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UPDATE 2: According to the Daily NK:
The recent shooting of four Chinese smugglers on the border between North Korea and China by a North Korean border guard was due to a quarrel between the Chinese smugglers and North Korean border guards about an antiques smuggling ring, according to a local trader.
The North Korean border guard shot the four smugglers on June 4th; three were killed and one was wounded. Afterwards, the North Korean authorities apparently issued an apology for the accident to the Dandong municipal government and paid compensation to the victims' families.
The trader, Kim, who lives in Dandong, reported the details of the shooting accident to The Daily NK earlier this week. The spot where the accident happened was on a boat around Hwanggeumpyeong on Shin Island at the mouth of the Yalu River, he explained, where the facilities of the Shinuiju Shoe Factory are located.
According to Kim, although it was reported in some quarters that the North Korean border guard did not know who was on the boat and fired at it in the dark, in fact, both sides already had close relations.
They were well acquainted with each other thanks to smuggling, Kim said; the North Korean guard had apparently passed several antiques which he had obtained in the North to the Chinese smugglers. However, the Chinese smugglers did not pay for them and severed contacts with him.
The antiques the North Korean guard had procured included rare pieces of white Chosun dynasty china, he said.
After the Chinese smugglers disappeared, the guard tried to find them for a while, but then encountered them by chance while on his patrols.
The guard chased and eventually caught them, then they argued, but the smugglers refused to pay money for the antiques, claiming they were all imitations.
After a while, the smugglers said they would give other goods of equivalent value instead of money and then tried to leave, at which point the guard apparently shot them.
Kim also reported the details of the North's official response. After the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement heavily critical of the shooting, the North sent a delegate to Dandong on the 15th to apologize, he explained.
In a meeting with Dandong governmental officials, the North's delegate reportedly said it happened accidentally, and expressed the North's sincere apologies for the accident.
The delegate apparently added that the North would restrict shooting towards the Chinese side and suggested that both sides should strengthen their mutual regulations on smuggling. He also paid $3,000 for each death as per the stipulations of a treaty between the two countries.
Kim said, "I thought the compensation was too low, so I asked once again, but their answer was that it is stipulated by the treaty."
He added, "They promised the Chinese side that the border guard who shot the Chinese would be severely punished on suspicion of smuggling antiques and killing citizens of an allied country."
UPDATE 1: According to Reuters:
The isolated North made the effort to soothe China, its sole major economic and political supporter, after North Korean border guards last week shot at the Chinese nationals crossing the river border near the northeast Chinese city of Dandong.
Three were killed and a fourth was wounded.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said both countries were now "further investigating and handling the case". He provided no other details.
On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry made a rare public complaint about its neighbor and now North Korea appears to be seeking to placate Beijing.
North Korean border authorities said an initial investigation showed the incident was an "accident", China's official Xinhua news agency reported.
"The North Korean side expressed its grief over the Chinese deaths, and offered condolences to the families of the dead and to the injured, and will severely punish the perpetrators," said the report.
"The North Korean border security authorities will further investigate this incident and prevent such incidents from recurring."
ORIGINAL POST: According to the Associated Press:
A North Korean border guard shot and killed three Chinese citizens and wounded a fourth on the countries' border last week, China said Tuesday after lodging a formal diplomatic protest.
The guard shot the four residents of the northeastern border town of Dandong last Friday, apparently on suspicion they were crossing the border for illegal trade, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.
"On the morning of June 4, some residents of Dandong, in Liaoning province, were shot by a DPRK border guard on suspicion of crossing the border for trade activities, leaving three dead and one injured," he said at a regularly scheduled news conference. He used the acronym for North Korea's formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"China attaches great importance to that and has immediately raised a solemn representation with the DPRK. Now the case is under investigation," he said.
Dandong is a major shipping point and rail link for goods going into and out of North Korea from China.
Qin did not give any further information. There have been some reports in South Korean media on the incident, though North Korea has not acknowledged the shootings.
And how did the South Koreans react? According to the Los Angeles Times:
The irony of China's protest over last week's shooting was not lost on South Korea.
"This time it is their citizens who are killed, and they show they are not so naive after all about North Korea," said Kim Tae Jin, a North Korean defector and human rights activist in Seoul. However, he applauded China's protest of the shooting. China needs to show North Korean leader Kim Jong Il "that he can't get away with whatever he wants," Kim said.
China's public protest is unusual in that relations between China and North Korea are normally shrouded in secrecy, to be discussed only in the politburos of the longtime communist allies.
"It is rare for China to publicly complain. Usually there is a private apology or money paid," said Kim Heung Gwang, a former North Korean college professor and head of Seoul-based North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity.
The stretch of the Yalu just south of Dandong is frequently trafficked by smugglers, some of them bringing North Korean-made drugs into China or banned Chinese products, such as DVDs or cellphones, into North Korea.
The North Korean government is especially strict about the export of copper, which has been looted from factories, electrical and telecommunications facilities by Northerners desperate for money. But the North's border guards do not normally shoot to kill — at least not when the smugglers are Chinese.
"Only their own people," said Kim.
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One of the group's mandates was to proselytize. Doing exactly that one day, she was abducted by a man who kept her for 3 days, subjecting her to unimaginably brutal treatment. When he was finished with her, he released her, and she made her way back to the group, where she was told that the whole incident had been her fault because of some lack in her belief or her spiritual vigilance. Lisa left the group after about three years, but it was not until 10 years after she had left that she found out it had been a cult.
Lisa went to college and earned a master's degree in sociology. She teaches sociology at two colleges and has created a course called Cults and Extremist Groups, which has run for two semesters and is very popular. Lisa has two children: a daughter, Elisha, 22, and a son, Isaiah, 19. She has a close, congenial relationship with her ex-husband. She cooks, bakes, loves to read, and to watch movies and some television. Her life is filled with family, friends, colleagues, students, and untold numbers of people she has never even met who have been helped by the work she does. In addition to all this and to her work at the Rocky Mountain Resource Center, she is a facilitator at the ICSA-sponsored Former Member Workshops held in Colorado.


