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Pharmacological Evaluation of an Epoxide as the Putative Hyperpolarizing Factor Mediating the Nitric Oxide-Independent Vasodilator Effect of Bradykinin in the Rat Heart
D. Fulton, J. C. Mcgiff and J. Quilley
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics November 1998, 287 (2) 497-503;
D. Fulton
J. C. Mcgiff
J. Quilley
A cytochrome P450-derived metabolite of arachidonic acid, namely an epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET), has many of the properties of a hyperpolarizing factor that mediates endothelium-dependent, nitric oxide-independent vasodilation. As there are four EET regioisomers, we used pharmacological criteria, based on previous observations with bradykinin (BK), to evaluate which, if any, of the EETs could be considered a potential mediator of vasodilator responses to BK in the rat isolated heart treated with indomethacin and nitroarginine to eliminate prostaglandin and nitric oxide components of the response. Nifedipine, used as a probe for dilator mechanisms dependent on closure of voltage-dependent Ca++ channels, almost abolished the vasodilator effect of cromakalim and attenuated those of BK and 5,6 EET. The vasodilator effects of the other EETs were not reduced and were excluded from consideration as mediators of BK-induced vasodilation. The vasodilator effect of 5,6 EET, as with that of BK, was markedly reduced by charybdotoxin but not iberiotoxin, suggesting the contribution of a similar type K+ channel to the vascular response to both agents. As expected for a putative endothelium- and cytochrome P450-derived mediator, the coronary vasodilator effect of 5,6 EET was not affected by either removal of the endothelium or inhibition of cytochrome P450 with clotrimazole, interventions that virtually abolished the vasodilator activity of BK. Thus, of the four EET regioisomers, 5,6 EET is the most likely mediator of the vasodilator effect of BK in the isolated heart under these experimental conditions.
Send reprint requests to: Dr J. Quilley, Department of Cell Biology, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ 08084.
↵1 This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants HL49275, HL25394 and AHA Grant 940-318.
bradykinin
EDHF
endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor
HETE
hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Accepted June 16, 1998.
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That would have been fair, but you have to knock off $2000 for each scratch on the stickers. ES-175s and ES-125s have a long history of being gutted for the pickups and harnesses. I like the new plan to tear apart 335s to get the unsoldered pickups out. I smell a new cottage industry.
Maybe I'm stupid but how would one know whether these are black, zebra or double white PAFs without unsoldering the covers? And would they be worth more than $15K if the covers were gold? If double whites are worth twice as much as double blacks, maybe these are a bargain at half price if they are white.
Get out your routers, a $15000 harness is nothing to sneeze at. An extra rout (or is it route?) in the neck pickup cavity is the new "Bigsby beard".
Hey Rob not stupid-just need to know the trick…Two things you can do. First, if the pickups are still in the guitar, unscrew one of the pole piece screws and take a look. If its white plastic you see then its either a reverse zebra or, more likely, a double white (most zebras have a white slug coil and a black polepiece coil). If it turns out to be black, there's still a chance of it being a zebra, so then pull the pickup out and unscrew one of the philips screws on the back under the slug coil. Shine a flashlight in there and if you see white, then it's a zebra (unless the screw coil was white, then its a DW). If you already have the pickup out, then you can check both bobbins through the back. If they were double whites, then the price is just overly aggressive and not an insult. A sealed pair of whites and a harness could go for over $10K easily. Gold covers are generally worth less than nickel. Unopened white PAFs have gotten pretty scarce, so either is worth some serious coinage.
AMEN Charlie! Great post and thanks for hitting the nail on the head about neurotic obsession on complete originality. Little things like original truss rod covers, pick guard screws, strap buttons and other minutiae have absolutely no bearing on the functionality, playability, or tone of the instrument, but are always "nit picking" points for some. I appreciate the collector/purist point of view of having a totally factory "original" instrument, but as soon as you change the factory installed strings, it's not "original" any more, is it?
That's one of the points I always make to nutty buyers. There are "expendables" and there are "non-expendables". Anything that can wear out under normal use and is replaceable without breaking a solder or glue joint is "expendable".
I just had a mint 58 (lefty!) with a collapsed ABR1. Does the fact that it will be replaced with a vintage correct one really make a particle of difference? Or would you (or the buyer) rather play it with a sagging bridge. Tuner buttons? Who cares-knock off a buck. It's always nice when the worn out or broken original parts are included but really, who wants a bunch of rusty old strings (or frets) or crystallized tuner tips?
Speaking of original strings, George Gruhn has a 1940 Stromberg Master 400 for sale. One of those huge hunking 19″ acoustics that were de rigeur for big band rhythm comping. This one was used by Freddie Green and still has its strings from when Freddie hung it up for good. Since he died in 1987, those are some aged strings and may add to the value. Asking price? $90,000.


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Alcatel OneTouch announces the Idol 3C, adds vivid colors to its super-affordable 2015 flagship
By Paul K.
Earlier this year, Alcatel OneTouch announced the newest addition to its flagship Idol line – the Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 – a 5.5-inch handset (4.7" variant available) with front-firing stereo speakers, a 64-bit Snapdragon 615 under the hood, and Android 5.0.2 out of the box. The handset marked a special cornerstone, as it was the first globally released flagship from Alcatel OneTouch, and drew a lot of praise thanks to its $250 price-tag being hung around some pretty nice upper-midrange hardware.
Now, Alcatel expands the line with the Idol 3C – a slight variation of the Idol 3, the new handset comes in a number of different-colored, interchangeable backs. In fact, that seems to be the only difference – the rest of the phone appears to be the same 5.5" Idol 3 as before, and there's nothing wrong with that – we did give it a 9/10 in our review!
So, to reiterate – the Idol 3C has a couple of unique quirks to it – its top and bottom are completely symmetrical and its UI is programmed to allow upside down view and even upside down calls, as the stereo speakers can be reassigned between microphone and earpiece freely. So, technically, the phone doesn't "really" have a top and bottom side, as far as its front is concerned. Its stereo speakers are JBL-branded and rated at 1.2W; they also feature Harman Clari-Fi – a technology that aims to battle overcompression and loss of musical detail in today's digital world.
Under the hood, the Idol 3C packs a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 615, clocked at 1.5 GHz and bearing the Adreno 405 GPU, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 128 GB. Its front is adorned by a 1080x1920 5.5" IPS LCD display, offering the same Technicolor Color Enhance technology as we've seen in the Idol 3, which we really, really liked.
For a main camera, the Idol 3C rocks a 13 MP sensor with an aperture of F2.0, while on the front, it has an 8MP snapper – pretty much the same stats as the Idol 3. Hopefully, Alcatel OneTouch has touched the camera up a bit, as we found it underwhelming with the old version of the flagship.
Availability and pricing is unknown at the moment, but, given that the hardware of the Idol 3C is the same as the one in the Idol 3, the price will not go beyond $250.
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Dillon's Rolling Western (ザ・ローリング・ウエスタン, The Rolling Western) est un jeu vidéo de type action-aventure et tower defense développé par Vanpool et édité par Nintendo, sorti en 2012 sur Nintendo 3DS. Il est sorti exclusivement sur le Nintendo eShop.

