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A federal lawsuit filed in Arizona alleges that it's illegal for buyers of music CD's to rip songs for personal use onto their own computer or iPod even if it's never shared with anyone else. That's according to the filing made by a lawyer for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). RIAA says any copying of a CD is unauthorized and is therefore illegal. RIAA executives are expected to petition the U.S. Congress to have the I.R.S. collect money from American's to support the music industry and then only allow citizens to listen to the radio for entertainment.
"These personal music devises have gotten out of hand. It's time to return to the old days of radio except we still want money. Since we own all the rights to music, no one else has a right to use it even if they pay to buy it from us," said RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol, slapping a small child for switching from one copywrited song to another too quickly. "It's our right to control how music is listened to, who hears it and how they manage it. We put lots of fine print on stuff and that guarantees us control. Buyers of things shouldn't assume they have any right to use anything that they purchase. In fact American's are pretty screwed up over the whole concept of ownership and individual rights and we believe this lawsuit will help straighten them out."
Not everyone agrees with the RIAA and some people feel that the exchange of money for a product or service still constitutes the purchase of the right to use it. "If you buy something from someone, you own it and can do whatever you want to with it," said Izzy Smallorwhat, a radical ownership activist who has been buying things and using them for years. "If the RIAA wants to keep music to themselves, then they shouldn't be selling it. I have the right to use what I buy. That's the nature of the marketplace as it extends through history from the days of bartering right up and through the creation of the Chinese knock-off. Trade and ownership are the foundation of the world's economy."
RIAA, the Big Four record companies' lobbying arm and primary legal weapon, considers the copying of songs from your own CDs to your own computer, for your own personal use, to be just as illegal as posting them online for all to share, according to the federal lawsuit. On page 15 of a supplemental brief responding to the judge's technical questions about the case, the RIAA's Phoenix lawyer, Ira M. Schwartz, states that the defendant is liable simply for the act of creating "unauthorized copies" — by ripping songs from CDs. According to this logic, every single person who's ever "ripped" a CD for portable listening on an iPod or other MP3 player could be liable for astronomical damages.
In other news, CNN reported yesterday that bad foods like red meat are actually good for you because of something recently discovered called "protein". The report said protein can provide nourishment. No word on whether supermarkets will allow you to use it if you buy it.
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In the head and neck, glomus tumor tissue is found in the jugular bulb, middle ear, and carotid artery. Of these sites, tumors are most common in the jugular bulb, which is a region of the jugular vein positioned immediately below the middle ear. These glomus tumors may grow into the middle ear and brain.
Tumors originating in glomus cells of the middle ear are called glomus tympanicum tumors. Glomus tympanicum tumors are the most common tumors of the middle ear.
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Because they are usually benign and slow-growing, mortality rates are low (less than 15 percent). However, their growth can cause significant damage to surrounding tissue.
Common symptoms of glomus tumors are hearing loss and facial palsies.
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Symptoms are similar to those of glomus tympanicum and may include:
Compression of nearby cranial nerves may result in:
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In the middle ear, most glomus tympanicum tumors are found during a physical exam and appear as a reddish-blue mass behind the eardrum.
At UPMC, our neurosurgical team may recommend a combination of surgical and non-surgical glomus tumor treatments.
Glomus tumors of the skull base may be approached directly, particularly those with growth in the direction of the nasopharynx, using the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA).
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EEA offers the benefits of no incisions to heal, no disfigurement, and a faster recovery time.
If you need complementary treatments, such as radiation, those therapies can begin soon after EEA surgery.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a painless procedure that uses hundreds of highly focused radiation beams to target tumors and lesions within the brain, with no surgical incision.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is used to prevent further growth of the glomus tumor and maintain current neurological and hearing function.
The Gamma Knife may be used as the first treatment option, particularly in cases where the tumor is not causing mass effect, or as an adjuvant treatment after partial removal of glomus tumors.
As the nation's leading provider of Gamma Knife procedures, UPMC has treated more than 12,000 patients with tumors, vascular malformations, pain, and other functional problems.
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About the council
The Council advises the Minister for Multicultural Affairs on opportunities and barriers facing people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and how to promote the Multicultural Queensland Charter to support a unified, harmonious and inclusive community.
The Minister for Multicultural Affairs chairs the 11-member Council, which advises on:
- the needs, aspirations and contributions of people from diverse backgrounds
- promoting the principles of the multicultural charter within the Queensland community
- developing and implementing government policies about multiculturalism
- how government-funded services and programs can be responsive to the needs of people from diverse backgrounds.
Summary of meetings
Following Council meetings a summary of the discussion will be posted here.
- 26 April 2018 (PDF, 182 KB); 26 April 2018 (DOCX, 61 KB)
- 26 April 2018 - Community Consultation Report (PDF, 618 KB); 26 April 2018 - Community Consultation Report (DOCX, 154 KB)
- 8 February 2018 2018 (PDF, 66 KB); 8 February 2018 2018 (DOCX, 58 KB)
- 5 October 2017 (PDF, 230 KB); 5 October 2017 (DOCX, 92 KB)
- 22 June 2017 (PDF, 214 KB); 22 June 2017 (DOCX, 92 KB)
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Council members and profiles
Council members are appointed for a 3 year term from 2016 to 2019. Members are:
Dr Nora Amath
Dr Nora Amath works as Statewide Coordinator and Program Supervisor with the Islamic Women's Association of Queensland (IWAQ). She is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffith University. Nora has strong connections to the community across a number of areas, including youth, women and multi-faith groups, and was a member of the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group. She is the founder and/or chair of a number of different organisations focussed on supporting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including founding a domestic violence shelter. Nora has a PhD in Sociology of Religion and Community Development from Griffith University.