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World Para Swimming athletes group meets governing body as part of preparing classification document
By Nancy Gillen
World Para Swimming's athletes' advisory group met virtually with the governing body's classification advisory group to ask a number of questions.
It is set to be the first in a series of online meetings between the two groups.
The aim of the first meeting was to prepare a document with the most frequent questions and answers to be shared with athletes and help demystify classification.
Questions brought from the athletes' advisory group ranged from classifiers' background to a step by step of classification processes.
"It was a great starting point for a conversation and essential to have everyone from the athletes' advisory group and classification advisory group on the call so we can have meaningful discussions," said athletes' advisory group chair David Smétanine, French Paralympic swimming champion from Beijing 2008.
"It was a good starting point and we look forward to having more discussions in the future to have an active role in this critical aspect of the sport."
French Paralympic swimming champion from Beijing 2008, David Smétanine, leads the athletes' advisory group ©Getty Images
Created in 2017, the World Para Swimming athletes' advisory group consists of four athletes serving a four-year term until 2021.
The classification advisory group has six members who monitor and regularly discuss classification rules and regulations, current practice and challenges.
Dates for future meetings will be announced soon.
A revised version of the World Para Swimming classification rules came into effect at the start of January 2018 but has been criticised by athletes and figures such as Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) President Mizael Conrado.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) claimed they followed "extensive" work from the classification advisory group on revising the technical assessment component, known as the water test.
Last September Conrado described the change as "ill-timed" and claimed it was killing the credibility of Para-swimming.
September 2019: Brazilian Paralympic Committee President claims classification system changes killing swimming's credibility
October 2018: Former Paralympic champion retires from swimming after claiming reclassification was "degrading"
December 2017: Five swimmers elected to newly-created World Para Swimming Athletes' Advisory Group
November 2017: Fourteen athletes in line for newly created representative groups for Para Swimming and Powerlifting
October 2017: Revised World Para Swimming classification rules to come into force
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Jean Dewever (* 3. Dezember 1927; † 21. April 2010) war ein französischer Regisseur und Drehbuchautor.

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Für seinen Dokumentarfilm La crise du logement (Die Immobilienkrise) erhält Jean Dewever 1956 den Prix Louis Lumière. Auf einen weiteren Dokumentarfilm folgt 1961 Jean Dewevers erster Langspielfilm, das Antikriegsdrama Die vor die Hunde gehen. Dewever zeigt in seinem fern von Pathos gegen die Kriegsideologie gerichteten Film den Versuch französischer Widerstandskämpfer und deutscher Soldaten, sich kurz vor dem Einmarsch der Amerikaner zu einigen, was jedoch in einem grausamen Blutbad endet. Mit seinem Co-Autor Jean-Charles Tacchella schreibt er zehn Jahre später auch das Drehbuch zu Les jambes en l'air mit Sylva Koscina, Georges Géret und Maria Schneider, bei dem Dewever ebenfalls Regie führt.

Neben diesen beiden Kinofilmen und weiteren Dokumentarfilmen arbeitet Dewever hauptsächlich für das Fernsehen. Neben Episoden für die Krimireihen Allô Police und Spionage (Le monde parallèle) dreht er 1967 die anarchische Familienserie Les oiseaux rares: Anna Gaylor und Guy Saint-Jean sind die Eltern von fünf Töchtern (u. a. Claude Jade, Dominique Labourier, Bernadette Robert), die auf gesellschaftliche Normen pfeifen. In 60 Folgen treiben die Massonneaus ihren Schabernack, bis in der letzten Episode eine Polizeieinheit die Villa stürmt, um dem Treiben ein Ende zu bereiten.

In den 1970er Jahren adaptiert er Molières George Dandin (1973) mit Robert Hirsch fürs Fernsehen und dreht 1978 das Filmexperiment Ulysse est revenu, in dem Claude Jade in vier verschiedenen Rollen (u. a. als Göttin Pallas Athene, als Journalistin und als Schäfer) einen verschwundenen Schauspieler (Maxence Mailfort) sucht, der zugleich Odysseus ist.