Le jeu a pour suite Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger et Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers.

Système de jeu
Le joueur incarne Dillon, un tatou qui protège des villageois contre des invasions de monstres de roche appelés Grocks.

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Q: terminal fonts on debian 10 (konsole and gnome terminal) I am on debian 10 (current stable) with kde (plasmashell --version  → 5.14.5) . My main terminal emulator is konsole (from KDE). I want support for emojis and other special charecters on the terminal along with a good looking monospace font. I tried the following:

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*download and install some fonts from https://www.nerdfonts.com

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*install: unpack the zip-file, opened the font file (xyz.ttf) with KFontView and clicked "install font"-button

*choose this font in profile settings of konsole

*run `python -m rich'

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*this should generate some showcase output like the following

*but instead output looks like the following

*In particular:

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*missing glyphs for asian languages and emojis

*corrupted boudary box (last section of output)

I also installed the debian package "fonts-noto-color-emoji" from official debian package repo. If I choose this font in konsole profile the missing glyphs appear but the latin characters are hard to read (some serif font) and numbers are even harder to read. This is not an option.

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Author Craig Ireland Introduces the Release of His New Book "No Higher Calling: Shepherding God's People According to Paul"
Jan 24, 2023 | Art
The church today is in a critical state and in much need of strong, healthy, biblical leadership!
MAGNOLIA, TX, January 24, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ — Theologian and pastor Craig Ireland was born in Sydney, Australia and now resides in Rochester, New York. Craig has earned a Bachelor of Theology from Charles Sturt University (Australia), a Master of Arts in Theology from the University of Chester (United Kingdom) and is currently working on his Doctorate at Columbia International University (United States).
Using his background and experience within the church, Craig felt drawn to share more with the world. His book offers a chance for church leaders—and anyone desiring to serve as a church leader—to enjoy some personal mentoring at the feet of the Apostle Paul.
The Apostle Paul, who was undoubtedly the Lord's most fruitful apostle (1 Cor. 15:10), gives us profound insight into important elements within the church. Readers will learn to develop a Scripturally elevated sense of the importance of church leadership, as well as understand the Biblical function of church leaders.
Craig also teaches about overcoming crisis, temptation, criticism, and the many other challenges of ministry. This includes understanding the spiritual warfare of ministry and church leadership and learning how to be on guard to preserve one's health and the health of the church against spiritual attacks.
A valuable asset that has already received glowing reviews from readers across the US, Craig's book will educate, support and inspire. "No Higher Calling" is written for all leaders who need assurance they are not alone, and they can find comfort in their faithful, leadership journey as it relates to Apostle Paul.
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by: Geeta Sharma
Patliputra Medical College: Faculty recruitment drive for MCI compliance
Colleges, Latest News, Medical Education, News
The Patliputra Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) authorities got into the immediate task of appointing teachers for the institution, after having received a recent Medical Council of India(MCI), inspection observation, which took them by surprise.
A recruitment notification on Monday for junior doctors was issued by the Patliputra Medical College. The state health, medical education, and family welfare department had earlier on February 6 called candidates for recruitment to the 35 senior resident posts. Till now only 4 vacant positions have been filled including two in response
In an effort to overcome the paucity of professors, associate professors are being given promotions.
With a 60 percent shortage of professors, 20 percent shortage of associate professors, 70 percent shortage of assistant professors, 43 percent shortage of tutors and senior residents each and 87 percent shortage of junior residents, the college is in immediate need of staffing to meet MCI compliances.
Explaining faculty crunch, Dr Kamshwar Biswas, PMCH Superintendent informed Telegraph, "Many junior residents quit to join the NRHM schemes, while others left to pursue postgraduation."
However, contradicting the Superintendent's statement, a former PMCH, Junior Resident, who is at present with Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna, said the remuneration of Rs. 41,000 offered by the college to junior residents as against the Rs 60,000 offered by other hospitals like RIMS (Rs 60,000), fails to lure candidates.
Principal, Dr Arun Kumar said, "The state Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare Department had issued a notification for the appointment of seven tutors and senior residents on February 6 out of which four have joined the institute till date,"
PMCH sources told the Telegraph that vacant posts needed to be filled up with immediate effect as the MCI's compliance period after the annual inspection would last for a month. If the lacunae continue to persist the course recognition stand at risk.
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Q: How to watch value of object which is object I have an object like this:
var obj = {key1: "hello",
key2: {keyA: "1", keyB: "2"}}
I am currently using this code to watch when a values of a selected key changes:
if (!Object.prototype.watch) {
    Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "watch", {
        enumerable : false,
        configurable : true,
        writable : false,
        value : function(prop, handler) {
            var oldval = this[prop], newval = oldval, getter = function() {
                return newval;
            }, setter = function(val) {
                oldval = newval;
                return newval = handler.call(this, prop, oldval, val);
            };

            if (
            delete this[prop]) {// can't watch constants
                Object.defineProperty(this, prop, {
                    get : getter,
                    set : setter,
                    enumerable : true,
                    configurable : true
                });
            }
        }
    });
}

// object.unwatch
if (!Object.prototype.unwatch) {
    Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "unwatch", {
        enumerable : false,
        configurable : true,
        writable : false,
        value : function(prop) {
            var val = this[prop];
            delete this[prop];
            // remove accessors
            this[prop] = val;
        }
    });
}

obj.watch("key1", function(id, oldval, newval) {

    console.log(newval)

});
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and when "hello" changes i can handle events. But how could i handle an event when the property of an object changes (Key2) without watchin' with the previous function all the elements of the object(KeyA and KeyB)?
better said.. When an object changes is possible to get notified without monitoring all elements of that object?
Thaaanku

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When an object [property] changes is possible to get notified without monitoring all elements of that object?

No. Your watch function relies on getters/setters, which are always property-specific. What you can do:

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*Implement your object as a Proxy, which is designed to do exactly what you want. Yet, it is only a draft and currently only supported in Firefox' Javascript 1.8.5.

*Use Object.observe, which however is only a draft as well.

*Use an explicit getter/setter method that gets the updated property name as an argument

A: As you can see with the polyfill that enables watch to work on non-compliant Browers, watching for property change can be easily implemented in javascript.
Since what you need is different from any existing feature, you have to go for a custom feature, that will look for any change down the property chain, with a property change handler like : function handleObjectChange(obj, oldPropValue, newPropValue, propertyPath) where propertyPath is an array leading to the property that changed (expl1 : ['KeyA'] ; expl2 : ['TimeData', 'duration'] ), and oldPropValue/ newPropValue are the old/new value for that property that just changed.
propertyPath is null/undefined when the object itself changed, and in this case old/new PropertyValue contains the old/new value of the object.
Obviously that's just one way to achieve what you seek, but the basic point is : since it is a specific need, build your own specific answer.


