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the dire fate of the christian communities in the middle east has become headline news lately. the murderous civil war in syria; the rise of the islamic state; the turmoil in countries such as iraq, libya, and in north africa; as well as the anti-christian islamic regimes in places such as iran, where the christian population has almost vanished - as in turkey; have led to a mass exodus of christians in the best case, and enslavement and genocide in the worst. christians now face the worst religious persecution in over a thousand years in the middle east, reports christianity today, based on a study conducted by the pew research center. last week the new york times magazine ran a major article detailing the plight of christians in the middle east, saying about a third of the 600,000 syrian christians have already fled, and only about a third of iraq's 1.5 million christians in 2003 remain today. the times asks whether this is the end for the christian community in the middle east, and whether it has any future in the region of its birth. "christianity is under an existential threat," anna eshoo, a democrat member of the us house of representatives from california, and an advocate of mideast christians, told the times. a recent report from the british guardian newspaper pointed out that the persecution of christians started not with isis, but 10 years ago after the us- and british-led invasion of iraq. prior to the invasion, "under saddam hussein's rule, christians in fact enjoyed what they now recall as a golden age. they were free to worship and played a full role in society. however, the removal of the dictator let loose an ugly shia-sunni power struggle," the guardian wrote. israel, and at least for now lebanon, are the only countries left in the middle east where christians have freedom to practice their religion and are safe from persecution. but the lebanese christian population has shrunken from 78 percent to only 34 percent over the last century. santa ana armenian orthodox in christian village in syria's idlib. febuary 21, 2013. ap interestingly enough, the pew report from april says the strict islamic nations of the gulf states, such as qatar and the united arab emirates, are seeing an influx of christians. but these are almost totally migrant workers from asia, who often have very few rights and are supposedly only living there temporarily - and do not have full rights of freedom of religion. keep updated: sign up to our newsletter email * please enter a valid email address sign up please wait… thank you for signing up. we've got more newsletters we think you'll find interesting. click here oops. something went wrong. please try again later. try again thank you, the email address you have provided is already registered. close "while emigration out of the middle east and north africa is projected to lower the share of christians in countries such as egypt, iraq and syria, the immigration of christians into the gcc countries is expected to more than offset these departures for the region overall. "thus, migration is expected to slow the projected decline in the christian share of the population in the middle east-north africa region. if migration were not factored into the 2050 projections, the estimated christian share of the region’s population would drop below 3%. with migration factored in, however, the estimated christian share is just above 3% (compared with nearly 4% as of 2010)," states the pew report. the report also forecasts that muslims will outnumber christians around the world sometime in the second half of this century.

ðə kəˈmɑdəti fˈjuʧərz ˈtreɪdɪŋ kəˈmɪʃən həz sɛt ɪn ˈmoʊʃən ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ə flæʃ kræʃ əv ɔn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ tɪ dɪˈtərmən wət roʊl ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ maɪt hæv pleɪd ɪn ðə plənʤ. ðɪs pæst ʤun, ɔn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ, ˈsəfərd ə prɪˈsɪpɪtəs drɔp, ˈfɑlɪŋ tɪ 10 sɛnts frəm ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌsɛkəndz ˌbiˈfɔr kˈwɪkli rɪˈkəvərɪŋ. ðə ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfæktərz ðət maɪt hæv kɔzd ðə plənʤ, ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɪn ɔn wət roʊl ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ hæd tɪ du wɪθ ɪt. əˈlaʊz ˈtreɪdərz tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ ˈməni, kɔld ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ meɪk ˈbɪgər ˈweɪʤərz ðən wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz hæv bɪn ˈpɑsəbəl. fər ˈɪnstəns, ə ˈtreɪdər wɪθ kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli baɪ ər sɛl ɛz məʧ ɛz wərθ əv ə ˈtoʊkən, ɪf ˈjuzɪŋ ˈlɛvərɪʤ. ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛstləs wɪθ ðə speɪt əv ˈkrækˌdaʊnz əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb, frəm ˈʧaɪnə tɪ ˌkɔˈriə, ʃoʊz ðət ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz ər groʊɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˈlɑrʤli ənˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˈmɑrkɪts. ðə ˈjuˈɛs sɛk həz ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊn groʊɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv leɪt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt tɪ icos*. ðə ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə ˈwɑʧˌdɔg ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈkərənsi fˈjuʧərz, ənd ɛz səʧ ˈkəmpəˌniz du nɑt ˈjuʒəwəli fɔl ˈəndər ɪts ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ənˈlɛs ðeɪ əˈlaʊ swɑps ˈtreɪdɪŋ, wɪʧ dɪz. ɪz koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ soʊ fɑr, ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz kwaɪt low-key*. ðə sɛnt ə ˈlɛtər wɪθ ə lɪst əv kˈwɛsʧənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ kˈwɪriz əˈbaʊt ˈmɑrʤən ˈtreɪdɪŋ. ˈɔfərd ˈmɑrʤən ˈtreɪdɪŋ ɪn mɑrʧ, bət ˈæftər ðə flæʃ kræʃ ðeɪ səˈspɛndɪd ðət ˈsərvɪs. roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪld ˈsteɪtmənt: ə ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, kəmˈplaɪz wɪθ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ˈfʊli koʊˈɑpərˌeɪts wɪθ ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz. ˈæftər ðə ˈmɑrkɪt ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ʤun 2017 wi ˌproʊˈæktɪvˌli riʧt aʊt tɪ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə. wi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈkrɛdɪt ɔl ˈkəstəmərz hu wər ˌɪmˈpæktɪd baɪ ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt. wi ər ˌənəˈwɛr əv ə ˈfɔrməl investigation.”*.” ðə treɪd ɪt wɑz θɔt ðət ðə kræʃ wɑz kɔzd baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl treɪd ðət ˈprɑmptɪd ˈsɛlɪŋ baɪ ˈəðər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ðə dɪˈklaɪn ˈtrɪgərd ˌɔtəˈmætɪk sɛl ˈɔrdərz frəm ˈtreɪdərz rɪkˈwɛstɪd tɪ beɪl ɔn ðə ˈkərənsi ɪf ˈpraɪsɪz drɑpt tɪ ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəlz, ənd lɛd tɪ ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt səm ˈmɑrʤən treɪdz. ðiz ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃənz kɔzd ˈfərðər kæˈskeɪdz. ðə sɛl ˈɔrdər keɪm frəm ən ˈæˌdrɛs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈʤɛnəsəs blɑk, ˈminɪŋ ðət ðə fəndz wər oʊnd baɪ ən ərˈɪʤənəl ˌɪnˈvɛstər ɪn. ðət tʊk pleɪs ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 2014 wɛr ˈiθər ˈtoʊkənz wər ˈɔfərd æt əˈbaʊt 30 sɛnts iʧ. təˈdeɪ ˈiθər treɪdz æt ˈnɪrli 300

the commodity futures trading commission has set in motion an investigation into a flash crash of ethereum on coinbase’s exchange to determine what role leveraging might have played in the plunge. this past june, on coinbase’s gdax exchange, ethereum suffered a precipitous drop, falling to 10 cents from $317.81 in milliseconds before quickly recovering. the agency is investigating a number of factors that might have caused the plunge, focusing in on what role leveraging had to do with it. coinbase allows traders to borrow money, called leveraging, in order to make bigger wagers than would otherwise have been possible. for instance, a trader with $5,000 could actually buy or sell as much as $15,000 worth of a token, if using 3:1 leverage. federal authorities getting restless with the spate of crackdowns across the globe, from china to korea, shows that regulators are growing interested in the largely unregulated cryptocurrency markets. the us sec has also shown growing interest of late, particularly with respect to icos. the cftc is essentially a watchdog in the us for currency futures, and as such companies do not usually fall under its jurisdiction - unless they allow swaps trading, which coinbase does. coinbase is cooperating so far, the investigation is quite low-key. the cftc sent coinbase a letter with a list of questions, including queries about margin trading. coinbase offered margin trading in march, but after the flash crash they suspended that service. coinbase wrote in an emailed statement: “as a regulated financial institution, coinbase complies with regulations and fully cooperates with regulators. after the gdax market event in june 2017, we proactively reached out to a number of regulators, including the cftc. we also decided to credit all customers who were impacted by this event. we are unaware of a formal investigation.” the $12.5 mln trade it was thought that the crash was caused by a single $12.5 mln trade that prompted selling by other investors. the decline triggered automatic sell orders from traders who’d requested to bail on the currency if prices dropped to certain levels, and led gdax to liquidate some margin trades. these liquidations caused further cascades. the $12.5 mln sell order came from an address associated with ethereum’s genesis block, meaning that the funds were owned by an original investor in ethereum’s ico. that ico took place in the summer of 2014, where ether tokens were offered at about 30 cents each. today ether trades at nearly $300. cointelegraph

ˈhɑtəst mɑrʧ ɪn ˈmɑdərn taɪmz, ˈjuˈɛs ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈeɪʤənsi sɪz ˈpoʊstɪd læst mənθ mɑrkt ðə ˈhɑtəst mɑrʧ ɪn ˈmɑdərn ˈhɪstəri ənd ðə kənˈsɛkjətɪv mənθ ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈmənθli ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈrɛkərd həz bɪn ˈbroʊkən, ˈjuˈɛs əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ. ki pɔɪnts: ˈgloʊbəl ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs əˈbəv ˈsɛnʧəri ˈævərɪʤ ˈwɔtər ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn raɪz ˈistərn ənd ˈnɔrðərn ɔˈstreɪljə ˈrɛʤɪstər ˈrɛkərd wɔrmθ əˈfɪʃəlz æt ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˌoʊʃiˈænɪk ənd ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ) sɛd ðət ðə strɪŋ əv mənθs ɪz ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst ɪn ɪts 137 jɪrz əv record-keeping*. ðə ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈoʊvər lænd ənd ˈoʊʃən ˈsərfəsɪz fər mɑrʧ 2016 "wɑz ðə haɪəst fər ðə mənθ əv mɑrʧ ɪn ðə ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈdeɪtəˌsɛt ˈrɛkərd, wɪʧ deɪts bæk tɪ 1880 ðə ˈeɪʤənsi sɛd. planet-wide*, ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈtɛmpərəʧər wɑz dɪˈgriz ˈsɛlsiəs əˈbəv ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈævərɪʤ əv 12.7c*, rɪˈpɔrt sɛd. "ðɪs sərˈpæst ðə ˈpriviəs ˈrɛkərd sɛt ɪn 2015 baɪ 0.32c*), ənd mɑrks ðə haɪəst ˈmənθli ˈtɛmpərəʧər dɪˈpɑrʧər əˈməŋ ɔl mənθs ɔn ˈrɛkərd." ðiz ˈtɛmpərəʧər spaɪks ər ə kɔz əv kənˈsərn ɪn ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kəmˈjunɪti bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə peɪs əv ˈgloʊbəl ˈwɔrmɪŋ ɪz ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ. læst jɪr wɑz ðə ˈhɑtəst ɔn ˈrɛkərd, ˈɛʤɪŋ aʊt 2014 wɪʧ hɛld ðə ˈtaɪtəl ˈpriviəsli. "ˈoʊvərˌɔl, ðə naɪn haɪəst ˈmənθli ˈtɛmpərəʧər dɪˈpɑrʧərz ɪn ðə ˈrɛkərd hæv ɔl əˈkərd ɪn ðə pæst naɪn mənθs," ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ sɛd. "mɑrʧ 2016 ˈɔlsoʊ mɑrks ðə kənˈsɛkjətɪv mənθ ə ˈmənθli ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɛmpərəʧər ˈrɛkərd həz bɪn ˈbroʊkən, ðə ˈlɔŋgɪst səʧ strik ɪn 137 jɪrz əv record-keeping*." ˈrɛkərdz sɛt ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ðə rɪˈpɔrt ʃoʊd ðət moʊst əv ðə ərθs lænd ˈsərfəsɪz wər ˈhɑtər ðən ˈævərɪʤ ɪn mɑrʧ, "wɪθ ˈrɛkərd wɔrmθ ˈnoʊtəbəl əˈkrɔs ˈistərn brəˈzɪl, moʊst əv ˈistərn ənd ˈsɛntrəl ˈæfrɪkɑ, məʧ əv ˈeɪʒə, ənd lɑrʤ ˈpɔrʃənz əv ˈnɔrðərn ənd ˈistərn ɔˈstreɪljə". ˈkænədə ənd ˈnɔrðərn ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈeɪʒə sɔ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz æt list θri dɪˈgriz əˈbəv ðə ˈævərɪʤ. ɔˈstreɪljə ɪnˈdʊrd ɪts ˈhɑtəst mɑrʧ ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈpɪriəd əv ˈrɛkərd, æt dɪˈgriz əˈbəv ðə ˈævərɪʤ. sˈwidən, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ənd ˈnɔrˌweɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ənˈjuˌʒuəli wɔrm. ɪn ðə wərldz ˈwɔtərz, ˈtɛmpərəʧərz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə raɪz, ˈrɛʤɪstərɪŋ ðə haɪəst ˈgloʊbəl ˈoʊʃən ˈtɛmpərəʧər fər mɑrʧ sɪns 1880 ənd ˈbitɪŋ aʊt ðə ˈpriviəs ˈrɛkərd sɛt læst jɪr. "ðə ˈsɛvən haɪəst ˈmənθli ˈgloʊbəl ˈoʊʃən ˈtɛmpərəʧər dɪˈpɑrʧərz hæv ɔl əˈkərd ɪn ðə pæst ˈsɛvən mənθs," ˈɛˈnoʊˈeɪˈeɪ sɛd. ˈtɑpɪks: ˈwɛðər, climate-change*, ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, united-states*, ˈeɪʒə, ɔˈstreɪljə

hottest march in modern times, us scientific agency says posted last month marked the hottest march in modern history and the 11th consecutive month in which a monthly global temperature record has been broken, us officials say. key points: global average temperature 1.22 degrees celsius above 20th century average water temperatures also on rise eastern and northern australia register record warmth officials at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) said that the string of record-setting months is the longest in its 137 years of record-keeping. the globally-averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for march 2016 "was the highest for the month of march in the noaa global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880", the agency said. planet-wide, the average temperature was 1.22 degrees celsius above the 20th century average of 12.7c, noaa's report said. "this surpassed the previous record set in 2015 by 0.58f (0.32c), and marks the highest monthly temperature departure among all 1,635 months on record." these temperature spikes are a cause of concern in the scientific community because they indicate the pace of global warming is accelerating. last year was the hottest on record, edging out 2014, which held the title previously. "overall, the nine highest monthly temperature departures in the record have all occurred in the past nine months," noaa said. "march 2016 also marks the 11th consecutive month a monthly global temperature record has been broken, the longest such streak in noaa's 137 years of record-keeping." records set in australia the report showed that most of the earth's land surfaces were hotter than average in march, "with record warmth notable across eastern brazil, most of eastern and central africa, much of south-eastern asia, and large portions of northern and eastern australia". north-west canada and northern and western asia saw temperatures at least three degrees above the 1981-2010 average. australia endured its hottest march in the country's 107-year period of record, at 1.7 degrees above the 1961-1990 average. sweden, denmark and norway were also unusually warm. in the world's waters, temperatures were also on the rise, registering the highest global ocean temperature for march since 1880, and beating out the previous record set last year. "the seven highest monthly global ocean temperature departures have all occurred in the past seven months," noaa said. afp topics: weather, climate-change, environment, united-states, asia, australia

ˈmɪstər. ˈlibər, 55 lɛd ˈsɪlvərˌstin properties’*’ ˈɛfərt tɪ riˈbɪld ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər saɪt ˈæftər ðə sɛpt. 11 əˈtæks. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə fərm ɪn 2003 hi sərvd ɪn ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv meɪər ˈɛdwərd aɪ. kɔʧ ənd ɛz ən ˈæktɪŋ əˈsɪstənt ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən. æt ðə əˈθɔrəti, ˈmɪstər. ˈlibər wɪl ˈmænɪʤ ə reɪnʤ əv ˈprɑʤɛkts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ə treɪn raɪd tɪ ˈkɛnədi ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt; ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ə prəˈpoʊzəl noʊn ɛz θərd træk tɪ ɪkˈspænd ə ki strɛʧ əv ðə lɔŋ ˈaɪlənd reɪl roʊd; ənd ˈmɑdərˌnaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈsɪgnəl ˈsɪstəm tɪ əˈlaʊ mɔr treɪnz tɪ rən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɔfəs. hi wɪl wərk ɔn ˈɪmpləˌmɛnɪŋ ə ˈbɪljən ˈkæpɪtəl plæn, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz əˈbaʊt 5 ˈbɪljən fər ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪkˈspænʧən. ˈɪmɪʤ ˈlibər ɪz ˈlivɪŋ ˈsɪlvərˌstin ˈprɑpərtiz tɪ ʤɔɪn ðə ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən əˈθɔrəti, wɛr hi wɪl ˌriˈpleɪs ˈmaɪkəl horodniceanu*. ˈkrɛdɪt ərl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ ɪz hi həz boʊθ ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd duɪŋ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən wərk fər ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd həz, θru hɪz jɪrz æt ˈsɪlvərˌstin, dɪˈvɛləpt ə ril ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈkæpɪtəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, wɪʧ həz bɪn ˈfræŋkli ˈmɪsɪŋ frəm ðə m.t.a.,”*.,” sɛd ˈkæθrɪn ɛs. waɪld, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp fər nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, ən ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈbɪznɪs grup. æt ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər saɪt, ˈmɪstər. ˈlibər hæd tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃənz əˈməŋ steɪt ˈlidərz, ðə ˈblumbərg meɪərəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, kəmˈjunɪti grups ənd ˈfæməliz ðət lɔst ləvd wənz ɪn ðə əˈtæks. hi naʊ ˈfeɪsɪz ə nu sɛt əv ˈʧælənʤɪz: ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈmɪstər. kˈwoʊmoʊ, hu ɪz ˈɔfən æt ɑdz wɪθ meɪər bɪl də ɔn ə hoʊst əv ˈɪʃuz; ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˌɪnˈtɛnt ɔn sˈlæʃɪŋ ðə ˈbəʤɪt; ənd ə ˈraɪdɪŋ ˈpəblɪk əˈkjutli əˈwɛr ðət ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz nɑt ɪn gʊd ʃeɪp ənd nidz ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ˈmɪstər. ˈlibər ɪz ə ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈraɪdər hu lɪvz ɪn ðə pɑrk ˈsɛkʃən əv ˈbrʊklɪn, nɪr ðə kju treɪn laɪn. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju, hi sɛd ðət hi wɑz ˈrɛdi fər ə nu ˈʧælənʤ naʊ ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈbɪldɪŋz hæv bɪn kəmˈplitɪd æt ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər saɪt ənd ðət hi wɑz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn biɪŋ ə pɑrt əv ˈmɪstər. ˈbɪldɪŋ plænz.

mr. lieber, 55, led silverstein properties’ effort to rebuild the world trade center site after the sept. 11 attacks. before joining the firm in 2003, he served in the administration of mayor edward i. koch and as an acting assistant secretary of the transportation department under president bill clinton. at the authority, mr. lieber will manage a range of projects, including developing a one-seat train ride to kennedy international airport; overseeing a proposal known as third track to expand a key stretch of the long island rail road; and modernizing the subway signal system to allow more trains to run, according to the governor’s office. he will work on implementing a pared-down $29.5 billion capital plan, which includes about $5 billion for network expansion. image janno lieber is leaving silverstein properties to join the metropolitan transportation authority, where he will replace michael horodniceanu. credit earl wilson/the new york times “the important thing is he has both a background doing transportation work for the government and has, through his years at silverstein, developed a real knowledge of the business of development and capital investment, which has been frankly missing from the m.t.a.,” said kathryn s. wylde, president of the partnership for new york city, an influential business group. at the world trade center site, mr. lieber had to navigate political considerations among state leaders, the bloomberg mayoral administration, community groups and families that lost loved ones in the attacks. he now faces a new set of challenges: working with mr. cuomo, who is often at odds with mayor bill de blasio on a host of issues; a republican presidential administration intent on slashing the budget; and a riding public acutely aware that the system is not in good shape and needs major investment. mr. lieber is a subway rider who lives in the ditmas park section of brooklyn, near the q train line. in an interview, he said that he was ready for a new challenge now that several buildings have been completed at the world trade center site and that he was interested in being a part of mr. cuomo’s building plans.

ˌbiˈsaɪdz kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ æt @thedailywtf*, aɪ raɪt fər ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈmægəˌzin, ənd ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈvɛriəs saɪd ˈprɑʤɛkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ʧaɪld ˈrɪrɪŋ ənd ˈmɛrɪʤ. ðɪs ˈkɔrpərət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛkspoʊ wɑz noʊ ˈdɪfərənt ðən ðə wənz fər jɪrz ˈpriviəs. ˈvɛriəs dɪˈpɑrtmənts ˈgæðərd ɪn ðə lɑrʤ, grup ˈmitɪŋ hɔl ənd ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪd ðɛr tɔp ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ðət wər kəmˈplitɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst jɪr. ðɛr wɑz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm ðə ˈəpˈgreɪd əv ðə ˈkəstəmər ˈpɔrtəl tɪ ðə ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv 7 ðə sin wɑz ə θriaʊər, ˈsimɪŋli əˈnɛndɪŋ prəˈsɛʃən əv ˈpaʊərˌpɔɪnt slaɪdz wɪθ ɪˈnəf ˈleɪzər ˈpɔɪntərz tɪ teɪk daʊn ən ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ icbm*. ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli ʃoʊ, lɛt əˈloʊn steɪ əˈweɪk, ɪf ɪt fər ðə fri ˈkɔfi ənd ˈbeɪgəlz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju nu ðət ðə laɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtənəl wɑz əˈproʊʧɪŋ wɪn ðə guns”*” əraɪvd: ə kəˈbɑl əv fɔr məmps dɪˈvɛləpərz ˈhɛdɪd əp baɪ ə ˈhɛri jɛt ˈbɔldɪŋ mæn neɪmd ˈtaɪsən. ðeɪ wər ðə ˈbrɪljənt maɪndz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə kɔr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, ˈkæsəl. ðɪs jɪr, ðeɪ brɔt ˈtiˌsərts fər ðə ˈɔdiəns. ˈtaɪsən wɛnt ˈɪntu ðə ˈjuʒəwəl spil əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv əˈkɑmplɪʃmənts əv ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, ðə uptime*, ənd ðə doʊld aʊt baɪ ðə ˈkæsəl ˈsɪstəm wɪʧ fɛd ˈdætə tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs presenters’*’ ˈsɪstəmz. tɪ ræp θɪŋz əp, ˈtaɪsən rɪˈvild hɪz mɔr thing”*” ə brænd nu, hoʊm brud ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən wɛb ənd meɪl ˈsərvər ˈrɪtən ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn məmps wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni juz əv ˈɛni ˈkɑmən api*. ˈbeɪsɪkli, ˈivɪn wɪθ ðə ˈgrændˌstændɪŋ, ðə ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən wɑz ə ˈfrɛndli riˈmaɪndər ðət ˈlaɪvliˌhʊd dɪˈpɛndɪd ɔn grup. kwɪk məmps ˌrivˈju fər ðoʊz hu fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ɪgˈzæktli wət məmps ɪz, bi ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt ɪf ju ʧɛk aʊt ə keɪs əv ðə məmps. tɪ ˈsəmərˌaɪz, ɪf əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪŋ məmps wɪθ ðə ˈɔfəl dɪˈziz əv ðə seɪm neɪm, ˈvɛri kloʊz. kwaɪt ˈpɑsəbli kriˈeɪtɪd ɛz ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn sadomasochism*, ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl juˈtɪləti system”*” wɑz dɪˈvɛləpt bæk ɪn ðə baɪ ˈdɑktər. bɑrˈnɛt ənd wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ˈfɛdərəl grænt ˈməni. ərˈɪʤənəli ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsɪstəmz, məmps həz faʊnd ɪts weɪ ˈɪntu ˈəðər fildz. moʊst ˈnoʊtəbli, ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛktər. tɪ gɪv ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr world”*” ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ðə ˈhɔrər ðət ɪz məmps, stɑrt baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ wən pɑrt [[ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl si koʊd ˈkɑntɛst]], ə dæʃ əv pərl, tu ˈhipɪŋ ˈmɛʒərz əv ənd snobol*, ənd ðə ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ənd ənkoʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz əv ˈdəzənz əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧərz, ənd ðɛr ju goʊ. ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈɛvriˌwən ɪn stiv dɪˈpɑrtmənt lɪvd ɪn fɪr əv ðə ˈkæsəl. waɪl ˈbækˌgraʊnd ənd ʤɑb ˈtaɪtəl meɪ nɑt ʃaʊt developer”*”, pɑrt əv hɪz ʤɑb ɪz tɪ wərk wɪθ ðə kwɔrˈtɛt əv ˈdaɪˌhɑrd məmps dɪˈvɛləpərz hu dɪˈzaɪnd ðə ˈsɪstəm. θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈɪgnərəns əv ˈmænɪʤmənt (ənd pərˈhæps ə ənd ə nod”*” hir ənd ðɛr), ˈtaɪsən ənd hɪz ““boys”*” hæd bɪlt ˈkæsəl ɛz ə strɔŋ ˈfɔrtrəs əv məmps ˈoʊvər ə ˈpɪriəd əv mɔr ðən tˈwɛnti jɪrz. ˈtaɪsən ənd hɪz grup hæd daʊn tɪ ə saɪəns; ˈɛvriˌwən hæd rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ðɛr ˈsɪstəm soʊ məʧ ðət ðeɪ wər ənˈtəʧəbəl ənd ðɛr grup wɑz ˌɪmˈpɛnətrəbəl. ɪkˈsɛpt fər naʊ. ˈteɪkən ə while,”*,” ðə ˈɔdɪtər sɛd tɪ stiv ˈfaɪnəli kənˈvɪnst ˈtaɪsən tɪ lɛt ˈsəmˌwən goʊ ɪn ənd klin əp səm əv ðə ‘‘junk’*’ ˈteɪbəlz ðət hæv bɪlt əp ˈoʊvər ðə years.”*.” ju du that,”*,” stiv smirked*, noʊt frəm god?”*?” ““no*, noʊ, noʊ. aɪ pʊld ðə kɑrd ɔn ɪm. si ə ˈmitɪŋ ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən wɪθ hɪz grup fər ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. gʊd luck!”*!” ðə ˈɔdɪtər sɛd ɛz hi dæʃt ˈɪntu ðə ˈnɪrəst ˈhɔlˌweɪ. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ðə kwɔrˈtɛt əv wɛnt ˈrɛlətɪvli sˈmuðli ˈprɑbəˌbli frəm dɪˈzaɪər tɪ gɪt ðə ˈɔdɪtər ənd stiv aʊt əv hɪz hɛr ənd aʊt əv hɪz ˈsɪstəm ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. stiv gɑt tɪ wərk. hɪz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən kʊd bi kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ˈpilɪŋ bæk leɪərz əv ˈwɔlˌpeɪpər ənd siɪŋ ðə ˈhɔrər ɪt wɑz ˈrɪli ˈkəvərɪŋ əp. ˈæftər ə mənθ əv wərk hæd pæst, hi ʃoʊd ðət, aʊt əv ðə 393 noʊn ˈteɪbəlz, 225 wər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn juz. tɪ meɪk θɪŋz ˈivɪn mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ, ˈmɛni hæd bɪn aʊt əv juz sɪns 1985 ər ˈərliər. ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ faɪndz wər: ə ˈteɪbəl kɔld ðɪs ə go”*” wɪθ ˈziroʊ ˈrɛkərdz. ə ˈteɪbəl kɔld orders”*”, wɪʧ wɑz əˈpɛrəntli juzd tɪ ˈrɛkərd wət prəˈsiʤərz ðə klɪˈnɪʃən ˈɔrdərd fər ðə ˈpeɪʃənt æt ə ˈgɪvɪn taɪm. ɪt hæd 133 ˈkɑləmz: deɪt ˈvɪzɪt ˈstudənt ˈkɑləm dɪskənˈtɪnjud ˈjuzər ˈɔθərˌaɪz kənˈtroʊld ˈjuzər ˈɔrdər ˈɔrdər ˈɔrdər 12 ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈɔrdər ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈsɪgnəʧər ˈkɑləm ˈkɑləm ˈkɑləm 12 ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈjuzər 12 ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈjuzər ˈkɑmɛnt 12 ˈmɪdˌnaɪt ˈkɑmɛnt raɪt: æt list 5 fildz fər ˈɛvəri aʊər əv ðə deɪ. gɑd ˈoʊnli noʊz wət wʊd bi dən tɪ ðɪs pur ˈteɪbəl ɪf klɪˈnɪʃənz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd ˈhæˌfaʊər (ər wərs jɛt, 15-minute*) granularity*. ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən tɪ dɪˈtərmən drəg ˈpraɪsɪŋ wɑz ɪkˈstrimli ˈkɑmplɛks ənd un-commented*. ðɛr wər θri ˈdɪfərənt praɪs fildz: ˈpərʧəs ˈjunɪt kɔst ˈspɛʃəl praɪs ˈspɛʃəl kɔst dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səʧ ɛz ðɛr ən ˈsɪmbəl ɪn ðə fild ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə taɪp əv əv ðə θri praɪs fildz kʊd bi juzd ənd ə ˈvɛriəbəl ˈmɑrˌkəp ˈædɪd. fər fən, hir ɪz ðə ˈækʧəwəl koʊd fər ðə ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən: sɛt ;kɔst 30 sɛt ɪf drəg fɔlz ˈɪntu əˈnəðər ˈkætəˌgɔri sɛt ˈtaɪsən kleɪmd ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ əˈweɪ ðət 30 markup,”*,” nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ ðət (ɛks ɛks. hi ˈnɛvər kwaɪt ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə ˈrizənɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd ˌɪnˈstɛd əv kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə drəg ˈteɪbəl. sɪns drəgz kən bi kəmˈpaʊndɪd (i.e*. meɪd əp əv ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər drəgz), ðə ˈproʊˌgræmər ˈθɔtfəli ˈædɪd ðiz ˈkɑləmz tɪ ðə drəg ˈteɪbəl: lɔt# lɔt lɔt lɔt ˈaɪtəm tɛn ˈfɔrʧənətli, ˈsəmˌwən ɪkˈspleɪnd haʊ rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈteɪbəlz wərkt tɪ ðɪs ˈproʊˌgræmər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkæsəl ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈhændəl drəgz meɪd əp əv 11 ˈaɪtəmz. ˈθæŋkfəli, ðə əˈbəv kəmˈpaʊndɪŋ ˈsɪstəm wɑz ˈoʊnli juzd fər 15 jɪrz ər soʊ. ðə ˈvizə ˈprɑbləm ˈæftər ˈdætəˌbeɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz kəmˈplitɪd, hi wɑz ˈgɪvɪn wən mɔr tæsk baɪ ðə ˈɑdətɪŋ grup: sərʧ fər ənd riˈmuv ˈɛni ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbərz ðət meɪ hæv bɪn stɔrd ɪn ðə ˈsɪstəm. ɛz ɪt tərnd aʊt, ˈkæsəl hæd bɪn ˈstɔrɪŋ customers’*’ fʊl ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbər fər jɪrz, ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ˈsəmˌwən ˈnidɪd tɪ lʊk əp ə trænˈzækʃən ənd ðə læst fɔr ˈdɪʤɪts gʊd ɪˈnəf. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ˈvizə keɪm aʊt wɪθ ðɛr rɪkˈwaɪrmənts, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs kaɪnd əv θɪŋ ə no-no*. soʊ, tɪ əˈvɔɪd ə pəˈtɛnʃəl dɪˈzæstər ənd ə ˈhɛfti faɪn, stiv bɪlt ə ˈskrəbər tul tɪ sik aʊt ənd dɪˈstrɔɪ ðə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbərz ɪn ðə ˈdætəˌbeɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə wənz ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ðə ““notes”*” ˈsɛkʃən əv ðə klaɪənt ˈrɛkərdz. ˈleɪtər, ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈskrəbər wɑz tɪ bi rən ɪn pərˈdəkʃən, stiv wɑz ʃɑkt tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɛnˈhænsmənt meɪd tɪ hɪz koʊd: sɛt ɪn human-speak*, ðɪs koʊd ɪz ə lup wɛr ɪz ðə ənd ɪz ðə ˈnəmbər əv ðə noʊt əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈrɛkərd. ˈdætə wɑz ðə noʊt kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbər. wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz. mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli, ðeɪ wər ˌɪˈnɪʃəlz. wət ˈtaɪsən hæd əˈkɑmplɪʃt wɑz ðət hi hæd ˌɪnˈsərtɪd ə laɪn ˈɪntu ðə ˈskrəbər ðət ˈifɛktɪvli seɪvd ɔl ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbərz tɪ hɪz ˈpərsɪnəl ˈdætəˌbeɪs raɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ wər skrəbd. ðə ənˈtəʧəbəl ˈtaɪsən ɪkˈspleɪnd hɪz ˈrizənɪŋ ɛz tɪ ˈkəvər ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ɪn keɪs ðeɪ ˈnidɪd tɪ rɪˈkəvər ðət ˈdætə ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈnɔrməli, ˈhirɪŋ ðət ə dɪˈvɛləpər ɪz ˈstɔrɪŋ ɔf lɪv ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbərz maɪt reɪz ən ˈaɪˌbraʊ ər tu, bət wɪθ ˈtaɪsən biɪŋ ə nis gaɪ ənd ɔl, ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪn ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt bɪˈlivd ɪm ənd lɛt ɪt goʊ. noʊɪŋ ðə pæθ tɪ hɛl ɪz ˈɔfən peɪvd wɪθ ðə ˈvɛri bɛst əv ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz, stiv wɛnt əˈbaʊt ənd dɪˈlitəd file”*”. kənˈkluʒən waɪl ɪt meɪ saʊnd laɪk ɪˈnəf wərk tɪ kip ən ɪnˈtaɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv məmps ˈproʊˌgræmərz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ fɪks ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən sləʤ kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈtaɪsən ənd hɪz ˈkoʊhɔrts, ˈnəθɪŋ ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi dən əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈɛniˌtaɪm sun. tɪ klin əp ðə ˈteɪbəlz ənd riˈmuv ðə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ˈnəmbərz rɑbd stiv əv tu mənθ əv hɪz laɪf ðət ˈnɛvər gɪt bæk. ɛz ə ˈfaɪnəl laɪn əv dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst aʊtˈsaɪdərz, ðə ˈkipərz əv ðə ˈkæsəl kriˈeɪtɪd ɪˈnəf rɛd teɪp tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈivɪn ðə ˈsɪmpləst ʧeɪnʤ wʊd teɪk lɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ θwɔrt ˈɛni ˈmeɪʤər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ ðɛr ˈsɪstəm. ɪn ə bɛst keɪs, ɪf wən wɑz ˈvɛri pərˈdəktɪv, faɪnd hɪmˈsɛlf wɪθ wiks ənd wiks tɪ kɪl waɪl ˈpipəl traɪ tɪ meɪk ˈmitɪŋz tɪ ˌrivˈju hɪz koʊd ər gɪt bæk tɪ ɪm ɔn rɪkˈwaɪrmənts. əv kɔrs, ðə gʊd nuz ɪn ɔl ðɪs ɪz ðət ˈɛfərts ʤɪst maɪt meɪk ə ˈbʊlət pɔɪnt ɔn ðə məmps ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən æt nɛkst ˈkɔrpərət tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈɛkspoʊ.

besides contributing at @thedailywtf, i write devdisasters for visual studio magazine, and involved in various side projects including child rearing and marriage. this year’s corporate technology expo was no different than the ones for years previous. various departments gathered in the company’s large, wood-paneled group meeting hall and highlighted their top projects and initiatives that were completed during the past year. there was everything from the asp-to-asp.net upgrade of the customer portal to the enterprise-wide implementation of cognos 7. the scene was a three-hour, seemingly unending procession of powerpoint slides with enough laser pointers to take down an incoming icbm. nobody would probably show, let alone stay awake, if it weren’t for the free coffee and bagels. however, you knew that the light at the end of the tunnel was approaching when the appdev’s “big guns” arrived: a cabal of four mumps developers headed up by a hairy yet balding man named tyson. they were the brilliant minds behind the company’s core application, codenamed castle. this year, they brought t-shirts for the audience. tyson went into the usual spiel about the impressive accomplishments of their application, the 99.9% uptime, and the tens-of-gigabytes doled out by the castle system which fed data to the previous presenters’ systems. to wrap things up, tyson revealed his “one more thing” – a brand new, home brewed combination web and mail server written entirely in mumps without any use of any common api. basically, even with the grandstanding, the presentation was a friendly reminder that everybody’s livelihood depended on tyson’s group. quick mumps review for those who aren’t familiar with exactly what mumps is, you’d be missing out if you didn’t check out a case of the mumps. to summarize, if you’re associating mumps with the awful disease of the same name, you’re very close. quite possibly created as an exercise in sadomasochism, the “massachusetts general hospital utility multiprocessing system” was developed back in the mid-1960’s by dr. octo barnett and with the help of federal grant money. originally limited to medical information systems, mumps has found its way into other fields. most notably, the financial sector. to give a little more “real world” example of the horror that is mumps, start by taking one part [[international obfuscated c code contest]], a dash of perl, two heaping measures of fortran and snobol, and the independent and uncoordinated contributions of dozens of medical researchers, and there you go. the project everyone in steve x’s department lived in fear of the castle. while steve’s background and job title may not shout “mumps developer”, part of his job is to work with the quartet of diehard mumps developers who designed the system. thanks to the ignorance of management (and perhaps a “wink and a nod” here and there), tyson and his “boys” had built castle as a 350,000-line strong fortress of mumps over a period of more than twenty years. tyson and his group had pigeonholing down to a science; everyone had relied on their system so much that they were untouchable and their group was impenetrable. except for now. “it’s taken a while,” the auditor said to steve “but we’ve finally convinced tyson to let someone go in and clean up some of the ‘junk’ tables that have built up over the years.” “how’d you do that,” steve smirked, “a note from god?” “no, no, no. i pulled the sarbanes-oxley card on him. you’ll see a meeting invitation with his group for monday morning. good luck!” the auditor said as he dashed into the nearest hallway. the following meeting with the quartet of mumps-men went relatively smoothly – probably from tyson’s desire to get the auditor and steve out of his hair and out of his system as soon as possible. steve got to work. his investigation could be compared to peeling back layers of wallpaper and seeing the horror it was really covering up. after a month of work had passed, he showed that, out of the 393 known tables, 225 were no longer in use. to make things even more interesting, many had been out of use since 1985 or earlier. included in the interesting finds were: • a table called “give this a go” with zero records. • a table called “clinician orders”, which was apparently used to record what drugs/medical procedures the clinician ordered for the patient at a given time. it had 133 columns: date visit clncn student trtmnt obsrvtns crtduser crtdttm lstedtus lseddttm [ un-named column ] dscusrsg dscdttm dscsgnus - discontinued signed-in user athcntus - authorize controlled user athcntdh n1amordr - 1am order n2amorder - 2am order ... n11porder - 11pm order n12morder – 12 midnight order n1amsgnt - 1am signature ... n12msgnt - 12m signature n1mdttm - 1am date/time ... n9mdttm - 9am date/time [ un-named column ] [ un-named column ] [ un-named column ] n1pdttm - 1pm date/time ... n12dttm – 12 midnight date/time n1amuser - 1am user ... n12muser – 12 midnight user n1amcmmn - 1am comment ... n12mcmmn – 12 midnight comment that’s right: at least 5 fields for every hour of the day. god only knows what would be done to this poor table if clinicians decided they wanted half-hour (or worse yet, 15-minute) granularity. • the calculation to determine drug pricing was extremely complex and un-commented. there were three different price fields: prcuntcs - purchase unit cost spcrxprc - special rx price spclcost - special cost depending on a complex calculation (including such wtfs as “is there an ‘@’ symbol in the field specifying the type of drug?”),any of the three price fields could be used and a variable markup added. for bonus-bonus fun, here is the actual code for the calculation: set cost=$s(spc:spc,1:puc)*1.3 ;cost + 30% set amt=qty/each*cost ... if drug falls into another category ... set amt=amt-(amt*.3) tyson claimed they intended to “take away that 30% markup,” not realizing that (x * 1.3 * 0.7) != x. he never quite explained the reasoning behind "amt=amt-(amt*.3)" instead of "amt=amt*.7". • compounding information on the drug table. since drugs can be compounded (i.e. made up of several other drugs), the programmer thoughtfully added these columns to the drug table: item1 itm1qty itm1lbl itm1prc item2 ... item10 itmtenqt itmtenlb itmtenpr itmlotno - item1 lot# itm2lot - item2 lot ... itm9lot - item9 lot itm1lot - item10 lot itm1expd - item1 expdate ... itm9expd - item9 expdate itmtenexpdate - item ten expdate fortunately, someone explained how related tables worked to this programmer before castle needed to handle drugs made up of 11 items. thankfully, the above compounding system was only used for 15 years or so. the visa problem after steve’s database debridement project was completed, he was given one more task by the auditing group: search for and remove any credit card numbers that may have been stored in the system. as it turned out, castle had been storing customers’ full sixteen-digit credit card number for years, just in case someone needed to look up a transaction and the last four digits weren’t good enough. eventually, visa came out with their pci requirements, making this kind of thing a no-no. so, to avoid a potential disaster and a hefty $500k fine, steve built a scrubber tool to seek out and destroy the credit card numbers in the database, including the ones entered into the “notes” section of the client records. later, just before the scrubber was to be run in production, steve was shocked to find the following enhancement made to his code: set ^tnc("scramble","notes",d0,d1)=data in human-speak, this code is a loop where d0 is the clientid and d1 is the number of the note attached to the client’s record. data was the note containing a credit card number. tnc was someone’s initials. more specifically, they were tyson’s initials. what tyson had accomplished was that he had inserted a line into the scrubber that effectively saved all credit card numbers to his personal database right before they were scrubbed. the untouchable tyson explained his reasoning as to cover the situation. it was just in case they needed to recover that data in the future. normally, hearing that a developer is storing off live credit card numbers might raise an eyebrow or two, but with tyson being a nice guy and all, everybody in the department believed him and let it go. knowing the path to hell is often paved with the very best of intentions, steve went about and deleted tyson’s “special file”. conclusion while it may sound like there’s enough work to keep an entire department of mumps programmers working to fix the application sludge created by tyson and his cohorts, nothing is going to be done about it anytime soon. to clean up the tables and remove the credit card numbers robbed steve of two month of his life that he’ll never get back. as a final line of defense against outsiders, the keepers of the castle created enough red tape to ensure that even the simplest change would take long enough to thwart any major changes to their system. in a best case, if one was very productive, he’d find himself with weeks and weeks to kill while people try to make meetings to review his code or get back to him on requirements. of course, the good news in all this is that steve’s efforts just might make a bullet point on the mumps team’s presentation at next year’s corporate technology expo.

(ˌeɪˈpi) nu jɔrk tɑm gəˈbɛl, ðə lɛd ˈsɪŋər əv pəŋk rɑk bænd əˈgɛnst mi!, sɪz hiz bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈwʊmən. ðə tɛlz ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ðət ɛz ə kɪd hi fɛlt ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd frəm hɪz ˈbɑdi ənd həz ə kənˈdɪʃən kɔld ˈʤɛndər dysphoria*. hi plænz tɪ teɪk ˈhɔrˌmoʊnz ənd ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˌɛˌlɛkˈtrɑləsɪs. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈʤɛndər riəˈsaɪnmənt ˈsərʤəri. sɪz gəˈbɛl: "groʊɪŋ əp, maɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns wɪθ wɑz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ʃeɪm." gəˈbɛl sɪz hɪz nu neɪm wɪl bi ˈlɔrə ʤeɪn greɪs. hi sɪz hiz nɑt əˈtræktəd tɪ mɛn ənd wɪl stɪl bi ˈmɛrid tɪ hɪz waɪf. ðeɪ hæv ə ˈdɔtər. əˈgɛnst mi! ɪz bɛst noʊn fər ðə sɔŋ "θræʃ ənˈril." ðə grup wɪl hɪt ðə roʊd fər ɪts tʊr wɪθ ðə kəlt ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ. ðə ʤun ˈɪʃu əv ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn hɪts ˈnuzˌstændz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ.

(ap) new york - tom gabel, the lead singer of punk rock band against me!, says he's becoming a woman. the 31-year-old tells rolling stone that as a kid he felt disconnected from his body and has a condition called gender dysphoria. he plans to take hormones and undergo electrolysis. he also is considering gender reassignment surgery. says gabel: "growing up, my experience with transsexualism was nothing but shame." gabel says his new name will be laura jane grace. he says he's not attracted to men and will still be married to his wife. they have a 2-year-old daughter. against me! is best known for the song "thrash unreal." the group will hit the road for its tour with the cult later this month. the june issue of rolling stone hits newsstands friday.

əbˈsɛnɪti: ˈælən mʊr ənd ðə ˈmɪlər tɛst baɪ ˈbɑbi 2015 ɪn ˈprɑvədəns 6 baɪ ˈælən mʊr ənd bəroʊz, ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv weɪd ɪz pɔrˈtreɪd ɛz ə oʊld gərl. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔrs əv ðə ˈɪʃu, ðɪs ˈkɛrɪktər strɪps nud ənd ɪz reɪpt. waɪl noʊ ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən ɪz ʃoʊn, ˈridərz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts maɪt bi ˈɑnəstli kənˈsərnd ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðɪs ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈəndər ˈkɑrənt lɔz. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ðɪs maɪt ˌɪnˈvoʊk ɪn ˈridərz əv ðɪs ˈkɑmɪk, ə ˌrivˈju əv ðə ˈækʧəwəl lɔz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd maɪt bi ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl. ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən əv ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts steɪts ðət ʃæl meɪk noʊ lɔ əˈbrɪʤɪŋ ðə ˈfridəm əv spiʧ, ər əv ðə press.”*.” ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts səˈprim kɔrt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ˈsɛvərəl ɪkˈsɛpʃənz tɪ fri spiʧ, spəˈsɪfɪkli əˈfərmɪŋ ðət əbˈsɛnɪti ənd ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ər nɑt kənˈsɪdərd fɔrmz əv prəˈtɛktɪd spiʧ ˈəndər ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənt, ənd ðət ðə ˈfɛdərəl ənd steɪt ˈgəvərnmənts kən pæs lɔz riˈstrɪktɪŋ səʧ wərks. (ˈmɪlər vi. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə 413 juz. 15 1973 nu jɔrk vi. ˈfərbər, 458 juz. 747 1982 lɔz riˈstrɪktɪŋ ər ˈaʊˌtlɔɪŋ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ər ɛˈnæktəd tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈʧɪldrən frəm ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈbjuz ənd ˌɛkˌsplɔɪˈteɪʃən, bət ɪn ðə keɪs əv ˈkɑmɪk bʊks, wɛr noʊ ˈækʧəwəl ʧaɪld ɪz dɪˈpɪktɪd ər hɑrmd, ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv tɪ ˈtækəl wɪθ mɔr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈɪʃuz əv fri spiʧ. tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðɪs, ðə prəˈtɛkt ækt əv 2003 wɑz pæst ˈɪntu lɔ, ənd kənˈteɪnd ə prəˈvɪʒən spəˈsɪfɪkli rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɑrˈtɪstɪk dɪˈpɪkʃənz əv ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi: 18 juz. koʊd 1466a*. ðɪs lɔ meɪks ɪt ˌɪˈligəl tɪ ˈproʊdus, dɪˈstrɪbjut, rɪˈsiv, ər pəˈzɛs wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈpɪkʃənz əv ʧaɪld ðeɪ ər əbˈsin, ər ˈsɪriəs ˈlɪtərˌɛri, ɑrˈtɪstɪk, pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk value.”*.” ðə ˌkɑnstɪˌtuʃəˈnælɪti əv ðə lɔ həz nɑt jɛt bɪn ˈfʊli ˈtɛstɪd, ənd ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ɪf ðə prəˈtɛkt ækt wʊd hoʊld əp ˈəndər ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈskrutəni. bət ˈgɪvɪn ðət ɪt ˈkərəntli ɪz lɔ, tu kˈwɛsʧənz nid tɪ bi æst: ɪz ðə reɪp ˈsikwəns ɪn ˈprɑvədəns 6 ˌpɔrnəˈgræfɪk, ənd ɪz ɪt əbˈsin? wɛl, ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv weɪd ɪz nud, ənd dɪz ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz ˈgɪvɪn ɪn 18 juz. koʊd 2256 ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, oral-genital*, anal-genital*, ər oral-anal*, ˈwɛðər bɪtˈwin ˈpərsənz əv ðə seɪm ər ˈɑpəzɪt sɛks, ər ləˈsɪviəs ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs wɛr ðə ˈʤɛnətəlz, brɛst, ər ˈpjubɪk ˈɛriə əv ˈɛni ˈpərsən ɪz exhibited.”*.” æt noʊ pɔɪnt ɪn ðə ˈɪʃu ər ðə ˈʤɛnətəlz dɪˈpɪktɪd, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪˈpɪkʃən əv ˈkɑnˌtækt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɛz ðə ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz nud, ðət maɪt brɪŋ ðə dɑst tɛst ˈɪntu pleɪ. ðə dɑst tɛst ɪz ə sɛt əv ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz fər dɪˈtərmənɪŋ ɪf ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə ˈmaɪnər ɪz ə exhibition”*” ˈəndər 18 juz. koʊd 2256 ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɪk ənd ðə ˌæmbɪˈgjuəti əv ðoʊz ˈgaɪˌdlaɪnz, ɪt simz ˈlaɪkli ðət ə ʤəʤ ər ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər kʊd dɪˈtərmən ɪt wɑz ˌpɔrnəˈgræfɪk ɪf ðeɪ ʧoʊz tɪ. (juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts vi. dɑst, 636 ɛf. supp*. 828 1986 ðə ˈəltəmət kˈwɛʃən, ðɛn, ɪz ˈwɛðər ər noʊt ðə ˈprɑvədəns ˈsikwəns ɪz əbˈsin, wɪʧ rikˈwaɪərz ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ðə ˈmɪlər tɛst fər əbˈsɛnɪti: ə wərk meɪ bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ steɪt ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən wɛr ðət wərk, ˈteɪkən ɛz ə hoʊl, əˈpilz tɪ ðə ˈprʊriənt ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn sɛks; pɔrˈtreɪz, ɪn ə ˈpætəntli əˈfɛnsɪv weɪ, ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɑndəkt spəˈsɪfɪkli dɪˈfaɪnd baɪ ðə ˈæpləkəbəl steɪt lɔ; ənd, ˈteɪkən ɛz ə hoʊl, dɪz nɑt hæv ˈsɪriəs ˈlɪtərˌɛri, ɑrˈtɪstɪk, pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ər ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈvælju. ˈmɪlər vi. ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə 413 juz. 15 1973 ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðɪs daʊn ˈɪntu ɪts kənˈstɪʧuənt pɑrts, ɪt simz ˈɑbviəs ðət ðə ˈsɪriz ɛz ə hoʊl, ər ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈɪʃu ɛz ə hoʊl, dɪz nɑt əˈpil tɪ ˈprʊriənt ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn sɛks: ðə bəlk əv ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈgɪvɪn ˈoʊvər tɪ ˌrumɪˈneɪʃənz ɔn ə ˈfɪkʃənəl grimoire*. ðə ˈsikwəns wɛr ˈbɑdi ɪz reɪpt meɪ mit ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv ðə ˈæpləkəbəl lɔ, ɛz ən ˈəndərɪʤ ˈkɛrɪktər ɪz dɪˈpɪktɪd nud (hər brɛsts ər sin, bət noʊ ʤɛnəˈtɑljə), ˈivɪn ɪf noʊ ˈkɑnˌtækt ɪz ʃoʊn. wi kən ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈʤɛnərəli rul aʊt pəˈlɪtɪkəl ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈvælju. ɑrˈtɪstɪkli, burrows’*’ ɑrt ɪz ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈɛksələnt, bət ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈtərmən ˈwɛðər ðət əˈloʊn kˈwɑləˌfaɪz ɛz ˈhævɪŋ value,”*,” ðoʊ ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz maɪt hæv ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm ˈɑrgjuɪŋ əˈgɛnst ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ɑrˈtɪstɪk ˈmɛrət ʃoʊn ɪn ˈprɑvədəns. frəm ə ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, aɪ du bɪˈliv ðə ˈsikwəns həz ˈsɪriəs ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈvælju. ɪn ðə ˈhɔrər əv reɪp, aɪ pʊt fɔrθ ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ðət mʊr həz ˈnɛvər juzd reɪp wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈpərpəs ɪn hɪz wərks; ˈivɪn ðə ˈɪnstənsɪz wɪθ ðə ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl mæn ənd haɪd ənd ˌpɑliˈænə ɪn lig əv ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈʤɛnəlmən, ðoʊ pleɪd fər læfs, sərvd ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˈkɑmɪk ˈkɑmɪk, ɪt ɪz tru, bət nɑt wɪˈθaʊt səm ˈpərpəs. ɪn ðɪs spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈɪnsədənt ɪn ˈprɑvədəns 6 aɪ rɛd ðə ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɛz ə ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɔn eɪʧ. pi. θɪŋ ɔn ðə doorstep.”*.” ɪn ðət ˈstɔri, weɪt (mɔr spəˈsɪfɪkli ə məˈlɛvələnt ˈwɪzərd ˈɛntɪti ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ hər ˈbɑdi) ɪz ˈmɛrid tɪ ˈɛdwərd ˈdərbi, ənd ðə tu bɪˈkəm ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈkɑntɛst wɛr weɪt ɪz sˈwɪʧɪŋ ˈbɑdiz wɪθ ˈdərbi. ɪn ðə ˈstɔri, ˈnɛvər ɪgˈzæmənz ðə ləˈsɪviəs ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əv ðɪs (ɪkˈsɛpt fər wən ˈpɑsəbəl hɪnt), bət ˈriˌkɔl wət ˈælən mʊr sɛd əˈbaʊt neonomicon*: ðɪs ɪz ə ˈhɔrər əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wɪθ soʊ aɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pʊt ðət stəf bæk ɪn. ənd ˈɔlsoʊ, wɛr biɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəli skˈwimɪʃ, wʊd ˈoʊnli tɔk əv ˈneɪmləs rituals.’*.’ ər juz səm ˈjufəˌmɪzəm: rites.’*.’ ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti ˈɑbviəs, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ə lɔt əv hɪz ˈstɔriz dɪˈteɪld ðə ˌɪnˈhjumən ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ əv ðiz rituals’*’ ðət sɛks wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈsəmˌwɛr əˈlɔŋ ðə laɪn. bət ðət ˈnɛvər juzd tɪ ˈfiʧər ɪn ˈstɔriz, ɪkˈsɛpt ɛz ə kaɪnd əv səˈʤɛstɪd ˈəndərˌkərənt. soʊ aɪ θɔt, pʊt ɔl əv ðə ənˈplɛzənt ˈreɪʃəl stəf bæk ɪn, pʊt sɛks bæk ɪn. kəm əp wɪθ səm ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli rituals’*’- gɪv ðɛm ə neɪm. soʊ ðoʊz wər ðə ˈpriˌsɛpts ðət ɪt ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt frəm, ənd aɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ wɛˈrɛvər ðə ˈstɔri lɛd. mʊr: əˈnərθt ənd uncut”*”) ɪn ðət ˈkɑntɛkst, ðɪs sin lʊk laɪk mʊr ənd bəroʊz ər əˈtɛmptɪŋ ə bɪt əv prurience*, ɛz məʧ ɛz ðeɪ ər ʃoʊɪŋ səm əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈhɔrərz ðət lɛft ɔf ðə peɪʤ ɪn θɪŋ ɔn ðə doorstep.”*.” wi ˈnɛvər gɪt ˈivɪn ə hɪnt ɪn əv haʊ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv sˈwɪʧɪŋ ˈʤɛndərz maɪt ʧeɪnʤ ðə daɪˈnæmɪk əv ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ənd ˈdərbi, ər haʊ səʧ ə ˈfɪzɪkəl, ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt maɪt ˈpɛrəˌlɛl ər ˈkɑmpləmənt ðə ˈsaɪkɪk ˈkɑntɛst əv ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ðət hæd ðɛr ˈnɔrməl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər. nid ɪt hæv bɪn ˈsɛkʃuəl? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt; ˈvaɪələns maɪt hæv ɛz ˈizəli ˈəndərˌlaɪnd ðə paʊər ˈstrəgəl bɪtˈwin blæk ənd weɪd. jɛt ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru ðət ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti həz bɪn ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈæˌspɛkt əv hɪz ˈkɛrɪktər, ənd ɪt wɪl bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ si wət ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈifɛkts əv ðɪs ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈʤɛndər rɪˈvərsəl ənd əˈsɔlt wɪl hæv ɔn blæk. mʊr həz meɪd ə ˈhæbət əv ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl əˈsɔlt ɛz ˈkætəˌlɪsts fər ʧeɪnʤ wɪˈθɪn hɪz ˈkɛrɪktərz, səʧ ɛz ɪn lig əv ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈʤɛnəlmɪn: ˈsɛnʧəri 2009 ənd ɪt meɪ bi ðət ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wərk, ðɪs meɪ tərn aʊt tɪ bi ə ki sin ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈkɛrɪktər ənd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɑvədəns ˈnɛrətɪv. ðɪs ɪz, əv kɔrs, nɑt ðə fərst taɪm ðət mʊr həz ˈflərtɪd wɪθ ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi. lɔst gərlz 2006 wɪθ məˈlɪndə ˈʤɛbi, ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈpɪkts ˈəndərɪʤ ˈkɛrɪktərz ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn sɛks, ɔlˈbiɪt ɪn məʧ mɔr ɪkˈsplɪsət ˈditeɪl ðən ɪn ˈprɑvədəns. ɛz əv ðɪs ˈraɪtɪŋ, noʊ wən ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ər əbˈsɛnɪti fər prəˈdusɪŋ, dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ, rɪˈsivɪŋ, ər pəˈzɛsɪŋ ə ˈkɑpi əv lɔst gərlz, ənd ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ðət wərk həz əˈvɔɪdɪd ðə ˈleɪbəl əv pornography”*” du tɪ ɪts ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈmɛrət. girls’*’ cleared”*”) wɪʧ boʊdz wɛl fər ˈprɑvədəns. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl lɔz ənd ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz əv ʧaɪld pɔrˈnɑgrəfi ˈvɛri frəm steɪt tɪ steɪt, ənd ðə ˈligəl əˈpɪnjən əv əˈθɔrətiz ɪn ˈkænədə ər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm du nɑt dɪˈtərmən ˈvərdɪkts ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈligəl ˈsɪstəm; ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ seɪ dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli ðət ˈprɑvədəns wɪl nɑt spər səm ˈligəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst æt səm pɔɪnt. bət ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈridərz kip ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz əv fri spiʧ ɪn maɪnd. fər ðoʊz ˈridərz ðət ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈkɑmɪks ɛz ˈlɪtərəʧər fər ˈædəlts, ənd nɑt ʤɪst ˈsɪmpli ə ˈmidiəm ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ˈʧɪldrən, ɪt stɪl ə ˈstrəgəl əˈbaʊt wət kriˈeɪtərz ər ənd ər nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ kriˈeɪt, ənd wət ˈridərz ər ənd ər nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ rɛd. wərks ˈsaɪtɪd

obscenity: alan moore and the miller test by bobby derie — 2015 in providence #6 by alan moore and jacen burrows, the character of elspeth wade is portrayed as a 13-year old girl. during the course of the issue, this character strips nude and is raped. while no penetration is shown, readers in the united states might be honestly concerned as to whether or not this constitutes child pornography under current laws. given the personal interest this might invoke in readers of this comic, a review of the actual laws involved might be beneficial. the first amendment to the constitution of the united states states that “congress shall make no law […] abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” however, the united states supreme court recognizes several exceptions to free speech, specifically affirming that obscenity and child pornography are not considered forms of protected speech under the first amendment, and that the federal and state governments can pass laws restricting such works. (miller v. california 413 u.s. 15 (1973), new york v. ferber, 458 u.s. 747 (1982)) laws restricting or outlawing child pornography are enacted to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation, but in the case of comic books, where no actual child is depicted or harmed, lawmakers have to tackle with more fundamental issues of free speech. to address this, the protect act of 2003 was passed into law, and contained a provision specifically regarding artistic depictions of child pornography: 18 u.s. code § 1466a. this law makes it illegal to produce, distribute, receive, or possess with intent to distribute visual depictions of child pornography—provided they are obscene, or “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.” the constitutionality of the law has not yet been fully tested, and it remains to be seen if the protect act would hold up under judicial scrutiny. but given that it currently is law, two questions need to be asked: is the rape sequence in providence #6 pornographic, and is it obscene? well, the character of elspeth wade is nude, and does engage in sexual intercourse. however, the definitions given in 18 u.s. code § 2256 specify “graphic sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex, or lascivious simulated sexual intercourse where the genitals, breast, or pubic area of any person is exhibited.” at no point in the issue are the character’s genitals depicted, and there is no depiction of genital-genital contact. however, as the character is nude, that might bring the dost test into play. the dost test is a set of guidelines for determining if an image of a minor is a “lascivious exhibition” under 18 u.s. code § 2256. given the sexual nature of the events in the comic and the ambiguity of those guidelines, it seems likely that a judge or prosecutor could determine it was pornographic if they chose to. (united states v. dost, 636 f. supp. 828 (1986)) the ultimate question, then, is whether or note the providence sequence is obscene, which requires the administration of the miller test for obscenity: a work may be subject to state regulation where that work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in sex; portrays, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and, taken as a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. miller v. california 413 u.s. 15 (1973) breaking this down into its constituent parts, it seems obvious that the series as a whole, or the individual issue as a whole, does not appeal to prurient interest in sex: the bulk of the issue is given over to ruminations on a fictional grimoire. the sequence where elspeth wade’s body is raped may meet the definitions of the applicable law, as an underage character is depicted nude (her breasts are seen, but no genitalia), even if no genital-genital contact is shown. we can probably generally rule out political and scientific value. artistically, jacen burrows’ art is technically excellent, but it is difficult to determine whether that alone qualifies as having “serious value,” though prosecutors might have a difficult time arguing against the overall artistic merit shown in providence. from a literary standpoint, i do believe the sequence has serious literary value. in the horror of rape, i put forth the argument that moore has never used rape without a purpose in his works; even the instances with the invisible man and hyde and pollyanna in league of extraordinary gentleman, though played for laughs, served the purpose of comic relief—blackly comic, it is true, but not without some purpose. in this specific incident in providence #6, i read the episode as a commentary on h. p. lovecraft’s “the thing on the doorstep.” in that story, asenath waite (more specifically a malevolent wizard entity occupying her body) is married to edward derby, and the two become engaged in a contest where waite is switching bodies with derby. in the story, lovecraft never examines the lascivious possibilities of this gender-swapping (except for one possible hint), but recall what alan moore said about neonomicon: this is a horror of the physical with lovecraft – so i wanted to put that stuff back in. and also, where lovecraft being sexually squeamish, would only talk of ‘certain nameless rituals.’ or he’d use some euphemism: ‘blasphemous rites.’ it was pretty obvious, given that a lot of his stories detailed the inhuman offspring of these ‘blasphemous rituals’ that sex was probably involved somewhere along the line. but that never used to feature in lovecraft’s stories, except as a kind of suggested undercurrent. so i thought, let’s put all of the unpleasant racial stuff back in, let’s put sex back in. let’s come up with some genuinely ‘nameless rituals’- let’s give them a name. so those were the precepts that it started out from, and i decided to follow wherever the story lead. (“alan moore: unearthed and uncut”) in that context, this scene doesn’t look like moore and burrows are attempting a bit of prurience, as much as they are showing some of the physical horrors that lovecraft left off the page in “the thing on the doorstep.” we never get even a hint in lovecraft of how the possibility of switching genders might change the dynamic of the sexual relationship between asenath and derby, or how such a physical, sexual assault might parallel or complement the psychic contest of domination that had subsumed their normal relationship with each other. need it have been sexual? probably not; non-sexual violence might have as easily underlined the power struggle between black and wade. yet it is also true that black’s sexuality has been an important aspect of his character, and it will be interesting to see what the long-term effects of this temporary gender reversal and assault will have on black. moore has made a habit of using sexual assault as catalysts for change within his characters, such as janni dakkar in league of extraordinary gentlemen: century (2009), and it may be that in the context of the entire work, this may turn out to be a key scene in the development of black’s character and the entire providence narrative. this is, of course, not the first time that moore has flirted with this kind of controversy. lost girls (2006) with melinda gebbie, also depicts underage characters engaging in sex, albeit in much more explicit detail than in providence. as of this writing, no one in the united states has been charged with child pornography or obscenity for producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing a copy of lost girls, and in other countries that work has avoided the label of “child pornography” due to its literary merit. (“lost girls’ cleared”) which bodes well for providence. however, the individual laws and definitions of child pornography vary from state to state, and the legal opinion of authorities in canada or the united kingdom do not determine verdicts in the united states legal system; it is impossible to say definitively that providence will not spur some legal interest at some point. but it is important that readers keep these questions of free speech in mind. for those readers that are interested in comics as literature for adults, and not just simply a medium exclusive to children, it still a struggle about what creators are and are not allowed to create, and what readers are and are not allowed to read. works cited

ə tərˈɑntoʊ mæn həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmərdər ˈæftər pəˈlis əˈlɛʤ hi əˈsɔltɪd əˈnəðər mæn ɪn ə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ənd kɔzd hɪz dɛθ. tərˈɑntoʊ pəˈlis seɪ ðət ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun ə ˈsɪtɪzən flægd daʊn səm ˈɔfɪsərz əˈbaʊt ən əˈlɛʤd əˈsɔlt æt ə nɪr ˈwɛlzli strit ist ənd ˈpɑrləmɛnt strit. pəˈlis əˈlɛʤ ðət ə mæn wɑz ɪn ðə wɪn hi wɑz əˈproʊʧt baɪ ə mæn hi nu ənd əˈtækt. æt ðə sin, pəˈlis seɪ ðeɪ faʊnd ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɪθ "ˈɑbviəs ˈfeɪʃəl ˈɪnʤəriz." ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ˈhɑˌspɪtəl, wɛr hi daɪd ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ deɪ. pəˈlis hæv aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ðə ˈvɪktɪm ɛz ælɪkˈsɑndər ˈʤoʊzəf ˈlævəli. ən ərˈɛst wɑz meɪd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. pəˈlis seɪ ðət pɔl ˈdəgləs ˈrɪʧərd həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈmərdər. hi wɑz du tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn kɔrt ɔn ˈsənˌdi. pəˈlis ər ˈθæŋkɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti hu hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈspoʊkən tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪz æst tɪ ˈkɑnˌtækt ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz æt ər tɪ kɔl kraɪm ˈstɑpərz æt

a toronto man has been charged with second-degree murder after police allege he assaulted another man in a downtown parkette and caused his death. toronto police say that on friday afternoon a citizen flagged down some officers about an alleged assault at a parkette near wellesley street east and parliament street. police allege that a 53-year-old man was in the parkette when he was approached by a man he knew and attacked. at the scene, police say they found the victim with "obvious facial injuries." the victim was taken to hospital, where he died the following day. police have identified the victim as 53-year-old alexandre joseph lavallee. an arrest was made on saturday. police say that 56-year-old paul douglas richard has been charged with second-degree murder. he was due to appear in court on sunday. police are thanking members of the community who have already spoken to investigators. anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 416-808-7400, or to call crime stoppers at 416-222-8477.

ə ˈʤərmən ˈɛkspərt ɔn maɪˈgreɪʃən həz ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ˈjʊrəp ɪz æt rɪsk ənˈlɛs ɪt stɑps lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈmaɪgrənts, ənd ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ðə ɪnˈtaɪər əˈproʊʧ tɪ əˈsaɪləm məst bi ˈoʊvərˌtərnd. ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ daɪ wɛlt, ˈdɑktər. keɪ wɔrnd ðət ɪn tərmz əv kəˈpæsɪti ənd ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ˈmaɪgrənts ɪz ðə rɔŋ əˈproʊʧ fər ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə wɛst. ˈdɑktər. ɪz ə prəˈfɛsər ɪˈmɛrətəs əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ənd dɪˈrɛktər əv ɪts ˈrisərʧ ˈsɛntər fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ənd ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd əˈsaɪləm. æst ˈwɛðər ðə ˈfɛdərəl maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi pʊts ˈʤərməni æt rɪsk, ˈdɑktər. sɛd ðət ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈɪməgrənts ˈɔlˌweɪz poʊz ən ˌɪnˈkrist sɪˈkjʊrəti θrɛt. ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ˈnæʧərəli ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsk bɪˈkəz ɪt kən ˈnɛvər bi ruld aʊt ðət ðɛr ər ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈpipəl əˈməŋ ðɛm. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðɪs ˈʤɛnərəl ˈfæktər, ðə rɪsk wɑz əˈgɛn ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðət ˈoʊpən ˈbɔrdərz ˈpɑləsi lɛd tɪ ən ˈivɪn mɔr] ɪkˈsɛsɪv demand,”*,” hi toʊld daɪ wɛlt. daɪ wɛlt brɔt əp ðə fækt ðət ˈkænədə, ɔˈstreɪljə, ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈvɛri fju ˌɪˈrɛgjələr ˈmaɪgrənts bət mɔr ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hu hæv bɪn skrind frəm ðə ˈsɛntərz wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt region”*”. ˈdɑktər. ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs kən rɪˈdus ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsk bət ðət əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈbækˌgraʊnd ʧɛks, ˈkəntriz ʃʊd əˈsɛs migrants’*’ ˈwɪlɪŋnəs tɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪt. ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuər æst ˈwɛðər ˈʤərməni ʃʊd ˈfɑloʊ ðoʊz ˈkəntriz ənd teɪk ˈpipəl frəm kæmps waɪl ˌɪˈrɛgjələr ˈmaɪgrənts. ˈdɑktər. ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ˈmaɪgrənts frəm kæmps ɪz nɑt ðə səˈluʃən. ˈdɑktər. sɛd ðət əˈproʊʧ ðə fækt ðət ˈrɛfjuʤi prəˈtɛkʃən ɪn ðə lɔŋ tərm kən nɑt bi ˈriəˌlaɪzd wɪˈθaʊt rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈnæʃənəl kəˈpæsɪti ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti interests”*”. hi ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd ðət ə ˈgloʊbəl əˈproʊʧ ʃʊd bi dɪˈvɛləpt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpipəl ˈsikɪŋ əˈsaɪləm, wən wɪʧ ˈrɛfjuʤi prəˈtɛkʃən ɪz pɑrt əv ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈmænɪʤmənt, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ˈmɛni steɪts. ˈoʊnli θru riˈsɛtəlmənt ər ˈəðər rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ programmes*, bət ˈɔlsoʊ θru ʤɔɪnt fɪˈnænsɪŋ ənd əˈgrimənts ɔn ɪkˈstərnəl prəˈtɛkʃən areas.”*.” ˈdɑktər. ˈsteɪtɪd ðət riˈsɛtəlmənt ʃʊd bi ˈtɛmpərˌɛri, ənd ðə ʤəˈnivə dɪˈmænd ðət ˈkəntriz məst fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz. hi ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə rulz nɪˈglɛkt ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti nidz əv ˈmɛmbər steɪts, ənd sɛd ðeɪ ʃʊd bi rɪˈvaɪzd. ðə prəˈfɛsər sɛd: əˈproʊʧ əv ðə ʤəˈnivə kənˈvɛnʃən, ˈneɪmli ˈnæʃənəl ˈgrænɪŋ əv prəˈtɛkʃən ənd kəˈnɛkʃən əv wɪθ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd, feɪlz tɪ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz ðə ˈdɪfərənt prəˈtɛkʃən nidz ənd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɪntərɪsts əv ðə ˈmɛmbər steɪts ənd ðə nid fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kənˈtroʊl ənd ˌɪnˈspɛkʃən. ðə ʤəˈnivə kənˈvɛnʃən ɪz, soʊ fɑr, ˈpɑrʃəli ɪn nid əv revision.”*.” wɪθ rɪˈgɑrdz tɪ haʊ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən (eu*) ʃʊd rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˌɪˈrɛgjələr maɪˈgreɪʃən, ˈdɑktər. ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈsɛntərz ər prəˈtɛkʃən zoʊnz ər θərd ˈkəntriz ɪn ðə region”*”. ˈdɑktər. sɛd ˈʤərmənz pay”*” fər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɪkˈspoʊʒər tɪ ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz frəm ˈəðər cultures”*”. ðə ˈligəl ˈskɑlər ˈɑrgjud ˌɪnəˈgreɪʃən ɪz ˌənsəˈsteɪnəbəl, ənd ðət ˈɪnsədənts səʧ ɛz ðə æks əˈtæk ər price”*” əv ˈoʊpən dɔr əˈproʊʧ.

a german expert on migration has stated that europe is at risk unless it stops resettling large numbers of migrants, and recommended that the bloc’s entire approach to asylum must be overturned. in an interview with die welt, dr. kay hailbronner warned that in terms of capacity and national security, resettling migrants is the wrong approach for countries in the west. dr. hailbronner is a professor emeritus of the university of konstanz and director of its research centre for international and european immigration and asylum. asked whether the federal government’s migration policy puts germany at risk, dr. hailbronner said that rising numbers of immigrants always pose an increased security threat. “an increase in the number of asylum seekers naturally increases the security risk because it can never be ruled out that there are dangerous people among them. in addition to this general factor, the risk was again increased in that [merkel’s open borders policy led to an even more] excessive demand,” he told die welt. die welt brought up the fact that canada, australia, and the usa “take very few irregular migrants but more refugees who have been screened from the centres within the conflict region”. dr. hailbronner acknowledged that this process can reduce the security risk but that along with background checks, countries should assess migrants’ willingness to integrate. the interviewer asked whether germany should follow those countries and take people from camps while minimising irregular migrants. dr. hailbronner insisted resettling migrants from camps is not the solution. dr. hailbronner said that approach “ignores the fact that refugee protection in the long term can not be realised without regard to national capacity and security interests”. he recommended that a global approach should be developed to protect people seeking asylum, one which “understands refugee protection is part of an international refugee management, involving many states. “not only through resettlement or other recording programmes, but also through joint financing and agreements on external protection areas.” dr. hailbronner stated that resettlement should be temporary, and criticised the geneva convention’s demand that countries must facilitate the naturalisation of refugees. he pointed out that the convention’s rules neglect the security needs of member states, and said they should be revised. the professor said: “the approach of the geneva convention, namely national granting of protection and connection of non-refoulement with immigration and naturalisation, fails to recognise the different protection needs and security interests of the member states and the need for international control and inspection. the geneva convention is, so far, partially in need of revision.” with regards to how the european union (eu) should respond to irregular migration, dr. hailbronner advocated “a return to eu-funded centres or protection zones or third countries in the region”. dr. hailbronner said germans “would pay” for “an increasing exposure to a large number of refugees from other cultures”. the legal scholar argued widescale integration is unsustainable, and that incidents such as the ansbach axe attack are “the price” of germany’s open door approach.

ˈkænədəz ˈdɑktərz hæv ˈstərnli rɪˈʤɛktɪd wət ðeɪ si ɛz ə stɛlθ əˈtɛmpt tɪ əˈbɔrʃən. æt ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmitɪŋ əv ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈmɛdɪkəl əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈdɛləˌgeɪts kɔld ɔn ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ ˈriʤɛkt əˈtɛmpts baɪ ə kənˈsərvətɪv tɪ əˈmɛnd ðə ˈkrɪmənəl koʊd soʊ ðət ə ˈfitəs ɪz dɪˈfaɪnd ɛz ə ˈjumən biɪŋ. "ðɪs ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ðə ˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃən əv əˈbɔrʃən ər ˈɛni fɔrm əv ˌkɑntrəˈsɛpʃən," sɛd ˈdɑktər., ə jərˈɑləʤəst frəm valleyfield*, kju. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt "ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ kʊd ˈivɪn prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈprɛgnənt ˈwʊmən frəm ˈtrævəlɪŋ ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsərtən drəg ˈtritmənts," ʃi sɛd. ˈdɑktər. ˈɔlsoʊ wɔrnd ðət ˈdɑktərz hu ˈkaʊnsəl ər prəˈvaɪd əˈbɔrʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz kʊd bɪˈkəm ˈkrɪmənəlz. ˈkərəntli, ˈsəbsɛkʃən əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl koʊd steɪts ðət ə ˈfitəs "bɪˈkəmz ə ˈjumən biɪŋ wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈminɪŋ əv ðɪs ækt wɪn ɪt həz kəmˈplitli prəˈsidəd, ɪn ə ˈlɪvɪŋ steɪt, frəm ðə ˈbɑdi əv ɪts mother…*…" ˈstivən ˈwʊdˌwərθ, ə kənˈsərvətɪv frəm həz ˈteɪbəld ə ˈpraɪvət ˈmɛmbərz bɪl tɪ hæv ðə pɑrt əv ðə koʊd ʧeɪnʤd. ˈmoʊʃən ɪz sˈleɪtɪd tɪ goʊ tɪ ə voʊt ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt ðɪs fɔl. ðə, wɪʧ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə ˈkəntriz fɪˈzɪʃənz, ˈɪntərnz, ˈrɛzɪdənts ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈstudənts, həz ə ˈpɑləsi seɪɪŋ ðət əˈbɔrʃən ɪz ən ˈɛθɪkəli əkˈsɛptəbəl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈpræktɪs ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ðə ˈfitəs ɪz nɑt ˈvaɪəbəl. ˈdɑktər. ˈrɑbɪn ˈsɔndərz, ə ˈfæməli fəˈzɪʃən frəm sooke*, b.c*., ənd ʧɛr əv ðə grups ˈɛθɪks kəˈmɪti sɛd ɪz ə "ˈbækˌdɔr pæθ tɪ ɛˈnæktɪŋ riˈstrɪkʃənz ɔn əˈbɔrʃən." ðə həz ə lɔŋ ˈhɪstəri əv səˈpɔrtɪŋ fri ʧɔɪs. bət ʤɑn ˈlədwɪg, ə ˈfæməli ˈdɔktər frəm omemee*, ont*,. sɛd fɪˈzɪʃənz ʃʊd nɑt əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv əˈfɛrz. ˈkænədə dɪz nɑt hæv ən əˈbɔrʃən lɔ. ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt hi sɛd əˈbɔrʃənz ʃʊd nɑt bi əˈlaʊd ˈæftər ə ʤɛˈsteɪʃən əv 20 wiks. "ðə ˈkɑrənt (ˈkrɪmənəl) koʊd ɪz ˈeɪnʧənt ənd nidz tɪ bi rɪˈvaɪzd," hi sɛd.

canada's doctors have sternly rejected what they see as a stealth attempt to recriminalize abortion. at the general council meeting of the canadian medical association on wednesday, delegates called on the federal government to reject attempts by a conservative backbench mp to amend the criminal code so that a fetus is defined as a human being. "this constitutes the criminalization of abortion or any form of contraception," said dr. geneviève desbiens, a urologist from valleyfield, que. story continues below advertisement "this change could even prevent a pregnant woman from travelling or taking certain drug treatments," she said. dr. desbiens also warned that doctors who counsel or provide abortion services could become criminals. currently, subsection 223(1) of the criminal code states that a fetus "becomes a human being within the meaning of this act when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother…" stephen woodworth, a conservative mp from kitchener-centre has tabled a private member's bill to have the part of the code changed. motion m-312 is slated to go to a vote in parliament this fall. the cma, which represents the country's 76,000 physicians, interns, residents and medical students, has a policy saying that abortion is an ethically acceptable medical practice as long as the fetus is not viable. dr. robin saunders, a family physician from sooke, b.c., and chair of the group's ethics committee said m-312 is a "backdoor path to enacting restrictions on abortion." the cma has a long history of supporting free choice. but john ludwig, a family doctor from omemee, ont,. said physicians should not accept the current state of affairs. canada does not have an abortion law. story continues below advertisement story continues below advertisement he said abortions should not be allowed after a gestation of 20 weeks. "the current (criminal) code is ancient and needs to be revised," he said.

ˈrɪtən baɪ ʤɑn skwaɪərz ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv brænd nu pɑp! ˈvaɪnəl ˈhɔrər tɔɪz ər ɔn ðə weɪ frəm ɪn ðə rɪˈmeɪndər əv ðɪs jɪr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wənz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈɛksərsɪst, ðə ˈrɑki ˈhɔrər ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊ, ðə streɪn, ənd ʃɔn əv ðə dɛd. bət nɑt ɔl, ɛz ˈfrɛdi ɪz sɛt tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt səm ˈɪntu ðə laɪn. wən əv ðə moʊst ˌaɪˈkɑnɪk dɛθ sinz ɪn ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ɔn ɛlm strit ˈhɪstəri ɪz faʊnd ɪn ðə θərd ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt, drim ˈwɔrjərz, wɪn ɪnˈkaʊnərz ˈfrɛdi ɪn ðə drim wərld. ðə bleɪdz əv gləv tərn tɪ sərˈɪnʤəz ənd hi ˌɪnˈʤɛkts ðə drəg əˈbjuzər wɪθ ə ˈdɛdli blu ˈlɪkwɪd, ˈkɪlɪŋ hər ˈɪnstəntli. tɔɪ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrisəntli peɪd ˈtrɪbjut tɪ ðə dɛθ sin wɪθ boʊθ ən ˈækʃən ˈfɪgjər ənd ˈivɪn ə ˈwɛrəbəl ˈrɛplɪkə əv ðə ˈsɪrɪnʤ gləv, ənd naʊ gɪts ɪn ɔn ðə fən wɪθ ə pɑp! ˈvaɪnəl tɔɪ beɪst dɪˈrɛkli ɔn ðət ˈmɛmərəbəl ˈmoʊmənt. ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈfrɛdi pɑp! tɔɪ, ðə fərst ˈfiʧərɪŋ hɪz ˈstændərd lʊk. **ˈəpˌdeɪt: ɪt əˈpɪrz ðɪs ɪz ə hɑt ˈtɑpɪk ðə nu tɔɪ wɑz brɔt tɪ ɑr əˈtɛnʃən baɪ ɔˈstreɪljən ʃɑp pɑp cultcha*, wɛr ˈkərəntli ˈsɛlɪŋ fər 13 ɪt əˈpɪr tɪ bi ən ɪkˈsklusɪv tɪ ðə ʃɑp, soʊ wi kən ɪkˈspɛkt ðət ðə tɔɪ wɪl sun bi əˈveɪləbəl wɛˈrɛvər pɑp! ˈvaɪnəl tɔɪz ər soʊld wɪʧ, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, ɪz ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɛvriˌwɛr. gɪt haɪ!

written by john squires a handful of brand new pop! vinyl horror toys are on the way from funko in the remainder of this year, including ones based on the exorcist, the rocky horror picture show, the strain, and shaun of the dead. but that’s not all, as freddy is set to inject some awesomeness into the line. one of the most iconic death scenes in nightmare on elm street history is found in the third installment, dream warriors, when taryn encounters freddy in the dream world. the blades of krueger’s glove turn to syringes and he injects the drug abuser with a deadly blue liquid, killing her instantly. toy company neca recently paid tribute to the death scene with both an action figure and even a wearable replica of the syringe glove, and now funko gets in on the fun with a pop! vinyl toy based directly on that memorable moment. the second freddy pop! toy, the first featuring his standard look. **update: it appears this is a hot topic exclusive** the new toy was brought to our attention by australian shop pop cultcha, where currently selling for $13. it doesn’t appear to be an exclusive to the shop, so we can expect that the toy will soon be available wherever pop! vinyl toys are sold – which, at this point, is pretty much everywhere. let’s get high!

it’s* wət ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ˈjʊrəp, pre-internet*, wəns kɔld grounds”*” ˈɛriəz ðət hæv fər ðə moʊst pɑrt bɪˈkəm kweɪnt ˈɑrtəˌfækts əv ðə geɪ pæst, ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ˈhʊˌkəp æps laɪk grindr*, ənd scruff*. həˈvænə ɪz geɪ naɪt laɪf ˌbiˈfɔr grindr*. ɔn ən ˈaɪlənd əv ˈkɑmjənəsts, geɪ ˈkjubənz wər lɔŋ have-nots*, ðə læst əˈməŋ ˈikwəlz. ðət bɪˈgæn tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ɪn 2008 wɪn, ˈæftər ə geɪ raɪts spiʧ baɪ ˈkæstroʊ espín*, ðə ˈdɔtər əv ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈkæstroʊ, ðə ˈkæpɪtəl steɪʤd ɪts fərst geɪ praɪd pəreɪd, wɪʧ həz kənˈtɪnjud ˈænjuəli, lɛs ɛz ə ˈspɛktəkəl ənd mɔr ɛz ə ˈproʊˌtɛst. kingbar*, wɪʧ ˈoʊpənd læst jɪr ɪn ðə hɪp ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, hɑrks bæk tɪ ə taɪm wɪn əˈmɛrɪkən geɪ bɑrz stɪl hæd ə bɪt əv ə ˈrɛnəˌgeɪd kˈwɑləti. laɪk ˈfridəm əv expression,”*,” sɛd mɑnˈwɛl subarez*, 27 ə ˈsænwɪʧ ˈmeɪkər æt ə kəˈfeɪ hu ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈlinə ˈdənəm superfan.”*.” laɪk wi kən du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wi wɔnt təˈdeɪ, bɪˈkəz wi ər gay,”*,” hi sɛd æt ðɪs pəreɪd, ˈtəgɪŋ ˈpraʊdli ɔn hɪz kiθ ˈhɛrɪŋ tæŋk tɔp. ˌhoʊmoʊˌsɛkʃuˈæləˌti wɑz ˈligəˌlaɪzd hir ɪn 1979 bət ə 1988 lɔ proʊˈhɪbəts ə manifested”*” ˈprɛzəns. ˌrɛvəˈluʃən continues,”*,” sɛd ˈdɑktər. ˈkæstroʊ, 53 ə sɛks ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtər, æt ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈfɛstɪvəl ɛz ʃi hɛld ə ˈreɪnˌboʊ ˈplækərd əv ðɪs ˈmɑtoʊ, mi (aɪ ˌɪnˈklud myself).”*).” ðɛr ɪz ɪkˈwɑləti ənd dɪˈvərsɪti fər ɔl ˈkjubənz ɪn ɔl ˈæˌspɛkts əv ɑr society.”*.” ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd geɪ bɑr ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ wən wɪθ, seɪ, ə naɪt dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ geɪ ˌklaɪənˈtɛl ˈdeɪbjutɪd hir ɪn 2013 ðə fərst ˈɛvər ɪn həˈvænə. bət ɪts ˈkloʊʒər læst ɑkˈtoʊbər wɑz mɛt wɪθ ə kəˈlɛktɪv ʃrəg. mɔr ˈpleɪsɪz ˈkeɪtərɪŋ tɪ geɪz ər ˈkəmɪŋ, ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ə ˈdəzən ˈwikli ˈpɑrtiz ənd mi cayito*, ə biʧ ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ geɪz. ənd ðə ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɪz tu ˈvaɪtəl ə sin tɪ bi ʃət daʊn. geɪ kləbz ˈfrikwɛntli swɛl wɪθ ðə ˈrɔrɪŋ ˈtɪʧələr ˈænθəm əv ə ˈʤeɪkəb fərˈɛvər pɑp sɔŋ: ðə rənz dry!”*!”

it’s what cities in the united states and europe, pre-internet, once called “cruising grounds” areas that have for the most part become quaint artifacts of the gay past, replaced by hookup apps like grindr, jack’d and scruff. havana is gay night life before grindr. on an island of communists, gay cubans were long havana’s have-nots, the last among equals. that began to change in 2008, when, after a gay rights speech by mariela castro espín, the daughter of president raúl castro, the capital staged its first gay pride parade, which has continued annually, less as a shirtless spectacle and more as a protest. kingbar, which opened last year in the hip vedado neighborhood, harks back to a time when american gay bars still had a bit of a renegade quality. “it’s like freedom of expression,” said manuel subarez, 27, a sandwich maker at a cafe who is also a “full-time lena dunham superfan.” “it’s like we can do anything we want today, because we are gay,” he said at this year’s parade, tugging proudly on his keith haring tank top. homosexuality was legalized here in 1979, but a 1988 law prohibits a “publicly manifested” presence. “the revolution continues,” said dr. castro, 53, a sex educator, at the official post-parade festival as she held a rainbow placard of this year’s motto, “yo me incluyo (i include myself).” “until there is equality and diversity for all cubans in all aspects of our society.” a dedicated gay bar as opposed to one with, say, a night devoted to gay clientele debuted here in 2013, the first ever in havana. but its closure last october was met with a collective roll-with-the-punches shrug. more places catering to gays are coming, joining a dozen weekly parties and mi cayito, a beach popular with gays. and the malecón itself is too vital a scene to be shut down. gay clubs frequently swell with the roaring titular anthem of a jacob forever pop song: “until the malecón runs dry!”

eɪdz seɪ ˈmɛni mɔr səʧ muvz ər ˈkəmɪŋ. nɑt ʤɪst ə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ʃɪft ɪn ˈgəvərnɪŋ staɪl ənd ə ˈstrætəʤi, ˈmɪstər. ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli əˈsərtɪv juz əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən kʊd fɔrˈʃædoʊ pɪʧt ˈbætəlz ˈoʊvər ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən əv paʊərz ɪn hɪz ˈsɛkənd tərm, ʃʊd hi wɪn ənd rɪˈpəblɪkənz kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt ðɛr paʊər ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv dɪˈnaʊnst ˈmɪstər. nu əˈproʊʧ. bət ˈwɪljəm ʤi. haʊəl, ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns prəˈfɛsər ənd ˈɔθər əv wɪˈθaʊt pərsˈweɪʒən: ðə ˈpɑləˌtɪks əv dɪˈrɛkt ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl action,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. juz əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər tɪ ədˈvæns dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsiz ðət kʊd nɑt pæs ˈkɑŋgrəs wɑz nɑt nu hɪˈstɔrɪkəli. stɪl, hi sɛd, bɪˈkəz əv ˈmɪstər. pæst ɛz ə ˈkrɪtɪk əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˌjunɪˈlætərəˌlɪzəm, hɪz ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃən ɪz rɪˈmɑrkəbəl. ɪz səˈpraɪzɪŋ ɪz ðət hi ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ əraʊnd tɪ rɪˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsɪnɪvz ðət ər bɪlt ˈɪntu ðə ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən əv ðə presidency,”*,” ˈmɪstər. haʊəl sɛd. ˈsəmˌwən hu həz ˈstədid ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd hoʊldz ɪt ɪn haɪ rɪˈgɑrd hi, tu, ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ðiz ˌjunəˈlætərəl paʊərz bɪˈkəz hɪz ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈlɛgəsi ənd hɪz ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə poʊlz ˈkruʃəli dɪˈpɛnd əˈpɑn action.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ˈɪʃud ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts ˈkleɪmɪŋ ə raɪt tɪ ˈbaɪˌpæs ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv kənˈstreɪnts rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ɛz ˌənˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl əˈtɛmpt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪm frəm ˈhævɪŋ waɪt haʊs ““czars”*” ɔn ˈsərtən ˈɪʃuz, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl. bət fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, ˈmɪstər. ˌɪnˈkrist ˌjunɪˈlætərəˌlɪzəm ɪn dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsi həz rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ə ˈdɪfərənt fɔrm əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər ðən ðə sɔrt ðət hæd lɛd tɪ ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən: ˈmɪstər. ˈfrikˌwɛnt əˈsərʃən əv ə raɪt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌraɪd ˈstæʧuts ɔn ˈmætərz laɪk sərˈveɪləns ənd ˈtɔrʧər. nɑt seɪɪŋ hi həz ðə raɪt tɪ dɪˈfaɪ ə kənˈgrɛʃənəl statute,”*,” sɛd ˈrɪʧərd eɪʧ. pildes*, ə nu jɔrk ˌjunəˈvərsəti lɔ prəˈfɛsər. ɪf ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv pæθ ɪz blɑkt ənd hi ˈəðərˌwaɪz həz ðə ˈligəl əˈθɔrəti tɪ ˈɪʃu ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ɔn ən ˈɪʃu, ðeɪ ər ˈklɪrli məʧ mɔr ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ du ðət naʊ ðən tu jɪrz ago.”*.” ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈstɑrtɪd daʊn ðɪs pæθ sun ˈæftər rɪˈpəblɪkənz tʊk ˈoʊvər ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz læst jɪr. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2011 ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈrɛktɪd ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt tɪ stɑp dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɛns əv ˈmɛrɪʤ ækt, wɪʧ bɑrz ˈfɛdərəl ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən əv ˌseɪmˈsɛks ˈmɛrɪʤɪz əˈgɛnst ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈʧælənʤɪz. ˈpriviəsli, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hæd ərʤd ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɪ rɪˈpil ɪt, bət hæd dɪˈfɛndɪd ðɛr raɪt tɪ ɪˈnækt ɪt. ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ mənθs, ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˌɪnˈkrist ˈɛfərts tɪ kərb ˈgrinˌhaʊs gæs ɪˈmɪʃənz θru ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, geɪv steɪts ˈweɪvərz frəm ˈfɛdərəl ˈmænˌdeɪts ɪf ðeɪ əˈgrid tɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈoʊvərˌhɔlz, ənd riˈfoʊkəst ˌdipɔrˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ɪn ə weɪ ðət ɪn ˈifɛkt ˈgrænɪd rɪˈlif tɪ səm ˌɪˈligəl ˈɪməgrənts brɔt tɪ ðə ˈkəntri ɛz ˈʧɪldrən. iʧ stɛp ˈsəbstəˌtutəd fər ə ˈfɑltərd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv prəˈpoʊzəl. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri bət ðoʊz muvz wər ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd ənd kət əˈgɛnst ðə ˈbrɔdər pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ ˈstrætəʤi æt ðə taɪm: ðət ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ riʧ əˈkrɔs ðə aɪəl tɪ gɪt θɪŋz dən. ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ðə ˈsəmər, wɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ə ˈdɛfəsət rɪˈdəkʃən dil broʊk daʊn ənd haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈnɪrli feɪld tɪ reɪz ðə ˈbɑroʊɪŋ ˈlɪmət, ðət ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈfʊli ˈʃɪftɪd kɔrs. fərst, hi prəˈpoʊzd ə ʤɑbz ˈpækɪʤ ənd geɪv ˈspiʧɪz ˈərʤɪŋ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz tɪ ðɪs bill”*” noʊɪŋ ðeɪ wʊd nɑt. ə fju wiks ˈleɪtər, æt ðə ˈpɑləsi ənd kæmˈpeɪn ˈstrætəʤi ˈmitɪŋ ɪn ðə waɪt ˈruzəˌvɛlt rum, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt toʊld eɪdz ðət ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈgrɪˌdlɑk wɑz nɑt ɪˈnəf. ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kənˈtɪnju daʊn ðə pæθ əv biɪŋ boʊld wɪθ ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ˈflɛksɪŋ ɑr ˈməsəl ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt, ənd ʃoʊɪŋ ə ˈkɑntræst tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl əv ə ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət wɑz kəmˈplitli stuck,”*,” sɛd ə ˈdɛpjəti ʧif əv stæf əˈsaɪnd tɪ lɛd ðə ˈɛfərt tɪ kəm əp wɪθ aɪˈdiəz. mɪz. mɛt twaɪs ə wik wɪθ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə dəˈmɛstɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈkaʊnsəl tɪ ˈbreɪnˌstɔrm. ʃi mɛt wɪθ ˈkæbənət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛriz ɪn ðə fɔl, ənd əˈgɛn ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri wɪθ ðɛr ʧifs əv stæf. noʊ wən əˈpoʊzd duɪŋ mɔr; ðə ˈʧælənʤ wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ əp wɪθ ˈwərkəbəl aɪˈdiəz, eɪdz sɛd. ðə ˈfoʊkɪs, sɛd dæn ˈfaɪfər ðə waɪt haʊs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər, wɑz wi kʊd du ɔn ɑr oʊn tɪ hɛlp ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ˈɛriəz ˈkɑŋgrəs wɑz ˈfeɪlɪŋ tɪ act,”*,” soʊ ðə lɪst wɑz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ðə haɪəst praɪˈɔrəti ˈækʃənz, bət ˌɪnˈstɛd stɛps ðət dɪd nɑt ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz wɔʧt ˈwɛrəli. wən əv ˈmɪstər. fərst wait”*” əˈnaʊnsmɛnts wɑz ðə ˈmuvɪŋ əp əv plænz tɪ iz tərmz ɔn ˈstudənt loʊnz ˈæftər rɪˈpəblɪkən kəmˈpleɪnts ðət ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ hæd noʊ əˈθɔrəti tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈtaɪmɪŋ, ɪt əˈpɪrd tɪ bæk ɔf. ðə ˈʃɑrpəst ˈligəl ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, keɪm ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ˈæftər ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈbaɪˌpæst ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˈstɔl fɔr əˈfɪʃəlz ˈjuzɪŋ hɪz ˈrisɛs əˈpɔɪntmənt paʊərz, ˈivɪn ðoʊ haʊs rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæd bɪn ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ hoʊld forma”*” ˈsɛʃənz θru ɪts ˈwɪntər breɪk tɪ blɑk səʧ əˈpɔɪntmənts. ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈklɛrd ðə ˈsɛʃənz ə ʃæm, seɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɑz ˈrɪli ɪn ðə mɪst əv ə ˈlɛŋθi ˈrisɛs. hɪz əˈpɔɪntmənts ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈligəl ˈʧælənʤ, ənd səm ˈlɪˌbərəlz ənd ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv wɔrnd ðət hi sɛt ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈprɛsɪdənt. ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. ˈsɛnətər ˈhɛri rid əv nəˈvɑdə ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidər, hu ɛˈsɛnʃəli ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə proʊ ˈfɔrmə ˈsɛʃən ˈtæktɪk leɪt ɪn ˈmɪstər. ˈprɛzɪdənsi, həz nɑt əˈbʤɛktəd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər. ˈsɛnɪt eɪdz sɛd ˈmɪstər. rid hæd toʊld ðə waɪt haʊs ðət hi wʊd nɑt əˈpoʊz səʧ əˈpɔɪntmənts beɪst ɔn ə ˌmɛmərˈændəm frəm hɪz ˈkaʊnsəl, səˈrinə hɔɪ. ʃi kənˈkludɪd ðət ðə ˈlɔŋgər ðə ˈtæktɪk wɛnt ənˈʧælɪnʤd, ðə ˈhɑrdər ɪt wʊd bi fər ˈɛni ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ meɪk ˈrisɛs əˈpɔɪntmənts ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ʃɪft ɪn ðə hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈbæləns əv paʊər bɪtˈwin ðə ˈbrænʧɪz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ðə waɪt haʊs ˈkaʊnsəl, ˈkæθrɪn ruemmler*, sɛd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈligəl tim hæd ˈbeɪgən ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu ɪn ˈərli 2011 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ən ˌɪnˈtərnəl bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ ðə ˈnoʊʃən ðət səʧ ˈsɛʃənz kʊd blɑk ə ˈrisɛs paʊərz ənd considered”*” ˈmeɪkɪŋ səm əˈpɔɪntmənts ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈɔgəst breɪk. bət ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ muv əˈhɛd ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɔlɪŋ ˈrɪʧərd ˈkɔrˌdreɪ tɪ hɛd ðə nu kənˈsumər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈbjʊroʊ, ˈæftər ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz blɑkt ə ˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən voʊt. ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ teɪk ‘‘no’*’ fər ən answer,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪˈklɛrd, bɪˈniθ ə wait”*” ˈbænər. ˈkɑŋgrəs rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ ækt ənd ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt hərts ɑr ɪˈkɑnəmi ənd pʊts ˈpipəl æt rɪsk, aɪ hæv ən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃən ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ du wət aɪ kən wɪˈθaʊt them.”*.” ðə ˈstrætəʤi ˈkɛriz pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪsks. ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈkænɑt bleɪm ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪn hi əˈdɑpts ˈpɑləsiz ðət ˈlɪˌbərəlz əˈpoʊz, laɪk wɪn hi ˌoʊvərˈruld ðə ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl prəˈtɛkʃən prəˈpoʊzəl tɪ ˈstrɛŋθən rulz ər ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd nɑt tɪ saɪn ən ˈɔrdər ˈbænɪŋ dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən baɪ ˈfɛdərəl ˈkɑnˌtræktərz beɪst ɔn ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən. ðə əˈproʊʧ ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hi ɪz ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ tu məʧ paʊər ɪn ðə waɪt haʊs. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈsɛnətər ˈʧɑrəlz i. ˈgræsli rɪˈpəblɪkən əv ˈaɪəwə dɪˈlɪvərd ə ˈsɪriz əv flɔr ˈspiʧɪz əˈkjuzɪŋ ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə əv ˈæktɪŋ ənd mɔr laɪk ə kɪŋ ðət ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ replace”*” ənd ˌɪmˈplɔrɪŋ ˈkɑligz əv boʊθ ˈpɑrtiz tɪ pʊʃ bæk əˈgɛnst hɪz grabs.”*.” bət ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv bɪn ˈlɑrʤli kwaɪət; ˈmɛni əv ðɛm əˈkjuz rɪˈpəblɪkənz əv ɪnˈgeɪʤɪŋ ɪn ən ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ˈlɛvəl əv əbˈstrəkʃəˌnɪzəm ənd seɪ ðət ˈmɪstər. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz tɪ du wət hi kən tɪ meɪk ðə ˈgəvərnmənt wərk. ðə ˈpætərn ædz tɪ ə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈhɪstəri ɪn wɪʧ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz frəm presidents’*’ oʊn ˈpɑrtiz hæv ˈtɛndɪd nɑt tɪ ˈɑbʤɛkt tɪ əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər. fər ðɛr pɑrt, rɪˈpəblɪkənz əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ˈlɑrʤli ˌækwiˈɛst. ˈmɪstər. ˈgræsli sɛd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju ðət hɪz ˈkɑligz wər rɪˈləktənt tɪ blɑk ˈivɪn mɔr bɪlz ənd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃənz ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ˈmɪstər. ““chutzpah,”*,” lɛst ðeɪ pleɪ ˈɪntu hɪz ˈɛfərt tɪ pɔrˈtreɪ ðɛm ɛz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs dɪsˈfəŋkʃənəl. əv ðə moʊst kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpipəl ɪn ɑr ˈkɔkəs wʊd ˈædəməntli dɪsəˈgri wɪθ wət ˌoʊˈbɑmə dɪd ɔn ˈrisɛs əˈpɔɪntmənts, bət ðeɪ sɛd nɑt ə ˈwɪnər fər us,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈmɪstər. nu əˈproʊʧ pʊts ɪm ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əv hɪz ˈrisənt ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz. ˈmɪstər. bʊʃ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, feɪld tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈkɑŋgrəs tɪ pæs ə bɪl əˈlaʊɪŋ rɪˈlɪʤəsli əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd grups tɪ rɪˈsiv ˈtækˌspeɪər grænts ənd ðɛn ˈɪʃud ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ʧeɪnʤ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən ˌɪnˈkrist waɪt haʊs ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ˈeɪʤənsi rul ˈmeɪkɪŋ, ˈjuzɪŋ ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz ənd ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈɔrdərz tɪ ʃoʊ ðət hi wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ θɪŋz dən dɪˈspaɪt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs ɔn ˈmætərz laɪk lænd ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən, gən kənˈtroʊl, təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ənd ˈtritiz. (hi wɑz əˈsɪstɪd baɪ ə waɪt haʊs ˈlɔjər, ˌɛˈleɪnɑ ˈkeɪgən hu ˈleɪtər wən ˈtɛnjər æt ˈhɑrvərd beɪst ɔn ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp ˈænəˌlaɪzɪŋ səʧ ˈɛfərts ənd hu ɪz naʊ ɔn ðə səˈprim kɔrt ənd boʊθ ðə ˈrigən ənd ʤɔrʤ bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃənz ˌɪnˈkrist ðɛr kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ ədˈvæns ə diˈrɛgjələˌtɔri əˈʤɛndə, dɪˈspaɪt ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz, waɪl ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈligəl ˈθɪriz ənd ˈtæktɪks tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər, laɪk ˈɪʃuɪŋ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənts mɔr ˈfrikwɛntli. ðə baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˈhɪstəri əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈægrənˌdaɪzmənt ɪn ˈrisənt ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈkɑmplɪˌkeɪts rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, tu kənˈsərvətɪv ˈædvəkəsi grups ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz ˈgipiˈɛs ənd ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈækʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈspɑnsərd ə sɪmˈpoʊziəm tɪ dɪˈskəs wət ðeɪ kɔld ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd ɪkˈspænʧən əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst θri years.”*.” ɪt riʧt ən ˈɔkwərd ˈmoʊmənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə tɔk wɪθ ə ˈfɔrmər əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈɛdwɪn mis iii*, ənd ə ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs ˈkaʊnsəl, si. ˈbɔɪdən greɪ. kaɪnd əv aɪˈrɑnɪk ju hæv ˈbɔɪdən ənd mi hir bɪˈkəz wɪn wi wər wɪθ ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv brænʧ, wi wər ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl prəˈpoʊnənts əv ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈrigən ənd ðɛn ˈprɛzɪdənt ʤɔrʤ eɪʧ. ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ˈmɪstər. mis sɛd, kˈwɪkli ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpərˈɑgətɪvz ðeɪ sɔt tɪ prəˈtɛkt, ənˈlaɪk ˈmɪstər., wər ˈvælɪd. bət ʤæk ɛl. ˈgoʊldsˌmɪθ ə ˈhɑrvərd lɔ prəˈfɛsər hu lɛd ðə ˈʤəstɪs ˈɔfəs əv ˈligəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, sɛd ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈpætərn rɪˈflɛkts haʊ ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts ˈjuʒəwəli bɪˈheɪv, əˈspɛʃəli ˈdʊrɪŋ dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈgəvərnmənt, ənd əˈpɪrz əˈgrɛsɪv ˈoʊnli ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈskɪtɪʃ fər ðə fərst tu years”*” əˈbaʊt ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv paʊər. ɪz wət ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts do,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈgoʊldsˌmɪθ sɛd. ˈteɪkən ˌoʊˈbɑmə tu jɪrz tɪ gɪt ðɛr, bət ðɪs həz ˈhæpənd θruaʊt ˈhɪstəri. ju bi ɪn ðət ˈɔfəs wɪθ ɔl ɪts ɪˈnɔrmɪs riˌspɑnsəˈbɪlətiz wɪn θɪŋz ˈhæpən, ju gɪt bleɪmd fər ɪt ənd nɑt ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɔl ðə paʊərz ðət hæv əˈkrud tɪ ɪt ˈoʊvər time.”*.”

aides say many more such moves are coming. not just a short-term shift in governing style and a re-election strategy, mr. obama’s increasingly assertive use of executive action could foreshadow pitched battles over the separation of powers in his second term, should he win and republicans consolidate their power in congress. many conservatives have denounced mr. obama’s new approach. but william g. howell, a university of chicago political science professor and author of “power without persuasion: the politics of direct presidential action,” said mr. obama’s use of executive power to advance domestic policies that could not pass congress was not new historically. still, he said, because of mr. obama’s past as a critic of executive unilateralism, his transformation is remarkable. “what is surprising is that he is coming around to responding to the incentives that are built into the institution of the presidency,” mr. howell said. “even someone who has studied the constitution and holds it in high regard — he, too, is going to exercise these unilateral powers because his long-term legacy and his standing in the polls crucially depend upon action.” mr. obama has issued signing statements claiming a right to bypass a handful of constraints — rejecting as unconstitutional congress’s attempt to prevent him from having white house “czars” on certain issues, for example. but for the most part, mr. obama’s increased unilateralism in domestic policy has relied on a different form of executive power than the sort that had led to heated debates during his predecessor’s administration: mr. bush’s frequent assertion of a right to override statutes on matters like surveillance and torture. “obama’s not saying he has the right to defy a congressional statute,” said richard h. pildes, a new york university law professor. “but if the legislative path is blocked and he otherwise has the legal authority to issue an executive order on an issue, they are clearly much more willing to do that now than two years ago.” the obama administration started down this path soon after republicans took over the house of representatives last year. in february 2011, mr. obama directed the justice department to stop defending the defense of marriage act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages , against constitutional challenges. previously, the administration had urged lawmakers to repeal it, but had defended their right to enact it. in the following months, the administration increased efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions through environmental regulations, gave states waivers from federal mandates if they agreed to education overhauls, and refocused deportation policy in a way that in effect granted relief to some illegal immigrants brought to the country as children. each step substituted for a faltered legislative proposal. advertisement continue reading the main story but those moves were isolated and cut against the administration’s broader political messaging strategy at the time: that mr. obama was trying to reach across the aisle to get things done. it was only after the summer, when negotiations over a deficit reduction deal broke down and house republicans nearly failed to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, that mr. obama fully shifted course. first, he proposed a jobs package and gave speeches urging lawmakers to “pass this bill” — knowing they would not. a few weeks later, at the policy and campaign strategy meeting in the white house’s roosevelt room, the president told aides that highlighting congressional gridlock was not enough. “he wanted to continue down the path of being bold with congress and flexing our muscle a little bit, and showing a contrast to the american people of a congress that was completely stuck,” said nancy-ann deparle , a deputy chief of staff assigned to lead the effort to come up with ideas. ms. deparle met twice a week with members of the domestic policy council to brainstorm. she met with cabinet secretaries in the fall, and again in february with their chiefs of staff. no one opposed doing more; the challenge was coming up with workable ideas, aides said. the focus, said dan pfeiffer , the white house communications director, was “what we could do on our own to help the economy in areas congress was failing to act,” so the list was not necessarily the highest priority actions, but instead steps that did not require legislation. photo republican lawmakers watched warily. one of mr. obama’s first “we can’t wait” announcements was the moving up of plans to ease terms on student loans . after republican complaints that the executive branch had no authority to change the timing, it appeared to back off. the sharpest legal criticism, however, came in january after mr. obama bypassed the senate confirmation process to install four officials using his recess appointment powers, even though house republicans had been forcing the senate to hold “pro forma” sessions through its winter break to block such appointments. mr. obama declared the sessions a sham, saying the senate was really in the midst of a lengthy recess. his appointments are facing a legal challenge, and some liberals and many conservatives have warned that he set a dangerous precedent. newsletter sign up continue reading the main story please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. invalid email address. please re-enter. you must select a newsletter to subscribe to. sign up you will receive emails containing news content , updates and promotions from the new york times. you may opt-out at any time. you agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times's products and services. thank you for subscribing. an error has occurred. please try again later. view all new york times newsletters. senator harry reid of nevada , the senate democratic leader, who essentially invented the pro forma session tactic late in mr. bush’s presidency, has not objected, however. senate aides said mr. reid had told the white house that he would not oppose such appointments based on a memorandum from his counsel, serena hoy. she concluded that the longer the tactic went unchallenged, the harder it would be for any president to make recess appointments — a significant shift in the historic balance of power between the branches. advertisement continue reading the main story the white house counsel, kathryn ruemmler, said the obama administration’s legal team had begun examining the issue in early 2011 — including an internal bush administration memo criticizing the notion that such sessions could block a president’s recess powers — and “seriously considered” making some appointments during congress’s august break. but mr. obama decided to move ahead in january 2012, including installing richard cordray to head the new consumer financial protection bureau, after senate republicans blocked a confirmation vote. “i refuse to take ‘no’ for an answer,” mr. obama declared, beneath a “we can’t wait” banner. “when congress refuses to act and — as a result — hurts our economy and puts people at risk, i have an obligation as president to do what i can without them.” the unilateralist strategy carries political risks. mr. obama cannot blame the republicans when he adopts policies that liberals oppose, like when he overruled the environmental protection agency’s proposal to strengthen antismog rules or decided not to sign an order banning discrimination by federal contractors based on sexual orientation. the approach also exposes mr. obama to accusations that he is concentrating too much power in the white house. earlier this year, senator charles e. grassley , republican of iowa , delivered a series of floor speeches accusing mr. obama of acting “more and more like a king that the constitution was designed to replace” and imploring colleagues of both parties to push back against his “power grabs.” but democratic lawmakers have been largely quiet; many of them accuse republicans of engaging in an unprecedented level of obstructionism and say that mr. obama has to do what he can to make the government work. the pattern adds to a bipartisan history in which lawmakers from presidents’ own parties have tended not to object to invocations of executive power. for their part, republicans appear to have largely acquiesced. mr. grassley said in an interview that his colleagues were reluctant to block even more bills and nominations in response to mr. obama’s “chutzpah,” lest they play into his effort to portray them as making congress dysfunctional. “some of the most conservative people in our caucus would adamantly disagree with what obama did on recess appointments, but they said not a winner for us,” he said. mr. obama’s new approach puts him in the company of his recent predecessors. mr. bush, for example, failed to persuade congress to pass a bill allowing religiously affiliated groups to receive taxpayer grants — and then issued an executive order making the change. advertisement continue reading the main story president bill clinton increased white house involvement in agency rule making, using regulations and executive orders to show that he was getting things done despite opposition from a republican congress on matters like land conservation, gun control, tobacco advertising and treaties. (he was assisted by a white house lawyer, elena kagan , who later won tenure at harvard based on scholarship analyzing such efforts and who is now on the supreme court .) and both the reagan and george bush administrations increased their control over executive agencies to advance a deregulatory agenda, despite opposition from democratic lawmakers, while also developing legal theories and tactics to increase executive power, like issuing signing statements more frequently. the bipartisan history of executive aggrandizement in recent decades complicates republican criticism. in february, two conservative advocacy groups — crossroads gps and the american action network — sponsored a symposium to discuss what they called “the unprecedented expansion of executive power during the past three years.” it reached an awkward moment during a talk with a former attorney general, edwin meese iii, and a former white house counsel, c. boyden gray. “it’s kind of ironic you have boyden and me here because when we were with the executive branch, we were probably the principal proponents of executive power under president reagan and then president george h. w. bush ,” mr. meese said, quickly adding that the presidential prerogatives they sought to protect, unlike mr. obama’s, were valid. but jack l. goldsmith , a harvard law professor who led the justice department’s office of legal counsel during the george w. bush administration, said the obama administration’s pattern reflects how presidents usually behave, especially during divided government, and appears aggressive only in comparison to mr. obama’s having been “really skittish for the first two years” about executive power. “this is what presidents do,” mr. goldsmith said. “it’s taken obama two years to get there, but this has happened throughout history. you can’t be in that office with all its enormous responsibilities — when things happen, you get blamed for it — and not exercise all the powers that have accrued to it over time.”

