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a teenager has been arrested after two men on a moped carried out five acids attacks in london that lasted less than 90 minutes, police say.
one victim was left with "life-changing" injuries after being doused late on thursday night in the east of the capital, the metropolitan police said.
the assaults appeared to be linked and two involved victims having their mopeds stolen.
the scene of one of the crimes. (twitter) ()
a male teenager has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and robbery.
one of the victims, a 32-year-old man on a moped, suffered injuries to his face when two male riders on another moped threw a corrosive substance in his face.
one of the men then stole the victim's vehicle and the other continued to drive away in the moped they arrived on.
less than an hour later, a corrosive substance was reportedly thrown in a person's face on shoreditch high street.
the victim was taken to hospital but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
minutes after this attack, police were called to a robbery in cazenove rode, stoke newington, where a corrosive substance had also been thrown.
in a fourth incident in clapton, a man on a moped had liquid sprayed in his face by two men also on a moped, before his vehicle was stolen.
the victim was taken to hospital.
police investigations are ongoing.
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by maria saporta
every day 19,000 children die from preventable causes — imagine a sold-out philips arena of children dying day after day after day.
“it’s obscene,” said dr. ed lloyd, chief operating and financial officer of the u.s. fund for unicef. “have any of us read about this appalling tragedy in the newspaper — about 19,000 children dying every day? many children are just forgotten…. i’m just outraged that this is not being blasted in the media. nearly half of these deaths are occurring in sub-saharan africa.”
lloyd was speaking as part of a special reception on “connecting atlanta to africa through global citizenship” on feb. 21 at the robert w. woodruff library at the atlanta university center. it was part of the w.e.b. du bois and the wings of atlanta conference at clark atlanta university to help educate students on the importance of global citizenship.
it also was an opportunity to highlight a “believe in zero” event that unicef will hold in atlanta on sunday, april 28 at the mason murer fine art gallery to celebrate the unicef experience in atlanta. “believe in zero” is a campaign by unicef for a world where no child dies from preventable causes.
as alarming a number as 19,000 children dying every day, it actually is a significant improvement from two decades ago when 33,000 children died each day from preventable causes, according to lloyd.
a concerted effort by global entities — governmental, nonprofits, philanthropists and corporations — have helped improve the delivery of vaccines and medicines as well as access to clean water and healthier living environments. but the growing disparity in incomes, the increase in poverty and civil wars have impeded progress.
bernard taylor, board president of the southeast region for the u.s. fund for unicef, said that a large share of the organization’s resources are invested in africa.
“but only a small portion of resources come from african-americans,” taylor said. “how can we change that dynamic? if we don’t make a difference, who will?”
lloyd echoed that point. unicef’s total annual budget is about $4 billion with 60 percent of those funds going to africa, where the problems are most acute. by comparison, only 5 percent of those contributions come from donors who are african-americans.
at the same time, lloyd said unicef is launching its “believe in zero” campaign in a few select cities — new york, houston and atlanta — because of a tradition of giving to the organization.
“georgia has been the no. 2 state in making contributions to unicef,” lloyd said.
dr. nicholas alipui, director of unicef programmes, provided a wealth of statistics on the state of various diseases and programs. for example, in 2010, 164 million mosquito nets were distributed in communities that were prone to malaria. also, there has been a 78 percent reduction of death rates due to measles from 2000 to 2008.
alipui was asked about how unicef interfaced with other global health organizations that are based in atlanta — care usa, the carter center, the centers for disease control and prevention, the cdc foundation, the task force for global health, the rollins center for public health, map international, medshare, among others.
“we are in partnerships with every single one of them,” alipui said. “our strategy is leveraging, coordinating with governments and non-governmental agencies. this work is being done collaboratively with others. we are only as strong as our partnerships with others.” | ə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈwʊmən ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər əˈlɛʤədli ˈɔfərɪŋ tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ ən ˌəndərˈkəvər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsər fər 25 ənd səm ˈʧɪkən wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈeɪprəl 25 ɪn ˈmænəˌti ˈkaʊnti, ˈflɔrɪdə. ən ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈɔfɪsər sɛd wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ə gæs ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈbrædəntən, ˈflɔrɪdə, ənd weɪvd æt ðə ˈɔfɪsər. toʊld əˈnəðər ˈwʊmən ðə ˈɔfɪsər wɑz hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd ʃi gɑt ˈɪntu hɪz ˈviɪkəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ðə ˈdɛpjəti sɛd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈfeɪvərz fər 25 ənd ˈʧɪkən ˈnəgəts. wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ðə ˈmænəˌti ˈkaʊnti ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒən. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ faʊnd tu ˌhaɪpəˈdərmɪk ˈnidəlz, ˈsɛvərəl smɔl ˈplæstɪk bægz, ə spun ənd ə bərnd glæs paɪp ɪn hər ˈfeɪsɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv drəg ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə. ə ˈflɔrɪdə ˈwʊmən ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈæftər əˈlɛʤədli ˈɔfərɪŋ tɪ hæv sɛks wɪθ ən ˌəndərˈkəvər lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈɔfɪsər fər 25 ənd səm ˈʧɪkən ˈnəgəts. ˈæləks wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈeɪprəl 25 ɪn ˈmænəˌti ˈkaʊnti, ˈflɔrɪdə. ən ˌəndərˈkəvər ˈɔfɪsər sɛd wɑz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ə gæs ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ˈbrædəntən, ˈflɔrɪdə, ənd weɪvd æt ðə ˈɔfɪsər. toʊld əˈnəðər ˈwʊmən ðə ˈɔfɪsər wɑz hər ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd ənd ʃi gɑt ˈɪntu hɪz ˈviɪkəl, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə rɪˈpɔrt. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ðə ˈdɛpjəti sɛd nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪd ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈfeɪvərz fər 25 ənd ˈʧɪkən ˈnəgəts. wɑz ərˈɛstɪd baɪ ðə ˈmænəˌti ˈkaʊnti ˈspɛʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪv dɪˈvɪʒən. əˈθɔrətiz sɛd ðeɪ faʊnd tu ˌhaɪpəˈdərmɪk ˈnidəlz, ˈsɛvərəl smɔl ˈplæstɪk bægz, ə spun ənd ə bərnd glæs paɪp ɪn hər pərs. ʃi ˈfeɪsɪz ˈʧɑrʤɪz əv ˌprɑstəˈtuʃən ənd pəˈzɛʃən əv drəg ˌpɛrəfəˈneɪljə. |
a florida woman is facing prostitution charges after allegedly offering to have sex with an undercover law enforcement officer for $25 and some chicken nuggets.alex direeno was arrested april 25 in manatee county, florida. an undercover officer said direeno was coming out of a gas station in bradenton, florida, and waved at the officer. direeno told another woman the officer was her boyfriend and she got into his vehicle, according to the deputy's report. the deputy said direeno negotiated sexual favors for $25 and chicken nuggets. direeno was arrested by the manatee county special investigative division. authorities said they found two hypodermic needles, several small plastic bags, a spoon and a burned glass pipe in her purse.she faces charges of prostitution and possession of drug paraphernalia.
a florida woman is facing prostitution charges after allegedly offering to have sex with an undercover law enforcement officer for $25 and some chicken nuggets.
alex direeno was arrested april 25 in manatee county, florida. an undercover officer said direeno was coming out of a gas station in bradenton, florida, and waved at the officer. direeno told another woman the officer was her boyfriend and she got into his vehicle, according to the deputy's report.
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the deputy said direeno negotiated sexual favors for $25 and chicken nuggets.
direeno was arrested by the manatee county special investigative division. authorities said they found two hypodermic needles, several small plastic bags, a spoon and a burned glass pipe in her purse.
she faces charges of prostitution and possession of drug paraphernalia.
alertme | ˈfeɪsˌbʊk pæst ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ɪn ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈtræfɪk ə waɪl əˈgoʊ, bət ˈmaɪˌspeɪs həz kɛpt ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈmɑrkɪt. wɛl, ɪt lʊks laɪk ðət ɪz əˈbaʊt tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ˈrɪli sun. wɪˈθɪn ə mənθ (ər tu æt ðə moʊst), ɪf ðə ˈkɑrənt trɛnd hoʊldz, ˈfeɪsˌbʊk wɪl hæv mɔr ˈdeɪli ˈvɪzɪtərz ðən ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈgugəl trɛnz fər ˈwɛbˌsaɪts. frəm wɛr ɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈjuzərz? ɪt lʊk laɪk ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ɪz ˈluzɪŋ ðət məʧ ˈtræfɪk, soʊ ənˈlaɪkli ðət ɪts ˈjuzərz ər ʤɪst ˈʤəmpɪŋ ʃɪp. ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə græf əˈbəv, ˈmaɪˌspeɪs həz rɪˈmeɪnd mɔr ər lɛs ɔn ðə seɪm ˈlɛvəl ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs fər ˈoʊvər ə jɪr waɪl ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz kɛpt groʊɪŋ ˈstɛdəli. ənd naʊ ðeɪ ər ˈfaɪnəli əˈbaʊt tɪ kæʧ əp. soʊ, ɪf ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ˈtræfɪk ˈdiˌkrisɪŋ, frəm wɛr ɪz ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈjuzərz? ɛz fɑr ɛz wi hir æt kən tɛl beɪst ɔn ɑr ɪkˈspɪriəns, ðɛr ər fɔr ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz: ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ˈjuzərz saɪn əp ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk bət kip ˈjuzɪŋ ˈmaɪˌspeɪs, i.e*. ðeɪ bɪˈkəm ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈjuzərz əv boʊθ ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ənd ˈfeɪsˌbʊk. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈjuzərz əˈweɪ frəm ˈmaɪˌspeɪs, bət æt ðə seɪm reɪt ðət ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ɪz rɪˈkrutɪŋ nu ˈjuzərz (wɪʧ ɪz waɪ ˈmaɪˌspeɪs ɪz ˈniðər ˈgeɪnɪŋ nɔr ˈluzɪŋ ˈtræfɪk ˈoʊvərˌɔl). ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ɪts ˈjuzərz frəm ˈəðər kəmˈjunɪtiz ðən ˈmaɪˌspeɪs. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ɪz əˈtræktɪŋ kəmˈplitli nu ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərk ˈjuzərz, nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɛm frəm ˈəðər kəmˈjunɪtiz. əv kɔrs ðiz fɔr pɔɪnts ər ɔl ɪkˈstrimz ənd ðə truθ ɪz baʊnd tɪ bi ə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən əv ɔl fɔr (ənd pərˈhæps ˈəðər ˈɔpʃənz wi kənˈsɪdər), bət ɪt wʊd bi ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ noʊ wɪʧ wən ɪz ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən. ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld ɪts ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈtræfɪk ɪn ə jɪr frəm ðə lʊk əv ɪt, ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈtræfɪk tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk həz mɔr ðən ˈdəbəld ɪn ðə læst jɪr, ənd ðət groʊθ sim tɪ bi sloʊɪŋ daʊn æt ɔl: ðə ki tɪ groʊθ spərt? wət du ju θɪŋk ɪz ðə ki (ər kiz) tɪ ˈræpɪd groʊθ, boʊθ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑli ənd ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs? ənd frəm wɛr ər ðoʊz ˈjuzərz ˈkəmɪŋ? haʊ ər ju ənd jʊr frɛndz ˈjuzɪŋ ðiz kəmˈjunɪtiz? ʃɛr jʊr θɔts wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ðə ˈkɑmɛnts! |
facebook passed myspace in worldwide traffic a while ago, but myspace has kept dominating the us market. well, it looks like that is about to change really soon.
within a month (or two at the most), if the current trend holds, facebook will have more daily visitors than myspace in the us according to google trends for websites.
from where is facebook getting its users?
it doesn’t look like myspace is losing that much traffic, so it’s unlikely that its users are just jumping ship. judging by the graph above, myspace has remained more or less on the same level in the us for over a year while facebook has kept growing steadily. and now they are finally about to catch up.
so, if myspace traffic isn’t decreasing, from where is facebook getting its users? as far as we here at pingdom can tell based on our experience, there are four possibilities:
myspace users sign up on facebook but keep using myspace, i.e. they become simultaneous users of both myspace and facebook.
facebook is taking users away from myspace, but at the same rate that myspace is recruiting new users (which is why myspace is neither gaining nor losing traffic overall).
facebook is getting its users from other communities than myspace.
facebook is attracting completely new social network users, not taking them from other communities.
of course these four points are all extremes and the truth is bound to be a combination of all four (and perhaps other options we didn’t consider), but it would be interesting to know which one is the most common.
facebook has more than doubled its worldwide traffic in a year
from the look of it, worldwide traffic to facebook has more than doubled in the last year, and that growth doesn’t seem to be slowing down at all:
what’s the key to facebook’s growth spurt?
what do you think is the key (or keys) to facebook’s rapid growth, both internationally and in the us?
and from where are those users coming? how are you and your friends using these communities?
share your thoughts with us in the comments! | wi, ðə undersigned*, ər ˈrəʃənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ənd ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ. wi hæv bɪn ˈwɑʧɪŋ wɪθ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ æŋˈzaɪəti ɛz ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈneɪtoʊ ˈpɑləsiz hæv sɛt ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ən ɪkˈstrimli ˈdeɪnʤərəs kəˈlɪʒən kɔrs wɪθ ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, ɛz wɛl ɛz wɪθ ˈʧaɪnə. ˈmɛni rɪˈspɛktɪd, ˌpeɪtriˈɑtɪk əˈmɛrɪkənz, səʧ ɛz pɔl kreɪg ˈrɑbərts, ˈstivən koʊən, ˈfɪlɪp giraldi*, reɪ məˈgəvərn ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz hæv bɪn ˈɪʃuɪŋ ˈwɔrnɪŋz əv ə ˈlumɪŋ ə θərd wərld wɔr. bət ðɛr ˈvɔɪsɪz hæv bɪn ɔl bət lɔst əˈməŋ ðə dɪn əv ə mæs ˈmidiə ðət ɪz fʊl əv dɪˈsɛptɪv ənd ˌɪˈnækjərət ˈstɔriz ðət ˈkɛrɪktərˌaɪz ðə ˈrəʃən ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz biɪŋ ɪn ˈʃæmbəlz ənd ðə ˈrəʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ɛz beɪst ɔn noʊ ˈɛvədəns. bət boʊθ ˈrəʃən ˈhɪstəri ənd ðə ˈkɑrənt steɪt əv ˈrəʃən soʊˈsaɪɪti ənd ðə ˈrəʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, ˈkænɑt sˈwɔloʊ ðiz laɪz. wi naʊ fil ðət ɪt ɪz ɑr ˈduti, ɛz ˈrəʃənz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, tɪ wɔrn ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl ðət ðeɪ ər biɪŋ laɪd tɪ, ənd tɪ tɛl ðɛm ðə truθ. ənd ðə truθ ɪz ˈsɪmpli ðɪs: ɪf ðɛr ɪz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə wɔr wɪθ ˈrəʃə, ðɛn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪl moʊst ˈsərtənli bi dɪˈstrɔɪd, ənd moʊst əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪl ɛnd əp dɛd. lɛt ˈjuˈɛs teɪk ə stɛp bæk ənd pʊt wət ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ɪn ə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈkɑntɛkst. ˈrəʃə həz ˈsəfərd ə greɪt dil æt ðə hænz əv ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈveɪdərz, ˈluzɪŋ 22 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn wərld wɔr ii*. moʊst əv ðə dɛd wər səˈvɪljənz, bɪˈkəz ðə ˈkəntri wɑz ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd, ənd ðə ˈrəʃənz hæv vaʊd tɪ ˈnɛvər lɛt səʧ ə dɪˈzæstər ˈhæpən əˈgɛn. iʧ taɪm ˈrəʃə hæd bɪn ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd, ʃi ˈimərʤd vɪkˈtɔriəs. ɪn 1812 nəˈpoʊljən ˌɪnˈveɪdɪd ˈrəʃə; ɪn 1814 ˈrəʃən ˈkævəlri roʊd ˈɪntu ˈpɛrɪs. ɔn ʤun 22 1941 bɑmd kiɛv; ɔn meɪ 8 1945 ˈsoʊviˌɛt trups roʊld ˈɪntu bərˈlɪn. bət taɪmz hæv ʧeɪnʤd sɪns ðɛn. ɪf ˈhɪtlər wər tɪ əˈtæk ˈrəʃə təˈdeɪ, hi wʊd bi dɛd 20 tɪ 30 ˈmɪnəts ˈleɪtər, hɪz ˈbəŋkər rɪˈdust tɪ gloʊɪŋ ˈrəbəl baɪ ə straɪk frəm ə ˌsupərˈsɑnɪk kruz ˈmɪsəl lɔnʧt frəm ə smɔl ˈrəʃən ˈneɪvi ʃɪp ˈsəmˌwɛr ɪn ðə ˈbɔltɪk si. ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl əˈbɪləˌtiz əv ðə nu ˈrəʃən ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri hæv bɪn moʊst pərsˈweɪsɪvli ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt ˈækʃən əˈgɛnst ˈaɪsəs, æl ənd ˈəðər ˈtɛrərɪst grups ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪriə. ə lɔŋ taɪm əˈgoʊ ˈrəʃə hæd tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃənz baɪ ˈfaɪtɪŋ lænd ˈbætəlz ɔn hər oʊn ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, ðɛn ˈlɔnʧɪŋ ə counter-invasion*; bət ðɪs ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. nu ˈwɛpənz meɪk riˌtæliˈeɪʃən ˈɪnstənt, əndɪˈtɛktəbəl, ənˈstɑpəbəl ənd ˈpərfəktli ˈliθəl. ðəs, ɪf təˈmɑˌroʊ ə wɔr wər tɪ breɪk aʊt bɪtˈwin ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈrəʃə, ɪt ɪz ˌgɛrənˈtid ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛs wʊd bi əˈblɪtərˌeɪtɪd. æt ə ˈmɪnəməm, ðɛr wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ən ɪˈlɛktrɪk grɪd, noʊ ˈɪntərˌnɛt, noʊ ɔɪl ənd gæs ˈpaɪˌplaɪnz, noʊ ˌɪntərˈsteɪt ˈhaɪˌweɪ ˈsɪstəm, noʊ ɛr ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ər ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən. ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈsɛnərz wʊd laɪ ɪn ruɪnz. ˈgəvərnmənt æt ˈɛvəri ˈlɛvəl wʊd sis tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən. ˈjuˈɛs ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, ˈsteɪʃənd ɔl əraʊnd ðə gloʊb, wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi resupplied*. æt ə ˈmæksəməm, ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈlændˌmæs əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs wʊd bi ˈkəvərd baɪ ə leɪər əv ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv æʃ. wi tɛl ju ðɪs nɑt tɪ bi əˈlɑrmɪst, bət bɪˈkəz, beɪst ɔn ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi noʊ, wi ər ɑrˈsɛlvz əˈlɑrmd. ɪf əˈtækt, ˈrəʃə wɪl nɑt bæk daʊn; ʃi wɪl rɪˈtæliˌeɪt, ənd ʃi wɪl ˈətərli əˈnaɪəˌleɪt ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈlidərˌʃɪp həz dən ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪt kʊd tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən tɪ ðə brɪŋk əv dɪˈzæstər. fərst, ɪts ˈpɑləsiz hæv kənˈvɪnst ðə ˈrəʃən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ðət ˈmeɪkɪŋ kənˈsɛʃənz ər nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ wɪθ ðə wɛst ɪz fˈjutəl. ɪt həz bɪˈkəm əˈpɛrənt ðət ðə wɛst wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz səˈpɔrt ˈɛni ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈmuvmənt ər ˈgəvərnmənt ðət ɪz, bi ɪt ˈrəʃən ˈoʊlɪˌgɑrks, kənˈvɪktəd juˈkreɪniən wɔr ˈkrɪmənəlz, ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts ɪn ˈʧɛʧniə ər pəŋks ɪn ˈmɔˌskaʊ. naʊ ðət ˈneɪtoʊ, ɪn vaɪəˈleɪʃən əv ɪts ˈpriviəs ˈprɑməsəz, həz ɪkˈspændɪd raɪt əp tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ˈbɔrdər, wɪθ ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɔrsɪz dɪˈplɔɪd ɪn ðə ˈbɔltɪk steɪts, wɪˈθɪn ɑrˈtɪləri reɪnʤ əv st*. ˈpitərzbərg, ˈsɪti, ðə ˈrəʃənz hæv ˈnoʊˌwɛr lɛft tɪ riˈtrit. ðeɪ wɪl nɑt əˈtæk; nɔr wɪl ðeɪ bæk daʊn ər sərˈɛndər. ðə ˈrəʃən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ˌɛnˈʤɔɪz ˈoʊvər 80 əv ˈpɑpjələr səˈpɔrt; ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 20 simz tɪ fil ðət ɪt ɪz biɪŋ tu sɔft ɪn əˈpoʊzɪŋ ˈwɛstərn ɛnˈkroʊʧmənt. bət ˈrəʃə wɪl rɪˈtæliˌeɪt, ənd ə ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən ər ə ˈsɪmpəl mɪˈsteɪk kʊd ˈtrɪgər ə ˈsikwəns əv ɪˈvɛnts ðət wɪl ɛnd wɪθ ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz dɛd ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɪn ruɪnz. ənˈlaɪk ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz, hu si wɔr ɛz ən ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ, vɪkˈtɔriəs ˈfɔrən ədˈvɛnʧər, ðə ˈrəʃənz heɪt ənd fɪr wɔr. bət ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɛdi fər ɪt, ənd ðeɪ hæv bɪn pərˈpɛrɪŋ fər wɔr fər ˈsɛvərəl jɪrz naʊ. ðɛr ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz hæv bɪn moʊst ˈifɛktɪv. ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈjuˈɛs, wɪʧ skˈwɑndərz ənˈtoʊld ˈbɪljənz ɔn ˈdubiəs ˈoʊvərˌpraɪst ɑrmz ˈproʊˌgræmz səʧ ɛz ðə ʤɔɪnt tæsk ˈfaɪtər, ðə ˈrəʃənz ər ɪkˈstrimli ˈstɪnʤi wɪθ ðɛr dɪˈfɛns ˈrubəlz, ˈgɪtɪŋ ɛz məʧ ɛz 10 taɪmz ðə bæŋ fər ðə bək kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə ˈbloʊtɪd ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈfɛns ˈɪndəstri. waɪl ɪt ɪz tru ðət ðə ˈrəʃən ɪˈkɑnəmi həz ˈsəfərd frəm loʊ ˈɛnərʤi ˈpraɪsɪz, ɪt ɪz fɑr frəm biɪŋ ɪn ˈʃæmbəlz, ənd ə rɪˈtərn tɪ groʊθ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd ɛz ˈərli ɛz nɛkst jɪr. ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn məˈkeɪn wəns kɔld ˈrəʃə gæs ˈsteɪʃən ˌmæskərˈeɪdɪŋ ɛz ə country.”*.” wɛl, hi laɪd. jɛs, ˈrəʃə ɪz ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ɔɪl prəˈdusər ənd ɔɪl ɪkˈspɔrtər, bət ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈlɑrʤəst ɪkˈspɔrtər əv greɪn ənd ˈnukliər paʊər tɛkˈnɑləʤi. ɪt ɪz ɛz ədˈvænst ənd səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtəd ə soʊˈsaɪɪti ɛz ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts. ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz, boʊθ kənˈvɛnʃənəl ənd ˈnukliər, ər naʊ ˈrɛdi tɪ faɪt, ənd ðeɪ ər mɔr ðən ə mæʧ fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈneɪtoʊ, əˈspɛʃəli ɪf ə wɔr ˌɪˈrəpts ˈɛniˌwɛr nɪr ðə ˈrəʃən ˈbɔrdər. bət səʧ ə faɪt wʊd bi ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl fər ɔl saɪdz. wi ˈstrɔŋli bɪˈliv ðət ə kənˈvɛnʃənəl wɔr ɪn ˈjʊrəp rənz ə strɔŋ ʧæns əv ˈtərnɪŋ ˈnukliər ˈvɛri ˈræpədli, ənd ðət ˈɛni ˈnukliər straɪk ɔn ˈrəʃən ˈfɔrsɪz ər ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli ˈtrɪgər ə riˈtæljəˌtɔri ˈrəʃən ˈnukliər straɪk ɔn ðə ˌkɑntəˈnɛnəl ˈjuˈɛs. ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl ˈsteɪtmənts meɪd baɪ səm əˈmɛrɪkən ˌprɑpəˈgændəsts, əˈmɛrɪkən ˌæntibəˈlɪstɪk ˈmɪsəl ˈsɪstəmz ər ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈʃildɪŋ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl frəm ə ˈrəʃən ˈnukliər straɪk. ˈrəʃə həz ðə minz tɪ straɪk æt ˈtɑrgəts ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ wɪθ ˈlɔŋˈreɪnʤ ˈnukliər ɛz wɛl ɛz kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈwɛpənz. ðə soʊl ˈrizən waɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ənd ˈrəʃə hæv faʊnd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɔn ə kəˈlɪʒən kɔrs, ˌɪnˈstɛd əv dɪfˈjuzɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz ənd koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn ə waɪd reɪnʤ əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈprɑbləmz, ɪz ðə ˈstəbərn rɪfˈjuzəl baɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈlidərˌʃɪp tɪ əkˈsɛpt ˈrəʃə ɛz ən ˈikwəl ˈpɑrtnər: ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ɪz dɛd sɛt ɔn biɪŋ ðə leader”*” ənd ðə nation,”*,” ˈivɪn ɛz ɪts ˈɪnfluəns ˈstɛdəli dˈwɪndəlz ɪn ðə weɪk əv ə strɪŋ əv ˈfɔrən ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri dɪˈzæstərz səʧ ɛz ˌɪˈrɑk, æfˈgænəˌstæn, ˈlɪˌbiə, ˈsɪriə, ˈjɛmən ənd ðə juˈkreɪn. kənˈtɪnjud əˈmɛrɪkən ˈgloʊbəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈniðər ˈrəʃə, nɔr ˈʧaɪnə, nɔr moʊst əv ðə ˈəðər ˈkəntriz ər ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ əkˈsɛpt. ðɪs ˈgræʤuəl bət əˈpɛrənt lɔs əv paʊər ənd ˈɪnfluəns həz kɔzd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈlidərˌʃɪp tɪ bɪˈkəm hɪˈstɛrɪkəl; ənd ɪt ɪz bət ə smɔl stɛp frəm hɪˈstɛrɪkəl tɪ ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈlidərz nid tɪ bi pleɪst ˈəndər ˈsuɪˌsaɪd wɔʧ. fərst ənd ˈfɔrˌmoʊst, wi ər əˈpilɪŋ tɪ ðə kəˈmændərz əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈædmərəl ˈwɪljəm ˈfælən, hu, wɪn æst əˈbaʊt ə wɔr wɪθ ˌɪˈrɑn, rɪˈpɔrtədli rɪˈplaɪd ɔn maɪ watch.”*.” wi noʊ ðət ju ər nɑt ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl, ənd ðət ju du nɑt wɪʃ tɪ daɪ fər ðə seɪk əv ˌɪmˈpɪriəl ˈhjubrəs. ɪf ˈpɑsəbəl, pliz tɛl jʊr stæf, ˈkɑligz ənd, əˈspɛʃəli, jʊr səˈvɪljən suˈpɪriərz ðət ə wɔr wɪθ ˈrəʃə wɪl nɑt ˈhæpən ɔn jʊr wɔʧ. æt ðə ˈvɛri list, teɪk ðət plɛʤ ˈjɔrsɛlvz, ənd, ʃʊd ðə deɪ ˈɛvər kəm wɪn ðə ˌsuəˈsaɪdəl ˈɔrdər ɪz ˈɪʃud, ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ ˈɛksəˌkjut ɪt ɔn ðə graʊnz ðət ɪt ɪz ˈkrɪmənəl. rɪˈmɛmbər ðət əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈnʊrəmbərg trəˈbjunəl ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt ə wɔr əv aggression…*… ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kraɪm; ɪt ɪz ðə səˈprim ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl kraɪm ˈdɪfərɪŋ ˈoʊnli frəm ˈəðər wɔr kraɪmz ɪn ðət ɪt kənˈteɪnz wɪˈθɪn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ðə əˈkjumjəˌleɪtɪd ˈivəl əv ðə whole.”*.” sɪns ˈnʊrəmbərg, wɑz ʤɪst ˈfɑloʊɪŋ orders”*” ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə ˈvælɪd dɪˈfɛns; pliz bi wɔr ˈkrɪmənəlz. wi ˈɔlsoʊ əˈpil tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpipəl tɪ teɪk ˈpisfəl bət ˈfɔrsfəl ˈækʃən tɪ əˈpoʊz ˈɛni ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən ər ˈpɑrti ðət ɪnˈgeɪʤɪz ɪn ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbəl, proʊˈvɑkətɪv russia-baiting*, ənd ðət kənˈdoʊnz ənd səˈpɔrts ə ˈpɑləsi əv ˈnidləs ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən wɪθ ə ˈnukliər ˌsupərˈpaʊər ðət ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkə ɪn əˈbaʊt ən aʊər. spik əp, breɪk θru ðə ˈbɛriər əv mæs ˈmidiə ˌprɑpəˈgændə, ənd meɪk jʊr ˈfɛloʊ əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈwɛr əv ðə ˌɪˈmɛns ˈdeɪnʤər əv ə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən bɪtˈwin ˈrəʃə ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ðɛr ɪz noʊ əˈbʤɛktɪv ˈrizən waɪ ˈjuˈɛs ənd ˈrəʃə ʃʊd kənˈsɪdər iʧ ˈəðər ˈædvərˌsɛriz. ðə ˈkɑrənt ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ðə rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst vjuz əv ðə ˌnioʊkənˈsərvətɪv kəlt, huz ˈmɛmbərz wər əˈlaʊd tɪ ˈɪnfɪlˌtreɪt ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt ˈəndər ˈprɛzɪdənt bɪl ˈklɪntən, ənd hu kənˈsɪdər ˈɛni ˈkəntri ðət rɪfˈjuzɪz tɪ oʊˈbeɪ ðɛr ˈdɪkˌteɪts ɛz ən ˈɛnəmi tɪ bi krəʃt. θæŋks tɪ ðɛr ˈtaɪərləs ˈɛfərts, ˈoʊvər ə ˈmɪljən ˈɪnəsənt ˈpipəl hæv ɔˈrɛdi daɪd ɪn ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌjugoʊsˈlɑviə, ɪn æfˈgænəˌstæn, ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk, ˈlɪˌbiə, ˈsɪriə, ˈpækɪˌstæn, ðə juˈkreɪn, ˈjɛmən, səˈmɑljə ənd ɪn ˈmɛni ˈəðər bɪˈkəz əv ðɛr məˈnaɪəkəl ˌɪnˈsɪstəns ðət ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ məst bi ə wərld ˈɛmpaɪər, nɑt ə ʤɪst ə ˈrɛgjələr, ˈnɔrməl ˈkəntri, ənd ðət ˈɛvəri ˈnæʃənəl ˈlidər məst ˈiðər boʊ daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛm, ər bi ˌoʊvərθˈroʊn. ɪn ˈrəʃə, ðɪs ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl fɔrs həz ˈfaɪnəli ɪnˈkaʊnərd ən ˌɪˈmuvəbəl ˈɑbʤɛkt. ðeɪ məst bi fɔrst tɪ bæk daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ dɪˈstrɔɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl. wi ər ˌæbsəˈlutli ənd ˌkætəˈgɔrɪkli ˈsərtən ðət ˈrəʃə wɪl ˈnɛvər əˈtæk ðə ˈjuˈɛs, nɔr ˈɛni ˈmɛmbər steɪt, ðət ˈrəʃə ɪz nɑt æt ɔl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈrɛkriˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ussr*, ənd ðət ðɛr ɪz noʊ threat”*” ər aggression.”*.” məʧ əv ˈrisənt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk səkˈsɛs həz ə lɔt tɪ du wɪθ ðə ˈʃɛdɪŋ əv ˈfɔrmər ˈsoʊviˌɛt dɪˈpɛndənsiz, əˈlaʊɪŋ hər tɪ pərˈsu ə first”*” ˈpɑləsi. bət wi ər ʤɪst ɛz ˈsərtən ðət ɪf ˈrəʃə ɪz əˈtækt, ər ˈivɪn θˈrɛtənd wɪθ əˈtæk, ʃi wɪl nɑt bæk daʊn, ənd ðət ðə ˈrəʃən ˈlidərˌʃɪp wɪl nɑt ““blink.”*.” wɪθ greɪt ˈsædnəs ənd ə ˈhɛvi hɑrt ðeɪ wɪl du ðɛr swɔrn ˈduti ənd ənˈliʃ ə ˈnukliər bərɑʒ frəm wɪʧ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts wɪl ˈnɛvər rɪˈkəvər. ˈivɪn ɪf ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈrəʃən ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz kɪld ɪn ə fərst straɪk, ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld hand”*” (ðə ““perimetr”*” ˈsɪstəm) wɪl ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli lɔnʧ ɪˈnəf nuks tɪ waɪp ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ɔf ðə pəˈlɪtɪkəl mæp. wi fil ðət ɪt ɪz ɑr ˈduti tɪ du ɔl wi kən tɪ prɪˈvɛnt səʧ ə kəˈtæstrəfi. ˈgjurɪvɪʧ, ph.d*. ˈvɪktər katsap*, ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi, ˈsɪstər. ˈsaɪəntɪst tɛkˈnɑləʤi əˈmɛrɪkə, ɪŋk. ˈænˌdreɪ sərʤ ˈɔrlɔv ˌɪˈrinə petrova*, ðə ˈseɪkər (ə. raevsky*) |
we, the undersigned, are russians living and working in the usa. we have been watching with increasing anxiety as the current us and nato policies have set us on an extremely dangerous collision course with the russian federation, as well as with china. many respected, patriotic americans, such as paul craig roberts, stephen cohen, philip giraldi, ray mcgovern and many others have been issuing warnings of a looming a third world war. but their voices have been all but lost among the din of a mass media that is full of deceptive and inaccurate stories that characterize the russian economy as being in shambles and the russian military as weak—all based on no evidence. but we—knowing both russian history and the current state of russian society and the russian military, cannot swallow these lies. we now feel that it is our duty, as russians living in the us, to warn the american people that they are being lied to, and to tell them the truth. and the truth is simply this:
if there is going to be a war with russia, then the united states
will most certainly be destroyed, and most of us will end up dead.
let us take a step back and put what is happening in a historical context. russia has suffered a great deal at the hands of foreign invaders, losing 22 million people in world war ii. most of the dead were civilians, because the country was invaded, and the russians have vowed to never let such a disaster happen again. each time russia had been invaded, she emerged victorious. in 1812 napoleon invaded russia; in 1814 russian cavalry rode into paris. on june 22, 1941, hitler’s luftwaffe bombed kiev; on may 8, 1945, soviet troops rolled into berlin.
but times have changed since then. if hitler were to attack russia today, he would be dead 20 to 30 minutes later, his bunker reduced to glowing rubble by a strike from a kalibr supersonic cruise missile launched from a small russian navy ship somewhere in the baltic sea. the operational abilities of the new russian military have been most persuasively demonstrated during the recent action against isis, al nusra and other foreign-funded terrorist groups operating in syria. a long time ago russia had to respond to provocations by fighting land battles on her own territory, then launching a counter-invasion; but this is no longer necessary. russia’s new weapons make retaliation instant, undetectable, unstoppable and perfectly lethal.
thus, if tomorrow a war were to break out between the us and russia, it is guaranteed that the us would be obliterated. at a minimum, there would no longer be an electric grid, no internet, no oil and gas pipelines, no interstate highway system, no air transportation or gps-based navigation. financial centers would lie in ruins. government at every level would cease to function. us armed forces, stationed all around the globe, would no longer be resupplied. at a maximum, the entire landmass of the us would be covered by a layer of radioactive ash. we tell you this not to be alarmist, but because, based on everything we know, we are ourselves alarmed. if attacked, russia will not back down; she will retaliate, and she will utterly annihilate the united states.
the us leadership has done everything it could to push the situation to the brink of disaster. first, its anti-russian policies have convinced the russian leadership that making concessions or negotiating with the west is futile. it has become apparent that the west will always support any individual, movement or government that is anti-russian, be it tax-cheating russian oligarchs, convicted ukrainian war criminals, saudi-supported wahhabi terrorists in chechnya or cathedral-desecrating punks in moscow. now that nato, in violation of its previous promises, has expanded right up to the russian border, with us forces deployed in the baltic states, within artillery range of st. petersburg, russia’s second-largest city, the russians have nowhere left to retreat. they will not attack; nor will they back down or surrender. the russian leadership enjoys over 80% of popular support; the remaining 20% seems to feel that it is being too soft in opposing western encroachment. but russia will retaliate, and a provocation or a simple mistake could trigger a sequence of events that will end with millions of americans dead and the us in ruins.
unlike many americans, who see war as an exciting, victorious foreign adventure, the russians hate and fear war. but they are also ready for it, and they have been preparing for war for several years now. their preparations have been most effective. unlike the us, which squanders untold billions on dubious overpriced arms programs such as the f-35 joint task fighter, the russians are extremely stingy with their defense rubles, getting as much as 10 times the bang for the buck compared to the bloated us defense industry. while it is true that the russian economy has suffered from low energy prices, it is far from being in shambles, and a return to growth is expected as early as next year. senator john mccain once called russia “a gas station masquerading as a country.” well, he lied. yes, russia is the world’s largest oil producer and second-largest oil exporter, but it is also world’s largest exporter of grain and nuclear power technology. it is as advanced and sophisticated a society as the united states. russia’s armed forces, both conventional and nuclear, are now ready to fight, and they are more than a match for the us and nato, especially if a war erupts anywhere near the russian border.
but such a fight would be suicidal for all sides. we strongly believe that a conventional war in europe runs a strong chance of turning nuclear very rapidly, and that any us/nato nuclear strike on russian forces or territory will automatically trigger a retaliatory russian nuclear strike on the continental us. contrary to irresponsible statements made by some american propagandists, american antiballistic missile systems are incapable of shielding the american people from a russian nuclear strike. russia has the means to strike at targets in the usa with long-range nuclear as well as conventional weapons.
the sole reason why the usa and russia have found themselves on a collision course, instead of defusing tensions and cooperating on a wide range of international problems, is the stubborn refusal by the us leadership to accept russia as an equal partner: washington is dead set on being the “world leader” and the “indispensable nation,” even as its influence steadily dwindles in the wake of a string of foreign policy and military disasters such as iraq, afghanistan, libya, syria, yemen and the ukraine. continued american global leadership is something that neither russia, nor china, nor most of the other countries are willing to accept. this gradual but apparent loss of power and influence has caused the us leadership to become hysterical; and it is but a small step from hysterical to suicidal. america’s political leaders need to be placed under suicide watch.
first and foremost, we are appealing to the commanders of the us armed forces to follow the example of admiral william fallon, who, when asked about a war with iran, reportedly replied “not on my watch.” we know that you are not suicidal, and that you do not wish to die for the sake of out-of-touch imperial hubris. if possible, please tell your staff, colleagues and, especially, your civilian superiors that a war with russia will not happen on your watch. at the very least, take that pledge yourselves, and, should the day ever come when the suicidal order is issued, refuse to execute it on the grounds that it is criminal. remember that according to the nuremberg tribunal “to initiate a war of aggression… is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.” since nuremberg, “i was just following orders” is no longer a valid defense; please don’t be war criminals.
we also appeal to the american people to take peaceful but forceful action to oppose any politician or party that engages in irresponsible, provocative russia-baiting, and that condones and supports a policy of needless confrontation with a nuclear superpower that is capable of destroying america in about an hour. speak up, break through the barrier of mass media propaganda, and make your fellow americans aware of the immense danger of a confrontation between russia and the us.
there is no objective reason why us and russia should consider each other adversaries. the current confrontation is entirely the result of the extremist views of the neoconservative cult, whose members were allowed to infiltrate the us federal government under president bill clinton, and who consider any country that refuses to obey their dictates as an enemy to be crushed. thanks to their tireless efforts, over a million innocent people have already died in the former yugoslavia, in afghanistan, in iraq, libya, syria, pakistan, the ukraine, yemen, somalia and in many other countries—all because of their maniacal insistence that the usa must be a world empire, not a just a regular, normal country, and that every national leader must either bow down before them, or be overthrown. in russia, this irresistible force has finally encountered an immovable object. they must be forced to back down before they destroy us all.
we are absolutely and categorically certain that russia will never attack the us, nor any eu member state, that russia is not at all interested in recreating the ussr, and that there is no “russian threat” or “russian aggression.” much of russia’s recent economic success has a lot to do with the shedding of former soviet dependencies, allowing her to pursue a “russia first” policy. but we are just as certain that if russia is attacked, or even threatened with attack, she will not back down, and that the russian leadership will not “blink.” with great sadness and a heavy heart they will do their sworn duty and unleash a nuclear barrage from which the united states will never recover. even if the entire russian leadership is killed in a first strike, the so-called “dead hand” (the “perimetr” system) will automatically launch enough nukes to wipe the usa off the political map. we feel that it is our duty to do all we can to prevent such a catastrophe.
evgenia gurevich, ph.d.
http://thesaker.ru
victor katsap, phd, sr. scientist
nuflare technology america, inc.
andrei kozhev
serge lubomudrov
natalya minkovskaya
dmitry orlov
http://cluborlov.blogspot.com
irina petrova, rp
the saker (a. raevsky)
http://thesaker.is
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http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2016/05/a-russian-warning.html | aɪ noʊ, ɪt simz aʊˈtreɪʤəs, bət ˈgɪtɪŋ ə lɔt əv əˈtɛnʃən ɔn səm ˈvɛri rɪˈspɛktəbəl wɛb ˈpeɪʤɪz wɪʧ ˈmeɪnˌstrim ˈmidiə ˈmɛnʃən: ˈdɑnəld trəmp wɑz nɑt bɔrn ɪn kwinz, hi wɑz bɔrn ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz, ɪn ə hoʊˈtɛl ɪn ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn məˈnɪlə. wɛr hɪz hɛr tərnd braɪt vəˈnɪlə du tɪ ˈvaɪtəmən dɪˈfɪʃənsiz. hɪz mɑm ənd dæd wər ˈsɛləˌniz ənd lɛft ɪm wɪθ frænˈsɪskən nənz æt ðə eɪʤ əv 14 mənθs. əˈdɑptəd ɔn ðə θərd əv ʤun baɪ ə ril ɛˈsteɪt taɪˈkun hu tʊk ðə ˈlɪtəl bɔɪ əˈweɪ tɪ ə ˈmænʃən ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ bɪˈstoʊɪŋ ɔn ɪm greɪt lɑrˈgɛs ənd ˈnæʧərəˌlaɪzd ɪm mɔr ər lɛs. ðə ˈrɛkərd əv hɪz nəˈtɪvəti ɪz kɛpt ˈəndər lɑk ənd ki wɪθ hɪz tæks rɪˈtərnz, ðə ʃoʊɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd hɪz aɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈrumər, ə ˈtumər. aɪ hoʊp ɪt tru, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt kəmz frəm foʊks hu ɔt tɪ noʊ. ə wik əˈgoʊ, ə ˈpænˌhændlər ɪn taɪmz skwɛr sæt ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə saɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ, mi ə ˈdɔlər ər voʊt fər trump,”*,” ənd ˈpipəl læft ənd riʧt ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈpɑkəts. hɪz ˈbəkɪt ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd. hi stəft ðə bɪlz ˈɪntu hɪz ˈʤækɪt, ənd ˈəðər ˈpænˌhændlərz lʊkt æt ɪm wɪθ ˌædmərˈeɪʃən. ðə mæn soʊld ˈfrænˌʧaɪzɪz ənd rɪˈtaɪrd tɪ pɑm biʧ. ðə ˈpænˌhændlər noʊz wət ˈɛvəri nu ˈjɔrkər noʊz, wɪʧ ɪz ðət ðə ˈbɪgəst kɑn ʤɑb sɪns ðə ˈtroʊʤən hɔrs ɪz ˈteɪkɪŋ pleɪs ɪn ɑr mɪst. ˈmɪljənz əv əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈplænɪŋ tɪ kæst ðɛr voʊts fər ə mæn hu həz lɪvd hɪz laɪf ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ ɔl əv ðɛr moʊst ˈʧɛrɪʃt ˈvæljuz. ðeɪ ər rɪˈspɛktfəl, ˈɑnəst, ˈʤɛnərəs, lɔɪəl, ˈmɑdəst, ˈpipəl wɪθ noʊ ˈmɑfiə kəˈnɛkʃənz ənd gʊd ˈkrɛdɪt ˈrɛkərdz hu traɪ nɑt tɪ spaʊt ɔf əˈbaʊt θɪŋz ðeɪ noʊ ˈnəθɪŋ əˈbaʊt. [ˈʧɑrəlz leɪn: waɪ ðə ˈmidiə blɪts ɔn trəmp ˈwərkɪŋ] hɪz ˈfɑloʊərz aʊt ɔn ðə ˈprɛri wər brɔt əp tɪ bi ˈwɛri əv nu ˈjɔrkərz bət hir ðeɪ ər, ˈfɑlɪŋ raɪt ˈɪntu laɪn bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈɛvər tɪ hɪt ðə ˈsɔˌdəst treɪl. goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ən ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən fər ðɛm, ˈwɑʧɪŋ ɪm kət ˈtæksɪz waɪl ɪkˈspændɪŋ ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ənd ˈbɪldɪŋ ə wɔl ənd dɪˈpɔrtɪŋ 11 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl. ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə, ju sɛnd θru ðə strits tɪ raʊnd əp ˈpipəl ɪn trəks ənd loʊd ðɛm ɔn ˈbɑkˌskɑrz ənd ʃɪp ðɛm əˈweɪ. ðɛr ɪz ə ʤuˈdɪʃəl ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈlɔjərz ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd. ˈpipəl hæv ˈsərtən raɪts. hɪz boʊst ˈæftər ðə mænˈhætən ˈbɑmɪŋ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ naɪt wɑz rɪˈvɛləˌtɔri. kɔld it!”*!” hi kraɪd ɔn fɑks nuz, ɛz hi hæd ˈæftər ðə ɔˈrlænˌdoʊ ˈnaɪtˌkləb ˈʃutɪŋ. ɪt bɪn ˈklæsiər fər ɪm tɪ hæv kənˈgræʧəˌleɪtɪd nu ˈfaɪnəst bət ˌɪnˈstɛd hi tʊk ɪt ɛz ə ˈpərsɪnəl ku. wət ðə ˈbɑmɪŋ ʃoʊd wɑz ðə kərɪʤ ənd smɑrts əv ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi, ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə sin ɪn taɪm tɪ dɪfˈjuz ə ˈsɛkənd bɔm, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ə ˈsəˌspɛkt ənd træk ɪm daʊn ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. gɑt tɪ bi ˈvɛri, ˈvɛri tough,”*,” kraɪd ðə ˈkænədɪt aʊt ɪn ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ, bət bæk ɪn nu jɔrk, ðə wərk wɑz biɪŋ dən baɪ ˈpipəl hu noʊ haʊ tɪ du ɪt. ɑ, ˈʧətˌspɑ! ðɛr wɑz wəns ə meɪər əv nu jɔrk hu ˌoʊvərˈruld ðə ˌɛnˈwaɪˌpiˌdi ənd ðə ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvɪs ənd pʊt ðə ˈimərʤənsi kəˈmænd ˈsɛnər ɔn ðə flɔr əv ðə wərld treɪd ˈsɛnər, ənd huz ˈimərʤənsi plæn fər ðə taʊərz lɛd tɪ ˈmæsɪv kənfˈjuʒən ənd mɪskəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, wɪθ səm ˈdɛspərɪt ˈpipəl dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ klaɪm əp ənd ˈəðərz toʊld tɪ steɪ pʊt, ɛz ðə meɪər stʊd ɪn ðə strits bɪˈloʊ ənd ərʤd ˈrɛzɪdənts tɪ bi kɑm, ənd ˈðɛrˈbaɪ bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈhɪroʊ ənd ˈstɑrtɪd hɪz oʊn sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni. ðɪs ɪz laɪk ðə ˈkæptən əv ðə taɪˈtænɪk, hæd hi sərˈvaɪvd, ˈraɪtɪŋ ə bʊk kɔld ɑrt əv navigation.”*.” ðə meɪər ɪz naʊ ə kloʊz trəmp ædˈvaɪzər. [grɛg ˈsɑrʤənt: ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn prɑdz ˈmidiə tɪ hoʊld trəmp əˈkaʊntəbəl fər hɪz dəˈbeɪt laɪz] trəmp ɪz ə mæn hum fju rɪˈpəblɪkənz wʊd kɛr tɪ ˌɪnˈvaɪt ˈɪntu ðɛr hoʊmz. soʊ goʊɪŋ ɔn hir? ən ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk əv ˌhɪpoʊˈkæmpəs ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ frəm bæd ˈɛnˌzaɪmz ɪn ʧip bɪrz? ðə mæn ɪz ə frɔd, ə kəmˈpəlsɪv laɪər ənd ə ˈkluləs ˈpleɪˌbɔɪ huz ˈprɛzɪdənsi wʊd bi ən ənˈmɪtəˌgeɪtɪd dɪˈzæstər fər ðə ˈkəntri. ɪf ju wʊd meɪk ˈjuˈɛs ðə ˈlæfɪŋˌstɑk əv ðə wərld ʤɪst tɪ ərk jʊr ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈsɪstərɪnˌlɔ, ju ər ˈsəmˌwən hu ʃʊd nɑt bi əˈlaʊd tɪ kəm wɪˈθɪn 500 jɑrdz əv ən ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul. ðə səkˈsɛs əv trəmp wʊd ʃoʊ ɑr ˈʧɪldrən ðə ɪgˈzækt ˈvælju əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz: nɑt ðət məʧ. ɪt wʊd min ðət ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm hæd ˈvɛri ˈlɪtəl ˈbɛrɪŋ ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə ənd ə ˈsɛləˌniz ʧaɪld kʊd əˈspaɪr tɪ ðə haɪəst ˈɔfəs ɪn ðə lænd. soʊ ə ˈdɔlər ɪn ðə ˈbəkɪt. gʊd lək tɪ dɪˈmɑkrəsi. hæŋ ɪn ðɛr. |
i know, it seems outrageous,
but it’s getting a lot of attention
on some very respectable web pages
which mainstream media won’t mention:
donald trump was not born in queens,
he was born in the philippines,
in a hotel in downtown manila.
where his hair turned bright vanilla
due to vitamin deficiencies.
his mom and dad were celanese
and left him with franciscan nuns
at the age of 14 months.
adopted on the third of june
by a real estate tycoon
who took the little boy away
to a mansion in the usa
bestowing on him great largesse
and naturalized him more or less.
the record of his nativity
is kept under lock and key
with his tax returns, the mris
showing what’s behind his eyes
including, according to rumor,
a diverticulated tumor.
i hope it isn’t true, although
it comes from folks who ought to know.
a week ago, a panhandler in times square sat holding a sign reading, “give me a dollar or i’ll vote for trump,” and people laughed and reached into their pockets. his bucket overflowed. he stuffed the bills into his jacket, and other panhandlers looked at him with admiration. the man could’ve sold franchises and retired to palm beach.
the panhandler knows what every new yorker knows, which is that the biggest con job since the trojan horse is taking place in our midst. millions of americans are planning to cast their votes for a man who has lived his life contrary to all of their most cherished values. they are respectful, honest, generous, loyal, modest, church-going people with no mafia connections and good credit records who try not to spout off about things they know nothing about.
[charles lane: why the media blitz on trump isn’t working]
his followers out on the prairie were brought up to be wary of slick-talking new yorkers but here they are, falling right into line behind the biggest braggart ever to hit the sawdust trail. it’s going to be an education for them, watching him cut taxes while expanding the military and building a wall and deporting 11 million people. in america, you can’t send gendarmes through the streets to round up people in trucks and load them on boxcars and ship them away. there is a judicial process. lawyers are involved. people have certain rights.
his boast after the manhattan pressure-cooker bombing saturday night was revelatory. “i called it!” he cried on fox news, as he had after the orlando nightclub shooting. it would’ve been classier for him to have congratulated new york’s finest but instead he took it as a personal coup.
what the bombing showed was the courage and smarts of the nypd, arriving on the scene in time to defuse a second bomb, identify a suspect and track him down monday morning. “we’ve got to be very, very tough,” cried the candidate out in colorado, but back in new york, the work was being done by people who know how to do it.
ah, chutzpah! there was once a mayor of new york who overruled the nypd and the secret service and put the city’s emergency command center on the 23rd floor of the world trade center, and whose emergency plan for the towers led to massive confusion and miscommunication, with some desperate people directed to climb up and others told to stay put, as the mayor stood in the streets below and urged residents to be calm, and thereby became a national hero and started his own security consulting company. this is like the captain of the titanic, had he survived, writing a book called “the art of navigation.” the mayor is now a close trump adviser.
[greg sargent: clinton campaign prods media to hold trump accountable for his debate lies]
trump is a man whom few republicans would care to invite into their homes. so what’s going on here? an epidemic of hippocampus poisoning from bad enzymes in cheap beers? the man is a fraud, a compulsive liar and a clueless playboy whose presidency would be an unmitigated disaster for the country. if you would make us the laughingstock of the world just to irk your liberal sister-in-law, you are someone who should not be allowed to come within 500 yards of an elementary school.
the success of trump would show our children the exact value of education, which is: not that much. it would mean that fact-based journalism had very little bearing in america and a manila-born celanese child could aspire to the highest office in the land. so here’s a dollar in the beggar’s bucket. good luck to democracy. hang in there. | wɪn ju hæv ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt dɪˈgri ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ɪts ðə ˈsɛnər əv jʊr ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ənd prəˈfɛʃənəl pərˈsuts. ðɛrz ˈivɪn ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt (nsse*). ðə ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən dɪˈfaɪnz ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɛz əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ənd ˈɛfərt ˈstudənts pʊt ˈɪntu ðɛr ˈstədiz ənd ˈəðər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəli ˈpərpəsfəl activities”*” ənd [ən] ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən dɪˈplɔɪz ɪts ˈrisɔrsɪz ənd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzɪz [ɪts] kərˈɪkjələm ənd ˈəðər ˈlərnɪŋ ˌɑpərˈtunətiz tɪ gɪt ˈstudənts tɪ pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ækˈtɪvɪtiz ðət ˈdɛkeɪdz əv ˈrisərʧ ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ər lɪŋkt tɪ ˈstudənt learning.”*.” ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz ˈʤɛnərəli ækˈsɛptɪd ɛz biɪŋ kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ˌækəˈdɛmɪk səkˈsɛs, riˈtɛnʃən, ˈlərnɪŋ, ənd ðə ˈstudənt ɪkˈspɪriəns. ɪts ə ˈgaɪdɪŋ fɔrs æt moʊst haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz. ɪn ˈfɛbruˌɛri, ə haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən (əm səbˈskraɪbd tɪ ˈdəzənz əv ðɛm) poʊst kɔt maɪ aɪ. ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt wɑz ˈɪʃu, ˈkrɪtɪkəl ənd ɔlˈtərnətɪv pərˈspɛktɪvz ɔn ˈstudənt engagement.”*.” tɪ bi ˈɑnəst, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk aɪv ˈɛvər sin ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət ræn ˈkaʊntər tɪ ðə ˈpɑzətɪv vju ðət ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt wɑz ən ˈæbsəˌlut nəˈsɛsɪti. aɪ ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd maɪ ˈɛdɪtər ənd sɛd ðət aɪ hæd tɪ hæv ə ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs ˈʤərnəl. ˈθæŋkfəli, məkˈmɪlən wɑz nis ɪˈnəf tɪ grænt mi ˈgrætəs ˈækˌsɛs ɪn ðɛn maɪ kənˈsəltɪŋ ˈskɛʤʊl fɪld əp ənd aɪ pʊt ðə ˈʤərnəl ɔn ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ʃɛlf. ˈfɔrʧənətli, aɪv hæd ə fri ˈmoʊmənt tɪ sɪft θru ɔl 140 ˈpeɪʤɪz əv ənd ɔlˈtərnətɪv pərˈspɛktɪvz ɔn ˈstudənt engagement”*” ənd aɪ məst seɪ ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈtɛns. ɪt flɪps ðə ˈteɪbəl ɔn trəˈdɪʃənəl vjuz əv ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt: ðɪs ˈspɛʃəl ˈɪʃu brɪŋz təˈgɛðər ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈkrɪtɪkəl ər ɔlˈtərnətɪv pərˈspɛktɪvz ɔn ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ðeɪ ər ɔlˈtərnətɪv ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ðeɪ du nɑt əˈproʊʧ ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt, ɛz ðə ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋ bəlk əv ðə ˈlɪtərəʧər dɪz, ɛz ə ˈpɑzətɪv ənd goʊl ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ən lɪŋk bɪtˈwin ˈlɛvəlz əv ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ˌækəˈdɛmɪk əˈʧivmənt. ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt. ənd, ɪf wi kænt krɪˈtik ənd pʊl əˈpɑrt ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt, wɪr nɑt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wɪθ ɑr ˈkrɪtɪkəl hæts ɔn. waɪl ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl meɪ bi ˈʧælənʤɪŋ tɪ rɛd, ɪts ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈfreɪmɪŋ əv ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt rɛd. ɪts nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋ tɪ mi ðət ðə əv ˈstudənt engagement”*” ˈɑrtɪkəl kəmz frəm ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ɪn ðə. ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə ˈseɪkrɪd kaʊ ðət ðə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˈfæbrɪk əv ðə ɪnˈtaɪər ˈstudənt əˈfɛrz prəˈfɛʃən. ɪn ðə, ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt həz lɛs əv ə ˈfʊˌthoʊld. ɛz wɪθ ə lɔt əv θɪŋz ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ðɛrz ə lɔt əv nuɑns wɪθ ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ɪts ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt, bət pərˈhæps nɑt ɛz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ɪts ˈkərəntli freɪmd? ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt, ‘‘learnification’*’ ənd ðə: ˈkrɪtɪkəl pərˈspɛktɪvz ɔn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən policy”*” ɪz baɪ əˈnəðər ˌækəˈdɛmɪk: pəˈzɪʃən rɪˈflɛkts ə ˈbrɔdər trɛnd təˈwɔrdz ‘‘learnification’*’ ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, wɪʧ pəˈzɪʃənz ˈtiʧɪŋ ɛz ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk ənd ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli riˈprɛsɪv. aɪ sik tɪ bɪld ɔn ðɪs krɪˈtik baɪ ˈɑrgjuɪŋ fər ə wɪʧ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðə ənd ˈrædɪkli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ˈneɪʧər əv ˈjumən ənd nɑnˈhjumən ˈeɪʤənsi ɪn ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt kən bi ɪz ə ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkɑnsɛpt. ðə ˈjunəˌfaɪɪŋ θrɛd θruaʊt ɪz ðət haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ɪz ə ““student-centred”*” ɪnˈdɛvər. wɪʧ, aɪˈrɑnɪkli ɪˈnəf, ɪz ə bɪt əv ə ˈrædɪkəl aɪˈdiə fər haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən wɛr ˌækəˈdɛmɪks ər ˈvɛri məʧ ˈsɪʧuˌeɪtɪd æt ðə ˈsɛnər əv ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəl ˈɪnfluəns ənd pərˈsivd ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns. ðɪs ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli rɪˈflɛktɪd ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə ˈɪʃu ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt: təˈwɔrdz ə ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈpɑləsi ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi: ɪf ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈpɑləsi ənd ˈpræktɪs ɪz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈɛləˌveɪt ˈstudənts ɛz ˈæktɪv əv ˈlərnɪŋ, ðeɪ meɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pəˈtɛnʃəli əˈfərm ðɛr roʊl ɛz ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈkəstəmərz. ˈrɛdɪŋ ðɪs waɪlst sæt ɪn ðə (haʊz ðət fər səm ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈɪŋlɪʃ) wɪθ maɪ lɛnz meɪks fər ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈʤəmbəl əv əˈgrimənt, ˈdɪsənəns, ənd kəmˈplɛksɪti. waɪlst ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz ˈɔfən rɛd ɛz ə ˌproʊˈæktɪv, əˈʤɛndə, ɪt maɪt ˈɔlsoʊ bi rɛd ɛz ə pərˈfɔrmətɪv moʊd əv ˈpræktɪs ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli lɪŋks tɪ students’*’ ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ roʊl ənd pəˈzɪʃən ɛz ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtərz əv hi æt ɪts ‘‘heart’*’ bət ˈɔlsoʊ ɛz ðə weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz sik tɪ ˈmænɪʤ ðɪs ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ daɪˈnæmɪk. əm ˈɑnəstli nɑt ʃʊr ɪf ðə ˌækəˈdɛmɪk ““champions”*” əv ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ˈlɪtərəʧər, ˈrisərʧ, ənd ˈθɪri ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ər ɪkˈwɪpt tɪ ˈkaʊntər moʊst əv ðə ˈɑrgjəmənts ɪn ðɪs ɪnˈtaɪər krɪˈtik. pərˈhæps ɪts mɔr əˈbaʊt ə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv əˈwɛrnəs ənd ˌɛvəˈluʃən? ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz ɪn ðə ˈɪʃu ər ˈikwəli ˈʧælənʤɪŋ, ˌɪnˈfɔrmətɪv, ənd eye-opening*: pʊt ðə ˈkɛtəl ɔn (mɔr əv mi biɪŋ ə bɪt british-like*), meɪk səm ti, ənd dɪg ɪn tɪ iʧ ˈɑrtɪkəl. ɪf ju doʊnt ɛnd əp ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ˈdɪfərˈɛntli əˈbaʊt ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt, æt list jul hæv ə ˈsɑləd ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə ˈmɛni weɪz ɪn wɪʧ ɪt kən bi ˈsəbʤɪkt tɪ ˈskɑlərli krɪˈtik. nən əv ˈjuˈɛs wʊd ˈɑrgju ðət ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz nɑt ə ˈlɔdəbəl eɪm bət ðət ðɛr ɪz ə nid tɪ riˈvɪzɪt haʊ ˈstrætəʤiz maɪt bi ˈbrɔdənd tɪ prəˈmoʊt ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli, ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk goʊlz ðət rɪˈspɛkt ðə raɪts əv ˈstudənts ɛz ˈlərnərz. aɪ ˈkʊdənt əˈgri ˈɛni mɔr wɪθ ðət læst bɪt. hir ɪn ðə wɛr ə nu ˈfreɪmˌwərk fər ˈtiʧɪŋ ˈɛksələns ɪz biɪŋ ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd, ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ɪz ˈdɛfənətli frənt ənd ˈsɛnər ɪn ðə hɑrts ənd maɪndz əv ðoʊz hu wərk ɪn haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən. əˈdɪʃəˌnəli, ðɪs krɪˈtik əv ˈstudənt ɛnˈgeɪʤmənt ʃʊd bi rikˈwaɪərd ˈrɛdɪŋ fər ˈɛvriˌwən hu ɪz ɪn ə ˈgræʤəˌweɪt ˈlɛvəl haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈstudənt əˈfɛrz ˈproʊˌgræm. ɪn fækt, ðɪs ˈʤərnəl ˈɪʃu kʊd ˈizəli fɔrm ðə ˈbeɪsɪs əv ən ɪnˈtaɪər ˈmɑʤul ər klæs. du ju twit? 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when you have a graduate degree in higher education, student engagement is everything. it's the center of your academic and professional pursuits. there's even a national survey of student engagement (nsse).
the nsse organization defines student engagement as “the amount of time and effort students put into their studies and other educationally purposeful activities” and “how [an] institution deploys its resources and organizes [its] curriculum and other learning opportunities to get students to participate in activities that decades of research studies show are linked to student learning.”
student engagement is generally accepted as being connected to academic success, retention, learning, and the student experience. it's a guiding force at most higher education institutions.
in february, a higher education listserv (i'm subscribed to dozens of them) post caught my eye. the subject was “special issue, critical and alternative perspectives on student engagement.” to be honest, i don't think i've ever seen anything that ran counter to the prevailingly positive view that student engagement was an absolute necessity. i contacted my editor and said that i had to have a copy of this journal. thankfully, palgrave macmillan was nice enough to grant me gratis access in march...and then my consulting schedule filled up and i put the journal on the digital shelf.
fortunately, i've had a free moment to sift through all 140 pages of “critical and alternative perspectives on student engagement” and i must say that it is intense. it flips the table on traditional views of student engagement:
this special issue brings together contributions that represent critical or alternative perspectives on student engagement. they are alternative in the sense that they do not approach student engagement, as the overwhelming bulk of the literature does, as a positive and unproblematic goal on the basis of an oft-cited link between levels of student engagement at university and academic achievement.
critical thinking is important. and, if we can't critique and pull apart student engagement, we're not thinking with our critical hats on. while this article may be challenging to read, its alternative framing of student engagement is an important read.
it's not surprising to me that the “critiques of student engagement” article comes from academics in the uk. in the united states, student engagement is essentially a sacred cow that underpins the fundamental fabric of the entire student affairs profession. in the uk, student engagement has less of a foothold. as with a lot of things in higher education, there's a lot of nuance with student engagement. it's important, but perhaps not as important as it's currently framed?
“student engagement, ‘learnification’ and the sociomaterial: critical perspectives on higher education policy” is by another uk-based academic:
[t]his position reflects a broader trend towards ‘learnification’ in higher education, which positions teaching as problematic and inherently repressive. i seek to build on this critique by arguing for a reframing which recognises the sociomaterial and radically distributed nature of human and non-human agency in day-to-day student engagement.
the idea that student engagement can be reconceptualized is a fascinating concept. the unifying thread throughout is that higher education is a “student-centred” endeavor. which, ironically enough, is a bit of a radical idea for uk higher education where academics are very much situated at the center of institutional influence and perceived importance. this is actually reflected in the next article in the issue - student engagement: towards a critical policy sociology:
if student engagement policy and practice is able to elevate students as active co-producers of self-directed learning, they may also potentially affirm their role as regulatory customers.
reading this whilst sat in the uk (how's that for some british english) with my us-educated lens makes for an interesting jumble of agreement, dissonance, and complexity.
whilst student engagement is often read as a proactive, student-centred agenda, it might also be read as a performative mode of practice that not only links to students’ changing role and position as regulators of he — at its ‘heart’ — but also as the ways in which institutions seek to manage this changing dynamic.
i'm honestly not sure if the academic “champions” of student engagement literature, research, and theory in the united states are equipped to counter most of the arguments in this entire critique. perhaps it's more about a process of awareness and evolution?
the remaining articles in the issue are equally challenging, informative, and eye-opening:
put the kettle on (more of me being a bit british-like), make some tea, and dig in to each article. if you don't end up thinking differently about student engagement, at least you'll have a solid understanding of the many ways in which it can be subject to scholarly critique.
none of us would argue that student engagement is not a laudable aim but that there is a need to revisit how strategies might be broadened to promote genuinely student-centred, democratic goals that respect the rights of students as learners.
i couldn't agree any more with that last bit. here in the uk where a new framework for teaching excellence is being implemented, student engagement is definitely front and center in the hearts and minds of those who work in higher education.
additionally, this critique of student engagement should be required reading for everyone who is in a graduate level higher education / student affairs program. in fact, this journal issue could easily form the basis of an entire module or class.
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voting is a good thing. but, as with all good things, there are limits. wisconsin uber-voter robert monroe might need a bit of a civics lesson after being charged with casting five—count’em five—ballots in the 2012 wisconsin state recall election of republican gov. scott walker. walker survived the recall as governor, monroe, however, may not as a voter. the 50-year-old health insurance executive mounted a tried-and-true defense of his actions when confronted by investigators: “he doesn’t remember that day due to a temporary form of amnesia,” according to cbs news.
with the old temporary amnesia card already on the table, monroe might have to come up with some new excuses for his love of voting. why? here’s more from cbs news:
in addition to voting multiple times in the 2012 recall election, monroe allegedly voted twice in the presidential election. all told, wispolitics.com reports, monroe allegedly voted a dozen times in five elections in 2011 and 2012… each of the 13 counts against monroe carries a penalty of up to $10,000 in forfeitures and three-and-a-half years in prison, wispolitics.com reported. additionally, monroe would lose his right to vote if he were convicted of a felony. | ən əˈmɛrɪkən stɑr æt beɪər leverkusen*? ðæts ɪgˈzæktli wət ðə kləbz ˈʧɛrmən ˈmaɪkəl ʃeɪd ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər. "ɪf aɪ kʊd hæv ə wɪʃ, aɪ wʊd laɪk tɪ gɪt ə pleɪər ðət ˈrɪli kʊd pleɪ ɪn ðə fərst tim frəm əˈmɛrɪkə ənd frəm ˈʧaɪnə bɪˈkəz ðət wʊd ˈoʊpən nu ˈmɑrkɪts," ʃeɪd toʊld rɪˈpɔrtərz waɪl dɪˈskəsɪŋ ðə kləb ənd ligz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ɪkˈspænʧən. "ɪf ə pleɪər frəm ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts lɛt mi seɪ ə [ˈstraɪkər] wʊd kəm hir ənd skɔr ˈɛvəri wik, ɪt wʊd bi ə drim kəm tru." beɪər ˈkərəntli hæv wən əˈmɛrɪkən, θərd strɪŋ ˈgoʊlˌkipər ˈdeɪvɪd. bət həz ʤɪst wən kæp fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd ðə kləb doʊnt hæv ˈɛni ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən əv ɪm pleɪɪŋ ˈrɛgjələrli, naʊ ər ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. ðeɪ hæv ˈfiʧərd ˈlændən ˈdɑnəvən, ʤərˈmeɪn ʤoʊnz, ˈfræŋki ənd ˈklɔdiˌoʊ ˈreɪnə ɪn ðə pæst, bət nən meɪd ə juʤ ˌɪmˈpækt ɪn ðə juz. ðə ˈprɑbləm fər beɪər, ɪf ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt tɪ saɪn ə greɪt əˈmɛrɪkən ðət wɪl ˈrɛzəˌneɪt ˈsteɪtˈsaɪd, ɪz ðət ðɛr ˈrɪli ˈɪzənt wən. tɪm haʊərd, klɪnt ˈdɛmpsi, ˈmaɪkəl ˈbrædli ənd ər stɪl ðə ˈbɪgəst stɑrz ɪn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɑkər, bət ðɛr nɑt juʤ. juʤ əv səˈpɔrtərz ˈɑrənt goʊɪŋ tɪ hɑp ɔn ðə beɪər ˈbændˌwægən fər ˈɛni əv ðə fɔr ənd, ˈfræŋkli, nən əv ðə fɔr ər gʊd ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈfiʧər fər beɪər raɪt naʊ. goʊ bɪɔnd ðoʊz fɔr ənd ju hæv ˈfeɪbiən ˈʤɑnsən, ˈɛrən ənd ʤɑn brʊks ɔˈrɛdi ɪn ðə bundesliga*, bət ðɛr ˈɑrənt ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz hu ər ˈwɛrɪŋ monchengladbach*, ˈwərdər ˈbrɛmən ər ˈhərθə bərˈlɪn ˈʤərziz əraʊnd. ðə juz. ˈdəzənt hæv ˈɛniˌwən hu kˈwɑləˌfaɪz ɛz ə stɑr ənd ˈsəmˌwən hu kən pleɪ ə bɪg roʊl, lɛt əˈloʊn skɔr ˈɛvəri wik. ðɛr ˈɪzənt ðət stɑr paʊər ər ˈɛniˌwən ðət gʊd. wɪʃ ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ə drim. ɪf beɪər ˈrɪli wɔnt ən əˈmɛrɪkən hu kən fɪt dɪˈskrɪpʃən, ðeɪ wɪl hæv tɪ lʊk ˈjəŋgər ənd hoʊp ðət ə jəŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈprɑʤɛkt dɪˈvɛləps. ðət kʊd bi ˈsəmˌwən laɪk mæt miˈɑzgə, ˌɔlˈðoʊ dɪˈfɛndərz ər ˌdɪˈsaɪdədli lɛs ˈsɛksi, ər ˈʤɔrdən ˈmɔrɪs. bət ðɛr ˈɪzənt wən ðət fɪts ðə bɪl naʊ. ɪts nis ðət ə ˈʧæmpiənz lig kləb ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ, ðoʊ. |
an american star at bayer leverkusen? that's exactly what the club's chairman michael schade is looking for.
"if i could have a wish, i would like to get a player that really could play in the first team from america and from china because that would open new markets," schade told reporters while discussing the club and league's international expansion.
"if a player from the united states — let me say a [striker] — would come here and score every week, it would be a dream come true."
bayer currently have one american, third string goalkeeper david yelldell. but yelldell has just one cap for the united states and the club don't have any intention of him playing regularly, now or in the future. they have featured landon donovan, jermaine jones, frankie hejduk and claudio reyna in the past, but none made a huge impact in the u.s.
the problem for bayer, if they really want to sign a great american that will resonate stateside, is that there really isn't one. tim howard, clint dempsey, michael bradley and jozy altidore are still the biggest stars in american soccer, but they're not huge. huge swaths of supporters aren't going to hop on the bayer bandwagon for any of the four and, frankly, none of the four are good enough to feature for bayer right now. go beyond those four and you have fabian johnson, aron johannsson and john brooks already in the bundesliga, but there aren't many americans who are wearing borussia monchengladbach, werder bremen or hertha berlin jerseys around.
the u.s. doesn't have anyone who qualifies as a star and someone who can play a big role, let alone score every week. there isn't that star power or anyone that good. schade's wish is nothing more than a dream.
if bayer really want an american who can fit schade's description, they will have to look younger and hope that a young american project develops. that could be someone like matt miazga, although defenders are decidedly less sexy, or jordan morris. but there isn't one that fits the bill now. it's nice that a champions league club is looking, though. | juˈnaɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪi əˈpɪrz tɪ pʊʃ flaɪər tɪ graʊnd ɪn ˈvɪdioʊ frəm 2015 juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz pleɪnz ər sin æt ˈdɛnvər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈɛrˌpɔrt ɔn meɪ 7 2017 ˈʤɛrəˌmi dwyer-lindgren*, ˈspɛʃəl fər ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ) juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ faɪnd ˌɪtˈsɛlf ɔn ðə dɪˈfɛnsɪv əˈgɛn ˈæftər jɛt əˈnəðər ˈvɪdioʊ ðət əˈpɪrz tɪ ʃoʊ ə ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ wən əv ðə ˈpæsənʤərz. ðət ˈleɪtəst ˈvɪdioʊ ɪz əˈbaʊt tu jɪrz oʊld, bət ɪt həz ˈsərfɪst ðɪs wik ˈæftər ðə ˈpæsənʤər ɪn ɪt həz faɪld ə 1 ˈmɪljən ˈlɔˌsut əˈgɛnst juˈnaɪtɪd fər ˈækʃənz ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ. ɪt kəmz æt ə ˈdɪfəkəlt taɪm fər juˈnaɪtɪd, ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt tu mənθs ˈæftər ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɪθ ˈpæsənʤər ˈdɑktər. ˈdeɪvɪd daʊ plənʤd ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɪntu ə ˈgloʊbəl ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ðət ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd pʊt juˈnaɪtɪd ənd ˈəðər ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪn ðə ˈspɑˌtlaɪt fər haʊ ˈpæsənʤərz ər ˈtritɪd əˈmɪd wət ˈmɛni bɪˈliv ɪz ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈhɛktɪk ənd ˈstrɛsfəl flaɪɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈvɪdioʊz əˈkrɔs ˈnumərəs ˈɛˌrlaɪnz hæv sɪns drɔn ˈskrutəni sɪns ðə flaɪt 3411 ˈɪnsədənt wɪθ ˈdɑktər. daʊ ɔn ˈeɪprəl 9 təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ: juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ˈplɛʤɪz nu prəˈtɛkʃənz fər flaɪərz ɪn weɪk əv ˈɪnsədənt juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðiz 10 ˈpɑləsi ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈvɪdioʊ tɪ ˈsərfəs kəmz frəm ˈhjustən bʊʃ ˌɪntərˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl ˈɛrˌpɔrt, wɛr sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈvɪdioʊ ˈfʊtɪʤ ʃoʊz ən əˈpɛrənt ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃən bɪtˈwin ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz ɪmˈplɔɪi ənd ə ˈkəstəmər sɪns aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ˈrɑnəld ˈtaɪgnər ðə mæn naʊ suɪŋ ðə ˈkɛriər. ðə ˈstɔri wɑz fərst ˌriˈpɔrtəd baɪ ˈhjustən ˈɛnˌbiˈsi əˈfɪliˌeɪt ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ əbˈteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈsteɪʃən, ˈtaɪgnər əˈpɪrz tɪ bi ʃəvd tɪ ðə graʊnd baɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈæftər ən əˈpɛrənt ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈoʊvər ə ˈbɔrdɪŋ pæs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪljəm hoʊk əˈtərni. ˈæftər ˈfɑlɪŋ tɪ ðə graʊnd, ˈtaɪgnər hɪt hɪz hɛd ɔn ðə graʊnd ənd wɑz nɑkt ˌənˈkɑnʃəs, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈtərni. ˈtaɪgnər kən bi sin laɪɪŋ ˈmoʊʃənləs ɔn ðə graʊnd nɪr ə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈtɪkɪt ˈkaʊntər. juˈnaɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪiz kən bi sin ɪn ðə ˈvɪdioʊ, ðoʊ nən kəm tɪ ðə eɪd əv ðə mæn. əˈbaʊt ə ˈmɪnət ˈɪntu ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ, ə ˈwʊmən dɪˈskraɪbd baɪ əˈtərni ɛz ə gʊd səˈmɛrɪtən kəmz tɪ ðə saɪd ənd rɪkˈwɛsts ˈsəmˌwən kɔl 911 təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ: ðə flit ənd həbz əv juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz, baɪ ðə ˈnəmbərz (ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ) ˈɔlsoʊ əbˈteɪnd ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv ðə 911 kɔl ðət ɪnˈsud ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2015 ɪn ɪt, ə ˈpərsən aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɛz ə juˈnaɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪi kɔlz tɪ rɪˈpɔrt ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪn ðə ˈtərmənəl si ˈtɪkɪt ˈlɑbi. ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə kɔl, ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi ˈænsərz ““no”*” wɪn ðə ˈdɪˌspæʧər æsks ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi ɪf hi noʊz haʊ ðə mæn fɛl daʊn. "ðɪs ɪz ʤɪst wən əv ðə moʊst ˌɪnhjuˈmeɪn θɪŋz aɪv ˈɛvər sin ɪn maɪ laɪf," əˈtərni hoʊk sɛd waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈlɔˌsut ðæts bɪn faɪld ɔn bɪˈhæf əv hɪz klaɪənt ˈtaɪgnər. "ɪts əˈstɑnɪʃɪŋ," hoʊk ˈædɪd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɪnsədənt ənd əˈbaʊt ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃən ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪiz dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ hɛlp ˈæftər ðə mæn fɛl. "ɪts aʊˈtreɪʤəs." naʊ, ˈtaɪgnər ɪz suɪŋ juˈnaɪtɪd ˈɛˌrlaɪnz fər mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən, wɪθ hoʊk seɪɪŋ ðə goʊl ɪz tɪ brɪŋ ən ɛnd tɪ səʧ ˈɪnsədənts. "wi wɔnt ˈpipəl tɪ kəm ˈfɔrwərd huv bɪn ˈtritɪd ʤɪst laɪk ˈmɪstər. ˈtaɪgnər ənd laɪk ˈdɑktər. daʊ, ˈɛni əv ðə ˈəðər ˈpipəl huv floʊn juˈnaɪtɪd ənd bɪn ˈtritɪd ðɪs weɪ, bɪˈkəz ðɪs həz tɪ stɑp," hoʊk sɛd tɪ. juˈnaɪtɪd ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt tɪ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈtudeɪz təˈdeɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ blɔg, ˈædɪŋ ðət ðə ɪmˈplɔɪi əˈlɛʤədli ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə ˈɪnsədənt noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪz ən ɪmˈplɔɪi əv ðə ˈkɛriər. hæv sin ðə ˈvɪdioʊ frəm 2015 ðət ʃoʊz kəmˈplitli ˌənækˈsɛptəbəl bɪˈheɪvjər baɪ ə juˈnaɪtɪd ɪmˈplɔɪi," juˈnaɪtɪd sɛd ɪn ðə ˈsteɪtmənt. "ðɪs ɪmˈplɔɪi wɑz ˈtərməˌneɪtɪd frəm juˈnaɪtɪd ɪn ˈɔgəst 2015 ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt. ðə ˈkɑndəkt ʃoʊn hir dɪz nɑt rɪˈflɛkt ɑr ˈvæljuz ər ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ trit ɔl əv ɑr ˈkəstəmərz wɪθ rɪˈspɛkt ənd ˈdɪgnəti. wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə θəroʊ lʊk ˈɪntu wət ˈhæpənd hir ənd ˈriʧɪŋ aʊt tɪ ɑr ˈkəstəmər tɪ prəfˈjusli əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər wət əˈkərd ənd tɪ meɪk ðɪs right.”*.” rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
united employee appears to push flier to ground in video from 2015
united airlines planes are seen at denver international airport on may 7, 2017. (photo11: jeremy dwyer-lindgren, special for usa today)
united airlines is likely to find itself on the defensive again after yet another video that appears to show a confrontation involving one of the carrier’s passengers.
that latest video is about two years old, but it has surfaced this week after the passenger in it has filed a $1 million lawsuit against united for actions in the video.
it comes at a difficult time for united, only about two months after the passenger-dragging incident with passenger dr. david dao plunged the company into a global public relations crisis in april.
that episode put united and other airlines in the spotlight for how passengers are treated amid what many believe is an increasingly hectic and stressful flying experience. a number of videos across numerous airlines have since drawn scrutiny since the flight 3411 incident with dr. dao on april 9.
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the latest video to surface comes from houston bush intercontinental airport, where security video footage shows an apparent confrontation between a united airlines employee and a customer since identified as then-71-year-old ronald tigner – the man that’s now suing the carrier. the story was first reported by houston nbc affiliate kprc tv.
in the video obtained by the station, tigner appears to be shoved to the ground by the united employee after an apparent argument over a boarding pass, according to william hoke -- tigner’s attorney.
after falling to the ground, tigner hit his head on the ground and was knocked unconscious, according to the attorney. tigner can be seen lying motionless on the ground near a united ticket counter. united employees can be seen in the video, though none come to the aid of the man. about a minute into the footage, a woman described by tinger’s attorney as a good samaritan comes to the man’s side and requests someone call 911.
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kprc also obtained audio of the 911 call that ensued in july 2015. in it, a person identified as a united employee calls to report the incident in the terminal c ticket lobby. during the call, the employee answers “no” when the dispatcher asks the employee if he knows how the man fell down.
"this is just one of the most inhumane things i've ever seen in my life," attorney hoke said while talking to kprc about the lawsuit that's been filed on behalf of his client tigner.
"it's astonishing," hoke added about the incident – and about the allegation the united employees did nothing to help after the man fell. "it's outrageous."
now, tigner is suing united airlines for more than $1 million, with hoke saying the goal is to bring an end to such incidents.
"we want people to come forward who've been treated just like mr. tigner and like dr. dao, any of the other people who've flown united and been treated this way, because this has to stop," hoke said to kprc.
united acknowledged the incident in a statement to usa today's today in the sky blog, adding that the employee allegedly involved in the incident no longer is an employee of the carrier.
“we have seen the video from 2015 that shows completely unacceptable behavior by a united employee," united said in the statement. "this employee was terminated from united in august 2015 following the incident. the conduct shown here does not reflect our values or our commitment to treat all of our customers with respect and dignity. we are taking a thorough look into what happened here and reaching out to our customer to profusely apologize for what occurred and to make this right.”
read or share this story: https://usat.ly/2tlr4yo | æt ɪts bɛst, tˈwɪtər ɪz ə pleɪs tɪ faɪnd ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz, ˈθɔtfəl ˈdaɪəˌlɔg, ənd ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈvɔɪsɪz. æt ɪts wərst, ə ˈfɔrəm fər riˈækʃənz, troʊlz, ənd hərˈæsmənt. æt boʊθ əv ðiz ɪkˈstrimz, ɛz ɪn laɪf, baʊnd tɪ bi səm bæd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ. ʤɪst haʊ məʧ du ˈpipəl kərs ɔn tˈwɪtər? hu swɛrz ənd wət du ðeɪ seɪ? fɔr ˈrisərʧərz ɪnˈdɛvərd tɪ faɪnd aʊt, ənd ðə ˈpeɪpər ðeɪ ðɪs wik æt ðə ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv wərk ˈsoʊʃəl ə kəmˈpɛndiəm əv əˈfɛnsɪv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ðət ˈraɪvəlz ðə diˈpreɪvd, ˈbrɪljəns əv ðə ˈrisənt fɪlm ðə wʊlf əv wɔl strit. ˈæftər ɪgˈzæmɪnɪŋ ə ˈrændəm ˈsæmpəl əv 51 ˈmɪljən frəm 14 ˈmɪljən dɪˈstɪŋkt ˈjuzər əˈkaʊnts, ðeɪ keɪm əp wɪθ ðɪs kənˈkluʒən: wi kərs ə lɔt ɔn tˈwɪtər, wɛr ɑr ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈpəblɪk, ˈivɪn mɔr ðən wi du ɪn ril laɪf. ˈivɪn mɔr kəmˈpɛlɪŋ, ðeɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðə ˌəndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈkɑntɛkst əv wɪn ənd waɪ ˈkərsɪŋ ˈhæpənz ənd hu ɪz ˈkərsɪŋ tɪ hum. ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈfrækʃən əv ðə wərdz wi juz. ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, wən twit aʊt əv 13 wɪl kənˈteɪn æt list wən ˈkərsɪŋ word,”*,” sɪz wæŋ, ə ˈpiˌeɪʧˈdi ˈrisərʧər æt raɪt steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti hu lɛd ðə ˈstədi. əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, ˈpipəl si iʧ ˈəðər. ðeɪ kən seɪ θɪŋz ðeɪ seɪ ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl world.”*.” ˈəðər ˈstədiz hæv faʊnd ðət tɪ əv wərdz wi seɪ ɪn ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl wərld ər tˈwɪtər, ðə ˈrisərʧərz faʊnd ðə reɪt tɪ bi ər ɛz ðə ˈpeɪpər ridz, ənd ɛz wæŋ wɑz tu pəˈlaɪt tɪ rɪˈpit ˈdʊrɪŋ ɑr foʊn ˈɪntərvˌju: ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr kərs wərd ɪz fək, wɪʧ ˈkəvərz əv ɔl ðə kərs wərd əˈkərənsɪz, ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ʃɪt æs bɪʧ hɛl hɔr dɪk pɪs ənd ˈpʊsi ðə ˈfaɪndɪŋz ər ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ fər ˈɛniˌwən hu ˈjuzɪz tˈwɪtər, bət fər ðə tim, ɔl əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈsɛnər əv ˈɛksələns ɪn kəmˈpjutɪŋ, ðə ˈpeɪpər wɪl foʊld ˈɪntu wərk wɪθ ˈbrɔdər səˈsaɪɪtəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ, ˈvərbəl əˈbjuz, ˈɔnˌlaɪn hərˈæsmənt, ənd ˈʤɛndər ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ˈɔnˌlaɪn kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz. ˈkɑntɛnt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli rich,”*,” sɪz ðə dɪˈrɛktər ˌɑˈmit pi. ʃɛθ. ˈkərsɪŋ ˈɪʃu ɪz ən ɪkˈsprɛʃən əv ˈsɛnəmənt ənd kaɪnd əv ə kɔr ˈɪʃu əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðə language.”*.” ðə ˈsɛnər ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd tulz ðət kʊd flæg ˈɪʃuz əv ˈwərisəm hərˈæsmənt ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn haɪ skul ənd ˈkɑlɪʤ jɪrz, ər kʊd aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ dɪˈprɛsɪv dɪˈsɔrdərz ər ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈvaɪələns. kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈfɪltərz fər kɪdz ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnəðər pəˈtɛnʃəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən. |
at its best, twitter is a place to find breaking news, thoughtful dialogue, and unexpected voices. at its worst, it’s a forum for knee-jerk reactions, trolls, and harassment. at both of these extremes, as in life, there’s bound to be some bad language along the way.
just how much do people curse on twitter? who swears and what do they say?
four mild-mannered researchers endeavored to find out, and the paper they produced–presented this week at the acm conference on computer-supported cooperative work & social computing–is a compendium of offensive language that rivals the depraved, cuss-filled brilliance of the recent film the wolf of wall street.
after examining a random one-month sample of 51 million english-language tweets from 14 million distinct user accounts, they came up with this conclusion: we curse a lot on twitter, where our language is usually public, even more than we do in real life. even more compelling, they discovered the underlying context of when and why cursing happens and who is cursing to whom.
“it’s a sizable fraction of the words we use. on average, one tweet out of 13 tweets will contain at least one cursing word,” says wenbo wang, a phd researcher at wright state university who led the study. “because of social media, people don’t see each other. they can say things they wouldn’t say in the physical world.” other studies have found that 0.5 to 0.7% of words we say in the physical world are curses–on twitter, the researchers found the rate to be 1.15%. or as the paper reads, and as wang was too polite to repeat during our phone interview:
the most popular curse word is fuck, which covers 34.73% of all the curse word occurrences, followed by shit (15.04%), ass (14.48%), bitch (10.34%), nigga (9.68%), hell (4.46%), whore (1.82%), dick (1.67%), piss (1.53%), and pussy (1.16%).
the findings are interesting for anyone who uses twitter, but for the team, all affiliated with ohio center of excellence in knowledge-enabled computing, the paper will fold into work with broader societal implications related to mental health, verbal abuse, online harassment, and gender differences in online communications.
“social content is extremely rich,” says the center’s director amit p. sheth. “the cursing issue is an expression of sentiment and emotion…it’s kind of a core issue of understanding the language.” the center is working on developing automated tools that could flag issues of worrisome harassment on social media, especially in high school and college years, or could identify depressive disorders or disposition to violence. creating filters for kids on social media is also another potential application. | wɔʧ: frənt ˈlidər ədˈmɪts ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl lɪŋks tɪ ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ɪn æl ʤəˈzirə ˈɪntərvˌju jeddah*: ðə ˈlidər əv ðə frənt ədˈmɪtəd ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl lɪŋks wɪθ ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ɪn ən ˈɪntərvˌju wɪθ æl ʤəˈzirə nuz ˈʧænəl. ˈæbu moʊˈhɑmɛd sɛd ðət waɪl ðə ˈmɪlətənt grup ˈdɪfərd ˈgreɪtli frəm ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd, ðə tu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz ʃɛrd ðə seɪm ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi. ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi ɪz dəraɪvd frəm ðə ˈhoʊli qu’ran*, ənd ˈprɑfət mʊˈhɑməd successors’*’ teachings,”*,” sɛd. hi sɛd əv ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈməzlɪm saɪɪd: (qutb*) dəraɪvd hɪz ˌaɪdiˈɑləʤi frəm ðə seɪm sɔrs ðət wi dəraɪvd ɑrz from.”*.” bət hi ˈædɪd: ðɪs meɪ bi ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈmɛni ˈfækʃənz, ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ həz bɪn ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈpræktɪkəl ənd ˈsɪriəs vjuz: jihad.”*.” frənt ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn baɪ ðɛr ˈɛrəbɪk neɪm ɪz ˈfɔrməl əˈfɪliˌeɪt ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpaʊərfəl ˈrɛbəl grups ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə əˈsɑd rəˈʒim. hi ˈleɪtər rɪˈvild ɪn ðə ˈɪntərvˌju ðət ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ nɑt ˈoʊnli əˈdɑptəd ðə seɪm ˌaɪdiəˈlɑʤɪkəl əˈproʊʧ, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ʃɛrd ðə seɪm ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˈtiʧɪŋz ɛz ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd. hi ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət bʊks baɪ wər juzd ɪn ðə ˈtiʧɪŋz æt ˌmuʤəhɛˈdin ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən ˈsɛnərz, wɛr ðə ɪˈʤɪpʃən ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ɪz dɪˈskraɪbd ɛz ə ʤiˈhɑˌdi ˈmuvmənt. məst ˈstədi ɔl ðə ʤiˈhɑˌdɪst ˈmuvmənts ɪn ðə arena,”*,” sɛd. ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˈskɑlər həˈsɑn ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ˈməzlɪm ˈbrəðərˌhʊd ɪn ˈiʤɪpt ɪn 1928 ənd ˈleɪtər ʃeɪpt ɪt. ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə ˈfɔrməli ˈdɛzɪgˌneɪtɪd ðə grup ɛz ə ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ɪn 2014 ɪn 2016 ðə frənt əˈnaʊnst ɪn ə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ðə grup wɑz ˈbreɪkɪŋ ɪts lɪŋks wɪθ ˌɑlˈkaɪdɑ ənd ʧeɪnʤd ɪts neɪm tɪ ˈfɑtə ðə frənt əv ðə ˌlɪˌbərˈeɪʃən əv, ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈɛrəbɪk neɪm fər ðə ˈriʤən. dɪˈklɛr ðə kəmˈplit əv ɔl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ˈəndər ðə neɪm əv ənd ðə fɔrˈmeɪʃən əv ə nu grup ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ðə neɪm ˈfɑtə al-sham,’*,’ ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ðɪs nu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən həz noʊ əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən tɪ ˈɛni ɪkˈstərnəl entity.”*.” |
watch: nusra front leader admits ideological links to muslim brotherhood in al jazeera interview
jeddah: the leader of the al-qaeda-affiliated al-nusra front admitted ideological links with the muslim brotherhood in an interview with qatari state-funded al jazeera news channel.
abu mohammad al-julani said that while the militant group differed greatly from the muslim brotherhood, the two organizations shared the same ideology.
“al-qaeda’s ideology is derived from the holy qu’ran, sunnah and prophet muhammad successors’ teachings,” al-julani said.
he said of the egyptian muslim brotherhood’s sayyid qutb: “he (qutb) derived his ideology from the same source that we derived ours from.”
but he added: “although this may be similar to many factions, al-qaeda has been interested in practical and serious views: jihad.”
al-nusra front — also known by their arabic name jabhat al-nusra — is al-qaeda’s formal affiliate in syria and one of the most powerful rebel groups fighting the assad regime.
he later revealed in the interview that al-qaeda not only adopted the same ideological approach, but also shared the same educational teachings as the muslim brotherhood.
he explained that books by qutb were used in the teachings at al-qaeda’s mujahedeen preparation centers, where the egyptian muslim brotherhood is described as a jihadi movement. “we must study all the jihadist movements in the arena,” al-julani said.
the islamic scholar hassan al-banna founded the muslim brotherhood in egypt in 1928, and qutb later shaped it.
saudi arabia formally designated the group as a terrorist organization in 2014.
in 2016, the al-nusra front announced in a video that the group was breaking its links with al-qaeda and changed its name to jabhat fatah al-sham — the front of the liberation of al-sham, the historical arabic name for the levantine region.
“we declare the complete cancelation of all operations under the name of jabhat al-nusra and the formation of a new group operating under the name ‘jabhat fatah al-sham,’ noting that this new organization has no affiliation to any external entity.” | rare’s* æmˈbɪʃəs ˈpaɪrət geɪm, si əv θivz, wɪl teɪk ju bɪɔnd ðə ˈoʊʃən ˈwɔtərz əv ˈpriviəs ˈdɛˌmoʊz. ðə dɪˈvɛləpər ʃoʊd ɔf nu ˈfʊtɪʤ təˈdeɪ æt prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns, ˈfiʧərɪŋ ˈəndərˌwɔtər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd ə sərʧ fər ˈtrɛʒər ɔn ə ˈtrɑpɪkəl ˈaɪlənd. ɪn si əv θivz, pleɪərz hæv tɪ tim əp tɪ kip ðɛr ʃɪps əp ənd ˈrənɪŋ. ðət ˌɪnˈkludz ˈrɛdiɪŋ ðə seɪlz, ˈstɪrɪŋ ðə ʃɪp, ənd ˈmænɪŋ ðə ˈkænənz, ɪn əˈdɪʃən tɪ ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən. rɛr ʃoʊd ɔf ðə fərst ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ læst jɪr, ə ˈvɪdioʊ ðət ʃoʊd ɔf haʊ kˈwɪkli ˈbætəlz kən lɛd tɪ ðə ɛnd əv jʊr ʃɪp. post-swim*, ðə ˈfʊtɪʤ təˈdeɪ ˈɔfərd ə lʊk æt ˈtrɛʒər ˈhəntɪŋ əˈkrɔs ˈbiʧɪz ənd θru keɪvz. ˈivɪn ɪf ju səkˈsɛsfəli ˈloʊˌkeɪt jʊr ˈbaʊnti, ə gʊd ʧæns hæv tɪ faɪt tɪ kip ɪt frəm ˈəðər pleɪərz. si əv θivz wɪl lɔnʧ ɪn ˈərli 2018 |
rare’s ambitious pirate game, sea of thieves, will take you beyond the ocean waters of previous demos. the developer showed off new footage today at microsoft’s e3 press conference, featuring underwater exploration and a search for treasure on a tropical island.
in sea of thieves, players have to team up to keep their ships up and running. that includes readying the sails, steering the ship, and manning the cannons, in addition to on-shore exploration. rare showed off the first gameplay last year, a video that showed off how quickly battles can lead to the end of your ship.
post-swim, the footage today offered a look at treasure hunting across beaches and through caves. even if you successfully locate your bounty, there’s a good chance you’ll have to fight to keep it from other players. sea of thieves will launch in early 2018. | ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ (ˈrɔɪtərz) ˈsoʊni ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən 6758.t*) həz pʊt wən əv ɪts meɪn ˈbɪldɪŋz ɪn ˈsɛntrəl ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ əp fər seɪl ɪn ə dil ðət kʊd reɪz ɛz məʧ ɛz 100 ˈbɪljən jɛn ˈbɪljən) ɛz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni siks tɪ sɛl ˈnɑnˈkɔr ˈæˌsɛts tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt kæʃ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ɪts ˈbæləns ʃit, ˈpipəl wɪθ dɪˈrɛkt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ðə dil sɛd. ˈsoʊni ɪz traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛl ðə ˈsoʊni ˈsɪti oʊˈsɑki ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət ˈhaʊsɪz ɪmˈplɔɪiz, moʊst əv hum ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛts ənd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ɪkˈwɪpmənt. ðə ˈsoʊni ɪmˈplɔɪiz wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt loʊˈkeɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɪl lis bæk ðə speɪs frəm ðə fˈjuʧər ˈoʊnər, wən əv ðə ˈpipəl sɛd. ˈsoʊni ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ traɪɪŋ tɪ sɛl ɪts juz. ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz, wɪʧ ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ fɛʧ bɪtˈwin 800 tɪ pər skwɛr fʊt ɛz pɑrt əv ðə ˈɛfərt baɪ ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˌkɑˈzuoʊ hɪˈrɑi tɪ tərn əraʊnd ɪts ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ˈsoʊni ˈsɪti oʊˈsɑki wɑz kəmˈplitɪd ɪn mɑrʧ 2011 ˈæftər ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrɛnəˌveɪtɪd ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ðət prəˈdust ðə trinitron*, ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛt ðət ˈsoʊni dɪˈvɛləpt. ðə saɪt wɑz noʊn ɛz ðə land”*” ɪn ʤəˈpæn fər ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən sɛts. ˈfɔrən ənd dəˈmɛstɪk ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fəndz hæv bɪn ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd əˈbaʊt ðə seɪl əv ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd nɪr ɪts ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz. 1 ˌʤæpəˈniz jɛn) (ðɪs ˈstɔri kərˈɛkts ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈfɪgjər tɪ ˈbɪljən, kərˈɛkts ˈnəmbər əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz ɪn ˈsɛkənd ˈpɛrəˌgræf, kərˈɛkts ˈɛriə ɪn ˈfaɪnəl ˈpɛrəˌgræf tɪ skwɛr ˈmitərz) |
tokyo (reuters) - sony corp (6758.t) has put one of its main buildings in central tokyo up for sale in a deal that could raise as much as 100 billion yen ($1.14 billion) as the company seeks to sell non-core assets to generate cash to improve its balance sheet, people with direct knowledge of the deal said.
sony is trying to sell the 25-storey sony city osaki building that houses 5,000 employees, most of whom are involved in making television sets and audio equipment.
the sony employees will remain in the current location as the company will lease back the space from the future owner, one of the people said.
sony is also trying to sell its u.s. headquarters, which is expected to fetch between $800 to $1,000 per square foot as part of the effort by ceo kazuo hirai to turn around its businesses.
sony city osaki was completed in march 2011 after the company renovated a building that produced the trinitron, a crt-based television set that sony developed. the site was known as the “holy land” in japan for television sets.
foreign and domestic investment funds have been notified about the sale of the 124,000 square-meter building located near its headquarters.
($1 = 87.1300 japanese yen)
(this story corrects headline figure to $1.1 billion, corrects number of employees in second paragraph, corrects area in final paragraph to square metres) | ˈlʊkɪŋ fər nuz ju kən trəst? səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr fri ˈnuzˌlɛtərz. ðə ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl spɪn wɔr kənˈtɪnjuz. mɑrk pɛn kɪkt ðə deɪ ɔf ɔn ə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl wɪθ rɪˈpɔrtərz baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət rɪˈnud ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, ðə əˈfɛr (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz nafta-gate*), ənd ðə traɪəl ˈoʊpənɪŋ təˈdeɪ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ ər kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ tɪ kriˈeɪt ə pɔɪnt ənd ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə momentum”*” ɪn ðə reɪs fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən. ““nafta-gate”*” ɪz ðə ˈklɪntən neɪm fər ðɪs bɪˈzɑr ˈsɑgə ðət bɪˈgæn wɪn kəˈneɪdiən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˌriˈpɔrtəd ə ˈsinjər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ædˈvaɪzər tɪ ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə neɪmd mɛt wɪθ kəˈneɪdiən əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ əˈʃʊr ðɛm ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz nɑt ɛz prəˈtɛkʃənɪst ɔn treɪd ɛz hɪz kæmˈpeɪn ˈrɛtərɪk səˈʤɛsts. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn ənd ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈgəvərnmənt boʊθ dɪˈnaɪd ðə ˈmitɪŋ əˈkərd, bət ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ ˈpruvɪŋ ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɑz likt (prɪˈzuməbli baɪ ˈsəmˌwən ɪn ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈgəvərnmənt) tɪ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən prɛs. haʊərd ˈwʊlfsən, kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz dɪˈrɛktər, rɛd ə ˈsɪriz əv kwoʊts frəm ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn ˈmɛmbərz ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ dɪˈnaɪd ɪn noʊ ənˈsərtən tərmz ðət ðə ˈmitɪŋ ˈɛvər tʊk pleɪs. naʊ ðət ðə kæmˈpeɪn ɪz ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðə ˈmitɪŋ tʊk pleɪs bət ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ ðət ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ˈnæftə ər biɪŋ ˌmɪsrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, sɛd ˈwʊlfsən, ʃʊd wi trəst ər bɪˈliv ðɛm now?”*?” ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn, ˈprɑbəˌbli ˈsaʊndɪŋ mɔr əˈsərtɪv ənd ˈkɑnfədənt ðən ðeɪ hæv ɔn ˈɛni kɔl ɪn ðə ˈrisənt pæst, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈhæmərd rezko-gate*. ðə kæmˈpeɪn ˈhɛlpfəli dɪˈstrɪbjətəd ə ˈmɛˌmoʊ wɪθ ɔl ðə kˈwɛsʧənz ˈʤərnəlɪsts ɔt tɪ æsk ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn əˈbaʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ dɪsˈgreɪst ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər ““tony”*”. ˈmɛni taɪmz dɪd ˈsɛnətər ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈvɪzɪt ˈtoʊni haʊs? wət wɑz ðə ˈpərpəs əv ðiz visits?”*?” æst ðə ˈmɛˌmoʊ. sɛn. ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˌɪntərˈsid ɔn bɪˈhæf əv ˈmɪstər. ɪn ˈɛni ˌgəvərnˈmɛntəl capacity?”*?” ðə ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən wɑz klɪr: ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪz ə ˈdeɪnʤərəs ʧɔɪs; hi həz nɑt bɪn ˈfʊli ˈvɛtɪd. ðə truθ ɪz ðət ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz əv ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən baɪ ðə prɛs həz nɑt tərnd əp ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ðə fækt ðət, hu ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ə sleazeball*, hɛlpt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪkˈspænd ðə plɑt əv lænd ɔn wɪʧ hɪz haʊs ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ sɪts. ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz kɔld ðə fækt ðət hi ˈɛnərd ˈɪntu ə ˈbɪznɪs trænˈzækʃən wɪθ ““bone-headed,”*,” bət ˌɪnˈsɪsts ðət ˈnəθɪŋ ˌɪˈligəl əˈkərd. ˌɪnˈdaɪtmənt dɪd nɑt ˈmɛnʃən ˌoʊˈbɑmə, bət hɪz traɪəl, wɪʧ bɪˈgɪnz təˈdeɪ ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, hoʊldz ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti əv ɪmˈbɛrəsmənt fər ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ðə ˈklɪntən kæmp rɪfˈjuzd tɪ brʊk ˈɛni dɪˈskəʃən əv ˈklɪntən ˈdrɑpɪŋ aʊt ɪf ʃi lɔst oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˈtɛksəs. bət hər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz ɔn ðə kɔl dɪd bæk ɔf ˈərliər kleɪmz ðət ˈklɪntən wʊd bi taɪd wɪθ ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɪn ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt kaʊnt ˈæftər ˈpraɪˌmɛriz. ðeɪ sɛd ˌɪnˈstɛd ðət moʊˈmɛntəm wɪl bi ˈsɪriəsli blunted.”*.” wən rɪˈpɔrt ɪn ðə prɛs səˈʤɛsts ðə kæmˈpeɪn meɪ læst ənˈtɪl ˈeɪprəl 22 æt ðə list. frəm ðə nyt*: ˈmɪsɪz. ˈklɪntən hərˈsɛlf həz ˈpraɪvətli toʊld ædˈvaɪzərz ðət ʃi həz ə hɑrd taɪm ˌɪˈmæʤənɪŋ ˈɛndɪŋ hər kæmˈpeɪn ɪf ʃi wɪnz oʊˈhaɪoʊ ənd ˈnɛroʊli ˈluzɪz ˈtɛksəs, ˈgɪvɪn ðət ʃi həz ˈməni ɪn ðə bæŋk ənd ðət ʃi bɪˈlivz ʃi wʊd hæv ən ɛʤ ɪn ðə nɛkst bɪg voʊt, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ɔn ˈeɪprəl 22 bɪˈkəz ɪts ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ər ˈsɪmələr tɪ ohio’s*. waɪl ˈdaʊnˌpleɪɪŋ ðə wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz pleɪd əp ðə wərst keɪs sɪˈnɛrioʊ fər ðɛr əˈpoʊnənt. ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə swip təˈmɑˌroʊ, ɪt wɪl bi ə ˈsɪriəs saɪn əv remorse”*” frəm ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈvoʊtərz, ðeɪ sɛd. ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn hɛld ɪts oʊn ˈkɑnfərəns kɔl tu aʊərz ˈleɪtər tɪ traɪ ənd swɑt daʊn səm əv ðiz ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz. kæmˈpeɪn ˈmænɪʤər ˈdeɪvɪd ploʊf bɪˈgæn baɪ seɪɪŋ ðət hi ɪkˈspɛkts rɪˈzəlts wɪl kriˈeɪt bɪg ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ʃɪft wən weɪ ər another,”*,” ənd ðət mɔr əv ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ ɛˈsɛnʃəli minz ɪt ɪz taɪm fər ˈklɪntən tɪ ˈɛksət ðə reɪs. kip traɪɪŋ tɪ muv ðə goalposts,”*,” sɛd ploʊf, æt səm pɔɪnt ju rən aʊt əv field.”*.” wɪn ˈnæftə keɪm əp, ploʊf sɛd ðət ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ kəˈneɪdiən əˈfɪʃəlz wɑz ə tour”*” əv ðə kəˈneɪdiən ˈkɑnsələt ɪn ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ, ənd ðət hi wɑz nɑt ɛz ˈmɛmbər əv ɑr kæmˈpeɪn, bət ɛz ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ professor.”*.” hæd ə conversation,”*,” ploʊf ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd, ə ˈfɔrməl ˈmitɪŋ əv ˈɛni sɔrt bɪtˈwin ɑr kæmˈpeɪn ənd ə ˈfɔrən government.”*.” əv kɔrs, ðiz ˈkɑmɛnts du nɑt ˈænsər ðə kˈwɛʃən əv waɪ ə ˈsinjər ˈmɛmbər əv ə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl kæmˈpeɪn wʊd θɪŋk ðət hi kʊd hæv conversation”*” wɪθ ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv əv ə ˈfɔrən ˈgəvərnmənt əˈbaʊt ə ˈpɑləsi ˈɪʃu wɪˈθaʊt noʊɪŋ ɪt wʊd bi ˈtritɪd ˈsɪriəsli. nɔr du ðeɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ ðə seɪm ˈsinjər ˈmɛmbər θɔt hi kʊd dɪˈvɔrs hɪmˈsɛlf frəm hɪz kæmˈpeɪn roʊl ʤɪst deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈpraɪˌmɛri, ər waɪ ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ prəˈfɛsər ˈnidɪd ə tʊr əv ə ˈloʊkəl kəˈneɪdiən ˈkɑnsələt ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. bət ˌbiˈfɔr ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz kʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd, ploʊf ˈpɪvətɪd tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪn ðə sən ðət hi sɛd ˈsɪriəsli kɔld ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən ˈsɛnətər kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ðə wɔr. ɪn ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl, rɪˈtaɪrd ˈʤɛnərəl ʤæk kin, hu ɪz nɑt ən ædˈvaɪzər tɪ kæmˈpeɪn, ɪz kˈwoʊtɪd ɛz seɪɪŋ ˈklɪntən nɑt ækt ˌɪrəˈspɑnsəbli ənd ˈɪʃu ˈɔrdərz tɪ ˈkɑndəkt ən ˌɪˈmiˌdiət wɪθˈdrɔəl frəm ˌɪˈrɑk, rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz, ənd skˈwɑndər ðə geɪnz ðət hæv bɪn made.”*.” ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə ˈklɪntən kæmˈpeɪn sɛd ðə ˈsɛnətər fər herself.”*.” ˈklɪntən kleɪmz ðət ʃi wɪl bɪˈgɪn wɪθˈdrɔɪŋ trups ɪn ðə fərst 60 deɪz əv hər ˈprɛzɪdənsi. ˌbiˈfɔr ˈfərðər kˈwɛsʧənz kʊd bi æst əˈbaʊt ˈsteɪtmənt, ənd ˌbiˈfɔr kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ənd hɪz traɪəl kʊd bi ˈsɪriəsli dɪˈskəst, ðə kɔl wɑz kət ɔf, ðəs prɪˈvɛnɪŋ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə kæmˈpeɪn frəm ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ˈsɪriəs ˈbitɪŋ ɔn wən əv ɪts ˈtəfəst prɛs deɪz əv ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈsizən. |
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the conference call spin war continues. mark penn kicked the day off on a clinton campaign conference call with reporters by saying that clinton’s renewed focus on national security, the austan goolsbee affair (also known as nafta-gate), and the rezko trial opening today in chicago are combining to create a “tipping point and change in the momentum” in the race for the democratic nomination.
“nafta-gate” is the clinton campaign’s name for this bizarre saga that began when canadian television reported a senior economic adviser to barack obama named austan goolsbee met with canadian officials to assure them that obama is not as protectionist on trade as his campaign rhetoric suggests. the obama campaign and the canadian government both denied the meeting occurred, but a memo proving the meeting was leaked (presumably by someone in the canadian government) to the american press.
howard wolfson, clinton’s communications director, read a series of quotes from obama campaign members in which they denied in no uncertain terms that the meeting ever took place. now that the campaign is admitting the meeting took place but insisting that goolsbee’s comments on nafta are being misrepresented, said wolfson, “why should we trust or believe them now?”
the clinton campaign, probably sounding more assertive and confident than they have on any call in the recent past, also hammered rezko-gate. the campaign helpfully distributed a memo with all the questions journalists ought to ask the obama campaign about obama’s relationship with disgraced real estate developer antoin “tony” rezko. “how many times did senator obama visit tony rezko’s house? what was the purpose of these visits?” asked the memo. “did sen. obama intercede on behalf of mr. rezko in any governmental capacity?” the implication was clear: obama is a dangerous choice; he has not been fully vetted.
the truth is that investigations of the rezko situation by the press has not turned up anything other than the fact that rezko, who is definitely a sleazeball, helped obama expand the plot of land on which his house in chicago sits. obama has called the fact that he entered into a business transaction with rezko “bone-headed,” but insists that nothing illegal occurred. rezko’s indictment did not mention obama, but his trial, which begins today in chicago, holds the possibility of embarrassment for obama.
the clinton camp refused to brook any discussion of clinton dropping out if she lost ohio and texas. but her representatives on the call did back off earlier claims that clinton would be tied with obama in the delegate count after tomorrow’s primaries. they said instead that “senator’s obama’s momentum will be seriously blunted.” one report in the press suggests the campaign may last until april 22, at the least. from the nyt:
mrs. clinton herself has privately told advisers that she has a hard time imagining ending her campaign if she wins ohio and narrowly loses texas, given that she has money in the bank and that she believes she would have an edge in the next big vote, pennsylvania on april 22, because its demographics are similar to ohio’s.
while downplaying the worst case scenario for themselves, the representatives played up the worst case scenario for their opponent. if obama doesn’t sweep tomorrow, it will be a serious sign of “buyer’s remorse” from democratic voters, they said.
the obama campaign held its own conference call two hours later to try and swat down some of these allegations. campaign manager david plouffe began by saying that he expects tomorrow’s results will create “no big delegate shift one way or another,” and that more of the status quo essentially means it is time for clinton to exit the race. “they keep trying to move the goalposts,” said plouffe, “but at some point you run out of field.”
when nafta came up, plouffe said that goolsbee’s meeting with canadian officials was “essentially a tour” of the canadian consulate in chicago, and that he was “approached not as member of our campaign, but as a university of chicago professor.” goolsbee had a “casual conversation,” plouffe insisted, “not a formal meeting of any sort between our campaign and a foreign government.”
of course, these comments do not answer the question of why a senior member of a presidential campaign would think that he could have “casual conversation” with a representative of a foreign government about a front-and-center policy issue without knowing it would be treated seriously. nor do they explain why the same senior member thought he could divorce himself from his campaign role just days before a major primary, or why a university of chicago professor needed a tour of a local canadian consulate in the first place.
but before these questions could be considered, plouffe pivoted to an article in the ny sun that he said seriously called into question senator clinton’s commitment to ending the war. in the article, retired four-star general jack keane, who is not an adviser to clinton’s campaign, is quoted as saying clinton “would not act irresponsibly and issue orders to conduct an immediate withdrawal from iraq, regardless of the consequences, and squander the gains that have been made.” in response, the clinton campaign said the senator “speaks for herself.” clinton claims that she will begin withdrawing troops in the first 60 days of her presidency.
before further questions could be asked about keane’s statement, and before questions about rezko and his trial could be seriously discussed, the call was cut off, thus preventing the obama campaign from taking a serious beating on one of its toughest press days of the primary season. | ə mˈjuˌteɪtɪd streɪn əv ə kæt pup ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt həz bɪn faʊnd tɪ ðə ˈnæʧərəl paʊər əv ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm tɪ kɪl ˈkænsər sɛlz, ˈsaɪəntɪsts seɪ. (ti) ɪz ə ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt faʊnd ɪn ə kæts ˌɪnˈtɛstənz, bət ɪt kən lɪv ɪn ˈɛni wɔrm ˈblədɪd ˈænəməl. ti əˈfɛkts əˈbaʊt ˌwənˈθərd əv ðə wərldz ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən. moʊst ˈpipəl hæv noʊ ˈsɪmptəmz, bət səm ɪkˈspɪriəns ə ˈɪlnəs. ðoʊz wɪθ səˈprɛst ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəmz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, kən dɪˈvɛləp ə ˈsɪriəs ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən ɪf ðeɪ ər əˈneɪbəl tɪ fɛnd ɔf ti. ə ˈhɛlθi ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm rɪˈspɑndz ˈvɪgərəsli tɪ ti ɪn ə ˈmænər ðət ˈpɛrəˌlɛlz haʊ ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm əˈtæks ə. "wi noʊ baɪəˈlɑʤɪkli ðɪs ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt həz ˈfɪgjərd aʊt haʊ tɪ ˈstɪmjəˌleɪt ðə ɪgˈzækt ˌɪmˈjun rɪˈspɑnsɪz ju wɔnt tɪ faɪt ˈkænsər," sɛd ˈdeɪvɪd ʤeɪ, prəˈfɛsər əv ˌmaɪkrəˌbaɪˈɑləʤi ənd ˌɪmjuˈnɑləʤi, ˈgaɪsəl skul əv ˈmɛdəsən æt ˈdɑrtməθ. ɪn rɪˈspɑns tɪ ti, ðə ˈbɑdi prəˈdusɪz ˈnæʧərəl ˈkɪlər sɛlz ənd ti sɛlz. ðiz sɛl taɪps weɪʤ wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈkænsər sɛlz. ˈkænsər kən ʃət daʊn ðə ˈbɑdiz dɪˈfɛnsɪv ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəmz, bət ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ti ˈɪntu ə ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt kən ʤəmp stɑrt ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm. "ðə baɪˈɑləʤi əv ðɪs ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ɪz ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ˈdɪfərənt frəm ˈəðər ˈstrætəʤiz ðət ˈtɪpɪkəli ʤɪst ˈtɪkəl ˌɪmˈjun sɛlz frəm ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd," sɛd ˈbɑrbərə fɑks, ˈsinjər ˈrisərʧ əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt əv ˌmaɪkrəˌbaɪˈɑləʤi ənd ˌɪmjuˈnɑləʤi. "baɪ ˈgeɪnɪŋ ˌprɛfərˈɛnʃəl ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈsaɪd əv ˈpaʊərfəl ˌɪˈneɪt ˌɪmˈjun sɛl taɪps, ɑr mˈjuˌteɪtɪd streɪn əv ti ðə ˈnæʧərəl paʊər əv ðə ˌɪmˈjun ˈsɪstəm tɪ klɪr sɛlz ənd ˈkænsər," fɑks sɛd. sɪns ɪt ˈɪzənt seɪf tɪ ˌɪnˈʤɛkt ə ˈkænsər ˈpeɪʃənt wɪθ lɪv ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtɪŋ streɪnz əv ti, ənd fɑks kriˈeɪtɪd "ˈsiˌpiˈɛs," ən ˌvækˈsin. beɪst ɔn ðə ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪkəl ˈpæθˌweɪz, ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈlit ə ʤin ˈnidɪd tɪ meɪk ə ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑk əv ɪts ˈʤiˌnoʊm ənd kriˈeɪt ə mˈjutənt ˈpɛrəˌsaɪt ðət kən bi groʊn ɪn ðə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri bət ɪz əˈneɪbəl tɪ ˌriprəˈdus ɪn ˈænəməlz ər ˈpipəl. ˈivɪn wɪn ðə hoʊst ɪz ˌɪmˈjun dɪˈfɪʃənt, ˈsiˌpiˈɛs stɪl rɪˈteɪnz ðət juˈnik baɪˈɑləʤi ðət ˈstɪmjəˌleɪts ðə aɪˈdil ˌvækˈsin rɪˈspɑnsɪz. "əˈgrɛsɪv ˈkænsərz tu ˈɔfən sim laɪk fæst ˈmuvɪŋ treɪn rɛks. ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ɪz ðə ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk, bət ˈsupər strɔŋ, ˈhɪroʊ ðət ˈkæʧɪz ðə ˈweɪwərd treɪnz, hɔlts ðɛr prəˈgrɛʃən, ənd ʃrɪŋks ðɛm ənˈtɪl ðeɪ ˌdɪsəˈpɪr," sɛd. ˈpəblɪʃt ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ˈstədiz frəm ðə ˈgaɪsəl skul əv ˈmɛdəsən læbz hæv ˈtɛstɪd ðə ˈsiˌpiˈɛs ˌvækˈsin ɪn ɪkˈstrimli əˈgrɛsɪv ˈliθəl maʊs ˈmɑdəlz əv ˌmɛləˈnoʊmə ər oʊˈvɛˌriən ˈkænsər ənd faʊnd ənˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd haɪ reɪts əv ˈkænsər sərˈvaɪvəl. |
a mutated strain of a cat poop parasite has been found to reprogramme the natural power of the immune system to kill cancer cells, scientists say.
toxoplasma gondii (t gondii) is a single-celled parasite found in a cat's intestines, but it can live in any warm blooded animal.
t gondii affects about one-third of the world's population. most people have no symptoms, but some experience a flu-like illness. those with suppressed immune systems, however, can develop a serious infection if they are unable to fend off t gondii.
a healthy immune system responds vigorously to t gondii in a manner that parallels how the immune system attacks a tumour.
