oh well least pictures still show, been 41,481 visits (including mine) to picture thread i been doing my best to keep up to date, amassing really your welcome
found online another forum chat about youtube not working in forums: This is correct, at this point in time there is nothing we can do. I wish there was, but sadly it's out of our hands. It's due to the recent split of YouTube and G+
Australians threaten to take leave of their census
some 16 million people—attempted to submit their census form online.
IBM security architect Philip Nye tweeted that the census was almost certain to be hacked. He later deleted his comment—IBM has Australia's census security contract—but not before media grabbed a screenshot.
The ABS will certainly try to force compliance—fines range from AUS$1800 (~£1,000 or ~$1,370) for providing false information to AUS$180 per day for failing to submit the form. But the agency will have no real way to verify the answers provided by those who do complete the form as accurate.
Michael McCormack MP ?@M_McCormackMP 17h17 hours ago Just completed #MyCensus online. Great to play my part in shaping Australia's future, just like millions of Aussies.
IBM Australia's net profit for 2015 fell 60 percent to $53 million as its expanding cloud and analytics businesses struggled to counter the global decline in its traditional hardware and services units.
Net profit for the local arm of the IT giant fell to $53.3 million from $145 million in the year prior, at least partially due to a hefty tax bill of $28.6 million.
The spyware used in cyber attacks on Vietnam’s major airports and national carrier last month is now suspected of having bombarded many more official sites, amid tensions with China over territory in the disputed South China Sea. A malicious code disguised as anti-virus software found lurking in everything from government offices to banks, major companies and universities was the same as that used in "politically-colored" attacks on two of the country’s biggest airports and Vietnam Airlines, said Ngo Tuan Anh, vice chairman of Hanoi-based network security company Bkav Corp.
Census website not attacked or hacked, Australia government claims yeah yeah yeah bla bla bla Michael McCormack, the minister in charge of the bungled census, has declared there was no “attack” or “hack” on the Australian Bureau of Statistics online survey but merely an “attempt to frustrate” the collection of data.
Rather other view, then try this link:
Census website cracks after ‘malicious’ attack by hackers
Like many government information systems, the Census site was outsourced to an external contractor: IBM. As well as writing the software required for the website, IBM was responsible for providing the computers that hosted it.
Denial-of-service attacks (can be likened to your repersentation on the floor of parliament)
Such an attack can be performed in many ways, including interfering with physical infrastructure. However, the most common denial-of-service technique used against publicly available websites is to overwhelm it with huge numbers of requests, overloading the servers and crowding out legitimate users
Practically all nations are able to stake out a territorial claim based on ancient history.
The Borobudur Temple in Central Java, Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. records the maritime history of the people in the Nusantara archipelago.
Jakarta, GIVnews.com – South China Sea has been a major source of headache for diplomats all throughout Southeast Asia for the past few years. China claims about 90% of the sea with its infamous nine-dash line, creating conflicting territorial overlaps with Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei Darussalam. While China does not have territorial disputes with Indonesia, it claims an overlap between its self-proclaimed nine-dash line and Natuna Islands’ exclusive economic zone.
Rodney Culleton has been taken into police custody after turning himself in over an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court to answer larceny charges. The West Australian senator was convicted in his absence earlier this year for stealing a tow truck key from a driver who was trying to repossess one of his company cars in 2014.
Larceny carries a maximum penalty of five years jail, which could deem him ineligible to be a senator. Mr Culleton is also awaiting trial in WA later this month, the week before parliament begins. That trial comes after he was arrested and charged for allegedly stealing a car being used by receivers from RSM Bird Cameron as they began foreclosure proceedings at a friend's farm.(**)
The senator won the 11th spot on the WA ballot, and is the last of four One Nation senators elected. His wife Ioanna Culleton(*) also ran but her senate bid was unsuccessful.
(*) Its my understanding if he is convicted then his wife or his uncle (brother or something!) who also stood for a one-nation senate seat would be taking his place in the senate.
(**)One Nation Senator elect blocked cars with Hay Bales
best as i can tell our bodies can to some extent recover as our cells are dying and been replaced all the time, so over coming some health issues can occur if we eat the right foods. I know we used to hand mix 245T in 1960's as everybody thought it was safe (as all chemical sellers will still tell you) but we only got to look at the problems people in Vietnam and many Vietnam Veterans and siblings are suffering still today. Look at the deliberate lies our governments told and still today in the main got closed eyes to issues arising from chemical uses in food chain.
