スノーボードのワールドカップ（Ｗ杯）は５日、ブルガリアのバンスコでパラレル大回転が行われ、ソチ冬季五輪銀メダルの竹内智香（広島ガス）が３位に入った。Ｗ杯の表彰台は２０１４年２月に２位となって以来で通算１１度目。 竹内は予選を７位で通過し、決勝トーナメントは準決勝で敗れた後、３位決定戦を制した。家根谷依里（大林組）は予選落ちで２４位だった。アリョーナ・ザワルジナ（ロシア）が優勝した。（共同）
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The greatest quarterback in NFL history led the biggest Super Bowl comeback to be the MVP on Sunday night.
Tom Brady rallied New England from a 25-point third-quarter deficit for a 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history to earn his fifth Super Bowl title and fourth MVP trophy.
„They’re all sweet,“ he said. „They’re all different and this was just an incredible team and I’m just happy to be a part of it,“ he said.
Brady threw touchdown passes of 5 and 6 yards in the second half and tied things at 28-28 when he connected with Danny Amendola on a 2-point conversion with 57 seconds left.
He then directed the drive in overtime which ended with a 2-yard run by James White to make the Patriots the first team to win a Super Bowl after trailing by more than 10 points.
„We all brought each other back,“ he said. „We never felt out of it. It was a tough battle. “
His performance certainly wasn’t without its struggles. His incredible second half and overtime came after a first half where the Patriots managed just three points and he threw an interception which Robert Alford returned 82 yards for a touchdown. He was hurried and harassed for much of the games. The Falcons sacked him five times and hit him on another eight occasions.
He noted the beating he took when he was trying to recount the details of the comeback and couldn’t remember what the score was at one point in the rally.
„There was a lot of (stuff) that happened tonight,“ he said. „I got hit pretty hard. “
His 466 yards passing are a Super Bowl record, surpassing the 414 yards Kurt Warner had 17 years ago. He also set a record for most passes completed in a Super Bowl with 43 and most attempts with 62.
He is the first to play in seven Super Bowls and the victory ties him with Charles Haley for most Super Bowl rings.
After all Brady has done in his career, was this his finest moment?
„Tom’s had a lot of great ones,“ coach Bill Belichick said. „But, yeah tonight was one of them. “
It’s a triumphant end to a difficult season for Brady, who missed the first four games because of his „Deflategate“ suspension and dealt with his mother Galynn Brady suffering through an undisclosed illness. The Super Bowl was the first game she’s attended all season.
„They’re all happy,“ he said fighting back tears. „It’s nice to have everybody here and it’s going to be a great celebration tonight. “
He shared a quick moment with her right after the game, but was looking forward to more time with her in the upcoming days.
„It’s kind of madness after the game so I didn’t get much quality time with her but we’ll get it this week,“ he said.
But he certainly wasn’t asking for sympathy for his rough road to this title though, chuckling when someone asked about the adversity the Patriots have gone through in the past couple of years.
„We’ve done pretty good over the last few years … so I don’t think anyone’s feeling bad for the Patriots,“ he said. „I don’t think anyone feels bad for the Patriots. “
Brady also collected the MVP trophy in 2001, 2003 and 2014.
„It was just a lot of mental toughness by our team and we’re going to remember this one for the rest of our lives,“ Brady said.
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Well, Atlanta, there’s nothing left to say.
The city once known as „Loserville“ was cruising toward its first Super Bowl championship, leading Tom Brady and the mighty New England Patriots by 25 points.
TWENTY-FIVE!
Back in Atlanta, the city was all ready to bust loose in a celebration like no other, seemingly assured of finally putting to rest its history of sports flops.
Then, it happened.
The greatest flop of them all.
This one will take a long, long time to get over.
„I’m kind of numb,“ said Falcons safety Ricardo Allen, who might as well been speaking for an entire city. „I don’t really know what to feel. I’m broken inside, because this is not us. I’m kind of numb to the feeling, man. It’s terrible. It’s one of the worst feelings ever. I’m not a guy that forgets very easy. I’ll probably never forget this. It will always be haunting. “
Brady engineered a stunning comeback, leading the Patriots to a pair of touchdowns and a pair of 2-point conversions that sent the Super Bowl to overtime for the first time.
At that point, it was a mere formality.
The Patriots won the coin toss.
Of course.
The Patriots drove right down the field for the championship-winning touchdown.
Of course.
The final: New England 34, Atlanta 28.
Brady will long be remembered for his record-breaking performance, completing 43 of 62 passes for 466 yards, and this will certainly go down as one of the greatest title games in NFL history.
That’s little consolation to the Falcons.
„That’s a hard one in the locker room,“ coach Dan Quinn said. „No place to put that one mentally for us. But I am proud of the fight these guys have. The brotherhood this group has built, it’s as strong as I’ve ever seen. “
In the A-T-L, this will join the Braves blowing a 6-0 lead in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series, the Hawks squandering a chance to eliminate Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in the 1988 NBA playoffs, and Danny White leading the Dallas Cowboys back from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Falcons in a 1981 playoff game.
