Libyan rebel towns react with joy to UN vote
The UN Security Council vote authorising a no-fly zone, and “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, prompted thousands of Gaddafi opponents in Benghazi to take to the streets in celebration.
There was little sign of fear of an imminent attack from government forces in the rebel stronghold. Crowds reportedly shouted “1-2-3, thank you Sarkozy” in recognition of the French president’s drive to impose a no-fly zone.
Some waved Egyptian flags. The Libyan leader has accused rebels of having foreign backing.
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His son Saif has suggested that only a minority of people in Benghazi are against his father.
There was more joy in the eastern city of Tobruk, where fireworks lit the sky in response to the UN’s move.
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‘Iranian Berlinale’ comes to a close
As the Berlin Film Festival came to an end, its most enduring image remained an empty chair. It symbolised the absence of jury member Jafar Panahi, one of Iran’s leading directors, imprisoned for making films critical of his government.
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International Crisis Group warns of Libya splitting
Laura Davidescu, euronews: With the no-fly zone in place over Libya, and Western leaders insisting that the campaign is not about ousting Colonel Gaddafi, many ask what political results, if any, can the current military intervention yield?
Louise Arbour, President of the International Crisis Group is the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
euronews: Louise Arbour, in your opinion, the no-fly zone is not the best course of action the International Community could have taken in Libya. Why not?
Louise Arbour: “The Security Council focused very specifically on protection of civilians and authorized all necessary measures, including, but not limited to a no-flight zone to insure the protection of civilians.
Now this resolution, I think contains many many ambiguities and I think we’re going to see that played out as the military operations continue to unfold.”
euronews: Before the adoption of the Resolution 1973, your organization has called for a different approach, a diplomatic one, comprising a ceasefire, dispatching a peacekeeping force and initiating dialogue.
But was Gaddafi ever a dialogue partner? Could he have been one?
Louise Arbour: “I think to look exclusively at the military options is a form of escalation that is not prudent. The African Union had already launched a negotiation initative, dispatched a mission, the secretary general has a special envoy so I think diplomatic initiatives have to continue to be pursued. First to cease all combat operations and to try to find a form of accomodation that would bring democratic space into Libya.”
euronews: Yes but did the international community have the choice with Colonel Gaddafi threatening civilian populations?
Louise Arbour: “When a country leader states unequivocally that he will show no mercy on his own people, those who have sided with the rebels, there is obviously a lot of cause for a concern. Now the question, though, is, now the debate: is it just a no-fly zone or a regime change?”
euronews: You believe that the no-fly zone could compromise and divide the anti-Gaddafi coalition. What are your concerns with respect to this?
Louise Arbour: “The perception of a Western, even a legal Security Council approved military operation transforms the conflict from a national insurgency into an international war opposing the West to Libyans. And in the same way, even more troubling is a possibility that this could lead to a de facto splitting of Libya between the east, which will be controlled and supported by the rebels and the west part of the country, with Tripoli at the centre, that will continue to be under Gaddafi’s control. And this could lead to a very prolonged and painful stalemate.
‘Radiation refugees’ rage against Japanese government
Fear and fury is mounting inside the 30km exclusion zone around Fukushima’s striken nuclear plant.
Residents trapped in the now desolate area feel abandoned and uninformed as to events at the nearby reactor. And a lack of fuel makes escape impossible for many.
The mayor of Minamisouma, Katsunobo Sakurai, is furious with central government. He told reporters: “I was very angry, I said to them ‘What are you doing to help us’ and they replied ‘What is your job? It is your job to save people.”
Toru Yamaaji of ATP news is in the area and asked the question: “How long is this situation going to last? It is getting worse on the ground. Everyday there are explosions and fires, everyday brings something more to worry about.”
Those in the blighted area are running out of food as radiation fears keep the aid agencies away.
Bangladesh ousts microlender boss Yunus
Bangladesh’s central bank says it is removing Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus as boss of the microlender Grameen Bank.
He was ordered to quit on the grounds that he is ten years beyond the retirement age. There has also been allegations of financial irregularities at the bank. Yunus denies that.