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Manhattan hotel at center of 1MDB fraud case lands $615M refinancing
Loan comes from Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan
By Eddie Small
Witkoff Group's Steve Witkoff and the Park Lane Hotel
Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan have loaned the Witkoff Group and his investment group $615 million to refinance the Park Lane Hotel, a Manhattan icon that's linked to one of the biggest global fraud cases in history.
The loan includes a small amount of new financing and replaces Wells Fargo as the agent, according to property records.
Representatives for the Witkoff Group could not immediately be reached for comment. Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub at Newmark Knight Frank secured the debt. The brokers declined to comment.
The famed 631-room hotel at 36 Central Park South was developed in 1967 by billionaire Harry Helmsley. A Helmsley family trust owned it until 2013, when Witkoff and entities affiliated with fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho (also known as Jho Low) bought it for roughly $654 million, with plans for an ostentatious condo conversion.
Low is now at the center of Malaysia's $4.5 billion 1MDB scandal, and the hotel has been embroiled in legal troubles since 2016, when the U.S. government made moves to seize it.
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co. paid Low $135 million in 2013 for a portion of his 85 percent stake in the property and recently upped its investment in it as part of the U.S. government's attempt to recover money tied to the scandal. Witkoff and his investment group, which includes Harry Macklowe and Howard Lorber, own 15 percent of the property, according to court documents. They haven't been charged or accused of wrongdoing.
In November, Brooklyn prosecutors charged Low — who is believed to be in China —with conspiring with a Goldman Sachs banker to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1MDB. He's facing a litany of fraud charges in multiple nations.
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UM's 2020 Vanier Scholars from left to right: Javad Alizadeh, Ashley Hayward, Belal Zia, Rachel Nickel, Sarah Turner
Five Vanier Scholars will call UM home in 2020
June 19, 2020 —
In 2020, the University of Manitoba is proud to welcome five Vanier Scholarship recipients to its community.
Graduate students are the drivers of research and discovery and these awards, considered the Canadian equivalent of the United Kingdom's Rhodes Scholarships, help recruit and keep top doctoral students from across the country and around the world in Winnipeg and Canada. Each recipient receives $150,000 over three years towards his or her research.
The five recipients are:
Javad Alizadeh, Human Anatomy & Cell Science, will study how the recycling of old and damaged parts of the cell can control the escape of lung cancer to other organs, thanks to support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Ashley Hayward, Peace and Conflict Studies, will begin her project titled: 'Incarcerated mother's experience with pregnancy and childbirth: A narrative inquiry,' thanks to support from CIHR.
Sarah Turner, Community Health Sciences/Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, will gain an understanding of the link between breastfeeding and child behaviour in the Canadian CHILD birth cohort study, thanks to support from CIHR.
Rachel Nickel, Physics & Astronomy, will begin her project titled: 'Building magnetic. nanoparticles to eliminate bacterial biofilms: A common source of hospital acquired infections,' thanks to support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Belal Zia, Psychology, will begin his study titled: 'Developing an educational intervention to improve treatment seeking attitudes and intentions among Canadian Muslims,' thanks to support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
In addition to the five Vanier Scholarships awarded, the federal government also announced the awarding of a total of $2,205,000 in scholarships to 71 UM master's and doctoral student researchers through the Canada Graduate Scholarship programs (Frederick Banting and Charles Best, Alexander Graham Bell, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, funded by the three granting agencies).
"These students stand out amongst their peers as exceptional leaders and disciplined, creative researchers who I'm certain will have a tremendous impact in their fields of inquiry, and that will undoubtedly bring immeasurable positive benefits to our community," said Dr. Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International) and Distinguished Professor at UM. "We are very proud that they chose UM for their research."
The Vanier Scholarships recognize students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health. Students are nominated by their university. Nominees are evaluated by multi-disciplinary peer-review committees and selected by a board composed of world-renowned Canadian and international experts.
"We are excited to foster and showcase these world-class, University of Manitoba graduate students. They are remarkable individuals who are motivated and driven to make an impact on the world, and have demonstrated tremendous dedication in their studies. Being selected as a Vanier Scholar is a huge honour and accomplishment, and I offer my congratulations to each of them as they continue their research journey," says Dr. Louise Simard, Acting Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies.
These five recipients of the 2020 Vanier Scholarships bring UM's total to 37 Vanier scholars awarded during the last 12 years.
The scholarships are administered by Canada's three federal granting agencies: CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC.
The Vanier program honours distinguished Canadian soldier and diplomat Major-General the Right Honourable Georges Philias Vanier (1888-1967), who served as Governor General of Canada from 1959 to 1967.
Research at the University of Manitoba is partially supported by funding from the Government of Canada Research Support Fund.
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CPA turns old finance tools into new skills
Philanthropy Careers 01 Nov 2017
By Belinda Parkes
After 25 years as a senior finance professional, William Duperouzel BEM FCPA relished the chance to join a charity that turns old tools into new skills for communities in need.
When William Duperouzel BEM FCPA began in an administrator's role at UK charity Workaid in 2006, he found himself tackling everything from finance to administration, and making the coffee.
It was a far cry from his 25 years in a senior accounting role in the UK with Scicon Computer Services, a subsidiary of British Petroleum. Yet Duperouzel considered each task, however minor, important to the end goal.
"People aren't involved for their own glory; it's to be a cog in a bigger wheel," he explains.
Workaid refurbishes and distributes old tools to communities in need in East Africa and the UK. For Duperouzel, a founding committee member and former president of CPA Australia's Europe branch, it was a way to use his skills as a finance professional, and help people in Africa without leaving the UK.
Two years after joining Workaid he embarked on a trip to Uganda, travelling 2000km to visit 19 of its projects across the country. Through the simple donation of tools and time, Workaid has changed people's lives by teaching them skills such as tailoring or carpentry, enabling them to become self-supporting.
The gift of a sewing machine or tools means they can build self-esteem, escape poverty and educate their children.
"It takes your breath away how someone's old tools that belonged to their grandfather and were going to be thrown out can be such a gift if they are recycled and given to someone else," says Duperouzel.
By the time he retired from Workaid in 2011, Duperouzel had become the charity's CEO. He is still a trustee and coordinates its speaking engagements on a volunteer basis.
He says it was his wife, Janet, who first sparked his passion for giving back through her involvement with the UK brain injury association, Headway. After taking part in a charity bike ride, he offered to organise a similar event for the local Headway group she had co-founded. The event ran for 16 years.
That experience gave him a lot of new skills.
"I did admin, designed the website, there was fundraising, I organised volunteers, so by the time I wanted to get more involved in charity I had lots of experience, not just in finance," he says.
Duperouzel is originally from Perth in Western Australia, and met his wife during a working holiday in the UK in his early 20s. He moved there in the 1970s to be with her, and says his adopted land has been good to him.
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In 2005, when it was announced London would host the 2012 Olympic Games, Duperouzel signed up as a volunteer for both the Olympics and Paralympic Games. He ended up volunteering one day for every year he'd been in the UK, a statistic he finds serendipitous.
Duperouzel has also been involved with his local Bedfordshire community since the 1980s; from schools and the Catholic Church to health services. In June 2016, he was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to charity and the community, an honour he is both humbled by and grateful for.
He encourages others to look for ways to give back to a cause. He cites his accounting experience, with its requirements for application, probing and attention to detail, as a tremendous foundation.
"It's been a springboard for other things, rather than just being a bookkeeper or a treasurer. CPAs don't have to give back in a finance role, they can be inspired to do whatever touches them," he says.
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47 Percent Of Israelis Back Iran Strike, Islamic Terror Attack On U.S. Soil - Just The Beginning
Poll: 47 percent of Israelis back Iran strike following nuke deal | The Times of Israel
Almost half of Israelis would support a unilateral strike to prevent Iran obtaining the atomic bomb, an opinion poll carried out after Tuesday's nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers found.
Nearly three-quarters of respondents in the poll published by the Maariv newspaper on Friday said they thought the agreement would accelerate Iran's development of a nuclear weapon, not prevent it as claimed by the powers.
Asked "Do you support independent military action by Israel against Iran if such action is needed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon?" 47 percent said yes, 35% said no and 18% expressed no opinion.
Additionally, a majority of Israelis (51%) felt Jerusalem should use whatever means necessary to convince the US Congress to reject the deal, while only 38% said it was now time to engage with US President Barack Obama on the execution of the deal in order to achieve conditions preferable to Israel. Eleven percent said they did not know what the best course of action was.
Asked: "In your view, does the agreement that was signed bring Iran closer to obtaining a nuclear weapons capability?" 71% said yes.
The paper did not give a sample size or margin of error for the poll carried out by Panels Politics Polling Institute.
Israel has long opposed any deal with its arch-foe Iran, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lambasted the landmark agreement as a "historic mistake."
Netanyahu has said Israel is not bound by the deal between Iran and the six world powers and on Wednesday said the agreement was "not the end of the story."
Israel is believed to have the Middle East's sole, if undeclared, nuclear arsenal. Iran has always denied any ambition to acquire one, insisting its nuclear program is for peaceful energy and medical purposes only.
Israel's air force commander Major-General Amir Eshel said earlier this year that while the use of military force against Iran's nuclear facilities would be an act of "last resort," the military had "the genuine capacity to get the job done."
The Channel 10 TV report in April said that Israel had invested "immense resources" in preparing for a possible strike on Iran. "The Israeli Air Force has been building the capacity to attack Iran for more than a decade," it said.
AIPAC employees told to ax summer vacation plans and gear up to fight Iran deal - Middle East - Jerusalem Post
Cancel your summer vacations.
That was the order AIPAC's executive director, Howard Kohr, gave his employees in a staff meeting convened this week at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee after the United States announced the Iran nuclear deal.
With the influential pro-Israel lobby group pushing for Congress to reject the deal negotiated by the Obama administration, it's all hands on deck. Lay leaders, too, are canceling their summer plans, and AIPAC activists already are calling lawmakers and hitting synagogue listservs with appeals to can the plan.
The two months that Congress has to review the deal will feature a pitched battle pitting the Obama administration and backers of the agreement against opponents and the Israeli government.
"We are undertaking a major and significant effort to urge Congress to oppose the deal and insist on a better agreement," an AIPAC source told JTA.
"I am calling to urge the senator/representative to oppose the Iran nuclear deal because it will not block Iran from getting a nuclear weapon," the script says.
The Israeli government is sending officials to Washington to campaign against the plan, starting next week with the opposition leader, Zionist Union chief Isaac Herzog – a bid to show the wide breadth of Israeli opposition to the plan.
Additionally, according to multiple sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear to his U.S. counterparts that he will reject all U.S. overtures to discuss additional U.S. defense assistance to offset any expansion of regional Iranian influence until he is certain all avenues to killing the deal are unavailable.
Under a law passed earlier this year, Congress must review the deal achieved Tuesday in Vienna between the major powers and Iran, and may disapprove it. If a resolution of disapproval succeeds, Obama has said he will veto it, in which case congressional leaders may submit the deal to an override vote. That would require two-thirds of each chamber to vote no on the deal – a long shot.
Islamic Terror Attack On U.S. Soil Kills 4 Marines – And This Is Just The Beginning
The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee is in a state of shock. On Thursday, a heavily armed Islamic terrorist sprayed a Navy and Marine reserve center in Chattanooga with gunfire without any warning. Four U.S. Marines were killed, and three other individuals were seriously wounded. The shooter has been identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, and it is being reported that he used a "high-powered rifle" to conduct the assault. He did not survive the attack, and it is not clear if he even intended to.
Authorities are investigating whether or not he had any connection to ISIS (which he almost certainly did), but nobody is disputing the fact that he was Muslim. Hopefully this horrific incident will serve as a huge wake up call for millions of Americans. Islamic terrorists are already here – and this is just the beginning of their reign of terror on U.S. soil.
In a previous article, I asked the following question: "Why Aren't Americans Taking The ISIS Threat 'To Drown All Of You In Blood' Seriously?"
It is still a question that I am asking today. ISIS has made it very clear that they plan to kill as many of us as they possibly can. But most Americans seem very apathetic about this. Perhaps it is because they have been hearing about what a "threat" that "al-Qaeda" was for so many years and yet nothing ever seemed to actually happen.
And of course there are many liberals that have been trained that it is politically incorrect to even use the phrase "Islamic terror". Following the lead of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and other radical leftists, the only "terrorists" that they want to talk about are the "right-wing extremists" that they take great joy in persecuting.
