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tiny bubble hemp and lime shelters in france. this is one of the many tiny hemp and lime bubble shelters designed and built by evelyne adam. after making a simple geodesic type timber frame, hemp or straw is coated in a lime and sand mixture and moulded onto the frame leaving plenty of scope for artistic creativity. a small team can build a bubble shelter in about two weeks. a tv interview and tour with evelyne: see video button above enjoy the video (above in french) where evelyne gives a tour of her homes. you can stay in some of evelyne's bubble homes to decide if this type of shelter is something you would like to build. she builds them up to 4m (13ft) in diameter and sometimes joins them together for a larger space. this may not be something for living in permanently but it can be used as a tiny base shelter while a more permanent natural home is built. click the buttons (left) for inside and outside views of this home the smallest of these tiny homes can cost as little as 500 euro ($520). in fact a home like this could last a decade if the lime shell is thick enough and correctly mixed. evelyne's own bubble shelter is seven years old and holding up well. tweet

ə ˈsɪriz əv tubz tɔr ɪz ɛnˈkrɪpʃən fər kəmˈpjutərz tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈəðər kəmˈpjutərz ˈælɪk blɑkt ˈfɑloʊ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ meɪ 19 2017 ə ˈʤərnəlɪst æst mi səm ˈbækˌgraʊnd əˈbaʊt tɔr tɪ ˈbæləns səm pərˈspɛktɪvz ənd ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈændru ˈlumən. ðɪs wɑz maɪ rɪˈspɑns, ˈmaɪldli ˈɛdɪtɪd fər floʊ, ˈgræmər typos*, ənd wɪθ lɪŋks ˈædɪd. aɪ fil ðət wərθ sharing…*… aɪ θɪŋk aɪ ɪnˈkaʊnərd ˈændru wɪn hi wɑz æt ðə tɔr ˈprɑʤɛkt; əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgugəl hi lɛft ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2015 ənd aɪ stɑrt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈkrɛdəbəl sɔrs ɔn ˈɛni ˈæˌspɛkt əv tɔr ənˈtɪl ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ˈæftər ðət wəns ɔl ðə ˈrætəˌfaɪ ðə ˈənjən tɔp ˈlɛvəl doʊˈmeɪn name”*” stəf bɪˈgæn tɪ geɪn moʊˈmɛntəm. ʃtɪk ɪz wət aɪ wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt frəm ˈpipəl hu hæv bɔt ˈɪntu ðə əv dɑrk web”*” ɛz biɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ frəm wɪʧ foʊk nid tɪ bi prəˈtɛktɪd, ər ˈsɪmələr. ˈspikɪŋ ɛz ə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr: æt ɪts kɔr ““tor”*” ɪz ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈnɛtˌwərk stæk, leɪərd ɔn tɔp əv tcp/ip*, ənd ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈtritɪd ɛz səʧ. foʊk hæv ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ kənˈfleɪt ““tor”*” wɪθ browser”*” ənd ðɛns tɪ θɪŋk əv ðə hoʊl ɛz səm kaɪnd əv app”*”; ənd ðɛn ðeɪ brɪŋ ə hoʊl bənʧ əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðɛr dɪˈskrɪpʃənz. tɪ bi fræŋk, ˌəndərˈstændəbəl ðət ðeɪ du ðɪs bɪˈkəz nɑt ˈivɪn tɔr ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈfʊli ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðə truθ ənˈtɪl ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ; ðeɪ ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls wər kɔt əp ɪn web”*” ənd service”*” ˈbʊlˌʃɪt. bət ðə truθ ɪz: tɔr ɪz ɛnˈkrɪpʃən fər kəmˈpjutərz tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈəðər kəmˈpjutərz. ɔl ðət ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈbaʊt apple-vs-fbi*: əˈbaʊt ðə (sp*?) əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz, əˈbaʊt dark”*” ənd ɔl ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts ðət wi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ““e2e”*” biɪŋ ɪˈneɪbəld fər ənd ˈsɪgnəl? ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm ˈɪʃu ɛz ɪz ɪkˈsprɛst əˈbaʊt ˈənjən ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ: kəˈlɛktɪv ənˈsərtənti əˈbaʊt ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ unblockable*, ˈpraɪvət, ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən. wɛr ˈsɪgnəl (ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) ɪˈneɪbəl ɪnˈkrɪptɪd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈjumənz wɪθ ənd ʃɔrt tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ənd ðə laɪk ðə tɔr ˈproʊtəˌkɔl ɪˈneɪbəlz ɪnˈkrɪptɪd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz bɪtˈwin kəmˈpjutərz eg*: tɔr ˈbraʊzər ɔn jʊr ˈlæpˌtɑp æt wən ɛnd, ənd ən ˈənjən saɪt æt ðə ˈəðər. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ənd dɪˈstrɪbjətəd, ɪt ɪz kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən: noʊ tɪ bi ˈsɛnsərd, nɔr spuft nɔr ˈhaɪˌʤækt, noʊ fɪkst ˈnɛtˌwərk rut tɪ bi blɑkt, noʊ ˈfaɪrwɑl tɪ bi ˈbaɪˌpæst nɔr ə ˈsɪŋgəl bɪg ˈrutər tɪ bi baɪ səm əˈtækər. ɪn ʃɔrt: tɔr ɪz ə ˈvɛri əˈtræktɪv ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən fər sɪˈkjʊr ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ. ɪf ən ˈɛnərˌpraɪz əv səm kaɪnd pərˈhæps ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈkəvərɪŋ ə ˈkəntri wɛr ˈnɛtˌwərk blɑks ɔn ðə ˈmidiə ər ˈrɛgjələrli ˌɪmˈpoʊzd; ər ə ˈsɛkʃuəl hɛlθ ˈklɪnɪk ðət ˈɔfərz ˈsərvɪsɪz tɪ tinz ɪn rɪˈlɪʤəsli ˈkəntriz; ər ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk wɪʧ noʊz ðət ˈmɛni ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈpipəl ˈækˌsɛs ɪt ɔˈrɛdi ˈoʊvər tɔr, bət hu wɔnt tɪ gɪv ðɛm ə ˈbɛtər ɪkˈspɪriəns ðən ðət əv ˈjuzɪŋ tɔr laɪk səm ˈʃɪˌti ˈprɑksi ˈnɛtˌwərk. nɑt ˈmɪrli wɪθ ən ˈənjən ˈæˌdrɛs ər ju ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈpipəl ə block-resistant*, minz tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt wɪθ ju, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ju ər ˈvərʧuəli ˌgɛrənˈtiɪŋ ðət ðeɪ ər ˈjuzɪŋ æt ðɛr ˈloʊkəl ɛnd, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈfʊtˌprɪnts ðeɪ meɪ liv bɪˈhaɪnd. aɪ laɪk tɪ si ðɪs ɛz ə prəˈgrɛʃən: wɪθ wi juzd tɪ bi əˈmeɪzd ðət ˈpækɪts gɑt frəm ə tɪ bi æt ɔl; ðɛn wi dɪˈmændɪd səm dɪˈgri əv ˈpraɪvəsi ənd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti wɪθ ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv ənd ðə tu ər naʊ juzd ɪn ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi roʊlz, iʧ wɛr moʊst əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. naʊ wɪθ ðə ˈsədən ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ðət ““wow*, ˈənjən ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˈkɪndə meɪks sense”*” ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər kˈwɑləti ðət wi kən ˈɔfər: ““discretion”*”, ənd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðət kəmz ““block-resistance”*” ənd ““identity”*”, ðə ˈlætər fɑr mɔr ˈsərtən ðən wən əˈʧivz ˈsoʊəli wɪθ ənd dns*. ənd ˈənjənz ər kwaɪt ə ˈwɪnɪŋ ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən fər kəˈmərʃəl saɪts bət ðɛn aɪ wʊd seɪ ðət. təˈgɛðər prəˈtɛkts jʊr ˈdætə æt ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ web-servers”*”, ənd ˈənjən ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz ðət æt ðə əv əv kəmˈpjutərz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ kəmˈpjutərz. laɪk ˈhævɪŋ seatbelt-and-airbags*, belt-and-braces*. nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən nidz tɪ ˈɔfər ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪts dɪˈskritli, əv kɔrs, bət ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə ˈziroʊˌsəm geɪm, ðɪs ɪz nɑt laɪk θɪŋ məst luz fər ðə ˈəðər tɪ win”*”. ˈplɛnti əv speɪs fər dɪˈvərs ˈvælju tɪ ˈɔfər tɪ ˈjuzərz, ənd nis tɪ hæv ə ˈbɪgər bɑks əv tulz. wɪθ ðɪs ɪn maɪnd ənd aɪ ˈhɛzəˌteɪt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðɪs bɪˈkəz aɪ wɔnt ðɪs tɪ kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ə pəf pis aɪ roʊt ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈənjən toolkit*, wɪʧ hɛlps ˈpipəl æd ən ˈənjən ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ə encrypt”*” fər ˈənjənz. ɪt wərks ˈprɪti gʊd: du æsk ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ mɔr əˈbaʊt ðət. kleɪmz sim ˈtɪpɪkəl əv ðə dɑrk wɛb ˈʒɑnrə; ðɛr meɪ bi səm ˈgraʊndɪŋ ɪn fækt, bət aɪ æm ɛmˈpɪrɪkəli ˈrizənəbli kənˈvɪnst ðət ðɛr ɪz mɔr nɛt ˈbædnəs ˈoʊvərˌɔl tɪ bi faʊnd ɔn ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ˈhɪdən bɪˈhaɪnd usernames*, ˈpæsˌwərdz, ənd pleɪn oʊld, ðən ðɛr ɪz tɪ bi faʊnd ɔn ðə web”*”. bət ðɛn, ɪn ə sɛns, ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə riˈsteɪtmənt əv ðə web”*” ˈvərsəz: web”*” daɪˈkɑtəmi; si ðə ˈrisənt əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈəpˌdeɪts fər ðoʊz (ənd ˈəðər) tərmz, fər ˈditeɪlz. ˈændru ɪz raɪt tɪ seɪ ðət ðɛr ər kwaɪt ə fju ˈʃɪˌti æps wɪθ pur ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz wɪʧ ər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ tɔr fər sexiness-points*; bət ðɛn ðə ˈərli deɪz əv ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt wər ˈprɪti ˈsɪmələr. ˈərli wɛb ˈbraʊzərz (ənd ˈgoʊfər!) wər text-based*, ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ, ənd səkt. æt list kən ˈlɛvərɪʤ tɛkˈnɑləʤiz fər ˈbɪldɪŋ nu kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən tulz. spid? wɛl, pərˈhæps ˌeɪˈtɪpɪkəl, bət ˈstrimɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ ˈoʊvər ˈənjənz kwaɪt ˈfrikwɛntli. ɪt ˈʤɛnərəli wərks ˌoʊˈkeɪ soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ju əˈvɔɪd flæʃ (wɪʧ, ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ɪz ˈivəl). ɪf hɛlps ɪf ðə ˈpərsən ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə ˈənjən saɪt ɪz ˈkɑmpətɪnt. ˈgɪvɪn ðət 4 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ðɪs wʊd hæv bɪn ənˈθɪŋkəbəl, aɪ fil kwaɪt ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk əˈbaʊt tɔr. ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə noʊt aɪ ʃʊd ɛnd əˈpɑn. ə lɔt əv maɪ pɪrz ər ˈfræŋkli ˈpɛsəmɪsts. ðeɪ ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈkɑrənt speɪs əv ““security”*” ənd ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈivəl ðət mɛn du, ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪtɪŋ frəm wən tɪ ðə ˈəðər ənd kənˈkludɪŋ ðət mɔr ˈpraɪvət kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən mɔr evil?”*?” ən ˈɑptɪmɪst. ə ˈbɪldər. aɪ laɪk ˈhævɪŋ mɔr tulz soʊ ðət aɪ kən gɪv ˈpipəl mɔr sɪˈkjʊrəti, mɔr ˈɔpʃənz ənd mɔr hɛlp. soʊ, fər mi, ˈənjən ˈrutɪŋ ənd tɔr ər ə ˈfæbjələs nu ˌɪnˈgridiənt tɪ kʊk wɪθ.

a series of tubes tor is end-to-end encryption for computers to talk to other computers alec muffett blocked unblock follow following may 19, 2017 a journalist asked me some background about tor to balance some perspectives and commentary in an interview with andrew lewman. this was my response, mildly edited for flow, grammar & typos, and with links added. i feel that it’s worth sharing… i don’t think i encountered andrew when he was at the tor project; according to google he left in april 2015, and i didn’t start to become a credible source on any aspect of tor until several months after that — once all the “let’s ratify the onion top level domain name” stuff began to gain momentum. andrew’s schtick is pretty-much what i would expect from people who have bought into the mythos of “the dark web” as being something from which folk need to be protected, or similar. speaking as a lifelong (?) security and network engineer: at its core “tor” is a separate network stack, layered on top of tcp/ip, and it should be treated as such. folk have a tendency to conflate “tor” with “tor browser” and thence to think of the whole as some kind of “anonymity app”; and then they bring a whole bunch of social prejudices along with their descriptions. to be frank, it’s understandable that they do this because not even tor themselves fully realised the truth until a few years ago; they and everyone else were caught up in “dark web” and “hidden service” bullshit. but the truth is: tor is end-to-end encryption for computers to talk to other computers. all that argument about apple-vs-fbi: about the uninterceptability (sp?) of communications, about “going dark” — and all the benefits that we associate with “e2e” being enabled for whatsapp and signal? it’s exactly the same issue as is expressed about onion networking: collective uncertainty about enabling unblockable, private, and unsurveillable communication. where signal & whatsapp (etc) enable e2e encrypted communications between humans — with emojis and short text messages and the like — the tor protocol enables end-to-end encrypted communications between computers — eg: tor browser on your laptop at one end, and an onion site at the other. this is not only decentralised and distributed, it is disintermediated communication: there’s no dns-name to be censored, nor spoofed nor hijacked, there’s no fixed network route to be blocked, there’s no firewall to be bypassed nor a single big isp router to be ddosed by some attacker. in short: tor is a very attractive proposition for secure networking. if you’re an enterprise of some kind — perhaps a newspaper covering a country where network blocks on the media are regularly imposed; or a sexual health clinic that offers services to teens in religiously prescriptive countries; or a social network which knows that many hundreds of thousands of people access it already over tor, but who want to give them a better experience than that of using tor like some shitty proxy network. not merely with an onion address are you offering people a block-resistant, e2e-encrypted means to communicate with you, but also you are virtually guaranteeing that they are using torbrowser at their local end, thereby minimising the digital footprints they may leave behind. i like to see this as a progression: with http we used to be amazed that packets got from a to b at all; then we demanded some degree of privacy and integrity with the arrival of https — and the two are now used in complementary roles, each where most appropriate. now with the sudden realisation that “wow, onion networking kinda makes sense” — there is another quality that we can offer: “discretion”, and along with that comes “block-resistance” and bombproof “identity”, the latter far more certain than one achieves solely with https and dns. https and onions are quite a winning combination for commercial sites — but then i would say that. together https protects your data at the level of “web-browsers talking to web-servers”, and onion networking reinforces that at the “series of tubes”-level of computers talking to computers. it’s like having seatbelt-and-airbags, belt-and-braces. :-) not everyone needs to offer their websites discreetly, of course, but that’s okay. this is not a zero-sum game, this is not like “one thing must lose for the other to win”. there’s plenty of space for diverse value to offer to users, and it’s nice to have a bigger box of tools. with this in mind — and i hesitate to mention this because i don’t want this to come across as a puff piece — i wrote eotk / enterprise onion toolkit, which helps people add an onion address to a pre-existing cleartext website. a kind-of “let’s encrypt” for onions. it works pretty good: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/new-tool-takes-mere-minutes-to-create-dark-web-version-of-any-site …but do ask if you want to know more about that. andrew’s claims seem typical of the dark web genre; there may be some grounding in fact, but i am empirically reasonably convinced that there is more net badness overall to be found on the normal internet, hidden behind usernames, passwords, and plain old https, than there is to be found on the “dark web”. but then, in a sense, this is just a restatement of the “dark web” vs: “deep web” dichotomy; see the recent associated press stylebook updates for those (and other) terms, for details. andrew is right to say that there are quite a few shitty apps with poor user experiences which are trying to leverage tor for sexiness-points; but then the early days of the internet were pretty similar. early web browsers (and gopher!) were text-based, frustrating, and sucked. at least torbrowser can leverage well-understood technologies for building new communication tools. speed? well, perhaps i’m atypical, but i’m streaming hd video over onions quite frequently. it generally works okay so long as you avoid flash (which, in any case, is evil). if helps if the person setting up the onion site is competent. given that 4 years ago this would have been unthinkable, i feel quite optimistic about tor. and that’s probably the note i should end upon. a lot of my peers are — frankly — pessimists. they are looking at the current space of “security” and are looking at the evil that men do, extrapolating from one to the other and concluding that “surely more private communication = more evil?” i’m an optimist. i’m a builder. i like having more tools so that i can give people more security, more options and more help. so, for me, onion routing and tor are a fabulous new ingredient to cook with.

ˈpipəl ɔn ə boʊt tʊr ɔf ðə koʊst əv ˈnufəndlənd wər ˈtritɪd tɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl saɪt ɔn ˈsənˌdi, wɪn tu ˈhəmpˌbæk weɪlz briʧt ðə ˈwɔtər æt wəns. su ˈbeɪli, ə kəˈneɪdiən prɛs rɪˈpɔrtər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn st*. ʤɑnz, hæd hər ˈkæmərə aʊt ənd hɪt ˈrɛkərd ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə weɪlz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ʤəmpt aʊt əv ðə ˈwɔtər nɪr beɪ bʊlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ən oʊˈbraɪɪnz weɪl ənd bərd tʊr. kəˈneɪdiən prɛs rɪˈpɔrtər su ˈbeɪli sɪz ˈɛvəri taɪm ʃi ˈwɑʧɪz ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə ˈdəbəl weɪl briʧ, ʃi kænt hɛlp bət læf æt ðə riˈækʃən. (ˈsiˌbiˈsi) ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ˈbeɪliz frɛnd, ˈhɑli leɪk, ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈkæmərə ʤɪst ɛz ðə tu weɪlz breɪk ðə ˈsərfəs. vjuərz kən hir leɪk kraɪ aʊt wɪn ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzd ʃi ˈoʊnli kɔt ðə teɪl ɛnd əv ðə ˈspɛktəkəl. "ənd aɪ mɪst ɪt!" leɪk weɪlz. "ðə ʤoʊk wɑz ðət ʃi həz fər jɪrz traɪd tɪ si ə ˈhəmpˌbæk weɪl. ʃid goʊ aʊt ənd si ˈnəθɪŋ, ʃi hæd noʊ lək æt ɔl, soʊ wɪr aʊt ðɛr ənd hæd ə ˈrɪli gʊd trɪp, sɔ ə lɔt əv weɪlz, ənd ʤɪst ɛz wɪr ˈlivɪŋ tɪ goʊ tɪ gəl ˈaɪlənd, bum! ðeɪ keɪm əp raɪt bɪˈhaɪnd hər," sɛd ˈbeɪli. ʤoʊ oʊˈbraɪɪn, ˈkæptən əv ðə tʊr boʊt, sɛd hi həz ˈnɛvər sin ə ˈdəbəl briʧ ɪn 30 jɪrz ɔn ðə ˈwɔtər, bət ˈædɪd ɪt wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr əˈmeɪzɪŋ ðət ˈsəmˌwən ˈæˌkʧuəli kɔt ɪt ɔn ˈkæmərə. ʤoʊ oʊˈbraɪɪn, ˈkæptən əv ðə boʊt tʊr, sɪz ɪts rɛr tɪ si ə ˈdəbəl briʧ əv ˈhəmpˌbæk weɪlz, bət ˈrɛrər stɪl tɪ ˈkæpʧər ɪt ɪn ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ər ˈvɪdioʊ. (ˈsiˌbiˈsi) "ɪts nɑt ˈsupər rɛr, bət ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri rɛr bɪˈkəz wi doʊnt gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ ˈkæpʧər ɪt. ə briʧ ɪz soʊ kwɪk, ənd ˈjuʒəwəli ɪts wɪn jʊr nɑt ˈrɛdi ðət ju si ə briʧ," hi sɛd. pər sɛnt əv ˈpipəl ˈnɛvər gɪt ðə ˈpɪkʧər, ˈiðər bɪˈkəz ðɛr ˈkæmərə ˈbətən wɑz tu sloʊ ər bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈfroʊzən." ðə ˈvɪdioʊ həz bɪˈkəm ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt sɛnˈseɪʃən, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə raʊnz ɔn ˈmidiə saɪts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈbeɪli sɛd ðə ril ˈplɛʒər frəm ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔʧ ɪt ənd si hər frɛndz rɪˈspɑns. "ðə riˈækʃən həz bɪn ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl, bət ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ wɔʧ ɪt, aɪ ʤɪst læf. aɪ stɪl kænt bɪˈliv wi sɔ ɪt," ʃi sɛd.

people on a boat tour off the coast of newfoundland were treated to a special sight on sunday, when two humpback whales breached the water at once. sue bailey, a canadian press reporter located in st. john's, had her camera out and hit record just before the whales simultaneously jumped out of the water near bay bulls during an o'brien's whale and bird tour. canadian press reporter sue bailey says every time she watches the video of the double whale breach, she can't help but laugh at the reaction. (cbc) the video shows bailey's friend, holly lake, facing the camera just as the two whales break the surface. viewers can hear lake cry out when she realized she only caught the tail end of the spectacle. "and i missed it!" lake wails. "the joke was that she has for years tried to see a humpback whale. she'd go out and see nothing, she had no luck at all, so we're out there and had a really good trip, saw a lot of whales, and just as we're leaving to go to gull island, boom! they came up right behind her," said bailey. joe o'brien, captain of the tour boat, said he has never seen a double breach in 30 years on the water, but added it was even more amazing that someone actually caught it on camera. joe o'brien, captain of the boat tour, says it's rare to see a double breach of humpback whales, but rarer still to capture it in a photo or video. (cbc) "it's not super rare, but it is very rare because we don't get a chance to capture it. a breach is so quick, and usually it's when you're not ready that you see a breach," he said. "ninety-eight per cent of people never get the picture, either because their camera button was too slow or because they were frozen." the video has become an internet sensation, making the rounds on media sites. however, bailey said the real pleasure from the video is being able to watch it and see her friend's response. "the reaction has been incredible, but every time i watch it, i just laugh. i still can't believe we saw it," she said.

ɪts bɪn ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈstɔri əraʊnd rɛd bʊl ˈbreɪkɪŋ əp wɪθ rɪˈnɔlt ənd ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ wɪθ mərˈseɪdiz. ðɛr hæv bɪn səˈʤɛsʧənz ðət ðə tim həz ɔˈrɛdi sərvd ˈnoʊtɪs əv ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ breɪk ɪts ˈkɑnˌtrækt, wɪʧ wɑz du tɪ ɪkˈspaɪr æt ðə ɛnd əv 2016 rɪˈnɔlt həz əˈpɛrəntli kənˈtɛstəd ðə graʊnz fər ðə tərməˈneɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz beɪst ɔn rɪˈnɔlt nɑt ˈmitɪŋ pərˈfɔrməns ˈtɑrgəts. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr haʊ ðoʊz ˈtɑrgəts ər ˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, bət ɪt ɪz ˌəndərˈstʊd nɑt tɪ bi beɪst ɔn ˈfɪgjərz bət ɔn ˈrɛlətɪv pərˈfɔrməns tɪ ˈəðər paʊər ˈjunɪts ɪn ðə fild. rɛd bʊl həz bɪn ˈlɑbiɪŋ mərˈseɪdiz fər mənθs tɪ səˈplaɪ ɪt wɪθ ˈɛnʤənz, bət ðə ˈʤərmən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər həz bɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈnɛgətɪv ˈnɔɪzɪz əp ənˈtɪl ðə læst fju wiks, wɪn ðə mud mˈjuzɪk ʧeɪnʤd. ðɪs ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ hæv kəm frəm ðə mərˈseɪdiz bɔrd. rɛd bʊl bɔs ˈditrɪk həz meɪd ɪt klɪr ðət hi wɪl pʊl aʊt əv ɪf hɪz tim dɪz nɑt hæv ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈɪnʤən. soʊ mərˈseɪdiz ɪz ˈæktɪŋ hir ˈpɑrtli aʊt əv ə wɪl tɪ du wət ɪz ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ðə spɔrt. wi ˌriˈpɔrtəd læst wik mərˈseɪdiz bɔs ˈtoʊtoʊ ʧeɪnʤ əv toʊn, wɪn hi sɛd, aɪ wɛr maɪ mərˈseɪdiz bɛnz boss’*’ hæt ənd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət ɪz ɪn ðə bɛst ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðɛn aɪ hæv tɪ seɪ (ə rɛd bʊl ˈɪnʤən səˈplaɪ) ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɔpʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪt wʊd lɪŋk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə brænd ðət həz juʤ əˈpil əˈməŋ ðə jəŋ ənd ə ˈwɪnɪŋ brand,”*,” wʊlf toʊld spɔrt. ““however*, ˈspikɪŋ ɛz ðə bɔs əv ə ˈraɪvəl tim, aɪ hæv tɪ seɪ ðət nɑt aɪˈdil tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən wən əv jʊr meɪn kəmˈpɛtɪtərz wɪʧ noʊz haʊ tɪ meɪk ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈreɪsɪŋ cars.”*.” bət səm ˈsɔrsəz ərʤ ˈkɔʃən noʊ dil ɪz jɛt dən ənd ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ rɛd bʊl wʊd ˈdɪrli ləv, bət ɪt ˈdəzənt min dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli ðət ɪt wɪl ˈhæpən. wən θɪŋ ɪz klɪr; ˈditər zetsche*, ˈʧɛrmən əv mərˈseɪdiz' ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni ˈdɛmlər, dɪz nɑt wɔnt tɪ ˈəpˌsɛt hɪz ˈɑpəzɪt ˈnəmbər æt rɪˈnɔlt, ˈkɑrloʊs ghosn*. mərˈseɪdiz ənd rɪˈnɔlt hæv səm sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʤɔɪnt ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ kˈwɛʃən əv ðɛr kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən biɪŋ θˈrɛtənd baɪ ən beɪst skˈwɑbəl. soʊ mərˈseɪdiz həz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət rɛd bʊl ənd rɪˈnɔlt bi əˈfɪʃəli dɪˈvɔrst ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wɪl gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈɛni kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən. ðə fər mərˈseɪdiz əv səˈplaɪɪŋ rɛd bʊl ər ðət ðeɪ kʊd kip ə kloʊz aɪ ɔn wən əv ðɛr meɪn ˈraɪvəlz, ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp ə ˈpɑrtnər tim tɪ gɪt əˈhɛd əv fərˈɑri ənd blənt ðə θrɛt. mərˈseɪdiz wʊd ˌhaʊˈɛvər ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn səm kaɪnd əv klɔz wɛrˈbaɪ rɛd bʊl wʊd bi prɪˈvɛnɪd frəm ˈtɔkɪŋ daʊn ɪts ˈɪnʤən səˈplaɪər, ɛz ɪt həz kənˈsɪstəntli dən wɪθ rɪˈnɔlt ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. ɪf, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, rɛd bʊl fɛlt (ɛz səm mərˈseɪdiz ˈkəstəmərz hæv səˈʤɛstɪd) ðət səm əv ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ənd ˌɪnˈtænʤəbəlz əraʊnd ðə paʊər ˈjunɪt wɑz nɑt tɪ ɪgˈzæktli ðə seɪm spɛk ɛz ðə wərks tim, mərˈseɪdiz wʊd nɑt wɔnt ðɛr ˈnɔɪzi ˈkəstəmər tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈnɛgətɪv pr*. ˈbərni ɪz noʊn tɪ wɔnt tɪ kip rɪˈnɔlt ɪn ənd ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm tɪ traɪ tɪ ˈbroʊkər ðɛr ˈteɪˌkoʊvər əv ˈloʊtəs. rɪˈnɔlt ɪz weɪɪŋ əp ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv ˈloʊtəs, wɪʧ ɪz kloʊz tɪ ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ɛʤ wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈkrɛdɪtərz ˈsərkəlɪŋ ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd θˈrɛtənɪŋ ðə timz ˈprɑpərti ɪn ðə spɑ ˈpædək wɪθ ˈsiʒər. wɪθ ə lɔt əv dɛt tɪ ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni ɔn ˈloʊtəs' bʊks, wən ˈθɪri həz ɪt ðət ˈloʊtəs ˈoʊnərz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɛz ˈsaɪlənt məˈnɔrəti ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz ɪn ðə tim, ˈɔfˌsɛtɪŋ səm əv ðə dɛt əˈgɛnst ðət. bət əˈnəðər skul əv θɔt ɪz ðət ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz soʊ bæd ðət ðə tim kʊd goʊ ˈɪntu ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ənd rɪˈnɔlt wʊd əkˈwaɪər ɪt frəm ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər, wɪʧ wʊd liv ˈkrɛdɪtərz ɪn ə bæd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən (ɛz ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪd). aɪˈrɑnɪkli wən əv ˈloʊtəs' ˈbɪgəst ˈkrɛdɪtərz is…*…. mərˈseɪdiz. ˈloʊtəsɪz beɪs æt wʊd nid tɪ bi ˌriˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd bət ɪt həz səm gʊd fəˈsɪlɪtiz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə 60 wɪnd ˈtənəl, əp tɪ deɪt ənd ə gʊd ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər, səm əv wɪʧ wər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts baɪ.

it's been a significant weekend in the development of the story around red bull breaking up with renault and partnering with mercedes. there have been suggestions that the austrian-owned team has already served notice of intent to break its contract, which was due to expire at the end of 2016. renault has apparently contested the grounds for the termination, which is based on renault not meeting performance targets. it is not clear how those targets are specified in the contract, but it is understood not to be based on figures but on relative performance to other power units in the field. red bull has been lobbying mercedes for months to supply it with engines, but the german manufacturer has been making negative noises up until the last few weeks, when the mood music changed. this is likely to have come from the mercedes board. red bull boss dietrich mateschitz has made it clear that he will pull out of f1 if his team does not have a competitive engine. so mercedes is acting here partly out of a will to do what is in the best interest of the sport. we reported last week mercedes boss toto wolff's change of tone, when he said, “if i wear my mercedes benz motorsport boss’ hat and think about what is in the best interests of f1, then i have to say (a red bull engine supply) an interesting option because it it would link us to a brand that has huge appeal among the young and a winning brand,” wolff told gazzetta dello sport. “however, speaking as the boss of a rival f1 team, i have to say that not ideal to strengthen one of your main competitors which knows how to make winning racing cars.” but some sources urge caution - no deal is yet done and this is something red bull would dearly love, but it doesn't mean definitively that it will happen. one thing is clear; dieter zetsche, chairman of mercedes' parent company daimler, does not want to upset his opposite number at renault, carlos ghosn. mercedes and renault have some significant joint initiatives behind the scenes and there is no question of their collaboration being threatened by an f1 based squabble. so mercedes has insisted that red bull and renault be officially divorced before they will get involved in any collaboration. the upsides for mercedes of supplying red bull are that they could keep a close eye on one of their main rivals, they could also help a partner team to get ahead of ferrari and blunt the maranello threat. mercedes would however insist on some kind of clause whereby red bull would be prevented from talking down its engine supplier, as it has consistently done with renault over the years. if, for example, red bull felt (as some mercedes customers have suggested) that some of the software and intangibles around the power unit was not to exactly the same spec as the works team, mercedes would not want their noisy customer to create negative pr. bernie ecclestone is known to want to keep renault in f1 and is working with them to try to broker their takeover of lotus. renault is weighing up the acquisition of lotus, which is close to the financial edge with a variety of creditors circling this weekend and threatening the team's property in the spa paddock with seizure. with a lot of debt to parent company genii on lotus' books, one theory has it that lotus owners genii will remain as silent minority shareholders in the team, offsetting some of the debt against that. but another school of thought is that the situation is so bad that the team could go into administration and renault would acquire it from the administrator, which would leave creditors in a bad situation (as the marussia administration did). ironically one of lotus' biggest creditors is…. mercedes. lotus's base at enstone would need to be recapitalized but it has some good facilities including a 60% wind tunnel, up to date cfd and a good simulator, some of which were investments by genii.

we’re* ˈspɛndɪŋ ən ɪkˈstɛnsɪv əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm kənˈdəktɪŋ ˈrisərʧ ˈɪntu haʊ ˈpipəl ər ˈjuzɪŋ nu ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz təˈdeɪ ənd ˈlʊkɪŋ æt haʊ ðeɪ kən ɪˈvɑlv wɪθ ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən əv ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈviɪkəlz. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɑr wərk wɪθ ˈpitsə hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə daɪˈnæmɪks əv fud dɪˈlɪvəri, soʊ wi plæn tɪ kənˈtɪnju duɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈkəstəmər ˈrisərʧ. wət ðɪs minz ɪz ðət dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ən ˈviɪkəl fər tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ðə ˈkəstəmərz ɪt wɪl sərv. wi fil ðɪs ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən əˈkrɔs ðə ˈviɪkəl, tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈkəstəmər ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪl ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt ɑr ˈbɪznɪs ɛz wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ sərv ˈlidɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz, səʧ ɛz ɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt əv ˈpipəl ənd gʊdz. ɑr tim həz bɪn riˈsərʧɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi fər mɔr ðən ə ˈdɛkeɪd, ənd wɪn ɪt keɪm taɪm tɪ bɪld aʊt ðə ˈbɪznɪs sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪt, wi pʊt ðə ˈkəstəmər æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ɑr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ, ðɪs droʊv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ɑr pərˈdəkʃən ˈviɪkəl ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi. wɪn aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd wət ɪt kən ɪˈneɪbəl, aɪ kən drim əp əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈvɪʒənz əv ðə fˈjuʧər. ə fən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ənd wən wi məst ˈkɑnstəntli du tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər ˈvərsəz ˈhævɪŋ ɪt ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuˈɛs. tɪ gɪt tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər wi kən ɔl ˌɪˈmæʤən, wi nid tɪ bɪld ə ˈbɪznɪs təˈdeɪ ðət həz ə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ˈlɔŋˈtərm səkˈsɛs. təˈdeɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, plizd tɪ ʃɛr wɪθ ju səm ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu haʊ ɑr ˈviɪkəl dɪˈzaɪn tɪ mit ðə nidz əv ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz soʊ ɪt ɛnˈhænsɪz ənd groʊz ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd dɪˈlɪvərz ðə bɛst ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ðə ˈpipəl ðeɪ sərv. ɑr ˈviɪkəl ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd əraʊnd fɔr kɔr ˈæˌspɛkts: kəˈmərʃəl greɪd: ˈbɪldɪŋ ɔn wən əv ðə strɛŋθs əv ɑr ˈkəmpəˌni, goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤ ɑr ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈviɪkəlz ðət sərv ˈtæksi, pəˈlis ənd ˈəðər ˈsərvɪs flits. frəm ˈtrænzɪt væn ənd ˈsupər ˈduti ˈpɪˌkəp tɪ ðə nu pəˈlis ˌɪnərˈsɛptər juˈtɪləti ənd pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndər trək ənd ˈivɪn ˈlʊkɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ˈtrəsti kraʊn vɪkˈtɔriə wi noʊ haʊ tɪ bɪld ˈviɪkəlz ðət θraɪv ɪn, kəˈmərʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. wət ðɪs minz ɪz ðət ɑr ˈviɪkəl wɪl hæv ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd kəmˈpoʊnənts səʧ ɛz breɪks, wilz ənd ˈbɑdi ˈstrəkʧərz ðət kən wɪθˈstænd mɔr ɪkˈstrim wərk ˈsaɪkəlz, ənd ðət ɪt wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ mɔr ˈrɪʤɪd dərəˈbɪlɪti ˈtɛstɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt goʊz ɔn ðə roʊd. ɑr kəˈmərʃəl flits ər noʊn fər ðɛr loʊər kɔst əv ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd dərəˈbɪlɪti. əˈplaɪɪŋ ðɪs ˈnɑlɪʤ ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns tɪ ɑr ˈviɪkəl soʊ ɪt wɪl bi ˈrɛdi tɪ mit ðə nidz əv boʊθ ənd dɪˈlɪvəri ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn təf ˈərbən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts. ˈkəstəmərz wɪl ˈoʊnli ˈbɛnəfɪt ɪf ɑr ˈviɪkəlz ər ɔn ðə roʊd, ˈvərsəz ɪn ðə ʃɑp, soʊ ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl kəmˈpoʊnənt fər ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈbɪznɪs.: əˈnəðər strɛŋθ wi hæv ɪz ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈhaɪbrɪd ˈviɪkəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ðɛm fər juz ɪn kəˈmərʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ˈtæksi flits ənd ɪn pəˈlis ˈsərvɪs wɪθ ðə nu pəˈlis rɪˈspɑndər ˈhaɪbrɪd səˈdæn, wɪʧ ɪz ðə fərst ˈhaɪbrɪd tɪ bi pursuit-rated*! əˈplaɪɪŋ tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ɑr ˈviɪkəlz dɪˈlɪvərz ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ɑr ˈsərvɪs ˈpɑrtnər ˈkəmpəˌniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈmæksəməm ˈmaɪlɪʤ tɪ kip ðə ˈviɪkəl ɔn ðə roʊd. pləs, ˈhaɪbrədz hɛlp prəˈvaɪd ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt əˈmaʊnt əv ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl paʊər rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈsɛnsərz ənd kəmˈpjutɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ðə ˈmaɪlɪʤ. ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ɑr ˈhaɪbrədz ər ˈwərˌkhɔrsɪz ðə haɪ ˈvoʊltɪʤ ˈbætəriz juzd ɪn ðɛm ər pərˈsɛnt ˈæktɪv ˈæftər ðɛr ˈwɔrəntiz hæv ˈɛndɪd sɪns ɑr fərst ˈhaɪbrɪd lɔnʧt ɪn 2004 ˈminɪŋ ˈbɪznɪsɪz ənd ˈkəstəmərz kən kaʊnt ɔn ðɛm tɪ goʊ ðə ˈɛkstrə maɪl. dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈpərpəs: kənˈdəktəd ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈkəstəmər ˈrisərʧ, ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ du soʊ, tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɑr ənd dɪˈlɪvəri partners’*’ nidz, soʊ ˈeɪbəl tɪ dɪˈzaɪn boʊθ ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd ɪkˈstɪriər ˈfiʧərz ðət wɪl ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ðə ˈkəstəmər ɪkˈspɪriəns. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪn ɑr ˈrisərʧ wɪθ ðə tim æt, wi faʊnd ðət ˈkəstəmərz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə vɔɪs ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ðət pleɪd ˈoʊvər ˈspikərz ˈmaʊnɪd ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈviɪkəl tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn haʊ tɪ gɪt ðɛr ˈpitsə aʊt əv ðə ˈviɪkəl əˈpɑn ərˈaɪvəl æt ðɛr haʊs. ɪn fækt, ˈmɛni ˈkəstəmərz tɔkt bæk tɪ ðə kɑr, seɪɪŋ, ““bye,”*,” əˈpɑn ɪts dɪˈpɑrʧər. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌəndərˈstænd ənd rɪˈspɛkt ðət kɑz məst ˈɪnəˌgreɪt ˈɪntu ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ ər ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ, soʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ stɛps tɪ hɛlp ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈəðər roʊd ˈjuzərz, səʧ ɛz pəˈdɛstriənz ənd ˈbaɪˌsɪklɪsts, kən ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz θru ən ɪkˈstɪriər laɪt ˈsɪgnəl dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ wɪθ vərˈʤɪnjə tɛk ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd fər ˈseɪfti: ðə timz ðət ər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈbɪldɪŋ ɑr ˈviɪkəlz ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz wən tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr prəˈdusɪŋ ən ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈprɑdəkt ðət ɪz dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ bi seɪf, rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd dɪˈpɛndəbəl frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌsɛt. ɑr dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈpɑrtnər, ˈɑrgoʊ eɪaɪ, ɪz lɛd baɪ səm əv ðə moʊst ɪkˈspɪriənst ˈɛkspərts ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs ðət hæv bɪlt ənd kəˈmərʃəˌlaɪzd ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈprɑdəkts ˌbiˈfɔr. naʊ 250 ˈpipəl strɔŋ, ðə ˈɑrgoʊ tim ɪz ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈskeɪləbəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər wɪθ koʊd frəm ðə stɑrt. ðɛr ˈtælənts kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ɑr ˈprɑdəkt dɪˈvɛləpmənt tim fər ˈsɪstəmz ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ənd ɑr ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈɛkspərts gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðə ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti tɪ bɪld ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈviɪkəlz. waɪl ə ˈviɪkəl ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm kɑz ənd trəks ɔn ðə roʊd təˈdeɪ, ðə ˈmɛθəd fər ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ðɛm ʃʊd nɑt bi. wi hæv ˈprɑsɛsəz fər ˈprɑdəkt ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd kˈwɑləti əˈʃʊrəns, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz wi skeɪl ˈviɪkəl pərˈdəkʃən ˈoʊvər taɪm. nɛkst jɪr wɪl bi ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt taɪm fər ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wi bɪˈgɪn tɪ tɛst boʊθ ɑr tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl ɪn ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈpaɪlət ˈproʊˌgræmz ɪn ðə fərst ˈsɪti ɪn wɪʧ wi plæn tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt ən ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈviɪkəl ˈbɪznɪs. aɪ weɪt tɪ ʃɛr mɔr wɪθ ju əˈbaʊt ɑr plænz, ənd ˈprɑməs tɪ du soʊ θruaʊt ðɪs ˈʤərni ɔn tɪ kriˈeɪt ðə fˈjuʧər.

we’re spending an extensive amount of time conducting research into how people are using new services such as ride-hailing today — and we’re looking at how they can evolve with the introduction of autonomous vehicles. for instance, our work with domino’s pizza helped us better understand the dynamics of food delivery, so we plan to continue doing similar customer research. what this means is that we’re designing an all-new vehicle optimized for self-driving technology and the customers it will serve. we feel this optimization across the vehicle, technology and customer experience will differentiate our business as we begin to serve leading companies, such as lyft , in the movement of people and goods. our team has been researching self-driving technology for more than a decade, and when it came time to build out the business surrounding it, we put the customer at the center of our thinking. from the beginning, this drove the development of our production vehicle and technology. when i think about self-driving technology and what it can enable, i can dream up amazing visions of the future. it’s a fun exercise and one we must constantly do to make sure that we’re creating the future versus having it decided without us. to get to the self-driving future we can all imagine, we need to build a business today that has a foundation for long-term success. today, however, i’m pleased to share with you some insight into how we’re optimizing our self-driving vehicle design to meet the needs of our partners so it enhances and grows their business operations — and delivers the best experience for the people they serve. our self-driving vehicle is designed around four core aspects: ● commercial grade: building on one of the strengths of our company, we’re going to leverage our experience in building vehicles that serve taxi, police and other heavy-duty service fleets. from today’s transit van and super duty pickup to the new police interceptor utility and f-150 police responder truck — and even looking back to the trusty crown victoria — we know how to build vehicles that thrive in heavy-duty, high-mileage commercial operations. what this means is that our self-driving vehicle will have upgraded components such as brakes, wheels and body structures that can withstand more extreme work cycles, and that it will undergo more rigid durability testing before it goes on the road. our commercial fleets are known for their lower cost of ownership and durability. we’re applying this knowledge and experience to our self-driving vehicle so it will be ready to meet the needs of both ride-hailing and delivery businesses operating in tough urban environments. customers will only benefit if our vehicles are on the road, versus in the shop, so this is a critical component for a successful business. ● hybrid-electric: another strength we have is in developing hybrid vehicles, including engineering them for use in commercial operations such as taxi fleets and in police service with the new police responder hybrid sedan, which is the first hybrid to be pursuit-rated! applying hybrid-electric technology to our self-driving vehicles delivers several benefits to our service partner companies, including maximum mileage to keep the vehicle on the road. plus, hybrids help provide the significant amount of electrical power required for self-driving sensors and computing systems without having a significant impact on the mileage. importantly, our hybrids are workhorses — the high voltage batteries used in them are 99.6 percent active after their warranties have ended since our first hybrid launched in 2004 — meaning businesses and customers can count on them to go the extra mile. ● designed for purpose: we’ve conducted extensive customer research, and will continue to do so, to understand our ride-hailing and delivery partners’ needs, so we’re able to design both interior and exterior features that will improve their business operations and the customer experience. for instance, in our research with the team at domino’s, we found that customers enjoyed the voice instructions that played over speakers mounted on the outside of the vehicle to explain how to get their pizza out of the self-driving vehicle upon arrival at their house. in fact, many customers talked back to the car, saying, “bye,” upon its departure. we also understand and respect that self-driving cars must integrate into the community in which they are operating, so we’re taking steps to help ensure that other road users, such as pedestrians and bicyclists, can understand the vehicle’s driving intentions through an exterior light signal we’re developing and testing with virginia tech transportation institute. ● integrated for safety: the teams that are engineering, testing and ultimately building our self-driving vehicles are working as one to ensure we’re producing an integrated product that is developed to be safe, reliable and dependable from the outset. our development partner, argo ai, is led by some of the most experienced self-driving experts in the business that have built and commercialized robotic products before. now 250 people strong, the argo team is building a scalable software architecture with production-quality code from the start. their talents combined with our product development team for systems integration and our manufacturing experts give us all the capability to build high-quality self-driving vehicles. while a self-driving vehicle is very different from cars and trucks on the road today, the method for engineering and manufacturing them should not be. we have well-defined processes for product testing and quality assurance, which is critically important as we scale vehicle production over time. next year will be an important time for us as we begin to test both our self-driving technology and business model in a variety of pilot programs in the first city in which we plan to operate an autonomous vehicle business. i can’t wait to share more with you about our plans, and promise to do so throughout this journey we’re on to create the future.

ən ˈɛldərli ˈwʊmən wɑz hɪt ənd kɪld ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə roʊd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, wɪn ʃi əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˈɛskɔrt hər ˈneɪbərz ˈgrænˌdɔtər tɪ ə ʧərʧ ɪˈvɛnt əˈkrɔs ðə strit. ðə gərlz ˈgrændˌməðər wɑz ɪl, soʊ hər ˈneɪbər ˈɔfərd tɪ teɪk ðə ʧaɪld tɪ ə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈhæməltən pəˈlis wər kɔld ˈæftər 6 p.m*. tɪ ðə sin əv ðə kəˈlɪʒən. ðə ˈwʊmən, 85 ənd ðə gərl wər ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈhaɪˌweɪ 8 ist əv grin roʊd ɪn ˈstoʊni krik, wɪn ðə ˈwʊmən wɑz hɪt baɪ ə dɑʤ ˈkɛrəˌvæn. const*. ˈwɔltər ˈnɪˌblɑk əv ðə kəˈlɪʒən ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən ˈjunɪt sɛd ðə tu wər nɑt ˈkrɔsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən. ən ˈɔˌtɑpsi fər ðə ˈwʊmən wɑz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈsənˌdi, waɪl ˈnɪˌblɑk sɛd ðə gərl wɑz ˈtritɪd ənd riˈlist. noʊ ˈʧɑrʤɪz ər biɪŋ leɪd fər ðə ˈdraɪvər əv ðə ˈmɪniˈvæn, ənd spid wɑz nɑt ə ˈfæktər, hi ˈædɪd. ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈæksədənt wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd pəˈdɛstriən fəˈtælɪti ɪn ə wik, ənd ðə fɪθ əv 2016

an elderly woman was hit and killed crossing the road friday, when she attempted to escort her neighbour's 12-year-old granddaughter to a church event across the street. the girl's grandmother was ill, so her neighbour offered to take the child to a confirmation, police said. hamilton police were called after 6 p.m. to the scene of the collision. the woman, 85, and the girl were crossing highway 8 east of green road in stoney creek, when the woman was hit by a dodge caravan. const. walter niblock of the collision reconstruction unit said the two were not crossing in the intersection. an autopsy for the woman was scheduled for sunday, while niblock said the girl was treated and released. no charges are being laid for the 42-year-old driver of the minivan, and speed was not a factor, he added. friday's accident was the second pedestrian fatality in a week, and the fifth of 2016.

ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl əˈpɪrz ɪn ðə noʊˈvɛmbər 28 2003 ˈɪʃu əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˌrivˈju. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt `its' mɔr juz. ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz baɪ ˈrɪʧərd ˈfrimən ɪn mid-november*, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən ənd ˈlidər əv ðə "ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən" draɪv, fɔrst ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ əv ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧɪldrənz ˈkloʊðɪŋ stɔr, kɪdz 'ɑr' ˈjuˈɛs, ənd pʊʃt ðə ˈfeɪməs ˈhuvər ˈvækjum ˈklinər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər tɪ ðə brɪŋk; baɪ ðə ɛnd əv noʊˈvɛmbər, ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət ˈhuvər meɪ əˈnaʊns ðə ʃɪft əv ə səbˈstænʃəl ˈpɔrʃən əv ɪts pərˈdəkʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz tɪ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, leɪɪŋ ɔf ˈhənərdz əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz. ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz ɪz ə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈspɛʃəlti, ɛz ɪz ɪts dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ˈmɛni əv əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈlidɪŋ ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ənd əˈpærəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd fud ˈkəmpəˌniz. ɛz aɪr həz ʃoʊn ɪn ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz (noʊv. 14 noʊv. 21 ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪz ə ˈdraɪvɪŋ fɔrs fər əˈmɛrɪkəz ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɪriəl roʊm ˈmɑdəl: əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˌriprəˈdus ɪts oʊn ɪgˈzɪstəns, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz, fər ðə pæst tu ˈdɛkeɪdz, juzd ən ˈdɔlər tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrt gʊdz frəm əˈbrɔd. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈmɑrkɪts ən ˌɪˈmɛns ˈvɑljum əv ðiz gʊdz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ ər prəˈdust ˈəndər kənˈdɪʃənz. ɪt peɪz ˈweɪʤɪz tɪ ɪts əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwərkərz, ənd draɪvz daʊn ðə ˈweɪʤɪz əv kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈriˌteɪl stɔrz. ɔn noʊv. 1 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈlɪndən lɑˈruʃ pʊt ə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ɔn ðə ˈmætər, wɪθ ə kɔl fər ə ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈbɔɪˌkɑt əv ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. ɔn noʊv. 18 hi toʊld ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈmitɪŋ ɪn st*. luɪs, məˈzʊri: "ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt səbˈvərsɪv ˈɛnəmi əˈgɛnst ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈpipəl ənd ɪˈkɑnəmi təˈdeɪ, ɪz ˈwɔlˌmɑrt!" hi dɪˈnaʊnst ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˌaʊtˈsɔrs, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈɛksədəs əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ʤɑbz. ðə ˈrizən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz ʃɑpt æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, hi sɛd, ɪz ðət ðɛr kəˈlæpst ˈɪnˌkəmz meɪk ðɛm əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈpərʧəs gʊdz æt haɪər ˈpraɪsɪz. ˈgətɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ɔn noʊv. 17 ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈriˌteɪl ʧeɪn tɔɪz 'ɑr' ˈjuˈɛs, əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd kloʊz 146 əv ðə stɔrz əv ɪts kɪdz 'ɑr' ˈjuˈɛs ˈsəbdɪˌvɪʒən, wɪʧ sɛlz ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ɛz wɛl ɛz 36 əv ɪts stɔrz (wɪʧ sɛl "ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl" tɔɪz ənd geɪmz). ðə ˈʃətˌdaʊnz wɪl bi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ ʤæn. 31 2004 ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ əp tɪ ʤɑbz. kɪdz 'ɑr' ˈjuˈɛs wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ slæʃ ðə ˈpraɪsɪz əv ɪts ˈʧɪldrənz ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˈdipli ɪˈnəf tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt həz lɔnʧt ən əˈgrɛsɪv kæmˈpeɪn, θru ˈpraɪsɪŋ, tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni, tɔɪz 'ɑr' ˈjuˈɛs, ðə tɔɪ ˈsɛlər (ˈæftər ˈwɔlˌmɑrt) ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv haʊ ðɪs ˈstrætəʤi ˈɑpərˌeɪts: ðə ˈpɑpjələr hɑt wilz pleɪ sɛt tɔɪ sɛlz fər 42 ˈhoʊlˌseɪl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə noʊv. 19 wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪz naʊ ˈsɛlɪŋ ðət ˈvɛri tɔɪ æt ə lɔs əv mɔr ðən 10 pər ˈjunɪt. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt sɛlz 21 əv ɔl tɔɪz soʊld ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ənd ɪf ɪt nɑks aʊt ɪts ˈlidɪŋ kəmˈpɛtɪtər, ɪts ʃɛr kʊd riʧ 30 ˈhuvər həz bɪn ə ˈlidɪŋ neɪm ɪn ˈvækjum ˈklinərz fər ˈnɪrli 100 jɪrz. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər əv ðɪs jɪr, ˈhuvərz seɪlz dɪˈklaɪnd baɪ 20 wɪʧ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni bleɪmd ɔn kəmˈpɛtɪtərz' ˈmɑdəlz praɪst æt ɪn ˈeɪʒə tɪ mit praɪs ˈhuvərz ˈvækjumz prəˈdust ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈhuvər ˈkænɑt wɪθˈstænd səʧ drɑps ɪn seɪlz ˈvɑljumz. ˈhuvərz ˈpɛrənt ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈmeɪˌtæg, ɪz dɪˈmændɪŋ kəts ɪn hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ənd ˈəðər ˈbɛnəfɪts, pləs ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn rulz fər pərˈdəkʃən ˈwərkərz æt ɪts ˈhuvər ˈvækjum ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ plænt ɪn nɔrθ ˈkæntən, oʊˈhaɪoʊ. ɪf ðə ˈwərkərz doʊnt keɪv ɪn, ˈmeɪˌtæg həz ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪt wɪl muv ˈhuvər ˈvækjum pərˈdəkʃən tɪ saɪts ɪn ˈtɛksəs, ənd tɪ mæˌkijəˈdɔrəs ɪn ˌsiuˈdæd juárez*, ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ənd əˈpærəl, ənd fud ˈsɛktərz noʊ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz seɪf frəm ənsˈwərvɪŋ əˈsɔlt, bət ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli æt rɪsk ər ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ kənˈsərnz ɪn ðə ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ənd əˈpærəl ˈsɛktər, ənd ɪn ðə fud ˈsɛktər. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt həz ˈrævɪʤd ˈkəmpəˌniz baɪ ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ ɪts ɪˈnɔrmɪs seɪlz paʊər, ənd ɪts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈprɑdəkts prəˈdust baɪ, tɪ meɪk səˈplaɪərz ˈfɑloʊ ɪts ˈpraɪsɪŋ dɪˈsɪʒənz. ɪf ðə səˈplaɪər ˈkəmpəˌni ˈdəzənt sɛl ɪts gʊdz æt ðə praɪs ˈwɔlˌmɑrt sɛts, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt dɪˈnaɪz ðɛm ʃɛlf speɪs æt ɪts stɔrz, wɪʧ dɪˈstrɔɪz ðət ˈkəmpəˌni. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn wɪn ə səˈplaɪər mits ˈpraɪsɪz, ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ər soʊ loʊ, ənd ðə səˈplaɪər ˈluzɪz soʊ məʧ ˈməni, ðət ðə səˈplaɪər ɪz fɔrst ˈɪntu ˈbæŋkrəptsi. 2002 seɪlz əv ˈbɪljən wər ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə seɪlz əv sɪrz, ˈtərgət, j.c*. ˈpɛni, ˈkeɪˈmɑrt, ˈseɪfˌweɪ, ənd ˈkroʊgər kəmˈbaɪnd. ˈtɛkˌstaɪlz ənd əˈpærəl: ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə mɪlz ɪz ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət səˈplaɪz θrɛd, jɑrn, ənd ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ tɪ əv wɪʧ səˈplaɪ ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. bət sɪns 2000 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə mɪlz' ˈkəstəmərz hæv ˈbeɪgən tɪ faɪnd ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd ˈkloʊðɪŋ soʊld soʊ ˈʧipli æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, ðət ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə mɪlz kʊd nɑt kəmˈpit ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ peɪd ðɛr ˈwərkərz ˈnəθɪŋ! sɪns 2000 ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə mɪlz həz ʃrəŋk frəm 17 ˈfæktəriz tɪ 7 ənd frəm ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ stiv ˈdɑbɪnz, ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə mɪlz, toʊld ðə dɪˈsɛmbər ˈɪʃu əv ˈmægəˌzin: "ˈpipəl æsk, 'haʊ kən ɪt bi bæd fər θɪŋz tɪ kəm ˈɪntu ðə juz. ˈʧipli? haʊ kən ɪt bi bæd tɪ hæv ə ˈbɑrgɪn æt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt?' bət ju kænt baɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪf jʊr nɑt ɪmˈplɔɪd. wi ər ˈʃɑpɪŋ ɑrˈsɛlvz aʊt əv ʤɑbz (ˈɛmfəsɪs ˈædɪd). ˈləvəbəl ˈgɑrmənts, wɪʧ wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 1926 hæd, baɪ ðə 1990s*, bɪˈkəm ðə prəˈdusər əv ˈwɪmənz ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ 700 ˈwərkərz. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt bɪˈkeɪm ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈpərʧəsər əv gʊdz; ɪn 1995 ˈwɔlˌmɑrt dɪˈmændɪd ðət ˈləvəbəl slæʃ ɪts ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ʧip ˌɪmˈpɔrts. wɪn ˈləvəbəl ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ɪt kʊd nɑt du ðət, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˌɪˈligəli rɪˈnɪgd ɔn ɪts ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ənd ˌaʊtˈsɔrst ðə ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ pərˈdəkʃən tɪ ibero-america*, ˈeɪʒə, ənd ˈʧaɪnə. wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈmɑrkɪt, ɪn 1998 ˈləvəbəl hæd tɪ kloʊz ɪts əˈmɛrɪkən ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ənd faɪər ðə ˈwərkərz. ˈsteɪtɪd fræŋk ˈgɑrsən, hu wɑz ðɛn ˈprɛzɪdənt, "ðɛr ˈækʃənz tɪ ˈpəlvərˌaɪz ˈpipəl ər ənˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ʧud ˈjuˈɛs əp ənd spɪt ˈjuˈɛs aʊt." fud: vˈlæzɪk ˈpɪkəlz wɑz roʊpt ˈɪntu ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, ɪn wɪʧ ˈwɔlˌmɑrt soʊld ə 3 ˈgælən ʤɑr əv hoʊl ˈpɪkəlz fər ˈwɔlˌmɑrt soʊld ˈgælənz əv ˈpɪkəlz pər wik. bət ðə praɪs əv ðə 3 ˈgælən ʤɑr wɑz soʊ loʊ, ðət ɪt ˈvæstli ˈəndərˌkət seɪlz əv 8 aʊns ənd 16 aʊns ʤɑrz əv kət ˈpɪkəlz; ˈfərðər, vˈlæzɪk ˈoʊnli meɪd ə fju ˈpɛniz pər 3 ˈgælən ʤɑr. wɪθ ɪts ˈprɑfɪts ˈtəmbəlɪŋ, vˈlæzɪk æst ˈwɔlˌmɑrt fər ðə raɪt tɪ reɪz ðə praɪs pər 3 ˈgælən ʤɑr tɪ ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə vˈlæzɪk ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt θˈrɛtənd ðət ɪf vˈlæzɪk traɪd tɪ bæk aʊt əv ðɪs ˈfiʧər əv ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt wʊd sis ˈkɛriɪŋ ˈɛni vˈlæzɪk ˈprɑdəkt. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv sɛd, "wɛl, wiv dən tɪ ˈpɪkəlz wət wi dɪd tɪ ˈɔrɪnʤ ʤus. wiv kɪld ɪt hæd waɪpt aʊt kəmˈpɛtɪtər ˈprɑdəkts. ˈfaɪnəli, ɪt əˈlaʊd vˈlæzɪk tɪ reɪz ˈpraɪsɪz; bət ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2001 vˈlæzɪk faɪld fər ˈbæŋkrəptsi. dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ˈleɪbər ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈwɔlˌmɑrt baɪz ə lɔt əv ɪts gʊdz frəm ˈʧaɪnə, wɪʧ ɪn ˈmɛni ˈsɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈkəntri, peɪz ˈvɛri loʊ ˈweɪʤɪz. wən keɪs ðət həz kəm tɪ laɪt kənˈsərnz ðə ʧɪŋ ɪˈlɛktrɪk wərks koʊ. ɪn shajing*, wɪʧ prəˈdusɪz ɪˈlɛktrɪk fænz. ðə ˈfæktəri meɪks ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪljən fænz pər jɪr, ənd sɛlz ðɛm ˈəndər ˈmɛni əv ðə wərldz ˈlidɪŋ brænd neɪmz, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəndər tu əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz oʊn neɪmz. ðə ˈwərkərz' ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈsæləri ɪz 32 pər mənθ, wɪʧ ɪz mɔr ðən 40 bɪˈloʊ ˈʧaɪnəz ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ əv 56 pər mənθ. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈmɛni ˈwərkˌpleɪs ˈæksədənts ɪn ðə ˈfæktəri. ɪn ðə leɪt 1990s*, ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ dɪˈmændz ðət ðə praɪs əv ðə fænz bi loʊərd, ənd ðeɪ hæv ˈfɑlən frəm əˈprɑksəmətli 7 tɪ 4 pər fæn. bət tɪ loʊər ðə praɪs, ðə ˈmænɪʤər əv ðə plænt hæd tɪ kət ɪts ˈwərkˌfɔrs ɪn hæf, tɪ ˈwərkərz, waɪl meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɔrdərz. ðɪs həz lɛd tɪ ˈmɛni ˈwərkərz ˈwərkɪŋ 14 aʊərz pər deɪ, fər ə ˈpɪtəns. ˈminˌwaɪl, əˈmɛrɪkən ˈfæktəriz ðət ˈproʊdus fænz ər ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn. ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈspɑˌtlaɪt ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən həz bɪˈkəm soʊ aʊˈtreɪʤəs, ðət ɪt ɪz drɔɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈtɛnʃən. ɔn noʊv. 19 ðə əbˈzərvər əv ˈləndən ˈkɛrid ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɔn ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ, nu jɔrk, ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ ðə roʊl əv ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl tɛlz ðə ˈstɔri əv ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈkələr, ə ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ plænt wɛr ˈɪndɪˌgoʊ daɪ fər ˈdɛnəm wɑz prəˈdust. wəns ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ˈwərkərz, ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈkələr lɔst ˈbɪznɪs tɪ plænts ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ˈʧaɪnə, wɪʧ ˈproʊdus ðə ˈɪndɪˌgoʊ daɪ æt hæf ðə kɔst ðət ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈkələr dɪz. ðə ˈɪndɪˌgoʊ daɪ ɪz juzd tɪ ˈkələr ðə ˈdɛnəm, moʊst əv wɪʧ ɪz juzd ɪn ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ənd ˈwɔlˌmɑrt həz ˈdrɪvən daʊn ðə praɪs ɪt wɪl peɪ fər ˈkloʊðɪŋ, ənd ðəs ɔl ɪts kənˈstɪʧuənt ˌɪnˈgridiənts məst bi ˈʧipər. ˈbəfəˌloʊ ˈkələr naʊ ɪmˈplɔɪz 12 ˈpipəl, ənd ˈfəŋkʃənz ˈstrɪktli ɛz ə ˈriˌseɪl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpɔrts ɔn ðə meɪd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ grup, wɪʧ kənˈsɪsts əv ˈmɛni smɔl- ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz, huz ˈʧɛrmən steɪts ðət ɪts ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɛnəmi ɪz ˈwɔlˌmɑrt. ɔn noʊv. ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈləndənz ˈmaʊθˌpis, ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz, ræn fɔr ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɔn ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, ˈsɛntərd ɔn ˈpræktɪsɪz əv ˈhaɪrɪŋ ənd dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˈklinɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈfɔrən ˌɪˈligəl ˈwərkərz hu klind ˈwɔlˌmɑrt stɔrz, ˈsɛvən naɪts ə wik, ˈəndər ˈhɪdiəs kənˈdɪʃənz.

this article appears in the november 28, 2003 issue of executive intelligence review. wal-mart `eats' more u.s. manufacturers by richard freeman in mid-november, wal-mart, the world's largest corporation and leader of the "globalization" drive, forced the closing of a national children's clothing store, kids 'r' us, and pushed the famous hoover vacuum cleaner manufacturer to the brink; by the end of november, it is expected that hoover may announce the shift of a substantial portion of its production facilities to mexico, laying off hundreds of american workers. forcing the closure of competing retail stores is a wal-mart specialty, as is its destruction of many of america's leading textile and apparel manufacturers and food companies. as eir has shown in a series of articles (nov. 14, nov. 21), wal-mart is a driving force for america's implementation of the imperial rome model: unable to reproduce its own population's existence, the united states has, for the past two decades, used an over-valued dollar to import goods from abroad. wal-mart markets an immense volume of these goods, many of which are produced under slave-labor conditions. it pays below-subsistence wages to its american workers, and drives down the wages of competing retail stores. on nov. 1, democratic presidential pre-candidate lyndon larouche put a spotlight on the matter, with a call for a national and international boycott of wal-mart. on nov. 18, he told a campaign meeting in st. louis, missouri: "the most important subversive enemy against the united states people and economy today, is wal-mart!" he denounced wal-mart's forcing companies to outsource, causing the exodus of millions of manufacturing jobs. the reason households shopped at wal-mart, he said, is that their collapsed incomes make them unable to purchase goods at higher prices. gutting companies on nov. 17, the national retail chain toys 'r' us, announced that it would close 146 of the stores of its kids 'r' us subdivision, which sells clothing, as well as 36 of its imaginarium stores (which sell "educational" toys and games). the shutdowns will be completed by jan. 31, 2004, eliminating up to 3,800 jobs. kids 'r' us was unable to slash the prices of its children's clothing deeply enough to compete with wal-mart. moreover, wal-mart has launched an aggressive campaign, through cut-throat pricing, to destroy the parent company, toys 'r' us, the second-largest toy seller (after wal-mart) in america. as an example of how this strategy operates: the popular hot wheels t-wreck play set toy sells for $42 wholesale. however, according to the nov. 19 wall street journal, wal-mart is now selling that very toy at $29.74, a loss of more than $10 per unit. wal-mart sells 21% of all toys sold in america, and if it knocks out its leading competitor, its share could reach 30%. hoover has been a leading name in vacuum cleaners for nearly 100 years. during the third quarter of this year, hoover's vacuum-cleaner sales declined by 20%, which the company blamed on competitors' models priced at $79—made in asia to meet wal-mart's price demands—outselling hoover's $100-plus vacuums produced in the united states. hoover cannot withstand such drops in sales volumes. hoover's parent company, maytag, is demanding cuts in health insurance and other benefits, plus changes in job-security rules for production workers at its hoover vacuum manufacturing plant in north canton, ohio. if the workers don't cave in, maytag has stated that it will move hoover vacuum production to cheap-wage sites in texas, and to maquiladoras in ciudad juárez, mexico. textile and apparel, and food sectors no company is safe from wal-mart's unswerving assault, but particularly at risk are manufacturing concerns in the textile and apparel sector, and in the food sector. wal-mart has ravaged companies by leveraging its enormous sales power, and its access to products produced by slave-labor, to make suppliers follow its pricing decisions. if the supplier company doesn't sell its goods at the price wal-mart sets, wal-mart denies them shelf space at its stores, which destroys that company. however, even when a supplier meets wal-mart's prices, the prices are so low, and the supplier loses so much money, that the supplier is forced into bankruptcy. wal-mart's 2002 sales of $244.5 billion were larger than the sales of sears, target, j.c. penny, k-mart, safeway, and kroger combined. textiles and apparel: carolina mills is a 75-year-old company that supplies thread, yarn, and textile finishing to apparel-makers—half of which supply wal-mart. but since 2000, carolina mills' customers have begun to find imported clothing sold so cheaply at wal-mart, that carolina mills could not compete even if they paid their workers nothing! since 2000, carolina mills has shrunk from 17 factories to 7, and from 2,600 employees to 1,200. steve dobbins, the ceo of carolina mills, told the december issue of fast-company magazine: "people ask, 'how can it be bad for things to come into the u.s. cheaply? how can it be bad to have a bargain at wal-mart?' but you can't buy anything if you're not employed. we are shopping ourselves out of jobs " (emphasis added). lovable garments, which was founded in 1926, had, by the 1990s, become the sixth-largest producer of women's lingerie in the united states, employing 700 workers. wal-mart became the biggest purchaser of lovable's goods; in 1995, wal-mart demanded that lovable slash its prices to compete with cheap imports. when lovable indicated it could not do that, wal-mart illegally reneged on its contract, and outsourced the lingerie production to ibero-america, asia, and china. without the wal-mart market, in 1998 lovable had to close its american manufacturing facilities and fire the workers. stated frank garson, who was then lovable's president, "their actions to pulverize people are unnecessary. wal-mart chewed us up and spit us out." food: vlasic pickles was roped into a contract with wal-mart, in which wal-mart sold a 3 gallon jar of whole pickles for $2.97. wal-mart sold 240,000 gallons of pickles per week. but the price of the 3 gallon jar was so low, that it vastly undercut vlasic's sales of 8 ounce and 16 ounce jars of cut pickles; further, vlasic only made a few pennies per 3 gallon jar. with its profits tumbling, vlasic asked wal-mart for the right to raise the price per 3 gallon jar to $3.49, and according to a vlasic executive, wal-mart threatened that if vlasic tried to back out of this feature of the contract, wal-mart would cease carrying any vlasic product. eventually, a wal-mart executive said, "well, we've done to pickles what we did to orange juice. we've killed it"—meaning it had wiped out competitor products. finally, it allowed vlasic to raise prices; but in january 2001, vlasic filed for bankruptcy. destroying labor overseas wal-mart buys a lot of its goods from china, which in many sections of the country, pays very low wages. one case that has come to light concerns the ching hai electric works co. in shajing, which produces electric fans. the factory makes several million fans per year, and sells them under many of the world's leading brand names, and also under two of the company's own names. the workers' starting salary is $32 per month, which is more than 40% below china's minimum wage of $56 per month. there are also reportedly many workplace accidents in the factory. in the late 1990s, wal-mart started making demands that the price of the fans be lowered, and they have fallen from approximately $7, to $4 per fan. but to lower the price, the manager of the plant had to cut its workforce in half, to 1,500 workers, while maintaining the same level of orders. this has led to many workers working 14 hours per day, for a pittance. meanwhile, american factories that produce fans are shutting down. international spotlight the situation has become so outrageous, that it is drawing international attention. on nov. 19, the observer of london carried an article on the destruction of the city of buffalo, new york, mentioning the role of wal-mart. the article tells the story of buffalo color, a manufacturing plant where indigo dye for denim was produced. once employing 3,000 workers, buffalo color lost business to plants established in china, which produce the indigo dye at half the cost that buffalo color does. the indigo dye is used to color the denim, most of which is used in clothing, and wal-mart has driven down the price it will pay for clothing, and thus all its constituent ingredients must be cheaper. buffalo color now employs 12 people, and functions strictly as a resale operation. the article also reports on the made in the usa group, which consists of many small- and medium-sized manufacturers, whose chairman states that its primary enemy is wal-mart. on nov. 18-19, the city of london's mouthpiece, the financial times, ran four articles on wal-mart, centered on wal-mart's practices of hiring and directing cleaning companies that employed foreign illegal workers who cleaned wal-mart stores, seven nights a week, under hideous conditions.

kju. haʊ du aɪ sɛt əp ðə bust? ə. 1 ˈjuzɪŋ zɪp taɪz, maʊnt ðə tɪ ðə mæst wɪθ ““winegard.com”*” ˈfeɪsɪŋ əp. 2 ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwɛðərˌpruf kəˈnɛktərz, ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ juz ðə prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈwɛðər buts. ɪf nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwɛðərˌpruf kəˈnɛktərz, slaɪd ə but ɔn ðə koʊks ˈkeɪbəl ˈrənɪŋ frəm ðə ænˈtɛnə ənd ɔn ðə koʊks ˈkeɪbəl ðət wɪl rən tɪ ðə paʊər. tɪ slaɪd ðə buts ˈɔntu koʊks ˈkeɪbəl, ðə kəˈnɛktərz məst nɑt jɛt bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ɔn ðə ˈkeɪbəl, ər ən ‘‘x’*’ məst bi kət ɪn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə buts. 3 ɔn ðə, kəˈnɛkt ðə ˈkeɪbəl ˈrənɪŋ frəm ðə ænˈtɛnə tɪ ðə ““ant”*” pɔrt ənd ðə ˈkeɪbəl ðət wɪl rən tɪ ðə paʊər tɪ ðə ““tv”*” pɔrt. liv səˈfɪʃənt slæk ɪn ðə ˈkeɪbəl ˈrənɪŋ frəm ðə ænˈtɛnə tɪ fɔrm ə dreɪn lup. ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwɛðər buts, ðɛn pʊʃ ðə buts ˈoʊvər ðə but ˈkɑlərz əv ðə. 4 rut ðə koʊks ˈkeɪbəl ˈrənɪŋ frəm ðə ““tv”*” pɔrt əv ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd tɪ ðə paʊər, ənd kəˈnɛkt tɪ ðə ““ant/amp”*” pɔrt əv ðə paʊər. du nɑt kəˈnɛkt ə ˈkeɪbəl frəm ðə ““ant/amp”*” pɔrt əv ðə paʊər tɪ ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ˌɪnkərˈɛktli kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə paʊər wɪl ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ˈdæmɪʤ ðə paʊər. 5 kəˈnɛkt ə koʊks ˈkeɪbəl frəm ðə ““tv/tuner”*” pɔrt əv ðə paʊər tɪ ðə in”*” pɔrt ɔn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ɪf ˈsplɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪgnəl, ɪt ɪz ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ðə paʊər bi ˌɪnˈstɔld bɪtˈwin ðə ənd ˈsplɪtər (nɑt prəˈvaɪdɪd). 6 pləg ðə ˈmɪni ˈɪntu ðə pwr”*” pɔrt əv ðə paʊər. 7 paʊər ðə bust baɪ ˈpləgɪŋ ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈɪntu ə pɔrt ɔn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ər 110 vi əˈdæptər. ɪf ðə laɪt ɔn ðə paʊər dɪz nɑt tərn ɔn wɪn ˈpləgɪŋ ɪn tɪ ə pɔrt ɔn ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, traɪ ˈpləgɪŋ ɪn tɪ ðə pɔrt əv ðə 110 vi əˈdæptər, ənd pləg ðə 110 vi əˈdæptər ˈɪntu ə 110 vi ˈaʊˌtlɛt.

q. how do i set up the boost xt preamplifier? a. 1. using zip ties, mount the preamplifier to the mast with “winegard.com” facing up. 2. if using weatherproof connectors, it is not necessary to use the provided weather boots. if not using weatherproof connectors, slide a boot on the coax cable running from the antenna and on the coax cable that will run to the power inserter. to slide the boots onto coax cable, the connectors must not yet be installed on the cable, or an ‘x’ must be cut in the bottom of the boots. 3. on the preamplifier, connect the cable running from the antenna to the “ant” port and the cable that will run to the power inserter to the “tv” port. leave sufficient slack in the cable running from the antenna to form a drain loop. if using weather boots, then push the boots over the boot collars of the preamplifier. 4. route the coax cable running from the “tv” port of the preamplifier inside to the power inserter, and connect to the “ant/amp” port of the power inserter. do not connect a cable from the “ant/amp” port of the power inserter to the tv. incorrectly connecting the power inserter will overload & damage the power inserter. 5. connect a coax cable from the “tv/tuner” port of the power inserter to the “antenna in” port on the tv. if splitting the signal, it is recommended that the power inserter be installed between the preamplifier and splitter (not provided). 6. plug the mini usb into the “usb pwr” port of the power inserter. 7. power the boost xt preamplifier by plugging the regular usb into a usb port on the tv or 110 v adapter. if the light on the power inserter does not turn on when plugging in to a usb port on the tv, try plugging in to the usb port of the 110 v adapter, and plug the 110 v adapter into a 110 v outlet.

ðə səˈprim kɔrt meɪ hæv leɪd ðə ˈgraʊndˌwərk fər ə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn ðə noʊˈvɛmbər ɪˈlɛkʃənz, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ə ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt bɪtˈwin ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ənd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈbrænʧɪz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl. ðə ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈrulɪŋ ɪn noʊɛl ˈkænɪŋ vi. læst wik ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfɔlˌbæk ˈɔpʃən tɪ əˈpɔɪnt ˈlidərz tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz wɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ækt. ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz juˈnænəməsli sɛd ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən fərˈbɪdz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt frəm ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈrisɛs əˈpɔɪntmənts ənˈlɛs ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪz əˈfɪʃəli ɔn ˈrisɛs. ɪf rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈtroʊl ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ðeɪ kʊd stɑp ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə frəm ˈneɪmɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən tɪ ə tɔp ˈgəvərnmənt pəˈzɪʃən baɪ ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn ˈsɛʃən ˈivɪn wɪn ˈmɛmbərz ər aʊt əv taʊn ər ɔn breɪk. (ðiz ər noʊn ɛz proʊ ˈfɔrmə ˈsɛʃənz, wɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn ənd aʊt bət ˈkɑndəkt ˈbɪznɪs; ðə səˈprim kɔrt sɛd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt meɪ nɑt meɪk ˈrisɛs əˈpɔɪntmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðiz ˈpɪriədz.) ɪn ðə wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ɪt kʊd ˈpɛrəˌlaɪz ˈmeɪʤər ˈfɛdərəl dɪˈpɑrtmənts ənd ˈeɪʤənsiz. kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli ɛnd əp wɪθ ə ril ˈkraɪsəs əv governance,”*,” sɛd nɔrm ˈɔrnstin, ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈskɑlər wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈɪnstɪˌtut. ðət ən aʊˈtlændɪʃ ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti. ɪn fækt ɪt meɪ bi ðə ˈlɑʤɪkəl nɛkst stɛp fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðɛr ˈɛfərts tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ɛz məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər, sɛn. mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl (r-ky*) həz ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd ˈtæktɪks tɪ θwɔrt ˌnɑməˈniz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ruˈtin ˈfɪləˌbəstərz ənd ə ˈhoʊlˌseɪl ˌblɑˈkeɪd əv ˌnɑməˈniz tɪ ˈeɪʤənsiz ðət kənˈsərvətɪvz dɪsˈlaɪk. læst jɪr, məˈkɑnəl lɛd ðə pʊʃ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv ˈɛniˌwən tɪ lɛd ðə kənˈsumər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈbjʊroʊ ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈleɪbər riˈleɪʃənz bɔrd, θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ ˈrɛndər ðə tu ˈeɪʤənsiz ˌɪˈnɑpərəbəl ənˈlɛs ˈdɛməˌkræts əˈgrid tɪ ˈwikən ðɛr paʊər. ɛz nu jɔrk ˈmægəˌzin ˈkɑləmnəst ˈʤɑnəθən ʧeɪt pʊt ɪt, ˈmɑdərn ˈpætərn ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ðət ˈtæktɪks ðət ər ˈligəli əˈveɪləbəl, bət ˈnɛvər juzd fər ˈrizənz əv ˈkəstəm, ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bɪˈkəm juzd. ðə ˈmɑdərn ˈpætərn ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti, wɪʧ ɪz ðə moʊst ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkli koʊˈhisɪv ənd ˈdɪsəplənd ˈpɑrti, lidz ðə weɪ. məˈkɑnəl dɪd nɑt kriˈeɪt ðɪs ˈpætərn, bət hi ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt innovator.”*.” ˈɛfərts kɔzd ˈgrɪˌdlɑk, ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli rɪˈspɑndɪd baɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld fər moʊst ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz. bət ɛz məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər, ˈɛvəri ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌnɑməˈni wʊd hæv tɪ goʊ θru ɪm ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ riʧ ə fʊl ˈsɛnɪt voʊt. bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ blɑk ˈɛniˌwən, ənd ðə səˈprim kɔrt həz ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ læst dɪʧ ˈɔpʃən ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv ən ˌɪmˈpæs. tɔp ˈgəvərnmənt pəˈzɪʃənz tɛnd tɪ bi ˈveɪkeɪtəd mɔr kˈwɪkli ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈfaɪnəl tu jɪrz əv ə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ɛz ɪt feɪdz ˈɪntu ˈstætəs. ˈʤəstɪs ˈstivən breɪər ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt ðɪs ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪn hɪz əˈpɪnjən fər ðə kɔrt. ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ðɪs səˈprim kɔrt əˈpɪnjən ɪz wət ˈhæpənz ɪf ə ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti, fər ɪts oʊn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpərpəsɪz, ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ kəmˈplitli ʃət daʊn ðə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən process,”*,” ˈɔrnstin sɛd. ɪf nɑt ən ˈɑnəst ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs? ˈrisɛs əˈpɔɪntmənts naʊ goʊɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈɔltərz ðət balance.”*.” ˈænɪməs bɪtˈwin ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪz æt ən ˌɔlˈtaɪm haɪ ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ wərs, wɪθ ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ faɪl ə haʊs ˈlɔˌsut ɪn ðə nɪr fˈjuʧər əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər əˈlɛʤədli rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ðə lɔ. ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv ən ˈoʊvərˌriʧɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt raɪf ɪn kənˈsərvətɪv ˈsərkəlz meɪ ˈfərðər ɪnˈkərəʤ ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti tɪ juz ðə tulz æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl əˈgɛnst ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈlɑˌgʤæm bɪˈkəmz ˈivɪn ˈlaɪkliər ɪf ə səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs nidz tɪ bi ˌriˈpleɪst ɪn ˈfaɪnəl tu jɪrz, ˈgɪvɪn ðə ɪˈnɔrməti əv ðə steɪks ənd ðə ˈfræʤəl ˈbæləns əv ðə kɔrt ɔn ˈmɛni ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz.

the supreme court may have laid the groundwork for a constitutional crisis if republicans win control of the senate in the november elections, creating the possibility of a stalemate between the executive and legislative branches when it comes to keeping the government operational. the landmark ruling in noel canning v. nlrb last week eliminated the president’s only fallback option to appoint leaders to government agencies when the senate won’t act. the justices unanimously said the constitution forbids the president from making recess appointments unless the senate is officially on recess. if republicans control the senate, they could stop president barack obama from naming anyone to a top government position by technically keeping the senate in session even when members are out of town or on break. (these are known as pro forma sessions, when the senate gavels in and out but doesn’t conduct business; the supreme court said the president may not make recess appointments during these periods.) in the worst case scenario, it could paralyze major federal departments and agencies. “you could potentially end up with a real crisis of governance,” said norm ornstein, a congressional scholar with the american enterprise institute. that isn’t an outlandish possibility. in fact it may be the logical next step for republicans in their efforts to undermine president barack obama. as minority leader, sen. mitch mcconnell (r-ky) has pioneered never-before-used tactics to thwart obama’s nominees, including routine filibusters and a wholesale blockade of nominees to agencies that conservatives dislike. last year, mcconnell led the push to prevent confirmation of anyone to lead the consumer financial protection bureau and national labor relations board, threatening to render the two agencies inoperable unless democrats agreed to weaken their power. as new york magazine columnist jonathan chait put it, “the modern pattern in american politics is that tactics that are legally available, but never used for reasons of custom, eventually become used. the modern pattern is also that the republican party, which is the most ideologically cohesive and disciplined party, leads the way. mcconnell did not create this pattern, but he is an important innovator.” mcconnell’s efforts caused gridlock, and democrats eventually responded by eliminating the 60-vote threshold for most nominations. but as majority leader, every obama nominee would have to go through him in order to reach a full senate vote. he’d be able to single-handedly block anyone, and the supreme court has taken away obama’s last ditch option in the event of an impasse. top government positions tend to be vacated more quickly during the final two years of a presidency as it fades into lame-duck status. justice stephen breyer didn’t contemplate this possibility in his opinion for the court. “what’s missing from this supreme court opinion is what happens if a senate majority, for its own political purposes, decides to completely shut down the confirmation process,” ornstein said. “what if it’s not an honest confirmation process? … recess appointments now going away alters that balance.” animus between obama and republicans is at an all-time high and getting worse, with speaker john boehner planning to file a house lawsuit in the near future against the president for allegedly refusing to execute the law. accusations of an overreaching president — rife in conservative circles — may further encourage a hypothetical republican senate majority to use the tools at their disposal against the president. the prospect of a confirmation logjam becomes even likelier if a supreme court justice needs to be replaced in obama’s final two years, given the enormity of the stakes and the fragile balance of the court on many monumental issues.

ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈnaɪz ˈʃɪftɪŋ tɪ riʧ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsɛnər əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈpəblɪʃt: ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 2008 prɪnt ðɪs iˈmeɪl ðɪs æst baɪ ə ˈvoʊtər əˈbaʊt ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz əv flip-flopping*, ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈnoʊʃən ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət hi həz bɪn ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈstænsɪz ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk, gənz ənd ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti tɪ breɪk wɪθ hɪz ˈpɑrtiz ˈlɪˌbərəl wɪŋ ənd kɔrt ə ˈwaɪdər swɑθ əv ˈvoʊtərz. "ðə ˈpipəl hu seɪ ðɪs ˈhævənt əˈpɛrəntli bɪn ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ mi," ðə ˈlaɪkli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni sɛd ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən æt ə staɪl ɪˈvɛnt. ˌoʊˈbɑmə bleɪmd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm "maɪ frɛndz ɔn ðə lɛft" ənd "səm əv ðə ˈmidiə" ɪn pɑrt ɔn ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm ðət əˈskraɪbz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmoʊtɪvz fər ˈɛvəri muv ˈkænədɪts meɪk. "jʊr nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈgri wɪθ mi ɔn 100 pərˈsɛnt əv wət aɪ θɪŋk, bət doʊnt əˈsum ðət ɪf aɪ doʊnt əˈgri wɪθ ju ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪt məst bi bɪˈkəz əm duɪŋ ðət ˈplɪtɪkli," hi sɛd. "aɪ meɪ ʤɪst dɪsəˈgri wɪθ ju." ðə ˌɪləˈnɔɪz ˈsɛnətər wɑz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən frəm ə "rɪˈfɔrmd rɪˈpəblɪkən" hu sɛd hi wərkt fər ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈbɑbi ˈkɛnədi fɔr ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ ənd θæŋkt ˌoʊˈbɑmə fər rɪˈstɔrɪŋ "ðət feɪθ." "ju hæd ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ wik ɔf biɪŋ əˈkjuzd əv flip-flopping*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈmoʊstli ˈnɑnsɛns," ðə mæn sɛd. hi ðɛn æst ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ riˈsteɪt hɪz ˌɪˈrɑk pəˈzɪʃən, ənd ˌoʊˈbɑmə juzd ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈspɛl ðə aɪˈdiə hi hæd ʧeɪnʤd hɪz ˈstænsɪz ɔn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈɪʃuz. sɪns ˈræpɪŋ əp ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən læst mənθ, ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz vɔɪst pəˈzɪʃənz ðət breɪk wɪθ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrtiz lɛft ənd hæv simd æt taɪmz tɪ ʃeɪd hɪz oʊn pæst pəˈzɪʃənz ɔn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈsəbʤɪkts. hiz drɔn ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm frəm səm ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈdɛməˌkræts hu kˈwɛʃən hɪz ˈlɔɪəlti ənd frəm rɪˈpəblɪkənz hu əˈkjuz ɪm əv flip-flopping*. hɪz rɪˈmɑrks əˈsaɪd, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ˈklɪrli kəmˈpitɪŋ fər ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərət. ərˈɪʤənəli bɛst noʊn ɛz ən wɔr ˈkænədɪt, hɪz ˈleɪtəst kəˈmərʃəlz meɪk ən ˈɑbviəs pleɪ fər ˈvoʊtərz əˈkrɔs ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈspɛktrəm baɪ ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈfæməli ˈvæljuz ənd ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɛz wɛl ɛz "ˈwɛlˌfɛr tɪ wərk" ənd loʊər ˈtæksɪz. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju wiks, hi ˈæŋgərd ˈlɪˌbərəlz baɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk sərˈveɪləns rulz fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənts ˈivzˌdrɑpɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə bɪl prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɪmˈjunɪti ðət hi əˈpoʊzd læst jɪr fər ˌtɛləkəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət kənˈdəktəd ˈwɔrəntləs ˈivzˌdrɑpɪŋ. wɪn ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈoʊvərˌtərnd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiəz gən bæn, hi sɛd hi ˈfeɪvərz boʊθ ən ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz raɪt tɪ bɛr ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ənd ə ˈgəvərnmənts raɪt tɪ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðɛm. ənd, hi broʊk wɪθ dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti əˈpoʊnənts wɪn hi dɪsəˈgrid wɪθ ðə səˈprim kɔrts dɪˈsɪʒən ˈaʊˌtlɔɪŋ ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənz əv ˈpipəl hu reɪp ˈʧɪldrən. ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk, hi həz gɔn frəm ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə wɔr tɪ mɔr nuɑnst ˈrɛtərɪk ðət kɔlz fər ə trup ˈdrɔˌdaʊn ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət kʊd læst 16 mənθs. hi həz sɛd ðət ðə ˈseɪfti əv juz. trups ənd ðə stəˈbɪlɪti əv ˌɪˈrɑk maɪt fɔrs ɪm tɪ əˈʤəst ðət ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈflɛksəbəl ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪʃən ðət həz ˈtrəbəld ˈlɪˌbərəlz ˈivɪn ðoʊ hiz lɔŋ sɛd ðə ˈneɪʃən nidz tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl ˈlivɪŋ ˌɪˈrɑk. "aɪ æm ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu ɪz noʊ daʊt prəˈgrɛsɪv. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ə tæks koʊd ðət wi nid tɪ meɪk mɔr fɛr. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəl hɛlθ kɛr. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈfɔrdəbəl. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn peɪɪŋ ɑr ˈtiʧərz mɔr ˈməni. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈərli ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən," ˌoʊˈbɑmə toʊld hɪz ˈɔdiəns hir. "aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ə hoʊl lɔt əv θɪŋz ðət meɪk mi prəˈgrɛsɪv ənd skˈwɛrli ɪn ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kæmp." bət, hi sɛd: "əm nɑt ʤɪst ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈgəvərnmənt ɛz ðə səˈluʃən tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ɪn feɪθ." soʊ, hi sɛd wɪn hi tɔks əˈbaʊt ðə aɪˈdiə əv rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈʧərʧɪz ənd ˈəðər rɪˈlɪʤəs grups tɪ prəˈvaɪd kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪsɪz θru ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz, ɛz hi dɪd læst wik, "ðæts nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ nu. aɪv bɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət fər jɪrz naʊ. aɪv bɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ wɪθ ˈʧərʧɪz fər jɪrz ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti. soʊ ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət ˈsəmˌhaʊ ðæts mi traɪɪŋ tɪ lʊk mɔr ˈsɛntərd, mɔr ˈsɛntrɪst, ɪz ʤɪst nɑt tru." hi ˈɔlsoʊ reɪzd ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈrulɪŋ ðət əˈphɛld ðə raɪts əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz tɪ bɛr ɑrmz ənd sɛd: "aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli hæv sɛd ðət aɪ əˈgri wɪθ ðət fər jɪrz, ˈivɪn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈrulɪŋ keɪm daʊn." hi sɛd ðət ˈdəzənt ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt hɪz vju ðət "wiv gɑt ˈdisənt kənˈtroʊlz ˈoʊvər ðə juz əv ˌɪˈligəl ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ɪn ɑr kəmˈjunɪti." ɔn ˌɪˈrɑk, hi dru ʧɪrz wɪn hi sɛd: "aɪ əˈpoʊzd ðɪs wɔr frəm ðə stɑrt" ənd "aɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪstəntli sɛd ðət wəns wi wər ɪn, wi hæd tɪ bi ɛz ˈkɛrfəl ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt ɛz wi wər ˈkɛrlɛs ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪn." ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz frəm ˈsiˈɛˈnɛnˈdɑtˈkɑm, ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˌʤuˈlaɪ 8 2008 ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈvɪdioʊ

obama denies shifting to reach political center associated press published: tuesday july 8, 2008 print this email this asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, democrat barack obama dismissed the notion tuesday that he has been shifting stances on iraq, guns and the death penalty to break with his party's liberal wing and court a wider swath of voters. "the people who say this haven't apparently been listening to me," the likely democratic presidential nominee said in response to a question at a town-hall style event. obama blamed criticism from "my friends on the left" and "some of the media" in part on cynicism that ascribes political motives for every move candidates make. "you're not going to agree with me on 100 percent of what i think, but don't assume that if i don't agree with you on something that it must be because i'm doing that politically," he said. "i may just disagree with you." the illinois senator was responding to a question from a self-described "reformed republican" who said he worked for democrat bobby kennedy four decades ago and thanked obama for restoring "that faith." "you had an interesting week off being accused of flip-flopping, which is mostly nonsense," the man said. he then asked obama to restate his iraq position, and obama used the opportunity to dispel the idea he had changed his stances on a range of issues. since wrapping up the democratic nomination last month, obama has voiced positions that break with the democratic party's left and have seemed at times to shade his own past positions on a range of subjects. he's drawn criticism from some liberal democrats who question his loyalty and from republicans who accuse him of flip-flopping. his remarks aside, obama is clearly competing for the center of the electorate. originally best known as an anti-iraq war candidate, his latest commercials make an obvious play for voters across the political spectrum by focusing on family values and patriotism as well as "welfare to work" and lower taxes. over the past few weeks, he angered liberals by supporting compromise electronic surveillance rules for the government's eavesdropping program even though the bill provided immunity that he opposed last year for telecommunications companies that conducted warrantless eavesdropping. when the supreme court overturned the district of columbia's gun ban, he said he favors both an individual's right to bear firearms and a government's right to regulate them. and, he broke with death penalty opponents when he disagreed with the supreme court's decision outlawing executions of people who rape children. on iraq, he has gone from hard-line opposition to the war to more nuanced rhetoric that calls for a troop drawdown process that could last 16 months. he has said that the safety of u.s. troops and the stability of iraq might force him to adjust that timetable - a potentially flexible formulation that has troubled liberals even though he's long said the nation needs to be careful leaving iraq. "i am somebody who is no doubt progressive. i believe in a tax code that we need to make more fair. i believe in universal health care. i believe in making college affordable. i believe in paying our teachers more money. i believe in early childhood education," obama told his audience here. "i believe in a whole lot of things that make me progressive and squarely in the democratic camp." but, he said: "i'm not just somebody who is talking about government as the solution to everything. i also believe in personal responsibility. i also believe in faith." so, he said when he talks about the idea of recruiting churches and other religious groups to provide community services through faith-based initiatives, as he did last week, "that's not something new. i've been talking about that for years now. i've been organizing with churches for years in the community. so the notion that somehow that's me trying to look more centered, more centrist, is just not true." he also raised the supreme court ruling that upheld the rights of individuals to bear arms and said: "i actually have said that i agree with that for years, even before the ruling came down." he said that doesn't contradict his view that "we've got decent controls over the use of illegal firearms in our community." on iraq, he drew cheers when he said: "i opposed this war from the start" and "i have also consistently said that once we were in, we had to be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in." this video is from cnn.com, broadcast july 8, 2008. download video

tu ˈɪndiən sneɪk ˈhəntərz hæv bɪn haɪərd baɪ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ gɪt rɪd əv bərˈmiz, wɪʧ ər ˈwaɪpɪŋ aʊt smɔl ˈmæməl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz ˈdraɪvɪŋ səm ˈnɪrli tɪ ɪkˈstɪŋʃən ɪn ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈwɛˌtlænd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs steɪt. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ˈmɑsi ənd ˌgoʊˈpɑl, boʊθ ɪn ðɛr 50s*, frəm ðə traɪb əv ˈtæmɪl nadu*, ər səkˈsɛsfəl ˈpaɪθɑn ˈhəntərz ɪn ˈɪndiə, ənd wər brɔt ɪn, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ tu trænzˈleɪtərz, tɪ wərk wɪθ dɪˈtɛkʃən dɔgz ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ tɪ træk daʊn ənd ˈkæpʧər ðə ʤaɪənt sneɪks. wɔʧ wət ɛls ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ nuz? ɪn ʤɪst eɪt deɪz, ðeɪ hæv səˈpraɪzd əv ˈflɔrɪdə fɪʃ ənd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən (fwc*) baɪ ˈbægɪŋ ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz 13, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈfiˌmeɪl. ə ʤɔɪnt ɪnˈdɛvər əv ənd ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv fud ənd ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈsaɪənsɪz (uf/ifs*), əˈfɪʃəlz hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt ɛz ə project”*”. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðə hæv bɪn soʊ səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ðɛr ˈhoʊmˌlænd æt riˈmuvɪŋ, wi ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ ðeɪ kən tiʧ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə səm əv ðiz skills,”*,” sɛd ˈkrɪstən ˈsəmərrz, ˈsɛkʃən ˈlidər əv ðə ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˌɪmˈpækt ˈmænɪʤmənt ˈsɛkʃən. ər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ɑr ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɑr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ faɪnd ənd ˈkæpʧər ɪn ðə waɪld. ðiz ˈprɑʤɛkts ər tu əv ˈsɛvərəl nu ˈɛfərts ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðiz snakes,”*,” ˈsəmərrz sɛd. ðɛr fərst eɪt deɪz ɔn ðə ʤɑb, ðə ˈtraɪbzmɪn sneɪk ˈkæˌʧərz frəm ˈɪndiə riˈmuvd 13, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ fɔr ɔn ðɛr fərst ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl leɪk ˈnæʃənəl ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈrɛfjuʤ ɔn nɔrθ ki ˈlɑrgoʊ ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs. trəˈdɪʃənəli, ðə meɪn ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən əv ðə traɪb həz bɪn ˈkæʧɪŋ snakes,”*,” ə ˈmidiə riˈlis sɛd. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðeɪ ər ˈkərəntli ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈtraɪbzmɪn tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ əˈdɪʃənəl tɪ riˈmuv mɔr ˈnɑˈneɪtɪv frəm ˈflɔrɪdə. ðə ənd hæv bɪn kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ˈpəblɪk lænd ˈmænɪʤərz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈɛriəz ðət wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt moʊst frəm ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈpaɪθɑn rɪˈmuvəl. ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl leɪk ˈnæʃənəl ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈrɛfjuʤ ɪz wən səʧ ˈɛriə bɪˈkəz əv ðə ki ˈlɑrgoʊ ənd ˈmɛni prəˈtɛktɪd bərd ˈspiʃiz ðət rɪˈzaɪd ðɛr. ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf baɪˈɑləʤɪst, fræŋk mazzotti*, ənd hɪz tim ər ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə traɪb ɪn saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə, ˈmidiə riˈlis sɛd. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 ˈtraɪbzmɪn,, ðə ˈjuˈɛs fɪʃ ənd ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈsərvɪs, ənd ˈjuˈɛs ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsərˌveɪ riˈmuvd fɔr bərˈmiz frəm ðə ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl leɪk ˈnæʃənəl ˈwaɪlˌdlaɪf ˈrɛfjuʤ. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðə kəˈmɪʃən sɪz ɪt peɪd tɪ haɪər ðə mɛn ənd ðɛr trænzˈleɪtərz ənd flaɪ ðɛm tɪ saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə frəm ðɛr hoʊm ɪn ˈsəðərn ˈɪndiə. steɪ ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə θru ˈfɛbruˌɛri.

two indian snake hunters have been hired by florida wildlife officials to get rid of burmese pythons, which are wiping out small mammal populations driving some nearly to extinction in a tropical wetland in the us state. advertising masi sadaiyan and vaidivel gopal, both in their 50s, from the irula tribe of tamil nadu, are successful python hunters in india, and were brought in, along with two translators, to work with detection dogs earlier this month to track down and capture the giant snakes. watch what else is making news? in just eight days, they have surprised officals of florida fish and wildlfe conservation commission (fwc) by bagging as many as 13 pythons, including a 16-foot-long female. a joint endeavour of fwc and university of florida’s institute of food and agricultural sciences (uf/ifs), officials have described it as a “unique project”. advertising “since the irula have been so successful in their homeland at removing pythons, we are hoping they can teach people in florida some of these skills,” said kristen sommers, section leader of the fwc’s wildlife impact management section. “we are working with our partners to improve our ability to find and capture pythons in the wild. these projects are two of several new efforts focused on the removal of these snakes,” sommers said. “in their first eight days on the job, the irula tribesmen — world-renowned snake catchers from india — removed 13 pythons, including four on their first visit to crocodile lake national wildlife refuge on north key largo in partnership with the us fish and wildlife service. traditionally, the main occupation of the irula tribe has been catching snakes,” a media release said. officials said they are currently working with the irula tribesmen to identify additional programmes to remove more nonnative pythons from florida. the fwc and uf/ifas have been collaborating with public land managers to identify environmentally sensitive areas that would benefit most from targeted python removal. crocodile lake national wildlife refuge is one such area because of the federally-endangered key largo woodrat and many protected bird species that reside there. uf/ifas wildlife biologist, frank mazzotti, and his team are working with the irula tribe in south florida, media release said. on january 17, irula tribesmen, uf/ifas, the us fish and wildlife service, and us geological survey cooperators removed four burmese pythons from the crocodile lake national wildlife refuge. advertising the commission says it paid $68,888 to hire the irula men and their translators and fly them to south florida from their home in southern india. they’ll stay in florida through february.

garmin-sharp* həz kənˈfərmd ðət ˈændru wɪl reɪs ðɪs jɪrz ə. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈraɪdər kræʃt aʊt əv ðɪs jɪrz tʊr də fræns bət ˈæftər ə wik ɔf ðə baɪk, hi həz ˈbeɪgən ˈtreɪnɪŋ əˈgɛn. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈsəfərz ˈsɛkənd kræʃ ɪn tu deɪz æt tʊr də fræns trəˈveɪlz kənˈtɪnju æt tʊr də fræns vænd ˈpreɪzɪz fər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔn æt ðə tʊr də fræns əˈbændənz ðə tʊr də fræns froome*, kwinˈtænə ənd sɛt tɪ ˈhɛˌdlaɪn æt ðə ə 2015 stɑrts hir fər ˈændru, hu wən ðə də dauphiné*é ɪn ʤun, kræʃt twaɪs ɪn ðə tʊr ənd ˈsəfərd frəm əˈkjut ən ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ʤɔɪnt, wɪʧ kəˈnɛkts ðə boʊn, ɪn ðə ˈpɛlvəs, tɪ ðə spaɪn. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, hi hæd bɪn ˈsəfərɪŋ wɪθ ən ˈəpər ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. "ˈændru ənˈfɔrʧənətli hæd tɪ liv ðə tʊr, wɪʧ wɑz ə juʤ ʃeɪm fər ɪm ənd ðə tim bɪˈkəz hi wɑz ɪn greɪt ʃeɪp ənd wi wər ɔl ˈfoʊkɪst tɪ hɛlp ɪm əˈʧiv hɪz goʊlz," ˈʤɑnəθən toʊld cyclingnews*. taɪm ɔf ðə baɪk minz ðət hi wɪl nɑt laɪn əp æt ðə ɛz meɪn θrɛt. ˈraɪdər ənd dæn ˈmɑrtɪn ər ðə timz prəˈvɪʒənəl ˈlidərz ənd əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, pʊʃt fər ə pəˈzɪʃən ɔn ðə tim ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ peɪ bæk hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts fər ðə səˈpɔrt ðeɪ hæd prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪn ðə pæst. "ˈændru ɪz ˈvɛri kin ɔn ˈraɪdɪŋ ðə. ɪts ə reɪs hiz dən wɛl æt ɪn ðə pæst bət hi wɑz ˈrɪli kin ɔn ˈraɪdɪŋ ɛz ə weɪ əv peɪɪŋ bæk ˈraɪdər fər ðə wərk hi dɪd fər ɪm ɪn ðə dauphiné*é, ənd dæn fər ɔl ðə wərk hi dɪd æt ðə tʊr də fræns læst jɪr." ðə rənz frəm ˈɔgəst 23 tɪ sɛpˈtɛmbər 14

garmin-sharp has confirmed that andrew talansky will race this year's vuelta a españa. the american rider crashed out of this year's tour de france but after a week off the bike, he has begun training again. related articles talansky suffers second crash in two days at tour de france talansky's travails continue at tour de france vande velde praises talansky for fighting on at the tour de france talansky abandons the tour de france froome, quintana and talansky set to headline at the vuelta a españa 2015 starts here for andrew talansky talansky, who won the critérium du dauphiné in june, crashed twice in the tour and suffered from acute sacroiliitis – an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, which connects the iliac bone, in the pelvis, to the spine. in addition, he had been suffering with an upper respiratory infection. "andrew unfortunately had to leave the tour, which was a huge shame for him and the team because he was in great shape and we were all focused to help him achieve his goals," jonathan vaughters told cyclingnews. talansky's time off the bike means that he will not line up at the vuelta as garmin's main gc threat. ryder hesjedal and dan martin are the team's provisional leaders and according to vaughters, talansky pushed for a position on the team in order to pay back his teammates for the support they had provided in the past. "andrew is very keen on riding the vuelta. it's a race he's done well at in the past but he was really keen on riding as a way of paying back ryder for the work he did for him in the dauphiné, and dan for all the work he did at the tour de france last year." the vuelta runs from august 23 to september 14.

ˈkɑmə ˈleɪtəst pis əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ɪz ðə iɑn dæʃ kæm dɪˈvɛləpər kɪt. ðə 700 pis əv ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ɪz ə ˈkæmərə ðət ˈɔlsoʊ rənz æps jʊd juz waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ, laɪk ənd waze*. ɪn fækt, ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli ʤɪst ən ˈænˌdrɔɪd foʊn (ə 3 tɪ bi ɪgˈzækt) wɪθ ə ˈkəstəm keɪs ənd ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət tæps ˈɪntu ðə ˈkæmərə, ˈʤaɪrəˌskoʊp, ˈgipiˈɛs ənd ækˌsɛlərˈɑmətər. ðət ˈhɑrdˌwɛr, ˈkəpəld wɪθ ðə nu æp (wɪʧ ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈveɪləbəl ɔn ðə iɑn) əˈlaʊz hɑts ənd kru tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut kənˈsumər ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ðət ˈɔlsoʊ træks jʊr ˈdraɪvɪŋ soʊ ɪt kən treɪn ɪts eɪaɪ ˈsɪstəm. ðə ˈɪnfoʊ ʃɛrd baɪ ðə æp minz ju kən træk jʊr trɪps ənd ɪn keɪs əv ən ˈæksədənt, hæv ˈvɪdioʊ pruf, waɪl ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ ˈjuzɪz ɪt tɪ treɪn ɪts ˈflɛʤlɪŋ eɪaɪ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ə kɑr. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈkɑmə wən ðət hɑts ʃoʊd ɔf ɪn ˈveɪgəs ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli droʊv hɪz ˈækjərə, ðə ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈæˌkʧuəli sɛlz ˈoʊnli ridz ənd ˈænəˌlaɪzɪz ˈdætə frəm ˈviɪkəlz; nən əv ɪt wɪl ˈæˌkʧuəli kənˈtroʊl jʊr kɑr. hɑts ɪz ˈvɛri klɪr ɔn ðət læst pɔɪnt: "wɪr ˈbɪldɪŋ aʊt iʧ kəmˈpoʊnənt ðət wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ nid tɪ hæv ə ˈtruli ˈsɪstəm ənd ðət ɪz wɛr ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ ɪz goʊɪŋ. wɪr nɑt ðɛr jɛt. aɪ du ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ə dæʃ kæm. ˈɛnibədi hu ˈmɑdəˌfaɪz ɪt ɪz kəmˈplitli ɔn ðɛr oʊn." hiz hæd hɪz wɪθ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz əˈbaʊt plænz tɪ sɛl ˈhɑrdˌwɛr tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz ənd hiz nɑt ˈigər tɪ rɪˈpit ðət. æt list, nɑt ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ teɪk ɔn ðə ˌɪnfoʊˈteɪnmənt ənd ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈsɪstəmz biɪŋ bɪlt baɪ ðə ˈlɛgəsi ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz. ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ wɔnts tɪ bi ðə ˈænˌdrɔɪd əv kɑz; ˈɪtəl bɪld ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm ðət sɪts ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈviɪkəl rəˈgɑrdləs əv meɪk ər ˈmɑdəl. ðət pʊts ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ ɪn dɪˈrɛkt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən wɪθ ðə laɪks əv ˈgugəl, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə seɪm θɪŋ wɪθ waymo*. ˈkərəntli, ðə ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv wərld ɪz ɪn ə reɪs, nɑt ʤɪst wɪθ ˈtɛzlə ənd ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ, bət wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ gɪt ə ˈlɛvəl 4 ˈviɪkəl (kəmˈplitli ɔˈtɑnəməs ɪn spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz) ɔn ðə roʊd. ðə rəb ɪz ðət wɪn ðət ˈhæpənz ˈɪtəl moʊst ˈlaɪkli bi tu ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər ðə ˈævərɪʤ kənˈsumər. ðæts waɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk fɔrd ənd ər ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ənd ˈtɔkɪŋ æt lɛŋθ əˈbaʊt "moʊˈbɪlɪti" wɪθ ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈsərvɪsɪz ðət ˈraɪvəl ər wərk wɪθ ənd ˈubər. ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm wi hæv ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət, ˈkædəˌlæks ˈsupər kruz, ˈɔdiz nu ˈlɛvəl 3 (ɔˈtɑnəməs ɪn ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz) ˈtræfɪk ʤæm ˈpaɪlət ənd ˈəðərz. ˈɛvəri ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ə sˈlaɪtli ˈdɪfərənt əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm. ɪt bridz ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən (wɪʧ ɪz gʊd) bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˌfrægmənˈteɪʃən (wɪʧ ɪz bæd). nən əv ðə ˈsɪstəmz tɔk tɪ wən əˈnəðər raɪt naʊ, bət ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ðɛr goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ ɪf wi wɔnt ən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ðət rənz sˈmuðli. hɑts θɪŋks ðɛr goʊɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔl rɔŋ, ənd ðət ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkərz waɪl gʊd æt ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ər nɑt soʊ hɑt æt ˈsɔfˌwɛr. "əm duɪŋ ðɪs tɪ bit ðə kɑr ˈkəmpəˌniz. aɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ lɪv ɪn ə wərld wɛr ðɛrz ðə ˈɔdi ˈsɪstəm ənd ðə ˈsɪstəm" hi sɛd. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, hi θɪŋks ðeɪ ʃʊd stɑp ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɪldɪŋ ðɛr ɔˈtɑnəməs ˈsɪstəmz ənd lɛt ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ ənd ˈgugəl du ɪt fər ðɛm. ðeɪ bɪld ðə kɑr; hi bɪldz ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ðət rənz ðɛm. bət, fər naʊ, ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ ɪz ˈsɛlɪŋ ə haɪɛnd dɪˈvɛləpər dæʃ kæm ðət træks trɪps ənd, wɪn juzd ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ðə ˈpændə ðə ˈkəmpəˌni riˈlist ˌʤuˈlaɪ, kən lɔg ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt jʊr draɪv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈdætə frəm jʊr kɑr. ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə, ðə iɑn træks ənd seɪvz wət ɪt siz waɪl ˈɔgˌmɛntɪŋ ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən baɪ ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈviɪkəlz ənd leɪn ˈmɑrkərz wɪθ ɪts eɪaɪ. ɪt ʃɛrz ðət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈdraɪvər bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪt ənd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ənd sɛndz ðɛm sɪˈkjʊrli tɪ ˈkɑmə eɪaɪ. ðə iɑn, ðɛn, ɪz ə haɪɛnd ˈhɑrdˌwɛr ˈvərʒən əv æp fər ˈioʊs ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd. ɪt woʊnt draɪv jʊr kɑr fər ju, bət ɪf hɑts həz hɪz weɪ, ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈsɪmələr wɪl du ʤɪst ðət ɪn ðə ˈvɛri nɪr fˈjuʧər.

comma ai's latest piece of hardware is the eon dash cam developer kit. the $700 piece of hardware is a camera that also runs apps you'd use while driving, like spotify and waze. in fact, it's actually just an android phone (a oneplus 3 to be exact) with a custom case and software that taps into the smartphone's camera, gyroscope, gps and accelerometer. that hardware, coupled with the new chffrplus app (which is only available on the eon) allows hotz and crew to distribute consumer hardware that also tracks your driving so it can train its self-driving ai system. the info shared by the app means you can track your trips and in case of an accident, have video proof, while comma ai uses it to train its fledgling ai to control a self-driving car. unlike the comma one that hotz showed off in vegas that actually drove his acura, the hardware the company actually sells only reads and analyzes data from vehicles; none of it will actually control your car. hotz is very clear on that last point: "we're building out each component that we're going to need to have a truly consumerized self-drive system and that is where comma ai is going. we're not there yet. i do emphasize that this is only a dash cam. anybody who modifies it is completely on their own." he's had his run-ins with regulators about plans to sell self-driving hardware to the masses and he's not eager to repeat that. at least, not before his system is ready to take on the infotainment and autonomous systems being built by the legacy automakers. comma ai wants to be the android of cars; it'll build the operating system that sits in every vehicle regardless of make or model. that puts comma ai in direct competition with the likes of google, which has been working on the same thing with waymo. currently, the automotive world is in a race, not just with tesla and companies like comma ai, but with each other to get a level 4 vehicle (completely autonomous in specific situations) on the road. the rub is that when that happens it'll most likely be too expensive for the average consumer. that's why companies like ford and gm are investing and talking at length about "mobility" with autonomous ride-hailing services that rival or work with lyft and uber. in the meantime we have tesla's autopilot, cadillac's super cruise, audi's new level 3 (autonomous in limited situations) traffic jam pilot and others. every automaker is taking a slightly different approach to the problem. it breeds competition (which is good) but also fragmentation (which is bad). none of the systems talk to one another right now, but eventually, they're going to have to if we want an infrastructure that runs smoothly. hotz thinks they're going about it all wrong, and that automakers while good at building hardware are not so hot at software. "i'm doing this to beat the car companies. i don't want to live in a world where there's the audi system and the gm system" he said. in other words, he thinks they should stop worrying about building their autonomous systems and let companies like comma ai and google do it for them. they build the car; he builds the software that runs them. but, for now, comma ai is selling a high-end developer dash cam that tracks trips and, when used in conjunction with the panda obd dongle the company released july, can log details about your drive using data from your car. even without the dongle, the eon tracks and saves what it sees while augmenting that information by highlighting other vehicles and lane markers with its ai. it shares that information with the driver but also anonymizes it and the video and sends them securely to comma ai. the eon, then, is a high-end hardware version of chffr dash-cam app for ios and android. it won't drive your car for you, but if hotz has his way, something very similar will do just that in the very near future.

lɪn ˈpætən. ˌeɪˈpi lɪn ˈpætən, ˈɛrɪk trəmps ˈwɛdɪŋ ˈplænər ənd ˈfɔrmər vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈɛrɪk trəmp faʊnˈdeɪʃən, həz bɪn ˈʧoʊzən baɪ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tɪ lɛd ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ənd ˈərbən dɪˈvɛləpmənt (həd), wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz nu jɔrk ənd nu ˈʤərzi. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˌʤuˈlaɪ 5 ˈpætən wɪl ˈoʊvərˌsi ˈsɛkʃən 8 ˈvaʊʧərz, ˈvɛriəs grænt ˈproʊˌgræmz, ənd ˈbɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈpəblɪk ˈhaʊzɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk ˈdeɪli nuz. hər ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ ˈdɪdənt ˌɪnˈklud ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ər ˈərbən ˈplænɪŋ ənˈtɪl ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2017 wɪn ʃi wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd ɛz hədz dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ɪn 2014 ˈpætən plænd ðə ˈwɛdɪŋ əv ˈɛrɪk trəmp, sən əv ˈdɑnəld trəmp, ənd wɑz ən ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ðə trəmp kæmˈpeɪn. frəm 2009 tɪ 2011 ʃi wɑz ə trəmp ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪˈvɛnt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər əv "ˈəpˌskeɪl ɪˈvɛnts ənd səˈlɛbrɪti gɔlf ˈtərnəmənts," pr*, ənd ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ. hər peɪʤ ˈɔlsoʊ lɪsts jeɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɛz hər ˈɑlmə ˈmɑtər, ə fækt pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ səˈʤɛsts ɪz nɑt tru. fər tu səˈmɛstərz, ʃi əˈtɛndəd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv lɔ bət dɪd nɑt ˈgræʤəˌweɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdeɪli nuz. ʃi hoʊldz ən ˌəndərˈgræʤəwət dɪˈgri ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlɪtərəʧər ənd saɪˈkɑləʤi frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv maɪˈæmi. ɛz hədz ˈriʤən dɪˈrɛktər, ˈpætən wɪl bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ fəndz tɪ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈsɪti ˈsərvɪsɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈhaʊzɪŋ əˈθɔrəti (nycha*), wɪʧ nidz ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 17 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈəpˌgreɪdz. ɪn mɑrʧ, əˈfɪʃəlz toʊld ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ðət həd meɪ slæʃ əp tɪ 150 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ɪts ˈproʊˌgræmz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈdiˌkris ɪn faɪv jɪrz. ðə steɪts əv nu jɔrk ənd nu ˈʤərzi rɪˈlaɪ ɔn hədz ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈvaɪtəl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz, dɪˈzæstər rɪˈkəvəri, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər. ˈpætən wɪl ˈlaɪkli hæv ə stip ˈlərnɪŋ kərv.

lynne patton. ap lynne patton, eric trump's wedding planner and former vice president of the eric trump foundation, has been chosen by the trump administration to lead region ii of the us department of housing and urban development (hud), which includes new york and new jersey. starting july 5, patton will oversee section 8 vouchers, various grant programs, and billions of dollars in federal funding for public housing, according to the new york daily news. her resume didn't include experience in anything related to housing or urban planning until january 2017, when she was appointed as hud's director of public engagement. in 2014, patton planned the wedding of eric trump, son of donald trump, and was an advisor to the trump campaign. from 2009 to 2011, she was a trump organization event organizer of "upscale events and celebrity golf tournaments," pr, and fundraising. her linkedin page also lists yale university as her alma mater, a fact politico suggests is not true. for two semesters, she attended the quinnipiac university of law but did not graduate, according to the ny daily news. she holds an undergraduate degree in english literature and psychology from the university of miami. as hud's region ii director, patton will be responsible for distributing funds to important city services, including the new york city housing authority (nycha), which needs an estimated $17 billion in upgrades. in march, nycha officials told the wall street journal that hud may slash up to $150 million in funding from its programs — the largest decrease in five years. the states of new york and new jersey rely on hud's programs to provide vital social services, disaster recovery, and investments in critical infrastructure. patton will likely have a steep learning curve.

ə gərlz haɪ skul ˈbæskətˌbɔl koʊʧ wɑz səˈspɛndɪd tu geɪmz ˈæftər hɪz tim, ərɔɪoʊ ˈvæli haɪ skul (sæn ˌbərnəˈdinoʊ, ˈkælɪf.) bit ðə ˈblumɪŋtən, ˈkælɪf. haɪ skul tim ðət ɪz ə lɔt əv pɔɪnts baɪ wɪʧ tɪ wɪn ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl geɪm. fil ˈsɑri fər maɪ tim. ðeɪ ʃʊd fil ˈsɑri fər hɪz tim, wɪʧ ˈlərnɪŋ ðə geɪm ðə raɪt way,”*,” ˈblumɪŋtən koʊʧ deɪl ʧəŋ sɛd. ərɔɪoʊ ˈvæli hɛd koʊʧ ˈmaɪkəl ˈændərsən sɛd ðət hi wɑz səˈspɛndɪd baɪ hɪz skul ˈæftər ðə geɪm. hɑrd tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən haʊ ə geɪm kʊd gɪt ðət aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl. ˈændərsən sɛd ðət hi ənd ʧəŋ tɔkt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə geɪm, ənd ˈændərsən meɪd ɪt klɪr hi ˈwɔntɪd hɪz tim tɪ gɪt ə fʊl hæf əv gʊd pleɪ ɪn ɛz ə fər ərɔɪoʊ nɛkst geɪm, ɔl əv wɪʧ hi sɛd ʧəŋ əˈgrid tɪ. ˈændərsən ðɛn hæd hɪz tim rən ə prɛs fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fərst hæf, ə hæf ðət ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ðə skɔr æt ənˈklɪr waɪ ˈændərsən θɪŋk ðət wɪn hɪz tim gɑt əp baɪ 60 ər soʊ hi kʊd ˈmeɪbi teɪk ðə fʊt ɔf ðə gæs. ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə θərd kˈwɔrtər dɪd ˈændərsən teɪk hɪz ˈstɑrtərz aʊt ənd ˌɪnˈstrəkt hɪz pleɪərz tɪ nɑt ʃut ənˈtɪl ðɛr wɑz lɛs ðən ˈsɛvən ˈsɛkəndz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðə ʃɑt klɑk. ðə ˌrɛfərˈiz ˈɔlsoʊ wɛnt wɪθ ə ˈrənɪŋ klɑk ɪn ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər, ɛz ðeɪ ˈɛni ˈərliər ɪn ðə geɪm baɪ steɪt rulz. ə gʊd ˈfilɪŋ (afterward),”*),” ˈændərsən sɛd tɪ ðə ˈɔrɪnʤ ˈkaʊnti ˈrɛʤɪstər. nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ praʊd əv. nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ wʊd pʊt ɔn ə mantel.”*.” (θæŋks tɪ ˈspɔrtɪŋ nuz fər ˈʃɛrɪŋ.)

a girls high school basketball coach was suspended two games after his team, arroyo valley high school (san bernadino, calif.) beat the bloomington, calif. high school team 161-2. that is a lot of points by which to win a basketball game. “people shouldn’t feel sorry for my team. they should feel sorry for his team, which isn’t learning the game the right way,” bloomington coach dale chung said. arroyo valley head coach michael anderson said that he was suspended by his school after the game. it’s hard to imagine how a game could get that out of control. anderson said that he and chung talked before the game, and anderson made it clear he wanted his team to get a full half of good play in as a tune-up for arroyo valley’s next game, all of which he said chung agreed to. anderson then had his team run a full-court press for the entire first half, a half that ended with the score at 104-1. it’s unclear why anderson didn’t think that when his team got up by 60 or so he could maybe take the foot off the gas. only in the third quarter did anderson take his starters out and instruct his players to not shoot until there was less than seven seconds remaining in the shot clock. the referees also went with a running clock in the fourth quarter, as they couldn’t any earlier in the game by state rules. “it wasn’t a good feeling (afterward),” anderson said to the orange county register. “it’s not something i’m proud of. it’s not something i would put on a mantel.” (thanks to sporting news for sharing.)

nu jɔrk (cnnmoney*) hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz hɪt əˈnəðər nu loʊ ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər, daʊn frəm ə jɪr əˈgoʊ tɪ ˈlɛvəlz nɑt riʧt sɪns 2002 ɪt wɑz ðə θərd streɪt kˈwɔrtərli drɔp fər ðə ˈnæʃənəl hoʊm praɪs ˈɪndɛks, wɪʧ wɑz riˈlist ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ˈpraɪsɪz ər naʊ daʊn frəm ðɛr pik sɛt faɪv jɪrz əˈgoʊ. "hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz kənˈtɪnju ɔn ðɛr ˈdaʊnwərd ˈspaɪrəl wɪθ noʊ rɪˈlif ɪn saɪt," sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈblɪtsər, ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈstændərd ənd purz. ðə ˈɪndɛks ˈkəvərz 80 əv ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ðɪs mənθs rɪˈpɔrt kənˈfərmd "ə ɪn hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz əˈkrɔs məʧ əv ðə ˈneɪʃən," sɛd ˈblɪtsər. ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt wɛnt θru ə brif rɪˈkəvəri ˈpɪriəd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪn rɪˈkəvərɪŋ ˈnɪrli 5 əv ˈərliər ˈlɔsɪz. ˈæftər ˈhoʊmˌbaɪər tæks ˈkrɛdɪts ɪkˈspaɪrd læst ˈeɪprəl, ðə sləmp rɪˈzumd. ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪndɛks ˈkəvərɪŋ 20 ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz ˈɔlsoʊ drɑpt ˈdʊrɪŋ mɑrʧ, ðə ˈɪndɛksɪz eɪθ streɪt ˈmənθli dɪˈklaɪn. 10 ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts əv ðə 20 ˈsɪtiz, ˈoʊnli ˈwɔʃɪŋtən həz ˈpoʊstɪd ə geɪn: ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 12 mənθs. ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs hoʊmz lɔst ðə moʊst ˈvælju ˈoʊvər ðət ˈpɪriəd, wɪθ ˈpraɪsɪz ˈfɑlɪŋ 10 ˈəðər bɪg ˈluzərz ˌɪnˈklud ˈfinɪks ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ənd ˈpɔrtlənd, ɔr. ˈpraɪsɪz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ˈhæmərd baɪ fɔrˈkloʊʒərz wɪθ haɪ ˈnəmbərz əv ˌripəˈzɛst hoʊmz ˈflədɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈmɛni ˌripəˈzɛst ˈprɑpərtiz ər ɪn pur kənˈdɪʃən ənd sɛl æt ə bɪg ˈdɪskaʊnt tɪ kənˈvɛnʃənəli soʊld hoʊmz, ˈdraɪvɪŋ daʊn ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈvæljuz. ˈfɑlɪŋ hoʊm ˈpraɪsɪz hæv ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn nu hoʊm kənˈstrəkʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ pæt ˈnupɔrt, ə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈænəlɪst fər ˈgloʊbəl ˈɪnˌsaɪt. "ðeɪ ər ə ki ˈrizən waɪ ˈbɪldərz ˈɑrənt ˈbɪldɪŋ nu hoʊmz, ˈivɪn ɪn ðə ˈfæstəst groʊɪŋ steɪts, laɪk ˈtɛksəs," hi sɛd. "ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ hoʊmz ər ˈsɛlɪŋ fər soʊ məʧ lɛs, ðə ˈbɪldərz kænt kəmˈpit." ˈnɔrməli, kənˈstrəkʃən ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kənˈtrɪbjətər tɪ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri. nɑt soʊ ðɪs taɪm, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ maɪk ˈlɑrsən, ən ˈænəlɪst wɪθ waɪs ˈrisərʧ. "ˈhaʊzɪŋ həz bɪn ən ˈælbəˌtrɑs fər ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ən ˈɪnʤən paʊərɪŋ ɪt," hi sɛd. ɪf ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt hæd kəm bæk ɛz ɪt həz ɪn ðə pæst, ðə ˈkɑrənt rɪˈkəvəri wʊd bi məʧ ˈstrɔŋgər. ðɛrz bi məʧ mɔr roʊˈbəst ˈhaɪrɪŋ əv kənˈstrəkʃən ˈwərkərz, ˈbɪldɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz ənd ˈdraɪvərz ənd tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈprɑdəkts tɪ saɪt. ˈnupɔrt ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət wɪn dɪˈvɛləpərz bɪld ə nu hoʊm fər ɪt ædz tɪ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ɛz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ gdp*. ən seɪl ʤɪst ædz 5 ər 6 ɪn ˈbroʊkərz kəˈmɪʃən. "ɛz ə kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə gdp*," sɛd ˈlɑrsən, "ˈhaʊzɪŋ həz bɪn aʊt tɪ lənʧ."

new york (cnnmoney) -- home prices hit another new low in the first quarter, down 5.1% from a year ago to levels not reached since 2002. it was the third straight quarterly drop for the s&p/case-shiller national home price index, which was released tuesday. prices are now down 32.7% from their peak set five years ago. "home prices continue on their downward spiral with no relief in sight," said david blitzer, spokesman for standard and poor's. the index covers 80% of the housing market, and this month's report confirmed "a double-dip in home prices across much of the nation," said blitzer. the housing market went through a brief recovery period starting in mid-2009, recovering nearly 5% of earlier losses. after homebuyer tax credits expired last april, the slump resumed. a separate s&p/case-shiller index covering 20 major cities also dropped during march, the index's eighth straight monthly decline. 10 dirt-cheap housing markets of the 20 cities, only washington has posted a home-price gain: 4.3% over the past 12 months. minneapolis homes lost the most value over that period, with prices falling 10%. other big losers include phoenix (- 8.4%), chicago (- 7.6%) and portland, ore. (- 7.6%) prices continue to be hammered by foreclosures with high numbers of repossessed homes flooding the market. many repossessed properties are in poor condition and sell at a big discount to conventionally sold homes, driving down overall values. falling home prices have a devastating impact on new home construction, according to pat newport, a housing market analyst for ihs global insight. "they are a key reason why builders aren't building new homes, even in the fastest growing states, like texas," he said. "existing homes are selling for so much less, the builders can't compete." normally, new-home construction is an important contributor to the economic recovery. not so this time, according to mike larson, an analyst with weiss research. "housing has been an albatross for the economy as opposed to an engine powering it," he said. if residential development had come back as it has in the past, the current recovery would be much stronger. there's be much more robust hiring of construction workers, building materials manufacturers and drivers and deliverymen to bring the products to site. newport pointed out that when developers build a new home for $300,000 it adds $300,000 to the economy, as measured by gdp. an existing-home sale just adds 5% or 6% in broker's commission. "as a component of the gdp," said larson, "housing has been out to lunch."

sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ædˈvaɪzəri bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz ənd ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz hæv ɛnˈdɔrst ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ə nu ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt grup kɔld ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈkaʊnti gən ˈoʊnərz pæk (sdcgo*). ˈmaɪkəl ʃwɔrts, ə lɔŋ taɪm ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈædvəˌkeɪt ənd ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt səˈpɔrtər wɪl bi ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈʧæptər. hæv sin əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈlɪmət ɑr ˈsɛkənd əˈmɛndmənt raɪts æt ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈlɛvəl taɪm ənd again,”*,” ʃwɔrts sɛd. ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ fiz ɔn gən stɔrz, riˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ kənˈsil ˈkɛri ˈpərˌmɪts, ər ˈsɪmpli rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ əˈlaʊ gən ˈreɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈsərtən kəmˈjunɪtiz ɑr raɪts hæv bɪn sˈloʊli ʧɪpt əˈweɪ ənd naʊ wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə stand.”*.” ʃwɔrts sɛd ðət hi ɪz ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ənd steɪt ˈædvəˌkeɪts fər gən raɪts, bət hi filz ðɛr ˈɑrənt ɪˈnəf pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈvɔɪsɪz æt ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈlɛvəl. hi wʊd laɪk tɪ si mɔr ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ənd səˈpɔrt, əˈspɛʃəli frəm sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz. ˈloʊkəli ɪz wɛr ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən d.c*. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz stɑrt. wi ər ðət vɔɪs fər sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈkaʊnti gən owners,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə həz lɔnʧt ə nu ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɪʧ rəvˈjuz ˈloʊkəl ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðɛr ˈdɪstrɪkts wɪθ ə up”*” ər ə down”*” ˈreɪtɪŋ dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɛr ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz stænd ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ““undecided”*” ˈreɪtɪŋ fər əˈfɪʃəlz hu meɪ nɑt hæv kəm aʊt fər, ər əˈgɛnst ˈfaɪˌrɑrm ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈreɪtɪŋz wər kəmˈpaɪld θru ˈrisərʧ ənd ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ðɛr ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈrɛkərdz. ər ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ˈmɛni əv ɑr ɪˈlɛktɪd officials’*’ səˈpɔrt fər ðə ˈsɛkənd amendment.,”*.,” ʃwɔrts sɛd. wi stænd ˈrɛdi, wɪθ ɑr kæmˈpeɪn wɔr ʧɛst, tɪ teɪk ɔn ˈɛni ˈkænədɪts ər əˈfɪʃəlz hu ɪnˈkroʊʧ ɔn ðoʊz rights.”*.” sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈkaʊnti gən ˈoʊnərz ər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈpɑrti ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər æt ˈbruəri ɪn santee*. ˈtɪməθi rɔlz ɪz kəmˈjunɪti ˈɛdɪtər əv sdgln*. hi kən bi riʧt æt editor@sdgln.com*, ɔn tˈwɪtər, ər baɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ tɪ ext*. 713

san diego advisory board members and volunteers have endorsed the formation of a new second amendment group called the san diego county gun owners pac (sdcgo). michael schwartz, a long time firearm advocate and second amendment supporter will be executive director of the san diego chapter. “we have seen attempts to limit our second amendment rights at the local level time and again,” schwartz said. “whether it is increasing fees on gun stores, restricting access to conceal carry permits, or simply refusing to allow gun ranges in certain communities – our rights have been slowly chipped away and now we are taking a stand.” schwartz said that he is happy with the national and state advocates for gun rights, but he feels there aren't enough political voices at the local level. he would like to see more activism and support, especially from san diego politicians. “because locally is where sacramento and washington d.c. politicians start. we are that voice for san diego county gun owners,” he said. the sdcgo has launched a new website which reviews local legislature according to their districts with a “thumbs up” or a “thumbs down” rating depending on where the politicians stand on the issue. there is also an “undecided” rating for officials who may not have come out for, or against firearm issues. the ratings were compiled through research and conversations with political officials and their voting records. “we are encouraged by many of our elected officials’ support for the second amendment.,” schwartz said. “but we stand ready, with our campaign war chest, to take on any candidates or officials who encroach on those rights.” san diego county gun owners are holding a holiday party on december 15th at bns brewery in santee. timothy rawles is community editor of sdgln. he can be reached at editor@sdgln.com, @reporter66 on twitter, or by calling toll-free to 888-442-9639, ext. 713.

ʤɔɪnt beɪs lewis-mcchord*, wɑʃ. ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤʊri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈsɛntənst ˈɑrmi stæf ˈsɑrʤənt. ˈrɑbərt beɪlz hu ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈkɪlɪŋ 16 ˈæfˌgæn səˈvɪljənz, tɪ laɪf ɪn ˈprɪzən wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv pəroʊl. beɪlz, 40 ˈɛnərd ðə ˈgɪlti pli læst ʤun ɪn ə dil tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə dɛθ ˈpɛnəlti. ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈkɔrtˌmɑrʃəl hir ˈθərzˌdeɪ, beɪlz hæd əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzd fər hɪz ˈækʃənz bət dɪd nɑt ˈɔfər ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðə ˈvaɪələns. hi dɪˈskraɪbd ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz ɛz ən əv ˈkaʊərdəs, bɪˈhaɪnd ə mæsk əv fɪr, bʊlz ənd bravado.”*.” ˈtruli, ˈtruli ˈsɑri tɪ ðoʊz ˈpipəl huz ˈfæməliz gɑt ˈteɪkən away,”*,” ðə ˈfɑðər əv tu sɛd. kænt ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd ðɛr lɔs. aɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈɛvəri taɪm aɪ lʊk æt maɪ kids.”*.” ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈʤʊri dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪtɪd əˈbaʊt tu aʊərz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈɑrgjəmənts. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv beɪlz' ˈgɪlti pli, ˈʤʊrərz wər ˈoʊnli ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈwɛðər hi wʊd bi ˈɛlɪʤəbəl fər pəroʊl.

joint base lewis-mcchord, wash. -- a military jury friday sentenced army staff sgt. robert bales , who pleaded guilty to killing 16 afghan civilians, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. bales, 40, entered the guilty plea last june in a deal to avoid the death penalty. during his court-martial here thursday, bales had apologized for his actions but did not offer an explanation for the violence. he described the killings as an “act of cowardice, behind a mask of fear, bulls -- and bravado.” “i'm truly, truly sorry to those people whose families got taken away,” the father of two said. “i can't comprehend their loss. i think about it every time i look at my kids.” the six-member military jury deliberated about two hours friday morning following closing arguments. as a result of bales' guilty plea, jurors were only deciding whether he would be eligible for parole.

ə ˈstudənt æt ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn əˈkædəmi ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər fər əˈlɛʤədli ˈʃutɪŋ boʊθ əv hɪz ˈpɛrənts ɪn ðə hɛd ˈæftər ðeɪ riˈstrɪktɪd ɪm frəm pleɪɪŋ ˈvaɪələnt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. grænt ˈkaʊnti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ sɛd ðət ðeɪ wər ˈæskɪŋ ðət ˈneɪθən brʊks bi traɪd ɛz ən ˈædəlt fər ðə əˈtɛmptəd ˈmərdər əv hɪz ˈpɛrənts. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt əbˈteɪnd baɪ wən nuz, brʊks hæd kənˈsɪdərd ˈkɪlɪŋ hɪz ˈpɛrənts, ˈʤɑnəθən brʊks ənd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ brʊks, sɪns ðə eɪʤ əv 8 hi hæd ˈrisəntli bɪn bɪn ˈgraʊndɪd fər tu wiks frəm ˈjuzɪŋ devices”*” ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ pleɪɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd hæd bɪn ˈpənɪʃt wɪθ dɪˈtɛnʃən fər biɪŋ leɪt tɪ klæs. brʊks hæd ədˈmɪtəd tɪ pəˈlis ðət hi hæd bɪn əbˈsɛst wɪθ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz. sɛd hi kwɪt pleɪɪŋ ˈvaɪələnt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz bɪˈkəz hi θɔt ðeɪ wər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm mɔr violent,”*,” ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk pəˈlis ˈsɑrʤənt. maɪk ˈwɪljəmz ˈnoʊtɪd ɪn ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt. æst ɪm haʊ məʧ hi pleɪd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz, ənd hi toʊld mi əp ənˈtɪl hi gɑt hɪz ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks ˈteɪkən away.”*.” brʊks ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət hi hæd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ʃut hɪz ˈpɛrənts ˈæftər hɪz ˈməðər toʊld hɪz hi wɑz ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv insanity”*” baɪ ˌdɪsoʊˈbeɪɪŋ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. hi sɛd ðət hɪz ˈpɛrənts hæd bɪn ˈæŋgri ˈæftər hi ˈrisəntli tʊk wən əv ðɛr ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrdz. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, pəˈlis bɪˈliv ðə bɔɪ praɪd ˈoʊpən ə gən seɪf tɪ rɪˈtriv ə 22 ˈkæləbər ˈpɪstəl. ˈæftər ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ mˈjuzɪk fər əˈbaʊt 90 ˈmɪnəts, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ kɪl hɪz ˈpɛrənts. sɛd hi wɑz riˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪt, bət sɛd ˈəltəmətli ðə vɔɪs ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm tɪ du ɪt wɑz ˈlaʊdər ðən ðə wən ˈtɛlɪŋ ɪm nɑt to,”*,” ˈwɪljəmz roʊt. sɛd hi ʤɪst hərd ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər ɪn hɪz hɛd ðət hi wʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ˌwəˈtɛvər hi ˈwɔntɪd ɪf hi kɪld hɪz parents.”*.” waɪl hɪz ˈreɪdiˌoʊ wɑz riˈʧɑrʤɪŋ, ˈneɪθən brʊks kˈwaɪətli ˈɛnərd hɪz ˈpɛrənts rum ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr 10 p.m*. ənd eɪmd ðə gən æt ðə bæk əv hɪz hɛd. ʃɑt hɪz dæd fərst, [ənd] ðɛn hi ʃɑt hɪz mɑm, [ənd] ðɛn ʃɑt əˈgɛn æt hɪz dæd wɪn [hɪz ˈfɑðər] roʊld aʊt əv bed,”*,” ˈwɪljəmz ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt. sɛd ðət wɪn hi wɑz ˈfaɪərrɪŋ æt hɪz mɑm ənd ʃi traɪd tɪ gɪt əp, soʊ hi faɪərd æt hər twaɪs mɔr ənd ʃi stɑpt moving.”*.” ˈʤɑnəθən brʊks rɪˈpɔrtədli wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kɔl tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət ən ˌɪnˈtrudər hæd ʃɑt ɪm ənd hɪz waɪf. wɪn pəˈlis əraɪvd, brʊks toʊld ˈɔfɪsərz ðət ðə ˈʃutər hæd lɛft. bət ə ˈvɪdioʊ sərˈveɪləns ˈkæmərə ðət ðə ˈfɑðər hæd sɛt əp tɪ ˈmɑnətər hɪz sən ˈklɪrli ʃoʊd brʊks ˈwɔkɪŋ θru ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ rum waɪl ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈhændˌgən, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk pəˈlis hæd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd brʊks ɪn 2010 ˈoʊvər ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət hi məˈlɛstɪd ə ˈjəŋgər gərl, bət ðə bɔɪ hæd noʊ ˈpriviəs ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz. əˈfɪʃəlz æt ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪn əˈkædəmi, wɛr brʊks wɛnt tɪ skul, sɛd ðeɪ wər ʃɑkt baɪ ðə ˈʃutɪŋ. bɪn ə ˈdɪfəkəlt deɪ fər ɑr ˈfæməli …[…[that*] ˈrɪli ɪz wət wi ər hir, ə ˈvɛri kəmˈjunɪti ənd soʊ ˈʃɑkɪŋ tɪ ɔl əv us,”*,” ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪn əˈkædəmi ˈɪnərəm dɪˈrɛktər toʊld kxlk*. noʊ haʊ ˈɛniˌwən kəmz tɪ grɪps wɪθ ðɪs. ə ˈtræʤədi fər ðə ˈfæməli ənd fər ðə kəmˈjunɪti, nɑt ʤɪst ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk ˈkrɪsʧɪn əˈkædəmi bət fər ˈmoʊzɪs leɪk ɛz ə community.”*.” ðə əˈkædəmi riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ seɪɪŋ ðət ˈʤɑnəθən brʊks hæd bɪn riˈlist frəm ðə ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ənd wɑz steɪɪŋ wɪθ hɪz waɪf ɛz ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf traɪd tɪ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz hər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsərʤəri. ə ˈfæməli frɛnd toʊld ðət boʊθ ˈpɛrənts wər well,”*,” ənd ðət ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ brʊks wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt θru saɪn languange*. brʊks wɑz biɪŋ hɛld ɪn lu əv beɪl. ðɪs wik, ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈɪndəstri sɛd ɪt wʊd lɔnʧ ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ hɛlp ˈɛʤəˌkeɪt ˈpɛrənts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ geɪm ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈreɪtɪŋ bɔrd (esrb*) ənd ɔn haʊ kənˈtroʊlz ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz kənˈsoʊlz kʊd bi juzd tɪ ˈlɪmət ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈvaɪələnt ˈkɑntɛnt. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ əv 20 ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ˈʧɪldrən ɪn kəˈnɛtəkət læst jɪr, ˈsɛnɪt ˈkɑmərs kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən ʤeɪ ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər (d-wv*) ˌɪntrəˈdust ə bɪl tɪ hæv ðə ˈnæʃənəl əˈkædəmi əv ˈsaɪənsɪz ˈstədi ðə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˈvaɪələnt ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ənd ˈvaɪələnt ækts baɪ ˈʧɪldrən. wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ frəm kɪŋ, ˈbrɔdˌkæst mɑrʧ 12 2013 wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ frəm wən nuz, ˈbrɔdˌkæst mɑrʧ 11 2013

a 14-year-old student at a christian academy in washington state has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting both of his parents in the head after they restricted him from playing violent video games. grant county prosecutors on monday said that they were asking that 14-year-old nathan brooks be tried as an adult for the attempted murder of his parents. according to a moses lake police report obtained by ifiber one news, nathon brooks had considered killing his parents, 38-year-old jonathan brooks and 39-year-old elizabeth brooks, since the age of 8. he had recently been been grounded for two weeks from using “electronic devices” — including playing video games — and had been punished with detention for being late to class. nathon brooks had admitted to police that he had been obsessed with video games. “he said he quit playing violent video games because he thought they were making him more violent,” moses lake police sgt. mike williams noted in the document. “i asked him how much he played video games, and he told me ‘24/7,’ up until he got his electronics taken away.” nathon brooks indicated that he had decided to shoot his parents after his mother told his he was “meeting the definition of insanity” by disobeying over and over again. he said that his parents had been angry after he recently took one of their credit cards. on friday, police believe the boy pried open a gun safe to retrieve a .22 caliber pistol. after listening to music for about 90 minutes, he decided to kill his parents. “he said he was rethinking it, but said ultimately the voice telling him to do it was louder than the one telling him not to,” williams wrote. “he said he just heard over and over in his head that he would be able to do whatever he wanted if he killed his parents.” while his radio was recharging, nathan brooks quietly entered his parents room just before 10 p.m. and aimed the gun at the back of his father’s head. “he shot his dad first, [and] then he shot his mom, [and] then shot again at his dad when [his father] rolled out of bed,” williams explained in the report. “nathon said that when he was firing at his mom and she tried to get up, so he fired at her twice more and she stopped moving.” jonathan brooks reportedly was able to call 9-1-1 to report that an intruder had shot him and his wife. when police arrived, nathon brooks told officers that the shooter had left. but a video surveillance camera that the father had set up to monitor his son clearly showed nathon brooks walking through the living room while carrying a handgun, police said. moses lake police had investigated nathon brooks in 2010 over allegations that he molested a younger girl, but the boy had no previous criminal charges. officials at moses lake christian academy, where nathon brooks went to school, said they were shocked by the shooting. “it’s been a difficult day for our family …[that] really is what we are here, we’re a very tight-knit community and so it’s shocking to all of us,” moses lake christian academy interim director told kxlk. “i know how anyone comes to grips with this. it’s a tragedy for the family and for the community, not just moses lake christian academy but for moses lake as a community.” the academy released a statement on tuesday saying that jonothan brooks had been released from the hospital and was staying with his wife as medical staff tried to stabilize her before surgery. a family friend told kxly that both parents were “doing well,” and that elizabeth brooks was able to communicate through sign languange. nathon brooks was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail. this week, the video game industry said it would launch a campaign to help educate parents about the video game rating system created by the entertainment software rating board (esrb) and on how controls in video games consoles could be used to limit access to violent content. following the mass shooting of 20 elementary school children in connecticut last year, senate commerce committee chairman jay rockefeller (d-wv) introduced a bill to have the national academy of sciences study the link between violent video games and violent acts by children. watch this video from king, broadcast march 12, 2013. watch this video from ifiber one news, broadcast march 11, 2013.

ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ər wən əv ðə ˈhɑrdəst taɪmz tɪ stɪk tɪ ə ˈbəʤɪt. ɔl əv ə ˈsədən ju faɪnd ˈjɔrsɛlf ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈtrævəl, gɪfts ənd fud. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ stɪk wɪθ jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈfaɪˌnæns goʊlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ hæv ə ˈstrætəʤi ðət ju juz waɪl ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr ˈpərʧəsɪz. hir ər səm greɪt tɪps fər ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈməni ɔn jʊr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ. juz ˈkuˌpɔnz tɪ əˈkjumjəˌleɪt ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈkuˌpɔnz kən seɪv ə lɔt əv ˈməni ˈwɛðər ju ʃɑp ˈɔnˌlaɪn ər ɪn stɔr. stɑrt ˈbraʊzɪŋ θru ˈwikli ædz ənd lʊk fər greɪt dilz ənd ˈkuˌpɔnz æt jʊr ˈloʊkəl ˈriˌteɪlərz. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli wɛˈnɛvər ju ˈɔnˌlaɪn ʃɑp, meɪk ʃʊr ðət ju du ə kwɪk sərʧ ɔn ˈgugəl fər ðə ˈriˌteɪlər tɪ si ɪf ðɛr ər ˈɛni dilz ðət ju kən teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv, laɪk ˈblumɪŋˌdeɪlz ˈproʊˌmoʊ koʊd. ˈmɛni taɪmz wɪθ ʤɪst ə fju ˈmɪnəts əv ˈsərʧɪŋ ju kən faɪnd ə ˈkuˌpɔn koʊd fər fri ˈʃɪpɪŋ, ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɔf ðə ˈpərʧəs praɪs ər ˈivɪn ə fri gɪft wɪθ ˈpərʧəs. ðiz ər ˈvæljəbəl ˈɔfərz ðət kən meɪk jʊr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ məʧ mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl. ɪf ju du faɪnd ə fri gɪft wɪθ ˈpərʧəs, lʊk ˈoʊvər jʊr gɪft lɪst ənd faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən hu wʊd ləv ɪt ɛz ðɛr gɪft. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni greɪt ˈkuˌpɔn saɪts aʊt ðɛr, bət ə fju tɪ traɪ fər ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʃɑpɪŋ ər ənd freecoupons.com*. ju kən sərʧ fər jʊr ˈriˌteɪlər ənd kən ˈɔfən faɪnd ə ˈvæljəbəl ˈməni ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈɔfərz. əˈnəðər greɪt weɪ tɪ faɪnd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈkuˌpɔnz ɪz tɪ ˈsɪmpli du ə ˈgugəl ər ˈjɑˌhu sərʧ fər ðə neɪm ˈkuˌpɔnz. raʊnd əp oʊld gɪft kɑrdz ˈɛvəri jɪr ju ˈprɑbəˌbli gɪt ə gɪft kɑrd ər tu ðət ju ʤɪst gɪt əraʊnd tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ. ər ju maɪt juz ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈbæləns ənd liv ðə kɑrd ɪn ə drɔr wɪθ ə fju ˈdɔlərz lɛft ɔn ɪt. ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ər ə greɪt taɪm tɪ raʊnd ðiz kɑrdz əp ənd rɪˈdim ðɛm fər ˈseɪvɪŋz. ɛz ju goʊ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ, kɑrt əraʊnd jʊr oʊld gɪft kɑrdz ənd ˈfɪnɪʃ əp ðə ˈbælənsɪz wɛˈnɛvər ju ʃɑp æt ðiz stɔrz. ɪf ju hæv ə lɑrʤ gɪft kɑrd æt ə stɔr ju ˈrɛgjələrli ʃɑp æt, kənˈsɪdər ˈjuzɪŋ ðə kɑrd tɪ baɪ ə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ gɪft. kəmˈpɛrəsən ʃɑp kəmˈpɛrəsən ˈʃɑpɪŋ ðə moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ weɪ tɪ ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ʃɑp, bət ɪt kən seɪv ju səm ˈməni. ˈrəðər ðən ˈrənɪŋ əraʊnd ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ðə ˈpraɪsɪz ɔn wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈaɪtəm wɪʧ wɪl juz ə lɔt əv gæs, kəmˈpɛrəsən ʃɑp ɛz ju goʊ tɪ stɔrz fər ˈəðər θɪŋz. nɛkst taɪm ju ˈvɪzɪt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ər ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈriˌteɪlər, teɪk ə lʊk æt ðɛr ˈpraɪsɪŋ ɔn gɪfts ju ər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ənd meɪk ə noʊt ɪn jʊr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈnoʊtˌbʊk. ju kən rɪˈpit ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs iʧ taɪm ju goʊ aʊt ənd wɪn ɪt kəmz taɪm tɪ meɪk jʊr ˈfaɪnəl ˈpərʧəsɪz, ju wɪl noʊ wɛr tɪ goʊ fər ðə bɛst ˈpraɪsɪz. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ kəmˈpɛrəsən ʃɑp ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈrəðər ˈizəli. pləs, ɪf ju hæv ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ðɛr ər ə fju greɪt æps fər hɛlp wɪθ kəmˈpɛrəsən ˈʃɑpɪŋ. ðiz ər ʤɪst ə fju əv ðə ˈmɛni greɪt weɪz tɪ seɪv ɔn jʊr ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ ðɪs jɪr. kip ˈʧɛkɪŋ bæk fər mɔr tɪps ɔn ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈseɪvɪŋz ðɪs jɪr. haʊ du ju seɪv ɔn ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ?

the holidays are one of the hardest times to stick to a budget. all of a sudden you find yourself overwhelmed with a variety of unexpected expenses including holiday travel, gifts and food. if you want to stick with your personal finance goals during the holidays, it is important to have a strategy that you use while making your purchases. here are some great tips for saving money on your holiday shopping. use coupons to accumulate savings coupons can save a lot of money whether you shop online or in store. start browsing through weekly ads and look for great deals and coupons at your local retailers. additionally whenever you online shop, make sure that you do a quick search on google for the retailer to see if there are any deals that you can take advantage of, like bloomingdales promo code. many times with just a few minutes of searching you can find a coupon code for free shipping, a percentage off the purchase price or even a free gift with purchase. these are valuable offers that can make your holiday shopping much more affordable. if you do find a free gift with purchase, look over your gift list and find someone who would love it as their gift. there are many great coupon sites out there, but a few to try for online shopping are retailmenot.com and freecoupons.com. you can search for your retailer and can often find a valuable money saving offers. another great way to find online coupons is to simply do a google or yahoo search for the retailer’s name + coupons. round up old gift cards every year you probably get a gift card or two that you just don’t get around to using. or you might use the majority of the balance and leave the card in a drawer with a few dollars left on it. the holidays are a great time to round these cards up and redeem them for savings. as you go holiday shopping, cart around your old gift cards and finish up the balances whenever you shop at these stores. if you have a large gift card at a store you don’t regularly shop at, consider using the card to buy a holiday gift. comparison shop comparison shopping isn’t the most exciting way to holiday shop, but it can save you some money. rather than running around searching for the prices on one particular item which will use a lot of gas, comparison shop as you go to stores for other things. next time you visit wal-mart or any other retailer, take a look at their pricing on gifts you are considering and make a note in your holiday notebook. you can repeat this process each time you go out and when it comes time to make your final purchases, you will know where to go for the best prices. you can also comparison shop online rather easily. plus, if you have an iphone, there are a few great apps for help with comparison shopping. these are just a few of the many great ways to save on your holiday shopping this year. keep checking back for more tips on holiday savings this year. how do you save on holiday shopping?

ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈkɑmən kɔr wɔrnd ˈjuˈɛs ðət 'college-ready*' ˈæˌkʧuəli mɛnt ˈrɛdi. ɪt lʊks laɪk ðeɪ wər biɪŋ tu ˈʤɛnərəs. nɛkst ˈprɛzɪdənt kən meɪk ˈkɑlɪʤ mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt grænt dɪˈgriz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʤɪst fɪˈnænsɪŋ them.”*.” ðət ɪz ðə ˈtaɪtəl əv ˈkɑrloʊ ˈrisənt ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˈɑrtɪkəl. səˈlɛrnoʊ ədˈmɪts ðət ðə aɪˈdiə meɪ sim ““crazy”*” (ˈivɪn tɪ ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst ˈridərz). bət wi ʃʊd nɑt dɪsˈmɪs ɪt ɛz ə ˈfænəsi, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ haʊ ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðə səˈlɛrnoʊ, ən economist.”*.” səˈlɛrnoʊ ˈrisəntli ʤɔɪnd ˈvaɪtəl ˈkəmpəˌni səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ skul ˈdɪstrɪkts, haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz, ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈwərkɪŋ 15 jɪrz ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈnæʃənəl ˈædvəkəsi ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz duɪŋ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri æˈnælɪsɪs əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks issues…”*…” səˈlɛrnoʊ dɪˈsɛptɪvli bɪˈgɪnz hɪz ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪθ ə ˈprɑbləm ðət əˈtrækts ðə əˈtɛnʃən əv ˈfɪskəl kənˈsərvətɪvz: ðə kɔst əv ˌnɑnˌtrænsˈfərəbəl ˈkrɛdɪt aʊərz. fɔr aʊt əv faɪv ˈstudənts hu plæn tɪ ˈtrænsfər, ˈjuʒəwəli frəm ˌloʊˈkɔst kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz tɪ ˌfɔˈrjɪr skulz, feɪl tɪ ərn dɪˈgriz. səˈlɛrnoʊ bɪˈlivz ðɪs ɪz ˌɔnˈfɛr. ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkɔrsɪz ər ɔl ðə seɪm; ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪn tjuˈɪʃən ərˈaɪzɪz ˈmeɪnli frəm əˈmɛnətiz, brænd neɪm, ənd ˈnɛtˌwərkɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. səˈlɛrnoʊ siz ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər juz. doʊ tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ lip ðə kˈwɑləti ˈhərdəl ənd kriˈeɪt ə ˈrɛpjətəbəl credential.”*.” ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈtərmən ˈstudənt eɪd ˌɛlɪʤəˈbɪlɪti (wɪθ metrics”*”) ənd ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ðət sɛt ðə ˈstændərdz fər ˈkɑlɪʤ quality,”*,” hi ˈrizənz. ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪˈstæblɪʃ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ə sərˈtɪfɪkət, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt, ər dɪˈgri. ðeɪ kʊd kriˈeɪt ˈrɛʤɪstri əv ˈɛlɪʤəbəl ˈkɔrsɪz ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz (ər prəˈvaɪdərz) ɔˈrɛdi offer.”*.” hi səˈʤɛsts ðət ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ səm muscle”*” ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə duəl ˈsɪstəm əv degrees”*” ənd trəˈdɪʃənəl degrees”*” wʊd kəm frəm ə president”*” ɪˈlɛktɪd ðɪs noʊˈvɛmbər. fər prəˈfɛsərz hu stɪl θɪŋk əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ˈstændərdz, ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈgriz meɪ kəm əˈkrɔs ɛz ˈludəkrəs ənd ˈfraɪtənɪŋ. haʊ ˈkɑmən kɔr gɑt ˈjuˈɛs ˈɪntu ðɪs mɛs bət səˈlɛrnoʊ ɪz nɑt kənˈsərnd wɪθ wət prəˈfɛsərz ɛz ðə ˈfɛdərəli dɪˈrɛktɪd dɪˈvɛləpərz əv ðə ˈkɑmən kɔr steɪt ˈstændərdz (ccss*) dɪd nɑt kənˈsərn ðɛmˈsɛlvz wət prəˈfɛsərz θɔt əv ðɛr- ənd career-ready”*” ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd mæθ ˈstændərdz (ɛz ˈsændrə ənd ʤeɪmz ˈmɪlˌgræm, dɪˈsɛnɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən kəˈmɪtiz, faʊnd aʊt). nɔr dɪd ðə fɛdz æsk ðə əˈpɪnjən əv ˈkɑlɪʤ ˌɪnˈstrəktərz hu faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈwərkˌʃɑps ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2014 ɔn haʊ tɪ tiʧ ˈstudənts ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ˈəndər ˈkɑmən kɔr. ðeɪ wər ˌənəˈwɛr ðət ðə 2012 əv collaboration”*” wɪθ ðə tu ˈkɑmən kɔr ˈtɛstɪŋ fər əˈsɛsmənt ˈrɛdinəs fər ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd kərɪrz ənd sˈmɑrtər ˈbælənst əˈsɛsmənt ˈpleɪsmənt ɪn ˈkɔrsɪz fər ˈstudənts hu hæd pæst ðə ər tɛsts. ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl wɑz tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt haɪ reɪts əv rɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən: 68 pərˈsɛnt æt kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd 40 pərˈsɛnt æt ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈkɑlɪʤɪz. aɪ ənd moʊst əv maɪ ˈkɑligz æt ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ wɛr aɪ wəns tɔt wər fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈnædɪkwəsi əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ðə ril nid fər rɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən. wi graʊst əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ slɑt ɪn ˈgræmər rəvˈjuz wɪn wi wər səˈpoʊzd tɪ tiʧ ˈstudənts haʊ tɪ raɪt ˈpeɪpərz. moʊst wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ əˈgri ðət ðə ˈfrɛʃmɪn aɪ tɔt æt ˈɛməri ˌjunəˈvərsəti ʃʊd nɑt hæv ðə seɪm ˈsɪləbəs ɛz maɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts. wi nid nɑt ðə kaɪnd ˈbjʊrəˌkræts gɪv ˈjuˈɛs bət ðə wərkt bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz, ˈpʊtɪŋ aʊt ðə 2013 ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛnər fər ˈrisərʧ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpeɪpər ˈkɑmən kɔr steɪt ˈstændərdz: ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˈstudənt priˈpɛrədnəs fər college.”*.” ɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈoʊvər 900 ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz hæd ˈteɪkən əp ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən tɪ dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri ˈkɔrsɪz ɪn mæθ ənd ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ccss,”*,” fər sˈmuðər trænˈzɪʃən fər students”*” ənd iz əv ˈtrænsfər əˈməŋ ˈkɑlɪʤɪz. ðə tɪ college”*” ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn 10 steɪts wɑz dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðə 2013 doʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpeɪpər, ˈkɑmən kɔr steɪt ˈstændərdz: ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˈstudənt priˈpɛrədnəs fər college.”*.” gʊd ɔn ðə ˈprɑməs ənd haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt kɔr tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈlaɪnmənt dɪˈrɛktər kənˈvinɪŋ, ˈɔgəst ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət directors”*” sɔ ðə 10 steɪts ɛz ənd ˈmɑdəlz fər ðə rɛst əv ðə country.”*.” ɪt səˈʤɛstɪd ˈaʊˌtriʧ tɪ ˈəðər ““stakeholders”*” ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈkɑlɪʤɪz, faculty”*” ɪn ˈdɪsəplənz bɪɔnd ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd mæθ, ənd ˈtiʧɪŋ ˌɪnˈstrəktərz haʊ tɪ tiʧ nu taɪp əv ˈstudənt, mɔr priˈpɛrd fər, wərk [ˈɛmfəsɪs added].”*].” ɪn ʤun 10 2014 ˈkrɑnɪkəl əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈpəblɪʃt ən ˈɛˌseɪ baɪ ˈʧænsələrz əv θri əv ɑr ˈlɑrʤəst steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti systems—california*, nu jɔrk, ənd ðə ˈkɑmən kɔr. juz ɪt ˈwaɪdli. juz ɪt well.”*.” ðeɪ əˈnaʊnst ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv haɪər ɛd fər haɪər ˈstændərdz wɪθ 200 ˈəðər leaders.”*.” ɪt həz sɪns ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ mɔr ðən 400 ‘‘college-ready’*’ min wət ju θɪŋk ɪt minz waɪl ˈkɑmən kɔr ˈbustərz meɪnˈteɪnd ðət ðɛr ˈgræʤəˌweɪts wər prepared,”*,” ðə ækt ˈnæʃənəl ˈproʊˌfaɪl rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊd ə dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈrɛdinəs ɪn ˈɪŋlɪʃ, mæθ, ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ bɪtˈwin 2012 ənd 2016 ækt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ðət ˈkɑmən kɔr writing”*” dɪd nɑt priˈpɛr ˈstudənts fər ðə tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt saʊnd ideas”*” sɔt baɪ prəˈfɛsərz; ɪt kənˈfərmd 2006 rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊɪŋ ðə ˌɪnfɪriˈɔrɪˌti əv ˈkɑmən texts.”*.” bət haʊ məʧ ˈlɔŋgər wɪl prəˈfɛsərz bi ˈsɛtɪŋ ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks? haʊ ˈmɛni mɔr wɪl spɛnd ˈsəmərz ɪn ˈwərkˌʃɑps ɔn ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈkɑmən ˈstudənts? wɪl ðeɪ bi əˈpɔld, ɛz aɪ wɑz ɪn 2014 wɪn aɪ ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs bloʊ tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl ɛˈstim? ˈivɪn ɛz ə ˈloʊli ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm ˌɪnˈstrəktər, aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ greɪd ˈstudənts. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsərz, waɪl dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə freedom”*” ənd du ˈprɔˌsɛs əv məˈlɪsə klɪk (faɪərd fər ˈjuzɪŋ fɔrs tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ students’*’ raɪts), həz bɪn ˈsaɪlənt ɔn ðɪs əˈtæk ɔn ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈfridəm ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl əˈtɑnəmi. ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈlɪbərˌti ɪz ɪn ˈpɛrəl wət wɪl kəm nɛkst? wɪl ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌrivˈju ənd ɪgˈzæmz? wɪl ðeɪ dɪˈtərmən ðət ɪz ə ˈsutəbəl ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈstədi, waɪl ðə ˌɛnˈlaɪtənmənt ɪz nɑt? ðə ˈkæməl həz ɪts noʊz ˈəndər ðə tɛnt. kənˈsɪdər: doʊ həz pəˈzɪʃənd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɛz ðə əˈθɔrəˌteɪtɪv sɔrs æt ðə əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti ənd trænˈspɛrənsi center,”*,” ˈɔfərɪŋ ə ““scorecard”*” ənd ˈsɛndɪŋ aʊt səʧ ɛz ˌfɔˈrjɪr ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑlɪʤɪz wɪθ loʊ kɔsts ənd haɪ salaries.”*.” ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ bɔrd, wɪʧ prəˈdusɪz ðə sæt (skəˈlæstɪk ˈæptəˌtud tɛst) ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈɛntrəns ɪgˈzæm, ənd ðə ˌeɪˈpi (ədˈvænst ˈpleɪsmənt) ɪgˈzæmz, ˈəndər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkoʊlmən, ðə ““architect”*” əv ˈkɑmən kɔr, həz pəˈlɪtɪˌsaɪzd ˌeɪˈpi əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri, ənd naʊ ˌjʊrəˈpiən, tɪ ðə dɪsˈmeɪ əv hɪˈstɔriənz. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən prəˈmoʊts kəmˈjunɪti college”*” ðət brɪŋz ˌɪnˈkrist ˈfɛdərəl kənˈtroʊl ənd ən ɪkˈspændɪŋ doʊˈmeɪn əv ˈɪnfluəns, ɛz ðə juz əv səʧ tərmz ɛz ənd ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts. ðə ˈɛvəri ˈstudənt səkˈsidz ækt (ˈɛsə) ˌɪnˈkrisɪz paʊər ˈoʊvər ðə steɪts ɪn tɛst dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈvæstli ɪkˈspændz ˈfɛdərəli kənˈtroʊld ˈpriˌskul. ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, sɪns ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈstudənt loʊnz ɪn fərst tərm, həz əˈʤəstɪd riˈpeɪmənt tɪ ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈɔfərd loʊn fərˈgɪvnəs tɪ ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn service,”*,” səʧ ɛz ɪn ˈpəblɪk skulz, əˈmɛrɪˌkɔr, ənd ˈnɑnˈprɑfɪts. ˌfərˈprɑfɪt skulz, səʧ ɛz itt*, hæv bɪn ʃət daʊn wɪθ noʊ du ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ənd əˈdɑptɪŋ education”*” ˈstændərdz 600 ɪn 2015 əp frəm ðə ˈpriviəs 52 prəˈfɛsərz ər ˌɪgˈnɔrd. wət bɪˈgɪnz ɛz ə tˈwɪŋkəl ɪn ðə aɪ əv ən ˈɔfən bɪˈkəmz ˈpɑləsi. həz prəˈpoʊzəl bɪn dɪˈskəst ɪn ˈmitɪŋz wi wɪl lərn əˈbaʊt ˈoʊnli ˈleɪtər ɪf ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ɪz ɪˈlɛktɪd? kənˈsɪdər wət həz kəm tɪ pæs sɪns mɑrk ˈtəkər sɛnt ðə nu fərst ˈleɪdi ə ˈlɛtər ɪn 1992 ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv ə ˈsɪstəm əv education,”*,” ˈsimləs wɛb əv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, tɪ dɪˈvɛləp skɪlz ðət ˈlɪtərəli ɪkˈstɛndz frəm ˈkreɪdəl tɪ greɪv ənd ɪz ðə seɪm ˈsɪstəm fər ˈɛvriˌwən. səʧ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wʊd bɪˈgɪn ðə hoʊm wɪθ ðə ˈvɛri jəŋ ənd contin[ue*] θru skul, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ənd ðə workplace.”*.” ˈkrɪtɪks əv ˈkɑmən kɔr wɔrnd ˈərli ɔn ðət ““college-ready”*” ˈrɪli mɛnt ˈrɛdi. ɪt lʊks laɪk ðeɪ wər biɪŋ tu ˈʤɛnərəs.

critics of common core warned us that 'college-ready' actually meant community-college ready. it looks like they were being too generous. “the next president can make college more affordable by letting the federal government grant degrees instead of just financing them.” that is the title of carlo salerno’s recent huffington post article. salerno admits that the idea may seem “crazy” (even to huffington post readers). but we should not dismiss it as a left-wing fantasy, considering how the u.s. department of education has already taken over higher education with the help of the well-connected—like salerno, an “education economist.” salerno recently joined vital research—a company supported by school districts, higher education institutions, and liberal foundations—after working 15 years “for the federal government and national advocacy organizations doing legislative and regulatory analysis of higher education economics issues…” salerno deceptively begins his article with a problem that attracts the attention of fiscal conservatives: the cost of nontransferable credit hours. four out of five students who plan to transfer, usually from low-cost community colleges to four-year schools, fail to earn degrees. salerno believes this is unfair. college courses are all the same; the difference in tuition arises mainly from on-campus amenities, brand name, and networking opportunities. salerno sees an opportunity for u.s. doe to exercise its “unique ability to leap the quality hurdle and create a reputable credential.” government officials already determine student aid eligibility (with “quality metrics”) and “officially recognize the accreditors that set the standards for college quality,” he reasons. they could also establish requirements for a certificate, associate, or bachelor’s degree. they could create “a registry of eligible courses existing institutions (or third-party providers) already offer.” he suggests that the opportunity to “flex some muscle” and establish a dual system of “government degrees” and traditional “institutional degrees” would come from a “fresh president” elected this november. for professors who still think of themselves as setting the standards, the idea of government degrees may come across as ludicrous and frightening. how common core got us into this mess but salerno is not concerned with what professors think—just as the federally directed developers of the common core state standards (ccss) did not concern themselves what professors thought of their k-12 “college- and career-ready” english and math standards (as sandra stotsky and james milgram, dissenting members of the validation committees, found out). nor did the feds ask the opinion of college instructors who found themselves taking workshops in the summer of 2014 on how to teach students educated under common core. they were unaware that the 2012 “agreements of collaboration” with the two common core testing consortia—partnership for assessment readiness for college and careers and smarter balanced assessment consortium—guaranteed placement in credit-bearing courses for students who had passed the parcc or sbac tests. the rationale was to alleviate high rates of remediation: 68 percent at community colleges and 40 percent at four-year colleges. i and most of my colleagues at the community college where i once taught were all-too familiar with the inadequacy of k-12 education and the real need for remediation. we groused about having to slot in sixth-grade grammar reviews when we were supposed to teach students how to write college-level papers. most would also agree that the freshmen i taught at emory university should not have the same syllabus as my community college students. we need reform—just not the kind bureaucrats give us but the educrats worked behind the scenes, putting out the 2013 national center for postsecondary research working paper “the common core state standards: implications for community colleges and student preparedness for college.” it reported that over 900 institutions had taken up the recommendation to “align developmental education and introductory college-level courses in math and english composition to the ccss,” for “a smoother transition for students” and ease of transfer among colleges. the “core to college” program in 10 states was described in the 2013 doe working paper, “the common core state standards: implications for community colleges and student preparedness for college.” “making good on the college-ready promise and higher education engagement core to college alignment director convening, august 1-2, 2012” reported that “alignment directors” saw the 10 states as “bellwethers and models for the rest of the country.” it suggested outreach to other “stakeholders” and private colleges, “engaging faculty” in disciplines beyond english and math, and teaching instructors how to teach “a new type of student, more prepared for college-level, discipline-specific work [emphasis added].” in june 10, 2014, chronicle of higher education published an essay by chancellors of three of our largest state university systems—california, new york, and maryland—headlined “use the common core. use it widely. use it well.” they announced the formation of higher ed for higher standards with 200 other postsecondary “education leaders.” it has since expanded to more than 400. ‘college-ready’ doesn’t mean what you think it means while common core boosters maintained that their graduates were “more prepared,” the act national profile report showed a decline in college readiness in english, math, and reading between 2012 and 2016. act also showed that common core “source-based writing” did not prepare students for the “ability to generate sound ideas” sought by professors; it confirmed act’s 2006 report showing the inferiority of common core-promoted “informational texts.” but how much longer will professors be setting benchmarks? how many more will spend summers in workshops on teaching common core-us doe-certified students? will they be appalled, as i was in 2014, when i learned about this blow to professional esteem? even as a lowly part-time instructor, i enjoyed the authority to grade students. the american association of university professors, while defending the “academic freedom” and due process of melissa click (fired for using force to interfere with students’ rights), has been silent on this attack on academic freedom and professional autonomy. the future of education liberty is in peril what will come next? will the department of education review syllabi and exams? will they determine that eco-criticism is a suitable topic of study, while the enlightenment is not? the camel has its nose under the tent. consider: doe has positioned itself as the authoritative source at the “college affordability and transparency center,” offering a “scorecard” and sending out such missives as “26 four-year public colleges with low costs and high salaries.” the college board, which produces the sat (scholastic aptitude test) college entrance exam, and the ap (advanced placement) exams, under the direction of president david coleman, the “architect” of common core, has politicized ap american history, and now european, to the dismay of historians. the department of education promotes “free community college” that brings increased federal control and an expanding domain of influence, as the use of such terms as “k-16” and “p-20” indicates. the every student succeeds act (essa) increases doe’s power over the states in test development and vastly expands federally controlled preschool. the federal government, since taking over student loans in obama’s first term, has adjusted repayment to income and offered loan forgiveness to those working in “public service,” such as in public schools, americorps, and nonprofits. for-profit schools, such as itt, have been shut down with no due process. colleges are following k-12 and adopting “competency-based education” standards (600 in 2015, up from the previous year’s 52). professors are ignored. what begins as a twinkle in the eye of an educrat often becomes policy. has salerno’s proposal been discussed in meetings we will learn about only later if hillary clinton is elected? consider what has come to pass since educrat marc tucker sent the new first lady a letter in 1992 calling for the creation of a “national system of education,” “a seamless web of opportunities, to develop one’s skills that literally extends from cradle to grave and is the same system for everyone. . . .” such education would begin “in the home with the very young and contin[ue] through school, post-secondary education and the workplace.” critics of common core warned early on that “college-ready” really meant community-college ready. it looks like they were being too generous.

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ˈheɪzəltən ruts kən bi treɪst tɪ ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər ˈrɪʧərd dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈpərʧəs ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈprɑpərtiz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪt 1960s*. fər ə taɪm, hi ˈkeɪtərd tɪ ðə ˈkaʊntər ˈkəlʧər. ɪn wən ˈɪnstəns, hi əˈlaʊd ə ˈbaɪkər gæŋ tɪ juz ə ˈheɪzəltən ˈævəˌnu ˈprɑpərti ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt ˈbɑðər ðə ˈneɪbərz. ðə gæŋ sun dɪˈpɑrtɪd, kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðət hæd ““domesticated”*” ðɛm. dəˌmɛstəˈkeɪʃən wɑz ðə goʊl əv dɪˈvɛləpərz laɪk, ənd ˈbɔrdɪŋ ˈhaʊsɪz ənd ˈkɔfi ˈhaʊsɪz geɪv weɪ tɪ ˈpraɪsi buˈtiks. bɔt hoʊmz ʧip, ˈgətɪd ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriərz, ənd ˈædɪd ənd ˈwɪndoʊz. hi wɑz ə prəˈpoʊnənt əv əˈdæptɪv riˈjuz, ˈhaɪrɪŋ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts ʤæk ˈdaɪmənd ənd ˈbɑrtən maɪərz tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm ə ˈkləstər əv ˈhaʊsɪz æt ˈævəˌnu roʊd ənd ˈævəˌnu ˈɪntu ðə jɔrk skwɛr ˈriˌteɪl ˈkɑmplɛks ɪn 1968 wɪθ ˈheɪzəltən leɪnz, dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ənˈjuˌʒuəl. ˈrəðər ðən ˈsikɪŋ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈsɪti əˈpruvəl, hi kənˈsəltɪd ˈloʊkəl ˈrɛzɪdənts. θri ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ratepayers’*’ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən (abcra*) wər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ hɪz hoʊm tɪ ˌrivˈju ðə plænz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈhævɪŋ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈkrist ˈtræfɪk, ðeɪ wər ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə ˈskɛʧɪz ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət hoʊld ə ˈpəblɪk ˈmitɪŋ. θɪŋk ðət ˈmɪstər. həz gɔn əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈmætər ɪn prɪˈsaɪsli ðə raɪt way,”*,” ˈmɛmbər ʤæk roʊt tɪ ˈɔldərmɪn ˈwɪljəm ˈkɪlbərn ənd ˈkoʊlɪn vɔn ɪn ə mɑrʧ 1973 ˈlɛtər. hoʊp ðət wət wi kən ɔl əˈkɑmplɪʃ hir wɪl bɪˈkəm ðə ˈmɑdəl fər fˈjuʧər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪn ðə city.”*.” wɪn ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz hɛld ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθ, moʊst əv ðə 120 ˈpipəl ˈprɛzənt ˈvoʊtɪd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. grups ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈpoʊz development,”*,” ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt ˈɛlən ˈædəmz toʊld ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl. ʤɪst əˈpoʊz ðə bæd ones.”*.” ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz vɔn, hu ə kˈwɔrtər ˈsɛnʧəri ˈleɪtər preɪzd fər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðət hɪz ˈprɑʤɛkts wər ˈɪntu ðə ˈfæbrɪk əv ðə ˈsɪti, soʊ ðət ˈoʊldər ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd saɪt ˈfiʧərz ər enhanced.”*.” ðə ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs hɛlpt ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt geɪn ˈkaʊnsəl səˈpɔrt fər ən ɪgˈzɛmpʃən tɪ ə ˈbaɪˌlɔ ðət kæpt dɪˈvɛləpmənt haɪt æt 45 fit. dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt ˈbɔrɪs, ðə ˈkɑmplɛks kənˈsɪstɪd əv ə ˈsɪriz əv eɪt ˈfɔrmər hoʊmz tɑpt baɪ ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈtɛrəst ˈkɑndoʊz. ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl wɑz ə ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd, wɪʧ wʊd bi juzd ɛz ən rɪŋk ɪn ðə ˈwɪntər. ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈroʊdˌblɑk ˈimərʤd wɪn ˈərsələ ˈfɑstər, hu rɪˈzɪstɪd əˈtɛmpts baɪ tɪ baɪ hər hoʊm æt 30 ˈheɪzəltən, æst ðə ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt kəˈmɪti tɪ dɪˈleɪ səbˈmɪtɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ðə ɑnˈtɛrioʊ mjuˈnɪsəpəl bɔrd. ˈfɑstər, hu hæd lɪvd ɪn fər 50 jɪrz, fɪrd hər ˈsənˌlaɪt wʊd bi blɑkt, ənd ðət ˈðɛrˌfɔr hər ˈgɑrdən wʊd bi ruɪnd ənd hər ˈwɪntər ˈhitɪŋ bɪl wʊd raɪz. ʃi mɛt wɪθ ðə ˈplænərz,, ənd ɪn meɪ 1974 tɪ faɪnd ə səˈluʃən. ɔl əˈgrid tɪ ə rɪˈvaɪzd plæn ðət wʊd muv ðə fərst tu bæk 10 fit ənd ˌriˈloʊkeɪt ðə ˈkɑndoʊz tɪ ðə ˈævəˌnu roʊd saɪd. əˈpɑrt frəm graɪps frəm ˈɔldərmən ʤɑn suɪl əˈbaʊt ðə kaɪ chi”*” læk əv əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ (ˈkɑndoʊ ˈpraɪsɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli reɪnʤd frəm tɪ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ əˈpruvəl ˈprɔˌsɛs wɑz smuð. wɪn ðə mɔl ˈoʊpənd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 1976 ɪt wɑz klɪr ðət ðə ˈævərɪʤ ʤoʊ wʊd bi aʊt əv pleɪs. əv ðə ˈʃɑpərz hæv drɛst əp tɪ wɔk ðə stores,”*,” əbˈzərvd ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl. əv ðə ʃɑp ˈoʊnərz, ˈɛkskwəzət ɪn ˈkæʒmɪr ənd ˈkɔstli buts, lʊk laɪk ðeɪ wʊd it ju əˈlaɪv ɪf ju ˈwɑndərd ɪn ˈwɛrɪŋ jʊr oʊld trousers.”*.” ˈəndər ˈnumərəs ˈwɪljəm louis-dreyfus*, ˈfɑðər əv ˈsaɪnfɛld ˈæktrəs ˈʤuljə mɔl ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈheɪzəltən leɪnz həz hæd ˈprɑbləmz. ə ˈmeɪʤər ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn 1989 dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ʤæk ˈdaɪmənd wɑz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən. æt ˈdɛspərɪt ˈmoʊmənts, rɛnts wər slæʃt ɪn hæf. ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈtɛnənts moʊnd əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈkəstəmərz nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ðə kənfˈjuzɪŋ leɪaʊt. nən əv ðə mɑrˈki neɪmz ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈæŋkərz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkəs, pusateri’s*, sæks fɪθ avenue—materialized*. ðə aɪs rɪŋk wɑz skræpt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə leɪt 1990s*. hoʊl fudz ˈoʊpənd ɪts fərst kəˈneɪdiən stɔr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈheɪzəltən leɪnz ɪn meɪ 2002 bət ðə mɔl kənˈtɪnjud tɪ bi ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ɪts ˈveɪkənsiz ənd ɪts ˈeɪʤɪŋ əˈpɪrəns. ðɪs ˈdrɪri ˈkɑmplɛks həz ˈsəmˌhaʊ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ bɪˈkəm səˈnɑnəməs wɪθ wɛlθ ənd beauty,”*,” əbˈzərvd stɑr ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈkrɪtɪk ˈkrɪstəfər hjum ɪn 2004 ˈrɪli əˈbaʊt kitsch.”*.” ˈkɑrənt ˈoʊnər fərst ˈkæpɪtəl bɔt ˈheɪzəltən leɪnz ɪn 2011 ˈprɑməsɪŋ tɪ æd ə ˈbrɔdər əˈsɔrtmənt əv ˈtɛnənts fər ðə ˈkəstəmərz. ə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈfɪʃəl ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðɛr wɑz ˈizi fix.”*.” ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈrɛndərɪŋz baɪ ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ʃoʊ ə mɔl huz əˈpɪrəns ˈmæʧɪz ˈkɑrənt staɪlz, wɪθ ə nu ˈgeɪtˌweɪ tɪ ˈævəˌnu. ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈrɛnəˌveɪʃənz, wɪʧ hæv jɛt tɪ gɪt ˌəndərˈweɪ, əˈpɪr tɪ taɪ ˈɪntu plænz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs jɔrk skwɛr wɪθ ə ˈkɑndoʊ taʊər, ˈwaɪpɪŋ aʊt ðə ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈriˌteɪl speɪs. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ɪf ə riˈvæmpt ˈheɪzəltən leɪnz kən drɔ ə ˈmeɪʤər nu ˈæŋkər stɔr. əˈdɪʃənəl məˈtɪriəl frəm ðə ˈeɪprəl 5 1973 noʊˈvɛmbər 4 1976 ənd sɛpˈtɛmbər 27 2011 ɪˈdɪʃənz əv ðə gloʊb ənd meɪl, ənd ðə ˈeɪprəl 5 1973 mɑrʧ 22 1974 meɪ 14 1974 mɑrʧ 11 1976 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 20 1998 ɑkˈtoʊbər 5 2002 ənd mɑrʧ 27 2004 ɪˈdɪʃənz əv ðə tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr.

cityscape making and remaking hazelton lanes hazelton lanes, yorkville's once-glamorous shopping mall, has fallen on hard times—but a planned facelift could give it new life. show caption  ✉ share on:  272216 rendering of a proposed new avenue road entrance for hazelton lanes. image courtesy of hazelton lanes. 20130823nightview https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823nightview-100x100.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823nightview.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823nightview.jpg 1024 442 https://torontoist.com/2013/08/making-and-remaking-hazelton-lanes/slide/20130823nightview/ 20130823nightview 0 0 272215 rendering of hazelton lanes's proposed new avenue road frontage, including the tower at 140 yorkville avenue that would replace york square. image courtesy of hazelton lanes. 20130823avenueroad https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823avenueroad-100x100.jpg 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https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823viewc.jpg 1024 577 https://torontoist.com/2013/08/making-and-remaking-hazelton-lanes/slide/20130823viewc/ 20130823viewc 0 0 272217 hazelton lanes, avenue road frontage, between 1989 and 1998. city of toronto archives, series 1465, file 101, item 2. 20130823archivalpic https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823archivalpic-100x100.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823archivalpic.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823archivalpic.jpg 640 425 https://torontoist.com/2013/08/making-and-remaking-hazelton-lanes/slide/20130823archivalpic/ 20130823archivalpic 0 0 272089 advertisement, the <em>globe and mail</em>, september 25, 1976. 20130823openingad https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823openingad-100x100.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823openingad.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823openingad.jpg 640 705 https://torontoist.com/2013/08/making-and-remaking-hazelton-lanes/slide/20130823openingad/ 20130823openingad 0 0 272109 advertisement, <em>toronto life</em>, december 1984. 20130823ad84 https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823ad84-100x100.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823ad84.jpg https://torontoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/20130823ad84.jpg 640 872 https://torontoist.com/2013/08/making-and-remaking-hazelton-lanes/slide/20130823ad84/ 20130823ad84 0 0 when it opened in 1976, hazelton lanes offered a combination of luxury condos and tony retailers set amidst a cluster of former homes. hailed as a great example of how developers and surrounding residents could work together, the mall’s fortunes later declined because of its confusing layout and an ill-timed expansion. recently released renderings of proposed renovations depict a 21st-century makeover that the complex’s owners hope will draw foot traffic. hazelton lanes’s roots can be traced to real estate developer richard wookey’s decision to purchase a number of yorkville properties during the late 1960s. for a time, he catered to the counter culture. in one instance, he allowed a biker gang to use a hazelton avenue property as long as it didn’t bother the neighbours. the gang soon departed, complaining that wookey had “domesticated” them. domestication was the goal of developers like wookey, and boarding houses and coffee houses gave way to pricey boutiques. wookey bought homes cheap, gutted the interiors, and added victorian-style archways and windows. he was a proponent of adaptive reuse, hiring architects jack diamond and barton myers to transform a cluster of houses at avenue road and yorkville avenue into the york square retail complex in 1968. with hazelton lanes, wookey did something unusual. rather than seeking immediate city approval, he consulted local residents. three members of the avenue-bay-cottingham ratepayers’ association (abcra) were invited to his home to review the plans. despite having concerns about increased traffic, they were impressed by the sketches and suggested that wookey hold a public meeting. “i think that mr. wookey has gone about this matter in precisely the right way,” abcra member jack granatstein wrote to aldermen william kilbourn and colin vaughan in a march 1973 letter. “i hope that what we can all accomplish here will become the model for future development in the city.” when the meeting was held the following month, most of the 120 people present voted in favour of the project. “ratepayer groups don’t always oppose development,” abcra vice-president ellen adams told the globe and mail. “we just oppose the bad ones.” also impressed by the meeting was vaughan, who a quarter century later praised wookey for ensuring that his projects were “woven into the fabric of the city, so that older buildings and site features are enhanced.” the consultation process helped the project gain council support for an exemption to a bylaw that capped development height at 45 feet. designed by architect boris zerafa, the complex consisted of a series of eight former homes topped by a series of terraced condos. in the middle was a courtyard, which would be used as an ice-skating rink in the winter. a potential roadblock emerged when ursula foster, who resisted attempts by wookey to buy her home at 30 hazelton, asked the city’s buildings and development committee to delay submitting the project to the ontario municipal board. foster, who had lived in yorkville for 50 years, feared her sunlight would be blocked, and that therefore her garden would be ruined and her winter heating bill would rise. she met with the city’s planners, wookey, and zerafa in may 1974 to find a solution. all agreed to a revised plan that would move the complex’s first two storeys back 10 feet and relocate the upper-level condos to the avenue road side. apart from gripes from alderman john sewell about the “very chi chi” project’s lack of affordable housing (condo prices initially ranged from $72,000 to $500,000), the remaining approval process was smooth. when the mall opened in october 1976, it was clear that the average joe would be out of place. “most of the shoppers have dressed up to walk the stores,” observed the globe and mail. “several of the shop owners, exquisite in cashmere and costly boots, look like they would eat you alive if you wandered in wearing your old trousers.” under numerous owners—including william louis-dreyfus, father of seinfeld actress julia louis-dreyfus—the mall portion of hazelton lanes has had problems. a major north-end expansion in 1989 designed by jack diamond was affected by the recession. at desperate moments, rents were slashed in half. existing tenants moaned about having to help customers negotiate the mall’s confusing layout. none of the marquee names touted as potential anchors during the 1990s—neiman marcus, pusateri’s, saks fifth avenue—materialized. the ice rink was scrapped during the late 1990s. whole foods opened its first canadian store inside hazelton lanes in may 2002, but the mall continued to be criticized for its vacancies and its aging appearance. “though this dreary complex has somehow managed to become synonymous with wealth and beauty,” observed star architecture critic christopher hume in 2004, “it’s really about kitsch.” current owner first capital bought hazelton lanes in 2011, promising to add a broader assortment of tenants for the mall’s well-heeled customers. a company official admitted that there was “no easy fix.” the current renderings by kasian architecture show a mall whose appearance matches current shopping-centre styles, with a new gateway to yorkville avenue. the proposed renovations, which have yet to get underway, appear to tie into plans to replace york square with a condo tower, wiping out the pioneering retail space. it remains to be seen if a revamped hazelton lanes can draw a major new anchor store. additional material from the april 5, 1973, november 4, 1976, and september 27, 2011 editions of the globe and mail, and the april 5, 1973, march 22, 1974, may 14, 1974, march 11, 1976, july 20, 1998, october 5, 2002, and march 27, 2004 editions of the toronto star.

gʊd nuz ˈɛvriˌwən! ˈvaɪtə həz ə nu ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt! ðə neɪm əv ðə geɪm ɪz: ɑrˈkeɪd dɑrts ˈviə (ˈviə ˈgugəl trænzˈleɪt): həz sɪns riˈmuvd ðə poʊst) ðə ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ɪz taɪp, ɛz həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn sɛd, soʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ tɪ rən ər ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈkərnəl. i ‘‘can*, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, juz ðət du nɑt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈkərnəl moʊd. ðɪs minz ðeɪ kən bi ˈstɑrtɪd ɔl emulators*, geɪmz ənd ˈɛni ˈəðər æp ðət kɔlz ˈfəŋkʃənz rɪˈzərvd tɪ ðə ˈsɪstəm. nɑt kəmˈpætəbəl æt ˈprɛzənt wi noʊ ðət ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ du nɑt wərk: ˌdeɪˈdæləs ˈɑpərˌeɪts ən oʊld ˈvərʒən ðət wɪl lɪŋk tɪ ðə riˈlis waɪl ɪt ɪz ə ˈbəmər ðət ənd ˈwərkɪŋ jɛt, ʃʊr ˈsəmˌwən wɪl gɪt ðə əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ sun. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt, soʊ noʊ ˈbæˌkəps fər ju ˈfɪlθi, ˈpaɪrəts. ɑrˈkeɪd dɑrts ɪz ˈoʊnli ɔn raɪt naʊ, soʊ ˈhəri əp ənd græb jʊr ˈkɑpi ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsoʊni riˈmuvz ɪt ənd ˈpæʧɪz ðə ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt.

good news everyone! ps vita 2.60 has a new exploit! the name of the game is: arcade darts via ps3mod (via google translate): (ps3mod has since removed the post) the exploit is type usermode, as has already been said, so there is no way to run iso / ecfw / homebrew plugin or that require access to the kernel. e ‘can, however, use homebrew that do not require kernel mode. this means they can be started all emulators, homebrew games and any other app that calls functions reserved to the system. homebrew not compatible : at present we know that the following homebrew do not work: daedalus x64> operates an old version that will link to the release pspfiler snes9xtyl while it is a bummer that snes and n64 aren’t working yet, we’re sure someone will get the up and running soon. keep in mind that this is a usermode exploit, so no backups for you filthy, scurvy pirates. arcade darts is only $1.99 on psn right now, so hurry up and grab your copy before sony removes it and patches the exploit.

ˈpipəl hɛd tɪ ənd frəm ðə ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsteɪʃən əraʊnd ðə pɔl ɛs. ˈsɑrˌbeɪnz ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər ðət ɪz ˈmɪljənz ˈoʊvər ˈbəʤɪt ənd jɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈskɛʤʊl (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ˈkæθərɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) əˈfɪʃəl. ˈmɛˌtroʊ həz ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər. ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈɪnərəm ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər ʤæk ˈreɪkwə əˈfɪʃəli ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˈkɑnkrit fəˈsɪlɪti frəm mɑntˈgəmri ˈkaʊnti ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə trænˈzækʃən, wɪʧ wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd mɔr ðən ə wik əˈgoʊ wɪn mɑntˈgəmri sɛnt ˈmɛˌtroʊ ə ˈfɔrməl ˈlɛtər əv ˈtrænsfər, brɪŋz ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ðə ˈtrəbəld bəs həb ˈkloʊzər tɪ ˈhæpənɪŋ. ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈeɪʤənsi həz sɛt ə sɛpt. 20 ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪt. ðə kəmˈjutər həb wɑz pleɪgd wɪθ kənˈstrəkʃən ənd dɪˈzaɪn flɔz ðət lɛd tɪ jɪrz əv dɪˈleɪz ənd ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn kɔst ˈoʊvərˌrənz. bət mɑntˈgəmri læst mənθ dɪˈklɛrd ðət ðə fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz ˈrɛdi fər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ənd ðət ɪt hæd meɪd ʃʊr ɔl ðə ˈprɑbləmz wər əˈdrɛst ənd rɪˈpɛrd. [ˈmɛˌtroʊ plænz sɛpt. 20 ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər] ˈərliər ˌɪnˈspɛkʃənz əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt reɪzd kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈkɑnkrit ənd ðə ˈædəkwəsi əv stil səˈpɔrts ɪn səm ˈɛriəz əv ðə fəˈsɪlɪti, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ pərˈsɪstənt kræks ɪn ðə ˈkɑnkrit ˈstrəkʧər. wɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ˈfaɪnəli kəmˈplitɪd ɪt wɑz 50 ˈmɪljən ˈoʊvər ˈbəʤɪt ənd mɔr ðən fɔr jɪrz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈskɛʤʊl. mɑntˈgəmri ˈkaʊnti ənd ˈmɛˌtroʊ læst wik faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət dɪˈzaɪnd, bɪlt ənd ˌɪnˈspɛktɪd ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər. ðeɪ sɛd ðə companies’*’ failure”*” lɛd tɪ ðə dɪˈleɪz ənd kɔst ˈoʊvərˌrənz tɪ kərˈɛkt ðə ˈprɑbləmz. ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈzaɪnər ˈpɑrsənz brinckerhoff*, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɑnˌtræktər ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən fərm ˈrɑbərt bi. ˈbɔltər, riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə ˈkɑnkrit, hæv sɛd ðeɪ dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ rɔŋ. [mɑntˈgəmri, ˈmɛˌtroʊ su 3 fərmz ˈoʊvər ˈtrəbəld ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər] ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈmɛˌtroʊ wɑz nɑt riˈspɑnsəbəl fər kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər, ɪt wɪl bi ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ɪts ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən. ðə ˈtrænzɪt əˈθɔrəti həz bɪn kəmˈplitɪŋ ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ, ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈdraɪvərz æt ðə fəˈsɪlɪti ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju wiks. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ə plæn tɪ ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ ˈraɪdərz əv əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈsərvɪs ­­changes*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈkloʊʒər əv ˈnɪrˈbaɪ bəs stɑps. ðə pɔl ɛs. ˈsɑrˌbeɪnz ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər wɪl ˈɔfər ə lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ ˈmɛˌtroʊ ənd mɑrk ˈsteɪʃənz ənd sərv ˈθaʊzənz əv kəmˈjutərz hu meɪk ˈtrænsfərz ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ. wɪθ 32 bəs beɪz, ɪt wɪl bi ə həb fər metrobus*, ride-on*, kəmˈjutər ˈbəsɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈɪnərˌsɪti bəs ˈsərvɪsɪz. ə dɪˈrɛktəri mæp əv ðə ˈtrænzɪt ˈsɛnər.

people head to and from the silver spring metro station around the problem-plagued paul s. sarbanes silver spring transit center that is millions over budget and years behind schedule (photo by katherine frey/the washington post) it’s official. metro has taken over the silver spring transit center. metro interim general manager jack requa officially accepted the three-level concrete facility from montgomery county on tuesday. the transaction, which was initiated more than a week ago when montgomery sent metro a formal letter of transfer, brings the opening of the troubled bus hub closer to happening. the transit agency has set a sept. 20 opening date. the $140-million commuter hub was plagued with construction and design flaws that led to years of delays and millions of dollars in cost overruns. but montgomery last month declared that the facility was ready for operations and that it had made sure all the problems were addressed and repaired. [metro plans sept. 20 opening of problem-plagued silver spring transit center] earlier inspections of the project raised concerns about the strength of the concrete and the adequacy of steel supports in some areas of the facility, including persistent cracks in the concrete structure. when the project was finally completed it was $50 million over budget and more than four years behind schedule. montgomery county and metro last week filed a $166-million lawsuit against the companies that designed, built and inspected the transit center. they said the companies’ “collective failure” led to the delays and cost overruns to correct the problems. project designer parsons brinckerhoff, general contractor foulger-pratt and inspection firm robert b. balter, responsible for overseeing the quality of the concrete, have said they did nothing wrong. [montgomery, metro sue 3 firms over troubled silver spring transit center] although metro was not responsible for construction of the transit center, it will be charged with its operation. the transit authority has been completing preparations for the opening, training drivers at the facility over the past few weeks. the agency is also working on a plan to notify riders of associated service ­changes, including the closure of nearby bus stops. the paul s. sarbanes silver spring transit center will offer a link to the silver spring metro and marc stations and serve thousands of commuters who make transfers in downtown silver spring. with 32 bus bays, it will be a hub for metrobus, ride-on, mta commuter buses and other intercity bus services. here’s a directory map of the transit center.

galindez* raɪts: "ðə taɪm həz kəm tɪ stɑp traɪɪŋ tɪ bi mɔr laɪk ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ kəmˈpit fər ˈkɔrpərət kæʃ. ɪts taɪm tɪ bi ˈdɛməˌkræts əˈgɛn ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈpipəl. ɛz ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ, ðə ˈpipəl wɪl rɪˈwɔrd ðə ˈpɑrti ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðɛm." sɛn. ˈbərni ˈsændərz. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ʤɑn ʤi. mabanglo/epa*) ˈbərni ɪz ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ə "nu weɪ" wɛl, ðə "oʊld weɪ" baɪ skɑt, ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd nuz ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ðə θərd weɪ ɪz ə pəˈzɪʃən ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ðət traɪz tɪ ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl ənd ˈpɑləˌtɪks baɪ ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪŋ ə ˈvɛriɪŋ ˈsɪnθəsəs əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈpɑləsiz. ðə θərd weɪ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɛz ə ˈsɪriəs əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑləsiz wɪˈθɪn ˈvɛriəs prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈmuvmənts ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl daʊt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk vaɪəˈbɪləti əv ðə steɪt; ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənɪst ˈpɑləsiz ðət hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪzd baɪ ənd kənˈtræstəd wɪθ ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ raɪz əv ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm ənd ðə nu raɪt. ðə θərd weɪ ɪz prəˈmoʊtəd baɪ səm ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈlɪˌbərəl movements.”*.” ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ɛs ðɪs ðə læst gæsp əv ə daɪɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi? wɪl ðə way”*” ˈəʃərd ɪn baɪ bɪl ˈklɪntən ɛnd wɪθ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən? aɪ du nɑt si ə θərd weɪ ˈkænədɪt ˈimərʤɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti əˈgɛn. aɪ bɪˈliv ðə ˈsɛntrɪst ˈmuvmənt wɪl daɪ wɪθ ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈklɪntən məˈʃin. lʊk bæk æt ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˈkɑnfərəns, ðə ˈɑrkəˌtɛkts əv ðə way”*” ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə. ɪt wɑz 1985 ənd ˈwɔltər ˈmɑnˌdeɪl hæd ʤɪst lɔst tɪ ˈrɑnəld ˈrigən. ˈmɛni ˈdɛməˌkræts wər ˈpɔɪntɪŋ tɪ ˈʤɪmi ˈkɑrtər ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪt hu hæd wən ðə waɪt haʊs sɪns. ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə weɪ tɪ ˈnɑməˌneɪt ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈsəðərnər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈnɔrðərn ˈlɪˌbərəl. wi wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, bət ðə way”*” ˈmuvmənt hæd ɔˈrɛdi swɛpt θru ˈjʊrəp, wɪθ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz laɪk ˈtoʊni blɛr ɪn ðə ənd ˈgərhɑrt ʃˈroʊdər ɪn ˈʤərməni. ðə aɪˈdiə wɑz ðət ðeɪ kʊd bi ˈsoʊʃəli ˈlɪˌbərəl waɪl biɪŋ ˈfɪskəli kənˈsərvətɪv. ðə fərst əˈtɛmpt fər ðə wɑz ðə 1988 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst tuesday.”*.” ə bənʧ əv ˈsəðərn steɪts ˈtɛksəs, ˈflɔrɪdə, ˌtɛnəˈsi, luˌiziˈænə, ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə, ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi, kənˈtəki, ˌæləˈbæmə, ənd ˈʤɔrʤə keɪm təˈgɛðər ənd hɛld ðɛr ˈpraɪˌmɛriz ɔn ðə seɪm deɪ, wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ˈnɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ə ˈsəðərn ˈmɑdərˌeɪt. ˈʤɛsi ˈʤæksən spɔɪld ðɛr plæn ənd hæd ðə bɛst deɪ. ðə rɪˈzəlts dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ bust ðə ˈprɑspɛkts əv ðɛr ˈraɪzɪŋ stɑr, ˌtɛnəˈsi ˈsɛnətər æl gɔr. ðə ˈsɛntrɪst ˈmuvmənt dɪd nɑt sərˈɛndər; ðeɪ ˌɪnˈstɛd rɪˈkrutɪd əˈnəðər ˈsəðərn ˈraɪzɪŋ stɑr, ðə ˈgəvərnər əv ˈɑrkənˌsɑ, ˈwɪljəm ˈʤɛfərsən ˈklɪntən. ðə ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə muv tɪ ðə raɪt baɪ ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˈæftər ˈrɑnəld ˈrigən ˈklɑbərd ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn 1980 ə jəŋ ˈkɑŋgrəsmən frəm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə neɪmd ˈtoʊni ˌkoʊˈɛloʊ tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə dccc*. hɪz fəˈlɑsəfi wɑz ðət ðə ˈpɑrti ˈnidɪd tɪ kəmˈpit fər ˈkɔrpərət ˈməni. wət hi toʊld ðə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz wɑz ðət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈdɛməˌkræts kənˈtroʊld ðə haʊs ðeɪ (ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz) wər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ dil wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ðə ˈlɑʤɪk wɑz ðət ɪt wɑz ˈʧipər tɪ ˈɪnfluəns ðə ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈdɛməˌkræts ðən tɪ fənd ˈʧælənʤərz ɪn ˈdɪstrɪkts ðət wər seɪf fər ˈdɛməˌkræts. ˌkoʊˈɛloʊ wɑz səkˈsɛsfəl, hi kənˈvɪnst tɪp tɪ haɪər krɪs ˈmæθjuz, ənd ðə əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti bɪˈgæn. ɪt wɑz ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪz wɪn ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts wər ðə ˈpɑrti əv ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpipəl. ðeɪ wər naʊ ðə ˈpɑrti ðət wɑz kəmˈpitɪŋ wɪθ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz fər ˈkɔrpərət kæʃ. ðət kæʃ əv kɔrs keɪm wɪθ strɪŋz, ənd bɪg ˈbɪznɪs gɑt ðə rɪˈzəlts ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. hir ər ʤɪst ə fju θɪŋz ðə ənd ˈkɔrpərət kæʃ brɔt tɪ ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr klæs. ˈnæftə ənd ˈəðər treɪd dilz. ɪn ðə 1970s*, ɪf ˈjunjənz əˈpoʊzd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ðə ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ səˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts wər slɪm. əv kɔrs ðɛr wər ðə, bət wɪθ ðə ənd ðə nu sɔrs əv kæʃ ˈmɛni ˈdɛməˌkræts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən, ˈsaɪdɪd wɪθ bɪg ˈbɪznɪs ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrd ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈnæftə. ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm. ðə nu dil, ðə wɔr ɔn ˈpɑvərti, hæd bɪˈkəm ðə wɔr ɔn ðə pur. dɪˈspaɪt strɔŋ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ˈleɪbər ənd ˈəðər trəˈdɪʃənəl kənˈstɪʧuənsiz əv ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈklɪntənz ənd ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz fɔrst ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ˈɪntu ˈdipər ˈpɑvərti. ðə ˈklɪntənz hæv ˈʧæmpiənd ˈwɛlˌfɛr rɪˈfɔrm fər ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz, dɪˈspaɪt ˈstədi ˈæftər ˈstədi ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ɪt həz səˈvɪrli hɑrmd pur ˈfæməliz ənd ˈdrɪvən ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈnəmbər əv blæk ənd ləˈtinoʊ ˈʧɪldrən ˈɪntu dip ˈpɑvərti. ɪn ðə ˈərli 1990s*, ðeɪ dɪˈzaɪnd ə ˈstrætəʤi tɪ lʊr waɪt ˈvoʊtərz bæk tɪ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti: ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn waɪt dɪsˈgəst təˈwɔrd ““dependent”*” blæk ənd ləˈtinə ˈməðərz ɔn ˈwɛlˌfɛr. ɪt hæv pæst ɪn ðə ’70s*. kraɪm bɪl. ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈbərni ˈvoʊtɪd fər ðɪs tu. bət wʊd ɪt hæv pæst θru ə trəˈdɪʃənəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk haʊs wɪθ ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ðə blæk ˈkɔkəs? ðə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈmɪnəməm ˈsɛntənsɪz ənd ˈəðər ˈmɛʒərz hæv lɛd tɪ ə ˈkəntri ðət lidz ðə wərld ɪn ˌɪnˌkɑrsərˈeɪʃən. ðɛr wər səm gʊd ˈpɔrʃənz əv ðɪs bɪl. ðoʊz ˈpɔrʃənz wʊd hæv gɔn ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ə prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪˈθaʊt ðə bæd pɑrts ðət wər ðɛr æt ðə rɪkˈwɛst əv ðə democrats,”*,” hu əˈgɛn wər ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ waɪt ˈmɪdəl klæs fɪr əv blæk ˈkrɪmənəlz. ðə ˈsɛntrɪst ˈdɛməˌkræts wər ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ðə seɪm ɪˈlɛktərət ðət ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪz ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ɪn 2016 diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən. ðɪs meɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈbɪgəst wɪn fər bɪg ˈbɪznɪs. diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə bæŋks pləs ðə ˌtɛləkəmˌjunɪˈkeɪʃən ənd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsɛktərz əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ˈbɛnəˌfɪtɪd ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr klæs æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv kənˈsumərz. ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈlʊkɪŋ aʊt fər ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈlɪtəl gaɪ. ðeɪ bɪˈkeɪm wən əv tu ˈpɑrtiz ðət wər ɪn ðə ˈpɑkəts əv ðə wən pərˈsɛnt. diˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə bæŋks həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈbæŋkɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ðət ɪz naʊ tu bɪg tɪ feɪl. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ɪf ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts muvd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər tɪ du ðə ˈbɪdɪŋ əv ðə wən pərˈsɛnt, wɛr wʊd ðə ˈkəntri bi təˈdeɪ? ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɪz nɑt prəˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ nu. ˈbərni ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti bæk tɪ ɪts ruts: ðə ˈpɑrti əv ənd ðə nu dil, ðə ˈpɑrti əv ənd ðə wɔr ɔn ˈpɑvərti. əv kɔrs ðɛr wər flɔz., hɔks, blu dɔgz wər ðɛr. ɪt ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈpɑrti. bət ˈleɪbər, ˈfɛmənɪst, ˈsɪvəl raɪts, ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl, ənd pis grups hæd ə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪnfluəns ðən ðeɪ du təˈdeɪ taɪm tɪ ɛnd ðə way”*” ənd muv bæk tɪ ðə oʊld weɪ. ðɪs taɪm wi kən lɛt ðə ˈbɪgəts teɪk ðə hɔks wɪθ ðɛm. ðə hæv ɔˈrɛdi lɛft. ɛz ˈhɛri ˈtrumən wəns sɛd: ə ʧɔɪs bɪtˈwin ə feɪk rɪˈpəblɪkən ənd ə ril wən, ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪl ʧuz ðə ril rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈɛvəri time.”*.” ðə taɪm həz kəm tɪ stɑp traɪɪŋ tɪ bi mɔr laɪk ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz tɪ kəmˈpit fər ˈkɔrpərət kæʃ. taɪm tɪ bi ˈdɛməˌkræts əˈgɛn ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə ˈpipəl. ɛz ˈbərni ˈsændərz ɪz ʃoʊɪŋ, ðə ˈpipəl wɪl rɪˈwɔrd ðə ˈpɑrti ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðɛm. skɑt əˈtɛndəd ˈsɪrəˌkjuz ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɛr hi fərst bɪˈkeɪm ˈplɪtɪkli ˈæktɪv. ðə ˈraɪtɪŋz əv ɛl ˈsælvəˌdɔrz sleɪn ˈɑrʧˈbɪʃəp ˈɔskər roʊˈmɛroʊ ənd ðə saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ dɪˈvɛsmənt ˈmuvmənt kənˈvərtɪd ɪm frəm ə ˈrigən səˈpɔrtər tɪ ən ˈæktɪvɪst fər pis ənd ˈʤəstɪs. ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz hi həz bɪn ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ðə laɪks əv ˈfɪlɪp ˈbɛrɪgən, ˈwɪljəm ˈtɑməs, mɪʧ sˈnaɪdər, dɑn waɪt, ˈlisə ˈfɪθiən, ənd pɔl ˈwɛlˌsoʊn. skɑt mɛt mɑrk æʃ waɪl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ˈæftər ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈbʊʃɪz fərst ˈstoʊlən ɪˈlɛkʃən. skɑt wɪl bi ˈspɛndɪŋ ə jɪr ˈkəvərɪŋ ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən frəm ˈaɪəwə. ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd nuz ɪz ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɔrəʤən fər ðɪs wərk. pərˈmɪʃən tɪ ɪz ˈfrili ˈgrænɪd wɪθ ˈkrɛdɪt ənd ə lɪŋk bæk tɪ ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd nuz.

galindez writes: "the time has come to stop trying to be more like the republicans to compete for corporate cash. it's time to be democrats again and represent the people. as bernie sanders is showing, the people will reward the party that represents them." sen. bernie sanders. (photo: john g. mabanglo/epa) bernie is pointing to a "new way" - well, the "old way" by scott galindez, reader supported news “in politics, the third way is a position akin to centrism that tries to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of right-wing economic and left-wing social policies. the third way was created as a serious re-evaluation of political policies within various centre-left progressive movements in response to international doubt regarding the economic viability of the state; economic interventionist policies that had previously been popularized by keynesianism and contrasted with the corresponding rise of popularity for economic liberalism and the new right. the third way is promoted by some social democratic and social liberal movements.” – wikipedia s this the last gasp of a dying political philosophy? will the “third way” ushered in by bill clinton end with hillary clinton? i do not see a third way candidate emerging as the leader of the democratic party again. i believe the centrist movement will die with the end of the clinton machine. look back at the history of the democratic leadership conference, the architects of the “third way” in america. it was 1985, and walter mondale had just lost to ronald reagan. many democrats were pointing to jimmy carter as the only democratic candidate who had won the white house since lbj. they were looking for a way to nominate a moderate southerner instead of northern liberal. we will focus on the us, but the “third way” movement had already swept through europe, with politicians like tony blair in the uk and gerhardt schroeder in germany. the idea was that they could be socially liberal while being fiscally conservative. the first attempt for the dlc was the 1988 presidential election. it was the first “super tuesday.” a bunch of southern states – texas, florida, tennessee, louisiana, oklahoma, mississippi, kentucky, alabama, and georgia – came together and held their primaries on the same day, with the goal of nominating a southern moderate. jessie jackson spoiled their plan and had the best day. the results did nothing to boost the prospects of their rising star, tennessee senator al gore. the centrist movement did not surrender; they instead recruited another southern rising star, the governor of arkansas, william jefferson clinton. the dlc wasn’t the beginning of the move to the right by the democrats. after ronald reagan clobbered the democrats in 1980, a young congressman from california named tony coelho took over the dccc. his philosophy was that the party needed to compete for corporate money. what he told the corporations was that as long as democrats controlled the house they (corporations) were going to have to deal with us. the logic was that it was cheaper to influence the incumbent democrats than to fund challengers in districts that were safe for democrats. coelho was successful, he convinced tip o’neill to hire chris matthews, and the rebranding of the democratic party began. it was the end of the days when the democrats were the party of working people. they were now the party that was competing with the republicans for corporate cash. that cash of course came with strings, and big business got the results they were looking for. here are just a few things the dlc and corporate cash brought to the billionaire class. nafta and other trade deals. in the 1970s, if unions opposed legislation, the chances of getting support from the democrats were slim. of course there were the dixiecrats, but with the dlc and the new source of cash many democrats, including president bill clinton, sided with big business and ignored labor’s opposition to nafta. welfare reform. the new deal, the war on poverty, had become the war on the poor. despite strong opposition from labor and other traditional constituencies of the democratic party, the clintons and a democratic party-led house of representatives forced millions of people into deeper poverty. the clintons have championed welfare reform for over 20 years, despite study after study showing that it has severely harmed poor families and driven a historic number of black and latino children into deep poverty. in the early 1990s, they designed a strategy to lure white voters back to the democratic party: capitalize on white disgust toward “dependent” black and latina mothers on welfare. it wouldn’t have passed in the ’70s. crime bill. okay, bernie voted for this too. but would it have passed through a traditional democratic party-controlled house with opposition from the black caucus? the mandatory minimum sentences and other measures have led to a country that leads the world in incarceration. there were some good portions of this bill. those portions would have gone forward in a progressive congress without the bad parts that were there at the request of the “new democrats,” who again were exploiting white middle class fear of black criminals. the clinton-led centrist democrats were reaching out to the same electorate that donald trump is reaching out to in 2016. deregulation. this may have been the biggest win for big business. deregulation of the banks plus the telecommunication and agriculture sectors of the economy benefited the billionaire class at the expense of consumers. the democratic party was no longer looking out for the interests of the little guy. they became one of two parties that were in the pockets of the one percent. deregulation of the banks has created a banking industry that is now too big to fail. the question is if the democrats hadn’t moved to the center to do the bidding of the one percent, where would the country be today? bernie sanders is not proposing anything new. bernie is trying to bring the democratic party back to its roots: the party of fdr and the new deal, the party of lbj and the war on poverty. of course there were flaws. dixiecrats, hawks, blue dogs were there. it wasn’t a perfect party. but labor, feminist, civil rights, environmental, and peace groups had a much larger influence than they do today time to end the “third way” and move back to the old way. this time we can let the bigots take the hawks with them. the dixiecrats have already left. as harry truman once said: “given a choice between a fake republican and a real one, the public will choose ... the real republican every time.” the time has come to stop trying to be more like the republicans to compete for corporate cash. time to be democrats again and represent the people. as bernie sanders is showing, the people will reward the party that represents them. scott galindez attended syracuse university, where he first became politically active. the writings of el salvador's slain archbishop oscar romero and the on-campus south africa divestment movement converted him from a reagan supporter to an activist for peace and justice. over the years he has been influenced by the likes of philip berrigan, william thomas, mitch snyder, don white, lisa fithian, and paul wellstone. scott met marc ash while organizing counterinaugural events after george w. bush's first stolen election. scott will be spending a year covering the presidential election from iowa. reader supported news is the publication of origin for this work. permission to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to reader supported news.

ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl, ən ˈstɔri. læst jɪr, ˈæftər ə ˈdɛkeɪd əv ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən, feɪld stɑrts ənd ˈmaʊntənz əv ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən, ˈpitər ˈʤæksən riˈlist ðə ˈhɔbɪt: ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni, ðə fərst ɪn ə ˈtrɪləʤi əv fɪlmz əˈdæptɪŋ j.r.r*. ˈklæsɪk ˈfænəsi ˈnɑvəl, ðə ˈhɔbɪt, fər ðə bɪg skrin. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfʊtˌstɛps əv ɪts ˈbɪgər ˈbrəðər, ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz, ə ˈmɑdərn fɪlm ˈklæsɪk ɪn ɪts oʊn raɪt, ðə ˈhɔbɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈdɛstɪnd tɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt. wɪθ hɪz fərst ˈtrɪləʤi, ˈʤæksən ˈkæpʧərd ˈlaɪtnɪŋ ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl. hi tʊk ðə ˈmuvi ˈɪndəstri baɪ stɔrm, ənd riˈvaɪtəˌlaɪzd ˈmeɪnˌstrim ɪkˈsaɪtmənt fər ˈfænəsi tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl nɑt sin sɪns ðə ’80s*. hi dɪd soʊ, ˈsəmˌhaʊ, baɪ ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈpæʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt ðət simd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl ˈəndər ðə ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz: noʊ ˈmeɪʤər stɑrz, ə pərˈdəkʃən ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts ˈkəmpəˌni ðət noʊ wən hæd hərd əv, ə ˈstɔri dimd baɪ ˈmɛni fænz, ənd ə fɪlm ˈɪndəstri ðət hæd nɑt sin ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əv ɪts skeɪl sɪns lucas’*’ stɑr wɔrz (wɪʧ, ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf, feɪst ˈmɛni ˈʧælənʤɪz ənd ˈdaʊtərz ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt faʊnd səkˈsɛs.) wɪn ˈʤæksən fərst əˈproʊʧt nu laɪn ˈsɪnəmə, hi pɪʧt ðɛm ɔn ən ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt, wɪθ ə ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ. ɛz ðiz θɪŋz goʊ, fɪlm raɪts tɪ ðə ˈhɔbɪt wər splɪt bɪtˈwin tu ˈkəmpəˌniz (wɪʧ wʊd əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪmˈpid pərˈdəkʃən əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt ˈtrɪləʤi wi noʊ təˈdeɪ), waɪl lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈəndər ðə ˈəmˌbrɛlə əv nu laɪn ˈoʊnər, sɔl zænts. ˈʤæksən, ə ˈrɛlətɪv ənˈnoʊn ɪn ðə wərld əv bɪg ˈbəʤɪt ˈhɑliˌwʊd fɪlmz, wɑz ˈgɪvɪn ðə reɪnz tɪ wən əv ðə moʊst rɪˈvɪrd ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈprɑpərtiz ɪn ðə wərld. lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ə ˈkɛrfəli ˈkræftɪd ˈklæsɪk, əˈdæptɪd wɪθ kɛr, ləv (ənd ə fju ˈhɪkəps). ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ gɛs æt wət ərˈɪʤənəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt wʊd hæv lʊkt laɪkt. ɛz wən fɪlm, ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn ˈʧælənʤd tɪ fɪt ə ˈfɛrli dɛns ˈnɑvəl ˈɪntu ə (biɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəs) θri aʊər fɪlm. pərˈhæps ə ˈkɛrɪktər pis toʊld ˈstrɪktli θru pərˈspɛktɪv, pərˈhæps ə əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ fɪt ɔl əv ðə dwɔrfs mɪsədˈvɛnʧərz ˈɪntu ðə əˈlɑtɪd freɪmz. ˈnɛvər noʊ, əv kɔrs. ðə ˈtrɪləʤi ˈʤæksən wɛnt ˈɔntu kriˈeɪt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm ˈpɪriəd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ə ˈkɛrfəli ˈkræftɪd ˈklæsɪk, əˈdæptɪd wɪθ kɛr, ləv (ənd ə fju ˈhɪkəps.) waɪl əˈdɪʃənz ənd ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ərˈɪʤənəl wərk wər, ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli, ðə ˈwikəst pɑrts əv ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz fɪlmz, hi ənd hɪz co-writers*, ənd fræn wɔlʃ, əˈkɑmplɪʃt ðə nɪr ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl: əˈdæptɪŋ wərk ɪn ə ˈmænər rɪˈspɛktfəl tɪ ðə sɔrs məˈtɪriəl, bət ˈɔlsoʊ əˈproʊpriˌeɪt fər ðə ˈmidiəm. ɪt wɑz, æt wəns, ə grænd ˌædəpˈteɪʃən ənd greɪt ˈsɪnəmə. ðət ˈmæʤɪk kʊd nɑt læst fərˈɛvər, ənd, tɛn jɪrz ˈleɪtər, ənˈfɔrʧənət tɪ si ðə ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd ɔl ˈoʊvər ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt. gɪt ðɪs aʊt əv ðə weɪ: ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv, laɪk ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ɪz ə pur ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv wərk. ɪt ɪz, ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, noʊ mɔr ðən ˈvɪvɪd fæn ˈfɪkʃən ðət traɪz tɪ ˈmɛriz ðə səkˈsɛs ənd ˈɛpɪk grænˈdur əv ərˈɪʤənəl fɪlm ˈtrɪləʤi wɪθ ə ˈstɔri ðət ɪz mɛnt tɪ səkˈsid mɔr ɔn ɪts hɑrt ənd naivety*, ðən lɑrʤ skeɪl ˈækʃən. kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl, hæd ˈbɪlˌboʊ pæs aʊt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə klaɪˈmæktɪk ˈbætəl sin ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn fɔrs, tɪ spɛr ˈhɔbɪt ənd ˈridərz əˈlaɪk frəm ðə ˈvaɪələns.) laɪk ðə ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt, ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv rɪˈzɛmbəlz ɪts sɔrs məˈtɪriəl ˈoʊnli ɛz ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ðə seɪm ˈʤɛnərəl plɑt ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈlɪniər pæθ frəm ðə ʃaɪr tɪ ðə ˈloʊnli ˈmaʊntən. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðə ˈmɛθədz fər ˈtɛlɪŋ ðə teɪl, ənd ðə ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ɪˈvoʊkt əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ər ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt. pərˈhæps ðə moʊst ˈɑbviəs saɪn əv ðɪs pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ əv fɪlm ˈtrɪləʤi ɪz ɪn ðə ˈtreɪlərz ðət prɪˈsid ðə fɪlm. ˈæftər ðə laɪts dɪm, vjuərz ər ˈblæstɪd wɪθ ˈmɪnəts əv hyper-violent*, əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪzd ˈækʃən ˈmuvi fightfests*, ənd ˈoʊnli ðə ˈtreɪlər fər ˈkrɪstəfər ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ fɪlm ˌɪntərˈstɛlər breɪks frəm ðɪs, ˈɔfərɪŋ, pərˈhæps, səm ˈsɑləs əˈməŋ ðə əv ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈsɪnəmə. lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz maɪt hæv ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnaɪzd ðə ˈfænəsi fɪlm ˈɪndəstri, bət klɪr ðət ðə ˈhɔbɪt fɪlmz ər biɪŋ ˈmɑrkətɪd dɪˈrɛkli ɛz ə ˈwɪntər ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈsəmər ˈblɑkˌbəstər. ðə ˈʤərni meɪ bi mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ðə ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən, bət ðə ˈækʃən sinz ər moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt əv ɔl. ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv ˈoʊvərli lɔŋ ˈækʃən ˈsikwənsɪz ər lɪŋkt təˈgɛðər baɪ ˈoʊnli ðə ˈbɛrəst əv ˈnɛrətɪv trænˈzɪʃənz. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtrəstɪŋ tɪ sɛns fər səˈspɛns ənd ˈpeɪsɪŋ, ˈʤæksən ənd koʊ. ˌɪnˈsɪst ɔn ˈpækɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈmɪnət əv ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv wɪθ ðə seɪm frəˈnɛtɪk ənd ˈɛndləs ˈækʃən ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst ɪn ðə ˈtreɪlərz ðət prɪˈsidɪd ɪt. aɪ keɪm frəm ðə ɛnd əv bæg, bət noʊ bæg wɛnt ˈoʊvər mi. aɪ æm ðə frɛnd əv bɛrz ənd ðə gɛst əv ˈigəlz. aɪ æm ənd luckwearer*; ənd aɪ æm barrel-rider*. kənˈsɪdər wən əv ðə moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈmoʊmənts: ðə ɪˈskeɪp frəm ðə ˈwʊˌdlænd rɛlm. ðə fɪlm θroʊz əˈweɪ ðə ˈdɛləkətli ˈkræftɪd sɛns əv ˈsəfəˌkeɪtɪŋ dɪˈspɛr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ənˈsərtənti ˈwɛðər hɪz plæn seɪvd hɪz frɛndz ər kɪld ðɛm, ənd rɪˈpleɪsɪz ɪt wɪθ bɑmˈbæstɪk ˈækʃən fʊl, ˈɛroʊz, ˈwərlɪŋ ˈbɛrəlz əv dɛθ, ənd biɪŋ, well…*… θɪŋk əv ɪn ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz fɪlmz, əp ər ˈraɪdɪŋ ʃildz daʊn stɛr sɛts, ənd kræŋk ɪt əp tɪ ˈilɛvən. ˈækʃən əˈplɛnti, ənd ˈʤæksən dɪz kriˈeɪt ə ˈnɛrətɪv twɪst frəm ðə ˈbætəl ðət wɪl hæv pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈifɛkts θru ðə θərd fɪlm, bət ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvɪʒən ɪz lɔst. kwaɪət ˈklɛvərnəs, soʊ ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ ðə ˈnɑvəl, ənd wən əv ðə dɪˈlaɪts əv lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz, ɪz dɪˈskɑrdɪd, ənd ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈtɛnʃən ənd ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪz externalized*, ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðə ðət ðeɪ ər stræpt ˈɪntu ən əmˈjuzmənt pɑrk raɪd, ˈrəðər ðən ən ˈikwəl ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ən ədˈvɛnʧər. lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ə ˈbəbəl əv ənˈsərtənti. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˌəndərˈstʊd wət sɔrt əv ˌɪmˈpækt ɪt maɪt hæv, ər hu ðə ˈɔdiəns wʊd bi. wʊd ɪt əˈpil tɪ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmuvi goʊərz, ər ʤɪst ɪnˈtrɛnʧt fænz? wʊd sˈwipɪŋ, ˈgraɪmi teɪk ɔn wərk fər ə ˈjəŋgər ˈɔdiəns? wʊd ən ˈɔdiəns ðət gru əp ɔn stɑr wɔrz əkˈsɛpt ən ˈikwəli grænd ˈfænəsi? lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz wɑz ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈgloʊbəl səkˈsɛs, əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ˈnɪrli ˈɛvəri ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ənd ˈpruvɪŋ ðət ˈfænəsi wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ðə ˈgɛtoʊ. ðə ˈhɔbɪt həz noʊ səʧ kˈwɛʃən mɑrks. ˈtərgət ˈɔdiəns ɪz klɪr. ɪn ˈərli 2013 sən, ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətər əv hɪz ɛˈsteɪt, ˈblæstɪd lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz fɪlmz, seɪɪŋ: ˈgətɪd ðə bʊk, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˈækʃən ˈmuvi fər jɪr oʊldz. ənd ɪt simz ðət ðə ˈhɔbɪt wɪl bi əv ðə seɪm ɪlk. baɪ hɪz ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ənd əbˈzɔrbd baɪ ðə əbˈsərdəti əv ðə taɪm. ðə gæp ˈwaɪdənd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈbjuti, ðə ˈsɪriəsnəs əv ðə wərk, ənd wət ɪt həz bɪˈkəm ɪz bɪɔnd mi. ðɪs ˈlɛvəl əv ˈmɑrkətɪŋ rɪˈdusɪz tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ ðə ɛsˈθɛtɪk ənd ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪkəl sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðɪs work.”*.” teɪk ɔn ðə ˈhɔbɪt æt taɪmz filz laɪk ə ˈpɛrədi əv ˈkrɪstəfər ˈkɑmɛnts. laɪk ðə bænd əv ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əv dwɔrfs, ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv ɪz rɪˈlɛntlɪs ɪn ˈdraɪvɪŋ frəm ðə ˈfʊˌthɪlz əv ðə ˈmɪsti ˈmaʊntənz tɪ ðə ˈsɪŋgjələr hoʊm. ðə ˈoʊnli ʧæns ˈgɪvɪn tɪ kæʧ ɑr brɛθ, greɪt haʊs, kəmz ˈərli ɪn ðə fɪlm ənd dɪz nɑt læst lɔŋ ɪˈnəf. ðɛn ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər ˈæftər ˈroʊlərˌkoʊstər. ðoʊ ˈmɛni fænz ˌlæmˈbæstɪd hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts, bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈiziər tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ˈkrɪstəfər əˈniz wɪθ ˈhændəlɪŋ əv hɪz wərk. ðə fɪlm ɪz ˈgɔrʤəs, noʊ ˈdaʊtɪŋ ðət. hoʊm, kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈbəmbəlˌbiz, ɪz ɛz wɔrm ənd ˈhoʊmli ɛz ˈɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd ɪt; ðə ˈwʊˌdlænd rɛlm ɪz ˈgɔrʤəs ənd ˈɪntrəkət; ɪz ə ˈwəndər, ənd ɪz ˈrəgəd ənd ˌɪˈmɛns. ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt ɑrt əv ʤɑn haʊ ənd ˈælən li ɪz brɔt tɪ laɪf ɔn skrin, ənd ðɛr ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈvɪʒən əv ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ həz ˈnɛvər bɪn mɔr ˈbjutəfəl ənd ˈəðərˈwərldli. mɔr kənˈsərnɪŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənd, pərˈhæps ˈəltəmətli ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt wɪn kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ˈrisənt ˈtrɪləʤi əˈgɛnst lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz, ɪz ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˌoʊvərˈjuz fər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈifɛkts fər ˈmɛni əv ðə moʊst sˈwipɪŋ sinz. ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ həz ˈnɛvər bɪn soʊ ˈbjutəfəl, ər soʊ ˈlaɪfləs. ðə kˈwɑlətiz əv lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz ənd ɪts ɪmˈbreɪs əv nu ˈnæʧərəl ˈbjuti, wɪʧ ɪnˈkərəʤd vjuərz tɪ luz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp əv ðə rɪŋ, ɪz lɔst ɪn ðə ˈhɔbɪt. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər əv ˈrilˌwərld loʊˈkeɪʃənz, wɪθ ɔl ðə ˌɪˈmɛns eɪʤ, ˈmɛnɪs ənd ˈkɛrɪktər əv ðə wərld ðət wəns dɪˈskraɪbd, vjuərz ər ˈtritɪd tɪ saʊnd ˈsteɪʤɪz wɪθ ənd ˈvɪstəz, ˌɪˈmæʤəˌnɛri ˈnəθɪŋnəs ðət, waɪl ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ənd ɑrˈtɪstɪkli əˈtræktɪv ɔn, hæv nən əv ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈmæʤəsti ðət ˈmɪdəˌlʊrθ dɪˈzərvz. kɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈmaʊntən ðə stɑr əv ðɪs ʃoʊ, ənd ˈtɛstəmənt ˈʤæksən, wɔlʃ ənd boyens’*’ skɪl æt ˈraɪtɪŋ mægˈnɛtɪk ənd ˈɪnstəntli ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɪz, kɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈmaʊntən. vɔɪst baɪ ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈbɛnəˌdɪkt ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ, ɪz ə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ laɪt əv ˈdɛvlɪʃ wɪt, fərˈɑsəti ənd ˈgrævɪti əˈmɪd ðə ˈdɛzələt lænd ðət səraʊndz hɪz ˈmaʊntən hoʊm. wɪn ˌædəpˈteɪʃən wɑz fərst əˈnaʊnst, aɪ bɪˈlivd ðət ˈmæʧɪŋ ðə ˈgrævətəs əv ˈdrægən wʊd bi ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈʧælənʤ hi feɪst. hi hæd ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ kərɪʤ ɪn smɔl ˈpleɪsɪz, ˈhɛroʊˌɪzəm, ˈbjutəfəl ˈlænˌskeɪps ənd ˈklæʃɪŋ ˈbɑdiz, bət ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv (hu həz noʊ ˈdaɪəˌlɔg), ənd hɪz wərk ɔn kɪŋ kɔŋg (wɪʧ ɪz noʊ ˈʃaɪnɪŋ ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪn ən əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf), hi hæd nɑt jɛt ʃoʊn ðət hi kʊd kriˈeɪt ˈkɛrɪktərz wɪθ ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv saɪz ənd ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ðət ˈnidɪd tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv, ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pɔɪnt tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə fɪlm ðət fɛl ˈɪntu pleɪs soʊ ˈpərfəktli ɛz ðə ˈdrægən. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ tərˈɪfɪk pərˈfɔrməns, sˈwægər, ðə ˈdɔrmənt fərˈɑsəti ənd ˈbɑtəld paʊər, ɪz ˈkæpʧərd ˈwəndərfəli baɪ tim əv ˈɑrtɪsts ənd ˈænəˌmeɪtərz, ˈikwəl tɪ ˈɛni əv ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl fits ɪn ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz fɪlmz ənd ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkɛrɪktər sin ɔn fɪlm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈkəmbərˌbæʧ, ðə fɪlm ɪz fɪld wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ənd ˈlaɪkəbəl pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ðət hɛlp brɛθ laɪf ˈɪntu keɪˈɑtɪk teɪk ɔn miˈændərɪŋ teɪl. ˈmɑrtɪn ˈfrimən kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ peɪ ˈdɪvɪˌdɛndz ɛz ˈbɪlˌboʊ, æt wəns ˈʧɑrmɪŋ, ˈbəmbəlɪŋ ənd (ˈɛvər soʊ sˈloʊli) kərˈeɪʤəs. ʃʊr, hi filz mɔr laɪk ə ˈkɛrɪkəˌʧər ðən ɛˈlaɪʤə ˈfroʊˌdoʊ dɪd, bət, ˈgɪvɪn ðə sɔrs məˈtɪriəl, ðə droʊl ˈkɑmədi ənd ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd pərˈfɔrməns filz ˈnæʧərəl. iʧ əv ðə dwɔrfs kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ du ðɛr bɛst tɪ ʃaɪn əˈməŋ ðə ɑnˈsɑmbəl, wɪθ ðə ˈstænˌdaʊts kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ bi ˈrɪʧərd ˈɑrmɪtɪʤ ɛz thorin*, ənd ˈeɪdɑn ˈtərnər ɛz kili*. ˌɪnˈkrist ˈnɛrətɪv ˈprɛzəns ɪz buid baɪ ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɛmɪstri wɪθ (ə səˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈwɛlkəm əˈdɪʃən baɪ ˈʤæksən, ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ, æt list baɪ ə smidge*, ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ ɪn ðə fɪlm), ənd gɪvz səm ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ ðə ˈəðərˌwaɪz həˈmɑʤənəs grup əv dwɔrfs. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ðɪs ˈtrɪləʤi ɪz ˈpruvɪŋ tɪ bi teɪl wən əv ˈvɛnʤəns, grid ənd rɪˈdɛmʃən. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ðɪs ˈtrɪləʤi ɪz ˈpruvɪŋ tɪ bi teɪl ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə ˈtɪʧələr hobbit’s*. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ, ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ɪz æt ðə hɑrt əv waɪ ðə fɪlmz fil pur ɛz ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz, bət rɪʧ ɛz ædˈvɛnʧərz. ˈbɪlˌboʊ baggins’*’ kwɛst, ɛz toʊld baɪ j.r.r*. ɪn ðə ˈhɔbɪt, ɪz wən əv sɛlf ˌdɪˈskəvri ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ kərɪʤ. ən ədˈvɛnʧər. kwɛst, wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri frəm ə ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ pərˈspɛktɪv ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl, bət teɪks ə frənt sit ɪn ðə fɪlmz, ɪz wən əv ˈvɛnʤəns, grid ənd rɪˈdɛmʃən. ɪn əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ riˈkæpʧər ðə ˈsprɔlɪŋ, ˈɛpɪk ˈneɪʧər əv ðə lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz ˈtrɪləʤi, ɪt ɪz ˈɑbviəs ðət ˈʤæksən sɔ ɪn ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn ənd θərst fər hɪz ˈstoʊlən hoʊm ə ˈkænvəs ɔn wɪʧ ðə fɪlmz kʊd bi ɪkˈspændɪd. ˈbrudɪŋ ˈmɛnɪs ənd ˌɪˈneɪt ˈtɛnʃən ɪz ðə brəʃ ˈʤæksən ˈjuzɪz fər ˈpeɪnɪŋ ɔn ðət ˈkænvəs. ʤɪst ɛz ˈbɪlˌboʊ bɪˈgɪnz ðə ˈhɔbɪt ɛz ə ˈpæsɪv tag-along*, soʊ hi bɪˈkəmz ðə θru wɪʧ ˈʤæksən ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃoʊ rɪˈdɛmʃən. ə lif kɔt ɪn ə ˈmeɪlstrəm, ˈstɔri ɪz nɑt ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ fɪlmz, ənd ðɪs ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ɪz ðə ki tɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ əˈsaɪd ɔl əv ðə dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz ɛz ən ˌædəpˈteɪʃən ənd ɛmˈbreɪsɪŋ ɪt ɛz ðə ˈækʃən ədˈvɛnʧər fɪlm ɪt wɔnts tɪ bi. ɪn spaɪt əv ˌɪnˈspaɪərd pərˈfɔrmənsɪz, ˈbjutəfəl ɑrt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts, ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv ˈstəmbəlz ˈəndər ðə weɪt əv ɪts ˈlɛgəsi. ˈdɛkeɪdz frəm naʊ, ˈpitər ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈhɔbɪt wɪl nɑt bi rɪˈmɛmbərd. ɪt ɪz nɑt ə ˈklæsɪk. ɛz taɪm muvz ɔn ənd lɔrd əv ðə rɪŋz ˌɪnˈspaɪrz nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz əv fɪlm ˈləvərz ənd jəŋ ˈridərz, ðə ˈhɔbɪt wɪl feɪd frəm ˈmɛməri ɛz ə ˈtrɪviəl dɪˈvərʒən, ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd ˈəltəmətli ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. ɪt ɪz nɑt ə fɪlm, soʊ noʊ ˈʧɪldrən wɪl faɪnd ʤɔɪ ɪn dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðə fɪlm æt ə jəŋ eɪʤ, ðɛn ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ˈwəndər əv ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə bʊk fər ðə fərst taɪm. ɪt ɪz ə fɪlm fər ˈædəlts ˈoʊnli soʊ fɑr ɛz ɪts rɪˈlaɪəns ɔn ˈvaɪələnt ˈkɑnflɪkt rikˈwaɪərz ɪt tɪ bi. ɪn ðɪs sɛns, ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. ˈmɛdəlɪŋ tʊk ˈsəmθɪŋ greɪt ənd meɪd əv ɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ləv. ɪn spaɪt əv ˌɪnˈspaɪərd pərˈfɔrmənsɪz, ˈbjutəfəl ɑrt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ənd ˈkətɪˌŋɛʤ ˈspɛʃəl ˈifɛkts, ðə ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən əv ˈstəmbəlz ˈəndər ðə weɪt əv ɪts ˈlɛgəsi ənd ˈkænɑt rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə ˈoʊvəræmˌbɪʃəs ɛrz əv ɪts dɪˈrɛktər. ɪt ɪz ə fən fɪlm, ənd ə mɑrkt stɛp əp frəm ɪts ˈprɛdəˌsɛsər, ˈsɑlvɪŋ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈpeɪsɪŋ ənd ˈstrəkʧərəl ˈɪʃuz əv ðə ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni, bət ðə ˈəltəmət səkˈsɛs raɪdz tu ˈhɛvəli ɔn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈrɛkənˌsaɪl ðɛr əˈfɛkʃənz fər ˈnɑvəl wɪθ bɑmˈbæstɪk ˌædəpˈteɪʃən. nu fænz wɪl faɪnd ə lɔt tɪ ləv, bət ˈridərz ɪnˈtrɛnʧt ɪn ðə ˈmæstər wərk wɪl ˈlaɪkli faɪnd mɔr frəˈstreɪʃən ðən fən ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈkrɛdɪts roʊl.

lightning in a bottle, an unfilmable story. last year, after a decade of speculation, failed starts and mountains of expectation, peter jackson released the hobbit: an unexpected journey, the first in a trilogy of films adapting j.r.r. tolkien’s classic fantasy novel, the hobbit, for the big screen. following in the footsteps of its bigger brother, jackson’s adaptation of lord of the rings, a modern film classic in its own right, the hobbit was almost destined to disappoint. with his first trilogy, jackson captured lightning in a bottle. he took the movie industry by storm, and revitalized mainstream excitement for fantasy to a level not seen since the ’80s. he did so, somehow, by executing an enormous passion project that seemed almost impossible under the circumstances: no major stars, a production and special effects company that no one had heard of, a story deemed unfilmable by many fans, and a film industry that had not seen anything of its scale since lucas’ star wars (which, in itself, faced many challenges and doubters before it found success.) when jackson first approached new line cinema, he pitched them on an adaptation of the hobbit, with a two-film adaptation of lord of the rings to follow. as these things go, film rights to the hobbit were split between two companies (which would again later impede production of the hobbit trilogy we know today), while lord of the rings was entirely under the umbrella of new line cinema’s owner, saul zaentz. jackson, a relative unknown in the world of big budget hollywood films, was given the reigns to one of the most revered entertainment properties in the world. jackson’s lord of the rings, however, is a carefully crafted classic, adapted with care, love (and a few hiccups). it’s difficult to guess at what jackson’s original adaptation of the hobbit would have looked liked. as one film, it would have been challenged to fit a fairly dense novel into a (being generous) three hour film. perhaps a narrowly-focused character piece told strictly through bilbo’s perspective, perhaps a mile-a-minute adventurelog attempting to fit all of the dwarfs misadventures into the allotted frames. we’ll never know, of course. the trilogy jackson went onto create during that time period, however, is a carefully crafted classic, adapted with care, love (and a few hiccups.) while jackson’s additions and alterations to tolkien’s original work were, inevitably, the weakest parts of the lord of the rings films, he and his co-writers, phillipa boyens and fran walsh, accomplished the near impossible: adapting tolkien’s work in a manner respectful to the source material, but also appropriate for the medium. it was, at once, a grand adaptation and great cinema. that magic could not last forever, and, ten years later, it’s unfortunate to see the fingerprints of hollywood all over jackson’s adaptation of the hobbit. let’s get this out of the way: the desolation of smaug, like its predecessor, is a poor adaptation of tolkien’s work. it is, in many ways, no more than vivid fan fiction that tries to marries the success and epic grandeur of jackson’s original film trilogy with a story that is meant to succeed more on its heart and naivety, than large scale action. consider this: in the novel, tolkien had bilbo pass out before the climactic battle scene erupted in force, to spare hobbit and readers alike from the violence.) like the unexpected journey before it, the desolation of smaug resembles its source material only insomuch as it follows the same general plot structure and linear path from the shire to the lonely mountain. otherwise, the methods for telling the tale, and the emotions evoked along the way, are entirely different. perhaps the most obvious sign of this positioning of jackson’s film trilogy is in the trailers that precede the film. after the lights dim, viewers are blasted with twenty-odd minutes of hyper-violent, americanized action movie fightfests, and only the trailer for christopher nolan’s upcoming film interstellar breaks from this, offering, perhaps, some solace among the wastelands of hollywood cinema. lord of the rings might have revolutionized the fantasy film industry, but it’s clear that the hobbit films are being marketed directly as a winter version of the summer blockbuster. the journey may be more important than the destination, but the action scenes are most important of all. the desolation of smaug‘s overly long action sequences are linked together by only the barest of narrative transitions. instead of trusting to tolkien’s sense for suspense and pacing, jackson and co. insist on packing every minute of the desolation of smaug with the same frenetic and endless action showcased in the trailers that preceded it. i came from the end of bag, but no bag went over me. i am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. i am ring-winner and luckwearer; and i am barrel-rider. consider one of the hobbit‘s most iconic moments: the barrel-ride escape from the woodland realm. the film throws away the novel’s delicately crafted sense of suffocating despair, including bilbo’s uncertainty whether his plan saved his friends or killed them, and replaces it with bombastic action full orcs, morgul arrows, whirling dwarf-filled barrels of death, and legolas being, well… think of legolas in the lord of the rings films, clambering up oliphants or riding shields down stair sets, and crank it up to eleven. there’s nail-biting action aplenty, and jackson does create a narrative twist from the battle that will have potentially interesting wide-ranging effects through the third film, but tolkien’s original vision is lost. quiet cleverness, so integral to the novel, and one of the delights of jackson’s lord of the rings, is discarded, and the overwhelming majority of the film’s tension and conflict is externalized, reinforcing within the filmgoer that they are strapped into an amusement park ride, rather than an equal partner in an adventure. jackson’s lord of the rings was created in a bubble of uncertainty. nobody understood what sort of impact it might have, or who the audience would be. would it appeal to mainstream movie goers, or just entrenched tolkien fans? would jackson’s sweeping, grimy take on tolkien work for a younger audience? would an audience that grew up on star wars accept an equally grand fantasy? lord of the rings was an enormous global success, appealing to nearly every demographic and proving that fantasy was no longer in the ghetto. the hobbit has no such question marks. it’s target audience is clear. in early 2013, tolkien’s son, and executor of his estate, blasted jackson’s lord of the rings films, saying: “they gutted the book, making an action movie for 15-25 year olds. and it seems that the hobbit will be of the same ilk. tolkien became…devoured by his popularity and absorbed by the absurdity of the time. the gap widened between the beauty, the seriousness of the work, and what it has become is beyond me. this level of marketing reduces to nothing the aesthetic and philosophical significance of this work.” jackson’s take on the hobbit at times feels like a parody of christopher tolkien’s comments. like the band of orcs chasing the company of dwarfs, the desolation of smaug is relentless in driving from the foothills of the misty mountains to the dwarf’s singular home. the only chance we’re given to catch our breath, beorn’s great house, comes early in the film and does not last long enough. then it’s rollercoaster after rollercoaster. though many tolkien fans lambasted his son’s comments, it’s becoming easier to understand christopher tolkien’s unease with jackson’s handling of his father’s work. the film is gorgeous, there’s no doubting that. beorn’s home, complete with mouse-sized bumblebees, is as warm and homely as i’d ever imagined it; the woodland realm is gorgeous and intricate; laketown is a wonder, and erebor is rugged and immense. the concept art of john howe and alan lee is brought to life on screen, and their iconic vision of middle-earth has never been more beautiful and otherworldly. more concerning, however, and, perhaps ultimately the biggest disappointment when comparing jackson’s recent trilogy against lord of the rings, is the continued overuse for digital effects for many of the film’s most sweeping scenes. middle-earth has never been so beautiful, or so lifeless. the transportive qualities of lord of the rings and its embrace of new zealand’s natural beauty, which encouraged viewers to lose themselves in middle-earth alongside the fellowship of the ring, is lost in the hobbit. instead of iconic helicopter flybys of real-world locations, with all the immense age, menace and character of the world that tolkien once described, viewers are treated to sound stages with green-screened artifices and vistas, imaginary nothingness that, while impressive and artistically attractive on, have none of the natural majesty that middle-earth deserves. king under the mountain the star of this show, and testament jackson, walsh and boyens’ skill at writing magnetic and instantly engaging characters, is smaug, king under the mountain. voiced by the electric benedict cumberbatch, smaug is a shining light of devilish wit, ferocity and gravity amid the desolate land that surrounds his mountain home. when jackson’s adaptation was first announced, i believed that matching the gravitas of tolkien’s dragon would be the biggest challenge he faced. he had experience with courage in small places, heroism, beautiful landscapes and clashing bodies, but outside of shelob (who has no dialogue), and his work on king kong (which is no shining example in an of itself), he had not yet shown that he could create characters with the magnitude of size and personality that smaug needed to live up to expectations. walking away from the desolation of smaug, it’s difficult to point to anything in the film that fell into place so perfectly as the dragon. in addition to cumberbatch’s terrific performance, smaug’s swagger, the dormant ferocity and bottled power, is captured wonderfully by jackson’s team of artists and animators, equal to any of the visual feats in the lord of the rings films and any other digital character seen on film. in addition to cumberbatch, the film is filled with many other inspired and likeable performances that help breath life into jackson’s chaotic take on tolkien’s meandering tale. martin freeman continues to pay dividends as bilbo, at once charming, bumbling and (ever so slowly) courageous. sure, he feels more like a caricature than elijah wood’s frodo did, but, given the film’s source material, the droll comedy and straightforward performance feels natural. each of the dwarfs continues to do their best to shine among the ensemble, with the standouts continuing to be richard armitage as thorin, and aidan turner as kili. kili’s increased narrative presence is buoyed by turner’s natural chemistry with evengeline lily’s tauriel (a surprisingly welcome addition by jackson, increasing, at least by a smidge, the male:female character ratio in the film), and gives some character to the otherwise homogenous group of dwarfs. in many ways, this trilogy is proving to be thorin’s tale […] one of vengeance, greed and redemption. in many ways, this trilogy is proving to be thorin’s tale as much as the titular hobbit’s. this change, in many ways, is at the heart of why the films feel poor as adaptations, but rich as adventures. bilbo baggins’ quest, as told by j.r.r. tolkien in the hobbit, is one of self discovery and building courage. an adventure. thorin’s quest, which is secondary from a storytelling perspective in the novel, but takes a front seat in the films, is one of vengeance, greed and redemption. in attempting to recapture the sprawling, epic nature of the lord of the rings trilogy, it is obvious that jackson saw in thorin’s desperation and unquenchable thirst for his stolen home a canvas on which the films could be expanded. armitage’s brooding menace and innate tension is the brush jackson uses for painting on that canvas. just as bilbo begins the hobbit as a passive tag-along, so he becomes the viewport through which jackson is able to show thorin’s redemption. a leaf caught in a maelstrom, bilbo’s story is not the most important to jackson’s films, and this realization is the key to setting aside all of the disappointments in the series as an adaptation and embracing it as the action adventure film it wants to be. in spite of inspired performances, beautiful art direction and cutting-edge special effects, the desolation of smaug stumbles under the weight of its legacy. decades from now, peter jackson’s adaptation of the hobbit will not be remembered. it is not a classic. as time moves on and lord of the rings inspires new generations of film lovers and young readers, the hobbit will fade from memory as a trivial diversion, an interesting and ultimately unsuccessful experiment. it is not a children’s film, so no children will find joy in discovering the film at a young age, then experience the wonder of reading the book for the first time. it is a film for adults only so far as its reliance on violent conflict requires it to be. in this sense, it is difficult to consider the desolation of smaug anything but a disappointment. jackson’s meddling took something great and made of it something difficult to love. in spite of inspired performances, beautiful art direction and cutting-edge special effects, the desolation of smaug stumbles under the weight of its legacy and cannot recover from the overambitious airs of its director. it is a fun film, and a marked step up from its predecessor, solving many of the pacing and structural issues of the unexpected journey, but the film’s ultimate success rides too heavily on the viewer’s ability to reconcile their affections for tolkien’s novel with jackson’s bombastic adaptation. new fans will find a lot to love, but readers entrenched in the master fantasist’s work will likely find more frustration than fun before the final credits roll.

biɪŋ ə ˈkɑmjənəst wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ə əˈfɛns fər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈəndər ə bɪl pæst ˈmənˌdeɪ baɪ ðə steɪt əˈsɛmbli. ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈnɛroʊli əˈpruvd ðə bɪl tɪ rɪˈpil pɑrt əv ə lɔ ɛˈnæktəd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə rɛd skɛr əv ðə ənd wɪn fɪr ðət ˈkɑmjənəsts wər traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ənd ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt wɑz ˈræmpənt. ðə bɪl, wɪʧ wɑz ˈɔθərd baɪ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk əˈsɛmbliˌmæn rɑb ˈbɑntə, naʊ goʊz tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ɪf pæst ðɛr, ɪt wʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt pɑrt əv ðə lɔ ðət əˈlaʊz ˈpəblɪk ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ bi faɪərd fər biɪŋ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti. biɪŋ ə ˈkɑmjənəst wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ə əˈfɛns fər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈəndər ə bɪl pæst ˈmənˌdeɪ baɪ ðə steɪt əˈsɛmbli. ðə bɪl, ˈɔθərd baɪ əˈsɛmbliˌmæn rɑb ˈbɑntə, d-alameda*, naʊ goʊz tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ˈbɑntə ɪz sin hir ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈsɛʃən, ɪn ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn ˈɔgəst 2016 ɪmˈplɔɪiz kʊd stɪl bi faɪərd fər biɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðeɪ noʊ ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈoʊvərθˌroʊɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt baɪ fɔrs ər ˈvaɪələns. ðə bɪl ˈəpˌdeɪts ən ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd prəˈvɪʒən ɪn steɪt lɔ, sɛd ˈbɑntə. səm əˈsɛmbli rɪˈpəblɪkənz sɛd ðə koʊld lɔ ʃʊd nɑt bi ʧeɪnʤd. əˈsɛmbliˌmæn ˈrændi voepel*, ə ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə rɪˈpəblɪkən hu fɔt ɪn ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr, sɛd ˈkɑmjənəsts ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ˈʧaɪnə ər 'stɪl ə θrɛt.' 'ðɪs bɪl ɪz ˈbleɪtəntli əˈfɛnsɪv tɪ ɔl ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjənz,' sɛd əˈsɛmbliˌmæn ˈtrævɪs ˈælən, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə ˈkoʊstəl ˈdɪstrɪkt ɪn ˈsəðərn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. 'ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm stændz fər ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts stændz əˈgɛnst.' ðɪs ˈɪzənt ðə fərst taɪm səʧ ə ˈmɛʒər həz bɪn brɔt ɪn ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. ðɛn ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk steɪt ˈsɛnətər ˈælən ˈloʊɪnθəl kɔld fər ə ˈsɪmələr rɪˈpil ɪn 2008 kɔrts hæd ɔˈrɛdi dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈtɛnənts əv ðə ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ lɔ ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ɛz ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts, ˈloʊɪnθəl toʊld fɑks 8 æt ðə taɪm. 'biɪŋ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈpɑrti ɪn ənd əv ˌɪtˈsɛlf dɪz nɑt min ju ˈædvəˌkeɪt ðə ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt,' hi sɛd ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2008 'ɪt min wi əˈgri wɪθ ðɛm, bət nɑt ə θrɛt tɪ ɑr sərˈvaɪvəl.' ˈloʊɪnθəl ɪz naʊ ə ˈjuˈɛs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjəz kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkt, ənd həz bɪn sɪns 2013

being a communist would no longer be a fireable offense for california government employees under a bill passed monday by the state assembly. lawmakers narrowly approved the bill to repeal part of a law enacted during the red scare of the 1940s and '50s when fear that communists were trying to infiltrate and overthrow the us government was rampant. the bill, which was authored by democratic assemblyman rob bonta, now goes to the senate. if passed there, it would eliminate part of the law that allows public employees to be fired for being a member of the communist party. being a communist would no longer be a fireable offense for california government employees under a bill passed monday by the state assembly. the bill, authored by assemblyman rob bonta, d-alameda, now goes to the senate. bonta is seen here during a legislative session, in sacramento, california in august 2016 employees could still be fired for being members of organizations they know advocate for overthrowing the government by force or violence. the bill updates an outdated provision in state law, said bonta. some assembly republicans said the cold war-era law should not be changed. assemblyman randy voepel, a southern california republican who fought in the vietnam war, said communists in north korea and china are 'still a threat.' 'this bill is blatantly offensive to all californians,' said assemblyman travis allen, a republican who represents a coastal district in southern california. 'communism stands for everything that the united states stands against.' this isn't the first time such a measure has been brought in the california legislature. then democratic state senator alan lowenthal called for a similar repeal in 2008. courts had already declared the basic tenants of the longstanding law unconstitutional as a violation of first amendment rights, lowenthal told fox 8 at the time. 'being a member of the communist party in and of itself does not mean you advocate the overthrow of the government,' he said in april 2008. 'it doesn’t mean we agree with them, but not a threat to our survival.' lowenthal is now a us representative for california's 47th congressional district, and has been since 2013.

fər ðə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈpɔrʃən əv proʊ tʊr oʊθ əv ðə gatewatch*, aɪ priˈpɛrd ɪn ðə ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk baɪ ˈdræftɪŋ wɪθ ˈlukəz blohon*, ˈmaɪkəl bɑnd, ˈrɑbɪn dolar*, bɑrt væn etten*, ˈmɑrtɪn juza*, ˈtɑməs ˈhɛndrɪks, ənd ˈpɛtər sochurek*. maɪ ˈævərɪʤ ˈrɛkərd ɪn ðə 15 ər soʊ ˈpræktɪs dræfts ðət wi dɪd wɑz əˈbaʊt soʊ aɪ fɛlt ˈkɑnfədənt goʊɪŋ ɪn tɪ grænd pri ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti ənd ðə proʊ tʊr. θɪŋz wərkt aʊt wɛl: aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt æt grænd pri ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti ənd wɛnt ɪn ðə dræft ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə proʊ tʊr. soʊ ðə ki tɪ ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt? kip ɪt ˈsɪmpəl! ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə juʤ ˈfɔrˌmæt, soʊ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈdræftɪŋ ə dɛk wɪθ ə ˈdisənt ˈmɑnə kərv, ə kənˈsɪstənt ˈmɑnə beɪs, ənd ə gʊd mɪks bɪtˈwin ˈkriʧərz ənd noncreatures*. meɪk θɪŋz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ðən ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. maɪ dræft əˈproʊʧ fər ðə fərst tu pɪks ər soʊ, ˈsɪmpli pɪk ðə bɛst kɑrd ɪn ðə ɪz ɪgˈzæktli wɛr maɪ pɪk ˈɔrdər lɪst kən gaɪd ju. fər pɪks ɪf ə pɪk ɪz kloʊz, ˈfeɪvər kɑrdz əv ə ˈkələr ðət ju hæv bɪn ˈdræftɪŋ ɔˈrɛdi, bət rɪˈmeɪn ˈflɛksəbəl ɪˈnəf tɪ ʤəmp ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈkələr ɪf ju rɪˈsiv səm ˈgʊdiz. kip ə ˈmɛntəl noʊt əv ðə ˈkələrz əv ðə bɛst kɑrdz ju ər ˈpæsɪŋ tɪ jʊr lɛft, bɪˈkəz ðoʊz ˈkələrz meɪ nɑt bi ˈoʊpən ˈdʊrɪŋ pæk 2 bət spɛnd tu məʧ breɪn paʊər ɔn ɪz ˌoʊvərˈreɪtɪd. ðɛn, beɪst ɔn ðə kɑrdz rɪˈsivd baɪ pɪks traɪ tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ 2 ˈkələrz. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ju kʊd dræft ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈkələr æt fərst ənd poʊstˈpoʊn ðə ʧɔɪs fər jʊr ˈsɛkənd ˈkələr ənˈtɪl ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈsɛkənd pæk, bət ðət kən bi mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut kərˈɛktli. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd pæk, fil fri tɪ teɪk bæd kɑrdz ˈoʊvər gʊd kɑrdz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ dræft ə koʊˈhɪrənt dɛk. ðət ɪz, θroʊ aʊt ðə pɪk ˈɔrdər lɪst, ənd peɪ kloʊz əˈtɛnʃən tɪ θɪŋz laɪk jʊr ˈmɑnə beɪs ənd ˈkriʧər kərv. ə gʊd ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn tɪ straɪv fər ɪz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: fɔr ˈkriʧərz faɪv ˈkriʧərz fɔr ˈkriʧərz θri ˈkriʧərz ər haɪər ˈsɛvən spɛlz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm weɪz tɪ breɪk θru ə bɔrd stɔl) 17 lændz ˈmɑnə ˈbeɪsɪz wɪθ ˈkələrləs kɑrdz fər ə meɪn ˈkələr, aɪ æm ˈjuʒəwəli ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsɔrsəz. ðə mɔr ˈərli drɑps ənd kɑrdz aɪ hæv, ðə mɔr ˈsɔrsəz wɔnt fər ðət ˈkələr. maɪ rɪkˈwaɪrmənts fər ˈkələrləs ˈmɑnə dɪˈpɛnd ɔn haʊ ˈmɛni ““silver”*” kɑrdz (i.e*., kɑrdz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈkələrləs ˈmɑnə) aɪ hæv. prəˈvaɪd tu ɪgˈzæmpəlz tɪ ˈɪləˌstreɪt. ɪgˈzæmpəl 1 ɪn ɪgˈzæmpəl 1 aɪ hæv ə dɛk wɪθ ən, ən ˈɛsəns dɪˈplitər, ə ˈblaɪndɪŋ droʊn, ənd ə ˈspeɪʃəl kənˈtɔrʃən. fər ðoʊz 4 ˈsɪlvər kɑrdz, əv wɪʧ ənd ˈspeɪʃəl kənˈtɔrʃən ər moʊst dɪˈmændɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈmɑnə beɪs, wɔnt tɪ hæv 5 ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈkələrləs ˈmɑnə. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɑnə beɪs lʊks gʊd tɪ mi: aɪ tɛnd tɪ kaʊnt ðə ˈkɑmən ˈfɪksɪŋ lændz (ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt ˈsɛtəlmənt, ənˈnoʊn ʃɔrz, ənd ˈkrəmbəlɪŋ ˈvɛstɪʤ) ɛz əv ə ˈkələrd sɔrs iʧ. soʊ ðɪs ˈmɑnə beɪs wʊd jild 9 blæk ˈsɔrsəz, 8 blu ˈsɔrsəz, ənd 5 ˈkələrləs ˈsɔrsəz. səˈfɪʃənt. bət ɪf aɪ ˈoʊnli hæd 4 ˈkələrləs ˈsɔrsəz fər maɪ, ˈɛsəns dɪˈplitər, ˈblaɪndɪŋ droʊn, ənd ˈspeɪʃəl kənˈtɔrʃən, ðɛn aɪ wʊd stɑrt tɪ fil ənˈkəmfərtəbəl. wət ðɪs minz ɪz ðət ɪf ˈdræftɪŋ blæk ər blu ənd hæv ɔˈrɛdi pɪkt əp ˈsɛvərəl ˈsɪlvər kɑrdz ɪn pæk 1 ju ʃʊd traɪ tɪ hæv æt list 2 ˈkələrləs ˈsɔrsəz ˈæftər pæk 1 ənd æt list 4 ˈæftər pæk 2 ɪf ɪt lʊks laɪk ju meɪk ðoʊz ˈnəmbərz, ðɛn ju ʃʊd əˈbændən ʃɪp ənd əˈvɔɪd ðə ˈsɪlvər kɑrdz goʊɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ˈbɛtər ðən kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ dræft ðɛm ənd ˈɛndɪŋ əp wɪθ ə dɪˈzæstrəs ˈmɑnə beɪs. ə ˈfaɪnəl θɪŋ tɪ pɔɪnt aʊt fər ðɪs ˈmɑnə beɪs ɪz ðət θæŋks tɪ ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt ˈsɛtəlmənt, ənˈnoʊn ʃɔrz, ənd ˈkrəmbəlɪŋ ˈvɛstɪʤ, ju ɔˈrɛdi hæv ˈsɛvərəl fri ˈsɔrsəz əv ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈkələr. soʊ ɪf ju ˈɔlsoʊ ə hæv ə ˈsɪndər ˈbærənz ər maɪnd rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ə swɔmp wɪθ ə ˈmaʊntən, ðɛn ju kʊd ˈizəli splæʃ ə bɔm laɪk fɔl əv ðə ˈtaɪtənz ɪn ðɪs dɛk. ˈmɑnə ˈfɪksɪŋ ɪz greɪt! ɪgˈzæmpəl 2 ɪn ɪgˈzæmpəl 2 aɪ hæv ə dɛk wɪθ ˈoʊnli tu kɑrdz ðət ˈmɪrli nid ˈkələrləs ˈmɑnə fər ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd əˈbɪləˌtiz: 1 mɔ əv ənd 1 eldrazi*. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, 2 ˈsɔrsəz kʊd səˈfaɪs, bət aɪ wʊd nɑt bi ˈhæpi tɪ rən weɪsts ɪn ə dɛk wɪθ soʊ fju ˈsɪlvər kɑrdz. ˈivɪn ɪf aɪ hæd ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ waɪldz ər loʊm ˈlɑrvə tɪ fɛʧ ɪt, ˈɛvəri weɪsts ðət ɪz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə dɛk kəmz æt ðə kɔst əv fjuər grin ər rɛd ˈsɔrsəz waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə ˈmaɪnər peɪɔf. bət aɪ wʊd bi ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wɪθ ðɪs ˈmɑnə beɪs: ɔl ɪn ɔl, ju hæv tɪ ˈbæləns ˈkələrləs rɪˈwɔrdz wɪθ ˈkələrləs ˈfɪksɪŋ. sɪns ðɛr ər əˈbaʊt 5 weɪsts pər dræft ɔn ˈævərɪʤ ənd ðeɪ ər wik ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ju teɪk ðɛm ˈhaɪli. bət ðə ˈfɪksɪŋ lændz ər wərθ ɪt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlp aʊt jʊr ˈkələrd ˈmɑnə kənˈsɪstənsi. ˈkələr ˈprɛfərənsɪz ənd ˈsɪnərʤiz ɪn ɑr ˈpræktɪs dræfts, waɪt wɑz ðə bɛst ˈkələr (waɪt dɛks hæd ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl wɪn pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv 53 ənd blu wɑz ðə wərst ˈkələr (blu dɛks hæd ən ˈoʊvərˌɔl wɪn pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv 46 ðə ˈrɛgjələrli ˈdræftɪd ˈkələr ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz ðət pʊt əp ðə bɛst rɪˈzəlts wər ˈælaɪz, ˈælaɪz, ənd ˈmɑnstərz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, wi ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðət moʊst ˈəðər proʊ tʊr kəmˈpɛtɪtərz wʊd kəm tɪ ˈsɪmələr kənˈkluʒənz, ɪn wɪʧ keɪs waɪt maɪt bi ə ˈlɪtəl ənd blu maɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli bi ˈoʊpən. aɪ wɑz ˌoʊˈkeɪ wɪθ ˈdræftɪŋ ˈɛni ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ɪf ðə ˈkələrz wər ˈoʊpən. aɪ ˈplænɪŋ tɪ pɪk blu kɑrdz ˈərli, bət ɪf ɪt lʊkt laɪk ðɛr wɑz ˈoʊnli wən ˈəðər blu ˈdræftər æt ðə ˈteɪbəl, ðɛn muv ɪn. ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz nɑt ə juʤ sɛt, ɪt kən stɪl hɛlp tɪ hæv ðə ˈoʊvərˌɑrʧɪŋ ˈstrætəʤiz əv ðə ˈvɛriəs ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃənz ənd ðə ʧeɪnʤd ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz əv ˈbætəl fər kɑrdz ɪn maɪnd. nil ˈɑlɪvər roʊt ə gʊd ˈsɪriz ɔn ðət, soʊ ʧɛk ðət aʊt ɪf ju dən soʊ jɛt. pɪk ˈɔrdər lɪst nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs tu məʧ ɔn haʊ kɑrd ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃənz ʧeɪnʤ beɪst ɔn jʊr ˈkələr wɪl ˌɪnˈstɛd ræŋk kɑrdz fər ðə ˈkɑntɛkst. ɪt ɪz beɪst ɔn ðə paʊər əv ðə kɑrdz ˈdʊrɪŋ geɪm ˈmɑnəˌtɛri ˈvælju ɪz nɑt ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt. ˌməltiˈkələrd kɑrdz ər ræŋkt ˈrɛlətɪvli loʊ bɪˈkəz səʧ ə kɑrd livz ju wɪθ lɛs ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti tɪ məˈnuvər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dræft, ənd tru ˈkələrləs kɑrdz ər ræŋkt ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kip jʊr ˈɔpʃənz mɔr ˈoʊpən. aɪ broʊk ðə lɪst daʊn ˈɪntu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈkætəˌgɔriz tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ rɛd ənd tɪ əˈlaʊ mi tɪ ˌɪntərˈspərs səm ˈkɑmɛnts, bət ju kən θɪŋk əv ɪt ɛz wən kənˈtɪnjuəs lɪst ɪf ju laɪk. tɔp aɪ wʊd pɪk ðiz kɑrdz ˈoʊvər ˈɛni ˈkɑmən ər ənˈkɑmən. ɔl əv ðɛm kən ˈdɑməˌneɪt ə geɪm. sɪns aɪ tɛnd tɪ pɪk ðə ˈkələrləs ˈfɪksɪŋ lændz ˈrɛlətɪvli haɪ, aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli ɛnd əp wɪθ ɪˈnəf ˈsɔrsəz tɪ səˈpɔrt ər ˌriˈæləˌti sˈmæʃər, wɪʧ minz ðət ɪt wɪl ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪk maɪ dɛk waɪl ˈkipɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈɛni ˈkələrz ðət aɪ maɪt rɪˈsiv frəm maɪ ˈneɪbər tɪ ðə raɪt. tɔp, ˈkɑmənz, ənd gʊd aɪ wɑz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ðə rɛd. ɛmˈbɑdimənt əv fˈjʊri pæks ə juʤ pənʧ ɪn ðə midgame*, ənd dɪˈvaʊər ɪn flames’*’ əˈdɪʃənəl kɔst ɪz ˈɔfən ən ˈəpˈsaɪd. ɪf ju kæst dɪˈvaʊər ɪn fleɪmz ɔn ə tərn wɛr ju læk ə lænd drɔp ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ju gɪt tɪ riˈpleɪ ðə lænd fər ə fri ˈmɑnə ənd ə ˈlændˌfɔl ˈtrɪgər. ðə ˈnɪrli ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəl ˈkɑmən ənd ənˈkɑmən rɪˈmuvəl spɛlz ər ˈprɪti gʊd tu, ənd ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ˈkriʧərz ɪn ðɪs ˈkætəˌgɔri ɛz wɛl. ðə blu ər ræŋkt ə ˈlɪtəl loʊər bɪˈkəz aɪ hæv ə smɔl ˈprɛfərəns təˈwɔrd əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðət ˈkələr. aɪ hæv kəˈmænˌdoʊ ɛz ðə bɛst rɛd ˈkɑmən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈkɑmən. ˈboʊldər ˈsælvoʊ ɪz greɪt, tu, bət aɪ praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ˈlɑkɪŋ əp maɪ slɑts bɪˈkəz rɛd dɛks kən hæv ˈtrəbəl wɪθ ðət ˈəðərˌwaɪz. aɪ laɪk ənd ruɪnz əv ɛz fərst pɪks bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər lændz ðət aɪ maɪnd ˈrənɪŋ ˈivɪn ɛz ən lænd ənd ðət kip mi ˈoʊpən. ɛz ðə lɪst ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts, aɪ wʊd teɪk ðə bɛst ənd ˈkɑmənz ˈoʊvər ðɛm, bət aɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈstɑrtɪŋ maɪ dræft wɪθ ə lænd. ˈsɑləd kɑrdz tɪ pɪk ˈərli aɪ kən si ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɛni əv ðiz kɑrdz aʊt əv ə wik pæk. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfɛrli fæst ˈfɔrˌmæt, wɪʧ wʊd ˈtɪpɪkəli dɪsˈweɪd mi frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ər fərst, bət ðɛr ər ˈrɛlətɪvli fju 5 drɑps æt ˈkɑmən. moʊst ˈkələrz hæv kərvz ðət tɔp aʊt wɪθ ə ˈsɪŋgəl æt ˈkɑmən, soʊ sin ˈplɛnti əv dræft dɛks ðət lækt ə ˈprɛzəns. fər ðət ˈrizən, ˈteɪkɪŋ ən rɛr ˈərli ɪz əkˈsɛptəbəl. sir ənd ˈmætər ər ə bɪt wərs ðən ˌriˈæləˌti sˈmæʃər,, ənd əv fɔrm bɪˈkəz ɪt kən bi mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈkələrləs ˈmɑnə ɪn ðə ˈərli geɪm. ɪf ju ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈoʊnli faɪnd ə sɔrs baɪ tərn 5 ər 6 ðɛn ju maɪt ɛz wɛl hæv ə mɔr ˈsɪlvər kɑrd æt ðət steɪʤ əv ðə geɪm. ðə goʊld post”*” (səʧ ɛz ˈvæmpaɪr) ər ɔl ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪps, bət ju kəˈmɪt tɪ ðət ˈkələr ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪf ju wən əv ðɛm aʊt əv ə wik pæk. ju kən teɪk waɪt ər blæk kɑrdz ə bɪt haɪər ˈæftər ju stɑrt ðə dræft wɪθ ə ˈvæmpaɪr, bət teɪk ˈʃoʊldər tɪ ˈʃoʊldər ˈoʊvər ˈboʊldər ˈsælvoʊ ɪn ðə dræft, steɪ ˈoʊpən tɪ wɪˈʧɛvər ˈkələrz ər floʊɪŋ. ju ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ splæʃ ə goʊld kɑrd əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə fju ˈmɑnə fixers*. əv ðə ˈkɑmən ˈfɪksɪŋ lændz, aɪ laɪk ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt ˈsɛtəlmənt ðə bɛst bɪˈkəz aɪ faɪnd ɪt tɪ bi ðə moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ɪn ðə midgame*. bət teɪk ðə fərst ənˈnoʊn ʃɔrz ənd ðə fərst ˈkrəmbəlɪŋ ˈvɛstɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈhoʊlˌdaʊt ˈsɛtəlmənt tɪ gɪv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf mɔr ˈɔpʃənz fər lænd ˈsikwənsɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə geɪmz. mɔ əv həz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt stæts fər ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt. wɪθ 5 ˈtəfnəs, ɪt blɑks ˈrɪli wɛl ənd kən ˈtɪpɪkəli steɪv ɔf ðə əˈsɔlt frəm jʊr nɛkst əˈtæk. ðɛr ər fju ˈkriʧərz ðət kən əˈtæk ˈprɑfətəbli ˈɪntu ɪt. ənd ðɛn ɔn ðə nɛkst tərn, ju kən əˈtæk fər 4 ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ swɪŋ ðə taɪd əv ðə ˈdæmɪʤ reɪs. ɛz ju kən si, ðə bɛst blu ˈkɑmən (ˈblaɪndɪŋ droʊn, wɪʧ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli hɪnts æt ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈkələrləs ˈmɑnə fər blu dɛks) ɪz ræŋkt bɪˈloʊ ðə bɛst ənd ˈkɑmənz əv ɔl ðə ˈəðər ˈkələrz. pɑrt əv ðə ˈrizən fər ðɪs ɪz ðət aɪ laɪk blu ðə list əv ɔl ðə ˈkələrz, bət ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðə ˈrɛlətɪv dərθ əv paʊər ˈlɛvəl əˈməŋ ðə blu kɑrdz. prɛs ˈɪntu ˈsərvɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɛtər ækt əv ˈtrizən ˈifɛkts ðət sin ɪn ə waɪl. ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti, aɪ ˈlərnɪd ðət ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ˈɔntu əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈkriʧərz. ðət ɪz, aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli θɔt ðət aɪ kʊd ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrt ˈɔntu maɪ oʊn ˈkriʧərz, ənd aɪ ˈbɑðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə kɑrd bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ɪn ˈspænɪʃ, soʊ aɪ stoʊl ən əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈkriʧər, pʊt ə ˈkaʊntər ɔn ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkriʧər ɔn maɪ saɪd əv ðə bɔrd, ənd pʊt maɪ əˈpoʊnənt tɪ 1 laɪf. ðət gɔn ˈbɛtər: aɪ əˈtækt fər ˈliθəl baɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈɔntu ðə ˈkriʧər ðət aɪ stoʊl. sɪns ðɛr ər ˈsɛvərəl (ˈnɪrli) ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈmuvəl spɛlz æt ˈkɑmən, ðə mɔr kənˈdɪʃənəl rɪˈmuvəl spɛlz ər nɑt ɛz ˈvæljəbəl. ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɪməˌleɪtɪŋ glɛr ənd ˌriˈæləˌti ˈhɛmərɪʤ. ðiz kɑrdz du məʧ ɪf ðə əˈgrɛsər ər ɪf ju nid tɪ dil wɪθ ə bɪg θrɛt, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. stɪl faɪn moʊst əv ðə taɪm, ənd teɪk ðɛm ˈoʊvər ˈmidiəm ˈkriʧərz, bət ˈrəðər hæv ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈkriʧər fər maɪ dɛk ˌɪnˈstɛd. ðə brɛd ənd ˈbətər əv dræft dɛks hir ju si ˈsɑləd ˈkriʧərz ɔn ɔl spɑts əv ðə kərv ənd ˈdisənt ʧip ˈkɑmbæt trɪks. trɪks ər ˈɔlˌweɪz mɔr ˈvæljəbəl ðən trɪks bɪˈkəz ðeɪ meɪk ɪt ˈizi tɪ pleɪ ˈməltəpəl kɑrdz ɪn wən tərn. ɪn ðɪs sɛt, moʊst rɪˈmuvəl ɪz ˈsɔrsəri spid, wɪʧ ˈfərðər ˌɪmˈpruvz ðə ˈkɑmbæt trɪks bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ðət jʊr əˈpoʊnənt kən teɪk aʊt jʊr pəmpt ˈkriʧər ɪn rɪˈspɑns. ˈrɔɪlɪŋ ˈwɔtərz ənd ər nis, bət ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər wət ðeɪ ˈɔfər. ðə duəl lændz ər ræŋkt ˈsəmˈwət loʊ bɪˈkəz ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə dɪˈsɪʒən, ðeɪ ər goʊld kɑrdz. bət teɪk ðɛm kwaɪt ˈhaɪli ɪf aɪ noʊ ɪn ðoʊz ɔn pɑr wɪθ ðə bɛst ˈkɑmənz ɪn maɪ vju. ˈfɪlər nɑt ə fæn əv moʊst əv ðiz kɑrdz, əˈspɛʃəli ðə loʊər hæf əv ðɪs lɪst. ðeɪ ər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənəl ər ɪkˈspɛnsɪv fər wət ðeɪ ˈɔfər. ɪz ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ˈkoʊhɔrt kɑrd bɪˈkəz ɪts stæts ər soʊ wik, ˈtreɪdɪŋ daʊn fər ə. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə ˈfɔrˌmæt fər ə ʤaɪənt ˈkɑˌkroʊʧ wɪθ ə ˈmaɪnər əˈbɪləˌti. ˈspikɪŋ əv ʤaɪənt ˈkɑˌkroʊʧɪz, ɪz ɪt ʤɪst mi ər dɪz ðə ˈpɪkʧər əv sˈlɔtər droʊn kaɪnd əv rɪˈzɛmbəl wən? bæd kɑrdz boʊn sɔ ɪz ən əkˈwaɪərd teɪst. ɪt ˈɔfən wɛnt ɪn ɑr ˈpræktɪs dræfts, bət ðɛr ər ɪˈveɪzɪv sərʤ dɛks ər ɪkˈwɪpmənt dɛks wɛr ɪt meɪ bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. ðə fʊl pəˈtɛnʃəl əv ðə sɛt ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪn ɪkˈsplɔrd jɛt, bət aɪ ˈʤɛnərəli prɪˈfər kɑrdz ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli du ˈsəmθɪŋ. θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ, ənd bi bæk nɛkst wik wɪθ maɪ dɛk gaɪd ɔn ˈmɑdərn əˈfɪnɪti!

for the limited portion of pro tour oath of the gatewatch, i prepared in the czech republic by drafting with lukas blohon, michael bonde, robin dolar, bart van etten, martin juza, thomas hendriks, and petr sochurek. my average record in the 15 or so practice drafts that we did was about 2-1, so i felt confident going in to grand prix mexico city and the pro tour. things worked out well: i finished 21st at grand prix mexico city and went 6-0 in the draft portion of the pro tour. so what’s the key to the format? keep it simple! this is not a huge synergy-driven format, so focus on drafting a 2-color deck with a decent mana curve, a consistent mana base, and a good mix between creatures and noncreatures. don’t make things more difficult than necessary. my draft approach for the first two picks or so, simply pick the best card in the pack—this is exactly where my pick order list can guide you. for picks 3-5, if a pick is close, favor cards of a color that you have been drafting already, but remain flexible enough to jump into another color if you receive some goodies. keep a mental note of the colors of the best cards you are passing to your left, because those colors may not be open during pack 2. but don’t spend too much brain power on this—signaling is overrated. then, based on the cards you’ve received by picks 6-7, try to commit to 2 colors. alternatively, you could draft a single color at first and postpone the choice for your second color until the start of the second pack, but that can be more difficult to execute correctly. during the second and third pack, feel free to take bad cards over good cards in order to draft a coherent deck. that is, throw out the pick order list, and pay close attention to things like your mana base and creature curve. a good baseline to strive for is the following: four 2-drop creatures five 3-drop creatures four 4-drop creatures three 5-drop creatures or higher seven spells (including some ways to break through a board stall) 17 lands mana bases with colorless cards for a main color, i am usually looking for 8-10 sources. the more early drops and double-colored cards i have, the more sources i’d want for that color. my requirements for colorless mana depend on how many “silver” cards (i.e., cards that require colorless mana) i have. i’ll provide two examples to illustrate. example #1 in example #1, i have a blue/black deck with an endbringer, an essence depleter, a blinding drone, and a spatial contortion. for those 4 silver cards, of which endbringer and spatial contortion are most demanding on the mana base, i’d want to have 5 sources of colorless mana. the following 17-land mana base looks good to me: i tend to count the common colorless/colored fixing lands (holdout settlement, unknown shores, and crumbling vestige) as 2/3rds of a colored source each. so this mana base would yield 9 black sources, 8 blue sources, and 5 colorless sources. that’s sufficient. but if i only had 4 colorless sources for my endbringer, essence depleter, blinding drone, and spatial contortion, then i would start to feel uncomfortable. what this means is that if you’re drafting black or blue and have already picked up several silver cards in pack 1, you should try to have at least 2 colorless sources after pack 1 and at least 4 after pack 2. if it looks like you can’t make those numbers, then you should abandon ship and avoid the silver cards going forward. that’s better than continuing to draft them and ending up with a disastrous mana base. a final thing to point out for this mana base is that thanks to holdout settlement, unknown shores, and crumbling vestige, you already have several free sources of any other color. so if you also a have a cinder barrens or don’t mind replacing a swamp with a mountain, then you could easily splash a bomb like fall of the titans in this deck. mana fixing is great! example #2 in example #2, i have a red/green deck with only two cards that merely need colorless mana for activated abilities: 1 maw of kozilek and 1 immobilizer eldrazi. in this case, 2 sources could suffice, but i would not be happy to run wastes in a deck with so few silver cards. even if i had evolving wilds or loam larva to fetch it, every wastes that is added to the deck comes at the cost of fewer green or red sources while providing only a minor payoff. but i would be satisfied with this mana base: all in all, you have to balance colorless rewards with colorless fixing. since there are about 5 wastes per draft on average and they are weak overall, you shouldn’t take them highly. but the colorless/colored fixing lands are worth it because they also help out your colored mana consistency. color preferences and synergies in our practice drafts, white was the best color (white decks had an overall win percentage of 53%) and blue was the worst color (blue decks had an overall win percentage of 46%). the regularly drafted color combinations that put up the best results were white/black allies, white/red allies, and red/green monsters. at the same time, we expected that most other pro tour competitors would come to similar conclusions, in which case white might be a little overdrafted and blue might actually be open. i was okay with drafting any 2-color combination if the colors were open. i wasn’t planning to pick blue cards early, but if it looked like there was only one other blue drafter at the table, then i’d move in. even though this is not a huge synergy-driven set, it can still help to have the overarching strategies of the various 2-color combinations and the changed evaluations of battle for zendikar cards in mind. neal oliver wrote a good series on that, so check that out if you haven’t done so yet. pick order list i’m not going to focus too much on how card evaluations change based on your color combination—i will instead rank cards for the first-pick-first-pack context. it is based on the power of the cards during game play—the monetary value is not taken into account. multicolored cards are ranked relatively low because first-picking such a card leaves you with less flexibility to maneuver during the draft, and true colorless cards are ranked relatively high because they keep your options more open. i broke the list down into separate categories to make it easier to read and to allow me to intersperse some comments, but you can think of it as one continuous list if you like. top rares i would pick these cards over any common or uncommon. all of them can dominate a game. since i tend to pick the colorless fixing lands relatively high, i usually end up with enough sources to support endbringer or reality smasher, which means that it will almost always make my deck while keeping myself open to any colors that i might receive from my neighbor to the right. top uncommons, commons, and good rares i was very impressed with the red uncommons. embodiment of fury packs a huge punch in the midgame, and devour in flames’ additional cost is often an upside. if you cast devour in flames on a turn where you lack a land drop otherwise, you get to replay the land for a free mana and a landfall trigger. the nearly unconditional common and uncommon removal spells are pretty good too, and there are plenty of high-impact creatures in this category as well. the blue rares are ranked a little lower because i have a small preference toward avoiding that color. i have zada’s commando as the best red common because it is red’s only common 2-drop. boulder salvo is great, too, but i prioritize locking up my 2-drop slots because red decks can have trouble with that otherwise. i like mirrorpool and ruins of oran-rief as first picks because they are high-impact lands that i don’t mind running even as an 18th land and that keep me open. as the list indicates, i would take the best uncommons and commons over them, but i enjoy starting my draft with a land. solid cards to pick early i can see myself first-picking any of these cards out of a weak pack. this is a fairly fast format, which would typically dissuade me from taking a 6-drop or 7-drop first, but there are relatively few 5+ drops at common. most colors have curves that top out with a single 5-drop at common, so i’ve seen plenty of draft decks that lacked a late-game presence. for that reason, taking an impactful 7-drop rare early is acceptable. thought-knot seer and matter reshaper are a bit worse than reality smasher, endbringer, and deceiver of form because it can be more difficult to have access to colorless mana in the early game. if you typically only find a source by turn 5 or 6, then you might as well have a more impactful silver card at that stage of the game. the gold “sign post” uncommons (such as cliffhaven vampire) are all very powerful in their respective archetypes, but you shouldn’t commit to that color combination immediately if you first-pick one of them out of a weak pack. you can take white or black cards a bit higher after you start the draft with a cliffhaven vampire, but don’t take shoulder to shoulder over boulder salvo next—early in the draft, stay open to whichever colors are flowing. you should also consider the option to splash a gold card along with a few mana fixers. of the common colored/colorless fixing lands, i like holdout settlement the best because i find it to be the most reliable in the midgame. but i’d take the first unknown shores and the first crumbling vestige over the second holdout settlement to give myself more options for land sequencing during the games. maw of kozilek has the perfect stats for the format. with 5 toughness, it blocks really well and can typically stave off the assault from your opponent’s next attack. there are few creatures that can attack profitably into it. and then on the next turn, you can attack for 4 damage to swing the tide of the damage race. as you can see, the best blue common (blinding drone, which immediately hints at the importance of colorless mana for blue decks) is ranked below the best and second-best commons of all the other colors. part of the reason for this is that i like blue the least of all the colors, but it also indicates the relative dearth of power level among the blue cards. press into service is one of the better act of treason effects that we’ve seen in a while. in mexico city, i learned that you can also support onto opposing creatures. that is, i actually thought that i could only support onto my own creatures, and i didn’t bother reading the card because it was in spanish, so i stole an opposing creature, put a +1/+1 counter on the only creature on my side of the board, and put my opponent to 1 life. that could’ve gone better: i could’ve attacked for lethal by supporting onto the creature that i stole. since there are several (nearly) unconditional removal spells at common, the more conditional removal spells are not as valuable. this includes immolating glare and reality hemorrhage. these cards don’t do much if you’re the aggressor or if you need to deal with a big threat, respectively. they’re still fine most of the time, and i’ll take them over medium creatures, but i’d rather have a really good creature for my deck instead. the bread and butter of draft decks here you see solid creatures on all spots of the curve and decent cheap combat tricks. 1-mana tricks are always more valuable than 2-mana tricks because they make it easy to play multiple cards in one turn. in this set, most removal is sorcery speed, which further improves the combat tricks because it is unlikely that your opponent can take out your pumped creature in response. roiling waters and kozilek are nice, but very expensive for what they offer. the dual lands are ranked somewhat low because in the context of the first-pick-first-pack decision, they are gold cards. but i’ll take them quite highly if i know i’m in those colors—they’re on par with the best commons in my view. filler i’m not a fan of most of these cards, especially the lower half of this list. they are situational or expensive for what they offer. zulaport chainmage is a disappointing cohort card because its stats are so weak, trading down for a 2-drop. this is not the format for a giant cockroach with a minor ability. speaking of giant cockroaches, is it just me or does the picture of slaughter drone kind of resemble one? bad cards bone saw is an acquired taste. it often went 14th in our practice drafts, but there are evasive blue/red surge decks or red/white equipment decks where it may be interesting. the full potential of the set probably hasn’t been explored yet, but i generally prefer cards that actually do something. thanks for reading, and i’ll be back next week with my deck guide on modern affinity!

razer* foʊn ˌɪnˈstɔl ðiz ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz ənd ˈfɑloʊ ðɛm ˈkɛrfəli. ˈfeɪljər tɪ du soʊ meɪ rɪˈzəlt ɪn nɑt biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ðɛr ər noʊ ˈfæktəri ˈɪmɪʤɪz foʊn ˈjuzɪz ðə nuər æb pɑrˈtɪʃən skim fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust ɔn ðə ˈpɪksəl 1 ɛz səʧ ðɛr ɪz noʊ rɪˈkəvəri pɑrˈtɪʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə rɪˈkəvəri ɪz pɑrt əv ðə but ˈɪmɪʤ. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈpɪksəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz, həz dɪˈseɪbəld but soʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ weɪ tɪ ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli but tɪ pərˈfɔrm ən ˈɪntu moʊd ər rɪˈkəvəri ɔn ðə foʊn rikˈwaɪərz ˈpləgɪŋ ðə dɪˈvaɪs ˈɪntu ə ˈkeɪbəl. aɪ wʊd ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd əˈgɛnst ˈflæʃɪŋ ər pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ˈækʃənz ənˈlɛs ju hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ˈkeɪbəl ənd pɔrt soʊ ðət ju kən gɪt bæk ˈɪntu rɪˈkəvəri ʃʊd ˈsəmθɪŋ goʊ rɔŋ. paʊər ɔf ðə dɪˈvaɪs. hoʊld ˈvɑljum əp tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu rɪˈkəvəri ər ˈvɑljum daʊn tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu moʊd. pləg ðə dɪˈvaɪs ɪn waɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə əˈproʊpriˌeɪt ˈbətən ənd ðə dɪˈvaɪs ʃʊd but tɪ ðə moʊd ju səˈlɛktɪd. ɪf ɪt buts əp tɪ ðə ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ skrin, traɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkeɪbəl ər pɔrt. meɪk ʃʊr ju ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ but ðə dɪˈvaɪs tɪ ˈviə ˈkeɪbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈflæʃɪŋ ər goʊɪŋ tɪ juz ðə ˈəðər but slɑt tɪ flæʃ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈkɑpi əv ənd but. tɪ du ðɪs ju wɪl nid tɪ tərn ɔn dɪˈvɛləpər ˈɔpʃənz ənd ɪˈneɪbəl diˈbəgɪŋ. ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ənˈlɑkɪŋ ənd ənˈlɑk ðə. aɪ æm nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs haʊ tɪ gɪt ðə ˈprɑpər ˈdraɪvərz ˌɪnˈstɔld ər əˈsɪst ju wɪθ duɪŋ ðiz ˈbeɪsɪk stɛps. ðɛrz tənz əv gaɪdz ˈɛlsˌwɛr fər ðiz ˈaɪtəmz ɪf ju nid ɪt. aɪ wɪl seɪ ðət ənˈlɑkɪŋ ðə rikˈwaɪərz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈflæʃɪŋ ənˈlɑk ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ənˈlɑk. wəns ju hæv ˈwərkɪŋ, rən ðɪs ʃɛl ʃʊd say:[ro.boot.slot_suffix*]: [_a]or:[ro.boot.slot_suffix*]: noʊt əv ˈwɛðər ju ər ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ slɑt ə ər bi. nɛkst paʊər ɔf ðə dɪˈvaɪs ənd but tɪ ðə ˈjuzɪŋ jʊr ˈkeɪbəl ənd ˈvɑljum daʊn. ju wɔnt tɪ swɪʧ tɪ ðə ˈəðər but slɑt. ɪf ju ər ˈkərəntli ɔn slɑt ə, taɪp ɔn slɑt bi taɪp ʃʊd si ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ˈkɑrənt slɑt tɪ 0.042s]finished*. ˈtoʊtəl taɪm: faʊnd ðə ɔn ðə foʊn tɪ bi ɪkˈstrimli ˈfɪnəki ənd aɪ hæd tɪ rən ðə kəˈmænd ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ənˈtɪl aɪ gɑt ɪt tɪ rən səkˈsɛsfəli. ju meɪ hæv tɪ hoʊld ðə paʊər ˈbətən fər 15 ˈsɛkəndz tɪ fɔrs paʊər ɔf ðə dɪˈvaɪs ənd ðɛn moʊd. kip traɪɪŋ ənˈtɪl ɪt wərks. wəns ɪts ɔn ðə raɪt but slɑt, taɪp flæʃ but dɪˈvaɪs ʃʊd naʊ but ˈɪntu. frəm hir, jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ɪf ˈnidɪd æt ðə ˈpæsˌwərd prɑmpt. du nɑt swaɪp tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌmɑdəfəˈkeɪʃənz ənˈtɪl ˈæftər ju meɪk jʊr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈbæˌkəp; ˌɪnˈstɛd tæp ɔn ðə ˈbətən. goʊ tɪ ðə riˈbut peɪʤ ənd tæp ɔn ðə ˈbətən æt ðə ˈbɑtəm tɪ swɪʧ bæk tɪ ðə slɑt ju wər ərˈɪʤənəli ˈjuzɪŋ. goʊ tɪ ðə ˈbæˌkəp peɪʤ ɪn ənd bæk əp but ənd ˈsɪstəm ˈɪmɪʤ. ɪt ɪz ˈhaɪli ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ju seɪv ðɪs ˈbæˌkəp ɪn ə seɪf spɑt ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər bɪˈkəz ju meɪ nid tɪ rɪˈstɔr ɪt tɪ teɪk əˈfɪʃəl ˈoʊtə ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm. wəns ju hæv ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈmeɪkɪŋ jʊr ˈbæˌkəp, rən ðɪs pʊʃ, tæp ɔn ˌɪnˈstɔl ənd braʊz tɪ ðə zɪp ənd ˌɪnˈstɔl ɪt. wɪl naʊ bi ˌɪnˈstɔld tɪ boʊθ slɑts. ɪz naʊ ˌɪnˈstɔld ənd ju kən riˈbut ənd juz jʊr dɪˈvaɪs ɛz ˈnɔrməl, ðoʊ wɪθ ˌɪnˈstɔld, ju woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ˈoʊtə ˈəpˌdeɪts wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈstɔrɪŋ ðə stɑk but ɪz dɪˈseɪbəld bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈkɔzɪz ə ˈkərnəl ˈpænɪk ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪθ ðə stɑk ˈkərnəl. ˈɔlsoʊ dɪz nɑt wərk wɪθ ðə stɑk ˈkərnəl wɪʧ meɪks trænsˈfərɪŋ faɪlz bɪtˈwin jʊr ˈpiˈsi ənd ðə dɪˈvaɪs wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ðə stɑk ˈkərnəl ə bɪt əv ə ˈʧælənʤ. ðə ˈɪmɪʤ dɪz hæv ˈwərkɪŋ ðoʊ ənd ju kən ˈkɑpi faɪlz tɪ ə kɑrd ər stɪk ɪf ˈnidɪd.

razer phone install instructionsread these instructions and follow them carefully. failure to do so may result in not being able to update the device in the future and there are no factory images available.the razer phone uses the newer ab partition scheme first introduced on the pixel 1. as such there is no recovery partition. instead, the recovery is part of the boot image. unlike the pixel devices, razer has disabled fastboot boot so there is no way to temporarily boot twrp to perform an installation.getting into fastboot mode or recovery on the razer phone requires plugging the device into a usb cable. i would recommend against flashing or performing recovery-related actions unless you have access to a usb cable and port so that you can get back into recovery should something go wrong. power off the device. hold volume up to get into recovery or volume down to get into fastboot mode. plug the device in while holding the appropriate button and the device should boot to the mode you selected. if it boots up to the charging screen, try a different usb cable or port. make sure you are able to boot the device to fastboot via usb cable before flashing anything.we are going to use the other boot slot to flash the initial copy of twrp and boot twrp. to do this you will need to turn on developer options and enable usb debugging. you will also need to enable oem unlocking and unlock the bootloader. i am not going to discuss how to get the proper drivers installed or assist you with doing these basic steps. there's tons of guides elsewhere for these items if you need it. i will say that unlocking the bootloader requires using fastboot flashing unlock instead of fastboot oem unlock. once you have adb working, run this command:adb shell getprop ro.boot.slot_suffixit should say:[ro.boot.slot_suffix]: [_a]or:[ro.boot.slot_suffix]: [_b]make note of whether you are currently using slot a or b. next power off the device and boot to the bootloader using your usb cable and volume down. you want to switch to the other boot slot. if you are currently on slot a, type this:fastboot --set-active=_bor on slot b type this:fastboot --set-active=_ayou should see something like this:setting current slot to 'a'...okay [ 0.042s]finished. total time: 0.042si found the bootloader on the razer phone to be extremely finicky and i had to run the command multiple times until i got it to run successfully. you may have to hold the power button for 15 seconds to force power off the device and then re-enter fastboot mode. keep trying until it works. once it's on the right boot slot, type this:fastboot flash boot twrp-3.2.1-0-cheryl.img && fastboot rebootyour device should now boot into twrp. from here, decrypt your device if needed at the password prompt. do not swipe to allow modifications until after you make your initial backup; instead tap on the read-only button. go to the reboot page and tap on the button at the bottom to switch back to the slot you were originally using. go to the backup page in twrp and back up boot and system image. it is highly recommended that you save this backup in a safe spot on your computer because you may need to restore it to take official ota updates from razer. once you have finished making your backup, run this command:adb push twrp-installer-3.2.1-0-cheryl.zip /sdcardin twrp, tap on install and browse to the zip and install it. twrp will now be installed to both slots. twrp is now installed and you can reboot and use your device as normal, though with twrp installed, you won't be able to take ota updates without restoring the stock boot image.mtp is disabled because it causes a kernel panic sometimes with the stock kernel. adb also does not work with the stock kernel which makes transferring files between your pc and the device when using the stock kernel a bit of a challenge. the twrp bootable image does have working adb though and you can copy files to a sd card or usb stick if needed.

