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The Manchester United winger and France international has agreed to extend his ties with the English club for the next 5 seasons, which will keep him at Old Trafford until June, 2024.
Martial’s current contract was set to expire at the end of next season after the club triggered an optional year’s extension to his contract recently, but senior figures at the club have been working hard to secure his long-term future after a strong season so far.
Anthony Martial has scored 10 goals in 25 appearances in all competitions so far this season.
The 23-year-old forward is understood to have reached a final agreement with the club after months of talks and the rejection of an offer last October. Football Journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi posted on Twitter that the deal is expected to the be sealed on Friday.
Anthony #Martial has agreed new five-year contract (june 2024). The signing of the extension will take place before Friday ! #MUFC
Martial came in for some heavy criticism from former manager Jose Mourinho and was rumoured to leave the club last summer after being fined for his extended absence from a training camp.
However, he responded on the pitch with six goals in five Premier League games, and Mourinho said in November that he would like Martial to stay.
United are also making progress on a contract extension for goalkeeper David de Gea, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Ashley Young also face uncertain futures with all three out of contract at the end of this season.
Game of Thrones’s final season, season 8 is going to be the most anticipated season in all of television series. Fans of the show are understandably very hungry for the new series.
As per the recently released teaser trailer, it looks like Game of Thrones season 8 episode 1 is probably going to show the long-awaited reunion between Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).
The major source of
excitement for fans will be seeing Jon and Arya reunited. The
two haven’t seen each other since the second episode of season one, when Jon
gifted Arya her precious sword, Needle. In the tease, as the three Stark kids
stand in front of their own crypt statues, a frost creeps down the hallway. The
signal of the White Walkers causes Jon and Arya to draw their blades,
anticipating the coming fight.
Their meeting is going
to be emotional as they both share a very strong bond among all the remaining
Stark children.
Millions of fans will be sitting in front of their streaming devices when the HBO’s epic fantasy drama returns this April for one last time and it would be emotional to see how Jon will react after seeing his sister after so many years.
This season eight is going to be the last season of Game of Thrones and it is going to be a lot interesting than the previous seasons.
Windows 10 comes with a lot of amazing features but not all of them are readily available. Let’s dig a little deeper and unveil new tweaks, tricks and features that will change the way you use your PC.
With it being free, and Microsoft pushing the update to users, most of you probably already have migrated to Windows 10. Its constantly evolving nature means fresh features arrive twice per year, and with all the new goodies come a legion of new tweaks and tricks—some of which unlock powerful functionality hidden to everyday users. Others simply let you mold the Windows 10 experience into the shape you see fit. Here are some of the most useful tweaks, tricks, and tips that we are able to put together.
However, you need to brace yourself as some of these may break as the operating system evolves given Microsoft’s new “Windows as a service” mentality. The idea is to keep this page updated overtime to reflect the OS’s current status.
Activate Windows 10 Night Light
If you use an iPhone, iPad or macOS system you may use the built-in blue light feature ‘Night Shift’.
The Night Light feature you’ll find in Windows 10 is pretty much Night Shift for Windows.
Night Light makes the screen warmer in the evenings as it reduces the amount of blue light emitted.
Various scientific studies show that exposure to blue light in the evening makes it harder to fall asleep because (like all artificial light) it affects the circadian rhythms that manage our body clock.
Once preserve of late-night caffeine fuelled coders and over-worked, under-fed writers, screen temperature features have since become mainstream. Google’s Android and ChromeOS operating systems have one, as do iOS and macOS from Apple, and Microsoft’s Windows 10.
Like those features, Windows 10 Night Light automatically warms the temperature of your display after sunset. This makes your laptop screen or PC monitor easier on your eyes and reduces disruption to your circadian rhythm, helping it to tick along nicely.
In the morning, your display returns to its regular settings.
Night Light is a system feature; you do not need to install a separate application like Flux to use it. This makes it very easy to automatically adjust the screen temperature in Windows 10.
Night Light for Ubuntu will automatically adjust the amount of blue light your monitor or laptop display emits based on your location and the time of day.
These features are said to help reduce eye strain by adjusting your screen’s color temperature during after-dark computing sessions. That makes it easier to fall asleep when you’re done.
To activate Night Light, head to Settings > System > Display. Once you’ve done so, open the feature’s settings to fine-tune its behavior.
Scroll any window even when they’re inactive
It used to be that Windows only allowed you to scroll active windows. Now in Windows 10, you can set an option to scroll both active and inactive windows by just hovering with the mouse cursor over a window.
This feature is not a ground-breaking Windows 10 hack or tweak but it comes quite handy when time is in essence and your need to peek through your to-do list.
Windows 10 inactive scroll feature is enabled by default, but if it’s not, go to Settings > Devices > Mouse & touchpad, and make sure to enable the Scroll inactive windows when I hover over them option.
Find the hidden images
The lock screen and logon screen have some really cool images, which as it turns out, by default both rotate AND change.
It may seems Microsoft has a CDN that updates these images based on what you click that you like or not. Want to save one or more of those images for future use? Here’s where they are hiding!
Open Explorer and browse to:
%localappdata%PackagesMicrosoft.ContentDeliveryManager_[custom string of characters]LocalStateAssets
Copy all of the files to a new directory.
Open a command prompt in that directory.
Run this command ren . *.png and [enter]
Browse through them and find the ones you like!
Make Cortana’s ears perk up
Cortana’s finally made the leap to the PC in Windows 10, assuming many of the operating system’s search functions and dishing out just as much sass as the Windows Phone version. But by default, she doesn’t listen for your commands. But by default, she doesn’t listen for your commands.
If you’d like to be able to just shout commands at your PC, launch Cortana by clicking the search field in the taskbar and select the three-lined options menu in the upper-left corner. Select Settings for the list, then simply enable the “Let Cortana respond when you say ‘Hey Cortana’” option. You’ll need an active microphone for this to work, of course.
While you’re poking around Cortana’s options, you can dive into the Notebook menu to fine-tune exactly what personal data Microsoft’s digital assistant can access. Remember, however, that like Google Now, Cortana’s effectiveness is directly related to how much she knows about you.