Today's shooting will hopefully shake many Americans out of their politically-induced comas. The threat of Islamic terror inside the United States is greater than it has ever been before.
All that "al-Qaeda" ever seemed to do was hide out in caves and release a poorly crafted propaganda message every once in a while. ISIS, on the other hand, is an entirely different animal. Every single day they are publicly committing some of the most vile atrocities imaginable, and they are successfully fighting a three front war against the Syrian government, the Iraqi government and the Kurds. Meanwhile, Islamic groups all over the planet are swearing allegiance to them, and their ranks are being swelled by an endless influx of eager new recruits.
Just today, a group affiliated with ISIS in Egypt hit an Egyptian Navy frigate with a guided missile. The reach and capabilities of this ruthless terror organization are both continually expanding, and what we just witnessed in Chattanooga today is just the tip of the iceberg.
As ISIS grows, there are going to be more attacks like this.
ISIS is rapidly growing bigger and stronger, and at this point it has truly become a global organization. For example, the following comes from a Bloomberg reportabout the growth of ISIS in southeast Asia…
And of course ISIS has been seeking to establish a very strong presence inside the United States as well for quite some time. This is something that even the FBI acknowledges…
In a dramatic assessment of the domestic threat posed by the Islamic State, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday there are "hundreds, maybe thousands" of people across the country who are receiving recruitment overtures from the terrorist group or directives to attack the U.S.
Comey said the Islamic State, also known as ISIL, is leveraging social media in unprecedented ways through Twitter and other platforms, directing messages to the smartphones of "disturbed people" who could be pushed to launch assaults on U.S. targets.
"It's like the devil sitting on their shoulders, saying 'kill, kill, kill,"' Comey said in a meeting with reporters.
If ISIS is able to get their hands on weapons of mass destruction and is able to get those weapons inside the United States, they will use them.
So what happened today in Chattanooga is just the beginning.
Jihad in Chattanooga | Frontpage Mag
Heavy.com said Thursday that Abdulazeez's "motive is not yet known." However, only the most blinkered and politically correct could fail to see it. At 10:34 on Thursday morning, an Islamic State supporter tweeted: "O Americans Dogs / soon / You Will see wonders / #Chattanooga / #USA / #ISIS." The shootings began in Chattanooga, according to AP, "around 10:30 or 10:45 a. m." The story, however, didn't break for some time thereafter, strongly indicating that Islamic State operatives knew about the attack beforehand.
What's more, it was just the kind of attack in the United States that the Islamic State has called for. Back in September 2014, Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani published a lengthy piece entitled "Indeed Your Lord Is Ever Watchful," consisting largely of a call to Muslims to mount jihad attacks in Western countries. "You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit [rebels against Allah]," al-Adnani wrote. Thursday's was on multiple military facilities – a clear attempt to target soldiers and troops of the "tawaghit." Al-Adnani added: "Strike their police, security and intelligence members….Knocking off a police, military or any other law-enforcement officer sends a chilling message to the so-called 'civilians' and fills their hearts with consternation."
Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez's murders remind us yet again that the forces of the global jihad wish to strike here in the United States, and are able to do so. In response to this, the Obama Administration remains committed to a policy of fantasy and wishful thinking in regard to the jihad threat: it refuses to call it by name or acknowledge its motivating ideology, and has hamstrung the ability of intelligence and law enforcement agencies to understand the motives and goals of the jihadis.
This policy of unreality leads to numerous wrongheaded policies that damage U.S. interests and endanger Americans – with the Iranian nuclear deal being the most obvious and glaring recent example. Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, according to Heavy.com, is from Phoenix; although AP reported that he was from Hixson, Tennessee. If he was indeed from Phoenix, was he a member of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix? If he was, he would have that in common with the jihadis who tried to commit mass murder at our free speech event in Garland, Texas in May, and two other jihadis. Has the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix been investigated? If not, why not?
Barack Obama's statement on this attack, predictably, did not mention the Islamic State, or identify the shootings as a jihad attack. The Obama Administration's policy of denial and obfuscation regarding the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat is costing lives. It is time for it to end, and if the President and his associates cannot be persuaded to do something that is in the interests of protecting Americans, then those who want to take his job on January 20, 2017 should make a linchpin of their campaign a pledge to stop Islamic State attacks on American soil, and to do whatever may be necessary to do that: instituting a moratorium on immigration from Muslim countries (Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez originally hails from Kuwait), sealing the borders, and calling upon American Muslim groups and mosques in the U.S. to institute genuine, sincere and inspectable programs teaching against the understanding of Islam that the Islamic State represents. Although Muslim groups in the U.S. ostensibly reject that understanding, no such programs currently exist.
None of this is going to happen, and that only ensures that Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez will by no means be the last Islamic State jihadi to murder Americans. Is there any limit to the weakness, fecklessness and refusal to face reality of America's current leadership? Is there any limit to the willingness of the majority of the American public to put up with all this? This unreality and indifference is only going to grow more costly.
ISIS Monsters and Christian Victims | Frontpage Mag
Today in the Islamic Middle East, Christians like the Abada family in Iraq suffer real persecution the likes of which most of us can scarcely imagine.
It has been nearly a year now since Ayda and Khader Abada have laid eyes upon their three-year-old daughter.
On August 22 of last year, ISIS militants snatched little Christine from the arms of her mother, Ayda. To this day, her parents haven't a clue as to her fate.
Ayda and Khader Abada are the parents of five children. On August 6, 2014, a little less than three weeks before their daughter was snatched from them, Islamic State zealots took command of their home city of Qaraqosh. But because Christine's father, Khader, is blind, he and his family, not unlike many of their neighbors with comparable disabilities, were left with little option but to stay put.
According to Open Doors, an organization dedicated to shining the light on the persecution of Christians around the world, since the Abadas had "'no place to escape,'" it was their hope that their conquerors would extend "'mercy'" to "'the blind and disabled[.]'"
Unsurprisingly, their hope was in vain, for in no time, ISIS corralled the Christians of Qaraqosh for what they saidwas to be a medical examination. Just as unsurprisingly, ISIS lied.
The Christians were robbed of their property and the purging of the city was under way.
The website of Open Doors reports that among "the valuable belongings" of which Christians were divested were clothes, gold, and their identification cards. Given the "chaotic" nature of the event, the Abadas were overlooked.
But they were far from safe.
The Abadas and the other Christians were commanded to board a bus the windows of which were covered with dirt so as to prevent them from seeing out. Ayda held little Christine closely to her as her Muslim captors walked up and down the aisle. When one of them, someone named "Fadel," approached Ayda, he looked her over.
Then he wrenched little Christine from her mother's arms.
The child cried for her mother and her mother cried and pleaded for mercy, begging the kidnapper to return her daughter to her. "Fadel" was unmoved. He walked off the bus with Christine and reentered the building to which the Abadas and their Christian neighbors were originally taken.
Several attempts by their church to secure information regarding Christine's fate have thus far been to no avail. Through Open Doors, Ayda asks for "everyone to pray for Christine and for us, as we are living in the hope that someday Christine will come back."
It brings this Catholic no pleasure to consider that at this time, as the Abadas and legions of Christians around the Earth endure horrors of this sort at the hands of Islamic savages who revile them because of their faith, that my Pope—the most visible spokesperson for Christianity in the world—prefers to direct his moral outrage at "capitalism" and "inequality."
Islamic State affiliate Sinai Province claims attack on Egypt navy vessel
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate said on Thursday it fired a rocket at an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Israel and the Gaza Strip.
The militant group Sinai Province has focused mainly on attacking Egyptian soldiers and police in the Sinai peninsula, killing hundreds since the army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.
Photographs distributed online by the group appeared to show a rocket heading towards a ship and setting it ablaze on impact, though the militants' version of events could not be verified.
The Egyptian military said in a statement a coastguard launch had exchanged shots with "terrorist elements", causing the vessel to catch fire. It said no one was killed in the attack.
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So, we have Islam wreaking havoc all over the world, beheading Christians, wanting to destroy Israel as they surround it almost completely, waiting patiently for the emergence of their Messiah who will bring about the rule of Islam in the world, and the world is blind to the truth of God's revealed word. For hundreds of years, ON ISRAEL'S TEMPLE MOUNT, Arabic inscriptions on the dome of the rock have said "God is only One God. Far be it removed from His transcendent majesty that He should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And God insufficient as Defender. The Messiah will never scorn to be a servant unto God, nor will the favored angels."
The truth about Islam will only become more apparent. Let's just hope the church doesn't stay asleep to the threat of Islam and the fact that we will be called to endure as martyrs until the Day of the Lord when his wrath is poured out.
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Looks like Yellowstone is getting ready...
http://www.kpax.com/story/29568325/road-in-yellowstone-national-park-closed-to-vehicles-due-to-thermal-activity
Yellowstone has melting asphalt and road closures on a fairly regular basis. It's a very "alive" place thermally and heats up frequently in odd places
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary received a call regarding a disturbance at an arena around 6 p.m.
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The man had been escorted from the building by the time police arrived. The RNC said he was intoxicated and allegedly jumped on several cars parked outside the arena.
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Last month, the Boston Red Sox set a Major League Baseball (MLB) record they'd probably rather forget. They became the first team in baseball history to use four baseball managers in a single game. Why? Umpires ejected two of the managers for arguing that a pitcher should be ejected for hitting a batter. Umpires ejected the third manager for simply being the guy on call when a Boston player was thrown out of the game. Four managers, one game, baseball history.
Baseball umpires ejecting baseball managers is as old as baseball itself. But this year, something different is in the air and it has completely changed the relationship between umpires and managers. It's called instant replay.
Instant replay is not new to baseball. It's been around for several years to review home run calls. However in 2014, baseball dramatically expanded instant replay. Now almost anything – except for balls and strikes – can be reviewed. The review is completely off the field; the umpire calls on a team of experts in New York. That team takes a look at all available camera angles and, a short time later, delivers the verdict.
So far in 2014, the system has worked well. As of May 29, 2014, of 431 replayed calls, 46% have been overturned and 54% have not. And the game hasn't slowed down that much. The average replay length time was 2:09.
What about the other consequence, reducing manager ejections? Game purists will be happy to know that there hasn't been that great a reduction in manager ejections through the first two months of the season, likely because the primary sources of contention, the calls of balls and strikes, are unreviewable.
The new technology gives managers a reflection period, a period in which they can cool down, hear the truth (or as close to the truth) of what happened, and consider carefully whether they want to fight it out with the umpire. It's not just the umpires taking a second look; it's the managers themselves.
The same bears true for lawyers. One of the great drawbacks of today's technology is its instantaneous nature. We can send out an angry email to opposing counsel, or even worse, to a client, without thinking twice and with little way of taking it back. We can post to social media in the heat of the moment, encouraged by the false anonymity of the Internet. Take this Indiana attorney for example. His Facebook message to an ex-client's husband included profanity, threats of violence and a cryptic warning, "I've got you in my sights." After his Facebook tirade, he was charged with felony intimidation, for which a conviction could result in six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
But technology also offers lawyers the same advantage it does to those baseball managers – the time and opportunity to review their words and consider seriously whether they want to put those words out there. Just as instant replay allows managers a chance to cool down and hear the truth, technology allows lawyers to take a second look about what they might say when provoked.
So always take the opportunity, after writing out a post, comment, email, or text, to step back and review what you just wrote. Failing to do so might result in an unnecessary "ejection." And remember, unlike an umpire, a judge won't tell you to hit the showers and retreat to your comfortable office for the rest of the case. Nor will your client feel vindicated by you "going to bat" for her if the result is sanctions against you and adverse findings against your client. It's also worth noting that what you might think is a little private incivility tussle between you and a client, you and an opposing party, or you and another attorney, might end up in an Avvo or other online review of you, for public consumption.
Take a page out of baseball's playbook. Before shooting off that angry email or text or post, take a second look and reflect on what you're writing in the permanent ink of the Internet. In the end, civility and patience can get you much farther than kicking dirt over home plate.
Pearls of wisdom. The reminder referencing the "false anonymity of the Internet" is excellent!