Ms Kerrin Benson
Ms Kerrin Benson has been the Chief Executive of MDA Ltd, an organisation providing settlement support to newly arrived Queenslanders including refugees, migrants and international students. The organisation has expanded its operations to have a presence throughout metropolitan and regional Queensland, as well as internationally. Kerrin is or has been on a number of Boards and Councils across all levels of Government, including the Minister's Council on Asylum Seekers in Detention, the Inclusive Brisbane Board and the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group. Kerrin continues to nurture relationships across the multicultural community and service sector, and has a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Queensland.
Mr Elijah Buol
Mr Elijah Buol was born in South Sudan and arrived in Australia as an Unaccompanied Humanitarian Minor in 2002. Elijah is or has been on a number of management committees and reference groups and was a member of the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group advising the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. He has also worked with a number of organisations supporting people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. He is currently employed as an Advanced Practitioner at the Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) and is Managing Director of Smart Answers Consulting Pty Ltd. Elijah has a unique understanding of refugee issues, particularly those for young people and has strong community links. He is a Criminologist, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and National Accredited Mediator. He holds a master of Law (QUT), master of Justice and Intelligence (QUT), Graduate Diploma of Dispute Resolution (QUT), Graduate Certificate in Intelligence (QUT), Bachelor of Human Services (QUT) and Diploma of Community Welfare and Work.
Ms Gitie House
Ms Gitie House was born in India and has been a founding member of a number of not-for-profit organisations dedicated to creating an inclusive community through social, cultural and educational activities. Gitie has over 35 years' experience as a project manager in information systems, software development and the IT industry and is an occasional lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland. She is the President of the Toowoomba International Multicultural Society, Chair of the Toowoomba Languages and Cultures Festival, and was a member of the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group. Gitie has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Physics and a Graduate Diploma in Information Processing, and has co-authored two books.
Mr Ali Kadri
Mr Ali Kadri is an Australian Muslim who migrated from India as an International student in 2003, received permanent residency in 2008, and became an Australian Citizen in 2010. Ali is a leader within the Queensland Muslim community and is a spokesperson for the Islamic Council of Queensland, in which role he has sought to build bridges with and understanding amongst the wider community. Ali is the CEO of a Registered Training Organisation and managing partner in an Accounting firm, and has previously worked for various private organisations. He has a Master's degree in Business Administration and Professional Accounting, and a Graduate Certificate in International Relations. Ali was a member of the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group.
Ms Joon-Yee Kwok
Ms Joon-Yee (Joon) Kwok, a second generation Chinese Australian, is a Lecturer and Study Area Coordinator with the Creative Industries Faculty of the Queensland University of Technology. She has many years' experience in the arts; Joon initiated the BrisAsia Festival for Brisbane City Council, and, through the Australia Council for the Arts' Theatre Diversity Initiative worked to increase engagement with cultural diversity in Queensland theatre. She's currently collaborating with the City of Gold Coast on a culturally and linguistically diverse Artists Development Program. Joon has developed relationships with a number of organisations working with culturally diverse communities, has a Master of Arts degree and is a PhD candidate at the Queensland University of Technology.
Dr Ataus Samad
Dr Ataus (Ata) Samad has a strong interest and background in settlement and employment issues in Australian regional areas and has strong community and service sector networks across the Rockhampton region. Ata was the Regional Coordinator at Access Community Services Limited for the settlement and employment of refugees and migrants in regional Queensland. He is involved in teaching Management and Human Resource Management at the Central Queensland University. He has also worked with the United Nations. Ata was on the management committee of the Central Queensland Multicultural Association and is a member of a number of reference groups supporting access and inclusion. He has a PhD in Management as well as a Master of Business degree from Central Queensland University.
Mr Jason Steinberg
Mr Jason Steinberg is a senior manager with an engineering firm, GHD and has more than 20 years business development and public affairs experience in the energy, resources, government and consumer sectors in Australia and overseas. Jason was a member of the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group and has been involved in Queensland's Jewish community activities for more than 30 years, including as president of the Queensland Jewish Board of Deputies. He has a Bachelor of Business Communication degree from the Queensland University of Technology.
Mr Serge Voloschenko OAM
Mr Serge Voloschenko OAM is the immediate past President of the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ) and the current President of the Russian Benevolent Association. He was also a member of the interim Multicultural Community Reference Group. Serge has amassed a wealth of understanding around broader community issues through his many years of community work and his membership on many other advisory bodies and committees, including the Healthy Ageing Reference Network, the Police Ethnic Advisory Group, the Lord Mayor's Multicultural Roundtable, the Heritage Advisory Committee, and the Responsible Gambling Advisory Committee. Serge has a Bachelor of Economics degree and a Diploma of Applied Science.
