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![]() Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanīiff Tannen (as Thomas F. Patrick Jane, Superman, Tube Feud AnnouncerĬrewman Rick Biessman (voice, as Thomas F. ![]() Having grown weary of responding to the same fan. The Thrilling Adventure Hour: Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Marsīatman: The Brave and the Bold - The Videogame Shared by Shaun Usher of Letters of Note, this rather verbose business card belongs to one Tom Wilson AKA Biff Tannen from Back to the Future. Wilson), Commander Bhoenn, Elz Organa, Gele'ren Screaming Hang Glider (voice), Trapped Bird Wilson)īack to the Future: The Game - 30th Anniversary Editionīack to the Future: Back in Time Video Slotsīiff Tannen, Griff (voice, as Thomas F. He is best known for portraying Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), and as Coach Ben Fredricks in the TV Series Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000), and various characters on Spongebob SquarePants.Īngry Customer #1 (voice, as Thomas F. He played Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen and Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy, and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBCs Freaks and Geeks. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist, comedian, and podcaster. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, artist, musician and podcaster. Back to the Future Part II: Directed by Robert Zemeckis. He also lent his voice to the arcade game Back to the Future.The Pinball (1990) He has worked extensively in the video game industry, lending his voice to various characters. Tom Wilson also plays Biff’s relatives throughout the series: his grandson Griff, and his great-grandfather, Beauford Mad Dog Tannen. Appearances Futurepedia has a collection of images and media related to Biff Tannen. Wilson supplied the voice for many, if not all, of the Tannen relatives encountered. He was often seen as a character in the second-season episodes. Tom Wilson, the actor who brought infamous bully Biff Tannen and his relatives to life in the Back to the Future trilogy will be appearing at Wizard World. In the first season, Biff often would appear after the closing credits and would tell a lame (intentionally) joke. Radnor High School, Radnor Township, PennsylvaniaĪmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts, Arizona State University for International Businessīrillstein Entertainment Partners- Alex Murray Agent Biff occasionally insults George’s Irish heritage calling him an Irish bug which is ironic, considering Tom Wilson, who plays Biff, is of Irish descent in real life. Wilson provided the voice for Biff, who always wore a red bowling shirt. The Mom Genes mutation is also pretty powerful, adding a chance whenever you attack enemies to spawn in friendly Spiderlings who will aid you - though be warned that if you get in their way, they can still inflict friendly fire by accident. Alternatively, if you're interested in bragging rights, you can always craft them into a trophy to hang on your wall. These are seriously good items for combat, and gamechangers for players doing late-game challenges like the Grounded ORC secret lab. The Chunk, Fang and Venom aren't useful on their own, but once you analyze them, you can make them into The Club of the Mother Demon (a tier 3 two-handed club that's one of the game's best weapons) and the Mask of the Mother Demon (a helmet that adds a poison effect to all attacks the player makes). She also drops a lot of Web Fibre, but at this point in the game it's probably not a big deal for you. Remember that with the bomb build you can use 2 bombs each 60 seconds (the Fire Bomb and the Frost Bomb you get when dodging with the Inventor card). ![]() I recommend doing this challenge next to the third and fourth spider nests of the level (they dont spawn Lava Creepers). If you can kill the Broodmother, she drops the following rewards: Den of the Broodmother: To inflict weakness use the Dark Mist demon power. Use moments of calm to heal, revive allies or buff yourself if you can, but make sure you have the time - the worst thing to happen is to get tackled by half a pound of spider while you're trying to drink a herbal milkshake. ![]() You absolutely want to kill the Orb Weavers as fast as possible - use arrows and quick melee strikes to finish them off so that you can focus back on the Broodmother (they're unlikely to group up enough for explosives to be really effective)īeyond all of this, you should be wary about how you use moments between combat. The more health she loses, the more Orb Weaver Jrs she summons (maxing out at four per summon). At 50% health, the Broodmother's defenses increase, reducing damage taken and changing her creature spawns - rather than spiderlings, she now starts bringing in Orb Weaver Jrs.Back away the moment she jumps, and use arrows or explosives to quickly dispatch the spiderlings at range. She'll also periodically jump to the center of the arena and summon spiderlings, as well as doing an unblockable screech that stuns the players. At roughly 75% damage, the Broodmother's attacks get more elaborate with longer combos