His supporters said this was a political move stemming from a feud with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Grameen Bank said it had not received any notification from the central bank, and Yunus has said the bank’s board, which is mainly made up of borrowers, allows him to stay on as long as he is able to perform his duties.
“There is no directive on Professor Yunus to cease functioning as managing director, nor is there any suggestion of his being removed from this post,” spokeswoman Jannat-E-Quanine said in a statement.
Late last year, the government, which holds a 25 percent stake in the microlender, appointed a new chairman critical of Yunus, a move supporters of the so-called banker to the poor said was ultimately aimed at the state taking over the bank.
This month, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said Yunus should step down, as he was now “old and we need to define the bank’s role and bring it under close regulation.”
Prime Minister Hasina has called Yunus a “blood-sucker of the poor” and sharply criticised Grameen Bank’s microlending practices.
Yunus won the Nobel peace prize in 2006 for his work to battle poverty through microfinance – lending small amounts to people – particularly women – to set up businesses. Previously they had had to borrow from moneylenders who charge extremely high interest rates.
Britain promises European human rights debate
Britain’s Justice Secretary has promised to reform the relationship between the European Court of Human Rights (pictured) and national EU parliaments in an on-going domestic row over the rights of convicts.
Three cases have attracted the attention of tabloid newspapers in recent weeks and led to calls from some quarters for Britain to pull out of the 1953 European Convention on Human Rights and draw up its own human rights bill.
First, the Strasbourg-based Court ruled that a British ban on giving prisoners the vote should be reviewed. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the ruling left him feeling “sick”. Parliament then voted to ignore the ECHR’s ruling which, while having no legal effect whatsoever, puts pressure on the government to resist European calls to change the law.
Then, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that people convicted of sex offences can appeal against having to appear on the police sex offenders’ register for the rest of their lives without any chance of a review. The judge in this case said that under the ECHR, the British law violated the offender’s human rights. Some sections of the populist press seized on this; Britain’s biggest-selling daily The Sun described it as a ‘pervert’s charter’.
The most recent case involves convicted psychiatric patients. Five people, who have been convicted for offences including murder, rape, terrorism and child molestation, are asking the European court to grant them the right to full welfare benefits, including a pension. Their lawyers claim they are not ‘prisoners’ but rather ‘patients’ suffering from mental health problems. Again, this has riled certain newspapers including the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.
Rights groups warn that the issue risks becoming generalised as one involving only paedophiles and prisoners, rather than one involving all citizens’ rights. But pressure on the government is coming from backbench Conservative members of parliament, as well as the popular press, to withdraw from the human rights convention.
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said there was “no question” of that. Instead he has proposed to try and reform the way in which the European court and national parliaments co-exist. That chance will come when Britain takes the chair of the Council of Europe in November. Clarke told the BBC’s Andrew Marr:
“I think behind all the heat there is a little light to be shed on whether we shouldn’t, in the Council of Europe, address the question of how the (European) court behaves ??� how far does it go into things which legislatures and national courts could actually determine? Are we certain that the court operates properly? It’s got an enormous number of judges. Could it handle its caseload quicker?”
Clarke added that several other EU countries shared the same concerns as Britain.
Prime Minister Cameron has said that a commission will soon be set up to look at how an eventual ‘British Bill of Rights’ would work, insisting that if it ever did see the light of day it would not override the ECHR.
But Lord Woolf, Britain’s most senior judge from 2000 to 2005, has warned of the “complications” of having two conventions, a European one and a British one, for judges to consider simultaneously. He added that Britain ultimately faces a “stark choice” between sticking with the ECHR’s rulings or abandoning it altogether.
Footage claims to show Libyan mercenary
Footage has emerged which, it is alleged, shows anti-government demonstrators in Libya capturing a man believed to be a mercenary from Chad.
It is proof, so the protesters say, that recent reports are true and Muammar Gaddafi has resorted to outside help to keep his hold on power. It has not been possible to confirm the authenticity of the pictures.
Meanwhile, news agency images filmed on Thursday show youths who have taken over abandoned army tanks in the eastern coastal town of Tobruk. They are seen displaying seized weapons and repeating calls for Gaddafi to leave.
