər prəˈtɛkt əˈmɛrɪkə, ðə ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ əˈweɪ əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɪkˈstrɛmɪzəm ɔt tɪ ɛnd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. əˈsərtɪŋ ðət violence,”*,” əˈbəv ɔl, həz bɪn ðə kɔz əv ˌhɑməˈsaɪdəl əˈsɔlts laɪk ðə wən æt ðə pəls ˈnaɪtˌkləb ɪz tɪ ˈdɪskaʊnt ˈkɑntɛkst, ˈkəlʧər ənd ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt tɪ meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈrizən ðə ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪdz əv ɑrˈminiə, ˈʤərməni, ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, ˌruˈɑndə, ˈbɑzniə ənd ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈmərdərəs ɪz bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈliθəl ˈɪnstrəmənts. ðɪs ˌprɑgrəˈmætɪk maɪˈoʊpiə, wɪʧ ʃəvz əˈsaɪd ˌriˈæləˌti fər ðə seɪk əv ˈʃildɪŋ ə ˈdeɪnʤərəsli juˈtoʊpiən vju əv ˈjumən riˈleɪʃənz, ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈsɛntənsɪŋ tɪ dɛθ ˈəðər ˈɪnəsənts æt hoʊm ənd əˈbrɔd. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə əv ðoʊz hu ˌɪmˈpɛkəbli kənˈfɔrm tɪ ˌməltiˈkəlʧərəl nɔrmz məst əˈbeɪt. ˈhævɪŋ ə ˈpɛrələs ˈʧɪlɪŋ ˈifɛkt. ˈæftər iʧ ˈtræʤədi, wi lərn ˈsəmˌwən ˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈpɔrt səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti aʊt əv fɪr əv biɪŋ ˈbrændɪd ə ˈbɪgət. ɪn ðə weɪk əv ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ, ˈɔfɪsərz əˈkrɔs ðə bɪg ˈnɛtˌwərks strɛst, ˈsəmθɪŋ, seɪ something.”*.” ə kjut sˈloʊgən, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ, seɪ something”*” ɪz ˌɪˈnɛkstrɪˌkəbli æt ɑdz wɪθ ðə pərˈveɪsɪv ˈdɔktərɪn əv ““tolerance,”*,” wɪʧ ɪn ˈifɛkt minz æt ɔl costs.”*.” ˈsəmθɪŋ, seɪ something”*” pəˈlaɪtli rɪkˈwɛsts ðət wi pʊt ˈɪnstɪŋkts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz. ““tolerance”*” ˈstərnli dɪˈmændz ðət wi ˈbɛri ˈɪnstɪŋkts tɪ əˈvɔɪd əˈfɛndɪŋ ˈəðərz.

is the moon the creation of alien intelligence? paper published in the eminent soviet journal 'sputnik' by russian scientists mik... http://humansarefree.com/2016/09/russian-scientists-published-this-paper.html is the moon the creation of alien intelligence? an artificial sputnik of the earth? our hypothesis: the moon is an artificial earth satellite put into orbit around the earth by some intelligent beings unknown to ourselves. a noah's ark? a battleship they couldn't torpedo? a spaceship come to grief? waiting for the evidence although people long ago began to wonder whether the "canals" on mars were the creation of cosmic engineers, for some odd reason it has not occurred to look with the same eyes upon the peculiarities of the lunar landscape much closer at all the arguments about the possibilities of intelligent life existing on other celestial bodies have been confined to the idea that other civilizations must necessarily live on the surface of a planet, and that the interior as a habitat is out of the question. abandoning the traditional paths of "common sense", we have plunged into what may at first sight seem to be unbridled and irresponsible the more minutely we go into all the information gathered by man about the moon, the more we are convinced that there is not a single fact to rule out our only that, but many things so far considered to be lunar are explainable in the light of this new origin of the moon is one of the most complicated problems of cosmogony. so far there have been basically three hypotheses under moon was once a part of the earth and broke away from it. this has now been refuted by the moon was formed independently from the same cloud of dust and gas as the earth, and immediately became the earth's natural then why is there such a big difference between the specific gravity of the moon (3.33 grams per cubic centimeter) and that of the earth (5.5 gr.)?furthermore, according to the latest information (analysis of samples brought back by the u.s. apollo astronauts) lunar rock is not of the same composition as the moon came into being separately, and, moreover, far from the earth (perhaps even outside the solar would mean that the moon would not have to be fashioned from the same "clay" as our own planet. sailing through the universe, the moon came into earth's proximity, and by a complex interplay of forces of gravity was brought within a geocentric orbit, very close to circular. but a catch of this kind is virtually fact, scientists studying the origin of the universe today have no acceptable theory to explain how the system came into refuse to engage in speculation about who exactly staged this unique experiment, which only a highly developed civilization was capable you are going to launch an artificial sputnik, then it is advisable to make it the same time it would be naive to imagine that anyone capable of such a tremendous space project would be satisfied simply with some kind of giant empty trunk hurled into a is more likely that what we have here is a very ancient spaceship, the interior of which was filled with fuel for the engines, materials and appliances for repair work, navigation, instruments, observation equipment and all manner of other words, everything necessary to enable this "caravelle of the universe" to serve as a kind of noah's ark of intelligence, perhaps even as the home of a whole civilization a prolonged (thousands of millions of years) existence and long wanderings through space (thousands of millions of miles).naturally, the hull of such a spaceship must be in order to stand up to the blows of and sharp fluctuations between extreme heat and extreme the shell is a basis a dense of about 20 miles in thickness, and outside it some kind of more loosely packed covering (a thinner layer averaging about three certain areas where the lunar "seas" and "craters" are, the upper layer is quite thin, in some cases, the moon's diameter is miles, then looked at from our point of view it is a thin- walled sphere.and, understandably, not an empty one. there could be all kinds of materials and equipment on its inner the greatest proportion of the lunar mass is concentrated in the central part of the sphere, in its core, which has a diameter of the distance between the kernel and the shell of this nut is in the region of 30 miles. this space was doubtless filled with gases required for breathing, and for technological and other such an internal structure the moon could have an average specific gravity if grams per cubic centimeter, which differs considerably from that of earth (5.5 grams per cubic most numerous and interesting of the formations on the lunar surface are the diameter they vary considerably. some are less that a yard across, while others are more than 120 miles (the biggest has a diameter of 148 miles). how