Ms Tracy Watson
Ms Tracy Watson is the Community Director at Aspire AC&C LTD. She has lived in the northern Brisbane/Moreton Bay region since 1991 and is a founding member of several not-for-profit organisations throughout the south east as well as sits on a number of committees and funding panels. Tracy's voluntary/pro bono work with the New Zealand Maori and Pacific Island communities focuses on increasing capacity, capability, leadership and resilience, and intercultural understanding. Her collaborative work with vulnerable communities has taken her as far as Weipa. Tracy worked as a TV journalist in New Zealand and has extensive project management experience specialising in ICT Organisational Change in Australia. She's an internationally published bilingual poet and exhibited artist. Tracy has industry qualifications and postgraduate degrees in business and project management, and is currently nearing the completion of a Master of Arts degree with Swinburne University of Technology.
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This book is the first legal treatment of tied aid and examines in detail the compatibility of tied aid with EU and WTO law. The workings of the aid projects and aid procurement systems of donor countries granting bilateral aid are fully examined through case studies from the UK, Italy, the EU and the US. Tied aid refers to aid granted to developing countries on condition that goods and services for the aid-financed projects are purchased from the donor country only. The recipient country, in order to receive the grant or the loan, has no other choice but to fulfil the condition imposed by the donor. Economists have shown that tying aid undermines the effectiveness of aid. It leads to higher costs paid for the goods and services purchased and the distortion of the nature of the aid. Further, tying frustrates the potential of aid to foster trade between developing countries - in many of these countries public bodies and, in particular, aid-financed projects are major potential outlets for trade between neighbouring states. The importance of tied aid has been pointed out in economic literature but there is surprisingly little written on the legal aspects of tied aid practices and this book seeks to fill this major gap in the literature. The book is of interest to academics in the field of EU and WTO law, NGOs and practitioners working both in the field of public procurement and development policies.the Government [of Tanzania] shall ensure that the procurement of all goods, works and services by the Government or any ... will be consistent with and conducted in accordance with the procurement guidelines notified by the MCC to the Government ... Tanzania Acting Through The Ministry Of Financea#39; available at : www.mcc.gov/documents/ agreements/compact-tanzania.pdf accessed 25 August 2012.
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Pat Jennings has paid tribute to two fellow legends and former team-mates who will soon join him in the club's Hall of Fame.
Mike England and Alan Gilzean were mainstays in Bill Nicholson's teams that lifted the FA Cup in 1967, the League Cup in 1971 and 1973 and UEFA Cup in 1972.
The pair will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Monday, December 2 but the occasion has proved so popular, the club is now running a second event on Tuesday, December 3 – fans can still attend the second night – details here...
Rated the best goalkeeper in the world during his career, Pat played alongside Mike and 'Gilly' during those glory years and is delighted to see both join the club's greats in the Hall of Fame.
Pat on Mike England...
"I never pick best teams, I pick players because I could pick a different 'best team' every day of the week, but where would you go for a better centre-half than Mike? He was unbelievable in the air, so commanding, fantastic on the ground and scored goals as well. He was a massive threat at the other end of the pitch, one of the greatest players you could hope to play with.
"Mike had a fantastic attitude as well. Look at the players he played against, the likes of Peter Osgood at Chelsea, a great player, within five minutes you'd hear him screaming at the referee about Mike. His biggest strength was his power in the air. He had a fantastic leap. He was a great all-round player. He used to head away everything that I didn't come for, I'd just leave it to Mike to deal with. If he didn't get there, I would. We had a great understanding."
Pat on Alan Gilzean...
"Gilly was my 'out man', my target. Even the day I scored the goal at Old Trafford, I was trying to hit Gilly! He was a dream for me because in those days, teams didn't play out so much from the back and he was my target man every time I kicked the ball out. He would just run across the line of defenders and he had that fantastic timing and touch to glance on a header. He also had great control on the floor and if defenders got too tight to him, he would just turn them easily. He was a great player, Gilly and a great partner for Greavsie and Martin Chivers, great partnerships."


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COLIN Povey admits that Ashley Giles is building a "strong coaching CV" – strong enough to put him in contention for the England job next time it becomes available.
And the chief executive insists the Bears will not seek to stand in Giles' way if he is ever offered the position of national coach.
Giles, already a national selector, makes no secret of his ambition to coach England one day. He applied for the job in 2008, just a few months after becoming Warwickshire's director of cricket.
With almost no coaching expereince behind him, that was far too early for him to be a credible contender. But in four years since he has taken the Bears back into the championship Division One and moulded them into title-chasers as well as CB40 winners in 2010.
Just as importantly he has overseen, along with Graeme Welch and Dougie Brown, significant improvements in a number of individual players.
With Andy Flower settled and successful in the role, the England job is unlikely to be up for grabs any time soon. But every year that passes gives Giles the chance to further enhance his case to be next in line.
Povey is aware of that – and also that it is a job that has to be taken if offered at the right time.
"We will cross that bridge when we come to it," Povey said. "But the last thing we would want to do is stand in anybody's way in what would clearly be a dream job.
"Whenever the England job becomes available, the people interested in it have to be very careful because it is a job you only get one crack at and it is time-limited.
"It's not a job you are going to do for ten or 12 years. You have probably got a four-year cycle. If you are really successful you might have a little bit longer but it is a difficult job to do consistently well and you have to do it consistently well to survive.
