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November 29, 2017 | Travel & Tourism
Enjoy Lagos Sets to Launch Africa's First Ever Tourism Mobile Application
By NIPC Intelligence
Desirous to foster economic growth through brand awareness and increased patronage of local businesses, Enjoy Lagos, is set to inaugurate Africa's first ever tourism mobile application.
The product, which will stimulate the local and national economy, offers offering attractive discounts to shoppers, organizing private tours, booking flights and honeymoon packages, nearest ATM, emergency points etc for tourists and residents of Lagos State.
The Mobile Application will be available for download officially in all play stores and Apple stores from the 1st of December, 2017; and would be inaugurated officially on the 23rd of December, 2017.
According to CEO/Founder, Enjoy Lagos, Iyadi Grizi, the mobile app would be downloaded by everyone who lives and visits Lagos state. He added that, "It answers the frequently asked questions like where to find the nearest restaurant, nearest ATM, nearest filling station, nearest police station, weather reports and lots more."
Iyadi said, "This is a pocket size- friendly guide and Tourism app, which is a must have for anyone in Lagos, as either tourist or indigene." The Enjoy Lagos Mobile Application has 4 categories: Deals and offers, Lagos Tours, Lagos State and Enjoy Lagos. The Application will feature 100s of millions from retailers and businesses in Lagos and Africa.
The app would be Location enabled to tell the users where and how much discount the retailers in that location are offering; the CEO informs. According to Iyadi, there is an Enjoy Lagos Coupon Book, which is a quarterly publication that helps businesses to increase brand loyalty and awareness while boosting retail sales.
"The 2nd edition of the Enjoy Lagos Coupon Book (Christmas Special) is out and been distributed around Lagos. The coupon book is valid from the 1st of November, 2017, till the 14th of February, 2018. The second edition of the Enjoy Lagos Coupon book is being distributed at airports, by Airlines, embassies, from 300 plus merchants' locations."
Iyadi also informed of partnerships with top banks and corporate bodies in the country, such as The United Bank for Africa, who has been with Enjoy Lagos since the preparation of the release of the 2nd edition to design a mobile app, which can promote 10s of thousands of clients, with incentives like The automatic current account opening, the cheque book, QR reader and promotion of outstanding discounts on their digital platform.
He said, "With the help of the United Bank for Africa, Enjoy Lagos is taking the project from Lagos to Africa." There is also The Guardian Nigeria, whose partnership with Enjoy Lagos is said to bring invaluable exposure to the businesses enlisted on the coupon book, as they are also expected to be published on the Guardian Nigeria digital platform. Iyadi commented further saying, "With 1 million daily print readers, and a reach to a diverse and influential audience in Nigeria and Globally, Guardian is the most trusted newspaper in Nigeria to connect brands to the right audience."
The list of partners also included Vconnect, one of Nigeria's largest online business directory and according to the CEO of Enjoy Lagos, businesses listed on the coupon book would automatically be listed on Vconnect with Enjoy Lagos set to benefit from Vconnect's lists over 1.2 million businesses and attracts over 13 million visitors every year.
Iyadi revealed that, the Enjoy Lagos project acquired support from the Lagos State Government and Federal Government -Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), adding that the company leverages on global scale and cutting-edge payment technology to offer competitive prices. He said, "We pride ourselves on fully understanding our customer's needs and offering high quality service."


In recent piece in Forbes magazine, several addiction specialists discussed why high-level executives may be more prone to substance abuse, and the challenges in treating someone in that type of position.
Dr. David Linden, a neuroscience professor at Johns Hopkins University, told the magazine that traits that make a good CEO — risky behavior, a strong drive for acheivement, obsession and dedication —are exactly the same things that create an addict. According to him, pleasure derived from risky successes comes from the same brain pathways that make substance use irresistible to some.
"My strong, strong suspicion," said Linden, "is that what makes some people more likely to rise to top is same thing that makes them more likely to be addicts."
While most of the scientists interviewed on the article were in agreement about Dr. Linden's assertions regarding the causes of addiction among executives, the methods in which to intervene and treat them were less clear. Dr. Constance Scharff, an addiction specialist at a California treatment center said that it can even be difficult to determine if a CEO has an actual substance abuse problem. Because of the amount of assisting and work division that takes place in some offices, companies can still run without a fully-functional leader.
If employees do realize that there is a problem, it is important to first consult with the Human Resources department of a company, said Sarah Allen, a therapist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. HR should then contact a consultant who knows how to conduct an executive intervention.
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Well, not literally fight, but the last season of Game of Thrones surely isn't going down without at least a few huge marketing surprises. The last marketing stunt they're doing before the season launches on April 14th is probably a very big one: they're placing six Iron Thrones all around the world and you can actually sit on them yourselves.
The catch is that the locations are unknown and you have to find them according to a picture of the location they're currently sitting in.
Currently thrones have been found in Brazil, Spain, the UK and Sweden. How cool is that?