does the moon come to be so are two hypothesis volcanic and meteoric. most scientists vote for the stanyukovich, a soviet physicist, has written a whole series of works since 1937 in which he expounds the idea that the craters are the result of bombardment of the moon for millions of he really means bombardment, for even the smallest celestial body, when it is involved in one of those fastest collisions so common in the cosmos behaves itself like a warhead charged with dynamite, or even an atomic warhead at combustion takes place on impact, turning it into a dense cloud of incandescent gas, into plasma, and there is a very definite to professor stanyukovich, a "missile" of a sizable character (say 6 miles in diameter) must, on collision with the moon, penetrate to a depth equal to 4 or 5 times its own diameter (24-30 surprising thing is that however big the may have been which have fallen on the moon (some have been more than 60 miles in diameter), and however fast they must have been traveling (in some cases the combined speed was as much as 38 miles per second), the craters they have left behind are for some odd reason all about the same depth, miles, although they vary tremendously in that diameter crater. in area it outdoes hiroshima hundreds of times a powerful explosion it must have been to send millions of tons of lunar rock over tens of the face of it, one would expect to find a very deep crater here, but nothing of the sort: there is three miles at the most between top and bottom levels, and one third of that is accounted for by the wall of rock thrown up around the crater like a toothed such a big hole, it is too shallow. furthermore, the bottom of the crater is convex, following the curve of the lunar you were to stand in the middle of the crater you would not even be able to see the soaring edge-- it would be beyond the horizon. a hollow that is more like a hill is a rather strange affair, really, if one assumes that when the meteorite strikes the outer covering of the moon, this plays the role of a buffer and the foreign body finds itself up against an impenetrable spherical slightly denting the layer of armour plating, the explosion flings bits of its "coating" far and in mind that the moon's defense coating is, according to our calculations, miles thick, one sees that this is approximately the maximum depth of the let us consider the chemical peculiarities of the lunar analysis, american scientists have found chromium, titanium and zirconium in it. these are all metals with refractory, mechanically strong and combination of them all would have enviable resistance to heat and the ability to stand up to means of aggression, and could be used on earth for linings for electrical a material had to be devised to protect a giant artificial satellite from the unfavorable effects of temperature, from cosmic radiation and meteorite bombardment, the experts would probably have hit on precisely these that case it is not clear why lunar rock is such an extraordinarily poor heat conductor - a factor which so amazed the astronauts? wasn't that what the designers of the of the earth were the engineers point of view, this spaceship of ages long past which we call the moon is superbly constructed. there may be a good reason for its extreme longevity. it is even possible that it predates our own any rate, some pieces of lunar rock have proved older than the oldest on earth, although it is true, this applies to the age of the materials and not of the structure for which they were from the number of craters on its surface, the moon itself is no is, of course, difficult to say when it began to shine in the sky above the earth, but on the basis of some preliminary estimates one might hazard a guess that it was around two thousand million years do not, of course, imagine that the moon is still inhabited, and probably many of its automatic devices have stopped working, too. the stabilizers have ceased functioning and the poles have though the moon keeps that same side turned towards us, for some time it has been unsteady on its own axis, on occasion showing us part of its reverse side which were once invisible to observers on the earth - for example, the themselves if they made expeditions has taken its toll. both body and rigging have disintegrated to some extent; some seams on the inner shell evidently assume that the long (up to 940 miles) chains of small craters formerly ascribed to volcanic activity were brought about by eruptions of gas through cracks appearing in the armour plating as a result of doubt one of the most splendid features of the a straight "wall" nearly 500 yards high and over 60 miles long - formed as a result of one of the armor plates bending under the impact of celestial torpedoes and raising one of its straight, even moon's population presumably took the necessary steps to remedy the effects of meteorite bombardment, for example, patching up rents in the outer shield covering the inner such purposes a substance from the lunar core was probably used, a kind a cement being made from it. after processing this would be piped to the surface sites where it was long ago astronomers discovered variations in the gravitational fields near the large "seas". we believe the reason to be this: the moon's dry seas are in fact areas from which the protective coating was torn from the armor make good the damage to these vast tracts, the installation producing the repair substance would have had to be brought immediately beneath the site so that it could flood the area with its "cement". the resulting flat stretches are what look like seas to the terrestrial stocks of materials and machinery for doing this are no doubt still where they were, and are sufficiently massive to give rise to these gravitational is the moon today? is it a colossal necropolis, a "city of the dead," where some form of life became extinct? is it a kind cosmic flying dutchman? a craft abandoned by its crew and controlled do not know and we shall not try to have put forward in this article only a few of the reasons - unfortunately the evidence is so far only circumstantial - for our hypothesis, which at first glance may appear to be similar "crazy" idea was put forward in 1959 by professor iosif shklovsky, an eminent scientist, in relation to the "moons" circling around carefully weighing up the evidence he concludes that they are both hollow and therefore artificial feel that the questions we have raised in connection with our moon provide sufficient food for serious thought on the matter; the result may be the illumination of our many lunar riddles.now, of course, we have to wait for direct evidence to support our idea. or refute there will not be long to wait.