and reach, meaning you'll have to be more defensive.It's better to play safe than risk death so you can do a sliver of damage. Block these attacks whenever possible and use selective strikes to weaken her - but be careful. She bites, lunges and does a little three-hit combo. ![]() To begin with, the Broodmother will go full melee.From there, head into the arena, and start the boss fight - the Broodmother will drop from the ceiling and begin. Make sure all your weapons are ready on your quick-select wheel, as well as any healing items you have. Blocking is essential, and you should make sure to drink your most powerful smoothies and buffing meals before depositing the BLT. The Broodmother is an arachnid horror and queen of the Grounded Spiders, using poison, fast melee attacks and summoned minions to overwhelm players. ![]() On January 9th, 2016, The Simpsons featured an Outrun-style couch gag by guest animator Steve Cutts (shown below, right). Within six months, the video gained over 3.6 million views and 8,700 comments. On December 17th, YouTuber Lee Hardcastle uploaded a clay animation couch gag parody titled "You're Next," in which the Simpsons family is brutally murdered during a home invasion (shown below, left). On January 14th, 2015, IGN published a listicle of the "Top 25 Couch Gags." On October 27th, The Guardian published an article about the show's couch gags created by guest animators. On September 29th, 2014, the /r/couchgags subreddit was launched for discussions about the introductory sequences. Within three years, the videos gained over 15 million and 26 million views respectively. ![]() On October 3rd, the Animation on FOX YouTuber channel posted the couch gag by director Guillermo del Toro from The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" (shown below, right). On May 14th, 2013, Animation on FOX posted a stop motion couch gag created by the show Robot Chicken (shown below, left). On December 8th, 2012, a TV Tropes page was launched for The Simpsons couch gags. The gag generally changes from episode to episode, and usually features the. On January 23rd, 2008, a page titled "Couch Gag" was created on the Simpsons Wiki. The couch gag is a running visual joke near the end of the opening credits. On June 30th, 2006, a list of Simpsons couch gags was created on Wikipedia. With each subsequent episode, the opening couch sequence was changed to include a new joke (shown below). A vine growns in the middle of the living room, and sprouts into a tree bearing Simpsons family versions of various fruits and vegetables: Bart is a strawberry, Homer is a squash, Marge is an asparagus, Maggie is broccoli, and Lisa is a pineapple. The first couch gag was featured on January 14th, 1990 at the beginning of The Simpsons Season One Episode Two "Bart the Genius," in which Bart Simpson is squeezed off the couch and into the air. The Vegetation couch gag is the fifteenth couch gag of Season 9. As of June 2016, nearly 600 different editions of the couch gag have been officially introduced in the opening sequence of the show, in addition to dozens of fan-made parody animations that have been circulating online. The Simpsons Couch Gag is a recurring visual gag featured in the opening sequence of the American animated TV sitcom The Simpsons in which all members of the titular family rush to the living room in the house to watch television together, only to be offset by some kind of an anomaly with the couch, its occupants and/or its surroundings. Television, sketch, animation, comedy About ![]() In overall production totals for February, the Denver Mint struck 540.08 million coins and the Philadelphia Mint made 514.08 million coins for the combined 1,054,160,000 coins.įor the year to date, the Denver Mint struck 1,177,820,000 coins and the Philadelphia Mint made 1,076,800,000 coins for a total of 2,254,620,000 coins, which is 10.2% fewer than the 2,509,960,000 coins manufactured through the first two months of 2022. Mint Circulating Coin Production in February 2023 This next table shows 2023 circulating coin mintages by production facility, denomination, and design. Around May, the bureau is expected to offer collectors rolls and bags of circulating 2023 Kennedy halves. Mint started selling rolls, bags and boxes of 2023 Native American dollars. In contrast, the 2022 dollar recorded equal splits of 980,000 from each facility for a total of 1.96 million coins. ![]() These compared to production runs in 2022 totaling 4.9 million from Denver and 4.8 million from Philadelphia for 9.7 million coins.