本日の将棋棋戦
マイナビ女子オープン挑戦者決定戦，加藤桃子女流四段が粘りを見せて，
大熱戦となりましたが，最後，かっこよく，詰ませて，西山朋佳女流三冠の勝利，
福間香奈女流五冠への挑戦権を獲得しました。女流四冠復帰なるのか，
楽しみなタイトル戦となりますね。
王位戦リーグ白組，伊藤匠二冠が服部慎一郎七段に勝ち，二連勝。
負けた服部七段は二連敗となりました。
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Episode 4 (Finale) The Eight Brave Warriors
ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」
Friday Speaking Circle
unless conjunction
uk /ənˈles/ us /ənˈles/
B1 except if:
You can't get a job unless you have experience (= you can only get a job if you have experience).
Unless you call me to say you're not coming, I'll see you at the theatre (= I will see you there if you do not call to say you are not coming).
They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.
Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.
I can't let you in unless you give the password.
Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals unless they are under the supervision of a teacher.
gauge verb [T] (US also gage)
uk /ɡeɪdʒ/ us /ɡeɪdʒ/
gauge verb [T] (JUDGE)
to make a judgment about something, usually people's feelings:
A poll was conducted to gauge consumers' attitudes.
[+ question word] It's difficult to gauge how they'll react.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
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CNN 10
CNN10 Special Edition: Could this innovative tech help curb an energy crisis? | February 27, 2026
Today on a special episode of CNN10: We'll get an all-access tour of JTEC Energy, a laboratory founded by engineer and Super Soaker creator Dr. Lonnie Johnson. We'll see how his team is developing cutting-edge technology that turns waste heat into usable electricity, and learn how it could help reshape how we produce clean energy.
The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz
The Science of a Silent Snowfall
Following a week of winter weather in the U.S. Northeast, we're explaining how a fresh snowfall can sometimes bring a hushed silence. Our Around the World in 80 Seconds segment reports on landslides in Brazil and nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. And This Date in World History covers a Chilean earthquake, the Constitution's 22nd Amendment, and New Orleans' first-ever Mardi Gras. Plus: training dogs to protect honeybees and a "flour war" in Greece. It's all part of this Friday's edition of The World from A to Z!
A World of Knowledge
Which of these animals is believed to have the strongest sense of smell?
African Elephant
Bloodhound
Brown Bear
Hammerhead Shark
While there's still some debate about this, the nearly 2,000 olfactory receptor genes of African Elephant are thought to give them the best sense of smell.
NBC News
BREAKING: Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix said it would not submit a higher offer for Warner Bros. Discovery after the company's board described Paramount Skydance's latest offer as "superior."
Bloomberg Technology
Paramount ‘Must Have’ Warner Bros.: Needham’s Martin
Paramount Skydance needs Warner Bros. Discovery to seriously compete against Google, Amazon, and Netflix, says Laura Martin, entertainment and internet analyst at Needham & Co. She joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
CNN
Paramount win? Netflix drops out of WBD bidding war
Netflix said Thursday afternoon that it has “declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros.” after the Warner Bros. Discovery board determined that Paramount has submitted a “superior” offer.
The announcement means that Paramount has suddenly moved much closer to taking over CNN and the rest of the assets owned by WBD.
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The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
