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Pirate Bay lawyer calls for retrial  —  A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organisations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives.
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Pirate Bay Judge Accused of Bias, Calls for a Retrial  —  It's been almost a week since the verdicts of one year in prison and heavy financial damages were passed against the four accused in the Pirate Bay trial.  The sentence seemed surprisingly tough to many analysts …
Claudine Beaumont / Telegraph:
Pirate Bay trial judge denies accusations of bias
Discussion: TechSpot
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Yahoo Quietly Pulls The Plug On Geocities  —  Not with a bang, but with a whimper.  Yahoo! is unceremoniously closing GeoCities, one of the original web-hosting services acquired by Yahoo! in 1999 for $2.87 billion.  (Fun venture fact: Fred Wilson's Flatiron Partners was an investor).
Rob Stacey / Google Mobile Blog:
Google Product Search for Android and iPhone  —  In my spare time, I like to build computer systems at home.  So I often use Google Product Search on a desktop computer to look for video cards, memory, and peripherals.  Google Product Search gives me information like prices, ratings, reviews, and product details from all over the web.
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb:
Google Product Search Finally Useful as Mobile Service
Discussion: TechCrunch and GPS Obsessed
Fred / A VC:
A Second Market Is Emerging  —  Claire Cain Miller has a story in today's NY Times about Second Market, a NYC based company that makes markets in illiquid securities.  She reports that they will shortly be launching a marketplace for private company stock.  —  I've written about this idea in the past and I think it is badly needed.
Discussion: StartupDunia
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
With Private Trades, Venture Capital Seeks a New Way Out  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Founders of start-ups and the venture capitalists who finance them have two ways to get their money out of the company: sell it to another company or sell shares to the public.  —  The market for initial public offerings …
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
The State Of The iPhone Is Strong — Very Strong  —  Of the major companies that announced their earnings yesterday, two of them, AT&T and Apple, beat Wall Street estimates largely thanks to a single product: The iPhone.  We're approaching the two year birthday of the device, and it still remains one of the hottest items out there.
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:
Apple's Q2: Analyzing the analysts  —  No analyst we know of correctly predicted Apple's (AAPL) second fiscal quarter results for 2009, in which the company proved that computer makers don't have to slash prices or build “junky” $400 netbooks to weather an economic storm.  But some analysts did better than others.
Eric Savitz / Barron's Online:
Apple: Street Celebrates Strong Quarter; Multiple Upgrades
Discussion: MacDailyNews and 24/7 Wall Street
Bruce Perens /
A Cyber-Attack on an American City  —  Just after midnight on Thursday, April 9, unidentified attackers climbed down four manholes serving the Northern California city of Morgan Hill and cut eight fiber cables in what appears to have been an organized attack on the electronic infrastructure of an American city.
Discussion: The Noisy Channel and Slashdot
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Android Catches Up To Palm In Mobile Ad Market Share.  IPhone Still Blows It Away.  —  Android is making steady gains in mobile ad market share, accounting for 6 percent of all mobile ad requests measured by AdMob in its latest March metrics (full report embedded below).
Discussion: Big in Japan, Thanks:atul
Dan Sabbagh / Times of London:
ITV, YouTube and Simon Cowell miss out on Susan Boyle windfall  —  ITV, YouTube and Simon Cowell have missed sharing a million-pound windfall because they have failed to reach a deal to sell advertising against clips of Susan Boyle, the internet singing sensation.
Om Malik / GigaOM:
With MySpace Changes, a Social Networking Era Ends  —  Murdochs & MySpacers Tom Anderson & Chris DeWolfe in Happier Days.  (Photo via Flickr courtesy of Oxfam America)  —  The legendary New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra is rumored to have said about a restaurant: “Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded.”
Chris Nuttall /
Aliph and Plantronics in ears race escalation  —  It's an ears race rather than an arms race, but the contest for the coolest and quietest Bluetooth headset has just been stepped up another notch with new releases by Aliph and Plantronics.  —  San Francisco-based Aliph brought forward …
Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Researching Methods to Offer Customized Control of Browser-Based Audio Content  —  In a patent application filed in November 2007 and released today, Apple reveals that it is researching methods for providing customized audio control for Internet browser content.
Discussion: CNET News and blackrimglasses
Justin Smith / Inside Facebook:
Facebook TOS Voting Concludes, Users Vote for New Revised Documents  —  Facebook's first-ever user vote on proposed changes to the site's Terms of Service has just concluded, and the results are in: the new documents have won out over the old documents by a 74% - 26% margin.
Discussion: All Facebook
Brad Linder / Download Squad:
Ubuntu 9.04 is available for download  —  Right on schedule, the folks at Canonical released the latest version of Ubuntu Linux this morning.  Ubuntu 9.04 adds a number of new features including a revamped notification system, support for the Ext4 file system, and updated applications like Firefox 3 and 3.0.
Kevin Fitchard /
T-Mobile: 1 million Android phones sold  —  Deutsche Telekom revealed one particularly interesting tidbit when it released T-Mobile's Q1 subscriber numbers Monday: T-Mobile USA has sold 1 million G1 Android phones since the Google-powered device emerged in October.
Aaron Ricadela / Business Week:
Oracle's Sun Deal: A Closer Look  —  Oracle's conference call left plenty of questions about its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.  Here are a few, and how they might be resolved  —  Oracle's Apr. 20 conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss its $7.4 billion buyout …
Discussion: Storage Station and eWeek
John D. Sutter / CNN:
Experts: Malicious program targets Macs  —  (CNN) — Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs.  —  But that may be changing somewhat, according to computer security researchers.  It seems that as sleek Mac computers become more popular …
Sumner Lemon / Network World:
Researchers show how to take control of Windows 7  —  Proof-of-concept code takes control of the computer during the boot process  —  Security researchers demonstrated how to take control of a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system at the Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITB) in Dubai on Thursday.
Engineering Windows 7:
Ink Input and Tablet PC  —  There's a strong community of developers who take advantage of the ink input/TabletPC functionality to develop unique solutions for specific markets (medicine, education, line of business) and create software in Windows that builds on this experience to streamline …
Michael Bettiol / Boy Genius Report:
Verizon unveils the Samsung Trance  —  Just as we said in our exclusive post a few weeks ago, Verizon Wireless has just announced that the Samsung Trance will go on sale Friday, April 24th for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in with a two-year contract.  For those of you not familiar with the device …
Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
Rural Riddle: Do Jobs Follow Broadband Access?  —  Two Hamlets That Got High-Speed Lines Show Wildly Different Results  —  In the southwest corner of Virginia, where tobacco farms meet the Appalachian Mountains, two towns desperately in need of an economic boost were given what many had hoped …
Discussion: DSLreports
Jon Stokes / Ars Technica:
Why high-performance computing needs financial engineering  —  Richard Bookstaber, the quant's quant, suggests that the CPU- and GPGPU-driven arms race among high-frequency, computer-automated trading shops should, and eventually might, come to a halt.  If it does, this would not be good for …
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Share your NT to Win2K migration stories

By Erik Eckel Contributor ·
Have you migrated your enterprise network from the Windows NT 4.0 platform to Windows 2000? Did you experience trouble? Share your stories with us. If you've found compatibility issues, our editors will try to address them in future articles.

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It's easiest with a new box.

by Shanghai Sam In reply to Share your NT to Win2K mi ...