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Both Gallatin and Station Camp had short nights last Friday as each team recorded blowout victories over Region 6-5A opponents.
Their attention now turns to each other this Friday evening as the Green Wave host the Bison, with kickoff at 7 at Calvin Short Field.
Gallatin can keep pace with Hillsboro as the Green Wave (4-1 overall, 2-0 in Region 6-5A) would remain in at least a share of first place with a victory.
Consequently for the Bison (1-4, 1-1), a victory would keep them in the playoff picture as well. Station Camp currently sits one game behind Gallatin and Hillsboro in the region standings.
Gallatin defeated visiting Glencliff, 49-7 last week, but head coach Mark Williams expects a tough test from the Bison. Close games have not been the norm in this series, with Gallatin's 15-point victory in 2010 being the closest margin of victory in the series' six meetings.
The contest will feature two teams that love to run the football, albeit in different ways. Gallatin's offense has run through junior tailback Jordan Mason as he has amassed a county-high 853 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 7.7 yards per carry. Sophomore Jalen Porter has also scored six times.
The Bison have gone with a running-back-by-committee approach as five different rushers have gained at least 100 yards and scored at least one touchdown this season. Sophomore Kaemon Dunlap leads the Bison with 319 yards and two touchdowns, while classmate Sirtavious Perry eclipsed the 100-yard mark in last week's 42-0 victory over visiting Hunters Lane.
Seniors Perry Foxx, Tyler Thompson and Chris Dunavin have also rushed for more than 100 yards, with Dunavin scoring three times last week.
Last season, the Green Wave pulled away in the second half for a 42-14 victory in a game that included a 90-minute lightning delay in the third quarter.
Last week: The Blue Devils suffered a 24-7 loss to visiting Springfield. The War Eagles captured a 35-12 victory over visiting East Hickman.
Last meeting between the two programs: White House claimed a 38-18 victory at Sycamore last season.
The Blue Devils have lost their last three games, scoring just 13 points over the last two weeks.
White House continued to play without senior quarterback Steven Rankin (leg injury) last Friday. Senior tailback/linebacker Trey Hyde – the Sumner County Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 – suffered a season-ending, knee injury in the team's loss to Greenbrier two weeks ago.
Senior Luke Hopkins, who started three consecutive games at quarterback in Rankin's absence, didn't play due to an injury last Friday either, and junior tailback Ronald Honeycutt played last week but was limited due to an injury. They were joined on the sideline by multiple offensive linemen.
As a result, the Blue Devils produced just 53 total yards against Springfield.
The War Eagle program combined for just four victories over the last two seasons, but they enter Friday's game on a four-game winning streak.
Sycamore is under the direction of first-year head coach Al Pellegrino.
White House last lost three consecutive games during the 2011 season. The Blue Devil program will be attempting to avoid a four-game losing streak for the first time since the 2010 campaign.
The Blue Devils have won 11 of the 13 meetings between the two programs.
Last week: The Blue Devil suffered a 35-0 loss to visiting Mt. Juliet. The Panthers suffered a 54-0 loss at Pearl-Cohn.
Last meeting between the two programs: The Panthers captured a 20-14 victory at Lebanon last season.
The two programs combined for just one win last season, which was Portland's victory over the Blue Devils.
However, each squad has captured two victories already this fall.
Both teams were shut out last week. Lebanon produced just 140 total yards last Friday, while the Panthers managed just 97 total yards.
The Panthers are looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses to White House Heritage (36-24) and Lebanon.
Portland – which is celebrating homecoming on Friday – is allowing 31.6 points per game.
The Blue Devils have outscored their opponents 69-16 in their two wins (over Warren County and Summit), but Lebanon has been outscored 72-7 in its two losses (to Mt. Juliet and McGavock).
Blue Devil senior quarterback Jarren Stewart has two 100-yard rushing efforts this season and five rushing touchdowns.
The two programs have alternated wins over their last four meetings.
Last week: The Blue Devils suffered a 48-20 loss at Watertown. The Eagles captured a 48-19 victory at East Robertson.
Last meeting between the two programs: Westmoreland rolled to a 52-0 victory at Jackson County in the final regular-season contest of the 2008 season.
After starting the season with three consecutive losses, the Eagles are looking to extend their winning streak to three games.
Westmoreland produced a total of 29 points over the first three games, but the Eagles have combined for 83 points in its two wins (including a 35-0 victory over visiting Community two weeks ago).
The Blue Devils are trending in the opposite direction, opening the season with wins over Clay County (24-20) and Cannon County (47-0) before dropping its last three games (to Community, Macon County and Watertown).
Jackson County has allowed at least 30 points in each of those setbacks.
Sophomore quarterback Colby Long directs the Blue Devil offense, serving as a threat both running and throwing the football.
Last week: East Nashville captured a 20-13 victory over visiting Greenbrier. Hendersonville suffered a 49-21 loss at Hillsboro.
Last meeting between the two teams: Never played.
The Commandos will face East Nashville for the first time on Friday evening and are looking to rebound from their first loss of the season.
Hendersonville was outgained by a 420-218 margin in total yardage against the Burros, and the Commandos were outscored 35-0 over the second and third quarters, after ending the first quarter tied at 14.
East Nashville won its first game last week, defeating Greenbrier for a region victory after struggling to find points over the first four weeks of the season.
The Eagles were victorious despite only collecting six first downs against the Bobcats.
This contest was originally scheduled to be a home game for East Nashville, but the school doesn't have a football field on its campus. The Eagles play home games at Tennessee Preparatory School, and the field doesn't have separate bleachers, creating overcrowding concerns between the two schools. Both sides agreed to move the game, with East Nashville receiving an undisclosed percentage of the gate for agreeing to the venue change.
Last week: Beech captured a 31-28 win at Cane Ridge. Springfield claimed a 24-7 win at White House 24-7.
Last meeting between the two teams: Beech rolled to a 35-6 victory over visiting Springfield during the 2008 season.
Beech had to survive a last-ditch rally by Cane Ridge last week, but the Buccaneers were able to come away with a victory and avoid a two-game losing streak in region play.
Both teams have alternated wins and losses through their first five games, but someone will walk away from Boyce Smith Field with a two-game winning streak in hand before returning to region play.
Senior Rodrick Napper rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns as the Buccaneers took a 10-point lead in the final few minutes, only to have Cane Ridge answer and recover an onside kick that gave the Ravens a chance to steal the victory. However, senior Ian Hafner intercepted a last-second pass in the end zone to preserve the victory. It was Hafner's third interception of the season.
Springfield rolled up 434 yards of total offense against White House, with three rushers – Alan Gardner, Dewayne Buckner and Isaiah Bigbee – rushing for more than 50 yards. Bucker is the Yellow Jackets' starting quarterback and threw for 156 yards, completing 12 of 19 passes against the Blue Devils.
Last week: Nashville Christian captured a 49-7 win at Jo Byrns. Pope John Paul II suffered a 52-35 loss to visiting Ensworth.
It will be homecoming on more than one front at Pope John Paul II High on Friday evening when the Knights host Nashville Christian.
The Eagles are coached by Jeff Brothers, who was PJP II's first head coach from 2002-2009. Brothers took the Nashville Christian head-coaching job and turned the Eagles into a perennial contender. Prior to Brothers' arrival, Nashville Christian had not reached the postseason since 2000.
Since then, the Eagles have advanced at least two rounds in the Class 1A playoffs every year. They have been semifinalists in each of the last three seasons, with eventual champion Union City eliminating them the last two years.
Four of the Eagles' five victories have come by at least 40 points, including a 49-7 victory at Jo Byrns last week in which the Eagles rushed for 330 yards.
The Knights were unable to match Ensworth's scoring pace last week, falling behind 38-20 at the half.
Ensworth rushed for 250 yards against the Knight defense, and the Tigers' special teams unit also did damage with a kickoff return for a touchdown in the first half.
Senior tailback Quar'Derius Hunter and junior quarterback Ben Brooks each scored their fifth rushing touchdown of the season last week.