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Obama will become the first sitting president to visit a federal prison, a sign of his administration's new attitude toward nonviolent drug offenses.
President Obama is set to make history this week when he becomes the first sitting president to visit a federal prison on Thursday. The White House says the visit is a part of the administration's effort to reform the criminal justice system, with a focus on nonviolent drug offenders.
Last year, Obama announced a plan to start treating drug use more as a public health problem and less as a crime problem, spending fewer resources on pursuing non-violent offenders.
"A lot of times we have been so focused on arrests, incarceration, interdiction, that we don't spend as much time on how do we shrink demand," the president said in an interview with the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
And it would seem that's something the American people would agree with. A Pew Research study found two-thirds of Americans think the government should take a treatment-based approach when dealing with drug offenders.
In 2013, then-Attorney General Eric Holder announced his department wouldn't pursue mandatory minimum drug sentences for low level users, and since 2011 President Obama has commuted 40 sentences for non-violent drug offenders. (Video via C-SPAN)
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says it's possible the president will continue to commute sentences but would rather work with Congress for an overhaul of the system.
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The Drug Policy Alliance says more than $51 billion is spent every year in the war on drugs, with 1.5 million people arrested on nonviolent drug charges in 2013.
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Ear ache and sore throat are common problem that may interfere with day to day life activities. When these two disorders occur simultaneously, it increases the morbidity many folds. The infections of the throat are more likely to affect the ear as there is a connection between the ear and throat through the Eustachian tube. The medical conditions that may lead to simultaneous infection of ear and throat include (but are not limited to) allergy, inflammatory or infectious agents, swollen glands and pollutants in air. Learn how the condition happens and what you can do about it.
Many disease conditions causes sore throat and ear ache. Sore throat can be mild, moderate or severe that varies from mild discomfort in the throat to the level of severe pain that affects normal vital activities like swallowing and breathing. Ear ache is mainly due to the ear infection that can be in the middle, inner or outer ear. It can occur in single ear or both. The pain can be mild, moderate or severe depending on the infection.
It is the inflammation of air filled spaces around the nostrils that can last up to 8 weeks. If it persists more than 8 weeks it is referred to as the chronic sinusitis (the causes and management is usually different based on the duration of symptoms). The most common causes of acute sinusitis are common cold due allergy or bacterial agents. The common signs and symptom of acute sinusitis include severe head ache, fatigue, sore throat, ear ache and thick discharge from ear or nostrils. Treatment modalities include nasal decongestants, corticosteroid, saline nasal spray and analgesics to relieve the symptoms.
Cancer of the larynx can cause sore throat, persistent cough, hoarseness earache, sore throat, difficulty breathing and a growth in the neck.
It is treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy depending on the stages of cancer. Prognosis is dependent on the extent of involvement and nature of modalities employed.
Tonsillitis is the inflammation of tonsils caused by the microorganism mostly bacterial or viral agents (but can also be caused by fungal agents in immune compromised individuals). Primary symptoms are ear ache, sore throat, fever and difficulty in swallowing.
The symptoms can be largely treated with rest, fluid antibiotics and saline gargle; however, if no improvement is observed in the symptoms, systemic antibiotics should be prescribed.
It cause ear ache, loss of balance, fever, head ache, discharge of inflammatory fluid, moderate to severe impairment in normal hearing and loss of appetite.
It can be treated with warm compresses, pain medications, ear drops and antibiotic therapy. Note that children with persistent of frequent ear infections should be monitored closely.
During spring season or winters, the sore throat and ear pain are commonly observed conditions that significantly impair productivity.
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of Jobbik
In August, the leading Hungarian weekly Hetek sent reporters to cover a right-wing rally and musical festival in the city of Veroce. The reporters were welcomed at the gate with horse-whips. Organizers spewed lethal threats at the "filthy liberal" journalists, and assigned "escorts" to harass and prevent them from covering the event.
Last year, journalists received similar treatment at the annual ultra-national gathering, and were even forced to wear vests matted with dog feces. Masked men greeted them with mock guns and swords, shouting in German: "Deine papieren, Jude!" ("Your papers, Jew!").
Hetek's ordeal reflects the recent dramatic turn in Hungary toward neo- Fascism, dating to a spate of fierce anti-government riots in 2006. There were anti-Semitic and racist manifestations before, such as vandalizing cemeteries. However, since 2006 the neo-Nazi movement has become bolder and more aggressive, carrying out violent and sometimes deadly attacks against Gypsies and Jews, stoning synagogues and homes of rabbis during Passover, and staging paramilitary marches across the country to intimidate the local population.
One of the main engines of the far- Right movement has been the emergence of the Jobbik party, which won three seats in the European Parliament in 2009 and garnered 17% of the votes in Hungary's general elections. Jobbik party leader Gábor Vona described his faction's campaign last year as "a fight of a Palestinian with a sling against an Israeli attack helicopter."
His party's main message was "Hungary is only for Hungarians." This year, he has popularized the battle against "Gypsy criminals," urging that they be stripped of their Hungarian citizenship and corralled into "special camps." Since many elements of Hungarian society are receptive to such anti-Gypsy and anti- Semitic rantings, they have become an effective political platform for Jobbik.
"Israeli occupation" is another popular slogan in Jobbik's abridged dictionary. Post-communist Hungarian society is still receptive to Soviet-era portrayals of the Jewish state as an evil outpost of Western imperialism. Vona has repeatedly pledged that if his party gains power, it will foil the "plans of the Jews to buy property."
At a recent Jobbik rally held in front of the private residence of Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, chairman Vona insisted that since 2004 there has been a "Hungarian holocaust." He railed that "foreigners… are waiting to repossess our houses, our cars. Some people already have called for a tender to liquidate Hungary." By "foreigners," he explained that he meant "Israeli buyers."
During the same political rally, Krisztina Morvai, a Jobbik member of the European Parliament and one-time presidential candidate, said she had received a lot of encouragement during a recent Palestinian conference "in line with the expression of Christian love….I have met many Palestinian people, many fine fighters, Hamas members, Hizbullah leaders, who have encouraged me much."