We had a new server delivered with Windows 2000 pre-installed. I set it up with AD and ran some test migrations of users and groups set up for that purpose.

I had too many problems so I took the easy(?) way out:
1) Installed NT4 Server BDC onspare machine and took it offline as a backup.
2) Wiped the Win2K install on the new server and installed NT4 server as a BDC.
3) Promoted the new server to a PDC.
4) Upgraded the new server to Windows 2000.

There were a few issues with RAID controller drivers and NIC drivers that caused some minor problems during the upgrade. Other than those, though, everything went smoothly. Nobody lost access to any resources.

We're still running in a mixed environment with four servers:1) Win2K AD controller/PDC emulator
2) NT4 BDC w/Exchange 5.5, FAX server, Modem sharing app, and RAS.
3) NT4 BDC w/Proxy 2.0
4) NT4 Member w/SQL 7 and IIS4

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Roaming Profiles Compatibility Problem

by TheGouins In reply to Share your NT to Win2K mi ...

Have very small Domain consisting of NT4 PDC, BDC, and Workstations. Implemented a single User Profile to be a Mandatory Roaming Profile.

Upgraded NT4 Workstation to Windows 2000 Professional. When user logs in, the Roaming Profile downloads correctly from the PDC but when the user logs out gets the following message:

"Windows Cannot update your roaming profile. Contact your network Administrator.

Detail - Access is denied."

Referenced article Q255113

There does not seem to bea fix for this problem without compromising security on the Roaming Profile files on the PDC. Another option is to upgrade the PDC to Windows 2000 Server but we are not prepared to do that yet.

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About Blogging : For Teachers – Part 7 of 10

Part 7 : Google AdSense & Generating Revenue

Creating revenue from a blog is a skill. The bad news is that you are not able to use Google Adsense on a free WordPress blog (or any other ‘free’ provider). However, if you have your own blog hosted on a server with space you pay for, then you’re in luck as you can implement Google Ads on your site. It’s really quite easy and requires very little effort to implement.

You may make some Rands…but you’re not going to get rich any time soon!

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Google AdSense is a program run by Google that allows publishers in the Google Network of content sites to serve automatic text, image, video, or interactive media advertisements, that are targeted to site content and audience. These advertisements are administered, sorted, and maintained by Google. They can generate revenue on either a per-click or per-impression basis.” – Wikipedia

“Google AdSense is a free, simple way for website publishers of all sizes to earn money by displaying targeted Google ads on their websites.” – Google AdSense

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5 Best Subwoofer for Music Only

Subwoofers add more value to your music. In fact, they would be excellent options for enhancing the quality of music by powering the low-frequency sounds. In fact, you would need to have access to a good subwoofer if you want your music to sound as vivid and lively as it was intended to. In cases, where you do not have a sound system that has no access to a built-in subwoofer, you would need to check out the good subwoofer.

Best Subwoofer for Music Only

We will list out the best subwoofer for music only in this post. Of course, there are subwoofers designed for different audio needs like drama or movies, but for the sake of this compilation, our focus would be on the best subwoofers that would improve your music quality.

How to choose the best subwoofer for music only?

Well, there are a few basic factors you would consider when choosing a subwoofer for music. You would need to make a choice between a powered and passive subwoofer. Passive subwoofers would require an external amplifier to work. They are available at a lower price but aren’t as popular as their powered counterparts. Powered subwoofers are offered with a built-in amplifier. They can be quite easy to use and hassle-free in terms of operation.

Yet another choice when opting for the best subwoofer for music only would be to make a choice between down-firing and front-firing options. There isn’t much of a difference between the two, but the choice will have a bearing on the placement of the subwoofer.

Wattage is yet another factor you would want to focus on when picking the best subwoofer for music only. It refers to the range within which your subwoofer would provide you with the proper sound without the distortion. The choice between a wired or wireless subwoofer would again be a matter of significant importance and would be dependent on your own preferences.

Top 5 Best Subwoofer for Music Only

Having understood about the best factors you can check for the best subwoofers for music that you can go with, let us now check out a few good options for the best subwoofer you can choose.

  1. SVS SB-2000 Subwoofer

It can indeed be the best overall subwoofer for music only if you are looking for something affordable. You can be assured of unrivalled excellence in terms of the best music ever. It makes use of an intelligent audio processing along with lightweight construction. You can be assured of it as an excellent option for the best bass experience ever.

You would get access to a wonderful and massive experience with effortless power and volume ever. The perfect low-frequency noise offered by the subwoofer can definitely make it a great choice in every respect. The premium design, combined with a versatile placing, can make it a great choice for the best budget subwoofer.

  • Best bass performance.
  • Wireless connectivity options.
  • Breathable mids .

  • Wireless transmission may be expensive.
  • No app control or room correction.

  1. Klipsch R-120SW Subwoofer

Looking for the best inspiring low notes ever? This subwoofer should be the right option for the best subwoofer for 2 channel stereo sound. The perfect professional option for increasing your bass levels, it is equipped with the 400 W powerful amplifier.

Get access to undistorted sound performance, and a lightweight construction for the best performance ever. The all-digital amplifier will definitely enhance your experience still further. The high-quality cabinet can be one of the perfect options for going with any décor in your room. It provides you access to the excellent bass-reflex mechanism from the rear port.

  • Crisper and clearer bass.
  • Can work with a host of speakers.
  • Stylish and beautiful design.

  • May not be the right option for professional usage.

  1. Pioneer TS-SWX2502 10 inch Subwoofer

This is yet another excellent option among the best subwoofer for music only. A good subwoofer for almost all your needs in a budget scenario, it produces really finer bass. The sturdy construction would make it one of the most durable devices. The dual spider improves motion control performance.

The angled terminals would help in a hassle-free installation. The compact construction makes it a great choice for use in regions where you have space constraints. The power offered by the subwoofers goes up to 1200 Watts. You would also get access to a wonderful frequency range.

  • Ease of installation.
  • A larger surface area that allows more air.

  • We found no major cons .

  1. ELAC Debut 2.0 SUB3030 1000 Watt Powered Subwoofer

One of the best powered subwoofers, it can be the right choice for your requirements among the powered subwoofers. In fact, it has been treated to be the best among the powered subwoofers. You get access to a 500W RMS and 1000W peak power performance.

The advanced Bluetooth control is yet another plus point that can make it a promising option. The support of a mobile app makes it one of the best options you would prefer to use. In fact, it would bee the best subwoofer for music. In fact, you do not have any physical buttons on the device, and you need to control it with the iOS or Android app. The frequency range offered by the subwoofer offers you a rich and detailed sound performance.

  • The advanced Bluetooth control is an excellent option.
  • High-frequency range.
  • A true value for money quality .

  • The size may be slightly larger.
  • There are a few connectivity issues.

  1. Yamaha 8″ 100W Powered Subwoofer

The design offered by the product is what would take it to the next level and make it one of the best subwoofer for 2 channel stereo. In fact, it has been one of the best 100W powered subwoofers. The subwoofer has been one of the best options for achieving a rich bass.

The advanced features like Twisted Flair port, Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology, and a discreet amplifier circuitry would make your bass rich and powerful enough. The continuous and smoother airflow can be one of the best choices for ensuring a tighter and clear bass. The reduction of the speaker impedance can be helpful in letting you improve motion control.