Enabling Cortana on the Windows lock screen lets you use voice commands to view and edit your schedule at a glance. It’s pretty handy! To turn on the feature, open Cortana and head to “Cog” icon > Settings > Use Cortana even when my device is locked.
Secret, powerful new command line tools
Windows 10 packs a slew of nifty new command line features, including—hallelujah!—the ability to copy and paste inside the command prompt with Crtl + C and Crtl + V.
To activate the goodies, open the command prompt. Right-click its title bar, then select Properties. You can find and enable the new features under the Edit Options section of the Options tab.
Bash comes to Windows
If you got all hot and bothered over the ability to use keyboard shortcuts to paste text in the Command Prompt, wait until you get a load of this.
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update added the full, legendary Bash shell to Microsoft’s operating system, thanks to a partnership with Canonical, the company that guided Ubuntu Linux’s development. And it’s running natively, without virtual machines or containers. With the right tricks, you can even use Bash to run graphic Linux applications or even the Unity desktop itself right inside Windows—though those unintended features are definitely limited. Look for Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE Linux entries in the Windows Store to start using Bash in Windows.
Windows 10 Audio Source Switching
Windows 10’s in-taskbar volume controls pack a niche, yet nifty touch: selectable sources. Clicking the audio device name in the volume controls summons a list of all connected audio outputs, meaning you can switch from your headphones to your speakers and back again without having to dive into the Control Panel. Yay!
The April 2018 Update added more granular audio options to the Settings app too, breaking them away from the Control Panel even further.
Activate Windows 10 Spatial Sound
That’s not the only audio trick lurking within Windows 10. Windows Sonic for Headphones offers a virtual surround sound format that can make the audio coming from your headset feel more lush and atmospheric. The effectiveness of the feature varies depending on your gear and how sensitive you are towards audio cues.
To activate Windows Sonic, right-click the speaker/audio icon in the system tray on the right side of your task bar, then select Spatial sound (none). In the window that opens, click the drop-down menu and select Windows Sonic for Headphones. Click , then OK, and you’re done!
Windows Timeline
Timeline helps you pick up where you left off. Clicking the Task View button in the taskbar or pressing Windows Key + Tab summons the feature, which displays a—you guessed it—time line of your activity in supported apps, stretching back over the past. Even more handily, Microsoft lets you group related apps together into “Activities” in Timeline, so that when you open that week-old budget document, for example, the presentations and websites you referenced at the time can be easily summoned as well. This even syncs across devices, so it could be especially useful if you use multiple PCs.
The fly in the ointment: Only a limited number of apps work with Timeline currently, though Microsoft offers tools for developers to bake in support. That includes Office, Adobe’s Creative Cloud, and native Windows 10 apps like News and Maps, but Microsoft Edge is the only compatible browser. Bummer. You can deactivate Timeline by heading to Settings > Privacy > Activity History.
Cloud clipboard
Windows 10’s copy and paste functionality has been hit and miss for years, but now you can deploy that bugginess across multiple PCs with cloud clipboard—a genuinely useful feature introduced in the October 2018 Update. Head to Start > Settings > System > Clipboard and enable “Sync across devices” to start copying data on one PC and pasting it on another PC.
While you’re in this menu, enabling “Clipboard history” lets you save multiple items to the clipboard so you can use them again later. Nifty stuff.
Your Phone
Want to tie your phone and PC closer together? Download Microsoft’s Your Phone companion app for Android, and link it to your PC using the new Your Phone app from the Microsoft Store.
Your Phone lets you open, view, copy, and share photos that you took on your phone, as well as send and reply to texts right on your PC. There’s an iOS version as well, but it’s much, much more limited.
Snip & Sketch
The firmly entrenched Snipping Tool within Windows is finally getting replaced and upgraded. The October 2018 Update added Snip & Sketch, a new tool that lets you select a portion of the screen to copy when you press Windows + Shift + S. After doing so, the selected screenshot will be copied to your clipboard, so you can paste it into any image editing software—including the standalone Snip & Sketch app, which lets you annotate and share your marked-up images.
Near Share
Near Share makes it easy to share files and URLs with local PCs over the air, negating the need for flash drives or chat apps to pass something along. If you open the Share interface in Microsoft Edge or File Explorer, you’ll see PCs with Nearby Sharing enabled appear as an option if you have the April 2018 Update installed. Recipients receive a pop-up notification when something is sent. Think of it as an alternative to Apple’s Airdrop, albeit one without any mobile support.
To use Near Share, your computer needs both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi working, and you’ll have to enable the Nearby Sharing option in Settings before you can start using it. Transfer speeds were pretty slow and Bluetooth-like in our tests, so you may still want to resort to alternative means to pass especially large files around. Microsoft says the feature automatically chooses to use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth depending on what’s available, and what’s faster.
Ransomware protection
Ransomware is a growing problem. It infects PCs, encrypts your files, and holds everything hostage until you pay a ransom—hence the name. The best defense against ransomware is frequent backups and strong security software, but Windows 10 now includes basic protection right in your operating system.
Controlled Folder Access “protects your files and folders from unauthorized changes by unfriendly applications.” Your Documents, Pictures, Movies, and Desktop folders are protected by default, though you can block other folders manually or whitelist trusted software to access your locked-down info. You can tweak Controlled Folder Access by opening the Windows Security app (formerly Windows Defender), heading to the Virus & threat protection tab, and clicking the “Manage ransomware protection” link at the bottom.
Dark theme
If you love dark themes, you love dark themes. Light themes sear your eyeballs. Fortunately, Windows 10 now supports a dark theme.
Head to Start > Settings > Personalization > Color and select the “dark” option under “Choose your default app mode.” The Windows 10 October 2018 Update extended the dark theme to include File Explorer, too. Enjoy!
Enable Windows 10 Dynamic Lock
Say goodbye to Windows + L. Dynamic Lock is a handy feature that pairs your PC with your phone over Bluetooth, then automatically locks your computer when you wander away from it.