Levente Murányi, deputy chairman of Jobbik, told a local community forum that a new ban on Holocaust denial was a "muzzle law," adding: "It is astonishing with what impertinence people claim there is anti-Semitism here. Well, there isn't yet, but there is a need for it."
When a journalist asked him, "So, you are a Nazi?" he proudly accepted the tag. "A Nazi, a fascist, an anti-Semite, if that is what is necessary to represent the true Hungarian interests."
Lóránt Hegedus, a Calvinist clergyman known for his racist outbursts, has also claimed that the Israeli Mossad is receiving help from the Hungarian state apparatus to not only maintain its "apartheid system" at home, but to facilitate a conquest of Hungary led by Shimon Peres. He told a Jobbik rally that Hungarian churches are at the forefront of these plots, together with the "high priests" of the Alliance of Hungarian Jewish Communities.
"Rubbing their hands like Caiaphas," he charged, they "try to silence those who think differently to guard the dignity of the victims of the Holocaust, at the same time insulting today's victims… justifying the unjustifiable: the genocide in Gaza committed by the Israeli army."
Meanwhile, the far-Right paramilitary group the "Hungarian Guard" was established in 2007 with 56 members led by Vona, who now heads the Jobbik party. Today, it has been through a split and is banned by the courts, but remains active. The militia changed its name and uniform, but its mission and spirit are the same. Their now-banned uniform carried the Arpad stripe, also used by the pro- Nazi Arrow Cross party which murdered thousands and assisted in Nazi deportations during the Second World War. Members of this Guard are extremely anti-Gypsy and anti-Semitic.
Hungarian Guard regional captain Andras Draskovics said he believes the world is ruled by Jews. According to him: "the Jews only need two billion people; the other four billion are not needed." The rest – as he put it – will be "sprayed on." He also claims that descriptions of Auschwitz and Buchenwald are not true.
Mátyás Dósa, captain of the new spinoff militia "Hungarian Guard Keepers Movement," organized a Holocaustdenial march in 2009 into the castle of Buda one day before the March of the Living in Budapest. As marshall of the protest march, he declared the Holocaust a myth and lauded his march as a "struggle against Zionist world domination."
Jobbik backs this extremist subculture, supporting the Hungarian Guard and making pre-election deals with numerous other radical organizations. One Jobbik lawmaker conceived the now-infamous "Hungarian Island," where national heritage competitions are held, lectures deprive the historical Jesus of his Jewish identity, and propaganda is distributed concerning the Jewish world conspiracy. Numerous events on Hungarian Island have inspired violent escapades against the local Roma population and the media. One festival this year featured a parade of skinhead and racist bands, openly anti-Semitic lecturers, and even a neo- Fascist Italian politician, Roberto Fiore, who was once convicted on terrorism charges back in Italy.
This xenophobic subculture has also spawned its own extremist media. Barikád, Jobbik's main newspaper, is famous for its nostalgic longing for the Nazi era. The weekly promotes both classical and modern anti-Semitic motifs. The cover of a March issue depicted Bishop Gellért, who is remembered for Christianizing Hungary in the 10th century with a huge statue on a hill overlooking central Budapest. He was shown holding a menorah in his hand instead of a cross, with the caption: "Wake up Budapest! Is this what you want?" The issue went on to decry the "Jewish occupation" of Budapest, claiming an on-going land grab by Israelis.
In addition, there are many neo-Nazi Web portals where authors spread the most extreme hate speech, ranging from traditional blood libels to the whole range of modern anti-Semitic tirades.
Jobbik has played a major role in promoting the most extreme anti-Semitism and racism in Hungary since the collapse of Nazism. However, its success is fueled by the receptiveness of some in Hungarian society on the one hand, and the indifference of others. Hungary must put more effort into education to combat this phenomena, as a recent study found that only 2% of Hungarians have any in-depth knowledge about the Holocaust.
Hungary also has to back the nongovernmental organizations fighting racism and anti-Semitism. There are only a few NGOs who really care about the worsening situation. One is Faith Church, whose senior Pastor Sandor Nemeth gives weekly lectures on television and in print setting out a moral, tolerant Christian viewpoint. In 2009, both the World Jewish Congress and the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus honored Nemeth for his constant fight against anti-Semitism in Hungary.
Laci Molnar is a visiting student at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and is presently working on a thesis outlining the rise of neo-Facism in his native Hungary.
Source: Jerusalem Post
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Whitehorse is the capital of the Yukon and by far its largest community. Close to 70 percent of the total Yukon population lives in the community of Whitehorse; this includes the City of Whitehorse, Mount Lorne, Ibex Valley, Marsh Lake and surrounding areas. The city is set in the wide valley of the Yukon River and lies within the shared traditional territory of the Ta'an Kwach'an Council (TKC) and the Kwanlin Dun First Nation (KDFN).
First Nations used the area around Whitehorse for food gathering and as a meeting place. During the Klondike Gold Rush, the settlement of Whitehorse developed as a transportation hub; Whitehorse was the head of navigable waters on the Yukon River and an important stop on the journey to the gold fields.
Whitehorse became the centre of transportation into and out of the Territory, once the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway linked Whitehorse with the Alaskan port of Skagway. Since the Klondike Gold Rush era, Whitehorse has experienced a series of population booms and busts, mainly linked to mining and highway construction. In 1953 the Yukon government moved the capital to Whitehorse from Dawson City.
Whitehorse is now a contemporary city and the government and business centre for the Yukon with the Yukon government headquarters and several federal government offices located there. Also, the Council of Yukon First Nations has its headquarters in Whitehorse. Most major Yukon businesses, utility companies and services operate out of the city.
RENTAL UNIT #1 : A 1300 ft²/121 m², 2 Bedroom Suite furnished, FULLY EQUIPPED PRIVATE KITCHEN, STAINLESS FRIDGE & STOVE, KEURIG K-CUP COFFEE MAKER, ALL KITCHEN APPLIANCES, UTENSILS, MICROWAVE, TOASTER OVEN, SLOW COOKER, MARBLE TOP FOOD PREP ROLLER TABLE.
Built in 1900, the Old Log Church and Rectory are among the oldest buildings in Whitehorse.
You are about to embark on a prehistoric journey, a voyage into the past when woolly mammoths and scimitar cats used to roam Beringia.
From gold rush fever to the birth of our capital city, the MacBride Museum offers a comprehensive view of the colourful characters and groundbreaking events that shaped the territory.
THE Yukon Arts Centre HOUSES A 424 SEAT THEATRE, A LARGE GALLERY WITH CHANGING EXHIBITS AND A WONDERFUL SCULPTURE GARDEN.
TOURS OF THE SHIP ARE FULL OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE GOLD RUSH, THE YUKON RIVER AND THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE.
THE YUKON TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM HOUSES A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS DEPICTING OUR GOLD RUSH TRANSPORTATION HERITAGE, THE BUILDING OF THE ALASKA HIGHWAY AND UNUSUAL MODES OF TRAVEL USED IN THE NORTH.