ðə grup həz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ˈmɛni kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ, bət hi ɪz ənˈtrəbəld ənd stændz fərm ɔn hɪz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə nuz ˈmɪnət ɪn 1999 ˈeɪliəs wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ ɛz ə ˈdraɪvər wɪθ, ˈlɑrʤəst ˈgrænɪt ɪkˈspɔrtər. ɪt wɑz təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr ðət əˈlɛʤədli ˈwɪtnəst ˈsəmθɪŋ æt ðə kˈwɔri ðət ˈfraɪtənd ɪm ənd həz naʊ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmætər əv proʊb ðə ˈgrænɪt ɪkˈspɔrtərz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪm, wər ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪŋ ˈjumənz. hæd brɔt ən ɔɪl ˈmoʊtər tɪ ˈvɪlɪʤ ɪn ənd wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈdæmɪʤd wən bæk fər rɪˈpɛr. ə ˈmænɪʤər wɪθ ðə kˈwɔri wɑz ɪn ðə kɑr wɪθ mi. aɪ sɔ tu dɛd ˈbɑdiz biɪŋ drægd tɪ ə pɪt, ə juʤ ˈdɪgər wɑz æt wərk, ˈdɪgɪŋ ə pɪt tɪ ˈbɛri ðə bodies,”*,” hi toʊld ðə nuz ˈmɪnət. həz meɪd ðə sɛnˈseɪʃənəl ʧɑrʤ ðət həz ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪŋ ˈmɛnəli ənˈsaʊnd ˈpipəl ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz ɪn ðə pæst, bət hɪz ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ɪz naʊ biɪŋ ˈteɪkən ˈsɪriəsli ˈæftər ˈligəl kəˈmɪʃənər ju ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl ˈmaɪnɪŋ ənd kˈwɔriɪŋ ɛksˈhjumd ˈskɛlətəl rɪˈmeɪnz frəm ðə ɪgˈzækt spɑt ðət hæd ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt. ðoʊ ðə ˈskɛlətəl rɪˈmeɪnz hæv bɪn sɛnt fər boʊn ˈtɛstɪŋ, ə kənˈsərtɪd kæmˈpeɪn baɪ grup həz pʊt ˈfɔrwərd ˈmɛni kˈwɛsʧənz tɪ, bət ðə mæn ɪz ənˈtrəbəld ənd stændz fərm ɔn hɪz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. ˈpipəl hæv æst mi waɪ aɪ dɪd nɑt goʊ tɪ ðə pəˈlis fər 5 jɪrz. aɪ wɑz skɛrd, aɪ wɑz ˈəndər watch,”*,” hi sɪz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ðə ˈmænɪʤər ɪn ðə kɑr hæd ˈrɛprəˌmændɪd ɪm fər ˈpikɪŋ aʊt ənd ˈstɛrɪŋ æt ðə dɛd ˈbɑdiz biɪŋ brɔt fər ˈbɛriəl. sɔ ðə ˈbɑdiz biɪŋ ˈbɛrid ənd frəm ðət ˈmoʊmənt ɔn aɪ wɑz ɔn ðɛr wɔʧ lɪst. aɪ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ wərk ðɛr fər səm jɪrz, ənd əˈproʊʧt ðə pəˈlis ɛz sun ɛz aɪ kʊd quit,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈpɪkʧər əv ɪn hɪz kəmˈpleɪnt fərst tɪ ðə pəˈlis ɪn 2004 ˈleɪtər tɪ kəˈlɛktər ənd ˈfaɪnəli tɪ ju, həz riˈɪtərˌeɪtɪd ðət ɔl ˈdraɪvərz ɪmˈplɔɪd wɪθ wər æst tɪ brɪŋ ˈɛni ˈmɛnəli ənˈsaʊnd ˈpərsənz ðeɪ sɔ ɔn ðə roʊdz ənd hænd ðɛm ˈoʊvər æt ðə meɪn ˈɔfəs. hæd pɪkt ə ˈdəzən ˈpipəl ˈdʊrɪŋ maɪ trɪps tɪ ənd ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz. wɪn aɪ æst waɪ wər duɪŋ ðɪs, aɪ wɑz toʊld ðət ðə ˈoʊnər əv wɑz ə mæn hu ˈwɔntɪd tɪ hɛlp ðɛm gɪt cured.”*.” waɪ wʊd kˈwɔri ˈoʊnərz ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ˈjumənz? wɑz tɪ əˈpiz ðə gɑdz. wɛˈnɛvər ðeɪ əkˈwaɪərd mɔr lænd, ðə smɔl ˈtɛmpəlz ɪn ðə strɛʧ hæd tɪ bi dɪˈstrɔɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ kˈwɔriɪŋ. soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˈtɛmpəl, ðə ˈjumənz wʊd bi sacrifices,”*,” sɪz senvarkodiyan*, ɛz ə ˈmætər əv fækt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ɪm, ðɛr wɑz ə ˈtɛmpəl nɪr ðə spɑt wɛr hi sɔ ðə tu ˈbɑdiz biɪŋ ˈbɛrid. wɑz kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈpaʊərfəl gɑd. dɪˈmɑlɪʃt ɪt ənd waɪ ðoʊz tu ˈpipəl wər sacrificed,”*,” hi sɪz. səm ˈmidiə rɪˈpɔrts seɪ ðət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm ˈvɪlɪʤərz, ðə spɑt frəm wɛr ðə ˈbɑdiz hæd bɪn ɛksˈhjumd wɑz biɪŋ juzd ɛz ə ˈbɛriəl graʊnd fər ðə pæst fju jɪrz. ““no*, ðə ˈbɛriəl graʊnd ɪz nɛkst tɪ ðɪs spɑt. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ə ˈwʊmən wɑz kˈwɛsʧənd baɪ ðə pəˈlis hu ˈklɪrli toʊld ðɛm ðət hər ˈfɑðər hæd nɑt bɪn ˈbɛrid æt ðə ɪgˈzækt spɑt, bət ə ˈlɪtəl away,”*,” kleɪmz. həz əˈlɛʤd ðət wɑz ˈoʊnli traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈflɛkt əˈtɛnʃən ənd dɪˈleɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt hi ɪz səˈpoʊzd tɪ səbˈmɪt tɪ ðə ˈmædrəs haɪ kɔrt ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 15 baɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪn ə ˈmərdər angle’*’. ðeɪ hæd kˈwɛsʧənd waɪ ðə ˈligəl kəˈmɪʃənər əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ ðə wɑz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə ˈjumən ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz mənθs ˈæftər əˈproʊʧt ɪm. ju ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈmidiə fərst mɛt sər ɪn 2014 ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər hi wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ ðə tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt skæmz. aɪ hæd mɛt ɪm θri ər fɔr taɪmz ənd iʧ taɪm hi æst mi ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt maɪ ˌæləˈgeɪʃən. bət hi hæd ˈklɪrli toʊld mi ðət hi wʊd lʊk ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈmætər ˈoʊnli ɪn ðə ɛnd, ˈæftər hɪz ruˈtin ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz over,”*,” sɛd. sɪns bɪn ˈilɛvən jɪrz sɪns hɪz kəmˈpleɪnt, wɑz hi ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ðə əˈlɛʤd rɪˈmeɪnz hæd nɑt bɪn riˈmuvd baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni? noʊ, ðeɪ meɪ hæv riˈmuvd ɪt. bət aɪ æm ˈvɛri ʃʊr ðət ðeɪ wʊd nɑt hæv dən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɪn 2004 ər fər səm jɪrz ˈæftər ɛz ðeɪ hæd ˈpaʊərfəl pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈnɛkʃənz. ðeɪ wər ˈɛrəgənt. wɪn aɪ wɛnt tɪ ðə pəˈlis ɪn 2004 wɪˈθɪn wən aʊər aɪ wɑz pɪkt əp baɪ ˈkəmpəˌni gunz ənd thrashed,”*,” hi sɪz.

the prp group has put forward many questions to sevarkodiyan, but he is untroubled and stands firm on his allegations. exclusive interview with the news minute in 1999, prabhu alias sevarkodian was working as a driver with prp granites, india’s largest granite exporter. it was towards the end of the year that sevarkodian allegedly witnessed something at the quarry that frightened him and has now become a matter of probe – the granite exporters, according to him, were sacrificing humans. “i had brought an oil motor to malampatti village in madurai and was taking the damaged one back for repair. a manager with the quarry was in the car with me. i saw two dead bodies being dragged to a pit, a huge digger was at work, digging a pit to bury the bodies,” he told the news minute. sevarkodian has made the sensational charge that prp granites has sacrificing mentally unsound people several times in the past, but his allegation is now being taken seriously after legal commissioner u sagayam ias investigating illegal mining and quarrying exhumed skeletal remains from the exact spot that sevarkodian had pointed out. though the skeletal remains have been sent for bone testing, a concerted campaign by prp group has put forward many questions to sevarkodiyan, but the man is untroubled and stands firm on his allegations. “many people have asked me why i did not go to the police for 5 years. i was scared, i was under watch,” he says. according to sevarkodiyan, the manager in the car had reprimanded him for peeking out and staring at the dead bodies being brought for burial. “i saw the bodies being buried and from that moment on i was on their watch list. i continued to work there for some years, and approached the police as soon as i could quit,” he said. picture of sevarkodiyan in his complaint first to the police in 2004, later to madurai collector and finally to u sagayam, sevarkodiyan has reiterated that all drivers employed with prp granites were asked to bring any mentally unsound persons they saw on the roads and hand them over at the main office. “i had picked a dozen people during my trips to thoothukudi and other places. when i asked why were doing this, i was told that palaniswamy the owner of prp granites was a man who wanted to help them get cured.” why would quarry owners sacrifice humans? “it was to appease the gods. whenever they acquired more land, the small temples in the stretch had to be destroyed to allow quarrying. so before the destruction of the temple, the humans would be sacrifices,” says senvarkodiyan, as a matter of fact. according to him, there was a temple near the spot where he saw the two bodies being buried. “it was considered a powerful god. prp granites demolished it and that’s why those two people were sacrificed,” he says. some media reports say that according to some villagers, the spot from where the bodies had been exhumed was being used as a burial ground for the past few years. “no, the burial ground is next to this spot. yesterday a woman was questioned by the police who clearly told them that her father had not been buried at the exact spot, but a little away,” claims sevarkodiyan. prp granites has alleged that sagayam was only trying to deflect attention and delay the report he is supposed to submit to the madras high court on september 15 by bringing in a ‘new murder angle’. they had questioned why the legal commissioner appointed by the hc was looking into the human sacrifice allegations months after sevarkodiyan approached him. u sagayam speaking to the media “i first met sagayam sir in 2014, just days after he was appointed by the hc to investigate scams. i had met him three or four times and each time he asked me details about my allegation. but he had clearly told me that he would look into this matter only in the end, after his routine investigation was over,” sevarkodiyan said. since it’s been eleven years since his complaint, was he confident that the alleged remains had not been removed by the company? “i don’t know, they may have removed it. but i am very sure that they would not have done anything in 2004 or for some years after as they had powerful political connections. they were arrogant. when i went to the police in 2004, within one hour i was picked up by company goons and thrashed,” he says.

wɪθ ˈflətər, ˈgugəl θroʊz dɑrt æt ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈgugəl həz ˈteɪkən ðə ræps ɔf ˈflətər, ə nu ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfreɪmˌwərk ðət ˈjuzɪz ðə dɑrt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ kriˈeɪt æps ðət kən rən ɔn ˈioʊs ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd wɪθ wən koʊd beɪs. waɪl stɪl ə wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs jɛt tɪ riʧ ˈstætəs noʊ ˈwɪndoʊz səˈpɔrt, ˈpræktɪkəli noʊ ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən, noʊ aɪd (ən ˈætəm ɪz ɪn ðə wərks), noʊ dɪˈplɔɪmənt tulz ənd soʊ ɔn ðə nu wɛb saɪt wɑz təˈdeɪ ənˈliʃt ɔn ðə ˈhækər nuz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkoʊdɪŋ saɪts. ðə ˈflətər saɪt sɪz: "wi ər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɪnˌpʊt ənd haɪ freɪm reɪts ɔn ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ˈioʊs," ˈsikɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈjuzərz wɪθ "ˈbjutəfəl, fæst ənd æp ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz." ðə ˈflətər saɪt ɪkˈspleɪnz haʊ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt keɪm tɪ biɪŋ æt ˈgugəl: bæk ɪn 2014 səm ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ɪn ˈgugəl tʊk ə stɛp bæk tɪ æsk, "wət wʊd ə ˈmɑdərn ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈɪnʤən lʊk laɪk?" wɪˈθaʊt ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈbækwərd kəmˌpætəˈbɪləˌti, ər ˈdɛskˌtɑp kənˈsərnz, ər ˈlɛgəsi kənˈstreɪnts, ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈkoʊdɪŋ ə nu ˈɪnʤən neɪmd skaɪ. ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ səm əv ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl pərˈfɔrməns ˈmɛʒərmənts, ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ meɪk ðə ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ə ril ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd riˈneɪmd ɪt ˈflətər. ɪn 2015 ˌɪnˈtərnəl timz ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ˈgugəl ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ teɪk ˈnoʊtɪs ənd bɪˈgæn ˈbɪldɪŋ æps ɔn ˈflətər, ənd ðə saɪt wɑz bɔrn. nɑt ðə riækt weɪ ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪts ˈɔpʃənəl ˈfreɪmˌwərk wɑz ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk riækt ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈflətər ˈjuzɪz ðə "raɪt wəns, rən ˈɛniˌwɛr" ˈmɑdəl, ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ðə riækt ˈneɪtɪv "lərn wəns, raɪt ˈɛniˌwɛr" ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm. ðə ˈlætər ˈjuzɪz ðə seɪm tɛkˈnɑləʤi əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈtərgət kəmˈplitli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈneɪtɪv æps, ˈrəðər ðən ˈjuzɪŋ wən ˈprɑʤɛkt koʊd beɪs tɪ bɪld ən æp fər ˈməltəpəl oses*. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz hæv dɪˈkraɪd "raɪt wəns, rən ˈɛniˌwɛr" ɛz ən ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl paɪp drim. ˈgugəl bɛgz tɪ ˈdɪfər. "ˈlərnɪŋ ˈflətər wɪl əˈlaʊ ju tɪ kˈwɪkli kriˈeɪt ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz fər boʊθ ˈioʊs ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd; ˈlɛvərɪʤɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl koʊd beɪs ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt tɪ ʃɪp ɔn ˈməltəpəl ˈplætˌfɔrmz," ðə saɪt sɪz. "ɪt ˈjuzɪz ə ˈmɑdərn, taɪpt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət ɪz ˈɪnstəntli fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu həz dən ˈʤɑvə ər ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ. ˈflətər gɪvz dɪˈvɛləpərz kwɪk ˈɛdət ˈsaɪkəlz fər ən ˌɛnˈʤɔɪəbəl ˈwərkˌfloʊ." [klɪk ɔn ˈɪmɪʤ fər ˈlɑrʤər vju.] ˈflətər ˈsɪstəm ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər (sɔrs:) ˈbæʃɪŋ dɑrt ðət ˈmɑdərn, taɪpt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz dɑrt, oʊn kriˈeɪʃən, ə "ˈskeɪləbəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wɪθ roʊˈbəst ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz ənd runtimes*, fər ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛb, ˈsərvər ənd ˈmoʊbəl æps" ðət ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɔlsoʊ ˈoʊpən sourced*. ðə ʧɔɪs əv dɑrt ɛz ðə dɪˈfɔlt ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ keɪm ˈəndər səm faɪər (ɛz dɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ) ɔn ˈhækər nuz ənd. "ˈɑnəstli, bɪtˈwin ðə juz əv ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ɪgˈzɑtɪk ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv ˈdubiəs kˈwɑləti wɪθ taɪps ðət ər 'ˈɔpʃənəl ənd ənˈsaʊnd,' ðɛr ˈkəstəm ˈwɪʤɪt ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ðət hu noʊz haʊ wɛl ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ wərk, ənd læk əv wɛb səˈpɔrt, ɪt ˈdəzənt sim ˈvɛri əˈtræktɪv," rɛd ðə ˈvɛri fərst ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈhækər nuz. "riækt ˈneɪtɪv simz ə məʧ ˈseɪfər bɛt." ˈminˌwaɪl, ɔn ðə ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ θrɛd wən ˈpoʊstər sɛd: "aɪ noʊ ə fju ˈpipəl wər ərˈɪʤənəli ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ dɑrt tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈʤɑvə ə bɪt, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈæftər swɪft keɪm aʊt, bət ðɛn ɪt ʤɪst stɑpt ˈhæpənɪŋ ənd simd tɪ daɪ ˈɑnəstli, æt ðɪs pɔɪnt əm səˈpraɪzd ɪts stɪl biɪŋ juzd." dɪˈfɛndɪŋ dɑrt ɛz ɪf ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ðə ˈbæˌklæʃ, ˈgugəl ˌproʊˈæktɪvˌli dɪˈfɛndɪd ɪts ʧɔɪs əv dɑrt ɔn ðə ˈflətər: "dɑrt gɪvz ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈskeɪləbəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd ə ˈfiʧər sɛt ðət səˈpɔrts ˈsɪmpəl skrɪpts ɔl ðə weɪ əp tɪ æps. wi ˈwɔntɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət wʊd bi ˈɪnstəntli fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt, ˈʤɑvə ənd si# dɪˈvɛləpərz. dɑrts roʊˈbəst kɔr ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz mɛnt ðət wi nid tɪ raɪt ə lɔt əv kɔr ˈlaɪbrɛˌri koʊd." ˈæftər prəˈvaɪdɪŋ mɔr ˈrizənɪŋ, ðə ˈaɪtəm kənˈkludɪd: "ɪn ʃɔrt, wi əˈdɑptəd dɑrt bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ðə bɛst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət wi kʊd faɪnd ðət wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ koʊd ɪn ˈɛvəri deɪ." əˈnəðər ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈfiʧər əv ˈflətər ɪz ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈkəstəm ˈwɪʤɪt ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən. wɪθ ɪts ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn haɪ freɪm reɪts ənd ə ux*, ˈflətər ˌɪnˈkludz "ə ˈhɛvəli optimized*, ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈɪnʤən" ənd ɪts oʊn ˈɔpʃənəl məˈtɪriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈwɪʤɪts. "ˈflətər ɪz juˈnik ˈtɛknɪkəli bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən ˈjuzɪz ˈniðər nɔr ˈwɪʤɪts," ðə saɪt sɪz. "ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈflətər ˈjuzɪz ɪts oʊn ˈrɛndərɪŋ ˈɪnʤən tɪ drɔ ˈwɪʤɪts." ðə meɪn drɔ, ðoʊ, wʊd bi ɪf ˈflətər kən ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈproʊdus æps ðət əˈteɪn pərˈfɔrməns ənd ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti ˈikwəl tɪ pjʊr ˈneɪtɪv æps, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz hæv sɛd ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl. tru ˌfəŋkʃəˈnælɪti wʊd prəˈvaɪd ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ˈɛnərˌpraɪz ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvɛləpərz. "wi ˈnoʊtɪst ðət tu ˈmɛni timz wər sloʊd daʊn baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə seɪm æp twaɪs: wəns fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd wəns fər ˈioʊs," ðə ˈflətər saɪt sɪz. "ˈhaɪrɪŋ tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt timz ɪz ˈkɔstli: ˈnɑlɪʤ ˈɪzənt ʃɛrd, koʊd ɪz ˈduplɪˌkeɪtɪd, ˈkipɪŋ tu æps ɪn sɪŋk ɪz ˈʧælənʤɪŋ. wi ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈflətər tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər ənd ˈfæstər fər timz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər greɪt ˈmoʊbəl æps fər boʊθ ˈioʊs ənd ˈænˌdrɔɪd." ənˈlaɪk səm ˈəðər ˈtulɪŋ, ˈflətər ˈdəzənt ˈtərgət ðə wɛb ənd həz noʊ plænz tɪ du soʊ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdəzənt plæn tɪ ˈtərgət ˈdɛskˌtɑp æps, ðoʊ ɪt ɪnˈkərəʤəz ðə ˈoʊpən sɔrs kəmˈjunɪti tɪ pʊt ɪt tɪ nu ˈjuzɪz (ɪn ˈəðər wərdz: "wɪr nɑt duɪŋ ðət, bət ju kən"). wəts nɛkst wət ɪt dɪz plæn tɪ du ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈwɪndoʊz səˈpɔrt, ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən ənd soʊ ɔn ɪz dɪˈlɪvər tulz tɪ ˈizəli kriˈeɪt faɪlz fər ˈioʊs ənd faɪlz fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd. "ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ bɪld ə kənˈteɪnɪŋ jʊr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, duɪŋ soʊ raɪt naʊ ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt," ðə saɪt sɪz. "ɪf jʊr ˈfilɪŋ breɪv, ju kən si haʊ wi bɪld ðə ɪn examples/stocks*. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wi plæn tɪ meɪk ðɪs məʧ ˈiziər ənd səˈpɔrt ˈplætˌfɔrmz ˈəðər ðən ˈænˌdrɔɪd, bət ðət wərk ɪz stɪl ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs." ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm, ˈflətər kəmz wɪθ ðə ˈɔpʃənəl ˈfreɪmˌwərk ənd ɪts oʊn məˈtɪriəl dɪˈzaɪn ˈwɪʤɪts. ənˈlaɪk riækt, ˈgugəl sɪz ðə ˈflətər ˈfreɪmˌwərk ɪz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi leɪərd, soʊ dɪˈvɛləpərz kən juz ˈoʊnli ðə pɑrts ðeɪ wɔnt ər ən ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈdɪfərənt ˈfreɪmˌwərk. ˈgugəl ɪnˈkərəʤd dɪˈvɛləpərz tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, wɪʧ ɪz ˈhoʊstɪd ɔn 18 kənˈtrɪbjətərz, 301 kəˈmɪts, wən brænʧ, 0 rɪˈlisɪz), tɪ gɪt ɪt ˈrɛdi fər kriˈeɪtɪŋ pərˈdəkʃən æps. "ɛz əv noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ˈflətər ɪz stɪl biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt ˈhɛvəli ənd ɪz nɑt jɛt æt ðə saɪt sɪz. "waɪl loʊər ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˈsɪstəm ər ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ lɛs, wi ɛnˈvɪʒən ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ pɑrts əv ðə ˈsɪstəm beɪst ɔn ˈərli əˈdɑptər ˈfidˌbæk." ðət ˈfidˌbæk kən bi fɛd bæk tɪ ˈgugəl ˈviə ən ˈɪʃu ˈtrækər ənd ə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪst.

with flutter, google throws dart at cross-platform mobile development google has taken the wraps off flutter, a new open source mobile development framework that uses the dart programming language to create high-performance apps that can run on ios and android with one code base. while still a work in progress yet to reach 1.0 status -- no windows support, practically no documentation, no ide (an atom plug-in is in the works), no deployment tools and so on -- the new flutter.io web site was today unleashed on the hacker news and reddit social coding sites. the flutter site says: "we are focused on low-latency input and high frame rates on android and ios," seeking to provide users with "beautiful, fast and jitter-free app experiences." the flutter site explains how the project came to being at google: back in 2014, some engineers in google took a step back to ask, "what would a modern mobile-first rendering engine look like?" without worrying about backward compatibility, or desktop concerns, or legacy constraints, they started coding a new engine named sky. encouraged by some of their initial performance measurements, they decided to make the experiment a real project and renamed it flutter. in 2015, internal teams inside of google started to take notice and began building apps on flutter, and the flutter.io site was born. not the react way although its optional functional-reactive-style framework was inspired by the facebook react project, flutter uses the "write once, run anywhere" model, as opposed to the react native "learn once, write anywhere" paradigm. the latter uses the same technology approach to target completely separate native apps, rather than using one project code base to build an app for multiple oses. facebook engineers have decried "write once, run anywhere" as an impossible pipe dream. google begs to differ. "learning flutter will allow you to quickly create high-performance mobile applications for both ios and android; leveraging a single code base investment to ship on multiple platforms," the site faq says. "it uses a modern, typed programming language that is instantly familiar to anyone who has done java or javascript programming. flutter gives developers quick edit cycles for an enjoyable low-friction workflow." [click on image for larger view.] flutter system architecture (source: flutter.io) bashing dart that modern, typed programming language is dart, google's own creation, a "scalable programming language, with robust libraries and runtimes, for building web, server and mobile apps" that the company also open sourced. the choice of dart as the default programming language came under some fire (as does everything) on hacker news and reddit. "honestly, between the use of a relatively exotic language of dubious quality with types that are 'optional and unsound,' their custom widget implementation that who knows how well is going to work, and lack of web support, it doesn't seem very attractive," read the very first comment on hacker news. "react native seems a much safer bet." meanwhile, on the reddit programming thread one poster said: "i know a few people were originally expecting dart to replace java a bit, particularly after swift came out, but then it just stopped happening and seemed to die -- honestly, at this point i'm surprised it's still being used." defending dart as if expecting the backlash, google proactively defended its choice of dart on the flutter faq: "dart gives us a scalable language and a feature set that supports simple scripts all the way up to full-featured apps. we wanted something that would be instantly familiar to javascript, java and c# developers. dart's robust core libraries meant that we didn’t need to write a lot of core library code." after providing more reasoning, the faq item concluded: "in short, we adopted dart because it was the best language that we could find that we wanted to code in every day." another notable feature of flutter is the aforementioned custom widget implementation. with its emphasis on high frame rates and a jitter-free ux, flutter includes "a heavily optimized, mobile-first 2d rendering engine" and its own optional material design widgets. "flutter is unique technically because its rendering implementation uses neither webview nor oem widgets," the site says. "instead, flutter uses its own high-performance rendering engine to draw widgets." the main draw, though, would be if flutter can actually produce cross-platform apps that attain performance and functionality equal to pure native apps, something that facebook engineers have said is impossible. true cross-platform functionality would provide enormous benefits to enterprise mobile developers. "we noticed that too many teams were slowed down by building the same app twice: once for android and once for ios," the flutter site says. "hiring two separate teams is costly: knowledge isn't shared, code is duplicated, keeping two apps in sync is challenging. we are building flutter to make it easier and faster for teams to deliver great mobile apps for both ios and android." unlike some other cross-platform tooling, flutter doesn't target the web and has no plans to do so. it also doesn't plan to target desktop apps, though it encourages the open source community to put it to new uses (in other words: "we're not doing that, but you can"). what's next what it does plan to do -- in addition to providing windows support, documentation and so on -- is deliver tools to easily create .ipa files for ios and .apk files for android. "although it is possible to build a standalone apk containing your application, doing so right now is difficult," the site says. "if you're feeling brave, you can see how we build the stocks.apk in examples/stocks. eventually we plan to make this much easier and support platforms other than android, but that work is still in progress." in the meantime, flutter comes with the optional react-inspired framework and its own material design widgets. unlike react, google says the flutter framework is designed to be layered, so developers can use only the parts they want -- or an entirely different framework. google encouraged developers to get involved with the project, which is hosted on github (18 contributors, 301 commits, one branch, 0 releases), to get it ready for creating production apps. "as of november 2015, flutter is still being developed heavily and is not yet at 1.0," the site says. "while lower levels of the system are changing less, we envision changing parts of the system based on early adopter feedback." that feedback can be fed back to google via an issue tracker and a mailing list.

erbil*, ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈriʤən ðə ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz (mnr*) ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈloʊkəl ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəmpəˌniz læst wik, tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ðə ˈmaɪnɪŋ ˈsɛktər ənd ənˈtæpt ˈmɪnərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz. ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst taɪm ðə ɪz əˈfɪʃəli ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp blɑks wɛr ðeɪ bɪˈliv səbˈstænʃəl ˈmɪnərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ər tɪ bi faʊnd. ðə ˈmɪnɪstri həz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd 7 blɑks fər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ɪn ɪts θri ˈprɑvənsəz əv dohuk*, ənd. ðə meɪn sɔrs əv ˈɪnˌkəm ɪz ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz səʧ ɛz ɔɪl ənd gæs ənd ˈtæpɪŋ ðə ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈmɪnərəlz ɪz hoʊpt tɪ ˌsəpləˈmɛnt ˈgəvərnmənt ˈrɛvəˌnu ðət həz bɪn ˈbædli əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɑlɪŋ ɔɪl ˈpraɪsɪz ənd ə pərˈsɪstənt ˈbəʤɪˌtɛri dɪˈspjut wɪθ ðə ˌɪˈræki ˈgəvərnmənt. ɪn ˈmɪnərəlz wɪl brɪŋ rɑ məˈtɪriəlz tɪ ˈkərdɪˌstæn fər ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈɪndəstri ənd sɪns wi hæv ðoʊz ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈbɛtər ðət wi ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ənd ˈɛkˌstrækt ðɛm ɛz wi hæv tɪ du ðət anyway,”*,” ˈoʊmər, ə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn frəm toʊld. ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈmɪnərəlz wɪl brɪŋ rɑ məˈtɪriəlz tɪ ˈkərdɪˌstæn fər ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈɪndəstri, ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˈmɪnərəlz wɪl brɪŋ rɑ məˈtɪriəlz tɪ ˈkərdɪˌstæn fər ðoʊz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðɪs ˈɪndəstri,, ə ˈtreɪdər ɪn aɪərn ənd stil, bɪˈlivz ðət ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ səˈplaɪɪŋ ðə ˈriʤən wɪθ ðə məˈtɪriəlz ɪt nidz, ðə ˈɪndəstri ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˈstrɛŋθən ˈfaɪˌnænsɪz. sɛd ðət æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn laɪk ɪm rɪˈzɔrt tɪ riˈsaɪkəlɪŋ tɪ gɪt ðə aɪərn ðeɪ nid wɪʧ ðeɪ kʊd rən aʊt əv sun. juz skræp məˈtɪriəlz ɪn ɑr ˈfæktəriz bət ɪf ðeɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt rɑ aɪərn, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪt ɪz ˈbɛtər ɛz skræp məˈtɪriəl goʊɪŋ tɪ rən aʊt sun ənd nɑt məʧ left.”*.” ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn noʊz ˈfərsthænd haʊ ðə ˈmɪnərəlz ˈɪndəstri kʊd pɔr kæʃ ˈɪntu ðə ˈriʤən. ðɪs ˈbɪznɪs (stil) moʊst əv ðə ˈməni steɪz ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, əˈbaʊt 90 əv ɪts ˈrɛvəˌnu, bɪˈkəz wi sɛl ənd ˈɛkspɔrt əˈbaʊt əv ɪt tɪ ðə ˈsɛnər ənd saʊθ əv ˌɪˈrɑk. ðɪs wɪl bi ˈvɛri pərˈdəktɪv fər economy.”*.” əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɪnərəlz ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈlɪstɪd ər lɛd, zɪŋk, ˈkɑpər, kroʊm, ˈnɪkəl, ˈkoʊˌbɔlt, ˈmæŋgəˌniz ənd aɪərn ər bɪˈlivd tɪ hæv dəraɪvd frəm magmatic*, ˌhaɪdroʊˈθərməl ənd ˌsɛdəˈmɛntəri ˈɔrəʤɪnz, ˌbiˈsaɪd ər ɪn əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən wɪθ səm ˈəðər ˈmɪnərəl dɪˈpɑzəts səʧ ɛz ˈbɛraɪt, tælk asbestos,”*,” ˈmaɪkəl haʊərd, ə ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˈmɪnɪstri bɪˈlivz ðət dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ðə ˈmɪnərəlz ˈsɛktər wʊd prəˈvaɪd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈvɛstər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ənd mɔr ʤɑb ˌɑpərˈtunətiz fər ˈpipəl ənd ˈɪnˌkəm fər ðə. pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ðə laɪ ɪn ˌɪnˈkrist ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd jobs,”*,” haʊərd toʊld ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ˌɪnˈvɛstərz kən ˈɛnər ʤɔɪnt ˈvɛnʧərz wɪθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˌɪnˈvɛstərz wɪl bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ hæv ə strɔŋ ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ ðə eɪm əv groʊɪŋ ˈloʊkəl ˌmænɪˈʤɪriəl ənd ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl kəˈpæsɪti. ˈbɪdərz ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənt ə strɔŋ kəmˈjunɪti səˈpɔrt ˈproʊˌgræm ðət ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈloʊkəl kəmˈjunɪtiz ənd ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə wɪn wɪn fər boʊθ ˌɪnˈvɛstər ənd ðə krg.”*.” wɪn ə ˈdɛkeɪd əˈgoʊ ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈriʤən ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ɪts ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈsɛktər ˈnumərəs ˈfɔrən ˈkəmpəˌniz əˈməŋ ðɛm ʤaɪənts səʧ ɛz exxonmobil*, ˈʃɛvrən, ˈtoʊtəl ɛz wɛl ɛz sˈmɔlər fərmz pɔrd ɪn ənd saɪnd ˈkɑnˌtrækts fər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd ɛkˈstrækʃən. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ðə laɪ ɪn ˌɪnˈkrist ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd ʤɑbz. ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ ðə laɪ ɪn ˌɪnˈkrist ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd ʤɑbz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈproʊˌtɛsts frəm ˈbægdæd ənd dɪˈspjuts bɪtˈwin ənd ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt ðiz fərmz sɛt aʊt tɪ wərk, ɪnˈkərəʤd baɪ ðə oʊn ˈwɛlkəmɪŋ lɔz ənd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. ˈɛkspərts ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɑrgju ðət ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ʃʊd leɪ aʊt klɪr rulz ənd ˈligəl ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə ˈmɪnərəl ˈsɛktər tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈɪʃuz feɪst ɪn ðə ɔɪl ˈsɛktər. ðə ˈligəl beɪs əv ðə invitation?”*?” æsks ˈdɑktər., dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈsɛnər fər dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz æt ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn (auis*). du nɑt hæv ðə lɔ əv ˈmɪnərəlz ɪn yet.”*.” bɪˈlivz ðət ˈkəmpəˌniz nid əˈʃʊrəntsɪz ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ kəm ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. fər ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ðə hæd ə lɔ ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈmɑdəl bət stɪl feɪst ˈprɑbləmz wɪθ ˈbægdæd soʊ haʊ kən ju kənˈvɪns ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ kəm wɪˈθaʊt ðə lɔ ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækt model,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ðə ˌɪˈræki ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən gɪvz ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri ðə raɪt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ənd dɪˈvɛləp ðɛr ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðə həz pʊt ˈɪntu ˈpræktɪs əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈsɛktər. ˈkərdɪʃ ˌpɑrləmɛnˈtɛriənz dɪˈfɛnd ðə raɪt tɪ ɪts ˈrisɔrsɪz, ðoʊ ðeɪ meɪ ˈdɪfər ɔn ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm., hɛd əv ðə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri ˈɪndəstri ənd ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz kəˈmɪti ædˈvaɪzɪz əˈgɛnst ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz tɪ ðə nu ˈmɪnərəl ˈsɛktər ˌbiˈfɔr ə lɔ ðət ɪz ˈsɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt həz bɪn pæst. ɪz noʊ lɔ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈmɪnərəlz ɪn ˈkərdɪˌstæn jɛt, soʊ ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən həz noʊ ˈligəl framework,”*,” toʊld. ʃʊd nɑt meɪk ðə ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən now,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ɪz ə dræft ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt bət ɪt həz nɑt pæst yet,”*,” ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əˈleɪz ðɪs kənˈsərn baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ðə raɪt əˈθɔrəti tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈsɛktər. dræft məˈtælɪk ˈmɪnərəlz lɔ həz bɪn ðɛr fər səm taɪm bət nɑt meɪd ɪts weɪ θru ˈpɑrləmɛnt, wɪʧ ɛz ju noʊ ɪz nɑt functioning,”*,” ædˈvaɪzər ˈmaɪkəl haʊərd ɪkˈspleɪnd. ɪt ɪz pæst, ðə ənd ðə ˈmɪnɪstri fər ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz həz ðə əˈθɔrəti ˈəndər ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ lɔz tɪ prɛs əˈhɛd wɪθ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd tɪ ˈlaɪsəns ˈmɪnərəl ɛkˈstrækʃən ənd export.”*.” haʊ kən ju kənˈvɪns ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ kəm wɪˈθaʊt ðə lɔ ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈmɑdəl? haʊ kən ju kənˈvɪns ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ kəm wɪˈθaʊt ðə lɔ ənd ˈkɑnˌtrækt ˈmɑdəl?, ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl rɪsk ənd ˈɛnərʤi ˈænəlɪst beɪst ɪn ˈləndən fɔrˈsiz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən frəm ˈbægdæd fər ðə ˈkərdɪʃ muv, bət bɪˈlivz ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm ðət ɪt wɪl nɑt dɪˈtər ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ɪz ˌɪˈnɛvətəbəl ðət ˈbægdæd wɪl nɑt laɪk ðɪs ənd ʤɪst laɪk ðə ɔɪl ənd gæs pscs*, ɪt wɪl rɪˈzɪst ɪt, bət goʊɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈprɛsɪdənt sɛt baɪ ðə psc*, ɪt wɪl hæv ˈlɪtəl impact,”*,” hi sɛd. ˌɪnˈvɛstərz meɪ dim ɪt ˈrɪski bət dɪˈtər ˈɛvriˌwən, ðə rɪsk ɪz mɔr əˈbaʊt ənd ə lʊk æt ɔɪl ˈɪndəstri fər examples.”*.” ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈɑrgjuz ðət ɪkˈspɔrtɪŋ məˈtælɪk ˈmɪnərəlz əˈbrɔd ɪz wən əv ðə meɪn goʊlz əv ðə nu plæn, bət ɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ dɪˈvɛləp ðə ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈsɛktər ənd prəˈvaɪd ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri məˈtɪriəl fər ˈloʊkəl ˈfæktəriz ɛz ɪt həz bɪn dən səkˈsɛsfəli wɪθ sɪˈmɛnt, sɛd ˈsælɪm əv ðə bɔrd əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ɛmˈbɑrkɪŋ ɔn ə ˈprɑʤɛkt fər wɪʧ ɪt dɪz nɑt hæv ˈɛni ɪkˈspɪriəns. nɔr ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri fəndz, wɔrnz ˈdɑktər. ˈseɪbər əv ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti. ðɪs steɪʤ ðɛr ɪz ə wik ˈmɑrkɪt fər ðiz ˈmɪnərəlz ənd tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst kɔsts ə lɔt əv ˈməni, soʊ ðə dɪz nɑt nid ðət ənd ɪt brɪŋ ˈɛni nu ˈɪnˌkəm tɪ kurdistan.”*.” ˈseɪbər toʊld. bət bɪˈlivz ðət ˈvæljəbəl ˈmɪnərəlz wɪl faɪnd ðɛr oʊn ˈkæpɪtəl: ɪz mɔr ˈlaɪkli ðət ə sˈmɔlər ənd mɔr ˌɪnˈtrɛpəd ɪkˈsplɔrərz wɪl ʃoʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst æt ðɪs steɪʤ bət ɪf ðə ˈæˌsɛts pruv tɪ bi ˈvæljəbəl, ðə ˈlɑrʤər ˈmaɪnərz meɪ muv ɪn. ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs wɪl hæv ən ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstərz dɪˈsɪʒən bət ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɪʃu ɪn ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstərz maɪnd wɪl bi, trænˈspɛrənsi ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl stability,”*,” rɪˈpɔrtər pɔl kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl.

erbil, kurdistan region the kurdistan region’s ministry of natural resources (mnr) invited local and international companies last week, to explore and invest in the region’s mining sector and untapped mineral resources. this is the first time the krg is officially inviting investors to develop blocks where they believe substantial mineral resources are to be found. the ministry has identified 7 blocks for exploration in its three provinces of dohuk, erbil and sulaimani. the region’s main source of income is natural resources such as oil and gas and tapping the underground minerals is hoped to supplement government revenue that has been badly affected by the falling oil prices and a persistent budgetary dispute with the iraqi government. “investment in minerals will bring raw materials to kurdistan for those working in this industry and since we have those resources it’s better that we invest in and extract them as we have to do that anyway,” omer darwesh, a businessman from sulaimani told rudaw. investment in minerals will bring raw materials to kurdistan for those working in this industry, investment in minerals will bring raw materials to kurdistan for those working in this industry, darwesh, a trader in iron and steel, believes that in addition to supplying the region with the materials it needs, the industry itself will also strengthen krg’s finances. darwesh said that at the moment businessmen like him resort to recycling to get the iron they need which they could run out of soon. “we use scrap materials in our factories but if they extract raw iron, for example, it is better as scrap material going to run out soon and not much left.” the businessman knows firsthand how the minerals industry could pour cash into the region. “in this business (steel) most of the money stays in the country, about 90% of its revenue, because we sell and export about 80-85% of it to the center and south of iraq. this will be very productive for kurdistan’s economy.” among the minerals the kurdish government has listed are lead, zinc, copper, chrome, nickel, cobalt, manganese and iron “which are believed to have derived from magmatic, hydrothermal and sedimentary origins, beside or in association with some other non-metallic mineral deposits such as barite, talc & asbestos,” michael howard, a senior advisor to the natural resources ministry believes that developing the minerals sector would provide an opportunity for local and foreign investor partnership and more job opportunities for people and income for the krg. “the potential benefits to the krg lie in increased revenue and jobs,” howard told rudaw in an email. “domestic investors can enter joint ventures with international companies. investors will be required to have a strong localization program with the aim of growing local managerial and operational capacity. bidders should also present a strong community support program that addresses the impact on local communities and the environment, the idea is to create a win win for both investor and the krg.” when a decade ago the kurdish region started to explore its oil and gas sector numerous foreign companies among them giants such as exxonmobil, chevron, total as well as smaller firms poured in and signed contracts for exploration and extraction. the potential benefits to the krg lie in increased revenue and jobs. the potential benefits to the krg lie in increased revenue and jobs. despite protests from baghdad and disputes between erbil and central government these firms set out to work, encouraged by the region’s own welcoming laws and business-friendly environment. experts however, argue that the kurdish government should lay out clear rules and legal basis for the mineral sector to avoid issues faced in the oil sector. “what’s the legal base of the mnr invitation?” asks dr. bilal wahab, director of the center for development and natural resources at the american university in iraq-sulaimani (auis). “we do not have the law of minerals in krg yet.” wahab believes that companies need assurances in order to come and invest in the region. “even for the oil and gas the krg had a law and contract model but still faced problems with baghdad so how can you convince companies to come without the law and contract model,” he added. the iraqi constitution gives different parts of the country the right to explore and develop their natural resources, something the krg has put into practice especially in the oil and gas sector. kurdish parliamentarians defend the region’s right to its resources, though they may differ on the mechanism. sherko jawdat, head of the parliamentary industry and natural resources committee advises against inviting investors to the new mineral sector before a law that is sitting in parliament has been passed. “there is no law to invest in minerals in kurdistan yet, so the invitation has no legal framework,” jawdat told rudaw. “they should not make the invitation now,” he added. “there is a draft in parliament but it has not passed yet,” the ministry of natural resources however, allays this concern by having the right authority to explore the sector. “a draft metallic minerals law has been there for some time but not made its way through parliament, which as you know is not functioning,” mnr advisor michael howard explained. “until it is passed, the krg and the ministry for natural resources has the authority under existing laws to press ahead with inviting investment in exploration and development and to license mineral extraction and export.” how can you convince companies to come without the law and contract model? how can you convince companies to come without the law and contract model? shwan zulal, a political risk and energy analyst based in london foresees opposition from baghdad for the kurdish move, but believes in the meantime that it will not deter investors. “it is inevitable that baghdad will not like this and just like the oil and gas pscs, it will resist it, but going by the precedent set by the psc, it will have little impact,” he said. “some investors may deem it risky but won’t deter everyone, the risk is more about monetization and a look at oil industry for examples.” the kurdish government itself argues that exporting metallic minerals abroad is one of the main goals of the new plan, but it will also develop the region’s industrial sector and provide the necessary material for local factories as it has been done successfully with cement, said mukhlis salim of the krg board of investment. the kurdish government is embarking on a project for which it does not have any experience. nor the necessary funds, warns dr. ezzat sabir of parliament’s finance committee. “at this stage there is a weak market for these minerals and to extract and invest costs a lot of money, so the krg does not need that and it won’t bring any new income to kurdistan.” sabir told rudaw. but zulal believes that valuable minerals will find their own capital: “it is more likely that a smaller and more intrepid explorers will show interest at this stage but if the assets prove to be valuable, the larger miners may move in. the financial crisis will have an impact on investors decision but the major issue in the investors mind will be monetization, transparency and political stability,” *rudaw reporter paul iddon contributed to this article.

(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl frənˈtɪrz, ðɛrz wən ˈtrævəl ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ðət ˈoʊpənz mɔr dɔrz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər. ənd ɪt ˈɪzənt ə juz. ˈpæˌspɔrt. ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ˈʤərməni ɪt simz, hæv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl fər ðə ˈgreɪtəst moʊˈbɪlɪti ɪn ðə ˈtrævəl wərld. wɪθ ə ˈʤərmən ˈpæˌspɔrt, ˈtrævələrz kən ˈɛnər 177 aʊt əv 218 ˈkəntriz ənd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz wɪˈθaʊt ə ˈvizə, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə 2016 ˈvizə riˈstrɪkʃənz ˈɪndɛks ðə lɪst, kəmˈpaɪld ˈænjuəli sɪns 2006 baɪ kənˈsəltɪŋ fərm ˈhɛnli ənd ˈpɑrtnərz ənd ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɛr ˈtrænspɔrt əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ræŋks ˈneɪʃənz baɪ haʊ ˈfrili ðɛr ˈsɪtɪzənz, ˌənɛnˈkəmbərd baɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɛd teɪp, kən ɪkˈsplɔr ðə ˈplænət. rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkɑntɛnt wərldz bɛst ˈsɪti fər rɪˈvild fər 2016 ɪt ʃoʊz ðət ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp əv ə ˌsupərˈpaʊər ˈdəzənt ˈkɛri ðə klaʊt ɪt wəns dɪd. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, wɪʧ ræŋkt fərst ɪn 2014 ənd 2015 həz naʊ drɑpt tɪ fɔrθ pleɪs. ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli bɪˈhaɪnd ˈʤərməni, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɪts pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ˈrənərˌəp fər ðə ˈsɛkənd jɪr ˈrənɪŋ, ɪz sˈwidən wɪθ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ 176 ˈkəntriz. ˈfɪnˌlænd, fræns, ˈɪtəli, speɪn, ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm wɪʧ hæd tɑpt ðə lɪst sɪns 2013 ər naʊ taɪd fər θərd pleɪs, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈnɔrðərn ənd ˈwɛstərn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɪtɪzənz ðə moʊst ˈprɪvɪlɪʤd ɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtrævəl. ʤəˈpæn ənd saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə wər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈməŋ ðə grup ɪn ðə tɔp θri ɪn 2014 ənd 2015 bət hæv slɪd daʊn tɪ fɪθ ənd sɪksθ pleɪs rɪˈspɛktɪvli ðɪs jɪr. ˈbɛlʤəm, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk ənd ˈnɛðərləndz stænd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə juz. ɪn fɔrθ. æt ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə lɪst, ˈleɪbəld ˈkəntriz wɪθ ðə wərst ˈpæˌspɔrts ər æfˈgænəˌstæn, æt 104 ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈpækɪˌstæn, ˌɪˈrɑk, səˈmɑljə, ənd ˈsɪriə. ˈfridəm ˈfæktərz ˈbɔrdər kənˈtroʊlz æt ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪn prɑg, ðə ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk, wər ˈlɪftɪd ɪn 2008 ɛz ɪt bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈmɛmbər steɪt əv ðə ˈɛriə əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈnuˌkəmərz. ˈmɪʧəl ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈfɪdlɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɪndɛks 'ɛs ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈfiʧərz jildz rɪˈzəlts rɪʧ fər æˈnælɪsɪs. wɪθ ˈkjumjələtɪv ˈdætə frəm 11 jɪrz, ðə saɪt əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ kəmˈpɛr ˈməltəpəl ˈkəntriz' skɔrz ɔn ə lɪst, ə wərld mæp, ənd ə græf, ər ʧɑrt ə ˈkəntriz ˈprɑˌgrɛs rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈvizə ˈpɑləsiz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈdɛkeɪd. ˈhɛnli ənd ˈpɑrtnərz, ə fərm ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ ɪn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp ˈsərvɪsɪz, ɪkˈspleɪnz ðət ˈvizə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts "rɪˈflɛkt ˈstrɔŋli" ɔn ˈkəntriz' riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. "kraɪˈtɪriə ðət ə ˈkəntri wɪl kənˈsɪdər wɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈsɪtɪzənz əv əˈnəðər ˈkəntri meɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkəntriz, rɪˈsɪprəkəl ˈvizə ərˈeɪnʤmənts, sɪˈkjʊrəti rɪsks, ər rɪsks əv vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ˈvizə tərmz," ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ˈhɛnli ənd ˈpɑrtnərz tɛlz ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. əbˈzərvɪŋ ðət noʊ ˈkəntri həz drɑpt mɔr ðən θri ˈpleɪsɪz waɪl səm meɪd juʤ lips, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni kənˈkludz ðət ˈfridəm əv ˈmuvmənt, ɪn tərmz əv ˈækˌsɛs," ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ əraʊnd ðə wərld. ist tiˈmɔr, wɪʧ geɪnd ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns ɪn 1999 ənd saɪnd ə mˈjuʧuəl əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ɪn meɪ əv 2015 meɪd ðə ˈstipəst klaɪm əv 33 ˈpleɪsɪz tɪ lænd æt 57 ˈminˌwaɪl, kəˈləmbiə, æt 50th*, muvd əp 25 spɑts. hɔŋ kɔŋg, ə ˈspɛʃəl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ˈriʤən əv ˈʧaɪnə, fɛl frəm tɪ pleɪs. ə sərʤ ɪn ˈkəntri wɛlθ ðət əˈlaʊz ˈsɪtɪzənz tɪ flæʃ ðɛr ˈtʊˌrɪzəm kæʃ meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ min ə ˈwɔrmər ˈwɛlkəm frəm ˈəðər ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz. ˈʧaɪnə ɪz naʊ æt 87 taɪd wɪθ ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, ˈhævɪŋ ˈrɪzən frəm pleɪs ɪn 2015 ˈæftər ˈkəntriz laɪk ʤəˈpæn saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts rɪˈlækst ˈvizə riˈstrɪkʃənz fər ʧaɪˈniz ˈtʊrɪsts. ɪts naʊ əˈbəv ʧæd ənd bɪˈloʊ siˈɛrə liˈoʊn. ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənd ɔˈstreɪljə hæv ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst plænz tɪ ˈfərðər iz rɪkˈwaɪrmənts tɪ əˈtrækt ʧaɪˈniz ˈtʊrɪsts. ˈstraɪkɪŋ dɪˈspɛrəti ðə lɑrʤ dɪˈspɛrəti bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɪtɪzənz' ˈtrævəl ɪz ˈstraɪkɪŋ. ˈwɛlθi ˈkəntriz kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈfɔrd ˈsɪtɪzənz fri ˈmuvmənts ənd ˌɑpərˈtunətiz əraʊnd ðə wərld, waɪl ˈkəntriz tɔrn baɪ wɔr ənd ˈkɑnflɪkt rɪˈmeɪn stək ɔn ðə ˈbɑtəm rəŋ əv ðə lɪst. æfˈgænəˌstæn həz kəm læst sɪns 2010 ðoʊz əˈprutɪd baɪ ˈvaɪələns ənd fliɪŋ wɔrz ər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˌdɛspərˈeɪʃɪn hæv ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈraɪzɪŋ taɪd əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts ˈɛnərɪŋ ˈjʊrəp rɪˈteɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɪndɛksɪz tɔp spɑt frəm ðə læst tu jɪrz, ˈʤərməni rɪˈsivd mɔr əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌɪnˈdəstriəˌlaɪzd ˈkəntri ɪn 2014 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz. wərldz bɛst ˈpæˌspɔrts baɪ ˈnəmbər əv ˈkəntriz ˈgrænɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs 1 ˈʤərməni 177 2 sˈwidən 176 3 ˈfɪnˌlænd, fræns, ˈɪtəli, speɪn, juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm 175 4 ˈbɛlʤəm, ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, ˈnɛðərləndz, juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 174 5 ˈɔstriə, ʤəˈpæn, ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr 173 6 ˈkænədə, ˈaɪərlənd, ˈləksəmˌbɔrg, ˈnɔrˌweɪ, ˈpɔrʧəgəl, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, sˈwɪtsərlənd 172 7 gris, nu ˈzilənd 171 8 ɔˈstreɪljə 169 9 ˈmɔltə 168 10 ʧɛk riˈpəblɪk, ˈhəŋgəri, ˈaɪslənd 167 11 sˌloʊˈvɑˌkiə 165 12 ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn, məˈleɪʒə, sˌloʊˈviniə 164 13 ˈlætviə 163 14 ɛˈstoʊniə, ˌlɪθəˈweɪniə 162 15 ˈpoʊlənd 161 16 ˈmɑnəˌkoʊ 160 17 ˈsaɪprəs 159 18 sæn mərˈinoʊ 156 19 ˈʧɪli 155 20 hɔŋ kɔŋg 154 wərldz wərst ˈpæˌspɔrts 94 ˌlaɪˈbɪˌriə 43 95 bərˈəndi, nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə, mˈjɑnˈmɑr 42 96 ˈbæŋləˌdɛʃ, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk riˈpəblɪk əv ˈkɑŋgoʊ, ˈlɛbənən, ˈɛˈsɑˈraɪ ˈlæŋkə 39 97 ˈkoʊsoʊˌvoʊ, saʊθ suˈdæn, ˈjɛmən 38 98 ˌɛrɪˈtriə, ˌiθiˈoʊpiə, ˌɪˈrɑn, nəˈpɔl, ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, suˈdæn 37 99 ˈlɪˌbiə 36 100 ˈsɪriə 32 101 səˈmɑljə 31 102 ˌɪˈrɑk 30 103 ˈpækɪˌstæn 29

(cnn) — when it comes to crossing international frontiers, there's one travel document that opens more doors than any other. and it isn't a u.s. passport. citizens of germany , it seems, have the potential for the greatest mobility in the travel world. with a german passport, travelers can enter 177 out of 218 countries and territories without a visa, according to the 2016 visa restrictions index the list, compiled annually since 2006 by london-based consulting firm henley and partners and the international air transport association, ranks nations by how freely their citizens, unencumbered by immigration red tape, can explore the planet. related content world's best city for expats revealed for 2016, it shows that citizenship of a superpower doesn't carry the clout it once did. the unitedates, which ranked first in 2014 and 2015, has now dropped to fourth place. immediately behind germany, holding its position as runner-up for the second year running, is sweden with visa-free access to 176 countries. finland, france, italy, spain, and the united kingdom -- which had topped the list since 2013 -- are now tied for third place, making northern and western european citizens the most privileged in international travel. japan and south korea were also among the group in the top three in 2014 and 2015, but have slid down to fifth and sixth place respectively this year. belgium, denmark and netherlandsand alongside the u.s. in fourth. at the bottom of the list, labeled countries with the " worst passports ," are afghanistan, at 104, followed by pakistan, iraq, somalia, and syria. freedom factors border controls at the airport in prague, the czech republic, were lifted in 2008 as it became a memberate of the border-free schengen area along with other newcomers. michal cizek/afp/getty images fiddling with the index 's interactive features yields results rich for analysis. with cumulative data from 11 years, the site allows users to compare multiple countries' scores on a list, a color-coded world map, and a graph, or chart a country's progress regarding visa policies over the decade. henley and partners, a firm specializing in immigration and citizenship services, explains that visa requirements "reflectrongly" on countries' relationships. "criteria that a country will consider when considering giving visa-free access to citizens of another country may include diplomatic relationships between the countries, reciprocal visa arrangements, security risks, or risks of violation of visa terms," a representative of henley and partners tells cnn. observing that no country has dropped more than three places while some made huge leaps, the company concludes that freedom of movement, in terms of "visa-free access," is generally improving around the world. east timor, which gained independence in 1999 and signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the eu in may of 2015, made theeepest climb of 33 places to land at 57. meanwhile, colombia, at 50th, moved up 25 spots. hong kong, a special administrative region of china, fell from 16th to 20th place. a surge in country wealth that allows citizens to flash their tourism cash may also mean a warmer welcome from other destinations. china is now at 87, tied with cambodia, having risen from 93rd place in 2015 after countries like japan , south korea and the unitedates relaxed visa restrictions for chinese tourists. it's now above chad and below sierra leone. the united kingdom and australia have also announced plans to further ease requirements to attract chinese tourists. striking disparity the large disparity between different citizens' travel mobilities isriking. wealthy countries continue to afford citizens free movements and opportunities around the world, while countries torn by war and conflict remainuck on the bottom rung of the list. afghanistan has come last since 2010. those uprooted by violence and fleeing wars or economic desperation have also been contributing to the rising tide of refugees and migrants entering europe retaining the index's top spot from the last two years, germany received more asylum seekers than any other industrialized country in 2014, according to the united nations. world's best passports by number of countries granting visa-free access 1) germany -- 177 2) sweden -- 176 3) finland, france, italy, spain, united kingdom -- 175 4) belgium, denmark, netherlands, unitedates -- 174 5) austria, japan, singapore -- 173 6) canada, ireland, luxembourg, norway, portugal, south korea, switzerland -- 172 7) greece, new zealand -- 171 8) australia -- 169 9) malta -- 168 10) czech republic, hungary, iceland -- 167 11) slovakia -- 165 12) liechtenstein, malaysia, slovenia -- 164 13) latvia -- 163 14) estonia, lithuania -- 162 15) poland -- 161 16) monaco -- 160 17) cyprus -- 159 18) san marino -- 156 19) chile -- 155 20) hong kong -- 154 world's worst passports 94) liberia -- 43 95) burundi, north korea, myanmar -- 42 96) bangladesh, democratic republic of congo, lebanon, sri lanka -- 39 97) kosovo, south sudan, yemen -- 38 98) eritrea, ethiopia, iran, nepal, palestinian territory, sudan -- 37 99) libya -- 36 100) syria -- 32 101) somalia -- 31 102) iraq -- 30 103) pakistan -- 29

tu nu ˈfɑrmərz ˈmɑrkɪts ˈsərvɪŋ ðə twɪn ˈsɪtiz əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndiən kəmˈjunɪti hæv sprəŋ əp ɪn ˈrisənt wiks. ðiz ˌənəˈsumɪŋ ˈproʊdus stændz, kəmˈpraɪzd əv ʤɪst wən ər tu ˈteɪbəlz iʧ, wʊd bi ˈizi tɪ mɪs. ɪt wʊd bi ə mɪˈsteɪk, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, tɪ ɪkˈweɪt ðə hjuˈmɪlɪti əv ðiz ˈbərʤənɪŋ ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz wɪθ ðɛr pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌɪmˈpækt. ðiz ˈmɑrkɪts ər, ɪn fækt, ðə ˈfaɪnəl lɪŋk ɪn ə grænd, ˈvɪʒən ðət həz sɔt tɪ rɪˈstɔr ðə wəns ˈprɑmənənt ˈnoʊʃən əv fud ɛz ˈmɛdəsən. məʧ əv ðə ˈproʊdus ˈɔfərd æt ðə (ˈgrændˌməðər ərθ) ˈɪndiən ˈmɑrkɪts həz bɪn groʊn baɪ ˈneɪtɪv ˈfɑrmərz frəm ˈɛˌrlum sidz prɪˈzərvd baɪ ˈɛldər ˈkɔrə ˈbeɪkər. ˈbeɪkər, hu pæst əˈweɪ ɪn 2000 wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən, reɪzd ə ˈfæməli ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən, ənd lɪvd hər ˈleɪtər jɪrz ɪn nəˈbræskə. ʃi prɪˈzərvd ˈneɪtɪv sidz ˈɛvriˌwɛr ʃi wɛnt. ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ˈgɪftɪd ðɛr kɔrn, bin, ənd skwɑʃ sidz tɪ ðə ˈwʊmən hu bɪˈkeɪm noʊn ɛz ðə ˈkipər əv ðə sidz. ʃi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli kəˈlɛktəd ˈoʊvər 90 vərˈaɪətiz əv ˈneɪtɪv sid. faɪv mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr hər ˈpæsɪŋ ˈbeɪkər roʊt ə ˈlɛtər tɪ drim əv waɪld hɛlθ, ə fɑrm ɪn ˈjugoʊ, ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə rɪˈvaɪvəl əv trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈfɑrmɪŋ. preɪd ənd preɪd ðət ˈsəmˌwən wʊd teɪk ðɪs ˈgɑrdənɪŋ əp əˈgɛn. aɪ æm ˈvɛri plizd tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt jʊr ˈprɑʤɛkt. aɪ fil ðət ðə greɪt kriˈeɪtər həz ˈænsərd maɪ ˈhəmbəl prɛrz. wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv maɪ greɪt ˈgrænˌdɔtər ənd ˈgrændˌsən, wi sɛt aʊt tɪ hɛlp ju. aɪ wɪʃ ðət ˈsəmˌdeɪ ðə ˈʧɪldrən wɪl kəm tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ðə garden,”*,” ˈbeɪkər roʊt. təˈdeɪ, ˈneɪtɪv əˈmɛrɪkən juθ, noʊn ɛz warriors”*” spɛnd θri deɪz ə wik æt drim əv waɪld hɛlθ, pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ɔl əv ðə ˈdutiz rikˈwaɪərd ɪn groʊɪŋ ɔrˈgænɪk fud frəm ˈplæntɪŋ, tɪ ˈhɑrvəstɪŋ, tɪ ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ˈproʊdus tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti æt ðə ˈɪndiən ˈmɑrkɪts. ɔn ə ˈrisənt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ əˈlɔŋ. peɪn ˈævəˌnu (wən əv tu ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr ðə juθ sɛl ðɛr ˈvɛʤtəbəlz) ˌtæˌtiˈæˌnɑ ˈwɪljəmz (lɑˈkoʊtə) tɛndz ðə stænd. ɪn hər θərd jɪr ɛz ə ˈgɑrdən ˈwɔrjər, ˈwɪljəmz sɪz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈvɛʤtəbəlz tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ə kəmˈpliʃən əv hər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɛz ə ˈneɪtɪv ˈgɑrdənər. ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ ˈproʊdus ˈhɛlθi fudz ənd haʊ tɪ meɪk ðɛm teɪst greɪt. ˈlərnɪd əˈbaʊt maɪ ˈkəlʧər, haʊ tɪ juz təˈbæˌkoʊ, haʊ tɪ groʊ ənd draɪ ɪt, ənd haʊ tɪ pray,”*,” ˈwɪljəmz sɛd. ˌtæˌtiˈæˌnɑ ənd ðə 64 ˈəðərz ðət hæv pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɛz ˈgɑrdən ˈwɔrjərz sɪns 2005 hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ˈəðər ˈpræktɪkəl laɪf skɪlz æt drim əv waɪld hɛlθ. rɪˈsiv ə peɪ ʧɛk fər ðɛr pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən. soʊ wi hæv ə bæŋk ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv kəm tɪ ðə fɑrm ənd tiʧ ðɛm əˈbaʊt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈlɪtərəsi. ðeɪ ˈoʊpən əˈkaʊnts soʊ ðeɪ hæv ˈsəmˌwɛr tɪ kæʃ ðɛr ʧɛks ənd ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr money,”*,” sɪz daɪæn ˈwɪlsən, ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər. ˈwɪlsən sɪz ðə ˈgɑrdən ˈwɔrjərz ər ˈʧoʊzən frəm θruaʊt ðə ˈneɪtɪv kəmˈjunɪti. gɪt kɪdz frəm ˈlɪtəl ərθ, θruaʊt. pɔl, ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz, ˈfɑstər hoʊmz səm hæv ˈvɛri hɑrd ˈstɔriz. wi hɛlp ðɛm prɪˈvɛnt ˌdaɪəˈbitiz ənd əˈbisəti, baɪ ˈlərnɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp tɪ fud, baɪ ˈlərnɪŋ haʊ tɪ plænt, ˈhɑrvəst, kʊk, ənd sɛl food.”*.” æt ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈmɑrkɪt saɪt ɪn ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs, ðə ˈgɑrdən ˈwɔrjərz ər ʤɔɪnd baɪ ˈstudənt ˈfɑrmərz frəm ˈsɛnər skul. ðə ˈpəblɪk skul æt 2421 ˈblumɪŋtən ˈævəˌnu saʊθ tʊk ə ˈveɪkənt lɔt ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ ənd kənˈvərtɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ə ˈbaʊnɪfəl ˈgɑrdən. ˈsɛnər skul ˈstudənts hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈkʊkˌbʊk wɪθ ðɛr ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈrɛsəpiz wɪʧ ɪz soʊld fər 2 æt ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ˈrɛsəpiz ˌɪnˈklud: waɪld raɪs ˈkrænˌbɛri salad,”*,” ənd ˈəltəmət bəˈnænə split,”*,” neɪmd fər ðə ˈstudənt hu ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd ðə swit kənˈkɑkʃən. ˈsɛnər dɪˈrɛktər ʤoʊ raɪs sɪz ɪt tʊk ə lip əv feɪθ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈprɛʃəs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪn ðə ˈgɑrdən ˈprɑʤɛkt, bət ðət ðə rɪsk həz ˈdɛfənətli paid-off*. aɪ si ðiz kɪdz ˈteɪkɪŋ kɛr əv ɑr ˈgɑrdən, groʊɪŋ ðiz ˈwəndərfəl fudz, ənd aʊt ˈsɛlɪŋ ðoʊz fudz, ˈæktɪŋ laɪk ˈædəlts ɪn ðə weɪ ðeɪ ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ ˈkəstəmərz, ɪt gɪvz mi ə lɔt əv hoʊp fər ðə future,”*,” sɛd raɪs. ˈgɑrdən ˈmɑrkɪt taɪmz ənd loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˈtuzˌdeɪz: θru sɛpt. 21 piɛm ˈmɪdˌtaʊn ˈmɑrkɪt, leɪk ˈɑˌveɪ., mpls*. ˈθərzdiz: θru sɛpt. 23 æm piɛm mpls*. əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɪndiən ˈsɛnər, 1530 i. ˈfræŋklɪn ˈɑˌveɪ., mpls*., ənd ˈɔlsoʊ æt 926 peɪn ˈɑˌveɪ.,. pɔl. fər mɔr ˈɪnfoʊ, kɔl ər si:

two new farmers markets serving the twin cities american indian community have sprung up in recent weeks. these unassuming produce stands, comprised of just one or two tables each, would be easy to miss. it would be a mistake, however, to equate the humility of these burgeoning enterprises with their potential impact. these markets are, in fact, the final link in a grand, multi-generational vision that has sought to restore the once prominent notion of food as spirit-nurturing medicine. much of the produce offered at the unci maka (grandmother earth) indian farmer’s markets has been grown by native farmers from heirloom seeds preserved by potawatomi elder cora baker. baker, who passed away in 2000, was born in michigan, raised a family in wisconsin, and lived her later years in nebraska. she preserved native seeds everywhere she went. many people gifted their corn, bean, and squash seeds to the woman who became known as the keeper of the seeds. she eventually collected over 90 varieties of native seed. five months before her passing baker wrote a letter to dream of wild health, a ten-acre farm in hugo, minnesota dedicated to the revival of traditional farming. “i prayed and prayed that someone would take this gardening up again. i am very pleased to learn about your project. i feel that the great creator has answered my humble prayers. with the help of my great grand-daughter and grandson, we set out to help you. i wish that someday the children will come to realize the importance of the garden,” baker wrote. today, native american youth, known as “garden warriors” spend three days a week at dream of wild health, performing all of the duties required in growing organic food – from planting, to harvesting, to bringing produce to market and selling it to the community at the unci maka indian farmer’s markets. on a recent thursday morning along st. paul’s payne avenue (one of two places where the youth sell their vegetables) 18-year-old tatiana williams (lakota) tends the unci maka stand. in her third year as a garden warrior, williams says selling vegetables to the public represents a completion of her education as a native gardener. “i’ve learned how to produce healthy foods and how to make them taste great. i’ve learned about my culture, how to use tobacco, how to grow and dry it, and how to pray,” williams said. tatiana and the 64 others that have participated as garden warriors since 2005 have also learned other practical life skills at dream of wild health. “they receive a pay check for their participation. so we have a bank representative come to the farm and teach them about financial literacy. they open accounts so they have somewhere to cash their checks and manage their money,” says diane wilson, the farm’s operations director. wilson says the garden warriors are chosen from throughout the native community. “we get kids from little earth, throughout st. paul, lower-income neighborhoods, foster homes – some have very hard stories. we help them prevent diabetes and obesity, by learning to change their relationship to food, by learning how to plant, harvest, cook, and sell food.” at the second unci maka market sight in minneapolis, the garden warriors are joined by student farmers from nawayee center school. the native-focused public school at 2421 bloomington avenue south took a vacant lot a few years ago and converted it into a bountiful garden. center school students have also published a cookbook with their favorite recipes which is sold for $2 at the market. recipes include: “chilled wild rice cranberry salad,” and “ta’lana’s ultimate banana split,” named for the student who invented the sweet concoction. nawayee center school’s director joe rice says it took a leap of faith to invest precious educational resources in the garden project, but that the risk has definitely paid-off. “when i see these kids taking care of our garden, growing these wonderful foods, and out selling those foods, acting like adults in the way they interact with customers, it gives me a lot of hope for the future,” said rice. garden market times and locations tuesdays: thru sept. 21 3:00 – 7:00 pm midtown market, lake st & 22nd ave., mpls. thursdays: thru sept. 23, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm mpls. american indian center, 1530 e. franklin ave., mpls., and also at 926 payne ave., st. paul. for more info, call 651-439-3840 or see: www.dreamofwildhealth.org

sɪks jɪrz ˈæftər ðə fukuˈʃimə ˈnukliər riˈæktər dɪˈzæstər ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv məˈtɪriəl ɪz ˈliʧɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈoʊʃən frəm ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd pleɪs. səm əv ðə haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ə ˈmeɪʤər əv ˈnukliər paʊər ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, ər naʊ faʊnd ɪn ðə ˈsəmˈwət ˈsɔlti ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər bɪˈniθ sænd ˈbiʧɪz tɛnz əv ˈkɪləˌmitərz əˈweɪ, ə nu ˈstədi ʃoʊz. ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˈtɛstɪd fər ˌreɪdioʊˌækˈtɪvəˌti æt eɪt ˈdɪfərənt ˈbiʧɪz wɪˈθɪn 100 ˈkɪləˌmitərz əv ðə plænt, wɪʧ ɪkˈspɪriənst θri riˈæktər wɪn ən ˈərθkˌweɪk ənd tsuˈnɑmi ɔn mɑrʧ 11 2011 nɑkt aʊt ɪts paʊər. ˈoʊʃənz, ˈrɪvərz ənd frɛʃ ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər ˈsɔrsəz ər ˈtɪpɪkəli ˈmɑnətərd fər ˌreɪdioʊˌækˈtɪvəˌti ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˈnukliər ˈæksədənt, bət ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə dɪˈzæstər, ðoʊz ðə moʊst kənˈtæməˌneɪtɪd ˈwɔtər ˈsɔrsəz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈbrækɪʃ ˈgraʊndˌwɔtər ˌəndərˈniθ ðə ˈbiʧɪz həz əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ðə ˈsɛkənd haɪəst ˈlɛvəlz əv ðə ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv ˈɛləmənt (sərˈpæst

six years after the fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in japan, radioactive material is leaching into the pacific ocean from an unexpected place. some of the highest levels of radioactive cesium-137, a major by-product of nuclear power generation, are now found in the somewhat salty groundwater beneath sand beaches tens of kilometers away, a newudy shows. scientists tested for radioactivity at eight different beaches within 100 kilometers of the plant, which experienced three reactor meltdowns when an earthquake and tsunami on march 11, 2011, knocked out its power. oceans, rivers and fresh groundwater sources are typically monitored for radioactivity following a nuclear accident, but several years following the disaster, those weren’t the most contaminated water sources. instead, brackish groundwater underneath the beaches has accumulated the second highest levels of the radioactive element (surpassed

1928 ˈnɑvəl baɪ di. eɪʧ. ˈlɔrəns ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈnɑvəl. fər ˈəðər ˈjuzɪz, si ˈleɪdi ˈləvər (disambiguation*) ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ɪz ə ˈnɑvəl baɪ di. eɪʧ. ˈlɔrəns, fərst ˈpəblɪʃt ˈpraɪvətli ɪn 1928 ɪn ˈɪtəli, ənd ɪn 1929 ɪn fræns ənd ən ɪˈdɪʃən wɑz nɑt ˈpəblɪʃt ˈoʊpənli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm ənˈtɪl 1960 wɪn ɪt wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ə ˈwɔtərˌʃɛd əbˈsɛnɪti traɪəl əˈgɛnst ðə ˈpəblɪʃər ˈpɛŋgwən bʊks. ˈpɛŋgwən wən ðə keɪs, ənd kˈwɪkli soʊld 3 ˈmɪljən ðə bʊk wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ bænd fər əbˈsɛnɪti ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈkænədə, ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈɪndiə ənd ʤəˈpæn. ðə bʊk sun bɪˈkeɪm noʊˈtɔriəs fər ɪts ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl (ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl) riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs mæn ənd ən ˈəpər klæs ˈwʊmən, ɪts ɪkˈsplɪsət dɪˈskrɪpʃənz əv sɛks, ənd ɪts juz əv wərdz. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz sɛd tɪ hæv ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd frəm ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈlɔrənsɪz oʊn ənˈhæpi dəˈmɛstɪk laɪf, ənd hi tʊk ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən fər ðə ˈsɛtɪŋz əv ðə bʊk frəm nottinghamshire*, wɛr hi gru əp. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm ˈkrɪtɪks, ðə flɪŋ əv ˈleɪdi mɔˈrɛl wɪθ "ˈtaɪgər", ə jəŋ hu keɪm tɪ kɑrv fər hər ˈgɑrdən ˈstæˌʧuz, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪnfluənst ðə ˈlɔrəns æt wən taɪm kənˈsɪdərd ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə ˈnɑvəl ˈtɛndərnəs ənd meɪd sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌɔltərˈeɪʃənz tɪ ðə tɛkst ənd ˈstɔri ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv ɪts ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən. ɪt həz bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn θri ˈvərʒənz. plɑt ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən ˈɛdət ðə ˈstɔri kənˈsərnz ə jəŋ ˈmɛrid ˈwʊmən, ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑnstəns rid (ˈleɪdi), huz ˈəpər klæs ˈhəzbənd, sər ˈklɪfərd, dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ˈhænsəm, mæn, həz bɪn frəm ðə weɪst daʊn du tɪ ə greɪt wɔr ˈɪnʤəri. ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈklɪfərdz ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz, hɪz ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl nɪˈglɛkt əv ˈkɑnstəns ˈfɔrsɪz ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkəpəl. hər ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl frəˈstreɪʃən lidz hər ˈɪntu ən əˈfɛr wɪθ ðə ˈgeɪmˌkipər, ˈɑlɪvər. ðə klæs ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə ˈkəpəl ˈhaɪˌlaɪts ə ˈmeɪʤər moʊˈtif əv ðə ˈnɑvəl wɪʧ ɪz ðə ˌɔnˈfɛr ˈdɑmənəns əv ˌɪntəˈlɛkʧuəlz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs. ðə ˈnɑvəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ðət ʃi ˈkænɑt lɪv wɪθ ðə maɪnd əˈloʊn; ʃi məst ˈɔlsoʊ bi əˈlaɪv ˈfɪzɪkəli. ðɪs ˈriləˈzeɪʃən stɛmz frəm ə ˈhaɪtənd ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪkˈspɪriəns ˈkɑnstəns həz ˈoʊnli fɛlt wɪθ, səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ləv kən ˈoʊnli ˈhæpən wɪθ ðə ˈɛləmənt əv ðə ˈbɑdi, nɑt ðə maɪnd. θimz ˈɛdət ɪn ˈleɪdi ˈləvər, ˈlɔrəns kəmz fʊl ˈsərkəl tɪ ˈɑrgju wəns əˈgɛn fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl riˈʤɛnərˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ kən bi faʊnd ˈoʊnli θru ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin mæn ənd ˈwʊmən (ənd, hi əˈsərts ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, mæn ənd mæn). ləv ənd ˈpərsɪnəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər ðə θrɛdz ðət baɪnd ðɪs ˈnɑvəl təˈgɛðər. ˈlɔrəns ɪkˈsplɔrz ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps. ðə ˈridər siz ðə ˈbrutəl, ˈbʊliɪŋ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ənd hɪz waɪf ˈbərθə, hu ˈpənɪʃəz ɪm baɪ prɪˈvɛnɪŋ hɪz ˈplɛʒər. ðɛr ɪz ˈtɑmi duks, hu həz noʊ riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪˈkəz hi ˈkænɑt faɪnd ə ˈwʊmən hum hi rɪˈspɛkts ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli ənd, æt ðə seɪm taɪm, faɪndz dɪˈzaɪərəbəl. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə pərˈvərs, məˈtərnəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðət ˈəltəmətli dɪˈvɛləps bɪtˈwin ˈklɪfərd ənd ˈmɪsɪz. ˈboʊltən, hɪz ˈkɛrɪŋ nərs, ˈæftər ˈkɑnstəns həz lɛft. maɪnd ənd ˈbɑdi ˈɛdət ˈrɪʧərd ˈhɑgərt ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə meɪn ˈsəbʤɪkt əv ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ɪz nɑt ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈpæsɪʤɪz ðət wər ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv səʧ dəˈbeɪt bət ðə sərʧ fər ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ənd ki tɪ ðɪs ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti ɪz koʊˈhiʒən bɪtˈwin ðə maɪnd ənd ðə ˈbɑdi fər "ˈbɑdi wɪˈθaʊt maɪnd ɪz ˈbrutɪʃ; maɪnd wɪˈθaʊt ˈbɑdi ɪz ə ˈrənɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ɑr ˈdəbəl biɪŋ." ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ˈfoʊkɪsɪz ɔn ðə ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrəns əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ə laɪf ðət ɪz "ɔl maɪnd", wɪʧ ˈlɔrəns sɔ ɛz ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli tru əˈməŋ ðə jəŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk ˈklæsɪz, ɛz ɪn hɪz dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ənd hər ˈsɪstər "ˈtɛntətɪv love-affairs*" ɪn ðɛr juθ: soʊ ðeɪ hæd ˈgɪvɪn ðə gɪft əv ðɛmˈsɛlvz, iʧ tɪ ðə juθ wɪθ hum ʃi hæd ðə moʊst ˈsətəl ənd ˈɪnɪmət ˈɑrgjəmənts. ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts, ðə dɪˈskəʃənz wər ðə greɪt θɪŋ: ðə ənd kəˈnɛkʃən wər ˈoʊnli sɔrt əv ˈprɪmɪtɪv rɪˈvərʒən ənd ə bɪt əv ən anti-climax*. ðə ˈkɑntræst bɪtˈwin maɪnd ənd ˈbɑdi kən bi sin ɪn ðə ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən iʧ həz wɪθ ðɛr ˈpriviəs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps: læk əv ˈɪntəməsi wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd hu ɪz "ɔl maɪnd" ənd ʧɔɪs tɪ lɪv əˈpɑrt frəm hɪz waɪf bɪˈkəz əv hər "ˈbrutɪʃ" ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈneɪʧər. ðiz lɛd ðɛm ˈɪntu ə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðət bɪldz ˈvɛri sˈloʊli ənd ɪz beɪst əˈpɑn ˈtɛndərnəs, ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈpæʃən ənd mˈjuʧuəl rɪˈspɛkt. ɛz ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈleɪdi ənd dɪˈvɛləps, ðeɪ lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə əv ðə maɪnd ənd ðə ˈbɑdi; ʃi lərnz ðət sɛks ɪz mɔr ðən ə ˈʃeɪmfəl ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ækt, ənd hi lərnz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈspɪrɪˌʧuəl ˈʧælənʤɪz ðət kəm frəm ˈfɪzɪkəl ləv. mɑrk aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪz ðə "ˈleɪdi fəˈnɑməˌnɑn" ɪn wɪʧ ðə seɪm ˈsɛkʃuəl ækt kən əˈfɛkt ˈpipəl ɪn ˈdɪfərənt weɪz æt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɛr hi ˈbeɪsɪz ɪt ɔn ðə ˈpæsɪʤ ɪn wɪʧ ˈleɪdi filz dɪsɪnˈgeɪʤd frəm ənd θɪŋks dɪˈspɛrɪʤɪŋli əˈbaʊt ðə sɛks ækt: "ənd ðɪs taɪm ðə ʃɑrp ˈɛkstəsi əv hər oʊn ˈpæʃən dɪd nɑt ˈoʊvərˌkəm hər; ʃi leɪ wɪθ hænz ˌɪˈnərt ɔn hɪz ˈstraɪvɪŋ ˈbɑdi, ənd du wət ʃi maɪt, hər ˈspɪrɪt simd tɪ lʊk ɔn frəm ðə tɔp əv hər hɛd, ənd ðə ˈbətɪŋ əv hɪz simd rɪˈdɪkjələs tɪ hər, ənd ðə sɔrt əv æŋˈzaɪəti əv hɪz ˈpinɪs tɪ kəm tɪ ɪts ˈlɪtəl ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪŋ ˈkraɪsəs simd ˈfɑrsɪkəl. jɛs, ðɪs wɑz ləv, ðɪs rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈbaʊnsɪŋ əv ðə ˈbətəks, ənd ðə ˈwɪltɪŋ əv ðə pur ˌɪnsɪgnˈjɪfɪkənt, mɔɪst ˈlɪtəl ˈpinɪs." ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər, ðeɪ meɪk ləv əˈgɛn, ənd ðɪs taɪm, ʃi ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɪˈnɔrmɪs ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt: "ənd ɪt simd ʃi wɑz laɪk ðə si, ˈnəθɪŋ bət dɑrk weɪvz ˈraɪzɪŋ ənd ˈhivɪŋ, ˈhivɪŋ wɪθ ə greɪt swɛl, soʊ ðət sˈloʊli hər hoʊl ˈdɑrknəs wɑz ɪn ˈmoʊʃən, ənd ʃi wɑz ˈoʊʃən ˈroʊlɪŋ ɪts dɑrk, dəm mæs." klæs ˈɛdət ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɛzənts səm vjuz ɔn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðə ˈərli ˈsɛnʧəri. ðɪs ɪz moʊst ˈɛvədəntli sin ɪn ðə plɑt; ðə əˈfɛr əv ən ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk ˈwʊmən (ˈkɔni) wɪθ ə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs mæn (mellors*). ðɪs ɪz ˈhaɪtənd wɪn əˈdɑpts ðə ˈloʊkəl brɔd ˈdərbiˌʃər ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt, ˈsəmθɪŋ hi kən slɪp ɪn ənd aʊt əv. ˈkrɪtɪk ənd ˈraɪtər mɑrk raɪts əv ðə ˈfɔrbɪdən ləv əv ə ˈwʊmən əv ˈrɛlətɪvli suˈpɪriər ˈsoʊʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən hu ɪz drɔn tɪ ən "aʊtˈsaɪdər" (ə mæn əv loʊər ˈsoʊʃəl ræŋk ər ə ˈfɔrənər). hi kənˈsɪdərz ðɪs ə fəˈmɪljər kənˈstrəkʃən ɪn d.h*. ˈlɔrənsɪz wərks, ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈwʊmən ˈiðər rɪˈzɪsts hər ˌɪmˈpəls ər jildz tɪ bɪˈlivz ðə tu ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz wər ɪmˈbɑdid, rɪˈspɛktɪvli, ɪn ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ˈɪntu wɪʧ ˈlɔrəns wɑz bɔrn, ənd ðət ˈɪntu wɪʧ ˈlɔrəns ˈmɛrid, ˈðɛrˌfɔr bɪˈkəmɪŋ ə ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈtɑpɪk ɪn hɪz wərk. ðɛr ɪz ə klɪr klæs dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ðə ˌɪnˈhæbɪtənts əv ənd, brɪʤd baɪ ðə nərs ˈmɪsɪz ˈboʊltən. ˈklɪfərd ɪz mɔr sɛlf əˈʃʊrd ɪn hɪz pəˈzɪʃən, wɛˈræz ˈkɔni ɪz ˈɔfən θroʊn wɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤərz trit hər ɛz ə ˈleɪdi (fər ˈɪnstəns wɪn ʃi həz ti ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ). ðɪs ɪz ˈɔfən meɪd ɪkˈsplɪsət ɪn ðə nɛˈreɪʃən, fər ˈɪnstəns: ˈklɪfərd wɑz mɔr ˈəpər klæs ðən ˈkɔni. ˈkɔni wɑz ˌɪnˌtɛləˈʤɛntsiə, bət hi wɑz ˌɛrəˈstɑkrəsi. nɑt ðə bɪg sɔrt, bət stɪl ɪt. hɪz ˈfɑðər wɑz ə ˌbɛrəˈnɛt, ənd hɪz ˈməðər hæd bɪn ə ˈdɔtər. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnz əv ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən ənd rɪˈzɛntmənt frəm ðə koʊl pɪt ˈkɑljərz, huz ˈfɔrʧənz ər ɪn dɪˈklaɪn, əˈgɛnst ˈklɪfərd hu oʊnz ðə maɪnz. ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ hɑrd, ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, ðə ənd kəmˈjunɪtiz ɪn ˈbrɪtən hæv bɪn hoʊm tɪ mɔr pərˈveɪsɪv klæs ˈbɛriərz ðən həz bɪn ðə keɪs ɪn ˈəðər ˈɪndəstriz (fər ən ɪgˈzæmpəl, si ˈʧæptər tu əv ðə roʊd tɪ pɪr baɪ ʤɔrʤ ˈɔrˌwɛl.) ðeɪ wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsɛntərz əv ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst ˈprɑtəstənt) rɪˈlɪʤən, wɪʧ ˈtɛndɪd tɪ hoʊld əˈspɛʃəli vjuz ɔn ˈmætərz səʧ ɛz əˈdəltəri. ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ ðə ˈkɑnsɛpts əv anarchism*, ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm, ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ənd ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm ˈpərmiˌeɪt ðə bʊk. ˈjunjən straɪks wər ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈkɑnstənt priˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən ɪn hɔl. koʊl ˈmaɪnɪŋ ɪz ə rɪˈkərənt ənd fəˈmɪljər θim ɪn ˈlɔrənsɪz laɪf ənd ˈraɪtɪŋ du tɪ hɪz ˈbækˌgraʊnd, ənd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈprɑmənənt ɪn sənz ənd ˈləvərz ənd ˈwɪmən ɪn ləv, ɛz wɛl ɛz ʃɔrt ˈstɔriz səʧ ɛz ˈoʊdər əv krɪˈsænθəməmz. ənd ˈneɪʧər ˈɛdət ɛz ɪn məʧ əv ˈlɔrənsɪz ˈfɪkʃən, ə ki θim ɪz ðə ˈkɑntræst bɪtˈwin ðə vaɪˈtæləti əv ˈneɪʧər ənd ðə məˈnɑtəni əv ˈmaɪnɪŋ ənd industrialism*. ˈklɪfərd wɔnts tɪ ˌriɪnˈvɪgərˌeɪt ðə maɪnz wɪθ nu tɛkˈnɑləʤi ənd ɪz aʊt əv təʧ wɪθ ðə ˈnæʧərəl ɪn ˈkɑntræst, ˈkɔni ˈɔfən əˈpriʃiˌeɪts ðə ˈbjuti əv ˈneɪʧər ənd siz ðə ˈəglinəs əv ðə maɪnz ɪn uthwaite*. hər ˈhaɪtənd ˈsɛnʃəwəl əˌpriʃiˈeɪʃən əˈplaɪz nɑt ʤɪst tɪ hər ˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ, bət tɪ ˈneɪʧər tu. ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈɛdət ən ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɑvəl wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈbrɪtən ɪn 1932 baɪ ˈmɑrtɪn secker*; rivˈjuɪŋ ɪt ɪn ðə əbˈzərvər, ðə ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈʤɛrəld guld ˈnoʊtɪd ðət "ˈpæsɪʤɪz ər ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli oʊˈmɪtɪd tɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈɔθər ənˈdaʊtɪdli əˈtæʧt səˈprim ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns soʊ greɪt, ðət hi wɑz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ feɪs ənd ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp bɪˈkəz əv ən ənd ˈhɛvəli ˈsɛnsərd wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts baɪ ˈælfrɪd ə. nɑpf, ɪŋk. ɪn 1928 ðɪs ɪˈdɪʃən wɑz ˈsəbsəkwəntli riˈɪʃud ɪn ˈpeɪpərˌbæk ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts baɪ ˈsɪgnɪt bʊks ɪn 1946 ˈbrɪtɪʃ əbˈsɛnɪti traɪəl ˈɛdət wɪn ðə fʊl ɪˈdɪʃən wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈpɛŋgwən bʊks ɪn ˈbrɪtən ɪn 1960 ðə traɪəl əv ˈpɛŋgwən ˈəndər ðə əbˈsin ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ækt 1959 wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpəblɪk ɪˈvɛnt ənd ə tɛst əv ðə nu əbˈsɛnɪti lɔ. ðə 1959 ækt (ˌɪntrəˈdust baɪ rɔɪ ˈʤɛŋkɪnz) hæd meɪd ɪt ˈpɑsəbəl fər ˈpəblɪʃərz tɪ ɪˈskeɪp kənˈvɪkʃən ɪf ðeɪ kʊd ʃoʊ ðət ə wərk wɑz əv ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈmɛrət. wən əv ðə əˈbʤɛkʃənz wɑz tɪ ðə ˈfrikˌwɛnt juz əv ðə wərd "fək" ənd ɪts dərˈɪvətɪvz. əˈnəðər əˈbʤɛkʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə juz əv ðə wərd "kənt". ˈvɛriəs ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˈkrɪtɪks ənd ˈɛkspərts əv dɪˈvərs kaɪnz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ i. ɛm. ˈfɔrstər, ˈhɛlən ˈgɑrdnər, ˈrɪʧərd ˈhɑgərt, ˈreɪmənd ˈwɪljəmz ənd ˈnɔrmən john-stevas*, wər kɔld ɛz ˈwɪtnəsɪz, ənd ðə ˈvərdɪkt, dɪˈlɪvərd ɔn 2 noʊˈvɛmbər 1960 wɑz "nɑt ˈgɪlti". ðɪs rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ə fɑr ˈgreɪtər dɪˈgri əv ˈfridəm fər ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ɪkˈsplɪsət məˈtɪriəl ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm. ðə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən wɑz ˈrɪdəˌkjuld fər biɪŋ aʊt əv təʧ wɪθ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl nɔrmz wɪn ðə ʧif ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, ˈmərvɪn griffith-jones*, æst ɪf ɪt wər ðə kaɪnd əv bʊk "ju wʊd wɪʃ jʊr waɪf ər ˈsərvənts tɪ rɛd". ðə ˈpɛŋgwən ˈsɛkənd ɪˈdɪʃən, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn 1961 kənˈteɪnz ə ˈpəblɪʃərz ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən, wɪʧ ridz: "fər ˈhævɪŋ ˈpəblɪʃt ðɪs bʊk, ˈpɛŋgwən bʊks wɑz ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ˈəndər ðə əbˈsin ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃənz ækt, 1959 æt ðə oʊld ˈbeɪli ɪn ˈləndən frəm 20 ɑkˈtoʊbər tɪ 2 noʊˈvɛmbər 1960 ðɪs ɪˈdɪʃən ɪz ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə twɛlv ˈʤʊrərz, θri ˈwɪmən ənd naɪn mɛn, hu rɪˈtərnd ə ˈvərdɪkt əv 'nɑt ˈgɪlti' ənd ðəs meɪd di. eɪʧ. ˈlɔrənsɪz læst ˈnɑvəl əˈveɪləbəl fər ðə fərst taɪm tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm". ɪn 2006 ðə traɪəl wɑz ˈdræməˌtaɪzd baɪ ˌbibiˈsi weɪlz ɛz ðə əˈfɛr. ɔˈstreɪljə ˈɛdət nɑt ˈoʊnli wɑz ðə bʊk bænd ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə, bət ə bʊk dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ traɪəl, ðə traɪəl əv ˈleɪdi, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ bænd. ə ˈkɑpi wɑz sˈməgəld ˈɪntu ðə ˈkəntri ənd ðɛn ˈpəblɪʃt ˈwaɪdli. ðə ˈfɔˌlaʊt frəm ðɪs ɪˈvɛnt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli lɛd tɪ ðə ˈizɪŋ əv ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp əv bʊks ɪn ðə ˈkəntri, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈkəntri stɪl rɪˈteɪnz ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌklæsəfəˈkeɪʃən bɔrd. ˈkænədə ˈɛdət ɪn 1962 məˈgɪl ˌjunəˈvərsəti prəˈfɛsər əv lɔ ənd kəˈneɪdiən ˈmɑdərnɪst poʊət ɛf. ɑr. skɑt əˈpɪrd ˌbiˈfɔr ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ˈleɪdi ˈləvər frəm ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp. skɑt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə appellants*, ˈbʊkˌsɛlərz hu hæd bɪn ˈɔfərɪŋ ðə bʊk fər seɪl. ðə keɪs əroʊz wɪn ðə pəˈlis hæd sizd ðɛr ˈkɑpiz əv ðə bʊk ənd dɪˈpɑzətəd ðɛm wɪθ ə ʤəʤ əv ðə kɔrt əv ˈsɛʃənz əv ðə pis, hu ˈɪʃud ə ˈnoʊtɪs tɪ ðə ˈbʊkˌsɛlərz tɪ ʃoʊ kɔz waɪ ðə bʊks ʃʊd nɑt bi ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd ɛz əbˈsin, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɛs əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ðə traɪəl ʤəʤ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ruld ðət ðə bʊk wɑz əbˈsin ənd ˈɔrdərd ðət ðə ˈkɑpiz bi ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪtəd. ðɪs dɪˈsɪʒən wɑz əˈphɛld baɪ ðə kwəˈbɛk kɔrt əv kwinz bɛnʧ, əˈpil saɪd (naʊ ðə kwəˈbɛk kɔrt əv skɑt ðɛn əˈpild ðə keɪs tɪ ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈkænədə. ðət kɔrt əˈlaʊd ðə əˈpil ɔn ə splɪt, ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðət ðə bʊk wɑz nɑt ən əbˈsin ɔn 15 noʊˈvɛmbər 1960 ən ɑnˈtɛrioʊ ˈpænəl əv ˈɛkspərts, əˈpɔɪntɪd baɪ əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɛlsoʊ ˈrɑbərts, faʊnd ðət ˈnɑvəl wɑz nɑt əbˈsin əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈkrɪmənəl juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈɛdət ˈleɪdi ˈləvər wɑz bænd fər əbˈsɛnɪti ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn 1929 ɪn 1930 ˈsɛnətər ˈbrɑnsən ˈkətɪŋ prəˈpoʊzd ən əˈmɛndmənt tɪ ðə ˈtɛrəf ækt, wɪʧ wɑz ðɛn biɪŋ dəˈbeɪtɪd, ˈɛndɪŋ ðə ˈpræktɪs əv ˈhævɪŋ juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkəstəmz ˈsɛnsər əˈlɛʤədli əbˈsin ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd bʊks. ˈsɛnətər rid smut ˈvɪgərəsli əˈpoʊzd səʧ ən əˈmɛndmənt, θˈrɛtənɪŋ tɪ ˈpəblɪkli rɛd ˌɪnˈdisənt ˈpæsɪʤɪz əv ˌɪmˈpɔrtɪd bʊks ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈnɛvər ˈfɑloʊd θru, hi ˌɪnˈkludɪd ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ən əbˈsin bʊk ðət məst nɑt riʧ dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɔdiənsəz, dɪˈklɛrɪŋ "aɪv nɑt ˈteɪkən tɛn ˈmɪnəts ɔn ˈleɪdi ˈləvər, ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ɪts ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈpeɪʤɪz. ɪt ɪz moʊst damnable*! ɪt ɪz ˈrɪtən baɪ ə mæn wɪθ ə dɪˈzizd maɪnd ənd ə soʊl soʊ blæk ðət hi wʊd əbˈskjʊr ˈivɪn ðə ˈdɑrknəs əv ə 1955 frɛnʧ fɪlm ˈvərʒən beɪst ɔn ðə ˈnɑvəl ənd riˈlist baɪ ˈkɪŋzli ˈpɪkʧərz wɑz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv əˈtɛmptəd ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp ɪn nu jɔrk ɪn 1959 ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ɪt prəˈmoʊtəd ðə ˈjuˈɛs səˈprim kɔrt hɛld ɔn 29 ʤun 1959 ðət ðə lɔ proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ɪts ʃoʊɪŋ wɑz ə vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ðə fərst əˈmɛndmənts prəˈtɛkʃən əv fri ðə bæn ɔn ˈleɪdi ˈləvər, ˈtrɑpɪk əv ˈkænsər, ənd ˈfæni hɪl wɑz fɔt ənd ˈoʊvərˌtərnd ɪn kɔrt wɪθ əˈsɪstəns baɪ ˈpəblɪʃər ˈbɑrni ənd ˈlɔjər ˈʧɑrəlz ɪn ɪt wɑz ðɛn ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ groʊv prɛs, wɪθ ðə kəmˈplit əˈpɪnjən baɪ juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts kɔrt əv əˈpilz ʤəʤ ˈfrɛdərɪk væn pɛlt braɪən, wɪʧ fərst ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə ˈstændərd əv "rɪˈdimɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ər ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈvælju" ɛz ə dɪˈfɛns əˈgɛnst əbˈsɛnɪti ˈʧɑrʤɪz. frɛd ˈkæplən əv ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈsteɪtɪd ðə ˈoʊvərˌtərnɪŋ əv ðə əbˈsɛnɪti lɔz "sɛt ɔf ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv fri ˈsuzən ˈsɑnˌtæg, ɪn ə 1961 ˈɛˌseɪ ɪn ðə ˌsəpləˈmɛnt tɪ ðə kəˈləmbiə ˈspɛkteɪtər ðət wɑz ɪn əˈgɛnst ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən 1966 dɪsˈmɪst ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ɛz ə "ˈsɛkʃuəli riˈækʃəˌnɛri" bʊk, ənd səˈʤɛstɪd ðət ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ɪt ʃoʊd ðət ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɑz "ˈpleɪnli æt ə ˈvɛri ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri steɪʤ əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ʤəˈpæn ˈɛdət ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ə fʊl trænzˈleɪʃən əv ˈleɪdi ˈləvər baɪ itō*ō ɪn 1950 lɛd tɪ ə ˈfeɪməs əbˈsɛnɪti traɪəl ɪn ʤəˈpæn, ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ frəm 8 meɪ 1951 tɪ 18 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1952 wɪθ əˈpilz ˈlæstɪŋ tɪ 13 mɑrʧ 1957 ˈsɛvərəl ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈfɪgjərz ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪd fər ðə dɪˈfɛns, ənd ðə traɪəl ˈəltəmətli ˈɛndɪd ɪn ə ˈgɪlti ˈvərdɪkt wɪθ ə faɪn fər ˈiˌtoʊ ənd ə faɪn fər hɪz ˈpəblɪʃər. ˈɪndiə ˈɛdət ɪn 1964 ˈbʊkˌsɛlər ɪn bɑmˈbeɪ wɑz ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɪd ˈəndər sɛk. 292 əv ðə ˈɪndiən ˈpinəl koʊd (seɪl əv əbˈsin fər ˈsɛlɪŋ ən ˈkɑpi əv ˈleɪdi ˈləvər. di. vi. steɪt əv ˌmɑhərˈɑʃˌtrə (ɛr 1965 881 wɑz ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli leɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ə bɛnʧ əv ðə səˈprim kɔrt əv ˈɪndiə, wɛr ʧif ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈklɛrd ðə lɔ ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt əv wɪn ə bʊk kən bi rɪˈgɑrdɪd ɛz əbˈsin ənd ɪˈstæblɪʃt ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɛsts əv əbˈsɛnɪti səʧ ɛz ðə ˈhɪklɪn ðə ˈʤəʤmənt əˈphɛld ðə kənˈvɪkʃən, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət: wɪn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ sɛd ɪn ɪts ˈfeɪvər wi faɪnd ðət ɪn ˈtritɪŋ wɪθ sɛks ðə ˌɪmˈpjund ˈpɔrʃənz vjud ˈsɛpərətli ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ əv ðə hoʊl bʊk pæs ðə pərˈmɪsəbəl ˈlɪmɪts ʤəʤd əv frəm ɑr kəmˈjunɪti ˈstændərdz ənd ɛz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈsoʊʃəl geɪn tɪ ˈjuˈɛs wɪʧ kən bi sɛd tɪ preponderate*, wi məst hoʊld ðə bʊk tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə tɛst wi hæv ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd əˈbəv. ˈkəlʧərəl ˈɪnfluəns ˈɛdət ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə fri ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈleɪdi ˈləvər wɑz ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ɪˈvɛnt ɪn ðə "ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən". æt ðə taɪm, ðə bʊk wɑz ə ˈtɑpɪk əv ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd dɪˈskəʃən ənd ə ˈbaɪˌwərd əv sɔrts. ɪn 1965 tɑm ˈlɛrər rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə səˈtɪrɪkəl sɔŋ ɛnˈtaɪtəld "smət", ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈspikər ɪn ðə sɔŋ ˈlɪrɪks ˈʧɪrfəli ækˈnɑlɪʤɪz hɪz ˌɛnˈʤɔɪmənt əv səʧ məˈtɪriəl; "hu nidz ə ˈhɑbi laɪk ˈtɛnɪs ər gɑt ə ˈhɑbi: ˈriˈridɪŋ ˈleɪdi." ˈbrɪtɪʃ poʊət ˈfɪlɪp poʊəm mirabilis*" bɪˈgɪnz wɪθ ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə traɪəl: ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs bɪˈgæn ɪn ˈnaɪnˈtin (wɪʧ wɑz ˈrəðər leɪt fər mi) bɪtˈwin ðə ɛnd əv ðə "chatterley*" bæn ənd ðə ˈbitəlz' fərst ˈɛlˈpi. ˈstændərd ɪˈdɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˌædəpˈteɪʃənz ˈɛdət bʊks ˈɛdət ˈleɪdi ˈləvər həz bɪn ɛz ə ləv ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl sɛt ɪn kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl mɪs baɪ ˈloʊgən bɛl (ðə ˈsudəˌnɪm fər əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔθər ˈʤeɪmi ˈbrɛnər) ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ ˈpɑkət ˈʃustər, meɪ fɪlm ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɛdət ˈleɪdi ˈləvər həz bɪn əˈdæptɪd fər fɪlm ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz: juz əv ˈkɛrɪktər ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ˈleɪdi əˈpɪrz ɪn ˈfæni hɪl mits ˈleɪdi [sɪk] 1967 ˈleɪdi [sɪk] ˈvərsəz ˈfæni hɪl 1974 ənd jəŋ ˈleɪdi ˈnidɪd] bɑrˈθɑləmˌju ˈbændi mits hər ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər hər 1917 ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪn ðə ˈnɑvəl θri ʧɪrz fər mi 1962 rɪˈvaɪzd 1973 baɪ ˈdɑnəld ʤæk. ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈɛdət ˈleɪdi ˈləvər həz bɪn əˈdæptɪd fər ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ 4 baɪ ənd wɑz fərst ˈbrɔdˌkæst ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈθiətər ˈɛdət ˈlɔrənsɪz ˈnɑvəl wɑz səkˈsɛsfəli fər ðə steɪʤ ɪn ə pleɪ baɪ ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpleɪˌraɪt ʤɑn hɑrt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ prəˈdust æt ðə ɑrts ˈθiətər ɪn ˈləndən ɪn 1961 (ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr ˈleɪtər ɔn), hɪz pleɪ wɑz ˈrɪtən ɪn 1953 ɪt wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli d.h*. ˈlɔrəns ˈnɑvəl ˈɛvər tɪ bi steɪʤd, ənd hɪz wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli wən tɪ bi rɛd ənd əˈpruvd baɪ ˈlɔrənsɪz ˈwɪdoʊ, ˈfridə. dɪˈspaɪt hər əˈtɛmpts tɪ əbˈteɪn ðə ˈkɑpiˌraɪt fər hɑrt tɪ hæv hɪz pleɪ steɪʤd ɪn ðə 1950s*, ˈbɛrən fɪˈlipeɪ də ˈrɔθsˌʧaɪld dɪd nɑt rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ ðə drəˈmætɪk raɪts ənˈtɪl hɪz fɪlm ˈvərʒən wɑz riˈlist ɪn fræns. ˈoʊnli ðə oʊld ˈbeɪli traɪəl əˈgɛnst ˈpɛŋgwən bʊks fər əˈlɛʤd əbˈsɛnɪti ɪn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪpərˌbæk ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈnɑvəl prɪˈvɛnɪd ðə pleɪz ˈtrænsfər tɪ ðə məʧ ˈbɪgər ˈθiətər, fər wɪʧ ɪt hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ˈlaɪsənst baɪ ðə lɔrd ˈʧeɪmbərlənz ˈɔfəs ɔn 12 ˈɔgəst 1960 wɪθ ˈpæsɪʤɪz ˈsɛnsərd. ɪt wɑz ˈfʊli bʊkt aʊt fər ɪts ˈlɪmɪtɪd rən æt ðə ɑrts ˈθiətər ənd wɛl rivˈjud baɪ ˈhɛrəld ˈhɑbsən, ðə prɪˈveɪlɪŋ wɛst ɛnd ˈθiətər ˈkrɪtɪk əv ðə taɪm. ə nu steɪʤ ˈvərʒən wɪl ˈoʊpən ɪn ˈɔtəm 2016 əˈdæptɪd ənd dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ ˈfɪlɪp brin ˈoʊpənɪŋ æt ˈʃɛfild ˈθiətər ənd goʊɪŋ ɔn ə tʊr prəˈdust baɪ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtʊrɪŋ ˈθiətər ənd ˈʃɛfild ˈθiətərz. si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi ˈɛdət ɪˈdɪʃənz ˈɛdət ˈlɔrəns, di. eɪʧ. 2002 skwaɪərz, ˈmaɪkəl, ɛd. ˈleɪdi ˈləvər ənd ə əv 'ˈleɪdi ˈləvər' ðə ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə wərks əv di. eɪʧ. ˈlɔrəns. ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ: ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ prɛs. ˈɛdɪtɪd wɪθ ən ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, ɪkˈsplænəˌtɔri noʊts, ˈglɔsəri, ˈtɛksˌʧuəl ˌæpərˈætəs ənd ˈvɛriəs baɪ ˈmaɪkəl skwaɪr. ðə ˈstændərd ənd dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv tɛkst. ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛdət

1928 novel by d. h. lawrence this article is about the novel. for other uses, see lady chatterley's lover (disambiguation) lady chatterley's lover is a novel by d. h. lawrence, first published privately in 1928 in italy, and in 1929 in france and australia.[1] an unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the united kingdom until 1960, when it was the subject of a watershed obscenity trial against the publisher penguin books. penguin won the case, and quickly sold 3 million copies.[1] the book was also banned for obscenity in the united states, canada, australia, india and japan. the book soon became notorious for its story of the physical (and emotional) relationship between a working class man and an upper class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words. the story is said to have originated from events in lawrence's own unhappy domestic life, and he took inspiration for the settings of the book from nottinghamshire, where he grew up. according to some critics, the fling of lady ottoline morrell with "tiger", a young stonemason who came to carve plinths for her garden statues, also influenced the story.[2] lawrence at one time considered calling the novel tenderness and made significant alterations to the text and story in the process of its composition. it has been published in three versions. plot introduction [ edit ] the story concerns a young married woman, the former constance reid (lady chatterley), whose upper class husband, sir clifford chatterley, described as a handsome, well-built man, has been paralysed from the waist down due to a great war injury. in addition to clifford's physical limitations, his emotional neglect of constance forces distance between the couple. her emotional frustration leads her into an affair with the gamekeeper, oliver mellors. the class difference between the couple highlights a major motif of the novel which is the unfair dominance of intellectuals over the working class. the novel is about constance's realization that she cannot live with the mind alone; she must also be alive physically. this realization stems from a heightened sexual experience constance has only felt with mellors, suggesting that love can only happen with the element of the body, not the mind. themes [ edit ] in lady chatterley's lover, lawrence comes full circle to argue once again for individual regeneration, which can be found only through the relationship between man and woman (and, he asserts sometimes, man and man). love and personal relationships are the threads that bind this novel together. lawrence explores a wide range of different types of relationships. the reader sees the brutal, bullying relationship between mellors and his wife bertha, who punishes him by preventing his pleasure. there is tommy dukes, who has no relationship because he cannot find a woman whom he respects intellectually and, at the same time, finds desirable. there is also the perverse, maternal relationship that ultimately develops between clifford and mrs. bolton, his caring nurse, after constance has left. mind and body [ edit ] richard hoggart argues that the main subject of lady chatterley's lover is not the sexual passages that were the subject of such debate but the search for integrity and wholeness.[3] key to this integrity is cohesion between the mind and the body for "body without mind is brutish; mind without body ... is a running away from our double being." lady chatterley's lover focuses on the incoherence of living a life that is "all mind", which lawrence saw as particularly true among the young members of the aristocratic classes, as in his description of constance's and her sister hilda's "tentative love-affairs" in their youth: so they had given the gift of themselves, each to the youth with whom she had the most subtle and intimate arguments. the arguments, the discussions were the great thing: the love-making and connection were only sort of primitive reversion and a bit of an anti-climax. the contrast between mind and body can be seen in the dissatisfaction each has with their previous relationships: constance's lack of intimacy with her husband who is "all mind" and mellors's choice to live apart from his wife because of her "brutish" sexual nature. these dissatisfactions lead them into a relationship that builds very slowly and is based upon tenderness, physical passion and mutual respect. as the relationship between lady chatterley and mellors develops, they learn more about the interrelation of the mind and the body; she learns that sex is more than a shameful and disappointing act, and he learns about the spiritual challenges that come from physical love. neuro-psychoanalyst mark blechner identifies the "lady chatterley phenomenon" in which the same sexual act can affect people in different ways at different times, depending on their subjectivity.[7] he bases it on the passage in which lady chatterley feels disengaged from mellors and thinks disparagingly about the sex act: "and this time the sharp ecstasy of her own passion did not overcome her; she lay with hands inert on his striving body, and do what she might, her spirit seemed to look on from the top of her head, and the butting of his haunches seemed ridiculous to her, and the sort of anxiety of his penis to come to its little evacuating crisis seemed farcical. yes, this was love, this ridiculous bouncing of the buttocks, and the wilting of the poor insignificant, moist little penis." shortly thereafter, they make love again, and this time, she experiences enormous physical and emotional involvement: "and it seemed she was like the sea, nothing but dark waves rising and heaving, heaving with a great swell, so that slowly her whole darkness was in motion, and she was ocean rolling its dark, dumb mass." class [ edit ] lady chatterley's lover also presents some views on the british social context of the early 20th century. this is most evidently seen in the plot; the affair of an aristocratic woman (connie) with a working class man (mellors). this is heightened when mellors adopts the local broad derbyshire dialect, something he can slip in and out of. critic and writer mark schorer writes of the forbidden love of a woman of relatively superior social situation who is drawn to an "outsider" (a man of lower social rank or a foreigner). he considers this a familiar construction in d.h. lawrence's works, in which the woman either resists her impulse or yields to it.[10] schorer believes the two possibilities were embodied, respectively, in the situation into which lawrence was born, and that into which lawrence married, therefore becoming a favourite topic in his work. there is a clear class divide between the inhabitants of wragby and tevershall, bridged by the nurse mrs bolton. clifford is more self assured in his position, whereas connie is often thrown when the villagers treat her as a lady (for instance when she has tea in the village). this is often made explicit in the narration, for instance: clifford chatterley was more upper class than connie. connie was well-to-do intelligentsia, but he was aristocracy. not the big sort, but still it. his father was a baronet, and his mother had been a viscount's daughter. there are also signs of dissatisfaction and resentment from the tevershall coal pit colliers, whose fortunes are in decline, against clifford who owns the mines. involved with hard, dangerous and health-threatening employment, the unionised and self-supporting pit-village communities in britain have been home to more pervasive class barriers than has been the case in other industries (for an example, see chapter two of the road to wigan pier by george orwell.) they were also centres of widespread non-conformist (non-anglican protestant) religion, which tended to hold especially proscriptive views on matters such as adultery. references to the concepts of anarchism, socialism, communism and capitalism permeate the book. union strikes were also a constant preoccupation in wragby hall. coal mining is a recurrent and familiar theme in lawrence's life and writing due to his background, and is also prominent in sons and lovers and women in love, as well as short stories such as odour of chrysanthemums. industrialisation and nature [ edit ] as in much of lawrence's fiction, a key theme is the contrast between the vitality of nature and the mechanised monotony of mining and industrialism. clifford wants to reinvigorate the mines with new technology and is out of touch with the natural world.[12] in contrast, connie often appreciates the beauty of nature and sees the ugliness of the mines in uthwaite. her heightened sensual appreciation applies not just to her sexual relationship with mellors, but to nature too. controversy [ edit ] an edition of the novel was published in britain in 1932 by martin secker; reviewing it in the observer, the journalist gerald gould noted that "passages are necessarily omitted to which the author undoubtedly attached supreme psychological importance – importance so great, that he was willing to face obloquy and misunderstanding and censorship because of them".[13] an authorised and heavily censored abridgment was published in the united states by alfred a. knopf, inc. in 1928. this edition was subsequently reissued in paperback in the united states by signet books in 1946. british obscenity trial [ edit ] when the full unexpurgated edition was published by penguin books in britain in 1960, the trial of penguin under the obscene publications act 1959 was a major public event and a test of the new obscenity law. the 1959 act (introduced by roy jenkins) had made it possible for publishers to escape conviction if they could show that a work was of literary merit. one of the objections was to the frequent use of the word "fuck" and its derivatives. another objection related to the use of the word "cunt". various academic critics and experts of diverse kinds, including e. m. forster, helen gardner, richard hoggart, raymond williams and norman st john-stevas, were called as witnesses, and the verdict, delivered on 2 november 1960, was "not guilty". this resulted in a far greater degree of freedom for publishing explicit material in the united kingdom. the prosecution was ridiculed for being out of touch with changing social norms when the chief prosecutor, mervyn griffith-jones, asked if it were the kind of book "you would wish your wife or servants to read". the penguin second edition, published in 1961, contains a publisher's dedication, which reads: "for having published this book, penguin books was prosecuted under the obscene publications act, 1959 at the old bailey in london from 20 october to 2 november 1960. this edition is therefore dedicated to the twelve jurors, three women and nine men, who returned a verdict of 'not guilty' and thus made d. h. lawrence's last novel available for the first time to the public in the united kingdom". in 2006, the trial was dramatized by bbc wales as the chatterley affair. australia [ edit ] not only was the book banned in australia, but a book describing the british trial, the trial of lady chatterley, was also banned. a copy was smuggled into the country and then published widely. the fallout from this event eventually led to the easing of censorship of books in the country, although the country still retains the australian classification board. canada [ edit ] in 1962, mcgill university professor of law and canadian modernist poet f. r. scott appeared before the supreme court of canada to defend lady chatterley's lover from censorship. scott represented the appellants, booksellers who had been offering the book for sale. the case arose when the police had seized their copies of the book and deposited them with a judge of the court of sessions of the peace, who issued a notice to the booksellers to show cause why the books should not be confiscated as obscene, contrary to s 150a of the criminal code.[14] the trial judge eventually ruled that the book was obscene and ordered that the copies be confiscated. this decision was upheld by the quebec court of queen's bench, appeal side (now the quebec court of appeal).[15] scott then appealed the case to the supreme court of canada. that court allowed the appeal on a 5–4 split, holding that the book was not an obscene publication.[16] on 15 november 1960 an ontario panel of experts, appointed by attorney general kelso roberts, found that novel was not obscene according to the canadian criminal code.[17] united states [ edit ] lady chatterley's lover was banned for obscenity in the united states in 1929. in 1930, senator bronson cutting proposed an amendment to the smoot–hawley tariff act, which was then being debated, ending the practice of having united states customs censor allegedly obscene imported books. senator reed smoot vigorously opposed such an amendment, threatening to publicly read indecent passages of imported books in front of the senate. although he never followed through, he included lady chatterley's lover as an example of an obscene book that must not reach domestic audiences, declaring "i've not taken ten minutes on lady chatterley's lover, outside of looking at its opening pages. it is most damnable! it is written by a man with a diseased mind and a soul so black that he would obscure even the darkness of hell!"[18] a 1955 french film version based on the novel and released by kingsley pictures was the subject of attempted censorship in new york in 1959 on the grounds that it promoted adultery.[19] the us supreme court held on 29 june 1959 that the law prohibiting its showing was a violation of the first amendment's protection of free speech.[20] the ban on lady chatterley's lover, tropic of cancer, and fanny hill was fought and overturned in court with assistance by publisher barney rosset and lawyer charles rembar in 1959.[21] it was then published by rosset's grove press, with the complete opinion by united states court of appeals judge frederick van pelt bryan, which first established the standard of "redeeming social or literary value" as a defence against obscenity charges. fred kaplan of the new york times stated the overturning of the obscenity laws "set off an explosion of free speech".[22] susan sontag, in a 1961 essay in the supplement to the columbia spectator that was republished in against interpretation (1966), dismissed lady chatterley's lover as a "sexually reactionary" book, and suggested that the importance given to vindicating it showed that the united states was "plainly at a very elementary stage of sexual maturity."[23] japan [ edit ] the publication of a full translation of lady chatterley's lover by sei itō in 1950 led to a famous obscenity trial in japan, extending from 8 may 1951 to 18 january 1952, with appeals lasting to 13 march 1957. several notable literary figures testified for the defence, and the trial ultimately ended in a guilty verdict with a ¥100,000 fine for ito and a ¥250,000 fine for his publisher. india [ edit ] in 1964, bookseller ranjit udeshi in bombay was prosecuted under sec. 292 of the indian penal code (sale of obscene books)[24] for selling an unexpurgated copy of lady chatterley's lover. ranjit d. udeshi v. state of maharashtra (air 1965 sc 881) was eventually laid before a three-judge bench of the supreme court of india, where chief justice hidayatullah declared the law on the subject of when a book can be regarded as obscene and established important tests of obscenity such as the hicklin test.[25] the judgement upheld the conviction, stating that: when everything said in its favour we find that in treating with sex the impugned portions viewed separately and also in the setting of the whole book pass the permissible limits judged of from our community standards and as there is no social gain to us which can be said to preponderate, we must hold the book to satisfy the test we have indicated above. cultural influence [ edit ] in the united states, the free publication of lady chatterley's lover was a significant event in the "sexual revolution". at the time, the book was a topic of widespread discussion and a byword of sorts. in 1965, tom lehrer recorded a satirical song entitled "smut", in which the speaker in the song lyrics cheerfully acknowledges his enjoyment of such material; "who needs a hobby like tennis or philately?/i've got a hobby: rereading lady chatterley." british poet philip larkin's poem "annus mirabilis" begins with a reference to the trial: sexual intercourse began in nineteen sixty-three (which was rather late for me) - between the end of the "chatterley" ban and the beatles' first lp. standard editions [ edit ] adaptations [ edit ] books [ edit ] lady chatterley's lover has been re-imagined as a love triangle set in contemporary silicon valley, california in the novel miss chatterley by logan belle (the pseudonym for american author jamie brenner) published by pocket star/simon & schuster, may 2013.[28] film and television [ edit ] lady chatterley's lover has been adapted for film and television several times: use of character the character of lady chatterley appears in fanny hill meets lady chatterly [sic] (1967), lady chatterly [sic] versus fanny hill (1974), and young lady chatterley (1977).[citation needed] bartholomew bandy meets her shortly after her 1917 marriage in the novel three cheers for me (1962, revised 1973) by donald jack. radio [ edit ] lady chatterley's lover has been adapted for bbc radio 4 by michelene wandor and was first broadcast in september 2006.[35] theatre [ edit ] lawrence's novel was successfully dramatised for the stage in a three-act play by british playwright john harte. although produced at the arts theatre in london in 1961 (and elsewhere later on), his play was written in 1953. it was the only d.h. lawrence novel ever to be staged, and his dramatisation was the only one to be read and approved by lawrence's widow, frieda. despite her attempts to obtain the copyright for harte to have his play staged in the 1950s, baron philippe de rothschild did not relinquish the dramatic rights until his film version was released in france. only the old bailey trial against penguin books for alleged obscenity in publishing the unexpurgated paperback edition of the novel prevented the play's transfer to the much bigger wyndham's theatre, for which it had already been licensed by the lord chamberlain's office on 12 august 1960 with passages censored. it was fully booked out for its limited run at the arts theatre and well reviewed by harold hobson, the prevailing west end theatre critic of the time. a new stage version will open in autumn 2016 adapted and directed by philip breen opening at sheffield theatre and going on a uk tour produced by english touring theatre and sheffield theatres. see also [ edit ] references [ edit ] bibliography [ edit ] editions [ edit ] lawrence, d. h. (2002). squires, michael, ed. lady chatterley's lover and a propos of 'lady chatterley's lover' . the cambridge edition of the works of d. h. lawrence. cambridge: university of cambridge press. isbn 0-521-00717-8. edited with an introduction, explanatory notes, glossary, textual apparatus and various appendices by michael squire. the standard and definitive text. further reading [ edit ]

turkey’s* ˈpɑləsi eɪmd æt prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈsɪriən kərdz frəm ˈgeɪnɪŋ ə swɑθ əv ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əˈlɔŋ ðə ˈbɔrdər həz ˈtoʊtəli trəmpt ɪts dɪˈzaɪər tɪ si ðə ɛnd əv ˈsɪriən ˈprɛzɪdənt bəˈʃɑr al-assad*. dɪˈvɛləpmənts ʃoʊ ðət ˈtərki æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪz ˈivɪn ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ draɪv tɪ rɪˈgeɪn kənˈtroʊl əv ˈsɪriə. ðə ˈtərkɪʃ draɪv tɪ ˈkæpʧər ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt (ɪz) ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld əv, ˈoʊnli 30 ˈkɪləˌmitərz 18 maɪəlz) frəm ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈbɔrdər, ˈɔlsoʊ eɪmz æt ˈkərbɪŋ ˈkərdɪʃ ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz. ˈgeɪnɪŋ kənˈtroʊl əv ðɪs taʊn həz bɪˈkəm ə ˈmætər əv prɛˈstiʒ fər ˈprɛzɪdənt, hu həz bɪn ˈɑrgjuɪŋ fər wiks ðət ɪt ɪz ɔn ðə vərʤ əv biɪŋ ˈteɪkən. ðə ˈprɑbləm fər ˈtərki, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪz ðət ɪt ɪz nɑt ʤɪst kərdz əˈtæʧt tɪ ðə ˈpipəlz prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts (ypg*) wɪʧ ˈæŋkərə vjuz ɛz ə ˈtɛrərɪst grup lɪŋkt tɪ ðə ˈkərdɪˌstæn ˈwərkərz ˈpɑrti (pkk*) hu ər ˈreɪsɪŋ tɪ teɪk. ðə ˈsɪriən rəˈʒim ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnts ðə taʊn tɪ kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt ɪts ˈɪmənənt ˈvɪktəri ɪn. ɪz ə ˈgeɪtˌweɪ tɪ, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ livz ˈmɔˌskaʊ kənˈsərnd ðət ɪt kʊd prəˈvaɪd ə səˈplaɪ laɪn fər ˈfaɪtərz. rɪˈpɔrts hæv əˈpɪrd ɪn ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˈmidiə ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ðə ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi ənd ðə ər kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈɛnər ðə taʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ðə fri ˈsɪriən ˈɑrmi (fsa*). bət ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əˈʃʊrəntsɪz baɪ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz ɪn ˈsɪriə, ˈgɪvɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈmɔˌskaʊ læst wik, ðɛr ər ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ˈæŋkərə həz əbˈteɪnd ə kənˈdɪʃənəl grin laɪt frəm ˈrəʃə tɪ muv ɔn. ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ saɪnz ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðə taʊn meɪ bi kloʊz tɪ ˈfɑlɪŋ tɪ ðə. ðə ˈrəʃən ˈspətnɪk ˈeɪʤənsi kleɪmd dɛk. 9 ðət səm ˈɛləmənts hæd ɔˈrɛdi ˈɛnərd ðə taʊn ənd wər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn strit ˈfaɪtɪŋ. ˈfildɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz frəm ðə ˈtərkɪʃ prɛs waɪl ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ, ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ðɛr wər ˈrəʃən kənˈsərnz rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə eɪmz əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən juˈfreɪtiz ʃild, koʊd neɪm fər ɪts ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə. ɪz ə pərˈsɛpʃən ðət ɑr ækˈtɪvɪtiz wɪθ rɪˈgɑrd tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkəvər. ɑr ˈprɛzɪdənt həz sɛd ðət ɪz nɑt ðə keɪs, bət [ðə ˈrəʃən saɪd] brɔt ðɪs ˈsəbʤɪkt əp again,”*,” sɛd. sɛd ˈtərki wɑz ˈoʊnli kənˈsərnd wɪθ ðə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ɪn, ənd hi wɛnt ɔn tɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ˈtərkɪʃ əˈfɪʃəlz ˈwɔntɪd ˈrəʃə tɪ juz ɪts ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊvər ðə rəˈʒim fər eɪd tɪ riʧ ðə ˈsɪti. hi ˈkɛrfəli əˈvɔɪdɪd ˈɛni ˈmɛnʃən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, əv ðə fækt ðət ˈrəʃə ɪz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪn. sɛd ˈoʊnli eɪm ɪn ˈsɪriə wɑz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ɪz ənd ðə frəm ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti. draɪv ˈsaʊθwərd ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ. ðeɪ [ðə ˈrəʃənz] wɔnt tɪ noʊ ðət wi hæv noʊ plænz bɪɔnd ðət. wi du nɑt hæv ˈɛni səʧ plans,”*,” sɛd. hi sɛd ˈmɔˌskaʊ wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ traɪ tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðə ˈsɪriən rəˈʒim wɪl nɑt ˌɪnərˈfɪr wɪθ plænz. ˈtɛlɪŋli, ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ˈgæðərd stim sɪns ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkraɪsəs bɪtˈwin ˈæŋkərə ənd ˈmɔˌskaʊ du tɪ ə rɪˈmɑrk baɪ wɑz əˈvərtəd. kɔzd dɪˈskəmfərt ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ ˈæftər hi səˈʤɛstɪd ˈrisəntli ðət ðə eɪm əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən juˈfreɪtiz ʃild wɑz tɪ ˈtɑpəl əˈsɑd. hi kərˈɛktɪd hɪmˈsɛlf ˈleɪtər ˈæftər ˈmɔˌskaʊ dɪˈmændɪd ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə speɪt əv foʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz hi hæd wɪθ ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn. riˈtræktɪŋ hɪz rɪˈmɑrk, əˈnaʊnst ˈpəblɪkli ðət ˈtərki wɑz nɑt ɪn ˈsɪriə tɪ ˈtərgət ˈɛni ˈpərsən ər ˈkəntri bət ˈmɪrli tɪ faɪt ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm. praɪər tɪ ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl rɪˈmɑrk, ˈɔnsˌlɔt əˈgɛnst hæd ɔˈrɛdi kəm tɪ ə nɪr ˈstændˌstɪl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ən ɛr əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ɪts ˈfɔrsɪz nɪr ðə taʊn noʊv. 24 ðət kɪld fɔr ˈtərkɪʃ ˈsoʊlʤərz. ˈrəʃə dɪˈnaɪd ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt əv ɪts ˈfɔrsɪz ər rəˈʒim ˈfɔrsɪz. ðə əˈtæk, wɪʧ keɪm ɔn ðə fərst ˌænəˈvərsəri tɪ ðə deɪ əv ðə ˈdaʊnɪŋ əv ə ˈrəʃən ˈfaɪtər ʤɛt baɪ ˈtərki, wɑz ˌnɛvərðəˈlɛs ˈteɪkən baɪ ˈmɛni ɛz ə ˈbɛrli kənˈsild ˈmɛsɪʤ tɪ ˈæŋkərə tɪ stɑp ɪts draɪv ɔn ənˈtɪl ɪt ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ɪts ˌɪnˈtɛnʧənz. ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə əˈsɑd rəˈʒim tɪ rɪˈgeɪn kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪz ˈklɪrli ə strəˈtiʤɪk ˈtərgət fər ˈrəʃə, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt wɔnt ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən əv ˈɛni sɔrt baɪ ˈtərki ðət maɪt ɛnˈdeɪnʤər ðɪs. ˈliənɪd ivashov*, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈkædəmi fər ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈɪʃuz, wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ˈrisəntli seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈsɪti wɑz ˈmætər əv geopolitics,”*,” ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ˈrəʃə ənd ˈsɪriə ər ˈrædɪkli ˈɔltərɪŋ ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈbæləns əv paʊər. nu multipolar*, ˈfɛrər ənd ˈseɪfər wərld ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ ˈɪntu biɪŋ there,”*,” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ivashov*. ˈvɛriəs ˈsteɪtmənts ʃoʊ ðət ˈæŋkərə wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwɛlkəm ə wərld ɪn wɪʧ ˈrəʃə pleɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər roʊl ðət ˈkaʊnərˌbælənsɪz ðə wɛst, wɪθ wɪʧ ˈtərki ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli həz tɛns riˈleɪʃənz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈprɑməs tɪ ˈrəʃə nɑt tɪ muv bɪɔnd ˈɔlsoʊ ˈizɪz hænd ɛz hi muvz tɪ kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt hɪz hoʊld ˈoʊvər. ˈænəlɪsts ɪn ˈæŋkərə əˈgri wɪθ ðɪs, ɔlˈbiɪt ɪn ə sərˈkjuɪtəs ˈmænər. dəræn, hu hɛdz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən fər pəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˈrisərʧ (setav*), ə θɪŋk tæŋk ˈfəndɪd baɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈɑrgjuz ðət juˈfreɪtiz ʃild həz riʧt ðə ˈlɪmət bɪɔnd wɪʧ ɪt wɪl feɪs rɪˈzɪstəns frəm ˈrəʃə ənd ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. əˈsɑd rəˈʒim ɪz kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈstrɔŋgər ɪn ðə fild. ɪt plænz tɪ krɔs ə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld wɪθ ðə fɔl əv. ɪt wɪl græb ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ rɪˈgeɪn ɔl əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə country,”*,” dəræn ˈɑrgjud. dəræn ˈɔlsoʊ prɪˈdɪkts ðət ðə ˈsɪriən ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən wɪl sɪt æt ðə pis ˈteɪbəl naʊ frəm ə məʧ ˈwikər pəˈzɪʃən. kən acun*, hu ɪz əˈnəðər ˈænəlɪst, sɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈəðər pɑrts əv ˈsɪriə wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈgræʤuəli ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd ˈæftər ðə fɔl əv. hi sɛd hi bɪˈlivz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ˈroʊlɪŋ bæk ðə taɪd ɪn ənd ˈɑrgjuz ðət ðə ˈfoʊkɪs naʊ wɪl ʃɪft tɪ ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ərˈinə. hi sɛd ˈɛfərts ʃʊd ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt ˈhɛnsˈfɔrθ ɔn əˈliviˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛriən ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ənd ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə ˈkəntri. ɔl əv ðɪs ɪz ə fɑr kraɪ frəm wət ˈæŋkərə sɛt aʊt tɪ əˈʧiv æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈkraɪsəs, wɪn ɪt ˈoʊpənli dɪˈklɛrd ɪts dɪˈzaɪər tɪ si əˈsɑd ˈtɑpəld ənd ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən ˈfrɛndli tɪ ˈtərki. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ɪt ˈlændɪd ɪn ə mɛs frɔt wɪθ ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz ənd θrɛts ɪt ˈnɛvər ˈfæktərd ɪn æt ðə stɑrt. rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə θim əv prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ˈkərdɪʃ ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz, rɪˈtaɪrd mæʤ. ʤɛn. bɪˈlivz ɪt ɪz ˈvaɪtəl æt ðɪs steɪʤ fər ˈtərki tɪ kˈwɑpərˌeɪt wɪθ ˈrəʃə ənd ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti. hi bɪˈlivz ðɪs ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli weɪ ˈkərdɪʃ ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈsɪriə kən bi prɪˈvɛnɪd ənd ðə roʊd tɪ kurdistan”*” blɑkt. ɪt ɪz nɑt klɪr, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪf ðə ˈəltəmət ˈsɛtəlmənt əraɪvd æt fər ˈsɪriə, wɪʧ wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ eɪm tɪ sɪˈkjʊr ˌtɛrɪˈtɔriəl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti, wɪl bi əˈgriəbəl tɪ ˈtərki, ˈgɪvɪn ˈrəʃən səˈpɔrt fər ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ðə kərdz məst ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə vɔɪs ɪn ðət ˈkəntri. ˈtərki ənd ɪts ˈprɑksiz meɪ bi pɔɪzd tɪ ˈkæpʧər wɪθ ˈrəʃən pərˈmɪʃən, bət ˈtrəbəlz ɪn ˈsɪriə əˈpɪr sɛt tɪ kənˈtɪnju lɔŋ ˈæftər ðət ənd ˌɪnˈklud ðə kˈwɛʃən əv haʊ tɪ dil wɪθ əˈsɑd ˈæftər hi hɪz paʊər.

turkey’s policy aimed at preventing syrian kurds from gaining a swath of territory along the turkish-syrian border has totally trumped its desire to see the end of syrian president bashar al-assad. developments show that turkey at this point is even enabling assad’s drive to regain control of syria. the turkish drive to capture the islamic state (is) stronghold of al-bab, only 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the turkish border, also aims at curbing kurdish aspirations. gaining control of this town has become a matter of prestige for president recep tayyip erdogan, who has been arguing for weeks that it is on the verge of being taken. the problem for turkey, however, is that it is not just kurds attached to the people's protection units (ypg) which ankara views as a terrorist group linked to the kurdistan workers party (pkk) who are racing to take al-bab. the syrian regime also wants the town to consolidate its imminent victory in aleppo. al-bab is a gateway to aleppo, which also leaves moscow concerned that it could provide a supply line for anti-regime fighters. reports have appeared in the turkish media claiming that the syrian army and the ypg are collaborating to enter the town before the turkish-supported free syrian army (fsa). but following assurances by prime minister binali yildirim regarding turkey’s intentions in syria, given during his visit to moscow last week, there are indications that ankara has obtained a conditional green light from russia to move on al-bab. there are also signs indicating that the town may be close to falling to the turkish-supported fsa. the russian sputnik agency claimed dec. 9 that some fsa elements had already entered the town and were engaged in street fighting. fielding questions from the turkish press while in moscow, yildirim acknowledged that there were russian concerns regarding the aims of operation euphrates shield, turkey’s code name for its military operation in northern syria. “there is a perception that our activities with regard to al-bab also cover aleppo. our president has said that is not the case, but [the russian side] brought this subject up again,” yildirim said. yildirim said turkey was only concerned with the humanitarian situation in aleppo, and he went on to indicate turkish officials wanted russia to use its influence over the regime for aid to reach the city. he carefully avoided any mention, however, of the fact that russia is supporting the regime’s operation in aleppo. yildirim said ankara’s only aim in syria was to prevent is and the ypg from endangering turkey’s security.our drive southward is limited to al-bab. they [the russians] want to know that we have no plans beyond that. we do not have any such plans,” yildirim said. he said moscow would also try to ensure that the syrian regime will not interfere with turkey’s plans. tellingly, turkish-supported fsa operations against al-bab gathered steam since a potential crisis between ankara and moscow due to a remark by erdogan was averted. erdogan caused discomfort in moscow after he suggested recently that the aim of operation euphrates shield was to topple assad. he corrected himself later after moscow demanded an explanation and following a spate of phone conversations he had with russian president vladimir putin. retracting his remark, erdogan announced publicly that turkey was not in syria to target any person or country but merely to fight terrorism. prior to erdogan’s controversial remark, turkey’s onslaught against al-bab had already come to a near standstill following an air attack against its forces near the town nov. 24 that killed four turkish soldiers. russia denied involvement of its forces or regime forces. the attack, which came on the first anniversary to the day of the downing of a russian fighter jet by turkey, was nevertheless taken by many as a barely concealed message to ankara to stop its drive on al-bab until it clarified its intentions. getting the assad regime to regain control over aleppo is clearly a strategic target for russia, which does not want intervention of any sort by turkey that might endanger this. leonid ivashov, the president of the moscow-based academy for geopolitical issues, was quoted recently saying that the taking of this city wasa matter of geopolitics,” indicating that russia and syria are radically altering the global balance of power. “a new multipolar, fairer and safer world is coming into being there,” according to ivashov. erdogan’s various statements show that ankara would also welcome a world in which russia plays a major role that counterbalances the west, with which turkey increasingly has tense relations. meanwhile, turkey’s promise to russia not to move beyond al-bab also eases assad’s hand as he moves to consolidate his hold over aleppo. pro-government analysts in ankara agree with this, albeit in a circuitous manner. burhanettin duran, who heads the ankara-based foundation for political, economic and social research (setav), a think tank funded by the government, argues that euphrates shield has reached the limit beyond which it will face resistance from russia and the united states. “the assad regime is continuing to get stronger in the field. it plans to cross a threshold with the fall of aleppo. it will grab the opportunity to regain all of the major cities in the country,” duran argued. duran also predicts that the syrian opposition will sit at the peace table now from a much weaker position. can acun, who is another setav analyst, says opposition forces in other parts of syria will also be gradually eliminated after the fall of aleppo. he said he believes there is no possibility of rolling back the tide in aleppo and argues that the focus now will shift to the political arena. he said turkey’s efforts should concentrate henceforth on alleviating the humanitarian crisis in aleppo and other parts of the country. all of this is a far cry from what ankara set out to achieve at the beginning of the syrian crisis, when it openly declared its desire to see assad toppled and replaced by a sunni-led administration friendly to turkey. instead, it landed in a mess fraught with contradictions and threats it never factored in at the start. returning to the theme of preventing kurdish aspirations, retired maj. gen. armagan kuloglu believes it is vital at this stage for turkey to cooperate with russia andan to ensure syria’s territorial integrity. he believes this is the only way kurdish aspirations in syria can be prevented and the road togreater kurdistan” blocked. it is not clear, however, if the ultimate settlement arrived at for syria, which will also aim to secure syria’s territorial integrity, will be agreeable to turkey, given russian support for the idea that the kurds must also have a voice in that country. turkey and its proxies may be poised to capture al-bab with russian permission, but ankara’s troubles in syria appear set to continue long after that and include the question of how to deal with assad after he reconsolidates his power.

ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkænsəld ˈsɛntənəl speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp fər dɪˈtɛktɪŋ ˈæstərˌɔɪdz. fər ərθ ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈsɪriz, si ˈsɛntənəl (ˈsætəˌlaɪt) ˈsɛntənəl speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈɑrtɪst ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛntənəl speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈmɪʃən taɪp speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ˈɑpərˌeɪtər faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈmɪʃən ˈdʊˈreɪʃən jɪrz (plænd) ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈprɑpərtiz ˌmænjəˈfækʧərər bɔl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs lɔnʧ mæs paʊnd) stɑrt əv ˈmɪʃən lɔnʧ deɪt ˈkænsəld ˈrɑkət ˈfælkən 9 ˈɔrbətəl pərˈæmətərz ˈrɛfərəns ˈsɪstəm meɪn ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθs ˈɪnstrəmənts ˈaɪˌɑˈrɛs ðə ˈsɛntənəl speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp ə speɪs əbˈzərvəˌtɔri biɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnd ənd bɪlt fər ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ənd ˈəndər dɪˈvɛləpmənt baɪ bɔl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪz ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ərθ frəm ˈdeɪnʤərəs ˈæstərˌɔɪd straɪks ənd ˈsɛntənəl wɑz ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃənz fərst ˈspeɪˌskræft tɪ ˈtænʤəbli ˈæˌdrɛs ðət ˈmɪʃən. ðə speɪs ˈtɛləˌskoʊp wɑz biɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈloʊˌkeɪt 90 əv ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ˈgreɪtər ðən 140 ˈmitərz 460 ft*) ɪn daɪˈæmətər ðət ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ˈɔrbəts. ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp wʊd hæv ˈɔrbətəd ðə sən ɪn ə ˈɔrbət (i.e*. bɪtˈwin ərθ ənd ðə sən), ənd wɑz biɪŋ dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ ˈkætəlɔg 90 əv ðə lɑrʤ ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ɪn ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈsɪstəm. ðə kræft wʊd hæv bɪn pleɪst ɪn ən ˈɔrbət ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðət əv ˈvinəs, əˈlaʊɪŋ ɪt tɪ ˈklɪrli vju ðə naɪt hæf əv ðə skaɪ ˈɛvəri 20 deɪz, ənd ˈpɪkɪŋ aʊt ˈɑbʤɛkts ðət ər ˈkərəntli ˈɔfən ˈdɪfəkəlt, ɪf nɑt ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl, tɪ si ɪn ədˈvæns frəm ˈsɛntənəl wʊd hæv hæd ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈmɪʃən laɪf əv frəm sɪks ənd ə hæf tɪ tɛn ˈæftər ˈnæsə ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ðɛr ˈfəndɪŋ əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ goʊlz kʊd nɑt bi mɛt, ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈɑptɪd fər ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv əˈproʊʧ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən əv məʧ sˈmɔlər ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈəndər ˈstədi ɛz əv ʤun 2017 1 həz bɪn prəˈpoʊzd ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈhɪstəri ˈɛdət ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt gru aʊt əv ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp ɔn ˈæstərˌɔɪd dɪˈflɛkʃən ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd baɪ pjɛt hət ənd ɛd lu æt ˈnæsə ˈʤɑnsən speɪs ˈsɛnər, ˈhjustən, ˈtɛksəs ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2001 pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˈrəsti schweickart*, klɑrk ˈʧæpmən, pjɛt hət, ənd ɛd lu ɪˈstæblɪʃt ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 7 ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ərˈɪʤənəli plænd tɪ lɔnʧ ˈsɛntənəl baɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 ənd tɪ bɪˈgɪn ˈdætə rɪˈtrivəl noʊ ˈleɪtər ðən 6 mənθs ˈæftər səkˈsɛsfəl ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2013 ðə plæn hæd muvd aʊt tɪ ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɔn ə ˈfælkən 9 ɪn 2018 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri dɪˈzaɪn ˌrivˈju ɪn 2014 ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəl dɪˈzaɪn ˌrivˈju ɪn ɛz əv ˈeɪprəl 2013 wɑz əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ reɪz əˈprɑksəmətli 450 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈtoʊtəl tɪ fənd ðə ˈtoʊtəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd lɔnʧ kɔst əv ˈsɛntənəl, æt ə reɪt əv səm 30 tɪ 40 ˈmɪljən pər ðət ˈfəndɪŋ ˈproʊˌfaɪl ɪkˈskludz ðə ˌædvərˈtaɪzd 2018 lɔnʧ deɪt. ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən ˈɛdət ˈæftər ˈnæsə ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ðɛr 30 ˈmɪljən ˈfəndɪŋ əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ənd ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ dɪd nɑt əˈʧiv ɪts goʊlz, ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈɑptɪd fər ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv əˈproʊʧ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən əv məʧ sˈmɔlər ˈspeɪˌskræft wɪʧ ɪz ˈəndər ˈstədi ɛz əv ʤun 2017 1 həz bɪn prəˈpoʊzd ˌɪnˈstɛd. ˈmɪʃən ˈɛdət ənˈlaɪk ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑʤɛkts tɪ sərʧ fər ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ər ˈɑbʤɛkts (neos*) səʧ ɛz ˈnæsəz ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈproʊˌgræm, ˈsɛntənəl wʊd hæv ˈɔrbətəd bɪtˈwin ərθ ənd ðə sən. sɪns ðə sən wʊd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv bɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə lɛnz əv ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp, ɪt wʊd hæv ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈhɪbətɪd ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊps əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈtɛkt ənd ˈsɛntənəl wʊd hæv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ pərˈfɔrm kənˈtɪnjuəs ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən ənd æˈnælɪsɪs. ˈsɛntənəl wɑz ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd tɪ bi ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈtɛktɪŋ 90 əv ðə ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ˈgreɪtər ðən 140 ˈmitərz ɪn daɪˈæmətər ðət ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ərθs ˈɔrbət, wɪʧ poʊz ˌɛgˌzɪˈstɛnʃəl rɪsk tɪ juˈmænɪti. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət əˈprɑksəmətli hæf ə ˈmɪljən ˈæstərˌɔɪdz ɪn ərθs ˈneɪbərˌhʊd ˈikwəl ər ɪkˈsid ðə wən ðət strək ɪn ɪt wɑz plænd tɪ bi lɔnʧt əˈtɑp ðə ˈfælkən 9 ˈrɑkət dɪˈzaɪnd ənd ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd baɪ ðə ˈpraɪvət ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ənd tɪ bi məˈnuvərd ˈɪntu pəˈzɪʃən wɪθ ðə hɛlp əv ðə ˈgrævɪti əv ˈvinəs. ˈdætə ˈgæðərd baɪ ðə ˈsɛntənəl ˈprɑʤɛkt wʊd hæv bɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd θru ən ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈnɛtˌwərk əv ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈnæsə ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz səʧ ɛz ðə ˈmaɪnər ˈplænət ˈsɛnər ɪn ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ, ˌmæsəˈʧusəts. ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪts ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk ˈækjərəsi, ˈdætə wɑz ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd tɪ pruv ˈvæljəbəl fər fˈjuʧər ˈmɪʃənz ɪn səʧ fildz ɛz ˈæstərˌɔɪd ˌspɛsəfəˈkeɪʃənz ˈɛdət ə ˈdaɪəˌgræm əv ˈsɛntənəl, wɪθ ðə hit rɪˈflɛktər tɪ ɪts raɪt saɪd, ənd ðə ˌsupərˈkuld ˌɪnfrərˈɛd ˈtɛləˌskoʊp pəˈzɪʃənd ˈoʊvər ɪts ˈkəvərd ˈspeɪˌskræft bəs ðə ˈtɛləˌskoʊp wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ ˈmɛʒər ˈmitərz 25 ft*) baɪ ˈmitərz 10 ft*) mæs ˈkɪləˌgræmz paʊnd) ənd wʊd hæv ˈɔrbətəd ðə sən æt ə ˈdɪstəns əv tɪ ˌæstrəˈnɑmɪkəl ˈjunɪts tɪ km*; tɪ mi) əˈprɑksəmətli ɪn ðə seɪm ˈɔrbətəl ˈdɪstəns ɛz ˈvinəs. ɪt wʊd hæv ɪmˈplɔɪd ˌɪnfrərˈɛd əˈstrɑnəmi ˈmɛθədz tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˈæstərˌɔɪdz əˈgɛnst ðə koʊld əv ˈaʊtər speɪs. ðə faʊnˈdeɪʃən wərkt ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ bɔl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs tɪ ˈkɑnstrəkt ɛm 20 ˈɪnʧɪz) əˈlumənəm ˈmɪrər, wɪʧ wʊd hæv ˈkæpʧərd ðə lɑrʤ fild əv "ˈsɛntənəl wɪl skæn ɪn ðə 7 tɪ ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˌɪnfrərˈɛd ˈtɛləˌskoʊp əˈkrɔs ə baɪ 2-deg*. fild əv vju. ðə [ˌɪnfrərˈɛd] əreɪ wʊd hæv kənˈsɪstɪd əv 16 dɪˈtɛktərz, ənd ˈkəvərɪʤ wʊd hæv skænd ə 200-degree*, fild əv ˈfiʧərz ˈɛdət ki ˈfiʧərz ˈnidɪd] moʊst ˈkeɪpəbəl ˈnioʊ dɪˈtɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən; 200 dɪˈgri fild əv rɪˈgɑrd, wɪθ ə dɪˈgri fild əv vju æt ˈɛni pɔɪnt ɪn taɪm: skænz 165 skwɛr dɪˈgriz pər aʊər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈmuvɪŋ ˈɑbʤɛkts; prɪˈsaɪs ˈpɔɪntɪŋ ˈækjərəsi tɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən fər ˈɪmɪʤɪŋ riˈvɪzɪt, ˈjuzɪŋ ðə dɪˈtɛktər faɪn ˈstɪrɪŋ ˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti; dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈhaɪli ɔˈtɑnəməs, rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈoʊnli ˈwikli graʊnd ˈkɑnˌtækt; dɪˈzaɪnd fər tɪ 10 jɪrz əv ˈsərˌveɪɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz. ˈæktɪvli kuld tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ə bɔl ˈɛroʊˌspeɪs two-stage*, cryocooler*; əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈfɑloʊ əp ɔn ˈɑbʤɛkts əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst. ˈɪʃuz ˈɛdət rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. stuərt: ər wi ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəli ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət kʊd ˌɪnərˈsɛpt [ən ˈæstərˌɔɪd]? ˈdɑktər. a'hearn*: noʊ. ɪf wi hæd ˈspeɪˌskræft plænz ɔn ðə bʊks ɔˈrɛdi, ðət wʊd teɪk ə jɪr aɪ min ə ˈtɪpɪkəl smɔl ˈmɪʃən teɪks fɔr jɪrz frəm əˈpruvəl tɪ stɑrt tɪ lɔnʧ rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. krɪs stuərt (r,ut*) ənd ˈdɑktər. ˈmaɪkəl ɛf. a'hearn*, 10 ˈeɪprəl 2013 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət

this article is about the cancelled sentinel space telescope for detecting asteroids. for esa's earth monitoring satellite series, see sentinel (satellite) sentinel space telescope artist rendering of the sentinel space telescope mission type space telescope operator b612 foundation website sentinelmission.org mission duration ≤10 years (planned) spacecraft properties manufacturer ball aerospace launch mass 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) start of mission launch date cancelled rocket falcon 9 orbital parameters reference system heliocentric main wavelengths 7-15 μm instruments irac irs the sentinel space telescope was[1][2] a space observatory being designed and built for the b612 foundation, and under development by ball aerospace & technologies.[3][4] the b612 foundation is dedicated to protecting the earth from dangerous asteroid strikes and sentinel was the foundation's first spacecraft to tangibly address that mission. the space telescope was being designed to locate 90% of the asteroids greater than 140 metres (460 ft) in diameter that exist in near-earth orbits. the telescope would have orbited the sun in a venus-like orbit (i.e. between earth and the sun), and was being designed to catalog 90% of the large asteroids in earth’s region of the solar system. the craft would have been placed in an orbit similar to that of venus, allowing it to clearly view the night half of the sky every 20 days, and picking out objects that are currently often difficult, if not impossible, to see in advance from earth."[5] sentinel would have had an operational mission life of from six and a half to ten years.[6] after nasa terminated their funding agreement with the b612 foundation in october 2015[7] and the private fundraising goals could not be met, the foundation eventually opted for an alternative approach using a constellation of much smaller spacecraft under study as of june 2017 .[1] nasa/jpl's neocam has been proposed instead. history [ edit ] the b612 project grew out of a one-day workshop on asteroid deflection organized by piet hut and ed lu at nasa johnson space center, houston, texas on october 20, 2001. participants rusty schweickart, clark chapman, piet hut, and ed lu established the b612 foundation on october 7, 2002.[8] the foundation originally planned to launch sentinel by december 2016 and to begin data retrieval no later than 6 months after successful positioning.[9] in april 2013, the plan had moved out to launching on a spacex falcon 9 in 2018, following preliminary design review in 2014, and critical design review in 2015.[5] as of april 2013 , b612 was attempting to raise approximately $450 million in total to fund the total development and launch cost of sentinel, at a rate of some $30 to $40 million per year.[5] that funding profile excludes the advertised 2018 launch date. cancellation [ edit ] after nasa terminated their $30 million funding agreement with the b612 foundation in october 2015[7] and the private fundraising did not achieve its goals, the foundation eventually opted for an alternative approach using a constellation of much smaller spacecraft which is under study as of june 2017 .[1] nasa/jpl's neocam has been proposed instead. mission [ edit ] unlike similar projects to search for near-earth asteroids or near-earth objects (neos) such as nasa's near-earth object program, sentinel would have orbited between earth and the sun. since the sun would therefore always have been behind the lens of the telescope, it would have never inhibited the telescope's ability to detect neos and sentinel would have been able to perform continuous observation and analysis. sentinel was anticipated to be capable of detecting 90% of the asteroids greater than 140 meters in diameter that exist in earth's orbit, which pose existential risk to humanity. the b612 foundation estimates that approximately half a million asteroids in earth's neighbourhood equal or exceed the one that struck tunguska in 1908.[6] it was planned to be launched atop the falcon 9 rocket designed and manufactured by the private aerospace company spacex in 2019,[10] and to be maneuvered into position with the help of the gravity of venus. data gathered by the sentinel project would have been provided through an existing network of scientific data-sharing that includes nasa and academic institutions such as the minor planet center in cambridge, massachusetts. given the satellite's telescopic accuracy, sentinel's data was speculated to prove valuable for future missions in such fields as asteroid mining.[6][11] specifications [ edit ] a diagram of sentinel, with the heat reflector to its right side, and the supercooled infrared telescope positioned over its gold-foil covered spacecraft bus the telescope was intended to measure 7.7 metres (25 ft) by 3.2 metres (10 ft) mass 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb) and would have orbited the sun at a distance of 0.6 to 0.8 astronomical units (90,000,000 to 120,000,000 km; 56,000,000 to 74,000,000 mi) approximately in the same orbital distance as venus. it would have employed infrared astronomy methods to identify asteroids against the cold of outer space. the b612 foundation worked in partnership with ball aerospace to construct sentinel's 0.51 m (20 inches) aluminum mirror, which would have captured the large field of view.[4] "sentinel will scan in the 7- to 15-micron wavelength using a 0.5-meter infrared telescope across a 5.5 by 2-deg. field of view. the [infrared] ir array would have consisted of 16 detectors, and coverage would have scanned a 200-degree, full-angle field of regard."[5] features [ edit ] key features included:[citation needed] most capable neo detection system in operation; 200 degree anti-sun field of regard, with a 2×5.5 degree field of view at any point in time: scans 165 square degrees per hour looking for moving objects; precise pointing accuracy to sub-pixel resolution for imaging revisit, using the detector fine steering capability; designed for highly autonomous, reliable operation requiring only weekly ground contact; designed for 6.5 to 10 years of surveying operations. actively cooled to 40k using a ball aerospace two-stage, closed-cycle stirling-cycle cryocooler; ability to follow up on objects of interest. issues [ edit ] “ rep. stewart: ... are we technologically capable of launching something that could intercept [an asteroid]? ... dr. a'hearn: no. if we had spacecraft plans on the books already, that would take a year ... i mean a typical small mission ... takes four years from approval to start to launch ... ” — rep. chris stewart (r,ut) and dr. michael f. a'hearn, 10 april 2013, united states congress[12] see also [ edit ]

jeralean* ˈtæli wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈʤɔrʤə ɔn meɪ 23 1899 ˈkɪmbərli pi. ˈmɪʧəl, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri prɛs) ðə ˈwʊmən dɪˈklɛrd baɪ ˌʤɛrənˈtɑləʤi ˈɛkspərts tɪ bi ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈpərsən ɪn ðə wərld ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ 116 ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. ˈtæli wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈmɑnˌtroʊz, ˈʤɔrʤə., ɔn meɪ 23 1899 ʃiz bɪn ɪn ˈmɪʃɪgən sɪns 1935 ˈrɛlətɪvz seɪ ʃi rɪˈmeɪnz ˈæktɪv ənd əˈwɛr əv wəts goʊɪŋ ɔn əraʊnd hər. ˈtæli wɑz neɪmd wərldz ˈoʊldəst ˈpərsən ɪn ˈeɪprəl ˈæftər ðə dɛθ əv ˈgərtrud pæst əˈweɪ æt ðə eɪʤ əv 116 ˈwivər daɪd ʤɪst faɪv deɪz ˈæftər daɪd ɪn ʤəˈpæn. ˈoʊnli wən ɪn 5 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn ðə juz. lɪv tɪ bi 110 ər ˈoʊldər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛkspərts. ˈhəzbənd, ˈælfrɪd ˈtæli, pæst əˈweɪ ɪn 1988 ðə ˈkəpəl hæd wən ʧaɪld, ˈθɛlmə ˈhɑloʊˌweɪ, 77 hu lɪvz wɪθ hər ˈməðər ənd hɛlps teɪk kɛr əv hər. ˈhɑloʊˌweɪ həz ə ˈdɔtər hu ˈfrikwɛntli ˈvɪzɪts hər ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌməθər. ˈtæli həz bɪn kənˈsɪstənt ɪn hər ˈænsər ɛz tɪ wət ʃiz lɪvd soʊ lɔŋ. ˈdikən ˈʧɑrəlz smɪθ, lɛft, ənd ʧərʧ ˈʧɑrtər ˈmɛmbər ˈwɪlə ˈwɪljəmz, raɪt, hɛlp ˈɛskɔrt ˈtæli tɪ ðə rɪˈsɛpʃən ɪn hər ˈɑnər æt ðə nu ʤərˈusələm ˈbæptɪst ʧərʧ ɔn meɪ 25 2014 ˈhɛndərsən, ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri prɛs) "ɪts ɔl ɪn ðə gʊd lɔrdz hænz," ʃi sɛd. "ðɛrz ˈnəθɪŋ aɪ kən du əˈbaʊt ɪt." ˈtæli lɪvd əˈloʊn ənˈtɪl ʤɪst ˈsɛvən jɪrz əˈgoʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈdiˌtrɔɪt fri prɛs. ʃi boʊld ənˈtɪl ʃi wɑz 104 ənd stɪl moʊd hər lɔn ənˈtɪl ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpriviəs prɛs rɪˈpɔrts. ˈæftər biɪŋ toʊld ðət ʃi wɑz ðə wərldz ˈoʊldəst ˈpərsən, ˈtæli sɛd, "aɪ eɪnt gɑt ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr bət tɪ trit ðə ˈəðər ˈfɛloʊ laɪk ju wɔnt tɪ bi ˈtritɪd. ju doʊnt tɛl ə laɪ ɔn mi soʊ aɪ woʊnt tɛl ə laɪ ɔn ju." ðɛrz noʊ wərd jɛt ɔn haʊ ʃil ˈsɛləˌbreɪt hər ˈleɪtəst ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:

jeralean talley was born in georgia on may 23, 1899. (photo11: kimberly p. mitchell, detroit free press) the woman declared by gerontology experts to be the oldest person in the world is turning 116 saturday. jeralean talley was born in montrose, ga., on may 23, 1899. she's been in michigan since 1935. relatives say she remains active and aware of what's going on around her. talley was named world's oldest person in april after the death of gertrude weaver,who passed away at the age of 116. weaver died just five days after 117-year-old misao okawa died in japan. only one in 5 million people in the u.s. live to be 110 or older, according to experts. talley's husband, alfred talley, passed away in 1988. the couple had one child, thelma holloway, 77, who lives with her mother and helps take care of her. holloway has a 2-year-old daughter who frequently visits her great-grandmother. talley has been consistent in her answer as to what she's lived so long. deacon charles smith, left, and church charter member willa williams, right, help escort jeralean talley to the reception in her honor at the new jerusalem baptist church on may 25, 2014. (photo11: jarrad henderson, detroit free press) "it's all in the good lord's hands," she said. "there's nothing i can do about it." talley lived alone until just seven years ago, according to the detroit free press. she bowled until she was 104 and still mowed her lawn until a few years ago, according to previous press reports. after being told that she was the world's oldest person, talley said, "i ain't got nothing more but to treat the other fellow like you want to be treated. you don't tell a lie on me so i won't tell a lie on you." there's no word yet on how she'll celebrate her latest milestone. read or share this story: http://usat.ly/1snqy4l

kloʊz ˈsɛnətər ˈkɔˌri ˈgɑrdnər, hu ðə ˈnæʃənəl rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌsɛnəˈtɔriəl kəˈmɪti, sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ ðət ˈivɪn ɪf rɔɪ mʊr wɪnz ðə ˌæləˈbæmə ˈsɛnɪt reɪs ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. sɛn. tɑd jəŋ, ʃoʊn æt ən ˈeɪprəl ˈhirɪŋ əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈfɔrən riˈleɪʃənz kəˈmɪti, ɪz əˈməŋ ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈkɔlɪŋ ɔn ˌæləˈbæmə rɪˈpəblɪkən rɔɪ mʊr tɪ sɛnd hɪz ˈsɛnɪt kæmˈpeɪn. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ʧɪp somodevilla*, ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌɪndiˈænə sɛn. tɑd jəŋ ʤɔɪnd ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl, r-ky*. ɪn ˈərʤɪŋ ˌæləˈbæmə ˈsɛnɪt ˈkænədɪt rɔɪ mʊr tɪ drɔp aʊt əv ðə reɪs. jəŋ meɪd ðə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈæftər ə fɪθ ˈwʊmən əˈkjuzd mʊr əv ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ər roʊˈmæntɪk ədˈvænsɪz təˈwɔrd hər wɪn ʃi wɑz ə ˈtiˌneɪʤər. "ˈæftər ˈgɪvɪŋ rɔɪ mʊr ˈæmpəl taɪm tɪ ˌənikˈwɪvəkəli dɪˈnaɪ ðə dɪˈstərbɪŋ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz əˈgɛnst ɪm, ðoʊz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz rɪˈmeɪn fɑr mɔr pərsˈweɪsɪv ðən ðə dɪˈnaɪəlz," jəŋ sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈmənˌdeɪ. "rɔɪ mʊr ʃʊd ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli drɔp aʊt əv ðə reɪs. ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ˈgroʊsli ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪz ɪm frəm ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛnɪt." ɪf mʊr dɪz nɑt stɛp əˈsaɪd, jəŋ ˈædɪd, "wi nid tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt." ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ˈgroʊsli ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər dɪskˈwɑləˌfaɪz ɪm frəm ˈsərvɪs ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈsɛnɪt. ɪf hi dɪz nɑt stɛp əˈsaɪd, wi nid tɪ ækt tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˈsɛnətər tɑd jəŋ (@sentoddyoung*) noʊˈvɛmbər 13 2017 sɛn. ˈkɔˌri ˈgɑrdnər əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, hu hɛdz ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɑrm əv ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz, wɑz mɔr spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn seɪɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt ʃʊd voʊt tɪ ɪkˈspɛl mʊr ɪf hi wɪnz ðə ˈspɛʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər. ðə læst ˈpərsən tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛld frəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɑz sɛn. ˈʤɛsi braɪt əv ˌɪndiˈænə ɪn 1862 braɪt wɑz əˈməŋ ðə 14 mɛn hu wər ɪkˈspɛld frəm ðə ˈsɛnɪt ɪn 1861 ənd 1862 bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər ðə confederates*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt. mɔr ˈrisəntli, səm ˈsɛnətərz hæv rɪˈzaɪnd ˈæftər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ɪkˈspəlʃən. ðə læst ˈpərsən tɪ rɪˈzaɪn ˌbiˈfɔr hi kʊd bi ɪkˈspɛld wɑz ˈrɑbərt ˈpækˌwʊd əv ˈɔrəˌgɑn ɪn 1995 ˈoʊvər ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət hi hæd ˈsɛkʃuəli həræst, əˈbjuzd ənd əˈsɔltɪd ˈwɪmən. məˈkɑnəl toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈmənˌdeɪ hiz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ˈəðər rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈɔpʃənz fər ðə sit, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪnˈkəmbənt ˈluθər streɪnʤ, hu lɔst ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri tɪ mʊr ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. ðə dɪˈsɛmbər ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ex-sen*. ʤɛf ˈsɛʃənz, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən hu stɛpt daʊn tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl. mʊr həz feɪst ə bərɑʒ əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm sɪns ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈstɔri læst wik əˈlɛʤɪŋ hi ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn roʊˈmæntɪk riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ ˈtiˌneɪʤərz wɪn hi wɑz ɪn hɪz 30s*, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən keɪs əv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɑnˌtækt. mʊr, ə ˈfɔrmər steɪt səˈprim kɔrt ˈʤəstɪs, həz ˈviəməntli dɪˈnaɪd ðoʊz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ənd həz sɛd hi wɪl nɑt liv ðə reɪs. hi həz ˈivɪn θˈrɛtənd tɪ su ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst ˈoʊvər ðə ˈstɔri. rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp ənd vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt pɛns, sɛd læst wik ðət mʊr ʃʊd nɑt bi ə ˈkænədɪt ɪf ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ər tru. məˈkɑnəl wɛnt ˈfərðər ðən ðət ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn seɪɪŋ hi bɪˈlivz ðə ˈwɪmənz ˌækjəˈzeɪʃənz, ənd hi ərʤd mʊr tɪ stɛp əˈsaɪd. ˈnuzˌlɛtərz gɪt ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz ˈnuzˌlɛtər dɪˈlɪvərd tɪ jʊr wɪr ˈsɑri, bət ˈsəmθɪŋ wɛnt rɔŋ ˈərʤənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts ju ʃʊd noʊ naʊ, nɑt ˈleɪtər. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn sun, ər ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈkəstəmər ˈsərvɪs æt dɪˈlɪvəri: ˈvɛriz ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs θæŋk ju! jʊr ˈɔlˌmoʊst saɪnd əp fər ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz kip ən aɪ aʊt fər ən iˈmeɪl tɪ kənˈfərm jʊr ˈnuzˌlɛtər ˌrɛʤɪˈstreɪʃən. mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ə rɪkˈwɛst fər ə ˈkɑmɛnt ˈmənˌdeɪ ɔn məˈkɑnəlz nu pəˈzɪʃən. mʊr hɪt bæk ɔn məˈkɑnəl ɪn ə twit ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈpərsən hu ʃʊd stɛp əˈsaɪd ɪz mɪʧ mcconnell,’’*,’’ hi tweeted*. həz feɪld kənˈsərvətɪvz ənd məst bi replaced.’’*.’’ mɔr: fər rɔɪ mʊr, ˈivɪn ˈvɪktəri ɪn ˌæləˈbæmə ˈsɛnɪt reɪs meɪ nɑt bi ðə ɛnd əv hɪz ˈstrəgəlz mɔr: ˈwʊmən sɪz rɔɪ mʊr əˈtækt hər ɪn ə kɑr wɪn ʃi wɑz 16 mɔr: ˌɪndiˈænə sɛn. ʤoʊ ˈdɑnɛli hɛlps fər əˈpoʊnənt əv ɛmˈbætəld ˌæləˈbæmə ʤəʤ rɔɪ mʊr kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ: ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈtudeɪz ˈʤɛsɪkə ənd ˈdɛbərə ˈbɑrˌfild ˈbɛri; ˈkəriər ˈʤərnəl. ˈkɑnˌtækt mɔˈrin æt mgroppe@gannett.com*. ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər: @mgroppe*. rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri:

close gop senator cory gardner, who chair's the national republican senatorial committee, said monday that even if roy moore wins the alabama senate race in december. wochit sen. todd young, shown at an april hearing of the senate foreign relations committee, is among the republicans calling on alabama republican roy moore to send his senate campaign. (photo: chip somodevilla, getty images) washington — indiana sen. todd young joined other republicans on monday — including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, r-ky. — in urging alabama senate candidate roy moore to drop out of the race. young made the statement after a fifth woman accused moore of making sexual or romantic advances toward her when she was a teenager. "after giving roy moore ample time to unequivocally deny the disturbing allegations against him, those allegations remain far more persuasive than the denials," young said in a statement monday. "roy moore should immediately drop out of the race. the appearance of grossly reprehensible behavior disqualifies him from service in the united states senate." if moore does not step aside, young added, "we need to protect the integrity of the senate." the appearance of grossly reprehensible behavior disqualifies him from service in the united states senate. if he does not step aside, we need to act to protect the integrity of the senate (2/2) — senator todd young (@sentoddyoung) november 13, 2017 sen. cory gardner of colorado, who heads the campaign arm of senate republicans, was more specific monday in saying the senate should vote to expel moore if he wins the special election in december. the last person to be expelled from the senate was sen. jesse bright of indiana in 1862. bright was among the 14 men who were expelled from the senate in 1861 and 1862 because of their support for the confederates, according to the senate. more recently, some senators have resigned after facing the possibility of expulsion. the last person to resign before he could be expelled was robert packwood of oregon in 1995, over allegations that he had sexually harassed, abused and assaulted women. mcconnell told reporters monday he's looking at other republican options for the seat, including incumbent luther strange, who lost a primary to moore earlier this year. the december election is to replace ex-sen. jeff sessions, a republican who stepped down to become president trump's attorney general. moore has faced a barrage of criticism since a washington post story last week alleging he engaged in romantic relationships with teenagers when he was in his 30s, including one case of sexual contact. moore, a former state supreme court justice, has vehemently denied those allegations and has said he will not leave the race. he has even threatened to sue the washington post over the story. republicans, including president trump and vice president pence, said last week that moore should not be a candidate if the allegations are true. mcconnell went further than that monday in saying he believes the women's accusations, and he urged moore to step aside. newsletters get the breaking news newsletter delivered to your inbox we're sorry, but something went wrong urgent developments you should know now, not later. please try again soon, or contact customer service at 1-888-357-7827. delivery: varies invalid email address thank you! you're almost signed up for breaking news keep an eye out for an email to confirm your newsletter registration. more newsletters pence's spokeswoman did not respond to a request for a comment monday on mcconnell's new position. moore hit back on mcconnell in a tweet monday. “the person who should step aside is @senatemajldr mitch mcconnell,’’ he tweeted.he has failed conservatives and must be replaced.’’ more: for roy moore, even victory in alabama senate race may not be the end of his struggles more: woman says roy moore attacked her in a car when she was 16 more: indiana sen. joe donnelly helps fundraise for opponent of embattled alabama judge roy moore contributing: usa today's jessica estepa and deborah barfield berry; courier journal. contact maureen groppe at mgroppe@gannett.com. follow her on twitter: @mgroppe. read or share this story: http://indy.st/2advwe1

ʃɛr. pləs, ðə ˈæktər tɔks tɪ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts, ðə ʤɑn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ənd ðət nu. pləs, ðə ˈæktər tɔks tɪ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts, ðə ʤɑn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ənd ðət nu. wi stɪl noʊ ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl əˈbaʊt stɑr wɔrz: ðə fɔrs əˈweɪkənz, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ðə riˈlis əv ðət ˈɔsəm ˈtizər ˈtreɪlər læst wik. wən θɪŋz fər ˈsərtən: æt səm pɔɪnt, ˈɔskər ˈaɪzɪk flaɪz ə ˈfrikɪŋ! x-men*: əˈpɑkəˌlɪps stɑr ˈɔskər ˈaɪzɪk ənd dɪˈrɛktər braɪən ˈsɪŋər wɔnt tɪ ˈhjuməˌnaɪz əˈpɑkəˌlɪps təˈdeɪ, oʊn rɔθ kɔrˈnɛt spoʊk wɪθ ˈaɪzɪk fər ə moʊst ˈvaɪələnt jɪr (mɔr ɔn ðət sun!), ənd waɪl ʃi wɑz ðɛr ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ tɔkt tɪ ɪm əˈbaʊt stɑr wɔrz ənd x-men*: əˈpɑkəˌlɪps. hɪrz wət hi hæd əˈbaʊt hɪz taɪm ɔn ðə sɛt əv stɑr wɔrz: ðə fɔrs əˈweɪkənz, ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts, ðət, ənd ðə ədˈvaɪs hi gɑt frəm ˈhɛrɪsən fɔrd ɔn flaɪɪŋ ˈspeɪsˌʃɪps... ˈərli ədˈvaɪs frəm hɑn ˈsoʊˌloʊ səm əv maɪ prɛp wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ʃɪp ənd ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ ɪn maɪ rum wɪθ ɪt. ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈkloʊˌsəp ʃɑt ɪn ðə ˈtizər ðə wən əv ɪm ɪn ðə ˈkɑkˌpɪt ˈaɪzɪk ˈnoʊtɪd ðət hiz dən ə bɪt əv flaɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ praɪər tɪ ˈʃutɪŋ. "aɪ dɪd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt ɔn ə ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər, ʤɪst fər ə deɪ," hi sɛd, "bət ˈəltəmətli ɪt wɑz mɔr əˈbaʊt maɪ ˌɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən. aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər səm əv maɪ prɛp wɑz ˈgɪtɪŋ ə ˈlɪtəl ʃɪp ənd ʤɪst pleɪɪŋ ɪn maɪ rum wɪθ ɪt ənd ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə θɪŋz aɪ juzd tɪ seɪ wɪn aɪ wɑz duɪŋ ðət." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈaɪzɪk dɪd gɪt səm ˈfrɛndli ədˈvaɪs frəm wən əv hɪz ˈkoʊstɑrz, hu hi spoʊk wɪθ praɪər tɪ ðə stɑrt əv pərˈdəkʃən. "ɪts ˈfəni, bɪˈkəz aɪ spoʊk tɪ ˈhɛrɪsən ˌbiˈfɔr [ˈʃutɪŋ]," hi kənˈtɪnjud. "hi wɑz ʤɪst laɪk, 'wɛˈnɛvər ju ˈwɑnə goʊ əp, wɪl flaɪ.' aɪ wɑz laɪk, 'ðæts əˈmeɪzɪŋ!' ðɛn, scheduling-wise*, wi ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðə taɪm tɪ du ðət. ˈəltəmətli, hi wɑz laɪk, 'wɛl, ju noʊ, ɪts speɪs. soʊ ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl ˈdɪfərənt wɪn jʊr flaɪɪŋ ɪn ˈætməsˌfɪr.' æt ðə taɪm, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk hid dən məʧ flaɪɪŋ, weɪ bæk wɪn hi wɑz fərst hɑn ˈsoʊˌloʊ." ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈpræktɪkəl ˈifɛkts wən θɪŋ fænz hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈnoʊtɪst əˈbaʊt ðə nu stɑr wɔrz ˈfʊtɪʤ ɪz ðət ɪt simz tɪ bi ə gʊd mɪks əv ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˈifɛkts. ənˈlaɪk moʊst əv ðə prequels*, seɪ, ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ril sɛts ənd ˈækʧəwəl prɑps. ɔn ðɪs, ˈaɪzɪk kənˈfərmd ðət wɑz ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈfɪzɪkəl sɛts waɪl ˈʃutɪŋ. "ðɛr wɑz ʤɪst soʊ məʧ ləv pɔrd ˈɪntu ɪt ənd soʊ məʧ kɛr," hi sɛd. "ðə θɪŋ ɪz, wɪn ju rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðə ˈleɪtəst tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ tɛl jʊr ˈstɔri ənd ðæts ɪt ðət deɪts. ɪt kən deɪt ˈbædli. wɛˈræz, wɪn ju ˈæˌkʧuəli meɪk ðə stəf, aɪ θɪŋk ðɛrz ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðət ðət ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr ˈeɪʤləs." ˈɛksət ˈθiətər moʊd "ɪt wɑz ˈtoʊtəli laɪk ˈlɪvɪŋ aʊt ə ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd drim," hi kənˈtɪnjud. "biɪŋ ɔn ðoʊz sɛts ənd biɪŋ sərˈaʊndɪd baɪ ðoʊz ˈpipəl ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈænθɔˌni ˈdænjɛlz, siɪŋ ɪm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈsutɪd əp, ənd ˈpitər ˈmeɪhju ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ðə sut əˈgɛn ðət wɑz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl." wɪn æst ɪf hi ˈɛvər drɛst əp ɛz ə ˈrɛbəl ˈpaɪlət ɛz ə kɪd, laɪk hɪz əˈweɪkənz ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈaɪzɪk rɪˈmɑrkt, "noʊ... aɪ wɑz ə drɔɪd. ðət wɑz maɪ ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈaʊtˌfɪt. [læfs]" ðə fɪlm həz ðət rɑ 'hɑn ˈsoʊˌloʊ' æd lɪb fil ɪf ju wɔʧ ˈhɛrɪsən fɔrd ɪn [ðə ərˈɪʤənəlz], hi ˈdəzənt gɪv ə ɛf***, ju noʊ? ˈaɪzɪk ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət, laɪk ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈtrɪləʤi, ðə fɔrs əˈweɪkənz wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈstɔri ənd ˈkɛrɪktər, ˈrəðər ðən ˈspɛktəkəl, ənd ˈkæpʧər ðoʊz ˈjumən ˈmoʊmənts əˈmɪdst ðə speɪs ˈɑprə əv ɪt ɔl. "ɪf ju wɔʧ ˈhɛrɪsən fɔrd ɪn [ðə ərˈɪʤənəlz], hi ˈdəzənt gɪv ə ɛf***, ju noʊ? [læfs] hiz ʤɪst biɪŋ ə ril ˈpərsən. hiz ˈfəni. ju kən ˈivɪn hir ˈlɪtəl ənd θɪŋz laɪk ðət... [ɪts ˈsɪmələr ɔn ðɪs fɪlm]. ðɛrz lɛs əv ə fɔrˈmæləti, aɪ θɪŋk." "aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ, ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ðə ˈstɔri, ɪz ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈæˌspɛkt əv ɪt," ðə ˈæktər ɪkˈspleɪnd. "aɪ θɪŋk ðæts wət moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs wər kid ˈɪntu: 'wət ɪz ðə ˈiˌmoʊʃən əv ðə θɪŋ?' ðə ˈspɛktəkəl ɪz ˈsɛkənˌdɛri tɪ ðət." ɔn ðə ʤɑn ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi əˈlæs, ɪts nɑt ɔl fən ˈəndər ðə sənz. læst wik, ˈkoʊstɑr ʤɑn rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ˈreɪsɪst rɪˈmɑrks əˈbaʊt ɪm pleɪɪŋ ə ɪn ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd, ənd ˈraɪtli toʊld ðoʊz foʊks tɪ "gɪt juzd tɪ ɪt." ˈaɪzɪk hæd ə ˈsɪmələr ˈsteɪtmənt, bət ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðə ˈəpˈsaɪd tɪ ðə ˈrisənt ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi: "wəts greɪt əˈbaʊt ɪt ɪz, ɪts laɪk, 'ər ju ə ˈreɪsɪst? hɪrz ə ˈpərˌfɪkt weɪ əv rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən!' [læfs] wət aɪ ləvd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtreɪlər tu ɪz, laɪk, ðə ʤaɪənt ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋgər əv ðə fərst θɪŋ ju si, raɪt ɔf ðə bæt: ʤɑnz feɪs bæm! soʊ ɪt ɪz, jæ, 'ʤɪst dil wɪθ ɪt.'" ˈɛksət ˈθiətər moʊd ˈædɪŋ, "ˈəltəmətli, ɪts nɑt ˈivɪn əˈbaʊt reɪs æt ɔl. ɪts əˈbaʊt ə ˈstɔri, ənd ɪts əˈbaʊt ðiz ˈkɛrɪktərz. [boyega's*] ə greɪt ˈæktər, ənd hiz soʊ gʊd ɪn ðɪs ˈmuvi. ənd, ju noʊ, waɪ nɑt? bət wəts greɪt əˈbaʊt ɪt tu, ˈivɪn mɔr soʊ, ɪz ðət ðə juʤ məˈʤɔrəti hæv kəm aʊt soʊ ˈvoʊkəli, ðə ˈpipəl ðət ər ril, tru fænz ɪn səˈpɔrt. [læfs] ðeɪ kəm aʊt ənd dɪˈfɛnd ɪt ənd meɪk ðɛmˈsɛlvz hərd. ðeɪ ˈrɪli draʊnd aʊt ðət ˌnɛgəˈtɪvəti ˈprɪti kˈwɪkli. aɪ θɪŋk ðət wɑz ˈrɪli ˈwəndərfəl, tɪ si ðət." wɪn æst, ˈaɪzɪk ˈklɛrəˌfaɪd ðət hi ˈhædənt sin ˈɛni əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfʊtɪʤ, bət hæd sin wərk waɪl ˈfɪlmɪŋ. ðət ðoʊ: ɪf dɑrθ ˈveɪdər hæd wən əv ðoʊz, hi ˈwʊdənt hæv lɔst hɪz hænd! ˈspikɪŋ əv ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi, ðɛrz bɪn ə gʊd bɪt əv dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ðə nu ɪn ðə ˈtreɪlər, ðə wən wɪθ θri bleɪdz. wi hir æt hæv meɪd ə keɪs fər ɪt, bət səm fænz hæv ˈteɪkən ˈɪʃu wɪθ ɪts ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌpræktɪˈkæləti. ɛz fər ˈaɪzɪk, hi simz tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu ðə "ləv ɪt" kæmp. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪts əˈmeɪzɪŋ," hi sɛd. "ɪts soʊ kul... ɪf dɑrθ ˈveɪdər hæd wən əv ðoʊz, hi ˈwʊdənt hæv lɔst hɪz hænd!" ˈɛksət ˈθiətər moʊd stɑr wɔrz: ðə fɔrs əˈweɪkənz hɪts ˈθiətərz ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 18 2015 mæks ˈnɪkəlsən ɪz ə ˈraɪtər fər, ənd hi ˈdɛspərətli siks jʊr əˈpruvəl. ʃoʊ ɪm səm ləv baɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɔn tˈwɪtər, ər ɔn. rɔθ kɔrˈnɛt ɪz ən ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈɛdɪtər fər. ju kən ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər æt ənd æt roth-ign*.

share. plus, the actor talks to us about practical effects, the john boyega controversy and that new lightsaber. plus, the actor talks to us about practical effects, the john boyega controversy and that new lightsaber. we still know very little about star wars: the force awakens, even after the release of that awesome teaser trailer last week. one thing's for certain: at some point, oscar isaac flies a freaking x-wing! x-men: apocalypse star oscar isaac and director bryan singer want to humanize apocalypse today, ign's own roth cornet spoke with isaac for a most violent year (more on that soon!), and while she was there she also talked to him about star wars and x-men: apocalypse. here's what he had about his time on the set of star wars: the force awakens, the importance of practical effects, that lightsaber, and the advice he got from harrison ford on flying spaceships... early advice from han solo “ some of my prep was getting a little ship and just playing in my room with it. talking about his close-up shot in the teaser -- the one of him in the x-wing cockpit -- isaac noted that he's done a bit of flight training prior to shooting. "i did a little bit on a simulator, just for a day," he said, "but ultimately it was more about my imagination. i remember some of my prep was getting a little ship and just playing in my room with it and thinking about the things i used to say when i was doing that." however, isaac did get some friendly advice from one of his costars, who he spoke with prior to the start of production. "it's funny, because i spoke to harrison before [shooting]," he continued. "he was just like, 'whenever you wanna go up, we'll fly.' i was like, 'that's amazing!' then, scheduling-wise, we couldn't find the time to do that. ultimately, he was like, 'well, you know, it's space. so it's a little different when you're flying in atmosphere.' at the time, i don't think he'd done much flying, way back when he was first han solo." working with practical effects one thing fans have already noticed about the new star wars footage is that it seems to be a good mix of practical and cg effects. unlike most of the prequels, say, episode vii is using real sets and actual props. on this, isaac confirmed that was an emphasis on physical sets while shooting. "there was just so much love poured into it and so much care," he said. "the thing is, when you rely on the latest technology to tell your story -- and that's it -- that dates. it can date badly. whereas, when you actually make the stuff, i think there's something about that that is a little bit more ageless." exit theatre mode "it was totally like living out a childhood dream," he continued. "being on those sets and being surrounded by those people -- talking to anthony daniels, seeing him getting suited up, and peter mayhew putting on the suit again -- that was incredible." when asked if he ever dressed up as a rebel pilot as a kid, like his awakens character, isaac remarked, "no... i was a gonk droid. that was my favorite outfit. [laughs]" the film has that raw 'han solo' ad lib feel “ if you watch harrison ford in [the originals], he doesn't give a f***, you know? isaac also emphasized that, like the original trilogy, the force awakens will focus on story and character, rather than spectacle, and capture those human moments amidst the space opera of it all. "if you watch harrison ford in [the originals], he doesn't give a f***, you know? [laughs] he's just being a real person. he's funny. you can even hear little ad-libs and things like that... [it's similar on this film]. there's less of a formality, i think." "i think the biggest thing, the most important part of the story, is the emotional aspect of it," the actor explained. "i think that's what most of us were keyed into: 'what is the emotion of the thing?' the spectacle is secondary to that." on the john boyega/stormtrooper controversy alas, it's not all fun under the tatooine suns. last week, isaac's costar john boyega responded to racist remarks about him playing a stormtrooper in episode vii, and rightly told those folks to "get used to it." isaac had a similar statement, but pointed out the upside to the recent controversy: "what's great about it is, it's like, 'are you a racist? here's a perfect way of revealing that to everyone!' [laughs] what i loved about the trailer too is, like, the giant middle finger of the first thing you see, right off the bat: john's face -- bam! so it is, yeah, 'just deal with it.'" exit theatre mode adding, "ultimately, it's not even about race at all. it's about a story, and it's about these characters. [boyega's] a great actor, and he's so good in this movie. and, you know, why not? but what's great about it too, even more so, is that the huge majority have come out so vocally, the people that are real, true fans in support. [laughs] they come out and defend it and make themselves heard. they really drowned out that negativity pretty quickly. i think that was really wonderful, to see that." when asked, isaac clarified that he hadn't seen any additional footage, but had seen boyega's work while filming. that crossguard lightsaber though: “ if darth vader had one of those, he wouldn't have lost his hand! speaking of controversy, there's been a good bit of debate about the new lightsaber in the trailer, the one with three blades. we here at ign have made a case for it, but some fans have taken issue with its overall practicality. as for isaac, he seems to fall into the "love it" camp. "i think it's amazing," he said. "it's so cool... if darth vader had one of those, he wouldn't have lost his hand!" exit theatre mode star wars: the force awakens hits theaters stateside on december 18, 2015. max nicholson is a writer for ign, and he desperately seeks your approval. show him some love by following @max_nicholson on twitter, or maxnicholson on ign. roth cornet is an entertainment editor for ign. you can follow her on twitter at @rothcornet and ign at roth-ign.

ˌeɪˈpi ˈɪmɪʤɪz wɪl riˈmuv ɔl təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈprɑdəkts frəm ɪts ˈfɑrməsiz ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd baɪ ɑkˈtoʊbər 1 æt ə kɔst əv əp tɪ 2 ˈbɪljən ɪn ˈænjuəl ˈrɛvəˌnu, ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs rɪˈpɔrts. "ˈɛndɪŋ ðə seɪl əv ˌsɪgəˈrɛts ənd təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈprɑdəkts æt ɪz ðə raɪt θɪŋ fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du fər ɑr ˈkəstəmərz ənd ɑr ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ hɛlp ˈpipəl ɔn ðɛr pæθ tɪ ˈbɛtər hɛlθ," ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈlɛri ʤeɪ. ˈmɛrloʊ sɛd. "pʊt ˈsɪmpli, ðə seɪl əv təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈprɑdəkts ɪz ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ ɑr ˈpərpəs. "ɛz ðə dɪˈlɪvəri əv hɛlθ kɛr ɪˈvɑlvz wɪθ ən ˈɛmfəsɪs ɔn ˈbɛtər hɛlθ ˈaʊtˌkəmz, rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈkrɑnɪk dɪˈziz ənd kənˈtroʊlɪŋ kɔsts, ˈkɛrˌmɑrk ɪz pleɪɪŋ ən ɪkˈspændɪd roʊl ɪn prəˈvaɪdɪŋ kɛr θru ɑr ˈfɑrməsɪsts ənd nərs prækˈtɪʃənərz," ˈmɛrloʊ kənˈtɪnjud. "ðə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈækʃən wɪr ˈteɪkɪŋ təˈdeɪ baɪ riˈmuvɪŋ təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈprɑdəkts frəm ɑr ˈriˌteɪl ʃɛlvz ˈfərðər dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃɪz ˈjuˈɛs ɪn haʊ wi ər ˈsərvɪŋ ɑr ˈpeɪʃənz, klaɪənts ənd hɛlθ kɛr prəˈvaɪdərz ənd ˈbɛtər pəˈzɪʃənz ˈjuˈɛs fər kənˈtɪnjud groʊθ ɪn ðə ɪˈvɑlvɪŋ hɛlθ kɛr ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs." frəm ˈælɪs pɑrk əv taɪm rɪˈpɔrts: ðə muv ˈæˈdrɛsɪz wət ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ əˈfɪʃəlz ənd ˈfɑrməsɪsts hæv lɔŋ sin ɛz ə ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈpræktɪs: ˈpeɪʃənz ˈpɪkɪŋ əp ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz tɪ trit dɪˈziz, nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈprɑdəkts, kən ˈɔlsoʊ æd ə pæk əv ˌsɪgəˈrɛts tɪ ðɛr ˈpərʧəs. sˈmoʊkɪŋ ɪz ðə ˈlidɪŋ kɔz əv ˌpriməˈʧʊr dɪˈziz ənd dɛθ ɪn ðə juz. wɪθ mɔr ðən dɛθs ˈænjuəli.

ap images cvs will remove all tobacco products from its 7,600 pharmacies nationwide by october 1 at a cost of up to $2 billion in annual revenue, the associated press reports. "ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at cvs/pharmacy is the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health," cvs president and ceo larry j. merlo said. "put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose. "as the delivery of health care evolves with an emphasis on better health outcomes, reducing chronic disease and controlling costs, cvs caremark is playing an expanded role in providing care through our pharmacists and nurse practitioners," merlo continued. "the significant action we're taking today by removing tobacco products from our retail shelves further distinguishes us in how we are serving our patients, clients and health care providers and better positions us for continued growth in the evolving health care marketplace." from alice park of time reports: the move addresses what public health officials and pharmacists have long seen as a hypocritical practice: patients picking up medications to treat disease, not to mention smoking-cessation products, can also add a pack of cigarettes to their purchase. smoking is the leading cause of premature disease and death in the u.s. with more than 480,000 deaths annually.

ˈmæsɪˌmoʊ prɛs ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤun 17 tɑm ˈwɪljəmz əv ðə ˈæʤəns prəˈvaɪdz ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ɑrˈtʊroʊ ˈstætəs: ðə ˈsɪdni ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈhɛrəld ˈpæsɪz əˈlɔŋ mɔr ˈditeɪlz frəm vaɪˈdæl: hi həz bɪn rɪˈkəvərɪŋ frəm ə ni ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ʤɪst mɔr ðən ə mənθ əˈgoʊ ɔn ə ˈprɑbləm, bət vaɪˈdæl sɪz hi ɪz naʊ ˈfʊli fɪt. "ðə ni ɪz rɪˈspɑndɪŋ ˈvɛri wɛl, əm ɪn ˈvɛri gʊd kənˈdɪʃən ənd aɪ hoʊp tɪ stɑrt," hi sɛd. "əm gʊd, 100 pər sɛnt ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd əm nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt maɪ ni." ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ʤun 13 rɪˈpɔrts ˈʧɪliz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ʃi: ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ˈərliər ɪn ðə deɪ: ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈfiʧər ɪn ˈʧɪliz wərld kəp ˈoʊpənər əˈgɛnst ɔˈstreɪljə ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, bət koʊʧ ˈhɔrheɪ ədˈmɪts ðə wɪl bi ˈrɪskɪŋ hɪz ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˈfɪtnəs. ˈdərmət ˈkɔrɪgən prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈleɪtəst: ˈgɛri ˈmɛdəl, ə əv vaɪˈdæl, ˈkɑmɛntəd ɔn ðə stɑrz kənˈdɪʃən ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈʧɪliz ˈleɪtəst ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən, pər ˈfɪzioʊ rum: ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ʤun 12 ˌbibiˈsi spɔrt həz ən ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈəpˌdeɪt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ɑrˈtʊroʊ wərld kəp ˈstætəs: "ˈʧɪli koʊʧ ˈhɔrheɪ sɪz ðɛr ɪz ə "haɪ ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti" ðət ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl wɪl bi fɪt ɪˈnəf tɪ pleɪ ˈæftər ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈfʊli fər ðə læst θri deɪz." ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʤun 10 ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl wɪl nɑt rɪˈkəvər ɪn taɪm fər ˈʧɪliz ˈoʊpənɪŋ geɪm əv ðə wərld kəp, ɛz hi kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ straɪv fər fʊl ˈfɪtnəs ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ni ˈsərʤəri. ðə sən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ: ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ˈθərzˌdeɪ, meɪ 8 hæv kənˈfərmd ðə səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən pərˈfɔrmd ɔn ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl, bət noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən həz bɪn ˈgɪvɪn ɛz tɪ ˈwɛðər hi wɪl bi fɪt fər ðə wərld kəp. əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd: ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˌəndərˈwɛnt ə ˈpɑrʃəl ˈlætərəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɔn hɪz raɪt ni ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə. ðə ˈsərʤəri wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt baɪ ˈdɑktər. rəˈmoʊn cugat*, ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv ˈmɛdɪkəl stæf frəm ənd ðə ˈʧɪliən ˈnæʃənəl tim. ðə wɪl bi ˈdɪsˌʧɑrʤd təˈmɑˌroʊ ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ ˈtʊrɪn fər ðə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv hɪz ˌriəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm. ərˈɪʤənəl tɛkst ˈʧɪliən ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl həz əˈfɪʃəli pleɪd hɪz ˈfaɪnəl mæʧ əv ðə ˈsizən, ɛz ðə wɪl ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈsərʤəri tɪ rɪˈpɛr ən ˈɪnʤəri tɪ hɪz raɪt. ðə kləbz əˈfɪʃəl ˈwɛbˌsaɪt kənˈfərmd vaɪˈdæl wɑz ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə fər ən ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, wɪθ ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən sɛt tɪ teɪk pleɪs ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ: ɑrˈtʊroʊ vaɪˈdæl ðɪs ˌæftərˈnun kənˈdəktəd ən ˌɔrθəˈpidɪk ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən ɪn ˌbɑrsɪˈloʊnə, əˈtɛndəd ˈɔlsoʊ baɪ ðə ˈʧɪliən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈmɛdɪkəl tim. təˈmɑˌroʊ ˈmɔrnɪŋ wɪl si ðə ˌəndərˈgoʊ ˈsərʤəri ɔn ðə ˈlætərəl əv hɪz raɪt ni, ˈsupərˌvaɪzd baɪ prəˈfɛsər rəˈmoʊn cugat*. ðə kləb ˈleɪtər ˈpoʊstɪd ən ˈəpˌdeɪt ðət vaɪˈdæl hæd gɔn θru ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈsərʤəri. ˈʧɪliz tim fəˈzɪʃən, ˈdɑktər. ˌʤioʊˈvɑni carcuro*, kənˈfɛst ə ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl fər rɪˈtərn wʊd bi ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ sɛt, bət hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ rul ðə pleɪər aʊt əv ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ wərld kəp, pər ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs, ˈviə fɑks nuz: ðə [rɪˈkəvəri] ˈpɪriəd ɪz ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kˈwɛʃən ənd ðə wən ðət ˈwəriz ˈjuˈɛs ðə moʊst. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪn ðiz ˈkeɪsɪz, ɪts nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ soʊ ˈdɛfənət. wi kən seɪ ðət ðə pleɪər ɪz baɪ noʊ minz ruld aʊt frəm ðə wərld kəp. bət wi doʊnt ˈiðər hæv lɑts əv taɪm ənd ʤaɪənt ənd ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz. sɪns ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ʤaɪənts frəm beɪər ɪn 2011 vaɪˈdæl həz ˈblɑsəmd ˈɪntu wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈfʊtˌbɔl. wɪθ ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈfɪzɪkəl əˈbɪləˌti, ə noʊz fər goʊl ənd ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ bɔs əˈpoʊnənts əraʊnd ɪn midfield*, hi həz ˈɑrgjuəbli bɪn ðə kləbz moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pərˈfɔrmər ɪn ðɪs wɑz ˈnɛvər mɔr ˈɑbviəs ðən ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə timz jʊˈroʊpə lig dɪˈfit æt ðə hænz əv benfica*, hu ˈifɛktɪvli ˌɑnˈdreɪə ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə fərst lɛg əv ðə semi-final*, ə mæʧ vaɪˈdæl mɪst wɪθ ðə seɪm ˈɪnʤəri naʊ rikˈwaɪərɪŋ ˈsərʤəri. lɑkt əp ðə ə ˈtaɪtəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈæktɪv ɪn ˈɛni ˈəðər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈlaɪkli waɪ vaɪˈdæl ˈɑptɪd tɪ hæv ðə ˈsərʤəri naʊ. hi ˈhædənt bɪn ðə seɪm pleɪər ɪn ˈrisənt wiks ənd ˈoʊpənli kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt peɪn ənd sˈwɛlɪŋ ɪn hɪz raɪt ni. ˈkɑrloʊ həz ˈlərnɪd rɪˈkəvəri taɪm kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli teɪk ɛz lɔŋ ɛz 12 wiks: ˈʧɪliz ˈoʊpənɪŋ mæʧ æt ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ wərld kəp wɪl teɪk pleɪs ɔn ʤun 13 ˈgɪvɪŋ vaɪˈdæl faɪv wiks əv rɪˈkəvəri taɪm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ə ˈdɪfəkəlt grup kənˈteɪnɪŋ speɪn ənd ðə ˈnɛðərləndz, ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ ɪz pərˈhæps ðə timz əˈpoʊnənt ɪn ðɛr ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈfɪksʧər. waɪl ˈɛvəri tim ɪz dɪˈzərvɪŋ əv preɪz fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈtʊrnəmənt, ɔˈstreɪljə ər wən tim ðə ˈʧɪliənz ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈdɑməˌneɪt wɪθ ər wɪˈθaʊt vaɪˈdæl. wɪθ tɔp ˈtælənts laɪk əˈlɛksɪs ˈsænʧɛz, maʊˈrisioʊ ˈilə ənd ɛdˈwɑrdoʊ ˈvɑrgəs ɔl əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ˈhɔrheɪ, ðə ˌɑrʤənˈtɪniən kən əˈfɔrd tɪ rɛst hɪz stɑr əˈgɛnst ðə socceroos*.

massimo pinca/associated press updates from tuesday, june 17 tom williams of the agence france-presse provides an update on arturo vidal's status: the sydney morning herald passes along more details from vidal: he has been recovering from a knee operation just more than a month ago on a meniscus problem, but vidal says he is now fully fit. "the knee is responding very well, i'm in very good condition and i hope to start," he said. "i'm good, 100 per cent physically and i'm not thinking about my knee." updates from friday, june 13 footballespana reports chile's starting xi: updates from earlier in the day: arturo vidal is expected to feature in chile's world cup opener against australia on friday, but coach jorge sampaoli admits the midfielder will be risking his long-term fitness. espn fc's dermot corrigan provides the latest: gary medel, a team-mate of vidal, commented on the juventus star's condition following chile's latest training session, per physio room: updates from thursday, june 12 bbc sport has an encouraging update regarding arturo vidal's world cup status: "chile coach jorge sampaoli says there is a "high possibility" that arturo vidal will be fit enough to play after training fully for the last three days." updates from tuesday, june 10 arturo vidal will not recover in time for chile's opening game of the world cup, as he continues to strive for full fitness following knee surgery. the sun tweeted on tuesday: updates from thursday, may 8 juventus have confirmed the successful operation performed on arturo vidal, but no indication has been given as to whether he will be fit for the world cup. juve's official website reported: arturo vidal this morning underwent a partial lateral meniscectomy operation on his right knee in barcelona. the surgery was carried out by dr. ramon cugat, in the presence of medical staff from juventus and the chilean national team. the midfielder will be discharged tomorrow and return to turin for the continuation of his rehabilitation programme. original text chilean midfielder arturo vidal has officially played his final juventus match of the season, as the 26-year-old will undergo surgery to repair an injury to his right meniscus. the club's official website confirmed vidal was in barcelona for an examination on tuesday, with the operation set to take place on wednesday: arturo vidal this afternoon conducted an orthopedic examination in barcelona, attended also by the chilean international medical team. tomorrow morning will see the midfielder undergo arthroscopic surgery on the lateral meniscus of his right knee, supervised by professor ramon cugat. the club later posted an update that vidal had gone through a successful surgery. chile's team physician, dr. giovanni carcuro, confessed a timetable for vidal's return would be difficult to set, but he refused to rule the player out of the upcoming world cup, per the associated press, via fox news: the [recovery] period is the most important question and the one that worries us the most. unfortunately, in these cases, it's not something so definite. we can say that the player is by no means ruled out from the world cup. but we don't either have lots of time and giant and super-relaxed deadlines. since moving to the italian giants from bayer leverkusen in 2011, vidal has blossomed into one of the best box-to-box midfielders in european football. with extraordinary physical ability, a nose for goal and a tendency to boss opponents around in midfield, he has arguably been the club's most important performer in 2013-14. this was never more obvious than during the team's europa league defeat at the hands of benfica, who effectively neutralised andrea pirlo during the first leg of the semi-final, a match vidal missed with the same injury now requiring surgery. juventus locked up the serie a title during the weekend and are no longer active in any other competition, which is likely why vidal opted to have the surgery now. he hadn't been the same player in recent weeks and openly complained about pain andelling in his right knee. goal's carlo garganese has learned vidal's recovery time could potentially take as long as 12 weeks: chile's opening match at the upcoming world cup will take place on june 13, giving vidal five weeks of recovery time. however, in a difficult group containing spain and the netherlands, the silver lining is perhaps the team's opponent in their opening fixture. while every team is deserving of praise for making it to the final tournament, australia are one team the chileans should be able to dominate with or without vidal. with top talents like alexis sanchez, mauricio isla and eduardo vargas all available to jorge sampaoli, the argentinian can afford to rest his star midfielder against the socceroos.

ˈfɛrəgət wɛst, ðə ˈbɪziəst ˈsteɪʃən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ðə ˈɔθər. blɔg həz riˈlist ə troʊv əv ˈdætə ɔn ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsteɪʃən juz. wən sˈnɪpət: ɔl 91 ˈsteɪʃənz, ræŋkt baɪ ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈraɪdərz hu ˈɛnərd ðə iʧ ˈwikˌdeɪ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, 2016 ˈjunjən ˈsteɪʃən ˈgæləri pleɪs ˈfɛrəgət nɔrθ ˈmɛˌtroʊ ˈsɛnər ˈfɛrəgət wɛst ˈfɑgi ˈbɑtəm ˈplɑzə ˈdupɑnt ˈsərkəl ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn məkˈfərsən skwɛr wət ʤəmps aʊt tɪ ju, boʊθ frəm ðɪs lɪst ənd ðə rɛst əv ˈdætə? ðə rɛst əv ðə lɪst: ˈrɑslɪn ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈsɪti ˈsɪlvər spərɪŋ kəˈləmbiə haɪts ˈʃeɪdi groʊv ˈkrɪstəl ˈsɪti viˈɛnə bəˈθɛzdə ʤuˈdɪʃiˌɛri skwɛr ˈfrɛndʃɪp haɪts ˈɑrˌkaɪvz fɔrt ˈtɑtən ˈfɛdərəl ˈtraɪˌæŋgəl kɪŋ strit nu ˈkɛrəltən smɪθˈsoʊniən kɔrt haʊs ˈhəntɪŋtən ˈkæpɪtəl saʊθ ˈneɪvi jɑrd ˌænəˈkɑstiə ju væn nɛs ˈʤɔrʤə ˈwʊdli pɑrk ˈgrinˌbɛlt roʊd ˈaɪlənd ˈævəˌnu ˈfɛdərəl ˈsɛnər ˈrigən ˈnæʃənəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛnər ˈistərn ˈmɑrkɪt brænʧ ˈævəˌnu təˈkoʊmə ˈgroʊvnər ʃɔ ˈsəðərn ˈævəˌnu ˈbrædək roʊd ˈlɑrgoʊ taʊn ˈsɛnər ˈklɛrəndən prɪns ˈplɑzə ˈrɑkˌvɪl ˈɛmˈti. ˈvərnən skwɛr dən ˈlɔrɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ pɑrk ˈwɔtərˌfrənt ˈklivlənd pɑrk ist fɔlz ʧərʧ vərˈʤɪnjə skwɛr ˈwitən waɪt flɪnt pəˈtoʊmək ˈævəˌnu wɛst ˈædɪsən roʊd væn dɔrn strit ˈtaɪsənz ˈkɔrnər ˈbɛnɪŋ roʊd wɛst fɔlz ʧərʧ ˈneɪlər roʊd ˈkɑŋgrəs haɪts ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə ˈævəˌnu ˈfɔrɪst glɛn ˈkæpɪtəl haɪts ˈmɔrgən ˈbʊləˌvɑrd. ˈlænˌdoʊvər məˈklin ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər ˈævəˌnu ˈʧɛvərli ˈgrinzbərroʊ spərɪŋ hɪl ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri 363 æt beyonddc*.

farragut west, the 5th busiest station. photo by the author. wmata’s planitmetro blog has released a trove of data on metro station use. here’s one snippet: all 91 stations, ranked by the average number of riders who entered the faregates each weekday in february, 2016. union station 29,371 gallery place 25,537 farragut north 24,597 metro center 24,330 farragut west 20,917 foggy bottom 20,121 l’enfant plaza 19,343 dupont circle 18,653 pentagon 14,584 mcpherson square 14,340 what jumps out to you, both from this list and the rest of wmata’s data? here’s the rest of the list: rosslyn 13,666 pentagon city 12,558 silver spring 12,269 columbia heights 11,840 shady grove 11,732 crystal city 11,480 ballston 10,759 vienna 10,005 bethesda 9,883 noma 9,038 judiciary square 8,722 friendship heights 8,503 archives 7,829 fort totten 7,543 federal triangle 7,381 wiehle 7,306 king street 7,238 new carrollton 7,209 smithsonian 7,149 court house 7,074 huntington 7,002 capitol south 6,957 navy yard 6,834 franconia-springfield 6,821 anacostia 6,799 u street-cardozo 6,671 tenleytown 6,587 brookland 6,324 van ness 6,158 georgia avenue-petworth 6,151 glenmont 5,881 woodley park 5,861 greenbelt 5,738 rhode island avenue 5,727 federal center sw 5,697 reagan national airport 5,631 medical center 5,591 eastern market 5,500 branch avenue 5,449 takoma 5,329 grosvenor 5,206 shaw 4,989 suitland 4,918 southern avenue 4,751 braddock road 4,543 largo town center 4,435 clarendon 4,423 prince george’s plaza 4,385 rockville 4,245 mt. vernon square 4,243 twinbrook 4,163 dunn loring 4,081 college park 4,068 waterfront 4,008 cleveland park 3,961 east falls church 3,913 virginia square 3,898 wheaton 3,864 white flint 3,641 potomac avenue 3,635 west hyattsville 3,402 addison road 2,971 van dorn street 2,970 tysons corner 2,857 benning road 2,823 west falls church 2,715 naylor road 2,471 congress heights 2,431 stadium-armory 2,430 minnesota avenue 2,387 forest glen 2,230 capitol heights 1,893 morgan blvd. 1,849 landover 1,667 mclean 1,562 eisenhower avenue 1,486 deanwood 1,347 cheverly 1,153 greensboro 1,079 spring hill 1,042 arlington cemetery 363 cross-posted at beyonddc.

əˈbaʊt ˈlaɪbrɛˌri faɪnz ənd fiz ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə səkˈsɛsfəl traɪəl, ˈweɪvɪŋ faɪnz fər ˈoʊvərˈdu loʊnz ənˈtɪl 30 ʤun 2021 ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ju rɪˈtərn jʊr ˈoʊvərˈdu ˈaɪtəmz, ju woʊnt bi faɪnd, noʊ ˈmætər haʊ ˈoʊvərˈdu ðeɪ ər. ɪf ju hæv ən ˈoʊvərˈdu ˈaɪtəm ər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ fi, jʊr ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp wɪl bi ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli səˈspɛndɪd. ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp səˈspɛnʃən minz ju woʊnt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ frəm ðə ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl kəˈlɛkʃən, ˈdaʊnˌloʊd mˈjuzɪk frəm ər juz ðə kəmˈpjutərz ənd ˈprɪnərz. ɔl səˈspɛnʃənz ər ˈlɪftɪd wəns ðə ˈoʊvərˈdu ˈaɪtəmz ər rɪˈtərnd ənd ˈɛni lɔst ənd loʊn fiz ər peɪd. ˈɛni ˈoʊvərˈdu faɪnz ˈpriviəsli peɪd ˈkænɑt bi rɪˈfəndɪd. ju kən ʧɛk ðə ˈditeɪlz əv jʊr ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðər ju hæv ˈɛni ˈoʊvərˈdu ˈaɪtəmz ər ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ fiz æt ˈɛni taɪm baɪ ˈlɔgɪŋ ˈɪntu jʊr ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈkaʊnt.

about library fines and fees following a successful trial, we’re waiving fines for overdue loans until 30 june 2021. as long as you return your overdue items, you won't be fined, no matter how overdue they are. if you have an overdue item or outstanding fee, your library membership will be temporarily suspended. membership suspension means you won't be able to borrow from the library including the digital collection, download music from freegal or use the computers and printers. all suspensions are lifted once the overdue items are returned and any lost and inter-library loan fees are paid. any overdue fines previously paid cannot be refunded. you can check the details of your membership including whether you have any overdue items or outstanding fees at any time by logging into your online account.

ˈwɪljəm ˈdɪksən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd lɪst, nɛkst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈvɑlv dɪˈskəvərɪŋ ðə truθ bɪˈhaɪnd hu hər ˈfɑðər ˈrɪli ɪz. maɪ kˈwɛʃən ɪz wɛr ɪz ðət goʊɪŋ tɪ liv ˈjuˈɛs? ˈædɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtərtəl tim ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd ən ɔˈrɛdi ˈbloʊtɪd kæst. kʊd wi ˈrɪli ˈmænɪʤ tɪ æd tɪ ðə ˈtərtəl tim ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli? noʊ, æt list nɑt raɪt əˈweɪ, aɪ ˈfɪgjər luz feɪθ ɪn ðə ʃˈrɛdər, bət bi ˈrɛdi tɪ saɪd wɪθ ˈsplɪntər jɛt. ʃi həz spɛnt tu məʧ taɪm ˈheɪtɪŋ ðə neɪm ˈjoʊʃi, ənd ˈfræŋkli, noʊ haʊ tɪ mɛʃ wɪθ ðə məʧ mɔr ˌsɛnəˈmɛnəl ˈfæməli ˈsplɪntər həz fɔrmd. həz ˈtrəbəl seɪɪŋ θæŋk ju, aɪ θɪŋk bi ˈhəgɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwən, ənˈlɛs ʃi ˈjuzɪz ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈrædɪkli. hu noʊz, ʃi maɪt hæv bɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ bæk ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈɪˌmoʊʃənz ənd ˈfilɪŋz bɪˈkəz ʃˈrɛdər ɪz ˈklɪrli nɑt wən tɪ dil wɪθ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk ðət. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt hər tɪ rən ɔf ənd ˌdɪsəˈpɪr fər ə fju ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənd, bət wi ʃʊd bi ɪn fər ə ril trit. aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt ˈkɛrɪktər tɪ tərn ɔn ə daɪm, bət aɪ si ðɪs ɛz ə ˈtərnɪŋ pɔɪnt fər hər, ənd gɪt ə ˈrædɪkəl ʧeɪnʤ frəm hər ɪn fˈjuʧər ˈɛpɪˌsoʊdz. wət wɪl bi moʊst ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ tɪ si ɪz haʊ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈtərtəlz wɪl riækt. ʃʊd ʤɔɪn ˈfɔrsɪz wɪθ ðə ˈtərtəlz wi kən ˈdɛfənətli ɪkˈspɛkt ˈlioʊ tɪ kəm feɪs tɪ feɪs wɪθ hɪz ˈfilɪŋz fər hər wəns əˈgɛn. bət naʊ goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈkipɪŋ ɪn maɪnd ˈdɔtər. bi ə greɪt ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ dɪˈfaɪn ˈlioʊ səm mɔr, ənd aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ɪt. wi ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspɛkt ə lɔt mɔr ˈʃɪpɪŋ əv ðə tu frəm nikelodeon*, ənd ðɛr ˈsizən wən ˈbæntər ʃʊd meɪk ə rɪˈtərn. ˌrɑfˈjɛl ɪz ˈdɛfənətli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv, ənd ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbli rud tɪ hər. fər ðoʊz ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə ˈkɑmɪks, aɪ ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ si ə ˈsɪmələr riˈækʃən hæd tɪ ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə nɔrθ ˈhæmptən ɑrk. aɪ wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn siɪŋ ə ənd ˈspɑrɪŋ ˈsɛʃən; ɪn fækt aɪ kʊd si ðɛm duɪŋ ðət wɪθ iʧ ˈtərtəl. ɪt wʊd meɪk fər ə greɪt weɪ tɪ si haʊ iʧ ˈkɛrɪktər vjuz iʧ ˈəðər. ˈmaɪki ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt wɪθ kʊd ˈdɛfənətli meɪk fər ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd ʤɪst fər fən. aɪ bɛt hi kʊd ˈrɪli hɛlp hər kəm aʊt əv hər ʃɛl, ənd gɪt hər tɪ ˈlusən əp ə bɪt. ɛz fər ˈdɑni, aɪ θɪŋk ðə tu ˈrɪli kəˈnɛkt ɔn ˈɛni ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli əˈpɛrənt ˈlɛvəl. soʊ aɪ haʊ ðeɪ wʊd ˌɪnərˈækt wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər, bət aɪ hæv feɪθ bi gʊd. ˈeɪprəl ɪz moʊst ˈlaɪkli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈsaɪdɪŋ wɪθ ɪn ðɪs keɪs, ənd ɪf ðeɪ du wərk təˈgɛðər, aɪ θɪŋk goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈrɪli ˈfəni. ˈeɪprəl ɪz nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ laɪk ˈhævɪŋ əraʊnd æt ɔl, wɛl, æt list nɑt æt fərst. ˈdʊrɪŋ vɛnˈdɛtə aɪ fɛlt ðət ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ʧeɪs sin, ðeɪ kʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli gɪt əˈlɔŋ kwaɪt wɛl. ənd daʊn ðə laɪn fɑr ɪˈnəf, hu noʊz, ˈmeɪbi wɪl ɛnd əp goʊɪŋ tɪ haɪ skul wɪθ ˈeɪprəl; ənˈlaɪkli bət aɪ θɪŋk bi ˌɛnərˈteɪnɪŋ. goʊɪŋ tɪ skul wʊd ˈdɛfənətli meɪk fər mɔr ˈkɛrɪktər groʊθ ənd səm fən əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, ˈeɪprəl ɪz ˈrɪli goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ wərk θru səm dɪˈstrəst, ɔl əv ðɛm wɪl, bət aɪ θɪŋk ˈeɪprəl ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈɔntu ə grəʤ ˈæftər biɪŋ ˈtɑrgətɪd baɪ. ˈsplɪntər ɪz ˈdɛfənətli goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ɪn fər səm rəf taɪmz. jɛs, ʃʊr bi ˈoʊvər ðə mun əˈbaʊt ˈhævɪŋ hɪz ˈdɔtər bæk, bət gɪt tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtrəbəlz ʃi hæd ˈlɪvɪŋ wɪθ ðə ʃˈrɛdər. waɪl ˈərliər aɪ ˈmɛnʃənd ðət ˈmaɪki kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli sərv tɪ ˈlusən hər əp ə bɪt, maɪ ɔn ˈsplɪntər hu wɪl ˈrɪli tərn hər əraʊnd. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə sloʊ ˈprɔˌsɛs, bət aɪ kən si ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp tɪ ˈsplɪntər ənd ðə rɛst əv ðə ˈtərtəl tim. aɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈkeɪsi, bət aɪ θɪŋk ðət bɪg əv ə pɑrt əv ðə kɔr tim æt ðɪs pɔɪnt. ɪn fækt nɑt ˈivɪn ʃʊr əˈfɪʃəli mɛt. ðə ræθ əv ˈtaɪgər klɔ ɪz aʊt nɛkst ˈsənˌdi, ənd ˈpɑzətɪvli stoʊkt fər maɪ ˈtərtəl taɪm. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts

william dixon according to turtlepedia’s episode list, next week’s episode is going to involve karai discovering the truth behind who her father really is. my question is where is that going to leave us? adding karai to the turtle team is going to expand an already bloated cast. could we really manage to add karai to the turtle team permanently? no, at least not right away, i figure she’ll lose faith in the shredder, but won’t be ready to side with splinter yet. she has spent too much time hating the name hamato yoshi, and frankly, wouldn’t know how to mesh with the much more sentimental family splinter has formed. karai has trouble saying thank you, i don’t think she’ll be hugging everyone, unless she uses the opportunity to change radically. who knows, she might have been holding back expressing emotions and feelings because shredder is clearly not one to deal with anything like that. i expect her to run off and disappear for a few episodes to reflect on everything that happened, but we should be in for a real treat. i don’t expect karai’s character to turn on a dime, but i see this as a turning point for her, and we’ll get a radical change from her in future episodes. what will be most exciting to see is how the individual turtles will react. should karai join forces with the turtles we can definitely expect leo to come face to face with his feelings for her once again. but now he’s going to be keeping in mind that’s splinter’s daughter. it’ll be a great opportunity to define leo some more, and i look forward to it. we should also expect a lot more shipping of the two from nikelodeon, and their season one banter should make a return. raphael is definitely going to be apprehensive, and incredibly rude to her. for those reading the idw comics, i expect to see a similar reaction raph had to alopex during the north hampton arc. i would be interested in seeing a karai and raph sparring session; in fact i could see them doing that with each turtle. it would make for a great way to see how each character views each other. mikey hanging out with karai could definitely make for an amazing episode that’s just for fun. i bet he could really help her come out of her shell, and get her to loosen up a bit. as for donnie, i don’t think the two really connect on any immediately apparent level. so i don’t how they would interact with each other, but i have faith it’ll be good. april is most likely going to be siding with raph in this case, and if they do work together, i think it’s going to be really funny. april is not going to like having karai around at all, well, at least not at first. during karai’s vendetta i felt that before the chase scene, they could actually get along quite well. and down the line far enough, who knows, maybe karai will end up going to high school with april; unlikely but i think it’d be entertaining. going to school would definitely make for more character growth and some fun along the way. that being said, april is really going to have to work through some distrust, all of them will, but i think april is going to be holding onto a grudge after being targeted by karai. splinter is definitely going to be in for some rough times. yes, i’m sure he’ll be over the moon about having his daughter back, but he’ll get to learn about the troubles she had living with the shredder. while earlier i mentioned that mikey could potentially serve to loosen her up a bit, my money’s on splinter who will really turn her around. it’s going to be a slow process, but i can see karai opening up to splinter and the rest of the turtle team. i didn’t mention casey, but i don’t think he’s that big of a part of the core team at this point. in fact i’m not even sure they’ve officially met. the wrath of tiger claw is out next sunday, and i’m positively stoked for my turtle time. advertisements

hɛˈloʊ ˈprɪnsɛsɪz! təˈdeɪ əm goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprimiəm təˈmɑˌtoʊ kul ənd draɪ sən spreɪ! aɪ wɑz ˈrɪli ˌɪnˈtrigd wɪθ ðɪs ˈsənskrin spreɪ, bɪˈkəz ˈrəðər ðən biɪŋ ə ˈbɑdi spreɪ laɪk ðə θɪk, ˈgrisi ˈbɑdi spreɪz, ðɪs ɪz ə faɪn mɪst, mæt ˈfɪnɪʃ ˈfeɪʃəl ˈsənskrin spreɪ! "goʊz ɔn draɪ ər ˈmɔɪsənd skɪn ˈnitli wɪˈθaʊt waɪt ˈrɛzəˌdu! riˈfrɛʃɪŋli kulz daʊn skɪn fəˈtigd frəm hɑt ˈwɛðər! ˈizi tɪ ˈkɛri ənd blɑk reɪz! ə kul draɪ sən spreɪ ðət kənˈteɪnz təˈmɑˌtoʊ ˈɛkˌstrækt, wɪʧ wɑz groʊn ɪn ˈsənˌlaɪt, ɪz ˈklɪrli spreɪd ɔn ənd ˈnitli əbˈzɔrbd baɪ skɪn. *haʊ tɪ ʃeɪk wɛl ˌbiˈfɔr juz. spreɪ ə səˈfɪʃənt əˈmaʊnt ɔn skɪn (ɑrmz ənd lɛgz) ðət ɪz ˈizəli ɪkˈspoʊzd tɪ reɪz frəm ər mɔr, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðə skɪn əraʊnd jʊr aɪz. əˈplaɪ ˈmɪnəts ˌbiˈfɔr goʊɪŋ aʊt. ˈɛfɪˌkæsi ənd ˈifɛkts: prəˈtɛkts skɪn frəm reɪz. pɑ+++) ˈjusɪʤ ənd ˈvɑljum: ʃeɪk wɛl, teɪk ə səˈfɪʃənt əˈmaʊnt ənd ˈivənli əˈplaɪ ɔn "ˌɪnˈgridiənts: ˈbjuteɪn, ˈproʊˌpeɪn, dɪˈneɪʧərd ˈælkəˌhɑl, ˈpjʊrəˌfaɪd ˈwɔtər, methoxycinnamate*), homosalate*, dimethicone*, methicone*, salicylate*), (ˈbjutəl methoxydibenzoylmethane*), ˈæsəd), ditethicone*, palmitate*, octocrylene*, triazine*), propanol*, təˈmɑˌtoʊ ˈɛkˌstrækt mg*), pləm ˈɛkˌstrækt, ˈloʊtəs ˈɛkˌstrækt, glycerin*, cyclopentasiloxane*, copolymer*, 1,2-hexandiol*, ˈlæktɪk ˈæsəd, ˈsɪtrɪk ˈæsəd, ðɪs spreɪ kəmz haʊzd ɪn ə ˈstændərd ˈɛrəˌsɑl spreɪ kən, wɪʧ ɪz ˈtoʊtəli bæd fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt, bət oʊ soʊ kənˈvinjənt. ɪt prəˈdusɪz ə ˈsupər faɪn mɪst ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən tɪ ə spreɪ pəmp wɪʧ tɛndz tɪ spreɪ aʊt ˈdrɑpləts wɪʧ ɪz greɪt ɪn ðɪs ˈsərkəmˌstæns, sɪns ɪt prəˈvaɪdz ə mɔr ˈivɪn ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv ðə ˈprɑdəkt. aɪ ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpərʧəst ðɪs sən spreɪ tɪ tɔp əp maɪ sən prəˈtɛkʃən ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə deɪ. ɛz əm ʃʊr moʊst əv ju noʊ, əˈplaɪɪŋ ə ˈsənskrin æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə deɪ wɪl nɑt gɪv ɪˈnəf prəˈtɛkʃən frəm ðə sən ˈæftər ə ˈsərtən əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm, wɪʧ ɪz wət ðə ər sən prəˈtɛkʃən ˈfæktər ɪz əˈbaʊt. rɪˈfərz tɪ ðə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ju kən steɪ ɪn ðə sən ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ bərnt. ðə haɪər ðə ðə ˈlɔŋgər ju kən ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəli steɪ ɪn ðə sən wɪˈθaʊt ˈdæmɪʤ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, jʊr meɪ nɑt bi ˈfʊli ˈifɛktɪv ɪf ɪt kəmz ˈɪntu ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈwɔtər, gɪts wɑʃt əˈweɪ baɪ swɛt, ər həz bɪn əˈplaɪd əˈnivənli. moʊst ˈkəmpəˌniz səˈʤɛst jʊr ˈɛvəri tu aʊərz, ər ˈsunər ɪf jʊr sˈwɪmɪŋ. bət haʊ du ju jʊr ˈsənskrin ɔn tɔp əv ə fʊl feɪs əv meɪk əp? aɪ steɪ aʊt əv ðə sən ɛz məʧ ɛz aɪ kən, əˈspɛʃəli naʊ ðət əm ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɔrəl ˈækni ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz maɪ ˈʧænsɪz əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈdræstɪkli. bət ðɛr ər taɪmz wɪn aɪ kænt əˈvɔɪd ðə sən (ˈdraɪvɪŋ hoʊm frəm wərk, skul ər ə lɔŋ deɪ ˈʃɑpɪŋ) soʊ ðɪs ɪz ə məst hæv ˈprɑdəkt fər mi! aɪ ˈkʊdənt gɪt ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə spreɪ ˈnɑzəl ɪn ˈækʃən, bət ɪf jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ju kən ʧɛk ɪt aʊt ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ æt ðə tɔp əv ðɪs ˌrivˈju, ˈɔlsoʊ goʊ ənd səbˈskraɪb, goʊ ɔn, du ɪt! ðɪs ɪz wət maɪ hænd lʊks laɪk ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər aɪ spreɪ ɪt wɪθ ðə ˈprimiəm təˈmɑˌtoʊ kul ənd draɪ sən spreɪ. aɪ kænt ˈrɪli si ˈɛni ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈpɪkʧərz! aɪ doʊnt faɪnd ðət ðɪs sən spreɪ meɪks maɪ feɪs fil ər lʊk ˈgrisi ˈæftər spreɪɪŋ, bət ɪt dɪz lʊk ə ˈlɪtəl dui! aɪ kænt seɪ fər ˈsərtən haʊ ˈifɛktɪv ðɪs ɪz æt prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə skɪn bɪˈkəz ˈʤɛnərəli ju wʊd nid tɪ pæt ə gʊd əˈmaʊnt əv ˈsənskrin ˈɪntu ðə skɪn, bət aɪ ˈhævənt bɪn bərnt ər gɑt ˈɛni wɪrd ˈlʊkɪŋ tæn laɪnz soʊ ðæts ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv! wət aɪ ləv oʊ soʊ kənˈvinjənt ˈizi tɪ juz ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈdəzənt liv ə waɪt kæst ər ˈgrisi ˈrɛzəˌdu wət aɪ doʊnt ləv ˈɛrəˌsɑl kən ɪz bæd fər ðə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt kən bi əˈplaɪd əˈnivənli ˈfaɪnəl θɔts aɪ ˈrɪli ləv ðɪs sən spreɪ! ɪts soʊ kənˈvinjənt ənd ɪts ə ˈrɪli gʊd ˈprɑdəkt fər ˈɛni ˈprɪnsɛsɪz ðət nid tɪ tɔp əp ðɛr sən prəˈtɛkʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ əˈplaɪ ə ˈlɪkwɪd ɔn tɔp əv meɪk əp. aɪ doʊnt juz ðɪs ɔl ðə taɪm bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ə ˈlɪtəl ɪkˈspɛnsɪv tɪ bi əˈplaɪɪŋ ə deɪ ˈɛvəri deɪ, bət fər ðə ɔˈkeɪʒənəl juz aɪ θɪŋk ɪts ʤɪst fænˈtæstɪk aɪ wʊd ˈdɛfənətli ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ðɪs sən spreɪ fər ˈɛni ˈprɪnsɛsɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ tɔp əp ðɛr sən prəˈtɛkʃən θruaʊt ðə deɪ, ʤɪst rɪˈmɛmbər tɪ əˈplaɪ ɪˈnəf!

hello princesses! today i'm going to be talking about the skinfood premium tomato cool and dry sun spray! ^.^ i was really intrigued with this sunscreen spray, because rather than being a body spray like the thick, greasy nivea body sprays, this is a fine mist, matte finish facial sunscreen spray! "goes on dry or moistened skin neatly without white residue! refreshingly cools down skin fatigued from hot weather! easy to carry and block uv rays! a cool & dry sun spray that contains tomato extract, which was grown in sunlight, is clearly sprayed on and neatly absorbed by skin. *how to use* shake well before use. spray a sufficient amount on skin (arms and legs) that is easily exposed to uv rays from 20cm or more, avoiding the skin around your eyes. apply 15-20 minutes before going out. efficacy and effects: protects skin from uv rays. (spf50+ pa+++) usage and volume: shake well, take a sufficient amount and evenly apply on skin."(1) "ingredients: butane, propane, denatured alcohol, purified water, octinoxate (ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate), homosalate, dimethicone, caprylyl methicone, octisalate (ethylhexyl salicylate), avobenzone (butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane), ensulizole (phenylbenzimidazole sulphonic acid), cetyl ditethicone, ethylhexyl palmitate, octocrylene, bemotrizinol (bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine), aminomethyl propanol, tomato extract (0.4 mg), plum extract, lotus extract, glycerin, cyclopentasiloxane, acrylate/dimethicone copolymer, 1,2-hexandiol, lactic acid, citric acid, fragrance"(2) this spray comes housed in a standard aerosol spray can, which is totally bad for the environment, but oh so convenient. it produces a super fine mist in comparison to a spray pump which tends to spray out droplets which is great in this circumstance, since it provides a more even distribution of the product. i originally purchased this sun spray to top up my sun protection midway through the day. as i'm sure most of you know, applying a sunscreen at the beginning of the day will not give enough protection from the sun after a certain amount of time, which is what the spf or sun protection factor is about. spf refers to the theoretical amount of time you can stay in the sun before being burnt. the higher the spf the longer you can theoretically stay in the sun without damage. however, your spf may not be fully effective if it comes into contact with water, gets washed away by sweat, or has been applied unevenly. most companies suggest reapplying your spf every two hours, or sooner if you're swimming. but how do you re-apply your sunscreen on top of a full face of make up? i stay out of the sun as much as i can, especially now that i'm taking oral acne medication which increases my chances of getting sunburnt drastically. but there are times when i can't avoid the sun (driving home from work, school or a long day shopping) so this is a must have product for me! i couldn't get a photo of the spray nozzle in action, but if you're interested you can check it out in the video at the top of this review, also go and subscribe, go on, do it! this is what my hand looks like before and after i spray it with the skinfood premium tomato cool and dry sun spray. i can't really see any difference between the two pictures! i don't find that this sun spray makes my face feel or look greasy after spraying, but it does look a little dewy! i can't say for certain how effective this is at protecting the skin because generally you would need to pat a good amount of sunscreen into the skin, but i haven't been burnt or got any weird looking tan lines so that's very positive! what i love - oh so convenient - easy to use - inexpensive - doesn't leave a white cast or greasy residue what i don't love - aerosol can is bad for the environment - can be applied unevenly final thoughts i really love this sun spray! it's so convenient and it's a really good product for any princesses that need to top up their sun protection without having to apply a liquid on top of make up. i don't use this all the time because it is a little expensive to be applying 3x a day every day, but for the occasional use i think it's just fantastic ^.^ i would definitely recommend this sun spray for any princesses looking to top up their sun protection throughout the day, just remember to apply enough!

kərˈəpʃən: wən wʊd θɪŋk ə jəŋ ˈlɔjər hu wərkt ɔn ðə ˈwɔtərˌgeɪt ˈhirɪŋz wʊd bi ˈkɛrfəl ˈdɛkeɪdz ˈleɪtər tɪ ˈkɑndəkt hər ˈpəblɪk laɪf wɪˈθaʊt ðə əˈpɪrəns əv ˌɪmprəˈpraɪəti. bət ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən həz ˈɔlˌweɪz fɛlt əˈbəv ðə lɔ. ðət saʊnd əv ˈpænɪk ˈskriʧɪŋ əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ˈtuzˌdeɪ naɪt ˈɛməˌneɪtɪd frəm ðə ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ˈæftər ðə ˈmidiə broʊk ðə ˈstɔri ðət tu iˈmeɪlz ɔn ˈklɪntənz ˈpraɪvət əˈkaʊnt hæd "tɔp ˈsikrɪt" ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɪts məˈtɪriəl ðæts "mɔr ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ðən ˈpriviəsli noʊn," məˈklæʧi nuz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðɪs ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən teɪks ðə ˈskændəl tɪ ə hoʊl nu ˈlɛvəl, ənd ɪt meɪks ˈjuˈɛs æsk əˈgɛn: haʊ lɔŋ kən ˈklɪntən steɪ ɪn ðə reɪs? "tɔp ˈsikrɪt" ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli kənˈsɪdərd ðə haɪəst ræŋk əv ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˈgəvərnmənt məˈtɪriəl. ɪt ɪz dimd tɪ bi soʊ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv ðət ɪt kən kɔz greɪv ˈdæmɪʤ tɪ ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪf ɪt fɔlz ˈɪntu ðə rɔŋ hænz. æt wən taɪm, ˈklɪntən kleɪmd ðət hər ˈpraɪvət iˈmeɪl əˈkaʊnt hɛld noʊ ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. bət wi noʊ ˈbɛtər. hər ˈpərsɪnəl əˈkaʊnt hæd mɔr ðən ə ˈlɪtəl ˈklæsəˌfaɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɪn ɪt. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈklɪntən dɪˈfɛndərz tɪ kleɪm ðə iˈmeɪlz wər ˈkætəgərˌaɪzd ɛz tɔp ˈsikrɪt ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ʃi tərnd ðɛm ˈoʊvər. ðæts ənˈlaɪkli. ˈstivən heɪz əv ðə ˈwikli ˈstændərd sɪz ə ˈfɔrmər ˈsinjər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns əˈfɪʃəl sɪz ðɛr ɪz "noʊ daʊt" ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən "wɑz dɪˈrɛkli ˈlɪftɪd frəm ˈklæsəˌfaɪd dɑk ər sɔrs." soʊ ʃi hæd tɪ noʊ ʃi wɑz ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˈsɛnsɪtɪv məˈtɪriəl. ðə tɔp ˈsikrɪt iˈmeɪlz wər faʊnd baɪ ən ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl fər ðə ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns kəmˈjunɪti hu "ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈsinjər ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ðət tu əv fɔr ˈklæsəˌfaɪd iˈmeɪlz (wər) dɪˈskəvərd ɔn ðə ˈsərvər ˈklɪntən meɪnˈteɪnd æt hər nu jɔrk hoʊm," məˈklæʧi ˌriˈpɔrtəd. ðət ˈpraɪvət ˈsərvər ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ðə ˈklɪntənz' chappaqua*, n.y*., ˈkɑmpaʊnd ɪz ki tɪ ðə proʊb ðət ɪz naʊ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈmætər. ɪts ɪgˈzɪstəns həz bɪn noʊn fər səm taɪm, ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ʃʊd hæv ˈteɪkən pəˈzɛʃən əv ɪt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ. ɪt hoʊldz ˈɛvədəns ðət ˈklɪntən ˈhæzənt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv əp. naʊ, əˈmɪd ðə groʊɪŋ ˈprɛʃər əv ðə proʊb, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ˈivɪn səm ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˈkəvərɪʤ, ˈklɪntən həz əˈgrid tɪ tərn ɪt ˈoʊvər. ðə kˈwɛʃən ɪz: wɪl ðə ˈsərvər bi ˈklɪntənz ˈvərʒən əv tɑm ˈbreɪdiz ˈsɛlfoʊn? ˈtæmpərɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛvədəns wʊd əv kɔrs bi ə ˈkrɪmənəl əˈfɛns. wʊd ˈklɪntən goʊ ðət fɑr? ɪt simz ənˈθɪŋkəbəl ðət ˈsəmˌwən əv hər ˈstæʧər wʊd. bət ðɛn ʃi juzd hər ˈpərsɪnəl iˈmeɪl fər steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪznɪs. rulz doʊnt sim tɪ min məʧ tɪ ðə ˈklɪntənz. ər tɪ ðoʊz əraʊnd ðɛm. məˈklæʧi ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈfərmd ðət "æt list" fɔr tɔp ˈklɪntən eɪdz juzd ˈpərsɪnəl iˈmeɪl əˈkaʊnts fər steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈskændəl groʊz ˈdipər ənd ˈwaɪdər. wət wər əˈfɪʃəlz traɪɪŋ tɪ haɪd? ˈklɪntən məst fil ðət hər goʊl əv ˈrənɪŋ ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkənz laɪf frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən slɪps ˈfərðər frəm hər græsp wɪθ ˈɛvəri nu ˈditeɪl əv kərˈəpʃən ðət ˈimərʤɪz. naʊ nu ˈhæmʃər ˈvoʊtərz hæv muvd hɑrd təˈwɔrd ˈsoʊʃəlɪst ˈbərni ˈsændərz hu həz ə lɛd əˈməŋ ˈlaɪkli ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz. ɔl ðə nuz, ɪt simz, ɪz bæd fər ˈklɪntən.

corruption: one would think a young lawyer who worked on the watergate hearings would be careful decades later to conduct her public life without the appearance of impropriety. but hillary clinton has always felt above the law. that sound of panic screeching across the country tuesday night emanated from the hillary clinton campaign headquarters after the media broke the story that two emails on clinton's private account had "top secret" information. it's material that's "more sensitive than previously known," mcclatchy news reported. this revelation takes the scandal to a whole new level, and it makes us ask again: how long can clinton stay in the race? "top secret" is generally considered the highest rank of classified government material. it is deemed to be so sensitive that it can cause grave damage to national security if it falls into the wrong hands. at one time, clinton claimed that her private email account held no classified information. but we know better. her personal account had more than a little classified information in it. expect clinton defenders to claim the emails were categorized as top secret only after she turned them over. that's unlikely. stephen hayes of the weekly standard says a former senior intelligence official says there is "no doubt" the information "was directly lifted from classified doc or source." so she had to know she was dealing with sensitive material. the top secret emails were found by an inspector general for the intelligence community who "notified senior members of congress that two of four classified emails (were) discovered on the server clinton maintained at her new york home," mcclatchy reported. that private server located at the clintons' chappaqua, n.y., compound is key to the probe that is now a criminal matter. its existence has been known for some time, and investigators should have taken possession of it long ago. it holds evidence that clinton hasn't wanted to give up. now, amid the growing pressure of the probe, which includes the fbi and even some mainstream media coverage, clinton has agreed to turn it over. the question is: will the server be clinton's version of tom brady's cellphone? tampering with evidence would of course be a criminal offense. would clinton go that far? it seems unthinkable that someone of her stature would. but then she used her personal email for state department business. rules don't seem to mean much to the clintons. or to those around them. mcclatchy also confirmed that "at least" four top clinton aides used personal email accounts for state department business. the scandal grows deeper and wider. what were officials trying to hide? clinton must feel that her long-time goal of running every american's life from washington slips further from her grasp with every new detail of corruption that emerges. now new hampshire voters have moved hard toward socialist bernie sanders , who has a 44-37 lead among likely democratic voters. all the news, it seems, is bad for clinton.

(ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn) ɪf ju θɪŋk juv hərd ɪt ɔl, ˈfɑloʊ ðɪs teɪl əv ə ˈhəŋgri blæk bɛr hu wɛnt fər ə raɪd, ˈlɪtərəli. ˈdəgləs ˈkaʊnti, ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, ˈʃɛrɪfs ˈdɛpjətiz ˈərli ˈfraɪˌdeɪ gɑt ə kɔl əˈbaʊt ə ˈhɔŋkɪŋ kɑr ənd ə kəˈmoʊʃən ˌɪnˈsaɪd. pərˈhæps ɪt wɑz ˈtiˌneɪʤərz ər ə θif, ðeɪ θɔt ɛz ðeɪ əˈproʊʧt rælf ˈstɔriz 2008 toʊˈjoʊtə kərˈɑlə. ɪt tərnz aʊt ɪt wɑz ə θif, ɔlˈbiɪt ðə ˈfəri vərˈaɪəti. ðə ˈdɛpjətiz' fərst klu tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ənˈjuˌʒuəl wɑz ðət ðə kɑr wɑz 125 fit bɪˈloʊ ɪts ˈnɔrməl ˈpɑrkɪŋ spɑt ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvˌweɪ əv ðə storys*' ˈlɑrkˌspər hoʊm, wɪʧ sɪts ɔn faɪv ˈeɪkərz. ˌɪˈmæʤən ðɛr ˈfərðər səˈpraɪz wɪn ðeɪ tərnd ɔn ðɛr ˈflæʃˌlaɪts ənd gɑt ə pik ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ɪt wɑz ə blæk bɛr, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈərsəs americanus*. ðə ˈdɛpjətiz hæd ˈərliər rɪˈsivd ə kɔl frəm ə ˈneɪbər. ʃi hæd hərd ˈhɔŋkɪŋ ənd keɪm əp tɪ ðə ˈstɔri hoʊm, wɛr ðə ˈfæməli wɑz əsˈlip. "ɑr toʊˈjoʊtə wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə hɛk əv ə ˈrækɪt ənd wɑz ˈrɑkɪŋ bæk ənd fɔrθ," ˈstɔri sɛd. ðə ˈneɪbər kɔld ˈdɛpjətiz ˈʃɔrtli ˈæftər 3 a.m*., əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən mɪˈʃɛl ˈrædɪməkər əv ðə ˈʃɛrɪfs dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪn ðə kəmˈjunɪti 45 maɪəlz saʊθ əv ˈdɛnvər. ˈstɔri toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ðə bɛr wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli drɔn tɪ ə ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər ˈsænwɪʧ lɛft ˌɪnˈsaɪd baɪ hɪz sən bɛn. hi sɛd ðə ˈfæməli ˈdɪdənt ˈriəˌlaɪz wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn ənˈtɪl ˈdɛpjətiz əraɪvd ənd ðə ˈneɪbər keɪm bæk ənd kɔld ðɛm. baɪ ðɛn ðə kɑr wɑz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvˌweɪ. ˌɪnˈkrɛʤələs, ˈstɔri, hɪz waɪf ənd θri tin ˈʧɪldrən hu hæv lɪvd ɪn ˈlɑrkˌspər fər 17 jɪrz rəʃt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ si ðə rɛd toʊˈjoʊtə daʊn ðə hɪl ənd nɪr ə tri. ˈsəmˌhaʊ, ðə bɛr hæd ˈiðər ˈoʊpənd ðə ənˈlɑkt bæk dɔr ər pʊʃt ə ˈwɪndoʊ daʊn tɪ gɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˌəndərˈstændəbli ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd, ɪt bəmpt ˈɪntu ðə hɔrn rɪˈpitɪdli ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli nɑkt ðə kɑrz gɪr ˈɪntu ˈnutrəl. ðə toʊˈjoʊtə roʊld daʊn ðə hɪl. ðə dɔr ˈædɪd tɪ ðə bɛrz ˌɪnˈdɪgnəˌti baɪ ˈkloʊzɪŋ æt səm pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ɔrˈdil. ə ˈsɑrʤənt ənd tu ˈdɛpjətiz hu əraɪvd ɔn ðə sin "wər ˈstaɪmid ɔn haʊ tɪ pərˈsid," ˈstɔri sɛd. ðeɪ kənˈsɪdərd ə ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzər ər ˈʃutɪŋ ðə bɛr, huz ˈʤɛndər ɪz ənˈnoʊn. "ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti ɪz ɑr ˈpraɪˌmɛri kənˈsərn," ˈrædɪməkər sɛd. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðə bɛst ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ɔl wʊd bi tɪ kip ˈɛvriˌwən seɪf ənd lɛt ðə bɛr lɪv tɪ si mɔr ædˈvɛnʧərz. ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz, wən əv ðɛm taɪd ə lɔŋ roʊp tɪ ə dɔr ˈhændəl ənd pʊld. ˈæftər ə fju ˈmoʊmənts, ˈstɔri sɛd, ðə bɛr ˈbaʊndɪd aʊt əraʊnd 5 a.m*., æt list tu aʊərz ˈæftər ɪt hæd ˈgɔtən ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ɪt lɛft ə "ˈprɛzənt" ɔn ðə frənt sit. ðə toʊˈjoʊtə wɑz træʃt, wɪθ ɪts ɛr bægz, sits ənd ˈstɛriˌoʊ tɔrn tɪ ʃrɛdz. ɪts ə ˈtoʊtəl lɔs. bɛn ˈstɔri sɛd hi wɑz skɛrd wɪn ðə ˈfæməli rəʃt ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ si ðə kɑr wɑz gɔn. "maɪ dæd ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kɪl mi," hi θɔt tɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. "maɪ kɑr ɪz gɔn. aɪ ˈdɪdənt lɑk ɪt. hi sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈstoʊlən." ˈrædɪməkər sɛd ˈdɛpjətiz hæv ɪˈnəf ɪkˈspɪriəns nɑt tɪ bi ʃɑkt ˈdʊrɪŋ ə deɪz wərk. bət ðɪs wɪl meɪk fər ə greɪt ˈmɛməri. rælf ˈstɔri ədˈmɪtəd ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ˈprɪti ˈkɑmɪkəl. hiz glæd ðə ˈænəməl gɑt əˈweɪ ənd noʊ wən wɑz hərt. "ðɛrz ə bɛr ɪn ðə kɑr. hu ər ju ˈgɑnə gɪt mæd æt?"

(cnn) -- if you think you've heard it all, follow this tale of a hungry black bear who went for a ride, literally. douglas county, colorado, sheriff's deputies early friday got a call about a honking car and a commotion inside. perhaps it was teenagers or a thief, they thought as they approached ralph story's 2008 toyota corolla. it turns out it was a thief, albeit the furry variety. the deputies' first clue to something unusual was that the car was 125 feet below its normal parking spot in the driveway of the storys' larkspur home, which sits on five acres. imagine their further surprise when they turned on their flashlights and got a peek inside. it was a full-grown black bear, also known as ursus americanus. the deputies had earlier received a call from a neighbor. she had heard honking and came up to the story home, where the family was asleep. "our toyota was making a heck of a racket and was rocking back and forth," story said. the neighbor called deputies shortly after 3 a.m., according to spokeswoman michelle rademacher of the sheriff's department in the community 45 miles south of denver. story told cnn the bear was probably drawn to a peanut butter sandwich left inside by his 17-year-old son ben. he said the family didn't realize what was going on until deputies arrived and the neighbor came back and called them. by then the car was no longer in the driveway. incredulous, story, his wife and three teen children -- who have lived in larkspur for 17 years -- rushed outside to see the red toyota down the hill and near a tree. somehow, the bear had either opened the unlocked back door or pushed a window down to get inside. understandably agitated, it bumped into the horn repeatedly and eventually knocked the car's gear into neutral. the toyota rolled down the hill. the door added to the bear's indignity by closing at some point during the ordeal. a sergeant and two deputies who arrived on the scene "were stymied on how to proceed," story said. they considered a tranquilizer or shooting the bear, whose gender is unknown. "public safety is our primary concern," rademacher said. finally, the officers decided the best outcome for all would be to keep everyone safe and let the bear live to see more adventures. after taking pictures, one of them tied a long rope to a door handle and pulled. after a few moments, story said, the bear bounded out around 5 a.m., at least two hours after it had gotten inside. it left a foul-smelling "present" on the front seat. the toyota was trashed, with its air bags, seats and stereo torn to shreds. it's a total loss. ben story said he was scared when the family rushed outside to see the car was gone. "my dad is going to kill me," he thought to himself. "my car is gone. i didn't lock it. he said it was stolen." rademacher said deputies have enough experience not to be shocked during a day's work. but this will make for a great memory. ralph story admitted the incident was pretty comical. he's glad the animal got away and no one was hurt. "there's a bear in the car. who are you gonna get mad at?"

dæn ˈzɪmərmən ənd ʤoʊ ˈkɪnaɪri ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ wɑz ðɪs wik. ɪf ju tʊk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ˈərli ˈvoʊtɪŋ, ər ju lɪv ˈoʊvərˈsiz, ju ˈprɑbəˌbli juzd ə ˈpeɪpər ˈbælət ju rɪˈsivd ɪn ðə meɪl ə fju wiks əˈgoʊ. ə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ɔlˈtərnətɪv, biɪŋ kənˈsɪdərd əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ, ɪz voting-by-email*. tɪ voʊt ˈjuzɪŋ iˈmeɪl (fɪg. 1 ju ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ənd fɪl aʊt ə ˈbælət ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər ənd ðɛn iˈmeɪl ɪt bæk tɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈfɪʃəlz. ˈsɛndɪŋ ən iˈmeɪl ɪz mɛnt tɪ bi laɪk ˈpʊtɪŋ jʊr voʊt ˈɪntu ə ˈbælət bɑks. ðɪs kaɪnd əv ˈsɪstəm wʊd bi kənˈvinjənt fər ˈvoʊtərz ənd əˈfɪʃəlz ɛz ɪt ɪnˈʃʊrz ˈbæləts ər fɪld aʊt ˈprɑpərli, ˈpərˌmɪts dɪˈseɪbəld ˈvoʊtərz tɪ voʊt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli, ənd ˈbælət ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɪz kwɪk ənd ˈækjərət (fɪg. 2 ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðɪs aɪˈdiə həz ˈsɪriəs sɪˈkjʊrəti flɔz: ɪt ˈpərˌmɪts ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈhækər tɪ riˈmoʊtli məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ˈɛni ɪˈlɛkʃən. wɪn ju ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ə ə sɛnd ən ɛz ə ˈdætə floʊz θru ˈmɛni kəmˈpjutər ˈsɪstəmz (fɪg. 3 fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, jʊr ˈbælət kən bi ˌɪnərˈsɛptɪd ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ju, ˈvaɪrəsɪz ɔn jʊr kəmˈpjutər kən məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt jʊr voʊt wɪˈθaʊt jʊr ˈnɑlɪʤ, ər jʊr voʊt kən bi ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd waɪl ɔn ɪts rɪˈtərn trɪp tɪ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈɛni əv ðiz əˈtæks kən ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ən ɪnˈtaɪər ɪˈlɛkʃən, sɪns ðə ˈhækər kən kənˈtroʊl ˈbælət ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən, voʊt ʧɔɪs, ənd ˈbælət səbˈmɪʃən. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ʤɪst ə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈdeɪnʤər. æt galois*, wi hæv ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ə ˈnɔrməl ˈwaɪrlɪs ðə wən jʊr ˌɪnˈstɔld ɪn jʊr hoʊm, ər ðət ju bɔt ənd ˌɪnˈstɔld bi ˈteɪkən ˈoʊvər frəm ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn ðə wərld. baɪ tˈwikɪŋ jʊr ˈsɔfˌwɛr, jʊr ənd jʊr voʊts ər ˈsaɪləntli ʧeɪnʤd ˈæftər ðeɪ liv jʊr kəmˈpjutər ənd ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ riʧ ɪˈlɛkʃən əˈfɪʃəlz. mɔr, ðɛr ɪz noʊ treɪs əv faʊl pleɪ, ənd ðə əˈtæk kən bi ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈhækərz kʊd ˈtərgət ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈvoʊtərz səˈpɔrtɪŋ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkænədɪt ɪn ə kloʊz reɪs, ðəs ˈtɪpɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪˈʧɛvər weɪ ðɛr customers—want*. dɪˈspaɪt ɪts prɪˈzumd ˈbɛnəfɪts, ˈvoʊtɪŋ baɪ iˈmeɪl ɪz ˈdipli flɔd. ɑr ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən ˈoʊnli tʊk ə fju deɪz tɪ dɪˈvɛləp, ənd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ dɪˈtɛkt, ˈivɪn fər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɛkspərts. ˈprɪnɪŋ ə ˈbælət ənd ˈmeɪlɪŋ ɪt θru ˈpoʊstəl ˈsərvɪsɪz, ər ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪt ɪn ə ˈbælət drɔp, ɪz stɪl ðə moʊst sɪˈkjʊr ənd rɪˈlaɪəbəl səˈluʃən fər ˈərli ənd ˌæbsənˈti ˈvoʊtɪŋ. lɪŋks tɪ ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əˈbaʊt ðɪs wərk: ˈvərʒən əv ðɪs poʊst: ˈhækɪŋ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈviə ˈbælət ˈtæmpərɪŋ

dan zimmerman and joe kiniry election day was this week. if you took advantage of early voting, or you live overseas, you probably used a paper ballot you received in the mail a few weeks ago. a digital alternative, being considered across the usa, is voting-by-email. to vote using email (fig. 1), you download and fill out a ballot on your computer and then email it back to election officials. sending an email is meant to be like putting your vote into a ballot box. this kind of system would be convenient for voters and officials as it ensures ballots are filled out properly, permits disabled voters to vote independently, and ballot counting is quick and accurate (fig. 2). unfortunately, this idea has serious security flaws: it permits a single hacker to remotely manipulate the outcome of any election. when you download a file—like a ballot—or send an email—such as a vote—your data flows through many untrusted computer systems (fig. 3). for example, your ballot can be intercepted on the way to you, viruses on your computer can manipulate your vote without your knowledge, or your vote can be modified while on its return trip to the government. any of these attacks can change the outcome of an entire election, since the hacker can control ballot distribution, vote choice, and ballot submission. this is not just a theoretical danger. at galois, we have demonstrated that a normal wireless router—like the one your isp installed in your home, or that you bought and installed yourself—can be taken over from anywhere in the world. by tweaking your router’s software, your and your family’s votes are silently changed after they leave your computer and before they reach election officials. what’s more, there is no trace of foul play, and the attack can be automated. for example, hackers could target a critical number of voters supporting a particular candidate in a close race, thus tipping the election whichever way they—or their customers—want. despite its presumed benefits, voting by email is deeply flawed. our demonstration only took a few days to develop, and is very difficult to detect, even for security experts. printing a ballot and mailing it through postal services, or putting it in a ballot drop, is still the most secure and reliable solution for early and absentee voting. links to the video about this work: pdf version of this post: hacking internet voting via ballot tampering

pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ siˈætəl siˈætəl ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəlz ˈfaɪˌnæns kəˈmɪti əˈpruvd ə nu tæks ɔn ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz. ˈəndər ðə prəˈpoʊzəl, ə pərˈsɛnt tæks wʊd bi pleɪst ɔn ʤɔɪnt filers’*’ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈoʊvər ənd ˈsɪŋgəl tæks filers’*’ ˈɪnˌkəm ˈoʊvər meɪər ɛd ˈməri ənd ˈsɪti ənd ˈlisə ˈhərboʊld prəˈpoʊzd ðə tæks ðət ðeɪ ərˈɪʤənəli ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd wʊd brɪŋ 125 ˈmɪljən ɪn nu ˈænjuəl ˈrɛvəˌnu. ðə kəˈmɪti sɛd ðə əˈdɪʃənəl fəndz wʊd əˈlaʊ ðə ˈsɪti tɪ loʊər ðə ˈbərdən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz ənd ˈəðər rəˈgrɛsɪv ˈtæksɪz, ˈkɔlɪŋ ðə tæks "ə stɛp təˈwɔrd ə ˈfɛrər tæks ˈsɪstəm." "ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ɑr ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz peɪ əˈprɑksəmətli əv ðɛr ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn steɪt ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈtæksɪz. ɑr ˈwɛlθiəst ˈneɪbərz peɪ ʤɪst ðɪs ˈsɪstəm ɪz ˌɔnˈfɛr ənd ˈəpˈsaɪd daʊn. "steɪt tæks rɪˈfɔrm ɪz ˈərʤəntli ˈnidɪd soʊ ɑr ˈrɛzɪdənts peɪ lɛs, ɑr ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈneɪbərz peɪ əˈbaʊt ðə seɪm, ənd ɑr ˈrɛzɪdənts peɪ mɔr. ðɪs taɪp əv tæks rɪˈfɔrm ɪz əˈspɛʃəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt naʊ ənd siˈætəl ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ stɑrt ðə ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən," tɪm ˈbərʤəs sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt ˈæftər ðə kəˈmɪti əˈpruvd ðə nu ˈɪnˌkəm tæks. pliz ɪˈneɪbəl ˈʤɑvəˌskrɪpt tɪ wɔʧ ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt, ˈbərʤəs brɔt əp ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧərz nu skul ˈfəndɪŋ ˈmɛʒər ðət hi sɪz ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈprɑpərti tæks ˌɪnˈkris ɪn siˈætəlz ˈhɪstəri ənd ɪt wɪl æd əˈbaʊt 460 ə jɪr tɪ ðə ˈprɑpərti tæks ɔn ə ˈmidiən siˈætəl hoʊm. "ɪts əˈnəðər bloʊ tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl klæs. wi hæv ə ˈbɛtər plæn, ə tæks ˈsɪstəm ðət ɪz fɛr, prəˈgrɛsɪv, ənd ˈædəkˌweɪt tɪ mit ðə dɪˈmænd fər ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz. ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ʃʊd ˈfɑloʊ ɑr lɛd," ˈbərʤəs sɛd. ðə əˈdɪʃənəl ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ðə nu ˈɪnˌkəm tæks wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpleɪs ˈfɛdərəl ˈfəndɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəli lɔst θru ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld ˈbəʤɪt kəts ənd ɛnˈhæns ˈpəblɪk ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈhaʊzɪŋ, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˈtrænzɪt. ðə fʊl ˈkaʊnsəl ɪz sɛt tɪ kənˈsɪdər ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˌʤuˈlaɪ 10

please enable javascript to watch this video seattle -- seattle city council's finance committee approved a new tax on high-income households. under the proposal, a 2.25 percent tax would be placed on joint filers’ income over $500,000 and single tax filers’ income over $250,000. mayor ed murray and city councilmembers kshama sawant and lisa herbold proposed the tax that they originally estimated would bring $125 million in new annual revenue. the committee said the additional funds would allow the city to lower the burden associated with property taxes and other regressive taxes, calling the tax "a step toward a fairer tax system." "in washington, our lowest-income households pay approximately 16.8% of their income on state and local taxes. our wealthiest neighbors pay just 2.4%. this system is unfair and upside down. "state tax reform is urgently needed so our lowest-income residents pay less, our middle-class neighbors pay about the same, and our highest-income residents pay more. this type of tax reform is especially important now and seattle is going to start the conversation," councilmember tim burgess said in a statement after the committee approved the new income tax. please enable javascript to watch this video in the statement, burgess brought up the state legislature's new school funding measure that he says is the largest property tax increase in seattle's history and it will add about $460 a year to the property tax on a median seattle home. "it's another blow to the middle class. we have a better plan, a tax system that is fair, progressive, and adequate to meet the demand for public services. the state legislature should follow our lead," burgess said. the additional revenue from the new income tax will also replace federal funding potentially lost through president donald trump’s budget cuts and enhance public services such as housing, education, and transit. the full council is set to consider the proposal monday, july 10.

aɪ noʊ ɪt æt ðə taɪm, bət ðoʊz wər maɪ ˈfaɪnəl deɪz ɛz ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ʧaɪˈniz ˈpeɪtriət. aɪ əraɪvd ɪn ðə taʊn əv ənd wɑz pərˈplɛkst ɛz aɪ stʊd ɪn frənt əv ðə ruɪnz əv noʊ. 1 haɪ skul. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ðə ˈrəbəl əv ə brænd nu ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈkəvərd hæf ðə ˈɛriə əv ə ˈbæskətˌbɔl kɔrt waɪl ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈstrəkʧərz bɪlt ˈdɛkeɪdz əˈgoʊ wər stɪl ˈstændɪŋ. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ nu ˈbɪldɪŋz simd ɛz ˈfræʤəl ɛz ˈkrækərz. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ ˈivɪn ðə ˈstudənts ɔn ðə graʊnd flɔr əv ðə skul wər əˈpɛrəntli əˈneɪbəl tɪ meɪk ɪt tɪ ˈseɪfti. aɪ sɔ ə ˈwʊmən ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ əraʊnd ðə paɪl əv dəˈbri. ˈpɔɪntɪŋ æt ðə ˈrəbəl, ʃi ˈmətərd: ““look*, maɪ ˈbeɪbi. hər hænd ɪz stɪl ˈmuvɪŋ. ʃi ɪz stɪl əˈlaɪv bət aɪ pʊl hər out.”*.” aɪ kʊd si ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ə ˈlɪtəl ˈflɔrəl ˈprɪnɪd ʃərt, ənd ˈəðər ˈʧɪldrən ɛz wɛl. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈʧɪldrən wər stɪl ˈmuvɪŋ. bət ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈrɛskju tim fərˈbeɪd ˈjuˈɛs frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkloʊzər tɪ ðə ˈrəbəl, ˈfɪrɪŋ ˈfərðər kəˈlæps. wi stʊd baɪ ˈhɛlpləsli. ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli stɑpt ˈmuvɪŋ. aɪ wɑz ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpeɪtriət ˌbiˈfɔr 2008 aɪ bɪˈlivd ðət ˈfɔrən forces”*” wər riˈspɑnsəbəl fər moʊst əv maɪ peoples’*’ mɪsˈfɔrʧənz. ɛz ə ˈsɑkər ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ˈkəvərɪŋ geɪmz bɪtˈwin ʤəˈpæn ənd ˈʧaɪnə, aɪ roʊt laɪnz laɪk, ɔf ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz devils’*’ heads.”*.” aɪ sɔ ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsɑkər pleɪərz ɛz ðə dɪˈsɛnɪnts əv ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈsoʊlʤərz hu ˈbrutəli kɪld ʧaɪˈniz səˈvɪljənz ɪn ðə 1937 ˈmæsəkər əv ˈnænʤɪŋ. aɪ juzd tɪ kərs ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn fər ɪts ˈkɑmənˌtɛriz. aɪ wɑz wən əv ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hu stʊd ɪn frənt əv ðə juz. ˈkɑnsələt ɪn ˌʧɛŋˈdu ənd reɪzd maɪ fɪst ˈæftər ðə juz. ˈbɑmɪŋ əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ˈbɛlˌgrɑd ɪn 1999 bət maɪ ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm bɪˈgæn tɪ kəm ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ɛz aɪ stʊd ɪn frənt əv ðə ruɪnz əv haɪ skul. ɪt bɪˈkeɪm klɪr ðət ðə ““imperialists”*” dɪd nɑt stil ðə bɑrz frəm ðə ˈkɑnkrit juzd tɪ meɪk ɑr skulz. ɑr skul ˈʧɪldrən wər nɑt kɪld baɪ ˈfɔrən ˈdɛvəlz. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ðeɪ wər kɪld baɪ ðə ˈfɪlθi hænz əv maɪ oʊn ˈpipəl. aɪ stɪl bɪˈliv ðət wi ʃʊd ə nu greɪt wɔl wɪθ ɑr flɛʃ ənd blood”*” bət naʊ aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈliv ðə greɪt wɔl ʃʊd prəˈtɛkt ɑr flɛʃ ənd bləd. ˈæftər ðə kweɪk, aɪ roʊmd fər ˈmɛni deɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈmaʊntən ˈɛriəz ɪn wɪθ ˈəðər ˌvɑlənˈtɪrz ənd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ˈrɛskju səm ˈɛldərli ˈpipəl ənd jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən. wən deɪ, wi keɪm əˈkrɔs ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt hoʊp, ə ˈwɛlˌfɛr ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət eɪmz tɪ brɪŋ skulz tɪ ˈrʊrəl ˈɛriəz əv ˈʧaɪnə. ðə skul ˈbɪldɪŋ wɑz stɪl ˈstændɪŋ ənd ˈivɪn ðə glæs ˈwɪndoʊz wər ˌɪnˈtækt. ɔl əv ðə ˈstudənts əv ðɪs skul hæd sərˈvaɪvd ðə kweɪk. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri aɪ ˈleɪtər æst ðə skul ˈprɪnsəpəl ənd ðə ˈtiʧərz ðə ˈrizən fər ðɪs ˈmɪrəkəl. ðeɪ sɛd wi ʃʊd θæŋk ðə ˈpərsən hu ˈsupərˌvaɪzd ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə skul ˈbɪldɪŋ. ðɪs mæn, wəns ə ˈmɛmbər əv ən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ kɔrz ɪn ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən ˈɑrmi, hæd bɪn haɪərd baɪ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ðə ˈməni tɪ bɪld ðə skul. ðeɪ toʊld mi ðə mæn juzd tɪ tæp ɔn ˈɛvəri ˈnuli bɪlt sɪˈmɛnt ˈpɪlər wɪθ ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhæmər. baɪ ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ðə saʊnd, hi kʊd tɛl ˈwɛðər ðə ˈkɑnkrit wɑz mɪkst æt ðə raɪt ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ. ðə kənˈstrəkʃən tim wɑz ˈɔrdərd tɪ stɑrt ɔl ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn ɪf ðə mæn wɑz nɑt ˈhæpi wɪθ ðə saʊnd. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈtiʧərz ˈædɪd ðət tu kaɪnz əv ˈnɔɪzɪz juzd tɪ rɪˈvərbərət ɪn ðə skul kənˈstrəkʃən saɪt: ðə saʊnz frəm ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ðə jɛlz frəm ðə mæn ˈɑrgjuɪŋ wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈiðər wɪθ ˈbɪldərz ˈoʊvər ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðə kənˈstrəkʃən ər wɪθ ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz ˈoʊvər dɪˈleɪd ˈpeɪmənt fər kənˈstrəkʃən (ɔl doʊˈneɪʃənz tɪ ˈprɑʤɛkt hoʊp fər ˈbɪldɪŋ nu skulz hæd tɪ goʊ θru ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts ənd ɔl ˈbɪldərz wər əˈsaɪnd baɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts). aɪ mɛt ðɪs kənˈstrəkʃən ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ənd æst ɪm ɪf hi hæd ˈfɑloʊd ˈɛni ˈspɛʃəl koʊdz wɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ðə skul. ““no*, ɪt wɑz ˈsɪmpli bɪlt baɪ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈnæʃənəl standards,”*,” hi sɛd. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlərnɪd ðət hi hæd ˈsupərˌvaɪzd ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv faɪv ˈəðər skul ˈbɪldɪŋz ənd ɔl əv ðɛm wɪθˈstʊd ðə kweɪk. ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ɪz proʊˈhɪbətəd frəm ˈpreɪzɪŋ ðɪs mæn. ðeɪ meɪ nɑt ˈivɪn ˈmɛnʃən hɪz neɪm. wən ˈivnɪŋ tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ, aɪ rɪˈsivd ə kɔl frəm ɪm. hi sɛd hi hæd bɪn ˈfɔrsəbli ˈtritɪd fər fɪkˈtɪʃəs ˈmɛntəl ˈprɑbləmz ənd hɪz waɪf hæd lɛft ɪm. hi sɛd hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ɪˈskeɪp frəm ˌsɪʧˈwɑn, ðə sɔrs əv hɪz ˈtrəbəlz. hi bɛgd mi tɪ hɛlp ɪm liv ənd faɪnd ə ʤɑb ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈʧaɪnə. ðɛn wi lɔst təʧ. ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri pliz ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ jʊr nɑt ə ˈroʊˌbət baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ðə bɑks. ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs. pliz re-enter*. ju məst səˈlɛkt ə ˈnuzˌlɛtər tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ. saɪn əp ju wɪl rɪˈsiv iˈmeɪlz kənˈteɪnɪŋ nuz ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd pərˈmoʊʃənz frəm ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. ju meɪ æt ˈɛni taɪm. ju əˈgri tɪ rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl ˈəpˌdeɪts ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈɔfərz fər ðə nu jɔrk ˈtaɪmzɪz ˈprɑdəkts ənd ˈsərvɪsɪz. θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ. ən ˈɛrər həz əˈkərd. pliz traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər. vju ɔl nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. fɔr jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈərθkˌweɪk aɪ æm stɪl pərˈplɛkst. waɪ wi ˈpəblɪˌsaɪz ðə neɪmz əv ˈʧɪldrən hu daɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kweɪk? ˈɛvəri ˈsɪŋgəl neɪm əv ðə əˈtæks wɑz rɛd aʊt laʊd ənd ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmɛni taɪmz. ənd waɪ wi ˈmɛnʃən ðə neɪm əv ðə mæn hu bɪlt seɪf ˈstrəkʧərz ðət seɪvd soʊ ˈmɛni lɪvz? fɔr jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk, aɪ naʊ rɪˈvil hɪz neɪm: ɪz ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈpeɪtriət. hi seɪvd ˈmɛni ʧaɪˈniz ˈʧɪldrən baɪ ˈbɪldɪŋ seɪf ˈstrəkʧərz. hi dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi rɪˈwɔrdɪd. ə mənθ ˈæftər ðə kweɪk, aɪ rɪˈtərnd tɪ ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. wən deɪ aɪ bəmpt ˈɪntu ə rɪˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərnəlɪst frəm ˈsiˌsiˈtiˌvi, ðə steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən nuz ˈʧænəl. wi tɔkt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈʃɑdi structures”*” ðət kleɪmd ˈmɛni lɪvz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kweɪk. əˈfɪʃəlz dɪˈzərv tɪ bi ʃɑt dead,”*,” aɪ bɑrkt. ““no,”*,” rɪˈspɑndɪd ðə rɪˈspɛktɪd waɪz mæn waɪl ˈgeɪzɪŋ ˌɪnˈtɛntli æt mi. səʧ ˈɪʃuz ɪn ˈʧaɪnə məst bi ə ˈgræʤuəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈəðərˌwaɪz, ðɛr wɪl bi keɪɑs əˈgɛn. ˈæftər ɔl, wi hæv tɪ rɪˈlaɪ ɔn ðiz əˈfɪʃəlz fər reconstruction.”*.” aɪ juzd tɪ hæv ə lɔt əv rɪˈspɛkt fər ðət mæn. naʊ wi ər ˈstreɪnʤərz. səm ˈpipəl naʊ kɔl mi ə ˈtreɪtər. səm kɔl mi ən ˈeɪʤənt əv ðə ˈfɔrən ˈdɛvəlz. bət haʊ kən aɪ bi ən ˈeɪʤənt əv ðə ˈfɔrən ˈdɛvəlz wɪn aɪ ˈivɪn hæv ə juz. grin kɑrd, wɪn ənˈlaɪk məʧ əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ɪˈlit maɪ ʧaɪld draɪv ə fərˈɑri ər ˈstədi æt ə pərˈstiʤəs ˈfɔrən ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɪn aɪ oʊn ˈɛni ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ər ˈjʊrəp. aɪ ləv maɪ ˈkəntri, bət aɪ ˈkænɑt ləv ə ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ɪz riˈspɑnsəbəl fər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈʃɑdi structures.”*.” ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ðiz deɪz, ˈpipəl ɪn ˈʧaɪnə laɪk tɪ tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm bɪˈkəz əv ðə dɪˈspjuts wɪθ ɑr ˈneɪbərz ˈoʊvər smɔl ˈaɪləndz ənd si leɪnz. aɪ æm, ɪn fækt, kwaɪt ˈoʊpən tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs tɪ kleɪm ˈaɪlənd, ðə dɪˈspjutɪd ˈaɪlənd bɪtˈwin ˈʧaɪnə ənd ðə phillippines*. bət aɪ æm əˈgɛnst ðə aɪˈdiə əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈɛnəmiz əˈbrɔd waɪl ˈlɛtɪŋ bæd gaɪz æt hoʊm gɪt əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈmərdər. ˈmɛni ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈpeɪtriəts θɪŋk ˈdɪfərˈɛntli. ðeɪ bɪˈliv ˈbrɪŋɪŋ bæd gaɪz tɪ ˈʤəstɪs kən weɪt bət ˈkleɪmɪŋ ə ˈtaɪni ˈaɪlənd. ˈæftər ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts ɪn 2008 nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə kweɪk bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə oʊˈlɪmpɪk geɪmz ənd ðə ˈmɛləˌmin mɪlk ˈskændəl maɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ʧeɪnʤd. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈrɑbɪŋ ɑr oʊn ˈpipəl waɪl ˈkleɪmɪŋ ˈfɔrənərz ər ˈlutɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈbʊliɪŋ ˈməðərz əv ˈʧɪldrən hu daɪd ɪn ðə ˈərθkˌweɪk, waɪl ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ˈpipəl tɪ stænd əp tɪ ðə ˈfɔrən ˈbʊliz əv ɑr ˈməðərˌlænd. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ fjuər ˈkɪkˌbæks ənd ˈjuzɪŋ ˈprɑpər kənˈstrəkʃən ˈmɛθədz wɪn ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈklæsˌrumz. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈbaʊt kənˈstrəktɪŋ fjuər ɛkˈstrævəgənt ˈɔfəsɪz fər ðə ˈbjʊrəˌkræts ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ mɔr ˈjusfəl ˈstrəkʧərz fər ˈfɑrmərz. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ lɛs (ə ˈfaɪəri ʧaɪˈniz ˈspɪrɪt) ˈjuzɪŋ ˈpəblɪk ˈməni. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈbaʊt əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ muv ˈfrili ɪn ɑr ˈkəntri ənd ˈlɛtɪŋ ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ˈstədi ɪn ðə ˈsɪti wɛr ðeɪ wɪʃ tɪ ˈstədi. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈspikɪŋ mɔr truθ. ˈpeɪtriəˌtɪzəm ɪz əˈbaʊt ˈdɪgnəti fər ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈpipəl. aɪ æm ə ˈpeɪtriət. aɪ wʊd ləv tɪ si ə ˈlɪtəl ˈaɪlənd ˈædɪd tɪ ɑr væst ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əv ðɪs greɪt ˈneɪʃən. bət aɪ wʊd məʧ prɪˈfər tɪ si ðə neɪmz əv ˈkaʊntləs əv ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃt soʊlz ɪnˈgreɪvd ɔn ˈhəmbəl məˈmɔriəlz ɪn maɪ ˈkəntri. li ɪz ə ˈraɪtər ənd ə ˈblɔgər hu həz ˈoʊvər faɪv ˈmɪljən ˈfɑloʊərz ɔn weibo*, ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈvərʒən əv tˈwɪtər. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɑz əˈdæptɪd frəm ə ˈlɔŋgər ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈpoʊstɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ɔn ðə fɔrθ ˌænəˈvərsəri əv ðə ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈərθkˌweɪk ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ. ɪt wɑz trænzˈleɪtəd frəm ðə ʧaɪˈniz baɪ ʤeɪn pæn.

i know it at the time, but those were my final days as a typical chinese patriot. i arrived in the town of beichuan and was perplexed as i stood in front of the ruins of beichuan no. 1 high school. i couldn’t understand why the rubble of a brand new five-story building covered half the area of a basketball court while nearby structures built decades ago were still standing. i couldn’t understand why new buildings seemed as fragile as crackers. i couldn’t understand why even the students on the ground floor of the school were apparently unable to make it to safety. i saw a woman loitering around the pile of debris. pointing at the rubble, she muttered: “look, my baby. her hand is still moving. she is still alive but i can’t pull her out.” i could see the bottom of a little girl’s floral printed shirt, and other children as well. many of the children were still moving. but the military rescue team forbade us from getting closer to the rubble, fearing further collapse. we stood by helplessly. the children eventually stopped moving. i was a typical patriot before 2008. i believed that “hostile foreign forces” were responsible for most of my peoples’ misfortunes. as a soccer commentator covering games between japan and china, i wrote lines like, “cut off the japanese devils’ heads.” i saw japanese soccer players as the descendants of the japanese soldiers who brutally killed chinese civilians in the 1937 massacre of nanjing. i used to curse cnn for its anti-china commentaries. i was one of the protesters who stood in front of the u.s. consulate in chengdu and raised my fist after the u.s. bombing of the chinese embassy in belgrade in 1999. but my patriotism began to come into question as i stood in front of the ruins of beichuan high school. it became clear that the “imperialists” did not steal the reinforced-steel bars from the concrete used to make our schools. our school children were not killed by foreign devils. instead, they were killed by the filthy hands of my own people. i still believe that we should “build a new great wall with our flesh and blood” but now i also believe the great wall should protect our flesh and blood. after the quake, i roamed for many days over the mountain areas in beichuan with other volunteers and managed to rescue some elderly people and young children. one day, we came across a primary school funded by project hope, a welfare organization that aims to bring schools to poverty-stricken rural areas of china. the school building was still standing and even the glass windows were intact. all of the students of this school had survived the quake. advertisement continue reading the main story i later asked the school principal and the teachers the reason for this miracle. they said we should thank the person who supervised the construction of the school building. this man, once a member of an engineering corps in the people’s liberation army, had been hired by the company that donated the money to build the school. they told me the man used to tap on every newly built cement pillar with a little hammer. by listening to the sound, he could tell whether the concrete was mixed at the right ratio. the construction team was ordered to start all over again if the man was not happy with the sound. photo teachers added that two kinds of noises used to reverberate in the school construction site: the sounds from building and the yells from the man arguing with people — either with builders over the quality of the construction or with the local government officials over delayed payment for construction (all donations to project hope for building new schools had to go through local governments and all builders were assigned by local governments). i met this construction supervisor and asked him if he had followed any special codes when building the school. “no, it was simply built by following the national standards,” he said. i also learned that he had supervised the construction of five other school buildings and all of them withstood the quake. meanwhile, the mainstream media is prohibited from praising this man. they may not even mention his name. one evening two years ago, i received a call from him. he said he had been forcibly treated for fictitious mental problems and his wife had left him. he said he wanted to escape from sichuan, the source of his troubles. he begged me to help him leave and find a job in northern china. then we lost touch. newsletter sign up continue reading the main story please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. invalid email address. please re-enter. you must select a newsletter to subscribe to. sign up you will receive emails containing news content , updates and promotions from the new york times. you may opt-out at any time. you agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times's products and services. thank you for subscribing. an error has occurred. please try again later. view all new york times newsletters. four years after the sichuan earthquake i am still perplexed. why can’t we publicize the names of children who died during the quake? every single victim’s name of the 9/11 attacks was read out loud and published many times. and why can’t we mention the name of the man who built safe structures that saved so many lives? four years after the earthquake, i now reveal his name: gou yandong gou yandong is a remarkable patriot. he saved many chinese children by building safe structures. he deserves to be rewarded. a month after the quake, i returned to beijing. one day i bumped into a respected journalist from cctv, the state television news channel. we talked about the shoddy “tofu structures” that claimed many lives during the quake. “corrupt officials deserve to be shot dead,” i barked. “no,” responded the respected wise man while gazing intently at me. “tackling such issues in china must be a gradual process. otherwise, there will be chaos again. after all, we have to rely on these officials for post-quake reconstruction.” i used to have a lot of respect for that man. now we are strangers. some people now call me a traitor. some call me an agent of the foreign devils. but how can i be an agent of the foreign devils when i don’t even have a u.s. green card, when unlike much of the chinese elite my child doesn’t drive a ferrari or study at a prestigious foreign university, when i don’t own any real estate in the united states or europe. i love my country, but i cannot love a government that is responsible for so many shoddy “tofu structures.” advertisement continue reading the main story these days, people in china like to talk about patriotism because of the disputes with our neighbors over small islands and sea lanes. i am, in fact, quite open to using military force to claim huangyan island, the disputed island between china and the phillippines. but i am against the idea of fighting enemies abroad while letting bad guys at home get away with murder. many typical patriots think differently. they believe bringing bad guys to justice can wait but claiming a tiny island can’t. after witnessing events in 2008 — not only the quake but also the olympic games and the melamine milk scandal — my definition of patriotism changed. patriotism is not about robbing our own people while claiming foreigners are looting us. patriotism is not about bullying mothers of children who died in the earthquake, while calling for people to stand up to the foreign bullies of our motherland. patriotism is about taking fewer kickbacks and using proper construction methods when building classrooms. patriotism is about constructing fewer extravagant offices for the bureaucrats and building more useful structures for farmers. patriotism is about drinking less baijiu (a fiery chinese spirit) using public money. patriotism is about allowing people to move freely in our country and letting our children study in the city where they wish to study. patriotism is about speaking more truth. patriotism is about dignity for the chinese people. i am a patriot. i would love to see a little island added to our vast territory of this great nation. but i would much prefer to see the names of countless of extinguished souls engraved on humble memorials in my country. li chengpeng is a writer and a blogger who has over five million followers on sina weibo, the chinese version of twitter. this article was adapted from a longer article posted online on the fourth anniversary of the sichuan earthquake earlier this month. it was translated from the chinese by jane weizhen pan.

ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn əv ˈstudənts hu wɪl bi tɛk ˈlidərz ɪz əˈlɑrmɪŋli vəˈnɪlə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu æˈnælɪsɪs əv test-takers*, nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl gərl, ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ər hɪˈspænɪk ˈstudənt tʊk ðə kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ədˈvænst ˈpleɪsmənt tɛst ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ər mɑnˈtænə læst jɪr. mɔr ðən ə θərd əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi ɪz blæk. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ə ˈhjuʤli ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt bənʧ əv waɪt gaɪz tʊk ðə tɛst. ðə læk əv dɪˈvərsɪti ɪz ˌdɪskənˈsərtɪŋ bɪˈkəz kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ɪz ən ˈɪndəstri ˈhərtɪŋ fər kˈwɑləˌfaɪd ˈwərkərz. ðæts nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ə ˈstudənt məst teɪk ˌeɪˈpi kəmˈpjutər saɪəns tɪ pərˈsu ə kəmˈpjutər saɪəns kərɪr, bət ɪts ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv wɪʧ jəŋ ˈpipəl hæv ə dɪˈgri əv fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti wɪθ ðə fild. tɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz hæv lɔŋ ləˈmɛntɪd ðət hæd tɪ lʊk ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə dəˈmɛstɪk pul əv ˈstudənts tɪ faɪnd ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈlɑrʤli ənˈtæpt ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks gərlz, ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz ənd hɪˈspænɪks ɪn haɪ skul tɪ ˈɛnər ðə fild wʊd ˈoʊnli hɛlp. bət nɑt ˈhæpənɪŋ, æt list səkˈsɛsfəli, raɪt naʊ. ðɛr ər 11 steɪts wɛr nɑt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən tʊk ðə tɛst ənd eɪt steɪts wɛr noʊ hɪˈspænɪks sæt fər ðə ɪgˈzæm. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt nɑt ˈtɔkɪŋ hir əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu pæst ər pæs, ˈiðər. ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu ˈsɪmpli tʊk ðə tɛst, wɪʧ minz ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz, hɪˈspænɪks ənd gərlz ɛnˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn ˌeɪˈpi kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ˈklæsɪz ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. əv ðə əˈprɑksəmətli ˈstudənts hu tʊk ðə ɪgˈzæm ɪn 2013 ˈoʊnli əraʊnd 20 pərˈsɛnt wər ˈfiˌmeɪl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə æˈnælɪsɪs, ənd ə ˈtaɪni θri pərˈsɛnt wər ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən. ʤɪst eɪt pərˈsɛnt wər hɪˈspænɪk. wən ˈrizən ðɛr ər soʊ fju ˈstudənts ɛnˈroʊlɪŋ ɪn ðə klæs ənd ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə tɛst ɪz ðət ˌeɪˈpi kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ˈkɔrsɪz ər mɔr ˈkɑmən ɪn səˈbərbən ənd ˈpraɪvət skulz, ˈbɑrbərə ˈɛrɪksən, ə ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧ ˈsaɪəntɪst wɪθ ˈʤɔrʤə tɛk hu kəmˈpaɪld ðə ˈdætə, toʊld ðə blɔg ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wik, ənd ðoʊz skulz tɛnd tɪ bi lɛs dɪˈvərs ðən ˈərbən ənd ˈpəblɪk skulz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt əˈnəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈrizən ɪz ðət ðɛr ər soʊ fju ˈwɪmən, ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən ənd hɪˈspænɪk ˌɪnˈstrəktərz ˈtiʧɪŋ kəmˈpjutər saɪəns ənd soʊ fju ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə kəmˈpjutər saɪəns fild. ˈstudənts ər mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ pərˈsu ə kɔrs əv ˈstədi ɪf ðeɪ hæv ˈmɛnˌtɔrz wɪθ ˈsɪmələr ˈbækˌgraʊndz tɪ ˈɛmjəˌleɪt. ˈkɑlɪʤ bɔrd, wɪʧ ˈoʊvərˌsiz ðə ˌeɪˈpi tɛsts, həz meɪd dɪˈvərsɪti ə praɪˈɔrəti ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, bət ˈklɪrli, stɪl ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ goʊ. ənd dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə pul əv ˈstudənts ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ɪgˈzæm wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ðən ə pʊʃ frəm ˈkɑlɪʤ bɔrd. ˈfæməliz, skulz ənd kəmˈjunɪti ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪ ə ˈkruʃəl roʊl ɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ənd ˈgaɪdɪŋ mɔr gərlz ənd məˈnɔrəti ˈstudənts təˈwɔrd kəmˈpjutər saɪəns. ˈɛmɪli ɪz ə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈɛdɪtər, ˈkəvərɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts, ənd ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti. ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈneɪtɪv, ʃi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ʤaɪənts ˈbeɪsˈbɔl ənd ˈmɪsɪz ˈtɛrəbli.

the pipeline of students who will be tomorrow’s tech leaders is alarmingly vanilla. according to a new analysis of test-takers, not a single girl, african-american or hispanic student took the computer science advanced placement test in mississippi or montana last year. more than a third of the population in mississippi is black. in other words, a hugely disproportionate bunch of white guys took the test. the lack of diversity is disconcerting because computer science is an industry hurting for qualified workers. that's not to say that a student must take ap computer science to pursue a computer science career, but it's an indicator of which young people have a degree of familiarity with the field. tech companies have long lamented that they’ve had to look outside the domestic pool of students to find employees. encouraging largely untapped demographics - girls, african-americans and hispanics - in high school to enter the field would only help. but that’s not happening, at least successfully, right now. there are 11 states where not a single african-american took the test and eight states where no hispanics sat for the exam. advertisement we’re not talking here about people who passed or didn’t pass, either. we’re talking about people who simply took the test, which means african-americans, hispanics and girls aren’t enrolling in ap computer science classes in the first place. of the approximately 30,000 students who took the exam in 2013, only around 20 percent were female, according to the analysis, and a tiny three percent were african-american. just eight percent were hispanic. one reason there are so few students enrolling in the class and taking the test is that ap computer science courses are more common in suburban and private schools, barbara ericson, a senior research scientist with georgia tech who compiled the data, told the blog education week, and those schools tend to be less diverse than urban and public schools. advertisement another potential reason is that there are so few women, african-american and hispanic instructors teaching computer science and so few working in the computer science field. students are more likely to pursue a course of study if they have mentors with similar backgrounds to emulate. college board, which oversees the ap tests, has made diversity a priority in recent months, but clearly, there’s still a long way to go. and diversifying the pool of students taking the exam will require more than a push from college board. families, schools and community organizations will also play a crucial role in encouraging and guiding more girls and minority students toward computer science. emily deruy is a washington, d.c.-based associate editor, covering education, reproductive rights, and inequality. a san francisco native, she enjoys giants baseball and misses philz terribly.

gaɪd tɪ prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˌtuˈniʒən ˌrɛvəˈluʃən, pɑrt 2 ˈseɪfti ɪn ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən du tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðɛr ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ feɪs ðɛr goverments/regimes*, ə "raɪət gaɪd" ɪz ˈnidɪd ɛz ə gaɪd tɪ ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃənz. wi nid ˈstrætəʤiz wi dɪd nɑt hæv ɪn ˌtuˈniʒə. soʊ ðɪs gaɪd ɪgˈzɪsts tɪ ˈrɛktəˌfaɪ ðət ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ʧɛk ðə wɪnd ənd muv əˈgɛnst ðə wɪnd sprɛd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ɔn ðə strits əˈbaʊt wɛr tɪ goʊ ˈnɛvər gɪt aʊt wɪˈθaʊt ˈlɪtəl mæsks ˈfaɪbərz ər ˈbɛtər tɪ wɛr (ɛks. ˈnaɪˌlɑn, əˈkrɪlɪk, ˌpɑˌliˈɛstər) ðə wɪl nɑt steɪ ɔn ˈkloʊðɪŋ meɪd frəm ðiz. ˈfæbrɪk daʊst wɪθ ˈvɪnəgər wɪl hɛlp. ɪf ju hæv səm teɪk ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsɪrəm wɪθ ju (ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ɪn aɪz, ɪt wɪl wɑʃ ðɛm wɪˈθaʊt ˈbərnɪŋ) timz (ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈdɪfərənt ˈlidərz) bi ˈpisfəl! du nɑt ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ˈvaɪələns ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl! wɪn ˈpɑsəbəl, du nɑt ˈænsər ˈvaɪələns wɪθ ˈvaɪələns ɪf æt ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl! wɪˈθaʊt ˈvaɪələns bɛn ˈɑli wʊd bi stɪl ɔn hɪz sit, bət wi kən nɑt ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ɪt. timz ʃʊd ækt laɪk proʊz! ˈdɪfərənt timz, ˈdɪfərənt əˈbʤɛktɪvz ˈɛvəri tim nidz ə ˈpərsən ɪn ʧɑrʤ (ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl gɪt ˈwɔki ˈtɔkiz, ɛz wt*) ɔl ˈpipəl ðət ər ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ timz ʃʊd bi ˈwɛrɪŋ klɔθ wɪθ ˈkələrz, ðət ˌkɔrəˈspɑndz wɪθ ðə tim. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt timz: ˈrənərz (waɪt) gɪvz ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm hq*, tɪ timz! (nid ˈpərˌfɪkt noʊɪŋ əv ðə ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, wɪθ ˈmoʊbəl ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlətiz baɪk ər soʊ. ɪf noʊ baɪk ɪz əˈveɪləbəl, ðə ˈfæstəst ˈrənər wɪl hæv tɪ du.) meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sərv ɛz ə səˈpɔrt tim ɪf ˈɛni ˈəðər tim ɪz ɪn nid əv ˈbæˌkəp. (juzd fər ˈsikrɪt ˈmɛsɪʤ ðət kən nɑt bi sɛnd baɪ wt*) ˈmɛdɪkəl tim (rɛd) ɪz ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv ˈhɛlpɪŋ ˈpipəl ðət nidz hɛlp bi ʃʊr tɪ ækt nis! ðɪs tim nidz rɪˈspɛkt! ɪn keɪs əv ən emergancy*, ju wɔnt ɛz ˈmɛni ˈpipəl tɪ hɛlp ju ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl! ɪt ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðət ˈsəmˌwən kən teɪk ə ˈlidər pəˈzɪʃən! ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs tim ʃʊd ˈkɛri ˈsɪzərz, bandaids*, gɔz, ˌæntəˈsɛptɪk, ˈpeɪnˌkɪlərz, ˌfɪziəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsɪrəm, ˈwɔtər, ˈproʊˌtin bɑrz ənd ə lɔt əv ˈəðər ʃɪt ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ tim (grin) ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ tæg ðɛm? ˈiziər ˈtərgət ðɛn noʊ?) (gʊd pɔɪnt ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ən ɪgˈzæmpəl wərks ɪn ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, bət ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd ðeɪ ər nɑt ˈbitɪŋ ʃɪt aʊt əv ˈʤərnəlɪsts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈpipəl ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz, ənd ˈdɑkjəmənɪŋ ˈjuzɪŋ sɛl foʊnz tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈwiˌfi ˈnɛtˌwərks! ˈəˌploʊd məˈtɪriəl ɛz ɪt ˈhæpənz! doʊnt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli nid tɪ bi ɪn ðə raɪəts. kən steɪ bæk tɪ ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ˈdætə frəm ˈwaɪrlɪs, ənd ˈəðər ˈpleɪsɪz wɛr ˈdætə əˈbaʊt wət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn kən bi ˈækˌsɛst. ðə mɔr ðət gɪts aʊt əv ðə raɪəts, ðə ˈbɛtər, ɛz ðɪs wɪl drɔ ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən. prəˈtɛkt ˈjɔrsɛlf tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ˈdætə: http://pastebin.com*/... wi du nɑt ˈprɑpəˌgeɪt ˈvaɪələns juz əˈnɑnəməs ˈkɑnˌtækts tɪ səˈpɔrt ɔn ˈɛdɪtɪŋ ənd ˈsprɛdɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən; wɪl hɛlp ju liv ðə ˈɛdɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə raɪəts, ʤɪst kip rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, wɪl gɪt ðə rɛst ril ˈfʊtɪʤ ənd rɪˈpɔrts ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, kɔz ðə ˈmidiə maɪt bi nɑt ɔn saɪd ər rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ə kərˈɛkt ənd ɪkˈspɛktɪd bɪˈheɪvjər. ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz jʊr ˈgəvərnmənt meɪ hæv blækt aʊt ɔl ˈmidiə frəm rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ. wɪn ðɪs ˈhæpənz, ˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈsɪtɪzənz bɪˈkəm rɪˈpɔrtərz, soʊ ˈkæpʧərɪŋ ɪz ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ gɪt jʊr ˈstrəgəl ˈɪntu ðə wərld ənd geɪn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl səˈpɔrt. frənt roʊ (blæk) ðiz ˈpipəl ˈjuʒəwəli kənˈfrənts əˈθɔrətiz (bi nɑn ˈvaɪələnt ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl) ðə frənt roʊ ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz ər wət ðə nuz ənd ˈəðər ˈmidiə wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn, ðeɪ ʃʊd bi wɛl priˈpɛrd tɪ ˈriˌleɪ ðɛr ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈifɛktɪvli. (saɪnz, ˈbænərz, ˈmɛgəˌfoʊnz, ˈtiˌsərts, effigy's*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) ˌɑbzərˈveɪʃən tim wɪθ walkietalkie*, smartphones*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ˈpoʊstɪd ɔn ˈrufˌtɑp ər ˈsəmˌpleɪs haɪ, ˈgɪvɪŋ ən ˈoʊvərvˌju ɔn ðə strits. biɪŋ ˈsteɪʃənd əp haɪ əˈlaʊz ju tɪ si wɛr ðɛr ɪz pəˈlis ˈprɛzəns, haʊ ˈmɛni ðə ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtərz kən ɪkˈspɛkt, wɪʧ dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ðɛr goʊɪŋ, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ɛz məʧ ɛz ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ ʃoʊ ˈæktɪv səˈpɔrt wɪθ ˈtiˌsərts, ˈbænərz (ər ˈpɑsəbli θroʊɪŋ səm rɑks frəm ðə ˈrufˌtɑp ju ər frəm), ju ʃʊd rɪˈfreɪn frəm duɪŋ soʊ. ju du nɑt wɔnt ˈɛni əˈtɛnʃən ðət kən bi əˈvɔɪdɪd. duɪŋ soʊ ʃʊd əˈlaʊ ju tɪ muv θruaʊt ðə ˈsɪti ɛz ˈnidɪd, ˈʤɛnərəli ˌənməˈlɛstɪd baɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz. ˈbeɪsmənt: traɪ tɪ sɛt wɪθ lɪŋk tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ənd ˈriˌleɪ fər crowdteams*, (wtstation*) kʊd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt ˈmuvmənt θru mæps, ˈfɑloʊɪŋ timz ənd prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðɛm frəm ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn træps ə fæst ˈɪntərˌnɛt kəˈnɛkʃən ɪz greɪt hir, ɛz ðɪs tim ʃʊd boʊθ prəˈvaɪd ˈɪnfoʊ tɪ ðə ˈrənɪŋ tim ənd ˈfɛloʊ fɑr ənd waɪd. grups: gɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf (ənd ðə group(s*) jʊr ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ) ʧip ˈmoʊbəlz wɪθ spɛr sɪmz (aɪv noʊn kɑps nɪk ðə sɪm kɑrdz aʊt əv foʊnz waɪl ˈsərʧɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr) soʊ ju kən steɪ ɪn ˈkɑnstənt təʧ ɪf ju gɪt splɪt əp. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ 'twit' 'fb*' ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ˈɪnfoʊ ɛz ənd wɪn ɪt ˈhæpənz. gɪt tɪ noʊ ðə ˈɛriə ˌbiˈfɔr ʤɪst ˈtərnɪŋ əp! ɪts noʊ gʊd ˈtərnɪŋ əp ðɛn ðə kɑps stim ɪn ənd juv gɑt ˈnoʊˌwɛr tɪ riˈtrit tɪ. ˈbɛtər tɪ noʊ wɛr ju ər ənd wɛr jʊr goʊɪŋ soʊ ju riˈtrit əraʊnd ə ˈkɔrnər ənd tərn əp əˈgɛn bɪˈhaɪnd ðɛm frəm əˈnəðər. sprɛd mæps əv ðə ˈɛriə wɪθ ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈtɑrgəts. si ðə (out-of-control*) http://de.wikipedia.org*/... "aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl" ˈproʊˌtɛst bɪˈheɪvjər ˈkɑnsɛpt ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv "aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ɪz beɪst ɔn ə ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ˈstrəkʧər ənd ˌənkənˈtroʊld ˈmuvmənts əv ðə kraʊd ɛz wɛl tɪ ˈsərkəl əraʊnd pəˈlis laɪnz ənd ðə ˈsədənli əˈpɪrəns ə kraʊd, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ə. ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst pɑrˈtɪsəpənts traɪ tɪ sprɛd ˈɔfən ənd ˌriuˈnaɪt æt ə ˈdɪfərənt pleɪs ənd traɪ tɪ haɪd ðə ˈbɔrdərz bɪtˈwin ˈproʊˌtɛst ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt wɪθ ðɪs bɪˈheɪvjər ˈtərgət ə kloʊz ˈproʊˌtɛst kən bi kənˈtroʊld ənd stɪrd kwaɪt ˈizi baɪ ðə pəˈlis. ðɪs ˈkɑnsɛpt traɪz tɪ meɪk ðə æˈnælɪsɪs əv ə ˈproʊˌtɛst ənd ɪts floʊ ˈdɪfəkəlt fər ðə pəˈlis. blæk ˈblɑkɪŋ: ðə blæk blɑk dɪz nɑt nid tɪ bi əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈɛni grup ər idealogy*, ɪt ɪz ˈsɪmpli ə, ənd ɪt wərks. ðɪs ɪz boʊθ ə dɪˈfɛns ənd əˈfɛnsɪv ˈtæktɪk. ˈsɪmələr ˈkloʊðɪŋ meɪks ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz kriˈeɪts ən ˈifɛkt tɪ meɪk mɑb si ˈlɑrʤər ðət ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz prəˈtɛkts aɪˈdɛntəˌti ('gaɪ fɔks mæsk ˈpɑpjələrˌaɪzd baɪ "vi fər vɛnˈdɛtə") mæsks prəˈtɛkts aɪˈdɛntəˌti (ɪf ðə rəˈʒim steɪz ɪn paʊər ənd jʊr feɪs ɪz faʊnd tɪ bi ˈproʊˌtɛstɪŋ, ju kən ɪkˈspɛkt ʤeɪl ər ˈivɪn ˈpɑsəbli dɛθ, kip jʊr aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈhɪdən wɪn ɪn ˈpəblɪk!) prəˈtɛkts əˈgɛnst tɪr gæs (æd ˈwɔtər ər ˈvɪnəgər tɪ hɛlp wɪθ skɪn ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃənz kɔzd baɪ tɪr gæs ɪkˈspoʊʒər; ˌɪnˈʤɛkt səm ˈsɪrəm ɪn ðə aɪz tɪ wɑʃ ðɛm) ˈtæktɪks ˈwɛðər ədˈvænsɪŋ ər riˈtritɪŋ pʊl dəˈbri (træʃ kænz, ˈdəmpstərz, ˈbərnɪŋ tires/cars,ect*) bɪˈhaɪnd jʊr pæθ. ðɪs wɪl sloʊ daʊn apcs*, pəˈlis, əˈlaʊɪŋ ju (biɪŋ ɔn fʊt) tɪ meɪnˈteɪn moʊˈbɪlɪti. gɪt bɑkst ɪn ɪf ju hir səm wən seɪɪŋ jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ gɪt bɑkst ɪn (træpt) rɪˈpit ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ daʊn ðə laɪn tɪ ˈəðər ˈproʊˌtɛstərz.. ˈlɪsən tɪ wɛr ðə timz tɛl ju tɪ goʊ ənd goʊ tɪ ɪgˈzæktli wɛr ðeɪ tɛl ju. ənd wɪn ðeɪ tɛl ju tɪ gɪt aʊt, liv ðə ˈɛriə. ðeɪ boʊθ wərk tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ju frəm ˈɛnərɪŋ ðət kʊd lænd ju træpt ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli ɪn ʤeɪl ər wərs! goʊ aʊt wɪθ ə fju frɛndz ənd wɔʧ bæks æt ɔl taɪmz. traɪ nɑt tɪ gɪt ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd juz ˈkɔʃən wɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ənd ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈpipəl hum ju du nɑt noʊ. ˈəðərz ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ səˈpɔrt jʊr kɔz meɪ bi ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪtərz. meɪk ʃʊr noʊ wən ɛls ˈəðər ðən ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈɑpərˌeɪtər əv ðə tim ɪz kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪŋ θru ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈʧænəl ju ər utilising*. ðɪs kʊd kɔz ə briʧ əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ɪf əˈθɔrətiz) ər spaɪɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən lə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɛst lə créé*éé pɑr əˈnɑnəməs ɛt lɛs dɪ lɛs 60 jusqu'à*'à ˈoʊʒɔrdˈwi lɛs ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz də lɑ ɛt l'étranger*. si vu lə ˈtrævərz feɪz importante*, ɛt də ˈneɪʃən, vu lɛs ˈfɔrəmz kju vu ki pləs də ɛt pɑr kju pɑr lə bin ɛn dépendre*. ˈsɪrə éédité*é pɔr pləs də clarté*é ɛt də ɛn oʊ fɪl də tɛmps də lə pləs utilisables*, ki ɛst ˈvərʒən brut. gaɪd də prəˈtɛkʃən də lɑ, 2 sécurité*é lɑ ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɛn ˈreɪsɑn də feɪt waɪ ɛs peɪz ki fɛr feɪs régimes*, ˈjuˈɛn «gaɪd raɪət" ɛst ˈjuˈɛn gaɪd ˈʒɑnrə də ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃənz. nus də kju nus pɑz ɛn., gaɪd ɛst là*à pɔr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. gɑz lə vɛnt ɛt lə vɛnt oʊ lɑ ru pɔr u lɛs ˈgaɪdər ɛt u ˈɔlər. ni sænz ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən ɛn (ɛks. ˈnaɪˌlɑn, l'acrylique*, ˌpɑˌliˈɛstər) lə gɑz ni pɑz sər lɛs də ˈʒɑnrə. aspergé*é də (ɛn ɑˈrɑbeɪ: khal*) ə lɛs lacrymogènes*. də ˈsɪrəm (ɛn pharmacie*: physiol*..) pɔr lɛs éété*é ɛn ˈkɑnˌtækt lɛs ,ɛt bruler*! lɛs (si ˈpɑsəbəl ˈlidərz) pacifique*! ni pɑz lɑ ˈvaɪələns si ˈpɑsəbəl sɛst ˈpɑsəbəl, ni pɑz lɑ ˈvaɪələns pɑr lɑ ˈvaɪələns si ˈpɑsəbəl! sænz ˈvaɪələns, bɛn ˈɑli sər sən siège*, meɪs nus ni pɑz lə recommander*. lɛs dɪ proʊz!, dɪ ə (si ˈpɑsəbəl ˈtɔki ˈwɔki, dénommé*é tw*) lɛs ki fɑnt ˈpɑrtiz ˈpɔrtər ˈjuˈɛn ki ˌkɔrəˈspɑnd də mim taɪp. ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt: (blæŋk) dən dɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrˈmeɪʃənz də oʊ! də quartier*, dɪ ˈmoʊbəlz > u pɑz. si disponible*, lə lə pləs ˈsɪrə lə meneur*) də si ə sauvegarde*. (utilisé*é pɔr lə ˈmɛsɪʤ ˈsikrɪt ki ni envoyé*é pɑr wt*) (ruʒ) ɛst chargé*é lɛs ki calmement*! ə də rɪˈspɛkt! lə kæs secours*, vu ɛn grænd pɔr vu də ˈpɑsəbəl! ɪl ɛst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kju pəˈzɪʃən də ˈlidər! lɛs ʤɛnz dɪ ciseaux*, pansements*, geɪz, antiseptiques*, analgésiques*,, d'eau*, bɑrz də ɛt ˌboʊˈku choses*.. (vərt) lɛs tæg pləs ˈfæsəl nɑn??) (bɑn pɔɪnt sɛst ˈjuˈɛn exemple*:)) oʊ danemark*, meɪs pɑrt ni pɑz lɑ də <br*> ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt lɛs ki dɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz, ɛt lɑ ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən aɪ ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə ˈminɪŋ) lɛs ˈpɔrtəbəlz pɔr dɪ ˈwiˌfi! ɛt ˈvɪdioʊz ɛt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz sər ˈɪntərˌnɛt prises*! ˈsɛsi pɑz lɛs ˈrɛstər ɛn pɔr lɛs də sænz fɪl, ɛt oʊ endroits*, où*ù dɪ sər ki seɪ ˌpæˈseɪ ɛt ki consulté*é. pləs dɪ éémeutes*, sɛst, kɑr ˈsɛlə əˈtaɪər dɪ. də dɪ: http://pastebin.com*/ nus ni pɑz lɑ ˈvaɪələns dɪ ˈkɑnˌtækts sər ɛt lɑ dɪfˈjuʒən də; vu oʊ fɛr lə mɑnˈtɑʒ də kju vu oʊ ˈmæksəməm, nus nus də. lɛs ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɛt lɛs importants*, ɔn ˈgægni lɑ kɔz dɪ kju ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ɛst (sænz cinéma*...). kæs, censuré*é lɛs. ˈsɛlə seɪ produit*, lɛs, pɔr lɑ ˈkæpʧər ˈɪmɪʤɪz ɛst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt lə mɑnd ɛt də dɪ internationaux*. ɛn əˈvɑnt oʊ frənt) (nɔɪr) ʤɛnz lɛs (pɑz də ˈvaɪələns si ˈpɑsəbəl) lɛs də lɑ kju lɛs ɛt seɪ concentrer*, bin pɔr ˈmɛsɪʤ də efficace*. (panneaux*,, mégaphones*, ˈtiˌsərts, effigie*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə) equipé*é d'walkietalkie*, smartphones*, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə publié*é lə u ˈjuˈɛn éélevé*é, ki dən ˈjuˈɛn lɛs rues*. ɛn jusqu'à*'à éélevé*é də vwɑr où*ù ɪl jɑ də lɑ pəˈlis, lə də s'attendre*, dɪˈrɛkʃɪn, ˌɛtˈsɛtərə kju vu pɔr lə dɪ ˈtiˌsərts, dɪ (u ˈlænsər lə də), vu vu də lə fɛr. vu ni pɑz ki éévité*é. ˈsɛlə vu də ˈpæsər ˈtrævərz lɑ vɪl, oʊ, sænz pɑr lɛs.: də lɛs ˈjuˈɛn lin vərs ɛt də pɔr crowdteams*, (wtstation*) lə ˈtrævərz dɪ, dɪ ɛt də lɛs də lɛs kəˈnɛkʃən ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɛst grænd ici*, kju lɑ dɪ də fɪlm ɛt sən ˈnuzˌgrups lɔɪn. groupes*: (ɛt lə grup (ɛs) vu) ˈmoʊbəlz pɑz ʃɛr sɪmz də eɪaɪ nɪk lɛs sɪm ɔr də ˈmoʊbəlz ˈpɛndənt lɑ əˈvɑnt) kju vu ˈrɛstər ɛn ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt si vu partagé*é vərs lə hɔt. vu ˌɛtˈsɛtərə "éégalement*" twit "fb*" ɛt əraɪv. lɑ əˈvɑnt taʊt tourne-toi*! ɪl pɑz bɑn vərs lə hɔt lɑ ɛt vu pɑrt où*ù seɪ. où*ù vu ɛt où*ù vu vu ˈjuˈɛn kɔɪn ɛt də ˌnuˈvoʊ ˈjuˈɛn. ˌprɑpəˈgeɪʃən də lɑ dɪ importants*. vwɑr lɛs 5 (out-of-control*) http://de.wikipedia.org*/ "aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl" lə də ˌproʊˌtɛˈsteɪʃən ˈkɑnsɛpt lə ˈkɑnsɛpt də "aʊt əv kənˈtroʊl ɛst basé*é sər ˈstrəkʧər ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃən ɛt dɪ də lɑ də dɪ də pəˈlis ɛt də taʊt ku,. lɛs pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ˌproʊˌtɛˈsteɪʃən də ɛt də ɛt də lɛs ˈɑntrə lɑ ˌproʊˌtɛˈsteɪʃən ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən proximité*é ɛt ˈfæsəl pɑr lɑ pəˈlis. ˈkɑnsɛpt də fɛr ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən ɛt də fləks pɔr lɑ pəˈlis. blæk də blocage*: lə blæk blɑk pɑz affilié*é ˈjuˈɛn grup u idéologie*, sɛst, ɛt ˈsɛlə fonctionne*. sɛst lɑ ˈjuˈɛn də ɛt də lɑ əˈfɛnsɪv. ɪl ɛst pləs lɛs ˈjuˈɛn də ɛst l'identité*é də gaɪ fɔks popularisé*é pɑr" vi fər vɛnˈdɛtə l'identité*é (si lə oʊ ɛt ˈvɪzəʤ seɪ ˈproʊˌtɛstər, vu vu lɑ mɔrt ɛn ˈprɪzən u, identité*é ɛn ˈpəblɪk!) dɪ gɑz ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən də u də pɔr ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃənz də lɑ pɑr oʊ gɑz lacrymogènes*; ˈjuˈɛn də lɛs pɔr lɛs ˈleɪvər) kju fɛr u lɛs də ˈtrækʃən (poubelles*, ordures*, dɪ voitures*, ect*) chemin*. ˈsɛsi də lɛs ˈeɪˈpiˈsi, lɑ pəˈlis, ki vu paɪd) pɔr lɑ mobilité*é. ni vu ˈlɛˌzeɪ pɑz si vu daɪər pɔr (piégé*é) lə ˈmɛsɪʤ lɑ où*ù ɛt lɛs vu daɪər ɛt ˈɔlər là*à où*ù ɔn vu dit*. ɛt vu də, də kˈwɪtər lɑ zoʊn. du pɔr vu də dɪ ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ɛs zoʊn "ki vu prɪs oʊ dɪ ɛt pɑr lɑ swit ɛn ˈprɪzən u ˈɑnˌkɔr! ˈæmɪs ɛt lə dɔs taʊt ˈmoʊmənt. də ni pɑz seɪ də ˈprudəns də ˈpɑrlər oʊ ʤɛnz ɛt kju tu ni seɪz pɑz. kɔz infiltrés*. kju kju də kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz də kəmˌjunəˈkeɪ ˈviə lə kəˈnæl ˈreɪdiˌoʊ kju vu. ˈsɛlə vaɪəˈleɪʃən də lɑ sécurité*é si (pəˈlis u lɛs) sər ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən :)</pi> 5 http://de.wikipedia.org*/... 5

guide to protecting the tunisian revolution, part 2: safety in confrontation due to the fact that there are also other countries starting to face their goverments/regimes, a "riot guide" is needed as a how-to guide to demonstrations. we need strategies we did not have in tunisia. so this guide exists to rectify that situation. teargas check the wind and move against the wind spread the information to demonstrators on the streets about where to go never get out without little masks syntetic fibers are better to wear (ex. nylon, acrylic, polyester) the teargas will not stay on clothing made from these. fabric doused with vinegar will help nutrilize teargas. if you have some take physiological serum with you (inject in eyes, it will wash them without burning) teams (if possible organize different leaders) be peaceful! do not engage in violence if possible! when possible, do not answer violence with violence if at all possible! without violence ben ali would be still on his seat, but we can not recommend it. teams should act like pros! different teams, different objectives every team needs a person in charge (if possible get walkie talkies, refered as wt) all people that are subject to teams should be wearing cloth with colors, that corresponds with the team. important teams: runners (white) gives information from hq, to teams! (need perfect knowing of the neighborhood, with mobile capabilities => bike or so. if no bike is available, the fastest runner will have to do.) may also serve as a support team if any other team is in need of backup. (used for secret message that can not be send by wt) medical team (red) is in charge of helping people that needs help be sure to act nice! this team needs respect! in case of an emergancy, you want as many people to help you as possible! it is very important that someone can take a leader position! people in this team should carry scissors, bandaids, gauze, antiseptic, painkillers, physiological serum, water, protein bars and a lot of other shit documenting team (green) (<= really want to tag them? easier target then no?) (good point - this is just an example :) ) works in denmark, but on the other hand - they are not beating shit out of journalists :) <br>very important - people taking pictures, filiming and documenting using cell phones to create wifi networks! upload material as it happens! don't necessarily need to be in the riots. can stay back to organize data from wireless comunications, and other places where data about what is going on can be accessed. the more that gets out of the riots, the better, as this will draw media attention. protect yourself to upload data: http://pastebin.com/... | we do not propagate violence use anonymous contacts to support on editing and spreading the information; anonops.ru will help you - leave the editing to people outside the riots, just keep recording, we'll get the rest real footage and reports are important, cause the media might be not on side or report in a correct and expected behaviour. in some cases your government may have blacked out all media from reporting. when this happens, ordinary citizens become reporters, so capturing video/images is very important to get your struggle into the world and gain international support. front row (black) these people usually confronts authorities (be non violent if possible) the front row demonstrators are what the news and other media will focus on, they should be well prepared to relay their message effectively. (signs, banners, megaphones, t-shirts, effigy's, etc) observation team equiped with walkietalkie, smartphones, etc. posted on rooftop or someplace high, giving an overview on the streets. being stationed up high allows you to see where there is police presence, how many the demonstrators can expect, which direction they're going, etc. as much as you may want to show active support with t-shirts, banners (or possibly throwing some rocks from the rooftop you are observating from), you should refrain from doing so. you do not want any attention that can be avoided. doing so should allow you to move throughout the city as needed, generally unmolested by the authorities. basement: try to set hqs with link to the outside and relay for crowdteams, (wtstation) could coordinate movement through maps, following teams and preventing them from falling in traps a fast internet connection is great here, as this team should both provide info to the running team and fellow anon's/newsgroups far and wide. groups: get yourself (and the group(s) you're working with) cheap mobiles with spare sims (i've known cops nick the sim cards out of phones while searching before) so you can stay in constant touch if you get split up. you can also 'tweet' 'fb' etc info as and when it happens. get to know the area before just turning up! it's no good turning up then the cops steam in and you've got nowhere to retreat to. better to know where you are and where your going so you retreat around a corner and turn up again behind them from another. spread maps of the area with important targets. see the 5-finger-tactic (out-of-control) http://de.wikipedia.org/... "out of control" protest behaviour concept the concept of "out of control is based on a decentral organisation structure and uncontrolled movements of the crowd as well to circle around police lines and the suddenly appearance a crowd, similar to a flashmob. the protest participants try to spread often and reunite at a different place and try to hide the borders between protest an environment with this behaviour target a close protest can be controlled and steered quite easy by the police. this concept tries to make the analysis of a protest and its flow difficult for the police. black blocking: the black bloc does not need to be affiliated with any group or idealogy, it is simply a tatict, and it works. this is both a defence and offensive tactic. similar clothing makes it harder to identify individuals creates an effect to make mob see larger that it really is protects identity ('guy fawkes mask popularized by "v for vendetta") masks protects identity (if the regime stays in power and your face is found to be protesting, you can expect jail or even possibly death, keep your identity hidden when in public!) protects against tear gas inhalation/irritation (add water or vinegar to help with skin irritations caused by tear gas exposure; inject some psysiological serum in the eyes to wash them) tactics whether advancing or retreating pull debris (trash cans, dumpsters, burning tires/cars,ect) behind your path. this will slow down apcs, police, allowing you (being on foot) to maintain mobility. dont get boxed in - if you hear some one saying your going to get boxed in (trapped) repeat the message down the line to other protestors.. listen to where the observation/basement teams tell you to go and go to exactly where they tell you. and when they tell you to get out, leave the area. they both work to prevent you from entering situations/area's that could land you trapped and subsequently in jail or worse! go out with a few friends and watch eachothers backs at all times. try not to get separated use caution when dealing with and speaking to people whom you do not know. others claiming to support your cause may be infiltrators. make sure no one else other than the communications operator of the team is communicating through the radio channel you are utilising. this could cause a breach of security if undesirables (police/other authorities) are spying on your conversation le document suivant est le deuxième créé par anonymous et les anciens combattants des révolutions,et ce,depuis les années 60 jusqu'à aujourd'hui avec les contributions de tunisiens depuis la tunisie et à l'étranger. si vous souhaitez aider le peuple tunisien à travers cette phase importante, et souvent effrayante dans l'histoire de leur nation, s'il vous plaît distribuer à tous les forums que vous connaissez qui pourraient parvenir à plus de tunisiens et s'assurer par ailleurs que ces conseils sont reçus par ceux dont le bien peut en dépendre. ce sera édité pour plus de clarté et de mise en forme au fil du temps afin de le rendre plus facilement utilisables, ce qui est une version brute. guide de protection de la révolution tunisien, partie 2: sécurité dans la confrontation en raison du fait qu'il y es aussi d'autres pays qui commencent à faire face à leurs gouverments / régimes, un «guide riot" est nécessaire comme un guide pratique à ce genre de manifestations. nous avons besoin de stratégies que nous n'avions pas en tunisie. ainsi, ce guide est là pour remédier à cette situation. gaz lacrymogène vérifiez le vent et avancer contre le vent diffuser l'information aux manifestants dans la rue pour savoir ou les guider et ou aller. ne jamais sortir sans masques.les masques ayant une composition en fibres synthetique sont meilleurs à l'usure (ex. nylon, l'acrylique, polyester) le gaz lacrymogène ne restera pas sur les vêtements de ce genre. tissu aspergé avec du vinaigre (en arabe: khal) aidera a neutraliser les gazs lacrymogènes. certains prennent du serum physiologique (en pharmacie: physiol..) avec eux pour nettoyer les yeux apres avoir été en contact avec les gazs ,et ceci,sans bruler! les équipes (si possible organiser différents leaders) être pacifique! ne pas s'engager dans la violence si possible ! lorsque c'est possible, ne pas repondre à la violence par la violence si possible! sans violence, ben ali serait toujours sur son siège, mais nous ne pouvons pas le recommander. les équipes doivent agir comme des pros! différentes équipes, des objectifs différents chaque équipe a besoin d'une personne responsable (si possible obtenir talkie walkie, dénommé tw) toutes les personnes qui font parties d'une équipe devraient porter un tissu avec une couleur qui correspond avec l'équipe du meme type. équipes important: coureurs (blanc) donne des informations de l'ac (???), aux équipes! (connaissance parfaite du quartier, avec des capacités mobiles = vélo> ou pas. si aucun vélo n'est disponible, le coureur le plus rapide sera le meneur) peut aussi servir une équipe de soutien si une autre équipe a besoin d'une sauvegarde. (utilisé pour le message secret qui ne peut être envoyé par wt) équipe médicale (rouge) est chargé d'aider les personnes qui ont besoin d'aide assurez-vous d'agir calmement! cette équipe a besoin de respect! dans le cas d'un secours, vous devez etre en grand nombre pour vous aider du mieux possible! il est très important que quelqu'un puisse prendre une position de leader! les gens dans cette équipe doivent avoir des ciseaux, pansements, gaze, antiseptiques, analgésiques, physiologique sérum, d'eau, barres de protéines et beaucoup d'autres choses.. (???documenter l'équipe (vert) (<= voulez vraiment les tag cible plus facile alors non??) (bon point - c'est juste un exemple:)) travaux au danemark, mais d'autre part - ils ne sont pas contre la merde de journalistes :) <br> très important - les personnes qui prennent des photos, filiming et la documentation ??? i didnt understood the meaning) utiliser les téléphones portables pour créer des réseaux wifi! et uploader (envoyer)les videos et photos sur internet dès qu'elle sont prises! ceci n'ont pas nécessairement besoin d'être dans les émeutes.ils peuvent rester en arrière pour organiser les données de comunications sans fil, et aux autres endroits, où des données sur ce qui se passe et qui peut être consulté. plus ils sortent des émeutes, mieux c'est, car cela attire l'attention des médias. protégez-vous de télécharger des données: http://pastebin.com/ ... | nous ne propagent pas la violence utiliser des contacts anonymes à l'appui sur l'édition et la diffusion de l'information; anonops.ru vous aidera - laisser aux personnes exterieurs faire le montage de ce que vous filmez,il faut enregistrer au maximum, nous nous occupons du reste. les images réelles et les rapports sont importants, on gagne la cause des médias que lorsqu'un document est vrai (sans cinéma...). dans certains cas, votre gouvernement peut avoir censuré tous les médias. lorsque cela se produit, les citoyens ordinaires deviennent journalistes, vidéo pour la capture / images est très important d'obtenir votre lutte dans le monde et de s'assurer des appuis internationaux. rangée en avant (celle au front) (noir) ces gens vont confronter généralement les autorités (pas de violence si possible) les manifestants de la première ligne sont ceux que les médias et d'autres personnes vont se concentrer, ils doivent être bien préparés pour transmettre leur message de manière efficace. (panneaux, banderoles, mégaphones, t-shirts, effigie, etc) l'équipe d'observation equipé d'walkietalkie, smartphones, etc publié le toit ou un endroit élevé, ce qui donne un aperçu dans les rues. etre en poste jusqu'à permet élevé de voir où il ya présence de la police, le nombre de manifestants peut s'attendre, dans quelle direction ils vont, etc autant que vous voudrez peut-être pour montrer le soutien actif avec des t-shirts, des banderoles (ou peut-être lancer quelques pierres depuis le toit-vous de observating), vous devriez vous abstenir de le faire. vous ne voulez pas toute l'attention qui peut être évité. cela devrait vous permettre de passer à travers la ville, au besoin, généralement sans être inquiétés par les autorités. sous-sol: essayez de mettre les états-majors avec un lien vers l'extérieur et de relais pour crowdteams, (wtstation) pourrait coordonner le mouvement à travers des cartes, des équipes suivantes et de les empêcher de tomber dans les pièges une connexion internet rapide est grand ici, que cette équipe devrait à la fois fournir des infos à l'équipe du film et son compatriote anon / newsgroups loin. groupes: procurez-vous (et le groupe (s) vous travaillez avec) mobiles pas cher avec sims de rechange (j'en ai connu flics nick les cartes sim hors de téléphones mobiles pendant la recherche avant) afin que vous puissiez rester en contact permanent si vous avez partagé vers le haut. vous pouvez compléter etc "également" tweet "fb" comme et quand ça arrive. apprenez à connaître la région avant tout tourne-toi! il n'est pas bon tournant vers le haut puis la vapeur flics et vous n'ai nulle part où se retirer. mieux vaut savoir où vous êtes et où vous allez vous retirer dans un coin et tourner de nouveau derrière eux un autre. cartes propagation de la région avec des objectifs importants. voir les 5 doigts-tactique (out-of-control) http://de.wikipedia.org/ ... "out of control" le comportement de protestation concept le concept de "out of control est basé sur une structure organisation décentralisée et des mouvements incontrôlés de la foule ainsi de tourner autour des lignes de police et de l'apparence tout à coup une foule, semblable à une flashmob. les participants protestation essayer de disperser souvent et de réunir à une endroit différent et tentent de cacher les frontières entre la protestation d'un environnement à ce comportement cible une manifestation à proximité peut être contrôlée et dirigée assez facile par la police. ce concept tente de faire l'analyse d'une manifestation et de ses flux difficile pour la police. black de blocage: le black bloc n'est pas nécessaire d'être affilié à un groupe ou une idéologie, c'est simplement une tatict, et cela fonctionne. c'est à la fois un moyen de défense et de la tactique offensive. vêtements similaires il est plus difficile d'identifier les personnes crée un effet de rendre foule agrandir qu'il est vraiment protège l'identité ("masque de guy fawkes popularisé par" v for vendetta ») masques protège l'identité (si le régime reste au pouvoir et votre visage se trouve à protester, vous pouvez vous attendre la mort en prison ou même peut-être, garder votre identité cachée en public!) protège contre l'inhalation des gaz / irritation (ajoutez de l'eau ou du vinaigre pour aider à irritations de la peau causés par l'exposition aux gaz lacrymogènes; injecter un peu de sérum psysiological dans les yeux pour les laver) tactiques que faire avancer ou reculer les débris de traction (poubelles, bennes à ordures, des pneus enflammés / voitures, ect) derrière votre chemin. ceci permettra de ralentir les apc, la police, ce qui vous permet (étant à pied) pour maintenir la mobilité. ne vous laissez pas piéger - si vous entendez quelqu'un dire votre départ pour obtenir encastrer (piégé) répéter le message à la ligne à d'autres manifestants .. écoutez où l'observation et les équipes sous-sol vous dire d'aller et aller exactement là où on vous dit. et quand ils vous disent de sortir, de quitter la zone. ils travaillent tous deux pour vous empêcher de pénétrer dans des situations s / zone "qui pourrait vous pris au piège des terres et par la suite en prison ou pire encore! sortir avec quelques amis et eachothers regarder le dos à tout moment. essayez de ne pas se séparer preuve de prudence lorsqu'il s'agit de parler aux gens et que tu ne sais pas. d'autres prétendent soutenir votre cause peuvent être infiltrés. assurez-vous que personne d'autre autre que l'opérateur de communications de l'équipe communique via le canal radio que vous utiliser. cela pourrait entraîner une violation de la sécurité si indésirables (police ou les autorités d'autres) sont d'espionnage sur votre conversation بسبب الاحداث التي جعلت الدول الأخرى تواجه الأنظمة ، وُضِع "دليل مكافحة القمع" للحاجة كيفية المظاهراة. نحن بحاجة إلى استراتيجيات لم تكن لدينا في تونس. و هذا الدليل موجود لتصحيح هذا الوضع. * الغاز المسيل للدموع: ـ تحقق من الرياح و تحرك ضدها ـ نشر المعلومات للمتظاهرين في الشوارع حول المكان الآمن. ـ لا تخرج بدون أقنعة تحميك من الغاز. ـ الأفضل ارتداء ملابس من ألياف اِسطناعيّة (مثلا : نايلون ، أكريليك ، بوليستر...) والغاز المسيل للدموع لن يبقى على الملابس المصنوعة من هذه المواد. ـ صبّ الخل على النسيج، سيساعد في إسالة الغاز المسيل للدموع. ـ إذا كان لديك بعض السروم الفسيولوجي (سكبه في العيون ، فإنه سيتم غسلها دون حرق) * الفِرق (إن أمكن تنظيم قادة مختلفين) * كن سلميّا! لا تنخرط في اعمال عنف اذا ممكن! عندما يكون ذلك ممكنا ، لا تجب على العنف بالعنف! (حقا؟ ماذا يجيبون مع عريضة؟ القانون هو العدو ، لم يكن هناك استجابة سوى العنف) دون عنف زين العابدين بن علي سيكون لا يزال على مقعده ، ولكن يمكننا الدعوة الى ذلك. * ينبغي للفرق ان تتصرّف بجديّة : ـ فرق مختلفة وأهداف مختلفة ـ كل فريق يحتاج الى شخص مسؤول (إذا أمكن الحصول على أجهزة اللاسلكي) * كل أفراد الفرق ينبغي ارتداء الملابس الملونة ، والتي تتوافق مع الفريق. فرق هام : ° الهاربون (الابيض) * يعطي معلومات من المقر الرئيسي للفرق! * (ضرورة معرفة كامل الحي ، مع قدرات تواجد دراجة => أو غير ذلك. إذا لم يتوفر ، أسرع عداء سيكون عليه القيام بذلك.) * قد تكون أيضا بمثابة فريق الدعم إذا أي فريق آخر اصبح في حاجة إلى التراجع الاحتياطي. * (تستخدم رسالة سرية لا يمكن أن ترسل عن طريق الهاربين ) ° الفريق الطبي (الأحمر) * هو المسؤول عن مساعدة الناس التي في حاجة إلى مساعدة * تأكد من التصرف بلطف! هذا الفريق يحتاج الاحترام! في حالة الطواريء ، ستريد كثيرا من الناس لمساعدتك ! ومن المهم جدا أن يتّخذ شخصا ما موقف الزعيم! * يجب على الناس في هذا الفريق حمل مقصّات ، وضمادات ، شاش ، مطهّر ، المسكنات ، والمياه القضبان البروتين ، والكثير من الاشياء الأخرى ° فريق وثائقي (الأخضر) (؟ <= حقا ما أسهل وضع علامة عليهم ثم إستهدافهم) (نعم نقطة جيدة وهذا مجرد مثال على ذلك :)) يعمل في الدانمرك ، ولكن من ناحية أخرى، إنهم ليسوا مهتمين بضرب الصحفييين :)</p> * من المهم جدا التقاط الكثير من الصور، و التوثيق و التصوير * استخدام الهواتف الجوالة لإنشاء شبكات واي فاي! تحميل الاخبار كما تحدث! * لا تحتاج بالضرورة لتكون في أعمال الشغب. يمكن أن تبقى في المؤخرة لتنظم البيانات من المواصلات اللاسلكية ، وغيرها من الأماكن التي يمكن الوصول إلى البيانات حول ما يجري. وكلما خرجت من أعمال الشغب ، كان ذلك أفضل لأن ذلك سوف يلفت انتباه وسائل الإعلام. * احمي نفسك لتحميل البيانات : | نحن لن نشجع العنف * استخدم الهوية المجهولة لدعم الاتصالات على تحرير ونشر المعلومات ؛ يساعدكم * لقطات حقيقية وتقارير مهمة ، و قد لا تكون وسائل الإعلام أو التقرير في السلوك الصحيح والمتوقع. في بعض الحالات قد تكون حكومتكم معتمة من جميع وسائل الإعلام من تقديم التقارير. وعندما يحدث ذلك ، المواطنين العاديين يصبحون الصحفيين ، حتى التقاط الفيديو / الصور من المهم جدا الحصول على نضالكم في العالم ، و صوتكم. ° الصف الأول (أسود) * يواجه هؤلاء الناس عادة السلطات (تكون غير عنيفة إن أمكن ذلك) *متظاهرو الصف الأمامي هم ما ستركز عليهم الأنباء ووسائل الإعلام الأخرى، وينبغي أن تكون مستعدة تماما لنقل رسالتهم على نحو فعال. (لافتات ، مكبرات الصوت ، قمصان ، دمى ، الخ) ° فريق المراقبة *التزويد بأجهزة اللاسلكي ، الهاتف الذكي ، الخ. * الاتنشار في السطح أو في مكان مرتفع ، وهو ما يعطي لمحة عامة على الشوارع. التمركز في ارتفاع يسمح لك أن ترى عندما يكون هناك وجود الشرطة ، وعدد المتظاهرين المتوقع ، و الاتجاه الذي يسير نحوه ، الخ. * بقدر ما كنت قد ترغب في اظهار دعم النشط بالقمصان واللافتات (أو ربما رمي بعض الحجارة من السطح) ، يجب الامتناع عن القيام بذلك. لا تريد أي اهتمام يمكن تجنبه. وينبغي القيام بذلك بطريقة تسمح لك التحرك في جميع أنحاء المدينة حسب الحاجة ، دون مضايقة من جانب السلطات عموما. ° الطابق السفلي : * حاول تعيين المقر الرئيسي لتتصل مع الخارج وتتابع المتظاهرين ، (محطات الّاسلكي) * يمكن تنسيق فرق الحوض حركة ماپفوللووينع ومنع الوقوع في الفخاخ * اتصال إنترنت سريع محبّذ هنا ، كما يتعين على هذا الفريق تقديم معلومات لفريق الهاربين/ أخبار القاصى والدانى . مجموعات : احصل على (ومجموعة (ق) كنت تعمل مع) مع سيمز المحمولة الرخيصة الغيار (لقد رأيت رجال شرطة نيك البطاقات من الهواتف المحمولة في حين يتطلع) حتى تتمكن من البقاء على اتصال إذا كنت دائمة مشتركة التصاعدي. يمكنك إكمال الخ "أيضا" سقسقة "أف" ، كما وعندما يحدث ذلك. التعرف على المنطقة قبل كل شيء حتى يتحول! وليس من رجال الشرطة جيدة البخار تحول حتى ذلك الحين ، وكان لديك مكان للتراجع. من الأفضل أن تعرف أين أنت وأين أنت سوف يتقاعد إلى ضربة ركنية والعودة الى الوراء وراء آخر. خرائط الانتشار في المنطقة مع الأهداف الهامة. راجع تكتيك 5 - الاصبع (خارج السيطرة) http://de.wikipedia.org/... "خارج السيطرة" احتجاجا على سلوك مفهوم ويستند مفهوم "خارج السيطرة على الهيكل التنظيمي اللامركزي والحركات غير المنضبط من الحشد وبدوره حول خطوط الشرطة وفجأة ظهور حشد مثل flashmob المشاركون في محاولة للاحتجاج تفريق وغالبا ما يتجمعون في موقع مختلف ومحاولة لاخفاء الحدود بين احتجاج من بيئة واحدة إلى السلوك الهدف ويمكن التحكم مظاهرة في الجوار ، وتمكن بسهولة من قبل الشرطة. هذا المفهوم محاولات لتحليل هذا الحدث وتدفقاتها النقدية من الصعب على الشرطة. أسود قفل : كتلة الأسود ليس من الضروري أن تكون تابعة مع أي جماعة أو أيديولوجية ، انها مجرد tatict ، وأنها تعمل. ومن كل من الدفاع والتكتيكات الهجومية. تشبه الملابس إنه من الصعب تحديد هوية الأفراد بإنشاء أكبر حشد لجعله حقا يحمي الهوية ("شعبية قناع جاي فوكس من قبل" الخامس للثأر ") أقنعة يحمي الهوية (اذا كانت الخطة لا تزال في السلطة وجهك للاحتجاج ، هل يمكن أن نتوقع وفاة في السجن أو حتى الحفاظ على هويتك ربما كانت مخبأة في العام!) يحمي من استنشاق الغازات / تهيج (إضافة الماء أو الخل لمساعدة تهيجا في الجلد الناجم عن التعرض لغاز مسيل للدموع ؛ حقن المصل بعض psysiological في غسل العين) التكتيكات سواء إلى الأمام أو الخلف سحب الحطام (علب القمامة ، وحاويات واحرقوا اطارات سيارات / ، الخ) وراء المسار. هذا وسوف تبطئ عملية آسيا والمحيط الهادئ ، والشرطة ، والتي تسمح لك (كما المشي) للحفاظ على التنقل. لا ينخدع -- إذا سمعت أحدهم يقول ذهابك للحصول على بناء (المحاصرين) تكرار خط الرسالة مع غيرهم من المحتجين.. الاستماع حيث المراقبة وفرق الطابق السفلي واقول لك أن تذهب بالضبط حيث يقال لك. وعندما اقول لكم على الخروج ، وترك المجال. كلاهما عمل لمنعك من دخول حالات ق / منطقة "هل يمكن أن المحاصرين والأرض في وقت لاحق في السجن أو ما هو أسوأ! الخروج مع بعض الاصدقاء ومشاهدة eachothers ظهورهم في أي وقت. ليس محاولة لفصل الحذر عند التحدث إلى الناس ، وأنتم لا تعلمون. ويدعي آخرون لدعم قد يكون تسلل قضيتكم. تأكد من أن أي شخص آخر من يتصل المشغل فريق الاتصالات عبر قناة الراديو التي تستخدمها. وهذا يمكن أن تؤدي إلى الإخلال بالأمن إذا ردود الفعل (الشرطة أو السلطات الأخرى) هي التجسس على محادثتك *المجموعات : تحصّل (و المجموعة التي تعمل معك) على هواتف محمولة رخيصة الثمن (لقد رأيت رجال شرطة ينهبون البطاقات من الهواتف المحمولة او سرقة الهواتف كليا) حتى تتمكن من البقاء على اتصال. يمكنك تحميل المعلومة أيضا بالدردشة على "الفاسبوك" أو "تويتر" كلّما تيسر ذلك. *التعرف على المنطقة قبل كل شيء ! وليس لديك مكان للتراجع من رجال الشرطة حين تحول البخار. من الأفضل أن تعرف أين أنت وأين سوف تختبأ او كيف ستعد الى الوراء. خرائط الانتشار في المنطقة مع الأهداف الهامة. راجع تكتيك 5 الاصبع (خارج السيطرة) *مفهوم "خارج السيطرة" : ويستند مفهوم "خارج السيطرة على الهيكل التنظيمي اللامركزي والحركات غير المنضبطة من الحشد وبدوره حول خطوط الشرطة وفجأيّة ظهور حشد مثل المشاركين في محاولة للاحتجاج بالتفريق وغالبا ما يتجمعون في مواقع مختلفة محاولين اخفاء الحدود. *الهدف يمكن التحكم بمظاهرة بسهولة من قبل الشرطة. هذا المفهوم يحاول تحليل هذا الحدث وتدفقاته النقدية. * الدّرع أسود :الدّرع أسود ليس من الضروري أن يكون تابعا لأي جماعة أو أيديولوجية ، انه مجرد تاكتيك ، وأنه يعمل. ومن كل من الدفاع والتكتيكات الهجومية. *تشبه الملابس ـ إنه يجعل من الصعب تحديد هوية الأفراد ـ يظهر الحشد أكبر ممّا هو عليه حقا ـ يحمي الهوية (شعبية قناع "جاي فوكس" من قبل "ڢ فور ڢنداتا ") *أقنعة: ـ تحمي الهوية (اذا كان القمع لا يزال في السلطة و وجهك في الحتجاج، يمكن أن نتوقع السجن أو حتى الحفاظ على هويتك ربما كانت مخبأة من الناس!) ـ تحمي من استنشاق الغازات / تهيج (إضافة الماء أو الخل لمساعدة تسكين ألم الجلد الناجم عن التعرض لغاز مسيل للدموع ؛ السروم الفسيولوجي يغسل العين) *التكتيكات &

ɔl ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃənz pɔɪnt tɪ ˈændru lək ˈsutɪŋ əp fər ðə koʊlts ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt əˈgɛnst tɑm ˈbreɪdi ənd ðə ˈpeɪtriəts. ˈstɑrtɪŋ kˈwɔrtərˌbæk θru ɪn frənt əv ðə ˈmidiə fər ə ˈsɛkənd streɪt deɪ ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ʃoʊɪŋ "noʊ riˈstrɪkʃənz" ˈæftər ˈmɪsɪŋ ðə pæst tu geɪmz wɪθ ə ˈʃoʊldər ˈɪnʤəri, pər zæk ˈkifər əv ðə ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs stɑr. ðə tim əˈfɪʃəli ˈleɪbəld lək ɛz ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˈgɛn ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, bət koʊʧ ʧək pɑˈgɑnoʊ ækˈnɑlɪʤd ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðət ðə wɑz "ˈhɛdɪd ɪn ðə raɪt dɪˈrɛkʃɪn." ˈbæˌkəp mæt sɛd əv lək ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, pər nu ˈɪŋglənd: "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd bi ə səˈpraɪz ɪf hi ˈdɪdənt stɑrt." ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ˈmɑnkrif ˈɔlsoʊ toʊld əraʊnd ðə ˈændru siʧiliˈɑnoʊ ðət hiz 75 pərˈsɛnt" ˈsərtən lək wɪl pleɪ ˈsənˌdi. ˈbɑrɪŋ ə səˈpraɪz, ðə ˈpisɪz ər ˈfɑlɪŋ ɪn pleɪs fər lək tɪ meɪk hɪz rɪˈtərn fər ˈbɪgəst geɪm əv ðə jɪr.

all indications point to andrew luck suiting up for the colts on sunday night against tom brady and the patriots. indy's starting quarterback threw in front of the media for a second straight day on thursday, showing "no restrictions" after missing the past two games with a shoulder injury, per zak keefer of the indianapolis star. the team officially labeled luck as limited again on thursday, but coach chuck pagano acknowledged wednesday that the signal-caller was "headed in the right direction." backup matt hasselbeck said of luck on wednesday, per csn new england: "i think it would be a surprise if he didn't start." on thursday, wideout donte moncrief also told around the nfl's andrew siciliano that he's "75 percent" certain luck will play sunday. barring a surprise, the pieces are falling in place for luck to make his much-awaited return for indy's biggest game of the year.

soundcloud* ɪz ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ˈplætˌfɔrm ənd mˈjuzɪk ˈʃɛrɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt beɪst ɪn bərˈlɪn, ˈʤərməni ðət ɪˈneɪbəlz ɪts ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈəˌploʊd, prəˈmoʊt, ənd ʃɛr ˈɑdiˌoʊ. ˈhɪstəri wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn bərˈlɪn ɪn ˈɔgəst 2007 baɪ sˈwidɪʃ saʊnd dɪˈzaɪnər ˌælɪgˈzændər ənd sˈwidɪʃ ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk mjuˈzɪʃən ˈɛrɪk, ənd ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɑz lɔnʧt ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər ɪt wɑz ərˈɪʤənəli ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ mjuˈzɪʃənz tɪ kəˈlæbərˌeɪt baɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ ənd dɪˈskəʃən əv rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz, bət ˈleɪtər trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ tul fər mˈjuzɪk əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ waɪərd ˈmægəˌzin, sun ˈæftər ɪts ˌɪnˈsɛpʃən, bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈdɑmənəns əv ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ɛz ə ˈplætˌfɔrm fər mjuˈzɪʃənz tɪ dɪˈstrɪbjut ðɛr ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2009 rɪˈsivd ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriz ə ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈdɔti ˈhænsən tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪn meɪ 2010 əˈnaʊnst ɪt hæd wən ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət hæd reɪzd ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriz bi ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ˈjunjən skwɛr ˈvɛnʧərz ənd ˈɪndɛks ˈvɛnʧərz. ɔn 15 ʤun 2011 ˌriˈpɔrtəd faɪv ˈmɪljən ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈjuzərz ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts frəm ˈæʃtən ˈkəʧər ənd gaɪ fənd, ənd ɔn 23 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2012 ɪt ˌriˈpɔrtəd 10 ˈmɪljən ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn meɪ 2012 ɪt wɑz əˈnaʊnst ðət hæd 15 ˈmɪljən ˈjuzərz, ənd saɪt ˈjusɪʤ wɑz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ baɪ ˈmɪljən ˈjuzərz pər ə nu wɑz riˈlist ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2012 wɪʧ ˌɪmˈpruvd ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪs səˈpɔrt ənd ˈædɪd ˈfiʧərz səʧ ɛz kənˈkərənt ˈlɪsənɪŋ ənd saɪt ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən, ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kriˈeɪt ˈpərsɪnəl ðə rɪˈspɑns frəm ˈjuzərz wɑz mɪkst, ənd ˈmɛni ɪkˈsprɛst ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən wɪθ ðə æt ðɪs taɪm, wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ bi "ˈriʧɪŋ 180 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl pər mənθ", wɪθ 10 aʊərz əv ˈkɑntɛnt biɪŋ ˈəˌploʊdɪd pər ɪn mɑrʧ 2014 tˈwɪtər əˈnaʊnst ɪt wʊd ˈpɑrtnər wɪθ ɪn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪts fərst ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd mˈjuzɪk æp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈnɛvər muvd ˈfɔrwərd bɪˈkəz wɑz əˈneɪbəl tɪ əˈkɑməˌdeɪt ˈlaɪsənst mˈjuzɪk du tɪ ə læk əv ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ərˈeɪnʤmənts wɪθ mˈjuzɪk ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2013 hæd 40 ˈmɪljən ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈjuzərz ənd nu ˈjuzərz wər ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ æt ə reɪt əv 20 ˈmɪljən pər əˈnaʊnst ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2014 ðət ɪt hæd kəˈmɛnst ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər mˈjuzɪk ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈmætər əv unauthorised*, ˈkɑpiˌraɪtɪd məˈtɪriəl ˈrɛgjələrli əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ðə ðə əˈnaʊnsmɛnt ˈfɑloʊd ə raʊnd əv ˈfəndɪŋ ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɪljən wɑz reɪzd, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə 700 ˈmɪljən əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmidiə ˈsɔrsəz, ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wər ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈsɪmələr ˈprɑbləmz feɪst baɪ ˈgugəl, wɪʧ hæd bɪn fɔrst tɪ ˈhændəl ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈnoʊtɪsɪz ɔn ɪts ˈjuˌtub ɪn meɪ 2015 ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət tˈwɪtər wɑz kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə ˌækwəˈzɪʃən əv fər əˈprɑksəmətli ˈbɪljən. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ˌækwəˈzɪʃən wɑz ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd baɪ ðə ˈmidiə, wɪθ wən rɪˈpɔrt ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət "ðə ˈnəmbərz ˈdɪdənt æd ənd ˈbɑbi ɔn ðə fɔrbz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ðət ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ sɪˈkjʊr dilz wɪθ ðə ˈmeɪʤər mˈjuzɪk ˈleɪbəlz wɑz ðə ˈfɔrˌmoʊst ɔn 28 sɛpˈtɛmbər 2016 əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wɑz ɪn tɔks tɪ baɪ bət ɔn 8 dɪˈsɛmbər 2016 wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ hæv əˈbændənd ɪts ˌækwəˈzɪʃən ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2017 əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt wʊd kloʊz ɪts sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ənd ˈləndən ˈɔfəsɪz ənd leɪ ɔf 173 aʊt əv 420 ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ bɪˈkəm ˈprɑfətəbəl, wɪθ ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ stæf ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ aʊt əv ˈɔfəsɪz ɪn bərˈlɪn ənd nu ɪn ˈɔgəst 2017 əˈnaʊnst ðət ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈæləks wɪl stɛp daʊn frəm hɪz roʊl, wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈkɛri ˈtreɪnər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ, səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈɔgəst 2014 əˈnaʊnst ə nu ˈproʊˌgræm noʊn ɛz "ɔn", wɪʧ wʊd əˈlaʊ "prɛˈmɪr" ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑntɛnt θru ˈɑdiˌoʊ ædz, ˈʧænəl ˈspɑnsərˌʃɪps, ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈspleɪ ædz, ənd ˈneɪtɪv ˈkɑntɛnt. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni əˈnaʊnst dilz wɪθ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈkɑntɛnt ˈpɑrtnərz (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈkɑmədi ˈsɛntrəl ənd ˈfəni ər daɪ), ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈleɪbəlz, ənd ˈjuˌtub ˈnɛtˌwərks, ənd ðət ɪt wɑz ɪn "ˈæktɪv ənd ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ, ədˈvænst discussion[s*]" wɪθ ˈmeɪʤər ˈrɛkərd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 ɪt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət kʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli reɪz əˈprɑksəmətli ˈmɪljən ɪn nu fɪˈnænsɪŋ, rɪˈzəltɪŋ ɪn ə væljuˈeɪʃən sərˈpæsɪŋ wən ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz. ðə ˈmeɪʤər ˈleɪbəl ˈɪʃu bɪˈkeɪm ˈprɑmənənt əˈgɛn wɪn ðə nu fɪˈnænsɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz riˈlist, ɛz ðə læk əv wɑz pərˈzɛnəd ɛz ən hæd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ saɪn ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ˈwɔrnər mˈjuzɪk grup ɛz pɑrt əv ðə nu prɛˈmɪr ˈproʊˌgræm ðət əˈlaʊz boʊθ ˈwɔrnər mˈjuzɪk, wɪʧ ˈɔlsoʊ həz ə ˈmaɪnər steɪk ɪn ðə ˈkəmpəˌni, ənd ɪts ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ dɪˈvɪʒən tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈrɔɪəltiz fər sɔŋz ðeɪ hæv ˈʧoʊzən tɪ ɔn ðə saɪt; ˈminˌwaɪl, ðə ˈəðər ˈleɪbəlz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ðə ˈkəmpəniz ˈbɪznɪs baɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 2014 hæd ʃɛrd æd ˈrɛvəˌnu wɪθ əˈbaʊt 60 ˈəðər prɛˈmɪr kənˈsərnz ˈoʊvər ðə əˈmaʊnt əv ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm ðə ˈproʊˌgræm lɛd ˈsoʊni mˈjuzɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt tɪ pʊl ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ðə ˈsərvɪs ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn meɪ ɪn ʤun 2015 əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt hæd riʧt ə dil wɪθ ðə ˈmərlɪn ˈnɛtˌwərk, ə grup ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈrɛkərd ˈleɪbəlz, tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑntɛnt θru ðə prɛˈmɪr ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ənd mɑrʧ 2016 riʧt rɪˈspɛktɪv dilz wɪθ ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk grup ənd ˈsoʊni mˈjuzɪk ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt. ə ˈspoʊkspərsən toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ðət ðə dil wʊd gɪv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ən ˈɔpʃən tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈsərtən ˈkɑntɛnt tɪ bi riˈstrɪktɪd tɪ peɪd ˈsteɪtmənt səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət wɑz pərˈpɛrɪŋ tɪ lɔnʧ ɪts səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈstrimɪŋ ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2017 lɔnʧt ə səbˈskrɪpʃən tir neɪmd goʊ, ðət əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ riˈmuv ædz ənd ˈlɪsən ˈɔˌflaɪn fər 5 pər ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈvərʒən, wɪʧ wɑz riˈneɪmd goʊ+, əˈlaʊz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈoʊvər 150 ˈmɪljən sɔŋz, ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈpleɪˌbæk, noʊ ædz, noʊ ˈprivˌjuz, ənd ˈprimiəm mˈjuzɪk træks fər 10 pər ˈfiʧərz ki ˈfiʧərz ˌɪnˈklud ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˈəˌploʊdɪd faɪlz ˈviə juˈnik urls*, ðəs əˈlaʊɪŋ saʊnd faɪlz tɪ bi ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn tˈwɪtər ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk poʊsts (noʊt: ɛz əv 12 ˈɔgəst 2015 ˈmoʊbəl dɪˈvaɪsɪz ˌrikˈwaɪər ə æp tɪ pleɪ ə træk wɪˈθɪn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, ən ˈɪʃu kənˈfərmd baɪ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ə faɪl meɪ bi ɛmˈbɛdɪd baɪ ˈklɪkɪŋ ə ʃɛr ˈbətən ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈtərgət saɪt (e.g*., tˈwɪtər). ðɪs ˈkɑntræsts wɪθ ˈmaɪˌspeɪs, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt hæv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈjuzərz kən ˈlɪsən tɪ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ənd meɪ ˈəˌploʊd əp tɪ 180 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈɑdiˌoʊ tɪ ðɛr ˈproʊˌfaɪl æt noʊ dɪˈstrɪbjuts mˈjuzɪk ˈjuzɪŋ ˈwɪʤɪts ənd ˈjuzərz kən pleɪs ðə ˈwɪʤɪt ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˈwɛbˌsaɪts ər blɔgz, ənd ðɛn wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli twit ˈɛvəri træk dɪˈpɪkts ˈɑdiˌoʊ træks ˈgræfɪkli ɛz ənd əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ poʊst "taɪmd ˈkɑmɛnts" ɔn spɪˈsɪfɪk pɑrts əv ˈɛni træk. ðiz ˈkɑmɛnts ər dɪˈspleɪd waɪl ðə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˌsɛgˈmɛnt ɪz pleɪd. ˈjuzərz ər əˈlaʊd tɪ kriˈeɪt (ˈpriviəsli noʊn ɛz "sɛts"), ənd tɪ "laɪk" (spɪˈsɪfɪk træks, wɪʧ wɪl ðɛn bi seɪvd tɪ ðə ˈjuzərz "laɪk" peɪʤ), "repost*", "ʃɛr", tɪ "ˈfɑloʊ" əˈnəðər ˈjuzər, ənd tɪ meɪk ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz əv ðɛr ˈɑdiˌoʊ əˈlaʊz ˈproʊˌgræmz tɪ ˈəˌploʊd mˈjuzɪk ənd saʊnd faɪlz, ər ˈdaʊnˌloʊd faɪlz ɪf ðə həz geɪv pərˈmɪʃən tɪ du ðɪs həz bɪn ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪd ˈɪntu ˈsɛvərəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ dɔ ˈsɔfˌwɛr səʧ ɛz garageband*, ˈlɑʤɪk proʊ, ənd ˈstudiˌoʊ səˈpɔrts aiff*, wav*, flac*, alac*, ɑg, aac*, ˈɑmər, ənd ɪt ðɛn ðɛm tɪ æt 128 ənd ˈoʊpəs æt 64 fər ˈstrimɪŋ səˈpɔrts kriˈeɪtɪv ˈkɑmənz ˈlaɪsənsɪz. səbˈskrɪpʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz proʊ ˈɔfərz ˈprimiəm ˈsərvɪsɪz fər mjuˈzɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə ˈbænər proʊ. ðə proʊ ˈsərvɪs əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈəˌploʊd əp tɪ sɪks aʊərz əv ˈɑdiˌoʊ, ənd ædz əˈdɪʃənəl ˈfiʧərz səʧ ɛz ɛnˈhænst ˌænəˈlɪtɪks, ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ dɪˈseɪbəl ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn træks. ðə proʊ ənˈlɪmɪtɪd tir əˈlaʊz ənˈlɪmɪtɪd goʊ ɔn 29 mɑrʧ 2016 ənˈveɪld goʊ, ə mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪs; ðə ˈsərvɪs prəˈvaɪdz ən ɪkˈspɪriəns, ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈpleɪˌbæk, ənd ˈɪnəˌgreɪts ˈlaɪsənst mˈjuzɪk frəm ˈmeɪʤər ˈleɪbəlz ˈɪntu ðə ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ, ˈkɑntɛnt əv ðə ˈɛrɪk ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ðɪs ˈæˌspɛkt wʊd hɛlp tɪ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪt goʊ frəm ˈəðər mˈjuzɪk ˈstrimɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz səʧ ɛz ənd ˈæpəl mˈjuzɪk, ɛz ɪt ˈtɛknɪkəli prəˈvaɪdz ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈtoʊtəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv sɔŋz ðən kəmˈpitɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz, wɪθ ə haɪər dɪˈgri əv dɪˈvərsɪti ɪn ɪts ˈkɑntɛnt. ðə vərʤ faʊnd ðət, ɪkˈskludɪŋ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt ˈəˌploʊdɪd baɪ ˈjuzərz, ðə ˈsərvɪsɪz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌri əv sɔŋz ɪz sˈmɔlər ðən ðoʊz əv ɪts ˈkloʊsəst ðə ˈsərvɪs wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəli praɪst æt per-month*. ɔn 28 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2017 riˈneɪmd ɪts meɪn goʊ plæn goʊ+, ənd ˈædɪd ə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri tir ˈtaɪtəld goʊ æt ə praɪs pɔɪnt, wɪʧ dɪz nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə ˈlaɪsənst mˈjuzɪk ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, bət stɪl ˈɔfərz ənd ˈɔˌflaɪn ˈmoʊbəl æps ˈɔfərz tu ˈmoʊbəl æps; ðə meɪn æp ɪz ˈɔriˌɛntɪd təˈwɔrdz ˈstrimɪŋ, wɪθ mˈjuzɪk ˌdɪˈskəvri,, ənd ˈʃɛrɪŋ ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt æp noʊn ɛz pəls wɑz riˈlist fər ˈænˌdrɔɪd ənd ˈioʊs; ɪt ɪz praɪˈmɛrəli ˈɔriˌɛntɪd təˈwɔrdz ˈkɑntɛnt kriˈeɪtərz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ənd ˈmænɪʤ ðɛr, rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ˈkɑmɛnts, ənd vju stəˈtɪstɪks. ˈfiʧərz wər ˈpriviəsli ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd wɪˈθɪn ðə meɪn æp; ˈsinjər ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər ˈbrɛndən ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət ðə ʃɪft tɪ ˈsɛpərˌeɪt æps wɑz mɛnt tɪ əˈlaʊ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts ˈjuzər ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ˈkɑntɛnt kənˈsumərz, wɪˈθaʊt ˈhævɪŋ tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt haʊ ðiz ˈʧeɪnʤɪz əˈfɛkt ˈfiʧərz ˈɔriˌɛntɪd təˈwɔrdz baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2016 pəls hæd ˈoʊvər 100 ˈmɪljən ɔn 1 ˈeɪprəl 2017 səˈpɔrt wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ ðə meɪn ˈioʊs ˈdɛskˌtɑp æps həz rɪˈpitɪdli əˈtɛmptəd æt kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈdɛskˌtɑp klaɪənt ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ðɛr ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ ˈsərvɪsɪz laɪk, wɪʧ meɪnˈteɪn ənd dɪˈvɛləp ðɛr oʊn klaɪənt. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðɛr ər ˈmɛni kəmˈjunɪti ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz səʧ ɛz ənd həz ˈnɛvər ˈæˌkʧuəli kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ðɛr ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz. ɔn 6 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2011 riˈlist ˈdɛskˌtɑp æp fər mæk" tɪ ðə æp stɔr fər ˈmækənˌtɔʃ, wɪʧ ˌɪntrəˈdust ðə ˈfiʧər tɪ. ˌhaʊˈɛvər wɑz ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ træks ðət hæv əˈlaʊd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈpleɪˌbæk, ˈivɪn ðoʊ ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɑz ə riˈlis, ˈlivɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd. ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən wɑz ˈleɪtər dɪskənˈtɪnjud du tɪ ðə læk əv ˈrisɔrsɪz meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ ðɛr nu ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, ðə ˈmoʊbəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, ənd ðə wɛb ˈbraʊzər æt ðə seɪm ɔn 2 meɪ 2017 riˈlist ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən fər wən, sɛt ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ðə ˈbeɪtə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈvərʒən tɪ bi riˈlist ˈleɪtər ðət mənθ. ɪt wɑz riˈlist ˈoʊnli ˈmɪsɪŋ ə fju ˈfiʧərz kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˈbeɪtə, ˈmeɪnli 'ˈʃəfəl', ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ kæst ə sɔŋ frəm ən ɪkˈstərnəl dɪˈvaɪs, ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ goʊ ˈfɔrwərd ər ˈbækwərd ɪn ə wɪˈθaʊt ˈjuzɪŋ cortana*. ɔl əv wɪʧ wər fɪkst ɪn ə pæʧ, riˈlist ˈleɪtər ɔn. ɔn 30 meɪ 2017 riˈlist fər ˈwɪndoʊz (ˈbeɪtə)" tɪ ðə ˈwɪndoʊz 10 ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft stɔr (ˈdɪʤɪtəl). ɪt wɑz riˈlist ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈmɛni kɔr ˈfiʧərz ðət wər ɪn ˈmoʊbəl æps səʧ ɛz 'rɪˈpit', ənd ˈbeɪsɪk ˌænəˈmeɪʃənz. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈmɪsɪŋ ˈmɛni ˈfiʧərz frəm ɪts ˈpriviəs ˈdɛskˌtɑp æp fər mæk" ˈvərʒən, səʧ ɛz ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈvɑljum kənˈtroʊl, ənd ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ ˈəˌploʊd ənd ˈmænɪʤ træks frəm ðə klaɪənt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludɪd vɔɪs kənˈtroʊl ˈviə ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔfts cortana*, ənd ənˈlaɪk ɪts ˈpriviəs ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən, ɪt səˈpɔrtɪd ɔl træks rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðɛr ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈpleɪˌbæk əˈbɪləˌti. ðə æp (ɛz əv ˈkɑrənt) həz nɑt bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ər ʧeɪnʤd frəm ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl riˈlis, ˈlidɪŋ ˈmɛni tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈpriviəs ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɪz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðə ˈdɛskˌtɑp ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ðɛr ˈmoʊbəl ənd wɛb rɪˈsɛpʃən ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən wən ðə ʃˈroʊdərz ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən əˈwɔrd æt ðə 2011 ˌjʊrəˈpiən tɛk tʊr əˈwɔrdz ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɛz ɪˈvɑlvd ənd ɪkˈspændɪd bɪɔnd ɪts ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈjuzər beɪs, kənˈsɪstɪŋ praɪˈmɛrəli əv ˈgræsˈruts mjuˈzɪʃənz, ˈmɛni ˈjuzərz kəmˈpleɪnd ðət ɪt hæd ˈsækrəˌfaɪst ɪts ˈjusfəlnəs tɪ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈɑrtɪsts ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ əˈpil tɪ ðə ˈmæsɪz, pərˈhæps ɪn ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən fər ˈpəblɪk seɪl. səʧ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfɑloʊd ðə ˈlɔnʧɪŋ əv ə riˈvæmpt ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn 2013 wɪʧ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈfɔrmər ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˌælɪgˈzændər, wɑz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd fər ðə ˈpərpəs əv ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ɔn 3 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2014 ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈɔfərd ənˈlɪmɪtɪd rɪˈmuvəl paʊərz tɪ ˈsərtən ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈhoʊldərz, əˈlaʊɪŋ ðoʊz ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈhoʊldərz tɪ ˌjunəˈlætərəli riˈmuv peɪd səbˈskraɪbərz' ˈkɑntɛnt wɪˈθaʊt ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2015 əˈnaʊnst ə nu ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ, ə ˈkɑntɛnt ˈtrækɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ðət wərks wɪθ ˈjuˌtub tɪ hɛlp aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ sɔŋz ɔn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm ənd fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ˈiðər ər ædz biɪŋ rən əˈgɛnst ɪt. steɪts ɪt wɪl "ˈbɛtər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈʃɛrɪŋ əv ˈkɑntɛnt ɔn ðə ˈplætˌfɔrm." səm ˈjuzərz ər ˈwərid ɪt kʊd min ə ˈstrɪktər ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ənd mɔr ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2016 ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈjuzərz ˈviə iˈmeɪl ðət ɪt wʊd bi "ˈfeɪzɪŋ aʊt" grups bɪˈkəz ðeɪ "wər nɑt ə strɔŋ ˈdraɪvər tɪ hɛlp ˈjuzərz ʃɛr ðɛr nu træks tɪ ðə moʊst ˈjuzərz ðɪs əˈnaʊnsmɛnt wɑz mɛt wɪθ əˈlɑrm ənd kənˈsərnd rɪˈspɑnsɪz frəm ˈnumərəs ˈɑrtɪsts, hu dimd ðə ʧeɪnʤ ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl bɪˈkəz ɪt wʊd ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt ðɛr ˈoʊnli ˈifɛktɪv minz əv ˈʃɛrɪŋ mˈjuzɪk ɔn həz ə kənˈtɪnjuəs pleɪ ˈfiʧər ɔn ˈplætˌfɔrmz wɪʧ rɪˈleɪts tɪ ðə strim ənd laɪks. ənˈlaɪk ˈjuˌtubz ˈfiʧər wɪʧ ɪz ɔn baɪ dɪˈfɔlt bət kən bi tərnd ɔf, ˈjuzərz ˈkænɑt tərn ɔf ðə kənˈtɪnjuəs pleɪ ˈfiʧər ɔn həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ɪn ˈsərvɪs. ðə nu ˈəpˌdeɪt əv ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən meɪd ðə fid ənd ˈɪnərˌfeɪs mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ juz fər səm ˈjuzərz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˈælgərˌɪðəm wɪʧ wɑz pʊt ˈɪntu pleɪs tɪ ˈkɑmbæt ðə ˈstægərˌɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪˈligəl mˈjuzɪk ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz həz ˈɔfən bɪn ˈkrɪtəˌsaɪzd fər ˈteɪkɪŋ daʊn mˈjuzɪk ðət wɑz nɑt ˌɪˈligəli səbˈmɪtəd ər ˈɔlsoʊ, ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk grup həz ðə raɪt tɪ teɪk daʊn ˈɛni faɪlz ɔn. kən bi ˈteɪkən daʊn dɪˈrɛkli baɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk grup ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ˈpɑləsi. ˈəðər ðən, ˌjunəˈvərsəl mˈjuzɪk grup həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ teɪk daʊn əˈkaʊnts, boʊθ ˈprimiəm ənd fri. ˈkəstəmərz əv ðə ˈkəmpəˌni hæv kleɪmd ðɪs tɪ bi "ˈboʊgəs," ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ðə raɪt tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ənd dɪˈlit əˈkaʊnts ʃʊd bi rɪˈzərvd tɪ ˌɪtˈsɛlf, nɑt tɪ ən ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈtərki blɑkt ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɔn 24 ˈʤænjuˌɛri ə ˈjuzər neɪmd "haramzadeler*" ("ˈbæstərdz" ɪn ˈtərkɪʃ) ˈəˌploʊdɪd ə ˈtoʊtəl əv ˈsɛvən ˈsikrɪtli rɪˈkɔrdɪd foʊn kɔlz ðət rɪˈvil ˈpraɪvət ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈtərkɪʃ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər naʊ ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ˈtərki,, ənd ˈəðərz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: bayraktar*, ˈloʊkəl ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz, səm ˈbɪznɪsˌmɛn, ənd ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstərz ˈdɔtər, [tr*], ənd sən, lɪŋkt tɪ ðə 2013 kərˈəpʃən ˈskændəl ɪn ˈtərki, səm ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ɔn ðə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋz rɪˈvild ˌɪˈligəl ækˈtɪvɪti ənd ˈpɑsəbəl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈpərˌmɪt fər ˈvɪləz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn prəˈtɛktɪd ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪts ɪn urla*, ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˈpɑrti səbˈmɪtəd ə ˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri kˈwɛʃən tɪ (ðə grænd ˈnæʃənəl əˈsɛmbli əv ˈtərki) kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ˈɪʃu, wɪʧ æst waɪ ˈsərvɪsɪz wər bænd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈprɑpər kɔz ər si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ

soundcloud is an online audio distribution platform and music sharing website based in berlin, germany that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. history soundcloud was established in berlin in august 2007 by swedish sound designer alexander ljung and swedish electronic musician eric wahlforss, and the website was launched in october 2008.[4] it was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion of recordings, but later transformed into a publishing tool for music distribution.[5] according to wired magazine, soon after its inception, soundcloud began to challenge the dominance of myspace as a platform for musicians to distribute their music.[5] in april 2009, soundcloud received €2.5 million series a funding from doughty hanson technology ventures.[6] in may 2010, soundcloud announced it had one million users.[6] in january 2011, it was reported that soundcloud had raised us$10 million series b funding from union square ventures and index ventures. on 15 june 2011, soundcloud reported five million registered users and investments from ashton kutcher and guy oseary's a-grade fund, and on 23 january 2012, it reported 10 million registered users.[7] in may 2012, it was announced that soundcloud had 15 million users, and site usage was increasing by 1.5 million users per month.[8] a new apn was released in december 2012 which improved mobile device support and added features such as concurrent listening and site navigation, and the ability to create personal collections.[8] the response from users was mixed, and many expressed dissatisfaction with the change.[9] at this time, soundcloud was reported to be "reaching 180 million people per month", with 10 hours of content being uploaded per minute.[10] in march 2014, twitter announced it would partner with soundcloud in developing its first integrated music app. however, the project never moved forward because soundcloud was unable to accommodate licensed music due to a lack of necessary arrangements with music labels.[11][12] in july 2013, soundcloud had 40 million registered users and new users were joining at a rate of 20 million per month.[13] soundcloud announced in january 2014 that it had commenced licensing negotiations with major music companies to address the matter of unauthorised, copyrighted material regularly appearing on the platform.[14] the announcement followed a round of funding in which us$60 million was raised, resulting in a $700 million valuation.[12] according to media sources, the negotiations were initiated in an attempt to avoid similar problems faced by google, which had been forced to handle a large number of takedown notices on its youtube video-sharing platform.[15] in may 2015, it was reported that twitter was considering the acquisition of soundcloud for approximately us$2 billion. however, the prospect of acquisition was discounted by the media, with one report stating that "the numbers didn't add up",[16] and bobby owsinski hypothesizing on the forbes website in july that soundcloud's ongoing inability to secure deals with the major music labels was the foremost culprit.[17] on 28 september 2016, spotify announced that it was in talks to buy soundcloud,[18] but on 8 december 2016, spotify was reported to have abandoned its acquisition plans.[19] in july 2017, soundcloud announced that it would close its san francisco and london offices and lay off 173 out of 420 employees in an effort to become profitable, with the remaining staff operating out of offices in berlin and new york.[20][21][22] in august 2017, soundcloud announced that ceo alex ljung will step down from his role, with former vimeo ceo kerry trainor replacing him.[23] monetization, subscription services in august 2014, soundcloud announced a new program known as "on soundcloud", which would allow "premier" partners to monetize their content through pre-roll audio ads, channel sponsorships, mobile display ads, and native content. the company announced deals with a number of content partners (including comedy central and funny or die), independent labels, and youtube multi-channel networks, and that it was in "active and ongoing, advanced discussion[s]" with major record labels.[24] in december 2014, it was reported that soundcloud could potentially raise approximately us$150 million in new financing, resulting in a valuation surpassing one billion dollars. the major label issue became prominent again when the new financing information was released, as the lack of monetization was presented as an issue—soundcloud had managed to sign an agreement with warner music group as part of the new premier program that allows both warner music, which also has a minor stake in the company, and its publishing division to collect royalties for songs they have chosen to monetize on the site; meanwhile, the other labels remained skeptical of the company's business model.[25][26] by december 2014, soundcloud had shared ad revenue with about 60 other premier partners.[25][26] concerns over the amount of revenue from the program led sony music entertainment to pull its content from the service entirely in may 2015.[27] in june 2015, soundcloud announced that it had reached a deal with the merlin network, a group representing 20,000 independent record labels, to monetize their content through the premier partner program.[28] in january and march 2016, soundcloud reached respective deals with universal music group and sony music entertainment. a umg spokesperson told the new york times that the deal would give the company an option to require certain content to be restricted to paid subscribers—a statement suggesting that soundcloud was preparing to launch its subscription streaming service.[29][30][31] in february 2017, soundcloud launched a mid-range subscription tier named soundcloud go, that allows users to remove ads and listen offline for $5 per month.[32] the original version, which was renamed soundcloud go+, allows access to over 150 million songs, offline playback, no ads, no previews, and premium music tracks for $10 per month.[33][34] features soundcloud's key features include the ability to access uploaded files via unique urls, thus allowing sound files to be embedded in twitter and facebook posts (note: as of 12 august 2015 , mobile devices require a soundcloud app to play a track within facebook, an issue confirmed by soundcloud in november 2016[35]). a file may be embedded by clicking a share button corresponding to the target site (e.g., twitter). this contrasts with myspace, which does not have reshare buttons.[5] registered users can listen to unlimited audio and may upload up to 180 minutes of audio to their profile at no cost.[36][37][38] soundcloud distributes music using widgets and apps.[6] users can place the widget on their own websites or blogs, and then soundcloud will automatically tweet every track uploaded.[5] soundcloud depicts audio tracks graphically as waveforms and allows users to post "timed comments" on specific parts of any track. these comments are displayed while the associated audio segment is played. users are allowed to create playlists (previously known as "sets"), and to "like" (specific tracks, which will then be saved to the user's "like" page), "repost", "share", to "follow" another user, and to make complimentary downloads of their audio available.[39] soundcloud's api allows programs to upload music and sound files, or download files if the uploader has gave permission to do so.[5] this api has been integrated into several applications, including daw software such as garageband, logic pro, and studio one.[40] soundcloud supports aiff, wav, flac, alac, ogg, mp2, mp3, aac, amr, and wma files.[41] it then transcodes them to mp3 at 128 kbit/s and opus at 64 kbit/s for streaming purposes.[42] soundcloud supports creative commons licenses. subscription services soundcloud pro soundcloud offers premium services for musicians under the banner soundcloud pro. the soundcloud pro service allows users to upload up to six hours of audio, and adds additional features such as enhanced analytics, and the ability to disable comments on tracks. the pro unlimited tier allows unlimited uploads.[43] soundcloud go on 29 march 2016, soundcloud unveiled soundcloud go, a subscription-based music streaming service; the service provides an ad-free experience, offline playback, and integrates licensed music from major labels into the existing, user-uploaded content of the service.[44] co-founder eric wahlforss stated that this aspect would help to differentiate soundcloud go from other music streaming services such as spotify and apple music, as it technically provides a larger total library of songs than competing services, with a higher degree of diversity in its content. the verge found that, excluding existing content uploaded by users, the service's initial library of songs is smaller than those of its closest competitors.[45][46] the service was initially priced at us$10 per-month. on 28 february 2017, soundcloud renamed its main go plan soundcloud go+, and added a secondary tier titled soundcloud go at a us$5 price point, which does not include the licensed music library, but still offers ad-free and offline playback.[44][47] mobile apps soundcloud offers two mobile apps; the main soundcloud app is oriented towards streaming, with music discovery, playlist, and sharing features.[48] in november 2015, a separate app known as soundcloud pulse was released for android and ios; it is primarily oriented towards content creators, allowing users to upload and manage their uploads, reply to comments, and view statistics. pulse's features were previously located within the main app; senior marketing manager brendan codey explained that the shift to separate apps was meant to allow soundcloud to improve its user experience for content consumers, without having to worry about how these changes affect features oriented towards creators.[49] by the end of 2016, soundcloud pulse had over 100 million downloads.[50] on 1 april 2017, chromecast support was added to the main soundcloud ios app.[51] desktop apps soundcloud has repeatedly attempted at creating desktop client equivalent to their mobile applications to compete with services like spotify, which maintain and develop their own client. although there are many community third-party desktop applications such as soundcleod[52] and soundnode,[53] soundcloud has never actually created a desktop application equivalent to their mobile applications. on 6 january 2011, soundcloud released "soundcloud desktop app for mac" to the app store for macintosh, which introduced the playlist feature to soundcloud. however was limited to tracks that have allowed third-party application playback, even though the application was a first-party release, leaving many frustrated. the application was later discontinued due to the lack of resources maintaining their new desktop application, the mobile applications, and the web browser at the same time.[54] on 2 may 2017, soundcloud released an application for xbox one, set as the basis for the beta desktop version to be released later that month. it was released only missing a few features compared to the desktop beta, mainly 'shuffle', the ability to cast a song from an external device, and the ability to go forward or backward in a playlist without using cortana. all of which were fixed in a patch, released later on. on 30 may 2017, soundcloud released "soundcloud for windows (beta)" to the windows 10 microsoft store (digital). it was released missing many core features that were in soundcloud's mobile apps such as 'repeat', and basic animations. it also was missing many features from its previous "soundcloud desktop app for mac" version, such as application specific volume control, and the ability to upload and manage tracks from the client. however the application included voice control via microsoft's cortana, and unlike its previous desktop application, it supported all tracks regardless of their 3rd-party application playback ability. the app (as of current) has not been updated or changed from its initial release, leading many to believe that similar to the previous application soundcloud is struggling to manage the desktop application in conjunction with their mobile and web versions.[55][56] reception recognition soundcloud won the schroders innovation award at the 2011ropean tech tour awards dinner.[57][58] criticism as soundcloud evolved and expanded beyond its initial user base, consisting primarily of grassroots musicians, many users complained that it had sacrificed its usefulness to independent artists in an attempt to appeal to the masses, perhaps in preparation for public sale. such criticism particularly followed the launching of a revamped website in 2013 which, according to former ceo alexander ljung, was implemented for the purpose of increasing soundcloud usage.[59] on 3 july 2014, torrentfreak reported that soundcloud offered unlimited removal powers to certain copyright holders, allowing those copyright holders to unilaterally remove paid subscribers' content without recourse.[60][61] in april 2015, soundcloud announced a new partnership with zefr, a content tracking company that works with youtube to help identify songs on the platform and facilitateher takedowns or ads being run against it. zefr states it will "better understand the sharing of content on the platform." some users are worried it could mean a stricter copyright enforcement and more ads.[62] in july 2016, soundcloud notified registered users via email that it would be "phasing out" groups because they "were not a strong driver to help users share their new tracks to the most users effectively".[63] this announcement was met with alarm and concerned responses from numerous artists, who deemed the change unacceptable because it would eliminate their only effective means of sharing music on soundcloud.[64] soundcloud has a continuous play feature on non-mobile platforms which relates to the listener's stream and likes. unlike youtube's autoplay feature which is on by default but can be turned off, users cannot turn off the continuous play feature on soundcloud.[65] soundcloud has also been criticized for changes in service. the new update of the website and application made the feed and interface more difficult to use for some users. also, the anti-piracy algorithm — which was put into place to combat the staggering number of illegal music downloads — has often been criticized for taking down music that was not illegally submitted or downloaded.[66] also, universal music group has the right to take down any files on soundcloud. uploads can be taken down directly by universal music group outside of soundcloud's anti-piracy policy. other than uploads, universal music group has the ability to take down accounts, both premium and free. customers of the company have claimed this to be "bogus," arguing that the right to manage and delete accounts should be reserved to soundcloud itself, not to an outside company.[67] blocking the government of turkey blocked access to the soundcloud website on 24 january 2014.[68][69][70] a user named "haramzadeler" ("bastards" in turkish) uploaded a total of seven secretly recorded phone calls that reveal private conversations between the former turkish prime minister now president of turkey, recep tayyip erdoğan, and others, including: erdoğan bayraktar, local politicians, some businessmen, and the prime minister's daughter, sümeyye erdoğan [tr], and son, bilal erdoğan.[71] linked to the 2013 corruption scandal in turkey, some conversations on the recordings revealed illegal activity and possible bribery—mainly about the building permit for villas located on protected cultural heritage sites in urla, i̇zmir.[72] the opposition party cumhuriyet halk partisi submitted a parliamentary question to tbmm (the grand national assembly of turkey) concerning the issue, which asked why soundcloud services were banned without any proper cause or reason.[73][74] see also references further reading

ˈleɪtəst ˈkɑmɛnt wət nɛkst fər saɪəns li ə juʤ θæŋk ju tɪ ˈɛvriˌbɑdi hu ʃɛrd ɑr ˈvɪʒən əv ɑr ˈkəntri ˈsikɪŋ ə ˈpɑzətɪv fˈjuʧər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstrəkʧərz əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən. soʊ wət naʊ fər saɪəns rɛd mɔr ˈkɑmɛnt sˈwɪtsərlənd ənd ðə hərˈaɪzən 2020 ˈproʊˌgræm maɪk məʧ ɪz meɪd əv ðə keɪs əv sˈwɪtsərlənd baɪ ɑr əˈpoʊnənts ɪn ðə saɪəns ˈlɑbi. ɔn ðə əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2014 ðə swɪs ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪd əˈgɛnst ðə rɛd mɔr ˈkɑmɛnt ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ənd li ɪn ðɪs ˈstədi, ˈdɑktər. li lʊks æt kleɪmz ðət ðə kən ˈoʊnli ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈtækəl ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ɛz pɑrt əv ðə. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪts haʊ rɛd mɔr nuz sˈwɪtsərlənd ənd ˈɪzriəl ˈaʊtpərˌfɔrm ɪn saɪəns krɪs li ðɛr həz bɪn ə lɔt əv ˈkɑmɛnt ˈrisəntli ðət sˈwɪtsərlənd həz bɪn ɪkˈskludɪd frəm saɪəns ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ðə swɪs ˈpipəl tɪ nɑt ˈoʊpən rɛd mɔr ˈkɑmɛnt wɛr du ˈsaɪəntɪsts stænd ɔn? krɪs li ˈoʊvər ðə pæst fju mənθs ðɛr hæv bɪn ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈmidiə ˈɑrtɪkəlz ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli səˈpɔrt ɑr ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp əv ðə, bət ˈgɪvɪn ðət ðɛr ər rɛd mɔr nuz ˈɔdɪt rɪˈvilz ˈfeɪlɪŋz æt ˈprɑʤɛkt krɪs li ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən ənd tɛkˈnɑləʤi (eit*) wɑz mɛnt tɪ bi ə ˈflægˌʃɪp ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ kriˈeɪt ər ˈmɪmɪk ðə ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi (ˈɛˈmaɪˈti) ɔn ˌjʊrəˈpiən rɛd mɔr

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ˈmɑrkoʊ həz ɪˈskeɪpt ˈɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈdæmɪʤ ˈæftər goʊɪŋ ɔf ˈɪnʤərd ɪn wɪn ˈoʊvər ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ ˈdrɛzdɪn. ˈdɔrtmənd ˈfɔrwərd ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈsəfərd ˈbruzɪŋ tɪ hɪz ni ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ðət sɔ ɪm wɪθˈdrɔn frəm ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈvɪktəri æt ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ ˈdrɛzdɪn. ðə ˈʤərməni ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl pleɪgd baɪ ˈæŋkəl ˈprɑbləmz ɪn 2014 wɑz fɔrst ɔf ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru ðə fərst hæf əv ðə klæʃ ˈæftər kəˈlaɪdɪŋ wɪθ ˈdɛnɪs ˈərdmən. waɪl ɪt spɑrkt fɪrz ˈoʊvər pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈfeɪsɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈlɛŋθi leɪɔf, ˈʤərgən klɑp ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ɪkˈspleɪnd' ˈɪnʤəri wɑz "ˈoʊnli ə dɛd lɛg." mɔr ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən rɪˈvild ðət ðə ˈɪnʤəri wɑz nɑt ˈsɪriəs. "ˈæftər ˈfərðər ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃənz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈdɔrtmənd kənˈfərmd ɪz ˈmɪrli ə daʊt fər ˈsætərdiz klæʃ wɪθ ˈhæmbərg ənd dɪz nɑt feɪs wiks ər mənθs aʊt əv ˈækʃən," rɛd ə ˈdɔrtmənd ˈsteɪtmənt. "ðə fərst ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs əv tim fəˈzɪʃən ˈdɑktər. ˈmɑrkəs brɔn həz ˈfɔrʧənətli kənˈfərmd ˈmɑrkoʊ ˈoʊnli ˈsəfərd ə ˈpeɪnfəl bruz əˈbəv ðə ni ɪn ðə geɪm wɪθ ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ ˈdrɛzdɪn. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈdeɪnʤər əv ə ˈæbsəns. ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl wɪl bi ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪvli səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl dɪˈpɑrtmənt. əˈtɛnʃən ɪz biɪŋ peɪd tɪ haʊ ðə bruz ɪn ðə θaɪ ˈməsəl dɪˈvɛləps." həz ˈnɛtɪd 11 goʊlz ðɪs ˈsizən ənd hæd skɔrd ɪn faɪv kənˈsɛkjətɪv ˈmæʧɪz praɪər tɪ ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈfɪksʧər.

marco reus has escaped any significant damage after going off injured in borussia dortmund's win over dynamo dresden. borussia dortmund forward marco reus only suffered bruising to his knee during the incident that saw him withdrawn from tuesday's dfb-pokal victory at dynamo dresden. the germany international - plagued by ankle problems in 2014 - was forced off midway through the first half of the third-round clash after colliding with dennis erdmann. while it sparked fears over reus potentially facing another lengthy layoff, jurgen klopp initially explained reus' injury was "only a dead leg." more examination revealed that the injury was not serious. "after further examinations on wednesday, dortmund confirmed reus is merely a doubt for saturday's bundesliga clash with hamburg and does not face weeks or months out of action," read a dortmund statement. "the first diagnosis of team physician dr. markus braun has fortunately confirmed marco reus only suffered a painful bruise above the knee in the game with dynamo dresden. there is no danger of a longer-term absence. the 25-year-old international will be intensively supported by the medical department. attention is being paid to how the bruise in the thigh muscle develops." reus has netted 11 goals this season and had scored in five consecutive matches prior to tuesday's fixture.

dɪˈspaɪt jɪrz əv ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈrisərʧ, ðə kɔz əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz rɪˈmeɪnz ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk. ðə ˈəltəmət məˈlɛkjələr ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈziz kənˈsɪsts əv ðə əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əv ə smɔl ˈtɑksɪk ˈproʊˌtin kɔld ˈæmɪˌlɔɪd ˈbeɪtə ðət ˈkɔzɪz ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən ənd dɪˈstrɔɪz ˈnʊrɑnz. waɪ ðɪs əˈkərz ɪn səm ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz bət nɑt ˈəðərz ɪz ənˈnoʊn. ʤəˈnɛtɪk, ˌɪmjunəˈlɑʤɪkəl, ənd ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl rɪsk ˈfæktərz hæv bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd, bət noʊ sˈmoʊkɪŋ gən həz ˈimərʤd. ə ˈrɛlətɪvli nu haɪˈpɑθəsəs ɪz ðət ˈfəŋgəl ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən kən ˈtrɪgər ðə dɪˈziz. bæk ɪn 2014 ə grup əv ˈspænɪʃ ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ˈfəŋgəl ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ənd ˈproʊˌtinz ɪn ðə breɪnz əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz ˈpeɪʃənz. naʊ, ðə seɪm tim həz pərˈfɔrmd ə nu æˈnælɪsɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ˈænɪˌbɑdiz. ðeɪ ʃoʊ ðət ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt ˈfənʤaɪ ər ˈprɛzənt, boʊθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd sɛlz, θruaʊt ðə breɪnz əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz ˈpeɪʃənz. (si ˈfɪgjər.) ɪn ðə ˈfɪgjər əˈbəv, ðə ˈɔθərz steɪnd (ɪn grin) ˈvɛriəs ˈriʤənz əv ən ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz breɪn wɪθ ˈænɪˌbɑdiz əˈgɛnst fɔr ˈfənʤaɪ: ˈkændɪdə famata*, ˈkændɪdə albicans*, betae*, ənd racemosum*. ɔl ˈsæmpəlz wər ˈpɑzətɪv. ðə ˈɔθərz ðɛn pərˈfɔrmd pcr*, ə tɛst ðət dɪˈtɛkts ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ɔn tɛn əˈdɪʃənəl breɪnz wɪθ ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz. ɔl kənˈteɪnd ˈfənʤaɪ, waɪl kənˈtroʊl (disease-free*) breɪnz dɪd nɑt. soʊ, dɪz ðɪs ˈkɑnstəˌtut "slæm dəŋk" ˈɛvədəns fər ə ˈfəŋgəl kɔz əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz dɪˈziz? ənˈfɔrʧənətli, noʊ. ðɛr ər stɪl ˈmɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ðət nid tɪ bi ˈænsərd. fər ˈɪnstəns: 1 ɪz ˈfəŋgəl ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ə kɔz ər ˈkɑnsəkwəns əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz? ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl, ɪf nɑt ˈlaɪkli, ðət ˈpipəl wɪθ ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz dɪˈziz ər soʊ sɪk ðət ðɛr breɪnz bɪˈkəm səˈsɛptəbəl tɪ ˈfəŋgəl ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən. ˈəndər ðɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ, ˈfəŋgəs wʊd bi ə ˈkɑnsəkwəns, nɑt ə kɔz, əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz. 2 waɪ ər soʊ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈfənʤaɪ ˈprɛzənt ɪn ðə breɪnz əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz ˈpeɪʃənz? ˌɔltəˈgɛðər, ðə ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈtɛktɪd 10 ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv ˈfəŋgəs. frəm ən ˌɪnˈfɛkʃəs dɪˈziz ˈstændˌpɔɪnt, ɪt ɪz ənˈlaɪkli ðət soʊ ˈmɛni ˈdɪfərənt ˈfənʤaɪ ər ˈæktɪŋ ɛz ˈpæθəʤənz. waɪl ɪt ɪz ˈsərtənli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət ə ˈtɑksɪk ˈkɑkˌteɪl əv ˈfənʤaɪ ˈtrɪgərz ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz, ðɪs rɪˈzəlt ɪz mɔr səˈʤɛstɪv əv ən ˌɑpərˌtuˈnɪstɪk ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən (i.e*., ə ˈmaɪˌkroʊb ˈteɪkɪŋ ædˈvæntɪʤ əv ən ənˈhɛlθi hoʊst). 3 haʊ du ˈfənʤaɪ kɔz ðə ˈbɪlˌdəp əv ˈtɑksɪk ˈæmɪˌlɔɪd ˈbeɪtə ˈproʊˌtinz? ðɪs kˈwɛʃən wɑz poʊzd ɪn ən iˈmeɪl tɪ baɪ ˌɛpəˌdiˌmiˈɑləˌʤɪst ənd ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz dɪˈziz ˈɛkspərt ˈwɔltər əv ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈwɔʃɪŋtən. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfəŋgəs kən bi dɪˈklɛrd ðə kɔz əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz, ɪt məst bi ʃoʊn haʊ ɪt ɪz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə məˈlɛkjələr ˌmænəfɛˈsteɪʃən əv ðə dɪˈziz. 4 du ˌænˌtiˈfəŋgəl ˈeɪʤənts kjʊr ər blɑk ðə prəˈgrɛʃən əv ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz? ðə ˈɔθərz kərˈɛktli noʊt ðət ˈklɪnɪkəl traɪəlz ˈjuzɪŋ ˌænˌtiˈfəŋgəl ˈeɪʤənts wɪl bi ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ tɛst ðɛr haɪˈpɑθəsəs. ðə ˈɔθərz, ˈðɛrˌfɔr, hæv ˈoʊpənd ə ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ nu laɪn əv ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən fər ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz ˈrisərʧərz. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪt ɪz stɪl fɑr tu ˈərli tɪ pɑp ðə kɔrk ɔn ðə ʃæmˈpeɪn ˈbɑtəlz. sɔrs: daɪˈænə ˈpisə, ruθ əˈlɑnsoʊ, ælˈbərtoʊ rábano*, luis kɑˈrɑskoʊ. "ˈdɪfərənt breɪn ˈriʤənz ər ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ ˈfənʤaɪ ɪn ˈɑtszˌhaɪmərz dɪˈziz." ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk rɪˈpɔrts 5 ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈnəmbər: 15015 ˈpəblɪʃt ˈɔnˌlaɪn: (ˌeɪˈpi ˈfoʊˌtoʊ)

despite years ofense medical research, the cause of alzheimer's remains enigmatic. the ultimate molecular manifestation of the disease consists of the accumulation of a small toxic protein called amyloid beta that causes inflammation and destroys neurons. why this occurs in some individuals but not others is unknown. genetic, immunological, and environmental risk factors have been investigated, but no smoking gun has emerged. a relatively new hypothesis is that fungal infection can trigger the disease. back in 2014, a group of spanish researchers found fungal dna and proteins in the brains of alzheimer's patients. now, the same team has performed a new analysis using fungus-specific antibodies. they show that several different fungi are present, both inside and outside cells, throughout the brains of alzheimer's patients. (see figure.) in the figure above, the authors stained (in green) various regions of an alzheimer's brain with antibodies against four fungi: candida famata, candida albicans, phoma betae, and syncephalastrum racemosum. all samples were positive. the authors then performed pcr, a test that detects dna, on ten additional brains with alzheimer's. all contained fungi, while control (disease-free) brains did not. so, does this constitute "slam dunk" evidence for a fungal cause of alzheimer's disease? unfortunately, no. there are still many questions that need to be answered. for instance: 1. is fungal infection a cause or consequence of alzheimer's? it is possible, if not likely, that people with alzheimer's disease are so sick that their brains become susceptible to fungal infection. under this scenario, fungus would be a consequence, not a cause, of alzheimer's. 2. why are so many different fungi present in the brains of alzheimer's patients? altogether, the researchers detected 10 different types of fungus. from an infectious disease standpoint, it is unlikely that so many different fungi are acting as pathogens. while it is certainly possible that a toxic cocktail of fungi triggers alzheimer's, this result is more suggestive of an opportunistic infection (i.e., a microbe taking advantage of an unhealthy host). 3. how do fungi cause the build-up of toxic amyloid beta proteins? this question was posed in an email to realclearscience by epidemiologist and alzheimer's disease expert walter kukull of the university of washington. before fungus can be declared the cause of alzheimer's, it must be shown how it is to blame for the molecular manifestation of the disease. 4. do antifungal agents cure or block the progression of alzheimer's? the authors correctly note that clinical trials using antifungal agents will be necessary to test their hypothesis. the authors, therefore, have opened a veryriguing new line of investigation for alzheimer's researchers. however, it is still far too early to pop the cork on the champagne bottles. source: diana pisa, ruth alonso, alberto rábano, izaskun rodal & luis carrasco. "different brain regions are infected with fungi in alzheimer's disease." scientific reports 5, article number: 15015. published online: 15-october-2015. doi:10.1038/srep15015 (ap photo)

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ˈkɑmɛntəd əv ðə koʊd ənd ˈhərmən wərk ɪn ˈprɑˌgrɛs tuˈtɔriəl. koʊd fər ˈfrækʧər, ən tɪ həz bɪn riˈlist. ˌoʊˈlɪˌviˌeɪ həz ˈrɪtən əˈbaʊt hɪz pruf əv ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˈjuzɪŋ. ɪts ˈæˌkʧuəli frəm læst jɪr, bət ɪts nu tɪ mi. ˈæləks həz ˈrɪtən ə gaɪd tɪ ˈraɪtɪŋ ə klæŋ. hi gɪvz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə ˈmɪnəməl ðət kəmˈpleɪnz əˈbaʊt əˈbʤɛktɪv si klæs neɪmz. ər ðɛr kəmˈpaɪlərz kɔrs ɔn mɑrʧ ðə 17th*. si ˌɪmˈprɛʃənz əv ðə kɔrs frəm ðə ˈpriviəs rən. ðə kˈwɑlˌkɑm tim ər ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ fər ən ˈɪntərn. ɔn ðə ˈmeɪlɪŋ lɪsts kəˈmɪts gru ə ˈtərgət səm maɪt kənˈsɪdər ɪt ə stɛp bæk, bət əˈpɛrəntli ðɛrz ə ˈdisənt ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ɔn ðɛrz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən frəm ɑrm əˈbaʊt ˈrənɪŋ ə bi gɛst ɔn ə lə hoʊst. ðə ˈflɪpɪŋ əv ðə swɪʧ həz əˈlaʊd ə ˈnəmbər əv tɪ stɑrt tɪ meɪk ðɛr weɪ ɪn tɪ ðə. fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈtərnɪŋ ˈsɪmpəl ɪn tɪ lambdas*. laɪk ər loʊð ˈlæmdə ˈsɪnˌtæks, ðɛr ˈsərtənli lɛs verbose*. owningptr<t*> geɪnd səˈpɔrt fər biɪŋ kənˈvərtɪd tɪ ənd frəm std::unique_ptr<t*> wɪʧ leɪz ðə graʊnd fər ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðə ˈkoʊdɪŋ ˈstændərdz ˈdɑkjəmɛnt wɑz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ðə ˈfiʧərz ðət kən naʊ bi juzd ɪn ðə ənd tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈgaɪdəns ɔn ðɛr juz. ðə lup ɪz naʊ ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈpaɪˌplaɪn baɪ dɪˈfɔlt. həz bɪn kənˈvərtɪd tɪ bi ə pleɪn ˈɑbʤɛkt ˈrəðər ðən ə pæs. ə wɪʧ hoʊldz ə həz bɪn ˌɪntrəˈdust. ðə ˈpaʊərˈpiˈsi ˌbæˈkɛnd ˈlərnɪd tɪ træk kənˈdɪʃən ˈrɛʤɪstər bɪts, wɪʧ prəˈdust ˈmɛʒərəbəl fər ðə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk swit. ˌɪnˈstrəkʃənz geɪnd ə ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ ˈmɑdəl. ˈsædli ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən ˈwɛðər ðɪs meɪks ˈɛni ˈmɛʒərəbəl ˈdɪfərəns tɪ ˈkɑmən ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrks. ðə ˈskeɪlər rɪˈpleɪsmənt əv ˈægrəˌgeɪts pæs (sroa*) gɑt ə ˈnəmbər əv ənd bəg ˈfɪksɪz frəm ˈʧændlər ˈkæruθ, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ səm bəg ˈfɪksɪz fər ˈhændəlɪŋ ˈpɔɪntərz frəm ˈæˌdrɛs ˈspeɪsɪz ˈəðər ðən ðə dɪˈfɔlt. ənd mɔr. ən ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəl ˌɪmpləmɛnˈteɪʃən əv ən dɪˈtɛktər wɑz ˈædɪd ɛz pɑrt əv addresssanitizer*. ðɪs əˈtɛmpts tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ wɪn tu ˌənrɪˈleɪtɪd ˈpɔɪntərz ər kəmˈpɛrd ər səbˈtræktɪd. ʃɛd ə tɪr, fər həz bɪn riˈmuvd frəm ðə bɪld ˈsɪstəm. ðə kəˈmɪt sɪz ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli biɪŋ juzd tɪ faɪnd ðə ʃɛrd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪkˈstɛnʃən ənd nm*. ðə əv 93 ənd 35277 dɪˈliʃənz spiks fər ˌɪtˈsɛlf. klæŋ kəˈmɪts ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ˈnidɪd fər dɪˈrɛktɪv səˈpɔrt wər ˈlændɪd. ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ wɑz kəˈmɪtɪd, wɪʧ wɪl wɔrn fər ˈsɛvərəl ˈkeɪsɪz əv mɪsˈjuz əv ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju ˈfəŋkʃənz. ɪt wɪl wɔrn wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ e.g*. ən ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju ˈfəŋkʃən ɔn ə floʊt, ər wɪn ˈjuzɪŋ ɪt wən ə taɪp əv ðə rɔŋ saɪz (e.g*. ˈjuzɪŋ ˈeɪˈbiˈɛs ˈrəðər ðən ɔn ə lɔŋ lɔŋ), ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvælju əv ən ənˈsaɪnd ˈvælju. ən wɑz ˈædɪd tɪ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈbəfər wɪθ ə ˈvərʧuəl faɪl ˈoʊvərˌleɪ dɪˈskrɪpʃən. ðə ˈdraɪvər ˈɔpʃən wɑz ˈædɪd, wɪʧ ridz ðə dɪˈskrɪpʃən əv ə ˈvərʧuəl frəm ə faɪl ənd ˈoʊvərˌleɪz ɪt ˈoʊvər ðə ril faɪl ˈsɪstəm. ˈɛʤɪz hæv bɪn riˈwərkt tɪ ɛnˈkoʊd pəˈtɛnʃəli ənˈriʧəbəl ˈɛʤɪz. ðɪs ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ˈædɪŋ ðə klæs ðɪs ˈwɛðər ðə blɑk ɪz ˈriʧəbəl ər nɑt. ðə 'rɪˈmɑrk' ˌdaɪəgˈnɑstɪk taɪp wɑz ˈædɪd. ðɪs prəˈvaɪdz əˈdɪʃənəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈjuzər (e.g*. ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm ðə əˈbaʊt lups ðət hæv bɪn vectorized*). ˈəðər ˈprɑʤɛkt kəˈmɪts

llvm weekly - #9, mar 3rd 2014 welcome to the ninth issue of llvm weekly, a weekly newsletter (published every monday) covering developments in llvm, clang, and related projects. llvm weekly is brought to you by alex bradbury. subscribe to future issues at http://llvmweekly.org and pass it on to anyone else you think may be interested. please send any tips or feedback to asb@asbradbury.org, or @llvmweekly or @asbradbury on twitter. as well as growing another year older last week, i've also started publicising the book i authored with ben everard, learning python with raspberry pi (amazon us) which should ship soon in paperback or is available right now for kindle. hopefully it should be available soon in drm-free digital formats on oreilly.com. i will be putting more of my raspberry pi exploits and tutorials on muxup.com, so if that interests you follow @muxup. news and articles from around the web the list of mentoring organisations for google summer of code 2014 has been released. llvm is one of them, so any budding compiler engineers who qualify may want to check out the ideas page. other organisations i spotted advertising relevant project ideas are the linux foundation, x.org and of course gcc. at the end of last week, broadcom made a major step forward in announcing the release of full register level documentation for the videocore iv graphics engine as well as full graphics driver source. the device most well-known for featuring videocore iv is the raspberry pi. the released documentation opens the door to producing something similar to the gpu-accelerated fft library support that was recently released. some readers of llvm weekly may of course be interested in using this information to produce an llvm backend. hopefully the following pointers will help. there are lots of resources linked to at the homepage of the videocore iv reverse engineering project. i'd draw particular attention to the qpu reverse engineering effort which contains good information despite the reverse engineering part of the work being made unnecessary by the broadcom release. you may want to check out the raspi-internals mailing list and #raspberrypi-internals on freenode. it's also worth looking at the commented disassembly of the videocore fft code and herman hermitage's work in progress qpu tutorial. code for fracture, an architecture-independent decompiler to llvm ir has been released. olivier goffart has written about his proof of concept reimplementation of qt's moc using libclang. it's actually from last year, but it's new to me. alex denisov has written a guide to writing a clang plugin. he gives an example of a minimal plugin that complains about lowercased objective c class names. coursera are re-running their compilers course on march the 17th. see dirkjan ochtman's impressions of the course from the previous run. the qualcomm llvm team are advertising for an intern. on the mailing lists llvm commits llvm grew a big-endian aarch64 target r202024. some might consider it a step back, but apparently there's a decent number of people interested in big-endian on aarch64. there's an interesting presentation from arm about running a virtualised be guest on a le host. the flipping of the c++11 switch has allowed a number of simplifications to start to make their way in to the llvm codebase. for instance, turning simple functors in to lambdas. like or loathe c++11 lambda syntax, they're certainly less verbose. r202588. owningptr<t> gained support for being converted to and from std::unique_ptr<t> , which lays the ground for llvm moving to using std::unique_ptr in the future. r202609. the coding standards document was updated to reflect the c++11 features that can now be used in the llvm/clang codebase and to provide guidance on their use. r202497, r202620. the loop vectorizer is now included in the lto optimisation pipeline by default. r202051. datalayout has been converted to be a plain object rather than a pass. a datalayoutpass which holds a datalayout has been introduced. r202168. the powerpc backend learned to track condition register bits, which produced measurable speedups (10-35%) for the power7 benchmark suite. r202451. x86 sse-related instructions gained a scheduling model. sadly there is no indication whether this makes any measurable difference to common benchmarks. r202065. the scalar replacement of aggregates pass (sroa) got a number of refactorings and bug fixes from chandler carruth, including some bug fixes for handling pointers from address spaces other than the default. r202092, r202247, and more. an experimental implementation of an invalid-pointer-pair detector was added as part of addresssanitizer. this attempts to identify when two unrelated pointers are compared or subtracted. r202389. shed a tear, for libtool has been removed from the llvm build system. the commit says it was only being used to find the shared library extension and nm. the diffstat of 93 insertions and 35277 deletions speaks for itself. r202524. clang commits the initial changes needed for omp simd directive support were landed. r202360. the -wabsolute-value warning was committed, which will warn for several cases of misuse of absolute value functions. it will warn when using e.g. an int absolute value function on a float, or when using it one a type of the wrong size (e.g. using abs rather than llabs on a long long), or whn taking the absolute value of an unsigned value. r202211. an api was added to libclang to create a buffer with a json virtual file overlay description. r202105. the driver option -ivfsoverlay was added, which reads the description of a virtual filesystem from a file and overlays it over the real file system. r202176. cfg edges have been reworked to encode potentially unreachable edges. this involved adding the adjacentblock class this encodes whether the block is reachable or not. r202325. the 'remark' diagnostic type was added. this provides additional information to the user (e.g. information from the vectorizer about loops that have been vectorized). r202475. other project commits

ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt bæk? saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd gɪt θri ˈækʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri wik. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈɔfərz fər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ju kən rɛd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi hir. saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd gɪt θri ˈækʃənz ɪn jʊr ˈɛvəri wik. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. fər mɔr frəm ðə ˈneɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu səbˈskraɪb naʊ fər ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz 2 ə mənθ! səˈpɔrt prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd: ʧɪp ɪn 10 ər mɔr tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər. ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈridər səˈpɔrtɪd: ʧɪp ɪn 10 ər mɔr tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs kənˈtɪnju tɪ raɪt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈmætər. faɪt bæk! saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd sɛnd ju θri ˈminɪŋfəl ˈækʃənz ju kən teɪk iʧ wik. ju wɪl rɪˈsiv ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pərˈmoʊʃənəl ˈɔfərz fər ˈproʊˌgræmz ðət səˈpɔrt ðə ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. ju kən rɛd ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈpɑləsi hir. saɪn əp fər teɪk ˈækʃən naʊ ənd sɛnd ju θri ˈminɪŋfəl ˈækʃənz ju kən teɪk iʧ wik. θæŋk ju fər ˈsaɪnɪŋ əp. fər mɔr frəm ðə ˈneɪʃən, ʧɛk aʊt ɑr ˈleɪtəst ˈɪʃu ˈtrævəl wɪθ ðə ˈneɪʃən bi ðə fərst tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˈneɪʃən ˈtrævəlz ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld wɪθ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈspɪrɪts. bi ðə fərst tɪ hir əˈbaʊt ˈneɪʃən ˈtrævəlz ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃənz, ənd ɪkˈsplɔr ðə wərld wɪθ ˈkɪndrɪd ˈspɪrɪts. saɪn əp fər ɑr waɪn kləb təˈdeɪ. dɪd ju noʊ ju kən səˈpɔrt ðə ˈneɪʃən baɪ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ waɪn? ɪn mɑrʧ əv 2014 ə ˈwərkər ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə faɪld ə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈgɛnst hər bɔs wɪθ ðə ˈɔfəs əv ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, pæm ˈbɑndi. ðə səˈlɑn ˈwərkər, hu wɪʃt tɪ rɪˈmeɪn əˈnɑnəməs ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl fər fɪr əv riˌtæliˈeɪʃən baɪ hər ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪər, toʊld mi ðət ʃi hæd ˈstɑrtɪd æt ðə səˈlɑn ðə ˈpriviəs noʊˈvɛmbər ənd ðət, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈwərkˌpleɪs əˈbjuzɪz, hər bɔs rɪfˈjuzd tɪ peɪ hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ, wɪʧ wɑz ðɛn ən aʊər. æd ˈpɑləsi rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈdɑkjəmənts ʃoʊ ʤɪst haʊ ˈsəkərd ˈstudənts əv ðə trəmp ˈɪnstɪˌtut fɛlt ˈspɛnsər ˈwʊdmən ɪn hər kəmˈpleɪnt tɪ ˈɔfəs, ðə ˈwərkər dɪˈskraɪbd ən əˈlɑrmɪŋ sɛt əv əˈlɛʤd əˈfɛnsɪz. meɪk ˈjuˈɛs wərk ə ˈmɪnəməm əv 40 ə wik ənd ˈsəmˌtaɪmz riˈmuv ɑr raɪts fər breɪks, jɛt ˈoʊnli peɪ streɪt commission,”*,” sɛd ðə kəmˈpleɪnt, wɪʧ wɑz səbˈmɪtəd tɪ ˈɔfəs baɪ ˈiˌmeɪl. ər wiks wɛr səm əv ˈjuˈɛs hæv hæd tɪ wərk 45+ ənd ˈoʊnli hæd ə ʧɛk fər θˈrɛtən ɪf wi ˈivɪn æsk əˈbaʊt ˈmɪnəməm wage.”*.” ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ˈædɪd ðət əv ðə gərlz ər skɛrd tɪ seɪ ðə rɔŋ θɪŋ jɛt hæv ɪˈnəf ˈməni tɪ fid ðɛr families.”*.” ðə səˈlɑn ɪmˈplɔɪi, hu, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hər ˈhəzbənd, wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ reɪz ən ɔˈtɪstɪk ʧaɪld, hoʊpt ðət ˈɔfəs wʊd hɛlp hər gɪt ðə ˈməni ðət ʃi wɑz oʊd fər hər mənθs əv səˈlɑn wərk. bət ðə ˈwərkər hərd ˈnəθɪŋ frəm ˈɔfəs ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ðə kəmˈpleɪnt, ʃi sɛd, ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈməltəpəl follow-ups*. meɪd tu ər θri kɔlz, ənd ˈæftər ə fju mənθs pæst, aɪ əˈsumd ðeɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ du anything,”*,” ðə ˈwərkər toʊld mi, aɪ drɑpt it.”*.” tɪ ðə səˈlɑn ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ʃi wɑz oʊd səm ɪn bæk ˈweɪʤɪz fər ˈsɛvərəl mənθs əv tɔp kɑp fər ˈleɪbər vaɪəˈleɪʃənz əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ɔf ˈduti. ɪn moʊst steɪts, ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl wʊd nɑt bi ðə fərst pleɪs ə ˈdɛspərɪt ˈwərkər maɪt tərn, bət ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə, ðə ˈɔfəs ɪz boʊθ ðə fərst ənd læst laɪn əv dɪˈfɛns fər ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtəd ˈwərkərz. ˈæftər ʤɛb bʊʃ dɪsˈmænəld dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈleɪbər ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd ɪt ɛz ə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə steɪt neɪmd ðə əˈtərni ˈɔfəs ɛz ðə meɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. bət wət ðə ˈwərkər dɪd nɑt noʊ ɪz ðət pæm ˈbɑndi ɪz ə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən hu həz vɔɪst fɪrs ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ strɔŋ lɔz ənd həz kloʊz taɪz tɪ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ðət hæv əˈgrɛsɪvli ˈlɑbid əˈgɛnst lɔz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈwərkərz frəm θɛft. ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs, ˈbɑndi həz rɪˈpitɪdli meɪd ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz. ɪn mɑrʧ, ʃi bɪˈkeɪm wən əv ðə ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz tɪ ɛnˈdɔrs ˈdɑnəld ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn. ɛnˈdɔrsmənt tɪpt ɔf ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət ʃi hæd, ɪn 2013 dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ su trəmp ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ˈfrɔʤələnt ˈbɪznɪs ˈpræktɪsɪz ˈæftər ˈpərsənəli səˈlɪsətɪŋ ənd sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ə ˈhɛfti pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən frəm trəmp hɪmˈsɛlf. mɔr ˈrisəntli, ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə mæs ˈʃutɪŋ æt pəls ˈnaɪtˌkləb, ˈbɑndi həz bɪn ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈbaʊt hər ˈpɑsʧər θruaʊt hər ˈtɛnjər ɛz əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl. jɛt, waɪl ˈbɑndi həz ˈbɪzid hərˈsɛlf wɪθ ˈkɔrtɪŋ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈdoʊnərz ənd ˈweɪʤɪŋ ə ˈkɔstli faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈmɛrɪʤ ɪkˈwɑləti, ʃi həz əˈpɛrəntli peɪd lɛs əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə steɪt ˈsikɪŋ hɛlp frəm hər ˈɔfəs. ɪn ˈɪntərvˌjuz, ˈwərkərz hu wɛnt tɪ hər ˈɔfəs ˈsikɪŋ ˈridrɛs fər ˈhævɪŋ əˈlɛʤədli lɔst peɪ tɪ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪərz sɛd ˈɔfəs dɪd ˈlɪtəl tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ hɛlp rɪˈkəvər ðɛr ˈweɪʤɪz. ənd oʊn træk ˈrɛkərd səˈpɔrts ðiz kleɪmz. dɪˈspaɪt ˈfɛdərəl ˈdætə ʃoʊɪŋ ðət ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ʧit ðɛr ˈwərkərz aʊt əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈdɔlərz ə jɪr, baɪ ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər steɪt əv nɑt brɔt ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈfɔrməl ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ən ɪmˈplɔɪər ɪn ðə steɪt sɪns ɪn 2011 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈrɛkərdz əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈneɪʃən, ˈwərkərz hæv faɪld mɔr ðən θri ˈdəzən kəmˈpleɪnts wɪθ ˈɔfəs ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pæst tu jɪrz. ðə ˈgrivənsɪz reɪnʤ frəm ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ kənˈsərn ðət ðɛr ˈbɔsɪz ər ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈskɪmɪŋ ə fju sɛnts ən aʊər ɔf ðɛr ˈwərkərz ˈflægɪŋ ə vərˈaɪəti əv səˈvɪr ˈwərkˌpleɪs əˈbjuzɪz. lɛt ˈɛniˌwən ɛls goʊ θru wət aɪ endured,”*,” sɛd wən kəmˈpleɪnt, ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈwərkər əˈlɛʤd ˈsɛkʃuəl hərˈæsmənt ənd ˈhaɪli ənˈsænəˌtɛri kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn ə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ˈkɪʧən; ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ bɪˈlivd hər ˈkoʊˈwərkərz wər biɪŋ ˈəndərˈpeɪd. wɑz awful.”*.” dɪˈspaɪt səʧ kəmˈpleɪnts, ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑmɛnts hæv ˈgɪvɪn ðə ˌɪmˈprɛʃən ðət weɪʤ θɛft ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə ɪz nɑt ə ˈprɑbləm ɪn nid əv roʊˈbəst səˈluʃənz. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt prəˈvaɪdɪd tɪ mi ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri fər ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɔfəs dɪd nɑt rɪˈspɑnd tɪ mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən rɪkˈwɛsts fər ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ðɪs ˈspoʊkspərsən fər ðə ˈɔfəs simd tɪ səˈʤɛst ðət weɪʤ θɛft ɪz ə ˈmaɪnər ˈɪʃu, wɪθ ðə bəlk əv kleɪmz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈwərkərz biɪŋ peɪd mɪr sɛnts bɪˈloʊ ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. ənd moʊst, ðə ˈspoʊkspərsən səˈʤɛstɪd, kən ˈsɪmpli bi fɪkst baɪ ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪmˈplɔɪərz riˈmaɪndərz tɪ kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ ðə lɔ. əˈtərni ˈɔfəs ɛnˈfɔrsɪz ðə steɪt ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ lɔ; ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɑr ˈɔfəs həz ˈʤɛnərəli nɑt ˈnidɪd tɪ faɪl ˈfɔrməl ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈækʃənz ɪn ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ lɔ vaɪəˈleɪʃən cases,”*,” ðə ˈbɑndi ˈspoʊkspərsən toʊld mi ɪn ən ˈiˌmeɪl, wi hæv hæd səkˈsɛs ɪn ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz tɪ ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli kəmˈplaɪ wəns ðeɪ ər əˈlərtɪd tɪ ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl lɔ prəˈvɪʒənz ɔn ðə ˈmɪnəməm wage.”*.” ˈflɔrɪdə ɪz baɪ fɑr ðə ˈlɑrʤəst steɪt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðət dɪz nɑt ˈminɪŋfəli ɛnˈfɔrs ɪts lɔz. ˈmɛni ˈəðər steɪts əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri ruˈtinli ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ɪmˈplɔɪərz səˈspɛktɪd əv weɪʤ vaɪəˈleɪʃənz, drɔɪŋ ə ʃɑrp ˈkɑntræst tɪ əv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. nu jɔrk əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈɛrɪk ti. ʃˈnaɪdərmən, fər ˈɪnstəns, əˈsumd ˈɔfəs ðə seɪm jɪr ɛz ˈbɑndi ənd həz ɔˈrɛdi pərˈsud ə ˈnəmbər əv ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz ðət hæv ˈjildɪd səm 21 ˈmɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɪn bæk peɪ fər ˈwərkərz ɪn nu jɔrk steɪt, wɪʧ həz ə sˈmɔlər ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ðən ˈflɔrɪdə ənd ˈɔlsoʊ həz ən ˈæktɪv steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈleɪbər ðət ruˈtinli pərˈsuz ɪts oʊn kleɪmz. moʊst ˈrisəntli, ˈɔfəs faɪld ə ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst domino’s*, wɪʧ əˈlɛʤədli ˌʃɔrˈtʧeɪnʤd ɪts ˈwərkˌfɔrs baɪ ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz. ˈɔfəs, ɪn kəmˈpɛrəsən, həz ˈgɪvɪn hər steɪt ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli dɪˈvərʤənt dɪˈstɪŋkʃən. təˈdeɪ ˈflɔrɪdə ɪz baɪ fɑr ðə ˈlɑrʤəst steɪt ɪn ðə ˈkəntri ðət dɪz nɑt ˈminɪŋfəli ɛnˈfɔrs ɪts lɔz. ɪn ðə ˈæbsəns əv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt, səm ˈwərkərz ˈgræpəlɪŋ wɪθ ənˈpeɪd ˈweɪʤɪz du hæv səm ˈrikɔrs: ðeɪ kən sik hɛlp frəm ðə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈɔfəsɪz əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈleɪbər, wɪʧ ɪmˈplɔɪz ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ɪn ðə steɪt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz læks ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ˈoʊvər weɪʤ kleɪmz ðət fɔl ˈəndər steɪt lɔ. ənd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ɪmˈplɔɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsi ər sɛd tɪ bi strɛʧt ˈkəvərɪŋ səm wən ˈmɪljən ˈwərkərz ɪn ðə steɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə 2010 rɪˈpɔrt. laɪk ðɪs? gɪt mɔr əv ɑr bɛst rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ənd æˈnælɪsɪs ˈəndər ˈnɔrməl ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz, ə steɪt dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈleɪbər hɛlps iz ənd ˈkɑmpləmənt ðə ˈwərˌkloʊd əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsi, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈmɪli hərˈɛrə, hu wərkt ɛz ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌsaʊˈθist ˈriʤənəl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv fər 18 mənθs ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈərli ˈtɛnjər. bət, əv kɔrs, ˈflɔrɪdə lɔst ðət ˈseɪfti nɛt jɪrz əˈgoʊ. hərˈɛrə dɪˈskraɪbz ðə kənˈdɪʃənz sərˈaʊndɪŋ lɔz ɛz ə storm”*” ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈʃɔrtɪʤ əv ˈrisɔrsɪz æt ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈeɪʤənsi həz kəmˈbaɪnd wɪθ læk əv ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ɛnˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt əv ˈlɔləsnəs fər ɪmˈplɔɪərz ɪn ðə steɪt. ə waɪld wɛst əv ˈleɪbər lɔ, hərˈɛrə sɪz, əˈlaʊz ˈkəmpəˌniz ðət ˌɪˈligəli ˌəndərˈpeɪ ˈwərkərz tɪ ˈəndərˌkət ɪmˈplɔɪərz, ˈkɔzɪŋ ə sɪˈstɛmɪk tɪlt təˈwɔrd weɪʤ θɛft. ðeɪ gɪt kɔt, wɪʧ ɪz ðə məˈʤɔrəti, ðeɪ kənˈtɪnju duɪŋ ɪt, ənd ðeɪ beɪs ðɛr ˈbɪznɪs ˈmɑdəl ɔn ə flɔd ˈsɪstəm əv peɪɪŋ ðə ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd ˈripɪŋ ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv it,”*,” sɪz hərˈɛrə, hu ˈfɪnɪʃt hər stɪnt æt ðə dɑl ɪn ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz beɪst ɔn ðiz ˈɪndəstriz ðət ər noʊˈtɔriəs fər ˈʧitɪŋ ˈwərkərz aʊt əv ðɛr ˈweɪʤɪz: ˈsərvɪs, ˈtʊˌrɪzəm, ˈfɑrmɪŋ, ənd construction.”*.” hərˈɛrə ˈriˌkɔlz ðət ˈdʊrɪŋ hər taɪm æt ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv maɪˈæmi ˈɔfəs, ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈoʊnər ɪn ðə ˈtæmpə ˈɛriə əˈproʊʧt hər tɪ kəmˈpleɪn ðət hi ˈsɪmpli kip əp wɪθ ðə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ðət peɪd bɪˈloʊ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ. kəmˈpit: ðə ˈəðər gaɪz wər peɪɪŋ ðɛr ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɔf ðə bʊks ənd ðeɪ wər peɪɪŋ ðɛm less,”*,” hərˈɛrə sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ʃi ˈleɪtər hərd ðət ðə ɪmˈplɔɪər ˈəltəmətli wɛnt aʊt əv ˈbɪznɪs. "ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz prəˈtɛktɪŋ lɑrʤ ɪmˈplɔɪərz, hu ər ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈwərkərz..." hərˈɛrə sɛd ðət ðə ˈæbsəns əv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt kən bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli hɑrd ɔn smɔl ˈbɪznɪsɪz, əv wɪʧ ˈbɑndi həz kleɪmd tɪ bi ə ˈʧæmpiən. ðə jɪr ənd ə hæf ðət aɪ wɑz æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈleɪbər, aɪ ˈnɛvər sɔ ˈɛni ˈækʃən frəm ðə əˈtərni general,”*,” hərˈɛrə sɛd. əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ɪz prəˈtɛktɪŋ lɑrʤ ɪmˈplɔɪərz hu ər ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ wɪθ ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ˈwərkərz ənd nɑt peɪɪŋ ðɛm wət due.”*.” braɪən mɑrˈtinɛz, hu wərkt ɛz ə ˈweɪtər ɪn st*. ˈpitərzbərg, ˈrisəntli gɑt ə ˈfərsthænd teɪst əv sɔft əˈproʊʧ tɪ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. ɪn ˈərli ˈeɪprəl əv læst jɪr, mɑrˈtinɛz bɪˈgæn wərk æt ən ˈəpˌskeɪl ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ðə ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɛriə, wɛr hi sɪz hi wɑz peɪd ʤɪst ən aʊər wɪθ noʊ tɪps, sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli bɪˈloʊ ðə steɪt ənd ˈfɛdərəl ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ, ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz fərst ˈsɛvən deɪz əv ˈtreɪnɪŋ. ðɛn, fər wiks, bɔs ˈhɛvəli skɪmd ɔf əv ðə tɪps ərnd baɪ ɪm ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈweɪtərz, mɑrˈtinɛz sɛd. ˈæftər ə ˈpɪriəd əv ˈsɛvərəl wiks, mɑrˈtinɛz ˈɛstəˌmeɪts ðət hi wɑz oʊd əˈprɑksəmətli ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɔlərz ɪn ənˈpeɪd ˈweɪʤɪz. aɪ faʊnd aʊt ðət hi wɑz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈməni aʊt əv maɪ ˈpeɪˌʧɛk, aɪ kənˈfrəntɪd him,”*,” mɑrˈtinɛz ˈriˌkɔlz, hi toʊld mi ðət ɪf aɪ laɪk ɪt aɪ kʊd goʊ gɪt əˈnəðər job.”*.” soʊ mɑrˈtinɛz ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ tərn tɪ tɔp ˈlɔjər fər hɛlp. θɔt ðət ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ gɪt maɪ ˈməni back,”*,” mɑrˈtinɛz toʊld mi. əˈsumd ðət ðeɪ wər goʊɪŋ tɪ du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ðeɪ kʊd du tɪ meɪk ɪt right.”*.” ɪn əv læst jɪr, mɑrˈtinɛz faɪld hɪz kəmˈpleɪnt wɪθ ˈɔfəs. nidz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðɪs gaɪ ənd hɪz bʊks kɔz hi ɪz ˈstilɪŋ frəm hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd ˈgɪtɪŋ fri labor,”*,” kəmˈpleɪnt rɛd. hɛlp mi gɪt wət oʊd ənd ˈɛvəri ˈəðər ɪmˈplɔɪiz wət oʊd. ˌɔnˈfɛr tɪ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ˈɛvriˌwən ðɛr [sɪk]. aɪ hæv ɔl peɪ stəbz fər fˈjuʧər ˈrɛfərəns ɪf ˈnidɪd. θæŋk ju ənd lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ˈhirɪŋ frəm ˈsəmˌwən soon.”*.” mɑrˈtinɛz sɪz ðət ən ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər frəm ˈɔfəs dɪd gɪt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ɪm ənd ðət ðə tu hæd ə fju foʊn ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd əˈprɑksəmətli 20 ˈiˌmeɪlz. ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv pleɪst ə kɔl tɪ hɪz ɪmˈplɔɪər, wɪʧ, hi sɪz, simz tɪ hæv ˈprɑmptɪd hɪz bɔs tɪ ˈɔfər ɪm ə check.”*.” jɛt ðə bæk ˈweɪʤɪz ðət hɪz bɔs wɑz prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ɪn ðə ʧɛk ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd mɑrˈtinɛz, tɪ seɪ ðə list. ðə səm hɪz bɔs ˈɔfərd, mɑrˈtinɛz sɪz, əˈmaʊnɪd tɪ ə ʧɛk hi dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ dɪˈpɑzət. θɔt ɪt wɑz ˈprɪti ˈkɑmɪkəl, tɪ bi honest,”*,” mɑrˈtinɛz sɛd. ˈæftər hi kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˌɪnkˈwaɪr wɪθ ðə əˈtərni ˈɔfəs, mɑrˈtinɛz sɛd ðə steɪt ˈeɪʤənsi lɔst ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn hɪz keɪs. traɪd tɪ riʧ aʊt ə fju taɪmz tɪ æsk ɪm: hæv ju hərd ˈɛniˌθɪŋ? ɪz ðɛr ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈhæpənɪŋ wɪθ this?’”*?’” mɑrˈtinɛz ˈriˌkɔlz, ðɛr wɑz noʊ rɪˈspɑns æt ɔl. aɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wət wɑz goʊɪŋ ɔn wɪθ ðə state.”*.” ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz, ðə səmz ðət kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ˈwərkərz hæv sɔt hɛlp ɪn rɪˈkəvərɪŋ maɪt sim ˈrɛlətɪvli smɔl bət wər ˌnənðəˈlɛs ˌkɑnsəkˈwɛnʃəl ɪn ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl skwiz. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər əv 2014 fər ˈɪnstəns, ə ˈwərkər meɪld ˈɔfəs ə kəmˈpleɪnt əˈlɛʤɪŋ ðət ə haɪɛnd ʃoʊ hɔrs ˈbridər ˈaʊtˈsaɪd oʊˈkælə hæd peɪd ɪm bɪˈloʊ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ fər tu wiks əv ˈmeɪntənəns wərk. ðə ˈwərkər toʊld mi ðət, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi bɪˈlivd hi wɑz oʊd ðə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈmɑdəst səm əv ˈrəfli 250 fər hɪz læst wik əv wərk fər ðə ˈbridər, hi ˈdɛspərətli ˈnidɪd ðə ˈməni. ˈhævɪŋ ˈrisəntli ˈstrəgəld tɪ meɪnˈteɪn wərk, hi hæd bɪn sˈlipɪŋ ɔn ˈkaʊʧɪz əv frɛndz ənd pəˈzɪʃən əv dɪˈpɛndənsi hi faʊnd hɑrd tɪ bɛr. wɑz ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm 200 ˈdɔlərz ə mənθ, ˈsəmθɪŋ fər ðə ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti, ðə ˈwɔtər ənd ðə fud ðət aɪ wɑz eating,”*,” ðə ˈwərkər, hu prɪˈfərd tɪ bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈoʊnli baɪ hɪz ˈmɪdəl neɪm əv li, toʊld mi. wɑz dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn ðɛm tɪ gɪv mi raɪdz tɪ ənd frəm ðə stɔr ənd tɪ ənd frəm work.”*.” du wi hæv əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ɪf ðeɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ du anything?”*?” laɪk ðə ˈwərkər, li sɛd ðət, ˈæftər ˈkɔlɪŋ tɪ kənˈfərm ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl hæd rɪˈsivd hɪz kəmˈpleɪnt, hi ˈnɛvər hərd əˈnəðər wərd frəm ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz. sɛd ðeɪ wʊd gɪt əˈhoʊld əv me”*” li sɛd, stɪl waiting.”*.” li toʊld mi ðət, ɪf hi ˈɛvər həz tɪ ˈgræpəl wɪθ ənˈpeɪd ˈweɪʤɪz əˈgɛn, hi wɪl sik ðə hɛlp əv ə ˈpraɪvət əˈtərni. aɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ goʊ tɪ ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl bɪˈkəz əv wət ðeɪ did,”*,” li sɛd. du wi hæv əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ɪf ðeɪ goʊɪŋ tɪ du anything?”*?” ɪgˈzæspərˌeɪtɪŋ ɛz braɪən ɪkˈspɪriəns wɑz, hi æt list, nu hi dɪˈzərvd səm ˈligəl prəˈtɛkʃən. moʊst ˈwərkərz noʊ, ənd ðə kəmˈpleɪnts rɪˈsivd baɪ ˈɔfəs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈtaɪni sˈlɪvər əv ˈflɔrɪdə ˈvɪktɪmz hu noʊ ðeɪ kən traɪ ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈtərni ˈɔfəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ josé*é rɑˈdrigɛz, ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsteɪˌthaʊs ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv, hu wərkt fər jɪrz ɛz ə traɪəl əˈtərni ɪn maɪˈæmi əˈsɪstɪŋ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈwərkərz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkəvər wɪθˈhɛld ˈweɪʤɪz. rɑˈdrigɛz həz bɪn ə ˈvoʊkəl ˈkrɪtɪk əv stæns təˈwɔrd weɪʤ θɛft, ənd əˈsərts ðət ðə ˈɔfəs həz dən ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ meɪk klɪr tɪ ˈwərkərz wət ðɛr raɪts ər ənd tɪ hum ðeɪ kən tərn tɪ fər hɛlp. goʊɪŋ tɪ du ɛnˈfɔrsmənt gɑt tɪ du ˈaʊˌtriʧ, essential,”*,” rɑˈdrigɛz toʊld mi., ɛz fɑr ɛz aɪ noʊ, dən noʊ ˈaʊˌtriʧ æt ɔl. ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈwərkərz ˈɔfən ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr raɪts ənd hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə ðət ðeɪ kən goʊ tɪ ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl wɪθ ˈmɪnəməm weɪʤ complaints.”*.” wɪθ hɛlp, ˈsɛvərəl ˈkaʊntiz ənd ˈsɪtiz əˈkrɔs ˈflɔrɪdə hæv rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ ðə ˈvækjum əv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈmætərz ˈɪntu ðɛr oʊn hænz. sɪns ˈbɑndi tʊk ˈɔfəs ɪn 2011 səm əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈkaʊntiz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈhɪlzbəroʊ ˈkaʊnti ənd braʊərd ˈkaʊnti, hæv ɛˈnæktəd ˈɔrdənənsɪz tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈiziər fər ˈwərkərz tɪ prɛs ðɛr ˈbɔsɪz fər ənˈpeɪd ˈweɪʤɪz. səm əv ðiz ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənts hæv ˈivɪn haɪərd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv stæf tɪ hɛlp ˈwərkərz pərˈsu səʧ kleɪmz. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɪnθiə hərˈnændɛz, hu ˈstədid weɪʤ θɛft ɪn ˈflɔrɪdə fər ˈnɪrli ə ˈdɛkeɪd ɛz ə ˈrisərʧər æt ˈflɔrɪdə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd naʊ hɛdz əp ðə saʊθ ˈflɔrɪdə ˈleɪbər ˈkaʊnsəl, ˌnɑnkəmˈplaɪəns ɪn weɪʤ lɔz ɪz soʊ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd əˈməŋ ɪmˈplɔɪərz ðət səm əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfəsɪz hæv ɪn fækt tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈpɑzətɪv, θæŋks tɪ ˈfəndɪŋ frəm ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv fiz peɪd baɪ ˈnumərəs ˈbɔsɪz faʊnd tɪ bi æt fɔlt. jɛt, ˈvæljud ɛz ðeɪ ər baɪ ˈleɪbər ˈædvəˌkeɪts, ðə ˈɔrdənənsɪz hæv bɪn kənˈtɪnjuəsli ˌɪmˈpɛrəld baɪ səkˈsɛsɪv əˈtæks baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ɪn ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər. ˈoʊvər ðə pæst sɪks jɪrz, ðə steɪt həz sin æt list θri ˈɛfərts tɪ ɪˈnækt ə ˈsoʊˈkɔld ““preemption”*” lɔ ðət wʊd bæn ˈflɔrɪdə ˈsɪtiz frəm ɛˈnæktɪŋ lɔz əˈgɛnst weɪʤ θɛft, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˌɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪt ðoʊz ɔˈrɛdi ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ əraʊnd ðə steɪt. hərˈnændɛz sɪz ðət ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈflɔrɪdə ˈriˌteɪl ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən (frf*), wɪʧ ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ə kloʊz ˈælaɪ əv, hæv stʊd aʊt ɛz ðə ˈfɪrsəst ˈbækərz əv ðə ˌpriˈɛmpʃən ˈɛfərts. ˈflɔrɪdə ˈriˌteɪl ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən wɑz baɪ fɑr mɔr ˌɪnˈvɑlvd wɪθ ðɪs ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər organization,”*,” hərˈnændɛz sɛd. ˈbɑndi həz rɪˈsivd ˈθaʊzənz əv ˈdɔlərz ɪn pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz frəm ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən, ənd həz ˈspoʊkən æt ˈməltəpəl ɪˈvɛnts, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈlənʧən ɪn jɪr ɪn wɪʧ hæd meɪd ɪt ə tɔp praɪˈɔrəti tɪ pæs ˌpriˈɛmpʃən bɪlz tɪ blɑk ənd ˈoʊvərˌtərn ˈloʊkəl ˈɛfərts tɪ stɑp weɪʤ θɛft. soʊ fɑr, ðə ˌpriˈɛmpʃən ˈɛfərts hæv feɪld tɪ pæs, ˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈɔrdənənsɪz ˌɪnˈtækt. stɪl, wɪθ noʊ ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈleɪbər dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ən ənˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl, ˈwərkərz laɪk braɪən mɑrˈtinɛz ər ˈɔfən fɔrst tɪ fɛnd fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. mɑrˈtinɛz sɛd ðət, ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈluzɪŋ ˈrəfli ə ˈθaʊzənd ˈdɔlərz tɪ hɪz bɔs, hi wɑz fɔrst tɪ fɔl bɪˈhaɪnd ɔn hɪz əˈpɑrtmənt rɛnt. wɑz broʊk ɔl ðə taɪm bɪˈkəz əv him,”*,” mɑrˈtinɛz toʊld mi. min, ə ˈsərvər, nɑt ə doctor,”*,” mɑrˈtinɛz sɛd. ˈluzɪŋ ˈməni tɪ mi ɪz ˈnɛvər gʊd, period.”*.”