ˈəpˌdeɪt: ɔˈstreɪljəz kət ˈvərʒən əv ədˈvɛnʧər seɪnts roʊ 4 wɪl bi ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ˈəðər ˈvərʒənz ɪn koʊɑp. du tɪ ðə slaɪt ˈdɪfərəns ɪn ðə geɪm (wən riˈmuvd ˈlɔɪəlti ˈmɪʃən wɪθ ə "homie*", dɪˈteɪld bɪˈloʊ), ðə ˈvərʒən wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈkɑpiz əv seɪnts roʊ 4 soʊld ˈɛlsˌwɛr. "du tɪ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wi wər fɔrst tɪ meɪk, ðɪs ˈvərʒən ɪz ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə ˈvərʒən ˈreɪtɪd baɪ ˈreɪtɪŋ bɔrdz laɪk ðə esrb*, usk*, ənd pegi*, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ɪt wɪl bi ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ ðoʊz ˈvərʒənz ɪn koʊɑp," ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə geɪmz əˈfɪʃəl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ rɛd. "ɛz fər ðə "ˈrɛktəˌfaɪər" ˈwɛpən ðət wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd ɛz ən "ˈeɪliən ˈeɪnəl proʊb" ˈwɛpən ˈrisəntli ɪt ˈlɔnʧɪz ˈɛnəmiz ˈɪntu ðə skaɪ ðɪs ɪz ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz həz bɪn ə ˈboʊnəs ˈwɛpən fər ðə ˈsizən pæs. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm wi ər stɪl əˈweɪtɪŋ ˈditeɪlz ɔn ˈwɛðər wi kən ˌɪnˈklud ɪt ɪn ðə ˈsizən pæs ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ər nɑt." ərˈɪʤənəl ˈstɔri: seɪnts roʊ 4 həz æt læst bɪn ˈgrænɪd ən ɔˈstreɪljən riˈlis ˈæftər ˈpəblɪʃər dip ˈsɪlvər əˈgrid tɪ riˈmuv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk side-mission*. ðə geɪmz ˈɔsi ˈvərʒən wɪl naʊ læk ə ˈlɔɪəlti ˈmɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈdʊrɪŋ wɪʧ pleɪərz smoʊkt "ˈeɪliən nɑrˈkɑtɪks" tɪ geɪn ˌsupərˈpaʊərz. ɪt wɑz ðɪs juz əv (ˈfɪkʃənəl) drəgz fər (əˈgɛn, ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈfɪkʃənəl) geɪn ðət wund əp ˈɔsi ˈsɛnsərz ənd ərnd ðə geɪm ə ˌpriˈɛmptɪv bæn. "dip ˈsɪlvər ənd [ˈɔsi dɪˈstrɪbjətər] ər plizd tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðət ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən bɔrd həz naʊ əˈpruvd seɪnts roʊ 4 fər seɪl," ðə ˈpəblɪʃər sɛd læst naɪt. "ðeɪ hæv ˈgrænɪd ðə geɪm ən ˈreɪtɪŋ. tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs ˈreɪtɪŋ wən ˈlɔɪəlti ˈmɪʃən ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər həz bɪn riˈmuvd. ðɪs ˈmɪʃən həz bɪn ˈwaɪdli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ənd kənˈteɪnz ðə juz əv ˈeɪliən nɑrˈkɑtɪks tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈsərtən ˌsupərˈpaʊərz. "ðɪs ˈmɪʃən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts əˈprɑksəmətli 20 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ aʊt əv ðə aʊərz əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈpərʧəsərz." dip ˈsɪlvər həz əˈʃʊrd ðət ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ˈmɪʃən wɪl hæv "noʊ ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪmˈpækt" ɔn ðə geɪmz ˈstɔri. seɪnts roʊ riˈlis wɑz fərst blɑkt wɪn ˈɔsi ˈsɛnsərz tərnd ðɛr ˈnoʊzɪz əp æt ðə geɪmz ˈrɛktəˌfaɪər ˈeɪnəl proʊb ˈwɛpən. ðɪs wɪl naʊ bi ˈɔpʃənəl ˈkɑntɛnt, meɪd əˈveɪləbəl ɛz pɑrt əv ðə seɪnts roʊ 4 ˈsizən pæs.

update: australia's cut version of over-the-top open-world adventure saints row 4 will be incompatible with other versions in co-op. due to the slight difference in the game (one removed loyalty mission with a "homie", detailed below), the version will not be able to connect with copies of saints row 4 sold elsewhere. "due to the changes we were forced to make, this version is different than the version rated by rating boards like the esrb, usk, and pegi, which is why it will be incompatible with those versions in co-op," a statement on the game's official facebook page read. "as for the "rectifier" weapon that was mentioned as an "alien anal probe" weapon recently - it launches enemies into the sky - this is and always has been a bonus weapon for the season pass. at this point in time we are still awaiting details on whether we can include it in the season pass in australia or not." original story: saints row 4 has at last been granted an australian release after publisher deep silver agreed to remove a specific side-mission. the game's aussie version will now lack a loyalty mission with the character shaundi, during which players smoked "alien narcotics" to gain superpowers. it was this use of (fictional) drugs for (again, entirely fictional) gain that wound up aussie censors and earned the game a pre-emptive ban. "deep silver and [aussie distributor] aie are pleased to report that the australian classification board has now approved saints row 4 for sale," the publisher said last night. "they have granted the game an ma15+ rating. to achieve this rating one loyalty mission featuring the character shaundi has been removed. this mission has been widely reported on and contains the use of alien narcotics to obtain certain superpowers. "this mission represents approximately 20 minutes of gameplay out of the hours available to purchasers." deep silver has assured that the removal of the mission will have "no negative impact" on the game's story. saints row 4's release was first blocked when aussie censors turned their noses up at the game's rectifier anal probe weapon. this will now be optional add-on content, made available as part of the saints row 4 season pass.

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download raw source mime-version: 1.0 received: by 10.25.84.202 with http; mon, 18 jan 2016 15:00:09 -0800 (pst) in-reply-to: <cacurbknwb6z+vcbzbbsjpvbiojvxbfjamfnwr6a9wms5dybdya@mail.gmail.com> references: <cacurbkokxp8qprb+cq1bgcy4m+k2k-kxh4+6=pqqowhse2-r7a@mail.gmail.com> <cae6fiq-xdprqa469nuyotcl6o75m5oprkuijmnt2awyut-outw@mail.gmail.com> <cacurbknwb6z+vcbzbbsjpvbiojvxbfjamfnwr6a9wms5dybdya@mail.gmail.com> date: mon, 18 jan 2016 18:00:09 -0500 delivered-to: john.podesta@gmail.com message-id: <cae6fiq-aanf-0luzejqzezocqm2mhasqn4fiyf7h1dso6jrnqg@mail.gmail.com> subject: re: a few questions for vice? from: john podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> to: daniel oberhaus <dmoberhaus@gmail.com> content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11402d88f624ac0529a3b6e1 --001a11402d88f624ac0529a3b6e1 content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable cob tomorrow. on monday, january 18, 2016, daniel oberhaus <dmoberhaus@gmail.com> wrote: > john, > > great to hear from you and i'm super excited to get your input for this > piece. i've included the questions in the body of this email below -- any > chance you think you'd be able to get these back to me by the end of the > day today? i can only imagine how busy you are, so if this is impossible, > when do you think i could realistically expect a response (just so i can > let my editor know -- i'm on a rather tight deadline). > > thanks so much in advance and i look forward to hearing from you! > > best, > > daniel > > > > *why do you think that the disclosure of ufo related documents is > important?* > > *it seems like a lot of ufo documents would contain sensitive military > information =e2=80=93 how would you go about getting these released?* > > > *do you think if hillary is elected she would make good on her promise to > get to the bottom of this ufo business? why?* > > > *other than hillary, are there any other alien-friendly candidates in the > running? if not, why do you think this is?* > > > *what makes you think there is information on ufo and extraterrestrials > that the government is not sharing with the people? what would the motive > be for this?* > > > *if it turned out that there was information being withheld, how do you > think people would react to it? are we ready to hear this? why/why not?* > > > > on sun, jan 17, 2016 at 5:43 pm, john podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7b%7d,'cvml','john.podesta@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> easiest to shoot me some q's via email. >> >> >> on sunday, january 17, 2016, daniel oberhaus <dmoberhaus@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7b%7d,'cvml','dmoberhaus@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >>> hello mr. podesta, >>> >>> i am writing an article for vice on the subject of the politics of >>> searching for alien life. i've spoken with seti researchers and et >>> disclosure advocates about the political aspects of their work, and was >>> hoping to get your opinion on the matter given your intimate knowledge = of >>> capitol hill and history of promotion of ufo disclosure. >>> >>> if you are at all open to answer a few questions about et disclosure >>> advocacy and the importance of seti science via email or the telephone = in >>> the coming days, please let me know at your earliest convenience. >>> >>> i look forward to hearing from you. >>> >>> thank you for your time, >>> >>> daniel oberhaus >>> >> > --001a11402d88f624ac0529a3b6e1 content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable cob=c2=a0tomorrow.<br><br>on monday, january 18, 2016, daniel oberhaus <= <a href=3d"mailto:dmoberhaus@gmail.com">dmoberhaus@gmail.com</a>> wrote:= <br><blockquote class=3d"gmail_quote" style=3d"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef= t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3d"ltr">john,<br><br>great to h= ear from you and i'm super excited to get your input for this piece. i&= #39;ve included the questions in the body of this email below -- any chance= you think you'd be able to get these back to me by the end of the day = today? i can only imagine how busy you are, so if this is impossible, when = do you think i could realistically expect a response (just so i can let my = editor know -- i'm on a rather tight deadline).<br><br>thanks so much i= n advance and i look forward to hearing from you!<br><br>best,<br><br>danie= l=c2=a0<br><br><p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initi= al;background-repeat:initial"><b>why do you think that the disclosure of ufo related documents is important?<br>= <br></b></span></p> <p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-r= epeat:initial"><b>it seems like a lot of ufo documents would contain sensitive military informat= ion =e2=80=93 how would you go about getting these released?</b></span></p><p class=3d"ms= onormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"= ><b><br></b></span></p> <p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-r= epeat:initial"><b>do you think if hillary is elected she would make good on her promise to get t= o the bottom of this ufo business? why?</b></span></p><p class=3d"msonormal">= <span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><br><= /b></span></p> <p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-r= epeat:initial"><b>other than hillary, are there any other alien-friendly candidates in the running?= if not, why do you think this is?</b></span></p><p class=3d"msonormal"><span s= tyle=3d"background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><br></b></sp= an></p> <p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-r= epeat:initial"><b>what makes you think there is information on ufo and extraterrestrials that the government is not sharing with the people? what would the motive be for thi= s?</b></span></p><p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:ini= tial;background-repeat:initial"><b><br></b></span></p> <p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-r= epeat:initial"><b>if it turned out that there was information being withheld, how do you think people would react to it? are we ready to hear this? why/why not?</b></span= ></p> <p class=3d"msonormal"><span style=3d"background-image:initial;background-r= epeat:initial">=c2=a0</span></p></div><div class=3d"gmail_extra"><br><div c= lass=3d"gmail_quote">on sun, jan 17, 2016 at 5:43 pm, john podesta <span di= r=3d"ltr"><<a href=3d"javascript:_e(%7b%7d,'cvml','john.pode= sta@gmail.com');" target=3d"_blank">john.podesta@gmail.com</a>></spa= n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3d"gmail_quote" style=3d"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b= order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">easiest to shoot me some q'= s via email.=c2=a0<div><div><span></span><br><br>on sunday, january 17, 201= 6, daniel oberhaus <<a href=3d"javascript:_e(%7b%7d,'cvml','= dmoberhaus@gmail.com');" target=3d"_blank">dmoberhaus@gmail.com</a>>= wrote:<br><blockquote class=3d"gmail_quote" style=3d"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor= der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3d"ltr">hello mr. podest= a,=c2=a0<br><br>i am writing an article for vice on the subject of the poli= tics of searching for alien life. i've spoken with seti researchers and= et disclosure advocates about the political aspects of their work, and was= hoping to get your opinion on the matter given your intimate knowledge of = capitol hill and history of promotion of ufo disclosure.=c2=a0<br><br>if yo= u are at all open to answer a few questions about et disclosure advocacy an= d the importance of seti science via email or the telephone in the coming d= ays, please let me know at your earliest convenience.=c2=a0<div><br></div><= div>i look forward to hearing from you.=c2=a0<br><br>thank you for your tim= e,=c2=a0<br><br>daniel oberhaus=c2=a0</div></div> </blockquote> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> </blockquote> --001a11402d88f624ac0529a3b6e1--

kɑz rən ɔn fjuəl. ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz rən ɔn voʊts, ənd ðɛl du ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðɛm. ðət ˌɪnˈkludz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ˈmænˌdeɪts ðət fɔrs ˈjuˈɛs tɪ juz ˈɛθəˌnɔl, ə fjuəl meɪd frəm kɔrn ðət ˈaɪəwə ˈfɑrmərz groʊ. ðeɪ səˈpɔrt ˈɛθəˌnɔl bɪˈkəz ˈaɪəwə ɪz ðə fərst steɪt tɪ voʊt ɔn ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts. ˈkænədɪts wɔnt tɪ lʊk strɔŋ æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə reɪs, soʊ ˈɛvəri fɔr jɪrz ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk ˈɛθəˌnɔl səˈpɔrtərz. ˈivɪn ðoʊz hu kleɪm ðeɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ˈmɑrkɪts ˈpændər tɪ ˈaɪəwəz ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪntərɪsts. ˈdɑnəld trəmp, hu ˈdəzənt sim tɪ hæv ə kənˈsɪstənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl fəˈlɑsəfi əˈsaɪd frəm ˈbæʃɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪks ənd ˈfɔrənərz, naʊ həz ʤɔɪnd ðə kləb. ɪn fækt, trəmp sɪz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ʃʊd fɔrs gæs ˈsteɪʃənz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈɛθəˌnɔl ðeɪ juz. ɪts ə kənˈvinjənt weɪ tɪ əˈtæk hɪz ˈaɪəwə ˈraɪvəl, sɛn. tɛd kruz, r-tex*., hu kərˈeɪʤəsli sɪz ðə ˈmænˌdeɪt ʃʊd bi feɪzd aʊt. kruz ɪz raɪt. ˈligəli ˈmænˌdeɪtɪŋ ðət ə ˈsərtən pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv fjuəl juzd bi ˈɛθəˌnɔl ɪz ə bæd aɪˈdiə fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈrizənz: fərst, ˈmænˌdeɪtɪŋ ˈɛθəˌnɔl minz mɔr lænd məst bi plaʊd tɪ groʊ kɔrn fər fjuəl. ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈɛnərʤi ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət ɪf kɔrn ˈɛθəˌnɔl ˌriˈpleɪst ˈgæsəˌlin kəmˈplitli, wid nid tɪ tərn ɔl ˈkrɑˌplænd tɪ 20 pərˈsɛnt mɔr lænd ɔn tɔp əv ðət. ˈsɛkənd, rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈɛθəˌnɔl fjuəl ˈreɪzɪz ðə praɪs əv nuz fər kənˈsumərz hu məst peɪ mɔr fər fud. θərd, ˌɔlˈðoʊ səˈpɔrtərz kleɪm ˈbərnɪŋ kɔrn ɪz "ˈbɛtər fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt," ðæts nɑt tru. wəns ju æd ðə ɪˈmɪʃənz frəm groʊɪŋ, ˈʃɪpɪŋ ənd ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ðə kɔrn, ˈɛθəˌnɔl kriˈeɪts mɔr pəˈluʃən ðən ɔɪl. ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl grups səʧ ɛz frɛndz əv ðə ərθ, ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz dɪˈfɛns ˈkaʊnsəl ənd ðə klin ɛr tæsk fɔrs naʊ əˈpoʊz ɪts juz. ˈfaɪnəli, bɪˈkəz kɔrn ɪz groʊn ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, prəˈmoʊtərz sɛd ˈɛθəˌnɔl wʊd meɪk ˈjuˈɛs mɔr ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt. ˈivɪn ɪf ðə "ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns" ˈɑrgjəmənt wər ˈvælɪd, əˈkɑmplɪʃɪz məʧ mɔr. (ˈɛniˌweɪ, ɪt ˈɪzənt ə ˈvælɪd ˈɑrgjəmənt. treɪd wɪθ ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ənd ˈkænədə ɪz ʤɪst faɪn. wi doʊnt nid ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns.) sɪns trəmp ɪz ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, aɪ əˈsum hi ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz ðət ˈɛθəˌnɔl ɪz ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˌbunˈdɑgəl ðət ˈwʊdənt sərˈvaɪv ɪn ə kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈmɑrkɪt. bət ɪn ˈaɪəwə trəmp sɪz, "ˈɛθəˌnɔl ɪz tərˈɪfɪk." ˈdɑktər. bɛn ˈkɑrzən ˈdɪdənt goʊ ðət fɑr bət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪgˈzæmənər sɛd ðət ɪt wʊd bi rɔŋ tɪ ɛnd ðə ˈsəbsɪdiz. "ˈpipəl hæv meɪd plænz beɪst ɔn ðoʊz kaɪnd əv θɪŋz," hi sɪz. "ju kænt ʤɪst pʊl aʊt ðə rəg aʊt frəm ˈəndər ˈpipəl." ɪt saʊnz laɪk moʊst ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wɔnt tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ˈsəbsɪdiz ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl, bət ˈnɛvər raɪt nɑt ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðɛr kæmˈpeɪnz. sɛn. ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈrubioʊ sɪz hid səˈpɔrt ˈɛndɪŋ ðə əˈnəðər ˈsɛvən jɪrz. æt ðə ˈaɪəwə ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈsəmɪt, krɪs ˈkrɪsti ˈsaʊndɪd əˈnɔɪd ðət ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈhæzənt bɪn mɔr səˈpɔrtɪv əv ˈɛθəˌnɔl ˈsəbsɪdiz, seɪɪŋ, "ˈsərtənli ˈɛnibədi huz ə ˈkɑmpətɪnt ˈprɛzɪdənt wʊd gɪt ðət dən!" ˈbərni ˈsændərz, i-ver*., ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd ˈsəbsɪdiz ɪn ðə pæst, bət ɔn ˈaɪəwə ˈpəblɪk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ hi ˈsaʊndɪd ɛz ɪf hi ləvz ðə ˌbunˈdɑgəl: "wi hæv tɪ bi səˈpɔrtɪv əv ðət teɪk ˈɛvəri stɛp ðət wi kʊd, ənd ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ wi kən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə groʊθ əv ðə ˈɪndəstri." əv kɔrs, ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈɔlˌweɪz wɔnt tɪ ˈsəbsɪˌdaɪz mɔr. ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən sɪz ˈɛθəˌnɔl "hoʊldz ðə ˈprɑməs fər nɑt ˈoʊnli mɔr fjuəl fər ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilz bət fər ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ənd fər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈɛrˌkræft; wi kʊd bi fˈjulɪŋ soʊ məʧ ɛr ˈtræfɪk wɪθ. wi hæv ʤɪst ˈbeɪgən tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr wət wi kən du." ʃʊr. ɪkˈsplɔr əˈweɪ! ðæts wət ˈmɑrkɪt ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən dɪz. ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz ˈkɑnstəntli ɪkˈsplɔr ˈɔpʃənz ɪn sərʧ əv ˈprɑfɪt. bət ðæts ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɔrsɪŋ ˈtækˌspeɪərz tɪ fənd wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr fjuəl. ˈoʊnli kruz ənd sɛn. rænd pɔl (r-ken*.) hæv kənˈsɪstəntli sɛd ðət ðə ˈmɑrkɪt, nɑt ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, ʃʊd ʧuz fjuəlz. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðət ˈprɪnsəpəld stæns ˈhæzənt brɔt ðɛm məʧ səˈpɔrt. ˈbɛtɪŋ æt həz kruz ˈdrɑpɪŋ ənd pɔl taɪd fər læst. ˈɛnərʤi ˈɛkspərt ˈʤɛri ˈteɪlər ɪz raɪt tɪ seɪ ðət ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈɔfəs ɪn ˈaɪəwə nɑt ˈoʊnli minz ju məst preɪz ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti; ɪt minz biɪŋ "ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ˈʧɪldrən tɪ ðə kɔrn gɑd." ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2016 baɪ pərˈdəkʃənz ɪŋk.

cars run on fuel. politicians run on votes, and they'll do almost anything to get them. that includes supporting mandates that force us to use ethanol, a fuel made from corn that iowa farmers grow. they support ethanol because iowa is the first state to vote on presidential candidates. candidates want to look strong at the start of the race, so every four years they become enthusiastic ethanol supporters. even those who claim they believe in markets pander to iowa's special interests. donald trump, who doesn't seem to have a consistent political philosophy aside from bashing critics and foreigners, now has joined the ethanol-praising club. in fact, trump says regulators should force gas stations to increase the amount of ethanol they use. it's a convenient way to attack his iowa rival, sen. ted cruz, r-tex., who courageously says the mandate should be phased out. cruz is right. legally mandating that a certain percentage of fuel used be ethanol is a bad idea for several reasons: first, mandating ethanol means more land must be plowed to grow corn for fuel. the department of energy estimates that if corn ethanol replaced gasoline completely, we'd need to turn all cropland to corn—plus 20 percent more land on top of that. second, requiring ethanol fuel raises the price of corn—bad news for consumers who must pay more for food. third, although ethanol's supporters claim burning corn is "better for the environment," that's not true. once you add the emissions from growing, shipping and processing the corn, ethanol creates more pollution than oil. environmental groups such as friends of the earth, the natural resources defense council and the clean air task force now oppose its use. finally, because corn is grown in america, promoters said ethanol would make us more energy independent. even if the "independence" argument were valid, fracking accomplishes much more. (anyway, it isn't a valid argument. trade with mexico and canada is just fine. we don't need total independence.) since trump is a businessman, i assume he realizes that ethanol is an expensive boondoggle that wouldn't survive in a competitive market. but in iowa trump says, "ethanol is terrific." dr. ben carson didn't go that far but according to the washington examiner said that it would be wrong to end the subsidies. "people have made plans based on those kind of things," he says. "you can't just pull out the rug out from under people." it sounds like most politicians want to get rid of subsidies in principle, but never right now—certainly not in the middle of their campaigns. sen. marco rubio says he'd support ending the mandate—after another seven years. at the iowa agriculture summit, chris christie sounded annoyed that president obama hasn't been more supportive of ethanol subsidies, saying, "certainly anybody who's a competent president would get that done!" bernie sanders, i-ver., criticized subsidies in the past, but on iowa public radio he sounded as if he loves the boondoggle: "we have to be supportive of that effort—and take every step that we could, and in every way we can, including the growth of the biofuels industry." of course, big-government democrats always want to subsidize more. hillary clinton says ethanol "holds the promise for not only more fuel for automobiles but for aviation ... and for military aircraft; we could be fueling so much air traffic with biofuels. we have just begun to explore what we can do." sure. explore away! that's what market competition does. entrepreneurs constantly explore options in search of profit. but that's very different from government forcing taxpayers to fund one particular fuel. only cruz and sen. rand paul (r-ken.) have consistently said that the market, not politicians, should choose fuels. unfortunately, that principled stance hasn't brought them much support. presidential-race betting at electionbettingodds.com has cruz dropping and paul tied for last. energy expert jerry taylor is right to say that running for office in iowa not only means you must praise christianity; it means being "willing to sacrifice children to the corn god." copyright 2016 by jfs productions inc.

noʊ. 9 tɑr hilz krəʃ ˈstænfərd ˈstænfərd hɛdz tɪ ˈpɔrtlənd, ɔr., ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ tɪ pleɪ ɪn ðə ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃənəl, ə ɪˈvɛnt ðət boʊsts faɪv ræŋkt timz, ənd ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl gɑt ə teɪst əv pleɪɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ɪˈlit ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt. noʊ. 9 nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə tʊk kənˈtroʊl ɪn ðə fərst eɪt ˈmɪnəts ənd roʊld tɪ ə wɪn ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl ˌbiˈfɔr ən əˈnaʊnst ˈsɛˌlaʊt kraʊd æt ˈmeɪpəlz pəˈvɪljən. ɪn ə geɪm ðət mæʧt ˈkɑrdɪnəl hɛd koʊʧ ˈʤɛrəd hɑs ənd ðə tɑr heels’*’ rɔɪ ˈwɪljəmz, hɪz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈmɛnˌtɔr æt ˈkænzəs ənd, gɑrdz ʤoʊəl ˈbɛri ənd ˈkɛˌni ˈwɪljəmz pʊt ɔn ə ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ˈʃutɪŋ ʃoʊ fər ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈnæʃənəl ˈʧæmpiənz. hæv ə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈkəlʧər raɪt naʊ, ənd aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ lərn frəm that,”*,” hɑs sɛd. ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi lɑts əv ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈmoʊmənts frəm ðɪs game.”*.” ˈbɛri skɔrd 29 pɔɪnts, ˈhɪtɪŋ faɪv, ənd ˈwɪljəmz hæd ɔl 20 əv hɪz pɔɪnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ sɪks θriz, ɪn ðə fərst hæf. dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈstrəkʧər minz ðət gaɪz laɪk ðət bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt klin looks,”*,” ˈstænfərd gɑrd ˈaɪzɪk waɪt sɛd. wɑz ə dɪˈfɛnsɪv læps. ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ɪm tɪ hɪt ðə ʃɑts, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ wi nid tɪ lʊk at.”*.” ˈstænfərdz ˈmaɪkəl ˈhəmfri ɛndz əp ɔn hɪz bæk ˈæftər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ə riˈbaʊnd ˈdʊrɪŋ hæf əˈgɛnst nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈdʊrɪŋ mɛnz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbæskətˌbɔl geɪm æt ˈmeɪpəlz pəˈvɪljən ɪn ˈstænfərd, ˈkælɪf., ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər 20 2017 lɛs ˈstænfərdz ˈmaɪkəl ˈhəmfri ɛndz əp ɔn hɪz bæk ˈæftər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ə riˈbaʊnd ˈdʊrɪŋ hæf əˈgɛnst nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈdʊrɪŋ mɛnz ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈbæskətˌbɔl geɪm æt ˈmeɪpəlz pəˈvɪljən ɪn ˈstænfərd, ˈkælɪf., ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, noʊˈvɛmbər mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: skɑt strazzante*, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: skɑt strazzante*, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 7 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz noʊ. 9 tɑr hilz krəʃ ˈstænfərd 1 7 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ðə tɑr hilz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɛdɪd fər ˈpɔrtlənd, brɔt ə juʤ kənˈtɪnʤənt əv səˈpɔrtərz wɪθ ðɛm, ənd æt taɪmz, ɪt ˈsaʊndɪd laɪk ə hoʊm geɪm. laɪk ɪt ɪt pʊts ə ʧɪp ɔn maɪ shoulder,”*,” sɛd ˈfɔrwərd rid ˈtrævɪs, hu lɛd ˈstænfərd wɪθ 21 pɔɪnts ənd hæd sɪks ˈriˌbaʊndz. brɔt ðə gaɪz təˈgɛðər ˌbiˈfɔr ðə geɪm ənd sɛd, wɔnt ju tɪ lʊk əraʊnd ənd si ɔl ðə blu ɪn ðə ʤɪm. ðət ʃʊd ˈfrəˌstreɪt ju bɪˈkəz aɪ noʊ ɪt dɪz tɪ me.’”*.’” waɪt, wən əv θri ˈfrɛʃmən ˈstɑrtərz fər ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl, skɔrd 20 pɔɪnts, ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈhəmfri ənd ˈdeɪvɪs ˈædɪd 10 iʧ. ˈstænfərd meɪd ʤɪst 17 əv 28 traɪz ɔn ə naɪt wɪn ɪt ˈnidɪd ˈɛvəri pɔɪnt. nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə wɑz ɔn faʊl ʃɑts. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ skɔrd 25 pɔɪnts ɔf ðə 19 ˈtərˌnoʊvərz. ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəl ənd ˈtrævɪs ˈstɑrtɪd ˈstrɔŋli, ˈteɪkɪŋ ən lɛd, bət ˈwɪljəmz hɪt fɔr əv hɪz ənd hæd 14 əv hɪz pɔɪnts ɛz ðə tɑr hilz wɛnt ɔn ə rən tɪ teɪk ə lɛd. wɪʃ wi hæd pʊt təˈgɛðər ə ˈbɛtər ˈɛfərt, soʊ ðət ðə fænz ðət keɪm aʊt wʊd bi mɔr ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ kəm back,”*,” hɑs sɛd. wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ bɪld ðɪs θɪŋ brɪk baɪ brick.”*.” ˈbrifli: ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ ðə æks frəm ðə bɪg geɪm wɪn ˈoʊvər kæl, ðə ˈstænfərd ˈfʊtˌbɔl tim ˈkraʊdɪd ˈɔntu ðə kɔrt æt ˈhæfˌtaɪm ənd rɪˈsivd ən oʊˈveɪʃən. ˈdɔriən ˈpɪkənz ənd ˈmɑrkəs ˈʃɛfild rɪˈmeɪnd aʊt əv ˈækʃən wɪθ fʊt ˈɪnʤəriz. ɪt wɑz fərst geɪm æt ˈstænfərd sɪns ðə ˈfaɪnəl əv ðə ˈstænfərd ˌɪnvəˈteɪʃənəl ɪn 1983 ən wɪn fər ðə tɑr hilz. tɑm fɪtsˈʤɛrəld ɪz ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl stæf ˈraɪtər. iˈmeɪl: tˈwɪtər:

no. 9 tar heels crush stanford 96-72 stanford heads to portland, ore., on thursday to play in the pk80 invitational, a 16-team event that boasts five ranked teams, and the cardinal got a taste of playing against the elite monday night. no. 9 north carolina took control in the first eight minutes and rolled to a 96-72 win over the cardinal before an announced sellout crowd at maples pavilion. in a game that matched cardinal head coach jerod haase and the tar heels’ roy williams, his longtime mentor at kansas and unc, guards joel berry ii and kenny williams put on a long-range shooting show for the defending national champions. “they have a championship culture right now, and i think we’re going to learn from that,” haase said. “there are going to be lots of teaching moments from this game.” berry scored 29 points, hitting five three-pointers, and williams had all 20 of his points, including six threes, in the first half. “our defensive structure means that guys like that shouldn’t be able to get clean looks,” stanford guard isaac white said. “it was a defensive lapse. credit to him to hit the shots, but that’s something we need to look at.” stanford's michael humphrey ends up on his back after chasing a rebound during 1st half against north carolina during men's college basketball game at maples pavilion in stanford, calif., on monday, november 20, 2017. less stanford's michael humphrey ends up on his back after chasing a rebound during 1st half against north carolina during men's college basketball game at maples pavilion in stanford, calif., on monday, november ... more photo: scott strazzante, the chronicle photo: scott strazzante, the chronicle image 1 of / 7 caption close no. 9 tar heels crush stanford 96-72 1 / 7 back to gallery the tar heels (3-0), also headed for portland, brought a huge contingent of supporters with them, and at times, it sounded like a unc home game. “i like it — it puts a chip on my shoulder,” said forward reid travis, who led stanford (3-2) with 21 points and had six rebounds. “i brought the guys together before the game and said, ‘i want you to look around and see all the blue in the gym. that should frustrate you because i know it does to me.’” white, one of three freshman starters for the cardinal, scored 20 points, and michael humphrey and daejon davis added 10 each. stanford made just 17 of 28 free-throw tries on a night when it needed every point. north carolina was 11-for-15 on foul shots. it also scored 25 points off the cardinal’s 19 turnovers. the cardinal and travis started strongly, taking an 11-6 lead, but williams hit four of his three-pointers and had 14 of his points as the tar heels went on a 24-4 run to take a 30-15 lead. “i wish we had put together a better effort, so that the fans that came out would be more inclined to come back,” haase said. “but we are going to build this thing ... brick by brick.” briefly: brandishing the axe from the big game win over cal, the stanford football team crowded onto the court at halftime and received an ovation. … dorian pickens and marcus sheffield remained out of action with foot injuries. … it was unc’s first game at stanford since the final of the stanford invitational in 1983, an 88-75 win for the tar heels. tom fitzgerald is a san francisco chronicle staff writer. email: tfitzgerald@sfchronicle.com twitter: @tomgfitzgerald

wɪθ ðə 2014 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizən ˈkɪkɪŋ ɔf ðɪs wik, ˈənjən spɔrts həz æˈnælɪsɪs ɔn iʧ tim ɪn ðə ist. ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz strɛŋθ: hɛd koʊʧ ˈʤeɪsən ˈgɛrɪt pruvd hi həz wət ɪt teɪks tɪ wɪn bæk hɪz ʤɑb leɪt ɪn ˈsizən ˈwiknəsɪz: ˈoʊnər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ lɛnd ɔl hɪz taɪm, ˈməni, ənd ˌɛkspərˈtiz tɪ tim; əˈpoʊnənts kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt hoʊlz ɪn ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz dɪˈfɛns baɪ ˈrənɪŋ, ˈpæsɪŋ bɔl əˈfɛnsɪv ˈsɪstəm: beɪst ˈhɛvəli ɔn jɑrdz ˈæftər ðə ˈləki kæʧ stæt: ˈrənɪŋ bæk dɪˈmɑrkoʊ ˈməri kʊd sɛt ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈrɛkərd fər moʊst jɑrdz rən ɪn ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən pul ki ˈkoʊʧɪŋ ˌækwəˈzɪʃən: nu ˈpæsɪŋ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər skɑt ˈlɪnɪhæn kən teɪk ˈtoʊni ˈroʊmoʊ tɪ nɛkst ˈlɛvəl əv ˌmidiˈɑkrəti æˈnælɪsɪs: 2012 kʊd pruv tɪ bi jɪr fər ˈtoʊni ˈroʊmoʊ fænz: bɛst ɪn lig æt ˈdroʊnɪŋ ɔn ˈɛndləsli əˈbaʊt ˈdaɪnəsti ðət ˈɛndɪd 20 jɪrz əˈgoʊ prɑˈʤɛkʃən: ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz hæv pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ʃɑk ðə lig baɪ biɪŋ ˈivɪn ðən læst ˈsizən ʤaɪənts strɛŋθ: tɑm ˈkɔglɪn stɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ strɔŋ ɪn hɪz jɪr ˈwiknəs: tim ˈlʊkɪŋ greɪt ɪn ðə ˌpriˈsizən ki pleɪər: ˈilaɪ ˈmænɪŋ ʃʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ lɛt hɪz pleɪ du ðə ˈmətərɪŋ ki ˈmæʧəp: məst ˈvɛnʧər ˈɪntu ðə ˈkrusəbəl ðət ɪz fild tɪ feɪs ˈʤægˌwɑrz ɔn noʊv. 30 ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən: ˈmænɪŋ spɛnt ˈsəmər ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ noʊ rɪˈsivərz hu wɪl ˈkɑnstəntli ˌɪnfˈjʊriˌeɪt ɪm ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fɔr mənθs goʊl: prəˈvaɪd səm ˈhilɪŋ tɪ nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts hu ɪnˈdʊrd hɔˈrɪfɪk 2013 ʤaɪənts ˈsizən ˈnəmbər əv jɪrz tɑm ˈkɔglɪn həz lɛft ɪn kərɪr, laɪf: sɪks ki dɪˈpɑrʧər: lɔst dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈʤəstɪn tək tɪ ðə ˈreɪdərz, ˈlivɪŋ tim tɪ fɪl juʤ vɔɪd əv ˌənfʊlˈfɪld pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɪgəst ˈsikrɪt: dip daʊn, ˈilaɪ ˈmænɪŋ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈwɑʧɪŋ ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər ˈpeɪtən gɪt hɪz æs kɪkt ɪn ˈsupər boʊl prɑˈʤɛktəd 2014 ˈrɛkərd: ˈbɛtər ðən ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ər ˈigəlz strɛŋθ: əˈfɛns ɪˈlɪməˌneɪts ˈstrætəʤi dəˈbeɪts faʊnd ɪn moʊst ˈhədəlz ˈwiknəs: fænz hæv ˈnəθɪŋ goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn lɪvz tɪ dɪˈstrækt ðɛm frəm pleɪɔf pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ˈbɪgəst ædˈvæntɪʤ: goʊɪŋ əp əˈgɛnst bɛst ðə ist həz tɪ ˈɔfər ˈstrætəʤi: ɪkˈspɛkt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli kwɪk, ˌfæstˈpeɪst ɪkˈskjuzɪz frəm ʧɪp ˈkɛli ˈæftər hɪz ˈsɪstəm feɪlz ɪn pleɪɔfs ki pleɪər: ɪn nɪk foles*, ðə ˈigəlz hæv faʊnd ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt waɪt kˈwɔrtərˌbæk tɪ lɛd ðɛr ˈfrænˌʧaɪz ˈrɑstər: naʊ strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈɑnər eagles’*’ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl trəˈdɪʃən ɛz pərˈɛniəl ˈəndərəˌʧivərz ki dil: ˈraɪli ˈkupər həz ʤɪst ðə raɪt ˈbæləns əv æθˈlɛtɪk praʊəs ənd ˈoʊvərt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm tɪ ˈwɔrənt nu ˈfaɪvˌjɪr, 25 ˈmɪljən ˈkɑnˌtrækt æˈnælɪsɪs: ðə ˈigəlz ər ɪn ˈpərˌfɪkt pəˈzɪʃən tɪ wɪn ðə ist baɪ dɪˈfɔlt fər ðə ˈsɛkənd streɪt jɪr

with the 2014 nfl season kicking off this week, onion sports has in-depth analysis on each team in the nfc east. cowboys strength: head coach jason garrett proved he has what it takes to win back his job late in season weaknesses: owner willing to lend all his time, money, and expertise to team; opponents could potentially exploit holes in cowboys defense by running, passing ball offensive system: based heavily on yards after the lucky catch osn stat: running back demarco murray could set franchise record for most yards run in team’s rehabilitation pool key coaching acquisition: new passing coordinator scott linehan can take tony romo to next level of mediocrity osn analysis: 2012 could prove to be make-or-break year for tony romo fans: best in league at droning on endlessly about dynasty that ended 20 years ago osn projection: cowboys have potential to shock the league by being even shittier than last season giants strength: tom coughlin still looking strong in his 140th year weakness: team looking great in the preseason key player: eli manning should continue to let his play do the muttering key matchup: must venture into the crucible that is everbank field to face jaguars on nov. 30 offseason preparation: manning spent summer getting to know receivers who will constantly infuriate him over the next four months goal: provide some healing to new york city residents who endured horrific 2013 giants season number of years tom coughlin has left in career, life: six key offseason departure: lost defensive end justin tuck to the raiders, leaving team to fill huge void of unfulfilled potential biggest secret: deep down, eli manning really enjoyed watching older brother peyton get his ass kicked in super bowl xlviii projected 2014 record: better than they actually are eagles strength: high-tempo offense eliminates back-and-forth strategy debates found in most huddles weakness: fans have nothing going on in lives to distract them from team’s playoff performances biggest advantage: going up against best the nfc east has to offer strategy: expect incredibly quick, fast-paced excuses from chip kelly after his system fails in playoffs key player: in nick foles, the eagles have found the perfect white quarterback to lead their franchise roster: now strong enough to honor eagles’ historical tradition as perennial underachievers key offseason deal: riley cooper has just the right balance of athletic prowess and overt racism to warrant new five-year, $25 million contract osn analysis: the eagles are in perfect position to win the nfc east by default for the second straight year

toronto/montreal* (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz hu ˌɪˈligəli krɔst ðə juz. ˈbɔrdər ˈɪntu ˈkænədə mɔr ðən ˈtrɪpəld læst mənθ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kəˈneɪdiən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdætə riˈlist ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɛz ˈmaɪgrənts ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə juz. ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈkrækˌdaʊn hɛd nɔrθ. ə grup əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz weɪt tɪ bi ˈprɑsɛst ˈæftər biɪŋ ɛˈskɔrtɪd frəm ðɛr tɛnt ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt tɪ ðə ˈkænədə ˈbɔrdər ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn, kwəˈbɛk, ˈkænədə ˈɔgəst 11 2017 mɔr ðən ˈpipəl wɔkt əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər ˌɪˈligəli ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ tɪ faɪl ˈrɛfjuʤi kleɪmz ənd wər ərˈɛstɪd, əp frəm 884 ɪn ʤun, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt sɛd. pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛm wɛnt tɪ kwəˈbɛk, wɛr ən ˈɪnˌfləks əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz, praɪˈmɛrəli ˈheɪʃənz, ɪz ˈspɑrkɪŋ ə ˈbæˌklæʃ frəm ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ənd grups ɪn ðə praɪˈmɛrəli ˈprɑvɪns. ɪn ðə fərst 15 deɪz əv ˈɔgəst, ən əˈdɪʃənəl əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz wər ərˈɛstɪd ˈkrɔsɪŋ ðə juz. ˈbɔrdər ˈɪntu kwəˈbɛk, ðə rɔɪəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈmaʊnɪd pəˈlis sɛd. mɔr ðən ˈpipəl ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn tɛnts ənd ˈgəvərnmənt fəˈsɪlɪtiz æt ə, kwəˈbɛk ˈbɔrdər ˈkrɔsɪŋ əˈkrɔs frəm ˈəpˈsteɪt nu jɔrk. nɑt ə ˈkraɪsəs. ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri. bət well-managed,”*,” ˈtrænspɔrt ˈmɪnɪstər mɑrk gɑrˈnoʊ toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈkænədə ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ haʊs ənd prəˈvaɪd ˈsoʊʃəl əˈsɪstəns fər ðə ˈɪnˌfləks əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ɛz ɪts ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈsɪstəm ˈfeɪsɪz ðə wərst dɪˈleɪz ɪn jɪrz. ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈrɛfjuʤi bɔrd (irb*), wɪʧ ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈhirɪŋ ɔl əˈsaɪləm kleɪmz, həz ˌridɪˈplɔɪd ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ dil wɪθ ðə kwəˈbɛk ərˈaɪvəlz. hæd tɪ meɪk əˈʤəstmənts tɪ bi ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ɪz ˈklɪrli unsustainable,”*,” ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈænə peɪp sɛd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ˈkænədə həz lɔnʧt ə kæmˈpeɪn tɪ ˈkaʊntər ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈpɑləsi, wɪʧ ɪz bɪˈlivd tɪ bi wən ˈrizən fər ðə ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. fər əˈsaɪləm ɪn ˈkænədə ɪz nɑt ə ˌgɛrənˈti fər ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn ˈkænədə, ənd ɪkˈstrimli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wi strɛs that,”*,” ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstri ˈspoʊksmən luɪs ˌduˈmɑ toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. kənˈsərvətɪv ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriən mɪˈʃɛl ˈrɛmpəl, hər ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈkrɪtɪk, sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt stɛps ər ə aid”*” səˈluʃən. ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər [ˈʤəstɪn] ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ənd hi həz ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ fɪks it,”*,” ˈrɛmpəl sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri truˈdoʊ sɛnt ˈtaʊtɪŋ ˈwɛlkəm əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ˈæftər ə juz. ˈtrævəl bæn wɑz ənˈveɪld. ə truˈdoʊ ˈspoʊksmən sɛd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz bɪn kənˈsɪstənt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz: ˈwɛlkəmz ˈɪməgrənts ðət sɛd, ðɛr ər lɔz ənd ˈprɑsɛsəz ɪn pleɪs fər ˈpipəl ˈsikɪŋ əˈsaɪləm ənd ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈsɛndɪŋ ə klɪr message.”*.” ˈmɛni əv ðə moʊst ˈrisənt əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn kwəˈbɛk hæv bɪn ˈheɪʃənz hu feɪs ˈlumɪŋ ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪn ðɛr ˈtɛmpərˌɛri prəˈtɛktɪd ˈstætəs ɪkˈspaɪərz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2018 ˈkænədə ˈɛndɪd ɪts oʊn bæn ɔn ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃənz tɪ ˈheɪti læst ˈsəmər. ɪn ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv ðɪs jɪr, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌtuˈθərdz əv ˈheɪʃən ˈrɛfjuʤi kleɪmz wər rɪˈʤɛktɪd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈfɪgjərz. 2 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ðə spaɪk ɪn əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz həz spɑrkt ˈproʊˌtɛsts baɪ grups hu seɪ ˈkænədə ɪz biɪŋ sɔft ɔn law-breakers*. ðə ˌməntriˈɔl ˈsəbərb əv həz rɪˈsivd ˈdəzənz əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə dɪˈnaʊnsɪŋ ðə əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz, səm əv hum ər biɪŋ haʊzd æt ə ˈfɔrmər seniors’*’ hoʊm ɪn ðə kwaɪət ˈsəbərb, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts. ˌməntriˈɔl, ˈbɪgəst ˈsɪti, ˈoʊpənd ɪts oʊˈlɪmpɪk ˈsteɪdiəm tɪ haʊs ðə ərˈaɪvəlz. sɪlˈveɪn brwiˈlɛt, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ɪkˈstrimɪst grup lɑ meute*, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪŋ ə kwəˈbɛk ˈsɪti ˈproʊˌtɛst ɔn ˈsənˌdi, sɛd hɪz grup ɪz ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ ðə əv ðə truˈdoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt təˈwɔrd ˌɪˈligəl immigration.”*.”

toronto/montreal (reuters) - the number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the u.s. border into canada more than tripled last month, according to canadian government data released on thursday, as migrants worried about the u.s. administration’s immigration crackdown head north. a group of asylum seekers wait to be processed after being escorted from their tent encampment to the canada border services in lacolle, quebec, canada august 11, 2017. reuters/christinne muschi more than 3,100 people walked across the border illegally in july to file refugee claims and were arrested, up from 884 in june, the federal government said. ninety-six percent of them went to quebec, where an influx of asylum seekers, primarily haitians, is sparking a backlash from opposition politicians and anti-immigrant groups in the primarily french-speaking province. in the first 15 days of august, an additional 3,800 asylum seekers were arrested crossing the u.s. border into quebec, the royal canadian mounted police said. more than 1,000 people are living in tents and government facilities at a lacolle, quebec border crossing across from upstate new york. “it’s not a crisis. it’s a situation that is extraordinary. but it’s well-managed,” transport minister marc garneau told reporters in lacolle on thursday. canada is struggling to house and provide social assistance for the influx of asylum seekers as its refugee system faces the worst delays in years. the immigration and refugee board (irb), which is responsible for hearing all asylum claims, has redeployed resources to deal with the quebec arrivals. “the irb had to make adjustments to be in a position to respond to the current situation that is clearly unsustainable,” spokeswoman anna pape said in an email. canada has launched a campaign to counter misinformation about the country’s refugee policy, which is believed to be one reason for the influx of refugees. “asking for asylum in canada is not a guarantee for permanent residence in canada, and it’s extremely important we stress that,” immigration ministry spokesman louis dumas told reporters. conservative parliamentarian michelle rempel, her party’s immigration critic, said the government steps are a “band aid” solution. “this situation started with prime minister [justin] trudeau’s irresponsible tweets and he has a responsibility to fix it,” rempel said in a statement, referring to january tweets trudeau sent touting canada’s welcome of refugees after a u.s. travel ban was unveiled. a trudeau spokesman said the government has been consistent on the issue of refugees: “canada welcomes immigrants ... that said, there are laws and processes in place for people seeking asylum and our government is sending a clear message.” many of the most recent asylum seekers arriving in quebec have been haitians who face looming deportation from the united states when their temporary protected statusires in january 2018. canada ended its own ban on deportations to haiti last summer. in the first quarter of this year, almost two-thirds of haitian refugee claims were rejected, according to government figures. slideshow (2 images) the spike in asylum seekers has sparked protests by anti-migrant groups who say canada is being soft on law-breakers. the montreal suburb of boucherville has received dozens of messages on social media denouncing the asylum seekers, some of whom are being housed at a former seniors’ home in the quiet suburb, according to local media reports. montreal, quebec’s biggest city, opened its olympic stadium to house the arrivals. sylvain brouillette, a spokesman for right-wing extremist group la meute, which is organizing a quebec city protest on sunday, said his group is protesting the “policies of the trudeau government toward illegal immigration.”

ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈfaɪnəlz: ðə ˈriˈrən əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf geɪnd ɪn ˈfaɪnəl ˈnəmbərz. ˈbrɔdˌkæst əˈfɪʃəl ˈnæʃənəlz ˈproʊˌgræm ˈreɪtɪŋz ʧɑrt ˈkeɪbəl ˈhaɪˌlaɪts: ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈjəŋgər rɪˈtərnd æt wɪʧ wɑz əp frəm ðə fɔl 2016 prɛˈmɪr, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət wɑz ˈsɪmjəlˌkæst ɔn nɪk æt naɪt, wɪʧ ˈædɪd ən əˈdɪʃənəl tɪ ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈreɪtɪŋ. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbəv ðə fər ðə dɪˈsɛmbər ˈsizən fəˈnæli. rɪˈtərnd æt ˌdɪˈskəvri tɑpt ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈkeɪbəl wɪθ əˈlæskən bʊʃ ˈpipəl, əp tɪ wɪθ ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ˈrɛskju əp tɪ ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz əv slɪpt tɪ ɔn ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm, ˈlɪtəl ˈwɪmən lɑ roʊz tɪ ənd gɪts ˈmɛrid tɪkt daʊn tɪ kwin ˈʃʊgər fɛl tɪ ɔn hgtv*, ˈbrəðər ˈvərsəz ˈbrəðər klaɪmd tɪ haʊs ˈhəntərz geɪnd tɪ ənd haʊs ˈhəntərz wɑz daʊn tɪ fʊl ˈfrəntəl lɔst tɪ ɪn ðə ˈkeɪbəl nuz reɪs, ˈreɪʧəl ʃoʊ lɛd ɪn ðə ˈdɛmoʊ æt 0.34/2.5m*, wɪθ fɑks ˈhænɪti æt 0.29/2.8m*, ənd ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn təˈnaɪt æt 0.21/900k*. ˈkætˌfɪʃ rɪˈtərnd æt wɪθ ən æt ɔn spaɪk, lɪp sɪŋk ˈbætəl wɑz æt ˈæftər læst aɪ æm ʤæz wɑz æt ənd hɛr ˈgɑdəs wɑz æt ɔn ˈaɪˈdi, ˈrizənəbəl daʊt drɑpt tɪ ənd ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈmərdər wɑz daʊn tɪ ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈmidiəm ʃɛd tɪ ðə ˈsizən fəˈnæli əv bɪg stɑr, ˈlɪtəl stɑr kənˈsɪstɪd əv 2 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz æt kəmˈpɛrd tɪ læst ˈkɑmədi hʊd əˈʤeɪsənt wɑz æt fud ˈkətθˌroʊt ˈkɪʧən ɛrd 2 ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz æt ɔn ˈiðər saɪd əv læst bləd draɪv fɛl tɪ hɛld æt 0.01/102k*. tɔp 50 ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkeɪbəl ˈtɛləˌkæsts wɪθ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈditeɪl tɔp 150 ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkeɪbəl ˈtɛləˌkæsts tɪ sərʧ fər ə ʃoʊ: taɪp ənd taɪp jʊr ʃoʊ ˈtaɪtəl ɪn ðə sərʧ bɑks. tɔp 150 ərˈɪʤənəl ˈkeɪbəl ˈtɛləˌkæsts: ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ʤun 28 2017 ræŋk ˈproʊˌgræm nɛt stɑrt ˈreɪtɪŋ 000s*) 1 əˈlæskən bʊʃ ˈpipəl ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl piɛm 62 2 ril ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz əv ˈbrɑvoʊ piɛm 60 3 ˈlɪtəl ˈwɪmən lɑ ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən piɛm 62 4 kwin ˈʃʊgər ˈoʊprə ˈwɪnfri ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 60 5 ˈbrəðər ˈvərsəz ˈbrəðər hoʊm ənd ˈgɑrdən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm 60 6 fʊl ˈfrəntəl ˈdəbəlju/ sæm bi ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 30 7 ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ˈrɛskju ˌdɪˈskəvri ˈʧænəl piɛm 61 8 haʊs ˈhəntərz hoʊm ənd ˈgɑrdən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm 30 9 ˈreɪʧəl ʃoʊ piɛm 60 10 lwatl*: gɪts ˈmɛrid ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən piɛm 60 11 ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ʃoʊ ˈɛmˈtiˈvi piɛm 61 579 12 ˈhænɪti fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 13 haʊs ˈhəntərz hoʊm ənd ˈgɑrdən ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm 30 14 ˈpɑrdən ðə ˌɪntərˈəpʃən piɛm 30 694 15 lɪp sɪŋk ˈbætəl spaɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm 32 640 16 ˈtəkər ˈkɑrlsən təˈnaɪt fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 17 aɪ æm ʤæz piɛm 62 942 18 faɪv, ðə fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 19 ˈjəŋgər ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən lænd piɛm 33 802 20 ˈrizənəbəl daʊt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˌdɪˈskəvri piɛm 60 976 21 æm ɛl piɛm 60 547 22 læst wərd ˈdəbəlju/ ɛl. oʊˈdɑnəl piɛm 60 23 lɪp sɪŋk ˈbætəl spaɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm 32 664 24 hoʊˈtɛl ˌtrænzilˈveɪniə ˈdɪzni ˈʧænəl piɛm 30 25 əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɪkərz: bɛst əv ˈhɪstəri piɛm 63 26 ˈhaɪli kˈwɛsʧənəbəl piɛm 30 508 27 ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈmərdər, ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˌdɪˈskəvri piɛm 60 28 fərst teɪk ɛl: æm 120 527 29 əraʊnd ðə hɔrn piɛm 30 497 30 ˈərli ɛl piɛm 60 463 31 ˈmidiəm i! piɛm 60 726 32 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn təˈnaɪt ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 899 33 ˈkætˌfɪʃ: kæt kæt wərld ˈɛmˈtiˈvi piɛm 61 410 34 ɔl ɪn ˈdəbəlju/ krɪs heɪz piɛm 60 35 ˌmɛksɪˈkænə ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈgænə ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm 138 439 36 ənˈnoʊn riˈpæk ˈtrævəl ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 702 37 ˈəltəmət ˈfaɪtər fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm 60 369 38 ʃɔrt ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən piɛm 10 705 39 bɪg stɑr ˈlɪtəl stɑr ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 60 599 40 ɛl piɛm 60 387 41 kəp ɛl: fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm 191 480 42 hʊd əˈʤeɪsənt ˈkɑmədi ˈsɛntrəl piɛm 30 318 43 fərst rɪˈpɔrt ɛl piɛm 30 421 44 ˈstɔrɪʤ wɔrz ˈsiˈeɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 31 691 45 ˈspɛʃəl beɪər fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 46 ˈkətθˌroʊt ˈkɪʧən fud ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 60 549 47 aʊər w/b*. ˈwɪljəmz piɛm 60 48 fɑks ənd frɛndz fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm 60 49 ˈændərsən ˈkupər 360 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 908 50 leɪt ɛl piɛm 70 454 51 ˈhæpənɪŋ naʊ fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm 60 52 æm ɛl æm 60 371 53 ˈstɔrɪʤ wɔrz ˈsiˈeɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 31 709 54 ˈstɔrɪʤ wɔrz ˈsiˈeɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 30 766 55 əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈnuzˌrum fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm 60 56 ˈklɛrəns ðə kɑrˈtun ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 30 815 57 əˈmɛrɪkəz ˈnuzˌrum fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm 60 58 ˈstɔrɪʤ wɔrz ˈsiˈeɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 31 635 59 lɪp sɪŋk ˈbætəl: spaɪk ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən piɛm 30 392 60 fɑks ənd frɛndz fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm 60 61 wɔʧ wət ˈhæpənz lɪv ˈbrɑvoʊ piɛm 30 540 62 ˈændərsən ˈkupər 360 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 839 63 fɑks nuz ˈspɛʃəlɪsts, ðə fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 64 ˈkətθˌroʊt ˈkɪʧən fud ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 60 502 65 jʊr wərld fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 66 ˈəŋkəl ˈgrændˌpɑ ðə kɑrˈtun ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 30 739 67 ˈstɔri, ðə fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 68 hɛr ˈgɑdəs piɛm 62 513 69 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn təˈnaɪt ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 742 70 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ: ðə ʤəmp ɛl piɛm 30 356 71 aɪ æm ʤæz: mɔr ʤæz piɛm 60 578 72 ˌaʊtˈnəmbərd fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 73 ˈhɑrdˌbɔl wɪθ si. ˈmæθjuz piɛm 60 74 praɪm ɛl piɛm 60 343 75 ɛl æm 60 370 76 ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl lɪv ɛl piɛm 90 307 77 fɑks ənd frɛndz fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl æm 60 78 bləd draɪv piɛm 58 444 79 ˈɛrɪn bərˈnɛt ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 717 80 bɪg stɑr ˈlɪtəl stɑr ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk piɛm 60 408 81 ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən rum ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 768 82 ɛl æm 61 288 83 ˈhæpənɪŋ naʊ fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 84 æm ɛl æm 60 288 85 aɪ æm ʤæz: ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn tɪ piɛm 60 453 86 nu deɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn æm 60 694 87 ˈʃɛpərd smɪθ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 88 nu deɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn æm 60 551 89 ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊpən kəp ˈsɑkər ɛl: faɪər piɛm 170 300 90 kəp poʊst ɛl fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm 13 295 91 ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɛl æm 59 247 92 ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən rum ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 775 93 rəʃ aʊər 3 ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ praɪm piɛm 91 338 94 spid ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ praɪm piɛm 116 241 95 ˈlɛʤənd əv ˈtɑrˌzæn, ðə ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ praɪm piɛm 110 341 96 aʊˈtreɪʤəs ækts əv saɪəns piɛm 62 282 97 i! nuz i! piɛm 62 299 98 əˈmɛrɪkəz nuz fɑks nuz ˈʧænəl piɛm 60 99 lɛd wɪθ ʤeɪk ˈtæpər ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 706 100 lɪv piɛm 60 783 101 də ɛl ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm 60 201 102 spid ɪz ðə nu blæk vəˈlɑsəti piɛm 60 370 103 ˈpɑrdən ðə ˌɪntərˈəpʃən piɛm 30 241 104 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn æm 60 625 105 æm ɛl æm 60 277 106 ˈʤəŋˌkjɑrd ˈɛmpaɪər vəˈlɑsəti piɛm 60 389 107 ˈdeɪli piɛm 60 108 ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 538 109 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 616 110 fər ðə ˈrɛkərd piɛm 60 897 111 wʊlf ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 573 112 nu deɪ ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn æm 60 449 113 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn piɛm 60 653 114 vaɪs nuz təˈnaɪt ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ praɪm piɛm 23 274 115 i! nuz i! piɛm 61 330 116 ˈwɛndi ˈwɪljəmz ʃoʊ, ðə blæk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən æm 60 249 117 ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈnuzˌrum ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn æm 60 571 118 haʊs piɛm 60 856 119 æt ðɪs aʊər ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn æm 60 536 120 lɪv ˈdəbəlju/ æm 60 879 121 lɪv ˈdəbəlju/ piɛm 60 781 122 ˈmɔrnɪŋ ʤoʊ: æm 180 942 123 ʤeɪ ˈlinoʊz gərɑʒ piɛm 60 417 124 lɪv ˈdəbəlju/ piɛm 60 781 125 ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈmɪʧəl rɪˈpɔrts piɛm 60 765 126 ʤeɪ ˈlinoʊz gərɑʒ piɛm 60 441 127 ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪkˈsprɛs ˈdəbəlju/ mid æm 60 223 128 ˈmuvi piɛm 118 238 129 lɪv æm 60 686 130 tɔk ʃoʊ ðə geɪm ʃoʊ piɛm 30 177 131 spik fər ˈjɔrsɛlf di fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm 60 162 132 fərst teɪk: piɛm 120 158 133 aʊˈtreɪʤəs ækts əv ˈdeɪnʤər saɪəns piɛm 31 238 134 ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪkˈsprɛs ˈdəbəlju/ mid æm 60 279 135 əraʊnd ðə hɔrn piɛm 30 153 136 gɪt smɑrt ˈeɪʧbiˈoʊ praɪm piɛm 110 195 137 aʊˈtreɪʤəs ækts əv ˈdeɪnʤər saɪəns piɛm 31 219 138 maɪk maɪk ɪn ðə mɔrn ɛl: æm 240 186 139 lɪv ˈdəbəlju/ æm 60 769 140 jəŋ ənd ðə ˈrɛstləs, ti pɑp piɛm 60 454 141 tɔk fɑks spɔrts 1 piɛm 30 121 142 piɛm 65 373 143 ˈsɛntrəl ˌjunɪˈvɪʒən piɛm 45 153 144 æm ɛl æm 60 124 145 ˈmɛroʊ piɛm 30 84 146 ˈɛˈleɪˈɛs æm 30 133 147 wərld piɛm 60 98 148 ˈmɑrʃən, ðə: ˈmɑrʃən, ðə piɛm 142 142 149 ˈmuvi praɪm: ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɑlməˌnæk piɛm 120 151 150 ˈwɔkɪŋ dɛd, ðə piɛm 60 92 ˈpriviəs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈskɔrˌkɑrdz (fæst ˈnæʃənəlz) ˈpriviəs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈkeɪbəl ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈnæʃənəlz

network finals: the rerun of american housewife gained 0.1 in final numbers. broadcast official nationals program ratings chart cable highlights: tv land’s younger returned at 0.27, which was up 0.11 from the fall 2016 premiere, although that was simulcast on nick at nite, which added an additional 0.16 to the cumulative rating. it was also above the 0.19/0.17 for the 2-episode december season finale. bbcamerica’s broadchurch returned at 0.06. discovery topped wednesday cable with alaskan bush people, up 0.03 to 0.61, with lead-out homestead rescue up 0.07 to 0.36. bravo’s real housewives of nyc slipped 0.02 to 0.50. on lifetime, little women la rose 0.07 to 0.42, and monie gets married ticked down to 0.32. own’s queen sugar fell 0.13 to 0.41. on hgtv, brother vs brother climbed 0.08 to 0.41, house hunters gained 0.03 to 0.34, and house hunters intl was down 0.03 to 0.28. tbs’s full frontal lost 0.03 to 0.37. in the cable news race, msnbc’s rachel maddow show led in the demo at 0.34/2.5m, with fox news’s hannity at 0.29/2.8m, and cnn’s cnn tonight at 0.21/900k. mtv’s catfish returned at 0.30, with an after-show at 0.20. on spike, lip sync battle was at 0.28/0.25, after last week’s 0.22/0.19. tlc’s i am jazz was at 0.27, and hair goddess was at 0.16. on id, reasonable doubt dropped 0.07 to 0.26, and perfect murder was down 0.05 to 0.24. e!’s hollywood medium shed 0.03 to 0.21. the season finale of usa’s big star, little star consisted of 2 episodes at 0.19/0.13, compared to last week’s 0.17. comedy central’s hood adjacent was at 0.18. food network’s cutthroat kitchen aired 2 episodes at 0.16/0.18, on either side of last week’s 0.17. syfy’s blood drive fell 0.05 to 0.13. pop’s nightcap held at 0.01/102k. top 50 original cable telecasts with demographic detail top 150 original cable telecasts to search for a show: type ctrl-f and type your show title in the search box. top 150 original cable telecasts: wednesday june 28, 2017 p18-49 p2+ rank program net start mins rating (000s) 1 alaskan bush people discovery channel 9:00 pm 62 0.61 2,779 2 real housewives of nyc bravo 9:00 pm 60 0.50 1,448 3 little women la lifetime television 9:00 pm 62 0.42 1,220 4 queen sugar oprah winfrey network 10:00 pm 60 0.41 1,547 5 brother vs brother home and garden tv 9:00 pm 60 0.41 2,216 6 full frontal w/ sam bee tbs network 10:30 pm 30 0.37 1,120 7 homestead rescue discovery channel 10:02 pm 61 0.36 1,524 8 house hunters home and garden tv 10:00 pm 30 0.34 1,911 9 rachel maddow show msnbc 9:00 pm 60 0.34 2,549 10 lwatl: monie gets married lifetime television 10:02 pm 60 0.32 1,020 11 catfish:the tv show ssn6b mtv 10:00 pm 61 0.30 579 12 hannity fox news channel 10:00 pm 60 0.29 2,821 13 house hunters intl home and garden tv 10:30 pm 30 0.28 1,690 14 pardon the interruption espn 5:30 pm 30 0.28 694 15 lip sync battle spike tv 10:00 pm 32 0.28 640 16 tucker carlson tonight fox news channel 8:00 pm 60 0.28 2,601 17 i am jazz tlc 9:00 pm 62 0.27 942 18 five, the fox news channel 9:00 pm 60 0.27 2,517 19 younger tv land 10:00 pm 33 0.27 802 20 reasonable doubt investigation discovery 10:00 pm 60 0.26 976 21 sportscenter am l espn 12:00 pm 60 0.26 547 22 last word w/ l. odonnell msnbc 10:00 pm 60 0.26 2,058 23 lip sync battle spike tv 10:32 pm 32 0.25 664 24 hotel transylvania disney channel 8:00 pm 30 0.25 1,118 25 american pickers: best of history 9:00 pm 63 0.24 1,458 26 highly questionable espn 4:30 pm 30 0.24 508 27 perfect murder, the investigation discovery 9:00 pm 60 0.24 1,109 28 first take l: n/a espn 10:00 am 120 0.23 527 29 around the horn espn 5:00 pm 30 0.22 497 30 sportscenter early l espn 6:00 pm 60 0.22 463 31 hollywd medium e! 8:00 pm 60 0.21 726 32 cnn tonight cnn 10:00 pm 60 0.21 899 33 catfish: cat cat world mtv 11:01 pm 61 0.20 410 34 all in w/ chris hayes msnbc 8:00 pm 60 0.20 1,682 35 seleccion mexicana 6/28: mexico / ghana univision deportes 8:45 pm 138 0.20 439 36 exp unknown repack travel channel 9:00 pm 60 0.19 702 37 ultimate fighter fox sports 1 10:00 pm 60 0.19 369 38 lwla short lifetime television 8:50 pm 10 0.19 705 39 big star little star usa network 9:00 pm 60 0.19 599 40 sportsnation l espn 3:30 pm 60 0.18 387 41 confederations cup l: semi:portugal/chile fox sports 1 1:36 pm 191 0.18 480 42 hood adjacent comedy central 9:00 pm 30 0.18 318 43 otl – first report l espn 1:00 pm 30 0.18 421 44 storage wars ca a&e network 10:32 pm 31 0.18 691 45 special rpt w/bret baier fox news channel 6:00 pm 60 0.18 2,111 46 cutthroat kitchen food network 9:00 pm 60 0.18 549 47 11th hour w/b. williams msnbc 11:00 pm 60 0.17 1,440 48 fox and friends fox news channel 8:00 am 60 0.17 1,925 49 anderson cooper 360 cnn 8:00 pm 60 0.17 908 50 sportscenter late l espn 10:50 pm 70 0.17 454 51 happening now fox news channel 11:00 am 60 0.17 1,504 52 sportscenter am l espn 9:00 am 60 0.17 371 53 storage wars ca a&e network 9:30 pm 31 0.17 709 54 storage wars ca a&e network 9:00 pm 30 0.17 766 55 americas newsroom fox news channel 9:00 am 60 0.17 1,877 56 clarence the cartoon network 4:00 pm 30 0.17 815 57 americas newsroom fox news channel 10:00 am 60 0.17 1,730 58 storage wars ca a&e network 10:01 pm 31 0.17 635 59 lip sync battle: tmi spike tv 9:30 pm 30 0.16 392 60 fox and friends fox news channel 7:00 am 60 0.16 1,647 61 watch what happens live bravo 11:00 pm 30 0.16 540 62 anderson cooper 360 cnn 9:00 pm 60 0.16 839 63 fox news specialists, the fox news channel 5:00 pm 60 0.16 1,803 64 cutthroat kitchen food network 8:00 pm 60 0.16 502 65 your world w/neil cavuto fox news channel 4:00 pm 60 0.16 1,470 66 uncle grandpa the cartoon network 4:30 pm 30 0.16 739 67 story, the fox news channel 7:00 pm 60 0.16 1,805 68 hair goddess tlc 10:02 pm 62 0.16 513 69 cnn tonight cnn 11:00 pm 60 0.16 742 70 nba: the jump l espn 3:00 pm 30 0.15 356 71 i am jazz: more jazz tlc 8:00 pm 60 0.15 578 72 outnumbered fox news channel 12:00 pm 60 0.15 1,580 73 hardball with c. matthews msnbc 7:00 pm 60 0.15 1,474 74 sportscenter prime l espn 7:00 pm 60 0.14 343 75 sportscenter 12am l espn 12:00 am 60 0.14 370 76 nfl live l espn 1:30 pm 90 0.14 307 77 fox and friends fox news channel 6:00 am 60 0.14 1,173 78 blood drive syfy 10:00 pm 58 0.13 444 79 erin burnett outfront cnn 7:00 pm 60 0.13 717 80 big star little star usa network 10:00 pm 60 0.13 408 81 situation room cnn 6:00 pm 60 0.12 768 82 sportscenter 1am l espn 1:00 am 61 0.12 288 83 happening now fox news channel 1:00 pm 60 0.12 1,317 84 sportscenter am l espn 8:00 am 60 0.12 288 85 i am jazz: countdown to tlc 7:00 pm 60 0.12 453 86 new day cnn 8:00 am 60 0.12 694 87 shepard smith reporting fox news channel 3:00 pm 60 0.12 1,306 88 new day cnn 7:00 am 60 0.12 551 89 us open cup soccer l: fc cincinnati/chicago fire espn 8:00 pm 170 0.11 300 90 confed cup post l fox sports 1 4:47 pm 13 0.11 295 91 sportscenter morning l espn 2:01 am 59 0.11 247 92 situation room cnn 5:00 pm 60 0.11 775 93 rush hour 3 hbo prime 8:00 pm 91 0.11 338 94 speed hbo prime 10:35 pm 116 0.11 241 95 legend of tarzan, the hbo prime 5:40 pm 110 0.11 341 96 outrageous acts of scienc science 9:02 pm 62 0.11 282 97 e! news e! 11:00 pm 62 0.11 299 98 americas news hq fox news channel 2:00 pm 60 0.11 1,320 99 lead with jake tapper cnn 4:00 pm 60 0.11 706 100 msnbc live msnbc 2:00 pm 60 0.11 783 101 linea de cuatro l univision deportes 11:03 pm 60 0.10 201 102 speed is the new black velocity 9:00 pm 60 0.10 370 103 pardon the interruption espn2 6:30 pm 30 0.10 241 104 cnn newsroom cnn 9:00 am 60 0.10 625 105 sportscenter am l espn 7:00 am 60 0.10 277 106 junkyard empire velocity 10:00 pm 60 0.10 389 107 mtp daily msnbc 5:00 pm 60 0.10 1,022 108 inside politics cnn 12:00 pm 60 0.10 538 109 cnn newsroom cnn 2:00 pm 60 0.09 616 110 for the record w/greta msnbc 6:00 pm 60 0.09 897 111 wolf cnn 1:00 pm 60 0.09 573 112 new day cnn 6:00 am 60 0.09 449 113 cnn newsroom cnn 3:00 pm 60 0.09 653 114 vice news tonight hbo prime 7:32 pm 23 0.09 274 115 e! news e! 6:59 pm 61 0.09 330 116 wendy williams show, the black entertainment tv 2:00 am 60 0.09 249 117 cnn newsroom cnn 10:00 am 60 0.09 571 118 deadline:white house msnbc 4:00 pm 60 0.09 856 119 at this hour cnn 11:00 am 60 0.09 536 120 msnbc live w/ s.ruhle msnbc 9:00 am 60 0.08 879 121 msnbc live w/ a.velshi msnbc 3:00 pm 60 0.08 781 122 morning joe: n/a msnbc 6:00 am 180 0.08 942 123 jay lenos garage cnbc 10:00 pm 60 0.08 417 124 msnbc live w/ c.melvin msnbc 1:00 pm 60 0.08 781 125 andrea mitchell reports msnbc 12:00 pm 60 0.08 765 126 jay lenos garage cnbc 9:00 pm 60 0.08 441 127 morning express w/ meade hln 7:00 am 60 0.07 223 128 syfy movie syfy 10:58 pm 118 0.07 238 129 msnbc live w/velshi&ruhle msnbc 11:00 am 60 0.07 686 130 talk show the game show trutv 11:00 pm 30 0.07 177 131 speak for yourself d fox sports 1 5:00 pm 60 0.07 162 132 first take: n/a espn2 1:00 pm 120 0.07 158 133 outrageous acts of danger science 10:04 pm 31 0.07 238 134 morning express w/ meade hln 6:00 am 60 0.07 279 135 around the horn espn2 6:00 pm 30 0.07 153 136 get smart hbo prime 3:45 pm 110 0.07 195 137 outrageous acts of danger science 10:35 pm 31 0.07 219 138 mike & mike in the morn l: n/a espn2 6:00 am 240 0.06 186 139 msnbc live w/ h.jackson msnbc 10:00 am 60 0.06 769 140 young and the restless, t pop 7:00 pm 60 0.06 454 141 tuf talk fox sports 1 11:00 pm 30 0.06 121 142 broadchurch bbc-america 10:00 pm 65 0.06 373 143 futbol central 06/28/17 univision deportes 8:00 pm 45 0.06 153 144 sportscenter am l espn2 11:00 am 60 0.06 124 145 desus & mero viceland 11:00 pm 30 0.06 84 146 las notici..con d.maerker galavision 12:00 am 30 0.06 133 147 huangs world viceland 10:00 pm 60 0.05 98 148 martian, the: martian, the maxprime 8:00 pm 142 0.05 142 149 fxx movie prime: project almanac fxx 8:00 pm 120 0.05 151 150 walking dead, the s4 universo 9:00 pm 60 0.05 92 previous wednesday network scorecards (fast nationals) previous wednesday cable & broadcast nationals ###

ə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə mæn həz sud fər ˈoʊvər ˈbɪlɪŋ ɪm ɔn ˈdætə ˈʧɑrʤɪz fər hɪz ˈaɪˌfoʊn, ə muv ðət kʊd reɪz nu kˈwɛsʧənz ɔn ðə ˈkɛriərz ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈpræktɪsɪz. ˈpætrɪk ˈhɛndrɪks kleɪmz ðət ðə ˈkɛriər wɑz ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ɪm fər ˈjusɪʤ ˈivɪn wɪn hi ˈwəzənt ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛni. ˈhɛndrɪks ˈjuzɪz ðə 15 ˈmənθli plæn, ənd əˈpɛrəntli bɪˈkeɪm səˈspɪʃəs ˈæftər hi wɑz ʧɑrʤd fiz fər ˈjuzɪŋ wərθ əv ˈdætə əˈkrɔs 259 ˈdætə kəˈnɛkʃənz. hɪz ˈlɔjərz seɪ ðət ðɛr ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊd ðət wɑz ˈrɛgjələrli ˈoʊvər ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz bɪtˈwin 7 ənd 14 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ˈækʧəwəl ˈdætə ˈjusɪʤ, ənd ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ɛz məʧ ɛz 300 pərˈsɛnt. ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈɛrərz ɔn ə ˈkəstəmər ˈbeɪsɪs meɪ nɑt bi ðət lɑrʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈplaɪ ðət əˈkrɔs ɔl ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈkəstəmərz ənd ɪt həz ə "juʤ ˈifɛkt" ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm laɪn fər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ˈhɛndrɪks' ˈlɔjərz kleɪm ɪn ðə sut. "ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈpɔrʃən əv ˈdætə ˈrɛvəˌnuz wər ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd baɪ rɪgd ˈbɪlɪŋ ˈsɪstəm fər ˈdætə trænˈzækʃənz," ðeɪ roʊt. ə tɛst ˈaɪˌfoʊn əˈkaʊnt faʊnd ðət ˈivɪn wɪθ ɔl æps kloʊzd, pʊʃ ənd loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz dɪˈseɪbəld, ənd ðə dɪˈvaɪs ənˈjuzd, bɪld ðə əˈkaʊnt fər ˈoʊvər əv ˈjusɪʤ ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv tɛn deɪz. "ðɪs ɪz laɪk ðə rɪgd gæs pəmp ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ju wɪn ju ˈnɛvər ˈivɪn pʊld jʊr kɑr ˈɪntu ðə ˈsteɪʃən," ˈhɛndrɪks' sut kənˈtɪnjuz. waɪl ɪt meɪ nɑt bi aʊt əv ðə rɛlm əv ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ðoʊz "ˈfænəm" ˈdætə ˈʧɑrʤɪz meɪ bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri bɪtˈwin ðə dɪˈvaɪs ənd ðə ˈnɛtˌwərk ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ɪt stɪl gɪvz ˈkrɪtɪks jɛt mɔr ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən tɪ faɪər æt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə ˈaɪˌfoʊn. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə fərst taɪm ðə ˈkɛriərz ˈaɪˌfoʊn pəˈlisɪz hæv kəm ˈəndər faɪər: æt list ə hæf ˈdəzən suts hæv bɪn faɪld ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkəmpəniz spid kleɪmz, ənd læst jɪr ðə ˌɛkˌskluˈsɪvəti əˈgrimənt ənd ɪts əˈlɛʤd ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˈaɪˌfoʊn 4 ænˈtɛnə ˈprɑbləmz wər ˈʧælənʤd ɪn kɔrt. ˈhɛndrɪks ɪz ˈæskɪŋ fər ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ fər ˈstætəs fər hɪz sut. ɪf ðət əˈkərz, kʊd bɪˈkəm ˈlaɪəbəl fər ˈoʊvər ˈbɪlɪŋ ɔl əv ɪts ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈjuzərz ə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈkɔstli ˈsɛtəlmənt.

a california man has sued at&t for over billing him on data charges for his iphone, a move that could raise new questions on the carrier's billing practices. patrick hendricks claims that the carrier was charging him for usage even when he wasn't using any. hendricks uses the $15 monthly 200mb plan, and apparently became suspicious after he was charged overage fees for using 223mb worth of data across 259 data connections. his lawyers say that their research showed that at&t was regularly over billing customers between 7 and 14 percent over actual data usage, and in some cases as much as 300 percent. at&t's billing errors on a customer basis may not be that large. however, apply that across all iphone customers and it has a "huge effect" on the bottom line for the company, hendricks' lawyers claim in the suit. "a significant portion of … data revenues were inflated by at&t's rigged billing system for data transactions," they wrote. a test iphone account found that even with all apps closed, push and location services disabled, and the device unused, at&t billed the account for over 2,292kb of usage over a period of ten days. "this is like the rigged gas pump charging you when you never even pulled your car into the station," hendricks' suit continues. while it may not be out of the realm of possibility that those "phantom" data charges may be necessary between the smartphone device and the network itself, it still gives critics yet more ammunition to fire at at&t regarding the handling of the iphone. this is not the first time the carrier's iphone polices have come under fire: at least a half dozen suits have been filed over the company's 3g speed claims, and last year the at&t exclusivity agreement and it's alleged knowledge of iphone 4 antenna problems were challenged in court. hendricks is asking for compensation, and also for class-action status for his suit. if that occurs, at&t could become liable for over billing all of its iphone users -- a potentially costly settlement.

ðə bɔrd dɪd ɪts ʤɑb. ðə nu mɛn, pleɪ ˈmeɪkərz ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛriəz əv ðə fild, hæv bɪn sˈloʊli ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd, ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz iʧ həz bɪn ˈɪnʤərd. bət ðə fʊl kənˈvərʒən tɪ staɪl ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti wɪθ wɪʧ hi wɔnts ðə bɔl ˈhənɪd daʊn, ðə ənd ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən, ənd ðə əˈtæk wɪθ ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld noʊ. wɪl ɔl kəm tɪ bɛr ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə kæmˈpeɪn. wɪl meɪk laɪf hɑrd fər us,”*,” ˈtɑməs, ə ˈkænədɪt fər ðət fɔls noʊ. 9 roʊl, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. hæv tɪ ʃeɪk ɔf ðə ˈhɑlɪˌdeɪ mud. məʧ kəmz daʊn tɪ ˈmɛntəl strɛŋθ bɪˈkəz jʊr ˈbɑdi kən ˈæˌkʧuəli du mɔr ðən ju θɪŋk. wət ˈmætərz ɪz sˈnæpɪŋ ˈɪntu gɪr ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. ðə moʊst dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈfæktər, ju hæv tɪ riˈbɪld jʊr ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən frəm skræʧ taɪm. nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈizi əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ ɔl ðə preɪz had.”*.” ˈɔlsoʊ nɑt ˈizi ɪz ðə ˌædəpˈteɪʃən tɪ dɪˈmændz, hɪz staɪl, hɪz ““obsession.”*.” hɪmˈsɛlf həz bɪn ðə wən tɪ əˈtɛmpt ðə fɔls noʊ. 9 roʊl, ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə pleɪər hu meɪks leɪt ənd rənz ˈɪntu ðə ˈpɛnəlti bɑks. hi, ənd ˈəðərz, hæv tɪ meɪk rum fər ðə nu pleɪərz, ənd sɪt wɪn ðə koʊʧ ˈɔrdərz ðɛm tɪ. kən ˈoʊnli stɑrt wɪθ 11 pleɪərz, ɪn ðə ər ɪn ðə ˈʧæmpiənz league,”*,” sɛd. ju stɑrt ˈɛvəri mæʧ, ɪt kən hərt. aɪ hoʊp ˈɛvriˌwən ækˈsɛpts ðə dɪˈsɪʒənz əv ðə bɔs bɪˈkəz ɪt wɪl ʃoʊ ˈwɛðər ˈrɪli ə team.”*.” ðə ˈɪrə, wɪʧ ˈkəlməˌneɪtɪd ɪn ˈvɪktəri ɔn ˈɛvəri frənt læst jɪr, ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈoʊvər. ðə gɑrdiˈoʊlə ˈifɛkt ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ bi ˈtruli fɛlt. stændz ɪn ðə weɪ. ɪts tim, ˈstɛdəli riˈʃeɪpt baɪ ˈfeɪvər ənd baɪ ɪts ˈspɔrtɪŋ dɪˈrɛktər mæks ˈɛbərl, ɪz nɑt ɔn ðə seɪm ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈfʊtɪŋ ɛz mˈjunɪk. noʊ ˈəðər tim ɪz ɪn ˈʤərməni.

the board did its job. the new men, play makers in different areas of the field, have been slowly integrated, in part because each has been injured. but the full conversion to guardiola’s style — the intensity with which he wants the ball hunted down, the ball-retention and circulation, and the attack with a so-called “false no. 9” — will all come to bear in the second half of the campaign. “gladbach will make life hard for us,” thomas müller, a candidate for that false no. 9 role, told reporters on wednesday. “we have to shake off the holiday mood. “so much comes down to mental strength because your body can actually do more than you think. what matters is snapping into gear over and over again. the most decisive factor, you have to rebuild your motivation from scratch time. not always easy especially with all the praise we’ve had.” also not easy is the adaptation to guardiola’s demands, his style, his “obsession.” müller himself has been the one to attempt the false no. 9 role, essentially a midfield player who makes late and difficult-to-track runs into the penalty box. he, and others, have to make room for the new players, and sit when the coach orders them to. “you can only start with 11 players, in the bundesliga or in the champions league,” müller said. “if you start every match, it can hurt. i hope everyone accepts the decisions of the boss because it will show whether we’re really a team.” the heynckes era, which culminated in victory on every front last year, is finally over. the guardiola effect is about to be truly felt. mönchengladbach stands in the way. its team, steadily reshaped by favre and by its sporting director max eberl, is not on the same financial footing as munich. no other team is in germany.

ˈmɪljənz əv ˈɪndiən stɔrz meɪ bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ə tɛkˈnɑləʤi frəm ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈkɔrnər. lɔnʧt baɪ ˈsɪləkən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkɪndələr, ˈvitoʊ mɑˈrʤoʊtə, ˈgeɪbriəl gurovich*, ənd ælˈbərtoʊ ɪz ə ˈmoʊbəl ˈplætˌfɔrm ðət hɛlps ˈbɪznɪsɪz bɪld ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪts. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈɪndiə sɪns meɪ 2017 ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 51 ˈmɪljən stɔrz ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn aɪˈdɛntəˌti θru ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. səm ˈmərʧənts hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪnˈstɔld ðə æp ɔn ðɛr foʊnz. əv ðiz, sɪz, 70 ˈivɪn ɔn ˈgugəl mæps ər ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, lɛt əˈloʊn ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. jʊr stɔr hæv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈprɛzəns, ˈluzɪŋ out,”*,” sɛd ˈkɪndələr. ðə klaɪənts ər ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn ˈɪndiə naʊ həz ən kɑrd ənd ˈmɪljənz hæv accounts.”*.” məʧ əv ɪkˈspænʧən ɪn ˈɪndiə həz kəm ɔn ðə bæk əv ɪts ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə ˈgəvərnmənt fər ðə brɪŋ ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈproʊˌgræm. tɪ hɛlp ˈloʊkəl ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈmaɪˌgreɪt təˈwɔrdz ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ənd ˈkæʃləs fˈjuʧər, ɪt həz roʊpt ɪn ˈoʊvər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ɪn tɪ goʊ ˈnɑkɪŋ ənd gɪv ˈoʊnərz ə kræʃ kɔrs ɪn ˈjuzɪŋ. ə æmˈbæsədər ɪn ˈoʊnərz əv ə ˈloʊkəl kəˈfeɪ. waɪ ˈɪndiə? ɪn 2014 ðə ˈfaʊndɪŋ tim riˈsərʧt ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈimərʤɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmiz ɪn ˈlætən əˈmɛrɪkə, ˈæfrɪkɑ, ənd ˈeɪʒə tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɛr aɪˈdil wɪθ ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈmɪdəl klæs, ˈplɛnti əv ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈbɪznɪsɪz, ənd ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ əˈdɑpt nu tɛkˈnɑləʤiz. lɛd ɔn ɔl fronts,”*,” ˈkɪndələr sɛd. ðə nɛkst ˈbɪljən ˈjuzərz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ər ˈlipˌfrɔgɪŋ ˈdɛskˌtɑps ənd ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmoʊbəl foʊnz. ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl pʊʃ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈstɑrˌtəps məʧ ˈfæstər (tɪ riʧ) ðə market,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ˈkætəˌlɔgɪŋ ɔl ðə stɔrz ˈizi, bət ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd. wən ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ˈrɛkən wɪθ ɪz nowfloats*, bət wɪθ ˈhɛfti praɪs tægz ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm 388 tɪ ɪt ˈkeɪtərz tɪ ə ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈmɑrkɪt., ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, kriˈeɪts ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt æt noʊ kɔst ənd ˈʧɑrʤɪz ə ˈmənθli 5 fi fər ˈædɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈmɑrkətɪŋ. haʊ ɪt wərks ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə saɪt. æp ˈoʊpənz wɪθ ə kˌwɛsʧəˈnɛr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɪznɪs: neɪm, ˈæˌdrɛs, ˈoʊpənɪŋ aʊərz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ æsks tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts. bɪl, pæn kɑrd, væt ˈnəmbər, ər pruf əv biɪŋ ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈəndər ðə ʃɑp ækt ər ðɛn juzd fər ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən. ðɛn ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ə ˈkɛriɪŋ ɔl ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ənd iʧ ˈbɪznɪs ɪz əˈsaɪnd ə juˈnik url*. wəns ðə peɪʤ goʊz lɪv, ðə æp bɪˈkəmz ə ˈdæʃˌbɔrd tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈfʊtˌprɪnt. ə æsks mɔr kˈwɛsʧənz soʊ ðə ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns (eɪaɪ) ˈplætˌfɔrm kən dɪˈtərmən ɪf mɔr ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˈnidɪd, ər ɪf bæŋk əˈkaʊnt ər ˈditeɪlz, əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, nid tɪ bi ʃɛrd. ən smɑrt əˈsɪstənt hɛlps ˌɑntrəprəˈnərz sɪˈkjʊr loʊnz, faɪnd səˈplaɪərz ɪn ðɛr ˈɛriə, ər gɪt ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns. tɪ ˈwaɪdən ðɛr riʧ, ˈɔlsoʊ pʊts ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈpleɪsɪz, ˈgugəl mæps, ənd ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl fər ə smɔl fi. si ɪt ɛz ə ˌkɑmpləˈmɛnʧi tul tɪ (ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd google),”*),” sɛd ˈkɪndələr. wɔnt tɪ bi ðə ju kən ˈmænɪʤ ɔl jʊr ˈɔnˌlaɪn activity.”*.” ðə 300 ˈkɪloʊˌbaɪt (kb*) æp ɪz fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪts ɛz ɪt ˈivɪn pərˈfɔrmz ɔn dɪˈvaɪsɪz wɪθ kəˈnɛkʃənz. ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈɪŋlɪʃ, ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˈhɪndi ənd məˈrɑti (ˈspænɪʃ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˈɔpʃən sɪns ɪts ˈgloʊbəl lɔnʧ ɪn ˈɔgəst). bækt baɪ mɑrˈki ˌɪnˈvɛstərz ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn ˈvɛnʧər ˈpɑrtnərz, ˈgugənˌhaɪm ˈpɑrtnərz, ənd ˌɪˈtæljən ˈeɪnʤəlz fər groʊθ, ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ən əreɪ əv peɪd ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk ðə ʧæt ˈɪnərˌfeɪs tɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ˈkəstəmərz ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd ˌɛˌsɛˈmɛs kæmˈpeɪnz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wɔnts tɪ ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ˈpeɪmənt æps laɪk tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ɪts wɛb ˈtræfɪk ˈɪntu ˈækʧəwəl trænˈzækʃənz. əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ðə fri ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd peɪd ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks ˈməni baɪ ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈdætə əˈbaʊt ˈbɪznɪsɪz wɪθ pleɪərz laɪk ˈgəvərnmənts ənd telcos*. bət ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈɪndiən ˈmərʧənts ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌgɛrənˈti ˈrɛvəˌnu strimz. tɪ ˈrɪli muv ðə ˈnidəl, nidz ˈkəstəmərz tɪ dɪˈskəvər ðiz ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɔn ɪts ˈplætˌfɔrm. blərd ˈvɪʒən? ˈlʊkɪŋ frəm ðə tɪ haʊ wɪl ðeɪ brɪŋ ˈkəstəmərz (tɪ ðə businesses)?”*)?” ˈænənd, hɛd əv ˈpækɪʤd gʊdz æt kənˈsəltɪŋ, toʊld kwɔrts. ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ sərʧ, ər ˈgugəl. fər dil ˌdɪˈskəvri, ðɛr ər nearbuy*, ˈlɪtəl, ənd ˈmæʤɪk pɪn. tɪ trænˈzækt, ˈpipəl wɪl goʊ tɪ ˈæməˌzɑn ənd flipkart.”*.” ˈænənd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈdætə tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈpraɪvət ˈɛntɪtiz. ə ˈvɛri ˈbɪznɪs model,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ əˈsɛs haʊ ˈmɛni ˈmərʧənts ər ˈtruli ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ. kwɔrts traɪd tɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ ˈoʊvər 15 ˈɪndiən ˈmərʧənts ˈlɪstɪd ɔn bət gɑt θru tɪ ˈoʊnli əv hum juzd ɪt sɪns ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ. mɑrks ðət əp tɪ ə ˈlɪtərəsi ˈɪʃu. ˈprɑbəˌbli nid tɪ gaɪd ðɛm ɔn haʊ tɪ juz ðə app,”*,” ˈkɪndələr sɛd. ɪˈvɛnt 79 ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən ɪn dahisar*, ˌmʊmˈbaɪ, ɪz ə ˈjuzər, bət wɪn kwɔrts spoʊk tɪ ɪts ˈoʊnər labde*, hi sɛd, ˈəˌploʊd hir, soʊ nɑt ˈjusfəl fər mi. aɪ juz maɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ər ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt aɪ dɪˈzaɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf instead.”*.” ˈfiʧərz laɪk ˈvɪdioʊ wər ˈkɑnʃəsli lɛft aʊt əv ɛz ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ɪts klaɪənts ər stɔrz. ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs ɪz laɪk goʊɪŋ frəm ˈziroʊ tɪ wən. bət ɪf ˈsɪmpəl ɪˈnəf, ˈpipəl ɔˈrɛdi wɔnt ðə nɛkst thing,”*,” ˈkɪndələr sɛd. ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðə bɛr ˈmɪnəməm ˈpɑsəbəl ənd ðɛn ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ features.”*.” ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst jɪr, wɔnts tɪ brɪŋ tu ˈmɪljən ˈɪndiən ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈmeɪnli ɪn ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə. faɪv jɪrz ɔn, ɪt hoʊps tɪ ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt æt list 10 steɪts on-the-ground*. haʊ ɪgˈzæktli ɪt ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ bust ˈrilˌwərld ækˈtɪvɪti fər ðiz ˈbɪznɪsɪz simz laɪk əˈnəðər ˈpəzəl ðət ɪz jɛt tɪ kræk.

millions of indian mom-and-pop stores may be getting a technology leg-up from an unexpected corner. launched by silicon valley’s singularity university alumni—asaf kindler, vito margiotta, gabriel gurovich, and alberto iore—seemba is a mobile phone-based platform that helps businesses build their websites. the company has been operating in india since may 2017, focusing on giving the country’s estimated 51 million kirana stores an online identity through a website. some 50,000 merchants have already installed the app on their phones. of these, seemba says, 70% weren’t even on google maps or facebook, let alone having their own website. “if your store doesn’t have an online presence, you’re losing out,” said kindler. ”all the clients are coming online. everyone in india now has an aadhaar card and millions have paytm accounts.” much of seemba’s expansion in india has come on the back of its partnership with the maharashtra government for the bring maharashtra online programme. to help local businesses migrate towards a digital and cashless future, it has roped in over 1,000 college students in pune to go knocking door-to-door and give small-business owners a crash course in using seemba. seemba a seemba ambassador in pune on-boarding owners of a local cafe. why india? in 2014, the seemba founding team researched a number of emerging economies in latin america, africa, and asia to identify their ideal market—one with a sizable middle class, plenty of offline businesses, and a willingness to adopt new technologies. “india led on all fronts,” kindler said. the next billion users in the country are leapfrogging desktops and coming online using mobile phones. the government’s digital push is also helping startups “move much faster (to reach) the market,” he added. cataloguing all the mom-and-pop stores isn’t easy, but competition is limited. one business to reckon with is hyderabad-based nowfloats, but with hefty price tags ranging from rs25,000 ($388) to rs1.35 lakh($2,098), it caters to a very different market. seemba, on the other hand, creates a website at no cost and charges a monthly $5 fee for added services such as facebook marketing. how it works seemba setting up the site. seemba’s app opens with a questionnaire about the business: name, address, opening hours, etc. it also asks shop-owners to upload images of their products. electrcity bill, pan card, vat number, or proof of being registered under the shop act are then used for verification. seemba then generates a webpage carrying all this information, and each business is assigned a unique url. once the page goes live, the app becomes a dashboard to manage the business’s digital footprint. a chatbot asks more questions so the artificial intelligence (ai) platform can determine if more images are needed, or if bank account or paytm details, among other things, need to be shared. an in-built smart assistant helps entrepreneurs secure loans, find suppliers in their area, or get insurance. to widen their reach, seemba also puts businesses on facebook places, google maps, and other local aggregators for a small fee. ”we see it as a complementary tool to (facebook and google),” said kindler. “we want to be the hub…where you can manage all your online activity.” the 300 kilobyte (kb) app is tailor-made for developing markets as it even performs on low-end devices with 2g connections. besides english, seemba is also available in hindi and marathi (spanish is also an option since its global launch in august). backed by marquee investors cornerstone venture partners, guggenheim partners, and italian angels for growth, seemba generates revenue from an array of paid services like the chat interface to interact with customers and personalised online and sms campaigns. the company eventually wants to partner with payment apps like paytm to convert its web traffic into actual transactions. alongside the freemium model—comprising the free website and paid services—seemba also makes money by sharing data about businesses with third-party players like governments and telcos. but bringing indian merchants online doesn’t guarantee revenue streams. to really move the needle, seemba needs customers to discover these businesses on its platform. blurred vision? “they’re looking from the supply-side to on-board stores…but how will they bring customers (to the businesses)?” shubham anand, head of retail-consumer packaged goods at redseer consulting, told quartz. “the competition is already offering something extra…for search, there’s justdial or google. for deal discovery, there are nearbuy, little, and magic pin. to transact, people will go to amazon and flipkart.” anand is also sceptical about seemba selling data to government and private entities. “it’s a very infrastructure-heavy business model,” he said. it’s also difficult to assess how many merchants are truly benefiting. quartz tried to connect with over 15 indian merchants listed on seemba but got through to only three—two of whom haven’t used it since downloading. seemba marks that up to a literacy issue. “we probably need to guide them on how to use the app,” kindler said. event organiser 79 entertainment celebration in dahisar, mumbai, is a user, but when quartz spoke to its 29-year-old owner chirag labde, he said, “videos don’t upload here, so it’s not useful for me. i use my facebook page or a website i designed myself instead.” features like video were consciously left out of seemba as a majority of its clients are product-based stores. “having a website in the first place is like going from zero to one. but if it’s simple enough, people already want the next thing,” kindler said. “we’re starting with the bare minimum possible and then integrating third-party features.” over the next year, seemba wants to bring two million indian businesses online, mainly in maharashtra. five years on, it hopes to penetrate at least 10 states on-the-ground. how exactly it intends to boost real-world activity for these businesses seems like another puzzle that seemba is yet to crack.

ʤɪst 23 mənθs ˈæftər ˈɛdwərd sˈnoʊdən fərst rɪˈvild ðə ˈmæsɪv skoʊp əv ˈdætə kəˈlɛkʃən, ˈsəmˌbɑdi həz ˈfaɪnəli ˈteɪkən ˈækʃən tɪ pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ɪt. naʊ ɪts taɪm tɪ rut fər mɔr ˈdɑməˌnoʊz tɪ fɔl. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈsərkət kɔrt ruld ˈθərzˌdeɪ ðət kəˈlɛktɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz' foʊn ˈdætə ɪz nɑt ˈligəl ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 215 əv ðə ˈpeɪtriət ækt, wɪʧ ɪkˈspaɪərz ɪn ə fju wiks. ðə kɔrt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɔn ˈwɛðər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ˈvaɪəleɪts ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən. ðət pʊts ɪt bæk ɪn hænz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs, wɛr ðeɪ kən ˈiðər stɑrt tɪ tərn aʊt ðə laɪts ɔn səm prəˈvɪʒənz ər voʊt fər ə ˈblæŋkɪt riˌɔθərɪˈzeɪʃən ðə ˈɔpʃən prɪˈfərd baɪ sɛn. mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl, ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlidər, ɛz hi ʃaʊts ˈɪntu hɪz ˈɪnsələr vɔɪd əˈbaʊt ˈaɪsəs ˈhaɪdɪŋ ɪn hɪz ˈbeɪsmənt. ˈspɔɪlər əˈlərt: moʊst əv ˈkɑŋgrəs wɛr ˈjumənz goʊ tɪ bi ˌdɪsəˈgriəbəl ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli səˈpɔrts ən ˈoʊvərˌhɔl, ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə voʊt frəm ðə haʊs ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri kəˈmɪti ɔn ə ˈpɛndɪŋ bɪl. soʊ ðə kɔrts dɪˈsɪʒən həz brɔd sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns, ɛz ɪt meɪ klɪr ðə weɪ fər ə fʊl ˈʧælənʤ əˈgɛnst ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsi, wɪʧ həz ðə kəˈpæsɪti tɪ ˈmɑnətər wən ˈbɪljən foʊn ʧæts ənd ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈsɛʃənz ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli. ðət, ˈæftər ɔl, ˈɪzənt wət wi saɪnd əp fər. ðət kənˈsɛnsəs ɪz ɛnʃˈraɪnd ɪn lɔ, wɛr "ðə raɪt əv ðə ˈpipəl tɪ bi sɪˈkjʊr ɪn ðɛr ˈpərsənz, ˈhaʊsɪz, ˈpeɪpərz, ənd ˈifɛkts, əˈgɛnst ənˈriznəbəl ˈsərʧɪz ənd ˈsiʒərz, ʃæl nɑt bi ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd, ənd noʊ ˈwɔrənts ʃæl ˈɪʃu, bət əˈpɑn ˈprɑbəbəl kɔz. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, səˈbʤɛktɪŋ ðə ˈsɪtɪzənri tɪ ənˈwɔrəntɪd ənd ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmənət ˈsərʧɪz wɑz əˈbɑlɪʃt baɪ ðə fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt, bət ˈsəmˌbɑdi fərˈgɑt tɪ tɛl ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti. ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈæftər ðə ˈpænɪk wɑz ʤɪnd əp wɪn ðə fɪr əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm, stoʊkt baɪ ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪtɪd θrɛts, wɑz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ɛz ə weɪ tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə ɪkˈspænʧən əv ðə sərˈveɪləns ˌæpərˈætəs. ɪts bɪn ən mɪlk rən sɪns ðɛn: ɑr ˈpərsɪnəl ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks prəˈvaɪd ˈɛvəri ʃrɛd əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ðeɪ kʊd ˈpɑsəbli nid, bɪˈkəz ðɪs ɪz wɛr wi meɪk frɛndz, plæn ɑr ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ʃɛr ɑr ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ənd stɔr ɑr ˈpraɪvət ˈdætə. ənd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈkeɪsɪz ənd ˈmɛni ˈkəlʧərz, ðət paʊər əv sərˈveɪləns ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd baɪ ʤeɪ. ˈɛdgər ˈhuvər, hu əˈplaɪd ɪt tɪ ə "səbˈvərsɪvz" laɪk ʤɑn ˈlɛnən ənd ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər kɪŋ jr*. həz bɪn juzd tɪ səˈprɛs dɪˈsɛnt ənd ˈmænˌdeɪt kəmˈplaɪəns. bət tu jɪrz ˈæftər sˈnoʊdən ʃoʊd əp ɔn ɑr ˈreɪˌdɑr, ðə ɑmˈnɪpətənt ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈkɑmplɛks ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ tægd ˈlaɪtli, bət pərˈsɪstəntli, ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ðət ˈsɛkənd ˈsərkət ˈrulɪŋ. kənˈsɪdər: ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈfridəm ækt wɪl pæs baɪ ə waɪd baɪˈpɑrtɪzən məˈʤɔrəti ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ðə fərst əv ə ˈkaʊntərˌtɛrərˌɪzəm ˈproʊˌgræm sɪns bɪɔnd ðə ˈbɛltˌweɪ, ðɛr ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈæpəl ənd ˈgugəl tɪ pʊt ɛnˈkrɪpʃən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɔn ðɛr ˈprɑdəkts, bɪˈkəz kənˈsumərz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈnərvəs. ənd, tu ˈkænədɪts fər ðə ˈprɛzɪdənsi rænd pɔl ənd ˈbərni ˈsændərz ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti steɪt ə ˈprɑmənənt pɑrt əv ðɛr kæmˈpeɪnz ənd fɔrs ðə ˈfrənˌtrənərz tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt. əˈmɛrɪkənz hæv ˈdɪfərɪŋ vjuz əv ən əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈlɛvəl əv ˈgəvərnmənt sərˈveɪləns, bət ðət dɪˈsɪʒən ˈʃʊdənt bi lɛft əp tɪ ə fju ˈpipəl. ɪts əp tɪ ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hæv ðə dəˈbeɪt, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈoʊnli ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɪz tɪ fɔrˈseɪk ðə dɪˈmɑkrəsi. ˈfɑloʊ ðə ɔn tˈwɪtər ənd faɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk.

just 23 months after edward snowden first revealed the massive scope of nsa data collection, somebody has finally taken action to put an end to it. now it's time to root for more dominoes to fall. the second circuit court ruled thursday that collecting americans' phone data is not legal under section 215 of the patriot act, which expires in a few weeks. the court, however, punted on whether the program violates the constitution. that puts it back in hands of congress, where they can either start to turn out the lights on some provisions or vote for a blanket reauthorization - the option preferred by sen. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, as he shouts into his insular void about isis hiding in his basement. spoiler alert: most of congress - where humans go to be disagreeable - overwhelmingly supports an overhaul, judging by the 25-2 vote from the house judiciary committee on a pending bill. so the court's decision has broad significance, as it may clear the way for a full challenge against the world's largest intelligence agency, which has the capacity to monitor one billion phone chats and internet sessions simultaneously. that, after all, isn't what we signed up for. that consensus is enshrined in law, where "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause. . . ." in other words, subjecting the citizenry to unwarranted and indiscriminate searches was abolished by the fourth amendment, but somebody forgot to tell the intelligence community. particularly after the panic was ginned up post-9/11 -- when the fear of terrorism, stoked by exaggerated threats, was exploited as a way to justify the expansion of the surveillance apparatus. it's been an nsa milk run since then: our personal electronics provide every shred of information they could possibly need, because this is where we make friends, plan our activities, share our politics, and store our private data. and in many cases and many cultures, that power of surveillance - invented by j. edgar hoover, who applied it to a half-million "subversives" like john lennon and martin luther king jr. -- has been used to suppress dissent and mandate compliance. but two years after snowden showed up on our radar, the omnipotent intelligence complex is getting tagged - lightly, but persistently, starting with that second circuit ruling. consider: the aforementioned usa freedom act will pass by a wide bipartisan majority and represent the first roll-back of a counterterrorism program since 9/11. beyond the beltway, there is growing pressure on apple and google to put encryption technology on their products, because consumers are getting nervous. and, two candidates for the presidency - rand paul and bernie sanders - are expected to make their opposition to the security state a prominent part of their campaigns and force the frontrunners to talk about it. americans have differing views of an acceptable level of government surveillance, but that decision shouldn't be left up to a few people. it's up to all of us to have the debate, because the only alternative is to forsake the democracy. follow the star-ledger on twitter @starledger and find us on facebook.

ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ɪz rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ənd ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˈʒɑnrə ʃoʊ ðət ɪt həz wɪʧ ðɪs jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈlaɪˌnəp əv 15 ˈpænəlz. ðɛr ˈrɑstər fər 2014 ˌɪnˈkludz rɪˈtərnɪŋ ˈfeɪvərɪts ðə bɪg bæŋ ˈθɪri, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, ðə 100 ðə ərˈɪʤənəlz, ˈɛroʊ, ðə ˈvæmpaɪr ˈdaɪəriz, ˈpərsən əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl, ənd mɔr, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə wərld prɛˈmɪr ˈpaɪlət ˈskrinɪŋz fər nu ˈsɪriz nu ˈsɪriz ðə flæʃ, ˈkɑnstənˌtin,, ənd ˈgɑθəm (pləs maɪk ˈtaɪsən ˈmɪstəriz). ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ wəns əˈgɛn hæv ə fʊt buθ, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə hɔl eɪʧ ˈwɔrnər bros*. ənd ˌdiˈsi ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈɔlsoʊ ˈskɔrɪŋ hɔl eɪʧ ˈpænəlz, bət ɔn ˈsənˌdi ər ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl, ənd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə bɪg ˈəpˈgreɪd. frəm ðɛr prɛs riˈlis, ə lʊk æt ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ: ˈspɛʃəl snik pik ˈpaɪlət ˈskrinɪŋz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 23 p.m*. ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ju kən pik gɪts ɔf tɪ ə drəˈmætɪk stɑrt fər ðə ˈsɛvənθ jɪr ɪn ə roʊ baɪ ˈhoʊstɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl snik pik, ˈskrinɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ˈprivˌju naɪt, deɪˈbjutɪŋ səm əv ðə moʊst ˈhɑtli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd nu ˈsɪriz əv ðə jɪr. fər 2014 wɪl skrin ðə kəmˈplit ˈpaɪlət ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə flæʃ, ˈkɑnstənˌtin ənd. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˌænəˈmeɪʃən wɪl ənˈveɪl ə ˈbrændˌnu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv tin ˈtaɪtənz goʊ! ˈbɔˌlrum 20 ðə flæʃ: frəm ðə ˈɛroʊ kriˈeɪtɪv tim əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz grɛg ənd ˈændru ˈkraɪsbərg ənd dɪˈrɛktər ˈdeɪvɪd ˈnətər, ðə flæʃ ɪz ə ˌfæstˈpeɪst ˈsupər ˈhɪroʊ ˈdrɑmə beɪst əˈpɑn ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks ðət ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈhaɪˌspid ædˈvɛnʧərz əv ðə ˈfæstəst mæn əˈlaɪv. wɪθ ə ˈpaɪlət ˈrɪtən baɪ, ˈkraɪsbərg ənd ˌdiˈsi ʧif kriˈeɪtɪv ˈɔfɪsər ʤɛf ʤɑnz, ðə ˈækʃən ˈdrɑmə ˈfɑloʊz pəˈlis ˈsaɪəntɪst ənd ˈɛvriˈdeɪ gaɪ ˈbɛri ˈælən (grænt ˈgəstɪn), hu, ˈæftər ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈpɑrtɪkəl ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər ˈæksədənt, ɪz ˈsədənli ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ muv æt ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl spidz, wɪʧ hi ˈjuzɪz tɪ hɛlp ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈsɛntrəl ˈsɪti. ˈkɑnstənˌtin: beɪst əˈpɑn ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdust baɪ ˈdænjəl ʧərˈoʊni (ˈdɛkstər) ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ɛs. gɔɪər (mæn əv stil, ðə dɑrk naɪt fɪlmz), ˈkɑnstənˌtin rɪˈflɛkts ðə lɔr əv ðə ˈkɑmɪk, kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ məˈθɑləˌʤi əv ʤɑn ˈkɑnstənˌtin (mæt raɪən), ə ˈmɔrəli ˈʧælənʤd ˈkɛrɪktər hu kəm daʊn ɔn ðə saɪd əv ˈiðər gʊd ər ˈivəl bət ˈəltəmətli maɪt bi ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əˈgɛnst ðə dɑrk ˈfɔrsɪz frəm bɪɔnd.: ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdust baɪ rɑb ˈtɑməs daɪæn (vərˈɑnɪkə mɑrz), əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz ˌdænˈjɛl ənd dæn ˈɛθərˌɪʤ (ˈɔlsoʊ əv vərˈɑnɪkə mɑrz), roʊz məˈkɪvər (ˈmæstərz əv sɛks, wəns əˈpɑn ə taɪm) stɑrz ɛz oʊˈlɪviə ““liv”*” mʊr, ə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrɛzɪdənt ɔn ðə fæst træk tɪ ə ˈpərˌfɪkt laɪf ənˈtɪl tərnd ˈɪntu ə ˈzɑmbi. lɪv ˈtrænsfərz hər ˈrɛzɪdənsi tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs fər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə breɪnz ʃi məst rɪˈləktəntli it, bət wɪθ iʧ breɪn ʃi kənˈsumz, ʃi ˌɪnˈhɛrəts ðə ˈmɛməriz. wɪθ hər ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪgˈzæmənər bɔs ənd ə pəˈlis dɪˈtɛktɪv, ʃi naʊ sɑlvz ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz tɪ kwaɪət ðə ˈvɔɪsɪz ɪn hər hɛd. ɪz beɪst əˈpɑn ˈkɛrɪktərz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ krɪs ˈrɑbərsən ənd ˈmaɪkəl ˈælrɪd fər ˈvərtɪˌgoʊ. tin ˈtaɪtənz goʊ!: ˈrɑbɪn, starfire*, ˈsaɪbɔrg, bist bɔɪ ənd ˈreɪvən kənˈtɪnju ðə fən ɪn tin ˈtaɪtənz goʊ! wɪθ kəˈmidɪk ædˈvɛnʧərz, ˈgɪvɪŋ vjuərz ə lʊk æt wət laɪf ɪz ˈrɪli laɪk ɛz ə tin ˈsupər ˈhɪroʊ wəns ðə keɪp kəmz ɔf. ˈsɪriz ˈskɛʤʊl pliz noʊt: ˈsɪriz stɑrz ənd kriˈeɪtɪv timz ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ əˈtɛnd ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ˈpænəl ˈsɛʃənz, ˈsaɪnɪŋz ənd ˈəðər ɪˈvɛnts wɪl bi prəˈvaɪdɪd ɛz nuz breɪks. ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 24 p.m*. ˈʧɪldrənz ˈhɑˌspɪtəl (nu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz ɪn 2015 ˈædəlt swɪm): kriˈeɪtər ənd stɑr rɑb wɪl ʃɛr ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈvɪdioʊ snik pik æt ˈsizən sɪks ənd wɪl bi ʤɔɪnd ˌɑnˈsteɪʤ baɪ səˈlɛkt ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kæst fər ə ˈlaɪvli ənd ˈmɛdɪkəli ˈækjərət. rum ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 25 a.m*. ðə bɪg bæŋ ˈθɪri (ˈmənˌdeɪz ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr sɛpˈtɛmbər 22 ˈθərzdiz ˈsiˌbiˌɛs bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ɑkˈtoʊbər 30 bæk baɪ ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈmænd! ðə bɪg bæŋ ˈθɪri ˈraɪtərz ər bæk ɪn sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ənd ˈrɛdi tɪ ʃɛr ˈsikrɪts bɪˈhaɪnd 1 ˈkɑmədi. ˈbɔˌlrum 20 p.m*. (ˈmɪdˈsizən ɔn ðə): meɪks ɪts ˈdeɪbju wɪθ ə ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə kəmˈplit ˈpaɪlət ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə wɪθ ˈsɪriz stɑrz roʊz məˈkɪvər (wəns əˈpɑn ə taɪm), ˈmælkəm ˈgʊdwɪn (ˈbreɪˌkaʊt kɪŋz), ˈnuˌkəmər rəˈhul ˈkoʊli ənd ˈrɑbərt ˈbəkli (wən tri hɪl), ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz rɑb ˈtɑməs (vərˈɑnɪkə mɑrz) ənd daɪæn (vərˈɑnɪkə mɑrz). rum p.m*. maɪk ˈtaɪsən ˈmɪstəriz (prɛˈmɪrɪŋ ðɪs fɔl, ˈædəlt swɪm): ɪn ðɪs nu ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkɑmədi ˈsɪriz, maɪk ˈtaɪsən ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə faɪt frəm ðə ˈbɑksɪŋ rɪŋ tɪ ðə strits baɪ ˈsɑlvɪŋ ˈmɪstəriz! ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ə fərst lʊk æt ðɪs nu ˈædəlt ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd ˈsɪriz ənd ə ˈpænəl ˈfiʧərɪŋ maɪk ˈtaɪsən, ˈreɪʧəl (mæd), ʤɪm ræʃ (kəmˈjunɪti) ənd prəˈdusər ju ˈdeɪvɪdsən (ðə ˈluni tunz ʃoʊ). ˈɪndɪˌgoʊ ˈbɔˌlrum p.m*. ðə 100 (ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz ðə, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɑkˈtoʊbər 22 ˈæftər ðə ˈstənɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ðə ˈsizən fəˈnæli, ʤɔɪn ˈjuˈɛs fər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə wɪθ ˈsɪriz stɑrz ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ˈʤeɪsən ˈrɔθənbərg. rum p.m*. ðə ərˈɪʤənəlz (ˈmənˌdeɪz ðə, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɑkˈtoʊbər 6 læst tɔp nu ˈsɪriz ɔn ðə rɪˈtərnz tɪ! ʤɔɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ˈʤuli, prəˈdusər ˈmaɪkəl nɑrˈduʧi ənd ˈsɪriz stɑrz ˈʤoʊzəf ˈmɔrgən, ˈdænjəl ˈgɪliz, ˈfibi ˈtɑŋkɪn, ˈʧɑrəlz ˈmaɪkəl ˈdeɪvɪs, ˈliə paɪps ənd ˌdænˈjɛl ˈkæmbəl fər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə. ˈbɔˌlrum 20 p.m*. ˈɛroʊ (ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz ðə, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɑkˈtoʊbər 8 ˈɛroʊ ˈsɪriz stɑrz ˈstivən ɑˈmeɪl, ˈkeɪti ˈkæsɪdi, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈræmzi, ˈɛmɪli bɛt ˈrɪkərdz, ˈkoʊltən heɪnz, ˈwɪlə ˈhɑlənd, pɔl ənd ʤɑn ˈbɛroʊmən wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz grɛg, mɑrk ˈgugənˌhaɪm ənd ˈændru ˈkraɪsbərg wɪl teɪk eɪm æt sæn diˈeɪgoʊ wɪθ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ənd ˈpænəl dɪˈskəʃən ˈprivˌjuɪŋ ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ənd θərd ˈsizən. ˈbɔˌlrum 20 ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 26 p.m*. ðə ˈvæmpaɪr ˈdaɪəriz (ˈθərzdiz ðə, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɑkˈtoʊbər 2 ðə kæst ənd kriˈeɪtɪv tim bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈvæmpaɪr ˈdaɪəriz rɪˈtərn tɪ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ fər ə ˈsɪzəlɪŋ sɪksθ əˈpɪrəns æt! ˈsɪriz stɑrz ˈninə dobrev*, pɔl ˈwɛsli, ˈiən ənd kæt græm ʤɔɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈʤuli ɔn steɪʤ fər ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈskrinɪŋ ənd ˈsɛʃən. ˈbɔˌlrum 20 p.m*. ˈkɑnstənˌtin (ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈɛnˌbiˈsi, ˈsɪriz prɛˈmɪr ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 beɪst əˈpɑn ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz frəm ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks, ˈkɑnstənˌtin rɪˈflɛkts ðə lɔr əv ðə ˈkɑmɪk, kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ məˈθɑləˌʤi əv ʤɑn ˈkɑnstənˌtin, ə ˈmɔrəli ˈʧælənʤd ˈkɛrɪktər hu kəm daʊn ɔn ðə saɪd əv ˈiðər gʊd ər ˈivəl bət ˈəltəmətli maɪt bi ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs əˈgɛnst ðə dɑrk ˈfɔrsɪz frəm bɪɔnd. əˈtɛnˈdiz wɪl si ə ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə kəmˈplit ˈpaɪlət, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə wɪθ ˈsɪriz stɑrz mæt raɪən (ˈkrɪmənəl maɪndz: ˈsəˌspɛkt bɪˈheɪvjər), ˈhɛrəld (lɔst) ənd ˈʧɑrəlz ˈhæfərd (tru dɪˈtɛktɪv), əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz ˈdænjəl ʧərˈoʊni (ˈdɛkstər) ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ɛs. gɔɪər (mæn əv stil, ðə dɑrk naɪt fɪlmz). rum p.m*. ˈpərsən əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst (ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈsiˌbiˌɛs, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr sɛpˈtɛmbər 23 ðə smæʃ hɪt ˈpərsən əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst rɪˈtərnz tɪ sæn diˈeɪgoʊ fər ðə fɔrθ jɪr! ʤɔɪn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər grɛg əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈsɪriz stɑrz fər ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ənd. rum p.m*. ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌdiˈsi ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈprɛzənt: ðə flæʃ, ˈkɑnstənˌtin, ˈɛroʊ ənd ðə wərld prɛˈmɪr əv ˈgɑθəm wɪθ ˈspɛʃəl əˈpɪrənsəz baɪ kæsts ənd prəˈdusərz: fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛvər æt, ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈprɛzənts ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈivnɪŋ fɪld wɪθ səm əv ˌdiˈsi ˈgreɪtəst ˈkɛrɪktərz, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə wərld prɛˈmɪr ˈpaɪlət ˈskrinɪŋ ənd ˈoʊnli ˈskrinɪŋ əv ðə ˈhaɪli ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd nu ˈsɪriz ˈgɑθəm (ˈmənˌdeɪz ðɪs fɔl, ɔn fɑks). ðə əˈbaʊt ˈpaɪlət əv ðə flæʃ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi skrind ɪf ju kən kæʧ ɪt əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz əv rɪˈtərnɪŋ hɪt ˈɛroʊ ənd nu θˈrɪlər ˈkɑnstənˌtin. kæst ˈmɛmbərz ənd prəˈdusərz frəm ɔl fɔr ʃoʊz wɪl meɪk ˈspɛʃəl əˈpɪrənsəz ɔn steɪʤ θruaʊt ðə naɪt. hɔl eɪʧ ˈsənˌdi, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 27 a.m*. ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl (ˈtuzˌdeɪz ðə, ˈsizən prɛˈmɪr ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ʤɔɪn ˈsɪriz stɑrz ˈʤɛrɪd padalecki*, ˈʤɛnsən ˈækəlz, ˈmɪʃə ˈkɑlɪnz ənd mɑrk ə. ˈʃɛpərd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusər ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈkɑrvər ɛz ðeɪ ˈænsər kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns əˈbaʊt ɪn stɔr fər ðə tɛnθ ˈsizən əv ðɪs ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈsɪriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɪts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd! fænz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈtritɪd tɪ ən ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈsɪriz ˈhaɪˌlaɪts, ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈfiʧərz frəm ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˌsupərˈnæʧərəl: ðə kəmˈplit naɪnθ ˈsizən ˌdiˌviˈdi ənd blu-ray™*™ riˈlis. hɔl eɪʧ p.m*. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ (ˈmɪdˈsizən ɔn fɑks): hɪt θˈrɪlər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ rɪˈtərnz tɪ fər ə θərd jɪr! ˈsɪriz stɑrz ˈkɛvɪn ˈbeɪkən, ʃɔn ˈæʃmɔr, sæm ˈəndərˌwʊd ənd ˈʤɛsɪkə strup wɪl ʤɔɪn prəˈdusər ˈkɛvɪn ˈwɪljəmsən ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv prəˈdusərz ˈmɑrkoʊs ənd ˈʤɛnəfər ˈʤɑnsən fər ən ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈvɪdioʊ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən. hɔl eɪʧ p.m*. tin ˈtaɪtənz goʊ! (ˈθərzdiz kɑrˈtun ˈnɛtˌwərk): faɪnd aʊt ɪn stɔr fər ˈrɑbɪn, starfire*, bist bɔɪ, ˈsaɪbɔrg ənd ˈreɪvən ər ʤɪst θroʊ ə ˈmitˌbɔl ˈpɑrti wɪθ jʊr frɛndz! ðə tin ˈtaɪtənz ər bæk æt ɪt əˈgɛn wɪθ kəˈmidɪk ædˈvɛnʧərz ənd, ˈæftər ˈskrinɪŋ ə ˈbrændˌnu ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ðɛr wɪl bi ə wɪθ prəˈdusərz ˈmaɪkəl (ˈbætˌmæn: ðə breɪv ənd ðə boʊld) ənd ˈɛrən ˈhɔrvæθ (mæd) ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə vɔɪs kæst. pləs, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈspɛʃəl əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ˈpænəl wɪl bi ˈpəfi amiyumi*, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz pɑp ˈduoʊ riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk θim sɔŋ frəm ðə ərˈɪʤənəl tin ˈtaɪtənz ˈsɪriz. rum

warner bros. television is returning to san diego comic-con, and as usual, the studio is bringing just about every genre show that it has – which this year, includes a line-up of 15 panels. their roster for 2014 includes returning favorites the big bang theory, the following, children’s hospital, the 100, the originals, arrow, the vampire diaries, person of interest, supernatural, and more, as well as the world premiere pilot screenings for new series new series the flash, constantine, izombie, and gotham (plus mike tyson mysteries). the studio will also once again have a 2,400-square foot booth, as well as the previously-announced hall h warner bros. and dc team-up on saturday night. also scoring hall h panels, but on sunday are supernatural, and the following, which is getting a big upgrade. from their press release, here’s a look at this year’s programming: special sneak peek pilot screenings wednesday, july 23 6:00 p.m. — it’s ok, you can peek — wbtv gets comic-con off to a dramatic start for the seventh year in a row by hosting a special sneak peek, world-premiere screening event on preview night, debuting some of the most hotly anticipated new series of the year. for 2014, wbtv will screen the complete pilot episodes of the flash, constantine and izombie. additionally, warner bros. animation will unveil a brand-new episode of teen titans go! ballroom 20 the flash: from the arrow creative team of executive producers greg berlanti and andrew kreisberg and director david nutter, the flash is a fast-paced super hero drama based upon the characters from dc comics that follows the high-speed adventures of the fastest man alive. with a pilot written by berlanti, kreisberg and dc entertainment’s chief creative officer geoff johns, the action drama follows police scientist and everyday guy barry allen (grant gustin), who, after an unexpected particle accelerator accident, is suddenly charged with the ability to move at incredible speeds, which he uses to help the people of central city. constantine: based upon the characters from dc comics and executive produced by daniel cerone (dexter) and david s. goyer (man of steel, the dark knight films), constantine reflects the lore of the fan-favorite comic, combining noirish storytelling with the evolving mythology of john constantine (matt ryan), a morally challenged character who doesn’t come down on the side of either good or evil … but ultimately might be the only thing defending us against the dark forces from beyond. izombie: co-created and executive produced by rob thomas & diane ruggiero-wright (veronica mars), along with executive producers danielle stokdyk and dan etheridge (also of veronica mars), rose mciver (masters of sex, once upon a time) stars as olivia “liv” moore, a 25-year-old medical resident on the fast track to a perfect life … until she’s turned into a zombie. liv transfers her residency to the coroner’s office for access to the brains she must reluctantly eat, but with each brain she consumes, she inherits the corpse’s memories. with her medical examiner boss and a police detective, she now solves homicides to quiet the voices in her head. izombie is based upon characters created by chris roberson and michael allred for vertigo. teen titans go!: robin, starfire, cyborg, beast boy and raven continue the fun in teen titans go! with all-new comedic adventures, giving viewers a look at what life is really like as a teen super hero … once the cape comes off. wbtv/wba series schedule please note: series stars and creative teams scheduled to attend are subject to change. additional information on panel sessions, signings and other events will be provided as news breaks. thursday, july 24 6:00–7:00 p.m. — childrens hospital (new episodes in 2015, adult swim): creator and star rob corddry will share an exclusive video sneak peek at season six and will be joined onstage by select members of the show’s cast for a lively — and medically accurate — q&a. room 25abc friday, july 25 10:00–11:00 a.m. — the big bang theory (mondays 8/7c cbs, season premiere september 22; thursdays 8/7c cbs beginning october 30): back by popular demand! the big bang theory writers are back in san diego and ready to share secrets behind tv’s #1 comedy. ballroom 20 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. — izombie (midseason on the cw): izombie makes its comic-con debut with a screening of the complete pilot episode, followed by a q&a with series stars rose mciver (once upon a time), malcolm goodwin (breakout kings), newcomer rahul kohli and robert buckley (one tree hill), as well as executive producers rob thomas (veronica mars) and diane ruggiero-wright (veronica mars). room 6bcf 2:30–3:15 p.m. — mike tyson mysteries (premiering this fall, adult swim): in this new animated comedy series, mike tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! join us for a first look at this new adult animated series and a can’t-miss panel featuring mike tyson, rachel ramras (mad), jim rash (community) and producer hugh davidson (the looney tunes show). indigo ballroom 3:15–4:15 p.m. — the 100 (wednesdays 9/8c the cw, season premiere october 22): after the stunning events in the season finale, join us for a special video presentation followed by a q&a with series stars as well as executive producer jason rothenberg. room 6bcf 4:15–5:15 p.m. — the originals (mondays 8/7c the cw, season premiere october 6): last season’s top new series on the cw returns to comic-con! join executive producer julie plec, co-executive producer michael narducci and series stars joseph morgan, daniel gillies, phoebe tonkin, charles michael davis, leah pipes and danielle campbell for a special video presentation followed by a q&a. ballroom 20 5:30–6:30 p.m. — arrow (wednesdays 8/7c the cw, season premiere october 8): arrow series stars stephen amell, katie cassidy, david ramsey, emily bett rickards, colton haynes, willa holland, paul blackthorne and john barrowman — with executive producers greg berlanti, marc guggenheim and andrew kreisberg — will take aim at san diego with a special video presentation and panel discussion previewing the show’s upcoming and highly-anticipated third season. ballroom 20 saturday, july 26 4:00–4:45 p.m. — the vampire diaries (thursdays 8/7c the cw, season premiere october 2): the cast and creative team behind the vampire diaries return to san diego for a sizzling sixth appearance at comic-con! series stars nina dobrev, paul wesley, ian somerhalder and kat graham join executive producer/writer julie plec on stage for a video screening and q&a session. ballroom 20 5:15–6:15 p.m. — constantine (fridays 10/9c nbc, series premiere october 24): based upon the characters from dc comics, constantine reflects the lore of the fan-favorite comic, combining noirish storytelling with the evolving mythology of john constantine, a morally challenged character who doesn’t come down on the side of either good or evil … but ultimately might be the only thing defending us against the dark forces from beyond. attendees will see a screening of the complete pilot, followed by a q&a with series stars matt ryan (criminal minds: suspect behavior), harold perrineau (lost) and charles halford (true detective), along with executive producers daniel cerone (dexter) and david s. goyer (man of steel, the dark knight films). room 6bcf 6:15–7:00 p.m. — person of interest (tuesdays 10/9c cbs, season premiere september 23): the smash hit person of interest returns to san diego for the fourth year! join executive producer greg plageman along with series stars for a special video presentation and q&a. room 6bcf 8:00–11:00 p.m. — warner bros. television & dc entertainment present: the flash, constantine, arrow and the world premiere of gotham with special appearances by casts and producers: for the first time ever at comic-con, warner bros. television presents an entire evening filled with some of dc entertainment’s greatest characters, featuring the world premiere pilot screening — and only comic-con screening — of the highly anticipated new series gotham (mondays this fall, 8/7c on fox). the much-buzzed about pilot of the flash will also be screened — if you can catch it — along with exclusive video presentations of returning hit arrow and new thriller constantine. cast members and producers from all four shows will make special appearances on stage throughout the night. hall h sunday, july 27 10:00–11:00 a.m. — supernatural (tuesdays 9/8c the cw, season premiere october 7): join series stars jared padalecki, jensen ackles, misha collins and mark a. sheppard, along with executive producer jeremy carver as they answer questions from the audience about what’s in store for the tenth season of this exciting series, including its upcoming 200th episode! fans will also be treated to an exclusive video presentation featuring series highlights, and special features from the upcoming supernatural: the complete ninth season dvd and blu-ray™ release. hall h 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. — the following (midseason on fox): hit thriller the following returns to comic-con for a third year! series stars kevin bacon, shawn ashmore, sam underwood and jessica stroup will join creator/executive producer kevin williamson and executive producers marcos siega and jennifer johnson for an on-stage q&a and special video presentation. hall h 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. — teen titans go! (thursdays 6/5c cartoon network): find out what’s in store for robin, starfire, beast boy, cyborg and raven — or just throw a meatball party with your friends! the teen titans are back at it again with all-new comedic adventures and, after screening a brand-new episode, there will be a q&a with producers michael jelenic (batman: the brave and the bold) and aaron horvath (mad) and members of the voice cast. plus, making a special appearance at the panel will be puffy amiyumi, the japanese pop duo responsible for the iconic theme song from the original teen titans series. room 6bcf

keɪɑs kɔzd baɪ ˈoʊvərˌfloʊɪŋ baɪk ræks əraʊnd dəʧ treɪn ˈsteɪʃənz ɪz sɛt tɪ gɪt wərs ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnɛðərləndz' ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˈkəmpəˌni,. dəʧ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər æd rɪˈpɔrts ðət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn nu baɪk ræks wɪl nɑt bi ɪˈnəf tɪ stɛm ðə groʊɪŋ taɪd əv ˈsaɪkəlɪsts ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðə ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd ɪts ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃən wɪθ ðə sˈwɛlɪŋ ˈsaɪkəlɪst ˈnəmbərz. əraʊnd hæf ə ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz ˈsaɪkəl tɪ ðɛr ˈloʊkəl treɪn ˈsteɪʃən iʧ deɪ, əˈmaʊnɪŋ tɪ əˈbaʊt 40 pər sɛnt əv ɔl treɪn ˈpæsənʤərz. prɪˈdɪkts ðət ðə ˈɪʃu əv ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd baɪk ræks wɪl gɪt wərs ənd baɪ 2030 ðə ˈneɪʃən wɪl bi baɪk ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˈpleɪsɪz ʃɔrt. ˈwɪlmə, ðə dəʧ ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri fər ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, toʊld æd ðət ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, wɪʧ kleɪmz ɪz nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ prɪˈvɛnt baɪk pɑrks frəm ˈoʊvərˌfloʊɪŋ, ɪz æt ðə ˈlɪmət əv wət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kən prəˈvaɪd ɪn ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɪʃu, ənd ðət ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt wʊd hæv tɪ kəm frəm ˈloʊkəl ˈkaʊnsɪlz. ɪz sɛt tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪŋ ˈprɑbləm wɪθ, ðə cyclists’*’ əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fietsersbond*, ənd ˈnæʃənəl treɪn ˈɑpərˌeɪtər, ns*, nɛkst jɪr. baɪk ræks ər ʤɪst wən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈbaɪsɪkəl ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈnɛðərləndz. ə rɪˈpɔrt baɪ dəʧ roʊd ˈseɪfti ˈbɑdi, veiligheidnl*, wɪʧ wi ˈkəvərd ɪn ˈeɪprəl, sɛd ðət dəʧ ˈsaɪkəl pæθs ər æt ˌsæʧərˈeɪʃən pɔɪnt, tu. ðɛr ˈdætə ʃoʊd ən ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsaɪkəl pæθ kəˈlɪʒənz ˈkɔzɪŋ ˈɪnʤəriz ðət ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈoʊvər ðə læst θri jɪrz. ðɛr ˈrisərʧ həz lɛd tɪ kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ə groʊθ ɪn ““anti-social”*” ˈsaɪkəlɪŋ ənd ənd ˈwəriz ðət ɪn səm ˈɛriəz hi ˈsaɪkəl pæθs ər əˈproʊʧɪŋ ðə ˈlɪmət əv ðɛr kəˈpæsɪti.

chaos caused by overflowing bike racks around dutch train stations is set to get worse in the coming years according to the netherlands' railway infrastructure company, prorail. dutch newspaper ad reports that the government’s €220m investment in 100,000 new bike racks will not be enough to stem the growing tide of cyclists - noting the country’s improving economy and its correlation with the swelling cyclist numbers. around half a million people in the netherlands cycle to their local train station each day, amounting to about 40 per cent of all train passengers. prorail predicts that the issue of overcrowded bike racks will get worse and by 2030 the nation will be 60,000 bike parking places short. wilma mansveld, the dutch secretary for infrastructure and the environment, told ad that the government’s €220m investment, which prorail claims is not enough to prevent bike parks from overflowing, is at the limit of what the government can provide in funding to address the issue, and that further investment would have to come from local councils. mansveld is set to discuss the overcrowding problem with prorail, the cyclists’ association fietsersbond, and national train operator, ns, next year. bike racks are just one isue related to bicycle overcrowding in the netherlands. a report by dutch road safety body, veiligheidnl, which we covered in april, said that dutch cycle paths are at saturation point, too. their data showed an increase in the number of bike-on-bike cycle path collisions causing injuries that require a visit to a&e over the last three years. their research has lead to concerns about a growth in “anti-social” cycling and and worries that in some areas he cycle paths are approaching the limit of their capacity.

