Tips to Shoot Landscape Photos
By Phin Upham Landscape photos are one of the most beautiful methods of photography. They capture depth, portray color in
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Combating the Winter Skin Blues
We see many changes this time of year. The days are shorter and darker, the trees lose their leaves, and
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Song Meanings
Have a favorite song that you just wish you know what it meant or what inspired the writer? This site
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Angolan president demands curbs on social media
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos called on Friday for a crackdown on social media, heightening concerns about the tolerance of dissent or political opposition in Africa's number two oil producer. In a surprise television address, dos Santos, who has run the former Portuguese colony since 1979, said websites such as Facebook were useful for disseminating information but were being abused to publish “derogatory and morally offensive content”
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Kaspersky security shakes up U.S. leadership amid geopolitical concerns
Top Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has recently lost the leader of its North American operations and the head of a Washington-area office as it struggles to win U.S. government contracts amid rising geopolitical mistrust. Company Chief Executive Eugene Kaspersky confirmed the changes in an interview with Reuters during a visit to China
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Dell’s cybersecurity unit SecureWorks files for IPO
(Reuters) – Dell Inc's cybersecurity unit SecureWorks Corp filed for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators on Thursday
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NFL to be Snapchat’s sports partner for story explorer feature
(Reuters) – The National Football League had signed on to be the first sports partner for Snapchat's story explorer feature, an NFL spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. Snapchat, the mobile app where photos, videos and messages disappear in seconds, last month launched Explorer, a curative tool that allows users to flip through clips taken by others on the same subject. The move is part of Snapchat's deepening relationship with NFL
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Brazil court lifts suspension of Facebook’s WhatsApp service
By Jeb Blount and Marcelo Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge on Thursday ordered the lifting of a 48-hour suspension of the services in Brazil of Facebook Inc's WhatsApp phone-messaging application, overturning an order from a lower court. The interruption of WhatsApp's text message and Internet telephone service caused outrage in Latin America's largest country, where the company estimates it has 100 million personal users, and led to angry exchanges on the floor of Congress
Read moreFreedom of speech reaches ‘new low’ in junta-ruled Thailand
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand's military seized power last year with a promise to eventually restore democracy. On Sunday, a student was taken from hospital by plainclothes agents and charged with defaming Thailand's widely revered royalty. On Monday, it emerged that a factory worker was charged with sedition and mocking King Bhumibol Adulyadej's dog.
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