Ģ023 Native American dollar mintages are not expected to change with splits of 1.12 million each from the Denver and Philadelphia Mints for a combined 2.24 million coins. ![]() Figures to date have this year’s halves at 2.2 million from each production plant for a total of 4.4 million coins. It has not been disclosed whether any 2023 Kennedy half dollars will be produced for general circulation. That has been the case so far this year, but was not for Kennedy halves in each of the two prior years when the Federal Reserve unexpectedly ordered millions more just for circulation (in amounts of about 12 million and 7 million in fiscal years 20, respectively). Mint produces both denominations to the expected amounts needed for the entire year. The same was true for Kennedy half dollars until recently - specifically, years 20. Native American $1 coins are no longer ordered by the Federal Reserve, but they are still made in circulating quality for coin collectors. Mint also strikes other coins in circulating quality, namely dollars and half dollars. Mintages of Native American Dollars and Kennedy Halves In month-over-month comparisons for coins used daily by Americans, production totals in February decreased: As an example contrasting the change, last year’s high-water mark happened in January when 59.8% of the circulating coins minted were cents. Historically, before then, more than half of the coins produced in a given month were cents. This continues a sub-50 trend which began in May. The Mint struck 426.8 million Lincoln cents in February, accounting for 40.5% of the circulating-quality coins made for the month. The Federal Reserve always orders more 1-cent coins than any other denomination even though the latest data shows that it costs the Mint 2.72 cents to make and distribute each one. The Mint produces, sells and then delivers circulating coins to Federal Reserve Banks to support its service to commercial banks and other financial institutions. Mint’s main mission is to manufacture coins in requested quantities to meet public demand. ![]() Alford served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization. From September 2017 to February 2019, Ms. Alford has served as Executive Vice President, Global Sales of PayPal Holdings, Inc., a digital payments company, since March 2020, and previously served as Senior Vice President, Core Markets from March 2019 to March 2020. ![]() Peggy Alford has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2019. Sheryl lives in Menlo Park, California, with her spouse and their five children. ![]() ![]() Sheryl serves on the boards of Meta, Women for Women International, ONE, and Momentive Global, Inc. She is the founder of the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to build a more equal and resilient world through two key initiatives, LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org. She is also the author of the bestsellers Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead and Lean In for Graduates. Sheryl is the co-author of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy with Wharton professor and bestselling author Adam Grant. Sheryl received a BA summa cum laude from Harvard University and an MBA with highest distinction from Harvard Business School. Prior to joining the company then called Facebook, Sheryl was vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, chief of staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Clinton, a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and an economist with the World Bank. She also serves on Meta’s board of directors. Sheryl Sandberg is the former chief operating officer at Meta, previously overseeing the firm’s business operations. She has previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Following law school, she served as a law clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer of the United States Supreme Court and Judge Laurence Silberman of the U.S. She holds an AB from Harvard University and a JD from Yale Law School. Jennifer was a partner for twelve years at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where she advised global corporations in litigation, regulatory investigation and compliance matters. Earlier in her career, she served as General Counsel of the White House Office of Management and Budget, as a Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice, and as Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House Counsel. Department of State, where she led the legal team responsible for advising the Secretary of State on all domestic and international legal issues affecting the conduct of U.S. Prior to joining Meta, then Facebook, in 2019, Jennifer served as the Legal Adviser of the U.S. Newstead is chief legal officer of Meta, formerly Facebook, where she oversees all legal matters, including corporate governance and securities compliance, regulatory oversight, litigation, intellectual property and commercial matters. Andrew leads Meta’s efforts in AR, VR, AI and consumer hardware across Quest, Portal, Ray-Ban Stories and more. In 2017, he created the company’s AR/VR organization, now called Reality Labs. Most recently, he served as the VP of Ads and Business Platform where he led engineering, product, research, analytics, and design. At various times, he has been the engineering director overseeing Events, Places, Photos, Videos, Timeline, Privacy, Mobile Monetization and Feed Ads. He then led the integration of the Messages and Chat products while improving stability, followed by tenures leading the Groups, Messenger and Video Calling teams. After working briefly on optimizing site speed and reliability, Andrew established and ran the company’s six-week bootcamp program designed to help grow the engineering team and maintain its culture. He joined Mark Zuckerberg at what was then called Facebook in