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GPtrArray * dict_get_translate(const gchar * keyword)
{
	gchar * key_url = NULL;
	htmlDocPtr html_doc = NULL;
	xmlDocPtr doc = NULL;
	xmlNodePtr clone = NULL;
	xmlXPathContextPtr ctx = NULL;
	xmlXPathObjectPtr obj = NULL;
	xmlNodeSetPtr nodeset = NULL;
	gchar * tmp_str = NULL;
	GPtrArray * result = NULL;
	gint i;

	key_url = g_strjoin(NULL, KEY_URL_PREFIX, keyword, KEY_URL_SUFIX, NULL);
	g_debug("KEY-URL: %s", key_url);

	html_doc = htmlReadFile(key_url, NULL, HTML_PARSE_NOWARNING | HTML_PARSE_NOERROR);
	if (!html_doc)
	{
		g_message("KEY-URL %s get failed", key_url);
		goto out;
	}

	ctx = xmlXPathNewContext((xmlDocPtr)html_doc);
	if (!ctx)
	{
		g_message("XPath context creat failed");
		goto out;
	}

	obj = xmlXPathEvalExpression(KEY_WORD_XPATH, ctx);
	if (!obj)
	{
		g_message("XPath eval key word xpath failed");
		goto out;
	}

	if (xmlXPathNodeSetIsEmpty(obj->nodesetval))
	{
		g_message("XPath search keyword failed");
		goto out;
	}

	nodeset = obj->nodesetval;
	g_debug("Key word node set have %d object", nodeset->nodeNr);

	clone = xmlCopyNode(nodeset->nodeTab[0], 1);
	if (!clone)
		goto out;

	doc = xmlNewDoc("1.0");
	if (!doc)
		goto out;

	xmlDocSetRootElement(doc, clone);

	xmlXPathFreeContext(ctx);
	ctx = NULL;

	xmlXPathFreeObject(obj);
	obj = NULL;

	ctx = xmlXPathNewContext(doc);
	if (!ctx)
		goto out;

	obj = xmlXPathEvalExpression("//span[@class='keyword']", ctx);
	if (!obj)
		goto out;

	nodeset = obj->nodesetval;
	tmp_str = xmlNodeGetContent(nodeset->nodeTab[0]->xmlChildrenNode);
	g_debug("The word to search %s", tmp_str);

	xmlFree(tmp_str);
	tmp_str = NULL;

	xmlXPathFreeObject(obj);
	obj = NULL;

	obj = xmlXPathEvalExpression("//ul/li", ctx);
	if (!obj)
		goto out;

	if (xmlXPathNodeSetIsEmpty(obj->nodesetval))
	{
		g_message("Result value is empty");
		goto out;
	}

	nodeset = obj->nodesetval;
	result = g_ptr_array_sized_new(nodeset->nodeNr + 1);
	for (i = 0; i < nodeset->nodeNr; ++i)
	{
		tmp_str = xmlNodeGetContent(nodeset->nodeTab[i]->xmlChildrenNode);
		g_ptr_array_add(result, tmp_str);
	}

	g_ptr_array_add(result, NULL);

out:
	if (doc)
		xmlFreeDoc(doc);

	if (key_url)
		g_free(key_url);

	if (html_doc)
		xmlFreeDoc((xmlDocPtr)html_doc);

	if (ctx)
		xmlXPathFreeContext(ctx);

	if (obj)
		xmlXPathFreeObject(obj);

	return result;
}

void dict_present_result(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
{
	g_printf("result: %s\n", data);
}

void dict_free_the_result(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
{
	if (data)
		xmlFree(data);
}

#define DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL (dictionary_panel_get_type())
#define DICTIONARY_PANEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL, DictionaryPanel))
#define DICTIONARY_IS_PANEL(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL))
#define DICTIONARY_PANEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass), DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL, DictionaryPanelClass))
#define DICTIONARY_IS_PANEL_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass), DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL))
#define DICTIONARY_PANEL_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj), DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL, DictionaryPanelClass))

typedef struct _DictionaryPanel DictionaryPanel;
typedef struct _DictionaryPanelClass DictionaryPanelClass;

struct _DictionaryPanel
{
	GtkWindow window;

	GtkWidget * entry;
	GtkWidget * text_view;
	GtkWidget * search_button;
};

struct _DictionaryPanelClass
{
	GtkWindowClass parent_class;
};

GType dictionary_panel_get_type(void);

static void dictionary_panel_class_init(DictionaryPanelClass * klass)
{

}

void dict_translate_word(GtkWidget * button, DictionaryPanel * panel)
{
	GPtrArray * result;
	GtkTextBuffer * text_buffer;
	const gchar * keyword = gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(panel->entry));
	gchar * tip;

	//here we should check the keyword
	if (strlen(keyword) == 0)
		return;

	text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(panel->text_view));

	result = dict_get_translate(keyword);
	if (result)
	{
		tip = g_strjoinv("\n", (gchar **)result->pdata);

		g_ptr_array_foreach(result, dict_free_the_result, NULL);

		g_ptr_array_free(result, TRUE);
	}
	else
	{
		tip = g_strjoin(NULL, "Word ", keyword, " not found", NULL);
	}

	gtk_text_buffer_set_text(text_buffer, tip, -1);
	g_free(tip);
}

gboolean dict_filter_input_word(GtkWidget * entry, GdkEventKey * key, DictionaryPanel * panel)
{
	switch (key->keyval)
	{
		case GDK_KEY_Return:
			dict_translate_word(NULL, panel);
			return TRUE;
		case GDK_KEY_L:
		case GDK_KEY_l:
			if (key->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
			{
				gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(panel->entry), "");
				return TRUE;
			}

			break;
		default:
			break;
	}

	return FALSE;
}

static void dictionary_panel_init(DictionaryPanel * self)
{
	GtkWidget * hbox, * vbox;
	GtkWidget * scrolled_window;
	GtkWidget * window = GTK_WIDGET(&self->window);

	gtk_widget_set_size_request(window, 500, 300);
	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(window), 10);
	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window), "Dictionary");
	g_signal_connect(window, "destroy", G_CALLBACK(gtk_main_quit), NULL);

	self->entry = gtk_entry_new();
	gtk_widget_add_events(self->entry, GDK_KEY_PRESS_MASK);
	g_signal_connect(window, "key-press-event", G_CALLBACK(dict_filter_input_word), self);

	self->text_view = gtk_text_view_new();
	gtk_text_view_set_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(self->text_view), FALSE);

	self->search_button = gtk_button_new_from_stock(GTK_STOCK_FIND);
	g_signal_connect(self->search_button, "clicked", G_CALLBACK(dict_translate_word), self);

	hbox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 5);
	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), self->entry, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), self->search_button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);

	scrolled_window = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(scrolled_window), self->text_view);

	vbox = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 10);

	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), hbox, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), scrolled_window, TRUE, TRUE, 0);