"we know biologically this parasite has figured out how to stimulate the exact immune responses you want to fight cancer," said david j bzik, professor of microbiology and immunology, geisel school of medicine at dartmouth.
in response to t gondii, the body produces natural killer cells and cytotoxic t cells. these cell types wage war against cancer cells. cancer can shut down the body's defensive mechanisms, but introducing t gondii into a tumour environment can jump start the immune system.
"the biology of this organism is inherently different from other microbe-based immunotherapeutic strategies that typically just tickle immune cells from the outside," said barbara fox, senior research associate of microbiology and immunology.
"by gaining preferential access to the inside of powerful innate immune cell types, our mutated strain of t gondii reprogrammes the natural power of the immune system to clear tumour cells and cancer," fox said.
since it isn't safe to inject a cancer patient with live replicating strains of t gondii, bzik and fox created "cps," an immunotherapeutic vaccine.
based on the parasite's biochemical pathways, researchers delete a toxoplasma gene needed to make a building block of its genome and create a mutant parasite that can be grown in the laboratory but is unable to reproduce in animals or people.
even when the host is immune deficient, cps still retains that unique biology that stimulates the ideal vaccine responses.
"aggressive cancers too often seem like fast moving train wrecks. cps is the microscopic, but super strong, hero that catches the wayward trains, halts their progression, and shrinks them until they disappear," said bzik.
published laboratory studies from the geisel school of medicine labs have tested the cps vaccine in extremely aggressive lethal mouse models of melanoma or ovarian cancer and found unprecedented high rates of cancer survival. | ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈfæməliz ˈwiˌkɪnd ʤɪst ə ˈfrɛndli ˈnoʊtɪs tɪ ˈɛvriˌwən ɔn ˈkæmpəs ðə nɛkst θri deɪz: mɑm ənd dæd ər ˈkəmɪŋ ˈoʊvər, soʊ traɪ tɪ bi ɔn ɑr bɛst bɪˈheɪvjər. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ ˈfraɪˌdeɪ, ðə ˈɔfəs əv ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈfæməliz ˈsərvɪsɪz wɪl hoʊst ɪts ˈænjuəl ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈfæməliz ˈwiˌkɪnd. ˈsænˌwɪʧt bɪtˈwin ˈfʊtˌbɔl geɪm æt ˈsteɪdiəm wɪl bi ɪˈvɛnts ɔl ˈoʊvər ˈkæmpəs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə ˈwɛlkəm rɪˈsɛpʃən, ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈʧɔklət ˈfɛstɪvəl æt ðə ˈsɛnər, ə fud trək ˈroʊdiˌoʊ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪdiəm ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɑts ənd ðə ˈænjuəl ˈfæməli ˈsərvɪs ˈprɑʤɛkt. ə pækt θri deɪz əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz ər plænd ðɪs jɪr (fʊl ˈskɛʤʊl əv ɪˈvɛnts). ækˈtɪvɪtiz bɪˈgɪn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun wɪθ laɪt ɔr æt ðə ˈʤɔɪnər ˈvɪzɪtərz ˈsɛnər ənd ə trɪp tɪ peɪnt ðə fri ɪkˈsprɛʃən ˈtənəl. ɔn ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ, ˈstudənts, ˈpɛrənts ənd ˈfæməliz ər ˈwɛlkəm tɪ əˈtɛnd ðə ˈteɪlˌgeɪt ɪn ˌhɑspəˈtæləti ˈɛriəz praɪər tɪ ðə 6 p.m*. ˈkɪˌkɔf əˈgɛnst ˈistərn kənˈtəki. |
parents and families weekend
just a friendly notice to everyone on campus the next three days: mom and dad are coming over, so let’s try to be on our best behavior.
beginning friday, the office of parents and families services will host its annual parents and families weekend. sandwiched between saturday’s football game at carter-finley stadium will be family-friendly events all over campus, including a welcome reception, the popular chocolate festival at the women’s center, a pregame food truck rodeo in the stadium parking lots and the annual family service project.
a packed three days of activities are planned this year (full schedule of events). activities begin friday afternoon with light hors d’oeuvres at the joyner visitors center and a trip to paint the free expression tunnel.
on saturday, students, parents and families are welcome to attend the pregame tailgate in hospitality areas 12-17, prior to the 6 p.m. kickoff against eastern kentucky. | ɪt ɔl kəmz daʊn tɪ ðɪs. ˈwɔrnər bros*. həz bɪn ɔn ðə roʊps fər ˈoʊvər ə jɪr, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpənʧɪz ɛz flɑps laɪk ““pan”*” ənd ascending”*” paɪld əp æt ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ. θruaʊt ðə ˈbɑdi bloʊz, ðə ˈkəmpəˌni həz hɛld əp ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks ɛz ɪts sælˈveɪʃən. ɔn ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ənˈveɪlz vi ˈsupərˌmæn: dɔn əv justice,”*,” ə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ kɪk ɔf ən æmˈbɪʃəs ˈsɪriz əv ˌɪntərkəˈnɛktɪd ˈkɑmɪk bʊk ˈmuviz ənd sərv ɛz ˈwɔrnər bros.’*.’ ˈænsər tɪ ˈmɑrvəl ˈjunəˌvərs. ɪf ɪt wərks, ðə trɪps tɪ ˈnɛvərlənd ənd vəˈhɔfski wərld wɪl bi fərˈgɪvən. ɪf ɪt doesn’t*, ˈwɔrnər bros*. ʧif ˈkɛvɪn wɪl bi ˈfilɪŋ ðə hit. nid ðɪs wən tɪ bi good,”*,” sɛd ˈɛrɪk ˈhændələr, ən ˈænəlɪst æt ˈpɑrtnərz. ɪz ðə ˈbərθɪŋ əv ə nu ˌdiˈsi ˈjunəˌvərs. ɪt lidz tɪ ˈwəndər ˈwʊmən ənd ˈʤəstɪs lig ˈmuviz. ə ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt film.”*.” dɪˈrɛktɪd baɪ zæk sˈnaɪdər, ðə əˌfiʃjəˈnɑˌdoʊ bɪˈhaɪnd əv ““steel,”*,” ənd ˈstɑrɪŋ ˈhɛnri ɛz ˈsupərˌmæn ənd bɛn ˈæflɪk ɛz ˈbætˌmæn, ðə fɪlm ˈkɛriz ə ˈwɑpɪŋ 250 ˈmɪljən praɪs tæg. ðə ˈgæmbəl əˈpɪrz tɪ hæv peɪd ɔf. vi superman”*” ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ɛz məʧ ɛz 150 ˈmɪljən wɪn ɪt hɪts skrinz dəˈmɛstɪkli, ənd mɔr ðən 300 ˈmɪljən ˈgloʊbəli wɪn ɪt roʊlz aʊt əˈkrɔs mɔr ðən 60 ˈmeɪʤər ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈʧaɪnə, ðə ˈsɛkənd ˈbɪgəst ˈmɑrkɪt fər fɪlm. rɪˈleɪtɪd ðə ˈʤoʊkər ənd ˈrɪdlər wər ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪn vi superman,’*,’ sɪz zæk sˈnaɪdər ɪz ˈbeɪsɪkli ðɛr ‘‘avengers,'”*,'” sɛd ʤɛf bɑk, ə bɑks ˈɔfəs ˈænəlɪst wɪθ ɪgˈzɪbətər riˈleɪʃənz. ə tən əv bəz əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðeɪ nid tɪ ˈoʊpən ˈbɪgər ðən ˈɛni ˌdiˈsi ˈkɑmɪks fɪlm ˈɛvər has.”*.” ˈwɔrnər bros*. ˈlivɪŋ məʧ tɪ ʧæns. ðə ˈstudiˌoʊ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə fɪlm əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ɔl ðə ˈmɪriəd ˈprimiəm fɔrmz. ðə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ ˈrəmbəl wɪl əˈkrɔs 390 ˈaɪˌmæks skrinz, ˈvɛnuz, 470 ˈprimiəm lɑrʤ ˈfɔrˌmæt loʊˈkeɪʃənz ənd 150 ˈmoʊʃən sits. hæv bɪn roʊˈbəst, wɪθ fænˈdæŋˌgoʊ rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət vi superman”*” ɪz ðə ˌsupərˈhiroʊ fɪlm ɪn ðə ˈhɪstəri, ˈbitɪŋ ˈpriviəs dɑrk naɪt rises”*” ənd ““avengers*: eɪʤ əv ultron”*” æt ðə seɪm pɔɪnt ɪn ðə seɪlz ˈsaɪkəl. ˈʃeɪpɪŋ əp tɪ bi ə ˈmæsɪv ˈwiˌkɪnd fər ˈwɔrnər bros*., bət ðɛr ər səm ˈfæktərz ðət kʊd dɪˈprɛs əˈtɛndəns. ðə ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks ɪn ˈbrəsəlz ðət lɛft æt list 34 ˈpipəl dɛd ənd ˈdəzənz ˈɪnʤərd meɪ kip ˈɔdiənsəz əˈweɪ ɪn pɑrts əv ˈjʊrəp wɪθ ˈhaɪtənd sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərnz. ðə fɪlm ˈoʊpənz ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ. ðət æŋˈzaɪəti kʊd faɪnd ɪts weɪ ˈoʊvər tɪ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈɔdiənsəz, ɛz wɛl. ðɛr ɪz ə ˈprɛsɪdənt. ˈsaɪtɪd ˈtɛrərɪst əˈtæks ɪn ˈpɛrɪs læst fɔl ɛz ə ˈrizən ðət ˈhəŋgər geɪmz: pɑrt ˈəndərpərˌfɔrmd æt ðə bɑks ˈɔfəs. rəvˈjuz ər ɪmˈbɑrgoʊd, bət ðə ˈpɪkʧər ɪz sɛd tɪ bi dɑrk. ˈæflɪk toʊld ðə ˈmidiə ðət hi wʊd nɑt teɪk hɪz sən tɪ ðə fɪlm bɪˈkəz ɪt kʊd gɪv ɪm ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz. ðət minz ðət vi superman”*” maɪt bi ɔf ˈlɪmɪts tɪ ˈfæməliz wɪθ ˈjəŋgər ˈʧɪldrən. vi. superman”*” bi ðə ˈoʊnli nu riˈlis. ˌjunəˈvərsəl wɪl traɪ tɪ du ə bɪt əv counterprogramming*, ˈɔfərɪŋ əp bɪg fæt grik ˈwɛdɪŋ ɪn əˈprɑksəmətli nɔrθ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈθiətərz. ðə low-budget*, 2002 ərˈɪʤənəl wɑz ə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn, ˈgroʊsɪŋ 368 ˈmɪljən æt ðə ˈgloʊbəl bɑks ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈfɑloʊˌəp, wɪʧ kɔst 18 ˈmɪljən tɪ ˈproʊdus, ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ə 10 ˈmɪljən ˈdeɪbju. |
it all comes down to this.
warner bros. has been on the ropes for over a year, taking punches as flops like “pan” and “jupiter ascending” piled up at the studio. throughout the body blows, the company has held up dc comics as its salvation. on thursday, the studio unveils “batman v superman: dawn of justice,” a superhero match-up intended to kick off an ambitious series of interconnected comic book movies and serve as warner bros.’ answer to disney’s marvel universe. if it works, the trips to neverland and wachowski world will be forgiven. if it doesn’t, warner bros. chief kevin tsujihara will be feeling the heat.
“they need this one to be good,” said eric handler, an analyst at mkm partners. “this is the birthing of a new dc universe. it leads to wonder woman and justice league movies. it’s a very important film.”
directed by zack snyder, the slo-mo aficionado behind “man of “steel,” and starring henry cavill as superman and ben affleck as batman, the film carries a whopping $250 million price tag. the gamble appears to have paid off. “batman v superman” is expected to generate as much as $150 million when it hits 4,200 screens domestically, and more than $300 million globally when it rolls out across more than 60 major territories, including china, the world’s second biggest market for film.
related the joker and riddler were almost in ‘batman v superman,’ says zack snyder
“this is basically their ‘avengers,'” said jeff bock, a box office analyst with exhibitor relations. “there’s a ton of buzz about it. they need to open bigger than any dc comics film ever has.”
warner bros. isn’t leaving much to chance. the studio is making the film available in all the myriad premium forms. the superhero rumble will unspool across 390 imax screens, 3,600 3d venues, 470 premium large format locations and 150 motion seats. pre-sales have been robust, with fandango reporting that “batman v superman” is the fastest-selling superhero film in the ticketer’s history, beating previous record-holders “the dark knight rises” and “avengers: age of ultron” at the same point in the sales cycle.
it’s shaping up to be a massive weekend for warner bros., but there are some factors that could depress attendance. the terrorist attacks in brussels that left at least 34 people dead and dozens injured may keep audiences away in parts of europe with heightened security concerns. the film opens in belgium on wednesday.
that anxiety could find its way over to american audiences, as well. there is a precedent. lionsgate cited terrorist attacks in paris last fall as a reason that “the hunger games: mockingjay – part 2” underperformed at the box office.
reviews are embargoed, but the picture is said to be dark. affleck told the media that he would not take his son to the film because it could give him nightmares. that means that “batman v superman” might be off limits to families with younger children.
“batman v. superman” won’t be the weekend’s only new release. universal will try to do a bit of counterprogramming, offering up “my big fat greek wedding 2” in approximately 3,130 north american theaters. the low-budget, 2002 original was a phenomenon, grossing $368 million at the global box office. the follow-up, which cost $18 million to produce, is looking at a $10 million debut. | wɪθ ɔl ðə ˈplænɪŋ gaɪdz fər trɪps tɪ ˈfinɪks ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt, ɪt simz ɑr ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətən ˈriʤən ɪz ˈfaɪnəli ˈgɪtɪŋ səm ˈnæʃənəl ləv. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt lɪst kəmz frəm ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ ənd səˈpoʊzədli gaɪdz ju ɔn ə trɪp əraʊnd ðə ˈsɪti. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ɪn ɑr ˈhəmbəl əˈpɪnjən, ˈsəmˌwən wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ bi tu ˈklɛvər wɪn ðeɪ roʊt ɪt ənd pɪkt səm ˈrɪli ɑd ənd ˈrændəm ˈdaɪnɪŋ spɑts, ˈrəðər ðən goʊɪŋ wɪθ wəts bɛst ɪn taʊn. ˈfɔrʧənətli, wiv pʊt təˈgɛðər ə lɪst əv ɑr ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃənz tɪ ˈɔfər səm ˈbɛtər ˈhɪpstər ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ɪf jʊr ˈwiˌkɪnd ˈtrɪpɪŋ ɪn ˈfinɪks. si ˈɔlsoʊ: ðə wɔl strit ˈʤərnəl ənd ˈbɔstən gloʊb neɪm əˈməŋ ðə ˈvæliz ˈrɛˌstrɑnts wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: kənˈtɪnju ˈrɛdɪŋ wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: waɪl wi ləv, grənʤ ənd ɔl, ðə ˈhɪpstərz goʊ tɪ ləks ˈsɛntrəl. ˈɛvriˌwən noʊz ðət. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: ðə lɔst lif wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: əˈgɛn, lɔst lif ɪz ə greɪt spɑt fər bɪr, bət ɪf wɪr traɪɪŋ tɪ bi kul wɪθ ɑr bɪr, wid ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊ gɪt ə ʧip ˈpɪʧər æt ˈwɪnzər ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈhæpi aʊər. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: ˈsɔŋˌbərd ˈkɔfi ti haʊs wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: mɔr ˈkɔfi? ˈrɪli? ˌoʊˈkeɪ. goʊ tɪ kɑrˈtɛl. wi ˈtoʊtəli hərd ðət laɪk ˈʤoʊzəf ˈgɔrdən ˈlɛvɪt bɔt ˈkɔfi ðɛr wɪn hi wɑz ɪn taʊn. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: oʊld taʊn ˌsɑrəˈjeɪvoʊ wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: du ðeɪ min ˌsɑrəˈjeɪvoʊ? waɪl ˈpɪkɪŋ ˈbɑzniən kwɪˈzin ɪn ˈfinɪks simz ˈsupər ˈəndərˌgraʊnd, ʤɪst goʊ ˈsəmˌwɛr laɪk ˈklɛvər ər ˈgæloʊ ˈblæŋkoʊ fər ə ril ˈhɪpstər ɪkˈspɪriəns. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: ðə fud ɪz ˈprɪti gʊd, bət ðɪs ɪz ˈhɑrdli ə ˈmɛmərəbəl ɪkˈspɪriəns fər ə ˈtrævələr, lɛt əˈloʊn ə hɪp wən. ɪf jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn, goʊ tɪ ˈmɑrkɪt bɪˈkəz ɪt həz, laɪk, weɪ mɔr ˌvɛʤəˈtɛˌriən ˈɔpʃənz ənd ju kən baɪ ˌsuvəˈnɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmɑrkɪt. ɪf jʊr ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈɪndiən, goʊ tɪ ˈkəri ˈkɔrnər. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: ˈmɪsɪz. waɪts ˈgoʊldən rul kəˈfeɪ wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: ˈʧɪkən ənd ˈwɑfəlz ər ˈwɛlkəm ˈdaɪnər. ˈmɪsɪz. waɪts ɪz ˈstɛlər, bət hər ˈgrændˌsən spɪn kəmˈplit wɪθ ˈwɑfəlz əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə ˈʧɪkən, ɪn ʤɑrz ənd rɛd ˈvɛlvət keɪk teɪks ðə ˈhɪpstər kˈwoʊʃənt əp ə nɑʧ. ənd ˈwɛlkəm ˈmɑdərn teɪk ɔn ðə trɛnd, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈpɪkˌnɪk ˈteɪbəlz ənd ˈbəbəl laɪts ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ə ˈvælənˌtaɪn ˈdaɪnər ɪz ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ðə ˈhɪpəst əˈməŋ ju swun. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: tu ˈhɪpiz biʧ haʊs wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: weɪt, wət? ˈrɪli? ˌoʊˈkeɪ, noʊ. ˈhɪpiz ənd ˈhɪpstərz ər ˈprɪti məʧ ˈɑpəzɪts ɔn ðə ˈmitər. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ bi hɪp wɪθ ə bərˈitoʊ, ˈkrɛsənt laʊnʤ ɪz ðə pleɪs tɪ bi. ðɛrz ə ˈkɑkˌteɪl neɪmd ðə ˈhəni ˈbæʤər ðɛr ənd bændz laɪk st*. ˈvɪnsɪnt, ðə growlers*, phantogram*, ənd biʧ haʊs (ðə kaɪnd ˈhɪpstərz ˈæˌkʧuəli laɪk) hæv ɔl pleɪd ðɛr. wət mɔr du ju nid? wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: ˈtɑkoʊz sərvz fud dən raɪt ənd ɪts ˈætməsˌfɪr wɪl meɪk ju fil laɪk jʊr ˈsəmˌwɛr ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ɛls noʊz əˈbaʊt jɛt. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: bɪˈkini laʊnʤ wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: ə greɪt daɪv, bət ɪt simz tɪ hæv lɔst səm ˈhɪpstər ˈrisəntli, ˈʤəʤɪŋ baɪ ðə ˌklaɪənˈtɛl ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz. rɔɪæl laʊnʤ ɪz weɪ mɔr ˈəndər ðə ˈreɪˌdɑr. wət ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ təˈdeɪ pɪkt: wət ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə pɪks: wi ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈgri wɪθ ðɪs wən wɪθ pɔɪnts fər ˈhɪpstər ˈʤukˌbɑks ənd ˈbeɪsɪk ˈmɪkˈsɔləˌgi æt daɪv bɑr ˈpraɪsɪz, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˈtudeɪz lɪst ən ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli ˈfeɪlɪŋ 10 pərˈsɛnt greɪd ɪn ənd ˈfinɪks ˈnoʊˌhaʊ. ˈfɑloʊ ʧaʊ ˈbɛlə ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd tˈwɪtər ənd pinterest*. |
with all the layover-esque planning guides for trips to phoenix coming out, it seems our metropolitan region is finally getting some national love. the most recent list comes from usa today and supposedly guides you on a hipster's trip around the city. unfortunately, in our humble opinion, someone was trying to be too clever when they wrote it and picked some really odd and random dining spots, rather than going with what's best in town. fortunately, we've put together a list of our recommendations to offer some better hipster alternatives if you're weekend tripping in phoenix.
see also: the wall street journal and boston globe name gio osso's virtu among the valley's must-try restaurants
what usa today picked: jobot
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what chow bella picks: while we love jobot, grunge and all, the hipsters go to lux central. everyone knows that.
what usa today picked: the lost leaf
what chow bella picks: again, lost leaf is a great spot for beer, but if we're trying to be cool with our beer, we'd probably go get a cheap pitcher at windsor during happy hour.
what usa today picked: songbird coffee & tea house
what chow bella picks: more coffee? really? okay. go to cartel. we totally heard that like joseph gordon levitt bought coffee there when he was in town.
what usa today picked: old town sarajevo
what chow bella picks: do they mean caffe sarajevo? while picking bosnian cuisine in phoenix seems super underground, just go somewhere like clever koi or gallo blanco for a real hipster experience.
what usa today picked: khyber halal
what chow bella picks: the food is pretty good, but this is hardly a memorable experience for a traveler, let alone a hip one. if you're looking for middle eastern, go to baiz market because it has, like, way more vegetarian options and you can buy super-arbitrary souvenirs in the market. if you're looking for top-notch indian, go to curry corner.
what usa today picked: mrs. white's golden rule cafe
what chow bella picks: lolo's chicken and waffles or welcome diner. mrs. white's is stellar, but her grandson lolo's spin -- complete with waffles alongside the chicken, kool-aid in jars and red velvet cake -- takes the hipster quotient up a notch. and welcome diner's modern take on the trend, along with picnic tables and bubble lights outside a '50s-era valentine diner is enough to make the hippest among you swoon.
what usa today picked: two hippies beach house
what chow bella picks: wait, what? really? okay, no. hippies and hipsters are pretty much opposites on the dgaf meter. if you want to be hip with a burrito, crescent ballroom's lounge is the place to be. there's a cocktail named the honey badger there and bands like st. vincent, the growlers, phantogram, and beach house (the kind hipsters actually like) have all played there. what more do you need?
what usa today picked: oaxacainside
what chow bella picks: tacos atoyac serves oaxacan food done right and it's shack-like atmosphere will make you feel like you're somewhere nobody else knows about yet.
what usa today picked: bikini lounge
what chow bella picks: bikini's a great dive, but it seems to have lost some hipster cred recently, judging by the clientele nowadays. royale lounge is way more under the radar.
what usa today picked: shady's
what chow bella picks: we actually agree with this one with points for hipster jukebox and basic mixology at dive bar prices, giving usa today's list an overwhelmingly failing 10 percent grade in hipness and phoenix know-how.
follow chow bella on facebook and twitter and pinterest. | ˈdoʊˌneɪt ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz beɪst sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ɔn ˈdætə kəˈlɛktəd baɪ ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə proʊˈkleɪmd ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ənd ˈəðər ʤiˈhɑˌdi grups ɪn ðə ˈriʤən, ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈfaɪtərz frəm ˈrəʃə faɪt ɔn ðə ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri əv ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk, əˈspɛʃəli frəm ðə ˈrəʃən ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɔkəsəs. ðeɪ fɔrm ðə əˈsɔlt ˈjunɪts. hoʊl ræŋks əv ˈɛθnɪk ˈʧɛʧɪnz hoʊld ˈlidərˌʃɪp pəˈzɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri wɪŋ ənd ˈspɛʃəl ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈaɪsəs. ɪt ʃʊd bi ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz əv ˈaɪsəs, ɪn hoʊl, kənˈsɪst əv tu θərdz əv ˈfɔrənərz, ˈkəmɪŋ frəm əˈprɑksəmətli 80 ˈkəntriz, wɪθ ðoʊz ˈkəmɪŋ frəm ˈrəʃə ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə θərd pəˈzɪʃən ɪn tərmz əv ˈnəmbərz, ˈæftər ˌtuˈniʒə ənd ˈsɔdi əˈreɪbiə. ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 15 2016 ðə ˌpəblɪˈkeɪʃən wɪθ ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ðə ˈtərkɪʃ ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt, fər ðə ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃən əv nu ˈtɛrərɪst ækts əˈnaʊnst ə nu weɪv əv əv ˈmɪlətənts frəm ˌɑzərbaɪˈʤɑn, ˈʤɔrʤə ənd ˈrəʃən ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɔkəsəs. ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs əv ˈrəʃə əˈnaʊnst ðət ðeɪ træk ðə ˈmuvmənt əv mɔr ðən ˈθaʊzənd ˈrəʃən ˈsɪtɪzənz, hu faɪt ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. ˈərliər ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ðə əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən, ˈjʊri əˈnaʊnst əˈbaʊt ˈɔlˌmoʊst 650 ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz əˈgɛnst pɑrˈtɪsəpənts əv ˌɪˈligəl ɑrmd fɔrˈmeɪʃənz əˈbrɔd əˈgɛnst ˈrəʃənz. ðɛn ðə ˈdɛpjəti dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs ˌjɛvˈgɛni dɪˈklɛrd ðət ðɛr ər kloʊz tɪ ˈsɛvən ˈθaʊzənd ˈrəʃənz ənd mɛn frəm ðə ˈkəntriz ˈfaɪtɪŋ fər ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt. ˈɛkspərts prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ˈsərvɪsɪz əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkəmpəˌni grup ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ðə ˈnəmbərz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪriə əv ˈneɪtɪvz frəm ðə ˈkəntriz æt əraʊnd ˈθaʊzənd mɛn. rɪˈzəlts əv ˈrɛləvənt ˈstədiz ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2015 wər ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈfaɪtərz. ən ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd əˈsɛsmənt əv ðə floʊ əv ˈfɔrən ˈfaɪtərz ˈɪntu ˈsɪriə ənd iraq”*”. ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 27 2016 ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs ˌæləkˈsændər sɛd ðət ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔntɪd lɪst həz ˈoʊvər 260 mɛn, hu, biɪŋ əˈbrɔd, priˈpɛr ˈtɛrərɪst ækts ɪn ˈrəʃə ənd ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ˈɔlsoʊ ɔn ðə kənˈtroʊl əv ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz ɪn ˈrəʃə ər mɔr ðən 220 pəˈtɛnʃəl ““martyrs”*”. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə wərdz əv ðə ˈʧɛʧɪn ˈwɔˌrlɔrd ˈæbu, əˈloʊn, ˈfaɪtɪŋ əˈgɛnst bəˈʃɑr əˈsɑd, ɪn ˈsɪriə hæv kɪld 500 people”*”. skwɑd, ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈaɪsəs flæg, ˈnəmbər frəm 700 tɪ 1000 mɛn, əv hum, ə fju ˈhənərd ər kɔˈkeɪʒənz. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 31 2017 ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz əv ˈdægɛˌstæn (ˈrəʃən ˈriʤən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɔkəsəs) ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪn ðə ræŋks əv ˈfaɪtərz əv ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt ɪn ˈsɪriə faɪt əraʊnd 1200 mɛn frəm ˈdægɛˌstæn. ɪn wən jɪr ðɛr ˈnəmbərz gru baɪ 300 mɛn. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ, ˈmɛni ˈdægɛˌstæn ˈneɪtɪvz lɛft fər ˈsɪriə wɪθ ðɛr ˈfæməliz ənd ˈʧɪldrən. ɛz əv ʤun 2015 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər əv ˈʧɛʧniə (ˈrəʃən ˈriʤən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɔkəsəs), sɪns 2013 405 ˈpərsənz lɛft dɪˈrɛkli frəm ðə riˈpəblɪk tɪ ˈsɪriə, əv wɪʧ 44 ˈpərsənz rɪˈtərnd ənd, æt ə ˈmɪnəməm 104 daɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm ðə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əv ðə ˈʧɛʧɪn daɪˈæspərə ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈjʊrəp, ˈhənərdz əv ˈʧɛʧɪn ˈfaɪtərz teɪk pɑrt ɪn ðə hɑˈstɪlətiz ɪn ðə ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ræŋks ɪn ˈsɪriə. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən frəm wən əv ˈmɛmbərz, ðə ˈʧɛʧɪnz ɪn ˈsɪriə hoʊld ˈlidərˌʃɪp pəˈzɪʃənz. wɑz ə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri əˈmɪr, ˈæbu, ˈbrəðər əv, ðə meɪn əˈmɪr əv ɪz fər ðə ˈmænɪʤmənt əv sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪsɪz əˈməŋ ðə ˈmɪlətənts,, əˈmɪr əv ðə ˈsɪti (ɪn ˌɪˈrɑk). ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 22 2015 ðə ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər əv ˈʧɛʧniə ˈsteɪtɪd ðət, ɛz əv noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ɪn riˈleɪʃən tɪ ðə 311 ˈpərsənz frəm ˈʧɛʧniə, ðɛr ər ɪn ðə ræŋks əv ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ˈsɪriə, 292 ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz faɪld. ðɛn steɪts ðət ɪn ˈtoʊtəl kloʊz tɪ 500 ˈʧɛʧɪnz ʤɔɪnd ˈaɪsəs, 50 əv hum wər rɪˈtərnd hoʊm. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ““kommersant”*” ˈkɑləmnəst mˈjusə, ðə meɪn pɑrt əv ˈʧɛʧɪnz, ˈteɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪn ðə ɑrmd ˈkɑnflɪkt ɪn ˈsɪriə, dɪd nɑt əraɪv frəm ˈrəʃə, bət frəm ˈjʊrəp, rɪˈsivɪŋ ðɛr ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt. əv ðɛm əraɪv frəm ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɔkəsəs ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri θru ˈtərki, pɑrt əv ðɛm kəm frəm ˈjʊrəp. ðiz ər ˈpipəl hu wər bɔrn ɪn ˈwɛstərn ˈkəntriz, huz ˈpɛrənts ˈmɛni jɪrz əˈgoʊ keɪm ɛz refugees”*”. ɛz ˈnoʊtɪd, ˈstudənts əv ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ər tɪ ə ˈlɛsər dɪˈgri ˈɪnfluənst baɪ ˈɪsləmɪst ˈrɛtərɪk. ðə seɪm ˈɑrgjəmənt ɪz əˈphɛld baɪ ðə hɛd əv ˈʧɛʧniə, ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈʧɛʧɪnz goʊ tɪ ðə wɔr ɪn ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk nɑt ˈoʊnli frəm ˈrəʃə, bət frəm ðə lɑrʤ ˈʧɛʧɪn daɪˈæspərə əˈbrɔd. ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈʧɛʧɪnz ɪn ðə ræŋks əv ˈaɪsəs æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv 2017 ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd baɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈsɔrsəz frəm 1200 tɪ 1500 ˈfaɪtərz. ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 21 2016 ðə ˈdɛpjəti ˈprɑsɪˌkjutər əv (ˈrəʃən ˈriʤən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈkɔkəsəs) ˈɑrtʊr ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪd ðət noʊ lɛs ðən 170 ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðə riˈpəblɪk ər ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ɪz ækˈtɪvɪtiz, ənd 59 əv ðɛm ər ɔn ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈwɔntɪd lɪst. ðə ˈdɛpjəti ʧif əv pəˈlis ɔn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənəl wərk əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz fər riˈpəblɪk mɪˈkeɪl ˌriˈpɔrtəd ɛz wɛl ðɛr ər 80 ˈrɛzɪdənts əv ðə riˈpəblɪk ɔn ðə ˈwɔntɪd lɪst əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˈfɛdərəl ˈgəvərnmənt, ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔn ðə saɪd əv ðə ˈmɪlətənts ɪn ˈsɪriə. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðɛm, æt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz, baɪ ðə ɛr rut ˈwɔtərz istanbul”*” flu tɪ ˈtərki, frəm wɛr ðeɪ ˈtrænsfərd tɪ ˈsɪriə, wɛr ðeɪ ˈkərəntli teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈækʃənz əˈgɛnst ðə ɑrmd ˈfɔrsɪz əv ðə ˈsɪriən ˈærəb riˈpəblɪk. ðɪs mæp ʃoʊz ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ər ˈpəblɪkli kleɪmd ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən baɪ ˈaɪsəs. ˈaɪsəs əˈlɛʤɪz ðət ɪt həz ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈbrænʧɪz ər ˈjunɪts ɪn ðiz ˈɛriəz: ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 26 2017 ðə hɛd əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz əv (ˈrəʃən ˈriʤən ɪn ˈnɔrðərn causacus*) ˈjʊri ˈsteɪtɪd ðət frəm ðə stɑrt əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt, əˈbaʊt 200 ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðə riˈpəblɪk lɛft fər ˈsɪriə tɪ teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˈaɪsəs ækˈtɪvɪtiz, əv wɪʧ 50 wər kɪld, əˈnəðər tɛn rɪˈtərnd. ɪn ðə prɛs riˈlis ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 28 ɔn ðə ˈwɛbˌsaɪt əv ðə ˈmɪnɪstri əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl əˈfɛrz əv ɪt rɪˈfərz tɪ ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkeɪsɪz rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ 118 ˈsɪtɪzənz əv ðə riˈpəblɪk hu wɛnt əˈbrɔd tɪ mit wɪθ ˈfaɪtərz əv ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz. ðɛr ər ɪn ˈsɪriə mɔr ðən 70 ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm ˈæstrəkɑn ˈprɑvɪns (ˈrəʃən ˈriʤən) ɛz wɛl, hu teɪk pɑrt ɪn ˌɪˈligəl ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈaɪsəs fɔrˈmeɪʃənz, ˈsteɪtɪd ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2015 ə lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt sɔrs. ɪn mɑrʧ 2016 22 ˈsɪtɪzənz frəm (ˈrəʃən ˈriʤən) ʤɔɪnd ðə ræŋks əv ˈtɛrərɪst ˌɔrgənɪˈzeɪʃənz ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl ist. ðə hɛd əv ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ðə ˈfɛdərəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈsərvɪs əv ˈrəʃə ˈoʊləg ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ɔn mɑrʧ 28 2016 əˈbaʊt ðɪs. ɔn noʊˈvɛmbər 25 2016 ðə ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðət əˈnəðər tu ˈpərsənz frəm ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈtɛrəˌrɪsts. ɪt ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ðət ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈɛkspərts taɪ ðə fɔl əv ˈtɛrərɪst ækˈtɪvɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən wɪθ ðə ˈaʊtˌfloʊ əv ˈrædɪkəl ˈɛləmənts tɪ ˈsɪriə ənd ˌɪˈrɑk. ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈfaɪtərz ˈkeɪpəbəl ər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd æt 10 tɪ 15 waɪl ˈsɔrsəz ɪn ðə dɪˈfɛns ˈmɪnɪstri seɪ ðət wən əv ðə ˈpərpəsɪz əv ðə ˈrəʃən ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈsɪriə ɪz prɪˈsaɪsli ðə faɪt əˈgɛnst ˈrædɪkəl ˈmɪlətənts, ˈneɪtɪvz frəm ˈrəʃə. ɪt tərnz aʊt ðət ðə ˈrəʃən ˌfɛdərˈeɪʃən ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈdilɪŋ ɪn ˈsɪriə nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɑbləmz ər kˈwɛsʧənz əv ɪkˈstərnəl sɪˈkjʊrəti, bət kˈwɛsʧənz əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ɛz wɛl. ˈdoʊˌneɪt |
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on the side of the proclaimed islamic state and other jihadi groups in the region, a large number of fighters from russia fight on the territory of syria and iraq, especially from the russian northern caucasus. they form the combat-ready assault units. whole ranks of ethnic chechens hold leadership positions in the military wing and special forces of isis. it should be noted that the armed forces of isis, in whole, consist of two thirds of foreigners, coming from approximately 80 countries, with those coming from russia holding the third position in terms of numbers, after tunisia and saudi arabia.
on july 15, 2016 the publication milliyet with reference to the turkish intelligence agencies reported that the islamic state, for the preparation of new terrorist acts announced a new wave of mobilisation of militants from azerbaijan, georgia and russian northern caucasus.
in december 2015, the ministry of interior and the federal security service of russia announced that they track the movement of more than 2.8 thousand russian citizens, who fight in syria and iraq. earlier in november 2015 the attorney general of the russian federation, yuri chaika announced about almost 650 criminal cases against participants of illegal armed formations abroad against russians. then the deputy director of the federal security service yevgeny sysoyev declared that there are close to seven thousand russians and men from the cis countries fighting for the islamic state.
experts providing security-consulting services of the american company soufan group estimated the numbers fighting in syria of natives from the cis countries at around 4.7 thousand men. results of relevant studies in december 2015 were published in the report “foreign fighters. an updated assessment of the flow of foreign fighters into syria and iraq”.
on july 27 2016 the head of the federal security service aleksandr bortnikov said that the international wanted list has over 260 men, who, being abroad, prepare terrorist acts in russia and other countries. also on the control of the security services in russia are more than 220 potential “martyrs”.
according to the words of the chechen warlord abu umar shishani, “caucasians alone, fighting against bashar assad, in syria have killed 500 people”. shishani’s squad, fighting under the isis flag, number from 700 to 1000 men, of whom, a few hundred are caucasians.
on january 31, 2017 the head of the ministry of internal affairs of dagestan (russian region in northern caucasus) abdurashid magomedov stated that in the ranks of fighters of the islamic state in syria fight around 1200 men from dagestan. in one year their numbers grew by 300 men. according to magomedov, many dagestan natives left for syria with their families and children.
as of june 2015, according to data of the ministry of the interior of chechnya (russian region in northern caucasus), since 2013, 405 persons left directly from the republic to syria, of which 44 persons returned and, at a minimum 104 died. according to data from the representatives of the chechen diaspora in western europe, hundreds of chechen fighters take part in the hostilities in the opposition ranks in syria. according to the information from one of is’s members, the chechens in syria hold leadership positions. umar shishani was a military amir, abu abdurakhman shishani, brother of umar shishani, the main amir of is for the management of security services among the russian-speaking militants, saifullah-islam shishani, amir of the city baïji (in iraq).
on november 22, 2015 the prosecutor of chechnya sharpuddi abdul-kadyrov stated that, as of november 2015, in relation to the 311 persons from chechnya, there are in the ranks of fighters in syria, 292 criminal cases filed. ramsan kadyrov then states that in total close to 500 chechens joined isis, 50 of whom were returned home.
according to the “kommersant” columnist musa muradov, the main part of chechens, taking part in the armed conflict in syria, did not arrive from russia, but from europe, receiving their initial indoctrination from the internet. “part of them arrive from the northern caucasus territory through turkey, part of them come from europe. these are people who were born in western countries, whose parents many years ago came as refugees”. as muradov noted, students of islamic educational institutions are to a lesser degree influenced by islamist rhetoric. the same argument is upheld by the head of chechnya ramzan kadyrov, stating that chechens go to the war in syria and iraq not only from russia, but from the large chechen diaspora abroad.
the total number of chechens in the ranks of isis at the beginning of 2017 is estimated by various sources from 1200 to 1500 fighters.
on december 21, 2016 the deputy prosecutor of kabardino-balkaria (russian region in northern caucasus) artur makhov indicated that no less than 170 citizens of the republic are involved in is activities, and 59 of them are on the international wanted list. the deputy chief of police on operational work of the ministry of internal affairs for kabardino-balkaria republic mikhail gromanov reported as well there are 80 residents of the republic on the wanted list of the russian federal government, fighting on the side of the militants in syria. the majority of them, at different times, by the air route “mineral waters – istanbul” flew to turkey, from where they transferred to syria, where they currently take part in military actions against the armed forces of the syrian arab republic.
this map shows regions of the russian federation are publicly claimed jurisdiction by isis. isis alleges that it has organized branches or units in these areas:
on january 26, 2017 the head of the ministry of internal affairs of ingushetia (russian region in northern causacus) yuri muravyev stated that from the start of the conflict, about 200 citizens of the republic left for syria to take part in isis activities, of which 50 were killed, another ten returned. in the press release published on january 28 on the website of the ministry of internal affairs of ingushetia it refers to criminal cases related to 118 citizens of the republic who went abroad to meet with fighters of international terrorist organisations.
there are in syria more than 70 citizens from astrakhan province (russian region) as well, who take part in illegal military isis formations, stated in november 2015 a law enforcement source.
in march 2016, 22 citizens from adygea (russian region) joined the ranks of terrorist organisations in the middle east. the head of the republic’s department of the federal security service of russia oleg seleznev informed on march 28, 2016 about this. on november 25, 2016 the fbs informed that another two persons from adygea joined the terrorists.
it is interesting that a number of experts tie the fall of terrorist activities in the russian federation with the outflow of radical elements to syria and iraq. the number of fighters capable or intending to return to the russian federation is estimated at 10 to 15%. while sources in the defense ministry say that one of the purposes of the russian federation’s operations in syria is precisely the fight against radical militants, natives from russia. it turns out that the russian federation is effectively dealing in syria not only the geopolitical problems or questions of external security, but questions of internal security as well.
donate | baɪ naʊ, moʊst əv ju hæv ˈgɔtən juzd tɪ biɪŋ nɑkt əˈbaʊt baɪ ðiz ˌɪntərˈəptɪŋ raʊnz əv ˌɛnərˈʤɛtɪk əˈphivəlz, ənd ˈhoʊpfəli, ju hæv ˈivɪn ˈgɔtən tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə bəˈnɛvələnt ˈneɪʧər əv ðɪs bərɑʒ. wi noʊ ˈfʊli wɛl ðət tɪ ˈmɛni əv ju, ðə bərˈɑʒɪz ðɛmˈsɛlvz ər ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ bi plizd əˈbaʊt, ɛz ðeɪ sim tɪ ˌmɪsbəˈheɪv ɛz sun ɛz ðeɪ kəˈnɛkt wɪθ jʊr ˈbɑdi. bət stɪl, ðə ənˈplɛzəntnəs ðeɪ meɪ kɔz wɪl ˈnɛvər ˈaʊtˌweɪ ɔl əv ðə ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈvælju ðiz ˈmɛsənʤərz əv laɪt kəm ˈleɪdən wɪθ, ənd ɛz səʧ, wi ˈgæðər ðət moʊst əv ju hæv kˈwaɪətli ˌækwiˈɛst tɪ ðiz raʊnz baɪ naʊ. fər wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli du, əˈpɑrt frəm ˈsɛtɪŋ jʊr ˈbɑdi ɪn ə mɔr ər lɛs ˈkɑnstənt steɪt əv əˈphivəl, ɪz tɪ riˈwaɪər jʊr ɪnˈtaɪər ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ɪn səʧ ə weɪ, nən hæv sin ðə laɪks əv ðɪs ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr. wi noʊ ðət ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈgɔtən kwaɪt ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ˈmɛsɪʤɪz kənˈteɪnɪŋ ðə seɪm ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɛz ðɪs ˌbiˈfɔr, bət lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ɪˈlæbərˌeɪt ˈsəmˈwət ɔn ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. ɛz wi hæv tɔkt əˈbaʊt ˈərliər, jʊr ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈbɑdi ɪz ˈnəθɪŋ ʃɔrt əv ə ˈmɪrəkəl, ənd ɛz səʧ, ðə ˈædɪd ˈbɛnəfɪts ju ər ˈripɪŋ naʊ, wɪl æd tɪ ðɪs ˈmæʤɪkəl biɪŋ ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni weɪz. ɛz ju noʊ wɛl, nɑt məʧ əv ɪt wɪl bi əˈpɛrənt tɪ ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ˈɔnˌlʊkər, bət tɪ ju, ɪt wɪl ɔl stɑrt tɪ kəm təˈgɛðər ɪn ə ˈvɛri nu weɪ naʊ, ənd ju wɪl ˌɪnˈdid stɑrt tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðə ˈaʊtˌkəm frəm ɔl əv ðiz ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈleɪbər peɪnz. fər jɛs, ɪt həz bɪn ˈpeɪnfəl fər ˈmɛni əv ju, ənd ðə peɪnz ɛz ˈjuʒəwəl mæsk ðə ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl ˈifɛkts ɔl əv ðɪs ˈmoʊnɪŋ ənd ˈgroʊnɪŋ ɪz biɪŋ kɔzd baɪ. wi hæv ɔˈrɛdi æst ju ɔl tɪ teɪk ə gʊd lʊk æt ˈjɔrsɛlf, ənd wi ˈgæðər ju hæv ɔˈrɛdi sin səm əv ðiz ˈifɛkts fər ˈjɔrsɛlf. ðət ɪz, ju maɪt hæv ˈgɔtən ə glɪmps, bət ˈivɪn ɪf ðət meɪd ən ˌɪnˈdɛlɪbəl mɑrk ɔn ju, ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ə ˈtaɪni ˈlɪtəl glɪmps əv ðə ˈmægnəˌtud ðət ðɪs ˈsəmˈwət ˈpjuni ˈjumən ˈbɑdi əv jʊrz naʊ kənˈteɪn. fər ðət ˈflɛʃi kənˈteɪnər naʊ ən ˈɛndləs lɪst əv wət ˈmɛni wɪl kɔl traits”*”, ənd wət du wi min baɪ ðət? wɛl, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ʤɪst seɪ ðət ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz ˈpriviəsli pleɪst əˈpɑn jʊr biɪŋ ər noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ɪn pleɪs, ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ju wɪl nid səm taɪm tɪ ˈrɪli stɑrt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðiz ˈɛriəz ðət həz ˈhɪˌðərˈtu bɪn dimd ɛz unexplorable*, ər pərˈhæps tɪ bi mɔr prɪˈsaɪs, ˌnɑnəgˈzɪstənt, naʊ ðə taɪm həz kəm tɪ teɪk ðoʊz fərst ˈtɛntətɪv stɛps ˈɪntu ðoʊz blæŋk ˈspeɪsɪz ɔn ðə mæps ɛz ɪt wər, ənd stɑrt tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ðə nu ju. fər ju ər ˈtruli nu, ɪn ˈɛvəri weɪ ðət ju kɛr tɪ dɪˈskraɪb, ənd ðɛn səm. fər ðiz ər nɑt adornments*, ðiz ər ˌɪnˈdid səm ɪkˈstrimli fɑr ˈriʧɪŋ ənd fɑr ɛnˈkəmpəsɪŋ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðət wɪl ˈlɪtərəli lɪft ju əp ənd bɪɔnd ðət smɔl bɑks mɑrkt wɪθ ðə ˈkæpʃən sapiens”*”. pərˈhæps wi ʃʊd gɪv ju ɔl ə nu neɪm, fər ɪn ˈmɛni weɪz, ju ər ə brænd nu ˈspiʃiz ˈsɛtɪŋ fʊt ɔn ðɪs ˈseɪkrɪd graʊnd, ðɪs ˈplænət soʊ ˈmɛni kɔl ðɛr ˈməðər. ənd wət wʊd ə mɔr ˈfɪtɪŋ neɪm bi? wɛl, lɛt ˈjuˈɛs səˈʤɛst libertus”*”, ðə ˈlɪˌbərˌeɪtɪd wən, ðə ˈlɪmətləs wən, ðə wən ðət wɪl stɛp fɔrθ ənd teɪk hər hoʊl wərld wɪθ hər ˈɪntu ðə brænd nu fˈjuʧər. fər rɪˈmɛmbər, ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈoʊnli ju hu ər bɪˈkəmɪŋ nu, ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ðət ˈwəndrəs ˈplænət əv jʊrz, ənd ɛz səʧ, ʃi ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ flaɪɪŋ ˈəndər ə nu flæg. ʃi ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ðə taɪərd ˈməðər, ʃi ɪz ɪn fækt ðə vɪkˈtɔriəs wən, ðə wən ðət həz ˈrɪzən frəm hər niz ənd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ rɪˈgeɪn soʊ məʧ əv hər oʊld strɛŋθ bæk, soʊ lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ʤɪst kɔl hər vɪkˈtɔriə fər naʊ, ənd ðɛn, wi ʃæl si ʤɪst wət ʃi wɪl gɪv ɛz hər nu neɪm hərˈsɛlf. fər wət ɪz ɪn ə neɪm bət ə ˈsɪgnəl, ə ˈsɪgnəʧər, ə vaɪˈbreɪʃən əv ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ɪz ˌɪnˈdid brænd nu, ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt ɪz ɛz oʊld ɛz ðə ˈeɪʤɪz. fər ju hæv ɔl kəm frəm ðə sid əv ðə seɪm loins*, ðə wən ðət geɪv bərθ tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ənd ɛz səʧ, ju ər bət ə smɔl ɔn ə juʤ ˈbɑdi əv laɪt, bət wɛˈræz ju juzd tɪ bi ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən dəld daʊn greɪnz əv sænd, naʊ ju ər ˈstɑrtɪŋ tɪ ˈglɪmər wɪθ ðə seɪm laɪt ɛz ðə stɑrz ɪn ðə firmament*. ənd naʊ, ɛz ju ər ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ pʊʃ ˈfɔrwərdz ənd stɛp əˈkrɔs ðə θˈrɛˌʃoʊld ənd ˈɪntu ɔl ðoʊz rumz huz dɔrz hæv naʊ bɪn ˈoʊpənd fər ju, wi kən ˈoʊnli seɪ ðət jʊr laɪt wɪl stɑrt tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌɛkspoʊˈnɛnʃəli. fər naʊ, ðə ˈbɛriərz ər ˌɪnˈdid daʊn, ənd wi ˌɪnˈvaɪt ju ɔl tɪ ˈvɛnʧər fɔrθ ˈboʊldli ˈɪntu brænd nu ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri. fər ju hæv ɔl mɔr ðən ərnd ðə raɪt tɪ kleɪm ðɪs ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri ɛz jʊrz, ənd ɛz səʧ, wi æsk ju nɑt tɪ hoʊld bæk naʊ, bət stɛp fɔrθ wɪθ jʊr aɪz waɪd ˈoʊpən lɛst ju ʃʊd mɪs aʊt ɔn ˈɛni əv ðə ədˈvɛnʧər ðət laɪz əˈhɛd. ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts |
by now, most of you have gotten used to being knocked about by these interrupting rounds of energetic upheavals, and hopefully, you have even gotten to understand the benevolent nature of this barrage. we know fully well that to many of you, the barrages themselves are nothing to be pleased about, as they seem to misbehave as soon as they connect with your body. but still, the unpleasantness they may cause will never outweigh all of the beneficial value these messengers of light come laden with, and as such, we gather that most of you have quietly acquiesced to these rounds by now.
for what they really do, apart from setting your body in a more or less constant state of upheaval, is to rewire your entire organism in such a way, none have seen the likes of this ever before. we know that you have already gotten quite a large number of messages containing the same information as this before, but let us elaborate somewhat on the subject. as we have talked about earlier, your physical body is nothing short of a miracle, and as such, the added benefits you are reaping now, will add to this magical being in so many ways. as you know well, not much of it will be apparent to the outside onlooker, but to you, it will all start to come together in a very new way now, and you will indeed start to enjoy the outcome from all of these intense labour pains. for yes, it has been painful for many of you, and the pains as usual mask the beneficial effects all of this moaning and groaning is being caused by. we have already asked you all to take a good look at yourself, and we gather you have already seen some of these effects for yourself.
that is, you might have gotten a glimpse, but even if that made an indelible mark on you, it was just a tiny little glimpse of the magnitude that this somewhat puny human body of yours now contain. for that fleshy container now harbours an endless list of what many will call ”otherworldly traits”, and what do we mean by that? well, let us just say that the limitations previously placed upon your being are no longer in place, and even if you will need some time to really start to explore these areas that has hitherto been deemed as unexplorable, or perhaps to be more precise, nonexistent, now the time has come to take those first tentative steps into those blank spaces on the maps as it were, and start to explore the new you. for you are truly new, in every way that you care to describe, and then some.
for these are not superificial adornments, these are indeed some extremely far reaching and far encompassing changes that will literally lift you up and beyond that small box marked with the caption ”homo sapiens”. perhaps we should give you all a new name, for in many ways, you are a brand new species setting foot on this sacred ground, this planet so many call their mother. and what would a more fitting name be? well, let us suggest ”homo libertus”, the liberated one, the limitless one, the one that will step forth and take her whole world with her into the brand new future.
for remember, it is not only you who are becoming new, it is also that wondrous planet of yours, and as such, she is also flying under a new flag. she is no longer the tired mother, she is in fact the victorious one, the one that has risen from her knees and started to regain so much of her old strength back, so let us just call her victoria for now, and then, we shall see just what she will give as her new name herself. for what is in a name but a signal, a signature, a vibration of something that is indeed brand new, even if it is as old as the ages. for you have all come from the seed of the same loins, the one that gave birth to everything, and as such, you are but a small protrusion on a huge body of light, but whereas you used to be nothing more than dulled down grains of sand, now you are starting to glimmer with the same light as the stars in the firmament. and now, as you are invited to push forwards and step across the threshold and into all those rooms whose doors have now been opened for you, we can only say that your light will start to increase exponentially. for now, the barriers are indeed down, and we invite you all to venture forth boldly into brand new territory. for you have all more than earned the right to claim this territory as yours, and as such, we ask you not to hold back now, but step forth with your eyes wide open lest you should miss out on any of the adventure that lies ahead.
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with information about their official establishment on june 9th with a solemn high mass in independence, missouri.
independence, mo 64050 (the writers of new liturgical movement express their joy at this good news. we ask our readers to say a prayer for the filiae laboris mariae and to help spread the word, particularly for young women who have been searching for a more traditional form of religious life that has an active apostolate.) 600 n. liberty street mater divinae gratiae convent
on june 9th, 2017, with the permission of the local ordinary, his excellency bishop james vann johnston, jr., a new semi-contemplative traditional community of religious sisters will beginin the diocese of kansas city-saint joseph. the beginning of the community and the entrance of the first two postulants will be celebrated with a solemn high mass in honor of our lady, mother of divine grace, at saint mary’s parish at independence, mo, at 12:00 noon.the charism of theis to assist the blessed virgin mary in her apostolic mission of bringing souls to christ (cf.n. 63).carries out its apostolic mission especially through prayer, above all liturgical prayer, and by making known the truth, goodness, and beauty of life in jesus christ in his holy church through works of the apostolate. the charism finds expression in three intimately connected ways or “labors,” because the sanctification of god’s peopleour lady’s labor; it iswork, the work of the one who, clothed with the sun and crowned with twelve stars, still wails aloud as sheto give birth (cf. rev. 12:1-1). the threefold labor through which the members of labor mariae participate in our lady’s apostolic mission is:the sisters normatively assist at the holy mass in the extraordinary form. in order to show more clearly the intrinsic relationship between the holy mass and the divine office, the sisters are committed to praying all the hours of the traditional roman breviary. lauds and vespers are chanted in a public chapel or church so that all the faithful may participate.the sisters ofare radically given to prayer, the interior life, and a healthy asceticism which exemplifies daily that god is chosen above all other things (cf. mat. 6:33). the sisters are committed to at least 1½ hours of common eucharistic adoration every day. as daughters of mary, they pray at least five decades of the rosary daily. they also enter more deeply into jesus’ paschal mystery, with our lady, through the praying of the way of the cross.the sisters serve in practical ways in a parish setting by offering services in the sacristy, in the household, and in parish offices. they seek to draw souls to christ through mary through catechesis for all age groups, and through the apostolate of writing. in their catechesis, the sisters place great emphasis on the sacred liturgy and the interior life of prayer.through their participation in the three marian “labors” and through making evident the truth, the beauty, and the goodness of life in christ in his holy church, the sisters ofseek to participate in our blessed mother’s work of bringing christ to life among god’s people, and to contribute to the edification of the priesthood, religious life, and family life.does not yet have a website. if you would like to contact sister m. regina, please write to filiaelaborismariae@gmail.com , or | ˈsɛnətər ʤɑn kaɪl (ɑr. az*) ədˈvænst ðə ɑrt əv prəˌvɛrəˈkeɪʃən læst ˈeɪprəl wɪn hi kleɪmd ðət plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd spɛnz 90 əv ɪts ˈbəʤɪt ɔn əˈbɔrʃənz. ðə əv ðə ˈfælsˌhʊd ðə kərˈɛkt ˈfɪgjər ɪz 3 nɑt 90 wɑz pɑr fər ðə kɔrs. ðə ˌɪˈmæʤənətɪv lip wɑz ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən ðət hɪz laɪ wɑz ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd tɪ bi ə ˈfækʧuəl statement.”*.” ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ɪt wɑz ʤɪst əˈpɪnjən. flæʃ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ læst ˈvælju ˈvoʊtərz ˈsəmɪt, wɛr rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈhoʊpfəlz rɪfˈjuzd tɪ ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ ˈrɑbərt ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən ðət mɪt ˈrɑmni ə ˈkrɪsʧɪn ənd ðət ˈmɔrmənɪzəm, hɪz rɪˈlɪʤən, ɪz ə kəlt. ˈæftər ɔl, keɪn, ˈbɑkmən ənd ˈəðərz simd tɪ seɪ, ˈsteɪtmənts ər ʤɪst ə ˈmætər əv əˈpɪnjən. ˈʤɛfrɪs hɪmˈsɛlf ˈɔfərd ə ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən ɔn ðə θim wɪn hi toʊld krɪs ˈmæθjuz ðət ““cult”*” minz ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈəðər ðən ðə dərˈɑgəˌtɔri, ˈkɑmənli ˌəndərˈstʊd ˌɪnˌtərprɪˈteɪʃən. hir, ɪt ə ˈnəmbər ðət wɑz ə ˈmætər əv əˈpɪnjən bət ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ə wərd. rɪk ˈpɛri, ðə ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛri əv ˌɪnˈsəlt tɪ ˈrɑmni, həz hɪmˈsɛlf meɪd ˈlɪˌbərəl juz əv ðə maɪ opinion”*” tɪ dɪˈflɛkt kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt ˌɛvəˈluʃən ənd ˈklaɪmɪt ʧeɪnʤ. fər ɪm, ðiz ər ʤɪst ˈθɪriz ðət ˈpipəl hæv right”*” tɪ oʊˈpaɪn əˈbaʊt wən weɪ ər əˈnəðər. ˈhərmən hæv fækts tɪ bæk ðɪs up”*” keɪn huz sərʤ ɪn ðə poʊlz ˌəndərˈskɔrz ðə əv boʊθ ˈrɑmni ənd ˈpɛri wɑz ˈrisəntli ˈgɪvɪn ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti baɪ ˈlɔrəns tɪ ækˈnɑlɪʤ ðət ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈprɛfərəns ə ʧɔɪs. ɪn ðə ˈælɪs ɪn ˈwəndərˌlænd wərld əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ðɪs wʊd pæs fər ə kərˈeɪʤəs stæns. keɪn tu ʧoʊz ðə maɪ opinion”*” rut. ðə əv hɪz opponents’*’ maɪ opinion”*” ˈgæmbɪt geɪv ˈrɑmni ə ʧæns tɪ ʃoʊ ə sˈnɪpət əv kərɪʤ. bət hi teɪk ˈʤɛfrɪs ɔn, prɪˈfərɪŋ ðə seɪf ˈhɑrbər əv goʊɪŋ ˈæftər braɪən ˈfɪʃər, hu bɪˈlivz ðət ˈmɔrmənz hæv noʊ fərst əˈmɛndmənt raɪts ənd ðət ˈgrɪzli bɛrz ər ə ““curse.”*.” ˈhɛʤɪŋ jʊr bɪˈlifs, ɪf ju ˈivɪn hæv bɪˈlifs, kəmz wɪθ ɪts oʊn ˈdeɪnʤərz. fər ɔl ˈpɑrsɪŋ ənd brownnosing*, hi ˈɛndɪd əp wɪθ ə pəˈθɛtɪk 4 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə ˈvælju ˈvoʊtərz strɔ poʊl. pɑnˌtɪfəˈkeɪʃən (ɪz ðə ˈpɑntɪf ə ril ˈkrɪsʧɪn ər ɪz kəˈθɔləˌsɪzəm ʤɪst əˈnəðər kəlt?) əˈbaʊt hɪz oʊn ˌkrɪsʧiˈænɪti ənd hɪz ki roʊl ɪn fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ əˈpɪrəns æt ðə ˈsəmɪt ˈnɛtɪd ɪm ən əˈnimɪk 8 pərˈsɛnt. wɪʧ ˈprɑmptɪd ˈfæməli ˈrisərʧ ˈkaʊnsəl ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtoʊni ˈpərkɪnz, ˈspɑnsər əv ðə ɪˈvɛnt ənd ðə poʊl, tɪ bæk tɪ ˈsɛmənəl laɪər ˈrɪʧərd ˈnɪksən ənd ɛˈsɛnʃəli dɪˈklɛr ðə rɪˈzəlts ““inoperative.”*.” tɪ bi fɛr, ʤɑn ˈhəntsmən, ðə ˈəðər ˈmɔrmən ˈhoʊpfəl, dɪd kɔl ˈʤɛfrɪs ə ˈmɔˌrɑn. bət ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈjuˌtɔ ˈgəvərnər həz ˈlɪtəl tɪ luz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˈpəblɪk ˈpɑləsi ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈsərˌveɪ ɪn ˈaɪəwə pʊts ɪm taɪd fər pleɪs wɪθ 3 voʊts. voʊts, nɑt pərˈsɛnt. ðə ˈproʊˌfaɪlz ɪn ɔn ðə ˈmɔrmən ˈɪʃu kəmˈpɔrt wɪθ candidates’*’ ˈætəˌtud tɪ ʧɪrz frəm ðə ˈɔdiəns ˈæftər ðə ɪm die”*” ˈɪnsədənt æt ðə ˈpɑrti dəˈbeɪt ənd ðɛr ˈstoʊni ˈsaɪləns ˈæftər səm ɪn ðə kraʊd bud ə geɪ ˈsoʊlʤər æt ðə fɑks nuz dəˈbeɪt. ɪn ðə ˈlætər keɪs ɪt wɑz rɪk ðət stʊd aʊt. ðə ˈfɔrmər ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ˈsɛnətər sɛd hi ˈnɛvər hərd ðə buz ə ˈsteɪtmənt pərˈhæps nɑt mɛnt tɪ bi ˈfækʧuəl. maɪ opinion-ism”*” ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈpəblɪkənz, əv kɔrs. ɪn ðə hit əv ðə 2008 ˈbætəl fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən, ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən wɑz æst baɪ 60 ˈmɪnəts ˈwɛðər ˈkænədɪt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə wɑz ə ˈməzlɪm. ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ə ˈsɪmpəl ““no,”*,” ʃi tʊk ə peɪʤ frəm ˈsɛnɪt məˈnɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ sˈlaɪmi ˈpleɪbʊk, teɪk ɪm (ˌoʊˈbɑmə) æt hɪz word.”*.” ʃi meɪd ə ˈfərðər pleɪ fər ðə ˈvoʊtɪŋ block(head*) baɪ ˈædɪŋ ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə ə ˈməzlɪm fɑr ɛz aɪ know.”*.” twɛlv pərˈsɛnt əv əˈmɛrɪkənz stɪl bɪˈliv ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt ɪz ə ˈməzlɪm əp frəm tɛn pərˈsɛnt ə fju mənθs əˈgoʊ soʊ aɪ gɛs ðɪs livz ðət kˈwɛʃən ɪn ðə kɔrt əv ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ laɪɪŋ, ðoʊ, rɪˈpəblɪkənz du ɪt ˈminər ənd ˈbɛtər. ðɛr dɪˈsɛmblɪŋ ɪz ɪkˈsidɪd ˈoʊnli baɪ ðɛr hɪˈpɑkrəsi. wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˌriprəˈdəktɪv ʧɔɪs, ˈmɛdɪkəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə, ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈtæksɪz ənd ə hoʊst əv ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz ðət ər dəˈbeɪtəbəl, maɪ opinion”*” bɪˈkəmz maɪ weɪ ər ðə highway.”*.” ɛz ˈhərmən keɪn laɪks tɪ seɪ, ɪn ə freɪz ʃʊr tɪ wɔrm ðə hɑrts əv ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈɛvriˌwɛr, əv discussion.”*.” ˈmaɪkəl ˈsɪgmən wɪθ ðə pərˈmɪʃən frəm ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst. |
senator jon kyl (r. az) advanced the art of gop prevarication last april when he claimed that planned parenthood spends 90% of its budget on abortions.
the grossness of the falsehood — the correct figure is 3%, not 90 — was par for the course. the imaginative leap was kyl’s explanation that his lie was “not intended to be a factual statement.” in other words, it was just kyl’s opinion.
flash forward to last weekend’s value voters summit, where republican presidential hopefuls refused to disavow robert jeffress’s implication that mitt romney isn’t a christian — and that mormonism, his religion, is a cult. after all, cain, bachmann and others seemed to say, jeffress’s statements are just a matter of opinion. jeffress himself offered a variation on the theme when he told chris matthews that “cult” means something other than the derogatory, commonly understood webster’s interpretation. here, it wasn’t a number that was a matter of opinion but the definition of a word.
rick perry, the intended beneficiary of jeffress’s insult to romney, has himself made liberal use of the “it’s my opinion” trope to deflect questions about evolution and climate change. for him, these are just theories that people have “the right” to opine about one way or another.
herman “i don’t have facts to back this up” cain — whose surge in the polls underscores the vacuousness of both romney and perry — was recently given an opportunity by msnbc’s lawrence o’donnell to acknowledge that sexual preference isn’t a choice. in the alice in wonderland world of republican politics, this would pass for a courageous stance. cain too chose the “it’s my opinion” route.
the mealy-mouthedness of his opponents’ “it’s my opinion” gambit gave romney a chance to show a snippet of courage. but he wouldn’t take jeffress on, preferring the safe harbor of going after brian fischer, who believes that mormons have no first amendment rights and that grizzly bears are a “curse.”
hedging your beliefs, if you even have beliefs, comes with its own dangers. for all romney’s parsing and brownnosing, he ended up with a pathetic 4 percent in the value voters straw poll. perry’s pontification (is the pontiff a real christian or is catholicism just another cult?) about his own christianity and his key role in facilitating jeffress’s appearance at the summit netted him an anemic 8 percent. which prompted family research council president tony perkins, sponsor of the event and the poll, to hearken back to seminal gop liar richard nixon and essentially declare the results “inoperative.”
to be fair, john huntsman, the other mormon gop hopeful, did call jeffress a moron. but the former utah governor has little to lose. the latest public policy polling survey in iowa puts him tied for 8th place with 3 votes. that’s votes, not percent.
the profiles in dis-courage on the mormon issue comport with gop candidates’ laissez-faire attitude to cheers from the audience after the “let him die” incident at the cnn/tea party debate and their stony silence after some in the crowd booed a gay soldier at the fox news debate. in the latter case it was homophobe rick santorum’s weaseliness that stood out. the former pennsylvania senator said he never heard the boos — a statement perhaps not meant to be factual.
“it’s my opinion-ism” isn’t limited to republicans, of course. in the heat of the 2008 battle for the democratic presidential nomination, hillary clinton was asked by 60 minutes whether candidate barack obama was a muslim. instead of a simple “no,” she took a page from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell’s slimy playbook, averring “i take him (obama) at his word.” she made a further play for the know-nothing voting block(head) by adding that obama wasn’t a muslim “as far as i know.” twelve percent of americans still believe the president is a muslim — up from ten percent a few months ago — so i guess this leaves that question in the court of public opinion.
when it comes to bald-face lying, though, republicans do it meaner and better. their dissembling is exceeded only by their hypocrisy. when it comes to reproductive choice, medical marijuana, raising taxes and a host of other issues that are debatable, “it’s my opinion” becomes “it’s my way or the highway.”
as herman cain likes to say, in a phrase sure to warm the hearts of condescending ceos everywhere, “end of discussion.”
michael sigman
republished with the author’s permission from huffington post. | aɪ æm θrɪld tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ɑr fərst sɪmˈpoʊziəm ɪn ə ˈsɪriz ɔn ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ɔn ˈnɪkələs ʃeɪ ənd krɪs ˈθɪriz ənd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs: ðə keɪs fər zero’*’ cognition.”*.” wi hæv θri ˈɛksələnt ˈkɑmənˌtɛriz ɔn ðə ˈpeɪpər, baɪ ˈʤeɪkəb ˈbərgər, nɪk bərd, ənd ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈʃɛktər, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ə rɪˈspɑns baɪ ðə ˈɔθərz, iʧ əv wɪʧ kən bi lɪŋkt tɪ bɪˈloʊ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ səm, ˈkɑnʃəsnəs praɪˈmɛrəli ˌɪntərˈəpts səbˈkɑnʃəs ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈdiˌkrist pərˈfɔrməns ɔn tæsks ðət ər mɔr ˈifɛktɪvli dən wɪˈθaʊt ˈkɑnʃəs dɪˌlɪbərˈeɪʃən. ˈəðərz ˈɑrgju ðət ˈkɑnʃəs rɪˈflɛkʃən hɛlps ˈjuˈɛs ˈoʊvərˌkəm ˈbaɪəsɪz ɪn ɑr ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, ənd ˈivɪn ðət səm taɪps əv tæsks ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈkɑnʃəsnəs. ðɪs ˈsɛkənd kæmp ɪz ˈɔfən ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd baɪ systems”*” θiərɪsts, hu ˈɑrgju ðət kɑgˈnɪʃən kəmˈpraɪzɪz tu ˈsɪstəmz: ə fæst, hjʊˈrɪstɪk, wən; ənd ə sloʊ, dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt, ˈkɑnʃəs wən. ʃeɪ ənd frɪθ ˈɑrgju ðət ðə duəl ˈsɪstəmz pərˈspɛktɪv feɪlz tɪ ˈædəkwɪtli kɑrv ðə taɪps əv ˈkɑgnɪtɪv ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ, ənd ə ˈbɛtər kən ˈoʊvərˌkəm ðə ɛr əv ˈpɛrəˌdɑks ɪn ðə hurts”*” ˈvərsəz helps”*” rɪˈzəlts. ðeɪ meɪk tu ki muvz təˈwɔrdz ðɪs ɛnd. ðə fərst ɪz tɪ pʊl əˈpɑrt tu dɪˈstɪŋkʃənz ðət ər rən təˈgɛðər ɪn ðə duəl ˈsɪstəmz pəˈzɪʃən: ˈkɑnʃəs ˈvərsəz ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz ɔn ðə wən hænd, ənd ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈvərsəz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈprɑsɛsəz ɔn ðə ˈəðər. ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪz tɪ dɪˈnaɪ ðət wi ʃʊd bi ˈlʊkɪŋ fər tæsks ðət nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd θɪŋk əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ɛz fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪŋ ˈsərtən kaɪnz əv ˈmɛntəl ˈfəŋkʃənz. ʃeɪ ənd ɪkˈsplɪsətli ˈpɑzəts θri taɪps əv kɑgˈnɪʃən. ɔn ðɛr vju, kənˈsɪsts ɪn ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈprɑsɛsəz əˈkərɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz. ðiz ˈprɑsɛsəz tɛnd tɪ hæv smɔl doʊˈmeɪnz əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ənd bi ɪkˈstrimli tɪ ðoʊz doʊˈmeɪnz. ɪgˈzæmpəlz ˌɪnˈklud ˈlərnɪŋ kənˈtɪnʤənsiz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈmoʊtər kənˈtroʊl, fər wɪʧ ˈkɑnʃəsnəs kən ˌɪnˈdid bi ə ˈhɪndrəns. ɪf wən ɪz ə skɪld ˈtaɪpɪst fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈkɑnʃəsli əˈtɛndɪŋ tɪ ˈmuvmənts tɛndz tɪ meɪk pərˈfɔrməns wərs. kɑgˈnɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz ðə taɪp nɑt ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd baɪ duəl ˈsɪstəmz θiərɪsts, kənˈsɪsts ɪn ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ əv ˈkɑnʃəs ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz. ˈkɑnʃəs ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ʃeɪ ənd frɪθ, əˈlaʊz fər ˌɪnərˈækʃənz bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt doʊˈmeɪnz əv ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ðiz kəˈnɛkʃənz ər ɪn, fər ˈɪnstəns, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ˈpætərnz ənd koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪtɪŋ bɪˈheɪvjər, bət kəm wɪθ ə kɔst. wɪˈθaʊt dɪˈfaɪnd doʊˈmeɪnz, ˈprɑbləm ˈspeɪsɪz ər ˈpurli kənˈstreɪnd, ənd ðɪs prəˈmoʊts hjʊˈrɪstɪk ˈrizənɪŋ. ɛz ɪz ˈwɛlˈnoʊn frəm ðə hjʊˈrɪstɪks ənd ˈbaɪəsɪz ˈlɪtərəʧər, hjʊˈrɪstɪks kən bi trɪkt ˈɪntu prəˈdusɪŋ rɔŋ ˈænsərz. ʃeɪ ənd frɪθ əˈgri wɪθ duəl ˈsɪstəmz θiərɪsts ðət kɑgˈnɪʃən, wɪʧ ɪz dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ əv ˈkɑnʃəs ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz, kən pleɪ ə roʊl ɪn ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ səʧ ˈbaɪəsɪz. hɛns, ˈkɑnʃəsnəs kən boʊθ hɛlp ənd hərt, ənd wɪʧ əˈkərz dɪˈpɛndz ɔn ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ˈrizənɪŋ ənd ðə ˈprɑbləm biɪŋ sɑlvd. wən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈkɔrəˌlɛri tɪ ʃeɪ ənd prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz ðət wi meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ θɪŋk əv dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪtɪv taɪp 2 ˈrizənɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsəz ɛz ˈkɑnʃəsli kənˈtroʊld ˈsikwənsɪz əv taɪp 1 ˈprɑsɛsəz. ə ˈsɛkənd ɪz ðət ðɛr ɪz əˈnəðər ˈpɑsəbəl taɪp əv kɑgˈnɪʃən, ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz. ʃeɪ ənd frɪθ səˈʤɛst ðət ðɪs taɪp meɪ ɪn fækt ˈnɛvər bi ˌɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪtəd, ənd ɪf ðət tərnz aʊt tɪ bi ðə keɪs, wi wɪl hæv ˈlərnɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ əˈbaʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ənd ðət dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪtɪv ˈrizənɪŋ rikˈwaɪərz ðə ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz ɪt məˈnɪpjəˌleɪts tɪ bi ˈkɑnʃəs. θæŋks ˈvɛri məʧ tɪ ðə ˈɔθərz ənd ˈkɑmənˌteɪtərz fər pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ. θæŋks ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ ˈʤækəb ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈɛdɪtərz əv nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns əv ˈkɑnʃəsnəs, ənd tɪ ˈɑksfərd ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs. pliz fil fri tɪ ˈkɑmɛnt ɪn ðə dɪˈskəʃən bɔrd bɪˈloʊ! ˈʤeɪkəb ˈbərgər, ˈkɑmənˌtɛri ɔn ˈθɪriz ənd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs: ðə keɪs fər zero’*’ cognition”*” nɪk bərd, kən meɪk sɛns əv ˈpəzəlɪŋ ˈænsərz ɔn ðə ˈkɑgnɪtɪv rɪˈflɛkʃən tɛst? ˈkɑmɛnts ɔn ʃeɪ ənd frɪθ, ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈθɪriz ənd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs: ðə keɪs fər cognition”*” ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ ˈʃɛktər, ˈkɑnʃəsli ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ənd dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ: ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ʃeɪ ənd ˈθɪriz ənd consciousness”*” ˈnɪkələs ʃeɪ ənd krɪs frɪθ, rɪˈplaɪ tɪ ˈkɑmənˌtɛriz |
i am thrilled to introduce our first symposium in a series on articles from neuroscience of consciousness, on nicholas shea and chris frith’s “dual-process theories and consciousness: the case for ‘type zero’ cognition.” we have three excellent commentaries on the paper, by jacob berger, nick byrd, and elizabeth schechter, along with a response by the authors, each of which can be linked to below.
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according to some, consciousness primarily interrupts well-tuned subconscious processing, leading to decreased performance on tasks that are more effectively done without conscious deliberation. others argue that conscious reflection helps us overcome biases in our thinking, and even that some types of tasks require consciousness. this second camp is often populated by “dual systems” theorists, who argue that cognition comprises two systems: a fast, heuristic, non-conscious one; and a slow, deliberate, conscious one.
shea and frith argue that the dual systems perspective fails to adequately carve the types of cognitive processing, and a better taxonomy can overcome the air of paradox in the “consciousness hurts” versus “consciousness helps” results. they make two key moves towards this end. the first is to pull apart two distinctions that are run together in the dual systems position: conscious versus non-conscious representations on the one hand, and automatic versus deliberate processes on the other. the second is to deny that we should be looking for tasks that necessitate consciousness, and instead think of consciousness as facilitating certain kinds of mental functions.
shea and frith’s taxonomy explicitly posits three types of cognition. “type 0,” on their view, consists in automatic processes occurring over non-conscious representations. these processes tend to have small domains of operation and be extremely well-tuned to those domains. examples include learning probabilistic action-outcome contingencies, as well as motor control, for which consciousness can indeed be a hindrance. if one is a skilled typist for instance, consciously attending to one’s movements tends to make performance worse.
“type 1” cognition, which is the type not recognized by dual systems theorists, consists in automatic processing of conscious representations. conscious representation, according to shea and frith, allows for interactions between different domains of information. these connections are facilitative in, for instance, recognizing patterns and coordinating behavior, but come with a cost. without defined domains, problem spaces are poorly constrained, and this promotes heuristic reasoning. as is well-known from the heuristics and biases literature, heuristics can be tricked into producing wrong answers. shea and frith agree with dual systems theorists that “type 2” cognition, which is deliberate processing of conscious representations, can play a role in overcoming such biases.
hence, consciousness can both help and hurt, and which occurs depends on the context of reasoning and the problem being solved. one interesting corollary to shea and frith’s proposal is that we may be able to think of deliberative type 2 reasoning processes as consciously controlled sequences of type 1 processes. a second is that there is another possible type of cognition, involving deliberate processing over non-conscious representations. shea and frith suggest that this type may in fact never be instantiated, and if that turns out to be the case, we will have learned something interesting about relationship between consciousness and deliberation—namely that deliberative reasoning requires the representations it manipulates to be conscious.
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thanks very much to the authors and commentators for participating. thanks also to jakob hohwy and the other editors of neuroscience of consciousness, and to oxford university press. please feel free to comment in the discussion board below!
jacob berger, commentary on “dual-process theories and consciousness: the case for ‘type zero’ cognition”
nick byrd, can domain-familiarity make sense of puzzling answers on the cognitive reflection test? comments on shea and frith, “dual process theories and consciousness: the case for type-zero cognition”
elizabeth schechter, consciously representing and deliberate processing: comment on shea and frith’s “dual-process theories and consciousness”
nicholas shea and chris frith, reply to commentaries | sf* ˈtɛnɪs kləb, dɪˈvɛləpər riʧ dil ɔn saɪt dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈmaɪkəl ˈnoʊbəl jr*., ðə ˈkrɑnɪkəl əˈdɛl ˈænfɪnsən, ˈleɪlɑ ənd ˈdeɪvɪd pleɪ ˈtɛnɪs... ðə dɪˈvɛləpər əv ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈprɑpərti saʊθ əv ˈmɑrkɪt həz əˈgrid tɪ bɪld 12 ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈtɛnɪs kɔrts ənd ˌɪnˈvɛst ˈməni ˈɪntu ˈpəblɪk ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən fəˈsɪlɪtiz ɪn ə ˌlæsˈmɪnət dil wɪθ kləb ˈmɛmbərz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈbælət faɪt ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər. ˌæləgˈzændriə ril ɛˈsteɪt ˈɛkwətiz ənd ˈpɑrtnərz, wɪʧ hæv prəˈpoʊzd ə, ˈɔfəs ˈkɑmplɛks ɔn ðə saɪt æt fɪθ ənd ˈbrænən, wɪl ˈkɑnstrəkt ə səbtərˈeɪniən ˈtɛnɪs ˈsɛnər bɪˈniθ ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈɔfəs ˈbɪldɪŋ. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə dɪˈvɛləpər wɪl peɪ tɪ riˈsərfəs 24 ˌənaɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ˈpəblɪk ˈtɛnɪs kɔrts ənd kənˈtrɪbjut ən ˌəndɪˈskloʊzd əˈmaʊnt əv ˈməni tɪ bɪld ˈpəblɪk ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən saɪts. ˈsɔrsəz pʊt ðə əˈmaʊnt æt mɔr ðən 1 ˈmɪljən. kwɪk nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ðə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz kəmz ˈæftər ə grup əv ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ˈædvəˌkeɪts, lɛd baɪ ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈmɛmbərz, ˈgæðərd ˈsɪgnəʧərz, mɔr ðən twaɪs ðə ˈnəmbər ˈnidɪd tɪ gɪt ə ˈmɛʒər ɔn ðə ˈbælət. ðə ˈbælət ˈmɛʒər, kɔld dɪˈmɑlɪʃ ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ɪn sæn francisco,”*,” wʊd hæv rikˈwaɪərd ˈɛni ˈprɑpərti ˈoʊnər ˈnɑkɪŋ daʊn ə ˈpəblɪk ər ˈpraɪvət ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ˈsɛnər tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ɪt wɪθ ə saɪt əv ˈsɪmələr saɪz ənd wɪˈθɪn θˌrikˈwɔrtərz əv ə maɪl əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl. ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈtɛnɪs kləb həz 24 kɔrts, 12 ˈɪnˌdɔrz ənd 12 ɔn ðə rʊf. wɪθ ˈərli ˈpoʊlɪŋ ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈvoʊtərz wər ˌɪnˈklaɪnd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə ˈmɛʒər, ðə dɪˈvɛləpər wɑz ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd tɪ meɪk ə dil tɪ əˈvɔɪd ðə ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈʃoʊˌdaʊn, wɪʧ wʊd hæv bɪn ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ənd kʊd hæv kɪld ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ðə ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈmɛmbərz, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, wər nɑt ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd tɪ ə kæmˈpeɪn ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ wʊd ˈprɑbəˌbli hæv bɪn sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli aʊtˈspɛnt. ˈpɑrtiz muvd kˈwɪkli wəns ðeɪ keɪm tɪ ðə nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtɪŋ table,”*,” sɛd ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ʤeɪn kɪm, hu hɛlpt ˈbroʊkər ðə dil. ðə moʊst pɑrt ˈpipəl wər ˈrizənəbəl ənd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ə ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz. ðɛr wər nɑt ənˌriˈlɪstɪk ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz sɛt ɔn ˈiðər saɪd, wɪʧ wɑz ə kənˈsərn əv mine.”*.” ˈtrɪʃə ˈwivər, ə ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈmɛmbər hu hɛlpt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz ðə ˈbælət ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv, sɛd ðə dil ɑr goʊlz əv prɪˈzərvɪŋ spɔrts ənd ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən ɪn ðə city.”*.” ʃi sɛd ðə grup wɪl wɪθˈdrɔ ðə ˈbælət ˈmɛʒər. wɑz ðə ˈsɪgnəʧərz ðət kɔt ðɛr attention,”*,” ˈwivər sɛd. ðə ɛnd, wi pruvd ðət ðə kəmˈjunɪti kən wərk təˈgɛðər tɪ əˈʧiv ə mˈjuʧuəli ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl compromise.”*.” ðə nu ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈtɛnɪs ˈsɛnər wɪl hæv ə ʤɪm, kəˈfeɪ ənd ˈmitɪŋ rumz ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt kləb həz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ɪt hæv ðə 12 ˈrufˌtɑp kɔrts, ˈwivər sɛd. ðə saɪt ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst dɪˈvɛləpmənt saɪts biɪŋ fər ˌɪnˈkrist haɪts ənd ˈdɛnsɪti ˈəndər ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈsoʊmə plæn, wɪʧ ɪz mɛnt tɪ æd mɔr ðən ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈjunɪts ənd ˈmɪljən skwɛr fit əv ˈɔfəs speɪs əˈlɔŋ ðə nu ˈsɛntrəl ˈsəbˌweɪ laɪn, sɛt fər kəmˈpliʃən ɪn 2019 ðə ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈpɑrsəl, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ðə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ flaʊər mɑrt æt sɪksθ ənd ˈbrænən strits, ɪz wən əv ðə ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpisɪz əv lænd biɪŋ. fænˈtæstɪk outcome’*’ wɪθ ðə nu ˈtɛnɪs kɔrts, naʊ ənˈklɪr ˈwɛðər ˈəðər ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt wɪl ʧeɪnʤ. ðə moʊst ˈrisənt plæn faɪld wɪθ ðə ˈsɪti wʊd kənˈteɪn skwɛr fit əv ˈɔfəs speɪs; skwɛr fit əv speɪs fər pərˈdəkʃən, ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən ənd rɪˈpɛr, noʊn ɛz pdr*; ənd skwɛr fit əv ˈriˌteɪl, əv wɪʧ skwɛr fit wʊd bi ə ˈfɪtnəs ˈsɛnər. ən ˈərli prəˈpoʊzəl baɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpər tɪ kət əˈbaʊt skwɛr fit əv ðə ˈprɑpərti tɪ bi ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd tɪ ðə ˈsɪti fər əˈfɔrdəbəl ˈhaʊzɪŋ rɪˈmeɪnz ɪn ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt. ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈmɛmbər sɛθ, hu wɑz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə tɔks wɪθ ˌæləgˈzændriə ril ɛˈsteɪt, kɔld ðə dil fænˈtæstɪk ˈaʊtˌkəm fər ˈɛvriˌwən involved.”*.” ˈstɑrtɪd wɪθ ə ˈɪntəˌrɛst ɪn prəˈtɛktɪŋ ðə kləb, wɪʧ ɪz ə ˈsɛkənd hoʊm tɪ me,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈɛndɪd wɪθ ə məʧ ˈbrɔdər ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈpipəl ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈstændɪŋ əp tɪ prəˈtɛkt ˈpəblɪk ənd ˈpraɪvət ˌrɛkriˈeɪʃən facilities.”*.” ˈtɛnɪs kləb ˈmɛmbərz wɪl kənˈsəlt ɔn ðə dɪˈzaɪn əv ðə nu kləb. sɛd hi ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðə ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns əv ˈhævɪŋ ˈsilɪŋz haɪ ɪˈnəf tɪ hɪt ə ˈprɑpər lɑb. ril ɛˈsteɪt dɪˈvɛləpər ɪz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ən ˈæŋkər tenant,”*,” hi sɛd. ðeɪ hæv ðə ˈbeɪsmənt ˈrɛntɪd out.”*.” j.k*. dɪˈnin ɪz ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ˈkrɑnɪkəl stæf ˈraɪtər. iˈmeɪl: tˈwɪtər: |
sf tennis club, developer reach deal on site development
photo: michael noble jr., the chronicle adele anfinson, layla cavalcante and david brenlinger play tennis...
the developer of the san francisco tennis club property south of market has agreed to build 12 underground tennis courts and invest money into public recreation facilities in a last-minute deal with club members to prevent a ballot fight in november.
alexandria real estate equities and tmg partners, which have proposed a 2.6-acre, mixed-use office complex on the site at fifth and brannan, will construct a subterranean tennis center beneath the proposed 870,000-square-foot office building. in addition, the developer will pay to resurface 24 unidentified public tennis courts and contribute an undisclosed amount of money to build public recreation sites. sources put the amount at more than $1 million.
quick negotiations
the compromise comes after a group of recreation advocates, led by tennis club members, gathered 19,000 signatures, more than twice the number needed to get a measure on the ballot. the ballot measure, called “don’t demolish recreation in san francisco,” would have required any property owner knocking down a public or private recreation center to replace it with a site of similar size and within three-quarters of a mile of the original. the san francisco tennis club has 24 courts, 12 indoors and 12 on the roof.
with early polling indicating that san francisco voters were inclined to support the measure, the developer was motivated to make a deal to avoid the electoral showdown, which would have been expensive and could have killed the project. the tennis club members, on the other hand, were not looking forward to a campaign in which they would probably have been significantly outspent.
“both parties moved quickly once they came to the negotiating table,” said supervisor jane kim, who helped broker the deal. “for the most part people were reasonable and interested in a compromise. there were not unrealistic expectations set on either side, which was a concern of mine.”
tricia weaver, a tennis club member who helped organize the ballot initiative, said the deal “meets our goals of preserving sports and recreation in the city.” she said the group will withdraw the ballot measure.
“it was the 19,000 signatures that caught their attention,” weaver said. “in the end, we proved that the community can work together to achieve a mutually beneficial compromise.”
the new underground tennis center will have a gym, cafe and meeting rooms — everything the current club has, although it won’t have the 12 rooftop courts, weaver said.
the 2.6-acre site is one of the largest development sites being rezoned for increased heights and density under the city’s central soma plan, which is meant to add more than 4,000 housing units and 5.3 million square feet of office space along the new central subway line, set for completion in 2019. the tennis club parcel, along with the san francisco flower mart at sixth and brannan streets, is one of the largest pieces of land being rezoned.
‘a fantastic outcome’
with the new tennis courts, it’s now unclear whether other aspects of the development will change. the most recent plan filed with the city would contain 870,000 square feet of office space; 52,000 square feet of space for production, distribution and repair, known as pdr; and 30,000 square feet of retail, of which 16,000 square feet would be a fitness center.
an early proposal by the developer to cut about 9,000 square feet of the property to be dedicated to the city for affordable housing remains in the project.
tennis club member seth socolow, who was involved in the talks with alexandria real estate, called the deal “a fantastic outcome for everyone involved.”
“we started with a self-serving interest in protecting the club, which is a second home to me,” he said. “we ended with a much broader coalition of people interested in standing up to protect public and private recreation facilities.”
tennis club members will consult on the design of the new club. socolow said he emphasized the importance of having ceilings high enough to hit a proper lob.
“any real estate developer is looking for an anchor tenant,” he said. “now they have the basement rented out.”
j.k. dineen is a san francisco chronicle staff writer. email: jdineen@sfchronicle.com twitter: @sfjkdineen | ˈʃətəl tim rɪˈflɛkts ɔn ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt əv ˌdɪˈskəvri, æˈtlænɪs ˈænə ˈhaɪni ˈnæsəz ʤɑn ɛf. ˈkɛnədi speɪs ˈsɛnər speɪs ˈʃətəl ˌdɪˈskəvri wɑz paʊərd əp ˈhənərdz əv taɪmz ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv 26 jɪrz əv spaceflight*. bət dɛk. 16 2011 wɑz ˈdɪfərənt. ðət ˈmɔrnɪŋ, tɛkˈnɪʃənz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈnæsə ˈkɛnədi speɪs ˈsɛnərz ˈɔrbətər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti paʊərd ðə ʃɪp əp ənd ðɛn daʊn fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl taɪm. lɛs ðən ə wik ˈleɪtər, ɔn dɛk. 22 æˈtlænɪs ˈwərkɪŋ soʊ ˈmɛni jɪrz sɪns 1988 ɔn ðiz ˈviɪkəlz, ɪts ə ˈlɪtəl hɑrd tɪ seɪ, 'əm ˈteɪkɪŋ maɪ bɛst kɑr ənd əm goʊɪŋ tɪ nɑt draɪv ɪt ˌɛniˈmɔr. ɪn fækt, əm goʊɪŋ tɪ goʊ əˈhɛd ənd fɪks ɪt soʊ ɪt kænt ˈɛvər kræŋk ˌɛniˈmɔr,'" sɛd juˈnaɪtɪd speɪs əˈlaɪənsɪz ˈwɔltər "ˈbədi" məˈkɛnzi. ˈæftər ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz əv ˈsɛvərəl speɪs ˈʃətəlz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz kərɪr ənd ˈwɪtnəsɪŋ boʊθ dɪˈskəvəriz ənd æˈtlænɪs', hi rɪˈflɛktɪd, "ðə ˈriləˈzeɪʃən ˈrɪli hɪts ju wɪn jʊr paʊərɪŋ daʊn ə ˈviɪkəl fər ðə læst baɪ wən, flaɪt dɛk sˈwɪʧɪz ənd dɪˈspleɪz wər tərnd ɔf baɪ ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈɔpərˌeɪtərz ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə kru ˈmɑʤul, waɪl ɪn ðə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ rum ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈnɪrˈbaɪ lɔnʧ kənˈtroʊl ˈsɛnər, tɛst kənˈdəktərz geɪv dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ɛz ˈsɪstəm ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz ˈmɑnətərd ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə laɪts ɔn ðə flaɪt dɛk wɛnt aʊt fər ər ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnz ɪn ðə ˈʃətəlz trænˈzɪʃən ənd rɪˈtaɪərmənt ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ˌdɪˈskəvri, æˈtlænɪs ənd ɪnˈdɛvər ɔl ər biɪŋ priˈpɛrd fər ðɛr rɪˈtaɪərmənt roʊlz ɛz mˈjuziəm əˈtrækʃənz, ənd ðə tim stɪl həz ˈplɛnti əv wərk tɪ du ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈviɪkəlz ər seɪf ənd ˈrɛdi fər ˈpəblɪk dɪˈspleɪ. bət ðət ˈdəzənt meɪk ðə trænˈzɪʃən ˈiziər fər ðoʊz hu kɛrd fər ðiz ˈspeɪˌskræft, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ənd wər ðɛr tɪ si tu ˈʃətəlz ˈɪntu ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt taɪd əp ɪn nɑts, bɪˈkəz aɪ noʊ aɪ woʊnt bi duɪŋ ɪt əˈgɛn," sɛd ʤin ˈdɪksən əv juˈnaɪtɪd speɪs əˈlaɪəns. ə ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈɑpərˌeɪtər fər ðə pæst 27 jɪrz, hi wɑz wən əv θri tɛkˈnɪʃənz ˈwərkɪŋ θru ðə ˈʧɛˌklɪst fər ðə læst taɪm ˌɪnˈsaɪd dɪˈskəvəriz flaɪt wərld noʊz ˈnæsəz ˈɔrbətər ɛz speɪs ˈʃətəl ˌdɪˈskəvri, bət tɪ ðə ˈʃətəl tim, ɪts ʃɔrt fər ˈɔrbətər ˈæftər ˈlændɪŋ æt ˈkɛnədi fər ðə ˈfaɪnəl taɪm ɔn mɑrʧ 9 2011 ˌprɛpərˈeɪʃənz bɪˈgæn fər ɪts ˈpəblɪk dɪˈspleɪ æt sˌmɪθˈsoʊniənz ˈnæʃənəl ɛr ənd speɪs mˈjuziəm ˈstivən ɛf. ˈsɛnər ɪn ˌʃænˈtɪli, ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz ˈtɪpɪkəli rikˈwaɪərd ðət ðə ˈviɪkəl bi paʊərd. bət ðə tim riʧt ə pɔɪnt ɪn wɪn ɔl əv ðoʊz tæsks wər kəmˈplit, ənd ˈviɪkəl paʊər wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər bi ˈnidɪd. soʊ ˌdɪˈskəvri wɑz paʊərd əp, ðə ˈpeɪˌloʊd beɪ dɔrz wər kloʊzd, ənd ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ðɛn wɑz paʊərd ðæts juzd tɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə ər siɪŋ ðoʊz (ˈpeɪˌloʊd beɪ) dɔrz ˈoʊpən, ɔl əv ə ˈsədən wər ˈwɑʧɪŋ ðɛm kloʊz, ənd noʊɪŋ ðət ðət wɑz ðə ˈfaɪnəl taɪm ðət wi hir æt ˈkɛnədi speɪs ˈsɛnər wʊd ˈɛvər si ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðət," sɛd ˈstɛfəni ˈstɪlsən, ðə ˈnæsə floʊ dɪˈrɛktər ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ɔl ðə ˈɔrbətərz' trænˈzɪʃən ənd rɪˈtaɪərmənt æt ðə smɪθˈsoʊniən, ðɛr ər noʊ plænz tɪ ˈoʊpən ðə ˈpeɪˌloʊd beɪ dɔrz ɔn ˌdɪˈskəvri, soʊ ɛz fɑr ɛz wi noʊ raɪt naʊ, ðoʊz dɔrz wɪl ˈnɛvər ˈoʊpən ðə ˈʧɛˌklɪst wɑz kəmˈplit, ˈkɛnədi speɪs ˈsɛnər dɪˈrɛktər bɑb kəˈbænə pʊld ðə pləg ɔn ðə "ˈviɪkəl paʊərd" saɪn nɪr ðə ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ θæŋk ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɔn ðə lup fər ən ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ ʤɑb ju gaɪz hæv dən ˈoʊvər ðə jɪrz," kəˈbænə sɛd, rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ðə kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈʧænəl juzd baɪ ðə ˈʃətəl tim ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ ækˈtɪvɪtiz. "ɪts kaɪnd əv ə moʊˈmɛntəs deɪ, ənd aɪ ʤɪst əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ˈɛvriˌbɑdiz hɑrd wərk, ənd ðə timz duɪŋ ˌæbsəˈlutli ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ˈspɛʃəl tɪ si ju paʊər daʊn ðə ˈviɪkəl fər ðə læst time."atlantis*, ər təʧt daʊn ˌbiˈfɔr dɔn ɔn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 21 2011 ˈræpɪŋ əp ðə ˈmɪʃən ənd kəmˈplitɪŋ ðə læst flaɪt əv 30 jɪrz əv speɪs ˈʃətəl ˈproʊˌgræm ˈmɪʃənz. ˈdɛstɪnd fər dɪˈspleɪ æt ˈkɛnədi speɪs ˈsɛnər ˈvɪzɪtər ˈkɑmplɛks, ɪts ˌtɛmpərˈɛrəli ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈviɪkəl əˈsɛmbli ˈbɪldɪŋ tɪ meɪk rum ɪn ðə ˈɔrbətər ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ fəˈsɪlɪti fər ˈbeɪsɪkli leɪd aʊt ðə wərk soʊ wi kʊd gɪt wət wi hæd tɪ gɪt dən tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ paʊər daʊn," ˈstɪlsən ɪkˈspleɪnd. "wi gɑt ɔl ðət wərk ˈteɪkən kɛr əv raɪt əˈweɪ, soʊ wi kʊd kənˈtɪnju wɪθ ðə ˈseɪfɪŋ ˈɛfərts ˈoʊvər ɪn ðə ˈviɪkəl əˈsɛmbli ˈbɪldɪŋ. wi kænt du ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðɛr, bət ɪt wɪl əˈlaʊ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ kənˈtɪnju ənd kip ɑr ˈskɛʤʊl ɪf wi kən kənˈtɪnju ðət ðə ˈʃətəlz ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ɑrm ənd ænˈtɛnə stoʊd ənd ðə ˈpeɪˌloʊd beɪ dɔrz kloʊzd, æˈtlænɪs' paʊər wɑz ʃət down."and*, sɛd ˈspeɪˌskræft ˈɑpərˌeɪtər bɪl paʊərz, ˈpɔzɪŋ tɪ glæns əraʊnd æˈtlænɪs' flaɪt dɛk. ˈfaɪnəl ˈfaɪnəl ɪz jɛt tɪ kəm ɛz ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ɪz ˈrɛdid fər dɪˈlɪvəri ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr tɪ ðə ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə saɪəns ˈsɛnər ɪn lɔs kəmˈpɛrz ðə ˈʃətəlz' ˈpɛndɪŋ dɪˈpɑrʧərz tɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ jʊr ˈʧɪldrən ɔf tɪ doʊnt wɔnt tɪ si ðɛm goʊ, jʊr goʊɪŋ tɪ mɪs nɑt ˈhævɪŋ jʊr hænz ɔn ðɛm ˈɛvəri deɪ, ənd noʊɪŋ ðət ju kən ˈrɪli lʊk aʊt fər ðɛm, bət jʊr ˈhæpi fər ðɪs prəˈgrɛʃən əv ðɛr kərɪr," ˈstɪlsən sɛd. "ənd ju ʤɪst trəst ðət ðɛr wɪl bi ˈəðər ˈpipəl ðɛr tɪ teɪk kɛr əv ðɛm ənd lʊk aʊt fər əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðoʊz pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə wərk tɪ paʊər ðə ˈviɪkəlz daʊn, ˈsɛvərəl ˈəðər ˈʃətəl tim ˈmɛmbərz ˈgæðərd tɪ əbˈzərv ənd ˈɑnər ðə ˈspeɪˌskræft ðeɪ noʊ soʊ wɪθ ðɛm mɔr ðən ju ər wɪθ jʊr ˈfæməli. ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ju," məˈkɛnzi sɪz əv ðə ˈʃətəl flit. "ju wərk ɔn ðɛm soʊ məʧ, ju noʊ wɛr ðɛr ˈwiknəsɪz ər ənd ju noʊ wɛr ðɛr strɛŋθs ər. ju gɪt fəˈmɪljər wɪθ ðɛm. æt səm pɔɪnt, ðeɪ liv ðə məˈʃin steɪʤ, ənd ðeɪ bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv jʊr soʊl." |
shuttle team reflects on permanent power-down of discovery, atlantis
anna heiney
nasa's john f. kennedy space center
space shuttle discovery was powered up hundreds of times during prelaunch processing over the course of 26 years of spaceflight. but dec. 16, 2011 was different. that morning, technicians inside nasa kennedy space center's orbiter processing facility powered the ship up -- and then down -- for the final time. less than a week later, on dec. 22, atlantis followed."after working so many years -- since 1988 -- on these vehicles, it's a little hard to say, 'i'm taking my best car and i'm going to not drive it anymore. in fact, i'm going to go ahead and fix it so it can't ever crank anymore,'" said united space alliance's walter "buddy" mckenzie. after overseeing preparations of several space shuttles during his career and witnessing both discovery's and atlantis' power-down, he reflected, "the realization really hits you when you're powering down a vehicle for the last time."one by one, flight deck switches and displays were turned off by spacecraft operators inside the crew module, while in the firing room inside the nearby launch control center, test conductors gave direction as system engineers monitored the process. finally, the lights on the flight deck went out for good.these are important milestones in the shuttle's transition and retirement activities. discovery, atlantis and endeavour all are being prepared for their retirement roles as museum attractions, and the team still has plenty of work to do before the vehicles are safe and ready for public display. but that doesn't make the transition easier for those who cared for these spacecraft, sometimes for decades, and were there to see two shuttles into permanent sleep."my gut's tied up in knots, because i know i won't be doing it again," said gene dixon of united space alliance. a spacecraft operator for the past 27 years, he was one of three technicians working through the checklist for the last time inside discovery's flight deck.the world knows nasa's most-flown orbiter as space shuttle discovery, but to the shuttle team, it's ov-103, short for orbiter vehicle-103. after landing at kennedy for the final time on march 9, 2011, preparations began for its public display at smithsonian's national air and space museum steven f. udvar-hazy center in chantilly, va.shuttle processing activities typically required that the vehicle be powered. but the team reached a point in mid-december when all of those tasks were complete, and vehicle power would no longer be needed. so discovery was powered up, the payload bay doors were closed, and the spacecraft then was powered down."everyone that's used to working in the midbody or seeing those (payload bay) doors open, all of a sudden were watching them close, and knowing that that was the final time that we here at kennedy space center would ever see inside that midbody," said stephanie stilson, the nasa flow director overseeing all the orbiters' transition and retirement activities."even at the smithsonian, there are no plans to open the payload bay doors on discovery, so as far as we know right now, those doors will never open again."when the power-down checklist was complete, kennedy space center director bob cabana pulled the plug on the "vehicle powered" sign near the operations desk."i just want to thank everybody on the loop for an outstanding job you guys have done over the years," cabana said, referring to the communications channel used by the shuttle team during processing activities. "it's kind of a momentous day, and i just appreciate everybody's hard work, and the team's doing absolutely outstanding. it is special to see you power down the vehicle for the last time."atlantis, or ov-104, touched down before dawn on july 21, 2011, wrapping up the sts-135 mission and completing the last flight of 30 years of space shuttle program missions. destined for display at kennedy space center visitor complex, it's temporarily moving to the vehicle assembly building to make room in the orbiter processing facility for endeavour."we basically laid out the work so we could get what we had to get done to be able to power down," stilson explained. "we got all that work taken care of right away, so we could continue with the safing efforts over in the vehicle assembly building. we can't do everything over there, but it will allow us to continue and keep our schedule if we can continue that work."with the shuttle's robotic arm and ku-band antenna stowed and the payload bay doors closed, atlantis' power was shut down."and, 10:28," said spacecraft operator bill powers, pausing to glance around atlantis' flight deck. "ov-104 final power-down's complete."endeavour's final power-down is yet to come as the spacecraft is readied for delivery later this year to the california science center in los angeles.stilson compares the shuttles' pending departures to sending your children off to college."you don't want to see them go, you're going to miss not having your hands on them every day, and knowing that you can really look out for them, but you're happy for this progression of their career," stilson said. "and you just trust that there will be other people there to take care of them and look out for them."in addition to those participating in the work to power the vehicles down, several other shuttle team members gathered to observe and honor the spacecraft they know so well."you're with them more than you are with your family. they actually become part of you," mckenzie says of the shuttle fleet. "you work on them so much, you know where their weaknesses are and you know where their strengths are. you get familiar with them. at some point, they leave the machine stage, and they become part of your soul." | ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt fɑks ˈbɪznɪs ˈhoʊstɪd əˈnəðər dəˈbeɪt ɪn wɪʧ ɪt tid əp ˈsɔfˌbɔlz ənd ˈæktɪd ɛz ðoʊ wət wɑz gʊd fər ðə stɑk ˈmɑrkɪt ənd ðə ˈfɔrʧən 500 wɑz ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli gʊd fər ðə ˈævərɪʤ əˈmɛrɪkən. ˌɪnˈdid, ɪts noʊ səˈpraɪz ˈlɔŋˌtaɪm wɔl strit hæk ənd dəˈbeɪt ˈmɑdərˌeɪtər mərˈiə wʊd pleɪ raɪt ˈɪntu ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz' əv loʊ ˈtæksɪz ənd aɪˈdiəz, bət dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs ˈfrɛndli ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkænədɪts stɪl ˈmænɪʤd tɪ ənˈliʃ səm ˈsɪriəs ˈwɑpərz. hir ər ˈsɛvən əv ðə moʊst ˈneɪkəd ənd ˈʃeɪmləs. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 1 trəmp sɪz ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ənd ˈmaɪgrənts ər "strɔŋ, ˈpaʊərfəl mɛn." ðɪs ɪz ˌkætəˈgɔrɪkli ənˈtru. ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə mɔr ðən ˈmɪljən ˈsɪriən ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz ər ˈwɪmən ənd ˈʧɪldrən. əv ðə ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz hu əraɪvd baɪ boʊt, ˈoʊvər hæf ər ˈwɪmən ər ˈʧɪldrən. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə u.n*., ˈoʊnli əv ˈrɛfˌjuʤiz əv ˈmɪdəl ˈistərn ˈɔrəʤən ər mɛn ˈoʊldər ðən 18 ðɪs ɪz ˌɪˈrɛləvənt tɪ ˈdɑnəld trəmp, hu wɑz mɔr kənˈsərnd wɪθ reɪs- ənd ðən ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə koʊˈhɪrənt pɔɪnt ɔn ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz poʊzd baɪ ˈsɪriən ˈɪməgrənts. 2 ˈkrɪsti: ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈlaʊd ˌɪˈrɑn tɪ ˈkɪdˌnæp əˈmɛrɪkən ˈseɪlərz, rɪˈflɛktɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈwiknəs. ðɪs ɪz wən əv ðə mɔr dɪsɪnˈʤɛnjuəs əˈtæks əv ðə naɪt, ənd ɪts bɪn dɪˈbəŋkt baɪ ˈnumərəs ˈaʊˌtlɛts ˈoʊvər ðə pæst 48 aʊərz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈseɪlərz ɪn kˈwɛʃən hæd seɪld ˈɪntu ˈsɑvrən ˌɪˈrɑniən ˈwɔtərz du tɪ ə ˌnævəˈgeɪʃən ˈɛrər, wər ɪz ˈproʊtəˌkɔl fər ɔl ənd haʊzd, ənd ðɛn səˈmɛrɪli riˈlist tɪ juz. ˈkəstədi ˈæftər ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən rɪˈvild ɪt wɑz ˌɪnˈdid ən ˈɑnəst mɪˈsteɪk. noʊ hɑrm, noʊ faʊl. bət hæks laɪk ˈkrɪsti ənd kruz ˈkʊdənt rɪˈzɪst ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɛz ə weɪ tɪ ˈdɛməˌgɑg ˌoʊˈbɑmə ɔn ˌɪˈrɑn. ɪts ə ˈtɑpɪk ðət, nɑt koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, əˈlaɪnz wɪθ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛst əv rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈrɪʧərd ˈædəlsən, hu rɪˈwɔrdz ˈkænədɪts wɪθ ˈmɪljənz ɪn doʊˈneɪʃənz. 3 ˈrubioʊ ˌɪnˈsɪsts ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən laɪd tɪ ˈfæməliz əv ðə ˈvɪktɪmz əv ðə əˈtæks ɪn 2012 waɪl səm ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz hæv ˌɪnˈdid əˈkjuzd ˈklɪntən əv laɪɪŋ tɪ ðɛm əˈbaʊt ðə əˈtæks, ˈəðərz hæv ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ˈklɪntən wɑz ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ. ðɛr kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃən, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz, rɪˈmeɪnz ˈlɑrʤli ˈpraɪvət, soʊ ɪts ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ tɛl wən weɪ ər ðə ˈəðər. ɪn ˈɛni ɪˈvɛnt, ɪts ə ˈhaɪli kənˈtɛstəbəl kleɪm ðət ɪz fɑr frəm ə ˈsɛtəld ˈmætər. ðə ˈfæməliz, laɪk ˈɛni lɑrʤ grup kəmˈpoʊzd əv ˈvɛriəs ˈpɑrtiz, doʊnt hæv ə sɛt əˈpɪnjən ɔn ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: 4 kruz sɪz hi dɪˈskloʊzd hɪz bæŋk loʊnz fər hɪz 2012 ˈsɛnɪt kæmˈpeɪn. ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈblɑkˌbəstər kleɪm ðət tɛd kruz hæd rɪˈsivd ə ˈkʊʃi loʊn frəm ˈgoʊldmən sɑks waɪl hɪz waɪf wərkt ðɛr, ə kleɪm kruz dɪˈnaɪd ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə taɪmz rɪˈpɔrtər hu broʊk ðə ˈstɔri, ɪts nɑt ðət ˈsɪmpəl: ˈsɛnətər tɛd kruz ɪz tu taɪps əv ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl rɪˈpɔrts. wən ɪz ðə ˈænjuəl ˈpərsɪnəl dɪˈskloʊʒər ɪn wɪʧ ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs lɪst ðɛr ˈæˌsɛts ənd ˈɪnˌkəm. ɔn ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts, hi ˈlɪstɪd ðə bæŋk loʊnz wɪˈθaʊt ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðeɪ wər juzd fər hɪz kæmˈpeɪn. bət ɪt ɪz ðə ˈəðər taɪp əv rɪˈpɔrt, wɪʧ kæmˈpeɪnz məst faɪl wɪθ ðə ˈfɛdərəl ɪˈlɛkʃən kəˈmɪʃən, ðət ɪz æt ˈɪʃu. ɔn ðoʊz rɪˈpɔrts, ˈmɪstər. kruz feɪld tɪ dɪˈskloʊz ˈɛni bæŋk loʊnz hi əbˈteɪnd tɪ ˈfaɪˌnæns hɪz ˈsɛnɪt reɪs. 5 krɪs ˈkrɪsti sɛd hi ˈdɪdənt səˈpɔrt ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən əv ˈsoʊnˌjɑ ˌsoʊtoʊmeɪˈɔr tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛs səˈprim kɔrt ðɪs ɪz dɪˈmɑnstrəbli fɔls. ˈkrɪsti səˈpɔrtɪd ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ɪn 2009 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ rɪˈpɔrts. 6 kruz sɛd "nɑt ə lɔt əv kənˈsərvətɪvz kəm aʊt əv mænˈhætən." ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: mænˈhætən ɪz hoʊm tɪ ˈoʊvər rɪˈpəblɪkənz, ənd wɪn wən əˈʤəsts fər wɛlθ ðə ˈnəmbər ɪz noʊ daʊt məʧ haɪər. ˈkruzɪz juz əv ðə tərm "nu jɔrk ˈvæljuz" waɪl ˈteɪkɪŋ ə ʃɑt æt trəmp wɑz mɛt wɪθ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɔn tˈwɪtər ɛz biɪŋ ən dɔg ˈwɪsəl. 7 ˈkrɪsti ˈdəbəlz daʊn ɔn hɪz kleɪm ðət hi dɪd nɑt səˈpɔrt plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd. bət hi dɪd. ɪn ə 1994 ˈɑrtɪkəl, hi kleɪmd, "aɪ səˈpɔrt plænd ˈpɛrənˌthʊd ˈpraɪvətli wɪθ maɪ ˈpərsɪnəl ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən ənd ðət ʃʊd bi ðə goʊl əv ˈɛni səʧ ˈeɪʤənsi, tɪ faɪnd ˈpraɪvət doʊˈneɪʃənz. ɪts ˈɔlsoʊ noʊ ˈsikrɪt ðət aɪ æm ju hæv tɪ ɪgˈzæmɪn ɔl ðə ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈnidɪŋ ˈkaʊnti doʊˈneɪʃənz ənd praɪˈɔrəˌtaɪz ðɛm. aɪ wʊd kənˈsɪdər ɔl grups ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈfəndɪŋ, bət ðɛr ɪz ə ˈlɪmət ənd wi hæv tɪ pɪk ənd ʧuz." ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt: ˈkrɪsti həz bɪn ˌɪnˈsɪstɪŋ hi plɛʤd noʊ səʧ səˈpɔrt, bət ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz kwaɪt klɪr: ˈiðər hi wɑz mɪskˈwoʊtɪd ər hi ɪz naʊ laɪɪŋ. |
thursday night fox business hosted another gop debate in which it teed up softballs and acted as though what was good for the stock market and the fortune 500 was automatically good for the average american. indeed, it's no surprise longtime wall street hack and debate moderator maria bartiromo would play right into the republicans' wheelhouse of low taxes and trickledown ideas, but despite this friendly environment the republican candidates still managed to unleash some serious whoppers.
here are seven of the most naked and shameless.
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1. trump says refugees and migrants are "strong, powerful men."
this is categorically untrue. the majority of the more than 4.6 million syrian refugees are women and children. of the refugees who arrived by boat, over half are women or children. according to the u.n., only 22.7% of refugees of middle eastern origin are men older than 18. this is irrelevant to donald trump, who was more concerned with race- and islam-baiting than making a coherent point on the dangers posed by syrian immigrants.
2. christie: obama allowed iran to kidnap american sailors, reflecting american weakness.
this is one of the more disingenuous attacks of the night, and it's been debunked by numerous outlets over the past 48 hours. the american sailors in question had sailed into sovereign iranian waters due to a navigation error, were disarmed—as is protocol for all countries—fed and housed, and then summarily released to u.s. custody after an investigation revealed it was indeed an honest mistake. no harm, no foul. but hacks like christie and cruz couldn't resist using the incident as a way to demagogue obama on iran. it's a topic that, not coincidentally, aligns with the interest of republican super-donor richard adelson, who rewards anti-iran candidates with millions in donations.
3. rubio insists hillary clinton lied to families of the victims of the benghazi attacks in 2012.
while some family members have indeed accused clinton of lying to them about the benghazi attacks, others have insisted clinton was forthcoming. their communication, according to the new york times, remains largely private, so it's impossible to tell one way or the other. in any event, it's a highly contestable claim that is far from a settled matter. the families, like any large group composed of various parties, don't have a set opinion on anything.
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4. cruz says he disclosed his bank loans for his 2012 senate campaign.
on wednesday the new york times published a blockbuster claim that ted cruz had received a cushy loan from goldman sachs while his wife worked there, a claim cruz denied thursday night. according to the times reporter who broke the story, it's not that simple:
senator ted cruz is conflating two types of financial reports. one is the annual personal disclosure in which members of congress list their assets and income. on those reports, he listed the bank loans — without indicating that they were used for his campaign. but it is the other type of report, which campaigns must file with the federal election commission, that is at issue. on those reports, mr. cruz failed to disclose any bank loans he obtained to finance his senate race.
5. chris christie said he didn't support obama's nomination of sonia sotomayor to the us supreme court .
this is demonstrably false. christie supported sotomayor's nomination in 2009, according to reports.
6. cruz said "not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan."
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manhattan is home to over 83,000 republicans, and when one adjusts for wealth the number is no doubt much higher. cruz's use of the term "new york values" while taking a shot at trump was met with widespread criticism on twitter as being an anti-semitic dog whistle.
7. christie doubles down on his claim that he did not support planned parenthood.
but he did. in a 1994 article, he claimed, "i support planned parenthood privately with my personal contribution and that should be the goal of any such agency, to find private donations. it's also no secret that i am pro-choice....but you have to examine all the agencies needing county donations and prioritize them. i would consider all groups looking for funding, but there is a limit and we have to pick and choose."