I'm assuming the GoT marketing team doesn't really condone people going full Red Wedding on each other to sit on the throne, so it's probably best to take seats in turns instead of bringing your swords and shields and duking it out medieval style.
Considering how long Cersei had to fight and the losses she had to endure to finally sit on the Iron Throne, the fact that all you have to do for it is find where it's at seems like a nice gesture. Don't ruin it for other people.
The thrones haven't all been found yet, however: there's currently an ice throne still to be located and the last one will be revealed once that one has been found. It would only be fitting if we could somehow manage to find all of them before the last season starts, so get out there and find those last two thrones!


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Ayesha Hazarika: Why I felt like giving Nigel Farage a Glasgow kiss
Safe to say it wasn't exactly a meeting of minds. If we had been on (Britain) First Dates, we wouldn't be seeing each other again. Even as friends.
Wednesday, 6th December 2017, 6:00 am
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Nigel Farage has millions of supporters who buy into his hate, says Ayesha Hazarika. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
There was pleasant chit chat in the green room beforehand about how many anti-EU stories we could squeeze in and everyone was very taken with him. There were selfies with BBC staff and a bit of a buzz you get when a 'seleb' is in the joint. And I guess that's what he is, a media personality. But he is also a very important, powerful and indeed dangerous political and social influencer. It is fine (well it's not actually) to treat him like a star off-screen, but not when the cameras are rolling. That's where I came in.
There was a lot of anger on social media directed at the Marr show for giving Farage a platform. The BBC's flagship Today Programme had also recently faced criticism for interviewing Ann Coulter, the American far-right commentator who first tweeted those offensive, Islamaphobic, fake Britain First films which Donald Trump then went on to retweet. At the time, I tweeted something along the lines of it was amazing how much air time global racists get compared to the people and communities they attack.
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The Ann Coulters, Katie Hopkins and Nigel Farages of this world are never short of media platforms from which to spew their poison, designed to prey on people's fear and ignorance and stoke up hatred and division. But you hardly ever see people from other communities represented – like moderate, integrated Muslim women and men who would slay their stupid illiterate arguments.
As usual, Farage mounted a pathetic, shameful, slimy defence of Trump. Apparently, The Donald doesn't know what he tweets. In which case, he's too stupid to the be the President of the United States so let's get those tiny digits away from the nuclear codes. I think he knew exactly what he was tweeting. You don't retweet video content on Twitter unless you've had a wee peek and like what you saw. Get real.
In a way, why should we be surprised? This is a man who was very clear with the world about what to expect when he ran for the Presidency. Misogyny, racism, ignorance and prejudice. You can't say he wasn't up front with us. So, he knew what he was tweeting all right. The fact that he thought it was okay to promote a disgusting organisation like Britain First tells you everything you need to know about his values.
As Jo Cox lay dying, the scumbag who executed her shouted out "Britain First". Anyone with half a brain learnt about the organisation in the aftermath of that murder which made news around the world. Friends who had rather naively wanted to give Trump the benefit of the doubt felt his actions were more than a step too far. Or should that be a goose-step? But not our Nigel.
Even Trump super-fan Piers Morgan condemned Trump, but not Nigel. Sparks flew on the sofa at this point. He probably wanted to punch me and I was ready to give him a Glasgow kiss. But, after much heated debate on both sides, it was all over, ending on the best piece of satire I've ever heard as Farage pronounced: "No one has done more to combat the far right than me."
Ladies and gentlemen, irony is officially dead. Farage stormed off with his aide and suddenly my phone lit up. There were many messages of support. There was a real feeling of anger that yet again, a man with no official position in British politics was allowed to have so much air time. Many people were glad that I had challenged him robustly and that he hadn't been given the usual easy time. But then came the hate and boy did it come thick and fast. Apparently, I am very rude. How dare I have the temerity to challenge The Nigel. I somehow forgot I was supposed to just sit there in reverential silence and accept all the nonsense he was verbally vomiting. Sorry about that.
And apparently, Nigel is very shy and retiring. Poor wee snowflake. My favourite comment was from UKIP MEP Gerard Batten who called me a "gobby woman". You'll recall UKIP are the party who called women "sluts" because they never cleaned behind the fridge. I don't think I've ever felt so proud.
Then came the really nasty stuff. I've never had so many messages from so many "proud ENGLISHMEN" so big and 'bwave' they hide behind a picture of a suit of armour and a fake name. I've never had so much racist abuse as I've had in the last three days. It's been quite an eye-opener. I've been called the 'C' word – no, not Conservative which makes a change – and told to pack my bags and go home, but sadly my folks have moved from Coatbridge.
Now all this abuse is no fun and can wreck a girl's complexion but, in a way, it's been a timely and powerful reminder of who I am and what I stand for. We are living in dangerous, fragile times and values matter more than they ever have. It's easy to argue that everyone should be able to say anything they want, that there's no such thing as offence, and that the far-right speak for the majority. They don't. But their powerful rhetoric does work. A supporter of Britain First who became fixated with Muslims has just been sentenced for driving at the owner of a curry house in Harrow, north London, after giving the Nazi salute. Hate crimes are up by 29 per cent. Words matter.