  • An elegant and beautiful design.
  • The subwoofer works with every speaker.
  • Powerful sound and better frequency range.

  • May not be louder in a larger room.
  • The package does not come with the cables.

The Concluding Thoughts

That was a formidable list of the best options for the best subwoofer for music only. The improvement in the bass and low frequency is what you would find the best option that subwoofer can provide you. We assume the top end subwoofers here should ideally help you achieve the best results.

Check out the right options among the best subwoofers for 2 channel stereo. Share your views with us.

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    I’ve had a few on this list, and I can certainly attest to the fact that for music, these things are incredible with music. Movies too of course, but they really seem to be good at both honestly. In your opinion what do you think is better for music, sealed or ported? I’ve always been of the opinion ported was, but after trying some sealed ones I’m not so sure. Just figured I’d get your take.

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NAME: Romy Chapotte-Berthet
BIRTHDAY: 18 September 1990

  • Ride N’Roses girly French ski webserie

After ski racing for 3 years on the FIS circuit, I competed on the FWQ competitions and the famous “derby”. It was the start of my passion for mountain skiing and freeride. It was also the beginning of a video project, the first female ski movie/web series in France, the Traine ta Grolle (previously Ride N’ Roses).
Every winter we travel through the mountains to broadcast 3-4 ski episodes per year. The goal is to promote women in skiing and to help people discover new freeride and ski-touring spots.
My permanent job is a ski instructor at ESF and head coach for the local ski club of my resort (kids from ages 6 to 16)

  • What MOMENT do you ski for?

I ski for the feelings and sensation that this sport can give you first, but also for all the moments that you can live in the mountains. Mountains and the top of a summit is the only place where I can feel so good. Skiing contributes to my happiness every day, especially when it’s shared, because for me skiing has to be shared with people you love, people who have the same passion…it’s also a good way to meet people.

  • How do you recharge your batteries for the next challenge?

The best way for me to recharge my batteries after a ski session and prepare for the next one is a good beer shared with your ski mates. You can talk about what you have learned that day, about your different experiences and vision of the mountains. This is always useful in such a specialized sport where you face risks every day.
I also like to get away from skiing during the spring and summer.
This allows me to train and to get fit for the winter, but also to focus on others sports and learn important skills that help my skiing. During this time I love to spend time in the mountains where I ride my enduro bike, go hiking, or play golf, etc.  It’s important to be a beginner at something so you learn new sports in elements where you feel less comfortable like the water by learning to surf or wakesurfing on the lake.

  • What’s your favorite quote? Why does this quote resonate with you?

“Life is short, so enjoy it the fullest” (John Walters)
Every moment matters, live life like a game, play it safe, love and laugh a lot, taste experiences, focus on the present and not the future or what is gone and spend all these moments with good people - with people who make you feel happy.

  • How do you conquer difficult situations?

I try keep in mind that there are no problems but only solutions. So when I have to conquer a difficult situation in life or in the mountains, I try to take it easy first to then roll out the best action plan. And to always stay strong with a positive mind.

  • What sacrifices have you had to make to get to where you are today and were they worth it?

Nothing great was ever accomplished without making sacrifices. Sometimes you have to think more of the others in your job or in your personal life and you leave yourself on the side for a while but that helps your personal growth. Sometimes you make choices because of money or to spend time in a place you don’t like for someone else or for your job/studies but it’s the same result – you end up with more knowledge and experience for the future.

  • How does your mindset (or attitude) influence your performance?

Nothing can be successful without passion and a positive mind.

  • What do you do when you aren’t skiing?

I’m lucky that my passion is also my job, so I spend lot of time on my skis. But I also like to practice a lot of other sports during my free time. Learning a new job during the off-season presents a challenge, but I always love to learn and discover new things, to meet new people, etc… That’s why, for me, traveling is really important. I like to go to new places and discover the world; you always come back richer from traveling.

  • What strategy do you use to overcome pressure and stress for optimum performance?

I always try to remember how lucky I am that I have good health and that there are always bigger problems out there. That helps me to keep positive.
And to overcome pressure, sports have helped me a lot for sure, but I also try to work on controlling my feelings with relaxation and breathing practice, yoga and alternative medicine.

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Donald Trump has officially won the presidency, meaning he will assume the role come January. He’s also notorious on Twitter, with so many documented insults on the social media platform that The New York Times previously ran a list of the nearly 300 targets of his tweets. His campaign even felt the need to take control of his Twitter access in the days leading up to the election, due to his risky tweeting (though The Verge reported that he seems to have gotten his Twitter access back shortly before Election Day). So of course, it’s no surprise the prolific tweeter would take to the social media platform in the hours after he had clenched the presidency.

And what did he say?

“Such a beautiful and important evening! The forgotten man and woman will never be forgotten again. We will all come together as never before.”

The tweet has been retweeted more than 100,000 times and liked more than 235,000 times, since it was posted at 6:36 a.m. (making it clear Donald likely didn’t sleep last night, as he gave his victory speech after 3 a.m. on Wednesday).

As Mashable was keen to point out, he's also already updated his Twitter bio: President-elect of the United States.

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What Nissan's new chief needs to do to get the scandal-hit car maker back on track

New Nissan chief Makoto Uchida
New Nissan chief Makoto Uchida will have to inspire motorists and staff if he's to get Nissan back into gear Credit: KIMIMASA MAYAMA/EPA-EFE/REX

Uchida’s willingness to listen to and support those on the ground away from Nissan's base could be key to its success.

Nissan is facing a once-in-a-generation crisis as new chief executive Makoto Uchida takes the wheel of the Japanese car maker.

Appointed last week, Uchida succeeds Hiroto Saikawa, who fell victim to the scandal prompted by the arrest last year of chairman Carlos Ghosn who is now on bail facing charges of financial crimes.

The shake-out following the coup at the top of the company raised questions about a worrying “yes-men” regime that had been allowed to develop.

Uchida tackled the fallout from Ghosn’s ousting head on in his commencement speech. Diving straight in, he expressed “sincere regret for any concerns caused by the events of the past year”. He added: “I cannot overstate how seriously we are taking this situation.”

However, rebuilding the management team and trust in it is just one of the challenges he faces. Profits are collapsing; Nissan’s most recent quarterly results showed a 98.5pc plunge to a profit of just ¥1.6bn (£11.9m) and the company has slashed forecasts. Sales are also falling in the key US market, the world’s second largest, where the company has been discounting in an attempt to prop up its market share.

Nissan is also looking to slash costs and has announced that about one in 10 staff (some 12,500 roles) are to go, as well as a 10pc reduction in its model range. Problems are reflected in the share price, which has almost halved over the past two years.

Nissan hasn’t faced troubles of this magnitude since 1999. On the verge on bankruptcy, Ghosn was parachuted in to save the business when Renault took a stake in the ailing carmaker. He formed an alliance with the French company, which allowed costs to be shared, helping to pull the Japanese firm back from the brink and earning him the status of celebrity businessman in Japan, where he was lauded for rescuing the company.

Now Uchida faces a similar task. Relations between Nissan and Renault are strained at best, despite the appointment of a series of managers in the tie-up aimed at smoothing things out. Some question whether the alliance – which was expanded to include Mitsubishi – can survive. Renault’s ill-feted attempt to tie up with Fiat Chrysler failed partly due to concerns how Nissan would be affected.