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christie has been insisting he pledged no such support, but the article is quite clear: either he was misquoted or he is now lying. | [r-dev]mineral* lɛd dɪˈzaɪnər ʤɔɪn deɪt: ʤæn 2012 poʊsts: ˈbɛlʤəm ˈbɛlʤəm ðɪs pæʧ ˌɪnˈkludz səm mɔr ˈfɪksɪz fər ðə ˈmeɪʤər riˈlis ɛz wɛl səm ˈəðər ˈbælənsɪz ənd twiks. ɪz əˈveɪləbəl naʊ fər ˈsərvərz ənd wɪl sun bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ klaɪənts θru ðə ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd updater*. ˈʤɛnərəl: fɪkst rɪkˈwɛstɪŋ kɪts frəm ˈeɪˈpiˈsiz. fɪkst meɪn ˈmɛnju mˈjuzɪk nɑt pleɪɪŋ. fɪkst ənd nɑt biɪŋ riˈmuvd. fɪkst smoʊk grəˈneɪdz ˈstɪkɪŋ tɪ pleɪərz. realityadmin*: ˈædɪd ˈɔpʃən tɪ swɪʧ pleɪərz (nɑt ər pleɪərz ɔn swɪʧ lɪst) wɪn ðeɪ goʊ dɛd fər ˈbælənsɪŋ. fɪkst ˈərli skwɑd kɪk rɪˈmɛmbərɪŋ ˈvæljuz frəm ˈpriviəs raʊnz. kɪts: ˈædɪd ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈɑrʤənˌtin sˈnaɪpər kɪt wɪθ ˈviɪkəlz: fɪkst ˈgənər ˈʃeɪkɪŋ ɔn ʤips. fɪkst kup ˈvərʒənz ˈhævɪŋ noʊ kəˈlɪʒən ɔn tərət. ˈwɛpənz ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ðə sˈnaɪpər skoʊp ˌmægnəfəˈkeɪʃən frəm tɪ 6x*. fɪkst ˈmætəˌdɔr prɑˈʤɛktəl ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ ˈviɪkəlz. rɪˈdust riˈkɔɪl ɔn ˈhænˈdhɛld æt. meɪd ˈbloʊˌpaɪp ˈhɑrdər tɪ kənˈtroʊl. ˌɪnˈkrist ˈmɪnəməm spid rikˈwaɪərd fər ˈbloʊˌpaɪp prɑkˈsɪməti ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən. ˈlɛvəlz: æl fɪkst kæˈʃeɪ. ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ənd fɔg baɪ rɪˈdusɪŋ ɪt baɪ tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv pərˈfɔrməns. fɪkst fər biɪŋ blɑkt. ˈgɑzə fɪkst kæˈʃeɪ. fɪkst blɑkt ˌhɑˈmɑs. gus grin ˈædɪd nu naɪt skaɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ. faʊnd ɔn ənd fɪkst ʃoʊɪŋ rɔŋ skeɪl. ˈæˌsɛts ənd flægz ər naʊ seɪm ɛz ɔn meɪd æt stɑrt fər ˈɛrˌfild spɔn. ʧeɪnʤd ˈwɛsəks tɪ gəˈzɛl. ˈskərmɪʃ: ˈædɪd kreɪts tɪ flægz. ˈdɛzərt fɪkst ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri mɪˈlɑnz wɪθ ðə ˈwərkɪŋ ˈvɛriənt. ˈvæli ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈæˌsɛts tɪ riˈmuv ɔl ˈpjuməz. naʊ fjuks ənd laɪt ləˈʤɪstɪk ənd ˈtrænspɔrt ˈviɪkəlz. riˈmuvd bombcar*. səm ˈəðər smɔl ˈʧeɪnʤɪz tɪ spawners*. ˈsaɪlənt ˈigəl aas*: fɪkst ɔn ˈɛrˌfild biɪŋ blɑkt. ˈædɪd nu ˈbraɪtər fər ɔl meɪn leɪərz. oʊld kən bi faʊnd ɔn aas32/cnc*. ðə ˈfɔkləndz aas*: ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd ˈtɪkɪt blid ɔn ɔl leɪərz. ˈəpˌdeɪtɪd rʊts tɪ ˌɪnˈklud ˈɛmˈti ˈmɑloʊ. aas*: meɪd ʧaɪˈniz sˈnaɪpər kɪt əˈsaɪnd tɪ ʧaɪˈniz tim. meɪd boʊθ kɪts nɑt respawn*. ðɪs pæʧ ˌɪnˈkludz səm mɔr ˈfɪksɪz fər ðə ˈmeɪʤər riˈlis ɛz wɛl səm ˈəðər ˈbælənsɪz ənd ɪz əˈveɪləbəl naʊ fər ˈsərvərz ənd wɪl sun bi əˈveɪləbəl tɪ klaɪənts θru ðə ˈɔtəˌmeɪtɪd |
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pr:bf2 v1.4.3.0 changelog
this patch includes some more fixes for the major v1.4 release as well some other balances and tweaks.
v1.4.3 is available now for servers and will soon be available to clients through the automated updater.
pr:bf2 v1.4.3.0 changelog (2016/december/5)
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general: fixed requesting kits from apc's.
fixed main menu music not playing.
fixed gtld and flir lases not being removed.
fixed smoke grenades sticking to players.
realityadmin: added option to switch players (not sl's/co's or players on switch list) when they go dead for balancing.
fixed early squad kick remembering values from previous rounds.
kits: added alternative argentine sniper kit with m14.
vehicles: fixed mg gunner shaking on mec & nva uaz jeeps.
fixed m1a1, m1a2 coop versions having no collision on turret.
weapons updated the ssgp1 sniper rifle's scope magnification from 8x to 6x.
fixed idf matador projectile penetrating vehicles.
reduced recoil on handheld at.
made blowpipe harder to control.
increased minimum speed required for blowpipe proximity detonation.
levels: al basrah fixed glitched cache.
bamyan updated viewdistance and fog by reducing it by 100m to improve performance. fixed spawnpoints for mec being blocked.
gaza fixed glitched cache. fixed blocked hamas spawnpoints.
goose green added new night sky setting. found on skirmish16 and aas16. fixed minimap showing wrong scale. aas16: assets and flags are now same as on aas64. aas64: made rallypoint at start for airfield spawn. aas32: changed wessex to gazelle. skirmish: added crates to flags.
kashan desert coop64: fixed stationary milan's with the working bot variant.
lashkar valley aas16: updated assets to remove all ger puma's. now fuchs and light logistic and transport vehicles. removed bombcar. some other small changes to spawners.
silent eagle aas: fixed spawnpoints on ger airfield being blocked. added new brighter skysetting for all main layers. old skysetting can be found on aas32/cnc.
the falklands aas: updated ticket bleed on all layers. aas32/64: updated routes to include mt malo.
xiangshan aas: made chinese sniper kit assigned to chinese team. made both kits not respawn.
this patch includes some more fixes for the major v1.4 release as well some other balances and tweaks.v1.4.3 is available now for servers and will soon be available to clients through the automated updater.(2016/december/5)----------------------- | ˈbəfəˌloʊ, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti æt ˈbəfəˌloʊ, ðə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv nu jɔrk mɛnz ˈbæskətˌbɔl tim ʃɑt ˈoʊvər 64 frəm ðə flɔr ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf təˈnaɪt ɛz ðə bʊlz dɪˈfitɪd, ɪn ðə ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən ˈoʊpənər ənd ðə fərst geɪm ˈəndər hɛd koʊʧ neɪt oʊts. ðə bʊlz pʊt θri pleɪərz ɪn ˈdəbəl ˈfɪgjərz, lɛd baɪ 25 pɔɪnts frəm ˈfrɛʃmən. ʃɑt ðə bɔl wɛl ˈərli ɔn ənd hɛld ə lɛd ʤɪst tu ˈmɪnəts ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɑntɛst, bət ðət wʊd bi ðə ˈwaɪldˌkæts' ˈlɑrʤəst lɛd əv ðə naɪt. ðə bʊlz wɛnt ɔn ə rən ˈoʊvər ðə nɛkst fɔr ˈmɪnəts tɪ teɪk ə lɛd, kæpt ɔf ɔn ə frəm ˈsɑfˌmɔr lɑˈmɑnt ˈbɪrdən. ðə bʊlz ɪkˈstɛndɪd ðɛr lɛd tɪ wɪθ lɛft ɪn ðə fərst hæf ɔn ə frəm ˈrɑdəl ˈwɪgɪntən ənd ə fri θroʊ baɪ ˈsɑfˌmɔr ˈmɔri daɪæn geɪv ðə bʊlz ðɛr ˈlɑrʤəst lɛd əv ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ hæf æt ðə ˈwaɪldˌkæts kət ðə lɛd daʊn tɪ sɪks æt bət ə θri ˈpɔɪntər baɪ ˈʤunjər ˈwɪli ˈkɑnər wɪθ ˈəndər 10 ˈsɛkəndz lɛft ɪn ðə hæf pʊt ðə bʊlz əˈhɛd æt ðə breɪk, ðə bʊlz keɪm aʊt ɪn ðə ˈsɛkənd hæf ənd aʊtˈskɔrd, ə θri baɪ geɪv ðə bʊlz ə lɛd wɪθ lɛft ənd ðə bʊlz kənˈtɪnjud tɪ lɛd baɪ 12 wɪθ lɛft wɪn ˌɪgˈnaɪtɪd ə rən, ˈskɔrɪŋ ðə fərst 11 pɔɪnts hɪmˈsɛlf ˌbiˈfɔr ðə rən wɑz kæpt ɔf baɪ ə θri ˈpɔɪntər frəm ˈfrɛʃmən nɪk ˈpərkɪnz. ðə lɛd wɑz ˈlɑrʤəst əv ðə naɪt. "wi hæv ə lɔt əv wərk tɪ du, bət aɪ wɑz plizd wɪθ ðə ˈfaɪnəl ˈaʊtˌkəm," sɛd oʊts. pleɪd ˈrɪli wɛl təˈnaɪt fər ə ˈfrɛʃmən ənd laɪk aɪ toʊld ðə tim ɪn ðə ˈlɑkər rum, hi dɪˈzərvd tɪ hæv ə gʊd geɪm bɪˈkəz hi ɪz ə kɪd ðət keɪm ɪn hir wɪθ ə ril əˈproʊʧ tɪ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ, ˈwɛðər ɪt bi ˈpræktɪs ər ʤɪst ˈʃutɪŋ ɔn hɪz oʊn." hæd 25 pɔɪnts ɔn ˈʃutɪŋ, waɪl goʊɪŋ frəm bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ɑrk. hi ˈædɪd faɪv ˈriˌbaʊndz, θri əˈsɪsts ənd tu stilz. ˈkɑnər ˈædɪd 18 pɔɪnts ɪn hɪz fərst geɪm fər ðə bʊlz ɛz hi wɛnt frəm ðə flɔr. ˈfrɛʃmən nɪk ˈpərkɪnz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃt ɪn ˈdəbəl ˈfɪgjərz wɪθ 12 pɔɪnts ənd eɪt ˈriˌbaʊndz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ə pɛr əv θri ˈpɔɪntərz. ˈsinjər rəˈhim ˈʤɑnsən ˈædɪd naɪn pɔɪnts ənd θri ˈriˌbaʊndz ɔf ðə bɛnʧ, waɪl ˈwɪgɪntən ˈædɪd sɪks pɔɪnts ənd sɪks ˈriˌbaʊndz. ˈfrɛʃmən smɑrt hæd fɔr pɔɪnts ənd ə 11 ˈriˌbaʊndz, waɪl ˈbɪrdən ˈfɪnɪʃt wɪθ fɔr pɔɪnts, fɔr ˈriˌbaʊndz ənd ə faɪv əˈsɪsts. daɪæn ˈædɪd sɪks pɔɪnts ənd θri əˈsɪsts ɔf ðə bɛnʧ. 12 ˈdɪfərənt pleɪərz gɑt ˈɪntu ðə geɪm fər ðə bʊlz təˈnaɪt. ˈʤunjər bleɪk ˈhæməltən pɪkt əp ðə stɑrt ənd hæd θri ˈriˌbaʊndz, waɪl ˈwɔˌkɑnz ˈkrɪsʧɪn ˈpinoʊ, dɪˈsɑlˌvoʊ, ənd ˈtaɪlər ɔl sɔ ˈækʃən. ˈpinoʊ hæd tu pɔɪnts ənd ə pɛr əv stilz. ðə bʊlz wɪl ˈoʊpən ðə ˈrɛgjələr ˈsizən nɛkst ˈfraɪˌdeɪ wɪn ðeɪ hoʊst pitt-bradford*. ɪt wɪl bi əˈnəðər æt əˈləmˌnaɪ ərˈinə. |
buffalo, ny – the university at buffalo, the state university of new york men's basketball team shot over 64% from the floor in the second half tonight as the bulls defeated daemen, 87-68, in the exhibition opener and the first game under head coach nate oats. the bulls put three players in double figures, led by 25 points from freshman cj massinburg.
daemen shot the ball well early on and held a 6-2 lead just two minutes into the contest, but that would be the wildcats' largest lead of the night. the bulls went on a 10-2 run over the next four minutes to take a 12-8 lead, capped off on a fast-break layup from sophomore lamonte bearden. the bulls extended their lead to 26-17 with 8:42 left in the first half on a layup from rodell wigginton and a free throw by sophomore mory diane gave the bulls their largest lead of the opening half at 32-22. the wildcats cut the lead down to six at 37-31, but a three pointer by junior willie conner with under 10 seconds left in the half put the bulls ahead at the break, 40-31.
the bulls came out in the second half and outscored daemen, 47-37. a three by massinburg gave the bulls a 53-41 lead with 14:15 left and the bulls continued to lead by 12 with 10:33 left when massinburg ignited a 14-2 run, scoring the first 11 points himself before the run was capped off by a three pointer from freshman nick perkins. the 24-point lead was ub's largest of the night.
"we have a lot of work to do, but i was pleased with the final outcome," said oats. "cj massinburg played really well tonight for a freshman and like i told the team in the locker room, he deserved to have a good game because he is a kid that came in here with a real business-like approach to everything, whether it be practice or just shooting on his own."
massinburg had 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while going 5-of-6 from behind the arc. he added five rebounds, three assists and two steals. conner added 18 points in his first game for the bulls as he went 8-of-12 from the floor. freshman nick perkins also finished in double figures with 12 points and eight rebounds, including a pair of three pointers.
senior raheem johnson added nine points and three rebounds off the bench, while wigginton added six points and six rebounds. redshirt freshman ikenna smart had four points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while bearden finished with four points, four rebounds and a game-high five assists. diane added six points and three assists off the bench.
12 different players got into the game for the bulls tonight. junior blake hamilton picked up the start and had three rebounds, while walk-ons christian pino, zac disalvo, and tyler moffe all saw action. pino had two points and a pair of steals.
the bulls will open the regular season next friday when they host pitt-bradford. it will be another 9pm tip-off at alumni arena. | ˈɪmɪʤ ˈkæpʃən ˈælən groʊs həz bɪn ɪn ə ˈkjubən ʤeɪl fər θri jɪrz ən əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑnˌtræktər ˈsərvɪŋ ə ʤeɪl tərm ɪn ˈkjubə ɪz suɪŋ hɪz ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪər ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈælən groʊs ənd hɪz waɪf ˈʤudi seɪ hi wɑz nɑt ˈædəkwɪtli treɪnd ər toʊld əˈbaʊt ðə rɪsks hi wɑz ˌɪnˈkərɪŋ wɪn hi wɛnt tɪ ˈkjubə tɪ du dɪˈvɛləpmənt wərk. ˈmɪstər groʊs wɑz ʤeɪld baɪ ˈkjubə ɪn 2011 fər "kraɪmz əˈgɛnst ðə steɪt", ˈæftər hi tʊk ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ðə ˈaɪlənd. hi hæd bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ fər ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈəndər ˈkɑnˌtrækt wɪθ ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈeɪʤənsi fər ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl dɪˈvɛləpmənt. 'ˈgəvərnmənt pɔn' ˈmɪstər groʊs ənd hɪz waɪf ər suɪŋ hɪz ˈfɔrmər ɪmˈplɔɪər, dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɔlˈtərnətɪvz ɪŋk (daɪ), ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt fər £38m*). ɪn ðə sut, faɪld ɪn ə kɔrt ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˌdiˈsi, ðeɪ əˈlɛʤ ðət daɪ ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt "feɪld tɪ teɪk ˈædəkˌweɪt ˈmɛʒərz" tɪ treɪn ənd prəˈtɛkt ˈmɪstər groʊs ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈtrævəlz tɪ ˈkjubə. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkjuz ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ "ˈmɪstər ˈgroʊsɪz rɪˈpitɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti kənˈsərnz soʊ ðət daɪ kʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ˈrɛvəˌnu ənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd kənˈtɪnju tɪ juz ˈmɪstər groʊs ɛz ə pɔn ɪn ɪts ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈkjubə ˈpɑləsi ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz". ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs sɛd ɪt wɑz rivˈjuɪŋ ðə keɪs. ˈmɪstər groʊs, 62 wɑz dɪˈteɪnd ɪn dɪˈsɛmbər 2009 waɪl hi wɑz dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ kəmˈpjutərz ənd kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ɪkˈwɪpmənt tɪ ðə ʤuɪʃ kəmˈjunɪti ɪn ˈkjubə. hi wɑz ˈsɛntənst ɪn mɑrʧ 2011 rɪˈpitɪd rɪkˈwɛsts baɪ ˈjuˈɛs ˈgəvərnmənt əˈfɪʃəlz tɪ fri ˈmɪstər groʊs, səʧ ɛz ðət baɪ nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈgəvərnər bɪl ˈrɪʧərdsən, hæv bɪn rɪˈbəft baɪ ðə ˈkjubən ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈmɪstər ˈgroʊsɪz keɪs ɪz sin ɛz ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɑbstəkəl tɪ əˈtɛmpts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv riˈleɪʃənz. ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər, ˈkjubə sɛd ɪt wɑz priˈpɛrd tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ ˈwɔʃɪŋtən tɪ faɪnd ə səˈluʃən tɪ hɪz dɪˈtɛnʃən. |
image caption alan gross has been in a cuban jail for three years
an american contractor serving a 15-year jail term in cuba is suing his former employer and the us government.
alan gross and his wife judy say he was not adequately trained or told about the risks he was incurring when he went to cuba to do development work.
mr gross was jailed by cuba in 2011 for "crimes against the state", after he took internet equipment to the island.
he had been working for a company under contract with the us agency for international development.
'government pawn'
mr gross and his wife are suing his former employer, development alternatives inc (dai), and the us government for $60m (£38m).
in the suit, filed in a court in washington dc, they allege that dai and the government "failed to take adequate measures" to train and protect mr gross during his travels to cuba.
they also accuse the company and the government of ignoring "mr gross's repeated security concerns so that dai could continue to generate significant revenue and the government could continue to use mr gross as a pawn in its overall cuba policy initiatives".
a spokesman for the us department of justice said it was reviewing the case.
mr gross, 62, was detained in december 2009 while he was delivering computers and communications equipment to the jewish community in cuba. he was sentenced in march 2011.
repeated requests by us government officials to free mr gross, such as that by new mexico governor bill richardson, have been rebuffed by the cuban government.
mr gross's case is seen as a major obstacle to attempts to improve us-cuban relations.
in september, cuba said it was prepared to negotiate with washington to find a solution to his detention. | kəˈlɛktɪŋ ðə ˈprɛʃəs ˈʤɛnəl ðə ˈgɑblɪn kɪŋ ənd skraɪb æt piɛm baɪ ˈeɪprəl 11 piɛm baɪ ˈʤɛnəl ʤaɪənt təˈnaɪt pʊt əp fər ðə nɛkst ɪn ðɛr laɪn əv kəˈlɛktəbəlz beɪst ɔn ðə ˈhɔbɪt: ən ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ˈʤərni. ɛz fænz noʊ ˈʤɛnəl ʤaɪənt həz ɔˈrɛdi riˈlist ər pleɪst fər 2012 ɪkˈsklusɪv), (ˈpiˈʤiˈɛm 2012 ɪkˈsklusɪv), ˈgændɔlf ðə greɪ, ənd ˈgɑləm. wɛl, naʊ ðə fərst bæd gaɪ ɪz ˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ðoʊz ræŋks wɪθ ðə ˈgɑblɪn kɪŋ! hi ɪz ə ˈmæsɪv bəst ˈkəmɪŋ ɪn æt haɪ ənd ə praɪs əv 99 fər ˈmɛmbərz ər 89 fər ˈpiˈʤiˈɛm ˈmɛmbərz. ɪf ju ˈɔrdər dɪˈrɛkli frəm ˈʤɛnəl ʤaɪənt ju wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ gɪt ðə ˈɔsəm ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈgɑblɪn skraɪb. boʊθ əv ðiz ˈaɪtəmz ər nɑt du tɪ ʃɪp ənˈtɪl ðə fɔrθ kˈwɔrtər əv ðɪs jɪr. |
collecting the precious – gentle giant’s the goblin king and scribe mini-busts
at 10:31 pm by april 11, 201310:31 pm by elessar
gentle giant tonight put up for pre-order the next mini-bust in their line of collectibles based on the hobbit: an unexpected journey. as fans know gentle giant has already released or placed for pre-order thorin (comic-con 2012 exclusive), dwalin (pgm 2012 exclusive), gandalf the grey, and gollum. well, now the first bad guy is joining those ranks with the goblin king! he is a massive bust coming in at 9″ high and a price of $99 for non-pgm members or $89 for pgm members. if you order directly from gentle giant you will also get the awesome looking goblin scribe mini-bust. both of these items are not due to ship until the fourth quarter of this year. | əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri rɪˈpɔrts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət 32 reɪl kɑz wər dɪˈreɪld əraʊnd 5 a.m*., səm əv wɪʧ kənˈteɪnd ˈhæzərdəs məˈtɪriəlz. (wjac*) ˈhɪndmən, pɑ. (wjac*) əˈfɪʃəlz ər ˈəpˌdeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ə treɪn dɪˈreɪlmənt ðət ˈhæpənd ˈərli ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ɪn ˈbɛdfərd ˈkaʊnti. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ðeɪ ər ɪn ˈhɪndmən əˈsɪstɪŋ ˈimərʤənsi ˌpərsəˈnɛl ənd ər əˈsɛsɪŋ ðə sin. əˈfɪʃəlz wɪθ ðə ˈhɪndmən faɪər dɪˈpɑrtmənt hæv ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd ɔl ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ə hæf ˈreɪdiəs əv ðə kræʃ, ənd noʊ ˈɪnʤəriz hæv bɪn ˌriˈpɔrtəd. rɛd krɔs əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd ə rɪˈsɛpʃən ˈsɛnər dɪˈspleɪst baɪ ðə dɪˈreɪlmənt wɪl bi ˈsɛˌtəp æt ˈhɪndmən ˈmɪnɪstriz ˈsɛnər. əˈfɪʃəlz sɛd prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri rɪˈpɔrts ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðət 32 reɪl kɑz wər dɪˈreɪld əraʊnd 5 a.m*., səm əv wɪʧ kənˈteɪnd ˈhæzərdəs məˈtɪriəlz. æt list wən əv ðoʊz kɑz kənˈteɪnd ˈlɪkwəˌfaɪd pəˈtroʊliəm gæs, ənd əˈnəðər kənˈteɪnd ˈmoʊltən ˈsəlfər, wɪʧ həz likt ənd ɪz ɔn faɪər. ˈspoʊksmən rɑb ˈduˌlɪtəl sɛd ðə treɪn wɑz ˈtrævəlɪŋ frəm ʃəˈkɑˌgoʊ tɪ ˈsɛlkərk, nu jɔrk, ənd kənˈsɪstɪd əv faɪv ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪvz ənd 178 reɪl kɑz. praɪˈɔrəti ɪz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈpəblɪks ˈseɪfti ənd gɪt əˈsɪstəns tɪ ˈɛniˌwən hu maɪt nid ɪt. ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz, ðə əˈmɛrɪkən rɛd krɔs ənd ˈəðər ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃənz tɪ səˈplaɪ fud, ˈlɑʤɪŋ, ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ənd ˈəðər nəˈsɛsɪtiz tɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈmɛmbərz hu hæv bɪn əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ðɪs ˈɪnsədənt," sɛd. hi sɛd ðət wɪl rɪˈmeɪn ɔn ðə sin ənd wərk wɪθ ˈloʊkəl əˈfɪʃəlz. ə ˈnəmbər əv roʊdz ər kloʊzd ənd səm flaɪt riˈstrɪkʃənz ər ɪn pleɪs. fər ˈpriviəs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ roʊd ˈkloʊʒərz, klɪk hir. |
officials said preliminary reports indicate that 32 rail cars were derailed around 5 a.m., some of which contained hazardous materials. (wjac)
hyndman, pa. (wjac) - csx officials are updating the situation of a train derailment that happened early wednesday morning in bedford county.
csx officials said they are in hyndman assisting emergency personnel and are assessing the scene.
officials with the hyndman fire department have evacuated all residents in a half radius of the crash, and no injuries have been reported.
red cross officials said a reception center displaced by the derailment will be setup at hyndman ministries center.
officials said preliminary reports indicate that 32 rail cars were derailed around 5 a.m., some of which contained hazardous materials.
at least one of those cars contained liquefied petroleum gas, and another contained molten sulphur, which has leaked and is on fire.
csx spokesman rob doolittle said the train was traveling from chicago to selkirk, new york, and consisted of five locomotives and 178 rail cars.
"csx's priority is to protect the public's safety and get assistance to anyone who might need it. csx is working with local officials, the american red cross and other organizations to supply food, lodging, transportation and other necessities to community members who have been affected by this incident," doolitte said.
he said that csx will remain on the scene and work with local officials.
a number of roads are closed and some flight restrictions are in place.
for previous information, including road closures, click here. | trs* luis lidz teɪks hɪˈstɔrɪk fərst ˈvɪktəri fər hɪmˈsɛlf ənd ðə rɛd bʊl ˈʤunjər ˈdraɪvər ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn, ˈməŋgər ənd ʃˈraɪnər ˈɔlsoʊ stɑrd wɪθ fəˈnɑmənəl draɪvz θru ðə pæk. ˈsɪmənz ˈrɛkərdz fərst ˈrʊki klæs wɪn ɔn ˈdeɪbju reɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. 8 meɪ, 2016 luis lidz ˈfaɪnəli broʊk hɪz ˈvɪktəri dək ɪn ˈfæʃən ɪn raʊnd eɪt əv ðə ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈsərtəˌfaɪd baɪ paʊərd baɪ fɔrd. ɪt wɑz fərst ˈvɪktəri əv ðə ˈsizən ənd ðə fərst fər ðə ɛˈstimd rɛd bʊl ˈʤunjər ˈdraɪvər ˈproʊˌgræm ɪn ðə ˈsɪriz. ɪn ə drəˈmætɪk reɪs, ˈʤeɪmi ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn keɪm hoʊm ˈsɛkənd, ˈfɑloʊd ˈkloʊsli baɪ ˈbɪli ˈməŋgər ənd ˈkɛri ʃˈraɪnər ɔl θri ˈdraɪvərz ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪn ˌɪnˈspaɪərd pərˈfɔrmənsɪz tɪ ˈbætəl θru ðə fild. lidz tʊk noʊ ˈprɪzənərz frəm θərd ɔn ðə grɪd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ læp, ˈpʊlɪŋ ɔf ə ˈdɛrɪŋ muv əraʊnd ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv poʊl mæn ʤæk, ˈhævɪŋ kˈwɪkli dɪˈspæʧt ʤeɪmz pʊl. wɪθ ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ˈsɛkənd pleɪs ˈfɪnɪʃɪz tɪ hɪz neɪm ɔˈrɛdi ðɪs ˈsizən, lidz wɑz dɪˈtərmənd nɑt tɪ bi ðə ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd əˈgɛn ənd ˈnɛvər lʊkt laɪk riˈlɪŋkwɪʃɪŋ ðə lɛd. hi wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ bɪld ən ædˈvæntɪʤ aʊt ɪn frənt æt boʊθ taɪmz əv ˈæskɪŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ tu ˈseɪfti kɑr ɛz ðə ˈdrɑmə ənˈfoʊldəd bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm. ˈbɪli ˈməŋgər əˈstaʊndɪd ˈspɛkteɪtərz, ˈklaɪmɪŋ frəm tɪ fɪθ ɪn ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ læps ənd ðɛn ˈbɛnəfɪtɪd frəm dɪfrɑnˈʧɛskoʊ ənd kəˈlɪʒən tɪ muv əp tɪ θərd ənd kleɪm hɪz fərst ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈpoʊdiəm. hi ʧeɪst hoʊm ˈʤeɪmi ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn hu hɪmˈsɛlf hɪz weɪ frəm tɛnθ ɔn ðə grɪd tɪ ˈsɛkənd, əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðə keɪɑs ənd ˈɛkspərtli dɪˈfɛndɪd frəm ˈməŋgər ənd ˈkɛri ʃˈraɪnər ɪn ðə ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈsteɪʤɪz. ɛz ðə θri əv ðɛm dukt ɪt aʊt, ɪt əˈfɔrdəd lidz mɔr ˈbriðɪŋ rum aʊt frənt ɔn hɪz weɪ tɪ ðə flæg ənd ə wɪn ðət kʊd pruv ˈpɪvətəl tɪ hɪz ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈʧælənʤ. sɛd ən ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl lidz: nu ɪt wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ bi kloʊz æt ðə stɑrt ənd aɪ nu ɪf aɪ wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ breɪk ˈleɪtər ˈɪntu ðə fərst ˈkɔrnər aɪ kʊd goʊ əraʊnd ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd tɪ teɪk ðə lɛd ənd wət ˈhæpənd ˈrɪli. aɪ ðɛn ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪn gʊd læps tɪ traɪ tɪ bɪld ə gæp. ɪt wɑz ə ˈlɪtəl ˈfrəˌstreɪtɪŋ ɛz ðə ˈseɪfti kɑr kɛpt ɔn ˈwaɪpɪŋ aʊt maɪ gæp tɪ ðə kɑz bɪˈhaɪnd, bət aɪ wɑz stɪl ˈeɪbəl tɪ kənˈtroʊl ðə reɪs. bɪn ˈwərkɪŋ soʊ hɑrd ənd fʊl ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ˈɑrdən fər ˈsɛtɪŋ əp ðə kɑr ənd ˈtərnɪŋ θɪŋz əraʊnd ˈæftər ə ˈdɪfəkəlt kˈwɑləˌfaɪɪŋ. aɪ hoʊp ðɪs ɪz ðə fərst wɪn əv ˈmɛni. maɪ goʊl ɪz ðə ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ðɪs jɪr ənd ə wɪn laɪk ðɪs hɛlps ə lɔt. ˈmɑrkoʊ həz ˈgɪvɪn mi ðɪs ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ kəmˈpit ɪn ðɪs ˈsɪriz ənd bi pɑrt əv ðə rɛd bʊl ˈʤunjər ˈdraɪvər ˈproʊˌgræm. duɪŋ maɪ bɛst ˈɛvəri deɪ tɪ riˈpeɪ hɪz feɪθ ənd traɪ tɪ wɪn ˈreɪsɪz. ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd maɪ hoʊl jɪr tɪ ðɪs. lɛft ɔl maɪ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə tɪ pərˈsu wət aɪ wɔnt ˈwɔntɪd tɪ du ɔl maɪ laɪf. deɪ ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðɪs ɪz ðə bɛst ˈprɛzənt fər maɪ məm bæk home.”*.” ˈkɑmɛntəd ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn: ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn æt gʊd æt stɑrts ənd ɔn koʊld taɪərz. aɪ lərnt ðət ɪn karting*, soʊ ˈɔlˌweɪz hæd ðə ˈəpər hænd ɔn ˈpipəl ɪn ðɪs ˈæˌspɛkt. aɪ hæv soʊ məʧ ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪn ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ənd ðə kɑr. ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈpʊʃɪŋ ðə ˈlɪmɪts ənd ˌɔlˈðoʊ taɪmz wɪn ɪt maɪt nɑt kəm ɔf ʤɪst mi ənd kip traɪɪŋ. aɪ ˈmænɪʤd tɪ fɛnd əv ˈbɪli təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd. ɪt wɑz ə lɔt əv fən wɪθ ðə tu əv ˈjuˈɛs ˈbætəlɪŋ ʤɪst laɪk wi juzd tɪ ɪn karting*. hæd tu ˈsɛkənd ˈpleɪsɪz ðɪs ˈsizən soʊ ðə wɪn ɪz ˈdɛfənətli ðə eɪm now.”*.” ˈædɪd ˈməŋgər: ðə ˈsɛkənd riˈstɑrt ˈʤeɪmi meɪd ə slaɪt mɪˈsteɪk wɪʧ əˈlaʊd mi tɪ ˈrɪli ˈʧælənʤ ɪm. frəm ðɛn ˈɑnwərdz ɪt wɑz ɔl əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbætəl fər ˈsɛkənd ənd θərd. ðɪs ɪz ə fænˈtæstɪk rɪˈzəlt ðoʊ frəm. ɪt wɑz ə keɪˈɑtɪk reɪs. ðɛr wɑz soʊ məʧ ˈækʃən. aɪ meɪd əp ə fju ˈpleɪsɪz æt ðə stɑrt ənd ðɛn steɪd aʊt əv ˈtrəbəl ɛz ˈəðərz meɪd mɪˈsteɪks əraʊnd mi. aɪ meɪd ə fju ˈrɪli boʊld ˈoʊvərˌteɪks ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd θru goodwood*. aɪ hæd tɪ traɪ tɪ əˈtæk ˈʤeɪmi ənd dɪˈfɛnd frəm ˈkɛri æt ðə seɪm taɪm təˈwɔrdz ðə ɛnd. ɪt wɑz ˈdɪfəkəlt, bət ɛkˈstætɪk wɪθ ðə ɛnd result.”*.” ðə fərst əˈpɪrəns əv ðə ˈseɪfti kɑr əˈkərd ʤɪst fɔr læps ɪn tɪ ɪˈneɪbəl ðə rɪˈkəvəri əv ˈnikoʊˌlaɪ biʧt kɑr ɔn ðə ˈɛksət əv ʧərʧ ˈkɔrnər. praɪər tɪ wɪʧ kwɪn hɪmˈsɛlf traɪɪŋ tɪ dɪˈfɛnd frəm ˈʤeɪmi ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn, ˈsɛndɪŋ ɪm ˈɪntu ðə bæk əv ʤeɪmz pʊl. boʊθ lɪvd tɪ faɪt əˈnəðər deɪ, bət ðeɪ keɪm təˈgɛðər ˈmɪrli ə læp ˈleɪtər. ən ˈɪnsədənt wɪʧ sɔ kwɪn rɪˈsiv ə faɪv pleɪs grɪd ˈpɛnəlti fər raʊnd naɪn. wɪθ ðə ˈseɪfti kɑr bæk ɪn ðə pɪts æt ðə ɛnd əv læp sɪks ðə ˈdrɑmə rɪˈzumd ˈɪnstəntli. waɪlst lidz wəns əˈgɛn ˈweɪstɪd noʊ taɪm ɪn ˈbreɪkɪŋ əˈweɪ frəm ðə fild, ˈdɛvlɪn dɪfrɑnˈʧɛskoʊ kəˈlaɪdɪd wɪθ ʤæk ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst ə ˈkɑrbən ˈkɑpi əv ðə ˈɪnsədənt ðət sɔ mæks roʊl spɛkˈtækjələrli aʊt əv raʊnd ˈsɛvən. baɪ læp ˈsɛvən hæd meɪd hɪz weɪ əp tɪ θərd pleɪs, bət ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈprɑbləm sɔ ɪm fɔl θru ðə fild. ɪt fɔrst ɪm tɪ rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ hɪz ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp lɛd ɛz hi nərst hɪz ˈkɑrlɪn hoʊm. ɔn ðə pɛˈnəltəmət læp zeɪn ˈgɑdərd faʊnd ə weɪ pæst ˈfɛloʊ ˈɔsi ˈhɛri heɪɪk tɪ kleɪm fɪθ bɪˈhaɪnd ˈdəbəl ɑr ˈkɛri ʃˈraɪnər, baɪ fɑr ðə bɛst rɪˈzəlt əv ðə ˈsizən fər ðə ˈdəbəl ɑr tim. ɪt wɑz ən ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl pərˈfɔrməns frəm boʊθ ˈdraɪvərz, wɪθ zeɪn ˈklaɪmɪŋ əp frəm ðə læst roʊ əv ðə grɪd ənd ʃˈraɪnər frəm 13th*. sɛd ʃˈraɪnər: wɑz ə bɪt ˈləki wɪθ ˈəðər kɑz ˈkræʃɪŋ aʊt. ɪt wɑz ə fən reɪs ənd wɛˈnɛvər aɪ sɔ ðə ʧæns tɪ ˈoʊvərˌteɪk ˈsəmˌwən aɪ tʊk ɪt. ɪn ðə læst tu læps θərd wɑz ə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, bət aɪ wɔnt tɪ rɪsk ðə fɔrθ pleɪs ˈfɪnɪʃ. ˈrɪli praʊd əv ðɪs result.”*.” ˈhævɪŋ bɪn ˈoʊvərˌteɪkən baɪ ˈgɑdərd, heɪɪk wɑz ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli ɪn ðə ˈfaɪərrɪŋ laɪn. mæks wɑz ˈsikɪŋ rɪˈdɛmʃən ˈæftər ənd ˈfɛloʊ ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp kənˈtɛndər ˈfildɪŋ wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ɪn ˈmæksəməm əˈtæk moʊd ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl læp. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈtriˌoʊ keɪm tɪ grif æt ðə kləb chicane*, ˈfildɪŋ mərˈækjələsli meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ moʊˈmɛntəm tɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ sɪksθ ənd heɪɪk ɪn 12th*. ɪt wɑz ə ˈlændˌmɑrk reɪs fər ˈsɪmənz. ɪn ˈoʊnli hɪz ˈsɛkənd kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈaʊtɪŋ hi ˈfɪnɪʃt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə pɔɪnts ənd tʊk ə fænˈtæstɪk ˈrʊki klæs wɪn ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ʤæk ɪkˈskluʒən frəm ðə rɪˈzəlts fər ən ˈɪnsədənt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈseɪfti kɑr ˈpɪriəd. prəˈvɪʒənəl rɪˈzəlts raʊnd 8 8 meɪ, 2016 12 læps maɪəlz 1 luis lidz aʊz ˈɑrdən 2 ˈʤeɪmi ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn 3 ˈbɪli ˈməŋgər 4 ˈkɛri ʃˈraɪnər ˈdəbəl ɑr 5 zeɪn ˈgɑdərd aʊz ˈdəbəl ɑr 6 ˈfildɪŋ 7 ʤeɪmz pʊl ˈkɑrlɪn 8 ˈsɪmənz ˈɑrdən 9 rɔs ˈmɑrtɪn 10 ˈmæθisən dɛn ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ˈfæstəst læp ˈfildɪŋ ˈrʊki klæs 1 ˈsɪmənz 2 ɑr ˈmɑrtɪn; 3 kwɪn fʊl rɪˈzəlts prəˈvɪʒənəl ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp ˈstændɪŋz 1 lidz 103 pɔɪnts; 2 101 3 ˈfildɪŋ 99 4 89 5 pʊl 83 6 kwɪn 67 7 ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn 65 8 ˈmɑrtɪnz 45 9 dɪfrɑnˈʧɛskoʊ 35 10 ˈməŋgər 29 ˌɛtˈsɛtərə ˈrʊki klæs 1 kwɪn 176 2 ɑr ˈmɑrtɪn 112 2 ʤeɪ ˈmɑrtɪn 97 4 72 5 ˈsɪmənz 33 raʊnd 9 grɪd ˈɔrdər ˈfildɪŋ dɪfrɑnˈʧɛskoʊ ˈməŋgər pʊl ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn lidz ˈgɑdərd ˈmæθisən ˌɛtˈsɛtərə |
trs arden’s luis leeds takes historic first victory for himself and the red bull junior driver programme in british f4.
caroline, monger and schreiner also starred with phenomenal drives through the pack.
aryton simmons records first rookie class win on debut race weekend.
thruxton 8 may, 2016 luis leeds finally broke his victory duck in scintillating fashion in round eight of the f4 british championship certified by fia powered by ford. it was trs arden’s first victory of the season and the first for the esteemed red bull junior driver programme in the series. in a dramatic race, jamie caroline came home second, followed closely by billy monger and carrie schreiner all three drivers putting in inspired performances to battle through the field.
leeds took no prisoners from third on the grid during the opening lap, pulling off a daring move around the outside of pole man jack butel, having quickly dispatched james pull.
with a handful of second place finishes to his name already this season, leeds was determined not to be the bridesmaid again and never looked like relinquishing the lead. he was able to build an advantage out in front at both times of asking following two safety car restarts as the drama unfolded behind him.
jhr’s billy monger astounded spectators, climbing from 18th to fifth in the opening laps and then benefitted from defrancesco and butel’s collision to move up to third and claim his first british f4 podium. he chased home jamie caroline who himself scythed his way from tenth on the grid to second, avoiding the chaos and expertly defended from monger and carrie schreiner in the closing stages.
as the three of them duked it out, it afforded leeds more breathing room out front on his way to the chequered flag and a win that could prove pivotal to his championship challenge.
said an emotional leeds: “i knew it was going to be close at the start and i knew if i was able to brake later into the first corner i could go around the outside to take the lead and that’s what happened really. i then focused on putting in good laps to try to build a gap. it was a little frustrating as the safety car kept on wiping out my gap to the cars behind, but i was still able to control the race.
“i’ve been working so hard and full credit to arden for setting up the car and turning things around after a difficult qualifying. i hope this is the first win of many. my goal is the championship this year and a win like this helps a lot.
“dr marko has given me this incredible opportunity to compete in this series and be part of the red bull junior driver programme. doing my best every day to repay his faith and try to win races. i’ve dedicated my whole year to this. i’ve left all my friends and family in australia to pursue what i want i’ve wanted to do all my life. mother’s day in australia so i think this is the best present for my mum back home.”
commented jamun racing’s caroline: “i’ve always been at good at starts and on cold tyres. i learnt that in karting, so i’ve always had the upper hand on people in this aspect. i have so much confidence in myself and the car. always pushing the limits and although there’s times when it might not come off that’s just me and i’ll keep trying. i managed to fend of billy towards the end. it was a lot of fun with the two of us battling just like we used to in karting. i’ve had two second places this season so the win is definitely the aim now.”
added monger: “at the second restart jamie made a slight mistake which allowed me to really challenge him. from then onwards it was all about the battle for second and third. this is a fantastic result though from 18th. it was a chaotic race. there was so much action. i made up a few places at the start and then stayed out of trouble as others made mistakes around me. i made a few really bold overtakes on the outside through goodwood. i had to try to attack jamie and defend from carrie at the same time towards the end. it was difficult, but ecstatic with the end result.”
the first appearance of the safety car occurred just four laps in to enable the recovery of nicolai kjaergaard’s beached car on the exit of church corner. prior to which quinn out-braked himself trying to defend from jamie caroline, sending him into the back of james pull. both lived to fight another day, but they came together merely a lap later. an incident which saw quinn receive a five place grid penalty for round nine.
with the safety car back in the pits at the end of lap six the drama resumed instantly. whilst leeds once again wasted no time in breaking away from the field, carlin’s devlin defrancesco collided with jhr’s jack butel in almost a carbon copy of the incident that saw max fewtrell roll spectacularly out of round seven.
by lap seven florescu had made his way up to third place, but a technical problem saw him fall through the field. it forced him to relinquish his championship lead as he nursed his carlin home.
on the penultimate lap zane goddard found a way past fellow aussie harry hayek to claim fifth behind double r team-mate carrie schreiner, by far the best result of the season for the double r team. it was an exceptional performance from both drivers, with zane climbing up from the last row of the grid and schreiner from 13th.
said schreiner: “i was a bit lucky with other cars crashing out. it was a fun race and whenever i saw the chance to overtake someone i took it. in the last two laps third was a possibility, but i want to risk the fourth place finish. really proud of this result.”
having been overtaken by goddard, hayek was immediately in the firing line. max fewtrell was seeking redemption after yesterday’s dnf and fellow championship contender sennan fielding was also in maximum attack mode on the final lap. however, the trio came to grief at the club chicane, fielding miraculously maintaining momentum to finish sixth and hayek in 12th.
it was a landmark race for ayrton simmons. in only his second competitive british f4 outing he finished inside the points and took a fantastic rookie class win following team-mate jack martin’s exclusion from the results for an incident during the safety car period.
provisional results round 8, thruxton 8 may, 2016
12 laps / 28.27 miles
1 luis leeds / aus / arden 20m 06.547s / 84.35mph
2 jamie caroline / gbr / jamun +2.683s
3 billy monger / gbr / jhr +3.073s
4 carrie schreiner / ger / double r +3.325s
5 zane goddard / aus / double r +4.722s
6 sennan fielding / gbr / jhr +9.784s
7 james pull / gbr / carlin +9.261s
8 ayrton simmons / gbr / arden +9.920s
9 ross martin / gbr / fortec +9.940s
10 patrik matthiesen / den / jtr +23.130s etc
fastest lap fielding 1m 15.304s / 112.63mph
rookie class 1 simmons ; 2 r martin; 3 quinn
full results
provisional championship standings
1 leeds 103 points; 2 florescu 101; 3 fielding 99; 4 fewtrell 89; 5 pull 83; 6 quinn 67; 7 caroline 65; 8 martins 45; 9 defrancesco 35; 10 monger 29 etc
rookie class 1 quinn 176; 2 r martin 112; 2 j martin 97; 4 kjaergaard 72; 5 simmons 33
round 9 grid order
florescu fewtrell fielding defrancesco monger pull caroline leeds goddard matthiesen etc | wi hæv ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu mɪˈstɪriəs dɛθs rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ əˈmɛrɪkən ˈʤərnəlɪsts ənd ðɛr əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪts; ðə ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən ˈmeɪtrɪks ənd ɪts əˈbɪləˌtiz wər prɑˈʤɛktəd ɪn ɑr ˈrisənt ˈɑrtɪkəl. riˈlist təˈdeɪ, ɪt ˌɪnˈkludz ˈdɑkjəmənts rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈproʊtəˌkɔlz əv ðə siaɪeɪ ɔn ðə ˈjusɪʤ əv ˈhækɪŋ ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz wɪˈθɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ənd əˈbrɔd. ðə rɪˈpɔrts ərˈɪʤəˌneɪtəd frəm ˈsɛnər fər ˈsaɪbər ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns, ənd ɪt spænz frəm həz kənˈtrɪbjutɪd ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən dəmp tɪ mɔr ðən wən ““source.”*.” ˈnɛvər rɪˈvilz ðɛr ˈsɔrsəz, bət wi bɪˈliv ˈmaɪkəl ˈheɪstɪŋz hæd kəˈnɛkʃənz tɪ ðɪs sɔrs məˈtɪriəl ɪn 2013 ˈmaɪkəl ˈkɑnˌtæktɪd ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ; hi wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ ðə siaɪeɪ at-the-time*. ðə ˈɛvədəns əv ðə ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən ˈmeɪtrɪks ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən sɔɪl ɪz ˈædɪŋ əp tɪ bi ə kənˈspɪrəsi drim, ənd ə ˈnaɪtˌmɛr ɛz wɛl. ˈmaɪkəl ˈheɪstɪŋz ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd ɔl əˈtrɪˌbjuts əv ə ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtər ɔn ðə vərʤ əv ðə ˈəltəmət keɪs ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz ˈfaɪəri dɛθ ˌɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ hɪz mərˈseɪdiz kup ɔn ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs strit æt a.m*. hɪz ˈstɔri fər ðə ˈroʊlɪŋ stoʊn ˈproʊˌfaɪlɪŋ ˈʤɛnərəl ˈstænli ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli fɔrst hɪz ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən, ənd ˈheɪstɪŋz bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld neɪm. ˈmaɪkəl hæd ˈrisəntli rɪˈsivd ən ˈɑmənəs ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ə θrɛt. ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kræʃ, ˈmaɪkəl sɛnt ən iˈmeɪl tɪ ˈkoʊˈwərkərz ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪɪŋ ðɛm əv ən ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu hɪz laɪf baɪ ðə fɛdz. ðə əˈfɪʃəl iˈmeɪl ˈsəbʤɪkt: ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən, ri: heɪ (rɪˈdæktɪd neɪmz) ðə fɛdz ər ˈɪntərvˌjuɪŋ maɪ frɛndz ənd associates.”*.” pərˈhæps ɪf ðə əˈθɔrətiz əraɪv gq,”*,” ər hq*, meɪ bi waɪz tɪ ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli rɪkˈwɛst ˈligəl ˈkaʊnsəl ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛni ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃənz ər ˈɪntərvˌjuz əˈbaʊt ɑr ˈpræktɪsɪz ər rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm ˈɪʃuz. ˈɔlsoʊ: ˈɔntu ə bɪg ˈstɔri ənd nid tɪ goʊ ɔf ðə rada[r*] fər ə bɪt. ɔl ðə bɛst, ənd hoʊp tɪ si ju ɔl sun. ˈmaɪkəl ˈædɪd tɪ ðə kənˈspɪrəsi sərˈaʊndɪŋ dɛθ wɪθ hɪz twit. ˈheɪstɪŋz wɑz ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪŋ siaɪeɪ dɪˈrɛktər ˈbrɛnən ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ, wət dɪd hi hæv ɔn ˈbrɛnən? ˈpɑsəbli ə kəˈnɛkʃən tɪ ðə ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri? ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ riˈlist ə ˈsteɪtmənt ɔn ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən əv ˈmaɪkəl ˈheɪstɪŋz (ˈsəmθɪŋ ðeɪ ˈrɛrli səbˈmɪt tɪ). noʊ taɪm wɑz ˈʤərnəlɪst ˈmaɪkəl ˈheɪstɪŋz ˈəndər ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən baɪ ðə fbi,”*,” ˈeɪʤənsi ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən ˈlɔrə sɛd. ˈrɪʧərd klɑrk, ə ˈfɔrmər ˈɛkspərt ˈəndər ðə ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, si kræʃ ɛz ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈmɪsˌhæp. hi ˈsteɪtɪd ðə wɑz wɪθ ə ˈsaɪbər attack,”*,” prɪˈzɛntɪŋ ə ˈθɪri ðət ðə ˈgəvərnmənt kʊd bi ðə ˈkəlprɪt. ˈspikɪŋ tɪ ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst, klɑrk sɛd ðət ə ˈsaɪbər əˈtæk weɪʤd æt ðə ˈviɪkəl kʊd hæv kɔzd ðə ˈfeɪtəl kəˈlɪʒən. həz bɪn rɪˈvild ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt əv səm ˈrisərʧ æt ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪz ðət ˈrɛlətɪvli ˈizi tɪ hæk jʊr weɪ ˈɪntu ðə kənˈtroʊl ˈsɪstəm əv ə kɑr, ənd tɪ du səʧ θɪŋz ɛz kɔz ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən wɪn ðə ˈdraɪvər wɔnt ˌækˌsɛlərˈeɪʃən, tɪ θroʊ ɔn ðə breɪks wɪn ðə ˈdraɪvər wɔnt ðə breɪks ɔn, tɪ lɔnʧ ən ɛr bag,”*,” klɑrk toʊld ðə ˈhəfɪŋtən poʊst. kən du səm ˈrɪli ˈhaɪli dɪˈstrəktɪv θɪŋz naʊ, θru ˈhækɪŋ ə kɑr, ənd nɑt ðət hard.”*.” həz prəˈvaɪdɪd ˈjuˈɛs mɔr ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn haʊ ðɪs kʊd bi əˈkɑmplɪʃt. ðɪs ɪz ən əˈfɪʃəl ˈprɑʤɛkt ˈæstrəl ˈɑrtɪkəl. prɛs greɪ ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənts |
we have an investigation into mysterious deaths regarding american journalists and their associates; the disposition matrix and its abilities were projected in our recent article.
wikileaks released it’s “vault 7” today, it includes documents related to the protocols of the cia on the usage of hacking operations within the united states and abroad. the reports originated from c.i.a’s center for cyber intelligence, and it spans from 2013-2016.
wikileaks has contributed the information dump to more than one “source.” wikileaks never reveals their sources, but we believe michael hastings had connections to this source material in 2013. michael contacted wikileaks before his death; he was investigating the cia at-the-time.
the evidence of the disposition matrix operating on american soil is adding up to be a conspiracy theorist’s dream, and a nightmare as well.
michael hastings demonstrated all attributes of a dedicated investigator on the verge of the ultimate case before his fiery death involving his mercedes c250 coupe on a los angeles street at 4:25 a.m. his story for the rolling stone profiling general stanley mcchrystal inevitably forced his resignation, and hastings became a household name. michael had recently received an ominous voicemail in the form of a threat. before the crash, michael sent an email to coworkers notifying them of an ongoing investigation into his life by the feds.
the official email
subject: fbi investigation, re: nsa
hey (redacted names) — the feds are interviewing my “close friends and associates.” perhaps if the authorities arrive “buzzfeed gq,” er hq, may be wise to immediately request legal counsel before any conversations or interviews about our news-gathering practices or related journalism issues.
also: i’m onto a big story and need to go off the rada[r] for a bit.
all the best, and hope to see you all soon.
michael
wikileaks added to the conspiracy surrounding michael’s death with his tweet.
hastings was investigating cia director brennan before his death, what did he have on brennan? possibly a connection to the d-matrix operating on american territory?
the fbi released a statement on the investigation of michael hastings (something they rarely submit to).
“at no time was journalist michael hastings under investigation by the fbi,” agency spokeswoman laura eimiller said.
richard clarke, a former cybersecurity expert under the george w. bush administration, didn’t see michael’s crash as a regular mishap. he stated the auto-wreckage was “consistent with a cyber attack,” presenting a theory that the government could be the culprit.
speaking to huffington post, clarke said that a cyber attack waged at the vehicle could have caused the fatal collision.
“what has been revealed as a result of some research at universities is that it’s relatively easy to hack your way into the control system of a car, and to do such things as cause acceleration when the driver doesn’t want acceleration, to throw on the brakes when the driver doesn’t want the brakes on, to launch an air bag,” clarke told the huffington post. “you can do some really highly destructive things now, through hacking a car, and it’s not that hard.”
wikileaks has provided us more information on how this could be accomplished.
this is an official project astral article.
– press graye
advertisements | ʤun 1 2015 haʊ tɪ ˈriˈmeɪk əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz ðə ˈsoʊviˌɛt ˈjunjən ə twit frəm ˈdeɪvɪd bərg: ˈpeɪtriət ækt: ðə lɔ ðət ˈmænˌdeɪtɪd ˈkævəti ˈsərʧɪz ənd spaɪɪŋ ɔn ˈɛvəri əˈmɛrɪkən tɪ sɑlv ðə ˈprɑbləm əv ˈsɔdiz ˈstudənts ˈvizəz. ɔn ðə weɪ tɪ ðə ɛv saɪk ˈkɑnfərəns ɪn məˈzʊri, æt læks, ˈʤækəlɪn ɪz ðə θəg hu groʊpt mi (pər hər nametag*) ˈæftər ʤɪst ˈlivɪŋ maɪ kəmˈpjutər ənd pəˈzɛʃənz tɪ sɪt ðɛr ɔn ðə ˈmɛtəl dɪˈtɛktər off-ramp*, ˈkleɪmɪŋ ðeɪ ˈdɪdənt hæv ˌpərsəˈnɛl tɪ gɪt ɪt. hæd ʤɪst kəm əp tɪ mæn ðə geɪt tɪ ðə ˈmɛtəl dɪˈtɛktər (wɪʧ, baɪ ðə weɪ, ðə ˈmɔˌrɑnz ˈdɪdənt sɛnd mi θru), ənd wɑz ðə wən tɪ sərʧ mi ˈæftər ˈstændɪŋ ðɛr ənd ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ maɪ kɔlz fər ə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər. ˈəðər θəgz ˈsɪmələrli ˌɪgˈnɔrd mi ənd maɪ kɔlz fər ə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər ənd fər ˈsəmˌwən tɪ wɔʧ maɪ pəˈzɛʃənz. soʊ maɪ stəf wɑz ʤɪst aʊt ðɛr ə lɔŋ taɪm, wɪθ noʊ wən tɪ wɔʧ ɪt ər si ðət, seɪ, maɪ kəmˈpjutər ˈdɪdənt gɪt nɑkt ɔf ðə bɛlt baɪ ɔl ðə ˈtrævələrz ˈkəmɪŋ θru waɪl aɪ stʊd tɪ ðə saɪd ˈweɪtɪŋ fər kwin θəg tɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd ʃid teɪk ə groʊp breɪk ənd fil mi əp. ðɪs ˌæbsəˈlutli simz laɪk ən ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən muv fər ˈɛniˌwən hu ɑpts aʊt əv ðə ˈskænər. aɪ bɛnt ˈoʊvər, ˈʤeɪˌlhaʊs search-style*, ənd, ə skwɑt ˈlɪtəl ˈmɪdəˌleɪgd waɪt ˈwʊmən wɪθ ˈɑdli əˈplaɪd ˈlɪpˌstɪk (bɪɔnd ðə pərˈæmətərz əv hər lɪps), ˈɔrdərd mi tɪ nɑt bɛnd ˈoʊvər laɪk ðət. lɛts bi klɪr ɔn ðɪs: ðɪs ˈlɪtəl əv ə ˈwʊmən ərnz ˈməni fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈbɑdiz ənd raɪts əv əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz hu hæv ˈgɪvɪn noʊ ˈrizən fər ˈɛniˌwən tɪ bɪˈliv ðeɪ ər duɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈkrɪmənəl. ənd ɛz aɪv ˈpoʊstɪd hir ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈɛniˌwən hu ɪz smɑrt ɪˈnəf tɪ meɪk ɪt ɪn ðɪs ˈkɑmɛnts ˈsɛkʃən ɪz smɑrt ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ gɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈɔntu ə pleɪn wɪˈθaʊt goʊɪŋ θru ðə gropefest*. bæk tɪ wət wɛnt daʊn (hɛ) æt læks, təʧt maɪ hɛr (ɛz ɪf aɪ kʊd haɪd ˈsiˈfɔr ɪn hɛr pʊld taɪt tɪ maɪ hɛd), fɛlt ɪn maɪ waistband*, ənd greɪzd maɪ ðɪs ˈfɛloʊ stʊd gɑrd. wət dɪd hi θɪŋk aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ du, meɪk ə breɪk fər ɪt; rən fər maɪ geɪt? ər ɪz ɪt ðət hi ʤɪst laɪks tɪ wɔʧ ˈwɪmən bi ˈfɔrsəbli fɛlt əp? jɛs, ðɪs ˈskəmˌbæg ərnz ˈməni, ɛz dɪz ˈʤækəlɪn fər ˈvaɪəleɪtɪŋ maɪ ˈbɑdi ənd maɪ fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt raɪts ɪn ə ˈminɪŋləs priˈtɛns əv sɪˈkjʊrəti wən ðət ˈrɪli ɪz oʊˈbidiəns ˈtreɪnɪŋ fər ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpəblɪk, soʊ wi wɪl bi ˈdɑsəl ɛz ɑr raɪts ər jæŋkt frəm ˈjuˈɛs. əˈgɛn, ðə weɪ ju stɑp ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm ɪz θru ˈprɑbəbəl pəˈlisɪŋ, ˈjuzɪŋ ˈhaɪli treɪnd ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈɔfɪsərz, lɔŋ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈɛniˌwən gɪts tɪ ðə ˈɛrˌpɔrt. ɪt ɪz nɑt ˈhaɪrɪŋ ə bənʧ əv ˈpipəl hu wʊd ˈəðərˌwaɪz bi ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ðə mɔl ənd ˈgɪvɪŋ ðɛm foʊ kɑp ˈkɑstumz. |
june 1, 2015
how to remake america as the soviet union
a tweet from david burge:
@iowahawkblog
patriot act: the law that mandated cavity searches and spying on every american to solve the problem of saudis students overstaying visas.
on the way to the ev psych conference in missouri, at lax, jacqueline tirre is the tsa thug who groped me (per her nametag) -- after intimidatingly just leaving my computer and possessions to sit there on the metal detector off-ramp, claiming they didn't have personnel to get it.
tirre had just come up to man the gate to the metal detector (which, by the way, the morons didn't send me through), and was the one to search me -- after standing there and ignoring my calls for a supervisor.
other tsa thugs similarly ignored me and my calls for a supervisor and for someone to watch my possessions.
so my stuff was just out there a long time, with no one to watch it or see that, say, my computer didn't get knocked off the belt by all the travelers coming through while i stood to the side waiting for queen thug to decide she'd take a grope break and feel me up.
this absolutely seems like an intimidation move for anyone who opts out of the scanner.
i bent over, jailhouse search-style, and tirre, a squat little middle-aged white woman with oddly applied lipstick (beyond the parameters of her lips), ordered me to not bend over like that.
let's be clear on this: this little turd of a woman earns money for violating the bodies and rights of american citizens who have given no reason for anyone to believe they are doing anything criminal.
and as i've posted here before, anyone who is smart enough to make it in this blog's comments section is smart enough to figure out how to get something onto a plane without going through the tsa gropefest.
back to what went down (heh) at lax, tirre -- disgustingly -- touched my hair (as if i could hide c4 in hair pulled tight to my head), felt in my waistband, and grazed my labia -- this fellow stood guard.
what did he think i was going to do, make a break for it; run for my gate? or is it that he just likes to watch women be forcibly felt up?
yes, this scumbag earns money, as does jacqueline tirre for violating my body and my fourth amendment rights in a meaningless pretense of security -- one that really is obedience training for the american public, so we will be docile as our rights are yanked from us.
again, the way you stop terrorism is through probable cause-based policing, using highly trained intelligence officers, long before anyone gets to the airport. it is not hiring a bunch of people who would otherwise be working in the mall and giving them faux cop costumes.
* | ˈfaɪnəli ðə nu tuˈtɔriəl ɔn ɪz ˈrɛdi tɪ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd! ɪts ən 40 ˈpeɪʤɪz gaɪd, ðət aɪ hoʊp wɪl ʃɛd ə laɪt ɔn maɪ ˈwərkˌfloʊ ənd ðə tɛkˈniks aɪ juz tɪ əˈʧiv ðə ˈrɛndərz. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ pækt ə bənʧ əv ˈrisɔrsɪz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ məˈtɪriəlz, ˈɪmɪʤɪz, ənd ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈmɑdəlz fər ju tɪ pleɪ wɪθ! aɪ hoʊp ju faɪnd ɪt ˈjusfəl ənd pliz ʃɛr ðə lɪŋk wɪθ huˈɛvər ju θɪŋk maɪt ˈbɛnəfɪt frəm ðɪs gaɪd. aɪ ˈrɪli ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðɪs tuˈtɔriəl ənd wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈproʊdus ə fju ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət aɪ wɪl bi ˈʃɛrɪŋ wɪθ ju gaɪz ˈleɪtər ɔn. lɛt mi noʊ wət ju gaɪz kriˈeɪt, aɪ lʊk ˈfɔrwərd tɪ si səm greɪt ˈkɑmɪks! bi ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈhæʃˌtæg ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ər tˈwɪtər tɪ ʃɛr ɔl ðə kul stəf ju meɪk wɪθ ðɪs gaɪd! ˈhæpi zbrushing*! |
finally the new tutorial on
is ready to download!
it's an in-depth 40 pages guide, that i hope will shed a light on my workflow and the techniques i use to achieve the comic-style renders. i also packed a bunch of resources including materials, matcap images, alphas and testing models for you to play with!
i hope you find it useful and please share the link with whoever you think might benefit from this guide.
i really enjoyed making this tutorial and was able to produce a few interesting images that i will be sharing with you guys later on. let me know what you guys create, i look forward to see some great comics!
we’ll be using the hashtag #zbrushcomic on facebook or twitter to share all the cool stuff you make with this guide!
happy zbrushing! | françois*, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv fræns sɪns 2012 bɪn ə kənˈtɛndər. hi wɑz ɪˈlɛktɪd ɔn ə ˈprɑməs tɪ tərn əˈweɪ frəm ðə ˌɔˈstɛrɪti ˈpɑləsiz ðət kɪld brif, ˌɪˈnædəkˌweɪt ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk rɪˈkəvəri. sɪns ðə ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəl ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən fər ðiz ˈpɑləsiz wɑz wik ənd wʊd sun kəˈlæps, hi kʊd hæv lɛd ə blɑk əv ˈneɪʃənz dɪˈmændɪŋ ə ʧeɪnʤ əv kɔrs. bət ɪt wɑz nɑt tɪ bi. wəns ɪn ˈɔfəs, ˈmɪstər. ˈprɑmptli ˈfoʊldɪd, ˈgɪvɪŋ ɪn kəmˈplitli tɪ dɪˈmændz fər ˈivɪn mɔr ˌɔˈstɛrɪti. lɛt ɪt nɑt bi sɛd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət hi ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈspaɪnləs. ˈərliər ðɪs wik, hi tʊk dɪˈsaɪsɪv ˈækʃən, bət nɑt, əˈlæs, ɔn ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑləsi, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə dɪˈzæstrəs ˈkɑnsəkˌwɛnsəz əv ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˌɔˈstɛrɪti groʊ mɔr ˈɑbviəs wɪθ iʧ ˈpæsɪŋ mənθ, ənd ˈivɪn ˈmɑrioʊ draghi*, ðə ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk, ɪz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ʧeɪnʤ əv kɔrs. noʊ, ɔl ˈmɪstər. fɔrs wɑz ˈfoʊkɪst ɔn ˈpərʤɪŋ ˈmɛmbərz əv hɪz ˈgəvərnmənt ˈdɛrɪŋ tɪ kˈwɛʃən hɪz səbˈsərviəns tɪ bərˈlɪn ənd ˈbrəsəlz. ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ˈspɛktəkəl. tɪ ˈfʊli əˈpriʃiˌeɪt ɪt, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ju nid tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd tu θɪŋz. fərst, ˈjʊrəp, ɛz ə hoʊl, ɪz ɪn dip ˈtrəbəl. ˈsɛkənd, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɪˈθɪn ðət ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈpætərn əv dɪˈzæstər, pərˈfɔrməns ɪz məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən ju wʊd gɛs frəm nuz rɪˈpɔrts. fræns gris; ɪt ˈivɪn ˈɪtəli. bət ɪt ɪz ˈlɛtɪŋ ˌɪtˈsɛlf bi ˈbʊlid ɛz ɪf ɪt wər ə ˈbæskət keɪs. ɔn ˈjʊrəp: laɪk ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə ˈjʊrə ˈɛriə ðə 18 ˈkəntriz ðət juz ðə ˈjʊrə ɛz ə ˈkɑmən ˈkərənsi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ðə 2008 ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈkraɪsəs ˈmɪdˌweɪ θru 2009 bət ˈæftər ə dɛt ˈkraɪsəs ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn 2010 səm ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈneɪʃənz wər fɔrst, ɛz ə kənˈdɪʃən fər loʊnz, tɪ meɪk hɑrʃ ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ənd reɪz ˈtæksɪz ɔn ˈwərkɪŋ ˈfæməliz. ˈminˌwaɪl, ˈʤərməni ənd ˈəðər ˈkrɛdɪtər ˈkəntriz dɪd ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ ˈɔfˌsɛt ðə ˈdaʊnwərd ˈprɛʃər, ənd ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk, ənˈlaɪk ðə ˈfɛdərəl rɪˈzərv ər ðə bæŋk əv ˈɪŋglənd, teɪk ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈmɛʒərz tɪ bust ˈpraɪvət ˈspɛndɪŋ. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən rɪˈkəvəri stɔld ɪn 2011 ənd həz ˈnɛvər ˈrɪli rɪˈzumd. |
françois hollande, the president of france since 2012, coulda been a contender. he was elected on a promise to turn away from the austerity policies that killed europe’s brief, inadequate economic recovery. since the intellectual justification for these policies was weak and would soon collapse, he could have led a bloc of nations demanding a change of course. but it was not to be. once in office, mr. hollande promptly folded, giving in completely to demands for even more austerity.
let it not be said, however, that he is entirely spineless. earlier this week, he took decisive action, but not, alas, on economic policy, although the disastrous consequences of european austerity grow more obvious with each passing month, and even mario draghi, the president of the european central bank, is calling for a change of course. no, all mr. hollande’s force was focused on purging members of his government daring to question his subservience to berlin and brussels.
it’s a remarkable spectacle. to fully appreciate it, however, you need to understand two things. first, europe, as a whole, is in deep trouble. second, however, within that overall pattern of disaster, france’s performance is much better than you would guess from news reports. france isn’t greece; it isn’t even italy. but it is letting itself be bullied as if it were a basket case.
on europe: like the united states, the euro area — the 18 countries that use the euro as a common currency — started to recover from the 2008 financial crisis midway through 2009. but after a debt crisis erupted in 2010, some european nations were forced, as a condition for loans, to make harsh spending cuts and raise taxes on working families. meanwhile, germany and other creditor countries did nothing to offset the downward pressure, and the european central bank, unlike the federal reserve or the bank of england, didn’t take extraordinary measures to boost private spending. as a result, the european recovery stalled in 2011, and has never really resumed. | mɔr ðən ə ˈdəzən ˈsɪriən ˈrɛbəl ˈfaɪtərz hæv bɪn kɪld ɪn ˈhɪtænˌrən ˈklæʃɪz ɪn ə ˈɛriə əv ˌnɔrˈθistərn ˈsɪriə nɪr ðə ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈtərki, ə ˈmɑnətərɪŋ grup həz sɛd. ðə ˈfaɪtərz wər lɑkt ɪn ə ˈsɛkənd deɪ əv ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ wɪθ ˈjunɪts frəm ðə ˈsɪriən ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈfɔrsɪz (sdf*), ə ˈsɪriən ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃən əv ˈkərdɪʃ ənd ˈærəb grups, əraʊnd ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ əv. "sɪns ˈmənˌdeɪ, 15 ˈfaɪtərz frəm ˈsɪriən ˈrɛbəl ˈfækʃənz wər kɪld ɪn ðə ˈklæʃɪz ənd fɔr ˈfaɪtərz wər ˈwundɪd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ wən ɪn ˈkrɪtɪkəl kənˈdɪʃən," ðə ˈsɪriən əbˈzərvəˌtɔri fər ˈjumən raɪts ˈmɑnətər sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ., ɪn ˈprɑvɪns, həz bɪn hɛld baɪ ðə sɪns ˈfɛbruˌɛri. rɛd mɔr: ɛr əˈtæks hɪt ɛz dɪˈfɛndz ˈstrɔŋˌhoʊld ɪt laɪz ɪn ə kənˈtɛstəd sˈlɪvər əv lænd bɪtˈwin ðə əˈlaɪəns ənd ˈrɛbəlz. ɪn ə ˈsteɪtmənt riˈlist ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈrɛbəlz ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈəndər ðə ˈbænər əv "ɑl al-diyar*" sɛd ðeɪ əˈtækt bɪˈkəz ðeɪ si ðə ɛz "ˈɑkjəˌpaɪərz". "wi ˈprɑməs ɑr ˈpipəl mɔr flæʃ əˈtæks wi wɪl meɪk ðɛm [sdf*] rɪˈgrɛt ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ ðɪs lænd ənd dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz," ðə ˈsteɪtmənt sɛd. nu frənt ˈtərki həz bækt ˈrɛbəlz ɪn ˈsɪriəz nɔrθ tɪ teɪk ɔn boʊθ ðə ˌɪzˈlɑmɪk steɪt əv ˌɪˈrɑk ənd ðə ləˈvænt (isil*, ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈaɪsəs) ɛz wɛl ɛz ðə ˈkərdɪʃ ˈpipəlz prəˈtɛkʃən ˈjunɪts (ypg*), wɪʧ meɪk əp ðə bəlk əv ðə. ˈtərki kənˈsɪdərz ðə ə ˈtɛrərɪst grup. ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈænəlɪst ənd rɪˈtaɪrd ˌʤɔrˈdeɪniən ɛr fɔrs ˈʤɛnərəl ˈæbu sɛd ðə eɪm əv ðə ˈfaɪtərz ɪn ðɪs ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɪz tɪ ˈaɪsəˌleɪt ðə ˈɛriə əraʊnd ðə ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪti əv ənd tɪ ɪkˈspænd ɪts ˈbəfər zoʊn tɪ km*. "ˈtərki wʊd ˈɔlsoʊ laɪk tɪ gɪt θru ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs əv zoʊnz," hi toʊld æl ʤəˈzirə, frəm ˈləndən. "ðeɪ hæv səm grin laɪt tɪ du səm ˈmaɪnər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz frəm ˈrəʃə, aɪ θɪŋk, ɔn ðət rɪˈgɑrd." æl moʊˈhæmɪd adow*, rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ frəm æt ˈtərkiz ˈbɔrdər wɪθ ˈsɪriə, sɛd ðət ðə ˈmaʊntɪŋ ˈtɛnʧənz bɪtˈwin ðə tu ˈjuˈɛs ˈælaɪz ɪn ˌnɔrθˈwɛst ˈsɪriə θˈrɛtənz tɪ ˈoʊpən ə nu frənt ɪn ðə ˈkəntriz ˈkɑmplɛks wɔr. "fər naʊ, ðə kərdz ər stɪl ˈkaʊntɪŋ ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən səˈpɔrt, bət wət ðeɪ ˈrɪli wɔnt, ðeɪ seɪ, ɪz ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ə nu ˈsɪriən steɪt ɪn wɪʧ ðeɪ hæv ə seɪ," sɛd ɑr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndənt. ˈsɪriəz ˈkɑnflɪkt ˌɪˈrəptɪd ɪn mɑrʧ 2011 wɪθ ˈproʊˌtɛsts, bət ɪt həz sɪns ɪˈvɑlvd ˈɪntu ə ˈkɑmplɛks ˈsɪvəl wɔr drɔɪŋ ɪn ˈriʤənəl paʊərz. raɪts grups ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈæmnəsti ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl hæv əˈkjuzd ðə əv ˈreɪzɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ənd dɪˈspleɪsɪŋ ˈrɛzɪdənts ɪn ˈnɔrðərn ˈsɪriə, wɪʧ ðə mɪˈlɪʃə həz dɪˈnaɪd. ˈsuɪˌsaɪd bɔm kɪlz fɔr ˈminˌwaɪl, ə ˈsuɪˌsaɪd kɑr bɔm əˈtæk kɪld fɔr ˈpipəl ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt æt ə ˈkərdɪʃ sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnt ɪn ˌnɔrˈθist ˈsɪriə, ðə ˈsɪriən əbˈzərvəˌtɔri fər ˈjumən raɪts ˈmɑnətər sɛd ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ. ðə ˈmɑnətər sɛd ðə blæst hɪt ə ˈʧɛkˌpɔɪnt mænd baɪ ðə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ˈprɑvɪns, əraʊnd 20 ˌkɪˈlɔˌmətərz frəm ðə taʊn əv ræs al-ayn*. æt list tu əv ðə dɛd wər ˈmɛmbərz, ðə ˈmɑnətər sɛd, waɪl ðə aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz əv ðə ˈəðər tu wər nɑt jɛt kənˈfərmd. ˈsɪriən steɪt ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈɔlsoʊ ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə blæst ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ ənd sɛd fɔr ˈpipəl wər kɪld. ˈɛriəz hæv kəm ˈəndər ˈrɛgjələr bɔm əˈtæk, wɪθ ˈɔfən ˈkleɪmɪŋ riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti. ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˌɪˈmiˌdiət kleɪm fər ˈtuzˌdeɪz ˈɪnsədənt. |
more than a dozen syrian rebel fighters have been killed in hit-and-run clashes in a kurdish-controlled area of northeastern syria near the border with turkey, a monitoring group has said.
the turkish-backed fighters were locked in a second day of fighting on tuesday with units from the syrian democratic forces (sdf), a us-backed syrian coalition of kurdish and arab groups, around the village of ain daqna.
"since monday, 15 fighters from syrian rebel factions were killed in the clashes and four sdf fighters were wounded, including one in critical condition," the syrian observatory for human rights monitor said on tuesday.
ain daqna, in aleppo province, has been held by the us-backed sdf since february.
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it lies in a contested sliver of land between the alliance and turkish-backed rebels.
in a statement released on monday, rebels fighting under the banner of "ahl al-diyar" said they attacked ain daqna because they see the sdf as "occupiers".
"we promise our people more flash attacks ... we will make them [sdf] regret occupying this land and displacing thousands," the statement said.
new front
turkey has backed rebels in syria's north to take on both the islamic state of iraq and the levant (isil, also known as isis) as well as the kurdish people's protection units (ypg), which make up the bulk of the sdf.
turkey considers the ypg a terrorist group.
military analyst and retired jordanian air force general mamoun abu nowar said the aim of the turkish-backed fighters in this particular operation is to isolate the area around the northern city of afrin and to expand its buffer zone to 5,000sq km.
"turkey would also like to get idlib through the process of de-escalation zones," he told al jazeera, from london.
"they have some green light to do some minor operations from russia, i think, on that regard."
al jazeera's mohammed adow, reporting from gaziantep at turkey's border with syria, said that the mounting tensions between the two us allies in northwest syria threatens to open a new front in the country's complex war.
"for now, the kurds are still counting on american support, but what they really want, they say, is the establishment of a new syrian state in which they have a say," said our correspondent.
syria's conflict erupted in march 2011 with anti-government protests, but it has since evolved into a complex civil war drawing in regional powers.
rights groups including amnesty international have accused the ypg of razing villages and displacing residents in northern syria, which the militia has denied.
suicide bomb kills four
meanwhile, a suicide car bomb attack killed four people overnight at a kurdish security checkpoint in northeast syria, the syrian observatory for human rights monitor said on tuesday.
the britain-based monitor said the blast hit a checkpoint manned by the asayesh security forces in hasakeh province, around 20 kilometres from the town of ras al-ayn.
at least two of the dead were asayesh members, the monitor said, while the identities of the other two were not yet confirmed.
syrian state television also reported the blast on tuesday and said four people were killed.
kurdish-controlled areas have come under regular bomb attack, with isil often claiming responsibility. there was no immediate claim for tuesday's incident. | ˈfɔrmər waɪt haʊs fəˈtɑgrəfər pit ˈsuzə ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ rɪˈʤɛktɪd ˈprɛzɪdənt trəmps kleɪm ðət ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə "ˈdɪdənt ˈɔfən" kɔl ðə ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz əv ˈsoʊlʤərz kɪld ɪn ˈækʃən. "ðə trəˈdɪʃənəl weɪ ɪf ju lʊk æt ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə ənd ˈəðər ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts, moʊst əv ðɛm ˈdɪdənt meɪk kɔlz. ə lɔt əv ðɛm ˈdɪdənt meɪk kɔlz," trəmp toʊld ə ˈgægəl əv rɪˈpɔrtərz ɪn ðə roʊz ˈgɑrdən ˈmənˌdeɪ. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ˈsuzə ˈpoʊstɪd ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈprɛzɪdənt ənd fərst ˈleɪdi mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə ˈmitɪŋ ðə ˈpɛrənts əv ə ˈfɑlən ˈsoʊlʤər. hi ˈædɪd ðət ˌoʊˈbɑmə əˈwɔrdɪd 52 ˈmɛdəl əv ˈɑnər əˈwɔrdz ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈprɛzɪdənsi. "aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfoʊtəˌgræft ɪm ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈhənərdz əv ˈwundɪd ˈsoʊlʤərz, ənd ˈfæməli ˈmɛmbərz əv ðoʊz kɪld ɪn ˈækʃən," ˈsuzə ɪkˈspleɪnd. ˌoʊˈbɑməz ˈfɔrmər ˈdɛpjəti ʧif əv stæf fər ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz əˈlɪsə ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈʤɛktɪd trəmps kleɪm baɪ tweeting*, "ðæts ə ˈfəkɪŋ laɪ." ˈsuzə ɪz ə ˈfrikˌwɛnt ˈkrɪtɪk əv trəmp hu ˈjuzɪz ˈpɪkʧərz frəm hɪz ˈfɔrmər pəˈzɪʃən tɪ spik aʊt əˈgɛnst ðə nu ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. |
former white house photographer pete souza on monday rejected president trump's claim that former president barack obama "didn't often" call the family members of soldiers killed in action.
"the traditional way if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls. a lot of them didn't make calls," trump told a gaggle of reporters in the rose garden monday.
in response, souza posted a picture of the former president and first lady michelle obama meeting the parents of a fallen soldier. he added that obama awarded 52 medal of honor awards during his presidency.
"i also photographed him meeting with hundreds of wounded soldiers, and family members of those killed in action," souza explained.
obama's former deputy chief of staff for operations alyssa mastromonaco also rejected trump's claim by tweeting, "that's a fucking lie."
souza is a frequent critic of trump who uses pictures from his former position to speak out against the new administration. | læst mənθ ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ˈfiʧərd ə ˈkjʊriəs ˈhɛˌdlaɪn: ˈfɑrmərz dɪˈstrɔɪ raɪs krɑps, ənd ə gʊd thing.”*.” ðə ˈstɔri wɛnt ɔn tɪ dɪˈskraɪb haʊ ə mɑb ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz nɑt ˈfɑrmərz, ɛz ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn ˈrɔŋli kleɪmd, bət ə ˈmɑtli grup əv ˈsɪti kɪdz ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈæktɪvɪsts ˈtræmpəld ə tɛst plɑt əv ˈgoʊldən raɪs, ə ˈjɛloʊ, ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd vərˈaɪəti ðət kənˈteɪnz sˈnɪpəts əv ˈdiˌɛˈneɪ ɛkˈstræktɪd frəm meɪz ənd ə bækˈtɪriəm. ˈgoʊldən raɪs wɑz dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ bi haɪ ɪn, ə priˈkərsər əv ˈvaɪtəmən ə ðət ɪz ˈlækɪŋ ɪn ðə daɪət əv ˈmɛni ɪn ˈeɪʒə ənd bɪɔnd. ˈəpwərdz əv ə ˈmɪljən dɛθs ənd pərˈhæps ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz hæf ə ˈmɪljən ˈkeɪsɪz əv ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ˈblaɪndnəs ˈænjuəli ər kɔzd baɪ ə dɪˈfɪʃənsi əv ˈvaɪtəmən ə. ðə ˈɪnsədənt ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz ðə fərst taɪm ðət ˈproʊˌtɛstərz hæv dɪˈstrɔɪd fildz əv ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd (gm*) krɑps. ˈəðərz ˈtræmpəld ˌɪnˈklud greɪp vaɪnz ɪn fræns, ˈʃʊgər bits ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn, pəˈteɪtoʊz ɪn ˈbɛlʤəm, wit ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ðə lɪst goʊz ɔn. bət ðə əˈtæk ɔn ðə pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ raɪs simz əˈspɛʃəli kruəl. ənd ɪt həz ˌriɪgˈnaɪtɪd ðə ˌɪnˈtərmənəbəl dəˈbeɪt ˈoʊvər ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. ðiz krɑps wər ərˈɪʤənəli tɔkt əˈbaʊt ɛz ən ˈænsər tɪ wərld ˈhəŋgər. baɪ kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ʤəˈnɛtɪk məˈtɪriəlz frəm ˈdɪfərənt ˈspiʃiz, wit, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, kʊd bi meɪd tɪ wɪθˈstænd haɪ ˈtɛmpərəʧərz ər draʊt; ər bəˈnænəz kʊd bi krɔst wɪθ ə ˈvaɪrəs tɪ ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz ə ˌvækˈsin fər ðoʊz hu kənˈsumd ɪt. ˈkrɪtɪks əv ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, wɔrn ðət ɪt pəˈtɛnʃəli prəˈdusɪz nu ˈproʊˌtinz ðət meɪ bi allergenic*, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ ˈjumən hɛlθ. səˈpɔrtərz ˈkaʊntər ðət ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru əv kənˈvɛnʃənəl cross-breeding*, wɪʧ həz bɪn goʊɪŋ ɔn fər ˈsɛnʧəriz. ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk əˈpɪnjən rɪˈmeɪnz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðə dɪˈgri əv rɪsk, bət ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv juz. ˈrisərʧərz seɪ ðɛr ɪz ɛz jɛt noʊ kənˈvɪnsɪŋ ˈɛvədəns əv ˌædˈvərs hɛlθ ˈifɛkts. bɪˈkəz əv ðə ˈrɛlətɪv ˈnunəs əv ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, moʊst ˈsaɪəntɪsts əˈgri ðət ˈrɪgərəs tɛsts nid tɪ bi kənˈdəktəd ɔn ə keɪs baɪ keɪs ˈbeɪsɪs tɪ ˌɪnˈʃʊr ˈseɪfti. ðə ki ˈprɑbləm, ðoʊ, ɪz ðət ðə fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən dɪˈpɛndz ɔn prəˈdusərz əv fudz tɪ ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt ðə ˈseɪfti əv ðɛr oʊn ˈprɑdəkts. ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌvɛrəfəˈkeɪʃən əv ðiz ˈɪndəstri əˈsɛsmənts. soʊ səm ˈpəblɪk ˈɪntəˌrɛst grups, nɑt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ər ˈskɛptɪkəl əv ðɪs ənd hæv prəˈpoʊzd mɔr ˈstrɪnʤənt rulz. ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˈkædəmi əv ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛnəl ˈmɛdəsən ɪz naʊ ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ˌmɔrəˈtɔriəm ɔn ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd fudz ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈlɔŋˈtərm ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈstədiz tɪ əˈsɛs ðɛr ˈifɛkt ɔn ˈjumən hɛlθ. bət fər ˈmɛni, ðɪs ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi ˈoʊvər ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ trænˈsɛndz ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk kˈwɛsʧənz ənd ˈtəʧɪz ɔn ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl bɪˈlifs əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ˈneɪʧər ənd ðə ˈlɪmɪts əv ˈjumən tɛkˈnɑləʤi. səm, laɪk ðə ˈproʊˌtɛstərz ɪn ðə ˈfɪləˌpinz, əˈpɪr tɪ hæv ən ˈɔlˌmoʊst rɪˈlɪʤəs kənˈvɪkʃən ðət ˈmɛsɪŋ wɪθ ˈbɪldɪŋ blɑks əv laɪf ɪz ʤɪst pleɪn rɔŋ ˈivɪn wɪn ɪt kriˈeɪts ə pəˈtɛnʃəl ˈlaɪfˌseɪvər laɪk ˈgoʊldən raɪs. ðə ˈbeɪsɪk ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˈgoʊldən raɪs goʊz bæk ə ˈdɛkeɪd ənd ə hæf ənd həz bɪn ˈfɑstərd baɪ ə ˈvərʧuəl hu əv ˌməlˌtiˈnæʃənəl laɪk ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ ənd ənd ˈgloʊbəl ɛŋˈgoʊz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər ənd fɔrd faʊnˈdeɪʃənz ənd ðə bɪl ənd məˈlɪndə geɪts faʊnˈdeɪʃən. ˌnənðəˈlɛs, ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt rɪˈmeɪnz ˈhaɪli ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl. naʊ, mɔr ðən 10 jɪrz ˈæftər ɪt wɑz ˈtaʊtɪd ɛz ə kˈwɑntəm lip ɪn ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ɪn ə taɪm ˈmægəˌzin ˈkəvər ˈstɔri, ˈgoʊldən raɪs həz nɑt jɛt meɪd ɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈdɪnər boʊlz əv ðoʊz hu nid ɪt. ðə ˌtɛknəˈlɑʤɪkəl ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈpætənt ənd ˈrɛgjələˌtɔri ˈbɛriərz tɪ ɪts dɪˈvɛləpmənt ənd juz hæv ˈpruvən ðən ɪkˈspɛktɪd. ˈpəblɪk rɪˈzɪstəns həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈstɪfər. ðə ˈæktɪvɪst grup ˈgrinˌpis ˈbætəld səkˈsɛsfəli tɪ blɑk ðə ˈbɪgəst raɪs prəˈdusər, ˈʧaɪnə, frəm əˈdɑptɪŋ ðə ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd greɪn. ˈivɪn ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ˈkrɪtɪks laɪk ˈnæʧərəl fud ˈguˌru ˈmaɪkəl ˈpɑlən hæv kˈwɛsʧənd ɪts ˈɛfɪˌkæsi. ˈpɑlən ˈrisəntli roʊt ɪn ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ðət ˈgoʊldən raɪs ɪz nɑt ðə æp ðət ˈɛvriˌwən θɪŋks ɪt is.”*.” hi ˈɑrgjuz, ˈsɛnsəbli, ðət wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛfərts tɪ ˌɪmˈpruv ˈoʊvərˌɔl daɪət ənd ˈtækəl θərd wərld ˈpɑvərti, ˈsɪmpli ˈædɪŋ tɪ raɪs goʊ ˈvɛri fɑr təˈwɔrd ˈɛndɪŋ ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən. hi ˈɔlsoʊ pɔɪnts aʊt ðət braʊn raɪs, nuˈtrɪʃənəli suˈpɪriər tɪ ˈgoʊldən raɪs, ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ʃənd ɪn lændz, ənd ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪtəl ˈrizən tɪ θɪŋk ðət ə ˈkələrd, ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd vərˈaɪəti wɪl fɛr ˈɛni ˈbɛtər. nɑt əˈfreɪd əv it,”*,” sɪz ˈpɑlən. ʤɪst θɪŋk əˈnəðər ˈglɪtərɪŋ ˈwɛstərn ˈtɛknoʊ fix.”*.” ˈbɛtər tɪ ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈpipəl tɪ it ə vərˈaɪəti əv fruts ənd ˈvɛʤtəbəlz, hi kənˈkludz, ðən tɪ məˈnɪpjəˌleɪt raɪs ˈɪntu prəˈdusɪŋ ə ˈsɪŋgəl ðət ˈneɪʧər ˈnɛvər ˌɪnˈtɛndɪd ɪt tɪ ˈkɛri. ðə fækt rɪˈmeɪnz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðət lɑts əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðə ˈgloʊbəl saʊθ əˈfɔrd ə ˈbælənst daɪət, ər hæv ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈmɑrkɪts wɛr ˈproʊdus kən bi ˈpərʧəst. ˈvaɪtəmən ə həz ɔˈrɛdi bɪn ʃoʊn tɪ loʊər ʧaɪld mɔrˈtæləti baɪ ə kˈwɔrtər tɪ ə θərd. soʊ ɪt taɪm tɪ gɪv ˈgoʊldən raɪs ə ʧæns? jɛt ðɪs meɪ nɑt ˈhæpən ˈɛni taɪm sun. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd fudz həz bɪn ˈmaʊntɪŋ. mɔr ðən 60 ˈneɪʃənz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈjunjən, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈrəʃə ənd brəˈzɪl, hæv ˈiðər bænd ər riˈstrɪktɪd ðɛr seɪl. hir ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ðə steɪt ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz ɪn kəˈnɛtəkət ənd vərˈmɑnt hæv kɔld fər ðə ˈleɪbəlɪŋ əv ɔl fudz, ənd 28 ˈəðər steɪts ər naʊ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən. aɪˈrɑnɪkli, məʧ əv ðə ˈfɪrsəst ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ðɪs tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ɪn ðə θərd wərld wɪʧ kʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt ðə moʊst frəm ɪt. ˈɪndiən baɪˈɑləʤɪst ˈʃivə kɔld ˈgoʊldən raɪs ˈtroʊʤən horse,”*,” huz ril eɪm ɪz tɪ wɪn ˈpəblɪk səˈpɔrt fər ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. ʃi kɔlz ɪt ə ““hoax”*” ˈpərpəˌtreɪtɪd baɪ ˈwɛstərn ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃənz tɪ rɪp ɔf pur ˈfɑrmərz ənd kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt ðɛr kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ˈgloʊbəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər baɪ rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ ˈneɪtɪv vərˈaɪətiz wɪθ ˈpætəntɪd ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˌɛnʤəˈnird sidz, wɪʧ kʊd nɑt bi seɪvd frəm ðə ˈhɑrvəst bət ˈnidɪd tɪ bi riˈpərʧəst frəm ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈɛvəri jɪr. bət ˈəðərz ər nɑt soʊ ˈsɪnɪkəl. gaɪz hu dɪˈvɛləpt ɪt dɪd ɪt fər ðə raɪt reasons,”*,” sɪz ʤəˈnɛtəsəst ˈrɪʧərd ˈʤɛfərsən ɪn grɪst. ˈrɪli wər ˈaʊˌtreɪʤd baɪ dɪˈfɪʃənsiz. ðeɪ wər aʊt ðɛr ɪn ðə raɪs ˈpædiz ənd ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪʤɪz. ˈɛvəri wən əv ðə ˈrɑkəˌfɛlər faʊnˈdeɪʃən ˈmitɪŋz wɑz ɪn ðə dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ wərld, ənd wi wər aʊt ðɛr, ˈlərnɪŋ θɪŋz wɪθ ðiz people.”*.” soʊ noʊ, ˈgoʊldən raɪs ɪz nɑt ə hoʊks. bət ɪt ɪz ə ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt. ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ bɪˈkəz ɪt ˈprɑməst ə lɔt, bət həz soʊ fɑr feɪld tɪ dɪˈlɪvər. ðɪs ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ tru əv ɔl ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. ðə ““miraculous”*” tɛkˈnɑləʤi ðət bɪg ˈeɪˈgi ˈprɑməst wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ˌɪnˈkris ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl jildz, bust nuˈtrɪʃən ənd teɪst, kət ˈpɛstəˌsaɪd juz, kriˈeɪt krɑps ənd fid ðə ˈhəŋgri wərld həz nɑt jɛt ˈmænɪʤd tɪ kənˈvɪnsɪŋli pʊl ˈɛni əv ðiz ˈræbəts aʊt əv ɪts hæt. ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ həz bɪn ə ˈrənəˌweɪ kəˈmərʃəl səkˈsɛs ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts 60 pərˈsɛnt tɪ 70 pərˈsɛnt əv ˈprɑsɛst fudz ɔn əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʃɛlvz kənˈteɪn ˌɪnˈgridiənts bət ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ə kənˈspɪkjuəs ˈpəblɪk riˈleɪʃənz ˈfeɪljər. ɪt həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ən ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈfeɪljər ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪŋ ðə ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv prɪˈsaɪsli ðə kaɪnd əv ˈlɑrʤˌskeɪl ðət ˈmɛni əˈgrɑnəmɪsts wɔrn wɪl bi ˌənsəˈsteɪnəbəl ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən. dɪˈspaɪt 20 jɪrz əv ˈrisərʧ ənd 13 jɪrz əv kəˌmərʃəlɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌbaɪoʊˌtɛkˈnɑləʤi həz feɪld tɪ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˌɪnˈkris juz. ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl jildz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrt baɪ ðə ˈjunjən əv kənˈsərnd ˈsaɪəntɪsts, wɪʧ sɪz ðət ɔrˈgænɪk ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ˈɔfən tɑps ðə ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti əv krɑps ɔn ə pər ˈeɪkər ˈbeɪsɪs. nɔr həz ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ kət ðə juz əv agro-chemicals*, ɛz ˈprɑməst. ˈrɔɪtərz rɪˈpɔrts ðət ˈpɑpjələr ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd vərˈaɪətiz laɪk ˈraʊnˌdəp ˈrɛdi kɔrn ənd ˈsɔɪˌbinz ˈæˌkʧuəli ˌrikˈwaɪər mɔr ˈərbɪˌsaɪd ðən ðɛr kənˈvɛnʃənəl ˈkəzənz, du ɪn pɑrt tɪ ðə dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv rɪˈzɪstənt ““superweeds”*” ðət nid tɪ kɪl ðɛm. bət ɪf ʤəˈnɛtɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ həz nɑt lɪvd əp tɪ ɪts oʊn haɪp, ɪt həz əˈkɑmplɪʃt wət ɪt sɛt aʊt tɪ du: kriˈeɪtɪd ˈvərʧuəli ˌɪndəˈstrəktɪbəl krɑps dɪˈzaɪnd tɪ wɪθˈstænd ðə ˌɪnˈsəlts əv ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər, ənd læst fərˈɛvər ɔn ˈsupərˌmɑrkɪt ʃɛlvz. ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi həz bɪn ə ˈwaɪldli ˈlukrətɪv ˈprɑfɪt ˈsɛnər fər ˈbaɪoʊˌtɛk ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk ˌmɑnˈsæntoʊ, beɪər ənd ənd ðɛr ˈʃɛˌrhoʊldərz. ˈwɛðər ɪt kən ˈprɑfɪt ðə rɛst əv ˈjuˈɛs wɪθ mɔr əˈbəndənt, seɪf ənd nuˈtrɪʃəs fud rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɪd. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ (tɔp): ə ˈsaɪəntɪst ʃoʊz ˈgoʊldən raɪs (ɛl) ənd ˈɔrdəˌnɛri raɪs æt ðə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl raɪs ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn lɔs ˈbɑnoʊz, ləˈgunə saʊθ əv məˈnɪlə, ˈɔgəst 14 2013 də ˈkæstroʊ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ (ˌɪnˈsərt 1 ə kɔrn ˈfɑrmər hoʊldz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈproʊˌtɛst əˈgɛnst ʤəˈnɛtɪkli ˈmɑdəˌfaɪd kɔrn ɪn ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ ˈsɪti, ˈʤænjuˌɛri 23 2013 mɑnˈtɔɪə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ (ˌɪnˈsərt 2 ˈsaɪəntɪst ˈtoʊni ɛvɑŋgɛˈlistə spiks nɛkst tɪ oʊld ˈgoʊldən raɪs plænts æt ə ˈlæbrəˌtɔri əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl raɪs ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn lɔs ˈbɑnoʊz, ləˈgunə saʊθ əv məˈnɪlə, ˈɔgəst 14 2013 də ˈkæstroʊ |
last month a popular do-gooder website featured a curious headline: “400 farmers destroy life-saving rice crops, and that’s a good thing.”
the story went on to describe how a mob in the philippines — not farmers, as the headline wrongly claimed, but a motley group of city kids and political activists — trampled a test plot of golden rice, a blazingly yellow, genetically modified variety that contains snippets of dna extracted from maize and a bacterium. golden rice was designed to be high in beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin a that is lacking in the diet of many in asia and beyond. upwards of a million deaths and perhaps as many as half a million cases of childhood blindness annually are caused by a deficiency of vitamin a.
the incident in the philippines wasn’t the first time that protestors have destroyed fields of genetically modified (gm) crops. others trampled include grape vines in france, sugar beets in oregon, potatoes in belgium, wheat in australia — the list goes on.
but the attack on the potentially lifesaving rice seems especially cruel. and it has reignited the interminable debate over genetic engineering.
these crops were originally talked about as an answer to world hunger. by combining genetic materials from different species, wheat, for example, could be made to withstand high temperatures or drought; or bananas could be crossed with a virus to function as a vaccine for those who consumed it.
critics of this technology, however, warn that it potentially produces new proteins that may be allergenic, or otherwise harmful to human health. supporters counter that this is also true of conventional cross-breeding, which has been going on for centuries.
scientific opinion remains divided on the degree of risk, but the majority of u.s. researchers say there is as yet no convincing evidence of adverse health effects. because of the relative newness of the technology, however, most scientists agree that rigorous tests need to be conducted on a case by case basis to insure safety.
the key problem, though, is that the food and drug administration depends on producers of gm foods to evaluate the safety of their own products. there is no independent scientific verification of these industry assessments.
so some public interest groups, not surprisingly, are skeptical of this self-regulation and have proposed more stringent rules. the american academy of environmental medicine is now calling for a moratorium on genetically modified foods pending long-term independent studies to assess their effect on human health.
but for many, this controversy over genetic engineering transcends scientific questions and touches on fundamental beliefs about the integrity of nature and the limits of human technology. some, like the protestors in the philippines, appear to have an almost religious conviction that messing with building blocks of life is just plain wrong — even when it creates a potential lifesaver like golden rice.
the basic research on golden rice goes back a decade and a half and has been fostered by a virtual who’s who of multinational agro-giants like monsanto and syngenta and global ngos including the rockefeller and ford foundations and the bill and melinda gates foundation. nonetheless, the project remains highly controversial. now, more than 10 years after it was touted as a quantum leap in agriculture in a time magazine cover story, golden rice has not yet made it into the dinner bowls of those who need it.
the technological as well as patent and regulatory barriers to its development and use have proven thornier than expected. public resistance has also been stiffer. the activist group greenpeace battled successfully to block the world’s biggest rice producer, china, from adopting the genetically modified grain. even moderate critics like natural food guru michael pollan have questioned its efficacy.
pollan recently wrote in the new york times that golden rice is not the “killer app that everyone thinks it is.” he argues, sensibly, that without efforts to improve overall diet and tackle third world poverty, simply adding beta-carotene to rice won’t go very far toward ending malnutrition. he also points out that brown rice, nutritionally superior to golden rice, is largely shunned in rice-eating lands, and there is little reason to think that a bizarrely colored, genetically modified variety will fare any better.
“i’m not afraid of it,” says pollan. “i just think it’s another glittering western techno fix.” better to encourage people to eat a variety of vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables, he concludes, than to manipulate rice into producing a single micronutrient that nature never intended it to carry.
the fact remains, however, that lots of people in the global south can’t afford a balanced diet, or don’t have access to markets where good-quality produce can be purchased. vitamin a supplementation has already been shown to lower child mortality by a quarter to a third. so isn’t it time to give golden rice a chance?
yet this may not happen any time soon. opposition to genetically modified foods has been mounting. more than 60 nations, including the european union, china, russia and brazil, have either banned or restricted their sale. here in the united states, the state legislatures in connecticut and vermont have called for the labeling of all gm foods, and 28 other states are now considering similar legislation.
ironically, much of the fiercest opposition to this technology is in the third world — which could benefit the most from it. indian biologist vandana shiva called golden rice “a trojan horse,” whose real aim is to win public support for genetic engineering. she calls it a “hoax” perpetrated by western corporations to rip off poor farmers and consolidate their control over global agriculture by replacing native varieties with patented genetically engineered seeds, which could not be saved from the harvest but needed to be repurchased from the company every year.
but others are not so cynical. “the guys who developed it did it for the right reasons,” says geneticist richard jefferson in grist. “they really were outraged by micronutrient deficiencies. they were out there in the rice paddies and in the villages. every one of the rockefeller foundation meetings was in the developing world, and we were out there, learning things with these people.”
so no, golden rice is not a hoax. but it is a disappointment. disappointing because it promised a lot, but has so far failed to deliver.
this is also true of all genetic engineering. the “miraculous” technology that big ag promised was going to increase agricultural yields, boost nutrition and taste, cut pesticide use, create drought-resistant crops and feed the hungry world has not yet managed to convincingly pull any of these rabbits out of its magician’s hat.
genetic engineering has been a runaway commercial success in the united states — 60 percent to 70 percent of processed foods on american supermarket shelves contain gm ingredients — but it remains a conspicuous public relations failure. it has also been an agricultural failure — accelerating the proliferation of precisely the kind of large-scale chemical-intensive monocultures that many agronomists warn will be unsustainable in the long run.
despite 20 years of research and 13 years of commercialization, biotechnology has failed to significantly increase u.s. agricultural yields, according to a recent report by the union of concerned scientists, which says that organic agriculture often tops the productivity of gm crops on a per acre basis. nor has genetic engineering cut the use of agro-chemicals, as promised. reuters reports that popular genetically modified varieties like monsanto’s roundup ready corn and soybeans actually require more herbicide than their conventional cousins, due in part to the development of resistant “superweeds” that need ever-more-toxic dousings to kill them.
but if genetic engineering has not lived up to its own hype, it has accomplished what it set out to do: created virtually indestructible crops designed to withstand the insults of industrial agriculture, and last forever on supermarket shelves.
the technology has been a wildly lucrative profit center for biotech companies like monsanto, bayer and syngenta — and their shareholders. whether it can profit the rest of us with more abundant, safe and nutritious food remains to be demonstrated.
photo (top): a scientist shows golden rice (l) and ordinary rice at the laboratory of the international rice research institute in los banos, laguna south of manila, august 14, 2013. reuters/erik de castro
photo (insert 1): a corn farmer holds corncobs during a protest against genetically modified corn in mexico city, january 23, 2013. reuters/bernardo montoya
photo (insert 2): scientist tony evangelista speaks next to two-month old golden rice plants at a laboratory of the international rice research institute in los banos, laguna south of manila, august 14, 2013. reuters/erik de castro | ə moʊˈmɛntəs 2016 fər tim wɑn "hungrybox*" sɪˈmɛntɪd ɪm ɛz ðə ˈsɛkənd bɛst pleɪər ɪn ˈsupər smæʃ ˈmeɪˌleɪ, bət goʊɪŋ ˈɪntu ðɪs ˈwiˌkɛndz ˈʤɛnəsəs 4 ɪn sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə, hi wɪl bi ˈluzɪŋ hɪz ˈsɛkənd sid. ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz, ˈæftər kənˈsəltɪŋ wɪθ tɔp pleɪərz, hæv əˈgrid tɪ sid fɪθ ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈsɛkənd, du tɪ ə ˈfɪŋgər ˈɪnʤəri hi səˈsteɪnd ˈərliər ðɪs mənθ pleɪɪŋ dodgeball*. wɑz kənˈsəltɪd əˈbaʊt ðə dɪˈsɪʒən ənd ˈəltəmətli əˈgrid tɪ ðə ʧeɪnʤ. æt ðɪs pɔɪnt, hi kən stɪl kəmˈpit ənd həz ðə əˈbɪləˌti tɪ bit moʊst pleɪərz, bət ɪts hɑrd tɪ noʊ wət hɪz pik ɪz wɪθ ðɪs ˈɪnʤəri. ðɪs həz fɔrst ðə ˈsidɪŋ tim æt ˈʤɛnəsəs 4 tɪ riˈθɪŋk beɪst ɔn haʊ wʊd pərˈfɔrm wɪθ ə ˈhændiˌkæp. ðɪs minz ðət hɪz "ˈbrækɪt əp tɪ ˈwɪnərz kˈwɔrtərz wɪl bi ˈrəfli ðə seɪm ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti, bət bɪˈkəz wi hæv ə dɪˈstɪŋkt ɪn ˈmeɪˌleɪ, ðə sidz ˈbeɪsɪkli hæv tɪ bit wən mɔr 'gɑd' (ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ ə ˈlɛvəl pleɪər) ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ wɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt," sɛd ˈʤɛnəsəs 4 ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzər ənd ˈmeɪˌleɪ ɪt ɔn ˈʃɛrɪdən "ˈdɑktər. zi" zəˈlɛfski. naʊ ðət ɪz ðə fɪθ sid ɪn ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt, hi ˈfeɪsɪz ə mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈbrækɪt, ənd ðə daɪˈnæmɪks əv ðə ˈtʊrnəmənt hæv ʧeɪnʤd tu. ˈtərnəmənts traɪ ənd dɪˈstrɪbjut pleɪərz ˈivənli θruaʊt ðə ˈbrækɪt. ðɪs ɪz tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət loʊ ˈlɛvəl pleɪərz ˈɑrənt mæʧt wɪθ tɔp ˈlɛvəl ˈtælənt, ər ðət tu tɔp ˈlɛvəl pleɪərz doʊnt hæv tɪ ˈbætəl ɪt aʊt ˈərli ɪn ˈtʊrnəmənt. ðə aɪˈdiə ɪz tɪ hæv ən ˈivɪn sprɛd, tɪ ɪnˈʃʊr ðət ˈsərtən pɑrts əv ðə ˈbrækɪt ˈɑrənt tɔp ˈloʊdɪd. ðɪs ˈɔlsoʊ minz ðət ðə tɔp sidz ər wərθ mɔr klaʊt, ənd məst ˈðɛrˌfɔr bi ˈbælənst wɪθ ˈlɛsər ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən; ðɪs ɪz ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrənt ædˈvæntɪʤ tɪ biɪŋ ˈsidɪd fərst ɛz əˈpoʊzd tɪ fɪθ. ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ minz naʊ ðət əˈlaɪənsɪz ˈædəm "ɑrˈmɑdə" ˈlɪndgrɛn, ˈʤoʊzəf mɑrˈkɛz, ənd, ˈkərəntli ðə tɔp θri ɪn ˈmeɪˌleɪ, ər ɔn ðə seɪm saɪd əv ðə ˈbrækɪt. "aɪ ʤɪst hoʊp ðət, ɪn ðə keɪs ðət aɪ æt ðɪs ˈtʊrnəmənt du tɪ ðə ˈsidɪŋ, ðət aɪ doʊnt gɪt ˈbædli ˈsidɪd fər fˈjuʧər ɪˈvɛnts. ðət wʊd hərt ˈvɛri məʧ kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðə wərk aɪ pʊt ɪn 2016 tɪ gɪt maɪ kənˈsɛkjətɪv 2 ssbmrank*," sɛd "baɪ ˈbeɪsɪŋ ˈsidɪŋ ɔn ˈsəmθɪŋ pərˈsivd ˈrəðər ðən ˈkɑnkrit, ˈivɪn ɪf ðə pərˈsɛpʃən ɪz ˈlɑʤɪkəl, [ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz] ər ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə geɪts fər pleɪərz tɪ fil ðə nid tɪ haɪd ˈnumərəs ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðɛr lɪvz," sɛd kiθ lɑˈloʊndi, ˈfɔrmərli əv smæʃ juˈnaɪtɪd, ənd ðə mæn hu ræn læst jɪrz kləʧ ˈsɪti klæʃ ɪn ˈhjustən, ˈtɛksəs. "dɪz ðɪs ˈoʊpən ðə geɪt fər ə tɪ tɪ seɪ 'oʊ ɪz ˈɛkstrə ˈmudi ðɪs wik, aɪ doʊnt θɪŋk hi wɪl pərˈfɔrm wɛl' ənd sid ɪm loʊər rəˈgɑrdləs əv pæst pərˈfɔrməns? waɪl ðət simz ˌæbsəˈlutli əbˈsərd tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ər seɪ, ðɪs ɪz ˌriəˈlɪstɪkli ðə sɔrt əv ˈprɛsɪdənt ðət ɪt kʊd sɛt." ˈəðər ˈtʊrnəmənt ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz, səʧ ɛz ˈmaɪkəl "nintendude*" brɑnˈkɑtoʊ, əˈgrid wɪθ ˈʤɛnəsəs ˈsidɪŋ tim. "fər ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈɪnʤəriz ɪts ˈprɑbəˌbli ˌoʊˈkeɪ. ɪn ðɪs keɪs ðɛr ɪz ˌɛmˈpɪrɪkəl ˈɛvədəns ðət hɪz ˈɪnʤəri əˈfɛkts hɪz əˈbɪləˌti tɪ pleɪ ənd ðeɪ dɪd ðɛr du ˈdɪlɪʤəns ɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈfɛktɪd ˈpipəl," hi sɛd. bət ˈmɛni ˈɔnˌlaɪn hæv bɪn ˈkɔlɪŋ ˈɪntu kˈwɛʃən wət ə dɪˈsɪʒən laɪk ðɪs kʊd min fər ˈɪnʤəriz səˈsteɪnd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər baɪ tɔp pleɪərz. "ɪf wɪr ə kəmˈjunɪti əv frɛndz, ðɛn ˈɔsəm, fɪθ sid for-the-win*, bət ɪf ðɪs ɪz ə prəˈfɛʃənəl spɔrt, wi kænt bi ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzɪŋ," sɛd krɪs "waɪf" fabiszak*, wən əv ðə meɪn ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzərz bɪˈhaɪnd ˈsupər smæʃ kɑn. "hu ɪz tɪ seɪ? noʊ wən, ˈrɪli, bɪˈkəz ðɪs ˈɪnʤəri ɪz ɪnˈtaɪərli juˈnik ənd wən wik oʊld. aɪ ˈwʊdənt ˈædvəˌkeɪt ɔn ˈsidɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ðət wɑz ɪnˈtaɪərli juˈnik ənd wən wik oʊld." |
a momentous 2016 for team liquid's juan "hungrybox" debiedma cemented him as the second best player in super smash bros melee, but going into this weekend's genesis 4 in san jose, california, he will be losing his second seed.
tournament organizers, after consulting with top players, have agreed to seed hungrybox fifth instead of second, due to a finger injury he sustained earlier this month playing dodgeball. hungrybox was consulted about the decision and ultimately agreed to the change.
at this point, he can still compete and has the ability to beat most players, but it's hard to know what his peak is with this injury. this has forced the seeding team at genesis 4 to rethink based on how hungrybox would perform with a handicap. this means that his "bracket up to winner's quarter's will be roughly the same difficulty, but because we have a distinct top-five in melee, the 4/5 seeds basically have to beat one more 'god' (as opposed to a plup/westballz/sfat level player) in order to win the tournament," said genesis 4 tournament organizer and melee it on me's sheridan "dr. z" zalewski.
now that hungrybox is the fifth seed in the tournament, he faces a more difficult bracket, and the dynamics of the tournament have changed too.
tournaments try and distribute players evenly throughout the bracket. this is to ensure that low level players aren't matched with top level talent, or that two top level players don't have to battle it out early in tournament. the idea is to have an even spread, to ensure that certain parts of the bracket aren't top loaded. this also means that the top seeds are worth more clout, and must therefore be balanced with lesser competition; this is the inherent advantage to being seeded first as opposed to fifth.
it also means now that alliance's adam "armada" lindgren, cloud9's joseph "mang0" marquez, and hungrybox, currently the top three in melee, are on the same side of the bracket.
"i just hope that, in the case that i misperform at this tournament due to the seeding, that i don't get badly seeded for future events. that would hurt very much considering the work i put in 2016 to get my consecutive #2 ssbmrank," said hungrybox
"by basing seeding on something perceived rather than concrete, even if the perception is logical, [tournament organizers] are opening the gates for players to feel the need to hide numerous aspects of their lives," said keith lalonde, formerly of smash united, and the man who ran last year's clutch city clash in houston, texas. "does this open the gate for a to to say 'oh mew2king is extra moody this week, i don't think he will perform well' and seed him lower regardless of past performance? while that seems absolutely absurd to think about or say, this is realistically the sort of precedent that it could set."
other tournament organizers, such as splyce's michael "nintendude" brancato, agreed with genesis 4's seeding team. "for physical injuries it's probably okay. in this case there is empirical evidence that his injury affects his ability to play and they did their due diligence in talking to the affected people," he said.
but many online have been calling into question what a decision like this could mean for injuries sustained in the future by top players.
"if we're a community of friends, then awesome, fifth seed for-the-win, but if this is a professional sport, we can't be improvising," said chris "wife" fabiszak, one of the main organizers behind super smash con. "who is to say? no one, really, because this injury is entirely unique and one week old. i wouldn't advocate on seeding anything that was entirely unique and one week old." | ˈɛksədəs ˈɛksədəs 12 ˈɛksədəs 13 ˈɛksədəs 14 ˈpɪlərz əv klaʊd ənd faɪər 17 wɪn ˈfɛroʊ lɛt ðə ˈpipəl goʊ, gɑd dɪd nɑt lɛd ðɛm baɪ weɪ əv ðə lænd əv ðə ˈfɪləˌstinz, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðət wɑz nɪr. fər gɑd sɛd, ðə ˈpipəl ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr maɪndz wɪn ðeɪ si wɔr ənd rɪˈtərn tɪ egypt.”*.” 18 bət gɑd lɛd ðə ˈpipəl əraʊnd baɪ ðə weɪ əv ðə ˈwɪldərnəs təˈwɔrd ðə rɛd si. ənd ðə ˈpipəl əv ˈɪzriəl wɛnt əp aʊt əv ðə lænd əv ˈiʤɪpt ɪkˈwɪpt fər ˈbætəl. 19 ˈmoʊzɪs tʊk ðə boʊnz əv ˈʤoʊzəf wɪθ ɪm, fər ˈʤoʊzəf hæd meɪd ðə sənz əv ˈɪzriəl ˈsɔləmli swɛr, seɪɪŋ, wɪl ˈʃʊrli ˈvɪzɪt ju, ənd ju ʃæl ˈkɛri əp maɪ boʊnz wɪθ ju frəm here.”*.” 20 ənd ðeɪ muvd ɔn frəm ənd ɪnˈkæmpt æt etham*, ɔn ðə ɛʤ əv ðə ˈwɪldərnəs. 21 ənd ðə lɔrd wɛnt ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛm baɪ deɪ ɪn ə ˈpɪlər əv klaʊd tɪ lɛd ðɛm əˈlɔŋ ðə weɪ, ənd baɪ naɪt ɪn ə ˈpɪlər əv faɪər tɪ gɪv ðɛm laɪt, ðət ðeɪ maɪt ˈtrævəl baɪ deɪ ənd baɪ naɪt. |
exodus 13:17-22
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pillars of cloud and fire
17 when pharaoh let the people go, god did not lead them by way of the land of the philistines, although that was near. for god said, “lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to egypt.”
18 but god led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the red sea. and the people of israel went up out of the land of egypt equipped for battle.
19 moses took the bones of joseph with him, for joseph had made the sons of israel solemnly swear, saying, “god will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.”
20 and they moved on from succoth and encamped at etham, on the edge of the wilderness.
21 and the lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. | waɪl ˌʤæpəˈniz ənd juz. əˈfɪʃəlz ɪkˈspɛkt ˈlɪtəl ʧeɪnʤ ɪn ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃənz, ˈɛkspərts ər dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn wət ə ˈkɑŋgrəs minz fər ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ənd, ˈəltəmətli, fər ˈriʧɪŋ ə dil ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 2016 ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪˈlɛkʃən. ə bɪˈlif əˈməŋ juz. ənd ˌʤæpəˈniz ˈpɑləsi ˈɛkspərts ɪz ðət ˈkɑŋgrəsɪz ˈʤɛnərəli min lɛs prəˈtɛkʃənɪst treɪd ˈpɑləsiz. bət ɪn ðə keɪs əv, wɛr ðə juz. ənd ʤəˈpæn rɪˈmeɪn ˈdɛˌdlɑkt ˈoʊvər ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ənd ˈɔtoʊ ˈɪʃuz, frəˈstreɪʃən ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, əˈspɛʃəli ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs, həz groʊn tɪ ðə pɔɪnt wɛr səm ˈɛkspərts ər ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪŋ əˈbaʊt kənˈkludɪŋ ə əˈgrimənt wɪˈθaʊt ʤəˈpæn. ʤəˈpæn həz riˈleɪʃənz wɪθ moʊst ˈpɑrtiz, ˈmɛni juz. ɪkˈspɔrtərz ɪkˈspɛkt geɪnz ɪn ˈmɑrkɪt ˈækˌsɛs. ðət ɪz, tərmz əv treɪd wʊd ˌɪmˈpruv wɪθ ʤəˈpæn ɪn mɔr weɪz ðən wɪθ ˈpɑrtnərz ðət ɔˈrɛdi hæv əˈgrimənts wɪθ ðə u.s.,”*.,” sɛd skɑt ˈmɪlər, ˈsinjər ædˈvaɪzər æt ðə ˈsɛnər fər strəˈtiʤɪk ənd ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈstədiz. fər ə ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪn nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz tɪ əˈkər, ˈmɪlər sɛd, ʤəˈpæn nidz tɪ meɪk ən ˈoʊpənɪŋ muv. ˈəðərˌwaɪz ðə ˈəðər 11 ˈneɪʃənz ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ðə kʊd ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ kənˈklud ən əˈgrimənt wɪˈθaʊt ʤəˈpæn. juz. əbˈzərvərz prɪˈfər ðə ˈfɔrmər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ θɪŋk ə kənˈkluʒən wɪˈθaʊt ʤəˈpæn naʊ, wɪʧ dɪˈlɪvərz ə high-standard*, ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv əˈgrimənt, wʊd bi ˈiziər tɪ sɛl ɪn ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ðən ə dil wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludz ʤəˈpæn bət dɪz nɑt əˈʧiv ðə dɪˈzaɪərd haɪ standards,”*,” ˈmɪlər sɛd, ˈædɪŋ ðət ɪt wʊd ˈbɛtər fər ɔl ɪf ʤəˈpæn wər ə ˈmɛmbər. pɔl, ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns prəˈfɛsər æt ˈjəŋzˌtaʊn steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti hu həz ˈfɑloʊd ðə tɔks ˈkloʊsli sɪz pərˈsuɪŋ ə dil wɪˈθaʊt ʤəˈpæn wʊd bi ˈplɪtɪkli ənˈwaɪz. ɪz ɛz məʧ əˈbaʊt ˌʤioʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈstrætəʤi ɛz ɪt ɪz əˈbaʊt treɪd. ɪf ʤəˈpæn ɪz ɪkˈskludɪd, wɪl ˈʧaɪnə stɛp ˈɪntu ðə briʧ, ˈpʊtɪŋ ɪts ˈɛnərʤi bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˈriʤənəl ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp (rcep)?”*)?” æst. ðə ɪz ə prəˈpoʊzd treɪd blɑk ðət wʊd ˌɪnˈklud 16 ist ənd ˌsaʊˈθist ˈeɪʒən ˈneɪʃənz. ɪt wʊd ˈkəvər ɔl 10 ˈmɛmbərz əv ˌæˈzeɪən pləs ɔˈstreɪljə, ˈʧaɪnə, ˈɪndiə, ʤəˈpæn, saʊθ ˌkɔˈriə, ənd nu ˈzilənd ɔl ˈkəntriz wɪθ wɪʧ ðə ˌæˈzeɪən ˈneɪʃənz hæv əˈgrimənts. bət ɪt wʊd nɑt ˌɪnˈklud ðə juz. wən əv ðə kiz tɪ ə ˈbreɪkθˌru bɪtˈwin ðə juz. ənd ʤəˈpæn ɔn ðə ɪz ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl grænt ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈprɛzɪdənt treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti (tpa*). ðɪs wʊd əˈlaʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ðə wɪˈθaʊt kənˈgrɛʃənəl dəˈbeɪt ɔn ðə ˈfaɪnəl əˈgrimənt. ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz, əˈspɛʃəli ʤəˈpæn, ər rɪˈləktənt tɪ kət treɪd dilz ənˈlɛs ðeɪ noʊ ˌoʊˈbɑmə həz ðə əˈθɔrəti tɪ gɪt ɪt pæst ɪn ˈkɑŋgrəs. rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈsɛnɪt ənd haʊs ˈɔfərz ə mɔr ˈstreɪtˈfɔrwərd ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv pæθ (tɪ ˈgrænɪŋ tpa*). ˈəltəmətli, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈlidərˌʃɪp ɪz ðə ɛˈsɛnʃəl element,”*,” ˈmɪlər sɛd. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə hoʊst əv ˌnɑˌnægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈɪʃuz rɪˈmeɪn tɪ bi sɑlvd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪz ˈlaɪkli tɪ əˈgri tɪ tpa*, lɛt əˈloʊn ə ˈfaɪnəl əˈgrimənt. læst jɪr, 290 rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts ɪn boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs kɔld ɔn ˌoʊˈbɑmə tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ˈkərənsi məˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃən ɪn ðə tɔks, ə kənˈsərn juz. ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz hæv əˈbaʊt ʤəˈpæn ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr. bət ðɪs ɪz ən ˈɪʃu ðət həz jɛt tɪ bi ˈfʊli əˈdrɛst ɪn ðə treɪd nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz. bɪˈkəmɪŋ ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli klɪr ðət kənˈgrɛʃənəl dɪˈmændz rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌɪnˈkluʒən əv ˈkərənsi ˈdɪsəplənz ɪn wɪl hæv tɪ bi mɛt fər ə dil tɪ gɪt θru congress,”*,” sɛd ˈlɔri ˈwɔlək, dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk wɔʧ, wɪʧ əˈpoʊzɪz, ˈspikɪŋ ˈæftər nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz wər hɛld ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə læst mənθ. ɪˈlɛkʃən rɪˈzəlts min ðət ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən wɪl nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ stɛp bæk ɪts pəˈzɪʃən rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ʤəˈpæn ənd ˈægrɪˌkəlʧər ɪn ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt wər soʊ ˌɪnˈklaɪnd, ɛz ðə dɪˈmænd fər ˈtɛrəf ˈziroʊɪŋ ɔn ɔl kəˈmɑdətiz kəmz frəm ðə rɪˈpəblɪkənz. ˈɔlsoʊ, ðə ˈprɑspɛkt ðət wɪl bi pæst ˈdʊrɪŋ læst tu jɪrz ɪz ˈfərðər rɪˈdust baɪ rɪˈpəblɪkən kənˈtroʊl əv ðə senate,”*,” ˈwɔlək sɛd. track”*” ɪz əˈnəðər neɪm fər treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti. ˈvərʒən əv treɪd əˈθɔrəti səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ ðə ˈɪnˌkəmɪŋ ˈʧɛrmən əv ðə kəˈmɪti wɪθ ˌʤʊrɪsˈdɪkʃən ˈoʊvər treɪd dɪz nɑt hæv waɪd səˈpɔrt ɪn ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz əˈməŋ rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈdɛməˌkræts, waɪl ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈsɛnətər ðət hæd bɪn ʧɛr wɑz ˈwərkɪŋ tɪ raɪt ə nu taɪp əv treɪd əˈθɔrəti ðət maɪt hæv ˈgɑrnərd ˈwaɪdər support,”*,” ʃi ˈædɪd. jɛt wɪθ praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ sˈlɪpɪŋ ɪn ðə poʊlz ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd ɪˈlɛkʃənz ˈskɛʤʊld fər ˈeɪprəl, ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz ənˈklɪr wət ˈækʃənz baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ər ˌoʊˈbɑmə maɪt kənˈvɪns ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ tɪ meɪk kənˈsɛʃənz ɔn ɪn ðə ʃɔrt tərm. sasada*, ən əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt prəˈfɛsər əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl saɪəns æt hoʊˈkaɪdoʊ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ənd ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ˌægrɪˈkəlʧərəl ˈpɑləsi, sɪz ˈivɪn ɪf ˌoʊˈbɑmə gɪts treɪd pərˈmoʊʃən əˈθɔrəti frəm ˈkɑŋgrəs, ɪt dɪz nɑt min hi kən ˈizəli riʧ ən əˈgrimənt wɪθ ʤəˈpæn. hi ˈædɪd ðət fɑrm ˈlɑbi ɪz nɑt ɛz strɔŋ ɛz ɪt juzd tɪ bi, bət əˈpruvəl reɪt kips dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ, hæv tɪ bi ˈvɛri ˈkɔʃəs əˈbaʊt ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl ˈɪʃuz laɪk tpp.”*.” |
while japanese and u.s. officials expect little change in the u.s.-japan relationship following tuesday’s midterm elections, experts are divided on what a republican-controlled congress means for trans-pacific partnership negotiations and, ultimately, for reaching a deal before the 2016 presidential election.
a long-standing belief among u.s. and japanese policy experts is that republican-led congresses generally mean less protectionist trade policies. but in the case of tpp, where the u.s. and japan remain deadlocked over agricultural and auto issues, frustration in washington, especially in congress, has grown to the point where some experts are speculating about concluding a tpp agreement without japan.