"With England's all-year-round commitments these days you are also on a treadmill connected to a huge amount of international travel, so the job comes with a lot of sacrifices. But Ash has been around international cricket a long time and knows all that.
"When he applied before it showed that he is ambitious but it was very early in his coaching career so he was probably not a serious contender. Since then he has demonstrated what he can do. He is building a strong coaching CV."
In the meantime, Povey is just happy to have Giles at Warwickshire. It was a surprise to many when, back in 2007, the former England spinner, not long retired early from playing due to injury, was pitched straight into a county coaching role at Edgbaston but he quickly set about rebuilding the wreckage left by the appalling decision to put Mark Greatbatch in charge.
And Giles' mission was fuelled, first and foremost, by his love for the Bears, reckons Povey.
"Ash has a real passion for Warwickshire," he said. "He is doing the job here because he really loves the place and is part of the history and culture of Edgbaston. It's not just a straightforward coaching job for him.
"He has certainly turned round our performances. He has virtually got his Level Four coaching and works very hard – and I don't think you can be successful as a coach without that hard graft because it is a tough job.
"Everyone loves you when you are winning but everyone thinks you are a complete idiot when you are losing - and it doesn't take long for the brownie points to disappear.
"Ash is very level-headed and I think that rubs off on people around him. He doesn't get too up when we are winning or too down when we are losing.
"He is very clear on how he wants the squad to perform and behave and is consistent with that. He and I rarely talk about results and outcomes. We talk about processes and getting things right. He is a believer that if you keep doing the right things for long enough, eventually you will get your just desserts.
"I am sure he would say as well that's no good if you don't have the basic raw ingredients of talent.
"To win things you need top-quality players and for us it is a constant battle to keep building a squad of that calibre.
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Bailing Him Out: Three Reasons for Rajon Rondo's Attitude ProblemJune 20, 2009
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Coming into the offseason, many basketball fans thought highly of Rajon Rondo. He had just come off some of the best performances of his career in the playoffs, and certainly his best year as a professional basketball player.
However, Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics had different thoughts. Rondo's been mentioned in recent trade rumors involving the C's and the upcoming NBA Draft. It's been said that Boston executives are targeting teams that currently hold first-round picks.
Despite a team source denying the rumors, there's still discussion swirling about concerning one of Rajon's negatives: his attitude. We all know that the kid is stubborn, and he can sometimes be cocky and a little too independent (not listening to Doc's advice, going about his own way), but the point guard has talent. He is a magnificent rebounder and has also put his passing ability on display.
To boot, he is capable of scoring 30 points a night, something that may very well occur on a regular basis if he can develop a jumpshot.
He can also play excellent defense. Rondo has been pegged as one of the league's top defenders, and by some the best defender playing the PG position. He has a lot of moxie and leadership within him, which is intriguing if you're looking for a guy to step up for your team in a few years. Rondo has already taken on the role of on-court leader, as he has recognized that a point guard must be vocal in order for his team to succeed.
And succeed the Celtics have. In the past two seasons, Boston has been in contention for a championship with Rajon quarterbacking. They won a title in '08, making for the franchise's first since the 1985-86 season, and earned first place honors with a 66-16 record. This year, although the result wasn't as glorious as the previous year, they were a top team amongst the other powerhouses in the NBA, including the world champion Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
But I know that his demeanor still worries most of you, so I have prepared three excuses for Rondo's attitude problem, just in case you're not satisfied yet.
Rondo Has to Deal with Three Somewhat Egotistical Stars
For two years now, Rajon has had to battle through problems with three of some of his most talented teammates: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.
Allen has been the most trouble out of the three mentioned, on the court at least. Ray doesn't waste any time letting Rondo know that he's upset with him. You'll know by Allen shouting at his starting PG that Rondo missed an opening on the wing.
In the locker room, I'm sure he has to sit down with Kevin Garnett every once in a while due to a poor performance or a slump he's in. Garnett, like Allen, does not beat around the bush. If he has something to say, he'll voice his opinion. He will get to his point quickly and sharply. There's no doubt in my mind that Rondo has had to swallow some pride at times while listening to Garnett mentally slap him around a little bit.
During practice, guys like Paul Pierce are sure to come over and point things out. He may not be as harsh as KG and Ray-Ray, but he won't stand for constant errors on the court. He can act like a mentor and an enforcer at the same time. Either way, young guns like Rajon Rondo will benefit. While Pierce may not be the most friendliest at times, he's probably Rondo's favorite one to talk to out of the trio.
And not only does he have to deal with them bashing on him, but he also holds the responsibility of distributing the ball to them. Rondo has to make decisions game after game whether to pass to KG more often, Ray more often, or Pierce more often. He has to make the choice of whether or not to pass to one star or another when multiple other guys are open.
It takes a lot of effort not just physically, but mentally too. I can understand why Rondo can get fed up sometimes.
Doc's Hard on Rondo
I must admit, I'd love to play for a coach like Doc Rivers. Since he has playing experience of his own, he is patient with his players. He is seen as a guy you can joke around with, but also a guy you can go to when you need advice on and off the basketball court.
Because Doc was a PG, he is more demanding of his guards. He asks a lot from Rondo as the starting point guard, which at times can frustrate and anger the budding star. The two often feud about Rondo's game style and tactics. It can sometimes lead to sideline arguments, in the middle of a game no less.