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[t]hey threaten if we even ask about minimum wage.” the complaint added that “many of the girls are scared to say the wrong thing yet dont have enough money to feed their families.” the salon employee, who, along with her husband, was working to raise an autistic child, hoped that bondi’s office would help her get the money that she was owed for her months of salon work. but the worker heard nothing from bondi’s office in response to the complaint, she said, even after multiple follow-ups. “i made two or three calls, and after a few months passed, i assumed they weren’t going to do anything,” the worker told me, “so i dropped it.” to the salon worker—who estimated she was owed some $2,000 in back wages for several months of work—florida’s top cop for labor violations appeared to be off duty. in most states, the attorney general would not be the first place a desperate worker might turn, but in florida, the office is both the first and last line of defense for exploited workers. after jeb bush dismantled florida’s department of labor in the early 2000s—he justified it as a cost-saving measure—the republicans in the state named the attorney general’s office as the main government agency responsible for enforcing the state’s minimum wage. but what the worker did not know is that pam bondi is a politician who has voiced fierce opposition to strong minimum-wage laws and has close ties to organizations that have aggressively lobbied against laws to protect workers from theft. in recent months, bondi has repeatedly made national headlines. in march, she became one of the highest-profile politicians to endorse donald trump’s presidential campaign. bondi’s endorsement tipped off allegations that she had, in 2013, declined to sue trump university for fraudulent business practices after personally soliciting and securing a hefty political contribution from trump himself. more recently, in the wake of the mass shooting at orlando’s pulse nightclub, bondi has been on the defensive about her office’s anti-gay posture throughout her tenure as attorney general. yet, while bondi has busied herself with courting republican donors and waging a costly fight against marriage equality, she has apparently paid less attention to low-wage workers in the state seeking help from her office. in interviews, workers who went to her office seeking redress for having allegedly lost much-needed pay to their employers said bondi’s office did little to nothing to help recover their wages. and bondi’s own track record supports these claims. despite federal data showing that employers in florida cheat their workers out of millions of dollars a year, bondi’s office—and by extension, the entire state of florida—has not brought a single formal enforcement action against an employer in the state since in 2011. according to the records obtained by the nation, workers have filed more than three dozen complaints with bondi’s office during the past two years. the grievances range from employees expressing concern that their bosses are getting away with skimming a few cents an hour off their minimum-wage paychecks—to workers flagging a variety of severe workplace abuses. “please don’t let anyone else go through what i endured,” said one complaint, in which a worker alleged sexual harassment and highly unsanitary conditions in a restaurant kitchen; she also believed her co-workers were being underpaid. “it was awful.” despite such complaints, bondi’s public comments have given the impression that wage theft in florida is not a problem in need of robust solutions. in a statement provided to me in february for a separate article—bondi’s office did not respond to more than a dozen requests for comment on this story—a spokesperson for the office seemed to suggest that wage theft is a minor issue, with the bulk of claims coming from workers being paid mere cents below the minimum wage. and most, the spokesperson suggested, can simply be fixed by giving employers reminders to comply with the law. “the attorney general’s office enforces the state minimum wage law; however, our office has generally not needed to file formal enforcement actions in minimum wage law violation cases,” the bondi spokesperson told me in an e-mail, “because we have had success in getting companies to voluntarily comply once they are alerted to differences between state and federal law provisions on the minimum wage.” florida is by far the largest state in the country that does not meaningfully enforce its minimum-wage laws. many other states around the country routinely investigate employers suspected of wage violations, drawing a sharp contrast to florida’s near-absence of enforcement. new york attorney general eric t. schneiderman, for instance, assumed office the same year as bondi and has already pursued a number of high-profile wage-and-hour investigations that have yielded some $21 million dollars in back pay for workers in new york state, which has a smaller population than florida and also has an active state department of labor that routinely pursues its own wage-and-hour claims. most recently, schneiderman’s office filed a lawsuit against domino’s, which allegedly shortchanged its workforce by hundreds of thousands of dollars. bondi’s office, in comparison, has given her state a significantly divergent distinction. today florida is by far the largest state in the country that does not meaningfully enforce its minimum-wage laws. * * * in the absence of state-level enforcement, some workers grappling with unpaid wages do have some recourse: they can seek help from the florida offices of the us department of labor, which employs a handful of investigators in the state. however, the federal agency sometimes lacks jurisdiction over wage claims that fall under state law. and the investigators employed by the federal agency are said to be stretched thin—each covering some one million workers in the state, according to a 2010 report. like this? get more of our best reporting and analysis under normal circumstances, a state department of labor helps ease and complement the workload of the federal agency, according to millie herrera, who worked as the us department of labor’s southeast regional representative for 18 months during bondi’s early tenure. but, of course, florida lost that safety net years ago. herrera describes the conditions surrounding florida’s minimum-wage laws as a “perfect storm” in which the shortage of resources at the federal agency has combined with florida’s lack of interest in enforcing the state’s minimum wage to create an environment of lawlessness for employers in the state. a wild west of labor law, herrera says, allows companies that illegally underpay workers to undercut law-abiding employers, causing a systemic tilt toward wage theft. “if they don’t get caught, which is the majority, they continue doing it, and they base their business model on a flawed system of paying the employees as little as possible and reaping the benefits of it,” says herrera, who finished her stint at the dol in mid-2013. “our economy is based on these industries that are notorious for cheating workers out of their wages: service, tourism, farming, and construction.” herrera recalls that during her time at the us department of labor’s miami office, a business owner in the tampa area approached her to complain that he simply couldn’t keep up with the businesses that paid below minimum wage. “he couldn’t compete: the other guys were paying their employees off the books and they were paying them less,” herrera said, adding that she later heard that the employer ultimately went out of business. "the attorney general is protecting large employers, who are getting away with exploiting workers..." herrera said that the absence of enforcement can be particularly hard on small businesses, of which bondi has claimed to be a champion. “in the year and a half that i was at the department of labor, i never saw any action from the attorney general,” herrera said. “the attorney general is protecting large employers who are getting away with exploiting workers and not paying them what they’re due.” * * * bryan martinez, who worked as a waiter in st. petersburg, recently got a firsthand taste of bondi’s soft approach to wage-and-hour enforcement. in early april of last year, martinez began work at an upscale restaurant in the city’s downtown area, where he says he was paid just $4.91 an hour with no tips, significantly below the state and federal minimum wage, during his first seven days of training. then, for weeks, martinez’s boss heavily skimmed off of the tips earned by him and the other waiters, martinez said. after a period of several weeks, martinez estimates that he was owed approximately a thousand dollars in unpaid wages. “once i found out that he was taking money out of my paycheck, i confronted him,” martinez recalls, “and he told me that if i didn’t like it i could go get another job.” so martinez decided to turn to florida’s top lawyer for help. “i thought that they were going get my money back,” martinez told me. “i assumed that they were going to do everything that they could do to make it right.” in mid-may of last year, martinez filed his complaint with bondi’s office. “someone needs to investigate this guy and his books cause he is stealing from his employees and getting free labor,” martinez’s complaint read. “please help me get what i’m owed and every other employees what they’re owed. it’s unfair to myself and everyone their [sic]. i have all pay stubs for future reference if needed. thank you and i’ll look forward to hearing from someone soon.” martinez says that an investigator from bondi’s office did get in touch with him and that the two had a few phone conversations and exchanged approximately 20 e-mails. the investigator also appeared to have placed a call to his employer, which, he says, seems to have prompted his boss to offer him a “settlement check.” yet the back wages that his boss was providing in the check disappointed martinez, to say the least. the sum his boss offered, martinez says, amounted to $10.54, a check he declined to deposit. “i thought it was pretty comical, to be honest,” martinez said. after he continued to inquire with the attorney general’s office, martinez said the state agency lost interest in his case. “i tried to reach out a few times to ask him: have you heard anything? is there anything happening with this?’” martinez recalls, “and there was no response at all. i have no idea what was going on with the state.” in some cases, the sums that complaining workers have sought bondi’s help in recovering might seem relatively small but were nonetheless consequential in a financial squeeze. in september of 2014, for instance, a worker mailed bondi’s office a complaint alleging that a high-end show horse breeder outside ocala had paid him below minimum wage for two weeks of maintenance work. the worker told me that, although he believed he was owed the relatively modest sum of roughly $250 for his last week of work for the breeder, he desperately needed the money. having recently struggled to maintain work, he had been sleeping on couches of friends and family—a position of dependency he found hard to bear. “i was giving them $200 dollars a month, something for the electricity, the water and the food that i was eating,” the worker, who preferred to be identified only by his middle name of lee, told me. “i was depending on them to give me rides to and from the store and to and from work.” “why do we have attorney general if they aren’t going to do anything?” like the nail-salon worker, lee said that, after calling to confirm the attorney general had received his complaint, he never heard another word from bondi’s investigators. “they said they would get ahold of me” lee said, “and i’m still waiting.” lee told me that, if he ever has to grapple with unpaid wages again, he will seek the help of a private attorney. “now i refuse to go to the attorney general because of what they did,” lee said. “why do we have attorney general if they aren’t going to do anything?” * * * exasperating as bryan martinez’s experience was, he at least, knew he deserved some legal protection. most workers don’t know, and the complaints received by bondi’s office represent only the tiny sliver of florida wage-theft victims who know they can try turning to the attorney general’s office, according to josé rodriguez, a democratic statehouse representative, who worked for years as a trial attorney in miami assisting florida workers seeking to recover withheld wages. rodriguez has been a vocal critic of bondi’s stance toward wage theft, and asserts that the office has done nothing to make clear to workers what their rights are and to whom they can turn to for help. “if you’re going to do enforcement you’ve got to do outreach, that’s essential,” rodriguez told me. “and, as far as i know, they’ve done no outreach at all. the vast majority of workers often don’t understand their rights and have no idea that they can go to the attorney general with minimum wage complaints.” with rodriguez’s help, several counties and cities across florida have responded to the state’s vacuum of minimum-wage enforcement by taking matters into their own hands. since bondi took office in 2011, some of the state’s largest counties, including tampa’s hillsborough county and broward county, have enacted ordinances to make it easier for workers to press their bosses for unpaid wages. some of these local governments have even hired investigative staff to help workers pursue such claims. according to cynthia hernandez, who studied wage theft in florida for nearly a decade as a researcher at florida international university and now heads up the afl-cio’s south florida labor council, noncompliance in wage laws is so widespread among florida’s employers that some of the local enforcement offices have in fact turned out to be revenue positive, thanks to funding from administrative fees paid by numerous bosses found to be at fault. yet, valued as they are by florida’s labor advocates, the state’s wage-theft ordinances have been continuously imperiled by successive attacks by republicans in the state’s legislature. over the past six years, the state has seen at least three republican-led efforts to enact a so-called “preemption” law that would ban florida cities from enacting laws against wage theft, as well as invalidate those already existing around the state. hernandez says that the influential florida retail federation (frf), which happens to be a close ally of bondi’s, have stood out as the state’s fiercest backers of the preemption efforts. “the florida retail federation was by far more involved with this than any other organization,” hernandez said. bondi has received thousands of dollars in political contributions from the business organization, and has spoken at multiple frf events, including at the group’s annual legislative luncheon in 2012—a year in which frf had made it a top priority to pass preemption bills to block and overturn local efforts to stop wage theft. so far, the preemption efforts have failed to pass, leaving the ordinances intact. still, with no statewide labor department and an unsympathetic attorney general, workers like bryan martinez are often forced to fend for themselves. martinez said that, as a result of losing roughly a thousand dollars to his boss, he was forced to fall behind on his apartment rent. “i was broke all the time because of him,” martinez told me. “i mean, i’m a server, not a doctor,” martinez said. “so losing money to me is never good, period.”

ɪn ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv əˈsɛsmənt əv æˈnɑrtɪk ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti, ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ˈneɪʧər ðɪs wik, ˈsaɪəntɪsts hæv rɪˈvild ðə ˈriʤən ɪz mɔr dɪˈvərs ənd baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðən ˈpriviəsli θɔt. ðə tim əv ˈsaɪəntɪsts, lɛd baɪ ˈmɑˌnæʃ ˌjunəˈvərsəti, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈkɑligz frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsərˌveɪ, ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ɪn nu ˈzilənd, ənd ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnæʃənəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti, lʊkt æt haʊ ˈrisənt ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz hæv rɪˈvild ðə ˈkɑntənənt ənd sərˈaʊndɪŋ ˈoʊʃən ɪz rɪʧ ɪn ˈspiʃiz. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈvɛri ˈhaɪli dɪˈvərsəˌfaɪd ˈɪntu ə vərˈaɪəti əv dɪˈstɪŋkt ɛkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈriʤənz ðət ˈdɪfər ˈgreɪtli frəm iʧ ˈəðər. lɛd ˈɔθər, prəˈfɛsər ˈstivən, skul əv ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz æt ˈmɑˌnæʃ, sɛd ðə tim ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪŋ ðə dɪˈvərsɪti əv ˈvɛriəs ˈɛriəz əv ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈkɑntənənt ənd ˈsəðərn ˈoʊʃən. "moʊst ˈpipəl θɪŋk əv ðə ˈkɑntənənt ɛz ə væst, ˈaɪsi weɪst, ənd ðə si ɛz ˈjunəˌfɔrmli ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ weɪlz, silz ənd ˈpɛŋgwənz. bət ðæts ˈsɪmpli nɑt tru," hi sɛd. "ðɛrz məʧ ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ɔn lænd, əˈspɛʃəli əˈməŋ ðə micro-organisms*, səʧ ɛz bækˈtɪriə, ənd ðə ɪz ˈvɛri rɪʧ ɪn ˈlɑrʤər ənˈjuˌʒuəl ˈspiʃiz, səʧ ɛz si ˈspaɪdərz ənd (ðə mərˈin ɪkˈwɪvələnts əv sˈleɪtərz ər wʊd laɪs). mɔr ðən 8000 ˈspiʃiz ər noʊn frəm ðə mərˈin ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt." ˈdɑktər ˈfreɪzər, frəm ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˈnæʃənəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti sɛd: "iʧ ˈɛriə əv ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈɔlsoʊ həz ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt ˈgrupɪŋz əv ˈspiʃiz; waɪl ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ðeɪ meɪ lʊk ðə seɪm, ðeɪ ər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈvɛri ˈdɪfərənt." ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ˈsɛvərəl ənˈjuˌʒuəl weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈpætərnz əv ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ər prəˈdust ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. ˌʤioʊˈθərməl, ˈhitɪd ˈɛriəz, səʧ ɛz vɑlˈkeɪnoʊz, hæv pleɪd ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊl ɛz rɛfˈjuʤɪz frəm ˈaɪsi, ˈgleɪʃəl kənˈdɪʃənz ɔn lænd. æt si, wɪnd həz ən əˈspɛʃəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈifɛkt ɔn dɪˈvərsɪti. ˈɛriəz hæv mɔr ˈspiʃiz. prəˈfɛsər sɛd: "ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ wɪnd spidz, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ˈoʊˌzoʊn hoʊl, hæv, kwaɪt ənˈjuˌʒuəli, ˌɪmˈpruvd kənˈdɪʃənz fər ˈwɑndərɪŋ ˈælbəˌtrɑsɪz, rɪˈdusɪŋ ðɛr ˈtrævəl taɪm ənd ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðɛm tɪ bɪˈkəm məʧ ˈhɛviər ɛz ˈædəlts." prəˈfɛsər kreɪg ˈkɛri, frəm ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv, nu ˈzilənd, ˈædɪd: "ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə ənd ðə ˈsəðərn ˈoʊʃən hæv məʧ mɔr ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti, ˈstrəkʧərd ɪn mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ weɪz ðən ˈɛvər ˈpriviəsli θɔt. laɪf prəˈvaɪdz ən ˈɛksələnt ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ə səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈrisənt ˌdɪˈskəvri." ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən prəˈfɛsər sɛd ðə tim ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ə brif əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈstætəs əv ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ɪn ðə ˈriʤən. "wi faʊnd ðət ɪn səm ˈkeɪsɪz ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈmɛʒərz ər ˈɛksələnt, səʧ ɛz ɪn ðə keɪs əv ðə priˈvɛnʃən əv ˌɪnˈveɪsɪv ˈeɪliən ˈspiʃiz," prəˈfɛsər sɛd. fər ˈəðərz, wərk baɪ ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈtriti ˈpɑrtiz ɪz stɪl rikˈwaɪərd. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈɛriə ˈkəvərd baɪ ˈspɛʃəl prəˈtɛkʃən ɔn lænd (ðə ɪkˈwɪvələnt əv ˈnæʃənəl pɑrks), ənd baɪ mərˈin prəˈtɛktɪd ˈɛriəz æt si, ɪz stɪl tu smɔl, wɪn ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈgloʊbəl ˈtɑrgəts səʧ ɛz ðoʊz əv ðə strəˈtiʤɪk plæn ɔn ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ðə tim dru ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ðə nid fər ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə rɔs si. prəˈfɛsər ˈændru klɑrk, frəm ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ æˈnɑrtɪk ˈsərˌveɪ sɛd: "ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə ˈplænəts læst, ˈrɛlətɪvli ˌɪnˈtækt, lɑrʤ mərˈin ˈikoʊˌsɪstəmz. ɪt ɪz ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɪn ðɪs rɪˈspɛkt, ənd ðəs prəˈvaɪdz ə swit əv ˈgloʊbəli sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən ˈbɛnəfɪts ənd ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈɪnˌsaɪts." ðə wərk ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɪn ðɪs ˈpeɪpər ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈlɑrʤər, ˈgloʊbəl ˈɛfərt tɪ ˈfərðər ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti əv ðə æˈnɑrtɪk ˈriʤən, ɪts ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən nidz, ənd ðə saɪəns ðət wɪl bi ˈnidɪd tɪ ˈprɑˌgrɛs ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. prəˈfɛsər mcgeoch*, frəm ˈmɑˌnæʃ ˌjunəˈvərsəti sɛd: "ˈəltəmətli, ðə ˈriʤən wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd plæn fər ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvərsəti ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃən, ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðoʊz biɪŋ dɪˈvɛləpt fər moʊst ˈəðər ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈplænət. wi θɪŋk ðɛrz ˈplɛnti əv ˈæpəˌtaɪt fər dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ɪt." ki ˈfaɪndɪŋz frəm ðə ˌrivˈju:

in a comprehensive assessment of antarctic biodiversity, published in nature this week, scientists have revealed the region is more diverse and biologically interesting than previously thought. the team of scientists, led by monash university, along with colleagues from the british antarctic survey, university of waikato in new zealand, and australian national university, looked at how recent investigations have revealed the continent and surrounding ocean is rich in species. they are also very highly diversified into a variety of distinct ecological regions that differ greatly from each other. lead author, professor steven chown, school of biological sciences at monash, said the team explicitly focussed on demonstrating the diversity of various areas of the antarctic continent and southern ocean. "most people think of the continent as a vast, icy waste, and the sea as uniformly populated by whales, seals and penguins. but that's simply not true," he said. "there's much biodiversity on land, especially among the micro-organisms, such as bacteria, and the seafloor is very rich in larger unusual species, such as sea spiders and isopods (the marine equivalents of slaters or wood lice). more than 8000 species are known from the marine environment." dr ceridwen fraser, co-author from the australian national university said: "each area of the antarctic also has very different groupings of species; while initially they may look the same, they are actually very different." the team also noted several unusual ways in which patterns of biodiversity are produced in the region. geothermal, heated areas, such as volcanoes, have played an important role as refuges from icy, glacial conditions on land. at sea, wind has an especially significant effect on diversity. windier areas have more seabird species. professor chown said: "increasing wind speeds, associated with the ozone hole, have, quite unusually, improved conditions for wandering albatrosses, reducing their travel time and enabling them to become much heavier as adults." professor craig cary, co-author from the university of waikato, new zealand, added: "antarctica and the southern ocean have much more biodiversity, structured in more interesting ways than ever previously thought. sub-glacial micro-organismal life provides an excellent example of a surprising recent discovery." conservation professor chown said the team also made a brief assessment of the conservation status of biodiversity in the region. "we found that in some cases conservation measures are excellent, such as in the case of the prevention of invasive alien species," professor chown said. for others, work by the antarctic treaty parties is still required. for example, the area covered by special protection on land (the equivalent of national parks), and by marine protected areas at sea, is still too small, when measured by global targets such as those of the strategic plan on biodiversity 2011-2020. the team drew particular attention to the need for comprehensive protection of the ross sea. professor andrew clarke, co-author from the british antarctic survey said: "this is one of the planet's last, relatively intact, large marine ecosystems. it is unusual in this respect, and thus provides a suite of globally significant conservation benefits and scientific insights." the work reported in this paper is part of a larger, global effort to further understand the biodiversity of the antarctic region, its conservation needs, and the science that will be needed to progress understanding in the area. professor melodie mcgeoch, co-author from monash university said: "ultimately, the region will require a dedicated plan for biodiversity conservation, similar to those being developed for most other regions of the planet. we think there's plenty of appetite for developing it." key findings from the review:

ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈoʊvər 2 jɪrz oʊld ˈleɪbər pɪr rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈtrævəld tɪ ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈprɑvɪns tɪ hip preɪz ɔn plæn tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ˈfeɪməs ˈlaɪnər frəm ðə si hi wɑz wən əv ðə ki ˈseɪlzmɪn əv nu ˈleɪbər, ə ˌwɛstˈmɪnstər huz ˈbækˈsteɪʤ ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃənz ənd ˈsɪlvər təŋ sɔ ɪm ˈnɪkˌneɪmd əv spɪn. naʊ, ˈtoʊni ˈfɔrmər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ʧif ˈpitər ɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ ə ˈrəðər ˈdɪfərənt ˈprɑʤɛkt: ðə nu taɪˈtænɪk, ə juɑn £116m*) bɪd tɪ riˈbɪld ðə dumd ˈpæsənʤər ˈlaɪnər ɪn ə ˈlænˌdlɑkt ʧaɪˈniz ˈkaʊnti mɔr ðən frəm ðə si. ˈhɪŋkli pɔɪnt: ˈərʤɪz ˈgəvərnmənt tɪ səˈpɔrt ˈprɑʤɛkt rɛd mɔr ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, mɔr ðən ə ˈsɛnʧəri ˈæftər taɪˈtænɪk sæŋk ˈkleɪmɪŋ mɔr ðən lɪvz, rɪˈpɔrtədli ˈtrævəld tɪ ˌsɪʧˈwɑn ˈkaʊnti tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn wət ˈloʊkəl ˈmidiə dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ceremony”*” tɪ əˈfɪʃəli kɪk ɔf kənˈstrəkʃən əv ðə ˌfʊlˈskeɪl ˈrɛplɪkə. ðə nu taɪˈtænɪk ɪz ðə əv ə haɪɛnd ˈtʊrɪst rɪˈzɔrt biɪŋ bɪlt ɪn, əˈbaʊt ist əv ˈkæpɪtəl, ˌʧɛŋˈdu. ɪz ə greɪt project,”*,” wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪˈvɛnt baɪ nuz ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈtʊˌrɪzəm. (@new_titanic*) ðə həl əˈsɛmbli ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni stɑrts ɪn təˈdeɪ. ˈɛnərʤi ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt, ðə ʧaɪˈniz fərm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə dumd rɪˈvaɪvəl, həz feɪst ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðət ɪt ɪz ˈsikɪŋ tɪ ˈprɑfɪt frəm ðə 1912 kəˈtæstrəfi, wɪʧ əˈkərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ɪts ˈmeɪdən vɔɪəʤ frəm ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən tɪ nu jɔrk. bət rɪˈpɔrtədli toʊld gɛsts æt ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni ðoʊz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈvɛnʧər wər duɪŋ rɪˈmɑrkəbəl job”*” ɪn riˈbɪldɪŋ ðə ˈlaɪnər. ðə ˈleɪbər səˈpɔrt fər ðə nu taɪˈtænɪk ˈprɑʤɛkt əˈpɪrz tɪ stɛm frəm hɪz roʊl ɛz ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə greɪt ˈbrɪtən ˈʧaɪnə ˈsɛntər, wɪʧ prəˈmoʊts taɪz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈkəntriz. ðə ˈbɪznɪs ˈkaʊnsəl həz ˈpriviəsli ˈɔfərd ɪts səˈpɔrt tɪ ðə nu taɪˈtænɪk ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv wɪʧ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz hæv kleɪmd ɪz fˈjulɪŋ expectations”*” ɪn boʊθ ˈʧaɪnə ənd ˈbrɪtən. ˈzɪnhjuə, əˈfɪʃəl nuz ˈeɪʤənsi, ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ˈæftər ˈgɪvɪŋ hɪz spiʧ ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ əˈtɛndəd ə ˈtʊˌrɪzəm ˈfɔrəm ɪn suining*, əˈnəðər ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈsɪti. ˈrisənt jɪrz hæv sin nu minister”*” bɪˈkəm ə ˈvoʊkəl ˈʧɪˌrlidər fər ʧaɪˈniz ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ˈbrɪtən, wɪθ səm ˈivɪn kˈwɛsʧənɪŋ ˈwɛðər ˈwəˌtaɪm ˈkɑnfəˌdɑnt ɪz biɪŋ peɪd tɪ ˈlɑbi ɔn bɪˈhæf. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər lɔrd ˈpitər ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: bɛn həz ˈpəblɪkli ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd ʧaɪˈniz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn ðə ˈhɪŋkli pɔɪnt ˈnukliər ˈprɑʤɛkt, ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ðət ˈæftər bi tu ˈfəsi əˈbaʊt hu wi du treɪd with”*”. hi bɪˈkeɪm hɛd əv ðə greɪt ˈbrɪtən ˈʧaɪnə ˈsɛntər ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2015 ɔn ðə iv əv ə steɪt ˈvɪzɪt tɪ ˈbrɪtən baɪ ˈprɛzɪdənt ʃi ðət wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ lɔnʧ ə era”*” əv riˈleɪʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈləndən ənd ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ. ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧɛrmən əv ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl kənˈsəltənsi kɔld ˈgloʊbəl ˈkaʊnsəl. ˈfaʊndɪd ɪn 2010 ðə grup kleɪmz tɪ hɛlp ənd ˌɪnˈvɛstərz əˈkrɔs ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˈsɛktərz ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsiˌmeɪkɪŋ kriˈeɪt boʊθ rɪsk ənd ˌɑpərˈtunəti ənd tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ənd ˈɪmpləmənt ˈstrætəʤiz tɪ mit ðiz challenges”*”. ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt sɪz ɪt ˈɔfərz tɪ hɛlp klaɪənts wɪθ ðə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈɛriə bɪtˈwin ˈbɪznɪs, ˈpɑləˌtɪks ənd policymaking”*”. ɪn 2012 ɪt ˈimərʤd ðət fərm hæd bɪn ædˈvaɪzɪŋ ə ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈkəmpəˌni əˈkjuzd əv ˌɪˈligəli ˈʧɑpɪŋ daʊn ɪnˈdeɪnʤərd ˈraɪnˌfɔrəst ɪn ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə. ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈrɛplɪkə əv ðə taɪˈtænɪk wɪl bi pʊt ɔn ʃoʊ fɑr frəm ˈɛni ˈaɪsbərgz, æt rɪˈzɔrt ɔn ðə bæŋks əv ðə ˈrɪvər. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈɪmɪʤ ʃoʊɪŋ ðə lɔnʧ ənd dɪˈpɑrʧər əv ðə taɪˈtænɪk frəm ˈbɛlˌfæst ɪn 1912 ˈfoʊtəˌgræf: ˌeɪˈpi ðə ˈʧaɪnə ˈdeɪli, ə ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, sɛd ðə ˈvɛsəl wʊd bi ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli mʊrd ðɛr ənd wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈtʊˌrɪzəm sector”*”. su shaojun*, wən əv ðə meɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstərz, sɛd ðə nu taɪˈtænɪk wʊd ˈfiʧər ˈrɛplɪkəz əv ðə ˈbæŋkwət hɔl ənd ˌfərstˈklæs ˈgɛˌsthaʊs. ˈbluˌprɪnt ˈfrægmənts faʊnd ðɛr weɪ ˈɪntu ðə hænz əv kəˈlɛktərz ər rɪˈmeɪnd ˈmɪsɪŋ. wi spɛnt ˈmɛni jɪrz kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ˈbluˌprɪnts frəm ˈmɛni pɑrts əv ðə wərld ənd ˈmænɪʤd tɪ əbˈteɪn moʊst əv them,”*,” hi wɑz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ. gɛsts ənd ˈvɪzɪtərz wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ mɑˈdərnəti əˈmɛnətiz səʧ ɛz ˈwaɪˌfaɪ ənd ə spɑ. ˈkərtɪs ʃnɛl, ə ˈvɛtərən ˈhɑliˌwʊd pərˈdəkʃən dɪˈzaɪnər hu həz bɪn haɪərd tɪ wərk ɔn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt, toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz biɪŋ ˈhændəld ɪn ə rɪˈspɛktfəl way”*”, rɪˈʤɛktɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ðət ɪt wɑz ˈɛkˌsplɔɪtɪŋ ðə dɪˈzæstər. ðoʊz bɪˈhaɪnd ðə nu taɪˈtænɪk əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ðɛr ˈprɑʤɛkt ɪn ə twit ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ. ɪz ən ˈɛpɪk ˈtræʤədi əv ə ˈsɛnʧəri əˈgoʊ, bət ðə ˈglɔri əv ðə juˈmænɪti həz ɪgˈzɪstəd fərˈɛvər ənd ʃʊd bi kəˈmɛmərˌeɪtɪd ənd inherited,”*,” ðeɪ roʊt. ˈvɪlɪʤərz ɪn toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz ðeɪ fɪrd ðeɪ maɪt bi ɪˈvɪktɪd frəm ðɛr hoʊmz tɪ meɪk weɪ fər ðə ˈrɛplɪkə ʃɪp. nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv tɪ muv aʊt əv hir ðɛn ðət wɪl bi ˈrɪli gʊd fər ˈjuˈɛs. ˈjuˈɛs oʊld foʊks maɪt du ə ˈlɪtəl ˈbɪznɪs ɪn ðət case,”*,” sɛd ˈloʊkəl ˈfɑrmər li jieyong*, 60 ðɛn ɪf wi hæv tɪ muv ðɛn ðət bi ˈɛni gʊd. ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd ɪˈnəf ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ gɪt by.”*.”

this article is over 2 years old labour peer reportedly travelled to sichuan province to heap praise on plan to recreate famous liner 1,200km from the sea he was one of the key salesmen of new labour, a westminster wheeler-dealer whose backstage machinations and silver tongue saw him nicknamed britain’s svengali of spin. now, tony blair’s former communications chief peter mandelson is pushing a rather different project: the new titanic, a 1bn yuan (£116m) bid to rebuild the doomed passenger liner in a landlocked chinese county more than 1,200km from the sea. hinkley point: mandelson urges government to support china-backed project read more on wednesday, more than a century after rms titanic sank claiming more than 1,500 lives, mandelson reportedly travelled to sichuan province’s daying county to take part in what local media described as a “solemn ceremony” to officially kick off construction of the full-scale replica. the 269-metre new titanic is the centrepiece of a high-end tourist resort being built in daying, about 115km east of sichuan’s capital, chengdu. “this is a great project,” mandelson was quoted as saying during wednesday’s keel-laying event by news website tencent tourism. newtitanic (@new_titanic) the #newtitanic hull assembly ceremony starts in sichuan,china today. pic.twitter.com/hap1xhqk4v qixing energy investment, the chinese firm behind the doomed liner’s revival, has faced criticism that it is seeking to profit from the 1912 catastrophe, which occurred during its maiden voyage from southampton to new york. but mandelson reportedly told guests at the ceremony those behind the venture were doing “a remarkable job” in rebuilding the liner. the labour peer’s support for the new titanic project appears to stem from his role as the president of the belgravia-based great britain china centre, which promotes ties between the two countries. the china-britain business council has previously offered its support to the new titanic initiative which investors have claimed is fuelling “tremendous expectations” in both china and britain. xinhua, china’s official news agency, reported that after giving his speech on wednesday mandelson attended a tourism forum in suining, another nearby city. recent years have seen new labour’s “sinister minister” become a vocal cheerleader for chinese interests in britain, with some even questioning whether blair’s one-time confidant is being paid to lobby on beijing’s behalf. facebook twitter pinterest lord peter mandelson photograph: ben cawthra/rex shutterstock mandelson has publicly advocated chinese involvement in the hinkley point nuclear project, arguing that after brexit “we can’t be too fussy about who we do trade with”. he became head of the great britain china centre in october 2015, on the eve of a state visit to britain by president xi jinping that was designed to launch a “golden era” of relations between london and beijing. mandelson is also chairman of a controversial consultancy called global counsel. founded in 2010 the group claims to help “companies and investors across a wide range of sectors anticipate the ways in which politics, regulation and public policymaking create both risk and opportunity and to develop and implement strategies to meet these challenges”. the firm’s website says it offers to help clients with “navigating the critical area between business, politics and policymaking”. in 2012 it emerged that mandelson’s firm had been advising a multinational company accused of illegally chopping down endangered rainforest in indonesia. the chinese replica of the titanic will be put on show far from any icebergs, at sichuan’s romandisea resort on the banks of the qijiang river. facebook twitter pinterest image showing the launch and departure of the titanic from belfast in 1912. photograph: ap the china daily, a state-run english language newspaper, said the vessel would be permanently moored there and was designed to “boost development of the local tourism sector”. su shaojun, one of the project’s main investors, said the new titanic would feature replicas of the liner’s banquet hall and first-class guesthouse. “many blueprint fragments found their way into the hands of collectors or remained missing. we spent many years collecting the blueprints from many parts of the world and managed to obtain most of them,” he was quoted as saying. guests and visitors will also enjoy modernity amenities such as wi-fi and a spa. curtis schnell, a veteran hollywood production designer who has been hired to work on the project, told reuters the project was being handled in a “very respectful way”, rejecting criticism that it was exploiting the disaster. those behind the new titanic attempted to explain their project in a tweet earlier this month. “titanic is an epic tragedy of a century ago, but the glory of the humanity has existed forever and should be commemorated and inherited,” they wrote. villagers in daying told reuters they feared they might be evicted from their homes to make way for the replica ship. “if we’re not going to have to move out of here then that will be really good for us. us old folks might do a little business in that case,” said local farmer li jieyong, 60. “but then if we have to move then that won’t be any good. they wouldn’t provide enough compensation for us to get by.”

waɪlst ɪˈmænjuəl ɪz ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪn frɛnʧ ˈhɪstəri, hi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈjəŋgər ðən hɪz ˈævərɪʤ ˈvoʊtər ɛz ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv jəŋ ˈpipəl ˈvoʊtɪd fər hɪz maɪˈgreɪʃən ˈraɪvəl mərˈin lə pɛn. ɪz ðə ˈoʊnli ˈlidər ɪn ðə ˈwɛstərn wərld ənd ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə fɪθ frɛnʧ riˈpəblɪk tɪ bi ˈjəŋgər ðən hɪz ˈævərɪʤ kənˈstɪʧuənt, huz ˈævərɪʤ eɪʤ ɪz 41 frɛnʧ ˈbrɔdˌkæstər rɪˈpɔrts. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv hɪz juθ, ˈmɛni hæv kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ˈmɪstər. ˈlɛvəl əv ɪkˈspɪriəns, əˈspɛʃəli ˈgɪvɪn ðə fækt hi həz ˈnɛvər bɪn ɪˈlɛktɪd tɪ ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs ˈpriviəsli. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈlidərz ɪn ðə wərld ˈjəŋgər ðən ˈmɪstər. ər ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli ˈdɪkteɪtərz ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə wɛr kɪm ɪz 34 ɛz wɛl ɛz ɪn ˌkəˈtɑr ənd ˌbuˈtæn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əv ɛˈstoʊniə, ə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkəntri wɪθ ə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈmɪljən, ɪz 38 jɪrz oʊld. waɪlst ˈmɛni prɪˈzumd ðət juθ wʊd əˈtrækt ˈmeɪnli jəŋ səˈpɔrtərz, ðə moʊst ˈfərvənt ˈvoʊtərz fər ðə nu frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt wər ðoʊz ˈeɪʤɪd 70 ənd əˈbəv wɪθ 78 pər sɛnt əv ˈɛldərli frɛnʧ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈvoʊtɪŋ fər ɪm ənd səˈpɔrtɪŋ hɪz ˈplætˌfɔrm. ˈraɪvəl mərˈin lə pɛn ˈkɔrtɪd ə məʧ ˈjəŋgər ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk. mɪz. lə pɛn dɪd ɪkˈstrimli wɛl wɪθ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈeɪʤɪd 25 tɪ 34 wɛr ʃi skɔrd 40 pər sɛnt əv ðə voʊt, ənd 35 tɪ 49 wɛr ʃi rɪˈsivd 43 pər sɛnt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən poʊl. ə ˈsɪmələr ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt ˈstədi baɪ faʊnd səˈpɔrt fər lə pɛn əˈməŋ ðə ˈjəŋgəst ˈvoʊtərz wɑz ˈivɪn mɔr prəˈnaʊnst, wɪθ 44 pər sɛnt əv ˈvoʊtərz ˈəndər 24 ˈkæstɪŋ ðɛr ˈbælət fər ðə frənt ˈnæʃənəl ˈkænədɪt. ʤɪst 20 pər sɛnt əv ðə ˈoʊldəst ˈvoʊtərz ɪn soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈvoʊtɪd fər lə pɛn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə stəˈtɪstɪks. lɛs exprimé*é ˈjuˈɛn voʊt 83 dɪ ˈkædriz voté*é 63 dɪ ˈbrunoʊ (@bjeanbart*) meɪ 7 2017 ðə stəˈtɪstɪks ʃoʊ ðə ˈævərɪʤ lə pɛn ˈvoʊtər ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi məʧ ˈjəŋgər ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈvoʊtər dɪˈspaɪt ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə moʊst voʊts ɪn ɔl eɪʤ ˈkætəˌgɔriz. ðə əbˈstɛnʧən reɪt fər ˈjəŋgər ˈpipəl wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ məʧ haɪər ðən ðət əv ˈoʊldər ˈvoʊtərz, rɪˈvilɪŋ ðət fjuər jəŋ ˈpipəl bɪˈlivd ɪn ˈiðər ðə θrɛt əv lə pɛn ər ðə ˈproʊˌgræm əv. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpoʊlɪŋ dən ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsənˌdi voʊt, ðə tru səˈpɔrt fər əˈməŋst frɛnʧ ˈvoʊtərz kʊd bi fɑr loʊər ðən ðə 65 pər sɛnt hi rɪˈsivd ɔn ðə naɪt. ðə poʊl ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðət lɛs ðən hæf əv frɛnʧ mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən ˈæˌkʧuəli səˈpɔrtɪd ˈproʊˌgræm ənd ˈoʊnli əraʊnd 20 pər sɛnt wər ˈæktɪvɪsts fər ðə nu ˈprɛzɪdənt. ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈæftərˌmæθ əv ðə rɪˈzəlt, fɑr lɛft ˈproʊˌtɛstərz tʊk tɪ ðə strits tɪ ˈproʊˌtɛst ðə ˈvɪktəri əv, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ðə ərˈɛst əv 141 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz. ðə nu frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv tɪ kənˈtɛnd wɪθ wət meɪ kəm aʊt əv ðə hæk hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈsəfərd. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, naɪn ˈgɪgəˌbaɪts əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz likt ˈɔnˌlaɪn, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl iˈmeɪlz. dɪˈspaɪt hər lɔs, lə pɛn sɛd ʃi wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ faɪt əˈgɛnst ɪn nɛkst ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ɪˈlɛkʃənz. frənt ˈnæʃənəl əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsɪdərd wɪʧ kʊd ˌɪnˈklud ə nu neɪm fər ðə ˈpɑrti. ˈfɑloʊ krɪs ˈtɑmlɪnsən ɔn tˈwɪtər æt ər iˈmeɪl æt

whilst 39-year-old emmanuel macron is the youngest president in french history, he is also younger than his average voter as an increasing number of young people voted for his anti-mass migration rival marine le pen. macron is the only leader in the western world – and in the history of the fifth french republic – to be younger than his average constituent, whose average age is 41, french broadcaster bmftv reports. as a result of his youth, many have called into question mr. macron’s level of experience, especially given the fact he has never been elected to public office previously. the only leaders in the world younger than mr. macron are predominantly dictators in countries like north korea where kim jong-un is 34, as well as in qatar and bhutan. however, the prime minister of estonia, a democratic country with a population of 1.3 million, is 38 years old. whilst many presumed that macron’s youth would attract mainly young supporters, the most fervent voters for the new french president were those aged 70 and above with 78 per cent of elderly french men and women voting for him and supporting his platform. macron’s rival marine le pen courted a much younger voting demographic. ms. le pen did extremely well with men and women aged 25 to 34 where she scored 40 per cent of the vote, and 35 to 49 where she received 43 per cent, according to an ipsos poll. a similar election night study by opinionway found support for le pen among the youngest voters was even more pronounced, with 44 per cent of voters under 24 casting their ballot for the front national candidate. just 20 per cent of the oldest voters in society voted for le pen, according to the statistics. #presidentielle2017 parmi les électeurs ayant exprimé un vote 83% des cadres ont voté macron 63% des ouvriers lepen pic.twitter.com/rxvk4wtuvv bruno jeanbart (@bjeanbart) may 7, 2017 the statistics show the average le pen voter is likely to be much younger than the average macron voter despite macron winning the most votes in all age categories. the abstention rate for younger people was also much higher than that of older voters, revealing that fewer young people believed in either the threat of le pen or the globalist programme of macron. according to polling done before sunday evening’s vote, the true support for macron amongst french voters could be far lower than the 65 per cent he received on the night. the poll estimated that less than half of french men and women actually supported macron’s programme and only around 20 per cent were activists for the new president. in the immediate aftermath of the result, far left protesters took to the streets to protest the victory of macron, leading to the arrest of 141 individuals. the new french president will also have to contend with what may come out of the hack his campaign suffered. on friday evening, nine gigabytes of information was leaked online, including confidential emails. despite her loss, le pen said she will continue to fight against macron in next month’s legislative elections. front national officials have also considered rebranding which could include a new name for the party. follow chris tomlinson on twitter at @tomlinsoncj or email at ctomlinson@breitbart.com

ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ə kɔɪn ˈbɛrid ɪn kleɪ ɔn ə vænˈkuvər ˈaɪlənd ˈʃɔˌrlaɪn ɪz riˈkɪndlɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈθɪri ðət ˈɪŋlɪʃ ɪkˈsplɔrər sər ˈfrænsɪs dreɪk meɪd ə ˈsikrɪt vɔɪəʤ tɪ pəˈsɪfɪk koʊst ɪn 1579 tu ˈsɛnʧəriz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈspænɪʃ ˈseɪlərz ənd ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈnævəˌgeɪtər capt*. ʤeɪmz kʊk meɪd ðɛr ˈfeɪməs ““first”*” ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈvɪzɪts tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər ˈbrɪtɪʃ kəˈləmbiə ɪn ðə 1770s*. ˈfɔrmər b.c*. ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstər ˈsæmjul, ðə ˈlidɪŋ prəˈpoʊnənt əv ðə dreɪk ˈθɪri ənd ˈɔθər əv ə 2003 bʊk ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt, sɪz ðə ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə kɔɪn baɪ ə vɪkˈtɔriə ˈhɑbiɪst ædz tɪ ðə səbˈstænʃəl ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈɛvədəns ðət dreɪk wɛl noʊn tɪ hæv riʧt ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz 1579 ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən ˈæˌkʧuəli seɪld tɪ vænˈkuvər ˈaɪlənd ənd wɛl bɪɔnd, bət wɑz ˈɔrdərd baɪ kwin ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ aɪ tɪ haɪd ðə tru ɪkˈstɛnt əv hɪz ˈnɔrθwərd ˈtrævəlz tɪ prəˈtɛkt strəˈtiʤɪk ˈɪntərɪsts ɪn ðə nu wərld. ənd wən əv ðə tɔp archeologists*, rɔɪəl b.c*. mˈjuziəm ˈkjʊrətər grænt keddie*, toʊld nuz ðət meɪd plænz tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə ˈʃɪlɪŋ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət naʊ meɪks θri kɔɪnz frəm ðə 1500s”*” ðət hæv bɪn faʊnd əˈlɔŋ ðə b.c*. koʊst. æm ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ [ˈrɛlɪk ˈhəntərz] tɪ teɪk əˈnəðər lʊk æt θɪŋz ðeɪ meɪ hæv faʊnd hir ðət ər nɑt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd səʧ ɛz sərˈæmɪks ər ˈglæsˌwɛr ðət maɪt deɪt tɪ ðə seɪm taɪm ˈpɪriəd ɛz ðə coin,”*,” ˈædɪd keddie*, hu həz dɪˈskraɪbd ˈθɪri ɛz kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ənd wərθ kənˈtɪnjud ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ˈskɑlərz. ðə ˈnuli dɪˈskəvərd kɔɪn bɛrz mɑrks ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ɪt wɑz prəˈdust bɪtˈwin 1551 ənd 1553 ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə reɪn əv kɪŋ ˈɛdwərd vi, ðə sən əv ˈhɛnri ənd əv ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ aɪ. ɪt wɑz faʊnd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər baɪ rɪˈtaɪrd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈspɛʃəlɪst brus ˈkæmbəl, hu toʊld nuz hi ˌɪˈnɪʃəli hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə ðə bɪt əv ˈsɪlvər kʊd hɛlp ˈriˌraɪt ðə ˈərli ˈhɪstəri əv ˈkænədə. meɪd ən ˈkɑmɛnt ðət ˈɛvriˌbɑdi aɪ hənt wɪθ faɪndz ɔl ðə ˈgʊdiz ənd aɪ don’t,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈkæmbəl, 59 rɪˈkɔlɪŋ ðə dɛk. 13 ˈaʊtɪŋ wɪθ frɛndz. aɪ sɛd goʊɪŋ wɛr noʊ wən ɛls ɪz ənd wɔkt daʊn ənd ˈɪntu ðə line.”*.” ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst aʊər, ɪn ðə ˈfeɪdɪŋ laɪt əv wət wʊd bɪˈkəm ˈmɪstər. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ðə 13th*, hi rɪˈpitɪdli hɪt paydirt*: fərst ə rɛr 1891 ˈnɪkəl, ðɛn ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ daɪm frəm ðə 1960s*, ðɛn ə lɑrʤ ˈpɛni frəm 1900 ˈfaɪnəli, ɛz dəsk wɑz ˈsɛtɪŋ ɪn, hɪz dɪˈtɛktər tərnd əp ən oʊld, ɛnˈkrəstɪd pis əv ˈmɛtəl frəm ˈəndər eɪt ˈsɛntəˌmitərz əv blu kleɪ. wɑz ɔl blæk ənd ˈkrəsti ənd fʊl əv frəm biɪŋ ɪn ðə water,”*,” sɛd ˈkæmbəl, hu dɪˈskraɪbd haʊ səm ˈkɛrfəl ˈklinɪŋ wɪθ soʊp ənd ˈwɔtər ənd ə ˈsoʊkɪŋ ɪn ˈlɛmən ʤus rɪˈvild klɪr ˈditeɪlz əv ən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈʃɪlɪŋ wɪθ ˈɛdwərd ˈpɔrtrət. tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˈvɛri nis underneath,”*,” hi sɛd, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət hi ˌɪˈnɪʃəli hæd idea”*” ðət əˈnərθɪŋ ə kɔɪn ɪn b.c*. kʊd hæv ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈprɑvɪns, ðə ˈkəntri ənd hoʊl grænd ˈsɑgə əv nu wərld ˌdɪˈskəvri. ʤɪst θɔt ɪt wɑz ə kul kɔɪn tɪ find,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈkæmbəl. bət ˈfɛloʊ ˈmɛmbərz əv ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɔrəm fər ˈmɛtəl dɪˈtɛktər ɛnˈθuziˌæsts sun ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɪm əv ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl lɪŋk tɪ ˈmɪstər. ˈtænəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈθɪri əˈbaʊt dreɪk. ˈɛndɪd əp wɪθ ðə faɪnd əv ə lifetime,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər. ˈkæmbəl. ˈdɛfənətli dɪz dɪˈzərv ˈfərðər research.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈbeɪsɪz hɪz ˈθɪri ɔn ɪnˈkrɪptɪd mæps ənd ˈəðər ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɑrˈkaɪvəl ˈdɑkjəmənts frəm ðə leɪt ðət səˈʤɛst dreɪk wɑz dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrd hɪz ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˌnɔrθˈwɛst frəm ˈspænɪʃ ˈɛnəmiz. ˈəðər faɪndz ˈhɪntɪŋ æt ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈprɛzəns əˈlɔŋ ðə b.c*. koʊst ˌɪnˈklud ə 1571 dəg əp ɪn 1930 ɪn ðə ˈbæˌkjɑrd əv ə vɪkˈtɔriə hoʊm ənd əˈnəðər kɔɪn əˈnərθt ɔn kˈwædrə ˈaɪlənd. aɪ ˈɛndɪd əp wɪθ ðə faɪnd əv ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri ˈɛvədəns ɪz kəmˈpɛlɪŋ ɪn ənd əv itself,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər., hu hɛlpt ˈkɑnstrəkt rəˈʒim wɪn hi wɑz ə prəˈvɪnʃəl ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ðə 1970s*. hɪz ˈθɪri əˈbaʊt dreɪk, hi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd, hɪnʤ ɔn dɪˈskəvərɪŋ kɔɪnz ər ˈəðər ˈɑbʤɛkts lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd baɪ ðə ɪkˈsplɔrər ˈdʊrɪŋ ən əˈfɪʃəli ˌənrɪˈkɔrdɪd vɔɪəʤ tɪ ðə fˈjuʧər ˈkænədə. naʊ ˈgɪtɪŋ kərˈɑbərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈɛvədəns. ənd tu əv ðə θri kɔɪnz wər faʊnd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ pʊt pɛn tɪ ˈpeɪpər, soʊ ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst ˈfərðər ˈɪmpətəs fər ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri proof,”*,” sɛd ˈmɪstər..

the discovery of a 16th-century coin buried in clay on a vancouver island shoreline is rekindling interest in a controversial theory that english explorer sir francis drake made a secret voyage to canada’s pacific coast in 1579 two centuries before spanish sailors and the legendary british navigator capt. james cook made their famous “first” european visits to the future british columbia in the 1770s. former b.c. cabinet minister samuel bawlf, the leading proponent of the drake theory and author of a 2003 book on the subject, says the discovery of the coin by a victoria metal-detector hobbyist adds to the substantial documentary evidence that drake well known to have reached california during his 1579 expedition actually sailed to vancouver island and well beyond, but was ordered by queen elizabeth i to hide the true extent of his northward travels to protect england’s strategic interests in the new world. and one of the province’s top archeologists, royal b.c. museum curator grant keddie, told postmedia news that he’s made plans to examine the 460-year-old shilling, noting that “this now makes three coins from the 1500s” that have been found along the b.c. coast. “i am encouraging [relic hunters] to take another look at things they may have found here that are not identified such as ceramics or glassware that might date to the same time period as the coin,” added keddie, who has described bawlf’s theory as compelling and worth continued investigation by scholars. the newly discovered coin bears marks indicating it was produced between 1551 and 1553 during the reign of king edward vi, the son of henry viii and half-brother of elizabeth i. it was found in december by retired security specialist bruce campbell, who told postmedia news he initially had no idea the centuries-old bit of silver could help rewrite the early history of canada. “i made an off-hand comment that everybody i hunt with finds all the goodies and i don’t,” said mr. campbell, 59, recalling the dec. 13 outing with friends. “so i said i’m going where no one else is and walked down and into the high-tide line.” over the next hour, in the fading light of what would become mr. campbell’s luckiest-ever friday the 13th, he repeatedly hit paydirt: first a rare 1891 nickel, then an interesting dime from the 1960s, then a large penny from 1900. finally, as dusk was setting in, his detector turned up an old, encrusted piece of metal from under eight centimetres of blue clay. “it was all black and crusty and full of gunk from being in the water,” said campbell, who described how some careful cleaning with soap and water and a soaking in lemon juice revealed clear details of an english shilling with edward vi’s portrait. “it turned out to be very nice underneath,” he said, noting that he initially had “no idea” that unearthing a 16th-century coin in b.c. could have implications for the history of the province, the country and whole grand saga of new world discovery. “i just thought it was a cool coin to find,” said mr. campbell. but fellow members of an online forum for metal detector enthusiasts soon informed him of the potential link to mr. bawlf’s tantalizing theory about drake. “i ended up with the find of a lifetime,” said mr. campbell. “it definitely does deserve further research.” mr. bawlf bases his theory on encrypted maps and other british archival documents from the late 1500s that suggest drake was directed to safeguard his first-hand knowledge of the pacific northwest from england’s spanish enemies. other finds hinting at a possible 16th-century english presence along the b.c. coast include a 1571 sixpence dug up in 1930 in the backyard of a victoria home and another tudor-era coin unearthed on quadra island. i ended up with the find of a lifetime “the documentary evidence is compelling in and of itself,” said mr. bawlf, who helped construct b.c.’s heritage-protection regime when he was a provincial cabinet minister in the 1970s. his theory about drake, he insisted, doesn’t hinge on discovering coins or other objects left behind by the explorer during an officially unrecorded voyage to the future canada. “but now we’re getting corroborating evidence. and two of the three coins were found long before i put pen to paper, so this is just further impetus for the documentary proof,” said mr. bawlf.

ˈwɔʃɪŋtən (ˌeɪˈpi) ðə səˈprim kɔrt ˈoʊpənd ə ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl tərm ˈmənˌdeɪ wɪθ ə keɪs əˈbaʊt employees’*’ raɪts ðət kʊd əˈfɛkt ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 25 ˈmɪljən ˈwərkərz. ˈʤəstɪs nil ˈgɔrsəʧ, ɪn hɪz fərst fʊl tərm ɔn ðə bɛnʧ, wɑz ˈsaɪlənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈlaɪvli ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪn wɪʧ ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz simd ˈkloʊsli dɪˈvaɪdɪd. ðə keɪs ɪz əv kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪərz ənd ðɛr ˈwərkərz bɪˈkəz ɪt ˌɪnˈvɑlvz haʊ ɪmˈplɔɪiz kən kəmˈpleɪn əˈbaʊt peɪ ənd kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs. ðə ˈɪʃu ɪz ˈwɛðər ˈbɪznɪsɪz kən fɔrs ɪmˈplɔɪiz tɪ ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤəli juz ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən tɪ riˈzɑlv dɪˈspjuts. ðə keɪs pɪts ˈleɪbər lɔz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ əˈlaʊ ˈwərkərz tɪ bænd təˈgɛðər əˈgɛnst ən ˈoʊldər lɔ ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðə juz əv ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə kɔrts. ˈʤəstɪs ruθ ˈbædər ˈgɪnzbərg, ˈsimɪŋ tɪ spik fər ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl wɪŋ, sɛd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv kəˈlɛktɪv ˈækʃən ɪz ɪz strɛŋθ ɪn ˈnəmbərz. ju hæv tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈwərkər ɪn ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wɛr hi prəˈtɛkt himself.”*.” ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈʤəstɪsɪz əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv ə ˈdɪfərənt vju əv ðə keɪs. ʧif ˈʤəstɪs ʤɑn ˈrɑbərts ˈsaʊndɪd kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt ə ˈrulɪŋ fər ðə ˈwərkərz, wɪʧ hi sɛd ˌɪnˈvælɪˌdeɪt ˈkɑnˌtrækts fər 25 ˈmɪljən employees.”*.” ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˈnəmbər əv nɑnˈjunjən ˈwərkərz hu hæv ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən prəˈvɪʒən ðət ɪz æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə keɪs. wən əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈkeɪsɪz, əˈbaʊt ˈpɑrtəzən ædˈvæntɪʤ ɪn drɔɪŋ ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈdɪstrɪkts, ɪz sɛt fər ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ɪt həz ðə pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ riˈʃeɪp əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ɪf ðə kɔrt fər ðə fərst taɪm rulz ðət pəˈlɪtɪkəl mæps kən bi ɪkˈsɛsɪvli ˈpɑrtəzən. ðə ˈʤəstɪsɪz tʊk ðɛr sits ʤɪst ˈæftər 10 ɔn ðə fərst ˈmənˌdeɪ ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər, ðə deɪ priˈskraɪbd ɪn ˈfɛdərəl lɔ ɛz ðə stɑrt əv ðə haɪ kɔrt tərm. ˈrɑbərts kˈwɪkli dɪˈklɛrd ðə læst tərm ˈoʊvər ənd ðə nu wən, ˈbeɪgən. ðɛn hi ˈwɛlkəmd ðə nu səˈlɪsətər ˈʤɛnərəl, noʊɛl frænˈsɪskoʊ, hu wɑz kənˈfərmd baɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt læst mənθ ɛz ðə trəmp tɔp səˈprim kɔrt ˈlɔjər. əˈpɪrəns wɑz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl saɪnz əv ˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ðə kɔrt sɪns ˈdɑnəld ɪˈlɛkʃən ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt. trəmp əˈpɔɪntɪd ˈgɔrsəʧ tɪ fɪl ðə sit ðət hæd bɪn ˈveɪkənt sɪns ˈʤəstɪs ˈæntənɪn dɛθ. ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə hæd ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd ʤəʤ ˈmɛrɪk ˈgɑrlənd fər ðə ˈveɪkənsi, bət ˈsɛnɪt rɪˈpəblɪkənz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ækt ɔn ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. əˈnəðər ˈmɑrkər əv ʧeɪnʤ wɑz ɪn ðə pəˈzɪʃən ɪn ðə dɪˈspjut. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən hæd ˈsaɪdɪd wɪθ ðə ˈwərkərz, bət ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt rɪˈvərst ðət pəˈzɪʃən. ðə rɪˈzəlt wɑz ðə rɛr əˈpɪrəns əv tu ˈlɔjərz fər ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl ˈeɪʤənsiz ɔn ˈɑpəzɪt saɪdz əv ðə seɪm keɪs. waɪl ðə ˈʤəstɪs dɪˈpɑrtmənt kənˈtɛndɪd ðə ˈbɪznɪsɪz ʃʊd wɪn, ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈleɪbər riˈleɪʃənz bɔrd ˈɑrgjud ðət ðə ˈwərkərz ʃʊd bi prəˈtɛktɪd. ə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd baɪ ðə spərɪŋ.

washington (ap) — the supreme court opened a high-profile term monday with a case about employees’ rights that could affect an estimated 25 million workers. justice neil gorsuch, in his first full term on the bench, was silent during an otherwise lively argument in which the justices seemed closely divided. the case is of considerable importance to employers and their workers because it involves how employees can complain about pay and conditions in the workplace. the issue is whether businesses can force employees to individually use arbitration to resolve disputes. the case pits labor laws intended to allow workers to band together against an older law encouraging the use of arbitration, instead of the courts. justice ruth bader ginsburg, seeming to speak for the court’s liberal wing, said the importance of collective action is “there is strength in numbers. you have to protect the individual worker in a situation where he can’t protect himself.” the conservative justices appeared to have a different view of the case. chief justice john roberts sounded concerned about a ruling for the workers, which he said “would invalidate contracts for 25 million employees.” that’s the estimated number of non-union workers who have contracts with the individual arbitration provision that is at the heart of the case. one of the term’s biggest cases, about partisan advantage in drawing electoral districts, is set for argument tuesday. it has the potential to reshape american politics, if the court for the first time rules that political maps can be excessively partisan. the justices took their seats just after 10 o’clock on the first monday in october, the day prescribed in federal law as the start of the high court term. roberts quickly declared the last term over and the new one, begun. then he welcomed the nation’s new solicitor general, noel francisco, who was confirmed by the senate last month as the trump administration’s top supreme court lawyer. francisco’s appearance was one of several signs of changes at or involving the court since donald trump’s election as president. trump appointed gorsuch to fill the seat that had been vacant since justice antonin scalia’s death. president barack obama had nominated judge merrick garland for the vacancy, but senate republicans refused to act on garland’s nomination. another marker of change was in the administration’s position in the employer-employee dispute. the obama administration had sided with the workers, but trump’s justice department reversed that position. the result was the rare appearance of two lawyers for governmental agencies on opposite sides of the same case. while the justice department contended the businessesould win, the national labor relations board argued that the workersould be protected. a decision is expected by the spring.

ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl gaɪd ju θru ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðə ɛlk stæk frəm ˈvərʒən tɪ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt ðə kərˈɛkt ˈɔrdər əv ɪts kəmˈpoʊnənts, ənd. ðə ɛlk stæk bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɑpjələr ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz ɛz ə ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd lɔg səˈluʃən. beɪst ɔn ˈoʊpən sɔrs tulz ɛlk ɪˈneɪbəlz ðə kəˈlɛkʃən, ðə ˈstɔrɪʤ ənd ðə æˈnælɪsɪs əv lɔg faɪlz bɪg ˈdætə staɪl. ɛz pɑrt əv ɑr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz tim wi rən ɛlk æt ə saɪt. ɪt stɔrz əˈbaʊt 11 ˌtɛrəˈbaɪts əv lɔg ˈdætə frəm ðə læst 30 deɪz. ðə ˈkləstər kənˈsɪsts əv fɔr ˈdætə noʊdz ənd wən ˈmæstər noʊd. ɪz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ tu ˈsɪstəmz bɪˈhaɪnd ə loʊd ˈbælənsər ənd ˈjuzɪŋ tɪ rɪkˈwɛsts. ɪz dɪˈstrɪbjətəd tɪ tɛn ˈsɪstəmz ˈjuzɪŋ ɛz kæˈʃeɪ fər ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ lɔg ɪˈvɛnts. ɛnd əv laɪf? ɛz ðɪs ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər wɑz bɪlt læst jɪr ɪt ɪz naʊ pæst ɪts praɪm. wi si ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈvərʒənz dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn pərˈdəkʃən: ðiz ˈvərʒənz ər ˈprɪti ˈkɑmən naʊ ɛz ðeɪ wər ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ wɪn ˈpipəl ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪ ðə ɛlk stæk bæk ɪn 2015 jɛt ðɛr ɪz ə ˈprɑbləm: boʊθ ðə ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈvərʒənz əv ənd ər ɔˈrɛdi kloʊz tɪ ðɛr ɛnd əv laɪf deɪt, ˈminɪŋ noʊ wən wɪl prəˈvaɪd ˈɛni ˈəpˌdeɪts ˈæftər ðɪs pɔɪnt. wɪl bi meɪnˈteɪnd ənˈtɪl ˈʤænjuˌɛri 2017 ɪn ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wi wɪl ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt haʊ tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsɔfˌwɛr kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ən ɛlk stæk tɪ ðɛr ˈleɪtəst riˈlist ˈvərʒənz ənd prəˈvaɪd ju wɪθ ɔl lɪŋks ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. ɑr ˈtərgət ˈvərʒənz ər: waɪl nɑt ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˌɪtˈsɛlf (e.g*. jəm ˈəpˌdeɪt ɔn ə hæt ˈsɪstəm) ðɛr ər səm priˈrɛkwəzəts tɪ mit. stɑrt æt ðə tɔp əv ðə stæk ðə front-end*. ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd, wi eɪm fər ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvərʒən soʊ ˈʧɛkɪŋ ðə səˈpɔrt ˈmeɪtrɪks peɪʤ wi si ðɪs ˈvərʒən ˈoʊnli wərks wɪθ ɛz ðɛr ər noʊ ˈfərðər rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ən ˈəpˈgreɪd ɪz ˈizi. ɪt ʤɪst həz tɪ bi ˈskɛʤʊld ˈæftər ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt. wi wɔnt tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt frəm tɪ ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ər ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd ɔn ðə ɪˈlæstɪk ˈwɛbˌsaɪt. wən ˈmeɪʤər ʧeɪnʤ wɑz əˈfɛktɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˌpʊt. soʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ju wərk jʊr ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈmæʤɪk, ʧeɪnʤ ðə tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ laɪk ðɪs: ˈaʊtˌpʊt dɪf) ˈwərkərz 4 ˈɪndɛks "some-index%{+yyyy.mm.dd}-new*" hoʊst ["elasticsearch-host.fancy.domain*"] pɔrt 9200 ˈproʊtəˌkɔl "http*" hoʊsts "tru" "ˈtɛmplət" "tru" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ˈwərkərz 4 ˈɪndɛks "some-index%{+yyyy.mm.dd}-new*" hoʊst "elasticsearch-host.fancy.domain*" pɔrt 9200 ˈproʊtəˌkɔl "http*" hoʊsts "tru" "ˈtɛmplət" "tru" ˈæftər ðɪs ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv jʊr ˈpækɪʤ ˈmænɪʤər ˈəpˌgreɪdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu ˈvərʒən. kip ɪn maɪnd ðət ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl tɪ wərk wɪθ ˈɛni riˈlist ˈvərʒən. soʊ ˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni dɪˈpɛndənsi tɪ ðə ˈəpˈgreɪd. fərst əv ɔl ʧɛk ðə ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz dɑk. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪt ˈtrɪki ɛz wi goʊ frəm tɪ wɪʧ minz ə lɔt əv ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. ðɛr ɪz ə maɪˈgreɪʃən tɪ gaɪd ju θru ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən frəm tɪ. ðɪs, ˈkɑrənt ˈvərʒən ʧɛks ðə kənˌfɪgjərˈeɪʃən ənd ðə stɔrd ˈdætə. ɪt kən bi ˌɪnˈstɔld ˈviə: ˌɪnˈstɔl maɪˈgreɪʃən -aɪ maɪˈgreɪʃən -ju 1 ʃɛr bɪn aɪ maɪˈgreɪʃən ju .kɑm ɪˈlæstɪk maɪˈgreɪʃən rɪˈlisɪz ˈdaʊnˌloʊd 18 maɪˈgreɪʃən ɪt wɪl lʊk ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðɪs. hir ər ðə meɪn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz: ðə ˈɔpʃən ˈnɛtˌwərk ɪz riˈneɪmd tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk hoʊst ɪz riˈneɪmd tɪ ɪn keɪs ju nid ðə fər ˈloʊkəl kɔlz, e.g*. fər ˈmɑnətərɪŋ ˈpərpəsɪz, ɪt ɪz ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ baɪnd ɪkˈsplɪsətli tɪ ˈnɛtˌwərk: hoʊst: ['publicip*', 1 2 ˈnɛtˌwərk hoʊst ['publicip*' ˈstɑrtɪŋ wɪθ ɪt ɪz nɑt əˈlaʊd tɪ hæv dɑts ɪn fild neɪmz. ɪn keɪs ju nid dɑts ɪn fild neɪmz ðɛr ɪz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk stɑrt ˈɔpʃən ðət əˈlaʊz ðɪs: ʤɪst stɑrt ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs wɪθ ðə stɑrt ˈɔpʃən tru ðɛr maɪt bi ðə nid fər dɑts ɪn fild neɪmz ɪf ju ər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ lɔg ɪˈvɛnts wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑntɛnt ˈfɪltərɪŋ frəm səm ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən lɔgz ˈɪntu ən ˈɪndɛks. bət kip ɪn maɪnd: ɪf ðɛr ər ˈɛni dɑts ɪn fild neɪmz stɑrt æt ɔl. ˈæftər əˈplaɪɪŋ ðə ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən wɪl goʊ frəm rɛd tɪ grin: kip ɪn maɪnd: ðɪs maɪˈgreɪʃən ʤɪst ʧɛks ðə ənd ˈdætə stɔrd. ɪf ju juz ˈəðər æps kəˈnɛktɪŋ tɪ jʊr ˈkləstər ju hæv tɪ ʧɛk ðɛm ˈsɛpərətli. fʊl ˈkləstər riˈstɑrt fər ðə seɪk əv ðɪs ɪgˈzæmpəl əˈsum wi rən ɔn mɔr ðən wən hoʊst. seɪ wi hæv ən ˈkləstər wɪθ 3 noʊdz ðət ʃɛr ɔl ʃɑrdz ənd iʧ ʃɑrd həz wən ˈrɛplɪkə. ɪn ðɪs keɪs ˈnɛsəˌsɛri tɪ du ə fʊl ˈkləstər riˈstɑrt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈəpˈgreɪd ɔl noʊdz. ˈəðərˌwaɪz ʤɪst stɑp, du ən ˈəpˈgreɪd (e.g*. jəm ˈəpˈgreɪd) ənd riˈstɑrt. ɛz gɑt ə ˈkləstər ðət wɪl goʊ frəm tɪ wi məst kənˈsɪdər wən kənˈstreɪnt: ðɛr ɪz noʊ bɪtˈwin ðiz ˈvərʒənz. ðɛr ɪz ə θəroʊ gaɪd ðət wɪl ʃoʊ ənd ɪkˈspleɪn ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri stɛps, ðə ʤɪst əv ɪt: dɪˈseɪbəl ʃɑrd ˌæləˈkeɪʃən wɪˈθɪn jʊr ˈkləstər. ðɪs rɪˈdusɪz ðə taɪm ənˈtɪl ðə ˈkləstər ɪz ˈfʊli rɪˈkəvərd ˈæftərwərdz. pərˈfɔrm ə fləʃ tɪ stɑp ɑptɪmɪˈzeɪʃən ɔn ʃɑrdz. riˈmuv ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən. stɑrt ɪf ɪts stɪl ˌɪnˈstɔld: ʃɛr bɪn ɑr maɪˈgreɪʃən stɑp ɔl ðə noʊdz. ˈəpˈgreɪd ənd stɑrt ðə noʊdz. ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˈmæstər noʊdz fərst wɪl spid əp ðə ˈkləstər stɑrt. ˈriˈæktəˌveɪt ʃɑrd ˌæləˈkeɪʃən. weɪt ənˈtɪl jʊr ˈkləstər bɪˈkəmz grin əˈgɛn. kərl "cluster_name*" "elasticsearch*", "ˈstætəs" "ˈjɛloʊ", "timed_out*" fɔls, "number_of_nodes*" 2 "number_of_data_nodes*" 2 "active_primary_shards*" 6 "active_shards*" 12 "relocating_shards*" 0 "initializing_shards*" 0 "unassigned_shards*" 6 "delayed_unassigned_shards*" 0 "number_of_pending_tasks*" 0 "number_of_in_flight_fetch*" 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 kərl "cluster_name*" "elasticsearch*" "ˈstætəs" "ˈjɛloʊ" "timed_out*" fɔls "number_of_nodes*" 2 "number_of_data_nodes*" 2 "active_primary_shards*" 6 "active_shards*" 12 "relocating_shards*" 0 "initializing_shards*" 0 "unassigned_shards*" 6 "delayed_unassigned_shards*" 0 "number_of_pending_tasks*" 0 "number_of_in_flight_fetch*" 0 fərˈgɛt tɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt soʊ ðət jʊr ɛlk ɪz ˈjuzəbəl əˈgɛn. wət wi ˈlərnɪd ðə hɑrd weɪ dɪˈspaɪt ɔl ðə ˈrɛdɪŋ ənd ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz ðɛr wər səm ˈpɪtˌfɔlz wi stɛpt raɪt ɪn. ðiz wər: ˈæftər ðə ˈəpˌdeɪt ɑr sˈnæpˌʃɑt riˈpɑzəˌtɔri ækˈsɛsəbəl tɪ ɔl ˈkləstər noʊdz, soʊ wi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈbæˌkəps. tɪ sɑlv ðɪs wi hæd tɪ ˈrɛkriˌeɪt ðə riˈpɑzəˌtɔri. wi juz ðə tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ɑr ˈkləstər. ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi prəˈvaɪdɪd ðə əv ðɪs wɪθ ðə ˈkləstər neɪm. ðɪs ˈkɔzɪz tɪ ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ stɑrt æt ðə nu ˈvərʒən. kɔpf kæt ˈsɪmpəl wɛb ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tul fər 1 2 3 4 5 kæt ʃɛr kɔpf .ˈprɑpərtiz dɪˈskrɪpʃən kɔpf ˈsɪmpəl wɛb ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən tul fər ˈvərʒən saɪt tru neɪm kɔpf ˈsəməri tɪ ræp ɪt əp: stɑrt ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ɛz kəmˈpætəbəl wɪθ nuər ˈvərʒənz. ʧɛk ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz æt jʊr (ˈkləstər) wɪθ ðə maɪˈgreɪʃən tul. ˈəpˈgreɪd ðə ˈkləstər. ˈəpˈgreɪd. gɪt ɪn təʧ fər ɔl jʊr bɪg ˈdætə nidz ˈvɪzɪt ɑr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, drɔp ˈjuˈɛs ən iˈmeɪl æt ər kɔl 49 721 619

this article will guide you through updating the elk stack from version 1.x to 2.x, taking into account the correct order of its components elasticsearch, logstash and kibana. the elk stack became popular in recent years as a centralized log solution. based on open source tools elk enables the collection, the storage and the analysis of log files big data style. as part of our inovex operations team we run elk at a customer’s site. it stores about 11 terabytes of log data from the last 30 days. the elasticsearch cluster consists of four data nodes and one master node. kibana is distributed to two systems behind a load balancer and using nginx to proxy_pass requests. logstash is distributed to ten systems using redis as cache for incoming log events. end of life? as this infrastructure was built last year it is now past its prime. we see the following versions deployed in production: elasticsearch 1.7.2 logstash 1.5.3 kibana 4.1.13 these versions are pretty common now as they were cutting edge when people started to employ the elk stack back in 2015. yet there is a problem: both the installed versions of logstash and kibana are already close to their end of life date, meaning no one will provide any updates after this point. elasticsearch 1.7 will be maintained until january 2017. in this article we will demonstrate how to upgrade the single software components of an elk stack to their latest released versions and provide you with all links necessary. our target versions are: elasticsearch 2.4.1 logstash 2.4.0 kibana 4.6.1 while not difficult to upgrade the software itself (e.g. yum update logstash on a centos/red hat system) there are some prerequisites to meet. let’s start at the top of the stack the front-end. as mentioned, we aim for the latest version 4.6.1. so checking the support matrix page we see this version only works with elasticsearch 2.4. as there are no further requirements an upgrade is easy. it just has to be scheduled after the elasticsearch update. logstash we want to update logstash from 1.5.3 to 2.4.0 the breaking changes are documented on the elastic website. one major change was affecting the elasticsearch output plugin. so before you work your update magic, change the logstash config to something like this: logstash output plugin (git diff) elasticsearch { workers => 4 index => "some-index%{+yyyy.mm.dd}-new" - host => ["elasticsearch-host.fancy.domain"] - port => "9200" - protocol => "http" + hosts => ["http://elasticsearch-host.fancy.domain:9200"] manage_template => "true" template_name => "template" template_overwrite => "true" } 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 elasticsearch { workers = > 4 index = > "some-index%{+yyyy.mm.dd}-new" - host = > [ "elasticsearch-host.fancy.domain" ] - port = > "9200" - protocol = > "http" + hosts = > [ "http://elasticsearch-host.fancy.domain:9200" ] manage_template = > "true" template_name = > "template" template_overwrite = > "true" } after this just a matter of your package manager upgrading to the new logstash version. keep in mind that logstash is capable to work with any released elasticsearch version. so possible to upgrade without any dependency to the elasticsearch upgrade. elasticsearch first of all check the breaking changes doc. at this point it get’s tricky as we go from elasticsearch 1.7 to 2.4, which means a lot of breaking changes. there is a migration plugin to guide you through the migration from elasticsearch 1.x to 2.x. this plugin, current version 1.18, checks the elasticsearch configuration and the stored data. it can be installed via: install elasticsearch migration plugin /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/plugin -i migration -u https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-migration/releases/download/v1.18/elasticsearch-migration-1.18.zip 1 / usr / share / elasticsearch / bin / plugin - i migration - u https : / / github .com / elastic / elasticsearch - migration / releases / download / v1 . 18 / elasticsearch - migration - 1.18.zip it will look similar to this. here are the main changes: the elasticsearch option network .publish_host config is renamed to network . host . config is renamed to . in case you need the elasticsearch api for local api calls, e.g. for monitoring purposes, it is necessary to bind explicitly to 127.0.0.1: elasticsearch config network: host: ['publicip', '127.0.0.1'] 1 2 network : host : ['publicip' , '127.0.0.1' ] starting with elasticsearch 2.0 it is not allowed to have dots in field names. in case you need dots in field names there is a specific start option that allows this: just start the elasticsearch process with the start option - dmapper . allow_dots_in_name = true . there might be the need for dots in field names if you are processing log events without content filtering from some application logs into an elasticsearch index. but keep in mind: if there are any dots in field names elasticsearch 2.x won’t start at all. after applying the changes the migration plugin will go from red to green: keep in mind: this migration plugin just checks the elasticsearch config and data stored. if you use other apps connecting to your elasticsearch cluster you have to check them separately. full cluster restart for the sake of this example let’s assume we run on more than one elasticsearch host. say we have an elasticsearch cluster with 3 nodes that share all shards and each shard has one replica. in this case necessary to do a full cluster restart in order to upgrade all nodes. otherwise just stop elasticsearch, do an upgrade (e.g. yum upgrade elasticsearch) and restart. as got a cluster that will go from elasticsearch 1.7.2 to 2.4.0 we must consider one constraint: there is no interoperability between these versions. there is a thorough guide that will show and explain the necessary steps, the gist of it: disable shard allocation within your cluster. this reduces the time until the cluster is fully recovered afterwards. perform a synced flush to stop optimization on shards. remove the migration plugin. elasticsearch won’t start if its still installed: / usr / share / elasticsearch / bin / plugin - r migration stop all the nodes. upgrade and start the nodes. starting dedicated master nodes first will speed up the cluster start. reactivate shard allocation. wait until your cluster becomes green again. sh-4.1$ curl -xget http://localhost:9200/_cluster/health?pretty=true { "cluster_name" : "elasticsearch", "status" : "yellow", "timed_out" : false, "number_of_nodes" : 2, "number_of_data_nodes" : 2, "active_primary_shards" : 6, "active_shards" : 12, "relocating_shards" : 0, "initializing_shards" : 0, "unassigned_shards" : 6, "delayed_unassigned_shards" : 0, "number_of_pending_tasks" : 0, "number_of_in_flight_fetch" : 0 } 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 sh - 4.1 $ curl - xget http : //localhost:9200/_cluster/health?pretty=true { "cluster_name" : "elasticsearch" , "status" : "yellow" , "timed_out" : false , "number_of_nodes" : 2 , "number_of_data_nodes" : 2 , "active_primary_shards" : 6 , "active_shards" : 12 , "relocating_shards" : 0 , "initializing_shards" : 0 , "unassigned_shards" : 6 , "delayed_unassigned_shards" : 0 , "number_of_pending_tasks" : 0 , "number_of_in_flight_fetch" : 0 } forget to update kibana so that your elk is usable again. what we learned the hard way despite all the reading and preparations there were some pitfalls we stepped right in. these were: after the update our elasticsearch snapshot repository wasn’t accessible to all cluster nodes, so we weren’t able to generate backups. to solve this we had to recreate the repository. we use the kopf-plugin to manage our elasticsearch cluster. oddly enough nobody provided the config of this plugin with the cluster name. this causes elasticsearch to refuse to start at the new version. kopf plugin config sh-4.1$ cat /usr/share/elasticsearch/plugins/kopf/plugin-descriptor.properties description=kopf - simple web administration tool for elasticsearch version=2.0.1 site=true name=kopf 1 2 3 4 5 sh - 4.1 $ cat / usr / share / elasticsearch / plugins / kopf / plugin - descriptor .properties description = kopf - simple web administration tool for elasticsearch version = 2.0.1 site = true name = kopf summary to wrap it up: start updating logstash as compatible with newer elasticsearch versions. check breaking changes at your elasticsearch (cluster) with the migration tool. upgrade the elasticsearch cluster. upgrade kibana. get in touch for all your big data needs visit our website, drop us an email at list-blog@inovex.de or call +49 721 619 021-0.

4.1k* ʃɛrz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl prɪnt meɪl ˈdɛnɪs rɔs, ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv frəm ˈflɔrɪdə sɪns 2011 ədˈmɪtəd ðət ðə ˈʃətˌdaʊn ɪz ɔl əˈbaʊt rɪˈpəblɪkən praɪd, θɪŋk naʊ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt pride.”*.” rɔs ɪz wən əv ðə moʊst kənˈsərvətɪv haʊs ˈmɛmbərz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə kləb fər groʊθ, ənd hi ɪz ðə fərst ti ˈpɑrti ˈmɛmbər tɪ seɪ ðət hi wʊd səˈpɔrt ˈɛndɪŋ ðə faɪv deɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn wɪθ ə ˈspɛndɪŋ dil ðət ˌɪnˈklud ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ obamacare*. ˈʤɑnəθən ˈwaɪsmən æt ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd: hæv tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz haʊ ˈmɛni sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt geɪnz meɪd ˈoʊvər ðə læst θri jɪrz, ənd wi hæv nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪn ˈkətɪŋ ˈspɛndɪŋ bət ɪn ˈrɪli ˈtərnɪŋ ðə taɪd ɔn ə lɔt əv things,”*,” ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈdɛnɪs rɔs, rɪˈpəblɪkən əv ˈflɔrɪdə, sɛd ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ. luz ɔl ðət wɪn noʊ kəˈnɛkʃən naʊ bɪtˈwin ðə ˈʃətˌdaʊn ənd ðə ˈfəndɪŋ əv obamacare.”*.” hi ˈædɪd: θɪŋk naʊ ə lɔt əˈbaʊt pride.”*.” ðə ˈʃətˌdaʊn ə ˈpɑləsi ˈɑrgjəmənt ənd ɪt ˈnɛvər wɑz, bɪˈkəz noʊ seɪn ˈpɑrti wʊd ˈʃətˌdaʊn ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈoʊvər ə lɔ ɔˈrɛdi ˈvɛtɪd baɪ ðə ˈvoʊtərz, ˈkɑŋgrəs, ənd ðə səˈprim kɔrt. kənˈsərvətɪv ˈhjubrəs. rɔs ˈpɔɪntɪd aʊt ðət ðə ˈpɑrti ˈluzɪŋ ə faɪt ˈoʊvər ðə skeɪl əv ˈgəvərnmənt waɪl ˈweɪʤɪŋ ə kwɪkˈsɑtɪk wɔr əˈgɛnst ðə hɛlθ kɛr law.”*.” tru ɪˈnəf. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ ðə kɔr əv ðɛr ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi baɪ dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ənd rɪˈfəndɪŋ pɑrts əv ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. deɪz əˈgoʊ aɪ wɔrnd ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɔzɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ʤɪst haʊ məʧ gʊd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪz fər ðɛm. ɪf ðə kips ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn lɔŋ ɪˈnəf, ˈivɪn ðə moʊst ˈplɪtɪkli aʊt əv təʧ əˈmɛrɪkən wɪl fil ðə peɪn, ənd wɪl bi ˈhɛzɪtənt tɪ baɪ ˈɪntu ðə ʃʊd bi drowned”*” ˈmæntrə əv kənˈsərvətɪvz. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv naʊ pleɪst ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɪn ðə ˈbɪznɪs əv ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈwɪnərz ənd ˈluzərz ɪn ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ər əˈlɛʤədli 100 əˈgɛnst. ənd əˈpɛrəntli ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər θɪŋ ɪz əˈbaʊt ðɛr praɪd. ðeɪ hæv tɪ gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈriˌfənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt, bɪˈkəz hərt ənd ɪmˈbɛrəst. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ˈmɑrlɪn ˈstətsmən (r-in*) wɛnt ɔl ˈrɑdni ˈdeɪnʤərˌfild deɪz əˈgoʊ, nɑt goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktɪd. wi hæv tɪ gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ aʊt əv ðɪs. ənd aɪ noʊ wət ðət ˈivɪn is.”*.” wɪn ˈwaɪnɪŋ əˈbaʊt rɪˈspɛkt ənd praɪd wərk, rɪˈpəblɪkənz hæv ˈpræktɪkəli ˈteɪkən tɪ kraɪɪŋ, ˈjuˈɛs alone!”*!” ðeɪ laɪk biɪŋ kɔld ɪkˈstriməsts, soʊ liv ˈbrɪtˌni əˈloʊn, ju meanies*. haʊ dɛr ju spik ðə truθ əˈbaʊt rɪˈpəblɪkənz waɪl dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. #ˈwɪnɪŋ. ross’*’ ˈkɑmɛnts ˈdɛmənˌstreɪt ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈivɪn noʊ wət ðeɪ stænd fər ˌɛniˈmɔr, ənd waɪ noʊ wən kən gɛs wət goʊɪŋ tɪ du nɛkst. ðə wən θɪŋ wi kən bi ʃʊr əv: ti ˈpɑrti rɪˈpəblɪkənz si ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈhɪroʊz dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ðeɪ noʊ wət ðeɪ noʊ, ənd ðeɪ əbˈzɔrb ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ ər ˈluzɪŋ ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈpəblɪk ˈbætəl wɪθ ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt. ðə ˈhəmbəlɪŋ əv ðə ɪz ʤɪst ˈgɪtɪŋ wɔrmd əp, aɪ fɪr. ə bɪt əv ə riˈmaɪndər: goʊz ˌbiˈfɔr dɪˈstrəkʃən, ənd ə ˈhɔti ˈspɪrɪt ˌbiˈfɔr stumbling.”*.” ə tɪp fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz: ɪf jʊr ˈpɑrti wʊd stɑp ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ɔf əv ˈprɑməsəz ðət ju ʃʊd noʊ ju dɪˈlɪvər, laɪk diˈfəndɪŋ obamacare*, ju kʊd əˈvɔɪd ðə hjuˌmɪliˈeɪʃən əv ˈkeɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈpəblɪk jɛt əˈgɛn. bət ðɪs wʊd ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðə ti ˈpɑrti (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈjɔrsɛlvz, əˈpɛrəntli) əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈgəvərnmənt wərks, ənd ˈtɛlɪŋ jʊr ˈkɔrpərət ˈdoʊnərz tɪ bəz ɔf. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪt wʊd ˌrikˈwaɪər kərɪʤ ənd ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti tu ˈvæljuz ðə ˈɑbviəsli əˈfɔrd tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs. ɪf ˈrɛdi tɪ rɛd mɔr frəm ðə ənd tim, saɪn əp fər ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər hir! iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs: liv ðɪs fild ˈɛmti ɪf jʊr ˈjumən:

4.1k shares facebook twitter google whatsapp pinterest print mail flipboard dennis ross, a republican representative from florida since 2011, admitted that the gop shutdown is all about republican pride, “i think now it’s a lot about pride.” ross is one of the most conservative house members according to the club for growth, and he is the first tea party member to say that he would support ending the five day gop government shutdown with a spending deal that didn’t include changes to obamacare. jonathan weisman at the new york times reported: “republicans have to realize how many significant gains we’ve made over the last three years, and we have — not only in cutting spending but in really turning the tide on a lot of things,” representative dennis ross, republican of florida, said on saturday. “we can’t lose all that when there’s no connection now between the shutdown and the funding of obamacare.” he added: “i think now it’s a lot about pride.” the gop shutdown isn’t a policy argument and it never was, because no sane party would shutdown the government over a law already vetted by the voters, congress, and the supreme court. it’s conservative hubris. ross pointed out that the party “risked losing a fight over the scale of government while waging a quixotic war against the health care law.” true enough. republicans are undermining the core of their ideology by defending and refunding parts of the government. days ago i warned that republicans were actually causing americans to realize just how much good the government does for them. if the gop keeps the government shutdown long enough, even the most politically out of touch american will feel the pain, and will be hesitant to buy into the “government should be drowned” mantra of conservatives. furthermore, republicans have now placed themselves in the business of picking winners and losers in government – something they are allegedly 100% against. and apparently this entire thing is about their pride. they have to get something before they refund the government, because they’re hurt and embarrassed. rep. marlin stutzman (r-in) went all rodney dangerfield days ago, “we’re not going to be disrespected. we have to get something out of this. and i don’t know what that even is.” when whining about respect and pride doesn’t work, republicans have practically taken to crying, “leave us alone!” they don’t like being called extremists, so leave britney alone, you meanies. how dare you speak the truth about republicans while they’re destroying the economy. #winning. ross’ comments demonstrate that republicans don’t even know what they stand for anymore, and that’s why no one can guess what they’re going to do next. the one thing we can be sure of: tea party republicans see themselves as comic book heroes defeating president obama. they don’t know what they don’t know, and they can’t absorb the fact that they are losing this very public battle with the president. the humbling of the gop is just getting warmed up, i fear. a bit of a reminder: “pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.” here’s a tip for republicans: if your party would stop fundraising off of promises that you should know you can’t deliver, like defunding obamacare, you could avoid the humiliation of caving in public yet again. but this would involve educating the tea party (including yourselves, apparently) about how government works, and telling your corporate donors to buzz off. in other words, it would require courage and integrity – two values the gop obviously can’t afford to embrace. if you’re ready to read more from the unbossed and unbought politicus team, sign up for our newsletter here! email address: leave this field empty if you're human:

ə ˈspɑrtən, ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛriz ˈvərʒən əv ðə ˌɛrɪˈtæljə pleɪn, ɪz sin ɪn flaɪt ˈoʊvər haʊərd ɛr fɔrs beɪs ɪn ˈpænəˌmɑ. əˈfɪʃəlz frəm ðə dɪˈfɛns ləˈʤɪstɪks ˈeɪʤənsi dɪˈstrɔɪd ðə pleɪnz ˈæftər ˈæfˌgæn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌpərsəˈnɛl pruvd əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˈsərvɪs ðə ˈviɪkəlz. baɪ ˈkæθərɪn ˈpitərz ˈæftər ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈnɪrli hæf ə ˈbɪljən ˈdɔlərz ɔn 20 pleɪnz tɪ ˈaʊtˌfɪt ðə ˈæfˌgæn ɛr fɔrs, ðə dɪˈfɛns dɪˈpɑrtmənt tərnd əraʊnd ənd skræpt 16 əv ðə ˈɛrˌkræft fər 6 sɛnts ɔn ðə ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪnˈspɛktər ˈʤɛnərəl fər æfˈgænəˌstæn ˌrikənˈstrəkʃən həz ˈlərnɪd. ðə dɪˈfɛns ləˈʤɪstɪks ˈeɪʤənsi ˈkɛrid aʊt ðə planes’*’ dɪˈstrəkʃən æt ˈkɑbʊl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɛz ðə wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə dɪˈfɛns feɪld ˈproʊˌgræm tɪ ˈaʊtˌfɪt ðə ˈæfˌgænz wɪθ ə flit əv twɪn prəˈpɛlər ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈtrænspɔrt ˈɛrˌkræft. ðə ˈɛrˌkræft, ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ɪn ˈɪtəli, pruvd ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl fər ðə ˈæfˌgæn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ənd ðə ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd ðə ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn mɑrʧ 2013 θri mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪd ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən. baɪ ðɛn, ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæd spɛnt æt list 486 ˈmɪljən ɔn ðə ˈɛrˌkræft. dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðə ˈɛrˌkræft flu ˈoʊnli 234 aʊərz aʊt əv rikˈwaɪərd frəm ˈʤænjuˌɛri θru sɛpˈtɛmbər 2012 ɪn ə ˈpɔɪntɪd ˈlɛtər tɪ ɛr fɔrs ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈdɛbərə ʤeɪmz, ʤɑn ˈsoʊpkoʊ rɪkˈwɛstɪd ɔl ˌdɑkjəmɛnˈteɪʃən sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ skræp ðə pleɪnz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən. spəˈsɪfɪkli, hi wɔnts tɪ noʊ waɪ ðə pleɪnz floʊn aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri tɪ bi soʊld ˈɛlsˌwɛr ənd wət stɛps ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt tʊk tɪ əbˈteɪn ə ˈriˌfənd. mɔr, ˈsoʊpkoʊ wɔnts tɪ noʊ ðə ɛnd juz əv ðə skræp ˈmɛtəl soʊld tɪ ən ˈæfˌgæn ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðə ˈəltəmət feɪt əv pɑrts ðət skræpt, səʧ ɛz ˈɛnʤənz ənd bræs kəmˈpoʊnənts. ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr səʧ məˈtɪriəlz ˈɔfən ɛnd əp ɛz kəmˈpoʊnənts ɪn ˈwɛpənz juzd əˈgɛnst juz. trups, ðə ˈænsərz kʊd pruv ˈdipli ˈtrəbəlɪŋ tɪ juz. ənd ˈæfˌgæn əˈfɪʃəlz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ fɔr ˈɛrˌkræft əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl 20 ər æt ˈræmˌstin ɛr fɔrs beɪs ɪn ˈʤərməni. ɪn ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈlɛtər tɪ dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ʧək ˈhægəl, ˈsoʊpkoʊ rɪkˈwɛstɪd ədˈvæns ˈnoʊtɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ pleɪnz ər muvd ər dɪˈstrɔɪd.

a c-27a spartan, the military's version of the aeritalia g222 plane, is seen in flight over howard air force base in panama. officials from the defense logistics agency destroyed the planes after afghan military personnel proved unable to service the vehicles. by katherine peters after spending nearly half a billion dollars on 20 planes to outfit the afghan air force, the defense department turned around and scrapped 16 of the aircraft for 6 cents on the pound—just $32,000, the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction has learned. the defense logistics agency carried out the planes’ destruction at kabul international airport as the sigar was investigating the defense department’s failed program to outfit the afghans with a fleet of twin propeller military transport aircraft. the g222 aircraft, manufactured in italy, proved impossible for the afghan military to maintain and the pentagon terminated the program in march 2013, three months after the sigar initiated its investigation. by then, the department had spent at least $486 million on the aircraft. sigar determined that the aircraft flew only 234 hours out of 4,500 required from january through september 2012. in a pointed letter to air force secretary deborah james, john sopko requested all documentation surrounding the decision to scrap the planes along with an explanation. specifically, he wants to know why the planes weren’t flown out of the country to be sold elsewhere and what steps the department took to obtain a refund. what’s more, sopko wants to know the end use of the scrap metal sold to an afghan company and the ultimate fate of parts that weren’t scrapped, such as engines and brass components. in a country where such materials often end up as components in weapons used against u.s. troops, the answers could prove deeply troubling to u.s. and afghan officials. the remaining four aircraft of the original 20 are at ramstein air force base in germany. in a separate letter to defense secretary chuck hagel, sopko requested advance notice before the remaining planes are moved or destroyed.

wən əv ðə wərst θɪŋz ðət kən ˈhæpən wɪn ˈleɪbər raɪts vaɪəˈleɪʃənz ər dɪˈskəvərd ɪz fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ənd run’*’ tɪ əˈbrəptli stɑp səˈplaɪɪŋ frəm ə ˈfæktəri ər ə ˈkəntri ənd pʊt ˈwərkərz ʤɑbz æt rɪsk. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ brændz ənd ˈriˌteɪlərz tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ðɛr səˈplaɪərz ɪn ə weɪ ðət pʊt ˌɪnˈtɑlərəbəl ˈprɛʃər ɔn ˈwərkərz tɪ dɪˈlɪvər kloʊðz ˈfæstər, ˈʧipər, ənd ˈəndər pur ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz. wi wɔnt tɪ si ˈlɔŋˈtərm, ˈsteɪbəl ˈbɪznɪs riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin baɪərz ənd səˈplaɪərz. ðɪs wɪl gɪv ˈfæktəri ˈmænɪʤərz ðə taɪm ənd səˈpɔrt ˈnidɪd tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈwərkɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz, ənd ɪt wɪl gɪv ˈgɑrmənt ˈwərkərz mɔr ʤɑb sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd ˈdisənt wərk, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ənd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt fər ˈbɛtər kənˈdɪʃənz. ɪn ˈvɛri spɪˈsɪfɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz, ənd ˈoʊnli ˈæftər ɪgˈzɔstɪŋ ɔl ˈəðər ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz, wi meɪ æsk ə ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˌɪnˈfɔrm ə səˈplaɪər ðət ɪt wɪl noʊ ˈlɔŋgər baɪ ðɛr ənˈlɛs ˈleɪbər kənˈdɪʃənz ˌɪmˈpruv ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. wi ɪkˈspɛkt səʧ ə wɪθˈdrɔəl tɪ bi dən ɪn ə riˈspɑnsəbəl ˈmænər ðət ðə ˌɪmˈpækt ɔn ˈwərkərz æt ðə ˈfæktəri. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, wi wʊd æsk baɪərz tɪ dɪˈvərt ˈɔrdərz tɪ ə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈfæktəri ðət ɪz ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈdisənt wərk ənd tɪ gɪv praɪˈɔrəti ˈhaɪrɪŋ tɪ ˈwərkərz frəm ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈfæktəri. ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə ˈwaɪdli səˈpɔrtɪd kɔl frəm ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkəntri fər ə ˈbɔɪˌkɑt tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈjumən ənd ˈleɪbər raɪts ðɛr, ðə klin kloʊðz kæmˈpeɪn wɪl rɪˈspɛkt ðɪs. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ɪn 2001 ðə ˈɛkˌsaɪld ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən əv treɪd ˈjunjənz ˈbərmə (ftub*), təˈgɛðər wɪθ ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˌsɛgˈmɛnt əv bərˈmiz soʊˈsaɪɪti, kɔld fər səˈpɔrt ɪn ðɛr kæmˈpeɪn tɪ dɪˈmænd ðət traɪəmf ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ə ˈriˌteɪlər əv ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ, pʊl aʊt əv ˈbərmə. ðə kæmˈpeɪn wɑz səkˈsɛsfəl ənd ɪn 2002 traɪəmf əˈnaʊnst ɪts wɪθˈdrɔəl frəm ðə ˈkəntri.

one of the worst things that can happen when labour rights violations are discovered is for a company to ‘cut and run’ - to abruptly stop supplying from a factory or a country and put workers jobs at risk. we encourage brands and retailers to engage with their suppliers in a way that doesn’t put intolerable pressure on workers to deliver clothes faster, cheaper, and under poor working conditions. we want to see long-term, stable business relationships between buyers and suppliers. this will give factory managers the time and support needed to improve working conditions, and it will give garment workers more job security and decent work, including the opportunity to organise and negotiate for better conditions. in very specific situations, and only after exhausting all other possibilities, we may ask a company to inform a supplier that it will no longer buy there unless labour conditions improve immediately. we expect such a withdrawal to be done in a responsible manner that minimises the impact on workers at the factory. for example, we would ask buyers to divert orders to a nearby factory that is willing to provide decent work and to give priority hiring to workers from the problem factory. if there is a widely supported call from a particular country for a boycott to promote human and labour rights there, the clean clothes campaign will respect this. for example, in 2001 the exiled federation of trade unions - burma (ftub), together with a significant segment of burmese society, called for support in their campaign to demand that triumph international, a swiss-based retailer of lingerie, pull out of burma. the campaign was successful and in 2002 triumph announced its withdrawal from the country.

fud ˈpraɪsɪz raɪz ˈʃɑrpli ənd ðɛrz mɔr tɪ kəm ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈʃɑpərz tɪ peɪ ˈivɪn mɔr nɛkst jɪr ɛz kəˈmɑdəti ˈpraɪsɪz sɔr æt ðə dək hɪŋ mit ˈmɑrkɪt ɔn ˈstɑktən strit ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ˈʃɑpərz lʊk fər ˈdɪˌskaʊnts ɔn ðɛr ˈpoʊltri baɪz. ðə kənˈsumər praɪs ˈɪndɛks riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 15 2010 ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ˈgroʊsəri ˈpraɪsɪz wɪl raɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɪn 2011 mit, ˈpoʊltri ənd ˈdɛri ˈprɑdəkts ər ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ raɪz ɪn praɪs ðə moʊst. lɛs æt ðə dək hɪŋ mit ˈmɑrkɪt ɔn ˈstɑktən strit ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, ˈkælɪf. ˈʃɑpərz lʊk fər ˈdɪˌskaʊnts ɔn ðɛr ˈpoʊltri baɪz. ðə kənˈsumər praɪs ˈɪndɛks riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 15 2010 ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ˈgroʊsəri ˈpraɪsɪz mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: brænt wɔrd, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: brænt wɔrd, ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl ˈɪmɪʤ 1 əv 5 ˈkæpʃən kloʊz fud ˈpraɪsɪz raɪz ˈʃɑrpli ənd ðɛrz mɔr tɪ kəm 1 5 bæk tɪ ˈgæləri fər ðə fərst taɪm sɪns 2008 ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ɪz ˈhɪtɪŋ kənˈsumərz ɪn ðə ˈstəmək. ˈgroʊsəri ˈpraɪsɪz gru baɪ mɔr ðən 1 taɪmz ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl reɪt əv ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ðɪs jɪr, ˈaʊtˌpeɪst ˈoʊnli baɪ kɔsts əv ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl kɛr, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈnəmbərz riˈlist ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ baɪ ðə juz. ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈleɪbər stəˈtɪstɪks. ɪˈkɑnəmɪsts prɪˈdɪkt ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈoʊnli ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. fjuəld baɪ ðə haɪər kɔsts əv wit, ˈʃʊgər, kɔrn, ˈsɔɪˌbinz ənd ˈɛnərʤi, ˈʃɑpərz kʊd si ɛz məʧ ɛz ə 4 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris æt ðə ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ˈʧɛˌkaʊt nɛkst jɪr. "aɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ʤɪst ðɪs mənθ ðət maɪ ˈgroʊsəri bɪl fər ðə seɪm oʊld stəf ˈsɪriəl, ɛgz, mɪlk, ˈɔrɪnʤ ʤus, ˈpiˌnət ˈbətər, brɛd spaɪkt 25 sɛd su ˈpɛri, ˈdɛpjəti ˈɛdɪtər əv ˈmægəˌzin, ə nɑnˈprɑfət ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən frəm kənˈsumər rɪˈpɔrts. "ɪt wɑz ə bɪt əv ˈstɪkər ʃɑk." bət ɪt meɪks sɛns. sɪns noʊˈvɛmbər 2009 mit, ˈpoʊltri, fɪʃ ənd ɛgz hæv sərʤd pərˈsɛnt ɪn praɪs. ˈdɛri ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈprɑdəkts hæv gɔn əp pərˈsɛnt; fæts ənd ɔɪlz, 3 pərˈsɛnt; ənd ˈʃʊgər ənd swits, pərˈsɛnt. waɪl ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd wɑz pərˈsɛnt, ˈgroʊsəri ˈpraɪsɪz wɛnt əp pərˈsɛnt ˈnæʃənəli ənd pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə beɪ ˈɛriə, sɛd tɑd ˈʤɑnsən, ən ɪˈkɑnəmɪst fər ðə ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈleɪbər stəˈtɪstɪks ˈɔfəs ɪn sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. "ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈifɛkts ɔn ˈgroʊsəri ˈpraɪsɪz hir ˈoʊvər ðə læst mənθ wər təˈmɑtoʊz, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ɛgz, fɪʃ ənd ˈsiˌfud." ˈproʊdus ˈstɛdi əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, ðə praɪs əv ˈproʊdus həz rɪˈmeɪnd ˈfɛrli ˈstɛdi. bət ðə juz. dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər prɪˈdɪkts ðət nɛkst jɪr ðə praɪs əv fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, laɪk ˈmɛni ˈəðər fud kəˈmɑdətiz, kʊd goʊ əp. ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsi ɪz ˈfɔrˌkæstɪŋ ə 2 tɪ 3 pərˈsɛnt fud ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt ɪn 2011 ə peɪs ðət ɪz nɑt ənˈjuˌʒuəl ɪn ə riˈbaʊndɪŋ ɪˈkɑnəmi. "wi ˈjuʒəwəli ɛr ɔn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv saɪd," sɛd ˈifrəm leibtag*, ə ˈsinjər ɪˈkɑnəmɪst wɪθ ðə, ˈædɪŋ ðət 2011 hoʊldz ə bɪt əv ənˈsərtənti, soʊ aɪ ˈwʊdənt bi səˈpraɪzd ɪf ɪt goʊz haɪər. ɪf ɪt goʊz tɪ 6 pərˈsɛnt, ðɛn wi ʃʊd bi ˈwərid." ˈmaɪkəl sˈwɑnsən, ən ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ɪˈkɑnəmɪst æt wɛlz ˈfɑrˌgoʊ, sɛd ðət ɛz lɔŋ ɛz kɔrn, ˈsɔɪˌbin ənd ˈɛnərʤi ˈpraɪsɪz kənˈtɪnju tɪ klaɪm, fud ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən kʊd riʧ 4 pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2011 "ðə ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪz ɪt seɪf," hi sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ˈneɪʃən ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ si ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌɪnˈkrisɪz sɪns 2008 wɪn ðə fud ˌɪnˈfleɪʃən reɪt wɑz ə ˈrɛkərd pərˈsɛnt. ðə ˈgloʊbəl dɪˈmænd fər kɔrn juzd fər fud ənd ˈɛθəˌnɔl həz swɛld soʊ məʧ ðət fid kɔsts fər ˈfɑrmərz ənd ˈrænʧərz ər biɪŋ pæst ɔn tɪ ðə kənˈsumər, sˈwɑnsən sɛd. gæs, ˈdizəl pleɪ ə roʊl gæs ənd ˈdizəl ˈpraɪsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ər pleɪɪŋ ə roʊl. wit kɔsts wɛnt θru ðə rʊf ðɪs jɪr wɪn 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈrəʃəz krɑp wɑz dɪˈstrɔɪd baɪ draʊt ənd ˈwaɪldˌfaɪərz, ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈkəntri, ðə prəˈdusər ɪn ðə wərld, tɪ bæn ˈɛkspɔrts əv ðə greɪn. ðə praɪs əv ˈʃʊgər, ˈɔlsoʊ juzd fər ˈɛθəˌnɔl ɪn pɑrts əv ðə wərld, ɪz praɪst æt ə haɪ. kræft fudz ɪŋk., wən əv ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst fud prəˈdusərz, həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈnaʊnst plænz tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ɪts ˈpraɪsɪz bɪˈkəz əv ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˌɪnˈgridiənt kɔsts ənd ˈflægɪŋ seɪlz. ˈʤɛnərəl mɪlz, ˈmeɪkər əv ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ frəm flaʊər ənd ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈmɪksɪz tɪ ˈsɪriəl ənd ˈjoʊgərt, həz sɛd ɪt, tu, wɪl reɪz səm əv ɪts ˈprɑdəkt ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ˈɛkspərts sɛd kənˈsumərz kən ɪkˈspɛkt ðə seɪm frəm ˈkɛlɔgz ənd ˈnɛsˈli. ðə ˈsɪlvər ˈlaɪnɪŋ, sˈwɑnsən sɛd, ɪz ðət ˈriˌteɪlərz səʧ ɛz ˈmeɪʤər ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʧeɪnz ənd stɔrz ər ˈlaɪkli tɪ pʊʃ bæk æt ˈhoʊlˌseɪlərz tɪ kip ˈpraɪsɪz frəm ˈʤəmpɪŋ tu məʧ. "fud ɪz ə ˈdraɪvər," hi sɛd. "soʊ ɪf stɔrz laɪk ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ənd ˈkeɪˌmɑrt wɔnt tɪ gɪt ˈʃɑpərz ɪn ðə dɔr, ɪts tɪ ðɛr ˈbɛnəfɪt tɪ kip ˈpraɪsɪz loʊ."

food prices rise sharply - and there's more to come inflation shoppers to pay even more next year as commodity prices soar at the duk hing meat market on stockton street in san francisco, calif. shoppers look for discounts on their poultry buys. the consumer price index released wednesday december 15, 2010 indicates grocery prices will rise significantly in 2011. meat, poultry and dairy products are expected to rise in price the most. less at the duk hing meat market on stockton street in san francisco, calif. shoppers look for discounts on their poultry buys. the consumer price index released wednesday december 15, 2010 indicates grocery prices ... more photo: brant ward, the chronicle photo: brant ward, the chronicle image 1 of / 5 caption close food prices rise sharply - and there's more to come 1 / 5 back to gallery for the first time since 2008, inflation is hitting consumers in the stomach. grocery prices grew by more than 1 times the overall rate of inflation this year, outpaced only by costs of transportation and medical care, according to numbers released wednesday by the u.s. bureau of labor statistics. economists predict that this is only the beginning. fueled by the higher costs of wheat, sugar, corn, soybeans and energy, shoppers could see as much as a 4 percent increase at the supermarket checkout next year. "i noticed just this month that my grocery bill for the same old stuff - cereal, eggs, milk, orange juice, peanut butter, bread - spiked $25," said sue perry, deputy editor of shopsmart magazine, a nonprofit publication from consumer reports. "it was a bit of sticker shock." but it makes sense. since november 2009, meat, poultry, fish and eggs have surged 5.8 percent in price. dairy and related products have gone up 3.8 percent; fats and oils, 3 percent; and sugar and sweets, 1.2 percent. while overall inflation nationwide was 1.1 percent, grocery prices went up 1.7 percent nationally and 1.3 percent in the bay area, said todd johnson, an economist for the bureau of labor statistics office in san francisco. "the largest effects on grocery prices here over the last month were tomatoes, followed by eggs, fish and seafood." produce steady across the country, the price of produce has remained fairly steady. but the u.s. department of agriculture predicts that next year the price of fruits and vegetables, like many other food commodities, could go up. the government agency is forecasting a 2 to 3 percent food inflation rate in 2011 - a pace that is not unusual in a rebounding economy. "we usually err on the conservative side," saidhraim leibtag, a senior economist with the usda, adding that "2011 holds a bit of uncertainty, so i wouldn't be surprised if it goes higher. if it goes to 6 percent, then we should be worried." michael swanson, an agricultural economist at wells fargo, said that as long as corn, soybean and energy prices continue to climb, food inflation could reach 4 percent in 2011. "the usda always plays it safe," he said, adding that the nation is likely to see the biggest increases since 2008, when the food inflation rate was a record 5.5 percent. the global demand for corn - used for food and ethanol - has swelled so much that feed costs for farmers and ranchers are being passed on to the consumer, swanson said. gas, diesel play a role gas and diesel prices also are playing a role. wheat costs went through the roof this year when 20 percent of russia's crop was destroyed by drought and wildfires, causing the country, the third-largest producer in the world, to ban exports of the grain. the price of sugar, also used for ethanol in parts of the world, is priced at a two-decade high. kraft foods inc., one of the world's largest food producers, has already announced plans to increase its prices because of mounting ingredient costs and flagging sales. general mills, maker of everything from flour and baking mixes to cereal and yoplait yogurt, has said it, too, will raise some of its product prices in january. experts said consumers can expect the same from kellogg's and nestle. the silver lining, swanson said, is that retailers such as major supermarket chains and big-box stores are likely to push back at wholesalers to keep prices from jumping too much. "food is a high-frequency driver," he said. "so if stores like walmart and kmart want to get shoppers in the door, it's to their benefit to keep prices low."