January of 2006 where he created News Feed and many early anti-abuse systems, some of which are still in production. Andrew graduated from Harvard in 2004 before working as a developer on Microsoft Visio for almost two years. Andrew Bosworth - or Boz, as most people know him - is the CTO of Meta, leading the Reality Labs team. ![]() It helps them identify phonemic contrasts, study sound patterns, and uncover the subtle nuances that distinguish one dialect from another. Linguists use phonetic transcription to analyze the phonological features of languages. Phonetic transcription is indispensable for linguistic research. Let’s take a look at some of the core uses of phonetic transcriptions in various aspects: However, this type of transcription isn’t just limited to academia, as there are numerous other situations where it can become incredibly beneficial. One of the main uses of phonetic transcriptions lies in linguistics. Phonetic transcriptions offer an excellent way to represent the spoken language in a more standardized manner. When Should You Use Phonetic Transcription? In this example, you can see the complex transcription of a multisyllabic word, indicating the various vowel and consonant sounds and stress placement. This transcription includes suprasegmental features, with “ˈ” indicating primary stress on the first syllable and “ˌ” indicating secondary stress on the third syllable. In this transcription, the “d” stands for /d/, the “o” represents /ɔ/ (a back vowel), and the “g” represents /g/. Here, the “f” represents /f/, the “i” represents /ɪ/ (a lax vowel), and the “sh” represents the consonant cluster /ʃ/. In this transcription, the “c” represents the sound /k/, the “a” represents the short vowel sound /æ/, and the “t” represents the sound /t/. Now, let’s look at some examples of phonetic transcriptions for English words: Suprasegmental features : Symbols for indicating stress, intonation, and other features that extend over multiple sounds, such as /ˈstres/ for “stress.”.Vowels : Symbols representing the sounds produced without significant constriction of airflow, including /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/, and /u/.Consonants : Symbols representing the sounds produced by obstructing or constricting airflow in the vocal tract, such as /p/, /t/, /k/, /m/, and /s/.Here are some common categories of phonetic symbols: Phonetic transcriptions have symbols that include characters from the Latin alphabet, as well as special characters unique to the IPA. It includes symbols for consonants, vowels, and suprasegmental features such as stress and intonation. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the most widely used system for phonetic transcription. Unlike regular spelling, which can vary greatly between languages and dialects, phonetic transcription provides a universal and systematic approach to capturing the sounds of speech. However, phonetic transcriptions play a different role, which we’ll look at shortly. This general transcription helps in numerous ways, including accessibility, record-keeping for future reference, etc. You probably know what transcription is about - converting an audio or video to text format. Moreover, there are also other more specialized types like academic or legal transcriptions. There are usually different types of transcription, from verbatim to intelligent verbatim transcriptions. To put it simply, phonetic transcription is the conversion of spoken words the way they are pronounced instead of how they are written. How to get phonetic transcriptions done.Comparing phonemic and phonetic transcriptions.Limitations of phonetic transcriptions.Instances where phonetic transcriptions can be used.What phonetic transcriptions are, with examples.So, what exactly are phonetic transcriptions, and how can they be applied in our everyday lives? This article seeks to explore phonetic transcriptions even further by highlighting crucial details, such as: This type of transcription is even more useful now when people are sharing ideas and communicating on a global scale, such as in learning institutions, businesses, and more. Phonetic transcription is an essential tool in enhancing overall communication. ![]() health care system is the lack of standardized performance measures that enable cross-institutional comparisons.( 20) She stated that this creates two problems: "First, we do not know where the best performers are. Corrigan has written that one of the systemic problems with the current U.S. Janet Corrigan, the current President and CEO of NQF, worry that the field of quality measures is getting crowded and confusing.( 17) Dr. Features of the Safe Practice measures themselves, such as their low level of complexity or alignment with other salient patient safety measurement schemes-for example, mandatory Joint Commission accreditation-may promote adoption regardless of hospitals' geographic location, size, or other structural characteristics.( 13-16)Īlthough the Safe Practices have been generally agreed upon by most stakeholders and have served as a unifying force, the current proliferation of other measures of quality and safety has convinced AHRQ, NCQA, CMS, JCAHO, and NQF to try to remedy the situation.