Rivers can also be very constructive towards Rondo. Doc has an exceptional basketball IQ, and his knowledge is still expanding as his coaching career progresses. Rondo may become a much more intelligent point guard under Rivers' guidance. He knows minor things like floor spacing and disruptions (e.g. tips on defense) can be very effective if used at the right times and on certain opposing players.
Rondo's Juvenile
Rondo himself said that he's a stubborn kid. Although veteran teammates may try to approach him with suggestions on how to improve, I sense that he blocks the advice out. He may feel that all advice he receives may not necessarily be productive, as, like I hinted above, the "Big Three" aren't always so tolerant with their youthful teammate. Assumptions are made by Rondo, bad blood is suspected by other teammates, and that is that.
But that can all be fixed naturally, and over time. Rondo is still at a juvenile age. His immaturity and puerile thoughts can all be smoothed over as he ages. His inexperience seems to be concealed on the court. He plays with a sort of swagger and confidence only a veteran does, and he gives off some sort of a sophisticated aura when playing. But in the locker room, his attitude could turn completely in the other direction.
Hopefully Danny will keep him and he can show that he does have those leadership qualities within him.


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Last week, Google announced that it would be changing the placement of PPC ads on some of its search results pages, moving them from the right hand side to the bottom of the page.
According to Google's blog post, moving the ads to the bottom means they 'fit better into the user's flow', and that this new placement improved average CTR.
I've been asking PPC professionals about what these changes mean...
The examples I've seen so far of this new ad placement are for searches with a possible local intent, such as 'pizza', 'takeaway' and 'cinema':
The ads seem to be making way for maps on the right of the page, showing local business locations:
How will this move affect PPC strategies?
Elroy Condor, PPC Strategy Director at Stickyeyes:
It is likely that this move will force advertisers to increase CPCs to ensure they are consistently appearing in the top positions. Advertisers who have traditionally positioned keywords according to performance will suffer the biggest losses through this change.
Advertisers that have historically run a domination strategy will see CPCs increase as competitors raise bids in an effort to retain click volume from PPC traffic. This will result in budgets needing to be increased in order to maintain current market share.
Matt Whelan, PPC Director at Guava:
The main impact will be on the number of visible advertisers. Dropping all but three ads below the fold is going to lead to less "real" ad impressions (by which I mean impressions that are actually seen by the user, many users never get to ads below the fold). Not having the top three or four sidebar ad positions may well lead to a rush to secure the top ads and get some real visibility, which will of course increase CPCs.
That said the side ad positions had become increasingly unattractive to users. Google's increasing number of changes to the top ad formats to make them look more like natural results (extended headlines, adding the domain after a pipe, removing display URL capitalisation, changing the colour of the ad box, etc) have only increased the difference in CTR between top and side (and Google gave us visibility of this within Adwords to emphasise it).
Therefore I don't think there will be too much negative impact for those advertisers in positions four and five. However the big change will be for positions seven downwards, as I'm yet to see a top and bottom ad landscape with more than six ads, meaning that those advertisers who saw value in aiming for bottom-of-first-page positions will have to change their strategy, increase their bids to top six, and this will of course inflate the landscape cost as a whole.
Shaad Hamid, PPC Executive at SEOptimise:
I think the emphasis should always be on relevance over price. I think this would drive online marketers to improve their overall campaign quality since making sure you appear above the fold becomes extremely important.
I wouldn't imagine most marketers bumping up bids in order to stay above the fold initially, although, there is the fear that if inexperienced marketers do resort to this tactic (simply increasing bids), then we may see an increase in cost per clicks.
It certainly will be interesting to see if cost per clicks do increase in the coming days, but my initial instinct is to trim the fat in all campaigns so that the "user experience" is enhanced. Hopefully sticking to this mantra should keep online marketers in good stead.
Why is Google doing this?
Elroy Condor:
Whilst I am tempted go with the standard answer of increasing Google's revenue I'm not so sure that this will be the end result. When this change is implemented Google stands to lose revenue from at least five advertisers (assuming three ads are displayed at both the top and bottom of the page) currently appearing down the side.
Google is, however, a huge fan of testing, and it is likely that it's trying to strike the best balance between usefulness for the consumer and most commercial return for themselves (as most businesses should).
Also, with the rise of Mobile & Tablet platforms it is likely that Google is standardising the interface to ensure the user experience is consistent across all platforms.
Matt Whelan:
Google has recently been placing other content in the side bar, maps for local results are the example most people will have seen. As they increasingly verticalise and personalise the search results page, Google will be looking to place additional content in the side, which covers their traditional ad placements. One recent example is the "sources" module. So Google needed to move the ads in order to showcase new content like this.
As to whether they monetise that content in the future, who knows, but it would be very easy to use this space for many of the comparison-based projects Google are working on (eg comparison ads, hotel finder, flight search, etc). If so Google is being very smart and making changes that will probably be perceived as positive by most users, whilst increasing the percentage of the page from which it is able to generate revenue.
Shaad Hamid:
Google claims that this would improve the "user experience" and also their experiments have shown that ads serving below the fold had a better click through rate than those served on the right hand side of the page.
However, I also think that Google may want to utilise the space on the right hand side to serve other features like "Google maps" or "sources" which is exciting. It's also interesting that this is introduced at a time when Bing, Yahoo! and AOL have formed an alliance, I don't think that this a coincidence.