To start using it, marry the two devices in Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers, then activate Dynamic Lock at Settings > Account > Sign-in options.
Game Bar
If you’re into playing around on your PC, Windows 10’s Game Bar—summoned by pressing Windows + G in-game—holds all sorts of nifty extras. It’s always been able to take screenshots or videos of gameplay clips, but as of the Windows 10 Creators Update, the Game Bar also offers easy-peasy Beam game streaming and the intriguing Game Mode, which can improve performance on resource-limited systems. The October 2018 Update overhauled the interface yet again, adding inline volume controls.
The Game Bar’s handy even if you don’t actually play, as it can be used to record video of any app—not just games. Windows 10 also has a dedicated Gaming section in its Start menu Settings to let you tinker with options, including Xbox networking and parental controls.
Per-app GPU management
The Windows 10 April 2018 Update added the ability to tell Windows which graphics hardware—discrete or integrated—to use when you open specific apps. It sounds niche, but the feature could prove pretty helpful if you’ve got a gaming laptop and want it to last longer.
By default, booting up a game switches over to discrete graphics, which use a lot more energy than the graphics cores integrated in Intel chips and AMD Ryzen APUs. But a lot of indie and retro games play just fine on integrated graphics. With Windows 10’s per-app GPU management, you can manually tell the system to stick to the more power-efficient option for games that don’t need the extra oomph.
Go to Settings > Display, then click the Graphics settings link at the very bottom of the page to start tinkering.
OneDrive Files on Demand
It’s back, huzzah! OneDrive Files on Demand resurrects Windows 8.1’s “placeholder” feature for the cloud storage service baked into Windows 10. OneDrive Files on Demand shows all of the files you have stored in OneDrive in a folder on your PC, but they’re just pointers synced with the cloud—not actually files installed on your PC. Unless you want them to be. You can select which files and folders to make available locally.
Storage Sense
Over time, your PC can quietly fill with needless junk without your even realizing it, as the Recycle Bin and temporary files suck up your storage. Storage Sense helps combat the creep. Head to Settings > System > Storage and enable the Storage Sense option to have Windows start automatically clearing out unneeded temporary files, and deleting any files in your Recycle Bin over 30 days old. You can tweak those options using the Change how we free up space link underneath the option.
The October 2018 Update added the ability to have Storage Sense send long-untouched files from anywhere on your computer to your OneDrive cloud storage, freeing up space on your hard drive. It could be a useful addition if you’re close to filling up your local storage, but keep an eye on your available OneDrive space—cloud storage isn’t free. Fortunately, the feature includes granular controls.
Mixed Reality
The Fall Creators Update added “Mixed Reality” to Windows 10. The most obvious use for it is in the legion of new Windows Mixed Reality headsets, but you can check out the benefits even if you don’t have one of those. The Mixed Reality Viewer app lets you drag digital 3D objects you’ve created in the Paint 3D app into the real world, using the combined might of your device’s camera and display. It’s not really augmented reality since you can’t interact with the objects, but it’s closer to “Mixed Reality” than the headsets are.
Somewhat related, the nifty Story Remix tool in the Photos app lets you add fantastic 3D animations to videos you’ve captured, among many other talents. It’s pretty sweet!
Start menu folders
What’s old is new again: You can create basic Start menu folders in Windows 10, organizing Live Tiles into clusters. Simply drag your Start menu apps on top of each other to create folders that expand when clicked on. As of the October 2018 Update, you can now name the folders you create, but you have to expand it open to see the option.
Troubleshooting, troubleshot
The Windows 10 Creators Update added a helpful touch for distressed PC users. The operating system’s consolidated all of its troubleshooting tools in a single location: Home > Update & Security > Troubleshoot. If you run into trouble, run there first.
Turn off File Explorer’s Quick Access view
When you open File Explorer in Windows 10, it defaults to a new Quick Access view that shows your most frequently accessed folders and recently viewed files. I love it, personally, but if you’d rather File Explorer defaulted to the “This PC” view found in Windows 8, here’s how.
Open File Explorer, then select View > Options from the Ribbon. A Folder Options window will open. Click the “Open File Explorer” drop-down menu at top, then select the “This PC” option. Click OK and you’re done!
Manage notifications
Windows 10’s Action Center houses and manages the notifications spawned by your system’s various apps. You might not want every Windows Store app you install barking at you all the time, however, or maybe you don’t want to see any notifications while you’re in presentation mode. You might just want to silent the annoying ads that the Get Office app spawns. Fortunately, those are easy to tweak.
To tinker with you your notification settings, head to Start menu > Settings > Systems > Notifications and actions. Individual Windows Store apps, like the Mail app, tend to have more granular notification options in the Settings menus inside the apps themselves.
Schedule your restarts
This is wonderful. If you’ve got pending updates that require you to reboot your PC, Windows 10 will allow you to schedule a specific time for it to do so. Finally!
Open the Settings option in the Start menu, then head to Updates and Recovery > Windows Update > Restart options to see the scheduling screen above.
Get Windows updates from other sources
But the Windows Update upgrades don’t end there. Windows 10 introduces a new option that lets you download updates using peer-to-peer technology, rather than Microsoft directly. It could help you get that hot security patch faster when everybody’s hammering Microsoft’s dedicated servers, or save you bandwidth in a computer-crowded house—just download the new patch once from Microsoft, then share it among the PCs under your care.
To tinker with the setting, head to Start > Settings > Update & Recovery > Delivery Optimization. By default, “Get updates from more than one place” is enabled and configured to grab updates from PCs on both your local network and the Internet at large. If you don’t like the idea of your PC using your bandwidth to share Windows Updates with strangers, be sure to disable it. If you leave it active, the “Advanced options” link lets you fine-tune how Windows uses your network to download and share updates, as you can see above.
Seize control of Windows Updates
While the ability to schedule installation times for updates is very welcome indeed, not everyone is happy about the way Windows 10 handles patches—specifically, that you can’t refuse them. Windows 10 Pro users—but not Windows 10 Home users—can delay downloading updates for some time, but eventually, Microsoft will force them on you.
