What is #SpratlyIslandsDispute?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands_dispute
The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute between #Brunei, #China, #Malaysia, the #Philippines, #Taiwan, and #Vietnam, concerning ownership of the #SpratlyIslands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, cays, etc.) located in the #SouthChinaSea. The dispute is characterised by diplomatic stalemate and the employment of low-level military pressure techniques (such as military occupation of disputed territory) in the advancement of national territorial claims. All except Brunei occupy some of the maritime features.
The Spratly Islands are important for economic and strategic reasons. The Spratly area holds potentially significant, but largely unexplored, reserves of oil and natural gas; it is a productive area for world fishing; it is one of the busiest areas of commercial shipping traffic; and surrounding countries would get an extended continental shelf if their claims were recognised. In addition to economic incentives, the Spratlys sit astride major maritime trade routes to Northeast Asia, giving them added significance as positions from which to monitor maritime activity in the South China Sea and to potentially base and project military force from. In 2014, China drew increased international attention due to its dredging activities within the Spratlys, amidst speculation it is planning to further develop its military presence in the area. In 2015 satellite imagery revealed that China was rapidly constructing an airfield on Fiery Cross Reef within the Spratlys whilst continuing its land reclamation activities at other sites. Only China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam have made claims based on historical sovereignty of the islands. The Philippines, however, claims part of the area as its territory under UNCLOS, an agreement parts of which have been ratified by the countries involved in the Spratly islands dispute.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands_dispute
The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute between #Brunei, #China, #Malaysia, the #Philippines, #Taiwan, and #Vietnam, concerning ownership of the #SpratlyIslands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, cays, etc.) located in the #SouthChinaSea. The dispute is characterised by diplomatic stalemate and the employment of low-level military pressure techniques (such as military occupation of disputed territory) in the advancement of national territorial claims. All except Brunei occupy some of the maritime features.
The Spratly Islands are important for economic and strategic reasons. The Spratly area holds potentially significant, but largely unexplored, reserves of oil and natural gas; it is a productive area for world fishing; it is one of the busiest areas of commercial shipping traffic; and surrounding countries would get an extended continental shelf if their claims were recognised. In addition to economic incentives, the Spratlys sit astride major maritime trade routes to Northeast Asia, giving them added significance as positions from which to monitor maritime activity in the South China Sea and to potentially base and project military force from. In 2014, China drew increased international attention due to its dredging activities within the Spratlys, amidst speculation it is planning to further develop its military presence in the area. In 2015 satellite imagery revealed that China was rapidly constructing an airfield on Fiery Cross Reef within the Spratlys whilst continuing its land reclamation activities at other sites. Only China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam have made claims based on historical sovereignty of the islands. The Philippines, however, claims part of the area as its territory under UNCLOS, an agreement parts of which have been ratified by the countries involved in the Spratly islands dispute.
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The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute among Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam concerning "ownership" of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, and cays…
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Man pleads guilty to #Celebgate hacks http://goo.gl/GBWCPl #Technology
What is #Celebgate?
On August 31, 2014, a collection of almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many containing nudity, were posted on the imageboard "4chan", and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur and Reddit. The images were believed to have been obtained via a breach of #Apple's cloud services suite #iCloud, but it later turned out that the hackers could take advantage of a security issue in the iCloud API which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords.
The event, which media outlets and Internet users referred to under names such as "#Celebgate" and "The Fappening", was met with a varied reaction from the media and fellow celebrities. Critics felt that the distribution of the images was a major invasion of privacy for their subjects, while some of the allegedly depicted subjects questioned their authenticity. The leak also prompted increased concern from analysts surrounding the privacy and security of cloud computing services such as iCloud—with a particular emphasis on their use to store sensitive, private information.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_leaks_of_celebrity_photos
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On August 31, 2014, a collection of almost 500 private pictures of various celebrities, mostly women, and with many containing nudity, were posted on the imageboard "4chan", and later disseminated by other users on websites and social networks such as Imgur and Reddit. The images were believed to have been obtained via a breach of #Apple's cloud services suite #iCloud, but it later turned out that the hackers could take advantage of a security issue in the iCloud API which allowed them to make unlimited attempts at guessing victims' passwords.
The event, which media outlets and Internet users referred to under names such as "#Celebgate" and "The Fappening", was met with a varied reaction from the media and fellow celebrities. Critics felt that the distribution of the images was a major invasion of privacy for their subjects, while some of the allegedly depicted subjects questioned their authenticity. The leak also prompted increased concern from analysts surrounding the privacy and security of cloud computing services such as iCloud—with a particular emphasis on their use to store sensitive, private information.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICloud_leaks_of_celebrity_photos
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What is #ERates?
E-Rate is the commonly used name for the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (#USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (#FCC). The program provides discounts to assist schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access. It is one of four support programs funded through a Universal Service fee charged to companies that provide interstate and/or international telecommunications services.
