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...Staff hinted at the possibility of military action if Iran looked like it was close to getting the bomb. This time, though, it's very unlikely Israel would go it alone. Because the U.S. now controls the airspace above Iraq and much of the Gulf, Israel would, at a minimum, need to inform U.S. military commanders in the area before sending its bombers towards Iran. More importantly, many Israeli military and intelligence officials believe that Iran is a global threat requiring a global answer-not a unilateral one. The very idea that a solo Israeli attack is a possibility plays...
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...Goffredo moved into second place alone—and one behind Brady Merchant ’03—with his eight trifecta outburst against Brown. He also displaced Merchant’s name under the category of “Best Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 10 attempts)” as his 8-for-10 showing surpassed Merchant’s 9-for-14 performance in terms of efficiency. For most, these are numbers befitting an Athlete of the Week resume. For Goffredo, the Athlete of the Week resume is becoming routine. —Staff writer...
Perhaps the biggest change is that the new rules don't reward those circus-leap triple Axels to the exclusion of other skills. That benefits skaters like Meissner who have the big tricks but are more analytical and calculating enough to maximize their point totals with the minimum amount of exhausting big tricks. Under the new code of points (COP), as it's called, there is no hiding a weak spin, sloppy footwork or poor basics. It's a far more demanding and exacting measure of an athlete...
...bulk out Norah's girly shoulders, and a prosthetic penis to fill out his/her crotch. And Vincent hired a voice coach to teach her to talk like a guy--slowly, with as little expression as humanly possible, keeping those emotions under wraps and the hand gestures to a minimum...