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After getting swept by the Bengals last week, the Ravens look to bounce back in Cleveland Browns Stadium- the slums of the AFC North. Can the Browns prevent a beatdown from their division rivals with Brady Quinn under center? Let’s break down the matchup.  Ravens on OffenseThe Ravens never got it going in their loss to Cincy last week. Besides putting up only 7 points, they went 1 of 10 on 3rd down and had the ball for just 20 minutes. Moreover, Joe Flacco went 18-32 with 2 picks. But there’s good news; the best cure for a struggling young QB is to play the Browns, who gave up 31 points to Aaron Rodgers’ Packers and 30 to Jay Cutler’s Bears. Last week, Ray Rice was Baltimore’s leading receiver, which cannot happen in a Ravens offense that’s been pass-heavy this year. Flacco needs to get Derrick Mason and Todd Heap back in the mix. On another note, the Ravens have had the most success when they commit to the ground game. There’s no reason why Ray Rice shouldn’t get 20 touches against a Cleveland D that allows 170. 5 rushing yards a game. On the other side, the Browns’ LB corpse can hold its own. Led by leading tackler D’Qwell Jackson and Kamerion Wimbley (who has 5 sacks), the Browns can cause some commotion if they play with a reckless abandonment. Browns on OffenseSo Brady Quinn gets the nod, but how much can he help a team that has 5 offensive touchdowns this season? Quinn will not be heroic by any means, but he gives the Browns a better chance because he is more accurate and turns the ball over less. Plus, Quinn showed he has big-game ability when he torched the Giants last year on Monday Night Football. But whether it’s Quinn or Derek Anderson taking snaps, the Browns have put up just under 10 points and 221 yards per game and the O-line has given up 19 sacks. And although Cleveland won’t admit it, they could really use a big-play receiver like Braylon Edwards to save their league-worst passing attack. Rookie Mohamed Massaquoi shows flashes but needs to be more consistent if the Browns intend to threaten a secondary led by Ed Reed. As for the run, Cleveland can only hope for Jamal Lewis to stick it to his former team one last time before he throws in the towel. But unless Lewis suddenly returns to Pro Bowl form, Baltimore should have no problem stopping the run. Last Week, Cedric Benson ran all over the Ravens, and Ray Lewis took it personal. Look for his emotions to spread to the rest of his teammates on defense. The Browns can make it a game if they loosen up and play with the purpose of wrecking a team with playoff hopes. But in the end, Baltimore will grind it out in classic Raven fashion- controlling the pace offensively and keeping the Browns in lockdown mode. PredictionBaltimore 34 Cleveland 10

G20 summit has become a summit of G2

The dialogue between the United States and China will become the most important contribution to London in April 2nd - 3rd meeting in 2009.

LLA U. S and China will play against the figures at the summit in London in 2009, and give a star of the G20 countries in the coming years. The Economist wrote in a coloumn the other day.

The power structure in the world has become more polarized between the U. S and China, to replace some of the old patterns of power in the 90s.

U. S is seriously damaged during the current economic crisis and increased global power is no longer alone in the arena of competition for this role.

The leaders of China has not yet said what kind of world demands and offers made to the London summit. However, the signals before the meeting said that China wishes to contribute to the capital funds of the IMF in exchange for greater influence within the IMF.

The Director General of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the IMF needs to double its reserves to 500 million dollars. Experts indicated that the fund should be tripled. The IMF needs additional capital to continue to support the corrupt world economy. Few countries with the necessary money for the capital increase of the IMF, with the exception of China.

The leaders of the world has become silent on human rights before the summit, and in May be a sign that the leaders of these countries have realized the power in China.

The head of China's central bank suggested it is time to replace the dollar as world currency, and be replaced by a new currency to be controlled by the IMF. We see a China that its influence extends the power of the IMF and other major global institutions, which could be the first step.

The leaders of China has become increasingly visible with the power to influence the global political scene. However, the former leader Deng Xiaoping has advice to his successors that do not show a potential for energy production in China, and maintain a low profile in order to hide the ability to influence China.

China was the area in recent years, when it comes to cyber crime and cyber espionage.

Canadian researcher has discovered a major international effort recently cyber espionage. China denies that is the source of these efforts, and also denied the allegations in previous British and American intelligence independent of each other, showed a great cyber-espionage efforts in the past 18 months.

Another sign of the soft power of China is the increase in defense spending by 15% during the period of economic crisis. This effort to demonstrate the economic power of the country and is one of the first times we see a China that show an openness to this issue, as if the world wants to know about it and be reminded about it.

Another sign of the power of influence when China decided to cancel a meeting with the EU when the EU leaders decided to hold a meeting with the Dalai Lama in December 2008.

The EU became the largest trading partner of China. This makes the European Union also depends on China and Vica vice versa. This unit can be played as a card in the G20 Summit in London negosiation.

The meeting of G-20 can become a reunion G2 is the first time that Chinese and American leaders met, and they need to touch base on the classification of each. It will take time before the important decisions can be made between the two countries, which have a major impact on the global economy.

China wants the reunion of concrete, which is true because they are greedy for power and put a set of guidelines that will increase its power in global financial markets. China has already demonstrated to the U. S are tired of the economy by buying Treasury bonds of the United States This map can also be found in the U. S as an exchange for more influence in the major institutions in the world and establish guidelines of what the money should have more influence in the next decade.

Could become the G20 Summit G2 where the rest of the world was to sit and listen to what was decided and what is to come.

Germany and France wants to play an important role in the summit, the strict implementation of the Summit participants before the meeting of financial market regulation, particularly hedge funds.

Russia has indicated they want their money to play a more active role in the financial system. However, they have made their position very difficult, because the oil and gas used in a political game of power that both the U. S and the European Union does not like.