kɪm ˈgɛbaʊər, lɛft, ənd rɪˈʤinə ˈgɛbaʊər, boʊθ əv ˈdæfni, ˈælə., gɪt ˈmɛrid ɪn ə ˈdəbəl ˈwɛdɪŋ wɪθ ˈpɛgi ˈbɛlʧər, ˈsɛkənd frəm raɪt, ənd hər ˈpɑrtnər, luiz lɪn, boʊθ əv ˈmoʊbəl, ˈælə., æt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈplɑzə ɪn ˈmoʊbəl, ˈælə., ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 12 2015 ðə rɛv. ˈsændi əv ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən kəmˈjunɪti ʧərʧ ɪn ˈmoʊbəl, ˈælə., əˈfɪʃiˌeɪtəd. (ˈʃɛrən ˈviə ˌeɪˈpi) ˌtuˈθərdz əv ˌæləˈbæmə ˈkaʊntiz hæv əˈgrid tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈlaɪsənsɪz tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ geɪ raɪts grups, ə drəˈmætɪk ˈtərnərˌaʊnd frəm ˈərliər ðɪs wik wɪn ɔl bət ə ˈhændˌfʊl wər ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪsənsɪz bæk. ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ˈpɑləsi keɪm ˈæftər ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈɔrdərd əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn ˈmoʊbəl ˈkaʊnti tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ hər ˈrulɪŋ ˈstraɪkɪŋ daʊn ðə ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ bæn. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən lɛd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈproʊˌbeɪt ˈʤəʤɪz tɪ kənˈklud ðət ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈplaɪz tɪ ðɛm, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðeɪ gɑt kənˈflɪktɪŋ ˈɔrdərz frəm ðə ʧif ˈʤəstɪs, rɔɪ mʊr. ðət wɑz dən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, [ðə ˈproʊˌbeɪt ʤəʤ] wɑz ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd wi ɛnd əp ɪn ə ˈlɔˌsut ər ɪn ˈtrəbəl, soʊ duɪŋ it,”*,” sɛd ə ˈwʊmən hu aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd hərˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈmænɪʤər ɪn ðə ˈʧɛrəˌki ˈkaʊnti ˈproʊˌbeɪt ˈɔfəs, wən əv æt list 42 ˈkaʊntiz wɛr ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈlaɪsənsɪz ər naʊ əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈwɑləti ˌæləˈbæmə, ə ˈloʊkəl geɪ raɪts grup. ðə ˈmænɪʤər dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ gɪv hər neɪm bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈɔθərˌaɪzd tɪ spik fər ðə ˈɔfəs. ˈɛvər ə θɪŋ əv ˈjuˈɛs nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ, ˈmɔrəli ər rɪˈlɪʤəsli, wi wər ʤɪst kaɪnd əv ˈweɪtɪŋ fər clarification,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈsɛvərəl ˈkaʊntiz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðeɪ wʊd bɪˈgɪn ˈɪʃuɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪsənsɪz nɛkst wik. stɪl, ðət lɛft əˈbaʊt 20 əv ðə 67 ˈkaʊntiz ɛz əˈpɛrənt ˈhoʊlˌdaʊts. səm meɪ jɛt ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ˈoʊpən ðɛr dɔrz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ər nɛkst wik. æt list eɪt plæn nɑt tɪ ˈɪʃu ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈlaɪsənsɪz tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ər kəmˈpɛld tɪ du soʊ ˈpərsənəli baɪ ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ ər wɪl weɪt ənˈtɪl ðə juz. səˈprim kɔrt meɪks ə dɪˈsɪʒən ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr ɔn ˈwɛðər steɪts meɪ bæn ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ. ðoʊz eɪt ər biɪŋ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd baɪ ðə ˈlɪbərˌti ˈkaʊnsəl, ə ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst lɔ fərm. ə lɔŋ weɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðɪs ɪz kəmˈplitli adjudicated,”*,” sɛd mæt ˈsteɪvər, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə ˈlɪbərˌti ˈkaʊnsəl. wən əv ðə ˈproʊˌbeɪt ˈʤəʤɪz hi ɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ, nɪk ˈwɪljəmz əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈkaʊnti, sɛd hi wɪl weɪt ənˈtɪl ðə səˈprim kɔrt rulz. hɪz ˈɔfəs həz bɪn ˈɪʃuɪŋ ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈlaɪsənsɪz, bət hi həz ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd hɪz stæf nɑt tɪ gɪv ðɛm tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz. soʊ fɑr, noʊ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz hæv əˈplaɪd, hi sɛd. ˈsɪmpli ˈstændɪŋ fər ðə constitution,”*,” ˈwɪljəmz sɛd. bət geɪ raɪts grups sɛd ðeɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju ðɛr pʊʃ tɪ meɪk ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈlaɪsənsɪz ˈwaɪdli əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə, wɪʧ ʤɔɪnd 36 steɪts ənd ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ðɪs wik ɪn ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈjunjənz. ər praʊd ənd plizd tɪ si ðoʊz ˈproʊˌbeɪt ˈʤəʤɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈprɑpər stɛps tɪ bi ɔn ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðə law,”*,” sɛd bɛn ˈkupər, ˈʧɛrmən əv ɪkˈwɑləti ˌæləˈbæmə. wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ faɪt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ɔl ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ər ˈɪʃud ˈlaɪsənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈkaʊnti wɛr ðeɪ reside.”*.”

kim gebauer, left, and regina gebauer, both of daphne, ala., get married in a double wedding with peggy belcher, second from right, and her partner, louise lynn, both of mobile, ala., at government plaza in mobile, ala., on feb. 12, 2015. the rev. sandy o’steen of cornerstone metropolitan community church in mobile, ala., officiated. (sharon steinmann/mobile press-register via ap) two-thirds of alabama counties have agreed to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to gay rights groups, a dramatic turnaround from earlier this week when all but a handful were holding the licenses back. the change in policy came after a federal judge on thursday ordered officials in mobile county to comply with her ruling striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban. the decision led a number of probate judges to conclude that the ruling also applies to them, even though they got conflicting orders from the state’s chief justice, roy moore. “once that was done yesterday, [the probate judge] was satisfied we wouldn’t end up in a lawsuit or in trouble, so we’re doing it,” said a woman who identified herself as a manager in the cherokee county probate office, one of at least 42 counties where same-sex marriage licenses are now available in alabama, according to equality alabama, a local gay rights group. the manager declined to give her name because she wasn’t authorized to speak for the office. “it wasn’t ever a thing of us not wanting to, morally or religiously, we were just kind of waiting for clarification,” she said. several counties indicated they would begin issuing the licenses next week. still, that left about 20 of the state’s 67 counties as apparent holdouts. some may yet decide to open their doors friday or next week. at least eight plan not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples until they are compelled to do so personally by a federal judge or will wait until the u.s. supreme court makes a decision later this year on whether states may ban same-sex marriage. those eight are being represented by the liberty counsel, a public interest law firm. “there’s a long way before this is completely adjudicated,” said mat staver, chairman of the liberty counsel. one of the probate judges he is representing, nick williams of washington county, said he will wait until the supreme court rules. his office has been issuing marriage licenses, but he has instructed his staff not to give them to same-sex couples. so far, no same-sex couples have applied, he said. “i’m simply standing for the constitution,” williams said. but gay rights groups said they will continue their push to make marriage licenses widely available in alabama, which joined 36 states and the district this week in legalizing same-sex unions. “we are proud and pleased to see those probate judges taking the proper steps to be on the right side of the law,” said ben cooper, chairman of equality alabama. “we will continue to fight to ensure all same-sex couples in alabama are issued licenses in the county where they reside.”

bleɪk ɪz ðə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈmænɪʤər fər dailymtg.com*, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm ðə wən ju ʃʊd iˈmeɪl ɪf ju hæv θɔts ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, gʊd ər lɛs gʊd (ər nɑt gʊd). hiz ə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm ˈkəvərɪʤ rɪˈpɔrtər ənd ˈhæzənt tərnd daʊn ə geɪm əv ˈmæʤɪk ɪn ˈɛni ˈfɔrˌmæt ˈɛvər. wɛˈnɛvər wi ˈvɪzɪt ə nu pleɪn, ðə kriˈeɪtɪv tim dɪz rimz ənd rimz əv wərk ˈbɪldɪŋ ə wərld ðət ɪz juˈnik, bət æt ðə seɪm taɪm fəˈmɪljər ɪn ki weɪz. wɑz ə ˈfænəsi wərld wɪθ ɛlvz, ˈgɑblɪnz, ənd faeries*, bət iʧ wɪθ ɪts oʊn twɪst. pleɪd ɔn ðə əv ˈgɑθɪk ˈhɔrər, bət hæd ɪts oʊn spɪn ɔn ˈzɑmbiz, ˈvæmpaɪrz, ənd goʊsts. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, əv həz ɪts oʊn ˈtəʧɪz wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ trænˈspɔrtɪŋ ˈklæsɪk ˈmæʤɪk ənd ˈfænəsi ˈkriʧərz ˈɪntu ə nu wərld. wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr təʧ wɑz ðə weɪ ˈgɑblɪnz wər dɪˈpɪktɪd. ðeɪ stɪl fil laɪk ˈgɑblɪnz, bət ðeɪ ˈsərtənli lʊk ˈdɪfərənt. hir, si fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. ˈsɛtɪŋ: klæn: ˈkələr: rɛd spɛl (ðət ˈsəmənz ˈkriʧərz) loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈmaʊntənəs ˈɛriə ɔn ə snoʊi sloʊp ˈækʃən: ʃoʊ 2 ər mɔr ˈgɑblɪnz hɛd ˈoʊvər ðə snoʊ əv ə ˈmaʊntənˌsaɪd. ðeɪ wup ənd ˈhɑlər ɛz ðeɪ kræʃ ðɛr weɪ daʊn ðə snoʊ, ˈwɛpənz ˈfleɪlɪŋ, ˈkɪkɪŋ əp ə ˈmaɪnər ˈævəˌlænʧ ɛz ðeɪ ˈtəmbəl ənd skriʧ. ðɪs ɪz haʊ ðeɪ ʧɑrʤ daʊn ðə ˈmaʊntən ˈɪntu ˈbætəl. ˈfoʊkɪs: ðə ˈævəˌlænʧ əv ˈgɑblɪnz mud: keɪɑs ɪz ɔn ɪts weɪ, ənd ɪts ˈtrævəlɪŋ æt greɪt spid. ɑrt baɪ ˈwɔkər ˈaʊtˌbərst ˈsɛtɪŋ: klæn: ˈkələr: rɛd ˈkriʧər loʊˈkeɪʃən: snoʊi ˈmaʊntənəs ˈtəndrə ˈækʃən: ʃoʊ θri ˈgɑblɪnz (wɪθ ə vərˈaɪəti əv fər ˈkələrz). ðeɪ hæv pɑpt əp aʊt əv ə tɛnt ər jʊrt. ðeɪ kəm aʊt ɑrmd tɪ ðə tiθ, ˈvɪʃəsli ˈbrændɪʃɪŋ ðɛr ˈwɛpənz, ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt. ˈfoʊkɪs: ðə θri ˈgɑblɪnz mud: wət ðeɪ læk ɪn saɪz, ðeɪ meɪk əp fər ɪn ˈvɪʃəsnɪs. noʊts: ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ðət θri ˈgɑblɪnz bi ʃoʊn tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə kɑrd mɪˈkænɪk ˈaʊtˌbərst ɑrt baɪ ˈzoʊltən bəroʊz ˈʤirɪŋ ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtər ˈsɛtɪŋ: klæn: ˈkələr: rɛd ˈkriʧər loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈɛni loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈækʃən: ʃoʊ ə ˈgɑblɪn ˈreɪdər əv ðə klæn. hiz skˈwɑtɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsædəl əv ə hɔrs wɪθ ə slaɪ, ˈɪmpɪʃ lʊk ɔn hɪz feɪs. hi həz ˈstoʊlən ə ˈtrɛʒər əv wən əv ðə ˈəðər klænz: ðə əv kwin əv klæn. ˈmeɪbi hi həz ðə ˈhɛˌdrɛs sləŋ ˈəndər hɪz ɑrm, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə vjuər ɛz ɪf tɪ seɪ, "ju wɔnt ɪt bæk? kəm ənd teɪk ɪt. ˈfoʊkɪs: ðə ˈgɑblɪn θif mud: ˈhjumərəs, bət ʃʊd bi ˈɪləˌstreɪtɪd ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli (nɑt cartoonish*). ðɪs gaɪ ɪz ə ril θɔrn ɪn ðə saɪd əv ðə ˈəðər klænz. ˈʤirɪŋ ˈɪnstəˌgeɪtər ɑrt baɪ mjəraɪ brɪˈgeɪd ˈsɛtɪŋ: klæn: ˈkələr: ˈkriʧərz loʊˈkeɪʃən: ˈɛni loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈækʃən: ðɪs ɪz ə grup əv fɔr klæn ˈgɑblɪnz hu ər ɔl ˈraɪdɪŋ ə hɔrs. wət wi min ɪz, ðɛr ɔl ˈraɪdɪŋ ðə seɪm hɔrs. wən əv ðə ˈgɑblɪnz ɪz ˈklɪrli ðə hi wɛrz ən ˈoʊvərˌsaɪzd ˈhɛlmət, ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd. ðə ˈəðər θri ˈgɑblɪnz ər ˈhæŋɪŋ ɔn ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðeɪ kən, ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ frəm ə stərəp, ˈklaɪmɪŋ əp ðə reɪnz, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈfoʊkɪs: ðə fɔr ˈgɑblɪnz mud: ðɪs ɪz ə ˈfəni sin, bət ˈɪtəl wərk bɛst ɪf ju pleɪ ɪt streɪt (ˈɪləˌstreɪt ðɛm ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli). ðiz bɪˈliv ðɛr fɪrs, praʊd ˈwɔrjərz əv ðə hɔrd. brɪˈgeɪd ɑrt baɪ mɑrk zəg

blake is the content manager for dailymtg.com, making him the one you should email if you have thoughts on the website, good or less good (or not good). he's a longtime coverage reporter and hasn't turned down a game of magic in any format ever. whenever we visit a new plane, the creative team does reams and reams of work building a world that is unique, but at the same time familiar in key ways. lorwyn was a fantasy world with elves, goblins, and faeries, butch with its own lorwyn twist. innistrad played on the tropes of gothic horror, but had its own spin on zombies, vampires, and ghosts. likewise, khans of tarkir has its own touches when it comes to transporting classic magic and fantasy creatures into a new world. one particular tarkir touch was the way goblins were depicted. they still feel like goblins, but they certainly look different. here, see for yourself. goblinslide setting: tarkir clan: temur color: red spell (that summons creatures) location: temur mountainous area on a snowy slope action: show 2 or more temur goblins tumbling—literally head over heels—down the snow of a mountainside. they whoop and holler as they crash their way down the snow, weapons flailing, kicking up a minor avalanche as they tumble and screech. this is how they charge down the mountain into battle. focus: the avalanche of goblins mood: chaos is on its way, and it's traveling at great speed. goblinslide | art by kev walker hordeling outburst setting: tarkir clan: mardu color: red creature location: snowy mountainous tundra action: show three mardu-style goblins (with a variety of fur colors). they have popped up out of a hide-covered tent or yurt. they come out armed to the teeth, viciously brandishing their weapons, ready to fight. focus: the three mardu goblins mood: what they lack in size, they make up for in viciousness. notes: it is essential that three goblins be shown to support the card mechanic hordeling outburst | art by zoltan boros jeering instigator setting: tarkir clan: mardu color: red creature location: any mardu location action: show a goblin raider of the mardu clan. he's squatting on the saddle of a horse with a sly, impish look on his face. he has stolen a treasure of one of the other clans: the headdress/crown of queen sidisi of sultai clan. maybe he has the headdress slung under his arm, looking at the viewer as if to say, "you want it back? come and take it. focus: the goblin thief mood: humorous, but should be illustrated realistically (not cartoonish). this guy is a real thorn in the side of the other clans. jeering instigator | art by willian murai ponyback brigade setting: tarkir clan: mardu color: black/red/white creatures location: any mardu location action: this is a group of four mardu clan goblins who are all riding a horse. what we mean is, they're all riding the same horse. one of the goblins is clearly the leader—maybe he wears an oversized helmet, facing forward. the other three goblins are hanging on however they can, dangling from a stirrup, climbing up the reins, etc. focus: the four goblins mood: this is a funny scene, but it'll work best if you play it straight (illustrate them realistically). these gobbos believe they're fierce, proud warriors of the mardu horde. ponyback brigade | art by mark zug

həz ˈɛni geɪm bɪn mɔr ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 12 mənθs ðən ˈbætəlˌfild 3 ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər ˈʃutər həz draʊnd ðə ˈɪndəstri ɪn ə tsuˈnɑmi əv ˈɔrɪnʤ ənd til, ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz pri, ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd poʊst lɔnʧ. ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈkæʒəwəl əbˈzərvər məst hæv bɪn səkt əp baɪ səm əv ðə haɪp. 15 ˈmɪljən pləs hæv stək əraʊnd fər ðə faɪt, bət ɛz ɪz soʊ ˈɔfən ðə keɪs, ˈmɛni pleɪərz wɪl hæv kət taɪz wɪθ ˈbætəlˌfild 3 lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, ˈrɛdi tɪ hɪʧ ə raɪd ˈɔntu ðə nɛkst haɪp treɪn ər ˈhæpi tɪ haɪd əˈweɪ frəm ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðæts ˈmɑrkətɪd wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəni əv ɪkˈsploʊʒənz ənd ə θˈrɑbɪŋ skɔr. ðoʊz pleɪərz, ðɛn, ˈprɑbəˌbli doʊnt noʊ wəts ˈhæpənɪŋ tɪ wən əv ðə wərldz moʊst ˈpɑpjələr videogames*. ðɛrz ə ˈsidi, rɪˈpəgnənt ˈəndərˌbɛli dɛd sɛt ɔn kənˈtroʊlɪŋ ənd ˈəltəmətli ˈruɪnɪŋ wət ɪz wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst ˈʃutərz ˈɛvər meɪd. ənd fər ˈmɛni, ɪts ʤɪst tu məʧ tɪ bɛr. sɪns daɪs ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə 'rent-a-server*' ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈbætəlˌfild ˈkɑnsoʊl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðə geɪm ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 ɪz noʊ mɔr. wɛr wəns ˈɛvriˌwən kəmˈpitɪd ɔn ə fild, wən riˈstrɪktɪd ənd ˈgəvərnd baɪ ðə rulz ənd ˈbælənsɪz daɪs ˌɪntrəˈdust tɪ ɪts geɪm, naʊ iʧ ˈsərvər həz ɪts oʊn rulz. səˈlɛktɪŋ kwɪk mæʧ ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl 'go-to*' ˈɔpʃən əv moʊst ˈɔnˌlaɪn geɪmz ɪz ə ril roʊl əv ðə daɪs (ɪf jul ɪkˈskjuz ðə pən), ɛz jul bi drɑpt ˈɪntu wən əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈsərvərz. ˈmɛni hæv spɪˈsɪfɪk ənd əˈgrɛsɪv rulz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðɛr ˈloʊdɪŋ skrinz ənd sɛt baɪ ðə ˈædmɪnz hu rɛnt ənd rən ðə ˈsərvər. səm əv ðiz nu ɛnˈfɔrsmənts maɪt ʤɪst bi smɔl rul ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət ˈmɛni wʊd pərˈsiv ɛz ˈpɑzətɪv; θɪŋz laɪk 'noʊ spɔn ˈkæmpɪŋ' ər 'ˈbælənst timz'. 1080 ti ˈvərsəz 2080 wɪʧ ʃʊd ju baɪ? ðə məˈʤɔrəti, ðoʊ, ər ˌfəndəˈmɛnəli game-changing*. 'noʊ ˈʃɑtˌgənz' ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən. 'noʊ anti-air*' əˈnəðər. ðiz ər rulz ðət spəˈsɪfɪkli ˈɔltər ðə ˈbæləns əv ˈbætəlˌfild 3 ˈtərnɪŋ ɪt ˈɪntu ə nu geɪm, ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz fər ðə wərs. ˈmɛni ˈsərvərz rən wɪθ ˈtɪkɪts (ˈbætəlˌfild spɔn ˈkərənsi) ðət ər əp tɪ ənd ˈoʊvər 400 wət ðə mæp wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd fər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ fər ˈfɑrsɪkəl ˈmæʧɪz wɛr ðə dɪˈfɛndɪŋ tim ɪz əp əˈgɛnst ˈhoʊpləs ɑdz. "sɪns daɪs ənd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə 'rent-a-server*' ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˈbætəlˌfild ˈkɑnsoʊl ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðə geɪm ðət əˈpɪrd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2011 ɪz noʊ mɔr." wərst əv ɔl, ðoʊ, ər ðə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈsərvərz rən baɪ ˈpɛˌti, ˈmɪni ˈtaɪrənts; ˈpipəl hu wɪl kɪk ənd ðɛn bæn ˈɛnibədi ɪn briʧ əv ðɛr rulz. ər ˌɪnˈdid, ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈhæpənz tɪ nɑt fɪt ˈɪntu ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈmɑdəl əv geɪm ðiz ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz wɔnt. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz: ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈhæpənz tɪ bi æt ˈbætəlˌfild. aɪv lɔst kaʊnt əv ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪmz aɪv bɪn kɪkt ənd bænd frəm ˈsərvərz. ənd aɪ æm noʊ ˈwərldˌklæs pleɪər: ə ˈsɑləd ˈmɛdɪk wɪθ ə bɪg hɑrt, ˈmeɪbi, bət ˈsərtənli noʊ sˈnaɪpər ər ˈʧɑpər ˈpaɪlət. ə ˈrisənt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə pɛr əv ˈsərvərz aɪ keɪm əˈkrɔs hæd ðə ɪkˈsplɪsət rul 'ɛr ˈviɪkəlz fər ˈædmɪn ˈoʊnli. ˈɛniˌwən ɛls ˈjuzɪŋ wɪl bi kɪkt ənd bænd.' ɪt ˈdəzənt teɪk ə ˈsizənd ˈbætəlˌfild pleɪər tɪ si ðə rɑt ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪn. ɪts ə ril pɔɪnt əv kənˈtɛnʃən, tu. ˈkruzɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrəmz brɪŋz əp ˈkaʊntləs ˌtɛstɪˈmoʊniəlz kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əv ðə seɪm θɪŋ. səm pleɪərz ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə bæʤ əv ˈɑnər tɪ bi kɪkt fər pleɪɪŋ wɛl. ðɪs ˈbrɪljənt ˌænəˈmeɪʃən səmz əp ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈsplɛndədli. ðə ˈɑbviəs riˈækʃən tɪ ɔl əv ðɪs straɪf ɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə kwɪk mæʧ ˈɔpʃən ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, wɪʧ moʊst pleɪərz wɪl. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ˈsərfɪŋ θru ðə ˈsərvər ˈbraʊzər gɪvz noʊ ril ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv wət ɪkˈspɪriəns ju maɪt ɪnˈkaʊnər. ðɛr ər ˈpleɪsɪz ðət ˈklɪrli ɪgˈzɪst fər ðə ˈædmɪnz ənd ðɛr frɛndz tɪ bust ræŋks, ˈpleɪsɪz wɪʧ kən bi ˈizəli əˈvɔɪdɪd, bət ˈplɛnti əv ˈəðərz sim ˈɪnəsənt ənd ˈfrɛndli ɪˈnəf. ənˈtɪl ju gɪt kɪkt. ənd bænd. əˈgɛn. ɔn əˈkeɪʒən jul faɪnd ˈɛksələnt ˈsərvərz wɪθ ˈikwəli ˈɛksələnt ˈædmɪnz, ənd ðɛrz ˈæˌkʧuəli ə bɪt əv ə ˈkɪnˌʃɪp ðət dɪˈvɛləps bɪtˈwin pleɪərz hu ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə geɪm ðə weɪ ɪts səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi pleɪd. ˈivɪn ðɛn, ðoʊ, ðɛr ər ˈɪʃuz. ðə hoʊl ˈnoʊʃən əv ˈmæʧˌmeɪkɪŋ həz bɪn θroʊn aʊt əv ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. ˈsərvərz ər ˈnəθɪŋ nu ɔn ˈpiˈsi, bət ɔn ˈkɑnsoʊl wɛr moʊst ˈʃutərz hæv ˈvæstli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈsɪstəmz ðət pɛr ju tɪ pleɪərz əv ˈsɪmələr skɪl, ˈsədənli ˈhævɪŋ nən əv ðiz ˈælgərˌɪðəmz ɪn pleɪ tərnz ðə hoʊl əˈfɛr ˈɪntu ə kræp ʃut. ˈplɛnti əv ˈsərvərz ər rən baɪ ˈdisənt foʊk, bət ˈdisənt foʊk hu ˈhæpən tɪ bi ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ˈbætəlˌfild pleɪərz. kəmˈpitɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɛz ˈpeɪnfəl ɛz ˈskræpɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪrənts. "wərst əv ɔl ər ðə ˈməltəˌtud əv ˈsərvərz rən baɪ ˈpɛˌti, ˈmɪni ˈtaɪrənts; ˈpipəl hu wɪl kɪk ənd ðɛn bæn ˈɛnibədi ɪn briʧ əv ðɛr rulz." jʊd θɪŋk, ðɛn, ðət riˈstrɪktɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ əˈfɪʃəl ənd daɪs ˈsərvərz wʊd bi ðə ˈænsər. ˈoʊnli, ðɛr ˈɑrənt ˈɛni. wɛl, ðæts nɑt ɪnˈtaɪərli tru. ɔn ðə læst kaʊnt ɔn 360 aɪ kʊd faɪnd sɪks wɪθ ðə ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈprɛfəs wɪʧ ðə ˈbætəlˌfild kəmˈjunɪti tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈnoʊts officiality*, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈfɪltər tɪ dɪˈsərn bɪtˈwin ˈsərvərz ənd əˈfɪʃəl wənz. ˈsərʧɪŋ fər ðə wərd daɪs ʤɪst ˌənˈkəvərz ˈkaʊntləs ˌənəˈfɪʃəl ˈsərvərz ˈhəŋgri fər pleɪərz tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɛr geɪmz. æt ðə taɪm əv ˈraɪtɪŋ, daɪs ðɛmˈsɛlvz wər pleɪɪŋ ɔn ˌənəˈfɪʃəl ˈsərvərz (əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ tˈwɪtər). ɪts ə bɪˈzɑr ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ənˈfæðəməbəl ˈaɪrəni. ənd wət əv ðoʊz fænz hu stɑrt wɪθ ðə bɛst əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ənd ən ˈoʊpən ˈwɔlət? ɪts ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈæbsəˌlut paʊər kərəpts ˌæbsəˈlutli. waɪl ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ɪn ðə ˈbætəlˌfild wərld hu ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ wɔʧ ðə wərld bərn, ðɛr əˈpɪr tɪ bi ən ˈikwəl əˈmaʊnt hu ʤɪst kænt hɛlp ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈæftər ɔl, ɪf ju ræn ə ˈsərvər ənd pleɪd wɪθ 10 frɛndz, seɪ, ənd ˈsədənli ə ˈhaɪli ræŋkt, ɪkˈstrimli skɪld pleɪər daɪvd ˈɪntu jʊr ˈsərvər ənd ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ˈɛvəri raʊnd ɪn ə ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptər ɛz ðeɪ ər mɔr ðən ɛnˈtaɪtəld tɪ du haʊ ˈtɛmptɪŋ wʊd ɪt bi tɪ ʤɪst meɪk ɪm ˌdɪsəˈpɪr soʊ ˈɛvriˌwən kən goʊ bæk tɪ ˈhævɪŋ fən? ɪts ˈdɛfənətli ə lɔt ˈiziər ðən jʊr tim tɪ ˈtæktɪkəli ənd dɪˈlɪbərətli ˈkaʊntər hɪz ˈɛvəri ˈmuvmənt wɪθ sæmz ənd ˈrɑkəts. soʊ, ɪf kwɪk mæʧ ɪz ə noʊ goʊ, ənd ˈfaɪndɪŋ ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈsərvər ɪz next-to-impossible*, wəts ðə ʧɔɪs fər ðə ˈbætəlˌfild pleɪər? juv ɔˈrɛdi gɛst ɪt. haɪər jʊr oʊn ˈsərvər. ɪts ðə træp əv ɔl træps, ənd ˈwɛðər ɪts ə dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt plɔɪ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ðoʊz ɪn kənˈtroʊl ər ən ənˈfɔrʧənət sɛt əv ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt: ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz ðə seɪm. ˈpipəl ər peɪɪŋ ˈɛkstrə ʤɪst tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə geɪm ðeɪv ɔˈrɛdi peɪd fər. ə mənθs wərθ əv ˈsərvər fiz wɪl sɛt ju bæk 2000 ɔn 360 ər ɔn ˈpiˈsi ənd wɪʧ ðɛn gɪvz ju jʊr oʊn pleɪ speɪs wɛr ju kən ðə rulz ənd teɪk kəˈmænd əv hu ɪz əˈlaʊd ˈɪntu jʊr geɪm. lʊk æt ɪt frəm ə pɔɪnt əv vju. ðeɪv bɔt ðə geɪm. ɪf ˈsɛkənd hænd, ðɛl hæv peɪd 10 fər ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn pæs. naʊ, sɪks mənθs ɪn, ðeɪ kænt gɪt ə ˈdisənt geɪm wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ ˈivɪn mɔr. ɪts ə grɪm ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ˈkəpəl ðɪs wɪθ ðə ˈmæsɪv pʊʃ fər nu ˈprimiəm ˈsərvɪs (wɪʧ ɪz ɪn fækt ən ˈsizən pæs ˈrəðər ðən ðə kləb ɪt saʊnz laɪk) ənd ɪt ˈoʊnli ædz ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ˈɪnʤəri. ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ ˈprimiəm əˈbaʊt ˈfəmbəlɪŋ əraʊnd fər ən aʊər traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə geɪm. ɪt meɪks ju fil laɪk ən ənˈwɔntɪd gɛst ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ˈwɪnər huz əˈlaʊd ɪn ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv bɑks bət ˈɪzənt ˈrɪli səˈpoʊzd tɪ tɔk tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ˈfeɪməs. "ˈæbsəˌlut paʊər kərəpts ˌæbsəˈlutli. waɪl ðɛr ər ˈplɛnti əv ɪn ðə ˈbætəlˌfild wərld hu ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ wɔʧ ðə wərld bərn, ðɛr əˈpɪr tɪ bi ən ˈikwəl əˈmaʊnt hu ʤɪst kænt hɛlp ðɛmˈsɛlvz." aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli wɛnt θru ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs ˈsɪstəm tɪ sik aʊt ə ˈrizən waɪ aɪ wɑz ˈkɑnstəntli biɪŋ bænd ənd kɪkt frəm geɪmz, ənd wɑz ˈɔfərd ðɪs ɪn rɪˈspɑns "aɪ əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər ðə ˌɪnkənˈvinjəns kɔzd tɪ ju. ɪt simz ðət ju ər nɑt ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə rulz əv ˈkɑndəkt ər ju ər traɪɪŋ tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ə ˈrɛntɪd ˈsərvər. ɪts nɑt ðə pleɪər əv ðə ˈsərvər bət ðə ˈædmɪn kən kɪkt ju aʊt. pliz ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ju ər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈkɑndəkt rulz." aɪd noʊn fʊl wɛl wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn, soʊ maɪ kəmˈpleɪnt wɑz ˈsəmˈwət ˌsərəpˈtɪʃəs, bət ɪts nɑt aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən ðət ˈmɛni pleɪərz θɪŋk ðɛr biɪŋ bænd ər kɪkt baɪ daɪs nɑt ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz ɛz ˌɪnˈgreɪnd ɪn ðə ˈɪndəstri ɛz ðoʊz hu rɛd ənd raɪt əˈbaʊt ɪt ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, aɪ ˈsɪmpli æst haʊ tɪ kəˈnɛkt tɪ ə ˈsərvər, bət aɪv nɑt hæd ə rɪˈplaɪ. ɔn reddit*, kəmˈjunɪti ˈmænɪʤər ˈdænjəl wɑz æst əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsərvər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən baɪ ˈjuzər ɪn ən (æsk mi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ) dɪˈskəʃən. "aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ noʊ ɪf ju hæv hərd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɑrənt əv əˈfɪʃəl ˈsərvərz ɪn ɔn 360 aɪ ˈhævənt pleɪd ɪn ˈoʊvər tu wiks bɪˈkəz əv ɪt; əˈbjusɪv ˈædmɪnz ənd 2000 ˈtɪkɪt ˈsərvərz ər ˈɛvriˌwɛr ənd aɪ kænt sim tɪ faɪnd ə ˈnɔrməl ˈsərvər wɪθ vəˈnɪlə aɪ θɔt wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈfɛkt maɪ ˈhæbəts əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ, bət ɪt simz aɪ wɑz rɔŋ." tɪ wɪʧ rɪˈplaɪd "aɪv hərd ðɪs fər ə waɪl naʊ ənd ðə ˈfidˌbæk həz ˈgɔtən ˈlaʊdər. ðɪs ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ wɪl reɪz wɪn aɪ gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ təˈmɑˌroʊ." "ðə ril ˈtræʤədi ðoʊ, ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈməni, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpæsɪz, ˈprimiəm ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈəðər səʧ ˈəglinəs. ɪts ðə ˈsɪmpəl fækt ðət wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʃutərz ˈɛvər meɪd ɪz biɪŋ tɔrn əˈpɑrt frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd." ðɪs sɔrt əv θɪŋ ˈdəzənt hɛlp ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə ˈkəmpəˌni ðæts ˈkɑnstəntli æt ðə ˈfɔrˌfrənt əv ɑŋkst. kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz ɪz ə fulz ˈɛrənd wɪˈθaʊt ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ɪts ˈbæləns ʃit tɪ hænd, ənd daɪs dɪz ˈlɪsən ənd rɪˈspɑnd wɛl tɪ ɪts kəmˈjunɪti, ə ˈvɛri ˈæktɪv ənd ˈvoʊkəl wən æt ðət. rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈɪnəsənt ər nɑt, ɪt əˈpɪrz ˈsɪnɪkəl. æt ðə ˈvɛri bɛst, ɪts ˈmæsɪvli mɪsˈʤəʤd. ðə ril ˈtræʤədi ðoʊ, ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ˈməni, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpæsɪz, ˈprimiəm ˈsərvɪsɪz ənd ˈəðər səʧ ˈəglinəs. ɪts ðə ˈsɪmpəl fækt ðət wən əv ðə ˈfaɪnəst ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈʃutərz ˈɛvər meɪd ɪz biɪŋ tɔrn əˈpɑrt frəm ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈbætəlˌfild 3 æt ɪts bɛst ɪz ə θɪŋ əv ˈbjuti ə ˈkɑnflɪkt wɛr ˈmɪriəd ˈɛləmənts ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈstənɪŋ, ˈɔrkɪˌstreɪtɪd keɪɑs. wɛr wɔr ˈstɔriz lɪv fərˈɛvər ɪn ðə ˈmɛməri, wɛr ˈɛvəri ˈkɔrnər ənd ˈɛvəri ˈkɔrˌtjɑrd ɪz əˈnəðər steɪʤ fər ɪts ˈpɪrlɪs ˈθiətər. ðət geɪm, ðoʊ, noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪgˈzɪsts fər moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs. ˈweɪdɪŋ θru ðə θəgz, ðə ˈbustərz, ðə ˈtaɪrənts ənd ðə ɪˈlit ɪz mɔr əv ə ˈbætəl ðən ðə geɪm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈbætəlˌfild 3 ˈmæʧɪz ˈɑrənt ʃɔrt ˈiðər ðɛr lɔŋ, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ənd æt taɪmz ˈmɛnəli ɪgˈzɔstɪŋ. ˈgɪtɪŋ kɪkt fər noʊ dɪˈsərnəbəl ˈrizən ˈæftər 40 ˈmɪnəts əv hɑrd wərk ɪz ˈətərli ɪgˈzæspərˌeɪtɪŋ. soʊ ɪf ju kænt bit ɛm, du ju ʤɔɪn ɛm? wət ˈəðər səˈluʃən ɪz ðɛr? əˈnəðər ˈsərvər ˈrɛntɪd. əˈnəðər ˈtaɪrənt bɔrn. ðə ˈsaɪkəl bɪˈgɪnz əˈgɛn.

has any game been more inescapable over the past 12 months than battlefield 3? ea's biggest ever shooter has drowned the industry in a tsunami of orange and teal, dominating the headlines pre, during and post launch. even the most casual observer must have been sucked up by some of the hype. 15 million plus have stuck around for the fight, but as is so often the case, many players will have cut ties with battlefield 3 long ago, ready to hitch a ride onto the next hype train or happy to hide away from anything that's marketed with a litany of explosions and a throbbing score. those players, then, probably don't know what's happening to one of the world's most popular videogames. there's a seedy, repugnant underbelly dead set on controlling and ultimately ruining what is one of the finest shooters ever made. and for many, it's just too much to bear. since dice and ea introduced the 'rent-a-server' option to battlefield 3's console experience, the game that appeared in october 2011 is no more. where once everyone competed on a level-playing field, one restricted and governed by the rules and balances dice introduced to its game, now each server has its own rules. selecting quick match - the typical 'go-to' option of most online games - is a real roll of the dice (if you'll excuse the pun), as you'll be dropped into one of thousands of fan-run servers. many have specific and aggressive rules established in their loading screens and set by the admins who rent and run the server. some of these new enforcements might just be small rule changes that many would perceive as positive; things like 'no spawn camping' or 'balanced teams'. :: gtx 1080 ti vs rtx 2080: which should you buy? the majority, though, are fundamentally game-changing. 'no shotguns' is probably the most common. 'no anti-air' another. these are rules that specifically alter the balance of battlefield 3, turning it into a new game, almost always for the worse. many servers run with tickets (battlefield 3's spawn currency) that are up to and over 400% what the map was designed for, making for farcical matches where the defending team is up against hopeless odds. "since dice and ea introduced the 'rent-a-server' option to battlefield 3's console experience, the game that appeared in october 2011 is no more." worst of all, though, are the multitude of servers run by petty, mini tyrants; people who will kick and then ban anybody in breach of their rules. or indeed, anyone who happens to not fit into the exact model of game these administrators want. in other words: anyone who happens to be half-decent at battlefield. i've lost count of the amount of times i've been kicked and banned from servers. and i am no world-class player: a solid medic with a big heart, maybe, but certainly no deadeye sniper or airwolf-wannabe chopper pilot. a recent example of a pair of servers i came across had the explicit rule 'air vehicles for admin only. anyone else using will be kicked and banned.' it doesn't take a seasoned battlefield player to see the rot setting in. it's a real point of contention, too. cruising the battlelog forums brings up countless testimonials complaining of the same thing. some players even consider it a badge of honour to be kicked for playing well. this brilliant animation sums up the situation splendidly. the obvious reaction to all of this strife is to avoid the quick match option altogether, which most players will. however, even surfing through the server browser gives no real indication of what experience you might encounter. there are places that clearly exist for the admins and their friends to boost ranks, places which can be easily avoided, but plenty of others seem innocent and friendly enough. until you get kicked. and banned. again. on occasion you'll find excellent servers with equally excellent admins, and there's actually a bit of a kinship that develops between like-minded players who just want to enjoy the game the way it's supposed to be played. even then, though, there are issues. the whole notion of matchmaking has been thrown out of the window. fan-run servers are nothing new on pc, but on console where most shooters have vastly complicated systems that pair you to players of similar skill, suddenly having none of these algorithms in play turns the whole affair into a crap shoot. plenty of servers are run by decent folk, but decent folk who happen to be outstanding battlefield players. competing against them is almost as painful as scrapping with the tyrants. "worst of all are the multitude of servers run by petty, mini tyrants; people who will kick and then ban anybody in breach of their rules." you'd think, then, that restricting yourself to official ea and dice servers would be the answer. only, there aren't any. well, that's not entirely true. on the last count on xbox 360, i could find six with the magical preface p24, which the battlefield community tells us denotes officiality, and there is no in-game filter to discern between fan-run servers and official ones. searching for the word dice just uncovers countless unofficial servers hungry for players to join their games. at the time of writing, dice themselves were playing on unofficial servers (according to twitter). it's a bizarre and almost unfathomable irony. and what of those fans who start with the best of intentions and an open wallet? it's the age-old problem - absolute power corrupts absolutely. while there are plenty of despots in the battlefield world who just want to watch the world burn, there appear to be an equal amount who just can't help themselves. after all, if you ran a server and played with 10 friends, say, and suddenly a highly ranked, extremely skilled player dived into your server and dominated every round in a helicopter - as they are more than entitled to do - how tempting would it be to just make him disappear so everyone can go back to having fun? it's definitely a lot easier than organising your team to tactically and deliberately counter his every movement with sams and rockets. so, if quick match is a no go, and finding an official server is next-to-impossible, what's the choice for the action-hungry battlefield player? you've already guessed it. hire your own server. it's the trap of all traps, and whether it's a deliberate ploy on behalf of those in control or an unfortunate set of circumstances is largely irrelevant: the outcome is the same. people are paying extra just to enjoy the game they've already paid for. a month's worth of server fees will set you back 2000 msp on xbox 360 or $24.99 on pc and ps3, which then gives you your own play space where you can customise the rules and take command of who is allowed into your game. look at it from a punter's point of view. they've bought the game. if second hand, they'll have paid $10 for an online pass. now, six months in, they can't get a decent game without paying even more. it's a grim situation. couple this with the massive push for battlefield's new premium service (which is in fact an oddly-named season pass rather than the gold-card club it sounds like) and it only adds insult to injury. there's nothing premium about fumbling around for an hour trying to get a game. it makes you feel like an unwanted guest - the competition winner who's allowed in the executive box but isn't really supposed to talk to anyone famous. "absolute power corrupts absolutely. while there are plenty of despots in the battlefield world who just want to watch the world burn, there appear to be an equal amount who just can't help themselves." i actually went through ea's customer service system to seek out a reason why i was constantly being banned and kicked from games, and was offered this in response "i apologise for the inconvenience caused to you. it seems that you are not following the rules of conduct or you are trying to connect to a rented server. it's not the player of the server but the admin can kicked you out. please ensure that you are following conduct rules." i'd known full well what was going on, so my complaint was somewhat surreptitious, but it's not out of the question that many players think they're being banned or kicked by dice - not everybody is as ingrained in the industry as those who read and write about it on a daily basis. in response, i simply asked how to connect to a non-rented server, but i've not had a reply. on reddit, dice's community manager daniel matros was asked about the server situation by user kilkito in an ama (ask me anything) discussion. "i would like to know if you have heard about the current non-existence of official ea/dice servers in bf3 on xbox 360. i haven't played in over two weeks because of it; abusive admins and 2000% ticket servers are everywhere and i can't seem to find a normal server with vanilla bf3. i thought rent-a-server was not going to affect my habits of gaming, but it seems i was wrong." to which matros replied "i've heard this for a while now and the feedback has gotten louder. this is definitely something i will raise when i get back into the studio tomorrow." "the real tragedy though, is nothing to do with money, online passes, premium services and other such ugliness. it's the simple fact that one of the finest online shooters ever made is being torn apart from the inside." this sort of thing doesn't help the public image of a company that's constantly at the forefront of consumer/company angst. complaining about ea's business practises is a fool's errand without the specifics of its balance sheet to hand, and dice does listen and respond well to its community, a very active and vocal one at that. regardless of whether this situation is innocent or not, it appears rampantly cynical. at the very best, it's massively misjudged. the real tragedy though, is nothing to do with money, online passes, premium services and other such ugliness. it's the simple fact that one of the finest online shooters ever made is being torn apart from the inside. battlefield 3 at its best is a thing of beauty - a multi-faceted conflict where myriad elements combine to create stunning, orchestrated chaos. where war stories live forever in the memory, where every corner and every courtyard is another stage for its peerless theatre. that game, though, no longer exists for most of us. wading through the thugs, the boosters, the tyrants and the elite is more of a battle than the game itself. battlefield 3 matches aren't short either - they're long, involved and at times mentally exhausting. getting kicked for no discernible reason after 40 minutes of hard work is utterly exasperating. so if you can't beat em, do you join em? what other solution is there? another server rented. another tyrant born. the cycle begins again.

(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ˈθərˈtin skulz ɪn ðə ˈhjustən, ˈtɛksəs, ˈɛriə hæv rɪˈsivd səˈspɪʃəs ˈɛnvəˌloʊps wɪθ waɪt ˈpaʊdər ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ðoʊ ðə ˈsəbstəns dɪz nɑt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈhæzərdəs, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə skul ˈdɪstrɪkt sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə ˈsəbstəns dɪz nɑt kənˈteɪn ˈtɑksɪk, ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ər ˌreɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl kənˈtæmənənts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ fild tɛsts baɪ ˈhæzərdəs məˈtɪriəlz timz, ˈhjustən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt skul ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈspoʊksmən nɔrm əl sɛd. ðə ˈɛnvəˌloʊps iʧ kənˈteɪnd lɛs ðən ə ˈtiˌspun əv waɪt ˈpaʊdər ənd wər əˈdrɛst tɪ ðə skulz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni noʊt ˌɪnˈsaɪd, əl sɛd. ðə ˈhjustən hɛlθ dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ˈəðər ˈloʊkəl ˈeɪʤənsiz ər ˈrənɪŋ læb tɛsts ɔn ðə ˈsəbstəns, əl sɛd. ˈæftər skul əˈfɪʃəlz gɑt kɔlz frəm tu skulz ðət rɪˈsivd ˈɛnvəˌloʊps wɪθ ðə ˈpaʊdər ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ðeɪ sɛnt wərd tɪ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkts 298 skulz "tɪ ˈvɛri ˈkɛrfəli ʧɛk ðɛr meɪl," əl sɛd. ˈstudənts wər ɪn skul æt ðə taɪm ðə ˈɛnvəˌloʊps wər dɪˈskəvərd ənd wər dɪsˈmɪst æt ˈnɔrməl taɪm. ðə ˈhjustən faɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ˈlidɪŋ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, əl sɛd, əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ðə ˈhjustən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt skul ˈdɪstrɪkt pəˈlis ənd ˈhjustən pəˈlis. ðə skulz ðət rɪˈsivd ˈɛnvəˌloʊps ər ˈælˌkɑt ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ɑlˈmeɪdə ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈændərsən ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈæʃfərd ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈmɪdəl skul, ˈbɛrɪk ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈbæsʧɪn ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, blæk ˈmɪdəl skul, ˈblækʃɪr ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈbraʊnɪŋ ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈdərki ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri, ˈfoʊnvɪl ˈmɪdəl ənd haɪ skul, əl sɛd.

(cnn) -- thirteen schools in the houston, texas, area have received suspicious envelopes with white powder inside, though the substance does not appear to be hazardous, a spokesman for the school district said friday. the substance does not contain toxic, biological or radiological contaminants, according to field tests by hazardous materials teams, houston independent school district spokesman norm uhl said. the envelopes each contained less than a teaspoon of white powder and were addressed to the schools without any note inside, uhl said. the houston health department and other local agencies are running lab tests on the substance, uhl said. after school officials got calls from two schools that received envelopes with the powder inside, they sent word to the district's 298 schools "to very carefully check their mail," uhl said. students were in school at the time the envelopes were discovered and were dismissed at normal time. the houston fire department is leading an investigation, uhl said, assisted by the houston independent school district police and houston police. the schools that received envelopes are alcott elementary, almeda elementary, anderson elementary, ashford elementary, attucks middle school, barrick elementary, bastian elementary, black middle school, blackshear elementary, browning elementary, durkee elementary, fonville middle and bellaire high school, uhl said.

mɑrʧ 3 1999 ˈmidiə ˈkɑnˌtækt: dəˈlɔrɪs ˈdeɪviz, 619 ər ˈstədi faɪndz ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ nu jɔrk 134 mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ daɪ əv hɑrt əˈtæk ðən ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ nu jɔrk ər mɔr ðən 134 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ daɪ frəm ə hɑrt əˈtæk ðən ər ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ˈəðər ˈɛriəz ɪn ðə juz., əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈstədi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈrisərʧərz ˈnɪkələs ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈfɪlɪps, ənd sæn diˈeɪgoʊ ˈstudənts ˈlɔrə glɪn ənd ˌiˈlɑn shrira*. ðə ˈstədi, tɪ bi pərˈzɛnəd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˈmɛdəsən, ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət nu ˈjɔrkərz ər mɔr ðən 155 pərˈsɛnt mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ səˈkəm tɪ ə hɑrt əˈtæk ənd ˈæˌkʧuəli ɪkˈspɪriəns ə rɪˈdust rɪsk wɪn ðeɪ liv ðə ˈsɪti fər ˈəðər ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈpriviəs ˈrisərʧ həz ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ðə æbˈnɔrməli haɪ rɪsk əv hɑrt əˈtæk fər nu ˈjɔrkərz, ðɪs ˈstədi ɪz ðə fərst tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli haɪ rɪsk fər ˈvɪzɪtərz tɪ ðə ˈsɪti ənd ə drɔp ɪn hɑrt əˈtæks fər ˈrɛzɪdənts hu liv, sɛd. "ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət ˈpipəl hu lɪv ɪn ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈvɪzɪt nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ər ənˈjuˌʒuəli ˈlaɪkli tɪ daɪ frəm ə hɑrt əˈtæk, sɛd, ə prəˈfɛsər əv saɪˈkɑləʤi æt sæn diˈeɪgoʊ. "ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɑr ˈfaɪndɪŋz du nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ prɪˈsaɪsli wət ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt nu jɔrk ðət lidz tɪ səʧ ən ənˈjuˌʒuəli haɪ rɪsk ˈfæktər fər hɑrt əˈtæk, ɪt simz ˈplɔzəbəl ðət ðə ˈlɛvəl əv strɛs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti meɪ bi ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈtrɪgər ə hɑrt əˈtæk, əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu ər ɔˈrɛdi æt haɪ rɪsk." ðə ˈstədi ɪz beɪst ɔn ən ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ɔl juz. dɛθ sərˈtɪfɪkəts frəm fər nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts hu daɪd ɪn ðə ˈsɪti, jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə ˈsɪti, ənd nu jɔrk ˈsɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈtrævəlɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪti. ˈsɪmələr æˈnælɪˌsiz wər ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈdəktəd fər ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðə tɛn ˈlɑrʤəst ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə juz. ˌbiˈsaɪdz nu jɔrk (lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs, ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ˈhjustən, ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, sæn diˈeɪgoʊ, ˈdæləs, ˈfinɪks, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, sæn ænˈtoʊnioʊ ənd sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ). ðə ˈstədi ruld aʊt ˈəðər ˈpɑsəbəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər nu ˌɪnˈkrist hɑrt əˈtæk reɪt, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈfæktərz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə hɑrt əˈtæk reɪts fər ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ˈəðər ˈmeɪʤər ˈərbən ˈsɛnərz səʧ ɛz lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ənd ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɪgˈzæmənd ɪn ðə ˈstədi, nən əv ðə ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ʃoʊd ðə mɑrkt ˈɛkˌsɛs əv hɑrt əˈtæks ðət nu jɔrk həz əˈməŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts ər ˈvɪzɪtərz., ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv saɪˈkɑləʤi æt ucsd*, ɪz ə ˈspɛʃəlɪst ɔn ˈjumən ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd bɪˈheɪvjər ˈpætərnz. ˈfɪlɪps, ə prəˈfɛsər əv ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi æt ucsd*, ɪz ə ˈwɛlˈnoʊn əˈθɔrəti ɔn mɔrˈtæləti trɛnz ənd stəˈtɪstɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ənd ðə roʊl əv saɪˌkoʊsəˈmætɪk ˈfæktərz ɪn ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ əv dɛθ. ðɛr wərk həz bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt ˈwaɪdli baɪ ˈnumərəs ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈʤərnəlz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈneɪʧər, saɪəns, ðə ˈlænsət, ənd ðə nu ˈɪŋglənd ˈʤərnəl əv ˈmɛdəsən. læst jɪr, ðeɪ kəmˈplitɪd ə ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈlænsət wɪʧ faʊnd ə mɑrkt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn dɛθs ɪn ðə juz. du tɪ ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛrərz.

march 3, 1999 media contact: dolores davies, (619) 534-5994 or ddavies@ucsd.edu study finds visitors to new york 134 % more likely to die of heart attack than visitors to other cities visitors to new york are more than 134 percent more likely to die from a heart attack than are visitors to other areas in the u.s., according to a new study completed by university of california, san diego researchers nicholas christenfeld and david phillips, and uc san diego students laura glynn and ilan shrira. the study, to be presented friday at the annual meeting of the society for behavioral medicine, also confirmed that new yorkers are more than 155 percent more likely to succumb to a heart attack and actually experience a reduced risk when they leave the city for other destinations. although previous research has documented the abnormally high risk of heart attack for new yorkers, this study is the first to document an unusually high risk for visitors to the city and a drop in heart attacks for residents who leave, said christenfeld. "our findings indicate that people who live in as well as visit new york city are unusually likely to die from a heart attack, " said christenfeld, a professor of psychology at uc san diego. "although our findings do not identify precisely what it is about new york that leads to such an unusually high risk factor for heart attack, it seems plausible that the level of stress associated with living and even visiting the city may be enough to trigger a heart attack, especially among those who are already at high risk." the study is based on an examination of all u.s. death certificates from 1985-1994 for new york city residents who died in the city, non-new york city residents visiting the city, and new york city residents traveling out of the city. similar analyses were also conducted for residents of the ten largest cities in the u.s. besides new york (los angeles, chicago, houston, philadelphia, san diego, dallas, phoenix, detroit, san antonio and san jose). the study ruled out other possible alternative explanations for new york’s increased heart attack rate, including demographic factors. according to christenfeld, although the heart attack rates for residents of other major urban centers such as los angeles and chicago were also examined in the study, none of the other cities showed the marked excess of heart attacks that new york has among residents or visitors. christenfeld, an associate professor of psychology at ucsd, is a specialist on human emotions and behavior patterns. phillips, a professor of sociology at ucsd, is a well-known authority on mortality trends and statistics, including suicide and the role of psychosomatic factors in the timing of death. their work has been published widely by numerous medical and scientific journals, including nature, science, the lancet, and the new england journal of medicine. last year, they completed a study published in the lancet which found a marked increase in deaths in the u.s. due to medication errors.

ðɛr ər tu ˈərli ˈkænədɪts ɪn ðə mɪks tɪ bi ðə nu bɛnʧ bɔs ɪn lɑ bɛl ˈprɑvɪns. ˈsɔrsəz seɪ dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər ˈkleɪˌbrʊks kʊd bi ə fər ðə pəˈzɪʃən waɪl ˈbɑmərz əˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər pɔl ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ haɪ ɔn ðə lɪst. ðɛr wɪl bi ˈəðərz. ˈkleɪˌbrʊks həz taɪz tɪ ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɛz ə pleɪər wɪn hi ˈsutɪd əp fər ˌməntriˈɔl ɪn 2007 ənd 2008 ðə koʊʧ ˈkərəntli kɔlz ðə ʃɑts fər ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪn ðə lig waɪl ˌməntriˈɔl həz əˈlaʊd ðə moʊst pɔɪnts ɪn ðə 510 ˈkleɪˌbrʊks ə θˈriˌjɪr ɪkˈstɛnʃən wɪθ ˈkælgəri ðət teɪks ɪm θru ðə 2019 ˈsizən soʊ ðə wʊd nid pərˈmɪʃən frəm ðə stæmps tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈguˌru. ɪz ˈkərəntli dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ðə 504 pɔɪnts.) bɪn ə ki ɪn kˈwɔrtərˌbæk mæt ˈnɪkəlz ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz geɪm tɪ ə nu ˈlɛvəl (kˈwɔrtərˌbæk koʊʧ bək pɪrs dɪˈzərvz səm ˈkrɛdɪt ɛz wɛl) waɪl ˈændru ˈhɛrɪs həz hæd hɪz moʊst daɪˈnæmɪk ˈsizən ˈəndər. ðə saɪnd ə əˈgrimənt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2016 ˈsizən, wɪʧ minz ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl jɪr əv ðət pækt. ˈkɑrənt ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər rid ˈɔlsoʊ həz taɪz tɪ. ðə tu mɛn hæv bɪn ɔn ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæfs təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə pæst wɪθ ðə 2001 ˈraɪdərz 2009 ənd ˈbɑmərz 2010 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɛr læst stɪnt təˈgɛðər ɪn ˈwɪnɪpəg, haɪərd rid ɛz hɪz dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər fər hɪz fərst ˈsizən ɛz ə hɛd koʊʧ ɪn ðə. ˌməntriˈɔl ˈoʊnər ˈændru həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbækˌgraʊnd wərk ɔn prəˈspɛktɪv hɛd ˈkoʊʧɪz fər ðə, pər ˈsɔrsəz. wɪθ ðət ɪn maɪnd, ðə kaɪnd əv dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ paʊər ə pəˈtɛnʃəl hɛd koʊʧ maɪt hæv wɪl bi ə ˈfæktər ɪn hu ˈəltəmətli ækˈsɛpts ðə pəˈzɪʃən. ðə lɪst əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkænədɪts kʊd bi loʊərd ɪf toʊld hu həz tɪ bi ɔn ðə ˈkoʊʧɪŋ stæf. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈænθɔˌni kɑlˈvɪloʊ, ə ˈfeɪvərɪt əv ðə ˈæftər ˈwɪnɪŋ θri greɪ kəps ɛz ðə kˈwɔrtərˌbæk, həz bɪn ə koʊʧ wɪθ ˌməntriˈɔl sɪns 2015 ɪf ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət kɑlˈvɪloʊ steɪz ðət kʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈaʊˌtlʊk fər ˈɛniˌwən kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ʤɑb. noʊ slaɪt əˈgɛnst kɑlˈvɪloʊ ɪt həz mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ðə əˈmaʊnt əv seɪ, mɔr ˈprɪnsəpəl ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ə hɛd koʊʧ wʊd wɔnt tɪ hæv ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈkoʊʧɪz. wən deɪ ˈæftər ðə ˈjəŋgər sɛd seɪf tɪ seɪ ʤɑb ɪz safe”*” æt ə tim gɔlf ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈʤɛnərəl ˈmænɪʤər rid faɪərd ʤæk ˈʃæpdɪleɪn ənd dɪˈfɛnsɪv koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtər noʊɛl θɔrp ənd tʊk ˈoʊvər ɛz hɛd koʊʧ. ok”*” wɑz nɑt ɪˈnəf fər rid. ˌməntriˈɔl hæd bɪn ˈbitən ɪn b.c*. ɪn ədˈvæns əv ðə pɪŋk slɪps biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn aʊt tɪ ˈʃæpdɪleɪn ənd θɔrp, bət ðə ælz hæv lɔst faɪv streɪt geɪmz, ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊtˈskɔrd æt ˌməntriˈɔl sɪts læst ɪn ðə lig waɪl ˈskɔrɪŋ ə 302 pɔɪnts, ðə ˈoʊnli tim ɪn ðə tɪ ˈævərɪʤ ˈəndər 20 pɔɪnts pər geɪm sɪns 2013 ˈæftər mɑrk lɛft fər ə ʤɑb ɪn ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl, ˌməntriˈɔl həz hæd faɪv ˈdɪfərənt mɛn hoʊld ðə hɛd koʊʧ ˈtaɪtəl ɪn lɑ bɛl ˈprɑvɪns: dæn ˈhɔkɪnz, ʤɪm pɑp (twaɪs), tɑm ˈhɪgɪnz, ʤæk ˈʃæpdɪleɪn ənd rid. ˈoʊvər ðət spæn, ðə hæv ə ˈrɛkərd ənd hæv mɪst ðə pleɪɔfs fər ə θərd kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈsizən, taɪɪŋ ə strik.

there are two early candidates in the mix to be the new bench boss in la belle province. sources say stampeders defensive coordinator devone claybrooks could be a front-runner for the position while bombers offensive coordinator paul lapolice is also high on the list. there will be others. claybrooks has ties to the organization as a player when he suited up for montreal in 2007 and 2008. the 40-year-old coach currently calls the shots for the stingiest defence in the league while montreal has allowed the most points in the cfl (510). claybrooks inked a three-year extension with calgary that takes him through the 2019 season so the alouettes would need permission from the stamps to interview the defensive guru. lapolice is currently directing the league’s highest-scoring offence (504 points.) he’s been a key in quarterback matt nichols taking his game to a new level (quarterback coach buck pierce deserves some credit as well) while andrew harris has had his most dynamic season under lapolice. the 47-year-old signed a two-year agreement before the 2016 season, which means he’s in the final year of that pact. current alouettes general manager kavis reed also has ties to lapolice. the two men have been on coaching staffs together in the past with the argos (2001), ticats (2004-2005), riders (2009) and bombers (2010). during their last stint together in winnipeg, lapolice hired reed as his defensive coordinator for his first season as a head coach in the cfl. montreal owner andrew wetenhall has also started background work on prospective head coaches for the alouettes, per sources. with that in mind, the kind of decision-making power a potential head coach might have will be a factor in who ultimately accepts the position. the list of potential candidates could be lowered if they’re told who has to be on the coaching staff. for example, anthony calvillo, a favourite of the wetenhall’s after winning three grey cups as the alouettes quarterback, has been a coach with montreal since 2015. if there is an insistence that calvillo stays that could change the outlook for anyone considering the job. that’s no slight against calvillo it has more to do with the amount of say, more principle than anything, a head coach would want to have over his coaches. one day after the younger wetenhall said “it’s safe to say nobody’s job is safe” at a team golf tournament, general manager kavis reed fired jacques chapdelaine and defensive coordinator noel thorpe and took over as head coach. “just ok” was not enough for reed. montreal had been beaten 41-18 in b.c. in advance of the pink slips being given out to chapdelaine and thorpe, but the als have lost five straight games, getting outscored 202-71. at 3-13 montreal sits last in the league while scoring a league-low 302 points, the only team in the cfl to average under 20 points per game (18.8). since 2013, after marc trestman left for a job in the nfl, montreal has had five different men hold the head coach title in la belle province: dan hawkins, jim popp (twice), tom higgins, jacques chapdelaine and kavis reed. over that span, the alouettes have a 33-55 record and have missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season, tying a franchise-worst streak.

ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɔnˌlaɪn 16 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2009 ˈneɪʧər nuz ˈtritɪd ˈməŋkiz kən naʊ si ɪn technicolour*. ˈdɔltən, ə skwərəl ˈməŋki ˈtritɪd wɪθ ʤin ˈθɛrəpi, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz hɪz nu ˈkələr sɛns. nits ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈrisərʧərz hæv juzd ʤin ˈθɛrəpi tɪ rɪˈstɔr ˈkələr ˈvɪʒən ɪn tu ˈædəlt ˈməŋkiz ðət hæv bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ bɪtˈwin rɛd ənd grin hjuz sɪns bərθ ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə hoʊp əv ˈkjʊrɪŋ ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs ənd ˈəðər ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈsɔrdərz ɪn ˈjumənz. "ðɪs ɪz ə ˈtruli əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈstədi," sɪz komáromy*, ə ˈvɪʒən ˈrisərʧər ənd ˈvɛtrəˌnɛri ˌɑpθəˈmɑləʤɪst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə, hu wɑz nɑt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ. "ɪf wi kən ˈtərgət ʤin ɪkˈsprɛʃən spəˈsɪfɪkli tɪ koʊnz [ɪn ˈjumənz] ðɛn ðɪs həz ə trɪˈmɛndəs ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən." əˈbaʊt 1 ɪn 12 mɛn læk ˈiðər ðə rɛd- ər ðə ˈproʊˌtinz ðət ər ˈnɔrməli ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə sɛlz, ər koʊnz, əv ðə ˈrɛtənə, ənd soʊ hæv ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs. ə ˈsɪmələr kənˈdɪʃən əˈfɛkts ɔl meɪl skwərəl ˈməŋkiz sciureus*), wɪʧ ˈnæʧərəli si ðə wərld ɪn ʤɪst tu toʊnz. ðə ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs ɪn ðə ˈməŋkiz ərˈaɪzɪz bɪˈkəz fʊl ˈkələr ˈvɪʒən rikˈwaɪərz tu ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ʤin, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkɛrid ɔn ðə ɛks ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm. wən ˈvərʒən koʊdz fər ə, ðə ˈəðər fər ə. ɛz meɪl ˈməŋkiz hæv ˈoʊnli wən ɛks ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm, ðeɪ ˈkɛri ˈoʊnli wən ˈvərʒən əv ðə ʤin ənd ər ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli ˈkələr blaɪnd. ə ˈsɪmələr dɪˈfɪʃənsi əˈkaʊnts fər ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən fɔrm əv ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs ɪn ˈjumənz. fjuər ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈməŋkiz ˈsəfər frəm ðə kənˈdɪʃən ɛz ðeɪ hæv tu ɛks ˈkroʊməˌzoʊmz, ənd ˈɔfən ˈkɛri boʊθ ˈvərʒənz əv ðə ʤin. "hir ɪz ən ˈænəməl ðət ɪz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈmɑdəl fər ðə ˈjumən kənˈdɪʃən," sɪz ʤeɪ nits əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪn siˈætəl, ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə tim ðət ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. ðə ˈməŋkiz wər treɪnd tɪ təʧ ə skrin wɪn ðeɪ sɔ ˈkələrd ˈpæʧɪz. nits ˈlæbrəˌtɔri nits ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈjumən fɔrm əv ðə ʤin ˈɪntu ə ˈvaɪrəl ˈvɛktər, ənd ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈvaɪrəs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈrɛtənə əv tu meɪl skwərəl ˈməŋkiz wən neɪmd ˈdɔltən ɪn ˈɑnər əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkɛmɪst, ʤɑn ˈdɔltən, hu wɑz ðə fərst tɪ dɪˈskraɪb hɪz oʊn ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs ɪn 1794 ənd ðə ˈəðər neɪmd sæm. ðə ˈrisərʧərz ðɛn əˈsɛst ðə ˈməŋkiz' əˈbɪləˌti tɪ faɪnd ˈkələrd ˈpæʧɪz əv dɑts ɔn ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv greɪ dɑts baɪ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ðɛm tɪ təʧ ˈkələrd ˈpæʧɪz ɔn ə skrin wɪθ ðɛr hɛdz, ənd ðɛn rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ ðɛm wɪθ greɪp ʤus. ðə tɛst ɪz ə ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈstændərd 'ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ˈkələr tɛst' wɛr ˈpipəl məst aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈnəmbərz ər ˈəðər spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈpætərnz ɪn ə fild əv ˈkələrd dɑts. ˈkələr ˈkoʊdɪd ˈæftər 20 wiks, ðə ˈməŋkiz' ˈkələr skɪlz ˌɪmˈpruvd drəˈmætɪkəli, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ˈdɔltən ənd sæm hæd əkˈwaɪərd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ si ɪn θri ʃeɪdz (si ˈvɪdioʊ). boʊθ ˈməŋkiz hæv rɪˈteɪnd ðɪs skɪl fər mɔr ðən tu jɪrz wɪθ noʊ əˈpɛrənt saɪd ˈifɛkts, ðə ˈrisərʧərz rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ˈædɪŋ ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ʤin wɑz səˈfɪʃənt tɪ rɪˈstɔr fʊl ˈkələr ˈvɪʒən wɪˈθaʊt ˈfərðər riˈwaɪərɪŋ əv ðə breɪn ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˈməŋkiz hæd bɪn ˈkələr blaɪnd sɪns bərθ. "ðɛr ɪz ðɪs stɪl ɪn ðə breɪn ənd ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ trit koʊn ˈdifɛkts wɪθ ʤin ˈθɛrəpi," sɪz ˌælɪgˈzændər smɪθ, ə məˈlɛkjələr baɪˈɑləʤɪst ənd ˈvɪʒən ˈrisərʧər æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈləndən, hu dɪd nɑt kənˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə ˈstədi. "ɪt ˈdəzənt sim laɪk nu ˈnʊrəl kəˈnɛkʃənz hæv tɪ bi fɔrmd," sɪz komáromy*. "ju kən æd ən əˈdɪʃənəl koʊn ˈpɪgmɛnt ənd ðə ˈnʊrəl ˈsərkətri ənd ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈpæθˌweɪz kən dil wɪθ ɪt." ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt θri ˈjumən ʤin ˈθɛrəpi traɪəlz ər ˈkərəntli ˈəndər weɪ fər lɔs əv saɪt du tɪ ˈsɪriəs dɪˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈrɛtənə. ðiz feɪz aɪ ˈseɪfti ˈstədiz ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd ə ˈsɪmələr taɪp əv ˈvaɪrəs ˈvɛktər (bət ˈkɛriɪŋ ə ˈdɪfərənt ʤin) bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈrɛtənə ɛz ɪn ðə ˈməŋkiz, ənd ˈpipəl ˈtritɪd hæv ʃoʊn noʊ ˈsɪriəs ˌædˈvərs ˈifɛkts mɔr ðən ə jɪr ˈæftər, wɪθ səm pɑrˈtɪsəpənts rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ mɑrkt ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ðiz fərst ˈjumən traɪəlz wɪʧ rɪˈpɛr rɑdz, ə ˈdɪfərənt taɪp əv sɛl kən bi sin ɛz ə ˈseɪfti ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk fər ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ˈtritmənt əv koʊn dɪˈzizɪz ənd ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs ɪn ˈjumənz, sɪz nits. "ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɪʃu ɪz ðət ˈpipəl hu ər ˈkələr blaɪnd hæv ˈvɛri gʊd ˈvɪʒən," nits sɪz. "soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈpipəl ər goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔnt tɪ trit ˈkələr ˈblaɪndnəs jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔnt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðɪs ɪz kəmˈplitli seɪf, ənd ðæts goʊɪŋ tɪ teɪk səm wərk."

published online 16 september 2009 | nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.921 news treated monkeys can now see in technicolour. dalton, a squirrel monkey treated with gene therapy, enjoys his new colour sense. neitz laboratory researchers have used gene therapy to restore colour vision in two adult monkeys that have been unable to distinguish between red and green hues since birth — raising the hope of curing colour blindness and other visual disorders in humans. "this is a truly amazing study," says andrás komáromy, a vision researcher and veterinary ophthalmologist at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia, who was not involved in the research. "if we can target gene expression specifically to cones [in humans] then this has a tremendous implication." about 1 in 12 men lack either the red- or the green-sensitive photoreceptor proteins that are normally present in the colour-sensing cells, or cones, of the retina, and so have red–green colour blindness. a similar condition affects all male squirrel monkeys (saimiri sciureus), which naturally see the world in just two tones. the colour blindness in the monkeys arises because full colour vision requires two versions of the opsin gene, which is carried on the x chromosome. one version codes for a red-detecting photoreceptor, the other for a green-detecting photoreceptor. as male monkeys have only one x chromosome, they carry only one version of the gene and are inevitably red–green colour blind. a similar deficiency accounts for the most common form of dichromatic color blindness in humans. fewer female monkeys suffer from the condition as they have two x chromosomes, and often carry both versions of the opsin gene. "here is an animal that is a perfect model for the human condition," says jay neitz of the university of washington in seattle, a member of the team that carried out the experiment. the monkeys were trained to touch a screen when they saw coloured patches. neitz laboratory neitz and his colleagues introduced the human form of the red-detecting opsin gene into a viral vector, and injected the virus behind the retina of two male squirrel monkeys — one named dalton in honour of the british chemist, john dalton, who was the first to describe his own colour blindness in 1794, and the other named sam. the researchers then assessed the monkeys' ability to find coloured patches of dots on a background of grey dots by training them to touch coloured patches on a screen with their heads, and then rewarding them with grape juice. the test is a modified version of the standard 'cambridge colour test' where people must identify numbers or other specific patterns in a field of coloured dots. colour coded after 20 weeks, the monkeys' colour skills improved dramatically, indicating that dalton and sam had acquired the ability to see in three shades (see video). both monkeys have retained this skill for more than two years with no apparent side effects, the researchers report in nature1. adding the missing gene was sufficient to restore full colour vision without further rewiring of the brain even though the monkeys had been colour blind since birth. "there is this plasticity still in the brain and it is possible to treat cone defects with gene therapy," says alexander smith, a molecular biologist and vision researcher at university college london, who did not contribute to the study. "it doesn't seem like new neural connections have to be formed," says komáromy. "you can add an additional cone opsin pigment and the neural circuitry and visual pathways can deal with it." advertisement three human gene therapy trials are currently under way for loss of sight due to serious degeneration of the retina. these phase i safety studies injected a similar type of virus vector (but carrying a different gene) behind the retina as in the monkeys, and people treated have shown no serious adverse effects more than a year after, with some participants reporting marked improvements in vision2. these first human trials — which repair rods, a different type of photoreceptor cell — can be seen as a safety benchmark for any future treatment of cone diseases and colour blindness in humans, says neitz. "the biggest issue is that people who are colour blind have very good vision," neitz says. "so before people are going to want to treat colour blindness you're going to want to ensure that this is completely safe, and that's going to take some work."

ʧɔɪs ˈkænɑt bi ðə ˈəltəmət ˈvælju wɪn ˈpipəl ər soʊ ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ bæd dɪˈsɪʒənz, raɪts ˈbreɪdə oʊˈbraɪɪn wɪθ ðɛr təŋz ˈfərmli ˈplænɪd, wən ˈsəˌspɛkts, ɪn ðɛr ʧiks, saɪˈkɑləʤəsts ˈʤoʊzəf ˈhɛnrɪk, ˈstivən ʤeɪ haɪn ənd ˈærə hæv kɔɪnd ðə ˈækrənɪm wɪrd. ɪt stændz fər ˈwɛstərn, ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd, industrialised*, rɪʧ ənd ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ðət ɪz, səm əv ðə moʊst ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ˈpipəl ɪn ðə wərld. ðeɪ ər, seɪ ðə ˈraɪtərz, ðə list ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃənz wən kʊd faɪnd fər əˈbaʊt humans”*”. waɪl seɪɪŋ ˈwɛstərnərz ˈʤɛnərəli vju ˈmɛmbərz əv smɔl ˈtraɪbəl ˈkəlʧərz ɛz ənˈjuˌʒuəl, frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə wərld kəmˈjunɪti, wɪrd ˈpipəl ər ə θɪn ənd ˈrəðər ənˈjuˌʒuəl slaɪs əv humanity”*”. ðeɪ ər ə slice”*” ˈivɪn əv ðɛr oʊn kəmˈpeɪtriəts, bɪˈkəz ənd rɪˈlɪʤəs ˈpipəl ˈrizən ɪn ðə seɪm weɪ. ðɪs baɪəs ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv wən ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr slaɪs əv juˈmænɪti, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt ˈivɪn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ðɛr oʊn ˈnæʃənəl ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, həz ˈsərtən ˌripərˈkəʃənz. səm ər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈtrɪviəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈfeɪməs ˌɪˈluʒən wɛr tu laɪnz əv ˈikwəl lɛŋθ ər pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ə weɪ ðət meɪks wən laɪn əˈpɪr ˈʃɔrtər ðən ðə ˈəðər. ɪkˈsɛpt, ˈhɛnrɪk ənd hɪz ˈkɑligz pɔɪnt aʊt, ɪf ju ˈhæpən tɪ bi ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə sæn ˈpipəl əv ðə ˈdɛzərt, hu ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli si ðə laɪnz ɛz ˈikwəl wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈprɑmptɪŋ ənd ˈnɛvər si ðə ˌɪˈluʒən æt ɔl. ðɛr ɪz mɔr ðən wən weɪ tɪ si ðə wərld. ðɛr ər mɔr ˈsɪriəs ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ prɪˈzumɪŋ ðət wən weɪ əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə wərld ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə nɔrm, bət ðə ˈoʊnli ˈvælɪd weɪ. wɪrd ˈpipəl tɛnd tɪ ˈvælju ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ənd əˈtɑnəmi, wɪʧ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈhɛnrɪk ɛt æl, lidz tɪ ˈpɑzətɪvli baɪəst vjuz əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ tɛnd tɪ beɪs lɔŋ- tərm riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ɔn ˈfilɪŋz əv roʊˈmæntɪk ləv, ðeɪ hæv ə ˈhaɪtənd væljuˈeɪʃən əv ˈpərsɪnəl ʧɔɪs ənd ən ˌɪnˈkrist ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ out”*” ˈrəðər ðən tɪ in”*”. ɪn ʃɔrt, ðɪs wərld vju ɪz ˈdipli ˌɪndɪˌvɪʤuəˈlɪstɪk ənd ˈvɛri wik ɔn wət ˈəðər ˈɔθərz hæv kɔld ˈɛθɪk əv community”*”, ðət ɪz, əv ˌɪntərdəˈpɛndəns ənd mˈjuʧuəl səˈpɔrt. ʤɪst lʊk æt ðə væljuˈeɪʃən əv ˈpərsɪnəl choice”*”. ˈfridəm əv ʧɔɪs ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈvælju, bət ɪf ˈkɛrid tɪ ən ɪkˈstrim, ɪt bɪˈkəmz dɪˈstrəktɪv. ˈnumərəs ˈraɪtərz səʧ ɛz ˈbɛri ʃwɔrts hæv tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə əv choice”*”, seɪɪŋ ˈwɛstərnərz ər ɪgˈzɔstɪd baɪ ðə ʃɪr ˈvɑljum əv ˈʧɔɪsɪz pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðɛm ˈɛvəri deɪ. wɪn ju kən ˈɔrdər ə kəp əv ti, laɪf ɪz ˈsɪmpəl. wɪn ɪt ˈtrɪgərz ə bərɑʒ əv kˈwɛsʧənz səʧ ɛz ˈwɛðər ju wɔnt blæk, grin, ˈkæfɪˌneɪtəd, diˈkæfəˌneɪtɪd, ˈərbəl ər ərl greɪ, laɪf bɪˈkəmz mɔr ˈwɪrisəm, nɑt lɛs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ɪt həz ˈivɪn mɔr proʊˈfaʊnd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz wɪn ˈpərsɪnəl ʧɔɪs bɪˈkəmz ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈɑrbɪtər əv raɪt ənd rɔŋ. əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz, ɪt kən lɛd tɪ ə ðə shoulders”*” ˈvərʒən əv ˌmɔˈræləˌti: du ɪt, ˈpərsənəli, bət hu æm aɪ tɪ seɪ ðət ɪt ɪz wrong?”*?” ˈmɔrəl saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈʤɑnəθən ɪn ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˈmɔrəl ˈrizənɪŋ. wən pis əv ˈrisərʧ ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈrɪli dɪsˈgəstɪŋ sɪˈnɛrioʊz ənd ˈæskɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ənd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ən əˈpɪnjən ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ðə ˈækʃənz wər raɪt ər rɔŋ. wən əv ðə ˈmaɪldər sɪˈnɛrioʊz kənˈsərnd ə ˈpərfəktli ˈnɔrməl ˈbrəðər ənd ˈsɪstər hu ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ meɪk ləv ʤɪst wəns, waɪl biɪŋ ɪkˈstrimli ˈkɛrfəl əˈbaʊt ˌkɑntrəˈsɛpʃən. ðeɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd fil ɪt brɪŋz ðɛm ˈkloʊzər. ðeɪ kip ɪt ˈsikrɪt soʊ noʊ wən ɪz ˈəpˌsɛt ənd ðeɪ rɪˈpit ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt. ðə wɪrd ˈstudənts ənd hɪz ˈrisərʧərz ˈɪntərvˌjud faʊnd ɪt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ seɪ ðɪs ˈækʃən wɑz rɔŋ. ɪf ju rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðɛr ʧɔɪs ənd ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈhɑrmɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən else”*”, ju ɪkˈspleɪn ðə kaɪnd əv ˈbaʊndəri vaɪəˈleɪʃən ðɪs ækt ɛnˈkəmpəsəz. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ si wət ɪz rɔŋ wɪθ ɪt, ju hæv tɪ muv bɪɔnd ðə ˈpərsɪnəl nidz ənd ˈwɪʃɪz əv ðə ˈbrəðər ənd ˈsɪstər. ju nid ə ˈbrɔdər, mɔr kəmˈjunəl vju. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ seɪ ɪt ɪz rɔŋ ju hæv tɪ bɪˈliv sɛks həz ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈfəŋkʃən, wɪʧ ɪz nɑt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈplɛzənt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz fər ˈsɪblɪŋz. ˈsɪblɪŋ sɛks ˈvaɪəleɪts wət riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ˈbrəðərz ənd ˈsɪstərz ʃʊd bi laɪk. ju nid əˈbʤɛktɪv nɔrmz. moʊst ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈrisərʧ ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈɪnˌsɛst tæˈbu ənd ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd əv dɪˈseɪbəld ˈʧɪldrən, bət əv kɔrs, ɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɛz ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd, ðət ˈɪʃu əraɪz. ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli wɪn ju lʊk æt ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪf ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər wɑz tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈʤɛnərəli pərˈmɪsəbəl ðət ðə ““wrongness”*” meɪks sɛns. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪf səʧ bɪˈheɪvjər bɪˈkeɪm ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs, ðə hoʊl ˈfæbrɪk əv ˈfæməliz ɛz wi noʊ ɪt wʊd bi ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd. ˈwɛstərn səˈsaɪɪtiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ɑrz, ər ˈluzɪŋ ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ðɪs əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈkɑmən gʊd. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli, wi riˈtrit bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈpərsɪnəl ʧɔɪs. ɪt ɪz tru ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ʧuz ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, ənd ðət wɪˈθaʊt ˈfridəm wi ər lɛs ðən ˈjumən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪn ʧɔɪs bɪˈkəmz ɪgˈzɔltɪd ɛz ðə ˈəltəmət ˈvælju, tu θɪŋz ˈhæpən. wi luz ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs wət ɪz rɔŋ wɪθ dɪˈsɪʒənz ðət meɪ əˈpɪr tɪ hæv noʊ ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈnɛgətɪv ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, bət hæv pəˈtɛnʃəli səˈvɪr ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈwaɪdər soʊˈsaɪɪti. mɔr ˈtrəbəlɪŋ, wi ər ɪn ˈdeɪnʤər əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr ˌɪnˈdɪfərənt tɪ ˈəðərz, ˈhaɪdɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsupərˌfɪʃəli ˈtɑlərənt catchphrase*, ðɛr choice”*”, ˈrəðər ðən ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈmɛsi ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈɑrgjuɪŋ waɪ ɪt maɪt nɑt bi ðə bɛst ʧɔɪs. ʧɔɪs ˈkænɑt bi ðə ˈəltəmət ˈvælju. ɪt kʊd ˈoʊnli ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ðət pəˈzɪʃən ɪf ɔl ˈʧɔɪsɪz wər ˈikwəli ˈvælɪd, bət səm ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər nɑt gʊd. səm ˈʧɔɪsɪz ər ˈæktɪvli ˈhɑrmfəl ənd səm sloʊps ər ˈtruli sˈlɪpəri.

choice cannot be the ultimate value when people are so capable of making bad decisions, writes breda o'brien with their tongues firmly planted, one suspects, in their cheeks, psychologists joseph henrich, steven j heine and ara norenzayan have coined the acronym weird. it stands for western, educated, industrialised, rich and democratic – that is, some of the most privileged people in the world. they are, say the writers, “among the least representative populations one could find for generalising about humans”. while saying westerners generally view members of small tribal cultures as unusual, from the perspective of the world community, weird people are a “particularly thin and rather unusual slice of humanity”. they are a “thin slice” even of their own compatriots, because working-class and religious people reason in the same way. this bias in favour of one particular slice of humanity, which is not even representative of their own national population, has certain repercussions. some are relatively trivial. for example, there is a famous illusion where two lines of equal length are presented in a way that makes one line appear shorter than the other. except, henrich and his colleagues point out, if you happen to be a member of the san people of the kalahari desert, who immediately see the lines as equal without any prompting and never see the illusion at all. there is more than one way to see the world. there are more serious problems with presuming that one way of looking at the world is not only the norm, but the only valid way. weird people tend to value independence and autonomy, which, according to henrich et al, leads to positively biased views of themselves. they also tend to base long- term relationships on feelings of romantic love, they have a heightened valuation of personal choice and an increased motivation to “stand out” rather than to “fit in”. in short, this world view is deeply individualistic and very weak on what other authors have called “an ethic of community”, that is, of interdependence and mutual support. just look at the “heightened valuation of personal choice”. freedom of choice is an important value, but if carried to an extreme, it becomes destructive. numerous writers such as barry schwartz have talked about the “tyranny of choice”, saying westerners are exhausted by the sheer volume of choices presented to them every day. when you can order a cup of tea, life is simple. when it triggers a barrage of questions such as whether you want black, green, caffeinated, decaffeinated, herbal or earl grey, life becomes more wearisome, not less. however it has even more profound consequences when personal choice becomes the final arbiter of right and wrong. among other things, it can lead to a “shrug the shoulders” version of morality: “i wouldn’t do it, personally, but who am i to say that it is wrong?” moral psychologist jonathan haidt specialises in research on moral reasoning. one piece of research involved coming up with really disgusting scenarios and asking people to express and justify an opinion as to whether the actions were right or wrong. one of the milder scenarios concerned a perfectly normal brother and sister who decide to make love just once, while being extremely careful about contraception. they enjoy the experience and feel it brings them closer. they keep it secret so no one is upset and they repeat the experiment. the weird students haidt and his researchers interviewed found it impossible to say this action was wrong. if you rely on “it’s their choice and they are not harming anyone else”, you explain the kind of boundary violation this act encompasses. in order to see what is wrong with it, you have to move beyond the personal needs and wishes of the brother and sister. you need a broader, more communal view. in order to say it is wrong you have to believe sex has a particular function, which is not to provide pleasant experiences for siblings. sibling sex violates what relationships between brothers and sisters should be like. you need objective norms. most people in the research project pointed to the incest taboo and the likelihood of disabled children, but of course, in the situation as outlined, that issue doesn’t arise. it is only when you look at the consequences for society if this behaviour was to become generally permissible that the “wrongness” makes sense. in other words, if such behaviour became commonplace, the whole fabric of families as we know it would be compromised. western societies, including ours, are losing the ability to make this appeal to the common good. increasingly, we retreat behind the language of personal choice. it is true the ability to choose is very important, and that without freedom we are less than human. however, when choice becomes exalted as the ultimate value, two things happen. we lose the language to express what is wrong with decisions that may appear to have no particularly negative consequences for individuals, but have potentially severe effects on wider society. more troubling, we are in danger of becoming more indifferent to others, hiding behind the superficially tolerant catchphrase, “it’s their choice”, rather than engaging in the messy business of arguing why it might not be the best choice. choice cannot be the ultimate value. it could only occupy that position if all choices were equally valid, but some choices are not good. some choices are actively harmful – and some slopes are truly slippery.

aɪˈdiəz ˈhænə ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə nu bʊk ðə bɛst ðə raɪt gɪts rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈvɛnʃən həz ˈbɛrli ˈbeɪgən, ənd ðə ˈpɑrti həz ɔˈrɛdi meɪd klɪr ɪts ˈpraɪˌmɛri pəˈlɪtɪkəl foʊ. əv kɔrs ˈpɑˌʧɑts wɪl bi ˈteɪkən æt ðə media,”*,” ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən. bət wət dɪd ˈsɛvərəl əv læst kənˈvɛnʃən dək ˈwɪli ˈrɑbərtsən tɪ ril ʃɔn ɛz ðə ril ˈɛnəmi? pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. ju maɪt hæv hərd: əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz pleɪgd baɪ kərˈɛktnəs rən amok.”*.” wi wər toʊld ðɪs baɪ ˈdɑnəld ˈfɔrmər kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər, ˈkɔri luənˈdɔfski, wɪn hi traɪd tɪ dɪˈfɛnd hɪz oʊld bɔs fər ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt mim dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ə stɑr əv ˈdeɪvɪd əˈtɑp ə paɪl əv kæʃ. ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ðət mim wər ˈrisəntli dɪˈskəvərd tɪ bi ə ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd əv ənd waɪt suˈprɛməsɪsts hu prɪˈzuməbli əˈgri wɪθ luənˈdɔfski. ˈæftər ɔl, ðeɪ ˈtaɪtəld ðɛr ˈmɛsɪʤ bɔrd, incorrect.”*.” wi wər toʊld baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˈæftər ðə ˈhɪdiəs, mæs ˈʃutɪŋ baɪ ən ˈlunəˌtɪk ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ, ˈizi ˈækˌsɛs tɪ gənz wɑz nɑt ˈivɪn ˈpɑrtli tɪ bleɪm. ðɛn wət wɑz? pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs! əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɑʤɪk əv ə tɔp əˈfɪʃəl, hu wɑz ˈwaɪdli baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz, ˌoʊˈbɑmə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs prɪˈvɛnɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm biɪŋ done”*” əˈbaʊt ðə ˈreɪsɪst ramblings*. wɪn ðə ˈɛləfənt eɪt ɪts oʊn teɪl, ənd ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz oʊn ˈpɑrti pænd trəmp fər ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtræʤədi wɪθ əˈfɛnsɪv ənd tweets*, wi wər toʊld ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm wɑz mɪˈspleɪst. ðə ril ˈkəlprɪt? əˈfɔrd tɪ bi ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt anymore,”*,” sɛd trəmp. pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs həz bɪn ə ˈwɪpɪŋ bɔɪ əv ðə raɪt wɪŋ fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd ˈleɪtli trəmp ɪz ˈkrækɪŋ ðə wɪp wɪθ əˈbændən. hi ˈrisəntli toʊld ə grup əv ˌivænˈʤɛlɪkəl ˈlidərz ðət ðeɪ preɪ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə bɪˈkəz be…*… ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt ənd seɪ wi preɪ fər ɔl əv ɑr ˈlidərz, bɪˈkəz ɔl əv jʊr ˈlidərz ər ˈsɛlɪŋ ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti daʊn ðə tubes.”*.” (ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðət trəmp ˈpleɪsɪz prɛr wɪˈθɪn ðə skoʊp əv trænˈzækʃənz.) rɪˈmɛmbər hɪz rɪˈspɑns tɪ fɑks hoʊst ˈkɛli wɪn ʃi æst ɪm əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈtɛmpərmənt ˈæftər ˈkɔlɪŋ səm ˈwɪmən ““dogs”*” ənd pigs”*”? ɪt wɑz: θɪŋk ðə bɪg ˈprɑbləm ðɪs ˈkəntri həz ɪz biɪŋ ˈplɪtɪkli correct.”*.” ˈæftər biɪŋ skjuərd baɪ ɔl saɪdz fər ˈreɪsɪst ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt ə ˈfɛdərəl ʤəʤ? hæv tɪ stɑp biɪŋ soʊ ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt ɪn ðɪs country.”*.” ɪf laɪk ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz, ju maɪt hæv bɪn pərsˈweɪdɪd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪz wən əv ɑr ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈprɑbləmz. trəmp ˈbædli wɔnts ju tɪ bɪˈliv ðɪs, bət bi rɔŋ tɪ du soʊ. trəmp ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ðə ˈkænədɪt. wɛˈræz ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən θɪŋks ənd spiks ɪn ðə ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əv dɪˈploʊməsi, trəmp ɪkˈsplɪsətli prəˈpoʊzɪz hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ənˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ənd ˈplɪtɪkli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt. ɪn duɪŋ soʊ, hi ɪz ˈʧipənɪŋ ənd ˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl dəˈbeɪts ənd, mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, hi ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɑr ˈkəntri lɛs seɪf. ju maɪt θɪŋk ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz spik ɪn tu məʧ ˈkoʊdɪd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ kloʊk ðɛr tru pəˈzɪʃənz ənd tɪ əˈvɔɪd əˈfɛndɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən. bət bi klɪr: ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪz nɑt ənˈvɑrnɪʃt truth-telling*. ɪt ɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪkˈsprɛʃən ðət ɪz ˈkɛrlɛs təˈwɔrd ðə bɪˈlifs ənd ˈætəˌtudz ˈdɪfərənt ðən oʊn. ɪn ɪts mɔr ɪkˈstrim ˈfæʃən, ɪt ɪz ˌɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti, ˌɪnˈdisənsi ər vəlˈgɛrɪti. ðiz ər ðə tru ɔlˈtərnətɪvz tɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. ðiz ər ðə treɪts ðət trəmp ˈtæsɪtli taʊts wɪn hi ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. ənd ðiz ər ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl əˈtrɪˌbjuts əv ˈkændɪdəsi. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə fərst taɪm ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪskɔrs həz bɪn kræs. wɪn hi ˈtrævəld tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈfɪfti jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈneɪʃən geɪnd ɪts ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns, ðə frɛnʧ ˈraɪtər əˈlɛksɪs də ˈtoʊkvɪl ˈnoʊtɪst ə tərn əv mind”*” əˈməŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤərnəlɪsts. ˈʤərnəlɪsts bæk ɪn fræns ˈɔfən roʊt ɪn ˈɛləkwənt ənd ˈlɔfti manner”*” bət, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈtoʊkvɪl, ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤərnəlɪst meɪd ən ənd kɔrs əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈpæʃənz əv ðə ˈpɑpjələs; ənd hi həˈbɪʧuəli əˈbændənz ðə ˈprɪnsəpəlz əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns tɪ əˈseɪl ðə ˈkɛrɪktərz əv individuals.”*.” saʊnd fəˈmɪljər? ðɪs vəlˈgɛrɪti maɪt hæv bɪn ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ðət ˈʤərnəlɪsts, hu ˈbreɪzənli kəmˈpitɪd fər ˈridərz ənd jɛt dɪˈvɛləpt ˈkɑmən ˈstændərdz əv prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈɛθɪks. bət ɪt ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk əv ðə taɪps əv əˈmɛrɪkənz hu sɔt ðə haɪəst pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔfəs. vəlˈgɛrɪti ɪz soʊ ˈvɪvɪd, ɪn pɑrt, bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈkɑntræsts soʊ ˈstɑrkli wɪθ ˈbɑrək səˈvɪləti ənd cool-headedness*. aɪ prɪˈdɪkt ðət ðə mɔr trəmp ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈklaɪmɪt wɪθ hɪz brænd əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ðə mɔr wi wɪl kəm tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə kˈwɑlətiz ɑr ˈprɛzɪdənt ɛmˈbɑdiz. ˈrɛgjələr ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈkrɪtɪk ˈdeɪvɪd brʊks ˈrisəntli preɪzd ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt fər hɪz əv ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti, juˈmænɪti, gʊd ˈmænərz ənd elegance.”*.” jɛt wɪn ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈʧælənʤɪz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ disagreeable”*” ənd tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl nɑt tɪ kənˈfleɪt ən ɪnˈtaɪər rɪˈlɪʤən wɪθ ðə ˈheɪtfəl ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ðət siks tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ənd dəˈbeɪs ðət rɪˈlɪʤən, wi wɔʧ ɛz hɪz dɪˈtræktərz əˈkjuz ɪm əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs. ju ˈprɑbəˌbli hərd ðə ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz: ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ˈpʊsiˈfʊtɪŋ əraʊnd ðə freɪz islam”*” bɪˈkəz ˈrəðər prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈfilɪŋz əv ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ˈrəðər ðən ðə lɪvz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz. ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət. ɔn wən hænd, ðə ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈskrutəni ɔn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ rɪˈvilz ə kənˈspɪkjuəs læk əv ˈsəbstəntɪv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi. ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈwəndərd əˈlaʊd ɪn ə ˈrisənt prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns, ɪgˈzæktli wʊd ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈleɪbəl əˈkɑmplɪʃ? wʊd ɪt meɪk lɛs kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ ˈkɪlɪŋ mɔr əˈmɛrɪkənz? wʊd ɪt brɪŋ ɪn mɔr ˈælaɪz? ɪz ðɛr ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈstrætəʤi ðət ɪz sərvd baɪ this?”*?” əv kɔrs nɑt. ɪt ɪz, ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt sɛd, ə ““distraction…*… ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈtɔkɪŋ pɔɪnt, nɑt ə strategy.”*.” bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wi ər waɪz tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ juzd ɪn ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃu əv noʊɪŋ hu ɑr ˈɛnəmiz are…*… ənd hu ðeɪ ər nɑt. ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðət həz ðə ˈgreɪtəst pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ɪt ɪz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃu ɔn wɪʧ wi nid tɪ bi kərˈɛkt. ənd jɛt ɪn ðət prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt hɪmˈsɛlf dɪsˈmɪst correctness,”*,” ˌəndərˈskɔrɪŋ ðə ˈstætəs ɛz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəl pəraɪə, ˈivɪn ɛz hi dɪˈfɛndɪd hɪz ˌtərmɪˈnɑləʤi. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪkˈspleɪnd, ˈrizən ðət aɪ æm ˈkɛrfəl əˈbaʊt haʊ aɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðɪs θrɛt həz ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ dɪˈfitɪŋ extremism.”*.” ʤɪst ɛz noʊ ˈsɪriəs ˈfaɪrˌfaɪtər wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli faɪt faɪər wɪθ faɪər, wi faɪt ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈfɔrən ˈædvərˌsɛriz (ənd ðə ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti ənd ðət prəˈpɛl ɪt) wɪθ ɑr oʊn ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti ənd. ɪt wʊd bi ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt, ɪf ju wɪl, tɪ du soʊ. ɪt wʊd ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ɑr ˈælaɪz ənd ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt ɑr ˈædvərˌsɛriz. ˈæftər ɔl, ɛz kənˈsərvətɪv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ˈɛkspərt ˈilaɪ leɪk həz ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt, ɑr ˈbɪgəst ˈælaɪz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ər ˈpipəl ɪn ˈkəntriz, səʧ ɛz ˈiʤɪpt ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, huz brænd əv ˌɪsˈlɑm straɪks əˈmɛrɪkən ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz ɛz ““radical.”*.” ˈæftər ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ˈreɪdɪd hɪz ˈkɑmpaʊnd, oʊˈsɑmə bɪn ˈnoʊtˌbʊks rɪˈvild ðət æl rɪˈkrutɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz wər dɪˈseɪbəld bɪˈkəz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ bɪn ˈleɪdən, ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əˈfɪʃəlz ˈlɑrʤli stɑpt ˈjuzɪŋ ðə freɪz wɔr ɔn terror’*’ ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv nɑt ˈwɑnɪŋ tɪ prəˈvoʊk muslims.”*.” ˈnəθɪŋ wʊd hɛlp rɪˈkrutɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi mɔr ðən ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈləmpɪŋ ðən drɔɪŋ ə dɪˈstɪŋkʃən ənd ðə ˈbɪljən ənd ə hæf ˈməzlɪmz. kənˈsərvətɪvz maɪt tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz correct”*” ənd trəmp ɪt laɪk ɪt is.”*.” bət wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ðə freɪz islam,”*,” ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz pleɪɪŋ ʧɛs ənd trəmp ɪz pleɪɪŋ dɑʤ bɔl. ɪf ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈstrætəʤi, pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪz ˈɑrmɪŋ ˌwənˈsɛlf wɪθ ə saʊnd ˈstrætəʤi waɪl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪz strəˈtiʤɪk ˈrɛkləsnəs. ˈmɛni ɔn ðə lɛft θɪŋk kənˈsərvətɪvz ˈdiməˌnaɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs bɪˈkəz ðeɪ rɪˈzɛnt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ səˈprɛs ðɛr oʊn ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz. ðət maɪt bi tru fər səm. bət ɛz ˈsəmˌwən hu ˈtiʧɪz ə ˈkɑlɪʤ klæs ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrɛtərɪk, kəm tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðət ˈætəˌtudz ər pɑrt əv ə ˈlɔŋgər trəˈdɪʃən əv səˈspɪʃən təˈwɔrd ˈkɛrfəli ˈkæləˌbreɪtəd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri, ɑr ˈspiʃiz həz ˈtɛndɪd tɪ dɪˈstrəst ˈpipəl hu hæv ə næk fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɔrəˌtɔri. pɑrt əv ðɪs stɛmz frəm ðə fækt ðət moʊst ˈpipəl ər nɑt gʊd ˈpəblɪk ˈspikərz æt ðə seɪm taɪm moʊst ˈpipəl hæv ən əˈfɪnɪti fər ˈpipəl hu ər laɪk ðɛm. ðɪs ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ saɪˈkɑləʤəsts kɔl ““homophily,”*,” ənd ɪz ðə ˈrizən soʊ ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs tɛnd tɪ wɔnt tɪ voʊt fər ˈsəmˌbɑdi tɪ hæv ə bɪr with”*” ˈrəðər ðən ˈsəmˌwən sˈmɑrtər ðən ˈjuˈɛs. kənˈsərvətɪv ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz hu ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd correctness”*” ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈɛləkwəns ɪz ˈɔfən pərˈsivd lɛs ɛz ə mɑrk əv ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ənd ˈpərsɪnəl staɪl ənd mɔr ɛz ə ˈprɑdəkt əv ˈɑrtəfɪs ənd self-indulgence*. ðɪs ɪz waɪ ðeɪ kən ˈməstər əp ðə ˈbæˌkhændɪd ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ə speaker”*” ər ə orator.”*.” waɪ du wi heɪt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs soʊ məʧ? ɑr səˈspɪʃən əv ˈsɛnsɪtɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ goʊz bæk tɪ ˈeɪnʧənt gris, wɪn ðə gɑt ə bæd ræp fər goʊɪŋ əraʊnd ˈæθənz ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈwɛlθi kɪdz tɪ bɪˈkəm mɔr ˈtæləntɪd ˈspikərz soʊ ðeɪ kʊd wɪn voʊts ər dɑʤ ˈprɪzən taɪm. ˈpleɪtoʊ ˈfeɪməsli dɪˈstrəstɪd ˈrɛtərɪk, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hɪz ˈstudənt ˈɛrəˌstɑtəl wʊd ˌriəˈbɪləˌteɪt ɪts ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən ɛz ən ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˈvərʧuəs ɪnˈdɛvər. pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs, ɪn wɪʧ ˈpəblɪk əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈkɛrfəl tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət ˈeɪliəˌneɪts ər əˈfɛndz, rikˈwaɪərz ə ˈsərtən taɪp əv ɪkˈsprɛsɪv ˈkɑmpətɪns. ɪn ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn, trəmp həz krɪˈtikt ðɪs ɪkˈsprɛsɪv ˈkɑmpətɪns waɪl biɪŋ ˈhoʊli wɪθ ɪt. bət pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪz ə ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən trəˈdɪʃən ənd ə ˈdipli ˈrutɪd ˈvælju. ɑr ˈfaʊndərz pleɪst ə ˈprimiəm ɔn ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pərsˈweɪsɪvli ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt əˈpoʊzɪŋ vˈjuˌpɔɪnts. ðeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp prɪˈsaɪsli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈtrəstɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kʊd ənd wʊd ˈrɛgjəˌleɪt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ɑr prəˈvərbiəl ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs əv ideas.”*.” ðeɪ proʊˈhɪbət əˈfɛnsɪv spiʧ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ bɪˈlivd truθ lɔst ɪts ˈvɪgər ənˈlɛs kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ ˈfælsˌhʊdz, ənd ˈtɑlərəns lɔst ɪts ˈsoʊʃəl əkˈsɛptəns ənˈlɛs ɪt kʊd stænd ɪn ˈkɑntræst wɪθ ˈəgli ˈprɛʤədɪsɪz. ðeɪ nu ðə ˈvælju əv ən aɪˈdiə leɪd ɪn ɪts əˈbɪləˌti tɪ geɪn ˈfeɪvər ɪn dəˈbeɪts, wɪʧ ʃʊd bi, ɪn səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs ˈwɪljəm wərdz, ““uninhibited*, roʊˈbəst, ənd wide-open.”*.” trəmp kən seɪ wət hi wɪl əˈbaʊt ˈməzlɪmz ənd ˈmɛksɪkənz, bət ˈθɔtfəl ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ˈpəndɪts kən ənd ʃʊd seɪ wət ðeɪ wɪl əˈbaʊt trəmp. ɪf ju ər wən əv ðə ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz hu θɪŋk pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪz ə ˈdɛtrəmənt tɪ ˈplɪtɪkli ˈvaɪbrənt dəˈbeɪts ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri, ju hæv ɪt ɔl ˈbækwərdz: ˈpipəl hu juz ˈplɪtɪkli kərˈɛkt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈstaɪfəl ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv spiʧ. ˈsɪmpli traɪɪŋ tɪ ðət spiʧ ɪn ə fri ənd ˈoʊpən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ. ˈɛvəri taɪm trəmp sɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈəgli ər fɔls ənd ðɛn kleɪmz pəˈlɪtɪkəl kərˈɛktnəs ɪz bɪg ˈprɑbləm ðɪs ˈkəntri has”*” ənd ˈsəmθɪŋ wi afford,”*,” ˈbeɪsɪkli ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðɪs fri ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈɑrgjuɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈəmˌpaɪər. ˈbleɪmɪŋ ju ənd ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd wɪʧ aɪˈdiəz ər gʊd ər bæd. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈmɛni əv ju laɪk ər wɔnt wət ˈpɛdəlɪŋ. ju ˈriʤɛkt hɪz ˈreɪsɪst taɪˈreɪdz ənd ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk ˈæntɪks. ju səˈpɔrt gən ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən wɪʧ wʊd hɛlp prɪˈvɛnt əˈnəðər ˈtɛrərɪst heɪt kraɪm laɪk ðə wən ðət əˈkərd ɪn ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ. ju ˈriʤɛkt preɪɪŋ fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz beɪst ɔn ðoʊz leaders’*’ ˈpɑrti əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz. ənd ju θɪŋk ˈwɪmən dɪˈzərv tɪ bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ““pigs”*” ər ““dogs”*” baɪ ˈpipəl ˈsikɪŋ ɑr haɪəst ˈɔfəs. aɪ ˈhæpən tɪ θɪŋk kərˈɛkt, ˈplɪtɪkli. mɑrk ˈhænə wɑz ə ˈstæfər ɔn ðə ʤɑn ˈkɛri ənd ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪnz ənd ɪz ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə nu bʊk ðə bɛst ðə raɪt gɪts rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə. hi ˈtiʧɪz æt ənd ðə nu skul. ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs æt editors@time.com*.

ideas hannah is the author of the new book the best “worst president”—what the right gets wrong about barack obama. the republican convention has barely begun, and the party has already made clear its primary political foe. of course potshots will be taken at the “mainstream media,” liberals and hillary clinton. but what did several of last night’s convention speakers—from duck dynasty‘s willie robertson to real world‘s sean duffy—regard as the real enemy? political correctness. you might have heard: america is plagued by “political correctness run amok.” we were told this by donald trump’s former campaign manager, corey lewandowski, when he tried to defend his old boss for tweeting an anti-semitic internet meme depicting a star of david atop a pile of cash. the origins of that meme were recently discovered to be a message board of neo-nazis and white supremacists who presumably agree with lewandowski. after all, they titled their message board, “politically incorrect.” we were told by republicans, after the hideous, hate-fueled mass shooting by an isis-idolizing lunatic in orlando, easy access to guns was not even partly to blame. then what was? political correctness! according to the logic of a top nra official, who was widely parroted by republican lawmakers, “the obama administration’s political correctness prevented anything from being done” about the shooter’s racist ramblings. when the elephant ate its own tail, and members of his own party panned trump for exploiting the tragedy with offensive and egomaniacal tweets, we were told the criticism was misplaced. the real culprit? “we can’t afford to be politically correct anymore,” said trump. political correctness has been a whipping boy of the right wing for decades, and lately trump is cracking the whip with abandon. he recently told a group of evangelical leaders that they shouldn’t pray for president obama because “we can’t be… politically correct and say we pray for all of our leaders, because all of your leaders are selling christianity down the tubes.” (never mind that trump places prayer within the scope of self-interested transactions.) remember his response to fox host megyn kelly when she asked him about his temperament after calling some women “dogs” and “fat pigs”? it was: “i think the big problem this country has is being politically correct.” after being skewered by all sides for racist comments about a federal judge? “we have to stop being so politically correct in this country.” if like many americans, you might have been persuaded political correctness is one of our country’s primary problems. trump badly wants you to believe this, but be wrong to do so. trump is effectively positioning himself as the anti-pc candidate. whereas hillary clinton thinks and speaks in the strategic—and sometimes subtle—language of diplomacy, trump explicitly proposes himself as undiplomatic and politically incorrect. in doing so, he is cheapening and polarizing our political debates and, more important, he is making our country less safe. you might think politicians speak in too much coded language, designed to cloak their true positions and to avoid offending everyone. but let’s be clear: the opposite of political correctness is not unvarnished truth-telling. it is political expression that is careless toward the beliefs and attitudes different than one’s own. in its more extreme fashion, it is incivility, indecency or vulgarity. these are the true alternatives to political correctness. these are the traits that trump tacitly touts when he criticizes political correctness. and these are the essential attributes of trump’s candidacy. this is not the first time our political discourse has been crass. when he traveled to the united states fifty years after the nation gained its independence, the french writer alexis de tocqueville noticed a “vulgar turn of mind” among american journalists. journalists back in france often wrote in “an eloquent and lofty manner” but, according to tocqueville, the typical american journalist made an “open and coarse appeal to the passions of the populace; and he habitually abandons the principles of political science to assail the characters of individuals.” sound familiar? this vulgarity might have been characteristic of that era’s journalists, who brazenly competed for readers and hadn’t yet developed common standards of professionalism and ethics. but it wasn’t characteristic of the types of americans who sought the nation’s highest political office. trump’s vulgarity is so vivid, in part, because it contrasts so starkly with barack obama’s civility and cool-headedness. i predict that the more trump debases our political climate with his brand of political incorrectness, the more we will come to appreciate the qualities our president embodies. regular obama critic david brooks recently praised the president for his “ethos of integrity, humanity, good manners and elegance.” yet when the president challenges us to “disagree without being disagreeable” and to be careful not to conflate an entire religion with the hateful ideology that seeks to exploit and debase that religion, we watch as his detractors accuse him of political correctness. you probably heard the accusations: obama is pussyfooting around the phrase “radical islam” because he’d rather protect the feelings of terrorists rather than the lives of americans. or something like that. on one hand, the intense scrutiny on the president’s language reveals a conspicuous lack of substantive criticism of the president’s foreign policy. as president obama wondered aloud in a recent press conference, “what exactly would using this label accomplish? would it make isil less committed to killing more americans? would it bring in more allies? is there a military strategy that is served by this?” of course not. it is, as the president said, a “distraction… a political talking point, not a strategy.” but on the other hand, we are wise to focus on the language used in the critically important issue of knowing who our enemies are… and who they are not. this is an issue that has the greatest political consequences. it is a political issue on which we need to be correct. and yet in that press conference, the president himself dismissed “political correctness,” underscoring the concept’s status as a universal pariah, even as he defended his terminology. obama explained, “the reason that i am careful about how i describe this threat has nothing to do with political correctness and everything to do with defeating extremism.” just as no serious firefighter would actually fight fire with fire, we can’t fight the extremist language of foreign adversaries (and the insecurity and simplemindedness that propel it) with our own extremist language, insecurity and simplemindedness. it would be geopolitically incorrect, if you will, to do so. it would alienate our allies and motivate our adversaries. after all, as conservative foreign policy expert eli lake has pointed out, our biggest allies in the middle east are people in countries, such as egypt and saudi arabia, whose brand of islam strikes american sensibilities as “radical.” after special forces raided his compound, osama bin laden’s notebooks revealed that al qaeda recruiting activities were disabled because, according to bin laden, obama administration officials “have largely stopped using the phrase ‘the war on terror’ in the context of not wanting to provoke muslims.” nothing would help isil’s recruiting strategy more than an american president lumping together—rather than drawing a distinction between—terrorists and the world’s billion and a half muslims. conservatives might tell us obama is “politically correct” and trump “tells it like it is.” but when it comes to the debate over the phrase “radical islam,” obama is playing chess and trump is playing dodge ball. if politics is about strategy, political correctness is arming oneself with a sound strategy while political incorrectness is strategic recklessness. many on the left think conservatives demonize political correctness because they resent having to suppress their own prejudices. that might be true for some. but as someone who teaches a college class on political rhetoric, i’ve come to appreciate that anti-pc attitudes are part of a longer tradition of suspicion toward carefully calibrated language. throughout history, our species has tended to distrust people who have a knack for political oratory. part of this stems from the fact that most people are not good public speakers at the same time most people have an affinity for people who are like them. this is something psychologists call “homophily,” and is the reason so many of us tend to want to vote for somebody we’d “like to have a beer with” rather than someone smarter than us. conservative politicians who criticize obama and “political correctness” understand that eloquence is often perceived less as a mark of intelligence and personal style and more as a product of artifice and self-indulgence. this is why they can muster up the backhanded compliment that obama is a “good speaker” or a “gifted orator.” why do we hate political correctness so much? our suspicion of sensitive political language goes back to ancient greece, when the sophists got a bad rap for going around athens training wealthy kids to become more talented speakers so they could win votes or dodge prison time. plato famously distrusted rhetoric, although his student aristotle would rehabilitate its reputation as an essentially virtuous endeavor. political correctness, in which public officials are careful to avoid language that alienates or offends, requires a certain type of expressive competence. in the 2016 presidential campaign, trump has critiqued this expressive competence while being wholly unequipped with it. but political correctness is a longstanding american tradition and a deeply rooted value. our country’s founders placed a premium on the ability to persuasively articulate opposing viewpoints. they rejected government censorship precisely because they trusted individuals could and would regulate themselves in our proverbial “free marketplace of ideas.” they didn’t prohibit offensive speech because they believed truth lost its vigor unless confronted with falsehoods, and tolerance lost its social acceptance unless it could stand in contrast with ugly prejudices. they knew the value of an idea laid in its ability to gain favor in debates, which should be, in supreme court justice william brennan’s words, “uninhibited, robust, and wide-open.” trump can say what he will about muslims and mexicans, but thoughtful journalists and pundits can and should say what they will about trump. if you are one of the many americans who think political correctness is a detriment to politically vibrant debates in this country, you have it all backwards: people who use politically correct language trying to stifle insensitive speech. they’re simply trying to out-compete that speech in a free and open exchange. every time trump says something ugly or false and then claims political correctness is “the big problem this country has” and something we “can’t afford,” he’s basically blaming this free marketplace itself. he’s petulantly arguing with the umpire. he’s blaming you and me—the public—for exercising the freedom to decide which ideas are good or bad. in the end, many of you like or want what he’s peddling. you reject his racist tirades and narcissistic antics. you support common-sense gun legislation which would help prevent another terrorist hate crime like the one that occurred in orlando. you reject praying for political leaders based on those leaders’ party affiliations. and you think women deserve to be compared to “pigs” or “dogs” by people seeking our country’s highest office. i happen to think correct, politically. mark hannah was a staffer on the john kerry and barack obama presidential campaigns and is the author of the new book the best “worst president”—what the right gets wrong about barack obama. he teaches at nyu and the new school. contact us at editors@time.com.

ðə rɪˈnaʊnd alpinist*, aɪs ˈklaɪmər, ənd ˈrɛzɪdənt ˈbæˌdæs ˈdɪʃɪz hər bɛst ədˈvaɪs fər ˈklaɪmɪŋ ɪˈfɪʃəntli ɔn stip aɪs. æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈboʊzmən aɪs ˈfɛstɪvəl, tu ˈwɪmən ˈwɪspərd baɪ ðə ˈtreɪˌlhɛd: θɪŋk her,”*,” sɛd wən əv ðɛm. θɪŋk ˈkɪti calhoun.”*.” noʊn fər ˈpʊtɪŋ əp fərst ənd fərst ˈfiˌmeɪl əraʊnd ðə wərld, wəns ən pik wɪθ ən ˈɛlˌboʊ ˈsɛvərd ɪn ən ˈævəˌlænʧ, ənd ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv wɪn ʃi wɑz wən əv ðə ˈoʊnli ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈklaɪmərz ɪn ðə geɪm, saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈneɪtɪv ˈkɪti kæˈlhun ɪz ə fɔrs əv ˈneɪʧər wɪθ ə ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən fər ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrmɪŋ hər meɪl ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts, əˈspɛʃəli æt ˈæltəˌtud, ənd təˈnæsɪti ðət ˈoʊnli simz tɪ ˈtəfən ɪn bæd kənˈdɪʃənz. æt ðə aɪs fɛst, ʃi pəˈtroʊld ðə ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt wɪθ ə ˈklɪpˌbɔrd ənd ə skwɪnt. ʃi wɔr frɛʃ mæˈskɛrə ənd ə spreɪ əv ˈjɛloʊ bæŋz ˈəndər ə flis hæt wɪθ ɪts oʊn pɪŋk pigtails*. maɪ girls?”*?” ʃi drɔld wɪθ hər ˈsɪgnəʧər twɑŋ, ˈpirɪŋ əraʊnd ðə snoʊi ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt fər ðə ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv hər stip aɪs ˈklɪnɪk. laɪk ðə kæmp ˈkaʊnsələr ju ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔntɪd ənd ðə kraʊd ˈfeɪvərɪt baɪ fɑr. aɪ wɑz saɪkt tɪ bi wən əv "hər gərlz." ɛz wi ˈhɛdɪd əp tɪ ðə beɪs əv ðə ˈʤɛnəsəs 1 wɔl ɪn ˈkænjən, aɪ trɪpt ənd maɪ ˈkɔfi ˈɪntu ðə snoʊ. kæˈlhun æst ɪf aɪ wɑz ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ənd aɪ wɑz soʊ ˈstɑrˌstrək aɪ kʊd ˈbɛrli ˈænsər. əm ʃʊr wi wər boʊθ ˈwəndərɪŋ wət kaɪnd əv ˈklaɪmɪŋ səʧ ˈkləmzinəs maɪt ˈhɛrəld, bət wɪn jʊr ˈəndər ðə wɪŋ əv ˈsəmˌwən huz bɪn ˈgaɪdɪŋ sɪns 1985 fər ɪgˈzəm, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈælˌpaɪn ˈɪnstɪˌtut, ənd ʧɪks ˈklaɪmɪŋ skiɪŋ, ɪt ˈdəzənt ˈrɪli ˈmætər. ˈkɪti kæˈlhun kən meɪk ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌwən lʊk gʊd, ˈivɪn ə aɪs ˈklaɪmər laɪk mi. hir ər ɑr ˈklɪnɪks ˈmɪnəts, wɪθ səm əv hər bɛst tɪps fər bɪˈgɪnər tɪ ˌɪnərˈmidiɪt ˈklaɪmərz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ fɔrm ənd ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ɪˈfɪʃənsi. 1 bɪld ðə aɪərn ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl mɔr soʊ ðən moʊst rɑk ˈklaɪmɪŋ, ˈmæksəməm ɪˈfɪʃənsi waɪl aɪs ˈklaɪmɪŋ ˈɔfən dɪˈmændz duɪŋ ðə seɪm muv ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn. kɪk, kɪk. swɪŋ. kɪk, kɪk. traɪ tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə ˈrɪðəm. swɪŋ əˈbəv jʊr hɛd ənd skwɛr əp jʊr fit ˌəndərˈniθ ðə haɪər tul ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ər ɪn laɪn wɪθ wən əˈnəðər, ˈwaɪdər ðən əˈpɑrt. ðɛn swɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈəðər hænd ənd muv əp ənd ˈsaɪdˌweɪz ənˈtɪl ˈstændɪŋ skˈwɛrli ˈəndər ðət wən. rɪns ənd rɪˈpit. 2 eɪm fər wɪn sˈwɪŋɪŋ, kip jʊr hɪps tɪ ðə wɔl ənd lin jʊr hɛd ənd ˈʃoʊldərz bæk tɪ ˈoʊpən əp jʊr fildz əv riʧ ənd ˌvɪzəˈbɪlɪti. eɪm fər ənd dɪps ɪn ðə aɪs, ənd gɪt ə stɪk əˈbəv ənd ɪn laɪn wɪθ jʊr ˈʃoʊldər wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl. traɪ tɪ kip jʊr tulz əˈbəv ðə rɪˈdus jʊr ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv swɪŋz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr seɪv ˈɛnərʤi. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈfɪʃənsi luz ɪf ju mæʧt ɔn ˈɛvəri hoʊld waɪl rɑk ˈklaɪmɪŋ ər ʤɔɪnd jʊr fit ɔn ˈɛvəri stɛp waɪl əˈsɛndɪŋ ə flaɪt əv stɛrz. jʊr lɛgz laɪk ɪn rɑk ˈklaɪmɪŋ, faɪnd jʊr strɛŋθ ɪz ɪn jʊr lɛgz ənd jʊr hips,”*,” sɛd kæˈlhun. gɑt paʊər ɪn jʊr θaɪz hir, ənd bɪg power,”*,” ʃi sɛd. hæŋ frəm streɪt ɑrmz tɪ kənˈsərv jʊr ˈɛnərʤi waɪl ju muv jʊr fit əp. wɪn jʊr lɛgz ər æt ə ˈæŋgəl, stænd əp. gɑt ə daɪm ɪn bɪtˈwin jʊr glutes,”*,” sɛd kæˈlhun, ənd juz ðət paʊər skwiz tɪ pʊʃ jʊr hɪps ˈɪntu ðə wɔl, ˈkipɪŋ ˈstɛdi ˈdaʊnwərd ˈprɛʃər ɔn jʊr tul wɪˈθaʊt ˈpʊlɪŋ əp, ənd stɑrt ˈplænɪŋ jʊr nɛkst muv. 4 stɛp strəˈtiʤɪkli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ saɪz əp ðə klaɪm ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt wɛr ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ rɛst ənd riˈgrup are,”*,” sɛd kæˈlhun. ˌbiˈfɔr ju swɪŋ ə tul, meɪk ʃʊr hæv, ˈkɑləˌflaʊər hɛdz, ər klin ˈvərtɪkəl aɪs tɪ kɪk ˈɪntu bɪˈniθ ənd sˈlaɪtli tɪ ˈiðər saɪd əv jʊr tul ˈpleɪsmənt. ə ˈlɪtəl ˈplænɪŋ goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ təˈwɔrd ˈseɪvɪŋ taɪm ənd ˈɛnərʤi. 5 kɪk wɪθ kɛr ˈhæŋɪŋ frəm streɪt ɑrmz, sɪt bæk soʊ ju kən si jʊr fit ənd kɪk wɪθ ðə toʊ əv jʊr ˈkræmpɔnz, nɑt ðə toʊ əv jʊr but. wɔnt ðə pleɪn əv jʊr fʊt ˌpərpənˈdɪkjələr tɪ ðə aɪs, æt ðə ni tɪ seɪv ˈɛnərʤi ənd ˈmæksəˌmaɪz swɪŋ. wɪn jʊr frənt pɔɪnts stɪk, drɔp jʊr hil tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ jʊr ˈsɛkənˌdɛri pɔɪnts. θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri pɔɪnts ˈɪntu ðə aɪs tɪ ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz ju ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə nɛkst fʊt. 6 rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ brið kəˈnɛkts jʊr maɪnd ənd jʊr ˈbɑdi. ki tɪ climbing,”*,” kæˈlhun sɛd. ju ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn jʊr ˈbriðɪŋ, ju fərˈgɛt tɪ brið. ju luz jʊr pərˈɪfərəl ˈvɪʒən, ənd ju ˈeɪbəl tɪ si ɔl ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl possibilities.”*.” ˈstændɪŋ stɪl wɪˈθaʊt ˈbriðɪŋ ɪz ə gʊd weɪ tɪ gɪt pəmpt. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ˈsɑləd ɔn jʊr fit, ənd ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ˈsɑləd ɔn jʊr fit, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ fɔl. soʊ rɪˈlæks ənd du wət ju noʊ tɪ do,”*,” kæˈlhun sɛd. 7 teɪk nɑt ˈbriðɪŋ? ˈbæləns jʊr fit, faɪnd ə rɛst, ənd teɪk dip, sloʊ brɛθs ənˈtɪl jʊr sloʊz ənd ðə bləd stɑrts floʊɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu jʊr hænz. æt gʊd ˈstænsɪz, ˈwɪgəl jʊr ˈfɪŋgərz ɔn ðə tul ˈhændəlz tɪ meɪk ʃʊr jʊr grɪp ɪz rɪˈlækst. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈpɑpjələr bɪˈlif, ˈskrimɪŋ ɪz ˈɔfən ə rɪˈzəlt əv pur ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst pjʊr koʊld. fər lɔŋ ˈpɪriədz əv taɪm wɪθ jʊr hænz əˈbəv jʊr hɑrt ɪz ə ˈrɛsəpi. hæŋ frəm wən tul ənd ʃeɪk aʊt, sˈwɪŋɪŋ jʊr ɑrm bæk ənd fɔrθ tɪ fɔrs bləd bæk ˈɪntu jʊr ˈfɪŋgərˌtɪps. ðɛn ʃeɪk aʊt ðə ˈəðər. kip ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ ənˈtɪl boʊθ hænz ər wɔrm ənd ðə ˈfɔˌrɑrm bərn həz ˈbeɪgən ɪts riˈtrit. ðɛn: pʊʃ ˈɔnwərd. 8 ˈpræktɪs wən θɪŋ æt ə taɪm ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə tɔp, kæˈlhun ˌrɛkəˈmɛndz ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn wən ˈmuvmənt skɪl pər klaɪm ənd ˈmɛʒərɪŋ jʊr səkˈsɛs baɪ jʊr ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ðət skɪl. ðət kən bi ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ jʊr fit haɪər tɪ rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ tɪ teɪk rɛsts mɔr ˈɔfən. teɪks ðə ˈprɛʃər ɔf əv ju, soʊ ju klaɪm mɔr ɪˈfɪʃəntli ənd lərn mɔr quickly,”*,” ʃi sɛd. lərn mɔr: ʧɪks ˈklaɪmɪŋ skiɪŋ, ðə 18-year-old*, ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈsərvɪs kæˈlhun naʊ gaɪdz fər ɪkˈsklusɪvli. (ˈsɑri, bɔɪz; ˈleɪdiz ˈoʊnli.) lərn mɔr æt

the renowned alpinist, ice climber, and resident badass dishes her best advice for climbing efficiently on steep ice. at the 20th annual bozeman ice festival, two women whispered by the trailhead: “i think her,” said one of them. “i think kitty calhoun.” known for putting up first ascents and first female ascents around the world, once summiting an 8,000-meter peak with an elbow severed in an avalanche, and pushing the limits of alpinism when she was one of the only female climbers in the game, south carolina native kitty calhoun is a force of nature with a reputation for outperforming her male counterparts, especially at altitude, and tenacity that only seems to toughen in bad conditions. at the ice fest, she patrolled the parking lot with a clipboard and a dead-serious squint. she wore fresh mascara and a spray of yellow bangs under a fleece hat with its own pink pigtails. “where’s my girls?” she drawled with her signature twang, peering around the snowy parking lot for the missing members of her women’s steep ice clinic. she’s like the camp counselor you always wanted and the crowd favorite by far. i was psyched to be one of "her girls." as we headed up to the base of the genesis 1 wall in hyalite canyon, i tripped and body-slammed my coffee into the snow. calhoun asked if i was okay, and i was so starstruck i could barely answer. i'm sure we were both wondering what kind of climbing such clumsiness might herald, but when you're under the wing of someone who's been guiding since 1985 for exum, the american alpine institute, and chicks climbing & skiing, it doesn't really matter. kitty calhoun can make just about anyone look good, even a second-season ice climber like me. here are our clinic's minutes, with some of her best tips for beginner to intermediate climbers looking to polish form and maximize efficiency. 1. build the iron triangle more so than most rock climbing, maximum efficiency while ice climbing often demands doing the same move over and over again. kick, kick. swing. kick, kick. try to establish a rhythm. swing above your head and square up your feet underneath the higher tool until they are in line with one another,er than shoulder-width apart. then swing with the other hand and move up and sideways until standing squarely under that one. rinse and repeat. 2. aim for concavities when swinging, keep your hips to the wall and lean your head and shoulders back to open up your fields of reach and visibility. aim for divots and dips in the ice, and get a stick above and in line with your shoulder whenever possible. try to keep your tools staggered—one above the other—to reduce your total number of swings and therefore save energy. think about the efficiency you’d lose if you matched on every hold while rock climbing or joined your feet on every step while ascending a flight of stairs. 3.use your legs “just like in rock climbing, you’ll find your strength is in your legs and your hips,” said calhoun. “you’ve got power in your thighs here, and big power,” she said. hang from straight arms to conserve your energy while you move your feet up. when your legs are at a 90-degree angle, stand up. “pretend you’ve got a dime in between your glutes,” said calhoun, and use that power squeeze to push your hips into the wall, keeping steady downward pressure on your tool without pulling up, and start planning your next move. 4. step strategically “it’s important to size up the climb and figure out where the natural places to rest and regroup are,” said calhoun. before you swing a tool, make sure you’ll have concavities, cauliflower heads, or clean vertical ice to kick into beneath and slightly to either side of your tool placement. a little planning goes a long way toward saving time and energy. 5. kick with care hanging from straight arms, sit back so you can see your feet and kick with the toe of your crampons, not the toe of your boot. you’ll want the plane of your foot perpendicular to the ice, hinging at the knee to save energy and maximize swing. when your front points stick, drop your heel to engage your crampon's secondary points. think about pressing the secondary points into the ice to stabilize you before working on the next foot. 6. remember to breathe “breathing connects your mind and your body. key to climbing,” calhoun said. “if you don’t focus on your breathing, you forget to breathe. you lose your peripheral vision, and you aren’t able to see all the potential possibilities.” standing still without breathing is a good way to get pumped. “it’s important to realize solid on your feet, and as long as solid on your feet, not going to fall. so relax and do what you know to do,” calhoun said. 7. take time-outs not breathing? balance your feet, find a rest, and take deep, slow breaths until your heartrate slows and the blood starts flowing back into your hands. at good stances, wiggle your fingers on the tool handles to make sure your grip is relaxed. contrary to popular belief, screaming barfies is often a result of poor circulation rather than just pure cold. over-gripping for long periods of time with your hands above your heart is a surefire recipe. hang from one tool and shake out, swinging your arm back and forth to force blood back into your fingertips. then shake out the other. keep alternating until both hands are warm and the forearm burn has begun its retreat. then: push onward. 8. practice one thing at a time instead of fixating on getting to the top, calhoun recommends focusing on one movement skill per climb and measuring your success by your progress in that skill. that can be anything from getting your feet higher to remembering to take rests more often. “it takes the pressure off of you, so you climb more efficiently and learn more quickly,” she said. learn more: chicks climbing & skiing, the 18-year-old, ouray-based guiding service calhoun now guides for exclusively. (sorry, boys; ladies only.) learn more at chickswithpicks.net

wɪn wi stɑrt ˈkɑlɪʤ, ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ kʊk bɪˈkəz ɑr ˈpɛrənts ər ˈoʊldər ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hæv dən ɪt fər ˈjuˈɛs fər ðə pæst ˈeɪˈtin jɪrz. hɑrd. wi bərn ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ɑr pænz; wi juz tu məʧ sɔlt; wi sɛt ðə smoʊk əˈlɑrm ɔf. bət səm əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv ˈəðər ˈstrəgəlz tu. wi hæv loʊ ˈvɪʒən ənd rɛd ðə ˈleɪbəlz ɔn ðə fud wi wɔnt tɪ baɪ. ɑr ˈwiˌlʧɛrz ˈnævəˌgeɪt θru ðə ˈkraʊdɪd aɪəlz ənd dɪˈspleɪz æt ðə ˈgroʊsəri stɔr. wi hir ˈtaɪmərz ðət tɛl ˈjuˈɛs wɪn ɑr fud ɪz ˈrɛdi. təf tɪ riʧ ðə əˈplaɪənsɪz ɪn ɑr oʊn ˈkɪʧən. ðiz ˈɑbstəkəlz əˈfɛkt ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl ɪn fækt, əˈbaʊt 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti. nɑt soʊ fən fud fækt: ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz æt əˈspɛʃəli haɪ rɪsk fər fud ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊrɪti. ðət minz ðɪs grup əv ˈpipəl ˈwəriz ˈdeɪli ðət ðeɪ wɪl nɑt hæv ˈizi ər ˈsoʊʃəli əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts əv gʊd, nuˈtrɪʃəs fud. ˈwɛðər ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt wɪθ ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ər ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənt wɪˈθaʊt wən, ðə ˈiziəst ˈdɪnər ˈɔpʃən ɪz ˈɔfən fæst fud ər ˈfroʊzən milz. ə ˈhæpi mil ər ə lin kwɪˈzin ˈdɪnər wəns ɪn ə waɪl ɪz faɪn, bət wɪn ɔl ju it, ɪt teɪks ə toʊl ɔn jʊr ˈlɔŋˈtərm hɛlθ. ðə wərld ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɔn ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti (wid*), ə nɑnˈprɑfət, ɪnˈkərəʤəz hoʊm ˈkʊkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə beɪ ˈɛriə ənd bɪɔnd. fər θri jɪrz, ðeɪ hæv bɪn kəˈlɛktɪŋ tɪps, ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈrɛsəpiz frəm ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ənd ˈæpləkəbəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪts (spun ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ˌɪnˈkludɪd!). ˈjuzɪŋ ˈoʊnli ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌɪnˈgridiənts, ðə ˈrɛsəpiz hæv tɪ bi əˈfɔrdəbəl, ˈhɛlθi, ˈizi tɪ meɪk ənd əv kɔrs, dɪˈlɪʃəs! ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 tʊk ðiz tɪps, ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈrɛsəpiz ənd kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈfʊli ækˈsɛsəbəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kɔld ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti fist. ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ɪn pɑrt baɪ spun sɪmˈplɪstɪk ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪt staɪl, ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti fist eɪmz tɪ pruv ðət wɪθ ʤɪst ə fju ˌɪnˈgridiənts ənd səm ˈsɪmpəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz, ˈɛniˌwən kən kʊk. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti fist həz bɪn ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈpɑzətɪv frəm ˈjuzərz wɪθ ənd wɪˈθaʊt dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz, ənd ɪz ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd. ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ æd mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə saɪt beɪst ɔn ˈjuzər ˈfidˌbæk, kriˈeɪt ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɛkʃən ənd ˈɔfər ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈklæsɪz ənd səˈpɔrt grups fər ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪsəˈbɪlɪtiz ɪn ðə beɪ ˈɛriə. hæv ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti ˈjɔrsɛlf? noʊ ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti? ʤɪst ˈkjʊriəs əˈbaʊt wət laɪk tɪ ˈgroʊsəri ʃɑp, prɛp fud ər kʊk wɪθ ə ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti? ʧɛk aʊt ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti fist ənd sprɛd ðə wərd. ˈɛvriˌwən dɪˈzərvz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ dɪˈlɪʃəs, nuˈtrɪʃəs fud, soʊ ɔl du ɑr pɑrt tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən.

when we start college, a lot of us have to learn how to cook because our parents or older family members have done it for us for the past eighteen years. it’s hard. we burn the bottom of our pans; we use too much salt; we set the smoke alarm off. but some of us have other struggles too. we have low vision and can’t read the labels on the food we want to buy. our wheelchairs can’t navigate through the crowded aisles and displays at the grocery store. we can’t hear timers that tell us when our food is ready. it’s tough to reach the appliances in our own kitchen. these obstacles affect a lot of people — in fact, about 20 percent of the american population has a disability. not so fun food fact: america’s disability population is at especially high risk for food insecurity. that means this group of people worries daily that they will not have easy or socially acceptable access to the most basic requirements of good, nutritious food. whether you’re a college student with a disability or a college student without one, the easiest dinner option is often fast food or frozen meals. a happy meal or a lean cuisine dinner once in a while is fine, but when that’s all you eat, it takes a toll on your long-term health. the world institute on disability (wid), a berkeley-based nonprofit, encourages home cooking in the disability population of the bay area and beyond. for three years, they have been collecting tips, resources and recipes from people with disabilities and applicable websites (spoon university, included!). using only a handful of ingredients, the recipes have to be affordable, healthy, easy to make and of course, delicious! in july 2015, wid took these tips, resources and recipes and created a fully accessible website called disability feast. inspired in part by spoon university’s simplistic and user-friendly website style, disability feast aims to prove that with just a few ingredients and some simple directions, anyone can cook. the initial response to disability feast has been overwhelmingly positive from users with and without disabilities, and wid is just getting started. they hope to add more information to the site based on user feedback, create an international section and offer in-person cooking classes and healthy-eating support groups for people with disabilities in the bay area. have a disability yourself? know someone with a disability? just curious about what it’s like to grocery shop, prep food or cook with a disability? check out disability feast and spread the word. everyone deserves access to delicious, nutritious food, so let’s all do our part to make it happen.

gɪt ˈrɛdi fər mɔr dɪsˈrəpʃən æt meɪn ˈwɔtərˌfrənt pɑrk ðɪs ˈsəmər. ðə ˈsɪti həz ˈaʊˌtlaɪnd kənˈstrəkʃən plænz fər sɛnˈtɛniəl pɑrk ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju mənθs. waɪl moʊst əv ðə pɑrk ʃʊd bi ˈoʊpən baɪ ðə ˈɔgəst lɔŋ ˈwiˌkɪnd, ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛriəz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn kloʊzd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fju mənθs ɛz kruz əˈtɛmpt tɪ kəmˈplit ðə wərk ɪn ə seɪf ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈmænər. ðə ˈʤɛnərəl "ˈoʊpən speɪs" ˈɛriəz əv ðə pɑrk wɪl bi kloʊzd frəm meɪ tɪ ˌʤuˈlaɪ, bət ʃʊd riˈoʊpən fər (ˈɔgəst. 5 tɪ 7 ə nu pəˈdɛstriən brɪʤ ˈkrɔsɪŋ æt krik wɪl bi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ðə mərˈinə boʊt lɔnʧ ˈækˌsɛs wɪl bi kloʊzd ˈmənˌdeɪz tɪ ˈfraɪˌdeɪz frəm meɪ 8 tɪ ʤun 2 bət ɪt wɪl ˈoʊpən ɔn ˈwiˌkɛndz. ðə ˈtɪfɪn boʊt lɔnʧ wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðɪs taɪm. ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ treɪl wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən, wɪθ ə nu pəˈdɛstriən pæθ ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi kəmˈplit ɪn ˈɔgəst. ðə biʧ ˈɛriə wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən, wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs frəm ðə nɔrθ ɛnd ənd ðə ˈwɑʃˌrum ˈbɪldɪŋ. wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən θruaʊt kənˈstrəkʃən. ðə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd wɪl rɪˈmeɪn kloʊzd ənˈtɪl ðə nu ˈbɔrdˌwɔk ɪz kəmˈplit æt ðə ɛnd əv meɪ. ˈæftər ðət, ðə ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd wɪl ˈoʊpən ˈivnɪŋz ənd ˈwiˌkɛndz ɪn ʤun ənd ˌʤuˈlaɪ; ˈækˌsɛs wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ˈviə ðə biʧ ənd ˈbɔrdˌwɔk. nu ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɑts ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɔrθ ənd saʊθ əv vɪkˈtɔriə strit wɪl ˈoʊpən ɪn taɪm fər. ðə saʊθ sɛnˈtɛniəl ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt (saʊθ əv) wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ˈoʊpən ənˈtɪl ˈɔgəst, wɪθ ðə ɪkˈsɛpʃən əv ðə saʊθ ˈɛntrəns ənd ə ˈpɔrʃən əv ðə saʊθ ɛnd əv ðə lɔt. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, ðə saʊθ sɛnˈtɛniəl ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt wɪl kloʊz fər ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðə jɪr. ə nu ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt fər ˈtreɪlərz, əˈʤeɪsənt ðə mərˈinə boʊt lɔnʧ, wɪl ˈoʊpən ɪn ʤun.

get ready for more disruption at barrie’s main waterfront park this summer. the city has outlined construction plans for centennial park over the next few months. while most of the park should be open by the august long weekend, a number of areas will remain closed over the next few months as crews attempt to complete the work in a safe and efficient manner. the general "open space" areas of the park will be closed from may to july, but should reopen for kempenfest (aug. 5 to 7). a new pedestrian bridge crossing at dyment’s creek will be completed by the end of july. the marina boat launch access will be closed mondays to fridays from may 8 to june 2, but it will open on weekends. the tiffin boat launch will remain open during this time. centennial’s existing shared-use trail will remain open, with a new pedestrian path expected to be complete in august. the beach area will remain open, with access from the north end and the washroom building. washrooms will remain open throughout construction. the playground will remain closed until the new boardwalk is complete at the end of may. after that, the playground will open evenings and weekends in june and july; access will be available via the beach and boardwalk. new parking lots located north and south of victoria street will open in time for kempenfest. the south centennial parking lot (south of dyment’s) will remain open until august, with the exception of the south entrance and a portion of the south end of the lot. immediately following kempenfest, the south centennial parking lot will close for the remainder of the year. a new parking lot for trailers, adjacent the marina boat launch, will open in june.

daɪət əˈloʊn kən bi ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt sɔrs əv ˈɑrsənɪk ɪkˈspoʊʒər rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈɑrsənɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz ɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈwɔtər, ə ˈdɑrtməθ ˈstədi faɪndz. ðə ˈstədi ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmz ðət ˈtoʊˌneɪl ˈklɪpɪŋz ər ə gʊd əv ˈlɔŋˈtərm ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈɑrsənɪk frəm kənˈsumɪŋ ˈælkəˌhɑl, ˈbrəsəlz spraʊts ənd dɑrk mit fɪʃ. ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈɑrsənɪk həz bɪn lɪŋkt tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv hɛlθ ˈprɑbləmz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkænsər, ˈvæskjələr dɪˈzizɪz ənd loʊ bərθ weɪt. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz əˈpɪr ɪn nuˈtrɪʃən ˈʤərnəl. ə ɪz əˈveɪləbəl əˈpɑn rɪkˈwɛst. ˈpriviəs ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðət daɪət kən bi ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt sɔrs əv ˈtoʊtəl ˈɑrsənɪk ɪkˈspoʊʒər, bət ðə nu ˈstədi ɪz ðə fərst tɪ əˈkaʊnt fər ˈɑrsənɪk ɪn ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd ˈkʊkɪŋ ˈwɔtər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən. ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ˈwɔtər ɪz θɔt tɪ bi moʊst sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt sɔrs əv ˈɑrsənɪk ɪkˈspoʊʒər ɪn ˈriʤənz wɛr ˈwɔtər ˈɑrsənɪk ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz ər ˈɛləˌveɪtɪd. ˈrisərʧərz æst 852 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈævərɪʤ kənˈsəmʃən ˈoʊvər ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr əv 120 ˈdɪfərənt fudz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈdɛri, fruts, ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, ɛgz, mit, brɛdz, ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz ənd beɪkt gʊdz. ðeɪ faʊnd ˈɑrsənɪk ɪn ˈtoʊˌneɪl ˈklɪpɪŋz ɪz moʊst ˈstrɔŋli lɪŋkt wɪθ kənˈsəmʃən əv ˈælkəˌhɑl əˈspɛʃəli bɪr fər mɛn ənd waɪt waɪn fər ˈwɪmən ənd ˈbrəsəlz spraʊts. ðoʊz hu dræŋk mɔr ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd eɪt mɔr ˈbrəsəlz spraʊts hæd mɔr ˈɑrsənɪk ɪn ðɛr ˈtoʊˌneɪl ˈklɪpɪŋz, wɪʧ meɪks sɛns bɪˈkəz ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk ˈbɛvrɪʤɪz kən hæv haɪər ˈɑrsənɪk ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ər noʊn tɪ ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ ðə ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk ˈpæθˌweɪz ðət dɪˈtɑksəˌfaɪ ˈɑrsənɪk. ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz səˈpɔrt ˈrisənt ˈstədiz ðət ʃoʊ haɪ ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃənz əv ˈɑrsənɪk ɪn ˈbrəsəlz spraʊts ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz bɪˈkəz ˈɑrsənɪk baɪndz tɪ ðə ˈkɑmpaʊndz ðət gɪv ðɛm ðɛr ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪk ˈoʊdərz. ˈrisərʧərz ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ˌɪnˈkrist ˈtoʊˌneɪl ˈɑrsənɪk ɪn ˈpipəl hu it dɑrk mit fɪʃ, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈklud ˈtunə steɪks, ˈmækərəl, ˈsæmən, sɑrˈdinz, ənd ˈsɔrdˌfɪʃ. fɪʃ ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈteɪn ə fɔrm əv ˈɑrsənɪk ðət ɪz θɔt tɪ ˈseɪfli pæs θru ðə ˈjumən ˈbɑdi wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ metabolized*, bət dɑrk mit fɪʃ ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈteɪn ˈɑrsənɪk ˈkɑmpaʊndz ðət kən bi metabolized*.

diet alone can be a significant source of arsenic exposure regardless of arsenic concentrations in drinking and cooking water, a dartmouth college-led study finds. the study also confirms that toenail clippings are a good biomarker of long-term exposure to arsenic from consuming alcohol, brussels sprouts and dark meat fish. exposure to arsenic has been linked to a variety of health problems, including cancer, vascular diseases and low birth weight. the findings appear in nutrition journal. a pdf is available upon request. previous studies have shown that diet can be an important source of total arsenic exposure, but the new study is the first to account for arsenic in drinking and cooking water before looking at dietary contribution. household water is thought to be most significant source of arsenic exposure in regions where water arsenic concentrations are elevated. researchers asked 852 participants about their average consumption over the previous year of 120 different foods, including dairy, fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, breads, beverages and baked goods. they found arsenic in toenail clippings is most strongly linked with consumption of alcohol -- especially beer for men and white wine for women -- and brussels sprouts. those who drank more alcohol and ate more brussels sprouts had more arsenic in their toenail clippings, which makes sense because alcoholic beverages can have higher arsenic content and are known to interfere with the metabolic pathways that detoxify arsenic. the findings support recent studies that show high concentrations of arsenic in brussels sprouts and related vegetables because arsenic binds to the sulfur-containing compounds that give them their characteristic odors. researchers also found increased toenail arsenic in people who eat dark meat fish, which include tuna steaks, mackerel, salmon, sardines, bluefish and swordfish. fish generally contain a form of arsenic that is thought to safely pass through the human body without being metabolized, but dark meat fish also contain arsenic compounds that can be metabolized.