That is why we have to be vigilant. Trump is having a good week. He has got his Muslim ban through the courts as well as a major bill to give tax cuts to the rich. It looks like he will visit the UK in February as our Prime Minister is too weak to say no because we are so desperate for a post-Brexit trade deal. It gives the expression "taking the knee" a whole new political meaning. Trump probably benefited from the row about those tweets because, just as Farage has millions of supporters who buy into his hate, the same is true of Trump. His rustbelt base probably loved it.
I would rather Trump doesn't come and will be out on the streets making my views heard along with thousands of others. That's a hard border we could all get behind. I'm hoping a flying visit means air traffic control will keep him circling the skies then have him turn around again.
But protests are not enough. We have to fight harder against the intolerance and hatred that is now commonplace. We have to stand up for our values of decency. I'm glad that Nicola Sturgeon has been so outspoken against Trump and his visit. We have to be more vocal. And when it comes to giving the far-right a platform, I'm not for censorship. Closing down discussion on their issues – from immigration to integration – doesn't work. If you're going to give them some airtime, make sure you challenge them, be aggressive and determined as they are, call out their lies and make sure you have a proper "gobby woman" to take them on. They really don't like it up 'em.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar is "grateful" that the NBC TV reboot of cruel intentions never got off the ground and shares that she believes it is better suited for streaming than a broadcast network.
In an interview with The New York Times to promote her new movie, Netflix's take revengeGellar talked about dipping her toe into acting, how her character in the movie is an adult version of her cruel intentions character Kathryn Merteuil and why she hasn't talked about negative experiences she had as a young woman in Hollywood.
Speaking of her time on the NBC series, which got a trial order in February 2016 before being shelved in October of that same year, Gellar said the network and concept didn't fit well together.
"I don't know. That was a really crazy time," the actress and wolf pack executive producer said. "Nothing against NBC, but cruel intentions is streaming directly. On the first day I was like, 'This isn't working.' It's just not a network show. And if it's a network show, it's not mine cruel intentions. So I was actually grateful."
The series would take place more than 15 years after the events of the 1999 film, which followed Kathryn as she vie for control of the family business Valmont International and Bash Casey, the soul of her stepbrother, the late Sebastian Valmont, who played by Ryan Phillippe.
During the interview, she also talked about her experiences as a younger actress in Hollywood. Gellar had been acting since the 1980s, but rose to prominence on TV as the titular character in Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. After the show's creator faced allegations of abusive and unprofessional conduct, some of which Whedon denied, Gellar shared a statement supporting "all abuse survivors," stating that she was "proud of them for speaking out."
However, Gellar has remained largely silent about her own experiences. During a conversation with the Timeshe says that's an active choice and one she's making because talking about it in public isn't a winning situation for her in a culture that blames and shames the victim.
"Growing up in New York, I had a bit of a street feel about it, which is helpful. But no, it wasn't easy," she said of her experiences as a young woman in the industry. "And I've had quite a few experiences, i just chose not to – i don't win by telling my stories emotionally for me i watch people tell their story and i am so impressed but in this world where people are torn apart , and blaming and shaming victim, I just keep my stories here."
However, Gellar notes that those experiences have influenced how she comes to the set and operates with her cast and crew for wolf packthe upcoming Paramount+ Teen Wolf spin off.
"I have these two young girls and two young boys [acting] am working on it. I've made it very clear from day 1 that if there are things the production wants to talk to them about, I want them to go through me. Because I've been there. And I want [the performers] to always have a safe place," she said. "But I also always try to come in with a smile on my face and set a tone. We are all equal. It doesn't matter what kind of job someone does, they are treated exactly the same."
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In August 2014 close to 8000 people are projected to gather at the ExCeL, London, for Loncon 3 the World Science Fiction convention (colloquially known as Worldcon). Over five days thousands of different events will happen (talks, panels, concerts, plays, discussion groups, workshops, awards ceremonies and so on). More than two years of planning will have gone into making this a success by a geographically dispersed team of volunteers from three continents.
To manage the complexity that arises from all this information (events, equipment, participants and so forth.) Loncon is using the latest incarnation of a cloud based conference planning system.
1. Data Collection – conventions such as Loncon plan better when there is detailed information about potential participants.
It was not enough to get basic contact information from the registration system into the planning system. Customized online questionnaires were created using the planning system which enabled the convention to collect data from potential participants. The data from the questionnaires included tag contexts for various areas that respondents could fill according to their interests (such as Literature, Media, Art and so forth).
2. Data Interpretation – being able to mine collected data improves the quality of the conference, by matching participants to topics and improving the experience for the members.
Planners from Loncon are able to examine the data via custom queries so as to best match participants to events. They can ask questions such as "which people said that they are available Thursday morning and stated a speciality of 'History of Science/Technology'?". Additionally, planners can also filter the list of people by their stated interest by using the tags from the questionnaires.
3. Managing Data – it is important to manage all aspects (space, time, people, and equipment). Real time conflict reporting and the ability to easily re-assign people and events is an essential tool.