“because japan has most-favored relations with most tpp parties, many u.s. exporters expect gains in market access. that is, terms of trade would improve with japan in more ways than with tpp partners that already have free-trade agreements with the u.s.,” said scott miller, senior adviser at the washington-based center for strategic and international studies.
for a breakthrough in negotiations to occur, miller said, japan needs to make an opening move. otherwise the other 11 nations involved in the tpp could decide to conclude an agreement without japan.
“most u.s. observers prefer the former. however, i think a conclusion without japan now, which delivers a high-standard, comprehensive agreement, would be easier to sell in washington than a deal which includes japan but does not achieve the desired high standards,” miller said, adding that it would better for all if japan were a member.
paul sracic, a political science professor at youngstown state university who has followed the tpp talks closely says pursuing a deal without japan would be politically unwise.
“tpp is as much about geopolitical strategy as it is about trade. if japan is excluded, will china step into the breach, putting its energy behind the regional comprehensive economic partnership (rcep)?” sracic asked.
the rcep is a proposed trade block that would include 16 east and southeast asian nations. it would cover all 10 members of asean plus australia, china, india, japan, south korea, and new zealand all countries with which the asean nations have free-trade agreements. but it would not include the u.s.
one of the keys to a breakthrough between the u.s. and japan on the tpp is whether or not the republican congress will grant the democratic president trade promotion authority (tpa). this would allow obama to negotiate the tpp without congressional debate on the final agreement. other nations, especially japan, are reluctant to cut trade deals unless they know obama has the authority to get it passed in congress.
“a republican senate and house offers a more straightforward legislative path (to granting tpa). ultimately, however, presidential leadership is the essential element,” miller said.
however, a host of nonagricultural issues remain to be solved before congress is likely to agree to tpa, let alone a final tpp agreement.
last year, 290 republicans and democrats in both houses of congress called on obama to address currency manipulation in the tpp talks, a concern u.s. lawmakers have about japan in particular. but this is an issue that has yet to be fully addressed in the trade negotiations.
“it’s becoming increasingly clear that congressional demands relating to the inclusion of currency disciplines in tpp will have to be met for a deal to get through congress,” said lori wallach, director of washington-based public citizen’s watch, which opposes tpp, speaking after tpp negotiations were held in australia last month.
“the election results mean that the obama administration will not be able to step back its position regarding japan and agriculture in tpp even if it were so inclined, as the demand for tariff zeroing on all commodities comes from the republicans. also, the prospect that fast-track will be passed during obama’s last two years is further reduced by republican control of the senate,” wallach said. “fast track” is another name for trade promotion authority.
“the version of trade authority supported by the incoming gop chairman of the committee with jurisdiction over trade does not have wide support in the house of representatives among republicans or democrats, while the democratic senator that had been chair was working to write a new type of trade authority that might have garnered wider support,” she added.
yet with prime minister shinzo abe’s approval rating slipping in the polls and local nationwide elections scheduled for april, it remains unclear what actions by congress or obama might convince tokyo to make concessions on tpp in the short term.
hironori sasada, an associate professor of political science at hokkaido university and an expert on japan’s agricultural policy, says even if obama gets trade promotion authority from congress, it does not mean he can easily reach an agreement with japan.
he added that japan’s farm lobby is not as strong as it used to be, but “if abe’s approval rate keeps declining, he’ll have to be very cautious about dealing with controversial issues like tpp.” | ˈʧɛri hɪl, (ˈsiˌbiˌɛs) nu ˈʤərzi steɪt pəˈlis ərˈɛstɪd ənd ʧɑrʤd tu jəŋ mɛn wɪθ əbˈstrəkʃən ənd ˈəndərɪʤ ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈæftər biɪŋ kɔt θroʊɪŋ bɪr kænz aʊt əv ðɛr kɑr əˈlɔŋ rut ɔn ˈsənˌdi naɪt. steɪt pəˈlis seɪ kɔlz keɪm ɪn əraʊnd 7 p.m*. əˈbaʊt ən ɪˈrætɪk ˈdraɪvər ənd baɪ ðə taɪm ˈtrupərz rɪˈspɑndɪd ðə ˈviɪkəl hæd kræʃt ˈɪntu ðə ˈgɑrˌdreɪl æt maɪl ˈmɑrkər 32 ɪn ˈʧɛri hɪl. ən ˌɔfˈduti ˈtrupər sɔ ðə ˈæksədənt ənd rɪˈspɑndɪd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ steɪt pəˈlis, ðə tu mɛn ɪn ðə kɑr wən ənd wən oʊld əˈtɛmptəd tɪ fli ðə sin, ənd seɪ ðə ˌɔfˈduti ˈtrupər hæd tɪ pɔɪnt hɪz gən tɪ kip ðɛm frəm ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈweɪ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈtrupərz əraɪvd ˈmoʊmənts ˈleɪtər. ðə mɛn wər ˈprɑsɛst æt ðə ˈbɛrəks. steɪt pəˈlis seɪ ðə 20-year-old*, ənˈlaɪsənst ˈdraɪvər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈdiˈdəbəˈljuˈaɪ. boʊθ wər riˈlist. |
cherry hill, nj (cbs) — new jersey state police arrested and charged two young men with obstruction and underage drinking after being caught throwing beer cans out of their car along route i-295 on sunday night.
state police say calls came in around 7 p.m. about an erratic driver — and by the time troopers responded — the vehicle had crashed into the guardrail at mile marker 32 in cherry hill.
an off-duty trooper saw the accident and responded.
according to state police, the two men in the car — one 19-year-old and one 20-year old — attempted to flee the scene, and say the off-duty trooper had to point his gun to keep them from getting away before on-duty troopers arrived moments later.
the men were processed at the bellmawr barracks.
state police say the 20-year-old, unlicensed driver was also charged with dwi. both were released. | gɪt ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈdeɪli nuz ˈstɔriz baɪ iˈmeɪl səbˈskraɪb θæŋk ju fər səbˈskraɪbɪŋ wi hæv mɔr ˈnuzˌlɛtərz ʃoʊ mi si ɑr ˈpraɪvəsi ˈnoʊtɪs kʊd nɑt səbˈskraɪb, traɪ əˈgɛn ˈleɪtər ˌɪnˈvæləd iˈmeɪl ə mæn həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ˈæftər ə kæmˈpeɪn əv ˈreɪsɪst əˈbjuz fɔrst ə waɪt məm ənd hər tu jəŋ ˈʧɪldrən aʊt əv ðɛr nu flæt ɪn ə ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli blæk ˈɛriə. ˈsæmi ˈsəntər, 24 hæd ˈreɪsɪst grəˈfiti dɔbd ɔn ðə dɔr əv hər flæt ɪn ðə ˈɛriə əv ˈkəvəntri. ə noʊt wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ pʊʃt θru, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈprɑpərti wɑz "fər blæk ˈsɪstərz ənd ˈbrəðərz". ɪt ɪz ˌəndərˈstʊd ðə mæn ərˈɛstɪd ɪz waɪt, rɪˈpɔrts ðə ˈkəvəntri ˈtɛləˌgræf. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈkəvəntri ˈtɛləˌgræf) ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, hu ˈkænɑt bi aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd, həz bɪn kˈwɛsʧənd ənd riˈlist ɔn pəˈlis beɪl ənˈtɪl ˈeɪprəl. ə ˈspoʊksmən fər ˈkəvəntri pəˈlis sɛd: ˈloʊkəl mæn həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv ˈreɪʃəli ˈægrəˌveɪtɪd ˈkrɪmənəl ˈdæmɪʤ ənd wɑz ˈleɪtər riˈlist ɔn pəˈlis beɪl ˈpɛndɪŋ ˈfərðər enquiries.”*.” pəˈlis lɔnʧt ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈæftər ˈdæmɪʤ wɑz kɔzd tɪ mɪz nu flæt ɪn ˈmɛri strit,, ɔn ˈfɛbruˌɛri 15 ɪt keɪm ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ʃi muvd ˈɪntu ðə ˈprɑpərti wɪθ hər tu jəŋ bɔɪz, ˈhɑrvi, tu, ənd ˈɔskər faɪv. (ˈɪmɪʤ: ˈkəvəntri ˈtɛləˌgræf) peɪnt ənd hæd bɪn smɪrd ɔn ðə dɔr. ə noʊt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət ɪz blæk soʊ ɔf", waɪl ðə wərd "oyinbo*" wɪʧ ɪz naɪˈʤɪriən slæŋ fər ə waɪt ˈpərsən, wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪtən. ˈhɛrˌdrɛsər ˈsæmi həz naʊ faʊnd ə nu ˈprɑpərti ənd ɪz ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈrɛdi tɪ muv ɪn. wɔʧ mɪs ˈsəntər dɪˈskəsɪŋ hər ɔrˈdil: |
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a man has been arrested after a campaign of racist abuse forced a white mum and her two young children out of their new flat in a predominantly black area.
sammie sunter, 24, had racist graffiti daubed on the door of her flat in the willenhall area of coventry.
a note was also pushed through, saying that the property was "for black sisters and brothers".
it is understood the man arrested is white, reports the coventry telegraph.
(image: coventry telegraph)
the individual, who cannot be identified, has been questioned and released on police bail until april.
a spokesman for coventry police said: “a 54-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage and was later released on police bail pending further enquiries.”
police launched an investigation after damage was caused to ms sunter’s new flat in mary slessor street, willenhall, on february 15.
it came just days after she moved into the property with her two young boys, harvey, two, and oscar five.
(image: coventry telegraph)
anti-vandal paint and faeces had been smeared on the door.
a note also stated that "willenhall is black so f*** off", while the word "oyinbo" which is nigerian slang for a white person, was also written.
hairdresser sammie has now found a new property and is getting ready to move in.
watch miss sunter discussing her ordeal: | sd* kɑrdz hæv bɪn ə ˈsteɪpəl fər ˈmɛni fəˈtɑgrəfərz hu ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈɛndləs əˈmaʊnts əv ˈstɔrɪʤ fər ðɛr rɑ ˈfɔrˌmæt ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ˈvɪdioʊz. ðɪs dɪˈmænd ɪz ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ˈsoʊni həz ˈænsərd tɪ ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ðə nu ˈsɪriz kɑrdz, wɪʧ ðeɪ ər ˈkleɪmɪŋ tɪ bi ðə ˈfæstəst card”*”. ðə nu reɪnʤ kəmz ɪn ˈiðər 32gb*, ər wɪθ ˈsoʊni ˈsteɪtɪŋ rɛd spidz əv ənd raɪt spidz əv 299mb/s*, pɛrd əp wɪθ klæs 3 ənd klæs 10 pərˈfɔrməns. ənd waɪl ˈmɛni wʊd hæv bɪn soʊld ɔn ðə pərˈfɔrməns ˈfɪgjərz əˈloʊn, ðə ˈsɪriz goʊz wən stɛp ˈfərðər baɪ ˈɔfərɪŋ ə hoʊst əv riˌlaɪəˈbɪləti ənd dərəˈbɪlɪti ˈfiʧərz ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈwɔtərˌpruf, ˈtɛmpərəʧər rɪˈzɪstəns, ənd ˈɛksˌreɪ pruf ˈreɪtɪŋz. əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə kɑrdz, ˈsoʊni həz ˈɔlsoʊ plænd tɪ lɔnʧ ðə kɑrd ˈridər wɪʧ əˈlaʊz ˈjuzərz tɪ ˈtrænsfər ˈdætə frəm ðɛr kɑrdz, wɪθ ðə ˈridər ˈɔfərɪŋ ən ʤɛn. 1 ˈstændərd ə pɔrt fər ˈpiˈsi connection”*”. nɑt məʧ ɛls həz bɪn riˈlist ɔn ðə kɑrd ˈridər, ˌhaʊˈɛvər riˈlis deɪts hæv bɪn sɛt fər mɑrʧ 2017 ənd ˈeɪprəl 2017 fər ðə kɑrdz ənd kɑrd ˈridər rɪˈspɛktɪvli. kip ˈrɛdɪŋ bɪˈloʊ fər ðə əˈfɪʃəl prɛs riˈlis, ər hɛd ˈoʊvər tɪ ðə ˈprɑdəkt peɪʤ hir. ˈsoʊni prɛs riˈlis ˈfæstər ðən ˈɛvər ˌbiˈfɔr ˈsoʊni həz əˈplaɪd jɪrz əv ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈmidiə tɪ ɪkˈspænd ðə ˈkɑrənt haɪ pərˈfɔrməns ˈmɛməri kɑrd laɪn əp wɪθ ən spid ˈmɑdəl ðət wɪl jʊr ˈkæmərə pərˈfɔrməns. ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈfæstəst kɑrd, ðə ˈsɪriz ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt əˈkəmpnɪmənt fər jʊr ər ˈkæmərə, ˈɔfərɪŋ əp tɪ raɪt spidz, kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ˈlɔŋgər ˈhaɪˌspid kənˈtɪnjuəs bərst moʊd ˈʃutɪŋ fər ˈɪmɪʤɪz wɪθ ˈkæmərəz səˈpɔrtɪŋ uhs-ii*. əˈveɪləbəl ɪn 32gb*, ər ˈstɔrɪʤ kəˈpæsɪti, ðɪs ˈmɛməri raɪt spid ˈɔlsoʊ əˈlaʊz fər ə ˈʃɔrtər ˈbəfər ˈklɪrɪŋ taɪm, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr ju wɪl ˈnɛvər mɪs ðoʊz ˈlaɪfˌʧeɪnʤɪŋ ˈmoʊmənts ər ʃɑts. ə ˈsoʊni dɪˈvɛləpt ˈælgərˌɪðəm prɪˈvɛnts lɔs əv spid ɪn ˈdætə ˈraɪtɪŋ ˈivɪn ˈæftər rɪˈpitɪŋ bərst ˈʃutɪŋ, ənd kənˈtrɪbjuts tɪ ðə spid əv bərst ˈʃutɪŋ ðɪs ɪz ən kɑrd ju kən rɪˈlaɪ ɔn. əˈnəðər ˈbrɪljənt ˈfiʧər əv ðɪs kɑrd ɪz ðə rɛd spid əv əp tɪ pɛrd wɪθ ə ˈmɛməri kɑrd ˈridər, ðə kɑrdz kən ˈtrænsfər lɑrʤ ˈvɑljumz ənd faɪl ˈsaɪzɪz tɪ ə kəmˈpjutər ˈvɛri kˈwɪkli, kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ tɪ ə mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈwərkˌfloʊ fər prəˈfɛʃənəlz. ðə kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈʃutɪŋ əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd əˈdɑpʃən əv ˈvɪdioʊ wɪθ ənd ˈkæmərə ˌɪnˈkrisɪz, ðə ˌɪnˈhɛrənt nid fər ˈlɑrʤər, ˈfæstər ənd mɔr rɪˈlaɪəbəl kɑrdz bɪˈkəmz əˈpɛrənt. θæŋks tɪ ðə ˈsɪriz, wi kənˈtɪnju tɪ ʃoʊ ɑr kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə fʊl reɪnʤ əv ɪkˈstrimli haɪ pərˈfɔrməns ˈmidiə dɪˈvaɪsɪz tɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl fəˈtɑgrəfərz ənd ɛnˈθuziˌæsts, ðɛr ˈkæmərə performances”*” sɛd roʊˈmeɪn ruˈsoʊ, ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈprɑdəkt ˈmɑrkətɪŋ ˈmænɪʤər. ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt ˈbæˌkəp ˈprɑdəkts ər ˈhaɪli rɪˈlaɪəbəl ənd ˈdʊrəbəl ənd ˈɔfər səʧ ˈfiʧərz ɛz ˈwɔtər ˈprufɪŋ ənd prəˈtɛkʃən wɪʧ hɛlp kip jʊr ˈprɛʃəs ˈkɑntɛnts seɪf. bət wɪn ju ər aʊt ɔl deɪ ˈʃutɪŋ fæst wɪθ taɪm æt ə ˈprimiəm, ˌæksəˈdɛnəl dɪˈliʃən əv ˈɪmɪʤɪz kən ˈhæpən. wɪθ fri faɪl ˈrɛskju ˈsɔfˌwɛr, ju kən kˈwɪkli rɪˈkəvər dɪˈlitəd ˈɪmɪʤɪz ər ˈvɪdioʊz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ rɑ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ənd ˈvɪdioʊ faɪlz. ðə ˈfæstəst kɑrd ˈridər fər ˈsɪriz ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ˈsɪriz, ˈsoʊni ɪz ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ə nu ˈmɛməri kɑrd ˈridər, ˈmɑdəl ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt səˈluʃən tɪ ˈdræstɪkli ˌɪmˈpruv ˈwərkˌfloʊ ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈæftər ˈʃutɪŋ baɪ kˈwɪkli trænsˈfərɪŋ lɑrʤ ˈdætə frəm ˈsɪriz kɑrdz tɪ ə ˈpiˈsi. ðɪs ˈkɑmpækt kɑrd ˈridər ˈɔfərz ən ˈstændərd ə pɔrt fər ˈpiˈsi kəˈnɛkʃən, soʊ ðət jʊr faɪlz kən bi ˈkɑpid ˈfæstər ðən ˈkɑpiɪŋ θru ðə slɑt ɔn ə ˈpiˈsi. ðə nu ˈsɪriz kɑrdz wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn stɔrz ɪn mɑrʧ 2017 ənd ðə kɑrd ˈridər wɪl bi əˈveɪləbəl ɪn stɔrz ɪn ˈeɪprəl 2017 |
sd cards have been a staple for many photographers who require endless amounts of storage for their raw format images or ultra-high definition 4k videos. this demand is something that sony has answered to in the form of the new sf-g series sd cards, which they are claiming to be the “world’s fastest sd card”. the new range comes in either 32gb, 64gb or 128gb with sony stating read speeds of 300mb/s and write speeds of 299mb/s, paired up with uhs class 3 and class 10 performance. and while many would have been sold on the performance figures alone, the sf-g series goes one step further by offering a host of reliability and durability features in the form of waterproof, temperature resistance, shock-proof and x-ray proof ratings.
alongside the sf-g cards, sony has also planned to launch the mrw-s1 card reader which allows users to transfer data from their sd cards, with the reader offering an “in-built superspeed usb (usb3.1 gen. 1) standard a port for cable-free pc connection”. not much else has been released on the card reader, however release dates have been set for march 2017 and april 2017 for the sf-g sd cards and mrw-s1 card reader respectively. keep reading below for the official press release, or head over to the product page here.
sony sf-g press release
faster than ever before
sony has applied years of experience in professional media to expand the current high performance memory card line up with an ultra-fast speed model that will maximise your camera performance. introducing the world’s fastest sd card, the sf-g series is the perfect accompaniment for your high-performance dslr or mirrorless camera, offering up to 299mb/sii write speeds, contributing to longer high-speed continuous burst mode shooting for high-resolution images with cameras supporting uhs-ii.
available in 32gb, 64gb or 128gb storage capacity, this memory card’s blazing-fast write speed also allows for a shorter buffer clearing time, making sure you will never miss those life-changing moments or shots.
a sony developed algorithm prevents loss of speed in data writing even after repeating burst shooting, and contributes to the camera’s speed of burst shooting – this is an sd card you can rely on.
another brilliant feature of this sd card is the ultra-fast read speed of up to 300mb/s.ii paired with a memory card reader, the cards can transfer large volumes and file sizes to a computer very quickly, contributing to a more efficient workflow for professionals.
“as the continuous shooting of higher-resolution images and adoption of 4k video with dslr and mirrorless camera increases, the inherent need for larger, faster and more reliable cards becomes apparent. thanks to the sf-g series, we continue to show our commitment to providing a full range of extremely high performance media devices to professional photographers and enthusiasts, maximising their camera performances” said romain rousseau, european product marketing manager.
the perfect back-up
sony’s sd products are highly reliable and durable and offer such features as water proofing and anti-static protection which help keep your precious contents safe. but when you are out all day shooting fast with time at a premium, accidental deletion of images can happen. with sony’s free downloadable file rescue software, you can quickly recover deleted images or videos, including raw images and 4k xavc-s video files.
mrw-s1, the fastest card reader for sf-g series
in conjunction with sf-g series, sony is introducing a new memory card reader, model mrw-s1, the perfect solution to drastically improve workflow efficiency after shooting by quickly transferring large data from sf-g series sd cards to a pc. this compact card reader offers an in-built superspeed usb (usb3.1 gen.1) standard a port for cable-free pc connection, so that your files can be copied faster than copying through the sd slot on a pc.
the new sf-g series sd cards will be available in stores in march 2017 and the mrw-s1 card reader will be available in stores in april 2017. | anime* nuz ˈnɛtˌwərks ˈmərʧənˌdaɪz ˈkəvərɪʤ ˈspɑnsərd baɪ ˈtoʊkiˌoʊ moʊd ðə ɑrt əv wɔrz ˈleɪtəst bərˈsərk kəˈlɛktəbəl brɪŋz tɪ laɪf wən əv ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɑnəˌkroʊm ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz frəm ðə ˈsɪriz. ðə ɑrt əv wɔrz rɛnˈdɪʃən əv ðə sɪmˈbɑlɪk skəl naɪt hɛd wɪθ ənd roʊz kraʊn ɪz ənd riˈvæmpt frəm ðə ˈpriviəs 2014 ˈvərʒən. ˈoʊnli 50 bəsts ər plænd, iʧ ˈkɔstɪŋ jɛn ər jɛn wɪθ freɪm ˌɪnˈkludɪd. ər ˈkərəntli ˈoʊpən ənd ðə ɑrt əv wɔr wɪl ʃɪp ˈɔrdərz ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər ər dɪˈsɛmbər. ðə ɑrt əv wɔr ˈpriviəsli riˈlist ɛz ˈpisɪz, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈəðər haɪɛnd ˈstæˌʧuz əv zodd*, ə skəl naɪt ɔn hɪz maʊnt, gəts frəm ðə ˈbætəl əv doldrey*, ənd ˈmɛni ˈəðərz. ðə ˈleɪtəst ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv dɑrk ˈfænəsi ˈmæŋgə prɛˈmɪrd ɪn ʤəˈpæn ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ. ɪz ˈstrimɪŋ ðə ˈsɪriz ɛz ɪt ɛrz ɪn ʤəˈpæn. sɔrs: ˈkɑmɪk ˈnætəli |
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the art of war's latest berserk collectible brings to life one of the most popular monochrome illustrations from the series. the art of war's rendition of the symbolic skull knight head with behelit and rose crown is hand-painted and revamped from the previous 2014 version.
only 50 busts are planned, each costing 48,600 yen (us$484) or 62,640 yen (us$624) with frame included. pre-orders are currently open and the art of war will ship orders in november or december.
the art of war previously released behelits as stand-alone pieces, as well as other high-end beserk statues of zodd, a skull knight on his mount, guts from the battle of doldrey, and many others.
the latest anime adaptation of kentarou miura's dark fantasy manga premiered in japan in july. crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in japan.
source: comic natalie | ˈɑklənd, nu ˈzilənd (ˈrɔɪtərz) ðə nɛkst ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ɪn speɪs, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈhəmˌdrəm wət wɑz lɔŋ ðə ˈspɛʃəl prɪˈzərv əv ʤaɪənts laɪk ˈnæsə, wɪl bi ˈlɔnʧɪŋ nɛkst jɪr frəm ə ˈpædək ɪn nu rɪˈmoʊt saʊθ ˈaɪlənd. ə ˈrɑkət læb tɛkˈnɪʃən klinz ə fˈjusəˌlɑʤ ɪn ˈɑklənd, nu ˈzilənd, ɑkˈtoʊbər 20 2015 ˈmɑrpəl ðə ˈrɑkət lɔnʧ reɪnʤ ɪz nɑt ʤɪst nu fərst əv ˈɛni kaɪnd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ðə fərst ˈpraɪvət lɔnʧ reɪnʤ, ənd ðə ˈrɑkət, dɪˈzaɪnd baɪ ˈrɑkət læb, wən əv ə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv ˈbɪznɪsɪz ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ slæʃ ðə kɔst əv ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈɪntu speɪs, wɪl bi paʊərd baɪ ə ˈrɑkət ˈɪnʤən əˈnəðər fərst. ðə ˈrɑkət biɪŋ əˈsɛmbəld ɪn ə smɔl ˈhæŋər nɪr ˈɑklənd ˈɛrˌpɔrt wɪl weɪ ʤɪst ˈkɪləˌgræmz, ənd wɪθ fjuəl ənd ˈpeɪˌloʊd wɪl bi ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ə θərd ðə weɪt əv ˈfælkən 1 ðə fərst ˈpraɪvətli dɪˈvɛləpt lɔnʧ ˈviɪkəl tɪ goʊ ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət bæk ɪn 2008 ðə rɪˈmoʊt lɔnʧ saɪt ɪz noʊ ˈæksədənt. ædˈvæntɪʤ əv nu ˈzilənd biɪŋ ðɪs ˈlɪtəl ˈaɪlənd ˈneɪʃən ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ˈnoʊˌwɛr ɪz ðə ˈpərˌfɪkt pleɪs tɪ lɔnʧ ə rocket,”*,” sɛd ˈrɑkət ˈsiˌiˈoʊ ˈpitər bɛk. ʃɪps ənd pleɪnz nid ˈɛvəri taɪm ə ˈrɑkət ɪz lɔnʧt, wɪʧ ˈlɪmɪts ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ɪn ˈkraʊdɪd juz. skaɪz, bət nu ˈzilənd, ə ˈkəntri əv 4 ˈmɪljən ˈpipəl ɪn ðə saʊθ pəˈsɪfɪk, həz ˈoʊnli ˌæˈnɑrtɪkə tɪ ɪts saʊθ. ˈrɑkət læb, pɑrt ˈfəndɪd baɪ ˈlɑˌkhid ˈmɑrtɪn ˈkɔrpərˈeɪʃən, ɪz ˈeɪmɪŋ fər əp tɪ wən lɔnʧ ə wik frəm əraʊnd 2018 ˈkɔstɪŋ ʤɪst ˈəndər 5 ˈmɪljən iʧ, ə tɛnθ əv ˈtɪpɪkəl lɔnʧ ˈpraɪsɪz naʊ, ənd ˈvæstli ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ˈbɪznɪs ˈækˌsɛs tɪ speɪs. ˈivɪn ˈnæsə, ˈstrəgəlɪŋ tɪ ʃɪft ɪts lɔnʧ ˈbæˌklɔg, ðɪs mənθ əˈwɔrdɪd ˈrɑkət læb ənd ˈraɪvəlz ˈfaɪərˌflaɪ speɪs ˈsɪstəmz ənd ˈvərʤɪn gəˈlæktɪk ˈkɑnˌtrækts ˈtoʊtəlɪŋ ˈmɪljən tɪ lɔnʧ ˈtaɪni ˈsætəˌlaɪts ˈɪntu ˈɔrbət frəm 2017 ˈrɑkət læb ˈrisəntli saɪnd ə dil wɪθ ˈsɪləkən mun ɪkˈsprɛs tɪ sɛnd ə ˈrɑkət tɪ ðə mun ɪn 2017 ɪn ə bɪd tɪ wɪn 20 ˈmɪljən ˈlunər ɛks praɪz fər ðə fərst ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ sɛnd ə proʊb ðət ˈbrɔdˌkæsts ˈɪmɪʤɪz frəm ðə mun. mun ɪkˈsprɛs həz ɔˈrɛdi ˈkɑntræktəd fər faɪv ˈlɔnʧɪz wɪθ ˈrɑkət læb ənd plænz tɪ sɛnd ˌroʊˈbɑtɪk ˈspeɪˌskræft kənˈtɪnjuəli tɪ ðə mun fər ˌɛksplərˈeɪʃən ənd kəˈmərʃəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt əv ˈnæʧərəl ˈrisɔrsɪz səʧ ɛz ˈplætənəm. ɪts ˈsiˌiˈoʊ bɑb ˈrɪʧərdz ækˈsɛpts ðɛr wɪl bi ˈglɪʧɪz ənd ə stip ˈlərnɪŋ kərv, bət bɪˈlivz ˈkəmpəˌniz laɪk mun ɪkˈsprɛs ər ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə fˈjuʧər ɛz ðə ˌloʊˈkɔst lɔnʧ brɪŋz tɪ ˈbɪznɪsɪz wət juzd tɪ ˌrikˈwaɪər ðə ˈrisɔrsɪz əv ə ˌsupərˈpaʊər. ˈimərʤəns əv kəˈmərʃəl speɪs təˈdeɪ wɪl hæv ðə seɪm ˌɪmˈpækt ɛz ðə ˈimərʤəns əv kəˈmərʃəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən dɪd ɪn ðə ˈərli 1900s,”*,” hi sɛd. ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˌrɛvəˈluʃən ðə brɛd ənd ˈbətər əv nu lɔnʧ ˈkəmpəˌniz wɪl bi ðə ˈbərʤənɪŋ smɔl ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪndəstri, ɛz pleɪərz səʧ ɛz ˈgugəl, ˈvərʤɪn ənd ˈsæmˌsəŋ [sagr.ul*] plæn ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃənz tɪ ˈkɛri kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ənd ˈgæðər ˈdætə frəm ˈɔrbət. nɑt əˈbaʊt ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈrɑkət; əˈbaʊt ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ ðə smɔl ˈsætəˌlaɪt revolution,”*,” sɛd ˈrɑkət bɛk. θri ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈɪntərˌnɛt ˈbrɔdˌbænd ˈvɛnʧərz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˌloʊˈkɔst ˈɪntərˌnɛt frəm ðə tɔp əv ðə ˌhɪməˈleɪəs tɪ ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə səˈhɛrə ˈdɛzərt ər biɪŋ plænd baɪ wən wɛb, ˈsæmˌsəŋ ənd spacex*, wɪθ səˈpɔrt frəm ˈgugəl. ðiz əˈloʊn wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər nu ˈsætəˌlaɪts ɪn ðə nɛkst fɔr jɪrz, ˈrɑkət læb prɪˈdɪkts. ðə ˈsætəˌlaɪt ˈɪndəstri əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən sɪz ʤɪst ˈoʊvər 200 ˈsætəˌlaɪts wər lɔnʧt ɪn 2014 ˈnɪrli ˈdəbəl ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. nɑt ˈɛvriˌwən bɪˈlivz ðɛr wɪl bi ɪˈnəf dɪˈmænd tɪ səˈpɔrt ðə groʊɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv lɔnʧ ˈkəmpəˌniz. ˈmɑrkɪt səˈsteɪn ðət ˈmɛni; goʊɪŋ tɪ bi ə ˈθɪnɪŋ aʊt əv ðə herd,”*,” sɛd ˈdænjəl lɪm, vaɪs ˈprɛzɪdənt əv dɪsˈrəptɪv ˌɪnəˈveɪʃənz æt speɪs ˈsərvɪsɪz prəˈvaɪdər ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ˈəðərz seɪ lɔnʧ kɔst ɪz stɪl tu haɪ æt əraʊnd 5 ˈmɪljən, wɪn fər ˈkəmpəˌniz kən ɔn ə ˈlɑrʤər ˈrɑkət tɪ lɔnʧ ə nano-satellite*, ɪf ðeɪ kən ˈtɑlərˌeɪt lɔŋ ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪsts ənd nid kənˈtroʊl ˈoʊvər ˈtaɪmɪŋ ər trəˈʤɛktəri. bət speɪs ˈstɑrˌtəps hæv bɪn ˈpruvɪŋ ˈpɑpjələr wɪθ ˌɪnˈvɛstərz. ˈdɔlərz ər ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ ðɛr flow,”*,” sɛd ʃɔn ˈkeɪsi, hɛd əv ˈsɪləkən ˈvæli speɪs ˈsɛnər, ə ˈbɪznɪs ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtər fər speɪs ˈstɑrˌtəps. ˈkæpətəlɪsts ər ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə rɪˈtərn ɔn ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ənd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪlətiz əv dɪsˈrəptɪv technologies.”*.” ðə ˈlɑrʤəst 100 nu speɪs ˈkəmpəˌniz rɪˈsivd mɔr ðən 2 ˈbɪljən ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt ɪn 2015 əraʊnd fɔr taɪmz mɔr ðən ɪn 2009 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈdætə frəm nu speɪs ˈgloʊbəl. 5 ˈɪmɪʤɪz) ðət ɪz stɪl dwɔrft baɪ ˈbɪljən ˈbəʤɪt læst jɪr, bət ˈmɛni seɪ smɔl ˈkəmpəˌniz ˈɔfər ˈɔpʃənz ənd ə rɪsk ˈæpəˌtaɪt ðət ˈgəvərnmənt ˈeɪʤənsiz ˈkænɑt. ˈsændi tirtey*, ə ˌhaɪpərˈsɑnɪk ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr hu lidz ðə ˈviɪkəl tim æt ˈrɑkət læb, juzd tɪ wərk fər ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən speɪs ˈeɪʤənsi, bət lɔst ˈpeɪʃəns wɪθ ðə rɛd teɪp rikˈwaɪərd tɪ meɪk smɔl dɪˈzaɪn ˈʧeɪnʤɪz. hæd ɪˈnəf əv ɔl ðiz processes,”*,” hi sɛd. nɑt ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔl deɪ ˈfidɪŋ ˈpeɪpər wərk, ˈspɛndɪŋ ɔl deɪ ˈsɑlvɪŋ problems,”*,” hi sɛd. |
auckland, new zealand (reuters) - the next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like nasa, will be launching next year from a paddock in new zealand’s remote south island.
a rocket lab technician cleans a fuselage in auckland, new zealand, october 20, 2015. reuters/nigel marple
the rocket launch range is not just new zealand’s first of any kind, but also the world’s first private launch range, and the rocket, designed by rocket lab, one of a growing number of businesses aiming to slash the cost of getting into space, will be powered by a 3d-printed rocket engine - another first.
the 16-meter carbon-cased rocket being assembled in a small hangar near auckland airport will weigh just 1,190 kilograms, and with fuel and payload will be only about a third the weight of spacex’s falcon 1, the first privately developed launch vehicle to go into orbit back in 2008.
the remote launch site is no accident.
“one advantage of new zealand being this little island nation in the middle of nowhere is that’s the perfect place to launch a rocket,” said rocket lab’s ceo peter beck.
ships and planes need re-routing every time a rocket is launched, which limits opportunities in crowded u.s. skies, but new zealand, a country of 4 million people in the south pacific, has only antarctica to its south.
rocket lab, part funded by lockheed martin corp, is aiming for up to one launch a week from around 2018, costing just under $5 million each, a tenth of typical launch prices now, and vastly increasing business access to space.
even nasa, struggling to shift its launch backlog, this month awarded rocket lab and rivals firefly space systems and virgin galactic contracts totaling $17.1 million to launch tiny satellites into orbit from 2017.
rocket lab recently signed a deal with silicon valley-based moon express to send a rocket to the moon in 2017 in a bid to win google’s $20 million lunar x prize for the first company to send a probe that broadcasts images from the moon.
moon express has already contracted for five launches with rocket lab and plans to send robotic spacecraft continually to the moon for exploration and commercial development of natural resources such as platinum.
its ceo bob richards accepts there will be glitches and a steep learning curve, but believes companies like moon express are making the future as the low-cost launch brings to businesses what used to require the resources of a superpower.
“the emergence of commercial space today will have the same impact as the emergence of commercial aviation did in the early 1900s,” he said.
satellite revolution
the bread and butter of new launch companies will be the burgeoning small satellite industry, as players such as google, virgin and samsung [sagr.ul] plan satellite constellations to carry communications infrastructure and gather data from low-earth orbit.
“we’re not about building a rocket; we’re about enabling the small satellite revolution,” said rocket lab’s beck.
three separate internet broadband ventures to provide low-cost internet from the top of the himalayas to the middle of the sahara desert are being planned by one web, samsung and spacex, with support from google. these alone will require 6,000 new satellites in the next four years, rocket lab predicts.
the satellite industry association says just over 200 satellites were launched in 2014, nearly double the previous year.
not everyone believes there will be enough demand to support the growing number of launch companies.
“the market can’t sustain that many; there’s going to be a thinning out of the herd,” said daniel lim, vice president of disruptive innovations at space services provider trisept corporation.
others say launch cost is still too high at around $5 million, when for $40,000 companies can rideshare on a larger rocket to launch a nano-satellite, if they can tolerate long waiting lists and don’t need control over timing or trajectory.
but space startups have been proving popular with investors.
“investor dollars are increasing their flow,” said sean casey, head of silicon valley space center, a business accelerator for space startups. “venture capitalists are looking for a return on investment and the possibilities of disruptive technologies.”
the largest 100 new space companies received more than $2 billion investment in 2015, around four times more than in 2009, according to data from new space global.
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that is still dwarfed by nasa’s $17.6 billion budget last year, but many say small companies offer options and a risk appetite that government agencies cannot.
sandy tirtey, a hypersonic engineer who leads the vehicle team at rocket lab, used to work for the european space agency, but lost patience with the red tape required to make small design changes.
“i had enough of all these processes,” he said. “we’re not spending all day feeding paper work, we’re spending all day solving problems,” he said. | ə gæŋ kəˈmændər həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ˈrɛkləs ˈkɑndəkt ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ laɪf ˈæftər ə ˈʃutɪŋ æt ə ˈmɛlbərn ˈrɛˌstrɑnt. pəˈlis wər kɔld tɪ ðə ˈprɛstən ˈrɛˌstrɑnt ɔn ɑkˈtoʊbər 24 ˈæftər ə lɑrʤ ˈnəmbər əv ʃɑts wər faɪərd ˌɪnˈsaɪd. ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈɔfɪsərz ˈreɪdɪd ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ənd ˈwɔrən, ərˈɛstɪŋ ə kəˈmændər əv ðə ˈhæləm ˈʧæptər, ənd ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə comancheros*. ðə kəˈmændər, frəm, həz bɪn ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ə strɪŋ əv ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈrɛkləs ˈkɑndəkt ɛnˈdeɪnʤərɪŋ laɪf ənd kəˈmɪtɪŋ ən waɪl ɔn beɪl. ðə ˈsɛkənd mæn, frəm heatherton*, həz bɪˈkəm ðə fərst ˈpərsən tɪ feɪs ə nu ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ækt ʧɑrʤ pəˈzɛʃən əv ə kˈwɑntəti əv ənˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz. hi həz bɪn ˈɔlsoʊ ʧɑrʤd wɪθ ə ræft əv ˈəðər rɪˈleɪtɪŋ tɪ pəˈzɛsɪŋ ə drəg əv dɪˈpɛndəns, ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz, ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz. 2019 |
a comanchero bikie gang commander has been charged with reckless conduct endangering life after a shooting at a melbourne restaurant.
police were called to the preston restaurant on october 24 after a large number of shots were fired inside.
on friday officers raided places in dandenong and narre warren, arresting a 29-year-old commander of the comanchero hallam chapter, and a 24-year-old member of the comancheros.
the commander, from dandenong, has been charged with a string of offences including reckless conduct endangering life and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
the second man, from heatherton, has become the first person to face a new firearms act charge - possession of a trafficable quantity of unregistered firearms.
he has been also charged with a raft of other offences relating to possessing a drug of dependence, firearms, ammunition and explosives.
© aap 2019 | ɪn ə ˈfɪtɪŋ ɛnd fər ə pleɪs ðət wəns haʊzd lɑts əv ˈmuvi stɑrz ənd waɪl ɪts ˈsərtən dum reɪʤd ʤɪst ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈblɑkˌbəstər ˈvɪdioʊ ˈrɛntɪd ə ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs ɪz ðə ɛnd ɪn ɪts ˈfaɪnəl trænˈzækʃən ɔn noʊv. 9 ʤɪst ˌbiˈfɔr ˈʃətɪŋ daʊn ɔl 300 əv ɪts rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ stɔrz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ə ˈfoʊˌtoʊ əv ðə ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn ˈrɛntəl, wɪʧ wɑz meɪd ɪn həˈwaɪˌi æt 11 p.m*., frəm ə ˈkəpəl əv ɪmˈplɔɪiz hu simd ˈprɪti stoʊkt tɪ bi ˈluzɪŋ ðɛr ʤɑbz sun, pərˈhæps oʊɪŋ tɪ ðə fækt ðət ðeɪ wərkt æt ˈblɑkˌbəstər. prɪˈzuməbli ðə ˈkəstəmər wɔʧt ənd ˌɛnˈʤɔɪd hɪz ˈkɑpi əv ðɪs ɪz ðə ɛnd, ðɛn θru ɪt ɪn ðə ˈnɪrəst hi səˈpoʊzd tɪ rɪˈtərn wɪl ɛnd əp wɪθ ə bɪl sɪks mənθs frəm naʊ frəm ə ˈdɛspərɪt ˈblɑkˌbəstər, ɛz ɪt meɪks ə ˈɛfərt tɪ kəˈlɛkt ə 11 ˈmɪljən ɪn leɪt fiz. [ˈviə vərˈaɪəti] ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt |
in a fitting end for a place that once housed lots of movie stars and stoners while its certain doom raged just outside, blockbuster video rented a copy of this is the end in its final transaction on nov. 9, just before shutting down all 300 of its remaining stores. the company tweeted a photo of the milestone rental, which was made in hawaii at 11 p.m., from a couple of employees who seemed pretty stoked to be losing their jobs soon, perhaps owing to the fact that they worked at blockbuster. presumably the customer watched and enjoyed his copy of this is the end, then threw it in the nearest volcano—because where’s he supposed to return it?—and will end up with a bill six months from now from a desperate blockbuster, as it makes a last-ditch effort to collect a company-saving $11 million in late fees. [via variety]
advertisement | ˈæftər mɔr ðən faɪv jɪrz ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈʤəstɪs həz riˈlist ðə doʊˈmeɪn, wɪʧ ɪz naʊ bæk ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈoʊnər. ðə əˈθɔrətiz hæd ə ˈvɛri wik keɪs ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əkˈsɛpt ðə ˈtɔrənt saɪts ɪn ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz." ðɪs wik ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ əˈnaʊnst ðət ɪt hæd hɛlpt teɪk daʊn ˈwɛbˌsaɪts, moʊst əv wɪʧ soʊld ˈkaʊnərˌfɪt gʊdz. ðə ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈækʃən wɑz ə kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən əv ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən ɑr sites”*” wɪʧ bɪˈgæn ɪn 2010 æt ðə taɪm, ˈsɛvərəl ˈpaɪrəsi rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts wər əˈməŋ ðə praɪm ˈtɑrgəts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈtɔrənt sərʧ ˈɪnʤən. ðə ˈtɔrənt saɪt, wɪʧ hoʊst ər lɪŋk tɪ ˈɛni ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪŋ ˈkɑntɛnt, hæd ɪts doʊˈmeɪn neɪm sizd fər əˈlɛʤədli ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪŋ ˈkɑpiˌraɪts ənd ðə əˈθɔrətiz əˈnaʊnst ðət ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɑz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ. ˈoʊnər ˌwɑˈlid wɑz ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli səˈpraɪzd baɪ ðə ˈækʃənz əv ðə ˈjuˈɛs əˈθɔrətiz ənd bɪˈkeɪm dɪˈtərmənd tɪ faɪt ðə ˈsiʒər. hi hæd ˈnɛvər rən ˈɪntu ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˈɪʃuz ˌbiˈfɔr ənd meɪnˈteɪnd ðət hɪz ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ˈpərfəktli ˈligəl. wɪθ hɛlp frəm juz. ˈlɔjər ˈdeɪvɪd snid, ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ əˈpil ðə ˈsiʒər. ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ˈɑptɪd tɪ du ðɪs ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv kɔrt, θru ən ədˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈprɔˌsɛs. ðɪs ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈlæstɪd ˈnɪrli hæf ə ˈdɛkeɪd ənd ə fju deɪz əˈgoʊ ðə əˈθɔrətiz ˌɪnˈfɔrmd ðət ðeɪ wʊd noʊ ˈlɔŋgər pərˈsu ðə keɪs. ðə ækˈsɛptɪd ðə ˈtɔrənt ɪn compromise,”*,” wɪʧ əˈməŋ ˈəðər θɪŋz steɪts ðət ɪt wɪl kəmˈplaɪ wɪθ rɪkˈwɛsts. ðə ˈsiʒər ˈbænər ðə doʊˈmeɪn wɑz əˈfɪʃəli riˈlist leɪt noʊˈvɛmbər ənd ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə hænz əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl ˈoʊnər əˈgɛn, hu ɪz ˌridərˈɛktɪŋ ɪt tɪ ðə ˈtɔrənt ˈsɛkʃən əv hɪz nu sərʧ ˈɪnʤən aio*. waɪl ðə əˈθɔrətiz əˈfɪʃəli ɛnˈdɔrs ðə saɪt, klɪr ðət ðɛr keɪs əˈgɛnst ɪt strɔŋ ɪˈnəf tɪ ˈfɑloʊˌəp wɪθ ə ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃən. dɪˈspaɪt ðə ˈpɑzətɪv ˈaʊtˌkəm, ˈfɔrmər ˈlɔjər ˈdeɪvɪd snid sɪz ðət ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪŋ ðət ɪt tʊk ðə əˈθɔrətiz hæf ə ˈdɛkeɪd tɪ riʧ ðɛr ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɪʒən. əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ə kɔrt ˈbætəl ˈæˌkʧuəli sloʊd daʊn ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs. prəˈsiʤər wi juzd wɑz pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɛz ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv tɪ ˌlɪtəˈgeɪʃən, ənd ˈpɑsəbli speedier,”*,” snid toʊld ðɪs wik. lɛŋθ əv taɪm ðət ɪt tʊk fər ðɪs ˈmætər tɪ bi riˈzɑlvd ɪz ˈvɛri ˈtrəbəlɪŋ. ɪt ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ðət ðə doʊˈmeɪn neɪm ˈsiʒər ˈprɔˌsɛs dɪz nɑt hæv bɪlt ˈɪntu ɪt rɪˈspɛkt fər du ˈprɔˌsɛs ðət ɪz ðə ˈhɑlˌmɑrk əv ðə juz. ˈligəl system.”*.” du ˈprɔˌsɛs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ɛz ˈtræfɪk wɑz hɪt hɑrd baɪ ðə ˈsiʒər, ə drɔp ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈwɛbˌsaɪts meɪ nɑt hæv sərˈvaɪvd. ðə ˈtɔrənt sərʧ ˈɪnʤən gɪv əp ðoʊ, ənd səkˈsɛsər ɪz stɪl əraʊnd təˈdeɪ. wi spoʊk tɪ ˈɑpərˌeɪtər hu toʊld ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˈhæpi tɪ hæv hɪz doʊˈmeɪn bæk. stɪl, nɑt plizd wɪθ haʊ ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ˈhændəld ðə keɪs. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər keɪs wɑz beɪst ɔn ˌɪˈnækjərˌæsiz ənd mɪˈsteɪks. ə lɔt əv ðə ˈɛvədəns wɑz ˈfækʧuəli ˌɪnkərˈɛkt, ˈsəmθɪŋ hi kʊd ˈoʊnli ˈhaɪˌlaɪt ˈæftər hɪz doʊˈmeɪn wɑz ˈteɪkən əˈweɪ. ʧaɪld wʊd hæv meɪd ə ˈstrɔŋgər keɪs. aɪ θɪŋk ðeɪ dɪd nɑt ɪkˈspɛkt ˈɛni rɪˈspɑns frəm maɪ saɪd. ðət ɪz haʊ ðeɪ keɪm əp wɪθ ðə moʊst hɪˈlɛriəs ˈɛvədəns ju kʊd imagine,”*,” sɪz. ðə ˈɛvədəns səmd əp ɪn ðə ˌæfəˈdeɪvət (pdf*) wɑz ˌɪnˈdid wik. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ˈhoʊmˌlænd ˈspɛʃəl ˈeɪʤənt ˈrɛnəldz ˈsaɪtɪd ˈsɛvərəl ˈɑrtɪkəlz frəm nuz ˈsɛkʃən ɛz pruf əv ˈkrɪmənəl ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt. wɑz ˈeɪbəl tɪ vju poʊsts baɪ ðə ˈjuzər finder,’*,’ ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ 10 moʊst ˈpaɪrətɪd ˈmuviz ɔn bittorrent,’*,’ ɪn ðə mˈjuzɪk industry,’*,’ fərst ˈɛpɪˌsoʊd əv ˈwɔkɪŋ dead’*’ liks tɪ bittorrent,’*,’ ənd doʊˈmeɪn ˈsiʒər bɪl geɪnz support,’*,’ hi roʊt. ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðə ˈsaɪtɪd ˈɑrtɪkəlz wər ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈkɑpiz əv nuz. ðiz wər ˌɔtəˈmætɪkli pʊld frəm ɑr fid ənd əv kɔrs dɪd nɑt lɪŋk tɪ ˈɛni ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤɪŋ məˈtɪriəl. waɪl ɪz naʊ ɪn ðə hænz əv ɪts ərˈɪʤənəl ˈoʊnər wəns əˈgɛn, ɪt wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst skupt əp ˈstreɪnʤərz. ðə rɪˈmeɪnd sˈlɑpi ənˈtɪl ðə ɛnd ənd ˈsɪmpli lɛt ðə doʊˈmeɪn ɪkˈspaɪr ˌɪnˈstɛd əv trænsˈfərɪŋ ɪt ɛz ˈprɑməst. kaɪnd əv ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðɪs tɪ ˈhæpən, soʊ aɪ kriˈeɪtɪd ə ˈbæˌkəp əˈkaʊnt tɪ kæʧ ðə doʊˈmeɪn ɪf ɪt ɪkˈspaɪrd, ənd ðət ɪz wɛr ðə doʊˈmeɪn ˈɛndɪd up,”*,” sɪz. aɪ kriˈeɪt ðət ðɛn aɪ wʊd nɑt hæv ðə doʊˈmeɪn neɪm bæk raɪt now.”*.” ˈɑpərˌeɪtər ɪz stɪl ˈfrəˌstreɪtəd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈtrəbəl hæd tɪ goʊ tɪ bət ɪz glæd ðət hi kən naʊ pʊt ðə ˈmætər bɪˈhaɪnd ɪm. dɪˈfitɪŋ ˈkɑpiˌraɪt ˌɪnˈfrɪnʤmənt kleɪmz frəm ðə juz. ˈgəvərnmənt ɪz kwaɪt ən əˈʧivmənt ənd siɪŋ ðə fɛdz rən ˈɪntu ˈprɑbləmz əv ðɛr oʊn hɛlpt tɪ iz ðə peɪn. ˈskændəlz səʧ ɛz ðə spaɪɪŋ ˈproʊˌgræm brɔt mi səm pis ɪn ðə end,”*,” hi kənˈkludz. |
after more than five years the department of justice has released the torrent-finder.com domain, which is now back in the hands of the original owner. the authorities had a very weak case and decided to accept the torrent site's “offer in compromise."
this week the fbi announced that it had helped take down 37,479 websites, most of which sold counterfeit goods.
the enforcement action was a continuation of operation “in our sites” which began in 2010. at the time, several piracy related websites were among the prime targets including torrent search engine torrent-finder.com.
the torrent site, which host or link to any infringing content, had its domain name seized for allegedly infringing copyrights and the authorities announced that an investigation was ongoing.
torrent-finder’s owner waleed gadelkareem was genuinely surprised by the actions of the us authorities and became determined to fight the seizure. he had never run into copyright issues before and maintained that his egypt-based business was perfectly legal.
with help from u.s. lawyer david snead, torrentfinder decided to appeal the seizure. torrentfinder’s operator opted to do this outside of court, through an administrative enforcement process.
this process lasted nearly half a decade and a few days ago the authorities informed torrentfinder that they would no longer pursue the case. the doj accepted the torrent site’s “offer in compromise,” which among other things states that it will comply with takedown requests.
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the torrent-finder.com domain was officially released late november and is now in the hands of the original owner again, who is redirecting it to the torrent section of his new search engine aio.
while the authorities don’t officially endorse the site, it’s clear that their case against it wasn’t strong enough to follow-up with a prosecution.
despite the positive outcome, torrent-finder’s former lawyer david snead says that it’s disappointing that it took the authorities half a decade to reach their final decision. avoiding a court battle actually slowed down the process.
“the procedure we used was presented to us as an alternative to litigation, and possibly speedier,” snead told tf this week.
“the length of time that it took for this matter to be resolved is very troubling. it indicates that the domain name seizure process does not have built into it respect for due process that is the hallmark of the u.s. legal system.”
due process is important as torrent-finder’s traffic was hit hard by the seizure, a drop many other websites may not have survived. the torrent search engine give up though, and it’s successor is still around today.
we spoke to torrent-finder’s operator who told us that happy to have his domain back. still, not pleased with how the u.s. government handled the case.
according to gadelkareem the entire case was based on inaccuracies and mistakes. a lot of the evidence was factually incorrect, something he could only highlight after his domain was taken away.
“a child would have made a stronger case. i think they did not expect any response from my side. that is how they came up with the most hilarious evidence you could imagine,” gadelkareem says.
the evidence summed up in the affidavit (pdf) was indeed weak. for example, homeland security’s special agent reynolds cited several articles from torrent-finder’s news section as proof of criminal copyright infringement.
“i was able to view posts by the user ‘torrent finder,’ including ‘top 10 most pirated movies on bittorrent,’ ‘piracy in the music industry,’ ‘the first episode of ‘the walking dead’ leaks to bittorrent,’ and ‘piracy domain seizure bill gains support,’ he wrote.
torrent-finder allegations
the cited articles were actually copies of torrentfreak news. these were automatically pulled from our rss feed and of course did not link to any copyright infringing material.
while torrent-finder.com is now in the hands of its original owner once again, it was almost scooped up strangers. the doj remained sloppy until the end and simply let the domain expire instead of transferring it as promised.
“i kind of expected this to happen, so i created a backup account to catch the domain if it expired, and that is where the domain ended up,” gadelkareem says.
“if i create that backorder then i would not have the domain name back right now.”
torrentfinder’s operator is still frustrated about the trouble had to go to but is glad that he can now put the matter behind him. defeating copyright infringement claims from the u.s. government is quite an achievement and seeing the feds run into problems of their own helped to ease the pain.
“seeing scandals such as the nsa spying program brought me some peace in the end,” he concludes. | brus ˈsprɪŋˌstin ˈkæʧɪz braɪən ˈfælən ɪn ˈgɑrbɪʤ kænz əˈgɛn ˈrəmsən, n.j*. brus ˈsprɪŋˌstin wəns əˈgɛn kɔt braɪən ˈfælən, ðə lɛd əv ˈfɛloʊ nu ˈʤərzi bænd ðə ˈgæslaɪt ˈænθəm, ˈrəmɪʤɪŋ θru hɪz ˈgɑrbɪʤ kænz leɪt læst naɪt, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈsɔrsəz ˈkərəntli ˈklinɪŋ əp ðə mɛs. sɛnt brus daʊn tɪ ʧɛk aʊt ə streɪnʤ nɔɪz aɪ hərd outside,”*,” sɛd ˈpæti scialfa*, ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈlɛʤənˌdɛri bænd ənd waɪf əv 25 jɪrz. toʊld ɪm ðət ˈfælən bɔɪ məst bi bæk ɪn taʊn, bət hi bɪˈliv me.”*.” ðoʊ hi wɑz ˈskɛptɪkəl əv hɪz kleɪm, ɪt wɑz ˈpruvən kərˈɛkt wɪn ˈsprɪŋˌstin stɛpt ˈɔntu hɪz bæk dɛk ənd dɪˈskəvərd ə ˈstɑrtəld ˌɪnˈtrudər ˈskəriɪŋ əˈweɪ. ““oh*, ɪt wɑz ˈfælən əˈgɛn ˌɔˈlraɪt. noʊ daʊt əˈbaʊt it,”*,” sɛd ˈsprɪŋˌstin. ræn əˈweɪ wɪn hi sɔ mi, bət aɪ kʊd tɛl ɪt wɑz ɪm frəm ðə waɪt əv hɪz t-shirt.”*.” ðə ˈkəpəl kənˈfərmd ðɪs wɑz ðə fərst ˈɪnsədənt ɪn ə waɪl, bət ˈhɑrdli ən ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd wən. fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ, brus ˈstɑrtɪd duɪŋ ɔl hɪz ˈlɪrɪks ɔn hɪz ipad,”*,” sɛd scialfa*. hi θru aʊt hɪz oʊld notebooks…*… ənd ˈsəmˌwən tʊk ðɛm ɔl. fɔr mənθs ˈleɪtər, ðiz gaɪz pʊt aʊt ən ˈælbəm kɔld ˈhænˌdrɪtən. ənd aɪ swɛr tɪ gɑd, ɪn ðə ˈlaɪnər noʊts, ˈwɛrɪŋ ən oʊld ˈflænəl brus θru aʊt bɪˈkəz ðə dɔg θru əp ɔl ˈoʊvər it.”*.” rɪˈleɪtɪd: waɪl ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz hæv ˈnɛvər bɪn kəmˈplitli ˈpruvən, ɔl saɪnz pɔɪnt tɪ ðə. juzd tɪ kəm æsk mi ˈrɪli wɪrd stəf ɔl ðə time,”*,” sɛd ˈmɑrti ˈlaɪndərmən, hɛd ˈgraʊndˌskipər əv ðə ˈsprɪŋˌstin ˈrɛzɪdəns. ɪf aɪ hæd ˈɛni ‘‘personal’*’ ˈstɔriz əˈbaʊt brus ər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. aɪ ˈfaɪnəli toʊld ɪm tɪ gɪt lɔst wən deɪ, ənd hi æst mi tɪ mərˈiə tɪ mit ɪm ˈəndər ðə ˈbɔrdˌwɔk lights’*’ ənd ræn əˈweɪ. wət dɪz ðət ˈivɪn min? wɑz ðət səm kaɪnd əv code?”*?” wɪn riʧt fər ˈkɑmɛnt ˈfælən ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd hi həz nɑt bɪn ˈrəmɪʤɪŋ θru ˈmɪstər. ˈgɑrbɪʤ kænz æt naɪt, ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ ðət bɪn tu ˈbɪzi ˈwərkɪŋ ɔn hɪz nɛkst ˈsoʊˌloʊ ˈɛlˈpi, ʤəŋk meɪl ˈkɔfi ˈfɪltərz. ˈfoʊˌtoʊ baɪ ʃeɪn ˈælən. |
bruce springsteen catches brian fallon in garbage cans again
rumson, n.j. — bruce springsteen once again caught brian fallon, the lead singer/songwriter of fellow new jersey band the gaslight anthem, rummaging through his garbage cans late last night, according to sources currently cleaning up the mess.
“i sent bruce down to check out a strange noise i heard outside,” said patti scialfa, member of the legendary e-street band and springsteen’s wife of 25 years. “i told him that fallon boy must be back in town, but he didn’t believe me.”
though he was skeptical of his wife’s claim, it was proven correct when springsteen stepped onto his back deck and discovered a startled intruder scurrying away.
“oh, it was fallon again alright. no doubt about it,” said springsteen. “he ran away when he saw me, but i could tell it was him from the white of his t-shirt.”
the couple confirmed this was the first incident in a while, but hardly an isolated one.
“a few years ago, bruce started doing all his lyrics on his ipad,” said scialfa. “so he threw out his old notebooks… and someone took them all. four months later, these guys put out an album called handwritten. and i swear to god, in the liner notes, he’s wearing an old flannel bruce threw out because the dog threw up all over it.”
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while the allegations have never been completely proven, all signs point to the singer/songwriter.
“he used to come ask me really weird stuff all the time,” said marty linderman, head groundskeeper of the springsteen residence. “like if i had any ‘personal’ stories about bruce or anything. i finally told him to get lost one day, and he asked me to ‘tell maria to meet him under the boardwalk lights’ and ran away. what does that even mean? was that some kind of code?”
when reached for comment fallon insisted he has not been rummaging through mr. springsteen’s garbage cans at night, explaining that he’s been too busy working on his next solo lp, junk mail & coffee filters.
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we welcome your interest in our college and our community. whether you are an insignia college graduate, parent, or potential student, we invite you to visit the campus today! | ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpætənt fər ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd ˈtɔɪlət ˈpeɪpər ɔn ə roʊl sɑlvz ˈoʊvər ˈvərsəz. ˈəndər dəˈbeɪt wəns ənd fər ɔl ˈæftər ˈpɪtɪŋ ləvd wənz ənd ˈɛnəmiz əˈlaɪk əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər fər wət filz laɪk ɔl əv ˈjumən ɪgˈzɪstəns, ɪt simz wi meɪ ˈfaɪnəli hæv ə dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv ˈwɪnər ɪn ðə ˈvərsəz. under”*” ˈtɔɪlət ˈpeɪpər ˈdreɪpɪŋ dəˈbeɪt. ðoʊ ðɛr ər stɪl ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ðoʊz hu rɪˈmeɪn lɔɪəl tɪ ðə ““under”*” saɪd əv ðə laɪn, ɛz ˈraɪtər oʊən ˈwɪljəmz pɔɪnts aʊt ɔn tˈwɪtər, sɛθ ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpætənt fər hɪz ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd ˈtɔɪlət ˈpeɪpər ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ɪn 1891 ʃoʊz ðə ˈpeɪpər ɪn ən ““over”*” pəˈzɪʃən, ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ ðət ðət ɪz haʊ mɛnt tɪ bi juzd. ðə ˈpætənt fər ˈtɔɪlət ˈpeɪpər ʃʊd ˈsɛtəl ðə ˈoʊvər ˈvərsəz ˈəndər dəˈbeɪt oʊən ˈwɪljəmz (@oʊ) mɑrʧ 17 2015 ˌɪnˈdid, əˈnəðər drɔɪŋ frəm ðə ˈgugəl ˈpætənts ˈdætəˌbeɪs ʃoʊz ðə ˈpeɪpər ɔn ðə ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə roʊl ɛz wɛl: ˈɔlbəni ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd ˈræpɪŋ ˈpeɪpər ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ðə fərst ɪn ðə wərld tɪ meɪk ˈpərfərˌeɪtɪd ˈtɔɪlət ˈpeɪpər, ərˈɪʤənəli ˈpætəntɪŋ ðət aɪˈdiə ɪn 1871 (pdf*) ˌbiˈfɔr ðə 1891 ˈpætənt ˈædɪd ðə roʊl ˈæˌspɛkt. ənd ɪt simz ˈivɪn bæk ðɛn, ˈwilər nu ˈpipəl wʊd bi proʊn tɪ ˈjuzɪŋ tu məʧ ˈpeɪpər ɪn ðə ʤɑn. ˈkɛriɪŋ aʊt maɪ ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən ðə ʃits əv ˈpeɪpər ər ˈoʊnli ˈpɑrʃəli ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd, ˈhævɪŋ ðɛr pɔɪnts əv əˈtæʧmənt əreɪnʤd ɪn ə ˈnɑvəl ˈmænər, wɛrˈbaɪ iʧ ʃit wɪl ˈizəli ˈsɛpərˌeɪt frəm ðə ˈsɪriz ɛz ɪt ɪz drɔn frəm ðə roʊl, ðɛr biɪŋ noʊ ˈlɪtər ɔˈkeɪʒənd, ənd ˈɛni weɪst əv ˈpeɪpər ɪz ˈðɛrˈbaɪ prevented,”*,” hi roʊt ɪn ðə ˈpætənt. |
original patent for perforated toilet paper on a roll solves over vs. under debate once and for all
after pitting loved ones and enemies alike against each other for what feels like all of human existence, it seems we may finally have a definitive winner in the “over vs. under” toilet paper draping debate.
though there are still likely to be those who remain loyal to the “under” side of the line, as writer owen williams points out on twitter, seth wheeler’s original patent for his perforated toilet paper invention in 1891 shows the paper in an “over” position, indicating that that is how it’s meant to be used.
the patent for toilet paper should settle the over vs under debate pic.twitter.com/arzl6l6aln — ⚡️ owen williams (@ow) march 17, 2015
indeed, another drawing from the google patents database shows the paper on the outside of the roll as well:
wheeler’s albany perforated wrapping paper company was the first in the world to make perforated toilet paper, originally patenting that idea in 1871 (pdf) before the 1891 patent added the roll aspect.
and it seems even back then, wheeler knew people would be prone to using too much paper in the john.
“in carrying out my invention the sheets of paper are only partially separated, having their points of attachment arranged in a novel manner, whereby each sheet will easily separate from the series as it is drawn from the roll, there being no litter occasioned, and any waste of paper is thereby prevented,” he wrote in the patent. | ˈbjutəfəl ˈkɑrpəts frəm ðə ˈpɪkʧər ˈhaʊsɪz əv ðə ʤɪst wən əv ðə ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˈɛləmənts əv ðə mjuˈziəmz kəˈlɛkʃən. [rɛd mɔr] projectionist*? saʊnd ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr? ˈgɑrdənər? handyperson*? ju meɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ hɛlp ˈjuˈɛs. [rɛd mɔr] ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm ʃɑp ɪz ˈoʊpən naʊ! ərˈɪʤənəl ˈpoʊstərz, bʊks ənd ˌsuvəˈnɪrz ər fər seɪl. [rɛd mɔr] kəm ənd ˈvɪzɪt ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm. wɪr ˈoʊpən fər ˈvɪzɪts baɪ ˈgaɪdɪd tʊr. [rɛd mɔr] mɔr ˈditeɪlz kən bi faʊnd ɔn ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ɪˈvɛnt ˈpeɪʤɪz ðət ər biɪŋ ˈpoʊstɪd ˈəndər ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts. tickets…*… [rɛd mɔr] seɪv ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm kæmˈpeɪn wi hæv bɪn ɪn ˈrɛzɪdəns æt ðə ˈfɔrmər ˈlæmbɪθ fər ˈoʊvər 20 jɪrz. ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ðə ˈrisənt seɪl əv ɑr ˈbɪldɪŋ ənd ðə sərˈaʊndɪŋ saɪt, wi ər ɔn gʊd tərmz wɪθ ɑr nu ˈlænˌdlɔrdz bət ðə ˈlɔŋˈtərm fˈjuʧər əv ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm ɪz stɪl ənˈsərtən. ju kən stɪl səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ˈsaɪnɪŋ ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn pəˈtɪʃən hir. əv kɔrs, ju kən ˈɔlsoʊ səˈpɔrt ˈjuˈɛs baɪ ˈkəmɪŋ tɪ ən ɪˈvɛnt! si ðə ɪˈvɛnts peɪʤ fər ə fʊl lɪst əv ɔl ɑr ˈfɔrθˈkəmɪŋ əˈtrækʃənz. ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ meɪk ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn doʊˈneɪʃən, ɑr ʤɪst ˈgɪvɪŋ peɪʤ ɪz hir. ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm wɪnz ˈmeɪʤər taɪm aʊt əˈwɔrd ðə mˈjuziəm həz wən ðə moʊst ləvd ˈloʊkəl ˈkəlʧər spɑt əˈwɔrd frəm ðə ˈləndən ˈlɪstɪŋz ˈmægəˌzin taɪm aʊt. mɔr ˈditeɪlz hir. waɪl ðɪs ɪz greɪt nuz, ðə mˈjuziəm ɪz stɪl ˈəndər θrɛt, ənd wi ər stɪl ˈərʤɪŋ ju tɪ saɪn ɑr pəˈtɪʃən. ɪf ju ləv cinema…*… ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm ɪz dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈkipɪŋ əˈlaɪv ðə ˈspɪrɪt əv ˈsɪnəmə frəm ðə deɪz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈməltiˌplɛks. sɛt ɪn hɪˈstɔrɪk sərˈaʊndɪŋz ɪn ˈkɛnɪŋtən, kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈɛləfənt ˈkæsəl, ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm ˈhaʊsɪz ə juˈnik kəˈlɛkʃən əv artefacts*, ˌmɛmərəˈbiljə ənd ɪkˈwɪpmənt ðət prɪˈzərvz ðə ˈhɪstəri ənd grænˈdur əv ˈsɪnəmə frəm ðə tɪ ðə ˈprɛzənt deɪ. ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm ɪz ˈkəlʧərəˌli ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt tɪ ðə ˈhɪstəri əv ˈmuviz ənd gɪvz ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu haʊ θɪŋz hæv ʧeɪnʤd. ɪt wɑz ðə wərk haʊs wɛr ˈʧɑrli ˈʧæplɪn wɛnt ɛz ə ʧaɪld. ɪt ɪz ə ˈmɑnjəmənt əv greɪt ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns tɪ ˈɛniˌwən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn cinema.’*.’ ˈsɪlviə sɪmz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ðə mˈjuziəm ɛz wi ər ənˈfəndɪd ənd volunteer-run*, ðə mˈjuziəm ˈkərəntli kən ˈoʊnli bi ˈvɪzɪtɪd baɪ ˈgaɪdɪd tʊr ər kən bi vjud baɪ əˈtɛndɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts. ˈgaɪdɪd tʊrz ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ tʊr deɪts ənd taɪmz ər ˈlɪstɪd hir. ɪt ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəl ðət ðiz ər bʊkt ɪn ədˈvæns ɛz ðɛr ɪz ˈlɪmɪtɪd əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti. ɪˈvɛnts wi hoʊst ə vərˈaɪəti əv ɪˈvɛnts iʧ wik. ju kən vju ɔl ɑr ɪˈvɛnts hir. ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈprɑʤɛkts wi wərk wɪθ ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃənəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ɔn ʤɔɪnt ˈprɑʤɛkts ənd wɪθ fɪlm ˈɑrˌkaɪvz ɔn ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃən ækˈtɪvɪtiz. ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz wi ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn ˈpɑrtnərˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ˌwɛlˈbiɪŋ ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz. ˈvɛnju haɪər wi ˈɔfər ə juˈnik ˈvɛnju fər haɪər. ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm ɪz ə ˈrɛʤɪstərd ˈʧɛrɪti (noʊ. 293285 ənd ə ˈkəmpəˌni ˈlɪmɪtɪd baɪ ˌgɛrənˈti 1865840 ənd ɪt rɪˈsivz noʊ ˈpəblɪk ˈfəndɪŋ. ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈmɛmbər əv ˈsɪnəmə fər ɔl. ðə ˈkɑntɛnts əv ðɪs ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ər ˈkɑpiˌraɪt əv ðə ˈsɪnəmə mˈjuziəm, ˈləndən; pliz ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈjuˈɛs fər pərˈmɪʃənz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˈɛni ˈkɑpiz. səˈpɔrtɪd baɪ: |
beautiful carpets from the picture houses of the 1930s - just one of the intriguing elements of the museum's collection. [read more]
projectionist? sound engineer? gardener? handyperson? you may be able to help us. [read more]
the cinema museum shop is open now! original posters, books and souvenirs are for sale. [read more]
come and visit the cinema museum. we're open for visits by pre-booked guided tour. [read more]
more details can be found on the individual event pages that are being posted under upcoming events. tickets… [read more]
save the cinema museum campaign
we have been in residence at the former lambeth workhouse for over 20 years. following the recent sale of our building and the surrounding site, we are on good terms with our new landlords but the long-term future of the cinema museum is still uncertain.
you can still support us by signing the online petition here. of course, you can also support us by coming to an event! see the events page for a full list of all our forthcoming attractions.
if you want to make an online donation, our just giving page is here.
the cinema museum wins major time out award
the museum has won the most loved local culture spot award from the london listings magazine time out. more details here. while this is great news, the museum is still under threat, and we are still urging you to sign our petition.
if you love cinema…
london’s cinema museum is devoted to keeping alive the spirit of cinema from the days before the multiplex. set in historic surroundings in kennington, close to the elephant & castle, the cinema museum houses a unique collection of artefacts, memorabilia and equipment that preserves the history and grandeur of cinema from the 1890s to the present day.
‘the cinema museum is culturally very important to the history of movies and gives insight into how things have changed. it was the work house where charlie chaplin went as a child. it is a monument of great importance to anyone interested in cinema.’ – sylvia syms
visiting the museum
as we are unfunded and volunteer-run, the museum currently can only be visited by guided tour or can be viewed by attending events.
guided tours
upcoming tour dates and times are listed here.
it is essential that these are booked in advance as there is limited availability.
events
we host a variety of events each week. you can view all our events here.
education projects
we work with educational institutions on joint projects and with film archives on preservation activities.
well-being initiatives
we enjoy working in partnership with local well-being initiatives.
venue hire
we offer a unique cinema-themed venue for hire.
the cinema museum is a registered charity (no. 293285) and a company limited by guarantee 1865840, and it receives no public funding. it is also a member of cinema for all.
the contents of this website are copyright of the cinema museum, london; please contact us for permissions before making any copies.
supported by: | ðɪs ʤɪst ɪn: ˈspɛndɪŋ 14 aʊərz ə deɪ pleɪɪŋ ər wərld əv ˈwɔrˌkræft minz jʊr ˈɔˌflaɪn riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps kʊd ˈsəfər. ˈrisərʧərz æt ˈbrɪgəm jəŋ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˈjuˌtɔ tɔkt tɪ 813 ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənts əˈkrɔs ðə ˈjuˈɛs ənd faʊnd ðət ɛz ðə əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ðə ˈstudənts spɛnt pleɪɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz wɛnt əp, ðə kˈwɑləti əv ðɛr riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps wɪθ frɛndz ənd ˈfæməli ˈsəfərd. "riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp kˈwɑləti ɪz wən əv ə ˈkləstər əv θɪŋz ðət wi faʊnd tɪ bi əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ," sɛd ˈrisərʧər ˈlɔrə ˈwɔkər. "ðə moʊst ˈstraɪkɪŋ pɑrt ɪz ðət ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wi faʊnd ˈkləstərd əraʊnd ˈvɪdioʊˌgeɪm juz ɪz ˈnɛgətɪv." drəgz, sɛks əˈpil ənd ˈreɪvɪŋ stəˈtɪstɪkəl æˈnælɪˌsiz rɪˈvild ðət ðə mɔr ˈpipəl pleɪ, ðə mɔr ˈfrikˌwɛnt ðɛr ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt ɪn 'ˈrɪski' bɪˈheɪvjərz səʧ ɛz ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ənd drəg əˈbjuz. ˈdeɪli ˈgeɪmərz ˌriˈpɔrtəd sˈmoʊkɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈɔlˌmoʊst twaɪs ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz ɔˈkeɪʒənəl pleɪərz ənd θri taɪmz ɛz ˈɔfən ɛz ðoʊz hu ˈnɛvər pleɪ. ðə ˈstədi faʊnd ðət ˈnɪrli θri kˈwɔrtərz əv meɪl ˈstudənts ɪn ðə ˈstədi pleɪd ˈvɪdioʊ geɪmz ˈrɛgjələrli, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ʤɪst 17 pər sɛnt əv ðɛr ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈkaʊntərˌpɑrts. fər jəŋ ˈwɪmən, wɑz loʊ ɪf ðɛr taɪm spɛnt pleɪɪŋ wɑz haɪ. bət ðɛr ɪz wən reɪ əv ˈsənˌʃaɪn ðə ˈstədi faʊnd ðət ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ˈgeɪmɪŋ ənd bɪˈheɪvjər wɑz ˈoʊnli 'ˈmɑdəst' ənd ðə ˈrisərʧərz ðɛmˈsɛlvz hoʊpt ðət fˈjuʧər ˈstədiz wʊd ɪgˈzɑnərˌeɪt kənˈsoʊlz ənd ˈməltiˌpleɪər geɪmz. |
this just in: spending 14 hours a day playing counterstrike or world of warcraft means your offline relationships could suffer.
researchers at brigham young university in utah talked to 813 university students across the us and found that as the amount of time the students spent playing video games went up, the quality of their relationships with friends and family suffered.
"relationship quality is one of a cluster of things that we found to be associated with videogames," said researcher laura walker. "the most striking part is that everything we found clustered around videogame use is negative."
drugs, sex appeal and raving rabbids
statistical analyses revealed that the more people play videogames, the more frequent their involvement in 'risky' behaviours such as drinking and drug abuse. daily gamers reported smoking marijuana almost twice as often as occasional players and three times as often as those who never play.
the study found that nearly three quarters of male students in the study played video games regularly, compared to just 17 per cent of their female counterparts. for young women, self-worth was low if their time spent playing videogames was high.
but there is one ray of sunshine - the study found that the connection between gaming and anti-social behaviour was only 'modest' and the researchers themselves hoped that future studies would exonerate family-oriented consoles and multiplayer games. | ðɪs ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz əˈbaʊt ðə ˈfæməli əv ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn fər ˈəðər ˈpipəl neɪmd ˈaɪnstaɪn, si ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈsərˌneɪm) ðə ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈfæməli ɪz ðə ˈfæməli əv ðə rɪˈnaʊnd ˈfɪzɪsɪst ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈaɪnstaɪnz great-great-great-great-grandfather*, ˈʤækəb wil, wɑz hɪz ˈoʊldəst rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈrɛlətɪv, bɔrn ɪn ðə leɪt ˈsɛnʧəri, ənd ðə ˈfæməli kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ ðɪs deɪ. ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪnz great-great-grandfather*, ˈmoʊzɪs wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈgrænˌfɑðər əv ðə ˈprɑmənənt ˈtɛnər ˈhaɪnrɪk əv ˈælbərts θri ˈʧɪldrən wər frəm hɪz riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ hɪz fərst waɪf, marić*ć, hɪz ˈdɔtər biɪŋ bɔrn ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ðeɪ ˈmɛrid. ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪnz ˈsɛkənd waɪf wɑz ˈɛlsə ˈaɪnstaɪn, huz ˈməðər ˈfæni kɔʧ wɑz ðə ˈsɪstər əv ˈælbərts ˈməðər, ənd huz ˈfɑðər, ˈruˌdɑlf ˈaɪnstaɪn, wɑz ðə sən əv ˌrɑfˈjɛl ˈaɪnstaɪn, ə ˈbrəðər əv ˈælbərts pəˈtərnəl ˈgrænˌfɑðər. ðəs ˈælbərt ənd ˈɛlsə wər fərst ˈkəzənz θru ðɛr ˈməðərz ənd ˈsɛkənd ˈkəzənz θru ðɛr ˌɛtɪˈmɑləʤi ˈɛdət ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈɪŋlɪʃ /'ain-stain*/, ˈʤərmən /'ain-ʃtain*/): 1 ˈʤərmən: ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən neɪm frəm ˈvɛriəs ˈpleɪsɪz neɪmd wɪθ ə ˈmɪdəl haɪ ˈʤərmən dərˈɪvɪtɪv əv ðə vərb ɪnˈkloʊz, səraʊnd wɪθ stone’*’ bɪˈkəz əv ðə ənˈsɛtəld ˈsoʊʃəl ˈklaɪmɪt əv ðə ˈmɪdəl ˈeɪʤɪz. 2 ʤuɪʃ (ashkenazic*): ˌædəpˈteɪʃən əv ðə ˈʤərmən neɪm ər ɛls ən ˌɔrnəˈmɛntəl neɪm ˈjuzɪŋ ðə ˈɛndɪŋ ‘‘stone’*’. ˈvɛriənt (əv 2 ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈfæməli ˈteɪbəl ˈɛdət ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈfæməli tri pɔˈlin kɔʧ (ˈælbərts ˈməðər) ˈɛdət pɔˈlin ˈaɪnstaɪn kɔʧ) 8 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1858 20 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1920 wɑz ðə ˈməðər əv ðə ˈfɪzɪsɪst ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn. ʃi wɑz bɔrn ɪn, ˈkɪŋdəm əv ʃi wɑz ʤuɪʃ ənd hæd ən ˈoʊldər ˈsɪstər, ˈfæni, ənd tu ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðərz, ˈʤeɪkəb ənd ˈsizər. hər ˈpɛrənts wər ˈʤuljəs doerzbacher*, hu hæd əˈdɑptəd ðə ˈfæməli neɪm kɔʧ ɪn 1842 ənd ʤɛt ˈbərnhaɪmər. ðeɪ wər ˈmɛrid ɪn 1847 ˈfɑðər wɑz frəm jebenhausen*, naʊ pɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti əv göppingen*, ənd gru əp ɪn ˈmɑdəst ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk ˈsərkəmˌstænsɪz. ˈleɪtər, hi lɪvd ɪn ənd təˈgɛðər wɪθ hɪz ˈbrəðər ˈhaɪnrɪk, meɪd ə kənˈsɪdərəbəl ˈfɔrʧən ɪn ðə kɔrn treɪd. ðeɪ ˈivɪn bɪˈkeɪm "rɔɪəl pərˈveɪər tɪ ðə kɔrt". ðɛr ˈməðər wɑz frəm ənd wɑz ə kwaɪət ənd ˈkɛrɪŋ ˈpərsən. ˈərli laɪf ˈɛdət æt 18 jɪrz oʊld, pɔˈlin ˈmɛrid ðə ˈmərʧənt ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn hu lɪvd ɪn əlm. ðeɪ gɑt ˈmɛrid ɪn ɔn 8 ˈɔgəst 1876 ˈæftər ðə ˈmɛrɪʤ, ðə jəŋ ˈkəpəl lɪvd ɪn əlm, wɛr ˈhərmən bɪˈkeɪm ʤɔɪnt ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ə bɛd ˈfɛðərz ˈkəmpəˌni. ðɛr sən, ˈælbərt wɑz bɔrn ɔn 14 mɑrʧ ɔn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv əv ˈbrəðər ˈʤækəb ðə ˈfæməli muvd tɪ mˈjunɪk ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1880 wɛr ðə tu ˈbrəðərz təˈgɛðər ˈfaʊndɪd ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni kɔld 8 ˈaɪnstaɪn siaɪi. ðə ˈsɛkənd ʧaɪld əv ˈhərmən ənd pɔˈlin, ðɛr ˈdɔtər mərˈiə (kɔld), wɑz bɔrn ɪn mˈjunɪk ɔn 18 noʊˈvɛmbər 1881 pɔˈlin ˈaɪnstaɪn wɑz ə ˈwɛˈlɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd ənd kwaɪət ˈwʊmən hu hæd ən ˌɪnkləˈneɪʃən fər ðə ɑrts. ʃi wɑz ə ˈtæləntɪd ənd ˈdɛdəkeɪtəd piˈænə pleɪər. ʃi meɪd ˈælbərt bɪˈgɪn wɪθ vaɪəˈlɪn ˈlɛsənz æt ðə eɪʤ əv ˈbɪznɪs ˈprɑbləmz ˈɛdət ðə ˈfæktəri əv ˈhərmən ənd ˈʤækəb wɑz muvd tɪ ˈpeɪviə, ˈɪtəli ɪn 1894 ˈhərmən, mərˈiə ənd pɔˈlin muvd tɪ ˈmaɪˌlæn ɪn ðə seɪm jɪr ənd wən jɪr ˈleɪtər, muvd tɪ ˈpeɪviə. ˈælbərt steɪd wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn mˈjunɪk tɪ kənˈtɪnju hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðɛr. ðə ˌsɛpərˈeɪʃən frəm hər sən wɑz ˈsərtənli ˈdɪfəkəlt fər pɔˈlin. ənˈfɔrʧənətli, ðə ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ˌənsəkˈsɛsfəl ənd ðə ˈbrəðərz hæd tɪ əˈbændən ðɛr ˈfæktəri ɪn 1896 ðoʊ ˈhərmən hæd lɔst moʊst əv hɪz ˈməni, hi ˈfaʊndɪd (wɪˈθaʊt hɪz ˈbrəðər) əˈnəðər ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈmaɪˌlæn. ðɪs taɪm ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ˈbɛtər. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, hɛlθ hæd dɪˈtɪriərˌeɪtɪd, ənd hi daɪd əv hɑrt ˈfeɪljər ɪn ˈmaɪˌlæn ɔn 10 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1902 ˈæftər ˈhərmən ˈɛdət ɪn 1903 pɔˈlin wɛnt tɪ lɪv wɪθ hər ˈsɪstər ˈfæni ənd hər ˈhəzbənd ˈruˌdɑlf ˈaɪnstaɪn, ə fərst ˈkəzən əv ˈhərmən, ɪn hechingen*,. ˈdɔtər, ˈɛlsə wɑz tɪ bɪˈkəm ðə ˈsɛkənd waɪf əv ˈælbərt ɪn 1919 ɪn 1910 pɔˈlin muvd wɪθ hər ˈsɪstər, ˈfæni ənd hər ˈfæməli tɪ bərˈlɪn. ʃi tʊk ɔn ə ʤɑb ɛz ˈhaʊˌskipər ɪn heilbronn*, ˈkɪŋdəm əv ɪn 1911 ʃi lɪvd wɪθ hər ˈbrəðər ˈʤeɪkəb kɔʧ ənd hɪz ˈfæməli ɪn ˈzʊrɪk ˈæftər 1914 dɛθ ˈɛdət ˈdʊrɪŋ wərld wɔr aɪ, pɔˈlin fɛl ɪl wɪθ ˈkænsər. ɪn 1918 wɪn ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ hər ˈdɔtər, mərˈiə, ənd ˈsənɪnˌlɔ, pɔl winteler*, ɪn, pɔˈlin wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ðə ˈroʊzəˌnaʊ, du tɪ hər ˈɪlnəs. æt ðə ɛnd əv 1919 ˈælbərt tʊk hɪz ˈməðər aʊt əv ðə ɪn ənd brɔt hər tɪ 5 bərˈlɪn, tɪ steɪ wɪθ ɪm ənd hɪz ˈsɛkənd waɪf, ˈɛlsə, wɛr ʃi ˈleɪtər daɪd. ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˈfɑðər) ˈɛdət ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn 30 ˈɔgəst 1847 10 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1902 wɑz ðə ˈfɑðər əv ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn. ˈərli laɪf ˈɛdət ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ənd həˈlin ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz ˈhərmən muz) wɑz bɔrn ɪn, ˈkɪŋdəm əv tɪ ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd həˈlin muz 3 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1814 20 ˈɔgəst 1887 hi hæd sɪks ˌrɑfˈjɛl 3 dɪˈsɛmbər 1839 15 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1842 meɪl ʤɛt 13 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1844 7 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1905 ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈhaɪnrɪk 12 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1845 16 noʊˈvɛmbər 1877 meɪl ˈɔgəst 23 dɪˈsɛmbər 1849 14 ˈeɪprəl 1911 meɪl ˈʤækəb 25 noʊˈvɛmbər 1850 1912 meɪl ˈfridərɪk "rika*" 15 mɑrʧ 1855 17 ʤun 1938 ˈfiˌmeɪl æt ðə eɪʤ əv 14 ˈhərmən əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈsɛkənˌdɛri skul ɪn ðə ˈriʤənəl ˈkæpɪtəl ˈstətgərt ənd wɑz ˌækəˈdɛmɪkli səkˈsɛsfəl. hi hæd ə strɔŋ əˈfɛkʃən fər ˌmæθəˈmætɪks, ənd wʊd hæv laɪkt tɪ ˈstədi ɪn ðɪs ər ə rɪˈleɪtɪd ˈɛriə, bət ɛz ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən əv ðə ˈfæməli prɪˈkludɪd ˈfərðər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, hi ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ bɪˈkəm ə ˈmərʧənt ənd bɪˈgæn ən əˈprɛntəsˌʃɪp ɪn ˈstətgərt. ˈmɛrɪʤ tɪ pɔˈlin ˈɛdət ˈhərmən ˈmɛrid pɔˈlin kɔʧ ɪn, ˈkɪŋdəm əv ɔn 8 ˈɔgəst 1876 ˈæftər ðɛr ˈwɛdɪŋ, ðə jəŋ ˈkəpəl lɪvd ɪn əlm, wɛr ˈhərmən bɪˈkeɪm ʤɔɪnt ˈpɑrtnər ɪn ðə ˈfɛðər bɛd ʃɑp əv hɪz ˈkəzənz, ˈmoʊzɪs ənd ˈhərmən ˈlivaɪ. ɪn əlm, ðɛr ˈɛldəst sən ˈælbərt wɑz bɔrn ɔn 14 mɑrʧ 1879 ɔn ðə ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv əv ˈbrəðər ˈʤækəb, ðə ˈfæməli muvd tɪ mˈjunɪk ɪn ðə ˈsəmər əv 1880 ðɛr, ðə tu ˈbrəðərz ˈfaʊndɪd ðə ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈaɪnstaɪn siaɪi, wɪθ ˈhərmən biɪŋ ðə ˈmərʧənt ənd ˈʤækəb ðə tɛkˈnɪʃən. ðə ˈsɛkənd ʧaɪld əv ˈhərmən ənd pɔˈlin, ðɛr ˈdɔtər mərˈiə (kɔld), wɑz bɔrn ɪn mˈjunɪk ɔn 18 noʊˈvɛmbər 1881 wərk ˈɛdət ðə' ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl fərm ˌmænjəˈfækʧərd ənd ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈmitərz beɪst ɔn dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt. ðeɪ wər ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti tɪ mˈjunɪk. ɪn 1885 ðeɪ wən ðə ˈkɑnˌtrækt ðət prəˈvaɪdɪd ˌdiˈsi laɪts tɪ ˌɪˈlumɪnɪt ðə fər ðə fərst taɪm. ɪn 1893 ðə ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈbrəðərz lɔst ə bɪd ɔn ə ˈkɑnˌtrækt fər ðə ɪˌlɛktrəfɪˈkeɪʃən əv mˈjunɪk tɪ schukert*, ˈhərmən ənd smɔl ˈkəmpəˌni lækt ðə ˈkæpɪtəl tɪ ˈkɑnvərt ðɛr ɪkˈwɪpmənt ˈoʊvər frəm ðə dɪˈrɛkt ˈkɑrənt (ˌdiˈsi) ˈstændərd tɪ ðə mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈɔltərˌneɪtɪŋ ˈkɑrənt (ˈeɪˈsi) ˈstændərd biɪŋ juzd baɪ ðɛr ˈfɔrʧənz tʊk ə ˈdaʊnwərd tərn frəm ðɛr. ðeɪ wər fɔrst tɪ sɛl ðɛr mˈjunɪk ˈfæktəri ənd, ɪn sərʧ əv ˈbɪznɪs, ðə tu ˈbrəðərz muvd ðɛr ˈkəmpəˌni tɪ ˈpeɪviə, ˈɪtəli ɪn 1894 ˈhərmən, pɔˈlin ənd muvd tɪ ˈmaɪˌlæn ɪn ðə seɪm jɪr ənd wən jɪr ˈleɪtər muvd tɪ ˈpeɪviə. ˈælbərt steɪd wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn mˈjunɪk tɪ kənˈtɪnju hɪz ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ðɛr. du tɪ pur ˈbɪznɪs, ˈhərmən ənd ˈʤækəb hæd tɪ əˈbændən ðɛr ˈfæktəri ɪn ðoʊ ˈhərmən hæd lɔst moʊst əv ðɛr ˈməni, hi ˈfaʊndɪd əˈnəðər ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ɪn ˈmaɪˌlæn, ðɪs taɪm wɪˈθaʊt hɪz ˈbrəðər. hi wɑz səˈpɔrtɪd ˌfaɪˈnænʃəli baɪ hɪz ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn ðɪs ˈvɛnʧər. ðoʊ ˈbɪznɪs wɑz ˈbɛtər ðɪs taɪm, ˈhərmən wɑz priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd wɪθ "ˈwəriz du tɪ ðə vɛkˈseɪʃəs ˈməni". hi muvd bæk tɪ ˈʤərməni ɪn 1902 dɛθ ˈɛdət ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn daɪd əv hɑrt ˈfeɪljər ɪn ˈmaɪˌlæn ɪn 1902 ðə greɪv ɪz ˌɪnˈsaɪd di miˈlɑnoʊ. ˈɛdwərd "tɛt" ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts sən) ˈɛdət ˈɛdwərd ˈaɪnstaɪn 28 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1910 25 ɑkˈtoʊbər 1965 wɑz bɔrn ɪn zürich*, sˈwɪtsərlənd, ðə ˈsɛkənd sən əv ˈfɪzɪsɪst ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn frəm hɪz fərst waɪf marić*ć. ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd hɪz ˈfæməli muvd tɪ bərˈlɪn ɪn 1914 ˈʃɔrtli ðɛˈræftər ðə ˈpɛrənts ˈsɛpərˌeɪtɪd, ənd marić*ć rɪˈtərnd tɪ zürich*, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛdwərd ənd hɪz ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər hɑns ˈælbərt wɪθ hər. hɪz ˈfɑðər riˈmɛrid ɪn 1919 ənd ɪn ðə ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈəndər ðə θrɛt əv ðə ˈʤərmən ˈnɑtsi rəˈʒim. laɪf ˈɛdət ˈɛdwərd wɑz ə gʊd ˈstudənt ənd hæd mˈjuzɪkəl ˈtælənt. ˈæftər ʤɪmˈneɪziəm, hi ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˈstədi ˈmɛdəsən tɪ bɪˈkəm ə səˈkaɪətrəst, bət baɪ ðə eɪʤ əv tˈwɛnti hi wɑz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˌskɪtsəˈfriniə. hi wɑz ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənəˌlaɪzd tu jɪrz ˈleɪtər fər ðə fərst əv ˈsɛvərəl taɪmz. baɪˈɑgrəfərz əv hɪz ˈfɑðər hæv ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪd ðət ðə drəgz ənd "kjʊrz" əv ðə taɪm ˈdæmɪʤd ˈrəðər ðən ˈeɪdɪd ðə jəŋ hɪz ˈbrəðər hɑns ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn bɪˈlivd ðət hɪz ˈmɛməri ənd ˈkɑgnɪtɪv əˈbɪləˌtiz wər ˈdipli əˈfɛktɪd baɪ ˈθɛrəpi ˈtritmənts ˈɛdwərd rɪˈsivd waɪl ˈæftər ə ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn, ˈɛdwərd hæd toʊld hɪz ˈfɑðər ðət hi ˈheɪtɪd ɪm. ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈɛməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts frəm ˈʤərməni ɪn 1933 ˈæftər ðə raɪz əv ðə ˈnɑtsi ˈʤərmən ˈgəvərnmənt ənd ˈnɛvər sɔ hɪz sən ðə ˈfɑðər ənd sən, hum ðə ˈfɑðər ˈfɑndli rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz "tɛt" (fər ˈpɛti), ˌkɔrəˈspɑndɪd ˈrɛgjələrli ˌbiˈfɔr ənd ˈæftər ˈɛdwərd bɪˈkeɪm ɪl. ðɛr ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns kənˈtɪnjud ˈæftər ðə ˈfɑðərz ˌɪməˈgreɪʃən tɪ ðə ˈɛdwərd rɪˈmeɪnd ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn mˈjuzɪk ənd roʊt ənd wɑz ə ˈsɪgmənd frɔɪd ɛnˈθuziˌæst. hi həŋ ə ˈpɪkʧər əv frɔɪd ɔn hɪz ˈbɛˌdrum hɪz ˈməðər kɛrd fər ɪm ənˈtɪl ʃi daɪd ɪn 1948 frəm ðɛn ɔn ˈɛdwərd lɪvd moʊst əv ðə taɪm æt ðə ˌsaɪkiˈætrɪk ˈklɪnɪk ɪn ˈzʊrɪk, wɛr hi daɪd ɪn 1965 əv ə stroʊk æt eɪʤ 55 hi ɪz ˈbɛrid æt ˈsɛmɪˌtɛri ɪn mərˈiə "maja*" ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˈsɪstər) ˈɛdət mərˈiə "maja*" ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd hər ˈoʊldər ˈbrəðər, ˈælbərt, wər ðə tu ˈʧɪldrən əv ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd pɔˈlin ˈaɪnstaɪn kɔʧ), hu hæd muvd frəm əlm tɪ mˈjunɪk ɪn ʤun 1881 wɪn ˈælbərt wɑz ðɛr ˈhərmən ənd hɪz ˈbrəðər ˈʤækəb hæd ˈfaʊndɪd ˈaɪnstaɪn siaɪi., ən ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ˈælbərt, si. 1886 ənd ˈælbərt, si. 1893 ʃi wɑz bɔrn 18 noʊˈvɛmbər 1881 ɪn mˈjunɪk. ənd ˈælbərt gɑt əˈlɔŋ ˈvɛri wɛl ɔl ðɛr ˈnidɪd] ʃi wɑz ˈælbərts ˈoʊnli frɛnd ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz ˈnidɪd] ʃi əˈtɛndəd ˌɛləˈmɛnʧri skul ɪn mˈjunɪk frəm 1887 tɪ 1894 ʃi ðɛn muvd wɪθ hər ˈpɛrənts tɪ ˈmaɪˌlæn, wɛr ʃi əˈtɛndəd ðə ˈʤərmən ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl skul; ˈælbərt hæd steɪd bɪˈhaɪnd wɪθ ˈrɛlətɪvz ɪn mˈjunɪk tɪ kəmˈplit hɪz ˈskulɪŋ. frəm 1899 tɪ 1902 ʃi əˈtɛndəd ə ˈwərkˌʃɑp fər ˈtiʧərz ɪn aarau*. ˈæftər ʃi pæst hər ˈfaɪnəl ɪgˈzæmz, ʃi ˈstədid ˈroʊmæns ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd ˈlɪtərəʧər ɪn bərˈlɪn, bərn ənd ˈpɛrɪs. ɪn 1909 ʃi ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd frəm ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv bərn, hər ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən wɑz ɛnˈtaɪtəld "ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə trəˈdɪʃən əv ðə ˌʃɛvəˈlɪr oʊ ˈsɪgnə ənd ðə godefroi*". ɪn ðə jɪr ˈfɑloʊɪŋ hər ˌgræʤəˈweɪʃən, ʃi ˈmɛrid pɔl winteler*, bət ðeɪ wər tɪ bi ˈʧaɪldləs. ðə jəŋ ˈkəpəl muvd tɪ ɪn 1911 wɛr ˈhəzbənd hæd faʊnd ə ʤɑb. ɪn 1922 ðeɪ muvd tɪ nɪr ˈflɔrəns ɪn ˈæftər ðə ˌɪˈtæljən ˈlidər bɪˈniˌtoʊ ˌmusoʊˈlini ˌɪntrəˈdust lɔz ɪn ˈɪtəli, ˈælbərt ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪd tɪ ˈɛməˌgreɪt tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪn 1939 ənd lɪv ɪn hɪz ˈrɛzɪdəns ɪn ˈmərsər strit, ˈprɪnstən, nu ˈʤərzi. hər ˈhəzbənd wɑz dɪˈnaɪd ˈɛntri ˈɪntu ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɔn hɛlθ spɛnt səm ˈplɛzənt jɪrz wɪθ ˈælbərt, ənˈtɪl ʃi hæd ə stroʊk ɪn 1946 ənd bɪˈkeɪm ʃi ˈleɪtər dɪˈvɛləpt prəˈgrɛsɪv ɑrˌtɪrioʊsklərˈoʊsəs, ənd daɪd ɪn ˈprɪnstən ɔn 25 ʤun 1951 fɔr jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr hər ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˈdɔtər) ˈɛdət ˈaɪnstaɪn (bɔrn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1902 læst ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn 1903 ˈpɑsəbəl deɪt əv dɛθ, 18 sɛpˈtɛmbər ˈnidɪd] wɑz ðə fərst ʧaɪld əv marić*ć ənd ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns bɪtˈwin hər ˈpɛrənts, wɑz bɔrn ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1902 ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr hər ˈpɛrənts ˈmɛrid, ɪn ˈnoʊvi sæd, vojvodina*, ˈprɛzənt deɪ ˈsərbiə, ənd wɑz kɛrd fər baɪ hər ˈməðər fər ə ʃɔrt taɪm waɪl ˈaɪnstaɪn wərkt ɪn sˈwɪtsərlənd ˌbiˈfɔr marić*ć ʤɔɪnd ɪm ðɛr wɪˈθaʊt ðə ʧaɪld. "lieserl's*" ɪgˈzɪstəns wɑz ənˈnoʊn tɪ baɪˈɑgrəfərz ənˈtɪl 1986 wɪn ə bæʧ əv ˈlɛtərz bɪtˈwin ˈælbərt ənd marić*ć wɑz dɪˈskəvərd baɪ hɑns ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪnz ˈdɔtər ˈɛvəlɪn. marić*ć hæd hoʊpt fər ə gərl, waɪl ˈaɪnstaɪn wʊd hæv prɪˈfərd ə bɔɪ. ɪn ðɛr ˈlɛtərz, ðeɪ kɔld ðə ˈənˈbɔrn ʧaɪld "lieserl*", wɪn rɪˈfərɪŋ tɪ ə gərl, ər "hanserl*", ɪf ə bɔɪ. boʊθ "lieserl*" ənd "hanserl*" wər əv ðə ˈkɑmən ˈʤərmən neɪmz liz (ʃɔrt fər ɪˈlɪzəbɪθ) ənd hɑns. ðə fərst ˈrɛfərəns tɪ ˈprɛgnənsi wɑz faʊnd ɪn ə ˈlɛtər ˈaɪnstaɪn roʊt tɪ hər frəm ˈwɪntərθər, ˈprɑbəˌbli ɔn 28 meɪ 1901 (ˈlɛtər 36 ˈæskɪŋ twaɪs əˈbaʊt "ðə bɔɪ" ənd "ɑr ˈlɪtəl wɛˈræz fərst ˈrɛfərəns wɑz faʊnd ɪn hər ˈlɛtər əv 13 noʊˈvɛmbər 1901 (ˈlɛtər 43 frəm staɪn æm raɪn, ɪn wɪʧ ʃi rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈənˈbɔrn ʧaɪld ɛz ˈaɪnstaɪn goʊz əˈlɔŋ wɪθ wɪʃ fər ə ˈdɔtər, ənd rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə ˈənˈbɔrn ʧaɪld ɛz "lieserl*" ɛz wɛl, bət wɪθ ə sɛns əv ˈhjumər ɛz ɪn ˈlɛtər 45 əv 12 dɪˈsɛmbər 1901 ənd bi ˈhæpi əˈbaʊt ɑr, hum aɪ ˈsikrɪtli (soʊ ˈdəzənt ˈnoʊtɪs) prɪˈfər tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ə ðə ʧaɪld məst hæv bɪn bɔrn ˈʃɔrtli ˌbiˈfɔr 4 ˈfɛbruˌɛri 1902 wɪn ˈaɪnstaɪn roʊt: naʊ ju si ðət ɪt ˈrɪli ɪz ə, ʤɪst ɛz jʊd wɪʃt. ɪz ʃi ˈhɛlθi ənd dɪz ʃi kraɪ ˈprɑpərli? aɪ ləv hər soʊ məʧ ənd doʊnt ˈivɪn noʊ hər ðə læst taɪm "lieserl*" wɑz ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðɛr ˈɛkstənt ˌkɔrəˈspɑndəns wɑz ɪn ˈaɪnstaɪnz ˈlɛtər əv 19 sɛpˈtɛmbər 1903 (ˈlɛtər 54 ɪn wɪʧ hi ʃoʊd kənˈsərn ðət ʃi hæd ˈskɑrlət ˈfivər. hɪz ˈæskɪŋ "ɛz wət ɪz ðə ʧaɪld ˈrɛʤɪstərd? [ˈædɪŋ] wi məst teɪk priˈkɔʃənz ðət ˈprɑbləmz doʊnt əraɪz fər hər ˈleɪtər" meɪ ˈɪndəˌkeɪt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ gɪv ðə ʧaɪld əp fər ɛz ˈniðər ðə fʊl neɪm, nɔr ðə feɪt əv ðə ʧaɪld ər noʊn, soʊ fɑr ˈsɛvərəl haɪˈpɑθəˌsiz əˈbaʊt hər laɪf ənd dɛθ hæv bɪn pʊt ˈfɔrwərd: mɪˈʃɛl zackheim*, ɪn hər bʊk ɔn "lieserl*", ˈaɪnstaɪnz ˈdɔtər steɪts ðət "lieserl*" wɑz dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəli dɪˈseɪbəld, ənd ðət ʃi lɪvd wɪθ hər ˈməðərz ˈfæməli ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli daɪd əv ˈskɑrlət ˈfivər ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1903 32 steɪts ðət "lieserl*" wɑz dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛnəli dɪˈseɪbəld, ənd ðət ʃi lɪvd wɪθ hər ˈməðərz ˈfæməli ənd ˈprɑbəˌbli daɪd əv ˈskɑrlət ˈfivər ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər 1903 əˈnəðər ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti, baɪ ˈrɑbərt əv ðə ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈpeɪpərz ˈprɑʤɛkt, ɪz ðət "lieserl*" wɑz əˈdɑptəd baɪ kloʊz frɛnd, həˈlin savić*ć, ənd wɑz reɪzd baɪ hər ənd lɪvd ˈəndər ðə neɪm savić*ć" ənˈtɪl ðə 1990s*. savić*ć dɪd ɪn fækt reɪz ə ʧaɪld baɪ ðə neɪm əv zorka*, hu wɑz blaɪnd frəm ˈʧaɪlˌdhʊd ənd daɪd ɪn ðə 1990s*. ˌbiˈfɔr hɪz dɛθ ɪn 2012 hər ˈgrændˌsən ˈmaɪˌlæn ɛn. popović*ć, əˈpɑn ɪkˈstɛnsɪv ˈrisərʧ əv ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp bɪtˈwin ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd marić*ć, rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˌpɑsəˈbɪləˌti ðət ɪt wɑz "lieserl*", ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə haɪˈpɑθəsəs ðət ðə ʧaɪld daɪd ɪn sɛpˈtɛmbər ə ˈlɛtər ˈwaɪdli ˈsərkjəˌleɪtɪd ɔn ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɔn ðə "ˌjunəˈvərsəl fɔrs" əv ləv, əˈtrɪbjətəd ɛz "ə ˈlɛtər frəm ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn tɪ hɪz ˈdɔtər", ɪz ə ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˈgrænˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈaɪnstaɪn 8 1808 21 noʊv 1868 ðə sən əv ˈrəpərt ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd overnauer*, ɪz ðə ˈfɑðər əv ˈhərmən ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd ˈgrænˌfɑðər əv sən, ˈælbərt. ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈmɛrid həˈlin muz, ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈʤərmən ʤu, ɪn ˈeɪprəl 1839 ɪn bæd. təˈgɛðər, ðeɪ hæd ˈsɛvərəl ˈʧɪldrən: ˌrɑfˈjɛl 3 dɛk 1839 15 ʤæn 1842 meɪl ʤɛt 13 ʤæn 1844 7 ʤæn 1905 ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈhaɪnrɪk 12 ɔkt 1845 16 noʊv 1877 meɪl ˈhərmən 30 ˈɔgəst 1847 10 ɔkt 1902 meɪl ˈɔgəst 23 dɛk 1849 14 1911 meɪl ˈʤeɪkəb 25 noʊv meɪl "rikah*" 15 mɑr 1855 17 ʤən 1938 ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈsərˌneɪmz ər ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd ˈpleɪsɪz ər ɪn ˈʤərməni ənˈlɛs ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈnoʊtɪd. ənd ˈɛdət fərst noʊn ɪz ˈmoʊzɪs (fl*. si. 1700 hi hæd tu sənz: ˈliəˌpoʊld (bɔrn si. 1700 ənd ˌbɑˈruk ˈmoʊzɪs 1665 ɪn ˈwæŋən 1750 ˌbɑˈruk wɑz ˈlaɪkli ðə fərst tɪ ʧeɪnʤ ðə neɪm ˈspɛlɪŋ tɪ ˌbɑˈruk wɑz ˈmɛrid tɪ (bɔrn 1635 ənd hæd θri sənz: 1689 ɪn bæd 1732 ˈdænjəl (bɔrn 1690 ɪn fellheim*), ənd ˈeɪbrəˌhæm. hi meɪ hæv bɪn ˈmɛrid əˈgɛn. wɑz ˈmɛrid twaɪs. hɪz fərst ˈmɛrɪʤ prəˈdust ə sən, ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈaɪnstaɪn (bɔrn si. 1704 ɪn bæd), ə ˈdɔtər, ənd ˈpɑsəbli əˈnəðər sən, ˈdeɪvɪd vit ˈaɪnstaɪn 1713 ɪn, əv ˈɔgzbərg 1763 hɪz ˈsɛkənd ˈmɛrɪʤ wɑz tɪ ˈʤudɪθ haymann*. ˈdeɪvɪd wɑz ˈiðər sən ər ðət əv' fərst waɪf. ˈʤudɪθ ˈɔlsoʊ hæd tu ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl sənz: ˈdænjəl 1690 ɪn fellheim*, ˈdəʧi əv bəˈvɛriə ˈæftər 1720 ənd ˈliəˌpoʊld 1700 ˈæftər 1719 ˈdænjəlz ˈʧɪldrən ˈɛdət ˈdænjəl hæd fɔr waɪvz, bət dɪˈspaɪt ðɪs hi hæd ˈoʊnli wən ʧaɪld, ˈiðər ə sən ər ˈstɛpˌsən: ˈliəˌpoʊld 1720 ɪn əlm, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər 6 noʊˈvɛmbər 1796 ɪn laupheim*, əv ˈɔgzbərg) dɪˈsɛndənt ˈfæməliz:, bernheins*, bukas*, steiners*, nathans*, noerdlingers*, straussses*, ˈʧɪldrən ˈɛdət ˈliəˌpoʊld hæd wən waɪf kɔld ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn (bɔrn 1700 ɪn, ˈʤərməni) ənd hæd: ˈeɪbrəˌhæm 12 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 1718 ɪn, əv ˈɔgzbərg 16 ʤun 1787 dɪˈsɛndənt ˈfæməliz: ənd ˈʧɪldrən ˈɛdət ˈeɪbrəˌhæm hæd wən ənˈnoʊn waɪf ənd ə sən: ˈʤoʊzəf 1726 ɪn, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər 29 ˈeɪprəl 1795 ɪn jebenhausen*, ˈdəʧi əv) dɪˈsɛndənt ˈfæməliz: ˈlɪndaʊər, ˈrɔrbɑkər, weils*,, lindauers*, kohns*, ˈlɛvɪs, fellheimers*, fræŋks, lindauers*, sulzbergs*, ənd ˈdeɪvɪdz ˈʧɪldrən ˈɛdət frəm ˈmɛrɪʤ wɪθ ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈərlɪk hi hæd: 1733 ɪn, əv ˈɔgzbərg 1799 (ˈaɪnstaɪnz great-great-grandfather*), hɪz ɪz ˈgrænˌfɑðər əv ˈeɪbrəˌhæm əˈbəv, hu hæd bɪn ðə spaʊs əv ˈgritə. ˈrupərt ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət birthdate*: ˌʤuˈlaɪ 21 1759 ˈbərθˌpleɪs:, biberach*, əv ˈɔgzbərg, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər dɛθ: daɪd ˈeɪprəl 4 1834 ɪn, biberach*, ˈkɪŋdəm əv ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: sən əv hərʃ ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd həˈlin ˈhændəl ˈhəzbənd əv rəˈbɛkə ˈfɑðər əv ˈʤudɪθ ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˌrɑfˈjɛl ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈrupərt ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈsæmjul ˈrupərt ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈdeɪvɪd ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd 1 ˈəðər ˈbrəðərz əv ˈʤudɪθ ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈʤoʊzəf ˈaɪnstaɪn; vit hərʃ ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd həˈlin ˈrisər hərʃ ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz: bɛn ˈdeɪvɪd" birthdate*: 1733 ˈbərθˌpleɪs: bæd, biberach*, əv ˈɔgzbərg, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər dɛθ: daɪd 1799 ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: sən əv ˈdeɪvɪd vit ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈhəzbənd əv həˈlin ˈhændəl ˈfɑðər əv ˈʤudɪθ ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈʤoʊzəf ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈrupərt ˈaɪnstaɪn; vit hərʃ 1 ˈəðər ˈbrəðər əv (ˈmoʊzɪs) ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈdeɪvɪd vit ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət birthdate*: ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd bɪtˈwin 1695 ənd 1729 ˈbərθˌpleɪs:, biberach*, əv ˈɔgzbərg, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər dɛθ: daɪd 1763 ɪn bæd, biberach*, əv ˈɔgzbərg, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: sən əv ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd ˈʤudɪθ ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈhəzbənd əv ˈkɛrəˌlaɪn ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈfɑðər əv (ˈmoʊzɪs) ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd hərʃ ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈbrəðər əv ˈʤoʊzəf ˈaɪnstaɪn; ənˈnoʊn ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈdænjəl ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd ˈliəˌpoʊld ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈaɪnstaɪn (ˈælbərts ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət birthdate*: 1690 ˈbərθˌpleɪs: fellheim*, bəˈvɛriən swabia*, ɪˈlɛktərət əv bəˈvɛriə, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər dɛθ: daɪd 1732 ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: sən əv ˌbɑˈruk ˈmoʊzɪs ənd ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈhəzbənd əv ˈʤudɪθ ˈaɪnstaɪn ˈfɑðər əv ˈʤoʊzəf ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈdeɪvɪd vit ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈeɪbrəˌhæm ˈaɪnstaɪn; ˈdænjəl ˈaɪnstaɪn ənd 1 ˈəðər ˌbɑˈruk ˈmoʊzɪs (ˈælbərts ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət birthdate*: ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd bɪtˈwin 1615 ənd 1675 ˈbərθˌpleɪs: ˈwæŋən, ˈdəʧi əv, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər dɛθ: daɪd ɪn bæd, tübingen*, əv ˈɔgzbərg, ˈhoʊli ˈroʊmən ˈɛmpaɪər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: sən əv ˈmoʊzɪs, ˈhəzbənd əv ˈaɪnstaɪn, ˈfɑðər əv ˈaɪnstaɪn. ˈmoʊzɪs (ˈælbərts ˌgreɪtˈgrændˌfɑðər) ˈɛdət birthdate*: ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr 1675 ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈfæməli: ˈfɑðər əv ˌbɑˈruk ˈmoʊzɪs si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət ˈʤinjəs, ə ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz dɪˈpɪktɪŋ ðə ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət wərks ˈsaɪtɪd ˈɛdət ˈaɪnstaɪn, ˈælbərt ənd marić*ć, 1992 ðə ləv ˈlɛtərz ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ rɛn ˈrɑbərt. trænzˈleɪtəd baɪ ʃɔn smɪθ. ˈprɪnstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, ˈprɪnstən, n.j*. ˈɛdɪtɪd baɪ rɛn ˈrɑbərt. trænzˈleɪtəd baɪ ʃɔn smɪθ. ˈprɪnstən ˌjunəˈvərsəti prɛs, ˈprɪnstən, n.j*. ˈhaɪˌfild, ˈrɑʤər; ˈkɑrtər, pɔl 1993 ðə ˈpraɪvət lɪvz əv ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn. ˈləndən: ˈfeɪbər ənd ˈfeɪbər. ˈfərðər ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɛdət |
this article is about the family of albert einstein . for other people named einstein, see einstein (surname)
the einstein family is the family of the renowned physicist albert einstein (1879–1955). einstein's great-great-great-great-grandfather, jakob weil, was his oldest recorded relative, born in the late 17th century, and the family continues to this day. albert einstein's great-great-grandfather, löb moses sontheimer (1745–1831), was also the grandfather of the prominent tenor heinrich sontheim (1820–1912) of stuttgart.[1]
albert's three children were from his relationship with his first wife, mileva marić, his daughter lieserl being born a year before they married.
albert einstein's second wife was elsa einstein, whose mother fanny koch was the sister of albert's mother, and whose father, rudolf einstein, was the son of raphael einstein, a brother of albert's paternal grandfather. thus albert and elsa were first cousins through their mothers and second cousins through their fathers.[2]
etymology [ edit ]
einstein (english /'ain-stain/, german /'ain-ʃtain/): 1. german: habitation name from various places named with a middle high german derivative of the verb einsteinen ‘to enclose, surround with stone’ because of the unsettled social climate of the middle ages. 2. jewish (ashkenazic): adaptation of the german name or else an ornamental name using the ending –stein ‘stone’. variant (of 2): azfer.[3]
einstein family table [ edit ]
einstein family tree
pauline koch (albert's mother) [ edit ]
pauline einstein (née koch) (8 february 1858 – 20 february 1920) was the mother of the physicist albert einstein. she was born in cannstatt, kingdom of württemberg.[6] she was jewish and had an older sister, fanny, and two older brothers, jacob and caesar. her parents were julius doerzbacher, who had adopted the family name koch in 1842, and jette bernheimer. they were married in 1847. pauline's father was from jebenhausen, now part of the city of göppingen, and grew up in modest economic circumstances. later, he lived in cannstatt and together with his brother heinrich, made a considerable fortune in the corn trade. they even became "royal württemberg purveyor to the court". their mother was from cannstatt and was a quiet and caring person.
early life [ edit ]
at 18 years old, pauline married the merchant hermann einstein who lived in ulm. they got married in cannstatt on 8 august 1876. after the marriage, the young couple lived in ulm, where hermann became joint partner in a bed feathers company. their son, albert was born on 14 march 1879.[7] on the initiative of hermann's brother jakob the family moved to munich in the summer of 1880, where the two brothers together founded an electrical engineering company called [8] einstein & cie. the second child of hermann and pauline, their daughter maria (called maja), was born in munich on 18 november 1881. pauline einstein was a well-educated and quiet woman who had an inclination for the arts. she was a talented and dedicated piano player. she made albert begin with violin lessons at the age of five.[9]
business problems [ edit ]
the factory of hermann and jakob was moved to pavia, italy in 1894. hermann, maria and pauline moved to milan in the same year and one year later, moved to pavia. albert stayed with relatives in munich to continue his education there. the separation from her son was certainly difficult for pauline. unfortunately, the business was unsuccessful and the brothers had to abandon their factory in 1896. though hermann had lost most of his money, he founded (without his brother) another electrical engineering company in milan. this time business was better. however, hermann's health had deteriorated, and he died of heart failure in milan on 10 october 1902.
after hermann [ edit ]
in 1903, pauline went to live with her sister fanny and her husband rudolf einstein, a first cousin of hermann, in hechingen, württemberg. fanny's daughter, elsa was to become the second wife of albert in 1919. in 1910, pauline moved with her sister, fanny and her family to berlin. she took on a job as housekeeper in heilbronn, kingdom of württemberg in 1911. she lived with her brother jacob koch and his family in zurich after 1914.
death [ edit ]
during world war i, pauline fell ill with cancer. in 1918, when visiting her daughter, maria, and son-in-law, paul winteler, in luzern, pauline was taken to the sanatorium rosenau, due to her illness. at the end of 1919, albert took his terminally-ill mother out of the sanatorium in luzern and brought her to haberlandstrasse 5, berlin, to stay with him and his second wife, elsa, where she later died.
hermann einstein (albert's father) [ edit ]
hermann einstein (30 august 1847 – 10 october 1902) was the father of albert einstein.
early life [ edit ]
abraham and helene einstein
hermann einstein (also known as hermann moos) was born in buchau, kingdom of württemberg to abraham einstein and helene moos (3 july 1814 – 20 august 1887).
he had six siblings:[10]
raphael (3 december 1839 – 15 january 1842); male
jette (13 january 1844 – 7 january 1905); female
heinrich (12 october 1845 – 16 november 1877); male
august ignaz (23 december 1849 – 14 april 1911); male
jakob (25 november 1850 – 1912); male
friederike "rika" (15 march 1855 – 17 june 1938); female
at the age of 14, hermann attended the secondary school in the regional capital stuttgart and was academically successful. he had a strong affection for mathematics, and would have liked to study in this or a related area, but as the financial situation of the family precluded further education, he decided to become a merchant and began an apprenticeship in stuttgart.
marriage to pauline [ edit ]
hermann married 18-year-old pauline koch in cannstatt, kingdom of württemberg on 8 august 1876. after their wedding, the young couple lived in ulm, where hermann became joint partner in the feather bed shop of his cousins, moses and hermann levi. in ulm, their eldest son albert was born on 14 march 1879. on the initiative of hermann's brother jakob, the family moved to munich in the summer of 1880. there, the two brothers founded the electrical engineering company einstein & cie, with hermann being the merchant and jakob the technician. the second child of hermann and pauline, their daughter maria (called maja), was born in munich on 18 november 1881.
work [ edit ]
the einsteins' electrical firm manufactured dynamos and electrical meters based on direct current. they were instrumental in bringing electricity to munich. in 1885, they won the contract that provided dc lights to illuminate the oktoberfest for the first time.
in 1893 the einstein brothers lost a bid on a contract for the electrification of munich to schukert, hermann and jakob's small company lacked the capital to convert their equipment over from the direct current (dc) standard to the more efficient alternating current (ac) standard being used by schukert.[11] their fortunes took a downward turn from there. they were forced to sell their munich factory and, in search of business, the two brothers moved their company to pavia, italy in 1894. hermann, pauline and maja moved to milan in the same year and one year later moved to pavia. albert stayed with relatives in munich to continue his education there.
due to poor business, hermann and jakob had to abandon their factory in 1896.[12] though hermann had lost most of their money, he founded another electrical engineering company in milan, this time without his brother. he was supported financially by his relatives in this venture. though business was better this time, hermann was preoccupied with "worries due to the vexatious money". he moved back to germany in 1902.
death [ edit ]
hermann einstein died of heart failure in milan in 1902. the grave is civico mausoleo palanti inside cimitero monumentale di milano.
eduard "tete" einstein (albert's son) [ edit ]
eduard einstein (28 july 1910 – 25 october 1965) was born in zürich, switzerland, the second son of physicist albert einstein from his first wife mileva marić. albert einstein and his family moved to berlin in 1914. shortly thereafter the parents separated, and marić returned to zürich, taking eduard and his older brother hans albert with her. his father remarried in 1919 and in the 1930s emigrated to the united states under the threat of the german nazi regime.
life [ edit ]
eduard was a good student and had musical talent. after gymnasium, he started to study medicine to become a psychiatrist, but by the age of twenty he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. he was institutionalized two years later for the first of several times. biographers of his father have speculated that the drugs and "cures" of the time damaged rather than aided the young einstein.[13] his brother hans albert einstein believed that his memory and cognitive abilities were deeply affected by electroconvulsive therapy treatments eduard received while institutionalized.[14]
after a breakdown, eduard had told his father that he hated him. albert einstein emigrated to the united states from germany in 1933 after the rise of the nazi german government and never saw his son again.[15] the father and son, whom the father fondly referred to as "tete" (for petit), corresponded regularly before and after eduard became ill. their correspondence continued after the father's immigration to the u.s.[16][17]
eduard remained interested in music and art,[18] wrote poetry,[19] and was a sigmund freud enthusiast. he hung a picture of freud on his bedroom wall.[20]
his mother cared for him until she died in 1948. from then on eduard lived most of the time at the psychiatric clinic burghölzli in zurich, where he died in 1965 of a stroke at age 55. he is buried at hönggerberg cemetery in zurich.[21]
maria "maja" einstein (albert's sister) [ edit ]
maria "maja" einstein and her older brother, albert, were the two children of hermann einstein and pauline einstein (née koch), who had moved from ulm to munich in june 1881, when albert was one.[22] there hermann and his brother jakob had founded einstein & cie., an electrical engineering company.[23]
maja and albert, c. 1886
maja and albert, c. 1893
she was born 18 november 1881 in munich. maja and albert got along very well all their lives.[citation needed] she was albert's only friend during his childhood.[citation needed]
she attended elementary school in munich from 1887 to 1894. she then moved with her parents to milan, where she attended the german international school; albert had stayed behind with relatives in munich to complete his schooling. from 1899 to 1902, she attended a workshop for teachers in aarau. after she passed her final exams, she studied romance languages and literature in berlin, bern and paris. in 1909, she graduated from university of bern, her dissertation was entitled "contribution to the tradition of the chevalier au cygne and the enfances godefroi".
in the year following her graduation, she married paul winteler, but they were to be childless. the young couple moved to luzern in 1911, where maja's husband had found a job. in 1922, they moved to colonnata near florence in italy.[24]
after the italian leader benito mussolini introduced anti-semitic laws in italy, albert invited maja to emigrate to the united states in 1939 and live in his residence in mercer street, princeton, new jersey. her husband was denied entry into the united states on health grounds.[23] maja spent some pleasant years with albert, until she had a stroke in 1946, and became bedridden.[25] she later developed progressive arteriosclerosis, and died in princeton on 25 june 1951 four years before her brother.[25]
lieserl einstein (albert's daughter) [ edit ]
lieserl einstein (born january 1902 – last mentioned in 1903; possible date of death, 18 september 1903)[citation needed] was the first child of mileva marić and albert einstein.
according to the correspondence between her parents, lieserl was born in january 1902, a year before her parents married, in novi sad, vojvodina, present day serbia, and was cared for by her mother for a short time while einstein worked in switzerland before marić joined him there without the child.