ɪz ðə mun ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈeɪliən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns? ˈpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈɛmənənt ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈʤərnəl 'ˈspətnɪk' baɪ ˈrəʃən ˈsaɪəntɪsts mik*... ɪz ðə mun ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈeɪliən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns? ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈspətnɪk əv ðə ərθ? ɑr haɪˈpɑθəsəs: ðə mun ɪz ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ərθ ˈsætəˌlaɪt pʊt ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət əraʊnd ðə ərθ baɪ səm ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt biɪŋz ənˈnoʊn tɪ ɑrˈsɛlvz. ə noʊəz ɑrk? ə ˈbætəlˌʃɪp ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt tɔrˈpiˌdoʊ? ə ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp kəm tɪ grif? ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˈɛvədəns ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈpipəl lɔŋ əˈgoʊ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər ðə "kəˈnælz" ɔn mɑrz wər ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ˈkɑzmɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz, fər səm ɑd ˈrizən ɪt həz nɑt əˈkərd tɪ lʊk wɪθ ðə seɪm aɪz əˈpɑn ðə pɪˌkjuliˈɛrətiz əv ðə ˈlunər ˈlænˌskeɪp məʧ ˈkloʊzər æt ɔl ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts əˈbaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt laɪf ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ɔn ˈəðər səˈlɛsʧəl ˈbɑdiz hæv bɪn kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈəðər ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz məst ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli lɪv ɔn ðə ˈsərfəs əv ə ˈplænət, ənd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ɛz ə ˈhæbəˌtæt ɪz aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən. əˈbændənɪŋ ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl pæθs əv "ˈkɑmən sɛns", wi hæv plənʤd ˈɪntu wət meɪ æt fərst saɪt sim tɪ bi ənˈbraɪdəld ənd ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ðə mɔr ˈmɪnətli wi goʊ ˈɪntu ɔl ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈgæðərd baɪ mæn əˈbaʊt ðə mun, ðə mɔr wi ər kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɛr ɪz nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl fækt tɪ rul aʊt ɑr ˈoʊnli ðət, bət ˈmɛni θɪŋz soʊ fɑr kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈlunər ər ɪkˈspleɪnəbəl ɪn ðə laɪt əv ðɪs nu ˈɔrəʤən əv ðə mun ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈprɑbləmz əv cosmogony*. soʊ fɑr ðɛr hæv bɪn ˈbeɪsɪkli θri haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz ˈəndər mun wɑz wəns ə pɑrt əv ðə ərθ ənd broʊk əˈweɪ frəm ɪt. ðɪs həz naʊ bɪn rɪfˈjutɪd baɪ ðə mun wɑz fɔrmd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli frəm ðə seɪm klaʊd əv dəst ənd gæs ɛz ðə ərθ, ənd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈkeɪm ðə ərθs ˈnæʧərəl ðɛn waɪ ɪz ðɛr səʧ ə bɪg ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈgrævɪti əv ðə mun græmz pər ˈkjubɪk ˈsɛntəˌmitər) ənd ðət əv ðə ərθ gr.)?furthermore*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən (æˈnælɪsɪs əv ˈsæmpəlz brɔt bæk baɪ ðə juz. əˈpɑloʊ ˈæstrəˌnɔts) ˈlunər rɑk ɪz nɑt əv ðə seɪm ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ɛz ðə mun keɪm ˈɪntu biɪŋ ˈsɛpərətli, ənd, mɔˈroʊvər, fɑr frəm ðə ərθ (pərˈhæps ˈivɪn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈsoʊlər wʊd min ðət ðə mun wʊd nɑt hæv tɪ bi ˈfæʃənd frəm ðə seɪm "kleɪ" ɛz ɑr oʊn ˈplænət. ˈseɪlɪŋ θru ðə ˈjunəˌvərs, ðə mun keɪm ˈɪntu ərθs prɑkˈsɪməti, ənd baɪ ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈɪntərˌpleɪ əv ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈgrævɪti wɑz brɔt wɪˈθɪn ə ˌʤioʊˈsɛntrɪk ˈɔrbət, ˈvɛri kloʊz tɪ ˈsərkjələr. bət ə kæʧ əv ðɪs kaɪnd ɪz ˈvərʧuəli fækt, ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˈɔrəʤən əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs təˈdeɪ hæv noʊ əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈθɪri tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ ðə ˈsɪstəm keɪm ˈɪntu ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əˈbaʊt hu ɪgˈzæktli steɪʤd ðɪs juˈnik ɪkˈspɛrəmənt, wɪʧ ˈoʊnli ə ˈhaɪli dɪˈvɛləpt ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən wɑz ˈkeɪpəbəl ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ lɔnʧ ən ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈspətnɪk, ðɛn ɪt ɪz ədˈvaɪzəbəl tɪ meɪk ɪt ðə seɪm taɪm ɪt wʊd bi naɪiv tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ˈɛniˌwən ˈkeɪpəbəl əv səʧ ə trɪˈmɛndəs speɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wʊd bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd ˈsɪmpli wɪθ səm kaɪnd əv ʤaɪənt ˈɛmti trəŋk hərld ˈɪntu ə ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðət wət wi hæv hir ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈeɪnʧənt ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp, ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv wɪʧ wɑz fɪld wɪθ fjuəl fər ðə ˈɛnʤənz, məˈtɪriəlz ənd əˈplaɪənsɪz fər rɪˈpɛr wərk, ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən, ˈɪnstrəmənts, ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ɪkˈwɪpmənt ənd ɔl ˈmænər əv ˈəðər wərdz, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðɪs "ˈkɛrəˌvɛl əv ðə ˈjunəˌvərs" tɪ sərv ɛz ə kaɪnd əv noʊəz ɑrk əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, pərˈhæps ˈivɪn ɛz ðə hoʊm əv ə hoʊl ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ə prəˈlɔŋd (ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈmɪljənz əv jɪrz) ɪgˈzɪstəns ənd lɔŋ ˈwɑndərɪŋz θru speɪs (ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈmɪljənz əv miles).naturally*, ðə həl əv səʧ ə ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp məst bi ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ stænd əp tɪ ðə bloʊz əv ənd ʃɑrp ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ɪkˈstrim hit ənd ɪkˈstrim ðə ʃɛl ɪz ə ˈbeɪsɪs ə dɛns əv əˈbaʊt 20 maɪəlz ɪn ˈθɪknəs, ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ɪt səm kaɪnd əv mɔr ˈlusli pækt ˈkəvərɪŋ (ə ˈθɪnər leɪər ˈævrɪʤɪŋ əˈbaʊt θri ˈsərtən ˈɛriəz wɛr ðə ˈlunər "siz" ənd "ˈkreɪtərz" ər, ðə ˈəpər leɪər ɪz kwaɪt θɪn, ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə munz daɪˈæmətər ɪz maɪəlz, ðɛn lʊkt æt frəm ɑr pɔɪnt əv vju ɪt ɪz ə θɪn- wɔld sphere.and*, ˌəndərˈstændəbli, nɑt ən ˈɛmti wən. ðɛr kʊd bi ɔl kaɪnz əv məˈtɪriəlz ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt ɔn ɪts ˈɪnər ðə ˈgreɪtəst prəˈpɔrʃən əv ðə ˈlunər mæs ɪz ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl pɑrt əv ðə sfɪr, ɪn ɪts kɔr, wɪʧ həz ə daɪˈæmətər əv ðə ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkərnəl ənd ðə ʃɛl əv ðɪs nət ɪz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən əv 30 maɪəlz. ðɪs speɪs wɑz ˈdaʊtləs fɪld wɪθ ˈgæsɪz rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈbriðɪŋ, ənd fər ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ənd ˈəðər səʧ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈstrəkʧər ðə mun kʊd hæv ən ˈævərɪʤ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈgrævɪti ɪf græmz pər ˈkjubɪk ˈsɛntəˌmitər, wɪʧ ˈdɪfərz kənˈsɪdərəbli frəm ðət əv ərθ græmz pər ˈkjubɪk moʊst ˈnumərəs ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ əv ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈlunər ˈsərfəs ər ðə daɪˈæmətər ðeɪ ˈvɛri kənˈsɪdərəbli. səm ər lɛs ðət ə jɑrd əˈkrɔs, waɪl ˈəðərz ər mɔr ðən 120 maɪəlz (ðə ˈbɪgəst həz ə daɪˈæmətər əv 148 maɪəlz). haʊ dɪz ðə mun kəm tɪ bi soʊ ər tu haɪˈpɑθəsəs vɑlˈkænɪk ənd ˌmitiˈɔrɪk. moʊst ˈsaɪəntɪsts voʊt fər ðə stanyukovich*, ə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈfɪzɪsɪst, həz ˈrɪtən ə hoʊl ˈsɪriz əv wərks sɪns 1937 ɪn wɪʧ hi ɪkˈspaʊndz ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə ˈkreɪtərz ər ðə rɪˈzəlt əv bɑmˈbɑrdmənt əv ðə mun fər ˈmɪljənz əv hi ˈrɪli minz bɑmˈbɑrdmənt, fər ˈivɪn ðə sˈmɔləst səˈlɛsʧəl ˈbɑdi, wɪn ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn wən əv ðoʊz ˈfæstəst kəˈlɪʒənz soʊ ˈkɑmən ɪn ðə ˈkɑzmoʊs bɪˈheɪvz ˌɪtˈsɛlf laɪk ə ˈwɔˌrhɛd ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt, ər ˈivɪn ən əˈtɑmɪk ˈwɔˌrhɛd æt kəmˈbəsʧən teɪks pleɪs ɔn ˌɪmˈpækt, ˈtərnɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ə dɛns klaʊd əv ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt gæs, ˈɪntu ˈplæzmə, ənd ðɛr ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈdɛfənət tɪ prəˈfɛsər stanyukovich*, ə "ˈmɪsəl" əv ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈkɛrɪktər (seɪ 6 maɪəlz ɪn daɪˈæmətər) məst, ɔn kəˈlɪʒən wɪθ ðə mun, ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt tɪ ə dɛpθ ˈikwəl tɪ 4 ər 5 taɪmz ɪts oʊn daɪˈæmətər səˈpraɪzɪŋ θɪŋ ɪz ðət ˌhaʊˈɛvər bɪg ðə meɪ hæv bɪn wɪʧ hæv ˈfɑlən ɔn ðə mun (səm hæv bɪn mɔr ðən 60 maɪəlz ɪn daɪˈæmətər), ənd ˌhaʊˈɛvər fæst ðeɪ məst hæv bɪn ˈtrævəlɪŋ (ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ðə kəmˈbaɪnd spid wɑz ɛz məʧ ɛz 38 maɪəlz pər ˈsɛkənd), ðə ˈkreɪtərz ðeɪ hæv lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ər fər səm ɑd ˈrizən ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm dɛpθ, maɪəlz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ ˈvɛri trɪˈmɛndəsli ɪn ðət daɪˈæmətər ˈkreɪtər. ɪn ˈɛriə ɪt ˌaʊtˈdəz ˌhɪˈroʊʃɪmə ˈhənərdz əv taɪmz ə ˈpaʊərfəl ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪt məst hæv bɪn tɪ sɛnd ˈmɪljənz əv tənz əv ˈlunər rɑk ˈoʊvər tɛnz əv ðə feɪs əv ɪt, wən wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ faɪnd ə ˈvɛri dip ˈkreɪtər hir, bət ˈnəθɪŋ əv ðə sɔrt: ðɛr ɪz θri maɪəlz æt ðə moʊst bɪtˈwin tɔp ənd ˈbɑtəm ˈlɛvəlz, ənd wən θərd əv ðət ɪz əˈkaʊntɪd fər baɪ ðə wɔl əv rɑk θroʊn əp əraʊnd ðə ˈkreɪtər laɪk ə tuθt səʧ ə bɪg hoʊl, ɪt ɪz tu ˈʃæloʊ. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈkreɪtər ɪz ˈkɑnˌvɛks, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə kərv əv ðə ˈlunər ju wər tɪ stænd ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈkreɪtər ju wʊd nɑt ˈivɪn bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ðə ˈsɔrɪŋ ɛʤ-- ɪt wʊd bi bɪɔnd ðə hərˈaɪzən. ə ˈhɑloʊ ðət ɪz mɔr laɪk ə hɪl ɪz ə ˈrəðər streɪnʤ əˈfɛr, ˈrɪli, ɪf wən əˈsumz ðət wɪn ðə ˈmitiɔˌraɪt straɪks ðə ˈaʊtər ˈkəvərɪŋ əv ðə mun, ðɪs pleɪz ðə roʊl əv ə ˈbəfər ənd ðə ˈfɔrən ˈbɑdi faɪndz ˌɪtˈsɛlf əp əˈgɛnst ən ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl sˈfɛrɪkəl sˈlaɪtli ˈdɛntɪŋ ðə leɪər əv ˈɑrmər ˈpleɪtɪŋ, ðə ɪkˈsploʊʒən flɪŋz bɪts əv ɪts "ˈkoʊtɪŋ" fɑr ənd ɪn maɪnd ðət ðə munz dɪˈfɛns ˈkoʊtɪŋ ɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɑr ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz, maɪəlz θɪk, wən siz ðət ðɪs ɪz əˈprɑksəmətli ðə ˈmæksəməm dɛpθ əv ðə lɛt ˈjuˈɛs kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈkɛmɪkəl pɪˌkjuliˈɛrətiz əv ðə ˈlunər æˈnælɪsɪs, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv faʊnd ˈkroʊmiəm, taɪˈteɪniəm ənd zərˈkoʊniəm ɪn ɪt. ðiz ər ɔl ˈmɛtəlz wɪθ rəˈfræktəri, məˈkænɪkli strɔŋ ənd ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ðɛm ɔl wʊd hæv ˈɛnviəbəl rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ hit ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ stænd əp tɪ minz əv əˈgrɛʃən, ənd kʊd bi juzd ɔn ərθ fər ˈlaɪnɪŋz fər ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ə məˈtɪriəl hæd tɪ bi dɪˈvaɪzd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ə ʤaɪənt ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˈsætəˌlaɪt frəm ðə ˌənˈfeɪvərəbəl ˈifɛkts əv ˈtɛmpərəʧər, frəm ˈkɑzmɪk ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈmitiɔˌraɪt bɑmˈbɑrdmənt, ðə ˈɛkspərts wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv hɪt ɔn prɪˈsaɪsli ðiz ðət keɪs ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr waɪ ˈlunər rɑk ɪz səʧ ən ɛkˌstrɔrdəˈnɛrəli pur hit kənˈdəktər ə ˈfæktər wɪʧ soʊ əˈmeɪzd ðə ˈæstrəˌnɔts? ˈwəzənt ðət wət ðə dɪˈzaɪnərz əv ðə əv ðə ərθ wər ðə ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz pɔɪnt əv vju, ðɪs ˈspeɪsˌʃɪp əv ˈeɪʤɪz lɔŋ pæst wɪʧ wi kɔl ðə mun ɪz ˈsupərbli kənˈstrəktɪd. ðɛr meɪ bi ə gʊd ˈrizən fər ɪts ɪkˈstrim lɔnˈʤɛvəti. ɪt ɪz ˈivɪn ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ɪt ˈpriˈdeɪts ɑr oʊn ˈɛni reɪt, səm ˈpisɪz əv ˈlunər rɑk hæv pruvd ˈoʊldər ðən ðə ˈoʊldəst ɔn ərθ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ɪz tru, ðɪs əˈplaɪz tɪ ðə eɪʤ əv ðə məˈtɪriəlz ənd nɑt əv ðə ˈstrəkʧər fər wɪʧ ðeɪ wər frəm ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkreɪtərz ɔn ɪts ˈsərfəs, ðə mun ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz noʊ ɪz, əv kɔrs, ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ seɪ wɪn ɪt bɪˈgæn tɪ ʃaɪn ɪn ðə skaɪ əˈbəv ðə ərθ, bət ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv səm prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri ˈɛstəˌmeɪts wən maɪt ˈhæzərd ə gɛs ðət ɪt wɑz əraʊnd tu ˈθaʊzənd ˈmɪljən jɪrz du nɑt, əv kɔrs, ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ðə mun ɪz stɪl ˌɪnˈhæbətəd, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈmɛni əv ɪts ˌɔtəˈmætɪk dɪˈvaɪsɪz hæv stɑpt ˈwərkɪŋ, tu. ðə ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzərz hæv sist ˈfəŋkʃənɪŋ ənd ðə poʊlz hæv ðoʊ ðə mun kips ðət seɪm saɪd tərnd təˈwɔrdz ˈjuˈɛs, fər səm taɪm ɪt həz bɪn ənˈstɛdi ɔn ɪts oʊn ˈæksəs, ɔn əˈkeɪʒən ʃoʊɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs pɑrt əv ɪts rɪˈvərs saɪd wɪʧ wər wəns ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl tɪ əbˈzərvərz ɔn ðə ərθ fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪf ðeɪ meɪd ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz həz ˈteɪkən ɪts toʊl. boʊθ ˈbɑdi ənd ˈrɪgɪŋ hæv dɪˈsɪntəˌgreɪtɪd tɪ səm ɪkˈstɛnt; səm simz ɔn ðə ˈɪnər ʃɛl ˈɛvədəntli əˈsum ðət ðə lɔŋ (əp tɪ 940 maɪəlz) ʧeɪnz əv smɔl ˈkreɪtərz ˈfɔrmərli əˈskraɪbd tɪ vɑlˈkænɪk ækˈtɪvɪti wər brɔt əˈbaʊt baɪ ˌɪˈrəpʃənz əv gæs θru kræks əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɑrmər ˈpleɪtɪŋ ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv daʊt wən əv ðə moʊst ˈsplɛndɪd ˈfiʧərz əv ðə ə streɪt "wɔl" ˈnɪrli 500 jɑrdz haɪ ənd ˈoʊvər 60 maɪəlz lɔŋ fɔrmd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv wən əv ðə ˈɑrmər pleɪts ˈbɛndɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv səˈlɛsʧəl tɔrˈpidoʊz ənd ˈreɪzɪŋ wən əv ɪts streɪt, ˈivɪn munz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən prɪˈzuməbli tʊk ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri stɛps tɪ ˈrɛmədi ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈmitiɔˌraɪt bɑmˈbɑrdmənt, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈpæʧɪŋ əp rɛnts ɪn ðə ˈaʊtər ʃild ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˈɪnər səʧ ˈpərpəsɪz ə ˈsəbstəns frəm ðə ˈlunər kɔr wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli juzd, ə kaɪnd ə sɪˈmɛnt biɪŋ meɪd frəm ɪt. ˈæftər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ðɪs wʊd bi paɪpt tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs saɪts wɛr ɪt wɑz lɔŋ əˈgoʊ əˈstrɑnəmərz dɪˈskəvərd ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl fildz nɪr ðə lɑrʤ "siz". wi bɪˈliv ðə ˈrizən tɪ bi ðɪs: ðə munz draɪ siz ər ɪn fækt ˈɛriəz frəm wɪʧ ðə prəˈtɛktɪv ˈkoʊtɪŋ wɑz tɔrn frəm ðə ˈɑrmər meɪk gʊd ðə ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ðiz væst trækts, ðə ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən prəˈdusɪŋ ðə rɪˈpɛr ˈsəbstəns wʊd hæv hæd tɪ bi brɔt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈniθ ðə saɪt soʊ ðət ɪt kʊd fləd ðə ˈɛriə wɪθ ɪts "sɪˈmɛnt". ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ flæt ˈstrɛʧɪz ər wət lʊk laɪk siz tɪ ðə tərˈɛstriəl stɑks əv məˈtɪriəlz ənd məˈʃinəri fər duɪŋ ðɪs ər noʊ daʊt stɪl wɛr ðeɪ wər, ənd ər səˈfɪʃəntli ˈmæsɪv tɪ gɪv raɪz tɪ ðiz ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ɪz ðə mun təˈdeɪ? ɪz ɪt ə kəˈlɑsəl nəˈkrɑpələs, ə "ˈsɪti əv ðə dɛd," wɛr səm fɔrm əv laɪf bɪˈkeɪm ɪkˈstɪŋkt? ɪz ɪt ə kaɪnd ˈkɑzmɪk flaɪɪŋ ˈdəʧmən? ə kræft əˈbændənd baɪ ɪts kru ənd kənˈtroʊld du nɑt noʊ ənd wi ʃæl nɑt traɪ tɪ hæv pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈoʊnli ə fju əv ðə ˈrizənz ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ˈɛvədəns ɪz soʊ fɑr ˈoʊnli ˌsərkəmˈstænʃəl fər ɑr haɪˈpɑθəsəs, wɪʧ æt fərst glæns meɪ əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈsɪmələr "ˈkreɪzi" aɪˈdiə wɑz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ɪn 1959 baɪ prəˈfɛsər ˈjɔsəf shklovsky*, ən ˈɛmənənt ˈsaɪəntɪst, ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə "munz" ˈsərkəlɪŋ əraʊnd ˈkɛrfəli weɪɪŋ əp ðə ˈɛvədəns hi kənˈkludz ðət ðeɪ ər boʊθ ˈhɑloʊ ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl fil ðət ðə kˈwɛsʧənz wi hæv reɪzd ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ɑr mun prəˈvaɪd səˈfɪʃənt fud fər ˈsɪriəs θɔt ɔn ðə ˈmætər; ðə rɪˈzəlt meɪ bi ðə ˌɪˌluməˈneɪʃən əv ɑr ˈmɛni ˈlunər riddles.now*, əv kɔrs, wi hæv tɪ weɪt fər dɪˈrɛkt ˈɛvədəns tɪ səˈpɔrt ɑr aɪˈdiə. ər rɪfˈjut ðɛr wɪl nɑt bi lɔŋ tɪ weɪt.

there’s something wrong with this staten island church last weekend, i was scouting some locations on staten island, and the last on my list was this church at the southern tip of the island. at first, everything about the tall church of st. joachim and st. anne seemed perfectly normal. but as i was taking some angle shots, something started to feel…off. then, as i walked around to the side, all of a sudden it occurred to me… what happened to the back of the church?? it reminded me of old cartoons where donald duck or bugs bunny would build an impressive mansion facade in front of a house to fool people. from the rear, you can see that a concrete wall holds most of the upper structure up: as it happens, this incongruous pairing was the result of a tragic fire that ripped through the original church in 1973 and destroyed most of it. miraculously, a sizable portion of the facade survived and was later installed as the front of the new, smaller church. but you want to know the weirdest thing? seen this church before. sure you have! you mean forgotten? it was back in 1972, a year before the fire. if i recall, you were there for a baptism… full look at the godfather coming soon! -scout if you enjoyed reading this post, would you consider making a donation to help me make my first movie? the goal is $50,000, and to date, scouting readers have donated $36,348! just $5 or $10 can make a difference - and you get this snazzy scouting as a gift! click here to donate today! and hey, if you've made it this far, why not follow us via rss, twitter, facebook, instagram, or tumblr?