At the time of writing this the Loncon planners are in the process of putting together the various programme items (events) and deciding the time and place for each. As each planner adds people to events, or events to a time and place, conflicts can arise: participants assigned to an event at times that they are not available, or assigned to be in two places at the same time. Seeing these conflicts in real time and being able to adjust accordingly is an indispensable function.
4. Publishing Data – it is not enough to have things well planned within the system, you need to get the information out to the members via various channels.
Loncon's programme of events will be available to members via native iOS and Android apps that interface directly with the planning system. The apps will have been themed to compliment the convention's brand. Event though there is a paperless channel there is still a need to support print publications. To do so Loncon will use the tools within the system to extract the convention schedule in a format suitable for pre-press software.
5. Change Management – to paraphrase an old saying: the one certainty is that things will change. Conventions such as Loncon need to be able to manage change and inform members in a timely manner.
Loncon is able to version the programme and work on changes to the schedule of events from with the planning system. Then the changes are published on an as needed basis. The mobile application synchronizes with the planning system when it has data connectivity so members are informed in a timely manner (changes and updates will be flagged accordingly). Changes will also be exported from the system to be included in news-letters that are distributed at the convention.
We are seeing the maturation of technology used for planning conferences. It is great having multiple applications to help you put together your next great event. But how can these work together? Better still from the user and planners point of view would be standards for data interchange. Is this in the future of event planning technologies?
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Rizal Shrine day trip: Consul General Lim takes us to school on Philippines History [sponsored]
Manila, July 10. Sixteen buses carrying five hundred delegates were in the convoy. Ten buses were to go to Calamba, the boyhood home and shrine to Dr. Jose Rizal, and six were traveling to Kawit. Kawit is the hometown of General Emilio Aguinaldo and birthplace of the Philippine Revolution, where, on June 12, 1898, a group signed a declaration of independence from their Spanish overlords, flew their colors for the first time and publicly dedicated themselves to the new, yet-to-be determined independent nation.
As reported to me by someone on that bus… Bus Six never went to Kawit. The tour company heard that many more people wanted to go to Calamba, and could not be accommodated. So they decided to change course of one of the buses and send it instead to Calamba, the childhood home and now-shrine to Dr. Rizal.
The Bus Six tour guide, having memorized dates, treaties, names of revolutionaries and military figures to prepare for a three-hour tour to the Aguinaldo Shrine, seemed frazzled at the thwarting of the Kawit itinerary. He bought a little time to compose himself and started the bus riders on introductions.
Around the bus they went, one by one, introducing themselves, until the circle returned to the tour guide.
Side note: it's customary among Filipinos in an introduction to ask where you are from (in the States or Canada), and then to ask the next question, "Taga-saan po kayo sa Pilipinas?" Or, "Where are you and your family from in the Philippines?"
Luckily for this guide (and for the riders of Bus Six), he also had Philippines Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim of Chicago on the bus.
Said my source, the consul general took the tour guide's helm.
Wielding the microphone, she said (and a few others, too, reported to me) that he was quite the expert on all things Rizal.
Our convoy crawled south through the morning gridlock on EDSA, or the sixteen-lane artery (yeah, it's sixteen lanes!) AKA Epifanio De los Santos Avenue. Past shopping malls, flyovers and underpasses to the outskirts of the 17-city, 17 million resident-strong urban conglomerate known as Metro Manila to the Southern Luzon Expressway, we went.
We picked up speed and passed large industrial areas. Billboards advertised new, gated subdivisions; whitening creams; Jollibee; Bear Brand baby formula. Farms and mountains loomed ahead.
Just off the exit for Calamba, several large restaurants with huge parking areas for tour buses vied for Philippine pesos, American dollars, Japanese yen or South Korean won.
As we neared the center of town, we slowed as the traffic built and the streets narrowed. Old fire trees' wide spreading branches gave shade to our route, and their signature red-orange flowers lit the tips of their boughs.
The old stone church, St. John the Baptist, appeared to our right. The tropical elements and time wore the stone to a dark mossy grey. Across the street was the Rizal Shrine, built on the site of his boyhood home.
The Rizal Shrine staff greeted our contingent very warmly with wide-brimmed straw hats that kept the sun off our faces. An ensemble of local, young rondalla musicians regaled the garden with their trilling, harmonious guitars. I wondered how these young people kept their composure in full formal wear in the unrelenting heat. They appeared not to sweat.
An L-shaped building with a peristyle flanked the southeastern part of the compound, which housed additional galleries and a gift shop. A buffet of "snacks" awaited in a receiving room -- kakanin (rice desserts of all sorts) and pancit (marinated pan-fried noodles with vegetables and meats) and the best calamansi iced tea I drank all trip.
The main house today is a replica of the original built on the same footprint. In the architecture of the times, the primary living quarters was on the second floor, while the ground floor was used for storage of goods, livestock, beasts of burden or foodstuffs, a mill, or kalesa (horse-drawn carriages) if the family was wealthy like Rizal's. Brick walls of the ground level were laid fortress-thick and with very small windows near the top. Carriage-bearing doors opened out onto the street. Living quarters were kept upstairs to minimize damage during monsoons and for security of the owners and their property.