Pakistan will exploit mammoth coal energy deposits in Tharparkar. The venture aims to empower host communities socioeconomically through the best welfare model ever designed in Pakistan. This was said by Shams Shaikh, Chief Executive Officer of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC).
Extracting coal will be considered mere a futile exercise if the local Tharis do not benefit from it profusely, as they are primary owners of the natural resource lying beneath their feet. The CEO said while talking exclusively to The News Thursday.
The SECMC is a joint venture corporation between the Sindh government and Engro Corporation founded in 2009, and tasked to mine 1.57 billion tons of coal and produce 660MWs of electricity from the Block II of the Thar coalfield in the first phase. The total cost of the project is $2.1 billion, while the company has planned to produce 4000 MWs in next five years.
Shams said the welfare model is embedded in the Resettlement Policy Framework, approved by the Sindh govt, a document which is prepared in line with the best international practices. "Matchless compensation is being paid to the owners whose land has been acquired. At the same time, a culturally-compatible 1,111 yards bungalow will be provided to every married couple when relocated to the model colony being built nearby the existing settlement," he added.
He said, apart from providing 70 percent jobs to the local population belonging to district Tharparkar, a vigorous training program under Khushhal Thar Program is also underway to provide above 1400 people the skill training in various fields.
He added small scale contracts to local vendors have employed hundreds of local youth, additionally. Elaborating the initiatives under Corporate Social Responsibility, Shaikh said in collaboration with the Indus Hospital, a free-of-cost mother and child healthcare clinic is already working in Thar Coal Block II, while a 100-bed hospital is in the planning phase, which would be constructed in Taluka Islamkot.
In the same way, he added, a primary school in cooperation with The Citizen Foundation is under-construction in Islamkot city where 1,000 students will get education from the current year. "Six more matching schools in each Taluka of district Tharparkar will be established to impart quality education to underdevelopment and poor children of the area," he added further.
Replying to a question about controversy over Gorrano Reservoir, Shaikh clarified that the petition of the local villagers is being heard by the Sindh High Court, Hyderabad bench. "The court has formed a four-member committee comprising renowned technocrats, headed by a credible govt officer Asif Hyder Shah to probe the matter and ascertain the facts," he said.
Meanwhile, he added the Gorrano Reservoir scheme was approved after due legal diligence and following codal formalities by the Sindh Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Sindh Wildlife and Forest Department and the land acquisition was also done under the Land Acquisition Act 1894. "Apart from the litigation on the matter, we have continued to holding dialogue with local communities to resolve it amicably, as we believe they must be compensated abundantly if there is any undesirable impact on their livelihoods," he said.