Mostly it really effect farmers when loss of body weight occurs as the dioxin and other build up in fats, sudden weight loss is therefore like a bomb going off within.. that's according to dr robplum
I'm having issues after sudden weight loss however i have extensively fasted in the past and its antibiotic drip feed after operation that's i perceive is currently causing issues in my life, gluten, yeast and lactose issues actually. Am current baking super-loaf and good healthy stews, and fish and chips is pretty much all i can eat, goldn crust and stews are refined, they are full super foods bread on these links or this thread <
SINGAPORE: Following the Hague tribunal's ruling on the South China Sea, Singapore has urged all parties to "fully respect legal and diplomatic processes, exercise self-restraint and avoid conducting any activities that may raise tensions in the region".
The United Nations-backed tribunal said Beijing has no legal basis to claim "historic rights" to islands in the South China Sea.
yeah good one: Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement is as follows: 12 Jul 2016
Malcolm Turnbull treads middle path as South China Sea tensions rise
15 Apr 2016
Malcolm Turnbull has called for restraint by all countries involved in South China Sea tensions, as Beijing becomes increasingly strident and the US stations more warplanes in the Philippines in readiness for a potential military conflict.
An international tribunal will rule within weeks on China's use of artificial islands to claim territory and station military assets.
But with the crisis in South China Sea set to worsen, state-owned media has published thinly veiled threats of economic consequences for Australia if Canberra continues to side with the US and its allies.
In an attempt at intimidation timed for Mr Turnbull's arrival, the China Daily warned Australia of financial consequences if it offered resistance to Beijing's territorial ambitions in the region.
Japan protests after Chinese coastguard and fishing boats sail near disputed islands in East China Sea Posted about an hour ago
Japan has issued a new protest to Beijing after Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailed close to what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed islets in the East China Sea.
Three of the six Chinese coastguard ships that were in the so-called contiguous waters on Saturday appeared to be armed, Japan's coastguard said.
A Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said the fleet's despatch was a unilateral escalation of tension in the area.
Beijing has also become increasingly assertive about its territorial claims in the South China Sea. But last month a tribunal under the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague ruled that most of Beijing's claims in that sea had no legal basis. China said it would ignore the decision.
China conducts "combat patrols" over contested islands 6 August 2016: BEIJING, Aug 6 (Reuters) - China's air force sent bombers and fighter jets on "combat patrols" near contested islands in the South China Sea, in a move a senior colonel said was part of an effort to normalise such drills and respond to security threats.
The air force sent several H-6 bombers and Su-30 fighter jets to inspect the airspace around the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal, Senior Colonel Shen Jinke of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force said, according to state news agency Xinhua.
I think its very important any activities playing out in theee garden be compatible with ones beliefs, and or is much better not to have a partner than one that's lost his/her listen...
BEIJING - The Chinese government has asked Singapore to "respect" China's position on the outcome of a recent ruling by an international tribunal and the consensus it has reached with Asean.
In a statement on Friday (Aug 5), the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying said China had made its position on the issue "very clearly".
"The related ruling is illegal, invalid and has no binding force," she said.
"China hopes that Singapore...can maintain an objective and fair position as the coordinator of China and Asean dialogue relations, so as to advance Sino-Singapore relations and healthy and stable China-Asean ties."
yeah I agree, no honest coming from Australian or even Malaysian government either for that matter.
Australia has passed legislation facilitating start up for Singapore Business in Australia's Northern Territory, Singapore already has two air force bases of there own here and is building zillions dollars army training facility in Queensland as we chat...
Indonesia appears to be offering to expedite departure of its pending new territory just below Malaysia e.g. Six suspected militants with links to the Islamic State group were arrested by Indonesian police while allegedly plotting a rocket attack on Singapore, authorities in Indonesia and Singapore say.
Indonesia arrests six rocket attack plotters Updated: 5:44 am, Saturday, 6 August 2016
Six suspected militants with links to the Islamic State group were arrested by Indonesian police while allegedly plotting a rocket attack on Singapore, authorities in Indonesia and Singapore say.
Singapore said it was stepping up security in response to the plan being hatched on nearby Batam island, which is only about 15 km to the south of the wealthy city-state.