There are some actions you can take to exert control over your Windows Update experience, however. Most notably, if you’re using Wi-Fi for connectivity, you can set Windows 10’s Wi-Fi connections as metered to download updates when you’d like to, rather than when Microsoft wants you to. The Active Hours feature lets you tell Windows specific times not to install updates. And if you ever encounter a borked update that refuses to play nice with your PC, Microsoft’s released a tool that allows you to choose individual updates so they won’t be downloaded again.
Those workarounds aren’t a replacement for being able to manually choose the Windows Update you’d like to install, but they should help ease the sting a little, at least.
Fresh keyboard shortcuts!
Windows 10 packs a handful of fresh keyboard shortcuts, all tied to newfound abilities inside the revamped operating system. There are many more than we can list here, so head over to our guide to Windows 10’s keyboard shortcuts to learn all about them. If you really want to get fancy, augment those hotkeys with Windows 10’s new touchpad gestures for true shortcut mastery.
Declutter your taskbar
Two of Windows 10’s standout features are its Cortana search integration and newly added virtual desktop support—but they claim a sizeable chunk of your taskbar. If you don’t care about either (or don’t mind using Windows key + Tab to leap through virtual desktops) you can reclaim that onscreen real estate.
Everything starts by right-clicking an empty section of your taskbar. Select Cortana, and choose to Show Cortana icon only. You can also remove the Cortana and Task View buttons from the same Taskbar menu.
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(Opinion) The Nintendo Switch is just a bit shy over 1 year’s old. And while I was late to the party (not obtaining my own copy of the hybrid console until last February), it seems to have had a great lifespan – at least, according to other outlets. And it’s fair enough to assume so. We got Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chorincles 2, Fire Emblem Warriors, Breath of the Wild, and more great games. But, wait? Do you notice something there? Most of the Switch’s greatest games released in its first year are either all Nintendo IPs, or published by Nintendo? Seem familiar?
This is the pattern I’ve noticed on Nintendo consoles ever since I interacted with them as a child. The DS, 3DS, Wii, WiiU, all had some great first-party games on it. And some decent third-parties, but mostly first-parties. And while these titles are always a blast, fans have been crying for more and more third-party support ever since the days of the Wii, and even some consoles beforehand. And while we can blame it on the sales (for example, the awfully performing WiiU), I personally believe we have none other than Nintendo to blame. The entertainment company has always been harsh on third-parties; pretty much denying any and all access to their consoles, at least to triple A games and developers. And it’s that push that leads to poorly-performing console sales on Nintendo’s end.
Recently, we saw a light of hope with the Nintendo Switch focusing on a more pro-third-party catalogue and a more pro-mature one as well. We’ve seen titles we’d never suspect make it to a Nintendo console, such as Skyrim, L.A. Noire, and even DOOM. It’s honestly amazing to me, but at the same time, it’s not enough. Now, I know this makes me sound like some nit-picky, over-demanding fanboy. That may be the case. However, it’s not enough to me, because the steam we were picking up for more immersive, third-party games on the new Switch has started to blow down.
And while we can understand – not everyone is eager to port every triple A game to the Switch – there’s another problem present along with it: lack of original, new first-parties. That’s just a big Nintendo-no-no. Sure, we have all the games I previously mentioned, including Pokken, Mario Kart 8, and more. But most of these games are WiiU ports, and if not, there’s not many brand-new Nintendo IPs on the new console. It feels almost as if Nintendo hadn’t even given themselves enough time to have a powerful catalogue to go with.
So, in a hopes to rally some discord and to get Nintendo thinking, here’s the Nintendo IPs that need to be made for the Switch. And not just ported: new AND original, to separate the console from the WiiU/3DS. Alongside this is discussion of the need of a system software overhaul.
1) Pokemon Switch
We’ve already been seeing confirmations of the Pokemon Switch game to be the 8th generation, and this is great news! This most likely points to a guarantee that it will be a new mainline Pokemon game, and not a port or mashup of Sun & Moon.
2) Animal Crossing
The last home console Animal Crossing game is going to be ten years old this November. 10 years old. The last fully-fledged Animal Crossing game is going to be 6 this year. Yes, I’m excluding Happy Home Designer and the mobile Pocket Camp. Animal Crossing is obviously a popular Nintendo IP that many people, young and old, love dearly. The Switch being a hybrid console, means we could indeed have a beautiful, large Animal Crossing game going with us anywhere in the world. I don’t want ports, as stated, but sticking with the idea of City Folk wouldn’t be bad either.
3) Star Fox
One of the more underrated IPs of Nintendo is Star Fox. I personally loved the play style of all the Star Fox games I had the chance to play as a kid. The last attempt to boot up Star Fox on the WiiU didn’t go as well as expected, only averaging a 69% metacritic score. The Switch’s booted graphics and mobility, however, are the perfect environment for a Star Fox game to find itself in.
4) Fire Emblem
We’ve had a very basic confirmation that the Switch will indeed have a Fire Emblem game (not referencing Fire Emblem Warriors). However, this statement was made long ago, not too long after the Switch’s birth. Since then, several Nintendo Directs have passed, and no news has been shared about the project. I’m hoping Nintendo will go for a new game, like Fates or Awakening, and avoid another port, or at the very least bring a from-the-ground-up reboot of an older game.
Alongside these suggestions, of course Nintendo needs to do all they can to make the Switch more inviting to third-party developers. They need to force developers to think “Nintendo-only.” Many great third-party games yet to release for the Switch are also going to release for other platforms, and while this offers a great amount of choice to players, this can very well be bad for business to Nintendo. I’ve noticed this lack of Switch-only third-parties lately, and we all know it’s in fear of failing sales. If Nintendo makes their move now with more first-party releases, and some major system changes (I discuss those down further), they can reignite the hype and buzz the console had upon it’s first announcement. Such a rise in coverage would bolster sales, at least in theory, and make third-parties that aren’t just indies (hopefully) strive to create unique, exclusives for the console.