polari* (ər ɔlˈtərnətɪvli parlare*, parlary*,, palarie*, palari*; frəm ˌɪˈtæljən parlare*, ˈminɪŋ 'tɪ tɔk') ɪz ə fɔrm əv kænt slæŋ juzd ɪn ˈbrɪtən baɪ səm ˈæktərz, ˈsərkəs ənd ˈfɛrˌgraʊnd showmen*, prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈrɛsələrz, ˈmərʧənt ˈneɪvi ˈseɪlərz, ˈkrɪmənəlz, ˈprɑstəˌtuts, ənd ðə geɪ ˈsəbˌkəlʧər. ðɛr ɪz səm dəˈbeɪt əˈbaʊt ɪts bət ɪt kən bi treɪst bæk tɪ æt list ðə ˈsɛnʧəri ənd ˈpɑsəbli ðə ðɛr ɪz ə kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ pənʧ ənd ˈʤudi strit ˈpəpɪt pərˈfɔrmərz, hu trəˈdɪʃənəli juzd tɪ dɪˈskrɪpʃən ˈɛdət ɪz ə ˈmɪksʧər əv ˈroʊmæns ər ˌmɛdətərˈeɪniən ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə), roʊˈmɑni, ˈləndən backslang*, ˈraɪmɪŋ slæŋ, ˈseɪlər slæŋ, ənd θivz' kænt. ˈleɪtər ɪt ɪkˈspændɪd tɪ kənˈteɪn wərdz frəm ðə ˈjɪdɪʃ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ənd frəm drəg ˈsəbˌkəlʧər slæŋ. ɪt wɑz ə ˈkɑnstəntli dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ fɔrm əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ, wɪθ ə smɔl kɔr ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn əv əˈbaʊt 20 wərdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ: ˈboʊnə (gʊd 7 ˈeɪˌʤæks (ˈnɪrˈbaɪ), (feɪs), ˈsiˈoʊˈdi (bæd, ɪn ðə sɛns əv ˈtæki ər vaɪl), næf (bæd, ɪn ðə sɛns əv dræb ər dəl, ðoʊ ˈbɑˌroʊd ˈɪntu ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪŋlɪʃ wɪθ ðə sɛns əv ðə əˈfɔrˌmɛnʃənd ˈsiˈoʊˈdi), (rum, haʊs, flæt, i.e*. rum tɪ lɛt), (nɑt, noʊ), (mæn), pəˈloʊn (ˈwʊmən), (hɛr), ər (sˈmɑrtən əp, ˈstaɪˌlaɪz), ('tɪ bi hæd', ˈsɛkʃuəli ækˈsɛsəbəl), treɪd (sɛks), ənd (si), ənd ˈoʊvər 500 ˈəðər əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈʧænəl 4 ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ðɛr wɑz wəns (ɪn ˈləndən) ən "ist ɛnd" ˈvərʒən wɪʧ strɛst ˈkɑkni ˈraɪmɪŋ slæŋ ənd ə "wɛst ɛnd" ˈvərʒən wɪʧ strɛst θiˈætrɪkəl ənd ˈklæsɪkəl ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz. ðɛr wɑz səm ˌɪnərˈʧeɪnʤ bɪtˈwin ðə tu. ˈjusɪʤ ˈɛdət sɪns ðə ˈsɛnʧəri, wɑz juzd ɪn ˈləndən fishmarkets*, ðə ˈθiətər, ˈfɛrˌgraʊndz, ənd ˈsərkəsəz, hɛns ðə ˈmɛni ˈbɑroʊɪŋz frəm ɛz ˈmɛni ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl mɛn wərkt ɪn θiˈætrɪkəl ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd əˈməŋ ðə geɪ ˈsəbˌkəlʧər, æt ə taɪm wɪn ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪti wɑz ˌɪˈligəl, tɪ dɪsˈgaɪz ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz frəm ˈhɑstəl aʊtˈsaɪdərz ənd ˌəndərˈkəvər pəˈlismɪn. ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ juzd ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli ɪn ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈmərʧənt ˈneɪvi, wɛr ˈmɛni geɪ mɛn ʤɔɪnd ˈoʊʃən ˈlaɪnərz ənd kruz ʃɪps ɛz ˈweɪtərz, stuərdz, ənd ˈwɪljəm ˈʃeɪkˌspir juzd ðə tərm ˈboʊnə (gʊd, əˈtræktɪv) ɪn ˈhɛnri iv*, pɑrt 2 pɑrt əv ðə ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈboʊnə (ə ˈleɪdi ˈwɛrɪŋ ən əˈtræktɪv ˌhaʊˈɛvər, "ðɛrz ˈlɪtəl [ˈəðər] ˈrɪtən ˈɛvədəns əv ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 1890s*," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈpitər gilliver*, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈɑksfərd ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri. ðə ˈɛntri fər (pəˈlismən), fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˌɪnˈkludz ðɪs kwoʊt frəm ən 1893 bʊk (pi. eɪʧ. ˈɛmərsənz ˈsinjɔr ˈlɪpoʊ bərnt kɔrk "ɪf ðə wɑz tɪ si ɪm ɪn ˈboʊnə ˈklɑbər ðeɪd teɪk ɪm fər ə gən." (ɪf ðə pəˈlis wər tɪ si ɪm drɛst ɪn ðɪs faɪn ˈmænər, ðeɪ wʊd noʊ ðət hi ɪz ə ðə ˈɔlˌmoʊst aɪˈdɛntɪkəl həz bɪn ˈspoʊkən ɪn ˈfɛrˌgraʊndz sɪns æt list ðə ənd kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi juzd baɪ ʃoʊ ˈtrævələrz ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd ˈskɑtlənd. ɛz θiˈætrɪkəl buθs, ˈsərkəs ækts, ənd wər wəns ə ˈkɑmən pɑrt əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən fɛrz, ɪt ɪz ˈlaɪkli ðət ðə ruts əv laɪ ɪn ðə ˈpɪriəd ˌbiˈfɔr boʊθ ˈθiətər ənd ˈsərkəs bɪˈkeɪm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əv ðə ˈfɛrˌgraʊndz. ðə ˈspoʊkən ɔn ˈfɛrˌgraʊndz tɛndz tɪ ˈbɑˌroʊ məʧ mɔr frəm ˈrɑməni, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd ˈspoʊkən baɪ ˈtrævəlɪŋ ˈpipəl, səʧ ɛz kænt ənd backslang*. ˈhɛnri ˈmeɪhju geɪv ə vərˈbeɪtəm əˈkaʊnt əv ɛz pɑrt əv ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ə pənʧ ənd ˈʤudi ˈʃoʊmən ɪn ðə 1850s*. ðə dɪˈskəʃən hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈrɛfərənsɪz ðə ərˈaɪvəl əv pənʧ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd, ˈkrɛdətɪŋ ðiz ˈərli ʃoʊz tɪ ə pərˈfɔrmər frəm ˈɪtəli kɔld (ʤɑn peɪn ˈkɑljərz əˈkaʊnt kɔlz ɪm ˈmeɪhju prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: pənʧ tɔk "'ˈboʊnə parle*' minz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ; neɪm əv ˈpætər. munjare*' noʊ fud. lente*' noʊ bɛd. bivare*' noʊ drɪŋk. aɪv munjare*,' ənd bivare*,' ənd, wəts wərs, lente*.' ðɪs ɪz ˈbɛtər ðən ðə costers*' tɔk, bɪˈkəz ðət eɪnt noʊ slæŋ ənd ɔl, ənd ðɪs ɪz ə ˈbroʊkən ˌɪˈtæljən, ənd məʧ haɪər ðən ðə costers*' ˈlɪŋgoʊ. wi noʊ wət əˈklɑk ɪt ɪz, ðɛr ər əˈdɪʃənəl əˈkaʊnts əv ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr wərdz ðət rɪˈleɪt tɪ ˈpəpɪt pərˈfɔrməns: "'slumarys*' ˈfɪgjərz, freɪm, sinz, ˈprɑpərtiz. 'sləm' kɔl, ər ənˈnoʊn ("ənˈnoʊn" ɪz ə ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə "swazzle*", ə vɔɪs juzd baɪ pənʧ pərˈfɔrmərz, ðə ˈstrəkʧər əv wɪʧ wɑz ə ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ treɪd ˈsikrɪt). dɪˈklaɪn ɪn juz ˈɛdət hæd ˈbeɪgən tɪ fɔl ˈɪntu dɪsˈjus əˈməŋst ðə geɪ ˈsəbˌkəlʧər baɪ ðə leɪt. ðə ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti əv ðə ˈʤuljən ənd ˈsændi ˈkɛrɪktərz pleɪd baɪ ju ənd ˈkɛnɪθ ˈwɪljəmz (fərst ˌɪntrəˈdust ɪn ðə ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ˈproʊˌgræm raʊnd ðə hɔrn ɪn ðə ɪnˈʃʊrd ðət səm əv ðɪs ˈsikrɪt ˈlæŋgwɪʤ bɪˈkeɪm ˈpəblɪk ˈnɑlɪʤ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə nid fər ə ˈsikrɪt ˈsəbˌkəlʧər koʊd dɪˈklaɪnd wɪθ ðə ˈpɑrʃəl diˌkrɪmənələˈzeɪʃən əv ˈædəlt ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl ækts ɪn ˈɪŋglənd ənd weɪlz ˈəndər ðə ˈsɛkʃuəl ækt 1967 ɪn ˈpɑpjələr ˈkəlʧər ˈɛdət ˈboʊnə tɑgz kloʊðz ʃɑp kloʊðz ʃɑp wɑz ɪn ðə ɔn ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˌbibiˈsi ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ʃoʊ raʊnd ðə hɔrn ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈkɛnɪθ hɔrn. kæmp ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈʤuljən ənd ˈsændi wər pleɪd baɪ ju ənd ˈkɛnɪθ ɪn ðə ˈdɔktər hu ˈsɪˌriəl ˈkɑrnəvəl əv ˈmɑnstərz frəm 1973 vorg*, ə ˈʃoʊmən, bɪˈlivɪŋ ðə ˈdɔktər tɪ ˈɔlsoʊ bi ə ˈʃoʊmən, əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˈkɑnvərs wɪθ ɪm ɪn. ðə ˈdɔktər steɪts ðət hi dɪz nɑt ˌəndərˈstænd ɪm. ɪn 1987 ˈkɛrɪktər rælf ˈfɪlθi, ə θiˈætrɪkəl ˈeɪʤənt pleɪd baɪ ˈnaɪʤəl ˈpleɪnər ɪn ðə ˌbibiˈsi ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz ˈfɪlθi, rɪʧ ˈrɛgjələrli juzd. ɪn 1990 ˈmɔrɪsi riˈlist ðə ˈsɪŋgəl "ˈpɪkəˌdɪli" kənˈteɪnɪŋ ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈlɪrɪks ɪn ənd ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ ə ˈsəbˌkəlʧər ɪn wɪʧ wɑz juzd. "ˈpɪkəˌdɪli" ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fərst sɔŋ əˈpɪrɪŋ ɔn ˌkɑmpəˈleɪʃən ˈælbəm ˈboʊnə dræg, huz ˈtaɪtəl ɪz ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈteɪkən frəm. ɪn ðə 1999 fɪlm ˈvɛlvət ˈgoʊldˌmaɪn, tu ˈkɛrɪktərz spik waɪl ɪn ə ˈləndən ˈnaɪtˌkləb. ðɪs sin kənˈteɪnz ˈsəbˌtaɪtəlz fər vjuərz nɑt fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðə ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ɪn 2015 ˈfɪlˌmeɪkərz braɪən ˈfɛrbərn ənd kɑrl ˈɛkəlstɑn meɪd ˈpʊtɪŋ ɔn ðə dɪʃ, ə ʃɔrt fɪlm ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ɪn 2016 ˈdeɪvɪd boʊi riˈlist ðə ˈælbəm blackstar*, kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə sɔŋ "gərl ləvz mi". meɪks əp hæf əv ðə ˈlɪrɪks əv ðə træk. ɪn 2017 ə ˈsərvɪs æt ˈwɛstˌkɑt haʊs, ˈkeɪmbrɪʤ (ə ʧərʧ əv ˈɪŋglənd ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈkɑlɪʤ) wɑz kənˈdəktəd ɪn; ðə ˈsərvɪs wɑz hɛld baɪ ˈtreɪˈni prists tɪ kəˈmɛmərˌeɪt ˈhɪstəri mənθ; ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən, krɪs ˈʧaɪvərz, ðə ˈprɪnsəpəl, ɪkˈsprɛst hɪz ɪn ðə 2017 ˈrɪˌki, sæŋ əˈbaʊt ənd ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ɪn 2002 tu bʊks ɔn wər ˈpəblɪʃt,: ðə lɔst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əv geɪ mɛn, ənd: ə ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri əv ənd geɪ slæŋ (boʊθ baɪ pɔl ˈbeɪkər). ɪn 2012 ˈɑrtɪsts ˈdoʊlən ənd ˈʤoʊzəf ˈrɪʧərdsən kriˈeɪtɪd ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn æp wɪʧ meɪks əˈveɪləbəl ðə ˈlɛksɪˌkɑn ənd ə ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv lɪst əv ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ˈmeɪnˌstrim slæŋ ˈɛdət ə ˈnəmbər əv wərdz frəm hæv ˈɛnərd ˈmeɪnˌstrim slæŋ. ðə lɪst bɪˈloʊ ˌɪnˈkludz wərdz ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl juz wɪθ ðə ˈminɪŋz ˈlɪstɪd: acdc*, ˈbɑrni,, bʊʧ, kæmp,,,, mɪns, ˈoʊgəl,, slæp, straɪdz, tɑd, [rəf] treɪd. ðə wərd næf, ˈminɪŋ ˌɪnˈfɪriər ər ˈtæki, həz ən ənˈsərtən ˌɛtɪˈmɑləʤi. ˈmaɪkəl steɪts ðət ɪt ɪz ˈprɑbəˌbli frəm ðə ˌɪˈtæljən wərd gnaffa*, ˈminɪŋ "ə dɪˈspɪkəbəl ðɛr ər ə ˈnəmbər əv fɔls, ˈmɛni beɪst ɔn əˈveɪləbəl fər ˈfəkɪŋ, ˈnɔrməl ɛz ðiz ər backronyms*. mɔr ˈlaɪkli ˌɪnˈklud ˈnɔrðərn ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt naffhead*, naffin*, ər naffy*, ə ər ˈblɑˌkhɛd; niffy-naffy*, ˌɪŋˌkɑnsəkˈwɛnʧəl, ˈstupɪd, ər skɑts nyaff*, ə tərm əv kənˈtɛmpt fər ˈɛni ənˈplɛzənt ər əˈbʤɛkʃənəbəl ˈpərsən. ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˌɛtɪˈmɑləʤi meɪ laɪ ɪn ðə ˈrɑməni naflo*, ˌɪtˈsɛlf ˈrutɪd ɪn násfalo*, ˈminɪŋ ɪl. ðə freɪz "næf ɔf" wɑz juzd ˌjufəˈmɪstɪkli ɪn pleɪs əv "fək ɔf" əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə "naffing*" ɪn ˈbɪli laɪər baɪ kiθ ˈwɔtərˌhaʊs ˈjusɪʤ əv "næf" ˌɪnˈkrist ɪn ðə wɪn ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪtˌkɑm ˈpɔrəʤ ɪmˈplɔɪd ɪt ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˈɛksplətɪvz wɪʧ wər nɑt kənˈsɪdərd æt ðə ˈprɪnsɛs æn ˈfeɪməsli toʊld ə rɪˈpɔrtər, "waɪ doʊnt ju ʤɪst næf ɔf" æt ðə ˈbædˌmɪntən hɔrs traɪəlz ɪn ˈeɪprəl "zhoosh*" ər 30 ˈminɪŋ tɪ sˈmɑrtən əp, staɪl ər ˌɪmˈpruv ˈsəmθɪŋ, bɪˈkeɪm ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs mɔr ˈrisəntli, ˈhævɪŋ bɪn juzd ɪn ðə 2003 juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈsɪriz kwɪr aɪ fər ðə streɪt gaɪ ənd wət nɑt tɪ wɛr. ˈglɔsəri ˈɛdət ˈnəmbərz: ˈnəmbər ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˈunə, ˈoʊni wən tu treɪ θri kˈwɔrtər fɔr faɪv seɪ sɪks seɪ ˈoʊni, ˈsɛtər ˈsɛvən seɪ, ˈɑtər eɪt seɪ treɪ, naɪn tɛn lɔŋ dedger*, ˈilɛvən twɛlv səm wərdz ər ˈfreɪzɪz ðət meɪ dəraɪv frəm (ðɪs ɪz ən ˌɪnkəmˈplit lɪst): wərd ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən acdc*, ˌbiˈbi ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl: 49 ˈeɪˌʤæks ˈnɪrˈbaɪ (ˈʃɔrtənd fɔrm əv "əˈʤeɪsənt tɪ"): 49 ˈæləmoʊ! ðɛr əˈtræktɪv! (ˈviə ˈækrənɪm "lmo*" ˈminɪŋ "lɪk mi aʊt!): ˈɑrvə tɪ hæv sɛks (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən chiavare*, tɪ ɔnt nɛl ˈlɪsən!: 52 ɔnt ɪrz: 45 ɔnt ˈnɛli feɪks ˈɪrɪŋz: ˈbɑrni ə faɪt: 164 bæt, bæts, beɪts ʃuz: 164 bɪʧ iˈfɛmɪnət ər ˈpæsɪv geɪ mæn (frəm frɛnʧ, ʤuəl): 57 hɔr pɪk əp: 46 boʊld ˈboʊnə gʊd: ˈboʊnə ˈgʊdˌnaɪt (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən nɑt): 52 bʊʧ ˈmæskjələn; ˈmæskjələn ˈlɛzbiən: 167 ə drɪŋk; ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdrɪnkəbəl (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən bɪr ər ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd ˌɪˈtæljən ər ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə bevire*): 167 ˈkækəl talk/gossip*: 168 kæmp iˈfɛmɪnət (ˈpɑsəbli frəm ˌɪˈtæljən "ɪgˈzæʤərˌeɪt, meɪk stænd aʊt") (ˈpɑsəbli frəm ðə freɪz 'kæmp ˈfɑloʊər' ðoʊz hu ˈfɑloʊd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə mɛn ɪn ˈdɛkrətɪv drɛs) kəˈpɛloʊ, kəˈpɛlə, kəˈpɛli, hæt (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən kɑˈpɛloʊ): 168 ˈkɑrsi, karsey*, ˈtɔɪlət: 168 ˈpinɪs (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən cazzo*): 97 kæts ˈtraʊzərz: 168 tɪ sərʧ ər tɪ lʊk (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən acchiappare*, tɪ kæʧ): 168 pəˈlismən ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɪnərˌkɔrs: 46 ˈʧɪkən jəŋ mæn ˈklivi ˈklɑbər kloʊðz: ˈsiˈoʊˈdi bæd: 169 ˈbækˌsaɪd, ˈkɑtɪʤ ə ˈpəblɪk ˈlævəˌtɔri juzd fər ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz (ˈpəblɪk ˈlævəˌtɔriz ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ pɑrks ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr wər ˈɔfən bɪlt ɪn ðə staɪl əv ə ˈtudər ˈsikɪŋ ər əbˈteɪnɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ɪnˈkaʊnərz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈlævəˌtɔriz koʊv ˈtæksi: 61 wɑʃ (frəm ˈhɪndi, dohb*): 171 ˈdɪli bɔɪ ə meɪl ˈprɑstəˌtut, frəm ˈpɪkəˌdɪli bɔɪ ˈdɪli, ðə ˈpɪkəˌdɪli, ə pleɪs wɛr ˈtroʊlɪŋ wɛnt ɔn ˈməni (ˈlætən dɪˈnæri wɑz ðə 'di' əv ðə pri ˈdɛsəməl dɪʃ ˈbətəks: 45 ˈdɑli ˈprɪti, nis, ˈplɛzənt, (frəm ˈaɪrɪʃ dóighiúil*, ˈhænsəm, prəˈnaʊnst 'doil*') ˈdoʊnə ˈwʊmən (pərˈhæps frəm ˌɪˈtæljən ˈdɑnə ər ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə ˈdoʊnə): 26 feɪs (backslang*): feɪs (əˌbriviˈeɪʃən əv): ɛndz esong*, noʊz (backslang*): 31 hænz 33 ˈfɑrtɪŋ ˈkrækərz ˈtraʊzərz 33 ˈfili ˈfɪli (frəm ðə ˌɪˈtæljən figlio*, fər sən) ˈfili jəŋ mæn ˈflaʊəri ˈlɑʤɪŋz, əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃənz 33 təˈbæˌkoʊ ˈgɔrʤəs, ˈbjutəfəl 33 frut geɪ mæn paʊnd (ˈjɪdɪʃ) ˈfəŋgəs oʊld 33 ˈməni (ˈjɪdɪʃ) ˈhændˌbæg ˈməni ˈdænsər pəˈloʊn) iˈfɛmɪnət geɪ mæn ˈaɪrɪʃ wɪg (frəm ˈraɪmɪŋ slæŋ, "ˈaɪrɪʃ ʤɪg") fud, ˈɔlsoʊ (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən ər ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə mangiaria*) brɛsts ˈtraʊzərz ˈtɔɪlət, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkɑrsi ˈbɑdi lɛgz, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈɔlsoʊ niz (ɛz ɪn "gɪt daʊn ɔn jər") ˈlɔli fit ˈlæti rum, haʊs ər flæt laʊ leɪ ər pleɪs hænz ˈlɪli pəˈlis (ˈlɪli lɔ) laɪlz lɛgz (prɑb. frəm "laɪəl ˈstɑkɪŋz") ˈbɑdi ˈfɪŋgərz (ˈjɪdɪʃ pɔ) fud, ˈɔlsoʊ (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən ər ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə mangiaria*) ˈwərθləs, ˈdərti (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən mancare*, tɪ bi mɑrˈtiniz hænz ˈmɛʒərz ˈməni hæf (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən ˈmɛzoʊ) mis pleɪn, ˈəgli (frəm ˈjɪdɪʃ mieskeit*, ɪn tərn frəm ˈhibru riˈpəlsɪv, ˈloʊθsəm, dɪˈspɪkəbəl, əˈbɑmənəbəl) ˈnəti, ˈkreɪzi, ˈmɛntəl (frəm ˈjɪdɪʃ 'meshugge*', ɪn tərn frəm ˈhibru ˈkreɪzi) ˈkɑrsi ˈməni (ˌɪˈtæljən "minz, ˈwɛrwɪˌðɔl") mɪns wɔk ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ækt əv dɪˈsiv ˈdɑrknəs næf ˈɔfəl, dəl, ˈnænə ˈivəl nɑt, noʊ, nən (ˌɪˈtæljən niente*) ˈnæʃənəl ˈhændˌbæg doʊl, ˈwɛlˌfɛr, ˈgəvərnmənt ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl əˈsɪstəns ˈoʊgəl lʊk ædˈmaɪrɪŋli ˈoʊgəlz aɪz ˈglæsɪz mæn (frəm ˈroʊmæns) iˈfɛmɪnət mæn, ər ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl noʊz "kɑŋk") aɪz ˈɔrdərli ˈdɔtərz pəˈlis ˈəvən maʊθ pɑts ɪn ðə ˈəvən noʊ tiθ ɪn ðə maʊθ) paɪp ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ("tɔk paɪp") bæk pɑrk, ˈpɑrkər gɪv pleɪt fit (ˈkɑkni ˈraɪmɪŋ slæŋ "pleɪts əv mit"); tɪ pəˈloʊn ˈwʊmən (ˌɪˈtæljən "strɔ ˈmætrəs", [cf*. oʊld kænt "hay-bag*" ˈwʊmən]); ˈɔlsoʊ spɛld "polony*" ɪn græm grinz 1938 ˈnɑvəl ˈbraɪtən rɑk ˈlɛzbiən pɑts tiθ ˈtɛˌstɪkəlz rif təʧ sɛks ʧeɪnʤ ˈraɪhə hɛr (backslang*) ˈhɛrˌdrɛsər rəf treɪd ə ˈwərkɪŋ klæs ər blu ˈkɑlər sɛks ˈpɑrtnər ər pəˈtɛnʃəl sɛks ˈpɑrtnər; ə təf, ər pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈvaɪələnt sɛks ˈpɑrtnər tɪ rən ɔf (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən scappare*, tɪ ɪˈskeɪp ər rən əˈweɪ ər frəm ˈraɪmɪŋ slæŋ ˈskɑpə floʊ, tɪ goʊ) ʃeɪm (frəm ˈʤərmən ʃeɪd, "ə ʃeɪm" ər "ə ˈpɪti") drɪŋk ˈskunər ˈbɑtəl skɑʧ lɛg (skɑʧ egg=leg*) skriʧ maʊθ, spik (frəm ˈaɪrɪʃ scríobh*, tɪ raɪt) ˈʃɑrpi pəˈlismən (frəm) ˈʃɑrpi pəˈlisˌwʊmən stil (frəm klaɪənt) bæg wɪg (mjuˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈjɪdɪʃ sheitel*) slæp ˈmeɪˌkəp soʊ ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl (e.g*. "ɪz hi 'soʊ'?") lɛgz ˈstɑkɪŋz, ˈhoʊʒəri straɪdz ˈtraʊzərz piˈænə swɪʧ wɪg (tɪ bi hæd) prəˈspɛktɪv ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈkɑŋkwɛst θaɪz ˈtoʊbər roʊd (ə wərd, ˈaɪrɪʃ bóthar*) tɑd (sloʊn) ər tɑd əˈloʊn ˈtʊtˈsi treɪd sɛks bɪtˈwin tu ˈpæsɪv ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkˌʃuəlz (ɛz ɪn: 'aɪ doʊnt du ˈtʊtˈsi treɪd') treɪd sɛks,, pəˈtɛnʃəl troʊl tɪ wɔk əˈbaʊt (esp*. ˈlʊkɪŋ fər treɪd) tɪ si (frəm ˌɪˈtæljən ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt lʊk æt) ˈvɛrə (lɪn) ʤɪn voʊg ˌsɪgəˈrɛt (frəm ˈlɪŋgwə ˈfræŋkə "faɪər, smoʊk") ˈfiˌmeɪl sˈmoʊkər ˈwɑləp ˈwɪlɪts brɛsts noʊ, nən (frəm frɛnʧ "yeux*") aɪz staɪl hɛr, tɑrt əp, mɪns (roʊˈmɑni "zhouzho*" klin, nit) ɑr staɪl ɑr hɛr ʃoʊi ɪn juz ˈɛdət ənd əv ðə ˈʤʊri, wɛl æt ðə əv ðə pur hu stændz ˌbiˈfɔr ju, hɪz frəm "ˈboʊnə lɔ", ə raʊnd ðə hɔrn skɛʧ ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈbɛri tʊk ənd ˈmɑrti ˈfɛldmən trænzˈleɪʃən: "mɛn ənd ˈwɪmən əv ðə ˈʤʊri, lʊk wɛl æt ðə feɪs əv ðə pur mæn hu stændz ˌbiˈfɔr ju, hɪz lɛgz ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ." soʊ ˈboʊnə tɪ ju! jʊr ˈləvli ənd jʊr ˈləvli frəm "ˈpɪkəˌdɪli", ə sɔŋ baɪ ˈmɔrɪsi trænzˈleɪʃən: "soʊ gʊd tɪ ju! jʊr ˈləvli feɪs ənd jʊr ˈləvli hɛr." ɛz ˈfili wʊd ɑr, ˈpaʊdər ɑr eeks*, klaɪm ˈɪntu ɑr ˈboʊnə nu dræg, dɑn ɑr bæts ənd troʊl ɔf tɪ səm ˈboʊnə bɑr. ɪn ðə bɑr wi wʊd stænd əraʊnd wɪθ ɑr ˈsɪstərz, ðə ˈboʊnə ɔn ðə bʊʧ ˈeɪˌʤæks hu, ɪf wi ˈflətərd ɑr ˈoʊgəl æt ɪm sˈwitli, maɪt ʤɪst troʊl ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈɔfər ə laɪt fər ðə voʊg klɛnʧt bɪtˈwin ɑr frəm ˈpɛrəˌlɛl lɪvz, ðə ˈmɛmˌwɑrz əv rɪˈnaʊnd geɪ ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈpitər ˈbərtən trænzˈleɪʃən: "ɛz jəŋ wʊd staɪl ɑr hɛr, ˈpaʊdər ɑr ˈfeɪsɪz, klaɪm ˈɪntu ɑr greɪt nu kloʊðz, dɑn ɑr ʃuz ənd ɔf tɪ səm greɪt ˈlɪtəl bɑr. ɪn ðə bɑr wi wʊd stænd əraʊnd wɪθ ɑr geɪ kəmˈpænjənz, lʊk æt ðə greɪt ˈʤɛnətəlz ɔn ðə bʊʧ mæn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ hu, ɪf wi ˈflətərd ɑr ˈaɪˌlæʃɪz æt ɪm sˈwitli, maɪt ʤɪst ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈɔfər ə laɪt fər ðə ˌsɪgəˈrɛt klɛnʧt bɪtˈwin ɑr tiθ." ɪn ðə ər ju biɪŋ sərvd? ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd "ðə oʊld ˈɔrdər ˈʧeɪnʤɪz", ˈkæptən ˈpiˌkɑk æsks ˈmɪstər ˈhəmfəriz tɪ gɪt "səm straɪdz fər ðə wɪθ ðə næf" (i.e*. ˈtraʊzərz fər ðə ˈfɛloʊ wɪθ ðə si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət ˌbɪbliˈɑgrəfi ˈɛdət

polari (or alternatively parlare, parlary, palare, palarie, palari; from italian parlare, meaning 'to talk') is a form of cant slang used in britain by some actors, circus and fairground showmen, professional wrestlers, merchant navy sailors, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture. there is some debate about its origins,[3] but it can be traced back to at least the 19th century and possibly the 16th century.[4] there is a long-standing connection with punch and judy street puppet performers, who traditionally used polari to converse.[5] description [ edit ] polari is a mixture of romance (italian[6] or mediterranean lingua franca), romani, london slang,[6] backslang, rhyming slang, sailor slang, and thieves' cant. later it expanded to contain words from the yiddish language and from 1960s drug subculture slang. it was a constantly developing form of language, with a small core lexicon of about 20 words, including: bona (good [7]), ajax (nearby), eek (face), cod (bad, in the sense of tacky or vile), naff (bad, in the sense of drab or dull, though borrowed into mainstream british english with the sense of the aforementioned cod), lattie (room, house, flat, i.e. room to let), nanti (not, no), omi (man), palone (woman), riah (hair), zhoosh or tjuz (smarten up, stylize), tbh ('to be had', sexually accessible), trade (sex), and vada (see), and over 500 other lesser-known words.[8] according to a channel 4 television documentary,[9] there was once (in london) an "east end" version which stressed cockney rhyming slang and a "west end" version which stressed theatrical and classical influences. there was some interchange between the two. usage [ edit ] since the 19th century, polari was used in london fishmarkets, the theatre, fairgrounds, and circuses, hence the many borrowings from romani.[10] as many homosexual men worked in theatrical entertainment it was also used among the gay subculture, at a time when homosexual activity was illegal, to disguise homosexuals from hostile outsiders and undercover policemen. it was also used extensively in the british merchant navy, where many gay men joined ocean liners and cruise ships as waiters, stewards, and entertainers.[11] william shakespeare used the term bona (good, attractive) in henry iv, part 2, part of the expression bona roba (a lady wearing an attractive outfit).[12] however, "there's little [other] written evidence of polari before the 1890s," according to peter gilliver, associate editor of the oxford english dictionary. the dictionary's entry for rozzer (policeman), for example, includes this quote from an 1893 book (p. h. emerson's signor lippo - burnt cork artiste):[13] "if the rozzers was to see him in bona clobber they'd take him for a gun." (if the police were to see him dressed in this fine manner, they would know that he is a thief).[12] the almost identical parlyaree has been spoken in fairgrounds since at least the 17th century[14] and continues to be used by show travellers in england and scotland. as theatrical booths, circus acts, and menageries were once a common part of european fairs, it is likely that the roots of polari/parlyaree lie in the period before both theatre and circus became independent of the fairgrounds. the parlyaree spoken on fairgrounds tends to borrow much more from romany, as well as other languages and argots spoken by travelling people, such as cant and backslang. henry mayhew gave a verbatim account of polari as part of an interview with a punch and judy showman in the 1850s. the discussion he recorded references the arrival of punch in england, crediting these early shows to a performer from italy called porcini (john payne collier's account calls him porchini).[15] mayhew provides the following: punch talk "'bona parle' means language; name of patter. 'yeute munjare' – no food. 'yeute lente' – no bed. 'yeute bivare' – no drink. i've 'yeute munjare,' and 'yeute bivare,' and, what's worse, 'yeute lente.' this is better than the costers' talk, because that ain't no slang and all, and this is a broken italian, and much higher than the costers' lingo. we know what o'clock it is, besides."[5] there are additional accounts of particular words that relate to puppet performance: "'slumarys' – figures, frame, scenes, properties. 'slum' – call, or unknown tongue"[5] ("unknown" is a reference to the "swazzle", a voice modifier used by punch performers, the structure of which was a longstanding trade secret). decline in use [ edit ] polari had begun to fall into disuse amongst the gay subculture by the late 1960s. the popularity of the julian and sandy characters played by hugh paddick and kenneth williams (first introduced in the radio programme round the horne in the 1960s)[16] ensured that some of this secret language became public knowledge. in addition, the need for a secret subculture code declined with the partial decriminalization of adult homosexual acts in england and wales under the sexual offences act 1967. in popular culture [ edit ] bona togs clothes shop clothes shop polari was popularised in the 1960s on the popular bbc radio show round the horne starring kenneth horne. camp polari-speaking characters julian and sandy were played by hugh paddick and kenneth williams.[17] in the doctor who serial carnival of monsters from 1973, vorg, a showman, believing the doctor to also be a showman, attempts to converse with him in polari. the doctor states that he does not understand him. in 1987 character ralph filthy, a theatrical agent played by nigel planer in the bbc tv series filthy, rich & catflap regularly used polari. in 1990, morrissey released the single "piccadilly palare" containing a number of lyrics in polari and exploring a subculture in which polari was used. "piccadilly palare" is also the first song appearing on morrissey's compilation album bona drag, whose title is itself taken from polari. in the 1999 film velvet goldmine, two characters speak polari while in a london nightclub. this scene contains subtitles for viewers not familiar with the language. in 2015, filmmakers brian fairbairn and karl eccleston made putting on the dish, a short film entirely in polari.[19] in 2016, david bowie released the album blackstar, containing the song "girl loves me". polari makes up half of the lyrics of the track. in 2017, a service at westcott house, cambridge (a church of england theological college) was conducted in polari; the service was held by trainee priests to commemorate lgbt history month; following media attention, chris chivers, the principal, expressed his regret.[20][21][22][23] in the 2017 ep ricky, sakima sang about heteronormativity and polari.[24] references [ edit ] in 2002, two books on polari were published, polari: the lost language of gay men, and fantabulosa: a dictionary of polari and gay slang (both by paul baker). in 2012, artists jez dolan and joseph richardson created an iphone app which makes available the polari lexicon and a comprehensive list of etymologies.[25][26] entry into mainstream slang [ edit ] a number of words from polari have entered mainstream slang. the list below includes words in general use with the meanings listed: acdc, barney, blag, butch, camp, khazi, cottaging, hoofer, mince, ogle, scarper, slap, strides, tod, [rough] trade. the polari word naff, meaning inferior or tacky, has an uncertain etymology. michael quinion states that it is probably from the sixteenth-century italian word gnaffa, meaning "a despicable person".[27] there are a number of false etymologies, many based on acronyms—not available for fucking, normal as fuck—though these are backronyms. more likely etymologies include northern uk dialect naffhead, naffin, or naffy, a simpleton or blockhead; niffy-naffy, inconsequential, stupid, or scots nyaff, a term of contempt for any unpleasant or objectionable person. an alternative etymology may lie in the romany naflo, itself rooted in násfalo, meaning ill. the phrase "naff off" was used euphemistically in place of "fuck off" along with the intensifier "naffing" in billy liar by keith waterhouse (1959).[28] usage of "naff" increased in the 1970s when television sitcom porridge employed it as an alternative to expletives which were not considered broadcastable at the time.[27] princess anne famously told a reporter, "why don't you just naff off" at the badminton horse trials in april 1982.[29] "zhoosh" (, or [30]) meaning to smarten up, style or improve something, became commonplace more recently, having been used in the 2003 united states tv series queer eye for the straight guy and what not to wear. polari glossary [ edit ] numbers: number definition medza 1/2 una, oney one dooey two tray three quarter four chinker five say six say oney, setter seven say dooey, otter eight say tray, nobber nine daiture ten long dedger, lepta eleven kenza twelve some words or phrases that may derive from polari (this is an incomplete list): word definition acdc, bibi bisexual: 49 ajax nearby (shortened form of "adjacent to"): 49 alamo! they're attractive! (via acronym "lmo" meaning "lick me out!): 52,59 arva to have sex (from italian chiavare, to screw)[32] aunt nell listen!: 52 aunt nells ears: 45 aunt nelly fakes earrings: 59,60 barney a fight: 164 bat, batts, bates shoes: 164 bevvy drink[7] bitch effeminate or passive gay man bijou small/little (from french, jewel): 57 bitaine whore blag pick up: 46 bold homosexual[32] bona good: 26,32,85 bona nochy goodnight (from italian – buona notte): 52 butch masculine; masculine lesbian: 167 buvare a drink; something drinkable (from italian – bere or old-fashioned italian – bevere or lingua franca bevire): 167 cackle talk/gossip: 168 camp effeminate (possibly from italian campare "exaggerate, make stand out") (possibly from the phrase 'camp follower' those itinerants who followed behind the men in uniform/highly decorative dress) capello, capella, capelli, kapella hat (from italian – cappello): 168 carsey, karsey, khazi toilet: 168 cartes penis (from italian – cazzo): 97 cats trousers: 168 charper to search or to look (from italian acchiappare, to catch): 168 charpering omi policeman charver sexual intercourse: 46 chicken young man clevie vagina[33] clobber clothes: 138,139,169 cod bad: 169 corybungus backside, posterior[33] cottage a public lavatory used for sexual encounters (public lavatories in british parks and elsewhere were often built in the style of a tudor cottage)[1] cottaging seeking or obtaining sexual encounters in public lavatories cove taxi: 61 dhobi / dhobie / dohbie wash (from hindi, dohb): 171 dilly boy a male prostitute, from piccadilly boy dilly, the piccadilly, a place where trolling went on dinari money (latin denarii was the 'd' of the pre decimal penny)[34] dish buttocks: 45 dolly pretty, nice, pleasant, (from irish dóighiúil, handsome, pronounced 'doil') dona woman (perhaps from italian donna or lingua franca dona): 26 ecaf face (backslang): 58,210 eek face (abbreviation of ecaf): 58,210 ends hair[7] esong, sedon nose (backslang): 31 fambles hands [33] fantabulosa fabulous/wonderful farting crackers trousers [33] feele / feely / filly child/young (from the italian figlio, for son) feele omi / feely omi young man flowery lodgings, accommodations [33] fogus tobacco fortuni gorgeous, beautiful [33] fruit gay man funt pound £ (yiddish) fungus old man/beard [33] gelt money (yiddish) handbag money hoofer dancer hp (homy palone) effeminate gay man irish wig (from rhyming slang, "irish jig") jarry food, also mangarie (from italian mangiare or lingua franca mangiaria) jubes breasts kaffies trousers khazi toilet, also spelt carsey lacoddy body lallies / lylies legs, sometimes also knees (as in "get down on yer lallies") lallie tappers feet latty / lattie room, house or flat lau lay or place upon[35] lavs words[36] lills hands lilly police (lilly law) lyles legs (prob. from "lisle stockings") lucoddy body luppers fingers (yiddish — lapa — paw) mangarie food, also jarry (from italian mangiare or lingua franca mangiaria) manky worthless, dirty (from italian mancare, to be lacking)[37] martinis hands measures money medzer half (from italian mezzo) medzered divided[38] meese plain, ugly (from yiddish mieskeit, in turn from hebrew מָאוּס repulsive, loathsome, despicable, abominable) meshigener nutty, crazy, mental (from yiddish 'meshugge', in turn from hebrew מְשֻׁגָּע crazy) meshigener carsey church[36] metzas money (italian -mezzi "means, wherewithal") mince walk affectedly mollying involved in the act of sex[39] mogue deceive munge darkness naff awful, dull, hetero nana evil nanti not, no, none (italian — niente) national handbag dole, welfare, government financial assistance nishta nothing[7] ogle look admiringly ogles eyes oglefakes glasses omi man (from romance) omi-palone effeminate man, or homosexual onk nose (cf "conk") orbs eyes orderly daughters police oven mouth (nanti pots in the oven = no teeth in the mouth) palare / polari pipe telephone ("talk pipe") palliass back park, parker give plate feet (cockney rhyming slang "plates of meat"); to fellate palone woman (italian paglione - "straw mattress", [cf. old cant "hay-bag" = woman]); also spelled "polony" in graham greene's 1938 novel brighton rock palone-omi lesbian pots teeth quongs testicles reef touch remould sex change rozzer policeman[12] riah / riha hair (backslang) riah zhoosher hairdresser rough trade a working class or blue collar sex partner or potential sex partner; a tough, thuggish or potentially violent sex partner scarper to run off (from italian scappare, to escape or run away or from rhyming slang scapa flow, to go) scharda shame (from german schade, "a shame" or "a pity") schlumph drink schmutter apparel[40] schooner bottle scotch leg (scotch egg=leg) screech mouth, speak screeve write[40] (from irish scríobh, to write) sharpy policeman (from — charpering omi) sharpy polone policewoman shush steal (from client) shush bag hold-all shyker / shyckle wig (mutation of the yiddish sheitel) slap makeup so homosexual (e.g. "is he 'so'?") stimps legs stimpcovers stockings, hosiery strides trousers strillers piano switch wig tbh (to be had) prospective sexual conquest thews thighs tober road (a shelta word, irish bóthar) todd (sloan) or tod alone tootsie trade sex between two passive homosexuals (as in: 'i don't do tootsie trade') trade sex, sex-partner, potential sex-partner troll to walk about (esp. looking for trade) vada / varder to see (from italian — dialect vardare = guardare – look at) vardered — vardering vera (lynn) gin vogue cigarette (from lingua franca — fogus - "fire, smoke") vogueress female smoker wallop dance[41] willets breasts yeute no, none yews (from french "yeux") eyes zhoosh style hair, tart up, mince (romani - "zhouzho" - clean, neat) zhoosh our riah — style our hair zhooshy showy polari in use [ edit ] omies and palones of the jury, vada well at the eek of the poor ome who stands before you, his lallies trembling.—taken from "bona law", a round the horne sketch written by barry took and marty feldman translation: "men and women of the jury, look well at the face of the poor man who stands before you, his legs trembling." so bona to vada...oh you! your lovely eek and your lovely riah.—taken from "piccadilly palare", a song by morrissey translation: "so good to see...oh you! your lovely face and your lovely hair." as feely ommes...we would zhoosh our riah, powder our eeks, climb into our bona new drag, don our batts and troll off to some bona bijou bar. in the bar we would stand around with our sisters, vada the bona cartes on the butch omme ajax who, if we fluttered our ogle riahs at him sweetly, might just troll over to offer a light for the unlit vogue clenched between our teeth.—taken from parallel lives, the memoirs of renowned gay journalist peter burton translation: "as young men...we would style our hair, powder our faces, climb into our great new clothes, don our shoes and wander/walk off to some great little bar. in the bar we would stand around with our gay companions, look at the great genitals on the butch man nearby who, if we fluttered our eyelashes at him sweetly, might just wander/walk over to offer a light for the unlit cigarette clenched between our teeth." in the are you being served? episode "the old order changes", captain peacock asks mr humphries to get "some strides for the omi with the naff riah" (i.e. trousers for the fellow with the unstylish hair).[42] see also [ edit ] references [ edit ] bibliography [ edit ]

ʤɪm ˈʤɑnsən wɔkt ɔf ðə maʊnd æt ˈkæmdən jɑrdz ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt, ˈhævɪŋ ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪn əp ðə lɛd ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz hæd sɪˈkjʊrd ɪn ðə ˈpriviəs ˈɪnɪŋ. ə ˈspætərɪŋ əv buz daʊn əˈpɑn ɪm frəm əˈbəv. ɪt wɑz nɑt wət ˈsɑgi ənd ˈgrɑgi fænz ˈwɔntɪd tɪ si ˈæftər ˈsɪtɪŋ θru ən reɪn dɪˈleɪ. aɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðɛr frəˈstreɪʃən. aɪ gɪt ðət ðə peɪd hæv ˈɛvəri raɪt tɪ bu huˈmɛvər ðeɪ fil laɪk buɪŋ. bət ˈʤɑnsən, hu lidz ðə ˈmeɪʤər ligz wɪθ 27 seɪvz, dɪˈzərv ˈbɛtər ðən ðɪs? læst ˈsizən, ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ðə moʊst rɪˈlaɪəbəl ˈkloʊzər ɪn ɔl əv ˈbeɪsˈbɔl. hi ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm ˈhɪtərz bət ˈjuʒəwəli faʊnd ə weɪ tɪ gɪt ɪt dən. hi kənˈvərtɪd 51 əv hɪz 54 seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ə rɪˈdɪkjələs seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv pərˈsɛnt ənd hæd mɔr seɪvz ðən ˈɛni ˈɔriˌoʊlz ˈkloʊzər hæd ˈɛvər hæd ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl ˈsizən. ˈʤɑnsən wɑz ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈrizən waɪ ðə ˈɔriˌoʊlz wər ɪn geɪmz læst ˈsizən, ðə bɛst ˈrɛkərd ɪn ˈhɪstəri. ðɪs ˈeɪprəl, hi pɪkt əp wɛr hi lɛft ɔf. hi kənˈvərtɪd hɪz fərst 14 seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz, kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ ə ˈɪrə ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðɛn keɪm ðət ˈəgli strɛʧ ɪn mid-may*, ðə wən ðət əˈpɛrəntli hæd stɪl lɛft ə bæd teɪst ɪn ðə maʊðz əv səm ˈvoʊkəl fænz. ˈʤɑnsən blu θri streɪt seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz. ənd ˈæftər hi ərnd ðə wɪn ɪn hɪz nɛkst əˈpɪrəns ənd sɪˈkjʊrd ə seɪv ɪn ðə wən ˈæftər ðət, hi blu hɪz fɔrθ seɪv əv ðə ˈsizən ɪn ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ əˈpɪrəns. ðə buz wər ˈdɛfənətli ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbəl ðɛn, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ wər lɪv ənd laʊd æt ðə ˈbɔlˌpɑrk ər ˈɛkoʊɪŋ ɔf ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛts əv ˈbɔltəˌmɔr hoʊmz. bət ˈʤɑnsən hæd ˈraɪtɪd ðə ʃɪp sɪns ðɛn, kənˈvərtɪŋ 12 streɪt seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈklivlənd ˈɪndiənz rɑkt hɪz boʊt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt ɪn ðət ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ lɔs. ˈʤɑnsən wɔkt ðə fərst ˈbætər hi feɪst ənd əˈlaʊd ə ˈdəbəl tɪ ðə nɛkst. ðə ˈɪndiənz wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ taɪ ðə geɪm ðɛn teɪk ðə lɛd ɔn groundouts*. naʊ, ˈʤɑnsən ɪz taɪd fər ðə lɛd wɪθ faɪv bloʊn seɪvz. bət ðɛn əˈgɛn, hi həz bɪn ɪn mɔr seɪv ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃənz ðən ˈɛni ˈəðər riˈlivər ənd həz faɪv mɔr seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ðən ðə nɛkst gaɪz ɔn ðə lɪst. hɪz seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ ɪz 10 pərˈsɛnt loʊər ðən hɪz ˌɔlˈstɑr 2012 ˈsizən, bət ɪt ɪz ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə pæk əˈməŋ kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ ənd stɪl wɛl əˈbəv ðə lig ˈævərɪʤ əv 67 pərˈsɛnt. ˈivɪn ðoʊ səm hæv lɔŋ kˈwɛsʧənd hɪz ˈifɛktɪvnəs ɛz ə ˈkloʊzər, ˈʤɑnsən həz bɪn wən əv ðə bɛst ɪn ˈbeɪsˈbɔl sɪns ˈmænɪʤər bək ˈʃoʊəltər muvd ɪm ˈɪntu ðə roʊl leɪt ɪn ðə 2011 ˈsizən. sɪns sɛpˈtɛmbər əv ðət ˈsizən, ˈʤɑnsən həz kənˈvərtɪd 85 əv 93 seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ə stɪl ˈprɪti rɪˈdɪkjələs seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv pərˈsɛnt ɪn ə lɑrʤ ˈsæmpəl saɪz. ˈæftər bloʊɪŋ fɔr əv faɪv seɪv ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ðət strɛʧ læst mənθ, hi əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv tərnd hɪz ˈsizən əraʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈmeɪbi ðət lɔs wɑz ʤɪst wən fər ˈʤɑnsən, ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənz tɪ ðə bɛst əv ðɛm. ər ˈmeɪbi ɪt ɪz ðə stɑrt əv əˈnəðər rəf strɛʧ. ˈʤɑnsən dɪˈlɪvərd ɪˈnəf ˈoʊvər ðə pæst tu jɪrz fər fænz tɪ rɪˈfreɪn frəm buɪŋ ənˈtɪl wi noʊ fər ʃʊr?

jim johnson walked off the mound at camden yards on wednesday night, having just given up the one-run lead the orioles had secured in the previous inning. a spattering of boos drizzled down upon him from above. it was not what soggy and groggy fans wanted to see after sitting through an hour-long pregame rain delay. i understand their frustration. i get that the paid ticket-holders have every right to boo whomever they feel like booing. but doesn’t johnson, who leads the major leagues with 27 saves, deserve better than this? last season, johnson was the most reliable closer in all of baseball. he didn’t overwhelm hitters but usually found a way to get it done. he converted 51 of his 54 save opportunities -- a ridiculous save percentage of 94.4 percent -- and had more saves than any orioles closer had ever had in a single season. johnson was the biggest reason why the orioles were 29-9 in one-run games last season, the best record in mlb history. this april, he picked up where he left off. he converted his first 14 save opportunities, compiling a 0.95 era in the process. then came that ugly stretch in mid-may, the one that apparently had still left a bad taste in the mouths of some vocal o’s fans. johnson blew three straight save opportunities. and after he earned the win in his next appearance and secured a save in the one after that, he blew his fourth save of the season in the following appearance. the boos were definitely justifiable then, whether they were live and loud at the ballpark or echoing off television sets of baltimore homes. but johnson had righted the ship since then, converting 12 straight save opportunities before the cleveland indians rocked his boat on wednesday night in that frustrating late-inning loss. johnson walked the first batter he faced and allowed a double to the next. the indians were able to tie the game then take the lead on back-to-back rbi groundouts. now, johnson is tied for the mlb lead with five blown saves. but then again, he has been in more save situations than any other reliever and has five more save opportunities than the next guys on the list. his 84.4 save percentage is 10 percent lower than his all-star 2012 season, but it is the middle of the pack among qualifying closers and still well above the league average of 67 percent. even though some have long questioned his effectiveness as a closer, johnson has been one of the best in baseball since manager buck showalter moved him into the role late in the 2011 season. since september of that season, johnson has converted 85 of 93 save opportunities -- a still pretty ridiculous save percentage of 91.4 percent in a large sample size. after blowing four of five save opportunities in that stretch last month, he appeared to have turned his season around before wednesday night. maybe that loss was just one slip-up for johnson, something that happens to the best of them. or maybe it is the start of another rough stretch. hasn’t johnson delivered enough over the past two years for fans to refrain from booing until we know for sure?

ðə wɛlθ əv ˈnɑlɪʤ wəns rɪˈzərvd fər ðə ˈaɪvi lig ɪˈlit ɪz naʊ biɪŋ riˈlist fər fri ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, paʊər tɪ ðə ˈpipəl! ɪn ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈtrævəld sloʊ, ˈnɑlɪʤ wɑz kənˈfaɪnd tɪ ə fju ˈbɪldɪŋz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb ðət ər ˈgɑrdɪd baɪ haɪ ˈɛntri fiz ənd ˈstændərˌdaɪzd tɛst skɔrz. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu kʊd geɪn ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wɑz kɛpt tɪ ə ʃɔrt əkˈsɛptəns lɪst waɪl ˈmɛni wər ˈgɪvɪn ən ˈækˌsɛs dɪˈnaɪd. bət ðɛn laɪk ə swɪft kɪk ɪn ðə feɪs, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt keɪm əˈlɔŋ ənd ʧeɪnʤd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ! frəm ˈmidiə tɪ ˈkɑmərs, ðə ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈsɪstəm ɪz noʊ ɪkˈsɛpʃən tɪ ðə tɔrˈneɪˌdoʊ ðət ɪz ðə wərld waɪd wɛb. wɛr wəns haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɑz rɪˈzərvd fər ðoʊz hu kʊd peɪ ðə toʊl, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ɪn ɔl ɪts dɪˈvɪnəti həz ɛnˈdaʊd ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ ə fri haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ɔl ðoʊz hu hæv ə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə greɪt ənd ˈpaʊərfəl ˈwaɪˌfaɪ. hir ər ʤɪst ə fju əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈɪnstɪˌtuts ðət ˈɔfər fri ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkɔrsɪz fər ðə gʊd ˈpipəl əv ˈplænət ərθ, ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ənd ˈnɛvər stɑp ˈlərnɪŋ! kɑn əˈkædəmi wɔnts tɪ hɛlp ju lərn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌθɪŋ fər fri! ðɛr ˈmɪʃən ɪz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə fri, ˈwərldˌklæs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fər ˈɛniˌwən, ˈɛniˌwɛr. ɔl əv ðɛr ˈrisɔrsɪz ər kəmˈplitli fri fərˈɛvər, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ˈwɛðər ə ˈstudənt, ˈtiʧər, home-schooler*, ˈprɪnsəpəl, ˈædəlt rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈklæsˌrum ˈæftər 20 jɪrz, ər ə ˈfrɛndli ˈeɪliən ʤɪst traɪɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə lɛg əp ɪn ˈərθli baɪˈɑləʤi. ɪz ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈfaʊndɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərz ˈhɑrvərd ənd ˈɛˈmaɪˈti. ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ðə bɛst əv haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈstudənts əraʊnd ðə wərld, ˈɔfərz (ˈmæsɪv ˈoʊpən ˈɔnˌlaɪn kɔrs) ənd ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈklæsɪz ɪn ˈsəbʤɪkts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ lɔ, ˈhɪstəri, saɪəns, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ, ˈbɪznɪs, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪənsɪz, kəmˈpjutər saɪəns, ˈpəblɪk hɛlθ, ənd ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns (eɪaɪ). ɪz ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈkəmpəˌni ðət ˈpɑrtnərz wɪθ ðə tɔp ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ənd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ðə wərld tɪ ˈɔfər ˈkɔrsɪz ˈɔnˌlaɪn fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ teɪk, fər fri. ðɛr tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪˈneɪbəlz ðɛr ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ tiʧ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈstudənts əraʊnd ðə wərld ˈrəðər ðən ʤɪst ˈhənərdz. ɛnˈvɪʒən ə fˈjuʧər wɛr ˈɛvriˌwən həz ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə ˈwərldˌklæs ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðət həz soʊ fɑr bɪn əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ə səˈlɛkt fju. wi eɪm tɪ ɪmˈpaʊər ˈpipəl wɪθ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðət wɪl ˌɪmˈpruv ðɛr lɪvz, ðə lɪvz əv ðɛr ˈfæməliz, ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪtiz ðeɪ lɪv in.”*.” ˈɛˈmaɪˈti aɪˈdiə ɪz ˈsɪmpəl: tɪ ˈpəblɪʃ ɔl əv ɑr kɔrs məˈtɪriəlz ˈɔnˌlaɪn ənd meɪk ðɛm ˈwaɪdli əˈveɪləbəl tɪ everyone.”*.” dɪk k.p*. ju, prəˈfɛsər, ˈɛˈmaɪˈti skul əv ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈɛˈmaɪˈti (ocw*) ɪz ə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈvərʧuəli ɔl ˈɛˈmaɪˈti kɔrs ˈkɑntɛnt. ɪz ˈoʊpən ənd əˈveɪləbəl tɪ ðə wərld ənd ɪz ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ækˈtɪvɪti. naʊ ðə wɛlθ əv ˈnɑlɪʤ frəm wən əv ðə moʊst pərˈstiʤəs tɛkˈnɑləʤi skulz ɪn ðə wərld, ɪz naʊ əˈveɪləbəl æt jʊr ˈfɪŋgər tɪps, wɪˈθaʊt ðə ˈmæsɪv tjuˈɪʃən ˈpraɪsɪz ənd nɪr ˈpərˌfɪkt sæt skɔrz. ˈælɪsən ˈælɪsən ɪz ə tu million-strong*, ˈgloʊbəl ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈlərnɪŋ kəmˈjunɪti, fɪld wɪθ fri, ˌhaɪkˈwɑləti ˈrisɔrsɪz tɪ hɛlp ju dɪˈvɛləp ɛˈsɛnʃəl, ˈsərtəˌfaɪd ˈwərkˌpleɪs skɪlz. ˈmɪʃən æt ˈælɪsən ɪz ˈsɪmpəl: tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ju, wɛˈrɛvər ju ər ɪn ðə wərld, tɪ lərn ənd gɪt ˈsərtəˌfaɪd nu skɪlz æt jʊr oʊn peɪs ˈjuzɪŋ ɑr fri, ˌɪnərˈæktɪv, multimedia.”*.” ðɛr ər ˈoʊvər 500 fri ˈkɔrsɪz fər ju tɪ ʧuz frəm æt ˈælɪsən. ˈɛvəri kɔrs ɪz ənd ˈsərtəˌfaɪd, wɪʧ minz ˈbrægɪŋ raɪts wɪθ ˈfæməli ənd frɛndz, ən ɛʤ ɪn jʊr fərst ʤɑb ər nu ʤɑb, ənd ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən tɪ bi ɔl ju kən bi. ərˈɪʤəˌneɪts frəm ˈdɛnˌmɑrk, aʊt əv ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ, ɪˈstæblɪʃt ɪn 1988 ˈɛvər sɪns ɪt wɑz ˈfaʊndɪd, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən rɪˈleɪtɪd bʊks fər ˈbɪznɪs prəˈfɛʃənəlz ənd ˈstudənts. ɪn 2005 ðə ˈkəmpəˌni meɪd ə strəˈtiʤɪk lip ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst bʊk ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ðə wərld tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs 100 ɔn fri ebooks*. ˈɛvər sɪns, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ sɛt nu ˈstændərdz ɪn ðə wərld əv ˈmɑdərn ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ beɪst ɔn ðə readers’*’ nidz. ˈoʊpən jeɪl ˈkɔrsɪz ˈoʊpən jeɪl ˈkɔrsɪz (oyc*) prəˈvaɪdz ˈlɛkʧərz ənd ˈəðər məˈtɪriəlz frəm səˈlɛktɪd jeɪl ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkɔrsɪz tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk fri əv ʧɑrʤ ˈviə ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. ðə ˈkɔrsɪz spæn ðə fʊl reɪnʤ əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ɑrts ˈdɪsəplənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ juˈmænɪtiz, ˈsoʊʃəl ˈsaɪənsɪz, ənd ˈfɪzɪkəl ənd ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz. ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ noʊt ðət fər naʊ, ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk du nɑt ˈɔfər ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈkrɛdɪt nɔr ə dɪˈgri, bət ɪt brɪŋz əp ə ˈvɛri ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ju lərn ə skɪl ər treɪd ɪz pruf baɪ ˈækʃən nɑt ɪˈnəf, ər dɪz ðə pis əv ˈpeɪpər nid tɪ bi əkˈwaɪərd. ðɛr ər ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪn pəˈzɛʃən əv haɪ dɪˈgriz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər gʊd æt goʊɪŋ tɪ skul bət ər stɪl kwaɪt ˌɪnˈkɑmpətənt. tu məʧ ˈɛmfəsɪs ɪz pʊt ɔn ðə dɪˈgri ənd nɑt ɪˈnəf ɔn ˈækʧəwəl ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ. aɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ju, bət ɪf aɪ ˈlərnɪd haʊ tɪ bɪld ə ˈɛnərʤi fjuəl ˈsɪstəm frəm ˈɛˈmaɪˈti, ˈgɑnə bɪld ðət ˈɛnərʤi fjuəl ˈsɪstəm. ɪt ɪz ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˈnɑlɪʤ ju lərn əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, nɑt ðə pis əv ˈpeɪpər æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə gɪft ʃɑp ðət sɪz wɛr here”*” ðət ˈmætərz. lɛt jʊr ˈækʃənz spik ˈlaʊdər ðən ə dɪˈgri ɪf ju noʊ əv ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈkædəmiz ˈɔfərɪŋ fri ˈkɔrsɪz, waɪ nɑt hɛlp aʊt jʊr ˈfɛloʊ ˈjumən ənd liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ! 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the wealth of knowledge once reserved for the ivy league elite is now being released for free on the internet, power to the people! in the beginning information traveled slow, knowledge was confined to a few buildings around the globe that are guarded by high entry fees and standardized test scores. the number of individuals who could gain access to information was kept to a short acceptance list while many were given an access denied. but then like a swift kick in the face, the internet came along and changed everything! from media to commerce, the education system is no exception to the tornado that is the world wide web. where once higher education was reserved for those who could pay the toll, the internet, in all its divinity has endowed us with a free higher education experience for all those who have a connection to the great and powerful wi-fi. here are just a few amazing online institutes that offer free college courses for the good people of planet earth, enjoy and never stop learning! 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ə tɔp əˈfɪʃəl æt ðə ˈkəntriz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈleɪbər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ ðət ˈjunjən ˈvoʊtərz wɪl bi ə dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈfæktər fər ˈdɛməˌkræts traɪɪŋ tɪ steɪv ɔf lɑrʤ ˈlɔsɪz æt ðə poʊlz ɔn noʊv. 2 pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈrɛktər ˈkɛrən ˈækərmən ˈtaʊtɪd hər grups ˈvoʊtər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən ˈɛfərts ənd hɪˈstɔrɪk əˈbɪləˌti tɪ tərn aʊt lɑrʤ ˈnəmbərz əv ˈvoʊtərz tɪ ðə poʊlz. ɪn ˈmɛni kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈreɪsɪz wɛr ðə gæp bɪtˈwin ˈkænədɪts ɪz ˈnɛroʊɪŋ, "ðə ˈdɪfərəns wɪl bi ənd kən bi ðə ˈleɪbər voʊt wi ɪkˈspɛkt ðə ˈleɪbər voʊt tɪ ɪkˈsid ðə voʊt ˈsaɪkəl ˈæftər ˈsaɪkəl," ˈækərmən sɛd ɔn ˈeɪˌbiˌsiz "tɔp laɪn" webcast*. ˈdɛməˌkræts əˈpɪr tɪ bi ˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðɛr trəˈdɪʃənəl beɪs kənˈstɪʧuənsiz, səʧ ɛz ˈleɪbər ənd ˈæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkənz, tɪ hɛlp ðɛm prɪˈzərv ðɛr məˈʤɔrɪtiz ɪn ðə haʊs ənd ðə ˈsɛnɪt. ˈækərmən ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti ɪn ˈboʊlstərɪŋ ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm wɪˈθɪn ðoʊz grups, wɪʧ poʊlz ˈɪndəˌkeɪt kʊd ʃoʊ əp ɪn ˈlɛsər ˈnəmbərz ðən ðeɪ dɪd ɪn 2006 wɪn ˈdɛməˌkræts tʊk kənˈtroʊl əv ðə haʊs, ənd 2008 wɪn ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt. poʊlz ʃoʊ ðət ðə sloʊɪŋ ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri həz hərt ˈdɛməˌkræts, wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl ɪkˈsprɛsɪŋ ˈskɛptɪˌsɪzəm təˈwɔrd ðɛr ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv praɪˈɔrətiz səʧ ɛz ˈhɛlθˌkɛr rɪˈfɔrm. "lɑts əv ˈpipəl tɔk əˈbaʊt ðə ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm gæp," ˈækərmən sɛd. "ðɛr ɪz noʊ daʊt ðət ˈmɪdəlˈklæs ˈvoʊtərz ər skɛrd, ˈnərvəs, ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ðɛr ɪz ə ril fɪr ənd æŋˈzaɪəti əˈməŋ ˈpipəl əˈkrɔs ðɪs ˈkəntri." bət ˈækərmən əˈʃʊrd ðət "wi ər ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ ðə səˈpoʊzd ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm gæp əˈməŋ ˈjunjən ˈfæməliz." ˈækərmən ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˈərliər ðɪs wik, wɪʧ dɪˈteɪld ðə ˈleɪbər grups ˈɛfərts ɪn dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈmeɪlərz ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv foʊn kɔlz ənd haʊs kɔlz ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkænədɪts. ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ʃi ˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt reɪs ɪn ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ə kloʊz ˈkɑntɛst bɪtˈwin rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. ʤoʊ ˈsɛstək (di) ənd ˈfɔrmər rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. pæt ˈtumi (ɑr). ˈsɛvərəl wiks əˈgoʊ, ˈleɪbər ˈvoʊtərz prɪˈfərd ˈsɛstək ˈoʊvər ˈtumi baɪ sɪks pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts, ʃi sɛd. bət naʊ, ðət gæp ɪz æt 29 tɪ 30 pərˈsɛnt.

a top official at the country's largest labor coalition said tuesday that union voters will be a decisive factor for democrats trying to stave off large losses at the polls on nov. 2. afl-cio political director karen ackerman touted her group's voter communication efforts and historic ability to turn out large numbers of voters to the polls. in many state-wide competitive races where the gap between candidates is narrowing, "the difference will be and can be the labor vote we expect the labor vote to exceed the non-labor vote cycle after cycle," ackerman said on abc's "top line" webcast. democrats appear to be turning to their traditional base constituencies, such as labor and african-americans, to help them preserve their majorities in the house and the senate. ackerman acknowledged the difficulty in bolstering enthusiasm within those groups, which polls indicate could show up in lesser numbers than they did in 2006, when democrats took control of the house, and 2008, when barack obama was elected president. polls show that the slowing economic recovery has hurt democrats, with many people expressing skepticism toward their big-ticket legislative priorities such as healthcare reform. "lots of people talk about the enthusiasm gap," ackerman said. "there is no doubt that middle-class voters are scared, nervous, worried about the economy. ... there is a real fear and anxiety among people across this country." but ackerman assured that "we are overcoming the supposed enthusiasm gap among union families." ackerman circulated a memo earlier this week, which detailed the labor group's efforts in distributing millions of mailers and making millions of phone calls and house calls on behalf of democratic candidates. on tuesday, she pointed to the senate race in pennsylvania, a close contest between rep. joe sestak (d) and former rep. pat toomey (r). several weeks ago, labor voters preferred sestak over toomey by six percentage points, she said. but now, that gap is at 29 to 30 percent.

ottawa—conservative* ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstər ˈpitər wɪl rɪˈzaɪn hɪz sit tɪ rən əˈgɛn ɪn ə ˈæftər ədˈmɪtɪŋ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ækˈsɛptɪd ““ineligible”*” doʊˈneɪʃənz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə læst ɪˈlɛkʃən. ɪn ə səˈpraɪz ˈsteɪtmənt ˈθərzˌdeɪ, sɛd hi wʊd kwɪt ɛz fər ˈlæbrəˌdɔr ənd ɛz ˈmɪnɪstər əv ˌɪntərˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl əˈfɛrz ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˈprɪvi ˈkaʊnsəl fər ˈkænədə tɪ rən əˈgɛn ɪn ə bɪd tɪ klɪr ðə ɛr əraʊnd hɪz 2011 ɪˈlɛkʃən wɪn. ˈpitər, sin hir wɪθ hɪz wɪθ ˈmɛri, sɪz hi wɪl rən ɪn ə ənd praʊd əv hɪz ˈrɛkərd ɛz ən fər ˈlæbrəˌdɔr. ˈkrɪstəfər paɪk tərˈɑntoʊ stɑr faɪl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ aɪ wɑz ˌənəˈwɛr əv ðə ˌɪˈnækjərˌæsiz ɪn ðə rɪˈtərn, aɪ bɪˈliv aɪ məst bi əˈkaʊntəbəl tɪ ðə ˈpipəl hu ɪˈlɛktɪd mi ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr aɪ æm ˈstɛpɪŋ daʊn ɛz ðə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑrləmɛnt fər ˈlæbrəˌdɔr ənd wɪl sik θru ə byelection,”*,” sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt. ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti əv ˈkænədə həz ˌriɪmˈbərst ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz, əˈbaʊt ðə stɑr həz ˈlərnɪd. bleɪmd ən ““inexperienced”*” ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈfɔrmər ˈeɪʤənt rɛg baʊərz fər əkˈsɛptɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl doʊˈneɪʃənz. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ leɪt ˈθərzˌdeɪ, baʊərz kwɪt ɛz ə bɔrd ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ənd ˈlæbrəˌdɔr ˈɔfˈʃɔr pəˈtroʊliəm bɔrd, ə ˈpætrənɪʤ poʊst hi gɑt ˈsɛvərəl mənθs ˈæftər ðə 2011 ɪˈlɛkʃən. həz bɪn ˈfeɪsɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz ðət hi ækˈsɛptɪd doʊˈneɪʃənz frəm bɔrd ˈmɛmbərz əv ə st*. kənˈstrəkʃən ˈkəmpəˌni ˈkɔrpərət doʊˈneɪʃənz ər ˌɪˈligəl ənd ðət hi ɪkˈsidɪd hɪz ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈlɪmət baɪ hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlɛʤədli ækˈsɛptɪd ɪn flaɪts baɪ ə ˈlæbrəˌdɔr ˈɛˌrlaɪn ðət ˈmoʊstli roʊt ɔf ðə kɔsts. tɑd ˈrəsəl, ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌɪnˈkəmbənt hu lɔst tɪ baɪ ʤɪst 79 voʊts, sɪz ðə kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈspɛndɪŋ pleɪd ə outcome”*” ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə ˈraɪdɪŋ. ˈɪnˌfluənsɪz ɪˈlɛkʃənz. waɪ wi hæv ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈspɛndɪŋ limits,”*,” ˈrəsəl toʊld ðə stɑr. noʊ daʊt ɪn maɪ maɪnd ðət ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən wɑz əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ɪˈlɛkʃən ˈspɛndɪŋ ənd ˈoʊvərˌspɛndɪŋ ɔn ðə pɑrt əv maɪ opponent,”*,” sɛd ˈrəsəl, hu wɪl teɪk ə fju deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪŋ ˈwɛðər tɪ rən ɪn ðə. ɪn hɪz ˈsteɪtmənt, sɛd hi əˈpɔɪntɪd ə nu əˈfɪʃəl ˈeɪʤənt tɪ wərk wɪθ ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈkænədə ˈæftər mɪˈsteɪks wər meɪd baɪ ən ““inexperienced”*” ˌvɑlənˈtɪr ˈfaɪlɪŋ aʊt hɪz ɪˈlɛkʃənz rɪˈtərn. ðə ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən wi bɪˈkeɪm əˈwɛr ðət ðɛr wər ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl doʊˈneɪʃənz ækˈsɛptɪd baɪ ðə ˈfɔrmər əˈfɪʃəl agent,”*,” sɛd, hu dɪd nɑt rɪˈtərn ə kɔl frəm ðə stɑr. ˈɑrtɪkəl kənˈtɪnjud bɪˈloʊ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ ðə stɑr læst fɔl, baʊərz dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛni ˈnɑlɪʤ əv, ər riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈspɛndɪŋ ər ˌɪˈligəl doʊˈneɪʃənz. ˈʧɑrli ˈæŋgəs sɛd dɪd ðə raɪt θɪŋ baɪ ˈstɛpɪŋ əˈsaɪd bət sɛd ðə ˈlæbrəˌdɔr həz jɛt tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn hɪz kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈrɛkərdz. nidz tɪ kəm klin. hi nidz tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn wət prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪtɪd this,”*,” ˈæŋgəs sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət rɪˈpitɪdli ˈsaɪdˌstɛpt kˈwɛsʧənz ɪn ðə ˈkɑmənz. wər dɪˈfaɪənt əˈbaʊt kˈwɛsʧənz ˈwɛðər ðeɪ bɔt ðət ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ækˈsɛptɪd ˌɪˈligəl contributions,”*,” ˈæŋgəs sɛd. ˈhɑrpər geɪv ˈkæbənət ˈdutiz tɪ ˈtrænspɔrt ˈmɪnɪstər ˈdɛnɪs ˈlɛbəl ənd ɪn ə tərs ˈsteɪtmənt θæŋkt hɪz service.”*.” ɪz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈkæbənət ˈmɪnɪstər tɪ stɛp daʊn ɪn ə mənθ ˈəndər ən ˈɛθɪkəl klaʊd. ʤɑn ˈdəŋkən wɑz fɔrst tɪ kwɪt hɪz poʊst ɛz ˌæbərˈɪʤənəl əˈfɛrz ˈmɪnɪstər ˈæftər ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðət hi ˈrɔŋli ˈlɑbid ə tæks ʤəʤ ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ə kənˈstɪʧuənt.

ottawa—conservative cabinet minister peter penashue will resign his seat to run again in a byelection after admitting his campaign accepted “ineligible” donations during the last election. in a surprise statement thursday, penashue said he would quit as mp for labrador and as minister of intergovernmental affairs and president of the queen’s privy council for canada to run again in a bid to clear the air around his 2011 election win. peter penashue, seen here with his with mary, says he will run in a byelection and he’s proud of his record as an mp for labrador. ( christopher pike / toronto star file photo ) “although i was unaware of the inaccuracies in the return, i believe i must be accountable to the people who elected me and therefore i am stepping down as the member of parliament for labrador and will seek re-election through a byelection,” penashue said in a statement. the conservative party of canada has reimbursed the federal government the value of the ineligible contributions, about $30,000, the star has learned. penashue blamed an “inexperienced” volunteer — former agent reg bowers — for accepting illegal donations. article continued below late thursday, bowers quit as a board member of the canada-newfoundland and labrador offshore petroleum board, a patronage post he got several months after the 2011 election. penashue has been facing questions that he accepted donations from board members of a st. john’s construction company — corporate donations are illegal — and that he exceeded his spending limit by $4,000. his campaign also allegedly accepted $25,000 in flights by a labrador airline that mostly wrote off the costs. todd russell, the liberal incumbent who lost to pensahue by just 79 votes, says the questionable spending played a “huge outcome” in the conservative victory in the riding. “money influences elections. that’s why we have election spending limits,” russell told the star. “there’s no doubt in my mind that the outcome of the election . . . was affected by election spending and overspending on the part of my opponent,” said russell, who will take a few days before deciding whether to run in the byelection. in his statement, penashue said he appointed a new official agent to work with elections canada after mistakes were made by an “inexperienced” volunteer filing out his elections return. “during the examination we became aware that there were ineligible donations accepted by the former official agent,” said penashue, who did not return a call from the star. article continued below however, in an interview with the star last fall, bowers denied any knowledge of, or responsibility for excessive spending or illegal donations. ndp mp charlie angus said penashue did the right thing by stepping aside but said the labrador mp has yet to explain his campaign’s questionable financial records. “he needs to come clean. he needs to explain what precipitated this,” angus said, adding that penashue repeatedly sidestepped questions in the commons. “they were defiant about questions whether they bought that election, whether they accepted illegal contributions,” angus said. harper gave penashue’s cabinet duties to transport minister denis lebel and in a terse statement thanked penashue “for his service.” penashue is the second cabinet minister to step down in a month under an ethical cloud. john duncan was forced to quit his post as aboriginal affairs minister after admitting that he wrongly lobbied a tax judge on behalf of a constituent.

nuz ˈnuˌkæsəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈʤərmən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl rɪˈvaɪvd ˈərli ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər wi brɔt ju nuz əv ˈnuˌkæsəl lɪŋkt wɪθ ə muv fər ˈʤərmən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, ˈɛrən hənt əv ˈwərdər brenen*. naʊ ðɛr ər rɪˈpɔrts ɪn ˈʤərməni ðət juˈnaɪtɪd meɪ ˈfɑloʊ əp ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst fər ə pleɪər hu wɪl bi aʊt əv ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪn ðə ˈsəmər ənd hu həz naʊ bɪn kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ðət hɪz fˈjuʧər ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi əˈbrɔd. ðɪs ɪz wət wi ˌriˈpɔrtəd ʤɪst ˈoʊvər ə mənθ əˈgoʊ; hənt həz spɛnt ðə hoʊl əv hɪz kərɪr æt ðə ˈʤərmən kləb bət ɛz jɛt həz nɑt saɪnd ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt ənd ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ liv ˈiðər ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ər si aʊt hɪz ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪn ʤun. ðə 27 jɪr oʊld həz pleɪd ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv taɪmz fər ðə ˈʤərmən ˈnæʃənəl tim ənd ˌɪnˈdid tərnd daʊn ˈɪntəˌrɛst frəm ˈɪŋglənd, hu hi kʊd hæv pleɪd fər wɪθ hɪz ˈməðər ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈoʊvər hir. hənt həz skɔrd səm ˈfɔrti goʊlz frəm ə spɑt fər ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən ənd læst ˈsizən ˈrɛʤɪstərd hɪz bɛst ˈɛvər rɪˈtərn wɪθ 11 lig goʊlz. ðɛr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈloʊkəl lɪŋk ɛz ðə ˈgrænˌfɑðər wɛnt tɪ skul ˈloʊkəli wɪθ ˈbɑbi ˈʧɑrltən. ˈizi tɪ si waɪ ə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, hu ɪz ˈʃɔrtli aʊt əv ˈkɑnˌtrækt, maɪt ˈɪntəˌrɛst maɪk ˈæʃli. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈivɪn ɪf ˈnuˌkæsəl du hæv ˈsɪriəs ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn hənt, ðeɪ wɪl feɪs ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən frəm ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər kləbz fər hɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz. wɪθ ˈnuˌkæsəl ˈdɛspərɪt fər goʊlz, ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu kən du soʊ frəm wʊd bi ə ˈmeɪʤər hɛlp. ˈsəmɪŋ əp hɪz ˌɪˈmiˌdiət fˈjuʧər, hənt həz hæd ðɪs tɪ seɪ; nɑt seɪɪŋ ðət aɪ wɪl ˈdɛfənətli liv ðə bət ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə muv ðɛn aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd ˈlaɪkli bi tɪ əˈnəðər ˈkəntri. ðə ˈwɪntər breɪk ækˈsɛlərˌeɪt ðə tɔks ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ noʊ baɪ wɛr aɪ æm ˈhɛdɪŋ. ˈwərdər ər ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər ə kwɪk dɪˈsɪʒən ðɛn bi ˈrɛdi tɪ du so.”*.”

news newcastle interest in german international revived early in december we brought you news of newcastle linked with a move for german international midfielder, aaron hunt of werder brenen. now there are reports in germany that united may follow up the interest for a player who will be out of contract in the summer and who has now been quoted as saying that his future is likely to be abroad. this is what we reported just over a month ago; hunt has spent the whole of his career at the german club but as yet has not signed a new contract and is expected to leave either in january or see out his contract in june. the 27 year old midfielder has played a handful of times for the german national team and indeed turned down interest from england, who he could have played for with his mother coming from over here. hunt has scored some forty goals from a midfield spot for werder bremen and last season registered his best ever return with 11 league goals. there is also a local link as the player’s grandfather went to school locally with bobby charlton. easy to see why a goalscoring international midfielder, who is shortly out of contract, might interest mike ashley. however, even if newcastle do have serious interest in hunt, they will face competition from a number of other clubs for his services. with newcastle desperate for goals, somebody who can do so from midfield would be a major help. summing up his immediate future, hunt has had this to say; “i’m not saying that i will definitely leave the bundesliga but if there is a move then i think it would likely be to another country. “after the winter break we’ll accelerate the talks and i want to know by ferbuary where i am heading. “if werder are pushing for a quick decision then i’ll be ready to do so.”

ˈɪntərvˌju: ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ɑrt əv ˈkɑmbæt baɪ ˈæləks ˈkɔnəli wiv ˈkəvərd ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ɑrt əv ˈkɑmbæt ɪn ðə pæst, bət ɛz riˈlis drɔz ˈɛvər ˈnɪrər, wi fɛlt ɪt ˈpərˌfɪkt taɪm tɪ pʊt buts ɔn ðə graʊnd fər ə ˈkloʊzər lʊk. ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ ˌɪgˈnaɪt ənd ˌɪnˈvɪgərɪt ˈpæʃən fər ðə ˈʒɑnrə, ðə ˈmeɪkərz əv ðə geɪm tɔkt tɪ ˈæləks ˈkɔnəli əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈtaɪtəl.: pliz ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈjɔrsɛlf, roʊl, tim ənd ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪkˈspɪriəns frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: ˈkərəntli, aɪ ˈʤəgəl dɪˈzaɪn ənd pərˈdəkʃən roʊlz. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: ˈmænɪʤər dɪˈzaɪnər ˈmɛni wɪl noʊ mi frəm ˈəðər ˈtaɪtəlz, ər frəm wɪn aɪ wərkt æt ˈmeɪtrɪks ər ˈɛlsˌwɛr. aɪ hæv wərkt ɛz prəˈdusər ɔn ˈmɛni ˈtaɪtəlz, ˈpɑkət, ˌælɪgˈzændər, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz. aɪ brɔt ðə kloʊz ˈkɑmbæt riˈbɪldz ˈɪntu biɪŋ wɪθ maɪ oʊn ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɛlˈtiˈdi. aɪ hæv ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ənd ɪn ðə ðə ræf ˈrɛʤəmənt.: wəts ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ɑrt əv ˈkɑmbæt ɪn ə ˈnətˌʃɛl? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: ə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈɪnfəntri ˈkɑmbæt.: wət ɪz ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈsɛtɪŋ aʊt tɪ du? haʊ du ju si ɪt ˈiðər ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ðə ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən ðə ˈkɑmbæt ˈmɪʃənz, ðə kloʊz kəmˈbæts ənd ˈθiətərz əv wɔr ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ər ˈbɛtərɪŋ ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ə nɪʧ fild? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: wi ər ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɔn ˈmeɪtɪŋ ˈsɑləd ənd ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ˈtæktɪkəl ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ tɪ ə roʊˈbəst ˈsoʊlʤər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɑdəl ɔl əv wɪʧ ɪz ræpt ɪn ən ˌɪnˈtuətɪv. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə geɪm ðət ɪz ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz ɪts oʊn ˈʒɑnrə. wɪθ ɔl ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns əv ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, boʊθ ɪn ðə ənd ˈjuˈɛs, wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ ɛz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ðət ˈkæpʧərz ənd əˈpilz tɪ boʊθ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkæʒəwəl ˈgeɪmərz. wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ fər ˈvɛri haɪ pərˈdəkʃən ˈstændərdz, wɪθ boʊθ ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl leɪər wɪʧ ɪz ˈvaɪtəl tɪ jʊr ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ənd ə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈbætəl leɪər wɪʧ əˈlaʊz fər ril taɪm ˈtæktɪkəl pleɪ. ɪn ˈmɛni weɪ wi ər fˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈdɪfərənt geɪmz ˈɪntu wən. wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ breɪk aʊt ənd nɑt ʤɪst əˈpil tɪ ə nɪʧ.: wət ər səm spɪˈsɪfɪk ɪgˈzæmpəlz əv haʊ wət ɪz duɪŋ θɪŋz ˈdɪfərˈɛntli? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: aɪl gɪv wən ɪgˈzæmpəl. ˈmɛni hæv ə ðət ɪz boʊθ lɑrʤ ənd ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd, ˈfɔrsɪŋ ðə ˈækʧəwəl ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ tɪ bi rɪˈdust tɪ ə smɔl pɑrt əv ðə skrin waɪl ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli ˈfɔrsɪŋ pleɪərz tɪ ˈoʊvərˌkəm ə stip ˈlərnɪŋ kərv. wiv spɛnt ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ dɪˈvɛləp ə ðət ɪz ˈmɪnəməlɪst jɛt pækt wɪθ ˈizi tɪ rɛd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ðɛr baɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə skrin tɪ bi ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli ʃoʊɪŋ wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ waɪl ˈkipɪŋ geɪm kənˈtroʊlz ˈizi ənd ˌɪnˈtuətɪv. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: fræn ɪz kərˈɛkt, ðət ɪz ə gʊd pleɪs tɪ meɪk ə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən, ʤɪst ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ɛz ən ɪgˈzæmpəl. aɪ geɪv ðə ɑrt tim ðə brif tɪ kəm əp wɪθ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˌɪnˈtuətɪv, ˈɛləgənt, ˈizi tɪ juz ənd əˈbəv ɔl ˈizi tɪ lərn, ə ðət məst bi ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl ɪn tərmz əv ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ɛz ə ʃʊd bi ðɛr, bət ˈnɛvər ˈhɪndər pleɪ ənd ˈnɛvər ɪn ðə weɪ. ðə ɑrt tim hæv dɪˈlɪvərd! ðə ɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ənd mɔr ðət aɪ ˌɪˈmæʤənd ənd ˈwɔntɪd ɪn ðə geɪm.: ɪkˈspleɪn ðə strəˈtiʤɪk leɪər ənd ɪts wɪθ ðə ˈtæktɪkəl leɪər. frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: ðɪs ˈprɑbəˌbli saʊnz laɪk əm ˈɑrgjuɪŋ ˈoʊvər sɪˈmæntɪks bət wi hæv ən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl leɪər ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə strəˈtiʤɪk leɪər. wi fɛlt ðət ˈjuzɪŋ ðə neɪm ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl mæp mɔr ˈækjərətli rɪˈflɛkts ðə saɪz ənd skeɪl waɪl prɪˈvɛnɪŋ pleɪərz frəm ˈpɑsəbli ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə rɔŋ ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ˈsɪmpli pʊt, ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl mæp ækts ɛz ə steɪʤ ɔn wɪʧ ˈtæktɪkəl ˈbætəlz teɪk pleɪs, ˈgɪvɪŋ iʧ ˈtæktɪkəl ˈbætəl ˈædɪd ˈminɪŋ ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns.: ər noʊ ˈstreɪnʤər tɪ ˈæbˌstræktɪd dɪˈpɪkʃənz əv ˈjunɪts ənd təreɪn. haʊ wɪl ðə pərˈdəkʃən ˈvæljuz ˌɪmˈpruv ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ˈvɛtərən grognards*? ɪz ɪt praɪˈmɛrəli ə pʊʃ tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˌɪmˈpərsənəl ər steɪd fəˈsɑd əv ðə ˈʒɑnrə, ˈhoʊpfəli tɪ əˈtrækt nu ər ˈkjʊriəs ˈgeɪmərz? ər ju gaɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv pəˈtɛnʃəl tɪ ðə ˈʒɑnrə? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: wi ər ˈdɛfənətli ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ riʧ aʊt tɪ ə nu ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃt. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ bæk tɪ ðə ɪkˈsaɪtmənt əv ðə ˈərli deɪz əv, wɪn ənd wər əˈbaʊt ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðər greɪt ˈpəblɪʃərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz. waɪl nɑt ˈkətɪŋ ɛʤ ɪn tərmz əv ˈmɑdərn geɪmz ˈgræfɪks səʧ ɛz ˈɛni ˌɛtˈsɛtərə, wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ lʊk ˈvɛri gʊd, ˈgɪvɪn ðə saɪz əv ðə mæps ənd ˈbætəlz, ɑr ˈgræfɪks wɪl bi ˈvɛri gʊd! wi ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈɛnvəˌloʊp ɪn ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈɛriəz, wɪʧ jʊr ˈridərz wɪl hæv tɪ weɪt tɪ hir əˈbaʊt. wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ brɪŋ ə ˈlɛvəl əv ˈriəlɪzm tɪ ɛz wɛl ɛz greɪt ˈgræfɪks ənd ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ. wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ ˈəltəmətli tɪ meɪk ə geɪm ðət ðə pleɪər fɪts tɪ ðɛmˈsɛlvz nɑt ðət wi fɔrs ˈɔntu ðə pleɪər.: wəts ðə ˌræʃəˈnæl bɪˈhaɪnd goʊɪŋ ˈrilˌtaɪm ˈoʊvər ˈhoʊli ɪn ðə ˈtæktɪkəl moʊd? dɪz ɪt ˈfiʧər pause-and-plan*? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: æt ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈlɛvəl wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kip ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɛz ˈækjərət ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. taɪm wɑz nɑt ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ ˈæbˌstrækt æt ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈlɛvəl, soʊ wɑz ə noʊ goʊ fər ˈjuˈɛs. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: wɔr ɪz nɑt pausable*, wi hæv ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə tərn beɪst ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl leɪər, bət fər ˈriəlɪzm, wi hæv noʊ ʧɔɪs bət tɪ goʊ fər ril taɪm. ɛz ə skwɑd beɪst ˈɪnfəntri geɪm, wi hæv ˈɑrmər, æt, ˈmɔrtərz, ɔl ju wʊd ɪkˈspɛkt æt ðɪs ˈlɛvəl. bət ˈhævɪŋ wərkt wɪθ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd dɪˈzaɪnd ˈmɛni geɪmz, wɔr ɪz nɑt pausable*, ju ˈkænɑt stɑp wɪn θɪŋz gɪt təf, wət meɪks greɪt kəˈmændərz. biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ meɪk ðə raɪt ʧɔɪs wɪn ˈnidɪd. ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri faʊnd ðət ˈjuzɪŋ geɪmz laɪk kloʊz ˈkɑmbæt wər ˈæˌkʧuəli mɔr ˈifɛktɪv æt ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈmɛməri ənd riˈækʃənz ðən ˈækʧəwəl ɪn ðə fild ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪz. ˈsɛvərəl bɪg neɪmz ɪn saɪˈkɑləʤi dɪd ˈnumərəs ˈsərˌveɪz tɪ faɪnd wət wɑz moʊst ˈifɛktɪv, ðə ˈænsər wɑz ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃənz ər mɔr ˈifɛktɪv. tɪ bi ˈifɛktɪv ənd wərk ðeɪ məst bi ˌriəˈlɪstɪk. ðɪs ɪz ðə kɔr əv. wi ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ril taɪm ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən ðət ɪz boʊθ ˌriəˈlɪstɪk, bət ˈɔlsoʊ wɪθ ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ðət meɪks ðə geɪm fən.: haʊ ˈmæliəbəl ər ər ðə ˈɔpʃənz? ər ðɛr ˈvɛriəs ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti moʊdz; tɪ ˌriəˈlɪstɪk? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: ðɛr wɪl bi ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɔpʃənz ðət ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ boʊθ hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈækjərəsi (trup strɛŋθ ənd ˈjunɪt taɪp) ənd haʊ ˌriəˈlɪstɪk ðə geɪm pleɪz (ˌdɪˈseɪblɪŋ fɔg əv wɔr fər ɪgˈzæmpəl). lɛs ɪkˈspɪriənst pleɪərz wɪl hæv ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ meɪk ðə geɪm mɔr fərˈgɪvɪŋ ɪf ðeɪ soʊ ʧuz. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ bɪld ə geɪm ðət boʊθ ˈhɑrdˈkɔr fænz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈkæʒəwəl ˈgeɪmərz. ˈɔpʃənz ənd ər 2 əv ðə ˈbɪgəst kraɪˈtɪriə wi sɛt ɑrˈsɛlvz wɪn dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə geɪm. wi wɪl bi prəˈdusɪŋ tulz tɪ əˈlaʊ tɪ du məʧ mɔr ðən ɪz ˈjuʒəwəl ɪn ɛz wɛl ɛz wɪˈθɪn ðə geɪm əˈlaʊ fər ˈmɛni θɪŋz tɪ bi ʧeɪnʤd. pleɪərz wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɛz məʧ əv ðə geɪm ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ˈviə ˈɔpʃənz ənd ən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs əˈlaʊɪŋ fər skɪnz ənd ˈjunɪts tɪ bi ʧeɪnʤd, ˌɪnˈsɪgˌniə ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. ðə ˌflɛksəˈbɪləti wi ər ˈbɪldɪŋ ɪn wɪl əˈlaʊ fər boʊθ taɪps əv pleɪərz tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə geɪm ɛz ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ pleɪ ɛz ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ nɑt ɛz wi θɪŋk ðeɪ ʃʊd. ðə læst geɪm tɪ əˈʧiv ðə ˈbreɪˌkaʊt frəm ˈsɪriəs tɪ ˈkæʒəwəl ˈgeɪmərz, wɑz kloʊz ˈkɑmbæt. wi ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ du ðə seɪm. ðɪs min ˈɛni ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz, ɪt ˈsɪmpli minz əˈlaʊɪŋ ðə pleɪər tɪ ʧuz haʊ ðeɪ wɔnt tɪ pleɪ.: ɪkˈspleɪn ðə məræl ˈsɪstəm ənd wət ˈfæktərz ˈɪntu ɪt. frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: ðæts ə juʤ kˈwɛʃən. aɪl traɪ maɪ bɛst tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn ɪt. fər ˈstɑrtərz ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz məræl ɪz ˈkloʊsli taɪd tɪ ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɑdəl. wi teɪk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt boʊθ ðə ˈsoʊlʤərz ˈpriviəs ˈkɑmbæt ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˈtreɪnɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən ðə ˈsoʊlʤər ɪz ɪn. baɪ ˈkɑrənt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən wi min θɪŋz laɪk ɪz ðə ˈsoʊlʤər ˈrɛstɪd? ɪz hi ˈwundɪd? haʊ məʧ ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən dɪz hi hæv? ɪz hi səˈprɛst baɪ ˈɛnəmi faɪər? dɪz hi hæv ˈfrɛndli timz ˈnɪrˈbaɪ? ər ðɛr ˈfrɛndli ˈwundɪd ˈnɪrˈbaɪ? ɪz ðɛr ə kəˈmændər ɪn ʧɑrʤ? wɪl ðə kəˈmændərz ˈɔrdərz gɪt ðə ˈsoʊlʤər kɪld? haʊ ˈmɛni ˈɛnəmi ˈsoʊlʤərz ər ˈprɛzənt? haʊ kloʊz ɪz ðə ˈɛnəmi? 80 ˈmitərz? 5 ˈmitərz? ər ðeɪ ˈivɪn ˈvɪzəbəl? ɪf ˈɛnəmi tæŋks ər əˈproʊʧɪŋ, ər ðɛr ˈfrɛndli ˈænˌti tæŋk ˈjunɪts ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈkaʊntər ðɛm? beɪst ɔn ðɪs pləs ˈəðər ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ðə məræl ˈsɪstəm həz tɪ ðɛn ˌdɪˈsaɪd əˈpɑn ə məræl steɪt fər iʧ ˈsoʊlʤər ənd ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ðə ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈmɑdəl ən ˈækʃən ɪz əˈsaɪnd tɪ ðə ˈsoʊlʤər. ðɛr ɪz mɔr tɪ ðə məræl ˈsɪstəm ðən wət aɪ ʤɪst ˈmɛnʃənd bət aɪ hoʊp ɪt gɪvz ə ˈbeɪsɪk aɪˈdiə əv haʊ ɪt wərks. ɪts ə ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ˈsɪstəm ðət wɪl teɪk taɪm tɪ gɪt pərˈfɛktəd, bət ɪts taɪm wi fil wɪl bi wɛl spɛnt. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: ðə məræl ˈsɪstəm ɪz beɪst ɔn ə ˈsɑləd saɪk ˈmɑdəl, dɪˈzaɪnd əraʊnd ril ˈjumən ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈvæljuz. ɛz fræn ˈsteɪtɪd ˈmɛni θɪŋz səʧ ɛz ɪkˈspɪriəns, fəˈnætɪks, ˈbreɪvəri, səˈprɛʃən, strɛŋθ, hɛlθ, fɪr ənd ˈmɛni mɔr ər biɪŋ bɪlt ˈɪntu ðə geɪm eɪaɪ. wi ər ˈjuzɪŋ ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɛθədz tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs bət ðə goʊl ɪz ðət ðə geɪm wɪl ˈprɛzənt ˈsoʊlʤərz ənd ˈjunɪts pərˈfɔrmɪŋ ənd bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈtoʊtəli ˌriəˈlɪstɪk weɪ. gɪv ðɛm ˈstupɪd ˈɔrdərz ənd ðeɪ wɪl breɪk ənd rən, ðeɪ wɪl kaʊər ər goʊ bərˈsərk ˌɛtˈsɛtərə. əˈgɛn ðɪs wɪl bi daʊn tɪ ˈɔpʃənz; ðə pleɪər wɪl bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ sɛt ðə geɪm tɪ ˈtoʊtəl ˈriəlɪzm, wɪʧ ɪz wət wɔnt ər ə məʧ mɔr ˈkæʒəwəl moʊd ˈviə ðə geɪm ˈɔpʃənz.: haʊ dɪˈteɪld dɪz ðə ˈkɑmbæt ˈsɪstəm ˌɪtˈsɛlf goʊ? ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən? ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ləˈʤɪstɪks? ffe*, səˈpɔrt, ɛr paʊər ˌɛtˈsɛtərə.? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: æt ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ˈlɛvəl wi ər duɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi kən tɪ nɑt ˈæbˌstrækt ˈditeɪlz. soʊ ˈbʊlət ənd ˈɑrmər ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃən ɪz ə bɪg jɛs. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl ˈlɛvəl wɪl hæv səm æbˈstrækʃənz. soʊ waɪl ðɛr ɪz ə ləˈʤɪstɪks ənd səˈplaɪ ˈsɪstəm, ðə pleɪər həz noʊ dɪˈrɛkt kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ɪt. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: ɛz fræn həz sɛd ðɪs wɪl bi ˈæbˌstræktɪd tɪ ə ˈsərtən dɪˈgri, bət ðɛr wɪl bi səˈpraɪzɪz ɪn stɔr fər pleɪərz ɔn ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl leɪər.: haʊ wɪl ju səˈpɔrt? wɪl ɪt teɪk ædˈvæntɪʤ əv θɪŋz laɪk stim ˈwərkˌʃɑp? haʊ ɪkˈspænsɪv wɪl ðə bi? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: səˈpɔrtɪŋ ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ər kin ɔn. wi ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ prəˈvaɪd boʊθ ə mæp ənd ˈjunɪt ˈɛdɪtər soʊ ðət pleɪərz kən kriˈeɪt ðɛr oʊn ˈkəstəm sɪˈnɛrioʊz. ɛz fər stim ˈwərkˌʃɑp, ɪts ˈsəmθɪŋ wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ æt. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: ɛz ˈsteɪtɪd, ɪz ˈvɛri haɪ ɔn ðə lɪst əv wət ðə geɪm ɪz ˈɔfərɪŋ.: wəns jʊr dən wɪθ ðə beɪs geɪm, wɪl ju rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɛtɪŋ fər ɪkˈspænʧənz ɪn ðə ˌɪˈmiˌdiət fˈjuʧər, ər lʊk tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈɪntu ˈleɪtər eras/theatres*? haʊ du ju θɪŋk ðə beɪs geɪm wɪl trænzˈleɪt tɪ, seɪ, ən æŋˈgoʊlə ər viˌɛtˈnɑm? ər ˈivɪn ˈmɑdərn deɪ? frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈɑriəz: ðə ˈbeɪsɪk geɪm məˈkænɪks wɪl trænzˈleɪt ˈoʊvər wɛl tɪ moʊst ˈkɑnflɪkts ɪn ðə læst ˈsɛnʧəri, ðoʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz wʊd bi rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈsɪmjəˌleɪt mɔr ˈmɑdərn ˈwɛpənz tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈməltəˌtud əv pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈkɑnflɪkts ðət fju wɔr geɪmz hæv jɛt tɪ ˈkəvər, wɪʧ ɪn taɪm wi wʊd ləv tɪ ˈkəvər. wi pɪkt ˈænˌzioʊ ɪn pɑrt bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz wən əv ðoʊz ˈmoʊmənts ɪn ðət gɑt ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊd baɪ ɪˈvɛnts boʊθ priˈsidɪŋ ənd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪt. ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: ðə geɪm lɛndz ˌɪtˈsɛlf tɪ ˈmɛni ˈkɑnflɪkts ðət hæv bɪn nɪˈglɛktɪd frəm ðə ˈərli tˈwɛnˌtiɛθ ˈsɛnʧəri tɪ ˈmɑdərn ˈwɔrˌfɛr. ðə geɪm ˈɪnʤən ɪz biɪŋ bɪlt tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈflɛksəbəl ənd wi wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪkəl ˈwɔrˌfɛr ɪn ˈəðər ˈtaɪtəlz wɛr səˈvɪljənz ər ɪn ðə geɪm ðət kən bɪˈkəm kəmˈbætənts. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈmɛni ˈvɛrid ˈtaɪtəlz ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər.: æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ, wət du ju hoʊp tɪ əˈʧiv wɪθ? ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə deɪ wi wɔnt tɪ prəˈvaɪd ə nu taɪp əv, ɪn fækt wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ əˈlaʊ ðə pleɪər tɪ pleɪ ɛz ðeɪ wɪʃ ɛz məʧ ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl wɪˈθaʊt biɪŋ kənˈstreɪnd baɪ ðə geɪm ˌɪtˈsɛlf. ɛz aɪ hæv sɛd ðɛr ər ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðət wər əv ˈmeɪʤər ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns ɪn ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv, ˈriəlɪzm, ˈɔpʃənz, eɪaɪ, ə greɪt ðət ɪz ˌɪnˈtuətɪv ənd ˈɛləgənt ðət hɛlps ðə pleɪər ˈrəðər ðən ˈhɪndərz ðɛm, iz əv ənd məʧ mɔr, bət ðə ki ɪz ə geɪm ðət ɪz fən ənd həz juʤ ənd ðət wɪl kriˈeɪt ɪts oʊn nɪʧ. θæŋks fər jʊr taɪm! ʃɔn ˈwɔlɪs: aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ teɪk ðə taɪm tɪ θæŋk ðə əˈmeɪzɪŋ tim wi hæv hu ər ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn ənd tɪ θæŋk fər ðɛr kənˈtɪnjud ˌdɛdəˈkeɪʃən tɪ əv ɔl taɪps! θæŋk ju! kip ən aɪ ɔn fər mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn ðə ˈtæktɪkəl ɑrt əv ˈkɑmbæt ɛz riˈlis drɔz ˈkloʊzər. ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɑloʊ dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈviə ðə dɪˈvɛləpərz tˈwɪtər.

interview: the tactical art of combat by alex connolly we've covered tackom's the tactical art of combat in the past, but as release draws ever nearer, we felt it perfect time to put boots on the ground for a closer look. hoping to ignite and invigorate passion for the wargame genre, the makers of the game talked to alex connolly about their upcoming title. wargamer: please introduce yourself, role, team and studio experience francisco arias: currently, i juggle design and production roles. shaun wallace: manager / designer - many will know me from other titles, or from when i worked at matrix or elsewhere. i have worked as producer on many titles, korsun pocket, alexander, starshatter and many others. i brought the close combat rebuilds into being with my own company simtek ltd. i have also working on several military simulations for the us military including the usmc and in the uk the raf regiment. wargamer: what's the tactical art of combat in a nutshell? francisco arias: a tactical wargame focused on infantry combat. wargamer: what is the project setting out to do? how do you see it either separating itself from the competition - the combat missions, the close combats and theatres of war etc. - or bettering the experience in a niche field? francisco arias: we are focusing heavily on mating solid and realistic tactical gameplay to a robust soldier psychological model all of which is wrapped in an intuitive gui. shaun wallace: we are aiming to build a game that is in many ways its own genre. with all the experience of working with the military, both in the uk and us, we are looking as making a wargame that captures and appeals to both hard-core wargamers as well as casual gamers. we are aiming for very high production standards, with both an operational layer which is vital to your gameplay and a tactical battle layer which allows for real time tactical play. in many way we are fusing several different games into one. we are aiming to break out and not just appeal to a niche. wargamer: what are some specific examples of how what taoc is doing things differently? francisco arias: i'll give one example. many wargames have a gui that is both large and complicated, forcing the actual gameplay to be reduced to a small part of the screen while simultaneously forcing players to overcome a steep learning curve. we've spent a considerable amount of time working to develop a gui that is minimalist yet packed with easy to read information, there by allowing the screen to be dedicated to actuallywing what is happening while keeping game controls easy and intuitive. shaun wallace: fran is correct, that is a good place to make a definition, just using the gui as an example. i gave the art team the brief to come up with something intuitive, elegant, easy to use and above all easy to learn, a gui that must be almost invisible in terms of gameplay as a guiuld be there, but never hinder play and never in the way. the art team have delivered! the gui is everything and more that i imagined and wanted in the game. wargamer: explain the strategic layer and its interconnections/relationship with the tactical layer. francisco arias: this probably sounds like i'm arguing over semantics but we have an operational layer instead of a strategic layer. we felt that using the name operational map more accurately reflects the size and scale while preventing players from possibly getting the wrong expectations. simply put, the operational map acts as a stage on which tactical battles take place, giving each tactical battle added meaning and importance. wargamer: wargamers are no stranger to abstracted depictions of units and terrain. how will the realistic/lavish production values improve the experience for veteran grognards? is it primarily a push to remove the impersonal or staid facade of the genre, hopefully to attract new or curious gamers? are you guys looking to introduce a new generation of potential wargamers to the genre? francisco arias: we are definitely looking to reach out to a new generation of potential wargamers in addition to established wargamers. shaun wallace: we are aiming to bring back to wargaming the excitement of the early days of wargaming, when ssi and talonsoft were about and many other great publishers and developers. while not cutting edge in terms of modern games graphics such as any fps etc, we are aiming to look very good, given the size of the maps and battles, our graphics will be very good! we are also pushing the envelope in several other areas, which your readers will have to wait to hear about. we are aiming to bring a level of realism to wargames as well as great graphics and gameplay. we are aiming ultimately to make a game that the player fits to themselves not that we force onto the player. wargamer: what's the rationale behind going real-time over wholly turn-based in the tactical mode? does it feature pause-and-plan? francisco arias: at the tactical level we wanted to keep everything as accurate as possible. time was not something we wanted to abstract at the tactical level, so turn-based was a no go for us. shaun wallace: war is not pausable, we have essentially a turn based operational layer, but for realism, we have no choice but to go for real time. as a squad based infantry game, we have armour, at, mortars, all you would expect at this level. but having worked with the military and designed many games, war is not pausable, you cannot stop when things get tough, that’s what makes great commanders. being able to make the right choice when needed. the military found that using games like close combat were actually more effective at building memory and reactions than actual in the field exercises. several big names in psychology did numerous surveys to find what was most effective, the answer was simulations are more effective. to be effective and work they must be realistic. this is the core of aoc. we are building a real time simulation that is both realistic, but also with gameplay and psychological modelling that makes the game fun. wargamer: how malleable or customisable are the options? are there various difficulty modes; entry-level to realistic? francisco arias: there will be a number of options that modify both historical accuracy (troop strength and unit type) and how realistic the game plays (disabling fog of war for example). less experienced players will have the ability to make the game more forgiving if they so choose. shaun wallace: we are aiming to build a game that both hardcore wargames fans will be able to enjoy as well as casual gamers. options and modding are 2 of the biggest criteria we set ourselves when designing the game. we will be producing tools to allow modders to do much more than is usual in wargames as well as within the game allow for many things to be changed. players will be able to customise as much of the game as possible via options and an interface allowing for skins and units to be changed, insignia etc. the flexibility we are building in will allow for both types of players to enjoy the game as they will be able to play as they want to not as we think theyuld. the last game to achieve the breakout from serious wargame to casual gamers, was close combat. we are aiming to be able to do the same. this doesn’t mean any compromise, it simply means allowing the player to choose how they want to play. wargamer: explain the morale system and what factors into it. francisco arias: that's a huge question. i'll try my best to explain it. for starters the soldier's morale is closely tied to the soldier's psychological model. we take into account both the soldier's previous combat experience and training, and the current situation the soldier is in. by current situation we mean things like is the soldier rested? is he wounded? how much ammunition does he have? is he suppressed by enemy fire? does he have friendly teams nearby? are there friendly wounded nearby? is there a commander in charge? will the commander's orders get the soldier killed? how many enemy soldiers are present? how close is the enemy? 80 meters? 5 meters? are they even visible? if enemy tanks are approaching, are there friendly anti tank units ready to counter them? based on this plus other information, the morale system has to then decide upon a morale state for each soldier and in conjunction with the psychological model an action is assigned to the soldier. there is more to the morale system than what i just mentioned but i hope it gives a basic idea of how it works. it's a complicated system that will take time to get perfected, but it's time we feel will be well spent. shaun wallace: the morale system is based on a solid psych model, designed around real human psychological values. as fran stated many things such as experience, fanatics, bravery, suppression, strength, health, fear and many more are being built into the game ai. we are using several methods to achieve this but the goal is that the game will present soldiers and units performing and behaving in a totally realistic way. give them stupid orders and they will break and run, they will cower or go berserk etc. again this will be down to options; the player will be able to set the game to total realism, which is what wargamers want or a much more casual mode via the game options. wargamer: how detailed does the combat system itself go? bullet/armour penetration? ammunition logistics? ffe, aoe support, air power etc.? francisco arias: at the tactical level we are doing everything we can to not abstract details. so bullet and armour penetration is a big yes. on the other hand the operational level will have some abstractions. so while there is a logistics and supply system, the player has no direct control over it. shaun wallace: as fran has said this will be abstracted to a certain degree, but there will be surprises in store for players on the operational layer. wargamer: how will you support modding? will it take advantage of things like steam workshop? how expansive will the toolset be? francisco arias: supporting modders is something we are keen on. we are planning to provide both a map and unit editor so that players can create their own custom scenarios. as for steam workshop, its something we are looking at. shaun wallace: as stated, modding is very high on the list of what the game is offering. wargamer: once you're done with the base game, will you remain in the ww2 setting for expansions in the immediate future, or look to expand into later eras/theatres? how well/easily do you think the base game will translate to, say, an angola or vietnam? or even modern day? francisco arias: the basic game mechanics will translate over well to most conflicts in the last century, though changes would be required to simulate more modern weapons technology. their is a multitude of potential conflicts that few war games have yet to cover, which in time we would love to cover. we picked anzio in part because it is one of those moments in wwii that got overshadowed by events both preceding and following it. shaun wallace: the game lends itself to many conflicts that have been neglected from the early twentieth century to modern warfare. the game engine is being built to be very flexible and we will also have asymmetrical warfare in other titles where civilians are in the game that can become combatants. expect many varied titles in the future. wargamer: at the end of the day, what do you hope to achieve with taoc? shaun wallace: at the end of the day we want to provide a new type of wargame, in fact we are looking to allow the player to play as they wish as much as possible without being constrained by the game itself. as i have said there are many things that were of major importance in the design of aoc, realism, options, ai, a great gui that is intuitive and elegant that helps the player rather than hinders them, ease of modding and much more, but the key is a game that is fun and has huge replayability and that will create its own niche. thanks for your time! shaun wallace: i would like to take the time to thank the amazing team we have who are working on aoc and to thank wargamer for their continued dedication to grogs of all types! thank you! keep an eye on wargamer for more information on the tactical art of combat as release draws closer. you can also follow development via the developer's twitter.

ə ˈsɛvən months’*’ ˈprɛgnənt ˈwʊmən daɪd ɪn ɪn ˈkeɪlən ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈæftər hər ˈhəzbənd ənd ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ əˈlɛʤədli taɪd hər hænz ənd kɛpt ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə ˈstəmək tɪl ðə, səˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi ˈfiˌmeɪl, keɪm aʊt, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈməðər əv ə ˈdɔtər, 32 hæd rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪfˈjuzd tɪ əˈbɔrt hər ˈsɛkənd gərl ʧaɪld, dɪˈspaɪt ˈprɛʃər frəm hər ˈhəzbənd. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt, hər ˈhəzbənd, sɪŋ, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðər, sɪŋ, əˈlɛʤədli traɪd tɪ əˈbɔrt ðə baɪ fɔrs. ˈæftər daɪd ɔn ðə spɑt, hər ˈbɑdi ənd ðə wər dəmpt ɪn ðə fildz nɪr hoʊm ənd ˈkəvərd ɪt wɪθ ə kwɪlt ənd sɔɪl. ˈhəzbənd ənd ˈbrəðərɪnˌlɔ traɪd tɪ ˈfɔrsəbli əˈbɔrt ðə. ðeɪ taɪd hər hænz ənd kɛpt ˈprɛsɪŋ ðə ˈstəmək tɪl ðə keɪm aʊt ənd ʃi daɪd. wi hæv rɪˈkəvərd ðə ˈbɑdi ənd frəm ðə fields,”*,” kleɪmd sɪŋ, bɛt pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən. hi ˈædɪd ðət ðə ˈməðərɪnˌlɔ ɪz bed-ridden*. sɪŋ, ˈfɑðər əv ðə ˈvɪktɪm, toʊld pəˈlis ðət ɪt wɑz ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ðət ˈsəmˌwən frəm ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ toʊld ɪm əˈbaʊt ˈhirɪŋ kraɪz ɪn ðə naɪt. wɪn ðeɪ riʧt ðɛr, ðə əˈkjuzd hæd ɔˈrɛdi klind bləd steɪnz frəm ðə rum, hi ˈædɪd. ðeɪ, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, feɪld tɪ gɪv ˈɛni ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˈwɛrəˌbaʊts əv, sɛd ðə ˈfɑðər. hi toʊld pəˈlis ðət ˈivɪn wɪn ðə ˈkəpəl hæd ðɛr fərst ˈdɔtər, wɑz ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd ˈmɛnəli ˈtɔrʧərd. ˈæftər ʃi kənˈsivd fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm, hər ˈhəzbənd fɔrst hər tɪ gɪt ə sɛks dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən tɛst dən ənd kɛpt ˈtɛlɪŋ hər tɪ goʊ fər ən əˈbɔrʃən, sɛd ðə ˈfɑðər. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, hər ˈdɔtər wɑz wɔrnd əv daɪər ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz ɪf ʃi feɪld tɪ gɪv bərθ tɪ ə meɪl ʧaɪld. ˈminˌwaɪl, ən fər əˈgɛnst boʊθ əˈkjuzd həz bɪn ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃənz 302 (ˈmərdər), 313 (ˈkɔzɪŋ mɪˈskɛrəʤ wɪˈθaʊt kənˈsɛnt), 314 (dɛθ kɔzd baɪ ækt dən wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ kɔz mɪˈskɛrəʤ) ənd 315 (ækt dən wɪθ ˌɪnˈtɛnt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ʧaɪld biɪŋ bɔrn əˈlaɪv ər tɪ kɔz ɪt tɪ daɪ ˈæftər bərθ) əv beɪst ɔn ðə kəmˈpleɪnt faɪld baɪ ðə ˈfɑðər. ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ðə sɛd ɪt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ biɪŋ proʊbd ɪf ˈɛni ˈdɔktər ər ˈmɪdˌwaɪf wɑz kɔld.

a seven months’ pregnant woman died in in ludhiana’s jandi kalan village after her husband and brother-in-law allegedly tied her hands and kept pressing the stomach till the foetus, suspected to be female, came out, police said. mother of a two-year-old daughter, manjit kaur (32) had reportedly refused to abort her second girl child, despite pressure from her husband. advertising on sunday night, her husband, irvinder singh, along with his brother, manvinder singh, allegedly tried to abort the foetus by force. after manjit died on the spot, her body and the foetus were dumped in the fields near family’s home and covered it with a quilt and soil. “her husband and brother-in-law tried to forcibly abort the foetus. they tied her hands and kept pressing the stomach till the foetus came out and she died. we have recovered the body and foetus from the fields,” claimed paramjit singh, sho sidhwan bet police station. he added that the victim’s mother-in-law is bed-ridden. ravinder singh, father of the victim, told police that it was on monday morning that someone from the village told him about hearing manjit’s cries in the night. when they reached there, the accused had already cleaned blood stains from the room, he added. they, however, failed to give any explanation about whereabouts of manjit, said the father. he told police that even when the couple had their first daughter, manjit was physically and mentally tortured. after she conceived for the second time, her husband forced her to get a sex determination test done and kept telling her to go for an abortion, said the father. according to ravinder, her daughter was warned of dire consequences if she failed to give birth to a male child. meanwhile, an fir against both accused has been registered under sections 302 (murder), 313 (causing miscarriage without woman’s consent), 314 (death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage) and 315 (act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth) of ipc based on the complaint filed by the victim’s father. advertising the sho said it was also being probed if any doctor or midwife was called.

ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz ərˈɛstɪd ən mæn ɪn ˈdoʊvər ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ˈfraɪˌdeɪz treɪn ˈbɑmɪŋ ɪn ˈləndən, wɪʧ lɛft ˈdəzənz əv ˈpipəl ˈɪnʤərd. hæv meɪd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ərˈɛst ɪn ɑr ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ðɪs morning,”*,” sɛd nil ˈbɑsu, ðə ˈsinjər ˈnæʃənəl fər ˈkaʊntər ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm pəˈlisɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrɔɪtərz. ˈdoʊvər ɪz pɔrt ˈsɪti ɪn ðə ˈsəðərn pɑrt əv ðə ˈkəntri, wɛr ˈpipəl ˈfrikwɛntli juz ˈpæsənʤər ˈfɛriz tɪ seɪl tɪ fræns. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ərˈɛst kəmz wən deɪ ˈæftər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər tərˈisə meɪ sɛd ðə ˈkəntriz θrɛt ˈlɛvəl hæd bɪn reɪzd tɪ "ˈkrɪtɪkəl," ˈminɪŋ ən əˈdɪʃənəl əˈtæk kʊd bi ˈɪmənənt. ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz ˈpriviəsli reɪzd ðə θrɛt ˈlɛvəl tɪ ˈkrɪtɪkəl ɪn meɪ ˈæftər ə mæn kɪld 22 ˈpipəl æt ən ɑriˈænə grænd ˈkɑnsərt ɪn ˈmænˌʧɛstər. ˈbɑsu sɛd ðə θrɛt ˈlɛvəl wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ rɪˈmeɪn æt ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪz ˈbɑmɪŋ æt ˈləndənz grin treɪn ˈsteɪʃən, wɪʧ lɛft 30 ˈpipəl ˈɪnʤərd. ˈbrɪtɪʃ əˈθɔrətiz əˈnaʊnst ðeɪ wər ˈtritɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz ə ˈtɛrər əˈtæk. ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmp wɑz kwɪk tɪ kənˈdɛm ðə əˈtæk ɔn tˈwɪtər, seɪɪŋ ɪt wɑz ˈkɛrid aʊt "baɪ ə ˈluzər ˈtɛrərɪst." əˈnəðər əˈtæk ɪn ˈləndən baɪ ə ˈluzər ər sɪk ənd dɪˈmɛntɪd ˈpipəl hu wər ɪn ðə saɪts əv ˈskɑtlənd jɑrd. məst bi ˌproʊˈæktɪv! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 15 2017 ˈluzər ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts məst bi dɛlt wɪθ ɪn ə məʧ ˈtəfər ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪz ðɛr meɪn rɪˈkrutmənt tul wɪʧ wi məst kət ɔf juz ˈbɛtər! ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp (@realdonaldtrump*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 15 2017 meɪ rɪˈspɑndɪd tɪ trəmps ˌkɛrɪktərɪˈzeɪʃən, seɪɪŋ ɪt ɪz ˈnɛvər ˈhɛlpfəl fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ ˈspɛkjəˌleɪt ɔn ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən.

british authorities arrested an 18-year-old man in dover on saturday as part of the ongoing investigation into friday's train bombing in london, which left dozens of people injured. “we have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning,” said neil basu, the u.k.'s senior national co-ordinator for counter terrorism policing, according to reuters. dover is port city in the southern part of the country, where people frequently use passenger ferries to sail to france. advertisement the arrest comes one day after prime minister theresa may said the country's threat level had been raised to "critical," meaning an additional attack could be imminent. british authorities previously raised the threat level to critical in may after a man killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert in manchester. basu said the threat level would continue to remain at critical following friday's bombing at london's parson's green train station, which left 30 people injured. british authorities announced they were treating the incident as a terror attack. president trump was quick to condemn the attack on twitter, saying it was carried out "by a loser terrorist." another attack in london by a loser terrorist.these are sick and demented people who were in the sights of scotland yard. must be proactive! — donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) september 15, 2017 loser terrorists must be dealt with in a much tougher manner.the internet is their main recruitment tool which we must cut off & use better! — donald j. trump (@realdonaldtrump) september 15, 2017 may responded to trump's characterization, saying it is never helpful for someone to speculate on an ongoing investigation.

ˈfɔrmər ˈɛksɑn ˈmoʊbəl ˈsiˌiˈoʊ rɛks riʧt ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ðə ɔɪl ʤaɪənts bɔrd əv dɪˈrɛktərz tɪ ˈsɛvər hɪz taɪz wɪθ ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ðə muv ɪz mɛnt tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr, hum ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈdɑnəld ʤɑn trumpread*: koʊən ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni əˈlɛʤɪz trəmp nu stoʊn tɔkt wɪθ əˈbaʊt ˈdiˌɛnˌsi iˈmeɪlz trəmp ˈərʤɪz nɔrθ ˌkɔˈriə tɪ əˈhɛd əv ˈsəmɪt ˌvɛnɪzˈweɪləz sɪz hi fɪrz 'bæd' ˈpipəl əraʊnd trəmp mɔr həz pɪkt tɪ sərv ɛz ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt, kəmˈplaɪz wɪθ ðə rɪkˈwaɪrmənts ðət kəm wɪθ ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nuz riˈlis frəm ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ɪf ɪz kənˈfərmd tɪ ðə pəˈzɪʃən, ðə mɔr ðən 2 ˈmɪljən ɪn dɪˈfərd ˈɛksɑn ˈmoʊbəl ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ʃɛrz hi wʊd hæv rɪˈsivd ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst 10 jɪrz wɪl bi pʊt ɪn ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli ˈmænɪʤd trəst. ðə trəst wɪl nɑt bi əˈlaʊd tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛst ɪn ˈɛksɑn ˈmoʊbəl, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni sɛd. ˈɛksɑn ˈmoʊbəl ʃɛr əˈwɔrdz wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈkænsəld. wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ "sərˈɛndər ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt tɪ mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ɪn kæʃ ˈboʊnəsɪz, ˈskɛʤʊld tɪ peɪ aʊt ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst θri jɪrz, ənd ˈəðər ˈbɛnəfɪts səʧ ɛz riˈtaɪˈri ˈmɛdɪkəl ənd ˈdɛntəl ˈbɛnəfɪts, ənd ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv, ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ənd tæks səˈpɔrt," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nuz riˈlis. "ðə nɛt ˈifɛkt əv ðə əˈgrimənt ɪz ə rɪˈdəkʃən əv əˈprɑksəmətli 7 ˈmɪljən ɪn ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən oʊd tɪ," ðə riˈlis sɛd. sɪns trəmp tæpt tɪ sərv ɛz ðə ˈneɪʃənz tɔp ˈdɪpləˌmæt, kˈwɛsʧənz hæv bɪn reɪzd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈɛksɑn ˈmoʊbəl ˈbɪznɪs ˈhoʊldɪŋz ənd taɪz tɪ ˈrəʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn.

former exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson reached an agreement with the oil giant's board of directors to sever his ties with the company. the move is meant to ensure tillerson, whom president-elect donald trump donald john trumpread: cohen testimony alleges trump knew stone talked with wikileaks about dnc emails trump urges north korea to denuclearize ahead of summit venezuela's maduro says he fears 'bad' people around trump more has picked to serve as secretary of state, complies with the conflict-of-interest requirements that come with the nomination, according to a news release from the company. advertisement if tillerson is confirmed to the position, the more than $2 million in deferred exxon mobil corp. shares he would have received over the next 10 years will be put in an independently managed trust. the trust will not be allowed to invest in exxon mobil, the company said. exxon mobil share awards would also be canceled. tillerson would also "surrender entitlement to more than $4.1 million in cash bonuses, scheduled to pay out over the next three years, and other benefits such as retiree medical and dental benefits, and administrative, financial and tax support," according to the news release. "the net effect of the agreement is a reduction of approximately $7 million in compensation owed to tillerson," the release said. since trump tapped tillerson to serve as the nation's top diplomat, questions have been raised about the former exxon mobil ceo's business holdings and ties to russian president vladimir putin.

fər ðə eɪθ taɪm, ðə ˈsɛnɪt feɪld tɪ pæs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ðət wʊd ɪkˈstɛnd ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt tæks ˈkrɛdɪts bɪɔnd ðɛr ɛnd əv jɪr ˌɛkspərˈeɪʃən deɪts. ðə ər ˈvaɪtəl tɪ ðə ˈsoʊlər ˈɛnərʤi ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ˈmɛni ˈsoʊlər ˈprɑʤɛkts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri ər ɔn hoʊld ənˈtɪl ðɪs ɪz ˈsɔrtɪd aʊt. lɑrʤ skeɪl ˈsoʊlər paʊər ˈprɑʤɛkts kʊd bi ˈnɪrli ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt ɪn ðə ˌʃɔrtˈtərm ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs wɪˈθaʊt ðə 30 tæks ˈkrɛdɪt. fərst ˈsoʊlər (fslr*), ðə ˈsoʊlər paʊər ˈkəmpəˌni bɛst pəˈzɪʃənd tɪ ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz ɔn ðə ˈjuˈɛs juˈtɪləti ˈmɑrkɪt ˈivɪn wɪˈθaʊt ðə, sɛd ɪn ðɛr ˈərnɪŋz kɔl ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ ðət ðeɪ hæv tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈjʊrəp ɪf ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɪz nɑt pæst. ðə ˈfeɪljər əv ðɪs bɪl tɪ pæs wʊd bi ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈnɛgətɪv fər (spwr*) ɛz wɛl. hu səˈpɔrts ðə? ɔl ðə steɪt ˈgəvərnərz (ɪkˈsɛpt ˈʤɔrʤə) ə ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈfɔrʧən 500 ˈkəmpəˌniz wɔl strit bæŋks riˈnuəbəl ˈɛnərʤi ˈstɑrˌtəps tɛk ʤaɪənts laɪk ˈgugəl (goog*), (hpq*) ənd əˈplaɪd məˈtɪriəlz (amat*) juˈtɪlətiz laɪk (pcg*) ənd ˈɛdɪsən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl (eix*) ˌfɪnənˈsɪrz səʧ ɛz ˈɛnərʤi ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsərvɪsɪz ən ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪz biɪŋ pʊʃt fər, bət ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ə ˈwənˌjɪr ɪkˈstɛnʃən meɪ bi pʊʃt θru ɛz ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈblɑkɪŋ ðə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən bɪˈkəz ðeɪ kleɪm ɪt ˈreɪzɪz ˈtæksɪz. ˈniðər ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə ər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn wər æt ðə voʊt. si ˈɔlsoʊ: fərst ˈsoʊlər (fslr*) bloʊz əˈweɪ kənˈsɛnsəs eps*, ˈrɛvəˌnu (fslr*) fərst ˈsoʊlər (fslr*) gɪts hɛlp frəm ˈtɑməs ˈfridmən (fslr*, spwr*) fərst ˈsoʊlər (fslr*) ənd (spwr*): ˈjuˈɛs ˈsoʊlər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən stɔlz əˈgɛn (fslr*, spwr*)

for the eighth time, the senate failed to pass legislation that would extend the investment tax credits beyond their end of year expiration dates. the itcs are vital to the solar energy industry in the united states. many solar projects across the country are on hold until this leglislation is sorted out. large scale solar power projects could be nearly non-existent in the short-term in the us without the 30% tax credit. first solar (fslr), the solar power company best positioned to capitalize on the us utility market even without the itcs, said in their earnings call yesterday that they have to continue to focus on europe if the legislation is not passed. the failure of this bill to pass would be a significant negative for sunpower (spwr) as well. who supports the itcs? all the state governors (except georgia) a coalition of fortune 500 companies wall street banks renewable energy startups tech giants like google (goog), hewlett-packard (hpq) and applied materials (amat) utilities like pg&e (pcg) and edison international (eix) financiers such as ge energy financial services an eight-year extension is being pushed for, but it is possible a one-year extension may be pushed through as a compromise. the republicans are blocking the legislation because they claim it raises taxes. neither barack obama or john mccain were at the vote. see also: first solar (fslr) blows away q2 consensus eps, revenue (fslr) first solar (fslr) gets help from nyt's thomas friedman (fslr, spwr) first solar (fslr) and sunpower (spwr): us solar legislation stalls again (fslr, spwr)

ə pis əv ˈmɛtəl ɪn ə kənˈstrəkʃən zoʊn ɔn ðə ˈgɑrdən steɪt ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ʤɪst nɔrθ əv ðə tɑmz ˈrɪvər toʊl ˈplɑzə ˈæktɪd laɪk ə kən ˈoʊpənər ðɪs ˈmɔrnɪŋ, sˈlæʃɪŋ taɪərz ənd ˈstrændɪŋ mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈmoʊtərɪsts. æt list 15 ˈviɪkəlz hæd taɪərz ˈflætənd ɪn ðə speɪs əv ə fju ˈmɪnəts, ɛz ðeɪ droʊv θru ə kənˈstrəkʃən zoʊn wɛr ˈʃoʊldərz ər biɪŋ rɪˈstɔrd ənd leɪnz ˈwaɪdənd tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈseɪfti kənˈsərnz ɔn ðə moʊst strɛʧ əv ðə ˈmeɪʤər toʊl roʊd. ˈmɛtəl pis frəm ə brɪʤ ʤɔɪnt keɪm lus ənd wɑz ˈstɪkɪŋ əp fɑr ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈpəŋkʧər ðə taɪərz əv səm ˈviɪkəlz ðət droʊv ˈoʊvər tɔp əv ɪt ðɪs morning,”*,” sɛd tɑm ˈfini, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə nu ˈʤərzi ˈtərnˌpaɪk əˈθɔrəti, wɪʧ rənz ðə ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ənd nu ˈʤərzi ˈtərnˌpaɪk. wɑz ɔn ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri brɪʤ ˈoʊvər oʊld ˈfriˌhoʊld roʊd. ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri brɪʤ wɑz bɪlt baɪ ðə ˈkɑnˌtræktər tɪ ˈkɛri ˈtræfɪk waɪl ðeɪ ər rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ðə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt structure.”*.” ðə ræʃ əv flæt taɪərz ˈhæpənd kˈwɪkli bɪtˈwin ənd a.m*. æt maɪl ˈmɑrkər ɔn ðə ˈnɔrθbaʊnd ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ɪn tɑmz ˈrɪvər. waɪl ðə ˈrizən fər ðə flæt taɪərz wɑz ˈdɪfərənt, ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪˈvoʊkt ˈmɛməriz əv ðə 18 kɑz ˈdæmɪʤd ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ɔn ðə ˈpɑrkˌweɪ saʊθ ˈæftər ə lɑrʤ ˈsɪŋˌkhoʊl ˈoʊpənd nɪr ðə ˈdrɪskəl brɪʤ ɪn sayreville*. ðə ˈtərnˌpaɪk əˈθɔrəti ˈhændəlz ˈdæmɪʤ kleɪmz fər ˈɪnsədənts ɔn ðə ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ər ˈtərnˌpaɪk. ðə ˈpɑrkˌweɪ ɪz biɪŋ ˈwaɪdənd bɪtˈwin maɪl ˈmɑrkərz 100 ɪn wɔl ˈtaʊnʃɪp ənd 83 ɪn tɑmz ˈrɪvər, ə strɛʧ əv ˈnɛroʊ roʊd ðət sɔ ˈæksədənts ənd 63 fəˈtælɪtiz bɪtˈwin 2000 ənd 2007 əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ðə 330 ˈmɪljən kənˈstrəkʃən ˈprɑʤɛkt bɪˈgæn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈoʊvər ə jɪr əˈgoʊ ənd ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd baɪ ðə ɛnd əv 2015 rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈkəvərɪʤ moʊst ˈdeɪnʤərəs strɛʧ geɪnz ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðə ˈgɪvɪŋ triz: ˈtɪmbər ˈsækrəˌfaɪst ɪn ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ ˈwaɪdən ˈdɛdliəst strɛʧ əv ˈpɑrkˌweɪ

a piece of metal in a construction zone on the garden state parkway just north of the toms river toll plaza acted like a can opener this morning, slashing tires and stranding more than a dozen motorists. at least 15 vehicles had tires flattened in the space of a few minutes, as they drove through a construction zone where shoulders are being restored and lanes widened to address safety concerns on the most accident-prone stretch of the major toll road. “a metal piece from a bridge joint came loose and was sticking up far enough to puncture the tires of some vehicles that drove over top of it this morning,” said tom feeney, a spokesman for the new jersey turnpike authority, which runs the parkway and new jersey turnpike. “it was on a temporary bridge over old freehold road. the temporary bridge was built by the contractor to carry traffic while they are replacing the permanent structure.” the rash of flat tires happened quickly — between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. — at mile marker 85.6 on the northbound parkway in toms river. while the reason for the flat tires was different, the incident evoked memories of the 18 cars damaged in february on the parkway south after a large sinkhole opened near the driscoll bridge in sayreville. the turnpike authority handles damage claims for incidents on the parkway or turnpike. the parkway is being widened between mile markers 100 in wall township and 83 in toms river, a white-knuckle stretch of narrow road that saw 9,000 accidents and 63 fatalities between 2000 and 2007, officials said. the $330 million construction project began a little over a year ago and is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. related coverage • parkway's most dangerous stretch gains lane-widening project contract • the giving trees: timber sacrificed in project to widen deadliest stretch of parkway

ə mæn ʃɑt tɪ dɛθ ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt ˈfrikwɛntli æt ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən wɛr hɪz ˈbɑdi wɑz faʊnd, ənd pəˈlis sɛd ˈtuzˌdeɪ hi meɪ hæv ˈɑrgjud wɪθ hɪz ˈkɪlərz ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ. wɛst ˈpriˌsɪŋkt ˈɔfɪsərz rɪˈspɑndɪd əˈbaʊt p.m*. tɪ ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 59 ənd ˈævəˌnu aɪ, ənd əraɪvd tɪ faɪnd ðə ˈvɪktɪm ə waɪt meɪl laɪɪŋ ɔn hɪz ˈstəmək wɪθ ˈməltəpəl ˈgənˌʃɑt wundz. ˈsɑrʤənt. braɪən ˈʃɛltən sɛd ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðə mæn ɛz ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈveɪgrənt hu səˈlɪsəts ˈməni frəm ˈmoʊtərɪsts ˈɛgzɪtɪŋ ðə ˌɪntərˈsteɪt. sleɪn ˈpænˌhændlər wɑz 'ˈstrəgəlɪŋ traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt ɪn ðɪs laɪf' ˈʤɛrəˌmi ˈtɑmsən, 30 wɑz ʃɑt tɪ dɛθ ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt æt ˌɪntərˈsteɪt 59 ənd ˈævəˌnu aɪ. hi wɑz ə ˈfɑðər əv ə ˈlɪtəl gərl. "hi θæŋkt ðə lɔrd fər hər ˈɛvəri deɪ,'' sɛd hɪz ˈgrivɪŋ ˈəŋkəl, ˈbɑbi ˈtɑmsən. ðə mæn, huz aɪˈdɛntəˌti ˈhæzənt jɛt bɪn kənˈfərmd, wɑz prəˈnaʊnst dɛd ɔn ðə sin baɪ ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm faɪər ənd ˈrɛskju ˈsərvɪs ˈmɛdɪks æt p.m*. ðə ˈʤɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti ˈkɔrənərz ˈɔfəs sɛd ðeɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ noʊ hu ðə ˈvɪktɪm ɪz, bət ər ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts tɪ kənˈfərm ðə aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ˈʃɛltən sɛd ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən soʊ fɑr ʃoʊz ðə ˈvɪktɪm meɪ hæv bɪn ˈɑrgjuɪŋ wɪθ ðə ˈɑkjəpənts əv ə ˈviɪkəl æt ðət loʊˈkeɪʃən. dɪˈtɛktɪvz bɪˈliv ðət ˈæftər ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt, ðə ˈvɪktɪm wɔkt əˈweɪ ənd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts droʊv ɔf. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hi sɛd, ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈviɪkəl rɪˈtərnd. æt ðət pɔɪnt, wən əv ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts ˈoʊpənd faɪər ɔn ðə ˈvɪktɪm, ˈhɪtɪŋ ɪm ˈməltəpəl taɪmz. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts flɛd ðə sin. noʊ ˈsəˌspɛkt ər ˈviɪkəl ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən həz jɛt bɪn riˈlist. ðə ˈvɪktɪm ɪz 42 ˈhɑməˌsaɪd ðɪs jɪr. əv ðoʊz, fɔr hæv bɪn ruld ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbəl ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ər nɑt dimd baɪ pəˈlis ɛz ˈkrɪmənəl. ɪn ɔl əv ˈʤɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti, ðɛr hæv bɪn 61 ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz ɪn 2017 ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə 42 ɪn ˈbərmɪŋˌhæm. "wi nid tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt wət ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈɑrgjəmənt wɑz ˈoʊvər, ənd wət ˈsəbsəkwəntli lɛd ðə ˈsəˌspɛkts tɪ rɪˈtərn ənd kɪl ðə ˈvɪktɪm,'' ˈʃɛltən sɛd. "ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz naʊ hæv tɪ wərk ɔn aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪm ənd ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪɪŋ hɪz ˈfæməli." pəˈlis ər ˈæskɪŋ ðət ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ðə sleɪɪŋ kɔl ˈhɑməˌsaɪd dɪˈtɛktɪvz æt ər kraɪm ˈstɑpərz æt

a man shot to death monday night frequently panhandled at the location where his body was found, and police said tuesday he may have argued with his killers shortly before the killing. birmingham's west precinct officers responded about 7:30 p.m. to interstate 59 and avenue i, and arrived to find the victim - a white male - lying on his stomach with multiple gunshot wounds. sgt. bryan shelton said the officers recognized the man as a possible vagrant who solicits money from motorists exiting the interstate. slain panhandler was 'struggling trying to make it in this life' jeremy thompson, 30, was shot to death monday night at interstate 59 and avenue i. he was a father of a little girl. "he thanked the lord for her every day,'' said his grieving uncle, bobby thompson. the man, whose identity hasn't yet been confirmed, was pronounced dead on the scene by birmingham fire and rescue service medics at 7:44 p.m. the jefferson county coroner's office said they believe they know who the victim is, but are waiting for fingerprints to confirm the identity. shelton said the investigation so far shows the victim may have been arguing with the occupants of a vehicle at that location. detectives believe that after the argument, the victim walked away and the suspects drove off. however, he said, the suspect vehicle returned. at that point, one of the suspects opened fire on the victim, hitting him multiple times. the suspects fled the scene. no suspect or vehicle information has yet been released. the victim is birmingham's 42 homicide this year. of those, four have been ruled justifiable and therefore are not deemed by police as criminal. in all of jefferson county, there have been 61 homicides in 2017, including the 42 in birmingham. "we need to figure out what the initial argument was over, and what subsequently lead the suspects to return and kill the victim,'' shelton said. "investigators now have to work on identifying the victim and notifying his family." police are asking that anyone with information about the slaying call homicide detectives at 205-254-1764 or crime stoppers at 205-254-7777.

hɪz wərdz hæv bɪn tərnd ˈɪntu ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən kəˈmərʃəlz baɪ grups ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə ˈɪʃu. ənd noʊ wən həz ˈteɪkən ɔn mɔr ˈfrɛndli faɪər. ˈmɪstər. ˈrubioʊ həz bɪn əˈtækt æt ti ˈpɑrti ˈræliz (hɪz neɪm ɪˈlɪsəts buz), ɔn kənˈsərvətɪv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ pis əv garbage,”*,” glɛn bɛk kɔld ɪm) ənd ɪn ˈnæʃənəl ˌrivˈju folly,”*,” dɪˈklɛrd ə ˈrisənt ˈkəvər). stɪl, ˈrənɪŋ ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns ɔn ˈmɪstər. bɪˈhæf ɪz frɔt wɪθ rɪsk fər kənˈsərvətɪv grups, hu ər goʊɪŋ əˈgɛnst ˈmɛni ɪn ðɛr oʊn beɪs. noʊ ðət ə lɔt əv foʊks ɔn boʊθ sides,”*,” sɛd tɪm ˈfɪlɪps, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz fər prɑˈspɛrəti. aɪ θɪŋk ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv ˈpipəl əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈsɛnətər ˈrubioʊ ɪz duɪŋ wət hi θɪŋks ɪz bɛst fər ðə ˈkəntri. ənd ðət duɪŋ ɪt ɪn ən ˈoʊpən ənd ˈɑnəst way.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈfɪlɪps dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ dɪˈskəs ˈɛni ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz fər ˈmɪstər. ˈrubioʊ ənd 2016 bət sɛd, θɪŋk ðət gɑt ə braɪt fˈjuʧər wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈmuvmənt, ənd ɪn ˌwəˈtɛvər hi ˈʧuzɪz tɪ du daʊn ðə road.”*.” ˈmɛni ˈəðər bɪg pleɪərz ɪn ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmuvmənt wʊd laɪk tɪ kip ðət fˈjuʧər braɪt ɛz wɛl. rælf rid, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə feɪθ ənd ˈfridəm ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən, ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈmɪstər. ˈrubioʊ tɪ spik tɪ ˈsɛvərəl ˈhənərd əv hɪz ˈmɛmbərz æt ə ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən læst mənθ. ˈmɪstər. rid, hu həz meɪd klɪr ðət hi bɪˈlivz ðə ˈsɛnɪt ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən bɪl ðət ˈmɪstər. ˈrubioʊ hɛlpt raɪt ɪz tu ˈlinjənt, dɪˈskraɪbd ðə kraʊd ɛz right-leaning*, baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstændərdz. ðə ˈʧeɪmbər əv ˈkɑmərs variety,”*,” hi ˈnoʊtɪd ˈraɪli ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju. bət wɪn hi ˌɪntrəˈdust ˈmɪstər. ˈrubioʊ, hi ˈɔfərd ˈnəθɪŋ bət ˈɛfjusɪv preɪz. praʊd tɪ kaʊnt ɪm ɛz ɑr frɛnd bɪˈkəz hi həz nɑt fərˈgɑtən hu gɑt ɪm here,”*,” ˈmɪstər. rid toʊld ðə kraʊd, wɪʧ əˈplɔdɪd pəˈlaɪtli. həz nɑt fərˈgɑtən hu hi is.”*.” weɪɪŋ ˈhɛvəli ɔn kənˈsərvətɪv ˈlidərz ɪz ə riˈmaɪndər əv haʊ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsi bɪˈdɛvəld mɪt ˈrɑmni læst jɪr. hɪz ““self-deport”*” ˈkɑmɛnts əˈbaʊt wət ʃʊd ˈhæpən wɪθ ðə 11 ˈmɪljən ˈɪməgrənts ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌɪˈligəli ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts bɪˈkeɪm ən ˈizi pənʧ laɪn fər ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd hɛlpt draɪv lɑˈtinoʊs ˈivɪn ˈfɑrðər əˈweɪ frəm ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑrti.

his words have been turned into television commercials by groups on both sides of the issue. and no one has taken on more friendly fire. mr. rubio has been attacked at tea party rallies (his name elicits boos), on conservative radio (“a piece of garbage,” glenn beck called him) and in national review (“rubio’s folly,” declared a recent cover). still, running interference on mr. rubio’s behalf is fraught with risk for conservative groups, who are going against many in their own base. “we know that there’s a lot of folks on both sides,” said tim phillips, president of americans for prosperity. “but i think the vast majority of people appreciate the fact that senator rubio is doing what he thinks is best for the country. and that he’s doing it in an open and honest way.” mr. phillips declined to discuss any implications for mr. rubio and 2016, but said, “we think that he’s got a bright future within the movement, and in whatever he chooses to do down the road.” many other big players in the conservative movement would like to keep that future bright as well. ralph reed, president of the faith and freedom coalition, invited mr. rubio to speak to several hundred of his members at a conference in washington last month. mr. reed, who has made clear that he believes the senate immigration bill that mr. rubio helped write is too lenient, described the crowd as right-leaning, by republican standards. “not the chamber of commerce variety,” he noted wryly in an interview. but when he introduced mr. rubio, he offered nothing but effusive praise. “we’re proud to count him as our friend because he has not forgotten who got him here,” mr. reed told the crowd, which applauded politely. “he has not forgotten who he is.” weighing heavily on conservative leaders is a reminder of how immigration policy bedeviled mitt romney last year. his “self-deport” comments about what should happen with the 11 million immigrants living illegally in the united states became an easy punch line for democrats and helped drive latinos even farther away from the republican party.