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Security forces shooting protestors while they are asleep on Pearl Square in Manama in Barhain.Video shot on February 17, 3:00 am by Hasan
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Ashton defends EU unity over Libya
EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton has been facing critical questions in the European Parliament about divisions over involvement in Libya. The EU has adopted sanctions against the Gaddafi government and is preparing humanitarian help but there are strong concerns over military action. Ashton has tried to downplay differences among the bloc’s members.
Ashton said: I don’t recognise the word ‘divided’. There are different approaches from different member States to the military issues, but a real strength of view on coming together on the other issues.
euronews: When it comes to political-military issues, don’t you think that Paris and London have gone many steps too far compared with other countries of the bloc?
Ashton: If you look at the Council conclusions from last week: it talks about the fact that that is for Member States to determine. They are sovereign nations. They determine what approach they take to military action, and that’s right and proper. That’s for them to do. They are sovereign states. The question, when it is the EU, is how we work most effectively together to offer support, and we are united in that. We set the conditions for the Security Council resolution, for the support for the region and for the real need, and then it is for the Member States to work out how they respond to that.
euronews: There are EU countries that are asking for an intervention of NATO, rather than this kind of bilateral, unilateral intervention.
Ashton: I was talking to the Secretary General of NATO this morning, we were talking with each other, and in the conclusions we talk about the complementarity of the role of NATO, and the role of the EU, and it is different. NATO of course is a very different organisation [from] the EU, and for me the focus of my work has been on building that long-term approach to the region, to Libya, to other countries, that will help them have the kind of economic and political future that we really want them to see.”
Protests in Tunisia continue to have an effect
Ongoing protests in Tunisia are continuing to wield an effect.
The interim government has legalised a moderate Islamist group which was banned under former President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali.
Legalisation was one of the protesters’ key demands, and paves the way for the group, Ennahda, to form a political party to take part in elections.
Meanwhile, new Prime Minister Beji Caid Sebsi is to announce the creation of a new council responsible for rewriting the constitution ahead of the next elections.
Many who helped oust Ben Ali have continued to protest, angry that some of his former allies were included in the interim administration.
Two more ministers quit on Tuesday, meaning five senior figures including the former Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi have left so far this week.
“The Vaccines” debut album scores hit launch
The London-based Vaccines are the next big thing on the music scene if the charts are to be believed.
The band’s high-energy, vintage Brit songs, is just what appeals at the moment. Their debut album “What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?” shot straight to number 2 in the UK charts after its release on March 14.
Egypt’s tourist sector struggles after uprising
Egypt’s most famous tourist sites, the great pyramids, are back open for business.
It follows protests and unrest during a popular uprising ousted former president Hosni Mubarak just over two weeks ago. But foreign tourists are staying away.
Tourism is the lifeblood of Egypt’s economy, contributing 11 percent of its GDP. Two million Egyptians depend on this sector to feed their families.
Ahmed,a tour guide, said the conditions were “really bad” at present. “I don’t even have enough money to feed my camels,” he said.
Last year, 15 million foreign tourists visited Egypt. But now, the souvenir shops where they used to spend their money are empty.
In the centre of Cairo on the banks of the Nile, it is much the same story. Hotels, restaurants and bars are all deserted and it’s hitting this country’s pockets hard.
“We estimate our daily loss between 25 to 27 million dollars (18 to 20 million euros),” said Amr El- Ezaby, the chairman of the Egyptian Tourist Authority
In the coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, hotels were at 75 percent capacity at the start of the anti-Mubarak protests. On the day of his ouster, they were just 11 percent full.
For now, the only people at the pyramids are Egyptians.
This country’s tourist industry will need the foreign charter flights to start taking off again before business can really get back to normal.
‘Berlusconi’s girl’ hits out at media coverage
An 18-year-old dancer at the centre of a sex scandal plaguing Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has hit out at the coverage of her case, calling it “a media furore.”
Karima el Mahroug, also known as Ruby, spoke in Vienna where she is attending the city’s Opera Ball on Thursday as the date of 78-year-old construction magnate Richard Lugner. She told journalists that she was being defined as the victim owing to her alleged relationship with Berlusconi.
“I don’t see myself as having being harmed or as a victim. I only had positive experiences with him,” said el Mahroug.