ðɪs ɪz ə lɪst əv ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz frəm ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks, ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd baɪ meɪn ˈkɛrɪktər, ənd ɪn ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl ˈɔrdər baɪ iʧ ˈtaɪtəl wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli riˈlist ɛz ə bʊk ənˈlɛs ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈnoʊtɪd. ˈbætˌmæn ˈɛdət ˈsupərˌmæn ˈɛdət ˈɛdət ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈɛdət ˈʤəstɪs soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈɛdət ˌdiˈsi ˈjunəˌvərs ˈɛdət grin ˈlæntərn ˈɛdət tin ˈtaɪtənz ˈɛdət ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ˈɛdət ˈænuəlz 1994 ˈɛdət ðə ˌdiˈsi ˈænuəlz ɪn 1994 ˈfiʧərd ˈstɔriz. ˈlɛʤəndz əv ðə dɛd ərθ ˈænuəlz 1996 ˈɛdət ərθ ɪz dɛd. ðoʊz hu wəns maɪt hæv kɔld ɪt hoʊm ər lɔŋ ˈskætərd tɪ ðə ˈɛndləs stɑrz. bət ɪn ðət ˈskætərɪŋ, ɔn ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɪfərənt wərldz, baɪ ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɪfərənt ˈgreɪtəst ˈlɛʤəndz lɪv ɔn. waɪl ðiz ˈænuəlz wər nɑt ˈleɪbəld ər ˌædvərˈtaɪzd ɛz biɪŋ, ðeɪ hæv bɪn kənˈsɪdərd baɪ səm ɛz du tɪ ðɛr ɪn səm ˈɪnstənsɪz (səʧ ɛz ˈstɑrmən ˈænjuəl 1 ənd ˈliʤəˌnɛrz ˈænjuəl 3 ˈstɔriz ɪˈvɛnts ʃoʊn wɪˈθɪn ðɛm wər pɑrt əv ˌdiˈsi ˌkɑntəˈnuəti. ˈækʃən ˈkɑmɪks ˈænjuəl 8 "ə wərld əv hərt" "ə wərld əv hərt" ædˈvɛnʧərz əv ˈsupərˌmæn ˈænjuəl 8 "ˈsupərˌmæn fərˈɛvər" "ˈsupərˌmæn fərˈɛvər" ˈænjuəl 2 ˈænjuəl 2 "naɪts fɔl" "naɪts fɔl" ˈbætˌmæn ˈænjuəl 20 "ˈfeɪbəlz əv ðə bat-man*" "ˈfeɪbəlz əv ðə bat-man*" ˈbætˌmæn: ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ðə bæt ˈænjuəl 4 ˈkætˌwʊmən ˈænjuəl 3 dɪˈtɛktɪv ˈkɑmɪks ˈænjuəl 9 "war-bat*" "war-bat*" flæʃ ˈænjuəl 9 "ˈsaɪlənt ˈrənɪŋ" "ˈsaɪlənt ˈrənɪŋ" grin ˈlæntərn ˈænjuəl 5 "ðə ˈvælju əv aɪ, ˈnoʊblər ɪn ðə maɪnd...!" "ðə ˈvælju əv aɪ, ˈnoʊblər ɪn ðə maɪnd...!" gaɪ ˈgɑrdnər: ˈwɔrjər ˈænjuəl 2 "ˌhaɪpərˈsɛnsɪtɪv" "ˌhaɪpərˈsɛnsɪtɪv" ˌɪmˈpəls ˈænjuəl 1 "spid fɔrs!" "spid fɔrs!" ˈʤəstɪs lig əˈmɛrɪkə ˈænjuəl 10 "ðə əˈlaɪəns" "ðə əˈlaɪəns" ˈlɛʤəndz əv ðə dɑrk naɪt 6 ˈliʤən əv ˈænjuəl 7 ˈliʤəˌnɛrz ˈænjuəl 3 "ðə lɔŋ roʊd hoʊm" (ʃoʊz xs*' taɪm ˈtrævəl ˈʤərni bæk tɪ hər oʊn taɪm, ðəs ɪn ˌkɑntəˈnuəti) "ðə lɔŋ roʊd hoʊm" (ʃoʊz xs*' taɪm ˈtrævəl ˈʤərni bæk tɪ hər oʊn taɪm, ðəs ɪn ˌkɑntəˈnuəti) paʊər əv ˈænjuəl 1 "tru bɪˈlivərz" (ˈkɛrɪktər ˈleɪtər əˈpɪrz ɪn ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌkɑntəˈnuəti) "tru bɪˈlivərz" (ˈkɛrɪktər ˈleɪtər əˈpɪrz ɪn ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌkɑntəˈnuəti) ˈrɑbɪn ˈænjuəl 5 "ðə aɪərn skaɪ" "ðə aɪərn skaɪ" ˈsɑvrən ˈsɛvən ˈænjuəl 2 "mɛˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔri" "mɛˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔri" ˈstɑrmən ˈænjuəl 1 (ˈstɔriz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈsɪriz; ɪn ˌkɑntəˈnuəti) (ˈstɔriz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɪn ˈrɛgjələr ˈsɪriz; ɪn ˌkɑntəˈnuəti) ˈænjuəl 3 "ˈfɑðərz ənd sənz" "ˈfɑðərz ənd sənz" ˈænjuəl 1 "ˈsərəˌgeɪt", "ðə ˈlɛʤənd lɪvz ɔn", "ˈʃutaʊt æt aɪs flæts" "ˈsərəˌgeɪt", "ðə ˈlɛʤənd lɪvz ɔn", "ˈʃutaʊt æt aɪs flæts" ˈsupərˌmæn ˈænjuəl 8 "ðə lig əv supermen*" "ðə lig əv supermen*" ˈsupərˌmæn: ðə mæn əv stil ˈænjuəl 5 "ðə ˈnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ ˈbætəl" "ðə ˈnɛvər ˈɛndɪŋ ˈbætəl" ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ˈænjuəl 5 "ðə unremembered*" kəˈlɛktəd ɪˈdɪʃənz ˈɛdət si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət noʊts ˈɛdət ˌɔlˈðoʊ nɑt əˈfɪʃəli ˈleɪbəld ən teɪl, ðə ˈstɔri rɪˈfərz bæk tɪ daredevil/batman*: aɪ fər ən aɪ (ˈmɑrvəl ˈkɑmɪks, 1997 wɪʧ wɑz ˈleɪbəld ɛz səʧ. ðə əv ðɪs ˈstɔri ɪt ɛz jsa*: ðə ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ.

this is a list of elseworlds publications from dc comics, separated by main character, and in alphabetical order by title.[1] each title was originally released as a one-shot book unless otherwise noted. batman elseworlds [ edit ] superman elseworlds [ edit ] superman/batman elseworlds [ edit ] justice league elseworlds [ edit ] justice society elseworlds [ edit ] dc universe elseworlds [ edit ] green lantern elseworlds [ edit ] teen titans elseworlds [ edit ] wonder woman elseworlds [ edit ] elseworlds annuals (1994) [ edit ] the dc annuals in 1994 featured elseworlds stories. legends of the dead earth annuals (1996) [ edit ] earth is dead. those who once might have called it home are long scattered to the endless stars. but in that scattering, on a thousand different worlds, by a thousand different ways...earth's greatest legends live on. while these annuals were not labelled or advertised as being elseworlds, they have been considered by some as elseworlds due to their theme[2]. in some instances (such as starman annual #1 and legionnaires annual #3) stories & events shown within them were part of dc continuity. action comics annual #8 - "a world of hurt" - "a world of hurt" adventures of superman annual #8 - "superman forever" - "superman forever" aquaman annual #2 azrael annual #2 - "night's fall" - "night's fall" batman annual #20 - "fables of the bat-man" - "fables of the bat-man" batman: shadow of the bat annual #4 catwoman annual #3 detective comics annual #9 - "war-bat" - "war-bat" flash annual #9 - "silent running" - "silent running" green lantern annual #5 - "the value of i, nobler in the mind...!" - "the value of i, nobler in the mind...!" guy gardner: warrior annual #2 - "hypersensitive" - "hypersensitive" impulse annual #1 - "speed force!" - "speed force!" justice league america annual #10 - "the alliance" - "the alliance" legends of the dark knight #6 legion of super-heroes annual #7 legionnaires annual #3 - "the long road home" (shows xs' time travel journey back to her own time, thus in continuity) - "the long road home" (shows xs' time travel journey back to her own time, thus in continuity) power of shazam annual #1 - "true believers" (character later appears in mainstream continuity) - "true believers" (character later appears in mainstream continuity) robin annual #5 - "the iron sky" - "the iron sky" sovereign seven annual #2 - "memento mori" - "memento mori" starman annual #1 (stories referred to in regular series; in continuity) (stories referred to in regular series; in continuity) superboy annual #3 "fathers and suns" "fathers and suns" supergirl annual #1 - "surrogate", "the legend lives on", "shootout at ice flats" - "surrogate", "the legend lives on", "shootout at ice flats" superman annual #8 - "the league of supermen" - "the league of supermen" superman: the man of steel annual #5 - "the never ending battle" - "the never ending battle" wonder woman annual #5 - "the unremembered" collected editions [ edit ] see also [ edit ] notes [ edit ] ^ although not officially labelled an elseworlds tale, the story refers back to daredevil/batman: eye for an eye (marvel comics, 1997), which was labelled as such. ^ the tpb of this story retitles it as jsa: the golden age.

waɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt tɪ ˈʤɛŋkɪnz? ɛz wɪθ ɔl tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪt həz tɪ du wɪθ jʊr wərk floʊ. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz prəˈvaɪdz ə nis ʤəˈnɛrɪk ˈdæʃˌbɔrd ðət ɪz ˈizi tɪ ˈmɑnətər, əˈlaʊz mi tɪ gɪv aʊt ˈækˌsɛs baɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪts ˈnaɪsli ˈɪntu ənd git*. maɪ ˈʤɛnərəl goʊl ɪz tɪ gɪv ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz mɔr kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt (ɪkˈspænd draɪvz, spɪn əp ˈvərʧuəl məˈʃinz, ˈmaɪˌgreɪt ˈvərʧuəl məˈʃinz tɪ ˈdɪfərənt hoʊsts, rən ˈmeɪntənəns tæsks, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.) ɪf ju hæv ˈnɛvər juzd ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ər wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ sɛt ɪt əp ɪn ˈwɪndoʊz: ˈmæθju hodgkins’*’ blɔg roʊt ə ˈrɪli greɪt 2 pɑrt blɔg ˈɛntri ɔn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ənd powershell*. soʊ aɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˈbeɪsɪk kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ɛz hɪz blɔg ˈɛntri ˈkəvərz ɔl əv ðə ˈbeɪsɪks ənd ðɛn səm. aɪ wɪl əˈsum ju hæv æt list ˈfɪnɪʃt pɑrt 1 əv ðə blɔg. ðət weɪ aɪ kən ʤəmp streɪt tɪ haʊ tɪ stɑrt ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ jʊr ˈskɛʤʊld tæsks tɪ ˈʤɛŋkɪnz. aɪ æm goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈkəvər skrɪpt ˈɛrər ˈhændəlɪŋ ənd haʊ tɪ ˈɛksət skrɪpts wɪθ ˈʤɛŋkɪnz. ðət bi ˈskɛʤʊl tæsk spɪˈsɪfɪk bət ə ˈsəmθɪŋ ju ʃʊd bi əˈwɛr əv ɛz ju ˈmaɪˌgreɪt jʊr skrɪpts tɪ ðə nu ˈplætˌfɔrm, ənd meɪ bi ə staɪl ʧeɪnʤ fər ˈʤɛŋkɪnz skrɪpts. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə ˈskɛʤʊld tæsk: fər ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl kriˈeɪt ə ˈskɛʤʊld tæsk: fərst səˈlɛkt ə item”*” tɪ kriˈeɪt ə nu ˈprɑʤɛkt: wi wɪl bi duɪŋ ə project”*” ðət aɪ æm ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɛvəri 5 minutes”*”: æt ðɪs taɪm wi wɪl bi ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪmpəl ˈskɛʤʊld tæsk. ðət minz wi kən ˌɪgˈnɔr moʊst əv ðə ˈɔpʃənz daʊn tɪ triggers”*” ənd səˈlɛktɪŋ periodically”*”. ɪn ðə tɛkst bɑks wi wɪl bi ˈɛnərɪŋ: ðə ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ɪz bɪlt əraʊnd ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ ˈsɪstəm. ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən mɑrk ˈɔfərz ən ˈɛksələnt drɔp daʊn tɪ gɪv ə fʊl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ðə ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ əv ˈʤɛŋkɪn ʤɑbz. fər naʊ ɪt ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ noʊ wi ˈskɛʤʊld ðə tæsk tɪ rən ˈɛvəri 5 ˈmɪnəts. ə kwɪk noʊt: ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt jʊr ˈskɛʤʊld tæsk ˈskɛʤʊl ənˈtɪl ju klɪk ɔf əv ðə tɛkst ˈwɪndoʊ. soʊ ɪt ʃoʊ ðə rən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ənˈtɪl ju klɪk əˈweɪ. fər ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl tæsk wi wɪl bi tɛkst tɪ ə faɪl: ˈɛkoʊ ə line”*” sɪns ɑr skrɪpt ˈaʊtˌpʊts tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl dɪˈrɛktəri. nid tɪ æd ðə ˈfoʊldər ɔn ðə ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ˈsərvər. fər naʊ meɪk ʃʊr ðət ðə pərˈmɪʃənz ər sɛt soʊ ““everyone”*” kən raɪt tɪ ðə ˈfoʊldər: hɪt seɪv ɪn ˈʤɛŋkɪnz. rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈdæʃˌbɔrd baɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən bɑr ɔn ðə raɪt: ju kən ˈmænjuəli lɔnʧ ðə ʤɑb, ər weɪt ðə 5 ˈmɪnəts ənd kənˈfərm ðə skrɪpt wərkt. tɪ ˈmænjuəli lɔnʧ: naʊ ðət wi hæv ˈfɪnɪʃt ðə ˈskɛʤʊld tæsk. lɛts tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ˈɛrər ˈhændəlɪŋ fər ə ˈsɛkənd. ˈʤɛŋkɪnz ˈɛrər ˈhændəlɪŋ goʊ bæk tɪ ðə pərˈmɪʃənz ɔn ðə ˈfoʊldər ənd dɪˈnaɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ənd hɪt əˈplaɪ: weɪt fər ər fɔrs ðə ˈskɛʤʊld tæsk tɪ rən. ˈæftər ɪt rənz ðə tæsk səkˈsidɪd: lɛts teɪk ə lʊk æt wət ðə skrɪpts ˈaʊtˌpʊt ˈviə ðə ˈtərmənəl. klɪk ɔn ðə ˈɛvəri 5 minutes”*” lɪŋk ənd lʊk fər wɛr ɪt sɪz build”*” ˈəndər permalinks*. klɪk ɔn build”*” ðə ˈtərmənəl ˈaʊtˌpʊt ʃoʊz ðə ˈɛrər: ðə ˈɪʃu həz tɪ du wɪθ haʊ ˈʤɛŋkɪnz dɪˈtɛkts ðə skrɪpt ˈɛksət. ə səkˈsɛs ɪz rɛd ɛz: ˈɛksət 0 ə ˈfeɪljər: ˈɛksət 1 ðɪs minz ˈɛniˌwɛr ju wʊd rɪˈtərn ə tru ər fɔls ˈvælju tɪ ˈɛksət jʊr skrɪpt. səʧ ɛz: traɪ ˈɛkoʊ ɪz blɑkt soʊ aɪ ʃʊd rɪˈtərn false”*” rɪˈtərn $tru kæʧ rɪˈtərn $fɔls ju wʊd nid tɪ juz ən ˈɛksət koʊd. ˈɛnər jʊr koʊd ɛz: traɪ ˈɛkoʊ ə line”*” ˈɛksət 0 kæʧ ˈɛksət 1 lidz tɪ ðə ɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈfeɪljər ˈmɛsɪʤ: ˈæftər rɪˈvərtɪŋ ðə pərˈmɪʃənz tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈɛvriˌwən: θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ. ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪz ˈkɛrɪŋ!

why migrate to jenkins? as with all technology it has to do with your work flow. jenkins provides a nice generic dashboard that is easy to monitor, allows me to give out access by project, and integrates nicely into svn and git. my general goal is to give the developers more control over the environment (expand drives, spin up virtual machines, migrate virtual machines to different hosts, run maintenance tasks, etc.) if you have never used jenkins or want to know how to set it up in windows: matthew hodgkins’ blog wrote a really great 2 part blog entry on getting started with jenkins and powershell. so i won’t cover the basic configuration as his blog entry covers all of the basics and then some. i will assume you have at least finished part 1 of the blog. that way i can jump straight to how to start migrating your scheduled tasks to jenkins. i am going to cover script error handling gotchas and how to exit scripts with jenkins. that won’t be schedule task specific but a something you should be aware of as you migrate your scripts to the new platform, and may be a style change for jenkins scripts. creating a scheduled task: for this example create a scheduled task: first select a “new item” to create a new project: we will be doing a “freestyle project” that i am calling “run every 5 minutes”: at this time we will be making an extremely simple scheduled task. that means we can ignore most of the options scrolling down to “build triggers” and selecting “build periodically”. in the text box we will be entering: h/5 * * * * the scheduling is built around the cronjob timing system. clicking the question mark offers an excellent drop down to give a full explanation the scheduling of jenkin jobs. for now it is enough to know we scheduled the task to run every 5 minutes. a quick note: the system doesn’t evaluate your scheduled task schedule until you click off of the text window. so it won’t show the run explanation until you click away. for this simple task we will be outputting text to a file: echo “write a line” >> c:\temp\write_to_file.txt since our script outputs to a local directory. we’ll need to add the c:\temp folder on the jenkins server. for now make sure that the ntfs permissions are set so “everyone” can write to the folder: hit save in jenkins. return to the dashboard by using the navigation bar on the right: you can manually launch the job, or wait the 5 minutes and confirm the script worked. to manually launch: now that we have finished the scheduled task. lets talk about jenkins error handling for a second. jenkins error handling gotchas go back to the ntfs permissions on the c:\temp folder and deny everyone and hit apply: wait for or force the scheduled task to run. after it runs the task succeeded: lets take a look at what the scripts output via the terminal. click on the “run every 5 minutes” link and look for where it says “last build” under permalinks. click on “last build” the terminal output shows the error: the issue has to do with how jenkins detects the script exit. a success is read as: exit 0 a failure: exit 1 this means anywhere you would return a true or false value to exit your script. such as: try { echo “folder is blocked so i should return false” >> c:\temp\write_to_file.txt return $true } catch { return $false } you would need to use an exit code. enter your code as: try { echo “write a line” >> c:\temp\write_to_file.txt exit 0 } catch { exit 1 } leads to the expected failure message: after reverting the c:\temp ntfs permissions to allow everyone: thanks for reading. sharing is caring!

hæŋ ɔn fər ə traɪɪŋ tɪ faɪnd səm mɔr ˈstɔriz ju maɪt laɪk. kloʊz iˈmeɪl ðɪs ˈstɔri sɛnd iˈmeɪl tɪ ðɪs ˈæˌdrɛs ˈɛnər jʊr neɪm æd ə ˈkɑmɛnt hir ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən sɛnd iˈmeɪl ˈkænsəl əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈmidiə riˈlis baɪ ðə ˌtəskəˈlusə ˈkaʊnti ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ˈjunɪt ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, θri ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌæləˈbæmə ˈstudənts ənd wən əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl hæv bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ɔn ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv reɪp fərst dɪˈgri. ðə ˈvɪktɪm, ə ˈfiˌmeɪl, wɑz faʊnd ˌənriˈspɑnsɪv æt ðə 5500 blɑk ɔn oʊld mɑntˈgəmri ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɔn ɔkt. 6 æt 10 a.m*. ʃi wɑz brɔt tɪ druɪd ˈsɪti ˈhɑˌspɪtəl fər ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt ˈmɑnətərɪŋ. ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz sɛd hər kənˈdɪʃən ɪz nɑt laɪf θˈrɛtənɪŋ. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt, ˈdɑnəld kɪŋ, ə meɪl, ˈɛdi ˈhɛrɪs jr*., ə meɪl, ˈfrɛdərɪk ʃɔ, ən meɪl, ənd, ə meɪl, ədˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈhævɪŋ sɛks wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktɪm. wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ pəˈzɛʃən əv ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns. ðə fɔr wər bʊkt ˈɪntu ðə ˌtəskəˈlusə ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl ɔn bɑndz. wɑz hɛld wɪθ ən əˈdɪʃənəl bɑnd. ˈwɪtnəsɪz toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ðət ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ˈnoʊɪŋli ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ə ˈbɛvərɪʤ, wɪʧ hæd ə kənˈtroʊld ˈsəbstəns ɪn ɪt, ðə ˈpriviəs deɪ æt ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən æt wɪʧ ʃi wɑz faʊnd. ʃi rɪˈpɔrtədli ðɛn pæst aʊt ɪn ðə ˈbɛˌdrum əv kɪŋ. ðə ˈwɪtnəsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts hæd sɛks wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktɪm waɪl ʃi wɑz ˌənˈkɑnʃəs. pəˈlis bɪˈliv ðət meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ʧɑrʤd æt ə ˈleɪtər deɪt wɪθ əˈdɪʃənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz baɪ ðə wɛst ˌæləˈbæmə nɑrˈkɑtɪks tæsk fɔrs.

hang on for a minute...we're trying to find some more stories you might like. close email this story send email to this address enter your name add a comment here verification send email cancel according to a media release by the tuscaloosa county homicide unit this morning, three university of alabama students and one additional individual have been arrested on charges of rape first degree. the victim, a 22-year-old female, was found unresponsive at the 5500 block on old montgomery highway tuesday morning on oct. 6 at 10 a.m. she was brought to druid city hospital for overnight monitoring. investigators said her condition is not life threatening. the suspects involved in the alleged assault, donald king, a 20-year-old male, eddie harris jr., a 19-year-old male, frederick shaw, an 18-year-old male, and deandre dussett, a 25-year-old male, admitted to having sex with the victim. dussett was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. the four were booked into the tuscaloosa county jail on $30,000 bonds. dussett was held with an additional $10,000 bond. witnesses told investigators that the victim was knowingly drinking a beverage, which had a controlled substance in it, the previous day at the location at which she was found. she reportedly then passed out in the bedroom of king. the witnesses also reported that the suspects had sex with the victim while she was unconscious. police believe that dussett may also be charged at a later date with additional charges by the west alabama narcotics task force.

rɔɪ ˈhɪbərt ənd kɑrˈmɛloʊ ˈænθɔˌni ˈbætəl fər riˈbaʊndɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən. ðə ˈpeɪsərz ˈhoʊstɪd nu jɔrk ɪn ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈækʃən æt ˈbæŋkərz laɪf ˈfilˌdhaʊs ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈʤænjuˌɛri 16 2014 (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: rɑb ˈgoʊbəl ðə stɑr) ˈdʊrɪŋ geɪm 6 əv læst jɪrz ˈistərn ˈkɑnfərəns ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəlz əˈgɛnst ðə nu jɔrk nɪks, rɔɪ ˈhɪbərt meɪd ən ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl blɑk tɪ kip ðə ˈpeɪsərz əˈlaɪv. æt ðə taɪm əv ðə blɑk, nu jɔrk wɑz əˈhɛd ðə bɪg pleɪ baɪ ðə bɪg mæn spɑrkt ə ˈpeɪsərz rən ənd ədˈvænst ðə ˈpeɪsərz ˈɪntu ə ˈsɪriz əˈgɛnst maɪˈæmi. ðə pleɪ wɑz soʊ gʊd ðət ˈhɪbərt ˈæˌkʧuəli həz tu freɪmd ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə ˈmoʊmənt æt hɪz haʊs. gɑt 2 əv ðiz naʊ. 1 frəm ə ril gʊd frɛnd hir ɪn ˈɪndi. ðə ˈəðər frəm ðə @ˈpeɪsərz mæn keɪv məˈtɪriəl. rɔɪ ˈhɪbərt (@hoya2apacer*) ʤun 7 2013 ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt, ðə tu pleɪərz mɛt əˈgɛn æt ðə rɪm. əv kɔrs tˈwɪtər riˈæktɪd tɪ ðə blɑk. hɪrz wət səm ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ˈmidiə ənd səm fænz hæd tɪ seɪ əˈbaʊt ðə pleɪ: ˈhɪbərt ˈmitɪŋ 'ˈmɛloʊ æt ðə rɪm həz bɪˈkəm ə θɪŋ naʊ, aɪ gɛs. ˈkændəs ˈbəknər (@candacedbuckner*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014 əˈnəðər ˈmɑnstər blɑk baɪ ˈhɪbərt ɔn kɑrˈmɛloʊ. wɛrz wɪn ju nid ɪm? bɑb ˈkrævɪts (@bkravitz*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014 rɔɪ ˈhɪbərt dɪˈnaɪz əˈnəðər ˈmɛloʊ dəŋk. ðɪs wən ˈwəzənt ɛz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɛz geɪm 6 bət stɪl. æl (@al_iannazzone*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014 ə geɪm 6 ˈriˌdəks: naʊ ðɛr ɪz ə ʧɔk ˈaʊˌtlaɪn æt boʊθ ɛndz əv ðə kɔrt wɛr rɔɪ ˈhɪbərt blɑkt ə kɑrˈmɛloʊ dəŋk. fræŋk aɪˈsɑlə (@fisolanydn*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014 ɪt ˈhæpənd əˈgɛn. blɑks kɑrˈmɛloʊ æt ðə rɪm əˈgɛn. ˈrɑni ˈrɑmoʊs (@ronnieramos*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014 ˈhɪbərt wɪθ ðə bɪg blɑk ɔn kɑrˈmɛloʊ ˈænθɔˌni! ˌɪndiˈænə ˈpeɪsərz (@ˈpeɪsərz) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014 rɔɪ ˈhɪbərt blɑk ɔn ˈmɛloʊ pɑrt 2 ˈælən skwaɪər (@alan_squier*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 17 2014

roy hibbert and carmelo anthony battle for rebounding position. the pacers hosted new york in nba action at bankers life fieldhouse thursday january 16, 2014. (photo: rob goebel / the star) during game 6 of last year's eastern conference semifinals against the new york knicks, roy hibbert made an incredible block to keep the pacers alive. at the time of the block, new york was ahead 92-90. the big play by the big man sparked a 9-0 pacers run and advanced the pacers into a series against miami. the play was so good that hibbert actually has two framed photos of the moment at his house. got 2 of these now. 1 from a real good friend here in indy. the other from the @pacers def man cave material. pic.twitter.com/yhbe2jarvt — roy hibbert (@hoya2apacer) june 7, 2013 on thursday night, the two players met again at the rim. of course twitter reacted to the block. here's what some members of the media and some fans had to say about the play: hibbert meeting 'melo at the rim has become a thing now, i guess. — candace buckner (@candacedbuckner) january 17, 2014 another monster block by hibbert on carmelo. where's @mattkryger when you need him? — bob kravitz (@bkravitz) january 17, 2014 roy hibbert denies another melo dunk. this one wasn't as significant as game 6, but still. — al iannazzone (@al_iannazzone) january 17, 2014 a game 6 redux: now there is a chalk outline at both ends of the court where roy hibbert blocked a carmelo dunk. — frank isola (@fisolanydn) january 17, 2014 it happened again. @hoya2apacer blocks carmelo at the rim again. — ronnie ramos (@ronnieramos) january 17, 2014 hibbert with the big block on carmelo anthony! — indiana pacers (@pacers) january 17, 2014 roy hibbert block on melo part 2 #bigdawgshouse — alan squier (@alan_squier) january 17, 2014

ɪf ju laɪkt ɑr ˈkjukəmbər moʊld sɛt, ðɛn priˈpɛr tɪ bi ə stɑr ɪn ðə ˈkɪʧən wɪθ ðɪs ˈvərʒən! ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfiʧərz θri moʊldz ðət kən tərn pleɪn oʊld ˈvɛʤiz ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ fən, ˈdɛkrətɪv ənd ˈizi. ˈpərˌfɪkt fər ˈgɪtɪŋ kɪdz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈitɪŋ ðɛr grinz ər fər trænsˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈstændərd ˈsæləd ˈɪntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ə bɪt mɔr ˈspɛʃəl. ɪts ˈizi tɪ juz. ʤɪst ˌɪnˈsərt ðə pɪnz ˈɪntu ðə moʊld tɪ hoʊld ɪt təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə raɪt ʃeɪp. ðɛn ˌɪnˈsərt ə ˈbeɪbi ˈkjukəmbər ˈɪntu ðə moʊld wɪn ɪts əˈbaʊt ðə saɪz əv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfɪŋgər, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə hʊks ənd ə nɛt tɪ hoʊld ɪt əp. ɛz ɪt groʊz əp ɪt wɪl bi ʃeɪpt ˈnæʧərəli ˈɪntu ðə fɔrm əv ə stɑr. wəns ɪts riʧt əˈbaʊt əp ðə moʊld, ɪts ˈrɛdi fər ðə ˈdɪnər ˈteɪbəl! ðə ˈkjukəmbər moʊld sɛt ˈfiʧərz:

if you liked our heart-shaped cucumber mold set, then prepare to be a star in the kitchen with this star-shaped version! it also features three molds that can turn plain old veggies into something fun, decorative and easy. perfect for getting kids interested in eating their greens or for transforming a standard salad into something a bit more special. it's easy to use. just insert the pins into the mold to hold it together in the right shape. then insert a baby cucumber into the mold when it's about the size of a little finger, using the hooks and a net to hold it up. as it grows up it will be shaped naturally into the form of a star. once it's reached about 70-80% up the mold, it's ready for the dinner table! the star-shaped cucumber mold set features:

hi ʃənd ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl trəˈdɪʃən ənd dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ meɪk ðə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl fərst pɪʧ əv ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈnæʃənəlz ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈsizən, bət ðət min ˈdɑnəld trəmp kət ɪt ɔn ðə ˈpɪʧɪŋ maʊnd ʤɪst æsk ɪm. ˈmɪstər trəmp həz lɔŋ ˈreɪtɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ˈtælənt, ɪn 2013 hi wɑz tɪ bi ðə bɛst pleɪər ɪn state”*”. pleɪd ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ˈsɑri, bət sɛd tɪ bi ðə bɛst pleɪər ɪn n.y*. koʊʧ tɛd bɛst hi ˈɛvər coached”*”, wɑz ðə fʊl tˈwɪtər səˈmeɪʃən frəm ˈmɪstər trəmp. ˈheɪtərz wɪl bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd tɪ noʊ ðət ˈmɪstər ˈbeɪsˈbɔl boʊsts meɪ nɑt bi news”*”. aɪ pleɪd ˈfʊtˌbɔl ənd ˈbeɪsˈbɔl, ˈsɑri, bət sɛd tɪ bi ðə bɛst pleɪər ɪn n.y*. koʊʧ tɛd bɛst hi ˈɛvər koʊʧt. ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) ˈeɪprəl 3 2013 bət wɪn nuz broʊk ðət ˈmɪstər trəmp meɪk ðə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl fərst pɪʧ bɪˈkəz əv ə ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt, ˈmɛni ˈwəndərd ɪf ðə ril ˈrizən wɑz fɪrz hi dɪˈlɪvər ðə bɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪt. rɔŋ. tərnz aʊt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv əˈkaʊnts frəm hɪz taɪm groʊɪŋ əp ənd æt ðə nu jɔrk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈkædəmi, hi wɑz ˈstænˌdaʊt pleɪər ˈsɑləd ɑrm, paʊər æt ðə pleɪt ənd lɔŋ freɪm meɪd ɪm ə ˈmɑdəl fərst basemen”*”, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ənd doʊˈbiəz, hɪz ˈbeɪsˈbɔl koʊʧ, ˈrɛfərənst ɪn ˈmɪstər 2013 twit sɛd hi wɑz ə ənd good-field”*” hu ɪn hɪz ˈsinjər jɪr wɑz ˈskaʊtəd baɪ ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈfɪliz. doʊˈbiəz ˈivɪn toʊld ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn wəns ðət ˈmɪstər trəmp ˈɑptɪd aʊt əv ə pərˈsuɪŋ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈbeɪsˈbɔl kərɪr hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ ənd meɪk ril money”*”. fər mɔr ðən ə ˈsɛnʧəri, ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts hæv meɪd ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ tɔs tɪ lɔnʧ ðə kæmˈpeɪn əv pastime”*” ənd boʊθ ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn 2010 ənd ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ɪn 2008 hərld ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈpɪʧɪz æt ˈnæʃənəlz pɑrk, ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə trəˈdɪʃən bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈwɪljəm haʊərd tæft ɪn 1910 wɪn hi θru aʊt ðə fərst pɪʧ fər ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈsɛnətərz. ɪn ɔl, 13 ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts hæv meɪd ðə ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl θroʊ frəm timz frəm ðə ˈkæpɪtəl ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz. bət ɪt əˈpɪrz ɛz ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈnæʃənəlz ˈoʊpənd ðɛr ˈsizən, nu jɔrk ˈjæŋkiz səˈpɔrtər ˈmɪstər trəmp wɑz taɪd əp wɪθ ækˈtɪvɪti sərˈaʊndɪŋ ɪm ˈmitɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈæbˌdɛl əv ˈiʤɪpt. wɪʧ meɪ hæv bɪn ə gʊd θɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ənˈfərld ə ʤaɪənt trump”*” saɪn æt ðə geɪm, ðə hɪl rɪˈpɔrts. ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ənˈfərl ʤaɪənt "ˌɪmˈpiʧ trəmp" saɪn æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈnæʃənəlz geɪm ðə hɪl (@thehill*) ˈeɪprəl 4 2017

he shunned presidential tradition and declined to make the ceremonial first pitch of the washington nationals baseball season, but that doesn’t mean donald trump can’t cut it on the pitching mound ... just ask him. mr trump has long rated himself as a baseball talent, tweeting in 2013 he was “said to be the best bball player in ny state”. “i played football and baseball, sorry, but said to be the best bball player in n.y. state-ask coach ted dobias-said best he ever coached”, was the full twitter summation from mr trump. haters will be disappointed to know that mr trump’s baseball boasts may not be “fake news”. i played football and baseball, sorry, but said to be the best bball player in n.y. state-ask coach ted dobias-said best he ever coached. — donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) april 3, 2013 but when news broke that mr trump make the ceremonial first pitch because of a scheduling conflict, many wondered if the real reason was fears he deliver the ball over the plate. wrong. turns out, according to a number of accounts from his time growing up and at the new york military academy, he was standout player “whose solid arm, power at the plate and long frame made him a model first basemen”, cnn reported. and dobias, his baseball coach, referenced in mr trump’s 2013 tweet said he was a “good-hit and good-field” who in his senior year was scouted by the philadelphia phillies. dobias even told rolling stone once that mr trump opted out of a pursuing a professional baseball career “because he wanted to go to college and make real money”. for more than a century, us presidents have made the opening toss to launch the campaign of “america’s pastime” and both barack obama in 2010 and george w. bush in 2008 hurled ceremonial opening pitches at nationals park, afp reported. the tradition began with william howard taft in 1910 when he threw out the first pitch for the washington senators. in all, 13 us presidents have made the ceremonial throw from teams from the nation’s capital over the years. but it appears as the washington nationals opened their season, new york yankees supporter mr trump was tied up with activity surrounding him meeting president abdel fattah al-sisi of egypt. which may have been a good thing, because protesters unfurled a giant “impeach trump” sign at the game, the hill reports. protesters unfurl giant "impeach trump" sign at washington nationals game https://t.co/9gyqy4mmwy pic.twitter.com/eewonwae9y — the hill (@thehill) april 4, 2017

ənd ðeɪ sɛd ɪt læst. wɛl, huˈɛvər ðeɪ ər wər rɔŋ, ɛz wi brɪŋ ju ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv stɪl time”*”, ðə ˈsɑkər ˈpɔdˌkæst. ɪn ʤɔɪəs mud æt taʊərz ənd nɑt ʤɪst bɪˈkəz vænˈkuvər gɑt ðɛr fərst wɪn əv ðə nu ˈsizən. ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪŋ ə tən əv pɑdz wɪθ ə tən əv fən. ʃəˈnænɪgənz ɪnˈʃʊrd. wi θɔt ˈæftər ə ˈhənərd ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz wi stɪl ˈrɪli noʊ ɔl ðət məʧ əˈbaʊt ðə pleɪərz ɔf ðə pɪʧ, soʊ ʧeɪnʤ ðət wɪθ ɑr nu ˈsɛkʃən ““teammates”*”. gɪt səm hoʊm truθs əˈbaʊt ðə pleɪərz frəm ðoʊz ðət spɛnd ðə moʊst taɪm wɪθ ðɛm ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðɛr ˈfæməliz. ər ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, lɛts hæv ˈtimˌmeɪts hæv ə hip əv fən ˈlɛtɪŋ rɪp ɔn ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈlɑkər rum!! lɛft bæk ˈʤɔrdən ˈhɑrvi kɪks ðə nu ˈfiʧər ɔf, bət rɛst əˈʃʊrd ðɛr wɪl bi ə lɔt mɔr tɪ kəm! ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrəsəl gɪts ɪn ɔn ðə ækt wɪθ ə kəˈneɪdiən ˈnæʃənəl tim ““teammates”*” ˈfiʧər ənd ˈrəsəl ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ɪt soʊ məʧ, hi æst tɪ du ə wən ɛz wɛl! ənd wi ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəvər səm streɪnʤ footage”*” frəm ðə vɔlts əv 2011 streɪnʤ, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst ˈivɪn ɪgˈzɪst bæk ðɛn! ɔl ðət ənd stɪl taɪm fər kɑrl bɪg kˈwɛʃən! wət wɪl ɪt bi ðɪs wik? wɔnt tɪ æsk jʊr oʊn wən? ðɛn gɪt ɪn təʧ. ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ɑr ˈsɛnʧəri wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ənd hæv ə ˈlɪsən. ju kən ˈlɪsən tɪ ðɪs, ənd ɔl ˈpriviəs, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz əv ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn ˈaɪˌtunz hir. ər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ɪt fər jʊr ˈleɪtər ˈlɪsənɪŋ dɪˈlaɪt hir. wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn æp, soʊ ju kən naʊ æd ɑr ˈpɔdˌkæst tɪ jʊr foʊn ɛz ən æp. ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈmoʊbəl saɪt hir ənd ðɛn æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə skrin ʤɪst klɪk ðə launch”*” ˈaɪkɑn ənd ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst wɪl bi ˈædɪd tɪ jʊr hoʊm skrin ənd əˈpɪr ɛz ən æp. ənd ɪf nɑt ɪˈnəf, ɔn ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ðə æp ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ ðə ˈpɔdˌkæst ɔn jʊr dɪˈvaɪs, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈəðər ʃoʊz hir. ər ˈæftər ɔl ðət, ju kʊd ʤɪst ˈlɪsən ɔn ðə pleɪər bɪˈloʊ!

and they said it wouldn’t last. well, whoever they are were wrong, as we bring you the 100th episode of “there’s still time”, the aftn soccer podcast. we’re in joyous mood at aftn towers and it’s not just because vancouver whitecaps got their first win of the new mls season. we’re celebrating a ton of pods with a ton of fun. shenanigans ensured. we thought after a hundred episodes we still don’t really know all that much about the whitecaps players off the pitch, so change that with our new section “teammates”. get some home truths about the players from those that spend the most time with them outside of their families. or in other words, lets have teammates have a heap of fun letting rip on the rest of the locker room!! whitecaps left back jordan harvey kicks the new feature off, but rest assured there will be a lot more to come! the ‘caps canadian international russell teibert gets in on the act with a canadian national team “teammates” feature and russell enjoyed it so much, he asked to do a whitecaps one as well! and we also discover some strange “lost footage” from the aftn vaults of 2011. strange, because the podcast didn’t even exist back then! all that and there’s still time for carl robinson’s big question! what will it be this week? want to ask your own one? then get in touch. celebrate our century with us and have a listen. you can listen to this, and all previous, episodes of the podcast on itunes here. or download it for your later listening delight here. we also have an iphone app, so you can now add our podcast to your phone as an app. visit the podcast’s mobile site here and then at the bottom of the screen just click the “quick launch” icon and the podcast will be added to your home screen and appear as an app. and if that’s not enough, we’re on stitcher radio network . download the app and listen to the aftn podcast on your device, along with over 20,000 other shows here. or after all that, you could just listen on the player below!

ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈfaɪnəli ˈkæʧɪŋ əp ɔn səm ˈbætəl rɪˈpɔrts. ðɪs wən ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt wi hæv ə dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz mɛk lɪst wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz tu meɪn ˈɔrə ˈsɔrsəz, fər hɪz 4 ənd ənd fər ðɛr 1 tɪ hɪt əp əˈgɛnst ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl gɑrd lɪst wɪθ lɑts əv ˈkɑnskrɪpts ənd ə lɔt əv ˈhɛvi ɔn. ɔn ˈpeɪpər, ðə ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər weɪz ˈhɛvəli fər ðə dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz soʊ ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli ðɪs ʃʊd bi ə ˈrɛlətɪvli streɪt ˈfɔrwərd geɪm. si wət ˈhæpənz. ˈlərnɪŋ bɪˈloʊ. wi pleɪd wət wɑz ðə fɔrθ ˈmɪʃən maɪ heɪt fər ˈmeɪlstrəm bɪˈkeɪm strɔŋ. ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðɛr ər sɪks əˈbʤɛktɪvz, tu ɪn jʊr dɪˈplɔɪmənt zoʊn, tu ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə bɔrd ənd tu ɪn jʊr dɪˈplɔɪmənt zoʊn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhæmər ənd ˈænvəl. ˈmeɪlstrəm wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈhoʊldɪŋ əˈbʤɛktɪvz 1 2 ər 3 (jʊr ˈbækˌfild, ənd) ər ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈjunɪts 4 5 ənd 6 wɪθ ðə ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs tu əv ðə seɪm tɪ goʊ fər ɔl θri. aɪ ˈrɪli wɪʃ ðeɪ ˈvɛrid əp ðə dɪˈplɔɪmənt zoʊnz fər ðɛr ˈmɪʃənz ɛz wɛl. ju kʊd hæv ˈizəli 36 ˈɔpʃənz ˈrəðər ðən ðə sɪks ðeɪ pʊt out…*… daɪˈgrɛsɪŋ. maɪ lɪst (bəˈtæljən ənd ˈvænˌgɑrd ˌɪmˈpɪriəl sup) ˈlɪˌbi pæk speɪs mərˈinz gən skaʊts ˈraɪfəlz ˈdrɛdˌnɔt twɪn, 1 ˈkænən, 1 ˈboʊltər baɪ lænd ˈspidərz) ˈprɛdətər ˈreɪzərˌbæks əˈsɔlt ˈkænən, ˈreɪzərˌbæk lascannon*,, twɪn ˈplæzmə ˈkænən, twɪn ˈhɛvi ˈboʊltər ˈkəmpəˌni kəˈmændər ˈkɑməˌsɑr ˈkɑnskrɪpts ˈkɑnskrɪpts ˈæstrə lɪst ˈhɑrkər ˈkɑməˌsɑr ˈkɑnskrɪpts ˈplæzmə ˈɪnfəntri pləˈtunz pləˈtun kəˈmænd ˈsɛntənəlz rəf ˈraɪdərz ˈdəbəl dɪˈplɔɪmənt ðɛr wɑz nɑt ə lɔt əv dɪˈplɔɪmənt ˈʧɪkən hir aɪ dɪˈplɔɪd ˈsɛntrəli ənd soʊ dɪd ðə, traɪd tɪ dɪˈplɔɪ ɔf tɪ ðə raɪt saɪd tɪ əˈvɔɪd səm ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər. rɛd ˈsərkəlz ər əˈbʤɛktɪvz. tɪ bi fɛr fər ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt, aɪ ˈkænɑt ˈriˌkɔl ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈmeɪlstrəm əˈbʤɛktɪvz ˈəðər ðən ðə æm ˈɑrmi ˈɔlˌweɪz gɑt ðɛrz ɪn ðɛr dɪˈplɔɪmənt zoʊn ənd maɪn wər ˈʤɛnərəli ɪn ər ðɛr dɪˈplɔɪmənt zoʊn, æm wər əˈhɛd ɔn ðɪs ˈhændəli θruaʊt ðə geɪm. ˈkɑnskrɪpts wər pleɪst ɪn ə bɪg lup əraʊnd maɪ ˈɑrmi tɪ dɪˈskərɪʤ ðə rəf ˈraɪdərz ˈaʊtˌflæŋkɪŋ wɪθ mi fərˈgɛtɪŋ ðeɪ kən kəm ɔn frəm ðə bæk ˈteɪbəl ɛʤ ˈɛniˌweɪ. ðə æm ɪnˈʃʊrd ðɛr wɑz rum bɪtˈwin hɪz ənd fər hɪz ˈkɑnskrɪpts tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd kˈwɪkli. dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz wən ðə roʊl ɔf ənd ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ goʊ fərst wɪθ ðə æm ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ siz. dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz tərn 1 ˈkɑnskrɪpts muvd ˈfɔrwərd bət nɑt tu fɑr ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðeɪ kʊd nɑt gɪt ˈblæstɪd baɪ ɔl ðə ˈhɛvi. ðə ˈstɑrtɪd ɪts muv əp ðə raɪt flæŋk ɪt wɑz maɪ ˈbɪgəst moʊˈbɪlɪti ˈæˌsɛt bət ɪn ðɪs, hæd nɑt pʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls steɪd stɪl ɛz ðɛr wər ɪn praɪm ˈfaɪərrɪŋ pəˈzɪʃən ənd wi lɛt lus. ðə ənd traɪd tɪ drɔp ðə ˈsɛntənəlz bət lɛft wən əˈlaɪv ɔn ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv wundz soʊ ə ˈdrɛdˌnɔt wɑz rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ðɛm ɔf. ðə frəm ðə ˈprɛdətər ənd ˈreɪzərˌbæk nɑkt aʊt wən rəs ənd tʊk əˈnəðər wən daʊn ə tir ðə wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ teɪk ðə ə tir bət ðə ˈdrɛdˌnɔt ənˈfɔrʧənətli kʊd nɑt ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪt ɔf waɪl ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts pʊt səm ʃɑts ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈbədiz əˈkrɔs ðə weɪ fər ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈdæmɪʤ. ðɪs ɪz ə ˈklæsɪk ˈælfə straɪk ənd wɑz ˈɛksəˌkjutɪd faɪn ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts wər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈbəfər tɪ ðə ˈkæsəl soʊ ðə ˈkæsəl kʊd gɪt ə ˈsɛkənd ˈvɑli ɔf nɛkst tərn. dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈsɛntər əˈlaʊd mi ˈgreɪtər ˈækˌsɛs tɪ əˈbʤɛktɪvz ənd ˈʃutɪŋ leɪnz bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊpənd mi əp tɪ mɔr ˈæŋgəlz əv əˈtæk frəm ˈjunɪts ɪn ˈtæktɪkəl rɪˈzərvz. ˈæstrə tərn 1 ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts muv fərst ənd ədˈvæns wɪθ ðə muv, muv, muv! ˈɔrdər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ ðeɪ gɪt fɑr əp ðə fild ɪf aɪ ˈriˌkɔl kərˈɛktli. ðɪs ɪz ə greɪt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈnɔrməli sloʊ ˈɑrmi ˈsədənli ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt ənd duɪŋ θɪŋz. ðə ɔl ˈfɑloʊd bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ ðə goʊɪŋ əraʊnd tɪ ðə lɛft tɪ traɪ ənd ˈlɪmət səm ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər frəm maɪ raɪt flæŋk. ðə drɑpt ɪn ɔn maɪ raɪt flæŋk nɪr ðə ənd ðə rəf ˈraɪdərz keɪm ɪn frəm bɪˈhaɪnd maɪ laɪnz. ˈʃutɪŋ sɔ ˈnɪrli ɔl əv maɪ ˈkɑnskrɪpts waɪpt aʊt wɪθ wən ˈjunɪt lɛft ɔn θri gaɪz ˈæftər məræl ənd əˈnəðər æt 13 ər soʊ ˈmɑdəlz. ðə wɛnt daʊn ə tir tɪ 3 wundz rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ bət θæŋks tɪ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ənd (boʊθ ˈhɪtɪŋ ɔn 6s…*…) wɪθ səˈpɔrt frəm ˈhɑrkər. ðə feɪld tɪ du ˈɛni sɔrt əv sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdæmɪʤ, ˈpʊtɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl wund ɔn ðə. əˈsɔlt sɔ ðə rəf ˈraɪdərz feɪl, dɪˈspaɪt ə re-roll*, ənd wən əv ðə ˈjunɪts ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu ˈkɑmbæt wɪθ ðə. noʊ ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd ɔn ˈiðər saɪd ənd ðeɪ kənˈsɑləˌdeɪtəd ˈɪntu ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ. ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt maɪ mərˈinz ðə tərn ˌbiˈfɔr tɪ hæv ðɛm blɑk ɔf ðət saɪd ənd pʊʃ bæk ˈɛni əˈsɔlts wʊd hæv bɪn ə gʊd aɪˈdiə hir, seɪm wɪθ maɪ skaʊt loʊˈkeɪʃən, aɪ dɪd nɑt nid ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts ræpt əraʊnd ðət fɑr ɔn ðət saɪd. ðɪs lɛft mɔr ˈɔpʃənz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə æm pleɪər fər drɑps ənd ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ɪf ðət rəf ˈraɪdər ʧɑrʤ hæd gɔn ɔf, ˈfɑlɪŋ bæk wʊd hæv bɪn ə lɔt ˈhɑrdər ənd aɪ wʊd laɪk hæv faɪv ˈjunɪts taɪd əp. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ dɪd nɑt liv rum fər hɪˈroʊɪk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən frəm ər ðə ˈlɪˌbi wɪʧ kʊd hæv ˈizəli dɪˈspæʧt ðə ɪn ˈkɑmbæt. ðiz ər ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋz tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər fər ə ˈkæsəl lɪst. dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz tərn 2 ˌoʊˈkeɪ, maɪ dɪˈfɛnsɪz dɪd ðɛr ʤɑb 4 ənd 1 tɪ hɪt seɪvd maɪ tæŋks frəm ˈʃutɪŋ bət ˈsɪli mɪˈsteɪks ɔn ˈjuzɪŋ kɔst mi səm ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər ənd ɪt kʊd hæv bɪn ə lɔt wərs. ðɪs tərn minz aɪ nid tɪ du səm ˈmuvɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts gɑt əp ðə fild kwaɪt kˈwɪkli ənd aɪ hæv ˈbækˌfild θrɛts wɪθ wɪʧ tɪ dil. aɪ dɪd nɑt muv ɪˈnəf ɛz wi ʃæl si bət stɑrt wɪθ wət dɪd ˈhæpən. ˈlɪˌbi faɪərd əp hɪz ˈprɪti wɪŋz ənd ʤəmpt ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə rəf ˈraɪdərz waɪl ðə ʃəvd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɪntu rɪˈvərs ənd back”*” frəm ðə əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə tɪ hɛm ðə rəf ˈraɪdərz ɪn. ðə mərˈinz ʤəmpt aʊt əv ðɛr ˈprɪti boʊt tɪ dil wɪθ ðə wɪθ ðɛr raɪd ˈmuvɪŋ ˈbækwərdz ɛz wɛl. ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts muvd ˈfɔrwərd tɪ blɑk ðə ˈəðər ˈkɑnskrɪpts frəm ˈmuvɪŋ bət ˈgɪvɪn ðɛr dɪˈmɪnɪʃt ˈnəmbərz, kʊd ˈoʊnli blɑk wən saɪd. ɪn laɪt əv ðɪs, aɪ ʃʊd hæv muvd wən əp ɔn ðət saɪd tɪ blɑk ˈmuvmənt ɛz wɛl. flaɪz ˈoʊvər ðə rəs tɪ gɪt gɪt kloʊz ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈhɑrkər tɪ ʃut ɪm wɪθ ðə ˈhərəˌkeɪnz bət pʊt hɪmˈsɛlf tu kloʊz tɪ ðə rəs ɪn keɪs ðeɪ ɪkˈsploʊdɪd. wɪθ ðət, ˈʃutɪŋ bɪˈgæn. ðə ˈoʊpənd faɪər ənd drɑpt ðə tɪ ə ˈkəpəl əv rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ wundz, ˈhɑrkər ðə seɪm ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə rəs. ðə rəs ˈprɑmptli ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ˈdilɪŋ θri ˈmɔrtəl wundz tɪ ðə wɪʧ ˈprɑmptli ɪkˈsploʊdɪd ənd dɪd θri ˈmɔrtəl wundz tɪ ˈhɑrkər ənd ðə, ˈkɪlɪŋ boʊθ. tɔk əˈbaʊt ə ʤaɪənt explosion…*… waɪl ɪt wɑz greɪt tɪ drɔp boʊθ ˈhɑrkər ənd ðə, ˈhævɪŋ ðə əˈlaɪv wʊd hæv bɪn nis ˈivɪn ðoʊ ɪt ˈlaɪkli wʊd hæv daɪd nɛkst tərn. rəˈgɑrdləs, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ju du nɑt ˈnidləsli pʊt jʊr ˈjunɪts ɪn ɪkˈsploʊʒən ˈreɪnʤɪz ər ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ˈstupɪd ˈmɔrtəl wounds…*… mɔr ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈʃutɪŋ sɔ ə ʧɪˈmɛrə ˈteɪkən daʊn baɪ ðə ˈprɛdətər bət aɪ ənˈfɔrʧənətli taɪərd tɪ juz ðə ənd drɛdz tɪ drɔp əˈnəðər wɪn ðə hæv bɪn məʧ ˈbɛtər ɔf goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts. ˈkɑnskrɪpts ʃɑt ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈfɛlɪŋ ə ˈhændˌfʊl bət nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ˈɛni ˈdɪfərəns waɪl ðə speɪs mərˈinz ɔn ðə raɪt klind əp ðə wɪθ ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ˈʃutɪŋ ənd əˈsɔlt. ðə ˈlɪˌbi ənd ðə rəf ˈraɪdərz daʊn tɪ wən ˈpoʊˌni rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ. ˈæstrə tərn 2 ˈkɑnskrɪpts muvd əp ɛz fɑr ɛz ðeɪ kʊd, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɔn maɪ raɪt flæŋk wɪθ ðə raɪt moʊst ʧɪˈmɛrə ənd lɛft ˈflæŋkɪŋ ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ɛz wɛl. ˈʃutɪŋ sɔ ðə klɪrd aʊt wɪθ ðə pləˈtun kəˈmænd skwɑd tɪ meɪk ʃʊr əv ɪt waɪl noʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz əˈgɛn dən tɪ maɪ ˈviɪkəlz θæŋks tɪ ðə 1 tɪ hɪt ənd 4 ˈkɑmbæt wɑz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔri wɪθ ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ʧɑrʤ ɔf wɪθ ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðɛm. ˈkɛrfəl pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ hir ɪnˈʃʊrd ðə ˈkɑnˌskrɪpt laɪn treɪld bæk tɪ ðə ˈkɑməˌsɑr ɛz wɛl ɛz nɑt əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈɛni hɪˈroʊɪk ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənz. nɑt dɪˈklɛrɪŋ ˈʧɑrʤɪz ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bət ðə ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ənd stɪl əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt ˈɪntu maɪ bənʧt əp ˈjunɪts wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd boʊθ ənd ðə ˈprɛdətər. hir ɪz wɛr maɪ ˈmuvmənt ˈrɪli hərt mi ɪf ðə frənt wɑz ˌɪnˈstɛd ɔn ðə raɪt flæŋk (ʤɪst ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈpiˈsiz ɪn ðə ˈpɪkʧər), ðət ʧɑrʤ wʊd nɑt hæv gɔn ɔf (ˈdrɛdˌnɔt wɑz əˈweɪ) ənd aɪ wʊd hæv əˈnəðər tərn əv ˈʃutɪŋ. ðə wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi sərˈaʊndɪd bət, wən kəmˈpɛrd tɪ nɑt ˈʃutɪŋ fər fɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈtɑrgəts. bɪg, bɪg ˈdɪfərəns. ˈkɑmbæt sɔ faɪv wundz dən tɪ ðə ənd ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈkɑnskrɪpts wər pləkt ɔf ðə backlines*. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt juz əv ðə nu ˈkɑmbæt məˈkænɪks kən ˈrɪli ˈdɪkˌteɪt wət ˈhæpənz hir ənd ɪkˈspɛkt ə poʊst ɔn ðɪs sun. dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz tərn 3 pʊt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪn ə ˈprɪti bæd spɑt hir aɪ æm stək ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ɔn maɪ saɪd əv ðə bɔrd ənd waɪl aɪ wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kɪl ðɛm, aɪ du nɑt hæv ə sˈwipər ˈjunɪt tɪ teɪk ðɛm aʊt. ðə aɪ lɑkt ɪn ˈkɑmbæt sɪns ɪt ɪz sərˈaʊndɪd ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr aɪ ˈkænɑt fɔl bæk ənd ʃut ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts tɪ dɛθ. ˈmuvmənt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ənd ðɪs wɑz ə bɪg booboo*. fərˈgɛtɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɪʃən, aɪ du nɑt əˈtɛmpt ˈɛni fɔl bæks (nɑt ʃʊr waɪ aɪ dɪd nɑt rɪˈvərs ðə predator…*…). ðə speɪs mərˈinz, ˈlɪˌbi ənd kəm ˈoʊvər tɪ hɛlp ˈkɑnˌskrɪpt bət waɪl ðə ɔn ðə raɪt goʊz ˈbækwərdz wɪn ɪt ˈrɪli ʃʊd hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrdz ðə fɑr fild əˈbʤɛktɪvz. ˈʃutɪŋ (wət ˈlɪtəl ðɛr wɑz) siz ðə raɪt moʊst ʧɪˈmɛrə ˈteɪkən daʊn ə tir ənd ðə skaʊt sˈnaɪpərz ɔn ðə ˈkɑməˌsɑr. ðə pləˈtun kəˈmænd skwɑd teɪks ə ˈsɪŋgəl dɛθ ənd ðɛn aɪ gɪt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ kən ˈɪntu ˈkɑmbæt ˈteɪkɪŋ əˈbaʊt əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈkɑnskrɪpts hu dil əˈnəðər θri wundz tɪ ðə. ˈæstrə tərn 3 wɪθ ðə lɑk ɛm ɪn ˈstrætəʤi ˈwərkɪŋ ˈpərfəktli, ðə ənd ˈdæmɪʤd ʧɪˈmɛrə kənˈtɪnju ˈwərkɪŋ ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu maɪ laɪnz ənd wɪθ ðə ræp aʊt əv ðə weɪ, ðə ˈfaɪnəl ʧɪˈmɛrə ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˈpɑrti, ˈdrɑpɪŋ ɔf hɪz ˈpeɪˌloʊd əv ˈgɑrdzmɪn ɔn ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv waɪl ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈgɑrdzmɪn ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə fild ˈkləstər əraʊnd ðət əˈbʤɛktɪv. ˈʃutɪŋ ɪz əˈgɛn, ˈnɪrli ˈjusləs ðoʊ ðə ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ fleɪm aʊt ðə skaʊts ɪn ˈkəvər hu wər ˈsɪtɪŋ ɔn ən əˈbʤɛktɪv. əˈsɔlt siz moʊst əv ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts dɛd wɪθ stɪl əˈlaɪv ənd ðə tu ˈpɪnɪŋ boʊθ ɪn ˈkɑmbæt ənd ðə duɪŋ ðə seɪm tɪ ðə lɛft ˈdrɛdˌnɔt. tərnz 4 ənd 5 wi kˈwɪkli ɪt aʊt ənd waɪl aɪ kʊd hoʊld ðə ˈbɑtəm raɪt ənd lɛft əˈbʤɛktɪvz, aɪ wɑz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈɛni əv ðə əˈbʤɛktɪvz waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈklɪrɪŋ ðə wən ɔn maɪ saɪd. ˈgɪvɪn ðət aɪ wɑz soʊ fɑr bɪˈhaɪnd ɔn ˈmeɪlstrəm wi ʧɛkt tɪ si ɪf ðə geɪm wʊd goʊ tɪ tərn 6 ənd ɪt dɪd nɑt, ˈfərðər ɪnˈʃʊrɪŋ maɪ dɪˈmaɪz. wi ˈðɛrˌfɔr kɔld ðə geɪm du tɪ taɪm wɛr aɪ æt bɛst wʊd hæv taɪd ɔn ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈbʤɛktɪvz ənd lɔst ɔn ˈmeɪlstrəm, ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə geɪm tɪ æm (aɪ wʊd hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈgɔtən sleɪ ðə ˈwɔˌrlɔrd ənd hæd fərst straɪk bət nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk əp ðə ˈdɪfərəns fər ˈluzɪŋ ɔn ˈmeɪlstrəm). kənˈkluʒən lɔt əv ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ teɪks ənd ˈlɛsənz frəm ðɪs geɪm. ðɪs wɑz maɪ fərst geɪm ɪn ɪˈdɪʃən wɪθ ə mɛk ˈkæsəl ənd ɪt ˈɑbviəsli dɪd nɑt goʊ wɛl. aɪ pleɪd raɪt ˈɪntu hænz ənd əˈlaʊd ɪm tɪ ˈdɪkˌteɪt ðə ˈbætəl frəm əraʊnd tərn 2 ənd dɪd nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər səm əv ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə geɪm. ˈpɑrtli ðɪs wɑz biɪŋ juzd tɪ ənd flaɪ ənd ˈpɑrtli du tɪ nu ɪˈdɪʃən soʊ gʊd ˈlərnɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ə ˈtʊrnəmənt (dɪˈspaɪt nɑt ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs lɪst). ðə æm lɪst ˈbɛrli dɪd ˈɛni ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ mi ɪt klɪrd maɪ əv ˈkɑnskrɪpts, ˈnɪrli gɑt rɪd əv ən ənd daʊnd ə. oʊ ənd kɪld maɪ skaʊts. dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd klɪrd aʊt ɔl əv ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts, hæf ðə ˈviɪkəlz, ɔl ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈbækˌfild ˈviɪkəlz (russes*,), ˈkɛrɪktərz (ˈhɑrkər ənd), rəf ˈraɪdərz ənd ðə ˈsɛntənəlz jɛt ðə æm lɪst wən ˈhændəli. ðɪs ʃoʊz ju du nɑt nid tɪ hæv ðə moʊst ˈfaɪrˌpaʊər tɪ wɪn ənd waɪl ðə dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz lɪst hæd ˌɪnˈvɛstɪd pɔɪnts wɪʧ wər ˈlɑrʤli ˈjusləs əˈgɛnst ðɪs lɪst 4 wɑz ˈbɛrli ˈnidɪd, ɛz wɑz ðə 1 tɪ hɪt frəm tu darkshrouds*, ɪt hɛlpt bət nɑt ə lɔt seɪ kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ə lɪst) waɪl ə mɛk lɪst kʊd hæv ʃˈrɛdɪd ðə ˈkɑnskrɪpts ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl tərn. waɪl ðə dɑrk ˈeɪnʤəlz lɪst ˈdɛfənətli hæd ðə tulz tɪ dil wɪθ ðə æm ˈɑrmi, ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz əˈplaɪd kərˈɛktli ənd pur ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈstrætəʤi ˈʧɔɪsɪz ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd ðə geɪm. gʊd geɪm tɪ ˈdeɪvɪd ənd lɑts əv gʊd ˈlɛsənz ˈlərnɪd, mɔr mɛk ˈbætəlz wɪl nɑt ʃoʊ ðə seɪm mɪˈsteɪks nɛkst ˈsɪriz əv ˈbætəl rɪˈpɔrts wɪl bi ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt rɪˈpɔrts.

okay, finally catching up on some battle reports. this one is very important – we have a dark angels mech list which uses two main aura sources, azrael for his 4++ and re-rolls and stormshrouds for their -1 to hit up against an imperial guard list with lots of conscripts and a lot of heavy flamers on chimeras. on paper, the firepower weighs heavily for the dark angels so theoretically this should be a relatively straight forward game. let’s see what happens. learning below. we played what was the fourth itc mission – my hate for maelstrom became strong. essentially there are six objectives, two in your deployment zone, two in the middle of the board and two in your enemy’s deployment zone using hammer and anvil. maelstrom was about holding objectives 1, 2 or 3 (your backfield, midfield and farfield) or killing units (4, 5 and 6) with the option to replace two of the same to go for all three. i really wish they varied up the deployment zones for their missions as well. you could have easily 36 options rather than the six they put out… digressing. my list (battalion and vanguard imperial soup) – azrael libby w/jump pack 5x space marines w/plasma gun 5x scouts w/sniper rifles 2x dreadnought w/2x twin autocannon 2x darkshroud, 1 w/assault cannon, 1 w/heavy bolter (proxied by land speeders) predator w/4 lascannons 2x razorbacks w/twin assault cannon, stormbolter razorback w/twin lascannon, stormbolter stormraven w/hurricane bolters, twin plasma cannon, twin heavy bolter company commander commissar 30x conscripts 20x conscripts david’s astra militarum list – straken harker commissar 40x conscripts 2x stormtroopers w/3x plasma 3x infantry platoons platoon command 2x lrbt 2x sentinels hellhound 10x rough riders manticore 4x double hf chimeras deployment there was not a lot of deployment chicken here – i deployed centrally and so did the chimeras, russes tried to deploy off to the right side to avoid some firepower. red circles are objectives. to be fair for this report, i cannot recall the exact maelstrom objectives other than the am army always got theirs in their deployment zone and mine were generally in midfield or their deployment zone, am were ahead on this handily throughout the game. conscripts were placed in a big loop around my army to discourage the rough riders outflanking with me forgetting they can come on from the back table edge anyway. the am ensured there was room between his chimeras and hellhound for his conscripts to move forward quickly. dark angels won the roll off and elected to go first with the am failing to seize. dark angels turn 1 – conscripts moved forward but not too far forward to ensure they could not get blasted by all the heavy flamers. the stormraven started its move up the right flank – it was my biggest mobility asset but in this, had not put anything inside. everything else stayed still as their were in prime firing position and we let loose. the assbacks and stormshrouds tried to drop the sentinels but left one alive on a handful of wounds so a dreadnought was required to finish them off. the lascannons from the predator and razorback knocked out one russ and took another one down a tier – the stormraven was able to take the manticore a tier but the dreadnought unfortunately could not finish it off while the conscripts put some shots into their buddies across the way for very little damage. this is a classic mechanised alpha strike and was executed fine – the conscripts were providing a buffer to the castle so the castle could get a second volley off next turn. deploying in the centre allowed me greater access to objectives and shooting lanes but also opened me up to more angles of attack from units in tactical reserves. astra militarum turn 1 – the conscripts move first and advance with the move, move, move! order ensuring they get far up the field – 16″ if i recall correctly. this is a great example of a normally slow army suddenly getting out and doing things. the chimeras all followed behind with the hellhound going around to the left to try and limit some firepower from my right flank. the stormtroopers dropped in on my right flank near the lasback and the rough riders came in from behind my lines. shooting saw nearly all of my conscripts wiped out – with one unit left on three guys after morale and another at 13 or so models. the stormraven went down a tier to 3 wounds remaining but thanks to the remaining lrbt and manticore (both hitting on 6s…) with support from harker. the stormtroopers failed to do any sort of significant damage, putting a single wound on the lasback. assault saw the rough riders fail, despite a re-roll, and one of the stormtrooper units getting into combat with the lasback. no damage was inflicted on either side and they consolidated into the nearby darkshroud. getting out my marines the turn before to have them block off that side and push back any assaults would have been a good idea here, same with my scout location, i did not need the conscripts wrapped around that far on that side. this left more options open to the am player for drops and subsequent charges. if that rough rider charge had gone off, falling back would have been a lot harder and i would like have five units tied up. i also did not leave room for heroic intervention from azzy or the libby which could have easily dispatched the stormtroopers in combat. these are very important things to remember for a castle list. dark angels turn 2 – okay, my defenses did their job – 4++ and -1 to hit saved my tanks from shooting but silly mistakes on using bubble-wrap cost me some firepower and it could have been a lot worse. this turn means i need to do some moving as the conscripts got up the field quite quickly and i have backfield threats with which to deal. i did not move enough as we shall see but let’s start with what did happen. libby fired up his pretty wings and jumped over to the rough riders while the lasback shoved itself into reverse and “fell back” from the stormtroopers along with the darkshroud to hem the rough riders in. the marines jumped out of their pretty boat to deal with the stormtroopers with their assback ride moving backwards as well. the conscripts moved forward to block the other conscripts from moving but given their diminished numbers, could only block one side. in light of this, i should have moved one assback up on that side to block movement as well. stormraven flies over the russ to get get close enough to harker to shoot him with the hurricane bolters but put himself too close to the russ / manticore in case they exploded. with that, shooting began. the stormraven opened fire and dropped the manticore to a couple of remaining wounds, harker the same and destroyed the russ. the russ promptly exploded dealing three mortal wounds to the stormraven which promptly exploded and did three mortal wounds to harker and the manticore, killing both. talk about a giant explosion… while it was great to drop both harker and the manticore, having the stormraven alive would have been nice even though it likely would have died next turn. regardless, making sure you do not needlessly put your units in explosion ranges are really important. stupid mortal wounds… more dedicated shooting saw a chimera taken down by the predator but i unfortunately tired to use the assbacks and dreads to drop another when the assbacks woulc have been much better off going into the conscripts. conscripts shot themselves felling a handful but not enough to make any difference while the space marines on the right cleaned up the stormtroopers with a combination of shooting and assault. the libby smited and combated the rough riders down to one pony remaining. astra militarum turn 2 – conscripts moved up as far as they could, particularly on my right flank with the right most chimera and left flanking hellhound pressing forward as well. shooting saw the concripts cleared out with the platoon command squad disembarking to make sure of it while no significant damage was again done to my vehicles thanks to the -1 to hit and 4++. combat was a different story with the conscripts getting a 12″ charge off with straken joining them. careful positioning here ensured the conscript line trailed back to the commissar as well as not allowing any heroic interventions. not declaring charges on anything but the assback also limited overwatch and still allowed them to consolidate into my bunched up units which included both dreadnoughts and the predator. here is where my movement really hurt me – if the front assback was instead on the right flank (just in front of the pcs in the picture), that 12″ charge would not have gone off (dreadnought was 14″ away) and i would have another turn of shooting. the assback would likely be surrounded but, one assback compared to not shooting for four important targets. big, big difference. combat saw five wounds done to the assback and a handful of conscripts were plucked off the backlines. important use of the new combat mechanics can really dictate what happens here and expect a post on this soon. dark angels turn 3 – i’ve put myself in a pretty bad spot here – i am stuck in combat on my side of the board and while i will eventually kill them, i do not have a sweeper unit to take them out. the assback i salso locked in combat since it is surrounded and therefore i cannot fall back and shoot the conscripts to death. movement is important and this was a big booboo. forgetting about the mission, i do not attempt any fall backs (not sure why i did not reverse the predator…). the space marines, libby and azrael come over to help conscript butt while the assback on the right goes backwards when it really should have started moving towards the far field objectives. shooting (what little there was) sees the right most chimera taken down a tier and the scout snipers whiffing on the commissar. the platoon command squad takes a single death and then i get everything i can into combat taking about 2/3 of the remaining conscripts who deal another three wounds to the assback. astra militarum turn 3 – with the lock em in strategy working perfectly, the hellhound and damaged chimera continue working their way into my lines and with the concript wrap out of the way, the final chimera decides to join the party, dropping off his payload of guardsmen on the objective while the rest of the guardsmen in the middle of the field cluster around that objective. shooting is again, nearly useless though the hellhound manages to flame out the scouts in cover who were sitting on an objective. assault sees most of the conscripts dead with straken still alive and the two chimeras pinning both assbacks in combat and the hellhound doing the same to the left dreadnought. turns 4 and 5 – we quickly mathed it out and while i could hold the bottom right and left objectives, i was not going to get any of the farfield objectives while also clearing the midfield one on my side. given that i was so far behind on maelstrom we checked to see if the game would go to turn 6 and it did not, further ensuring my demise. we therefore called the game due to time where i at best would have tied on primary 3-3 objectives and lost on maelstrom, giving the game to david’s am (i would have also gotten slay the warlord and had first strike but not enough to make up the difference for losing on maelstrom). conclusion – lot of interesting takes and lessons from this game. this was my first game in 8th edition with a mech castle and it obviously did not go well. i played right into david’s hands and allowed him to dictate the battle from around turn 2 and did not remember some of the most important aspects of the game. partly this was being used to tau and fly and partly due to new edition so good learning experiences going into a tournament (despite not using this list). the am list barely did any damage to me – it cleared my bubblewrap of conscripts, nearly got rid of an assback and downed a stormraven. oh and killed my scouts. dark angels on the other hand cleared out all of the conscripts, half the vehicles, all the important backfield vehicles (russes, manticore), characters (harker and straken), rough riders and the sentinels yet the am list won handily. this shows you do not need to have the most firepower to win and while the dark angels list had invested points which were largely useless against this list (azzy’s 4++ was barely needed, as was the -1 to hit from two darkshrouds, it helped but not a lot say compared to a girlyman list) while a girlyman mech list could have shredded the conscripts in a single turn. while the dark angels list definitely had the tools to deal with the am army, they weren’t always applied correctly and poor overall strategy choices dictated the game. good game to david and lots of good lessons learned, more mech battles will not show the same mistakes ^^. next series of battle reports will be the tau wintercon tournament reports.

ɛz rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈrɛdid ðə ˈroʊˌlaʊt əv ə tæks ˈoʊvərˌhɔl plæn læst wik, ðɛr wɑz ˈmaɪnər dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə neɪm. ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp prɪˈfərd ˈdəbɪŋ ɪt ðə kət kət act”*” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz, bət kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈlidərz ˈsɛtəld ɔn kəts ənd ʤɑbz act.”*.” raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə republicans’*’ plæn wɑz riˈlist, ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən nuz poʊl æst ə ˈrændəm ˈsæmpəl əv əˈmɛrɪkənz haʊ ðeɪ wʊd dɪˈskraɪb tæks plæn. ðeɪ ˈɔfərd ə waɪd vərˈaɪəti əv ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv wərdz, bət pərˈhæps səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ʤɪst faɪv ˈpipəl ˈmɛnʃənd ðə wərd ““cut.”*.” ðə poʊl faʊnd 22 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv tæks plæn, wɪθ ““fair”*” ˈstændɪŋ aʊt ɛz ðə moʊst ˈpɑzətɪv ˈkɑmən wərd, neɪmd baɪ 4 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvərˌɔl. ˈsɪmələr pərˈsɛnɪʤɪz juzd ˈʤɛnərəl ˈpɑzətɪv tərmz səʧ ɛz ““good”*” 4 pərˈsɛnt) ““excellent”*” ər ““great,”*,” æt 2 pərˈsɛnt iʧ. ˈəðər əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpɑzətɪv əˈsɛsmənts dɪˈskraɪbd ðə plæn ɛz ““beneficial”*” ər ““helpful”*” 2 pərˈsɛnt sɛd ˈiðər) ər ““needed,”*,” waɪl ˈəðərz ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɑptɪˌmɪzəm əˈbaʊt ðə plæn ɛz biɪŋ ““hopeful”*” ər ““promising.”*.” ˈpɑzətɪv əˈsɛsmənts əv plæn ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈhɑʤˌpɑʤ əv ˈænsərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wərdz səʧ ɛz ““relief,”*,” ““equality,”*,” ““growth”*” ənd ““stimulating,”*,” ðoʊ lɛs ðən 1 pərˈsɛnt ˈmɛnʃənd ðə wərd ““cut.”*.” ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt kˈwɛʃən riˈlist ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðə poʊl faʊnd 33 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz səˈpɔrtɪŋ tæks plæn waɪl 50 pərˈsɛnt əˈpoʊzd ɪt. ɪn laɪn wɪθ ðət ˈmɑrʤən, ə ˈlɑrʤər 41 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈædəlts dɪˈskraɪbd plæn wɪθ ə ˈnɛgətɪv wərd. ˈkrɪtɪks əv tæks plæn ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ə mɪks əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈnɛgətɪv riˈækʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈfɛrnəs. səm tɔp ˈnɛgətɪv ˌɪnˈkludɪd ““biased,”*,” ““bad”*” ənd ““stupid”*” ər ““idiotic,”*,” bət ““unfair”*” tɑpt ðə lɪst, æt 4 pərˈsɛnt. ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈəðər tɔp wərdz təʧt ɔn kənˈsərnz ðət tæks plæn ˈfeɪvərz əˈmɛrɪkənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə plæn ɛz ““rich,”*,” ““greedy,”*,” ““selfish,”*,” ““self-serving,”*,” ““biased”*” ər ““regressive.”*.” [ˈvɪdioʊ: wəts ɪn ðə haʊs tæks plæn?] ðoʊz taɪps əv rɪˈspɑnsɪz ər ɪn laɪn ðə wɪθ ə ˈbrɔdər pərˈsɛpʃən əv ˈɛfərts, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə kˈwɛʃən æst ˈæftər rɪˈspɑndənts geɪv ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl vju əv tæks plæn. ðə ˈsərˌveɪ faʊnd ðət 60 pərˈsɛnt ɪkˈspɛktɪd tæks prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˈfeɪvər ðə rɪʧ, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 13 pərˈsɛnt hu ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪt wʊd ˈfeɪvər ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs, 2 pərˈsɛnt ˈfeɪvərɪŋ ðə pur ənd 17 pərˈsɛnt seɪɪŋ ɪt wʊd ˈfeɪvər ɔl grups ˈikwəli. americans’*’ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈækʃənz tɪ tæks plæn wər ˈnoʊtəbli veɪg ɔn ðə iv əv ɪts riˈlis, wɪθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 4 ɪn 10 ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈiðər ˈnutrəl wərdz 15 pərˈsɛnt) ər noʊ wərd æt ɔl 22 pərˈsɛnt) wɪn æst haʊ ðeɪ wʊd dɪˈskraɪb ɪt. ðə ˈsaɪzəbəl ʃɛr əv ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈpɑzətɪv ər ˈnɛgətɪv əˈsɛsmənt əv prəˈpoʊzəlz ənd ðə læk əv ˌspɛsəˈfɪsəti ɪn ˈmɛni ˈpɑzətɪv ənd ˈnɛgətɪv rɪˈspɑnsɪz səˈʤɛsts əˈpɪnjənz təˈwɔrd ðə tæks plæn ər ˈmæliəbəl ɛz ˈkɑŋgrəs dəˈbeɪts spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðə prəˈpoʊzəl. ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈɔfərd ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv trəmps plæn, bət ðeɪ wər nɑt ˈmɪrər ˈɑpəzɪts. ə 55 pərˈsɛnt məˈʤɔrəti əv rɪˈpəblɪkənz dɪˈskraɪbd trəmps tæks prəˈpoʊzəl ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈpɑzətɪv wərd, bət ə ˈsəmˈwət ˈlɑrʤər 65 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈdɛməˌkræts dɪˈskraɪbd ɪt ˈnɛgətɪvli. əˈnəðər ˈfæktər æt pleɪ ɪz ðə dɪˈgri tɪ wɪʧ ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈɪmɪʤ draɪvz ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv republicans’*’ tæks plæn. ðə poʊl faʊnd 37 pərˈsɛnt əˈpruvɪŋ əv pərˈfɔrməns ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ənd 75 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɪs grup səˈpɔrts hɪz tæks plæn. əˈməŋ ðə 57 pərˈsɛnt hu ˌdɪsəˈpruv əv pərˈfɔrməns ˈoʊvərˌɔl, 78 pərˈsɛnt ˌdɪsəˈpruv əv hɪz tæks plæn. ðə poʊl wɑz kənˈdəktəd ɔkt. 29 tɪ noʊv. 1 əˈməŋ ə ˈrændəm ˈnæʃənəl ˈsæmpəl əv ˈædəlts riʧt ɔn sɛl ənd foʊnz wɪθ ə ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈsæmplɪŋ ˈɛrər əv pləs ər ˈmaɪnəs pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts.

as republicans readied the rollout of a tax overhaul plan last week, there was minor debate about the name. president trump preferred dubbing it the “cut cut cut act” according to abc news, but gop congressional leaders settled on “tax cuts and jobs act.” right before the republicans’ plan was released, a washington post-abc news poll asked a random sample of 1,005 americans how they would describe trump’s tax plan. they offered a wide variety of positive and negative words, but perhaps surprisingly, just five people mentioned the word “cut.” the poll found 22 percent of americans offering positive one-word descriptions of trump’s tax plan, with “fair” standing out as the most positive common word, named by 4 percent overall. similar percentages used general positive terms such as “good” (4 percent) “excellent” or “great,” at 2 percent each. other americans giving positive assessments described the plan as “beneficial” or “helpful” (2 percent said either) or “needed,” while others expressed optimism about the plan as being “hopeful” or “promising.” positive assessments of trump’s plan also provided a hodgepodge of answers, including words such as “relief,” “equality,” “growth” and “stimulating,” though less than 1 percent mentioned the word “cut.” in a separate question released friday, the post-abc poll found 33 percent of americans supporting trump’s tax plan while 50 percent opposed it. in line with that margin, a larger 41 percent of adults described trump’s plan with a negative word. critics of trump’s tax plan also included a mix of general negative reactions as well as an emphasis on fairness. some top negative included “biased,” “bad” and “stupid” or “idiotic,” but “unfair” topped the list, at 4 percent. a series of other top words touched on concerns that trump’s tax plan favors upper-income americans, including describing the plan as “rich,” “greedy,” “selfish,” “self-serving,” “biased” or “regressive.” [video: what's in the house gop tax plan?] those types of responses are in line the with a broader perception of trump’s efforts, according to a question asked after respondents gave their initial view of trump’s tax plan. the post-abc survey found that 60 percent expected trump’s tax proposal to favor the rich, compared with 13 percent who expected it would favor the middle class, 2 percent favoring the poor and 17 percent saying it would favor all groups equally. americans’ initial reactions to trump’s tax plan were notably vague on the eve of its release, with almost 4 in 10 offering either neutral words (15 percent) or no word at all (22 percent) when asked how they would describe it. the sizable share of the public without a positive or negative assessment of trump’s proposals — and the lack of specificity in many positive and negative responses — suggests opinions toward the tax plan are malleable as congress debates specifics of the proposal. democrats and republicans offered very different one-word descriptions of trump's plan, but they were not mirror opposites. a 55 percent majority of republicans described trump's tax proposal using a positive word, but a somewhat larger 65 percent of democrats described it negatively. another factor at play is the degree to which trump’s overall image drives popularity of republicans’ tax plan. the post-abc poll found 37 percent approving of trump’s performance overall, and 75 percent of this group supports his tax plan. among the 57 percent who disapprove of trump’s performance overall, 78 percent disapprove of his tax plan. the post-abc poll was conducted oct. 29 to nov. 1 among a random national sample of 1,005 adults reached on cell and landline phones with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

ˈhɑliˌwʊd ləvz ə gʊd meet-cute*, ənd ðə nu ˈtreɪlər fər ˈbætˌmæn ˈvərsəz. ˈsupərˌmæn: dɔn əv ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈlɪvərz ˈsɛvərəl. ðə moʊst drəˈmætɪk kəmz təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd, wɪn ˈbætˌmæn ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ bi ˌɪnˈsɪnərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈivəl, ˈmɛnəsɪŋ ˈdumzˌdeɪ. ˈsədənli, (ta-da*!) ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ʃoʊz əp tɪ dɪˈflɛkt ðə wɪθ hər supershield*. ʃi wɪθ you?”*?” ˈhɛnri ɛz ˈsupərˌmæn æsks ˈbætˌmæn, wɪθ ərˈbeɪn ˈkɑmɪk ˈtaɪmɪŋ. θɔt ʃi wɑz wɪθ you,”*,” bɛn ˈæflɪk rɪˈplaɪz ɪn grɪm, vɔɪs. rɪm ʃɑt, ɛnd əv ʤoʊk. fər ə ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən fæn, ˈnɪfti tɪ si ˈæktrəs gæl ˈpərfəktli kwɑft ənd drɛst ɪn hər fɪrs ˈkɑstum. bət ðə ˈsɪtˌkɑm tɪnʤ tɪ hər ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈlɪtəl dɪˈprɛsɪŋ. ɪn ðɪs sɛt pis, ˈsupərˌmæn ənd ˈbætˌmæn ər ðə sˈlaɪtli ˈdoʊpi ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən dædz, kɔt ɪn ðɛr ˌtɛˈstɑstərˌoʊn fjug baɪ ə ˈsɛksi, ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ˈɪntərˌloʊpər. ju kʊd ˈɔlˌmoʊst si ɪt ɛz ə sin frəm ˈsiˌbiˌɛs bɪg bæŋ ˈθɪri, wɪθ ˈʃɛldən ənd ˈlɛnərd ˈstɑrtəld frəm ə ˈkɑntrəˌtɛmps baɪ ðə ˈimərʤəns əv ˈpɛni (ædˈmɪtɪdli, bɪg bæŋ ˈθɪri həz fjuər ɪkˈsploʊʒənz). ðə hoʊl pɔɪnt əv ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən, ɛz ˈmɑrstən kənˈsivd hər, wɑz ðət ˈwɪmən wər suˈpɪriər tɪ mɛn. ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən, ɛz ˌɪˈmæʤənd baɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈmɑrstən ənd ˈɑrtɪst ˈhɛri ˈpitər, wərkt ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. hər fərst əˈpɪrəns ɪn ˌɔlˈstɑr ˈkɑmɪks 8 ɪn 1941 ˈfiʧər ˈsupərˌmæn ər ˈbætˌmæn, ənd əˈbaʊt ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən goʊɪŋ tɪ wərld. ɪt wɑz əˈbaʊt wərld ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən. fər ðoʊz nɑt vərst ɪn ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən lɔr, ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈaɪlənd ɪz ˈwəndər hoʊm; ən ˈaɪlənd əv ˌɪndɪˈtərmɪnɪt loʊˈkeɪʃən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ ə ˈsupər ədˈvænst reɪs əv ˈlɪtərəli ˌæməˈzoʊniən ˈwɪmən, pləkt baɪ ˈmɑrstən frəm grik mɪθ. ðə ˈkɑmɪk ˈoʊpənz wɪθ ə pleɪn ˈkræʃɪŋ, ənd tu ˈwɪmən ɪn ˈrəʃɪŋ tɪ ðə sin əv ðə ˈæksədənt. ““princess*, it’s—it’s,”*,” wən əv ðɛm ˈstətərz. tɪ wɪʧ ɑr ˈhɪroʊ, daɪˈænə, ðə ˈwəndər woman-to-be*, dɪˈklɛrz, mæn! ə mæn ɔn ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈaɪlənd! kwɪk! gɪt ɪm tɪ ðə hospital!”*!” ɪn ðə ˈbætˌmæn ˈvərsəz. ˈsupərˌmæn, ðə fərst sinz wɪθ ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ʃoʊ mɛn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt tɪ hum ðɪs ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈɪntərˌloʊpər bɪˈlɔŋz. ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪk, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ðə fərst sinz ˈfiʧər ə ˈfiˌmeɪl kəmˈjunɪti ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ə streɪnʤ meɪl aʊtˈsaɪdər. ɪn ðə ˈmuvi, ðə ˈnɔrməl ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn ɪz meɪl. ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪk, ˈfiˌmeɪl. wɪn ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən fərst ˈdeɪbjutɪd, ɪts wɑz boʊθ ˈdɛrɪŋ ənd ənˈjuˌʒuəl. kriˈeɪtər saɪˈkɑləʤəst ənd hu bɪˈlivd ðət ˈwɪmən ʃʊd rul ðə world—presents*, ɪn hɪz fərst ˈstɔri, ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ɪn wɪʧ ˈwɪmən ˈdɑktərz trit ˈpeɪʃənz, ə kwin rulz, ənd ˈwɪmən ˈwɔrjərz kəmˈpit ɪn æθˈlɛtɪks ənd ˈbætəl fər ˈɑnər. nən əv ðɪs ɪz pərˈzɛnəd frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ə meɪl vjuər; stiv ˈtrɛvər, ðə daʊnd ˈpaɪlət, ɪz kənˈvinjəntli ˌənˈkɑnʃəs fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈkɑmɪk. ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən lʊks æt ɪm wɪθ ɪˈrɑtɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst ʃi ɪz ɪn love!”*!” hər mɑm, ðə kwin, dɪˈklɛrz. wɑz əˈfreɪd əv that!”*!”) bət hi ˈnɛvər lʊks bæk. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðə ˈæməˌzɑnz juz fˌjuʧərˈɪstɪk tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn hɪz pæst ənd si haʊ stiv ˈɛndɪd əp ɔn ðə ˈaɪlənd. freɪmd, ˈlɪtərəli, baɪ ðə ˈfiˌmeɪl geɪz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ˈfɑloʊz ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpætərn əv ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈʒɑnrə, ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ɪn ə fɪlm kɔld ˈsupərˌmæn ˈvərsəz. ˈbætˌmæn ɪz kəmˈplitli ˌæntəˈθɛtɪkəl tɪ ərˈɪʤənəl ˌmeɪtriˈɑrkəl ˈvɪʒən. ðə hoʊl pɔɪnt əv ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən, ɛz ˈmɑrstən kənˈsivd hər, wɑz ðət ˈwɪmən ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz wər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən, ənd ɪn fækt suˈpɪriər tɪ, mɛn. ɛz ˈmɑrstən dɪˈklɛrd: meɪl ˈhɪroʊ, æt bɛst, læks ðə kˈwɑlətiz əv məˈtərnəl ləv ənd ˈtɛndərnəs wɪʧ ər ɛz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ə ˈnɔrməl ʧaɪld ɛz ðə brɛθ əv laɪf. səˈpoʊz jʊr aɪˈdil bɪˈkəmz ə ˈsupərˌmæn hu ˈjuzɪz hɪz ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri paʊərz tɪ hɛlp ðə wik. ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌɪnˈgridiənt ɪn ðə ˈjumən ˈhæpinəs ˈrɛsəpi stɪl ɪz missing—love*. smɑrt tɪ bi strɔŋ. bɪg tɪ bi ˈʤɛnərəs. bət sissified*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈsklusɪvli ˈmæskjələn rulz, tɪ bi ˈtɛndər, ˈləvɪŋ, əˈfɛkʃənət, ənd əˈlʊrɪŋ ənd ðə pɔɪnt; nɑt ˈivɪn gərlz wɔnt tɪ bi gərlz soʊ lɔŋ ɛz ɑr ˈfɛmənən ˈɑrkɪˌtaɪp læks fɔrs, strɛŋθ, power.”*.” ˈʤɛndər kən sim ənd ˈæntəkˌweɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɑdərn ˈridərz. bət ɪn səm weɪz hi rɪˈmeɪnz ˈstɑrtlɪŋˌli prəˈgrɛsɪv. noʊt ðət hi sɪz ˈivɪn gərlz wɔnt tɪ bi girls.”*.” fər ˈmɑrstən, gərlz ʃʊd wɔnt tɪ bi bɔɪz ʃʊd wɔnt tɪ bi gərlz tu. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ʃʊd wɔnt tɪ bi ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən. ɪn hɪz vju, ðə hɪˈroʊɪk ˈstændərd wɑz ə ˈwʊmən, nɑt ə mæn. ˈmeɪbi ˈəðər bɪts əv ˈbætˌmæn ˈvərsəz. ˈsupərˌmæn wɪl ˈprɛzənt ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. ər pərˈhæps hər oʊn ˈmuvi, ˈskɛʤʊld fər riˈlis ɪn 2017 wɪl əˈlaʊ hər tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈsɛntrəl ˈfɪgjər ɪn hər oʊn raɪt, ˈrəðər ðən ə ˈboʊnəs əˈdɛndəm ɪn ə ˈjunəˌvərs ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ djudz. nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈhoʊldɪŋ maɪ brɛθ ðoʊ. ðɛr ˈmɛni pɑp ˈkəlʧər ˈnɛrətɪvz ɪn wɪʧ ˈwɪmən sɛt ðə ˈstændərd. ɪn ðə ˈrisənt supergirl*, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈsupərˌmæn ˈhəvərz ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ə mɔr ˈfeɪməs aɪˈdil əˈgɛnst wɪʧ ðə ˈhɛroʊən ɪz ʤəʤd. ˈivɪn ˈʤɛsɪkə ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈfɛrli nuɑnst stɪl ə ˈmaɪnər, ˈmɑrʤənəl ˈhɪroʊ ɪn ə wərld ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ meɪl ˈθəndər gɑdz ənd ˈʤinjəs playboys*. ˈsupərˌwɪmɪn ər ˈɔlˌweɪz biɪŋ ˈsupər ɪn ə wərld. ˈivɪn səm 75 jɪrz ˈleɪtər, moʊst ˈpipəl stɪl si ˈpɛrəˌdaɪs ˈaɪlənd ɛz, æt bɛst, ə streɪnʤ, ˈdɪstənt lænd, ˈrəðər ðən ɛz hoʊm. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz pɑrt əv kwɔrts aɪˈdiəz, ɑr hoʊm fər boʊld ˈɑrgjəmənts ənd bɪg ˈθɪŋkərz.

hollywood loves a good meet-cute, and the new trailer for batman vs. superman: dawn of justice delivers several. the most dramatic comes towards the end, when batman is about to be incinerated by the evil, lumpily menacing doomsday. suddenly, (ta-da!) wonder woman shows up to deflect the eye-blast with her supershield. “is she with you?” henry cavill as superman asks batman, with urbane comic timing. “i thought she was with you,” ben affleck replies in grim, bat-dude voice. rim shot, end of joke. for a wonder woman fan, it’s nifty to see actress gal gadot perfectly coiffed and dressed in her fierce costume. but the sitcom tinge to her introduction is also a little depressing. in this set piece, superman and batman are the slightly dopey tv dads, caught flat-footed in their testosterone fugue by a sexy, exciting interloper. you could almost see it as a scene from cbs mega-hit big bang theory, with sheldon and leonard startled from a nerdish contretemps by the emergence of penny (admittedly, big bang theory has fewer explosions). the whole point of wonder woman, as marston conceived her, was that women were superior to men. the original wonder woman, as imagined by william marston and artist harry peter, worked differently. her first appearance in all-star comics #8 in 1941 didn’t feature superman or batman, and wasn’t about wonder woman going to man’s world. it was about man’s world coming to wonder woman. for those not versed in wonder woman lore, paradise island is wonder woman’s home; an island of indeterminate location entirely populated by a super advanced race of literally amazonian women, plucked by marston from greek myth. the comic opens with a plane crashing, and two women in beachware rushing to the scene of the accident. “princess, it’s—it’s,” one of them stutters. to which our hero, diana, the wonder woman-to-be, declares, “a man! a man on paradise island! quick! let’s get him to the hospital!” in the batman vs. superman, the first scenes with wonder woman show men trying to figure out to whom this female interloper belongs. in the comic, on the other hand, the first scenes feature a female community dealing with a strange male outsider. in the movie, the normal baseline is male. in the comic, it’s female. when wonder woman first debuted, its plotline was both daring and unusual. creator marston—a psychologist and polyamorist who believed that women should rule the world—presents, in his first story, a female-only society in which women doctors treat patients, a queen rules, and women warriors compete in athletics and battle for honor. none of this is presented from the perspective of a male viewer; steve trevor, the downed pilot, is conveniently unconscious for the entire comic. wonder woman looks at him with erotic interest (“so she is in love!” her mom, the queen, declares. “i was afraid of that!”) but he never looks back. instead, the amazons use futuristic technology to examine his past and see how steve ended up on the island. he’s framed, literally, by the female gaze. although it follows the typical pattern of hollywood’s superhero genre, introducing wonder woman in a film called superman vs. batman is completely antithetical to marston’s original matriarchal vision. the whole point of wonder woman, as marston conceived her, was that women and women’s communities were more important than, and in fact superior to, men. as marston declared: “a male hero, at best, lacks the qualities of maternal love and tenderness which are as essential to a normal child as the breath of life. suppose your child’s ideal becomes a superman who uses his extraordinary powers to help the weak. the most important ingredient in the human happiness recipe still is missing—love. it’s smart to be strong. it’s big to be generous. but it’s sissified, according to exclusively masculine rules, to be tender, loving, affectionate, and alluring and that’s the point; not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, power.” marston’s gender essentialism can seem off-putting and antiquated to modern readers. but in some ways he remains startlingly progressive. note that he says “not even girls want to be girls.” for marston, girls should want to be girls—and boys should want to be girls too. everybody should want to be wonder woman. in his view, the heroic standard was a woman, not a man. maybe other bits of batman vs. superman will present wonder woman differently. or perhaps her own movie, scheduled for release in 2017, will allow her to become a central figure in her own right, rather than a bonus addendum in a universe dominated by dudes. i’m not necessarily holding my breath though. there aren’t many pop culture narratives in which women set the standard. in the recent supergirl, for example, superman hovers in the background, a more famous ideal against which the heroine is judged. even jessica jones—an otherwise fairly nuanced portrayal—is still a minor, marginal hero in a world dominated by male thunder gods and genius playboys. superwomen are always being super in a man’s world. even some 75 years later, most people still see paradise island as, at best, a strange, distant land, rather than as home. this article is part of quartz ideas, our home for bold arguments and big thinkers.

sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn prɛˈmɪr bræd wɔl wɔnts tɪ gɪt tɪ wərk ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈprɑvənsɪz ˈdɛfəsət ənd sɛd ˈkətɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt ʤɑbz ɪz wən ˈɔpʃən. ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ðət ðə ˈprɑvɪns ɪz ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlər ˈdɛfəsət. ɪn hɪz ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ˈsiˌbiˈsi, wɔl sɛd hi wɪʃt ðə ˈgəvərnmənt hæd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ wərk ɔn rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈdɛfəsət ˈərliər tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ ˈbæləns ðə bʊks ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə prɛˈmɪr sɛd hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt woʊnt teɪk ðə rut ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənts tʊk ɪn ðə pæst, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔf təf dɪˈsɪʒənz fər fˈjuʧər ˈgəvərnmənts tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs. wɔl sɛd ðət ɪn ðə 1980s*, prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈgəvərnmənts "kɪkt ðə kən daʊn ðə roʊd" wɪn ɪt keɪm tɪ ˈbælənsɪŋ ðə ˈbəʤɪts. "ðə wərst θɪŋ wi kʊd du fər hɛlθ ənd ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz dɪˈleɪ ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən soʊ ðət ɪn faɪv ər sɪks jɪrz ðə ˈprɑbləm ɪz kəmˈpaʊndɪd soʊ ˈsɪriəsli ðət wət səm ˈgəvərnmənt daʊn ðə roʊd wʊd hæv tɪ du wʊd sɛt ˈjuˈɛs bæk," sɛd wɔl. "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər ðə ˈlɛsənz əv ɑr ˈhɪstəri ənd nɑt dɪˈleɪ ˈækʃən." pəˈtɛnʃəl leɪɔfs wɔl sɛd "wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ, ˈlaɪkli, æt rɪˈdusɪŋ ðə saɪz əv ˈgəvərnmənt pəˈtɛnʃəl leɪɔfs ɪn ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɛktərz." ˈsɪksti pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈprɑvənsɪz ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz goʊ tɪ ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈweɪʤɪz, hi sɛd. "kən wi ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈdus ðə kɔst əv ˈgəvərnmənt wɪˈθaʊt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðət?" sɛd wɔl. "wʊd ðɛr bi gʊd feɪθ əˈməŋst hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz, ənd ˈivɪn ðə prəˈvaɪdər ˈjunjənz tɪ hæv ən ˈərnɪst ˈdaɪəˌlɔg əˈbaʊt ðət? kən wi si səm ril ˈseɪvɪŋz ðɛr?" "ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ məst bi ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl," hi sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˌɪnˈkludz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt boʊθ ˈrɛvəˌnu ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ənd ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər rɪˈdəkʃənz. wɔl meɪd ə kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ dɪˈsɪʒənz ˈteɪkən ɪn ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈsɛkʃən. "ɪn ðə ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri, aɪ noʊ səm ˈvɛri smɔl ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət hæd ˈɑnəst dɪˈskəʃənz wɪθ ðɛr stæf ənd sɛd, 'wi hæv wən əv tu ˈʧɔɪsɪz, wi kən ˈiðər leɪ ɔf ə bənʧ əv ˈpipəl hir ɪn ðɪs rum, ər wi kən ɔl teɪk ə ˈlɪtəl lɛs.'" "ɪz ðət ən ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ə ˈgəvərnmənt? aɪ doʊnt noʊ bət ɪts ə dɪˈskəʃən wi æt list ʃʊd hæv," sɛd wɔl. lʊk ˈɪnwərd, sɪz ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈlidər trɛnt wəðərˈspun kɔld wɔlz ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt pəˈtɛnʃəl fˈjuʧər kəts tɪ ˈwərkərz ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz "ʤɪst əˈnəðər ɪn ə strɪŋ əv ˈbroʊkən sask*. ˈpɑrti ˈprɑməsəz ənd əˈtæks ɔn sæˈskæʧəˌwɔn ˈwərkərz, ɑr ˈklæsˌrumz, ənd ɑr ˈhɑˌspɪtəlz." hi səˈʤɛstɪd ˈseɪvɪŋz kʊd kəm frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt "ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðɛr oʊn mɪsˈmænɪʤmənt" əv ˈprɑʤɛkts səʧ ɛz ˈkɑrbən ˈkæpʧər ənd ðə rɪˈʤinə ˈbaɪˌpæs. "ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə prɛˈmɪr hu kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ teɪk tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɔn tɔp əv hɪz ˈsæləri ɪn ə ˈboʊnəs frəm hɪz ˈpɑrti ənd peɪd fər baɪ bɪg ˈkɔrpərət ˈdoʊnərz, ðɪs əˈtæk ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ənd ˌɪnˈsəltɪŋ, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz ʤɪst haʊ ˈɛrəgənt ənd aʊt əv təʧ bræd wɔl ənd ðə sask*. ˈpɑrti hæv bɪˈkəm," sɛd wəðərˈspun.

saskatchewan premier brad wall wants to get to work on reducing the province's deficit and said cutting government jobs is one option. it was announced in november that the province is running a billion dollar deficit. in his year-end interview with cbc, wall said he wished the government had started to work on reducing the deficit earlier to make it easier to balance the books in the future. the premier said his government won't take the route other governments took in the past, putting off tough budget-balancing decisions for future governments to address. wall said that in the 1980s, provincial governments "kicked the can down the road" when it came to balancing the budgets. "the worst thing we could do for health and education is delay this decision so that in five or six years the problem is compounded so seriously that what some government down the road would have to do would set us back," said wall. "we're going to remember the lessons of our history and not delay action." potential layoffs wall said "we are looking, likely, at reducing the size of government — potential layoffs in different sectors." sixty per cent of the province's expenditures go to human resources wages, he said. "can we actually reduce the cost of government without dealing with that?" said wall. "would there be good faith amongst health care providers, and even the provider unions to have an earnest dialogue about that? can we see some real savings there?" "everything must be on the table," he said, noting that this includes looking at both revenue opportunities and expenditure reductions. wall made a comparison to decisions taken in the private section. "in the oil industry, i know some very small companies that had honest discussions with their staff and said, 'we have one of two choices, we can either lay off a bunch of people here in this room, or we can all take a little less.'" "is that an example for us as a government? … i don't know but it's a discussion we at least should have," said wall. look inward, says ndp in a statement, ndp leader trent wotherspoon called wall's comments about potential future cuts to workers and services "just another in a string of broken sask. party promises and attacks on saskatchewan workers, our classrooms, and our hospitals." he suggested savings could come from the government "looking at their own mismanagement" of projects such as carbon capture and the regina bypass. "coming from a premier who continues to take tens of thousands of dollars on top of his salary in a bonus from his party and paid for by big out-of-province corporate donors, this attack is not only irresponsible and insulting, it also shows just how arrogant and out of touch brad wall and the sask. party have become," said wotherspoon.

sɪns leɪt ˈsəmər 2013 ˈdəzənz əv ˈɑrtɪkəlz hæv bɪn ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt haʊ seɪlz hæv pikt ər ər pləˈtoʊɪŋ, ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ˈfɑlɪŋ bæk. ðə ˈmeɪʤər sɔrs fər ðə ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən həz bɪn əˈmɛrɪkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˈpəblɪʃərz (aap*) ˈdætə ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈsɔfənɪŋ əv seɪlz sɪns ðə fərst kˈwɔrtər əv 2013 wɪn kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ 2012 ˈnɪkələs kɑr, ˈpʊlətsər praɪz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ˈɔθər əv ðə shallows*: haʊ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðə weɪ wi θɪŋk, rɛd ənd rɪˈmɛmbər, roʊt twaɪs læst jɪr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtɑpɪk ənd hɪz wɑz ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli pərsˈweɪsɪv vɔɪs. ðɛn, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkrɪsməs, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ræn ə pis ɔn haʊ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈbʊkˌsɛlərz wər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈbɛtər prɪnt seɪlz bɪˈkəz əv ðə drɔp ɪn seɪlz. ˈoʊnli wən ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ðə trɛnd ˈstɔri rɔŋ. hæv noʊ mɔr pikt ðən ˈdɪʤɪtəl mˈjuzɪk ər ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈjusɪʤ həz pikt. waɪl ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli tru ðət səm ˈpəblɪʃərz hæv sin ə ˈsɔfənɪŋ əv seɪlz ɪn 2013 ðət ɪz ˈmoʊstli bɪˈkəz 2012 wɑz səʧ ə juʤ səkˈsɛs ɪn tərmz, əˈspɛʃəli fər ˈsərtən ˈtaɪtəlz laɪk ˈfɪfti ʃeɪdz əv greɪ ənd ðə ˈhəŋgər geɪmz. ˈsædli noʊ ˈtaɪtəlz hæv kwaɪt græbd ˈridərz laɪk ðoʊz ˈrɛkərd- ˈbreɪkɪŋ bʊks dɪd, soʊ seɪlz hæv ˈsəfərd. mɔr, ðə ˈdætə dɪz nɑt ˈkæpʧər seɪlz baɪ ðə ər ˈɪndi ˈɔθər ˈmɑrkɪt. ðɪs ˌsɛgˈmɛnt meɪks əp 25 pər sɛnt əv seɪlz. səʧ seɪlz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ fər ˈəðər ˈriˌteɪlərz səʧ ɛz kobo*, dɪˈspaɪt ðə məʧ ˈrisənt ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər əv kˈwɛsʧənəbəl teɪst (ənd kˈwɛsʧənəbəl liˈgæləti) ðət əˈpɪrd ɔn həz sɪns pərʤd ðə əˈfɛndɪŋ ˈtaɪtəlz. wən əv ðə ˈprɑbləmz ɪz ðət hæv bɪˈkəm soʊ lɑrʤ ə ˈmɑrkɪt, mɔr ðən 1 ˈbɪljən ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈloʊn ɪn 2013 ənd hæv groʊn soʊ kˈwɪkli, ðət ˈivɪn lɑrʤ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz naʊ əˈpɪr kwaɪt smɔl ɪn pərˈsɛnɪʤ tərmz, ənd ˈmɑdəst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz sim ˈtaɪni. ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ groʊ ˈmɑrkɪts səʧ ɛz ˈaɪərlənd, fræns, speɪn ənd ˈʤərməni ər ˈoʊnli naʊ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ si ðə groʊθ ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑrkɪts ɪkˈspɪriənst tu ənd θri jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ðət groʊθ həz nɑt bɪn ˈfæktərd ˈɪntu ˈfɪgjərz. ɪf ɪt hæd bɪn, ðɛr wʊd hæv bɪn noʊ ˈpisɪz əˈbaʊt ˈfɑlɪŋ seɪlz. soʊ seɪlz ər nɑt ˈfɑlɪŋ, ðə prɪnt bʊk ɪz nɑt ˈrɔrɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu voʊg ənd ðə trɛnd əv ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈpɛrələs fˈjuʧər ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈpæsɪŋ wən, tɪ bi fərˈgɑtən ɛz sun ɛz ðə fʊl ˈstɔri kən bi toʊld. pərˈsɛl ɪz kəˈmɪʃənɪŋ ˈɛdɪtər æt nu ˈaɪlənd bʊks. hi blɔgz æt

since late summer 2013 dozens of articles have been written about how ebook sales have peaked or are plateauing, maybe even falling back. the major source for the speculation has been american association of publishers (aap) data showing a softening of ebook sales since the first quarter of 2013 when compared with 2012. nicholas carr, pulitzer prize nominated author of the shallows: how the internet is changing the way we think, read and remember, wrote twice last year about the topic and his was a particularly persuasive voice. then, before christmas, the new york times ran a piece on how independent booksellers were expecting better print sales because of the drop in ebooks sales. there’s only one problem with the trend story – wrong. ebooks have no more peaked than digital music or social media usage has peaked. while it is certainly true that some publishers have seen a softening of sales in 2013, that is mostly because 2012 was such a huge success in ebook terms, especially for certain titles like fifty shades of grey and the hunger games. sadly no titles have quite grabbed readers like those record- breaking books did, so sales have suffered. what’s more, the aap data does not capture sales by the self-published or indie author market. this segment makes up 25 per cent of amazon’s ebook sales. such sales are also increasing for other retailers such as kobo, despite the much publicised recent controversy over self-published ebooks of questionable taste (and questionable legality) that appeared on kobo’s catalogue.it has since purged the offending titles. one of the problems is that ebooks have become so large a market, more than $1 billion in the us alone in 2013, and have grown so quickly, that even large increases now appear quite small in percentage terms, and modest increases seem tiny. ebooks outside of the us continue to grow – markets such as ireland, france, spain and germany are only now beginning to see the growth that the uk & us markets experienced two and three years ago. that growth has not been factored into aap figures. if it had been, there would have been no pieces about falling ebook sales. so ebook sales are not falling, the print book is not roaring back into vogue and the trend of stories about their perilous future is just a passing one, to be forgotten as soon as the full story can be told. eoin purcell is commissioning editor at new island books. he blogs at eoinpurcellsblog.com

ðɪs ɪz ə rəʃ ˈtrænˌskrɪpt. ˈkɑpi meɪ nɑt bi ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪnəl fɔrm. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: fər riˈækʃən tɪ ðə ˈdɑkjəmənts, ʤɔɪnd naʊ baɪ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈdɪsədɪnt ənd ˈlɪŋgwɪst noʊm, prəˈfɛsər ɪˈmɛrətəs æt ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈɔθər əv ˈoʊvər ə ˈhənərd bʊks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ hɪz ˈleɪtəst, hoʊps ənd ˈprɑspɛkts. wɛl, 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, noʊm ənd ðə leɪt hɪˈstɔriən haʊərd zɪn hɛlpt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər ˈdænjəl ˈɛlzbərg ˈɛdət ənd riˈlis ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈpeɪpərz, ðə ˈtɔpˌsikrɪt ˌɪnˈtərnəl juz. ˈhɪstəri əv ðə viˌɛtˈnɑm wɔr. noʊm ʤɔɪnz ˈjuˈɛs naʊ frəm ˈbɔstən. gʊd tɪ hæv ju bæk əˈgɛn, noʊm. waɪ wi stɑrt ðɛr, ˌbiˈfɔr wi tɔk əˈbaʊt. wət wɑz jʊr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt wɪθ ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈpeɪpərz? aɪ θɪŋk moʊst ˈpipəl noʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs. noʊm: dæn ənd aɪ wər frɛndz. ˈtoʊni ˈrusoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ, hu ˈɔlsoʊ hu priˈpɛrd ðɛm ənd hɛlpt lik ðɛm. ənd aɪ gɑt ədˈvænst ˈkɑpiz frəm dæn ənd ˈtoʊni, ənd ðɛr wər ˈsɛvərəl ˈpipəl hu wər riˈlisɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ðə prɛs. aɪ wɑz wən əv ðɛm. ənd ðɛn aɪ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ haʊərd zɪn, ɛz ju ˈmɛnʃənd, ˈɛdɪtɪd ə ˈvɑljum əv ˈɛˌseɪz ɪn ən ˈɪndɛks tɪ ðə ˈpeɪpərz. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, ɪkˈspleɪn, ðoʊ, haʊ ɪt wərkt. ənd aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, tɪ tɛl ðɪs ˈstɔri, əˈspɛʃəli fər jəŋ ˈpipəl. dæn ˈɛlzbərg, ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn əˈfɪʃəl, ˈtɔpˌsikrɪt ˈklɪrəns, gɪts ðɪs juz. ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn viˌɛtˈnɑm ˈhɪstəri aʊt əv hɪz seɪf. hi ˈzɪrɑksɪz ɪt. ənd ðɛn, haʊ dɪd ju gɪt jʊr hænz ɔn ɪt? hi ʤɪst dɪˈrɛkli geɪv ɪt tɪ ju? noʊm: frəm dæn ənd dæn ˈɛlzbərg ənd ˈtoʊni ˈrusoʊ, hu hæd dən ðə ˈzɪrɑksɪŋ ənd ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə məˈtɪriəl, jɛs, dɪˈrɛkli. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: [ˌɪˈnɔdəbəl] ɪgˈzæktli dɪd ju ˈɛdət? noʊm: wɛl, wi ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ðə ˈpeɪpərz wər nɑt ˈɛdɪtɪd. ʤɪst ɪn ðɛr ərˈɪʤənəl fɔrm. wət haʊərd zɪn ənd aɪ dɪd wɑz ðeɪ keɪm aʊt ɪn fɔr ˈvɑljumz. wi priˈpɛrd ə fɪθ ˈvɑljum, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛˌseɪz baɪ ˈmɛni ˈskɑlərz ɔn ðə ˈpeɪpərz, wət ðeɪ min, ðɛr sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ənd soʊ ɔn, ənd ən ˈɪndɛks, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl fər ˈjuzɪŋ ðɛm ˈsɪriəsli. ðə fɪθ ˈvɑljum ɪn ðə ˈbikən prɛs ˈsɪriz. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ ju wər ðɛn wən əv ðə fərst ˈpipəl tɪ si ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈpeɪpərz. noʊm: ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv dæn ˈɛlzbərg ənd ˈtoʊni ˈrusoʊ, jɛs. aɪ min, ðɛr wər səm ˈʤərnəlɪsts hu meɪ hæv sin ðɛm. nɑt ʃʊr. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: soʊ, wət ər jʊr θɔts təˈdeɪ, ɛz fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi ʤɪst pleɪd ðɪs klɪp əv nu jɔrk rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈmɛmbər ˈpitər kɪŋ, hu sɪz ʃʊd bi dɪˈklɛrd ə ˈfɔrən ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən? noʊm: aɪ θɪŋk aʊˈtlændɪʃ. ðə məˈtɪriəlz wi ʃʊd ˌəndərˈstænd ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈpeɪpərz ɪz əˈnəðər keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt ðət wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈrizənz fər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsikrəsi ɪz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈgəvərnmənt frəm ɪts oʊn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. ɪn ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈpeɪpərz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðɛr wɑz wən ˈvɑljum, ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈvɑljum, wɪʧ maɪt hæv hæd ˈbɛrɪŋ ɔn ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ənd dæn ˈɛlzbərg wɪθˈhɛld ðət. ðət keɪm aʊt ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ˈleɪtər. bət ɪf ju lʊk æt ðə ˈpeɪpərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðɛr ər θɪŋz ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz ʃʊd hæv noʊn ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wɔnt ðɛm tɪ noʊ. ənd ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ kən tɛl, frəm wət sin hir, ˈprɪti məʧ ðə seɪm ɪz tru. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈkɑrənt liks ər wət sin, æt list praɪˈmɛrəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ bɪˈkəz əv wət ðeɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈsərvɪs wərks. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðə documents’*’ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈrɑn kəm ʤɪst ɛz ðə ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈgəvərnmənt həz əˈgrid tɪ ə nu raʊnd əv ˈnukliər tɔks bɪˈgɪnɪŋ nɛkst mənθ. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌɪzˈreɪli praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd ðə ˈkeɪbəlz ˈvɪndəkeɪt ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli pəˈzɪʃən ðət ˌɪˈrɑn ˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈnukliər θrɛt. ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd, kwoʊt, ˈriʤən həz bɪn ˈhɑstɪʤ tɪ ə ˈnɛrətɪv ðət ɪz ðə rɪˈzəlt əv 60 jɪrz əv ˌprɑpəˈgændə, wɪʧ peɪnts ˈɪzriəl ɛz ðə ˈgreɪtəst θrɛt. ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti, ˈlidərz ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðət vju ɪz ˈbæŋkrəpt. fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn ˈhɪstəri, ðɛr ɪz əˈgrimənt ðət ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ðə θrɛt. ɪf ˈlidərz stɑrt seɪɪŋ ˈoʊpənli wət ðeɪ hæv lɔŋ bɪn seɪɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd kloʊzd dɔrz, wi kən meɪk ə ril ˈbreɪkθˌru ɔn ðə roʊd tɪ peace,”*,” ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu sɛd. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈskəst ˌɪˈrɑn æt hər nuz ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ðɪs ɪz wət ʃi sɛd. ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən: aɪ θɪŋk ðət ɪt ʃʊd nɑt bi ə səˈpraɪz tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ðət ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ə sɔrs əv greɪt kənˈsərn, nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðət wət kəmz θru ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈmitɪŋ ðət aɪ hæv, ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld, ɪz ə kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈækʃənz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. soʊ, ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, ˈɛni əv ðə ˈkɑmɛnts ðət ər biɪŋ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn əˈlɛʤədli frəm ðə ˈkeɪbəlz kənˈfərm ðə fækt ðət ˌɪˈrɑn ˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs θrɛt ɪn ðə aɪz əv ˈmɛni əv hər ˈneɪbərz ənd ə ˈsɪriəs kənˈsərn fɑr bɪɔnd hər ˈriʤən. ðət ɪz waɪ ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti keɪm təˈgɛðər tɪ pæs ðə ˈstrɔŋgəst ˈpɑsəbəl ˈsæŋkʃənz əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn. ɪt dɪd nɑt ˈhæpən bɪˈkəz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɛnt aʊt ənd sɛd, du ðɪs fər us.”*.” ɪt ˈhæpənd bɪˈkəz ˈkəntriz, wəns ðeɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪtəd ðə ˈɛvədəns kənˈsərnɪŋ ˈækʃənz ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz, riʧt ðə seɪm kənˈkluʒən ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts riʧt, ðət wi məst du ˌwəˈtɛvər wi kən tɪ ˈməstər ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kəmˈjunɪti tɪ teɪk ˈækʃən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌɪˈrɑn frəm bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz steɪt. soʊ, ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt ðiz əˈlɛʤd ˈkeɪbəlz θɪŋks ˈkɛrfəli, wət ðeɪ wɪl kənˈklud ɪz ðət ðə kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz wɛl ˈfaʊndɪd, ˈwaɪdli ʃɛrd, ənd wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi æt ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈpɑləsi ðət wi pərˈsu wɪθ ˈneɪʃənz tɪ traɪ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌɪˈrɑn frəm əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ðət wɑz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri tɪ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ æt ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪt jʊr ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈklɪntən, ˈkɑmɛnt, ənd ðə fækt ðət ˌæbˈdələ əv ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə, ðə kɪŋ, naʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk ˈsərʤəri ɪn ðə nu jɔrk, kɔld fər ðə juz. tɪ əˈtæk ˌɪˈrɑn. noʊm? noʊm: ðət ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌriɪnˈfɔrsɪz wət aɪ sɛd ˌbiˈfɔr, ðət ðə meɪn sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns əv ðə ˈkeɪbəlz ðət hæv bɪn riˈlist soʊ fɑr ɪz wət ðeɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˈwɛstərn ˈlidərˌʃɪp. soʊ, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ənd ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu ˈʃʊrli noʊ əv ðə ˈkɛrfəl poʊlz əv ˈærəb ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. ðə ˈbrʊkɪŋz ˈɪnstɪˌtut ʤɪst ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ riˈlist ɪkˈstɛnsɪv poʊlz əv wət ˈærəbz θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˌɪˈrɑn. ənd ðə rɪˈzəlts ər ˈrəðər ˈstraɪkɪŋ. ðeɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˈærəb əˈpɪnjən dɪz hoʊldz ðət ðə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ɪz ˈɪzriəl, 80 pərˈsɛnt; ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt ɪz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, 77 pərˈsɛnt. ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ˈlɪstɪd ɛz ə θrɛt baɪ 10 pərˈsɛnt. wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz, ˈrəðər rɪˈmɑrkəbli, ə məˈʤɔrəti, ɪn fækt, 57 pərˈsɛnt, seɪ ðət ðə ˈriʤən wɪl bi ɪt wʊd hæv ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈifɛkt ɪn ðə ˈriʤən ɪf ˌɪˈrɑn hæd ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz. naʊ, ðiz ər nɑt smɔl ˈnəmbərz. ˈeɪti pərˈsɛnt, 77 pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðət ðə juz. ənd ˈɪzriəl ər ðə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt. tɛn pərˈsɛnt seɪ ðət ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ðə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt. naʊ, ðɪs meɪ nɑt bi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz hir ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd bət ˈsərtənli fəˈmɪljər tɪ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ənd ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənts ənd tɪ ðə æmˈbæsədərz. bət ðɛr ə wərd əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈɛniˌwɛr. wət ðət rɪˈvilz ɪz ðə proʊˈfaʊnd ˈheɪtrəd fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ənd, əv kɔrs, ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp. ðiz θɪŋz ˈivɪn tɪ bi ˈmɛnʃənd. ənd ðɪs sips ɪts weɪ ɔl θru ðə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈsərvɪs. soʊ ðə ˈkeɪbəlz hæv ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən əv ðət. wɪn ðeɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈærəbz, ðeɪ min ðə ˈærəb ˈdɪkteɪtərz, nɑt ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒənz ðət ðə ˈænəlɪsts hir, ˈklɪntən ənd ðə ˈmidiə, hæv drɔn. ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmaɪnər ˈprɑbləm. ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm. ðə ˈmaɪnər ˈprɑbləm ɪz ðət wi noʊ frəm ðə ˈkeɪbəlz wət ðə ˈærəb ˈlidərz θɪŋk ənd seɪ. wi noʊ wət wɑz səˈlɛktɪd frəm ðə reɪnʤ əv wət ðeɪ seɪ. soʊ ə ˈfɪltərɪŋ ˈprɔˌsɛs. wi noʊ haʊ məʧ ɪt dɪˈstɔrts ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. bət noʊ kˈwɛʃən ðət wət ɪz ə ˈrædɪkəl dɪˈstɔrʃən ɪz ər nɑt ˈivɪn ə dɪˈstɔrʃən, ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə kənˈsərn ðət ðə ˈdɪkteɪtərz ər wət ˈmætər. ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˈmætər, ˈivɪn ɪf ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli əˈpoʊzd tɪ juz. ˈpɑləsi. ðɪs ʃoʊz əp ˈɛlsˌwɛr. ðɛr ər ˈsɪmələr θɪŋz ˈɛlsˌwɛr. soʊ, ʤɪst ˈkipɪŋ tɪ ðɪs ˈriʤən, wən əv ðə moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈkeɪbəlz wɑz ə ˈkeɪbəl frəm ðə juz. æmˈbæsədər ɪn ˈɪzriəl tɪ ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, wɪʧ dɪˈskraɪbd ðə əˈtæk ɔn ˈgɑzə, wɪʧ wi ʃʊd kɔl ə əˈtæk ɔn ˈgɑzə, dɪˈsɛmbər 2008 ɪt steɪts ðət kərˈɛktli, ðət ðɛr hæd bɪn ə trus. ɪt dɪz nɑt æd ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə trus, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪli nɑt əbˈzərvd baɪ ˈɪzriəl, bət ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə trus, ˌhɑˈmɑs ˈskrupjələsli əbˈzərvd ɪt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈgəvərnmənt, nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈrɑkət wɑz faɪərd. ən oʊˈmɪʃən. bət ðɛn kəmz ə streɪt laɪ: ɪt sɪz ðət ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2008 ˌhɑˈmɑs rɪˈnud ˈrɑkət ˈfaɪərrɪŋ, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈɪzriəl hæd tɪ əˈtæk ɪn ˌsɛlfdɪˈfɛns. naʊ, ðə æmˈbæsədər ˈʃʊrli ɪz əˈwɛr ðɛr məst bi ˈsəmˌbɑdi ɪn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛmbəsi hu ridz ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli prɛs, ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌɪzˈreɪli prɛs, ɪn wɪʧ keɪs ðə ˈɛmbəsi ɪz ˈʃʊrli əˈwɛr ðət ɪgˈzæktli ðə ˈɑpəzɪt: ˌhɑˈmɑs wɑz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə rɪˈnuəl əv ðə ˈsisˈfaɪər. ˈɪzriəl kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈɔfər ənd rɪˈʤɛktɪd ɪt, prɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ bɔm ˈrəðər ðən tɪ hæv sɪˈkjʊrəti. ˈɔlsoʊ oʊˈmɪtɪd ɪz ðət waɪl ˈɪzriəl ˈnɛvər əbˈzərvd ðə ˈsisˈfaɪər, ɪt meɪnˈteɪnd ðə siʤ ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə trus əˈgrimənt. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 4th*, ðə juz. ɪˈlɛkʃən, 2008 ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈɑrmi ˈɛnərd ˈgɑzə, kɪld ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ˈgɑzə ənd kɪld hæf ə ˈdəzən ˌhɑˈmɑs ˈmɪlətənts, wɪʧ dɪd lɛd tɪ ən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ əv faɪər, ɪn wɪʧ ɔl ðə ˈkæʒəwəltiz, ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl, ər ˌpælɪˈstɪniən. ðɛn ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər, ˌhɑˈmɑs wɪn ðə trus əˈfɪʃəli ˈɛndɪd, ˌhɑˈmɑs kɔld fər rɪˈnuɪŋ ɪt. ˈɪzriəl rɪfˈjuzd, ənd ðə juz. ənd ˈɪzriəl ʧoʊz tɪ lɔnʧ ðə wɔr. wət ðə ˈɛmbəsi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪz ə groʊs ˌfælsəfəˈkeɪʃən ənd ə ˈvɛri sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt wən, sɪns ɪt həz tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ðɪs ˈmərdərəs əˈtæk, wɪʧ minz ˈiðər ðə ˈɛmbəsi ə klu goʊɪŋ ɔn ər ɛls laɪɪŋ ˈaʊˈtraɪt. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ənd ðə ˈleɪtəst rɪˈpɔrt ðət ʤɪst keɪm aʊt frəm ˈɑksˌfæm, frəm ˈæmnəsti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ˈəðər grups əˈbaʊt ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə siʤ ɔn ˈgɑzə, ˈhæpənɪŋ raɪt naʊ? noʊm: ə siʤ ɪz ən ækt əv wɔr. ɪf ˈɛniˌwən ˌɪnˈsɪsts ɔn ðət, ˈɪzriəl. ˈɪzriəl lɔnʧt tu wɔrz, 56 ənd ɪn pɑrt ɔn graʊnz ðət ɪts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld wɑz ˈvɛri ˈpɑrʃəli riˈstrɪktɪd. ðət ˈvɛri ˈpɑrʃəl siʤ ðeɪ kənˈsɪdərd ən ækt əv wɔr ənd soʊ ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər wən əv ˈsɛvərəl ˌʤəstɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz fər wət ðeɪ kɔl ““preventive”*” ər, ɪf ju laɪk, priˈɛmptɪv wɔr. soʊ ðeɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˈpərfəktli wɛl, ənd ðə pɔɪnt ɪz kərˈɛkt. ðə siʤ ɪz ə ˈkrɪmənəl ækt, ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkaʊnsəl həz kɔld ɔn ˈɪzriəl tɪ lɪft ɪt. ˈəðərz hæv. ɪts dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ, ɛz ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈsteɪtɪd, tɪ kip ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈgɑzə tɪ ə ˈmɪnəməl ˈlɛvəl əv ɪgˈzɪstəns. ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ kɪl ðɛm ɔl ɔf, bɪˈkəz ðət lʊk gʊd ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl əˈpɪnjən, bət, ɛz ðeɪ pʊt ɪt, kip ðɛm ɔn ə diet.”*.” ðə ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən ðɪs bɪˈgæn ˈvɛri ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˌɪzˈreɪli wɪθˈdrɔəl. ðɛr wɑz ən ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2006 ˈæˌkʧuəli ðə ˈoʊnli fri ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn ðə ˈærəb wərld, ˈkɛrfəli ˈmɑnətərd, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd tɪ bi fri. bət ɪt hæd ə flɔ: ðə rɔŋ ˈpipəl wən. ənd ðə juz. ˈneɪmli, ˌhɑˈmɑs, wɪʧ ðə juz. wɔnt ənd ˈɪzriəl wɔnt. ˈɪnstəntli, wɪˈθɪn deɪz, ðə juz. ənd ˈɪzriəl ˈɪnstɪˌtutɪd hɑrʃ ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈgɑzə fər ˈvoʊtɪŋ ðə rɔŋ weɪ ɪn ə fri ɪˈlɛkʃən. ðə nɛkst stɛp wɑz ðət ðeɪ, ðə juz. ənd ˈɪzriəl, sɔt tɪ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti, traɪ tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ku ɪn ˈgɑzə tɪ ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ ðə ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈgəvərnmənt. ðɪs feɪld. ˌhɑˈmɑs bit bæk ðə ku əˈtɛmpt. ðət wɑz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2007 æt ðət pɔɪnt, ðə siʤ gɑt məʧ ˈhɑrʃər. ɪn bɪtˈwin, ðɛr wər ˈmɛni ækts əv ˈvaɪələns ənd ˈʃɛlɪŋz, ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz ənd soʊ ɔn ənd soʊ fɔrθ. bət ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈɪzriəl kleɪmz ðət wɪn ðə trus wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər 2008 ˈrizən fər nɑt əbˈzərvɪŋ ɪt, wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ ðə siʤ, wɑz ðət ən ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈsoʊlʤər,, hu wɑz ˈkæpʧərd æt ðə ˈbɔrdər. ənd ðɪs ɪz ju noʊ, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkɑmənˌtɛri rɪˈgɑrdz ðɪs ɛz ə ˈtɛrəbəl kraɪm. wɛl, ˌwəˈtɛvər ju θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt, ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ə ˈsoʊlʤər əv ən əˈtækɪŋ ˈɑrmi ənd ðə ˈɑrmi wɑz əˈtækɪŋ ˈgɑzə ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ə ˈsoʊlʤər əv ən əˈtækɪŋ ˈɑrmi ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə ˈlɛvəl əv kraɪm əv ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ səˈvɪljənz. ʤɪst wən deɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkæpʧər əv æt ðə ˈbɔrdər, ˌɪzˈreɪli trups hæd ˈɛnərd ˈgɑzə, ˈkɪdˌnæpt tu səˈvɪljənz, ðə ˈbrəðərz, ˈspɪrɪtəd ðɛm əˈkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrdər. ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ˈprɪzən ˈsɪstəm, wɪʧ ɪz ðɛr ər ˈhənərdz, ˈmeɪbi ə ˈθaʊzənd ər soʊ, ˈpipəl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ðɛr fər jɪrz wɪˈθaʊt ˈʧɑrʤɪz. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsikrɪt ˈprɪzənz. wi noʊ wət ˈhæpənz ðɛr. ðɪs əˈloʊn ɪz ə fɑr wərs kraɪm ðən ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ əv. ənd ɪn fækt, ju kʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ðɛr wɑz ə ˈrizən waɪ ɪt wɑz ˈbɛrli ˈkəvərd. ˈɪzriəl həz bɪn duɪŋ ðɪs fər jɪrz, ɪn fækt ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ, ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ˈpipəl, ˈhaɪˌʤækɪŋ ʃɪps, ˈkɪlɪŋ ˈpipəl, ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðɛm tɪ ˈɪzriəl ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɛz ˈhɑstəʤəz fər ˈmɛni jɪrz. soʊ ˈrɛgjələr ˈpræktɪs. bət ðə ˈɪzriəl kən du wət ɪt laɪks. bət ðə riˈækʃən hir ənd ɪn ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld əv rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ nɑt ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ, ju ˈkɪdˌnæp ˈsoʊlʤərz ðə ˈkæpʧər əv ə ˈsoʊlʤər ɛz ən ənˈspikəbəl kraɪm, ə ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈmərdərəs siʤ, dɪsˈgreɪsfəl. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: noʊm, soʊ ju hæv ˈæmnəsti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ˈɑksˌfæm, seɪv ðə ˈʧɪldrən, ˈeɪˈtin ˈəðər eɪd grups ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ˈɪzriəl tɪ ˌənkənˈdɪʃənəli lɪft ðə ˌblɑˈkeɪd əv ˈgɑzə. ju hæv ɪn ðə riˈlis ə juz. ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈkeɪbəl, prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ ðə ˈgɑrdiən baɪ, leɪɪŋ aʊt, kwoʊt, ˈjumən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəˈlɛkʃən directive”*” ˈæskɪŋ juz. ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ əbˈteɪn əv ˈtrævəl plænz səʧ ɛz rʊts ənd ˈviɪkəlz juzd baɪ ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti ˈlidərz ənd ˌhɑˈmɑs members.”*.” ðə ˈkeɪbəl dɪˈmændz ““biographical*, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrək ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ki pɑ ənd ˌhɑˈmɑs ˈlidərz ənd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz, tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ðə jəŋ hwɑrd ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈgɑzə, ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd outside,”*,” ɪt sɪz. noʊm: ðət ʃʊd nɑt kəm ɛz məʧ əv ə səˈpraɪz. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ðə ˈɪmɪʤ pɔrˈtreɪd hir, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz nɑt ən ˈɑnəst ˈbroʊkər. ə pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɪn ə dɪˈrɛkt, ˈkruʃəl pɑrˈtɪsəpənt ɪn ˌɪzˈreɪli kraɪmz, boʊθ ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd ɪn ˈgɑzə. ðə əˈtæk ɪn ˈgɑzə wɑz ə klɪr keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt: juzd əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwɛpənz, ðə juz. blɑkt ˈsisˈfaɪər ˈɛfərts, geɪv ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk səˈpɔrt. ðə seɪm ɪz tru əv ðə ˈdeɪli ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ kraɪmz ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk. wi fərˈgɛt ðət. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɪn ˈɛriə si, ðə ˈɛriə əv ðə wɛst bæŋk ðət ˈɪzriəl kənˈtroʊlz, kənˈdɪʃənz fər ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ seɪv ðə ˈʧɪldrən tɪ bi wərs ðən ɪn ˈgɑzə. ənd əˈgɛn, ðɪs ɔl teɪks pleɪs bɪˈkəz əv ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ˈkruʃəl, dɪˈsaɪsɪv, juz. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk səˈpɔrt, ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl səˈpɔrt, ˈminɪŋ dɪˈstɔrtɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ɛz ɪz dən əˈgɛn drəˈmætɪkəli ɪn ðə ˈkeɪbəlz. ðə siʤ ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˈsɪmpli ˈkrɪmənəl. nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈblɑkɪŋ ˈdɛspərətli ˈnidɪd eɪd frəm ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn, ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ draɪvz ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈbɔrdər. ˈgɑzə ɪz ə smɔl pleɪs, ˈhɛvəli, ˈdɛnsli ˈoʊvərˌkraʊdɪd. ənd ˌɪzˈreɪli faɪər ənd əˈtæks draɪv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈærəbəl lænd ɔn ðə ˈbɔrdər ənd ˈɔlsoʊ draɪv ˈfɪʃərmɪn ɪn frəm ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˈwɔtərz. kəmˈpɛld baɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈgənˌboʊts ɔl ˌɪˈligəl, əv kɔrs tɪ fɪʃ raɪt nɪr ðə ʃɔr, wɛr ˈfɪʃɪŋ ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl bɪˈkəz ˈɪzriəl həz dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə paʊər ˈsɪstəmz ənd suɪʤ ˈsɪstəmz ənd ðə kənˌtæməˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈtɛrəbəl. ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ə ˈstræŋgəˌlhoʊld tɪ ˈpənɪʃ ˈpipəl fər biɪŋ ðɛr ənd fər ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ɔn ˈvoʊtɪŋ ðə rɔŋ weɪ ənd fər ʤɪst rɪfˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪzriəl wɔnts ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd, wɔnt ðɪs ˌɛniˈmɔr. ʤɪst gɪt rɪd əv them.”*.” wi ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈmɛmbər ðət ˈpɑləsi, sɪns ˈɑzloʊ, sɪns ˈərli 90s*, həz bɪn tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈgɑzə frəm ðə wɛst bæŋk. naʊ ðæts ɪn streɪt vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə ˈɑzloʊ əˈgrimənts, bət bɪn ˈkɛrid aʊt ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli, ənd ɪt həz ə bɪg ˈifɛkt. ɪt minz ˈɔlˌmoʊst hæf ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wʊd bi kət ɔf frəm ˈɛni ˈpɑsəbəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl ərˈeɪnʤmənt ðət wʊd ˈɛvər bi meɪd. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ˈpæləˌstaɪn ˈluzɪz ɪts ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd wərld. ˈgɑzə ʃʊd hæv ənd kən hæv ˈɛrˌpɔrts ənd ˈsiˌpɔrts. ənd ðə wɛst bæŋk, biɪŋ lɛft aɪ min, raɪt naʊ ˈɪzriəl həz ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər əˈbaʊt 40 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə wɛst bæŋk. ˈleɪtəst ˈɔfərz ˈgrænɪd ˈivɪn mɔr, ənd ˈsərtənli ˈplænɪŋ tɪ teɪk mɔr. ənd lɛft ɪz ʤɪst cantonized*. wət ðə ˈplænər, ˈɛriəl ˈʃɛrən, kɔld bantustans*. ənd ˌɪmˈprɪzənd, tu, ɛz ˈɪzriəl teɪks ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʤɔrdən ˈvæli, draɪvz ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz aʊt. soʊ, ðiz ər ɔl kraɪmz əv ə pis. ðə ˈgɑzə siʤ ɪz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli groʊˈtɛsk bɪˈkəz əv ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ˈəndər wɪʧ ˈpipəl ər fɔrst tɪ lɪv. aɪ min, ɪf ə jəŋ ˈpərsən ɪn ˈgɑzə, ə ˈstudənt ɪn ˈgɑzə, seɪ, wɔnts tɪ ˈstədi ɪn ə wɛst bæŋk ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ðeɪ du ɪt. ɪf ə ˈpərsən ɪn ˈgɑzə nidz ədˈvænst ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ˈtritmənt frəm ən ist ʤərˈusələm ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɛr ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ɪz əˈveɪləbəl, ðeɪ goʊ. ˈmɛdəsənz ər hɛld bæk. aɪ min, ə ˈskændələs kraɪm ɔl əraʊnd ˈgɑzə. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wət du ju θɪŋk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃʊd du ɪn ðɪs keɪs? noʊm: wət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ʃʊd du ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl: ɪt ʃʊd ʤɔɪn ðə wərld. aɪ min, ðɛr ər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz goʊɪŋ ɔn, səˈpoʊzədli. pərˈzɛnəd hir ɛz ðə ˈstændərd ˈpɪkʧər ɪz ðə juz. ɪz ən ˈɑnəst ˈbroʊkər traɪɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ təˈgɛðər tu rɪˈkælsɪtrənt əˈpoʊnənts ˈɪzriəl, ˌpælɪˈstɪniən əˈθɔrəti. ʤɪst ə ʃəreɪd. aɪ min, ɪf ðɛr wər ˈsɪriəs nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ səm ˈnutrəl ˈpɑrti, ənd ðə juz. ənd ˈɪzriəl wʊd bi ɔn wən saɪd, ənd ðə wərld wʊd bi ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd. ənd ðət ɪz nɑt ən ɪgˌzæʤərˈeɪʃən. ɪt bi ə ˈsikrɪt ðət ðɛr həz lɔŋ bɪn ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈsɛnsəs ɔn ə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl səˈluʃən. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈaʊˌtlaɪn. səm ˈditeɪlz, ju kən ˈɑrgju əˈbaʊt. ənd ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛvriˌwən ɪkˈsɛpt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈɪzriəl. ðə juz. həz bɪn ˈblɑkɪŋ ɪt fər 35 jɪrz, wɪθ ɔˈkeɪʒənəl dɪˈpɑrʧərz, brif wənz. ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈærəb lig. ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪts, wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˌɪˈrɑn. ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈɛvəri ˈrɛləvənt ˈæktər ɪkˈsɛpt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈɪzriəl, ðə tu rɪˈʤɛkʃənɪst steɪts. soʊ ɪf ðɛr wər tɪ bi nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ðət wər ˈsɪriəs, ðə weɪ ðeɪ wʊd bi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd. ðə ˈækʧəwəl nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈbɛrli riʧ ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈkɑmədi. ðə ˈɪʃu biɪŋ dəˈbeɪtɪd ɪz ə ˈfʊtˌnoʊt, ˈmaɪnər ˈfʊtˌnoʊt: ɪkˈspænʧən əv ˈsɛtəlmənts. əv kɔrs ˌɪˈligəl. ɪn fækt, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ˈɪzriəl ɪz duɪŋ ɪn ðə wɛst bæŋk ənd ˈgɑzə ɪz ˌɪˈligəl. bɪn ɪt ˈivɪn bɪn ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl sɪns 1967 ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: noʊm, wi hæv tɪ breɪk, bət noʊm: wɪn oʊn haɪəst ˈligəl jɛs. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm bæk tɪ ðɪs ɪn ə ˈmɪnət. noʊm, ˈɔθər ənd ˈɪnstɪˌtut prəˈfɛsər ɪˈmɛrətəs æt ˈɛˈmaɪˈti, ɛz wi tɔk əˈbaʊt ənd ðə steɪt əv ðə wərld təˈdeɪ. ðɪs ɪz dɪˈmɑkrəsi naʊ! bæk ɪn ə ˈmɪnət. [breɪk] ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: ɑr gɛst ɪz noʊm, ˈdɪsədɪnt, ˈɔθər əv mɔr ðən ə ˈhənərd bʊks, ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈbɔstən. noʊm, ju roʊt ə pis ˈæftər ðə ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz kɔld misguided.”*.” aɪ wɔnt tɪ rɛd fər ju naʊ wət ˈsɛrə ˈpælɪn, ðə ˈfɔrmər əˈlæskən ˈgəvərnər, əv kɔrs, ənd ˈvaɪˌsprɛzəˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni. ðɪs ɪz wət ʃi əˈbaʊt. ˈrəðər, ʃi pʊt ɪt ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ʃi sɛd, ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, wət stɛps wər ˈteɪkən tɪ stɑp dɪˈrɛktər ˈʤuljən frəm dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ðɪs ˈhaɪli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd məˈtɪriəl əˈspɛʃəli ˈæftər hi hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈpəblɪʃt məˈtɪriəl nɑt wəns bət twaɪs ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs mənθs? ɪz nɑt ə 'ˈʤərnəlɪst,' ˈɛni mɔr ðən ðə 'ˈɛdɪtər' əv ðə æl nu ˈmægəˌzin ˌɪnˈspaɪr ɪz ə 'ˈʤərnəlɪst.' hi ɪz ən ˈɑpərətɪv wɪθ bləd ɔn hɪz hænz. hɪz pæst ˈpoʊstɪŋ əv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈvild ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv mɔr ðən 100 ˈæfˌgæn ˈsɔrsəz tɪ ðə ˈtælɪˌbæn. waɪ wɑz hi nɑt pərˈsud wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈərʤənsi wi pərˈsu æl ənd ˈtælɪˌbæn leaders?”*?” noʊm, jʊr rɪˈspɑns? noʊm: ˈprɪti məʧ wət aɪ wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt ˈsɛrə ˈpælɪn tɪ seɪ. aɪ noʊ haʊ məʧ ʃi ˌəndərˈstændz, bət aɪ θɪŋk wi ʃʊd peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ wət wi lərn frəm ðə liks. wət wi lərn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ðə kaɪnz əv θɪŋz sɛd. ðə moʊst pərˈhæps ðə moʊst drəˈmætɪk ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ɪz ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɛnʃənd ðə ˈbɪtər ˈheɪtrəd əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ðət ɪz rɪˈvild boʊθ baɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən, ˈəðərz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ðə ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk ˈsərvɪs. tɪ tɛl ðə wərld, tɪ tɛl ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ iʧ ˈəðər tɪ priˈtɛnd tɪ iʧ ˈəðər ðət ðə ˈærəb wərld rɪˈgɑrdz ˌɪˈrɑn ɛz ðə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt ənd wɔnts ðə juz. tɪ bɔm ˌɪˈrɑn ɪz ɪkˈstrimli rɪˈvilɪŋ, wɪn ðeɪ noʊ ðət əˈprɑksəmətli 80 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈærəb əˈpɪnjən rɪˈgɑrdz ðə juz. ənd ˈɪzriəl ɛz ðə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt, 10 pərˈsɛnt rɪˈgɑrd ˌɪˈrɑn ɛz ðə ˈmeɪʤər θrɛt, ənd ə məˈʤɔrəti, 57 pərˈsɛnt, θɪŋk ðə ˈriʤən wʊd bi ˈbɛtər ɔf wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈnukliər ˈwɛpənz ɛz ə kaɪnd əv dɪˈtərrənt. ðət ˈivɪn ˈɛnər. ɔl ðət ˈɛnərz ɪz wət ðeɪ kleɪm həz bɪn sɛd baɪ ˈærəb ˈdɪkteɪtərz, ˈbrutəl ˈærəb ˈdɪkteɪtərz. wət kaʊnts. haʊ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ðɪs ɪz əv wət ðeɪ seɪ, wi noʊ, bɪˈkəz wi noʊ wət ðə ˈfɪltərɪŋ ɪz. bət ə ˈmaɪnər pɔɪnt. ðə ˈmeɪʤər pɔɪnt ɪz ðət ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz ˌɪˈrɛləvənt. ɔl ðət ˈmætərz ɪz ðə əˈpɪnjənz əv ðə ˈdɪkteɪtərz ðət wi səˈpɔrt. ənd ɪf ðeɪ wər tɪ bæk ˈjuˈɛs, ðə ˈærəb wərld. ə ˈvɛri rɪˈvilɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə mɛnˈtælɪti əv juz. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp, ənd prɪˈzuməbli ɪˈlit əˈpɪnjən. ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri əˈpɪrd hir, ðə weɪ bɪn pərˈzɛnəd ɪn ðə prɛs, ɛz wɛl. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: jʊr pis noʊm: ɪt ˈmætər wɪθ ðə ˈærəbz bɪˈliv. jæ, ˈsɑri. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: jʊr pis, misguided,”*,” bæk tɪ ðə ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz ənd wət goʊɪŋ tɪ si naʊ kən ju tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənt? noʊm: wɛl, ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ˈmeɪbi 15 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ɪˈlɛktərət. ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈæfluənt, waɪt, ˈneɪtɪˌvɪst. ju noʊ, ɪt həz ˈrəðər trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈneɪtɪˌvɪst striks tɪ ɪt. bət wət ɪz məʧ mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, aɪ θɪŋk, ɪz ðə ɪz ɪts ˈaʊˌtreɪʤ. aɪ min, ˈoʊvər hæf ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən sɪz ðeɪ mɔr ər lɛs səˈpɔrt ɪt ər səˈpɔrt ɪts ˈmɛsɪʤ. ənd wət ˈpipəl ər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. aɪ min, ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli, poʊlz rɪˈvil ðət ˈpipəl ər ɪkˈstrimli ˈbɪtər, ˈæŋgri, ˈhɑstəl, əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri kɔz ənˈdaʊtɪdli ɪz ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈzæstər. nɑt ʤɪst ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl kəˈtæstrəfi, ən ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈzæstər. aɪ min, ɪn ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ˈɪndəstri, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈlɛvəlz ər æt ðə ˈlɛvəl əv ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən. ənd ənˈlaɪk ðə greɪt dɪˈprɛʃən, ðoʊz ʤɑbz ər nɑt ˈkəmɪŋ bæk. juz. ˈoʊnərz ənd ˈmænɪʤərz hæv lɔŋ əˈgoʊ meɪd ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ðeɪ kən meɪk mɔr ˈprɑfɪt wɪθ ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl dilz ðən baɪ pərˈdəkʃən. soʊ, ˈfaɪˌnæns ðɪs goʊz bæk tɪ ðə 70s*, ˈmeɪnli ˈrigən ˈɛskəˌleɪtɪd ɪt, ənd ˈɔnwərd ˈklɪntən, tu. ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi həz bɪn financialized*. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz hæv groʊn ɪˈnɔrməsli ɪn ðɛr ʃɛr əv ˈkɔrpərət ˈprɑfɪts. ɪt meɪ bi ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ə θərd ər ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðət təˈdeɪ. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋli, pərˈdəkʃən həz bɪn ɪkˈspɔrtəd. soʊ ju baɪ səm ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪs frəm ˈʧaɪnə. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz ən əˈsɛmbli plænt fər ə ˌnɔrˈθist ˈeɪʒən pərˈdəkʃən ˈsɛnər. ðə pɑrts ənd kəmˈpoʊnənts kəm frəm ðə mɔr ədˈvænst ˈkəntriz, ənd frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ənd ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi. soʊ, jɛs, ə ʧip pleɪs tɪ əˈsɛmbəl θɪŋz, sɛl ðɛm bæk hir. ənd ɪts, ju noʊ, ˈrəðər ˈsɪmələr ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, viˌɛtˈnɑm ənd soʊ ɔn. ðə weɪ tɪ meɪk ˈprɑfɪts. ɪt dɪˈstrɔɪz ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti hir, bət nɑt ðə kənˈsərn əv ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp klæs ənd ðə ˌmænɪˈʤɪriəl klæs. ðɛr kənˈsərn ɪz ˈprɑfɪt. wət draɪvz ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ənd ðə rɛst əv ɪt ɪz ə ˈfɔˌlaʊt. ˈpipəl ər ɪkˈstrimli ˈbɪtər əˈbaʊt ɪt bət sim tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ɪt. soʊ, ðə seɪm ˈpipəl hu ər ə məˈʤɔrəti, hu seɪ ðət wɔl strit ɪz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈkraɪsəs, ər ˈvoʊtɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən. boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz ər dip ɪn ðə ˈpɑkəts əv wɔl strit, bət ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz məʧ mɔr soʊ ðən ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts. ənd ðə seɪm ɪz tru ɔn ˈɪʃu ˈæftər ˈɪʃu. soʊ ðə ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ɪkˈstrimli haɪ. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ænˈtægəˌnɪzəm ðeɪ laɪk ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən laɪk ˈdɛməˌkræts, bət ðeɪ heɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈivɪn mɔr. əˈgɛnst bɪg ˈbɪznɪs. əˈgɛnst ˈgəvərnmənt. əˈgɛnst ˈkɑŋgrəs. əˈgɛnst saɪəns. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: wi ˈoʊnli hæv 30 ˈsɛkəndz, noʊm. noʊm, wi ˈoʊnli hæv 30 ˈsɛkəndz. aɪ ˈwɔntɪd æsk ɪf ju wər ˈprɛzɪdənt tɔp ædˈvaɪzər, wət wʊd ju tɛl ɪm tɪ du raɪt naʊ? noʊm: aɪ wʊd tɛl ɪm tɪ du wət dɪd wɪn bɪg ˈbɪznɪs wɑz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪm: hɛlp, ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz, ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ˈpəblɪk ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ənd pʊt θru ə ˈsɪriəs ˈpɑpjələst ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ kən bi dən. ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. gɪv əˈweɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ ˌfɪnənˈsɪrz. pʊʃ θru ril hɛlθ rɪˈfɔrm. ðə hɛlθ rɪˈfɔrm ðət wɑz pʊʃt θru meɪ bi ə slaɪt ˌɪmˈpruvmənt, bət ɪt livz ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm ənˈtəʧt. ɪf ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɛfəsət, peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə fækt ðət ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɔl əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tɪ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd ðə ˈtoʊtəli dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl hɛlθ ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈeɪmi ˈgʊdmən: goʊɪŋ tɪ liv ɪt ðɛr, bət kənˈtɪnju ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈæftər ənd poʊst ɪt ˈɔnˌlaɪn æt democracynow.org*.