I mentioned needing a system overhaul earlier, and whether you agree or not, the system itself seems so…lacking. The 3DS is an amazing performer for Nintendo, just ask anyone. This system also has a unique, customizable and interactive software UI. The Switch? A choice between White or Black backgrounds, with some game tiles and a button to the eShop, Album, Settings and Controllers. While many may respect the simplicity, it just seems to barebones for a Nintendo system.
First and foremost, the lack of customizing makes it moot. White or Black are our options of Themes, yet there’s no Theme shop available like there is for the 3DS. I can’t make folders for certain apps, I can’t use a web browser, user profiles are lackluster. I personally think the Nintendo Switch’s UI is where it fails the most. It’s so boring and unimaginative that sometimes browsing your console is just, well, unbearable. I strongly believe Nintendo is hard at work on addressing such changes, but we can only hope it comes soon enough before the interest and lack of support fades from this very promising console.
What are your thoughts? Feel free to debate down in the comments section, or share what games and changes you want to see on the Nintendo Switch.
Amid rumors surrounding future of AC Milan star Gonzalo Higuain has been officially confirmed. Marca came out with an article about Higuain’s imminent transfer to Chelsea early this year.
Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín is an Argentine professional
footballer who plays as a striker for English club Chelsea, on loan from
Juventus, and the Argentina national team.
Higuain spent the first half of the campaign on loan at AC Milan, where
he scored eight goals in 22 appearances.
The
striker played under Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri while at Napoli in 2015-16,
equalling the Serie A goal scoring record with 36 goals.
Chelsea FC reports, upon completing his loan move to Chelsea, Higuain, who will wear the number nine shirt, said: ‘When the opportunity to join Chelsea presented itself I had to take it. It’s a team I’ve always liked that has a lot of history, a wonderful stadium and they play in the Premier League, a league I’ve always wanted to play in.
‘I now hope I can give back that trust Chelsea have shown me out on the pitch. I can’t wait to start and I hope to adapt as soon as possible.’
Director Marina
Granovskaia added: ‘Gonzalo was our number one target in this transfer window
and arrives with a proven record at the highest level. He has
previously worked with Maurizio to great effect and is familiar with how the
coach likes to play.
‘This was not an easy
deal for us to do because of the numerous parties involved, but we are
delighted we were able to make it happen and we look forward to seeing the
impact Gonzalo will make for us in the second half of the season.’
As well as a glittering
club career Higuain has been an important member of the Argentina national team
for the last 10 years. The player was born in Brest, France, although he
attained Argentine citizenship in 2007 through his father.
Higuain scored on his
full debut in a World Cup qualifier against Peru in 2009, and was subsequently
named in the squad for the 2010 finals where he finished as joint-second top
scorer after netting four goals, including a hat-trick against South Korea.
Frenkie
de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ajax.
Barcelona signed 21-year-old Dutch midfielder from Ajax for 75 million Euros, plus a further 11 million in variables on Wednesday, although he won’t start playing until next season.
Accord to FC Barcelona news, “FC Barcelona and Ajax have reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who will be joining the Catalan club from 1 July 2019. The player will be signing a contract for the next five seasons, through to 2023/24”.
De Jong has been compared to Barça legend Johan Cruyff, a comparison he vehemently rejects, “I feel honoured,” De Jong says. “But I don’t think you can compare the two of us. He is so much better than me. He had so much quality. I will never reach that level. I don’t want to compare myself to Cruyff. And I think people who do that don’t want me to compare to Cruyff, they just see similarities in us. But not the same qualities. I watch his videos and he was amazing; the way he moved with the ball, the way he saw the game.”
Watching him move around the pitch, orchestrating play, breaking opposition lines with his dribbles and using smart passes to manoeuvre colleagues like chess pieces, De Jong’s acumen for identifying and utilising space is striking. Like Cruyff before him, he plays football intelligently and intuitively, something he discussed in a recent interview with the guardian.
“When I am on the pitch I
play on intuition but I think a lot about the game as well,” De Jong said.
“With my intuition, it is not just that I receive the ball and always think
‘I’m going to do this’ straight away, even though it just happens that way sometimes.
“Most good players play on
intuition. Everyone has a little but I don’t know if you can learn it.
Sometimes I’m planning. I’m always searching for the pass. I’m always looking
to see my teammate. ‘Is he free?’ Then you already know what to do. But sometimes
the situation can change. Then you have to react and use your intuition. I try
to have a picture when I receive the ball and know where everyone is. That’s
one of the most important things for a midfielder.”
The clock is ticking, every seconds seems like an hour as we impatiently wait for the beginning-of-the-end of our favorite–at least most of us–TV show Game of Thrones, to return to our TV screens. April 2019 sure feels like a decade from now.
However, while we wait, GoT actress, Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) has spilled the beans about the ending of HBO’s Game of Thrones to a few close friends but only because they asked for it.
Sophie revealed in an interview with W Magazine that she couldn’t resist dropping a few discreet bombshells when quizzed by her loved ones.
Fully admitting that she is entirely useless at keeping secret, “I’m so bad at keeping secrets,” Sophie admitted. “I don’t think people tell me things anymore because they know that I can’t keep them. I’ve already told the ending of Game of Thrones to a few people.”
She clarified that she was actually sober when she shared the conclusion with her friends, Turner said: “I was like, ‘hey, if you want to know, I’ll tell you.’ But it’s people that I know not random people. It’s people that I know will keep the secret.”
Could this be the revelation of Sansa and Arya’s deaths in Game of Thrones Season 8?
Maybe, if we ask nicely we can get on the good side of Sophie and have her tell us the ‘secret’, in the meantime, here is a trailer to reflect on.
In the short clip above, Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington) reflects on his true heritage.
The hero of The North will soon discover his real parents after believing he was a bastard all of his life.
Jon takes a trip through the Winterfell crypts while voices from season one echo through.
He remembers Ned Stark’s (Sean Bean) words about how he is a Stark through blood, and wonders what that means.
It seems he’s coming close to an answer when the footage flips to Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).
However, it seems there’s a big clue as to the end of Game of Thrones.