Seemingly confident and at ease, Ruby told a horde of reporters at a movie theater Lugner owns that Berlusconi was a modest person who always treated her well, while accusing the Italian media of misrepresenting her.
“There’s going to be a trial and I hope that over the course of the proceedings the truth will come to light ??� I’m very hopeful about that,” Ruby, who is Moroccan, said through a translator. She denied having worked as an escort girl, saying “there’s no evidence that I was ever paid for such services ??� it’s simply not true.”
Berlusconi faces trial on charges of paying for sex with el Mahroug when she was just 17. Having sex with a prostitute under the age of 18 carries a jail term in Italy. Both deny any sexual relationship.
Berlusconi was indicted last month on charges he paid for sex with el-Mahroug, whose nickname is Ruby, when she was under age, then used his influence to cover it up. Proceedings start April 6. Both have denied having a sexual relationship.
Berlusconi’s indictment, however, lists 13 nights that Ruby spent at the premier’s villa outside Milan, from Valentine’s Day last year through till May 2, 2010. It said the evenings were “in exchange for sums of money that were paid in cash by the suspect” or by his accountant ??� or for other gifts such as jewellery.
Earlier this year, Ruby allegedly said Berlusconi gave her 7,000 euro ($9,500) when they first met and that, at the time, she identified herself as Egyptian and said she was 24, not 17.
Ruby, dressed in a black and white outfit with high heels, said she has no regrets other than perhaps giving prosecutors various versions of what happened. As for her plans for the future, Ruby said she wanted to get married to her fiance, start a family and become a housewife.
“I just want to be the Ruby I was before all this and lead a normal life,” the 18-year-old said.
Barclays wins Lehman lawsuit
Lehman Brothers hurried sale of much of its US operations to Barclays at the height of the financial crisis was fair, a bankruptcy court judge has ruled. That means Lehman’s creditors are not entitled to recover the equivalent of eight billion euros from the UK bank.
Lawyers had argued that Barclays got a preferential deal in buying Lehman’s US investment banking and brokerage operations. They were sold for the equivalent of about 1.3 billion euros in September 2008.
That was just after Lehman filed for bankruptcy protection which many consider to have been the seminal event of the global financial crisis.
US Bankruptcy Judge James Peck said: “The sale process may have been imperfect, but it was still adequate under the exceptional circumstances.”
He added that any disclosure lapses did not affect the “fairness” or outcome of the sale hearing. He said there was an “undeniably correct” perception at the time that the sale “mitigated systemic risk,” helped avert “an even greater economic calamity,” and benefited all interested parties.
“The court still would have entered the very same sale order because there was no better alternative and, perhaps most importantly, because the sale to Barclays was the means both to avoid a potentially disastrous piecemeal liquidation and to save thousands of jobs in the troubled financial services industry,” he said.
Lehman’s bankruptcy estate declined immediate comment, saying the company is reviewing Peck’s decision. It could appeal.
Barclays said it was pleased the court found the transaction was “the product of arm’s length negotiations,” and that it had acted in good faith.
Lehman has also sued other banks including Bank of America, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and JPMorgan Chase to recover assets for creditors.
Nano’s big future
Carbon nanotubes are exceedingly small?�-?�10,000 times thinner than a human hair -?�but they have massive potential.?�“Carbon nanotubes are carbon atoms that are arranged in a particular way, and which give this new material very particular properties, such as the capacity to conduct electricity, or mechanical strengthening in?�composites,” explains Francis Massin, the managing director of?�Nanocyl?�Mix them into polymers, resins or water?�and off you go.?�Nanocyl’s technical director Michael Claes went into more detail: “We?�blend this carbon nanotube powder with?�plastic to form these granules.?�“Then by spinning?�it out we turn?�it into textiles. These jackets work as sensors, so for example for temperature, or as a gas sensors.?�Also for the mechanical strength, a bike wheel.?�We can make fuel pumps out of it.?�“Another application, a lot larger, is this barrel, which replaces metal barrels, it’s a plastic barrel which can conduct electricity.”?�?�Nanocyl has been a partner in several European Union?�initiatives to develop nanotechnology.?�They are now?�starting to commercialise one research project?�result – a fabric that conducts electricity -?� that would be integrated into buildings in earthquake-prone areas.?�?�“If I show you this demonstrator, here we have a textile in which you can see these black fibres which are filled with carbon nanotubes,” Claes continued.?�“Simply flexing the post here the movement, which could be linked to a fracture, is transformed into a signal which is then detected by the operator.”?�Nanotechnology is shaking up the world of manufacturing, but that does not mean it is easy to break into new markets.?�?�“The biggest challenge is that industry in general is very conservative, and so moving from the semi-industrial lab?�level to?�the industrial level takes a lot of time and?�a lot of investment,” said Francis Massin.?�“You’re looking at an investment in the order of 20 to 50 million euros to really take a new material from laboratory stage to industrial level.”