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Canada History, Facebook, Ubuntu, More: Saturday ResearchBuzz, November 17, 2018
Canadian Research Knowledge Network: Over 60 Million Pages of Digitized Canadian Documentary Heritage Soon To Be Available At No Charge. "As of January 1, 2019, 60 million pages of Canadian digital documentary heritage will be available at no charge to users. The Canadiana collections are the largest online collections of early textual Canadiana in the world. The removal of the subscription paywall will allow unimpeded access to this unique historical content for researchers, students, faculty, and all users in Canada and around the world."
Engadget: Mark Zuckerberg explains Facebook's 'borderline' content filtering plan. "Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that the social network plans to build a tool that will give you more control over the kind of content you see. Zuckerberg has penned a lengthy post detailing the social network's challenges when it comes to content moderation and disinformation campaigns following a New York Times report that exposed its shady crisis response tactics. In it, he said that the company continues to train its AI systems to be able to detect content that violates its guidelines. Once those AI systems can better understand what they're looking at, Facebook will be able to create a tool that can keep specific kinds of content you might find upsetting or unsavory out of your feed even if they don't violate its standards."
ZDNet: Mark Shuttleworth reveals Ubuntu 18.04 will get a 10-year support lifespan. "At OpenStack Summit in Berlin, Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth said in a keynote that Ubuntu 18.04 Long Term Support (LTS) support lifespan would be extended from five years to 10 years."
The Ubyssey: UBC struggles to acquire records for 'nuanced' residential school information database. "Seven months after opening, the UBC Indian Residential History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) still doesn't have all the records it needs to complete its mission. And signs of improvement are slow to come."
Cision: Government of Canada Makes it Easier for Canadians to Learn about Aquatic Species at Risk (PRESS RELEASE). "Fisheries and Oceans Canada has updated and improved its online aquatic species at risk mapping tool. The improved interactive mapping tool allows Canadians to find out where aquatic species at risk and their critical habitat are located across Canada. The tool is now interactive, user-friendly and intuitive. Users can zoom in and out on the data and save their results."
UC IT Blog: YouTube Caption Audit Tool Now Available from UCI. "Released via GitHub on July 27, 2018, the YouTube Caption Audit is a distributable web application that reports uncaptioned public videos for a given YouTube channel. Surprisingly, this is not something that can be done within the YouTube Video Manager, yet it is something that is critical to monitoring the state of accessibility of UC videos posted online or made available to students and the public. The YouTube Caption Audit application addresses that functional gap."
Hongkiat: 4 Ways to Read Deleted Reddit Comments. "While browsing through Reddit, you must have seen deleted or removed comments that may have aroused your curiosity. But do you know you can recover most of these deleted comments with the help of third-party tools? In today's post, I'll show you four tools that can help you see deleted Reddit comments one way or another. These tools are completely free to use and aren't illegal as well."
Nieman Lab: How The Wall Street Journal is preparing its journalists to detect deepfakes. "We at The Wall Street Journal are taking this threat seriously and have launched an internal deepfakes task force led by the Ethics & Standards and the Research & Development teams. This group, the WSJ Media Forensics Committee, is comprised of video, photo, visuals, research, platform, and news editors who have been trained in deepfake detection. Beyond this core effort, we're hosting training seminars with reporters, developing newsroom guides, and collaborating with academic institutions such as Cornell Tech to identify ways technology can be used to combat this problem."
New York Times: A Look Inside the Tactics of Definers, Facebook's Attack Dog. "A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington's back-room politics to Silicon Valley when, while working for Facebook, it began disparaging other tech companies to reporters. But a few days before Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, testified to Congress in September, Definers set its sights on a different target: the senators about to question Ms. Sandberg."
PC World: Microsoft Bing's Black Friday research tools are hit-and-miss. "With Black Friday just (gulp!) a week away, Microsoft's Bing search engine is launching tools to help with your shopping: a searchable index of deals, phone comparisons, and shortcuts to roundups of the best products. Unfortunately, Bing doesn't currently seem to provide what you're probably hoping for: a searchable list of Black Friday prices by item, together with the dates and times they're available. It appears you'll still have to do all the legwork yourself."
The Guardian: Fake fingerprints can imitate real ones in biometric systems – research. "Researchers have used a neural network to generate artificial fingerprints that work as a 'master key' for biometric identification systems and prove fake fingerprints can be created."
CNET: Google sister company puts glucose-sensing contact lenses on hold. "Alphabet's life sciences arm, Verily, is putting a hold on its work with glucose-sensing contact lenses, Chief Technical Officer Brian Otis said in a blog post Friday." Good morning, Internet…
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Superior Rooms offer the sheer elegance expected at The Greenbrier and average 400 square feet. Featuring either one king bed or two double beds, Superior Rooms can accommodate up to 4 people. Some Superior Rooms are handicap accessible with wider doors, showers with no lip and grab rails.