The trio stand in front of some statues of themselves and the camera lingers on them.
Game of Thrones season 8 teaser trailer: Arya Stark’s statue is similar to her now (Image: HBO)
It quickly transpires they are representative of each characters.
Arya and Sansa’s statues are their likeness today but it is the contrast with Jon’s that seems to shed light on what’s coming.
His is decidedly older and is sporting a big beard.
Does this flip to the future suggest there’s going to be one survivor in the Stark clan?
Furthermore, there’s no sign of Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) in the teasing clip.
Game of Thrones season 8 teaser trailer: Sansa Stark’s statue is also familiar (Image: HBO)
Game of Thrones season (GoT) 8 teaser trailer: Jon Snow’s statue is noticeably older (Image: HBO)
Game of Thrones season 8 will return to HBO and Sky Atlantic on April 14. Seasons 1-7 are currently streaming on NOW TV.
Argentine professional soccer player Emiliano
Sala, who just signed with Cardiff City from Nantes last week for a club-record
fee, has gone missing after the plane he was on disappeared over the English
Channel on Monday night.
According to the BBC, Guernsey Police said there was “no trace” of the Cardiff-bound flight.
Sala’s father, Horacio, told Argentine TV channel C5N, he heard the news
from a friend.
“I didn’t know anything. I couldn’t believe it,” he said.
“I’m desperate. I hope everything goes well.”
As BBC reports, the plane left Nantes France at 7:15 p.m. local time and was flying at 5,000 feet when it contracted air traffic control requesting descent. The plane then lost contact while at 2,300 feet and disappeared off the radar.
Police said on Tuesday more than
1,150sq miles had been searched by five aircraft and two lifeboats. The search
had resumed after being called off overnight “due to strengthening winds,
worsening sea conditions and reducing visibility”.
Ken Choo, chief executive of the Bluebirds, said: “We were very shocked upon hearing the news that the plane had gone missing. “We expected Emiliano to arrive last night into Cardiff and today was due to be his first day with the team. Our owner, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, and chairman, Mehmet Dalman, are all very distressed about the situation.”
FC Nantes supporters gather in Nantes after it was announced that Emiliano Sala was missing. They are praying and hoping that Sala be found.
Flowers and candles have been
placed in Nantes’ main square as search for Emiliano Sala continues.
Irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS) is a disorder in which abdominal pain is associated with a range
of symptoms. Typically, these include intermittent abdominal pain accompanied
by diarrhea, constipation, or alternating episodes of both.
IBS is also known as spastic colon, irritable colon, mucous colitis, and spastic colitis. It is a separate condition from inflammatory bowel disease and is not related to other bowel conditions. IBS is a group of intestinal symptoms that typically occur together. The symptoms vary in severity and duration from person to person
IBS Symptoms
The symptoms of IBS typically
include:
Abdominal pain and Cramping
The
key symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is abdominal pain. The IBS pain
can be felt anywhere in the abdomen. It may change over time. IBS pain or discomfort is related to the way the bowels move
Bloating and gas
Bloating is one of the symptoms often associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Bloating is when your belly feels swollen after eating. It is usually caused by excess gas production or disturbances in the movement of the muscles of the digestive system. It is a common symptom in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Constipation
The key symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is constipation. This has to do with the following:
Feeling
of being unable to completely empty during a bowel movement, or the sensation
of wanting to go but not being able to
Difficulty
or straining at stools
Diarrhea
Diarrhea is one of the symptoms often associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Diarrhea is characterized by loose, watery stools or a frequent need to have a bowel movement
Bloating in the abdomen is also common
Abdominal
pain or discomfort
Sudden
urges to have bowel movements
Causes of IBS
For people with IBS,
some situations may trigger it
Certain
medications and food (examples, alcohol, chocolate, coffee, dairy products,
fructose, carbohydrates)
Emotional
stress
Eating
Excessive
gas
Things that will help an IBS patient
Cook homemade meals using fresh ingredients
keep a diary
of what you eat and any symptoms you get try to avoid things that trigger your
IBS
HBO revealed that Game of Thrones finale will be out April 14th, 2019 for its final episode season. Watch the first 90-second teaser for Game of Thrones finale season 8
Titled “Crypts of Winter fell,” it puts Jon, Sansa and Arya walking through the winter fell crypts.
Like the previous season, the eighth and
final season of Game of Thrones will consist of content not found in current
George R. R. Martin’s books, with the six episodes believed to be more like
mini-movies that will likely come in at over 60 minutes long each.
HBO is also preparing a Game of Thrones
prequel that will take place thousands of years before the events of GoT,
covering the history of Westeros and the “true origin” of the White
Walkers.
China has introduced a new technology that will track students location using their school uniform. The new tech dubbed smart uniforms will be to tell the exact location of your ward.
Eleven schools in the South-West province of Guizhou have introduced the uniforms, which were developed by local tech firm Guizhou Guanyu Technology.
These smart uniforms record the time
and date a student enters the school and a short video parents can see through
a mobile app. This is to help encourage good attendance rates.
It triggers an alarm to notify both
teachers and parents of the student’s absence and an automatic voice alarm is
activated if a student leaves school without permission.
The
chips can detect when a student has fallen asleep in class, and can also allow
students to make payments using biometrics attributes to confirm the purchase.
The company’s project manager, said that the school would only use the tracking beyond school hours if a pupil were to go missing
smart uniforms
He said the two chips, which are installed in each uniform’s shoulders, are able to withstand up to 500 washes and 150C. So that means students can wash, and rewash their uniforms without any problem.
How
the Chinese smart uniforms work
Face ID, built right inside the uniforms, is a small quantity of facial recognition software to make sure that the right student is wearing the right outfit.
Alarm is to keep the school premises in order, to notify both teachers and parents of the student’s absence and an automatic voice alarm is activated if a student leaves school without permission.
Tracking, each of student uniform has two inbuilt chips in the shoulders. This will enable the appropriate management to know when a child is at any moment during the school hours.