Nissan’s workforce has also been left wondering what Uchida’s regime will bring. Ghosn centralised a huge amount of power during his time in charge. After his arrest, an internal report into the structure of the company described Ghosn as being treated like a “deity” and having created an “atmosphere that did not allow people to say no”, with Ghosn focusing on short-term goals and able to set performance targets that “exceeded the actual capability of Nissan”. Uchida must tackle this. Unlike many the senior staff at Nissan, he is not a company “lifer”.

The 53-year-old joined the car maker in 2003, having previously worked for trading company Nissho Iwai Corporation. He’s not a classic “car guy” either, having studied theology at Japan’s Doshisha University. Insiders say that unlike autocratic Ghosn, he is quiet, thoughtful and has no issue with delegating power.

One of the few similarities Uchida has with Ghosn, who was born in Brazil and is of Lebanese ancestry and worked around the world, is his global experience. Uchida is the son of an airline executive and lived in several countries while growing up.

His last role before taking the top job was heading the company’s operations in China, the world’s biggest car market, and serving as president of Nissan’s joint venture with Dongfeng. His experience in the country will be key to increasing Nissan’s sales in this vital market. His time in China marked him out as being different to many of the executives bred by the previous regime – happy to blindly follow edicts from Nissan’s Yokohama head office.

There are tales of Uchida arguing against orders to follow global standards relating to internet connectivity, saying that those in China were better and should be followed instead. He is also said to have refused to accept electric car sales targets, believing that hitting them would mean discounts that would reduce profitability.

Uchida’s willingness to listen to and support those on the ground away from the company’s base could be key to Nissan getting back on track. Yasushi Kimura, chairman of the motor manufacturer, signalled that this willingness to say what had been unsayable previously was one of the reasons Uchida got the job. “We selected people who could represent a new Nissan in a strong way,” Kimura said. But Uchida will have to act fast and make some bold moves, according to Professor David Bailey, an automotive industry expert at Birmingham University.

“Nissan’s strategy is all over the place, the relationship with Renault is in tatters, and its market share, sales and profits are all declining,” he says. “Uchida has to sort all this out in the face of a massive upheaval in the industry as electric evolution and the costs that go with it take place.”

While Nissan stole a march on much of the industry with its battery-powered Leaf, the world’s best-selling electric car, the company has failed to capitalise on this headstart while others have piled into the sector.

Bailey adds that Nissan’s line-up is also bland. “They haven’t designed anything inspiring since the Qashqai SUV – they need to start making cars that people want to buy,” he says.

Uchida will have to inspire motorists as well as his staff if Nissan is to get back into gear.


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Liverpool furious over reports claiming Luis Suárez has agreed terms with Real Madrid

Liverpool will seek urgent talks with striker Luis Suárez to assess whether he is in breach of contract following claims from Spain he has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid.

Liverpool furious over reports claiming Luis Suárez has agreed terms with Real Madrid
Laughing: but Liverpool want urgent talks with Luis Suárez, seen here during training with Uruguay, over claims he has agreed terms with Real Madrid Photo: EPA

Suárez was still on international duty for Uruguay against Brazil in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup on Wednesday night, but Liverpool have been alarmed by a report in Spanish newspaper Marca which declared the player had been secretly negotiating with Real Madrid.

Liverpool have still not received a transfer request from Suárez, who has three years remaining on his contract, or a bid and remain adamant he is not for sale.

But they have been forced to take the suggestion he has been talking to Real officials seriously as Marca has a close relationship with the Spanish club.

Often in cases like these, the player’s agents will have discussed wages with an interested club and an agreement is reached in principle before an offer is made to the club. Either way, Liverpool have every right to be irritated by Suárez’s behaviour.

Despite their staunch support for him in the face of several unsavoury incidents, Suárez has used his involvement in the Confederations Cup to agitate for a move in the media, although neither he nor his representatives have communicated that directly to Liverpool.

If, as seems likely, Suárez does intend to quit Anfield this summer, Liverpool will not be bullied into parting with him and will demand their asking price – likely to be around £40 million – is met before they consider letting their star player leave.

New Real manager Carlo Ancelotti made no reference to Suárez following him to the Bernabéu as he was unveiled to the media as Jose Mourinho’s replacement on Wednesday, although the make-up of his coaching staff may have consequences for Gareth Bale and Tottenham Hotspur .

Ancelotti announced on Wednesday that Zinedine Zidane would be his assistant. The former France international has made a series of public declarations about how much he admires Bale, and his appointment may increase the chances of Madrid trying to push through the signing of the Welsh midfielder this summer.

“He has experience and he will be a very good assistant,” explained Ancelotti, when asked about Zidane’s appointment. “He will be beside me on the bench, the only problem is he won’t be able to play.”

Zidane will be joined in Ancelotti’s coaching team by Paul Clement, a former PE teacher from Sutton who has become the Italian’s trusted lieutenant after working with him at Chelsea.

Ancelotti, who has brought Clement with him from Paris St-Germain, has been given a three-year contract at “the most prestigious club in the world” and he is tasked with healing the rifts in the camp that opened under his predecessor Mourinho.

He said: “I’m a coach and so I want to have a good relationship with my players, but I don’t think Madrid needs a peacemaker. He did a certain job here; I will do my work here. He has certain characteristics; I have mine. But I have total respect for him.

“I don’t know what went on here and nor will I try to find out. There is the start of a new era for me and the players. It’s a new relationship and I think it will be a good one.”

Ancelotti spoke following further speculation in Spain linking Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United. Spanish newspaper El Pais claimed the winger’s agent, Jorge Mendes, was planning a meeting with United over the next few days to discuss Ronaldo’s future.

Ancelotti did not appear to be worried about the prospect of losing Ronaldo.

“My opinion of Cristiano Ronaldo is easy,” said Ancelotti. “He’s a magnificent player, it’ll be an honour to coach him, like it was to coach Zinedine Zidane [at Juventus],”

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Few tour or villa companies have discovered this far corner of Umbria

Where is it?

In the Sibillini Mountains, on the eastern edge of Umbria, in central Italy.

Why is it special?

It is a vast, upland plain, situated above 4,000ft, ringed by mountains. In late May and early June it is renowned for its extraordinary floral displays: swathes of wild crocuses one week, narcissi the next, grape hyacinth, wild tulips, poppies, thousands of orchids and rarities such as snakes' head fritillaries, among many others.

What can I do?

Drive up the mountain road from Norcia to the plain, and over the passes at each end: the views are stunning. Or hike: there are plenty of trails, but the land is so open that you can walk almost at will. Visit Castelluccio, one of Italy's highest villages, noted for its tiny, sweet lentils (grown on the plain). Climb the highest peak, Monte Vettore, from Forca di Presta.

Take me there

Fly with Ryanair to Perugia, the nearest airport, or to Rome, around two-and-a-half hours' drive via Spoleto and the pretty Valnerina valley. Stay at Norcia, a delightful small town of the old school, and a major gastronomic centre known for its hams, truffles and mountain cheeses. Stay at the Grotta Azzurra, central and full of character, with a superb restaurant (its medieval salons were once a papal granary), or the co-owned and more sumptuous Palazzo Seneca nearby (both 0039 0743 816513;

What about a package?