"lieserl's" existence was unknown to biographers until 1986, when a batch of letters between albert and mileva marić was discovered by hans albert einstein's daughter evelyn.
marić had hoped for a girl, while einstein would have preferred a boy. in their letters, they called the unborn child "lieserl", when referring to a girl, or "hanserl", if a boy. both "lieserl" and "hanserl" were augmentatives of the common german names liese (short for elizabeth) and hans.
the first reference to marić's pregnancy was found in a letter einstein wrote to her from winterthur, probably on 28 may 1901 (letter 36), asking twice about "the boy" and "our little son",[26] whereas marić's first reference was found in her letter of 13 november 1901 (letter 43) from stein am rhein, in which she referred to the unborn child as "lieserl".[27] einstein goes along with marić's wish for a daughter, and referred to the unborn child as "lieserl" as well, but with a sense of humour as in letter 45 of 12 december 1901 "... and be happy about our lieserl, whom i secretly (so dollie[28] doesn't notice) prefer to imagine a hanserl."[29]
the child must have been born shortly before 4 february 1902, when einstein wrote: "... now you see that it really is a lieserl, just as you'd wished. is she healthy and does she cry properly? [...] i love her so much and don't even know her yet!"[30]
the last time "lieserl" was mentioned in their extant correspondence was in einstein's letter of 19 september 1903 (letter 54), in which he showed concern that she had scarlet fever. his asking "as what is the child registered? [adding] we must take precautions that problems don't arise for her later" may indicate the intention to give the child up for adoption.[31]
as neither the full name, nor the fate of the child are known, so far several hypotheses about her life and death have been put forward:
michele zackheim, in her book on "lieserl", einstein's daughter , states that "lieserl" was developmentally disabled, and that she lived with her mother's family and probably died of scarlet fever in september 1903. [32]
, states that "lieserl" was developmentally disabled, and that she lived with her mother's family and probably died of scarlet fever in september 1903. another possibility, favoured by robert schulmann of the einstein papers project, is that "lieserl" was adopted by marić's close friend, helene savić, and was raised by her and lived under the name "zorka savić" until the 1990s. savić did in fact raise a child by the name of zorka, who was blind from childhood and died in the 1990s. before his death in 2012, her grandson milan n. popović, upon extensive research of the relationship between einstein and marić, rejected the possibility that it was "lieserl", and also favoured the hypothesis that the child died in september 1903.[33]
a letter widely circulated on the internet on the "universal force" of love, attributed as "a letter from albert einstein to his daughter", is a hoax.[34]
abraham einstein (albert's grandfather) [ edit ]
abraham einstein (8 apr 1808 – 21 nov 1868), the son of ruppert einstein and rebekha overnauer, is the father of hermann einstein and grandfather of hermann's son, albert. abraham married helene moos, also a german jew, in april 1839 in bad buchau. together, they had several children:
raphael (3 dec 1839 – 15 jan 1842), male
jette (13 jan 1844 – 7 jan 1905), female
heinrich (12 oct 1845 – 16 nov 1877), male
hermann (30 aug 1847 – 10 oct 1902), male
august ignaz (23 dec 1849 – 14 apr 1911), male
jacob (25 nov 1850–1912), male
friederikeh "rikah" (15 mar 1855 – 17 jun 1938), female
surnames are einstein and places are in germany unless otherwise noted.
einsteins and ainsteins [ edit ]
first known is moses ainstein (fl. c. 1700). he had two sons: leopold (born c. 1700); and baruch moses e/ainstein (1665 in wangen – 1750). baruch was likely the first to change the name spelling to einstein.[35]
baruch was married to borichle (born 1635) and had three sons: moyses (1689 in bad buchau – 1732); daniel (born 1690 in fellheim), and abraham. he may have been married again.
moyses was married twice. his first marriage produced a son, abraham einstein (born c. 1704 in bad buchau), a daughter, and possibly another son, david veit einstein (1713 in buchau, prince-bishopric of augsburg – 1763). his second marriage was to judith haymann. david was either judith's son or that of moyses' first wife. judith also had two biological sons: daniel (1690 in fellheim, duchy of bavaria – after 1720) and leopold (1700 – after 1719).
daniel's children [ edit ]
daniel had four wives, but despite this he had only one child, either a son or stepson:
leopold (1720 in ulm, holy roman empire – 6 november 1796 in laupheim, prince-bishopric of augsburg)
descendent families: einsteins, bernheins, bukas, steiners, nathans, noerdlingers, straussses, saengers
leopold's children [ edit ]
leopold had one wife called karoline (born 1700 in buchau, germany) and had:
abraham (12 january 1718 in buchau, prince-bishopric of augsburg – 16 june 1787)
descendent families: guggenheims and einsteins
abraham's children [ edit ]
abraham had one unknown wife and a son:
joseph (1726 in sontheim, holy roman empire – 29 april 1795 in jebenhausen, duchy of württemberg)
descendent families: lindauer, rohrbacher, weils, einsteins, lindauers, kohns, levis, fellheimers, franks, lindauers, heumanns sulzbergs, katzs and wormsers
david's children [ edit ]
from marriage with karoline ehrlich he had:
moyses
naphatali (1733 in buchau, prince-bishopric of augsburg – 1799) (einstein's great-great-grandfather), his is grandfather of abraham above, who had been the spouse of greta.
rupert einstein (albert's 1st great-grandfather) [ edit ]
birthdate: july 21, 1759
birthplace: buchau, biberach, prince-bishopric of augsburg, holy roman empire
death: died april 4, 1834 in buchau, biberach, kingdom of württemberg
immediate family:
son of naphtali hirsch einstein and helene handle steppach husband of rebecca obernauer father of judith einstein; raphael einstein; abraham rupert einstein; samuel rupert einstein; david einstein and 1 other brothers of judith jetle einstein; joseph einstein;daniel einstein; veit hirsch einstein and helene rieser
naphtali hirsch einstein (albert's 2nd great-grandfather) [ edit ]
also known as: "nepthali ben david"
birthdate: 1733
birthplace: bad buchau, biberach, prince-bishopric of augsburg, holy roman empire
death: died 1799
immediate family:
son of david veit einstein and caroline einstein husband of helene handle steppach father of judith jetle einstein; joseph einstein;daniel einstein; rupert einstein; veit hirsch einsteinand 1 other brother of moyses (moses) einstein
david veit einstein (albert's 3rd great-grandfather) [ edit ]
birthdate: estimated between 1695 and 1729
birthplace: buchau, biberach, prince-bishopric of augsburg, holy roman empire
death: died 1763 in bad buchau, biberach, prince-bishopric of augsburg, holy roman empire
immediate family:
son of moyses einstein and judith einstein husband of caroline einstein father of moyses (moses) einstein and naphtali hirsch einstein brother of joseph einstein; unknown einstein;abraham einstein; daniel einstein and leopold einstein
moyses einstein (albert's 4th great-grandfather) [ edit ]
birthdate: 1690
birthplace: fellheim, bavarian swabia, electorate of bavaria, holy roman empire
death: died 1732
immediate family:
son of baruch moses ainstein and borichle einstein husband of judith einstein father of joseph einstein; david veit einstein;unknown einstein; abraham einstein; daniel einstein and 1 other
baruch moses ainstein (albert's 5th great-grandfather) [ edit ]
birthdate: estimated between 1615 and 1675
birthplace: wangen, duchy of württemberg, holy roman empire
death: died in bad buchau, tübingen, prince-bishopric of augsburg, holy roman empire
immediate family:
son of moses ainstein, husband of borichle einstein, father of moyses einstein. ɛịṇşţəîŋ
moses ainstein (albert's 6th great-grandfather) [ edit ]
birthdate: estimated before 1675
immediate family:
father of baruch moses ainstein
see also [ edit ]
genius, a television series depicting the einsteins
references [ edit ]
works cited [ edit ]
einstein, albert and marić, mileva (1992) the love letters . edited by jürgen renn & robert schulmann. translated by shawn smith. princeton university press, princeton, n.j. isbn 0-691-08760-1
. edited by jürgen renn & robert schulmann. translated by shawn smith. princeton university press, princeton, n.j. isbn 0-691-08760-1 highfield, roger; carter, paul (1993). the private lives of albert einstein. london: faber and faber. isbn 0-571-17170-2.
further reading [ edit ] | ðə ˈkætəl ənd swaɪn ˈɪndəstriz juz weɪ mɔr ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks ðən ðə ˈʧɪkən ˈɪndəstri. fər ˈdɛkeɪdz, ˈfɑrmərz hæv rɪˈlaɪd ɔn smɔl bət kənˈtɪnjuəs ˈdoʊsɪz əv ðə seɪm wənz juzd tɪ trit hɛlp ˈænəməlz groʊ. ənˈklɪr ɪgˈzæktli waɪ ɪt wərks, bət ɪt dɪz. ðiz ˈdoʊsɪz ˈɔlsoʊ kriˈeɪt bækˈtɪriə ðət kʊd sprɛd tɪ ˈjumənz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ colistin*, ən ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk seɪvd ɛz ə læst rɪˈzɔrt ɪn ˈjumənz, meɪ hæv sprɛd θru ɪts juz ɪn pɪg ˈfɑrmɪŋ. baɪ ðə leɪt 2000s*, ðɪs ˈpræktɪs wɑz ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd bət stɪl ˈpurli ˈdɑkjəˌmɛnəd. ɪn 2009 ðə fud ənd drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən bɪˈgæn kəˈlɛktɪŋ ˈdætə ɔn seɪlz əv ðiz drəgz fər ˈænəməlz. ðə ˈnəmbərz hæv gɔn əp ənd əp ˈɛvəri naʊ. ðə 2016 rɪˈpɔrt, riˈlist ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ʃoʊz ə 14 pərˈsɛnt drɔp ɪn seɪlz əv ˈmɛdɪkəli ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks frəm ðə ˈpriviəs jɪr. ˈvɛri ˈpɑzətɪv tɪ si ðɪs trend,”*,” sɪz ˈkɛrɪn ˈhoʊlzər, hu wərks ɔn ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk rɪˈzɪstəns fər ðə pju ˈʧɛrətəbəl trəsts. ðɪs rɪˈpɔrt kʊd ʤɪst bi ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ. ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri əv ðɪs jɪr, ðə ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd ə ˈpɑləsi θri jɪrz ɪn ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ: ɪt æst ˌmænjəˈfækʧərərz tɪ stɑp ˈsɛlɪŋ ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪks ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt fər ˈjumən ˈmɛdəsən, səʧ ɛz ˌpɛnəˈsɪlən ənd tetracycline*, fər groʊθ pərˈmoʊʃən ɪn ˈænəməlz. soʊ ðə seɪlz ˈnəmbərz wɪl ˈlaɪkli drɔp ˈfərðər ɪn ðə nɛkst rɪˈpɔrt. |
the cattle and swine industries use way more antibiotics than the chicken industry.
for decades, farmers have relied on small but continuous doses of antibiotics—sometimes the same ones used to treat humans—to help animals grow. unclear exactly why it works, but it does.
these doses also create antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could spread to humans. for example, resistance to colistin, an antibiotic saved as a last resort in humans, may have spread through its use in pig farming.
by the late 2000s, this practice was widespread but still poorly documented. in 2009, the food and drug administration began collecting data on sales of these drugs for food-producing animals.
the numbers have gone up and up every year—until now. the 2016 report, released thursday, shows a 14 percent drop in sales of medically important antibiotics from the previous year. “it’s very positive to see this trend,” says karin hoelzer, who works on antibiotic resistance for the pew charitable trusts.
this year’s report could just be the beginning. in january of this year, the fda implemented a policy three years in the making: it asked manufacturers to stop selling antibiotics important for human medicine, such as penicillin and tetracycline, for growth promotion in animals. so the sales numbers will likely drop further in the next report. | breɪn mits ə tim əv ˈrisərʧərz æt wɪts ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪn ˌʤoʊˈhænɪsbərg, saʊθ ˈæfrɪkɑ hæv meɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈbreɪkθˌru ɪn ðə fild əv ˌbaɪoʊˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ə riˈlis ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn ˈmɛdɪkəl ɪkˈsprɛs, fər ðə fərst taɪm ˈɛvər, ˈrisərʧərz hæv dɪˈvaɪzd ə weɪ əv kəˈnɛktɪŋ ðə ˈjumən breɪn tɪ ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt ɪn ril taɪm. bɪn dəbd ðə ““brainternet”*” ˈprɑʤɛkt, ənd ɪt ɛˈsɛnʃəli tərnz ðə breɪn ən ˈɪntərˌnɛt əv θɪŋz (iot*) noʊd ɔn ðə wərld waɪd web.”*.” ðə ˈprɑʤɛkt wərks baɪ ˈteɪkɪŋ ig ˈsɪgnəlz ˈgæðərd baɪ ən ig dɪˈvaɪs kəˈnɛktɪd tɪ ðə hɛd. ðə ˈsɪgnəlz ər ðɛn trænzˈmɪtəd tɪ ə loʊ kɔst ˈræzˌbɛri paɪ kəmˈpjutər, wɪʧ lɪv strimz ðə ˈdætə tɪ ən ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ ˈɪnərˌfeɪs ənd dɪˈspleɪz ðə ˈdætə ɔn ən ˈoʊpən ˈwɛbˌsaɪt wɛr ˈɛniˌwən kən vju ðə ækˈtɪvɪti. ˈædəm pantanowitz*, ə ˈlɛkʧərər ɪn ðə wɪts skul əv ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl ənd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrɪŋ ənd ðə ˈsupərˌvaɪzər, sɛd: |
brain meets iot
a team of researchers at wits university in johannesburg, south africa have made a major breakthrough in the field of biomedical engineering. according to a release published on medical express, for the first time ever, researchers have devised a way of connecting the human brain to the internet in real time. it’s been dubbed the “brainternet” project, and it essentially turns the brain “…into an internet of things (iot) node on the world wide web.”
the project works by taking brainwave eeg signals gathered by an emotiv eeg device connected to the user’s head. the signals are then transmitted to a low cost raspberry pi computer, which live streams the data to an application programming interface and displays the data on an open website where anyone can view the activity. adam pantanowitz, a lecturer in the wits school of electrical and information engineering and the project’s supervisor, said: | wɪn nɑt bɪn ˈeɪbəl tɪ gɪt tɪ ˈskɑtɪʃ hɪlz ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn ˈglæˌskoʊ, ðə taʊn ˈsɛntər wɪθ ɪts ˈənʤəˌleɪtɪŋ hɪlz, grɪd ˈsɪstəm, ənd faɪn ˈʤɔrʤən ˈɑrkəˌtɛkʧər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈvoʊk ə smɔl ˈmɪksʧər əv nu jɔrk ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ ɔn ðə klaɪd. ʤɪst gɑt maɪ bəs pæs æt 60 ənd tʊk ə bəs əp tɪ ðə tɔp əv ðə taʊn tɪ lʊk æt ɪt. ˈæftər ðət aɪ wɔkt hoʊm tɪ ðə saʊθ saɪd. ˈfərstli daʊn ðə ˈsɪti ˈʤɔrʤən canyoned*, hɪlz tɪ ðə ˈrɪvər æt ðə hɑrt əv ðə ˈsɪti. ðɛn ˈoʊvər bɛlz brɪʤ ənd ɔn tɪ ðə saʊθ saɪd. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz fil bæk ɪn oʊld ˈglæˌskoʊ ðɛn. ɔn θru wɪʧ fər mi ˈɔlˌweɪz brɪŋz tɪ maɪnd væn ˈsaɪprɪs ˈævəˌnu (ˈdɪfərənt ˈsɪti aɪ noʊ). ɔn ˈɪntu ˈpɑlək ˈkəntri pɑrk: ðə peɪs əv ðə ˈsɪti ʤɪst drɑps əˈweɪ tɪ ˈnəθɪŋ ɛz ju ˈɛnər ðə pɑrk. aʊt ənd pæst ðə haɪ flæts ðət ˈnɑkɪŋ daʊn. əp pæst ˈistˌwʊd ʧərʧ wɛr ðə ˈstərlɪŋ juzd tɪ ˈwərʃɪp æt ðə taɪm əv wərld wɔr wən. ˈæftər ðət hoʊm. wɪn ju wɔk θru ə ˈsɪti ju ər ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈwɔkɪŋ θru taɪm ɛz wɛl ɛz speɪs ənd wət aɪ ˈrɪli ləv əˈbaʊt ən ˈərbən wɔk. (bərt ˈtɑmsən, 62 |
when not been able to get to scottish hills always been glasgow, the town centre with its undulating hills, grid system, and fine georgian architecture able to evoke a small liveable mixture of new york and san francisco on the clyde. just got my bus pass at 60 and took a bus up to the top of the town to look at it. after that i walked home to the south side. firstly down the city centre’s georgian canyoned, tobogganing hills to the river at the heart of the city. then over bells bridge and on to the south side. i always feel back in old glasgow then. on through pollokshields which for me always brings to mind van morrison’s cypress avenue (different city i know). on into pollok country park: the pace of the city just drops away to nothing as you enter the park. out and past the high flats that they’re knocking down. up past eastwood church where the stirling maxwells used to worship at the time of world war one. after that home. when you walk through a city you are always walking through time as well as space and what i really love about an urban walk. (bert thomson, 62) | ˈwɛlkəm tɪ ðə ˈægəni ˈkɔrnər, jʊr ˈsɑri æs, wɛr ˈæmbər frɔst dɪˈspɛnsɪz ˈbɔsi, ʤəʤˈmɛnəl ədˈvaɪs ɔn haʊ tɪ lɪv jʊr laɪf ˈfɛrli, ˈkaɪndli, ənd wɪθ gʊd ˈhjumər. sɛnd ˈjuˈɛs jʊr ənd pliz, pliz: [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd] dɪr jʊr ˈsɑri æs, ˈkərəntli ˈsəfərɪŋ frəm ðət ˈmɪzərəbəl kənˈdɪʃən ju əˈstutli ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst ɪn wən əv jʊr ˈəðər ˈkɑləmz: biɪŋ tˈwɛntiˌtu. bət ˈæˌkʧuəli kaɪnd əv ˈænsəˌlɛri tɪ ðə ˈprɑbləm aɪ raɪt tɪ ju əˈbaʊt. ˈbeɪsɪkli, dɪˈprɛst, ənd aɪ noʊ ˈlɔŋgər faɪnd ʤɔɪ ɪn wəns ˈplɛʒərəbəl ækˈtɪvɪtiz. aɪ hæv ə ʤaɪənt stæk əv bʊks ðət aɪ ˈvɛri ɪkˈsaɪtədli spɛnt ˈməni ɔn (ər æst fər ɛz gɪfts fər maɪ ˈbərθˌdeɪ mənθs əˈgoʊ). aɪ hæv ə ˈmɪljən ənd wən aɪˈdiəz fər ˈɑrtɪkəlz laɪk tɪ raɪt fər maɪ ˈrædɪkəl lɛft ræg, ər ˈpɑsəbli fər ə blɔg laɪk tɪ stɑrt. aɪ kræk ˈoʊpən wən əv ðə bʊks ənd luz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈæftər θri ˈpeɪʤɪz. aɪ fil ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈnərsɪŋ ə dˈwɪndəlɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən spæn. bət aɪ du ˈɛni əv ɪt. aɪ kræk ˈoʊpən wən əv ðə bʊks ənd luz ˈɪntəˌrɛst ˈæftər θri ˈpeɪʤɪz. aɪ taɪp əp ə ˈtaɪtəl fər ən ˈɑrtɪkəl, ənd ðɛn aɪ kloʊz ðə ˈdɑkjəmɛnt ənd goʊ bæk tɪ ˈɛndləsli rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə. aɪ fil ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈnərsɪŋ ə dˈwɪndəlɪŋ, əˈtɛnʃən spæn. aɪ faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf soʊ ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt ənd bɔrd ðət aɪ riˈflɛksɪvli græb fər maɪ foʊn wɛˈnɛvər maɪ kəmˈpjutər teɪks ə ˈsɛkənd tu lɔŋ tɪ loʊd ˈsəmθɪŋ. ˈkɪndə ˈmɪzərəbəl, ənd aɪ slip ɔl ðə taɪm. ənd aɪ hæv ˈrəðər ˈprɛsɪŋ ˈpərsɪnəl maɪ ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ dil wɪθ. bət aɪ ˈməstər ðə ˈɛnərʤi tɪ ˈivɪn goʊ tɪ ə ʤɑb sərʧ saɪt. aɪ noʊ wət goʊɪŋ tɪ seɪ: ““yeah*, dɪˈprɛst, ˈdəˌmæs, goʊ si ə therapist.”*.” bət ðə ˈkɪkər: aɪ hæv bɪn. naʊ sɪks jɪrz ˈɪntu ə ˈʤərni θru ðə ˈmɛntəl hɛlθ ˈsɪstəm. bɪn ˈhɑspɪtəˌlaɪzd ɔn ˈsɛvərəl ɔˈkeɪʒənz, ənd ˈteɪkən noʊ lɛs ðən tɛn ˈdɪfərənt ˌæntidɪˈprɛsənt ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz. ɔn wən naʊ.) hæd ˈθɛrəpɪsts fər jɪrz, bət ˈnɛvər ɪgˈzæktli gɑt məʧ rɪˈlif. ˈɑbviəsli nɑt ˈæskɪŋ ju tɪ kjʊr maɪ dɪˈprɛʃən, bət du ju hæv ˈɛni ədˈvaɪs fər ˈoʊvərˌkəmɪŋ maɪ ˈmɪzərəbəl ˈleɪzinəs soʊ aɪ kən rɛd ə dæm bʊk? aɪ juzd tɪ rɛd ɪnˈtaɪər bʊks ɪn ə ˈsɪŋgəl deɪ; ˈrisəntli ɪt tʊk mi ˈsɛvərəl wiks tɪ gɪt θru ðə ˈkrɪmənəli ʃɔrt fɔls ˈʧɔɪsɪz: ðə foʊ ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm əv ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən (ə kəˈlɛkʃən ðət ju kənˈtrɪbjutɪd tɪ). aɪ ˈrɪli ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ rɛd ə fju bʊks, ənd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt kʊd hɛlp mi meɪk ˈprɑˌgrɛs əv səm kaɪnd. pliz hɛlp! sɪnˈsɪrli, ˌɪˈlɪtərəsi dɪr ˌɪˈlɪtərəsi, ɪn lək! ˈnɔrməli aɪ wʊd steɪ əˈweɪ frəm səʧ ə ˈtɛknɪkəl ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈɑbstəkəl ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd dɪˈrɛkt ju tɪ ə prəˈfɛʃənəl hu ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzɪz ɪn əˈtɛnʃən dɪˈsɔrdərz (wɪʧ aɪ stɪl ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd, hərd gʊd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ˈkɑgnɪtɪv bɪˈheɪvjərəl ˈθɛrəpi fər əˈtɛnʃən spæn). ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ æm ɪn fækt ˈsəmθɪŋ əv ən ˈɛkspərt ɔn ðɪs ˈsəbʤɪkt, ɪf ˈoʊnli ɪn ðət rɪˈdɪkjələs ˈstændˌpɔɪnt ˈθɪri weɪ ðət ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈɛvər ˈvælɪd ər ˈkrɛdəbəl wɪn aɪ du ɪt. ɛz ə ˈpərsən hu həz hæd ɪkˈstrim ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈɛniˌθɪŋ aɪ wɑz səˈpoʊzd tɪ bi peɪɪŋ əˈtɛnʃən tɪ maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər laɪf, aɪ du hæv səm tɪps. traɪ tɪ wərk ɔn ðə θɪŋ ðət ˈɪntərɪsts ju moʊst æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. naʊ aɪ hæv ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈpɪriədz əv prəˈlɔŋd ˈfoʊkɪs wɛr maɪ breɪn ənd wɪθ nɪr ˈpərˌfɪkt əv ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən əˈbaʊt ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪz ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ mi æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt. bət nɑt ˈoʊnli ər ðiz ʤægz ˈtɛmpərˌɛri, aɪ ˈrɪli gɪt tɪ pɪk wət aɪ æm ˈkeɪpəbəl əv ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ ɔn, ənd ðət ɪz ðə ril ˈɪʃu. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ə bərst əv ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti kən bi dɪˈrɛktɪd tɪ wən ˈprɑʤɛkt ər əˈnəðər (ənd gɑd hɛlp mi ɪf aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪt ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ rən aʊt əv stim), bət ˈʤɛnərəli maɪ hɑrt ənd maɪ breɪn ər ˈmoʊstli sɛt ɔn wən ər tu θɪŋz æt ə taɪm. ɪf æt ɔl ˈpɑsəbəl, aɪ ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd ˈfɑloʊɪŋ jʊr ˈɪntərɪsts ənd nɑt ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə ˈkɑrənt. noʊ ʃeɪm ɪn biɪŋ ˌɪnəˈlɛkʧuəli mərˈkjʊriəl ənd self-directed*! ənd ju hæv tɪ kip əp wɪθ wət ˈɛvriˌwən ɛls ɪz ˈrɛdɪŋ. ɪf ju ər ˈrɛdɪŋ ə ˈmɑrksɪst ˈkəlʧərəl ˈhɪstəri əv vɪkˈtɔriən anti-modernism*, bət ju ər ˈsədənli ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪd baɪ ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk fərˈmɛntəd ˈdɛri ˈprɑdəkts, ju kən pʊt daʊn ðə noʊ pleɪs əv greɪs ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd lʊk əp ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ju kən faɪnd əˈbaʊt aɪsˈlændɪk skyr*! ðə trɪk ɪz nɑt tɪ ˈoʊvərˌloʊd jʊr pleɪt. teɪk ɔn tu məʧ, ənd ju wɪl hæv ˈtrəbəl ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ θɪŋz. maɪ aɪˈdil ɪz θri bʊks æt ə taɪm, ˈnɛvər mɔr ðən tu ˈɛˌseɪz ə deɪ, ənd ˈjuʒəwəli əˈbaʊt θri kˈwɔrtərz əv ðə ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz ˈdeɪli, wɪθ ˈsənˌdi sɛt əˈsaɪd fər haʊ tɪ spɛnd ˈnɛvər noʊ wɪn goʊɪŋ tɪ nid ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˌsəbmərˈin. ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈəndər ðət ənd aɪ gɪt bɔrd ənd hɪt ə wɔl, ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðət ənd aɪ luz kəˈmɪtmənt ənd əˈbændən maɪ ˈdɑrlɪŋz. faɪnd jʊr ˈbæləns. lɔg ɔf. wən əv ðə moʊst veɪg ˈpisɪz əv ədˈvaɪs ˈɛniˌwən ˈɛvər gɪvz ɔn ˌproʊdəkˈtɪvɪti ɪz daʊn ɔn distractions,”*,” laɪk ðət minz ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ju ˈprɑbəˌbli ɔˈrɛdi noʊ tɪ pɪk ə kwaɪət, ˈkəmfərtəbəl rum, tərn ɔf ðə ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən, ənd pleɪ mˈjuzɪk wɪˈθaʊt wərdz. ˈsɪmfəniz ər ˈivɪn tu məʧ fər mi, soʊ aɪ kən ˈoʊnli du ˈsɪŋgəl ˈɪnstrəmənt performances—chopin*, dɪˈbəsi, bɑk fər ˈʧɛloʊ ənd ɔˈkeɪʒənəˌli ðə erhu*, ðət bɪg vaɪəˈlɪn θɪŋ oʊld ʧaɪˈniz mɛn ˈsəmˌtaɪmz pleɪ ɔn ðə ˈsəbˌweɪ ˈplætˌfɔrm. bət tɪ ˈtruli kət daʊn ɔn dɪˈstrækʃənz, wən məst lɔg ɔf. aɪ min lɔg aʊt, aɪ min ˈtoʊtəli riˈmuvɪŋ jʊr ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks frəm ənd ˈɪrˌʃɑt, ər æt list ˈkloʊzɪŋ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ənd ˈtərnɪŋ ɔf minz tɛkst ˈmɛsɪʤɪŋ, tu. ˈpərsənəli, aɪ ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪt ɔl ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənˈtɪl aɪ nid ɪt fər wərk. wɪn dən wɪθ ə ˈprɑʤɛkt ənd gɪt tɪ ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪt əˈgɛn, aɪ noʊ ɪt wɪl teɪk mi æt list ə wik tɪ gɪt bæk ˈɪntu ðə ˈhæbət əv ˈrɛdɪŋ səbˈstænʃəl stəf kənˈsɪstəntli. ðə ˈræpɪd, ˈneɪʧər əv ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈrɪli maɪ breɪn, ənd ˈrɛdɪŋ ˈɑrtɪkəlz, bʊks, ənd ˈɛˌseɪz ɪz ə ˈtoʊtəli ˈdɪfərənt skɪl. sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər traɪ ˈsɛtɪŋ əˈsaɪd ə ˌpridiˈtərmɪnd əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm ðət wərks fər ju, ənd spɛnd ɪt duɪŋ ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnəθɪŋ ɛls bət ˈrɛdɪŋ. soʊ aɪ maɪt du ˈfɔrtiˌfaɪv ˈmɪnəts fər ə ˈnɑvəl, græb ə snæk, ənd ðɛn du ə hæf aʊər fər nɑnˈfɪkʃən, bət aɪ hæv tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəli sɛt ən əˈlɑrm ɔn maɪ foʊn tɪ kip ə ˈskɛʤʊl. aɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz du ðɪs, bət wɪn aɪ faɪnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ˈrɛdɪŋ ðə seɪm peɪʤ ˈoʊvər ənd ˈoʊvər əˈgɛn, aɪ noʊ aɪ hæv tɪ sɛt ən ɛnd pɔɪnt ˈæftər wɪʧ aɪ wɪl swɪʧ ˈsteɪʃənz, ˈəðərˌwaɪz ʤɪst ˈbæŋɪŋ maɪ hɛd əˈgɛnst ə wɔl. rɛd θɪŋz ɔn ˈpeɪpər wɛˈnɛvər ˈpɑsəbəl nɑt ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈrɛdɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. aɪ gɪt ən ˈækʧəwəl ˈpeɪpər ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl taɪmz soʊ aɪ ˈmaɪndləsli swɪʧ bɪtˈwin tæbz aʊt əv ˈməsəl ˈmɛməri. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz wɪn aɪ gɪt ɪkˈstrimli bət aɪ hæv tɪ rɛd ən ˈɑrtɪkəl frəm ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, aɪ wɪl prɪnt ðət ˈməðərˌfəkər aʊt. ˈprɪnɪŋ stəf aʊt həz bɪn ə ˈtoʊtəl geɪm ˈʧeɪnʤər fər mi. du ˈnəθɪŋ ənd θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈnəθɪŋ æt ɔl fər ə smɔl sɛt əˈmaʊnt əv taɪm. lɛt jʊr breɪn ɪt ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən ɪf ju nid ə neɪm fər ɪt. sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər fər tɛn ˈmɪnəts. sɪt ˈsəmˌwɛr klin, ˈkəmfərtəbəl, ənd kwaɪət. stɛr æt ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri bət nɑt ənˈplɛzənt (aɪ laɪk maɪ houseplants*). brið ˈnɔrməli, bət ˈsaɪləntli kaʊnt jʊr brɛθs ɪn jʊr hɛd. ɪf ju fək əp ər luz kaʊnt, faɪn; ʤɪst stɑrt ˈoʊvər. sɛt ə ˈtaɪmər fər tɛn ˈmɪnəts. wɪn ðə ˈtaɪmər goʊz ɔf, traɪ ˈizɪŋ jʊr weɪ bæk ˈɪntu ə bʊk. ju ʤɪst tɪ traɪ tɪ bi kənˈsɪstənt, ənd lɛt ˈjɔrsɛlf gɪt tu dɪˈprɛst ər ˈæŋgri ɪf ju luz ən ˌæftərˈnun tɪ ˈʃɪˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən. ɪt wɪl ˈlaɪkli teɪk ə waɪl tɪ riˈtreɪn jʊr breɪn fər ˈsɪriəs ˈrɛdɪŋ. ənd ɪf ˈɛniˌθɪŋ laɪk mi, meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ jʊr ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈkɑnstənt ˈmeɪntənəns θruaʊt jʊr laɪf. ðɛr ər tɪps, bət ðɛr ɪz noʊ ril trɪk tɪ ɪt. ju ʤɪst tɪ traɪ tɪ bi kənˈsɪstənt, ənd lɛt ˈjɔrsɛlf gɪt tu dɪˈprɛst ər ˈæŋgri ɪf ju luz ən ˌæftərˈnun tɪ ˈʃɪˌti ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən wɪn ju ʃʊd hæv bɪn gɪlt wɪl ˈoʊnli meɪk ɪt ˈhɑrdər tɪ gɪt bæk ɔn ðə hɔrs. ə ʃlɛp, ənd noʊ wən wɪl ˈɛvər kənˈgræʧəˌleɪt ju ɔn jʊr əˈbɪləˌti tɪ rɛd laɪk ə ˈnɔrməl ˈpərsən; bət ju kən gɪt ˈbɛtər, ənd ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪnli rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ tɪ gɪt θru ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ə twit stɔrm ər ə listicle*. |
welcome to the baffler’s agony corner, your sorry ass, where amber a’lee frost dispenses bossy, judgmental advice on how to live your life fairly, kindly, and with good humor. send us your rants and pleas, please: [email protected]
dear your sorry ass,
i’m currently suffering from that miserable condition you astutely diagnosed in one of your other columns: being twenty-two. but that’s actually kind of ancillary to the problem i write to you about. basically, i’m depressed, and i no longer find joy in once pleasurable activities. i have a giant stack of books that i very excitedly spent money on (or asked for as gifts for my birthday months ago). i have a million and one ideas for articles i’d like to write for my school’s radical left rag, or possibly for a blog i’d like to start.
i crack open one of the books and lose interest after three pages. i feel myself nursing a dwindling attention span.
but i can’t do any of it. i crack open one of the books and lose interest after three pages. i type up a title for an article, and then i close the document and go back to endlessly refreshing social media. i feel myself nursing a dwindling, adhd-like attention span. i find myself so impatient and bored that i reflexively grab for my phone whenever my computer takes a second too long to load something. i’m kinda miserable, and i sleep all the time. and i have rather pressing personal issues—like my impending post-graduate unemployment—to deal with. but i can’t muster the energy to even go to a job search site.
i know what you’re going to say: “yeah, you’re depressed, dumbass, go see a therapist.” but here’s the kicker: i have been. i’m now six years into a fun-filled journey through the mental health system. i’ve been hospitalized on several occasions, and i’ve taken no less than ten different antidepressant medications. (i’m on one now.) i’ve had therapists for years, but i’ve never exactly got much relief.
obviously i’m not asking you to cure my depression, but do you have any advice for overcoming my miserable laziness so i can read a damn book? i used to read entire books in a single day; recently it took me several weeks to get through the criminally short false choices: the faux feminism of hillary clinton (a collection that you contributed to). i really just want to read a few books, and i think it could help me make progress of some kind. please help!
sincerely,
depression-induced illiteracy
dear depression-induced illiteracy,
you’re in luck! normally i would stay away from such a technical psychological obstacle and instead direct you to a professional who specializes in attention disorders (which i still recommend, anyway—i’ve heard good things about cognitive behavioral therapy for attention span). however, i am in fact something of an expert on this subject, if only in that ridiculous standpoint theory way that is only ever valid or credible when i do it. as a person who has had extreme difficulty paying attention to absolutely anything i was supposed to be paying attention to my entire life, i do have some tips.
try to work on the thing that interests you most at the moment.
now i have very intense periods of prolonged focus where my brain hoovers up—rapidly and with near perfect retention—all of the information about whatever is fascinating me at the moment. but not only are these jags temporary, i don’t really get to pick what i am capable of focusing on, and that is the real issue. sometimes a burst of productivity can be directed to one project or another (and god help me if i don’t finish it before i run out of steam), but generally my heart and my brain are mostly set on one or two things at a time. if at all possible, i recommend following your interests and not fighting the current.
there’s no shame in being intellectually mercurial and self-directed! and you don’t have to keep up with what everyone else is reading. if you are reading a marxist cultural history of victorian anti-modernism, but you are suddenly fascinated by esoteric fermented dairy products, you can put down the no place of grace and instead look up everything you can find about icelandic skyr! the trick is not to overload your plate. take on too much, and you will have trouble finishing things. my ideal is three books at a time, never more than two essays a day, and usually about three quarters of the financial times daily, with sunday set aside for how to spend it—you never know when you’re going to need a personal submarine. anything under that and i get bored and hit a wall, anything over that and i lose commitment and abandon my darlings. find your balance.
log off.
one of the most uselessly vague pieces of advice anyone ever gives on productivity is “cut down on distractions,” like that means anything. you probably already know to pick a quiet, comfortable room, turn off the tv, and play music without words. symphonies are even too much for me, so i can only do single instrument performances—chopin, debussy, bach for cello and occasionally the erhu, that big violin thing old chinese men sometimes play on the subway platform.
but to truly cut down on distractions, one must log off. i don’t mean log out, i mean totally removing your electronics from eyeshot and earshot, or at least closing everything and turning off notifications—this means text messaging, too. personally, i deactivate all social media until i need it for work. when i’m done with a project and get to deactivate again, i know it will take me at least a week to get back into the habit of reading substantial stuff consistently. the rapid, bite-sized scrolling nature of social media really retrains my brain, and reading articles, books, and essays is a totally different skill.
set a timer
try setting aside a predetermined amount of time that works for you, and spend it doing absolutely nothing else but reading. so i might do forty-five minutes for a novel, grab a snack, and then do a half hour for non-fiction, but i have to physically set an alarm on my phone to keep a schedule. i don’t always do this, but when i find myself reading the same page over and over again, i know i have to set an end point after which i will switch stations, otherwise i’m just banging my head against a wall.
read things on paper whenever possible
it’s not psychosomatic—paper is a different reading experience. i get an actual paper financial times so i don’t mindlessly switch between tabs out of muscle memory. sometimes when i get extremely distractible but i have to read an article from the internet, i will print that motherfucker out. printing stuff out has been a total game changer for me.
do nothing and think about nothing at all for a small set amount of time.
let your brain idle—call it meditation if you need a name for it. set a timer for ten minutes. sit somewhere clean, comfortable, and quiet. stare at something stationary but not unpleasant (i like my houseplants). breathe normally, but silently count your breaths in your head. if you fuck up or lose count, fine; just start over. set a timer for ten minutes. when the timer goes off, try easing your way back into a book.
you just to try to be consistent, and don’t let yourself get too depressed or angry if you lose an afternoon to shitty tv.
it will likely take a while to retrain your brain for serious reading. and if you’re anything like me, maintaining your concentration will require constant maintenance throughout your life. there are tips, but there is no real trick to it. you just to try to be consistent, and don’t let yourself get too depressed or angry if you lose an afternoon to shitty tv when you should have been reading—the guilt will only make it harder to get back on the horse. a schlepp, and no one will ever congratulate you on your ability to read like a normal person; but you can get better, and genuinely rewarding to get through something that isn’t a tweet storm or a listicle. | ˈɪri ˌflʊˈrɛsənt blu ˈpæʧɪz əv ˈwɔtər ˈglɪmərɪŋ ɔf hɔŋ ˈsiˌʃɔr ər mægˈnɪfɪsənt, dɪˈstərbɪŋ ənd pəˈtɛnʃəli ˈtɑksɪk, mərˈin baɪˈɑləʤɪsts seɪ. ðə gloʊ ɪz ən ˈɪndəˌkeɪtər əv ə ˈhɑrmfəl ˈælgəl blum kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ˈsəmθɪŋ kɔld scintillans*, ˈnɪkˌneɪmd si ˈspɑrkəl. ɪt lʊks laɪk ˈælʤi ənd kən ækt laɪk ˈælʤi. bət nɑt kwaɪt. ɪt ɪz ə ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəm ðət ˈtɛknɪkəli kən ˈfəŋkʃən ɛz boʊθ ˈænəməl ənd plænt. ðiz taɪp blumz ər ˈtrɪgərd baɪ fɑrm pəˈluʃən ðət kən bi ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ tɪ mərˈin laɪf ənd ˈloʊkəl ˈfɪʃəriz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈʤɔrʤə ˌoʊʃəˈnɑgrəfər səˈmænθə ʤɔɪ, hu wɑz ʃoʊn əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd prɛs ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə gloʊɪŋ ˈwɔtər. ˈpɪkʧərz ər mægˈnɪfɪsənt. ʤɪst ɪkˈstrimli ənˈfɔrʧənət ðət ðə mɪˈstɪriəs ənd məˈʤɛstɪk blu hju ɪz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ə noctiluca,”*,” ʤɔɪ roʊt ɪn ən iˈmeɪl ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ðɪs ɪz pɑrt əv ə ˈprɑbləm ðət ɪz groʊɪŋ ˈwərldˈwaɪd, sɛd ʤɔɪ ənd ˈəðər ˈsaɪəntɪsts. ɪz ə taɪp əv laɪf ðət its ˈplæŋktən ənd ɪz ˈitən baɪ ˈəðər ˈspiʃiz. ðə ˈplæŋktən ənd bɪˈkəm mɔr əˈbəndənt wɪn ˈnaɪtrəʤən ənd ˈfɑsfərəs frəm fɑrm ˌɪnˈkris. ənˈlaɪk ˈsɪmələr ˈɔrgəˌnɪzəmz, dɪˈrɛkli ˈproʊdus ˈkɛmɪkəlz ðət kən əˈtæk ðə ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm ər pɑrts əv ðə ˈbɑdi. bət ˈrisənt ˈstədiz ʃoʊ ɪt ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd ənd lɪŋks ðɛm tɪ blumz ðət hæv bɪn ˈhɑrmfəl tɪ mərˈin laɪf. roʊl ɛz boʊθ preɪ ənd ˈprɛdətər kən ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli ˈmægnəˌfaɪ ðə əˌkjumjəˈleɪʃən əv ˈælʤi ˈtɑksənz ɪn ðə fud ʧeɪn, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˌoʊʃəˈnɑgrəfər ɑr. ˈjuʤin ˈtərnər æt luˌiziˈænə steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti. |
eerie fluorescent blue patches of water glimmering off hong kong’s seashore are magnificent, disturbing and potentially toxic, marine biologists say.
the glow is an indicator of a harmful algal bloom created by something called noctiluca scintillans, nicknamed sea sparkle.
it looks like algae and can act like algae. but it’s not quite. it is a single-celled organism that technically can function as both animal and plant.
these type blooms are triggered by farm pollution that can be devastating to marine life and local fisheries, according to university of georgia oceanographer samantha joye, who was shown associated press photos of the glowing water.
“those pictures are magnificent. it’s just extremely unfortunate that the mysterious and majestic blue hue is created by a noctiluca,” joye wrote in an email thursday.
this is part of a problem that is growing worldwide, said joye and other scientists.
noctiluca is a type of single-cell life that eats plankton and is eaten by other species. the plankton and noctiluca become more abundant when nitrogen and phosphorous from farm run-off increase.
unlike similar organisms, noctiluca doesn’t directly produce chemicals that can attack the nervous system or parts of the body.
but recent studies show it is much more complicated and links them to blooms that have been harmful to marine life. noctiluca’s role as both prey and predator can eventually magnify the accumulation of algae toxins in the food chain, according to oceanographer r. eugene turner at louisiana state university. | ˈʤeɪsən ˈdəbəlju. brɪgz (ʤun 25 1821 ˈʤænjuˌɛri 11 1899 wɑz ə ˈlidər ɪn ðə ˈərli ˈhɪstəri əv ðə ˈlætər deɪ seɪnt ˈmuvmənt ənd wɑz ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɪn ˈbrɪŋɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə 1860 "ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən" əv ðə ʧərʧ, wɪʧ rɪˈzəltɪd ɪn ðə ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt əv ðə riˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ʧərʧ əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst əv ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts. ˈərli ˈmɛmbərˌʃɪp ˈɛdət ˈʤeɪsən ˈdəbəlju. brɪgz wɑz bɔrn ɔn ʤun 25 1821 ɪn ˈpɑmpi, nu jɔrk. ɪn 1841 æt potosi*, wɪˈskɑnsən hi wɑz ˈbæpˌtaɪzd ˈɪntu ðə ʧərʧ əv ˈʤizəs kraɪst əv ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts baɪ ˈwɪljəm oʊ. klɑrk. baɪ 1842 brɪgz hæd bɪn ɔrˈdeɪnd ən ˈɛldər əv ðə ʧərʧ ənd hi ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ənd bɪˈkeɪm ðə hɛd əv ə brænʧ ɪn bɪˈlɔɪt, wɪˈskɑnsən. baɪ 1843 brɪgz hæd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə ˈsɛkənd brænʧ ɪn wɔˈkiʃə, wɪˈskɑnsən. ɪn 1844 ðə ˈmuvmənts ˈfaʊndər, ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ, wɑz kɪld ənd ə səkˈsɛʃən ˈkraɪsəs ɪnˈsud. ˈbrɪgəm jəŋ, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə kˈwɔrəm əv ðə twɛlv əˈpɔsəlz əˈsumd kənˈtroʊl əv ðə ˈʧərʧəz ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn nauvoo*, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz. brɪgz bɪˈkeɪm kənˈvɪnst ðət jəŋz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən hæd ˈfɑlən ˈɪntu ənd baɪ 1846 hi ənd hɪz ˈbrænʧɪz əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ʤeɪmz ʤeɪ. stræŋ hu hæd ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə nu ʧərʧ ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ɪn ˈnɪrˈbaɪ voree*, wɪˈskɑnsən. brɪgz wɑz ə ˈfərvənt əˈpoʊnənt əv pəˈlɪgəˌmi, ənd wɪn stræŋ bɪˈgæn tɪ ˈpræktɪs ˈplʊrəl ˈmɛrɪʤ ˈoʊpənli, brɪgz broʊk wɪθ hɪz ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. hi əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd ˈbrifli wɪθ ˈwɪljəm smɪθs ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ʧərʧ ˌbiˈfɔr ˈlərnɪŋ ðət ˈwɪljəm, tu, hæd bɪn ˈpræktɪsɪŋ ˈplʊrəl ˈmɛrɪʤ. ˈæftər ðiz set-backs*, brɪgz dɪˈspɛrd ðət ðə ˈlætər deɪ seɪnt ˈmuvmənt hæd ˌɪˌrɛˈvoʊkəbli ˈfɑlən ˈɪntu ˌɪˈnɪkwɪti. hi ˈleɪtər ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðət noʊˈvɛmbər 18 ɔn ðə ˈprɛri nɪr bɪˈlɔɪt, hi wɑz ˈpɑndərɪŋ ðɪs kənˈsərn wɪn ðə "ˈspɪrɪt əv ðə lɔrd" keɪm əˈpɑn ɪm ənd spoʊk, seɪɪŋ: verily*, verily*, ðə lɔrd, ˈivɪn ˈʤizəs kraɪst ˈəntu hɪz ˈsərvənt, ˈʤeɪsən ˈdəbəlju. brɪgz, kənˈsərnɪŋ ðə ʧərʧ: bɪˈhoʊld aɪ hæv nɑt kæst ɔf maɪ ˈpipəl; ˈniðər hæv aɪ ʧeɪnʤd ɪn rɪˈgɑrd tɪ zaɪən. jeɪ, verily*, maɪ ˈpipəl ʃæl bi rɪˈdimd, ənd maɪ lɔ ʃæl bi kɛpt wɪʧ aɪ rɪˈvild ˈəntu maɪ ˈsərvənt ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ... əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ brɪgz, ðə lɔrd ˈfərðər ɪkˈspleɪnd ðət "ɪn maɪn oʊn du taɪm wɪl aɪ kɔl əˈpɑn ðə sid əv ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ," (i.e*., wən əv hɪz sənz), "ənd wɪl brɪŋ wən fɔrθ, ənd hi ʃæl bi ˈmaɪti ənd strɔŋ, ənd hi ʃæl prɪˈzaɪd ˈoʊvər ðə haɪ ˈpristhʊd əv maɪ ʧərʧ..." ənd ˈfaɪnəli, brɪgz sɛd ðə lɔrd əˈʃʊrd ɪm "ðət wɪʧ jɛ rɪˈsivd ɛz maɪ səˈlɛsʧəl lɔ," (i.e*., ˈplʊrəl ˈmɛrɪʤ), "ɪz nɑt əv mi, bət ɪz ðə ˈdɔktərɪn əv baalam*." ˈæftər rɪˈpɔrtɪŋ ðət hi rɪˈsivd ðɪs ˈgaɪdəns, brɪgz bɪˈgæn tɪ koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪt wɪθ ˈlidərz əv ˈbrænʧɪz ɪn wɪˈskɑnsən ənd ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ eɪʧ. ˈgərli, ˈsɪstər. hu riˈzɑlvd wɪθ ɪm tɪ weɪt fər ə ˈlidər tɪ bi reɪzd əp "frəm ðə sid əv ˈʤoʊzəf." ðeɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃ ə "nu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən" əv ðə ʧərʧ ənd brɪgz wɑz kɔld tɪ prɪˈzaɪd ˈoʊvər ɪts fərst ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ʤun 12 1852 ɪn ɪn 1853 brɪgz wɑz kɔld ɛz ən əˈpɔsəl ənd səˈsteɪnd ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə kˈwɔrəm əv ðə twɛlv ənd ɛz ðə "ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ʧərʧ." ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ˈlidərz ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɪljəm mɑrks ənd ˈɛrən smɪθ (ˈfɔrmər ˈlidər əv ə grup) ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈmuvmənt. ɔn ˈeɪprəl 6 1860 æt ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈkɑnfərəns əv ðə nu ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ʧərʧ ɪn ˈæmbɔɪ, ˌɪləˈnɔɪz, ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ ʤɔɪnd wɪθ ðə grup ənd wɑz səˈsteɪnd tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ɪn hɪz ˈfɑðərz roʊl ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə ʧərʧ. ˌdɪsəˈgrimənts ənd ˈɛdət baɪ 1885 brɪgz wɑz aʊt əv ˈhɑrməni wɪθ ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ. brɪgz wɑz ˌθiəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd wɑz əˈwɛr əv "haɪər ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm" əv ðə ˈbaɪbəl biɪŋ tɔt æt ðə taɪm ɪn ˈʤərmən ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. laɪk ðiz ˈʤərmən ˈskɑlərz, brɪgz bɪˈlivd ðət ˈskrɪpʧər wɑz ˌəndərˈstʊd ənd ðət ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən wɑz ˈnɛvər ə ˈfaɪnəl ˈprɔˌsɛs, bət prɑˈgrɛsɪvli rɪˈvild ˈoʊvər taɪm. səʧ vjuz ˈæŋgərd mɔr kənˈsərvətɪv ˈmɛmbərz. brɪgz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈtækt ðə aɪˈdiə əv ðə əv soʊlz, ðɛn ə ˈʧɛrɪʃt ˈdɔktərɪn; hi ˈɔlsoʊ kˈwɛsʧənd ˈwɛðər ðə ʧərʧ ʃʊd əˈgɛn əˈtɛmpt ə ˈgæðərd kəmˈjunɪti du tɪ ðə dɪˈzæstrəs rɪˈzəlts ɪn ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθs ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm. waɪl ˈmɛni əv ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ ˈækʧəwəl pəˈzɪʃənz ˈmɪrərd θɔts, brɪgz pərˈzɛnəd ðɛm mɔr ˈstraɪdəntli ðən smɪθ ˈɛvər dɪd. ˈfərðərˌmɔr, brɪgz ˈæŋgərd ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ baɪ hɪz ˈkɑnstənt riˈmaɪndərz ðət ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ hæd ˈpræktɪst pəˈlɪgəˌmi, ˈkɑntrɛri tɪ wət ˈʤoʊzəf smɪθ bɪˈlivd. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, brɪgz spɑrd wɪθ smɪθ ˈoʊvər hu ʃʊd bi əˈlaʊd tɪ prɪnt ðɛr vjuz ɪn ðə ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl, ðə tru ˈlætər deɪ seɪnts' æt ðə 1885 ˈkɑnfərəns, brɪgz wɑz nɑt səˈsteɪnd ɪn hɪz pəˈzɪʃən ɛz əˈpɔsəl ənd ɪn 1886 hi wɪθˈdru frəm ðə ˌriɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən. brɪgz daɪd ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 11 1899 si ˈɔlsoʊ ˈɛdət noʊts ˈɛdət ˈrɛfərənsɪz ˈɛdət |
jason w. briggs (june 25, 1821 january 11, 1899) was a leader in the early history of the latter day saint movement and was instrumental in bringing about the 1860 "reorganization" of the church, which resulted in the establishment of the reorganized church of jesus christ of latter day saints.
early membership [ edit ]
jason w. briggs was born on june 25, 1821 in pompey, new york. in 1841 at potosi, wisconsin he was baptized into the church of jesus christ of latter day saints by william o. clark. by 1842, briggs had been ordained an elder of the church and he organized and became the head of a branch in beloit, wisconsin. by 1843, briggs had organized a second branch in waukesha, wisconsin.
in 1844, the movement's founder, joseph smith, was killed and a succession crisis ensued. brigham young, president of the quorum of the twelve apostles assumed control of the church's headquarters in nauvoo, illinois. briggs became convinced that young's organization had fallen into apostasy and by 1846 he and his branches affiliated with james j. strang who had organized a new church headquarters in nearby voree, wisconsin.
briggs was a fervent opponent of polygamy, and when strang began to practice plural marriage openly, briggs broke with his organization. he affiliated briefly with william smith's organization of the church before learning that william, too, had been practicing plural marriage.
after these set-backs, briggs despaired that the latter day saint movement had irrevocably fallen into iniquity. he later reported that november 18, 1851,[1] on the prairie near beloit, he was pondering this concern when the "spirit of the lord" came upon him and spoke, saying:
verily, verily, saith the lord, even jesus christ unto his servant, jason w. briggs, concerning the church: behold i have not cast off my people; neither have i changed in regard to zion. yea, verily, my people shall be redeemed, and my law shall be kept which i revealed unto my servant joseph smith...
according to briggs, the lord further explained that "in mine own due time will i call upon the seed of joseph smith," (i.e., one of his sons), "and will bring one forth, and he shall be mighty and strong, and he shall preside over the high priesthood of my church..." and finally, briggs said the lord assured him "that which ye received as my celestial law," (i.e., plural marriage), "is not of me, but is the doctrine of baalam."
after reporting that he received this guidance, briggs began to coordinate with leaders of branches in wisconsin and illinois, including zenos h. gurley, sr. who resolved with him to wait for a leader to be raised up "from the seed of joseph." they began to establish a "new organization" of the church and briggs was called to preside over its first conference on june 12, 1852 in beloit.[1] in 1853, briggs was called as an apostle and sustained as president of the quorum of the twelve and as the "representative president of the church."
important leaders including william marks and aaron smith (former leader of a strangite schismatic group) joined the movement.
on april 6, 1860 at a general conference of the new organization of the church in amboy, illinois, joseph smith iii joined with the group and was sustained to follow in his father's role as president of the church.
disagreements and disfellowship [ edit ]
by 1885, briggs was out of harmony with joseph smith iii. briggs was theological liberal and was aware of "higher criticism" of the bible being taught at the time in german universities. like these german scholars, briggs believed that scripture was contextually understood and that revelation was never a final process, but progressively revealed over time. such views angered more conservative members. briggs also attacked the idea of the pre-existence of souls, then a cherished doctrine; he also questioned whether the church should again attempt a gathered community due to the disastrous results in joseph smith's lifetime. while many of joseph smith iii's actual positions mirrored briggs's thoughts, briggs presented them more stridently than smith ever did. furthermore, briggs angered joseph smith iii by his constant reminders that joseph smith had practiced polygamy, contrary to what joseph smith iii believed. in addition, briggs sparred with smith over who should be allowed to print their views in the rlds periodical, the true latter day saints' herald.[2] at the 1885 rlds conference, briggs was not sustained in his position as apostle and in 1886 he withdrew from the reorganization. briggs died on january 11, 1899.
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references [ edit ] | ˈrisəntli, ˈstɑrtɪd ɔn ə nu əv, ðə ˈɛksələnt 2011 geɪm ðət ɪz ðə moʊst ˈrisənt ˈsɪŋgəl pleɪər əˈdɪʃən tɪ ðə ðə ˈɛldər skroʊlz ˈsɪriz. biɪŋ ə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈnəmbərz gaɪ ənd ˈɔlsoʊ əv ðə ˌʤɛnərˈeɪʃən wɛr hoʊm ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp simz laɪk boʊθ ə ˈmæsɪv ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ ənd ˈlɑrʤli ˈəˈphɪl ˈbætəl, ɪt strək mi wɪn ðə fərst haʊs ju hæv ðə ʧæns tɪ baɪ ɪn,, kɔst ˈoʊnli 5000 goʊld tɪ baɪ. ðət gɑt mi ˈθɪŋkɪŋ wət kaɪnd əv ɪˈkɑnəmi dɪz hæv, ənd wət kən wi lərn əˈbaʊt ɑr oʊn baɪ ˈstədiɪŋ ðɪs ˈvərʧuəl wən? ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks stɑrt baɪ ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks ðə kɔr ˈjunɪt əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks ɪz ˈpipəl, soʊ wi nid tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðə ˈpipəl ðət wi ər ˈstədiɪŋ. ðə foʊks æt ðə ˌənəˈfɪʃəl ˈɛldər skroʊlz ˈpeɪʤɪz ər ə greɪt ˈrisɔrs fər ðɪs ðeɪ prəˈvaɪd ə peɪʤ ðət kənˈteɪnz, baɪ hoʊld, ðə ˈnəmbər əv neɪmd ˈpipəl baɪ reɪs. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs, wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv ˈpipəl ɪn iʧ hoʊld, ənd ˌɪnˈdid θruaʊt. əˈsum ðət nords*, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, wɪl meɪk əp 90 əv ðə ənˈneɪmd ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən, wɪl bi 5 ənd ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls ɪz ə splɪt əv ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 5 lɛt ˈjuˈɛs ˈɔlsoʊ əˈsum ðət neɪmd ˈpipəl meɪk əp 5 əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv. ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɛls ɪz ənˈneɪmd. ɪt soʊ ˈhæpənz ðət ðɛr ər 648 neɪmd ˈpipəl, soʊ ðɛr ər ˈpipəl ɪn ˈtoʊtəl. ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv neɪmd ˈpipəl ˈoʊvər ðə hoʊldz, wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv ðə hoʊldz ɛz səʧ: hoʊld ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən pərˈsɛnɪʤ ðə rɪft 2320 ðə riʧ 2240 2100 1840 1780 ðə peɪl 800 720 660 500 ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈpɪkʧər baɪ reɪs: reɪs ənˈneɪmd neɪmd ˈtoʊtəl pərˈsɛnɪʤ nɔrd 11081 350 11431 ˌɪmˈpɪriəl 616 65 681 ˈbrɛtən 77 68 145 77 48 125 77 37 114 77 29 106 77 20 97 77 15 92 77 14 91 77 2 79 ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ waɪl klɪr ðət ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv ðə ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən əv θru ˈfɑrmɪŋ, wi noʊ ðɛr tɪ bi ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz fər hum səbˈsɪstəns kəmz frəm ˈmərkənˌtaɪl treɪd, ˈmərsəˌnɛri wərk, ˈθivəri, ər skɪld treɪd. tɪ meɪnˈteɪn ðɛr ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl, hæv tɪ ˈpərʧəs fud ənd ˈʃɛltər ɔn ə ˈrɛgjələr ˈbeɪsɪs. əˈsum ðət 20 əv ˈrɛzɪdənts ər səʧ ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz, 70 ər ˈfɑrmərz, ənd 10 ər aɪˈtɪnərənt. wi noʊ ðət ðə ˈlaɪfˌspæn ɪn tɛndz tɪ bi ˈlɑrʤli ˌɪˈmoʊˌbil, ʃɔrt (du ɪn noʊ smɔl pɑrt tɪ ðə pleɪər, ˈdaʊtləs), ənd ɪts ˈrɛzɪdənts ˈmɛri jəŋ ənd kˈwɪkli. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi kən əˈsum ðət ˈhɛlθˌkɛr, ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən, ənd ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ər əˈveɪləbəl ˈoʊnli fər ðə ˈwɛlθiəst ˈrɛzɪdənts, ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr nɑt ə ˈmeɪʤər kɔst. koʊˌhæbəˈteɪʃən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈʧeɪnʤɪz ðə mæθ əraʊnd kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ wi wɪl əˈsum 80 əv ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz rɪˈzaɪd ɪn ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv tu ˈædəlts ənd, bɪˈkəz ˈlaɪfˌspænz tɛnd tɪ bi ʃɔrt, θri ˈʧɪldrən. wi wɪl əˈsum ðə rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ 20 lɪv əˈloʊn ər ər aɪˈtɪnərənt. baɪ ðɪs ˈmɛʒər, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðət ˈpipəl lɪv ɪn ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, fər ə ˈtoʊtəl əv 2074 ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldz, ənd 2952 ˈpipəl lɪv əˈloʊn ər ər aɪˈtɪnərənt. ðə ˈvælju əv ə mil ɪz 5. ɪf wi əˈsum ðət ˈɛvəri ˈpərsən məst kənˈsum tu əv ðiz pər deɪ tɪ sərˈvaɪv, ðɛn ðə kɔst əv əkˈwaɪərɪŋ fud ɪz 10 pər deɪ. fər ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ðɪs ˈɪndɪˌkeɪts ə kɔst pər deɪ əv 50 fər fud. ˈjuzɪz ə ˈkæləndər ɪkˈwɪvələnt tɪ ɑr grəˈgɔriən wən, soʊ ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wɪl spɛnd pər jɪr ɔn fud. ðə kɔst əv ə rum æt ən ɪn ɪz 10 ˈɛvriˌwɛr əˈkrɔs. ɪf wi ˈɛstəˌmeɪt ðət, pər naɪt, steɪɪŋ æt ən ɪn ɪz 30 mɔr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ðən steɪɪŋ æt hoʊm, ðɛn ðə kɔst pər naɪt əv ˈlɪvɪŋ æt hoʊm ɪz 7. ˈoʊvər ðə kɔrs əv ə jɪr, ðɪs minz ðət ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld wɪl spɛnd ɔn ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, ðə ˈmɪnəməm səbˈsɪstəns ˈɪnˌkəm fər ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz ɪn ə ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld ɪn ɪz pər jɪr. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə kɔsts fər ˈəðər ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk grups: ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈhaʊzɪŋ kɔst fud kɔst səbˈsɪstəns ˈɪnˌkəm ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈfɑrmɪŋ 0 ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, aɪˈtɪnərənt 0 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈfɑrmɪŋ 0 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, aɪˈtɪnərənt 0 ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ˈænjuəl ˈpərsɪnəl kənˈsəmʃən naʊ ðət wi noʊ ðə səbˈsɪstəns ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn, wi kən lərn ə lɔt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əv. əˈsumɪŋ dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈɪnˌkəm əv 20 ˈæftər ɛˈsɛnʃəlz, ənd ə ˈpərsɪnəl ˈseɪvɪŋz reɪt ˈsɪmələr tɪ əˈmɛrɪkə ɛz əv ˈfɛbruˌɛri 2016 wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈænjuəl dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ənd ˈtoʊtəl ˈænjuəl ˈpərsɪnəl kənˈsəmʃən fər iʧ əv ɑr ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk grups: ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk səbˈsɪstəns ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtoʊtəl dɪˈskrɛʃəˌnɛri ˈɪnˌkəm ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈtoʊtəl ˈænjuəl dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈtoʊtəl ˈænjuəl kənˈsəmʃən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈfɑrmɪŋ 639 172 ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, aɪˈtɪnərənt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ 419 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈfɑrmɪŋ 639 172 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, aɪˈtɪnərənt 913 246 ˈtɔkɪŋ tækˈseɪʃən ɪf ˈləki ɪˈnəf tɪ bi ə jarl*, ju ˈprɑbəˌbli bɪˈliv ðət prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ə ˈprɪti ˈvæljəbəl ˈsərvɪs tɪ jʊr kənˈstɪʧuənts. ɪˈnəf, ɪn fækt, tɪ ˈɛkˌstrækt səm ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ɪn ðə fɔrm əv ˈtæksɪz. ˈæftər ɔl, wɪn nɑt ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛroʊz tɪ ni, smɔl ˈɑrmiz əv hoʊld gɑrdz ˈsɪmpli peɪ fər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. əˈsum ə ˈfɛrli wɛl ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd jarl*, ɪˈnəf soʊ tɪ ˈriəˌlaɪz ðət ˌɑrˈkeɪn ər ˈbɪzənˌtin tæks koʊdz kən bi ʤɪst ɛz ˌdɛtrəˈmɛnəl tɪ ðə stəˈbɪlɪti əv jʊr reɪn ɛz ənˈduli haɪ reɪts. bɪˈkəz əv jʊr ˈwɪzdəm (ənd bɪˈkəz prəˈgrɛsɪv tækˈseɪʃən bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛntɪd jɛt), ju ˈɪnstɪˌtut ə flæt tæks əv 15 wɪʧ ɪz ˈɛniˌwɛr frəm 30 tɪ 100 loʊər ðən ðə ˈkɑrənt ˈmidiən ˈifɛktɪv tæks reɪt ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, dɪˈpɛndɪŋ ɔn wɪʧ ˌɪˈrɛpərəbli baɪəst sɔrs ju æsk. ðɪs biɪŋ ðə keɪs, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪt kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈænjuəl groʊs ˈɪnˌkəmz əv ɑr ˌdɛməˈgræfɪks: ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈænjuəl dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈænjuəl groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, aɪˈtɪnərənt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, aɪˈtɪnərənt ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə əv wɪθ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wi kən naʊ lərn ə lɔt mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə steɪt əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi ɪn ɛz ə hoʊl. əˈsum ðət ˈænjuəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪkˈspɛndɪʧərz ɪgˈzæktli ˈikwəl ˈrɛvəˌnuz ˈɛvəri jɪr. ˈðɛrˌfɔr, wi kən ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈænjuwəˌlaɪzd groʊs dəˈmɛstɪk ˈprɑdəkt (gdp*) tɪ bi: ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈænjuəl dɪˈspoʊzəbəl ˈɪnˌkəm ˈænjuəl groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm ˈmaɪnəs ˈseɪvɪŋz ˈnəmbər əv ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ 415 ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, aɪˈtɪnərənt 207 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ 518 ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, aɪˈtɪnərənt 259 ˈtoʊtəl ənd əv kɔrs, ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən wi kən ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə əv iʧ hoʊld: hoʊld ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ðə rɪft 2320 ðə riʧ 2240 2100 1840 1780 ðə peɪl 800 720 660 500 ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt wən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ pɪˌkjuliˈɛrəti əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi əv ɪz ðət fər, ðə ˈbɪgər kəmˈpoʊnənt əv ðə səbˈsɪstəns ɪkˈspɛndɪʧər ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli fud, ˈrəðər ðən ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ɪgˈzæmɪn ðə dɪˈgri tɪ wɪʧ ðə ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpraɪsɪz ɪn rɪˈflɛkt ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ ɛz ə geɪʤ əv ðə hɛlθ əv ðə ɪˈkɑnəmi. ɔl θɪŋz biɪŋ ˈikwəl, ən ɪˈfɪʃənt ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈmɑrkɪt ˈʤɛnərˌeɪts ə ˈrizənəbəl reɪt əv rɪˈtərn fər ˈoʊnərz, bət ɪz stɪl ækˈsɛsəbəl æt ðə loʊ ɛnd əv haʊs ˈvæljuz. fərst, ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðə ˈænjuwəˌlaɪzd ˈævərɪʤ ˈɪnˌkəm pər ˈkæpɪtə. ɪn ðɪs keɪs, wi juz ðə ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈjunɪt ɛz ðə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ˈmɛʒərmənt ənd teɪk ə ˈweɪtɪd ˈævərɪʤ. ðɪs wɪl gɪv ˈjuˈɛs ə ˈbɛnʧˌmɑrk fər ðə ˈɑptɪməl praɪs fər ˈhaʊzɪŋ. ˈjuzɪŋ wət wi noʊ, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ɪt ðəs: ˌdɛməˈgræfɪk ˈænjuəl groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃən ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ ˈævərɪʤ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, aɪˈtɪnərənt ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈsɪti dˈwɛlɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, ˈfɑrmɪŋ ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl, aɪˈtɪnərənt 298 ˈtoʊtəl wɪn ɔl ɪz sɛd ənd dən, wi ˈkælkjəˌleɪt ðət ðə ˈænjuwəˌlaɪzd pər ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ɪz. fər ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz əˈloʊn, ɪt ɪz, ənd fər dˈwɛlərz əˈloʊn ɪt ɪz. soʊ, ðɛr ɪz ə ˈdisənt dɪˈgri əv ˈɪnˌkəm ˌɪnɪkˈwɑləti bɪtˈwin ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz, ˈfɑrmərz, ənd. əv kɔrs, ðə kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ fər ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli haɪər ðən ɪt ɪz fər ˈfɑrmərz ər (hu peɪ fər fud ənd ˈhaʊzɪŋ, rɪˈspɛktɪvli). baɪ kəmˈpɛrɪŋ ðə ˈpərʧəs praɪs əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ tɪ ˈɪnˌkəm, wi kən geɪʤ ɪts əˌfɔrdəˈbɪləti. ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv ˈhaʊzɪŋ ˈpərʧəs praɪs tɪ ˈmidiən ˈænjuəl ˈɪnˌkəm ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɪz 3 (ɛz əv 2012 bət kən bi ɛz haɪ ɛz 8 ɪn sæn ˌhoʊˈzeɪ, ˈsiˈeɪ ər ɛz loʊ ɛz ɪn ˈdiˌtrɔɪt. fər: loʊˈkeɪʃən neɪm kɔst ˈæftər ˈəpˌgreɪdz ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər ɔl ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər dˈwɛlərz 12300 hɔl 21000 ˈsɑləˌtud ˈmænər baɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər dˈwɛlərz ˈsɛpərətli frəm ðət əv ˈsɪti dˈwɛlərz, wi kən si ðət ˈəpwərd moʊˈbɪlɪti θru ðə ˈpərʧəs əv ril ɛˈsteɪt ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli ˈhɑrdər fər ˈpipəl hu ɔˈrɛdi lɪv ɪn ˈsɪtiz. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, kəmˈpɛrd tɪ ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts, ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli mɔr əˈfɔrdəbəl ɪn. ɪn ˈoʊnli tu ˈkeɪsɪz dɪz ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər dˈwɛlərz ɪkˈsid ðə hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ fər ðə ˈjuˈɛs. ˈmænər ɪn ˈsɑləˌtud həz ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv wɪʧ ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs ənd sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ, huz ˈrɛzɪdənts spɛnd 29 ənd əv ðɛr groʊs ˈɪnˌkəm ɔn ˈhaʊzɪŋ kɔsts, rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ɪn, ðə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ əv ɪz ˈsɪmələr tɪ ˈpɔrtlənd, ər ər siˈætəl, wɛr ˈrɛzɪdənts spɛnd ənd rɪˈspɛktɪvli. ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ˈmuvɪŋ bɪtˈwin ˈsɪtiz ɪz kwaɪt əˈfɔrdəbəl ɪf ɔˈrɛdi ə ˈsɪti dˈwɛlər, ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ˈsɑləˌtud ɪz ˈoʊnli əˈbaʊt ɛz ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ɛz ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn æˈtlæntə, ənd ðɛr ə ˈsɪŋgəl rɪˈkɔrdɪd ˈsɪti wɪθ ə ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ loʊər ðən ˈdiˌtrɔɪt, æt kənˈkluʒənz ə ˈtɛstəmənt tɪ ðə ˈraɪtərz ənd dɪˈvɛləpərz əv, ənd ðə ˈɛldər skroʊlz ˈsɪriz æt lɑrʤ, ðət ðə ˈprɑpərtiz əv ðɛr ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtɪd ɪˈkɑnəmi kəm ɛz kloʊz tɪ ðə pərˈæmətərz əv ðə ril ɪˈkɑnəmi ɛz ðeɪ du. ɪt teɪks məˈtɪkjələs ˈplænɪŋ ənd ə kin maɪnd fər ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks tɪ dɪˈzaɪn ə ˈsɪstəm ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli wərks ɔn ə ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈlɛvəl, bət ˈivɪn meɪks ɑr oʊn ɪˈkɑnəmi lʊk bæd baɪ kəmˈpɛrəsən. əv kɔrs, ðət ɪz pərˈhæps ðə ˈprimiəm ðət wi peɪ fər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə wərld ðət həz səʧ θɪŋz ɛz ˈmɑdərn ˈmɛdəsən, ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt, ənd noʊ ˈdrægənz (ðoʊ səm maɪt aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ ðɪs ɛz ə ˈwiknəs əv ɪts oʊn). ɛz ə saɪd noʊt, ðɪs həz bɪn ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz ɪn ˈfərmi ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈjuzɪz ˌprɑbəˈbɪləˌti ənd ˌɛstəˈmeɪʃən tɪ meɪk ˌɪnˈfɔrmd priˈdɪkʃənz ˈjuzɪŋ ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən. ɪf ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ˈrɛdɪŋ səm əv ðə ˈəðər wərk ðət dən ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs tɛkˈnik, klɪk hir. |
recently, started on a new play-through of skyrim, the excellent 2011 game that is the most recent single player addition to the the elder scrolls series. being a general numbers guy and also of the generation where home ownership seems like both a massive undertaking and largely uphill battle, it struck me when the first house you have the chance to buy in skyrim, breezehome, cost only 5000 gold to buy.
that got me thinking what kind of economy does skyrim have, and what can we learn about our own by studying this virtual one?
establishing demographics
let’s start by establishing demographics the core unit of economics is people, so we need to understand the people that we are studying. the folks at the unofficial elder scrolls pages are a great resource for this they provide a page that contains, by hold, the number of named people by race.
using this, we can calculate the total number of people in each hold, and indeed throughout skyrim. let’s assume that nords, in general, will make up 90% of the unnamed population, imperials will be 5%, and everybody else is a split of the remaining 5%. let us also assume that named people make up 5% of the population of skyrim. everybody else is unnamed.
it so happens that there are 648 named people, so there are 12,960 people in total. taking the distribution of named people over the holds, we can calculate the population of the holds as such:
hold population percentage the rift 2320 17.90% the reach 2240 17.28% whiterun 2100 16.20% haafingar 1840 14.20% eastmarch 1780 13.73% the pale 800 6.17% winterhold 720 5.56% falkreath 660 5.09% hjaalmarch 500 3.86%
looking at the picture by race:
race unnamed named total percentage nord 11081 350 11431 88.20% imperial 616 65 681 5.25% breton 77 68 145 1.12% orc 77 48 125 0.96% dunmer 77 37 114 0.88% redguard 77 29 106 0.82% altmer 77 20 97 0.75% argonian 77 15 92 0.71% bosmer 77 14 91 0.70% khajiit 77 2 79 0.61%
establishing the cost of living
while it’s clear that the majority of the population of skyrim subsists through farming, we know there to be a number of city dwellers for whom subsistence comes from mercantile trade, mercenary work, thievery, or skilled trade. to maintain their lifestyle, they’ll have to purchase food and shelter on a regular basis. let’s assume that 20% of residents are such city dwellers, 70% are farmers, and 10% are itinerant.
we know that the lifespan in skyrim tends to be largely immobile, short (due in no small part to the player, doubtless), and its residents marry young and quickly. therefore, we can assume that healthcare, education, and transportation are available only for the wealthiest residents, and therefore not a major cost. cohabitation also changes the math around cost of living we will assume 80% of individuals reside in a household consisting of two adults and, because lifespans tend to be short, three children. we will assume the remaining 20% live alone or are itinerant.
by this measure, we calculate that 10,368 people live in a household, for a total of 2074 households, and 2952 people live alone or are itinerant.
the value of a homecooked meal is 5 septims. if we assume that every person must consume two of these per day to survive, then the cost of acquiring food is 10 septims per day. for a five-person household, this indicates a cost per day of 50 septims for food. skyrim uses a calendar equivalent to our gregorian one, so a typical household will spend 18,250 septims per year on food.
the cost of a room at an inn is 10 septims everywhere across skyrim. if we estimate that, per night, staying at an inn is 30% more expensive than staying at home, then the cost per night of living at home is 7 septims. over the course of a year, this means that the typical household will spend 2,555 septims on housing.
therefore, the minimum subsistence income for city dwellers in a household in skyrim is 20,805 septims per year. using this information, we can calculate the costs for other demographic groups:
demographic housing cost food cost subsistence income household, city dwelling 2,555 18,250 20,805 household, farming 2,555 0 2,555 household, itinerant 0 18,250 18,250 individual, city dwelling 2,555 3,650 6,205 individual, farming 2,555 0 2,555 individual, itinerant 0 3,650 3,650
calculating annual personal consumption
now that we know the subsistence income in skyrim, we can learn a lot more about the economy of skyrim. assuming discretionary income of 20% after essentials, and a personal savings rate similar to america as of february 2016, 5.4%, we can calculate the total annual disposable income and total annual personal consumption for each of our demographic groups:
demographic subsistence income total discretionary income savings total annual disposable income total annual consumption household, city dwelling 20,805 5,201 1,404 26,006 24,602 household, farming 2,555 639 172 3,194 3,021 household, itinerant 18,250 4,563 1,232 22,813 21,581 individual, city dwelling 6,205 1,551 419 7,756 7,337 individual, farming 2,555 639 172 3,194 3,021 individual, itinerant 3,650 913 246 4,563 4,316
talking taxation
if you’re lucky enough to be a jarl, you probably believe that you’re providing a pretty valuable service to your constituents. enough, in fact, to extract some compensation in the form of taxes. after all, when they’re not taking arrows to knee, small armies of hold guards don’t simply pay for themselves. let’s assume you’re a fairly well educated jarl, enough so to realize that arcane or byzantine tax codes can be just as detrimental to the stability of your reign as unduly high rates.
because of your wisdom (and because progressive taxation hasn’t been invented yet), you institute a flat tax of 15%, which is anywhere from 30% to 100% lower than the current median effective tax rate in the us, depending on which irreparably biased source you ask.
this being the case, we calculate can calculate the annual gross incomes of our demographics:
demographic annual disposable income annual gross income household, city dwelling 26,006 30,596 household, farming 3,194 3,757 household, itinerant 22,813 26,838 individual, city dwelling 7,756 9,125 individual, farming 3,194 3,757 individual, itinerant 4,563 5,368
calculating the gdp of skyrim
with this information, we can now learn a lot more about the state of the economy in skyrim as a whole. let’s assume that annual government expenditures exactly equal revenues every year. therefore, we can calculate the annualized gross domestic product (gdp) to be 34.964,604 septims:
demographic annual disposable income annual gross income gross income minus savings number of households/individuals contribution to gdp household, city dwelling 26,006 30,596 29,191 415 12,106,196 household, farming 3,194 3,757 3,585 1,452 5,203,540 household, itinerant 22,813 26,838 25,606 207 5,309,735 individual, city dwelling 7,756 9,125 8,706 518 4,513,275 individual, farming 3,194 3,757 3,585 1,814 6,504,425 individual, itinerant 4,563 5,368 5,121 259 1,327,434 total 34,964,604
and of course, using this information we can also calculate the gdp of each hold:
hold population percentage of population contribution to gdp the rift 2320 17.90% 6,259,096 the reach 2240 17.28% 6,043,265 whiterun 2100 16.20% 5,665,561 haafingar 1840 14.20% 4,964,110 eastmarch 1780 13.73% 4,802,237 the pale 800 6.17% 2,158,309 winterhold 720 5.56% 1,942,478 falkreath 660 5.09% 1,780,605 hjaalmarch 500 3.86% 1,348,943
focus on housing market
one interesting peculiarity of the economy of skyrim is that for non-farming households/individuals, the bigger component of the subsistence expenditure is actually food, rather than housing. let’s examine the degree to which the housing prices in skyrim reflect the cost of living as a gauge of the health of the economy. all things being equal, an efficient housing market generates a reasonable rate of return for owners, but is still accessible at the low end of house values.
first, let’s calculate the annualized average income per capita. in this case, we use the demographic unit as the basis for measurement and take a weighted average. this will give us a benchmark for the optimal price for housing. using what we know, we calculate it thus:
demographic annual gross income percentage of population contribution to average household, city dwelling 30,596 8.89% 2,720 household, farming 3,757 31.11% 1,169 household, itinerant 26,838 4.44% 1,193 individual, city dwelling 9,125 11.11% 1,014 individual, farming 3,757 38.89% 1,461 individual, itinerant 5,368 5.56% 298 total 7,855
when all is said and done, we calculate that the annualized per capita income in skyrim is 7,855 septims. for city dwellers alone, it is 18,577 septims, and for non-city dwellers alone it is 5,152 septims. so, there is a decent degree of income inequality between city dwellers, farmers, and itinerants. of course, the cost of living for city dwellers is also significantly higher than it is for farmers or itinerants (who don’t pay for food and housing, respectively).
by comparing the purchase price of housing to income, we can gauge its affordability. the historical ratio of housing purchase price to median annual income in the united states is 3 (as of 2012), but can be as high as 8 in san jose, ca or as low as 1.5 in detroit.
for skyrim:
location name cost after upgrades ratio for all ratio for city dwellers ratio for non-city dwellers whiterun breezehome 6,800 0.87 0.37 1.319847 riften honeyside 12300 1.57 0.66 2.38737 markarth vlindrel hall 12,200 1.55 0.66 2.367961 windhelm hjerim 21000 2.67 1.13 4.075998 solitude proudspire manor 36,000 4.58 1.94 6.987425
by calculating the ratio for non-city dwellers separately from that of city dwellers, we can see that upward mobility through the purchase of real estate is significantly harder for people who don’t already live in cities. that being said, compared to the united states, housing is significantly more affordable in skyrim.
in only two cases does the price-to-income ratio for non-city dwellers exceed the historical ratio for the us. proudspire manor in solitude has a ratio of 6.98, which is similar to the ratio of los angeles and san francisco, whose residents spend 29% and 28.8% of their gross income on housing costs, respectively. in windhelm, the ratio of 4.07 is similar to portland, or or seattle, where residents spend 17.3% and 17.2%, respectively.
on the other hand, moving between cities is quite affordable if you’re already a city dweller, living in solitude is only about as expensive as living in atlanta, and there isn’t a single recorded city with a ratio lower than detroit, at 1.5.
conclusions
it’s a testament to the writers and developers of skyrim, and the elder scrolls series at large, that the properties of their simulated economy come as close to the parameters of the real economy as they do. it takes meticulous planning and a keen mind for economics to design a system that not only works on a functional level, but even makes our own economy look bad by comparison. of course, that is perhaps the premium that we pay for living in a world that has such things as modern medicine, the internet, and no dragons (though some might identify this as a weakness of its own).
as a side note, this has been an exercise in fermi estimation, which uses probability and estimation to make informed predictions using limited information. if you’re interested in reading some of the other work that done using this technique, click here. | hu ɔn ərθ wʊd əˈpoʊz voʊts fər ˈwɪmən naʊ? nɑt aɪ, fər wən, ənd aɪ laɪk tɪ θɪŋk hæv bɪn əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈnaɪəl əv voʊts ɔn ðə graʊnz əv sɛks hæd aɪ bɪn əˈlaɪv ənd ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ən əˈpɪnjən 110 jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ɪn fækt, ðə ˈfɔrməl ɪkˈskluʒən əv ˈwɪmən frəm ðə voʊt ɪn ˈbrɪtən wɑz kwaɪt ˈmɑdərn ənd laɪk ˈmɛni bæd θɪŋz, əˈʧivd baɪ rɪˈfɔrmərz. ɪt wɑz pɑrt əv ðə 1832 greɪt rɪˈfɔrm ækt, ˈʤɛnərəli vjud ɛz ən ənˈmɪkst ˈblɛsɪŋ baɪ əˈpɪnjən (ðə ækt, ɛz wɛl ɛz ˈteɪkɪŋ ðə voʊts frəm səm ˈwɪmən ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldərz ˈɔlsoʊ dɪsɪnˈfrænˌʧaɪzd kwaɪt ə fju ˌɪnˈdəstriəl ˈɛriəz, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ əˈkaʊnt əv ɪt ɪn ˈrɑbərt ˈɪŋlɪʃ ənd ðɛr history’*’). bət aɪ ˈvɛri ˌɪmˈprɛst baɪ ðə nu fɪlm suffragettes’*’, lɔnʧt ðɪs wik əˈmɪd wɔrm weɪvz əv preɪz. ðə gʊd θɪŋz əˈbaʊt ɪt sim tɪ mi tɪ hæv bɪn θɪŋz ðə ˈmeɪkərz ˌɪnˈtɛnd tɪ bi gʊd. wi ər, aɪ θɪŋk, səˈpoʊzd tɪ ædˈmaɪr ðə gəts ənd dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən əv ðə (ˈfɪkʃənəl) ˌsəfrəˈʤɛt frəm ðə grin ˈlɔndri, hu θroʊz hərˈsɛlf ˈɪntu ðə faɪt, ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ hər ˈfæməli ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt ənd ðət əv ðə ˈfɑrməsɪst, ənd ˈwʊmən ˈdɔktər (sɛd tɪ bi beɪst ɔn ə ril ˈpərsən, ðoʊ bɪn əˈneɪbəl tɪ faɪnd fʊl ˈditeɪlz) pleɪd baɪ ˈhɛlənə ˈbɑnhəm ˈkɑrtər; ənd əv ðə ˈsəfrɪʤ ˈmɑrtər ˈɛmɪli ˈwaɪldɪŋ ˈdeɪvɪsən, hu daɪd (ˈvɛri ˈprɑbəˌbli baɪ ˈæksədənt ʃi bɔt ə rɪˈtərn ˈtɪkɪt tɪ ˈɛpsəm) bɪˈniθ ðə hʊvz əv ðə hɔrs æt ðə ˈdərbi. aɪ faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf mɔr ˈteɪkən wɪθ ðə mɛn hu traɪd ɪn ˈvɛriəs weɪz tɪ pərsˈweɪd ˈwɪmən noʊn tɪ ðɛm tɪ steɪ əˈweɪ frəm ˈdeɪnʤərəs ənd ˈtræʤɪk fəˈnætəˌsɪzəm, wɪʧ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz (aɪ ʃʊd noʊ, ɛz ən ex-fanatic*) its ðə soʊlz əv ðoʊz hu ɪnˈgeɪʤ ɪn ɪt. ðə fɪlm ˈrɪli ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ˈɔlˌweɪz meɪd ɪn maɪ schooldays*, ðət ðə ˌsəfrəˈʤɛts, wɪθ ðɛr ˈvaɪələns, ˈɑrsən ənd ˈvændəlɪzəm, ˈeɪliəˌneɪtɪd mɔr ˈpipəl ðən ðeɪ ˌɪnˈspaɪərd, ənd ðət ɪt wɑz ðə kənˈskrɪpʃən əv ˈwɪmən ˈɪntu ðə ˈwərkˌfɔrs ɪn 1914 ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli lɛd tɪ ðə ˈsoʊʃəl ˌrɛvəˈluʃən wi ðɛn hæd, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ voʊts fər (səm) ˈwɪmən. ɪt wɑz ən ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ kæmˈpeɪn, ənd mɔr ˌpɛrəˈdɑksɪkəl ðən ˈmɛni naʊ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪz. kwaɪt ə lɔt əv ˈwɪmən wər əˈgɛnst ðə ˌsəfrəˈʤɛts, ənd ə strɔŋ səˈspɪʃən ðət ðə ˈlɪˌbərəl ˈpɑrti fɪrd ðət ˈwɪmən ˈvoʊtərz wʊd tɛnd tɪ bi ˈtɔˌriz (ˈwɪmən ɪn ðoʊz deɪz wər ˈfeɪməs fər ðɛr kənˈsərvəˌtɪzəm) ənd soʊ dɪd ðɛr bɛst tɪ poʊstˈpoʊn ðə ˈmætər. rɪˈpəblɪkən fræns, ɪt ɪz ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ tɪ noʊt, gɪv ˈwɪmən ðə voʊt tɪl 1944 bət ˈɔlˌweɪz bɪn strək baɪ ðɪs moʊst ˈifɛktɪv ˈpoʊstər ˈsəfrɪʤ frəm ðə ˈɪrə aɪ faɪnd ə ˈbɪgər ər ˈklɪrər ˌrɛprəzɛnˈteɪʃən əv ɪt, bət ðə ˈmɛsɪʤ ɪz klɪr. ɪt ɪz əbˈsərd ðət ˈɛʤəˌkeɪtɪd, waɪz, ˈhɑrdˌwərkɪŋ ər ˈdutifəl ˈpərsənz ʃʊd nɑt hæv ðə voʊt. baɪ ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən (ðoʊ ðɪs ɪz nɑt ɪkˈsplɔrd) ɪt ɪz streɪnʤ ənd pərˈhæps rɔŋ ðət kənˈvɪktəd ˈkrɪmənəlz, ənd ˈvɛriəs ˈəðər ˈkætəˌgɔriz əv ˈsəbʤɪkt ʃʊd kip ɪt. təˈdeɪ wi ʃʊd bi (ˈraɪtli) ənˈhæpi wɪθ səʧ tərmz ɛz ‘‘lunatic’*’ ər fər service’*’ ənd ˈmɛni ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz rɪˈgɑrd həˈbɪʧuəl ˈdrəŋkənnəs ɛz ə ˈbleɪmləs dɪˈziz (aɪ du nɑt teɪk ðɪs vju). bət ɪf wi ər ˈɑnəst, moʊst ˈpipəl wʊd hæv səm daʊts əˈbaʊt ðə kənˈtɪnjud ˈgrænɪŋ əv voʊts tɪ ðoʊz huz bɪˈheɪvjər həz bɪn ər ɪz ˈkrɪmənəl, ər ˈəðərˌwaɪz ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ənd mɑrkt baɪ həˈbɪʧuəl ˌɪrəˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ənd rashness*. ðət ˌɪmˈpɛkəbəl ˈlɪˌbərəl, ˈdeɪvɪd ˈkæmərən, ɪz (fər ˈɪnstəns) ˈɔlˌmoʊst əbˈsɛst wɪθ hɪz ˈnɔɪzi dɪˈzaɪər tɪ kip voʊts əˈweɪ frəm ˈsərvɪŋ ˈprɪzənərz. ˈwɛðər hi ˈrɪli kɛrz əˈbaʊt ðɪs, aɪ du nɑt noʊ. bət hi ɪz nɑt əˈʃeɪmd tɪ əˈpɪr tɪ kɛr. wi ər stɪl əˈlaʊd tɪ əˈgri wɪθ ðə tɔp hæf əv ðə ˈpoʊstər. bət ˈθɪŋkɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈbɑtəm hæf ɪz mɔr ˈdɪfəkəlt. ðə aɪˈdiə ðət ˈsəfrɪʤ məst ənd ʃʊd æt ɔl taɪmz bi ˌjunəˈvərsəl ɪz naʊ ən ənkˈwɛsʧənd (ənd ənkˈwɛsʧənəbəl) ˈpɪlər əv ˈmɑdərn ˈsɛkjələr feɪθ. ðə ˈæbsəˌlut bɪˈlif ɪn ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈvərʧu əv ðə ˈmæsɪz həz ɔˈrɛdi əˈʧivd ə θˈriˌfoʊld ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri sɪns 1948 ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ðə kˈwərki ˌjunəˈvərsəti sits ɪn ˈpɑrləmɛnt, wɪʧ wər ˈɔfən ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd baɪ dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt ənd ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz hu wʊd hæv bɪn hɑrd pʊt tɪ ˈɛnər ˈpɑrləmɛnt ˈɛni ˈəðər weɪ, ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˈɔldərmɪn ɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈgəvərnmənt, huz ɪkˈspɪriəns ənd ˈwɪzdəm ɪz ɪn maɪ vju stɪl məʧ mɪst, ənd ðə dɪˈstrəkʃən əv ðə haʊs əv lɔrdz ɛz ɪt wɑz (ðoʊ ðɛr ɪz jɛt tɪ bi ə ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri ər ˈivɪn ˈjusfəl rɪˈpleɪsmənt). ðɪs rɪˈʤɛkʃən əv ðə hərˈɛdəˌtɛri ˈtaɪtəl tɪ ˈɔfəs, huz səˈpɔrtərz fil noʊ nid tɪ ˈɑrgju ə keɪs ðeɪ θɪŋk ɪz self-evident*, ˌɪmˈplɪsətli ˈmɛnɪsɪz ðə ˈmɑnɑrki. ˈɛvriˌwən ɪz tu pəˈlaɪt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ɪt waɪl ðə ˈprɛzənt kwin ɪz stɪl əˈməŋ ˈjuˈɛs, bət wət wɪl ˈhæpən wɪn ʃi ɪz nɑt? ðɪs ˌjunəˈnɪmɪti minz ðət ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsəfrɪʤ (ər ðə ˌæbəˈlɪʃən əv ˌənɪˈlɛktɪd ˈʧeɪmbərz səʧ ɛz ðə lɔrdz ənd ðə ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɛnɪt juzd tɪ bi) ˈkænɑt ˈpɑsəbli bi ˌrikənˈsɪdərd ər wɪθˈdrɔn. ðoʊz hu daʊt ðə ˈæbsəˌlut ˈwɪzdəm əv ðə ˈpipəl hæv tɪ kənˈsid ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəl ˈsəfrɪʤ ˈprɪnsəpəl. ˈoʊnli ðɛn kən ðeɪ kəm əp wɪθ aɪˈdiəz dɪˈskəst ˌbiˈfɔr, ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛkstrə voʊts tɪ səm ˈsɪtɪzənz (səʧ ɛz neɪˈvil skim fər əˈdɪʃənəl voʊts, ˈgrænɪd fər əˈʧivmənt, laɪf ɪkˈspɪriəns, skɪl æt wərk, səkˈsɛsfəl ˈreɪzɪŋ əv ˈʧɪldrən, ər ˈəðər dɪˈstɪŋkʃən, ɪkˈspleɪnd ɪn hɪz ˈnɑvəl ðə wet’*’). aɪ ʤɪst θɪŋk ðət ɪf ju ˈpɑndər ðə ʃɪr əv dɪˈnaɪɪŋ voʊts fər ˈwɪmən, bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ˈwɪmən (ə wɪʧ ɪz self-evident*, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˌɪˈræʃənəl) ju hæv ɪn ɔl ˈɑnəsti tɪ θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ˈwɛðər ˈikwəl voʊts fər ˈɛvriˌbɑdi ɪz ə ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈsɛnsəbəl aɪˈdiə, ənd ɪf soʊ waɪ. ɪt sim əˈspɛʃəli ˈræʃənəl tɪ mi. du wi əˈplaɪ ðə seɪm ˈprɪnsəpəl tɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ ɛls? aɪ ˈɔfˈhænd θɪŋk əv ˈɛni ˈəðər ɪgˈzæmpəl, bət pərˈhæps aɪ æm nɑt traɪɪŋ hɑrd ɪˈnəf. |
who on earth would oppose votes for women now? not i, for one, and i like to think i’d have been against the denial of votes on the grounds of sex had i been alive and able to express an opinion 110 years ago. in fact, the formal exclusion of women from the vote in britain was quite modern and like many bad things, achieved by reformers. it was part of the 1832 great reform act, generally viewed as an unmixed blessing by modish opinion (the act, as well as taking the votes from some women householders also disenfranchised quite a few industrial areas, according to the interesting account of it in robert tombs’s ‘the english and their history’).
but i wasn’t very impressed by the new film ‘the suffragettes’, launched this week amid warm waves of praise. the good things about it seem to me to have been things the makers didn’t intend to be good. we are, i think, supposed to admire the guts and determination of the (fictional) working-class suffragette from the bethnal green laundry, who throws herself into the fight, incidentally destroying her family as a result ; and that of the bomb-making pharmacist, and would-be woman doctor (said to be based on a real person, though i’ve been unable to find full details) , played by helena bonham carter; and of the suffrage martyr emily wilding davison, who died (very probably by accident – she bought a return ticket to epsom) beneath the hooves of the king’s horse at the derby.
i found myself more taken with the men who tried in various ways to persuade women known to them to stay away from dangerous and tragic fanaticism, which almost always (i should know, as an ex-fanatic) eats the souls of those who engage in it. the film doesn’t really address the argument always made in my schooldays, that the suffragettes, with their violence, arson and vandalism, alienated more people than they inspired, and that it was the conscription of women into the workforce in 1914 that actually led to the social revolution we then had, including votes for (some) women.
it was an interesting campaign, quirkier and more paradoxical than many now recognise. quite a lot of women were against the suffragettes, and there’s a strong suspicion that the liberal party feared that women voters would tend to be tories (women in those days were famous for their conservatism) and so did their best to postpone the matter. republican france, it is interesting to note, didn’t give women the vote till 1944.
but i’ve always been struck by this most effective poster favouring women’s suffrage from the pre-1914 era
http://www.amazon.co.uk/replica-suffragette-poster-what-woman/dp/b003dhsdcy
i can’t find a bigger or clearer representation of it, but the message is clear. it is absurd that educated, wise, hardworking or dutiful persons should not have the vote. by implication (though this is not explored) it is strange and perhaps wrong that convicted criminals, and various other categories of subject should keep it. today we should be (rightly) unhappy with such terms as ‘lunatic’ or ‘unfit for service’ , and many nowadays regard habitual drunkenness as a blameless disease (i do not take this view). but if we are honest, most people would have some doubts about the continued granting of votes to those whose behaviour has been or is criminal, or otherwise damaging and marked by habitual irresponsibility and rashness. that impeccable liberal, david cameron, is (for instance) almost obsessed with his noisy desire to keep votes away from serving prisoners. whether he really cares about this, i do not know. but he is not ashamed to appear to care.
we are still allowed to agree with the top half of the poster. but thinking about the bottom half is more difficult. the idea that suffrage must and should at all times be universal is now an unquestioned (and unquestionable) pillar of modern secular faith. the absolute belief in the absolute virtue of the masses has already achieved a threefold victory in this country since 1948 – the abolition of the quirky university seats in parliament, which were often occupied by distinguished and exceptional individuals who would have been hard put to enter parliament any other way, the abolition of aldermen in local government, whose experience and wisdom is in my view still much missed, and the destruction of the house of lords as it was (though there is yet to be a satisfactory or even half-way useful replacement). this rejection of the hereditary title to office, whose supporters feel no need to argue a case they think is self-evident, implicitly menaces the monarchy. everyone is too polite to mention it while the present queen is still among us, but what will happen when she is not?
this unanimity means that universal suffrage (or the abolition of unelected chambers such as the lords and the us senate used to be) cannot possibly be reconsidered or withdrawn. those who doubt the absolute wisdom of the people have to concede the universal suffrage principle. only then can they come up with ideas i’ve discussed before, giving extra votes to some citizens (such as nevil shute’s scheme for additional votes, granted for achievement, life experience, skill at work, successful raising of children, or other distinction, explained in his novel ‘in the wet’).
i just think that if you ponder the sheer wrongness of denying votes for women, because they are women (a wrongness which is self-evident, because it is irrational) you have in all honesty to think about whether equal votes for everybody is a particularly sensible idea, and if so why. it doesn’t seem especially rational to me. do we apply the same principle to anything else? i can’t offhand think of any other example, but perhaps i am not trying hard enough. | baɪ prɛs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən prɛs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən həz ˈɪntərvˌjud ˈænθɔˌni hɔl, prəˈfɛsər əv ˌgloʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, əˈbaʊt ˈfɔrən ˈmɪnɪstər ˈmɑrgoʊ ˈkɔlɪŋ fər ə ““thorough”*” ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz baɪ ˌɪzˈreɪli ˈfɔrsɪz ɪn ðə pæst fju mənθs. ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ɪz ə rəf ˌtrænˈskrɪpʃən əv ðə ˈɪntərvˌju. prɛs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən: ɪt ɪz kwaɪt klɪr ðət ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈθɔrətiz ər nɑt ˈvɛri ˌɪnˈklaɪnd təˈwɔrdz ə ˈkrɛdəbəl ənd θəroʊ ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ˈkɪlɪŋz əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪn ˈrisənt mənθs. wət du ju θɪŋk ðət ɪz soʊ? hɔl: aɪ θɪŋk wi ər siɪŋ ə ˈvɛri ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪzd ˈɪzriəl, ə ˈɪzriəl ˈəndər praɪm ˈmɪnɪstər ˈbɛnʤəmən ˌnɛtənˈjɑˌhu ənd wi ər siɪŋ ə ˈmɑdərˌeɪt ənd ˈsɛnsəbəl vɔɪs, ˈmɑrgoʊ ɪn sˈwidən hu ɪz ɪn ɪˈlɛktərəl ˈpɑləˌtɪks, ræn ɔn ə ˈpɑləsi əv ækˈnɑlɪʤɪŋ ə ˌpælɪˈstɪniən steɪt, ənd ʃi kwaɪt kərˈɛktli ɪz kəˈnɛktɪŋ wət ɪz goʊɪŋ ɔn ɪn ˈɪzriəl ənd ðə ˈtritmənt əv ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz, aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɪŋ ɪt həz ˈkɪlɪŋ ənd ˌdɪsprəˈpɔrʃənɪt ˈliθəl ˈhɑməˌsaɪdz. ɪn ðə læst fju mənθs, 21 ˌɪzˈreɪliz ˈvərsəz 103 ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ɪn ðɪs dɛd, ɪn ðɪs ənˈfɔrʧənət ˈtræʤɪk ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ ˈɑbviəsli əˈkaʊnts ˌpælɪˈstɪniən lɪvz ɛz biɪŋ məʧ lɛs ˈvæljəbəl ðən ˌɪzˈreɪli lɪvz. prɛs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən: əv kɔrs ðɪs ˈɑbviəsli brɪŋz ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ðə stæns ðət ˈmɑrgoʊ ɪz ˈmeɪkɪŋ. ɪz ðɪs ʤɪst juˈnik fər sˈwidən ər ɪz ðɪs ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv groʊɪŋ ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm ɔn ðə pɑrt əv ˈpipəl wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈpæləˌstaɪn, wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli əˈtrɑsətiz biɪŋ kəˈmɪtɪd əˈgɛnst ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz? hɔl: ənˈfɔrʧənətli ɪn ˈkəntriz laɪk greɪt ˈbrɪtən ənd ˈkænədə, wi du nɑt si ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən biɪŋ wɛl ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd ɪn ɑr ˈpɑrləˌmɛnts, ɪn ɑr ˈlɛʤɪsˌleɪʧərz. ˈmɑrgoʊ ɪz ˈspikɪŋ fər nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈpipəl ɪn sˈwidən bət ə ˈmæsɪv kənˈstɪʧuənsi əv ˈpipəl, ðə wərld ˈoʊvər, hu ər seɪɪŋ ɪˈnəf ɪz ɪˈnəf. ɪt ɪz taɪm tɪ tərn ðə peɪʤ ɔn ðɪs ˈɪʃu, tɪ kəm tɪ səm kaɪnd əv ˌrɛzəˈluʃən. ðə ˌpælɪˈstɪniənz ər ˈjumən biɪŋz, ðeɪ hæv ˈjumən raɪts, ənd ðeɪ ər pɑrt əv ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈsɪstəm. ˈmɑrgoʊ ɪz ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪŋ ðət əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl, ðə wərld ˈoʊvər, ɪt ɪz taɪm ðət ðə ˈrædɪkəl ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈɪzriəl, ðə ɪkˈstrimɪst ˈlɔˌbreɪkərz ˈrənɪŋ ðə ˈgəvərnmənt əv ˈɪzriəl, kəm ˈɪntu laɪn wɪθ wərld ˈpəblɪk əˈpɪnjən. prɛs ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən: ɪt ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ ðɪs ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən wɪl ɪt ˈɛvər teɪk pleɪs bɪˈkəz nɑt fərˈgɛt ˈivɪn ˈjuˈɛn əˈfɪʃəlz hæv ɪkˈsprɛst ðɛr ɪgˌzæsərˈbeɪʃən ɛz fɑr ɛz ˌɪzˈreɪli wɪn ɪt kəmz tɪ əˈlaʊɪŋ ðɛm ˈækˌsɛs ˈivɪn tɪ ðoʊz ˈɛriəz wɛr ðiz əˈtrɑsətiz hæv bɪn kəˈmɪtɪd? hɔl: ənˈfɔrʧənətli ðə ˌrædɪkəlɪˈzeɪʃən əv ðə ˌɪzˈreɪli steɪt həz bɪˈkəm kwaɪt pərˈveɪsɪv ənd ɪt həz ˌəndərˈmaɪnd ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˌɪnˈtɛgrəti əv ðə rul əv lɔ wɪˈθɪn ˈkəntriz ənd bɪtˈwin ˈkəntriz ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl lɔ. soʊ wi ər ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn kwaɪt ə ˈlɔləs ˈɪrə ɛz vˈlædəmɪr ˈputɪn ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ˈfrikwɛntli ənd tɪ dɪˈpɛnd tu məʧ ɔn ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz wɪn ðiz ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz ər ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd baɪ kərəpt ˈgəvərnmənts laɪk ˈgəvərnmənt ɪn ˈɪzriəl, ðɪs minz ðət ˈpipəl hæv tɪ faɪnd ˈəðər weɪz tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ɑr dɪˈzaɪər ðət rɪˈspɛkt fər ˈjumən lɪvz, ðət ðə rul əv lɔ məst bi meɪd tɪ prɪˈveɪl ɪn səm weɪ ˈivɪn ɪf ɪt minz trænˈsɛndɪŋ ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz əv ɑr ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz raɪt naʊ. |
by press tv
press tv has interviewed anthony hall, professor of globalization at lethbridge university, about sweden’s foreign minister margot wallstrom calling for a “thorough” investigation into the killings of palestinians by israeli forces in the past few months.
the following is a rough transcription of the interview.
press tv: it is quite clear that the israeli authorities are not very inclined towards a credible and thorough investigation into the killings of palestinians in recent months. what do you think that is so?
hall: i think we are seeing a very radicalized israel, a likudnik israel under prime minister benjamin netanyahu and we are seeing a moderate and sensible voice, margot wallstrom in sweden who is in electoral politics, ran on a policy of acknowledging a palestinian state, and she quite correctly is connecting what is going on in israel and the treatment of palestinians, identifying it has extrajudicial killing and disproportionate lethal homicides. in the last few months, 21 israelis versus 103 palestinians in this dead, in this unfortunate tragic situation, which obviously accounts palestinian lives as being much less valuable than israeli lives.
press tv: of course this obviously brings us to the stance that margot wallstrom is making. is this just unique for sweden or is this a reflection of growing activism on the part of people when it comes to palestine, when it comes to the question of the israeli atrocities being committed against palestinians?
hall: unfortunately in countries like great britain and canada, we do not see public opinion being well represented in our parliaments, in our legislatures. margot wallstrom is speaking for not only the people in sweden but a massive constituency of people, the world over, who are saying enough is enough. it is time to turn the page on this issue, to come to some kind of resolution. the palestinians are human beings, they have human rights, and they are part of the international system. margot wallstrom is recognizing that along with millions of people, the world over, it is time that the radical government in israel, the extremist lawbreakers running the government of israel, come into line with world public opinion.
press tv: it is also when it comes to this investigation will it ever take place because let’s not forget even un officials have expressed their exacerbation as far as israeli uncooperativeness when it comes to allowing them access even to those areas where these atrocities have been committed?
hall: unfortunately the radicalization of the israeli state has become quite pervasive and it has undermined the overall integrity of the rule of law within countries and between countries - international law. so we are living in quite a lawless era as vladimir putin recognizes frequently and to depend too much on international institutions when these institutions are dominated by corrupt governments like netanyahu’s government in israel, this means that people have to find other ways to express our desire that respect for human lives, that the rule of law must be made to prevail in some way even if it means transcending the limitations of our international institutions right now. | ðə saɪt plæn fər ðə ʃɑps æt ˈəpˈtaʊn ˈkrɔsɪŋ ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛnər plænd fər ə lɔt æt ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈkɔrnər əv ənd ɛs. raɪs ˈɑˌveɪ əˈkrɔs frəm kləb həz ˌəndərˈgɔn ə bɪg ʧeɪnʤ sɪns læst ˈfiʧərd ɪt ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ə ʤaɪənt ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ˈsupərˌsɛntər ɪz naʊ ʃoʊn ɪn ðə ˌsaʊˈθist ˈkɔrnər əv ðə ˈpɑrsəl, ˈfeɪsɪŋ ɛs. raɪs ˈɑˌveɪ. bət ˈʃildɪd frəm ðə strit baɪ ə ˈsprɪŋkəlɪŋ əv pæd saɪts ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ spɑts ˈɪrˌmɑrkt fər ən ɛl ˈpɑloʊ ˈloʊkoʊ, ə ʧɪk fɪl ə, ə jack-in-the-box*, ənd ə ˈstɑrˌbəks. ðə ˈrɛkwəzət juʤ ˈpɑrkɪŋ lɔt stændz bɪtˈwin ðə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt ənd ɪts add-ons*. ðə nu 32,000-sq.-ft*. ˈbɪldɪŋ fər ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈsɛnər ɪz goʊɪŋ nɔrθ əv ðə ˈwɔlˌmɑrt, pʊʃt kloʊz tɪ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ɪts ˈɛntrəns frəm ɛs. raɪs ˈɑˌveɪ. dɪˈrɛkli əˈkrɔs ðə strit frəm kləb. ʃoʊn təkt ʤɪst saʊθ əv ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈsɛnər ɪz ə nu swits hoʊˈtɛl. ðə saɪt æt 5205 ɛs. raɪs ˈɑˌveɪ. həz bɪn ˈveɪkənt sɪns ðə wɔld ˌriˈloʊˈkeɪʃən ˈsərvɪsɪz fəˈsɪlɪti wɑz tɔrn daʊn ðɛr hæf ə ˈdəzən jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ˈmaɪˌkroʊ ˈsɛnər soʊld ɪts ˈkɑrənt wɛst lup loʊˈkeɪʃən tɪ bæŋk ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr. saʊθ əv ðə ˌgælərˈiə |
the site plan for the shoppes at uptown crossing shopping center planned for a 3.5-acre lot at the southeast corner of westpark and s. rice ave across from sam’s club has undergone a big change since swamplot last featured it in april. a giant walmart supercenter is now shown in the southeast corner of the l-shaped parcel, facing s. rice ave. but shielded from the street by a sprinkling of fast-foody pad sites — including spots earmarked for an el pollo loco, a chick fil a, a jack-in-the-box, and a starbucks. the requisite huge parking lot stands between the walmart and its chain-store add-ons.
the new 32,000-sq.-ft. building for the soon-to-be-relocated micro center is going north of the walmart, pushed close to westpark, taking its entrance from s. rice ave. directly across the street from sam’s club. shown tucked just south of micro center is a new towneplace suites hotel.