there’s* ˈsəmθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ ðɪs ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd ʧərʧ læst ˈwiˌkɪnd, aɪ wɑz ˈskaʊtɪŋ səm loʊˈkeɪʃənz ɔn ˈstætən ˈaɪlənd, ənd ðə læst ɔn maɪ lɪst wɑz ðɪs ʧərʧ æt ðə ˈsəðərn tɪp əv ðə ˈaɪlənd. æt fərst, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə tɔl ʧərʧ əv st*. ˌwɑˈkim ənd st*. æn simd ˈpərfəktli ˈnɔrməl. bət ɛz aɪ wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ səm ˈæŋgəl ʃɑts, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ feel…off*. ðɛn, ɛz aɪ wɔkt əraʊnd tɪ ðə saɪd, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ɪt əˈkərd tɪ me…*… wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə bæk əv ðə ʧərʧ?? ɪt riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv oʊld kɑrˈtunz wɛr ˈdɑnəld dək ər bəgz ˈbəni wʊd bɪld ən ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈmænʃən fəˈsɑd ɪn frənt əv ə haʊs tɪ ful ˈpipəl. frəm ðə rɪr, ju kən si ðət ə ˈkɑnkrit wɔl hoʊldz moʊst əv ðə ˈəpər ˈstrəkʧər əp: ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz, ðɪs ˌɪŋˈkɔŋruəs ˈpɛrɪŋ wɑz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ə ˈtræʤɪk faɪər ðət rɪpt θru ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ʧərʧ ɪn 1973 ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd moʊst əv ɪt. mərˈækjələsli, ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə fəˈsɑd sərˈvaɪvd ənd wɑz ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈstɔld ɛz ðə frənt əv ðə nu, sˈmɔlər ʧərʧ. bət ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ ðə ˈwɪrdəst θɪŋ? sin ðɪs ʧərʧ ˌbiˈfɔr. ʃʊr ju hæv! ju min fərˈgɑtən? ɪt wɑz bæk ɪn 1972 ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðə faɪər. ɪf aɪ ˈriˌkɔl, ju wər ðɛr fər ə baptism…*… fʊl lʊk æt ðə ˈgɑdˌfɑðər ˈkəmɪŋ sun! -skaʊt ɪf ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs poʊst, wʊd ju kənˈsɪdər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə doʊˈneɪʃən tɪ hɛlp mi meɪk maɪ fərst ˈmuvi? ðə goʊl ɪz ənd tɪ deɪt, ˈskaʊtɪŋ ˈridərz hæv ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ʤɪst 5 ər 10 kən meɪk ə ˈdɪfərəns ənd ju gɪt ðɪs sˈnæzi ˈskaʊtɪŋ ɛz ə gɪft! klɪk hir tɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪt təˈdeɪ! ənd heɪ, ɪf juv meɪd ɪt ðɪs fɑr, waɪ nɑt ˈfɑloʊ ˈjuˈɛs ˈviə rss*, tˈwɪtər, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, instagram*, ər ˈtəmblər?

shaquem griffin thought football coaches were joking when they told him to join the linebackers' room last month. up until the start of spring practice, he spent the majority of his college football career working out with the secondary, which includes his twin brother,. griffin, who is a junior from st. petersburg, made his biggest play during a game last season on special teams when he recovered a punt against tulane. but when the new coaching staff looked at griffin, they didn't see a safety. they saw a potential pass rusher at outside linebacker. "my father always talked about me playing linebacker," griffin said. "and now that i was in there i was like let's give it a shot and it actually went really good for dad was like i told you so, i told you so. that's the funny part about it." griffin brought some experience to the position having played linebacker in sports during his time at lakewood high school. the knights will rely on griffin to bring his speed and athleticism to the linebackers as the team from a base defense to a. there is no set group of starters, but griffin and senior errol clarke have seen their fair share of reps with the at outside linebacker with burkett and mark rucker working the inside. new linebackers coach jovan dewitt said he's been pleased so far with griffin and clarke's performance on the edges. "they're doing a really good job and buying into a lot of the things that we're doing. they're having some success. obviously griff came down from the back end on the secondary level but he's got some height to him and some strength and some quickness that we want," dewitt said. "errol's a really good football player and he's picking things up really well. he's really well into being an edge guy. he's got the combination of understanding the coverage area aspect and still being a physical enough player in the box for us." griffin's background as a safety makes the transition much easier in a defense here linebackers are more spread out as if they were on a basketball court. his brother, hasn't been surprised by his success in the new role either. like their father, terry, he always saw more as a linebacker. "[shaquem] was really excited. been telling him that for the longest," griffin said. "now that the coaches said it, now he believes he should have been playing there for the longest. now that he gained the weight, absolutely loving it." griffin picked up about 10 pounds for the new role -- a feat his brother said wasn't difficult. his healthy appetite for food is only matched by his thirst for competition. griffin makes friendly wagers with his twin brother during every practice fueled by who makes the bigger play in practice. "we'll make little side bets like, you have to buy lunch if i get the sack or, for me and my brother, if i make the play before you or you get the sack or interception before me, you have to run to the gate after practice," griffin said with a wide smile on his face. "it's just a big competition and it's fun to do it." e-mail shannon green at sgreen@orlandosentinel.com. follow her on twitter at @osknights.