But, really, nothing comes close to this level of sporting disappointment.
The Falcons spent 2½ quarters playing with the swagger and confidence of a team that wasn’t the least bit concerned about their city’s history. Heading to the fourth quarter, they were still up 28-9. The Patriots tacked on a field goal early in the fourth, but Atlanta was still comfortably ahead.
Then, the play that turned the momentum solidly in New England’s favor.
MVP Matt Ryan dropped back to pass, was hit by Dont’a Hightower just before his arm came forward to pass, and the ball popped lose. The Patriots recovered at the Atlanta 25.
It was the only Falcons‘ turnover of the postseason.
„We had some opportunities to make plays,“ Ryan said. „We just missed on a couple of things and just made a few mistakes and ultimately, when you’re playing a real good football team like New England, those mistakes ended up costing us. “
Even after Ryan’s turnover and the ensuing Patriots touchdown, Atlanta was still in position to put the victory away when Julio Jones made a stunning catch along the sideline, ripping the ball away from a defender and somehow getting both feet down before tumbling out of bounds at the New England 22.
With under 5 minutes remaining and the Falcons still up 28-20, all they needed to do was run three more plays and set up for a field goal by Pro Bowl kicker Matt Bryant that would finally put the Patriots away.
Devonta Freeman was thrown for a 1-yard loss, but that wasn’t a huge deal.
What happened next was a big deal.
Instead of another run, Ryan set up for a pass. He was thrown for a 12-yard loss and, just like that, the Falcons were on the fringe of Bryant’s range.
Any hope for a field goal was lost when Jake Matthews was called for a holding penalty that set Atlanta back another 10 yards.
That sequence will surely haunt outgoing offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan , who was acclaimed for his work with the league’s highest-scoring team and will shortly be named head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
„You always want to run the ball if you can,“ Shanahan said. „We got into field-goal range, where we would’ve ended it. But getting that sack and that hold call was tough. “
The Falcons were forced to punt it back to Brady and a Patriots team that was brimming with bravado.
It wasn’t the least bit shocking when they marched right down the field, 91 yards, for James White’s short touchdown run.
It wasn’t the least bit shocking when Brady hooked up with Danny Amendola on a 2-point pass that tied the game with 57 seconds remaining.
It wasn’t the least bit shocking when the Falcons, without any timeouts, failed to muster anything on their final offensive possession.
It wasn’t the least bit shocking when the Patriots won the toss and drove down the field one more time, 75 yards in just eight plays, and finished off the Falcons with a 2-yard touchdown run.
The city of Atlanta had seen it all before.
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Intel’s Shooting Star drones made an appearance tonight at the Super Bowl’s halftime show helping Lady Gaga set the stage for the rest of her show. In total 300 of the tiny drones (all controlled by a single machine) were used. Last year Intel broke the world record by flying 500 synchronized drones in Sydney (more details about that below, in our original story from last November). Since then the Shooting Star drones were also showcased in Disney during the holidays for a colorful fireworks-like aerial show.
As a side note, while the drones did perform above the stadium, the actual show was not live during the Super Bowl’s halftime. Due to aviation restrictions in the area surrounding the NRG Stadium and rules that forbid drones from hovering high in the sky right above a crowd, this part of the show was pre-recorded days prior but broadcasted as if was happening as the show took place.
The original story (11/04/2016) follows below:
Pyrotechnicians have been captivating audiences with dazzling fireworks displays for centuries. The art and science of firework making dates back to 7th century China but chipmaker Intel is hoping that technology can lend a hand in creating awe-inspiring aerial displays of the future.
While others seem dead-set on using aerial drones for delivery-based tasks , Intel is experimenting with using them to put on stunning fireworks-like performances. After setting a record last year by putting 100 drones in the sky (all of which were controlled by a single operator), Intel recently broke its own record by using 500 drones simultaneous during a light show (again, all run by a single person).
As you can see, the small Shooting Star drones can be used to create displays that simply aren’t possible with traditional fireworks. What they lack in terms of loud screaming and screeching, they more than make up for in sheer flexibility. Intel says they can travel at speeds of up to 22 miles per hour, even in light rain (conditions that might ruin a traditional fireworks presentation).
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У неділю у зоні проведення АТО зафіксовано 40 обстрілів, один військовий отримав поранення.
„Обстріл позицій ЗСУ вел в усіх напрямках, в тому числі по Авдіївці, де ремонтники відновлювали подачу електроенергії. Тут бойовики з танків, 120 і 82-мм мінометів, гранатометів і стрілецької зброї неодноразово вели вогонь по позиціях сил АТО“, – йдеться у повідомленні прес-центру АТО.
На донецькому напрямку танки вели вогонь у районі Пісок і Кам’янки, з мінометів різних калібрів, гранатометів і стрілецької зброї – по Зайцевому, Опитному і Луганському, по Невельську стріляв снайпер.