Will PPC ads at the foot of the page perform better than right hand side ads?
Elroy Condor:
I severely doubt this. Between the top and the bottom of the SERP's there are a wealth of organic search results all vying for (and in a better position to receive) the users clicks than the PPC ads at the bottom of the page.
This being the case I would be very surprised to see CTRs at the bottom of the page outperform those of the right hand side ads.
Matt Whelan:
I don't think they'll perform any worse. Its extremely difficult for us to test, as Google isn't giving us side vs bottom data, but the fact of the matter is that Google wouldn't make a change that will negatively impact its revenue. My personal opinion is that Google wouldn't gamble on this.
Google tests new layouts and their impact on ad revenue before they are deployed, any long term impact from more aggressive bidding would have been untestable prior to the announcement, so there must have been good case for bottom ad performance at least matching side ad performance for them to warrant rolling it out.
Don't forget Google has said that "on average [bottom ads] performed better than side ads in terms of CTR and i'm not entirely sure why so many people seem to think they would lie about this.
Shaad Hamid:
To be honest, I'd say yes. If someone has actually taken the time to scroll to the bottom of a page, chances are they haven't been convinced by any of the organic search results and haven't found what they are actually looking for.
In this instance, if ads are appealing and relevant chances are that users would click on it.
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The right hand ads never works better than the top ads - just above the organic listing...
It's clear that Google wants to improve the CTR for advertisers. Ads at the footer maybe perform better for Google... we will see.
Possible innovations would be a local tenancy product for the right hand column. I think this has to be revenue driven.
It seems that only very specific searches that return a few ads will be shown at the bottom, for instance with brand terms, where one or two ads have a very good ranking and others have poor rankings.
We've written our thoughts on the change here http://www.dc-storm.com/news-events/477/google-moves-ads-to-the-bottom-of-results-page/
Hmm I think this will be more of an experiment in the short term. This will happen but they may be testing the right hand side as a means to see how this would have a potential effect.
I have read the announcement over at the Google blog, but nowhere do I read that ALL the ads on the right hand side are going to move to the bottom.
The exact quote: "ads that have previously shown to the side of the results may in some cases appear below them."
Key phrase: "in some cases", which usually means "most often not".
I would be very surprised to see the side ads dissappear, as this is the bread and butter for Google.
I have to agree with Pete regarding all ads on the right hand side moving to the bottom - I would be very surprised to right hand side ads disappear altogether.
In fact, I was speaking with one of our Google contacts last week about this specifically and received this information:
Q: How many ads can show at the bottom? How many on the right-hand side now? What is the maximum number of ads on the page?
A: This launch does not affect the number of ads that may show on the RHS. Currently bottom ads are being shown for queries with fewer ads.
So from this, I interpret it as saying that where perhaps only 5-6 advertisers enter the auction for a particular term, you're likely to see those 2-3 ads at the bottom of the page instead of the right-hand side.
That said, I am still seeing some searches on very competitive terms where only bottom ads feature (despite there being in excess of 6 advertisers). However, I envisage Google are still testing these types of SERPs to test impact for users (or more cynically, the impact on their click revenues), and they haven't fully decided yet.
It is bit clear that Google want to earn more and this could be only done by improving CTR for advertisers and by decreasing the organic share of the first page.Google took the very first step by introducing shopping results for every transactional search query followed by Linking Google Adwords account with Google Merchant Account and now recently Separate bidding for Google Merchant Products via Adwords.
At the same time Google is also working to make Paid Marketing more relevant and Effective. Personalizing Paid search results is a step taken in this direction also Google is getting Strict in terms of it's Policies and Manual reviews of Ads and Landing pages increased forcing Advertisers to make necessary changes. This will change the game and would have a great impact on the SEO Industry.
I think that Google is now badly threatened by Facebook, Bing, Yahoo etc as they have pretty much copied googles recipe fully. Even i sometimes have to move back to see its not google results!
This is Googles answer.
@PeterGould I've also seen loads of examples of bottom ads in competitive landscapes - not saying that a Google rep could be wrong, but... :)
I think you're right though, this will probably go one way or the other and Google is testing to work out the relative profitability, and to enable the testing of other content.
@Matt - I also am seeing more and more example of competitive terms showing only with top and bottom ads. 'MW3' is a good example with it being an extremely sought after game at the moment. When I searched for it, I only saw 1 top ad, and 1 bottom ad.
Hopefully Google are only testing this still, because I can't see eliminating right-hand side ads altogether as being a great idea in the long run for Google. Yes in the short-term, CPCs may be forced up by the increased competition, but in the long-term, the profitability of campaigns will decrease, driving more advertisers and businesses away from Google.
I think this will decrease revenues for Google in the long run and drive advertisers away.
I, for one, felt pretty good seeing my ads on the right-hand side (even in the 3rd, 4th or 5th position). And all this with a modest budget that has to be spread among 3 websites.
Personally, I have seen a decrease of clicks since this new policy has been put in place. I am seriously thinking of shifting part of the budget elsewhere.


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The groom's last name is Sharkey, hence the fish + hook icon.