	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), vbox);
}

GType dictionary_panel_get_type(void)
{
	static GType type = 0;

	if (type == 0)
	{
		const GTypeInfo info = {
			sizeof (DictionaryPanelClass),
			NULL,
			NULL,
			(GClassInitFunc)dictionary_panel_class_init,
			NULL,
			NULL,
			sizeof(DictionaryPanel),
			0,
			(GInstanceInitFunc)dictionary_panel_init
		};

		type = g_type_register_static(GTK_TYPE_WINDOW, "Dictionary", &info, 0);
	}

	return type;
}

GtkWidget * dictionary_panel_new(void)
{
	DictionaryPanel * dict;

	dict = g_object_new(DICTIONARY_TYPE_PANEL, "type", GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL, NULL);

	return GTK_WIDGET(dict);
}

int main(int ac, char ** av)
{
	GtkWidget * dict;
	gtk_init(&ac, &av);

	dict = dictionary_panel_new();

	gtk_widget_show_all(dict);
	gtk_main();

	return 0;
}

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Buckingham Garden Centre hosts its annual Grow Your Own Weekend from 10am to 4pm tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.
Top gardening experts will be on hand to offer advice, growing tips and practical information on growing potatoes and other crops.
In a change of format, Saturday is Potato Day. The garden centre is welcoming Thompson & Morgan's top potato and vegetable guru Colin Randel, who will offer potato growing advice and help visitors select the best varieties for the garden and kitchen.
As we enter a busy seed sowing period, Jason Breed from Kings Seeds can point you in the right direction with his topical advice.
On Sunday, The Mid Shires Orchard Group will be promoting community orchards, with the chance to have fruit trees grafted on the day. Rootstocks will be available for sale and there will be a small charge for the grafting service.
The team will be answer your fruit growing questions, and they will also be holding their eighth National Springtime Scionwood Swap..
Medical Detection Dogs, the nursery's charity of the year will be there with a stand and Help for Heroes will selling second-hand books.


Please see the event announcement for official information.
Crown Tournament Combatant and Consort Processional is anticipated to begin at 10am Saturday. Armor inspection at 9am Saturday.
Troll is expected to remain open late, with the head tollner camping out near there. No official times Saturday.
The ground at the list field is reported to be soft – it is reported to be drying well at this time, but may be difficult for vehicles. Please be aware and cautious.
Fires for camping are permitted with fire rings encouraged.
Well-behaved pets permitted, must be cleaned up after (new info a few weeks ago).
This event is hosting Kingdom Archery Championship on Saturday, and Kingdom Thrown Weapons Championship after that, or if time runs out, the TW Champs may be held on Sunday morning.
Friday activities include a torchlight bear pit, bardic competition, and other fun and games.
Other Saturday activities include an Equestrian Tourney and Jousting demo (weather permitting) and a Brewing competition (populace vote). Also a scavenger hunt for youngsters.
Food during the day Saturday is a dayboard provided by the SCA, by Lady Lasairfhiona (see below).
GF version available for those that need it.
**We do not guarantee accuracy, and this has not been published in official Kingdom publications.


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Põripõllu is een plaats in de Estlandse gemeente Saaremaa, provincie Saaremaa. De plaats heeft de status van dorp (Estisch: küla) en telt 22 inwoners (2021).

Tot in oktober 2017 lag de plaats in de gemeente Orissaare. In die maand ging Orissaare op in de fusiegemeente Saaremaa.

Põripõllu ligt aan Väike väin, de zeestraat tussen de eilanden Muhu en Saaremaa. De dam die de beide eilanden verbindt, komt uit op het grondgebied van Põripõllu.

Geschiedenis
De plaats ontstond in 1922 als nederzetting op stukken grond die hadden behoord tot de landgoederen van Orissaare, Maasi en Tumala. De nederzetting werd eerst Orissaare asundus ('nederzetting Orissaare') genoemd en vanaf 1970 Orissaare küla ('dorp Orissaare'). In 1977 werd ze bij de vlek Orissaare gevoegd. In 1997 werd ze verzelfstandigd onder een nieuwe naam. Põripõllu is afgeleid van Põrimaa, een weide die vroeger op het terrein van het dorp lag.

Plaats in Estland


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STEPHANIE R. COHN
~ Audio Storyteller ~
Baratunde digs into the world of Universal Basic Income and Guaranteed Income. Where does this money come from? Who gets the money? Will people still work? What will people even spend it on? And how on earth does free cash help our economy? Baratunde sits down with Aisha Nyandoro to find out what exactly happens when you give people in extreme poverty a thousand dollars a month, no strings attached. Listen Here
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Season 2 of How to Citizen with Baratunde is made by Dustlight Productions and IHeart Radio Podcasts.
This episode was produced and sound-designed by me.
In People we Trust
How to Citizen with Baratunde
This week, Boris Fishman tells his family's astonishing story—from the exploits of his grandfather, a barber/black marketeer who escaped the Soviet Union draft on the roof of a train, to his family's arrival in Brooklyn, where they rediscovered the dishes of their Belarusian roots. And we meet the man who invented a $10 million strawberry picking robot
One of the episodes I worked on as the Production Assistant for Milk Street Radio. For this episode, I produced the interview with Boris Fishman and the story of the Strawberry Picking Robot story.
Savage Feast: Culinary Adventures from the Soviet Union
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
Whimbrels migrate from their summer breeding grounds in the Arctic to winter in South America. They fly nearly 1,000 miles without stopping before landing in the salt marshes of Cape Cod for a layover. Each year since the 1990s, Whimbrels traveling along the Atlantic coast have declined by 4%, due in part to habitat loss. Over a third of the Cape's marshes have vanished, mostly due to sea-level rise and urban development.
Watching Whimbrels
BirdNote
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis. Around the country, people left their homes in the midst of a pandemic to protest Floyd's death and the epidemic of police brutality in the USA. Here are a few voices from a protest in Boston.
Voices of Black Lives Matter
Sandra Ayala's Quarantine Self-Portrait
Voices of Quarantine
The Gardenia Project
During the Covid-19 pandemic, some people face difficult realities, others find ways to escape. Some have found art, connection, and opportunities in isolation. Others stumble to find their way.
In this podcast, seventeen people share their stories of life in quarantine. Listen here
This piece was produced for The Gardenia Project Podcast with Jen Dean.
The 100-Mile Wilderness is a notoriously tough stretch of the Appalachian Trail. It's deep in the woods of Maine and is one of the longest distances thru-hikers have to navigate before reaching a town.
In the middle of this wilderness are Bill and Linda Ware. They run a sporting camp called White House Landing, where tired hikers can get a hot meal and a shower, and spend the night in a real bed. Listen here.
This piece was produced with Willow Belden for the podcast Out There
Jessica, I am Enough
In just one night, Jessica's whole life was forever changed. Jessica tells the story of how EMDR therapy helped her heal from this trauma. Listen here.
Portrait by Jen Dean
I Love You, Sis
Radio Race '18
In a world shaped by loss and unspoken love, one woman changes the course of her family's emotional reality with three simple words.
This piece was narrated and produced by me, along with Hannah Beal, Caroline Hadilaksono, Marissa Schneiderman and Kaitlyn Schwalje as part of The 24-Hour Radio Race from KCRW's Independent Producer Project. Music written and recorded by Marissa Schneiderman and Diva.
Made for This
The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Mackie Greene leads the Campobello Whale Rescue Team, a group of ocean experts who work like a volunteer fire department to free whales caught in fishing lines and netting.
Mackie is also a fisherman, and It's the fishing lines that are putting the whales at risk. This is why he says he has to help, despite the danger involved with whale rescue. Last summer though, something happened that shook him and his team-- that made him question whether he wanted to commit or quit.
The Monsters on the Wall
Bridget McAlonan is a puppeteer and a teacher. Her day job involves traveling to classrooms to talk about consent and sexual violence. After a long day of teaching, she returns to her home-studio where she uses puppetry and painting to escape.