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the site at 5205 s. rice ave. has been vacant since the wald relocation services facility was torn down there half a dozen years ago. micro center sold its current west loop location to amegy bank earlier this year.
south of the galleria | ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk bæŋk də (bdl*) ˈgəvərnər riɑd ˈsɑlɑmɛ həz kleɪmd ðət ənd ˈəðər ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsiz ər ““unregulated”*” kəˈmɑdətiz huz juz ʃʊd bi proʊˈhɪbətəd. hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsiz wɪl bi ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv ɛz ˈnæʃənəl ˈkərənsiz bɪˈkəz ðeɪ ər ʤɪst ““commodities.”*.” æt ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni əv ðə ˈkɔrpərət ˈsoʊʃəl riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti ˈlɛbənən ˈfɔrəm ɪn leɪt ɑkˈtoʊbər 2017 ˈsɑlɑmɛ toʊld pɑrˈtɪsəpənts ðət ðə proʊˈhɪbətəd ðə juz əv ðə əˈkrɔs ˈlɛbənən du tɪ ðɛr ˈneɪʧər rɪˈzɛmbəlɪŋ ðət əv kəˈmɑdətiz. hi ˈfərðər kleɪmd ðət ˈməni wɪl ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi ˈdɪʤəˌtaɪzd ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. "ðiz [bitcoin*] ər nɑt ˈkərənsiz bət ˈrəðər ə kəˈmɑdəti huz ˈpraɪsɪz raɪz ənd fɔl wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni ˌʤəstəfəˈkeɪʃən. fər ðɪs ˈrizən, həz bænd ðə juz əv ðɪs ˈkərənsi ɪn ðə ˈlɛbəˌniz ˈmɑrkɪt. wi ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ˌɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪk ˈkərənsi wɪl pleɪ ə ˈprɑmənənt roʊl ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər. bət məst fərst meɪk ðə ˈnɛsəˌsɛri ərˈeɪnʤmənts ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs stɛp ənd dɪˈvɛləp [ə] prəˈtɛkʃən ˈsɪstəm frəm cybercrime.”*.” ˈlɛbənən ˈlɔnʧɪz oʊn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi æt ðə ˈfɔrəm, ˈsɑlɑmɛ ˈɔlsoʊ əˈnaʊnst ðə plæn baɪ ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk tɪ ˌɪntrəˈdus ɪts oʊn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi. hi, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, dɪd nɑt rɪˈvil ˈwɛðər ðə ˈkərənsi wɪl bi beɪst ɔn tɛkˈnɑləʤi, wɪʧ ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd ənd ðə ˈəðər ˈvərʧuəl ˈkərənsiz. ɪt ɪz ˈpɑsəbəl ðət wɪl ˈjutəˌlaɪz ˈəðər fɔrmz əv tɛkˈnɑləʤi tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪzd ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi ɪn ˈlɛbənən ɛz ɪz biɪŋ dən baɪ ˈəðər ˈkəntriz. ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ˈkəntriz səʧ ɛz ˈɛkwəˌdɔr ənd sˈwidən ər ˈstədiɪŋ ðə ˈpɑsəbəl juz əv ˈəðər tɛkˈnɑləʤiz ɪn kriˈeɪtɪŋ ðɛr oʊn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈməni. ˈəðər ˈneɪʃənz laɪk ˈʧaɪnə ər ˈstədiɪŋ ðə juz əv fər ðɛr oʊn ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsiz. ˈsɑlɑmɛ həz nɑt prəˈvaɪdɪd ə ˈtaɪmlaɪn ɔn wɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl bæŋk wɪl lɔnʧ ɪts ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈkərənsi. hi kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈdɪʤɪtəl ˈməni wɪl əˈveɪləbəl ɪn ðə nɛkst fju years.”*.” |
lebanese central bank banque du liban (bdl) governor riad salameh has claimed that bitcoin and other virtual currencies are “unregulated” commodities whose use should be prohibited. he also said that digital currencies will be ineffective as national currencies because they are just “commodities.”
at the opening ceremony of the 7th corporate social responsibility lebanon forum in late october 2017, salameh told participants that the bdl prohibited the use of the cryptocurrencies across lebanon due to their nature resembling that of commodities. he further claimed that money will eventually be digitized in the future.
"these [bitcoin] are not currencies but rather a commodity whose prices rise and fall without any justification. for this reason, bdl has banned the use of this currency in the lebanese market. we understand that electronic currency will play a prominent role in the future. but bdl must first make the necessary arrangements before taking this step and develop [a] protection system from cybercrime.”
lebanon launches own digital currency
at the forum, salameh also announced the plan by the central bank to introduce its own digital currency. he, however, did not reveal whether the currency will be based on blockchain technology, which is behind bitcoin and the other virtual currencies. it is possible that bdl will utilize other forms of technology to create a centralized digital currency in lebanon as is being done by other countries.
independent countries such as ecuador and sweden are studying the possible use of other technologies in creating their own digital money. other nations like china are studying the use of blockchain for their own digital currencies.
salameh has not provided a timeline on when the central bank will launch its digital currency. he claimed that the digital money will “be available in the next few years.” | ə bʊk dil æt 23 ə ˈstɛlər kərɪr. ən ˈɛnviəbəl ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl. bət ˈeɪmi ˈmɑlɔɪ sɪz: 'biɪŋ ə səkˈsɛs ɪz ˈloʊnli ənd soʊ. aɪ wɪʃ aɪ wɑz ˌmidiˈoʊkər laɪk maɪ frɛndz' haɪ əˈʧivər: ˈeɪmi ˈmɑlɔɪ sɪz ɪts hɑrd biɪŋ ə ˈloʊnli ənd high-achiever*. 'aɪ wɪʃ aɪ kʊd bi ˌmidiˈoʊkər', ʃi sɪz ˈɛvəri fju mənθs aɪ mit əp wɪθ ə frɛnd ənd ɑr ˈivnɪŋ ˈfɑloʊz ə ˈpætərn. naʊ ɪn hər 30s*, ʃi tɛndz tɪ kræʃ frəm wən kərɪr ˈkraɪsəs tɪ əˈnəðər ənd ˌɪˈnɛvətəbli wɪl hæv ʤɪst kwɪt wən ʤɑb ənd bi ˈsərʧɪŋ fər hər nɛkst. əraɪv wɪθ ə ˈhæˌŋoʊvər, ˈmaɪnəs hər ˈwɔlət, ˈminɪŋ ʃi bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ peɪ fər ˈdɪnər. æt səm pɔɪnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə mil, ʃi wɪl ˈɔlˌweɪz seɪ ðə seɪm θɪŋ: soʊ ˈləki, ˈeɪmi soʊ ˈdrɪvən ənd successful.’*.’ ʃi maɪ laɪf, maɪ kərɪr, maɪ ˈsæləri, maɪ ˈprɑspɛkts. bət ðə truθ ɪz aɪ ˈɛnvi hər ˈfeɪljər. hɑrd biɪŋ ə ˈloʊnli ənd high-achiever*. aɪ wɪʃ aɪ kʊd bi ˌmidiˈoʊkər. frəm ə jəŋ eɪʤ, maɪ draɪv tɪ səkˈsid həz bɪn ˈoʊvərˈpaʊrɪŋ. maɪ ˈməðər sɪz ðət ˈivɪn wɪn aɪ wɑz ə ˈtɑdlər, aɪ lɪvd æt ən ækˈsɛlərˌeɪtɪd peɪs, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈbɪzi, ˈɔlˌweɪz ˈstraɪvɪŋ. wɪn aɪ wɑz tɛn, maɪ klæs wʊd bi ˈtɛstɪd ɔn ðɛr taɪmz ˈteɪbəlz ˈɛvəri ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ənd maɪ dæd ənd aɪ spɛnt tu aʊərz ˈɛvəri naɪt practising*. nɑt ðət aɪ hæd ˈpʊʃi ˈpɛrənts ðeɪ ˈoʊnli dɪd wət aɪ æst əv ðɛm. ɛz ə ʧaɪld, aɪ rɪˈmɛmbər θˈraɪvɪŋ ɔn ˈfilɪŋ suˈpɪriər tɪ maɪ ˈklæsˌmeɪts. aɪ wɑz ə ˈstudənt frəm ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul tɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wɛr aɪ ˈstədid ˈʤərnəˌlɪzəm. aɪ gɑt maɪ fərst ʤɑb ɛz sun ɛz aɪ ˈgræʤəˌweɪtɪd, ˈwərkɪŋ æt ə ˈnæʃənəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər, ənd wɑz rɪˈpitɪdli prəˈmoʊtəd ənˈtɪl aɪ wɑz ðə ˈɛdɪtər əv ə ˈlidɪŋ ˈfæʃən ˈmægəˌzin baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ tərnd 28 aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ sɛt ˌmaɪˈsɛlf ðə goʊl əv ˈhævɪŋ ə bʊk ˈpəblɪʃt baɪ 30 ənd bit maɪ ˈtərgət, ˈsaɪnɪŋ ə ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ dil æt 23 fər ə səm lɑrʤ ɪˈnəf tɪ gɪt mi ɔn ðə ˈprɑpərti ˈlædər. ˈlɪstɪŋ maɪ əˈʧivmənts meɪ saʊnd ˈboʊstfəl, bət nɑt traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ˈpipəl ˈɛnviəs əv mi. kwaɪt ðə ˈɑpəzɪt. biɪŋ səkˈsɛsfəl ɪz ˈtɔˌrʧuəs. ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪŋ ju luz ˈwiˌkɛndz, ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ənd (ɪf nɑt ˈkɛrfəl) jʊr ˈsoʊʃəl laɪf. səm ˈpipəl kən ˈstrəgəl tɪ bi əraʊnd ðə super-successful*. ðeɪ θɪŋk ˈlʊkɪŋ daʊn ɔn ðɛm ənd ˈmeɪbi ˈsəmˌtaɪmz, səbˈkɑnʃəsli, aɪ æm. maɪ ˈvɛri haɪ ˈstændərdz ər nɑt ˈlɪmɪtɪd tɪ maɪ prəˈfɛʃənəl laɪf. aɪ wɑz ə ˈʧæmpiən ˈʤɪmnəst ɛz ə ʧaɪld ənd hæv rən ˈsɛvən ˈmɛrəˌθɑnz ɛz ən ˈædəlt. maɪ daɪət ɪz ˈstrɪnʤənt aɪ hæv ˈælkəˌhɑl ər ˈʃʊgər. ɪf ju θɪŋk aɪ saʊnd ˈbɔrɪŋ, nɑt ðə fərst nɑt ˈfaɪtɪŋ ɔf ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənz. ˈdɪnər wɪθ maɪ scatty*, ˈʤɑbləs frɛnd ɪz ˈɔfən ðə ˈoʊnli naɪt aʊt ɔn maɪ ˈkæləndər. maɪ ˈhəzbənd ənd aɪ mɛt ɪn ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz klæs wɪn aɪ wɑz 24 ʤɪst ɛz maɪ bʊk wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt. ə fju mənθs ˈæftər wi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈdeɪtɪŋ hi æst waɪ hi mɛt ˈmɛni əv maɪ frɛndz. aɪ hæd tɪ ədˈmɪt aɪ hæv ˈɛni. aɪ kʊd juz ðə ɪkˈskjuz ðət ˈwɪmən ər ˈʤɛləs əv mi, bət nɑt ðət ˈsɪmpəl. tru aɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈvɪktɪm əv ˈɛnvi, wɪθ səˈpoʊzd frɛndz əˈkjuzɪŋ mi əv ˈgɪtɪŋ bɪg fər maɪ boots’*’. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnɛvər meɪd ən ˈɛfərt tɪ bɪld ˈbrɪʤɪz wɪθ ðoʊz aɪ si ɛz lɛs æmˈbɪʃəs ðən aɪ æm. fər ə lɔŋ taɪm, aɪ sɔ ɛz ə weɪst əv taɪm ənd ˈməni. ɪn maɪ fərst jɪr æt ˌjunəˈvərsəti, aɪ dɪd traɪ tɪ ɪmˈbreɪs ðə ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ ˈkəlʧər, bət baɪ ðə ˈsɛkənd jɪr, aɪ kip əp ðə əv ˈkɛrɪŋ. waɪl maɪ wər ˈpɑrtiɪŋ, bi ˈoʊvər maɪ coursework*. dɪd ju noʊ? 41 pər sɛnt əv ˈpipəl ɪn ðɛr fil strɛst. ʤɪst 15 pər sɛnt sɛd ðə seɪm 40 jɪrz əˈgoʊ dɪd ðət meɪk mi ə bɔr? jɛs, bət ˈrəðər bi ə bɔr ðən bi ɪn ˈsɛkənd pleɪs. ˈmeɪbi aɪ wʊd hæv fɔrmd əˈliʤənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈwərkˌpleɪs ɪf aɪ bɪn əp ðə kərɪr ˈlædər soʊ kˈwɪkli. wɪn aɪ wɑz prəˈmoʊtəd tɪ ˈɛdɪtər əv ðə ˈfæʃən ˈmægəˌzin, aɪ hərd ə lɔt əv ənˈkaɪnd ˈwɪspərz. aɪ wɑz rɪˈfərd tɪ ɛz ðə child’*’ ənd ɪt mɛnt ɛz ə ˈkɑmpləmɛnt. laɪk ˈmɛni high-achievers*, ɪkˈstrimli self-critical*, soʊ aɪ ʤɪst ˈædɪd ðɛr daʊts tɪ maɪ oʊn. waɪl maɪ ˈpɛrənts ər praʊd əv mi, ðeɪ ˈɔlˌweɪz pleɪ daʊn maɪ əˈʧivmənts. maɪ məm ˈraɪtli sɪz: ˈpɛrənt ʃʊd bi ɪn ɔ əv ðɛr children.’*.’ maɪ ˈoʊldər ˈsɪstər ɪz ə ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛmɪst hu ˈoʊvərˌsiz ˈmɛdɪkəl traɪəlz ənd ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ə wərld ˈʧæmpiən triathlete*. maɪ parents’*’ haʊs ɪn ɪz fʊl əv ˈtroʊfiz frəm ɑr ˈspɔrtɪŋ əˈʧivmənts, jɛt ˈvɪktəri ɪz soʊ ˈnɔrməl ðət ˈgritɪd wɪθ ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns. ənd aɪ wɪl ədˈmɪt ðət aɪ faɪnd ˈhævɪŋ səʧ ə ˈdrɪvən ˌpərsəˈnælɪti tɪ bi dəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪŋ. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ɔn ə ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ, aɪ laɪ ɪn bɛd ənd kraɪ, noʊɪŋ aɪ hæv tu ˈɔpʃənz fər ðə ˈwiˌkɪnd: tɪ wərk ənd fil ɪgˈzɔstɪd ər teɪk taɪm ɔf ənd ˈbætəl ðə gɪlt ðət ˈleɪzi. ˈɔθər: maɪ ˈhəzbənd ənd aɪ mɛt ɪn ən ˈɛksərˌsaɪz klæs wɪn aɪ wɑz 24 ʤɪst ɛz maɪ bʊk wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt maɪ ˈhəzbənd, ʤɑn, 43 ə rɪˈkrutmənt kənˈsəltənt, ɪz ə lɔt mɔr ðən aɪ æm. hi wərks tɪ lɪv, waɪl aɪ lɪv tɪ wərk. ə ˈkɑmɪŋ ˈɪnfluəns ɔn mi. hi sɪz hɪz ʤɑb ɪz tɪ meɪk mi rɪˈlæks, wɪʧ ən ˈizi tæsk, bət hi ˈɔfən trɪks mi ˈɪntu ɪt. hi ˌɪnˈvaɪts mi tɪ goʊ fər ə ˈsaɪkəl raɪd, noʊɪŋ aɪ si ðɪs ɛz ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl tɪ maɪ hɛlθ, bət ðɛn wɪl meɪk ʃʊr hi ˈpɛdəlz sˈloʊli, soʊ ɪt tərnz ˈɪntu ə ˈlɛʒər ækˈtɪvɪti. hɪz ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈkɔfi ʃɑp həz noʊ ˈmoʊbəl foʊn rɪˈsɛpʃən, soʊ hi noʊz ðət aɪ ʧɛk maɪ iˈmeɪlz ðɛr. wi wɔnt ˈʧɪldrən, ðoʊ aɪ ˌɪˈnɪʃəli ˈwərid əˈbaʊt ðə ˈifɛkt ˈstɑrtɪŋ ə ˈfæməli wʊd hæv ɔn maɪ kərɪr ˈprɑspɛkts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ʤɑn ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə aɪˈdiə əv biɪŋ ə ˈfɑðər, wɪʧ ˈizɪz ˈmɛni əv maɪ kənˈsərnz. ðoʊ ɪt saʊnz ɑd, aɪ ˈwəri ðət maɪ ˈʧɪldrən wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi haɪ əˈʧivərz. ə ˈbərdən, soʊ aɪ hoʊp ðət, ənˈlaɪk mi, ðeɪ wɪl bi ˈhæpi ˈrəðər ðən səkˈsɛsfəl. ju meɪk ɔl ðoʊz ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz jɛt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli, ju ˈgræʤuəli luz jʊr ləv fər jʊr kərɪr. aɪ ˈnɛvər fil ˈsætɪsˌfaɪd. wɪˈθɪn wiks əv ˈɛvəri pərˈmoʊʃən ər peɪ raɪz aɪ bɪˈkəm ˈæʤəˌteɪtəd, ɛz maɪ fit ɪʧ tɪ muv ˈfɔrwərd. aɪ min tɪ saʊnd ənˈgreɪtfəl, bət ˈoʊnli æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv maɪ kərɪr ənd hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ meɪnˈteɪn ðə seɪm peɪs. aɪ ərn mɔr ˈməni ðən aɪ nid. ɪn ˈθɪri, aɪ kʊd kət daʊn ɔn maɪ ˈwərˌkloʊd ənd stɪl peɪ maɪ ˈmɔrgɪʤ. bət ˈweɪtɪŋ fər ðət ɪˈpɪfəni ˈmoʊmənt ðət ˈmoʊmənt wɪn aɪ weɪk əp ənd fil praʊd əv ˌmaɪˈsɛlf; wɪn aɪ fil ðət aɪ æm wərθ ˈsəmθɪŋ. maɪ wərst fɪr ɪz ðət maɪ ˈbɪgəst səkˈsɛs ɪz bɪˈhaɪnd mi. wət ɪf ə ˈprɑdəʤi ənd ə ˈhæzˌbɪn? ɪt meɪ saʊnd laɪk ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ aɪ təʧ tərnz tɪ goʊld, bət hæd ˈmɛni ˈfeɪljərz. aɪ hæv ˈprɑbəˌbli mɪst 90 pər sɛnt əv ɔl ðə ˈtɑrgəts aɪ hæv sɛt fər ˌmaɪˈsɛlf. ðə ˈdɪfərəns ɪz aɪ ʃut fər tɛn taɪmz mɔr ðən ðə ˈævərɪʤ ˈpərsən ənd ðiz fju ˈvɪktəriz ðət meɪk mi sim ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl. bət ˈsərtənli nɑt ˌɪmˈjun tɪ ˈfeɪljər. θri mənθs əˈgoʊ, aɪ lɔst maɪ ʤɑb, wɪn ðə ˈmægəˌzin aɪ ˈɛdɪtɪd ˈfoʊldɪd. aɪ min tɪ saʊnd ənˈgreɪtfəl, bət ˈoʊnli æt ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv maɪ kərɪr ənd hæv noʊ aɪˈdiə haʊ meɪnˈteɪn ðə seɪm peɪs ˈwɔkɪŋ aʊt əv ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪθ ˈjumən ˈrisɔrsɪz, aɪ wɑz səˈpraɪzɪŋli kɑm. aɪ ˈtɛkstɪd maɪ ˈhəzbənd ənd ˈpɛrənts wɪθ ðə nuz; aɪ wɔnt tɪ dil wɪθ ðɛr ˈsɪmpəθi. waɪl ɔl maɪ ˈkɑligz iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ðə ˈloʊkəl bɑr, aɪ wɛnt fər ə ʤɑg, əˈloʊn, tɪ plɑt maɪ nɛkst kɔrs əv ˈækʃən. naʊ ðət ə ˈfriˌlæns ˈraɪtər, maɪ æmˈbɪʃənz hæv noʊ ˈbaʊndəriz. wɪn aɪ wɑz ən ˈɛdɪtər ənd woʊk əp ɪn ðə ˈmɪdəl əv ðə naɪt wɪθ ə brainwave*, aɪ fɔrst ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ goʊ bæk tɪ slip, noʊɪŋ aɪ ækt ənˈtɪl aɪ gɑt ˈɪntu ðə ˈɔfəs ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. naʊ aɪ kən wərk ˈɛni taɪm ənd aɪ du. ˈivɪn maɪ ˈhəzbənd, hu ɪz ˈjuʒəwəli soʊ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ, kəmˈpleɪnz ðət aɪ spɛnd ðə ɪnˈtaɪər wik lɑkt ɪn maɪ ˈɔfəs æt hoʊm. rɛr ðət aɪ hæv ˈʤɛnjuˌaɪn fən ənd ðə ˈkloʊsəst aɪ gɪt tɪ rɪˈlæksɪŋ ɪz ˈrɛdɪŋ ə ˈmægəˌzin fər ˈrisərʧ. aɪ wɔʧ ˈpipəl ˈlæfɪŋ ɪn ˌkæˈfeɪz ənd wɪʃ aɪ kʊd bi ðət ˈaɪdəl. bɪˈgɪnɪŋ tɪ si haʊ nɑt tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ˈbɔrɪŋ ə laɪf fjuəld baɪ æmˈbɪʃən kən bi. soʊ nɛkst taɪm jʊr ˈkɑlig ɪz prəˈmoʊtəd ər gɪts ə peɪ raɪz, bi tu kwɪk tɪ ˈɛnvi ðɛm. |
a book deal at 23. a stellar career. an enviable lifestyle. but amy molloy says: 'being a success is lonely and so joyless. i wish i was mediocre like my friends'
high achiever: amy molloy says it's hard being a lonely and joyless high-achiever. 'i wish i could be mediocre', she says
every few months i meet up with a friend and our evening follows a pattern.
now in her 30s, she tends to crash from one career crisis to another and inevitably will have just quit one job and be searching for her next.
she’ll arrive with a hangover, minus her wallet, meaning she won’t be able to pay for dinner.
at some point during the meal, she will always say the same thing: ‘you’re so lucky, amy — you’re so driven and successful.’ she envies my life, my career, my salary, myospects.
but the truth is i envy her failure. it’s hard being a lonely and joyless high-achiever. i wish i could be mediocre.
from a young age, my drive to succeed has been overpowering. my mother says that even when i was a toddler, i lived at an accelerated pace, always busy, always striving.
when i was ten, my class would be tested on their times tables every friday and my dad and i spent two hours every nightactising. it’s not that i had pushy parents — they only did what i asked of them. as a child, i remember thriving on feeling superior to my classmates.
i was a straight-a student fromimary school to university, where i studied journalism. i got my first job as soon as i graduated, working at a national newspaper, and was repeatedlyomoted until i was the editor of a leading fashion magazine by the time i turned 28.
i also set myself the goal of having a book published by 30 and beat my target, signing a publishing deal at 23 for a sum large enough to get me on theoperty ladder.
listing my achievements may sound boastful, but i’m not trying to make people envious of me. quite the opposite.
being successful is torturous. it’s isolating — you lose weekends, holidays and (if you’re not careful) your social life.
some people can struggle to be around the super-successful. they think i’m looking down on them and maybe sometimes, subconsciously, i am.
my very high standards are not limited to myofessional life.
i was a champion gymnast as a child and have run seven marathons as an adult. my diet is stringent — i don’t have alcohol or sugar.
if you think i sound boring, you’re not the first — i’m not fighting off social invitations. dinner with my scatty, jobless friend is often the only night out on my calendar.
my husband and i met in an exercise class when i was 24, just as my book was published. a few months after we started dating he asked why he hadn’t met many of my friends. i had to admit i didn’t have any.
i could use the excuse that women are jealous of me, but it’s not that simple. it’s true i have been the victim of envy, with supposed friends accusing me of getting ‘too big for my boots’.
however, i’ve also never made an effort to build bridges with those i see as less ambitious than i am.
for a long time, i saw socialising as a waste of time and money.
in my first year at university, i did try to embrace the drinking culture, but by the second year, i couldn’t keep up theetence of caring. while my flatmates were partying, i’d be slaving over my coursework.
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did that make me a bore? yes, but i’d rather be a bore than be in second place.
maybe i would have formed allegiances in the workplace if i hadn’t been fast-tracked up the career ladder so quickly. when i wasomoted to editor of the fashion magazine, i heard a lot of unkind whispers.
i was referred to as the ‘golden child’ — and it wasn’t meant as a compliment. like many high-achievers, i’m extremely self-critical, so i just added their doubts to my own.
while my parents areoud of me, they always play down my achievements. my mum rightly says: ‘no parent should be in awe of their children.’ my older sister is a biochemist who oversees medical trials and is also a world champion triathlete.
my parents’ house in buckinghamshire is full of trophies from our sporting achievements, yet victory is so normal that it’s greeted with indifference.
and i will admit that i find having such a driven personality to be debilitating.
sometimes on a saturday morning, i lie in bed and cry, knowing i have two options for the weekend: to work and feel exhausted or take time off and battle the guilt that i’m lazy.
author: my husband and i met in an exercise class when i was 24, just as my book was published
my husband, john, 43, a recruitment consultant, is a lot more laidback than i am. he works to live, while i live to work.
he’s a calming influence on me. he says his job is to make me relax, which isn’t an easy task, but he often tricks me into it. he invites me to go for a cycle ride, knowing i see this as beneficial to my health, but then will make sure he pedals slowly, so it turns into a leisure activity.
his favourite coffee shop has no mobile phone reception, so he knows that i can’t check my emails there.
we want children, though i initially worried about the effect starting a family would have on my careerospects. however, john is open to the idea of being a stay-at-home father, which eases many of my concerns. though it sounds odd, i worry that my children will also be high achievers.
it’s a burden, so i hope that, unlike me, they will be happy rather than successful. you make all those sacrifices — yet eventually, you gradually lose your love for your career.
i never feel satisfied. within weeks of everyomotion or pay rise i become agitated, as my feet itch to move forward.
i don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but i’m only at the beginning of my career and have no idea how i’ll maintain the same pace.
i earn more money than i need. in theory, i could cut down on my workload and still pay my mortgage.
but i’m waiting for that epiphany moment — that moment when i wake up and feeloud of myself; when i feel that i am worth something.
my worst fear is that my biggest success is behind me. what if i’m a 20-year-oldodigy and a 30-year-old has-been?
it may sound like everything i touch turns to gold, but i’ve had many failures. i haveobably missed 90 per cent of all the targets i have set for myself.
the difference is i shoot for ten times more than the average person and it’s these few victories that make me seem exceptional. but i’m certainly not immune to failure. three months ago, i lost my job, when the magazine i edited folded.
i don’t mean to sound ungrateful, but i’m only at the beginning of my career and have no idea how i’ll maintain the same pace
walking out of the meeting with human resources, i was surprisingly calm. i texted my husband and parents with the news; i didn’t want to deal with their sympathy.
while all my colleagues commiserated each other in the local bar, i went for a jog, alone, to plot my next course of action.
now that i’m a freelance writer, my ambitions have no boundaries. when i was an editor and woke up in the middle of the night with a brainwave, i forced myself to go back to sleep, knowing i couldn’t act until i got into the office the next morning.
now i can work any time — and i do. even my husband, who is usually so understanding, complains that i spend the entire week locked in my office at home.
it’s rare that i have genuine fun and the closest i get to relaxing is reading a magazine for research. i watch people laughing in cafes and wish i could be that idle.
i’m beginning to see how one-dimensional — not to mention boring — a life fuelled by ambition can be.
so next time your colleague isomoted or gets a pay rise, don’t be too quick to envy them. | ˈæbɪŋdən, ˈɪŋglənd, dɪˈsɛmbər 13 2013 /prnewswire*/ ʤɪst deɪz ˈæftər ðə lɔnʧ əv ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ənd ðə wən, læb ˈɛkspərts hæv dɪˈskəvərd ðət ˈpiˈsi ˈgeɪmərz əˈkrɔs ˈjʊrəp wər hɪt baɪ ə ˈmæsɪv ˈnəmbər əv əˈtæks ɪn 2013 ˈkərəntli læb noʊz ˈmɪljən ˈpisɪz əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈfoʊkɪst ˈmælˌwɛr, wɪθ ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈnəmbər əv əˈtæks ˈfeɪsɪŋ ˈgeɪmərz ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈmɪljən ˈgloʊbəli. ɔn ˈævərɪʤ, ˈjuzərz wər hɪt baɪ əˈtæks rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmælˌwɛr ˈdeɪli. wɪθ ˈkrɪsməs ˈkəmɪŋ əp ənd ˈhənərdz əv ˈθaʊzənz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ rɪˈsiv geɪmz ɛz ˈprɛzənts, læb ˈɛkspərts ər ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ ˈjuzərz teɪk ðə raɪt priˈkɔʃənz. ˈspænɪʃ ˈgeɪmərz wər ðə wərst hɪt əv ɔl, ɛz ˈhækərz meɪd əˈtɛmpts ɔn ðɛm frəm 1 ˈʤænjuˌɛri tɪ noʊˈvɛmbər 2013 ˈpoʊlənd wɑz ɪn ˈsɛkənd wɪθ ˈfɑloʊd baɪ ˈɪtəli ɔn ðə ˈræŋkɪŋ əv ˈjʊrəp: speɪn ˈpoʊlənd ˈɪtəli fræns ˈʤərməni juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm juˈkreɪn gris roʊˈmeɪniə ˈpɔrʧəgəl ˈgeɪmərz feɪs ɔl kaɪnz əv ˈdɪfərənt ˈdɪʤɪtəl əˈtɛmpts ɔn ðɛr ˈsɪstəmz. ˈəndərˌgraʊnd ˈfɔrəmz ər ˈrɪdən wɪθ ˈsaɪbər krʊks ˈsɛlɪŋ ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ˈpipəlz ˈgeɪmɪŋ əˈkaʊnts, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈpɔrtəl ənd ˈmɑrkɪtˌpleɪs stim. ðə ˈmɑrkɪt fər ənd ˈpæsˌwərdz ɪz fjuəld baɪ əˈtæks ɔn ðə ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, læb dɪˈtɛktɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər ˈɛspiənɑʤ kæmˈpeɪn ɔn ə reɪnʤ əv ˈmæsɪvli ˈməltiˌpleɪər ˈɔnˌlaɪn geɪmz ˈmeɪkərz, wɪθ sɔrs koʊd ənd ˈəðər ˈvæljəbəl ˈdætə ˈstoʊlən. ˈmælˌwɛr taɪps ˈtərgət spɪˈsɪfɪk geɪmz, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈhjuʤli ˈpɑpjələr. ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ə feɪk tul bɪlt wɪθ ˈʤɑvə ˈprɑməst tɪ gɪv ðə pleɪər paʊərz səʧ ɛz ˈbænɪŋ ˈəðər ˈjuzərz, bət wɑz ˈstilɪŋ ənd ˈpæsˌwərdz ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd. wɪn grænd θɛft ˈɔtoʊ vi ˈlændɪd ˈərliər ðɪs jɪr, ˈvɛriəs saɪts ˈɔfərd feɪk ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz tɪ ˈækˌsɛs ðə geɪm fər fri. bət wɪn ˈjuzərz traɪd tɪ gɪt ðə geɪm, ɔl ðeɪ gɑt wɑz ˈmælˌwɛr ə ˈklæsɪk ɪgˈzæmpəl əv ˈpaʊərfəl neɪmz ˈgɪtɪŋ əˈbjuzd tɪ lʊr ˈvɪktɪmz ˈɪntu ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ məˈlɪʃəs koʊd. ðɛn ðɛrz ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl skæmz, laɪk ˈfɪʃɪŋ. əv iˈmeɪlz ər sɛnt əraʊnd ˈɛvəri taɪm ə bɪg ˈgeɪmɪŋ lɔnʧ ˈhæpənz, ənd æt ˈkrɪsməs, əˈtɛmptɪŋ tɪ lʊr ˈjuzərz ˈɪntu ˈhændɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈdætə ər ˈməni wɪθ ðə ˈprɑməs əv ˈdɪˌskaʊnts ər ʧip ˈgeɪmɪŋ gʊdz. "wiv ʤɪst sin tu əv ðə ˈbɪgəst ˈkɑnsoʊl ˈlɔnʧɪz ˈɛvər, wɪθ ðə ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən 4 ənd ðə wən. ðət minz ðɛr wɪl bi mɔr ˈgeɪmərz fər ˈkrɪmənəlz tɪ ˈtərgət, əˈspɛʃəli ɛz ðə ˈsoʊni ənd ˈmaɪˌkroʊˈsɔft məˈʃinz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli juz ðə ˈɪntərˌnɛt fər ə ˈfʊlər ˈgeɪmɪŋ ɪkˈspɪriəns. ənd doʊnt fərˈgɛt ðə ˈpiˈsi, stɪl ðə moʊst ˈpɑpjələr ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈplætˌfɔrm ənd ˈsaɪbər krʊks' ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈtərgət," sɪz ˈdeɪvɪd emm*, ˈsinjər sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrisərʧər æt læb. "ɛz kəmˈpjutər geɪmz kənˈtɪnju tɪ bɪˈkəm ən ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli ˈprɑmənənt ənd ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt pɑrt əv ɑr lɪvz, ənd ɑr ˈkəlʧər, ɪkˈspɛkt məˈlɪʃəs ˈæktərz tɪ əp ðə səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən ənd ðə ˈvɑljum əv ðɛr əˈtæks ɔn ˈgeɪmərz. ɪf ˈpipəl wɔnt tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ðɛr nu tɔɪz ðɪs ˈkrɪsməs, ðeɪ hæv tɪ bi ˈkɛrfəl, ɛz ɪts klɪr ðeɪ ər ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈgreɪtər θrɛt ðən ˈɛvər." soʊ ˈgeɪmərz, əˈspɛʃəli ˈɛniˌwən ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ə loʊd əv nu geɪmz ðɪs ˈkrɪsməs, nid tɪ teɪk ðə raɪt priˈkɔʃənz, ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ˈædəkˌweɪt prəˈtɛkʃənz ənd əp tɪ ðə reɪnʤ əv θrɛts ðeɪ feɪs. hir ər læbz tɔp faɪv tɪps fər ˈgeɪmɪŋ sɪˈkjʊrəti: doʊnt klɪk θru ɔn ˈɛni ˈɔfərz ðət lʊk tu gʊd tɪ bi tru, ˈwɛðər frəm jʊr ər ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈnɛtˌwərks laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ər tˈwɪtər. ɪf ən ˈɔfər dɪz kəm θru ðət lʊks ləˈʤɪtəmət, ɪnˈʃʊr ðə ˈsɛndər ɪz ˈtrəstɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ˈhɪtɪŋ ə lɪŋk ər ˈhændɪŋ ˈoʊvər ˈɛni ˈditeɪlz. ɪf ɪn daʊt, ˈkɑnˌtækt ðə əˈfɪʃəl ˈkəmpəˌni ðə ˈsɛndər kleɪmz tɪ bi frəm. juz strɔŋ ənd ˈvɛrid ˈpæsˌwərdz əˈkrɔs jʊr ˈgeɪmɪŋ əˈkaʊnts. ɛz wiv sin ðɪs jɪr, ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌniz gɪt hækt ənd ər likt. ɪf ju doʊnt hæv ˈdɪfərənt krəˈdɛnʃəlz, ˈgɪtɪŋ wən sɛt ˈstoʊlən minz ɔl jʊr ˈdɪfərənt əˈkaʊnts ˈjuzɪŋ ðət seɪm ˈpæsˌwərd kʊd bi ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzd. kənˈsɪdər ˌɪnˈvɛstɪŋ ɪn ə ˈpæsˌwərd ˈmænɪʤər, ɛz ɪt wɪl gɪv ju ˈsɪmpəl, smɑrt prəˈtɛkʃən. gɪt ə gʊd kˈwɑləti anti-virus*. wɪθ ðə ræfts əv ˈgeɪmɪŋ ˈmælˌwɛr aʊt ðɛr, ənd ðə ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən əv ðə məˈlɪʃəs ˈsɔfˌwɛr, jul nid səm ˈlɛvəl əv prəˈtɛkʃən əˈgɛnst ɪt. jul nid ˌeɪˈvi ðət goʊz bɪɔnd dɪˈtɛkʃən tɪ lʊk æt faɪl ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən, ɪf ju wɔnt tɪ stɑp ðə sˈmɑrtəst ˈmælˌwɛr ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn jʊr ˈsɪstəm. bi ˈkɛrfəl hum ju bɪˈfrɛnd. ɪts ˈizi tɪ meɪk frɛndz ɪn ˈvərʧuəl wərldz təˈdeɪ, bət nɑt ɔl ər duɪŋ soʊ ˈɪnəsəntli. bɪˈwɛr ˈɛniˌwən hu æsks fər jʊr ˈpərsɪnəl ˈditeɪlz, ɛz ðeɪ meɪ wɔnt tɪ du mɔr ðən ʤɪst ˈkɑnˌtækt ju. ˈoʊnli ˈdaʊnˌloʊd ˈtaɪtəlz frəm ləˈʤɪtəmət ˈsɛlərz. ɪf jʊr ˈdaʊnˌloʊdɪŋ ən ˌɪˈligəl ˈkɑpi əv ə geɪm, ju ˈɑrənt ʤɪst ˈbreɪkɪŋ ðə lɔ. jʊr ˈrɪskɪŋ ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈmælˌwɛr ɔn jʊr məˈʃin, ɛz krʊks ˈɔfən dɪsˈgaɪz geɪm faɪlz ɛz məˈlɪʃəs ˈsɔfˌwɛr. əˈbaʊt læb læb ɪz ðə wərldz ˈlɑrʤəst ˈpraɪvətli hɛld ˈvɛndər əv ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt prəˈtɛkʃən səˈluʃənz. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni ɪz ræŋkt əˈməŋ ðə wərldz tɔp fɔr ˈvɛndərz əv sɪˈkjʊrəti səˈluʃənz fər ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt ˈjuzərz*. θruaʊt ɪts mɔr ðən ˈhɪstəri læb həz rɪˈmeɪnd ən ˈɪnəˌveɪtər ɪn ɪt sɪˈkjʊrəti ənd prəˈvaɪdz ˈifɛktɪv ˈdɪʤɪtəl sɪˈkjʊrəti səˈluʃənz fər lɑrʤ ˈɛnərˌpraɪzɪz, ənd kənˈsumərz. læb, wɪθ ɪts ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈkəmpəˌni ˈrɛʤɪstərd ɪn ðə juˈnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm, ˈkərəntli ˈɑpərˌeɪts ɪn ˈɔlˌmoʊst 200 ˈkəntriz ənd ˈtɛrəˌtɔriz əˈkrɔs ðə gloʊb, prəˈvaɪdɪŋ prəˈtɛkʃən fər ˈoʊvər 300 ˈmɪljən ˈjuzərz ˈwərldˈwaɪd. lərn mɔr athttp://www.kaspersky.com*. ðə ˈkəmpəˌni wɑz ˈreɪtɪd fɔrθ ɪn ðə ˈreɪtɪŋ ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈrɛvəˌnu baɪ ˈvɛndər, 2011 ðə ˈreɪtɪŋ wɑz ˈpəblɪʃt ɪn ðə rɪˈpɔrt "ˈwərldˈwaɪd ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈfɔrˌkæst ənd 2011 ˈvɛndər ʃɛrz 235930 ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2012 ðə rɪˈpɔrt ræŋkt ˈsɔfˌwɛr ˈvɛndərz əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈərnɪŋz frəm seɪlz əv ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt sɪˈkjʊrəti səˈluʃənz ɪn 2011 ˌɛdəˈtɔriəl ˈkɑnˌtækt: ˈbərkli ˈʤɛni ʤoʊnz ˈtɛləˌfoʊn: 1650 ˈɑrlɪŋtən ˈbɪznɪs pɑrk 4sa*, ˈrɛdɪŋ læb ruθ noʊlz ˈtɛləˌfoʊn: ˈmɪltən ˈbɪznɪs pɑrk 4ry*, ˈɑksfərd sɔrs læb |
abingdon, england, december 13, 2013 /prnewswire/ --
just days after the launch of the playstation 4 and the xbox one, kaspersky lab experts have discovered that pc gamers across europe were hit by a massive number of attacks in 2013. currently kaspersky lab knows 4.6 million pieces of gaming focused malware, with the total number of attacks facing gamers hitting 11.7 million globally. on average, users were hit by 34,000 attacks related to gaming malware daily. with christmas coming up and hundreds of thousands expected to receive games as presents, kaspersky lab experts are recommending users take the right precautions.
spanish gamers were the worst hit of all, as hackers made 138,786 attempts on them from 1 january to november 2013. poland was in second with 127,509, followed by italy on 75,080.here's the top-10 ranking of europe:
spain : 138,786 poland : 127,509 italy : 75,080 france : 47,065 germany : 29,049 united kingdom : 27,049 ukraine : 22,220 greece : 17,203 romania : 13,778 portugal : 7,458
gamers face all kinds of different digital attempts on their systems. underground forums are ridden with cyber crooks selling access to people's gaming accounts, such as the portal and marketplace steam. the market for usernames and passwords is fuelled by attacks on the gaming companies themselves. earlier this year, kaspersky lab detected a major espionage campaign on a range of massively multiplayer online games makers, with source code and other valuable data stolen.
malware types target specific games, such as the hugely popular minecraft. earlier this year, a fake minecraft tool built with java promised to give the player powers such as banning other users, but was stealing usernames and passwords in the background. when grand theft auto v landed earlier this year, various sites offered fake downloads to access the record-smashing game for free. but when users tried to get the game, all they got was malware - a classic example of powerful names getting abused to lure victims into downloading malicious code.
then there's the typical scams, like phishing. slews of emails are sent around every time a big gaming launch happens, and at christmas, attempting to lure users into handing over data or money with the promise of discounts or cheap gaming goods.
"we've just seen two of the biggest console launches ever, with the playstation 4 and the xbox one. that means there will be more gamers for criminals to target, especially as the sony and microsoft machines increasingly use the internet for a fuller gaming experience. and don't forget the pc, still the most popular gaming platform and cyber crooks' favourite target," says david emm, senior security researcher at kaspersky lab.
"as computer games continue to become an increasingly prominent and important part of our lives, and our culture, expect malicious actors to up the sophistication and the volume of their attacks on gamers. if people want to enjoy their new toys this christmas, they have to be careful, as it's clear they are facing a greater threat than ever."
so gamers, especially anyone investing in a load of new games this christmas, need to take the right precautions, investing in adequate protections and wising up to the range of threats they face. here are kaspersky lab's top five tips for gaming security:
don't click through on any offers that look too good to be true, whether from your inbox or on social networks like facebook or twitter. if an offer does come through that looks legitimate, ensure the sender is trusted before hitting a link or handing over any details. if in doubt, contact the official company the sender claims to be from. use strong and varied passwords across your gaming accounts. as we've seen this year, gaming companies get hacked and logins are leaked. if you don't have different credentials, getting one set stolen means all your different accounts using that same password could be compromised. consider investing in a password manager, as it will give you simple, smart protection. get a good quality anti-virus. with the rafts of gaming malware out there, and the increasing sophistication of the malicious software, you'll need some level of protection against it. you'll need av that goes beyond signature-based detection to look at file reputation, if you want to stop the smartest malware getting on your system. be careful whom you befriend. it's easy to make friends in virtual worlds today, but not all are doing so innocently. beware anyone who asks for your personal details, as they may want to do more than just contact you. only download titles from legitimate sellers. if you're downloading an illegal copy of a game, you aren't just breaking the law. you're risking getting malware on your machine, as crooks often disguise game files as malicious software.
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kaspersky lab is the world's largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. the company is ranked among the world's top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. throughout its more than 15-year history kaspersky lab has remained an innovator in it security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, smbs and consumers. kaspersky lab, with its holding company registered in the united kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. learn more athttp://www.kaspersky.com.
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source kaspersky lab | wɪn ˈloʊkəl ˈpætrɪk ˈkɛnədi pɑrkt wən əv hɪz ɪn frənt əv hɪz ˈɔfəs ɪn fʊt ˈpriˈfæb əˈpɑrtmənts ər səˈʤɛstɪd ɛz ə səˈluʃən fər ðə wɑz ðə ˈsɛkənd ɪn laɪn fər ə tʊr. ðə fərst wɑz ˈbərkli meɪər tɑm beɪts. naʊ ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl simz tɪ bi ˈgɪtɪŋ ɔn bɔrd wɪθ ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊ plæn, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈsɪti sim tɪ wɔnt tɪ kəˈmɪt tɪ ˈkɛnədi baɪ neɪm ʤɪst jɛt. ɔn ˈʤænjuˌɛri 24 θri ˈsɪti ˈkaʊnsəl ˈmɛmbərz wɪl ˌɪntrəˈdus ə ˈmɛʒər tɪ ˈzoʊnɪŋ əˈpruvəl ənd ə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈpərˌmɪt fər ə ənd əˈprɑksəmətli 100 ˈjunɪt ˈbɪldɪŋ kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ˈmɑʤələr units”*” ˈsəmˌwɛr ɔn lænd. ðeɪ ˈɔlsoʊ wɔnt tɪ ðə pərˈmɪtɪŋ ənd əˈpruvəlz ˈprɔˌsɛs tɪ fəˈsɪləˌteɪt ðə ˈræpɪd kriˈeɪʃən əv bɪˈloʊ ˈmɑrkɪt housing”*” ənd faɪnd ə ˌnɑnˈprɔfɪt tɪ rən ɪt. beɪst ɔn ðət, ɪt saʊnz laɪk ˈbərkli wɔnts tɪ gɪt ˈɪntu ðə ˈbɪznɪs. ðə ˈmɛʒər ˈivɪn ˈæləˌkeɪts fər rɛnt (ˈpeɪəbəl baɪ ðə ˈsɪti) fər ðə ˈpriˈfæb ˈjunɪts. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, bɛn ˈbɑrtlɪt toʊld kərbd ðət, dɪˈspaɪt əˈpɪrənsəz, ðə prəˈpoʊzəl ɪz nɑt ˈteɪlərd fər ˈproʊˌgræm, ðoʊ hi ədˈmɪts ðət ɪz ˌɪnˈdid wɛr ðeɪ gɑt ðə aɪˈdiə. ðə bɛst θɪŋ aʊt there,”*,” ˈbɑrtlɪt sɛd əv ðə. ɪn tərmz əv ˈprɔˌsɛs, wi hæv tɪ ˈoʊpən ɪt əp tɪ ˈəðərz too.”*.” hi ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət hi ənd hɪz ˌkoʊˈspɔnsərz ɔn ðə ˈmɛʒər ər ˈdɛfənətli ˈsɪriəs əˈbaʊt kriˈeɪtɪŋ ˈpriˈfæb, ˌloʊˈɪnkəm ˈhaʊzɪŋ ɪn ˈbərkli, ˈviə wən dɪˈvɛləpər ər əˈnəðər, kˈwɪkli ɛz possible.”*.” hi ædz, du ɪkˈsplɔrəˌtɔri. ˈaʊtˌkəm ɪz ɑr focus.”*.” ðə ˈmɛʒər noʊts ðət bɪlt ˈbɪldɪŋz kɔst ðə ˈsɪti [əv ˈbərkli] ən ˈævərɪʤ əv pər unit.”*.” ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈpriˈfæb ˈbɪldɪŋ meɪ kɔst ɛz ˈlɪtəl ɛz hæf ðət, ɔn ə ˈbeɪsɪs. ˌmænjəˈfækʧər əv ðə ˈpriˈfæb hoʊmz kʊd ˈhæpən ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli wɪθ pərˈmɪtɪŋ, ənd kənˈstrəkʃən meɪ teɪk bɪtˈwin fɔr ənd eɪt mənθs. |
when local micro-developer patrick kennedy parked one of his micropads in front of his office in october—the 160-square foot prefab apartments are suggested as a solution for the homeless—curbed sf was the second in line for a tour. the first was berkeley mayor tom bates.
now berkeley’s city council seems to be getting on board with the micro plan, although the city doesn’t seem to want to commit to kennedy by name just yet.
on january 24, three city council members will introduce a measure to “obtain zoning approval and a building permit for a four-story and approximately 100 unit building consisting of stackable modular units” somewhere on city-owned land.
they also want to “amend the permitting and approvals process to facilitate the rapid creation of below market housing” and find a non-profit to run it.
based on that, it sounds like berkeley wants to get into the microdpad business. the measure even allocates $1,000/month for rent (payable by the city) for the prefab units.
however, councilperson ben bartlett told curbed sf that, despite appearances, the proposal is not tailored for kennedy’s micropad program, though he admits that is indeed where they got the idea.
“it’s the best thing out there,” bartlett said of the micropad. “but in terms of process, we have to open it up to others too.”
he emphasized that he and his cosponsors on the measure are definitely serious about creating prefab, low-income housing in berkeley, via one developer or another, “as quickly as possible.”
he adds, “i don’t do exploratory. outcome is our focus.”
the measure notes that “conventionally built buildings cost the city [of berkeley] an average of $429,4001 per unit.” the proposed prefab building may cost as little as half that, on a per-unit basis.
manufacture of the prefab homes could happen simultaneously with permitting, and construction may take between four and eight months. | mæn ˈjuzɪŋ ˈkɑndəm (picture:peerayot*) ˈkɑndəmz ɪn ˌjuˈgɑndɑ ər əˈlɛʤədli tu smɔl, ˈlidɪŋ tɪ ˈərʤənt kɔlz fər ˈlɑrʤər ˈsaɪzɪz frəm ðə ˈgəvərnmənt. ˈdəzənz əv ˌjuˈgɑndɑn mɛn hæv kəmˈpleɪnd tɪ əˈbaʊt ðɛr ˈkɑndəmz biɪŋ tu ʃɔrt fər ðɛr ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɔrgənz. ðɪs həz lɛd tɪ ˌɪnˈkrist ˈprɛʃər ˈdʊrɪŋ sɛks, wɪʧ kən kɔz ˌənɪkˈspɛktɪd ‘‘bursting’*’. ɪz ə bɪg ˈprɑbləm ɪn ðə ˈsɛntrəl ˈæfrɪkɑn ˈneɪʃən wɪθ ɛz ˈmɛni ɛz daɪɪŋ əv ðə dɪˈziz iʧ jɪr. ˈkɑndəmz ər sin ɛz ki ɪn ðə ˈbætəl əˈgɛnst ðə dɪˈziz, wɪʧ ɪz waɪ kəmˈpleɪnts əˈbaʊt saɪz ər biɪŋ ˈteɪkən soʊ ˈsɪriəsli baɪ. juθ ər kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðət ðə ˈkɑndəmz ðeɪ ər biɪŋ ˈgɪvɪn, səm əv ðɛm ər tu ʃɔrt, ðɛr ˈɔrgənz fɪt ɪn them,’*,’ toʊld ðə ˌjuˈgɑndɑ nuz ˈʧænəl. əˈnəðər, tɑm aza*, sɛd: ɪt kəmz tɪ ˈækʃən, wɪn ˈhævɪŋ ˈsɛkʃuəl ækˈtɪvɪti, əv kɔrs wɪθ ðə ˈprɛʃər, ɪt bərsts. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt mɛn] hæv ˈbɪgər ˈsɛkʃuəl ˈɔrgənz ənd ˈðɛrˌfɔr ʃʊd bi kənˈsɪdərd fər ˈbɪgər condoms.’*.’ ˈævərɪʤ ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈkɑndəm ˈsaɪzɪz ər bɪtˈwin ənd ˈɪnʧɪz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər səm ˈkɑndəmz kən riʧ ˈɪnʧɪz. |
man using condom (picture:peerayot)
condoms in uganda are allegedly too small, leading to urgent calls for larger sizes from the government.
dozens of ugandan men have complained to mps about their condoms being too short for their sexual organs.
this has led to increased pressure during sex, which can cause unexpected ‘bursting’.
hiv is a big problem in the central african nation with as many as 80,000 dying of the disease each year.
condoms are seen as key in the battle against the disease, which is why complaints about size are being taken so seriously by mps.
‘some youth are complaining that the condoms they are being given, some of them are too short, their organs can’t fit in them,’ mp merard bitekyerezo told the ntv uganda news channel.
another mp, tom aza, said: ‘when it comes to action, when they’re having sexual activity, of course with the pressure, it bursts.
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‘[some men] have bigger sexual organs and therefore should be considered for bigger condoms.’
average international condom sizes are between 6.9 and 8.5 inches, however some xxl condoms can reach 9.25 inches. | ˈstudənts æt ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈɛriə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz wər toʊld tɪ bi əˈlərt ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈæftər ə ˌnɑnspəˈsɪfɪk θrɛt əv ˈvaɪələns wɑz meɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn. ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd ðə ˈɪʃud ən əˈlərt tɪ ɔl ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈɛriə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz bɪˈkəz əv ðə θrɛt əv ə 2 p.m*. əˈtæk. ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ riˈlist ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈsteɪtmənt: aʊt əv ən əˈbəndəns əv ˈkɔʃən, ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə fild ˈɔfəs ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ˈloʊkəl ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz əv ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈpoʊstɪŋ wɪʧ θˈrɛtənd ˈvaɪələns æt ə ˈkɑlɪʤ ər ˌjunəˈvərsəti fər ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɑkˈtoʊbər 5 noʊ spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈkɑlɪʤ ər ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɑz aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd ɪn ðə ˈpoʊstɪŋ. wi ɪnˈkərəʤ ˈstudənts, ˈfækəlti, ənd ɪmˈplɔɪiz æt ˈɛriə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz tɪ ˈfɑloʊ ðə ˈgaɪdəns əv ðɛr ˈkæmpəs sɪˈkjʊrəti əˈfɪʃəlz. ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ɔn əˈlərt ˈæftər ˈɔnˌlaɪn θrɛt ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪn ðə ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈriʤən wər pʊt ɔn əˈlərt ˈmənˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈæftər ə θˈrɛtənɪŋ poʊst ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə wɑz faʊnd. mæt dɛˈluʧə həz mɔr ˈditeɪlz əˈbaʊt ðɪs θrɛt ənd wət skulz ər duɪŋ əˈbaʊt ɪt. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 5 2015 ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ wərk wɪθ ɑr ˈfɛdərəl, steɪt, ənd ˈloʊkəl lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt ˈpɑrtnərz tɪ ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt θrɛts əv ˈvaɪələns, ənd, ɛz ˈɔlˌweɪz, wi æsk ðə ˈpəblɪk tɪ rɪˈpɔrt səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti tɪ lɔ ɛnˈfɔrsmənt. ˈdrɛksəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈlərtɪd ðɛr ˈstudənts ənd stæf əv ðə θrɛt ɪn ə poʊst ɔn ðɛr ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti peɪʤ. "ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ həz əˈʃʊrd ˈjuˈɛs ðɛr ɪz noʊ spɪˈsɪfɪk θrɛt tɪ ə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈkɑlɪʤ ər ˌjunəˈvərsəti, wi ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ðɪs ˈvɛri ˈsɪriəsli ənd ər ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈɛkstrə priˈkɔʃənz tɪ prəˈtɛkt ðə ˈdrɛksəl kəmˈjunɪti," ə ˈdrɛksəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈfɪʃəl roʊt. ˈɔnˌlaɪn θrɛt əˈgɛnst ˈfɪli ˈɛriə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn θrɛt əˈgɛnst ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˈɛriə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ˈprɑmptɪd ə ˈwɔrnɪŋ frəm ðə ˈɛfˈbiˈaɪ ənd. dəg spiks tɪ ˈloʊkəl ˈstudənts hu ər ɔn ɛʤ ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə ˈdɛdli ˈʃutɪŋ æt ən ˈɔrəˌgɑn kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 5 2015 ðə skul plænz ɔn ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ pəˈtroʊlz ɔn ˈkæmpəs ˈmənˌdeɪ. ˈdrɛksəl pəˈlis ənd ˈæˌlaɪd sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈɔfɪsərz hæv bɪn ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd. ðeɪ ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈwərkɪŋ wɪθ ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə pəˈlis ənd ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə pəˈlis. əˈfɪʃəlz ərʤd ˈdrɛksəl ˈstudənts tɪ kɔl ˈdrɛksəl ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti æt ər 911 ɪf ðeɪ ˈnoʊtɪst ˈɛni səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti, ˈpərsən ər ˈpækɪʤ. ˌvɪləˈnoʊvə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈfɪʃəlz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛnt ən əˈlərt tɪ ɔl ˈstudənts, ˈfækəlti ənd stæf ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪɪŋ ðɛm əv ðə θrɛt. "ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ˌɪnˈkludz ə spɪˈsɪfɪk deɪt əv ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 5 2015 roʊt ˌvɪləˈnoʊvə ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti dɪˈrɛktər ˈdeɪvɪd tedjeske*. "əˈθɔrətiz hæv noʊ ˈəðər ˈnɑlɪʤ əv ə spɪˈsɪfɪk θrɛt. ɪn rɪˈspɑns, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti həz ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd ðə ˈrædnər pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ənd ɪz ˈwərkɪŋ ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ðɛm tɪ ɛnˈhæns prəˈtɛkʃən əv ðə ˈkæmpəs. ɪn əˈdɪʃən, ðə ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti dɪˈpɑrtmənt həz ˌɪnˈkrist sɪˈkjʊrəti pəˈtroʊlz. wi æsk ðət ju rɪˈmeɪn əˈwɛr əv jʊr sərˈaʊndɪŋz ənd rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛni səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪti ər bɪˈheɪvjər tɪ ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv ˈpəblɪk ˈseɪfti æt #ˈbreɪkɪŋ: əˈlərtɪŋ ˈstudənts əv 'ə θrɛt əv ˈvaɪələns həz bɪn meɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈgɛnst ˌjunəˈvərsəti nɪr phila.”*.”' ˈtɛmpəl ˈəpˌdeɪt (@templeupdate*) ɑkˈtoʊbər 4 2015 əˈnəðər əˈlərt sɛnt tɪ ˈtɛmpəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈstudənts ənd ˈfækəlti prəˈvaɪdɪd mɔr ˈditeɪlz ɔn ðə θrɛt. "ˈtɛmpəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti, əˈlɔŋ wɪθ ˈəðər ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ɪn ɑr ˈriʤən, həz ˈlərnɪd frəm ðə (ˈbjʊroʊ əv ˈælkəˌhɑl, təˈbæˌkoʊ, ˈfaɪˌrɑrmz ənd ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz) ðət ə θrɛt əv ˈvaɪələns həz bɪn meɪd ˈɔnˌlaɪn əˈgɛnst 'ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti nɪr ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə,'" ə ˈtɛmpəl ˌjunəˈvərsəti əˈfɪʃəl roʊt. "ðɪs ˈpoʊstɪŋ steɪts ən ˈækʃən kʊd teɪk pleɪs æt 1 p.m*. ˈsɛntrəl 2 p.m*. ˈistərn) ˈmənˌdeɪ, ɔkt. 5 2015 ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə ˌjunəˈvərsəti, ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə ənd ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈdɛləˌwɛr sɛnt aʊt əˈlərts ɛz wɛl. əˈfɪʃəlz hæv nɑt rɪˈvild wɛr ðeɪ faʊnd ðə θrɛt. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈsɛvərəl rɪˈpɔrts hæv ˈmɛnʃənd ə poʊst ɔn ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt ɪn wɪʧ ə ˈjuzər ɑkˈtoʊbər 5 2015 æt piɛm kɔrt, ə ˈfɛloʊ ˈroʊˌbət wɪl teɪk əp ɑrmz əˈgɛnst ə ˌjunəˈvərsəti nɪr ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə. hɪz kraɪz wɪl bi hərd, hɪz ˈvɪktɪmz wɪl kaʊər ɪn fɪr, ənd ðə strɛŋθ əv ðə ˈjunjən wɪl dɪˈkeɪ ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr." skulz ɛz fɑr aʊt əv ðə ˈsɪti ɛz ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm, ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjəz ˈliˌhaɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈɔlsoʊ wɔrnd ˈstudənts əv ðə θrɛt. "wi ər ɪn ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ ˈkɑnˌtækt wɪθ ˈloʊkəl ənd ˈfɛdərəl əˈθɔrətiz, ənd, ˈəndər ən əˈbəndəns əv ˈkɔʃən, ðə ˈliˌhaɪ ˌjunəˈvərsəti pəˈlis dɪˈpɑrtmənt ɪz ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋ pəˈtroʊlz ənd ˈprɛzəns ɔn ənd əraʊnd ˈkæmpəs," sɛd ən əˈlərt sɛnt tɪ ˈliˌhaɪ ˈstudənts. "wi æsk ðət ju rɪˈpɔrt ˈɛni səˈspɪʃəs ækˈtɪvɪtiz ər kənˈsərnz tɪ ðə æt ɔn ˈkæmpəs)." nuz əv ðə θrɛt kəmz ˈoʊnli ə fju deɪz ˈæftər ə ˈgənmən kɪld naɪn ˈpipəl ənd ˈɪnʤərd naɪn ˈəðərz ˌbiˈfɔr ˈteɪkɪŋ hɪz oʊn laɪf æt ə kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ ɪn roseburg*, ˈɔrəˌgɑn. |
students at philadelphia area colleges and universities were told to be alert monday after a nonspecific threat of violence was made online.
the fbi and the atf issued an alert to all philadelphia area colleges and universities because of the threat of a 2 p.m. attack. the fbi released the following statement:
out of an abundance of caution, the fbi philadelphia field office notified local colleges and universities of a social media posting which threatened violence at a philadelphia-area college or university for monday, october 5.
no specific college or university was identified in the posting. we encourage students, faculty, and employees at area colleges and universities to follow the guidance of their campus security officials.
philly-area colleges on alert after online threat
colleges and universities in the philadelphia region were put on alert monday morning after a threatening post on social media was found. nbc10’s matt delucia has more details about this threat and what schools are doing about it. (published monday, oct. 5, 2015)
the fbi will continue to work with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to investigate threats of violence, and, as always, we ask the public to report suspicious activity to law enforcement.
drexel university alerted their students and staff of the threat in a post on their public safety page.
"although the fbi has assured us there is no specific threat to a particular college or university, we are taking this very seriously and are taking extra precautions to protect the drexel community," a drexel university official wrote.
online threat against philly area colleges and universities
an online threat against philadelphia area colleges and universities prompted a warning from the fbi and atf. nbc10's doug shimell speaks to local students who are on edge in the wake of the deadly shooting at an oregon community college. (published monday, oct. 5, 2015)
the school plans on increasing patrols on campus monday. drexel police and allied security officers have been notified. they are also working with university of pennsylvania police and philadelphia police.
officials urged drexel students to call drexel public safety at 215-895-2222 or 911 if they noticed any suspicious activity, person or package.
villanova university officials also sent an alert to all students, faculty and staff notifying them of the threat.
"the information includes a specific date of monday, oct. 5, 2015," wrote villanova public safety director david tedjeske. "authorities have no other knowledge of a specific threat. in response, the university has notified the radnor police department and is working in conjunction with them to enhance protection of the campus. in addition, the public safety department has increased security patrols. we ask that you remain aware of your surroundings and report any suspicious activity or behavior to the department of public safety at 610-519-4444."
#breaking: tupd alerting students of 'a threat of violence has been made online against “a university near phila.”' pic.twitter.com/nri13qfafb — temple update (@templeupdate) october 4, 2015
another alert sent to temple university students and faculty provided more details on the threat.
"temple university, along with other colleges and universities in our region, has learned from the atf (bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives) that a threat of violence has been made online against 'a university near philadelphia,'" a temple university official wrote. "this posting states an action could take place at 1 p.m. central (2 p.m. eastern) monday, oct. 5, 2015."
philadelphia university, the university of pennsylvania and the university of delaware sent out alerts as well.
officials have not revealed where they found the threat. however, several reports have mentioned a post on the popular imageboard website 4chan in which a user writes,"on october 5, 2015 at 1:00 pm ct, a fellow robot will take up arms against a university near philadelphia. his cries will be heard, his victims will cower in fear, and the strength of the union will decay a little more."
schools as far out of the city as bethlehem, pennsylvania's lehigh university also warned students of the threat.
"we are in ongoing contact with local and federal authorities, and, under an abundance of caution, the lehigh university police department is increasing patrols and presence on and around campus," said an alert sent to lehigh students. "we ask that you report any suspicious activities or concerns to the lupd at 610-758-4200 (x84200 on campus)."
news of the threat comes only a few days after a gunman killed nine people and injured nine others before taking his own life at a community college in roseburg, oregon. | baɪ ˈkæptən paɪk dɪˈsɛmbər 6 2012 piɛm wɪr ˈgɪtɪŋ kloʊz tɪ ðə ˈhɑləˌdeɪz ənd wət ˈbɛtər weɪ tɪ ˈsɛləˌbreɪt ðən wɪθ ə fri saɪnd ˈkɑpi əv ˈrɑbərt stɑr trɛk: ðə kəmˈplit əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈhɪstəri. θæŋks tɪ ðə faɪn foʊks æt ˈvɔɪɪʤər prɛs, wɪr ˈgɪvɪŋ əˈweɪ ə ˈkɑpi tɪ wən ˈləki fæn. ðə ˈwɪnər wɪl rɪˈsiv ə ˈhɑrdˌbæk ˈvərʒən əv stɑr trɛk: ðə kəmˈplit əˈnɔθərˌaɪzd ˈhɪstəri wɪθ ə saɪnd bʊk pleɪt ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə frənt ˈkəvər. ɔl ju hæv tɪ du ɪz laɪk ɑr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ ənd liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ baɪ dɪˈsɛmbər 14th*. wəns ɔl əv ðə neɪmz hæv bɪn ˈgæðərd, wɪl hæv ə drɔɪŋ ənd əˈnaʊns ðə ˈwɪnər ɔn boʊθ ɑr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ tˈwɪtər strim. soʊ, wət ər ju ˈweɪtɪŋ fər? bim ˈoʊvər tɪ ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ənd ˈɛnər tɪ wɪn. ˈkɑntɛnt ˈɛntri ˈditeɪlz. stɛp 1 laɪk ɑr ˈfeɪsˌbʊk peɪʤ stɛp 2 liv ə ˈkɑmɛnt bɪˈloʊ baɪ ɔn dɪˈsɛmbər 14th*. bi ʃʊr tɪ juz ə ˈvælɪd iˈmeɪl ˈæˌdrɛs wɪn ˈkɑmɛntɪŋ bɪˈloʊ, soʊ wi kən lɛt ju noʊ juv wən. |
by captain pyke | december 6, 2012 - 10:23 pm
we're getting close to the holidays and what better way to celebrate than with a free signed copy of robert greenberger's star trek: the complete unauthorized history. thanks to the fine folks at voyager press, we're giving away a copy to one lucky fan. the winner will receive a hardback version of star trek: the complete unauthorized history with a signed book plate inside the front cover. all you have to do is like our facebook page and leave a comment below by 11:59 pst december 14th. once all of the names have been gathered, we'll have a drawing and announce the winner on both our facebook page & twitter stream.
so, what are you waiting for? beam over to facebook and enter to win.
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be sure to use a valid email address when commenting below, so we can let you know you've won. | there’s* ˈsəmθɪŋ ˈpaʊərfəl kəmˈjunəˌkeɪtɪd wɪn wi juz ðə wərd ““enemy“*“. səm əv ðə ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət kəm tɪ maɪnd wɪn wən θɪŋks əv ɑr ““enemies”*” maɪt ˌɪnˈklud ˈsərʤɪŋ ræŋks əv məˈlɛvələnt ˈɑrmiz, ər ˈliʤənz əv ˈhɑstəl foʊz. ðə ˈbrændɪŋ əv ˈneɪʃənz, grups, ər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəlz ɛz ““enemies”*” kən ˌɪnˈspaɪr æt bɛst, dɪˈstrəst, səˈspɪʃən, ənd ˈʤɛnərəl dɪsˈdeɪn, ənd æt wərst, ˈheɪtrəd, ˈzɛlətri, ənd ˈvaɪələns. səm əv ðə moʊst hɔˈrɪfɪk ækts əv ˈjumən ˈkruəlti hæv bɪn ˈʤəstəˌfaɪd bɪˈkəz ðə ˈtɑrgəts əv ðiz kraɪmz wər, ““enemies“*“. ɪn ʃɔrt, ɛz wɪθ ˈɛni ˈleɪbəl, ðə wərd ““enemy”*” həz ðə paʊər tɪ strɪp ə juˈmænɪti ənˈtɪl wi si ðɛm ɛz ˈnəθɪŋ bət ən əˈpoʊzɪŋ aɪˈdiə. wɪθ ðɪs ˈprɛfəs ðət aɪ wɪʃ tɪ dɪˈskəs ðə ˈkɑmən vərˈnækjələr sərˈaʊndɪŋ ðoʊz dimd tɪ bi, əv ðə church”*”. maɪ θɔts ɔn ðɪs ˈtɑpɪk wər, ˈɑdli ɪˈnəf, ˌɪnˈspaɪərd baɪ ə laɪn frəm ðə ˈhəŋgər geɪmz. ɪn ə sin frəm ðə ˈsɛkənd ˌɪnˈstɔlmənt əv ðə ˈpɑpjələr ˈsɪriz, ˈkæʧɪŋ faɪər. haymitch*, ˌbiˈfɔr ˈwɑʧɪŋ ənd ˈpitə ˈɛnər ðə ərˈinə fər ðə ˈsɛkənd taɪm, ˈkaʊnsəlz ðɛm tɪ, hu ðə ril ˈɛnəmi is”*”. ðɪs freɪz stək wɪθ mi, ənd kɔzd mi tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ˈpipəl ər grups ɪn maɪ laɪf ðət aɪ, pərˈhæps ənˈnɛsəˌsɛrəli, kənˈsɪdər tɪ bi ˈɛnəmiz. wən əv ðoʊz ˈɛriəz wɑz ðə weɪ ɪn wɪʧ aɪ θɪŋk ənd tɔk əˈbaʊt ˈpipəl hu hæv dɪˈsɛnɪd frəm ðə ʧərʧ, ər ʤɪst əˈpoʊz aɪˈdilz. kəm tɪ ðə kənˈkluʒən ðət ˈsəmθɪŋ boʊθ ˈdæmɪʤɪŋ ənd ˌənprəˈdəktɪv ɪn kənˈsɪdərɪŋ ðiz ˈpipəl tɪ bi ˈɛnəmiz. waɪl ˈsərvɪŋ ə ˈmɪʃən ɪn nɔrθ ˌkɛrəˈlaɪnə, aɪ ˈɔfən faʊnd ˌmaɪˈsɛlf feɪs tɪ feɪs wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl hu nɑt ˈoʊnli ˈheɪtɪd ðə θiˈɑləʤi ənd ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ðət aɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd, bət ˈɔlsoʊ ˈheɪtɪd mi ˈpərsənəli fər ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ðɛm. ɛz ə nu ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ɪt wɑz ˈizi tɪ ˈsɪmpli dɪsˈmɪs ðiz ˈpipəl ɛz ““anti’s,”*,” ənd ðɛn strət ɔf wɪθ ðə ˈraɪʧəs ˌɪndɪgˈneɪʃən əv ə ˈθaʊzənd ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz, bət ðə mɔr aɪ ˌɪnərˈæktəd wɪθ ðiz ˈpipəl, ðə mɔr aɪ dɪˈskəvərd ðət maɪ ˈvɛri ˈætəˌtud wɑz ˈəndərˌmaɪnɪŋ maɪ ɪnˈtaɪər ˈpərpəs tɪ brɪŋ ðiz ˈpipəl tɪ kraɪst. ɛz aɪ kənˈtɪnjud tɪ sərv ðiz ˈpipəl, ənd tɪ preɪ fər ðɛm ɪn ˈpərsɪnəl ənd kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp prɛrz, maɪ pərˈspɛktɪv bɪˈgæn tɪ ʧeɪnʤ. aɪ stɑpt ˈfilɪŋ ˈbɛtər ər mɔr ˌɛnˈlaɪtənd ðən ˈəðərz, ənd ˌɪnˈstɛd bɪˈgæn tɪ si ðiz ˈpipəl ɛz ˈikwəlz. aɪ bɪˈgæn tɪ si ðət ˈəðərz hæd hæd ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz ðət hæd brɔt ðɛm tɪ ðɛr ˈkɑrənt bɪˈlifs. aɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ ˌəndərˈstænd ðət ðɛr ˈfilɪŋz wər ɛz ləˈʤɪtəmət ɛz maɪn, ənd ɪt wɑz ˈoʊnli frəm ðɪs pleɪs əv ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ðət aɪ wɑz ɪˈneɪbəld tɪ ˈɔfər ðɛm ðə ləv əv ɑr ˈseɪvjər, ˈʤizəs kraɪst. ˈmɛni əv ðə ˈpipəl aɪ tɔt ækˈsɛptɪd ðət ˈmɛsɪʤ, ənd ˈmɛni dɪd nɑt, bət ɪt wɑz ðə ʧeɪnʤ ɪn maɪ hɑrt ðət əˈlaʊd mi tɪ liv ðiz ˈpipəl wɪθ ə hɑrt fʊl əv ˈgrætəˌtud, ˈnɛvər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ lɛs əv ðɛm. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət ðə ˈkaʊnsəl frəm ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈtɑməs ɛs. ˈmɑnsən tɪ, lɛt ə ˈprɑbləm tɪ bi sɑlvd bɪˈkəm mɔr ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt ðən ə ˈpərsən tɪ bi loved”*” kən əˈplaɪ tɪ ðə ˈmænər ɪn wɪʧ wi dɪˈfɛnd ʧərʧ ˈlidərz ənd ˈdɑktrənz. nɑt seɪɪŋ ðət wi dɪˈfɛnd wət wi noʊ tɪ bi tru, nɔr ðət wi ʃʊd hɔlt ɑr pərˈsut tɪ ʃɛr ðə ˈgɔspəl, kwaɪt ðə ˈkɑntrɛri. ɑr ˈduti ɛz ˈmɛmbərz əv ðə ʧərʧ tɪ əˈphoʊld ðə ˈdɑktrənz əv ðə ʧərʧ ɪn ɔl ðət wi seɪ ənd du, ənd vjuɪŋ ɑr frɛndz ənd ˈneɪbərz ɛz ˈikwəl ˈtrævələrz ɪn ðɪs ˈʤərni təˈgɛðər ɪz wət ˈəltəmətli wɪl ɪˈneɪbəl ˈjuˈɛs tɪ du ɪgˈzæktli ðət. rɪˈtərnɪŋ tɪ ðə əˈnæləʤi əv ðə ˈhəŋgər geɪmz, ðə ˈəðər ˈtrɪbjuts ɪn ðə ərˈinə ðə ril ˈɛnəmi. ðə ril ˈɛnəmi wɑz ˈprɛzɪdənt snoʊ, ðə ənfərˈgɪvɪŋ ˈlidər əv ðə ˈneɪʃən. ðə ˈtrɪbjuts wər ˈsɪmpli biɪŋ juzd ɛz pɔnz, ˈpɪtɪd əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ə hɔˈrɪfɪk ənd trɔˈmætɪk ˈkɑntɛst fər ðɛr lɪvz. ɪn ðɪs əˈnæləʤi, ˈprɛzɪdənt snoʊ kən ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt ˈseɪtən. ˈseɪtən ˈjuzɪz ˌwəˈtɛvər ˈtæktɪks hi kən tɪ pɪt ˈjuˈɛs əˈgɛnst iʧ ˈəðər ɪn ə ˌnɛvərˈɛndɪŋ ˈkɑnflɪkt əv əˈpɪnjənz. ðɪs ˈɪnfluəns frəm ðə ˈædvərˌsɛri kəmz æt ˈvɛriɪŋ taɪmz ənd dɪˈgriz, bət ɪt ɪz əp tɪ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ si pæst ðə laɪ ðət ˈəðər ˈpipəl ər ðə ˈɛnəmi, ənd tɪ rɪˈmɛmbər hu ðə ril ˈɛnəmi ɪz, ˈseɪtən hɪmˈsɛlf. ɪt ənˈtɪl ðə ˈtrɪbjuts ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ wərk təˈgɛðər ðət ðɛr ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən kəˈlæpst ɪn ɔn ˌɪtˈsɛlf ənd ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ ɪˈskeɪp. ˈpipəl kən laɪ, bət ˈpipəl ər nɑt laɪz. ˈpipəl kən sɪn, bət ˈpipəl ər nɑt sɪnz. ɪf wi ˈɛvər ful ɑrˈsɛlvz ˈɪntu ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðət ɑr ˈfɛloʊ ˈtrævələrz ɪn ðɪs ˈmɔrtəl ɪgˈzɪstəns hæv bɪˈkəm ðə aɪˈdiəz ðət ðeɪ prəˈfɛs, ðən wi hæv rɑbd ɑrˈsɛlvz əv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ boʊθ tiʧ ənd tɪ lərn. ˈpipəl kən səbˈskraɪb tɪ aɪˈdiəz, ənd dɪˈfɛnd ðɛm wɪθ ˈfərvənt zil, bət ˈpipəl ər nɑt aɪˈdiəz. aɪˈdiəz kən bi ˈtɛmpərˌɛri. aɪˈdiəz kən bi ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ənd dɪˈskɑrdɪd laɪk ˈkrəmpəld ˈnoʊtˌbʊk ˈpeɪpər, bət soʊlz ər fərˈɛvər, ənd fər ðət ˈrizən əˈloʊn ðeɪ dɪˈzərv ɑr rɪˈspɛkt. aɪ bɪˈliv ðət pərˈhæps wɪn ðə ˈseɪvjər ˌɪnˈstrəktɪd ˈjuˈɛs tɪ, jʊr enemies,”*,” hi wɑz ɪn ˌriˈæləˌti ˌɪmˈplɔrɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ si pæst ðə ˈleɪbəlz əv ˈɛnəmi ənd foʊ, ənd tɪ ləv ðət trænˈsɛndənt əˈtrɪˌbjut əv ˈəðərz ðət ˈtruli dɪˈzərvz tɪ bi ləvd, juˈmænɪti ˌɪtˈsɛlf. pərˈhæps hi wɑz ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ləv ɑr ˈɛnəmiz ənˈtɪl rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðɛr ˈækʃənz ər bɪˈlifs, wi noʊ ˈlɔŋgər si ðɛm ɛz ɑr ˈɛnəmiz æt ɔl. |
there’s something powerful communicated when we use the word “enemy“. some of the images that come to mind when one thinks of our “enemies” might include surging ranks of malevolent armies, or legions of hostile foes. the branding of nations, groups, or individuals as “enemies” can inspire at best, distrust, suspicion, and general disdain, and at worst, hatred, zealotry, and violence. some of the most horrific acts of human cruelty have been justified because the targets of these crimes were, “enemies“. in short, as with any label, the word “enemy” has the power to strip a person’s humanity until we see them as nothing but an opposing idea. it’s with this preface that i wish to discuss the common vernacular surrounding those deemed to be, “enemies of the church”.
my thoughts on this topic were, oddly enough, inspired by a line from the hunger games. in a scene from the second installment of the popular dystopian series, catching fire. haymitch, before watching katniss and peta enter the arena for the second time, counsels them to, “remember who the real enemy is”. this phrase stuck with me, and caused me to reflect on people or groups in my life that i, perhaps unnecessarily, consider to be enemies. one of those areas was the way in which i think and talk about people who have dissented from the church, or just oppose it’s ideals. i’ve come to the conclusion that there’s something both damaging and unproductive in considering these people to be enemies.
while serving a mission in north carolina, i often found myself face to face with many people who not only hated the theology and organization that i represented, but also hated me personally for representing them. as a new missionary it was easy to simply dismiss these people as “anti’s,” and then strut off with the righteous indignation of a thousand pioneers, but the more i interacted with these people, the more i discovered that my very attitude was undermining my entire purpose to bring these people to christ. as i continued to serve these people, and to pray for them in personal and companionship prayers, my perspective began to change. i stopped feeling better or more enlightened than others, and instead began to see these people as equals. i began to see that others had had experiences that had brought them to their current beliefs. i started to understand that their feelings were as legitimate as mine, and it was only from this place of understanding that i was enabled to offer them the love of our savior, jesus christ. many of the people i taught accepted that message, and many did not, but it was the change in my heart that allowed me to leave these people with a heart full of gratitude, never thinking less of them.
i believe that the counsel from president thomas s. monson to, “never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved” can apply to the manner in which we defend church leaders and doctrines. i’m not saying that we shouldn’t defend what we know to be true, nor that we should halt our pursuit to share the gospel, quite the contrary. it’s our duty as members of the church to uphold the doctrines of the church in all that we say and do, and viewing our friends and neighbors as equal travelers in this journey together is what ultimately will enable us to do exactly that.
returning to the analogy of the hunger games, the other tributes in the arena weren’t the real enemy. the real enemy was president snow, the unforgiving leader of the nation. the tributes were simply being used as pawns, pitted against each other in a horrific and traumatic contest for their lives. in this analogy, president snow can represent satan. satan uses whatever tactics he can to pit us against each other in a never-ending conflict of opinions. this influence from the adversary comes at varying times and degrees, but it is up to us to see past the lie that other people are the enemy, and to remember who the real enemy is, satan himself. it wasn’t until the tributes decided to work together that their situation collapsed in on itself and they were able to escape.
people can lie, but people are not lies. people can sin, but people are not sins. if we ever fool ourselves into thinking that our fellow travelers in this mortal existence have become the ideas that they profess, than we have robbed ourselves of the opportunity to both teach and to learn. people can subscribe to ideas, and defend them with fervent zeal, but people are not ideas. ideas can be temporary. ideas can be generated and discarded like crumpled notebook paper, but souls are forever, and for that reason alone they deserve our respect. i believe that perhaps when the savior instructed us to, “love your enemies,” he was in reality imploring us to see past the labels of enemy and foe, and to love that transcendent attribute of others that truly deserves to be loved, humanity itself. perhaps he was telling us to love our enemies until regardless of their actions or beliefs, we no longer see them as our enemies at all. | ɑ, ðə oʊld ˈɑlmə ˈmɑtər. (ˈʤɛfri ˈwɔʃɪŋtən poʊst) bɪlt ðɪs ˈkəntri, ʤɪst kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ ðət əˈmɛrɪkən tradition,”*,” ɪkˈspleɪnz ˈkæspiən tavallali*, ə gu ˈstudənt ənd ˈfaʊndər əv ˌɪnˈvɛstmənts. bət hɪz əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən əv strit ˈlæŋgwɪʤ həz raɪld əp ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ grup, ɛz wɛl ɛz əˈnəðər ˈstudənt ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt fənd. ə ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv frəm ðə ˈlætər grup sɪz ðə sˈloʊgən ɪz ““immature”*” ənd dɪz nɑt fər ðə bɪˈlifs əv ðə ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt community.”*.” ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈfɔrmər grup sɪz ðə sˈloʊgən ˈstudənts tɪ ˌɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈprɑfɪt rəˈgɑrdləs əv ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðɛr ˈækʃənz ɔn ðə məˈʤɔrəti əv people”*” ənd ɪz ənd ˌɪnˈhɛrəntli ɪˈlitɪst ɪn ɪts ˌglɔrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən əv ˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ səm ˈəpər ˈɛʃəˌlɑn əv society.”*.” ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ðə ˈkɑntrəˌvərsi dɪz nɑt sim tɪ hæv əˈfɛktɪd ˈbɪznɪs, ˈʤuljə ˈʤɛstər rɪˈpɔrts: gu ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ ‘‘occupied’*’ wən əv ðə ˈmitɪŋz læst səˈmɛstər, ðɛr wər ˈoʊnli ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 30 ˈmɛmbərz. naʊ, ðə ˈsoʊˈkɔld wən percent’*’ həz groʊn tɪ ˌɪnˈklud 150 ˈmɛmbərz hu ˈkərəntli ˈmænɪʤ ɑ, ˈʤɔrʤˌtaʊn saxa*. |
ah, the old alma mater. (jeffrey macmillan/the washington post)
“capitalism built this country, we’re just continuing that american tradition,” explains caspian tavallali, a gu student and founder of trebizond investments. but his appropriation of anti-wall street language has riled up georgetown’s occupy group, as well as another student investment fund.
a representative from the latter group says the slogan is “immature” and does not “stand for the beliefs of the investment community.” a member of the former group says the slogan “invites students to enjoy profit regardless of the effects of their actions on the majority of people” and is “essentially and inherently elitist in its glorification of occupying some upper echelon of society.”
in any case, the controversy does not seem to have affected trebizond’s business, julia jester reports: “when gu occupy ‘occupied’ one of the group’s meetings last semester, there were only an estimated 30 members. now, the so-called ‘future one percent’ has grown to include 150 members who currently manage $65,000.”
ah, georgetown — hoya saxa. | ɪn ə səˈpraɪz dɪˈsɪʒən baɪ ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən, jəŋ ˈtiˌneɪʤərz wɪl nɑt bi əˈlaʊd ˈækˌsɛs tɪ plæn bi, ðə ˈimərʤənsi ˌkɑntrəˈsɛpʃən pɪl, wɪˈθaʊt ə prəˈskrɪpʃən. waɪət ˈænˌdruz rɪˈpɔrts ɔn wəts bɪˈhaɪnd ðə ˌkɑntrəˈvərʃəl muv. ˈsiˌbiˌɛs (ˈsiˌbiˌɛs nuz) ðɛrz ə ˈhitɪd dəˈbeɪt ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə pɪl ɪz ɛˈsɛnʃəli ə fɔrm əv əˈbɔrʃən. bət, ə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən hoʊps tɪ pʊt ən ɛnd tɪ ɔl ðə ˈrumərz. pɪlz soʊld ɪn ˌjunəˈvərsəti ˈvɛndɪŋ məˈʃin dɪˈspaɪt ðə fækt ðət ˈleɪbəlz ənd ˈsɛvərəl ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz laɪk ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv hɛlθ ənd ðə ˈfɛdərəl drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən kleɪm ðət plæn bi ənd ˈəðər ˈsɪmələr pɪlz kən wərk baɪ ˈblɑkɪŋ ə ˈfərtəˌlaɪzd ɛg frəm ˌɪmˈplæntɪŋ ɪn ə ˈwʊmənz ˈjutərəs, ˈstədiz hæv ʃoʊn ðət ðə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən dɪz nɑt ˈfəŋkʃən ɪn ðət ˈmænər. əˈspɛʃəli sɪns mɪt ˈrɑmni rɪˈfərd tɪ ðə drəgz ɛz "əˈbɔrʃən pɪlz" ənd ˈwɪmənz ˌriprəˈdəktɪv raɪts ər ə ˈɪʃu ðɪs ɪˈlɛkʃən, ˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ ðɪs ˈlæŋgwɪʤ tɪ rɪˈflɛkt wət saɪəns həz ʃoʊn kʊd ˈifɛktɪvli ˈɔltər ðə dɪˈskəʃən. "aɪ wʊd bi rɪˈlivd ɪf ɪt ˈdəzənt hæv ðɪs ˈifɛkt," ˈrɪʧərd ˈdɔrfəlɪŋər, əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈrɛktər əv ðə ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛriət əv ækˈtɪvɪtiz fər ðə juˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ˈkɑnfərəns əv ˈkæθlɪk ˈbɪʃəps, sɛd tɪ ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz. "soʊ fɑr wət aɪ si ɪz ən ənrɪˈzɑlvd dəˈbeɪt ənd səm ˈstədiz ɔn boʊθ saɪdz." ˈrisərʧərz hæv ʃoʊn ðət ðə weɪ ðət ðə pɪl wərks ɪz baɪ dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˌoʊvjəˈleɪʃən. waɪl ɪt meɪ bi ˈnɪrli ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ pruv wɪˈθaʊt ə daʊt ðət ðiz pɪlz doʊnt stɑp ˈfərtəˌlaɪzd ɛgz frəm əˈtæʧɪŋ, ˈstədiz ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli rɪˈvil ðət ðeɪ doʊnt hæv ðət ˈifɛkt, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz roʊt. wət ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə dəˈbeɪt əˈgri ɔn wɪθ ˈkɑnfədɛns ɪz ðət wən əv ðə ˈifɛkts əv ðə pɪlz ɪz ðət ðeɪ kən dɪˈleɪ ˌoʊvjəˈleɪʃən əp tɪ faɪv deɪz ˈæftər sɛks, soʊ spərm wʊd nɑt bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ˈfərtəˌlaɪz ˈɛni ɛgz. bət, ˈmɛni prəˈpoʊnənts əv riˈmuvɪŋ ðə "əˈbɔrʃən" ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən frəm ðə pɪlz dɪˈskrɪpʃən kleɪm ðət ɪz ɔl ðeɪ du. ˈstədiz sɪns 2002 hæv sɛd ðət plæn bi ˈkænɑt prɪˈvɛnt ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃən, ənd ə 2005 ˌmɛmərˈændəm baɪ ðə ˈsɛnər fər drəg ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃən ənd ˈrisərʧ ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd ðət ðə pɪlz meɪn ˈfəŋkʃən wɑz tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ˌoʊvjəˈleɪʃən bət ˈædɪd ðət ɪt kʊd nɑt ɪkˈsklud ðə ʧæns ðət ɪt meɪ stɑp ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃən "ɪn ə smɔl pərˈsɛnɪʤ əv ˈwɪmən." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə 2007 ˈstədi ʃoʊd ðət plæn bi dɪd nɑt prɪˈvɛnt ɛgz frəm əˈtæʧɪŋ tɪ sɛlz ɪn ðə ˈjutərəs. ðə ɛgz wər kəˈlɛktəd frəm ə fərˈtɪlɪti ˈklɪnɪk ðət wʊd hæv dɪˈskɑrdɪd ðə ˈspɛsəmənz ˈəðərˌwaɪz. ˈəðər ˈstədiz ɪn 2007 2009 ənd 2010 ɪn ɔˈstreɪljə ənd ˈʧɪli ʃoʊd ðət ðə pɪl wɑz ˈoʊnli ˈifɛktɪv ɪn ˈwɪmən hu hæd nɑt. ðə reɪt əv ˈwɪmən əv ˈprɛgnənsi fər ˈwɪmən hu hæd ɔˈrɛdi ənd juzd plæn bi wɑz ðə seɪm reɪt ɛz ˈpipəl hu ˈhædənt juzd ðə pɪl æt ɔl. ˈdɑktər. krɪˈstinə gemzell-danielsson*, ən əbˈstɛtrɪks ənd ˌgaɪnəˈkɑləʤi prəˈfɛsər æt ðə ˌkɛroʊˈlɪnskə ˈɪnstɪˌtut ɪn sˈwidən hu pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn wərld hɛlθ ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən ˈstədiz ˈlidɪŋ tɪ əˈpruvəl əv ðə pɪl, toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ðət ðə ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃən ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən wɑz ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɪn ðə ˈleɪbəlz bɪˈkəz ˈsaɪəntɪsts θɔt ɪt meɪd ðə ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃən sim mɔr ˈifɛktɪv. "wiv bɪn seɪɪŋ ðət ɔl əˈlɔŋ. ɪts ən ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt dɪˈstɪŋkʃən ðət ðə taɪp pɪlz prɪˈvɛnt ˈprɛgnənsi baɪ ˈstɑpɪŋ ˌoʊvjəˈleɪʃən soʊ ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˌfərtəlɪˈzeɪʃən," ˈdɑktər. ʤɪm ˈbridən, ˈprɛzɪdənt əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən ˈkɑŋgrəs əv ˌɑbstəˈtrɪʃənz ənd ˌgaɪnəˈkɑləʤəsts, toʊld ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn. "aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ˈdəzənt goʊ əˈweɪ bɪˈkəz ðɛr wɑz səm ənˈsərtənti ˈmɛni, ˈmɛni jɪrz əˈgoʊ ɛz tɪ haʊ ðə ˈmɛθəd ˈæˌkʧuəli wərkt, soʊ ðɛr wɑz ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən ðət ɪt maɪt hæv ˌɪmˈpæktɪd ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃən. bət ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi nu ðət- ðɛr wɑz noʊ ˈrisərʧ ðət ʃoʊd ðət." ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ə ˈdɔktər wɪθ ðə əˈmɛrɪkən əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən əv ˌɑbstəˈtrɪʃənz ənd ˌgaɪnəˈkɑləʤəsts, toʊld ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz əv ə ˈstədi dən baɪ ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈmɛdəsənz ˈeɪʤənsi (ðə ˌjʊrəˈpiən) ðət ʃoʊd ðət ðə ˈlaɪnɪŋ əv ðə ˈjutərəs wɑz ˈɔltərd ɪn ˈænəməlz ðət tʊk plæn bi. əˈpoʊnənts dɪsˈmɪst ðə ˈstədi, seɪɪŋ ðət ðə ˈdoʊsɪʤ wɑz məʧ haɪər ðət wət ɪz ˈgɪvɪn tɪ ˈjumənz. ðə ˈfɛdərəl drəg ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (fda*) dɪd nɑt ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðeɪ wʊd ʧeɪnʤ ðə ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɔn ðɛr ˈwɛbˌsaɪt, bət boʊθ ðə ˈnæʃənəl ˈɪnstɪˌtut əv hɛlθ ənd ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz hæv riˈmuvd ˈɛni ˈrɛfərənsɪz ðət meɪ ˌɪnˈsɪnjueɪt ðət pɪlz prɪˈvɛnt ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃən. meɪoʊ ˈklɪnɪk həz ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðeɪ wɪl ʧeɪnʤ ðɛr ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən ɪf ðə ˌdɪˈsaɪdz tɪ du soʊ. ðə pɪlz ər nɑt tɪ bi kənfˈjuzd wɪθ ˈəðər ˌmɛdəˈkeɪʃənz ðət ər spəˈsɪfɪkli juzd tɪ ˈtərməˌneɪt ˈprɛgnənsi, laɪk wɪʧ dɪz ˈdɪˌtæʧ ˌɪmˈplæntɪd ˈɛmbriˌoʊz ˈifɛktɪvli dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ ðɛm. fər kəmˈpɛrəsən, ðə ˈdoʊsɪʤ əv ˈæktɪv ˌɪnˈgridiənt ðət riˈmuvz ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃən ɪz 20 taɪmz haɪər ðən wət ɪz faʊnd ɪn ən ˈɛlə pɪl, ə taɪp əv pɪl, ðə nu jɔrk taɪmz ˌriˈpɔrtəd. |
in a surprise decision by the obama administration, young teenagers will not be allowed access to plan b, the morning-after emergency contraception pill, without a prescription. wyatt andrews reports on what's behind the controversial move. cbs
(cbs news) there's a heated debate whether or not the morning-after pill is essentially a form of abortion. but, a new york times investigation hopes to put an end to all the rumors.
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despite the fact that labels - and several institutions like the national institute of health and the federal drug administration - claim that plan b and other similar pills can work by blocking a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman's uterus, studies have shown that the medication does not function in that manner. especially since mitt romney referred to the drugs as "abortion pills" and women's reproductive rights are a hot-button issue this election, changing this language to reflect what science has shown could effectively alter the discussion.
"i would be relieved if it doesn't have this effect," richard doerflinger, associate director of the secretariat of pro-life activities for the united states conference of catholic bishops, said to the new york times. "so far what i see is an unresolved debate and some studies on both sides."
researchers have shown that the way that the morning-after pill works is by delaying ovulation. while it may be nearly impossible to prove without a doubt that these pills don't stop fertilized eggs from attaching, studies overwhelmingly reveal that they don't have that effect, the new york times wrote.
what scientists on both sides of the debate agree on with confidence is that one of the effects of the pills is that they can delay ovulation up to five days after sex, so sperm would not be able to fertilize any eggs. but, many proponents of removing the "abortion" definition from the pill's description claim that is all they do.
studies since 2002 have said that plan b cannot prevent implantation, and a 2005 memorandum by the fda's center for drug evaluation and research recognized that the pills main function was to prevent ovulation - but added that it could not exclude the chance that it may stop implantation "in a small percentage of women."
however, a 2007 study showed that plan b did not prevent eggs from attaching to cells in the uterus. the eggs were collected from a fertility clinic that would have discarded the specimens otherwise. other studies in 2007, 2009 and 2010 in australia and chile showed that the morning-after pill was only effective in women who had not ovulated. the rate of women of pregnancy for women who had ovulated already and used plan b was the same rate as people who hadn't used the pill at all.
dr. kristina gemzell-danielsson, an obstetrics and gynecology professor at the karolinska institute in sweden who participated in world health organization studies leading to fda approval of the morning-after pill, told the new york times that the implantation explanation was included in the labels because scientists thought it made the medication seem more effective.
"we've been saying that all along. it's an important distinction that the morning-after type pills prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation so there is no fertilization," dr. jim breeden, president of the american congress of obstetricians and gynecologists, told cnn. "i think it doesn't go away because there was some uncertainty many, many years ago as to how the method actually worked, so there was speculation that it might have impacted implantation. but nobody knew that- there was no research that showed that."
however, a pro-life doctor with the american association of pro-life obstetricians and gynecologists, told the new york times of a study done by the european medicines agency (the european fda) that showed that the lining of the uterus was altered in animals that took plan b. pro-choice opponents dismissed the study, saying that the dosage was much higher that what is given to humans.
the federal drug administration (fda) did not comment on whether or not they would change the definition on their website, but both the national institute of health and the new york times have removed any references that may insinuate that morning-after pills prevent implantation. mayo clinic has also said they will change their definition if the fda decides to do so.
the morning-after pills are not to be confused with other medications that are specifically used to terminate pregnancy, like ru-486, which does detach implanted embryos effectively destroying them. for comparison, the dosage of ru-486's active ingredient that removes implantation is 20 times higher than what is found in an ella pill, a type of morning-after pill, the new york times reported. | ˌfəndəˈmɛnəlz səˈʤɛst ðət ðɪs ʃʊd bi ə ˈgoʊldən ˈmoʊmənt fər ðə ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈpɑrti. ðə fərst ˈspɛʃəl kənˈgrɛʃənəl ɪˈlɛkʃənz sɪns ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈsɛtəld ˈɪntu ðə ˈoʊvəl ˈɔfəs hæv prəˈvaɪdɪd ən ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʧiɛri teɪst: ɪn ˈkænzəs ɔn ˈeɪprəl 11 rɪˈpəblɪkən rɑn ˈɛstiz wən baɪ ˈsɛvən pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts ɪn ə ˈdɪstrɪkt trəmp ˈkɛrid baɪ 27 ɪn ˈʤɔrʤə ɔn ˈeɪprəl 18 ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk ˈnuˌkəmər ʤɑn stɑmpt hɪz ˈnɪrəst rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈraɪvəl, ˈkɛrən ˈhændəl, pərˈsɛnt, ɪn ə ˈdɪstrɪkt trəmp wən baɪ ə ˈsɪŋgəl pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnt. ðət reɪs naʊ ˈgræʤəˌweɪts tɪ ə ʤun 20 ˈrəˌnɔf, wɪʧ ɪz prɑˈʤɛktəd tɪ bi kloʊz, bət həz ɔˈrɛdi ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz. ðə ʤəˈnɛrɪk kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbælət ɪz, hu ˈvoʊtərz ˈfeɪvər bɪtˈwin ə rɪˈpəblɪkən ər ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ɛz əv ˈəndərˌwɔtər fər ðə baɪ sɪks pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts. ɪf ðət ˈnəmbər hoʊldz, ɪt wɪl mɑrk ðə wərst rɪˈkɔrdɪd ʃoʊɪŋ ɪn ðə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˈmɪdˌtərm ɪˈlɛkʃən fər ðə ˈpɑrti ðət kənˈtroʊlz ðə haʊs əv ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪvz. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ˈpriviəsli poʊld æt pɔɪnts ɪn 2005 (ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ˈluzɪŋ ðə haʊs) ənd ɪn 1997 (ə jɪr ˌbiˈfɔr ˈdɛməˌkræts geɪnd faɪv sits ɪn ə hɪˈstɔrɪk rɪˈvərsəl əv ðə ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪʧ"). wɪˈθɪn hɪz fərst θri mənθs ɪn ˈɔfəs, trəmp ɔˈrɛdi sərˈpæst ðə ˈgæləp ˈnəmbərz əv ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz ˈbɑrək ˌoʊˈbɑmə, bɪl ˈklɪntən, ˈʤɛrəld fɔrd, ʤɑn ɛf. ˈkɛnədi, ənd dwaɪt ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər. æt ðɛr mɑrks, ɔl ˈprɛzɪˌdɛnts frəm dwaɪt ˈaɪzənˌhaʊər ˈɔnwərd hæd ən ˈævərɪʤ əˈpruvəl ˈreɪtɪŋ əv æt list 55 pərˈsɛnt; trəmps wɑz ə ˈsɪkli 41 pərˈsɛnt. bət ɪts ðə ˈneɪʧər əv kənˈtɛmpərˌɛri əˈmɛrɪkən ˈpɑləˌtɪks tɪ kənfˈjuz ðə ruˈtin swɪŋ əv ðə ˈpɛnʤələm wɪθ ə hɪˈstɔrɪk ʃɪft ɪn ˈnæʃənəl ˈsɛnəmənt. ˈsəbsɛkʃən fər bʊks ɔn ˈpɑləˌtɪks ɪz ə ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd əv səʧ ˌpriməˈʧʊr ˈdænsɪŋ, frəm ðə ˈimərʤɪŋ ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk məˈʤɔrəti baɪ ʤɑn ənd təkˈsɛrə, ˈpəblɪʃt ʤɪst mənθs ˌbiˈfɔr ʤɔrʤ ˈdəbəlju. bʊʃ bɪˈkeɪm ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈprɛzɪdənt tɪ si hɪz ˈpɑrti geɪn ɪn boʊθ ˈhaʊsɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈmɪdˌtərm, tɪ ju hjuɪts ˈpeɪnɪŋ ðə mæp rɛd: ðə faɪt tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈpərmɑˌnɛnt rɪˈpəblɪkən məˈʤɔrəti, wɪʧ prɪˈsidɪd ðə ˈdɛməˌkræts riˈteɪkɪŋ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn 2006 fər ðə fərst taɪm ɪn 12 jɪrz. ðə ˈdɑŋkiz meɪ bi ˈpɪkɪŋ ðɛmˈsɛlvz əp ɔf ðə mæt, bət doʊnt kənfˈjuz ðət fər ˈvoʊtər ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm. pəˈlɪtɪkəl ɛz ˈmɛʒərd baɪ ˈgæləp wɑz stək daʊn æt 30 pərˈsɛnt fər ˈdɛməˌkræts (ənd 26 pərˈsɛnt fər rɪˈpəblɪkənz) ɛz əv mɑrʧ; ðə ˈpɑrti həz feɪld tɪ əˈtrækt ˈivɪn ˌwənˈθərd əv əˈmɛrɪkənz tɪ ɪts ˈleɪbəl fər fɔr lɔŋ jɪrz naʊ. waɪ ðə ˈrɛtɪsəns? fər wən əv ðə meɪn ˈrizənz, ʤɪst kənˈsəlt ˈɛni ˈrisənt ɪˈdɪʃən əv ðə hɪl. ðɛr, sɪns ðə bɪˈgɪnɪŋ əv ðə jɪr, ðə ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, d.c*., pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈnuzˌpeɪpər həz ˈpəblɪʃt skɔrz əv ˈaɪtəmz ɔn ðə rɪˈlɛntləsli bəˈnɑl mˈjuzɪŋz əv ə ˈpərsən hu həz ˈnɛvər hɛld ə ʤɑb riˈmoʊtli nɪr ˈgəvərnmənt: ˈʧɛlsi ˈklɪntən. ðɛr wɑz "ˈʧɛlsi ˈklɪntən fjuəlz ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən əv pəˈlɪtɪkəl rən," "ˈʧɛlsi ˈklɪntən plænz nu ˈʧɪldrənz bʊk," hɛlp ˈklɪntən nɑks rɪˈpleɪsmənt plæn." waɪl prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈdɔtər ˈʤɛnərəs ˈhɛlpɪŋz əv ˈɛrˌtaɪm tɪ prəˈmoʊt hər jəŋ ˈædəlt bʊk ɪts jʊr wərld: gɪt ˌɪnˈfɔrmd, gɪt ˌɪnˈspaɪərd gɪt goʊɪŋ!, nuz ˈæŋkərz səʧ ɛz ˈsiˌbiˌɛs' geɪl kɪŋ hæv ɔl bət bɛgd ˈklɪntən tɪ rən nɑt ʤɪst fər ɪˈlɛktɪd ˈɔfəs bət fər ˈprɛzɪdənt. laɪk, θri jɪrz frəm naʊ. ("əm ˈdɛfənətli nɑt ðə raɪt ˈpərsən tɪ rən tɪ dɪˈfit [trəmp] ɪn 2020 ˈklɪntən rɪˈplaɪd. "soʊ raɪt naʊ, ðə ˈænsər ɪz noʊ.") ðɪs 100 pərˈsɛnt ˈtɔpˌdaʊn kæmˈpeɪn tɪ wɪp əp ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm fər ˈklɪntən riʧt ə loʊ pɔɪnt wɪθ ə lɔs ˈænʤəlɪs taɪmz baɪ æn ˈfridmən ˈfiʧərɪŋ ðə ˈhɛˌdlaɪn, "ʤɪst laɪk hər ˈməðər, ˈʧɛlsi ˈklɪntən ˈnɛvər gɪts ə breɪk." jɛs, ðə pur dɪr hæd tɪ skræʧ ənd klɔ fər ˈɛvəri ˈpɛni əv ðə ˈænjuəl ˈɛnˌbiˈsi nuz ˈsæləri ʃi rɪˈsivd tɪ ˈproʊdus ən ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 58 ˈmɪnəts əv ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ bɪtˈwin 2011 ənd 2014 laɪk ˈfɔrmər fərst ˈleɪdi mɪˈʃɛl ˌoʊˈbɑmə, huz neɪm həz ˈɔlsoʊ bɪn ˈwɪspərd ˈfərvəntli baɪ queenmakers*, ˈʧɛlsi ˈklɪntən kʊd ɪgˈzɪst ɛz ə ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl ˈkænədɪt ˈoʊnli ɪn ə ˈpɑrti ðət həz rən aʊt əv boʊθ aɪˈdiəz ənd ˈtælənt. ˈʃʊrli ðɛr ər mɔr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌpɑləˈtɪʃənz ɪn ðɪs ˈkəntri əv 320 ˈmɪljən ðən rɪʧ, ˈæməˌʧərz wɪθ ˈfeɪməs læst neɪmz. |
fundamentals suggest that this should be a golden moment for the democratic party. the first special congressional elections since president donald trump settled into the oval office have provided an evidentiary taste: in kansas on april 11, republican ron estes won by seven percentage points in a district trump carried by 27. in georgia on april 18, democratic newcomer jon ossoff stomped his nearest republican rival, karen handel, 48.1–19.8 percent, in a district trump won by a single percentage point. that race now graduates to a june 20 runoff, which is projected to be close, but ossoff has already overperformed expectations.
the generic congressional ballot average—that is, who voters favor between a standard-issue republican or a typical democrat—was as of mid-april underwater for the gop by six percentage points. if that number holds, it will mark the worst recorded january-to-june showing in the year before a midterm election for the party that controls the house of representatives. republicans previously polled at minus-four points in 2005 (a year before losing the house) and in 1997 (a year before democrats gained five seats in a historic reversal of the presidential "six-year itch").
within his first three months in office, trump already surpassed the lowest-ever gallup numbers of predecessors barack obama, bill clinton, gerald ford, john f. kennedy, and dwight eisenhower. at their 90-day marks, all presidents from dwight eisenhower onward had an average approval rating of at least 55 percent; trump's was a sickly 41 percent.
but it's the nature of contemporary american politics to confuse the routine swing of the two-party pendulum with a historic shift in national sentiment. amazon.com's subsection for books on politics is a graveyard of such premature end-zone dancing, from 2002's the emerging democratic majority by john judis and ruy teixeira, published just months before george w. bush became the first-ever republican president to see his party gain in both houses during a midterm, to hugh hewitt's painting the map red: the fight to create a permanent republican majority, which preceded the democrats retaking congress in 2006 for the first time in 12 years.
the donkeys may be picking themselves up off the mat, but don't confuse that for voter enthusiasm. political self-identification as measured by gallup was stuck down at 30 percent for democrats (and 26 percent for republicans) as of march; the party has failed to attract even one-third of americans to its label for four long years now.
why the reticence? for one of the main reasons, just consult any recent edition of the hill. there, since the beginning of the year, the washington, d.c., political newspaper has published scores of items noodling on the relentlessly banal musings of a person who has never held a job remotely near government: chelsea clinton.
there was "chelsea clinton fuels speculation of political run," "chelsea clinton plans new children's book," and—god help us—"chelsea clinton knocks obamacare replacement plan."
while providing the former first daughter generous helpings of airtime to promote her young adult rah-rah book it's your world: get informed, get inspired & get going!, news anchors such as cbs' gayle king have all but begged clinton to run not just for elected office but for president. like, three years from now. ("i'm definitely not the right person to run to defeat [trump] in 2020," clinton replied. "so right now, the answer is no.")
this 100 percent top-down campaign to whip up enthusiasm for clinton 3.0 reached a low point with a los angeles times op-ed by ann friedman featuring the gag-me headline, "just like her mother, chelsea clinton never gets a break." yes, the poor dear had to scratch and claw for every penny of the $600,000 annual nbc news salary she received to produce an estimated 58 minutes of programming between 2011 and 2014.
like former first lady michelle obama, whose name has also been whispered fervently by would-be queenmakers, chelsea clinton could exist as a hypothetical candidate only in a party that has run out of both ideas and talent. surely there are more interesting politicians in this country of 320 million than rich, platitude-spewing amateurs with drearily famous last names. | ə ˈvɛtərən ˈfæktəri ˈwərkər ɪz dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ə ˈkænsər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn rɪˈdəndənsi ˈproʊˌtɛst naʊ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ɪts deɪ. ə ˈvɛtərən ˈfæktəri ˈwərkər ɪz dɪˈfaɪɪŋ ə ˈkænsər ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs tɪ səˈpɔrt ə ˈmɛrəˌθɑn rɪˈdəndənsi ˈproʊˌtɛst naʊ əˈproʊʧɪŋ ɪts deɪ. ˈhɛnri oʊˈraɪli hu wərkt æt kɔrk fərm ˈvaɪtə ˈkɔrtɛks fər mɔr ðən 40 jɪrz wɑz læst mənθ ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊst wɪθ ˈlɪvər, splin ənd ˌpænkriˈætɪk ˈkænsər. hi ɪz naʊ rɪˈspɑndɪŋ wɛl tɪ ˈtritmənt. hɪz ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsəs ˈoʊnli keɪm ˈæftər hi ˈkɑntræktəd wət wɑz səˈspɛktɪd tɪ hæv bɪn nəˈmoʊnjə waɪl səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðə æt ðə ˈfrizɪŋ kɔrk plænt sɪns dɪˈsɛmbər 16 læst. waɪl ˈmɪstər oʊˈraɪli ˈkænɑt ˈfɪzɪkəli pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn ðə ˌɛniˈmɔr, hi səˈpɔrts hɪz ˈfɔrmər ˈkɑligz baɪ ˈkipɪŋ ɪn təʧ wɪθ ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst ɔn ə ˈdeɪli ˈbeɪsɪs. "ˈtritmənt ɪz goʊɪŋ wɛl ənd ðə səkˈsɛs reɪt ɪz ˈsəmˌwɛr bɪtˈwin ənd 90pc*," hi sɛd. læst naɪt, kɔrk lɪnʧ heɪld ˈmɪstər oʊˈraɪli ɛz "ə tru ˈhɪroʊ" ənd sɛd hɪz kəˈmɪtmənt tɪ hɪz ˈfɛloʊ ˈwərkərz ˈəndərˌlaɪnd ðə dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən əv ðə ˈvaɪtə ˈkɔrtɛks stæf tɪ si ˈʤəstɪs dən. ˈmɪstər oʊˈraɪli ˈmɑdəstli pleɪd daʊn hɪz ˈɔnˌgoʊɪŋ roʊl ɪn ðə ˈproʊˌtɛst bət ədˈmɪtəd ðət hɪz ˈgreɪtəst rɪˈgrɛt wɑz nɑt biɪŋ wɛl ɪˈnəf tɪ əˈtɛnd ə ˈspɛʃəl ˈfənˌdreɪsɪŋ ˈkɑnsərt steɪʤd ɪn kɔrk fər ðə ˈvaɪtə ˈkɔrtɛks ˈwərkərz læst mənθ baɪ hɪz ˈaɪdəl, ˈkrɪsti mʊr. "aɪ ʤɪst ˈkʊdənt goʊ aɪ wɑz tu taɪərd ənd ʤɪst ˈwəzənt əp tɪ ɪt," hi sɛd. ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ mɑrks ðə deɪ əv ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən æt ðə plænt. ˈvaɪtə ˈkɔrtɛks həz ˌɪnˈsɪstɪd ɪt ˈdəzənt hæv ðə kæʃ tɪ fənd ðə ˈtɑˌpəp rɪˈdəndənsi ˈpeɪmənt ðət ðə ˈwərkərz ˌɪnˈsɪst ðeɪ wər ˈprɑməst. ˈaɪrɪʃ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt |
a veteran factory worker is defying a cancer diagnosis to support a marathon sit-in redundancy protest now approaching its 100th day.
a veteran factory worker is defying a cancer diagnosis to support a marathon sit-in redundancy protest now approaching its 100th day.
henry o'reilly -- who worked at cork firm vita cortex for more than 40 years -- was last month diagnosed with liver, spleen and pancreatic cancer.
he is now responding well to treatment.
his diagnosis only came after he contracted what was suspected to have been pneumonia while supporting the sit-in at the freezing cork plant since december 16 last.
while mr o'reilly cannot physically participate in the sit-in anymore, he supports his former colleagues by keeping in touch with the protest on a daily basis.
"treatment is going well and the success rate is somewhere between 50pc and 90pc," he said.
last night, cork td ciaran lynch hailed mr o'reilly as "a true hero" and said his commitment to his fellow workers underlined the determination of the vita cortex staff to see justice done.
mr o'reilly modestly played down his ongoing role in the protest but admitted that his greatest regret was not being well enough to attend a special fundraising concert staged in cork for the vita cortex workers last month by his idol, christy moore.