Few tour or villa companies have discovered this far corner of Umbria, though ATG-Oxford (01865 315678; offers an eight-day guided walk, taking in Norcia and the Piano Grande (£1,795 per person inclusive, except flights), and can tailor-made self-guided walks, with a choice of hotel categories and luggage transported.

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Are you interested in progressing physically?

Resistance training is essential to maintaining strong endurance throughout a tennis match. From battling through fatigue and keeping a consistent amount of power in your hits and sprints, it’s the key part of having an athletic edge, game after game.

During a tennis match, players use their resistance capacity running to and hitting the ball countless times, but also, and most importantly, to recover from fatigue between one point and the next.

And do you want to play tennis at the same time? Our guides offer you 3 simple and effective exercises that will allow you to advance your physicality while also having fun.

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In this exercise, you hit your backhand cross-court while your partner hits the ball down the line. You then switch roles after 5 minutes.

Moving and relocation

In this exercise, you put cones (or balls) at each end of the court. After each shot, you then move to touch the cone closest to you before resetting toward the center of the court. Ideally, you would first touch the left one and then the right one on the next shot. Two or three sets of this exercise are preferable, depending on your fitness.

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In this exercise, you will also be working with a partner. Hit the ball once to the right side of the court and then to the left. Your partner then should hit the ball back to the center. The longer the exchange is, the more effective the exercise is. After five minutes you can switch roles. You can do two or three sets each, depending on your physical fitness.


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OWL, in Delta, is currently treating two eagles for lead poisoning

Hunting season in B.C. is having unintended toxic consequences for birds of prey and two local raptor experts say it’s time to get the lead out of ammunition to stop them from being poisoned.

The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society, or OWL, in Delta, is currently treating two eagles for lead poisoning and it can see up to 20 raptors each year, said long-time raptor caretaker Rob Hope.

The birds ingest lead when they scavenge the carcasses of animals killed with lead shotgun pellets or rifle bullets that contain the toxin, Hope said.

The Canadian government banned lead for hunting waterfowl two decades ago, and non-toxic shot is now required to hunt most migratory game birds across the country. Lead shot is also prohibited for all types of hunting in 55 national wildlife areas.

But pellets and bullets containing lead are still widely used to hunt large game and upland game birds, such as grouse or pheasant.

It’s unclear how many birds are being poisoned and the source of the lead poisoning is hard to pin down, said John Elliott, a research scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada in B.C.

In addition to spent ammunition, the birds can also ingest lead through fishing tackle.

But the increase in lead-poisoned raptors at OWL generally coincides with the hunting season, said Hope, with ailing birds being delivered from across the province between October and March.

Hope said he would like to see hunters switch to non-lead ammunition, adding he’s not against hunting.

Myles Lamont, a wildlife biologist based in Surrey, B.C., said the soft metal of the bullets fragment upon impact, almost like a microplastic.

“They just disintegrate, and so you get this powderized lead all through the carcass, which is undetectable. You never actually see it unless you use an X-ray machine.”

Some affected birds don’t show symptoms, while others are lethargic, starving or have trouble breathing.

Elliott said it takes a small amount of lead to poison the birds.

“An eagle only has to get a few of those fragments,” he said.

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“If it gets into their system, into the digestive tract and starts to be absorbed, it will slowly kill them.”

The Canadian government estimates that 40 to 80 tonnes of lead are used every year for hunting activities in Canada.

Lamont, who is a hunter, said he hopes that urging change within the hunting community could prompt a provincewide ban on lead ammunition.

He said he’s reached out to the BC Wildlife Federation, which has 43,000 members and represents resident hunters in B.C., in order to spread the word.

“This is sort of an emerging issue,” said Tina Coleman, the director of corporate operations for the wildlife federation, adding she’s invited Lamont to speak with members at future engagement events.

“If this is a problem, we should be looking at it, educating ourselves, and every citizen should make the right choice.”

There is a learning curve for hunters switching to non-lead alternatives, such as copper bullets. They are ballistically different than lead, with different weights and trajectories, said Coleman.

“If you’ve been doing something the same way for 10 or 20 years, you’re not likely going to want to change,” she said.

“There would have to be huge evidence of why it’s so bad,” Coleman said.

Elliott helped initiate an ongoing, nationwide study of lead poisoning in avian scavengers for Environment and Climate Change Canada in 2017.

Since much of the Canadian wilderness is remote, it’s been difficult for researchers to collect enough carcasses of scavenging birds to assess the extent of the problem, he said.

But, he said, there’s probably a “fair number” of birds being poisoned.

He also contributed to a study of bald and golden eagles in Western Canada in a survey conducted between 1986 and 1998, which found 10 per cent of 546 eagles had tissue with lead levels consistent with poisoning, while five per cent had elevated but non-lethal levels.

The study found golden eagles were twice as likely to be affected than bald eagles.

Golden eagles inhabit expansive rangelands and mountain valleys, and Elliott said the source of poisoning is likely lead bullets or pellets lodged in the carcasses of upland game birds and large game.

The B.C. government said it’s not contemplating expanding the existing federal restrictions on lead shot, which apply to hunting waterfowl and migratory birds.

“We are monitoring whether federal action will be taken after the federal government initiated an engagement process and published a report in 2018,” Dawn Makarowski, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, said in a statement.

No one from Environment and Climate Change Canada, which published the report, could immediately be reached for comment.

Lead isn’t just a problem for birds.

A 2018 article published by the American Journal of Medicine found that people who eat meat harvested with lead ammunition are at risk of developing unsafe levels of lead in their blood.

“My interest is seeing the hunting community embrace the literature and the science, that say even if you don’t care about the animals that feed on your gut piles, consider this from this your own family’s safety perspective,” Lamont said.

Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press

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We are committed to growing our already expansive portfolio of over 1,800 brand-name and generic medicines by investing in the future of biosimilar medicines in Canada, with expertise, experience and dedication you can trust.

Manufactured in state-of-the-art facilities and made with the highest quality agents, Teva Canada’s biosimilars deliver safety and efficacy in the treatment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chronic lymphoblastic leukemia, breast cancer and more.

What is a biologic drug?

To understand what a biosimilar medicine is, it is important to first take a look at biologic drugs.

Biologics are a class of drugs used to treat many kinds of diseases and medical conditions. They are large and complex compounds that come from living organisms or their cells, and include drugs such as insulin, growth hormones and antibodies.

What are biosimilars?

A biosimilar is a drug that is similar, but not identical, to a biologic medicine that Health Canada has already approved for sale. The biologic drug that a biosimilar is modelled after is called its reference biologic drug. The two have no clinically meaningful differences when it comes to safety and efficacy, but they do have some minor differences in the inactive ingredients used in their manufacturing process.

Biosimilars are not generic medicines

While biosimilars are sometimes confused with generics, it is important to remember that biosimilars are NOT generics. Unlike generics, biosimilars are not identical to their reference biologic drugs. Generic drugs are chemical-based, small molecule drugs that are generally easy to copy. Biologics and biosimilars, on the other hand, are large, complex molecules made inside living cells and are harder to copy.

Before they can be approved by Health Canada, biosimilars have to go though an extremely thorough authorization process based on how similar they are to their reference biologic drug. Showing this similarity involves many steps, beginning with structural and functional studies, and moving on to human studies. Teva Canada is committed to making sure that any biosimilar we manufacture is made in state-of-the-art facilities with the highest-quality agents.