this is a rush transcript. copy may not be in its final form. amy goodman: for reaction to the wikileaks documents, we’re joined now by world-renowned political dissident and linguist noam chomsky, professor emeritus at massachusetts institute of technology, author of over a hundred books, including his latest, hopes and prospects. well, 40 years ago, noam and the late historian howard zinn helped government whistleblower daniel ellsberg edit and release the pentagon papers, the top-secret internal u.s. history of the vietnam war. noam chomsky joins us now from boston. it’s good to have you back again, noam. why we start there, before we talk about wikileaks. what was your involvement with the pentagon papers? i think most people know about this. noam chomsky: dan and i were friends. tony russo also, who also who prepared them and helped leak them. and i got advanced copies from dan and tony, and there were several people who were releasing them to the press. i was one of them. and then i, along with howard zinn, as you mentioned, edited a volume of essays in an index to the papers. amy goodman: so, explain, though, how it worked. and i always think this is important, to tell this story, especially for young people. dan ellsberg, pentagon official, top-secret clearance, gets this u.s. involvement in vietnam history out of his safe. he xeroxes it. and then, how did you get your hands on it? he just directly gave it to you? noam chomsky: from dan and — dan ellsberg and tony russo, who had done the xeroxing and the preparation of the material, yes, directly. amy goodman: [inaudible] exactly did you edit? noam chomsky: well, we modify anything. the papers were not edited. just in their original form. what howard zinn and i did was — they came out in four volumes. we prepared a fifth volume, which is critical essays by many scholars on the papers, what they mean, their significance and so on, and an index, which is almost indispensable for using them seriously. the fifth volume in the beacon press series. amy goodman: so you were then one of the first people to see the pentagon papers. noam chomsky: outside of dan ellsberg and tony russo, yes. i mean, there were some journalists who may have seen them. not sure. amy goodman: so, what are your thoughts today, as — for example, we just played this clip of new york republican congress member peter king, who says wikileaks should be declared a foreign terrorist organization? noam chomsky: i think outlandish. the materials — we should understand — and the pentagon papers is another case in point — that one of the major reasons for government secrecy is to protect the government from its own population. in the pentagon papers, for example, there was one volume, the negotiations volume, which might have had bearing on ongoing activities, and dan ellsberg withheld that. that came out a little bit later. but if you look at the papers themselves, there are things that americans should have known that the government want them to know. and as far as i can tell, from what seen here, pretty much the same is true. in fact, the current leaks are — what seen, at least — primarily interesting because of what they tell us about how the diplomatic service works. amy goodman: the documents’ revelations about iran come just as the iranian government has agreed to a new round of nuclear talks beginning next month. on monday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the cables vindicate the israeli position that iran poses a nuclear threat. netanyahu said, quote, “our region has been hostage to a narrative that is the result of 60 years of propaganda, which paints israel as the greatest threat. in reality, leaders understand that that view is bankrupt. for the first time in history, there is agreement that iran is the threat. if leaders start saying openly what they have long been saying behind closed doors, we can make a real breakthrough on the road to peace,” netanyahu said. secretary of state hillary clinton also discussed iran at her news conference in washington. this is what she said. secretary of state hillary clinton: i think that it should not be a surprise to anyone that iran is a source of great concern, not only in the united states, that what comes through in every meeting that i have, anywhere in the world, is a concern about iranian actions and intentions. so, if anything, any of the comments that are being reported on allegedly from the cables confirm the fact that iran poses a very serious threat in the eyes of many of her neighbors and a serious concern far beyond her region. that is why the international community came together to pass the strongest possible sanctions against iran. it did not happen because the united states went out and said, “please do this for us.” it happened because countries, once they evaluated the evidence concerning iran’s actions and intentions, reached the same conclusion that the united states reached, that we must do whatever we can to muster the international community to take action to prevent iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state. so, if anyone reading the stories about these alleged cables thinks carefully, what they will conclude is that the concern about iran is well founded, widely shared, and will continue to be at the source of the policy that we pursue with like-minded nations to try to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. amy goodman: that was secretary to hillary clinton yesterday at a news conference. i wanted to get your comment on clinton, netanyahu’s comment, and the fact that abdullah of saudi arabia, the king, now getting back surgery in the new york, called for the u.s. to attack iran. noam chomsky? noam chomsky: that essentially reinforces what i said before, that the main significance of the cables that have been released so far is what they tell us about western leadership. so, hillary clinton and binyamin netanyahu surely know of the careful polls of arab public opinion. the brookings institute just a few months ago released extensive polls of what arabs think about iran. and the results are rather striking. they show that arab opinion does — holds that the major threat in the region is israel, 80 percent; the second major threat is the united states, 77 percent. iran is listed as a threat by 10 percent. with regard to nuclear weapons, rather remarkably, a majority, in fact, 57 percent, say that the region will be — it would have a positive effect in the region if iran had nuclear weapons. now, these are not small numbers. eighty percent, 77 percent say that the u.s. and israel are the major threat. ten percent say that iran is the major threat. now, this may not be reported in the newspapers here — it is in england — but certainly familiar to the israeli and the u.s. governments and to the ambassadors. but there a word about it anywhere. what that reveals is the profound hatred for democracy on the part of our political leadership and, of course, the israeli political leadership. these things even to be mentioned. and this seeps its way all through the diplomatic service. so the cables have any indication of that. when they talk about arabs, they mean the arab dictators, not the population, which is overwhelmingly opposed to the conclusions that the analysts here, clinton and the media, have drawn. there’s also a minor problem. the major problem. the minor problem is that we know from the cables what the arab leaders think and say. we know what was selected from the range of what they say. so there’s a filtering process. we know how much it distorts the information. but there’s no question that what is a radical distortion is — or not even a distortion, a reflection of the concern that the dictators are what matter. the population matter, even if overwhelmingly opposed to u.s. policy. this shows up elsewhere. there are similar things elsewhere. so, just keeping to this region, one of the most interesting cables was a cable from the u.s. ambassador in israel to hillary clinton, which described the attack on gaza, which we should call a u.s.-israeli attack on gaza, december 2008. it states that — correctly, that there had been a truce. it does not add that during the truce, which was really not observed by israel, but during the truce, hamas scrupulously observed it. according to the israeli government, not a single rocket was fired. an omission. but then comes a straight lie: it says that in december 2008, hamas renewed rocket firing, and therefore israel had to attack in self-defense. now, the ambassador surely is aware — there must be somebody in the american embassy who reads the israeli press, the mainstream israeli press, in which case the embassy is surely aware that exactly the opposite: hamas was calling for a renewal of the ceasefire. israel considered the offer and rejected it, preferring to bomb rather than to have security. also omitted is that while israel never observed the ceasefire, it maintained the siege in violation of the truce agreement. on november 4th, the u.s. election, 2008, the israeli army entered gaza, killed — invaded gaza and killed half a dozen hamas militants, which did lead to an exchange of fire, in which all the casualties, as usual, are palestinian. then in december, hamas — when the truce officially ended, hamas called for renewing it. israel refused, and the u.s. and israel chose to launch the war. what the embassy reported is a gross falsification and a very significant one, since it has to do with the justification for this murderous attack, which means either the embassy hasn’t a clue going on or else lying outright. amy goodman: and the latest report that just came out from oxfam, from amnesty international and other groups about the effects of the siege on gaza, happening right now? noam chomsky: a siege is an act of war. if anyone insists on that, israel. israel launched two wars, '56 and ’67, in part on grounds that its access to the outside world was very partially restricted. that very partial siege they considered an act of war and so justification for — one of several justifications for what they call “preventive” or, if you like, preemptive war. so they understand that perfectly well, and the point is correct. the siege is a criminal act, in the first place. the security council has called on israel to lift it. others have. it's designed to, as israeli officials have stated, to keep the people of gaza to a minimal level of existence. they want to kill them all off, because that wouldn’t look good in international opinion, but, as they put it, “to keep them on a diet.” the justification — this began very shortly after the official israeli withdrawal. there was an election in january 2006, actually the only free election in the arab world, carefully monitored, recognized to be free. but it had a flaw: the wrong people won. and the u.s. — namely, hamas, which the u.s. want and israel want. instantly, within days, the u.s. and israel instituted harsh measures to punish the people of gaza for voting the wrong way in a free election. the next step was that they, the u.s. and israel, sought to, along with the palestinian authority, try to carry out a military coup in gaza to overthrow the elected government. this failed. hamas beat back the coup attempt. that was july 2007. at that point, the siege got much harsher. in between, there were many acts of violence and shellings, invasions and so on and so forth. but the basic — israel claims that when the truce was established in the summer 2008, israel’s reason for not observing it, withdrawing the siege, was that there’s an israeli soldier, gilad shalit, who was captured at the border. and this is — you know, international commentary regards this as a terrible crime. well, whatever you think about it, capturing a soldier of an attacking army — and the army was attacking gaza — capturing a soldier of an attacking army anywhere near the level of crime of kidnapping civilians. just one day before the capture of gilad shalit at the border, israeli troops had entered gaza, kidnapped two civilians, the muamar brothers, spirited them across the border. they’ve disappeared somewhere in israel’s prison system, which is — there are hundreds, maybe a thousand or so, people sometimes there for years without charges. there are also secret prisons. we know what happens there. this alone is a far worse crime than the kidnapping of shalit. and in fact, you could argue that there was a reason why it was barely covered. israel has been doing this for years, in fact decades — kidnapping, capturing people, hijacking ships, killing people, bringing them to israel sometimes as hostages for many years. so regular practice. but the — israel can do what it likes. but the reaction here and in the rest of the world of regarding the shalit kidnapping — not kidnapping, you kidnap soldiers — the capture of a soldier as an unspeakable crime, a justification for maintaining a murderous siege, disgraceful. amy goodman: noam, so you have amnesty international, oxfam, save the children, eighteen other aid groups calling on israel to unconditionally lift the blockade of gaza. you have in the wikileaks release a u.s. diplomatic cable, provided to the guardian by wikileaks, laying out, quote, “national human intelligence collection directive” asking u.s. personnel to obtain “details of travel plans such as routes and vehicles used by palestinian authority leaders and hamas members.” the cable demands “biographical, financial, biometric information on key pa and hamas leaders and representatives, to include the young huard inside gaza, the west bank and outside,” it says. noam chomsky: that should not come as much of a surprise. contrary to the image portrayed here, the united states is not an honest broker. a participant in — a direct, crucial participant in israeli crimes, both in the west bank and in gaza. the attack in gaza was a clear case in point: used american weapons, the u.s. blocked ceasefire efforts, gave diplomatic support. the same is true of the daily ongoing crimes in the west bank. we shouldn’t forget that. actually, in area c, the area of the west bank that israel controls, conditions for palestinians have been reported by save the children to be worse than in gaza. and again, this all takes place because of — on the basis of crucial, decisive, u.s. military, diplomatic, economic support, and also ideological support, meaning distorting the situation, as is done again dramatically in the cables. the siege itself is simply criminal. not only blocking desperately needed aid from coming in, it also drives palestinians away from the border. gaza is a small place, heavily, densely overcrowded. and israeli fire and attacks drive palestinians away from the arable land on the border and also drive fishermen in from gazan territorial waters. compelled by israeli gunboats — all illegal, of course — to fish right near the shore, where fishing is almost impossible because israel has destroyed the power systems and sewage systems and the contamination is terrible. this is just a stranglehold to punish people for being there and for insisting on voting the wrong way and for just refusing — israel wants — they decided, “we want this anymore. just get rid of them.” we should also remember that u.s.-israeli policy, since oslo, since early '90s, has been to separate gaza from the west bank. now that's in straight violation of the oslo agreements, but been carried out systematically, and it has a big effect. it means almost half the palestinian population would be cut off from any possible political arrangement that would ever be made. it also means that palestine loses its access to the outside world. gaza should have and can have airports and seaports. and the west bank, being left — i mean, right now israel has taken over about 40 percent of the west bank. obama’s latest offers granted even more, and certainly planning to take more. and left is just cantonized. what the planner, ariel sharon, called bantustans. and imprisoned, too, as israel takes over the jordan valley, drives palestinians out. so, these are all crimes of a piece. the gaza siege is particularly grotesque because of the conditions under which people are forced to live. i mean, if a young person in gaza, a student in gaza, say, wants to study in a west bank university, they do it. if a person in gaza needs advanced medical training, treatment from an east jerusalem hospital where the training is available, they go. medicines are held back. i mean, a scandalous crime all around gaza. amy goodman: what do you think the united states should do in this case? noam chomsky: what the united states should do is very simple: it should join the world. i mean, there are negotiations going on, supposedly. presented here as — the standard picture is the u.s. is an honest broker trying to bring together two recalcitrant opponents — israel, palestinian authority. just a charade. i mean, if there were serious negotiations, they would be organized by some neutral party, and the u.s. and israel would be on one side, and the world would be on the other side. and that is not an exaggeration. it shouldn’t be a secret that there has long been an overwhelming international consensus on a diplomatic political solution. everyone knows the basic outline. some details, you can argue about. and it includes everyone except the united states and israel. the u.s. has been blocking it for 35 years, with occasional departures, brief ones. it includes the arab league. it includes the organization of islamic states, which happens to include iran. it includes every relevant actor except the united states and israel, the two rejectionist states. so if there were to be negotiations that were serious, the way they would be organized. the actual negotiations barely reach the level of comedy. the issue being debated is a footnote, minor footnote: expansion of settlements. of course illegal. in fact, everything that israel is doing in the west bank and gaza is illegal. been —- it hasn’t even been controversial since 1967 -— amy goodman: noam, we have to break, but — noam chomsky: — when israel’s own highest legal — yes. amy goodman: we’re going to come back to this in a minute. noam chomsky, author and institute professor emeritus at mit, as we talk about wikileaks and the state of the world today. this is democracy now! back in a minute. [break] amy goodman: our guest is noam chomsky, world-renowned dissident, author of more than a hundred books, speaking to us from boston. noam, you wrote a piece after the midterm elections called “outrage misguided.” i want to read for you now what sarah palin tweeted, the former alaskan governor, of course, and republication vice-presidential nominee. this is what she tweeted about wikileaks. rather, she put it on facebook. she said, “first and foremost, what steps were taken to stop wikileaks director julian assange from distributing this highly sensitive classified material especially after he had already published material not once but twice in the previous months? assange is not a 'journalist,' any more than the 'editor' of the al qaeda’s new english-language magazine inspire is a 'journalist.' he is an anti-american operative with blood on his hands. his past posting of classified documents revealed the identity of more than 100 afghan sources to the taliban. why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al qaeda and taliban leaders?” noam chomsky, your response? noam chomsky: pretty much what i would expect sarah palin to say. i know how much she understands, but i think we should pay attention to what we learn from the leaks. what we learn, for example, is the kinds of things said. the most — perhaps the most dramatic revelation is the — already mentioned — the bitter hatred of democracy that is revealed both by the u.s. government — hillary clinton, others — and also by the diplomatic service. to tell the world, to tell — talking to each other — to pretend to each other that the arab world regards iran as the major threat and wants the u.s. to bomb iran is extremely revealing, when they know that approximately 80 percent of arab opinion regards the u.s. and israel as the major threat, 10 percent regard iran as the major threat, and a majority, 57 percent, think the region would be better off with iranian nuclear weapons as a kind of deterrent. that even enter. all that enters is what they claim has been said by arab dictators, brutal arab dictators. what counts. how representative this is of what they say, we know, because we know what the filtering is. but a minor point. the major point is that the population is irrelevant. all that matters is the opinions of the dictators that we support. and if they were to back us, the arab world. a very revealing picture of the mentality of u.s. political leadership, and presumably elite opinion. judging by the commentary appeared here, the way been presented in the press, as well. amy goodman: your piece — noam chomsky: it matter with the arabs believe. yeah, sorry. amy goodman: your piece, “outrage misguided,” back to the midterm elections and what we’re going to see now — can you talk about the tea party movement? noam chomsky: well, the tea party movement itself is maybe 15, 20 percent of the electorate. relatively affluent, white, nativist. you know, it has rather traditional nativist streaks to it. but what is much more important, i think, is the — is its outrage. i mean, over half the population says they more or less support it or support its message. and what people are thinking is extremely interesting. i mean, overwhelmingly, polls reveal that people are extremely bitter, angry, hostile, opposed to everything. the primary cause undoubtedly is the economic disaster. not just a financial catastrophe, an economic disaster. i mean, in manufacturing industry, for example, unemployment levels are at the level of the great depression. and unlike the great depression, those jobs are not coming back. u.s. owners and managers have long ago made the decision that they can make more profit with complicated financial deals than by production. so, finance — this goes back to the '70s, mainly reagan escalated it, and onward — clinton, too. the economy has been financialized. financial institutions have grown enormously in their share of corporate profits. it may be something like a third or something like that today. at the same time, correspondingly, production has been exported. so you buy some electronic device from china. china is an assembly plant for a northeast asian production center. the parts and components come from the more advanced countries, and from the united states, and the technology. so, yes, a cheap place to assemble things, sell them back here. and it's, you know, rather similar in mexico, vietnam and so on. the way to make profits. it destroys the society here, but not the concern of the ownership class and the managerial class. their concern is profit. what drives the economy. and the rest of it is a fallout. people are extremely bitter about it but seem to understand it. so, the same people who are a majority, who say that wall street is to blame for the current crisis, are voting republican. both parties are deep in the pockets of wall street, but the republicans much more so than the democrats. and the same is true on issue after issue. so the antagonism to everyone is extremely high. actually, antagonism — they like — population like democrats, but they hate republicans even more. against big business. against government. against congress. against science. amy goodman: we only have 30 seconds, noam. noam, we only have 30 seconds. i wanted ask if you were president obama’s top adviser, what would you tell him to do right now? noam chomsky: i would tell him to do what fdr did when big business was opposed to him: help, organize, stimulate public opposition and put through a serious populist program, which can be done. stimulate the economy. give away everything to financiers. push through real health reform. the health reform that was pushed through may be a slight improvement, but it leaves the major problem untouched. if worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program. amy goodman: we’re going to leave it there, but continue the conversation after and post it online at democracynow.org.

ðə θri kˈwɛsʧənz aɪ gɪt æst moʊst ˈɔfən ər tɪ tɔk tɪ girls?”*?”, du aɪ əˈproʊʧ ə girl?”*?”, ənd tɪ gɪt ə girlfriend?”*?” ðə ˈænsər tɪ ðə fərst wən ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪmpəl tɔk tɪ gərlz laɪk ˈpipəl, ənd du faɪn. bət ˈiziər sɛd ðən dən fər ə lɔt əv gaɪz, bɪˈkəz ˈmɛni əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɪs ˈsɪmpəl fækt, ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli θɪŋk ðət gərlz ər səm kaɪnd əv mɪˈstɪriəs ˈkriʧərz frəm əˈnəðər ˈplænət! soʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu mɔr ˈditeɪl ɔn haʊ ju əˈproʊʧ gərlz, ðɛn tɔk tɪ gərlz, ənd gɪt ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. stɑrt frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ! haʊ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ə gərl ənd tɔk tɪ hər ðə fərst θɪŋ ju ʃʊd noʊ ɪz ðət ju gɪt ə gərl tɪ laɪk ju wɪθ ˈlɑʤɪk! lɛt mi rɪˈpit ðɪs əˈgɛn ju ˈlɑʤɪk jʊr weɪ ˈɪntu ə pænts ənˈlɛs rɪʧ ənd ə gold-digger*! soʊ lɛt mi tɛl ju wət aɪ du, ənd wət ˈpipəl hu hæv ðɛr ʃɪt təˈgɛðər du: aɪ si ə gərl aɪ laɪk aɪ ðɛn ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli stɑrt ˈwɔkɪŋ əp tɪ hər ˌbiˈfɔr maɪ maɪnd ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz wət duɪŋ ənd goʊz ˈɪntu ˈpænɪk moʊd! ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt stɑrts ˈskræmbəlɪŋ maɪ breɪn ənd ˈsaʊndɪŋ ɔf ˈvɛriəs əˈlɑrmz ɪn maɪ hɛd ðət skrim ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ər ju duɪŋ? ju can’t!”*!” æt mi. ənd ðɛn aɪ seɪ ðə fərst θɪŋ ðət kəmz tɪ maɪ maɪnd! ˈjuʒəwəli, əˈbaʊt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət aɪ ʤɪst ˈnoʊtɪst ɪn ðə gərl ““hey*, aɪ ʤɪst sɔ ju ənd θɔt ju wər ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kəm ənd tɔk tɪ ju! ˈændi baɪ ðə weɪ. ənd you?”*?” ənd ɪt. nɑt ðət ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, ənd ju hæv tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt səm ər ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ θɪŋ tɪ seɪ tɪ ə gərl ðət ju əˈproʊʧ. ʤɪst goʊ əp tɪ hər ənd seɪ hɛˈloʊ, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ wət ˈθɪŋkɪŋ æt ðət ˈmoʊmənt! bɪˈkəz gɪt ðɪs jʊr ˈoʊpənər ɪz kəmˈplitli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt ɪn ðə grænd skim əv θɪŋz. ʤɪst ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ju ˈɪntu ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðə gərl. ənd ju kən stɑrt ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ: ˈivɪn rɪˈdɪkjələs ənd ˈstupɪd stəf laɪk ““hello*, aɪ laɪk bəˈnænəz, du ju laɪk strawberries?“*?“. aɪ ˈtɛstɪd ˈhənərdz əv ˈrændəm ˈsɛntənsɪz laɪk ðɪs wən, ənd nən əv ðɛm ˈmætərd. noʊ ˈmætər ðə riˈækʃən ðeɪ ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd ju kən dil wɪθ ɪt ənd trænˈzɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈnɔrməl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. ənd moʊst gərlz ˈivɪn rɪˈmɛmbər jʊr ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈæftər hæd ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ ðɛm! soʊ kəmˈplitli ˌɪˈrɛləvənt, ənd ju kən stɑp traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt bɛst, moʊst mindblowing*, ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ thing”*” tɪ ˈoʊpən gərlz wɪθ. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, aɪ hæv ə ˈbədi hu lɪvz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ənd hu ˈjuzɪz ðɪs laɪn ɔn ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈɛvəri gərl hi mits, ənd ˈoʊpənz ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən noʊ ˈmætər wət: ““hey*, ər ju frəm nu york?”*?” waʊ ˈsupər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ənd laɪn, æm aɪ raɪt? fɑr frəm ɪt, bət ɪt gɪts ðə ʤɑb dən, wɪˈθaʊt feɪl. hi ʤɪst ˌəndərˈstændz ðət ˈoʊpənərz ər ˌɪˈrɛləvənt ənd gɪt ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd, ənd noʊz haʊ tɪ trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈnɔrməl ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən. soʊ ʤɪst wɔk əp ˌbiˈfɔr ju tɔk ˈjɔrsɛlf aʊt əv ɪt, ənd ˈfəkɪŋ seɪ hɛˈloʊ! ɪn ˈsərtən ˈsərkəlz, ðɪs ɪz kɔld ðə θri ˈsɛkənd rul, ər ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsɪmələr. ənd lɛt mi tɛl ju waɪ ɪt wərks! ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ əˈtrækt ˈwɪmən, ju hæv tɪ lərn tɪ əˈproʊʧ ðɛm fərst. bət ə lɔt əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv əˈproʊʧ æŋˈzaɪəti ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz, soʊ wi ˈɔfən. ənd wɪn wi du fɔrs ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ əˈproʊʧ ə gərl, wi stɑrt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əv ˈhənərdz əv ˈrændəm ˈrizənz waɪ wi shouldn’t*, waɪ, ər waɪ feɪl., wət ɪf ʃi laɪk me?”*?”, ɪf aɪ seɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ wrong?”*?”, ɪf ˈɛvriˌwən læfs æt me?”*?”, ɪf ʃi ˈriəˌlaɪzɪz wət ə (sad/bad/stupid/fat/short/unfunny/pathetic/whatever*) ˈpərsən aɪ am?”*?”, ɪf ʃi ɔˈrɛdi həz ə boyfriend?”*?”, ɪf aʊt əv maɪ league?”*?”, ɪf aɪ frik hər out?”*?” ənd soʊ ɔn ənd soʊ fɔrθ! ə ˈhənərd ˈrændəm ənd ˌɪˈrɛləvənt kˈwɛsʧənz stɑrt ˈpɑpɪŋ ˈɪntu jʊr maɪnd, əp tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju tɔk ˈjɔrsɛlf aʊt əv əˈproʊʧɪŋ, stɑrt tɪ daʊt ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənd stɑp ɪn jʊr træks! naʊ ðɪs ɔl saʊnd ˈvɛri fəˈmɪljər tɪ ju? bət æt ðə kɔr ˈprɑbləm waɪ du wi ˈsaɪki ɑrˈsɛlvz aʊt laɪk ðət? self-doubt*. bət gɛs wət? nən əv ɪt ˈmætərz! waɪl ju meɪ θɪŋk ðət ɔl ðoʊz kˈwɛsʧənz ənd daʊts ðət ər ˈpɑpɪŋ ˈɪntu jʊr maɪnd ər ˈrɛləvənt ənd ˈvælɪd ðeɪ du nɑt ˈmætər ðə list bɪt. bɪˈkəz noʊ wən həz ə ˈmænjuəl ɔn laɪf ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈwɪŋɪŋ ɪt ɛz ðeɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ ʤɪst laɪk ju ənd mi ər! soʊ wət ɪf ʃi θɪŋks ˈɛni əv ðoʊz θɪŋz! hu kɛrz? ɪf ʃi laɪk ju greɪt, bɪˈkəz ju gɪt tɪ faɪnd ðət aʊt ˈərli, stɑp ˈweɪstɪŋ jʊr taɪm, ənd ðɛn goʊ ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst gərl, ənˈtɪl ju faɪnd ˈsəmˌwən hu dɪz laɪk ju. ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ɪz greɪt, bɪˈkəz ju kən stɑp ˈweɪstɪŋ jʊr taɪm wɪθ ðət ˈpərsən ənd muv ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst wən! ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ðə θɪŋ wərks ˈwəndərz wɪn əˈproʊʧɪŋ gərlz ju hæv ðə ʧæns tɪ stɑrt ˈjɔrsɛlf aʊt ənd stɑrt ˈpænɪkɪŋ! jʊr breɪn hæv ðə taɪm tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs wət duɪŋ ˈprɑpərli, ənd ju gɪt tɪ ðə gərl ˌbiˈfɔr ju ˈjɔrsɛlf! ə ˈvɛri ˈpaʊərfəl θɪŋ bət nɑt bɪˈkəz ju hæv tɪ ˈpræktɪs tɪ gɪt gʊd æt ðɪs tɪ ʃət aʊt ðə ˌɪnˈsɛsənt ðət goʊz ɔn ɪn jʊr hɛd! ðə meɪn θɪŋ ju nid tɪ noʊ ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ə gərl! goʊɪŋ tɪ tɔk mɔr əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ gɪt ˈoʊvər jʊr əˈproʊʧ æŋˈzaɪəti, ɪn ə ˈvɛri fæst ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt weɪ ɪn maɪ fri ˈnuzˌlɛtər wɪʧ ju kən saɪn əp fər baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə rɛd ˈpeɪpər ˈɛrˌpleɪn tɪ ðə lɛft, ər æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl. bɪˈkəz aɪ wɔnt tɪ gɪt dɪˈstræktɪd frəm ðə meɪn ˈtɑpɪks hir tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ tɔk tɪ gərlz ənd haʊ tɪ gɪt ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd. əˈproʊʧɪŋ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈizi tɪ fɪks ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ə ˈkəpəl əv θɪŋz ənd əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ə ˈsərtən ˈmaɪndˌsɛt. ðə ˈəðər tu ər ə bɪt mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ðən ðət. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈlɛsən wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ əˈproʊʧɪŋ: nɑt əˈbaʊt haʊ ju ˈoʊpən, əˈbaʊt haʊ ju kənˈtɪnju! lərn ɪt, rɪˈpit ɪt ənˈtɪl ɪt stɑrts tɪ meɪk sɛns, bɪˈliv ɪt, ənd əˈplaɪ ɪt. ju wɪl ˈoʊpən 100 əv ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ɪf ju du. haʊ tɪ tɔk tɪ gərlz ɛz aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr ju si ə gərl, ju stɑrt ˈwɔkɪŋ əp tɪ hər ðə ˈmoʊmənt ju si hər ənd ðɛn ju seɪ ɪgˈzæktli ɔn jʊr maɪnd! ənd aɪ du min ɪgˈzæktli ɔn jʊr maɪnd! jɛs, aɪ ˈivɪn wɛnt əp tɪ gərlz ɔn ðə strit ənd sɛd, aɪ sɔ ju frəm əˈkrɔs ðə roʊd ənd aɪ θɔt ju lʊkt soʊ rəˈdɪkjələsli faɪn ðət aɪ ʤɪst ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kəm hir ənd mit ju. ləv tɪ rɪp ɔf ðət drɛs ˈsəmˌtaɪm! haʊ ər ju ˈivɪn əˈlaʊd tɪ wɔk ɔn ðə strit wɪθ noʊ pəˈlis ˈɛskɔrt, ˈlʊkɪŋ soʊ ˈfəkɪŋ gorgeous?!”*?!” jɛp, wət wɑz ˈrənɪŋ θru maɪ maɪnd wɪn aɪ sɔ ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr gərl. ʤɪst haʊ aɪ tɔk tɪ gərlz, baɪ biɪŋ əˈθɛnɪk ənd ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn wɪθ ðɛm nɑt ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd wɪˈθaʊt fɪr əv biɪŋ ʤəʤd. ənd gɛs wət? dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn maɪ ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən, ənd ɪf aɪ wɑz wɪθ wət aɪ wɑz seɪɪŋ; ɪf gərlz sɔ ðət aɪ mɛnt wət aɪ sɛd wɪθ ˈɛvəri ˈfaɪbər əv maɪ biɪŋ, frəm maɪ ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, maɪ eye-contact*, ənd maɪ ˈætəˌtud, tɪ ˈwɛðər aɪ ˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪd ər ˈrɪli mɛnt ɪt gərlz wʊd ˈvɛri ˈɔfən ʤɪst gɪv ɪn tɪ ɪt ənd goʊ wɪθ ðə floʊ. ðɛn ðə fən ˈstɑrtɪd. aɪ hæd greɪt səkˈsɛsɪz ənd ˈfeɪljərz wɪθ ðɪs θɪŋ, ənd ɪt ɔl dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn maɪ mud ənd ˌɛksəˈkjuʃən. bət stɑrt ˈkɪdɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlf, nɑt əˈbaʊt ðə gərl rɪˈplaɪɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk gɑd teɪk mi now!”*!” tɪ ju seɪɪŋ ðət. ɪt gɪts ə ˈsərtən riˈækʃən frəm ðə gərl, ˈprɑbəˌbli ə juʤ wtf*! ðɛn ju hæv fən wɪθ ðə riˈækʃən, ju dil wɪθ ɪt, ənd muv ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ˈɔntu ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls. bət ju ɔˈrɛdi ˈplænɪd ə sid wən wɛr ʃi noʊz ðət ju wɔnt tɪ fək hər, ənd ʃi ɔˈrɛdi ˌɪˈmæʤənz ðɪs, ənd ɪt gɪts hər tɪ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ə ˈsərtən weɪ əˈbaʊt ju. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊz hər ðət ju kən gɪt aʊt əv ə ʤæm, ðət ju əˈfreɪd əv biɪŋ ʤəʤd ənd spik jʊr maɪnd, ənd ðət ju əˈfreɪd əv ˈpipəl, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ənd ðət, maɪ frɛndz, ɪz haʊ ju əˈfɛkt gərlz ˈiˌmoʊʃnəli. əv kɔrs, dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ greɪt ˈbɑdi ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, aɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt, ˈkɑnfədɛns ənd ðə raɪt ˈætəˌtud teɪks ə lɔt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt bət ˈɛniˌwən kən du ɪt, ˈgɪvɪn ðə raɪt tulz ənd ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. soʊ traɪ ðɪs ɪf ju noʊ wət ju ər duɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt wɪl ˈbækˌfaɪr ɪf nɑt wɪθ wət ju sɛd. bət wət ɪf ə ʃaɪ ənd ˈnərvəs gaɪ? ðɛn seɪ ðət, tu! ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈɔlˌweɪz ʃaɪ ənd ˈnərvəs əraʊnd ˈpipəl, ənd ju noʊ haʊ tɪ tɔk tɪ gərlz haɪd ɪt! wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈnərvəs jəŋ læd, stɪl ˈlərnɪŋ ðə roʊps æt ðə eɪʤ əv goʊ əp tɪ ˈwɪmən aɪ laɪkt ənd sɛd stəf laɪk heɪ ðɛr, aɪ θɔt ju wər ˈprɪti, bət nɑt ˈrɪli gʊd æt ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ gərlz, ənd nu ɪn ðɪs taʊn. ˈwɑnə chat?”*?” ər ““hello*, ˈændi! aɪ θɔt ju lʊkt greɪt bət ˈrəðər ˈnərvəs raɪt naʊ, ənd aɪ noʊ waɪ! soʊ hu ər you?”*?” ər ˈivɪn ““hey*, aɪ sɔ ju frəm əˈkrɔs ðə rum ənd θɔt ju lʊkt ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, soʊ aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kəm tɔk tɪ ju. bət aɪ ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli dən ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ənd naʊ aɪ fil ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˈnərvəs. ˈwɑnə chat?”*?” stəf laɪk ðɪs meɪ sim rəˈdɪkjələsli ˈkɔrni ənd ˈstupɪd bət ˈətərli dɪˈsɑrmɪŋ ʃi wɪl ˈiðər əkˈsɛpt ðɪs ənd tɔk tɪ ju ər ˈriʤɛkt ju ənd ˌɪgˈnɔr ju bət ɪn ˈɛni keɪs gɪt səm rɪˈspɛkt ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns! ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli rɛr tɪ faɪnd ˈpipəl hu spik ðɛr maɪnd ˈfrili, hu seɪ wət ðeɪ min, wɪˈθaʊt fɪr əv ˈʤəʤmənt! ənd ˈpipəl, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, rɪˈspɑnd ˈstrɔŋli ənd ˈjuʒəwəli ˈvɛri ˈfeɪvərəbli təˈwɔrdz səʧ bɪˈheɪvjər! gərlz ləv ə mæn hu ɪz ˌənəˈfreɪd tɪ seɪ ɔn hɪz maɪnd, bɪˈkəz tu ˈɔfən ˈpipəl haɪd bɪˈhaɪnd mæsks, ənˈsərtənti, dɪˈsɑnəsti ənd ˈəðər ˈbʊlˌʃɪt! soʊ mɔr ˈɔfən ðən nɑt, aɪ faʊnd ðət biɪŋ ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ənd əˈθɛnɪk wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ju tɔk tɪ ˈrɪli hɛlps. ənd gɛs wət ðə hoʊl pɔɪnt əv goʊɪŋ əp tɪ ə gərl ənd ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən wɪθ hər ɪz tɪ gɪt ju tu ˈtɔkɪŋ! ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ðə stɑrt ɪz sˈlaɪtli ˈɔkwərd ər ˈstupɪd, ər bæd, ər ˈivɪn ˈɛksələnt ɪt dɪz nɑt ˈmætər ɪn ðə list bɪt! bɪˈkəz ju ˈstɑrtɪd ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ hər ənd ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ! naʊ ju gɪt ə ʧæns tɪ ʃoʊ hər hu ju ər tɪ ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs jʊr ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, sɛns əv ˈhjumər, ˈkɛrɪktər, ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛls əˈbaʊt ju ðət ju kən θɪŋk əv ənd ðɛn faɪnd aʊt ə ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt hər! əˈproʊʧɪz ər ˈnɛvər mɛnt tɪ bi ˈpərˌfɪkt, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈmɛsi, ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd, ˌənprɪˈdɪktəbəl, ˈɔkwərd, ˈstupɪd ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz rɪˈdɪkjələs. ˈkəmɪŋ bæk əˈgɛn tɪ ðə pɔɪnt ðət noʊ wən həz ə ˈmænjuəl ɔn laɪf ənd ʤɪst ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt əp ɛz ðeɪ goʊ əˈlɔŋ! ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈrændəmnəs ənd messiness*, əkˈsɛpt ðət ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈpərˌfɪkt ənd ʤɪst əˈproʊʧ! əˈnəðər stɛp ɪn bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə mæn ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət ju kən teɪk kɛr əv ˈprɑbləmz ɛz ðeɪ əraɪz ənd riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈjɔrsɛlf. ənd ðɪs ɪz wɛr ðə meɪn pɔɪnt kəmz ɪn naʊ ju hæv tɪ kəmˈplitli rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈjɔrsɛlf ənd jʊr ˌpərsəˈnælɪti tɪ hɪt ɪt ɔf wɪθ ðə gərl! ju rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ˈɛniˌwən ɛls! jʊr ʃoʊ bɪˈgɪnz, ənd noʊ wən ɪn ðə wərld wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ju wɪθ ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪkˈsɛpt ˈjɔrsɛlf. ənd boʊθ gʊd ənd bæd bɪˈkəz ɪf ju hæv ə wik ˌpərsəˈnælɪti, ə tən əv ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz ənd ˈɪʃuz ju gɪt fɑr! ju wɪl gɪt rɪˈʤɛktɪd! bət ˌoʊˈkeɪ tu sɪns ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ju naʊ hæv tɪ stɑrt ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ˈjɔrsɛlf, ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ jʊr ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ənd dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ jʊr əˈtræktɪv ˈkɛrɪktər treɪts, soʊ ðət nɛkst taɪm hæv ˈbɛtər ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪt ɔf wɪθ ðə gərl. ənd ɔl ðɛr ɪz tɪ ɪt ju əˈproʊʧ gərlz, ju tɔk tɪ ðɛm laɪk ˈpipəl, ju traɪ tɪ bi ɛz əˈθɛnɪk ənd ɛz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, seɪɪŋ ɔn jʊr maɪnd ənd traɪɪŋ tɪ bi ˌənəˈfreɪd əv biɪŋ ʤəʤd. ənd wɪθ səm taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə lɔt əv ɪkˈspɪriəns gɪt aʊt ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd ə məʧ ˈbɛtər mæn! haʊ tɪ gɪt ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd ənd naʊ ðə ˈəðər pɑrt kəmz ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd. ə lɔt əv ˈpipəl hæv ˈvɛriəs mɪskənˈsɛpʃənz ənd wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈprɛs ə gərl. ˈəðərz wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ tɪ gɪt ə gərl tɪ laɪk ju, ər ˈivɪn haʊ tɪ meɪk ə gərl laɪk ju! ˈlɪsən ju gɪt gərlz, ju meɪk gərlz laɪk ju. wət ju ˈrɪli nid tɪ du ɪz tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ əˈtrækt gərlz! bɪˈkəz gərlz ər nɑt ˈɑbʤɛkts! ðeɪ ər nɑt θɪŋz, nɑt ˈprɑpərti, nɑt ˈtroʊfiz, ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls! ðeɪ ər ˈpipəl, ʤɪst laɪk ju ənd mi wɪθ ðɛr oʊn ˈvæljuz, aɪˈdilz, wɔnts, nidz, ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz, fɪrz ənd ˈaʊˌtlʊks ɔn laɪf! ɪf ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɪs ɪf ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət gərlz ər ʤɪst laɪk ju ənd mi ˈpipəl hu it, brið, slip, fɑrt, ənd ʃɪt tɪ sərˈvaɪv ðɛn goʊ ə lɔŋ weɪ. haʊ kən ju pʊt gərlz ɔn ˈpɛdəstəlz wɪn ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðɪs? ʤɪst ɛz ju, ˈikwəl ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ ɛz ə ˈjumən biɪŋ. ju meɪk ə gərl wɔnt ju; ju əˈtrækt gərlz baɪ ʃoʊɪŋ ðɛm hu ju ər ɛz ə ˈpərsən, ənd siɪŋ ˈwɛðər ðeɪ laɪk ju ər nɑt! bət ju skərt əraʊnd jʊr ˈɪʃuz ənd ˈfilɪŋz ju seɪ ðɛm laʊd ənd klɪr. ənd ðɛn, ɪf ðə gərlz du laɪk ju ˈɔsəm! ju kən kənˈtɪnju frəm ðɛr, goʊ ɔn ə deɪt, gɪt tɪ noʊ iʧ ˈəðər, hæv fən, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, hʊk əp ənd ʧuz ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ðɪs ˈɪntu ə mɔr ˈfrutfəl ənd ˈsɪriəs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ər ʤɪst steɪ ɛz ər frɛndz wɪθ ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd hæv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl fən wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. ɪf ðeɪ ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ˈweɪstɪŋ jʊr taɪm, ðət ðət ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr gərl dɪz nɑt laɪk ju ənd muv ɔn tɪ ðə nɛkst wən! ðɛr ər ˈoʊvər 7 ˈbɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn ðə wərld, baʊnd tɪ laɪk ju! soʊ wət ju du ju bɪˈfrɛnd gərlz bət nɑt ɪn ðə ˈbʊlˌʃɪt guy”*” kaɪnd əv weɪ. ju bɪˈfrɛnd gərlz baɪ biɪŋ ən ˈɔsəm gaɪ, ə gaɪ hu spiks hɪz maɪnd ˈivɪn ɪf ʤɪst tɪ seɪ soʊ ˈgɔrʤəs, aɪ wɔnt tɪ fək ju raɪt hir ənd raɪt now!”*!” ənd trəst mi, ˈgɪvɪn ðə raɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti, ˈmoʊmənt ənd pleɪs ʃi wɪl wɔnt ju tɪ fək hər, raɪt ðɛn ənd ðɛr! bɪˈkəz ʃi ɪz ə ˈpərsən, ʤɪst laɪk ju, hu laɪks sɛks, wɔnts ɪt ɛz məʧ, ɪf nɑt mɔr ðən ju, ənd kreɪvz ɪt ˈɛvəri deɪ! ʤɪst ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə non-judgmental*, fən, ˈfrɛndli ənd ˈiziˈgoʊɪŋ gaɪ tɪ hæv ɪt wɪθ! ər ən əˈgrɛsɪv, əˈsərtɪv, ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ, ˈsɛkʃuəl ənd ““dangerous”*” gaɪ. ɛz lɔŋ ɛz tru tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf, əˈfreɪd tɪ lɪv laɪf, tɪ spik hɪz maɪnd ənd lɛt hər noʊ ðɪs! ɪgˈzæktli haʊ ju faɪnd ənd gɪt ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd. ju faɪnd wən hu laɪks ju fər hu ju ər ju priˈtɛnd tɪ bi ˈsəmˌwən nɑt. haʊ tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl wɪθ ˈwɪmən ðə ˈəltəmət trɪk tɪ biɪŋ səkˈsɛsfəl wɪθ ˈwɪmən. ju kən bi huˈɛvər ju wɔnt; ju kən hæv ˈɛni ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪn ðə wərld bət ɪf ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ənd əˈθɛnɪk wɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪmən bɪˈkəz ˈpipəl tu bi ˈnæʧərəli əˈtræktɪv tɪ moʊst ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə wərld. haʊ du aɪ noʊ ðɪs? ˈmeɪbi bɪˈkəz əv ðə fækt ðət aɪ wɑz ə ˈvərʤɪn ənˈtɪl 20 ənd ə fju jɪrz ˈleɪtər, aɪ gɑt leɪd laɪk ə wɛˈnɛvər aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ. bət wɪˈθaʊt ɔl ðə koʊˈkeɪn, ˈælkəˌhɑl, ənd ˈəðər stəf aɪ laɪk, ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ju hæv tɪ bi ə ˈsərtən weɪ ənd hæv ə ˈsərtən ˌpərsəˈnælɪti tɪ əˈtrækt ˈwɪmən. ˈɛni ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪz ɪˈnəf! ju ʤɪst hæv tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ɪt tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr ju laɪk ˈjɔrsɛlf, wɛr ju ˈriəˌlaɪz ə ˈkəpəl əv θɪŋz, ənd ðɛn lɛt ɪt ˈnæʧərəli ʃaɪn. ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ɪgˈzæktli waɪ boys”*” ər soʊ əˈtræktɪv tɪ gərlz. ðeɪ haɪd hu ðeɪ ər, ər ˌənəˈfreɪd tɪ lɪv ənd ʤɪst gɪv ə fək əˈbaʊt wət ˈəðərz θɪŋk əv ðɛm! ɔl aɪ tiʧ, ˈnəθɪŋ lɛs, ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr haʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈjɔrsɛlf soʊ ðət ju hæv ə well-rounded*, ˈbælənst ənd əˈtræktɪv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti; haʊ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ˈsərtən əˈtræktɪv ˈkɛrɪktər treɪts, ənd haʊ tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðɛm ənd jʊr wɪt ɛz wɛl ɛz jʊr sɛns əv ˈhjumər, tɪ bi ˈnæʧərəli greɪt wɪθ ˈwɪmən. aɪ ˈnɛvər goʊ ɔn deɪts ˈθɪŋkɪŋ: ʃʊd seɪ ðɪs, ðət, ənd ðɛn du ðɪs ənd ˈæftərwərdz that!”*!”. aɪ goʊ ɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr θɔts ənd wɪŋ ɪt. aɪ du hæv ˈsərtən ruˈtinz, ˈstɔriz ənd ˈsɪli geɪmz ðət aɪ pleɪ wɪθ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛni gərl, bɪˈkəz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli fən fər mi, ənd fər maɪ deɪts ɛz wɛl ʤɪst tɪ ˌɪnˈkris maɪ ˈʧænsɪz ˈsəmˈwət. bət ˈsəmˌtaɪmz aɪ ˈivɪn fərˈgɛt tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ ðiz tɛkˈniks, bɪˈkəz aɪ noʊ ðət mɔr ðən ɪˈnəf tɪ hæv fən wɪθ ðə gərl ɔn ə deɪt, ðɛn əˈtrækt hər ɪˈnəf fər hər tɪ laɪk mi, ðɛn sɪˈdus hər baɪ ˈjutəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɑr ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈtɛnʃən ənd ðɛn sˈlipɪŋ wɪθ hər. ənd ʤɪst tɪ draɪv ðə pɔɪnt hoʊm, ðət səkˈsɛs wɪθ ˈwɪmən dɪˈpɛnd ɔn hu ju ər ənd wət ju du ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn, ənd stɪl æm, ə ˈhɑrdˈkɔr ˈgeɪmər ə ˈtoʊtəl kəmˈpjutər nərd! aɪ ˈivɪn hæv 3000 aʊərz pleɪd ɪn fər kraɪɪŋ aʊt laʊd! ðət stɑp mi frəm dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ə ˈpərsən ˈnæʧərəli əˈtræktɪv tɪ ˈwɪmən. aɪ ˈivɪn seɪ ðət tɪ gərlz, ɛz ə pɔɪnt əv praɪd, ðət ˈpæʃənət əˈbaʊt ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd kəmˈpjutərz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl. ənd gɛs wət? sɪns kəmˈplitli ˈɑnəst əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ðeɪ ˈnɛvər sim tɪ hæv ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ɪt. ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ˈlərnɪŋ ɔl ðɪs? ˈprɪti greɪt! ju kən lərn əˈbaʊt ɔl əv ðɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ haʊ tɪ tɔk tɪ gərlz ənd gɪt ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər maɪ fri ˈnuzˌlɛtər ər ˈgræbɪŋ maɪ bʊk fər ə mɔr gaɪd. bət, ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɪt teɪks ə bɪt əv kərɪʤ ənd səm bɔlz tɪ ækt laɪk ðɪs, ənd nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ɪt. ju hæv tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd fər ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ jʊr laɪf, ðɛn stɑrt biɪŋ ˌproʊˈæktɪv ənd du ɪt! ɪt teɪks ə bɪt əv kərɪʤ, bət wərθ ɪt! soʊ haʊ du ju ˈpərsənəli əˈproʊʧ ənd tɔk tɪ ˈwɪmən? ər ju ˈjuzɪŋ ˈɛni laɪnz ər ruˈtinz, ər ər ju traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈsoʊəli rɪˈlaɪ ɔn jʊr ˌpərsəˈnælɪti? dɪz ɪt wərk fər ju, ər du ju ˈɔfən feɪl? raɪt jʊr ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ənd aɪˈdiəz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts bɪˈloʊ ənd gɪv ju səm ˈfidˌbæk ənd ʃoʊ ju jʊr ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnts! fərˈgɛt tɪ gɪt maɪ fʊl fri ˈɪnər geɪm kɔrs baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp fər ðə ˈnuzˌlɛtər bɪˈloʊ. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ lərn haʊ tɪ du ɔl ðɪs, ɪn ə ˈvɛri easy-to-follow*, weɪ, ənd gɪt jʊr ləv laɪf ˈhændəld græb maɪ bʊk æt bækt wɪθ ə fʊl 30 deɪ ˌgɛrənˈti, soʊ ju hæv ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ luz ənd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ tɪ geɪn. gɪv ɪt ə wərl, ənd si ðə rɪˈzəlts fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. ənd ɪf fər ˈɛni ˈrizən ju laɪk ɪt, ˈiˌmeɪl mi wɪˈθɪn 30 deɪz ənd gɪv ju jʊr ˈməni bæk, raɪt əˈweɪ, noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz æst, noʊ ˈhæsəlz! ɪf ˈsəmˌwən ˈɔfərd mi ə ʧæns laɪk ðɪs wɪn aɪ wɑz ˈlərnɪŋ ɔl əv ðɪs hæv ʤəmpt æt ðə ʧæns! ənd ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, ɪf ju faʊnd ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈjusfəl ʃɛr ɪt wɪθ ˈəðərz ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ əˈproʊʧ ənd tɔk tɪ gərlz ənd ðə ˈwɪmən ðət ðeɪ laɪk! ʃɛr ðɪs: ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈtəmblər laɪk ðɪs: laɪk ˈloʊdɪŋ...

the three questions i get asked most often are “how to talk to girls?”, “how do i approach a girl?”, and “how to get a girlfriend?” the answer to the first one is very simple – talk to girls like they’re people, and you’ll do fine. but that’s easier said than done for a lot of guys, because many of us realize this simple fact, and probably think that girls are some kind of mysterious creatures from another planet! so i’m going to go into more detail on how you approach girls, then talk to girls, and get a girlfriend as a result. let’s start from the beginning! how to approach a girl and talk to her the first thing you should know is that you can’t get a girl to like you with logic! let me repeat this again – you can’t logic your way into a woman’s pants unless you’re rich and she’s a gold-digger! so let me tell you what i do, and what people who have their shit together do: i see a girl i like – i then immediately start walking up to her before my mind realizes what i’m doing and goes into panic mode! before it starts scrambling my brain and sounding off various alarms in my head that scream something like “what are you doing? you can’t!” at me. and then – i say the first thing that comes to my mind! usually, it’s about something that i just noticed in the girl “hey, i just saw you and thought you were (cute/funny/weird/silly/i nteresting/happy/whatever ) and wanted to come and talk to you! i’m andy by the way. and you?” and that’s it. it’s not that complicated, and you have to figure out some mind-blowing or earth-shattering and interesting thing to say to a girl that you approach. just go up to her – and say hello, followed by what you’re thinking at that moment! that’s because – get this – your opener is completely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. it’s just a way to get you into a conversation with the girl. and you can start a conversation with just about anything: even ridiculous and stupid stuff like “hello, i like bananas, do you like strawberries?“. i tested hundreds of random sentences like this one, and none of them mattered. no matter the reaction they elicited – you can deal with it and transition into normal conversation. and most girls even remember your opening after you’ve had a conversation with them! so it’s completely irrelevant, and you can stop trying to figure out “the best, most mindblowing, and interesting thing” to open girls with. for example, i have a buddy who lives in the us, and who uses this line on absolutely every girl he meets, and opens the conversation no matter what: “hey, are you from new york?” wow – super interesting and panty-wetting line, am i right? far from it, but it gets the job done, without fail. he just understands that openers are irrelevant and get the conversation started, and knows how to transition to normal conversation. so just walk up before you talk yourself out of it, and fucking say hello! in certain circles, this is called the three second rule, or something similar. and let me tell you why it works! if you want to know how to attract women, you have to learn to approach them first. but a lot of us have approach anxiety and various other insecurities, so we often can’t. and when we do force ourselves to approach a girl, we start thinking of hundreds of random reasons why we shouldn’t, why can’t, or why we’ll fail. “oh, what if she doesn’t like me?”, “what if i say something wrong?”, “what if everyone laughs at me?”, “what if she realizes what a (sad/bad/stupid/fat/short/unfunny/pathetic/whatever) person i am?”, “what if she already has a boyfriend?”, “what if she’s out of my league?”, “what if i freak her out?” and so on and so forth! a hundred random and irrelevant questions start popping into your mind, up to the point where you talk yourself out of approaching, start to doubt yourself, and stop in your tracks! now doesn’t this all sound very familiar to you? but what’s at the core problem – why do we psyche ourselves out like that? self-doubt. but guess what? none of it matters! while you may think that all those questions and doubts that are popping into your mind are relevant and valid – they do not matter the least bit. that’s because no one has a manual on life – everyone’s improvising and winging it as they go along – just like you and me are! so what if she thinks any of those things! who cares? if she doesn’t like you – great, because you get to find that out early, stop wasting your time, and then go on to the next girl, until you find someone who does like you. getting rejected is great, because you can stop wasting your time with that person and move on to the next one! that’s exactly why the three-second thing works wonders when approaching girls – you have the chance to start psyching yourself out and start panicking! your brain doesn’t have the time to process what it’s doing properly, and you get to the girl before you self-sabotage yourself! it’s a very powerful thing – but it’s not fool-proof because you have to practice to get good at this – to shut out the incessant self-doubting jabbering that goes on in your head! that’s the main thing you need to know if you want to learn how to approach a girl! i’m going to talk more in-depth about how to get over your approach anxiety, in a very fast and efficient way – in my free newsletter which you can sign up for by clicking the red paper airplane to the left, or at the bottom of this article. that’s because i want to get distracted from the main topics – you’re here to learn about how to talk to girls and how to get a girlfriend. approaching is very easy to fix – it’s just a matter of realizing a couple of things and acquiring a certain mindset. the other two are a bit more complicated than that. in any case – here’s the biggest lesson when it comes to approaching: it’s not about how you open, it’s about how you continue! learn it, repeat it until it starts to make sense, believe it, and apply it. you will open 100% of conversations if you do. how to talk to girls as i mentioned before – you see a girl, you start walking up to her the moment you see her – and then you say exactly what’s on your mind! and i do mean exactly what’s on your mind! yes, i even went up to girls on the street and said “damn, i saw you from across the road and i thought you looked so ridiculously fine that i just wanted to come here and meet you. i’d love to rip off that dress sometime! how are you even allowed to walk on the street with no police escort, looking so fucking gorgeous?!” yep, that’s what was running through my mind when i saw that particular girl. that’s just how i talk to girls, by being authentic and genuine with them – not hiding myself and without fear of being judged. and guess what? depending on my execution, and if i was congruent with what i was saying; if girls saw that i meant what i said with every fiber of my being, from my body language, my eye-contact, and my attitude, to whether i hesitated or really meant it – girls would very often just give in to it and go with the flow. then the fun started. i had great successes and failures with this thing, and it all depended on my mood and execution. but start kidding yourself, it’s not about the girl replying something like “oh god take me now!” to you saying that. it gets a certain reaction from the girl, probably a huge wtf! then you have fun with the reaction, you deal with it, and move the conversation onto something else. but you already planted a seed – one where she knows that you want to fuck her, and she already imagines this, and it gets her to thinking a certain way about you. it also shows her that you can get out of a jam, that you aren’t afraid of being judged and speak your mind, and that you aren’t afraid of people, etc. and that, my friends, is how you affect girls emotionally. of course, developing great body language, eye contact, confidence and the right attitude takes a lot of time and effort – but anyone can do it, given the right tools and circumstances. so try this if you know what you are doing because it will backfire if you’re not congruent with what you said. but what if you’re a shy and nervous guy? then say that, too! if you’re someone who’s always shy and nervous around people, and you know how to talk to girls – hide it! when i was a nervous young lad, still learning the ropes at the age of 20-21, i’d go up to women i liked and said stuff like “oh hey there, i thought you were pretty, but i’m not really good at talking to girls, and i’m new in this town. wanna chat?” or “hello, i’m andy! i thought you looked great but i’m rather nervous right now, and i know why! so who are you?” or even “hey, i saw you from across the room and thought you looked interesting, so i wanted to come talk to you. but i never really done this before and now i feel incredibly nervous. wanna chat?” stuff like this may seem ridiculously corny and stupid – but it’s utterly disarming – she will either accept this and talk to you or reject you and ignore you – but in any case – you’ll get some respect and much-needed experience! it’s incredibly rare to find people who speak their mind freely, who say what they mean, without fear of judgment! and people, in general, respond strongly and usually very favorably towards such behavior! girls love a man who is unafraid to say what’s on his mind, because too often people hide behind masks, uncertainty, dishonesty and other bullshit! so more often than not, i found that being genuine and authentic with the people you talk to really helps. and guess what – the whole point of going up to a girl and starting a conversation with her is to get you two talking! and even if the start is slightly awkward or stupid, or bad, or even excellent – it does not matter in the least bit! that’s because you started talking to her – and that’s the most important thing! now you get a chance to show her who you are – to showcase your personality, sense of humor, character, and everything else about you that you can think of – and then find out a little about her! approaches are never meant to be perfect, they’re always messy, improvised, unpredictable, awkward, stupid and sometimes ridiculous. i’m coming back again to the point that no one has a manual on life and everyone’s just making it up as they go along! embrace the randomness and messiness, accept that it’s never going to be perfect and just approach! that’s another step in becoming a man – realizing that you can take care of problems as they arise and relying on yourself. and this is where the main point comes in – now you have to completely rely on yourself and your personality to hit it off with the girl! you can’t rely on anyone else! your show begins, and no one in the world will be able to help you with this point except yourself. and that’s both good and bad – because if you have a weak personality, a ton of insecurities and self-esteem issues – you get far! you will get rejected! but that’s okay too since you’ll realize that you now have to start investing in yourself, improving your personality and developing your attractive character traits, so that next time – you’ll have better chances of hitting it off with the girl. and that’s all there is to it – you approach girls, you talk to them like people, you try to be as authentic and as genuine as possible, saying what’s on your mind and trying to be unafraid of being judged. and with some time and effort, as well as a lot of experience – you’ll get out on the other side a much better man! how to get a girlfriend and now the other part comes in – getting a girlfriend. a lot of people have various misconceptions and want to know how to impress a girl. others want to know how to get a girl to like you, or even how to make a girl like you! listen – you get girls, you make girls like you. what you really need to do is to learn how to attract girls! that’s because girls are not objects! they are not things, not property, not trophies, or anything else! they are people, just like you and me – with their own values, ideals, wants, needs, aspirations, fears and outlooks on life! if you realize this – if you realize that girls are just like you and me – people who eat, breathe, sleep, fart, and shit to survive – then you’ll go a long way. how can you put girls on pedestals when you realize this? they’re just as you, equal in every way as a human being. you make a girl want you; you attract girls by showing them who you are as a person, and seeing whether they like you or not! but you skirt around your issues and feelings – you say them loud and clear. and then, if the girls do like you – that’s awesome! you can continue from there, go on a date, get to know each other, have fun, and eventually, hook up and choose if you want to develop this into a more fruitful and serious relationship – or just stay as fuck-buddies or friends with benefits and have occasional fun with each other. if they – you realize that you’re wasting your time, that that particular girl does not like you – and move on to the next one! there are over 7 billion people in the world, someone’s bound to like you! so that’s what you do – you befriend girls – but not in the bullshit “nice guy” kind of way. you befriend girls by being an awesome guy, a guy who speaks his mind – even if just to say “damn you’re so gorgeous, i want to fuck you right here and right now!” and trust me, given the right opportunity, moment and place – she will want you to fuck her, right then and there! because she is a person, just like you, who likes sex, wants it as much, if not more than you, and craves it every day! she’s just looking for a non-judgmental, fun, friendly and easygoing guy to have it with! or an aggressive, assertive, exciting, sexual and “dangerous” guy. as long as he’s true to himself, isn’t afraid to live life, to speak his mind and let her know this! that’s exactly how you find and get a girlfriend. you find one who likes you for who you are – you pretend to be someone you’re not. how to be successful with women that’s the ultimate trick to being successful with women. you can be whoever you want; you can have any personality in the world – but if you’re genuine and authentic when talking to women because they’re people too – you’ll be naturally attractive to most women in the world. how do i know this? maybe because of the fact that i was a virgin until 20, and a few years later, i got laid like a rockstar whenever i wanted to. but without all the cocaine, alcohol, and other stuff i didn’t like, involved. you have to be a certain way and have a certain personality to attract women. any personality is enough! you just have to develop it to the point where you like yourself, where you realize a couple of things, and then let it naturally shine. incidentally, that’s exactly why “bad boys” are so attractive to girls. they hide who they are, are unafraid to live and just give a fuck about what others think of them! that’s all i teach, nothing less, nothing more – how to improve yourself so that you have a well-rounded, balanced and attractive personality; how to develop certain attractive character traits, and how to rely on them and your wit as well as your sense of humor, to be naturally great with women. i never go on dates thinking: “i should say this, that, and then do this and afterwards that!”. i go in without any particular thoughts and wing it. i do have certain routines, stories and silly games that i play with almost any girl, because they’re incredibly fun for me, and for my dates as well – just to increase my chances somewhat. but sometimes i even forget to employ these techniques, because i know that i’m more than enough to have fun with the girl on a date, then attract her enough for her to like me, then seduce her by utilizing our sexual tension – and then sleeping with her. and just to drive the point home, that success with women doesn’t depend on who you are and what you do – i’ve always been, and still am, a hardcore gamer – a total computer nerd! i even have 3000 hours played in dota2, for crying out loud! that didn’t stop me from developing myself into a person who’s naturally attractive to women. i even say that to girls, as a point of pride, that i’m passionate about gaming and computers in general. and guess what? since i’m completely honest about it and genuine – they never seem to have a problem with it. the results of learning all this? pretty great! you can learn about all of this, including how to talk to girls and get a girlfriend, by signing up for my free newsletter or grabbing my book for a more in-depth guide. but, in the end, it takes a bit of courage and some balls to act like this, and not everyone will be able to do it. you have to decide for yourself if you want to change your life, then start being proactive and do it! it takes a bit of courage, but it’s worth it! so how do you personally approach and talk to women? are you using any lines or routines, or are you trying to solely rely on your personality? does it work for you, or do you often fail? write your experiences and ideas in the comments below and i’ll give you some feedback and show you your sticking points! don’t forget to get my full free inner game course by signing up for the newsletter below. if you want to learn how to do all this, in a very easy-to-follow, fool-proof way, and get your love life handled – grab my book at http://www.saulisdating.com it’s backed with a full 30 day guarantee, so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. give it a whirl, and see the results for yourself. and if for any reason you like it, e-mail me within 30 days and i’ll give you your money back, right away, no questions asked, no hassles! if someone offered me a chance like this when i was learning all of this – i’d have jumped at the chance! and as always, if you found this information useful – share it with others who’d benefit from learning how to approach and talk to girls and the women that they like! share this: facebook twitter reddit tumblr linkedin pinterest like this: like loading...

[hir ɪz ə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər əˈkaʊnt əv ðə ənˈjuˌʒuəl dɛθ əv ˈklɛmənt, ə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈkɑpərˌhɛd ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsɪvəl wɔr. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˌriprəˈdust ɛz ɪt ɪz ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpər, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈtaɪpoʊ.] ˈfeɪtəl ˈæksədənt tɪ ˈmɪstər.. ɔn læst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, æt ˈlɛbənən, ˈwɔrən ˈkaʊnti, oʊˈhaɪoʊ, ˈmɪstər. si. ɛl., hu wɑz wən əv ðə ˈkaʊnsəl ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə ˈmərdər traɪəl goʊɪŋ ɔn æt ðət pleɪs, ˌæksəˈdɛnəli ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf. hi wɑz ɪn ə rum wɪθ ex-lieut*. gəv. məkˈbərni, ənd waɪl ʃoʊɪŋ wɪθ ə ˈpɪstəl haʊ myer’s*, ðə mæn ˈmərdərd, maɪt hæv ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf, ðə ˈpɪstəl wɑz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd, ðə bɔl ˈɛnərɪŋ ðə raɪt saɪd əv ðə ˈæbdəmən bɪˈloʊ ðə rɪbz. baɪ ˈtɛləˌgræf ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ pərˈtɪkjələrz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ˈgəvərnər məkˈbərni, hu hæd bɪn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ɪm ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns əv, hæd ɪkˈsprɛst səm daʊts ɛz tɪ ðə ˈθɪri ðət maɪərz hæd ʃɑt hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ˈmɪstər. pɪkt əp ðə ˈpɪstəl frəm ə ˈteɪbəl, seɪɪŋ hi wʊd ʃoʊ ɪm ɪn ə ˈsɛkənd. tu ˈpɪstəlz wər ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl, wən ənˈloʊdɪd, ənd hi baɪ mɪˈsteɪk tʊk əp ðə ˈloʊdɪd wən, pʊt ɪt ɪn hɪz ˈpɑkət ənd wɪθˈdru ɪt, ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈməzəl nɛkst hɪz ˈbɑdi, ʤɪst ɛz ɪt wɑz ˈlivɪŋ hɪz ˈpɑkət ɪt wɑz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd, ðə bɔl ˈɛnərɪŋ, ɪt ɪz sɛd, nɪr ðə seɪm pleɪs maɪərz wɑz ʃɑt. hi æt wəns ejaculated*, murder!”*!” ənd sɛd hi hæd ˈteɪkən ðə rɔŋ ˈpɪstəl. waɪl ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn hi wɔʧt ðə ˈsərʤənz æt wərk wɪθ ˈigər aɪz, ənd ˈivɪn əˈsɪstɪd ðɛm ɪn ðɛr fər ðə bɔl. ðə loʊˈkæləti əv ðə bɔl ɪz nɑt noʊn. ɪt əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv ˈteɪkən ə ˈdaʊnwərd kɔrs, ɪn ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ðə ˈblædər. æt 12 ɛm. ˈdɑktər. ˈskoʊˌvɪl æst ɪf hi wɑz əˈwɛr əv hɪz kənˈdɪʃən? hi rɪˈplaɪd, ““yes.”*.” hi həz ðəs fɑr ʃoʊn noʊ əˈlɑrm. ðɛr simz naʊ noʊ daʊt əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈhɛmərɪʤ. sən əraɪvd wɪθ ˈdɑktər. æt ə kˈwɔrtər tɪ wən. ðə ˈfɑðər hæd ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə sən ənd toʊld ɪm tɪ bi ə gʊd bɔɪ, ənd geɪv dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz əˈbaʊt dɪˈspæʧɪŋ fər hɪz ˈməðər. ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, ʤun 17.—mr*. daɪd æt ˈeɪˈtin ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr tɛn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ. hi wɛnt daʊn ˈvɛri ˈræpədli ˈæftər θri, ˈhævɪŋ noʊ pəls ˈskɛrsli ˈæftər ðət aʊər. ˈdɑktər. ˈdɔsən, əv əraɪvd æt θri, bət wɑz tu leɪt tɪ du ˈɛni gʊd fər ðə daɪɪŋ mæn. ʤəʤ heɪnz, hɪz lɔ ˈpɑrtnər frəm ˈdeɪtən, riʧt ˈlɛbənən ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈpərsɪnəl frɛndz hu wər wɪθ ɪm ɪn hɪz læst aʊərz. ðɛr həz bɪn məʧ ˈsɑroʊ ˈmænəˌfɛstəd hir kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈtræʤɪk ɛnd əv ˈmɪstər., ənd ɪt həz bɪn baɪ noʊ minz kənˈfaɪnd tɪ hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl frɛndz. ˈpərsənz hu hæv ˈdɪfərd wɪθ ɪm ənd səˈvɪrli əˈpɑn hɪz kɔrs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə rɪˈbɛljən, hæv ɪkˈsprɛst noʊ lɛs rɪˈgrɛt æt ðə ˈtɛrəbəl kəˈlæmɪti wɪʧ həz bəˈfɑlən ɪm ðən hæv hɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts. ðə nuz kənˈsərnɪŋ hɪz læst aʊərz həz bɪn dɪˈvaʊərd wɪθ avidity*. ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpər rɪˈpɔrtərz hu hæv keɪm frəm ðə sin ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ hæv bɪn sɔt. frəm ðə ˈditeɪlz ðəs fɑr ˈpəblɪʃt, ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət wɪn ðə ˈpɪstəl wɑz ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd ˈmɪstər. wɑz ˈhɑrdli əˈwɛr əv ðə səˈvɪr ˈneɪʧər əv ðə wund, ɛz hi wɔkt əraʊnd ðə rum əˈwaɪl ˌbiˈfɔr laɪɪŋ daʊn. ˈgəvərnər ˈɛmˈsi ˈbərni, əˈlɑrmd æt ðə ˈsədən əˈpɪrəns əv ə ˈtræʤədi, rəʃt tɪ ðə əˈʤɔɪnɪŋ rumz ənd æt wəns ˈsəmənd eɪd. ɛz sun ɛz ðə ˈpərsənz keɪm sɛd ɪt wɑz ə ˈfulɪʃ ækt, ənd ˈleɪtər tɪ ɪt ɛz ðə moʊst ˈrɛkləs ækt əv hɪz laɪf. ðoʊ hi simd tɪ bi ˈkɑnʃəs ðət hi wɑz ˈbædli hərt hi əˈpɪrd ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli ˈhoʊpfəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈərli aʊərz. rɛv. ˈmɪstər. heɪt kɔld tɪ si ɪm, ənd ˈmɪstər., ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪm baɪ ðə hænd, sɛd səbˈstænʃəli ðət hi hæd tu məʧ feɪθ ɪn ðə ˈdɔktərɪn tɪ bɪˈliv ðət hi wʊd nɑt gɪt ˈseɪfli θru ðɪs mɪsˈfɔrʧən. wəns hi toʊld ðə ˈsərʤɪn tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ðə peɪn ənd hi wʊd ˈmænɪʤ ðə rɛst. wɪn ˌɪmˈprɛst wɪθ ðə əˈproʊʧ əv dɛθ hi wɑz kɑm, ənd mɛt ðə nuz əv hɪz kənˈdɪʃən ˈbreɪvli. ˈæftər ˈdɑktər. riv əraɪvd frəm ˈdeɪtən hi sun hæd ðə rum klɪrd, ənd, wɪn noʊ wən wɑz ˈprɛzənt, ˈɪntɪˌmeɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɪstər. ðə ˈvɛri ˈneɪʧər əv hɪz wund. ðə ˈpeɪʃənt, ˈsikɪŋ frəm ˈsəmθɪŋ ɔn wɪʧ tɪ bɪld hoʊp, riˈmaɪndɪd ðə ˈdɔktər əv tu bæd ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈɪnʤəriz, nɑt ˈfeɪtəl, noʊn tɪ boʊθ ənd æst ɪf ðɪs wər wərs ðən ðeɪ, tɪ wɪʧ ðə rɪˈləktənt rɪˈplaɪ wɑz, not.”*.” ðə ˈdɔktər ðɛn toʊld ˈmɪstər., hu wɑz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm peɪn, ðət ðeɪ wʊd hæv tɪ ədˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɛdəsənz əv ə ˈsɛdətɪv ˈneɪʧər, ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪf hi hæd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ seɪ, hi hæd ˈbɛtər kəmˈjunəˌkeɪt ɪt ðɛn. ˈmɪstər. ðɛn kənˈvərst wɪθ ðə ˈdɔktər kənˈsərnɪŋ hɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈmætərz, ˈgɪvɪŋ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɪn rɪˈgɑrd tɪ hɪz ˈbɪznɪs, ˈæftər wɪʧ, ˈmɛdəsən tɪ rɪˈliv ðə peɪn wɑz ˌɪnˈʤɛktɪd baɪ ˌhaɪpəˈdərmɪk ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈæftər ðɪs ðɛr wɑz noʊ taɪm wɪn hi wɑz nɑt ˈəndər ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv ˈoʊpiəts ðət əˈfɛktɪd ˈsəmˈwət hɪz ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz. hi, ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, əˈpɪrd tɪ kip pəˈzɛʃən əv hɪz ˈfækəltiz tɪ ðə læst. æt hi simd tɪ bi daɪɪŋ, ənd hɪz frɛndz wər kɔld tɪ hɪz ˈbɛdˌsaɪd. frəm ðət taɪm hi ˈræpədli sæŋk. ðə æt hɪz rɪst əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv sist, ðoʊ hi wɑz rɪˈmɑrkəbli kɑm, soʊ məʧ soʊ ðət ˈdɑktər. dreɪk sɛd hi wɑz ðə ˈkuləst mæn ˈəndər səʧ ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz hi hæd ˈɛvər sin. hi stɪl ʃoʊd saɪn əˈbaʊt ðə feɪs əv ˈægəni. ɛz dɛθ əˈproʊʧt hɪz feɪs wɔr ən ˈæʃi paleness*. hɪz læst wərdz wər ə rɪkˈwɛst fər aɪs ənd ˈmɛdəsən tɪ əˈleɪ hɪz peɪn. ɪn hɪz læst ˈmoʊmənts ðɛr wər saɪnz əˈbaʊt ðə feɪs ðət ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd greɪt ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈsəfərɪŋ. æt ˈeɪˈtin ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr tɛn ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ hi wɑz dɛd. ðə wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli pleɪst ɔn aɪs. frəm ðɪs taɪm, tɪl ðə dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnz, ðə hoʊˈtɛl wɑz bɪˈsiʤd wɪθ ˈpərsənz hu kəm tɪ si ðə feɪs, wɪʧ wɑz lɛft ɪkˈspoʊzd. ðə ˈfiʧərz ənd ɪkˈsprɛʃən wər ˈædmərəbli prɪˈzərvd. ðə sæd ˈfiʧər əv ðə keɪs wɑz ðə ˈæbsəns əv ˈmɪsɪz., hu hæd gɔn ðə seɪm ˈivnɪŋ tɪ ˈkəmbərlənd, biɪŋ kɔld ðɛr baɪ ðə dɛθ əv hər ˈbrəðər, ʤəʤ məkˈmæn. ʃi wɑz ˈtɛləˌgræft fər ənd wɪl riʧ ˈdeɪtən ˈmɔrnɪŋ æt tɛn. ðə taɪmz ənd ˈkrɑnɪkəl ðɪs ˈivnɪŋ ˈpəblɪʃ ən ˈɪntərvˌju hæd bɪtˈwin ˈmɪstər. ənd wən əv ɪts ˈɛdɪtərz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɪstər. vi. sɛd ðɛr kən bi noʊ mɔr pəˈlɪtɪkəl kæmˈpeɪnz fɔt ɔn ðə ˈɪʃuz əv ðə læst fju jɪrz. ðeɪ ər dɛd, ənd ɪf ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ muv tɪ ðə frənt tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə nu ˈɔrdər əv θɪŋz ɪt wɪl ˈsɪmpli pæs əˈweɪ ənd səm ˈəðər ˈpɑrti meɪd əp əv ðə ˈərnɪst, prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈɛləmənts əv boʊθ ðə oʊld ˈpɑrtiz wɪl teɪk pəˈzɛʃən əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. wɪn æst ɪf hi dɪd nɑt θɪŋk ðə kæmˈpeɪn əv 1872 wʊd bi fɔt ɔn ðə ˈprɛzənt ˈɪʃuz, hi sɛd, meɪ bi ˈəndərˌteɪkən baɪ ɑr ˈpɑrti, bət ɪt wɪl feɪl. ə jɪr əˈgoʊ grænt geɪv ˈprɑməs əv hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ lɛd ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti ˈɪntu ə nu dɪˈpɑrʧər, ənd hi wʊd hæv dən ɪt, bət ə gæŋ əv oʊld ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz æt ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, hɛld ɪm bæk; ðeɪ skɛrd ɪm wɪθ əˈbaʊt dɪˈfit ənˈtɪl hi wɛnt skwɛr bæk ˈɪntu ðə oʊld rʊts. grænt ɪz ən ˈɑnəst mæn, ənd wʊd du raɪt ɪf ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz wʊd lɛt ɪm, bət ðət ðeɪ du. hi tʊk ðə bæk træk ɔn ðə sæn dəˈmɪŋgoʊ kˈwɛʃən, ɪn wɪʧ, əˈpɑrt frəm kərəpt minz juzd, hi wɑz ˈklɪrli raɪt. aɪ tɛl ju sər, ðət ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən əv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ənd ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ɔl ˈaʊˌtlaɪɪŋ ˈfrægmənts əv ðɪs ˈkɑntənənt ɪz ðə ˈdɛstəni əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl. wi ʃæl hæv sæn dəˈmɪŋgoʊ, ˈkjubə ənd ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, ənd ɔl ðə rɛst, mɑrk ðət. wi mɪst ðə ˈgreɪtəst ʧæns ðət wi ˈɛvər hæd ɪn nɑt ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkjubə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈspænɪʃ ˈtrəbəlz; wi kʊd hæv hæd ɪt ðɛn fər mɪr ˈæskɪŋ, ənd ɪn ə fju jɪrz wi wʊd hæv bɪn ˈoʊnərz əv ðə ˈrɪʧəst ənd moʊst pərˈdəktɪv pis əv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɪn ðə wərld. waɪ! ðeɪ juzd tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt mi ənd kɔl mi ə disunionist*. aɪ tɛl ju, sər, ˈərnəstli ənd ˈɑnəstli, ðət aɪ ˈnɛvər wɑz ə disunionist*. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪˈlivd ðət ðɪs ˈjunjən wɪl bi pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪd ənd ɪkˈstɛndɪd tɪl ɪt ɛmˈbreɪsɪz ðə ˈkɑntənənt. hɪz dɪˈnaɪəl əv dɪsˈjunjən vjuz ˈmɪstər. vi. θraɪs rɪˈpitɪd, wɪθ mɑrkt ˈɛmfəsɪs. ɪn rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ə rɪˈmɑrk əv hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛrəˌgeɪtər, ðət hi dɪd nɑt si haʊ, wɪθ ðə ˈheɪtrəd ɪgˈzɪbətəd təˈwɔrd ɪm baɪ ðə dɛd ˈɪʃu dɪˈmɑkrəsi, hi kʊd steɪ ɪn ðət ˈpɑrti, hi smaɪld ənd sɛd: ““why*, wət kən aɪ du? ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti muv ˈfɔrwərd; ɪt wɔnts tɪ stɪk tɪ ɪts oʊld kloʊðz, ənd maɪ bɛst hoʊp ɪz tɪ gɪt ðə dɪˈmɑkrəsi tɪ ðə frənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈtɛlɪŋ wət θri ˈhənərd ənd deɪz meɪ brɪŋ fɔrθ; ənd əv wən θɪŋ aɪ æm ˈsərtən; ɪf ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti feɪlz tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈpɑrti əv ˈprɑˌgrɛs ənd ədˈvænst pəˈlɪtɪkəl aɪˈdiəz, ənd aɪ, frəm kənˈvɪkʃən, ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ ækt wɪθ ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈpɑrti, ðət ˈəðər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrti wɪl ˈnɛvər stɑp tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪr wət maɪ pæst pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrɛkərd həz bɪn. ˈpɑrtiz ˈmænɪʤ θɪŋz ɪn ðət way.”*.” ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuər sɪz: hu rɛd meɪ kənˈstru ðɪs ɪkˈsprɛʃən ɛz ðeɪ pliz. aɪ raɪt ɪt ˈɔlˌmoʊst vərˈbeɪtəm ɛz hi spoʊk ɪt. ðə ˈərnɪst ˈmænər kənˈvɪnst mi hi mɛnt ɔl hi sɛd. ðə seɪm ˈsɛnəmənt wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ˈvɛriəs fɔrmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈlæstɪd ˌɔltəˈgɛðər ˈfʊli hæf ən hour.”*.” nu jɔrk, ʤun nuz əv ðə dɛθ əv si. ɛl. həz kriˈeɪtɪd ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsərkəlz hir. ɔl ˈjuˌnaɪt ɪn ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv ˈsɑroʊ æt hɪz ənˈtaɪmli ɛnd, ənd ˈsɪmpəθi fər ˈmɪsɪz. ɪn hər ˈdəbəl bərˈivmənt. ˈdeɪtən, ʤun rɪˈmeɪnz əv ˈmɪstər. əraɪvd æt ˈdeɪtən ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ɪn ˈkəstədi əv ðə st*. lɑʤ əv ˈmeɪsənz hu hæv ʧɑrʤ əv ðə ˈbɑdi, æt hɪz leɪt ˈrɛzɪdəns, ənd wɪl ˈkɑndəkt ðə obsequies*. ðə ˈbɑdi wɑz æt wəns priˈpɛrd fər ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ənˈtɪl ðə rɪˈtərn əv ˈmɪsɪz., hu lɛft ˈkəmbərlənd, ˈmɛrələnd, æt ðɪs ənd əraɪvd baɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl treɪn æt to-night*. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə deɪ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈpərsənz frəm ðə ˈsɪti ənd ˈkəntri ˈvɪzɪtɪd ðə haʊs. bət fju wər ədˈmɪtəd ɪn ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ðə ˌdikəmpəˈzɪʃən əv ðə ˈbɑdi wɪʧ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈræpɪd. proʊˈfaʊnd ˈsɪmpəθi fər ðə bərˈivd ˈfæməli ɪz ˌjunəˈvərsəli ɪkˈsprɛst. ə bɑr ˈmitɪŋ wɪl bi hɛld. ðə fˈjunərəl wɪl bi hɛld ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ æt wən p.m*. dɪˈspæʧɪz frəm sərˈaʊndɪŋ taʊnz, ˌsɪnsəˈnæti, kəˈləmbəs, &si., ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ə lɑrʤ əˈtɛndəns. ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl frɛndz əv ˈmɪstər. ɪn ðɪs ˈkaʊnti wɪl əˈtɛnd ɛn mæs. ðə fˈjunərəl wɪl ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈɛvər ɪn ˈdeɪtən.

[here is a newspaper account of the unusual death of clement vallandigham, a leader of the copperhead democrats during the civil war. this article is reproduced as it is in the paper, including an occasional typo.] fatal accident to mr. vallandigham. on last friday night, at lebanon, warren county, ohio, mr. c. l. vallandigham, who was one of the counsel in the case of the mcgehan murder trial going on at that place, accidentally shot himself. he was in a room with ex-lieut. gov. mcburney, and while showing with a pistol how myer’s, the man murdered, might have shot himself, the pistol was discharged, the ball entering the right side of the abdomen below the ribs. by telegraph the following particulars have been reported: governor mcburney, who had been associated with him in the defence of mcgehan, had expressed some doubts as to the theory that meyers had shot himself and mr. vallandigham picked up the pistol from a table, saying he would show him in a second. two pistols were on the table, one unloaded, and he by mistake took up the loaded one, put it in his pocket and withdrew it, keeping the muzzle next his body, just as it was leaving his pocket it was discharged, the ball entering, it is said, near the same place meyers was shot. he at once ejaculated, “oh murder!” and said he had taken the wrong pistol. while the examination was going on he watched the surgeons at work with eager eyes, and even assisted them in their seach for the ball. the locality of the ball is not known. it appears to have taken a downward course, in the direction of the bladder. at 12 m. dr. scoville asked vallandigham if he was aware of his condition? he replied, “yes.” he has thus far shown no alarm. there seems now no doubt of internal hemorrhage. vallandigham’s son arrived with dr. teeves at a quarter to one. the father had an interview with the son and told him to be a good boy, and gave directions about dispatching for his mother. cincinnati, june 17.—mr. vallandigham died at eighteen minutes before ten o’clock this morning. he went down very rapidly after three o’clock, having no pulse scarcely after that hour. dr. dawson, of cincinati , arrived at three o’clock, but was too late to do any good for the dying man. judge haynes, his law partner from dayton, reached lebanon this morning with other personal friends who were with him in his last hours. there has been much sorrow manifested here to-day concerning the tragic end of mr. vallandigham, and it has been by no means confined to his political friends. persons who have differed with him and animadverted severely upon his course during the rebellion, have expressed no less regret at the terrible calamity which has befallen him than have his political associates. the news concerning his last hours has been devoured with avidity. the newspaper reporters who have came from the scene this evening have been dilligently sought. from the details thus far published, it appears that when the pistol was discharged mr. vallandighem was hardly aware of the severe nature of the wound, as he walked around the room awhile before lying down. governor mc burney, alarmed at the sudden appearance of a tragedy, rushed to the adjoining rooms and at once summoned aid. as soon as the persons came vallandigham said it was a foolish act, and later adverted to it as the most reckless act of his life. though he seemed to be conscious that he was badly hurt he appeared decidedly hopeful during the early hours. rev. mr. haight called to see him, and mr. vallandigham, taking him by the hand, said substantially that he had too much faith in the calvinistic doctrine to believe that he would not get safely through this misfortune. once he told the surgeon to take care of the pain and he would manage the rest. when impressed with the approach of death he was calm, and met the news of his condition bravely. after dr. reeve arrived from dayton he soon had the room cleared, and, when no one was present, intimated to mr. vallandigham the very nature of his wound. the patient, seeking from something on which to build hope, reminded the doctor of two bad cases of injuries, not fatal, known to both and asked if this were worse than they, to which the reluctant reply was, “possibly not.” the doctor then told mr. vallandigham, who was suffering from pain, that they would have to administer medicines of a sedative nature, and suggested that if he had anything to say, he had better communicate it then. mr. vallandigham then conversed with the doctor concerning his private matters, giving direction in regard to his business, after which, medicine to relieve the pain was injected by hypodermic process. after this there was no time when he was not under the influence of opiates that affected somewhat his sensibilities. he, nevertheless, appeared to keep possession of his faculties to the last. at 3:30 o’clock he seemed to be dying, and his friends were called to his bedside. from that time he rapidly sank. the pulsations at his wrist appeared to have ceased, though he was remarkably calm, so much so that dr. drake said he was the coolest man under such circumstances he had ever seen. he still showed sign about the face of agony. as death approached his face wore an ashy paleness. his last words were a request for ice and medicine to allay his pain. in his last moments there were signs about the face that indicated great physical suffering. at eighteen minutes before ten o’clock this morning he was dead. the boby was immediately placed on ice. from this time, till the departure of the remains, the hotel was besieged with persons who come to see the face, which was left exposed. the features and expression were admirably preserved. the sad feature of the case was the absence of mrs. vallandigham, who had gone the same evening to cumberland, being called there by the death of her brother, judge mcmahon. she was telegraphed for and will reach dayton to-morrow morning at ten o’clock. the times and chronicle this evening publish an interview had between mr. vallandigham and one of its editors on wednesday, in which mr. v. said there can be no more political campaigns fought on the issues of the last few years. they are dead, and if the democratic party refuses to move to the front to accept the new order of things it will simply pass away and some other party made up of the earnest, progressive elements of both the old parties will take possession of the government. when asked if he did not think the campaign of 1872 would be fought on the present issues, he said, “that may be undertaken by our party, but it will fail. a year ago grant gave promise of his intention to lead the republican party into a new departure, and he would have done it, but a gang of old politicians at washington, held him back; they scared him with gabble about defeat until he went square back into the old routes. grant is an honest man, and would do right if the politicians would let him, but that they do. he took the back track on the san domingo question, in which, apart from corrupt means used, he was clearly right. i tell you sir, that annexation of territory and the control of all outlying fragments of this continent is the destiny of the american people. we shall have san domingo, cuba and mexico, and all the rest, mark that. we missed the greatest chance that we ever had in not getting cuba during the spanish troubles; we could have had it then for mere asking, and in a few years we would have been owners of the richest and most productive piece of territory in the world. why! they used to talk about me and call me a disunionist. i tell you, sir, earnestly and honestly, that i never was a disunionist. i always believed that this union will be perpetuated and extended till it embraces the continent. his denial of disunion views mr. v. thrice repeated, with marked emphasis. in reply to a remark of his interrogator, that he did not see how, with the hatred exhibited toward him by the dead issue democracy, he could stay in that party, he smiled and said: “why, what can i do? the republican party move forward; it wants to stick to its old clothes, and my best hope is to get the democracy to the front. however, there is no telling what three hundred and sixty-five days may bring forth; and of one thing i am certain; if the democratic party fails to become the party of progress and advanced political ideas, and i, from conviction, decide to act with any other party, that other political party will never stop to inquire what my past political record has been. parties manage things in that way.” the interviewer says: “those who read may construe this expression as they please. i write it almost verbatim as he spoke it. the speaker’s earnest manner convinced me he meant all he said. the same sentiment was subsequently reported in various forms during our conversation, which lasted altogether fully half an hour.” new york, june 17.—the news of the death of c. l. vallandigham has created a profound impression in political circles here. all unite in expressions of sorrow at his untimely end, and sympathy for mrs. vallandigham in her double bereavement. dayton, june 18.—the remains of mr. vallandigham arrived at dayton yesterday, in custody of the st. john’s lodge of masons who have charge of the body, at his late residence, and will conduct the obsequies. the body was at once prepared for preservation until the return of mrs. vallandigham, who left cumberland, maryland, at 3:45 this forenoon and arrived by a special train at 9:20 to-night. during the day a large number of persons from the city and country visited the house. but few were admitted in consequence of the decomposition of the body which is very rapid. profound sympathy for the bereaved family is universally expressed. a bar meeting will be held to-morrow. the funeral will be held on tuesday at one o’clock p.m. dispatches from surrounding towns, cincinnati, columbus, &c., indicate a large attendance. the political friends of mr. vallandigham in this county will attend en masse. the funeral will probably be the largest ever in dayton.

ʃɛr ðə nuz ˈplænərz dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ə nu ˈərbən treɪl tɪ kəˈnɛkt leɪk ˌmɑntɪˈbɛloʊ wɪθ ˈwaɪmən pɑrk əˈnaʊnst læst naɪt ðət ðeɪ hæv kəm əp wɪθ ə prɪˈfərd əˈproʊʧ fər ˈfərðər ˈstədi: ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə treɪl ɪn ðə strit ˈmidiən, ˈrəðər ðən dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ ə ˈpɑrkɪŋ leɪn ɪn ðə strit ˌɪtˈsɛlf. lɪz ˈgɔrdən, ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ˈkɪtɪlsən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts, ə fərm ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ðə treɪl ˈprɑʤɛkt, toʊld mɔr ðən 200 ˈpipəl ˈgæðərd æt ðə strit kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛnər ðət ðə dɪˈzaɪn tim hæd bɪn ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ tu ˈɔpʃənz fər ðə treɪl, bət wɪl naʊ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn wən: ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈmidiən. ðə reɪlz tɪ treɪlz kənˈsərvənsi ənd ˈəðərz ər ˈlidɪŋ ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈərbən treɪl ˈnɛtˌwərk ðət wɪl ˈbɛtər kəˈnɛkt leɪk ˌmɑntɪˈbɛloʊ wɪθ ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz tɪ ðə wɛst səʧ ɛz ˈʧɑrəlz ˈvɪlɪʤ, oakenshawe*, ˈweɪvərli ənd ˈgɑrdənz, ˈjuzɪŋ strit ɛz ə ˈsərkjəˌleɪʃən spaɪn. ɛz pɑrt əv ðɛr wərk, ðə ˈplænərz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ dɪˈtərmən ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈsaɪkəl træk əˈlɔŋ strit bɪtˈwin leɪk ˌmɑntɪˈbɛloʊ ənd ˈwaɪmən pɑrk. ˈgɔrdən sɛd ðə ˈplænərz meɪd ðɛr dɪˈsɪʒən əˈbaʊt ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən ˈæftər əˈtɛndɪŋ ə ˈsɪriz əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈmitɪŋz ɪn ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈkɔrɪdər. æt ə ˈrisənt ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ˈweɪvərli, kəmˈjunɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts wər pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ tu aɪˈdiəz fər ðə treɪl, wɪʧ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ sərv ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈsaɪkəl træk. wən əˈproʊʧ wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈtuˌweɪ ˈsaɪkəl træk ɔn ðə nɔrθ saɪd əv strit baɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈpɑrkɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈhaʊsɪz ɔn ðət saɪd. ðə ˈsɛkənd wɑz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɛnər pæθ ər treɪl daʊn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈmidiən, ə ʧeɪnʤ ðət wʊd ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ə ˈlɪniər ““hardscape”*” ər ˈgrævəl ˈsərfəs wɛr ðɛr ɪz naʊ græs. ðə treɪl wʊd bi əˈbaʊt 12 fit waɪd. ˈgɔrdən sɛd ðə kəmˈjunɪti riˈækʃən tɪ ðə tu ˈkɑnsɛpts həz bɪn dɪˈvaɪdɪd. bət beɪst ɔn ˈkɑmɛnts ˈdʊrɪŋ ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈmitɪŋz, ʃi sɛd, əˈproʊʧ ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ fər ˈfərðər ˈstədi ɪz ðə trail”*” ɪn ðə ˈmidiən. ðə ˈkɔrɪdər ɪz hɪˈstɔrɪkəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɛz wən əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər grin ˈspeɪsɪz kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ˈfrɛdərɪk lɔ 1904 ˈvɪʒən fər pɑrks ˈsɪstəm. ðə ˈmidiən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv strit ɪz ˈwaɪdər ðən moʊst ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ənd həz ˈdəzənz əv məˈʧʊr triz, ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ˈæmbiəns. ɪn 2015 ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən geɪv ðə ˈkɔrɪdər ˈlændˌmɑrk ˈstætəs. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈplænɪŋ ˈɛfərt kəmz ɛz ˈsaɪkəl træks hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈstɔld əˈlɔŋ ˈroʊlənd ˈævəˌnu ənd ˈmɛrələnd ˈævəˌnu. ˈrɛzɪdənts əˈlɔŋ strit seɪ ðeɪ hoʊp tɪ əˈvɔɪd səm əv ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ðət sərˈaʊndɪd ðoʊz dɪˈzaɪnz, wɪʧ ˌrikˈwaɪər kɑz tɪ pɑrk əˈweɪ frəm ðə kərbz ɪn frənt əv hoʊmz ənd ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈgɔrdən sɛd ðə ˈplænərz ər əˈwɛr əv kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈifɛkt əv ˈɛni nu treɪl ɔn ðə hɛlθ əv məˈʧʊr triz ɪn ðə ˈmidiən ənd ðə lɔs əv græs. ʃi ˌɪntrəˈdust ə ˈlænˌskeɪp ˈɑrkəˌtɛkt frəm ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ənd pɑrks, ˈsɛrə hoʊp, hu sɛd ʃi ʃɛrz ðə kənˈsərn əˈbaʊt prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə dɛθ əv triz. ʤɪm braʊn, hu ɪz ˈhɛdɪŋ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt fər ðə reɪlz tɪ treɪlz kənˈsərvənsi, sɛd noʊ dɪˈsɪʒənz hæv bɪn meɪd əˈbaʊt wət məˈtɪriəlz wʊd bi juzd fər ðə treɪl ˈsərfəs. hi ʃoʊd ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv treɪlz ɪn ˈəðər ˈsɪtiz ðət hæv bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ˈɛriəz ˈkɑmprəbəl tɪ strit. hi sɛd wən ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ɪz kriˈeɪtɪŋ ə trail”*” ðət ˈdæmɪʤ tri ruts. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə strit treɪl wɪl bi ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈwiˌlʧɛrz. ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ə treɪl daʊn ðə strit ˈmidiən wɑz kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsɪlˌwʊmən ˈmɛri pæt klɑrk, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz əˈlɔŋ ðə strit ˈkɔrɪdər. klɑrk ˈnoʊtɪd ðə ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən ˈrisəntli ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə strit ˈkɔrɪdər baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪt ˈlændˌmɑrk ˌdɛzɪgˈneɪʃən. ʃi sɛd ɪt meɪk sɛns tɪ hər ðət ˈplænərz wʊd wɔnt tɪ riˈmuv græs frəm ə ˈmidiən ðə ˈsɪti həz ˈvoʊtɪd tɪ prəˈtɛkt. æm ˈvɛri kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈrənɪŋ ə treɪl daʊn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈmidiən ðət wi hæv traɪd tɪ prɪˈzərv soʊ ɪt bi destroyed,”*,” klɑrk sɛd. noʊ haʊ ðɪs kən happen.”*.” klɑrk sɛd ʃi kən ˈɔlsoʊ si waɪ ˈrɛzɪdənts wɔnt tɪ luz ə leɪn əv ˈpɑrkɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz. gɛs aɪ hæv ə fʊt ɪn boʊθ pæθs, bət aɪ gɛs aɪ æm ˈlinɪŋ ɔn ðə fʊt ɔn ðə grass,”*,” ʃi sɛd. æm traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət wət wi prɪˈzərvd steɪz preserved.”*.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈmitɪŋ, ðə ˈplænərz geɪv kəmˈjunɪti ˈrɛzɪdənts ə ʧæns tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛr əˈpɪnjənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔpʃənz fər ðə treɪl. ˈnaɪnˈtin ˈpipəl laɪnd əp tɪ du soʊ. səm sɛd ðeɪ laɪkt ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə treɪl ɪn ðə ˈmidiən bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ luz ˈpɑrkɪŋ ɪn frənt əv ðɛr ˈhaʊsɪz. wən ˈwʊmən sɛd hər ˈhəzbənd ə ˈhændiˌkæp ənd hi nid tɪ bi ˈfaɪndɪŋ ˈsəmˌwɛr tɪ park.”*.” əˈnəðər ˈspikər sɛd ʃi səˈpɔrts ˈpʊtɪŋ ə treɪl ɪn ðə ˈmidiən ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ɪt həz ə ˈpɔrəs ˈsərfəs. ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz hu spoʊk kˈwɛsʧənd ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðə ˈmidiən ənd sɛd ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ luz græs ər triz. bi ˈtɑmsən, hu lɪvz nɪr lɑk ˈreɪvən ˈbʊləˌvɑrd ənd ˈgɔrsəʧ ˈævəˌnu, sɛd ʃi wɔnt ðə treɪl tɪ hæv ə ˈkɑnkrit ˈsərfəs. ˌgɛrənˈti wʊd wi hæv ðət ɪt bi concrete?”*?” ʃi æst. ɪt ɪz ˈkɑnkrit, ɪt wɪl kɪl ðə trees.”*.” ˈɪlin sɛd ʃi ɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə græs ɪn ðə ˈmidiən. θɪŋk aɪˈrɑnɪk ðət ə grup kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt prɪˈzərvɪŋ ðə ˈmidiən ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt riˈmuvɪŋ ðə grass,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ˈwɛtmɔr sɛd ʃi ʧoʊz tɪ lɪv ɔn strit spəˈsɪfɪkli bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈmidiən. bɔt maɪ haʊs bɪˈkəz əv ðə grin ˈkɔrɪdər ɪn frənt əv me,”*,” ʃi sɛd. wʊd heɪt tɪ si 12 fit əv ɪt removed.”*.” ˈdeɪzi məˈklin sɛd ʃi ɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə triz ɪn ðə ˈmidiən. bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ˈækʃən, ʃi sɛd, ɪz ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl kəmˈjunɪti now,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ju ər goʊɪŋ tɪ riˈmuv ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl triz, wət ər ju goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðɛm with?”*?” bɛn ˈfrɛdərɪk iii*, ən ˈævɪd ˈsaɪkəlɪst, səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ˈplænərz juz strit fər ðə treɪl, ˈrəðər ðən ˈɔltərɪŋ strit. wʊd bi ˈseɪfər fər ðə cyclists,”*,” hi sɛd. əˈnəðər ˈwʊmən səˈʤɛstɪd ˈjuzɪŋ strit fər ðə treɪl. kənˈsɪdər riˈrutɪŋ it,”*,” ʃi sɛd. nɑt tu late.”*.” ə ˈspikər neɪmd ʤɑn, hu sɛd hi wɑz ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt fər ˈklɪftən pɑrk, sɛd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si strit steɪ grin. nid mɔr grin, nɑt mɔr pavement,”*,” hi sɛd. ɪz ɪˈnəf ˈpeɪvmənt ɔˈrɛdi tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt bikes.”*.” ə ˈrɛzɪdənt frəm ˈhoʊmˌstɛd ˌmɑntɪˈbɛloʊ wɔrnd ðət dərt ˈbaɪkərz wɪl wɔnt tɪ ənd race”*” ɪn ðə ˈmidiən. ˈfɔrmər ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəlmən ʤɪm kræft, hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ˌsaʊˈθist ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ɛz ən ɪˈlɛktɪd əˈfɪʃəl bət gru əp ɪn ˈweɪvərli, sɛd kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ðə lɔs əv triz ənd græs. gɪt ðə græs bæk. ju gɪt ðə triz back”*” wəns gɔn, hi wɔrnd. hæd ðət faɪt ɪn ˈpætərsən park.”*.” braʊn, ðə reɪlz tɪ treɪlz kənˈsərvənsi ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, sɛd hi wɑz ɪnˈkərəʤd tɪ si soʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl æt ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ strɔŋ əˈpɪnjənz əˈbaʊt ðə strit ˈkɔrɪdər. hi toʊld ðə grup ðɛr wɪl bi ˈmɛni mɔr ˈmitɪŋz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni kənˈstrəkʃən bɪˈgɪnz, ənd ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈzaɪn wɪl hæv tɪ bi əˈpruvd baɪ ðə pɑrks dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən kəˈmɪʃən. wɪl ˈhæpən ənˈtɪl ɪt gɪts approved,”*,” hi sɛd.

share the news planners designing a new urban trail to connect lake montebello with wyman park announced last night that they have come up with a preferred approach for further study: building the trail in the 33rd street median, rather than displacing a parking lane in the street itself. liz gordon, a representative of kittelson & associates, a firm working on the trail project, told more than 200 people gathered at the 29th street community center that the design team had been exploring two options for the trail, but will now focus on one: modifying the median. the rails to trails conservancy and others are leading the effort to create an urban trail network that will better connect lake montebello with neighborhoods to the west such as charles village, oakenshawe, waverly and ednor gardens, using 33rd street as a circulation spine. as part of their work, the planners wanted to determine the best way to provide a dedicated cycle track along 33rd street between lake montebello and wyman park. gordon said the planners made their decision about the trail’s location after attending a series of community meetings in neighborhoods along the corridor. at a recent meeting in waverly, community residents were presented with two ideas for the trail, which would also serve also a cycle track. one approach was to create a two-way cycle track on the north side of 33rd street by eliminating on-street parking in front of the houses on that side. the second was to create a center path or trail down the middle of the median, a change that would involve installing a linear “hardscape” or gravel surface where there is now grass. the trail would be about 12 feet wide. gordon said the community reaction to the two concepts has been divided. but based on comments during and following the meetings, she said, “the approach we’re recommending for further study is the center-running multi-use trail” in the median. the corridor is historically significant as one of the major green spaces created in frederick law olmsted jr.’s 1904 vision for baltimore’s parks system. the median in the middle of 33rd street is wider than most in the city and has dozens of mature trees, adding to the parkway ambiance. in 2015, baltimore’s preservation commission gave the corridor landmark status. the latest planning effort comes as cycle tracks have been installed along roland avenue and maryland avenue. residents along 33rd street say they hope to avoid some of the controversy that surrounded those designs, which require cars to park away from the curbs in front of homes and businesses. gordon said the planners are aware of concerns about the effect of any new trail on the health of mature trees in the median and the loss of grass. she introduced a landscape architect from the city’s department of recreation and parks, sarah hope, who said she shares the community’s concern about preventing the death of trees. jim brown, who is heading the project for the rails to trails conservancy, said no decisions have been made about what materials would be used for the trail surface. he showed images of trails in other cities that have been created in areas comparable to 33rd street. he said one possibility is creating a “floating trail” that wouldn’t damage tree roots. he also said the 33rd street trail will be accessible to people in wheelchairs. the idea of putting a trail down the 33rd street median was questioned by city councilwoman mary pat clarke, who represents the communities along the 33rd street corridor. clarke noted the city’s preservation commission recently voted to protect the 33rd street corridor by giving it landmark designation. she said it doesn’t make sense to her that planners would want to remove grass from a median the city has voted to protect. “i am very concerned about the idea of running a trail down the middle of the median that we have tried to preserve so it wouldn’t be destroyed,” clarke said. “i don’t know how this can happen.” clarke said she can also see why residents don’t want to lose a lane of parking in front of their houses. “i guess i have a foot in both paths, but i guess i am leaning on the foot that’s on the grass,” she said. “i am trying to make sure that what we preserved stays preserved.” during the meeting, the planners gave community residents a chance to express their opinions about the options for the trail. nineteen people lined up to do so. some said they liked the idea of putting the trail in the median because they don’t want to lose parking in front of their houses. one woman said her husband “has a handicap and he doesn’t need to be finding somewhere to park.” another speaker said she supports putting a trail in the median as long as it has a porous surface. many of those who spoke questioned the proposed changes to the median and said they want to lose grass or trees. bea thompson, who lives near loch raven boulevard and gorsuch avenue, said she doesn’t want the trail to have a concrete surface. “what guarantee would we have that it won’t be concrete?” she asked. “if it is concrete, it will kill the trees.” ilene franch said she is concerned about protecting the grass in the median. “i think it’s ironic that a group that’s concerned about preserving the median is talking about removing the grass,” she said. leanna wetmore said she chose to live on 33rd street specifically because of the median. “i bought my house because of the green corridor in front of me,” she said. “i would hate to see 12 feet of it removed.” daisy mclean said she is concerned about the trees in the median. because of the preservation commission’s action, she said, “this is a historical community now,” she said. “if you are going to remove the historical trees, what are you going to replace them with?” ben frederick iii, an avid cyclist, suggested that planners use 34th street for the trail, rather than altering 33rd street. “it would be safer for the cyclists,” he said. another woman suggested using 32nd street for the trail. “please consider rerouting it,” she said. “it’s not too late.” a speaker named john, who said he was an advocate for clifton park, said he wanted to see 33rd street stay green. “we need more green, not more pavement,” he said. “there is enough pavement already to accommodate bikes.” a resident from coldstream homestead montebello warned that dirt bikers will want to “rip and race” in the median. former city councilman jim kraft, who represented southeast baltimore as an elected official but grew up in waverly, said he’s concerned about the loss of trees and grass. “you can’t get the grass back. you can’t get the trees back” once they’re gone, he warned. “we had that fight in patterson park.” brown, the rails to trails conservancy representative, said he was encouraged to see so many people at the meeting with strong opinions about the 33rd street corridor. he told the group there will be many more meetings before any construction begins, and the final design will have to be approved by the city’s parks department and preservation commission. “nothing will happen until it gets approved,” he said.

ðə nɛkst taɪm ju teɪk ðə wil, jʊr breɪn maɪt fɔl bæk ɔn ˈɪnstɪŋkts ɪt dɪˈvɛləpt waɪl ju wər priˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ bi ə counter-terrorist*, ər ˈhəntɪŋ daʊn ˈeɪliənz, ər bæg ˈleɪdiz ɪn ə ˈloʊtəs. ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv hɔŋ kɔŋg ˈstədi ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən fər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl saɪəns ˈʤərnəl həz kənˈkludɪd ðət pleɪɪŋ ˈsərtən ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz kənˈfərz ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈmoʊtər skɪlz ðət ər trænsˈfərəbəl tɪ ˈrilˌwərld ˈdraɪvɪŋ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ faʊnd ðət ˈivɪn bɪtˈwin faɪv tɪ 10 aʊərz əv kən rɪˈzəlt ɪn sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɛnˈhænsmənt əv kənˈtroʊl. ðə ˈstədi ræn tɛsts əˈməŋ tu grups əv ˈpipəl: wən ðət wɑz kəmˈpoʊzd əv ˈækʃən ˈvɪdioʊ ˈgeɪmərz (hu hæd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ˈgeɪmɪŋ æt list faɪv aʊərz ə wik ðə priˈsidɪŋ sɪks mənθs), ənd ðə ˈəðər əv ˈgeɪmərz. ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə dɪˈfaɪnz ən ˈækʃən geɪm ɛz wən ðət ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈʧælənʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən ənd reaction-time”*”; soʊ θɪŋk əv geɪmz laɪk kɔl əv ˈduti ənd grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ. ɪn ðə fərst tɛst, ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts wər æst tɪ draɪv ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ˈviɪkəl wɪθ ə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil daʊn ðə ˈsɛnər leɪn əv ə roʊd æt 33 maɪəlz pər aʊər. ðə ˈækʃən ˈgeɪmərz dɪd ə ˈbɛtər ʤɑb æt steɪɪŋ ɪn ðɛr leɪn waɪl ðə ˈviɪkəl wɑz ˈbəˌfɪtɪd baɪ crosswinds*. ɪn əˈnəðər tɛst, ðə ˈgeɪmərz wər ˈgɪvɪn ə priˈsɪʒən ˈʤɔɪˌstɪk ˈjuzɪŋ wɪʧ ðeɪ wər tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ə rɛd dɑt frəm ðə lɛft əv ə skrin tɪ ðə raɪt. ðə ˈækʃən ˈgeɪmɪŋ grup keɪm aʊt tɑps əˈgɛn baɪ ˈmænəʤɪŋ tɪ ˈbɛtər meɪnˈteɪn ðə rɛd pəˈzɪʃən əˈlɔŋ ə ˌhɔrəˈzɑntəl laɪn waɪl ˈmuvɪŋ ɪt əˈkrɔs ðə skrin. ˈhævɪŋ ɪˈstæblɪʃt ə lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˈækʃən ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈhaɪtənd kənˈtroʊl, ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts sɛt aʊt tɪ ˈstədi haʊ məʧ ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ˈækʃən geɪmz ɪt wʊd teɪk tɪ dəraɪv ˈbɛnəfɪts frəm ðɛm. tɪ du ðɪs, ðeɪ treɪnd ə grup əv ˈnɑvəs ˈgeɪmərz tɪ pleɪ ənˈril ˈtʊrnəmənt 2004 ə ˈʃutər ɪkˈspɪriəns ðət ˈdɛfənətli meɪks ðə kət ɛz ən game.”*.” ðə kənˈtroʊl grup ˈlərnɪd tɪ pleɪ sɪmz 2 ˈæftər tɛn aʊərz əv pleɪɪŋ ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv geɪmz, ðə ənˈril ˈtʊrnəmənt pleɪərz ʃoʊd ɛnˈhænst koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən. ðə kənˈtroʊl grup ˈmɛmbərz ʃoʊ ˈsɪmələr ˌɪmˈpruvmənts. ðə rɪˈzəlts frəm ðiz ɪkˈspɛrəmənts hæv lɛd ðə ˈrisərʧərz tɪ kənˈklud ðət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈkɔzəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈækʃən ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd ˈsɪstəm dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ðeɪ goʊ ɔn tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz wɪθ ə ˈhɛvi ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn riˈækʃən taɪmz ənd koʊˌɔrdəˈneɪʃən kən bi juzd ɛz ə tul tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈɪnstɪŋkts tæpt ˈɪntu waɪl ˈdraɪvɪŋ. ɪt ˈwɔrənts ˈmɛnʃən ðət ðə ˈstədi juzd ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz ənd nɑt ˈrilˌwərld ˈdraɪvɪŋ tɛsts tɪ əraɪv æt ðɛr rɪˈzəlts. ˈiðər weɪ, ˈmaɪnəs ðə kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd ðə drəg ˈdili stəf, ðɪs ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli mɔr gʊd nuz fər ˈubər.

the next time you take the wheel, your brain might fall back on instincts it developed while you were pretending to be a counter-terrorist, or hunting down aliens, or dooring bag ladies in a lotus. a university of hong kong study published in an association for psychological science journal has concluded that playing certain video games confers visual motor skills that are transferable to real-world situations—especially driving. it also found that even between five to 10 hours of game-time can result in significant enhancement of visuomotor control. the study ran tests among two groups of people: one that was composed of action video gamers (who had reported gaming at least five hours a week the preceding six months), and the other of non-action gamers. wikipedia defines an action game as one that “emphasizes physical challenges, including hand-eye coordination and reaction-time”; so think of games like call of duty and grand theft auto. in the first test, the subjects were asked to drive a simulated vehicle with a steering wheel down the center lane of a road at 33 miles per hour. the action gamers did a better job at staying in their lane while the vehicle was buffeted by crosswinds. in another test, the gamers were given a precision joystick using which they were to transport a red dot from the left of a screen to the right. the action gaming group came out tops again by managing to better maintain the red dot’s position along a horizontal line while moving it across the screen. having established a link between action gaming and heightened visuomotor control, the scientists set out to study how much exposure to action games it would take to derive benefits from them. to do this, they trained a group of novice gamers to play unreal tournament 2004, a first-person shooter experience that definitely makes the cut as an “action game.” the control group learned to play sims 2. after ten hours of playing their respective games, the unreal tournament players showed enhanced hand-eye coordination. the control group members didn’t show similar improvements. the results from these experiments have led the researchers to conclude that there is a causal association between action gaming and sensorimotor system development. they go on to suggest that video games with a heavy focus on reaction times and hand-eye coordination can be used as a tool to improve instincts tapped into while driving. it warrants mention that the study used driving simulations and not real-world driving tests to arrive at their results. either way, minus the yakuza connections and the drug dealy stuff, this is probably more good news for uber.

ˈdɑnəld trəmp θɪŋks goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt rɪd əv ˈaɪsəs ɪn ˈsɪriə ““quickly,”*,” ənd ðɛn bi ɔn ɑr weɪ tɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə greɪt əˈgɛn bət ɔˈrɛdi ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðət ðə təreɪn ðɛr ɪz ə bɪt ˈkraʊdɪd, ənd ðət hi həz ə bɪt mɔr ðən ðə ““caliphate”*” tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts, ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn həz kəm əp wɪθ ə plæn tɪ ˈkɛri aʊt plɛʤ, ɛz ˈɔrdərd, bət ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ˈreɪsɪŋ əˈhɛd əv ðə ˈʤɛnərəlz ənd ˈɔgərɪŋ ə klæʃ əv ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ðə mɪst əv ˈblæstɪd aʊt ˈsɪtiz. ðə plæn ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ən ənˈspɛsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz ənd ə kˈwɑləˌteɪtɪv ˈəpˌtɪk ɪn ˈhɛvi ˈɑrməmənts: ðɪs ɪz tɪ bi əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˈlusənɪŋ əv ðə rulz əv ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈpriviəsli ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðə kæp ɔn ˈjuˈɛs graʊnd ˈfɔrsɪz wɪl bi ˈlɪftɪd, ənd ɑrmz ˈpriviəsli wɪθˈhɛld wɪl bi pʊt ɪn ðə hænz əv ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfɔrsɪz, ðə prəˈtɛkʃən units”*” (ypg*), ɪn ðə mɪst əv wɪʧ ˈjuˈɛs ædˈvaɪzərz ər naʊ ɛmˈbɛdɪd. ðə plæn ɪz tɪ juz ðə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɔrsɪz (sdf*), ɛz graʊnd trups, bækt əp baɪ ““u.s*. ˈɛrˌkræft ənd əˈtæk helicopters.”*.” ɪn ˈtændəm wɪθ ðɪs ˈɛfərt, ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɔrsɪz wɪl muv ˈɪntu ˈsɪriə dɪˈplɔɪɪŋ ˈhɛvi ɑrˈtɪləri, mɔr ˈspɛʃəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz trups wʊd muv ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə frənt laɪnz rikˈwaɪərɪŋ mɔr ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈæˌsɛts tɪ prəˈtɛkt them.”*.” ðə goʊl ɪz, ðə ˈsɪriən ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈmɔrˌdɔr, wɛr ˈaɪsəs ɪz ɪnˈskɑnst. bət ðə ˈfoʊkɪs əv ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈkərəntli ɔn ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə ˈkəntri, kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər, wɛr ˈtərkɪʃ trups ər ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə taʊn əv, wɪθ ðɛr ˈɪsləmɪst ˈælaɪz ɪn toʊ, ənd ə ˈlumɪŋ ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ˈkərdɪʃ ˈfaɪtərz ɪz ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ ðə naʊ dɪˈleɪd siʤ əv. ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈmeɪnli kərdz, tʊk frəm ˈaɪsəs ɪn ˈɔgəst, bət ðə tərks ənd ðɛr ˈrædɪkəl ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ““rebel”*” ˈælaɪz ər ˈmuvɪŋ təˈwɔrd ðə taʊn wɪθ greɪt dɪˈspæʧ, dɪˈtərmənd tɪ blɑk ðə kənˌsɑləˈdeɪʃən əv ə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈɛnˌkleɪv ɔn ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈsɪriə. ˈtərkɪʃ ˈdɛspət sɪz ðə kərdz ər ““terrorists”*” əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈwərkərz ˈpɑrti (pkk*), wɪʧ həz ˈpriviəsli kənˈdəktəd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈtərki wɪθ ðə goʊl əv ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkərdɪʃ steɪt. læst ˈsəmər, ðə tərks lɔnʧt ɛr straɪks əˈgɛnst ˈkərdɪʃ pəˈzɪʃənz kloʊz tɪ, ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ˈfɪrfəl əv ə rɪˈpit ənd ˌɛskəˈleɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt. ˈfərðər ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ɔˈrɛdi ˈkraʊdɪd sin, ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ðə ˈrəʃənz hæv muvd ˈɪntu ðə briʧ. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri council,”*,” i.e*. ðə kurds/sdf*, hæv ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn. ɛz ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst rɪˈpɔrts: ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɛz ˈtərkɪʃ ʃɛlz riʧt ðə ˈaʊtˌskərts əv ðə taʊn, ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkaʊnsəl əˈnaʊnst ɪt hæd ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈsɪriən ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr tɪ teɪk ˈoʊvər ˈsɛvərəl ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ɛz pɑrt əv ə dil ˈbroʊkərd baɪ ˈrəʃə tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈkɑnflɪkt wɪθ ðə turks.”*.” jɛs, ðə əˈlaɪəns ðət ˈɛnəmiz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən dɪˈspaɪz, ənd ər duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðɛr paʊər tɪ prɪˈvɛnt, ɪz naʊ ˈteɪkɪŋ ʃeɪp ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈsɪriə: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈmɔˌskaʊ əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈrəʃən ənd ˈsɪriən ‘‘humanitarian’*’ ˈkɑnˌvɔɪz wər ˈhɛdɪŋ təˈwɔrd. ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈspoʊksmən capt*. ʤɛf ˈdeɪvɪs toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðət ðə ˈkɑnˌvɔɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈɑrmərd equipment.’*.’ ˈspoʊksmən capt*. ʤɛf] ˈdeɪvɪs sɛd ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt hæd bɪn ““informed”*” əv ðə ˈmuvmənts baɪ ˈrəʃə bət ðət ˈnəθɪŋ ðət ˈpɑrti to.’”*.’” haʊ ʤɑn məˈkeɪn ənd ˈlɪndzi græm məst bi ˈgraɪndɪŋ ðɛr tiθ aɪ kən hir ðə saʊnd əv ɪt ɔl ðə weɪ ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə! ɛz ðɛr ˈrædɪkəl ˈɪsləmɪst ““rebels”*” ər pʊʃt aʊt əv ðə weɪ ənd ðə traɪˈpɑrˌtaɪt əˈlaɪəns ðə ˈkəntri frəm ˈaɪsəs. ðə daɪˈnæmɪk ˈduoʊ hæv bɪn ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˈʧæmpiənz əv ðə ˈɪsləmɪst ˈrɛbəlz. məˈkeɪn ˈpərsənəli ˈvɪzɪtɪd ˈsɪriə wɛr hi wɪθ hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈɪsləmɪst head-choppers*, ənd ðɛn rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən wɛr hi səˈpɔrtɪd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈʤɛndə əv rəˈʒim ʧeɪnʤ ən əˈʤɛndə, koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli ɪˈnəf, ˈpərfəktli ɪn sɪŋk wɪθ ˈaɪsəs. trəmp, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, sɪz noʊ hu ðiz ˈpipəl are,”*,” ənd klɪr ðə nu ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɔnts ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðɛm. jɛt məˈkeɪn ðə ˈoʊnli wən æt ɑdz wɪθ trəmp ˈoʊvər ˈsɪriə ˈpɑləsi. ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈstɔri ɪz ðə weɪ ɪt ˌʤəkstəˈpoʊzɪz ðə eɪmz əv ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ɪn ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən: juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈrəʃə hæv ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsɪvəl wɔr, wɛr ðeɪ ər ɔn əˈpoʊzɪŋ saɪdz. trəmp həz sɛd rɪˈpitɪdli ðət ðə tu paʊərz ʃʊd kˈwɑpərˌeɪt əˈgɛnst ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, ənd hi həz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət ðə fˈjuʧər əv əˈsɑd ɪz əv lɛs kənˈsərn tɪ ɪm. ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn dɪsəˈpruvz əv ˈpɑsəbəl kˌwɔpərˈeɪʃən, ˌɔlˈðoʊ juz. əˈfɪʃəlz ər nɑt ənˈhæpi æt ðə ˈbəfər ˈrəʃə ənd ˈsɪriə naʊ əˈpɪr tɪ bi kriˈeɪtɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈtərki ənd ðə kərdz, ər ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɪntu manbij.”*.” əv kɔrs unhappy”*”: bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ʃɛr ə ˈkɑmən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri goʊl wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃənz ðə dɪˈfit əv ˈaɪsəs. wɪʧ lidz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə ˈlɑrʤər pɔɪnt: ðə hoʊl ˈbeɪsɪs əv prəˈpoʊzd ˌræˌproʊʃˈmɑn wɪθ ˈrəʃə ɪz beɪst ɔn ðɪs ˌkɑməˈnæləti. ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn, wɪʧ wɔnts ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈbəʤɪt, ənd ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmɪθɪkəl threat”*” ɛz ə tul tɪ gɪt wət ɪt wɔnts, həz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈrizənz fər əˈpoʊzɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɔˌskaʊ. ənd jɛt ɪn ˈsɪriə ðeɪ ər kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri nəˈsɛsɪti əv ə də ˈfæktoʊ əˈlaɪəns bɪˈkəz ɪn wɔr, ˌriˈæləˌti rulz. naʊ ðə reɪs ɪz ɔn tɪ si hu wɪl gɪt ðə ˈkrɛdɪt fər ˈteɪkɪŋ ənd ˈfaɪnəli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈaɪsəs ɛz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈfæktər ɔn ðə graʊnd. waɪl ənd hɪz ˈsɪriən ˈɪsləmɪst ˈælaɪz ər dɪˈtərmənd tɪ gɪt ðɛr fərst, ɑdz ər ðət ðə, bækt baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, wɪl bit ðɛm tɪ ðə pənʧ ənd ðɪs ɪz baʊnd tɪ stɪk ɪn krɔ, ɛz hi siz hɪz plænz tɪ ˈæˌnɛks ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə goʊ əp ɪn smoʊk. fər ðət həz bɪn hɪz goʊl ɔl əˈlɔŋ, ɛz hi, ˌɪˈnɪʃəli, klænˈdɛstənli ˈtɑlərˌeɪtəd ˈaɪsəs, ənd ðɛn juzd ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪsts hu fɛl əˈweɪ frəm ˈaɪsəs ənd keɪm ˈəndər hɪz wɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈstɛnd hɪz ˈɪnfluəns waɪl ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt stʊd ˈhɛlpləsli baɪ. ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɪz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪts brɛθ, ˈhoʊpfəl ðət wɪl bæk ɔf hɪz θrɛts tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ““terrorists,”*,” bət ɪf aɪ wər ðɛm aɪ bɛt ðə fɑrm ɔn ɪt. lt*. ʤɛn. ˈstivən ˈtaʊnzənd, hu kəˈmændz ˈjuˈɛs trups ɪn ˈsɪriə, sɪz evidence”*” ðət ðə ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ə ril θrɛt tɪ ˈtərki, ən ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˌɪgˈnɔr. ˈæftər ɔl, ðə kərdz hæv bɪn ˈlɔnʧɪŋ əˈtæks ɪn ˈtərki fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd ðə ˈrɛstɪv ˈkərdɪʃ məˈnɔrəti həz sin ɪts ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, ɪts pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtiz, ənd ɪts ˈvɛri ɪgˈzɪstəns ˈaʊˌtlɔd. ɪf kərdz θroʊ ðɛr lɔt ɪn wɪθ ðə əˈsɛndənt ˈkərdɪʃ steɪt, wət du ðeɪ hæv tɪ luz ɛz ˈtaɪtənz hɪz grɪp ɔn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈɪnstɪˌtuts ə də ˈfæktoʊ dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp? ðə ril ˈflæʃˌpɔɪnt ɪz ˈsɛntərd ɪn, wɛr ˈtərki, ə ˈneɪtoʊ ˈælaɪ, ɪz kənˈvərʤɪŋ ɔn ən ɑrmd ˈrəʃən ˈkɑnˌvɔɪ ɪn ən ˈɛriə ˈfɔrməli kənˈtroʊld baɪ ðə ˈsɪriən ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɔlˈðoʊ, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˈjuˈɛs əˈsərʃənz, ðə kərdz ər stɪl ˈfərmli ɪn kənˈtroʊl. wət ˈhæpənz wɪn ˈtərkɪʃ trups ənd ðɛr ˈɪsləmɪst ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ faɪər wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃənz? ˈəndər ðə tərmz əv ðə ˈneɪtoʊ ˈtriti, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz ˈɑbləˌgeɪtɪd tɪ kəm tɪ eɪd ənd jɛt ðət wʊd bi ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɑr ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl goʊlz ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ˈneɪtoʊ ʤɪst ““obsolete,”*,” ɛz trəmp pʊt ɪt, ˈdaʊnˌraɪt ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɑr ˈɪntərɪsts. fər ðə ˌriˈæləˌti ɪz ðət ðə tərks ənd ðɛr ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst ˈælaɪz hu ər ˈimərʤɪŋ ɛz ɑr ril ˈɛnəmiz ɪn ðə nɛkst feɪz əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈdrɑmə. ˈpɑləsi ɪz dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn dɪˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈsɪriə baɪ səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ““moderate”*” ˈrɛbəlz lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ðə kərdz. wəns ˈaɪsəs ɪz aʊt əv ðə ˈpɪkʧər, ðə nɛkst feɪz əv ðə ˈbætəl fər ˈsɪriə wɪl ʃeɪp əp, wɪθ bəˈʃɑr ənd hɪz ˈrəʃən ˈælaɪz ɔn wən saɪd, ənd ðə tərks ənd ðɛr ˈɪsləmɪst kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ðə kərdz hu hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈʧoʊzən tɪ goʊ wɪθ əˈsɑd ənd ðə ˈrəʃənz wɪl bi ðə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈfæktər. bækt baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs, ɛmˈboʊldənd baɪ ðɛr ˈvɪktəriz, ðeɪ wɪl pʊʃ fər ə ˈkərdɪʃ steɪt ənd wɪn ðə ril ˈtrəbəl wɪl bɪˈgɪn. ɛz wɔrnd ˈpriviəsli ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ðə ənˈliʃɪŋ əv ˈkərdɪʃ ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm baɪ wən ər əˈnəðər ˈfɔrən ˈspɑnsər ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪz bæd nuz fər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈriʤən. fər ˈkərdɪʃ ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ɪz ə ˈvɪrələnt fəˈnɑməˌnɑn: æmˈbɪʃəs, əˈgrɛsɪv, ənd nɑt ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi əˈpizd baɪ grænts əv əˈtɑnəmi. ənd ðət æmˈbɪʃən noʊz fju ˌʤiəˈgræfɪkəl ˈlɪmɪts: ˈkərdɪʃ kleɪmz ɪkˈstɛnd ɛz fɑr nɔrθ ɛz ɑrˈminiə, ɛz fɑr ist ɛz ˌɪˈrɑn, ənd wɛl ˈɪntu ˈtərki. ənd ðə ˈkərdɪʃ region”*” ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk ɪz ˈstreɪnɪŋ æt ðə bɪt tɪ breɪk lus frəm ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt, siz kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈplɛnɪfəl ɔɪl əraʊnd ˌkɪrˈkʊk, ənd dɪˈklɛr ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns. hu wɪl prɪˈvɛnt ðɛm frəm ˈhʊkɪŋ əp wɪθ ðə ˈsɪriən ənd ˈfɔrmɪŋ ə ˈjunɪˌtɛri steɪt ðət ɪkˈstɛndz frəm ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər tɪ ðə ˈsəbərbz əv ˈbægdæd? ɪf ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən pərˈsɪsts ɪn ɪts kɔrs, ɪt ɪz ˈhɛdɪd fər ə dɪˈzæstər əv səʧ prəˈpɔrʃənz ðət wɪl meɪk ðə crisis”*” lʊk laɪk ə ˈsənˌdi skul ˈpɪkˌnɪk. dɪˈspaɪt kæmˈpeɪn ˈrɛtərɪk, ðeɪ wɪl hæv feɪld tɪ lərn ðə ʧif ˈlɛsən əv ðə pæst: ðət ˈjuˈɛs ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən lidz tɪ ˌənɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ðə greɪt ˈtræʤədi əv ɔl ðɪs ðət ðɛr ɪz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv, ɔlˈbiɪt wən ðət ɪz biɪŋ blɑkt baɪ ðə hɪˈstɛriə ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt həz tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ ɔn ðə hoʊm frənt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ trəmp ɪz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ˈfɑrmɪŋ aʊt ˈbɪznɪs tɪ ˈfɔrən ˈɪntərɪsts hir æt hoʊm, nɑt əˈpoʊzd tɪ ɪt əˈbrɔd. aɪ bɪˈliv hi ərˈɪʤənəli θɔt hi kʊd du ðɪs ɪn ˈsɪriə baɪ ˈlɛtɪŋ əˈsɑd ənd ðə ˈrəʃənz teɪk kɛr əv ˈaɪsəs, fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, waɪl ðə ˈjuˈɛs ʧɪrd ðɛm ɔn frəm ðə ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈfɔrməl ˌræˌproʊʃˈmɑn wɪθ ˈmɔˌskaʊ naʊ simz aʊt əv ðə kˈwɛʃən, æt list fər ðə ˈmoʊmənt, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn ˈsɪriə bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈpɑrʃəl də ˈfæktoʊ ˌriˈæləˌti. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ fʊlˈfɪl hɪz plɛʤ tɪ ““quickly”*” dɪˈspæʧ ˈaɪsəs, trəmp ɪz ˈræmpɪŋ əp ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzəns ənd wɛl ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ˈgɪtɪŋ səkt ˈɪntu ðə ˈsɪriən kˈwægˌmaɪər. sæd! wən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈæˌspɛkt əv ɔl ðɪs ɪz haʊ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈbruhɑˌhɑ ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈoʊvər ðə əˈlɛʤd links”*” ɪz taɪd ɪn tɪ ðə ˈsɪriən wɔr ənd haʊ ðə ˈfɔrmər ɪz prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈblədləs səˈluʃən tɪ ðə ˈlætər. ənd noʊt ðət ðə seɪm ˈpipəl hu səˈpɔrtɪd ˈɪsləmɪst ˈrɛbəlz ənd ðə əˈʤɛndə əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ər ˈskrimɪŋ ðə ˈlaʊdəst əˈbaʊt əˈpɔɪntɪŋ ə prosecutor”*” tɪ lɪŋk trəmp tɪ ðə ˈkrɛmlɪn. noʊts ɪn ðə ˈmɑrʤən ju kən ʧɛk aʊt maɪ tˈwɪtər fid baɪ goʊɪŋ hir. bət pliz noʊt ðət maɪ ər ˈsəmˌtaɪmz dɪˈlɪbərətli proʊˈvɑkətɪv, ˈɔfən meɪd ɪn ʤɛst, ənd ˈlɑrʤli kənˈsɪst əv mi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ aʊt laʊd. ˈrɪtən ə ˈkəpəl əv bʊks, wɪʧ ju maɪt wɔnt tɪ pəruz. hir ɪz ðə lɪŋk fər baɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪˈdɪʃən əv maɪ 1993 bʊk, riˈkleɪmɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən raɪt: ðə lɔst ˈlɛgəsi əv ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt, wɪθ ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən baɪ prof*. ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. ˈkɛri, ə ˈfɔrˌwərd baɪ ˈpætrɪk ʤeɪ. bjuˈkænən, ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛˌseɪz baɪ skɑt ˈrɪkərt ənd ˈdeɪvɪd ˈgɔrdən bʊks, 2008 ju kən baɪ ən ˈɛnəmi əv ðə steɪt: ðə laɪf əv ˈməri ɛn. ˈrɔθbərd (prəˈmiˌθiəs bʊks, 2000 maɪ baɪˈɑgrəfi əv ðə greɪt ˌlɪˌbərˈtɛˌriən ˈθɪŋkər, hir. rɛd mɔr baɪ ˈʤəstɪn ˌreɪˈmɑndoʊ

donald trump thinks going to get rid of isis in syria “quickly,” and then be on our way to making america great again – but already finding that the terrain there is a bit crowded, and that he has a bit more than the fast-dissipating “caliphate” to contend with. according to reports, the pentagon has come up with a plan to carry out trump’s pledge, as ordered, but reality is racing ahead of the generals – and auguring a clash of civilizations in the midst of syria’s blasted out cities. the plan involves an unspecified increase in the number of us special forces and a qualitative uptick in heavy armaments: this is to be accompanied by a loosening of the rules of engagement previously imposed by the obama administration. the cap on us ground forces will be lifted, and arms previously withheld will be put in the hands of kurdish forces, the “people’s protection units” (ypg), in the midst of which us advisors are now embedded. the plan is to use the arab-kurdish coalition, the syrian democratic forces (sdf), as ground troops, backed up by “u.s. fixed-wing aircraft and attack helicopters.” in tandem with this effort, us forces will move into syria deploying heavy artillery, “while more special operations troops would move closer to the front lines – requiring more us military assets to protect them.” the goal is raqqa, the syrian equivalent of mordor, where isis is ensconced. but the focus of the military situation is currently on the other side of the country, close to the turkish border, where turkish troops are moving toward the town of manbij, with their islamist allies in tow, and a looming confrontation with kurdish fighters is eclipsing the now delayed siege of raqqa. sdf forces, mainly kurds, took manbij from isis in august, but the turks and their radical islamic “rebel” allies are moving toward the town with great dispatch, determined to block the consolidation of a kurdish enclave on ankara’s border with syria. turkish despot recip erdogan says the kurds are “terrorists” associated with the kurdish workers party (pkk), which has previously conducted military operations inside turkey with the goal of establishing an independent kurdish state. last summer, the turks launched air strikes against kurdish positions close to manbij, and the us is fearful of a repeat – and escalation of the developing conflict. further complicating the already crowded scene, the syrian government and the russians have moved into the breach. the “manbij military council,” i.e. the kurds/sdf, have invited assad’s forces in. as the washington post reports: “on thursday, as turkish shells reached the outskirts of the town, the manbij military council announced it had invited the government of syrian president bashar al-assad to take over several nearby villages as part of a deal brokered by russia to avoid conflict with the turks.” yes, the russo-american alliance that trump’s enemies in washington despise, and are doing everything in their power to prevent, is now taking shape on the ground in syria: “on friday, moscow announced that russian and syrian ‘humanitarian’ convoys were heading toward manbij. pentagon spokesman capt. jeff davis told reporters in washington that the convoys also included ‘some armored equipment.’ “[pentagon spokesman capt. jeff] davis said that the us government had been “informed” of the movements by russia but that ‘it’s nothing that we’re party to.’” how john mccain and lindsey graham must be grinding their teeth – i can hear the sound of it all the way in california! – as their radical islamist “rebels” are pushed out of the way and the kurdish-syrian-russian tripartite alliance liberates the country from isis. the dynamic duo have been the greatest champions of the islamist rebels. mccain personally visited syria where he canoodled with his favorite islamist head-choppers, and then returned to washington where he supported the obama administration’s agenda of regime change – an agenda, coincidentally enough, perfectly in sync with isis. trump, on the other hand, says “we know who these people are,” and clear the new administration wants nothing to do with them. yet mccain the only one at odds with trump over syria policy. what’s very interesting in the washington post story is the way it juxtaposes the aims of the pentagon in opposition to the trump administration: “the united states and russia have managed to avoid confrontation in syria’s separate civil war, where they are on opposing sides. trump has said repeatedly that the two powers should cooperate against the islamic state, and he has indicated that the future of russia-backed assad is of less concern to him. “the pentagon disapproves of possible u.s.-russia cooperation, although u.s. officials are not unhappy at the buffer russia and syria now appear to be creating between turkey and the kurds, or the prospect of the syrian government moving into manbij.” of course they’re “not unhappy”: because they share a common military goal with the russians – the defeat of isis. which leads us to a larger point: the whole basis of trump’s proposed rapprochement with russia is based on this commonality. the pentagon, which wants a larger budget, and is using the mythical “russian threat” as a tool to get what it wants, has political reasons for opposing détente with moscow. and yet in syria they are confronted with the military necessity of a de facto alliance – because in war, reality rules. now the race is on to see who will get the credit for taking raqqa and finally eliminating isis as a major factor on the ground. while erdogan and his syrian islamist allies are determined to get there first, odds are that the sdf, backed by the us, will beat them to the punch – and this is bound to stick in erdogan’s craw, as he sees his plans to annex northern syria go up in smoke. for that has been his goal all along, as he, initially, clandestinely tolerated isis, and then used the jihadists who opportunistically fell away from isis and came under his wing to extend his influence while the syrian government stood helplessly by. the us military is holding its breath, hopeful that erdogan will back off his threats to eliminate the kurdish “terrorists,” but if i were them i wouldn’t bet the farm on it. lt. gen. stephen townsend, who commands us troops in syria, says there’s “zero evidence” that the sdf/ypg constitutes a real threat to turkey, an argument that erdogan is likely to ignore. after all, the kurds have been launching attacks in turkey for decades, and the restive kurdish minority has seen its language, its political parties, and its very existence outlawed. if turkey’s kurds throw their lot in with the ascendant kurdish state, what do they have to lose as erdogan tightens his grip on the government and institutes a de facto dictatorship? the real flashpoint is centered in manbij, where turkey, a nato ally, is converging on an armed russian convoy in an area formally controlled by the syrian government – although, contrary to us assertions, the kurds are still firmly in control. what happens when turkish troops and their islamist janissaries exchange fire with the russians? under the terms of the nato treaty, the us is obligated to come to ankara’s aid – and yet that would be contrary to our military and political goals in the region. in this case, nato just “obsolete,” as trump put it, downright contrary to our interests. for the reality is that the turks and their jihadist allies who are emerging as our real enemies in the next phase of the syrian drama. erdogan’s policy is dependent on destabilizing syria by supporting the “moderate” rebels we’ve left behind in favor of the kurds. once isis is out of the picture, the next phase of the battle for syria will shape up, with bashar al-assad and his russian allies on one side, and the turks and their islamist collaborators on the other. the kurds – who have already chosen to go with assad and the russians – will be the decisive factor. backed by the us, emboldened by their victories, they will push for a kurdish state – and when the real trouble will begin. as warned previously on several occasions, the unleashing of kurdish nationalism by one or another foreign sponsor – in this case, the us – is bad news for the entire region. for kurdish nationalism is a virulent phenomenon: ambitious, aggressive, and not likely to be appeased by grants of autonomy. and that ambition knows few geographical limits: kurdish claims extend as far north as armenia, as far east as iran, and well into turkey. and the kurdish “autonomous region” in iraq is straining at the bit to break loose from the iraqi central government, seize control of the plentiful oil around kirkuk, and declare independence. who will prevent them from hooking up with the syrian ypg and forming a unitary state that extends from the turkish border to the suburbs of baghdad? if the trump administration persists in its course, it is headed for a disaster of such proportions that will make the “isis crisis” look like a sunday school picnic. despite trump’s campaign rhetoric, they will have failed to learn the chief lesson of the past: that us intervention leads to unintended consequences. the great tragedy of all this that there is an alternative, albeit one that is being blocked by the anti-russian hysteria the president has to contend with on the home front. although trump is opposed to farming out business to foreign interests here at home, not opposed to it abroad. i believe he originally thought he could do this in syria by letting assad and the russians take care of isis, for the most part, while the us cheered them on from the sidelines. however, a formal rapprochement with moscow now seems out of the question, at least for the moment, although on the ground in syria becoming a partial de facto reality. in order to fulfill his pledge to “quickly” dispatch isis, trump is ramping up the us presence – and we’re well on the way to getting sucked into the syrian quagmire. sad! one interesting aspect of all this is how the political brouhaha in washington over the administration’s alleged “russian links” is tied in to the syrian war – and how the former is preventing a relatively bloodless solution to the latter. and you’ll note that the same people who supported syria’s islamist rebels and the regime-change agenda of president obama and hillary clinton are screaming the loudest about appointing a “special prosecutor” to link trump to the kremlin. notes in the margin you can check out my twitter feed by going here. but please note that my tweets are sometimes deliberately provocative, often made in jest, and largely consist of me thinking out loud. i’ve written a couple of books, which you might want to peruse. here is the link for buying the second edition of my 1993 book, reclaiming the american right: the lost legacy of the conservative movement, with an introduction by prof. george w. carey, a foreword by patrick j. buchanan, and critical essays by scott richert and david gordon (isi books, 2008). you can buy an enemy of the state: the life of murray n. rothbard (prometheus books, 2000), my biography of the great libertarian thinker, here. read more by justin raimondo