ˈspaɪdərmæn ənd ˈsoʊni ʤɪst meɪd ən ˈɔsəm doʊˈneɪʃən tɪ ə nu jɔrk skul baɪ ʃɔn oʊˈkɑnəl ˈrændəm ˈɑrtɪkəl blɛnd ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt weɪ ðət ʤɑn wɑts' ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪts ˌɪtˈsɛlf frəm ˈpriviəs ˈmuviz ɪz ðət ɪt livz ɪts ˈhɪroʊ ɪn haɪ skul, ənd meɪks ðə loʊˈkeɪʃən əv ˈmɪdˌtaʊn haɪ skul ə sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈæŋgəl ˈɪntu ðə ˈstɔri. ˈpitər ˈpɑrkər ˈstrəgəlz tɪ ˈʤəgəl hɪz kəˈmɪtmənts ɪn klæs wɪθ hɪz dɪˈzaɪər tɪ bi ə ˈfʊlˌtaɪm crimefighter*, ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈivɪn ən əˈvɛnʤər. ənd ðə ˈstudənts ɪn ˈpitərz klæs ər ˈɪnəgrəl tɪ ðə ˈhɪroʊz ˈʤərni ɛz ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ roʊlz əˈlɔŋ, wɪθ (tɑm ˈhɑlənd) drɔɪŋ səˈpɔrt frəm nɛd (ˈʤeɪkəb batalon*), hɪz "gaɪ ɪn ðə ʧɛr," ənd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ən ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ə ˈmɛmərəbəl plɑt pɔɪnt. skul ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kəmˈpoʊnənt tɪ ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ, wɪʧ ɪkˈspleɪnz waɪ ˈsoʊni ənd ðə tim bɪˈhaɪnd ðɪs ˈmuvi ʤɪst ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪd ˈməni tɪ hɛlp wən skul aʊt. ˈsoʊni ənd bæŋk hæv ɔn ə grænt fər kwinz haɪ skul fər ðə ˈsaɪənsɪz, wɪʧ ɪz ə stɛm (saɪəns, tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd mæθ) skul ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ. ɛz pɑrt əv ðɪs nu ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, ðə ˈkəmpəˌniz kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd ɔn ðɪs nu ˈvɪdioʊ ˈstɑrɪŋ tɑm ˈhɑlənd ənd ˈʤeɪkəb batalon*. ʧɛk ɪt aʊt naʊ: ðə ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp, ˌbiˈsaɪdz biɪŋ ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl fər ðə skul fər ðə ˈsaɪənsɪz, meɪks sɛns ɔn soʊ ˈmɛni ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz. ˈmɑrgərɪt kin, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl, ɪz frəm ˈpitər ˈpɑrkərz hoʊm taʊn əv kwinz (ʃi ɪz ˈfiʧərd ɪn ðə əˈbəv ˈvɪdioʊ). ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ drɔz ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm ɔl əv ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk kəmˈpoʊnənts əv ðə stɛm ˈænəˌgræm wɪθ sinz əv ˈpitər pərˈfɛktɪŋ hɪz wɛb fluɪd ɪn klæs, ənd ˈjuzɪŋ nɛdz kəmˈpjutər skɪlz tɪ hæk ˈtoʊni stɑrks ədˈvænst ˈspaɪdər sut. ˈɔlsoʊ, bæŋk həz ˈæˌkʧuəli hæd ə ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp ɪn pleɪs wɪθ ˈmɑrvəl ˈstudiˌoʊz ðət əˈlaʊz fænz tɪ biɪŋ ðɛr ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ lɪvz. ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈmæstərˌkɑrd əˈlaʊz fænz tɪ ərn kæʃ bæk ɔn səˈlɛkt ˈdaɪnɪŋ, ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ənd ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈpərʧəsɪz æt ənd əˈfɪʃəl ˈmɑrvəl ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz buθs. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ boʊst ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl dɪˈzaɪnz. wɪʧ ˈgɑrdiənz əv ðə ˈgæləksi fænz ˈwʊdənt wɔnt ə ˈkrɛdɪt kɑrd ðət lʊks laɪk ˈpitər ˈɔsəm mɪks teɪp? ɪn ˈspaɪdərmæn: ˈhoʊmˌkəmɪŋ, ˈpitər ˈpɑrkər ɪz ə ˈsɑfˌmɔr ɪn haɪ skul hu həz tɪ əˈʤəst tɪ ˈɛvriˈdeɪ laɪf ˈæftər ˈhɛlpɪŋ aɪərn mæn (ˈrɑbərt ˈdaʊni jr*.) teɪk daʊn ˈkæptən əˈmɛrɪkə (krɪs ˈɛvənz), huz "ˈprɑbəˌbli ə wɔr ˈkrɪmənəl naʊ ər ˈsəmθɪŋ." ɪn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs, hi pɪks əp ə nu super-suit*, stɑps ðə ˈvəlʧər (ˈmaɪkəl ˈkitən) frəm ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈɛmpaɪər, ənd ˈpɑsəbli mits ðə ləv hɪz laɪf. ðə ˈmuvi ɪz ɔf tɪ ə ˈrɔrɪŋ stɑrt æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. ənd ɛz ðɪs ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz, səm ˈməni ɪz goʊɪŋ bæk ˈɪntu ə ˈvɛri gʊd kɔz. ˈblɛndɪd frəm əraʊnd ðə wɛb ˈfeɪsˌbʊk bæk tɪ tɔp

spider-man and sony just made an awesome donation to a new york school by sean o'connell random article blend a significant way that jon watts' spider-man: homecoming differentiates itself from previous spidey movies is that it leaves its hero in high school, and makes the location of midtown high school a significant angle into the story. peter parker struggles to juggle his commitments in class with his desire to be a full-time crimefighter, and maybe even an avenger. and the students in peter's class are integral to the hero's journey as homecoming rolls along, with spidey (tom holland) drawing support from ned (jacob batalon), his "guy in the chair," and making an academic decathalon a memorable plot point. school is an important component to spider-man: homecoming, which explains why sony and the team behind this movie just donated money to help one school out. sony and synchrony bank have partnered on a $25,000 grant for queens high school for the sciences, which is a stem (science, technology, engineering and math) school in conjunction with spider-man: homecoming. as part of this new partnership, the companies collaborated on this new video starring tom holland and jacob batalon. check it out now: the partnership, besides being beneficial for the school for the sciences, makes sense on so many underlying levels. margaret keane, the president and ceo of synchrony financial, is from peter parker's home town of queens (she is featured in the above video). spider-man: homecoming draws inspiration from all of the academic components of the stem anagram -- with scenes of peter perfecting his web fluid in class, and using ned's computer skills to hack tony stark's advanced spider suit. also, synchrony bank has actually had a longstanding partnership in place with marvel studios that allows fans to being their fandom into their everyday lives. the marvel mastercard allows fans to earn cash back on select dining, entertainment and online purchases at marvel.com and official marvel merchandise booths. they also boast incredible designs. which guardians of the galaxy fans wouldn't want a credit card that looks like peter quill's awesome mix tape? in spider-man: homecoming, peter parker is a sophomore in high school who has to adjust to everyday life after helping iron man (robert downey jr.) take down captain america (chris evans), who's "probably a war criminal now or something." in the process, he picks up a new super-suit, stops the vulture (michael keaton) from building a criminal empire, and possibly meets the love his life. the movie is off to a roaring start at the box office. and as this video shows, some money is going back into a very good cause. blended from around the web facebook back to top

hawai‘i’s* fərst kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræm fər ˈdɑktərz, ˈnərsɪz, ənd ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈbleɪsdəl ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri ənd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈænjuəl ˈkænəbəs ˈɛkspoʊ. mɪs ðɪs juˈnik ˌɑpərˈtunəti! ər ju ən md*, du, aprn*, ər ˈəðər ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈfɛʃənəl hu wʊd laɪk tɪ lərn əˈbaʊt ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs ənd haʊ tɪ əˈplaɪ ɪt tɪ jʊr ˈpræktɪs? kəm lərn haʊ ənd ərn ənd ˈkrɛdɪts fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn. ər ju ə ˈpeɪʃənt ər ʤɪst ˈʤɛnərəli ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs? ˈwɛlkəm tɪ əˈtɛnd ˈiðər ˈsɛʃən tu! ðɛr wɪl bi tu, ˈsɛməˌnɑrz brɔt tɪ ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ðə ˈlidɪŋ ˈmɛdɪkəl maɪndz. iʧ kɔrs ˌɪnˈkludz ə ˈsɪləbəs, drəg ˈpɑləsi ˈfɔrəm ˈgaɪdˌbʊk tɪ lɔ, ənd wən fri ədˈmɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkænəbəs ˈɛkspoʊ. lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈsɪstəm, ˈdoʊsɪŋ, ˈpərsənəˌlaɪzd ˈtritmənt ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz, ˈkænsər ˈrisərʧ, ˈseɪfti, ˈifɛktɪvnəs, ənd ðə ˈmɛni ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈjuzɪz əv ˈkænəbəs! ˈkætəˌgɔri 1 credits™*™ ˈkɑnˌtækt aʊərz ˈdɑktərz ˈsikɪŋ cmes*: 100 (ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɛbruˌɛri), 125 æt ðə dɔr. ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz ˈsikɪŋ ceus*: 80 (ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɛbruˌɛri), 105 æt ðə dɔr. deɪt: ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri, 2017 frəm æm piɛm mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈspikərz: ˈdɑktər. ˈdɑnəld aɪ. ˈeɪbrəmz, md*: ʧif əv ðə (ucsf*), ɑŋˈkɑləʤɪst ənd prəˈfɛsər əv ˈklɪnɪkəl ˈmɛdəsən, ˌpaɪəˈnɪr ɪn ˈkænəbəs ˈrisərʧ ˈrisərʧ ənd ˈtritmənt. ˈdɑktər. krɪˈstinə ˈsænʧɛz, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi: ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪst, ˈrisərʧər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈeɪʤənts ɪn brɛst ˈkænsər (məˈdrɪd, speɪn). ˈdɑktər. ʤoʊ goldstrick*, md*: ˈkænəbəs klɪˈnɪʃən wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈkænəbəs ˈpeɪʃənz. ˈlaɪəsən fər soʊˈsaɪɪti əv ˈkænəbəs klɪˈnɪʃənz, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ˈmɛdɪkəl bɔrd. (ˈaɪəwə, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə). ˈmɑrə ˈgɔrdən: ˈkænəbəs ˈɛkˌstrækt ˈtritmənt ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz (ˈdoʊsɪŋ) ˈspɛʃəlɪst (ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə). ˈfaʊndər əv (ˈkænəbəs ˈdætəˌbeɪs), bɔrd ˈmɛmbər əv ˈzɛldə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪks, #illegallyhealed*, daɪə faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkænəbəs ˈstændərdz bɔrd (icsb*). lərn əˈbaʊt: ðə ˈsɪstəm; ðə saɪəns bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈmɛdəsən; ˈseɪfti ənd ˈifɛktɪvnəs; ənd ðə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk ˈjuzɪz əv ˈkænəbəs, frəm ə ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛkspərt ɪn ðə fild əv ˈkænəbəs ˈnərsɪŋ. 6 ˈkɑnˌtækt aʊərz (ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə bɔrd əv ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈnərsɪŋ prəˈvaɪdər) ɔl: 125 ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfɛbruˌɛri 150 æt ðə dɔr deɪt: ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbruˌɛri, 2017 frəm æm piɛm mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈspikərz: ˈmɛri lɪn mathre*, rn*, msn*, kɑrn (ˈjuˈɛs ˈneɪvi nərs kɔrz), ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt əˈdɪkʃənz kənˈsəltənt. ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkænəbəs ˈnərsɪz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ənd ˈpeɪʃənz aʊt əv taɪm, ə ˈnæʃənəl ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪŋ ˈhɛlθˌkɛr prəˈfɛʃənəlz ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk əˈbaʊt ðə ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk juz əv ˈkænəbəs. loʊˈkeɪʃən boʊθ ˈklæsɪz wɪl bi æt: nil ɛs. ˈbleɪsdəl ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən hɔl, swits 777 wɔrd ˈɑˌveɪ, ˌhɑnəˈlulu, haɪ (ˈpraɪvət ˈɛntrəns fər ɛnˈroʊld əˈtɛnˈdiz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ðə wɔrd ˈævəˌnu saɪd, θru tɪ ðə swits. saɪnz wɪl bi ˈpoʊstɪd). kˈwɛsʧənz? kɔl: iˈmeɪl: ˈklæsɪz ər ə praɪm ˌɑpərˈtunəti fər ðə ˈɪndəstri tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ðə pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən əv ˈdɑktərz ənd ɪn hu ər ˈwɪlɪŋ ənd kˈwɑləˌfaɪd tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs ˈpeɪʃənz rɪˈsiv ðə kɛr ənd prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm ðət ðeɪ dɪˈzərv. ˈkrɪstəfər gɑrθ, ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈdɪspɛnˌsɛri əˈlaɪəns wi hoʊp tɪ si ju ðɛr ɛz wi wərk tɪ breɪk daʊn ðə əv ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs ˈɪndəstri ɪn ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈkɑnʃəs ənd prəˈvaɪd ɑr ˈmɛdɪkəl kəmˈjunɪti wɪθ ðə tulz ju nid tɪ hɛlp ˈpeɪʃənz ˈɛnər ðə ˈɪndəstri ənd faɪnd ˈnidɪd rɪˈlif! ɪt ɪz ðə ˈmɪʃən tɪ prəˈvaɪd ðiz taɪps əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən tɪ ˈdɑktərz, ˈnərsɪz, ˈpeɪʃənz, dispensaries*, ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈbɪznɪsɪz ɪn ðə groʊɪŋ məˈdɪsənəl ˈkænəbəs ˈɪndəstri. ɪf ju ər nɑt jɛt ən əˈlaɪəns ˈmɛmbər, ʤɔɪn təˈdeɪ tɪ rɪˈsiv ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈəpˌdeɪt ˈɛvəri mənθ ənd tɪ teɪk ən ˈæktɪv roʊl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər əv ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈkænəbəs ˈɪndəstri. ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs təˈdeɪ ənd wi wɪl sɛnd ju ðə 2016 ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˈɪndəstri ˈəpˌdeɪt ˌæbsəˈlutli fri tɪ seɪ θæŋk ju fər jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛst!

hawai‘i’s first continuing medical education program for doctors, nurses, and anyone interested is coming to the blaisdell on february 10th and 11th during the 2nd annual hawai‘i cannabis expo. don’t miss this unique opportunity! are you an md, do, aprn, or other healthcare professional who would like to learn about medical cannabis – and how to apply it to your practice? come learn how and earn cme and ceu credits for the first time in hawai‘i. are you a patient or just generally interested in medical cannabis? you’re welcome to attend either session too! there will be two, all-day seminars brought to us by the industry’s leading medical minds. each course includes a syllabus, hawai‘i’s drug policy forum guidebook to hawai‘i’s law, and one free admission to the cannabis expo. learn about the endocannabinoid system, dosing, personalized treatment protocols, cancer research, safety, effectiveness, and the many therapeutic uses of cannabis! 3.75 ama pra category 1 credits™ / 3.4 contact hours doctors seeking cmes: $100 (before february 9th), $125 at the door. healthcare professionals seeking ceus: $80 (before february 9th), $105 at the door. date: saturday, february 11th, 2017 from 9:00 am – 2:45 pm more information speakers: dr. donald i. abrams, md: chief of the hematology-oncology (ucsf), integrative oncologist and professor of clinical medicine, pioneer in cannabis research & hiv/aids research and treatment. dr. christina sanchez, phd: biochemist, cannabinoid researcher focused on potential anti-tumoral agents in breast cancer (madrid, spain). dr. joe goldstrick, md: cannabis clinician with over 3,500 cannabis patients. liason for society of cannabis clinicians, california medical board. (iowa, california). mara gordon: cannabis extract treatment protocols (dosing) specialist (california). founder of cdrmed (cannabis database), board member of zelda therapeutics, #illegallyhealed, daya foundation, international cannabis standards board (icsb). learn about: the endocannabinoid system; the science behind the medicine; safety and effectiveness; and the therapeutic uses of cannabis, from a pioneering medical expert in the field of cannabis nursing. 6 contact hours (california board of registered nursing provider) all: $125 before february 9th / $150 at the door date: friday, february 10th, 2017 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm more information speakers: mary lynn mathre, rn, msn, carn (us navy nurse corps), independent addictions consultant. co-founder and president of american cannabis nurses association and patients out of time, a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating healthcare professionals and the public about the therapeutic use of cannabis. location – both classes will be at: neil s. blaisdell exhibition hall, hawai‘i suites 777 ward ave, honolulu, hi (private entrance for enrolled attendees located on the ward avenue side, through to the hawai‘i suites. signs will be posted). questions? call: 434.260.3779 email: hawaiicannabisexpo@gmail.com “these classes are a prime opportunity for the industry to encourage the participation of doctors and aprn’s in hawai‘i who are willing and qualified to ensure that medical cannabis patients receive the care and professionalism that they deserve. ~ christopher garth, executive director of the hawai‘i dispensary alliance we hope to see you there as we work to break down the stigmatization of the medical cannabis industry in the public conscious and provide our medical community with the tools you need to help patients enter the industry and find needed relief! it is the alliance’s mission to provide these types of education to hawai‘i’s doctors, nurses, patients, dispensaries, and related businesses in the growing medicinal cannabis industry. if you are not yet an alliance member, join today to receive the hda industry update every month and to take an active role in the future of hawai‘i’s medical cannabis industry. contact us today and we will send you the september/october 2016 edition of the hda industry update absolutely free to say thank you for your interest!

13-year-old* wɔr ˈpraɪsi suts, haɪərd ˈɛskɔrts ə bɔɪ hu lɪvz wɪθ hɪz græn həz bɪn ɪkˈspoʊzd ɛz wən əv ˈbrɪtənz ˈbɪgəst ˈɪntərˌnɛt conmen*. ðə bɔɪ ərnd mɔr ðən baɪ ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ðə bɔs əv ˈsɛvərəl ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈvækjum ˈklinərz, ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri ənd ˈɔfəs səˈplaɪz. ˈmɛni gʊdz wərənt sɛnt, bət hi juzd ðə kæʃ tɪ ˈrɛvəl ɪn ə ˈləgʒəri ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl weɪ bɪɔnd hɪz jɪrz: hi wɔr dɪˈzaɪnər suts, dræŋk ˈvɪntɪʤ ʃæmˈpeɪn ənd ˈtrævəld baɪ ˈlɪməˌzin. hi ˈivɪn ɪmˈplɔɪd ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈbɑdiˌgɑrd, flu əˈbrɔd ɔn ˈbɪznɪs trɪps ənd kleɪmd hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ baɪ ə ˈpraɪvət ʤɛt. ə sɔrs kloʊz tɪ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən sɛd ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ: "dɪˈspaɪt ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ə ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈhəmbəl ˈbækˌgraʊnd, hi bɪˈkeɪm ən aʊˈtreɪʤəs snɑb. hi kleɪmd ˈpəblɪk ˈtrænspɔrt wɑz fər ˈkɑmənərz." "hi ɪz ə ˈtoʊtəl ˈbʊli ənd ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈɛrəgənt jəŋ mæn." ðɪs wik, juθ kɔrt ɪn saʊθ ˈləndən hərd ðə bɔɪ, naʊ 16 bɪˈgæn ə θˈriˌjɪr frɔd spri ˈæftər hɪz ˈməðər daɪd əv ˈkænsər. hi rɪˈsivd ə ˌɪnˈhɛrətəns, səm əv wɪʧ hi spɛnt ɔn kraɪm bʊks ɔn ðə ˈmɛθədz əv səkˈsɛsfəl conmen*. ˈwərkɪŋ frəm hɪz ˈbɛˌdrum æt hɪz ˈgrændˌməðərz haʊs ɪn wɛst ˈləndən, hi sɛt əp ə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt pərˈpɔrtɪŋ tɪ sɛl ˈdɪˌskaʊnɪd ˈplæzmə skrin ˈtiˈviz. dɪˈspaɪt nɑt səˈplaɪɪŋ ðə gʊdz, ðə ˈməni ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ roʊl ɪn. hi ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli sɛt əp ə ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri ənd ˈɔfəs səˈplaɪ fərm, ə ˈdeɪtɪŋ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ənd ə ˈeɪʤənsi. hi muvd ˈɪntu ə səkˈsɛʃən əv ˈɔfəsɪz, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈmuvɪŋ aʊt wɪˈθaʊt peɪɪŋ ðə rɛnt. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ɪmˈplɔɪd ˈdəzənz əv ˈpipəl ˈæftər ˈpleɪsɪŋ ædz ɪn ə ʤɑb ˈsɛntər. ˌənsərˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈmɛni wərənt peɪd. ðə bɔɪ wɑz fərst ərˈɛstɪd ɪn ɑkˈtoʊbər 2004 bət beɪld ənd wɛnt ɔn tɪ riɔˈfɛnd ə ˈpætərn ðət rɪˈpitɪd ˌɪtˈsɛlf fɔr taɪmz ɪn tu jɪrz. ə pəˈlis sɔrs sɛd: "ɪt wɑz laɪk hi wɑz əˈdɪktɪd tɪ ˈkɑnɪŋ ˈpipəl. ənd wɛˈnɛvər hi wɑz kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ wət hi dɪd, hi ʃoʊd ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ rɪˈmɔrs." ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, ðə bɔɪ ədˈmɪtəd 16 ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv frɔd ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ bət ə ˈfərðər 105 ˈʧɑrʤɪz, wərθ wər ˈteɪkən ˈɪntu kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən. hi meɪd bəlk ˈpərʧəsɪz ɔn ˈkrɛdɪt frəm ɪkˈspɛnsɪv stɔrz ənd tʊk "ˈbɪznɪs trɪps" tɪ ˈpɛrɪs ənd ˈɛdənbəroʊ. hi haɪərd ˈwɪmən frəm ˈɛskɔrt ˈeɪʤənsiz ənd wɛnt ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ɪn ɪkˈsklusɪv kləbz. bət dɪˈspaɪt hɪz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, hɪz læk əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɑz ɪkˈspoʊzd ɪn iˈmeɪlz ˈlɪtərd wɪθ ˈspɛlɪŋ ənd grəˈmætɪkəl ˈɛrərz. bət ə pəˈlis sɔrs sɛd hi kʊd bi ˈvɛri kənˈvɪnsɪŋ: "hi ɪz tɔl ənd lʊks ə lɔt ˈoʊldər." ðə kɔrt wɑz toʊld hɪz ˈleɪtəst ˈprɑʤɛkt wɑz ə ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈlɑnʒərˌeɪ stɔr. dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs, hi wɑz wɔrnd hi kʊd feɪs ə taɪm ɪn ʤeɪl wɪn hi rɪˈtərnz tɪ kɔrt ðɪs mənθ. hɪz ˈvɪktɪmz ər naʊ ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈjuˌnaɪt tɪ su ðə bɔɪ. hi kənˈsidɪd ðə aɪˈdiə əv baɪɪŋ ə ˈpraɪvət ʤɛt wɑz "ə bɪt ˈsɪli aɪ wɑz ˈoʊnli 13 æt ðə taɪm". ˈdeɪli meɪl, ɪn ðə

13-year-old conman wore pricey suits, hired escorts a 13-year-old boy who lives with his gran has been exposed as one of britain's biggest internet conmen. the boy earned more than £250,000 ($607,000) by posing as the boss of several multinational companies selling vacuum cleaners, stationery and office supplies. many goods weren't sent, but he used the cash to revel in a luxury lifestyle way beyond his years: he wore designer suits, drank vintage champagne and travelled by chauffeur-driven limousine. he even employed a personal bodyguard, flew abroad on business trips and claimed he was going to buy a private jet. a source close to the investigation said yesterday: "despite coming from a relatively humble background, he became an outrageous snob. he claimed public transport was for commoners." "he is a total bully and an extremely arrogant young man." this week, balham youth court in south london heard the boy, now 16, began a three-year fraud spree after his mother died of cancer. he received a £16,000 ($38,000) inheritance, some of which he spent on crime books on the methods of successful conmen. working from his bedroom at his grandmother's house in west london, he set up a website purporting to sell discounted plasma screen tvs. despite not supplying the goods, the money started to roll in. he eventually set up a stationery and office supply firm, a dating website and a modelling agency. he moved into a succession of offices, always moving out without paying the rent. he also employed dozens of people after placing ads in a job centre. unsurprisingly, many weren't paid. the boy was first arrested in october 2004, but bailed and went on to reoffend - a pattern that repeated itself four times in two years. a police source said: "it was like he was addicted to conning people. and whenever he was confronted with what he did, he showed absolutely no remorse." on tuesday, the boy admitted 16 charges of fraud totalling £50,000 ($121,000) but a further 105 charges, worth £135,000, ($327,000) were taken into consideration. he made bulk purchases on credit from expensive stores and took "business trips" to paris and edinburgh. he hired women from escort agencies and went drinking in exclusive clubs. but despite his intelligence, his lack of education was exposed in emails littered with spelling and grammatical errors. but a police source said he could be very convincing: "he is 6ft tall and looks a lot older." the court was told his latest project was a genuine online lingerie store. despite this, he was warned he could face a time in jail when he returns to court this month. his victims are now likely to unite to sue the boy. he conceded the idea of buying a private jet was "a bit silly - i was only 13 at the time". daily mail, in the herald-sun

(ˈviə ðə əˈmɛrɪkən kənˈsərvətɪv) ˈtrænˌskrɪpt: ˈləvərz ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli kip ər ʃɛr ˈsikrɪts. biɪŋ ɪn ə ˈhɛlθi riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp minz əˈʧivɪŋ ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl əv ˈɪntəməsi, wɛr ʃɛrd ˈnɑlɪʤ əv iʧ others’*’ ˈwiknəsɪz ənd ˌɪnsəˈkjʊrɪtiz ɪz prəˈtɛktɪd baɪ ə bɑnd əv mˈjuʧuəl trəst. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈləvərz maɪt du ˈdɛvlɪʃ θɪŋz ðət aʊtˈsaɪdərz ˌəndərˈstænd, ər bi ˈprɪvi tɪ, ənd ðɪs ɪz faɪn. bət baɪ ənd lɑrʤ, wət ðeɪ du ɪz ˈsɪmpli noʊ wən ˈbɪznɪs. bət ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ðə mæn ɪn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp kɛpt ɪt ə ˈsikrɪt ðət hi hæd ˈəðər ˈwɪmən ɔn ðə saɪd, kɪdz, ə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈrɛkərd, vəˈnɪriəl dɪˈziz, ənd ˈbeɪsɪkli bɪˈtreɪd hɪz ˈləvər ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ ˌɪˈmæʤənəbəl, ənbiˈnoʊnst tɪ hər? naʊ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə θərd ˈpɑrti fɛlt ɪt wɑz ðɛr ˈmɔrəl ˈduti tɪ rɪˈvil ɪt? noʊ wən kˈwɛsʧənz ðət ˈgəvərnmənts məst meɪnˈteɪn ə ˈsərtən ˈlɛvəl əv ˈsikrəsi, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈfaʊndər ˈʤuljən assange*, hu toʊld taɪm ðət ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈmɛni θɪŋz [bət ɪt] bi juzd tɪ ˈkəvər əp abuses.”*.” ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈprɛmɪs əv ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪz ðɪs: tɪ wət dɪˈgri ɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsikrəsi ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd? ənd wɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈsikrɪts kʊd bi ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈəðər ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ʃʊd ðiz ˈsikrɪts bi rɪˈvild ɪn ðə neɪm əv prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə ˈpəblɪk? haʊ ˈɔfən dɪz ɑr ˈgəvərnmənt juz security”*” ˈsɪmpli ɛz ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ ˈkəvər əp kˈwɛsʧənəbəl ˈdilɪŋz? rɪˈpɔrts taɪm: ðə pæst fju jɪrz, ˈgəvərnmənts hæv ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd soʊ məʧ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈsikrɪt ðət ju ˈwəndər ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ˌɪnˈtɛnd ðə taɪm əv deɪ tɪ bi ˈklæsəˌfaɪd. ðə ˈnəmbər əv nu ˈsikrɪts ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ɛz səʧ baɪ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt həz ˈrɪzən 75 æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈdɑkjəmənts ənd ˈəðər kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz kriˈeɪtɪd ˈjuzɪŋ ðoʊz ˈsikrɪts həz ˈskaɪˌrɑkətɪd ˈnɪrli 10 times…”*…” tɪ seɪ ðət ˈgəvərnmənt məst kip ˈsikrɪts ɪz nɑt tɪ seɪ ðət ɔl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈsikrɪts məst bi kɛpt. ɛz ədˈmɪtəd ˈivɪn baɪ ˈpɛnɪˌgɑn əˈfɪʃəlz ənd dɪˈfɛns ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri ˈrɑbərt geɪts, nən əv wikileaks’*’ ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃənz du ˈɛniˌθɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ər ɛnˈdeɪnʤər əˈmɛrɪkən lɪvz bət ðeɪ hæv rikt ˈhævək ɔn pəˈlɪtɪkəl laɪf ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*. əˈmɛrɪkənz ər nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ noʊ, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðət ðɛr ˈgəvərnmənt ˈbʊlid ənd θˈrɛtənd ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ənd ˈəðər ˈgəvərnmənts ðət maɪt hæv ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ðə ˈkoʊpənˌhɑgən ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ ˈsəmɪt ɪn 2009 ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ skwɛlʧ ˈɛniˌwən hu maɪt ˈəndərˌmaɪn ˈdɑgmə? du wikileaks’*’ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈkrɪtɪks bɪˈliv rɪˈvilɪŋ ðɪs ɪz ə security”*” rɪsk? əˈmɛrɪkənz ər nɑt səˈpoʊzd tɪ noʊ, əˈpɛrəntli, ðət bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sinz ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə həz bɪn ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ðə juz. tɪ teɪk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn. bət ɪf wi ɛnd əp goʊɪŋ tɪ wɔr wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn ɪt bi ɪn ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst, ənd nɑt ˈsɪmpli ɛz ə səbˈkɑnˌtræktər fər əˈnəðər ˈkəntri? æsks fɑks news’*’ ˈʤudɪθ ˈmɪlər: ʃʊd əˈmɛrɪkənz nɑt noʊ ðət ˈærəb steɪts, ˈɔfən æt ðə tɔp ˈlɛvəl, hæv bɪn ˈərʤɪŋ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ teɪk ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ər ˈəðər ˈdræstɪk ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˌɪˈrɑn, waɪl ðeɪ ˈpəblɪkli əˈpoʊz səʧ action?”*?” ənd wɪn dɪd kənˈsərvətɪvz bɪˈkəm soʊ prəˈtɛktɪv əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən? wət ˈhæpənd tɪ ðə deɪz əv ðə ˈhɪləri express,”*,” wɪn tɔk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ pɔrˈtreɪd ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi ɛz ˈseɪtən ənd θiəraɪzd əˈbaʊt ɔl ðə ˈdiviəs weɪz ɪn wɪʧ, ɪf ɪn paʊər, ʃi maɪt kənˈspaɪər tɪ brɪŋ daʊn ðə ˈkəntri? wɪn rɪˈvild ðət ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri əv steɪt ˈklɪntən traɪd tɪ əbˈteɪn ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ, ˈfɪŋgərˌprɪnts, ˈnəmbərz, ənd ˈəðər ˈpraɪvət ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ tɪ juˈnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz əˈfɪʃəlz, wi ˈlərnɪd ðət staɪl wɑz ˈɛvəri bɪt ɛz ɛz hər kənˈsərvətɪv ˈkrɪtɪks wəns wɔrnd. jɛt kənˈsərvətɪvz naʊ əˈtæk fər rɪˈvilɪŋ wət ðeɪ wəns fɪrd. ɪt ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi rɪˈmɛmbərd ðət ðə seɪm kənˈsərvətɪvz naʊ ˈkɔlɪŋ fər hɛd ˈiðər ˌɪgˈnɔrd ər wər ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk tɪ luɪs ““scooter”*” ˈaʊtɪŋ əv siaɪeɪ ˈɑpərətɪv ˈvæləri əˈlɛʤədli æt ðə bʊʃ bɪˈhɛst ə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən ˈɑrgjuəbli fɑr ˈrɪskiər tɪ ɑr ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ðən ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈɛvər riˈlist baɪ. bət ðə wərst hɪˈpɑkrəsi θruaʊt ðɪs ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi həz bɪn ɪn kənˈsərvətɪvz riˈflɛksɪvli dɪˈfɛndɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ənd əˈtækɪŋ. sɪns wɪn hæv kənˈsərvətɪvz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʃraʊd ˈɛni ˈækʃən ɪt laɪks ɪn ˈsikrəsi ənd ðət rɪˈvilɪŋ nəˈfɛriəs didz ɪz ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt tɪ ˈtrizən? ɪt ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz hu maɪt ˈsikrɪtli wərk fər ˈkɔrpərət, ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ər trænsˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntərɪsts ənd əˈgɛnst ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst hu ər bɪˈtreɪɪŋ ðɛr ˈkəntri? ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋli, wikileaks’*’ ˈfaʊndər ɪˈspaʊzɪz ðə trəˈdɪʃənəli kənˈsərvətɪv, ˌʤɛfərˈsoʊniən vju ðət ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl ˈstrəkʧər ˈlɪmɪts ənd ˈlɛsənz ˈgəvərnmənt kərˈəpʃən. ˌriˈpɔrtəd taɪm: əˈpɪrz tɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə juz. həz nɑt bɪˈkəm superpower’*’ bɪˈkəz ɪts ˈfɛdərəˌlɪzəm, strɛŋθ əv ðə states,’*,’ həz bɪn ə dræg ɔn ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈbərʤənɪŋ paʊər əv ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ə ˈprɛzɪdənsi ðət kən ɪkˈspænd ɪts ˈɪnfluəns ˈoʊnli baɪ weɪ əv ˈfɔrən affairs.”*.” dɪˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˈgəvərnmənt paʊər, ˈlɪmətɪŋ ɪt, ənd ˈʧælənʤɪŋ ɪt wɑz ðə founders’*’ ˌɪnˈtɛnt ənd ðiz hæv ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn kɔr kənˈsərvətɪv ˈprɪnsəpəlz. kənˈsərvətɪvz ʃʊd prɪˈfər ən ɪkˈsploʊʒən əv ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊər grups laɪk tɪ ə ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpaʊərfəl ɪˈnəf tɪ teɪk ðɛm daʊn. ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz hu naʊ əˈtæk fɪr ˈnæʃənəl ɛnˈdeɪnʤərmənt, ðeɪ fɪr ˈpərsɪnəl ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt. ənd waɪl skɔrz əv kənˈsərvətɪvz hæv lɔŋ ˈprɑməst tɪ ˈəndərˌmaɪn ər ˈʧælənʤ ðə ˈkɑrənt mɑnˈstrɑsəti ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., ɪt ɪz naʊ ən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzəbli kənˈsərvətɪv ðət bɛst ˌəndərˈmaɪnz ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt ənd ˈʧælənʤɪz ɪts ˈvɛri faʊnˈdeɪʃənz. ðə avenger”*” ʤæk ˈhəntər ɪz ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈkɑmənˌteɪtər ɔn 1250 æm tɔk ˈreɪdiˌoʊ ənd ˈkɑləmnəst fər ðə ˈʧɑrəlstən ˈsɪti ˈpeɪpər ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə.

(via the american conservative) transcript: lovers necessarily keep or share secrets. being in a healthy relationship means achieving a certain level of intimacy, where shared knowledge of each others’ weaknesses and insecurities is protected by a bond of mutual trust. sometimes lovers might do devilish things that outsiders wouldn’t understand, or shouldn’t be privy to, and this is fine. but by and large, what they do is simply no one else’s business. but imagine that the man in the relationship kept it a secret that he had other women on the side, kids, a criminal record, venereal disease, and basically betrayed his lover in every way imaginable, unbeknownst to her? now imagine a third party felt it was their moral duty to reveal it? no one questions that governments must maintain a certain level of secrecy, including wikileaks founder julian assange, who told time that “secrecy is important for many things … [but it] shouldn’t be used to cover up abuses.” the entire premise of assange’s whistleblower organization is this: to what degree is government secrecy justified? and when particular secrets could be damaging to the other partner in the united states government’s relationship — the american people — should these secrets be revealed in the name of protecting the public? how often does our government use “national security” simply as an excuse to cover up questionable dealings? reports time: “in the past few years, governments have designated so much information secret that you wonder whether they intend the time of day to be classified. the number of new secrets designated as such by the u.s. government has risen 75% … . at the same time, the number of documents and other communications created using those secrets has skyrocketed nearly 10 times…” to say that government must keep secrets is not to say that all government secrets must be kept. as admitted even by pentagon officials and defense secretary robert gates, none of wikileaks’ revelations do anything to compromise national security or endanger american lives — but they have wreaked havoc on political life in washington, d.c. americans are not supposed to know, for example, that their government bullied and threatened individuals and other governments that might have undermined the copenhagen climate change summit in 2009. the federal government attempting to squelch anyone who might undermine global-warming dogma? do wikileaks’ conservative critics believe revealing this is a “national security” risk? americans are not supposed to know, apparently, that behind the scenes saudi arabia has been encouraging the u.s. to take military action against iran. but if we end up going to war with iran shouldn’t it be in america’s national interest, and not simply as a subcontractor for another country? asks fox news’ judith miller: “why should americans not know that arab states, often at the top level, have been urging washington to take military or other drastic action against iran, while they publicly oppose such action?” and when did conservatives become so protective of hillary clinton? what happened to the days of the “stop hillary express,” when right-wing talk radio portrayed the former first lady as satan and theorized about all the devious ways in which, if in power, she might conspire to bring down the country? when wikileaks revealed that secretary of state clinton tried to obtain dna, fingerprints, credit-card numbers, and other private information belonging to united nations officials, we learned that clinton’s style was every bit as mafia-esque as her conservative critics once warned. yet conservatives now attack wikileaks for revealing what they once feared. it should also be remembered that the same conservatives now calling for assange’s head either ignored or were sympathetic to lewis “scooter” libby’s outing of cia operative valerie plame allegedly at the bush administration’s behest — a revelation arguably far riskier to our national security than anything ever released by wikileaks. but the worst hypocrisy throughout this controversy has been in conservatives reflexively defending the government and attacking wikileaks. since when have conservatives believed that washington should be able to shroud any action it likes in secrecy and that revealing government’s nefarious deeds is tantamount to treason? isn’t it government officials who might secretly work for corporate, ideological or transnational interests — and against the national interest — who are betraying their country? interestingly, wikileaks’ founder espouses the traditionally conservative, jeffersonian view that america’s constitutional structure limits and lessens government corruption. reported time: “assange appears to believe that the u.s. has not become ‘a much-worse-behaved superpower’ because its federalism, ‘this strength of the states,’ has been a drag on the combination of the burgeoning power of the central government and a presidency that can expand its influence only by way of foreign affairs.” decentralizing government power, limiting it, and challenging it was the founders’ intent and these have always been core conservative principles. conservatives should prefer an explosion of whistleblower groups like wikileaks to a federal government powerful enough to take them down. government officials who now attack wiklleaks don’t fear national endangerment, they fear personal embarrassment. and while scores of conservatives have long promised to undermine or challenge the current monstrosity in washington, d.c., it is now an organization not recognizably conservative that best undermines the political establishment and challenges its very foundations. —- the “southern avenger” jack hunter is a conservative commentator on wtma 1250 am talk radio and columnist for the charleston city paper in south carolina.

ðə ˈænjuəl lɪst əv ˈsæləriz həz əˈgɛn bɪn ˈpəblɪʃt, ənd waɪl fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ rɪˈmeɪnz tɔp, hi həz naʊ bɪn ʤɔɪnd baɪ ənd rɛd bʊlz səˈbæsʧən. ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəmˈplaɪd baɪ ˈbɪznɪs bʊk ənd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɔn ˈrɛkənz ɔl θri ər naʊ ɔn əraʊnd ˈmɪljən, wɪθ ˈgeɪnɪŋ kənˈsɪdərəbli ˈæftər ˈmuvɪŋ frəm ˈloʊtəs tɪ ðə. ˈɪnˌkəm həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˌɪnˈkrist səbˈstænʃəli ɪn ðə weɪk əv hɪz fɔrθ ˈdraɪvərz' ˈtaɪtəl ɪn ə roʊ. luɪs ˈhæməltən ˈminˌwaɪl həz naʊ drɑpt tɪ fɔrθ ɪn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi rɪˈmeɪnz ɔn ə rɪˈpjutɪd ˈmɪljən rɪˈteɪnər wɪθ mərˈseɪdiz, wən spɑt ɪn frənt əv ˈʤɛnsən ˈbətən, ˈteɪkɪŋ hoʊm ˈmɪljən wɪθ məˈklɛrən. ˈkɑrənt ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈlidər ˈnikoʊ ˈrɑsbərg sɔ hɪz peɪ ˌɪnˈkrist baɪ mərˈseɪdiz frəm ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈmɪljən, waɪl fəˈlip ˈmæsə drɑps tɪ ˈmɪljən ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ hɪz sit æt fərˈɑri ənd ðɛn ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪljəmz. ˈfərðər bæk, ˈnikoʊ ɪz naʊ əˈpɛrəntli ˈərnɪŋ fɔr taɪmz ɛz məʧ ɛz hi dɪd ɪn 2013 wɪθ fɔrs ˈɪndiə peɪɪŋ ɪm ˈmɪljən, waɪl hɪz, ˈsərˌʤjoʊ ˈpɛrɛz həz sin hɪz ˈsæləri ˈdəbəld tɪ ˈmɪljən dɪˈspaɪt biɪŋ dəmpt baɪ məˈklɛrən. ˈloʊtəs ˈduoʊ roʊˈmeɪn grəsˈʒin ənd ˈpæstər mældəˈnɑdoʊ ˈɔlsoʊ ərn ˈmɪljən, ɪt ɪz kleɪmd. ˈwɪljəmz' ənd rɛd bʊlz ˈdænjəl boʊθ lʊk ə ril ˈbɑrgɪn æt ˈmɪljən ənd rɪˈspɛktɪvli, waɪl 2014 ˈrʊki ˈkɛvɪn ˈmægnəsən gɪts ˈmɪljən wɪθ məˈklɛrən. ˈfɛloʊ ˈnuˌbi ɪz ɔn wɪθ ˈtɔroʊ ˈroʊsoʊ. ðə fʊl ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn ɪz bɪˈloʊ... ˈdraɪvərz: 1 fərˈnɑndoʊ əˈlɑnsoʊ fərˈɑri =səˈbæsʧən rɛd bʊl ˈreɪsɪŋ 4 luɪs ˈhæməltən mərˈseɪdiz 5 ˈʤɛnsən 6 ˈnikoʊ ˈrɑsbərg 7 fəˈlip ˈnikoʊ ˈɪndiə 9 roʊˈmeɪn ˈpæstər ˈsərˌʤjoʊ ˈɪndiə 12 ˈeɪdriən 13 ˈkɛvɪn 15 ˈdænjəl bʊl ˈtɔroʊ ˈroʊsoʊ 17 ʤulz 18 ˈɛstəbɑn 19 ˈtɔroʊ 20 mæks 21 ˈmɑrkəs wət ðə timz spɛnt ɔn ˈdraɪvərz ɪn 2014 1 fərˈɑri 2 mərˈseɪdiz 3 rɛd bʊl ˈreɪsɪŋ 4 5 fɔrs ˈɪndiə 6 ˈloʊtəs tim 7 ˈwɪljəmz 8 ˈsɔbər 9 ˈtɔroʊ ˈroʊsoʊ 10 11 tɪ kəmˈpɛr tɪ ðə 2013 ˈsæləriz, klɪk hir

the annual list of f1 salaries has again been published, and while ferrari's fernando alonso remains top, he has now been joined by team-mate kimi raikkonen and red bull's sebastian vettel. the information - complied by business book gp2014 and reported on tomorrownewsf1.com - reckons all three are now on around eur22 million, with kimi raikkonen gaining considerably after moving from lotus to the scuderia. vettel's income has also increased substantially in the wake of his fourth f1 drivers' title in a row. lewis hamilton meanwhile has now dropped to fourth in the rankings, although he remains on a reputed eur20 million retainer with mercedes, one spot in front of jenson button, taking home eur16 million with mclaren. current championship leader nico rosberg saw his pay increased by mercedes from eur11 million to eur12 million, while felipe massa drops to eur4 million after losing his seat at ferrari and then moving to williams. further back, nico hulkenberg is now apparently earning four times as much as he did in 2013, with force india paying him eur4 million, while his team-mate, sergio perez has seen his salary doubled to eur3 million - despite being dumped by mclaren. lotus duo romain grosjean and pastor maldonado also earn eur3 million, it is claimed. williams' valtteri bottas and red bull's daniel ricciardo both look a real bargain at eur1 million and eur750,000 respectively, while f1 2014 rookie kevin magnussen gets eur1 million with mclaren. fellow f1 newbie daniil kvyat is on eur250,000 with toro rosso. the full breakdown is below... drivers: 1. fernando alonso ferrari eur22m = kimi raikkonenferrarieur22m =sebastian vettel red bull racing eur22m 4. lewis hamilton mercedes eur20m 5. jenson buttonmclaren-mercedes eur16m 6. nico rosberg mercedeseur12m 7. felipe massawilliams eur4m = nico hulkenbergforce india f1eur4m 9. romain grosjeanlotus f1 teameur3m = pastor maldonadolotus f1 teameur3m = sergio perezforce india f1eur3m 12. adrian sutilsaubereur2m 13. kevin magnuseenmclaren-mercedeseur1m = valtteri bottaswilliamseur1m 15. daniel ricciardored bull racingeur750,000 = jean-eric vergnescuderia toro rosso eur750,000 17. jules bianchimarussiaeur500,000 18. esteban gutierrezsaubereur400,000 19. daniil kvyatscuderia toro rossoeur250,000 20. max chiltonmarussiaeur200,000 21. marcus ericssoncaterham f1eur150,000 = kamui kobayshicaterham f1eur150,000 what the f1 teams spent on drivers in 2014: 1. ferrari eur44m 2. mercedes eur32m 3. red bull racing eur22.75m 4. mclaren-mercedes eur17m 5. force india eur7m 6. lotus f1 team eur6m 7. williams eur5m 8. sauber eur2.4m 9. scuderia toro rosso eur1m 10. marussia eur700,000 11. caterham eur300,000 to compare to the 2013 salaries, click here

hypersciences*, ə ˈstɑrˌtəp ðət ˈjuzɪz ˈrɑkəts tɪ drɪl fər ˌʤioʊˈθərməl ˈɛnərʤi, həz reɪzd əv ə 1 ˈmɪljən ˈfəndɪŋ raʊnd. ðə frɛʃ kæʃ kəmz frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈrisərʧ faʊnˈdeɪʃən, ii*, kaʊəlz ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðə ˈtulˌbɔks, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ mɑrk ˈrəsəl kənˈfərmd ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. ðə spoʊˈkæn, wɑʃ. ˈstɑrˌtəp ɪz dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ nu ˈdrɪlɪŋ ˈmɛθədz tɪ meɪk ɪt mɔr tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˌʤioʊˈθərməl ˈɛnərʤi. ɪt wɪl juz ðə ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ kənˈtɪnju dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ɪts ənd ˈtənəlɪŋ məˈʃin ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪps, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪts ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtər (teg*) tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ˈhævɪŋ wərkt fər ˈnæsə, boʊɪŋ ənd blu ˈɔrəʤən, ˈrəsəl ɪz ˈbrɪŋɪŋ speɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ ˈdrɪlɪŋ. ˈæftər ˈjuzɪŋ prɑˈʤɛktəlz tɪ drɪl ˈnɪrli θri maɪəlz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ˌʤioʊˈθərməl hit, ˈjuzɪz tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ brɪŋ ðə ˈθərməl paʊər tɪ ðə ˈsərfəs. ˈrəsəl sɛd ˈsɪmələr tɛkˈnɑləʤi həz bɪn juzd tɪ paʊər ˈspeɪˌskræft səʧ ɛz ðə ˈvɔɪɪʤər ər ðə ˌkjʊriˈɑsəti ˈroʊvər ɔn mɑrz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz bɪn ˈtɛstɪŋ ɪts ənd æt maɪn ɪn spoʊˈkæn fər tu jɪrz ənd ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðə ˈsɪstəm tɪ ʃɛl ðɪs pæst noʊˈvɛmbər. ðə məˈʃinz ʃut prɑˈʤɛktəlz ˈɪntu ðə ərθ tɪ dɪg ˈfæstər ənd mɔr ɪˈfɪʃəntli ðən ˈkɑrənt ˈsɪstəmz. wɪn ðə ˈvɛri ɪkˈspɛnsɪv bertha’*’ gɑt stək ɪn siˈætəl? ðət ʤɪst ˈhæpən wɪθ ɑr ˈhaɪpər ˈtənəlɪŋ machine,”*,” ˈrəsəl sɛd. ʃut θru ɑr problems.”*.” ˈrəsəl, hu ˈpriviəsli lɔnʧt ə ˈstɑrˌtəp kɔld ɪn siˈætəl, kəmˈpɛrd ðə ˈbɛnəfɪts əv ˌʤioʊˈθərməl ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ðoʊz əv ˈsoʊlər ənd wɪnd paʊər. ðə ˈdɪfərəns, hi sɛd, ɪz ðət ˌʤioʊˈθərməl ˈɛnərʤi ɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwərkɪŋ. laɪk hæv ˈsoʊlər ər wɪnd ‘‘on’*’ ɔl ðə time,”*,” hi ˈnoʊtɪd. sɪns ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ɪn 2015 həz reɪzd ˈmɪljən ɪn ˈeɪnʤəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts ənd rɪˈsivd ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd əˈmaʊnt əv ˈfəndɪŋ ˈəndər ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ʃɛl fər ɪts ˈsɪstəm.

hypersciences, a startup that uses rockets to drill for geothermal energy, has raised $690,000 of a $1 million funding round. the fresh cash comes from washington research foundation, kick-start ii, cowles company and the toolbox, hypersciences ceo mark russell confirmed on friday. the spokane, wash. startup is designing new drilling methods to make it more cost-effective to access geothermal energy. it will use the funding to continue development of its hyperdrill and hyperbreaker tunneling machine prototypes, in addition to testing its thermoelectric generator (teg) technology. having worked for nasa, boeing and blue origin, russell is bringing space technology to drilling. after using projectiles to drill nearly three miles to access geothermal heat, hypersciences uses teg technology to bring the thermal power to the surface. russell said similar technology has been used to power spacecraft such as the voyager or the curiosity rover on mars. the company has been testing its hyperbreaker and hyperdrill at russell’s family’s mine in spokane for two years and demonstrated the system to shell this past november. the machines shoot rocket-like projectiles into the earth to dig faster and more efficiently than current systems. “remember when the very expensive ‘big bertha’ got stuck in seattle? that just wouldn’t happen with our hyper tunneling machine,” russell said. “we shoot through our problems.” russell, who previously launched a rideshare startup called zebiggo in seattle, compared the benefits of geothermal energy to those of solar and wind power. the difference, he said, is that geothermal energy is always working. “it’s like have solar or wind ‘on’ all the time,” he noted. since launching in 2015, hypersciences has raised $2.6 million in angel investments and received an undisclosed amount of funding under a non-equity contract with shell gamechanger for its hyperdrill system.

ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃənər ˈʤɪliən trɪgz sɪz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈʧɪldrən ɛz ˈlɛvərɪʤ tɪ wɪn ˈpæsɪʤ fər hɪz ˈtɛmpərˌɛri prəˈtɛkʃən ˈvizə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈtɛnʃən ər biɪŋ juzd ɛz chips”*” baɪ ðə ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈmɪnɪstər ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪn ˈpæsɪʤ fər hɪz ˈtɛmpərˌɛri prəˈtɛkʃən ˈvizə ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃənər həz sɛd. faɪnd ɪt ˈdipli əˈfɛnsɪv ðət ˈʧɪldrən ər biɪŋ juzd ɛz ˈlɛvərɪʤ, bɪˈkəz wi ər dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ lɪvz ɪn ðiz places,”*,” ˈʤɪliən trɪgz toʊld ˈgɑrdiən ɔˈstreɪljə. trɪgz, huz dræft rɪˈpɔrt əv ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈɪntu ˈʧɪldrən ɪn ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən dɪˈtɛnʃən həz bɪn sɛnt tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ənd ˈbɔrdər prəˈtɛkʃən, sɛd skɑt ˈmɔrɪsən hæd ən obsession”*” wɪθ ˈgrænɪŋ ˈtɛmpərˌɛri prəˈtɛkʃən ənd wɑz rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈrɛfjuʤi kleɪmz bɪˈkəz, ˈligəli, hi kʊd ˈoʊnli grænt ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˈvizəz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. læst jɪr ˈmɔrɪsən əˈtɛmptəd tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ˈtɛmpərˌɛri prəˈtɛkʃən ˈvizəz (tpvs*) ˈviə ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃən ˌbiˈfɔr ɪt wɑz ˌdɪsəˈlaʊd baɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt. bət ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈkərəntli ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsɛnɪt wʊd ˌriɪntrəˈdus, ɛz wɛl ɛz riˈmuvɪŋ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl prəˈtɛkʃən ˌɑbləˈgeɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi kənˈvɛnʃən frəm dəˈmɛstɪk lɔ. ˈmɪnɪstər ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈʧɪldrən ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈpɑmər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈpɑrti, ɛz ˈbɑrgɪnɪŋ ʧɪps tɪ gɪt wət hi wɔnts, wɪʧ ɪz ˈtɛmpərˌɛri prəˈtɛkʃən ˈvizəz. wi faɪnd ðɪs ˈdipli əˈfɛnsɪv tɪ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ, tɪ ðə raɪts əv ðə ʧaɪld, ðət ðeɪ ər biɪŋ hɛld ɛz ə minz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈmɪnɪstər gɪts wət hi wɔnts ˈtɛmpərˌɛri visas.”*.” ˈpriviəsli, ðə ˈjumən raɪts kəˈmɪʃən həz əˈpoʊzd bət, trɪgz sɛd, ʃi wʊd əkˈsɛpt ðɛm səm reluctance”*” ɪf ɪt mɛnt ˈʧɪldrən wər riˈlist frəm dɪˈtɛnʃən. ðə ˈævərɪʤ lɛŋθ əv dɪˈtɛnʃən fər ə ʧaɪld ɪn ðə ɔˈstreɪljən ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈsɪstəm wɑz bɪtˈwin 14 ənd 15 mənθs. lɔŋ kən wi stænd ɔn ˈligəl ˈprɪnsəpəl ɪf ðə ˈʧɪldrən ər ˈsəfərɪŋ? ənd ðeɪ ər ˈsɪriəsli ˈsəfərɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk riʧt ə pəˈzɪʃən ɪn wɪʧ wi fil ə ˈpræktɪkəl ˈmætər, ɪf ðə ˈʧɪldrən kən bi riˈlist, ˈivɪn ɔn ə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ˈvizə, faɪt ðə nɛkst ˈbætəl əˈnəðər day.”*.” ˈspikɪŋ æt ðə ˈændru rəˈnɑtə ˈsɛntər fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈrɛfjuʤi lɔ ˈænjuəl ˈkɑnfərəns æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, trɪgz dɪˈskəst hər ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri rɪˈpɔrt, ðə fərˈgɑtən ˈʧɪldrən, ə dræft əv wɪʧ wɑz ˈhændɪd tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt læst mənθ. ɪt həz nɑt bɪn meɪd ˈpəblɪk jɛt. ɔn dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛntər ˈvɪzɪts, trɪgz sɛd ʃi faʊnd bad”*” kənˈdɪʃənz. ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛkspərts ˌriˈpɔrtəd tɪ ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ðət ˈmɛni ˈʧɪldrən wər ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn kɛr frəm ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ɪn ðɛr hoʊm ˈkəntriz, ənd ðɛr kənˈdɪʃənz wər ˈwərsənɪŋ ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən. fækt əv ðɛr dɪˈtɛnʃən ənd ðə trɔˈmætɪk ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz əv ðɛr ˈpɛrənts ɪgˈzæsərˌbeɪts ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən. ðeɪ wɪl ˈsəfər fər ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni jɪrz wəns ðeɪ ər released.”*.” trɪgz sɛd ðə ˈpəblɪk wʊd faɪnd ðə rɪˈpɔrt kənˈfrəntɪŋ, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ʃoʊɪŋ ðə juz əv fɔrs əˈgɛnst ˈʧɪldrən baɪ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈstɔriz əv əˈsaɪləm ˈsikərz. wɑz ə ˈləvli jəŋ ˈwʊmən, ə ˈmɑdəl ənd ən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈstudənt ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, hu θru hərˈsɛlf ɔf ðə tɔp əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd hæd juʤ skɑrz ˈoʊvər hər lɛgz ənd ɑrm ənd nɛk frəm ə ˈvɛri ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn ˈsuɪˌsaɪd əˈtɛmpt. ðiz θɪŋz wər ˈkəvərd əp baɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt. soʊ ɪt wɑz ˌɪmˈpɛrətɪv fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ goʊ ðɛr ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli tɪ si wət ðə fækts were.”*.” ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə əˈpɪrəns ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˌɪnkˈwaɪˌri ˈhirɪŋz ɪn ˈɔgəst, trɪgz ənd ˈmɔrɪsən klæʃt ˈhitɪdli ˈoʊvər ˈwɛðər ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ɪn dɪˈtɛnʃən ˈsɛntərz wər ““prison-like”*”. truθ ɪz ðə kənˈdɪʃənz ðə ˈʧɪldrən ənd ðɛr ˈfæməliz ər biɪŋ hɛld ɪn ɪz fɑr wərs ðən ˈɛni prison,”*,” trɪgz sɛd ˈmənˌdeɪ. ðə lawyers’*’ pɔɪnt ðeɪ hæv nɑt bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈɛni ənd ˈnɛvər hæd ðɛr deɪ ɪn kɔrt, ˈɛvər. ðeɪ hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə wɪn goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ˈgɪtɪŋ aʊt, ˈlɪtəl tɪ noʊ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðɛr ˈlɔjərz ənd ðeɪ bi ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ frɛndz ər ˈfæməli. ˈəðər lɛs ˈɑbviəs pɔɪnt, bɪˈkəz noʊ wən kən si ɪt, ɪz ðət ˈfæməliz ər hɛld ɪn baɪ riˈkɑnstəˌtutɪd ˈʃɪpɪŋ kənˈteɪnərz, wɛr ðeɪ ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ʧik baɪ ʤaʊl ənd dɪˈziz sprɛdz. ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛkspərts seɪ ˈvərʧuəli ˈɛvəri ʧaɪld ɔn ˈkrɪsməs ˈaɪlənd ɪz sɪk. ˈməðərz pʊt ðɛr ˈbeɪbiz daʊn ɔn ðə graʊnd bɪˈkəz stoʊn ənd ˈfɑsfeɪt ˈgrævəl: ðɪs ɪz fɑr wərs ðən ˈɛni ˈprɪzən wi kʊd ˈpɑsəbli operate.”*.” ˈɔfəs həz bɪn əˈproʊʧt fər ˈkɑmɛnt.

human rights commissioner gillian triggs says immigration minister is using children as leverage to win passage for his temporary protection visa legislation children in immigration detention are being used as “bargaining chips” by the immigration minister in order to win passage for his temporary protection visa legislation, australia’s human rights commissioner has said. “we find it deeply offensive that children are being used as leverage, because … we are destroying children’s lives in these places,” gillian triggs told guardian australia. triggs, whose draft report of the commission’s inquiry into children in immigration detention has been sent to the department of immigration and border protection, said scott morrison had an “ideological obsession” with granting temporary protection and was refusing to process refugee claims because, legally, he could only grant permanent visas at the moment. last year morrison attempted to introduce temporary protection visas (tpvs) via regulation before it was disallowed by the senate. but legislation currently before the senate would reintroduce tpvs, as well as removing australia’s international protection obligations under the refugee convention from domestic law. “the minister is using the children in detention, along with the palmer united party, as bargaining chips to get what he wants, which is temporary protection visas. we find this deeply offensive to international law, to the rights of the child, that they are being held as a means to ensure the minister gets what he wants – temporary visas.” previously, the human rights commission has opposed tpvs but, triggs said, she would accept them “with some reluctance” if it meant children were released from detention. the average length of detention for a child in the australian immigration system was between 14 and 15 months. “how long can we stand on legal principle if the children are suffering? and they are seriously suffering. i think reached a position in which we feel a practical matter, if the children can be released, even on a temporary visa, we’ll fight the next battle another day.” speaking at the andrew & renata kaldor centre for international refugee law annual conference at the university of nsw on monday, triggs discussed her inquiry report, the forgotten children, a draft of which was handed to government last month. it has not been made public yet. on detention centre visits, triggs said she found “unspeakably bad” conditions. medical experts reported to the inquiry that many children were arriving in australia’s care traumatised from experiences in their home countries, and their conditions were worsening in detention. “the fact of their detention and the traumatic circumstances of their parents exacerbates the situation. they will suffer for many, many years once they are released.” triggs said the public would find the report confronting, particularly photographs showing the use of force against children by security agents, as well as the individual stories of asylum seekers. “there was a lovely young woman, a model and an architecture student in afghanistan, who threw herself off the top of a building and had huge scars over her legs and arm and neck from a very genuine suicide attempt. these things were covered up by the department. so it was imperative for us to go there independently to see what the facts were.” during the minister’s appearance before the inquiry hearings in august, triggs and morrison clashed heatedly over whether the conditions in detention centres were “prison-like”. “the truth is the conditions the children and their families are being held in is far worse than any prison,” triggs said monday. “there’s the lawyers’ point they have not been charged with any offence and never had their day in court, ever. they have no idea when going to be getting out, little to no access to their lawyers and they can’t be visited by friends or family. “the other less obvious point, because no one can see it, is that families are held in three-metre by two-metre reconstituted shipping containers, where they are living cheek by jowl and disease spreads. medical experts say virtually every child on christmas island is sick. mothers can’t put their babies down on the ground because stone and phosphate gravel: this is far worse than any prison we could possibly operate.” morrison’s office has been approached for comment.

ˈrɛdmənd əˈlərt tɛk ˈfrɛʃmən bɪˈkəmz ki pɑrt əv ˈtərnərˌaʊnd baɪ ˈkrɪstəfər ˈraɪtər ˈkoʊʧɪz hæv aɪˈdiəz əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈsizənz wɪl goʊ ənd hu wɪl stɛp ˈɪntu ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt roʊlz ɔn ðə aɪs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈsizən ˈivɪn bɪˈgɪnz. æt ðə seɪm taɪm, ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi priˈpɛrd fər səˈpraɪzɪz, bɪˈkəz plænz ˈɔlˌweɪz wərk ɛz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd. ˈmɪʃɪgən tɛk koʊʧ mɛl ˈpɪrsən plænd ɔn boʊθ ˈsinjər mæt ənd ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈdɛvɪn ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ə ˈtændəm æt ðə stɑrt əv ðə jɪr, wɪθ ðə hoʊps ðət ˈsəmˌwən wʊd kəm ˈfɔrwərd tɪ wɪn ðə ʤɑb. boʊθ sæt ənd ˈweɪtɪd ðɛr tərn læst ˈsizən waɪl ˈʤeɪmi ˈfɪlɪps pleɪd aʊt hɪz ˌɪmˈprɛsɪv ˈsinjər ˈsizən bɪtˈwin ðə paɪps. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə plæn wərk. ðə bɪˈgæn wɪθ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsizən swips baɪ ənd ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə steɪt. ˈniðər ˈgoʊli ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd hɪmˈsɛlf, wɪθ ˈpoʊstɪŋ ən 883 seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ, ənd wɪθ ʤɪst ən 859 baɪ leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər, ɪt wɑz klɪr ˈpɪrsən ˈnidɪd tɪ faɪnd ə spɑrk fər ðə tim. ðə ˈænsər wʊd kəm ɪn ˈmoʊstli ənˈtɛstɪd ˈfrɛʃmən ˈæŋgəs ˈrɛdmənd. waɪl pleɪɪŋ sˈlaɪtli mɔr ðən 12 ˈmɪnəts ɪn ə ˈvɪktəri ˈoʊvər ɔn ɔkt. 14 ˈrɛdmənd gɪt hɪz fərst stɑrt ənˈtɪl tu wiks ˈleɪtər əˈgɛnst ˈnɔrðərn ˈmɪʃɪgən. ɪn ðət geɪm, hi rɪˈkɔrdɪd ə ˈʃəˌtaʊt. hi ˈfɑloʊd hɪz fərst ˈvɪktəri wɪθ ə ˈsɛkənd ðə nɛkst naɪt, əˈlaʊɪŋ ʤɪst wən goʊl ɔn 30 ʃɑts. aɪ wɑz smɑrt ɪˈnəf, aɪ wʊd hæv pleɪd ɪm frəm deɪ one,”*,” ˈpɪrsən sɛd. ˈrɛdmənd ˈstɑrtɪd hɑt, ənd kuld ɔf sɪns. ðə ˈlæŋli, b.c*., ˈneɪtɪv ˈkərəntli həz ə 933 seɪv pərˈsɛnɪʤ, taɪd fər eɪθ ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən. hi pruvd tɪ bi ə ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən fər ðə ˈtæliɪŋ θri soʊ fɑr, ənd prəˈpɛlɪŋ hɪz tim tɪ ˈsɛkənd ɪn ðə ˈstændɪŋz. ˈmɪʃɪgən tɛk lɔst kənˈsɛkjətɪv geɪmz sɪns ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ðə ˈstɑrtɪŋ, ˈpoʊstɪŋ ə ˈrɛkərd ˈdeɪtɪŋ bæk tɪ ðət ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˈnɔrðərn ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈsɪriz. bɪn kwaɪt ðə experience,”*,” ˈrɛdmənd sɛd. ˈɪntu ðə ˈsizən, aɪ wɑz ʤɪst ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ gɪt ə fju geɪmz ɪn. aɪ ˈrɪli noʊ wət tɪ ɪkˈspɛkt. aɪ nu aɪ maɪt hæv ə ʧæns tɪ pleɪ səm geɪmz. aɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɑt maɪ ʧæns ə fju wiks ɪn, ənd traɪd tɪ meɪk ðə moʊst əv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti. hæd ə lɔt əv hɛlp frəm ðə gaɪz ɪn frənt əv mi. wi ˈɔlˌweɪz hæv ə ˈrɪli strɔŋ d-corps.”*.” ðət dɪˈfɛnsɪv kɔrz pruvd ˈkruʃəl ɪn trænˈzɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ ræŋks. ðoʊ 21 ənd həz ˈstɑrtɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns frəm hɪz taɪm wɪθ ˈsæmən ɑrm əv ðə bchl*, bɪn səm əˈʤəstmənt tɪ ðə geɪm. əv kɔrs, ɪt hərt tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ðə dɪˈfɛns ɪn ðə ˈneɪʃən, ɛz ðə ˈoʊnli gɪv əp goʊlz pər geɪm. ðə ˈɛfərts frəm hɪz sɪks əv hum əˈtɛndəd dɪˈvɛləpmənt kæmps ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈsəmər sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈeɪdɪd ɪn ðɪs trænˈzɪʃən, ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ hɪz mɔr ˈæktɪv staɪl əv pleɪ ənd puck-handling*. greɪt ɪn frənt əv me,”*,” ˈrɛdmənd sɛd. ˈlɪmət ə lɔt əv ˈʧænsɪz ənd kip ə lɔt tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd. ˈɑbviəsli ə fju ˈbreɪkˌdaʊnz ˈɛvəri naɪt. (bət) ˈsɑləd ˈɛvəri naɪt ənd ðeɪ ʃoʊ əp tɪ pleɪ. meɪd maɪ laɪf nɑt tu ˈdɪfəkəlt θruaʊt ðə ˈsizən. wərkt ə lɔt təˈgɛðər. aɪ laɪk tɪ pleɪ ðə pək ə lɔt ɪn maɪ geɪm. ə lɔt əv kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈjuˈɛs həz tɪ ˈhæpən. ə greɪt ənd ðeɪ hɛlp mi aʊt ə lot.”*.” ˈpɪrsən ɪz ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈrɛdmənd nɑt ˈoʊnli ɪz ðə raɪt tɪ bi ðə ˈnəmbər wən naʊ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə taɪp əv hu kən səkˈsɛsfəli gaɪd ðə tim tɪ ə məkˈnɔtən kəp ˈʧælənʤ ənd bɪɔnd. ðə koʊʧ ʃʊd noʊ, ɛz wərkt wɪθ səm ˈnoʊtəbəl neɪmz bɪtˈwin ðə paɪps ɪn ðə pæst. keɪm frəm ə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən æt ˈmɪʃɪgən wɛr wi hæd stiv ʃildz, ˈmɑrti ˈtərkoʊ (ənd) æl mɑnˈtɔɪə, ənd ʤɪst roʊd ə gaɪ. noʊ ˈdɪfərənt hir wɪθ ɪm raɪt now.”*.” ˈpɪrsən ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət laɪk ˈɛni ˈfrɛʃmən, ˈrɛdmənd stɛpt ˈɪntu ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, ənd ðə əˈʤəstmənt ˌɪˈmiˌdiət. ˈmɪʃɪgən ˈpræktɪsɪz ər ˈstrɛnjuəs ənd ˈwərkɪŋ sɪks deɪz ə wik kən bi hɑrd ɔn ə ˈnuˌkəmər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈərli wərk peɪd ɔf ɛz ˈrɛdmənd həz kˈwɪkli dɪˈvɛləpt ˈɪntu wən əv ðə tɔp ɪn ðə ˈkɑnfərəns. lɔt əv ɪt stɑrts wɪθ ɪm, sɛd. kən si ðə ˈnəmbərz, bət wət ðeɪ si ɪz ðə ˈpərsən; ðə weɪ hi ɪz əraʊnd hɪz ˈtimˌmeɪts, ðə weɪ hi əˈproʊʧɪz ðə geɪm, ðə weɪ hi pərˈpɛrz. ɔl ðoʊz θɪŋz ðət ðə ˈrɛgjələr fæn si, wi si ɪt ˈɛvəri deɪ. wi ˌəndərˈstænd hɪz əˈproʊʧ tɪ ðə geɪm, wɪʧ ɪz ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs ənd ˈvɛri professional.”*.” nɑt ˈoʊnli həz ˈrɛdmənd bɪn ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti, bət ɛmˈbreɪst hɪz goʊl əv ˈkæpʧərɪŋ əˈnəðər məkˈnɔtən kəp. ðə hæv tu geɪmz ɪn hænd ɔn bəˈmɪdʤi steɪt, ənd waɪl ˈmɛni θɔt ðət ðə ˈbivərz bi kɔt ɪn ðə ʧeɪs fər ðə noʊ. 1 sid ə ˈkəpəl mənθs əˈgoʊ, ˈmɪʃɪgən tɛk ɪz kˈwɪkli ˈkloʊzɪŋ ðə gæp. ə swip əv ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd wʊd pʊt ðə wɪˈθɪn ˈstraɪkɪŋ ˈdɪstəns əv bəˈmɪdʤi wɪn ðə tu feɪs iʧ ˈəðər nɛkst ˈwiˌkɪnd æt ðə ˈsænfərd ˈsɛnər. ˈfilɪŋ ˈrɪli gʊd raɪt now,”*,” ˈrɛdmənd sɛd. ˈgɪtɪŋ səm əˈfɛns frəm ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɔrsəz, ənd ɑr (dɪˈfɛns) ɪz ðɛr ˈɛvəri naɪt. nis tɪ gɪt səm əˈfɛnsɪv ˈaʊtˌpʊt, ənd aɪ θɪŋk (ðə) ˈfilɪŋ ˈrɪli ˈkɑnfədənt ðə nɛkst fju ˈwiˌkɛndz. wi noʊ wi kənˈtroʊl ɑr oʊn feɪt ɪn ðə. wi hæv ə ʧæns tɪ gɪt əp tɪ ðə tɔp ənd kæʧ bemidji.”*.” klɪr ðət ˈrɛdmənd ɪz əˈʤəstɪŋ fænˈtæstɪkli tɪ ðə ˈprɛʃərz əv ðə kəˈliʤɪt geɪm, ənd hi həz ðə səˈpɔrt əv ə ˈtæləntɪd tim ɔn ðə aɪs. bət, ʤɪst ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli, hi həz ðə rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˌædmərˈeɪʃən əv ðə koʊʧ hu tʊk ə ʧæns ɔn ɪm ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ seɪv ðə ˈsizən. ðə taɪm ˈgɔtən ɪn ðə nɛt, hi sərˈɛndərd it,”*,” ˈpɪrsən sɛd. pleɪd ɪkˈstrimli wɛl. ə ˈkəpəl ˈhɪkəps hir ənd ðɛr, bət fər ðə moʊst pɑrt, aɪ θɪŋk bɪn ˈbɛtər ðən wi ˈɛvər hoped.”*.”

redmond alert tech freshman becomes key part of team’s turnaround by christopher boulay/chn writer coaches have ideas about how seasons will go and who will step into important roles on the ice before the season even begins. at the same time, they have to be prepared for surprises, because plans don’t always work as intended. michigan tech coach mel pearson planned on both senior matt wintjes and sophomore devin kero working in a goaltending tandem at the start of the year, with the hopes that someone would come forward to win the job. both goaltenders sat and waited their turn last season while jamie phillips played out his impressive senior season between the pipes. however, the plan didn’t work. the huskies began 1-5-2, with opening season sweeps by minnesota-duluth and minnesota state. neither goalie separated himself, with kero posting an .883 save percentage, and wintjes with just an .859. by late october, it was clear pearson needed to find a spark for the team. the answer would come in mostly untested freshman angus redmond. while playing slightly more than 12 minutes in a 7-3 victory over alabama-huntsville on oct. 14, redmond didn’t get his first start until two weeks later against northern michigan. in that game, he recorded a 19-save shutout. he followed his first victory with a second the next night, allowing just one goal on 30 shots. “if i was smart enough, i would have played him from day one,” pearson said. redmond started hot, and hasn’t cooled off since. the langley, b.c., native currently has a .933 save percentage, tied for eighth in the nation. he proved to be a revelation for the huskies (15-9-6), tallying three shutouts so far, and propelling his team to second in the wcha standings. michigan tech hasn’t lost consecutive games since before he was the team’s starting goaltender, posting a 14-4-4 record dating back to that initial northern michigan series. “it’s been quite the experience,” redmond said. “coming into the season, i was just hoping to get a few games in. i didn’t really know what to expect. i knew i might have a chance to play some games. i eventually got my chance a few weeks in, and tried to make the most of the opportunity. “i’ve had a lot of help from the guys in front of me. we always have a really strong d-corps.” that defensive corps proved crucial in redmond’s transition to the college ranks. though he’s 21 and has starting goaltending experience from his time with salmon arm of the bchl, there’s been some adjustment to the ncaa game. of course, it doesn’t hurt to be a part of the fifth-ranked defense in the nation, as the huskies only give up 2.03 goals per game. the efforts from his defensemen six of whom attended nhl development camps during the summer significantly aided in this transition, working with his more active style of play and puck-handling. “they’re great in front of me,” redmond said. “they limit a lot of chances and keep a lot to the outside. there’s obviously a few breakdowns every night. (but) they’re solid every night and they show up to play. they’ve made my life not too difficult throughout the season. we’ve worked a lot together. i like to play the puck a lot in my game. a lot of communication between us has to happen. they’re a great d-corps and they help me out a lot.” pearson is confident that redmond not only is the right goaltender to be the number one now, but he’s also the type of who can successfully guide the team to a macnaughton cup challenge and beyond. the huskies coach should know, as he’s worked with some notable names between the pipes in the past. “i came from a situation at michigan where we had steve shields, marty turco (and) al montoya, and just rode a guy. it’s no different here with him right now.” pearson explained that like any freshman, redmond stepped into a difficult situation, and the adjustment wasn’t immediate. michigan tech’s practices are strenuous and working six days a week can be hard on a newcomer. however, the early work paid off as redmond has quickly developed into one of the top netminders in the conference. “a lot of it starts with him, “pearson said. “everybody can see the numbers, but what they don’t see is the person; the way he is around his teammates, the way he approaches the game, the way he prepares. all those things that the regular fan wouldn’t see, we see it every day. we understand his approach to the game, which is very serious and very professional.” not only has redmond been excited about the opportunity, but he’s embraced his team’s goal of capturing another macnaughton cup. the huskies have two games in hand on bemidji state, and while many thought that the beavers wouldn’t be caught in the chase for the no. 1 seed a couple months ago, michigan tech is quickly closing the gap. a sweep of alabama-huntsville this weekend would put the huskies within striking distance of bemidji when the two face each other next weekend at the sanford center. “everybody’s feeling really good right now,” redmond said. “we’re getting some offense from different sources, and our (defense) is there every night. it’s nice to get some offensive output, and i think (the) team’s feeling really confident the next few weekends. we know we control our own fate in the wcha. we have a chance to get up to the top and catch bemidji.” it’s clear that redmond is adjusting fantastically to the pressures of the collegiate game, and he has the support of a talented team on the ice. but, just as importantly, he has the respect and admiration of the coach who took a chance on him in an effort to save the season. “since the time he’s gotten in the net, he hasn’t surrendered it,” pearson said. “he’s played extremely well. a couple hiccups here and there, but for the most part, i think he’s been better than we ever hoped.”

ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz iˈmeɪlz gɪt ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz əˈlərts ənd ˈspɛʃəl rɪˈpɔrts. ðə nuz ənd ˈstɔriz ðət ˈmætər, dɪˈlɪvərd ˈwikˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋz. mɑrʧ 24 2016 piɛm ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd mɑrʧ 24 2016 piɛm baɪ ˈtreɪsi ˈkɑnər ənd ˈændru ðə flaɪt əˈtɛndənt ʧɑrʤd wɪθ traɪɪŋ tɪ sˈməgəl ˈɔlˌmoʊst 70 paʊnz əv koʊˈkeɪn ˈɔntu ə flaɪt ənd ɪt wɪˈθaʊt hər ˈguʧi ʃuz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈskrinɪŋ əˈpɪrd ˈθərzˌdeɪ ɪn ə ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt, wɛr ə ˈfæməli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv sɛd ʃi ɪz ə "gʊd gərl" hu meɪ hæv bɪn dupt. "ʃi meɪ nɑt hæv bɪn ˈfʊli əˈwɛr əv wət wɑz ɪn ðə bæg," ˈælən ˈʤɛnɪŋz, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈrɛlətɪvz əv ˈmɑrʃə geɪ ˈrɛnəldz, sɛd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum. hi kʊd nɑt ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ˈrɛnəldz, ə ˈfɔrmər ʤəˈmeɪkən ˈbjuti kwin ənd græd, ˈboʊltɪd frəm lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɪf ʃi ˈdɪdənt noʊ ðə tu ˈroʊlər bægz ʃi lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd kənˈteɪnd 3 ˈmɪljən əv waɪt ˈpaʊdər. ðə ˈtreɪdɪd dɪˈzaɪnər hilz fər greɪ ˈkɑnvərs sˈnikərz fər ðə ərˈeɪnmənt ɪn ˈbrʊklɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt. ˈwɛrɪŋ ʤinz ənd ə sˈwɛtər, ʃi spoʊk ˈoʊnli wəns ɪn ə ˈbɛrli ˈɑdəbəl vɔɪs tɪ ˈænsər ə kˈwɛʃən frəm ðə ʤəʤ. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz dɪˈklɛrd hər ə "flaɪt rɪsk" ənd æst ðə ʤəʤ tɪ kip hər ɪn ˈkəstədi ənˈtɪl ʃi ɪz muvd tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə tɪ feɪs drəg ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðət ˈkɛri ə ˈmændəˌtɔri ˈmɪnəməm ˈsɛntəns əv 10 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. ðeɪ sɛd hər ənˈneɪmd həz taɪz tɪ ʤəˈmeɪkə ənd wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ fli ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛz ˈrisəntli ɛz ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ naɪt, ˈpɑsəbli wɪθ fɔrʤd ˈtrævəl ˈdɑkjəmənts. dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjərz ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˈrɛnəldz ə juz. ˈsɪtɪzən bɔrn ɪn ʤəˈmeɪkə tɪ ə nərs ənd ə pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər sərˈɛndərd ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ənd sɛd ʃi poʊzd noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈdeɪnʤər. ðə ʤəʤ əˈpruvd ə beɪl ˈpækɪʤ sɪˈkjʊrd baɪ hər ˈməðərz ənd ˈpæstərz hoʊmz, bət hər riˈlis wɑz pʊt ɔn hoʊld fər æt list ə deɪ tɪ gɪv ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ə ʧæns tɪ əˈpil. ɪf ʃi ɪz frid, ˈrɛnəldz wɪl bi kənˈfaɪnd tɪ hər hoʊm ɪn kwinz ɪkˈsɛpt fər ˈklæsɪz, ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ hər ˈlɔjərz ənd kɔrt əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ˈprɑsɪˌkjutərz rɪˈvild ðət həz səˈspɛndɪd hər ˈpɛndɪŋ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə keɪs. ˈrɛnəldz wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈrənərˌəp ɪn ðə mɪs ʤəˈmeɪkə 2008 ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən. ˈpeɪtən ˈrɛnəldz' ˈrɛlətɪvz, hu preɪd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈbrʊklɪn ˈfɛdərəl kɔrt rum wɛr ʃi wɑz əreɪnd, dɪˈklaɪnd tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt. "ʃi ə gʊd gərl hu kəmz frəm ə gʊd ˈfæməli," ˈʤɛnɪŋz sɛd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɔrˌtrum. "ʃiz dən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ raɪt ɪn hər laɪf əp tɪ ðɪs pɔɪnt." "mɔr tɪ ðə ˈstɔri ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ kəm aʊt," hi sɛd. hi kənˈfərmd ðət ˈrɛnəldz wɑz ə ˈrənərˌəp ɪn ðə mɪs ʤəˈmeɪkə ˈjunəˌvərs ənd mɪs ʤəˈmeɪkə wərld ˈbjuti ˈpæʤənts ɪn 2007 ənd 2008 ənd sɛd ʃi ræn træk æt, wɛr ʃi gɑt ə ˈbæʧələrz dɪˈgri. ʃi wərkt fər fər sɪks jɪrz, hi sɛd, ənd wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ təˈwɔrd ə ˈnərsɪŋ dɪˈgri. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈpeɪpərz, ˈrɛnəldz ʃoʊd əp æt læks ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ, flæʃt hər kru ˈmɛmbər ˈaɪˈdi tɪ gɪt θru sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd wɑz ˈrændəmli səˈlɛktɪd fər ə bæg ʧɛk. ʃi bɪˈkeɪm ˈvɪzəbli ˈnərvəs, meɪd ə foʊn kɔl tɪ ˈsəmˌwən, ənd lægd bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənts ˈɛskɔrtɪŋ hər tɪ ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈskrinɪŋ ˈɛriə ˌbiˈfɔr ˈflɪŋɪŋ ɔf hər dɪˈzaɪnər ʃuz ənd ˈrənɪŋ daʊn ðə əp ˈɛskəˌleɪtər tɪ ɪˈskeɪp, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈkrɪmənəl kəmˈpleɪnt. ðə ˈeɪʤənts ˈdɪdənt ʧeɪs ˈrɛnəldz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ wər ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ðə bægz ʃi lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd, ðə kəmˈpleɪnt sɪz. ˈrɛnəldz rɪˈtərnd tɪ læks ðə ˈvɛri nɛkst deɪ ənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ bɔrd ə flaɪt tɪ nu jɔrk waɪl ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz ˌəndərˈweɪ. ə pəˈlis rɪˈpɔrt əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt ʃoʊz ðət ˈivɪn θru ˈrɛnəldz' ˈaɪˈdi hæd bɪn skænd, ðɛr wɑz ˌɪˈnɪʃəl kənfˈjuʒən ˈoʊvər hər aɪˈdɛntəˌti. ðə rɪˈpɔrt səˈʤɛstɪd ʃi maɪt bi ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪmˈplɔɪi, wɪʧ tərnd aʊt tɪ bi rɔŋ. ˈrɛnəldz' dɪˈfɛns ˈlɔjər, ˈdɛnɪs rɪŋ, sɛd ðət ˈæftər ʃi gɑt bæk tɪ nu jɔrk, ʃi gɑt ɪn təʧ wɪθ ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz ənd meɪd plænz tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ənd sərˈɛndər ðɛr. bət ðə keɪs dru soʊ məʧ ˈmidiə əˈtɛnʃən, ðət plæn wɑz skræpt ənd ʃi tərnd hərˈsɛlf ɪn, wɪθ hər ˈməðər ɪn toʊ, ɪn nu jɔrk, rɪŋ sɛd. "ʃi tərnd hərˈsɛlf ɪn bɪˈkəz ʃi ˈrɪli θɔt ðət wɑz ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du," ˈʤɛnɪŋz sɛd ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə ˈkɔrˌthaʊs.

breaking news emails get breaking news alerts and special reports. the news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. march 24, 2016, 6:21 pm gmt / updated march 24, 2016, 6:21 pm gmt by tracy connor and andrew blankstein the jetblue flight attendant charged with trying to smuggle almost 70 pounds of cocaine onto a flight — and hot-footing it without her gucci shoes during a security screening — appeared thursday in a federal court, where a family representative said she is a "good girl" who may have been duped. "she may not have been fully aware of what was in the bag," allan jennings, a spokesman for relatives of marsha gay reynolds, said outside the courtroom. he could not explain why reynolds, a former jamaican beauty queen and nyu grad, bolted from los angeles international airport if she didn't know the two carry-on roller bags she left behind contained $3 million of plastic-wrapped white powder. the 32-year-old traded designer heels for gray laceless converse sneakers for the arraignment in brooklyn federal court. wearing jeans and a polka-dot sweater, she spoke only once in a barely audible voice to answer a question from the judge. prosecutors declared her a "flight risk" and asked the judge to keep her in custody until she is moved to california to face drug charges that carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. they said her unnamed co-conspirator has ties to jamaica and was trying to flee the united states as recently as wednesday night, possibly with forged travel documents. defense lawyers noted that reynolds — a u.s. citizen born in jamaica to a nurse and a police officer — surrendered on wednesday and said she posed no public danger. the judge approved a $500,000 bail package secured by her mother's and pastor's homes, but her release was put on hold for at least a day to give prosecutors in california a chance to appeal. if she is freed, reynolds will be confined to her home in queens except for nursing-school classes, meetings with her lawyers and court appearances in california. prosecutors revealed that jetblue has suspended her pending the outcome of the case. marsha-gay reynolds was the second runner-up in the miss jamaica 2008 competition. tyronne payton reynolds' relatives, who prayed outside the brooklyn federal court room where she was arraigned, declined to comment. "she a good girl who comes from a good family," jennings said outside the courtroom. "she's done everything right in her life up to this point." "more to the story is going to come out," he said. he confirmed that reynolds was a runner-up in the miss jamaica universe and miss jamaica world beauty pageants in 2007 and 2008 and said she ran track at nyu, where she got a bachelor's degree. she worked for jetblue for six years, he said, and was working toward a nursing degree. according to court papers, reynolds showed up at lax on friday evening, flashed her crew member id to get through security and was randomly selected for a bag check. she became visibly nervous, made a phone call to someone, and lagged behind the security agents escorting her to a special screening area — before flinging off her designer shoes and running down the up escalator to escape, according to a criminal complaint. the tsa agents didn't chase reynolds because they were focused on the bags she left behind, the complaint says. reynolds returned to lax the very next day and was able to board a flight to new york while the investigation was underway. a police report of the incident shows that even through reynolds' id had been scanned, there was initial confusion over her identity. the report suggested she might be an american airlines employee, which turned out to be wrong. reynolds' defense lawyer, dennis ring, said that after she got back to new york, she got in touch with federal authorities and made plans to return to california and surrender there. but the case drew so much media attention, that plan was scrapped and she turned herself in, with her mother in tow, in new york, ring said. "she turned herself in because she really thought that was the right thing to do," jennings said outside the courthouse.

ˈæftər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə bərɑʒ əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm fər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ kənˈsərvətɪv ˈændru tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ɪˈlɛkʃən naɪt ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ɪz naʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ pʊt səm speɪs bɪtˈwin ðɛmˈsɛlvz ənd ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈæktɪvɪst. ˈmɪstər. ɪz nɑt ən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ˈænəlɪst. hi ɪz nɑt ən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz kənˈsəltənt. hi ɪz nɑt, ɪn ˈɛni weɪ, əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz. hi ɪz nɑt biɪŋ peɪd baɪ ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz. hi həz nɑt bɪn æst tɪ ˈænəˌlaɪz ðə rɪˈzəlts əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz. ˈmɪstər. wɪl nɑt bi ə pɑrt əv ðə ˈeɪˌbiˌsi nuz ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈkəvərɪʤ, ˈæŋkərd baɪ daɪæn ˈsɔjər ənd ʤɔrʤ ˌstɛfəˈnɑpələs. fər ðə ˈbrɔdˌkæst ˈkəvərɪʤ, ˈdeɪvɪd mjʊr ənd ˈrændi ˈzəkərˌbərg wɪl kənˈtrɪbjut riˈækʃən ənd rɪˈspɑns ˈgæðərd frəm ðə ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti əv ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti æt ən ˈeɪˌbiˌsi taʊn hɔl. hi həz bɪn ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd ɛz wən əv ˈsɛvərəl gɛsts, frəm ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈdɪfərənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl pərsˈweɪʒənz, tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ wɪθ ə lɪv, ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɔdiəns ðət wɪl bi ˈkloʊsli ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts ənd pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ən dɪˈskəʃən ənd dəˈbeɪt tɪ bi ˈmɑdərˌeɪtɪd baɪ ˈdeɪvɪd mjʊr ənd ˈrændi ˈzəkərˌbərg ɔn ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. wi wɪl hæv ˈəðər gɛsts, ɛz wɛl ɛz ə lɪv ˈstudiˌoʊ ˈɔdiəns ənd ə lɑrʤ ˈɔdiəns ɔn ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk, hu kən kˈwɛʃən ðə gɛsts ənd ðə əˈpɪnjənz. ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ, ˈdeɪvɪd fɔrd sɛd bi wən əv ˈmɛni ˈvɔɪsɪz ɔn ɑr ɛr, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ bɪl əˈdɛr əv politifact*. ɪf ˈændru sɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˌɪnkərˈɛkt, wi hæv ˈəðər ˈvɔɪsɪz tɪ kɔl ɪm ɔn it,”*,” səˈʤɛstɪŋ bi ˈsərvɪŋ ɪn ən ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈpæsɪti. hɪmˈsɛlf kleɪmd bi pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɛz ən ˈænəlɪst.

after facing a barrage of criticism for inviting conservative andrew breitbart to participate in election night activities, abc news is now trying to put some space between themselves and the controversial activist. mr. breitbart is not an abc news analyst. he is not an abc news consultant. he is not, in any way, affiliated with abc news. he is not being paid by abc news. he has not been asked to analyze the results of the election for abc news. mr. breitbart will not be a part of the abc news broadcast coverage, anchored by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. for the broadcast coverage, david muir and facebook’s randi zuckerberg will contribute reaction and response gathered from the students and faculty of arizona state university at an abc news/facebook town hall. he has been invited as one of several guests, from a variety of different political persuasions, to engage with a live, studio audience that will be closely following the election results and participating in an online-only discussion and debate to be moderated by david muir and facebook’s randi zuckerberg on abcnews.com and facebook. we will have other guests, as well as a live studio audience and a large audience on abcnews.com and facebook, who can question the guests and the audience’s opinions. yesterday, abc’s david ford said breitbart “will be one of many voices on our air, including bill adair of politifact. if andrew breitbart says something that is incorrect, we have other voices to call him on it,” suggesting he’d be serving in an analytical capacity. breitbart himself claimed he’d be participating as an analyst.

nu jɔrk (ˈrɔɪtərz hɛlθ) geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl bɔɪz ər ˈɔlˌmoʊst sɪks taɪmz ɛz ˈlaɪkli ɛz ðɛr ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl pɪrz tɪ mɪsˈjuz ˈstɛrɔɪdz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə nu ˈstədi. wɑz moʊst səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs wɑz ðə ˈmægnəˌtud əv ðə dɪˈspɛrətiz ðət ˈimərʤd bɪtˈwin ˈsɛkʃuəl məˈnɔrəti ənd ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl boys,”*,” ˈɛrən ʤeɪ. frəm ˌmæsəˈʧusəts ˈʤɛnərəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl ɪn ˈbɔstən toʊld ˈrɔɪtərz hɛlθ ɪn ən iˈmeɪl. ˈəpwərdz əv 5 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌædəˈlɛsənt bɔɪz juz ˈstɛrɔɪdz tɪ ɛnˈhæns strɛŋθ, æθˈlɛtɪk pərˈfɔrməns, ənd ˈməsəl saɪz, bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi hæd ˈstədid ðə əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈsɛkʃuəl ˌɔriɛnˈteɪʃən ənd stərɔɪd əˈbjuz ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd hɪz ˈkɑlig ˈstivən ə. ˈnoʊtɪd. ˈlɔŋˈtərm mɪsˈjuz əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz kən lɛd tɪ hɑrt ˈprɑbləmz, ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ənd ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk dɪˈsɔrdərz. ðə ˈrisərʧərz wər kənˈsərnd ðət geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl bɔɪz maɪt bi mɔr ˈlaɪkli tɪ mɪsˈjuz ˈstɛrɔɪdz bɪˈkəz əv ˈəðər ˈfæktərz ðət hæv bɪn taɪd tɪ stərɔɪd ənd ˈəðər ˈsəbstəns əˈbjuz. ðoʊz ˌɪnˈklud dɪˈprɛʃən, ˌvɪktəməˈzeɪʃən, ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl θɔts ənd ˌɪnˈtɛnt ənd pur ˈbɑdi ˈɪmɪʤ. tɪ si ɪf ðət wɑz ðə keɪs, ənd juzd ˈdætə frəm ðə 2005 ənd 2007 juz. juθ rɪsk bɪˈheɪvjər ˈsərˌveɪz əv ˈtiˌneɪʤ bɔɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 635 hu wər geɪ ər ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl. əˈbaʊt 21 pərˈsɛnt əv geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl bɔɪz sɛd ðeɪ hæd əˈbjuzd ˈstɛrɔɪdz æt səm taɪm ɪn ðɛr lɪvz, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ˈoʊnli 4 pərˈsɛnt əv ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl bɔɪz. geɪ ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl bɔɪz wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɪrli sɪks taɪmz ɛz ˈlaɪkli ɛz ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl bɔɪz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ˈmɑdərˌeɪt juz əv ˈstɛrɔɪdz (æt list 10 taɪmz) ər səˈvɪr juz (æt list 40 taɪmz), əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ðə ˈʤərnəl ˌpidiˈætrɪks. ɪn ən ˈɛfərt tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd waɪ, ðə ˈrisərʧərz lʊkt æt ˈəðər ˈfæktərz θɔt tɪ bi ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt kənˈtrɪbjətərz tɪ stərɔɪd juz. ðeɪ faʊnd drəg ənd ˈælkəˌhɑl juz, dɪˈprɛʃən ər ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˈtɛndənsiz ənd ˈfilɪŋz əv ˌvɪktəməˈzeɪʃən pleɪd ə roʊl ɪn stərɔɪd mɪsˈjuz. ˈivɪn ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðoʊz ˈfæktərz ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt, ðoʊ, biɪŋ geɪ ər ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl wɑz stɪl lɪŋkt tɪ ən ˌɪnˈkrist rɪsk əv stərɔɪd əˈbjuz. ənd ˌbaɪˈsɛkʃuəl bɔɪz ər ˈɔfən ˈtɑrgəts əv ˈbʊliɪŋ, ənd səm bɔɪz (ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ɪf ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pəˈzɛs pur ˈbɑdi ˈɪmɪʤ) meɪ tərn tɪ ˈstɛrɔɪdz (aas*) juz ɛz ə minz tɪ əbˈteɪn ə mɔr ˈməskjələr bɪld, ɪn hoʊps ɪt wʊd dɪˈtər ˈəðərz frəm ˈbʊliɪŋ them,”*,” sɛd. ʃʊd bi ˈmaɪndfəl əv ðɛr skul ˈklaɪmɪt rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈbʊliɪŋ, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, ənd spəˈsɪfɪkli, ˈætəˌtudz təˈwɔrd ˈsɛkʃuəl minorities.”*.” ˈstɛrɔɪdz ər ˈɔfən juzd koʊˈvərtli, hi ˈnoʊtɪd, soʊ ɪt meɪ bi hɑrd fər ˈpɛrənts tɪ əbˈzərv ðɛr juz dɪˈrɛkli. bət ðeɪ meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈmɑnətər rɪˈleɪtɪd bɪˈheɪvjərz, laɪk ɪkˈsɛsɪv ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ənd ˈweɪˌtlɪftɪŋ. ə ˈbrɔdər pɔɪnt, ˈsɛkʃuəl məˈnɔrəti bɔɪz rɪˈpɔrt haɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈbɑdi ˌdɪsætɪsˈfækʃən (mɔr ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈlɛvəlz əv ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl gərlz ðən ˌhɛtəroʊˈsɛkˌʃuəl bɔɪz), soʊ ˈpɛrənts ʃʊd ˈɔlsoʊ bi ˈmaɪndfəl ðət ˈbɑdi ˈɪmɪʤ kənˈsərnz meɪ wɛl bi ə ˈfæktər ɪn ðɛr sons’*’ lives,”*,” sɛd. ““often*, hir frəm ˈpeɪʃənz ˈtɛlɪŋ mi haʊ ðeɪ ər ˈfrikwɛntli toʊld skinny’*’ ər ðət ðeɪ nid tɪ səm mit ɔn ðoʊz bones’*’ frəm family/friends*, hu ər ˈɔfən well-intentioned,”*,” ər hu ˈivɪn mɛnt tɪ ˈkɑmpləmɛnt ðɛm, hi ˈædɪd. bɔɪz, kwaɪt ˈɛləkwəntli, steɪt haʊ səʧ ə ɪgˈzɪsts, ðət ˈkɔlɪŋ ə bɔɪ skinny’*’ ɪz ˈeɪkɪn tɪ ˈkɔlɪŋ ə gərl ‘‘fat,’*,’ bət ɪt əˈpɪrz ðət soʊˈsaɪɪti, baɪ ənd lɑrʤ, filz ðə ˈfɔrmər ɪz mɔr ˈsoʊʃəli əkˈsɛptəbəl. bət, ðiz ˈkɑmɛnts, ˈkəmɪŋ frəm pɪrz, ˈfæməli (ənd) ˈkoʊʧɪz, kən hæv ril ˌɪmˈpækts ɔn boys’*’ ˈbɑdi image,”*,” sɛd. sɔrs: ˌpidiˈætrɪks, ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 3 2014

new york (reuters health) - gay and bisexual boys are almost six times as likely as their heterosexual peers to misuse steroids, according to a new study. “what was most surprising to us was the magnitude of the disparities that emerged between sexual minority and heterosexual boys,” aaron j. blashill from massachusetts general hospital in boston told reuters health in an email. upwards of 5 percent of adolescent boys use anabolic-androgenic steroids to enhance strength, athletic performance, and muscle size, but nobody had studied the association between sexual orientation and steroid abuse before, blashill and his colleague steven a. safren noted. long-term misuse of steroids can lead to heart problems, hormone-related changes and psychiatric disorders. the researchers were concerned that gay and bisexual boys might be more likely to misuse steroids because of other factors that have been tied to steroid and other substance abuse. those include depression, victimization, suicidal thoughts and intent and poor body image. to see if that was the case, blashill and safren used data from the 2005 and 2007 u.s. youth risk behavior surveys of 17,250 teenage boys, including 635 who were gay or bisexual. about 21 percent of gay and bisexual boys said they had abused steroids at some time in their lives, compared with only 4 percent of heterosexual boys. gay and bisexual boys were also nearly six times as likely as heterosexual boys to report moderate use of steroids (at least 10 times) or severe use (at least 40 times), according to the report in the journal pediatrics. in an effort to understand why, the researchers looked at other factors thought to be important contributors to steroid use. they found drug and alcohol use, depression or suicidal tendencies and feelings of victimization played a role in steroid misuse. even after taking those factors into account, though, being gay or bisexual was still linked to an increased risk of steroid abuse. “gay and bisexual boys are often targets of bullying, and some boys (particularly if they also possess poor body image) may turn to anabolic-androgen steroids (aas) use as a means to obtain a more muscular build, in hopes it would deter others from bullying them,” blashill said. “parents should be mindful of their son’s school climate regarding bullying, in general, and specifically, attitudes toward sexual minorities.” steroids are often used covertly, he noted, so it may be hard for parents to observe their use directly. but they may be able to monitor related behaviors, like excessive exercise and weightlifting. “on a broader point, sexual minority boys report high levels of body dissatisfaction (more similar to levels of heterosexual girls than heterosexual boys), so parents should also be mindful that body image concerns may well be a factor in their sons’ lives,” blashill said. “often, i’ll hear from patients telling me how they are frequently told they’re ‘too skinny’ or that they need to ‘put some meat on those bones’ from family/friends, who are often well-intentioned,” or who even meant to compliment them, he added. “these boys, quite eloquently, state how such a double-standard exists, that calling a boy ‘so skinny’ is akin to calling a girl ‘fat,’ but it appears that society, by and large, feels the former is more socially acceptable. but, these comments, coming from peers, family (and) coaches, can have real impacts on boys’ body image,” blashill said. source: bit.ly/1fsltrf pediatrics, online february 3, 2014.

zæk dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ˈprɑpər ɪkˈstɛndɪd rɪst pəˈzɪʃən ˈoʊvərˈhɛd ˈɑrtɪkəl ˈrɪtən baɪ ˈbrændən ˈmɔrɪsən wɪn ˈpʊtɪŋ ə bɑr ər ˈəðər ˈɪmpləmənt ˈoʊvərˈhɛd, ðɛr ər ˈmɛni θɪŋz ðət nid tɪ ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli əˈkər ɪn ˈɔrdər fər ɪt tɪ bi ə səkˈsɛsfəl. ˈlɪtəl θɪŋz laɪk bɑr pæθ, ˈgɪtɪŋ ðə hɛd θru, ˈprɑpər fʊt pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ, ənd ˈfɪksɪŋ ðə pəˈzɪʃən əv ðə rɪsts ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈlɑˌkaʊt. ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl wɪl ˈfoʊkɪs ˈfɪksɪŋ ðə ˈoʊvərˈhɛd rɪst pəˈzɪʃən. wɪn ðə bɑr ɪz ˈoʊvərˈhɛd, ðə rɪsts kən bi ɪn wən əv θri pəˈzɪʃənz ɛz ˈpɪkʧərd əˈbəv: ɪkˈstɛndɪd, ˈnutrəl, ənd flɛkst. tɪ əˈʧiv ˈmæksəməl weɪt ɪn ɑr lɪfts, wi wɔnt tɪ kip ɑr rɪsts ɪn ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd pəˈzɪʃən wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl (ðɪs ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli ˈpɑsəbəl wɪn ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə lɔg ˈoʊvərˈhɛd). maɪ ˈmɛnˌtɔr ˈweɪˌtlɪftɪŋ koʊʧ deɪv ˈmɪlər: ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd pəˈzɪʃən ðə hɛd əv ðə ənd nɑʧ əv ðə ˈreɪdiəs ɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt wɪθ ˈkɑrpəl boʊnz ðə, ənd. ɪn ɪkˈstɛnʃən, ðə, ənd boʊnz sim tɪ sɪt ˈnaɪsli ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪstəl ˈkɑnkeɪv ˈnɑʧɪz əv ðə ənd ˈreɪdiəs. ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən əv ðə rɪst ˈɔlsoʊ hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs kəmˈplit ðə ɪkˈstɛnʃən æt ðə ˈɛlˌboʊ ənd ɪkˈstərnəl roʊˈteɪʃən æt ðə ʤɔɪnt (ʃoʊ mi jʊr ɑrm pits!)….”*!)….”: ˈstækɪŋ ðə bones.”’*.”’ ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈprɑpərli ɑr bones”*”, ɪt ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt wət ˈkɑnstəˌtuts ðə moʊst ˈsteɪbəl ˈoʊvərˈhɛd pəˈzɪʃən. wi juz ðə ɪkˈstɛndɪd rɪst pəˈzɪʃən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz moʊst ˈsteɪbəl ˈoʊvərˈhɛd pəˈzɪʃən. ɪt ɪz ðə seɪm pəˈzɪʃən ðət ɪz juzd ɪf ju wər tɪ stænd ɔn jʊr hænz. ðə boʊnz ðət meɪk əp ðə hænd ənd rɪst slaɪd ˈɪntu pleɪs wɪn ɪn ən ɪkˈstɛndɪd pəˈzɪʃən, əˈlaʊɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ hoʊld ˈmæksəməl weɪt ˈoʊvərˈhɛd. ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ɑr rɪsts ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz ɑr ˈɛlˌboʊz ənd ˈʃoʊldərz tɪ lɑk ˈɪntu pleɪs ənd əˈsum ðə kərˈɛkʃən. ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˈaʊtˌdeɪtɪd ənd mɪsɪnˈtərprətɪd shoulders”*” kju, wi ˌɪnˈstɛd wɔnt tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ə laɪt bəlb ɪn wɪθ jʊr raɪt hænd, ənd ə laɪt bəlb wɪθ jʊr lɛft hand”*” (traɪ ɪt naʊ). baɪ ˈlɑkɪŋ ðə ˈʃoʊldər ˈɪntu ðə bæk əv ðə ˈsɑkət, ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ ɑr rɪsts, ənd ˈstækɪŋ ɑr ˈɛlˌboʊz, wi kən prɪˈvɛnt ðə sɔft ˈɛlˌboʊz ðət əˈkər ɔn soʊ ˈmɛni lɪfts du tɪ ə læk əv ˈstækɪŋ (wi kɔl ðiz elbows”*” ər ““jellbows”*”. baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ɪkˈstɛndɪd rɪsts wɪθ stækt ɑrmz ˈɛlˌboʊz, ə strɔŋ ənd ˈpaʊərfəl dɪp, ənd ˈdraɪvɪŋ ðə hɛd θru ɛz kˈwɪkli ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl, ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ seɪv ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈoʊvərˈhɛd lɪfts ju meɪ hæv bɪn ˈmɪsɪŋ. mɔr, ju ʃʊd bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˌɪnˈkris jʊr maxes*. dɪd ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ jʊr rɪst pəˈzɪʃən wərk fər ju? lɛt ˈjuˈɛs noʊ ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk tˈwɪtər ˈgugəl+

zach displaying proper extended wrist position overhead article written by brandon morrison when putting a bar or other implement overhead, there are many things that need to simultaneously occur in order for it to be a successful. little things like bar path, getting the head through, proper foot positioning, and fixing the position of the wrists during lockout. this article will focus fixing the overhead wrist position. when the bar is overhead, the wrists can be in one of three positions as pictured above: extended, neutral, and flexed. to achieve maximal weight in our lifts, we want to keep our wrists in the extended position whenever possible (this is not really possible when holding a log overhead). my mentor weightlifting coach dave miller: “in the extended position the head of the ulna and ulnar notch of the radius articulate with carpal bones the scaphoid, lunate and pisiform. in extension, the lunate, scaphoid and pisiform bones seem to sit nicely into the distal concave notches of the ulna and radius. the extension of the wrist also helps us complete the extension at the elbow and external rotation at the glenohumeral joint (show me your arm pits!)….”: stacking the bones.”’ in order to properly “stack our bones”, it is important to think about what constitutes the most stable overhead position. we use the extended wrist position because it is most stable overhead position. it is the same position that is used if you were to stand on your hands. the bones that make up the hand and wrist slide into place when in an extended position, allowing us to hold maximal weight overhead. extending our wrists also allows our elbows and shoulders to lock into place and assume the correction. getting away from the outdated and misinterpreted “active shoulders” cue, we instead want to think about “screwing a light bulb in with your right hand, and unscrewing a light bulb with your left hand” (try it now). by locking the shoulder into the back of the socket, extending our wrists, and stacking our elbows, we can prevent the soft elbows that occur on so many lifts due to a lack of stacking (we call these “jelly elbows” or “jellbows”. by combining extended wrists with stacked arms elbows, a strong and powerful dip, and driving the head through as quickly as possible, you should be able to save many of the overhead lifts you may have been missing. what’s more, you should be able to increase your maxes. did changing your wrist position work for you? let us know in the comments. facebook twitter google+ linkedin

ə ˈwɪnɪpəg ˈwʊmən hu bɔt ə haʊs ðət tərnd aʊt tɪ bi ˌɪnˈfɛstɪd wɪθ maɪs ɪz suɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈoʊnər ənd ðə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈeɪʤənt hu ˈlɪstɪd ɪt, ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz həz ˈlərnɪd. ˈkɛri lus ˈfɔrsaɪð ɪz ˈsikɪŋ æt list ɪn ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən fər "ˈrizənəbəl kɔsts əv rɪˈpɛr ənd rɪˌmidiˈeɪʃən" əv ðə haʊs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈsteɪtmənt əv kleɪm faɪld ɪn kɔrt læst wik. ðə haʊs hæd tɪ bi strɪpt daʊn tɪ ðə stədz ˈæftər ˈfɔrsaɪð keɪm əˈkrɔs ðə maʊs ˌɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2012 nɑt lɔŋ ˈæftər ʃi hæd ˈteɪkən pəˈzɛʃən. "ɔl ju si ɪz ʤɪst ˈfiˌsiz ənd ˈjʊrən, ʤɪst ˈpədəlz ənd paɪlz," ʃi toʊld ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz wiks ˈæftər ʃi meɪd ðə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˌdɪˈskəvri. "ðə hoʊl ˈbɛriər ɪz ʤɪst fɪld wɪθ ðɪs nɛst." ˈfɔrsaɪð hæd peɪd ˈmɪljən fər ðə haʊs, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ðə st*. ˈnɔrbərt ˈɛriə nɪr ðə rɛd ˈrɪvər ɪn saʊθ ˈwɪnɪpəg. ɪn hər ˈsteɪtmənt əv kleɪm, ˈfɔrsaɪð sɪz ʃi rɪˈlaɪd ɔn ðə ˈlɪstɪŋ ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈeɪʤənts ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈpriviəs ˈoʊnərz ˈprɑpərti dɪˈskloʊʒər əˈgrimənt, wɪʧ ˈsteɪtɪd ðə haʊs wɑz ɪn gʊd ʃeɪp. ˈfɔrsaɪð əˈlɛʤɪz ðə ˈpriviəs ˈoʊnər ənd ðə ˈeɪʤənt "ˌɪnˈtɛnʃənəli ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ðə kənˈdɪʃən ənd ˈvælju əv ðə ˈprɑpərti ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈifɛkt ðə seɪl əv ðə ˈprɑpərti ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ðeɪ ərnd kəˈmɪʃənz ɔn ðə seɪl əv ðə ˈprɑpərti." ˈkɛri ˈfɔrsaɪð həz sɛd kruz wʊd hæv tɪ riˈmuv ɔl ðə ˈdraɪˌwɑl ənd ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən soʊ ɪkˈstərməˌneɪtərz kʊd riˈmuv ðə sɔɪld məˈtɪriəl frəm ðə hoʊm. (ˈsiˌbiˈsi) ʃi kleɪmz ðət bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˌɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən, ʃi həz hæd tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə rʊf əv ðə haʊs ənd ðə əˈtæʧt gərɑʒ, riˈmuv ɔl ðə ˈdraɪˌwɑl, ˈsilɪŋ taɪlz, ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃən ənd ˈəðər ˈkəvərɪŋz, ənd meɪk ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər rɪˈpɛrz. ʃi sɪz ʃi ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tɪ gɪt "ɔl ˈrɛmnənts əv ðə ˈroʊdənt ˌɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən" riˈmuvd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ "lɪv ənd dɛd ˈroʊdənts ənd ˈkɑrkəsɪz," əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈsteɪtmənt əv kleɪm. ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz kənˈteɪnd ɪn ˈsteɪtmənt əv kleɪm hæv nɑt bɪn ˈpruvən ɪn kɔrt. ə ˈsteɪtmənt əv dɪˈfɛns həz nɑt bɪn faɪld æt ðɪs taɪm. ˈsiˌbiˈsi nuz tʊrd ðə hoʊm ɪn ðə fɔl əv 2012 wɪθ ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɪkˈstərməˌneɪtər, hu kɔld ðə ˈroʊdənt ˌɪnˈfɛˈsteɪʃən wən əv ðə wərst hi həz ˈɛvər sin.

a winnipeg woman who bought a $1-million house that turned out to be infested with mice is suing the former owner and the real estate agent who listed it, cbc news has learned. carrie luce forsythe is seeking at least $480,000 in compensation for "reasonable costs of repair and remediation" of the house, according to a statement of claim filed in court last week. the 5,000-square-foot house had to be stripped down to the studs after forsythe came across the mouse infestation in the fall of 2012, not long after she had taken possession. "all you see is just feces and urine, just puddles and piles," she told cbc news weeks after she made the shocking discovery. "the whole vapour barrier is just filled with this nest." forsythe had paid $1.025 million for the house, located in the st. norbert area near the red river in south winnipeg. in her statement of claim, forsythe says she relied on the listing real estate agent's information and the previous owner's property disclosure agreement, which stated the house was in good shape. forsythe alleges the previous owner and the agent "intentionally misrepresented the condition and value of the property in order to effect the sale of the property and thereby ensure that they earned commissions on the sale of the property." carrie forsythe has said crews would have to remove all the drywall and insulation so exterminators could remove the soiled material from the home. (cbc) she claims that because of the infestation, she has had to replace the roof of the house and the attached garage, remove all the drywall, ceiling tiles, insulation and other coverings, and make a number of other repairs. she says she also had to get "all remnants of the rodent infestation" removed, including "live and dead rodents and carcasses," according to the statement of claim. the allegations contained in forsythe's statement of claim have not been proven in court. a statement of defence has not been filed at this time. cbc news toured the home in the fall of 2012 with an independent exterminator, who called the rodent infestation one of the worst he has ever seen.

ɪt lʊks ˌʤæpəˈniz, bət ˈsæmən ɪz ˌnɔrˈwiʤən. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: skrin bɪg ˈstɔri du ju laɪk ˈsæmən ˈsuʃi ənd? ðɛn ju ʃʊd θæŋk ðə nɔrˈwiʤənz, hu nɑt ˈoʊnli drɛmt əp ðə dɪʃ bət ˈɔlsoʊ gɑt ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz tɪ it ɪt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈvɪdioʊ ˈstɑrˌtəp greɪt bɪg ˈstɔri, ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ləv əv rɑ ˈsæmən deɪts bæk ˈoʊnli tɪ ənd ˈivɪn ðɛn ˈoʊnli keɪm əˈbaʊt ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv ˈprɑʤɛkt ʤəˈpæn, ə kæmˈpeɪn ˈmaʊnɪd baɪ ðə ˌnɔrˈwiʤən ˈgəvərnmənt. ənˈtɪl 1985 ðə ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈmeɪnli juzd si brim ənd ˈtunə fər ˈsuʃi, kənˈsɪdərɪŋ rɑ ˈsæmən ˈdeɪnʤərəs bɪˈkəz ðə pəˈsɪfɪk ˈsæmən ɛnˈdɛmɪk tɪ ʤəˈpæn ɪz soʊ proʊn tɪ ˈpɛrəˌsaɪts. kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ðɛm ðət əˈtlæntɪk ˈsæmən feɪst noʊ səʧ ˈprɑbləmz tʊk səm pərsˈweɪdɪŋ. tʊk ˈjuˈɛs tɛn jɪrz tɪ gɪt ə ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪn ðə market,”*,” ˈoʊlsən, æt ðə taɪm ðə fɪʃ attaché*é tɪ ˈɛmbəsi ɪn ʤəˈpæn, sɪz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ˈsæmən. dɪˈlɪʃəs. bət ɪf ɪt ˈwəzənt fər səm ˌɪnˈdəstriəs scandanavians*, ðɪs ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈdɛlɪkəsi maɪt ˈvɛri wɛl hæv ˈnɛvər meɪd ɪt tɪ jʊr pleɪt. ˈpoʊstɪd baɪ greɪt bɪg ˈstɔri ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 29 2015 greɪt bɪg ˈstɔri ɪz ˈjuˈɛs ˈkeɪbəl ʤaɪənt əˈtɛmpt tɪ kəmˈpit wɪθ vaɪs ənd buzzfeed*, ðə nu ˈmidiə ˈstɑrˌtəps wɪʧ hæv ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd dɪˈstrɪbjutɪŋ ˈstɔriz θru ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. waɪl ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn prəˈvaɪdz ðə ˈfəndɪŋ, ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪz rən ɛz ən ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈstɑrˌtəp baɪ ɪts co-founders*, ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ɪgˈzɛkjətɪvz ˈændru mɔrs ənd krɪs ˈbɛrɛnd.

it looks japanese, but salmon sashimi is norwegian. photo: screen grab/great big story do you like salmon sushi and sashimi? then you should thank the norwegians, who not only dreamt up the dish but also got the japanese to eat it. according to us video start-up great big story, the japanese love of raw salmon dates back only to “about 1995” and even then only came about as a result of project japan, a ten-year campaign mounted by the norwegian government. until 1985, the japanese mainly used sea bream and tuna for sushi, considering raw salmon dangerous because the pacific salmon endemic to japan is so prone to parasites. convincing them that norway’s atlantic salmon faced no such problems took some persuading. “it took us ten years to get a breakthrough in the market,” bjørn eirik olsen, at the time the fish attaché to norway’s embassy in japan, says in the video. salmon sashimi. delicious. but if it wasn't for some industrious scandanavians, this japanese delicacy might very well have never made it to your plate. posted by great big story on thursday, october 29, 2015 great big story is us cable giant cnn’s attempt to compete with vice and buzzfeed, the new media startups which have pioneered distributing stories through social media. while cnn provides the funding, the organization is run as an independent startup by its co-founders, cnn executives andrew morse and chris berend.

mother’s* deɪ ɪz ˈkəmɪŋ əp ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd ənd lɛft ˈskræmbəlɪŋ fər ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt gɪft. ənd wi hæv tɪ faɪnd ˈsəmθɪŋ ləˈʤɪtəmətli ˈpərˌfɪkt wi hæv ə lɔt tɪ bi ˈθæŋkfəl fər wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə wən ˈwʊmən ɪn ɑr lɪvz hu həz ˈnɛvər lɛt ˈjuˈɛs daʊn ənd wi ˌɪˈmæʤən ju du tu. əˈsaɪd frəm ˈreɪzɪŋ ju, ˈivɪn ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət ˌædəˈlɛsənt steɪʤ, θæŋk jʊr mɑm fər ˈweɪtɪŋ ənˈtɪl ju gɑt hoʊm tɪ bit jʊr æs ˈæftər duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈstupɪd, fər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ju ðə bɛst mil ˈɛvər hæd, ənd fər ˈnɛvər ˈɛvər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə slu əv nud ˈsɛlˌfiz wɪθ ju ɪn ðə rum. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ˈlætər meɪ bi ðə ˈbɪgəst θɪŋ ju hæv tɪ bi ˈgreɪtfəl fər ɪts ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti ɪz ˈprɪti əˈstaʊndɪŋ. ðə ˈwɪmən ɪn ðə ˈgæləri bɪˈloʊ ˈnɛvər gɑt ðə nɑt cool”*” ˈmɛˌmoʊ, ənd ðɛr pur ˈpɛrəntɪŋ skɪlz ər naʊ ɔn dɪˈspleɪ fər ˈɛvriˌwən tɪ si. bɪˈwɛr əv ðə bɛr æs. jɛs, ˈrɪli. ˈæftər ðə ˈpəblɪk neɪmd ðət ˈbɔltəˌmɔr ˈwʊmən ˈməðər əv ðə jɪr, ðiz ˈwɪmən hæv ə lɔt tɪ lɪv əp tɪ. ənd lərn. ʧɛk aʊt ðə 60 wərst ˈməðər ˈsɛlˌfiz bɪˈloʊ. səm ˈpipəl ʤɪst bi əˈlaʊd tɪ hæv ˈʧɪldrən.

mother’s day is coming up this weekend and left scrambling for the perfect gift. and we have to find something legitimately perfect – we have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to the one woman in our lives who has never let us down and we imagine you do too. aside from raising you, even during that pain-in-the-ass adolescent stage, thank your mom for waiting until you got home to beat your ass after doing something stupid, for making you the best home-cooked meal you’ve ever had, and for never ever taking a slew of nude selfies with you in the room. unfortunately the latter may be the biggest thing you have to be grateful for – its popularity is pretty astounding. the women in the gallery below never got the “that’s not cool” memo, and their poor parenting skills are now on display for everyone to see. beware of the bare ass. yes, really. after the public named that baltimore woman mother of the year, these women have a lot to live up to. and learn. check out the 60 worst mother selfies below. some people just shouldn’t be allowed to have children.

ˈviə (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈviə ˈviə ɔl ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈsəˌspɛkts ər ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl ðə ˈjuʒəwəl ˈwɔrnɪŋz əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈzæstər ðət wʊd ɪnˈsu ɪf ðə ˈgəvərnmənt dɪˈfɔlts ɔn ɪts dɛt. məʧ əv wət ðeɪ seɪ ɪz ənˈdaʊtɪdli tru; ɪt wʊd kriˈeɪt ə juʤ əˈmaʊnt əv fɪr ənd ənˈsərtənti ɪn ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪts. lʊk fər stɑk ənd bɑnd ˈpraɪsɪz tɪ ˈtəmbəl ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛst reɪts tɪ sɔr. ðə vaɪəˈbɪləti əv ˈmɛni bæŋks ənd ˈəðər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz meɪ bi kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ɪf ˈivɪn ˈgəvərnmənt dɛt ˈkænɑt bi vjud ɛz ɪnˈtaɪərli seɪf ənd ˈhaɪli ˈlɪkwɪd ˈæˌsɛt. ðɪs ɪz nɑt ðə sɔrt əv θɪŋ ðət ən ɪˈkɑnəmi stɪl ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə ˌriˈsɛʃən nidz raɪt naʊ. bət ðɛr ɪz wən pɑrt əv ðə ˈhɔrər ˈstɔri ðət ʃʊd bi dɪˈskɑrdɪd. wi hæv bɪn rɪˈpitɪdli wɔrnd ðət ðə ˈdɔlər kʊd luz ɪts ˈstætəs ɛz ðə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt əv dɪˈfɔlt. waɪl ðɪs ɪz ə ˈdubiəs kleɪm (wɪl ˈkəntriz rəʃ tɪ ðə ˈjʊrə?), ɪt wʊd ˈæˌkʧuəli bi gʊd nuz ɪf ɪt wər tru. ðə ˈstɔri ɪz kwaɪt ˈsɪmpəl. ðɛr wɑz ə lɑrʤ ɪn ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈdɔlər ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ist ˈeɪʒən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ɪn 1997 ðɪs wɑz ə dɪˈrɛkt ˈaʊtˌkəm əv ðə kənˈdɪʃənz əv ðə ˈbeɪˌlaʊt. bɪˈkəz əv ðə hɑrʃ tərmz ˌɪmˈpoʊzd baɪ ðə. (æt ðə ˌɪnˈsɪstəns əv ðə juz. ˈtrɛʒəri), ˈkəntriz θruaʊt ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld bɪˈgæn tɪ əˈkjumjəˌleɪt ˈmæsɪv əˈmaʊnts əv rɪˈzərvz (i.e*. ˈdɔlərz) ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðɛmˈsɛlvz əˈgɛnst ˈɛvər ˈnidɪŋ ən ˈbeɪˌlaʊt. ðɛr ˌɪnˈkrist dɪˈmænd fər ˈdɔlər rɪˈzərvz reɪzd ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈdɔlər ˈʃɑrpli əˈgɛnst moʊst ˈəðər ˈkərənsiz. ðə haɪər ˈvæljud ˈdɔlər reɪzd ðə praɪs əv juz. ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ ˈpipəl ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz, ˈʃɑrpli rɪˈdusɪŋ ˈɛkspɔrts. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ˌɪmˈpɔrts kəmˈpærətɪvˌli ʧip, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ə juʤ ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrts. ðə fɔl ɪn ˈɛkspɔrts ənd ʤəmp ɪn ˌɪmˈpɔrts lɛd tɪ ə juʤ gæp ɪn dɪˈmænd. ðə ˈlɑʤɪk ɪz ðət ˈpipəl wər ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈɪnˌkəm ərnd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ðɪs ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl pikt ɪn 2006 æt 6 pərˈsɛnt əv (ˈkərəntli æt 1 ˈtrɪljən ɪn ɪˈkɑnəmi). ðə gæp ɪn dɪˈmænd kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə treɪd ˈdɛfəsət wɑz fɪld ɪn ðə leɪt baɪ ðə stɑk ˈbəbəl. ɪt wɑz fɪld ɪn ðə læst ˈdɛkeɪd baɪ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi hæv noʊ ˈbəbəlz ɔn ðə hərˈaɪzən (ə gʊd θɪŋ), wɪʧ minz ðət wi hæv tɪ lɪv wɪθ ðə gæp ɪn dɪˈmænd kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə treɪd ˈdɛfəsət ənd ðə rɪˈzəltɪŋ ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt. ðɪs ɪz wɛr ðə ˈhɔrər ˈstɔri əv ðə ˈdɔlər ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˈstætəs ɛz ðə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi kəmz ɪn. ɪn ˈprɪnsəpəl, wi ʃʊd bi ˈhævɪŋ dɪˈskəʃənz ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ loʊər ðə ˈvælju əv ðə ˈdɔlər tɪ meɪk ɑr gʊdz mɔr kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ənd brɪŋ daʊn ðə treɪd ˈdɛfəsət. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðiz dɪˈskəʃənz ər nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs. fər səm ˈrizən ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt ˈpɑləsi dɪz nɑt kəm əp ɪn ˈpəblɪk dəˈbeɪt. ðɪs minz ðət ðə tu ˈpɑləsiz ðət kʊd pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ mæs ˌənɪmˈplɔɪmənt ˈstɪmjələs ənd ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ reɪt ˈpɑləsi ər boʊθ tæˈbu ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈpɑləˌtɪks. bət ðə ˈprɑspɛkt əv ə dɪˈfɔlt ˈkɔzɪŋ ðə ˈdɔlər tɪ luz ɪt ˈstætəs ɛz ðə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi kʊd gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈbækˌdɔr rut tɪ əˈʧiv ðɪs rɪˈzəlt. ɪf ðə ˈdɔlər ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə priˈɛmənənt rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi, ðɛn ˈkəntriz wɪl dəmp məʧ əv ðɛr ˈdɔlər ˈhoʊldɪŋz, ˈpʊʃɪŋ daʊn ɪts ˈvælju ɪn ˈkərənsi ˈmɑrkɪts. ə loʊər ˈvæljud ˈdɔlər wɪl kɔz ˈɛkspɔrts tɪ sɔr ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrts tɪ ˈpləmət, kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈmɪljənz əv nu ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ʤɑbz. ˈmɪljənz mɔr ʤɑbz wʊd bi kriˈeɪtɪd ɪn ˈəðər ˈsɛktərz du tɪ ðə ˈməltəˌplaɪər ˈifɛkt. ðɪs kʊd wɛl brɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs bæk tɪ fʊl ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ə goʊl wi meɪ nɑt ˈəðərˌwaɪz əˈʧiv ənˈtɪl ðə nɛkst ˈdɛkeɪd. dɪz ðɪs min ðət ɔl gʊd ˈpipəl ʃʊd bi ˈʧɪrɪŋ fər ə dɛt dɪˈfɔlt? nɑt kwaɪt. fərst, ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈmɑrkɪt ˈfɔˌlaʊt wɪl nɑt bi ˈprɪti. hɑrd tɪ seɪ ɪgˈzæktli wət wʊd ˈhæpən bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ənˈʧɑrtɪd ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. ɪt wʊd bi bɛst nɑt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðɪs təreɪn. ˌhaʊˈɛvər ðə ˈəðər ˈrizən ɪz ðət ðɛr ər noʊ ˌgɛrənˈtiz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdɔlər ˈluzɪŋ ɪts ˈstætəs ɛz ðə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi. rɪˈmɛmbər, ˈhirɪŋ ðɪs frəm ˈpipəl hu ˈivɪn si ən 8 ˈtrɪljən ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈbəbəl, ðɛr ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪz nɑt əˈspɛʃəli rɪˈlaɪəbəl. ɪt ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈpɑsəbəl ðət wi goʊ θru ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ə dɛt dɪˈfɔlt ənd ðə ˈdɔlər stɪl ɛndz əp biɪŋ ðə priˈɛmənənt rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi. ɪn ðət keɪs wi gɪt ðə peɪn bət noʊ geɪn. soʊ wi ər ˈprɑbəˌbli bɛst ɔf ɪf ðɛr ɪz noʊ dɪˈfɔlt. bət wi ʃʊd rɪˈmɛmbər; ɪf ðə ˈdɔlər ˈluzɪz ɪts ˈstætəs ɛz ə rɪˈzərv ˈkərənsi ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv dɪˈfɔlt, ə gʊd θɪŋ.

via shutterstock )” width=”400″ height=”264″ /> (image: via shutterstock via shutterstock )” width=”400″ height=”264″ /> all the usual suspects are giving us all the usual warnings about the disaster that would ensue if the government defaults on its debt. much of what they say is undoubtedly true; it would create a huge amount of fear and uncertainty in financial markets. look for stock and bond prices to tumble and interest rates to soar. the viability of many banks and other financial institutions may be called into question if even government debt cannot be viewed as entirely safe and highly liquid asset. this is not the sort of thing that an economy still struggling to recover from the recession needs right now. but there is one part of the horror story that should be discarded. we have been repeatedly warned that the dollar could lose its status as the world’s reserve currency in the event of default. while this is a dubious claim (will countries rush to the euro?), it would actually be good news if it were true. the story is quite simple. there was a large run-up in the value of the dollar following the east asian financial crisis in 1997. this was a direct outcome of the conditions of the bailout. because of the harsh terms imposed by the i.m.f. (at the insistence of the u.s. treasury), countries throughout the developing world began to accumulate massive amounts of reserves (i.e. dollars) in order to protect themselves against ever needing an i.m.f bailout. their increased demand for dollar reserves raised the value of the dollar sharply against most other currencies. the higher valued dollar raised the price of u.s. exports to people in other countries, sharply reducing exports. it also made imports comparatively cheap, leading to a huge increase in imports. the fall in exports and jump in imports led to a huge gap in demand. the logic is that people were spending income earned in the united states in other countries. this shortfall peaked in 2006 at 6 percent of gdp (currently at 1 trillion in today’s economy). the gap in demand created by the trade deficit was filled in the late 1990s by the stock bubble. it was filled in the last decade by the housing bubble. at this point, we have no bubbles on the horizon (a good thing), which means that we have to live with the gap in demand created by the trade deficit and the resulting unemployment. this is where the horror story of the dollar losing its status as the reserve currency comes in. in principle, we should be having discussions in washington about how to lower the value of the dollar to make our goods more competitive internationally and bring down the trade deficit. unfortunately these discussions are not taking place. for some reason exchange rate policy does not come up in public debate. this means that the two policies that could put an end to mass unemployment — stimulus and exchange rate policy — are both taboo in washington politics. but the prospect of a default causing the dollar to lose it status as the reserve currency could give us a backdoor route to achieve this result. if the dollar is no longer the preeminent reserve currency, then countries will dump much of their dollar holdings, pushing down its value in currency markets. a lower valued dollar will cause exports to soar and imports to plummet, creating millions of new manufacturing jobs. millions more jobs would be created in other sectors due to the multiplier effect. this could well bring us back to full employment — a goal we may not otherwise achieve until the next decade. does this mean that all good people should be cheering for a debt default? not quite. first, the financial market fallout will not be pretty. hard to say exactly what would happen because it is uncharted territory. it would be best not to explore this terrain. however the other reason is that there are no guarantees about the dollar losing its status as the reserve currency. remember, we’re hearing this from people who couldn’t even see an $8 trillion housing bubble, their knowledge of the economy is not especially reliable. it is entirely possible that we go through the financial crisis associated with a debt default and the dollar still ends up being the world’s preeminent reserve currency. in that case we get the pain but no gain. so we are probably best off if there is no default. but we should remember; if the dollar loses its status as a reserve currency as a result of default, that’s a good thing.