"i just couldn't go -- i was too tired and just wasn't up to it," he said.
saturday marks the 100th day of occupation at the plant. vita cortex has insisted it doesn't have the cash to fund the top-up redundancy payment that the workers insist they were promised.
irish independent | ðɛr wɪl kəm ə taɪm ɪn ðə laɪf əv ˈɛvəri ˈhɪˌphɔp fæn wɪn hi ər ʃi wɪl bi kɔld əˈpɑn tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðə ɑrt fɔrm. wi ər toʊld ðət ˈræpɪŋ ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli ən ɑrt, ðət ɪt ɪz ə fɔrm əv ˈgətər ˈpoʊətri ər ðət ɪt ɪz ˌɪnˈtɑlərəbəl fər ɪts ˌglɔrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən əv drəgz, ˈvaɪələns ər ˈræbɪd ˈmɪzəʤɪni. ðoʊz əv ˈjuˈɛs hu hæv bɪn ɪn ðɪs ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈreɪsɪst ənd ˈɔlˌweɪz ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ ˈmaɪnˌfild ˌbiˈfɔr hæv pɪkt əp səm ˈfænsi stɛps: wi kən kəmˈpɛr ðə ˈhɪˌphɔp wi ləv tɪ ðə ˈgətər ˈpoʊətri ðət həz kəm ˌbiˈfɔr ðət meɪd məʧ əv drəgz (ˈsæmjul ˈkoʊlrɪʤ) ər ˈvaɪələns (mɑrk tweɪn) ər ˈmɪzəʤɪni (ˈlɪtərəli ˈɛniˌwən). bət ə ˈkɑnkrit səˈluʃən ˈɔfən ɪˈveɪdz ˈjuˈɛs ɛz wi sərʧ fər ə weɪ tɪ ˈrɪli neɪl ðɪs ˈɑrgjəmənt tɪ pruv ɛz θru ə ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈθɪrəm ðət ðə wərk əv ə ˈræpər ɪz ɛz ˈvælɪd ɛz, seɪ, ðə wərk əv bɑb ˈdɪlən. tɪ ðə ˈrɛskju kəmz kɛnt, ˈɔθər əv ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈʤinjəs əv lɪl weɪn: ðə keɪs fər lɪl weɪn tɪ bi ˈkaʊntɪd əˈməŋ ˈʃeɪkˌspir ənd dylan.”*.” ɪn ə lɔŋ ˈɛˌseɪ ˈpoʊzɪŋ ɛz ə ʃɔrt bʊk, kɛnt ˈprɛzənts θəroʊ ənd ˌɪnˈsaɪsɪv pruf əv lɪl ˈʤinjəs. ɪf ju ɪkˈspɛkt tɪ ˈɛnər ðɪs ˈmaɪnˌfild əˈgɛn tɪ dɪˈfɛnd ðɪs ɑrt fɔrm əˈgɛnst ˌækəˈdɛmɪks, ˈkrɪtɪks ər ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd ˈheɪtərz, ðɪs bʊk ɪz ðə mæp. kɛnt sɛts əˈsaɪd ɛz ˈpɔɪntləs ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ræp ər ˈhɪˌphɔp ɪz ən ɑrt fɔrm. ɪkˈspɛkt ˈlɪtərˌɛri ˈmɛrət tɪ bi rɪˈzərvd fər ˈvɛnərˌeɪtɪd fɔrmz əv ɪkˈsprɛʃən, nɑt ənd ˈreɪdiˌoʊ waves,”*,” hi raɪts. bət ðət kaɪnd əv dɪˈvɪʒən ɪz bɪˈniθ ɪm ənd ˌɪnˈdid bɪˈniθ ˈjuˈɛs ɔl. hi ˈfɑloʊz ðət əp wɪθ ən ɪˌnumərˈeɪʃən əv lɪl skɪlz ɛz ə ˈraɪtər: hɪz ˈtɛndənsiz təˈwɔrd ˈkɑmplɛks raɪm skimz ənd ˈlɪtərˌɛri ənd ˈkəlʧərəl ˈrɛfərənsɪz. hi ˈkrɛdɪts lɪl weɪn wɪθ ðə kənˈstrəkʃən əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˈpəzəlz ðət teɪk ˈivɪn ðɪs ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv vərˈʤɪnjə prəˈfɛsər səm taɪm tɪ sɑlv: stɪl gɑt ðə ˈvɪʒən laɪk ə laɪn bɪtˈwin tu dots,”*,” wɛr vision”*” ɪz prəˈnaʊnst vision”*” ˈminɪŋ dɪˈvɪʒən, ər ɪt ɪz ðɪs kaɪnd əv leɪərd ðət kɛnt daɪˈsɛkts ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ pruv ðə ˈʤinjəs əv lɪl weɪn. ðə ˈɔθər ˈæˈdrɛsɪz ðə kˈwɛʃən əv ˈwɛðər ðə ˈɑrtɪst ˈtruli ˌəndərˈstændz ðə dɛpθ əv wət hi hɪmˈsɛlf kriˈeɪts wɪθ ðə əˈplɑm əv ə traɪəl ˈlɔjər: ɑrt ɪz greɪt ɑrt ˈwɛðər ɪt ɪz ˈkɑnʃəsli kənˈstrəktɪd ər səbˈkɑnʃəsli produced.”*.” ɪt ɪz ə ˈtrɪki stɛp tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˈgɪvɪŋ ɔl ˈsɛrəbrəl ˈkrɛdɪt tɪ ən ˈɑrtɪst hu ˈɔlˌweɪz ækt smɑrt bət tɪ ˈɑrgju ˌnənðəˈlɛs fər ðə vəˈlɪdɪti əv hɪz ˈʤinjəs. kɛnt pʊlz ɪt ɔf. wɪn ˈteɪkɪŋ ɔn ðə ˈsəmˌtaɪmz dɪˈsteɪstfəl ˈneɪʧər əv ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts lɪl weɪn ˈʧuzɪz tɪ beɪs hɪz ɑrt əˈpɑn, kɛnt dɪz nɑt əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz fər ðə ˈɑrtɪst ər ðə ɑrt. hi meɪks ðə keɪs ðət ðɪs ɪz ə ˈkɑnʃəs ʧɔɪs, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə əv ðə ˈgətər ɛz ɪf tɪ riˈmaɪnd ˈjuˈɛs ðət ˈsɪmpli ðə ˈʒɑnrə ɪn wɪʧ weɪn works.”*.” ʤɪst ɛz ˈpeɪnɪd ðə ˈpɛzənts ənd ʤɪst ɛz ˈsɪndi ˈlaʊpər lɛft ðə ˈɑprə tɪ ˈhɪkəp hər weɪ θru ʤɪst ˈwɑnə hæv fun,”*,” lɪl weɪn ˈʧuzɪz tɪ brɪŋ hɪz ˈhaɪˌbraʊ skɪlz tɪ ˈsəbʤɪkts. ˈfaɪnəli, ðə bʊk ræps əp wɪθ kloʊz ənd ˈkɛrfəl ˈrɛdɪŋ əv ðə taɪps əv raɪm ənd əˈluʒən lɪl weɪn pʊts tɪ juz ɪn hɪz wərk. ˈmɛni əv ðə tərmz juzd wɪl bi fəˈmɪljər tɪ ˈɛniˌwən wɪθ ə ˈpæsɪŋ fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti wɪθ ræp ˈʤinjəs, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈkɑnsɛpt əv ˌɪnˈtərnəl raɪmz. bət tərmz səʧ ɛz raɪm, skɛrs raɪm, raɪm ənd θɔrn laɪn wɪl liv ˈivɪn ˈbərkli ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈmeɪʤərz ˈrənɪŋ tɪ brəʃ əp ɔn ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃənz. baɪ ðə ɛnd, kɛnt həz nɑt ˈoʊnli pruvd hɪz pɔɪnt bət ˈifɛktɪvli drɑps ðə mɪk. ɔl heɪl weezy*. kɔl ɪt bæd ˈwɛðər. ˈkɑnˌtækt mɛg ˈɛlɪsən æt [iˈmeɪl prəˈtɛktɪd]. |
there will come a time in the life of every hip-hop fan when he or she will be called upon to defend the art form. we are told that rapping is not really an art, that it is a bastardized form of gutter poetry or that it is intolerable for its glorification of drugs, violence or rabid misogyny. those of us who have been in this sometimes racist and always condescending minefield before have picked up some fancy steps: we can compare the hip-hop we love to the gutter poetry that has come before that made much of drugs (samuel coleridge) or violence (mark twain) or misogyny (literally anyone). but a concrete solution often evades us as we search for a way to really nail this argument — to prove as through a mathematical theorem that the work of a rapper is as valid as, say, the work of bob dylan.
to the rescue comes kreston kent, author of “the literary genius of lil wayne: the case for lil wayne to be counted among shakespeare and dylan.” in a long essay posing as a short book, kent presents thorough and incisive proof of lil wayne’s genius. if you expect to enter this minefield again to defend this art form against academics, critics or old-fashioned haters, this book is the map.
kent sets aside as pointless the question of whether or not rap or hip-hop is an art form. “we expect literary merit to be reserved for venerated forms of expression, not mixtapes and radio waves,” he writes. but that kind of classist division is beneath him and indeed beneath us all. he follows that up with an enumeration of lil wayne’s skills as a writer: his tendencies toward complex rhyme schemes and literary and cultural references. he credits lil wayne with the construction of language puzzles that take even this university of virginia professor some time to solve: “i still got the vision like a line between two dots,” where “the vision” is pronounced “da vision” — meaning division, or ÷. it is this kind of layered loveliness that kent dissects in order to prove the genius of lil wayne.
the author addresses the question of whether the artist truly understands the depth of what he himself creates with the aplomb of a trial lawyer: “great art is great art whether it is consciously constructed or subconsciously produced.” it is a tricky step to avoid giving all cerebral credit to an artist who doesn’t always act smart but to argue nonetheless for the validity of his genius. kent pulls it off.
when taking on the sometimes distasteful nature of the subjects lil wayne chooses to base his art upon, kent does not apologize for the artist or the art. he makes the case that this is a conscious choice, including the “banality of the gutter as if to remind us that simply the genre in which wayne works.” just as bruegel painted the peasants and just as cyndi lauper left the opera to hiccup her way through “girls just wanna have fun,” lil wayne chooses to bring his highbrow skills to lowbrow subjects.
finally, the book wraps up with close and careful reading of the types of rhyme and allusion lil wayne puts to use in his work. many of the terms used will be familiar to anyone with a passing familiarity with rap genius, such as the concept of internal rhymes. but terms such as macaronic rhyme, scarce rhyme, acopated rhyme and thorn line will leave even uc berkeley english majors running to brush up on definitions.
by the end, kent has not only proved his point but effectively drops the mic. all hail weezy. call it bad weather.
contact meg elison at [email protected]. | ʤeɪ zi ɪz ən ˈɑrtɪst, ə ˈbɪznɪs, ənd ə juʤ wɔʧ əˌfiʃjəˈnɑˌdoʊ. ˈæftər ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ, hublot*, ˈpɑtɛk fɪˈlipeɪ, ənd ˈroʊlɛks ɪn hɪz ˈlɪrɪks θruaʊt hɪz kərɪr (ənd ˈivɪn biɪŋ ˈfiʧərd ɛz wən əv ˈləgʒəri ˈmægəˌzin rɑb tɔp 50 wɔʧ ˌkɑnəˈsərz əv 2015 həz səm ʧɔɪs wərdz fər ˈɛniˌwən hu daʊts hɪz ˈɪnfluəns. ɔn fræŋk ˈleɪtəst ˈsɪŋgəl ““biking,”*,” ʤeɪ ˈmɛnʃənz ðə swɪs, ˈræpɪŋ: ˌbiˈfɔr ɔl əv ˈʤinjəs kənˈtrɪbjətər broʊk ðə laɪn daʊn ɪn ən ˌænəˈteɪʃən, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət ləv fər ˈwɑʧɪz ˈstɑrtɪd ɪn 1997 wɪθ ə trɪp tɪ nu jɔrk ˈhɛdˌkɔrtərz ənd ðət hi kəˈlæbərˌeɪtɪd wɪθ ðə brænd ɪn 2005 ɔn ə oʊk offshore”*” kəˈlɛkʃən. klɪr ðət waɪl ləv əv ˈwɑʧɪz meɪ hæv ˈstɑrtɪd ɛz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈhɑbi, ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈɪnfluənst hɪz pɪrz θru hɪz ˈlɪrɪks tɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪt tu. ˈʤinjəs breɪks ɪt daʊn bɪˈloʊ: ʤeɪ fərst ˈmɛnʃənd ɔn hɪz 2002 sɔŋ ju how”*”: wɪθ ðə ˈæləˌgeɪtər stræp hi ðə əˈgɛn ʤɪst ə jɪr ˈleɪtər ɔn ðə blæk ˈælbəm kət ““allure”*”: mæn, haɪ ɔf laɪf, fək ɪt, ˈweɪstɪd ˈbeɪðɪŋ eɪp kɪks, rɪst sɪns ʤeɪ ““retired”*” ˈæftər ðə blæk ˈælbəm, θɪŋz wər ˈprɪti kwaɪət ənˈtɪl ɑkˈtoʊbər 2006 wɪn ʤɪm ʤoʊnz bɪˈkeɪm ðə fərst ˈræpər hu ʤeɪ zi tɪ ˈmɛnʃən. ɔn flaɪ high,”*,” hi ræpt: 100 wərθ əv aɪs ɔn ðə koʊˈɪnsɪdəns ər nɑt, ʤeɪ ˈleɪtər ʤoʊnz ənd ˈoʊvər ðə seɪm ˌɪnstrəˈmɛnəl ɔn high,”*,” ˌɔlˈðoʊ hi ˈmɛnʃən æt ɔl. ɪn noʊˈvɛmbər 2006 ʤeɪ timd əp wɪθ beyoncé*é fər u,”*,” wɛr ɪz ˈmɛnʃənd ɔn boʊθ ˈkɔrəs ənd vərs: (aɪ) ˈlɛvəl, maɪ bezel*, ˈkərtəsi əv aɪ ˈɔrdər jʊrz təˈmɑˌroʊ, naʊ lʊk æt ðə taɪm aɪ seɪvd ju ˈmɑmə, lɛt mi ˈəpˈgreɪd ju ɛz ˈʤinjəs' pɔɪnts aʊt, ˈmɛnʃənz spaɪkt drəˈmætɪkəli ˈæftər u”*” ənd pikt ɪn 2012 naɪn jɪrz ˈæftər ʤeɪ fərst ˈmɛnʃənd ðə ɔn ju how.”*.”' pik frəm 2009 tɪ 2012 ˌɪnˈkludz ˈmɛnʃənz frəm ˈkɛndrɪk lɑˈmɑr ɔn hɪz sɛlf ˈtaɪtəld ˈkɛndrɪk lɑˈmɑr ep*, rɪk rɔs ɔn hɪz hɪt sɔŋ (blowin*' ˈməni fast),”*),” t.i*. ɔn ““poppin*' bottles,”*,” lɪl weɪn ɔn rum (remix),”*),” ti ɔn ““mercy,”*,” ənd əv kɔrs, ʤeɪ hɪmˈsɛlf ɔn ɪn paris.”*.” ðə ˈlætər maɪt bi hɪz moʊst ˈfeɪməs ˈmɛnʃən: (bɔl soʊ hɑrd) gɑt ə ˈbroʊkən klɑk ðət tɪk tɑk ˈluzɪŋ taɪm ˈhɪdən bɪˈhaɪnd ɔl ðiz bɪg rɑks ɪn ðə 15 jɪrz sɪns ʤeɪ fərst ˈrɛfərənst ɔn ˈrɛkərd, ˈoʊvər 60 ˈɑrtɪsts hæv ˈmɛnʃənd ɪn ðɛr mˈjuzɪk (moʊst mɔr ðən wəns), ənd ˈivɪn ðoʊ ˈmɛnʃənz pikt ɪn 2012 ˈɑrtɪsts laɪk dreɪk, fˈjuʧər, ʤeɪ. koʊl, ˈrɑki, ðə geɪm, nas*, mik mɪl, ənd əv kɔrs ʤeɪ, kənˈtɪnju tɪ ˈmɛnʃən ðə ɪn ðɛr ˈlɪrɪks. ju kən rɛd ɔl ðə ˈlɪrɪks tɪ ““biking”*” ɔn ˈʤinjəs naʊ. |
jay z is an artist, a business, and a huge watch aficionado. after mentioning audemars piguet, hublot, patek philippe, and rolex in his lyrics throughout his career (and even being featured as one of luxury magazine robb report’s top 50 watch connoisseurs of 2015), hov has some choice words for anyone who doubts his influence.
on frank ocean’s latest single “biking,” jay mentions the swiss watchmaker, rapping:
audemars before all of y'alls
genius contributor theonlydjorkaeff broke the line down in an annotation, noting that jay’s love for watches started in 1997 with a trip to audemars piguet’s new york headquarters and that he collaborated with the brand in 2005 on a three-piece “royal oak offshore” collection.
it’s clear that while jay’s love of watches may have started as just another hobby, he’s actually influenced his peers through his lyrics to appreciate audemars piguet timepieces too. genius breaks it down below:
jay first mentioned audemars on his 2002 song “show you how”:
audemars piguet with the alligator strap
he name-drops the watchmakers again just a year later on the black album cut “allure”:
man, i’m high off life, fuck it, i’m wasted
bathing ape kicks, audemars piguet wrist
since jay “retired” after the black album, things were pretty quiet until october 2006 when jim jones became the first rapper who wasn’t jay z to mention audemars. on “we fly high,” he rapped:
100 gs worth of ice on the audemars
coincidence or not, jay later dissed jones and dipset over the same instrumental on “brooklyn high,” although he didn’t mention audemars at all.
in november 2006, jay teamed up with beyoncé for “upgrade u,” where audemars is mentioned on both beyoncé’s chorus and jay’s verse:
(eye) level, my bezel, courtesy of audemars
i order yours tomorrow, now look at the time i saved you
mama, let me upgrade you
as genius' rapstats points out, audemars mentions spiked dramatically after “upgrade u” and peaked in 2012, nine years after jay first mentioned the watchmaker on “show you how.”
audemars' peak from 2009 to 2012 includes mentions from kendrick lamar on his self titled kendrick lamar ep, rick ross on his hit song “b.m.f (blowin' money fast),” t.i. on “poppin' bottles,” lil wayne on “marvins room (remix),” pusha t on “mercy,” and of course, jay himself on “niggas in paris.” the latter might be his most famous audemars mention:
(ball so hard) got a broken clock
rollies that don’t tick tock
audemars that’s losing time
hidden behind all these big rocks
in the 15 years since jay first referenced audemars on record, over 60 artists have mentioned audemars in their music (most more than once), and even though mentions peaked in 2012, artists like drake, future, j. cole, a$ap rocky, the game, nas, meek mill, and of course jay, continue to mention the watchmaker in their lyrics.
you can read all the lyrics to “biking” on genius now. | baɪ ˈfoʊˌtoʊ kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ ˈstudənts ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ, ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri. 22 2017 ðə ˈkɑlɪʤɪz bɔrd əv ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən mɛt ɔn ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ˈivnɪŋ tɪ voʊt ɔn ðə tjuˈɪʃən prəˈpoʊzəl. ɪf əˈpruvd, ɪt wɪl bi ðə fərst tjuˈɪʃən reɪz ɪn faɪv jɪrz. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈsteɪtsmən ˈʤərnəl ˈfoʊˌtoʊ 17 kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz wɪl gɪt ə ˈskɪmpi 1 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə nɛkst ˈbəʤɪt ˈsaɪkəl ˈəndər ðə prəˈpoʊzd ˈbəʤɪt naʊ ˈhɛdɪd tɪ ðə haʊs flɔr. ðə ˈsɛvən ˌjunəˈvərsətiz fɛrd ˈbɛtər wɪθ ə pərˈsɛnt bust ˈoʊvər wət ðɛr ʧif ˌfaɪˈnænʃəl ˈɔfɪsərz ˈfɪgjər ðeɪ nid tɪ kip ðə seɪm ˈsərvɪs ˈlɛvəl ɛz bɪn dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ. ðə dɪˈspɛrəti bɪtˈwin ðə 2 ənd skulz lɛft ə bæd teɪst ɪn səm maʊðz. ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ˈɔlˌweɪz kəm əp læst, ənd ɪt ˈbɑðərz mi. ɪn maɪ ˈdɪstrɪkt aɪ hæv ʤɪst ə lɔt əv kɪdz ðət ðɪs ɪz ðɛr ˈoʊnli opportunity,”*,” sɛn. frɛd ʒərɑd, r-stayton*, sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈrisənt ˈbəʤɪt dəˈbeɪt. nid tɪ bi ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt mɔr səˈpɔrtɪv əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti colleges.”*.” ˌjunəˈvərsətiz gɪt rɪˈlif ðə 737 ˈmɪljən ˈbəʤɪt fər ˌjunəˈvərsətiz, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, brɔt səm rɪˈlif tɪ ˈstudənts. ðə 44 ˈmɪljən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈædɪd wɪl trɪm bæk ðə pərˈsɛnt tjuˈɪʃən ˌɪnˈkris ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˈɔrəˌgɑn əˈdɑptəd fər ðə ˈkəmɪŋ skul jɪr. ˌɪnˈstɛd, ˈstudənts wɪl si ə pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris. ˈpɔrtlənd steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɪl drɔp ɪts 9 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris tɪ pərˈsɛnt. ˈwɛstərn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɪl goʊ əp pərˈsɛnt. ˈɔrəˌgɑn steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti wɑz ˈplænɪŋ ə kəmˈpærətɪvˌli loʊ 4 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə fərst pleɪs. rɛpriˈzɛtətɪv. maɪk məˈkleɪn, bjut, wɑz wən əv tu ʤɔɪnt weɪz ənd minz kəˈmɪti ˈmɛmbərz tɪ əˈpoʊz ðə haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈbəʤɪt. kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz stɪl ɪn nid əv eɪd məˈkleɪn ɪz kənˈsərnd əˈbaʊt kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz ənd ˈɔlsoʊ ðə ˈsɛpərətli ˈfəndɪd ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd haɪər ˌɛʤəˈkeɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn steɪt ˌjunəˈvərsəti ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˈsərvɪs, wɪʧ həz ɪmˈplɔɪiz ˈhɛlpɪŋ ɪn ˈɛvəri ˈriʤən əv ðə steɪt. ðə 3 ˈmɪljən prəˈpoʊzd ˌɪnˈkris fər ðə ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd ˈproʊˌgræmz əˈbaʊt ˈoʊvər ðə ˈkɑrənt kɔsts ɪz tu smɔl, məˈkleɪn sɛd. ˈkəvər hɛlθ kɛr ənd pərs (rɪˈtaɪərmənt kɔsts) ənd wət ðeɪ need,”*,” hi sɛd. meɪ lɛd tɪ leɪɔfs ənd ˌɪmˈpækt, ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd, ɑr ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən wɪθ agriculture.”*.” weɪz ənd minz sɛn. ˈrɪʧərd ˈdɛvlɪn, d-tualatin*, sɛd ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈdɪvid əp ðə ˈməni ɛz bɛst ðeɪ kʊd. ““universities*, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðeɪ du hæv səm ˈəðər ˈrisɔrsɪz, praɪˈmɛrəli dɪˈpɛnd ɔn tjuˈɪʃən ənd wət wi gɪv tɪ ðɛm. kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz dɪˈpɛnd əˈpɑn wət wi gɪv ðɛm, tjuˈɪʃən ənd wət ðɛr ˈprɑpərti ˈtæksɪz ər. ˌjunəˈvərsətiz du nɑt kəˈlɛkt ˈprɑpərti taxes,”*,” hi sɛd. ðə səm kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz kəˈlɛkt frəm ˈprɑpərti tæks ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ groʊ baɪ pərˈsɛnt ɪn ðə ˈkəmɪŋ biennium*, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈfɪskəl ˈɔfəs. ðə ˈtoʊtəl ˈʤɛnərəl fənd ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən tɪ kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤɪz wʊd bi 570 ˈmɪljən ɪn ðə ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ biennium*, kəmˈpɛrd wɪθ ðə 737 ˈmɪljən ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈpɛnsəld ɪn fər ˌjunəˈvərsətiz. sɛn. ˈbɛtsi ˈʤɑnsən, d-scappoose*, spoʊk ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˈnɛroʊɪŋ ðə gæp. hæv bɪn ðə fərst rɪˈspɑndərz ɪn taɪmz əv ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk crisis,”*,” ʃi sɛd. ər riˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈwərkərz, ˈtreɪnɪŋ kɪdz fər haɪ ˈvælju ənd ʤɑbz. ðə dɪˈspɛrəti bɪtˈwin ðə ˌjunəˈvərsətiz ənd ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ keɪm ɛz ən ənˈwɛlkəm surprise.”*.” ˈstɔri kənˈtɪnjuz bɪˈloʊ mɔr ɔn ˈnɛroʊli ˈpæsɪz ˈbəʤɪt, ˈstədi: ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs gɪts mɔr ˈstudənts tɪ ˈkɑlɪʤ, wət ju nid tɪ noʊ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs grænt ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs kət? ˈfəndɪŋ fər ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs, ə ˈproʊˌgræm ðət prəˈvaɪdz ˈnɪrli fri kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ tjuˈɪʃən fər haɪ skul ˈgræʤəˌweɪts, wɪl si lɛs ˈməni fər nu, prəˈspɛktɪv rɪˈsɪpiənts, bət meɪ ˈbɛtər əˈsɪst ˈstudənts hu ɔˈrɛdi juz ɪt. ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ər ˈbəʤɪtɪŋ 40 ˈmɪljən fər ðə grænt ˈproʊˌgræm, wɪʧ wɑz kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪʧər ʤɪst tu jɪrz əˈgoʊ. əˈfɪʃəlz seɪ ðɪs ˈbəʤɪt fɔlz 8 ˈmɪljən ʃɔrt əv wəts ˈnidɪd. ðɪs ʧeɪnʤ wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən tɪ ˈiðər rɪˈdus ðə ˈnəmbər əv pɑrˈtɪsəpənts beɪst ɔn ˈfæməli ˈɪnˌkəm, ˌɪnˈkris ðə ər kæp ɛnˈroʊlmənt, ər səm ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˌðɛˈrəv, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈdɑkjəmənts. əˈdɪʃənəl ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən ɔn ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs wɛnt θru ə wərk ˈsɛʃən ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˌæftərˈnun tɪ riˈmuv ðə ˈænjuəl 10 ˈmɪljən kæp fər ðə biennium*. ðə bɪl wɑz əˈmɛndɪd ənd muvd tɪ ðə fʊl weɪz ənd minz kəˈmɪti wɪθ ə ˌrɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən. grɛg ˈhɛrɪs, ə ˈspoʊksmən fər kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ, sɛd ˈstudənts nu baɪ ʤun læst jɪr ɪf ðeɪ wʊd rɪˈsiv ˈməni frəm ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs. bɪˈkəz əv ˈpɛndɪŋ ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən, ɪt wɪl bi məʧ ˈleɪtər ðɪs jɪr ənd ˈstudənts meɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪd tɪ goʊ ˈɛlsˌwɛr. wʊd θɪŋk ɪt wʊd pʊt ˈstudənts ɪn ə təf spot,”*,” ˈhɛrɪs sɛd. sɔ ə 20 pərˈsɛnt ˌɪnˈkris ɪn ðə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstudənts ˈkəmɪŋ dɪˈrɛkli frəm haɪ skul ˈɪntu ðə kəmˈjunɪti ˈkɑlɪʤ læst fɔl, ˈhɛrɪs sɛd. ðə ˈkɑlɪʤ əˈtrɪˌbjuts ðət ˌɪnˈkris tɪ ˈɔrəˌgɑn ˈprɑməs. ðə dɪˈleɪ æt ðə ˈkæpɪtəl kʊd rɪˈdus ɛnˈroʊlmənt, ənd ˈsəbsəkwəntli, ˈrɛvəˌnu, fər ˈkɑlɪʤɪz laɪk. ˈkɑnˌtækt daɪæn dits æt ddietz@salem.gannett.com*, ər ˈfɑloʊ ɔn tˈwɪtər ˈkɑnˌtækt ˈnætəli peɪt æt npate@statesmanjournal.com*, ər ˈfɑloʊ hər ɔn tˈwɪtər ər ɔn ˈfeɪsˌbʊk æt rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
buy photo chemeketa community college students on wednesday, feb. 22, 2017. the college's board of education met on wednesday evening to vote on the 2017-2018 tuition proposal. if approved, it will be the first tuition raise in five years. (photo: statesman journal file)buy photo
oregon’s 17 community colleges will get a skimpy 1 percent increase in the next two-year budget cycle under the proposed budget now headed to the house floor.
the state’s seven universities fared better with a 6.3 percent boost over what their chief financial officers figure they need to keep the same service level as they’ve been delivering.
the disparity between the 2- and 4-year schools left a bad taste in some lawmaker’s mouths.
“community colleges always come up last, and it bothers me. in my district i have just a lot of kids that this is their only opportunity,” sen. fred girod, r-stayton, said during a recent budget debate. “we need to be a little bit more supportive of the community colleges.”
universities get relief
the $737 million budget for universities, however, brought some relief to students.
the $44 million lawmakers added will trim back the 10.6 percent tuition increase the university of oregon adopted for the coming school year. instead, students will see a 6.6 percent increase. portland state university will drop its 9 percent increase to 5.5 percent. western oregon university will go up 6.5 percent.
oregon state university was planning a comparatively low 4 percent increase in the first place.
rep. mike mclane, r-powell butte, was one of two joint ways and means committee members to oppose the higher education budget.
community colleges still in need of aid
mclane is concerned about community colleges and also the separately funded statewide higher education programs, particularly the oregon state university extension service, which has employees helping in every region of the state. the $3 million proposed increase for the statewide programs -- about 0.5 over the current costs -- is too small, mclane said.
“it doesn’t cover health care and pers (retirement costs) and what they need,” he said. “it may lead to layoffs and impact, statewide, our innovation with agriculture.”
ways and means co-chairman sen. richard devlin, d-tualatin, said lawmakers divvied up the money as best they could.
“universities, although they do have some other resources, primarily depend on tuition and what we give to them. community colleges depend upon what we give them, tuition and what their property taxes are. universities do not collect property taxes,” he said.
the sum community colleges collect from property tax is expected to grow by 8.3 percent in the coming biennium, according to the legislative fiscal office.
the total general fund contribution to community colleges would be $570 million in the upcoming biennium, compared with the $737 million lawmakers penciled in for universities.
sen. betsy johnson, d-scappoose, spoke in favor of narrowing the gap.
“they have been the first responders in times of economic crisis,” she said. “they are retraining workers, training kids for high value and well-paid jobs. the disparity between the universities and the community college came as an unwelcome surprise.”
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oregon promise cut?
funding for oregon promise, a program that provides nearly free community college tuition for high school graduates, will see less money for new, prospective recipients, but may better assist students who already use it.
lawmakers are budgeting $40 million for the grant program, which was created by the legislature just two years ago. officials say this budget falls $8 million short of what's needed.
this change will require legislation to either reduce the number of participants based on family income, increase the co-pay or cap enrollment, or some combination thereof, according to legislative documents.
additional legislation on oregon promise went through a work session saturday afternoon to remove the program’s annual $10 million cap for the 2017-19 biennium. the bill was amended and moved to the full ways and means committee with a do-pass recommendation.
greg harris, a spokesman for chemeketa community college, said students knew by june last year if they would receive money from oregon promise.
because of pending legislation, it will be much later this year and students may decide to go elsewhere.
“i would think it would put students in a tough spot,” harris said.
chemeketa saw a 20 percent increase in the number of students coming directly from high school into the community college last fall, harris said. the college attributes that increase to oregon promise.
the delay at the capitol could reduce enrollment, and subsequently, revenue, for colleges like chemeketa.
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read or share this story: http://stjr.nl/2tcgg1b | ðə ɪz suɪŋ ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈgəvərnmənt bɪˈkəz əv ðə əˈlɛʤd ˈækʃənz əv ˈsɛvərəl pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz. (ˈpəblɪʃt ˈθərzˌdeɪ, ʤun 30 2011 ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt əv kəˈləmbiə ɪz ˈfeɪsɪŋ ə ˈlɔˌsut ðət kʊd hæv ˈnæʃənəl ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz. ˈsɛvərəl d.c*. pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd ə jəŋ mænz ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪts wɪn hi traɪd tɪ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ðɛm læst ˈsəmər, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə. ˈɔfɪsərz laɪd wɪn ðeɪ toʊld ə fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈstudənt hi ˈnidɪd pərˈmɪʃən tɪ teɪk ðɛr ˈpɪkʧərz. ðə bɪˈlivz ðət wɪθ sɛl foʊn tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈbɛtər, səm pəˈlis ər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈwərid ðət ðɛr ˈækʃənz wɪl bi prɪˈzərvd ənd juzd əˈgɛnst ðɛm ɪn weɪz ðət wərənt ˈpɑsəbəl ʤɪst ə fju jɪrz əˈgoʊ. ʤəroʊm, 20 wɑz ə fəˈtɑgrəfi ˈstudənt ˈwɔkɪŋ θru ˈʤɔrʤˌtaʊn ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ 2010 wɪn hi sɔ ə ˈtræfɪk stɑp ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tɪ snæp səm ˈpɪkʧər fər hɪz pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ. ˈæftər ˈteɪkɪŋ ə fju ˈmɪnəts əv ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈpɪkʧərz frəm ðə ˈsaɪdˌwɔk ɔn boʊθ saɪdz əv ðə strit, hi wɑz æst tɪ stɑp ˈʃutɪŋ ənd tɪ ʃoʊ aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən. tɔp ˌɛnərˈteɪnmənt ˈfoʊˌtoʊz "ðeɪ toʊld mi tɪ pʊt ðə ˈkæmərə əˈweɪ, tɪ stɑp ˈɑdiˌoʊ rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ənd ðət aɪ æm biɪŋ dɪˈteɪnd ənd ðət ɪt ɪz ənˈlɔfəl wɪˈθɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt tɪ ˈfoʊtəˌgræf ənd ˈɑdiˌoʊ ˈrɛkərd pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsərz wɪˈθaʊt praɪər kənˈsɛnt," sɛd. "ðæts pɑrt əv ɑr raɪt əv fri spiʧ, ənd ðə pəˈlis ɔt tɪ noʊ ðət ˈsɪtɪzənz kən du ðət ʤɪst ɛz ðə pəˈlis kən teɪk ˈpɪkʧərz əv ˈsɪtɪzənz aʊt ɔn ðə strit," sɛd ˈɑrθər ˈspɪtzər, əv ðə. ðə faɪld sut ɪn juz. ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ˈθərzˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ seɪɪŋ ðət sɪns ˌɪnərˈfɪrɪŋ wɪθ pəˈlis wərk, ðə ˈɔfɪsərz ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd hɪz fərst ənd fɔrθ əˈmɛndmənt raɪts. baɪ ˈhoʊldɪŋ fər əˈbaʊt ən aʊər, pəˈlis ˈvaɪəleɪtɪd d.c*. lɔ, ˈspɪtzər sɛd. "ɛz lɔŋ ɛz ʃi wɑz ˈhoʊldɪŋ ɔn tɪ hɪz ˈaɪˈdi, hi wɑz nɑt fri tɪ ʤɪst wɔk əˈweɪ," hi sɛd. "ðɛr nəts tɪ dɪˈteɪn ˈsəmˌwən ˈsɪmpli ɔn ðə ˈbeɪsɪs ðət ðɛr ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈfoʊˌtoʊz ənd ðə pəˈlis ˈdəzənt laɪk it,”*,” sɛd. aʊˈtreɪʤəs." sɛd wɪn hi bɪˈgæn rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ ˈɑdiˌoʊ əv hɪz ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ wɪθ pəˈlis, hi wɑz toʊld ðət ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz əˈgɛnst ðə lɔ ɪn d.c*. ˈəndər d.c*. lɔ, ˈoʊnli wən ˈpərsən nidz tɪ kənˈsɛnt tɪ ə rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ, ˈspɪtzər sɛd. ðə ˈlɔˌsut siks ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən ənd ˈpjunətɪv ˈdæmɪʤɪz. "aɪ wɔnt tɪ si pəˈlis əraʊnd ðə ˈkəntri noʊ ðət fəˈtɑgrəfi ɪz nɑt ə ˈbeɪsɪs fər ɪt ɪz nɑt ənˈlɔfəl ənd tɪ stɑp hərˈæsɪŋ ənd əˈbjuzɪŋ ðɛr əˈθɔrəti," sɛd. əˈtərni ˈʤɛnərəl ˈərvɪn ˈneɪθən həz 20 deɪz tɪ rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə ˈlɔˌsut. hi sɛd hi həz nɑt sin ðə kəmˈpleɪnt ənd ˈkɑmɛnt. |
the aclu is suing the district government because of the alleged actions of several police officers. (published thursday, june 30, 2011)
the district of columbia is facing a lawsuit that could have national implications.
several d.c. police officers violated a young man's constitutional rights when he tried to photograph them last summer, according to the aclu. officers lied when they told a photography student he needed permission to take their pictures.
the aclu believes that with cell phone technology getting better, some police are getting worried that their actions will be preserved and used against them in ways that weren't possible just a few years ago.
jerome vorus, 20, was a photography student walking through georgetown in july 2010 when he saw a traffic stop and decided to snap some picture for his portfolio. after taking a few minutes of taking pictures from the sidewalk on both sides of the street, he was asked to stop shooting and to show identification.
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"they told me to put the camera away, to stop audio recording and that i am being detained ... and that it is unlawful within the district to photograph and audio record police officers without prior consent," vorus said.
"that's part of our right of free speech, and the police ought to know that citizens can do that just as the police can take pictures of citizens out on the street," said arthur spitzer, of the aclu.
the aclu filed suit in u.s. district court thursday morning saying that since vorus wasn’t interfering with police work, the officers violated his first and fourth amendment rights.
by holding vorus for about an hour, police violated d.c. law, spitzer said.
"as long as she was holding on to his id, he was not free to just walk away," he said.
"they're nuts to detain someone simply on the basis that they're taking photos and the police doesn't like it,” vorus said. “it’s outrageous."
vorus said when he began recording audio of his exchange with police, he was told that also was against the law in d.c. under d.c. law, only one person needs to consent to a recording, spitzer said.
the lawsuit seeks compensation and punitive damages.
"i want to see police around the country know that photography is not a basis for detainment -- it is not unlawful -- and to stop harassing and abusing their authority," vorus said.
attorney general irvin nathan has 20 days to respond to the lawsuit. he said he has not seen the complaint and couldn’t comment. | dɪr lig əv ˈlɛʤəndz ˈʧæmpiən ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪti, ju meɪ nɑt rɪˈmɛmbər mi ər hæv ˈivɪn ˈɛvər mɛt mi, bət bɪn ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə lig fər ə fju mənθs naʊ. waɪl aɪ wɑz ˈweɪtɪŋ tɪ bi səˈlɛktɪd fər ə mæʧ, aɪ wɑz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑrmə, hu həz bɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈlɑbi fər fɑr ˈlɔŋgər ðən aɪ hæv. aɪ wɑz traɪɪŋ tɪ ˈfɪgjər aʊt waɪ ˈnoʊˌbɑˌdi ˈɛvər pɪks mi, ənd ʃi sɛd ðət ˈprɑbəˌbli, laɪk hərz, maɪ skɪlz ər bæd. aɪ raɪt tɪ ju naʊ ɔn hər ədˈvaɪs, ɪn ðə hoʊp ðət maɪ skɪlz kən bi lʊkt æt ər æt list soʊ ðət aɪ kən bi ˈgɪvɪn səm ˈænsərz ɔn wət ðə ˈʧæmpiən ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪti θɪŋks əv maɪ pleɪs ɪn ðə lig. tɪ bɪˈgɪn wɪθ, aɪ θɪŋk maɪ ˈvɪʒəwəl dɪˈzaɪn ənd boʊθ maɪ skɪlz ənd stæts ər ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt wɪθ iʧ ˈəðər (mordekaiser*, ˌkɑtərˈinə, ənd hæv ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðət ðeɪ hæv ðə seɪm ˈfilɪŋz). aɪ æm ə fɪrs ˈwɔrjər laɪk ənd ˈpænθiˌɑn, ənd jɛt aɪ dil ˈɔlˌmoʊst ɪnˈtaɪərli ˈmæʤɪkəl ˈdæmɪʤ. nən əv maɪ skɪlz ˌɪnˈvɑlv ˈhɪtɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wɪθ maɪ ʤaɪənt fleɪl ɪkˈsɛpt fər θroʊɪŋ ɪt ɪn maɪ ˈəltəmət. nɑt ˈivɪn əˈlaʊd tɪ bi ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli gʊd æt ˈhɪtɪŋ θɪŋz ˈnɔrməli wɪθ maɪ fleɪl. wət dɪd aɪ du ɔl ðət ˈtreɪnɪŋ ənd bɪld ðiz ˈməsəlz fər ɪf aɪ gɪt tɪ juz ðɛm? aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ spɛnt jɪrz ˈhɑrdənɪŋ ˌmaɪˈsɛlf tɪ maɪ ˈfrɪʤəd ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt tɪ bɪld əp maɪ ˈnæʧərəl ˈtəfnəs ənd maɪ rɪˈzɪstəns tɪ peɪn, bət ðət ʃoʊ əp ˈɛniˌwɛr ɪn maɪ skɪlz ər beɪs stæts. pɑrt əv mi ˈsəˌspɛkts ðət ju ʤɪst juzd ðət ɛz ən ɪkˈskjuz tɪ meɪk mi wɛr ðɪs ˈlɛðər bɪˈkini. rɛd ðə ˈʧæmpiən rulz ənd ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz, ˌpɑrˈtɪkjələrli ˈsəbsɛkʃən 3 əv ˈɑrtɪkəl 2 pərˈteɪnɪŋ tɪ rikˈwaɪərd əˈtaɪər fər ˈfiˌmeɪl ˈʧæmpiənz. ɪf aɪ dɪd ɔl ðət ˈtreɪnɪŋ tɪ gɪt ˈfɪzɪkəli rɪˈzɪljənt, ju ʃʊd lɛt mi ʃoʊ ðət baɪ biɪŋ təf ɛz neɪlz ɪn faɪts. ˈɑnəstli, aɪ ˈivɪn noʊ waɪ ˈraɪdɪŋ ðɪs bɔr, ˈiðər. aɪ θɔt wɪn ðeɪ toʊld mi ðət aɪ gɪt tɪ raɪd ə bɔr ðət bi wən əv ðə ˈfæstəst ˈʧæmpiənz, bət ðɛn aɪ faɪnd aʊt ðət ˈivɪn ðət ˈskrɔni ˈlɪtəl gərl hu ækts ɔl ˈɪnəsənt rənz ˈfæstər ðən aɪ du. (ɔn ðə pləs saɪd, aɪ kən kip əp wɪθ ðət ˈdrimi ˈstæljən taric*, soʊ ˈmeɪbi nɑt soʊ bæd.) ˈpipəl seɪ ðət aɪ nid ðə bɔr tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ ʧɑrʤ θru wɔlz, bət ənd ənd ə lɔt əv ˈəðərz kən du ðət ɔn ðɛr oʊn, ənd ˈprɪti ʃʊr strɔŋ ɪˈnəf ðət aɪ kʊd du ɪt, tu. æm aɪ fɔrst tɪ raɪd ðə bɔr tɪ rən θru wɔlz bɪˈkəz ə ˈwʊmən? ðə bɔr ɪz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈrɪli fæt, wɪʧ meɪks ɪt ˈrɪli hɑrd tɪ muv əraʊnd ɪn taɪt ˈspeɪsɪz ənd ʧeɪs ˈpipəl daʊn, ˈivɪn wɪθ maɪ əˈbɪləˌti ʧɪl ˈpipəl (baɪ ðə weɪ, aɪ θɔt frɔst wɑz ˈjuʒəwəli ˈkoʊldər ðən wət əˈlaʊd tɪ pʊt ɔn ˈpipəl). ɪf goʊɪŋ tɪ meɪk mi raɪd ðɪs bɔr, kʊd ju meɪk ɪt æt list du ˈsəmθɪŋ? raɪt naʊ ɪt ʤɪst simz tɪ bi ˈhoʊldɪŋ mi bæk wɪˈθaʊt ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ ˈɛni əv maɪ əˈtæks ər skɪlz. aɪ θɪŋk ðə bɔr ˈivɪn teɪks ˈɛni ˈdæmɪʤ, bɪˈkəz aɪ daɪ əˈbaʊt ɛz kwɪk ɛz ˈpipəl hu ˈraɪdɪŋ ə bɔr. əˈpɛrəntli ɪt ˈɔlsoʊ teɪks ɪm ən ɪˈtərnəti tɪ rɪˈkəvər frəm ʤɪst ˈʧɑrʤɪŋ ˈfɔrwərd ə ˈlɪtəl bɪt. hi məst bi aʊt əv ʃeɪp. laɪk 100 ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd, əˈspɛʃəli wɪn ɪt fɔlz ɔn mi. ðə nu gaɪ ɪz mɔr ər lɛs ˈmaʊnɪd, ənd hi gɪts tɪ ˈtræmpəl θru ˈpipəl ənd rən ˈfæstər ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt. aɪ æm ˈraɪdɪŋ ə ʤaɪənt bɔr, soʊ waɪ aɪ æt list stɛp ɔn ˈɛniˌwən hu gɪts ˌəndərˈfʊt? ɔn ðə rɛr ɔˈkeɪʒənz ðət ə dɪz pɪk mi, ðeɪ ˈjuʒəwəli tɛl mi tɪ kɪl ðə ˈmɑnstərz ɪn ðə ˈʤəŋgəl. aɪ æm ən əˈdɛpt ˈhəntər du tɪ ðə ˈskɛrsɪti əv ˈrisɔrsɪz ɪn maɪ lænd, soʊ aɪ ʃʊd bi wɛl ˈsutɪd tɪ ðɪs. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ hæv kəm tɪ ˈnoʊtɪs ðət aɪ æm wən əv ðə sloʊəst ɪn ðə lig dɪˈspaɪt jʊr əˈtɛmpts tɪ lɛt mi kɪl ˈʤəŋgəl ˈmɑnstərz ɪn ˈsɪmələr ˈfæʃən tɪ ˈdɑktər. ˈməndoʊ, ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ, md*, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ˈsiˌɛˈfoʊ, cio*, ku ənd (ʃi ʤɪst simz soʊ məʧ ˈbɛtər ðən mi), ənd ðɛr ˈmæʤɪk swərlz gɪv ðɛm ˈəðər ˈbɛnəfɪts tɪ but. biɪŋ soʊ sloʊ ˈɔlsoʊ meɪks mi teɪk mɔr ˈdæmɪʤ, ˈmeɪkɪŋ ɪt ˈhɑrdər fər mi tɪ ˈseɪfli əˈtæk ə leɪn wɪn ðə ˌɑpərˈtunətiz ˈprɛzənt ðɛmˈsɛlvz. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ hæv ə hɑrd taɪm ˈkipɪŋ maɪ ˈɛnərʤi əp wɪˈθaʊt ðə runz frəm ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈgoʊləm. ənd ʤɪst ə bloʊ tɪ maɪ ˈigoʊ wɪn aɪ teɪk ðə ˈlɪzərd runz ənd faɪnd ðət ðeɪ gɪv ə sloʊ ðət ɪz ˈstrɔŋgər ðən maɪ oʊn frɔst. aɪ ˈɔlsoʊ ˈkænɑt ˈrɪli pleɪ laɪk ər ˈlioʊnə ənd faɪt əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ˈɛni reɪnʤd ˈfaɪtərz (laɪk maɪ ˈstupɪd ˈsɪstər) bɪˈkəz ənˈtɪl aɪ æm əˈlaʊd tɪ θroʊ maɪ fleɪl maɪ frɔst ɪz nɑt ˈrɪli koʊld ɪˈnəf tɪ kip ˈɛniˌwən ɪn pleɪs ər gɪt ðɛm ɔf əv maɪ ˈpɑrtnər, ənd aɪ hæv ə ˈrɪli hɑrd taɪm ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛniˌwən ɔn maɪ oʊn sɪns aɪ kænt juz ðə strɛŋθ ənd ˈməsəlz ðət aɪ hæv treɪnd soʊ hɑrd fər. wɪn aɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli du stɑrt ˈfaɪtɪŋ ˈəðər ˈʧæmpiənz, du ju noʊ haʊ hɑrd ɪt ɪz fər mi tɪ kip mɔr ðən wən ər tu ˈɛnəmiz ˈfrɔstɪd? əˈspɛʃəli wɪθ maɪ fæt, sloʊ bɔr ənd ˈgleɪʃəl cooldowns*? ənˈlɛs ðeɪ ɔl bənʧ əp ənd aɪ θroʊ maɪ fleɪl ˈpərfəktli, ˈləki tɪ kip maɪ frɔst ənd ɔn mɔr ðən wən ˈʧæmpiən. ðɪs ˈrɪli hərts maɪ ˈdæmɪʤ ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃənz ɪn ə faɪt ənd maɪ əˈbɪləˌti tɪ juz ˈifɛktɪvli. gɪt mi rɔŋ, aɪ laɪk maɪ ˈəltəmət, bət aɪ fil laɪk ðə ˈʧæmpiən ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪti ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd ðət ɪt wɑz tu ˈpaʊərfəl, soʊ ðeɪ fɔrst mi tɪ juz ˈwikər skɪlz bɪˈkəz əv ɪt. moʊst əv ðə taɪm aɪ fil laɪk wəns aɪ θroʊ maɪ fleɪl ənd kæst ˈprɪti məʧ dən ɪn ə faɪt. aɪ kənˈtroʊl wət ˈɛni əv maɪ ˈtɑrgəts du, ənd ɔl aɪ ˈrɪli sim tɪ bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ əˈkɑmplɪʃ ɪz ʤɪst bloʊɪŋ səm wɪnd ɔn ðə ˈpipəl aɪ stænd nɛkst tɪ. aɪ θɪŋk maɪ skɪlz ər ˈɔlsoʊ kaɪnd əv ə ˈrækɪt koʊˈɔrdəneɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈʃɑpˌkipər, tu. ðeɪ ˈrɪli gɪt məʧ mɔr ˈpaʊərfəl wɪn aɪ baɪ əˈbɪləˌti paʊər, ənd ðə ˈaɪtəmz aɪ nid tɪ boʊθ ˌɪnˈkris maɪ hɛlθ tɪ meɪk maɪ ˈnɔrðərn wɪndz hɪt ˈhɑrdər ənd tɪ læst ˈlɔŋgər ɪn faɪts ˌrikˈwaɪər ə lɑrʤ ˌɪˈnɪʃəl ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt. aɪ θɪŋk dɔˈræn wɔnts tɪ kənˈtroʊl wət aɪ baɪ ənd meɪk ðɛm ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈaɪtəmz ðət aɪ hæv tɪ seɪv əp ə lɔŋ taɪm fər. aɪ hoʊp ðət ju maɪ ˈlɛtər wɪl kənˈvɪns ju ðət maɪ skɪlz ənd dɪˈzaɪn nid tɪ bi re-examined*, ər æt ðə ˈvɛri list aɪ hoʊp ðət ju wɪl gɪv mi səm rɪˈspɑns ɔn wət ðə ˌrivˈju kəˈmɪti θɪŋks əv maɪ ˈkɑrənt pleɪs ɪn ðə lig. aɪ wɔnt tɪ ɛnd əp laɪk ˈkɑrmə ɪz naʊ. ə ˈvɛri nis ˈwʊmən ənd aɪ æm glæd ðət ʃi geɪv mi ðə aɪˈdiə tɪ sɛnd ðɪs ˈlɛtər, bət aɪ θɪŋk ʃi həz gɔn ə ˈlɪtəl ˈkreɪzi du tɪ hər lɔŋ weɪt ɪn ðə ˈlɑbi ənd ɪz ˈtɔkɪŋ tɪ hərˈsɛlf ə lɔt. laɪk tɪ bi pɪkt fər lig ˈmæʧɪz ənd nɑt hæv tɪ ˈoʊvərˈhir seɪɪŋ ““sejuani*? wɑz ðɛr ˈsəmˌwən wɪθ ðət neɪm ɪn ðə league?”*?” ɛz ðeɪ wɔk pæst mi ˈæftər ə mæʧ. sɪnˈsɪrli, aɪ θɪŋk ðə ˈvændəlz ər ˈrɪli kul ənd aɪ wɔnt tɪ ʤɔɪn ðɛm. aɪ ɔˈrɛdi hæv səm ˈɑrmər ənd ə ˈhɛlmət pɪkt aʊt, ənd aɪ hæv ə ˈsɪndər blɑk ɔn ə ʧeɪn ɔˈrɛdi. pləs ɔˈrɛdi ˈtɛknɪkəli ˈraɪdɪŋ ə hɑg. pliz æʃ. ʃi ɪz ə ʤərk ənd aɪ heɪt hər. dɪd ju noʊ ðət ʃi sɛnt maɪ ˈpipəl ə bɑks əv ɛz ə pis ˈɔfərɪŋ? wɛr du ju θɪŋk wi lɪv, ju ˈɪˌdiət? aɪ ʤɪst lʊkt æt jʊr bɑr græfs ɔn ˈʧæmpiən paʊər ɪn əˈtækɪŋ, ˈmæʤɪk, ˈtəfnəs, ənd ˈdɪfɪˌkəlti. waɪ ər ɔl əv maɪ bɑrz loʊər ðən ðoʊz əv ˈdɑktər. ˈməndoʊ, ˈɛmˈbiˈeɪ, md*, ˈsiˌiˈoʊ, ˈsiˌɛˈfoʊ, cio*, ku? |
dear league of legends champion review committee,
you may not remember me or have even ever met me, but i’ve been a member of the league for a few months now. while i was waiting to be selected for a match, i was talking to karma, who has been waiting in the lobby for far longer than i have. i was trying to figure out why nobody ever picks me, and she said that probably, like hers, my skills are bad. i write to you now on her advice, in the hope that my skills can be looked at or at least so that i can be given some answers on what the champion review committee thinks of my place in the league.
to begin with, i think my visual design and both my skills and stats are inconsistent with each other (mordekaiser, katarina, and tristana have also said that they have the same feelings). i am a fierce warrior like tryndamere and pantheon, and yet i deal almost entirely magical damage. none of my skills involve hitting anything with my giant flail except for throwing it in my ultimate. i’m not even allowed to be particularly good at hitting things normally with my flail. what did i do all that training and build these muscles for if i don’t get to use them? i also spent years hardening myself to my frigid environment to build up my natural toughness and my resistance to pain, but that doesn’t show up anywhere in my skills or base stats. part of me suspects that you just used that as an excuse to make me wear this leather bikini. i’ve read the league’s champion rules and regulations, particularly subsection 3 of article 2, pertaining to required attire for female champions. if i did all that training to get physically resilient, you should let me show that by being tough as nails in fights.
honestly, i don’t even know why i’m riding this boar, either. i thought when they told me that i get to ride a boar that i’d be one of the fastest champions, but then i find out that even that scrawny little noxian girl who acts all innocent runs faster than i do. (on the plus side, i can keep up with that dreamy stallion taric, so maybe it’s not so bad.) people say that i need the boar to be able to charge through walls, but tryndamere and gragas and a lot of others can do that on their own, and i’m pretty sure i’m strong enough that i could do it, too. am i forced to ride the boar to run through walls because i’m a woman? the boar is also really fat, which makes it really hard to move around in tight spaces and chase people down, even with my ability chill people (by the way, i thought frost was usually colder than what i’m allowed to put on people). if you’re going to make me ride this boar, could you make it at least do something? right now it just seems to be holding me back without improving any of my attacks or skills. i don’t think the boar even takes any damage, because i die about as quick as people who aren’t riding a boar. apparently it also takes him an eternity to recover from just charging forward a little bit. he must be out of shape. it’s like 100% downside, especially when it falls on me. the new guy hecarim is more or less mounted, and he gets to trample through people and run faster as a result. i am riding a giant boar, so why can’t i at least step on anyone who gets underfoot?
on the rare occasions that a summoner does pick me, they usually tell me to kill the monsters in the jungle. i am an adept hunter due to the scarcity of resources in my land, so i should be well suited to this. however, i have come to notice that i am one of the slowest junglers in the league despite your attempts to let me kill jungle monsters in similar fashion to dr. mundo, mba, md, ceo, cfo, cio, coo and shyvana (she just seems so much better than me), and their magic swirls give them other benefits to boot. being so slow also makes me take more damage, making it harder for me to safely attack a lane when the opportunities present themselves. i also have a hard time keeping my energy up without the runes from the magic golem. and it’s just a blow to my ego when i take the lizard elder’s runes and find that they give a slow that is stronger than my own frost. i also cannot really play like alistar or leona and fight alongside any ranged fighters (like my stupid sister) because until i am allowed to throw my flail my frost is not really cold enough to keep anyone in place or get them off of my partner, and i have a really hard time fighting almost anyone on my own since i can't use the strength and muscles that i have trained so hard for.
when i actually do start fighting other champions, do you know how hard it is for me to keep more than one or two enemies frosted? especially with my fat, slow boar and glacial cooldowns? unless they all bunch up and i throw my flail perfectly, i’m lucky to keep my frost and permafrost on more than one champion. this really hurts my damage contributions in a fight and my ability to use permafrost effectively. don’t get me wrong, i like my ultimate, but i feel like the champion review committee decided that it was too powerful, so they forced me to use weaker skills because of it. most of the time i feel like once i throw my flail and cast permafrost i’m pretty much done in a fight. i can’t control what any of my targets do, and all i really seem to be able to accomplish is just blowing some wind on the people i stand next to. i think my skills are also kind of a racket coordinated by the shopkeeper, too. they don’t really get much more powerful when i buy ability power, and the items i need to both increase my health to make my northern winds hit harder and to last longer in fights require a large initial investment. i think doran wants to control what i buy and make them expensive items that i have to save up a long time for.
i hope that you my letter will convince you that my skills and design need to be re-examined, or at the very least i hope that you will give me some response on what the review committee thinks of my current place in the league. i don’t want to end up like karma is now. she’s a very nice woman and i am glad that she gave me the idea to send this letter, but i think she has gone a little crazy due to her long wait in the lobby and is talking to herself a lot. i’d like to be picked for league matches and not have to overhear summoners saying “sejuani? was there someone with that name in the league?” as they walk past me after a match.
sincerely,
sejuani
ps i think the vandals are really cool and i want to join them. i already have some armor and a helmet picked out, and i have a cinder block on a chain already. plus i’m already technically riding a hog.
pps please nerf ashe. she is a jerk and i hate her. did you know that she sent my people a box of popsicles as a peace offering? where do you think we live, you idiot?
ppps i just looked at your bar graphs on champion power in attacking, magic, toughness, and difficulty. why are all of my bars lower than those of dr. mundo, mba, md, ceo, cfo, cio, coo? | ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ˈrisərʧərz dɪˈvɛləp wən ˈtrɪljən freɪm pər ˈsɛkənd ˈkæmərə ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ˈrisərʧərz ˈkæpʧər laɪt ˈtrævəl æt wən ˈtrɪljən freɪmz pər ˈsɛkənd ˈrisərʧərz æt ðə ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ˈmidiə læb ɪn əˈmɛrɪkə hæv dɪˈvɛləpt ə nu ˈkæmərə ˈsɪstəm ðət ˈprɑsɛsəz ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈdætə æt ə reɪt əv wən ˈtrɪljən freɪmz pər ˈsɛkənd. ðə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ɪz ˈkeɪpəbəl əv dɪˈtɛktɪŋ laɪt ˈtrævəl, prəˈdusɪŋ ˈɪmɪʤɪz ðət kən træk ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈmuvmənt əv laɪt ˈfoʊˌtɑnz θru sloʊ ˈmoʊʃən ˈvɪdioʊ ˈkæpʧərz. wɪθ ðɪs, ðə dɪˈvaɪs əˈlaʊz fər ə prɪˈsaɪs ɪgˌzæməˈneɪʃən əv ɪts ˌɪˌluməˈneɪʃən treɪl θru speɪs ˈɔntu ən ˈɑbʤɛkt ɪn faɪn ˈditeɪl. baɪ ˈɪnəˌgreɪtɪŋ ə wən dɪˈmɛnʃənəl strik ˈkæmərə kənˈsɪstɪŋ əv ˈoʊvər faɪv ˈhənərd ˈsɛnsərz ənd ə taɪˈteɪniəm ˈsæfaɪər ˈleɪzər, ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs ˈdætə ˈkæpʧər ˈrɛkərdz ðə ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən, wɛr ɪt ɪz ðɛn ˈprɑsɛst ˈɪntu ə ˈvɪdioʊ ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən. ˈɛˈmaɪˈti ˈkæmərə tɛkˈnɑləʤi ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən laɪt ˈproʊˌtɑn ˈdætə ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən laɪt ˈproʊˌtɑn ˈmæpɪŋ ˈviə |
mit researchers develop one trillion frame per second camera
mit researchers capture light travel at one trillion frames per second
researchers at the mit media lab in america have developed a new camera system that processes visual data at a rate of one trillion frames per second. the technology is capable of detecting light travel, producing images that can track the individual movement of light photons through slow motion video captures. with this, the device allows for a precise examination of its illumination trail through space onto an object in fine detail. by integrating a one dimensional streak camera consisting of over five hundred sensors and a titanium sapphire laser, simultaneous data capture records the information, where it is then processed into a video simulation.
mit camera technology information
light proton data composition
light proton mapping via cnet | ðə ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl sɛnˈseɪʃən ɪz ˈfaɪnəli hir! ˈmɑrvəl ɪz plizd tɪ ˈprɛzənt jʊr fərst lʊk æt mɪz. ˈmɑrvəl 1 ðə ˈrənəˌweɪ hɪt frəm ʤi. ˈwɪˌloʊ ˈwɪlsən ənd ˈeɪdriən! sin hər ɪn ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz əraʊnd ðə world—now*, priˈpɛr tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns ðə ˈbrændˌnu mɪz. ˈmɑrvəl ɛz ʃi teɪks ðə ˈmɑrvəl ˈjunəˌvərs baɪ stɔrm. wɪn kɑn əkˈwaɪərz ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl nu əˈbɪləˌtiz frəm ðə ˌɪnˈhjumən mɪsts, ən ˌɛkstrəˈɔrdəˌnɛri ˈhɪroʊ ɪz bɔrn! bət nɑt ˈivɪn ˌsupərˈpaʊərz kən priˈpɛr hər fər ðə ˈprɛʃərz ənd ˈpɪtˌfɔlz əv biɪŋ 16-years-old*. mɪs fərst ˈgraʊnˌbreɪkɪŋ ədˈvɛnʧər ɛz ə ˈtaɪmləs ˈlɛʤənd ɪz ˈriˈbɔrn ðɪs ˈfɛbruˌɛri ɪn mɪz. ˈmɑrvəl 1 mɪz. ˈmɑrvəl 1 ˈrɪtən baɪ ʤi. ˈwɪˌloʊ ˈwɪlsən ɑrt baɪ ˈeɪdriən ˈkəvər baɪ ˈsɛrə ˈvɛriənt ˈkəvərz baɪ ɑrt ˈædəmz ˈʤeɪmi ˈmækəlˈvi 32 |
the international sensation is finally here! marvel is pleased to present your first look at ms. marvel #1, the soon-to-be runaway hit from g. willow wilson and adrian alphona! seen her in headlines around the world—now, prepare to experience the brand-new ms. marvel as she takes the marvel universe by storm. when kamala khan acquires incredible new abilities from the inhuman terrigen mists, an extraordinary hero is born! but not even superpowers can prepare her for the pressures and pitfalls of being 16-years-old. miss kamala’s first groundbreaking adventure as a timeless legend is reborn this february in ms. marvel #1!
ms. marvel #1 (dec130623)
written by g. willow wilson
art by adrian alphona
cover by sara pichelli
variant covers by art adams & jamie mckelvie
32 pgs./rated t+…$2.99
foc 1/13/14, on-sale 2/5/14 | ˈgælənt læb læst wik, ˈneɪʧər, ðə moʊst pərˈstiʤəs saɪəns ˈʤərnəl, ˈpəblɪʃt ə ˈbjutəfəl ˈpɪkʧər əv ə breɪn ɔn ɪts ˈkəvər. ðə kəmˈpjutərˈʤɛnərˌeɪtəd ˈɪmɪʤ, ˈteɪkən frəm ə ˈpeɪpər ɪn ðə ˈɪʃu, ʃoʊd ðə ˈaʊtər leɪər ˈɔlˌmoʊst kəmˈplitli ˈkəvərd wɪθ ˈsprɪŋkəlz əv ˈkələrfəl wərdz. ðə ˈpeɪpər ˈprɛzənts ə map”*” rɪˈvilɪŋ wɪʧ pɑrts əv ðə ɪts ˈaʊtər leɪər, ðə wən riˈspɑnsəbəl fər haɪər tɪ ˈvɛriəs ˈspoʊkən wərdz. ðə ˈstədi həz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪtɪd ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ˈɪntəˌrɛst, rɪˈsivɪŋ ˈkəvərɪʤ frəm ˈnuzˌpeɪpərz ənd ˈwɛbˌsaɪts əraʊnd ðə wərld. ðə ˈpeɪpər wɑz ˈɔlsoʊ əˈkəmpənid baɪ ən ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv ˈmɑdəl ðət əˈlaʊd ˈjuzərz tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ɪgˈzæktli haʊ wərdz ər mæpt ɪn ɑr breɪnz. ðə ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən ˈjildɪd ə ˈpɑpjələr ˈfrɛnzi, wən ˈprɑmptɪŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən: waɪ ər ˈmɪljənz əv ˈpipəl ˈsədənli soʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn ðə ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv lɪŋgˈwɪstɪk ˌrɛprəzənˈteɪʃənz? hæv ðeɪ rən aʊt əv kæt ˈvɪdioʊz? ðə ˈænsər, aɪ θɪŋk, ɪz ˈlɑrʤli ðə seɪm ɛz ðə ˈænsər tɪ waɪ ɪz jʊr breɪn ɔn x”*” (wɛr ɛks fud, ˈpɑləˌtɪks, sɛks, podcasts*, ˌwəˈtɛvər) ɪz ə ˈsteɪpəl əv nuz ˈhɛˌdlaɪnz, ˈɔfən rɪˈzaɪdɪŋ əˈbəv ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ə breɪn lɪt əp ɪn ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ, mɪˈstɪriəs ˈpætərnz: ˈpipəl hæv ə ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ əv ðə fild əv nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ənd wət ɪt kən tɛl ˈjuˈɛs. bət ˌbiˈfɔr ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ waɪ ˈpipəl bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðɪs ˈrisərʧ, lʊk æt wət ðə ˈrisərʧ tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ənd waɪ wi ʃʊd bi ɪkˈsaɪtɪd. ˈsɛnsəri mæp. rɔɪəl soʊˈsaɪɪti ˈpəblɪʃɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt pɑrts əv ðə breɪn ˈprɔˌsɛs ˈdɪfərənt ˈɛləmənts əv θɔt, ənd səm ˈriʤənz əv ðə ˈkɔrtɛks ər ˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ˈɪntu ““maps”*” səʧ ðət ðə ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin ˈdɪfərənt loʊˈkeɪʃənz ˌkɔrəˈspɑndz tɪ ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl kənˈsɛpʧuəl ˈdɪstəns bɪtˈwin wət ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts. ən ˈɑbviəs ɪgˈzæmpəl ɪz ðə mæp əˈbəv: ju kən ˈlɪtərəli drɔ ə (dɪˈstɔrtɪd) ˈjumən ˈbɑdi ɔn ðə, səʧ ðət ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə breɪn wɛr drɔn ən ˈɛlˌboʊ prəˈdusɪz ˈtɪŋgəlɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈɛlˌboʊ, ənd ˈstɪmjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə spɑt wɛr drɔn ən æs prəˈdusɪz ˈtɪŋgəlɪŋ ɪn ðə æs. ə ˈnəmbər əv ˈstədiz hæv ˈɔlsoʊ aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪd pɑrts əv ðə breɪn ˌɪnˈvɑlvd ɪn ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈkɑnsɛpts, səʧ ɛz ðə ˈnoʊʃən əv ˈækʃənz ər tulz. bət fər ðə nu ˈneɪʧər ˈpeɪpər, ˌælɪgˈzændər huθ, ə ˌpoʊstˈdɑkˌtərəl ˈrisərʧər ɪn ðə læb əv ʤæk ˈgælənt æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv california–berkeley*, tʊk ə məʧ mɔr ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnsɪv əˈproʊʧ, ˈtɛstɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv wərdz, ɛmˈbɛdɪd ɪn ˈlɛŋθi ˈnɛrətɪvz, tɪ si wət kaɪnz əv ˌæktəˈveɪʃən ˈpætərnz tərnd əp. huθ, ˈgælənt, ənd kəˈlæbərˌeɪtərz pleɪst ˈsɛvən pɑrˈtɪsəpənts (ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ huθ) ɪn ən ˈskænər ənd pleɪd ðɛm mɔr ðən tu aʊərz əv ˈstɔriˌtɛlɪŋ frəm ðə mɔθ ˈreɪdiˌoʊ aʊər, wɪʧ ˌɪnˈkludɪd əˈbaʊt ˈdɪfərənt wərdz. ðeɪ ðɛn lʊkt tɪ si wɪʧ pɑrts əv ðə breɪn wər moʊst ˈhaɪli ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd baɪ iʧ wərd. (fər ˈkɑmplɛks stəˈtɪstɪkəl ˈrizənz, ðeɪ dɪd ðɪs ɪn ə ˈsəmˈwət ˌɪndərˈɛkt weɪ. stræp ɪn. fərst ðeɪ meɪd ə lɪst əv əˈbaʊt wərdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə mɔθ wərdz pləs ˈəðər ˈkɑmən wərdz. ðɛn, ˈjuzɪŋ ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈmɪljənz əv bʊks, ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ˈpeɪʤɪz, ənd ˈkɑmɛnts, ðeɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɪd haʊ ˈfrikwɛntli iʧ əv ðɛr wərdz əˈkərd ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv 985 ˈkɑmən wərdz. ðɪs əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ pleɪs ðə wərdz ɪn ə speɪs, wɪθ iʧ əv ðə 985 koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ˈspɛsəˌfaɪɪŋ haʊ ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ iʧ ˈkɑmən wərd. [waɪl ðɪs ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl speɪs ɪz ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl tɪ ˈvɪʒwəˌlaɪz, kənˈsɛpʧuəli noʊ ˈdɪfərənt frəm ə θˌrizdɪˈmɛnʃənəl speɪs; iʧ loʊˈkeɪʃən ʤɪst həz 985 koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ðə θri əv ɛks, waɪ, ənd zi.] ðɪs ˈlɛgˌwərk əˈlaʊd ðɛm tɪ lɪŋk nɑt ˈoʊnli ðə mɔθ wərdz tɪ ðə ˈɛriəz əv breɪn ðeɪ ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd [ˈɛriəz dɪˈvaɪdɪd ˈɪntu ˈriʤənz kɔld voxels*], bət ˈɔlsoʊ tɪ lɪŋk iʧ əv ðə words’*’ 985 koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts tɪ ðoʊz ˈɛriəz. ðɛn ðeɪ ˈædɪd əp ðiz fər ɔl ðə wərdz ənd faʊnd ˈævərɪʤ ˌkɔrəˈleɪʃənz. ðət weɪ, ðeɪ kʊd teɪk ˈɛni əv ðə wərdz, ˈivɪn ðoʊz ðeɪ pərˈzɛnəd tɪ ðə pɑrˈtɪsəpənts, ənd beɪst ɔn wɛr ɪt wɑz ɪn ðət speɪs, ðeɪ kʊd prɪˈdɪkt wɛr ɪt wʊd ˈæktəˌveɪt ðə breɪn. ðeɪ ˈtɛstɪd ðə rɪˈzəlts baɪ ˈhævɪŋ ˈpipəl ˈlɪsən tɪ əˈnəðər ˈstɔri waɪl ˈskænɪŋ ðɛr breɪnz ənd dɪˈtərmənd ðət ðɛr priˈdɪkʃənz wər ˈbeɪsɪkli kərˈɛkt.) wəns ðeɪ wər ˈeɪbəl tɪ prɪˈdɪkt wɛr ə ˈgɪvɪn wərd wʊd ˈæktəˌveɪt ðə breɪn, ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ goʊ ðə ˈəðər weɪ, frəm breɪn tɪ wərd: ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðeɪ ˈwɔntɪd tɪ pɔɪnt æt ə ˈriʤən əv ðə ˈkɔrtɛks ənd si wɪʧ wərdz ər ˈkɑnsɛpts ɪt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd. soʊ ðeɪ ræn ə stəˈtɪstɪkəl æˈnælɪsɪs əv ðɛr 985 dɪˈmɛnʃənz tɪ grup ðɛm ˈɪntu fjuər dɪˈmɛnʃənz beɪst ɔn ˈsɪmələr breɪn ˌæktəˈveɪʃən. fər ˈɪnstəns, ɪf ðə ˈfrikwənsi wɪθ wɪʧ wərdz wər faʊnd ɪn ðə vɪˈsɪnɪti əv ðə wərd fɔrk ɔn ˈwɪkiˌpiˌdiə ənd ˈɛlsˌwɛr wər ˈstrɔŋli əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ðɛr koʊˈɔrdəˌneɪts ɪn ðə spun dɪˈmɛnʃən, ðɛn ðoʊz tu dɪˈmɛnʃənz kʊd bi kəˈlæpst ˈɪntu wən, ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ juˈtɛnsəlz. ˈjuzɪŋ ðɪs ˈmɛθəd, ðə ˈrisərʧərz kəˈlæpst 985 dɪˈmɛnʃənz tɪ fɔr. ðə fərst dɪˈmɛnʃən ˈrəfli dɪˈskraɪbz ˈwɛðər ə ˈminɪŋ ɪz mɔr ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ ˈjumənz ənd ˈsoʊʃəl ˌɪnərˈækʃən (wərdz æt ðɪs ɛnd ˌɪnˈklud ˈsoʊʃəl, ˈiˌmoʊʃənəl, ənd kəmˈjunəl) ər mɔr ˈkloʊsli rɪˈleɪtɪd tɪ pərˈsɛpʧəwəl dɪˈskrɪpʃənz, kˈwɑntɪˌteɪtɪv dɪˈskrɪpʃənz, ənd ˈsɛtɪŋ (wərdz æt ðɪs ɛnd ˌɪnˈklud ˈtækˌtaɪl, locational*, nuˈmɛrɪk, ənd ˈvɪʒəwəl). ðə ˈsɛkənd dɪˈmɛnʃən, huθ sɪz, ˈrəfli dɪˈskraɪbz ˈwɛðər ə ˈminɪŋ ɪz boʊθ ˈsoʊʃəl ənd pərˈsɛpʧəwəl (hænd, ˈvaɪələns) ər ˈniðər (goʊɪŋ, taɪm). (ðə dɪˈmɛnʃənz ər ə bɪt hɑrd tɪ ˌɪnˈtərprət, ənd ɪn ðə ˈpeɪpər ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈivɪn əˈtɛmpt tɪ ˈleɪbəl ðə θərd ənd fɔrθ.) ðə ˈrisərʧərz tʊk ðə fərst θri dɪˈmɛnʃənz ənd əˈsaɪnd ðɛm ðə ˈkələrz rɛd, grin, ənd blu (ðə θri ˈædɪtɪv ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈɔlsoʊ juz ˈsɪgnəlz ˌɪnˈstɛd əv rɛd, ˈjɛloʊ, ənd blu). ðə haɪər ə wərd wɑz ɪn iʧ əv ðə θri dɪˈmɛnʃənz, ðə mɔr əv ðət əˈsaɪnd ˈkələr ɪt wɑz əˈsaɪnd. ˈhaɪli ˈsoʊʃəl wərdz, fər ˈɪnstəns, hæv ə lɔt əv rɛd ɪn ðɛm. ðɛn ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈkələrd ðə ˈsərfəs əv ðə breɪn, səʧ ðət ˈkɔrtəkəl ˈɛriəz mæʧt ðə ˈkələrz əv ðə wərdz ðeɪ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd. ðə rɪˈzəlt ɪz ə breɪn dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ˈɛvəri ˈkələr ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən. ðɪs ˈkændi ˈkoʊtɪŋ hɛlps ðə ˈnɪfti ˈɔnˌlaɪn tul dɪˈspleɪɪŋ ðə rɪˈzəlts fil ækˈsɛsəbəl. ju kən ˈroʊˌteɪt ənd zum ə ˈrɛndərɪŋ əv ə ˈreɪnˌboʊ breɪn, klɪk ɔn iʧ hju, ənd si ðə klaʊd əv wərdz moʊst ˈlaɪkli tɪ ˈæktəˌveɪt ðət pɑrt əv ðə ˈkɔrtɛks. (ðə ˈrisərʧərz dɪd ɔl əv ðə əˈbəv ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz ˈsɛvən taɪmz, wəns fər iʧ ˈsəbʤɪkt. ɛz ə ˈfaɪnəl stɛp, ðeɪ juzd ən ˈælgərˌɪðəm ðeɪ dɪˈvɛləpt kɔld prægˈmætɪk, fər ənd ˈʤɛnərətɪv ˈmɑdəl əv ˈɛriəz ðə cortex,”*,” tɪ ˈkɑmbaɪn ɔl ˈsɛvən breɪn ˈdætə ˈɪntu wən ʤəˈnɛrɪk sɪˈmæntɪk ˈætləs. spɛr ju ðə ˈditeɪlz, bət ðeɪ hæv əˈnəðər ˈpeɪpər dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə ˈmɛθəd.) ɔl əv ðɪs wərk ˈjildɪd tu meɪn səˈpraɪzɪŋ rɪˈzəlts. fərst, iʧ sɪˈmæntɪk mæp wɑz ˈrɛlətɪvli səˈmɛtrɪkəl frəm lɛft tɪ raɪt, ˈkaʊnərɪŋ ˈpriviəs ˈrisərʧ səˈʤɛstɪŋ ðət ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnʃən ɪz ˈhændəld ˈmoʊstli baɪ ðə lɛft ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪr. ˈsɛkənd, mæp wɑz ˈnɪrli aɪˈdɛntɪkəl. wən krɪˈtik əv ðə ˈstədi wɑz ðət ðə ˈrisərʧərz skænd ˈoʊnli ˈsɛvən ˈpipəl. ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈstədi maɪt hæv twaɪs ɛz ˈmɛni ˈsəbʤɪkts, ənd ə bɪˈheɪvjərəl ɪkˈspɛrəmənt maɪt hæv 10 taɪmz ɛz ˈmɛni. bət ðɪs ˈstədi wɑz ˈdɪfərənt, ɪn ðət ɪt kəˈlɛktəd ɪˈnɔrmɪs kˈwɑntətiz əv ˈdætə ɔn iʧ tɪ ˈθaʊzənz əv wərdz ɪt nid ɛz ˈmɛni ˈsəbʤɪkts. ɛz huθ toʊld mi, goʊ dip ˌɪnˈstɛd əv brɔd ɪn ɑr ˈdætə set.”*.” əˈnəðər krɪˈtik ɪz ðət ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts wər ɔl raɪˈthændɪd ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈspikərz əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ ˈbərkli. huθ siz ðət hoʊˈmɑʤəni ɛz ə strɛŋθ, ˈnoʊtɪŋ ðət hi ˈwɔntɪd tɪ kənˈtroʊl ɛz ˈmɛni ˈsəbʤɪkt ˈvɛriəbəlz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl. seɪ tu əv ðə ˈsəbʤɪkts wər ˌlɛfˈthændɪd ər wər nɑt ˈneɪtɪv ˈɪŋlɪʃ ˈspikərz, ənd ðɛr breɪn mæps wər ˈdɪfərənt frəm ðə ˈəðərz. ðət ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən wʊd ʤɪst bi nɔɪz, bɪˈkəz tu ə bɪg ɪˈnəf ˈsæmpəl tɪ noʊ ɪf ðɛr ˈdɪfərənsɪz wər kɔzd baɪ ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ər ˈhændədnəs ər ɪf ɪt wɑz ʤɪst ˈrændəm ˌvɛriˈeɪʃən.) wɪθ wən breɪn ˈætləs ɪˈstæblɪʃt, naʊ ˈrɛvɪŋ əp tɪ ˈstədi ˈspikərz əv ˈəðər ˈlæŋgwɪʤɪz ənd ðoʊz hu spik ˈɪŋlɪʃ ɛz ə ˈsɛkənd ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. huθ ˈgɛsɪz ðət ðə sɪˈmæntɪk mæps ʧeɪnʤ məʧ. fil laɪk ðə ɪn ɑr ɪgˈzɪstəns ər soʊ məʧ ˈgreɪtər ðən ˈdɪfərənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈsərfəs fɔrm əv language,”*,” hi toʊld mi. ənd ɪkˈsaɪtɪd əˈbaʊt ðə tul bɪlt fər ˈæskɪŋ ˈəðər kˈwɛsʧənz əˈbaʊt haʊ ðə breɪn ˈjuzɪz ˈlæŋgwɪʤ. ɪt kʊd ˈivɪn hæv ˈklɪnɪkəl ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz, fər ˈɪnstəns ɪn ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪŋ ðə ˈdɛfɪsɪts kɔzd baɪ breɪn ˈɪnʤəri ər dɪˈziz. ənd ɪt kʊd ˈsəmˌdeɪ pruv ə ˈjusfəl tul fər ˌɪnərˈæktɪŋ wɪθ kəmˈpjutərz θru ə fɔrm əv maɪnd ˈrɛdɪŋ. soʊ ˈplɛnti tɪ bi ˈɛgzətɪd əˈbaʊt. bət ðə tu moʊst ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk fækt ðət ðə sɪˈmæntɪk mæps ər səˈmɛtrɪkəl əˈkrɔs ənd ðət ˈjunəˌfɔrm əˈkrɔs ˈmeɪbi ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ fər neuroscientists*, sim laɪk ˈfeɪsˌbʊk ˈfɑdər fər jʊr ˈævərɪʤ ʤoʊ. soʊ waɪ ɪz ðə ˈpəblɪk drɔn tɪ ðɪs ˈpeɪpər? tu ˈrizənz. fərst, ɪts ˈprɪti ˈpɪkʧərz. ðoʊz ˈreɪnˌboʊ breɪnz ər ˈtruli ˈgɔrʤəs. ɛz huθ toʊld mi, ðə ˈstədi ɪz ənd nɑt ˈizəli digestible,”*,” bət ˈgræfɪks ər ˈprɪti cool.”*.” ðə ˈrisərʧərz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpoʊstɪd ə kul ˈvɪdioʊ, ənd ðə ˈɔnˌlaɪn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv breɪn filz laɪk ə ˈivɪn pʊts ju ɪn kənˈtroʊl. ɛz wən ˈpərsən iˈmeɪld mi, spɛnt ə lɔŋ taɪm ˈjɛstərˌdeɪ pleɪɪŋ wɪθ ɪt ənd biɪŋ sɔrt əv baɪ ɪt, ˌbiˈfɔr aɪ ˈriəˌlaɪzd ðət aɪ hæd ˈɔlˌmoʊst noʊ ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ əv waɪ ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈmætərd ðət ðiz wərdz ʃoʊd əp ɪn ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz. ɪt wɑz ˈsɪmpli fun.”*.” ʃi kɔld ɪt mesmerizing.”*.” goʊ traɪ ɪt ˈjɔrsɛlf! ˈfaɪnəli, ˈsəmθɪŋ tɪ ˈraɪvəl kæt ˈvɪdioʊz. ˈsɛkənd, ənd ðɪs wən əˈplaɪz tɪ moʊst əv ðə breɪn ɔn x”*” ˈstɔriz, aɪ θɪŋk ˈpipəl ɪkˈspɛkt ˈstədiz tɪ tɛl ˈjuˈɛs mɔr əˈbaʊt saɪˈkɑləʤi ðən ðeɪ ˈæˌkʧuəli du ər ˈivɪn kən. kənˈsɪdər ðə ˈwaɪdli ˈkəvərd ˈpeɪpər ˈpəblɪʃt læst mənθ ɔn ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi ənd breɪn ækˈtɪvɪti (ˈsiˈɛˈnɛn ˈhɛˌdlaɪn: ɪz jʊr breɪn ɔn ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi, literally”*”). wən ˈfaɪndɪŋ wɑz ðət ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi ˈstrɔŋli ˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd ðə ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈkɔrtɛks ənd ɪts ˌɪnərˈækʃənz wɪθ ˈəðər pɑrts əv ðə breɪn. wɛl, ɛz ˈɛniˌwən ˈteɪkən ˌɛˌlɛsˈdi wɪl tɛl ju: də. ʤɪst dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ wət ˈɛvriˌwən ɔˈrɛdi noʊz əˈbaʊt ˈvɪʒwəlz ˈʤɛnərˌeɪt ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðət ˈæˌkʧuəli sin ɪt ɪn ðə breɪn simz tɪ. ɛz ðoʊ ˈpipəl, ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, bɪˈliv ər ˈvælju ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl rɪˈpɔrts ənˈtɪl baɪ nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns (ə fəˈnɑməˌnɑn bɪn kɔld). ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl, siɪŋ ðət ə ˈstɪmjələs ˈæktəˌveɪts ə pɑrt əv ðə breɪn ˈoʊnli tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt haʊ ðət ˈstɪmjələs əˈfɛkts ˈækʧəwəl ɪkˈspɪriəns baɪ ˈvərʧu əv ˈəðər ˈstədiz ˈlɪŋkɪŋ ðət breɪn ˈɛriə tɪ ɪkˈspɪriəns. wi kʊd ʤɪst ˈstədi ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈstɪmjələs ənd ðə ɪkˈspɪriəns dɪˈrɛkli ənd mɔr ˈizəli: ə ˈstədi ʃoʊɪŋ ðət keɪk ˈæktəˌveɪts ðə ˈvɛntrəl striatum*, ən ˈɛriə əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtəd wɪθ rɪˈwɔrd, tɛl ˈjuˈɛs ˈɛniˌθɪŋ wi lərn baɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə ʧaɪld ənd ə keɪk. ju kən liv jʊr ɪkˈspɛnsɪv breɪn ˈskænər æt hoʊm. wɪθ ðə ˌɪnərˈæktɪv sɪˈmæntɪk mæp, ɪf ju klɪk ɔn ən ˈɛriə ɪn ðə raɪt ˈæŋgjələr ðət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈsoʊʃəl wərdz, ju si ɪt rɪˈspɑndz tɪ boʊθ ˈhəzbənd ənd ˈfɑðər. wi ɔˈrɛdi nu ðoʊz tu ˈkɑnsɛpts wər rɪˈleɪtɪd, soʊ ˈnəθɪŋ nu ðɛr. ðə seɪm ˈɛriə ˈɔlsoʊ rɪˈspɑndz tɪ ˈəðər wərdz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ mənθs. ə lɛs ˈɑbviəs kəˈnɛkʃən, bət dɪz ɪt rɪˈvil ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt juˈmænɪti? ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt. aɪ ˈsədənli hæv nu ˈɪnˌsaɪt ˈɪntu ˈhəzbəndz ər mənθs, naʊ ðət aɪ noʊ ˈnɪrˈbaɪ ˈɛriəz əv ðə breɪn rɪˈspɑnd tɪ ðə wərdz fər boʊθ. ðə ˈrisərʧ həz nɑt əˈtɛmptəd tɪ dɪˈvaɪn wət ðə mæp words’*’ prɑkˈsɪməti kʊd bi ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl, ər beɪst ɔn ə ˈlɪŋkɪʤ ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl, ər ɔn wən məʧ tu dip fər ɑr ˈpjuni maɪndz. soʊ ɪn ə sɛns ðə mæp maɪt nɑt bi ɛz ˈminɪŋfəl ɛz ˈpipəl maɪt θɪŋk. wən ˈstɔri aɪ rɛd əˈbaʊt ðə ˈpeɪpər sɛd, rɪˈzəlts səˈʤɛst ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ɪz məʧ mɔr ˈkɑmplɛks ðən ˈpriviəsli thought.”*.” nɑt ʃʊr ðə rɪˈzəlts ˈæˌkʧuəli seɪ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ əˈbaʊt list nɑt ɔn ə ˈlɛvəl ˈrɛləvənt tɪ ə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈjuzər əv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ ər ˈivɪn ə ˈlɪŋgwɪst. wi si əˈgɛn ðət nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns tɛlz ˈjuˈɛs ə lɔt əˈbaʊt baɪˈɑləʤi bət nɑt məʧ əˈbaʊt saɪˈkɑləʤi. huθ dɪsəˈgri əˈbaʊt ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən tɪ saɪˈkɑləʤi, ˈhɛlpfəli quipping*, noʊz ə mess.”*.” hi sɪz ˈpɑsəbəl nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns meɪ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli bi ˈeɪbəl tɪ tiʧ ˈjuˈɛs əˈbaʊt bɪˈheɪvjər, bət ə lɔŋ weɪ ɔf, ənd ɪn ðə ˈminˌtaɪm ðə bɛst weɪ tɪ ˈstədi bɪˈheɪvjər ɪz tɪ, ju noʊ, ˈstədi bɪˈheɪvjər. bət stɪl, ə ˈplɛθərə əv ˈrisərʧ ʃoʊz ðət ˈpipəl faɪnd ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər bɪˈheɪvjər mɔr ˈsætɪsˌfaɪɪŋ wɪn əˈkəmpənid baɪ ə ˈsupərflˌwəs ˈmɛnʃən ər ˈpɪkʧər əv ðə breɪn. waɪ du ðiz mɪr ˈmɛnʃənz gɪv ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl ˈfaɪndɪŋz ðə pəˈtinə əv sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns? əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ diˈeɪgoʊ fernandez-duque*, ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst æt ˌvɪləˈnoʊvə hu həz ˈstədid ðə əˈlʊr əv nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns, bɪˈkəz ækˈsɛptɪd ðə aɪˈdiə əv ɛz ˈɪnʤən əv mind.”*.” wi laɪk ɪt wɪn ˈbrænʧɪz əv saɪəns bɪld ɔn wən əˈnəðər, ənd nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ɪz wən stɛp mɔr ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl ðən saɪˈkɑləʤi. ˈwaɪsbərg, ə saɪˈkɑləʤəst æt ðə ˌjunəˈvərsəti əv ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, həz ˈrisəntli səbˈmɪtəd ə ˈpeɪpər səˈpɔrtɪŋ ðɪs vju. ʃi faʊnd ðət nɑt ˈoʊnli dɪd ˈpipəl si ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz frəm ðə fild əv saɪˈkɑləʤi ɛz mɔr kənˈvɪnsɪŋ wɪn əˈkəmpənid baɪ ˈminɪŋləs ˈrɛfərənsɪz tɪ nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns, bət ðə seɪm wɛnt fər nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd wɪθ tərmz frəm ˈbeɪsɪk baɪˈɑləʤi, baɪˈɑləʤi ˈfleɪvərd wɪθ ˈkɛmɪstri, ənd ˈkɛmɪstri wɪθ ə zɛst əv ˈfɪzɪks. soʊ nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns prəˈvaɪdz (ðoʊ ˈɔfən ˈɛmti) ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz fər saɪˈkɑləʤi. ənd əv ɔl ðə ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən tɪ gɪv, ðoʊz fər ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl fəˈnɑmənə ər ˈʃʊrli ðə moʊst ɛnˈtaɪsɪŋ. ˈæftər ɔl, saɪˈkɑləʤi rɪˈleɪts moʊst ˈpərsənəli tɪ ɑr ˈɛvriˈdeɪ lɪvz, ɑr draɪvz ənd fɪrz ənd ˈvɛri aɪˈdɛntɪˌtiz. ə θərd ˈpɑsəbəl ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən fər ðə əˈtrækʃən əv ˈpeɪpər, ˌbiˈsaɪdz ˈprɪti ˈpɪkʧərz ənd, ɪz ˌɪnˈtuətɪv kɑrˈtiʒən ˈduəˌlɪzəm, ən ˌɔtəˈmætɪk ˈtɛndənsi tɪ si ðə maɪnd ənd breɪn ɛz ˈsɛpərˌeɪt, ˈivɪn separable*, taɪps əv ˈsəbstənsɪz. riˈmaɪndz ˈjuˈɛs ðət ɔl əv ɑr ˈæbˌstrækt θɔt ənd ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ɪz ˈɪmpləˌmɛnəd baɪ ə həŋk əv ˈmætər, ənd wi si ðət aɪˈdiəz kən ˈlɪtərəli bi mæpt tɪ ˈfɪzɪkəl speɪs. ðɪs ˈnoʊʃən ɪz əv kɔrs ˈhənərdz əv jɪrz oʊld, bət ɪt filz səˈpraɪzɪŋ ˈɛvəri taɪm. ˈivɪn ˈsɑləd saɪəns ˈraɪtərz kən raɪt θɪŋz laɪk: ˈoʊnli wər [ðeɪ] ˈlərnɪŋ, bət soʊ wər ðɛr brains.”*.” jɛt ðə ˈlɪtəl bɪt əv ˈɛvədəns ɔn ðɪs haɪˈpɑθəsəs ʃoʊz ðət ˌsɛlfprəˈfɛst ˈduəˌlɪzəm ˈkɔrəˌleɪt wɪθ ˈreɪtɪŋz əv haʊ ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪŋ ər səˈpraɪzɪŋ nˈjʊroʊˌsaɪəns ˈstədiz ər. soʊ ðɪs haɪˈpɑθəsəs nidz mɔr ˈrisərʧ. ɛz ˈwaɪsbərg toʊld mi, fækt ðət ðɪs əˈpil] ˈhæpənz əˈkrɔs ˈməltəpəl ˈsaɪənsɪz səˈʤɛsts ðət nɑt ʤɪst ˈduəˌlɪzəm. ˌhaʊˈɛvər, aɪ θɪŋk wi jɛt hæv ə ˈfulˌpruf weɪ əv ˈmɛʒərɪŋ ˈduəlɪst bɪˈlifs, soʊ ðɛr meɪ stɪl bi ə pleɪs fər ˈduəˌlɪzəm tɪ pleɪ ə role.”*.” nɑt lɔŋ əˈgoʊ, aɪ əˈtɛndəd ə prəˈfɛʃənəl ˈkɑnfərəns ɔn ““neuroleadership.”*.” moʊst əv ðə ˈsɛməˌnɑrz ˈæˌkʧuəli dɪˈskəst saɪˈkɑləʤi. ˈsəmˌtaɪmz ˈspikərz wʊd θroʊ ɪn ə ˈmɛnʃən əv ðə breɪn, bət aɪ si haʊ ˈɛni əv ðə suts ɪn əˈtɛndəns wʊd ˈbɛnəfɪt baɪ noʊɪŋ wɪʧ pɑrt əv ðə breɪn wɑz ˈæktɪv wɪn ðeɪ wər ˈfilɪŋ ɪn kənˈtroʊl, ər biɪŋ pərsˈweɪdɪd, ər ˈwərkɪŋ kriˈeɪtɪvli. bət ɪn ˈtɔkɪŋ wɪθ ðɛm, aɪ kʊd si ðɛr ɪkˈsaɪtmənt ɪn ˈmæstərɪŋ ə nu voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛri. ““cortex”*” ɪz laɪk ə ˈmæʤɪk ˈpæsˌwərd fər ˈgɪtɪŋ ˈpipəl tɪ ˈlɪsən tɪ ju, ““amygdala”*” ðə nu sesame.”*.” ɪf jʊr ˈlɛsənz ər ˈsɑləd, ənd ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz æt ðɪs ˈkɑnfərəns wər, ˈsprusɪŋ ðɛm əp wɪθ səm ˈbəzi meɪ bi ə ˈʤəstəˌfaɪəbəl weɪ tɪ əˈtrækt əˈtɛnʃən. ʃʊr, ɪt maɪt sim ə ki ʧeɪn ɪn frənt əv ə ˈmoʊstli ˈhɑrmləs. soʊ heɪ, ɪf ju si ə ˈpɪkʧər əv ə breɪn, goʊ əˈhɛd ənd klɪk. ˈwɛðər ər nɑt ðə ˈɑrtɪkəl ɪz ˈæˌkʧuəli ɛz dip ɛz ju fil ɪt tɪ bi, ju maɪt ʤɪst lərn ˈsəmθɪŋ əˈbaʊt baɪˈɑləʤi ər ˈivɪn saɪˈkɑləʤi. ɪn ˈɛni keɪs, ˈdɛfənətli lərn ə lɔt mɔr ðən ju wʊd baɪ ˈwɑʧɪŋ ə kæt ˈvɪdioʊ. |
gallant lab
last week, nature, the world’s most prestigious science journal, published a beautiful picture of a brain on its cover. the computer-generated image, taken from a paper in the issue, showed the organ’s outer layer almost completely covered with sprinkles of colorful words. the paper presents a “semantic map” revealing which parts of the brain’s cortex—meaning its outer layer, the one responsible for higher thought—respond to various spoken words. the study has generated widespread interest, receiving coverage from newspapers and websites around the world. the paper was also accompanied by an online interactive model that allowed users to explore exactly how words are mapped in our brains. the combination yielded a popular frenzy, one prompting the question: why are millions of people suddenly so interested in the neuroanatomical distribution of linguistic representations? have they run out of cat videos?
the answer, i think, is largely the same as the answer to why “this is your brain on x” (where x = food, politics, sex, podcasts, whatever) is a staple of news headlines, often residing above an fmri image of a brain lit up in fascinating, mysterious patterns: people have a fundamental misunderstanding of the field of neuroscience and what it can tell us.
but before explaining why people shouldn’t be excited about this research, let’s look at what the research tells us and why we should be excited.
somatic sensory map. royal society publishing
different parts of the brain process different elements of thought, and some regions of the cortex are organized into “maps” such that the distance between different locations corresponds to the physical and/or conceptual distance between what it represents. an obvious example is the somatosensory map above: you can literally draw a (distorted) human body on the postcentral gyrus, such that stimulating the brain where you’ve drawn an elbow produces tingling in the elbow, and stimulating the spot where you’ve drawn an ass produces tingling in the ass.
a number of studies have also identified parts of the brain involved in representing concepts, such as the notion of actions or tools. but for the new nature paper, alexander huth, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of jack gallant at the university of california–berkeley, took a much more comprehensive approach, testing thousands of words, embedded in lengthy narratives, to see what kinds of activation patterns turned up.
huth, gallant, and collaborators placed seven participants (including huth) in an fmri scanner and played them more than two hours of storytelling from the moth radio hour, which included about 3,000 different words. they then looked to see which parts of the brain were most highly activated by each word. (for complex statistical reasons, they did this in a somewhat indirect way. strap in. first they made a list of about 10,000 words, including the moth words plus 7,000 other common words. then, using a collection of millions of books, wikipedia pages, and reddit comments, they calculated how frequently each of their 10,000 words occurred in the vicinity of 985 common words. this allowed them to place the 10,000 words in a 985-dimensional space, with each of the word’s 985 coordinates specifying how closely it’s associated with each common word. [while this mathematical space is impossible to visualize, conceptually it’s no different from a three-dimensional space; each location just has 985 coordinates instead of the three of x, y, and z.] this legwork allowed them to link not only the 3,000 moth words to the areas of brain they activated [areas divided into pea-sized regions called voxels], but also to link each of the words’ 985 coordinates to those areas. then they added up these coordinate-voxel pairings for all the 3,000 words and found average dimension-voxel correlations. that way, they could take any of the 10,000 words, even those they hadn’t presented to the participants, and based on where it was in that 985-dimensional space, they could predict where it would activate the brain. they tested the results by having people listen to another 10-minute story while scanning their brains and determined that their predictions were basically correct.)
once they were able to predict where a given word would activate the brain, they wanted to go the other way, from brain to word: in other words, they wanted to point at a region of the cortex and see which words or concepts it represented. so they ran a statistical analysis of their 985 dimensions to group them into fewer dimensions based on similar brain activation. for instance, if the frequency with which words were found in the vicinity of the word fork on wikipedia and elsewhere were strongly associated with their coordinates in the spoon dimension, then those two dimensions could be collapsed into one, representing utensils.
using this method, the researchers collapsed 985 dimensions to four. the first dimension roughly describes whether a word’s meaning is more closely related to humans and social interaction (words at this end include social, emotional, and communal) or more closely related to perceptual descriptions, quantitative descriptions, and setting (words at this end include tactile, locational, numeric, and visual). the second dimension, huth says, roughly describes whether a word’s meaning is both social and perceptual (hand, violence) or neither (going, time). (the dimensions are a bit hard to interpret, and in the paper the researchers didn’t even attempt to label the third and fourth.)
the researchers took the first three dimensions and assigned them the colors red, green, and blue (the three additive primary colors—tvs also use rgb signals instead of red, yellow, and blue). the higher a word was in each of the three dimensions, the more of that dimension’s assigned color it was assigned. highly social words, for instance, have a lot of red in them. then the researchers colored the surface of the brain, such that cortical areas matched the colors of the words they represented. the result is a rainbow-colored brain displaying every color combination. this candy coating helps the nifty online tool displaying the study’s results feel accessible. you can rotate and zoom a rendering of a subject’s rainbow brain, click on each hue, and see the cloud of words most likely to activate that part of the cortex.
(the researchers did all of the above calculations seven times, once for each subject. as a final step, they used an algorithm they developed called pragmatic, for “probabilistic and generative model of areas tiling the cortex,” to combine all seven people’s brain data into one generic semantic atlas. i’ll spare you the details, but they have another paper describing the method.)
all of this work yielded two main surprising results. first, each person’s semantic map was relatively symmetrical from left to right, countering previous research suggesting that language comprehension is handled mostly by the left hemisphere. second, everyone’s map was nearly identical.
one critique of the study was that the researchers scanned only seven people. a typical fmri study might have twice as many subjects, and a behavioral experiment might have 10 times as many. but this study was different, in that it collected enormous quantities of data on each subject—reactions to thousands of words each—so it didn’t need as many subjects. as huth told me, “we go deep instead of broad in our data set.”
another critique is that the subjects were all right-handed native english speakers associated with berkeley. huth sees that homogeny as a strength, noting that he wanted to control as many subject variables as possible. (let’s say two of the subjects were left-handed or were not native english speakers, and their brain maps were different from the others. that variation would just be noise, because two isn’t a big enough sample to know if their differences were caused by language or handedness or if it was just random variation.)
with one brain atlas established, they’re now revving up to study speakers of other languages and those who speak english as a second language. huth guesses that the semantic maps won’t change much. “i feel like the commonalties in our existence are so much greater than differences in the surface form of language,” he told me. and he’s excited about the tool they’ve built for asking other questions about how the brain uses language. it could even have clinical applications, for instance in diagnosing the deficits caused by brain injury or disease. and it could someday prove a useful tool for interacting with computers through a form of mind reading.
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so there’s plenty to be exited about. but the two most interesting scientific advances—the fact that the semantic maps are symmetrical across hemispheres and that they’re uniform across individuals—while maybe fascinating for neuroscientists, don’t seem like facebook fodder for your average joe. so why is the public drawn to this paper?
two reasons. first, its pretty pictures. those rainbow brains are truly gorgeous. as huth told me, the study is “esoteric and not easily digestible,” but “the graphics are pretty cool.” the researchers also posted a cool video, and the online interactive brain feels like a game—it even puts you in control. as one person emailed me, “i spent a long time yesterday playing with it and being sort of fascinated/addicted by it, before i realized that i had almost no understanding of why it actually mattered that these words showed up in these places. it was simply fun.” she called it “insanely mesmerizing.” go try it yourself! finally, something to rival cat videos.
second, and this one applies to most of the “your brain on x” stories, i think people expect neuroimaging studies to tell us more about psychology than they actually do or even can. consider the widely covered pnas paper published last month on lsd and brain activity (cnn headline: “this is your brain on lsd, literally”). one finding was that lsd strongly activated the visual cortex and its interactions with other parts of the brain. well, as anyone who’s taken lsd will tell you: duh. just describing what everyone already knows about trippy visuals doesn’t generate press—but stating that we’ve actually seen it in the brain seems to. it’s as though people, in general, don’t believe or value psychological reports until they’re reified by neuroscience (a phenomenon that’s been called neurorealism).
in general, seeing that a stimulus activates a part of the brain only tells us something about how that stimulus affects one’s actual experience by virtue of other studies linking that brain area to experience. we could just study the connection between the stimulus and the experience directly and more easily: a study showing that cake activates the ventral striatum, an area associated with reward, doesn’t tell us anything we wouldn’t learn by watching a child and a cake. you can leave your expensive brain scanner at home.
with the interactive semantic map, if you click on an area in the right angular gyrus that represents social words, you see it responds to both husband and father. we already knew those two concepts were related, so nothing new there. the same area also responds to other words, including months. that’s a less obvious connection, but does it reveal anything about humanity? probably not. i don’t suddenly have new insight into husbands or months, now that i know nearby areas of the brain respond to the words for both. the research has not attempted to divine what the map means—these words’ proximity could be incidental, or based on a linkage that’s superficial, or on one that’s much too deep for our puny minds.
so in a sense the map might not be as meaningful as people might think. one story i read about the paper said, “their results suggest language is much more complex than previously thought.” i’m not sure the results actually say anything about language—at least not on a level relevant to a typical user of language or even a linguist. we see again that neuroscience tells us a lot about biology but not much about psychology.
huth doesn’t disagree about neuroscience’s application to psychology, helpfully quipping, “god knows it’s a mess.” he says it’s possible neuroscience may eventually be able to teach us about behavior, but we’re a long way off, and in the meantime the best way to study behavior is to, you know, study behavior.
but still, a plethora of research shows that people find explanations for behavior more satisfying when accompanied by a superfluous mention or picture of the brain. why do these mere mentions give psychological findings the patina of significance?
according to diego fernandez-duque, a psychologist at villanova who has studied the allure of neuroscience, it’s because we’ve accepted the idea of “brain as engine of mind.” we like it when branches of science build on one another, and neuroscience is one step more fundamental than psychology. deena weisberg, a psychologist at the university of pennsylvania, has recently submitted a paper supporting this view. she found that not only did people see explanations from the field of psychology as more convincing when accompanied by meaningless references to neuroscience, but the same went for neuroscience explanations populated with terms from basic biology, biology flavored with chemistry, and chemistry with a nutrient-free zest of physics.
so neuroscience provides satisfyingly reductionistic (though often empty) explanations for psychology. and of all the reductionistic scientific explanation to give, those for psychological phenomena are surely the most enticing. after all, psychology relates most personally to our everyday lives, our drives and fears and very identities.
a third possible explanation for the attraction of huth’s paper, besides pretty pictures and neurorealism, is intuitive cartesian dualism, an automatic tendency to see the mind and brain as separate, even separable, types of substances. lite-brite phrenology reminds us that all of our abstract thought and consciousness is implemented by a hunk of matter, and we see that ideas can literally be mapped to physical space. this notion is of course hundreds of years old, but it feels surprising every time. even solid science writers can write things like: “not only were [they] learning, but so were their brains.” yet the little bit of evidence on this hypothesis shows that self-professed dualism doesn’t correlate with ratings of how interesting or surprising neuroscience studies are. so this hypothesis needs more research. as weisberg told me, “the fact that this [reductionistic appeal] happens across multiple sciences suggests that it’s not just dualism. however, i think we don’t yet have a foolproof way of measuring people’s dualist beliefs, so there may still be a place for dualism to play a role.”
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not long ago, i attended a professional conference on “neuroleadership.” most of the seminars actually discussed psychology. sometimes speakers would throw in a mention of the brain, but i couldn’t see how any of the suits in attendance would benefit by knowing which part of the brain was active when they were feeling in control, or being persuaded, or working creatively. but in talking with them, i could see their excitement in mastering a new vocabulary. “cortex” is like a magic password for getting people to listen to you, “amygdala” the new “open sesame.” if your lessons are solid, and many of those at this conference were, sprucing them up with some buzzy neurorealism may be a justifiable way to attract people’s attention. sure, it might seem silly—like jangling a key chain in front of a toddler—but it’s mostly harmless.
so hey, if you see a picture of a brain, go ahead and click. whether or not the article is actually as deep as you feel it to be, you might just learn something about biology or even psychology. in any case, you’ll definitely learn a lot more than you would by watching a cat video. | ˈfɔrmər ˈʤunjər ˈmɪnɪstər ˈaɪvər həz bɪn ərˈɛstɪd ðɪs ˈlənʧˌtaɪm ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ən ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə juz əv ˈfrɔʤələnt rɪˈsits., 53 ɪz biɪŋ hɛld æt ˈgɑrdə ˈsteɪʃən ɪn kəˈnɛkʃən wɪθ ˈbriʧɪz əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs (θɛft ənd frɔd offences*) ækt 2001 hi ɪz biɪŋ hɛld ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 4 əv ðə ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʤəstɪs ækt 1984 wɪʧ prəˈvaɪdz fər ə ˈmæksəməm ˈhoʊldɪŋ ˈpɪriəd əv 24 aʊərz. ðə kleɪmz rɪˈleɪt tɪ ˌæləˈgeɪʃənz ðət juzd ˈfrɔʤələnt rɪˈsits wɪn ˈkleɪmɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsɪz fər ˈmoʊbəl foʊn kɪts waɪl hi wɑz ə. ðə rɪˈsits, ənˈkəvərd baɪ ðə ˈaɪrɪʃ meɪl ɔn ˈsənˌdi ɪn ˈɔgəst 2010 ˈkɛrid ðə ˈmæˌsthɛd əv ˈbɪznɪs kəmˌjunəˈkeɪʃənz ˈɛlˈtiˈdi wɪʧ wɛnt bəst ɪn 1994 eɪt jɪrz ˌbiˈfɔr ðə deɪt ˌɪnˈkludɪd ɔn ðə fərst rɪˈsit. ɪts rɪˈpɔrt ˈɔlsoʊ ʃoʊd ðət ðə rɪˈsits wər ˈɪʃud ɪn ‘‘pounds’*’, dɪˈspaɪt ˈaɪərlənd ˈhævɪŋ əˈdɑptəd ðə ˈjʊrə ɪn 2002 wɪn ðə fərst rɪˈsit wɑz pərˈpɔrtɪˌdli ˈɪʃud., ə sɪns 1989 wɑz meɪd ə ˈʤunjər ˈmɪnɪstər æt ðə dɪˈpɑrtmənt əv hɛlθ ənd ˈʧɪldrən ɪn 2002 ˈəndər ˈbərti əˈhərn, muvd tɪ ðə ˈtrænspɔrt brif ɪn 2004 ə pəˈzɪʃən hi hɛld ənˈtɪl 2005 hi lɔst hɪz sit ɪn 2007 bət wɑz əˈpɔɪntɪd tɪ ðə seanad*, wɪʧ hi lɛft ɪn ˈeɪprəl. ðə ˈmætər hæd ˈpriviəsli bɪn ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈstændərdz ɪn ˈpəblɪk ˈɔfəs kəˈmɪʃən, wɪʧ wɑz fɔrst tɪ dɪskənˈtɪnju ɪts ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃənz læst ˈeɪprəl wɪn sist tɪ bi ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə oireachtas*. hæd ˌriˈpɔrtəd ðə ˈmætər tɪ ðə dɪˈrɛktər əv ˈpəblɪk ˌprɑsəˈkjuʃənz æt ðə taɪm. |
former junior minister ivor callely has been arrested this lunchtime in connection with an investigation into the use of fraudulent receipts.
callely, 53, is being held at irishtown garda station in connection with breaches of the criminal justice (theft and fraud offences) act 2001.
he is being held under section 4 of the criminal justice act 1984, which provides for a maximum holding period of 24 hours.
the claims relate to allegations that callely used fraudulent receipts when claiming expenses for mobile phone kits while he was a td.
the receipts, uncovered by the irish mail on sunday in august 2010, carried the masthead of business communications ltd – which went bust in 1994, eight years before the date included on the first receipt.
its report also showed that the receipts were issued in ‘pounds’, despite ireland having adopted the euro in 2002 when the first receipt was purportedly issued.
callely, a td since 1989, was made a junior minister at the department of health and children in 2002 under bertie ahern, moved to the transport brief in 2004, a position he held until 2005. he lost his dáil seat in 2007 but was appointed to the seanad, which he left in april.
the matter had previously been investigated by the standards in public office commission, which was forced to discontinue its investigations last april when callely ceased to be a member of the oireachtas.
sipo had reported the matter to the director of public prosecutions at the time. | ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd, ˈkælɪf. (ktvu*) ə mæn wɑz ərˈɛstɪd ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ɔn səˈspɪʃən əv ˈkɑˌrʤækɪŋ ə sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ pəˈlis ˈɔfɪsər, ənd ˈlidɪŋ əˈθɔrətiz ɔn ə waɪld pərˈsut ɔn ðə beɪ brɪʤ, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈdʊrɪŋ ən ˌæftərˈnun nuz ˈkɑnfərəns, pəˈlis dɪˈteɪld haʊ ðə ʧeɪs ənˈfoʊldəd. pəˈlis seɪ ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt hæd ə naɪf, ənd ˈkɑˌrʤækt ən ˈɔfɪsər ɪn ə mɑrkt pəˈlis ˈviɪkəl æt laɪən ˈʧɛsˌnət strits ɪn ðə mərˈinə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ðɛn droʊv ðə ˈstoʊlən pəˈlis ˈviɪkəl tɪ ðə glɛn pɑrk ˈneɪbərˌhʊd, ənd hæd ˈsɛvərəl ˈfɛndərz ˈbɛndərz, pəˈlis sɛd. ˈɔfɪsərz trækt daʊn ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt tɪ ðə tɪ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ frəm ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd. əˈnəðər ˈdraɪvər hu ʤɪst ˈhæpənd tɪ bi ɪn ðə ˈɛriə, ˈsəfərd ˈmaɪnər ˈɪnʤəriz, wɪn ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪm, pəˈlis sɛd. əˈθɔrətiz seɪ ðeɪ ðeɪ ʃɑt æt ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, wɪn hi əˈlɛʤədli traɪd tɪ rən ðɛm ˈoʊvər. fɑks 2 kraɪm rɪˈpɔrtər ˈhɛnri keɪ. li fərst, "ʧeɪs əv ˈsəˌspɛkt baɪ ˈɔntu ˈtrɛʒər ˈaɪlənd lidz tɪ ois*. "gɪt aʊt əv ðə weɪ! du nɑt lɛt ɪm ræm ju! ʃɑts faɪərd!" li ðɛn, "ˈʃutɪŋ ˈhæpənd ˈæftər ˈsəˌspɛkt stoʊl pəˈlis ˌɛsˌjuˈvi lɛd kɑps ɔn ʧeɪs tɪ ˈtrɛʒər aɪ. 'hi lʊks laɪk wən əv ˈjuˈɛs.'" ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli gɑt aʊt əv ðə ˈviɪkəl ənd ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ rən ɔn fʊt, pəˈlis sɛd. hi ʤəmpt frəm ðə ˈəpər dɛk əv ðə beɪ brɪʤ tɪ ðə loʊər dɛk, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈθɔrətiz. ən ˈɔfɪsər ˈʧeɪsɪŋ ɪm, ˈɔlsoʊ meɪd ðə ˈɛstəˌmeɪtɪd 40 fʊt lip, pəˈlis sɛd. əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ əˈθɔrətiz, ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt traɪd tɪ ˈkɑˌrʤæk əˈnəðər ˈdraɪvər, bət ˈɔfɪsərz stɑpt ɪt, ənd ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli tʊk ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt ˈɪntu ˈkəstədi, pəˈlis sɛd. tu ˈɔfɪsərz, ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt, ənd ə ˈbaɪˌstændər wər ˈɪnʤərd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ʧeɪs. ə vjuər ˈdraɪvɪŋ ɔn ðə brɪʤ, tʊk ˈfoʊˌtoʊz əv ðə ərˈɛst. hi ðət ðə ˈblɑkɪŋ ɔf ðə hoʊl beɪ brɪʤ wɪθ əˈsɔlt ˈraɪfəlz pʊld aʊt." ˈtræfɪk ɔn ðə beɪ brɪʤ ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ sloʊd tɪ ə krɔl bɪˈkəz əv ðə pəˈlis ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ˈɪntu ðə ʧeɪs, ˈʃutɪŋ ənd ərˈɛst. ɪt tʊk səm kɑz mɔr ðən ən aʊər tɪ goʊ frəm ˈoʊklənd tɪ sæn frænˈsɪskoʊ. |
treasure island, calif. (ktvu) - a man was arrested saturday on suspicion of carjacking a san francisco police officer, and leading authorities on a wild pursuit on the bay bridge, police said.
during an afternoon news conference, police detailed how the chase unfolded.
police say the suspect had a knife, and carjacked an officer in a marked police vehicle at lyon & chesnut streets in the marina district saturday morning.
the suspect then drove the stolen police vehicle to the glen park neighborhood, and had several fenders benders, police said.
officers tracked down the suspect to the onramp to san francisco from treasure island. another driver who just happened to be in the area, suffered minor injuries, when the suspect rear-ended him, police said.
authorities say they they shot at the suspect, when he allegedly tried to run them over.
ktvu fox 2 crime reporter henry k. lee first tweeted, "chase of suspect by sfpd onto treasure island leads to ois. "get out of the way! do not let him ram u! shots fired!"
lee then tweeted, "shooting w/sfpd happened after suspect stole police suv & led cops on chase to treasure i. 'he looks like one of us.'"
the suspect eventually got out of the vehicle and started to run on foot, police said.
he jumped from the upper deck of the bay bridge to the lower deck, according to authorities.
an officer chasing him, also made the estimated 40 foot leap, police said.
according to authorities, the suspect tried to carjack another driver, but officers stopped it, and eventually took the suspect into custody, police said.
two officers, the suspect, and a bystander were injured during the chase.
a ktvu viewer driving on the bridge, took photos of the arrest. he tweeted that the "sfpd blocking off the whole bay bridge with assault rifles pulled out."
traffic on the bay bridge saturday slowed to a crawl because of the police investigation into the chase, shooting and arrest.
it took some cars more than an hour to go from oakland to san francisco. | "ˈʤɔɪˌraɪd ə mecha*. jʊr ˈɛnəmiz. faɪt ðə pʊl əv ˈgrævɪti." ˈhɛvən wɪl bi maɪn bi ɑrt kriˈeɪtɪv dɪˈrɛkʃɪn ˈmiə ʃwɔrts mˈjuzɪk saʊnd ˈifɛkts ˈælɪk ˈlæmbərt ˈtɛknɪkəl lɛd ˈkɑnræd prəˈdusər ˈtɛknɪkəl ˈɑrtɪst ʤoʊ fu ˈpəblɪʃt ɔn meɪ 11 2018 ˈhɛvən wɪl bi maɪn ɪz ən ˈəpˌkəmɪŋ ˈvɪʒəwəl ˈnɑvəl baɪ bi ənd ˈmiə ʃwɔrts (ˈɔlsoʊ noʊn ɛz wərst gərlz). ɔn hər tˈwɪtər, bi dɪˈskraɪbz ðə geɪm ɛz "ɪf wi noʊ ðə ˈdɛvəl wɑz əˈbaʊt ˈɔkwərd tin ˈfilɪŋz, ˈhɛvən wɪl bi maɪn wɪl bi əˈbaʊt ˈmɛsi tˌwɛntiˈsəmθɪŋ ˈfilɪŋz; ə ˈsikwəl tɪ ðə θim." 1 ʃi həz ˈɔlsoʊ ˈsteɪtɪd ðət waɪl ðə geɪm wɪl bi ɪn ə ˈdɪfərənt pleɪs, taɪm ənd wɪθ nu ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɪt wɪl taɪ ɪn wɪθ ðə wərld əv wi noʊ ðə ənd pleɪərz kən lərn mɔr əˈbaʊt ðə wərldz ðeɪ teɪk pleɪs ˈkɑntɛnts ʃoʊ] plɑt ˈɛdət ɪn ˈhɛvən wɪl bi maɪn, pleɪərz ˈfɑloʊ θri ˈpaɪləts, ˈsætərn, luna-terra*, ənd ˈplutoʊ ɛz ðeɪ faɪt fər juˈmænɪtiz fˈjuʧər ɪn speɪs ɪn ən "ˈɔltərˌneɪt speɪs ˈproʊˌgræm." ʧuz bɪtˈwin ˈraɪvəlriz ənd ˈroʊmæns ɪn ən eɪt deɪ wɔr fər juˈmænɪti fər ər əˈgɛnst θri ˈəðər ˈgeɪmˌpleɪ ˈɛdət waɪl pleɪɪŋ ðə geɪm, ju kən swɪʧ ɪn bɪtˈwin ðə pərˈspɛktɪvz əv ðə θri ˈdɪfərənt meɪn ˈkɛrɪktərz, ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ si ˈdɪfərənt ˈstɔriz frəm ˈdɪfərənt ˈæŋgəlz. ðə əˈbʤɛktɪv əv wərst gərlz ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə geɪm wɑz tɪ hæv ˈroʊmæns ˈblɑsəm θru ˈkɑnflɪkt, ənd pleɪərz wɪl hæv tɪ meɪk dɪˈsɪʒənz bɪtˈwin pərˈsuɪŋ ˈroʊmæns ər ə ˈraɪvəlri wɪθ ˈfɛloʊ ˈpaɪləts. ˈtrɪviə ˈɛdət ʃwɔrts ənd bi hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ðə geɪm ɛz laɪk "ˈlɛzbiən yaoi*," ɪn ðə sɛns ðət ðə riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps ər oʊˈvərtli ˈsɛkʃuəl ənd kən bi ˌɪnˈtɛns ənd hæv lɑts əv ˈkɑnflɪkt. ɪn ðɪs rɪˈgɑrd, ðeɪ seɪ ðeɪ drɔ ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən frəm, bət ˈɔlsoʊ lɑrʤ ˈæˌspɛkts əv ðə ənd ðə ˈkɑntɛnt əˈbaʊt riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪps bɪtˈwin |
"joyride a mecha. sext your enemies. fight the pull of gravity."
heaven will be mine writter aevee bee art & creative direction mia schwartz music & sound effects alec lambert technical lead conrad kreyling producer & technical artist jo fu published on may 11, 2018
heaven will be mine is an upcoming visual novel by aevee bee and mia schwartz (also known as worst girls). on her twitter, aevee bee describes the game as "if we know the devil was about awkward teen feelings, heaven will be mine will be about messy twentysomething feelings; a sequel to the theme." [1] she has also stated that while the game will be in a different place, time and with new characters, it will tie in with the world of we know the devil,[2] and players can learn more about the worlds they take place in.[3]
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in heaven will be mine, players follow three pilots, saturn, luna-terra, and pluto as they fight for humanity's future in space in an "alternate 1980s space program." choose between rivalries and romance in an eight day war for humanity for or against three other factions.[4]
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while playing the game, you can switch in between the perspectives of the three different main characters, in order to see different stories from different angles. the objective of worst girls in making the game was to have romance blossom through conflict, and players will have to make decisions between pursuing romance or a rivalry with fellow pilots.