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Blocking bad vessels: A new target for retinopathy, macular degeneration
Posted on February 17, 2016 March 25, 2016 by Jane Patrick
More On: Lois Smith, macular degeneration, Ophthalmology, retinopathy
The development of blood vessels is a part of normal growth in almost all tissues. But it can also be pathological: Many eye conditions leading to blindness involve abnormal blood vessel formation, including retinopathy of prematurity in infants, diabetic retinopathy and wet, age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Blood vessels produced under stress conditions such as inflammation or low oxygen, especially in the retina, are apt to be poorly constructed and leaky. Vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, has been shown to contribute to pathologic vessel growth, and anti-VEGF treatments are now widely used to control the overproliferation of blood vessels, such as Lucentis for wet macular degeneration.
Unfortunately, VEGF-binding antibodies can block not just excess VEGF but the baseline normal amount needed for vessels and neighboring neurons to survive, with potentially serious side effects. "The use of anti-VEGF antibodies is very powerful, but it's also worrisome, particularly in the case of retinopathy of prematurity, because it leaks into the systemic circulation and suppresses blood vessel development in the brain, the gut and the entire body," says Lois Smith, MD, PhD, a professor of ophthalmology at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
A recent study led by Smith brings medicine closer to a safer treatment.
Neuro-vascular crosstalk
Smith's team examined how blood vessels interact with neighboring neurons to learn why and how excess VEGF is produced — akin to learning more about a person by studying her relationships.
Blood vessels, neurons and glia (non-neuronal cells with varied roles in the nervous system) form a complex communication system to support central nervous system tissues, including the retina. Cytokines, proteins important in cell signaling, are thought to be important in this crosstalk.
Studying the mouse retina, Smith, with Ye Sun, PhD, and other colleagues at Boston Children's, looked at one protein called SOCS3 (suppressor of cytokine signaling-3), known to be produced by neurons and glial cells and known to curb the inflammation that triggers VEGF production. The team found that mice that develop retinopathy under reduced oxygen conditions produce large amounts of SOCS3 in their retinas.
The green stain shows abnormal, leakage-prone vessels in a mouse with oxygen-induced retinopathy. Normal retinal vessels are shown in red. (Courtesy Ye Sun)
Could SOCS3 be the key in controlling excess VEGF production? To find out, Sun et al. deleted the SOCS3 gene in the neurons of mouse retinas. They raised the mice in an oxygen chamber for a period, then moved the mice to relatively low-oxygen room air, simulating conditions that cause retinopathy in premature infants in incubators.
Without SOCS3, the mice produced more VEGF in their retinas, suggesting that SOCS3 prevents neurons and glial cells from releasing too much VEGF. When SOCS3 production was highly induced, VEGF production was suppressed.
The researchers believe that targeting SOCS3 offers the possibility of simply adjusting VEGF levels rather than blocking all VEGF, allowing more intelligent control of pathologic vessel growth and a better way to prevent retinopathy and blindness. Future research, says Smith, could test a gene-therapy approach, using adeno-associated virus to deliver SOCS3 in neuronal and glial cells to effectively modulate rather than suppress VEGF.
Smith and Sun discuss the implications of their work in this podcast.
Jane Patrick is a science writer in Boston Children's Department of Ophthalmology.
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Game Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. BYU Cougars; Another Battle of Offenses
Cincinnati travels to Provo, Utah to take on the 4-2 BYU Cougars.
By Blaine Huber Oct 16, 2015, 12:45pm EDT
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Friday, Oct. 16, 2015
Provo, Utah
Meet the Opponent
BYU enters this week's game at 4-2 after two straight wins over AAC competition. The Cougars defeated East Carolina last week, 45-38, and UConn the week before in a 30-13 win. The two lone losses on BYU's schedule came against UCLA and Michigan. The loss to the Bruins was only a 24-23 loss, but the Michigan loss looked awful. The Wolverines, albeit in Ann Arbor, beat-up the Cougars in a 31-0 shutout. To be fair to BYU, the country has come around to the idea that maybe Michigan is a heck of a lot better than initially thought, so that loss, while bad in the box score, maybe isn't as bad as the final score suggests. The Cougars were magical in their first two weeks of the season, with two Tanner Mangum last-second touchdown throws the difference in wins over Nebraska and Boise State.
Speaking of Mangum, the Cougars quarterback situation this season has been fluid. Taysom Hill, a legitimate Heisman candidate talent, saw his season end to injury for the second season in a row back in Week 1. Hill's ability as a runner, and development as a passer, made BYU ridiculously dangerous offensively. Mangum, a 22-year-old freshman, took the reins in the Nebraska game, threw the game-winning hail mary pass and has since played very well. Mangum has completed 62.5% of his passes, averaging 7.08 yards per pass with a 131.8 QB rating and nine touchdowns to five interceptions. That said, Mangum is now considered probable himself due to a hamstring injury, leaving freshman Beau Hoge as the likely starter if Mangum can't go. I personally foresee Mangum getting the start anyway, but BYU could be on their third-string quarterback.
Elsewhere offensively, the Cougars are led by Adam Hine and Algernon Brown in the run game. Hine has 312 rushing yards on the season and is averaging 5.8 yards per carry. Brown is averaging 5.0 yards per carry, has 252 rushing yards and leads the team with three touchdowns on the ground. It's worth noting that Hine hasn't played since hurting his ankle in the Michigan game. Brown, on the other hand, racked up 134 of his 252 yards against East Carolina last week. All three of his touchdowns came in the same game. In the air, Devon Blackmon is the leading BYU receiver, but not by much. Blackmon has 342 yards receiving on the season with 27 receptions while the Cougars' second-leading receiver, Mitchell Juergens, has 26 receptions and 341 yards. Mitch Mathews leds the team in receptions with 30 on the year and leads the team with six receiving touchdowns.