ɪn ðɪs ɪˈdɪʃən əv maɪ geɪm ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˌjuˈʤini buˈʃɑrd, wi ˈproʊˌfaɪl ðə ˈlidər əv ə klæn ˈɔfən kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈkɑdəˌʃeɪn ˈfæməli. ʤɪst laɪk kɪm kardashian-west*, ˌjuˈʤini buˈʃɑrd ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv ˌsupərˈstɑr hu əˈtrækts ɔl sɔrts əv ˈkæmərəz. ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən ˈkæmərəz, paparazzi’s*, ənd moʊst əv ɔl ðə ˈkæmərə ɔn hər foʊn. ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn noʊv 10 2017 æt maɪ geɪm ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˌjuˈʤini buˈʃɑrd wɪθ ˈoʊvər ˈfɑloʊərz, ðə ˈtɛnɪs stɑr ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə insta-game*. ʃi ɪz ə ˈvɛtərən əv ðə geɪm ənd ʃi noʊz ɪgˈzæktli haʊ tɪ steɪ æt ðə tɔp. ʤɪst ə ʃeɪm ʃi du ðə seɪm wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ hər ˈtɛnɪs kərɪr. ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn noʊv 13 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn noʊv 1 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn ɔkt 30 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn ɔkt 6 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn ɔkt 6 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn meɪ 26 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri 22 2017 æt ə ˈfæməli θɪŋ ˈivɪn ðoʊ wi təʧt ɔn ɪt ɪn ə ˈpriviəs ˈɑrtɪkəl, aɪ wʊd heɪt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ɪf aɪ gɪv ə ʃaʊt aʊt tɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə buˈʃɑrd ˈfæməli wɪʧ həz ˈmɛni ˈmɛmbərz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə məʧ ˈbɛtər pleɪs fər ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs. frəm ˈsɪstərz ˈbiətrɪs ənd ˈʃɑrlət tɪ hər ˈkəzənz səˈlɛst ənd ˈmimi, ðə buˈʃɑrd ˈfæməli ˌdɑməˈneɪʃən ɔn ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid fər ə taɪm. ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʤini buˈʃɑrd (@geniebouchard*) ɔn ʤən 8 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈbiətrɪs buˈʃɑrd (@beatricebouchard*) ɔn 16 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈbiətrɪs buˈʃɑrd (@beatricebouchard*) ɔn ˈɛˈsiˈpi 5 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ˈʃɑrlət (@charbouchard*) ɔn ʤən 17 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ɛm aɪ ɛm aɪ bi oʊ ju si eɪʧ ə ɑr di (@mimibouchard*) ɔn noʊv 8 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ ɛm aɪ ɛm aɪ bi oʊ ju si eɪʧ ə ɑr di (@mimibouchard*) ɔn 29 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ səˈlɛst buˈʃɑrd (@celeste.bouchard*) ɔn ˈɔgəst 21 2017 æt ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ səˈlɛst buˈʃɑrd (@celeste.bouchard*) ɔn 15 2017 æt

in this edition of my instagram game featuringgenie bouchard, we profile the leader of a clan often compared to the kardashian family. just like kim kardashian-west,genie bouchard is a massive superstar who attracts all sorts of cameras. tv cameras, paparazzi’s, and most of all the camera on her phone. a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on nov 10, 2017 at 8:59am pst my instagram game featuringgenie bouchard with over 1.5m followers, the tennis star is definitely dominating the insta-game. she is a veteran of the game and she knows exactly how to stay at the top. it’s just a shame she can’t do the same when it comes to her tennis career. a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on nov 13, 2017 at 12:09pm pst a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on nov 1, 2017 at 7:11pm pdt a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on oct 30, 2017 at 6:47pm pdt a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on oct 6, 2017 at 3:58am pdt a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on oct 6, 2017 at 3:35am pdt a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on may 26, 2017 at 9:07am pdt a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on feb 22, 2017 at 8:28pm pst it’s a family thing even though we touched on it in a previous article, i would hate myself if i didn’t give a shout out to the rest of the bouchard family which has many members making instagram a much better place for all of us. fromgenie’s sisters beatrice and charlotte to her cousins celeste and mimi, the bouchard family domination on instagram is guaranteed for a looooooong time. a post shared by genie bouchard (@geniebouchard) on jun 8, 2017 at 3:55pm pdt a post shared by beatrice bouchard (@beatricebouchard) on jul 16, 2017 at 11:14am pdt a post shared by beatrice bouchard (@beatricebouchard) on sep 5, 2017 at 2:45pm pdt a post shared by charlotte (@charbouchard) on jun 17, 2017 at 8:22am pdt a post shared by m i m i b o u c h a r d (@mimibouchard) on nov 8, 2017 at 7:19am pst a post shared by m i m i b o u c h a r d (@mimibouchard) on jul 29, 2017 at 3:47pm pdt a post shared by celeste bouchard (@celeste.bouchard) on aug 21, 2017 at 3:55pm pdt a post shared by celeste bouchard (@celeste.bouchard) on jul 15, 2017 at 2:33pm pdt

ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈoʊvər 4 jɪrz oʊld ə ˈkəpəl frəm tɛl ɑˈviv ənd ə frɛnʧ ˈwʊmən wər ʃɑt dɛd æt ðə ˈbrəsəlz mˈjuziəm ɪn ə ˈpɑsəbəl ˈtɛrər əˈtæk ˈbɛlʤən pəˈlis wər ˈhəntɪŋ ə ˈgənmən hu ʃɑt dɛd θri ˈpipəl ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ tu ˌɪzˈreɪliz æt ðə ˈbrəsəlz ʤuɪʃ mˈjuziəm. ðə fərst əˈtæk əˈgɛnst ə ʤuɪʃ ˈtərgət ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm fər mɔr ðən 30 jɪrz keɪm ɛz ðə ˈkəntri ˈhɛdɪd ˈɪntu ə ˈkruʃəl ˈʤɛnərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən ənd ɛz ˈjʊrəp wɛnt tɪ ðə poʊlz. "ən ɪˈlɛkʃən deɪ ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ə ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən əv dɪˈmɑkrəsi. təˈdeɪ ɪt ɪz ˈklaʊdɪd," sɛd ˈbɛlʤəmz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈɛlioʊ di rupo*. "ɪt ɪz ɪn ˈɛvriˌwənz maɪnd. ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm wi ər nɑt əˈkəstəmd tɪ səʧ ækts əv bɑrˈbɛrəti." ðə ˈdɛpjəti ˈpəblɪk ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər, væn, kənˈfərmd ðət tu ˌɪzˈreɪliz wər əˈməŋ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz ɛz wɛl ɛz ə frɛnʧ ˈwʊmən. ə fɔrθ ˈkrɪtɪkəli ˈɪnʤərd ˈvɪktɪm wɑz ˈbɛlʤən, ʃi toʊld ə nuz ˈkɑnfərəns. pəˈlis hæd nɑt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðə ˈgənmən, hu wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈæktɪŋ əˈloʊn, ʃi sɛd, ənd wɑz ənd well-armed*. ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt wʊd bi riˈlist ˈʃɔrtli. ˈbɛlʤən pəˈlis θɔt ˌɪˈnɪʃəli tu ˈgənˌmɛn wər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. væn sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ kleɪm əv riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd ˈædɪd: "aɪ ˈkænɑt kənˈfərm ðət ɪt ɪz ə ˈtɛrərɪst ər ækt." ðə frɛnʧ ˈprɛzɪdənt, hollande*, ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪt tɪ fræns tɪ voʊt ɪn ˌjʊrəˈpiən ɪˈlɛkʃənz, sɛd ðɛr wɑz noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt ðə ˈkɛrɪktər" əv ðə əˈtæk. ɪt wɑz ðə fərst ˈfeɪtəl əˈtæk ɔn ə ʤuɪʃ ˈsɛntər ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm sɪns ðə ˈərli 1980s*, hoʊm tɪ əˈbaʊt ʤuz, ˈnɪrli ɔl ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈiðər ˈbrəsəlz ər ˈæntwərp. ðə hɛd əv ðə ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv, josé*é mɑnˈwɛl ˌbɑˈroʊsoʊ, kənˈdɛmd ðə "ˈtɛrəbəl ækt" seɪɪŋ: "ðɪs wɑz ən əˈtæk æt ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈvæljuz wɪʧ wi ˈkænɑt ˈtɑlərˌeɪt." ə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti ˈfɪgjər, ʤoʊəl rubinfeld*, toʊld ðə ˈʃutɪŋz wər ˈklɪrli ə ˈtɛrərɪst ækt. ðə ˈɛriə əraʊnd ðə mˈjuziəm hæd bɪn kloʊzd ɔf wɪθ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈstrɛŋθənd əˈkrɔs ˈbɛlʤəm ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti, sɛd ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ˈmɪnɪstər, milquet*. ðə mˈjuziəm ˈʃutɪŋ ˈlæstɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈmɪnəts ənd tʊk pleɪs æt əˈbaʊt 4pm*, wɪθ ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əˈpɛrəntli ʃɑt ɪn ðə feɪs ənd θroʊt. ðə tu ˌɪzˈreɪliz wər ə ˈkəpəl frəm tɛl ɑˈviv ɪn ðɛr 50s*. ə ˈbaɪˌstændər, əˈleɪn sobotik*, toʊld hi sɔ ðə ˈkɔrpsɪz əv ə jəŋ ˈwʊmən ənd ə mæn ʤɪst ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə dɔrz əv ðə mˈjuziəm. ə ˈpɪkʧər ʃoʊz ðɛm laɪɪŋ ɪn pulz əv bləd. "ðə jəŋ ˈwʊmən hæd bləd ɔn hər hɛd. ʃi wɑz stɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈliflət ɪn hər hænd. ʃi lʊkt laɪk ə ˈtʊrɪst," hi sɛd. ðə ˈbɛlʤən ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər, ˈdɪdiər reynders*, sɔ ðə tu ˈkɔrpsɪz æt ðə ˈɛntrəns ənd sɛd ðə tu ˈəðər ˈvɪktɪmz hæd bɪn ʃɑt ˈfərðər ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə mˈjuziəm. hi sɛd hi hæd bɪn ˈstroʊlɪŋ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ wɪn hi sɔ ˈpipəl fliɪŋ ənd hərd ʃɑts ənd rəʃt tɪ hɛlp. wɪn hi sɔ "ˈbɑdiz ɔn ðə graʊnd ɪn pulz əv bləd" hi kɔld ðə ˈimərʤənsi ˈnəmbər ənd ˈraʊndɪd əp ˈaɪˌwɪtnəsɪz. ðə ʤuɪʃ mˈjuziəm əv ˈbɛlʤəm ɪz ɪn ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt, hoʊm tɪ ˈmɛni ænˈtik ˈdilərz. ðə ˈɛriə ɪz ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈwiˌkɪnd hɔnt fər ˈʃɑpərz ənd ˈtʊrɪsts. "ə ˈdipli sɪmˈbɑlɪk pleɪs wɑz strək," sɛd di rupo*. "ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈsprɛsɪz ɔl ɪts səˈpɔrt tɪ ɑr ˈkəntriz ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti." ɪn 1982 ə ˈgənmən ˈoʊpənd faɪər æt ðə ˈɛntrəns əv ə ˈsɪnəˌgɔg ɪn ˈbrəsəlz, ˈwundɪŋ fɔr ˈpipəl, tu ˈsɪriəsli. ðə əˈtæk ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ tʊk pleɪs tu jɪrz ˈæftər ðə ˈkɪlɪŋ əv fɔr ʤuz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ θri ˈʧɪldrən, ɪn ðə frɛnʧ ˈsɪti əv tuˈluz.

this article is over 4 years old a couple from tel aviv and a french woman were shot dead at the brussels museum in a possible terror attack belgian police were hunting a gunman who shot dead three people including two israelis at the brussels jewish museum. the first attack against a jewish target in belgium for more than 30 years came as the country headed into a crucial general election and as europe went to the polls. "an election day is usually a celebration of democracy. today it is clouded," said belgium's prime minister, elio di rupo. "it is in everyone's mind. in belgium we are not accustomed to such acts of barbarity." the deputy public prosecutor, ine van wymersch, confirmed that two israelis were among the victims as well as a french woman. a fourth critically injured victim was belgian, she told a news conference. police had not been able to identify the gunman, who was probably acting alone, she said, and was well-prepared and well-armed. a picture of the suspect would be released shortly. belgian police thought initially two gunmen were involved. van wymersch said there was no claim of responsibility and added: "i cannot confirm that it is a terrorist or antisemitic act." the french president, françois hollande, during a visit to south-west france to vote in european elections, said there was no doubt about the "antisemitic character" of the attack. it was the first fatal attack on a jewish centre in belgium since the early 1980s, home to about 40,000 jews, nearly all living in either brussels or antwerp. the head of the eu executive, josé manuel barroso, condemned the "terrible act" , saying: "this was an attack at european values which we cannot tolerate." a jewish community figure, joel rubinfeld, told afp the shootings were clearly a terrorist act. the area around the museum had been closed off with security strengthened across belgium in places associated with the jewish community, said the interior minister, joele milquet. the museum shooting lasted several minutes and took place at about 4pm, with the victims apparently shot in the face and throat. the two israelis were a couple from tel aviv in their 50s. a bystander, alain sobotik, told afp he saw the corpses of a young woman and a man just inside the doors of the museum. a picture shows them lying in pools of blood. "the young woman had blood on her head. she was still holding a leaflet in her hand. she looked like a tourist," he said. the belgian foreign minister, didier reynders, saw the two corpses at the entrance and said the two other victims had been shot further inside the museum. he said he had been strolling nearby when he saw people fleeing and heard shots and rushed to help. when he saw "bodies on the ground in pools of blood" he called the emergency number and rounded up eyewitnesses. the jewish museum of belgium is in the heart of the sablon district, home to many antique dealers. the area is a popular weekend haunt for shoppers and tourists. "a deeply symbolic place was struck," said di rupo. "the government expresses all its support to our country's jewish community." in 1982, a gunman opened fire at the entrance of a synagogue in brussels, wounding four people, two seriously. the attack on saturday took place two years after the killing of four jews, including three children, in the french city of toulouse.

i’m* goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈsum fər ðə seɪk əv ˈklɛrɪti ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ˈoʊvərvˌju ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm həz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ pərˈæmətərz: ˈtoʊkən seɪl praɪs, wɪʧ aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔl ðə ˈsilɪŋ praɪs ˈtoʊkən ˈpərʧəs praɪs, wɪʧ aɪ ˈsəmˌtaɪmz kɔl ðə flɔr praɪs ðə ˈtoʊkən seɪl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm pərˈæmətərz kən ˈvɛri ˈoʊvər taɪm ənd ər dɪˈtərmənd baɪ ðə seɪl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər. ðə ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər meɪ bi ə ˈfʊli ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt, ən ɪkˈstərnəli ˈɑpərˌeɪtəd əˈkaʊnt, ər kən bi ə smɑrt ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ɪkˈstərnəl pɑrˈtɪsəpənts. wi kʊd θɪŋk əv seɪl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ɛz ə roʊl ʤɪst goʊɪŋ tɪ əˈsum ðət ðə seɪl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər ɪgˈzɪsts æt səm fɪkst ˈæˌdrɛs. ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ɪkˈspoʊzɪz ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈfəŋkʃənz: move_ceiling*, ənd ˈkɔləbəl ˈoʊnli baɪ ðə seɪl ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtər. purchase_tokens*, ˈkɔləbəl baɪ ðə ˈɛniˌwən. sell_tokens*, ˈkɔləbəl baɪ ðə ˈɛniˌwən. ðə ˈtoʊkən ˈɪnərˌfeɪs, ˈkɔləbəl baɪ ˈɛniˌwən. ðə seɪl ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz wɪl sɛl ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈtoʊkənz æt ðə seɪl praɪs. baɪ duɪŋ ðɪs, ɪt wɪl əˈkjumjəˌleɪt ə ˈbæləns. ɪt wɪl juz ɪts ˈbæləns tɪ baɪ ˈɛni ˈnəmbər əv ˈtoʊkənz æt ðə ˈpərʧəs praɪs. ˈpərʧəsɪŋ ˈtoʊkənz frəm ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɪl ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ðə ˈbæləns, ənd ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈtoʊkənz tɪ ðə ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm wɪl ˈdiˌkrisɪz ðə ˈbæləns. ðə seɪl ˈnɛvər ɛndz. ðɪs minz wi kən baʊnd ðə praɪs əv ðə ˈtoʊkən əˈbəv. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ðə ˈtoʊtəl səˈplaɪ əv ˈtoʊkənz ɪz nɑt ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli ˈbaʊndɪd, ənd ɪz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈsərtənli nɑt fɪkst. ə ˈkɑnstənt ˈsilɪŋ riˈmuvz ɔl ˈrizənəbəl ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən əv rɪˈtərn ðət ˈtoʊkən ˈpərʧəsərz meɪ ˈəðərˌwaɪz hæv. ˈɛni ˈsilɪŋ kən prɪˈvɛnt ““pumps-and-dumps”*” frəm ˈpəmpɪŋ. ðə ˈnɛvər ɛndz. ðɪs minz wi kən baʊnd ðə praɪs əv ðə ˈtoʊkən bɪˈloʊ. ðɪs prəˈtɛkts ˈtoʊkən ˈpərʧəsərz frəm ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd rɪsk. ðɪs kən ˈaɪsəˌleɪt ˈtoʊkən ˈpərʧəsərz frəm lɔs du tɪ ə ˈtoʊkən ˈpərʧəs. ˈɛni flɔr kən prɪˈvɛnt ““pump-and-dumps”*” frəm ˈdəmpɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs wɪl bi ˈseɪfər ðən ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ wi si ɪn ˈtoʊkən seɪlz təˈdeɪ.

i’m going to assume for the sake of clarity that everything is happening inside ethereum. mechanism overview the mechanism has the following parameters: token sale price, which i sometimes call the ceiling price token purchase price, which i sometimes call the floor price the token sale mechanism parameters can vary over time and are determined by the sale administrator. the administrator may be a fully automated smart contract, an externally operated account, or can be a smart contract with external participants. we could think of sale administrator as a role — i’m just going to assume that the sale administrator exists at some fixed ethereum address. the mechanism exposes the following functions: move_ceiling, and move_floor callable only by the sale administrator. purchase_tokens, callable by the anyone. sell_tokens, callable by the anyone. the erc20 token interface, callable by anyone. the sale mechanisms will sell any number of tokens at the sale price. by doing this, it will accumulate a balance. it will use its balance to buy any number of tokens at the purchase price. purchasing tokens from the mechanism will increases the caller’s erc20 balance, and selling tokens to the mechanism will decreases the caller’s erc20 balance. the sale never ends. this means we can bound the price of the token above. it also means that the total supply of tokens is not necessarily bounded, and is almost certainly not fixed. a constant ceiling removes all reasonable expectation of return that token purchasers may otherwise have. any low-enough ceiling can prevent “pumps-and-dumps” from pumping. the buy-back never ends. this means we can bound the price of the token below. this protects token purchasers from downside risk. this can isolate token purchasers from loss due to a token purchase. any high-enough floor can prevent “pump-and-dumps” from dumping. i think this will be safer than the status quo we see in token sales today.

ə ˈpɪkʧər ˈteɪkən ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 13 2010 ʃoʊz æt ðə ˈroʊmən ˈpɪriəd ˈeɪnʧənt ˈfɔrtrəs ˈsɪti əv, wɪʧ deɪts tɪ mɔr ðən jɪrz əˈgoʊ debbasch*) ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt grup həz riˈlist ə ˈvɪdioʊ ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɪlətənts kən bi sin ˈjuzɪŋ ˈraɪfəlz ənd tɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ æt ðə ˈeɪnʧənt ˈsɪti əv ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. dɪˈstrəkʃən æt ðə juˈnɛˌskoʊ wərld ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ saɪt hæd ɔˈrɛdi bɪn kənˈfərmd baɪ ðə ˈkəlʧərəl ˈeɪʤənsi ə mənθ əˈgoʊ. ðə ˈleɪtəst, ˌənˈdeɪtɪd ˈvɪdioʊ wɑz riˈlist ɔn ˈeɪprəl 3 ə deɪ ˈæftər ðə ɪz grup lɔst ðə ˈsɪti əv tɪ ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈæˌlaɪd ˈfɔrsɪz, ɪts ˈbɪgəst ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsɛtˌbæk jɛt ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk. ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt həz sɛnt ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðiz ˈaɪdəlz tɪ breɪk ðɛm bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈwərʃəpt ˌɪnˈstɛd əv god,”*,” sɪz wən əv tu ˈmɪlətənts ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈkæmərə. əˈpɔsteɪt ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz hæv sɛd ðət dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ səʧ ænˈtɪkwətiz ɪz ə wɔr kraɪm, soʊ wi wɪl dɪˈstrɔɪ them,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ˈmɪlətənts ˈnɑkɪŋ ˈskəlpʧərz ɔf ðə wɔlz əv ə ˈbɪldɪŋ, ˈʃutɪŋ æt ðɛm wɪθ ən əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəl ənd ˈhækɪŋ əˈweɪ æt ə ˈstæˌʧu wɪθ ə pickaxe*. ðə dɪˈstrɔɪd ɛz sin ɔn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ hæv ˈmɛtəl ˈriˌbɑr ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðɛm, ˈlivɪŋ ɪt ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ðeɪ ər ˌrikənˈstrəktɪd ərˈɪʤənəlz ər ˈrisənt ˈrɛplɪkəz. ɪz ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈsɪti wɪθ ə juˈnik mɪks əv ˈistərn ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɪn ə ˈdɛzərt ˈɛriə əˈbaʊt 60 maɪəlz 100 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz) ˌsaʊθˈwɛst əv ðə ˈnɔrðərn ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst həb əv ˈmoʊsəl. ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən ðɛr bɪˈgæn əraʊnd ə mənθ əˈgoʊ ənd keɪm ˈæftər ɪz ˈmɪlətənts ˈɔlsoʊ ˈdæmɪʤd ðə saɪt əv ˈeɪnʧənt əˈsɪriən ˈsɪti əv ənd dɪˈstrɔɪd ˈdəzənz əv ˈpisɪz frəm ðə mˈjuziəm ɪn ˈmoʊsəl. juˈnɛˌskoʊ həz kənˈdɛmd is’*’ ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk kæmˈpeɪn əˈgɛnst rɪʧ ˈhɛrɪtɪʤ ɛz ə wɔr kraɪm. ɪn ə twit ˈpoʊstɪd ˈæftər ðə riˈlis əv ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvɪdioʊ, juˈnɛˌskoʊ sɛd: məst stænd əp əˈgɛnst ˈfɔrsɪz ðət sik tɪ dɪˈvaɪd ˌɪˈrɑk. ðeɪ əˈtæk ðə juˈmænɪti wi ɔl share.”*.”

a picture taken on october 13, 2010, shows archs at the roman period ancient fortress city of hatra, which dates to more than 2,000 years ago (afp photo/hubert debbasch) the islamic state group has released a video in which militants can be seen using rifles and sledgehammers to destroy artefacts at the ancient city of hatra in iraq. destruction at the unesco world heritage site had already been confirmed by the un’s cultural agency a month ago. the latest, undated video was released on april 3, a day after the is group lost the city of tikrit to government and allied forces, its biggest military setback yet in iraq. “the islamic state has sent us to these idols to break them because they are worshipped instead of god,” says one of two militants speaking to the camera. “some apostate organisations have said that destroying such antiquities is a war crime, so we will destroy them,” he said. the video shows militants knocking sculptures off the walls of a building, shooting at them with an assault rifle and hacking away at a statue with a pickaxe. the destroyed artefacts as seen on the video have metal rebar inside them, leaving it unclear whether they are reconstructed originals or recent replicas. hatra is an extremely well-preserved city with a unique mix of eastern and western architecture, located in a desert area about 60 miles (100 kilometres) southwest of the northern jihadist hub of mosul. the destruction there began around a month ago and came after is militants also damaged the site of iraq’s ancient assyrian city of nimrud and destroyed dozens of pieces from the museum in mosul. unesco has condemned is’ systematic campaign against iraq’s rich heritage as a war crime. in a tweet posted after the release of the latest video, unesco said: “we must stand up against forces that seek to divide iraq. they attack the humanity we all share.”

læst naɪt aɪ wɑz ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns əv fɪlm ənd ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ˈgreɪtnəs. ˈʤæki ʧæn wɑz æt ðə ˈlɪŋkən fɪlm ˈsɛnər prɪˈzɛntɪŋ hɪz nu ˈmuvi ʧaɪˈniz ˈzoʊdiˌæk. ɪn maɪ tinz ənd θruaʊt maɪ ˈʤæki ʧæn wɑz wən əv maɪ ˈhɪroʊz. hɪz ˈtælənts ɪn ˈmɑrʃəl ɑrts ənd ˈkɑmədi kəmˈbaɪnd təˈgɛðər tɪ meɪk wən əv ðə ˈgreɪtəst ˌɛnərˈteɪnərz tɪ əˈpɪr ɪn ɑr laɪf taɪm. hɪz ʧɑrm ənd kəˈmidɪk ˈtaɪmɪŋ ʃoʊd əp ɔn steɪʤ læst naɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt ən ˈɔsəm ˈivnɪŋ fər ɔl ɪn əˈtɛndəns. ðə naɪt ˈstɑrtɪd aʊt wɪθ ˈʤæki ʧæn biɪŋ pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ə ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm əˈʧivmənt əˈwɔrd frəm ðə ˈeɪʒən fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl. hi meɪd ə spiʧ ɪn boʊθ ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ˈmændərən waɪl əkˈsɛptɪŋ, ˈʤoʊkɪŋ ɔl ðə waɪl. səm əv ðɪs kən bi sin ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ bɪˈloʊ. ˈæftər hi wɑz pərˈzɛnəd wɪθ ðə əˈwɔrd, ˈgreɪdi ˈhɛndrɪks əv ðə sæt daʊn wɪθ ˈʤæki ənd ˈɪntərvˌjud ɪm fər 30 ˈmɪnəts. ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðɛr ˈɛni kˈwɛsʧənz ˈteɪkən frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns. ɪn ðət 30 ˈmɪnət taɪm spæn ðeɪ dɪˈskəst ˈsɛvərəl ˈtɑpɪks, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ waɪ ˈʤæki ʧæn ˈstɑrtɪd dɪˈrɛktɪŋ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ʤɪst ˈæktɪŋ. rɪˈspɑns wɑz ðət hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi hɪmˈsɛlf. ˈɛni taɪm ə dɪˈrɛktər ˈɛvər hæd ɪm ækt, ðɛr wɑz ə lɔt əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ, bət hi ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli ʃoʊd ɔf hɪz ˌpərsəˈnælɪti. wəns hi ˈstɑrtɪd dɪˈrɛktɪŋ hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ tərn hɪz ˈmuvi ˈɪntu ˈækʃən ˈkɑmədiz, ənd hi kʊd pleɪ hɪmˈsɛlf. əˈnəðər kˈwɛʃən ˈgreɪdi æst, wɑz əˈbaʊt wət ˈʤæki wɔnts tɪ du ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ˈʤæki ɪz ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈdɪfərənt taɪps əv ˈmuviz ðət ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈfaɪtɪŋ. laɪk tɪ teɪk ɔn mɔr drəˈmætɪk roʊlz ənd tɪ traɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ə ˈsɛpərˌeɪt kˈwɛʃən hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət hi ˈrɪli wɔnts tɪ meɪk ˈmuviz ðət hæv səm ˈminɪŋ tɪ ðɛm, ənd brɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs tɪ ˈɪʃuz ðət ˈpipəl əraʊnd ðə gloʊb meɪ nɑt bi əˈwɛr əv. wən səʧ ˈɪʃu hi wʊd laɪk tɪ ˈtækəl ɪz ˈlændˌmaɪnz ɪn ˌkæmˈboʊdiə, ənd ðə ˈpipəl biɪŋ hərt baɪ ðɛm. ˈgreɪdi æst ˈʤæki ɪf ɪt wɑz hɑrd tɪ wɔʧ hɪz oʊn ˈmuviz, ənd ˈʤæki toʊld ˈjuˈɛs hi hæd ˈtrəbəl ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɔl ˈmuviz. tu ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ðɛm, ənd wɪl ˈnɪtpɪk ˈkæmərə ˈæŋgəlz ənd ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈmuvi hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ wɔʧ ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ fər wət ɪt wɑz, wɑz ʤeɪmz ˈævəˌtɑr bɪˈkəz ɪt wɑz ʤɪst tu əˈmeɪzɪŋ. ˈʤæki ˌriˈkaʊntɪd ə ˈstɔri əv biɪŋ ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd baɪ ʤeɪmz ˈkæmərən tɪ ðə sɛt əv ˈævəˌtɑr. waɪl ˈstændɪŋ ɪn ən ˈɛmti rum wɪθ ɪm, ˈkæmərən ʃoʊd ɔf ðə ˈspɛʃəl ˈkæmərə hi juzd tɪ meɪk ðə ˈmuvi. ˈʤæki wɑz ˈrɪli ˌɪmˈprɛst, ənd ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd baɪ wət hi sɔ, ðɛn fɛlt laɪk hi hæd tɪ gɪt ðə hɛl aʊt əv ðɛr. wən əv ðə læst θɪŋz ˈʤæki tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ðə ˈdɪfərənsɪz bɪtˈwin hɔŋ kɔŋg ənd əˈmɛrɪkən fɪlm ˈmeɪkɪŋ. bæk ɪn ðə deɪ, hɔŋ kɔŋg ˈæktərz ˈgɪvɪn ˈmuvi skrɪpts bɪˈkəz ðə skrɪpts wʊd lik ənd ˈsəmˌwən ɛls wʊd meɪk ðə ˈmuvi wɪθ ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈtaɪtəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ kʊd riˈlis ðɛr fɪlm. soʊ ˌɪnˈstɛd ðə dɪˈrɛktər wʊd tɛl ˈæktərz wət tɪ du ənd seɪ ɔn ðə spɑt wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˈnɑlɪʤ ɔn səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ðə fɪlm. ˈθæŋkfəli ðət wɑz ðə oʊld deɪz əv fɪlmz, ənd ðeɪ hæv tɪ ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˌɛniˈmɔr. ˈæftər ðə ˈɪntərvˌju wɑz ˈoʊvər, wi wər ˈtritɪd tɪ ˈʤæki ˈleɪtəst fɪlm, ʧaɪˈniz ˈzoʊdiˌæk. ɪn ðɪs ˈmuvi ˈʤæki pleɪz ən ˈɑrtəˌfækt θif ˈhəntɪŋ daʊn brɑnz hɛdz əv ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈzoʊdiˌæk ðət wər lɔst ɪn ðə 1800’s*. ðə ˈmuvi ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz ˈvɛri ˈkæmpi ənd riˈmaɪndɪd mi əv ə ˈʤæki ʧæn fɪlm frəm ðə laɪk ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ˈkɑndər. wən əv maɪ meɪn ˈprɑbləmz wɑz ðə bæd ˈdəbɪŋ. aɪ θɪŋk ɪt wʊd hæv bɪn ˈbɛtər sərvd ɪf ɪt wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli ɪn ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈlæŋgwɪʤ wɛr ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ˈmuvi ˌɪtˈsɛlf bæd ðoʊ. ðə ˈækʃən ənd ðə ˈkɑmədi wər ˈdisənt, bət ə bɪt ˈoʊvər ðə tɔp. əˈnəðər θɪŋ ʧaɪˈniz ˈzoʊdiˌæk ˈsəfərz frəm ɪz ðə oʊld skul ˈkɪʧən sɪŋk əˈproʊʧ ɪt tʊk tɪ ðə plɑt. ɪn ˈsɪnəmə bæk ɪn ðə deɪ ðɛr wʊd bi səb plɑt ˈæftər səb plɑt ˈæftər səb plɑt ðət hæd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ du wɪθ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri. ðɛn, ɪn ðə læst fju ˈmɪnəts əv ðə fɪlm ðeɪ ˌɪntrəˈdust ju tɪ ə hoʊst əv ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət wər ˈoʊnli ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ɑd ˈmoʊmənts. ɛz ˈmɛnʃənd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤæki wɔnts tɪ meɪk ˈmuviz ðət brɪŋ əˈwɛrnəs tɪ ˈɪʃuz əraʊnd ðə gloʊb, ənd ʧaɪˈniz ˈzoʊdiˌæk fɪts ðət bɪl. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈprɑbləm wɪθ ˈpipəl ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈeɪnʧənt ˈkaʊnərˌfɪts ɪn ˈʧaɪnə tɪ sɛl fər ə ˈprɑfɪt. ðɪs ˈmuvi ɪkˈspoʊzd mi tɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ aɪ hæd noʊ ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ˌbiˈfɔr, ənd ˈθæŋkfəl ɪt dɪd. waɪl ʧaɪˈniz ˈzoʊdiˌæk ðə bɛst ˈmuvi ɪn ðə wərld, æt list wərθ ə wɔʧ. ˈleɪtər ðɪs mənθ ðə ənd ˈlɪŋkən fɪlm ˈsɛnər ər ˈtimɪŋ əp əˈgɛn tɪ hoʊst ðə ˈʤæki ʧæn ɪkˈspɪriəns, wɛr ðeɪ skrin ˈmɛni əv ˈʤæki ˈklæsɪk fɪlmz fər 4 streɪt deɪz. ðɛn raɪt ˈæftər ðət ɪz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈeɪʒən fɪlm ˈfɛstɪvəl kəˈmɛnsəz. ðə ˈskɛʤʊl fər ðə ɪz ɔˈrɛdi əp, ənd ɪt lʊks ˈprɪti gʊd. ðɛr wɪl bi ˈsɛvərəl ˈeɪʒən ˈæktərz ənd dɪˈrɛktərz ɪn əˈtɛndəns θruaʊt ðə 3 wik ˈfɛstɪvəl.

last night i was in the presence of film and martial arts greatness. jackie chan was at the lincoln film center presenting his new movie chinese zodiac. in my teens and throughout my 20’s jackie chan was one of my heroes. his talents in martial arts and comedy combined together to make one of the greatest entertainers to appear in our life time. his charm and comedic timing showed up on stage last night to create an awesome evening for all in attendance. the night started out with jackie chan being presented with a lifetime achievement award from the ny asian film festival. he made a speech in both english and mandarin while accepting, joking all the while. some of this can be seen in the video below. after he was presented with the award, grady hendrix of the nyaff sat down with jackie and interviewed him for 30 minutes. unfortunately there weren’t any questions taken from the audience. in that 30 minute time span they discussed several topics, including why jackie chan started directing instead of just acting. jackie’s response was that he wanted to be himself. any time a director ever had him act, there was a lot of fighting, but he never really showed off his personality. once he started directing he was able to turn his movie into action comedies, and he could play himself. another question grady asked, was about what jackie wants to do in the future. jackie is hoping to make different types of movies that don’t involve fighting. he’d like to take on more dramatic roles and to try something different. in response to a separate question he also said that he really wants to make movies that have some meaning to them, and bring awareness to issues that people around the globe may not be aware of. one such issue he would like to tackle is landmines in cambodia, and the people being hurt by them. grady asked jackie if it was hard to watch his own movies, and jackie told us he had trouble watching all movies. he’s too critical of them, and will nitpick camera angles and other issues. the only movie he was able to watch and enjoy for what it was, was james cameron’s avatar because it was just too amazing. jackie recounted a story of being invited by james cameron to the set of avatar. while standing in an empty room with him, cameron showed off the special camera he used to make the movie. jackie was really impressed, and intimidated by what he saw, then felt like he had to get the hell out of there. one of the last things jackie talked about involved the differences between hong kong and american film making. back in the day, hong kong actors weren’t given movie scripts because the scripts would leak and someone else would make the movie with a different title before they could release their film. so instead the director would tell actors what to do and say on the spot without any knowledge on what’s supposed to be happening in the film. thankfully that was the old days of hk films, and they don’t have to worry about this anymore. after the interview was over, we were treated to jackie chan’s latest film, chinese zodiac. in this movie jackie plays an artifact thief hunting down bronze heads of the chinese zodiac that were lost in the 1800’s. the movie itself was very campy and reminded me of a jackie chan film from the 90’s like operation condor. one of my main problems was the bad dubbing. i think it would have been better served if it was entirely in its original language where possible. the movie itself wasn’t bad though. the action and the comedy were decent, but a bit over the top. another thing chinese zodiac suffers from is the old school kitchen sink approach it took to the plot. in hk cinema back in the day there would be sub plot after sub plot after sub plot that had nothing to do with the main story. then, in the last few minutes of the film they introduced you to a host of characters that were only causally mentioned in odd moments. as mentioned before jackie wants to make movies that bring awareness to issues around the globe, and chinese zodiac fits that bill. there is a major problem with people making ancient counterfeits in china to sell for a profit. this movie exposed me to something i had no knowledge of before, and i’m thankful it did. while chinese zodiac isn’t the best movie in the world, it’s at least worth a watch. later this month the nyaff and lincoln film center are teaming up again to host the jackie chan experience, where they screen many of jackie chan’s classic films for 4 straight days. then right after that is over the ny asian film festival commences. the schedule for the nyaff is already up, and it looks pretty good. there will be several asian actors and directors in attendance throughout the 3 week festival.

ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈtreɪdɪd bloʊz ˈoʊvər hu wɑz tɪ bleɪm bət ə lɔŋ ˌtuˈdu lɪst, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˈbəʤɪt, lumz ˈoʊvər ʃɔrt dɪˈsɛmbər ˈsɛʃən pərˈælɪsɪs ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs lɛd tɪ ə nu sɔrs əv ˈtɛnʃən bɪtˈwin rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɛz boʊθ saɪdz ˈtreɪdɪd bloʊz ˈoʊvər hu wɑz tɪ bleɪm fər wət lʊks ˈlaɪkli tɪ pruv ðə list pərˈdəktɪv ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv jɪr ɪn ˈjuˈɛs ˈhɪstəri. wɪθ tɛn deɪz tɪ goʊ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əˈʤərnz fər 2013 ˈspikər ʤɑn ˈboʊnər sɔt tɪ ˈkaʊntər groʊɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌɪnˈtrænsɪʤəns baɪ ˈbleɪmɪŋ ðə ˈsɛnɪt fər ðə ˈrɛkərd dərθ əv nu ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. ju lʊk æt ðə ˈnəmbər əv bɪlz pæst baɪ ðə haʊs ənd ðə ˈpɔltri ˈnəmbər əv bɪlz pæst baɪ ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ju kən si wɛr ðə ˈprɑbləm is,”*,” hi toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd hɪz ˈpɑrtiz ˈwikli ˈstrætəʤi ˈmitɪŋ. ɑr ˈsɪstəm əv ˈgəvərnmənt, boʊθ ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt hæv tɪ du ðɛr ʤɑb. ðə haʊs kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ du ɪts ʤɑb; ɪts taɪm fər ðə ˈsɛnɪt tɪ gɪt ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt its.”*.” bət waɪl ðə haʊs spɛnt ɪts ˈfaɪnəl fju deɪz ˈvoʊtɪŋ ɔn ə ˈfləri ɔn ˈmaɪnər lɔz səʧ ɛz ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ˈgəvərnɪŋ lus ʧeɪnʤ kəˈlɛktəd æt ˈɛrˌpɔrts ənd ðə θrɛt əv gənz meɪd wɪθ ˈprɪnərz, ˈboʊnər ˈhɪnɪd ðət kəˈmɪti tɔks ˈoʊvər ðə tu ˈlɑrʤəst rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈʧælənʤɪz ə fɑrm bɪl ənd nɛkst jɪrz ˈfɛdərəl ˈbəʤɪt stɪl feɪst bɪg ˈhərdəlz. wɔnt ðə fɑrm bɪl ˈkɑnfərəns tɪ bi kəmˈplitɪd; ˈʧɛrmən [fræŋk] ˈlukəs həz meɪd ə ˈnəmbər əv gʊd feɪθ ˈɛfərts, bət ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts hæv ə ˈprɑbləm seɪɪŋ yes,”*,” ˈædɪd ˈboʊnər. hæv ðə seɪm ˈprɑbləm wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˈkɑnfərəns. ˈʧɛrmən [pɔl] raɪən həz dən ə ˈvɛri gʊd ʤɑb əv ˈaʊˌtlaɪnɪŋ ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəs ˈɔfərz bət wi kænt gɪt ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts tɪ seɪ yes.”*.” ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈlidərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsaʊndɪd ə ˈnɛgətɪv noʊt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ əˈbaʊt ˈprɑˌgrɛs ɔn ðə ˈkruʃəl ˈbəʤɪt nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, wɪʧ ər eɪmd æt əˈvɔɪdɪŋ əˈnəðər ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn wɪn ˈkɑrənt ˈspɛndɪŋ əˈθɔrəti ɪz ɪgˈzɔstɪd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 15th*. ər prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ə bɪg dil baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ soʊ ˈmɛni θɪŋz ɔf ðə table,”*,” sɛd ˈzeɪvjər bɛˈʧɛrɑ, ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə haʊs ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈkɔkəs, hu kɔld hɪz oʊn nuz ˈkɑnfərəns tɪ dɪˈskəs "ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs." ˈsɛnɪt ˈbəʤɪt kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən ˈpæti ˈməri ɪz flaɪɪŋ bæk frəm ˈwɔʃɪŋtən steɪt ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ tɪ kənˈtɪnju tɔks wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkən nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtər raɪən θruaʊt ðə rɛst əv ðɪs wik ənd boʊθ saɪdz ər ˈhoʊpfəl əv ˈstraɪkɪŋ ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd dil ðət wʊd sɛt ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈlɛvəlz ənd rɪˈdus ðə ˌɪmˈpækt əv ˈblæŋkɪt sɪkˈwɛstər kəts, bət əˈvɔɪd ˈlæstɪŋ əˈgrimənt ɔn ˈfɪskəl praɪˈɔrətiz. ɪz fɛr tɪ seɪ ðeɪ ər ɪn ðə ˈfaɪnəl stretch,”*,” wən eɪd kloʊz tɪ ðə tɔks toʊld ðə ˈgɑrdiən ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ ˈbəʤɪt dil wʊd splɪt ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈdɛməˌkræt ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈspɛndɪŋ dɪˈmændz, ənd sɛt ˈspɛndɪŋ æt əraʊnd fər 2014 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə pəˈlɪtɪˌkoʊ æˈnælɪsɪs wɪʧ ˈsɔrsəz sɛd wɑz ˈbrɔdli ˈækjərət. ðə dil, wɪʧ meɪ fɪks ˈspɛndɪŋ fər tu jɪrz, wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈliv səm ˈɛriəz səʧ ɛz dɪˈfɛns ˈspɛndɪŋ frəm ðə wərst ˈifɛkts əv ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld sɪkˈwɛstər, wɪʧ dɪˈmændɪd ˈblæŋkɪt kəts wɪˈθaʊt ˈgɪvɪŋ ðə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪˈskrɛʃən tɪ muv fəndz əraʊnd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈbrɔdər rɪˈpəblɪkən eɪmz, səʧ ɛz ˈkətɪŋ ˈwɛlˌfɛr, ər ɛnˈtaɪtəlmənt, əˈpɪr tɪ hæv bɪn blɑkt baɪ ˈdɛməˌkræts hu rɪˈʤɛktɪd ə prəˈpoʊzd ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz frəm ðə waɪt haʊs. ˈsɛnɪt ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈkaʊntər ðə krud mæθ əv ˈɑrgjəmənt əˈbaʊt hu ɪz tɪ bleɪm fər ðə ˈbrɔdər ˈdɛˌdlɑk baɪ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ aʊt ðət ˈmɛni əv ðə bɪlz ˈpæsɪŋ ðə haʊs kənˈteɪn ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl "ˈpɔɪzən pɪlz" əv ðɪs taɪp. ðə fɑrm bɪl, wɪʧ ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ naʊ maɪrd ɪn ˈkɑnfərəns nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz, kənˈteɪnz rɪˈpəblɪkən prəˈpoʊzəlz tɪ kət frəm ðə ˈfɛdərəl fud stæmps ˈproʊˌgræm, ə ˈmɛʒər ðət boʊθ kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɛməˌkræts ənd ðə waɪt haʊs hæv dɪsˈmɪst ɛz ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl æt ə taɪm əv kənˈtɪnjud ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈhɑrdʃɪp fər ˈpurər əˈmɛrɪkənz. ˈdɛməˌkræts ˈɔlsoʊ pɔɪnt aʊt ðət ðə mɔr æmˈbɪʃəs ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən əˈtɛmptəd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt ðɪs jɪr, səʧ ɛz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən rɪˈfɔrm, ˈgɑrnərd baɪˈpɑrtɪzən səˈpɔrt ənd wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli pæs ɪn ðə haʊs ɪf ˈboʊnər əˈlaʊd ə voʊt.

lawmakers traded blows over who was to blame but a long to-do list, including the federal budget, looms over short december session paralysis in congress led to a new source of tension between republicans and democrats on wednesday as both sides traded blows over who was to blame for what looks likely to prove the least productive legislative year in us history. with ten days to go before the house of representatives adjourns for 2013, speaker john boehner sought to counter growing criticism of republican intransigence by blaming the democrat-controlled senate for the record dearth of new legislation. “if you look at the number of bills passed by the house and the paltry number of bills passed by the senate, you can see where the problem is,” he told reporters outside his party's weekly strategy meeting. “under our system of government, both the house and senate have to do their job. the house continues to do its job; it's time for the senate to get serious about its.” but while the house spent its final few days voting on a flurry on minor laws such as legislation governing loose change collected at airports and the threat of guns made with 3-d printers, boehner hinted that committee talks over the two largest remaining legislative challenges – a farm bill and next year's federal budget – still faced big hurdles. “i want the farm bill conference to be completed; chairman [frank] lucas has made a number of good faith efforts, but senate democrats have a problem saying yes,” added boehner. “we have the same problem when it comes to the budget conference. chairman [paul] ryan has done a very good job of outlining very serious offers but we can't get senate democrats to say yes.” democratic leaders also sounded a negative note on tuesday about progress on the crucial budget negotiations, which are aimed at avoiding another government shutdown when current spending authority is exhausted on january 15th. “they are preventing a big deal by taking so many things off the table,” said xavier becerra, chairman of the house democratic caucus, who called his own news conference to discuss "the do-nothing republican congress." senate budget committee chairman patty murray is flying back from washington state on tuesday to continue talks with republican negotiator ryan throughout the rest of this week and both sides are hopeful of striking a limited deal that would set spending levels and reduce the impact of blanket sequester cuts, but avoid lasting agreement on fiscal priorities. “it is fair to say they are in the final stretch,” one aide close to the talks told the guardian on tuesday. the emerging budget deal would split the difference between democrat and republican spending demands, and set spending at around $1tn for 2014, according to a politico analysis which sources said was broadly accurate. the deal, which may fix spending for two years, would also relieve some areas such as defence spending from the worst effects of the so-called sequester, which demanded blanket cuts without giving the administration discretion to move funds around. however, broader republican aims, such as cutting welfare, or entitlement, programmes appear to have been blocked by left-leaning democrats who rejected a proposed compromise from the white house. senate democrats counter the crude math of boehner's argument about who is to blame for the broader deadlock by pointing out that many of the bills passing the house contain unacceptable "poison pills" of this type. the farm bill, which is also now mired in conference negotiations, contains republican proposals to cut $40bn from the federal food stamps programme, a measure that both congressional democrats and the white house have dismissed as unacceptable at a time of continued economic hardship for poorer americans. democrats also point out that the more ambitious legislation attempted in the senate this year, such as immigration reform, garnered bipartisan support and would probably pass in the house if boehner allowed a vote.

ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ˈɔlbəni ɪz kloʊzd ˈpərmɑˌnɛnˌtli, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ən iˈmeɪl sɛnt tɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz. ə ˈstæfər dɪˈskraɪbd ðə iˈmeɪl tɪ mi, bət aɪ hæv nɑt sin ɪt jɛt. ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi sɪz toʊld stæf ðət hɪz bæŋk əˈkaʊnts ər ˈfroʊzən bət hi ˌɪnˈtɛndz tɪ meɪk gʊd ɔn ˈpeɪˌʧɛks ɛz sun ɛz hi ɪz ˈeɪbəl. ɪz rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə seɪm nuz ənd kwoʊts dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə iˈmeɪl. ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˈəpˌdeɪt: ˈrɛˌstrɑnt həz nɑt riˈoʊpənd sɪns biɪŋ ˈʃətərd ˈθərzˌdeɪ fər nɑnˈpeɪmənt əv ˈtæksɪz. ˌɔlˈðoʊ ˈoʊnər ˈkɑrˌmaɪn toʊld mi ðɛn hi hoʊpt tɪ ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈmætər ənd riˈoʊpən, pərˈhæps ɛz ˈərli ɛz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ɔl əv ðə ˈkɑntɛnt frəm ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt həz sɪns bɪn riˈmuvd ɪkˈsɛpt fər ə noʊt frəm ðət sɪz: θæŋk ju. ju traɪd ɑr nu ˈkɑnsɛpt ənd ðɛn steɪd wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs fər ɑr ˌɪˈtæljən ˈkɑnsɛpt tu. aɪ ˈtruli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt jʊr ˈpætrənɪʤ ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz ənd hoʊp wi wɪl mit əˈgɛn sun. ðə ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ həz nɑt bɪn ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd sɪns ə ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 15 poʊst ˈlɪŋkɪŋ tɪ ə ˈpɑzətɪv ˌrivˈju frəm b.a*. ˈnɪlsən ɪn metroland*. ˈsɛlfoʊn ɪz nɑt əkˈsɛptɪŋ vɔɪs ˈmɛsɪʤɪz æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt bɪˈkəz ðə ˈmeɪlˌbɑks ɪz fʊl. aɪ sɛnt ɪm ə tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤ ˌɪnkˈwaɪərɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. ərˈɪʤənəl poʊst: ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈɔlbəni wɑz kloʊzd təˈdeɪ baɪ ðə əˈθɔrətiz fər nɑnˈpeɪmənt əv ˈtæksɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ““seized”*” saɪn ɔn ðə dɔr. ɪt ɪz kloʊzd təˈdeɪ, ˈoʊnər ˈkɑrˌmaɪn tɛlz mi, bət hi hoʊps tɪ ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ ðə dɛt ənd riˈoʊpən ɛz sun ɛz ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. wɑz ðə ˈtəfəst ˈʤænjuˌɛri sin ɪn ɔl maɪ jɪrz ɪn ðə business,”*,” sɪz. gɑt bɪˈhaɪnd, bət goʊɪŋ tɪ ˈhændəl it.”*.” əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɔrənts ˈlɪstɪd ɔn ə steɪt ˈdætəˌbeɪs, ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt oʊz əˈbaʊt ɪn ˈtæksɪz. əˈnəðər ˈlɪstɪŋ ʃoʊz oʊz ən əˈdɪʃənəl əˈmaʊnt əv əˈprɑksəmətli frəm ðə ˈərliər ˈvərʒən əv, wɪʧ wɑz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd ɔn ˈsɛntrəl ˈævəˌnu nɪr ˈɛvərət roʊd ənd kloʊzd ɪn 2009 sɪz, goʊɪŋ tɪ fɪks ðɪs ɛz sun ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ənd gɪt ˈjuˈɛs bæk əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ. maɪ ril kənˈsərn ɪz fər maɪ ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd fər ðə ˈlænˌdlɔrd, hu hæv bɪn ˈnaɪsər. aɪ bɪˈliv ɪn ðə ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ənd ɪn ðə neighborhood.”*.” ɪz ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt ˈʃɛrɪdən ˈɑˌveɪ., nɪr nɔrθ pərl strit.

wednesday update: carmine’s restaurant in albany is closed permanently, according to an email sent to employees. a staffer described the email to me, but i have not seen it yet. the employee says sprio told staff that his bank accounts are frozen but he intends to make good on paychecks as soon as he is able. wrgb/cbs6 is reporting the same news and quotes directly from the email. tuesday update: carmine’s restaurant has not reopened since being shuttered thursday for nonpayment of taxes. although owner carmine sprio told me then he hoped to settle the matter and reopen, perhaps as early as friday, all of the content from the restaurant’s website has since been removed except for a note from sprio that says: thank you. you tried our new concept and then stayed with us for our italian concept too. i truly appreciate your patronage over the years and hope we will meet again soon. the restaurant’s facebook page has not been updated since a feb. 15 post linking to a positive review from b.a. nilsson in metroland. sprio’s cellphone is not accepting voice messages at the moment because the mailbox is full. i sent him a text message inquiring about the future of the restaurant. original post: carmine’s restaurant in downtown albany was closed today by the authorities for nonpayment of taxes, according to a “seized” sign on the door. it is closed today, owner carmine sprio tells me, but he hopes to satisfy the debt and reopen as soon as friday. “it was the toughest january i’ve seen in all my years in the business,” sprio says. “we got behind, but i’m going to handle it.” according to warrants listed on a state database, the restaurant owes about $28,000 in taxes. another listing shows sprio owes an additional amount of approximately $63,000 from the earlier version of carmine’s, which was located on central avenue near everett road and closed in 2009. sprio says, “i’m going to fix this as soon as possible and get us back up and running. my real concern is for my employees and for the landlord, who couldn’t have been nicer. i believe in the restaurant and in the neighborhood.” carmine’s is located at 4-6 sheridan ave., near north pearl street.

ˈvɪktər həz ˈspoʊkən ˈoʊpənli əˈbaʊt haʊ hɪz ˈfɑðər bit ɪm ɛz ə ʧaɪld ənd hɪz ˈstrəgəl wɪθ self-esteem*. ðiz deɪz, ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl ˈdrɑmə ɪz pleɪɪŋ aʊt bɪtˈwin ˈhəŋgəriz praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ənd ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr ˌfɪnənˈsir ənd fɪˈlænθrəpɪst ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs. ðə ˈɛldər ˈsɔroʊs, hu ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz ɪz pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈgɑdˌfɑðər, ɪz naʊ ə swɔrn ˈɛnəmi ənd ðɛr ˈrənɪŋ pəˈlɪtɪkəl dɪˈspjut ˈmɪrərz ənd tɪ ə dɪˈgri dɪˈfaɪnz ðə ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl dɪˈvaɪd bɪtˈwin ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm ənd ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm ðæts ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ˈjʊrəps ˈprɛzənt ənd fˈjuʧər. ənˈjuˌʒuəli, ðə ˈduoʊ ˈɔlˌmoʊst krɔst pæθs ðɪs wik fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn jɪrz, əˈpɪrɪŋ ɪn ˈbrəsəlz wɪˈθɪn 24 aʊərz əv iʧ ˈəðər. ðeɪ wər ɪn taʊn tɪ faɪt ðɛr ˈkɔrnərz wɪθ ðə əv ðə. ðɪs taɪm, ðə dɪˈspjut ˌɪnˈvɑlvz ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈbudəˌpɛʃt, wɪʧ ðə həŋˈgɛriən ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ pʊʃ aʊt əv ðə ˈkəntri. ɪt ɪz ən ɪnˈkaʊnər ðət simd tɪ sik aʊt. hi ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd hɪmˈsɛlf tɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpɑrləmɛnt ðɪs wik tɪ feɪs daʊn hɪz ˈkrɪtɪks, noʊɪŋ ðət ə deɪ ˈleɪtər ðə ˌbɪljəˈnɛr wɑz du tɪ ˈvɪzɪt ˈbrəsəlz. ˈspikɪŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈʧeɪmbər ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ðə həŋˈgɛriən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbləntli wɔrnd, həŋˈgɛriənz ˈnɛvər gɪv əp ðə fight.”*.” ə deɪ ˈleɪtər, kəˈmɪʃən ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈwɛlkəmd ˈsɔroʊs wɪθ ə ˈgritɪŋ ˈfɪtɪŋ əv ə hɛd əv steɪt. ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst əˈθɔrəti ɪz ə rɪˈkərɪŋ θim ɪn laɪf. hi lɛd ðə ˈstudənt ˈmuvmənt ɪn ðə leɪt ənd ˈæftər ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm kəˈlæpst fɔt ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈlɪˌbərəˌlɪzəm. ˈɪntərvˌjud fər ə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri fɪlmd ɪn ðə leɪt, ðə ˈæktɪvɪst ənd ˈbədɪŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən tɔkt ˈfræŋkli əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈəpˌbrɪŋɪŋ. rɪˈmɛmbər wɪn hi juzd tɪ bit mi, hi wʊd jɛl ðət aɪ ʃʊd kip maɪ hænz daʊn ənd θɪŋz laɪk ðət, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər aɪ hæd səm ˈprɪti bæd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz," toʊld ən ˈɪntərvˌjuər əˈbaʊt hɪz ˈfɑðər. ˈleɪtər ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju, hi sɛd: "aɪ wɑz ˈnɛvər dɪˈlaɪtɪd wɪθ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf, aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ə bɪt əv ə ˌʃɪzəˈfrɛnɪk ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən; aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ vju ˌmaɪˈsɛlf frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd." bət ðɛr wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ə hɪnt əv dɪˈfaɪəns əˈgɛnst pərˈɛntəl rul: keɪm əˈbaʊt ə nu rul ðət aɪ kænt goʊ aʊt əv ðə haʊs ˈæftər sɛd. wɑz ðə ˈɔrdər ənd aɪ sɛd going.’*.’ ðeɪ sɛd, noʊ way.’*.’ ənd aɪ sɛd, going,’*,’ ðeɪ sɛd, ‘‘no.’*.’ aɪ gɑt drɛst ənd gɑt goʊɪŋ. ənd maɪ ˈfɑðər wɛnt tɪ ðə dɔr ənd bit mi əp insanely*, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər." ɪn hɪz juθ tu, ˈsɔroʊs wɑz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈfɑðər əv sɔrts. ɛz ə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk kruˈseɪdər əˈgɛnst ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm ənd ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən,, ðə fˈjuʧər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər, əˈtɛndəd ˈɑksfərd ɔn ə ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp. ˈsɔroʊs wɑz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈbækər əv (ðə neɪm stændz fər ðə əˈlaɪəns fər jəŋ ˈdɛməˌkræts), wɪʧ ˈfaʊndɪd wɪθ ˈəðər ˈstudənt ˈlidərz ɪn 1988 ˈsɔroʊs ˈivɪn prəˈvaɪdɪd fɪˈnænsɪŋ fər ə grup kɔld blæk bɑks ðət meɪd ðə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri əˈbaʊt, wɪʧ wɑz pɑrt əv ə ˈsɪriz ɔn ˈkɑrənt əˈfɛrz. ““obviously*, ju hæv tɪ bi ˈfrudiən tɪ kənˈklud ðət [orbán*] həz hæd ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ əˈθɔrəti ˈɛvər sɪns ənd ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs ɪz ə ˈfæktər here”*” ˈʧɑrəlz, ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧ prəˈfɛsər ðɛr wəns ˈkɑmən pæθ splɪt ˈʃɑrpli wɪn trænsˈfɔrmd ˈɪntu ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑrti ɪn ðə mid-1990s*, ə muv ðət hɛlpt ˈkætəˌpəlt ɪm ˈɪntu ðə praɪm ˈɔfəs fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 1998 hi wɑz fɔrst aʊt baɪ ˈsəbsəkwənt ɪˈlɛktərəl dɪˈfits ˈoʊnli tɪ wɪn bæk ðə ʤɑb ɪn 2010 sɪns ðɛn, hi həz meɪnˈteɪnd ə taɪt grɪp ɔn paʊər baɪ ˈʃɪftɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈhɑrdər tɪ ðə raɪt, ɪn pɑrt tɪ prɪˈvɛnt biɪŋ aʊtˈflæŋkt baɪ ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈpɑrti. ˈsɔroʊs ənd ˈəðər səˈpɔrtərz əv ˈlɪˌbərəl ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkɔzɪz hæv wɔʧt wɪθ dɪsˈmeɪ ɛz həz əˈdɑptəd ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈnæʃənəlɪst ˈpɑləsiz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ əp ˈfɛnsɪz tɪ kip aʊt ənˈwɔntɪd ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈbɪtərli əˈpoʊzɪŋ ðə ˈɛfərts tɪ riˈsɛtəl ˈmaɪgrənts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkɑntənənt. dɪsˈdeɪn fər əˈθɔrəti ˈʧɑrəlz, ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧ prəˈfɛsər əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ənd jʊˈreɪʒɪn ˈstədiz æt ðə ʤɑnz ˈhɑpkɪnz skul əv ədˈvænst ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz, hu həz noʊn boʊθ mɛn fər jɪrz, sɛd ˌvɪləfəˈkeɪʃən əv ˈsɔroʊs fɪts ə ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ ˈpætərn əv rɪˈbɛlɪŋ əˈgɛnst əˈθɔrəti ˈfɪgjərz: hɪz oʊn ˈfɑðər ənd ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛts, waɪl groʊɪŋ əp ɪn ðə taʊn əv ɪn ðə ˈkɑmjənəst ˈɪrə, ənd ˈleɪtər əˈgɛnst ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ənd ˈbrəsəlz. ““obviously*, ju hæv tɪ bi ˈfrudiən tɪ kənˈklud ðət hi həz hæd ə ˈprɑbləm wɪθ əˈθɔrəti ˈɛvər sɪns ənd ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ɛz məʧ ɛz ðə əˈθɔrəti əv ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs ɪz ə ˈfæktər here,”*,”, hu ɪz, sɛd ɪn ə ˈtɛləˌfoʊn ˈɪntərvˌju frəm ˈstɑˌkhoʊlm. ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən ˈlɛkʧərz ɪm ɔl ðə taɪm laɪk hɪz father,”*,” sɛd. əv kɔrs əˈmɛrɪkənz, ɔl əv ˈjuˈɛs, hæv ə ˈtɛndənsi tɪ ˈlɛkʧər əˈbrɔd ənd hi rɪˈzɛnts ðət bɪˈkəz hi siz ə ˈfɑðər ˈfɪgjər ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz wɛl ənd ɪn ʤɔrʤ soros.”*.” sɛd hi bɪˈlivd ðət wɑz ˈdrɪvən əˈweɪ frəm ˈsɔroʊs ənd ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl pæθ baɪ ədˈvaɪs frəm əˈnəðər ˈfɑðərli ˈfɪgjər, ˈfɔrmər ˈʤərmən ˈʧænsələr ˈhɛlmət koʊl, hu wəns wɔrnd ðət ðə ˈbɪgəst ənd moʊst pərˈsɪstənt pəˈlɪtɪkəl θrɛt hi wʊd feɪs wʊd kəm frəm ðə raɪt, nɑt frəm ðə lɛft. ˈsɔroʊs dɪˈklaɪnd rɪkˈwɛsts fər ən ˈɪntərvˌju. 'ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz əˈbaʊt sərˈvaɪvəl', ɪn ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊni ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ənˈliʃt ˈskeɪðɪŋ ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈsɔroʊs, dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ɪm ɛz ə məˈlɛvələnt fɔrs, ən ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl speculator”*” ənd ən ˈɛnəmi əv ˈhəŋgəri ənd əv ˈkɑmən ˈkərənsi, ðə ˈjʊrə. noʊ ðət ðə paʊər, saɪz ənd weɪt əv ˈhəŋgəri ɪz məʧ sˈmɔlər ðən ðət əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtər, ʤɔrʤ ˈsɔroʊs, hu ɪz naʊ əˈtækɪŋ ˈhəŋgəri ənd hu dɪˈspaɪt ˈruɪnɪŋ ðə lɪvz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpipəl wɪθ hɪz ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃənz, ənd biɪŋ ˈpinəˌlaɪzd ɪn ˈhəŋgəri fər ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃənz, ənd hu ɪz ən ˈoʊpənli ədˈmɪtəd ˈɛnəmi əv ðə ˈjʊrə ɪz soʊ ˈhaɪli preɪzd ðət hi ɪz rɪˈsivd baɪ ðə tɔp leaders,”*,” sɛd, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə həŋˈgɛriən ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈtrænˌskrɪpt əv hɪz rɪˈmɑrks. æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ˈleɪtər, sɛd hi hæd nɑt sin ˈsɔroʊs sɪns ə ˈmitɪŋ ɪn 2010 ənd hi ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ðət ðə ril ˈprɑbləm wɑz nɑt ðə nu ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən lɔ, wɪʧ ɪz vjud ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ɛz ˈtɑrgətɪŋ ˈsɛntrəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ˈkloʊʒər, bət ˈrəðər ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən əv ˈsɔroʊs ənd ðə tɪ ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən ˈpɑləsiz. ril ˈɪʃu hir ɪz ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈɪʃu ənd ðə ˈrizən wi ər ɪn strɔŋ ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪʃən, aɪ səˈpoʊz ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈsɔroʊs, ənd hɪz hoʊl ɛŋˈgoʊ empire,”*,” sɛd. ðə praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈpitɪd hɪz ˈərliər laɪn əv əˈtæk, ˈnoʊtɪŋ haʊ ˈsɔroʊs hæd geɪnd feɪm ənd wɛlθ baɪ ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə bæŋk əv ˈɪŋglənd ɪn ə səkˈsɛsfəl ˈkərənsi bɛt. ɛz həŋˈgɛriənz, ɛz ˈtæləntɪd həŋˈgɛriənz, hæv tɪ feɪs ə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtər, ə ˈpərsən hu həz ruɪnd ðə lɪvz əv tɛnz əv ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl wɪn hi əˈtækt ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ paʊnd ənd ˈəðər currencies,”*,” sɛd. ril ˈɪʃu hir ɪz ðə ˈrɛfjuʤi ˈɪʃu ənd ðə ˈrizən wi ər ɪn strɔŋ ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ðə kəˈmɪʃən, aɪ səˈpoʊz ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˈpɑrləmɛnt, ənd ˈmɪstər. ˈsɔroʊs, ənd hɪz hoʊl ɛŋˈgoʊ empire”*” həŋˈgɛriən praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈvɪktər, ən ˈænəlɪst wɪθ ðə ˌkɑrˈneɪgi ɛnˈdaʊmənt fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl pis, sɛd ðət ðə ril ˈɪʃu wɑz həŋˈgɛriən ˈnæʃənəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks. hi sɛd əˈtæk ɔn ˈsɛntrəl ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌjunəˈvərsəti bɪˈgæn ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ðə ˈpɑrti pʊt əp kæmˈpeɪn ˈbɪlˌbɔrdz əˈkrɔs ˈbudəˌpɛʃt ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ wɪθ ðə sˈloʊgən: wərk. ðeɪ steal.”*.” ɪz ðə əv ðə ɪˈlɛkʃən campaign,”*,” sɛd, ənd ðət ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪˈθɪn wɑz: nid tɪ hæv ə ˈkɑnflɪkt ənd ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz ɑr ˈvoʊtərz. ðɪs ɪz ə faɪt ðət wi kən wɪn æt home.”*.” θɪŋk ɪz ˈjuzɪŋ soros’*’ ˈoʊvərˌɔl image,”*,” hi ˈædɪd. ɪˈlɛkʃən ɪz əˈbaʊt survival.”*.” ənd sɛd ðə əˈtæks ɔn ˈsɔroʊs, hu ɪz ʤuɪʃ, kʊd ˈɔlsoʊ tæp ˈɪntu ən ˈəndərˌkərənt əv ðət rənz θru həŋˈgɛriən soʊˈsaɪɪti. ɪz ˈhɪdən əˈbaʊt this,”*,” sɛd. soʊ ˈɑbviəs tɪ ˈɛni həŋˈgɛriən ˈridər ðət ˌəndərˈniθ ɪt ɔl, ðoʊ wʊd ˈnɛvər kənˈsid ɪt, there.”*.”

viktor orbán has spoken openly about how his father beat him as a child and his struggle with self-esteem. these days, a different emotional drama is playing out between hungary's prime minister and the billionaire financier and philanthropist george soros. the elder soros, who in many ways is orbán’s political godfather, is now a sworn enemy — and their running political dispute mirrors and to a degree defines the ideological divide between liberalism and nationalism that's shaping europe's present and future. unusually, the duo almost crossed paths this week for the first time in years, appearing in brussels within 24 hours of each other. they were in town to fight their corners with the grandees of the eu. this time, the dispute involves the soros-backed central european university in budapest, which the hungarian government is moving to push out of the country. it is an encounter that orbán seemed to seek out. he invited himself to the european parliament this week to face down his critics, knowing that a day later the hungarian-american billionaire was due to visit brussels. speaking before the chamber on wednesday, the hungarian prime minister bluntly warned, “we hungarians never give up the fight.” a day later, commission president jean-claude juncker welcomed soros with a greeting fitting of a head of state. the fight against authority is a recurring theme in orbán's life. he led the anti-soviet student movement fidesz in the late 1980s and after communism collapsed fought on behalf of liberalism. interviewed for a documentary filmed in the late 1980s, the activist and budding politician talked frankly about his upbringing. “i remember when he used to beat me, he would yell that i should keep my hands down and things like that, i remember i had some pretty bad experiences," orbán told an interviewer about his father. later in the interview, he said: "i was never delighted with myself, i always had a bit of a schizophrenic inclination; i was able to view myself from the outside." but there was also a hint of defiance against parental rule: “there came about a new rule that i can't go out of the house after 9,” orbán said. “that was the order ... and i said ‘i'm going.’ they said, ‘there's no way.’ and i said, ‘i'm going,’ they said, ‘no.’ i got dressed and got going. and my father went to the door and beat me up insanely, i remember." in his youth too, soros was a political father of sorts. as a liberal democratic crusader against communism and the soviet union, orbán, the future prime minister, attended oxford on a soros-financed scholarship. soros was a major financial backer of fidesz (the name stands for the alliance for young democrats), which orbán founded with other pro-democracy student leaders in 1988. soros even provided financing for a group called black box that made the documentary about orbán, which was part of a series on current affairs. “obviously, you have to be freudian to conclude that [orbán] has had a problem with authority ever since and the authority of the european union as much as the authority of george soros is a factor here” — charles gati, senior research professor their once common path split sharply when orbán transformed fidesz into a center-right conservative party in the mid-1990s, a move that helped catapult him into the prime minister’s office for the first time in 1998. he was forced out by subsequent electoral defeats only to win back the job in 2010. since then, he has maintained a tight grip on power by shifting even harder to the right, in part to prevent being outflanked by the radical nationalist jobbik party. soros and other supporters of liberal democratic political causes have watched with dismay as orbán has adopted increasingly nationalist policies, particularly by putting up fences to keep out unwanted refugees and bitterly opposing the eu’s efforts to resettle migrants across the continent. disdain for authority charles gati, senior research professor of european and eurasian studies at the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies, who has known both men for years, said orbán’s vilification of soros fits a lifelong pattern of rebelling against authority figures: his own father and the soviets, while growing up in the town of felcsút in the communist era, and later against washington and brussels. “obviously, you have to be freudian to conclude that he has had a problem with authority ever since and the authority of the european union as much as the authority of george soros is a factor here,” gati, who is hungarian-american, said in a telephone interview from stockholm. “the european union lectures him all the time like his father,” gati said. “and of course americans, all of us, have a tendency to lecture abroad and he resents that because he sees a father figure in america as well and in george soros.” gati said he believed that orbán was driven away from soros and the liberal path by advice from another fatherly figure, former german chancellor helmut kohl, who once warned orbán that the biggest and most persistent political threat he would face would come from the right, not from the left. soros declined requests for an interview. 'this election is about survival' orbán, in testimony before the parliament, unleashed scathing criticism of soros, describing him as a malevolent force, an “american financial speculator” and an enemy of hungary and of europe’s common currency, the euro. “i know that the power, size and weight of hungary is much smaller than that of the financial speculator, george soros, who is now attacking hungary and who — despite ruining the lives of millions of european people with his financial speculations, and being penalized in hungary for speculations, and who is an openly admitted enemy of the euro — is so highly praised that he is received by the eu’s top leaders,” orbán said, according to the hungarian government’s english transcript of his remarks. at a press conference later, orbán said he had not seen soros since a meeting in 2010, and he insisted that the real problem was not the new education law, which is viewed in brussels as targeting central european university for closure, but rather the opposition of soros and the eu to hungary’s immigration policies. “the real issue here is the refugee issue and the reason we are in strong confrontation with the commission, i suppose the majority of the parliament, and mr. soros, and his whole ngo empire,” orbán said. the prime minister also repeated his earlier line of attack, noting how soros had gained fame and wealth by breaking the bank of england in a successful currency bet. “we as hungarians, as talented hungarians, have to face a financial speculator, a person who has ruined the lives of tens of millions of people when he attacked the british pound and other currencies,” orbán said. “the real issue here is the refugee issue and the reason we are in strong confrontation with the commission, i suppose the majority of the parliament, and mr. soros, and his whole ngo empire” — hungarian prime minister viktor orbán balázs jarábik, an analyst with the carnegie endowment for international peace, said that the real issue was hungarian national politics. he said orbán’s stepped-up attack on central european university began just days after the far-right jobbik party put up campaign billboards across budapest criticizing fidesz with the slogan: “you work. they steal.” “this is the kick-off of the election campaign,” jarábik said, and that the thinking within fidesz was: “we need to have a conflict and mobilize our voters. this is a fight that we can win at home.” “i think orbán is using soros’ overall image,” he added. “this election is about survival.” jarábik and gati said the attacks on soros, who is jewish, could also tap into an undercurrent of anti-semitism that runs through hungarian society. “there is hidden anti-semitism about this,” gati said. “it’s so obvious to any hungarian reader that underneath it all, though orbán would never concede it, there.”

ˈkɑnstəbəl ˈædəm ˈkɛli bɪˈhaɪnd ðə wil. ɔl ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ˈviə ðə ˈɔθər. ðə kɔlz kip ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn. səm ˈɪˌdiət gɪts kɔt traɪɪŋ tɪ stil ə kɑr, ənd naʊ ðə ˈoʊnər ɪz ˈbitɪŋ ðə ʃɪt aʊt əv ɪm. əˈnəðər gaɪ pʊlz ə naɪf ɔn ə ˈbaʊnsər wɪn toʊld ðət ðət hi teɪk hɪz θri bɪrz tɪ goʊ (hi teɪks ðɛm). tɔk əv ən ˈoʊvərˌdoʊs, ˈəpˌdeɪts frəm ðə wərld kəp, ˈnoʊtɪsɪz əˈbaʊt ˌɪmˈpɛrd ˈdraɪvərz, ə ˈwʊmən ɔn ə baɪk biɪŋ ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ə kɑr, ənd ˈsəmˌwən ʤɪst bɔt ə lɛŋθ əv hoʊz ˈæftər ˈluzɪŋ hɪz wɪl tɪ lɪv. ə bɑr faɪt. əˈnəðər bɑr faɪt. ənd əˈnəðər. ənd əˈnəðər. ə meɪl teɪks ə spɪl daʊn ə flaɪt əv stɛrz. ənd ˈgrævɪti mix,”*,” wən əv ðə kɑps sɪz. ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈkɔzɪŋ ə ˈrəkəs æt. wɪθ ˈkɑnstəbəlz ˈædəm ˈkɛli ənd din ˈbæsɪt, ˈkəvərɪŋ ðɛr ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn bit ɔn ə ˈkælgəri stæmˈpid ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt. ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈɛvəri jɪr fər ðə ɪˈvɛnt, wɪʧ ɪz bɪld ɛz ˈgreɪtəst ˈaʊtˌdɔr ʃoʊ ɔn earth.”*.” θɪŋk: ˈmɪdˌweɪ raɪdz, ˈgrisi its, ˈroʊdiˌoʊz, ˈwɛstərn wɛr, tˈwɑnʤi mˈjuzɪk, ənd ə hɛl əv ə lɔt əv bɪr. ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə ˈkəntri ənd ˈwɛstərn ˈpɑrti. ˈwɪmən gɪt ˈprɛgnənt, ˈmɛrɪʤɪz ɛnd, ənd buts gɪt ˈbroʊkən ɪn waɪl ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz kəmˈpit fər 2 ˈmɪljən ɪn praɪz ˈməni. ðə kɑps seɪ ðət ə stæmˈpid naɪt ɪz laɪk ˈɛni fɔr. ənd sin ɪt ɔl: gaɪz ˈraɪdɪŋ ˈhɔrsɪz daʊn ðə strit, ɪˈskeɪpt ˈkætəl, ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ naɪf faɪts. ðə ˈoʊnli θɪŋ ʧeɪnʤd ɪn ˈrisənt jɪrz, ðeɪ seɪ, ɪz ðə ˈprɑstəˌtuts: θæŋks tɪ ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ, ˈoʊnli sɛks ˈwərkərz wɔk ðə stæmˈpid strits. ˈhɑpɪŋ ɪn ənd aʊt əv ðɛr pəˈlis væn ɔn ðɪs 4 piɛm tɪ 4 æm ʃɪft, ˈænsərɪŋ kɔlz, ənd pəˈtroʊlɪŋ praɪˈɔrəti ˈɛriəz. wɪn ɔn ðə roʊd, aɪ sɪt bɪtˈwin ðə kɑps ənd ðə keɪʤ, wɪθ ðɛr bɪg ˈʃɑtˌgən ənd ə klɪp əv lɛd sləgz dɪˈrɛkli ɪn frənt əv mi. ðə bɛst ˈstɑpɪŋ tul wi have,”*,” sɪz ˈbæsɪt. ðɪs ɪz wət laɪk: ˈreɪdiˌoʊ kɔlz, ˈrənɪŋ ˈkɑmənˌtɛri, ˈkruzɪŋ tɪ ˈklæsɪk rɑk, ðɛn ˈhɪtɪŋ ðə ˈpeɪvmənt ənd ˈpɑpɪŋ ˈɪntu ə (ənˈlaɪsənst) ˈlɛməˈneɪd stænd. ˈkɛli ɪz ˈʧɪri, ˈæfəbəl, ənd ə ˈridər. hi ˈɔfən kips ə ˈkɑpi əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmɪst təkt ˈɪntu hɪz bəˈlɪstɪk vɛst, ənd hi laɪks biɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn hɪz pəˈlis wərld. ˈbæsɪt həz mɔr əv ən ɛʤ ənd ə ˈpɛnʧənt fər ˈbaɪtɪŋ ˈsɑrˌkæzəm. hi ʧaɪdz ˈkɛli fər ˈlaɪkɪŋ geɪm əv kɔlz ɪt ˈdrægən spɛnt ˈsɛvən jɪrz ɛz ə ˈʤərnəlɪst ɪn cranbrook*, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðə ˈkælgəri pəˈlis. me,”*,” hi sɪz, wɑz ðə ˈdɪfərəns bɪtˈwin ˈkəvərɪŋ ə geɪm ənd biɪŋ ɪn it.”*.” ðɪs kɪd ˈdɪdənt hæv ə ˈbɪznɪs ˈlaɪsəns, bət ðə kɑps ˈdɪdənt kɛr. wɪθ peɪl aɪz ənd kəmˈplɛkʃən, bəzd laɪt hɛr, ˈstɑki bɪldz, ənd ˈmæʧɪŋ ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ hæts, ðə ˈpɑrtnərz kʊd bi ðeɪ ər, ɪn ə weɪ. ðeɪ pleɪ gʊd kɑp ɛz məʧ ɛz ðeɪ teɪk ɔn ðə roʊlz əv ˈdisənt kɑps, ˈgɪvɪŋ breɪks wɛr du ənd ˈtritɪŋ ˈæshoʊlz ɛz ðeɪ dɪˈzərv tɪ bi ˈtritɪd. bit ɪz oʊld skul pəˈlis wərk æt ɪts best,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. ʤɑb ɪz tɪ wɔk ənd tɔk ðə feɪs əv ðə force.”*.” dɪˈskrɛʃən, hi ædz, ɪz ðə neɪm əv ðə geɪm. ɪf ə gaɪ həz ən ˈoʊpən bɪr ər ə ʤɔɪnt ənd hi koʊˈɑpərˌeɪts, lɛt ɪt slaɪd. ɪf ðə dud ɪz bəˈlɪʤərənt, kəm daʊn ɔn ɪm hɑrd. noʊ ɑr ˈɛriəz ənd wi noʊ ðə ˈpipəl ɪn them,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. noʊ ˈəðər kaɪnd əv pəˈlis wərk ðət ˈrəðər bi doing.”*.” ˈstroʊlɪŋ daʊn 17 ˈtiˈeɪʧ əv ˈhɪpər drægz. ðə bɑrz ər pækt. ˈnɪrli ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz ɪn ˈwɛstərn wear—denim*, buts, plæd, ənd ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ ˈgəzəlɪŋ paɪnts əv dræft bɪr waɪl tɪ tˈwɑnʤi ˈkəntri ər ˈpaʊndɪŋ rɑk. laɪk ðə hoʊl ˈsɪti ɪz aʊt, drəŋk, ənd ɔn ə ˈbɛndər. bət ðə vaɪb ɪz ə lɔt əv ˈlæftər. ənd aɪ læf tu: ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ər səm kaɪnd əv ˈkaʊnərˌkəlʧər lʊk (nɑt soʊ ˈkɑmən hir ɪn ˈkælgəri) gɪts ðɪs ˈnərvəs fləʃ ɔn ðɛr ˈfeɪsɪz wɛˈnɛvər ˈkɛli ənd ˈbæsɪt wɔk baɪ. aɪ noʊ ðət fləʃ bɪˈkəz fɛlt ɪt tu: ðət ɪkˈspɛktənt oʊ, ʃɪt, ðə kɑps ər ˈgɑnə ˈhæsəl mi ˌpɛrəˈnɔɪə ˈɛniˌwən hu hoʊldz veɪg ˈsɛnəmənts (ər ə smɔl bæg əv wid) filz wɪn ðə bɔɪz ɪn blu strət baɪ. bət ˈkɛli ənd ˈbæsɪt ʤɪst grɪn æt ðoʊz peɪl, ˈfroʊzən ˈfeɪsɪz ənd kip ˈwɔkɪŋ, θəmz təkt ˈɪntu ˈhɛvi ˈtækˌtaɪl bɛlts ˈleɪdən wɪθ ðɛr 40 glɑk ˈpɪstəlz, twɪn klɪps, tasers*, ˈpɛpər spreɪ, ˈreɪdiˌoʊz, ˌɛkˈstɛndəbəl bæˈtɑnz, maglites*, ənd duəl sɛts əv ˈhændˌkəfs. "ˈhaʊdi, poe-leeeese*!" ˈsəmˌwən ʃaʊts. "əm frəm ˌməntriˈɔl!" ə kɪd slərz. "əm ʤɪst hir tɪ ˈpɑrti. stæmˈpid ɪz zeɪ bɛst aɪ ˈɛvər sɔ!" ɛz wi kənˈtɪnju ˈwɔkɪŋ, wi kəm əˈkrɔs ə ˈgægəl əv ˈtɪpɪkəl stampeders*. "əm bɪˈheɪvɪŋ ˈɔfɪsər!" ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ə ˈmɪniˌskərt ˈgɪgəlz. əˈnəðər ˈwʊmən traɪz tɪ kɪs ˈbæsɪt. "wi kɔl ðɛm 'bæʤ ˈbəniz,'" hi tɛlz mi. səm ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtʊrɪsts ˈwɔntɪd ə ˈpɪkʧər waɪl wi ˈweɪtɪd fər ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈaʊˌtriʧ əˈdɪkʃənz ˈproʊˌgræm. ˈkɑnstəbəl ˈkɛli ˈhæpəli əˈblaɪʤd. tu ˈwɛstərn raɪt æt ˈjuˈɛs, bɪrz ɪn hænd. ðeɪ si ðə kɑps ənd friz. shit,”*,” wən sɪz. ““officer*, i’m—”*—” out,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. ðə fərst ˈpɔzɪz. wi hæv to?”*?” out.”*.” ɔn, stampede!”*!” out.”*.” aɪ teɪk wən læst sip?”*?” ““no.”*.” wən sip?”*?” ˈkɛli saɪz. sip.”*.” ðeɪ ʧəg. pɔr out.”*.” more?”*?” ˈkɛli gɪts ˈæŋgri. out!”*!” ðeɪ pɔr. bɪr sips ˈɪntu ðə ruts əv ə ˈstəntɪd ˈsaɪdˌwɔk tri. ðə cans,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. ðə djudz aɪ ɪm səˈspɪʃəsli. wi wɔnt tɪ litter,”*,” wən əv ðɛm sɪz. them.”*.” ˈlɪtərɪŋ ɪz əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ, officer.”*.” liv them.”*.” ˈluzɪŋ hɪz ˈpeɪʃəns. wɪl pɪk ðɛm up.”*.” ““fine*, fine.”*.” ðeɪ drɔp ðə kænz, aɪ ðə kɑps, ənd stɑrt ˈwɔkɪŋ əˈweɪ. stampede,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. ““fuckers,”*,” wən əv ðɛm ˈmətərz ˈəndər hɪz brɛθ. ˈsəmˌwən græbz ðə kænz wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛkəndz. wi kəm əˈpɑn ə dud sˈlipɪŋ ɔn ðə sɪˈmɛnt ɪn ə freɪd strɔ ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ hæt nɛkst tɪ ə ˈgrisi bæg. ˈkɛli weɪks ɪm. ““ahh,”*,” ðə gaɪ moʊnz. ““ahh.”*.” daʊn ənd aʊt ɔn ə stæmˈpid naɪt. ˈstɪŋkɪŋ drəŋk, soʊ ðə kɑps kɔl ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn ˈaʊˌtriʧ əˈdɪkʃənz ˈproʊˌgræm. wərks wɪθ ðə pəˈlis ənd ems*, ˈrənɪŋ ə ˈʃətəl ˈsərvɪs tɪ ðə ˈælfə haʊs ˈʃɛltər. foʊks æt ər wərθ ðɛr weɪt ɪn gold,”*,” ˈbæsɪt sɪz. sun ɛz wi faɪnd ə gaɪ laɪk ðɪs, ɑr riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ˈvəlnərəbəl, raɪt? ðeɪ kʊd gɪt rɑbd ər əˈsɔltɪd, ər ðeɪ kʊd ʧoʊk ɔn ðɛr oʊn ˈvɑmət. ənd ˈbɛtər fər ðiz gaɪz tɪ goʊ tɪ ə ˈʃɛltər ðən spɛnd ðə naɪt ɪn ʤeɪl. lɛs ˈpeɪpər wərk fər ˈjuˈɛs tu. ənd ðeɪ laɪk ðə foʊks ə hɛl əv ə lɔt mɔr ðən ðeɪ laɪk us.”*.” ðə dud ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli sɪts əp. ˈfəkɪŋ starving,”*,” hi sɪz ɪn ə frɑg kroʊk. hi stɑrts ˈpɪkɪŋ æt hɪz ˈsɑgi fraɪz. hi traɪz tɪ ʤæb ðɛm ˈɪntu ə ˈlɪtəl kəp əv ˈkɛʧəp, bət ˈmɪsɪz moʊst əv ðə taɪm. ˈstændɪŋ ðɛr, ˈkæmərə əraʊnd maɪ nɛk. ðə gaɪ ˈrɛʤɪstərz maɪ ˈprɛzəns. ðə fək ɪz he?”*?” hi sɪz. wɪθ us,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. ðə fək ɪz ðə ˈkæmərə for?”*?” ˈwəri əˈbaʊt ðə camera.”*.” hi ˈfəkɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv me?”*?” nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ pictures.”*.” aɪ hæd ˈteɪkən ə fju ˈpɪkʧərz. hi gɪts əp, sweɪɪŋ, ˈʃaʊtɪŋ. ðə fək ər ju duɪŋ ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz əv mi, man?!”*?!” ˈkɛli tərnz frəm ˈmɪstər. nis gaɪ tɪ hard-as-fucking-nails*. hi græbz ðə rɪst, twɪsts ɪt, ənd ˈpʊʃɪz ɪm əp əˈgɛnst ðə wɔl. ðeɪ hæv ə ˈlɪtəl tɔk ənd ðə gaɪ drɑps tɪ ðə graʊnd, səbˈdud, ˈnərsɪŋ hɪz rɪst. hi laɪz bæk daʊn, aɪɪŋ mi, ˈæŋgri, waɪl ˈpɪkɪŋ fraɪz aʊt əv hɪz ˈkrəmpəld bæg ənd ˈgrəmbəlɪŋ əˈbaʊt hɪz rɪst ənd mi. hæv tɪ du that,”*,” hi moʊnz. ““fuck.”*.” ˈkɑnstəbəl ˈkɛli tərnz hard-as-nails*. ʃoʊz əp. tu ˈwɪmən ɪn ə ˈmɪniˈvæn. ðeɪ hɛlp ðə gaɪ ɪn. hi simz rɪˈlivd tɪ si ðɛm. naɪt, eh?”*?” ˈkɛli æsks wən əv ðə ˈwɪmən., fun!”*!” ʃi sɪz. ʃi gɪvz ðə kɑps hænd ənd ˈrəbər gləvz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈgɪtɪŋ bæk ɪn ðə væn ənd ˈspidɪŋ əˈweɪ. wi wɔk faɪv əˈnəðər dud drəŋk ənd aʊt ənd sˈlipɪŋ ɔn ðə sɪˈmɛnt: ə gaɪ wɪθ ə ˈræti ˈgoʊˈti ənd ə ˈfeɪdɪd ˈtiˌsərt. din kɔlz ənd wi weɪt. ˈpipəl pæs baɪ. səm læf. ˈəðərz traɪ tɪ teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz. ə loser,”*,” wən sɪz. fuck,”*,” sɪz əˈnəðər. ðə ˈkɔrəs kənˈtɪnjuz. aʊt ðɪs idiot.”*.” dude.”*.” tɪ si here,”*,” ˈkɛli sɪz. ʤɪst stæmˈpidɪd out.”*.” ə grup əv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈtʊrɪsts æsk ˈkɛli tɪ poʊz fər ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ. hi əˈblaɪʤɪz waɪl ðə dud leɪz dɛd tɪ ðə wərld ənd sˈnɔrɪŋ ɔn hɪz bæk. ɪt teɪks hæf ən aʊər tɪ kəm ðɪs taɪm, ənd ɔˈrɛdi əˈnəðər gaɪ ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə ˈmɪniˈvæn. ðə kɑps hʊk ˈəndər ðə ɑrmz ənd dræg hɪz sˈlipɪŋ sɛlf tɪ ðə sˈlaɪdɪŋ saɪd dɔr. læst kɔl æt ðə bɑrz kəmz ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr 2 æm, ðɛn ðə strits ər pækt. ˈpipəl heɪl ðə pəˈlis væn, ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ə kæb. ə drəŋk gərl ɪn ʃɔrts ənd ə ˈpʊˌʃəp brɑ əˈproʊʧɪz ˈjuˈɛs æt ə rɛd laɪt ənd æsks fər ə raɪd. ““sorry,”*,” ˈbæsɪt laɪz, goʊɪŋ ðə ˈəðər way.”*.” wi gɪt ˈdəzənz əv "yeeeeeee-haws*." ə dud flɪps ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋgər, ənd ˈkɛli ənd ˈbæsɪt stɑp ðə væn tɪ gɪv ɪm ʃɪt. ˈpipəl pjuk, stəb aʊt ʤɔɪnts, ənd ʧəg bɪrz ɔn ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk. out!”*!” ˈkɛli ʃaʊts aʊt ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. wi draɪv baɪ ə gaɪ ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ ˈklaɪmɪŋ ən ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪd fɛns. law,”*,” ˈbæsɪt læfs. fɪks stupid.”*.” wi traɪ tɪ ˈfɑloʊ əp ɔn ə 911 kɔl (noʊ ˈkɔlər ɪn saɪt), ðɛn goʊ tɪ tɪ teɪk ə ˈsteɪtmənt frəm ə bəˈlɪʤərənt ˈlɪtəl ʃɪt hu sɪz hi gɑt ɪn laɪn. bæk ɪn ðə væn, ˈbæsɪt ræps əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbjuti əv ðə ˈkəmɪŋ kwaɪət. aɪ æsk ðə kɑps əˈbaʊt stæmˈpid fɪrz ənd ˈkɛli tɔks əˈbaʊt ˈgɪtɪŋ klɑkt ɪn ðə bæk əv ðə hɛd ɪn ə ˈbɪzi bɑr. ˈbæsɪt ɪz mɔr blasé*é. mi pʊt ɪt ðɪs way,”*,” hi sɪz. ˈrəðər teɪk ə gən kɔl ðən dil wɪθ maɪ ex-wife.”*.”

constable adam kelly behind the wheel. all photos via the author. the calls keep coming in. some idiot gets caught trying to steal a car, and now the owner is beating the shit out of him. another guy pulls a knife on a bouncer when he’s told that that he can’t take his three beers to go (he takes them). talk of an overdose, updates from the world cup, notices about impaired drivers, a woman on a bike being followed by a car, and someone who’s just bought a length of hose after losing his will to live. a bar fight. another bar fight. and another. and another. a 40-year-old male takes a spill down a flight of stairs. “alcohol and gravity don’t mix,” one of the cops says. and—of course—someone’s always causing a ruckus at mcdonald’s. i’m with constables adam kelly and dean bassett, covering their downtown beat on a calgary stampede saturday night. over a million people party in cowtown every year for the event, which is billed as “the greatest outdoor show on earth.” think: midway rides, greasy eats, rodeos, western wear, twangy music, and a hell of a lot of beer. it’s essentially a ten-day city-wide country and western party. women get pregnant, marriages end, and boots get broken in while cowboys compete for $2 million in prize money. the cops say that a stampede night is like any other—times four. and they’ve seen it all: guys drunkenly riding horses down the street, escaped cattle, cowboy knife fights. the only thing that’s changed in recent years, they say, is the prostitutes: thanks to internet marketing, only fourth-tier sex workers walk the stampede streets. we’re hopping in and out of their police van on this 4 pm to 4 am shift, answering calls, and patrolling priority areas. when we’re on the road, i sit between the cops and the van’s cage, with their big death-black 12-gauge shotgun and a clip of lead slugs directly in front of me. “it’s the best stopping tool we have,” says bassett. this is what it’s like: radio calls, running commentary, cruising to classic rock, then hitting the pavement and popping into bars—and a kid’s (unlicensed) lemonade stand. kelly is cheery, affable, and a reader. he often keeps a copy of the economist tucked into his ballistic vest, and he likes being able to explain his police world. bassett has more of an edge and a penchant for biting sarcasm. he chides kelly for liking game of thrones—he calls it “nerdy dragon shit”—and spent seven years as a journalist in cranbrook, bc before joining the calgary police. “for me,” he says, “it was the difference between covering a game and being in it.” this kid didn't have a business license, but the cops didn't care. with pale eyes and complexion, buzzed light hair, stocky builds, and matching cowboy hats, the partners could be brothers—and they are, in a way. they don’t play good cop/bad cop as much as they take on the roles of decent cops, giving breaks where they’re due and treating assholes as they deserve to be treated. “the beat is old school police work at its best,” kelly says. “our job is to walk and talkwe’re the face of the force.” discretion, he adds, is the name of the game. if a guy has an open beer or a joint and he cooperates, they’ll let it slide. if the dude is belligerent, they’ll come down on him hard. “we know our areas and we know the people in them,” kelly says. “there’s no other kind of police work that i’d rather be doing.” * we’re strolling down 17 th ave—one of calgary’s hipper drags. the bars are packed. nearly everyone is in western wear—denim, boots, plaid, and cowboy hats—and guzzling pints of draft beer while shimmying to twangy country or pounding rock. it’s like the whole city is out, drunk, and on a bender. but the vibe is good—there’s a lot of laughter. and i laugh too: anyone with dreadlocks or some kind of counterculture look (not so common here in calgary) gets this nervous flush on their faces whenever kelly and bassett walk by. i know that flush because i’ve felt it too: that expectant oh, shit, the cops are gonna hassle me paranoia anyone who holds vague anti-authority sentiments (or a small bag of weed) feels when the boys in blue strut by. but kelly and bassett just grin at those pale, frozen faces and keep walking, thumbs tucked into heavy tactile belts laden with their .40 calibre glock pistols, twin clips, tasers, pepper spray, radios, extendable batons, maglites, and dual sets of handcuffs. "howdy, poe-leeeese!" someone shouts. "i'm from montreal!" a kid slurs. "i'm just here to party. stampede is ze best i ever saw!" as we continue walking, we come across a gaggle of typical stampeders. "i'm behaving officer!" a woman in a miniskirt drunkenly giggles. another woman tries to kiss bassett. "we call them 'badge bunnies,'" he tells me. some british tourists wanted a picture while we waited for downtown outreach addictions program. constable kelly happily obliged. two dudes—sans western wear—come right at us, beers in hand. they see the cops and freeze. “oh shit,” one says. “officer, i’m—” “pour ‘em out,” kelly says. the first pauses. “do we have to?” “pour ‘em out.” “come on, officer—it’s stampede!” “pour ‘em out.” “can i take one last sip?” “no.” “just one sip?” kelly sighs. “one sip.” they chug. “now pour ‘em out.” “one more?” kelly gets angry. “pour ‘em out!” they pour. beer seeps into the roots of a stunted sidewalk tree. “leave the cans,” kelly says. the dudes eye him suspiciously. “but we don’t want to litter,” one of them says. “leave them.” “but littering is against the law, officer.” “just leave them.” kelly’s losing his patience. “someone will pick them up.” “fine, fine.” they drop the cans, eye the cops, and start walking away. “happy stampede,” kelly says. “fuckers,” one of them mutters under his breath. someone grabs the cans within seconds. we come upon a dude sleeping on the cement in a frayed straw cowboy hat next to a greasy mcdonald’s bag. kelly wakes him. “ahh,” the guy moans. “ahh.” down and out on a stampede night. he’s stinking drunk, so the cops call doap—the downtown outreach addictions program. doap works with the police and ems, running a shuttle service to the city’s alpha house shelter. “the folks at doap are worth their weight in gold,” bassett says. “as soon as we find a guy like this, they’re our responsibility. they’re vulnerable, right? they could get robbed or assaulted, or they could choke on their own vomit. and it’s better for these guys to go to a shelter than spend the night in jail. less paper work for us too. and they like the doap folks a hell of a lot more than they like us.” the dude eventually sits up. “i’m fucking starving,” he says in a frog croak. he starts picking at his soggy fries. he tries to jab them into a little cup of ketchup, but misses most of the time. i’m standing there, camera around my neck. the guy registers my presence. “who the fuck is he?” he says. “he’s with us,” kelly says. “what the fuck is the camera for?” “don’t worry about the camera.” “is he fucking taking pictures of me?” “he’s not taking pictures.” i had taken a few pictures. he gets up, swaying, shouting. “what the fuck are you doing taking pictures of me, man?!” kelly turns from mr. nice guy to hard-as-fucking-nails. he grabs the dude’s wrist, twists it, and pushes him up against the wall. they have a little talk and the guy drops to the ground, subdued, nursing his wrist. he lies back down, eyeing me, angry, while picking fries out of his crumpled bag and grumbling about his wrist and me. “you didn’t have to do that,” he moans. “fuck.” constable kelly turns hard-as-nails. doap shows up. two women in a minivan. they help the guy in. he seems relieved to see them. “crazy night, eh?” kelly asks one of the women. “oh, it’s fun!” she says. she gives the cops hand sanitizer and rubber gloves before getting back in the van and speeding away. we walk five paces—no more—and another dude drunk and out and sleeping on the cement: a guy with a ratty goatee and a faded mötley crüe t-shirt. dean calls doap and we wait. people pass by. some laugh. others try to take pictures. “what a loser,” one says. “oh fuck,” says another. the chorus continues. “check out this idiot.” “poor dude.” “nothing to see here,” kelly says. “he’s just stampeded out.” a group of british tourists ask kelly to pose for a photo. he obliges while the dude lays dead to the world and snoring on his back. it takes doap half an hour to come this time, and already another guy in the back of the minivan. the cops hook mötley crüe under the arms and drag his sleeping self to the sliding side door. * last call at the bars comes just before 2 am, then the streets are packed. people hail the police van, thinking it’s a cab. a drunk girl in cut-off shorts and a push-up bra approaches us at a red light and asks for a ride. “sorry,” bassett lies, “we’re going the other way.” we get dozens of "yeeeeeee-haws." a dude flips us a middle finger, and kelly and bassett stop the van to give him shit. people puke, stub out joints, and chug beers on the sidewalk. “pour ‘em out!” kelly shouts out the window. we drive by a guy contemplating climbing an electrified fence. “darwin’s law,” bassett laughs. “you can’t fix stupid.” we try to follow up on a 911 hang-up call (no caller in sight), then go to mcdonald’s to take a statement from a belligerent little shit who says he got sucker-punched in line. back in the van, basset raps about the beauty of the coming pre-dawn quiet. i ask the cops about stampede fears and kelly talks about getting clocked in the back of the head in a busy bar. bassett is more blasé. “let me put it this way,” he says. “i’d rather take a gun call than deal with my ex-wife.” @dsotis

ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv klaʊs həz pleɪd daʊn ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ˈlɪŋkɪŋ stɑr ˈstraɪkər ˈmɑrkoʊ wɪθ ə muv tɪ juˈkreɪniən prɛˈmɪr lig ʤaɪənts ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ kiɛv, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ skaɪ spɔrts., 23 həz bægd ˈsɛvən goʊlz ənd naɪn əˈsɪsts ɪn 25 əˈpɪrənsəz fər kləb ənd ˈkəntri, ˈɔstriə, ðɪs ˈsizən. ðə ˈɔstriə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, hu ʤɔɪnd ˈbrɛmən frəm dəʧ saɪd ɪn 2010 həz ˈfɑlən ə bɪt wɪθ ˈbrɛmən ˈmænɪʤər ˈtɑməs ʃɑf ɪn ˈrisənt wiks, wɪʧ həz ˈfərðər fjuəld ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ðə wɪθ ə muv tɪ ˈdaɪnəˌmoʊ kiɛv. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, huz ˈkɑrənt ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈspaɪərz ɪn ʤun 2014 ɪz stɪl ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pleɪər fər ðə kləb, ˌɪnˈsɪsts ˈbrɛmən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv klaʊs. θɪŋz stænd təˈdeɪ wi hæv noʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈmɑrkoʊ. wi wɔnt ɪm tɪ steɪ æt ɑr toʊld bɪld. ˈrisəntli sɛd ðət hi ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ tɪ bi səkˈsɛsfəl ˈoʊvər ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf əv ðə ˈsizən. ðət ɪz wət wi ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. hoʊp tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈmɑrkoʊ tɪ saɪn ə nu ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ɑr kləb. ðɪs wɪl bi wən əv ðə meɪn ˈɪʃuz fər ˈtɑməs tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ɪn ðə wiks tɪ come.”*.” həz nɑt ˈfiʧərd fər daɪ sɪns biɪŋ sɛnt ɔf əˈgɛnst ˈhæmbərg ˈæftər ˈkəmɪŋ ɔn ɛz ə ˈsəbstəˌtut ɔn 27 ˈʤænjuˌɛri ɔn loʊn mˈjunɪk ˈstraɪkər nɪlz ˈpitərsən ɪz ˈkipɪŋ ðə ˈɔstriən ɔn ðə bɛnʧ æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. wɔnt tɪ kip 96 ər ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ əˈgri ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈstɛnʃən wɪθ ˈfɔrmər ˈmænˌʧɛstər juˈnaɪtɪd ˈstraɪkər meɪm əˈmɪd rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈdɔrtmənd ər kin ɔn ðə ˌsɛnəˈgɔl ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl, skaɪ spɔrts ˌəndərˈstændz., 25 ɪz ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt æt ðə ərˈinə ənˈtɪl ʤun 2014 ðə ˌsɛnəgəˈliz ˈstraɪkər həz rɪˈsivd ˈglænsɪz frəm ˈdɔrtmənd du tɪ hɪz sɛnˈseɪʃənəl fɔrm ɪn ðə ðɪs ˈsizən. ðə həz ˈtælid 14 goʊlz ənd fɔr əˈsɪsts ɪn 23 əˈpɪrənsəz ɪn ɔl ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃənz fər daɪ ˈroʊtən ɪn ˌæbsəˈlutli noʊ daʊt ðət ɪz ə bɪg pleɪər fər ðə kləb, ɛz ˌriəˈfərmd baɪ ˈmænɪʤər, wɪʧ ɪz ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ðə kləb ər ˈdɛspərɪt tɪ rɪˈteɪn hɪz ˈsərvɪsɪz fər nɛkst ˈsizən ənd bɪɔnd. wɪθ ðət sɛd, ˈdɔrtmənd ənd ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈəðər kləbz əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp, wɪl ˈsərtənli traɪ tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ʤɪst ðət. ɪn ðə ɛnd, ɪt wɪl ɪn ɔl ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd bi tu ˈdɪfəkəlt fər tɪ kip ðɛr stɑr mæn, ənd ənˈfɔrʧənətli soʊ. ɪz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl striker,”*,” toʊld ˈmidiə. ər ˈhæpi tɪ hæv ɪm æt ɑr kləb ənd wi wɪl du ɑr bɛst tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət hi rɪˈmeɪnz wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs. ɪz ˈnɔrməl ðət ˈəðər kləbz ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə pleɪər laɪk ðɪs. ðət dɪz nɑt min ðət hi ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli həz tɪ muv kləbz. wɪʃ ɪz tɪ si ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ɪkˈstɛnʃən wɪθ pʊt ɪn place.”*.”

werder bremen executive klaus filbry has played down speculation linking star striker marko arnautovic with a move to ukrainian premier league giants fc dynamo kiev, according to sky sports. arnautovic, 23, has bagged seven goals and nine assists in 25 appearances for club and country, austria, this season. the austria international, who joined bremen from dutch eredivisie side fc twente enschede in 2010, has fallen a bit out-of-favour with bremen manager thomas schaaf in recent weeks, which has further fueled speculation linking the 23-year-old with a move to dynamo kiev. however, arnautovic — whose current contract expires in june 2014 — is still a very important player for the club, insists bremen executive klaus filbry. “as things stand today we have no interest in selling marko arnautovic. we want him to stay at our club,”filbry told bild. “he recently said that he is looking to be successful over the second half of the season. that is what we are looking for. “we hope to persuade marko arnautovic to sign a new contract with our club. this will be one of the main issues for thomas eichin to address in the weeks to come.” arnautovic has not featured for die grün-weißen since being sent off against hamburg sv after coming on as a substitute on 27 january on loan bayern munich striker nils petersen is keeping the austrian on the bench at the moment. hannover want to keep diouf hannover 96 are hoping to agree a contract extension with former manchester united striker mame biram diouf amid reports that borussia dortmund are keen on the senegal international, sky sports understands. diouf, 25, is under contract at the awd arena until june 2014. the senegalese striker has received glances from dortmund due to his sensational form in the bundesliga this season. the 25-year-old has tallied 14 goals and four assists in 23 appearances in all competitions for die roten in 2012-13. there’s absolutely no doubt that diouf is a big player for the club, as reaffirmed by manager mirko slomka, which is exactly why the club are desperate to retain his services for next season and beyond. with that said, dortmund and a number of other clubs across europe, will certainly try to prevent just that. in the end, it will — in all likelihood — be too difficult for hannover to keep their star man, and unfortunately so. “mame biram diouf is an exceptional striker,” slomka told zdf media. “we are happy to have him at our club and we will do our best to ensure that he remains with us. “it is normal that other clubs are interested in a player like this. that does not mean that he automatically has to move clubs. “my wish is to see a contract extension with diouf put in place.”

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��clarified* ˈrumərz əv ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ðə ˈwɑnə wən ˈsteɪtmənts kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə fɛr treɪd kəˈmɪʃən ənd ˌɔnˈfɛr ˈkɑnˌtrækts baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəsˌwʊmən ʤeɪ jun ˈsteɪtɪd æt list 9 ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈwɑnə wən saɪnd ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ səbˈsɪdiˌɛriz ðət wər kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ. ðɛr wɑz ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət əˈlɔŋ with�and*, hu ər saɪnd wɪθ səbˈsɪdiˌɛri, 7 ˈəðər ˈwɑnə wən ˈmɛmbərz wər saɪnd tɪ ˈkəmpəˌniz oʊnd æt list 50 baɪ faʊnd ðə ˈrumərz ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ɛz ɪt wʊd min ðə kəmˈpɛtɪtərz ˈʧoʊzən tɪ bi ə pɑrt əv ˈwɑnə wən wər ˈfeɪvərd fər biɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈəmˌbrɛlə. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wər ˈɔlsoʊ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət ˈtritɪd ðɛr ˈkɑnˌtrækts wɪθ ðə 'ˈproʊdus 101 ˈtreɪˈniz ɛz ɪkˈsklusɪv ˈkɑnˌtrækts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, rɪˈpɔrts seɪ rɪˈvaɪzd ˈklɔzɪz ɪn ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækts əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə fɛr treɪd kəˈmɪʃən ənd hɛld ˈmitɪŋz wɪθ ðə ˈtreɪˈniz' rɪˈspɛktɪv ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈməltəpəl taɪmz ˈərliər ðɪs year.�*.�

�clarified rumors of contracts with the wanna one members.�followingatements concerning the fair trade commission and unfair contracts by congresswoman jae yoon kyung,�rumorsated at least 9 members of wanna one signed contracts with subsidiaries that were connected to cj e&m. there was speculation that along with�and, who are signed with cj e&m subsidiary, 7 other wanna one members were signed to companies owned at least 50% by cj e&m.many found the rumors problematic as it would mean the '' competitors chosen to be a part of wanna one were favored for being under the cj e&m umbrella. however, cj e&mated,there were also allegations that cj e&m treated their contracts with the 'produce 101' trainees as exclusive contracts. however, reports say cj e&m revised clauses in the contracts according to the fair trade commission and held meetings with the trainees' respective agencies multiple times earlier this year.�

saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ˈbɪʃəp mɑrk ˈlɔrəns həz ˈwɛlkəmd ðə ˈʤəʤɪz dɪˈsɪʒən ðət ðə ɪˈpɪskəpəl ʧərʧ həz noʊ kleɪm ɔn hɪz ˈbɪldɪŋz. ə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈbreɪkəˌweɪ ˈæŋglɪkən ˈdaɪəˌsiz ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs həz wən ə kɔrt ˈbætəl tɪ kip mɔr ðən 500 ˈmɪljən wərθ əv ʧərʧ ˈprɑpərti. ðə ɪˈpɪskəpəl ʧərʧ (tɛk) həz noʊ kleɪm ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ðə ˈdaɪəˌsiz əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ər ɪts ˈʧərʧɪz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsərkət kɔrt ʤəʤ daɪæn ˈgʊdˌstin. ʃi roʊt ɪn hər dɪˈsɪʒən ðɪs wik ðət ðə kənˈsərvətɪv ˈdaɪəˌsiz ənd ɪts ˈpɛrɪʃɪz ər "ðə ˈoʊnərz əv ðɛr ril, ˈpərsɪnəl ənd ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˈprɑpərti" ənd ðət ðə ˈnæʃənəl ʧərʧ həz noʊ ˈligəl ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn ðə ˈprɑpərtiz. ðə ˈdaɪəˌsiz ənd ɪts 36 ˈpɛrɪʃɪz, ˈhɛdɪd baɪ ˈbɪʃəp mɑrk ˈlɔrəns, splɪt frəm tɛk ɪn 2012 ˈoʊvər ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɪʃuz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃuəl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps, ənd ˌkɑnsəˈkreɪʃənz. ðə ˈdaɪəˌsiz ðɛn wɛnt tɪ kɔrt ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ ˈseɪfˌgɑrd ðə juz əv ðə daɪˈɑsəsən neɪm ənd ɪn ən əˈtɛmpt tɪ kip ɪts ˈprɑpərti ənd ðə traɪəl, wɪθ ˈtɛstɪˌmoʊniz frəm mɔr ðən 50 ˈwɪtnəsɪz, tʊk pleɪs læst jɪr. əˈməŋ ðə ˈʧərʧɪz ðət wɛnt wər hɪˈstɔrɪk ˈpɛrɪʃɪz səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪkəlz ənd ˈfɪlɪps ɪn ˈʧɑrəlstən. ˈbɪʃəp ˈlɔrəns sɛd ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt: "ðɪs həz ˈnɛvər bɪn əˈbaʊt ɪkˈskluʒən. ɑr ˈʧərʧɪz, ɑr ˈdaɪəˌsiz ər ˈoʊpən tɪ ɔl. ɪts əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ˈpræktɪs ənd proʊˈkleɪm feɪθ ɪn ˈʤizəs kraɪst ɛz ɪt həz bɪn ˈhændɪd daʊn tɪ ˈjuˈɛs. wɪr ˈrɛdi tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd ənd ˈgreɪtfəl fər ʤəʤ ˈhændəlɪŋ əv ðə keɪs." ˈnuzˌlɛtər saɪn əp ðə ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz ðət rɪˈmeɪnd bɪˈhaɪnd fɔrmd ðə ɪˈpɪskəpəl ʧərʧ ɪn saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə wɪʧ ɪz stɪl pɑrt əv ðə ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈæŋglɪkən kəmˈjunjən. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə traɪəl, ðə ˈdaɪəˌsiz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ðət ɪt ɪgˈzɪstəd lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr tɛk wɑz ɪˈstæblɪʃt ənd ðət ɪt wɑz wən əv ðə ˈdaɪəˌsizəz ðət ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ˈprɑvɪns ɪn 1789 ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ pruvd ðət ˈɛvəri ˈdaɪəˌsiz ɪz fri tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ə dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən əv ɪts ˈʧuzɪŋ. ðə ʤəʤ ɪn hər dɪˈsɪʒən ˈsteɪtɪd ðət "ðə ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃən ənd ˈkænənz əv tɛk hæv noʊ prəˈvɪʒənz wɪʧ steɪt ðət ə ˈmɛmbər ˈdaɪəˌsiz ˈkænɑt ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəli wɪθˈdrɔ ɪts ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp." ðə ˈrulɪŋ faʊnd ðət hæd ðɛr bɪn səʧ ə prəˈvɪʒən, ɪt wʊd hæv ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ðə raɪt" tɪ ˈfridəm əv əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən. "wɪθ ðə ˈfridəm tɪ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt goʊz ɪts ˈkɔrəˌlɛri, ðə ˈfridəm tɪ ˌdɪsəˈsoʊʃieɪt," ðə ʤəʤ sɛd. ðə kɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɪʃud ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt ˌɪnˈʤəŋʃən prəˈtɛktɪŋ ɔl ðə neɪmz ənd mɑrks ɛz wɛl ɛz ðoʊz fər ðə ˈpɛrɪʃɪz əv ˈfɪlɪps, ˈmaɪkəlz, ənd ðə ˈpɛrɪʃ ʧərʧ əv ˈhɛlənə. lɛd ˈkaʊnsəl fər ðə ˈdaɪəˌsiz, ˈælən ˈrənjən, sɛd ðət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɪz kəmˈplitli kənˈsɪstənt wɪθ boʊθ saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ənd juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts səˈprim kɔrt ˈprɛsɪdənt ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ ʧərʧ ˈprɑpərti dɪˈspjuts. ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ɛndz ðə ˈleɪtəst əv ˈmɛni ˈligəl ˈbætəlz tɛk həz fɔt ɪn ɪts ˈɛfərt tɪ ʃɔr əp ðə dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən. sɪns 2003 tɛk həz lɔst pər sɛnt əv ɪts ˈmɛmbərz ənd ɪkˈspɪriənst ə rɪˈdəkʃən əv ˈnɪrli 24 pər sɛnt ɪn ˈævərɪʤ ˈsənˌdi əˈtɛndəns. ɪn ðə læst fju jɪrz, ðə dɪˌnɔməˈneɪʃən həz spɛnt kloʊz tɪ 40 ˈmɪljən ɔn ˈlɔˌsuts tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˈdaɪəˌsizəz frəm ˈlivɪŋ ənd tɪ siz ðə ˈprɑpərti əv ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃənz ðət dɪd. ɪn 2013 ðə ˈdaɪəˌsiz əv saʊθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈgloʊbəl ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp əv kənˈfɛsɪŋ ˈæŋglɪkənz ənd ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ə ˈfɔrməl riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp əv prəˈvɪʒənəl ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt wɪθ ˈgloʊbəl saʊθ ˈpraɪˌmeɪts. tɛk ˈlɔjərz sɛd ðeɪ wɪl əˈpil. "wi ər kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈɪʃuz reɪzd baɪ ðə kɔrt ˈɔrdər ənd plæn tɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd tɪ ðə ʧərʧ tɪ ɪnˈgeɪʤ ðə əˈpil ˈprɔˌsɛs ɛz əˈproʊpriˌeɪt," sɛd daɪˈɑsəsən ˈʧænsələr ˈtɑməs ɛs. ˈtɪsdeɪl. "ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈrisənt traɪəl wɑz nɑt ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ənd roʊd əˈhɛd ɪn ðə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈsɪstəm ɪz klɪr tɪ ˈjuˈɛs."

south carolina bishop mark lawrence has welcomed the judge's decision that the episcopal church has no claim on his diocese's buildings. a conservative breakaway anglican diocese in the us has won a court battle to keep more than $500 million worth of church property. the episcopal church (tec) has no claim on the property of the diocese of south carolina or its churches, according to circuit court judge diane goodstein. she wrote in her decision this week that the conservative diocese and its parishes are "the owners of their real, personal and intellectual property" and that the national church has no legal interest in the properties. the diocese and its 36 parishes, headed by bishop mark lawrence, split from tec in 2012 over theological issues including the long-running controversy over homosexual relationships, ordinations and consecrations. the diocese then went to court in order to safeguard the use of the diocesan name and in an attempt to keep its property and the three-week trial, with testimonies from more than 50 witnesses, took place last year. among the churches that went were historic parishes such as st michael's and st philip's in charleston. bishop lawrence said in a statement: "this has never been about exclusion. our churches, our diocese are open to all. it's about the freedom to practise and proclaim faith in jesus christ as it has been handed down to us. we're ready to move forward and grateful for judge goodstein's handling of the case." newsletter sign up the congregations that remained behind formed the episcopal church in south carolina which is still part of the worldwide anglican communion. during the trial, the diocese demonstrated that it existed long before tec was established and that it was one of the dioceses that founded the province in 1789. it also proved that every diocese is free to associate with a denomination of its choosing. the judge in her decision stated that "the constitution and canons of tec have no provisions which state that a member diocese cannot voluntarily withdraw its membership." the ruling found that had there been such a provision, it would have violated the diocese's "constitutionally-protected right" to freedom of association. "with the freedom to associate goes its corollary, the freedom to disassociate," the judge said. the court also issued a permanent injunction protecting all the diocese's names and marks as well as those for the parishes of st philip's, st michael's, and the parish church of st helena. lead counsel for the diocese, alan runyan, said that the decision is completely consistent with both south carolina and united states supreme court precedent involving church property disputes. the decision ends the latest of many legal battles tec has fought in its effort to shore up the denomination. since 2003, tec has lost 17.4 per cent of its members and experienced a reduction of nearly 24 per cent in average sunday attendance. in the last few years, the denomination has spent close to $40 million on lawsuits to prevent dioceses from leaving and to seize the property of congregations that did. in 2013 the diocese of south carolina joined the global fellowship of confessing anglicans and entered into a formal relationship of provisional primatial oversight with global south primates. tec lawyers said they will appeal. "we are considering all the issues raised by the court order and plan to recommend to the church to engage the appeal process as appropriate," said diocesan chancellor thomas s. tisdale. "the result of the recent trial was not unexpected and road ahead in the judicial system is clear to us."

ˈeɪprəl 20 ər ɪz ə deɪt lɔŋ kənˈsɪdərd tɪ bi ˈnæʃənəl wid deɪ. ə ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz poʊl riˈlist ʃoʊz 61 pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz θɪŋk pɑt ʃʊd bi ˈligəl, ə nu haɪ. ə ˌɪnˈkris ˈoʊvər læst jɪr. mɔr ðən hæf əv ɔl steɪts hæv ˈligəˌlaɪzd ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈproʊˌgræmz. eɪt steɪts, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə, əˈlaʊ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə fər ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ˈpərpəsɪz. ˈligəˌlaɪzd ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl ənd ˈmɛdɪkəl pɑt ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ hɪt ˈbɪljən ɪn seɪlz læst jɪr. ɪn ðə steɪt, gʊd pɑt ˈbɪznɪs ɪz ˈtərnɪŋ aʊt tɪ bi gʊd nuz fər ˈsɪtiz ənd ˈivɪn ˈkɑlɪʤ kɪdz. ɪn ðə smɔl ˈdɛnvər ˈsəbərb əv edgewater*, ðɛr ər sɪks pɑt ʃɑps, drɔɪŋ bɪg ˈbɪznɪs frəm ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈsɪtiz ðət ˈɑptɪd nɑt tɪ əˈlaʊ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə seɪlz, rɪˈpɔrts ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt ˈbɛri ˈpitərsən. ðə taʊn əv ɪz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈmɪljən ɪn seɪlz tæks ˈrɛvəˌnu frəm pɑt. 20 pərˈsɛnt əv ɪts ˈænjuəl ˈbəʤɪt. ˈməni fər 12 maɪəlz əv strits ənd ðə oʊld ˈsɪti hɔl wɪl sun bi ˌriˈpleɪst baɪ ə nu 10 ˈmɪljən ˈkɑmplɛks ðət wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ə pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ənd ˈlaɪbrɛˌri tɪ bi ˈfɪnɪʃt baɪ 2018 ˈɛnibədi ˈɛvər ʤəmp əp ənd seɪ, greɪt tɪ hæv ɔl ðət ˈməni bət kaɪnd əv sɪn ˈsɪti? ə drəg ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən peɪɪŋ fər ɔl əv this?’”*?’” ˈpitərsən sɛd. wʊd seɪ ˈprɑbəˌbli ə fju ˈpipəl ɪn taʊn ðət fil ðət weɪ bət nɑt ˈkɑmənli discussed,”*,” ˈsɪti ˈmænɪʤər sɛd. ˈdɛnvər ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ʃɑp ˈoʊnər tɪm ˈkələn ˈwɔntɪd tɪ gɪv bæk tɪ ðə kəmˈjunɪti baɪ ˈdoʊˌneɪtɪŋ tɪ ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt. ˈsɛvərəl sɛd θæŋks, bət noʊ θæŋks. hi bɪˈlivz ɪt wɑz ðə ˈstɪgmə əv pɑt ˈməni. wɑz ʃɑkt, ˈɑnəstli. aɪ wɑz ʃɑkt. ɪt wɑz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ðən aɪ θɔt ɪt wʊd be,”*,” ˈkələn sɛd. hi tʊk ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ə ˈdɛnvər pɑrk wɛr ðə ˈsɪti ækˈsɛptɪd hɪz doʊˈneɪʃən ɛz pɑrt əv ə ˈprɑʤɛkt tɪ bɪld ə pəˈvɪljən fər fri ˈkɑnsərts. ðə deɪ kəm wɪn ju meɪk ə doʊˈneɪʃən laɪk ðɪs ənd ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi peɪz əˈtɛnʃən? ju kən bi ðə pɑt ʃɑp ər ju kʊd bi ðə ˈkɔrnər grocery?”*?” ˈpitərsən æst. ““maybe*, ˈmeɪbi. aɪ θɪŋk soʊ. aɪ min, aɪ θɪŋk jɪrz əˈweɪ frəm ðət biɪŋ ðə case,”*,” ˈkələn sɛd. əˈbaʊt ə 110 maɪəlz saʊθ əv ˈdɛnvər, pˈwɛbloʊ ˈkaʊnti ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈbɛnəfɪtɪŋ frəm ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈtæksɪz. ðə ˈkaʊnti gɪts ɪts seɪlz ˈtæksɪz wɪn ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ɪz ˈhɑrvəstɪd ənd soʊld tɪ pɑt ʃɑps ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd. ðə ˈməni ɪz naʊ ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈkɑlɪʤ kɪdz ə fərst ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈhɪstəri ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps. ˈfrɛʃmən ˈʤænɪt wɔnts tɪ bi ə ˈtiʧər. ˈgɪtɪŋ ə səˈmɛstər æt ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ steɪt university-pueblo*. ʃi sɛd ˈkəmfərtəbəl wɪθ ðə ˈməni biɪŋ frəm ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə seɪlz tæks bɪˈkəz ˈhɛlpɪŋ hər kənˈtɪnju hər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. θɪŋk wɪˈθaʊt ðɪs ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp aɪ kʊd kənˈtɪnju maɪ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɪˈθaʊt ˈteɪkɪŋ aʊt loʊnz ənd ˈwəriɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ tɪ peɪ ðɛm back,”*,” sɛd. ðɪs ˈkəmɪŋ spərɪŋ, ˈɛvəri ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪŋ haɪ skul ˈstudənt ɪn pˈwɛbloʊ ˈkaʊnti wɪl kˈwɑləˌfaɪ fər ə pɑt ˈskɑlərˌʃɪp tɪ bi juzd æt ˈloʊkəl ˈkɑlɪʤɪz. ðoʊz ˈskɑlərˌʃɪps ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈbɛnəfɪts əv pɑt seɪlz ˈtæksɪz wɪl ˈsəfər ɪf ðə trəmp ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən muvz tɪ bæn ðə seɪl əv ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl pɑt, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt əˈlaʊz ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. pɑt ˈædvəˌkeɪts seɪ ðə seɪlz əv ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃənəl pɑt wɪl stɪl teɪk pleɪs, ʤɪst ɔn ðə blæk ˈmɑrkɪt, ənd ðət minz noʊ ˈtæksɪz wɪl bi kəˈlɛktəd.

april 20, or 4-20, is a date long considered to be national weed day. a cbs news poll released shows 61 percent of americans think pot should be legal, a new high. it’s a five-point increase over last year. more than half of all states have legalized medical marijuana programs. eight states, along with the district of columbia, allow marijuana for recreational purposes. legalized recreational and medical pot in colorado hit $1.3 billion in sales last year. in the state, good pot business is turning out to be good news for budget-strapped cities and even college kids. in the small denver suburb of edgewater, there are six pot shops, drawing big business from nearby cities that opted not to allow marijuana sales, reports cbs news correspondent barry petersen. the town of 5,300 is generating $1.4 million in sales tax revenue from pot. 20 percent of its annual budget. money for repaving 12 miles of streets and the old city hall will soon be replaced by a new $10 million complex that will include a police station and library to be finished by 2018. “does anybody ever jump up and say, ‘it’s great to have all that money but it’s kind of sin city? it’s a drug operation paying for all of this?’” petersen said. “i would say there’s probably a few people in town that feel that way but it’s not commonly discussed,” city manager hj stalf said. denver marijuana shop owner tim cullen wanted to give back to the community by donating $200,000 to a non-profit. several said thanks, but no thanks. he believes it was the stigma of pot money. “i was shocked, honestly. i was shocked. it was more difficult than i thought it would be,” cullen said. he took us to a denver park where the city accepted his donation as part of a private-public project to build a pavilion for free concerts. “does the day come when you make a donation like this and nobody pays attention? you can be the pot shop or you could be the corner grocery?” petersen asked. “maybe, maybe. i think so. i mean, i think we’re years away from that being the case,” cullen said. about a 110 miles south of denver, pueblo county is also benefitting from marijuana taxes. the county gets its sales taxes when marijuana is harvested and sold to pot shops statewide. the money is now giving college kids a first in american history pot-funded scholarships. freshman janet calzadillas wants to be a teacher. she’s getting $1,000 a semester at colorado state university-pueblo. she said she’s comfortable with the money being from marijuana sales tax because it’s helping her continue her education. “i don’t think without this scholarship i could continue my education without taking out loans and worrying about how to pay them back,” calzadillas said. this coming spring, every graduating high school student in pueblo county will qualify for a pot scholarship to be used at local colleges. those scholarships and the other benefits of pot sales taxes will suffer if the trump administration moves to ban the sale of recreational pot, even if it allows medical marijuana. pot advocates say the sales of recreational pot will still take place, just on the black market, and that means no taxes will be collected.

ðə fərst taɪm aɪ droʊv aʊt tɪ ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli, ɪt wɑz 1982 ənd aɪ hæd noʊ aɪˈdiə wɛr aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ. ðə pleɪs wɑz ˈmeɪnli stɪl hoʊmz. ˈæpəl wɑz beɪst ɪn ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv kənˈvərtɪd ˈhaʊsɪz ənd tilt-ups*. ðɛr wɑz ə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɛr ˈstɑrtɪd dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈmækənˌtɔʃ. ɪt hæd ə piˈænə ˌɪnˈsaɪd ənd ə ˈpaɪrət flæg ɔn ðə rʊf. stiv ʤɑbz wɑz ɪn ʤinz wɪn aɪ əraɪvd. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn 1976 ənd ˈwɔntɪd tɪ bi ðə ˈsiˌiˈoʊ bət ðə bɔrd hæd rɪfˈjuzd. hi wɑz 26 ənd ˈæpəl hæd ɪn ˈrɛvəˌnu. ðə bɔrd sɛd ðɛr ˈnidɪd tɪ bi ˈsəmˌwən mɔr ɪkˈspɪriənst ɪn ʧɑrʤ. waɪ aɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd; ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd mi tɪ bi ðə ˈædəlt ˌsupərˈvɪʒən. aɪ teɪk ðə ʤɑb ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli. aɪ wɑz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ əv ˈpɛpsi, ənd nɑt ə poʊst ju wɔk əˈweɪ frəm ˈlaɪtli. bət stiv ənd aɪ bɪˈkeɪm greɪt frɛndz. aɪ wɑz 16 jɪrz hɪz ˈsinjər bət mit əp ˈɛvəri ˈwiˌkɪnd ɪn nu jɔrk ər ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. ðət θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪm biɪŋ ɪz tru. hi wɑz mægˈnɛtɪk. ənd hi wɑz ˌɪnˈsɪstənt aɪ ʤɔɪn ˈæpəl. ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, hi tɔkt mi raʊnd. hi sɛd hi wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə wərld, ənd aɪ nu hi wʊd. ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər əv stiv, ˈæpəl stiv ˈvɑzniæk ənd mi wɑz ˈteɪkən æt ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə ˈæpəl ɛˈsɛnʃəli ðə fərst ˈkɑmpækt kəmˈpjutər. ɪt wɑz ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri: ju kʊd kɔl ɪt ən ˈərli ˈnoʊtˌbʊk. ðə lɔnʧ ˌɪtˈsɛlf wɑz æt sæn ˈsɛnər. wi wɔnt ɪt tɪ bi ðə seɪm oʊld prɪˈdɪktəbəl ˈɪndəstri ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs. ðoʊz kaɪnz əv ɪˈvɛnts wər ˈoʊˈkeɪ fər bət sɛd ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt wət ˈæpəl wɑz. ɛz ə ˈkəmpəˌni, wi fɛlt wi wər ˈdɪfərənt. wi wər kriˈeɪtɪv ənd ˌkaʊnərˈkəlʧərəl; ɛz məʧ əˈbaʊt dɪˈzaɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈbjutəfəl θɪŋz ɛz tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ənd, æt ɑr hɛlm, wi hæd tu ˈʤinjəsɪz hu ɪmˈbɑdid ðət ˈiθɑs: jəŋ, aspirational*, forward-thinking*. soʊ wi meɪd ðət deɪ laɪk ə rɑk ˈkɑnsərt: ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd ˈɛʤi. wi ˌɪnˈstɔld ʤaɪənt ˈvɪdioʊ skrinz ənd kəˈmɪʃənd ə sɔŋ. wi sɛnt aʊt ˈbjutəfəl ˌɪnˈvaɪts. əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl keɪm: prɛs, ˈdilərz, ˈɪndəstri. ɪf ju θɪŋk əv ən ˈaɪˌfoʊn lɔnʧ təˈdeɪ, ðɪs wɑz ðə ˈbluˌprɪnt. tu θɪŋz stænd aʊt. ðə fərst ɪz ðət wi geɪv əˈweɪ əˈbaʊt iics*. wi ˈplænɪd ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈɔdiəns ənd, ˈæftər ðə rɪˈvil, ðeɪ stʊd əp ənd ˈhændɪd aʊt ðə kəmˈpjutərz. wɪˈθɪn ˈsɛkəndz əv ɪt goʊɪŋ lɪv, ˈpipəl hæd wən ɪn ðɛr hænz. ðə bəz wɑz trɪˈmɛndəs. wɑz sərˈil': ðə deɪ aɪ mɛt ˈændi ˈwɔrhɔl ənd ˌʒɑnməˈʃɛl rɛd mɔr ðə ˈsɛkənd θɪŋ wɑz ən ˈərθkˌweɪk. ðə wɑz ɪn ˈmɔrgən hɪl bət ɪt ʃʊk ðə hoʊl ˈsɛntər. ɪt ˈlæstɪd ˈoʊnli ə fju ˈsɛkəndz, bət ðɛr wɑz ə lɔt əv ˈʤoʊkɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ˈæpəl lɔnʧt ə nu dɪˈvaɪs ənd ðə wərld muvd. nɑt lɔŋ ˈæftər ðɪs, ðə tu stivz lɛft ðə ˈkəmpəˌni. ənd aɪ hæv rɪˈmeɪnd greɪt frɛndz. bət ðə ˈəðər stiv ənd aɪ hæd ɑr ˈdɪfərənsɪz ˈoʊvər ðə dɪˈrɛkʃɪn əv ˈæpəl ənd, wɪn hi rɪˈzaɪnd, hi bleɪmd mi. wi wɛnt frəm biɪŋ soʊ kloʊz wi kʊd ˈfɪnɪʃ wən ˈsɛntənsɪz tɪ nɑt ˈspikɪŋ. ðət hərt. bət aɪ θɪŋk ðət ˈpɪriəd əˈweɪ wɑz gʊd fər ɪm. aɪ lɛft ˈæpəl ɪn 1993 ˈhævɪŋ bɪlt ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɪntu ən ˈrɛvəˌnu ˈbɪznɪs. baɪ 1997 ɪt wɑz ˈstrəgəlɪŋ. stiv rɪˈtərnd ɛz ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ənd seɪvd ɪt. nɑt ʃʊr hi kʊd hæv dən ðət wɪˈθaʊt ðə məˈʧʊrəti ðət keɪm wɪθ ðoʊz 12 jɪrz aʊt. ɪt wɑz ə ˈhæpi ˈɛndɪŋ fər ɪm, fər mi ənd fər ˈæpəl. ər ju ɪn ə ˈnoʊtəbəl ˈfoʊtəˌgræf? iˈmeɪl

the first time i drove out to silicon valley, it was 1982 and i had no idea where i was going. the place was mainly still homes. apple was based in a handful of converted houses and tilt-ups. there was a one-storey building where they’d started designing the macintosh. it had a bösendorfer piano inside and a pirate flag on the roof. steve jobs was in jeans when i arrived. he’d co-founded the company in 1976 and wanted to be the ceo but the board had refused. he was 26, and apple had $550m in revenue. the board said there needed to be someone more experienced in charge. that’s why i was invited; they wanted me to be the adult supervision. i didn’t take the job immediately. i was ceo of pepsi, and that’s not a post you walk away from lightly. but steve and i became great friends. i was 16 years his senior but we’d meet up every weekend in new york or california. that thing about him being ultra-charismatic is true. he was magnetic. and he was insistent i join apple. eventually, he talked me round. he said he was going to change the world, and i knew he would. this picture of steve, apple co-founder steve wozniak and me was taken at the launch of the apple iic – essentially the world’s first compact computer. it was revolutionary: you could call it an early notebook. the launch itself was at san francisco’s moscone center. we didn’t want it to be the same old predictable industry showcase. those kinds of events were ok for ibm but said nothing about what apple was. as a company, we felt we were different. we were creative and countercultural; as much about design – making beautiful things – as technology. and, at our helm, we had two geniuses who embodied that ethos: young, aspirational, forward-thinking. so we made that day like a rock concert: exciting and edgy. we installed giant video screens and commissioned a song. we sent out beautiful invites. about 2,000 people came: press, dealers, industry. if you think of an iphone launch today, this was the blueprint. two things stand out. the first is that we gave away about 1,000 iics. we planted people in the audience and, after the on-stage reveal, they stood up and handed out the computers. within seconds of it going live, people had one in their hands. the buzz was tremendous. ‘it was surreal': the day i met andy warhol and jean-michel basquiat read more the second thing was an earthquake. the epicentre was in morgan hill but it shook the whole centre. it lasted only a few seconds, but there was a lot of joking about how apple launched a new device and the world moved. not long after this, the two steves left the company. woz and i have remained great friends. but the other steve and i had our differences over the direction of apple and, when he resigned, he blamed me. we went from being so close we could finish one another’s sentences to not speaking. that hurt. but i think that period away was good for him. i left apple in 1993 having built the company into an $8.3bn revenue business. by 1997, it was struggling. steve returned as ceo and saved it. i’m not sure he could have done that without the maturity that came with those 12 years out. it was a happy ending for him, for me and for apple. • are you in a notable photograph? email thatsme@theguardian.com

ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ə ˈhɑliˌwʊd ˈvɪʒən əv ðə fˈjuʧər ɪz ˈtɛstɪŋ ðə ʧaɪˈniz ˈprɛfərəns fər ə pis əv ðə pæst. kənˈfrəntɪd wɪθ ə ˈklæmər əv fər ““avatar”*” ənd spɑrs ˈɔdiənsəz fər ðə dəˈmɛstɪk fɪlm ““confucius,”*,” ʧaɪˈniz əˈθɔrətiz əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv ˈbækˌpɛdəld ðɪs wik ɔn ə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ pʊl ““avatar”*” frəm ðə ˈmuvi skrinz ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ““confucius.”*.” ʒɑŋ hongsen*, ðə vaɪs dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə fɪlm ˈbjʊroʊ əv ðə steɪt ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən əv ˈreɪdiˌoʊ, fɪlm ənd ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən, sɛd læst wik ðət ˈævəˌtɑr wʊd bi ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ ənd ˈaɪˌmæks skrinz ˈæftər ““confucius”*” ˈoʊpənd ɔn ʤæn. 22 ɔn skrinz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nuz ˈeɪʤənsi ˈzɪnhjuə. bət ʃoʊɪŋz əv ““avatar”*” hæv kənˈtɪnjud æt səm ˈθiətərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ ðɪs wik, ˈθieɪtər ɪmˈplɔɪiz ənd əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd. ɪn ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ, ən əˈfɪʃəl wɪθ ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈloʊkəl ˈsɪnəmə ʧeɪn toʊld fænz nɑt tɪ ˈwəri ðət ðeɪ wʊd mɪs ““avatar”*” bɪˈkəz əv riˈstrɪkʃənz. wu hehu*, ə ˈsinjər ˈmænɪʤər fər ðə ʧeɪn, ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ juˈnaɪtɪd ˈsərkət, toʊld ə ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ ˈdeɪli ˈnuzˌpeɪpər ðət ɪts ˈθiətərz wʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ ʃoʊ ““avatar”*” ɔn boʊθ ənd skrinz. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə meɪn ˈstɔri ˈʧaɪnə traɪz tɪ ˈnərʧər ɪts dəˈmɛstɪk fɪlm ˈɪndəstri baɪ səˈvɪrli riˈstrɪktɪŋ ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfɔrən ˈmuviz əˈlaʊd ˈɪntu ˈθiətərz ənd ðə lɛŋθs əv ðɛr rənz. bət ðə dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ ˈlɪmət ““avatar,”*,” ðə fɪlm əv ɔl taɪm, həz stərd əp ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ðə ˌɪnərˈfɪrəns wɪθ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈprɛfərənsɪz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ θɔt ɪt wɑz ə bæd muv ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ə bɪt stupid,”*,” sɛd ˈstivən teɪoʊ, ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv ˈbrɔdˌkæst ənd ˈsɪnəmə ˈstədiz æt ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈsɪŋəˌpɔr. ɪf əˈθɔrətiz wər ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ““avatar”*” kəmˈpitɪŋ wɪθ ““confucius,”*,” hi sɛd, ðeɪ ʃʊd hæv dɪˈleɪd ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ əv ““confucius”*” ənˈtɪl ““avatar”*” kraʊdz θɪnd.