All the flavours of a frosted cinnamon roll in the form of a light and fluffy Yorkshire pudding. You'll be making these ASAP, we promise.
Place a 12-cup muffin tin on the middle rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 200°C.
Use a pastry brush to grease the hot muffin tin generously with the melted butter. Add any remaining butter to the batter and pulse to blend. Pour the batter into the warmed muffin tin, filling the muffin cups about three-quarters full. Bake until the Yorkshire puddings are golden, about 20 minutes. (Do NOT open the oven door!) Turn off the oven, keep the oven door closed, and continue to bake the until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the cream cheese with the icing sugar and the remaining 2 tablespoons milk until smooth. Remove the popovers from the oven. Use the tip of a paring knife to poke a tiny slit at the top of each Yorkshire pudding (this will allow steam to escape, and will keep them from getting soggy). Brush with the glaze and serve warm.


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Scott Frank's script for THE LOOKOUT had been around for a decade or so before he found a way to have it made with him as the director. When I talked to him and co-stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Matthew Goode on March 14, 2007, he seemed to think it was worth the wait. With both actors matching his enthusiasm for complex characters and the taut, challenging story about a brain-damaged ex-jock (Gordon-Levitt) being played by a seductive sociopath (Goode), the conversation turned from defying audience expectations, to what constitutes normal, to the wonders of location filming during winter in Winnipeg.
THE LOOKOUT is another showcase in the burgeoning career of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, one of the best actors working today. It may be a low key noir in which he is working, but his performance as Chris Pratt, a brain-damaged former golden boy, is nothing less than riveting. The evolution of his character surpasses the seeming limitations of that condition. He is the patsy in a bank job, going from the quiet desperation of enforced dependence, to the subsumed rage of longing for a liberation that he, and the audience, knows is ultimately unattainable. The film is a tightly plotted, sharply realized mood piece, but it's Gordon-Levitt's performance that raises it from very good to great.
THE LOOKOUT is a character study wrapped in the genre of the suspense thriller. It works as both, and with a poignancy that marks it as something very special. The same can be said for its fierce integrity in telling a story on its own terms without caving in to expectations.
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