( 17-19) Experts like Dr. ![]() ![]() In contrast, research shows that some Safe Practices lack significant barriers to implementation. The barriers to adoption for these Safe Practices seem to be related to small hospital size, rural location, staffing shortages, and the lack of financial resources-constraints that may be ameliorated by economies of scale or certain models of health system management/ownership. For example, we have found that certain of the original 30 Safe Practices are not applicable due to resource barriers in some hospitals.( 13) Lower Safe Practice adoption rates are seen for resource-intensive practices such as implementing a computerized prescriber order entry system, ICU intensivist staffing, comprehensive pharmacist involvement in medication management, and referral of patients to high-volume hospitals. However, NQF's mandate to find universal, "one-size-fits-all" measures may not be ideal. Safe Practice updates were released in 20.( 12) NQF continues to use a consensus-based review process to update the original 30 Safe Practices, based on the latest evidence for existing and proposed practices. These 30 Safe Practices were deemed to be universally applicable in clinical care settings to reduce the risk of harm to patients.( 10, 11) It should be noted that a key characteristic of NQF's role in promoting safe practices is that the organization does not develop measures rather, it is a neutral body that endorses measures. In 2003, NQF utilized a formal consensus development process to identify and release a list of 30 nationally recommended, evidence-based "Safe Practices" from a pool of 220 candidate safe practices. These core measures would provide a foundation for reporting systems that facilitate the capture of quality and patient safety practices critical to the prevention of medical errors, thereby supporting continuous improvement efforts throughout the United States.( 7-9). Since NQF's inception, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), federal task forces, and major stakeholders have recommended that it be tasked with managing a set of standardized quality measurements. Kizer, NQF's first CEO and President, notes that NQF was structured as a unique public–private collaborative organization with a mission to promote the delivery of high-quality health care. The NQF, which was established in May 1999 by a White House–convened planning committee facilitated by then-Vice President Albert Gore ( 6), represents the culmination of this vision. President Clinton's 1996 Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry envisioned an entity that would be responsible for (i) implementing a comprehensive plan for measurement and reporting, (ii) identifying core metrics for measurement and reporting, and (iii) promoting the development of the core measures. This is where the National Quality Forum (NQF) is playing an increasingly important role. The result: efforts to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, equity, timeliness, safety, and patient-centeredness of health care delivery services have been hindered by the lack of universally accepted measures. Recognizing that progress in improving quality and safety hinges on the availability of robust measures, many stakeholders have developed and disseminated a variety of quality measurement and reporting mechanisms in a piecemeal manner. Despite this attention, the rate of improvement has been slow.( 1-5) Although there are a number of contributors to this slow rate of progress, one factor is the lack of a uniform national quality measurement and reporting system. Over the last decade, considerable attention has focused on addressing deficiencies associated with health care quality and patient safety performance in the United States. ![]() The most suffering of all genres is the light gun shooter - and it isn’t even completely the fault of the games. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. It is fair to say that the games were partially to blame. In the mid-2000s titles like Time Crisis 4 and a slew of Wii light gun shooters were released - but at a time when games were bloating in size, length, and complexity, the hour-long rollercoaster of an arcade light gun game with some extra bonuses seemed a less than generous value proposition. Some games stuffed in extra modes to try to make up for it - slightly rubbish first-person-shooter style extras that arguably dragged the rest of the package down. The release of a bunch of all-timer FPS games can’t have helped, either - things like Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 were providing the cinematic thrills that were previously the purview of arcade shooters. It wasn’t all the fault of the games, however. As the world switched to flat-screen LCD and LED displays, light guns had a problem: the traditional mechanism by which the gun registers where you’re pointing on-screen flat-out doesn’t work on modern displays. ![]() That’s why, if you bought one of the rare PS3 light-gun games, you had to dangle a bunch of crap around your TV to play. That’s why the genre was so prevalent on Wii, where a sensor bar was an integral part of the console