The upper level was built to breathe. The upper floor was built with a slight overhang beyond the stone footprint of the ground floor. The walls were built of wood, with large windows of sliding translucent capiz shell shutters. Vaulted ceilings were high to bring hot air up and away from the occupants below.
The furnishings were more or less typical of what I'd expect, except one item. Over the dining table in the kitchen hung a punkah, an Indian fan. A house servant, standing to one side, pulled the rope to fan his/her seated employers during the their meal.
Clearly Rizal was from a landed family to be situated so near to the town church, in those days, the center of power. My new friend Romel shared that Rizal was of the ilustrado class. Status, as some forms of it persist today, dictates one's destiny: peninsulares or Spanish, mestizas (those of mixed heritage – Spanish, other European, Mexican formerly New Spain), illustrados (landed class of Filipinos), and indios (everyone else).
As my anonymous contact on Bus Six related this story to me, I was thinking, wow, the Consul General assigned to my own city -- an expert, drop-of-the-hat tour guide -- must have some opinion on Rizal's national hero status. Here's what Consul General Lim shared with me by email:
Many attempts have been made to dilute the accomplishments of Jose Rizal. As I shared with the bus I rode in going to his birthplace, Rizal was a true philosopher and renaissance man. He took up surveying in Ateneo [de Manila University] primarily to familiarize himself with the mythologies being applied by the authorities then to systematically deprive his family and many others of their land. He took up medicine in UST primarily to know more of the eye ailment that afflicted his mother. He learned many languages (including French, English, German, Russian, Spanish and Japanese) so that he could appreciate writings of leading philosophers and thinkers in their original (not translated) version. When he was exiled by the authorities in Dapitan and after he won the lotto, he started a cooperative, a school, medical practice and built some interesting waterworks.
He travelled to the US in 1884 in an attempt to understand a fledgling democracy's practice of freedom almost a hundred years after its independence from its colonizers. He saw many potential difficulties for still-to-be independent Philippines and he detailed these observations in many of his writings and letters to friends. Not all his sage advice were heeded, of course. In one [of] his diary entries on his visit to Chicago, he called attention to the pervasive use of Indian emblems in many tobacco stores at that time. For me, [this was Rizal's] implicit critique of a country that did not recognize native Americans as US citizens until 1924 (the very people that occupied the land before the colonizers came---not citizens!). [emphasis mine]
We may not yet fully understand Rizal even today. I long for the day that I can understand his Spanish and German writings and fully appreciate their contemporary and aspirational contexts. It is no accident that he has been revered as a hero; it is also no accident that he is Filipino. I just hope we have the opportunity to have a better understanding of the man---not from the eyes of any of our colonizers.
Back to Bus Six. They boarded the buses at Calamba.
Having exhausted possible talking points and discussion on Rizal – thanks to Consul General Lim – it was now JOKES TIME, said my contact on the sixth bus.
Ever the info-tainer – the tour guide got up and said, "So I guess since I memorized all these facts about Aguinaldo, I'm going to entertain you with my jokes."
Humor is a tool well used in Filipino culture to break awkward situations, lend lighthearted respite from serious or lengthy conversations, or to save someone from losing face (as the guide may have felt).
"What's the difference between a French kiss and an Australian kiss?"
"The Australian one is down under," he answered, giving way to many laughs but one reprimanding ssst.
Said she of the disapproving ssst sternly, "Please no green jokes! There are children present…"
Retorted the guide with a flourish, "You are the one bringing malice to my joke, I was just pointing out that, geographically, Australia is down under..."
Next stop, Taal Volcano...
Note: This post is sponsored by the Philippines' Department of Tourism (DOT). The 2013 Ambassadors' Tour was in July 2013, and the Philippines' DOT underwrote my participation.
The Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna, can be visited on Calle Real. It's open Tuesdays through Sundays, 8 AM to noon and 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission to the Shrine is free.
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Sample some rondalla, courtesy of the Philippine Chamber Rondalla of New Jersey!
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Some Awesome Facts About White Christmas - You Don't Know
"White Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Irving Berlin in 1940. It was first performed by Bing Crosby in the film "Holiday Inn," which was released in 1942. The song has since become a holiday classic and has been covered by numerous artists.
"White Christmas" is about longing for a white Christmas, which is a Christmas with snow on the ground. The lyrics describe the dream of a perfect holiday season with friends and family, surrounded by the beauty of a snowy landscape. The song has a warm and nostalgiciac feel, and its melody is instantly recognizable and memorable.
"White Christmas" has had a lasting impact on popular culture and has been featured in numerous films, television shows, and commercials. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time, and its popularity continues to endure year after year.
Some Awesome Facts :
"White Christmas" was written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Russia who became one of the most successful songwriters in American history. He wrote the song in 1940, but it was not initially a hit.