Erica and Abe's wedding will be in San Miguel de Allende. They wanted a vibrant, playful palette that would reflect the mood of the occasion. Also Erica owns an accessories company and loves southwestern patterns so we took inspiration from that to create a layered look with the geometric shapes you would see in her work.
This is a fun one.... the whole idea of 2 is better and 1, coupled with Breana's love of puzzles inspired these puzzle cards.
Breana is a sommelier and Scott is a chef so we thought it apt to use food pairings as icons.
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US and Iran trade barbs in nuclear talks finale
The US and Iran fired opening salvos Wednesday in a stormy Vienna as a final round of nuclear talks got under way with chances of a historic deal by a July 20 deadline on a knife edge.
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany want Iran to scale down its nuclear activities in order to ease long-held fears that Tehran might develop atomic weapons.
Iran, subject to damaging UN and Western sanctions, insists its nuclear programme is purely peaceful and even wants to expand key parts of it.
This sixth round of talks starts officially on Thursday, but preliminary meetings — including between Iran, the US and the EU — took place on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
The talks could potentially last until July 20 when an interim deal from November expires, although this could be extended by up to six months.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, in the Washington Post, said that the negotiations on what would be a fiendishly complex deal constituted "a choice for Iran's leaders".
"They can agree to the steps necessary to assure the world that their country's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful… Or they can squander a historic opportunity", Kerry wrote.
The P5+1 powers have proposed to Iran a "series of reasonable, verifiable and easily achievable measures", he said.
"What will Iran choose? Despite many months of discussion, we don't know yet," he said.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that with differences "significant", a deal was "far from certain". Iran needs to be "realistic" about the steps it needs to take, he said.
But Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, writing in French daily Le Monde, said that some among the P5+1 were suffering from "illusions" about Iran's nuclear programme.
He said that contrary to fears in the West, Iran — even if it wanted to — is "several years and not a few months" away from being able to build an atomic bomb.
Demands that Iran's programme be "radically curbed" rest on a "gross misrepresentation of the steps, time and dangers of a dash for the bomb", Zarif said.
"We are willing to provide assurances of the exclusively peaceful nature of our nuclear program. But we will not abandon or make a mockery of our technological advances or our scientists," he said.
In a video message Zarif said the talks represented a "unique opportunity to make history".
"We are trying to reach a deal," he added. "Not a good deal or a bad deal, but a doable and lasting deal."
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Iranian nuclear negotiator Majid Takhte Ravanchi told the ISNA news agency that Iran has set out clear "red lines".
"The other side knows that these red lines cannot be crossed. If we reach a deal it will be one respecting these red lines. If not there will be no accord," he said.
One such position is thought to be on the key central issue of enrichment, the process rendering uranium suitable for power generation but also, when highly purified, for a bomb.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said last month Iran has to slash the number of centrifuge enrichment machines to several hundred from the almost 20,000 at present.
"We will not accept definitive restrictions" on our nuclear programme, Ravanchi said.
But Kelsey Davenport, Arms Control Association analyst, was upbeat, saying there is "considerable political will" for a deal since it is in the interests of both sides.
"There is a lot of time left for diplomacy and a good comprehensive nuclear agreement is within reach, despite significant gaps between the two sides on core issues," she told AFP.


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The page and line references in the amendments are to the printed copy of the bill as amended in Committee in the House of Lords on 15th October 2003 and published as HL Bill 111. You can find the full text of the bill here.
|Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report printed on 7th November 2003.
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|Updated 10 November 2003


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UN rejects claims from cholera victims: The United Nations has formally rejected damage claims from lawyers working on behalf of the victims of the cholera epidemic in Haiti. UN peacekeepers have been accused of introducing the disease to the country, which has infected more than 600,000 people and killed around 8,000 since 2010.
In a terse statement, the spokesman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said the damages claim was 'not receivable', under a convention that grants the United Nations immunity for its actions.
Families of the victims are demanding millions of dollars in compensation, accusing the UN of introducing the disease to Haiti. The UN has never admitted responsibility, despite mounting evidence that the epidemic was caused by poor sanitation at a peacekeeping camp.
A lawyer for the cholera victims told the BBC that UN immunity could not mean impunity, and said the case would now be pursued in a national court. The lawyer, Brian Concannon, said the victims' legal team would challenge the UN's right to immunity from Haitian courts, on the grounds that it hadn't established an alternative mechanism for dealing with accountability issues, as stipulated in its agreement with the government.
He also said lifting immunity would not challenge UN policy, which is protected by the convention, but its practice, such as how to test troops for disease and properly dispose of sewage.
There's evidence that infected Nepalese peacekeepers caused the epidemic by dumping untreated waste into a key river system, but the UN insists it's impossible to pinpoint blame definitively. Late last year it launched an initiative to eliminate cholera in Haiti by investing in clean drinking water and sanitation systems, a move Mr Concannon said he considered an unofficial response to the victims' claims.
Sri Lankan religious tensions: A new Sinhalese Buddhist group in Sri Lanka has called for the abolition of Muslim laws about how certain foods should be prepared.
This comes at a time of rising religious tension in the country.
Not only at the grounds where thousands of Sinhalese gathered, but throughout the surrounding streets too, the hardline nationalistic speeches resounded.
The Buddhist Strength Force, founded nine months ago, used explicitly racial rhetoric. One monk, its leader, told the crowd that "only monks can save this race", meaning the Sinhalese, who are about three-quarters of Sri Lanka's population.