Regulatory pathways of originator biologics vs. biosimilars

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Biosimilars typically cost less than their reference biologics.

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Biosimilars introduce competition, which in turn may also help reduce costs.

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Savings from biosimilars could be put towards funding for other much-needed therapeutic areas.

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Textilberatung Hamburg works with freelance and independent experts in different fields on specific projects. Their activities are coordinated by the proprietor of Textilberatung Hamburg, Dipl.-Ing. Sabine Anton-Katzenbach. All of our partners are legally autonomous. They do not constitute a corporate entity with it under German civil law either jointly or individually.

Dipl.-Ing. Sabine Anton-Katzenbach
Consultant, freelance journalist and proprietor
of Textilberatung Hamburg
With a degree in textile finishing engineering, Sabine Anton-Katzenbach held management positions in textile production in Germany and in other countries and in textile service over a period of many years. For more than fifteen years now, she has been advising companies along the entire textile value chain as well as suppliers of input materials on matters pertaining to processes, products and industry. An accredited journalist, she also works on developing internal and external communications strategies for public relations, corporate publishing and sustainability reporting.
She has been a lecturer on innovative textiles at the University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics in Berlin since 2012.

Languages: German, English, Danish, Italian
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Margit Peters has a degree in Clothing Engineering and a Master in Textiles and Consumer Sciences. She has many years of professional experience as a project manager and executive in the textile rental services and international mail order. She knows how to develop and design new business processes within the framework of international cooperation and trading. She specializes in providing expert advice on trade and textile companies in the areas of purchasing, supply chain, quality assurance, corporate responsibility, product development, sales and e-commerce.

Languages: English, German, French
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Fashion designer, cut manager and dress maker
A freelance fashion designer, Franziska Beckmann-Andersen has been producing illustrations of production-ready items and entire collections for the fashion and professional clothing industry for over two decades. She specialises in preparing and producing designs, mood boards, trend and colour concepts as well as technical drafts with detailed production instructions. She is also involved in quality development and fit-checking for ladies and menswear.

Languages: German, English
Sabine Faust
Photographer and graphic designer
A trained photographer and graphic designer, Sabine Faust specialises in visual communications solutions aimed at giving companies, products and brands a unique look. For more than two decades, she has been developing bespoke concepts, key visuals and image worlds for general-audience and customer magazines, image brochures, catalogues and annual reports. She utilises photographic and graphic tools to create posters, advertisements and displays which set the stage for products and companies.

Languages: German, English
Harald Schilbock
Sales expert, innovator and moderator
With a degree in business administration (HWK) and many years of experience in technical sales, Harald Schilbock is a natural when it comes to developing solutions for customers. As a moderator and innovator, he sits down with in-company teams to discuss market, product and target-group ideas and strategies for the professional and protective clothing industry, which he has known for more than a decade. In his role as an organiser of discussion forums and a trained speaker, he also puts messages into words and images.

Languages: German, English
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Marketing and communications consultant
Birgit Kern-Harasymiw is an advertising specialist who works on PR matters and has been involved in B2B and B2C communications for international brands and companies for more than 25 years. In addition to the textile industry, she primarily works for lifestyle brands. Conventional press relations, strategic advice and the development of international structures are amongst her fortes. In addition, she provides training for public relations officers focusing on the core competence of a brand.
She is a member of the management board of the Bavarian chapter of Deutsche Public Relations Gesellschaft (DPRG).

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Washington Post Promotes McCarthyite Blacklist

Bezos takes a nail-gun to his head as "mainstream media" frauds circle the drain

By James W. Carden

On November 24, The Washington Post published what at first glance looked to be a deeply troubling report on the far-reaching, insidious influence of the Kremlin on the American media.

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The Post’s national technology reporter Craig Timberg writes that "a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of…helping Republican Donald Trump and undermining faith in American democracy.” According to Timberg, a group which goes by the moniker PropOrNot, a "nonpartisan collection of researchers with foreign policy, military and technology backgrounds” has identified "more than 200 websites as routine peddlers of Russian propaganda during the election season, with combined audiences of at least 15 million Americans.”

PropOrNot, which has yet to identify its members or its source of funding (its executive director spoke to Timberg on the condition of anonymity) accuses the right-wing Drudge Report, left-wing Counterpunch, Consortium News (whose founder and editor was recently awarded the I.F. Stone Medal from Harvard University), the libertarian, Naked Capitalism, David Stockman’s Contra Corner, Truth-Out, TruthDig, as all being "useful idiots” of the Kremlin.

Still worse, "PropOrNot estimates that stories planted or promoted by the disinformation campaign were viewed more than 213 million times.” Yet, like much else about this anonymous outfit, how it came up with this figure is something of a mystery.

It should be noted that the PropOrNot Web site shares the same hallmarks of the very disinformation campaigns it warns against: a complete lack of transparency, a shoddy methodology, and zero information about its funders, claiming that its members "are anonymous for now, because we are civilian Davids taking on a state-backed adversary Goliath, and we take things like the international Russian intimidation of journalists, "Pizzagate”-style mob harassment, and the assassination of Jo Cox very seriously.”

This is a group that has assembled a media blacklist and smeared working journalists as agents of the Kremlin, all the while cravenly wrapping itself in a cloak of anonymity.

The group’s intentions are clear. They are "calling for formal investigations by the US government” of these Web sites because they think "the American people have the right to know when foreign governments are trying to mess with them.” What is more, they "strongly suspect that some of the individuals involved have violated the Espionage Act, the Foreign Agent Registration Act, and other related laws, but determining that is up to the FBI and the DOJ.”

 That the Post would rely on the "findings” of a shoddy, anonymous blacklist that seeks to stifle dissent on Russia policy is deeply troubling.

In the days following the publication of the report, I e-mailed both Timberg and Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron asking whether it was appropriate for the paper to cite the "findings” of an anonymously authored blacklist. Timberg’s initial response was, "If you want a hand in reporting what I reported on—what researchers say about Russian efforts to influence the election—I am happy to lend a hand on background.”

When I followed up by asking, "What convinced you to run a story based partly on the ‘data’ and claims of this group—which doesn’t identify its members or funders and has named some very respectable outlets like Naked Capitalism and Consortium as Russian ‘propaganda’?,” Timberg quickly withdrew his offer of assistance, writing, "Questions about decisions about what the Post publishes and why are properly directed to Marty Baron.”

Baron has yet to respond.

Nevertheless, this is not the first time a media blacklist of journalists critical of US policy towards Russia has been promoted in the mainstream media. In late 2014 the Mikhail Khodorkovsky–funded Interpretermagazine (now part of the US government–funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty network) issued a report calling for an "internationally recognized ratings system for disinformation” that would furnish news organizations and bloggers with the "analytical tools with which to define forms of communication.” The report also urged newspapers to staff "counter-disinformation editors” who would "pick apart what might be called all the news that is unfit to print.”

The Interpreter report was praised in the pages of The New York Review of Books, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. Yet at the time I wrote that" one would have hoped that journalists, of all people, would object to this project in the strongest possible terms. That no one has yet done so is an ominous sign.”