"White Christmas" was first performed by Bing Crosby in the film "Holiday Inn," which was released in 1942. Crosby's recording of the song became a hit in 1943 and has since become one of the best-selling singles of all time, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies worldwide.
"White Christmas" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.
"White Christmas" has been covered by numerous artists, including Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Dolly Parton, to name a few. It is one of the most covered songs in history.
"White Christmas" has been featured in many films and television shows, including "Elf," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and "The Polar Express." It has also been used in various commercials and has been referenced in numerous pop culture works.
"White Christmas" was not initially a hit when it was first released in 1942. However, it gained popularity during World War II when soldiers abroad heard it on the radio and requested the song be played more often. This led to "White Christmas" becoming a hit in 1943.
"White Christmas" was written by Irving Berlin in 1940 while he was vacationing at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Berlin wrote the song in just an hour and later said that he wrote it as a "throwaway" for the film "Holiday Inn."
"White Christmas" was not initially intended to be a Christmas song. Berlin wrote the song for the film "Holiday Inn," which was about a hotel that only opened on holidays. "White Christmas" was originally written as a song about longing for the warmth and comfort of home during the holidays.
In addition to being one of the best-selling singles of all time, "White Christmas" is also the best-selling song of all time, according to the Guinness World Records.
I hope this information is helpful! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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30 Aug 2018, 4 a.m.
Spring is coming and so are the fresh Aussie asparagus spears.
DRY weather might be the scourge of many crops but for Aussie asparagus growers it could mean one of the best crops in years.
The Australian Asparagus Council is getting consumers prepped for the coming Spring asparagus season.
Fresh Australian-grown asparagus spears will supermarket shelves nationwide in early September.
According to the AAC, the drier conditions throughout winter have been ideal for growing and harvesting across all growing regions.
AAC president, Alex Motta, said this year's crop is on track to be one of the best, with the good year of preparation meaning the early season spears are delicious, crisp and firm.
"The dry conditions over winter have been ideal for growing conditions, meaning our crops are extra juicy and fresh," Mr Motta said.
The AAC is pushing the nutritional benefits of the crop as well.
One serve of asparagus, which is about three to four spears, has a quarter of an adult's daily vitamin C needs, as well as providing B vitamins, potassium, and fibre.
"Nothing says spring and warmer weather to me more than fresh Australian asparagus being available on shelves," Mr Motta said.


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Home > Insights > Blog > Trade Risks That Could Rattle Markets: NAFTA Withdrawal, Auto Tariffs
Trade Risks That Could Rattle Markets: NAFTA Withdrawal, Auto Tariffs
While we believe that optimism regarding an evolving and eventual trade deal between the U.S. and China is well-placed, we would caution investors against growing complacent about trade policy risk more broadly.
By Libby Cantrill 23 April 2019
While we believe that optimism regarding an evolving and eventual trade deal between the U.S. and China is well-placed, we would caution investors against growing complacent about trade policy risk more broadly. Other trade actions could weigh on markets and pose a headwind to U.S. economic growth over the next few months.
Potential threat of NAFTA withdrawal
For decades, President Trump has called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) one of the "worst trade deals ever made." More recently, Trump has threatened to withdraw the U.S. from the original NAFTA if Congress fails to ratify the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade deal that his administration has negotiated to replace NAFTA. This threat may be more than just a negotiating tactic. Here's why.
House Speaker Pelosi controls whether the USMCA is voted upon, and currently, she has little political incentive to force House Democrats to vote on the agreement as is. For one, House Democrats are wary of handing President Trump a win without significant concessions in return; this reluctance to give the president a political victory is even more acute after the release of the Mueller report, with pockets of Democrats now calling for the president's impeachment and showing little inclination for bipartisanship. Additionally, Democrats have not been particularly supportive of free trade agreements historically: The original NAFTA only received a minority of support among House Democrats in 1994 (when President Clinton, a Democrat, was in the White House), and subsequent trade agreements, such as the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), passed with only a handful of Democrats supporting them.
While the Trump administration says it wants to work with Democrats to address their concerns, the longer negotiations take and the more delayed ratification is, the more impatient Trump may become. Thinking it might accelerate negotiations, he may decide to send notification that the U.S. is withdrawing from NAFTA. Conveniently, notification of withdrawal is non-binding: At the end of the six-month clock, Trump can simply decide not to withdraw the U.S. from NAFTA. In other words, he could get a political headline without actually committing to withdrawal.
Even the notification of withdrawal would be messy, however, as it would almost certainly precipitate a legal fight and create chaos among U.S. companies with entrenched supply chains, which would invariably weigh on markets. In our view, the more delayed the USMCA vote is, the higher the chance of a NAFTA withdrawal notification.
Risk of auto tariffs
While tariffs on autos or auto parts would be exceedingly unpopular with many U.S. stakeholders, including members of Congress and even the U.S. auto companies the tariffs are meant to protect, President Trump's long-standing focus on this issue should not be underestimated. He has argued about the unfairness of trade terms and the need for tariffs on auto imports since the 1980s.
