The city of PyeongChang decided to change the spelling of its name before the Winter Olympics because the capital city of North Korea is Pyongyang, and the Olympic committee did not want anyone to travel to the wrong country or be confused in any way.
There are very strict travel regulations to and from North Korea so if there were a lot of people in the country unexpectedly there ...
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The Olympics in Sochi were very expensive for many reasons. The town of Sochi was not built to host such a large event and many infrastructure projects needed to be initiated to make the event a success. Another reason the Sochi Olympics were so expensive is that the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, wanted Russia to look impressive while it had the attention of the world.
The ...
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Security is a concern at every Olympic Games. Security at the PyeongChang Olympics is no different. The additional security concerns may be related to the proximity of the games to neighboring North Korea. North Korea is facing increasing isolation and political pressure from the rest of the world. If North Korea wanted to display its power, the Olympics may be a way for them to do ...
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I believe Facebook now limits the number of friends anyone can have on their Facebook timelines to no more than 5,000. You may be able to convert your personal account to a Page and then you are not limited to 5,000. There are quite a few people who have 5,000 friends and a lot of these are celebrities like Shakira, Eminem, and Rihanna.
However, it is interesting to note that a ...
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I have never read a confession on Facebook. I do not use Facebook. However, in order to offer an answer, I learned that on April 3, 2013, someone created a Facebook Page called 18+ Confessions. The about page says this if for anyone who wants to confess something, and your identity will be kept a secret.
I must confess (pun intended) I have never read any of the posts but I briefly ...
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This is a very hateful term used by racists to demean people from Africa or people of African decent. This word was used in the southern part of the United States during and after slavery to make black Americans feel like they were less worthy than white Americans.
Some people still use the term today if they are trying to insult a black person. This word is considered hate speech in ...
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Your account may not be eligible to advertise on Twitter because it must first meet Twitter’s eligibility criteria. For example, Twitter limits advertisers to certain countries and territories. The reason for this is due to US export control laws and trade sanctions. You can see a list of these at business.twitter.com.
Your account must also be a public account (not private) and ...
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Pinned tweets stay at the top of your Twitter profile. Having a pinned tweet means that it is the first thing your followers will see when they click on your profile and the pinned tweet will stay at the top of your profile unless you unpin it.
It is easier to unpin tweets when using the Android App. Locate the tweet on your profile and click on the down arrow. Next, select the option ...
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According to Twitter’s Help Center, “Twitter will not charge you for text messages, or to use mobile.twitter.com. However, you may see usage charges from your service provider depending on the type of data/rate plan you are currently on." Your carrier will charge you for text messages from Twitter in the same way as text messages from someone you know.
For example: (1) If ...
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It is not uncommon for books to be considered better than the movies on which they are based and the Harry Potter series is no exception. In the book, there is always much more character development and the characters are portrayed differently in the movies.
For example, Peeves the Hogwart’s ghost doesn’t appear in any of the movies and according to the books, Mrs. Norris ...
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