An ominous sign, as well as a sign of things to come, since, as we have seen, throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, much of the liberal commentariat worked itself into a neo-McCarthyite frenzy from which it has not yet recovered. By this point it hardly needs pointing out that some liberal pundits have themselves been actively engaged in a disinformation campaign for some time. How else can one describe former New Republiceditor Franklin Foer’s thoroughly debunked piece on the Trump Organization’s "secret email server” connected to a Russian bank.

Not surprisingly, almost as soon as the Washington Post report appeared, prominent members of the liberal commentariat tweeted it out to hundreds of thousands of people, as though it were hard-won vindication of their collective efforts to portray Trump’s surprise victory as the work of the Russian government. This despite the Obama administration’s statement of November 26 that the election results "accurately reflect the will of the American people.”

That these journalists and high-profile Clinton supporters would promote the PropOrNot blacklist is a measure of how debased our politics have become.

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The real truth on 9/11 slowly continues to bleed out

Technical experts are mounting major challenges to official U.S. government accounts of how three World Trade Center skyscrapers collapsed in near-freefall after the 9/11 attacks 15 years ago.

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The Geopolitics Of The United States, Part 1: The Inevitable Empire

The Empire and the inevitable fall of the Obama criminal regime

STRATFOR Editor’s Note: This installment on the United States, presented in two parts, is the 16th in a series of STRATFOR monographs on the geopolitics of countries influential in world affairs.

Like nearly all of the peoples of North and South America, most Americans are not originally from the territory that became the United States.

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This e-mail outlines and confirms the acts of espionage against Indonesia and Indonesians by Akiko Makino and the others involved both in Kobe University and in AI Lab at University of Airlangga, Surabaya; Bahasa Indonesia original follows English translation...

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On October 12, 2002 the Indonesian island of Bali experienced a terrorist attack that rocked the world. It was unquestionably well-coordinated and executed, the largest in the country's history.


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Javonte Smart is a freshman, but you can hardly tell by the way he plays on the court. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he attended Scotlandville Magnet HS.

Smart was a four-star recruit ranked No. 35 in's composite rankings. His recruitment by LSU in 2017, however, has been under investigation by the NCAA and has resulted in the indefinite suspension of Tigers coach Will Wade on March 8.

According to a March 7 report from Yahoo! Sports, Wade told recruiting middleman Christian Dawkins about a "hell of an offer" to apparently reel in a top recruit (Smart) during a phone conversation, which was intercepted by the FBI.

During the ensuing investigation, Smart was held out of LSU's regular-season finale. He was, however, cleared to play for the Tigers in the SEC Tournament prior to their game against Florida. The freshman scored 13 points in the 76-73 loss to the Gators.

Here are some things you might not know about Smart.

Is Javonte Smart cleared to play in the NCAA Tournament?

Smart has been cleared by LSU in conjunction with the NCAA to play for the duration of the Tigers' stay in the NCAA Tournament.

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Smart's favorite food is fried shrimp and hamburgers.

Smart's favorite NBA player and team

Kevin Durant is Smart's favorite NBA player, and the Golden State Warriors are his favorite professional team.

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More than 2,000 cases of FGM reported in UK in first quarter of 2017 – FIGO

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has reported that it saw 2,102 instances of female genital mutilation (FGM) between January and March 2017.

According to the NHS, 1,236 women and girls had their FGM information collected in the Enhanced Dataset for the first time. The FGM Enhanced Dataset supports the Department of Health’s FGM Prevention Programme by presenting a national picture of the prevalence of the practice in England.

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FedEx Field is Empty for Redskins-Jets Game

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets throws a pass for a touchdown to Daniel Brown #87 (not pictured) during the first half against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
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The NFL is the best sport to watch. Unless it is a matchup that features two all-time bad, embarrassing, and hopeless teams past the midway point of the season. Example: Today, the 2-7 inept Jets traveled to FedEx Field to take on the 1-8 abysmal Redskins in front of a bunch of empty seats.

Perhaps some fans will say, "Well, I wasn't going to sit out in 44 degrees to watch that." But don't let them fool you. They wouldn't have come to watch that if it was 30 degrees nicer. And I don't blame them. Few games in NFL history project to be as horrific as this one. So much so, somehow, these prices still seem too high:

I mean, if you are going to spend $31.98 (you would probably take a date), you might as well go see Ford v Ferrari with a large popcorn and maybe a drink depending on your city.

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When I searched Pinterest for back to school ideas it seriously didn't disappoint.  There are so many fabulous ideas on this subject that it was a little overwhelming.  So I decided to pick three pictures I found on pinterest that led me to a collection of even more ideas.  Because why bother putting together a bunch of ideas when someone else has already done all the work?
Make the first day of school really exciting with this list from Daily Buzz!  There are ideas for the countdown, first day photos, and even a cute invitation for a mom-only celebration.
 Not only does Sassy Sites have a list of great teacher appreciation gifts, there's a linkie at the end where even more ideas are listed!
Technically this is an end of year post, but I think it also applies to the beginning of the year.  If you like to give a teacher gift at the beginning of the new school year you are going to want to check out Tip Junkie's list of 35 ideas.

And that, dear friends, is enough back to school ideas to last you to college.

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A six-year fight over property giant Peel's plans to build 600 homes on land on the edge of Worsley came to a halt in the High Court yesterday.

The plans submitted by Peel Investments (North) Limited, part of Peel L&P, were dismissed in a High Court ruling.

The High Court upheld two decisions by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to reject the proposed new homes at Broadoak in Worsley, Salford.

The scheme would have used an area of non-greenbelt land for family homes, public green spaces and a site for a new primary school, say Peel.

The development included a new marina on the Bridgewater Canal. Thirty per cent of the homes were designated for affordable ownership and rent.

Planning for Broadoak was first refused by Salford City Council in 2013. Peel L&P argued that the need to urgently address housing deficiencies should prevail and that Salford’s Unitary Development Plan was out of date.

However, the judge has ruled that the national policy on housing supply relates to numbers only and that the end date of Salford’s plan is not an issue.

Louise Morrissey, Director of Land & Planning at Peel L&P said: “Salford’s housing supply is not meeting the needs of families with children and people on affordable housing waiting lists.

“Our plan for Broadoak not only offers a choice of quality family and affordable homes and will also provide for a new primary school and public green spaces for residents, creating jobs and support Worsley’s growing profile for tourism and heritage.

“We’re disappointed in the court’s decision as it appears to go directly against the aim of tackling the housing crisis by building the right homes in the right places. We will carefully review the judgement to consider our next steps.”


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The Country to City Continuum

Government leaders and public policy experts attended the Regional Workshop on Strengthening Migration Governance Across the Rural Urban Continuum.

Attendees and speakers at the Regional Workshop on Strengthening Migration Governance Across the Rural Urban Continuum at the Conrad Hotel in Cairo, Egypt November 26, 2019. Audrey Lodes/Cairo Review

United Nations organizations and regional leaders met in Cairo from November 26 to November 28 to discuss how to face challenges in migration. While the three-day workshop at the Conrad Hotel dealt with transnational migration, the primary focus was on a phenomenon which each country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is grappling: internal rural to urban migration.

Three United Nations agencies—the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM)—jointly organized the event which brought together leaders and policy-makers from Egypt, Morocco, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, Lebanon, and Jordan as well as participants from outside the MENA region.