Additionally, if the past two years are any indication, the president fundamentally believes that the threat – and in some cases, the imposition – of tariffs are effective mechanisms to gain leverage over our trading partners. Similar to how he imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico when negotiating the USMCA and tariffs on Chinese goods before entering into negotiations with China, President Trump may move forward with tariffs on European autos as the U.S.–Europe negotiations start in earnest.
May 18 is the current deadline for the White House to act on auto tariffs, but we could see the administration delay that for several months, meaning uncertainty around auto tariffs may continue until autumn.
Learn more of PIMCO's high-level insights into global trade, geopolitics, and other macro trends in our latest Cyclical Outlook.
Libby Cantrill
Finding the Right Level of Support for Capital Markets and Mortgage Rates
The Fed has moved aggressively to stabilize core assets, including mortgages. Yet several market indicators are still concerning.
Mike Cudzil, Daniel H. Hyman, Tiffany Wilding
Economic Fallout: Here Comes Congress!
The $2.2 trillion stimulus is the biggest ever, but the U.S. Congress may be forced to do even more.
Libby Cantrill, Tiffany Wilding
Canada: A Bigger Economic Hit, a Greater Capacity to Respond
Canada's economy may be at greater risk for lasting damage, but we believe Ottawa is well-positioned to respond.
Tiffany Wilding, Allison Boxer
Blog: Finding the Right Level of Support for Capital Markets and Mortgage Rates


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Children initiated into world of letters

Children initiated into world of letters

The 'Mandapam' in Thunjan Parambu where the author was initiated into learning in 1976
'Vidyarambham' is a secular South Indian tradition of initiating children into the world of knowledge by wiring letters on sand or rice grain. Yesterday, more than four thousand toddlers were initiated into learning as part of the Navarathiri festival at Thunjan Parambu near Tirur, in Malappuram district in Kerala. Thunjan Parambu is a memorial of medieval poet Thunchath Ezhuthachan, revered as father of Malayalam literature, where children are brought to write their initial letters on sand and rice grains.
Writer C Radkahrishnan says, "It was in Thunjan Parambu that Ezhuthachan modified the Malayalam alphabets and wrote the Harinamakeerthanam to popularize them. Even after centuries people from various parts of the state come to take sand from Thunjan Parambu to initiate their children to the alphabet."
It was in Thunjan Parambu that Ezhuthachan taught and spent better half of his life. Here one can find the original stylus which Ezhuthachan wrote the Malayalam Ramayana, a Hindu epic. Legend says that the whole Ramayana in Malayalam was recited to the author by a parrot so that he could compose tirelessly without having to stop in between.
The literature park designed according to traditional Kerala architecture, has a beautiful bronze statue of the parrot and larger version of the Iron stylus and the palm leave in with which he wrote the epic. The legend says that the Nux Vomica tree with bitter leaves here has lost their bitter taste to sweet wisdom.
Thousands of children were initiated into the world of letters on Monday at public functions organised by religious/educational institutions, charitable organisations, cultural and media establishments across the state as part of the Vidyarambham ritual marking the conclusion of the Navaratri festival. More news here
a peaceful journey through Tirur river
Most of the trips that The Blue Yonder organises along theRiver Nila is initiated by a visit to Thunjan Parmbu followed by a serene country boat ride through the Tirur River that joins Nila before pouring into the Arabian sea at the estuary in Ponnani. Check out for more details here
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During the first chapter or two, I didn't believe that I would see the charm that everyone 10 year older than me does with this book. Then I realized that it probably wouldn't have mattered even if it was about the geek-culture of the 90's. I don't think I would have recognized as much anyway. Or maybe I would have. But the fact that I was born in the early 90's didn't make me understand any less. I have the geek within, even if it is not on such a detailed level and I think that was what made me understand anyway. I know how all of that works, I lived through a decade of incredible technological developments and understand why Halliday (the deceased creator of OASIS) had such an obsession with the 80's, which was even more extreme than the 90's. The author is also very good at describing everything, so even if you might not get the exact image in your head while reading, you still clearly see it all in front of you. The part about the book being about geek culture in the 80's doesn't take over the main story, even if it is present all the time.
I think of myself as a technology-loving person and of course wonder how this whole virtual reality world works. Like do they talk out loud while talking to people in the game? Wouldn't that be very annoying for everyone around on that bus for example? Do they have earplugs to snuff out the sounds from the real world? How much do they actually have to move in real life order to move in the OASIS? I wonder if the author had anything to say about the movie that will be out in 11 days.
The plot was kind of predictable and took the usual turns where we first meet the main character who falls in love, screws it up while everything else around him turns bad as well just to work everything out and give the book a happy ending and not a surprising one at all.
It was a very good book and the predictabilities doesn't lower the grade, but the fact that I don't understand the 80's does unfortunately. So it gets a 4!