ɑr nu ˈɛdɪtər ɪn ʧif, ˈrɑbərt ˈmɛri, həz ə pis əp əˈbaʊt ðə kˈwɛsʧənz əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dəˈbeɪt: fər moʊst əv ɑr ˈhɪstəri, wi hæv bɪn ˈlɑrʤli ə ˈkəntri əv ˌjʊrəˈpiənz, ə ˈkəntri əv ðə wɛst, wɪθ ˈwɛstərn ˌsɛnsɪˈbɪlɪtiz ənd ə ʃɛrd dɪˈvoʊʃən tɪ ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ. naʊ wi ər ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ mɪkst ˈkəntri wɪˈθaʊt ə koʊˈhɪrənt, ˈgaɪdɪŋ ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ əv ˈɛni ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ˈsərtənli nɑt əv ðə wɛst. ðɪs ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ðə rɪˈzəlt boʊθ əv ðə ˈnəmbərz əv ˈɪməgrənts ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri (boʊθ ˈligəl ənd ˌɪˈligəl) ənd əv ðə pleɪs əv ˈɔrəʤən əv moʊst əv ðoʊz ˈɪməgrənts. ɪn 1960 84 pərˈsɛnt əv juz. ˈɪməgrənts keɪm frəm ˈjʊrəp ənd ˈkænədə; naʊ ðət ˈnəmbər ɪz ʤɪst 14 pərˈsɛnt. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpipəl ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə hu wər bɔrn ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts riʧt pərˈsɛnt ɪn ə ʃeɪd bɪˈloʊ ðə ˌɔlˈtaɪm haɪ fər ðət stəˈtɪstɪk, wɪʧ wɑz pərˈsɛnt ɪn 1890 ˈæftər ə ˈsɪmələr weɪv əv ˈɪməgrənts ˈlɑrʤli frəm ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈistərn ˈjʊrəp. mɔr, ˈɛkspərts ɪkˈspɛkt ðət pərˈsɛnɪʤ tɪ klaɪm tɪ pərˈsɛnt baɪ 2015 ənd 18 pərˈsɛnt baɪ 2065 ɪn 1965 wɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən fəˈlɑsəfi wɑz ɛˈnæktəd ˈɪntu lɔ, ðə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈkəntri wɑz 5 pərˈsɛnt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə pju ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər, baɪ 2055 ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪl hæv noʊ məˈʤɔrəti. wɪn ðət ˈhæpənz, əˈmɛrɪkə wɪl bi ə kəmˈplitli ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəntri frəm wət ɪt wɑz, seɪ, wɪn ðə ˈbeɪbi ˈbumərz əˈpɪrd ɔn ðə sin ənd θruaʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri ˌbiˈfɔr ðət. ðɪs ɪz ə proʊˈfaʊnd ˈnæʃənəl ˌɔltərˈeɪʃən, ənd rɪˈmɑrkəbəl əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪz haʊ ˈlɪtəl dəˈbeɪt, ər ˈivɪn dɪˈskəʃən, həz əˈtɛndəd ɪt ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli. aɪ kaʊnt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɛz wən əv ðə ˈpipəl hu ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ˈlɑrʤli bɪˈkəz ə ˈneɪtɪv nu ˈjɔrkər. groʊn əp ɪn ə ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən, ˌpɑlɪˈglɑt ˈsɪti, ənd wɔʧt ðət ˈsɪti goʊ frəm ənˈgəvərnəbəl tɪ ə nu ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ waɪl rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ mɔr ˌpɑlɪˈglɑt ðən ˈɛvər. (ənd bɪn ə ˈvɛri lɔŋ taɪm ˌɪnˈdid sɪns nu jɔrk hæd ən məˈʤɔrəti.) aɪ hæv ɪˈnəf ˈpərsɪnəl ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ ˈɪməgrənts frəm ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə wərld tɪ noʊ ðət, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl, rɪˈlɪʤəs ənd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈvɪʒənz bɪtˈwin grups ɔˈrɛdi ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə dwɔrf ðə dɪˈvɪʒənz bɪtˈwin ˈnuˌkəmərz ənd ˈneɪtɪvz. ənd ðə ˈɛvədəns simz tɪ ʃoʊ ðət, ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti ɪz ɛz ˈlaɪkli tɪ brid ˈkəmfərt ɛz kənˈtɛmpt. (tɪ pɪk ə ˈrisənt ˈænɪkˌdoʊt ðət aɪ æm ˈfʊli əˈwɛr ɪz nɑt ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ˈdætə: ə ˈhɑrtˌwɔrmɪŋ ˈstɔri əˈbaʊt ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ɪn nəˈbræskə.) aɪ æm ˈɔlsoʊ əˈwɛr ðət ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən ðət əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz ə əv europeans”*” ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪʃən. bæk ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈwɛðər əˈmɛrɪkə wʊd bi ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ˈʤərmənz; ɪn ðə leɪt ˈsɛnʧəri, ðə kˈwɛʃən wɑz ˈwɛðər ɪt wʊd bi ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmd baɪ ˌɪˈtæljənz, slɑvz ənd ʤuz. ““european”*” juzd tɪ bi ˈnɪrli ˈnɛroʊ ɪˈnəf; naʊ, fər səm ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən frəm ˈfərðər əˈfild, ʤɪst raɪt. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈwɛstərn ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhaɪli ˈmæliəbəl. nɑt æt ɔl ˈɑbviəs tɪ mi ðət ˈrəʃə ɪz mɔr ˈwɛstərn ðən ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ. ənd kənˈsərnz əˈbaʊt ˈməzlɪm ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, ˈwɛðər ləˈʤɪtəmət ər ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn, hæv məʧ mɔr tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn əv ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk wərld raɪt naʊ ðən wɪθ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ““essential”*” əˈbaʊt ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈkænədə ənd ˈbɛlʤəm hæv boʊθ ˈnɪrli ˈfɑlən əˈpɑrt æt pɔɪnts ɪn ðə pæst ɔn əˈkaʊnt əv biɪŋ ““bi-cultural”*” steɪts, ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd dɪˈspjut ðət boʊθ kˈwɛbɛkˌwɑ ənd angl0-canadians*, boʊθ ˈflɛmɪʃ ənd walloons*, ər kɔr tɪ ðə wɛst. ˈivɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv, ˈnəmbərz stɪl ˈmætər fər ə ˈsɪmpəl ˈpræktɪkəl ˈrizən ɪf ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls. ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈunəm aʊt əv ˈplʊrɪbəs meɪ ər meɪ nɑt ˈhæpən ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli bət ɪt ˈsərtənli teɪks mɔr taɪm ðə mɔr ˈplʊrɪbəs ju hæv ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn ˈɛvəri jɪr. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðoʊz ˈfrɛtɪŋ ðət ðɪs ˈkəntri wɪl daɪ ɪf ɪt dɪz nɑt prɪˈzərv ɪts hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈkɛrɪktər ʃʊd ˈriˌkɔl wət ə smɔl pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪz əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ dɪˈsɛnt, ənd jɛt haʊ lɑrʤ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ stɪl lumz ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. soʊ aɪ teɪk ðə ˈəðər saɪd əv ðə kˈwɛʃən. bət ðət min aɪ θɪŋk ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz ˌɪlɪˈʤɪtəmɪt. aɪ θɪŋk ɛz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl kˈwɛʃən ɛz ju kən hæv. aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv ə mɔr ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rəˈʒim du ðɛr kɔz ə ˈsɪriəs dɪˈsərvəs baɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ rul ɪt aʊt əv baʊndz ɪt kəmz kloʊz tɪ traɪɪŋ tɪ rul aʊt ˈpɑləˌtɪks ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ˈbɑrək ˈfeɪvərɪt ˌfɔrmjəˈleɪʃən nɑt hu wi are”*” ən ˈɑrgjəmənt; ən ˌækjəˈzeɪʃən. məʧ ˈbɛtər wʊd bi, nɑt hu wi wɔnt tɪ be”*” bɪˈkəz ðət meɪks ɪt klɪr ðət wi du hæv ə ʧɔɪs əv hu wi wɔnt tɪ bi, ənd ðət hi θɪŋks ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ʧɔɪs ɪz ə ˈbɛtər wən. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈgri wɪθ ˈmɛri ðət ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ɪz ə ˈdipli ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl wən, ənd hɛns ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ riˈzɑlv. bət ɔl ðət ˌɪmˈplaɪz ɪz ðət ˈædvəˌkeɪts əv ə mɔr ˈoʊpən rəˈʒim nid tɪ meɪk ðɛr əˈpil ɔn ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl tərmz ðət maɪt ˈrɛzəˌneɪt wɪθ ˈpipəl hu ər mɔr ˈæŋʃəs ənd ˈskɛptɪkəl. ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz, ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈtɑpɪk əv maɪ ˈleɪtəst ˈkɑləm ɪn ðə wik: ɪn ɑr ˈpraɪvət lɪvz, fju wʊd əkˈsɛpt ˈlivɪŋ ðɪs kˈwɛʃən hu ˌɪnˈhɛrəts ɑr ˈprɑpərti, ɑr neɪm, ənd ðə ˈkəstədi əv ɑr ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃənz tɪ ˈfɔrsɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli bɪɔnd ɑr kənˈtroʊl. moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs θɪŋk ˈsɪriəsli əˈbaʊt hu wi ˈmɛri, hu wi wɪl hæv ˈʧɪldrən wɪθ. ˈivɪn ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs laɪk ˌmaɪˈsɛlf hu ər əˈdɑptɪv ˈpɛrənts ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ðə ʧɔɪs tɪ əˈdɑpt ɪz ɪgˈzæktli ðət: ə ʧɔɪs. kˈwɛsʧənz əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti əv hu wi ər ər ʤɪst ɛz ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl tɪ ˈɛni pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəmˈjunɪti. ə ʃɛrd sɛns əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz wət meɪks kəˈlɛktɪv ˈækʃən ˈpɑsəbəl, ˈwɛðər ðət ˈækʃən ɪz fɪˈnænsɪŋ ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈsɛnər ər ˈfaɪtɪŋ ə wɔr. ˈɛni taɪm wi meɪk ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz təˈdeɪ tɪ ˈbɛnəfɪt ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz jɛt ˈənˈbɔrn, wi ˌɪmˈplaɪ ən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ bɑnd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈprɛzənt ənd ðə fˈjuʧər. ənd jɛt, fər ˈmɛni səˈpɔrtərz əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ðɛr ɪz ə ril dɪˈspjut əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ðɪs ɪz ˈivɪn ə ˈvælɪd pəˈlɪtɪkəl kˈwɛʃən ər, ɔn ðə ˈkɑntrɛri, ˈwɛðər ˈfridəm əv ˈmuvmənt ɪz ən ˌɪˈneɪljənəbəl raɪt, ər ˈwɛðər ˈæskɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈnæʃənəl aɪˈdɛntəˌti ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈreɪsɪst. ɪn ə pis ðət kənˈsɪdərz ˈdipli haʊ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈædvəˌkeɪts hæv gɔn rɔŋ, ʤɑʃ ˈbɑroʊ ˈɑrgjuz fər ðə nid tɪ meɪk ðə keɪs fər ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rəˈʒim ɛz biɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ʤɪst biɪŋ raɪt θɪŋ tɪ do”*”). ənd raɪt əˈbaʊt ðət. bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðət keɪs kən bi meɪd, ðeɪ nid tɪ wɪn ðə trəst əv ðoʊz hu ˈsəˌspɛkt pərˈhæps ˈraɪtli ðət ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈædvəˌkeɪts si ˈnæʃənəl interest”*” ɛz ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv ə ˈkɔrpərət ˈɛntɪti noʊn ɛz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkə, wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd tɪ wət ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðət ˈɛntɪti ɪz, ər hu ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts fər ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. ɪf ðeɪ rul kˈwɛsʧənz əv aɪˈdɛntəˌti aʊt əv baʊndz, ˈlɪˌbərəlz wɪl bi ˈtɛmptɪd tɪ ˈænsər ðɛm wɪθ ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv əˈmɛrɪkəˌnɪzəm ðət ˌɪmˈplɪsətli dim lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈækʧəwəl əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ bi əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈlɪʤən (ˈsəmθɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv bɪn proʊn tɪ du æt list ɛz məʧ). ən əˈproʊʧ ðət ɪz dɪˈstɪŋktli ənˈlaɪkli tɪ wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈɛniˌwən nɑt ɔˈrɛdi ˈsɪŋɪŋ frəm ðɛr ˈhɪmnəl. soʊ haʊ kən ðoʊz wɪθ ə mɔr ɪkˈspænsɪv kənˈsɛpʃən əv əˈmɛrɪkən aɪˈdɛntəˌti meɪk ðɛr keɪs? ðə ˈænsər bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə rɪˈtərn tɪ ðət wərd: pɑˈstɛrəti. frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv əv ðə ˈfaʊndərz, wi ər ðɛr pɑˈstɛrəti, ˈwɛðər ɑr ˈænˌsɛstərz ər frəm ˈɪŋglənd, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ər ˈɛkwəˌdɔr. ðeɪ ər ɑr ˈænˌsɛstərz. ənd wət ðeɪ hæv bəkˈwiθt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs frəm ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz daʊn tɪ ðə lænd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz ɑr ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns. wi ɔl hæv ˈvɛrid riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ɑr ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈpɛrənts. səm əv ˈjuˈɛs lɪv ɪn ɔ əv ðɛr ˈʃæˌdoʊz; ˈəðərz əv ˈjuˈɛs krɪnʤ æt ðɛr ˈfeɪljərz; stɪl ˈəðərz əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv spɛnt jɪrz ˈwərkɪŋ ɑr weɪ θru ðə ˈrɛzəˌdu əv əˈbjusɪv ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊdz. ənd səm əv ˈjuˈɛs ər ˈləki tɪ stænd tɔl ənd praʊd ɔn ɑr forebears’*’ ˈʃoʊldərz. fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs, ðeɪ ər stɪl ðə ˈpipəl tɪ hum wi oʊ ɑr bɪˈgɪnɪŋz. wi kən ləv ðɛm, heɪt ðɛm, lɪv ɪn ˌɪˈluʒən, ər si ðɛm fər hu ðeɪ ər bət wi ˈkænɑt dɪˈskleɪm ðɛm. ðə seɪm ɪz tru əv ɑr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈænˌsɛstərz ənd wi nid tɪ tɔk ðət weɪ. ɪf wi wɔnt tɪ ʃɛr ɑr ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns mɔr ˈbrɔdli, ənd kənˈvɪns ɑr ˈkəzənz tɪ du ðə seɪm, wi nid fərst tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət wi ˈʧɛrɪʃ ɪt, ðət wi ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðət ɪt ɪz ɑr ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns, ˈsəmθɪŋ wi, ɛz ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz, dɪd nɑt kriˈeɪt, bət wɑz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ðoʊz hu keɪm ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ðət wi ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈpæsɪŋ ɔn. ɪf ɪt ɪz ɑrz, ðɛn wi hæv ðə raɪt tɪ riˈmɑdəl ɪt tɪ ˈbɛtər sut ðə nidz əv ðə ˈprɛzənt ənd ðə fˈjuʧər wi hæv tɪ bi ˈʃækəld baɪ ðə pæst. bət ɪf wi kɛr əˈbaʊt ɪt ɛz ən ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns, ðɛn ʃoʊ ˈgrætəˌtud fər wət wi hæv rɪˈsivd, ənd meɪk ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ðət ˈspɪrɪt, ˈivɪn ɪf wi noʊ ðət ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz hu keɪm ˌbiˈfɔr wʊd hæv krɪnʤd tɪ si ʤɪst hu həz ˈteɪkən əp ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn wət wɑz wəns ðɛr haʊs, ənd wət dən tɪ ðə pleɪs. rɛd ðə hoʊl θɪŋ ðɛr.

our new editor in chief, robert merry, has a piece up about the questions of identity at the heart of the immigration debate: for most of our history, we have been largely a country of europeans, a country of the west, with western sensibilities and a shared devotion to the western heritage. now we are in the process of becoming something else—a mixed country without a coherent, guiding heritage of any civilization and certainly not of the west. this is largely the result both of the numbers of immigrants coming into the country (both legal and illegal) and of the place of origin of most of those immigrants. in 1960, 84 percent of u.s. immigrants came from europe and canada; now that number is just 14 percent. also, the percentage of people in america who were born outside the united states reached 13.7 percent in 2015—just a shade below the all-time high for that statistic, which was 14.8 percent in 1890, after a similar wave of immigrants largely from central and eastern europe. what’s more, experts expect that percentage to climb to 14.9 percent by 2015 and 18 percent by 2065. in 1965, when the country’s current immigration philosophy was enacted into law, the percentage of foreign-born people in the country was 5 percent. according to the pew research center, by 2055 the united states will have no ethno-racial majority. when that happens, america will be a completely different country from what it was, say, when the baby boomers appeared on the scene and throughout american history before that. this is a profound national alteration, and what’s remarkable about it is how little debate, or even discussion, has attended it until recently. i count myself as one of the people who is not really worried about this. that’s largely because i’m a native new yorker. i’ve grown up in a cosmopolitan, polyglot city, and watched that city go from putatively ungovernable to a new golden age while remaining if anything more polyglot than ever. (and been a very long time indeed since new york had an ethno-racial majority.) i have enough personal experience with immigrants from all over the world to know that, in general, the political, religious and ideological divisions between groups already living in america dwarf the divisions between newcomers and natives. and the evidence seems to show that, in the case of immigration, familiarity is as likely to breed comfort as contempt. (to pick a recent anecdote that i am fully aware is not equivalent to data: here’s a heartwarming story about syrian refugees in nebraska.) i am also aware that this notion that america is a “country of europeans” is also a relatively new formulation. back in the early 19th century, the question was whether america would be overwhelmed by germans; in the late 19th century, the question was whether it would be overwhelmed by italians, slavs and jews. “european” didn’t used to be nearly narrow enough; now, for some worried about immigration from further afield, just right. finally, the definition of western civilization is also highly malleable. not at all obvious to me that russia is more western than mexico. and concerns about muslim immigration, whether legitimate or overblown, have much more to do with the breakdown of civilization taking place within the islamic world right now than with anything “essential” about islamic civilization. meanwhile, canada and belgium have both nearly fallen apart at points in the past on account of being “bi-cultural” states, and nobody would dispute that both quebecois and angl0-canadians, both flemish and walloons, are core to the west. even considering all of the above, numbers still matter — for a simple practical reason if nothing else. making unum out of pluribus may or may not happen automatically — but it certainly takes more time the more pluribus you have coming in every year. nonetheless, those fretting that this country will die if it does not preserve its historic character should recall what a small percentage of the american population is of english descent, and yet how large english cultural heritage still looms in the national consciousness. so i take the other side of the question. but that doesn’t mean i think the question is illegitimate. i think as fundamental a political question as you can have. i think the advocates of a more liberal immigration regime do their cause a serious disservice by trying to rule it out of bounds — it comes close to trying to rule out politics itself. barack obama’s favorite formulation — “that’s not who we are” — isn’t an argument; an accusation. much better would be, “that’s not who we want to be” — because that makes it clear that we do have a choice of who we want to be, and that he thinks a particular choice is a better one. i also agree with merry that the question of immigration is a deeply emotional one, and hence difficult to resolve. but all that implies is that advocates of a more open regime need to make their appeal on emotional terms that might resonate with people who are more anxious and skeptical. as it happens, this is the topic of my latest column in the week: in our private lives, few would accept leaving this question — who inherits our property, our name, and the custody of our reputations — to forces entirely beyond our control. most of us think seriously about who we marry, who we will have children with. even those of us — like myself — who are adoptive parents recognize that the choice to adopt is exactly that: a choice. questions of identity — of who we are — are just as fundamental to any political community. a shared sense of identity is what makes collective action possible, whether that action is financing a community center or fighting a war. any time we make sacrifices today to benefit generations yet unborn, we imply an identifying bond between the present and the future. and yet, for many supporters of immigration there is a real dispute about whether this is even a valid political question — or, on the contrary, whether freedom of movement is an inalienable right, or whether asking questions about national identity is inherently racist. in a piece that considers deeply how immigration advocates have gone wrong, josh barro argues for the need to make the case for a relatively liberal immigration regime as being in the national interest (as opposed to just being “the right thing to do”). and he’s right about that. but before that case can be made, they need to win the trust of those who suspect — perhaps rightly — that immigration advocates see “the national interest” as the interest of a corporate entity known as the united states of america, without regard to what the nature of that entity is, or who it exists for in the first place. if they can’t rule questions of identity out of bounds, liberals will be tempted to answer them with ideological definitions of americanism that implicitly deem large numbers of actual americans to be less-than-faithful communicants of the national religion (something conservatives have been prone to do at least as much). an approach that is distinctly unlikely to win over anyone not already singing from their hymnal. so how can those with a more expansive conception of american identity make their case? the answer begins with a return to that word: posterity. from the perspective of the founders, we are their posterity, whether our ancestors are from england, ethiopia, or ecuador. they are our ancestors. and what they have bequeathed to us — from our political institutions down to the land itself — is our inheritance. we all have varied relationships with our individual parents. some of us live in awe of their shadows; others of us cringe at their failures; still others of us have spent years working our way through the residue of abusive childhoods. and some of us are lucky to stand tall and proud on our forebears’ shoulders. for all of us, they are still the people to whom we owe our beginnings. we can love them, hate them, live in illusion, or see them for who they are — but we cannot disclaim them. the same is true of our political ancestors — and we need to talk that way. if we want to share our inheritance more broadly, and convince our cousins to do the same, we need first to be able to demonstrate that we cherish it, that we recognize that it is our inheritance, something we, as individuals, did not create, but was given to us by those who came before, and that we are responsible for passing on. if it is ours, then we have the right to remodel it to better suit the needs of the present and the future — we don’t have to be shackled by the past. but if we care about it as an inheritance, then we’ll show gratitude for what we have received, and make changes in that spirit, even if we know that many of those who came before would have cringed to see just who has taken up residence in what was once their house, and what they’ve done to the place. read the whole thing there.

ɑrk ɪz flæt, ˈbjutəfəl, ˈgɔrʤəs θim fər ˈlɪnəks ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃənz. (əˈbriviˌeɪtɪd ɛz), ɪz krɔs ˈplætˌfɔrm fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈgræfɪkəl ˈjuzər ˈɪnərˌfeɪsɪz. ɪt ˈɔfərz ə waɪd sɛt əv ˈwɪʤɪts ənd kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈsutəbəl fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈprɑʤɛkts əv ˈɛvəri kəmˈplɛksɪti ənd saɪz. ɑrk θim ɪz 3 səˈpɔrtɪd ənd ɪt həz bɪn səkˈsɛsfəli ˈtɛstɪd ɔn waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈlɪnəks ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəmz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌuˈbuˌtu ɑrʧ ˈlɪnəks, freɪə, fɪˈdɔrə 21 22 ənd ˈmɛni mɔr. ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl, wi wɪl ʃoʊ ju haʊ tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðɪs aɪ ˈkændi θim ɔn ˌuˈbuˌtu ənd haʊ wi kən ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪt. ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ɑrk ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt koʊd riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ɪz ˈhoʊstɪd æt github*, soʊ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl ðɪs wi wɪl nid tɪ kloʊn ðət riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ənd ðɛn kəmˈpaɪl frəm sɔrs ˈmɛθəd. ɑrk ˈkərəntli ˈhævɪŋ noʊ ˈbaɪnəˌri faɪl fər ˌɪnˈstɔl, soʊ ðə ˌɪnˈstɔl ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz bɪt ˈkɑmplɛks. wi hæv ˈlɪstɪd ɪts ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən stɛps bɪˈloʊ wɪθ həz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ, pliz meɪk ʃʊr ðeɪ ər ˌɪnˈstɔld ˌbiˈfɔr prəˈsidɪŋ wɪθ ɑrk ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən. ˌɪnˈstɔl baɪ ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəˈmænd ɔn ˈtərmənəl ˌɪnˈstɔl ˌɪnˈstɔl baɪ ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəˈmænd ɔn ðə ˈtərmənəl. ˌɪnˈstɔl hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈstɔld naʊ. lɛts goʊ əˈhɛd wɪθ ɑrk ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən. ɛz fərst stɛp, kloʊn ðə riˈpɑzəˌtɔri fər ɑrk θim baɪ ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəˈmænd ɔn ˈtərmənəl. kloʊn --dɛpθ 1 ˈsiˈdi rən ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəˈmænd tɪ fɛʧ riˈpɑzəˌtɔri tægz. fɛʧ stɑrt ðə sɔrs ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs, ˈrənɪŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ kəˈmænd ɛz fərst stɛp əv sɔrs ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən. rən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ meɪk kəˈmænd tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈstɔl ɑrk θim ɔn jʊr ˌuˈbuˌtu ˈsɪstəm. meɪk ˌɪnˈstɔl kənˌgræʧəˈleɪʃənz, ju hæv səkˈsɛsfəli ˌɪnˈstɔld ðɪs θim, naʊ wi nid tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪt. ˈæktəˌveɪtɪŋ ɑrk ɑrk kən bi ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd frəm twik tulz. ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ noʊm ðɛn lɔnʧ noʊm twik tul tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪt, ɪf ju ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈjunɪti, lɔnʧ ˈjunɪti twik tul tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ɪt. ðiz tulz kən bi lɔnʧt frəm ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz twik tulz ˈɔpʃən. wəns twik tulz ˈwɪndoʊ həz bɪn lɔnʧt, ʧuz ““arc”*” ˈəndər θimz. ɪt wɪl bi ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ˈɪnstəntli, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈplizɪŋ lʊk əv jʊr ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm kənˈkluʒən ɑrk ɪz ˈwaɪdli juzd krɔs ˈplætˌfɔrm θim, ˈəndər kənˈsɪstənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪtˈweɪt, loʊ ˈrisɔrs kənˈsumər θim. ɪt nɑt ˈoʊnli səˈpɔrts ɔl ˈpɑpjələr ˈlɪnəks bət ˈɔlsoʊ rənz sˈmuðli ɔn ɔl ˈdɛskˌtɑp ɪnˈvaɪrənmənts ju kən θɪŋk əv.

arc is flat, beautiful, gorgeous gtk theme for linux distributions. gimp toolkit (abbreviated as gtk), is cross platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. it offers a wide set of widgets and considered to be suitable for creating projects of every complexity and size. arc theme is gtk 3 supported and it has been successfully tested on wide range of linux operating systems including ubuntu 14.05, arch linux, freya, fedora 21 & 22, debian 8.0, opensuse 13.2 and many more. in this article, we will show you how to install this eye candy theme on ubuntu 15.04 and how we can activate it. installing arc the project code repository is hosted at github, so in order to install this we will need to clone that repository and then compile from source method. arc currently having no binary file for install, so the install process is bit complex. we have listed its installation steps below with details.arc has following pre-requisites, please make sure they are installed before proceeding with arc installation. git autoconf install git by running the following command on terminal sudo apt-get install git install autoconf by running the following command on the terminal. sudo install autoconf pre-requisites have been installed now. lets go ahead with arc installation. as first step, clone the git repository for arc theme by running the following command on terminal. git clone https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme --depth 1 && cd arc-theme run the following command to fetch repository tags. git fetch –tags let’s start the source installation process, running following command as first step of source installation. ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr run following make command to actually install arc theme on your ubuntu system. sudo make install congratulations, you have successfully installed this theme, now we need to activate it. activating arc arc can be activated from tweak tools. if you are using gnome , then launch gnome tweak tool to activate it, if you are using unity, launch unity tweak tool to activate it. these tools can be launched from applications >> tweak tools option. once tweak tools window has been launched, choose “arc” under themes. it will be activated instantly, enjoy the pleasing look of your operating system conclusion arc is widely used cross platform theme, it’s under consistent development. it is lightweight, low resource consumer theme. it not only supports all popular linux distros but also runs smoothly on all desktop environments you can think of.

ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðə ˈbɑrˌtɛndər ˈwərkɪŋ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈflɔrɪdə ˈfənˌdreɪzər wɛr rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈni mɪt ˈrɑmni meɪd hɪz ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt 47 pərˈsɛnt" əv əˈmɛrɪkənz sɪz hi ˈdɪdənt meɪk ðə ˈsikrɪt rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈpɑrtəzən. ɪn hɪz fərst ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntərvˌju, skɑt ˈpraʊti tɛlz ɛd ʃʊlts ðət hi lɔst slip ənd ˈstrəgəld fər wiks ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ tɪ riˈlis ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmægəˌzin ˈməðər ʤoʊnz. bət ˈpraʊti sɪz hi θɔt ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈpipəl hərd ˈrɑmni ənd nu wət hi wɑz ˈrɪli ˈθɪŋkɪŋ. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈrɑmni tɛlz ˈdoʊnərz peɪɪŋ əˈpis ðət 47 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ər dɪˈpɛndənt ɔn ˈgəvərnmənt, si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈvɪktɪmz ənd bɪˈliv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt həz ə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti tɪ kɛr fər ðɛm. ˈrɑmniz ˈkrɪtɪks juzd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ˈɑrgju ðət hi wɑz aʊt əv təʧ wɪθ ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkənz, ənd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz sin baɪ ˈmɛni ˈpəndɪts tɪ hæv pleɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑməz re-election*. ðə ˈrɔɪtərz nuz ˈeɪʤənsi əbˈzərvz ðət, "wɪn ˈpraʊti ˈhændɪd ðə teɪp ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ənd ðə ˈmægəˌzin ˈpəblɪʃt ɪt ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ˈrɑmni wɑz pʊt ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv fər wiks ənd ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli rɪˈkəvərd." "aɪ ˈdɪdənt goʊ ɪn ðɛr wɪθ ə grəʤ əˈgɛnst ˈrɑmni. aɪ wɑz mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɛz ə ˈvoʊtər," ˈpraʊti toʊld schlultz*. ˈməðər ʤoʊnz ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət ˈpraʊti wɑz ðə ˈpərsən hu teɪpt ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ˈrɔɪtərz seɪ. hi dɪˈskraɪbd hɪmˈsɛlf ɛz ə "ˈrɛgjələr gaɪ, ˈmɪdəl klæs, ˌhɑrdˈwərkɪŋ gaɪ" ənd wɑz ˈtɛndɪŋ bɑr æt ðə ɪˈvɛnt ˈdoʊnərz hæd peɪd tɪ əˈtɛnd. "ˈpraʊti sɛd hi wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ riˈlis ðə teɪp baɪ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkɑmɛnt ðət ˈrɑmni hæd meɪd ɪn wɪʧ hi ɪkˈsprɛst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈhævɪŋ hɪz ˈpraɪvət ˈɛkwəti fərm baɪ ə ʧaɪˈniz ˈfæktəri ðət ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈpipəl hu ərnd ˈlɪtəl ˈməni" ənd wərkt ˈəndər ˈvɛri pur kənˈdɪʃənz, ˈrɔɪtərz noʊts. ðə ˈmidiə sizd ɔn ðə 47 pərˈsɛnt ˈkɑmɛnts.

washington the bartender working the private florida fundraiser where republican presidential nominee mitt romney made his comments about "47 percent" of americans says he didn't make the secret recording as a political partisan. in his first public interview, scott prouty tells msnbc's ed schultz that he lost sleep and struggled for weeks before deciding to release the recording to the magazine mother jones. but prouty says he thought it was important that people heard romney and knew what he was really thinking. in the video, romney tells donors paying $50,000 apiece that 47 percent of americans are dependent on government, see themselves as victims and believe the government has a responsibility to care for them. romney's critics used the video to argue that he was out of touch with average americans, and the video is seen by many pundits to have played an important role in mr. obama's re-election. the reuters news agency observes that, "when prouty handed the tape over to mother jones and the magazine published it in september, romney was put on the defensive for weeks and never really recovered." "i didn't go in there with a grudge against romney. i was more interested as a voter," prouty told schlultz. mother jones also confirmed that prouty was the person who taped the video, reuters say. he described himself as a "regular guy, middle class, hard-working guy" and was tending bar at the event donors had paid $50,000 to attend. "prouty said he was initially motivated to release the tape by a different comment that romney had made in which he expressed interest in having his private equity firm buy a chinese factory that employed 20,000 people who earned little money" and worked under very poor conditions, reuters notes. the media seized on the 47 percent comments.

ˈdɑrmˌstæt, ˈʤərməni ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz fər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˈeɪʤənsiz (esa*) roʊˈzɛtə ˈmɪʃən hæv ˈlərnɪd tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt səˈpraɪzɪz. wɪn ðɛr proʊb lɔnʧt 12 jɪrz əˈgoʊ, ðeɪ wər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə ˈdərti sˈnoʊˌbɔl ɪn ˈaʊtər speɪs. wɪn roʊˈzɛtə əraɪvd æt ˈkɑmət, ðə ˈsaɪəntɪsts faʊnd ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr laɪk ˈfləfi ʃeɪpt laɪk ə ˈrəbər dək. ənd wɪn ˈlændər gɑt tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs əv ˈkɑmət, ðə kræft ˈdɪdənt ˈæŋkər bət ˌɪnˈstɛd baʊnst əˈweɪ frəm ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˈlændɪŋ zoʊn, ˈɛndɪŋ əp ɪn ðə ˈʃæˌdoʊ əv ə klɪf. [ˈfoʊˌtoʊz: ˈjʊrəps roʊˈzɛtə ˈkɑmət ˈmɪʃən ɪn ˈpɪkʧərz] ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ (sɛpt. 30 ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ fər səm ˈfaɪnəl ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz, ɛz roʊˈzɛtə ɛndz ɪts ˈmɪʃən wɪθ ə kræʃ ˈlændɪŋ. ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ɪts lʊk æt ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə ˈkɑmət, ən ˈɑrtəˌfækt frəm ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm ˈbɪljən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ə ˈkɑzmɪk ˈlændɪŋ pæd roʊˈzɛtə, wɪʧ lɔnʧt ɪn mɑrʧ 2004 həz bɪn ˈsərkəlɪŋ ˈkɑmət fər ðə læst tu jɪrz. əraʊnd ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈloʊkəl taɪm 6 p.m*. edt*; 2200 gmt*) təˈnaɪt (sɛpt. 29 ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft wɪl pərˈfɔrm ɪts læst məˈnuvər tɪ dɪˈsɛnd tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs frəm ə ˈdɪstəns əv əˈbaʊt 12 maɪəlz 20 ˈkɪləˌmitərz). ɪt teɪks əˈbaʊt 40 ˈmɪnəts fər ə ˈsɪgnəl frəm ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft tɪ riʧ ərθ, ənd ˈmænɪʤərz sɛd ðeɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ rɪˈsiv ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən əv ˌɪmˈpækt hir æt ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈsɛntər (esoc*) əraʊnd ˈloʊkəl taɪm a.m*. edt*; 1120 gmt*) ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. wɪl bɪˈgɪn ˈbrɔdˌkæstɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ əv ðə ˈmɪʃən fəˈnæli æt p.m*. ˈloʊkəl taɪm a.m*. edt*; 1030 gmt*). ju kən wɔʧ ðə ˈkəvərɪʤ lɪv ɔn. ˈtɑrgətɪd ˈlændɪŋ pæd ɪz ə smuð ɛks 500meters*) ɪˈlɪps ɔn ðə "hɛd" əv ðə ˈkɑmət, ɪn ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ˈriʤən. (ðə ˈmɪʃən həz juzd ðə neɪmz əv ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈdiətiz tɪ dɪˈskraɪb ðə ˈkɑməts dɪˈvərs ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈriʤənz.) ˈmænɪʤərz ʧoʊz ðɪs spɑt bɪˈkəz ɪt həz ˈsɛvərəl ˈæktɪv pɪts. ðiz ˈkɑməˌtɛri ˈkreɪtərz spæn əˈbaʊt 330 fit 100 ɛm) əˈkrɔs ənd 165 fit 50 m)deep*, ənd ðə wɔlz əv ðiz pɪts əˈpɪr ˈdɑtɪd wɪθ ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ "gus bəmps" ðət kʊd ʃɛd laɪt ɔn ðə prɪˈmɔrdiəl ˈmeɪˌkəp əv ðə ˈkɑmət. səm əv ðə læst ˈpisɪz əv ˈdætə ðət roʊˈzɛtə kəˈlɛkts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz, kʊd bi riˈlist tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɛz ˈərli ɛz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. bət ˈivɪn ɪf ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ goʊz ɛz plænd fər ðə ˈlændɪŋ, ðə feɪt əv ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ə ˈmɪstəri; ˈdætə trænzˈmɪʃən wɪl ɛnd ɛz sun ɛz roʊˈzɛtə hɪts ðə ˈkɑmət, soʊ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈmænɪʤərz woʊnt noʊ ɪf ðə kræft baʊnst laɪk ər sæŋk dip ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑməts dəst. [haʊ ˈhɛroʊɪŋ ˈkɑmət ˈlændɪŋ baɪ ˈnɪrli feɪld (infographic*)] "wəns wi noʊ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt pɔɪnt təˈmɑˌroʊ, əm ʃʊr ˈɛvriˌwən wɪl ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt wət ðə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈʤərni wɪl bi," mæt ˈteɪlər, roʊˈzɛtə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈsaɪəntɪst, toʊld. "ɪt kʊd bi ðət roʊˈzɛtə ʤɪst sɪts ðɛr ənd ˈnɛsəlz ɪn ðə dəst. wi woʊnt noʊ. ðət wɪl bi ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ dɪˈskəs fər ˈmeɪbi ðə nɛkst 500 jɪrz, ənˈtɪl wi du ˈkɑmət tʊrz ər məsk wɔnts tɪ teɪk ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ə bəs tɪ ðə ˈkɑmət tɪ si wɛr ɪt sˈwɑloʊd roʊˈzɛtə." ˈmɪʃən ˈhaɪˌlaɪts roʊˈzɛtə wɑz ðə fərst speɪs ˈmɪʃən ˈɛvər tɪ ˈrɑndɪˌvu wɪθ ə ˈkɑmət, ˈɛskɔrt ðə ˈɑbʤɛkt əraʊnd ðə sən ənd drɔp ə ˈlændər ɔn ðə ˈkɑməts ˈsərfəs. (ðət noʊˈvɛmbər 2014 ˈlændɪŋ ˈdɪdənt goʊ ɛz plænd; ˈɛndɪd əp ɪn ə ˈʃædoʊd spɑt ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈkʊdənt ʧɑrʤ ɪts meɪn ˈbætəriz wɪθ ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi. ðə ˈlændər ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd fər ʤɪst 60 aʊərz ɔn ðə ˈkɑməts ˈsərfəs, ðɛn wɛnt ˈɪntu ˌhaɪbərˈneɪʃən.) fər ðə pæst tu jɪrz, roʊˈzɛtə həz əbˈzərvd ðə ˈkɑməts ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈsərfəs ˈfiʧərz, ənd həz dɪˈtɛktɪd ðə ˈgæsɪz ˈlivɪŋ ðə comet'snucleus*. ðiz ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz hæv əˈlaʊd ðə roʊˈzɛtə tim tɪ peɪnt ən ˈɪnɪmət ˈpɔrtrət əv ˈkɑmət, ənd tɪ ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd haʊ ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm fɔrmd frəm ə kɔr tɪ ə pleɪs wɛr laɪf ɪgˈzɪsts. ˈsaɪəntɪsts doʊnt θɪŋk laɪf kən ɪgˈzɪst ɔn ˈkɑməts, bət roʊˈzɛtə ˈrisərʧərz hæv faʊnd ˈkɛmɪkəlz laɪk ɔrˈgænɪk ˈmɑləˌkjulz ənd əˈminoʊ ˈæsədz, ə ˌdɪˈskəvri ðət səˈʤɛsts ˈkɑməts pleɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɪn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ səm əv laɪfs ˌɪnˈgridiənts tɪ ərθ. roʊˈzɛtə ˈdætə ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ðət məˈlɛkjələr ˈɑksɪʤən ɪz ɪn ðə gæs ðæts ˈstrimɪŋ ɔf ðə ˈkɑmət. "wɪn aɪ sɔ ɪt ðə fərst taɪm, aɪ ˈdɪdənt bɪˈliv ɪt," altwegg*, əv ðə ˈsɛnər ənd æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv bərn ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd, toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz æt təˈdeɪ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət məˈlɛkjələr ˈɑksɪʤən wɑz lɔŋ θɔt tɪ bi tu riˈæktɪv tɪ ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. "bət wi hæv ɪt, ənd wi hæv ɪt kwaɪt əˈbəndəntli." ðə roʊˈzɛtə tim həz ˈlərnɪd ðət ðɪs ˈkɑməts ˈnukliəs ɪz ə ˈvɛri ˈpɔrəs ˈmɪksʧər əv dəst ənd aɪs. ɪts soʊ ˈpɔrəs ðət ɪts kənˈsɪstənsi kʊd bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ frɛʃ, ˈpaʊdəri snoʊ ɔn ərθ, sɛd ˈvæləri, əv ˈɪnstrəmənt, əv ðə université*é ˈpɛrɪs- saclay*. "ɪts ˈvɛri ˈfləfi məˈtɪriəl," toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz. ənd jɛt ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈvild ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈkɑməˌtɛri ˈlænˌskeɪp, wɪθ "ə rɪʧ dɪˈvərsɪti wɪʧ wi hæv ˈnɛvər sin ˌbiˈfɔr," sɛd moʊˈhɑmɛd el-maarry*, ə ˌpoʊstˈdɑkˌtərəl ˈrisərʧər wɪθ tim, frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv bərn ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd. səm ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈkɑmət ˈivɪn hæv dunz ənd ˈrɪpəlz ðət rɪˈzɛmbəl ˈdɛzərt ˈfiʧərz ɔn ərθ, mɑrz ənd ˈvinəs. ðɪs ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋ, bɪˈkəz ðə 4 km*) ˈkɑmət həz ˈvɛri loʊ ˈgrævɪti, ənd ɪts ˌʤiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈprɑsɛsəz ʃʊd bi kwaɪt ˈdɪfərənt, ˈrisərʧərz sɛd. ðɛr ər stɪl ə lɔt əv ˌəˈnænsərd kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˈkɑməts. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɔnt tɪ noʊ haʊ ˈfrikwɛntli ðiz ˈkɑzmɪk ˈɑbʤɛkts kəˈlaɪdɪd wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. ɪf ðɛrz ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈkɑməts hæd ə ˈvaɪələnt pæst, ðɛn ðət maɪt bi ə gʊd saɪn ðət ðeɪ ər lɑrʤ ɪn ˈnəmbər, wɪʧ wʊd, ɪn tərn, min ðət mɔr əv ðɛm wər əraʊnd tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ˈwɔtər ənd ɔrˈgænɪks tɪ ərθ, sɛd davidsson*, ə ˈsaɪəntɪst wɪθ ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪdz, ˈkɑməts, ənd ˈsætəˌlaɪts grup æt ˈnæsəz ʤɛt prəˈpəlʃən ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪn ˌpæsəˈdinər, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈsaɪəntɪsts wɪl bi ˈbɪzi ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ tu jɪrz əv ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃənz frəm ˈkɑmət fər ˈmɛni jɪrz tɪ kəm. baɪ səm ˈɛstəˌmeɪts, ðə tim həz soʊ fɑr ˈænəˌlaɪzd ˈoʊnli 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə roʊˈzɛtə ˈdætə. "wi hæv mɪkst ˈfilɪŋz təˈdeɪ, bət wi hæv ɔl əv ðɪs wərk stɪl tɪ du," ˈteɪlər sɛd. "ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ər əˈbaʊt tɪ ɛnd, bət saɪəns kənˈtɪnjuz." ˈfɑloʊ ˈmeɪgən ˈgænən @meganigannon*, ər @spacedotcom*, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ər ˈgugəl+. ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn.

darmstadt, germany — investigators for the european space agency's (esa) rosetta mission have learned to expect surprises. when their comet-chasing probe launched 12 years ago, they were looking for a potato-shaped dirty snowball in outer space. when rosetta arrived at comet 67p/churyumov-gerasimenko, the scientists found something more like fluffy dustball shaped like a rubber duck. and when rosetta's lander philae got to the surface of comet 67p, the craft didn't anchor but instead bounced away from its intended landing zone, ending up in the shadow of a cliff. [photos: europe's rosetta comet mission in pictures] on friday morning (sept. 30), project scientists will be looking for some final revelations, as rosetta ends its mission with a crash landing. the spacecraft will also get its closest-yet look at the surface of the comet, an artifact from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago. a cosmic landing pad rosetta, which launched in march 2004, has been circling comet 67p/churyumov-gerasimenko for the last two years. around midnight local time (6 p.m. edt; 2200 gmt) tonight (sept. 29), the spacecraft will perform its last maneuver to descend to the surface from a distance of about 12 miles (20 kilometers). it takes about 40 minutes for a signal from the spacecraft to reach earth, and esa managers said they expect to receive confirmation of impact here at the european space operations centre (esoc) around 13:20 local time (7:20 a.m. edt; 1120 gmt) on friday. esa will begin broadcasting coverage of the mission finale at 12:30 p.m. local time (6:30 a.m. edt; 1030 gmt). you can watch the coverage live on space.com. rosetta's targeted landing pad is a smooth 2,300-foot x 1,640-foot (700x 500meters) ellipse on the "head" of the double-lobed comet, in the so-called ma'at region. (the mission has used the names of egyptian deities to describe the comet's diverse geological regions.) esa managers chose this spot because it has several active pits. these dust-spewing cometary craters span about 330 feet (100 m) across and 165 feet (50 m)deep, and the walls of these pits appear dotted with intriguing "goose bumps" that could shed light on the primordial makeup of the comet. some of the last pieces of data that rosetta collects, including images, could be released to the public as early as friday. but even if everything goes as planned for the landing, the fate of the spacecraft itself will remain a mystery; data transmission will end as soon as rosetta hits the comet, so the project managers won't know if the craft bounced like philae or sank deep into the comet's dust. [how harrowing comet landing by philae nearly failed (infographic)] "once we know the impact point tomorrow, i'm sure everyone will speculate what the subsequent journey will be," matt taylor, rosetta project scientist, told space.com. "it could be that rosetta just sits there and nestles in the dust. we won't know. that will be something to discuss for maybe the next 500 years, until we do comet tours or elon musk wants to take us on a bus to the comet to see where it swallowed rosetta." mission highlights rosetta was the first space mission ever to rendezvous with a comet, escort the object around the sun and drop a lander on the comet's surface. (that november 2014 landing didn't go as planned; philae ended up in a shadowed spot and therefore couldn't charge its main batteries with solar energy. the lander operated for just 60 hours on the comet's surface, then went into hibernation.) for the past two years, rosetta has observed the comet's structure and surface features, and has detected the gases leaving the comet'snucleus. these observations have allowed the rosetta team to paint an intimate portrait of comet 67p, and to better understand how the solar system formed from a starless core to a place where life exists. scientists don't think life can exist on comets, but rosetta researchers have found chemicals like organic molecules and amino acids, a discovery that suggests comets played an important role in delivering some of life's ingredients to earth. rosetta data also showed that molecular oxygen is in the gas that's streaming off the comet. "when i saw it the first time, i didn't believe it," kathrin altwegg, of the center forspace and habitability at the university of bern in switzerland, told reporters at esoc today, noting that molecular oxygen was long thought to be too reactive to exist in the early solar system. "but we have it, and we have it quite abundantly." the rosetta team has learned that this comet's nucleus is a very porous mixture of dust and ice. it's so porous that its consistency could be compared to fresh, powdery snow on earth, said valerie ciarletti, co-investigator of rosetta's consert instrument, of the université paris- saclay. "it's very fluffy material," ciarletti told reporters. and yet rosetta's observations have also revealed a surprising cometary landscape, with "a rich textural diversity which we have never seen before," said mohamed el-maarry, a postdoctoral researcher with rosetta's osiris team, from the university of bern in switzerland. some regions of the comet even have dunes and ripples that resemble desert features on earth, mars and venus. this is surprising, because the 2.5-mile-wide (4 km) comet has very low gravity, and its geological processes should be quite different, researchers said. there are still a lot of unanswered questions about comets. for instance, scientists want to know how frequently these cosmic objects collided with each other in the early solar system. if there's evidence that comets had a violent past, then that might be a good sign that they are large in number, which would, in turn, mean that more of them were around to transport water and organics to earth, said björn davidsson, a scientist with the asteroids, comets, and satellites group at nasa's jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena, california. scientists will be busy analyzing rosetta's two years of observations from comet 67p for many years to come. by some estimates, the team has so far analyzed only 5 percent of the rosetta data. "we have mixed feelings today, but we have all of this work still to do," taylor said. "the operations are about to end, but science continues." follow megan gannon @meganigannon, or space.com @spacedotcom, facebook or google+. originally published on space.com.

ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkərtəsi əv tɔɪə ˈrɑbənsən lɔŋ wəns blɑkt 15 ʃɑts ɪn ə geɪm. lɔŋ ɪz ˈæptli neɪmd bɪˈkəz hi ɔˈrɛdi stændz ənd weɪz 240 wɪl ˈɛnər ˈsɛvənθ greɪd ðɪs fɔl æt ˈdeɪvɪdsən deɪ skul (ˈdeɪvɪdsən, ˌɪˈmɛns saɪz æt səʧ ə jəŋ eɪʤ ˈkɑnʤərz ˈɪmɪʤɪz əv rælf ˈsæmpsən, ˈnæʃənəl ˈkɑlɪʤ pleɪər əv ðə jɪr, hu gru tɪ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɪz ˈnɪkˌneɪm wɑz ““stick”*” ənd hɪz ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ weɪt wɑz ˈlɪstɪd æt lɛs ðən 230 paʊnz. ˈsæmpsən wɑz ɛz ə naɪnθ seɪ gɑt ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ bi ər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈkɔri ˈbeɪkər, hɛd koʊʧ əv hɪz tim frəm ˈʃɑrlət, ˈtaʊrɪŋ ˈjəŋstər ɔˈrɛdi wɛrz ə saɪz 21 shoe.long*, hu dəŋkt ɔn ə ˈbæskət ɛz ə sɪksθ ˈgreɪdər, sɪz hɪz ʧif ˈæˌsɛts ər ənd ˈblɑkɪŋ ʃɑts. wən taɪm aɪ blɑkt ə ʃɑt wɪθ fɔrs soʊ hɑrd ðət ɪt nɑkt ɪm ədˈmɪtəd ðət lɔŋ, pleɪɪŋ hɪz fərst jɪr əv ˈbæskətˌbɔl, həz ˈvɛri rɑ skɪlz, bət hi ˈrɪli hɑrd ənd ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər ˈɛvəri deɪ. ə ˈfæktər ɪn ˈɛvəri geɪm hɪz fərst jɪr hi ˈævrɪʤd 16 pɔɪnts, 11 ˈriˌbaʊndz ənd sɪks blɑks. hi blɑkt 15 ʃɑts ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl geɪm ənd faʊld aʊt ʤɪst wəns ðɪs ˈnoʊtɪd ðət hi ənd əˈsɪstənt koʊʧ kiθ ˈɪsən ə lɔt əv taɪm wɪθ ɪm əˈweɪ frəm ˈbæskətˌbɔl. ˈgɪtɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈbɛtər sɪz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈprɑbləm ɪn hɪz ˈkɑrənt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɪz ˈfʊtˌwərk. hi ˈɔlsoʊ nidz tɪ ˈpɑlɪʃ hɪz əˈvɛnʧuəl haɪ skul ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ɪz ənˈsərtən æt ðɪs taɪm, bət hi geɪv ə ˌlɔŋˈdistəns hɪnt əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈkɑlɪʤ ləv (ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv) florida,”*,” hi sɛd. wərk hɑrd ənd ˈhəsəl. ˈbɪli ˈdɑnəvən (hɛd koʊʧ) ɪz ə frɛnd ɔn maɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. aɪ hæv əˈbaʊt 100 hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ groʊ, hɪz lɪst əv ““friends”*” ˈɔlsoʊ wɪl bi groʊɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə nɛkst fju jɪrz.

photo courtesy of toya robinson raekwon long once blocked 15 shots in a game. thirteen-year-old raekwon long is aptly named because he already stands 6-foot-10 and weighs 240 pounds.he will enter seventh grade this fall at davidson day school (davidson, n.c.).his immense size at such a young age conjures images of ralph sampson, three-time national college player of the year, who grew to 7-4. however, his nickname was “stick” and his nba weight was listed at less than 230 pounds. sampson was 6-7 as a ninth grader.“doctors say he’s got the potential to be 7-5 or 7-6,” according to corey baker, head coach of his qcaa aau team from charlotte, n.c.the towering youngster already wears a size 21 shoe.long, who dunked on a 10-foot basket as a sixth grader, says his chief assets are “rebounding and blocking shots. one time i blocked a shot with force so hard that it knocked him down.”baker admitted that long, playing his first year of aau basketball, has very raw skills, but he “works really hard and is getting better every day. he’s a factor in every game defensively.”in his first year he averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks. he blocked 15 shots in a single game and fouled out just once this summer.baker noted that he and assistant coach keith ison “spend a lot of time with him away from basketball. he’s getting to be a better student.”long says the biggest problem in his current development is footwork. he also needs to polish his skyhook.his eventual high school destination is uncertain at this time, but he gave a long-distance hint about his college future.“i love (the university of) florida,” he said. “they work hard and hustle. billy donovan (head coach) is a friend on my facebook. i have about 100 friends”as he continues to grow, his list of “friends” also will be growing during the next few years.

ɪn əˈnəðər ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈaʊtˌbərst, analyst”*” ˈmælkəm næns kɔld ɔn ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt tɪ bɔm ə ˈbɪldɪŋ oʊnd baɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɪn ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈsɪti əv ˌɪstɑnˈbul. rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ə trəmp ˈprɑpərti ɪn ˌɪstɑnˈbul, næns tweeted*: ɪz maɪ ˌnɑməˈni fər ðə fərst ˈaɪsəs ˈsuɪˌsaɪd ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ə trəmp property.”*.” hi ˈleɪtər dɪˈlitəd ðə twit bət həz jɛt tɪ ˈɪʃu ən əˈpɑləˌʤi ər ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. ɪn ðə tɪ læst ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən, næns dɪˈskraɪbd ˈdɑnəld trəmp ɛz ðə candidate,”*,” ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪktəri, prɪˈdɪktɪd ðət ˈdɑnəld sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ædˈvaɪzərz wʊd lɛd tɪ ɛnd əv ist riˈleɪʃənz ɛz ɪt ɪgˈzɪsts today.”*.” hi ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər ˈvɪktəri mɛnt əˈmɛrɪkə wɑz ɔn ðə ɛʤ əv fascism.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ ə ˈɛkspərt, næns ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ˈhɪstəri əv dɪˈnaɪɪŋ ˈtɛrərɪst acts’*’ kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ islamism*, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ˈtɛrərɪst riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ðə ˈbʊlˌdoʊzɪŋ əv səˈvɪljənz wɪθ ə trək ɪn nis ɛz unstable,”*,” ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈnaɪtˌkləb ˈʃutər ˈoʊmɑr ɛz ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ə problem,”*,” ənd ðə sæn ˌbərnəˈdinoʊ mæs ˈʃutɪŋz ɛz ˈhaɪbrɪd ækt əv violence.”*.” ˈkɑmɛnts ˈɔlsoʊ kəm æt ə taɪm əv ə ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈɪsləmɪst ˈtɛrər θrɛt ɪn ˈtərki, ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt tərnz ðə ˈkəntri ˈɪntu ə rɪˈlɪʤəs steɪt. ɪn 2016 əˈloʊn, ðə ˈkəntri wɑz ðə ˈtərgət əv ˈdəzənz əv ˈtɛrər əˈtæks, ˈreɪnʤɪŋ frəm kɑr bɑmz tɪ ˈnaɪtˌkləb ˈʃutɪŋz. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ bɛn kju ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ɔn tˈwɪtər æt @ben_kew*, ər iˈmeɪl ɪm æt

in another extraordinary outburst, msnbc “counter-terrorism analyst” malcolm nance called on the islamic state to bomb a building owned by donald trump in the turkish city of istanbul. responding to a photo of a trump property in istanbul, nance tweeted: “this is my nominee for the first isis suicide bombing of a trump property.” he later deleted the tweet but has yet to issue an apology or explanation. in the run-up to last year’s presidential election, nance described donald trump as the “isis candidate,” and following his victory, predicted that donald trump’s security and military advisors would lead to “the end of u.s.-middle east relations as it exists today.” he also questioned whether trump’s victory meant america was “teetering on the edge of fascism.” despite being a counter-terrorism expert, nance also has a history of denying terrorist acts’ connection to islamism, describing the terrorist responsible for the bulldozing of civilians with a truck in nice as “mentally unstable,” orlando nightclub shooter omar mateen as suffering from a “physchosexual problem,” and the san bernadino mass shootings as “a hybrid act of terrorism/workplace violence.” nance’s comments also come at a time of a rising islamist terror threat in turkey, as the country’s president recep erdoğan turns the country into a religious state. in 2016 alone, the country was the target of dozens of terror attacks, ranging from car bombs to nightclub shootings. you can follow ben kew on facebook, on twitter at @ben_kew, or email him at bkew@breitbart.com

keɪn bruɪŋ ˈstɔri ɪz ˈstraɪkɪŋli ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈbruəriz biɪŋ ˈoʊpənd əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri təˈdeɪ. ˈmaɪkəl keɪn ˈtrævəld ˈjʊrəp ˈteɪstɪŋ bɪrz frəm ən əreɪ əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəlʧərz ənd əˈpɑn rɪˈtərnɪŋ kˈwɪkli ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ bru hɪz oʊn ˈbɛndər. ɛz ə wɔl strit ˈbɪznɪs mæn keɪn kɛpt bruɪŋ wɪn hi kʊd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈwɪnɪŋ ə fju ˈmɛdəlz æt ðə rɪˈnaʊnd ˈnæʃənəl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ðət wɑz ɪn 2009 fæst ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈɔgəst əv 2011 ˈæftər ə lɔŋ sərʧ ənd məʧ ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv keɪn bruɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ˈoʊʃən, n.j*. kəˈmɛnst. ðə fəˈsɪlɪti juzd tɪ bi hoʊm tɪ ə ˈkæskət ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər wɪʧ meɪks bɪr, du tɪ ðə neɪm, ə bɪt mɔr ˈɑmənəs. ə naɪt tɪ ɛnd ɔl dɔnz ɪz ˈmɑrkətɪd ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpɪriəl staʊt ðət ɪz ðɛn trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə dɑrk eɪl ˈæftər ˈhævɪŋ spɛnt ˈfɪfˈtin mənθs ɪn ˈbərbən ˈbɛrəlz. frəm ðə ˈleɪbəl, ðə aɪˈdiə bɪˈhaɪnd səʧ ə lɔŋ ˈeɪʤɪŋ ˈpɪriəd ɪz tɪ əˈlaʊ: ˈsizənəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˌfləkʧuˈeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈbɛrəlz tɪ drɔ boʊld ˈfleɪvərz frəm ðə oʊk ðət kən ˈoʊnli dɪˈvɛləp wɪθ taɪm. ðə pɔr ɪz ˈɪrəli ˈsɪmələr tɪ jʊr ˈstændərd dɑrk ˈsoʊdə əˈveɪləbəl æt ˈɛni ˈkɔrnər stɔr. ʤɛt blæk ˈbɑdi wɪθ tənz əv ˈrɑki foʊm ðət ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ənd aɪ min ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli, ˈdɪsəˌpeɪts ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntɛnts ɪn ðə glæs ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈeɪkɪn tɪ piˈænə ˈlækər. ɪt ˈivɪn ˈmɪmɪks ðə nɔɪz əv sɛd ˈsoʊdə. aɪ kən smɛl ɪt ɔˈrɛdi frəm əˈbaʊt ə fʊt ənd ə hæf əˈweɪ. ˈsupər swit deɪts ənd ˈreɪzɪnz kəm fɔrθ θru ðə ˈiθər. ðə ˈsɪmfəni kənˈtɪnjuz wɪθ ə hɪt əv oʊk ənd ðət ˈtɑfi ˈkɛrəməl soʊ ˈprɛvələnt ɪn ðiz ˈmæsɪv mɔlt bɑmz ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə leɪərz əv sˈwitnəs. aɪ kən ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈtɛkt wət aɪ æm ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ɛz ə feɪnt hɪnt əv bubblegum*. səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ðə ˈælkəˌhɑl ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz ʤɪst ˈbɛrli dɪˈtɛktəbəl ɔn ðə noʊz. ˈdaɪvɪŋ ɪn brɪŋz ðə swit deɪts ənd ˈreɪzɪnz tɪ ðə ˈpælɪt ˈoʊnli naʊ ðeɪ ər soʊkt ɪn ˈælkəˌhɑl, ðə gʊd ˈbərbən kaɪnd. səm wʊd ʧɑr ənd kˈwɑləti məˈlæsəz fɪl aʊt ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈlidɪŋ weɪ fər ə lɔŋ ˈfɪnɪʃ əv ˌmædəˈgæskər vəˈnɪlə. ðə ɪz ˈhɛvi ənd ˈstɪki ˈɔlˌmoʊst tɪ ðə pɔɪnt əv biɪŋ syrupy*. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈlɛvəl seɪvz ɪt frəm biɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. ʤɪst. waʊ.

kane brewing co.’s story is strikingly similar to many of the breweries being opened around the country today. michael kane traveled europe tasting beers from an array of different cultures and upon returning quickly learned how to brew his own bender. daylighting as a wall street business man kane kept brewing when he could eventually winning a few medals at the renowned national homebrew competition. that was in 2009. fast forward to august of 2011, after a long search and much preparation the opening of kane brewing co.’s facilities in ocean, n.j. commenced. the facility used to be home to a casket manufacturer which makes today’s beer, due to the name, a bit more ominous. a night to end all dawns is marketed as an imperial stout that is then transformed into a dark ale after having spent fifteen months in bourbon barrels. from the label, the idea behind such a long aging period is to allow: seasonal temperature fluctuations in the barrels to draw bold flavors from the oak that can only develop with time. the pour is eerily similar to your standard dark soda available at any corner store. jet black body with tons of rocky foam that immediately, and i mean immediately, dissipates leaving the contents in the glass looking akin to piano lacquer. it even mimics the noise of said soda. i can smell it already from about a foot and a half away. super sweet dates and raisins come forth through the ether. the symphony continues with a hit of oak and that malty toffee caramel so prevalent in these massive malt bombs adding to the layers of sweetness. i can also detect what i am picking up as a faint hint of bubblegum. surprisingly, the alcohol content is just barely detectable on the nose. diving in brings the sweet dates and raisins to the palate only now they are soaked in alcohol, the good bourbon kind. some wood char and quality blackstrap molasses fill out the middle leading way for a long finish of madagascar vanilla. the mouthfeel is heavy and sticky almost to the point of being syrupy. however, the carbonation level saves it from being over the top. just. wow.

signup* tɪ rɪˈsiv ə ˈdeɪli ˈraʊnˌdəp əv ðə tɔp lgbt*+ nuz ˈstɔriz frəm əraʊnd ðə wərld ˌɪˈtæljənz hæv ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə strits tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ðɛr tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz. boʊθ səˈpɔrtərz ənd əˈpoʊnənts əv ˈmɛʒərz tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnli ˈkæθlɪk ˈkəntri, hæv priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt. ðə bɪl fər ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz, ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ prɛˈmɪr mɑˈteɪoʊ ˈgəvərnmənt, wɪl bi dəˈbeɪtɪd ɔn 28 ˈʤænjuˌɛri ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ˈfeɪsɪz fɪrs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈkæθlɪk ˈkəntri, ɪt ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ pæs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈmɛʒərz fər ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz ər ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ, seɪ ðeɪ fɪr əˈmɛndmənts wɪl bi ˈædɪd tɪ ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ ər ˈwɔtər daʊn ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ˈɪtəli rɪˈmeɪnz ɛz ðə læst ˈwɛstərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈkəntri wɪʧ həz noʊ ˈligəl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən fər koʊˈhæbɪtɪŋ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈkəpəlz. ˈʤəstɪs ˈmɪnɪstər ˌɑnˈdreɪə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ həz sɛd ˈɪtəli məst ˌɪntrəˈdus ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz tɪ bi kəmˈplaɪənt wɪθ ðə ˈstræsˌbɔrg kɔrt. ˈnɪrli ə ˈhənərd daʊnz ˌriˈpɔrtəd plænd ˈproʊˌtɛsts əˈkrɔs ˈɪtəli fər ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. səm ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ səˈpɔrtərz sɛd ðə ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz bɪl wɑz ðə minimum”*” fər ˈɪtəli. ðoʊz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz fər ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz, ˈəndər ðə əp ˈɪtəli! ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ bi civil”*”, sɛd ðeɪ dɪd nɑt wɔnt tɪ kɔz ə juʤ ˈrəkəs wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts, bət ðət ðeɪ ˈmeɪnli ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ ənd mit ˈpipəl ɪn ðə strits. ðə əˈpoʊnənts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, du wɔnt tɪ kɔz ə stər. raɪts ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən neɪmd ə day”*”, wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ˈsərkəs ˈmækˌsɪməs ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ wik. əˈmɪd ə dəˈbeɪt əraʊnd ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈsɪvəl ˈjunjənz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ə grup ə ˈsɛnətərz prəˈpoʊzd ˈprɪzən ˈsɛntənsɪz fər geɪ ˈkəpəlz hu juz ˈoʊvərˈsiz ˈsərəˌgeɪts. ˈkæθlɪk ˈsɛnətərz frəm ðə ˈrulɪŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti ˈteɪbəld ðə əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ə dræft bɪl tɪ ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ. ðə ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz ər ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt əv ðoʊz ðət tʊk pleɪs ɪn fræns ɪn 2014 ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ə voʊt wɪʧ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤ. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛsts, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈvaɪələnt, sɔ tɛnz əv ˈθaʊzənz, boʊθ fər ənd əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ, teɪk tɪ ðə strits.

signup to receive a daily roundup of the top lgbt+ news stories from around the world italians have taken to the streets to push the government there to legalise same-sex civil unions. both supporters and opponents of measures to legalise same-sex civil unions in the mainly catholic country, have prepared to demonstrate. the bill for civil unions, introduced by premier matteo renzi’s government, will be debated on 28 january in the senate. although it faces fierce opposition in the catholic country, it is expected to pass. however supporters of measures for civil unions or same-sex marriage, say they fear amendments will be added to sabotage or water down the legislation. italy remains as the last western european country which has no legal recognition for cohabiting same-sex couples. justice minister andrea orlando has said italy must introduce same-sex civil unions to be compliant with the strasbourg court. nearly a hundred downs reported planned protests across italy for saturday. some same-sex marriage supporters said the civil unions bill was the “bare minimum” for italy. those behind the demonstrations for civil unions, under the slogan”wake up italy! it is time to be civil”, said they did not want to cause a huge ruckus with the protests, but that they mainly wanted to go and meet people in the streets. the opponents, however, do want to cause a stir. anti-gay rights demonstrations, including one named a “family day”, will take place in places like rome’s circus maximus in the coming week. amid a debate around same-sex civil unions in the country, a group a senators proposed prison sentences for gay couples who use overseas surrogates. catholic senators from the ruling democratic party tabled the amendment to a draft bill to legalise same-sex marriage. the demonstrations are reminiscent of those that took place in france in 2014, leading up to a vote which eventually legalised same-sex marriage. the protests, sometimes violent, saw tens of thousands,h for and against the law, take to the streets.

əˈbaʊt ə wik əˈgoʊ aɪ ʃɛrd səm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə tir 1 ˈjunɪts əv ðə fərst ˈfækʃən ɪn maɪ ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 mɔd, ðə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl əv wɪʧ ɪz ˈrɛmnənts ðə ˈfækʃən ɪn kˈwɛʃən ɪz kɔld ðə kənˈstrəktərz. naʊ kəmˈplitɪd ən ˌɪˈnɪʃəl dɪˈzaɪn pæs əv ðə ˈjunɪts dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ðət blɔg poʊst ənd hæv muvd ɔn tɪ ðə tir 1 ˈjunɪts ənd ˈstrəkʧərz əv maɪ ˈsɛkənd ˈfækʃən, wɪʧ aɪ hæv bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə. kwaɪt ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈfækʃən ənd æm ˈigər tɪ si ˈɛni rɪˈspɑnsɪz tɪ ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv ðiz ˈjunɪts. ˈfækʃən ˈbeɪsɪks ðə kənˈstrəktərz ər ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd əraʊnd ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈjunɪt ðət məst bi boʊθ prəˈtɛktɪd tɪ prɪˈvɛnt mæʧ lɔs, ənd əˈproʊpriɪtli ˈjutəˌlaɪzd fər ˈkɑmbæt ənd ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ɪˈfɪʃənsi (ɛz moʊst pərˈdəkʃən ənd kənˈstrəkʃən məst bi pæst θru ɪt, ənd ɪt ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər sɔrs əv ˈɛriə ˈdæmɪʤ fər ðə ˈfækʃən). ðə ər, mɔr ər lɛs, ðə ˈɑpəzɪt əv ðɪs. ðeɪ ər ˈhaɪli dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd, wɪθ ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈjunɪts ənd ˈstrəkʧərz ðət kəmˈpraɪz ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ləˈʤɪstɪkəl ˈæˌspɛkts. ðə ˈsɛnər əv ðə ˈfækʃən ɪz ðə ˈækˌsɑn, wɪʧ ˈrəfli ˈfəŋkʃənz laɪk ðə kəˈmænd ˈsɛnər, ˈnɛksəs ər ˈhæʧəri frəm ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 ɪt ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈdrɑˌpɔf fər ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd prəˈdusər əv ˈhɑrvəstər ˈjunɪts fər ðə ˈfækʃən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈækˌsɑn ˈɔlsoʊ prəˈdusɪz ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈjunɪts, ənd həz ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈpæsɪv ənd ˈæktɪv ˈifɛkts ɪt kən bi ˈəpˌgreɪdɪd tɪ prəˈvaɪd. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət wən ˈæˌspɛkt əv ðɪs mɔd wɪl bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈrisɔrs dɪˈpɑzəts ɪn ˈɛni wən ˈɛriə, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈrɛlətɪv ˌɪmoʊˈbɪlɪti əv ðə ˈækˌsɑn ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ ˈrɛlətɪv tɪ ðə ˈmoʊbəl kənˈstrəktər, ðoʊ aɪ æm ˈplænɪŋ tir 2 səʧ ɛz ə ˈmoʊbəl ˈrisɔrs ˈdrɑˌpɔf ˈstrəkʧər tɪ əˈliviˌeɪt ðɪs. ənˈlaɪk ðə kənˈstrəktər, ðə pleɪər wɪl nɑt luz ðə mæʧ ɪf ɪts ˈækˌsɑn ɪz kɪld. ˈækˌsɑnz ər ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə mɔrf steɪt əv əˈnəðər ˈjunɪt, ðə əˈsɛmblər. ðəs, ɪf ˈɛni əˈsɛmblərz ər əˈlaɪv, pleɪərz kən stɪl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə mæʧ, ənd mæʧ lɔs ɪz taɪd tɪ ðə lɔs əv ɔl ˈækˌsɑnz (wɪʧ kən ˈproʊdus əˈdɪʃənəl əˈsɛmblərz) ənd əˈsɛmblərz (wɪʧ kən tərn ˈɪntu ˈækˌsɑnz) ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl mɔr sərˈvaɪvəbəl ðən kənˈstrəktərz ɪn ðɪs weɪ, ðoʊ ðɛr ˈjunɪts tɛnd tɪ bi ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli məʧ ˈiziər tɪ kɪl. ˈkərəntli, ðə ˈækˌsɑn prəˈvaɪdz ɔl ˈnidɪd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kæp fər ɪts ˈfækʃən, waɪl kənˈstrəktərz hæv tɪ ˌpiriˈɑdɪkəli ˈrisərʧ ˈəpˌgreɪdz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən kæp. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ˈækˌsɑnz du nɑt nid tɪ bi bɪlt ɔn paʊər pædz, ðoʊ ˈplænɪŋ tɪ meɪk ðɛr ˌɪˈneɪt ˈɛnərʤi riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən tɪ bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli sloʊər wɪn bɪlt ɔn ˈrɛgjələr graʊnd. aɪ hæv nɑt jɛt ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ðɪs, soʊ ənˈʃʊr əv ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌfizəˈbɪləti əv ðɪs dɪˈzaɪn dɪˈsɪʒən. ˈniðər ˈækˌsɑnz nɔr əˈsɛmblərz ər ˈvaɪəbəl ɪn ˈkɑmbæt, ðoʊ ɪn ˈkipɪŋ wɪθ ðə θim əv ðɪs mɔd ðeɪ boʊθ hæv ˈtæktɪkəl ˈjuzɪz, wɪʧ aɪ wɪl ˈkəvər ɪn ðɛr rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈsɛkʃənz. ðə pleɪər meɪ ˈoʊnli hæv wən ˈækˌsɑn æt ə taɪm. waɪl moʊst kənˈstrəktərz ˈəpˌgreɪdz ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə kənˈstrəktər ˌɪtˈsɛlf, ˈəpˌgreɪdz tɛnd tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ðə ““dendrite”*” klæs əv ˈjunɪts. ˈjunɪts ər kənˈsɪdərd ðə kɔr əv ðə ˈfækʃən, ənd kəmˈpraɪz 3 ˈbeɪsɪk fɔrmz:, ənd əˈsɛmblərz. ˈəpˌgreɪdz fər ðə æd ənd ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ ˈbeɪsɪk ˌkɛrɪktərˈɪstɪks əv ðiz ˈjunɪts ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm tɪ pæs ðoʊz bəfs əˈlɔŋ tɪ ˈəðər ˈjunɪts (auras*). tir 1 ˈjunɪts ɪn səm weɪz, ðə ɪz ðə moʊst ˈbeɪsɪk ˈjunɪt. ɪn səm, ɪt ɪz ɪts ˈəltəmət ˈwɛpən. ðə ɪz ə ˈhɑrvəstər ˈjunɪt, kənˈsɪdərəbli ˈʧipər ðən ðə kənˈstrəktərz ˈpɛrəˌlɛl, ðə scrapper*. aɪ hæv ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd ðə ˈhɑrvəst reɪts əv ðiz ˈjunɪts səʧ ðət 2 ˈgæðər ðə seɪm ˈrisɔrsɪz pər trɪp ɛz ə ˈsɪŋgəl scrapper*. ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi mæs prəˈdust, fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈrizənz. ər ˈɔlsoʊ ‘‘spent’*’ ɛz ə kəmˈpoʊnənt əv tir 2 ˈjunɪts fər ðə. ən məst bi kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ ə tir 1 ˈjunɪt tɪ ˈproʊdus ə tir 2 ˈjunɪt, məʧ laɪk haʊ ər bɪlt ˈjuzɪŋ 2 haɪ ˈtɛmplər. aɪ æm əˈdɪʃəˌnəli ˈplænɪŋ ən əˈbɪləˌti fər ðɛm wɛr ðeɪ kən spɛnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈəðər ˈjunɪts wɪθ ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt bəf tɪ ˈiðər ˈdæmɪʤ ər ˈɑrmər (wɪʧ wɪl nɑt stæk). ðə ˈəltəmət juz əv ðə, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ɪts əˈtæk. ðə əˈtæk wɪl hæv ə ʃɔrt reɪnʤ slɑp (ðət ɪz, ɪt wɪl bi ˈizi fər ˈjunɪts tɪ gɪt aʊt əv reɪnʤ əv ɪts əˈtæk) ə ʃɔrt reɪnʤ, ənd ə lɔŋ (ðət ɪz, ɪt wɪl weɪt ə lɔŋ taɪm ˈæftər ˈmitɪŋ əˈtæk kənˈdɪʃənz tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈtæk). bət, wəns ðə əˈtæk goʊz ɔf, ðə wɪl kɪl ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp əv ðə ˈtərgət ˈjunɪt tɪ ðət əv ðə pleɪər. ðə, ɪf ɪt sərˈvaɪvz tɪ meɪk ɪts əˈtæk ənd ɪts preɪ ˈkænɑt ɪˈskeɪp, wɪl ‘‘spend’*’ (kɪl) ðə ənd ˈkɑnvərt ˈɛni klæs ˈjunɪt (e.g*. ðə kənˈstrəktər) tɪ ðə kənˈtroʊl pleɪər. ðɪs wɪl nɑt əˈfɛkt ˈstrəkʧərz. ˈsɛvərəl tir 2 ˈjunɪts ənd ˈəpˈgreɪd ˈɔpʃənz ər dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðɪs əˈbɪləˌti (ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ ər sloʊɪŋ ˈɛnəmi ˈjunɪts). ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kip əˈpoʊnənts əv ðə pleɪər ɔn ðɛr toʊz ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ɪn ˈkɑmbæt. aɪ æm kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ə tir 2 ˈəpˈgreɪd ðət əˈlaʊz tir 2 ˈjunɪts tɪ spɔn ən wɪn ðeɪ daɪ. aɪ æm ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmɑdəl fər ðə ˈkərəntli. ən ˈərliər ˈvərʒən juzd ðə ˈlɑrvə, wɪʧ wɑz ˈprɪti əmˈjuzɪŋ. əˈsɛmblər ðə əˈsɛmblər ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈbɪldər əv ˈjunɪts fər ðə ˈfækʃən. laɪk ðə, ər laɪk ə droʊn frəm ˈstɑrˌkræft, ɪt ‘‘spends’*’ ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈbɪldɪŋ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ənˈlaɪk ə droʊn, ðə əˈsɛmblər ɪz ə haɪ, haɪ kɔst ˈjunɪt wɪθ ə ˈfɛrli lɔŋ bɪld taɪm. ðɪs rɪˈzəlts ɪn moʊst ˈstrəkʧərz biɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ʧip (ɛz ðə kɔst ɪz ðə ˈkjumjələtɪv kɔst əv ðə əˈsɛmblər ənd ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˈstrəkʧər) ənd kwɪk tɪ bɪld. əˈsɛmblərz kən ˈtrænsfɔrm ˈɪntu ˈækˌsɑnz, ənd ˈækˌsɑnz bæk tɪ əˈsɛmblərz, ðoʊ ðɛr ɪz səm kɔst ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənsi rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðɪs ɛz ðə kɔst əv ðə ˈækˌsɑn ɪz nɑt rɪˈfəndɪd wɪn ɪt tərnz bæk ˈɪntu ən əˈsɛmblər. ðə əˈsɛmblər ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər rɪˈsɪpiənt əv ˈəpˌgreɪdz fər ðə ˈfækʃənz, ənd wɪl rɪˈsiv ə ˈnəmbər əv, frəm hɛlθ ˈrɛgən tɪ ˈɛnərʤi ˈrɛgən, ˈɑrmər, ˈɛnəmi sloʊ, ɛt ˈsɛtərə. ɪt həz noʊ ˈəðər əˈtæk, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. əˈsɛmblərz kən ˈoʊnli hæv wən ˈɔrə ˈæktɪv æt ə taɪm, ənd əˈsɛmblər du nɑt stæk. ˈkərəntli ðə əˈsɛmblər ˈjuzɪz ðə kwin ˈmɑdəl ðoʊ aɪ æm ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ðə ɪz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri əˈtækɪŋ ˈjunɪt fər ðə ˈfækʃən. ɪt ɪz, ɛˈsɛnʃəli, ə ˈjunɪt, ˈstɑrˌkræft 2 wɪθ ə ʃɔrt reɪnʤ ˈɛriə əˈtæk (θɪŋk nɑt ðə colossus’*’ ðə həz ˈɛnərʤi, ənd ðə lɛs rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi ɪt həz, ðə lɛs ˈdæmɪʤ ɪts əˈtæk dɪz, wɪθ 50 ˈdæmɪʤ dɛlt wɪn ðə ˈjunɪt həz noʊ ˈɛnərʤi. ðiz ˈjunɪts ər ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈfræʤəl ənd sloʊ, bət ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ɛn mæs ɪf ðeɪ kən gɪt ɪn reɪnʤ. maɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɪz fər ðə ˈlʊˌkaʊt ˌɪnˈhɪbətər ˈifɛkt tɪ kɔz tɪ bɪˈheɪv ɛz ðoʊ ðeɪ hæd noʊ rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɛnərʤi ənd du 50 ˈdæmɪʤ waɪl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˌɪnˈhɪbətər ˈreɪdiəs. ˈkərəntli ðə ˈjuzɪz ðə ˈmɑdəl fər ðə infestor*, skeɪld daʊn, ðoʊ gɔn θru ə ˈkəpəl əv ˌɪtəˈreɪʃənz əv ðɪs ənd æm nɑt kwaɪt ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə rɪˈzəlts. hɔk ðə hɔk ɪz ðə dendrites’*’ tir 1 ɛr ˈjunɪt. ɪt ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ˈmɔrfɪŋ ən. ɪt kən ˈoʊnli əˈtæk graʊnd ˈtɑrgəts ənd kən ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ə hərˈæsər. ðə hɔk rikˈwaɪərz ən əˈdɪʃənəl ˈstrəkʧər ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt kən bi prəˈdust, ˈifɛktɪvli ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt tir ðə hɔk ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ ə skeɪld daʊn ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈvaɪpər ˈmɑdəl ðoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ˈnidələr ðə ˈnidələr ɪz ə smɔl, ˈfræʤəl ənd sloʊ reɪnʤd ˈjunɪt ðət kən əˈtæk boʊθ graʊnd ənd ɛr ˈtɑrgəts. ɪt ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ˈmɔrfɪŋ ən. ɪt ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ə sˈnaɪpər, wɪθ reɪnʤ 9 laɪk ðə hɔk, ɪt rikˈwaɪərz ɪts oʊn priˈrɛkwəzət ˈstrəkʧər. ɪts əˈtæks kəmˈplitli ˌɪgˈnɔr ˈɑrmər ˈboʊnəsɪz. ɪt həz ə loʊ reɪt əv faɪər. ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðiz ˈjunɪts ˈkɛrfəli tɪ dɪˈtərmən ɪf ðeɪ ər tu ˈpaʊərfəl, ənd meɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˈneɪʧər daʊn ðə roʊd. ðə ˈnidələr ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmɑdəl fər ðə krip ˈjunɪt læb 1-x*, ðoʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈsəmθɪŋ mɔr əˈproʊpriˌeɪt. ˈkɑrənt ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪz ˈsəmˈwət juˈnik fər ðə ˈfækʃən. ɪt məst bi riˈsərʧt æt ðə ˈækˌsɑn ənd ɪz prəˈdust baɪ ə spɛl ˈifɛkt, nɑt ə bɪld kju. dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðɛr stəˈtɪstɪks wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnt ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈrisɔrs ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt tɪ mæs ˈproʊdus ðɛm. kərənts ər smɔl ənd du məʧ ˈdæmɪʤ, ˈsərvɪŋ laɪk tɪ soʊk ʃɑts fər mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈjunɪts. ðeɪ hæv 2 reɪnʤ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm wən əv ðə ˈjunɪts ɪn ðə geɪm. ðeɪ hæv ˈɑrmər, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɛm kəmˈplitli ˌɪmˈjun tɪ ræm əˈtæks ənd ðə əˈtæks əv ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈwɛpən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðət əv ðə ɪn ˈmɪrər ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, ðoʊ ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri ˈifɛkts əv ðoʊz ˈwɛpənz, səʧ ɛz sloʊz, wɪl stɪl əˈplaɪ tɪ ðɛm. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈjuzɪz ə ˈtini ˈtaɪni ˈmɑdəl, ənd rɪˈteɪnz ðə əˈtæk ðoʊ ɪt dɪz nɑt du splæʃ ˈdæmɪʤ. aɪ æm tɔɪɪŋ wɪθ ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm ən ˌɛkspərˈeɪʃən əv ˈmɪnəts du tɪ pəˈtɛnʃəl əˈbjuz. kərənts du nɑt drɔp skræp. kənˈkluʒən aɪ hæv səm ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfækʃən. ðeɪ hæv ˈmɛni mɔr ˈmuvɪŋ pɑrts ðən ðə kənˈstrəktərz, wɪʧ ɪz boʊθ ən ædˈvæntɪʤ ənd ə ˌdɪsədˈvænɪʤ. ðeɪ hæv mɔr ˈɔpʃənz æt tir bət əkˈwaɪərɪŋ ənd meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ kənˈtroʊl əv paʊər pædz ɪz mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər, ɛz ðeɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ˈstrəkʧərz tɪ geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ɔl əv ðɛr tir 1 ˈjunɪts. ðɛr dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈneɪʧər ɪz ə lɑrʤ ˌɪˈneɪt ædˈvæntɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə kənˈstrəktərz, bət ðɛr ˈnəmbər əv ˈjunɪts tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ənd ðə ˈrɛlətɪv kəmˈplɛksɪti əv ðɛr ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd pərˈdəkʃən ˈmɑdəl həz mi ˈwərid ðət ðeɪ meɪ bi sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ pleɪ ðən ðə kənˈstrəktərz, æt list ɪn ðə ˈərli geɪm. aɪ hæv jɛt tɪ gɪt ðə tir 1 əv ˈiðər ˈfækʃən tɪ ə pleɪs wɛr ɪz ˈvaɪəbəl. ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈfɛrli ˈkəmfərtəbəl ˈkɑpiɪŋ ənd ˈmɑdəˌfaɪɪŋ ˈjunɪts ənd ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ əˈbɪləˌtiz, bət səm əˈbɪləˌtiz wɪʧ aɪ æm ˈbɪldɪŋ frəm ðə graʊnd əp ər ˈteɪkɪŋ mɔr taɪm. aɪ æm ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkərəntli əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ flɛʃ aʊt ˈstrəkʧər ˈfəŋkʃənz ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdz mɔr, tɪ meɪk ˈərli geɪm pleɪ mɔr ˈvɛrid ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. fər ˈɪnstəns, aɪ æm kənˈsɪdərɪŋ loʊərɪŋ ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ ənd ˈdæmɪʤ əv ðə kənˈstrəktər ənd taɪɪŋ ə ˈlɑrʤər pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ɪts tir 1 paʊər tɪ ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd ˈəpˌgreɪdz, ˈpʊtɪŋ mɔr ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ bɪld əˈdɪʃənəl ˈjunɪts ˈvərsəz ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ ðə kənˈstrəktər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. aɪ hæv jɛt tɪ ˈfʊli ˈɪmpləmənt ðə ˈbərnɪŋ rɛk ˈifɛkt ər ðə paʊər ˈsɪstəm, ˈiðər, ənd æm səm əv ðə spɪˈsɪfɪks əv ðə paʊər ˈsɪstəm beɪst ɔn maɪ dɪˈskəvəriz waɪl ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪt. θæŋks fər ˈrɛdɪŋ, aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ jʊr ˈfidˌbæk! ˈboʊnəs: heɪ, ðɪs?

about a week ago i shared some information about the tier 1 units of the first faction in my in-progress starcraft 2 mod, the working title of which is remnants the faction in question is called the constructors. i’ve now completed an initial design pass of the units described in that blog post and have moved on to the tier 1 units and structures of my second faction, which i have been calling the dendrites. i’m quite excited about this faction and am eager to see any responses to the descriptions of these units. faction basics the constructors are centralized around a single unit that must be both protected to prevent match loss, and appropriately utilized for combat and economic efficiency (as most production and construction must be passed through it, and it is a major source of area damage for the faction). the dendrites are, more or less, the diametric opposite of this. they are highly decentralized, with a collection of units and structures that comprise their economic and logistical aspects. the center of the dendrites faction is the axon, which roughly functions like the command center, nexus or hatchery from starcraft 2. it is the primary drop-off for resources and producer of harvester units for the faction. however, the axon also produces several other dendrites units, and has a number of passive and active effects it can be upgraded to provide. it should be noted that one aspect of this mod will be limited resource deposits in any one area, making the relative immobility of the axon a disadvantage relative to the mobile constructor, though i am planning tier 2 work-arounds such as a mobile resource drop-off structure to alleviate this. unlike the constructor, the dendrites player will not lose the match if its axon is killed. axons are essentially a morph state of another dendrite unit, the assembler. thus, if any assemblers are alive, dendrites players can still viably participate in the match, and match loss is tied to the loss of all axons (which can produce additional assemblers) and assemblers (which can turn into axons) making the dendrites overall more survivable than constructors in this way, though their units tend to be individually much easier to kill. currently, the axon provides all needed population cap for its faction, while constructors have to periodically research upgrades to increase their population cap. additionally, axons do not need to be built on power pads, though i’m planning to make their innate energy regeneration to be significantly slower when built on regular ground. i have not yet implemented this, so i’m unsure of the overall feasibility of this design decision. neither axons nor assemblers are viable in combat, though in keeping with the theme of this mod they both have tactical uses, which i will cover in their respective sections. the dendrite player may only have one axon at a time. while most constructors upgrades focus on the constructor itself, dendrites upgrades tend to focus on the “dendrite” class of units. dendrite units are considered the core of the faction, and comprise 3 basic forms: imbuers, concussors and assemblers. upgrades for the dendrites add and modify basic characteristics of these units in particular, sometimes allowing them to pass those buffs along to other units (auras). tier 1 units dendrite imbuer in some ways, the imbuer is the most basic dendrite unit. in some, it is its ultimate weapon. the imbuer is a low-health harvester unit, considerably cheaper than the constructors parallel, the scrapper. i have modified the harvest rates of these units such that 2 imbuers gather the same resources per trip as a single scrapper. imbuers are intended to be mass produced, for a variety of reasons. imbuers are also ‘spent’ as a component of tier 2 units for the dendrites. an imbuer must be combined with a tier 1 unit to produce a tier 2 unit, much like how archons are built using 2 high templar. i am additionally planning an ability for them where they can spend themselves to provide other units with a permanent buff to either damage or armor (which will not stack). the ultimate use of the imbuer, however, is its attack. the imbuer’s attack will have a short range slop (that is, it will be easy for units to get out of range of its attack) a short range, and a long backswing (that is, it will wait a long time after meeting attack conditions to actually attack). but, once the attack goes off, the imbuer will kill itself and change the ownership of the target unit to that of the dendrites player. the imbuer, if it survives to make its attack and its prey cannot escape, will ‘spend’ (kill) the imbuer and convert any non-hero class unit (e.g. the constructor) to the control dendrites player. this will not affect structures. several tier 2 units and upgrade options are designed to facilitate this ability (disabling or slowing enemy units). this is also intended to keep opponents of the dendrites player on their toes and facilitate micro in combat. i am considering a tier 2 upgrade that allows tier 2 units to spawn an imbuer when they die. i am using the virophage feederling model for the imbuer currently. an earlier version used the zerg larva, which was pretty amusing. dendrite assembler the assembler is the primary builder of units for the dendrites faction. like the imbuer, or like a zerg drone from starcraft, it ‘spends’ itself to become a building. however, unlike a drone, the assembler is a high hp, high cost unit with a fairly long build time. this results in most dendrites structures being incredibly cheap (as the cost is the cumulative cost of the assembler and the resulting structure) and quick to build. assemblers can transform into axons, and axons back to assemblers, though there is some cost inefficiency related to this as the cost of the axon is not refunded when it turns back into an assembler. the assembler is a major recipient of upgrades for the dendrites factions, and will receive a number of auras, from health regen to energy regen, armor, enemy slow, et cetera. it has no other attack, however. assemblers can only have one aura active at a time, and assembler auras do not stack. currently the assembler uses the zerg queen model though i am looking for something more appropriate. dendrite concussor the concussor is the primary attacking unit for the dendrites faction. it is, essentially, a mini-colossus (protoss unit, starcraft 2) with a short range area attack (think 2-3, not the colossus’ 6-9). the concussor has energy, and the less remaining energy it has, the less damage its attack does, with 50% damage dealt when the unit has no energy. these units are relatively fragile and slow, but devastating en masse if they can get in range. my intent is for the lookout inhibitor effect to cause concussors to behave as though they had no remaining energy and do 50% damage while within the inhibitor radius. currently the concussor uses the model for the infestor, scaled down, though i’ve gone through a couple of iterations of this and am not quite happy with the results. hawk the hawk is the dendrites’ tier 1 air unit. it is produced by morphing an imbuer. it can only attack ground targets and can function as a harasser. the hawk requires an additional structure before it can be produced, effectively making it tier 1.5 the hawk is currently using a scaled down version of the viper model though i’m looking for something more appropriate. needler the needler is a small, fragile and slow ranged unit that can attack both ground and air targets. it is produced by morphing an imbuer. it is effectively a sniper, with range 9. like the hawk, it requires its own prerequisite structure. its attacks completely ignore armor bonuses. it has a low rate of fire. i’m watching these units carefully to determine if they are too powerful, and may change their nature down the road. the needler is currently using the model for the creep unit lab bot 1-x, though i’m looking for something more appropriate. current the current is somewhat unique for the dendrites faction. it must be researched at the axon and is produced by a spell effect, not a build queue. i’m designing their statistics with the intent that it will be resource inefficient to mass produce them. currents are small and don’t do much damage, serving like necron scarabs to soak shots for more important units. they have 2 range, making them one of the shortest-ranged units in the game. they have electric-class armor, making them completely immune to ram attacks and the attacks of any other electrics-based weapon, including that of the concussor in dendrites mirror situations, though the secondary effects of those weapons, such as slows, will still apply to them. the current uses a teeny tiny archon model, and retains the archon attack though it does not do splash damage. i am toying with giving them an expiration of 2-3 minutes due to potential abuse. currents do not drop scrap. conclusion i have some reservations about the dendrites faction. they have many more moving parts than the constructors, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. they have more options at tier 1/1.5, but acquiring and maintaining control of power pads is more important for dendrites, as they require more structures to gain access to all of their tier 1 units. their distributed nature is a large innate advantage over the constructors, but their number of units to manage and the relative complexity of their economic and production model has me worried that they may be significantly more difficult to play than the constructors, at least in the early game. i have yet to get the tier 1 of either faction to a place where play-testing is viable. i’m getting fairly comfortable copying and modifying units and existing abilities, but some abilities which i am building from the ground up are taking more time. i am also currently attempting to flesh out structure functions and upgrades more, to make early game play more varied and interesting. for instance, i am considering lowering the starting hp and damage of the constructor and tying a larger percentage of its tier 1 power to expensive and time-consuming upgrades, putting more emphasis on the decision to build additional units vs upgrading the constructor itself. i have yet to fully implement the burning wreck effect or the power system, either, and am re-thinking some of the specifics of the power system based on my discoveries while building it. thanks for reading, i look forward to your feedback! bonus: hey, what’s this?

ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkoʊdə tɪ maɪ ˌrivˈju əv pɔl bʊk ˈɛksədəs. ɪn ˈɛksədəs, ˈkɑljər meɪks ə keɪs fər riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən, frəm ðə pərˈspɛktɪv boʊθ əv ðə ˈkəntriz əv ˈɔrəʤən ənd əv ðə hoʊst ˈkəntriz tɪ wɪʧ ðeɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt. ɪn maɪ ˌrivˈju aɪ kˈwɛsʧənd ðə ˈmɔrəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈɑrgjəmənts ðət ˈkɑljər ɪmˈplɔɪz tɪ ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənts, ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ɪz ˈɔfən ə ˈkæzəm bɪtˈwin ðət ˈɛvədəns ənd mɔr kənˈtɛnʃəs arguments’*’, waɪl ˈmɛni əv hɪz ˈpɑləsi prəˈskrɪpʃənz ˈmɔrəli questionable’*’. ðɛr ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt əv ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət aɪ dɪd nɑt ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn maɪ ˌrivˈju hɪz aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt wət lidz tɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, ənd hɛns draɪvz ˈpipəl tɪ ˈmaɪˌgreɪt. ðiz aɪˈdiəz fɔrm ə θrɛd θruaʊt ðə bʊk ənd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts əˈbaʊt maɪˈgreɪʃən. ðeɪ ər, ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ˈivɪn mɔr ˈdubiəs ənd dəˈbeɪtəbəl ðən hɪz kleɪmz əˈbaʊt maɪˈgreɪʃən. ðə kɔz əv ðə poverty’*’ əv moʊst ˈkəntriz ɪn ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈeɪʒə, ˈkɑljər səˈʤɛsts, rɛsts wɪθ ðɛr ər nɔrmz ənd narratives’*’ ənd ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd organizations’*’. rɪʧ ˈkəntriz ər rɪʧ bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv ˈbɛtər ‘‘narratives’*’, ðət ɪz, ðeɪ tɛl ðɛmˈsɛlvz ˈbɛtər ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt wət meɪks ə gʊd soʊˈsaɪɪti. ðɪs ɪn tərn əˈlaʊz ðɛm tɪ əˈdɑpt mɔr ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd nɔrmz ənd kriˈeɪt mɔr ˈsteɪbəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. ˈkɑljər leɪz aʊt ən laɪn əv argument’*’ əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ wɪʧ ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ruts əv prɑˈspɛrəti laɪ ɪn ən tæks system’*’ wɪʧ ɪn tərn gɪvz ə ˈgəvərnmənt ən ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˌɛnˈlɑrʤɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi, ənd soʊ ˌɪnˈdusɪz ɪt tɪ bɪld ə rul əv lɔ. ðə rul əv lɔ ˌɪnˈdusɪz ˈpipəl tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst, ˈkɑnfədənt ðət pərˈdəktɪv ˈæˌsɛts wɪl nɑt bi ɛkˈsproʊpriˌeɪtɪd. ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt draɪvz growth…*…. ˈproʊˌtɛst frəm ðə ˈmɛni ɪkˈskludɪd ˈfɔrsɪz ðə rɪʧ tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈklusɪv pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz: wi əraɪv æt dɪˈmɑkrəsi. nɑt ʤɪst ˈfɔrməl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz bət ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrmz, tu, dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ rɪʧ ənd pur ˈkəntriz. ɪn rɪʧ ˈkəntriz, ənˈlaɪk ɪn pur ˈkəntriz, moʊst ˈpipəl hæv rɪˈnaʊnst ðə juz əv ˈvaɪələns ənd ər mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt, ə ˈwɪlɪŋnəs ɪkˈsprɛst ɪn regard’*’, ðə ˈrɛdinəs tɪ hɛlp iʧ ˈəðər aʊt ənd tɪ ˌridɪˈstrɪbjut ˈrisɔrsɪz. french’*’, ˈkɑljər səˈʤɛsts, mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər ənd tɪ meɪk ˈtrænsfərz tɪ ˈəðər ˈsɪtɪzənz ðən ər naɪˈʤɪriənz, ənd ðɪs səˈpɔrts ə reɪnʤ əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd nɔrmz ðət hæv ɪˈneɪbəld fræns tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈrɪʧər ənd mɔr ˈikwəl ðən nigeria’*’. fər ˈkɑljər, ðɛn, ðə ki ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin rɪʧ ənd pur ˈkəntriz ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli ˈkəlʧərəl ənd ˈnɔrmətɪv. ɪf ˈoʊnli ˈmɑli ə ˈsɪmələr ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmɑdəl tɪ fræns ənd meɪnˈteɪnd ɪt fər ˈsɛvərəl decades’*’, hi ˈɑrgjuz, wʊd hæv ə ˈsɪmələr ˈlɛvəl əv income.’*.’ ɪf ˈoʊnli ɪt wər ðət ˈsɪmpəl. ðɛr ɪz, əv kɔrs, ən ˈɛləmənt əv truθ tɪ ˈɑrgjəmənt. kərˈəpʃən ənd ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd pur ˈgəvərnəns bɪˈdɛvəl ˈmɛni, pərˈhæps, moʊst ˈæfrɪkɑn ənd ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz. bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ən ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət ɪz ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəbli blaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈrizənz waɪ rɪʧ ˈkəntriz hæv bɪˈkəm rɪʧ, ənd waɪ ˈmɛni pur ˈkəntriz steɪ pur. ɪt ɪz tru ðət ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈgəvərnmənt, ðə rul əv lɔ, ə roʊˈbəst tækˈseɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ənd ə ˈvaɪbrənt ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti hæv bɪn ˈsɛntrəl tɪ ˈwɛstərn prɑˈspɛrəti. bət tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz hæv bɪˈkəm ˈprɑspərəs ˈmɪrli bɪˈkəz ðeɪ hæv əˈdɑptəd ðə raɪt nɔrmz ɪz tɪ tərn ˈhɪstəri tɪ ɪts hɛd. frəm ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋz əv ðə ˈərli ˈmɑdərn ˈpɪriəd, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈkɑnflɪkt bɪtˈwin ðə aɪˈdilz əv liberté*é, egalité*é ənd fraternité*é ənd ðə ˌriˈæləˌtiz əv ˈkæpətəlɪst soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli bɪˈkəz ˈwɛstərn səˈsaɪɪtiz ˈɔfən ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrdɪd ðoʊz ˈvɛri nɔrmz ðət ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈkjumjəˌleɪt paʊər ənd ˈrisɔrsɪz ɛz ðeɪ dɪd. æt ðə bərθ əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm leɪ nɑt ən tæks system’*’ bət fɔrst lænd ɪnˈkloʊʒərz, ðət θru ˈpipəl ɔf ðə lænd, ənd hɛlpt kriˈeɪt ə mæs əv ˈlændlɛs ˈwərkərz ðət wʊd fid ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈfæktəri ˈsɪstəm. ɛz ʤərɑrd ˈwɪnstənli, ðə ˈlidər əv ðə ˈdɪgərz, æst ɪn hɪz 1649 trækt, ðə nu lɔ əv ˈraɪʧəsnəs: wɑz ðə ərθ meɪd tɪ prɪˈzərv ə fju praʊd mɛn tɪ lɪv æt iz, ənd fər ðɛm tɪ bæg ənd bɑrn əp ðə ˈtrɛʒərz əv ðə ərθ frəm ˈəðərz ðət ðiz meɪ bɛg ər stɑrv ɪn ə ˈfrutfəl lænd; ər wɑz ɪt meɪd tɪ prɪˈzərv ɔl hər ˈʧɪldrən? æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋz əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm leɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sˈleɪvəri, ðə ˈprɑfɪts əv wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdɪd məʧ əv ðə wɛlθ fər ˈərli ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ɪn hɪz ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ 1943 bʊk ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ənd sˈleɪvəri, ˈɛrɪk ˈwɪljəmz ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈprɑfɪts əv ðə trade’*’ bɪtˈwin ˈjʊrəp, ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ðə nu wərld hæd ən ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˌɪnˈdəstriəl development’*’. williams’*’ ˈθiˌsɪs həz bɪn ˈfɪrsli kənˈtɛstəd, əˈspɛʃəli baɪ hɪˈstɔriənz ənd ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts hu ˌɪnˈsɪst ðət ðə trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm wɑz ˈdrɪvən praɪˈmɛrəli baɪ ˌɪnˈtərnəl, nɑt ɪkˈstərnəl, ˈfæktərz. mɔr ˈrisənt ˈrisərʧ səˈʤɛsts, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət ˈwɪljəmz wɑz raɪt ɪn ðə brɔd laɪnz əv hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənt. ɪn hɪz sʊˈpərb ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ əv nu wərld sˈleɪvəri (pɑrt əv ə ˌmɑnjəˈmɛnəl ˈtrɪləʤi wɪθ ðə ˈoʊvərθˌroʊ əv kəˈloʊniəl sˈleɪvəri ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkrusəbəl), ðə hɪˈstɔriən ˈrɑbɪn ˈblækbərn ʃoʊz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv sˈleɪvəri ənd ðə sleɪv treɪd ɛz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə fər ˈərli ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm. ˈkloʊsli ˈskrutəˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈfɪgjərz fər ə ˈsɪŋgəl jɪr, 1770 ˈblækbərn səˈʤɛsts ðət traɪˈæŋgjələr treɪd ˈprɑfɪts meɪ hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ bɪtˈwin ənd 55 əv groʊs fɪkst ˈkæpɪtəl fɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɪn ðət jɪr ˈtoʊtəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ɪn ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪˈkɑnəmi stʊd æt ˈmɪljən, (ər əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈməni). ðət seɪm jɪr, ˈplæntɪŋ ənd kəˈmərʃəl ˈprɑfɪts keɪm tɪ ˈmɪljən. ˈprɑfɪts frəm ðə sleɪv treɪd ənd frəm ðə ˌplænˈteɪʃənz hɛlpt tɪ fənd ɔl ˈmænər əv ˈprɑʤɛkts frəm ɔl soʊlz ˈkɑlɪʤ, ˈɑksfərd, wɪθ ə ˈsplɛndɪd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, tɪ bɪld ə skɔr əv bæŋks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈbɑrkliz, ənd tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənts əv ʤeɪmz wɑt, ˌɪnˈvɛntər əv ðə fərst ˈrɪli ɪˈfɪʃənt stim engine’*’. ˈmərʧənt ˈbæŋkərz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ðə ˈkɔtən ˈɪndəstri, ɪn ˈmɛtəl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ, ɪn ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ əv roʊdz ənd kəˈnælz, ənd ənd harbours*, ənd ˈʃɪpˌbɪldɪŋ. əv kɔrs, ˈblækbərn əbˈzərvz, [frəm sˈleɪvəri] wər nɑt ɔl ˌriɪnˈvɛstɪd, bət ðeɪ dɪd ˈfərnɪʃ ə kənˈvinjənt pul əv ˈrisɔrsɪz əˈveɪləbəl fər ðɪs purpose’*’. ˈminˌwaɪl ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs æt hoʊm wɑz fɔrst ˈɪntu kənˈdɪʃənz əv ˈæbʤɛkt ˈmɪzəri. ˈfridrɪk ˈɛŋgəlz, sən əv ə ˈtɛkˌstaɪl ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər hu oʊnd ˈfæktəriz ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər, ˈpeɪnɪd ə ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ ˈpɪkʧər əv ˈərbən laɪf ɪn ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ɪn hɪz 1844 bʊk ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ɪn ˈɪŋglənd. hir ɪz hɪz dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ireland’*’, ə ˈmænˌʧɛstər sləm: ðə ˈkɑtɪʤɪz ər oʊld, ˈdərti, ənd əv ðə sˈmɔləst sɔrt, ðə strits əˈnivən, ˈfɑlən ˈɪntu rəts ənd ɪn pɑrt wɪˈθaʊt dreɪnz ər ˈpeɪvmənt; ˈmæsɪz əv ˈrɛfˌjuz, ənd ˈsɪkənɪŋ fɪlθ laɪ əˈməŋ ˈstændɪŋ pulz ɪn ɔl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnz; ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ɪz ˈpɔɪzənd baɪ ðə frəm ðiz, ənd ˈleɪdən ənd ˈdɑrkənd baɪ ðə smoʊk əv ə ˈdəzən tɔl ˈfæktəri ˈʧɪmniz. ə hɔrd əv ˈrægəd ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən swɔrm əˈbaʊt hir, ɛz ˈfɪlθi ɛz ðə swaɪn ðət θraɪv əˈpɑn ðə ˈgɑrbɪʤ hips ənd ɪn ðə reɪs ðət lɪvz ɪn ðiz ˈruənəs ˈkɑtɪʤɪz, bɪˈhaɪnd ˈbroʊkən ˈwɪndoʊz, ˈmɛndɪd wɪθ oilskin*, sprəŋ dɔrz, ənd ˈrɑtən doorposts*, ər ɪn dɑrk, wɛt ˈsɛlərz, ɪn fɪlθ ənd stɛnʧ, ɪn ðɪs ˈætməsˌfɪr pɛnd ɪn ɛz ɪf wɪθ ə ˈpərpəs, ðɪs reɪs məst ˈrɪli hæv riʧt ðə loʊəst steɪʤ əv juˈmænɪti. ðɪs ɪz ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ənd ðə laɪn əv θɔt wɪʧ ðə ɪkˈstɪriər əv ðɪs ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈfɔrsɪz əˈpɑn ðə biˈhoʊldər. bət wət məst wən θɪŋk wɪn hi hirz ðət ɪn iʧ əv ðiz pɛnz, kənˈteɪnɪŋ æt moʊst tu rumz, ə ˈgɛrɪt ənd pərˈhæps ə ˈsɛlər, ɔn ðə ˈævərɪʤ tˈwɛnti ˈjumən biɪŋz lɪv; ðət ɪn ðə hoʊl ˈriʤən, fər iʧ wən ˈhənərd ənd tˈwɛnti ˈpərsənz, wən ˈjuʒəwəli ˌɪnəkˈsɛsəbəl ˈprɪvi ɪz prəˈvaɪdɪd; ənd ðət ɪn spaɪt əv ɔl ðə əv ðə fɪˈzɪʃənz, ɪn spaɪt əv ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ˈɪntu wɪʧ ðə ˈkɑlərə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk plənʤd ðə ˈsænɪˌtɛri pəˈlis baɪ ˈrizən əv ðə kənˈdɪʃən əv ˈlɪtəl ˈaɪərlənd, ɪn spaɪt əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ɪn ðɪs jɪr əv greɪs 1844 ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ðə seɪm steɪt ɛz ɪn 1831 ðɪs, rɪˈmɛmbər, wɑz nɑt æt ðə ˈɔrəʤɪnz əv ˌɪnˌdəstriəlɪˈzeɪʃən, bət ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə ˈnaɪnˈtinθ ˈsɛnʧəri. ðɪs wɑz ðə eɪʤ əv ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ˈbɛrən ˈhaʊsmən, əv ðə ˈaɪfəl taʊər ənd ðə ˈkrɪstəl ˈpæləs, əv ˈreɪlˌweɪz ənd suɪʤ ˈsɪstəmz, əv ənd ðə ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə eɪʤ əv ðə ˈərbən sləm ənd ðə səˈtænɪk mills’*’, əv ðə ˈkɑlərə ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk ənd ðə workhouse*, əv ðə ˈmæsəkər ənd ðə ˈʧɑrtɪst rɪˈbɛljən. ðə praɪs əv ˈkæpətəlɪst dɪˈvɛləpmənt hæd bɪn ˈbrutəl riˈprɛʃən ənd ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌənɪˈmæʤɪnəbəl immiseration*. ɛz fər regard’*’ biɪŋ ˈsɛntrəl tɪ prɑˈspɛrəti, ɪt ɪz ˈizi tɪ fərˈgɛt haʊ ˈdipli ɪnˈtrɛnʧt ˈreɪˌsɪzəm wɑz ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ənˈtɪl ˈrisəntli. braʊn, blæk ənd ˈjɛloʊ ˈreɪsɪz əv ðə world’*’, ðə ˈləndən taɪmz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɪn ən ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ɪn 1910 hæd tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðət ɪz inevitable’*’ θæŋks tɪ ðə əv race’*’. ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv səʧ ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn meɪd ˈstɑrkli klɪr tu ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈərliər baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈθiəˌdɔr ˈruzəˌvɛlt ɪn hɪz ˈhɪstəri ðə ˈwɪnɪŋ əv ðə wɛst. məst appreciate’*’, hi roʊt, ðə importance’*’ əv ðə ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin waɪts ənd ðə rɛst; ðə ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪnˈfɪriər ˈreɪsɪz, laɪf wɑz bət ə fju dɪˈgriz lɛs ˈminɪŋləs, skˈwɑləd ənd fərˈoʊʃəs ðən ðət əv ðə waɪld beasts’*’ wʊd bi ðə ˈbɛnəfɪt əv ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən ənd ɪn ðə ˈɪntərɪsts əv mankind’*’, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt wɑz tɪ əˈplaɪ tɪ ˈsævɪʤɪz ðə rulz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌmɔˈræləˌti ðət əˈplaɪ bɪtˈwin ˈsteɪbəl ənd ˈkəlʧərd communities’*’. ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv kəˈloʊniəl ˈɛmpaɪərz, ðə ˈkɑrvɪŋ əp əv ðə rɛst əv ðə wərld baɪ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz, əˈlaʊd fər ʧip rɑ məˈtɪriəlz ənd ˈleɪbər, ðə kriˈeɪʃən əv juʤ ˈmɑrkɪts fər gʊdz, ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈgloʊbəl treɪd ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ðə sɛns əv ðə ˈmɔrəl əv ðə ˈəðər. ˌjʊrəˈpiənz, ɛz frænts ˈæsədli əbˈzərvd ɪn ðə ˈrɛʧɪd əv ðə ərθ, ˈnɛvər dən ˈtɔkɪŋ əv mæn, jɛt ˈmərdər mɛn ˈɛvriˌwɛr ðeɪ faɪnd ðɛm, æt ðə ˈkɔrnər əv ˈɛvəri wən əv ðɛr oʊn strits, ɪn ɔl ðə ˈkɔrnərz əv ðə globe.’*.’ ˈreɪʃəl kənˈtɛmpt wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd nɑt ˈsɪmpli təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈpipəlz əv ˈæfrɪkɑ ənd ˈeɪʒə bət təˈwɔrdz ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ɛz hoʊm tu. loʊəst ˈstrætə əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən societies’*’, ðə frɛnʧ saɪˈkɑləʤəst ˈgʊstɑf ˈlɛbən roʊt, hɑˈmɑləgəs wɪθ ðə ˈprɪmɪtɪv men.’*.’ ˈfrænsɪs ˈgæltən, ðə ˈfaʊndər əv juˈʤɛnɪks, bɪˈlivd ðət ‘‘beside…*… θri pɔɪnts əv ˈdɪfərəns ˈɛndərəns əv ˈstɛdi ˈleɪbər, əv ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən ənd prəˈlɔŋd dɪˈvɛləpmənt aɪ noʊ əv nən ðət ˈvɛri ˈmɑrkɪdli dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪz ðə ˈneɪʧər əv ðə loʊər ˈklæsɪz əv ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd mæn frəm ðət əv ðə barbarians’*’. ɪn ən ˈæˌdrɛs tɪ ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈpɛrɪs ɪn 1857 ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈsoʊʃəlɪst fɪˈlip kənˈsɪdərd ðə ˈminɪŋ əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌdɪfərˌɛnʧiˈeɪʃən wɪˈθɪn fræns: kənˈsɪdər ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən laɪk ɑrz, pleɪst ɪn ðə moʊst ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz; pəˈzɛst əv ə ˈpaʊərfəl civilisation*; əˈməŋst ðə haɪəst ˈræŋkɪŋ ˈneɪʃənz ɪn saɪəns, ðə ɑrts ənd ˈɪndəstri. ɑr tæsk naʊ, aɪ meɪnˈteɪn, ɪz tɪ faɪnd aʊt haʊ ɪt kən ˈhæpən ðət wɪˈθɪn ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən səʧ ɛz ɑrz, ˈreɪsɪz meɪ fɔrm nɑt ˈmɪrli wən bət ˈsɛvərəl ˈreɪsɪz soʊ ˈmɪzərəbəl, ˌɪnˈfɪriər ənd ðət ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈklæsɪz bɪˈloʊ ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈfɪriər ˈsævɪʤ ˈreɪsɪz, fər ðɛr ˌɪnfɪriˈɔrɪˌti ɪz ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪɔnd kjʊr. vɪkˈtɔriən ˈɪŋglənd, tu, vjud ðə ˈərbən ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ənd ðə ˈrʊrəl pur ɛz ðə ˈreɪʃəl ˈəðər. ə vɪnˈjɛt əv ˈwərkɪŋ klæs laɪf ɪn ðə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌrivˈju, ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈmægəˌzin əv ðə ˈɪrə, ɪz ˈtɪpɪkəl əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈmɪdəl klæs ˈætəˌtudz əv ðɪs ˈɪrə: ðə grin poor…*… ər ə kæst əˈpɑrt, ə reɪs əv hum wi noʊ ˈnəθɪŋ, huz lɪvz ər əv kwaɪt ˈdɪfərənt kəmˈplɛkʃən frəm ɑrz, ˈpərsənz wɪθ hum wi hæv noʊ pɔɪnt əv ˈkɑnˌtækt. ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ɪz nɑt jɛt kwaɪt ðə seɪm ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ˈklæsɪz ər kæsts ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, jɛt ðə greɪt mæs əv ðə ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl pur ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd frəm ðə ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd ðə ˈkəmfərtəbəl, frəm skwaɪərz ənd ˈpɑrsənz ənd ˈtreɪdzmən, baɪ ə ˈbɛriər wɪʧ ˈkəstəm həz fɔrʤd θru lɔŋ ˈsɛnʧəriz, ənd wɪʧ ˈoʊnli ˈvɛri ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz ˈɛvər bit daʊn, ənd ðɛn ˈoʊnli fər ən ˈɪnstənt. ðə sleɪvz ər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd frəm ðə waɪts baɪ mɔr glaring…*… mɑrks əv dɪˈstɪŋkʃən; bət stɪl dɪˈstɪŋkʃənz ənd ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃənz, laɪk ðoʊz əv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈklæsɪz wɪʧ ˈɔlˌweɪz ɪnˈdʊr, wɪʧ læst frəm ðə ˈkreɪdəl tɪ ðə greɪv, wɪʧ prɪˈvɛnt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ər kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp, ˈproʊdus ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈifɛkt ɔn ðə laɪf əv ðə ɪkˈstrim pur, ənd ˈsəbʤɪkt ðɛm tɪ ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈɔfər ə ˈvɛri fɛr ˈpɛrəˌlɛl tɪ ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv ðə sleɪvz frəm ðə waɪts. ðə wɛst bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɑspərəs, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, dɪˈspaɪt ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ˈvæljuz, nɑt ˈmɪrli baɪ pərˈsuɪŋ ðɛm. prɑˈspɛrəti ɪn tərn əˈlaʊd ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd ˈlɪˌbərəl nɔrmz. ɪt wɑz nɑt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈmɪrli prɑˈspɛrəti bət ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstrəgəl ðət əˈlaʊd, ər ˈrəðər fɔrst, ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ səʧ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ənd səʧ nɔrmz, boʊθ ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ˈstrəgəlz æt hoʊm ənd ˈstrəgəlz əˈbrɔd; ˈsoʊʃəl ˈstrəgəlz, ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ˈmɛni əv wɪʧ wər lɛd baɪ ðə ˈvɛri ˈpipəl ðət ˈkɑljər naʊ dimz nɑt tɪ pəˈzɛs ðə raɪt ˈkəlʧərəl əˈtrɪˌbjuts ər ˈmɔrəl nɔrmz. ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈneɪʃənz, ənd əˈmɛrɪkə, dɪˈvɛləpt æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə fild wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈɛmti. ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈmɑrkɪts, dɪˈvɛləp ðɛr ɪˈkɑnəmiz, ɪkˈspænd ðɛr ˈɪnfluəns, flɛks ðɛr paʊər, bɪld ən ˈɛmpaɪər æt ə taɪm wɪn ðə ˈoʊnli ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən keɪm frəm ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈəðər ˈsɪmələrli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz. dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkəntriz faɪnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ə ˈgloʊbəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ɔˈrɛdi kɑrvd əp ənd wən ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈrɪʧər ˈneɪʃənz ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛkˈsplɔɪt ðɛr pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri paʊər tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðɛr ˈɪntərɪsts teɪk ˈprɛsədəns. ðoʊz ˈɪntərɪsts ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈgloʊbəl treɪd tɪ bi dɪˈstɔrtɪd ənd ðə ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈpurər ˈneɪʃənz wɔrpt. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfən ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz əv ˈneɪʃənz tɪ bi kərˈəptɪd. ˈwɛstərn ˈlidərz meɪ proʊˈkleɪm ðə ˈvərʧuz əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm. ðɛr ɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv ˈwɛstərn ˈneɪʃənz ˈprɑpɪŋ əp ˈdɪkteɪtərz hu sut ðɛr nidz, ənd ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈmuvmənts ðət ðeɪ fɪr maɪt ˈʧælənʤ ðɛr ˈɪntərɪsts. soʊ, jɛs, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ɔl minz tɔk əv ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ənd ˈmɔrəl ˈdɛfɪsɪts feɪst baɪ pur ˈneɪʃənz. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs tɔk əv ðə kərˈəpʃən ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌfrægmənˈteɪʃən ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl riˈprɛʃən ənd pur ˈgəvərnəns. ðiz ər ɔl ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈɪʃuz ənd, frəm ˌɑrʤənˈtinə tɪ zɪmˈbɑbweɪ, frəm naɪˈʤɪriə tɪ ˈɪndiə, ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈlits məst bi ˈʧælənʤd ənd hɛld tɪ əˈkaʊnt, ðə ˈmuvmənts fər dɪˈmɑkrəsi ənd ˈrædɪkəl ˈsoʊʃəl ʧeɪnʤ səˈpɔrtɪd. bət lɛt ˈjuˈɛs nɑt ˈɔlsoʊ fərˈgɛt ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈgloʊbəl ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti, nɔr ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm, nɔr ðə tɪ haʊ rɪʧ ˈkəntriz bɪˈkeɪm rɪʧ, nɔr ðə ˈstrəgəl ɪt həz ˈteɪkən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrmz. ðət ˈhɪstəri ɪz noʊ ˈsikrɪt. bət ɪt ɪz wən ðət ɪz ɔl tu ˈɔfən fərˈgɑtən. ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər, frəm tɔp daʊn, ˈpeɪnɪŋ əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl pəˈluʃən frəm ðə ˈdeɪtən ˈbɪznɪs ˈʤərnəl (ˈɑrtɪst ənˈnoʊn); ‘‘poverty’*’ baɪ pɪˈkɑsoʊ; ˈpoʊstər əv sleɪv ɔn ðə sleɪv ʃɪp brʊks, prəˈdust ɪn 1788 baɪ ðə ˈplɪməθ ˈʧæptər əv ðə soʊˈsaɪɪti fər ˈifɛktɪŋ ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə sleɪv treɪd; ˈgʊstɑf 1872 ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ əv ˈɔrɪnʤ kɔrt, ˈdruri leɪn, ˈləndən; ənd luɪs ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv gərlz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɔtən mɪl, 1911 ðə ˈkəvər ˈɪmɪʤ ɪz əv ə ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkər ɔn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈhaɪˌweɪ, ˈsərkə 1935 ðə ˈpɪkʧər ɪz frəm ðə ˈfræŋklɪn di. ˈruzəˌvɛlt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ˈkərtəsi əv ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ənd ˈrɛkərdz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən.

this is a coda to my review of paul collier’s book exodus. in exodus, collier makes a case for restrictions on immigration, from the perspective both of the countries of origin and of the host countries to which they migrate. in my review i questioned the moral and social arguments that collier employs to justify his arguments, and suggested that ‘there is often a chasm between that evidence and collier’s more contentious arguments’, while many of his policy prescriptions ‘are morally questionable’. there is an important aspect of collier’s argument that i did not address in my review – his ideas about what leads to global inequality, and hence drives people to migrate. these ideas form a thread throughout the book and undergird the arguments about migration. they are, in many ways, even more dubious and debatable than his claims about migration. the ‘primary cause of the poverty’ of most countries in africa and asia, collier suggests, rests with their ‘cultures – or norms and narratives’ and ‘their institutions and organizations’. rich countries are rich because they have better ‘narratives’, that is, they tell themselves better stories about what makes a good society. this in turn allows them to adopt more enlightened norms and create more stable institutions. collier lays out an ‘influential line of argument’ according to which the historical roots of prosperity lie in an ‘efficient tax system’ which in turn gives a government an interest enlarging the economy, and so induces it to build a rule of law. the rule of law induces people to invest, confident that productive assets will not be expropriated. investment drives growth…. protest from the many excluded forces the rich to commit to inclusive political institutions: we arrive at property-driving democracy. not just formal institutions but informal social norms, too, distinguish rich and poor countries. in rich countries, unlike in poor countries, most people have renounced the use of violence and are more willing to cooperate, a willingness expressed in ‘mutual regard’, the readiness to help each other out and to redistribute resources. ‘the french’, collier suggests, ‘are more willing to cooperate with each other and to make transfers to other citizens than are nigerians, and this supports a range of institutions and norms that have enabled france to become richer and more equal than nigeria’. for collier, then, the key difference between rich and poor countries is primarily cultural and normative. if only mali ‘had a similar social model to france and maintained it for several decades’, he argues, ‘it would have a similar level of income.’ if only it were that simple. there is, of course, an element of truth to collier’s argument. corruption and conflict and poor governance bedevil many, perhaps, most african and asian nations. but it is also an argument that is inexcusably blind to the broader reasons why rich countries have become rich, and why many poor countries stay poor. it is true that democratic government, the rule of law, a robust taxation system and a vibrant civil society have been central to western prosperity. but to suggest that western nations have become prosperous merely because they have adopted the right norms is to turn history to its head. from the beginnings of the early modern period, there was a conflict between the ideals of liberté, egalité and fraternité and the realities of capitalist society. it was only because western societies often disregarded those very norms that they were able to accumulate power and resources as they did. at the birth of capitalism lay not an ‘efficient tax system’ but forced land enclosures, that threw people off the land, and helped create a mass of landless workers that would feed the emerging factory system. as gerard winstanley, the leader of the diggers, asked in his 1649 tract, the new law of righteousness: was the earth made to preserve a few covetous proud men to live at ease, and for them to bag and barn up the treasures of the earth from others that these may beg or starve in a fruitful land; or was it made to preserve all her children? at the beginnings of capitalism lay also slavery, the profits of which provided much of the wealth for early industrial investment. in his groundbreaking 1943 book capitalism and slavery, eric williams argued that the profits of the ‘triangular trade’ between europe, africa and the new world had ‘made an enormous contribution to britain’s industrial development’. williams’ thesis has been fiercely contested, especially by historians and economists who insist that the transition to capitalism was driven primarily by internal, not external, factors. more recent research suggests, however, that williams was right in the broad lines of his argument. in his superb the making of new world slavery (part of a monumental trilogy with the overthrow of colonial slavery and the american crucible), the historian robin blackburn shows the importance of slavery and the slave trade as providing a launchpad for early capitalism. closely scrutinizing figures for a single year, 1770, blackburn suggests that triangular trade profits may have provided anything between 20.9% and 55% of britain’s gross fixed capital formation. in that year total investments in the domestic british economy stood at £4 million, (or about £500 million in today’s money). that same year, slave-based planting and commercial profits came to £3.8 million. profits from the slave trade and from the plantations helped to fund all manner of projects from ‘endow all souls college, oxford, with a splendid library, to build a score of banks, including barclays, and to finance the experiments of james watt, inventor of the first really efficient steam engine’. merchant bankers were able to invest in the cotton industry, in metal manufacturing, in the building of roads and canals, and wharves and harbours, and shipbuilding. of course, blackburn observes, ‘profits [from slavery] were not all reinvested, but they did furnish a convenient pool of resources available for this purpose’. meanwhile the working class at home was forced into conditions of abject misery. friedrich engels, son of a textile manufacturer who owned factories in manchester, painted a devastating picture of urban life in the mid-nineteenth century in his 1844 book the condition of the working class in england. here is his description of ‘little ireland’, a manchester slum: the cottages are old, dirty, and of the smallest sort, the streets uneven, fallen into ruts and in part without drains or pavement; masses of refuse, offal and sickening filth lie among standing pools in all directions; the atmosphere is poisoned by the effluvia from these, and laden and darkened by the smoke of a dozen tall factory chimneys. a horde of ragged women and children swarm about here, as filthy as the swine that thrive upon the garbage heaps and in the puddles…the race that lives in these ruinous cottages, behind broken windows, mended with oilskin, sprung doors, and rotten doorposts, or in dark, wet cellars, in measureless filth and stench, in this atmosphere penned in as if with a purpose, this race must really have reached the lowest stage of humanity. this is the impression and the line of thought which the exterior of this district forces upon the beholder. but what must one think when he hears that in each of these pens, containing at most two rooms, a garret and perhaps a cellar, on the average twenty human beings live; that in the whole region, for each one hundred and twenty persons, one usually inaccessible privy is provided; and that in spite of all the preachings of the physicians, in spite of the excitement into which the cholera epidemic plunged the sanitary police by reason of the condition of little ireland, in spite of everything, in this year of grace 1844, it is in almost the same state as in 1831! this, remember, was not at the origins of industrialization, but in the middle of the nineteenth century. this was the age of isambard kingdom brunel and baron hausmann, of the eiffel tower and the crystal palace, of railways and sewage systems, of pasteurisation and the anaesthetic. it was also the age of the urban slum and the ‘dark satanic mills’, of the cholera epidemic and the workhouse, of the peterloo massacre and the chartist rebellion. the price of capitalist development had been brutal repression and almost unimaginable immiseration. as for ‘mutual regard’ being central to prosperity, it is easy to forget how deeply entrenched racism was in the western consciousness until recently. ‘the brown, black and yellow races of the world’, the london times insisted in an editorial in 1910, had to accept that ‘inequality is inevitable’ thanks to the ‘facts of race’. the consequences of such inequality had already been made starkly clear two decades earlier by the soon-to-be us president theodore roosevelt in his four-volume history the winning of the west. ‘all must appreciate’, he wrote, the ‘race importance’ of the struggle between whites and the rest; the elimination of the inferior races, ‘whose life was but a few degrees less meaningless, squalid and ferocious than that of the wild beasts’ would be ‘for the benefit of civilization and in the interests of mankind’, adding that it was ‘idle to apply to savages the rules of international morality that apply between stable and cultured communities’. the development of colonial empires, the carving up of the rest of the world by a handful of western nations, allowed for cheap raw materials and labour, the creation of huge markets for goods, and the ability to control global trade and development. it also reinforced the sense of the moral worthlessness of the other. europeans, as frantz fanon acidly observed in the wretched of the earth, ‘are never done talking of man, yet murder men everywhere they find them, at the corner of every one of their own streets, in all the corners of the globe.’ racial contempt was directed not simply towards the peoples of africa and asia but towards the working class as home too. ‘the lowest strata of european societies’, the french psychologist gustav lebon wrote, ‘is homologous with the primitive men.’ francis galton, the founder of eugenics, believed that ‘beside… three points of difference – endurance of steady labour, tameness of disposition and prolonged development – i know of none that very markedly distinguishes the nature of the lower classes of civilized man from that of the barbarians’. in an address to the medico-psychological society of paris in 1857, the christian socialist phillipe buchez considered the meaning of social differentiation within france: consider a population like ours, placed in the most favourable circumstances; possessed of a powerful civilisation; amongst the highest ranking nations in science, the arts and industry. our task now, i maintain, is to find out how it can happen that within a population such as ours, races may form – not merely one but several races – so miserable, inferior and bastardised that they may be classes below the most inferior savage races, for their inferiority is sometimes beyond cure. victorian england, too, viewed the urban working class and the rural poor as the racial other. a vignette of working class life in the saturday review, a well-read liberal magazine of the era, is typical of english middle class attitudes of this era: the bethnal green poor… are a caste apart, a race of whom we know nothing, whose lives are of quite different complexion from ours, persons with whom we have no point of contact. and although there is not yet quite the same separation of classes or castes in the country, yet the great mass of the agricultural poor are divided from the educated and the comfortable, from squires and parsons and tradesmen, by a barrier which custom has forged through long centuries, and which only very exceptional circumstances ever beat down, and then only for an instant. the slaves are separated from the whites by more glaring… marks of distinction; but still distinctions and separations, like those of english classes which always endure, which last from the cradle to the grave, which prevent anything like association or companionship, produce a general effect on the life of the extreme poor, and subject them to isolation, which offer a very fair parallel to the separation of the slaves from the whites. the west became prosperous, in other words, despite ignoring enlightened values, not merely by pursuing them. prosperity in turn allowed western nations to establish progressive social institutions and liberal norms. it was not, however, merely prosperity but social struggle that allowed, or rather forced, western nations to establish such institutions and such norms, both working class struggles at home and anti-imperialist struggles abroad; social struggles, in other words, many of which were led by the very people that collier now deems not to possess the right cultural attributes or moral norms. european nations, and america, developed at a time when the field was relatively empty. they were able to create markets, develop their economies, expand their influence, flex their power, build an empire at a time when the only competition came from a handful of other similarly developing western nations. today’s developing countries find themselves in a global economy already carved up and one in which the richer nations are able to exploit their political economic and military power to ensure that their interests take precedence. those interests often require global trade to be distorted and the economic development of poorer nations warped. they also often require the political and social institutions of non-western nations to be corrupted. western leaders may proclaim the virtues of democracy and liberalism. there is, however, a long history of western nations propping up dictators who suit their needs, and undermining democracy and the democratic movements that they fear might challenge their interests. so, yes, let us by all means talk of the cultural and moral deficits faced by poor nations. let us talk of the corruption and social fragmentation and political repression and poor governance. these are all important issues and, from argentina to zimbabwe, from nigeria to india, the political elites must be challenged and held to account, the movements for democracy and radical social change supported. but let us not also forget the context of global inequality, nor the history of capitalism, nor the backstory to how rich countries became rich, nor the struggle it has taken to establish progressive social norms. that history is no secret. but it is one that is all too often forgotten. . the images are, from top down, painting of ohio’s industrial pollution from the dayton business journal (artist unknown); ‘poverty’ by picasso; poster of slave stowage on the slave ship brookes, produced in 1788 by the plymouth chapter of the society for effecting the abolition of the slave trade; gustav dore’s 1872 engraving of orange court, drury lane, london; and lewis hine’s photo of girls working in an american cotton mill, 1911. the cover image is of a migrant worker on california highway, circa 1935; the picture is from the franklin d. roosevelt library, courtesy of the national archives and records administration.

ðə si təˈdeɪ ɪz 30 pərˈsɛnt mɔr əˈsɪdɪk ðən ˈlɛvəlz, wɪʧ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi kriˈeɪtɪŋ kərˈoʊsɪv ˈwɔtər ðət ɪz ˈwɑʃɪŋ ˈoʊvər koʊsts. ðɪs ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈpiˈeɪʧ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər səm ˈænəməlz, laɪk ˈtaɪni ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkɔrəlz, tɪ fɔrm ðɛr ʃɛlz aʊt əv ˈkælsiəm ˈkɑrbəˌneɪt, waɪl ˈəðər ˈkriʧərz huz bləd ˈkɛmɪstri ɪz ˈɔltərd bɪˈkəm dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd ənd luz ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪˈveɪd ˈprɛdətərz. ðə si təˈdeɪ ɪz 30 pərˈsɛnt mɔr əˈsɪdɪk ðən ˈlɛvəlz, wɪʧ ɪz ɔˈrɛdi kriˈeɪtɪŋ kərˈoʊsɪv ˈwɔtər ðət ɪz ˈwɑʃɪŋ ˈoʊvər koʊsts. ðɪs ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ˈpiˈeɪʧ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər səm ˈænəməlz, laɪk ˈtaɪni ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkɔrəlz, tɪ fɔrm ðɛr ʃɛlz aʊt əv ˈkælsiəm ˈkɑrbəˌneɪt, waɪl ˈəðər ˈkriʧərz huz bləd ˈkɛmɪstri ɪz ˈɔltərd bɪˈkəm dɪˈsɔriˌɛntɪd ənd luz ðɛr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ɪˈveɪd ˈprɛdətərz. ˈtrɪʃə ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈoʊʃən mɔr əˈsɪdɪk, wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm ə kɔz fər kənˈsərn tɪ ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈoʊʃən mɔr əˈsɪdɪk, wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm ə kɔz fər kənˈsərn tɪ ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈoʊʃən mɔr əˈsɪdɪk, wɪʧ həz bɪˈkəm ə kɔz fər kənˈsərn tɪ ðə ˈfɪʃɪŋ ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən gəv. krɪs grɪgˈwɑr (di) ˈɔrdərd steɪt ˈeɪʤənsiz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ teɪk stɛps tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ əˈsɪdəti, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ðə fərst steɪt tɪ əˈdɑpt ə ˈpɑləsi tɪ teɪk ɔn wət ˈsaɪəntɪsts dɪˈskraɪb ɛz ə groʊɪŋ ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl kənˈsərn. ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən ˈpoʊzɪz ə θrɛt tɪ ðə 270 ˈmɪljən ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ ˈɪndəstri, ɛz wɛl ɛz tɪ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈhæbəˌtæt ɔf ɪts ʃɔrz. ðə ˈɔrdər saɪnd baɪ grɪgˈwɑr, huz tərm wɪl ɛnd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri, kɔlz ɔn ðə steɪt tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst mɔr ˈməni ɪn ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈrisərʧ, kərb ˈnutriənt ˈrəˌnɔf frəm lænd, ənd pʊʃ fər kəts ɪn ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz ɔn ə ˈriʤənəl, ˈnæʃənəl ənd ˈgloʊbəl skeɪl. ɪt ækˈsɛpts ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz ðət ə ˈpænəl ˈɪʃud ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɔn haʊ tɪ əˈsɛs ənd ˈlɪmət ðə ˈifɛkts əv ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən. ðə grup wɑz baɪ ˈfɔrmər ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪʤənsi ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ˈwɪljəm di. ˈrəkəlzˌhaʊs ənd ˈfɔrmər grɪgˈwɑr ʧif əv stæf ʤeɪ ˈmænɪŋ. gɪt tɪ work,”*,” grɪgˈwɑr toʊld ən ˈɔdiəns æt ðə siˈætəl əkˈwɛriəm, ˈædɪŋ ðət ʃi wʊd prəˈpoʊz ðət ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər riˈæləkeɪt ˈmɪljən ɪn steɪt ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ peɪ fər ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈəðər ˈækʃənz. lɛd ðə wərld ɪn æˈdrɛsɪŋ ðɪs ˈgloʊbəl challenge.”*.” ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən stɛmz frəm ðə əbˈzɔrpʃən əv ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz. ðə ˈoʊʃən əbˈzɔrbz 30 pərˈsɛnt əv ðə ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd pʊt ˈɪntu ðə ɛr θru ˈbərnɪŋ. ðɪs ˈtrɪgərz ə ˈkɛmɪkəl riˈækʃən ðət prəˈdusɪz ˈhaɪdrəʤən, ˈðɛrˈbaɪ loʊərɪŋ ðə ˈpiˈeɪʧ. 1 əv 71 fʊl skrin kloʊz skɪp æd ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ɔn mɑrz vju ˈfoʊˌtoʊz vju ðə ˈnæsə ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ self-portraits*, frəm ðə rɛd ˈplænət. ˈkæpʃən ˈroʊvər həz faʊnd ˈɛvədəns əv ən ˈeɪnʧənt leɪk wɪθ ˈwɔtər ðət kʊd ˈplɔzəbli bi dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ˈdrɪnkəbəl ðət wɑz pɑrt əv ə long-standing*, wɛt ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðət kʊd hæv səˈpɔrtɪd ˈsɪmpəl fɔrmz əv laɪf ɔn mɑrz. nu ˈdætə frəm mɑrz ˈroʊvər, ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti, rɪˈvil ðət ðə ˈlændɪŋ saɪt ðə geɪl ˈkreɪtər wəns ˈhɑrbərd ən ˈeɪnʧənt leɪk ðət wɑz ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈhoʊstɪŋ ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz noʊn ɛz chemolithoautotrophs*, wɪʧ ər ˈeɪbəl tɪ breɪk daʊn rɑks ənd ˈmɪnərəlz fər ˈɛnərʤi. baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ weɪt 1 ˈsɛkənd tɪ kənˈtɪnju. ðə ˈoʊʃən ɪz bɪˈkəmɪŋ mɔr əˈsɪdɪk ˈwərldˈwaɪd, bət ˈsərtən ˈriʤənz ər əˈfɛktɪd mɔr ðən ˈəðərz bɪˈkəz ˈloʊkəl ˈfæktərz səʧ ɛz ˈoʊʃən kərənts ər fɑrm ˈrəˌnɔf kən ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪ ðə ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkərz hæv ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz bɪˈkəz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli kərˈoʊsɪv ˈwɔtərz ɔf ðə ʃɔrz θˈrɛtən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈmuvɪŋ nɑt baɪ ʧɔɪs bət aʊt əv necessity,”*,” ˈmænɪŋ sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən keɪm ənd faʊnd us.”*.” ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ʤeɪn lubchenco*, hu sɛd ʃi ɪkˈspɛkts ˈəðər ˈkoʊstəl steɪts tɪ ˈfɑloʊ sut ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ jɪrz, preɪzd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən fər ðɪs ˈɪʃu ənd ˈrɪli ˈrɛsəlɪŋ wɪθ wət kən bi done.”*.” ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə həz kəˈmɪʃənd ə ˈpænəl ɔn ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən, ənd əˈfɪʃəlz ɪn steɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ əˈlæskə, ˈmɛrələnd ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn ər ˈstədiɪŋ ɪts ˌɪmˈpækt. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ər ʤɪst bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ ˈdɑkjəmɛnt haʊ ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə ˈpiˈeɪʧ wɪʧ ɪz loʊər, ər 30 pərˈsɛnt mɔr əˈsɪdɪk, ðən ˈlɛvəlz ɪz əˈfɛktɪŋ mərˈin ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, əˈmɛrɪkən ənd ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈrisərʧərz ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈstədi ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˈneɪʧər ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ðə ʃɛlz əv sneɪlz ɛˈsɛnʃəl tɪ ðə mərˈin fud wɛb ər dɪˈzɔlvɪŋ ɔf ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə bɪˈkəz əv mɔr kərˈoʊsɪv siz. ˈsɪmpli ˈkænɑt sɪt ˈaɪdli baɪ waɪl ðɪs happens,”*,” ˈrəkəlzˌhaʊs sɛd əv ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən. hi ˈædɪd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ɪt wɪl bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈɪmpləmənt səm əv ðə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz. ˈhɑrdəst θɪŋ tɪ du ɪz ðə θɪŋ bɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ du fər ˈdɛkeɪdz: traɪ tɪ kənˈtroʊl ˈrəˌnɔf frəm land,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈfɪgjərd aʊt ɛz ə ˈneɪʃən haʊ tɪ du that.”*.” ʤeɪ (di), hu wɪl bɪˈkəm ˈgəvərnər ɔn ʤæn. 16 ɪkˈsprɛst səˈpɔrt ˈtuzˌdeɪ fər ˈækʃənz. ˈspoʊksmən ˈstərlɪŋ ˈklɪfərd roʊt ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl: noʊ ðət ðə ˈlidɪŋ kɔz əv ˈoʊʃən əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈkɑrbən pəˈluʃən, ənd ɪz kəˈmɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈkɑrbən pəˈluʃən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ən ɪgˈzæmpəl fər ˈəðər steɪts tɪ follow.”*.”

the sea today is 30 percent more acidic than preindustrial levels, which is already creating corrosive water that is washing over america’s coasts. this ongoing decline in ph is making it harder for some animals, like tiny pteropods as well as corals, to form their shells out of calcium carbonate, while other creatures whose blood chemistry is altered become disoriented and lose their ability to evade predators. the sea today is 30 percent more acidic than preindustrial levels, which is already creating corrosive water that is washing over america’s coasts. this ongoing decline in ph is making it harder for some animals, like tiny pteropods as well as corals, to form their shells out of calcium carbonate, while other creatures whose blood chemistry is altered become disoriented and lose their ability to evade predators. tricia thibodeau/national oceanic and atmospheric administration human-generated carbon emissions are making the ocean more acidic, which has become a cause for concern to the fishing industry and scientists. human-generated carbon emissions are making the ocean more acidic, which has become a cause for concern to the fishing industry and scientists. human-generated carbon emissions are making the ocean more acidic, which has become a cause for concern to the fishing industry and scientists. washington gov. chris gregoire (d) ordered state agencies on tuesday to take steps to address the ocean’s increasing acidity, making it the first state to adopt a policy to take on what scientists describe as a growing environmental concern. ocean acidification poses a threat to the state’s $270 million shellfish industry, as well as to critical habitat off its shores. the order signed by gregoire, whose term will end in january, calls on the state to invest more money in scientific research, curb nutrient runoff from land, and push for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on a regional, national and global scale. it accepts the recommendations that a blue-ribbon panel issued tuesday on how to assess and limit the effects of ocean acidification. the group was co-chaired by former environmental protection agency administrator william d. ruckelshaus and former gregoire chief of staff jay manning. “let’s get to work,” gregoire told an audience at the seattle aquarium, adding that she would propose that the legislature reallocate $3.3 million in state funding to pay for research and other actions. “let’s lead the world in addressing this global challenge.” ocean acidification stems from the sea’s absorption of human-generated carbon emissions. the ocean absorbs 30 percent of the carbon dioxide put into the air through fossil-fuel burning. this triggers a chemical reaction that produces hydrogen, thereby lowering the water’s ph. 1 of 71 full screen autoplay close skip ad × curiosity on mars view photos view the nasa rover’s images, including self-portraits, from the red planet. caption nasa’s rover has found evidence of an ancient lake — with water that could plausibly be described as drinkable — that was part of a long-standing, wet environment that could have supported simple forms of life on mars. new data from nasa’s mars rover, curiosity, reveal that the rover’s landing site — the gale crater — once harbored an ancient lake that was theoretically capable of hosting microbes known as chemolithoautotrophs, which are able to break down rocks and minerals for energy. science/aaas buy photo wait 1 second to continue. the ocean is becoming more acidic worldwide, but certain regions are affected more than others because local factors such as ocean currents or farm runoff can intensify the impact. washington state policymakers have focused on the problem for several years because increasingly corrosive waters off the state’s shores threaten oyster-farming operations. “washington’s moving not by choice but out of necessity,” manning said in an interview. “ocean acidification came and found us.” national oceanic and atmospheric administration administrator jane lubchenco, who said she expects other coastal states to follow suit in the coming years, praised washington for “seizing this issue and really wrestling with what can be done.” california has commissioned a panel on ocean acidification, and officials in states including alaska, maryland and oregon are studying its impact. scientists are just beginning to document how the change in the ocean’s ph — which is 0.1 lower, or 30 percent more acidic, than pre-industrial levels — is affecting marine organisms worldwide. on sunday, american and british researchers published a study in the journal nature geoscience showing that the shells of snails essential to the marine food web are dissolving off antarctica because of more corrosive seas. “we simply cannot sit idly by while this happens,” ruckelshaus said of ocean acidification. he added in an interview that it will be difficult to implement some of the panel’s recommendations. “the hardest thing to do is the thing we’ve been trying to do for decades: try to control runoff from land,” he said. “we haven’t figured out as a nation how to do that.” jay inslee (d), who will become washington’s governor on jan. 16, expressed support tuesday for gregoire’s actions. inslee spokesman sterling clifford wrote in an e-mail: “we know that the leading cause of ocean acidification is carbon pollution, and governor-elect inslee is committed to reducing carbon pollution in washington and setting an example for other states to follow.”

ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə livestreams*! ɪf ju mɪst ɑr strimz ðɪs wik, wi naʊ hæv ˈwikli ʃoʊz ɔn twitch.tv*! ju kən ʧɛk ðə riˈpleɪz aʊt bɪˈloʊ. tun ɪn tɪ tɪ wɔʧ lɪv ənd ʧɛk aʊt ðə ʃoʊ ˈskɛʤʊl. ˈəðər strimz wɪl ˌɪnˈklud nu geɪm rɪˈlisɪz ənd ɑr kəmˈjunɪti geɪm naɪts (laɪk təˈnaɪt æt 9 piɛm ɛst!). strim riˈpleɪz əv ðə ʃoʊz wɪl bi ˈəˌploʊdɪd tɪ ðə ˈjuˌtub ˈʧænəl ðə nɛkst deɪ ɪf ju meɪk ɪt, ər wɔʧ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ riˈpleɪ ɔn ɑr twɪʧ ˈʧænəl (lɪŋkt əˈbəv). wi ˈɔlsoʊ hæv 3 ˈfɔrəm θrɛdz goʊɪŋ wɪθ geɪm səˈʤɛsʧənz fər iʧ ʃoʊ: ˈmənˌdeɪz: ðə graɪnd (ɔl rpgs*) ˈdəbəlju/ dæn ˈɑkə 10 piɛm ɛst (ˈfɔrəm θrɛd) ˈwɛnzˌdeɪz: ˈriwaɪnd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈdəbəlju/ ʤɑn ˈɑkə hɛks piɛm ɛst (ˈfɔrəm θrɛd) ˈθərzdiz: haʊ mɔd ju ɑr? ˈdəbəlju/ nɪk ˈɑkə 10 piɛm ɛst (ˈfɔrəm θrɛd) ðə graɪnd: ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 1 ðɪs wik dæn pleɪz ˈpurli ənd nɪk ʤɔɪnz fər səm koʊɑp pæθ əv ˈɛkˌsaɪl ˈbeɪtə! ˈriwaɪnd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ: ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 1 hɛks pleɪz dɪˈsɛnt ðɪs wik ənd wi tɔk ɔl kaɪnz əv nɔˈstælʤə ənd ˈrɛtroʊ ˈgeɪmɪŋ. haʊ mɔd ju ɑr?: ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd 1 nɪk pleɪz ðə 2 ˈprikwɛl mɔd: priˈkərsər ənd ðɛn skɑt ʤɔɪnz əp fər səm counter-strike*: sɔrs.

introducing the kbmod livestreams! if you missed our streams this week, we now have weekly shows on twitch.tv! you can check the replays out below. tune in to https://kbmod.com/live to watch live and check out the show schedule. other streams will include new game releases and our community game nights (like tonight at 9 pm est!). stream replays of the shows will be uploaded to the youtube channel the next day if you can’t make it, or watch the video replay on our twitch channel (linked above). we also have 3 forum threads going with game suggestions for each show: mondays: the grind (all rpgs) w/ dan aka nipnops 10 pm est (forum thread) wednesdays: rewind wednesday w/ jon aka hex 8:30 pm est (forum thread) thursdays: how mod u r? w/ nick aka nfen 10 pm est (forum thread) the grind: episode 1 – this week dan plays skyrim poorly and nick joins for some co-op path of exile beta! rewind wednesday: episode 1 – hex plays descent this week and we talk all kinds of nostalgia and retro gaming. how mod u r?: episode 1 – nick plays the half-life 2 prequel mod half-life: precursor and then scott joins up for some counter-strike: source.

ɔn hɪz ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈproʊˌgræm læst naɪt, glɛn bɛk əˈgɛn ɛrd ˈɛksərpts frəm ə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən ðət hi ˈrisəntli hæd wɪθ ˈsɛvərəl ˈstudənts æt ˈtɛksəs ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn wɪʧ hi wɔrnd ðɛm ðət ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ˈiðər ˈdɑnəld trəmp ər ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən ˈkɛriz ɪˈtərnəl ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz. ˈæftər ˈrɛdɪŋ ə ˈpæsɪʤ frəm 2 ˈtɪməθi 3 ˌɪnˈstrəktɪŋ ˈkrɪsʧɪnz nɑt tɪ hæv ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ənˈgɔdli ˈpipəl, bɛk sɛd ðət hi rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ stænd ˌbiˈfɔr gɑd wən deɪ ənd traɪ tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ hi ˈvoʊtɪd fər ˈsəmˌwən laɪk trəmp ər ˈklɪntən dɪˈspaɪt hɪz klɪr ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz. bɛk toʊld ðə ˈstudənts ðət ˈɛvriˌwən əˈlaɪv təˈdeɪ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɪz hir spəˈsɪfɪkli bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz pɑrt əv ɪˈtərnəl plæn ənd soʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ pɔɪnt ɪn traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈɑrgju wɪθ ɪm əˈbaʊt waɪ ju hæv ˈɛni ʧɔɪs bət tɪ voʊt fər trəmp bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə səˈprim kɔrt. ˈoʊnli ʧɔɪs ɪz tɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz bi lɔɪəl tɪ him,”*,” bɛk sɛd. traɪ tɪ ɪm tru feɪθ ɪn gɑd minz ju lɪv ɪt noʊ ˈmætər ðə consequences.”*.”

on his television program last night, glenn beck again aired excerpts from a conversation that he recently had with several students at texas christian university in which he warned them that voting for either donald trump or hillary clinton carries eternal consequences. after reading a passage from 2 timothy 3 instructing christians not to have anything to do with ungodly people, beck said that he refuses to stand before god one day and try to explain why he voted for someone like trump or clinton despite his clear instructions. beck told the students that everyone alive today in america is here specifically because it is part of god’s eternal plan and so there is no point in trying to argue with him about why you didn’t have any choice but to vote for trump because of the importance of the supreme court. “your only choice is to always be loyal to him,” beck said. “don’t try to out-think him … true faith in god means you live it no matter the consequences.”

ˈʤɛri braʊnz peɪ rəvˈjuz kən stɑrt ɪn beɪ ˈɛriə ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 1 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz ˈʤɛri braʊnz peɪ rəvˈjuz kən stɑrt ɪn beɪ ˈɛriə 1 1 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri ɪn ðə weɪk əv ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz ðət ðə ˈlɪtəl lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˈkaʊnti taʊn əv bɛl wɑz peɪɪŋ ɪts ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər ˈnɪrli steɪt əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈʤɛri əˈnaʊnst plænz tɪ ˌrivˈju ɔl ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsæləriz əv mɔr ðən "ðə bɛl ˈsæləri əˈbjuzɪz wɛnt ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr," braʊn sɛd ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. "wi wɔnt tɪ teɪk ə ˈwaɪdər lʊk tɪ meɪk ʃʊr ðət mjuˈnɪsəpəl ˈsæləriz hæv ə ˈrizənəbəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ðə wərk biɪŋ dən, ənd ðət ðə ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃənz kən peɪ ðɛm." braʊn, hu ɪz ˈrənɪŋ fər ˈgəvərnər, sɛd hi wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd baɪ ə "sɛns əv ˈfɛrnəs" ɪn ðiz lin taɪmz tɪ faɪnd aʊt waɪ ˈsɪtiz əv ðə seɪm saɪz peɪ ˈwaɪdli ˈdɪfərənt ˈsæləriz tɪ ðɛr tɔp ˌɛgˈzɛks. hi kən stɑrt raɪt hir ɪn ðə beɪ ˈɛriə. ðə ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər əv sæn rəˈmoʊn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪz ˈnɑkɪŋ bæk ə jɪr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪm wən əv ðə mjuˈnɪsəpəl ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtərz ɪn ðə steɪt. nɑt bæd fər ə ˈsɪti əv əˈspɛʃəli kənˈsɪdərɪŋ gəv. ˈɑrnəld ʃˈwɔrzəˌneɪgər wʊd meɪk ðət ɪz, ɪf hi tʊk ə ˈpeɪˌʧɛk. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər əv ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈplɛzəntən wɪʧ həz ə ˈlɑrʤər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðən sæn rəˈmoʊn meɪks ðæts ˈnɪrli lɛs ðən hɪz ˈkɑlig əp ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 680 sæn rəˈmoʊn meɪər eɪʧ. əˈbræm ˈwɪlsən, hu ɪz ˈrənɪŋ fər ðə steɪt əˈsɛmbli, dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn rɪˈpitɪd kɔlz fər ˈkɑmɛnt. ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəlmən ʤɪm ˈlɪvɪŋˌstoʊn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, toʊld ˈjuˈɛs, "wi hæv ə peɪ skeɪl. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ju ɪkˈsid ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz, ju gɪt pəˈtɛnʃəli ɛz məʧ ɛz ə 7 pərˈsɛnt reɪz ˈɛvəri jɪr. ɑr ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər, ərb ˈmɑnɪz, həz bɪn ðɛr səm 20 jɪrz ənd hi ɪz wərθ ˈɛvəri ˈdɔlər hi ɪz peɪd." waɪl braʊnz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ər ɪn ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ðeɪ maɪt wɔnt tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ðə ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər əv lɪvərˈmɔr, hu klɑks ɪn æt ər ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈdænˌvɪl, wɪʧ peɪz ɪts ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər ɪts nɑt bəks bət ɪts nɑt bæd, ˈiðər. mɪˈkeɪləz pɪk: ðə reɪs ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ fər ˈdɪstrɪkt tu ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ʤɪst gɑt ə lɔt mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ɪn ə ˈvɛri ˈpərsɪnəl weɪ. ˈpɑpjələr ˌɪnˈkəmbənt mɪˈkeɪlə ˈjuˈɛs ʃi ɪz ɛnˈdɔrsɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnuˌkəmər mɑrk ˈfɛrɪl ɛz hər rɪˈpleɪsmənt. "mɑrk wɑz reɪzd ɪn ðə mərˈinə ənd həz ðə ˈfɪskəl sɛns ðət ˈsɪti hɔl nidz æt ðɪs taɪm," sɛd. ɛz fər hər frɛnd ˈʤænɪt ˈraɪli? "aɪ laɪk ˈʤænɪt ˈraɪli ˈvɛri məʧ, bət hər prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈpɑləˌtɪks ər ʤɪst aʊt əv stɛp wɪθ ˈdɪstrɪkt tu," sɛd. ˈraɪli həz ðə ɛnˈdɔrsmənt əv ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvəri ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ɪn taʊn, frəm sɛn. daɪæn ˈfaɪnˌstin ɔn daʊn. ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ həz ðə ˈbækɪŋ əv ˈfɔrmər ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ˈɛrən ˈpɛskɪn, hu ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈpɑrti ˈsɛntrəl kəˈmɪti ɪz wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst paʊər pleɪərz daʊn æt ˈsɪti hɔl. ˈpɛskɪn ˈɔlsoʊ klæʃt rɪˈpitɪdli wɪθ ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz deɪz ɔn ðə bɔrd. ənd ɛz siz ɪt, "wi hæv ɪˈnəf ˈpɛskɪn ɔn ðə bɔrd əv ˌsupərˈvaɪzərz ɛz ɪt ɪz." ˈraɪli rɪˈspɑndɪd θru hər kæmˈpeɪn ˈspoʊksmən, ʤɑʃ ˈmɔroʊ, hu sɛd, "ðə ˈvoʊtərz wɪl ˌdɪˈsaɪd hu ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈdɪstrɪkt tu, nɑt mɪˈkeɪlə." ˈsupərˌvaɪzər seanelsbernd*, frəm ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsɛvən aʊt wɛst əv twɪn piks, həz ˈɔlsoʊ kəm aʊt fər ˈfɛrɪl bət fər mɔr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈrizənz. "aɪv noʊn ɪm fər 25 jɪrz. wi wɛnt tɪ haɪ skul təˈgɛðər," sɛd. "wi wər ˈvɛri gʊd frɛndz." nɑt ʃʊr ju kən seɪ ðət əˈbaʊt ənd ˈraɪli ˌɛniˈmɔr. səˈpraɪz, səˈpraɪz: wən əv ðə ˈrizənz ˈɛvriˌwən frəm əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ kənˈsumər ˈædvəˌkeɪts wər kɔt ɔf gɑrd baɪ ðə sæn ˈbrunoʊ ˈnæʧərəl gæs ˈpaɪˌplaɪn ɪkˈsploʊʒən ɪz ðət fər ɔl ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks sərˈaʊndɪŋ juˈtɪləti ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, noʊ wən kən ˈriˌkɔl ðə læst taɪm paɪp ˈseɪfti wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd æt ə ˈhirɪŋ. ʤɪst æsk ʤɛf braʊn, hu sərvd ɔn ðə ˈpəblɪk juˈtɪlətiz kəˈmɪʃən frəm 2001 tɪ 2007 "ɪn ðə sɪks jɪrz ðət aɪ sərvd ɔn ðə kəˈmɪʃən, wi hæd faɪts ˈoʊvər ʤɪst əˈbaʊt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ," braʊn sɛd. "bət aɪ kænt ˈriˌkɔl ə ˈsɪŋgəl taɪm ðə ˈɪʃu keɪm əp." "aɪ kænt ˈriˌkɔl ɪt ˈkəmɪŋ əp, ˈiðər ɪkˈsɛpt ɛz ɪt rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ reɪt haɪks," sɛd ˈmɪndi spatt*, ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən fər ðə kənˈsumər grup ðə juˈtɪlətiz rɪˈfɔrm ˈnɛtˌwərk. noʊ daʊt ɪt wɪl bi ə hɑt ˈtɑpɪk ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər ənd ɪf ðɛr ər nu rulz ðət min rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ oʊld paɪps? "ɪt wɪl kəm ˈəndər ðə ˈhɛdɪŋ əv 'ˈmeɪntənəns,' wɪʧ minz ðət ˈreɪtˌpeɪərz wɪl ˌæbsəˈlutli bi ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ðə tæb," braʊn sɛd. bərdz əv ə ˈfɛðər: sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɪz ˈspɛndɪŋ tɪ ˌrikənˈfɪgjər ə strit tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈtrɪmɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˌhæŋɪŋ brænʧ əv ə tri ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ðə "waɪld ˈpɛrəts əv ˈtɛləˌgræf hɪl." ðə ˈtərgət əv ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪz ən ˌɪˈtæljən stoʊn paɪn groʊɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈmidiən ɔn ˈɑltə strit, nɪr ðə ɛnd əv mɑntˈgəmri strit əp baɪ kɔɪt taʊər. ðə trəŋk ənd ˈbrænʧɪz əv ðə tri ər ˈhæŋɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə ˈnɛroʊ strit, ˈkɔzɪŋ trəks tɪ klɪp ɪt ɛz ðeɪ pæs. ˈrəðər ðən kət bæk ðə tri ənd ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs dɪˈstərb ðə bərdz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk wərks' səˈsteɪnəbəl strits ˈproʊˌgræm həz ˈɑptɪd tɪ pʊt ɪn ə tɪ stɪr ˈtræfɪk əraʊnd ðə tri. ˈseɪvɪŋ ðə tri wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈmitɪŋz, tu ˈpəblɪk ˈhirɪŋz ənd wən dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpɑrkɪŋ ənd ˈtræfɪk ˌrivˈju wɪθ ˈnɛri ə skwɔk. ˈɛkstrə! kæʧ ɑr blɔg æt www.sfgate.com/matierandross*.

jerry brown's pay reviews can start in bay area image 1 of / 1 caption close jerry brown's pay reviews can start in bay area 1 / 1 back to gallery in the wake of revelations that the little los angeles county town of bell was paying its city manager nearly $800,000, state attorney general jerry brownhas announced plans to review all local government salaries of more than $300,000. "the bell salary abuses went under the radar," brown said friday. "we want to take a wider look to make sure that municipal salaries have a reasonable relationship with the work being done, and that the jurisdictions can pay them." brown, who is running for governor, said he was also motivated by a "sense of fairness" in these lean times to find out why cities of the same size pay widely different salaries to their top execs. he can start right here in the bay area. the city manager of san ramon, for example, is knocking back $359,669 a year - making him one of the highest-paid municipal administrators in the state. not bad for a city of 64,860, especially considering gov. arnold schwarzenegger would make $212,179 - that is, if he took a paycheck. meanwhile, the city manager of nearby pleasanton - which has a larger population (67,543) than san ramon - makes $211,176. that's nearly $150,000 less than his colleague up interstate 680. san ramon mayor h. abram wilson, who is running for the state assembly, did not return repeated calls for comment. city councilman jim livingstone, however, told us, "we have a pay-for-performance pay scale. in other words, you exceed expectations, you get potentially as much as a 7 percent raise every year. our city manager, herb moniz, has been there some 20 years and he is worth every dollar he is paid." while brown's investigators are in the neighborhood, they might want to check out the city manager of livermore, who clocks in at $302,472, - or nearby danville, which pays its city manager $310,029. it's not bell-size bucks - but it's not bad, either. michela's pick: the race in san francisco for district two supervisor just got a lot more interesting - in a very personal way. popular incumbent michela alioto-piertells us she is endorsing political newcomer mark farrell as her replacement. "mark was raised in the marina and has the fiscal sense that city hall needs at this time," alioto-pier said. as for her long-time friend janet reilly? "i like janet reilly very much, but her progressive politics are just out of step with district two," alioto-pier said. reilly has the endorsement of just about every democratic office-holder in town, from sen. dianne feinstein on down. she also has the backing of former supervisor aaron peskin, who in addition to running the party central committee is one of the biggest behind-the-scenes power players down at city hall. peskin also clashed repeatedly with alioto-pier during his days on the board. and as alioto-pier sees it, "we have enough peskin protégées on the board of supervisors as it is." reilly responded through her campaign spokesman, josh morrow, who said, "the voters will decide who represents district two, not michela alioto-pier." supervisor seanelsbernd, from district seven out west of twin peaks, has also come out for farrell - but for more personal reasons. "i've known him for 25 years. we went to high school together," elsbernd said. "we were very good friends." not sure you can say that about alioto-pier and reilly anymore. surprise, surprise: one of the reasons everyone from officials to consumer advocates were caught off guard by the san bruno natural gas pipeline explosion is that for all the politics surrounding utility regulation in california, no one can recall the last time pipe safety was mentioned at a hearing. just ask jeff brown, who served on the public utilities commission from 2001 to 2007. "in the six years that i served on the commission, we had fights over just about everything," brown said. "but i can't recall a single time the issue came up." "i can't recall it coming up, either - except as it related to rate hikes," said mindy spatt, spokeswoman for the consumer group the utilities reform network. no doubt it will be a hot topic in the future - and if there are new rules that mean replacing old pipes? "it will come under the heading of 'maintenance,' which means that ratepayers will absolutely be picking up the tab," brown said. birds of a feather: san francisco is spending $9,500 to reconfigure a street to avoid trimming the overhanging branch of a tree popular with the world-famous "wild parrots of telegraph hill." the target of the project is an italian stone pine growing out of the median on alta street, near the end of montgomery street up by coit tower. the trunk and branches of the tree are hanging over the narrow street, causing trucks to clip it as they pass. rather than cut back the tree - and in the process disturb the birds - the department of public works' sustainable streets program has opted to put in a diverter to steer traffic around the tree. saving the tree was the subject of community meetings, two public hearings and one department of parking and traffic review - with nary a squawk. extra! catch our blog at www.sfgate.com/matierandross.

ˈərθlɪŋz hæv ɪkˈspɪriənst kwaɪt ə fju kloʊz kɔlz frəm speɪs rɑks ɪn ðə ˈrisənt pæst, bət naʊ ðeɪ hæv ˈsəmθɪŋ ɛls tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt. ˈʧaɪnə lɔst kənˈtroʊl əv ɪts speɪs ˈsteɪʃən ˈsəmˌtaɪm læst jɪr, ənd əˈfɪʃəlz wɔrnd ðət ɪt wɪl ˈhərtəl bæk tɪ ərθ ənd meɪk ən ˌənkənˈtroʊld dɪˈsɛnt θru ɑr ˈætməsˌfɪr. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, noʊ wən noʊz prɪˈsaɪsli wɪn ər wɛr wɪl lænd. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt: ˈʧaɪnə lɔnʧt ɪn 2011 ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ bɪˈkəm ə speɪs ˌsupərˈpaʊər laɪk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈrəʃə. ɪt ˈfɔrmərli ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd æt ən ˈæltəˌtud əv 230 maɪəlz əˈbəv ðə ˈsərfəs bət həz ˈrisəntli dɪpt bɪˈloʊ 186 maɪəlz, ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ haʊ ðə həŋk əv ʤəŋk ɪz sˈloʊli de-orbiting*. əˈfɪʃəlz fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈmætər ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət wɪl ˈætməsˌfɪr bɪtˈwin ɑkˈtoʊbər 2017 ənd ˈeɪprəl 2018 ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən ʤɪst ə fju months’*’ ˈnoʊtɪs. stɪl, soʊ məʧ ənˈsərtənti sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðət ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə gloʊb ər ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈseɪfti ənd ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbli soʊ. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ˈʧaɪnəz ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪz aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ənd ˈhɛdɪd fər ərθ bət fɪr nɑt; ðə ərθ ɪz mɔr ðən ˌtuˈθərdz ˈwɔtər, ənd ɪts lænd ˈmæsɪz ər soʊ lɑrʤ ənd əˈnɑkjəˌpaɪd ðət ðə ʧæns əv ˈfrægmənts ˈlændɪŋ ɪn jʊr ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ɪz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli slɪm. mɔr ˈmæsɪv ˈɑbʤɛkts hæv ðə ərθ ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ˈmoʊstli bərnd əp ɪn ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr; ðət sɛd, wi ɪkˈspɛkt wɪl du ðə seɪm. ɪn ðə ʧæns ðət sˈmɔlər ˈfrægmənts əv sərˈvaɪv ðə fɔl, ðɛr moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ lænd ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈoʊʃən ər ɔn ən ˈɛmti pis əv lænd. stɪl ˈwərid? wɛl, mɑrk ˈmætni wəns ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət ðə ʧæns əv ə ˈjumən ˈgɪtɪŋ strək baɪ ə pis əv speɪs ʤəŋk ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 1 ɪn mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðə ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd ðət ju, aʊt əv ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls, wʊd gɪt hɪt baɪ speɪs ʤəŋk ɪz ˈnɪrli 1 ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈtrɪljən. ˈɛkspərts noʊ ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ðə speɪs lænd wɪl lænd ənˈtɪl ʤɪst ðə raɪt ˈmoʊmənt wɪn ɪt dɪps loʊ ɪˈnəf ɪn ˈæltəˌtud ðət ðə ˈætməsˌfɪr ˈkləʧɪz ɪt, soʊ ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ə ˈweɪtɪŋ geɪm ɛz əv raɪt naʊ. waɪl ðə aɪˈdil ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wʊd hæv bɪn ə kənˈtroʊld ˈlændɪŋ, ðiz kaɪnz əv rɪsks ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈprɛzənt wɪn wi sɛnd lɑrʤ ˈɑbʤɛkts ˈɪntu speɪs. ɔl wi kən du ɪz hoʊp ðət ədˈvænsmənts ɪn tɛkˈnɑləʤi wɪl prɪˈvɛnt ˈneɪʃənz frəm ˈluzɪŋ kənˈtroʊl əv speɪs ˈsteɪʃənz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. sɔrs: ˈpɑpjələr saɪəns, lɪv saɪəns

earthlings have experienced quite a few close calls from space rocks in the recent past, but now they have something else to worry about. china lost control of its 8.5-ton tiangong-1 space station sometime last year, and officials warned that it will hurtle back to earth and make an uncontrolled descent through our planet’s atmosphere. unfortunately, no one knows precisely when or where tiangong-1 will land. image credit: cmsa china launched tiangong-1 in 2011 in an attempt to become a space superpower like the united states and russia. it formerly operated at an altitude of ~230 miles above the earth’s surface but has recently dipped below 186 miles, highlighting how the hunk of junk is slowly de-orbiting. officials familiar with the matter estimate that tiangong-1 will re-enter earth’s atmosphere between october 2017 and april 2018, giving everyone just a few months’ notice. still, there’s so much uncertainty surrounding the situation that people around the globe are worried about their safety – and justifiably so. related: china's tiangong-1 spacecraft is out of control and headed for earth but fear not; the earth is more than two-thirds water, and its land masses are so large and unoccupied that the chance of tiangong-1 fragments landing in your neighborhood is incredibly slim. more massive objects have de-orbited the earth before, and mostly burned up in the atmosphere; that said, we expect tiangong-1 will do the same. in the chance that smaller fragments of tiangong-1 survive the fall, they're most likely to land somewhere in the ocean or on an empty piece of land. still worried? well, nasa’s mark matney once estimated that the chance of a human getting struck by a piece of space junk is almost 1 in 3,200. more specifically, the likelihood that you, out of everyone else, would get hit by space junk is nearly 1 in several trillion. experts won’t know exactly where the space land will land until just the right moment when it dips low enough in altitude that the earth’s atmosphere clutches it, so it remains a waiting game as of right now. while the ideal situation would have been a controlled landing, these kinds of risks are always present when we send large objects into space. all we can do is hope that advancements in technology will prevent nations from losing control of space stations in the future. source: popular science, live science

ˈərliər təˈdeɪ, ˈkələd meɪd ən əˈpɪrəns ɔn fərst teɪk tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt hɪz bɪˈləvəd maɪˈæmi hit. ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz əˈpɪrəns, hi meɪd ə lɔt əv ˈrɪli ˈvælɪd pɔɪnts əˈbaʊt ˈlɛbrən ʤeɪmz koʊ. ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət hi hæd ˈklɪrli dən hɪz ˈhoʊmˌwərk ɪn ðə deɪz ˈlidɪŋ əp tɪ ðə ʃoʊ. hi juzd stæts tɪ bæk əp hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənts, hi prəˈvaɪdɪd hɑrd ˈɛvədəns waɪl dəˈbeɪtɪŋ ˈstivən ə. smɪθ ənd skɪp ˈbeɪlɪs, ənd he…*… oʊ, hu ər wi ˈkɪdɪŋ?! ðɪs ɪz ˈkələd wɪr ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt! soʊ hi dɪd nən əv ðoʊz θɪŋz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, hi jɛld ə lɔt, hi pʊt ə tən əv ˈɛkstrə ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ðə "kɪŋ" ˈɛvəri taɪm hi rɪˈfərd tɪ kɪŋ ʤeɪmz, ənd hi ˈivɪn ˈsaɪtɪd "ðə streets"—yes*, "ðə ə ləˈʤɪtəmət sɔrs wɪn hi toʊld skɪp ˈbeɪlɪs ðət hi bɪˈlivz ðə spərz ʃət ðə ɛr kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ ɔf ɔn ˈpərpəs ˌbiˈfɔr geɪm 1 əv ðə 2014 ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ ˈfaɪnəlz. ənd tˈwɪtər hæd ən ˈæbsəˌlut fild deɪ ˈæftər ˈwɑʧɪŋ əˈpɪrəns ɔn ðə ʃoʊ: ˈkələd meɪd ˈɛvəri hit fæn lʊk laɪk ən ˈɪˌdiət ˈkrɪstəfər kəˈləmbəs (@thelordfelix*) ʤun 10 2014 ˈɔlsoʊ tɛl mi ˈkələd dɪd nɑt goʊ ɔn ə ˈnæʃənəli ˈtɛləˌvaɪzd spɔrts dəˈbeɪt ʃoʊ ənd saɪt "ðə strits" ɛz ə sɔrs fər hɪz ˈɑrgjəmənt. (@nifmuhammad*) ʤun 10 2014 kən ər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz pliz kərˈəptli ˈproʊˌfaɪl ˈkələd ʤɪst ðɪs taɪm soʊ wi doʊnt hæv tɪ ˈɛvər hir ɪm əˈgɛn? duk (@authenticduke*) ʤun 10 2014 ˈkələd həz noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ ˈstupɪd hi saʊnz. ˈpitər ˈpɑrkər ʤun 10 2014 ˈkələd: spərz tərnd ðə ɛr ɔf ɔn ˈpərpəs. skɪp: huz jʊr sɔrs ɔn ðət? ˈkələd: ðə strits! ˈstivən ə: mæt ˈʤɑrmən (@itsjarm*) ʤun 10 2014 pɑrt əv ˈjuˈɛs wɔnts tɪ tɛl tɪ ˈnɛvər, ˈɛvər ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈkələd bæk tɪ fərst teɪk pɑrt əv ˈjuˈɛs wɔnts ɪm tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈrɛgjələr kənˈtrɪbjətər. wɛr du ju stænd ˈæftər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm ɔn ðə ʃoʊ? poʊst kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ rɪˈleɪtɪd: ðə moʊst rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈɑrgjəmənts ɪn fərst teɪk ˈhɪstəri rɪˈleɪtɪd: skɪp ˈbeɪlɪs' moʊst ˈʤæˌkæs ˈɑrgjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd: haʊ lɔst ɪts weɪ [ˈviə ˈjuˌtub]

earlier today, dj khaled made an appearance on espn's first take to talk about his beloved miami heat. and during his appearance, he made a lot of really valid points about lebron james & co. and demonstrated that he had clearly done his homework in the days leading up to the show. he used stats to back up his arguments, he provided hard evidence while debating stephen a. smith and skip bayless, and he… oh, who are we kidding?! this is dj khaled we're talking about! so he did none of those things. instead, he yelled a lot, he put a ton of extra emphasis on the "king" every time he referred to king james, and he even cited "the streets"—yes, "the streets"!—as a legitimate source when he told skip bayless that he believes the spurs shut the air conditioning off on purpose before game 1 of the 2014 nba finals. and twitter had an absolute field day after watching khaled's appearance on the show: dj khaled made every heat fan look like an idiot — christopher columbus (@thelordfelix) june 10, 2014 also plz tell me dj khaled did not go on a nationally televised sports debate show and cite "the streets" as a source for his argument. — hanif abdurraqib (@nifmuhammad) june 10, 2014 can tsa or government agencies please corruptly profile dj khaled just this time so we don't have to ever hear him again? — duke chanabhan (@authenticduke) june 10, 2014 dj khaled has no idea how stupid he sounds. — peter parker (@awesomefrank7) june 10, 2014 dj khaled: spurs turned the air off on purpose. skip: who's your source on that? dj khaled: the streets! stephen a: pic.twitter.com/mzycvlekqd — matt jarman (@itsjarm) june 10, 2014 part of us wants to tell espn to never, ever invite khaled back to first take again—and part of us wants him to become a regular contributor. where do you stand after watching him on the show? post continues below related: the most ridiculous arguments in espn's first take history related: skip bayless' most jackass arguments related: how espn lost its way [via youtube]

ˈmɛtroʊz ˈrɛtroʊ raɪdz ər bæk baɪ ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈmænd. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti ˈmɛˌtroʊ lɔnʧt ɪts θərd ˈvɪntɪʤ ˈtrɑli ənd tʊr əv ðə jɪr. fər 5 ˈraɪdərz gɑt tɪ tʊr ðə ˈɔtəm livz əv ist kɪŋ ˈkaʊnti ɔn ə trɪp θru ðə kæˈskeɪd ˈfʊˌthɪlz əˈbɔrd ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈmɛˌtroʊ bəs. ðə tʊr stɑpt fər ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd lənʧ. ðə trɪp wɪl dɪˈpɑrt frəm ˈɑˌveɪ. ɛs. ənd ɛs. meɪn st*. ɔn ˈsənˌdi, ɑkˈtoʊbər 14 æt 11 a.m*. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈmɛtroʊz siˈætəl ˈtrɑli tʊr ənd ə naɪt ˈtrɑli tʊr tʊk ˈraɪdərz θru ðə ˈsɪtiz ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz ɔn ðə rɪˈstɔrd ˈtrɑli ˈbəsɪz. ˈmɛtroʊz nɛkst ənd ˈfaɪnəl tʊr əv ðə jɪr ɪz ðə ˈsæntəz laɪt tʊr ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, dɪˈsɛmbər 10 ə tʊr əv bɛst ˈkrɪsməs laɪts. ˈbəsɪz fər ðət tʊr wɪl dɪˈpɑrt æt 7 p.m*. gɪt mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈmɛˌtroʊ hɪˈstɔrɪk bəs tʊrz. ˈkɑpiˌraɪt 2016 kɪŋ

metro's retro rides are back by popular demand. on sunday, king county metro launched its third vintage trolley and motorbus tour of the year. for $5, riders got to tour the autumn leaves of east king county on a 4-hour trip through the cascade foothills aboard a historic metro bus. the tour stopped for photos and lunch. the trip will depart from 2nd ave. s. and s. main st. on sunday, october 14 at 11 a.m. earlier this year, metro's seattle trolley tour and a night trolley tour took riders through the city's neighborhoods on the restored trackless trolley buses. metro's next and final tour of the year is the santa's light tour on saturday, december 10 - a 3-hour tour of seattle’s best christmas lights. buses for that tour will depart at 7 p.m. get more information about upcoming metro historic bus tours. copyright 2016 king

ə ˈkəpəl əv wiks əˈgoʊ æt ɪˈvɛnt wi sɔ ə ˈveɪgə 10 ˈrənɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɛməri, ˈnɑkɪŋ θru dum æt ə rɑk ˈsɑləd 60 freɪmz pər ˈsɛkənd. ðɪs reɪzd ə ˈnəmbər əv kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpraɪsɪŋ əv ˈveɪgə 10 jildz ər loʊ ənd ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ ðɛm ɔn ɔl kɑrdz kʊd bi kəˈmərʃəl ˈsuɪˌsaɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu rɪˈpɔrt, ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˈsaɪdˌstɛp ðɪs ˈɪʃu wɪθ ɪts ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈveɪgə ʧɪps, ˈɔfərɪŋ ˈjuzərz ðə ʧɔɪs bɪtˈwin ənd boʊθ ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ənd hæv ræn ˈɪntu ə fju ˈtiðɪŋ ˈtrəbəlz wɪθ (haɪ ˈbændwɪdθ ˈmɛməri). wi θɔt ˈflægˌʃɪp pæˈskæl wʊd bət əˈlæs noʊ. (ənd kən bi kənˈsɪdərəbli mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðət gddr5(x*) ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhɑrdər tɪ ˈproʊdus ɪn mæs kˈwɑntətiz. ɪn ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˌsɛgˈmɛnt, rɪˈmeɪnz ən ɪkˈstrimli cost-effective*, ɪˈfɪʃənt ənd ˈvaɪəbəl ˈmɛməri technology,”*,” sɛd ˈrɑbərt ˈhælək. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ frəm ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi wɪl ˈɔfər ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz ðə ʧɔɪs gɪt ə ˈʧipər kɑrd wɪθ ər peɪ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈɛkstrə fər ðə ˈprimiəm ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˈveɪgə ˈgræfɪks kɑrd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðɪs, ɪt lʊks ɛz ɪf ˈveɪgə wɪl ˈkəvər ðə ɪnˈtaɪər reɪnʤ frəm ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈgræfɪks kɑrdz ɔl ðə weɪ daʊn tɪ ˈɛntri ˈlɛvəl ˈjunɪts, wɪθ ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi əˈdæptɪŋ ðə ˈmɛməri ɛz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. raɪt æt ðə tɔp ɛnd wɪr ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ tɪ si ə ˈprimiəm ˈveɪgə kɑrd, ˈpɑsəbli wɪθ əp tɪ dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ goʊ wɪθ ðə ˈɪmənənt ərˈaɪvəl əv ðə 1080 ti. ðɛr ʃʊd ˈhoʊpfəli ðɛn bi ən ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri reɪnʤ ɔl ðə weɪ daʊn tɪ pərˈfɔrməns, ˈfɪlɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt gæp ɪn ˈlaɪˌnəp. ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi ɪz ˈplænɪŋ tɪ roʊl aʊt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər reɪnʤ ˈvɛri sun soʊ wi kən ˈhoʊpfəli lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ðiz ˈərli nɛkst jɪr. wʊd ju bi ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ peɪ kənˈsɪdərəbli mɔr tɪ hæv haɪər ˈbændwɪdθ ˈmɛməri? ɪz ˈeɪˌɛmˈdi pərˈhæps kənfˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈmɑrkɪt? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ wət ju θɪŋk əv ðɪs bɪˈloʊ!

a couple of weeks ago at amd’s ryzen event we saw a vega 10 radeon gpu running with 8gb hbm2 memory, knocking through doom 4k at a rock solid 60 frames per second. this raised a number of questions about the pricing of vega 10. hbm2 yields are low and incorporating them on all radeon cards could be commercial suicide. according to a new report, amd is looking to sidestep this issue with its upcoming vega chips, offering users the choice between gddr5, gddr5x and hbm2. both amd and nvidia have ran into a few teething troubles with hbm (high bandwidth memory). we thought nvidia’s flagship pascal gpus would but alas no. hbm (and hbm2) can be considerably more expensive that gddr5(x) and also harder to produce in mass quantities. “ in the mainstream gpu segment, gddr5 remains an extremely cost-effective, efficient and viable memory technology,” said amd’s robert hallock. this change from amd will offer pc gamers the choice - get a cheaper card with gddr5, or pay a little extra for the premium hbm2 version of the next-gen radeon vega graphics card. in addition to this, it looks as if vega will cover the entire range from flagship graphics cards all the way down to entry level units, with amd adapting the memory as necessary. right at the top end we're expecting to see a premium vega card, possibly with up to 16gb hbm2, designed to go toe-toe with the imminent arrival of the geforce gtx 1080 ti. there should hopefully then be an introductory range all the way down to gtx 1060-level performance, filling the current gap in amd’s lineup. amd is planning to roll out the entire range very soon so we can hopefully look forward to these early next year. would you be willing to pay considerably more to have higher bandwidth memory? is amd perhaps confusing the market? let us know what you think of this below!

smɔl fən! ɑ, ˈmɪni! ju stoʊl maɪ hɑrt ənd ɪn mɔr ðən wən weɪ. jʊr ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk, gʊd lʊks ər wət kɔt maɪ aɪz ənd, jɛs, aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ pʊt əp wɪθ ðə faʊnd ɔn ðə saɪd ˈmɪrərz, əˈlɔŋ ðə dɔrz ənd ɔn tɔp əv ðə rʊf ʤɪst faɪn. wət aɪ laɪkt bɛst əˈbaʊt ju ɪz ðət soʊ fʊl əv ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɛz ju brɪŋ ə rɛr, ˈprimiəm fil tɪ ðə smɔl kɑr ˌsɛgˈmɛnt. aɪ ˈjuʒəwəli raɪt ləv ˈlɛtərz tɪ maɪ ˈwikli ˈdraɪvərz ənd maɪ θɔts əˈbaʊt ə ˈrisənt ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs ˈmɑdəl bi kənˈsɪdərd səʧ. ˈrəðər, ˈmɪni sərvd əp ə ˈmɑdəl ðət wɑz ʤɪst ə lɔt əv fən ənd fər ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ naɪn ˈrizənz. 1 ˈbrɪtɪʃ æt ɪts bɛst. ʃʊr, ˈmɪni ɪz naʊ oʊnd baɪ ˈʤərmən ˈɔtoʊˌmeɪkər ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju. ɪts dɪˈstɪŋkt meɪ bi gɔn, bət wət ju hæv lɛft ɪz ə ˈvɛri gʊd ˈmɑdəl. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmɪni ɪz ˈlɑrʤər ðən ðə ərˈɪʤənəl, bət ðə ˈstaɪlɪŋ kjuz rɪˈmeɪn ðə seɪm. ˌwəˈtɛvər meɪd ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ə ˈwərði ˈmɑdəl ɪn ɪts oʊn raɪt həz ˈoʊnli bɪn ɛnˈhænst baɪ ˈɪnfluəns. jɛs, ɪt ɪz stɪl əˈsɛmbəld ɪn ˈɑksfərd, ˈɪŋglənd wɪθ ɪts ˈɪnʤən frəm ˈʤərməni ənd ðə trænzˈmɪʃən frəm ʤəˈpæn ˈkərtəsi əv aisin*. 2 kɪst baɪ ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju. ˈspikɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju, ðə ˈʤərmən ˈɪnfluəns ɔn ðə ˈmɑdəl ɪz ˌəndɪˈnaɪəbəl. ɛz ˈtɛstɪd, ðə ˈkupər ɛs ɪz paʊərd baɪ ə twɪn ˈtərboʊ ˈɪnʤən ɪt ɪz ðə seɪm ˈɪnʤən ðət paʊərz ðə ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju 2 ˈsɪriz. ɪn ðə ˈmɪni ɪt ɪz tund ˈteɪmər, bət ðə fɔr ˈbæŋər stɪl kræŋks aʊt 189 ˈhɔrˌspaʊər ənd 207 əv tɔrk. wɪθ ʤɪst paʊnz əv weɪt tɪ pʊʃ əraʊnd, ɪt lɪvz əp tɪ ɪts ““s”*” ər spɔrt ˌæpəˈleɪʃən wɪθ dɪˈstɪŋkʃən. 2014 ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs vju ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər ˈditeɪlz ənd ˈpraɪsɪŋ 3 ə ˈmænjuəl trænzˈmɪʃən, bət nɑt ðɪs taɪm. əˈlæs, ðə tɛst ˈmɑdəl dɪd nɑt kəm wɪθ ə ˈmænjuəl trænzˈmɪʃən. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ə ˌɔtəˈmætɪk wɑz sərvd. ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs, məʧ ˈdraɪvɪŋ fən wɑz ˈriəˌlaɪzd baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə trænzˈmɪʃən ɪn spɔrt moʊd ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈpædəl shifters*. maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˈprɛfərəns ɪz ˈnɪrli ˈɔlˌweɪz ə ˈmænjuəl (wɪn wən ɪz əˈveɪləbəl), bət ðə fæst ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˌɔtəˈmætɪk gɪts ðə ʤɑb dən ənd dɪz soʊ wɪθ fən. teɪk iʧ kərv ənd twɪst əv ðə roʊd wɪθ fʊl ˈkɑnfədɛns wɪθ ðɪs smɑrt ˈhændəlɪŋ ˈmɪni. 4 ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈsitɪŋ fər ðə ˈdraɪvər. ðɛr ɪz noʊ smɔl kɑr ðət ˈdrɪvən ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju jɪrz ðət ˈɔfərz ðə ˈsitɪŋ ˈkəmfərt əv ðə ˈkupər ɛs. ˈmɪni ˈaʊtˌfɪts ðə ˈkupər ɛs wɪθ ˈhaɪli səˈpɔrtɪv ənd ˈkəmfərtəbəl spɔrt bək sits, ˈkəvərd ɪn klɔθ ənd wɪθ ˈlɛðər saɪdz. ɪt ʤɪst ðə səˈpɔrt ɪt prəˈvaɪdɪd ðət meɪd ðə ˈdɪfərəns: ə sit ˈɛkˌstɛndər eɪst ɪt fər ðɪs dɪˈmɪnjətɪv ˈpipəl ˈmuvər. ə ˈfiʧər ˈtɪpɪkəli faʊnd ɪn ˈləgʒəri kɑz. 5 nɑt tu bæd fər ðə frənt ˈpæsənʤər. ə, fərˈgɛt ðə bæk sit. ðə ˈmɪni ˈkupər sits fɔr, bət ðə bæk sit ɪz, wɛl, ə ˈtoʊkən əˈdɪʃən. tu ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˈbustər sits kən fɪt, bət ˈgɪtɪŋ ə kɑr sit ɪn ənd aʊt wʊd bi ə bɪg ˈʧælənʤ. ˈpənɪʃ ˈædəlts baɪ ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə rɪr sit ˈivɪn fər ə ʃɔrt draɪv. ðə frənt ˈpæsənʤər sit ɪz kwaɪt ˈkəmfərtəbəl ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɔfərz ə sit ˈɛkˌstɛndər. pʊʃ ðə sit ɔl ðə weɪ tɪ ðə bæk ənd ju hæv ˈkoʊpiəs əˈmaʊnts əv ləˈgrum. æt ðə ɪkˈspɛns əv ˈɛniˌwən ɪn ðə rɪr, əv kɔrs. 6 raʊnd ɪz ɪn. ˈvɛri ɪn. ɪf ju laɪk ˌpərsəˈnælɪti ɪn jʊr smɔl kɑz, ðə ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs dɪz nɑt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt. ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər meɪks juz əv ə ˈsərkjələr θim ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌwɛr. bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈstɪrɪŋ wil ɪz ə ˈsərkjələr spiˈdɑmətər wɪθ ə hæf mun ɔn ɪts lɛft saɪd. ðə ˈsɛnər skrin, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðə hɑrt ənd soʊl əv ðə kɑr wɪθ ɪts oʊn ˈsərkjələr dɪˈzaɪn trɪmd baɪ gloʊɪŋ mud ˈlaɪtɪŋ. ˈsərkjələr nɑbz, sˈwɪʧɪz, ə ˈsərkjələr ˈʃɪftər sit ənd ə kənˈtroʊl daɪəl əˈlɔŋ wɪθ raʊnd ˈspikərz ənd nɪr raʊnd ˈhɛˌdrɛsts ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd. ˈraʊndɪd wɪθ ˈsərkjələr lɛd laɪts ər əˈnəðər ˈfiʧər əv ðɪs ˈmɑdəl. 7 ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈstɔrɪʤ, bət ðɛn. smɔl kɑz hæv ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈstɔrɪʤ rum, raɪt? wɛl, ˈmɪni traɪz ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ prəˈvaɪd rum, baɪ ˈmeɪkɪŋ speɪs wɛr ju maɪt ˈəðərˌwaɪz nɑt faɪnd ɪt. ðə gləv bɑks ɪz smɔl, bət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri bɑks əˈbəv ɪt ɪn ðə ˈɪnstrəmənt ˈpænəl. ðə ˈfoʊldɪŋ ɑrm rɛst həz speɪs lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ hoʊld jʊr smartphone*. tu kəp ˈhoʊldərz ər əp frənt ənd wən ɪz ɪn ðə bæk. ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈhɪdən, ˈsɛkʃənd ˈstɔrɪʤ kəmˈpɑrtmənt ˌəndərˈniθ ðə rɪr ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈɛriə. foʊld daʊn ðə rɪr sits ənd gɪt 38 ˈkjubɪk fit əv ˈstɔrɪʤ speɪs. 8 ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˌɪntərˈsɛkʃən əv fjuəl ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd pərˈfɔrməns. pərˈhæps ðə bɛst ˈfiʧər əv ðə ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs ɪz ðət ɪt kəmˈbaɪnz ˈɛksələnt pərˈfɔrməns wɪθ suˈpɪriər fjuəl ɪˈkɑnəmi. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə ˈstændərd ˈtərboʊˌʧɑrʤd ˈɪnʤən, ju gɪt ə ˈɪnʤən. ju ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈɛksələnt ɔf ðə mɑrk ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən ənd kən pæs ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ wɪθ ˈsərtənti. mɔˈroʊvər, ðɪs ˈmɑdəl dɪˈlɪvərz 27 ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi ɪn ðə ˈsɪti ənd 38 ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi ɔn ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈnəmbərz ðət hæv ju rɪˈgrɛtɪŋ ðə ˈɛkstrə paʊər. 9 ðə paʊər tɪ səˈpraɪz. ʃʊr, ɪt ɪz ən ˈɔpʃən, bət ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈspleɪ ɪz ə nis ˈfiʧər. əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt əˈpɪrz ɔn ə smɔl skrin ðət ˈimərʤɪz frəm ðə ˈdæʃˌbɔrd tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt ðə spid ˈlɪmət. ˈpərsənəli, aɪ wʊd hæv dɪˈzaɪnd ə mɔr ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˈsɪstəm tɪ ʃoʊ ˌnævəˈgeɪʃənəl dɪˈrɛkʃɪnəl ˈɛroʊz ənd ðə ˈloʊkəl spid ˈlɪmət. stɪl, ðə ˈɔpʃənəl ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm wɑz ə ˈwɛlkəm səˈpraɪz. ˈəðər nis ˈfiʧərz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ðə duəl ˈpænəl sən rʊf ðə ˈdiˌkælz ɔn tɔp əv ðə rʊf prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈsteɪtmənt. nɑt maɪ teɪst, bət ˈmeɪbi jʊrz? ˈmæksi fən bɔɪl ɪt daʊn ənd ðə ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs dɪˈlɪvərz ə lɔt əv fən ɪn ə smɔl ˈpækɪʤ. bət ɪt dɪz kəm æt ə ˈprimiəm praɪs: frəm ɛz ˈtɛstɪd, maɪ ˈmɑdəl kɔsts ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ ˈreɪzɪŋ rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈəpˌgreɪdz tɪ ˌɪnˈklud: ə loaded”*” ˈpækɪʤ wɪθ ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən, fər ðə ˌɔtəˈmætɪk trænzˈmɪʃən, 500 fər ðə ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈdɪmɪŋ ˈmɪrərz wɪʧ, baɪ ðə weɪ, foʊld ɪn. ˈəðər ˈəpˌgreɪdz ˌɪnˈkludɪd: klɔθ ənd sits 750 ˈspɛʃəl məˈtælɪk peɪnt 500 ə koʊld ˈwɛðər ˈpækɪʤ 600 pɑrk əˈsɪst ənd ðə dɪˈspleɪ 500 ðət praɪs ˈraɪvəlz ðə ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju 1 ˈsɪriz, ə ˈmɑdəl ðət ˈbiˌɛmˈdəbəlju noʊ ˈlɔŋgər sɛlz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs. 2014 ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs ˈstɪkər praɪs frəm praɪs ɛz ˈtɛstɪd: frəm sits 4 ˈɑkjəpənts ˈgæsəˌlin ˈɪnʤən 189 ˈhɔrˌspaʊər ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm 207 əv tɔrk ˈɑrˈpiˈɛm ˈɪnʧɪz bɔr baɪ ˈɪnʧɪz stroʊk ˈɪnʤən kəmˈprɛʃən ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ: ˌɔtəˈmætɪk trænzˈmɪʃən ˈwilˌbeɪs: ˈɪnʧɪz lɛŋθ: ˈɪnʧɪz wɪdθ: ˈɪnʧɪz haɪt: ˈɪnʧɪz ˈpæsənʤər ˈvɑljum: ˈstɔrɪʤ ˈvɑljum: ˈkjubɪk fit toʊɪŋ kəˈpæsɪti: epa*: 27 ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi ˈsɪti, 38 ˈɛmˈpiˈʤi ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈprimiəm greɪd ˈgæsəˌlin fjuəl tæŋk: ˈgælənz kərb weɪt: frəm paʊnz ˈseɪfti ˈreɪtɪŋ: gʊd fər ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈoʊvərˌlæp frənt ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈviɪkəl ˈwɔrənti: 4 maɪəlz ˈpaʊrˌtreɪn ˈwɔrənti: 4 maɪəlz kərˈoʊʒən ˈwɔrənti: 12 jɪrz ˈviɪkəl əˈsɛmbli: ˈɑksfərd, si ˈɔlsoʊ drɔp tɔp fən: 2016 ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs kənˈvərtəbəl 2014 ˈmɪni ˈkupər ɛs ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɔtoʊ trɛnz ˈmægəˌzin. ɔl raɪts rɪˈzərvd.

small car…big fun! ah, mini! you stole my heart and in more than one way. your iconic, good looks are what caught my eyes and, yes, i managed to put up with the decaling found on the side mirrors, along the doors and on top of the roof just fine. what i liked best about you is that you’re so full of personality as you bring a rare, premium feel to the small car segment. i don’t usually write love letters to my weekly drivers and my thoughts about a recent mini cooper s model shouldn’t be considered such. rather, mini served up a model that was just a lot of fun and for the following nine reasons. 1. british at its best. sure, mini is now owned by german automaker bmw. its distinct britishness may be gone, but what you have left is a very good model. the current mini is larger than the original, but the styling cues remain the same. whatever made the original a worthy model in its own right has only been enhanced by bmw’s influence. yes, it is still assembled in oxford, england with its engine from germany and the transmission from japan courtesy of aisin. 2. kissed by bmw. speaking about bmw, the german make’s influence on the model is undeniable. as tested, the cooper s is powered by a 2.0-liter twin turbo four-cylinder engine — it is the same engine that powers the bmw 2 series. in the mini it is tuned tamer, but the four banger still cranks out 189 horsepower and 207 foot-pounds of torque. with just 2,700 pounds of weight to push around, it lives up to its “s” or sport appellation with distinction. 2014 mini cooper s view manufacturer details and pricing 3. a manual transmission, but not this time. alas, the test model did not come with a six-speed manual transmission. instead, a six-speed automatic was served. nevertheless, much driving fun was realized by putting the transmission in sport mode and using the paddle shifters. my personal preference is nearly always a manual (when one is available), but the fast shifting automatic gets the job done and does so with fun. take each curve and twist of the road with full confidence with this smart handling mini. 4. upscale seating for the driver. there is no small car that i’ve driven over the past few years that offers the seating comfort of the cooper s. mini outfits the cooper s with highly supportive and comfortable sport buck seats, covered in cloth and with leather sides. it wasn’t just the support it provided that made the difference: a seat extender aced it for this diminutive people mover. that’s a feature typically found in luxury cars. 5. not too bad for the front passenger. uh, forget the back seat. the mini cooper seats four, but the back seat is, well, a token addition. two children in booster seats can fit, but getting a car seat in and out would be a big challenge. don’t punish adults by sitting in the leg-squishing rear seat even for a short drive. the front passenger seat is quite comfortable and also offers a seat extender. push the seat all the way to the back and you have copious amounts of legroom. at the expense of anyone in the rear, of course. 6. round is in. very in. if you like personality in your small cars, the mini cooper s does not disappoint. the well-rounded interior makes use of a circular theme nearly everywhere. behind the steering wheel is a circular speedometer with a half moon tachometer on its left side. the center screen, however, is the heart and soul of the car with its own circular design trimmed by glowing mood lighting. circular knobs, rounded-tip switches, a circular shifter seat and a bmw-like idrive control dial along with round speakers and near round headrests are also included. rounded headlamps with circular led lights are another feature of this model. 7. limited storage, but then. small cars have very little storage room, right? well, mini tries really hard to provide room, by making space where you might otherwise not find it. the glove box is small, but there is a secondary box above it in the instrument panel. the folding driver’s arm rest has space large enough to hold your smartphone. two cup holders are up front and one is in the back. importantly, there is a hidden, sectioned storage compartment underneath the rear storage area. fold down the rear seats and you’ll get 38 cubic feet of storage space. 8. enjoy the intersection of fuel economy and performance. perhaps the best feature of the mini cooper s is that it combines excellent performance with superior fuel economy. instead of the standard turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine, you get a twin-turbo four-cylinder engine. you enjoy excellent off the mark acceleration and can pass anything on the highway with certainty. moreover, this model delivers 27 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway — impressive numbers that won’t have you regretting the extra power. 9. the power to surprise. sure, it is an option, but having head-up display is a nice feature. especially when it appears on a small screen that emerges from the dashboard to project the speed limit. personally, i would have designed a more comprehensive system to show navigational directional arrows and the local speed limit. still, the optional navigation system was a welcome surprise. other nice features included the dual panel sun roof — the decals on top of the roof provided a visual statement. not my taste, but maybe yours? maxi fun boil it down and the mini cooper s delivers a lot of fun in a small package. but it does come at a premium price: from $23,600. as tested, my model costs an eyebrow raising $36,895, reflecting several upgrades to include: a $4,500 “fully loaded” package with navigation, $1,500 for the automatic transmission, $500 for the automatic dimming mirrors which, by the way, fold in. other upgrades included: cloth and leatherette seats ($750), special metallic paint ($500), a cold weather package ($600), park assist (($1,000) and the head-up display ($500). that price rivals the bmw 1 series, a model that bmw no longer sells in the us. 2014 mini cooper s sticker price from $23,600 price as tested: from $36,895 seats 4 occupants 2.0-liter 16-valve four-cylinder gasoline engine 189 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm 207 foot-pounds of torque @ 1,250 rpm 3.2 inches bore by 3.27 inches stroke engine compression ratio: 11.0-to-1 6-speed automatic transmission wheelbase: 98.2 inches length: 151.9 inches width: 59.1 inches height: 55.7 inches passenger volume: nr storage volume: 8.7/38.0 cubic feet towing capacity: n/a epa: 27 mpg city, 38 mpg highway premium grade gasoline fuel tank: 11.6 gallons curb weight: from 2,760 pounds iihs safety rating: good for moderate overlap front limited vehicle warranty: 4 years/50,000 miles powertrain warranty: 4 years/50,000 miles corrosion warranty: 12 years vehicle assembly: oxford, uk see also — drop top fun: 2016 mini cooper s convertible 2014 mini cooper s photos copyright auto trends magazine. all rights reserved.

1 treɪn kənˈsɪstəntli kənˈsɪstənsi ɪz ðə neɪm əv ðə geɪm, ənd ðə ˈlɪftər hu treɪnz wik ɪn ənd wik aʊt wɪl ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈstɛdi geɪnz ɪn strɛŋθ ənd ˈoʊvər taɪm. ðə ˈlɪftər hu treɪnz twaɪs ə wik fər 52 wiks əv ðə jɪr wɪl si ˈbɛtər ˈlɔŋˈtərm rɪˈzəlts ðən ðə ˈlɪftər hu treɪnz faɪv taɪmz pər wik fər ʤɪst 20 wiks aʊt əv ðə jɪr. ju kænt hɪt ðə ʤɪm "ˈɛvəri wəns ɪn ə waɪl" ənd ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ˈprɑˌgrɛs, ʤɪst laɪk ju kænt treɪn spərˈædɪkli θruaʊt ðə jɪr wɪθ ˈɛni ril rɪˈzəlts. ˌʃɔrtˈtərm blæsts kən bi ˈifɛktɪv ˈəndər ˈsərtən kənˈdɪʃənz, bət kənˈsɪstənsi rulz. 2 wərk boʊθ hɑrd ənd smɑrt ˈtreɪnɪŋ hɑrd ɪz gʊd. ˈtreɪnɪŋ smɑrt ɪz gʊd. ˈkɑmbaɪn ðə tu əˈproʊʧɪz ənd juv gɑt ðə bɛst əv boʊθ wərldz. ju du nid tɪ treɪn hɑrd, bət ju doʊnt hæv tɪ kɪl ˈjɔrsɛlf ˈɛvəri ˈsɛʃən. pʊʃ ˈjɔrsɛlf ɪn iʧ ˈwərˌkaʊt, bət ɪts ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ wət jʊr ˈbɑdiz ˈtɛlɪŋ ju ðət deɪ ənd meɪk əˈʤəstmənts ɪf ˈnidɪd. ju ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ ɪkˈspɛrəmənt tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət wərks bɛst, ənd wət ˈdəzənt wərk, fər ju. ˈivɪn ðoʊ səm "meathead*" ənd maɪt əˈpɪr tɪ treɪn ˈhæfəzərdli, ˈmɛni ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli ˌɪnˈtɛləʤənt ˌɪnˈtuətɪv wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ saʊnd ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈprɪnsəpəlz. 3 ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ðə ˈməskjələʧər əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbɑdi ju nid tɪ du ðə bɪg lɪfts tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ˈməsəl groʊθ θruaʊt ðə ˈbɑdi, bət ju meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ nid tɪ ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz ɔn ˈməsəl grups tɪ fɪks wik pɔɪnts. ɪf ə ˈməsəl ˈnɛvər gɪts ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd, ɪt woʊnt groʊ. tɪ meɪk ə ˈməsəl groʊ, ɪt məst bi ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɔn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsɪs. ðə ˈstɪmjəˌleɪts ə lɔt əv ˈməsəlz θruaʊt ðə ˈbɑdi. ðə ˈfɔˌrɑrmz, træps, lɑts, retractors*, ˈspaɪnəl extensors*, ənd ˈhæmˌstrɪŋz, ˈivɪn ðə kɔr ənd kwɑd ˈməsəlz gɪt ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhɛvi. ðɪs hɛlps ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ər səʧ ə greɪt ˈɛksərˌsaɪz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ɔl ju dɪd wɑz, jʊr pecs*, delts*, ənd ˈbaɪˌsɛps ˈwʊdənt kəm kloʊz tɪ ˈriʧɪŋ ðɛr fʊl ˈhaɪpərˌtroʊfi pəˈtɛnʃəl. meɪk ʃʊr jʊr ˈproʊˌgræmz ˈrɛgjələrli ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪt ɪˈnəf ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz ðət ˈkɑmbaɪn tɪ ˈθəroʊli hɪt ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈbɑdi. ənd hɪrz ə ˈkɑmən sɛns əˈlərt: ɪf ju wɔnt ˈmæksəməm ˈməsəl mæs ɪn ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr bodypart*, ðɛn meɪk ʃʊr ju gɪt strɔŋ æt ðə ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðət ɪˈlɪsəts ðə haɪəst ˌæktəˈveɪʃən ɪn ðət ˈməsəl. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, hɪp θrəsts ɪˈlɪsɪt ðə haɪəst ˌæktəˈveɪʃən, soʊ ˈivɪn ɪf jʊr skˈwɑtɪŋ ənd ˈɛvəri wik, ɪts wərθ ˈædɪŋ ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə mɪks ɪf ˈmæksəməm saɪz ɪz ðə goʊl. ˈsɪmələrli, ɪf rɪr ˈhaɪpərˌtroʊfi ɪz ðə goʊl, ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈprɛsɪz woʊnt kət ɪt. jul nid tɪ æd ɪn səm ˈtɑrgətɪd rɪr wərk. 4 ˈbeɪsɪk strɛŋθ məst ˌɪmˈpruv, əˈspɛʃəli ɔn ˈkɑmpaʊnd ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈoʊvərˌloʊd ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt ɪn ðə strɛŋθ geɪm. ɪf ju ɪmˈbɑrk ɔn ə strɛŋθ ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈrɛʤəmən ənd feɪl tɪ gɪt ˈstrɔŋgər, ju woʊnt geɪn məʧ ˈməsəl. ju məst juz ˈhɛviər loʊdz ənd pərˈfɔrm mɔr rɛps ˈoʊvər taɪm. meɪ nɑt ˈɔlˌweɪz treɪn ˈhɛvi ɪn tərmz əv ə pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ðɛr 1rm*, bət moʊst səkˈsɛsfəl dɪd ˈfoʊkɪs æt list ə fju jɪrz ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðɛr ˈtreɪnɪŋ laɪf ɔn ˈbɪldɪŋ strɛŋθ ɪn ðə ˈbeɪsɪk lɪfts. strɛŋθ fɔrmz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər ˌɪmˈpruvmənts ɪn ˈəðər ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz paʊər pərˈdəkʃən. ju hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ æt ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt spid ˌbiˈfɔr ju kən du ɪt ˈræpədli. fər strength-endurance*, ju hæv tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ˈsəmθɪŋ wəns ˌbiˈfɔr ju kən du ɪt rɪˈpitɪdli. soʊ, pleɪn oʊld ˈsɪmpəl strɛŋθ kænt bi ˌɪgˈnɔrd. ɛz ju gɪt mɔr ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn ðə ʤɪm, ju ʃʊd si drəˈmætɪk strɛŋθ ˈprɑˌgrɛs kəmˈpɛrd tɪ jʊr bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈlɛvəl ɪn ə skwɑt ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən, ə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən, səm kaɪnd əv ˈəpər ˈbɑdi prɛs, ənd ən ˈəpər ˈbɑdi pʊl. ənd ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi jʊr ˈæbsəˌlut bɛst æt ˈɛniˌθɪŋ, bi ɪt skwɑts,, bɛnʧ prɛs, paʊər klinz, ər ˈivɪn ˈtərkɪʃ get-ups*, ðɛn ju nid tɪ pərˈfɔrm ðə lɪfts kənˈsɪstəntli tɪ gruv ðə ˈpætərnz ənd ˈmæksəˌmaɪz ˈmoʊtər ˈlərnɪŋ. ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ du soʊ wɪl liv ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl. 5 ər ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ teɪk ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈsɪriəsli wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ənd ˌənəˈvɔɪdəbli ɛnd ɪn dɪˈzæstər. ju kænt ʤɪst ˈsɔntər ˈɪntu ðə weɪt rum, loʊd ə bɑr wɪθ ə bənʧ əv pleɪts ənd graɪnd aʊt ə bɪg mæks. ˈivɪn ɪf ju du ˈmænɪʤ tɪ skwiz aʊt ðət wən ˈəgli rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv, jʊr ˈɪnʤəri rɪsk ɪz sky-high*. dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɛr kənˈdɪʃən ənd ˈɪnʤəri ˈhɪstəri, səm foʊks maɪt nid ˈmɪnəts əv ˈʤɛnərəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ əp ənd moʊˈbɪlɪti wərk tɪ fil ˈrɛdi tɪ treɪn, waɪl ˈəðərz meɪ ˈoʊnli nid 5 ˈmɪnəts. bət ˈɛvriˌwən məst gɪt ðə bləd floʊɪŋ ənd ðə ʤɔɪnts ənd ˈməsəlz priˈpɛrd fər ˈlɪftɪŋ ˈhɛvi loʊdz. səm mɔr ˈsɪmpəl lɪfts, səʧ ɛz ðə hɪp θrəst ənd roʊ ˌvɛriˈeɪʃənz, doʊnt ˌrikˈwaɪər məʧ əv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk. wəns jʊr ˈʤɛnərəli wɔrm ənd hæv kəmˈplitɪd ðə sɛts ɪn jʊr fərst ˈɛksərˌsaɪz, ju doʊnt nid tɪ fər ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈmuvmənts fər ðə seɪm ˈməsəl grups. bɪˈgɪnərz hu ˌɪgˈnɔr ðə wɪl lərn ðə hɑrd weɪ tɪ teɪk ðɪs kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən mɔr ˈsɪriəsli. 6 juz gʊd fɔrm... moʊst əv ðə taɪm fɔrm ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət ðɛr ɪz ə taɪm ənd pleɪs fər ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl moʊˈmɛntəm ənd ˈlusənɪŋ əp ə bɪt tɪ goʊ ˈhɛviər. wɔk ˈɪntu ˈɛni weɪt rum ənd jul ˈtɪpɪkəli si ˈpipəl æt wən ɛnd əv ðə tɛkˈnik ˈspɛktrəm ər ðə ˈəðər. səm ˈlɪftərz ər ˈvɛri strɪkt, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz tu strɪkt ɛz ðeɪ ˈnɛvər juz əˈpriʃəbəl loʊdz du tɪ ðɛr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk tɛkˈnik. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ju faɪnd ˈlɪftərz hud si ˈbɛtər ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪf ðeɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli rɪˈdust ðə weɪt ənd stɑpt riˈlaɪɪŋ ɔn moʊˈmɛntəm ənd ˈʤɛnərəs ˈspɑtərz tɪ kəmˈplit iʧ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ðɛrz ˈsərtənli səm ˈwɪgəl rum ɪn tərmz əv əkˈsɛptəbəl ənd ɪˈfɪʃənt fɔrm. ɪts ˈivɪn bɪn ʃoʊn ðət slaɪt moʊˈmɛntəm kən ˌɪnˈkris tɔrk rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ənd ˈməsəl ˌæktəˈveɪʃən. jʊr fɔrm wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ə bɪt ju tɛst jʊr mæks æt strəˈtiʤɪk pɔɪnts ɪn ðə jɪr. ə tru mæks ˈnɛvər lʊks textbook-perfect*. ɪf ɪt dɪz, ju ˈkʊdəv gɔn ˈhɛviər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, moʊst əv ðə taɪm ju du nid tɪ bi ˈvɛri strɪkt wɪθ jʊr ˈɛksərˌsaɪz fɔrm, ənd ju nid tɪ lərn ðə raɪt taɪp əv fɔrm fər jʊr ˈbɑdi ɔn ˈvɛriəs lɪfts. ðɪs ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈbɪgər ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz laɪk skwɑts ənd wɛr ðə rɪsk əv ˈɪnʤəri ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli haɪər ðən, seɪ, ˈdəmˌbɛl kərlz. ˈfeɪljər tɪ peɪ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ tɛkˈnik wɪl rɪˈzəlt ɪn peɪn ənd ˈɪnʤəri, wɪʧ wɪl stɑp ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɪn ɪts træks. 7 ˈdeɪli nuˈtrɪʃən ˈhæbəts ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈprɑˌgrɛs ðə bɛst ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ðə wərld ɪz noʊ mæʧ fər ə ˈkræˌpi daɪət. jʊr hɑrd wərk ɪn ðə ʤɪm kən ˌæbsəˈlutli bi ˈrɛndərd ˈpɔɪntləs ɪf jʊr ɪn ðə nuˈtrɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bɪld ə gʊd fəˈzik ənd pərˈfɔrm optimally*, ðɛn ju məst teɪk nuˈtrɪʃən ˈsɪriəsli. ju nid tɪ teɪk ɪn ðə raɪt əˈmaʊnt əv ˈkælɔˌriz ənd ðə raɪt blɛnd əv fər jʊr goʊlz ənd ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi. ju doʊnt hæv tɪ bi ˈpərˌfɪkt bət ˈitɪŋ ə bənʧ əv kræp deɪ ɪn ənd deɪ aʊt woʊnt lɛt ju riʧ jʊr pəˈtɛnʃəl ənd wɪl prɪˈvɛnt ju frəm siɪŋ strɛŋθ ənd ˈhaɪpərˌtroʊfi geɪnz. strəˈtiʤɪkli ˌsəpləˈmɛntɪŋ wɪθ ˈproʊˌtin ˈpaʊdər ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəl ˈfæti ˈæsədz ɪz ˈvɛri ˈhɛlpfəl fər ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ rɪˈkəvəri ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdi əp fər groʊθ. əm ə bɪg fæn əv ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk drive®*® loʊ ɛz wɛl ɛz flameout®*® 8 slip wɛl ənd əˈvɔɪd pərˈsɪstənt dɪˈstrɛs ɪf ju ˈɑrənt sˈlipɪŋ wɛl ər jʊr ˈmɛnəli strɛst aʊt əraʊnd ðə klɑk, jʊr ˌfɪziˈɑləʤi wɪl bi ˈwərkɪŋ əˈgɛnst ju. səm foʊks nid mɔr slip ðən ˈəðərz ənd səm kən pərˈfɔrm wɛl wɪθ lɛs, bət ju ʃʊd stɪl kɛr əˈbaʊt jʊr slip (kˈwɑntəti ənd kˈwɑləti) ənd praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ɪt. meɪk ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈɛfərt tɪ bi kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ jʊr slip ˈskɛʤʊl ɪf jʊr ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ rɪˈzəlts. ˈfeɪljər tɪ du soʊ wɪl ˈhɪndər jʊr pərˈsut əv strɛŋθ ənd ˈhaɪpərˌtroʊfi. rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ strɛs, jʊr goʊl ˈʃʊdənt bi tɪ ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ɪt ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, bət ˈrəðər tɪ ˈɑptɪˌmaɪz ɪt. ɪts gʊd tɪ bi ˈʧælənʤd ɪn laɪf, bət ðɛrz ə faɪn laɪn bɪtˈwin (ˈpɑzətɪv strɛs, laɪk ə gʊd ˈwərˌkaʊt) ənd dɪˈstrɛs (ˈnɛgətɪv strɛs, laɪk 65 aʊərz ə wik æt ə ʤɑb sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ˈtɑksɪk ˈkoʊˈwərkərz). eɪm tɪ steɪ ɪn moʊst əv ðə taɪm fər ˈmæksəməm rɪˈzəlts. stɛp bæk ənd ˈænəˌlaɪz jʊr laɪf ˈʧɔɪsɪz ənd ˈhæbəts. ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɛriə ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɛni ˈlɪftərz kən meɪk əˈʤəstmənts ðət lɛd tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət rɪˈzəlts. rɪˈleɪtɪd: ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈwərˌkaʊt nuˈtrɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd: ðə 12 ˈhæbəts əv bɪg ˈlɪftərz

1 train consistently consistency is the name of the game, and the lifter who trains week in and week out will experience steady gains in strength and muscularity over time. the lifter who trains twice a week for 52 weeks of the year will see better long-term results than the lifter who trains five times per week for just 20 weeks out of the year. you can't hit the gym "every once in a while" and expect to see progress, just like you can't train sporadically throughout the year with any real results. short-term blasts can be effective under certain conditions, but consistency rules. 2 work both hard and smart training hard is good. training smart is good. combine the two approaches and you've got the best of both worlds. you do need to train hard, but you don't have to kill yourself every session. push yourself in each workout, but it's incredibly important to listen to what your body's telling you that day and make adjustments if needed. you also need to experiment to figure out what works best, and what doesn't work, for you. even though some "meathead" powerlifters and bodybuilders might appear to train haphazardly, many are actually incredibly intelligent and/or intuitive when it comes to sound training principles. 3 stimulate the musculature of the entire body you need to do the big lifts to stimulate muscle growth throughout the body, but you may also need to specialize on muscle groups to fix weak points. if a muscle never gets activated, it won't grow. to make a muscle grow, it must be stimulated on a regular basis. the deadlift stimulates a lot of muscles throughout the body. the forearms, traps, lats, scapular retractors, spinal extensors, glutes and hamstrings, even the core and quad muscles get activated during heavy deadlifts. this helps explain why deads are such a great exercise. however, if all you did was deadlift, your pecs, delts, and biceps wouldn't come close to reaching their full hypertrophy potential. make sure your programs regularly incorporate enough exercises that combine to thoroughly hit the entire body. and here's a common sense alert: if you want maximum muscle mass in a particular bodypart, then make sure you get strong at the exercise that elicits the highest activation in that muscle. for example, hip thrusts elicit the highest glute activation, so even if you're squatting and deadlifting every week, it's worth adding them into the mix if maximum glute size is the goal. similarly, if rear delt hypertrophy is the goal, military presses won't cut it. you'll need to add in some targeted rear delt work. 4 basic strength must improve, especially on compound exercises progressive overload is the most important aspect in the strength game. if you embark on a strength training regimen and fail to get stronger, you won't gain much muscle. you must use heavier loads and perform more reps over time. bodybuilders may not always train heavy in terms of a percentage of their 1rm, but most successful bodybuilders did focus at least a few years in the beginning of their training life on building strength in the basic lifts. strength forms the foundation for improvements in other areas such as power production. you have to be able to do something at a moderate speed before you can do it rapidly. for strength-endurance, you have to be able to do something once before you can do it repeatedly. so, plain old simple strength can't be ignored. as you get more experienced in the gym, you should see dramatic strength progress compared to your beginning level in a squat variation, a deadlift variation, some kind of upper body press, and an upper body pull. and if you want to be your absolute best at anything, be it squats, deadlifts, bench press, power cleans, or even turkish get-ups, then you need to perform the lifts consistently to groove the neuromuscular patterns and maximize motor learning. failing to do so will leave unachieved progress on the table. 5 warm-ups are essential failing to take the basic warm-up seriously will eventually and unavoidably end in disaster. you can't just saunter into the weight room, load a bar with a bunch of plates and grind out a big one-rep max. even if you do manage to squeeze out that one ugly rep, your injury risk is sky-high. depending on their condition and injury history, some folks might need 20-30 minutes of general warming up and mobility work to feel ready to train, while others may only need 5 minutes. but everyone must get the blood flowing and the joints and muscles prepared for lifting heavy loads. some more simple lifts, such as the hip thrust and row variations, don't require much of a specific warm-up. once you're generally warm and have completed the sets in your first exercise, you don't need to warm-up for subsequent movements for the same muscle groups. beginners who ignore the warm-up will learn the hard way to take this component of the training session more seriously. 6 use good form... most of the time form is important, but there is a time and place for using a little momentum and loosening up a bit to go heavier. walk into any weight room and you'll typically see people at one end of the technique spectrum or the other. some lifters are very strict, sometimes too strict as they never use appreciable loads due to their commitment to robotic technique. on the other hand, you find lifters who'd see better progress if they significantly reduced the weight and stopped relying on momentum and generous spotters to complete each rep. there's certainly some wiggle room in terms of acceptable and efficient form. it's even been shown that slight momentum can increase torque requirements and muscle activation. your form will also breakdown a bit if/when you test your max at strategic points in the year. a true one-rep max never looks textbook-perfect. if it does, you could've gone heavier. however, most of the time you do need to be very strict with your exercise form, and you need to learn the right type of form for your body on various lifts. this is especially important for bigger exercises like squats and deadlifts where the risk of injury is inherently higher than, say, dumbbell curls. failure to pay attention to technique will result in pain and injury, which will stop progress in its tracks. 7 daily nutrition habits are responsible for progress the best training program in the world is no match for a crappy diet. your hard work in the gym can absolutely be rendered pointless if you're slacking in the nutrition department. if you want to build a good physique and perform optimally, then you must take nutrition seriously. you need to take in the right amount of calories and the right blend of macronutrients for your goals and physiology. you don't have to be perfect 24/7, but eating a bunch of crap day in and day out won't let you reach your potential and will prevent you from seeing strength and hypertrophy gains. strategically supplementing with protein powder and essential fatty acids is very helpful for improving recovery and setting the body up for growth. i'm a big fan of metabolic drive® low carb as well as flameout® . 8 sleep well and avoid persistent distress if you aren't sleeping well or you're mentally stressed out around the clock, your physiology will be working against you. some folks need more sleep than others and some can perform well with less, but you should still care about your sleep (quantity and quality) and prioritize it. make a genuine effort to be consistent with your sleep schedule if you're serious about getting results. failure to do so will hinder your pursuit of strength and hypertrophy. regarding stress, your goal shouldn't be to eliminate it altogether, but rather to optimize it. it's good to be challenged in life, but there's a fine line between eustress (positive stress, like a good workout) and distress (negative stress, like 65 hours a week at a job surrounded by toxic co-workers). aim to stay in eustress most of the time for maximum results. step back and analyze your life choices and habits. this is an area in which many lifters can make adjustments that lead to immediate results. related: the importance of workout nutrition related: the 12 habits of big lifters

waɪ ˈnɛvər ˈmɛri ˈsəmˌwən frəm maɪ oʊn reɪs baɪ 19 10 2017 ˈkɑkrən ˈʤərnəlɪst ənd ˈɔθər sanghani*, 27 ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ɔn ə kwɛst tɪ nɑt ˈmɛri ðə mæn ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ aɪ æm ən ˈɪndiən ˈwʊmən ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ ˈmɛri ən ˈɪndiən mæn. ɪt saʊnz ˈɔfəl tɪ ədˈmɪt ənd noʊ daʊt maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər ˈfæməli ɪz ˈkərəntli ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs ɪn ˈhɔrər bət tru. raɪt naʊ, 27 ˈsɪŋgəl, ənd hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə ɪf ˈɛvər gɪt ˈmɛrid. bət ɪf ə ˈhəzbənd dɪz əˈpɪr ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən, ðɛn aɪ ˈdɛspərətli hoʊp hi braʊn. ðɪs ɪz nɑt bɪˈkəz aɪ æm səm kaɪnd əv ˈreɪsɪst. aɪ æm ˈvɛri praʊd tɪ bi ə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪndiən ˈwʊmən. nɔr ɪz ɪt ðət aɪ æm nɑt əˈtræktəd tɪ ˈɪndiən mɛn. laɪk moʊst ˈpipəl, aɪ æm ʤɪst ɛz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ə braʊn mæn ɛz ə waɪt ər blæk wən, ənd mɛt ˈplɛnti əv ˈɪndiən mɛn hu aɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli bi ˈvɛri kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ, wər ðeɪ nɑt ɔˈrɛdi ˈmɛrid. maɪ rɪˈləktəns tɪ ˈsɛtəl daʊn wɪθ ən ˈɪndiən gaɪ ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪt sɛndz aʊt. ɪn ə reɪs ðət ləvz ˈkəlʧər, trəˈdɪʃən ənd ˈmɛriɪŋ oʊn kind’*’, ˌɪntərˈreɪʃəl ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ər stɪl rɛr. ˈpipəl lʊk daʊn ɔn ðɛm, ˈivɪn ˈsɛndɪŋ kənˈdoʊlənsəz ɪf ə ʧaɪld ˈmɛriz ə: ‘‘oh*, wət ə ʃeɪm. ˈhoʊpfəli hæv ˈbɛtər lək wɪθ ðə youngest.’*.’ ɪn ɪkˈstrim ˈkeɪsɪz, ən ˌɪntərˈreɪʃəl ˈmɛrɪʤ kən lɛd tɪ ə ʧaɪld biɪŋ dɪˈsoʊnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈwɪtnəst. ɪn maɪ ‘‘community’*’ (ðɪs ɪz ə ˈleɪbəl fər ˈɛniˌwən gujarati/hindu/indian*), ju kən stɪl bi ʃənd ˈsoʊəli fər ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn ləv wɪθ ˈsəmˌwən əv ðə rɔŋ ˈʤɛndər ər ˈkələr. spɛnt jɪrz ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ˈpæʃənətli əˈgɛnst ðɪs wɪθ ˈɛniˌwən ˈlɪsən, bət ˈlərnɪd ðət ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ tɪ brɪŋ əˈbaʊt ʧeɪnʤ ɪz tɪ du ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf. nɑt ˈɛrəgənt ɪˈnəf tɪ bɪˈliv ðət baɪ ˈmɛriɪŋ ə mæn ər ˈivɪn ˈbɛtər, ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ wən sin’*’ ɪˈreɪs ˈsɛnʧəriz əv trəˈdɪʃən. bət ʤɪst ˈhirɪŋ əˈbaʊt ən ənˈlaɪkli ˌɪntərˈreɪʃəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp kən ʧeɪnʤ vjuz, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ə kəmˈjunɪti wɛr ˈgɑsəp sprɛdz laɪk waɪld faɪər. wɔʧ naʊ: ðə moʊst ˈstaɪlɪʃ səˈlɛbrɪti ˈwɛdɪŋz waɪl ˈoʊldər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz maɪt riʧ streɪt fər ðə sˈmɛlɪŋ sɔlts, ˈjəŋgər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃənz ˈɔfən hæv mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks riˈækʃənz tɪ ˌɪntərˈreɪʃəl ˈkəpəlz. ˈʤɔɪfəl engaged!’*!’ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊsts kən meɪk ðɛm kˈwɛʃən ðə ˈmɛsɪʤɪz bɪn brɔt əp wɪθ kən ɪt ˈrɪli bi ðət bæd tɪ ˈmɛri ə waɪt ˈwʊmən wɪn ðɪs ˈkəpəl lʊk soʊ ˈhæpi? ənd riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps laɪk prɪns ˈhɛri ənd ˈmɛgən pruv ɔn ə ˈwaɪdər ˈlɛvəl ðət θɪŋz ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ: fˈjuʧər rɔɪəlz kʊd bi ə kˈwɔrtər blæk. ɪn maɪ ˈkəlʧər, ɔˈrɛdi traɪɪŋ tɪ breɪk tæˈbuz. aɪ ˈrɛgjələrli raɪt ˈfɛmənɪst ˈɑrtɪkəlz, ənd hæv ˈpəblɪʃt tu ˈkɑmɪk ˈnɑvəlz ˈvərʤɪn ənd nɑt æt ˈizi ɔl əˈbaʊt jəŋ ˈwɪmən ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ðɛr ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ənd, ʃɑk ˈhɔrər, ðɛr vaginas*. ˈoʊldər ˈɪndiənz ər əˈpɔld baɪ maɪ shades’*’ bʊks, bət ˈdəzənz əv ðɛr ˈʧɪldrən hæv θæŋkt mi fər ˈtækəlɪŋ ər, ɪn ðɛr wərdz, əˈbaʊt, ju know’*’. ðɛr riˈækʃənz hæv ˌriɪnˈfɔrst maɪ kənˈvɪkʃən ðət wən ˈækʃənz kən lɛd tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. ɪt maɪt saʊnd naïve*, ˈpɔɪntləs ər ˈivɪn ʤɪst pleɪn streɪnʤ fər mi tɪ beɪs maɪ laɪf ˈpɑrtnər ˈʧɔɪsɪz ɔn ðə riˈækʃənz əv ˈəðərz, bət aɪ kɛr. ləv ðə ʧæns tɪ hæv ən ˌɪntərˈreɪʃəl ˈfæməli wɛr ðə əv ɑr skɪn wʊd pruv tɪ ðə wərld ðət ju hæv tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd nɔrmz. ɪt maɪt nɑt bi ˈizi. ˌɪntərˈreɪʃəl ənd ˌɪntərˈfeɪθ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps brɪŋ ˈædɪd ˈʧælənʤɪz, bi ðeɪ təf ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪz ər ɪkˈstərnəl ˌnɛgəˈtɪvəti, jɛt ðeɪ prəˈmoʊt ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ənd hɛlp ɪˈreɪs ˈstɛrioʊˌtaɪps ɪn ə weɪ ðət mɪr wərdz ˈkænɑt. ˈɔlsoʊ fən. wɪn ju deɪt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd jʊr ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ju lərn əˈbaʊt ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkəlʧər ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈfərsthænd, frəm ðə frɛʃ pərˈspɛktɪvz tɪ ðə fud. ˈɔlˌweɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi hɑrd tɪ breɪk frəm ðə fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti əv trəˈdɪʃənz, bət duɪŋ soʊ minz ju gɪt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr nu wənz ənd, ɪf ˈləki, kriˈeɪt jʊr oʊn. rɛd mɔr: aɪ kɔld ɔf maɪ ˈwɛdɪŋ 11 deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr rɛd mɔr: hæv wi riʧt pik fleɪk? rɛd mɔr: ðə ril ˈrizən ˈwɪmən ˈʃɛrɪŋ ðɛr məˈtərnɪti liv

why i’ll never marry someone from my own race by | 19 10 2017 © jonny cochrane journalist and author radhika sanghani, 27, explains why she’s on a quest to not marry the man she’s expected to i am an indian woman and i don’t want to marry an indian man. it sounds awful to admit – and no doubt my entire family is currently reading this in horror – but it’s true. right now, i’m 27, single, and have no idea if i’ll ever get married. but if a husband does appear on the horizon, then i desperately hope he isn’t brown. this is not because i am some kind of self-hating racist. i am very proud to be a british indian woman. nor is it that i am not attracted to indian men. like most people, i am just as capable of fancying a brown man as a white or black one, and i’ve met plenty of indian men who i would probably be very compatible with, were they not already married. my reluctance to settle down with an indian guy is more about the message it sends out. in a race that loves culture, tradition and marrying ‘your own kind’, interracial marriages are still rare. people look down on them, even sending condolences if a friend’s child marries a non-indian: ‘oh, what a shame. hopefully you’ll have better luck with the youngest.’ in extreme cases, an interracial marriage can lead to a child being disowned – something i’ve witnessed. in my ‘community’ (this is a wide-ranging label for anyone gujarati/hindu/indian), you can still be shunned solely for falling in love with someone of the wrong gender or colour. i’ve spent years arguing passionately against this with anyone who’ll listen, but i’ve learned that the only way to bring about change is to do it yourself. i’m not arrogant enough to believe that by marrying a non-indian man – or even better, living with one ‘in sin’ – i’ll erase centuries of tradition. but just hearing about an unlikely interracial relationship can change people’s views, especially in a close-knit community where gossip spreads like wild fire. watch now: the most stylish celebrity weddings while older generations might reach straight for the smelling salts, younger generations often have more complex reactions to interracial couples. joyful ‘we’re engaged!’ facebook posts can make them question the messages they’ve been brought up with – can it really be that bad to marry a white woman when this couple look so happy? and relationships like prince harry and meghan markle’s prove on a wider level that things are changing: future royals could be a quarter black. in my culture, i’m already trying to break taboos. i regularly write feminist articles, and have published two comic novels – virgin and not at easy – all about young women exploring their sexuality and, shock horror, their vaginas. older indians are appalled by my ‘fifty shades’ books, but dozens of their children have thanked me for tackling stigmas – or, in their words, ‘writing about, you know’. their reactions have reinforced my conviction that one person’s actions can lead to change. it might sound naïve, pointless or even just plain strange for me to base my life partner choices on the reactions of others, but i don’t care. i’d love the chance to have an interracial family where the colours of our skin would prove to the world that you don’t have to follow outdated norms. it might not be easy. interracial and interfaith relationships bring added challenges, be they tough compromises or external negativity, yet they promote integration and help erase stereotypes in a way that mere words cannot. they’re also fun. when you date outside your background, you learn about a different culture and experience everything firsthand, from the fresh perspectives to the food. it’s always going to be hard to break from the familiarity of traditions, but doing so means you get to explore new ones and, if you’re lucky, create your own. read more: i called off my wedding 11 days before read more: have we reached peak flake? read more: the real reason women aren’t sharing their maternity leave

laɪk ˈrɑstər kət daʊn deɪ, ðə speɪs bɪtˈwin ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən ənd ðə nɛkst jɪrz fri ˈeɪʤənsi siz ˈplɛnti əv bɪg neɪmz ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈæˈdrɛsɪz. ənd waɪl səm əv ðiz ˈvɛtərənz wɪl ɛnd əp bæk wɪθ ðɛr tim æt ə rɪˈdust ˈsæləri, ˈəðərz wɪl prəˈvaɪd ə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˌɪnˈtrig ˈhɛdɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊpən ˈmɑrkɪt ˈpɪriəd, wɪʧ ɪz ˈkloʊzɪŋ ɪn ˈræpədli. hir ər ðə bɪg neɪmz ðət hæv ɔˈrɛdi bɪn lɛt goʊ: ˈɑnˌdreɪ ˈʤɑnsən: ðə ˈtɛksənz riˈlist ˈʤɑnsən ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈɛndɪŋ hɪz rən ɪn ˈhjustən. ðə hæd 85 rɪˈsɛpʃənz fər 936 jɑrdz wɪθ ðə ˈtɛksənz læst ˈsizən. ʤeɪk lɔŋ: ðə ræmz riˈlist ðə ˈvɛtərən lɛft ˈtækəl ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈæftər ˈsɛvən ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə tim, ˈiən ˈræpəpɔrt ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðə tim wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈɔpʃənz wɪθ ɪm ɛz hi frəm ni ˈsərʤəri. brɛt: ðə ˈstilərz riˈlist ðə ˈvɛtərən dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈæftər 13 jɪrz ɪn ˈpɪtsbərg. tɔr hɪz ˈtraɪˌsɛps ɪn 2014 wɪʧ kʊd ɛnd hɪz kərɪr. lɑˈmɑr ˈwʊdli: ˈwʊdli həz bɪn riˈlist ˈæftər ʤɪst wən ˈsizən ɪn ˈoʊklənd. ðə ˈvɛtərən dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈstɑrtɪd faɪv geɪmz fər ðə ˈreɪdərz læst ˈsizən. ˈrɛʤi bʊʃ: hɪz ˌrɛnəˈsɑns ɪn maɪˈæmi lɛd ɪm tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə kraʊn ʤuəl əv dɪˈtrɔɪts fri ˈeɪʤənsi klæs ʤɪst tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. bət wət wɪl ðə ˈmɑrkɪt lʊk laɪk naʊ fər ðə spid bæk hu həz nɑt pleɪd ə fʊl ˈsizən sɪns 2012 trɛnt koʊl: koʊl wɑz riˈlist baɪ ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈigəlz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækər əˈpɪrd ɪn 155 geɪmz 145 stɑrts) fər ðə ˈigəlz. piɛr ˈtɑməs: ðə ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm seɪnts ˈrənɪŋ bæk wɑz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd əv hɪz riˈlis ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, pər ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈmidiə ˌɪnˈsaɪdər ˈiən ˈræpəpɔrt. ˈtɑməs rəʃt fər 222 jɑrdz wɪθ tu læst ˈsizən. ˈkɔrtlənd ˈfɪnəgən: ˈfɪnəgən ˈstɑrtɪd ɔl 12 geɪmz hi ɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz loʊn ˈsizən ɪn maɪˈæmi. ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈkɔrnərˌbæk seɪvz ðə ˈdɑlfənz ˈmɪljən. dɑrˈnɛl:, ˈkəmɪŋ ɔf ə tɔrn ðət fɔrst ɪm tɪ mɪs ɔl əv ðə 2014 ˈsizən, wɑz sɛt tɪ meɪk ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə læst jɪr əv hɪz dil wɪθ ðə ˈkɑrdɪnəlz. ˈwəzənt ɔn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər lɔŋ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz hi saɪnd ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈnaɪnərz ɔn mɑrʧ 5 ˈbərnərd ˈpɑlərd: ˈpɑlərd ˈstɑrtɪd faɪv geɪmz æt ˈseɪfti fər ðə ˈtaɪtənz ɪn 2014 ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈrəpʧərd əˈkɪliz ˈtɛndən ˈɛndɪd hɪz ˈsizən. a.j*. hɔk: ɪt wɪl bi bɪˈzɑr tɪ si ðə ˈpækərz ˈlaɪfər ɪn əˈnəðər ˈjunəˌfɔrm nɛkst jɪr, bət ðæts wət ɪt lʊks laɪk æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. hɔk həz bɪn dɪˈpɛndəbəl, bət hæd ˈtrəbəl ˈlɪvɪŋ əp tɪ ˈlɔfti dræft ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz (nən əv wɪʧ wər hɪz fɔlt). læns mʊr: mʊr ˈoʊnli ˈlæstɪd wən ˈsizən wɪθ ðə ˈstilərz ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ eɪt ˈsizənz wɪθ ðə seɪnts. mʊr, 31 hæd 14 rɪˈsɛpʃənz fər 98 jɑrdz ənd tu ˈtəʧˌdaʊnz wɪθ ˈpɪtsbərg. ˈstivən ˈʤæksən: kaɪl ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈnɛvər goʊɪŋ tɪ bi kaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈbruzɪŋ ˈrənɪŋ bæk, əˈspɛʃəli æt 31 bət ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈfɔrmər pɪk, hu həz əˈmæst mɔr ðən kərɪr ˈrəʃɪŋ jɑrdz, tɪ bi ɔn ə ˈrɑstər ˈvɛri sun. ˈkɛri ˈwɪljəmz: ðə ˈkɔrnərˌbæk saɪnd ə θˈriˌjɪr, 17 ˈmɪljən ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˈigəlz ɪn 2013 lɑˈmɑr ˈwʊdli: ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd ˈoʊnli pleɪd ɪn sɪks geɪmz fər ðə ˈreɪdərz ˈæftər ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə, 12 ˈmɪljən dil læst mɑrʧ. braɪən ˈhɑrˌtlaɪn: ðə ˈdɑlfənz ɪz ʤɪst tu jɪrz riˈmuvd frəm ə 76-catch*, ˈsizən ɪn 2013 bət maɪˈæmi kʊd nɑt ˈkɛri ə ˈsæləri əv ˈɔlˌmoʊst 6 ˈmɪljən fər ðɪs jɪr. krɪs ˈkænti: ˈkænti wɪl nɑt ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli feɪd əˈweɪ ˈɪntu rɪˈtaɪərmənt, ənd ɪt saʊnz laɪk hil sərʧ fər ə ˈrɑstər spɑt ˈɛlsˌwɛr ɪn 2015 ɪn ðə ˈɪnərəm, ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst 3 ˈmɪljən əˈgɛnst ðə kæp wɑz ʤɪst tu ˈtɛmptɪŋ fər ðə ˈreɪvənz tɪ pæs əp. j.d*. ˈwɔltən: ˈwɔltən ˈstɑrtɪd 16 geɪmz æt ˈsɛnər fər ðə ʤaɪənts ɪn hɪz ˈoʊnli ˈsizən ɪn nu jɔrk. tɛd ʤɪn: 2013 ˈsizən ɪn ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə pruvd hi kʊd bi ə ˈstɛdi θərd ər fɔrθ ˈɔpʃən æt waɪd rɪˈsivər, ðoʊ ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə ˈnɛvər hæd ðət kaɪnd əv plæn fər ɪm. ðə ˈspɛʃəl timz ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ ənd ˈfɔrmər pɪk wɪl hɪt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt wəns əˈgɛn. kʊd ˈklivlənd bi ɪn hɪz fˈjuʧər? ˈhɛri ˈdəgləs: ðə seɪvz ðə ˈfælkənz ˈɔlˌmoʊst 4 ˈmɪljən əˈgɛnst ðə kæp, wɪʧ ˈdəbəlz ðɛr ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈʤæksən riˈlis. doʊnt bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf hi kəmz bæk ˈʧipər, ðoʊ. ɪn 2013 hi hæd 85 ˈkæʧɪz ənd jɑrdz. brænʧ: ðə ˈfɔrmər pɪk pleɪd ɪn ʤɪst faɪv geɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə læst tu ˈsizənz. ʤæk dɛl ˈrioʊ nidz mɔr dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪlɪti frəm hɪz kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ɔn dɪˈfɛns. ˈkɛndəl ˈlæŋfərd: ðə ˈmæsɪv speɪs ˈitər wɑz drɔɪŋ səm ˈɪntəˌrɛst æt ðə treɪd ˈdɛˌdlaɪn bət ˈəltəmətli fɛl ˈvɪktɪm tɪ ə glət æt ðə pəˈzɪʃən, ˈhɛˌdlaɪnd baɪ ˈbədɪŋ stɑr ˈɛrən ˈdɑnəld. stɪl, doʊnt ɪkˈspɛkt ˈlæŋfərd tɪ steɪ ɔn aɪs fər lɔŋ. ˈænθɔˌni fɑˈsɑnoʊ: ˈivɪn æt 30 ðə ˈvərsətəl taɪt ɛnd həz dən ɪˈnəf tɪ ərn hɪmˈsɛlf əˈnəðər dil ˈsəmˌwɛr. tɑd: pleɪd ɪn 124 geɪmz sɪns 2005 bət hɪz lɔnˈʤɛvəti wɑz nɑt ɪˈnəf tɪ seɪv ɪm frəm ə ˈməni dəmp. dɛpθ æt gɑrd ɪz ˈvæljəbəl, ənd hil lænd ˈseɪfli ˈsəmˌwɛr ɛls, pərˈhæps ˈivɪn ɪn ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti pleɪɪŋ fər oʊld pæl ˈændi rid. ʤəˈkoʊbi ʤoʊnz: ðə rɪˈtərn ˈspɛʃəlɪst lɛft ˈməni ɔn ðə ˈteɪbəl tɪ steɪ ɪn ˈbɔltəˌmɔr læst jɪr, bət wɪl bi ˈlʊkɪŋ fər wərk əˈgɛn ɪn 2015 lʊk fər hɪz ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ stɪl bi roʊˈbəst kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə nid fər rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈspɛʃəl teamers*. ˈpeɪtən ˈhɪlɪs: ə ˈfɔrmər stɑr ɪn ˈklivlənd, ˈhɪlɪs hæd ə nis ˈfaɪnəl ækt wɪθ ðə ʤaɪənts (ənˈlɛs hi ˈkæʧɪz ɔn jɛt əˈgɛn). dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ əˈneɪbəl tɪ lɪv əp tɪ ðə ˈmædən ˈkəvər haɪp, ðə ˈbruzɪŋ bæk kɑrvd hɪmˈsɛlf aʊt ə nis nɪʧ. məˈθaɪəs: ðə lɪst əv ʤaɪənts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ frəm ðɛr 2011 ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp tim (ənd 2007 fər ðət ˈmætər) ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ drəˈmætɪkəli ˈʃɔrtər. tʊk ə tɪ seɪv hɪz spɑt læst jɪr, bət ˈwəzənt ɛz ˈləki ɪn 2015 grɛg ˈlɪtəl: ðə ˌsɪnsəˈnæti ˈbɛŋgəlz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ pɑrt weɪz wɪθ ðə ˈæftər hi kɔt ʤɪst sɪks ˈpæsɪz fər 69 jɑrdz læst ˈsizən. ˈbɛri ˈkoʊˈfild: ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrɛdˌskɪnz ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈæftər ðə noʊz ˈtækəl ˈpoʊstɪd wən sæk ənd faɪv ˈtækəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ ən 2014 ˈʤəstɪn ˈblælɑk: ˈæftər ˈstɑrtɪŋ 15 geɪmz fər ðə ˈfælkənz læst ˈsizən, ðə ˈvɛtərən əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlaɪnmən wɑz riˈlist ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ˈstivən boʊən: ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ɛnd wɑz kət ˈæftər ˈmɪsɪŋ 14 geɪmz ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz fər ðə ˈrɛdˌskɪnz. ˈbrændən ˈgɪbsən: ðə ˈdɑlfənz riˈlist ðə rɪˈsivər. ˈgɪbsən pleɪd ɪn 14 geɪmz fər maɪˈæmi læst ˈsizən. krɪs maɪərz: ðə ˈhjustən ˈtɛksənz riˈlist ðə ˈsɛnər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. maɪərz ˈstɑrtɪd 16 geɪmz fər ðə ˈtɛksənz ɪn 2014 ʤoʊ meɪz: ðə ʧifs riˈlist ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ. meɪz pleɪd 69 geɪmz 38 stɑrts) ɪn ˈsɛvən ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizənz wɪθ ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti. ðə muv kriˈeɪts əˈbaʊt ˈmɪljən ɪn speɪs. væns ˈwɔkər: ðə ʧifs əˈnaʊnst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðət ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈtækəl həz bɪn riˈlist. ˈwɔkər pleɪd ɪn 88 geɪmz 28 stɑrts) ɪn sɪks ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈsizənz wɪθ ˈkænzəs ˈsɪti. nɪk roʊʧ: ˈoʊklənd riˈlist roʊʧ ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ du tɪ ə feɪld ˈfɪzɪkəl. ðə ˈlaɪnˌbækər mɪst ðə 2014 ˈsizən du tɪ ˈlɪŋgərɪŋ kənˈkəʃən ˈɪʃuz. jəŋ: ðə ˈseɪfti wɑz riˈlist ˈfraɪˌdeɪ du tɪ ə feɪld ˈfɪzɪkəl. jəŋ ˈsəfərd tɪrz tɪ hɪz ənd ɪn wik 7 əv ðə 2014 ˈsizən. zæk ˈmɪlər: ðə siˈætəl ˈsiˌhɔks ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ðə taɪt ˈkɑnˌtrækt du tɪ ə feɪld ˈfɪzɪkəl. ˈmɪlər ˈsəfərd ə ˈæŋkəl ˈɪnʤəri ɪn 2014 ˈkərtɪs ˈlɑftən: ðə nu ˌɔˈrlinz seɪnts riˈlist ðə ˈvɛtərən ˈlaɪnˌbækər ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə ˈleɪtəst əraʊnd ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈpɔdˌkæst breɪks daʊn ðə ˈænjuəl "tɔp 101 fri ˈeɪʤənts" lɪst ənd dɪˈskəsɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ɪn lig nuz. faɪnd mɔr əraʊnd ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl naʊ.

like roster cut down day, the space between the end of the regular season and the next year's free agency sees plenty of big names changing addresses. and while some of these veterans will end up back with their team at a reduced salary, others will provide a majority of the intrigue heading into the open market period, which is closing in rapidly. here are the big names that have already been let go: andre johnson: the texans released johnson on monday, ending his 12-year run in houston. the wideout had 85 receptions for 936 yards with the texans last season. jake long: the rams released the veteran left tackle monday after seven seasons with the team, ian rapoport reported. the team will continue to discuss options with him as he rehabs from knee surgery. brett keisel: the steelers released the veteran defensive end after 13 years in pittsburgh. keisel tore his triceps in 2014, which could end his career. lamarr woodley: woodley has been released after just one season in oakland. the veteran defensive end started five games for the raiders last season. reggie bush: his renaissance in miami led him to become the crown jewel of detroit's free agency class just two years ago. but what will the market look like now for the 29-year-old speed back who has not played a full season since 2012? trent cole: cole was released by the philadelphia eagles on wednesday. the linebacker appeared in 155 games (145 starts) for the eagles. pierre thomas: the longtime saints running back was informed of his release wednesday, per nfl media insider ian rapoport. thomas rushed for 222 yards with two tds last season. cortland finnegan: finnegan started all 12 games he apperared in during his lone season in miami. the release of the cornerback saves the dolphins $5.48 million. darnell dockett: dockett, coming off a torn acl that forced him to miss all of the 2014 season, was set to make $6.8 million in the last year of his deal with the cardinals. dockett wasn't on the market for long, however, as he signed a two-year deal with the niners on march 5. bernard pollard: pollard started five games at safety for the titans in 2014 before a ruptured achilles tendon ended his season. a.j. hawk: it will be bizarre to see the packers lifer in another uniform next year, but that's what it looks like at the moment. hawk has been dependable, but had trouble living up to lofty draft expectations (none of which were his fault). lance moore: moore only lasted one season with the steelers after spending eight seasons with the saints. moore, 31, had 14 receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns with pittsburgh. steven jackson: kyle shanahan's system was never going to be kind to the bruising running back, especially at 31. but expect the former first-round pick, who has amassed more than 11,000 career rushing yards, to be on a roster very soon. cary williams: the cornerback signed a three-year, $17 million contract with the eagles in 2013. lamarr woodley: the defensive end only played in six games for the raiders after signing a two-year, $12 million deal last march. brian hartline: the dolphins wideout is just two years removed from a 76-catch, 1,016-yard season in 2013, but miami could not carry a salary of almost $6 million for this year. chris canty: canty will not immediately fade away into retirement, and it sounds like he'll search for a roster spot elsewhere in 2015. in the interim, saving almost $3 million against the cap was just too tempting for the ravens to pass up. j.d. walton: walton started 16 games at center for the giants in his only season in new york. ted ginn: ginn's 2013 season in carolina proved he could be a steady third or fourth option at wide receiver, though arizona never had that kind of plan for him. the special teams dynamo and former first-round pick will hit the market once again. could cleveland be in his future? harry douglas: the wideout saves the falcons almost $4 million against the cap, which doubles their savings following the jackson release. don't be surprised if he comes back cheaper, though. in 2013, he had 85 catches and 1,067 yards. tyvon branch: the former fourth-round pick played in just five games over the last two seasons. jack del rio needs more dependability from his quarterback on defense. kendall langford: the massive space eater was drawing some interest at the trade deadline but ultimately fell victim to a glut at the position, headlined by budding star aaron donald. still, don't expect langford to stay on ice for long. anthony fasano: even at 30, the versatile tight end has done enough to earn himself another 1-year deal somewhere. todd herremans: herremans played in 124 games since 2005, but his longevity was not enough to save him from a money dump. depth at guard is valuable, and he'll land safely somewhere else, perhaps even in kansas city playing for old pal andy reid. jacoby jones: the return specialist left money on the table to stay in baltimore last year, but will be looking for work again in 2015. look for his market to still be robust considering the need for reliable special teamers. peyton hillis: a former star in cleveland, hillis had a nice final act with the giants (unless he catches on yet again). despite being unable to live up to the madden cover hype, the bruising back carved himself out a nice niche. mathias kiwanuka: the list of giants remaining from their 2011 championship team (and 2007, for that matter) is getting dramatically shorter. kiwanuka took a paycut to save his spot last year, but wasn't as lucky in 2015. greg little: the cincinnati bengals decided to part ways with the wideout after he caught just six passes for 69 yards last season. barry cofield: the washington redskins terminated cofield's contract after the nose tackle posted one sack and five tackles during an injury-plagued 2014. justin blalock: after starting 15 games for the falcons last season, the veteran offensive lineman was released on friday. stephen bowen: the defensive end was cut after missing 14 games over the past two years for the redskins. brandon gibson: the dolphins released the receiver. gibson played in 14 games for miami last season. chris myers: the houston texans released the center on wednesday. myers started 16 games for the texans in 2014. joe mays: the chiefs released the inside linebacker on thursday. mays played 69 games (38 starts) in seven nfl seasons with kansas city. the move creates about $2.7 million in salary-cap space. vance walker: the chiefs announced friday that the defensive tackle has been released. walker played in 88 games (28 starts) in six nfl seasons with kansas city. nick roach: oakland released roach on friday due to a failed physical. the linebacker missed the 2014 season due to lingering concussion issues. usama young: the safety was released friday due to a failed physical. young suffered tears to his acl and mcl in week 7 of the 2014 season. zach miller: the seattle seahawks terminated the tight end's contract due to a failed physical. miller suffered a season-ending ankle injury in 2014. curtis lofton: the new orleans saints released the veteran linebacker on monday. the latest around the nfl podcast breaks down the annual "top 101 free agents" list and discusses the latest in league news. find more around the nfl content on nfl now.

nɪk pi" jəŋ, ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn ənd weɪn ˈɛlɪŋtən wər pɑrt əv ə ˈleɪkərz ɪˈvɛnt ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt, ənd wɪr ˈθæŋkfəl fər ɪt. ðə θri pleɪərz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri θruaʊt ðə naɪt. ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðə bɛst ˈmoʊmənts. ðə kˈwɛsʧənz reɪnʤd ɔl ˈoʊvər ðə pleɪs, frəm riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tɪ ɔn ðə kɔrt. mɔr: pi prɪˈfərz ˈleɪkərz "ˈwɪnɪŋ ˈætməsˌfɪr taɪmz troʊlz nɪks ˈɛnˌbiˈeɪ mɑk dræft jəŋz ˈgərlˌfrɛnd, əˈzeɪljə, wɑz ˈɑbviəsli brɔt əp. ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn: "aɪ doʊnt hæv ə ˈgərlˌfrɛnd hu kən bət mi ə kɑr fər ˈkrɪsməs. nɪk həz ə ˈdɪfərənt kɑr fər ˈɛvəri deɪ əv ðə wik." (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 ˈɛlɪŋtən: "əm ɪnˈgeɪʤd." jəŋ: "jʊr ɪnˈgeɪʤd!" ˈɛlɪŋtən: "jæ, nɪk, wɪn ər ju ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪnˈgeɪʤd?" jəŋ: (ˈsaɪləns) (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 jəŋ ɔn ˈkoʊbeɪz ˈpræktɪs rænt: "aɪ wɛnt hoʊm ənd maɪ ˈgərlˌfrɛnd wɑz ˈkɔlɪŋ mi sɔft laɪk ˈtɪʃu. ðət kaɪnd əv stəf hərts mi." (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 lɪn wɑz æst əˈbaʊt hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈstætəs. hi hæd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn tɪ jəŋ ðə ˈminɪŋ əv biɪŋ ˈsɪŋgəl. lɪn: "əm ˈsɪŋgəl." jəŋ: "haʊ ər ju ˈsɪŋgəl?" lɪn: "bɪˈkəz əm nɑt ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˈɛniˌwən nɪk." (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 jəŋ ənd lɪn kənˈtɪnjud tɪ hæv ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ back-and-forth*. lɪn: "aɪ wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈtɔrəns." jəŋ: "ˈrɪli?" lɪn: "jɛs, nɪk. wiv bɪn θru ðɪs. aɪ ˈwəzənt bɔrn ɔn əˈnəðər ˈkɑntənənt." (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 jəŋ: "ˈdɪdənt ju juzd tɪ beatbox*?" lɪn: "aɪv ˈnɛvər ɪn maɪ laɪf." jəŋ: "məst hæv bɪn əˈnəðər lɪn." (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 jəŋ ɔn ˈkoʊbeɪ: "hi həz noʊ ˈfɪltər. hi ʤɪst tɔks ənd tɔks ənd tɔks." lɪn: "ðæts aɪˈrɑnɪk." jəŋ: "wət?" lɪn: "ˈnəθɪŋ. kip goʊɪŋ." (@arashmarkazi*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 ðɛr wər səm ˈbæskətˌbɔl kˈwɛsʧənz, bət əv kɔrs ðeɪ wərənt ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli. ɔn waɪ hi kænt gɪt weɪn ˈɛlɪŋtən mɔr ʃɑts: "ɪts laɪk əm ˈpæsɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪm, ənd hiz ˈnɛvər æt ðə rɪm." səˈrinə ˈwɪntərz (@serenawinters*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 nɪk jəŋ ʤɪst æst ˈʤɛrəˌmi lɪn hu hid ˈrəðər pleɪ wɪθ, ˈkoʊbeɪ ər nɪk jəŋ? ðɛn ʤɪst ˈstɑrtɪd prəfˈjusli ˈkrækɪŋ əp. səˈrinə ˈwɪntərz (@serenawinters*) ˈʤænjuˌɛri 7 2015 ˈivɪn ˈleɪkərz koʊʧ ˈbaɪrən skɑt gɑt ɪn ɔn ðə ˈækʃən baɪ duɪŋ hɪz bɛst pi ˌɪmˈprɛʃən. ɪf wiv ˈlərnɪd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ frəm ðiz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤɪz, ɪt ɪz ðət jəŋ nidz hɪz oʊn ˌriˈæləˌti ʃoʊ.

nick "swaggy p" young, jeremy lin and wayne ellington were part of a lakers all-access event tuesday night, and we're thankful for it. the three players provided entertaining commentary throughout the night. espn's arash markazi highlighted the best moments. the questions ranged all over the place, from relationship statuses to on the court. more: swaggy p prefers lakers "winning atmosphere | ny times trolls knicks | nba mock draft young's girlfriend, iggy azalea, was obviously brought up. jeremy lin: "i don't have a girlfriend who can but me a car for christmas. nick has a different car for every day of the week." — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 ellington: "i'm engaged." young: "you're engaged!" ellington: "yeah, nick, when are you getting engaged?" young: (silence) — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 young on kobe's practice rant: "i went home and my girlfriend was calling me soft like tissue. that kind of stuff hurts me." — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 lin was asked about his relationship status. he had to explain to young the meaning of being single. lin: "i'm single." young: "how are you single?" lin: "because i'm not dating anyone nick." — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 young and lin continued to have an amazing back-and-forth. lin: "i was born in torrance." young: "really?" lin: "yes, nick. we've been through this. i wasn't born on another continent." — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 young: "didn't you used to beatbox?" lin: "i've never beatboxed in my life." young: "must have been another lin." — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 young on kobe: "he has no filter. he just talks and talks and talks." lin: "that's ironic." young: "what?" lin: "nothing. keep going." — arash markazi (@arashmarkazi) january 7, 2015 there were some basketball questions, but of course they weren't taken seriously. .@nickswagypyoung on why he can't get wayne ellington more shots: "it's like i'm passing to the rim, and he's never at the rim." 😂 — serena winters (@serenawinters) january 7, 2015 nick young just asked jeremy lin who he'd rather play with, kobe or nick young? then just started profusely cracking up. — serena winters (@serenawinters) january 7, 2015 even lakers coach byron scott got in on the action by doing his best swaggy p impression. if we've learned anything from these exchanges, it is that young needs his own reality show.

ʃɛr bɪn ˈɑbviəs fər əˈwaɪl naʊ ðət ˈgugəl həz bɪg plænz fər ˈjuˌtub. bɪn ˈɪnʧɪŋ ˈkloʊzər ənd ˈkloʊzər təˈwɔrd ˈprimiəm ˈkɑntɛnt ənd ɪz ˈivɪn ˈrumərd tɪ bi kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪŋ səm ˈsɪriəs ˈməni təˈwɔrd ˈʧænəlz. ənd ɪf ɔl ðət ɪˈnəf, ə nu rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl sɪz ðət ˈgugəl ɪz ˈbɪzi wɪθ ə saɪt ˈoʊvərˌhɔl tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz [youtube’s*] ˈkɑntɛnt əraʊnd ‘‘channels.’”*.’” ɛz ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən meɪks ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu mɔr ˈlɪvɪŋ rumz, ˈgugəl həz faʊnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈpərfəktli pɔɪzd tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ðə laɪks əv ˈæməˌzɑn, hulu*, ənd fər ə pis əv ðə ˈstrimɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt paɪ. əv kɔrs, ðɪs wɪl ˈoʊnli bi ˈpɑsəbəl ɪf ɪt ˈkɛrfəli, ʤuˈdɪʃɪsli meɪks ðə trænˈzɪʃən frəm ðə mɛs əv hoʊm ˈmuviz, mˈjuzɪk ˈvɪdioʊz, ənd kəlt ˈkɑntɛnt ɪt ˈkərəntli səˈplaɪz. əˈbaʊt tɪ bɪˈgɪn. ðə rɪˈpɔrt sɪz ðət ˈjuˌtub wɪl naʊ spɔrt ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd ˈʧænəlz ɛz ɑrts ənd sports”*”), ənd ðət ˈrumərd ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz ɔn ɪts weɪ. ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus 20 ər soʊ channels’*’ ðət wʊd ˈfiʧər faɪv tɪ 10 aʊərz əv ərˈɪʤənəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ə week,”*,” ən ˌɪnˈsaɪdər toʊld wsj*. ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər sˈleɪtɪd tɪ roʊl ɪn baɪ ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr, ənd ˈgugəl ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nu rɪˈkruts tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ənd ˈgugəl ˈsɪmpli ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈædɪŋ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən tɪ ˈjuˌtub; ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ˈrɛpjətəbəl ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈtælənt fərmz wʊd səˈʤɛst ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt ˈnæbɪŋ səm ˈfeɪməs ˌpərsəˈnɛl, bi ðoʊz bɪˈhaɪnd ər ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈkæmərə. ˈjuˌtub ˈsərtənli ɪz ɪˈnəf əv ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld neɪm tɪ kəˈmænd æt list səm əˈtɛnʃən, ənd ɪf ɪt plænz tɪ kip ənd groʊ ɪts ˈjuzər beɪs ənd meɪk ðə taɪp əv ˈməni ɪt wɔnts tɪ ɔf ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ, ðɪs ɪz ə ˈnæʧərəl stɛp. wɪθ səʧ ˈmæsɪv ʧeɪnʤ, ˈɔlˌweɪz ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈpæʃənət hu hæv bɪn ðɛr sɪns ɪts stɑrt, bət ˈprɑbəˌbli wərθ ɪt fər ˈgugəl tɪ ˈfərðər breɪk ˈɪntu ɑr ˈlɪvɪŋ rumz.

share it’s been obvious for awhile now that google has big plans for youtube. it’s been inching closer and closer toward premium content and is even rumored to be considering designating some serious money toward celebrity–branded channels. and if all that weren’t enough, a new report from the wall street journal says that google is busy with a “major site overhaul to organize [youtube’s] content around ‘channels.’” as internet tv makes its way into more living rooms, google has found itself perfectly poised to compete with the likes of amazon, hulu, and netflix for a piece of the streaming content pie. of course, this will only be possible if it carefully, judiciously makes the transition from the mess of home movies, music videos, and cult content it currently supplies. it’s about to begin. the report says that youtube will now sport categorized channels (“such as arts and sports”), and that rumored premium-grade content is on its way. “youtube is looking to introduce 20 or so ‘premium channels’ that would feature five to 10 hours of professionally-produced original programming a week,” an insider told wsj. these changes are slated to roll in by the end of the year, and google is looking for new recruits to work on the project. and google isn’t simply working on adding organization to youtube; meetings with reputable hollywood talent firms would suggest it’s serious about nabbing some famous personnel, be those behind or in front of the camera. youtube certainly is enough of a household name to command at least some attention, and if it plans to keep and grow its user base and make the type of money it wants to off advertising, this is a natural step. with such massive change, there’s always the possibility of isolating passionate youtubers who have been there since its start, but it’s probably worth it for google to further break into our living rooms.

ˈrisərʧərz lɛd baɪ fræŋk əv ðə ˈkæntən əv ˈzʊrɪk dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs dɛlvd ˈɪntu ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərd əv 231 mɛn hu wər ʧɑrʤd wɪθ vjuɪŋ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈviə ə ˈjuˈɛs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. ɪn ðə sɪks jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2002 pəˈlis ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən, ˈoʊnli 1 wər noʊn tɪ hæv kəˈmɪtɪd ə ˌhænˈzɔn sɛks. ənd ˈoʊnli 1 əv ðə mɛn kəˈmɪtɪd ə ˌhænˈzɔn sɛks ɪn ðə sɪks jɪrz ˈæftərwərdz. ðə ˈstədi ˌriɪnˈfɔrst ˈpriviəs ˈrisərʧ wɪʧ faʊnd moʊst kənˈsumərz əv ˈɪntərˌnɛt ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi wər ˈwɛˈlɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd vjud ˈəðər taɪps əv ˌɪˈligəl pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ɛz wɛl, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ækts ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈænəməlz ər ˈvaɪələns. sɛd mɛn hu sərft ðə wɛb fər ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi wər sɛks əˈfɛndərz, bət ɪt ʃʊd nɑt bi ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli əˈsumd ðət ðeɪ wər ə rɪsk fər ˈsɛkʃuəli əˈsɔltɪŋ ə ʧaɪld. rɪˈzəlts səˈpɔrt ðə əˈsəmpʃən ðət ðiz kənˈsumərz, ɪn fækt, fɔrm ə dɪˈstɪŋkt grup əv sɛks offenders,”*,” hi sɛd ɪn ə prɛs riˈlis. ““probably*, ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən fər kənˈsumɪŋ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈdɪfərz frəm ðə ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəli əˈsɔlt ˈmaɪnərz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, ðə rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm reɪts əv ˌhænˈzɔn ənd 4 fər sɛks wər kwaɪt low.”*.” ðə ˈstədi ɪz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛd ˈsɛntrəl, ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˈʤərnəl. ə 2005 ˈpeɪpər baɪ kəˈneɪdiən ˈrisərʧərz ˈmaɪkəl ˈsɛtoʊ ənd ˈænʤələ ik faʊnd ðət əv 201 mɛn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi, 24 pərˈsɛnt hæd praɪər fər ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɑnˌtækt. fɔr pərˈsɛnt wɛnt ɔn tɪ kəˈmɪt ə ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈæftər biɪŋ ʧɑrʤd ər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd. ˈɪntərˌnɛt pɔrn ənd əˈbjuz gɪv jʊr vjuz

researchers led by frank urbaniok of the canton of zurich department of justice delved into the criminal record of 231 men who were charged with viewing child pornography via a us website. in the six years before the 2002 police operation, only 1% were known to have committed a hands-on sex offence. and only 1% of the men committed a hands-on sex offence in the six years afterwards. the study reinforced previous research which found most consumers of internet child pornography were well-educated and viewed other types of illegal pornography as well, including sexual acts involving animals or violence. urbaniok said men who surfed the web for child pornography were sex offenders, but it should not be automatically assumed that they were a risk for sexually assaulting a child. “our results support the assumption that these consumers, in fact, form a distinct group of sex offenders,” he said in a press release. “probably, the motivation for consuming child pornography differs from the motivation to physically assault minors. furthermore, the recidivism rates of 1%for hands-on and 4% for hands-off sex offences were quite low.” the study is published by biomed central, an online, peer-reviewed journal. a 2005 paper by canadian researchers michael seto and angela eke found that of 201 men charged with child pornography offences, 24 percent had prior offences for sexual contact. four percent went on to commit a subsequent sexual offence after being charged or prosecuted. internet porn and abuse – give your views

baɪ læst ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ɪt maɪt bi hɑrd tɪ bɪˈliv, bət ə ˈməŋki wɑz traɪd ənd kənˈvɪktəd fər ðə kraɪm əv sˈmoʊkɪŋ. ˈmeɪbi ɪf ˈsəmˌwən toʊld ju ðə ˈməŋki traɪəl ˈhæpənd ɪn 1924 ðət wʊd meɪk ɪt ˈiziər tɪ bɪˈliv? ɪt ˈhæpənd bæk ɪn 1924 ɪn southbend*, ˌɪndiˈænə. ðə strɪkt lɔz əv ðə steɪt mɛnt ðət sˈmoʊkɪŋ wɑz ˌɪˈligəl, noʊ kˈwɛsʧənz ɪf ju wər ə ˈməŋki. ˈhævɪŋ bɪn sin sˈmoʊkɪŋ, ðə ˈməŋki wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ kɔrt ənd traɪd fər ðə kraɪm. ðə ˈməŋki wɑz faʊnd ˈgɪlti ənd ˈɔrdərd tɪ peɪ ə faɪn əv 25 ɛz wɛl ɛz kɔsts fər ðə traɪəl. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðɪs ˈrəðər wɪrd ɪˈvɛnt, ˌɪndiˈænə riˈlist əˈnəðər lɔ wɪʧ wɑz ˈrəðər wɪrd ɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ðɪs nu lɔ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪt wɑz ˌɪˈligəl tɪ fɔrs ə ˈməŋki tɪ smoʊk ə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt. wət?! soʊ ðɛr ju hæv ɪt, ə wɪrd fækt ˈprɑbəˌbli stɪl gɑt ˈaɪˌbraʊ reɪzd!

by last updated it might be hard to believe, but a monkey was tried and convicted for the crime of smoking. maybe if someone told you the monkey trial happened in 1924 that would make it easier to believe? it happened back in 1924 in southbend, indiana. the strict laws of the state meant that smoking was illegal, no questions about…even if you were a monkey. having been seen smoking, the monkey was taken to court and tried for the crime. the monkey was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of $25 as well as costs for the trial. following this rather weird event, indiana released another law which was rather weird in itself. this new law stated that it was illegal to force a monkey to smoke a cigarette. what?! so there you have it, a weird fact that’s probably still got eyebrow raised!

i’ve* ˈrisəntli bɪn hɑrd æt wərk ɔn ə nu ənd ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈvərʒən əv ðə noʊm ˈjumən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, ənd æm plizd tɪ əˈnaʊns ðət ðɪs wɪl bi ˈrɛdi fər ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ riˈlis. ˈoʊvər ˈrisənt jɪrz, ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən dɪˈzaɪn həz ɪˈvɑlvd ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt. ðə wɛb ənd ˈneɪtɪv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz hæv bɪˈkəm ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈsɪmələr, ənd nu dɪˈzaɪn ˈpætərnz hæv bɪˈkəm ðə nɔrm. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˈpɪriəd, ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə noʊm dɪˈzaɪn tim hæv wərkt wɪθ dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə reɪnʤ əv ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz, ənd ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə məʧ mɔr ˈmɑdərn toolkit*. ɪt həz bɪn ə lɔŋ roʊd, ɪn wɪʧ wi hæv dən ə lɔt əv ˈtɛstɪŋ ənd ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪpɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪtɪŋ nu ˈfiʧərz ˈɪntu gtk*+. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ðət wərk, gtk*+ prəˈvaɪdz ə kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn tɪ drɔ ɔn wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ənd ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɛdər bɑrz, popovers*, sˈwɪʧɪz, vju sˈwɪʧərz, lɪŋkt ənd ˈspɛʃəli staɪld ˈbətənz, ənd məʧ mɔr. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd tɪ ɔl ðə ɪkˌspɛrəmənˈteɪʃən ðət həz bɪn ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ˈsɔfˌwɛr dɪˈzaɪn ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, əv kɔrs ɪt kən ˈɔfən bi ə bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ speɪs tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ðə kəmz ɪn. ɪts goʊl ɪz tɪ hɛlp dɪˈvɛləpərz ənd dɪˈzaɪnərz teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ðə nu əˈbɪləˌtiz æt ðɛr dɪˈspoʊzəl, wɪˈθaʊt ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr weɪ ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðɪs ɪz rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv ðə nu: ðə ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɛnˈfɔrs ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈtɛmplət ɔn wɪʧ ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz hæv tɪ bi beɪst, bət ˈprɛzənts ə ˈsɪriz əv ˈpætərnz ənd ˈɛləmənts wɪʧ kən bi drɔn əˈpɑn. iʧ əv ðiz ɪz əˈkəmpənid baɪ ədˈvaɪs ɔn wɪn iʧ ˈpætərn ɪz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ðət kən bi kənˈsɪdərd. ðə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈzaɪnd soʊ ðət ɪt kən groʊ ənd ɪˈvɑlv ˈoʊvər taɪm. ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈvərʒən ðət aɪ hæv bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈkəvərz ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəlz, ənd ðɛr ɪz ə lɔt mɔr graʊnd tɪ bi ˈkəvərd. wi wɔnt tɪ əˈsɪst ˈpipəl ɪn ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə dɪˈzaɪn ðət bɛst fɪts ðɛr nidz, ənd wi wɔnt tɪ meɪk ə hoʊl reɪnʤ əv kriˈeɪtɪv səˈluʃənz əˈveɪləbəl. ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ ðə, meɪd ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈproʊdus ə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðət ɪz ɛz ˈjusfəl tɪ ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. waɪl ðɛr ɪz ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən wɪθ noʊm 3 ðɛr ʃʊd bi ˈjusfəl məˈtɪriəl fər ˈɛniˌwən ˈjuzɪŋ gtk*+ tɪ kriˈeɪt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz ɔn kriˈeɪtɪŋ mɔr trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌnuˈfæŋgəld wənz, ənd ˌɪnˈkludz ədˈvaɪs fər ðoʊz hu ər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər noʊm 2 staɪl æps. ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz, ðə nu ˌɪnˈkludz ˈgaɪdəns ɔn haʊ tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ˈifɛktɪv ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ðə nu hæv bɪn ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt ðə hɛlp ənd hɑrd wərk əv ˈmɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ɪt ˌɪnˈkɔrpərˌeɪts ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd məˈtɪriəl frəm ðə ˈpriviəs ˈvərʒən, wɪʧ wɑz ˈrɪtən baɪ sɛθ ˈnɪkəl, ˈbɛnsən, braɪən klɑrk, ˈædəm ˈɛlmən, ənd ˈkoʊlɪn ˈrɑbərtsən, ˈmɛni əv hum ˈrisəntli hɛlpt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. ˈkrɛdɪt ˈɔlsoʊ həz tɪ goʊ tɪ ðoʊz ˈpipəl hu dɪˈzaɪnd ənd dɪˈvɛləpt ɔl ðə nu ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz ðət ər ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɪn ðə nu, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʤɑn məˈkæn ənd ˈstaɪnər ɔn ðə dɪˈzaɪn saɪd, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə hu hɛlpt tɪ tɛst nu ˈpætərnz ənd æd nu ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz tɪ gtk*+ ˈsɛki, məˈθaɪəs ˈkleɪsən, ˈkɑrloʊs garnacho*, ˌælɪgˈzændər ˈlɑrsən, ˈbɛnʤəmən ɑt, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz. ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ θæŋk ðə noʊm ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən tim fər ðɛr ədˈvaɪs ənd əˈsɪstəns wɪθ ˈpruˌfridɪŋ. ðɪs biɪŋ ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈlis, ləv tɪ hir ˈfidˌbæk, ənd ʃʊr ðət ˈplɛnti tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpruvd. ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd, ju kən kloʊn ənd rɛd ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈvərʒən ˈjuzɪŋ jɛlp.

i’ve recently been hard at work on a new and updated version of the gnome human interface guidelines, and am pleased to announce that this will be ready for the upcoming 3.14 release. over recent years, application design has evolved a huge amount. the web and native applications have become increasingly similar, and new design patterns have become the norm. during that period, those of us in the gnome design team have worked with developers to expand the range of gtk+’s capabilities, and the result is a much more modern toolkit. it has been a long road, in which we have done a lot of testing and prototyping before incorporating new features into gtk+. as a result of that work, gtk+ provides a contemporary lexicon to draw on when designing and implementing applications, including header bars, popovers, switches, view switchers, linked and specially styled buttons, and much more. there is a downside to all the experimentation that has been happening in software design in recent years, of course – it can often be a bewildering space to navigate. this is where the hig comes in. its goal is to help developers and designers take advantage of the new abilities at their disposal, without losing their way in the process. this is reflected in the structure of the new hig: the guidelines don’t enforce a single template on which applications have to be based, but presents a series of patterns and elements which can be drawn upon. each of these is accompanied by advice on when each pattern is appropriate, as well as alternatives that can be considered. the hig is also designed so that it can grow and evolve over time. the initial version that i have been working on covers the essentials, and there is a lot more ground to be covered. we want to assist people in finding the design that best fits their needs, and we want to make a whole range of creative solutions available. in writing the hig, i’ve made an effort to produce a document that is as useful to as many people as possible. while there is an emphasis on integration with gnome 3, there should be useful material for anyone using gtk+ to create applications. it includes guidelines on creating more traditional desktop applications as well as newfangled ones, and includes advice for those who are responsible for gnome 2 style apps. likewise, the new hig includes guidance on how to design effective cross-platform applications. the new hig wouldn’t have been possible without the help and hard work of many individuals. it incorporates updated material from the previous version, which was written by seth nickell, calum benson, bryan clark, adam elman, and colin robertson, many of whom recently helped us to relicense the original hig. credit also has to go to those people who designed and developed all the new capabilities that are documented in the new hig, including jon mccann and jakub steiner on the design side, as well as the developer/designers who helped to test new patterns and add new capabilities to gtk+ – cosimo cecchi, matthias clasen, carlos garnacho, alexander larsson, benjamin otte, and many others. i’d also like to thank the gnome documentation team for their advice and assistance with proofreading. this being the initial release, i’d love to hear feedback, and i’m sure that there’s plenty to be improved. if you’re interested, you can clone gnome-devel-docs and read the development version using yelp.

ðə daɪər feɪt əv ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist həz bɪˈkəm ˈhɛˌdlaɪn nuz ˈleɪtli. ðə ˈmərdərəs ˈsɪvəl wɔr ɪn ˈsɪriə; ðə raɪz əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt; ðə ˈtərˌmɔɪl ɪn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈlɪˌbiə, ənd ɪn nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ; ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk rəˈʒimz ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˌɪˈrɑn, wɛr ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈvænɪʃt ɛz ɪn ˈtərki; hæv lɛd tɪ ə mæs ˈɛksədəs əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn ðə bɛst keɪs, ənd ɛnsˈleɪvmənt ənd ˈʤɛnəˌsaɪd ɪn ðə wərst. ˈkrɪsʧɪnz naʊ feɪs ðə wərst rɪˈlɪʤəs ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən ɪn ˈoʊvər ə ˈθaʊzənd jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, rɪˈpɔrts ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti təˈdeɪ, beɪst ɔn ə ˈstədi kənˈdəktəd baɪ ðə pju ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛnər. læst wik ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈmægəˌzin ræn ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑrtɪkəl dɪˈteɪlɪŋ ðə plaɪt əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, seɪɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hæv ɔˈrɛdi flɛd, ənd ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ə θərd əv ˌɪˈrɑks ˈmɪljən ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn 2003 rɪˈmeɪn təˈdeɪ. ðə taɪmz æsks ˈwɛðər ðɪs ɪz ðə ɛnd fər ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist, ənd ˈwɛðər ɪt həz ˈɛni fˈjuʧər ɪn ðə ˈriʤən əv ɪts bərθ. "ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ɪz ˈəndər ən ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl θrɛt," ˈænə eshoo*, ə ˈdɛməˌkræt ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz frəm ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, ənd ən ˈædvəˌkeɪt əv ˈmɪˌdist ˈkrɪsʧɪnz, toʊld ðə taɪmz. ə ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈgɑrdiən ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ˈstɑrtɪd nɑt wɪθ ˈaɪsəs, bət 10 jɪrz əˈgoʊ ˈæftər ðə ˈjuˈɛs- ənd ˌɪnˈveɪʒən əv ˌɪˈrɑk. praɪər tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈveɪʒən, "ˈəndər ˈsɑdəm huˈseɪnz rul, ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn fækt ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd wət ðeɪ naʊ ˈriˌkɔl ɛz ə ˈgoʊldən eɪʤ. ðeɪ wər fri tɪ ˈwərʃɪp ənd pleɪd ə fʊl roʊl ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə rɪˈmuvəl əv ðə ˈdɪkteɪtər lɛt lus ən ˈəgli paʊər ˈstrəgəl," ðə ˈgɑrdiən roʊt. ˈɪzriəl, ənd æt list fər naʊ ˈlɛbənən, ər ðə ˈoʊnli ˈkəntriz lɛft ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist wɛr ˈkrɪsʧɪnz hæv ˈfridəm tɪ ˈpræktɪs ðɛr rɪˈlɪʤən ənd ər seɪf frəm ˌpərsəˈkjuʃən. bət ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən həz ʃˈrəŋkən frəm 78 pərˈsɛnt tɪ ˈoʊnli 34 pərˈsɛnt ˈoʊvər ðə læst ˈsɛnʧəri. ˈsænə ˈɑnə ɑrˈminiən ˈɔrθəˌdɑks ɪn ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ˈsɪriəz idlib*. 21 2013 ˌeɪˈpi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli ɪˈnəf, ðə pju rɪˈpɔrt frəm ˈeɪprəl sɪz ðə strɪkt ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈneɪʃənz əv ðə gəlf steɪts, səʧ ɛz ˌkəˈtɑr ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb ˈɛmərˌeɪts, ər siɪŋ ən ˈɪnˌfləks əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz. bət ðiz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈtoʊtəli ˈmaɪgrənt ˈwərkərz frəm ˈeɪʒə, hu ˈɔfən hæv ˈvɛri fju raɪts ənd ər səˈpoʊzədli ˈoʊnli ˈlɪvɪŋ ðɛr ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ənd du nɑt hæv fʊl raɪts əv ˈfridəm əv rɪˈlɪʤən. kip ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd: saɪn əp tɪ ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər iˈmeɪl pliz ˈɛnər ə ˈvælɪd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs saɪn əp pliz wait…*… θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. wiv gɑt mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz wi θɪŋk jul faɪnd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ. klɪk hir ups. ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. traɪ əˈgɛn θæŋk ju, ðə iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs ju hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ɪz ɔˈrɛdi ˈrɛʤɪstərd. kloʊz "waɪl ˌɛməˈgreɪʃən aʊt əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ist ənd nɔrθ ˈæfrɪkɑ ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ loʊər ðə ʃɛr əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ɪn ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˈiʤɪpt, ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ˈsɪriə, ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən əv ˈkrɪsʧɪnz ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntriz ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ mɔr ðən ˈɔfˌsɛt ðiz dɪˈpɑrʧərz fər ðə ˈriʤən ˈoʊvərˌɔl. "ðəs, maɪˈgreɪʃən ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ sloʊ ðə prɑˈʤɛktəd dɪˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ʃɛr əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈæfrɪkɑ ˈriʤən. ɪf maɪˈgreɪʃən wər nɑt ˈfæktərd ˈɪntu ðə 2050 prɑˈʤɛkʃənz, ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ʃɛr əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən wʊd drɔp bɪˈloʊ 3 wɪθ maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈfæktərd ɪn, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈkrɪsʧɪn ʃɛr ɪz ʤɪst əˈbəv 3 (kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈnɪrli 4 ɛz əv 2010 steɪts ðə pju rɪˈpɔrt. ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɔrˌkæsts ðət ˈməzlɪmz wɪl aʊtˈnəmbər ˈkrɪsʧɪnz əraʊnd ðə wərld ˈsəmˌtaɪm ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðɪs ˈsɛnʧəri.