shaquem* ˈgrɪfɪn θɔt ˈfʊtˌbɔl ˈkoʊʧɪz wər ˈʤoʊkɪŋ wɪn ðeɪ toʊld ɪm tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækərz' rum læst mənθ. əp ənˈtɪl ðə stɑrt əv spərɪŋ ˈpræktɪs, hi spɛnt ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈfʊtˌbɔl kərɪr ˈwərkɪŋ aʊt wɪθ ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz hɪz twɪn ˈbrəðər,. ˈgrɪfɪn, hu ɪz ə ˈʤunjər frəm st*. ˈpitərzbərg, meɪd hɪz ˈbɪgəst pleɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ə geɪm læst ˈsizən ɔn ˈspɛʃəl timz wɪn hi rɪˈkəvərd ə pənt əˈgɛnst tuˈleɪn. bət wɪn ðə nu ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf lʊkt æt ˈgrɪfɪn, ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt si ə ˈseɪfti. ðeɪ sɔ ə pəˈtɛnʃəl pæs ˈrəʃər æt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər. "maɪ ˈfɑðər ˈɔlˌweɪz tɔkt əˈbaʊt mi pleɪɪŋ ˈlaɪnˌbækər," ˈgrɪfɪn sɛd. "ənd naʊ ðət aɪ wɑz ɪn ðɛr aɪ wɑz laɪk lɛts gɪv ɪt ə ʃɑt ənd ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt ˈrɪli gʊd fər dæd wɑz laɪk aɪ toʊld ju soʊ, aɪ toʊld ju soʊ. ðæts ðə ˈfəni pɑrt əˈbaʊt ɪt." ˈgrɪfɪn brɔt səm ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ðə pəˈzɪʃən ˈhævɪŋ pleɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɪn spɔrts ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz taɪm æt ˈleɪkˌwʊd haɪ skul. ðə naɪts wɪl rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈgrɪfɪn tɪ brɪŋ hɪz spid ənd æθˈlɛtɪˌsɪzm tɪ ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækərz ɛz ðə tim frəm ə beɪs dɪˈfɛns tɪ ə ðɛr ɪz noʊ sɛt grup əv ˈstɑrtərz, bət ˈgrɪfɪn ənd ˈsinjər ˈɛrəl klɑrk hæv sin ðɛr fɛr ʃɛr əv rɛps wɪθ ðə æt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər wɪθ ˈbərkɪt ənd mɑrk ˈrəkər ˈwərkɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd. nu ˈlaɪnˌbækərz koʊʧ ˈʤoʊvən dɛˈwɪt sɛd hiz bɪn plizd soʊ fɑr wɪθ ˈgrɪfɪn ənd klɑrks pərˈfɔrməns ɔn ðə ˈɛʤɪz. "ðɛr duɪŋ ə ˈrɪli gʊd ʤɑb ənd baɪɪŋ ˈɪntu ə lɔt əv ðə θɪŋz ðət wɪr duɪŋ. ðɛr ˈhævɪŋ səm səkˈsɛs. ˈɑbviəsli grɪf keɪm daʊn frəm ðə bæk ɛnd ɔn ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈlɛvəl bət hiz gɑt səm haɪt tɪ ɪm ənd səm strɛŋθ ənd səm kˈwɪknəs ðət wi wɔnt," dɛˈwɪt sɛd. "ˈɛrəlz ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈfʊtˌbɔl pleɪər ənd hiz ˈpɪkɪŋ θɪŋz əp ˈrɪli wɛl. hiz ˈrɪli wɛl ˈɪntu biɪŋ ən ɛʤ gaɪ. hiz gɑt ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈɛriə ˈæˌspɛkt ənd stɪl biɪŋ ə ˈfɪzɪkəl ɪˈnəf pleɪər ɪn ðə bɑks fər ˈjuˈɛs." ˈgrɪfɪnz ˈbækˌgraʊnd ɛz ə ˈseɪfti meɪks ðə trænˈzɪʃən məʧ ˈiziər ɪn ə dɪˈfɛns hir ˈlaɪnˌbækərz ər mɔr sprɛd aʊt ɛz ɪf ðeɪ wər ɔn ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl kɔrt. hɪz ˈbrəðər, ˈhæzənt bɪn səˈpraɪzd baɪ hɪz səkˈsɛs ɪn ðə nu roʊl ˈiðər. laɪk ðɛr ˈfɑðər, ˈtɛri, hi ˈɔlˌweɪz sɔ mɔr ɛz ə ˈlaɪnˌbækər. "[shaquem*] wɑz ˈrɪli ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. bɪn ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm ðət fər ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst," ˈgrɪfɪn sɛd. "naʊ ðət ðə ˈkoʊʧɪz sɛd ɪt, naʊ hi bɪˈlivz hi ʃʊd hæv bɪn pleɪɪŋ ðɛr fər ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst. naʊ ðət hi geɪnd ðə weɪt, ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈləvɪŋ ɪt." ˈgrɪfɪn pɪkt əp əˈbaʊt 10 paʊnz fər ðə nu roʊl ə fit hɪz ˈbrəðər sɛd ˈwəzənt ˈdɪfəkəlt. hɪz ˈhɛlθi ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər fud ɪz ˈoʊnli mæʧt baɪ hɪz θərst fər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈgrɪfɪn meɪks ˈfrɛndli ˈweɪʤərz wɪθ hɪz twɪn ˈbrəðər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈpræktɪs fjuəld baɪ hu meɪks ðə ˈbɪgər pleɪ ɪn ˈpræktɪs. "wɪl meɪk ˈlɪtəl saɪd bɛts laɪk, ju hæv tɪ baɪ lənʧ ɪf aɪ gɪt ðə sæk ər, fər mi ənd maɪ ˈbrəðər, ɪf aɪ meɪk ðə pleɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ju ər ju gɪt ðə sæk ər ˌɪnərˈsɛpʃən ˌbiˈfɔr mi, ju hæv tɪ rən tɪ ðə geɪt ˈæftər ˈpræktɪs," ˈgrɪfɪn sɛd wɪθ ə waɪd smaɪl ɔn hɪz feɪs. "ɪts ʤɪst ə bɪg ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ənd ɪts fən tɪ du ɪt." ˈiˌmeɪl ˈʃænən grin æt sgreen@orlandosentinel.com*. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @osknights*.