setup. ![]() That’s why in actual arcades, modern shooting machines such as the newest House of the Dead have enormous bezels around the screen - it hides the sensors. Sales of light gun games in that generation proved the dark truth. People couldn’t be bothered with that stuff. I barely played Time Crisis 4, a game I’d clocked in arcades many times, because I was too lazy to mess around with sensors. ![]() What’s right is a matter of intense debate both in Honduras and throughout Latin America, where Zelaya’s forced removal and the subsequent soap-opera return have generated emotions ranging from outrage and indignation to pride and defiance. “He said he respects that I’m doing for my country what I think is right, and that he’ll do for his country what he thinks is right.” “He told me, ‘I understand this will end my functions with the Zelaya government, but this is the decision I have taken’,” Reina said. Reina says Flores called him July 3, five days after the coup. And my first job in the Zelaya government was viceminister of foreign affairs, so I was his boss.” He added, “During President Zelaya’s inauguration, he was in charge of the ceremony and I was one of the coordinators. Afterward, when he was minister of foreign affairs, I was his chief of cabinet.” He was my boss in London when I was the deputy chief of mission at our embassy there and he was ambassador. “Roberto Flores was a respected diplomat here. “I don’t know if I can call us friends now,” he said with obvious regret. Reina mused about the deterioration of his once-solid friendship with the man he replaced as ambassador. The crisis in Honduras has left Reina and Flores, former close friends, in the unfamiliar position of being on opposing teams. 22 address to the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C.Flores denied a request for a one-on-one interview. “The government in Tegucigalpa has taken the view that the succession that took place was constitutional and that it followed procedure,” Flores said during a Sept. In the interim, former Ambassador Flores has been shuttling between Washington and Tegucigalpa, lobbying on behalf of the Micheletti government. Hopefully, they won’t do anything foolish like trying to take Zelaya out of the Brazilian Embassy.” ![]() “I think pressure will increase very decisively, and the coup leaders are also losing support within their own group because their position is weakening day by day. One employee who was in charge of the embassy’s website even sabotaged the site and disabled all the passwords, though Reina’s team has since been able to put the site back online (“The international community is very well aware how this military government works,” he said. Since Zelaya’s ouster, six of the embassy’s 12 staffers have abandoned their jobs and gone back to Honduras. Right now, I’m working for the principle of restoring democracy in Honduras,” said Reina, during an interview at the half-empty Honduran Embassy, located on the fourth floor of the Intelsat building off Connecticut Avenue “For any career diplomat, Washington is one of the top posts in the world. ![]() ![]() Within days of his exile, Zelaya appointed Reina to replace Ambassador Roberto Flores, who quickly declared his loyalty to Micheletti and resigned his post.Ī 40-year-old Liberal Party loyalist who arrived here on July 9, Reina has been awaiting State Department confirmation as ambassador for nearly two months. In the three months following Zelaya’s ouster, the Honduran Embassy in Washington has become a microcosm of the drama that’s been playing out back home. Reina warns that the “illegal” government of de facto President Roberto Micheletti won’t win the standoff. Nothing could be further from the truth, retorts Reina, who is now acting as Zelaya’s Ambassador to the United States.įrom Washington, D.C., Reina continues to stand by his beleaguered boss, who remains holed up in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa after sneaking back into Honduras on Sept. Yanked from his bed by troops acting on orders from the Honduran Supreme Court, the leftist president – still in his pajamas – was bundled into a military aircraft and flown against his will to neighboring Costa Rica.Īll this happened on the day Zelaya’s government was supposed to hold a nonbinding referendum on constitutional reforms that critics – including many in his own party – say was part of a coordinated effort by leftists to consolidate power and turn Honduras into a populist dictatorship resembling Venezuela under Hugo Chávez. Reina’s boss, President Manuel “Mel” Zelaya, wasn’t as lucky. We didn’t know what was happening,” Reina said, recalling the dramatic events of June 28.Īfter making some phone calls and scrambling for information, Reina finally fled to the Spanish Embassy in Tegucigalpa, which gave him refuge. “The president’s secretary told me soldiers had surrounded the president’s house and that shots were being fired at his daughter’s house. on the morning of Latin America’s first coup d’état of the 21st century, Honduran Information Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina was awakened by an urgent phone call. |
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