На маріупольському напрямку з мінометів бойовики били по Красногорівці, Водяному, Широкиному і Гнутовому, з гранатометів і стрілецької зброї – по Красногорівці, Мар’їнці, Лебединському, Новотроїцькому.
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写真特集：「ユーチューブ」で自宅を建設
（ＣＮＮ） ２度の離婚を経験し、借金を抱えたシングルマザーのキャラ・ブルッキンズさんは、４人の子どもたちと一緒に過ごす場所を作るため家を建てることにした。ユーチューブの解説動画を使って。建設の経緯は書籍化もされ、このほど出版もされている。
ブルッキンズさんは、ヤングアダルト小説を書いて生計を立てている。建設業者を雇うお金がなかったことから、自分で家を建てることにしたという。ブルッキンズさんは「虐待を逃れて４人の子どもを抱えていると、何事にも少しお金がかかるようになる」と話す。
最初は家を購入するつもりだったが、値段が高すぎたり家が狭すぎたりすることが分かった。ユーチューブが非常に参考になることに気付きいたのはこのときだ。
綿密な調査を行った末、アーカンソー州ブライアントに土地を購入。夕方に動画を視聴し、必要な道具をそろえるなどして、２００８年から建設を始めた。夢の自宅建設に必要な費用を１３万ドルと算定し、所有していた小さな不動産を売った。
この過程では、当時２歳から１７歳だった子どもたち４人が協力した。長男は当局の認可を得るための設計図の作成を手伝った。
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元東京都知事の石原慎太郎氏は５日、自身のツイッターに投稿し、豊洲市場（江東区）の盛り土や土地購入を巡る問題に関する小池百合子知事からの質問状について「私は全ての質問に対し、ひとつひとつ記憶をさかのぼりながら誠意をもって回答した」と主張した。
小池氏は昨年10月の質問状で、土壌汚染対策費も踏まえ用地価格は適正だったかを尋ねた。石原氏は「ずいぶん高い買い物をしたと思う。なぜそうなったかは私に判断を求められることはなかったから分からない」と回答した。
５日の投稿で石原氏は「世の中では今もなお、小池知事による豊洲問題に関する質問状に対し、私が具体的な回答をしていないということであるらしいが、それは間違いです」と反論した。〔共同〕
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ノルディックスキーのワールドカップ（Ｗ杯）ジャンプ男子は５日、ドイツのオーベルストドルフでフライングヒルによる個人第１７戦（ヒルサイズ＝ＨＳ２２５メートル）が行われ、４４歳の葛西紀明（土屋ホーム）は２２４メートルの２０５・１点で１２位だった。２回目は天候不良で中止となった。 シュテファン・クラフト（オーストリア）が２３５・５メートルの２３２・６点で２連勝し、今季３勝目、通算７勝目を挙げた。小林潤志郎（雪印メグミルク）は３３位、弟の小林陵侑（土屋ホーム）は３８位で、作山憲斗（北野建設）は予選落ちした。 男女を通じて歴代最多５３勝のグレゴア・シュリーレンツァウアー（オーストリア）は予選の着地で転倒し、本戦に出場しなかった。（共同）
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東京都の小池百合子知事を中心とした地域政党「都民ファーストの会」が、７月の都議選（定数１２７）で６０人を超す公認候補の擁立を検討していることがわかった。高い支持を見込み、４０人規模としていた当初の目標から上積みが可能と判断した。候補者調整次第で単独過半数も視野に入る。
都議選は４２選挙区で争われる。知事周辺によると、同会は定数１の全７選挙区で候補者を擁立する方針。これに加え、残り３５の定数２～８の選挙区の多くで複数候補の擁立も可能とみて選定作業を進めている。知事周辺は「（複数候補を立てても）知事への支持が高く、つぶし合いにはならない」と分析している。５日投開票の東京都千代田区長選でも小池氏支援の現職が自民推薦候補に圧勝した。
都議会では現在、都議会自民（５７人）が最大会派で、過半数（６４人以上）を占める会派はない。小池氏は３日の記者会見で単独過半数を狙う考えを問われ、「都民の意識を勘案しながら候補者を決めていく」と述べ、否定しなかった。
同会は、小池氏が主宰する政治…
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中国東部の浙江省で５日、マッサージ店から火が出てこの店が入る建物全体に煙が広がり、１８人が死亡しました。 中国国営の新華社通信によりますと、５日夕方、中国東部の浙江省台州にある足裏マッサージの店から火が出て、この店が入る建物全体に煙が広がりました。 消防や警察が出動し、火はおよそ１時間半後に消し止められましたが、店の中にいた客など１８人が死亡し、２人がけがをしました。 建物は６階建てで、１階と２階にマッサージ店があり、３階より上は住宅になっているということです。インターネット上に投稿された現場の映像には、建物の１階から火が出たあと煙が建物全体に広がる様子や、２階の窓から飛び降りて避難する人の様子などが映っています。 このマッサージ店ではサウナや食事などのサービスも提供していたということで、地元当局は火事の原因を調べています。
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