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Protesters can topple Saleh: Yemeni analyst
euronews spoke with Abdullah Al Fakih, a political science professor at Sanaa University, who believes Yemen’s anti-government protesters could topple President Saleh.
Al Fakih described the demonstrations as “a popular youth movement.”
“It began with protests calling for the overthrow of President Ali Abdallah Saleh. This movement progressively became larger, spreading across the country,” he told euronews in a telephone interview.
“I think they will topple the regime because their demands are shared by all parts of Yemeni society, including the opposition parties.”
Al Fakih acknowledged that the opposition had been slow to react to the protesters’ demands but predicted they would eventually follow the youth movement.
“Saleh is saying that if he leaves, it will allow Al-Qaeda to spread its operations in Yemen and increase the threat to the international community and plunge the country into an endless civil war,” the professor said.
“Of course, there are always risks and fears of change. But the fear of change is not as great as the fear of current regime.”
“As long as we have Al-Qaeda and rebels in the north and calls of separation in the south — as well as a severe economic situation — all these problems will be more complicated if this regime remains in power.”
Karzai names first phase of security transition
Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, has named seven areas which will be handed to Afghan forces from NATO troops.
The announcement was the first step in a process that will see all foreign soldiers leave Afghanistan by 2014.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Afghan military officers in Kabul, Karzai said: “The government and people should start this year by realizing that the reality is that defending our the soil is our own responsibility.”
For the most part, the provinces being passed to Afghan control are relatively peaceful, however, Karzai did name Lashkar Gah in the group of seven, the capital of the volatile Helmand province. The handover is being seen as a crucial test for Afghanistan’s forces as the West tries to extract itself from the country.
Mumford and Sons surprise Brits’ winner
Grown up boy band Take That took the gong for Best British Group at this year’s Brit Awards. Still huge more than 20 years after their first hit, the group welcomed back Robbie Williams last year after he left in the mid 1990s.
Folk-pop group Mumford & Sons got the Best British Album award for Sigh No More at the UK’s answer to the Grammys.
UN Security Council says yes to Libya no-fly zone
The UN Security Council has authorised a no-fly zone over Libya.
Ten of its 15 members voted in favour. There were no votes against but China and Russia were among five abstentions.
The resolution also authorises “all necessary measures” – that is code for military action – to protect civilians against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
It was co-sponsored by France. Foreign Minister Alain Jupp?� said:
“As I speak, Colonel Gaddafi’s troops are pursuing the violent reconquering of towns and territories that had freed themselves. We cannot let the warmongers do this. We cannot abandon civilian populations, victims of a brutal repression, to their fate. We cannout allow lawfulness and international morality to be flouted.”
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The vote in New York was attended by Tripoli’s ambassador to the UN, Mohamed Shalgham, who last month publicly denounced the Libyan leader.
Defiant Berlusconi vows to see out term
Is the party over for Silvio Berlusconi?
Several of todayÂ’s Italian newspapers believe early elections are inevitable after the prime minister was indicted for trial over alleged sex offences and abuse of power.
Prosecutors say they have ample evidence he paid for sex with an underage prostitute and intervened with police to try to free her from custody.
Berlusconi insists it is business as usual. He claims his coalition partners remain on board in government and has vowed to see out his term until 2013.
“I can only say one thing: I’m not worried at all. Okay? That’s all,” he smiled as he spoke at a news conference.