Due to climate change cough-cough, may i suggest mixed subject matter that be good to note.. Naruhito has only one daughter, so since only males can inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, the throne after Naruhito would pass to his brother, Prince Akishino, and then to nine-year-old nephew Hisahito.
Before Hisahito's birth, no male had been born into the imperial family for more than four decades. This prompted discussion of equal inheritance for women, a move opposed by traditionalists eager to preserve a male line they believe goes back more than 2,000 years.
However, following the bank’s decision to cut the key UK interest rate to a new record low of 0.25%, as well as other stimulus measures including corporate bond purchases and a new asset purchase programme, the Pound plummeted across the board.
he Swiss Franc has fallen relatively limp in recent days, and a lack of solid Swiss data has made it difficult for the currency to hold its ground, allowing the Pound to gain on it until Thursday.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced its latest stimulus package recently, which was surprisingly small causing markets to rush into the Japanese Yen (JPY).
Poland’s banks won a reprieve as the government backed away from plans for a forced, one-off conversion of $36bn of Swiss franc-denominated mortgages into zloty, which regulators had warned could spark a financial crisis.
As in several other central and eastern European countries, more than half a million Poles took out Swiss franc mortgages before the 2008 financial crisis to benefit from lower Swiss interest rates.
But the zloty halved in value against the Swiss currency in the past six years. Many borrowers have been left struggling to service their debt and with properties worth less than the loans.
Coming from a nation that prides its citizens’ “golden hands” that can fix anything, newly minted Czech central bank Governor Jiri Rusnok needs those skills now more than ever. Rusnok has said developments don’t warrant more action by the central bank, which has bought about $24 billion worth of foreign currencies to keep the koruna weaker since 2013. At the same time, he’s made clear the policy can’t go on forever.
Aug 1 The Swiss National Bank has room to intervene in the foreign exchange market, with the Swiss franc considered overvalued to the euro, the bank's chairman said on Monday.
Euro (EUR) To Swiss Franc (CHF) Exchange Rate Declines On Price Of Gold
The cost of gold per 100 ounces has not been supportive of the Swiss franc exchange rate complex today, with the price seeing a steady deterioration since the start of July.
On the Eurozone side of things, the single currency bloc has seen a dip in appeal due to a recent downgrade in Germany’s growth forecast from 1.7% to 1.5%.
Israel receives first customized F35 stealth fighters July 29, 2016
Israel receives first customized F35 stealth fighters air force, aircraft, israel, mlitary Facebook Twitter linkedin google Reddit Lockheed-Martin delivered Israel's first F-35 Lightning II "Adir". It has passed all tests, and is due to be delivered in December.
The F-35 Lightning II Adir has top-of-the-line stealth technology, highly sensitive sensors of every kind, and fuel-optimizing computer systems to keep it in the air.
Access to the F-35’s software source code remains a live issue for the Israelis, as it has been with the Australians, British, and others. That access is necessary when air forces want to upgrade the aircraft’s computers, and/or integrate new weapons, communications, or electronic warfare systems. Israeli planes generally undergo heavy modifications to incorporate Israeli electronics and weapons systems, and the USA has allowed the Israelis access to the F-15 and F-16’s software. Israel has since exported a number of those enhancements for F-16 and F-15 customers in Asia and Latin America.
The F-35 Strike Fighter has been declared ‘combat capable’. But is it?
CATCH IN THE FINE-PRINT? The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence was earlier this week startled by a new rule that may have serious implications for Australia’s own force of 72 strike fighters. They’re not allowed to use the combat jet’s electro-optical target designation system. Without it, they can’t drop bombs or fire missiles. This is the advanced network of lasers, infra-red sensors and computer systems that ‘paint’ a target with a laser to guide weapons with pinpoint accuracy. The F-35’s owner’s manual apparently came with an unexpected limitation: The targeting system is only allowed to be used inside the United States — for security reasons. Among the restrictions are a ban on anyone being within 9km of the aircraft when the system is in use, and nobody with a set of binoculars within 33km. “If these restrictions stand, then training in the UK will be almost impossible,” a Ministry of Defence meeting was told. The same would apply to Australia. Live combat practice would be restricted to simulators. And functionality, performance and reliability assessments under Australian conditions would be curtailed.
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