Authorities in Las Vegas have issued a warrant to obtain the DNA of
soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to see if it matches that found on a dress
of a woman who has accused him of rape, according to a law-enforcement official
with knowledge of the case.
The authorities sent the warrant recently to the court system in Italy,
where Mr. Ronaldo plays soccer, the official said.
Las Vegas police reopened the case in the fall after the woman, Kathryn
Mayorga, filed a lawsuit alleging that Mr. Ronaldo raped her in 2009 in Las
Vegas and then paid her $375,000 to keep it secret.
Mr. Ronaldo and his attorneys have repeatedly denied the rape
allegations.
“Mr. Ronaldo has always
maintained, as he does today, that what occurred in 2009 in Las Vegas was
consensual in nature,” Peter S. Christiansen, an attorney for Mr. Ronaldo,
said in October. Mr. Chistiansen declined to comment on Wednesday on the new
developments in the probe.
An attorney for Ms. Mayorga and a Las Vegas police spokeswoman didn’t
respond to requests for comment.
A key piece of evidence in the investigation is a dress from the night
in question nine years ago. Las Vegas police found DNA other than Ms. Mayorga’s
on the dress, the law-enforcement official said. When the warrant is served in
Italy, authorities would be expected to collect a sample of Mr. Ronaldo’s DNA
and send it to Las Vegas police, who would assess whether it matches that found
on the dress, the official said.
Mr. Ronaldo plays for the Turin, Italy-based club Juventus, which signed
him in a $92 million transfer last summer.
The alleged rape occurred in June 2009. Mr. Ronaldo, then 24, was on
vacation in Las Vegas and met Ms. Mayorga in the Rain nightclub at the Palms
Casino Resort before inviting her to a party in his suite, according to her
civil complaint.
It was there that Mr. Ronaldo forced himself on Ms. Mayorga while she
begged him to stop, the filing alleges. The complaint adds that “when
Cristiano Ronaldo completed the sexual assault of the plaintiff, he allowed her
to leave the bedroom stating he was sorry, he was usually a gentleman.”
Ms. Mayorga reported the alleged sexual assault to police on the day it
occurred. Under Nevada law, there is no statute of limitations on
investigations or potential charges stemming from such reports.
You don’t want anyone to know what videos you are uploading, watching, liking, commenting on or any of your activity from YouTube to show on your Google+ page or stream.
The good news is, there
is an update concerning that, YouTube will no longer automatically post your activity
(uploads, liked videos and so on) on twitter and Google+,
In an email sent “After January 31st, the ability to automatically post YouTube activity
(uploads, liked videos, etc.) on Twitter and Google+ will no longer be
available. We’ve found that sharing these actions with a custom message
(instead of through automatically generated posts) provides a better experience
for the sharer and their followers on other social networks.”
The email went ahead to say that “You can continue to easily share videos to your
social network” by using the Share button on a video’s
watch page.”
Amid rumors surrounding future of AC Milan star Gonzalo Higuain, Di Marzio Sky Sport journalist insist that the striker’s future lies with the Italian club
“Marca came out with an article about Higuain’s imminent transfer to Chelsea, but we have not found any evidence on this, confirming that Sarri would like the player but that today Chelsea has not made a decision on the investment,” he said.
“Moreover, Milan has no intention of letting the player go because it would be difficult to replace him. Milan would not make money from the sale of Higuain. To date, Milan knows that Higuain had some ‘stomach ache’ but they made him understand that he will stay and must play and take responsibility.
“It is clear that Juventus would have an interest in doing the operation with Chelsea but only if Chelsea redeemed him at the end of the season. But to date, there are no signs in this sense,”
A healthful diet is the cornerstone of good health and well-being. It includes a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables, which provide essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Incorporating whole grains and starches, like brown rice, quinoa, and oats, ensures a steady source of energy and fiber for digestive health. Good fats, such as those found in avocados, nuts, seeds, and olive oil, play a crucial role in supporting heart health and reducing inflammation. Proteins, whether plant-based like beans and lentils or animal-based like lean meats and fish, are vital for muscle repair and overall body function.
Eating healthfully also involves being mindful of what to avoid. Reducing or eliminating foods high in added salt and sugar is essential for maintaining optimal health. Excess salt can lead to high blood pressure and other cardiovascular issues, while too much sugar is linked to weight gain, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. Here’s how adopting a healthful diet can transform your overall health and well-being.
1. Reduced cancer risk
An unhealthful diet can lead to obesity
which may increase a person’s risk of developing cancer. Weighing within a
healthful range may reduce this risk.
However, diets rich in fruits and
vegetables may help to protect against cancer and lowered the risk of
colorectal cancer.
Fruits, vegetables, nuts,
and legumes act as antioxidants, which protect cells from damage that can
cause cancer
2. Diabetes control
Eating a healthful diet can help a person with diabetes to keep blood pressure and cholesterol within target ranges.
Prevent or delay complications of diabetes. People with diabetes need to limit their intake of foods with added sugar and salt. It is also best to avoid fried foods high in saturated fats.
3. Healthy Heart
Consumptions of healthy nuts such as almonds or walnuts, avocados,
berries, whole grains and leafy green vegetables, Prevent blood clots which can
lead to heart attacks.
A diet with adequate calcium and magnesium is
necessary for strong bones and teeth.
Good source of calcium includes:
Milk, cheese and other dairy foods
Tofu
Soya beans
Good source of Magnesium includes:
leafy green vegetables
nuts
and whole grains
5. Better mood
While a healthful diet may improve overall mood, it is essential for people with depression to take foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, green vegetables, oily fish, dark chocolate, whole grains and water.
6. Boost Brains and Memory
A healthful diet helps to boost brains
and memory and help to prevent cognitive decline.
The foods can help to
boost the brains and memory:
Chelsea FC forward Eden Hazard says farewell to his team mate Cesc Febregas after 5 years at the club.
The Belgian international says goodbye to Cesc Fabregas after the Spain play maker appeared to bid farewell to Chelsea.
Hazard paid his honors to Fabregas by saying that he was lucky to play with him in his career.