The Moroccan dancer known as Ruby, at the centre of the case, has denied having sex with Berlusconi but admits receiving several thousand euros after going to a party at his villa.
The prime minister, who denies any wrongdoing, believes the charges are politically motivated.
He still has his backers: “I judge him as a politician who’s made a big contribution, and will continue to do so for the good of Italy,” said one man in Rome.
“They only talk about this … enough is enough. They’re not talking about politics anymore. They’re talking just about him…that’s all,” complained another.
Satirists are having a field day. An Italian band has rewritten Shakira’s song Waka Waka, calling it “Bunga Bunga”… Berlusconi’s own term for his infamous parties.
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u wil een blog maken met tips op. Dan maakt u telkens u een tip heeft een nieuw bericht aan. In de titel zet u waarover uw tip zal gaan. In het bericht geeft u dan de hele tip in. Probeer zo op regelmatige basis nieuwe tips toe te voegen, zodat bezoekers telkens terug komen naar uw blog. Probeer bvb. 1 keer per dag, of 2 keer per week een nieuwe tip zo toe te voegen. Indien u heel enthousiast bent, kan u natuurlijk ook meerdere tips op een dag ingeven. Let er dan op dat het meest duidelijk is indien u pér tip een nieuw bericht aanmaakt. Zo kan u dus bvb. wel 20 berichten aanmaken op een dag indien u 20 tips heeft voor uw bezoekers.
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u wil een blog maken dat uw activiteiten weerspiegelt. U bent bvb. actief in een bedrijf, vereniging of organisatie en maakt elke dag wel eens iets mee. Dan kan je al deze belevenissen op uw blog plaatsen. Het komt dan neer op een soort van dagboek. Dan kan u dagelijks, of eventueel meerdere keren per dag, een bericht plaatsen op uw blog om uw belevenissen te vertellen. Geef een titel op dat zeer kort uw belevenis beschrijft en typ daarna alles in wat u maar wenst in het bericht. Zo kunnen bezoekers dagelijks of meermaals per dag terugkomen naar uw blog om uw laatste belevenissen te lezen.
- Bijvoorbeeld: u wil een blog maken uw hobby. U kan dan op regelmatige basis, bvb. dagelijks, een bericht toevoegen op uw blog over uw hobby. Dit kan gaan dat u vandaag een nieuwe postzegel bij uw verzameling heeft, een nieuwe bierkaart, een grote vis heeft gevangen, enz. Vertel erover en misschien kan je er zelfs een foto bij plaatsen. Zo kunnen anderen die ook dezelfde hobby hebben dagelijks mee lezen. Als u bvb. zeer actief bent in uw hobby, kan u dagelijks uiteraard meerdere berichtjes plaatsen, met bvb. de laatste nieuwtjes. Zo trek je veel bezoekers aan.
WAT ZIJN DIE "REACTIES"?
Een bezoeker kan op een bericht van u een reactie plaatsen. Een bezoeker kan dus zelf géén bericht plaatsen op uw blog zelf, wel een reactie. Het verschil is dat de reactie niet komt op de beginpagina, maar enkel bij een bericht hoort. Het is dus zo dat een reactie enkel gaat over een reactie bij een bericht. Indien u bvb. een gedicht heeft geschreven, kan een reactie van een bezoeker zijn dat deze het heel mooi vond. Of bvb. indien u plaatselijk nieuws brengt, kan een reactie van een bezoeker zijn dat deze nog iets meer over de feiten weet (bvb. exacte uur van het ongeval, het juiste locatie van het evenement,...). Of bvb. indien uw blog een dagboek is, kan men reageren op het bericht van die dag, zo kan men meeleven met u, u een vraag stellen, enz. Deze functie kan u uitschakelen via "Instellingen" indien u dit niet graag heeft.
WAT IS DE "WAARDERING"?
Een bezoeker kan een bepaald bericht een waardering geven. Dit is om aan te geven of men dit bericht goed vindt of niet. Het kan bvb. gaan over een bericht, hoe goed men dat vond. Het kan ook gaan over een ander bericht, bvb. een tip, die men wel of niet bruikbaar vond. Deze functie kan u uitschakelen via "Instellingen" indien u dit niet graag heeft.
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