Read more on #Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/g5XFoT
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E-Rate is the commonly used name for the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (#USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (#FCC). The program provides discounts to assist schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access. It is one of four support programs funded through a Universal Service fee charged to companies that provide interstate and/or international telecommunications services.
Read more on #Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/g5XFoT
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What is #BDS?
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS Movement) is a global campaign attempting to increase economic and political pressure on #Israel to comply with the stated goals of the movement: the end of Israel's occupation and colonization of #Palestinian land and the #GolanHeights, full equality for #Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and respect for the right of return of Palestinian refugees.
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The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS Movement) is a global campaign attempting to increase economic and political pressure on #Israel to comply with the stated goals of the movement: the end of Israel's occupation and colonization of #Palestinian land and the #GolanHeights, full equality for #Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and respect for the right of return of Palestinian refugees.
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Who was #DBCooper?
#DBCooper is a media epithet popularly used to refer to an unidentified man who hijacked a #Boeing 727 aircraft in the airspace between #Portland, #OR, and #Seattle, #WA, on November 24, 1971, extorted $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,170,000 in 2015), and parachuted to an uncertain fate. Despite an extensive manhunt and protracted #FBI investigation, the perpetrator has never been located or positively identified. The case remains the only unsolved air piracy in #US aviation history.
The suspect purchased his airline ticket using the alias Dan Cooper, but because of a news media miscommunication he became known in popular lore as "D. B. Cooper". Hundreds of leads have been pursued in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced regarding Cooper's true identity or whereabouts. Numerous theories of widely varying plausibility have been proposed by experts, reporters, and amateur enthusiasts. The discovery of a small cache of ransom bills in 1980 triggered renewed interest but ultimately only deepened the mystery, and the great majority of the ransom remains unrecovered.
While FBI investigators stated from the beginning that Cooper probably did not survive his risky jump, they nevertheless pursued all credible leads, evidence, and witnesses over a 45-year period following the crime. Active investigation was terminated in July 2016; but the bureau continued to solicit physical evidence until today.
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#DBCooper is a media epithet popularly used to refer to an unidentified man who hijacked a #Boeing 727 aircraft in the airspace between #Portland, #OR, and #Seattle, #WA, on November 24, 1971, extorted $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,170,000 in 2015), and parachuted to an uncertain fate. Despite an extensive manhunt and protracted #FBI investigation, the perpetrator has never been located or positively identified. The case remains the only unsolved air piracy in #US aviation history.
The suspect purchased his airline ticket using the alias Dan Cooper, but because of a news media miscommunication he became known in popular lore as "D. B. Cooper". Hundreds of leads have been pursued in the ensuing years, but no conclusive evidence has ever surfaced regarding Cooper's true identity or whereabouts. Numerous theories of widely varying plausibility have been proposed by experts, reporters, and amateur enthusiasts. The discovery of a small cache of ransom bills in 1980 triggered renewed interest but ultimately only deepened the mystery, and the great majority of the ransom remains unrecovered.
While FBI investigators stated from the beginning that Cooper probably did not survive his risky jump, they nevertheless pursued all credible leads, evidence, and witnesses over a 45-year period following the crime. Active investigation was terminated in July 2016; but the bureau continued to solicit physical evidence until today.
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"Bastille Day" is celebrated annually on July 14 in #France and French-speaking regions around the world. It signifies the start of the French Revolution.
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What is #DNCEmailLeak?
#Wikileaks has released a trove of 20,000 emails stolen from the servers of the Democratic National Committee (#DNC).
So far, journalists digging into the emails have not uncovered any smoking guns. Most of the emails showed routine campaign planning among senior DNC officials. But some of the emails have re-opened a long-running debate about whether the DNC — which is supposed to be neutral during a primary campaign — was too favorable toward #HillaryClinton.
Perhaps as important as the email's contents is who may have leaked them. The leak is believed to be the fruit of a network intrusion that was discovered last month by the DNC. According to security firms who spoke to the #WashingtonPost, that was the work of hackers associated with the Russian government, raising the possibility that a foreign government is trying to manipulate the #US election.
Browse through the emails and search: https://goo.gl/9Sp8Wn
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#Wikileaks has released a trove of 20,000 emails stolen from the servers of the Democratic National Committee (#DNC).
So far, journalists digging into the emails have not uncovered any smoking guns. Most of the emails showed routine campaign planning among senior DNC officials. But some of the emails have re-opened a long-running debate about whether the DNC — which is supposed to be neutral during a primary campaign — was too favorable toward #HillaryClinton.
Perhaps as important as the email's contents is who may have leaked them. The leak is believed to be the fruit of a network intrusion that was discovered last month by the DNC. According to security firms who spoke to the #WashingtonPost, that was the work of hackers associated with the Russian government, raising the possibility that a foreign government is trying to manipulate the #US election.
Browse through the emails and search: https://goo.gl/9Sp8Wn
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What is #Everalbum?
Everalbum is advertising program to cheat you by displaying many ads on the PC.