Defensively, BYU is 79th in the country, giving up 400.7 yards per game. The Cougars have racked up 16 sacks thus far, led by Harvey Langi's four. BYU also has 10 interceptions on the year with Kai Nacua leading the team with four interceptions. As a team, they also have 21 pass breakups and 15 quarterback hurries. Micha Wadsworth, at defensive back, leads the team with 44 total tackles. The stats for the BYU defense are also a product of their competition, which has been among the toughest schedules in the country. They have the No. 4 ranked schedule according to USA Today's Jeff Sagarin's rankings. For perspective, Cincinnati is No. 82.
BYU Offense vs. Cincinnati Defense
BYU's offense has a lot of talent, but the depth chart has been bitten hard by the injury bug. The loss of Hill at the quarterback position didn't have the debilitating impact some thought it could have had. Mangum has been great in place of Hill, but now Mangum is only probable. If Mangum plays, there is enough size and skill on the outside to challenge a Cincinnati secondary that probably played their best football two weeks ago against Miami (FL). It's important to remember that the Miami offense had a number of penalties and mental errors that helped the Bearcats out of a couple jams. That's not to take away from the Oct. 1 showing, but the Cincinnati defense still needs to improve, or at least piece together a couple more solid performances.
Cincinnati's defensive line has improved as the season has gone along and with Brown coming off a big game a week ago for BYU, they will need to really buckle down on the run game. Against the Hurricanes, the run defense really didn't limit them too much. The Bearcats' front made plays when they needed to, but the Hurricanes still averaged 4.6 yards per carry.
I expect Mangum to play for BYU and I expect the Cougars to push the run early before setting up some deep throws for their tall, talented receivers. Cincinnati showed a lot of good things defensively against the Hurricanes two weeks ago, but there is no denying that the defense is the weak-link on the road in Provo, at least on paper. If Mangum doesn't play, look for the BYU gameplan to shift to a shorter passing game with more quarterback pass/run options for the more run-oriented Hoge. A dual-threat quarterback shouldn't surprise the Bearcats, having seen players like Paxton Lynch and P.J. Walker earlier this season.
BYU Defense vs. Cincinnati Offense
Much like the above section, the offense should have the advantage in this matchup. BYU's defense has talent across the board, but have been underperforming a bit this season. Just looking back on last week's game for BYU, the Cougars gave up nearly 400 (385) yards passing through the air and 133 yards on the ground to East Carolina. We shouldn't discredit the Pirates, but I consider the Bearcats a much more explosive offense.
The numbers speak to that too, with Cincinnati the fifth ranked offense nationally, averaging 587.2 yards per game, behind only Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU and Bowling Green. While the decision of Hayden Moore or Gunner Kiel is expected to be a game time call, I think either quarterback will continue to rack up yards and points in this offense, especially with Mike Boone, Chris Moore and Johnny Holton healthy again.
Look for the run game to be emphasized on the road early, with Cincinnati's three-head monster at running back, and for the passing attack to overwhelm BYU's defense through the air with the litany of weapons at their disposal. As always, the quarterback, whoever it is, must protect the ball.
Cincinnati's Andrew Gantz is 21-for-21 on extra points and 12-for-14 on field goals. Even then, those two misses were a 53-yarder and a blocked kick. He has been outstanding for the Bearcats this season with a long of 51. Punter Sam Geraci continues to play very well, averaging a healthy 46.5 yards per punt.
BYU's kicker is Trevor Samson who is 19-for-19 on extra points this season and 9-for-11 on field goals with the misses coming in the 30-49 yard range. He has a long of 45 yards. Punter Jonny Linehan has averaged 43.4 yards per punt this season with a long of 77.
Score: Cincinnati 45, BYU 42
This is a challenging prediction in the sense that there are some key pieces that still need to work themselves into place. Mangum is still only probable for tonight's game, although I expect him to start, and the Bearcats haven't announced if they will be rolling with Kiel or Moore. All the same, I like Cincinnati in this one and I may be in the minority.
Offensively, Cincinnati will once again establish the run first, particularly with this game on the road, and then move the ball around to their talented playmakers on the outside. The yards and points should come, regardless of who's behind center. BYU's defense is pretty good with even a higher-ceiling, but Cincinnati has so many weapons to utilize.
For the Bearcats defensively, I liked what I saw two weeks ago against the Hurricanes. They weren't dominant and really didn't cut down the yardage either, but they played with some fire we hadn't seen all year. With the youth that has worked into the defensive unit, I think that momentum is essential. Young players have a way of exceeding expectations when momentum is on their side and having that momentum heading into last week's bye should result in a better defensive unit this week, even on the road. To be fair, my prediction still has the Cougars scoring 42 points, but I think Cincinnati's defense will have just enough.
Once again, the big factor here is turnovers. Cincinnati needs to win or draw the turnover differential and with their defense unable to force many turnovers this season, that puts more pressure on the offense. Play clean football offensively, make a couple key plays defensively and Cincinnati could walk away with another impressive win in a very, very tough road environment.