Internal migration is three times (the size) of international migration,” said Kristina Mejo, the IOM’s Senior Regional Liaison and Policy Officer. Consequently, the attention and support of local governments and international organizations to the rural-urban migration continuum within nations is of pressing import.

Carmela Godeau, IOM’s Regional Director, stressed that UN agencies must support local governments as states look for new ways to promote good governance and implement the target objectives of the global compact for migration. The regional director of the IOM also discussed the need to strengthen existing livelihood options for rural communities.

Promoting local rural development appeared to be an important key to lessening the urbanizing strain on governments. As roads and infrastructure have spread to a nation’s countryside, rural-based capital has increased. This increase has been seen in the growth of agricultural based industries. “We are living in a world where the urban-rural divide is faster,” stressed Ana Paula De la O Campos, Program Advisor in the FAO.

Half a century ago, the driver which moved populations from rural villages to cities was generally connected to the better economic and educational opportunities in urban milieus. However, in recent years, the sharp increase in internal migration to urban centers is linked to environmental issues such as land degradation and water scarcity. According to a joint publication by Migration Specialist Carol Wegner and Dalia Abulfotuh, an expert in rural development at FAO, water scarcity will likely affect, “80-100 million people in the MENA region by 2025, and land degradation will be intensified with the onset of climate change.

Many migration experts and country representatives emphasized that, without an approach that combines efforts of UN agencies with local governments, migration could threaten food security and agriculture in both rural and urban areas across the MENA region and beyond.

Government policies can play a key role in mitigating adverse effects of internal migration with proper support and policies. Therefore, both the drivers of migration and the implications of movement must be addressed. Timothy McNair, Deputy Director of the UN Habitat said, “Rural and urban areas depend on each other. We must have balanced investments across each.”

Some felt that the adverse impacts of rural-urban migration can be mitigated by strengthening migration governance in urban centers through improved data collection and focusing more on the actual benefits of migration. Abulfotuh said that migrants can contribute to and strengthen host communities by exchanging skills and technologies, providing services, and engaging in the transfer of capital through remittances.

Other attendees emphasized strengthening rural communities as a way to improve life quality and increase income levels in rural settings. Campo emphasized the economic revitalization of rural communities as a way forward.

Exploring ways to transform challenges to solutions were at the forefront of each discussion. Activities including proposing intervention models, listening country-specific priorities, and breaking into small groups were all geared toward promoting a collaborative, thought-provoking experience. Each topic in the groups was covered from different angles by the panelists and provided opportunities for discussion and engagement with the participants.

Working to mitigate obstacles faced by migrants across the board relies on informed policies that take into consideration how local, national and regional entities can work together to address the needs of the population. This relies on understanding individual country dynamics and complex relationships between climate change, development, and mobility.

Addressing the root causes of adverse drivers of migration is not only a regional issue, but a global imperative. In 2017 alone, there were close to 28 million international migrants and 7.6 million refugees originating from the MENA region. The mass movement of people from rural to urban communities will continue to have transformative impacts on social, economic, and environmental landscapes in the coming years.

The workshop embodied the collaborative, multi-sector cooperation necessary to strive toward common goals of the Global Compact on Migration and tackle some of the most pressing migration issues in the rural to urban continuum.

Audrey Lodes is a photographer and researcher-reporter at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Find her on Twitter at @audlodes.

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My Credit Is Bad, Can I Get a Car Loan through a Buy Here Pay Here?

Just because you have bad credit doesn’t mean that you’re automatically disqualified from getting a car loan. You can try and get an auto loan through a subprime lender, but a buy here pay here (BHPH) dealership is another option to consider.

How BHPH Dealers Are Different

Similar to subprime lenders that work with bad credit borrowers, buy here pay here dealers work with those struggling with credit. These dealerships ask that you provide proof of income and a down payment, and they’re going to qualify you at a higher than average interest rate to offset your poor credit.

However, there are some key differences you need to be aware of before you head to one of these dealers:

  1. My Credit Is Bad, Can I Get a Car Loan through a Buy Here Pay Here?BHPH dealerships are also lenders – These places make loans in-house, so they’re both lenders and dealers. Subprime lenders only offer loans, they don’t sell you a vehicle.
  2. Credit requirements differ – Subprime lenders run credit checks, where BHPH dealerships usually don’t. Some BHPH dealers may use your credit to qualify you, but they let you know up front if they do.
  3. Requirements to qualify are different – Since BHPH dealerships typically don’t run credit checks, they use your income and down payment to qualify you for a loan. Income requirements vary, but expect a minimum monthly income requirement around $1,500 to $2,000 before taxes. The down payment requirement generally depends on the vehicle you pick, so it varies from dealer to dealer.

What Are My Vehicle Options at a BHPH?

You now know that your down payment depends on the vehicle you pick at a buy here pay here dealership, but what exactly are your options? BHPH dealers only sell used cars – you aren’t going to find any brand new vehicles on one of these lots.

You may be able to find a year-old vehicle with under 10,000 miles, or you may find a car that’s closer to 10 years old with more than 100,000 miles on the odometer. Each BHPH car lot is different, with a wide range of vehicles for you to choose from.

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Understanding what’s normal for aging eyes

Some changes vision are normal as people get older; however, vision loss and blindness are not part of aging. According to the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP), the most common natural aging eye problems include difficulty seeing objects clearly, trouble distinguishing colors or shapes and the need for more light to see. Glasses, corrective lenses or improved lighting usually remedy these issues. But, long-term healthcare providers can help residents understand the difference between normal vision changes and indications of a more serious problem.

Common conditions
The most common eye diseases or conditions for older Americans are age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, dry eye, glaucoma and low vision. As people age, the risk for developing these conditions increases. The NEHEP has reported that the number of Americans living with age-related eye diseases will double by 2050. To preserve their vision, it is important that older people have information about the following common conditions.
  • Age- Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the gradual loss of sharp, central vision. According to the National Eye Institute, AMD is the leading cause of vision loss for people age 60 and older. The main early system is blurred vision.
  • A Cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye and can affect one or both eyes. Symptoms can include blurry vision, colors appearing faded, sensitivity to light, double vision, and decreased ability to see at night.
  • Diabetic Retinopathy is a diabetes complication caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. It causes mild vision problems, but can lead to blindness. There are no initial symptoms in the early stages. However latter stage symptoms include seeing spots in vision, blurred vision, and dark areas of vision.
  • Dry Eye happens when the amount and/or quality of the eye’s moisture does not provide enough lubrication. Symptoms include scratchy eyes, a stinging or burning sensation, excessive tearing and discharge.
  • Glaucoma is caused by the fluid pressure of the eye rising slowly and damaging the optic nerve. It can occur in one or both eyes and has no initial symptoms in the early stages. However, if left untreated, it can cause the loss of peripheral and central vision.
  • Low Vision is most common for people age 65 and older and can be caused by a number of eye diseases and health conditions. It is the inability to see adequately despite glasses, corrective lenses, medication or surgical procedures. Symptoms include difficulty recognizing faces, reading, matching colors and dim vision.
What can help?

The most important part of maintaining vision health for people over 50 is to have a dilated eye exam every year. A dilated exam helps eye care professionals to see inside the eye to check on the condition of critical tissues that aid vision such as the macula and retina. Most eye diseases that impact older people have few or no early warning signs, but an annual dilated eye exam can help detect eye diseases or problems before they can cause vision loss or blindness.

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