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schwartz and bee have described the game as like "lesbian yaoi," in the sense that the relationships are overtly sexual and can be intense and have lots of conflict.
in this regard, they say they draw inspiration from gundam, but also large aspects of the gundam fandom and the fan-made content about relationships between pilots.[5] | rɪˈpəblɪkənz ənd ˈdɑnəld trəmp ˈdɑnəld ʤɑn kəˈmɪti bɪˈlivz ɪt həz ˈɛvədəns trəmp rɪkˈwɛstɪd ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈælaɪ ɪn ʧɑrʤ əv koʊən proʊb: rɪˈpɔrt viˌɛtnɑˈmis ˈɛˌrlaɪn teɪks stɛps tɪ ˈoʊpən flaɪts tɪ ˈjuˈɛs ɔn ˈsaɪˌdlaɪnz əv ˈsəmɪt əˈtərniz seɪ hi ʃʊd gɪt lɛs ðən 10 jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən mɔr wɪl feɪs ə slu əv təf ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz nɛkst jɪr. ɪt wɪl bi ən əˈbrəpt ʧeɪnʤ frəm 2016 wɪn ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz feɪst fju deɪts ɪkˈsɛpt fər əˈvɔɪdɪŋ ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn. wən ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪz ˈeɪprəl 30 wɪʧ wʊd bi fʊl deɪ ɪn ˈɔfəs, nɑt ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ˌɪˌnɔgjəˈreɪʃən deɪ. ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ər ˈigər tɪ muv ɛz ˈmɛni tɔp ˈpɑləsi praɪˈɔrətiz fər trəmp ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ɪn hɪz fərst 100 deɪz, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ riˈpilɪŋ ɔn hɪz fərst deɪ ɛz ˈprɛzɪdənt. tæks rɪˈfɔrm ənd ən ˌɪnfrəˈstrəkʧər ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt bɪl ər tu ˈəðər ˈpɑsəbəl praɪˈɔrətiz fər ðə nu ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. ðə ˈsɛnɪt wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ bi kɛpt ˈbɪzi ˈvoʊtɪŋ tɪ kənˈfərm ˈdəzənz əv ˌnɑməˈniz tɪ ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən. bɪɔnd ðət ˌɪnˈfɔrməl ˈdɛˌdlaɪn, ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈfeɪsɪz ə ˈnəmbər əv spɪˈsɪfɪk ˈdɛˌdlaɪnz ðət wɪl ˌrikˈwaɪər ˈækʃən. ðə fərst bɪg wən kəmz ɔn mɑrʧ 16 wɪn ðə ˈkɑrənt dil ɪkˈspaɪərz. ðə fərst taɪm ˈkɑŋgrəs wɪl hæv tɪ reɪz ðə 20 ˈtrɪljən dɛt ˈsilɪŋ sɪns ðə 2015 ˈbəʤɪt dil ˈbroʊkərd baɪ ʤɑn ˈboʊnər ʤɑn ˈændru ˈlɔˌmeɪkər ʤɔɪnz ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə treɪd grup ˈkraʊli, ˈʃəstər ˈmuvɪŋ tɪ keɪ strit ɔn ˌjunəˈlætərəl ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv ˈækʃən, mɪʧ məˈkɑnəl wɑz raɪt ɪn 2014 mɔr (r-ohio*) ənd ˈprɛzɪdənt ˌoʊˈbɑmə. ðət əˈgrimənt səˈspɛndɪd ðə dɛt ˈlɪmət fər mɔr ðən ə jɪr. ðə ˈtrɛʒəri dɪˈpɑrtmənt wɪl ˈlaɪkli juz measures”*” tɪ pʊʃ ðə ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə ˈsilɪŋ ənˈtɪl æt list ˈmɪdˈsəmər. ɪt wɪl bi ðə fərst taɪm sɪns ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ti ˈpɑrti ˈmuvmənt ðət rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl dil wɪθ ə voʊt waɪl ðeɪ kənˈtroʊl boʊθ ˈʧeɪmbərz əv ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə waɪt haʊs. ɛz ə rɪˈzəlt, ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti wɪl fɔl ɔn ðɛr ˈʃoʊldərz tɪ reɪz ðə ˈsilɪŋ. kənˈsərvətɪv rɪˈpəblɪkənz rɪˈpitɪdli pʊʃt ðə ˌoʊˈbɑmə waɪt haʊs tɪ əˈgri tɪ ˈspɛndɪŋ kəts ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈreɪzɪŋ ðə dɛt ˈsilɪŋ. ðɪs taɪm, hæv tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt wɪθ trəmp. ənd ˈdɛməˌkræts wɪl hæv ˈlɪtəl ˌɪnˈsɛnɪv tɪ ˈɔfər ˈɛni hɛlp. ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈɔlsoʊ ˈfeɪsɪz ən ˈeɪprəl 28 ˈdɛˌdlaɪn tɪ fənd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈæftər ɪt əˈpruvd ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən læst wik tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈʃətˌdaʊn. ðə nɪˌgoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz ˈoʊvər ə ˈspɛndɪŋ ˈpækɪʤ kʊd kənˈsum ˈvæljəbəl taɪm ənd pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈkæpɪtəl wɪn rɪˈpəblɪkənz wɪl bi ˈigər tɪ muv ɛz ˈmɛni kənˈsərvətɪv ˈpɑləsi ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz ɛz ˈpɑsəbəl ˌbiˈfɔr ðə mɑrk. tu ˈəðər ˈɪʃuz kʊd pleɪ ˈɪntu ðə ˈspɛndɪŋ faɪt. sɛn. ʤoʊ ˈʤoʊzəf (ʤoʊ) kleɪmz ˈdɛməˌkræts maɪnd ˈɛksəˌkjutɪŋ ˈbeɪbiz ˈæftər birth’*’ ˈæftər blɑkt əˈbɔrʃən bɪl ˈdɛməˌkræts blɑk əˈbɔrʃən bɪl ɪn ˈsɛnɪt ðə hɪlz ˈmɔrnɪŋ rɪˈpɔrt ə ˈpɪvətəl wik fər trəmp mɔr (d-w.va*.), əp fər riɪˈlɛkʃən ɪn 2018 ɪn ə steɪt ðət ˈvoʊtɪd ˌoʊvərˈwɛlmɪŋli fər trəmp, ɪz ʃʊr tɪ rɪˈpriz hɪz pʊʃ fər ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ hɛlθ ˈbɛnəfɪts fər koʊl ˈmaɪnərz ðət hɛld əp ðɪs ˈstɑpˌgæp ˈmɛʒər. nu jɔrk ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ər ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpʊʃɪŋ fər əˈdɪʃənəl fəndz tɪ ˌriɪmˈbərs nu jɔrk ˈsɪti fər ðə kɔsts əv sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ trəmp taʊər. rɪˈpəblɪkənz feɪs ən ˈeɪprəl 15 ˈdɛˌdlaɪn fər ˈpæsɪŋ ə ˈbəʤɪt. ðə kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈbəʤɪt lɔ dɪˈrɛkts ðət ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈgri tɪ ə kənˈkərənt ˈbəʤɪt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən baɪ mid-april*. rɪˈpəblɪkənz ər ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɪŋ pæs tu ˈbəʤɪts ðɪs jɪr: wən raɪt aʊt əv ðə geɪt ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri ɛz ə ˈviɪkəl fər riˈpilɪŋ ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr lɔ, ənd əˈnəðər tɪ ˈfoʊkɪs ɔn tæks rɪˈfɔrm. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ juz ðə ˈlɛʤəsˌleɪtɪv prəˈsiʤər noʊn ɛz ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeɪʃən, wɪʧ bi ˈfɪləˌbəstərd ɪn ðə ˈsɛnɪt, ˈkɑŋgrəs məst pæs ə ˈbəʤɪt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən fərst. ˈlidərz ər ˈeɪmɪŋ tɪ ˈkɑndəkt voʊts tɪ ənˈdu ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə ˈoʊpənɪŋ deɪz əv ðə nu ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn ˈʤænjuˌɛri. ˈsɛnɪt məˈʤɔrəti ˈlidər mɪʧ (r-ky*.) sɛd æt ə prɛs ˈkɑnfərəns ðɪs wik ðət ðə ˈbəʤɪt ˌrɛzəˈluʃən tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs tæks rɪˈfɔrm wʊd muv ˈfɔrwərd ɪn ðə spərɪŋ, wɪʧ wʊd ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd wɪθ ðə ˈeɪprəl 15 ˈstæʧəˌtɔri ˈdɛˌdlaɪn. ɔn sɛpt. 30 ðə hɛlθ ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈproʊˌgræm (ʧɪp) ˈfəndɪŋ ɛndz. ðə ˈproʊˌgræm prəˈvaɪdz steɪts wɪθ ˈfəndɪŋ tɪ ɪkˈspænd ˈhɛlθˌkɛr ˈkəvərɪʤ tɪ ˌənɪnˈʃʊrd ˈʧɪldrən ˌɪˈnɛlɪʤəbəl fər ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd. ˈɛfərts tɪ rɪˈnu ðə ˈproʊˌgræm meɪ ɛnd əp biɪŋ pɑrt əv dɪˈskəʃənz tɪ ˌriˈpleɪs ðə ˈhɛlθˌkɛr lɔ. ɔlˈtərnətɪvli, ʧɪp ˈfəndɪŋ kʊd bi təkt ˈɪntu ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ bɪl fər ðə nu ˈfɪskəl jɪr ðət wɪl stɑrt ɔkt. 1 ə lɔ pæst baɪ ˈkɑŋgrəs ɪn 2012 tɪ riˈɔθərˌaɪz ðə ˈnæʃənəl fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈproʊˌgræm ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz pɔɪzd tɪ ɪkˈspaɪr ˈæftər faɪv jɪrz ɔn sɛpt. 30 ðə fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈproʊˌgræm rɪˈmeɪnz maɪrd ɪn dɛt, dɪˈspaɪt ðə rɪˈfɔrmz. ˈkrɪtɪks seɪ ˈprimiəmz ər tu loʊ ənd ˈædəkwɪtli rɪˈflɛkt rɪsk tɪ ˈprɑpərtiz ɪn ˈkoʊstəl ənd ˈɛriəz. ðeɪ ˈɑrgju ðə ˈprɑbləmz wər kəmˈpaʊndɪd ˈæftər ˈkɑŋgrəs əˈpruvd ə ˈmɛʒər ɪn 2014 tɪ dɪˈleɪ ˌɪnˈkrisɪz ɪn fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns reɪts. kənˈsərvətɪv grups ˈɑrgju ðət ˈtækˌspeɪərz bi riˈspɑnsəbəl fər ˈfəndɪŋ fləd ˈkəvərɪʤ fər ˈpipəl hu lɪv ɪn ˈɛriəz wɪθ haɪ fləd rɪsk. jɛt ðə faɪt ˈoʊvər fləd ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns ˈɔfən fɔlz əˈlɔŋ ˈriʤənəl laɪnz, wɪθ ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪŋ ˈkoʊstəl ˈɛriəz ˈkɔlɪŋ fər loʊər ˈprimiəmz tɪ kət daʊn kɔsts fər ðɛr kənˈstɪʧuənts. əˈθɔrəti fər ðə ˈfɛdərəl ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən ædˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃən (faa*) ˌɔθərəˈzeɪʃən wɪl ˈɔlsoʊ ɪkˈspaɪr ɔn sɛpt. 30 ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ɔn ðə haʊs ənd ˈsɛnɪt kəˈmɪtiz ˈoʊvərˌsiɪŋ ðə ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈproʊˌgræmz fɛl ʃɔrt ðɪs jɪr wɪn ðeɪ traɪd tɪ ədˈvæns ə ˈlɔŋˈtərm riˌɔθərɪˈzeɪʃən. ˈhoʊpɪŋ tɪ meɪk ɪt ˈhæpən ɪn ðə nu ˈkɑŋgrəs ˌbiˈfɔr ðə ˈkɑrənt ɪkˈstɛnʃən ɪkˈspaɪərz æt ðə ɛnd əv sɛpˈtɛmbər. ðə meɪn ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt wɑz ə prəˈvɪʒən pʊʃt baɪ haʊs ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən kəˈmɪti ˈʧɛrmən bɪl ˈʃəstər (r-pa*.) tɪ ˈtrænsfər ɛr ˈtræfɪk kənˈtroʊl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃənz frəm ðə tɪ ə ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən. ðət wɑz lɛft aʊt əv ðɪs ˈstɑpˌgæp ˈmɛʒər bət wɪl ˈlaɪkli kəm əp əˈgɛn ɪn ə faɪt ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ðə meɪn ˈfoʊkɪs əv ˈlɔˌmeɪkərz ˈhændəlɪŋ ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən ˈpɑləsi ɪn 2017 æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə jɪr, ə prəˈvɪʒən əv ðə ˈfɔrən ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns sərˈveɪləns ækt, noʊn ɛz ˈsɛkʃən 702 wɪl ɪkˈspaɪr. ɪt əˈlaʊz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ kəˈlɛkt ˈdætə ɔn ˈfɔrənərz ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə juz., ðoʊ ðə ˈnæʃənəl sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈeɪʤənsi həz ækˈnɑlɪʤd ðət ɪt həz kəˈlɛktəd ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən ɔn əˈmɛrɪkənz. ðə haʊs həz twaɪs pæst baɪˈpɑrtɪzən ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən proʊˈhɪbətɪŋ ˈeɪʤənsiz frəm ˈjuzɪŋ ˌɪnˌfɔrˈmeɪʃən kəˈlɛktəd ˈəndər ˈsɛkʃən 702 fər ˈdætə əˈbaʊt əˈmɛrɪkən ˈsɪtɪzənz, bət ɪt ˈnɛvər bɪˈkeɪm lɔ. ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk sɛnz. rɑn ˈwaɪdən ˈrɑnəld (rɑn) li blu slɪp wɔr ˈoʊvər trəmp kɔrt pɪks ˈoʊvərˈnaɪt hɛlθ kɛr pərˈzɛnəd baɪ ˈnæʃənəl ˈtækˌspeɪərz ˈjunjən tɔp kɔl fər ɛnd tɪ ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd wərk rulz ˈʧeɪmbər ˈlɔnʧɪŋ æd blɪts əˈgɛnst trəmp drəg plæn ˈgugəl ˈɔfərz hɛlp tɪ dɪˈspoʊz əv tɔp kɔl fər ɛnd tɪ ˈmɛdəˌkeɪd wərk rulz ˈæftər luz ˈkəvərɪʤ ɪn ˈɑrkənˌsɑ mɔr (ɔr.) ənd ʤɛf ˈmərkli ˈʤɛfri (ʤɛf) ˈælən blu slɪp wɔr ˈoʊvər trəmp kɔrt pɪks feɪs təf voʊt ɔn grin nu dil grin nu dil stənt ɪz ə greɪt dil fər ˈdɛməˌkræts mɔr (ɔr.) hæv kɔld ɔn ˈeɪʤənsiz tɪ prəˈvaɪd ˈkɑŋgrəs ənd ðə ˈpəblɪk wɪθ ˈɛstəˌmeɪts əv haʊ ˈmɛni əˈmɛrɪkənz ər ˈmɑnətərd ˈəndər sərˈveɪləns ˈproʊˌgræmz, bət əˈpoʊnənts wɔrn duɪŋ soʊ kʊd ˈʤɛpərˌdaɪz ˌɪnˈtɛləʤəns ˈmɛθədz. |
republicans and president-elect donald trump donald john trumphouse committee believes it has evidence trump requested putting ally in charge of cohen probe: report vietnamese airline takes steps to open flights to us on sidelines of trump-kim summit manafort's attorneys say he should get less than 10 years in prison more will face a slew of tough legislative deadlines next year.
it will be an abrupt change from 2016, when lawmakers faced few make-or-break dates except for avoiding a government shutdown.
one informal deadline for the congress is april 30, which would be trump’s 100th full day in office, not including inauguration day.
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gop lawmakers are eager to move as many top policy priorities for trump as possible in his first 100 days, including repealing obamacare on his first day as president.
tax reform and an infrastructure investment bill are two other possible priorities for the new administration.
the senate will also be kept busy voting to confirm dozens of nominees to trump’s administration.
beyond that informal deadline, congress faces a number of specific deadlines that will require action.
the first big one comes on march 16, when the current debt-limit deal expires.
it’s the first time congress will have to raise the $20 trillion debt ceiling since the 2015 budget deal brokered by then-speaker john boehner john andrew boehnerex-gop lawmaker joins marijuana trade group crowley, shuster moving to k street on unilateral executive action, mitch mcconnell was right in 2014 more (r-ohio) and president obama. that agreement suspended the debt limit for more than a year.
the treasury department will likely use “extraordinary measures” to push the deadline for raising the ceiling until at least midsummer.
it will be the first time since before the tea party movement that republicans will deal with a debt-ceiling vote while they control both chambers of congress and the white house.
as a result, the responsibility will fall on their shoulders to raise the ceiling.
conservative republicans repeatedly pushed the obama white house to agree to spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
this time, they’ll have to negotiate with trump. and democrats will have little incentive to offer any help.
congress also faces an april 28 deadline to fund the government after it approved legislation last week to prevent a government shutdown.
the negotiations over a spending package could consume valuable time and political capital when republicans will be eager to move as many conservative policy initiatives as possible before the 100-day mark.
two other issues could play into the spending fight.
sen. joe manchin joseph (joe) manchintrump claims democrats ‘don’t mind executing babies after birth’ after blocked abortion bill democrats block abortion bill in senate the hill's morning report - a pivotal week for trump more (d-w.va.), who’s up for reelection in 2018 in a state that voted overwhelmingly for trump, is sure to reprise his push for extending health benefits for coal miners that held up this month’s stopgap measure.
new york lawmakers are also pushing for additional funds to reimburse new york city for the costs of securing trump tower.
republicans face an april 15 deadline for passing a budget.
the congressional budget law directs that congress agree to a concurrent budget resolution by mid-april.
republicans are indicating they’ll pass two budgets this year: one right out of the gate in january as a vehicle for repealing the healthcare law, and another to focus on tax reform. in order to use the legislative procedure known as reconciliation, which can’t be filibustered in the senate, congress must pass a budget resolution first.
gop leaders are aiming to conduct votes to undo obamacare during the opening days of the new congress in january.
senate majority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky.) said at a press conference this week that the budget resolution to address tax reform would move forward in the spring, which would coincide with the april 15 statutory deadline.
on sept. 30, the children’s health insurance program (chip) funding ends.
the program provides states with funding to expand healthcare coverage to uninsured children ineligible for medicaid. efforts to renew the program may end up being part of discussions to replace the healthcare law.
alternatively, chip funding could be tucked into a government spending bill for the new fiscal year that will start oct. 1.
a law passed by congress in 2012 to reauthorize the national flood insurance program also is poised to expire after five years on sept. 30.
the flood insurance program remains mired in debt, despite the law’s reforms.
critics say premiums are too low and don’t adequately reflect risk to properties in coastal and flood-prone areas. they argue the problems were compounded after congress approved a measure in 2014 to delay increases in flood insurance rates.
conservative groups argue that taxpayers shouldn’t be responsible for funding flood coverage for people who live in areas with high flood risk. yet the fight over flood insurance often falls along regional lines, with lawmakers representing coastal areas calling for lower premiums to cut down costs for their constituents.
authority for the federal aviation administration (faa) authorization will also expire on sept. 30.
lawmakers on the house and senate committees overseeing the nation’s transportation programs fell short this year when they tried to advance a long-term reauthorization. they’re hoping to make it happen in the new congress before the current extension expires at the end of september.
the main sticking point was a provision pushed by house transportation committee chairman bill shuster (r-pa.) to transfer air traffic control operations from the faa to a not-for-profit corporation.
that was left out of this year’s stopgap measure but will likely come up again in a fight likely to be the main focus of lawmakers handling transportation policy in 2017.
at the end of the year, a provision of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, known as section 702, will expire.
it allows intelligence agencies to collect data on foreigners outside of the u.s., though the national security agency has acknowledged that it has collected information on americans.
the house has twice passed bipartisan legislation prohibiting agencies from using information collected under section 702 for data about american citizens, but it never became law.
democratic sens. ron wyden ronald (ron) lee wydensenate reignites blue slip war over trump court picks overnight health care presented by national taxpayers union top dems call for end to medicaid work rules | chamber launching ad blitz against trump drug plan | google offers help to dispose of opioids top dems call for end to medicaid work rules after 18,000 lose coverage in arkansas more (ore.) and jeff merkley jeffrey (jeff) alan merkleysenate reignites blue slip war over trump court picks dems face tough vote on green new deal green new deal stunt is a great deal for democrats more (ore.) have called on agencies to provide congress and the public with estimates of how many americans are monitored under surveillance programs, but opponents warn doing so could jeopardize intelligence methods. | kloʊz ˈdɑnəld trəmp ənd ˈhɪləri ˈklɪntən keɪm aʊt ɔn tɔp ɪn ðə nu jɔrk ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈpraɪˌmɛriz. ˈdɑnəld trəmp əraɪvz tɪ spik ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈpraɪˌmɛri naɪt kæmˈpeɪn ɪˈvɛnt ɔn ˈeɪprəl 19 2016 ɪn nu jɔrk. (ˈfoʊˌtoʊ: ˈʤuli ˈʤeɪkəbsən, ˌeɪˈpi) nu jɔrk ˈdɑnəld trəmp skɔrd ən ˈizi wɪn ɪn ˈtuzˌdeɪz nu jɔrk ˈpraɪˌmɛri ənd wɑz pɔɪzd tɪ kleɪm ðə væst məˈʤɔrəti əv hɪz hoʊm steɪts 95 ˈdɛləˌgeɪts ɛz hi prɪˈdɪktɪd ˈɪmənənt ˈvɪktəri ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən reɪs. "wi doʊnt hæv məʧ əv ə reɪs ˌɛniˈmɔr," trəmp sɛd ˈdʊrɪŋ ə ˈvɪktəri ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən æt trəmp taʊər, ðə seɪm ˈvɛnju wɛr hi lɔnʧt hɪz ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl bɪd bæk ɪn ʤun. ərˈaɪvɪŋ ɔn steɪʤ tɪ ðə ˈbumɪŋ saʊnz əv fræŋk səˈnɑtrəz "nu jɔrk, nu jɔrk," trəmp sɛd ɪt wʊd bi "ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl" fər ˈraɪvəlz tɛd kruz ənd ʤɑn ˈkɑsɪʧ tɪ kæʧ ɪm ɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈdɛləˌgeɪt reɪs ənd ðət hi wʊd hæv ɪˈnəf səˈpɔrt ˌbiˈfɔr ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ˈoʊpənz ˌʤuˈlaɪ 18 ɪn ˈklivlənd. "wi ər goʊɪŋ tɪ hæv ən əˈmeɪzɪŋ ˈnəmbər əv wiks," trəmp sɛd ɪn ə ˈvɪktəri spiʧ. ɪn ˈɔrdər tɪ teɪk ɔl 95 əv nu jɔrks ˈdɛləˌgeɪts, trəmp wʊd hæv tɪ wɪn mɔr ðən 50 əv ðə ðə voʊts ˈsteɪtˌwaɪd, ənd mɔr ðən 50 ɪn iʧ əv nu jɔrks 27 kənˈgrɛʃənəl ˈdɪstrɪkts. leɪt ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪt əˈpɪrd hi wʊd ɛnd əp ˈwɪnɪŋ ɔl bət ə ˈhændˌfʊl əv ðə ˈtoʊtəl. ˈkɑsɪʧ, ˈteɪkɪŋ ˈsɛkənd pleɪs ɪn nu jɔrk, əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈwɪnɪŋ ə fju ˈdɛləˌgeɪts hɪz fərst sɪns ˈwɪnɪŋ ðə oʊˈhaɪoʊ ˈpraɪˌmɛri mɑrʧ 15 bət kruz wɑz ˈlaɪkli tɪ bi ʃət aʊt. ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl reɪs naʊ hɛdz tɪ ˈəðər ˈnɔrðərn ənd ˈistərn steɪts wɛr trəmp ɪz ɪkˈspɛktɪd tɪ du wɛl. faɪv steɪts hoʊld ˈpraɪˌmɛriz nɛkst ˈtuzˌdeɪ ˌpɛnsəlˈveɪnjə, ˈdɛləˌwɛr, ˈmɛrələnd, kəˈnɛtəkət ənd roʊd ˈaɪlənd ənd kruz ənd ˈkɑsɪʧ hæv ɔˈrɛdi ˈbeɪgən kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ ɪn ðoʊz ˈpleɪsɪz.. "ðɪs ɪz ðə jɪr əv ðə aʊtˈsaɪdər," kruz toʊld ə kraʊd ɪn ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə. ən aʊtˈsaɪdər." ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈsɛnətər rɪˈmeɪnz ˈsɛkənd ɪn ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪt ʧeɪs bət wɪl treɪl trəmp baɪ ˈnɪrli 300 ɪn ðə weɪk əv ðə nu jɔrk rɪˈzəlts. ˈkɑsɪʧ, ˈspikɪŋ æt ə taʊn hɔl ˈtuzˌdeɪ ɪn əˈnæpəlɪs, md*., prɪˈdɪktɪd ə "ˈdɛˌdlɑkt" kənˈvɛnʃən ðət wʊd gɪv ɪm ə ʧæns. "ðɛr ər noʊ rulz fər ðə convention,”*,” ˈkɑsɪʧ sɛd. hæv bɪn kriˈeɪtɪd jɛt ənd ˈivɪn ɪf ðeɪ kriˈeɪt rulz, ju kən bi ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd frəm ðə floor.”*.” trəmp, hu strɛst hɪz ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ treɪd dilz ənd hɪz ˈstætəs ɛz ə pəˈlɪtɪkəl aʊtˈsaɪdər ˈdʊrɪŋ hɪz nu jɔrk kæmˈpeɪn, əˈpɪrd tɪ bi ˈræliɪŋ ˈfɑloʊɪŋ wiks əv rɪˈvərsəlz. ˈæftər ə lɔs tɪ kruz ɪn ðə wɪˈskɑnsən ˈpraɪˌmɛri ˈeɪprəl 5 trəmp wɔʧt ɛz ðə ˈtɛksəs ˈsɛnətər skupt əp grups əv ˈdɛləˌgeɪts æt ˈvɛriəs steɪt kənˈvɛnʃənz ənd ˈmitɪŋz ɪn ˈrisənt deɪz. trəmp əˈkjuzd kruz ənd rɪˈpəblɪkən əˈfɪʃəlz əv traɪɪŋ tɪ "stil" ðə ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən frəm ɪm ˈviə ə "ˈkrʊkəd" ˈdɛləˌgeɪt səˈlɛkʃən ˈprɔˌsɛs. ɪn hɪz ˈvɪktəri spiʧ, trəmp sɛd hɪz səˈpɔrtərz wʊd nɑt stænd fər ə "rɪgd" ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ˈsɪstəm. trəmp həz riˈɔrgəˌnaɪzd ə kæmˈpeɪn ðət feɪld tɪ ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ðə ˈstrəgəl fər ˌɪndəˈvɪʤəwəl ˈdɛləˌgeɪts. ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn rɪˈteɪnd ˈvɛtərən rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈstrætɪʤɪst pɔl ˈmænəfɔrt, hu həz əˈsumd moʊst əv ðə riˌspɑnsəˈbɪləti fər ˈrənɪŋ ðə kæmˈpeɪn. ɪn nu jɔrk ənd bɪɔnd, kruz ənd ˈkɑsɪʧ hæv sɔt tɪ blɑk trəmp frəm sɪˈkjʊrɪŋ ðə ˈdɛləˌgeɪts hi nidz tɪ wɪn ðə rɪˈpəblɪkən ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˌnɑməˈneɪʃən ɔn ðə fərst ˈbælət æt ðə kənˈvɛnʃən ɪn ˌʤuˈlaɪ ɪn ˈklivlənd. ˈdɛləˌgeɪts wʊd bi ənˈbaʊnd ɔn ˈsəbsəkwənt ˈbæləts, ənd əˈpoʊnənts hoʊp tɪ pɪk əp səˈpɔrt. ðoʊ trəmp ˈkərəntli læks ə məˈʤɔrəti əv əˈwɔrdɪd ˈdɛləˌgeɪts, hi toʊld fɑks ənd frɛndz ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ, "wɪr ɪn ə pəˈzɪʃən wɛr wid laɪk tɪ si ɪf wi kən kloʊz ɪt aʊt." ˈmeɪkɪŋ treɪd ə ˈmeɪʤər pɑrt əv hɪz nu jɔrk kæmˈpeɪn, trəmp strɛst ðə ˈlɔsɪz əv ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ ʤɑbz ɪn ˈsɪtiz θruaʊt ðə steɪt ənd ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd ðət kruz ənd ˈkɑsɪʧ hæv bækt treɪd dilz. ðə mænˈhætən ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn toʊld səˈpɔrtərz æt trəmp taʊər ðət hi wʊd pʊʃ fər ˈbɛtər treɪd dilz, ənd ˈædɪd ðət "wɪr goʊɪŋ tɪ kip ðə ʤɑbz hir." kruz ˈsəfərd ɪn ðə ˈɛmpaɪər steɪt ˈæftər hɪz kræk ðɪs jɪr ðət trəmp ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ˈlɪˌbərəl "nu jɔrk ˈvæljuz." ˈmɛni nu ˈjɔrkərz, ˈivɪn ðoʊz hu əˈpoʊz trəmp, ɪkˈspɛktɪd ðə ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn tɪ wɪn ðə ˈpɑpjələr voʊt ɪn hɪz hoʊm steɪt. mɪˈʃɛl shellard*, 54 hu sɔ ˈkɑsɪʧ spik ɪn skəˈnɛktədi, sɛd trəmp ɪz "soʊ ˈpaʊərfəl wɪθ rɪˈpəblɪkən ˈfeɪθfəl ˈdaʊnˌsteɪt ənd ˈəpˈsteɪt." ʃi sɛd trəmp "ˈrɪli həz ə ˈfɔrsfəl kæmˈpeɪn," bət ʃi hoʊpt ˈkɑsɪʧ kʊd pɪk əp ə fju ˈdɛləˌgeɪts. ˈkɛrəl ˈkɛnədi, 55 ən ˈɔdɪtər frəm skəˈnɛktədi, sɛd ʃi wʊd prɪˈfər ˈkɑsɪʧ, hu ɪz mɔr əv ə "ˈsɛnər" ˈkænədɪt. "ðə ˈəðər ˈkænədɪts ər ə ˈlɪtəl tu fɑr raɪt," ˈkɛnədi sɛd. "ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ə lɔt tu fɑr raɪt.", 32 ə trəmp səˈpɔrtər ɪn nu jɔrk ˈsɪti, sɛd, "aɪ wɔnt tɪ lɪv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim, ənd fər mi, trəmp ɪz ðə ɪˈpɪtəmi əv ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim laɪk ʤɪst ðə əˈmɛrɪkən drim taɪmz ə ˈhənərd." hɪz ˈfæməli ˈɪməˌgreɪtɪd tɪ ðə ˈjuˈɛˈseɪ ˌɪˈligəli ɪn ðə ənd rɪˈzaɪdz ɪn nu ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ, bət hi ɪz ɔl fər ˈbɪldɪŋ ə ˈbɔrdər wɔl. "aɪ æm fər ðə wɔl ɔn ðə ˈmɛksəkən ˈbɔrdər," sɛd. "aɪ ˈrɪli du θɪŋk ðət ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ wɪl peɪ fər ðə wɔl." kənˈtrɪbjutɪŋ: ˈdirdrə shesgreen*, məˈlinə, nuz ˈsərvɪs rɛd ər ʃɛr ðɪs ˈstɔri: |
close donald trump and hillary clinton came out on top in the new york presidential primaries. vpc
donald trump arrives to speak during a primary night campaign event on april 19, 2016, in new york. (photo: julie jacobson, ap)
new york — donald trump scored an easy win in tuesday's new york primary and was poised to claim the vast majority of his home state's 95 delegates as he predicted imminent victory in the republican presidential nomination race.
"we don't have much of a race anymore," trump said during a victory celebration at trump tower, the same venue where he launched his presidential bid back in june.
arriving on stage to the booming sounds of frank sinatra's "new york, new york," trump said it would be "impossible" for rivals ted cruz and john kasich to catch him in the republican delegate race and that he would have enough support before the convention opens july 18 in cleveland.
"we are going to have an amazing number of weeks," trump said in a shorter-than-usual victory speech.
in order to take all 95 of new york's delegates, trump would have to win more than 50% of the the votes statewide, and more than 50% in each of new york's 27 congressional districts. late tuesday it appeared he would end up winning all but a handful of the total.
kasich, taking second place in new york, appeared to be winning a few delegates — his first since winning the ohio primary march 15 — but cruz was likely to be shut out.
the republican presidential race now heads to other northern and eastern states where trump is expected to do well. five states hold primaries next tuesday — pennsylvania, delaware, maryland, connecticut and rhode island — and cruz and kasich have already begun campaigning in those places..
"this is the year of the outsider," cruz told a crowd in philadelphia. "i’m an outsider."
the texas senator remains second in the gop delegate chase but will trail trump by nearly 300 in the wake of the new york results.
kasich, speaking at a town hall tuesday in annapolis, md., predicted a "deadlocked" convention that would give him a chance.
"there are no rules for the convention,” kasich said. “none have been created yet and even if they create rules, you can be nominated from the floor.”
trump, who stressed his opposition to existing trade deals and his status as a political outsider during his new york campaign, appeared to be rallying following weeks of reversals.
after a double-digit loss to cruz in the wisconsin primary april 5, trump watched as the texas senator scooped up groups of delegates at various state conventions and meetings in recent days. trump accused cruz and republican officials of trying to "steal" the nomination from him via a "crooked" delegate selection process.
in his victory speech, trump said his supporters would not stand for a "rigged" nomination system.
trump has reorganized a campaign that failed to anticipate the state-by-state struggle for individual delegates. the businessman retained veteran republican strategist paul manafort, who has assumed most of the responsibility for running the campaign.
in new york and beyond, cruz and kasich have sought to block trump from securing the 1,237 delegates he needs to win the republican presidential nomination on the first ballot at the convention in july in cleveland. delegates would be unbound on subsequent ballots, and anti-trump opponents hope to pick up support.
though trump currently lacks a majority of awarded gop delegates, he told fox and friends on tuesday, "we're in a position where we'd like to see if we can close it out."
making trade a major part of his new york campaign, trump stressed the losses of manufacturing jobs in cities throughout the state and emphasized that cruz and kasich have backed trade deals.
the manhattan businessman told supporters at trump tower that he would push for better trade deals, and added that "we're going to keep the jobs here."
cruz suffered in the empire state after his crack this year that trump represents liberal "new york values."
many new yorkers, even those who oppose trump, expected the businessman to win the popular vote in his home state.
michele shellard, 54, who saw kasich speak in schenectady, said trump is "so powerful with republican faithful downstate and upstate." she said trump "really has a forceful campaign," but she hoped kasich could pick up a few delegates.
carol kennedy, 55, an auditor from schenectady, said she would prefer kasich, who is more of a "center" candidate.
"the other candidates are a little too far right," kennedy said. "ok, a lot too far right."
jaidann juston, 32, a mexican-american trump supporter in new york city, said, "i want to live the american dream, and for me, trump is the epitome of the american dream like he’s just the american dream times a hundred."
his family immigrated to the usa illegally in the 1960s and resides in new mexico, but he is all for building a border wall. "i am for the wall on the mexican border," juston said. "i really do think that mexico will pay for the wall."
contributing: deirdre shesgreen, emiliana molina, medill news service
read or share this story: http://usat.ly/1sqxd2p | ˈfoʊˌtoʊ ˈkrɛdɪt: taɪmz naʊ: ə ˈʃɑkɪŋ ˈvɪdioʊ həz ˈsərfɪst frəm, wɛr ə ˈgəvərnmənt ˈpraɪˌmɛri skul ɪz juzd ɛz ə dæns bɑr ˈæftər sən daʊn fər pərˈfɔrmənsɪz fər ðə ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl ˈpipəl ɪn ðə taʊn. ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ˈækˌsɛst baɪ taɪmz naʊ ʃoʊz əraʊnd tu ˈdəzən frəm əˈʤɔɪnɪŋ ˈvɪlɪʤɪz ˈʤaɪˌreɪtɪŋ tɪ ˈwɪmən ˈdænsɪŋ ɔn ə ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft steɪʤ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə ˈgəvərnmənt skul. ðiz pərˈfɔrmənsɪz ər hɛld ˈæftər skul aʊərz kənˈklud. ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ˌriˈpɔrtəd frəm ˈvɪlɪʤ ˈəndər pəˈlis ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ənd ðə ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊz ə pərˈfɔrməns ðət wɑz hɛld ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ naɪt, ðə əˈkeɪʒən əv rakshabandhan*, ənd mɛn ər sin ʃaʊərɪŋ ˈməni ɔn ðə ˈdænsɪŋ ˈwɪmən. wɪn kənˈfrəntɪd, ðə skul ˈprɪnsəpəl həz kleɪmd ðət ðə ˈvɪlɪʤ tʊk ðə skul kiz frəm ɪm ˈæftər ˈklæsɪz bət dɪd nɑt ˈmɛnʃən ðə ˈpɑrti ənd ðət hi ˈoʊnli keɪm tɪ noʊ əv ðə ˈpɑrti wɪn hi faʊnd fɪlθ ˌɪnˈsaɪd ðə skul ðə nɛkst ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðə ˈbeɪsɪk (bsa*) həz ˈprɑməst ˈækʃən ɪf ə ˈrɪtən kəmˈpleɪnt ɪz lɑʤd baɪ ðə skul ˈprɪnsəpəl əˈgɛnst ðə. |
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mirzapur: a shocking video has surfaced from uttar pradesh’s mirzapur, where a government primary school is used as a dance bar after sun down for performances for the influential people in the town.
the video accessed by times now shows around two dozen pradhans from adjoining villages gyrating to women dancing on a makeshift stage inside the government school. these performances are held after school hours conclude.
the incident was reported from tetariya village under jamalpur police station in mirzapur and the video shows a performance that was held on monday night, the occasion of rakshabandhan, and men are seen showering money on the dancing women.
when confronted, the school principal has claimed that the village pradhan took the school keys from him after classes but did not mention the party and that he only came to know of the party when he found filth inside the school the next morning.
the basic shiksha adhikari (bsa) has promised action if a written complaint is lodged by the school principal against the pradhan. | ɪf jʊr nu hir, ju meɪ wɔnt tɪ səbˈskraɪb tɪ ɑr ˈnuzˌlɛtər. θæŋks fər ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ! ðiz waɪt foʊks ˈʧæntɪŋ wɪn aɪ æst wɛr maɪ æt? goin’*’ ˈkreɪzi, gɑt mi goin’*’ ˈkreɪzi, aɪ gɪt wit’*’ ðət. ˈwəndər ɪf ðeɪ noʊ, aɪ noʊ ðeɪ goʊ wɛr wi kɪk ɪt at’*’ vɪns ˈsteɪpəlz ðɪs jɪr həz bɪn ə rɪˈmɑrkəbəl jɪr fər reɪs riˈleɪʃənz. ɪn ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˈmuvmənts laɪk roʊdz məst fɔl ənd fiz məst fɔl ɪn kənˈʤəŋkʃən wɪθ ˈmɛni ˈəðər ˈsɪvəl soʊˈsaɪɪti grups dɪd ˈsəmθɪŋ ðət ʃʊk ðə waɪt kəmˈjunɪti (ˈlɪˌbərəl ənd kənˈsərvətɪv) tɪ ɪts kɔr ðeɪ kɔzd blæk ˈɪʃuz tɪ (ˈɔlsoʊ) bi waɪt ˈprɑbləmz. waɪt prəˈtɛktɪd ˈspeɪsɪz wɪʧ hæd ðə ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ əv biɪŋ ˈɪnsəˌleɪtɪd frəm blæk ˈɪʃuz wər ˈfɪzɪkəli ənd ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkli dɪsˈrəptɪd baɪ ˈstudənts hu rɪˈʤɛktɪd ðə ˈstætəs kwoʊ əv ˈhævɪŋ tɪ nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪt ˈspeɪsɪz nɑt dɪˈzaɪnd fər ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr. wən ˈvɛri ˈprɑmənənt ˈifɛkt əv ðiz ˈmuvmənts ɪz ðət ɪt ɪkˈspoʊzd haʊ ənˈkəmfərtəbəl waɪt ˈpipəl ər wɪθ ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr ɪn ðɛr ˈspeɪsɪz. ðə ˈkɑntɛkst əv ðɪs pis ɪz ðə ˈrisənt ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv kləbz səʧ ɛz ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər baɪ prəˈgrɛsɪv people’*’. moʊst ˈrisəntli ðɛr həz bɪn ə ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ˈəˌprɔr brɔt ɔn baɪ ˈtaɪgər dɪˈsɪʒən tɪ kɔl wən ɪf ɪts ˈpɑrtiz #drinksmustfall*, ə klɪr pleɪ ɔn ðə ənd ˈmuvmənts. (nb*: ˈæftər səm ˈprɛʃər ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər ʧeɪnʤd ðə neɪm.) waɪl ənˈdaʊtɪdli ðɪs neɪm wɑz ˌɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv ənd ɪn bæd teɪst (ɛz ɪz tɪ bi ɪkˈspɛktɪd frəm ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər), aɪ faɪnd ɪt dɪˈstərbɪŋ ðət ə lɔt əv ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm əv ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər ənd rɪˈleɪtɪd ɛˈstæblɪʃmənts, əˈspɛʃəli ðɪs jɪr, həz kəm frəm waɪt ˈpipəl hu ər ˈgɪlti əv pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪtɪŋ waɪt ˈdɑmənəns ɪn ðiz kləb ˈspeɪsɪz. fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm kəmz frəm waɪt ˈpipəl hu ɛsˈʧu ðə ˈklɛrˌmɑnt sin fər ðə ˈtrɛndjər ˈsɪti boʊl sin. ˈpipəl hu ˈpɑrti ɪn ˈpleɪsɪz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti boʊl. ðə ˈʤɛnərəl ˈsɛnəmənt biɪŋ ðət ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər ɪz ˈreɪsɪst, ˈsɛksɪst, ablist*, ˌhoʊməˈfoʊbɪk ənd transphobic*, bət ˈsimɪŋli moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ‘‘uncool’*’, wɛˈræz kləbz ɪn ðə ˈsɪti boʊl ər ˈjunəˌfɔrmli ˌɪnˈklusɪv ənd moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtəntli ‘‘cool’*’. waɪl ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər ɪz ənˈdaʊtɪdli mɔr krud ɪn ɪts əˈproʊʧ, ˈpleɪsɪz laɪk ðə əˈsɛmbli ənd ˈfɪkʃən ər nɑt ˌɪmˈjun frəm ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm ɛz ðeɪ ˌriprəˈdus ðə seɪm taɪps əv ˈspeɪsɪz ɛz ˈtaɪgər ˈtaɪgər. ðə ˈoʊnli ˈdɪfərəns biɪŋ ðət ðeɪ du ɪt ˈəndər ðə ˈbænər əv ‘‘cool,’*,’ prəˈvaɪdɪŋ ən ɔlˈtərnətɪv ˈpɑrti sin wɛr ɔn ˈɛni ˈgɪvɪn naɪt ðə mˈjuzɪkəl ˈmɛnju kən ˈvɛri frəm teɪm ˌɪmˈpɑlə ənd biʧ haʊs tɪ wɛst ənd okmalumkoolkat*. ðɪs sin θraɪvz ɔn kul. ɪt lɪvz fər ɪt. ɪkˈsprɛʃənz əv blæk peɪn ɔn waɪt terms…*… aɪˈrɑnɪkli, wɪθ ðə ˌproʊlɪfərˈeɪʃən əv ˈmuvmənts ɔn ˈsoʊʃəl ˈmidiə ənd ˈkrɪtɪkəli əˈkleɪmd ˈmeɪnˌstrim pain’*’ mˈjuzɪk səʧ ɛz ˈkɛndrɪk pɪmp ə butterfly’*’ ənd messiah’*’, blæk peɪn ˈænθəmz ənd ˈblæknəs ɪn ˈʤɛnərəl həz bɪˈkəm ˈkulər ðən ˈɛvər. ənd, ɛz ə pɑrt əv ðət, ˈnəθɪŋ sɪz kul ɪn 2015 mɔr ðən biɪŋ ə (woʊk waɪt ˈpərsən). biɪŋ ɪn ə kləb ənd ˈlɪsənɪŋ tɪ ˈkɛndrɪk ‘‘alright’*’ ə sɔŋ əˈbaʊt blæk ˈpipəl meɪnˈteɪnɪŋ hoʊp ɪn ə si əv ˈvaɪələns waɪl ˈhənərdz əv waɪt ˈpipəl ˈʧæntɪd əˈlɔŋ tɪ ðə ˈlɪrɪks həz tɪ bi ðə moʊst sərˈil ɪkˈspɪriəns aɪ hæd ˈɛvər hæd waɪlst aʊt. fər ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr (ənd ˈælaɪz) ˈfaɪtɪŋ ðə wɔr əˈgɛnst ˈreɪˌsɪzəm, wərdz ər ə rɪˈflɛkʃən əv ðə ˈsimɪŋli ˌɪˈræʃənəl bət ˈnɛsəˌsɛri hoʊp ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr məst kip ɪn ə wərld ðət həz bɪn ˌənriˈlɛntɪŋ ɪn ɪts dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən ənd ˈvaɪələns tɪ ˈpipəl, ənd ðə sɔŋ ɛz ə hoʊl, ən ˈænθəm fər ðɪs. ɪn səm weɪz ðə ˈɛksplətɪv hæv ə dream’*’ baɪ ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluθər kɪŋ ɪn ə wərld. noʊɪŋ wət ðə sɔŋ ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ɪt bɪˈkəmz əˈbəndəntli klɪr ðət ɪf ju ə ˈpərsən əv ˈkələr ər ˈælaɪ, ʃʊd ˈsɪgnəl ðət nɑt fər ju, bɪˈkəz ju ər ɔˈrɛdi ‘‘alright’*’. ðət ˈmoʊmənt pərˈsɑnəˌfaɪd ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ rɔŋ wɪθ rɪfˈjuzəl tɪ liv waɪt ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ˈspeɪsɪz, ənd fər ˈmɛni waɪt fænz əv ðə sɔŋ ənˈfɔrʧənətli ə sɔŋ dɪˈvɔɪd əv ˈminɪŋ ɪn ə ˈkəntri wɛr ɪt ʃʊd min ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ. ˈpɑrtiɪŋ ɪn ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk pər seɪ, bət wɪn ðə ˈpipəl hu ˈfrikˌwɛnt ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz ˈrɛfˌjuz tɪ liv waɪt seɪf ˈspeɪsɪz, ɪt pərˈpɛʧəˌweɪts ðə bɪˈlif ðət blæk ər ˈoʊnli əkˈsɛptəbəl ɪn waɪt ˈspeɪsɪz wɪn rɪˈdust tɪ ðət kən bi stɑpt, lupt ənd ˈəltəmətli kənˈtroʊld. jɛs, ðɛr ər ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr hu ˈɔlsoʊ ˈpɑrti ɪn ðiz kləbz, bət fər waɪt ˈpipəl hu sim tɪ ləv hɪp hɑp ənd noʊ ðə wərdz tɪ ðə ˈleɪtəst dreɪk sɔŋ ðə kˈwɛʃən rɪˈmeɪnz wər ju wɪn ˈpɑrtiz wər ˈhævɪŋ hɪp hɑp nights?’*?’ wər ju wɪn wi wər ˈrənɪŋ θru ðə tɪ bi klɪr, ðɪs ɪz nɑt ʤɪst əˈbaʊt wɛr waɪt ˈpipəl ˈpɑrti ər wət mˈjuzɪk ɪz pleɪd æt ðiz ˈpɑrtiz. ðə məʧ ˈlɑrʤər ˈɪʃu hir ɪz ðət (ˈivɪn ˈvoʊkəli anti-racist*) waɪt ˈpipəl ˈtɪpɪkəli əˈvɔɪd ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli blæk ˈspeɪsɪz, wɛˈræz blæk ˈpipəl ər rikˈwaɪərd tɪ ˈnævəˌgeɪt waɪt ˈspeɪsɪz ɛz ə kənˈdɪʃən əv ðɛr ɪgˈzɪstəns. waɪt ˈpipəl ər stɪl ˈoʊnli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ˈtækəl reɪs frəm ə pleɪs əv ˈdɑmənəns ənd prəˈtɛkʃən ənd ðɪs hɪˈpɑkrəsi ðət ˈreɪzɪz kˈwɛsʧənz ˈoʊvər ðə ˈʤɛnjuənɪs əv ðɛr səˈpɔrt. haʊ kən ju bi ən ˈælaɪ, ər prəˈpoʊnənt əv ʧeɪnʤ, wɪn ju haɪd wɪˈθɪn prəˈtɛktɪd ˈspeɪsɪz? haʊ kən ju bi ən ˈælaɪ wɪn ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr kənˈtɪnju tɪ bi ə ˌθiərˈɛtɪkəl ˈkɑnstrəkt huz ˈspeɪsɪz ju ər tu əˈfreɪd tɪ ˈɛnər? wət lɪˈʤɪtəməsi du jʊr wərdz hæv ɪf ˈoʊnli ˈwɪlɪŋ tɪ ʃaʊt ðɛm frəm ˈseɪfli waɪt ˈspeɪsɪz? ðɪs ɪz ə kˈwɛʃən poʊzd tɪ ə fju waɪt frɛndz ənd ðə rɪˈspɑns wɑz ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɔlˌweɪz noʊ lɑts əv blæk ˈpipəl; ðɪs əˈplaɪ tɪ me.’*.’ ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈproʊbɪŋ kˈwɛsʧənz rɪˈvild ə mɔr ˈækjərət truθ: haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr wɛr æt jʊr læst ˈbərθˌdeɪ ˈpɑrti? haʊ ˈmɛni əv jʊr ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr? haʊ ˈmɛni taɪmz du ju ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪz ɪn ˈspeɪsɪz ðət ˌprɪˈdɑmənənˌtli waɪt ˈspeɪsɪz? hæv ju ˈɛvər ˈdeɪtɪd ə ˈpərsən əv ˈkələr? haʊ ˈmɛni ˈpipəl əv hoʊmz hæv ju ˈɛvər ˈvɪzɪtɪd? ðə pɔɪnt əv ðiz kˈwɛsʧənz, wɪʧ ər baɪ noʊ minz ɪgˈzɔstɪv, ɪz tɪ æsk ɪf ðɛr kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ə prəˈtɛktɪv ˈbɛriər ˈʃildɪŋ waɪt ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz frəm blæk ˌriˈæləˌtiz ɪn ðə moʊst ˈɪnɪmət ənd ˈpərsɪnəl ˈspeɪsɪz. ənˈdaʊtɪdli ðɛr kənˈtɪnjuz tɪ bi ə dɪˈvaɪd, wɪʧ əˈgɛn, ˈbreɪkɪŋ nuz, bət ðɛr ər naʊ waɪt ˈpipəl ɪn waɪt ˈspeɪsɪz ˈpriʧɪŋ ðə prəˈgrɛsɪv kɔz waɪl ˈnɛvər ˈhævɪŋ ˈteɪkən ðə taɪm tɪ liv ðɛr prəˈtɛktɪd ˈspeɪsɪz. ɛz ən ˈælaɪ ɪt ʃʊd bi klɪr ðət ju ˈkænɑt ‘‘unisa’*’ blæk ˈpipəl. ðə əˈvərʒən tɪ ˈɛnərɪŋ blæk ˈspeɪsɪz tɪ ˈtruli bɪˈkəm pɑrt əv ə prəˈgrɛsɪv kəmˈjunɪti ˌɪnˈhɪbəts allyship*, ənd ˈɛni səˈpɔrt ʃoʊn ɪz ˈifɛktɪvli ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈoʊvərˌɔl ˈmuvmənt. ðət biɪŋ sɛd, biɪŋ ən ˈælaɪ ʤɪst əˈbaʊt noʊɪŋ ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr ər ɪn blæk ˈspeɪsɪz, ər blæk friends.”*.” ɪt ɪz ənˈdaʊtɪdli ˈɔlsoʊ əˈbaʊt bɪˈlivɪŋ ɪn ðə ˌtrænsˈfɔrmɑˌtɪv ˈʤəstɪs wɪʧ ˈmɛni ˈmuvmənts hoʊp tɪ əˈʧiv, ənd ðɪs ˈmuvmənt rikˈwaɪərz ə sɛns əv kəmˈjunɪti. ju ˈkænɑt bi pɑrt əv ðə ˈmuvmənt ɪf ju ər nɑt pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti, ənd ju ˈkænɑt bi pɑrt əv ðə kəmˈjunɪti ɪf ju haɪd wɪˈθɪn prəˈtɛktɪd ˈspeɪsɪz. soʊ ðə səˈluʃən? ɪn ˈdilɪŋ wɪθ ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz ðət hæv feɪld tɪ ˈtrænsfɔrm aɪ səˈʤɛst ðə ˈfɑloʊɪŋ: ˈfərstli, waɪt ˈpərsənz nid tɪ ɪkˈsplɔr ənd ˈfɪgjər aʊt haʊ tɪ wɪˈθɪn ˈspeɪsɪz wɛr ðeɪ ˈdɑmənənt. ˈsɛkəndli, ˈsɪmpli ˈoʊpənɪŋ əp ˈspeɪsɪz ənd ɪnˈkərəʤɪŋ ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr tɪ əˈtɛnd wərk, ɛz ðɪs əˈproʊʧ wʊd feɪl tɪ ˈæˌdrɛs ðə ˈlɪvɪŋ paʊər daɪˈnæmɪks ðət stɪl ɪgˈzɪst ɪn ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz. ˈspeɪsɪz kən ˈoʊnli bi trænsˈfɔrmd ɪn məˈtɪriəl tərmz ɪf ðɛr ɪz ə kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən ɔn ˈikwəl tərmz bɪtˈwin ˈpipəl əv ˈkələr ənd waɪt ˈpipəl. ðɪs rikˈwaɪərz ðə əv ðiz ɪˈvɛnts tɪ ˈoʊpən əp ə ˈdaɪəˌlɔg wɪθ blæk ˈpɑrti goʊərz ənd faɪnd aʊt wət meɪks ðɛm fil ˈkəmfərtəbəl. ɪn ˈəðər wərdz, ðiz ˈpleɪsɪz nid tɪ ʃɛr ˈoʊnərˌʃɪp ənd əv ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz tɪ kriˈeɪt ə ˈtruli prəˈgrɛsɪv ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt. əˈpɑrˌtaɪt ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən kriˈeɪtɪd waɪt ˈdɑməˌneɪtəd ənd ˈdɑməˌneɪtɪŋ ˈspeɪsɪz. ðə goʊl əv ˈreɪʃəli prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈmuvmənts ɪz tɪ dɪsˈmænəl ðiz ˈspeɪsɪz ðət dɪˈvaɪd ˈpipəl nɑt ˈsɪmpli tɪ bi ˈkrɪtɪkəl əv ðɛm ɛz ə minz əv ðɛm. |
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‘all these white folks chanting when i asked ’em where my niggas at? goin’ crazy, got me goin’ crazy, i can’t get wit’ that. wonder if they know, i know they won’t go where we kick it at’ – vince staples
this year has been a remarkable year for race relations. in particular movements like rhodes must fall and fees must fall in conjunction with many other civil society groups did something that shook the white community (liberal and conservative) to its core – they caused black issues to (also) be white problems.
white protected spaces which had the privilege of being insulated from black issues were physically and psychologically disrupted by students who rejected the status quo of having to negotiate spaces not designed for people of colour.
one very prominent effect of these movements is that it exposed how uncomfortable white people are with people of colour in their spaces.
the context of this piece is the recent criticism of clubs such as tiger tiger by ‘white progressive people’. most recently there has been a social media uproar brought on by tiger tiger’s decision to call one if its parties #drinksmustfall, a clear play on the #feesmustfall and #rhodesmustfall movements. (nb: after some pressure tiger tiger changed the name.)
while undoubtedly this name was insensitive and in bad taste (as is to be expected from tiger tiger), i find it disturbing that a lot of criticism of tiger tiger and related establishments, especially this year, has come from white people who are guilty of perpetuating white dominance in these club spaces. for example, the criticism comes from white people who eschew the claremont scene for the trendier city bowl scene. people who party in places in the city bowl.
the general sentiment being that tiger tiger is racist, sexist, ablist, homophobic and transphobic, but seemingly most importantly ‘uncool’, whereas clubs in the city bowl are uniformly inclusive and most importantly ‘cool’.
while tiger tiger is undoubtedly more crude in its approach, places like the assembly and fiction are not immune from criticism as they reproduce the same types of spaces as tiger tiger. the only difference being that they do it under the banner of ‘cool,’ providing an alternative party scene where on any given night the musical menu can vary from tame impala and beach house to kanye west and okmalumkoolkat. this scene thrives on cool. it lives for it.
expressions of black pain on white terms…
ironically, with the proliferation of black-led movements on social media and critically acclaimed mainstream ‘black pain’ music such as kendrick lamar’s ‘to pimp a butterfly’ and d’angelo’s ‘black messiah’, black pain anthems and blackness in general has become cooler than ever. and, as a part of that, nothing says cool in 2015 more than being a wwp (woke white person).
being in a club and listening to kendrick lamar’s ‘alright’ – a song about black people maintaining hope in a sea of violence – while hundreds of white people chanted along to the lyrics has to be the most surreal experience i had ever had whilst out.
for people of colour (and allies) fighting the war against racism, kendrick’s words are a reflection of the seemingly irrational but necessary hope people of colour must keep in a world that has been unrelenting in its discrimination and violence to darker-hued people, and the song as a whole, an anthem for this.
in some ways it’s the hood’s expletive ‘i have a dream’ by martin luther king in a post-non-violent world. knowing what the song represents it becomes abundantly clear that if you aren’t a person of colour or ally, should signal that it’s not for you, because you are already ‘alright’.
that moment personified everything wrong with people’s refusal to leave white dominated spaces, and for many white fans of the song it’s unfortunately a song devoid of meaning in a country where it should mean everything. partying in these spaces isn’t problematic per se, but when the people who frequent these places refuse to leave white safe spaces, it perpetuates the belief that black voices/bodies are only acceptable in white spaces when reduced to mp3’s that can be stopped, looped and ultimately controlled.
yes, there are people of colour who also party in these clubs, but for white people – who seem to love hip hop and know the words to the latest drake song – the question remains ‘where were you when black-run parties were having hip hop nights?’
‘where were you when we were running through the 6?’
to be clear, this is not just about where white people party or what music is played at these parties. the much larger issue here is that (even vocally anti-racist) white people typically avoid predominantly black spaces, whereas black people are required to navigate white spaces as a condition of their existence.
white people are still only willing to tackle race from a place of dominance and protection and it’s this hypocrisy that raises questions over the genuineness of their support.
how can you be an ally, or proponent of change, when you hide within protected spaces? how can you be an ally when people of colour continue to be a theoretical construct whose spaces you are too afraid to enter? what legitimacy do your words have if you’re only willing to shout them from safely white spaces?
this is a question i’ve posed to a few white friends and the response was almost always ‘i know lots of black people; this doesn’t apply to me.’ however, the following probing questions revealed a more accurate truth:
how many people of colour where at your last birthday party? how many of your housemates are/were people of colour? how many times do you socialize in spaces that aren’t predominantly white spaces? have you ever dated a person of colour? how many people of colour’s homes have you ever visited?
the point of these questions, which are by no means exhaustive, is to ask if there continues to be a protective barrier shielding white experiences from black realities in the most intimate and personal spaces.
undoubtedly there continues to be a divide, which again, isn’t breaking news, but there are now white people in white spaces preaching the progressive cause while never having taken the time to leave their protected spaces. as an ally it should be clear that you cannot ‘unisa’ black people. the aversion to entering black spaces to truly become part of a progressive community inhibits allyship, and any support shown is effectively compromising to the overall movement.
that being said, being an ally isn’t just about knowing people of colour or socialising in black spaces, or “having black friends.” it is undoubtedly also about believing in the transformative justice which many black-led movements hope to achieve, and this movement requires a sense of community.
you cannot be part of the movement if you are not part of the community, and you cannot be part of the community if you hide within protected spaces.
so what’s the solution?
in dealing with these spaces that have failed to transform i suggest the following:
firstly, white persons need to explore – and figure out how to manoeuvre within – spaces where they aren’t dominant.
secondly, simply opening up white-dominant spaces and encouraging people of colour to attend won’t work, as this approach would fail to address the living power dynamics that still exist in these spaces.
white-dominant spaces can only be transformed in material terms if there is a collaboration on equal terms between people of colour and white people. this requires the organisers of these events to open up a dialogue with black party goers and find out what makes them feel comfortable. in other words, these places need to share ownership and curatorship of these spaces to create a truly progressive environment.
apartheid legislation created white dominated and dominating spaces. the goal of racially progressive movements is to dismantle these spaces that divide people – not simply to be critical of them as a means of legitimising them. | ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmpkɪnz sɛd ðət ə ˈsərˌveɪ əv ˈpipəl hu wərk ɪn ənd əraʊnd taɪmz skwɛr faʊnd ðət 45 pərˈsɛnt əv ðɛm hæd ˈiðər hæd ər ˈwɪtnəst ən ənˈplɛzənt ˌɪnərˈækʃən wɪθ ə ˈkɔˌstumd ˈkɛrɪktər ər ˈsəmˌwən ɛls səˈlɪsətɪŋ ˈpeɪmənt frəm ˈtʊrɪsts. ˈdʊrɪŋ wən wik ɪn leɪt ʤun, ðə əˈlaɪəns ˈkaʊntɪd mɔr ðən 120 ˈkɔˌstumd ˈkɛrɪktərz ənd 11 ladies”*” ɪn ðə ˈɛriə. ðə ˈtɑpləs ˈwɪmən ˈɔfən əˈkɔst mɛn ɛz ðeɪ wɔk θru taɪmz skwɛr, ˈgræbɪŋ ðɛr ɑrmz ər ˈrəbɪŋ əp əˈgɛnst ðɛm waɪl ˈɔfərɪŋ tɪ poʊz fər ˈpɪkʧərz, ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmpkɪnz sɛd. ðə ˈkɔˌstumd ˈkɛrɪktərz ˈaʊtˌfɪtɪd tɪ rɪˈzɛmbəl ˈɛlmoʊ ər ˈmɪni maʊs ər ðə ˌɪnˈkrɛdəbəl həlk hæv bɪn ɪmˈplɔɪɪŋ ˈsɪmələr ˈtæktɪks fər jɪrz, hi sɛd. ðeɪ poʊz wɪθ ˈʧɪldrən, ðɛn sik ˈpeɪmənt əv 5 ər mɔr frəm ðɛr ˈpɛrənts, ˈsəmˌtaɪmz bɪˈreɪtɪŋ ðə ˈtʊrɪsts fər nɑt ˈhændɪŋ ˈoʊvər ɪˈnəf ˈməni. ɔn ˈsənˌdi ˌæftərˈnun, ðə pəˈlis ərˈɛstɪd ə mæn drɛst ɛz ˈoʊlɑf, ə ˈkɛrɪktər frəm ðə ˈmuvi ““frozen,”*,” ˈæftər ə ˈwʊmən kəmˈpleɪnd ðət hi hæd spərnd hər ˈɔfər əv 1 ənd ˈæŋgrəli dɪˈmændɪd 20 ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmpkɪnz sɛd. ðə ˌæləˈgeɪʃən dɪd nɑt səˈpraɪz ɪm æt ɔl. ɪz ˈhæpənɪŋ ˈθaʊzənz əv taɪmz ə week,”*,” ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmpkɪnz sɛd. aɪ spɛnd 10 ˈmɪnəts ɪn taɪmz skwɛr, aɪ wɪl ˈwɪtnəs ˈsəmˌwən biɪŋ ˈdipli upset.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmpkɪnz sɛd hi ˈɔfən tɛlz ˈtʊrɪsts hu ər biɪŋ həræst baɪ ˈkɔˌstumd ˈkɛrɪktərz ðət ðeɪ du nɑt hæv tɪ peɪ ðɛm, bət hi sɛd ðət hi traɪz tɪ əˈvɔɪd ˌkɑnfrənˈteɪʃənz wɪθ ðə ˈpipəl ˈwɛrɪŋ ðə ˈkɑstumz. hi sɛd hi hæd ˈɔlsoʊ kənˈsoʊld ˈpipəl hu əˈpɪrd tɪ hæv bɪn ˈəpˌsɛt baɪ səʧ run-ins*. ju tɔk tɪ ˈsəmˌwən ˈæftər ʤɪst bɪn rɪpt ɔf, ðeɪ ər kraɪɪŋ ənd embarrassed,”*,” hi sɛd. dɪˈzərv ˈbɛtər ɪn ɑr ˈpəblɪk places.”*.” ˈmɪstər. ˈtɑmpkɪnz sɛd ðə əˈlaɪəns səˈpɔrtɪd ˈmɪstər. də prəˈpoʊzəl əv ˈrɛgjəˌleɪtɪŋ ðə ənd ˈkɔˌstumd ˈkɛrɪktərz ɛz ˈbɪznɪsɪz. ɪn ɔl ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuz əv ðɛm hi həz sin, hi sɛd, ðeɪ hæv dɪˈskraɪbd ðɛmˈsɛlvz ɛz ˈwərkərz traɪɪŋ tɪ meɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ, ˈrəðər ðən ˈɑrtɪsts ˈɛksərˌsaɪzɪŋ ðɛr ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl raɪt tɪ ɪkˈsprɛs ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ˈmɪstər. də pʊt ɪt ðɪs weɪ ɔn ˈtuzˌdeɪ: feɪs ɪt. ðə ˈwɪmən ɪn taɪmz skwɛr, ər ðə ˈfəri ˈkriʧərz ɪn taɪmz skwɛr, ər ɪnˈgeɪʤd ɪn ə ˈbɪznɪs. wi bɪˈliv ðət ðət ˈoʊpənz ðə dɔr fər ˈjuˈɛs tɪ ɛnˈfɔrs ðə weɪ wi wʊd ˈɛni ˈəðər ˈbɪznɪs. ənd wi wɪl du soʊ, waɪl stɪl riˈspɛktɪŋ ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəl rights.”*.” |
mr. tompkins said that a survey of people who work in and around times square found that 45 percent of them had either had or witnessed an unpleasant interaction with a costumed character or someone else soliciting payment from tourists. during one week in late june, the alliance counted more than 120 costumed characters and 11 “painted ladies” in the area.
the topless women often accost men as they walk through times square, grabbing their arms or rubbing up against them while offering to pose for pictures, mr. tompkins said. the costumed characters — outfitted to resemble elmo or minnie mouse or the incredible hulk — have been employing similar tactics for years, he said. they pose with wide-eyed children, then seek payment of $5 or more from their parents, sometimes berating the tourists for not handing over enough money.
on sunday afternoon, the police arrested a man dressed as olaf, a character from the movie “frozen,” after a woman complained that he had spurned her offer of $1 and angrily demanded $20, mr. tompkins said. the allegation did not surprise him at all.
“this is happening thousands of times a week,” mr. tompkins said. “if i spend 10 minutes in times square, i will witness someone being deeply upset.”
mr. tompkins said he often tells tourists who are being harassed by costumed characters that they do not have to pay them, but he said that he tries to avoid confrontations with the people wearing the costumes. he said he had also consoled people who appeared to have been upset by such run-ins.
“if you talk to someone after they’ve just been ripped off, they are crying and embarrassed,” he said. “we deserve better in our public places.”
mr. tompkins said the alliance supported mr. de blasio’s proposal of regulating the desnudas and costumed characters as businesses. in all the interviews of them he has seen, he said, they have described themselves as workers trying to make a living, rather than artists exercising their constitutional right to express themselves.
mr. de blasio put it this way on tuesday: “let’s face it. the women in times square, or the furry creatures in times square, are engaged in a business. we believe that that opens the door for us to enforce the way we would any other business. and we will do so, while still respecting constitutional rights.” | ˈgɛti ˈɪmɪʤɪz ˈrisənt rɪˈpɔrts rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnʧən tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju pleɪərz ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ðə æl ʤəˈzirə ˌdɑkjəˈmɛnəri oʊˈmɪtɪd ˈrɛfərəns tɪ rɪˈtaɪrd kˈwɔrtərˌbæk ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ. səm (mi) θɔt ðɪs əroʊz ˈsɪmpli frəm ðə fækt ðət ˈmænɪŋ ɪz noʊ ˈlɔŋgər ə ˈmɛmbər əv ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən, ənd ðəs nɑt pɑrt əv ðə ənd bɪtˈwin ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ənd ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl pleɪərz əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən ɛz ðə ˈɪntərvˌjuz ər əreɪnʤd. ɔn ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈpitər kɪŋ əv drɑpt ðɪs ˌɪnˈtrigɪŋ ˈnəgɪt ˈɪntu hɪz ˈkɑləm wɪn æˈdrɛsɪŋ ˈrisənt dɪˈvɛləpmənts ɪn ðə proʊb: fər ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ, sɪns rɪˈtaɪrd, ðə lig plæn tɪ ˈɪntərvˌju fər ðə seɪk əv trænˈspɛrənsi ənd fʊl dɪˈskloʊʒər, ɪt wʊd bi ə gʊd aɪˈdiə ɪf ðə lig did.”*.” ˈviə iˈmeɪl, ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ˈspoʊksmən braɪən məˈkɑrθi toʊld ðət ɔl pleɪərz wɪl bi ˈɪntərvˌjud, ˌɪnˈkludɪŋ ðə rɪˈtaɪrd wən. ɪt meɪks sɛns, fər ə vərˈaɪəti əv ˈrizənz. fərst, ðə raɪt θɪŋ tɪ du. ˈsɛkənd, ɪt wʊd bi ˈɔkwərd ɪf, fər ɪgˈzæmpəl, ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl faʊnd ðət ðə æl ʤəˈzirə rɪˈpɔrt wɑz ˈkrɛdəbəl ɛz tɪ ðə ˈæktɪv pleɪərz bət hæd noʊ ˈəltəmət ˈkɑmɛnt ɔn ˈwɛðər ðə rɪˈpɔrt ˈækjərətli ˈɪmplɪˌkeɪtɪd ðə rɪˈtaɪrd pleɪər. θərd, ˈmænɪŋ ɔˈrɛdi həz sɛd kˈwɑpərˌeɪt. wɪθ ˈmɛni bɪˈlivɪŋ ðət ˈmænɪŋ ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli wɪl rɪˈtərn tɪ ðə ˈɛˌnɛˈfɛl ɛz ən ɪgˈzɛkjətɪv wɪθ ə tim, ðɛr kən bi noʊ lus ɛndz frəm hɪz pleɪɪŋ deɪz. əv kɔrs, ˈmænɪŋ ˈsɪtɪŋ fər ən ɔl lies”*” ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən ɪz ə fɑr kraɪ frəm ə ˌfʊlˈbloʊn, ˈɛfərt tɪ əbˈteɪn ɔl ˈrɛləvənt ˈrɛkərdz frəm ðə gaɪər ˈɪnstɪˌtut rɪˈgɑrdɪŋ ˈtritmənt prəˈvaɪdɪd boʊθ tɪ ˈmænɪŋ ənd tɪ hɪz waɪf, ˈæʃli, hu əˈlɛʤədli rɪˈsivd ˈeɪˈʧʤiˈeɪʧ fər juz baɪ ˈpeɪtən. ɪt rɪˈmeɪnz tɪ bi sin ˈwɛðər ðə lig siks səʧ ˈditeɪlz, ər ˈwɛðər ðə wɪl prəˈvaɪd ɪt. rəˈgɑrdləs əv haʊ ðə ˌɪnˌvɛstəˈgeɪʃən pleɪz aʊt, ɪt wɪl ˌɪnˈklud ən ˈɪntərvˌju əv ˈpeɪtən ˈmænɪŋ. bɪɔnd ðət, taɪm wɪl tɛl. |
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recent reports regarding the nfl’s intention to interview players implicated by the al jazeera ped documentary omitted reference to retired quarterback peyton manning. some (me) thought this arose simply from the fact that manning is no longer a member of the nfl players association, and thus not part of the push-and-pull and back-and-forth between the nfl and the nfl players association as the interviews are arranged.
on monday, peter king of themmqb.com dropped this intriguing nugget into his column when addressing recent developments in the ped probe: “as for peyton manning, since he’s retired, the league doesn’t plan to interview him—though for the sake of transparency and full disclosure, it would be a good idea if the league did.”
via email, nfl spokesman brian mccarthy told pft that all players will be interviewed, including the retired one.
it makes sense, for a variety of reasons. first, it’s the right thing to do. second, it would be awkward if, for example, the nfl found that the al jazeera report was credible as to the active players but had no ultimate comment on whether the report accurately implicated the retired player.
third, manning already has said he’ll cooperate. with many believing that manning eventually will return to the nfl as an executive with a team, there can be no loose ends from his playing days.
of course, manning sitting for an “it’s all lies” investigation is a far cry from a full-blown, turn-every-rock effort to obtain all relevant records from the guyer institute regarding treatment provided both to manning and to his wife, ashley, who allegedly received hgh for use by peyton. it remains to be seen whether the league seeks such details, or whether the mannings will provide it.
regardless of how the investigation plays out, it will include an interview of peyton manning. beyond that, time will tell. | partygoers* dæns ənd smoʊk pɑt æt ðə ˈænjuəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˈfɛstɪvəl ɪn ˈdɛnvər. (ˌeɪˈpi ˈlɪnsli, faɪl) ˈnæʃənəl səˈpɔrt fər ˈligəˌlaɪzd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə həz slɪpt baɪ ˈsɛvən pərˈsɛnɪʤ pɔɪnts ɪn ðə pæst jɪr, frəm 51 pərˈsɛnt ɪn 2013 tɪ 44 pərˈsɛnt təˈdeɪ, əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk rɪˈlɪʤən ˈrisərʧ ˈɪnstɪˌtut. æst əˈmɛrɪkənz əˈbaʊt ðə ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪti əv ðɛr səˈpɔrt fər ər ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən tɪ ˈligəˌlaɪzɪŋ ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ðə drɔp ɪn ˈoʊvərˌɔl səˈpɔrt wɑz ˈkɔnsənˌtreɪtɪd əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu ˈfeɪvərd ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌligələˈzeɪʃən læst jɪr, bət nɑt ˈstrɔŋli. ˌɑpəˈzɪʃən ˌɪnˈkrist ˈgreɪtəst əˈməŋ ðoʊz hu ˈstrɔŋli əˈpoʊzd ˈligəl ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə. ðiz ˈnəmbərz səˈʤɛst ðət ˈpipəl hu ˈoʊnli sˈlaɪtli səˈpɔrtɪd ˌligələˈzeɪʃən læst jɪr hæv ʧeɪnʤd ðɛr maɪndz, ənd ðət ˈpipəl hu sˈlaɪtli əˈpoʊzd ˌligələˈzeɪʃən naʊ fil mɔr ˈstrɔŋli əˈbaʊt ɪt. ðeɪ kʊd ˈɔgər ˈdɪfɪˌkəltiz fər ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ˈmɛʒərz ɔn ðə ˈbælət ðɪs jɪr ɪn əˈlæskə ənd ˈɔrəˌgɑn. ən ˈɔgəst poʊl faʊnd əˈlæskə ˈvoʊtərz ˈkloʊsli dɪˈvaɪdɪd ɔn ðə ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə kˈwɛʃən, wɪθ 44 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈfeɪvər əv ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ənd 49 pərˈsɛnt əˈpoʊzd. ə ʤun poʊl faʊnd mɔr roʊˈbəst səˈpɔrt fər ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ɪn ˈɔrəˌgɑn, æt 51 tɪ 41 ən ɑkˈtoʊbər 2013 ˈgæləp poʊl faʊnd strɔŋ səˈpɔrt fər ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌligələˈzeɪʃən ˈnæʃənəli, wɪθ 58 pərˈsɛnt ɪn ˈfeɪvər ənd 39 pərˈsɛnt əˈpoʊzd. ðə ənd ˈgæləp ˈnəmbərz ər nɑt dɪˈrɛkli ˈkɑmprəbəl, sɪns ðə kˈwɛsʧənz wər ˈwərdɪd ˈdɪfərˈɛntli ɪn iʧ ˈsərˌveɪ. mɔˈroʊvər, ˈsərˌveɪ rɪˈspɑnsɪz ɔn ˌmɛrəˈwɑnə ˌligələˈzeɪʃən tɛnd tɪ bi ˈhaɪli ˈsɛnsɪtɪv tɪ ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr kˈwɛʃən ˈwərdɪŋ. stɪl, ðə drɔp wɪˈθɪn ðɪs wən poʊl ɪz sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ənd wɛl ˈaʊtˈsaɪd ðə poʊlz pɔɪnt ˈmɑrʤən əv ˈɛrər. ɪf ˈəðər ˈsərˌveɪz ʃoʊ ˈsɪmələr ˈfaɪndɪŋz, ɪt kʊd min ðət əˈmɛrɪkənz ˈʤɛnərəli doʊnt laɪk ðə nuz ˈkəmɪŋ aʊt əv ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ ənd ˈwɔʃɪŋtən ˈivɪn ɪf ðət nuz həz bɪn ˈlɑrʤli ˈpɑzətɪv. |
partygoers dance and smoke pot at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in denver. (ap photo/brennan linsley, file)
national support for legalized marijuana has slipped by seven percentage points in the past year, from 51 percent in 2013 to 44 percent today, according to the public religion research institute.
prri asked 4,500 americans about the intensity of their support for or opposition to legalizing marijuana. the year-over-year drop in overall support was concentrated among those who favored marijuana legalization last year, but not strongly. opposition increased greatest among those who strongly opposed legal marijuana.
these numbers suggest that people who only slightly supported legalization last year have changed their minds, and that people who slightly opposed legalization now feel more strongly about it. they could augur difficulties for marijuana legalization measures on the ballot this year in alaska and oregon. an august ppp poll found alaska voters closely divided on the marijuana question, with 44 percent in favor of legalization and 49 percent opposed. a june surveyusa poll found more robust support for legalization in oregon, at 51 to 41.
an october 2013 gallup poll found strong support for marijuana legalization nationally, with 58 percent in favor and 39 percent opposed. the prri and gallup numbers are not directly comparable, since the questions were worded differently in each survey. moreover, survey responses on marijuana legalization tend to be highly sensitive to particular question wording.
still, the year-over-year drop within this one poll is significant and well outside the poll's 1.8 point margin of error. if other surveys show similar findings, it could mean that americans generally don't like the news coming out of colorado and washington - even if that news has been largely positive. | ɪt meɪ sim ˈsupərflˌwəs tɪ ˌrivˈju ˈtaɪlər nɑt bʊk ˈʧeɪsərz əv ðə laɪt, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tɪ ˌɪˈmæʤən ðət ˈɛniˌwən wʊd teɪk wən lʊk æt ðɪs bʊk ənd nɑt θroʊ ɪt daʊn ɛz ən ˈɑbviəs pis əv ʤəŋk. jɛt, fər ə bʊk əv poʊəmz, ɪt ɪz ɪkˈstrimli ˈpɑpjələr, wən əv ðə tɔp faɪv ˈsɛlɪŋ kəˈlɛkʃənz ɔn ˈæməˌzɑn. waɪ? tu kwoʊˈteɪʃənz wɪl səˈfaɪs tɪ kənˈvɪns ðə ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛktɪŋ ˈsəbʤɪkts ðət səkˈsɛs ɪz nɑt du tɪ hɪz paʊərz ɛz ə versifier*: ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðə ˈkləmzi, ˈfəmbəlɪŋ ˈdɪkʃən. ˈnɛvər maɪnd ðə ˈɛrənt ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən əv wərdz ɔn ðə peɪʤ, ˈhævɪŋ ðə ˈɪrˌmɑrks əv dɪˈzaɪn wɪˈθaʊt ˈæˌkʧuəli əˈkɑmplɪʃɪŋ ˈɛniˌθɪŋ. ðə ˈsɛnəmənt ɪz ɪts oʊn ˈlɪmətɪŋ keɪs: ˈnəθɪŋ kʊd ˈpɑsəbli meɪk ɪt ˈɛni ˈiziər tɪ ɪnˈdʊr səʧ ə ˈhæknid ˈɑrgjəmənt. ər kənˈsɪdər ðɪs: ɪf ðɪs poʊəm wər nɑt kəmˈplitli dɪˈvɔɪd əv ˈaɪrəni, ju kʊd teɪk ɪt ɛz ə ʤoʊk, wɛr ðə ˈpənˌʧlaɪn ɪz ðət ɪt tərnz aʊt tɪ bi mɔr əˈbaʊt ““me”*” ðən əˈbaʊt ðə bɪˈləvəd. ðə ˈspikər kən bi ˈkɑnfədənt ðət ˈnɛvər hərd ðə θɪŋz hi wɪl seɪ tɪ hər, bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ðə paʊər əv hɪz oʊn juˈnik ˈvɪʒən əv aʊt əv ðə ˌənfɔrˈsin dɛpθs əv hɪz wɪl meɪk hər ˈləvəbəl æt ɔl. ðɪs ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl glɪmps æt wərk səˈʤɛsts ˈnəθɪŋ mɔr ðən ðə ˈtɪpɪkəl ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm əv ən əˈmɛrɪkən waɪt meɪl huz ˈprɪvɪlɪʤ həz seɪvd ɪm frəm ˈɛvər ˈhævɪŋ tɪ kəmˈplit hɪz ˌædəˈlɛsəns. bət lʊk ˈkloʊzər, ənd ju wɪl dɪˈskəvər ə dɛpθ əv ˈʤuvəˌnaɪl ju ˈnɛvər ˌɪˈmæʤənd wɑz ˈpɑsəbəl. ðə ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən əv ðə poʊəmz, wɪʧ ˈprɑbəˌbli goʊz ə lɔŋ weɪ tɪ əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ðɛr ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti, ˈpækɪʤɪz ðɪs ɛz ðə ˈpraɪˌmɛri ɛsˈθɛtɪk ˈkɑntɛnt. ə fju poʊəmz ər ˈprɪnɪd ɪn waɪt əˈgɛnst ə ˈbækˌgraʊnd əv drəˈmætɪk ˈneɪʧər sinz, bət ðiz sim tɪ bi ˈfɪlər məˈtɪriəl. səm, laɪk ðə fərst wən kˈwoʊtɪd əˈbəv, ər erasures*, ər ““blackout”*” poʊəmz, kriˈeɪtɪd baɪ səˈprɛsɪŋ moʊst əv ðə tɛkst ɔn ə peɪʤ frəm ən oʊld bʊk. ðət ɪkˈspleɪnz ðə ərˈeɪnʤmənt əv wərdz. ““explains”*” ɪn ðə sɛns əv əˈkaʊnɪŋ fər ðə ʧɔɪs. ʤɪst wɛr ðoʊz wərdz ˈhæpənd tɪ bi. bət ɪt ɪkˈspleɪn ðɛm ɪn ðə sɛns əv ˈgɪvɪŋ ˈɛni ˈrizən waɪ gʊd fər ðɛm tɪ bi wɛr ðeɪ ər. ɪn fækt, ɪn ðɪs fɔrm, ðə poʊəm ɪz ˈivɪn mɔr unshapely*. ðə waɪt speɪs gruv ənd ˈnɑʧɪz lɛft baɪ aʊt ðə ˈpɛrəˌgræfs meɪk ðə hoʊl θɪŋ lʊk ˈgæŋli ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈgreɪsfəl. ənd wət dɪz ðɪs ˈtaɪtəl hæv tɪ du wɪθ θɔt? ɛz ðoʊ hi ʤɪst θɔt, ˈkɪndə poʊˈɛtɪk, lɛt ɪt stand,”*,” ənd ðɛn fərˈgɑt əˈbaʊt ɪt. ɛz ən ɑrt fɔrm hæv tɪ bi ðɪs ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri. kəmˈpɛr ðɪs pis baɪ ˈlɔrə i. ˈdeɪvɪs. (θæŋks, baɪ ðə weɪ, tɪ ˈsæli ʤeɪ. ˈʤɑnsən fər ˈtərnɪŋ mi ˈɔntu ɪt.) ɪn ðɪs, ə ˈvɛri gʊd ˈrizən fər ðə ʧɔɪs əv tɛkst. ə ˈklɪnɪkəl dɪˈskəʃən əv ˈfiˌmeɪl organs”*” ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪz ə ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən əv ˈfiˌmeɪl ˌsɛkʃuˈæləti ɔn ðə ˈbɑdi əv ðə ˈɔθər, ənd ʃi rɪˈspɑndz baɪ ˌɪnˈskraɪbɪŋ hər oʊn bæk əˈpɑn ɪt. ðɛr ɪz ə ril sɛns əv ˈdeɪnʤər tɪ ðɪs ɪnˈkaʊnər, ənd ðə ˈsɪnwəs pleɪ əv ðə waɪt speɪs (hir nɑt ˈdɪkˌteɪtɪd baɪ ðə ˈpɛrəˌgræfs bət ˈæˌkʧuəli ˈædɪd baɪ ðə ˈsəpəl kræft) gɪvz ðə tɛkst ən ˌɪnˈsɪstənt, ˈdɛrɪŋ kˈwɑləti. ðə ˈɔθər əv ðə ərˈɪʤənəl tɛkst ɪn keɪs, ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli, ɪz ˈfrænsɪs ˈgjulɪk, ən ˈækʧəwəl wɔr ˈhɪroʊ, wɪθ (ɪf aɪ meɪ dɛr tɪ prɪˈzum) ə ˈlɪtəl mɔr dɪˈrɛkt ˈnɑlɪʤ əv wət ɪt ɪz laɪk tɪ bi ɪn ə ““hard”*” spɑt ðən ˈgrɛgsən kən kleɪm. hər ˈɑrmi saɪˈteɪʃən noʊts ðət fər ˈoʊvər ə mənθ, ˈtoʊtəl ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑrd fər hər oʊn ˈpərsɪnəl ˈseɪfti, [ʃi] kənˈtɪnjud tɪ ˈɔpərˌeɪt hər kænˈtin, ˌɔlˈðoʊ ðə taʊn wɑz ʃɛld ənd bɑmd æt ˈdɪfərənt taɪmz baɪ ðə ˈɛnəmi, ənd hər kænˈtin ˌɪtˈsɛlf struck.”*.” ju ˈprɑbəˌbli rɛd ðə ˈlɛtərz ɔn hər hæt ɪn ðɪs ˈpɪkʧər, bət ɪt ˈæˌkʧuəli sɪz ““bamf”*” ˈgrɛgsən, ˌhaʊˈɛvər, ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzɪz ðət hɪz oʊn ˈɪnˌsaɪt ənd ɪkˈspɪriəns ˌsupərˈsid ɔl ðət hæv kəm ˌbiˈfɔr. hi siz θru ðə frəˈvɑləti əv moʊst əv wət ðət ˈsɪli ˈgjulɪk həz tɪ seɪ, ənd baɪ ˈpʊtɪŋ hər ˈəndər ˈmænɪʤɪz tɪ rɪˈdim ə fju əv hər wərdz. ðə ril ˈfiʧərd ˈpisɪz ər ðə poems,”*,” iʧ ˈprɪnɪd ɔn ə juˈnik skræp əv faʊnd ˈpeɪpər, ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈvɪntɪʤ ˈrɛmɪŋtən ər ˈəðər ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər. ɪn ðə ˈdifɛkts əv ðə taɪp ənd ðə ˈdæmɪʤ ənd ˈmɑrkɪŋz səˈsteɪnd baɪ ðə ˈpeɪpər, iʧ ˈdɑkjəmənts ɪts oʊn ˈhɪstəri ɛz ən ˈɪmprəˌvaɪzd kəˌlæbərˈeɪʃən bɪtˈwin ðə ˈrævɪʤɪz əv taɪm ənd ðə əv ðə poʊət. ˈnɔrməli, ə poʊət wʊd hæv tɪ weɪt fər ðɛr ˈraɪtɪŋ tɪ bi ˈwaɪdli ˈsɛləˌbreɪtɪd ˌbiˈfɔr ðɛr ˈprɔˌsɛs kʊd bi roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪzd ɪn ðɪs weɪ ənd ɪts ˈrɛlɪks fetishized*. ˈgrɛgsən həz meɪd ðɪs hɪˈstɔrɪkəl ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən mɔr ɪˈfɪʃənt baɪ ˈskɪpɪŋ ˈoʊvər ðə dəl nəˈsɛsɪti əv ə text,”*,” ənd seɪvz fˈjuʧər ˈskɑlərz məʧ ˈtrəbəl baɪ dɪˈrɛkli prɪˈzərvɪŋ ənd ðə wərks əv hɪz oʊn hænd. ɪn ðə ˌɪntrəˈdəkʃən, ˈgrɛgsən ˌrɛməˈnɪsɪz ɔn hɪz ˌdɪˈskəvri əv ðə ˈprɔˌsɛs: ləvd ðə ˈərʤənsi; ðə ˌpɑˈtɪkjələr ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti tɪ ɪˈreɪs, ˈɛdət, ənd ˈɔltər ðət kəmz wɪθ ˈjuzɪŋ ə ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər; ðə ˌənɪnərˈəptɪd strim əv θɔts. aɪ ləvd ðə weɪ ðə ˈpeɪʤɪz rɪˈflɛktɪd maɪ maɪnd: ənˈfɪltərd ənd ˌɪmˈpərfɪkt ənd honest.”*.” bət ðə ʃɑrp, haɪ ˌrɛzəˈluʃən ˌriprəˈdəkʃənz əv ðə ˈtaɪˌpraɪtər poʊəmz, ˈbjutəfli leɪd aʊt ɪn fʊl ˈkələr ɔn ˈglɔsi ˈpeɪpər, ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkt ðɪs ˈnɛrətɪv əv rɑ ˌsɛlfɪkˈsprɛʃən. ðeɪ ər ˈkɛrfəli ənd retouched*, ənd ðə bʊk ˈʃʊrli kʊd nɑt ɪgˈzɪst wər ðɪs nɑt soʊ. leɪərd ˈoʊvər ˈmɔdlɪn, sˈlɑpi wərk ɛz ə poʊət, hɪz kwaɪt ˈædəkˌweɪt wərk ɛz ə fəˈtɑgrəfər ɪz ðə ril ˈmidiəm əv ðə bʊk. ðə poʊət ɪn hɪz ˌspɑntəˈniəti ɪz nɑt soʊ məʧ ðə ˈɔθər ɛz ðə ˈsəbʤɪkt. wət kən wi lərn əˈbaʊt ðə ˈdeɪnʤərz əv ˈpoʊətri ənd əˈbaʊt ɪts rɪˈflɛktɪŋ ɔn ˈʧeɪsərz əv ðə laɪt ɛz ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv ˈdisənt ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs ˈrəðər ðən ɛz ə kəˈlɛkʃən əv bæd poʊəmz? ɪt pʊts ɔn dɪˈspleɪ ðə poʊət ɛz ə pjʊr soʊl wɪˈθaʊt ˈaɪrəni ər urbanity*, ən ˈɪmɪʤ əv ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən ənˈtrəbəld baɪ ˈsoʊʃəl ˈkɑntɛkst ər ˈjumən ˈhɪstəri. ðɪs ˈɪnəsəns əv ðə poʊət ɪz ˈɑrgjud nɑt ɛz maɪˈɑpɪk, bət ɛz rɪˈdɛmtɪv. ðə ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən əv dɪˈzaɪn ɔn ðə ˈfeɪdɪd, dɪˈkeɪɪŋ ˈpeɪʤɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnts ðə poʊət ɛz ə fɑnt əv laɪf ənd ˈbjuti ɪn ə ˈdrɪri, daɪɪŋ wərld. ðə poʊət ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnɪd hir ɪz ðə ˈsɪmpəl sɛlf, ənˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtɪd baɪ ɪnˈtæŋgəlmənts wɪθ ˈɛni ˈlɑrʤər ˈstrəkʧər. ðə mɪr ækt əv trænˈskraɪbɪŋ ðə strim əv thoughts”*” ˈkæpʧərz ðə hoʊl ˈpərsən, wɪˈθaʊt ˈɛni nid fər riˈvɪʒən ər rɪˈflɛkʃən. ðə poʊət ˈprɑməsəz ðə ˈridər ˌɪˈmiˌdiət ˈækˌsɛs tɪ ə sɪmˈplɪsɪti əv biɪŋ. ənd ðɪs ˈprɑməs həz wən ˈgrɛgsən ə ˈsaɪzəbəl ˈridərˌʃɪp. ðɪs, ɪt simz, ɪz wət ˈpipəl wɔnt frəm poʊəts. ˌbiˈfɔr wi teɪk ɪt əˈpɑn ɑrˈsɛlvz tɪ rɪˈfɔrm ˈpɑpjələr ˈmɔrəlz ɔn ðɪs pɔɪnt, wi ɔt tɪ rɪˈflɛkt ɔn ðə sɔrs əv ðə ˈɛrər. (aɪ trəst ɪt nid tɪ bi ˈɑrgjud ðət ðɪs kaɪnd əv rɑ, ɪz ən ˈɛrər.) ɪz ðɛr səm gʊd ˈrizən fər ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ ˈpoʊətri tɪ bi ə ˈgɔspəl əv ˈmɪʃəˌnɛri ˈnɑrsɪˌsɪzəm? wət ɪz ɪt əˈbaʊt ˈpoʊətri ðət sɛndz ðət ˈsɪgnəl? ɪz ɪt ˈsəmθɪŋ wi kən gɪt rɪd əv, ər ɪz ɪt ˌɪˈnɛkstrɪˌkəbli juˈnaɪtɪd wɪθ ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt ɪz ðət meɪks ˈpoʊətri stɪl wərθ duɪŋ? ˈeɪməs ʤeɪ. hənt ɪz ə poʊət. ˈgugəl ɪm. |
it may seem superfluous to review tyler knott gregson’s book chasers of the light, because it is difficult to imagine that anyone would take one look at this book and not throw it down as an obvious piece of junk. yet, for a book of poems, it is extremely popular, one of the top five selling single-author collections on amazon. why?
two quotations will suffice to convince the queen’s self-respecting subjects that gregson’s success is not due to his powers as a versifier:
never mind the clumsy, fumbling diction. never mind the errant distribution of words on the page, having the earmarks of design without actually accomplishing anything. the sentiment is its own limiting case: nothing could possibly make it any easier to endure such a hackneyed argument.
or consider this:
if this poem were not completely devoid of irony, you could take it as a joke, where the punchline is that it turns out to be more about “me” than about the beloved. the speaker can be confident that she’s never heard the things he will say to her, because it is the power of his own unique vision of her—born out of the unforeseen depths of his person—that will make her lovable at all.
this superficial glimpse at gregson’s work suggests nothing more than the typical narcissism of an american white male whose privilege has saved him from ever having to complete his adolescence. but look closer, and you will discover a depth of juvenile self-absorption you never imagined was possible.
the physical presentation of the poems, which probably goes a long way to accounting for their popularity, packages this self-absorption as the book’s primary aesthetic content. a few poems are printed in white against a background of dramatic nature scenes, but these seem to be filler material. some, like the first one quoted above, are erasures, or “blackout” poems, created by suppressing most of the text on a page from an old book.
that explains the arrangement of words. “explains” in the sense of accounting for the choice. that’s just where those words happened to be. but it doesn’t explain them in the sense of giving any reason why it’s good for them to be where they are. in fact, in this form, the poem is even more unshapely. the white space groove and notches left by blacking out the paragraphs make the whole thing look gangly instead of graceful. and what does this title have to do with gregson’s thought? it’s as though he just thought, “that’s kinda poetic, i’ll let it stand,” and then forgot about it.
erasure as an art form doesn’t have to be this arbitrary. compare this piece by laura e. davis. (thanks, by the way, to sally j. johnson for turning me onto it.) in this erasure, there’s a very good reason for the choice of text. a clinical discussion of “the female organs” imposes a limited definition of female sexuality on the body of the author, and she responds by inscribing her own self-interpretation back upon it. there is a real sense of danger to this encounter, and the sinuous play of the white space (here not dictated by the paragraphs but actually added by the author’s supple craft) gives the text an insistent, daring quality.
the author of the original text in gregson’s case, incidentally, is frances gulick, an actual war hero, with (if i may dare to presume) a little more direct knowledge of what it is like to be in a “hard” spot than gregson can claim. her army citation notes that for over a month, “with total disregard for her own personal safety, [she] continued to operate her canteen, although the town was shelled and bombed at different times by the enemy, and her canteen itself struck.”
you probably can’t read the letters on her hat in this picture, but it actually says “bamf”
gregson, however, recognizes that his own insight and experience supersede all that have come before. he sees through the frivolity of most of what that silly old-timey gulick has to say, and by putting her under erasure manages to redeem a few of her words.
the real featured pieces are the “typewriter poems,” each printed on a unique scrap of found paper, using a vintage remington or other typewriter. in the defects of the type and the damage and markings sustained by the paper, each documents its own history as an improvised collaboration between the ravages of time and the unpremeditated outpourings of the poet. normally, a poet would have to wait for their writing to be widely celebrated before their process could be romanticized in this way and its relics fetishized. gregson has made this historical operation more efficient by skipping over the dull necessity of a “finished text,” and saves future scholars much trouble by directly preserving and archiving the rough-hewn works of his own hand.
in the introduction, gregson reminisces on his discovery of the process: “i loved the urgency; the particular inability to erase, edit, and alter that comes with using a typewriter; the uninterrupted stream of thoughts. i loved the way the pages reflected my mind: unfiltered and imperfect and honest.” but the sharp, high resolution reproductions of the typewriter poems, beautifully laid out in full color on glossy paper, contradict this narrative of raw self-expression. they are carefully curated and retouched, and the book surely could not exist were this not so. layered over gregson’s maudlin, sloppy work as a poet, his quite adequate work as a photographer is the real medium of the book. the poet in his spontaneity is not so much the author as the subject.
what can we learn about poets—about the dangers of poetry and about its charms—by reflecting on chasers of the light as a collection of decent photographs rather than as a collection of bad poems? it puts on display the poet as a pure soul without irony or urbanity, an image of inspiration untroubled by social context or human history. this innocence of the poet is argued not as myopic, but as redemptive. the imposition of design on the faded, decaying pages represents the poet as a font of life and beauty in a dreary, dying world. the poet represented here is the simple self, uncomplicated by entanglements with any larger structure. the mere act of transcribing the “uninterrupted stream of thoughts” captures the whole person, without any need for revision or reflection. the poet promises the reader immediate access to a simplicity of being. and this promise has won gregson a sizeable readership. this, it seems, is what people want from poets.
before we take it upon ourselves to reform popular morals on this point, we ought to reflect on the source of the error. (i trust it doesn’t need to be argued that this kind of raw, anti-social self-satisfaction is an error.) is there some good reason for expecting poetry to be a gospel of missionary narcissism? what is it about poetry that sends that signal? is it something we can get rid of, or is it inextricably united with whatever it is that makes poetry still worth doing?
amos j. hunt is a poet. google him. | læst naɪt wɪθ ðə ˈɛləkwənt ənd ˈɪnˌsaɪtfəl @rahulgandhi*. aɪ fil soʊ blɛst tɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbrɪljənt ˈθɪŋkərz frəm ɔl pɑrts ənd pərˈspɛktɪvz əv ðə wərld. ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən maɪnd ənd ˈoʊpən hɑrt ðət wi kən ˈrɪli meɪk ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. θæŋk ju fər ˈoʊpənɪŋ maɪn. ə poʊst ʃɛrd baɪ nəˈθæliə ˈrɑmoʊs (@nathaliaramos*) ɔn ˈɛˈsiˈpi 14 2017 æt dɪr ju hæv ˈɛvəri raɪt tɪ drim əv bɪˈkəmɪŋ fˈjuʧər piɛm əv ˈɪndiə, ˈæftər ɔl ɪt ɪz ðə ˈdaɪnəsti. (@bharathiyatha*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2017 ənd wət ˈɪnˌsaɪts dɪd hi prəˈvaɪd ju wɪθ ʃɛr ɪt pəˈtɛl (@nileshpatelm*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2017 2 mɪn kɛ ˈmaɪlə bəs ˈhælə (@manishbajpaibjp*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 20 2017 ˈmædəm hi həz noʊ ˈməni (@exsecular*) sɛpˈtɛmbər 21 2017 ɪn ə ˈrisənt poʊst, ˈæktrəs nəˈθæliə ˈrɑmoʊs pʊt əp ə ˈpɪkʧər əˈlɔŋ wɪθ rəˈhul. ʃi rɪˈpɔrtədli mɛt ðə ˈkɑŋgrəs ˈvaɪˈsprɛzədənt æt ə poʊst baɪ ˈrɑmoʊs həz kriˈeɪtɪd kwaɪt ə bəz wɪθ ˈɛndləs ˈrumərz duɪŋ ðə raʊnz. ˈpipəl wər ˌɪnkˈwɪzɪtɪv əˈbaʊt ˈrɑmoʊs ənd hər riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp wɪθ ˈnoʊtəbəl θɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə poʊst wɑz ðət ˈrɑmoʊs kɔld ðə ˈgɑndi saɪən ““eloquent”*” ənd ““insightful.”*.” ʃi sɛd ʃi wɑz ““blessed”*” tɪ hæv gɑt ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit poʊst, ɪn wɪʧ ʃi ˈivɪn tægd ˈgɑndi, rɛd, naɪt wɪθ ðə ˈɛləkwənt ənd ˈɪnˌsaɪtfəl @rahulgandhi*. aɪ fil soʊ blɛst tɪ hæv ðə ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ mit ənd ˈlɪsən tɪ soʊ ˈmɛni ˈbrɪljənt ˈθɪŋkərz frəm ɔl pɑrts ənd pərˈspɛktɪvz əv ðə wərld. ɪt ɪz ˈoʊnli wɪθ ən ˈoʊpən maɪnd ənd ˈoʊpən hɑrt ðət wi kən ˈrɪli meɪk ðə wərld ə ˈbɛtər pleɪs. θæŋk ju fər ˈoʊpənɪŋ maɪn. ˈnɔrə ˈrɑmoʊs koʊən ɪz ə ˈæktrəs, hu ˈɔlsoʊ hoʊldz ˈjuˈɛs ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp, ɪz noʊn fər pleɪɪŋ ðə ˈkɛrɪktər əv ˈjæzmɪn ɪn ðə 2007 fɪlm bræts, wɪʧ wɑz ˈnɑməˌneɪtəd fər 5 ˈgoʊldən ˈræzˌbɛri əˈwɔrdz ɪn ˈɔlsoʊ pleɪd ðə roʊl əv ˈninə ˈmɑrtɪn, ðə lɛd ˈkɛrɪktər, ɪn ðə 2011 ˌnɪkɪˈloʊdiən ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən ˈsɪriz haʊs əv əˈnubɪs. hər ˈməðər ɪz frəm ɔˈstreɪljə ənd hər ˈfɑðər ɪz ˈspænɪʃ pɑp ˈsɪŋər wɑn ˈkɑrloʊs ˈrɑmoʊs vaquero*, noʊn baɪ hɪz steɪʤ neɪm, ˈgɑndi, hu ɪz ɔn ə tʊr ɪn ðə ˈjuˈɛs, dru ə lɔt əv flæk ˈoʊvər hɪz ˈrisənt rɪˈmɑrk ɔn politics”*” æt ˈbərkli ɔn sɛpˈtɛmbər 12 |
last night with the eloquent and insightful @rahulgandhi. i feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet and listen to so many brilliant thinkers from all parts and perspectives of the world. it is only with an open mind and open heart that we can really make the world a better place. thank you @berggrueninst for opening mine. #ideasmatter
a post shared by nathalia ramos (@nathaliaramos) on sep 14, 2017 at 12:12pm pdt
dear @nathalia73 , you have every right to dream of becoming future pm of india, after all it is the dynasty.
— bharath badlega (@bharathiyatha) september 20, 2017
and what insights did he provide u with ????plz share it
— nilesh patel (@nileshpatelm) september 20, 2017
2 min ke liye mila bus itna halla pic.twitter.com/bi1lut1fxx
— 🚩manish bajpai 🇮🇳 (@manishbajpaibjp) september 20, 2017
madam he has no money 💰.. pic.twitter.com/fog3yfimcc
— ex-secular (@exsecular) september 21, 2017
in a recent instagram post, spanish-australian actress nathalia ramos put up a picture along with rahul. she reportedly met the congress vice-president at a gathering.the post by ramos has created quite a buzz with endless rumours doing the rounds. people were inquisitive about ramos and her relationship with rahul.a notable thing about the post was that ramos called the gandhi scion “eloquent” and “insightful.” she said she was “blessed” to have got the opportunity to meet him.the instagram post, in which she even tagged gandhi, read, “last night with the eloquent and insightful @rahulgandhi. i feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet and listen to so many brilliant thinkers from all parts and perspectives of the world. it is only with an open mind and open heart that we can really make the world a better place. thank you @berggrueninst for opening mine. #ideasmatter.”nathalia norah ramos cohen is a spanish-australian actress, who also holds us citizenship, is known for playing the character of yasmin in the 2007 film bratz, which was nominated for 5 golden raspberry awards in 2007.ramos also played the role of nina martin, the lead character, in the 2011 nickelodeon television series house of anubis. her mother is from australia and her father is spanish pop singer juan carlos ramos vaquero, known by his stage name, “ivan.”rahul gandhi, who is on a two-week tour in the us, drew a lot of flak over his recent remark on “dynasty politics” at uc berkeley on september 12. | wɪθ ə laɪn ˈstrɛʧɪŋ daʊn ðə blɑk, ðə ˈdeɪli ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl tˈwɪtər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri ɪn mænˈhætən wɪl ɪkˈstɛnd ɪts aʊərz ðɪs ˈwiˌkɪnd. tɪ ˈpɑpjələr demand,”*,” ðə ˈdeɪli ʃoʊ tweeted*, ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl tˈwɪtər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wɪl kloʊz təˈnaɪt æt 10 pm.”*.” ə θriaʊər ɪkˈstɛnʃən frəm ðə plænd 7 piɛm ˈkloʊzɪŋ taɪm. ðə ˈtɛmpərˌɛri ɪgˈzɪbɪt dɪˈvoʊtɪd tɪ ˈgreɪtəst hɪts wɪl ˈoʊpən ən aʊər ˈərli ɔn ˈsənˌdi 10 æm, ˈkloʊzɪŋ æt 7 piɛm. du tɪ ˈpɑpjələr dɪˈmænd, ðə ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl tˈwɪtər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri wɪl kloʊz təˈnaɪt æt 10pm*. ˈsənˌdi hrs*: 10am-7pm*. ðə ˈdeɪli ʃoʊ (@thedailyshow*) ʤun 17 2017 ðə ˈgæləri ɪgˈzɪbɪt ˈfiʧərz freɪmd ˈlaɪnɪŋ ðə wɔlz ənd ˈʃoʊˌkeɪst ɪn ˌɪnərˈæktɪv dɪˈspleɪz ɪn ə sɔrt əv brɪk ənd ˈmɔrtər ˈpɛrədi əv ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈlaɪbrɛˌriz. ðə ˈdɑnəld ʤeɪ. trəmp ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl tˈwɪtər ˈlaɪbrɛˌri, ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd æt 3 wɛst strit ɪn mænˈhætən, ɪz ˈoʊpən tɪ ðə ˈpəblɪk θru ˈsənˌdi ʤun 18 ədˈmɪʃən ɪz fri. |
with a line stretching down the block, the daily show‘s donald j. trump presidential twitter library in manhattan will extend its hours this weekend.
“due to popular demand,” the daily show tweeted, “the donald j. trump presidential twitter library will close tonight at 10 pm.” that’s a three-hour extension from the planned 7 pm closing time.
the temporary pop-up exhibit devoted to trump’s greatest 140-character hits will open an hour early on sunday – 10 am, closing at 7 pm.
due to popular demand, the donald j. trump presidential twitter library will close tonight at 10pm. sunday hrs: 10am-7pm. #dailyshowlibrary the daily show (@thedailyshow) june 17, 2017
the gallery exhibit features framed tweets lining the walls and showcased in interactive displays in a sort of brick and mortar parody of presidential libraries.
the donald j. trump presidential twitter library, located at 3 west 57th street in manhattan, is open to the public through sunday june 18. admission is free. | braɪən ənd ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ əˈsɔlt, ˈʧɑrʤɪz ðə ˈsəˌspɛkt hu ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈhɪtɪŋ ə ʤuɪʃ mæn ˈoʊvər ðə hɛd wɪθ ə paɪnt glæs fər rɪfˈjuzɪŋ tɪ teɪk ɔf hɪz ˈjɑrˌməlkə ɪn ə ˈboʊldər bɑr læst jɪr wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ 28 deɪz ɪn ʤeɪl ˈfraɪˌdeɪ. hɪz co-defendant*, ən ʤu hu ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈkɪkɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈvɪktɪm ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət əˈsɔlt, rɪˈsivd faɪv deɪz ɔn ə ʤeɪl wərk kru. boʊθ braɪən, 30 ənd, 27 hu iʧ ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ ˈʧɑrʤɪz, wər ˈsɛntənst ɪn ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈhirɪŋz ɪn ˈboʊldər ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt. waɪps tɪrz frəm hɪz aɪz ɛz hɪz əˈtərni, ˈlisə weɪn, stændz ɪn ðə ˈbækˌgraʊnd ˌbiˈfɔr hi wɑz ˈsɛntənst ɪn ˈboʊldər ˈdɪstrɪkt kɔrt ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ fər hɪz roʊl ɪn ən əˈsɔlt æt ə ˈboʊldər bɑr læst jɪr. si mɔr ˈfoʊˌtoʊz æt dailycamera.com*. (ˈdeɪvɪd ɑr. ˈʤɛnɪŋz stæf fəˈtɑgrəfər) ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ wən kaʊnt əv ˈfɛləni ˈmɛnəsɪŋ ənd ˌmɪsdəˈminər kaʊnts əv əˈsɔlt ənd kraɪm, waɪl ˈplidɪd ˈgɪlti tɪ wən kaʊnt əv ˈfɛləni ˈkrɪmənəl ˈmɪsʧəf ənd ˌmɪsdəˈminər kaʊnts əv əˈsɔlt ənd kraɪm. ˈboʊldər ˈdɪstrɪkt ʤəʤ ˈpætrɪk ˈbətlər ˈsɛntənst tɪ tu ˈsɛpərˌeɪt ˈsɛntənsɪz ɪn ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ʤeɪl. hi wɪl hæv tɪ sərv wən stɪnt bɪtˈwin ʤæn. 1 ənd ʤun 30 ənd ðə ˈəðər bɪtˈwin ˌʤuˈlaɪ 1 ənd dɛk. 31 2016 ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt ˈɔlsoʊ wɑz ˈsɛntənst tɪ faɪv jɪrz əv proʊˈbeɪʃən, bət wɪl bi əˈlaʊd tɪ sərv ðət ɪn hɪz hoʊm steɪt əv ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə. hi məst ˈɔlsoʊ pərˈfɔrm 200 aʊərz əv kəmˈjunɪti ˈsərvɪs, ˈiðər ɪn ˌkæləˈfɔrnjə ər ˌkɑlərˈɑdoʊ. pər ðə tərmz əv hɪz pli dil, rɪˈsivd ə dɪˈfərd ˈsɛntəns ɔn hɪz ˈfɛləni kaʊnt, wɪʧ minz ðə ˈgɪlti pli wɪl bi waɪpt frəm hɪz ˈrɛkərd ɪf hi kən əˈvɔɪd ˈfərðər ˈkrɪmənəl ˈʧɑrʤɪz ˈdʊrɪŋ ðət taɪm. ˈbətlər ˈɔlsoʊ geɪv tu jɪrz əv proʊˈbeɪʃən tɪ bi sərvd əˈlɔŋˈsaɪd ðə dɪˈfərd ˈsɛntəns. ðə tu mɛn wər əˈkjuzd əv əˈsɔltɪŋ ə ʤuɪʃ mæn æt ðə ˈsənˌdaʊn səˈlun, 1136 pərl st*., ɔn dɛk. 19 2014 əˈkɔrdɪŋ tɪ kɔrt ˈrɛkərdz, sɛθ ˈfaɪnmən, 22 sɛd hi wɑz wɪθ ə frɛnd wɪn ənd toʊld ɪm tɪ riˈmuv hɪz ˈjɑrˌməlkə, ə ˈskəlˌkæp trəˈdɪʃənəli wɔrn baɪ ʤuɪʃ mɛn. ˈfaɪnmən toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz hi rɪfˈjuzd tɪ teɪk ɔf ðə ˈjɑrˌməlkə ənd bɪˈgæn tɪ stɛp əˈweɪ wɪn hɪt ɪm ɪn ðə hɛd wɪθ ə paɪnt glæs. sərˈveɪləns ˈvɪdioʊ ʃoʊd ˈkɪkɪŋ æt ˈfaɪnmən. ˈfaɪnmən wɑz ˈteɪkən tɪ ə ˈloʊkəl ˈhɑˌspɪtəl wɪθ ə ˌlæsərˈeɪʃən tɪ hɪz hɛd ðət rikˈwaɪərd 20 ˈstɪʧɪz. ˈboʊldər ˈdɛpjəti ˈdɪstrɪkt əˈtərni ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd ðət ˈfaɪnmən tɪ ðɪs deɪ ˈkɛriz ə skɑr ɔn hɪz hɛd ənd həz hæd ˈtrəbəl ˈwɛrɪŋ hɪz ˈjɑrˌməlkə ɪn ˈpəblɪk. "ɪt əˈfɛktɪd ɪm ðət naɪt, ɪt əˈfɛktɪd ɪm fər ðə pæst eɪt mənθs ənd ɪt wɪl kənˈtɪnju tɪ əˈfɛkt ɪm ɪn ðə fˈjuʧər," ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd. waɪl boʊθ dɪˈfɛndənts wɛnt θru ə rəˈstɔrətɪv ˈʤəstɪs ˈproʊˌgræm wɪθ ˈfaɪnmən, ˈbətlər sɛd səm ˈpjunətɪv ˈsæŋkʃənz wər stɪl ˈnɛsəˌsɛri. "ˈmɪstər. ˈfaɪnmən həz bɪn rɪˈmɑrkəbəl ɪn hɪz ˌəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd əˈbɪləˌti tɪ, aɪ gɛs, bi fərˈgɪvɪŋ əv ðɪs ˈsɛnsləs ɪˈvɛnt, ənd aɪ əˈplɔd ɪm fər ðət," ˈbətlər sɛd. "bət aɪ kænt beɪs ə ˈsɛntəns ɔn ˈwɛðər ə ˈvɪktɪm ˈhæpənz tɪ bi ə fərˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpərsən ər nɑt ə fərˈgɪvɪŋ ˈpərsən." 'ˈsəmˌwən kʊd hæv daɪd' waɪl pleɪɪŋ ə ˈvɪdioʊ əv ðə əˈsɔlt ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈsɛntənsɪŋ ˈhirɪŋ, ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd ðət wɪn hi ˌɪˈnɪʃəli wɔʧt ðə teɪp, hi toʊld hɪmˈsɛlf ðət hi wʊd nɑt ˈɔfər ˈɛniˌθɪŋ lɛs ðən fɔr jɪrz ɪn ˈprɪzən. braɪən riækts ˌbiˈfɔr biɪŋ ˈsɛntənst æt ðə ˈboʊldər ˈkaʊnti ˈʤəstɪs ˈsɛnər ɔn ˈfraɪˌdeɪ fər əˈsɔltɪŋ ə ˈpeɪtrən æt ə ˈboʊldər bɑr læst jɪr ˈoʊvər ðə mænz ˈjɑrˌməlkə. (ˈdeɪvɪd ɑr. ˈʤɛnɪŋz stæf fəˈtɑgrəfər) bət ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd ˈfaɪnmən hu wɑz nɑt ɪn kɔrt ˈfraɪˌdeɪ keɪm ˈfɔrwərd ənd sɛd hi ˈwəzənt ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ˈprɪzən taɪm ɪn ðə keɪs. "ðeɪ ər ˈləki ðeɪ əˈsɔltɪd wən əv ðə moʊst kəmˈpæʃənət ˈpipəl aɪv wərkt wɪθ," ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd. "sɛθ ˈfaɪnmən wɑz ðət kəmˈpæʃənət tɪ gɪt mi tɪ seɪ, 'aɪ du nɑt hæv tɪ ˈmænˌdeɪt ˈprɪzən.'" bət ˈmɑrtɪn dɪd æsk fər ə tu jɪr ʤeɪl ˈsɛntəns fər du tɪ ðə ˈvaɪələns əv ðə əˈtæk. hi ˈɔlsoʊ ˈnoʊtɪd ðət ˌɪnˈstɛd əv ˈtɛlɪŋ pəˈlis ðə ˈɪnsədənt wɑz ə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ ənd ðət hi θɔt ˈfaɪnmən wɑz ˈmeɪkɪŋ fən əv hɪz ʤuɪʃ frɛndz wɪθ hɪz ˈjɑrˌməlkə, hi toʊld ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪtərz ˈfaɪnmən ˈstɑrtɪd ðə ˈɑrgjəmənt ənd meɪd ˈkɑmɛnts. "hi hæd ən ˌɑpərˈtunəti tɪ ɪkˈspleɪn waɪ hi dɪd wət hi dɪd," ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd. "ˌɪnˈstɛd hi toʊld laɪz." skɑt, əˈtərni, sɛd hæd bɪn goʊɪŋ θru səm ˌɪnˈtɛns ˈpərsɪnəl traɪəlz ənd hæd tu məʧ tɪ drɪŋk ðət naɪt ˌbiˈfɔr ə ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋ lɛd tɪ ðə əˈsɔlt. bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ɪt dɪd nɑt teɪk əˈweɪ frəm wət dɪd. "ˈsəmˌwən kʊd hæv daɪd ɪn ðɪs," sɛd. "ˈmɪstər. ˈfaɪnmən dɪd ˌæbsəˈlutli ˈnəθɪŋ tɪ prəˈvoʊk ðɪs ˈbrutəl əˈtæk. ðɛn braɪən maɪt ɛz wɛl hæv hɪt sɛθ əˈgɛn bɪˈkəz raɪt ˈæftər ðɪs hi laɪd tɪ pəˈlis." sɛd həz ˈɛnərd ə ˈtritmənt ˈproʊˌgræm fər ˈælkəˌhɑl ənd həz ə strɔŋ səˈpɔrt ˈsɪstəm. bət hi ˈɔlsoʊ sɛd ðə kraɪm wɪl hɔnt ɪm fər ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf. "wən five-second*, kəˈtæstrəfi kən ʧeɪnʤ ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ," sɛd, hu ˈædɪd ðət wɪl naʊ hæv ə kraɪm ɔn hɪz ˈrɛkərd. "ðət ˈɔlsoʊ ɪz ə ˈtræʤədi. ðət hi wɪl fər ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf, biɪŋ ə ˈpərsən hu ɛmˈbreɪsɪz dɪˈvərsɪti, bi noʊn ɛz ə ˈreɪsɪst ənd anti-semite*... tɪ ˈkɛri ðət wɪθ ɪm fər ðə rɛst əv hɪz laɪf ɪz ˈpənɪʃmənt ɪˈnəf." ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdrɛst ˈbətlər, əˈpɑləˌʤaɪzɪŋ fər boʊθ ðə əˈsɔlt ənd fər laɪɪŋ tɪ pəˈlis. "əm ˈtruli ənd ˈdipli ˈsɑri fər ðə peɪn ənd ˈsəfərɪŋ aɪ hæv kɔz sɛθ," sɛd. "wət aɪ dɪd wɑz ˈɔfəl, ənd ðɛr ɪz noʊ ɪkˈskjuz fər maɪ bɪˈheɪvjər." 'ˈdɪfərənt ˈækʃən' ɪn ˈæskɪŋ ˈoʊnli fər proʊˈbeɪʃən fər, ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd hi wɑz lɛs ˈkəlpəbəl ðən, bət stɪl pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɪd ɪn ðə əˈsɔlt ˌnənðəˈlɛs. "ɪt wɑz ə ˈfræŋkli ə dɪˈspɪkəbəl ənd ˈkaʊərdli ækt tɪ kɪk ˈsəmˌbɑdi hu wɑz ɔn ðə graʊnd," ˈmɑrtɪn sɛd. ˈlisə weɪn, əˈtərni, sɛd fər hər klaɪənt, ən ʤu hu fɔt ɪn ðə ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri, əkˈsɛptɪŋ ə kraɪm ɔn hɪz ˈrɛkərd wɑz ðə ˈhɑrdəst pɑrt fər. "hi fɔt fər hɪz ˈkəntri tɪ prəˈtɛkt ɪts ˈvæljuz," weɪn sɛd. "tɪ ræp hɪz hɛd əraʊnd ðə fækt hi wɑz ˈplidɪŋ tɪ ə heɪt kraɪm wɑz ˈprɑbəˌbli ðə moʊst ˈdɪfəkəlt pɑrt əv ðɪs keɪs." weɪn sɛd ɪt wɑz aɪˈrɑnɪk ðət lɛft ˈɪzriəl tɪ kəm tɪ ˈboʊldər fər skul ənd pis. "ənd hi faɪndz hɪmˈsɛlf ɪn ðɪs ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən aʊt əv ˈɛni ˌsɪʧuˈeɪʃən: ə heɪt kraɪm dɪˈrɛktɪd æt hɪz oʊn ˈbrəðər," weɪn sɛd. "aɪ noʊ ðət wɪl ˈnɛvər liv hɪz soʊl, noʊ ˈmætər wət wi du hir təˈdeɪ." ˈɔlsoʊ əˈdrɛst ðə kɔrt. "aɪ ʤɪst wɔnt tɪ seɪ, ðə moʊst ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt θɪŋ fər mi ɪz ðət əm ˈsɑri ənd aɪ ˈdipli rɪˈgrɛt ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ðət ˈhæpənd ðət naɪt, ənd aɪv ˈkɛrid ɪt wɪθ mi sɪns ðɛn," sɛd. "ðɪs ɪz nɑt hu aɪ ˈrɪli æm ənd ðə weɪ aɪ wɑz reɪzd tɪ bi bæk hoʊm." ˈbətlər əˈgrid wɑz lɛs ˈkəlpəbəl ɪn ðə kraɪm, bət stɪl ˈlɛvid ðə wərk kru ˈsɛntəns ɛz ˈpənɪʃmənt fər hɪz ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt. "ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑndəkt ɔn ðə ˈivnɪŋ ɪn kˈwɛʃən wɑz nɑt ðə seɪm ɛz ˈmɪstər. ˈkɑndəkt," ˈbətlər sɛd. "ˈkɪkɪŋ ˈsəmˌwən wɪn ðɛr daʊn ənd ˈɪnʤərd ɪz ˈsərtənli nɑt ɪn ˈɛni weɪ dɪˈfɛnsəbəl, bət ɪt ɪz ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈækʃən." ˈmɪʧəl baɪərz: ər |