“In five
years I can say that I was lucky to play with him. Since the beginning when he
came, we saw it the first year, we won the double together,” Hazard told
reporters after the Forest game.
“Top guy on
the pitch, off the pitch, a great friend of mine. I hope he will have a good
future.
Fabregas joined Chelsea from Barcelona in June 2014 – two years after Hazard arrived from Lille – and has won two premier league titles, plus the 2015 League Cup and 2018 FA Cup, during his spell at Stamford Bridge. The Spain international has played 5 seasons, during this time he played 222 matches and scored 22 goals.
The 31-year-old’s contract expires
this summer and he has been linked with a January move to Monaco, and a reunion
with former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry.
Drone X pro is a new type of drone made so that anyone can fly it. It is perfect for making the ultimate selfies. It can live stream and record video clips on your phone.
The main advantages of Drone X PRO are its portability (It will fit into every pocket or a backpack), ease of use, HD camera and price, which goes for $99. It Create videos from different angles and impress you with the coolest selfies.
How Drone X Pro Works
To operate drone X pro, first, you will need to install an app. Once you have done that, just plug in the battery. You will power it on and then do a one-button touch in order to get it to take off. Then, you will use a two-joystick remote control to guide the craft.
Drone X Pro
The Drone X Pro app will be use to view the camera
footage the drone is taking as it flies. There is a pair of buttons on the
remote control that provides auto take-off and auto-landing.
The drone X pro site says it can fly “at a speed of 12
metres per second with a top transmission distance of 2km.” And can “fly and film for up to 12 minutes, without having to touch the
ground or change batteries”
It
also has Sensors that detect the ground and other obstacles and change the
flying course automatically to avoid collision
The drone’s camera has a frame-per-second rate of 120. A
frame rate of this speed allows you to turn your videos into slow-motion videos
while maintaining quality.
In this era of mobile and internet devices, there is always something to charge and having that extra USB charging port everywhere you go can make such a massive difference. This is why Kingsons—making digital laptop bags with USB charging port—and Gjemeni has taken to put those vital utilities exactly where you need them.
I mean, what better way to charge your device than the comfort of your couch while watching a TV show and replying your WhatsApp messages?
Gjemeni offers decidedly tech-forward furniture that comes in a single box and can be assembled by anyone in a few minute. It is simple, stylish and innovative.
Gjemeni couch comes with two USB charging ports and one 110-volt grounded AC outlet on each side of its backrest. These ports make it easier for you to charge your phones, laptops, speaker without having to get up and do them.
There’s one 110-volt AC outlet and two 1.5-amp USB charging ports on each side of he couch’s backrest.
The couch is priced at $599. You will need to plug a single cord into a grounded outlet on an adjacent wall to power everything. Gjemeni couch is flexible, durable, and comfortable. It can be used as bed as well.
Accord
to Gjemeni, to set
up, no tools required. Just four clicks
and a flip and your Gjemeni will be ready. This couch also comes in different colors; black, white and
red.
The
only downside is that, the USB ports are rated to deliver 1.5 amps of power; as
such, they are not capable of fast-charging devices that
support that feature.
Some of the advantages of Gjemeni Dual USB Port Couch
Well made with a steel frame and layered memory foam
Bonded leather is easy to clean
Dual back and side adjustments make it very versatile
Safely produced AC and USB ports on each side for up to six devices
The Day 2 keynote at Google I/O was no match for yesterday’s Android keynote (though it did have people skydiving again), but Google delivered when it came to Google Docs: At long last, Google Docs has offline editing. The update has been added to Google Docs as of today, but you’ll need to take a few steps to enable it.
Offline mode in Google Docs is especially useful while traveling on an airplane or if you’re in a cafe with no Internet connectivity. When you get back online, your changes will be synced to the cloud. One drawback, however, is that offline support isn’t available to the full Google Docs suite. You’ll be able to edit only documents offline. You can view spreadsheets, but you can’t edit them. Presentations, drawings and other items from your Documents List won’t be available while you’re offline. If you use Firefox or Internet Explorer, this next bit of news might be disappointing: Offline mode works only in the Chrome browser. It’s a smart tactic by Google to get people to use Chrome, but it is a bit annoying if you don’t regularly use the browser. You’ll need to enable offline mode before you can use it.After setting up Chrome, you will need to allow offline access on your computer. If you’re using the classic look, click the gear icon in the upper right-hand of your window. If you are using the new look, click the grey gear just above your document list. You’ll see a new option in the drop-down menu that reads “Set up Docs offline (beta).” After clicking on that option, you’ll be taken to a separate window with an “Enable offline Docs” button. When you complete that step, you’ll be asked to install the Google Drive Chrome web app (if you haven’t already). You’re taken directly to the Chrome Store where you can quickly download the Drive app. The app will show up alongside your other Chrome apps; click on it and you’re back to your Documents List. Calling offline “magic” is bit over the top, don’t you think?In the upper right corner, you’ll see a notification informing you that your recently open documents and spreadsheets are being synchronized. Click “View offline Docs” from the gear menu, and you can see which documents are available to you offline. And that’s it–you’re ready to start working on Google Docs offline. The whole process takes about five minutes to set up if you already have Chrome installed on your PC. Google Documents in offline mode worked well and felt stable once I had it set up. I was disappointed that Well, it is still in beta.you can’t actuallycreate documents offline; you can only edit them. Bizarrely, there’s a button at the top of your offline documents window labeled “New Document,” but clicking on it brings you to a page informing you “this document is not available offline.” It seems like an oversight to include this non-functioning function, but this is a Google beta project after all. I hope that Google expands offline editing mode to spreadsheets and presentations in future updates as well.
It might interest you to know that you can now configure your java phones using the latest opera mini 5.2 free. examples of java phones are: Nokia C1. Nokia C2, Nokia C3, Nokia 200, Nokia 210 Nokia 2730 Nokia 5300 etc.
* From your phone click on the menu * Click on setting * Select default configuration setting * Chse the Airtel, Etisalat, Mtn, Glo provide file * click on option * Select default that all Open the cast opera mini 5.2 and use these setting on any java phone.