I am not sure why exactly this got a slighty better grade than Legend. It might have been because I listened to Legend as an audiobook and I did it in two sittings so it felt like nothing happened. Or perhaps because this one was slightly better. Maybe they were as good? I got a good impression of it anyway. 3 feels low, but according to my scale, it was a good book so I guess that is accurate.
What was good about it? First of all, it was very intimately written. I got the impression that this book's focus was the development of the characters and their point of view rather than the story. The story is good, but the closeness to the characters really make it pop.
Second, any type of realistic dystopian story intrigues me. Well, it doesn't even have to be realistic, but this is. More of the backstory to why it became the Republic of America is revealed in Prodigy and it is so cool that the author sits on so much information that never really gets out to the reader. This is something I have definitely learned since starting to write myself and Marie Lu has drawn up a very colorful (maybe vivid is the more correct term since her future is really really grey and dull) world.
Definitely better than the first. Is perhaps Champion (the last in the trilogy) even better? We will have to wait and see.
First, before anything else, I have to say that the grade might have been affected by the fact that this was not read, but listened to. I almost feel like I have cheated. For the first time in my life, I have listened to an audiobook. I took a trip up to my cousins in Nynäshamn and it is 5 hours each way. I was alone and felt that I would get bored if I only listened to music, so I tried an audiobook for the very first time. During those 10 hours it took me to drive back and forth, I managed to finish Legend and 25% of Prodigy (#2).
I usually don't have big expectations on books. But I was a little disappointed by this. Don't mistake me, it was a good book and definitely enjoyable listening too. Perhaps I went through too much of it in too short time, but it felt like not much was happening. I also got the feeling that this was a very long introduction to the story, that most of the exciting things are happening in #2 and forward.
I really liked the characters, they felt real. Although it is pretty cliché-y that the main characters are from opposite sides of the social hierarchy and that they fall in love and all of that. But it does not overtake the main story of the new Republic of America.
One thing I really liked when listening to it was that they had two people reading, one man for the boy and one woman for the girl. It made it feel more alive, even if perhaps I wouldn't have given them those voices in my head.
The world on the surface is an unknown wilderness and faceless dangers can lurk anywhere in the city's ruins where barely any human have set its foot in over 20 years.
This is so far the Swedish translations in this trilogy goes. I really hope the third one gets translated soon, I really want to find out what happens next. Like the first one, it is a really good book. It is slightly less good though, I only give it a 3.5 instead of a 4. And the reason for that, is because I felt that it was a bit spread out. There was a main story, but it was left behind after just a few chapters and it instead focused on so many other things. I guess you could say it was a bit messy. But, it wrapped up nicely in the end and answered almost all questions you had while reading it. One got unanswered and I doubt that it will be brought up in the third book (Beyond the Horizon), but I hope it will.
Compared to the originals by Dmitry Glukhovsky, Andrey Dyakov's story takes place more aboveground, this one not so much as the first (Resan till Ljuset), but still more than Metro 2033. Lots of monsters and the author definitely has a lot of imagination when inventing all of them.
Something that also drags down the review by 0.5 points is that it sometimes felt like too much. Almost all the action-filled situations went to the worst case scenario, but always worked out in the end. This is sci-fi, I know, but it felt unrealistic, and yes, a bit too much. The characters doesn't have to be on the brink of death as soon as something happens. It gets predictable after a while, "oh no, they are dead/almost dead, but it is okay, they will survive of course, because they survived everything else so far".
But it is still a very good story! I really like the setting of it all and it was definitely worth reading even with the exxagerations. If you enjoyed the original Metro series, you will enjoy this series too.


"Rocks of Ireland Vol.1", our latest addition to the UE4 Marketplace, brings to you rock formations and boulders that geologically resemble those found along some Irish coast lines, but can as well be found in the uplands of Scotland and all across Western Europe.
Along with 18 3D-scanned, HQ-Rock-Meshes with full LOD sets and high resolution textures, we have composed this set in a way that will give you valuable know-how: our own, realistic custom wind shader, and a sophisticated terrain blend shader.
On top of that, we will include 7 grass meshes, a large tree model (with wind vertex painting), a bush model and four fieldstone/boulder models, along with a 4-Layer-Landscape Material.
The ocean, animals, walls and fences from the example video are not included, and neither are the monastery and manor buildings (which, however, might make it to the marketplace one day).
HD-quality, high-res textures including normal-, diffuse- and roughness maps.
Additional Landscape Material and Mesh Blend function to facilitate blending.
1 Landscape Material with 4 weight-blended layers ("Grass 1" for painting grass with spawning grass meshes).
Collision: Full LOD-Collision for Rock Meshes, not-solid for foliage, none for tree, bush models.
Vertex Count: Between 1.5k and 7.3k for Rock Meshes, between 80 and 260 Triangles for grass meshes, "Field Grass" 900 Triangles, less than 4.5k for other meshes.
LODs: 1-3 for most Rock Meshes.
Supported Target Build Platforms: Windows / PC, VR depending on performance requirements.
Important/Additional Notes: If you have been following our other packs on UE4 Marketplace, you will find that we gladly update and polish our content depending on the feedback we get.