A poster depicted a lion, symbol of the Sinhalese, telling its cub: "This land belongs to you and its soil is red with the blood of your people".
The group denies being anti-minority. But its youth activists wore T-shirts denouncing the halal system whereby the Muslim minority certifies which goods are acceptable to consume.
Referring to Muslim clerics in derogatory language, the monk said what he called Christian and Muslim extremists were threatening Buddhists. He said there were 400 such Christian organisations and a hostile army of 12,000 Muslims allegedly trained in the Middle East.
But hundreds of monks were ready to fight: "Our country is a Sinhalese one and we are its unofficial police", he added. Both Muslims and Christians deny promoting extremism in Sri Lanka.
Meteor hits Russia: More than 400 people have been injured in Russia by an explosion caused by what seems to have been a meteor.
Eyewitnesses describe seeing a fireball curving through the clear sky, and an extremely intense light as it passed overhead.
It seems to have been a meteor, and left a white condensation trail behind it. A couple of minutes later there was a loud bang.
The shock wave from the blast blew out windows across the region round Chelyabinsk in the Ural mountains.
People who'd rushed to look out and see what was happening were injured by flying glass.
Everyone went outside to check their neighbours were OK, and the mobile phone network collapsed, briefly overwhelmed by the volume of calls.
Ceremony for new Archbishop of Canterbury: The former Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, will become the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury at a service at St Paul's Cathedral in London today, legally confirming his selection last year.
Even by the standards of Church ritual, the confirmation of an Archbishop of Canterbury's election is an extraordinary event. Senior bishops will sit in St Paul's Cathedral as a court of law, using elaborate language and flowery titles to certify Justin Welby in his new post.
The ceremony, little changed over centuries, was originally intended to prevent false claimants being appointed to what were lucrative posts as bishop. Bishop Welby's enthronement, amid colourful ritual and soaring music, is next month in Canterbury Cathedral, and the event has usually eclipsed this legal ceremony.
However, Justin Welby requested that today's event be set in a full church service – including hymns and a sermon – to reflect the essentially religious nature of his new post. As the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, reads and signs a 'final proclamation', Bishop Welby will become archbishop, and spiritual leader of some 80 million Anglicans across the world.
What does Europe want from Obama?: According to one survey, 75% of Europeans would have voted for President Obama if they could, compared to only 8% who would have chosen the Republican Mitt Romney. But what does Europe want from Obama's second term?
In President Obama's second term there are two longer-term developments that will affect the relationship with Europe. The first is the US budget deficit, the second the so-called "pivot" – or the rebalancing of focus towards Asia.
America's finances will mean, now even more than in the first term, the US will be what some have called a "frugal superpower" – leading from behind as they did in Libya, and as they look to be doing in Mali.
But then that frugal nature is not altogether bad news. The US remains by far the biggest customer for European exporters.
Generally the Europeans are content with the status quo. The last thing they need at a time when Europe is so embroiled in its own internal debates, is the external distraction of a change in guard across the pond.
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Washington: To-be-moms please note: Depression and even mood swings during pregnancy may cause complications for babies, as they can sense their mother`s psychological state while in the womb, a new study has claimed.
Researchers at University of California, Irvine, found that babies did best on tests of mental and motor abilities if their mother`s mood remained consistent before and after she gave birth, even if the mother was in a depressed state.
But if a mother`s mood changed -- from either depressed to healthy, or from healthy to depressed -- babies didn`t fare well in the tests, the researchers found.
The results suggest that infants` brains may somehow detect their mother`s psychological state while in the womb, and this affects their development as their bodies prepare for life after birth, the researchers said.
If an infant in the womb is exposed to a challenging environment, such as his mother`s depression, he may be better able to respond to challenges later on. But if an infant is born into an environment he has not confronted, he may not react as well, said study researcher Curt Sandman, a professor emeritus of psychiatry and human behaviour.
"The foetus is paying an active part in its own development. "It will then thrive in an environment that is like the one it is preparing for," Prof Sandman was quoted as saying by LiveScience.
For their study, to be published in journal Psychological Science, Sandman and colleagues studied 221 women, who were evaluated for depression both before and after pregnancy. The babies periodically underwent tests designed to assess mental and motor development during their first year of life.
At six months, babies who were exposed to congruent conditions before and after birth (their mothers were either depressed or not depressed at both time periods) had significantly higher scores on the tests of mental and motor development than babies who were exposed to incongruent conditions.
At a year, babies exposed to congruent conditions had higher mental development scores, but not motor development scores, than babies in incongruent conditions.
It`s not clear what the effect of incongruent conditions will be over the long term, Sandman said.
A similar phenomenon has been found in the field of nutrition. A 2005 study showed babies who were exposed to near-starving conditions while in the womb, and then provided sufficient nutrition after birth, were at increased risk of metabolic disease.
Pregnant women should be screened for depression so that they can be treated, Sandman said. He emphasised that the new findings do not mean that if mothers are depressed during pregnancy, they should be left alone, Sandman said. .
While there has been increased awareness about postpartum depression, prenatal depression receives less attention, Sandman said.
The researchers aren`t sure how infants "sense" the mother`s psychological state while in the womb, but it could be through hormones, such as stress hormones, released in the mothers` body.