Generally, It enters automatically by means of hidden with spam emails, while you install some freeware and sharing of torrent file. Everalbum is utilized by cyber criminal mainly to generate money from you. Typically, it displays unwanted pop-ups and ads on the browser and claim that it is useful program for protect your photo stored on your PC but is perform totally reverse to harm your PC.
Once Everalbum invaded into your computer, instantly you will get a pop-up message by it that claims you to provide help for protecting your Photo of PC which looks like real to help you but you should be cautious of any pop-ups or link which is displayed by Everalbum because it may be dangerous which may ask your email address, Full name, users ID, password and other confidential information claiming that such all information are required to secure your Photo of PC and it can collect your all details whereupon issues are created to loss of money. So, it should be ignored if any links are displayed by this threat. Due to this, you will experience that your computer is running very slow and you will be redirected to suspicious website which may install many other infection to highly endanger your computer. So, if Everalbum is found on your PC then you should eliminate it as soon as possible.
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Everalbum is advertising program to cheat you by displaying many ads on the PC.
Generally, It enters automatically by means of hidden with spam emails, while you install some freeware and sharing of torrent file. Everalbum is utilized by cyber criminal mainly to generate money from you. Typically, it displays unwanted pop-ups and ads on the browser and claim that it is useful program for protect your photo stored on your PC but is perform totally reverse to harm your PC.
Once Everalbum invaded into your computer, instantly you will get a pop-up message by it that claims you to provide help for protecting your Photo of PC which looks like real to help you but you should be cautious of any pop-ups or link which is displayed by Everalbum because it may be dangerous which may ask your email address, Full name, users ID, password and other confidential information claiming that such all information are required to secure your Photo of PC and it can collect your all details whereupon issues are created to loss of money. So, it should be ignored if any links are displayed by this threat. Due to this, you will experience that your computer is running very slow and you will be redirected to suspicious website which may install many other infection to highly endanger your computer. So, if Everalbum is found on your PC then you should eliminate it as soon as possible.
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What Is A #Burkini?
Facts To Explain France's Ban On Bathing Suit
The burkini (or Burqini) has been popping up all over the internet, thanks to #France’s recent bans against the swimsuits from some local beaches. A combination of “bikini” and “burqa,” burkinis were designed to cater to strict modesty dress codes that are typically adhered to by #Muslim women.
The full-body swimsuits, which could be likened to wetsuits with a hood, cover all parts of the body except for the feet, hands and face and are somewhat form-fitting yet loose enough to still swim in.
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Facts To Explain France's Ban On Bathing Suit
The burkini (or Burqini) has been popping up all over the internet, thanks to #France’s recent bans against the swimsuits from some local beaches. A combination of “bikini” and “burqa,” burkinis were designed to cater to strict modesty dress codes that are typically adhered to by #Muslim women.
The full-body swimsuits, which could be likened to wetsuits with a hood, cover all parts of the body except for the feet, hands and face and are somewhat form-fitting yet loose enough to still swim in.
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Who was Boris Nemtzov?
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, statesman and liberal politician, born 10/9/1959.
#BorisNemtsov was one of the most important figures in the introduction of capitalism into the #Russia'n post-Soviet economy.
He had a successful political career in the 1990s under President #BorisYeltsin, and since 2000 had been an outspoken critic of #VladimirPutin. Nemtsov was assassinated on 2/27/2015 on a bridge near the #Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow. He was shot four times from the back.
Nemtsov's conflict with Putin's government, based on Nemtsov's criticism of what he perceived as an increasingly authoritarian, undemocratic regime, was centered more recently on the widespread embezzlement and profiteering ahead of the Sochi Olympics, as well as on Russian political interference and military involvement in #Ukraine.
Since 2008, Nemtsov had been regularly publishing in-depth reports detailing the corruption under Putin, which he connected directly with the person of the President. As part of the same political struggle, Nemtsov was an active organizer of and participant in Dissenters' Marches, Strategy-31 civil actions and rallies "For Fair Elections". In the weeks before his death, Nemtsov expressed fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have him killed.
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Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov was a Russian physicist, statesman and liberal politician, born 10/9/1959.
#BorisNemtsov was one of the most important figures in the introduction of capitalism into the #Russia'n post-Soviet economy.
He had a successful political career in the 1990s under President #BorisYeltsin, and since 2000 had been an outspoken critic of #VladimirPutin. Nemtsov was assassinated on 2/27/2015 on a bridge near the #Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow. He was shot four times from the back.
Nemtsov's conflict with Putin's government, based on Nemtsov's criticism of what he perceived as an increasingly authoritarian, undemocratic regime, was centered more recently on the widespread embezzlement and profiteering ahead of the Sochi Olympics, as well as on Russian political interference and military involvement in #Ukraine.
Since 2008, Nemtsov had been regularly publishing in-depth reports detailing the corruption under Putin, which he connected directly with the person of the President. As part of the same political struggle, Nemtsov was an active organizer of and participant in Dissenters' Marches, Strategy-31 civil actions and rallies "For Fair Elections". In the weeks before his death, Nemtsov expressed fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have him killed.
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