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May 22nd Edition
You should be able to keep your financial adviser. Unfortunately, the Department of Labor's (DOL's) recently proposed "fiduciary rule" threatens this option.
May 21st Edition
In his 2,312 days in office, President Obama's administration has finalized 2,210 new regulations that impose a new compliance burden of $659.6 billion. That "One-a-Day" pace means that the regulatory burden has risen by an average of $285 million per day; $11 million per hour; $198,000 per minute; or $3,300 per second of his time in office. Put differently, the regulatory burden has risen by roughly $100 billion per year or $1 trillion over the 10-year budget window.
May 20th Edition
Yesterday AAF participated in the Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit 2015 and unveiled "Balanced: 2028," its plan to address major social, budgetary and economic needs. One way to think about such a plan is to look at its constituent parts: comprehensive tax reform, reforms to Medicare and Medicaid, immigration reform, funding for defense and other priorities.
May 19th Edition
With another round of weak economic data and the specter of prolonged growth at the anemic pace of 2.1 percent per year, one would think that proposals to raise economic growth would be of central importance. The beginning of the 2016 White House race has delivered some proposals — candidates Rubio, Paul, Perry, Huckabee, Cruz and Christie have all discussed tax reform ideas as a central part of growing more rapidly — and candidates Bush and Christie have laid out specific growth targets.
May 18th Edition
Senators David Vitter and Elizabeth Warren have introduced bipartisan legislation restricting the Federal Reserve's ability to act as a lender of last resort without Congressional approval. Specifically, the bill requires that a Fed emergency-lending program encompass at least five or more institutions.
May 15th Edition
March was the worst month for economic growth since the Great Recession. While official Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures are computed and released quarterly, the private firm Macroeconomic Advisers produces a monthly estimate of GDP.
May 14th Edition
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May 12th Edition
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SpaceX delays launch to ISS
By Gizmag Team
May 20, 2012
SpaceX has suffered another hitch in its quest to become the first commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch scheduled for May 19 from Cape Canaveral was cancelled due to a potential problem with one of the engines aboard the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, but all systems should be go on May 22.
Here's the official SpaceX statement:
Cape Canaveral, Fl -- Today SpaceX Exploration Technologies, (SpaceX) issued the following statement on today's launch attempt.
Today's launch was aborted when the flight computer detected slightly high pressure in the engine 5 combustion chamber. We have discovered root cause and repairs are underway.
During rigorous inspections of the engine, SpaceX engineers discovered a faulty check valve on the Merlin engine. We are now in the process of replacing the failed valve. Those repairs should be complete tonight. We will continue to review data on Sunday.
If things look good, we will be ready to attempt to launch on Tuesday, May 22nd at 3:44 AM Eastern.
The latest Twiiter update from the company confirms a faulty check valve on engine #5 as the issue. A replacement is being fitted and the revised launch time still stands.
We'll keep you posted throughout the week.
Source: SpaceX
The problem with the engine cluster model is that 9 engines give you 9 times the number of possible faults, but designing an engine that is 9 times as powerful could vary well give even more difficulties. And of course there is the advantage that with multiple engines you can loose one in flight and still potentially reach your destination.Slowburn
There have been hints that SpaceX may indeed be developing a much more powerful engine. However, that's still in the future if it arrives at all.
As for the current Falcon 9, yeah, there are 9 times the moving parts, but that's why you do engine testing. And the Merlin rocket engine has proven to be fairly reliable so far.Jon A.
Go SpaceX! The USA is back in space, and with private enterprise in the driving seat, efficiency and innovation will rule all the way> Congrats to SpaceX on the successful launch of this mission!!FrankR


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Faith-Based Campaign
What brought John McCain and Barack Obama to Rick Warren's megachurch.
Sep 1, 2008, Vol. 13, No. 47 • By TERRY EASTLAND
Warren's agenda continues to expand. He is superintending a big alliance--called the P.E.A.C.E. Coalition--of churches, businesses, ministries, and universities that he assembled earlier this year. Through it he aims to get one billion Christians in local churches worldwide to take on five "global giants"--spiritual emptiness, self-centered leadership, poverty, pandemic disease, and illiteracy. (P.E.A.C.E. stands for Promote reconciliation; Equip servant leaders; Assist the poor; Care for the sick; and Educate the next generation.)
Warren is a man of evident conviction and demonstrated executive ability. He is also extremely likeable. It is easy to see why he's received so many tributes. In 2003, Christianity Today named him "America's Most Influential Pastor." And in 2005 Time stroked him twice, first as "The Most Influential Evangelical in America" and then as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World." The thought that Warren might make a good president, if he were not a committed pastor, isn't that ridiculous.
Warren is a social conservative, but he's not been involved, at least not in public ways, in politics, and he's never sought any association with the religious right. Still, four years ago Warren considered whether he should try to use his influence among Republicans. He decided against that. "I'm a pastor, not a politician," he told ABC News, and, to Time, "I don't believe politics is the most effective way to change the world."
Even so, Warren, whose issue interests in recent years have expanded to include global warming and HIV/AIDS, had no qualms about interviewing the two candidates. He interviewed Obama first (McCain didn't watch or listen) and then McCain, each for an hour. Warren posed the same 22 questions to each candidate. Among other things, he wanted to know how the candidates evaluate people: "Who are the three wisest people you know in your life, and who are you going to rely on heavily in your administration?" And he wanted to find out about their character: "What would be the greatest moral failure in your life?" and "What's the most gut-wrenching decision you ever had to make?" And he got into certain issues: "At what point does a baby get human rights?" and "Define marriage" and "What about stem cells?" and "Define rich" and "What would be the criteria that you would commit troops to end the genocide . . . in Darfur . . . or anywhere else?" He also went philosophical: "Does evil exist?" And, of course, religious: "What does it mean to you to trust in Christ?"
Warren won well-deserved plaudits for holding a conversation with the candidates that, as an approving Faith in Public Life statement put it afterwards, "moved beyond the gotcha-questions and partisan sniping of traditional debates." That was one of Warren's conscious goals--to sponsor a civil discussion.
But the forum also was one that most social conservatives probably liked. Differences between the two candidates on a range of issues, especially abortion, were apparent. And McCain came across as more presidential. For example, he emphasized, as Obama did not, that we must defeat evil. And Obama, in answer to the question about when "a baby gets human rights" said that answering the question was "above my pay grade." What else might be above the pay grade of a man aspiring to be our chief executive?
As for that question about what his faith means, Obama said it means
I believe . . . that Jesus Christ died for my sins, and that I am redeemed through him. That is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis. Yes, I know that I don't walk alone. And I know that if I can get myself out of the way, that I can maybe carry out in some small way what he intends. And it means that those sins that I have on a fairly regular basis, hopefully will be washed away.
Obama added that his faith also means he has an obligation to think about and act in behalf of, quoting from a statement of Christ's in Matthew 25, "the least of these."
For his part, McCain, gave an answer to the faith question that was short--"It means I'm saved and forgiven"--but continued with: "We're talking about the world. Our faith encompasses not just the United States of America but the world." Then McCain suddenly asked, "Can I tell you another story real quick?" and proceeded to tell his oft-told Christmas Day story while he was a POW in Vietnam, the story about when he was outside his cell in a courtyard, a guard, using his sandal, drew a cross in the dirt and stood there by it for a minute before rubbing it out and walking away. "For a minute there, there was [sic] just two Christians worshipping together. I'll never forget that moment," at which point, as did not happen during Obama's answer to the same question, the audience applauded.
Whether Obama made much progress with evangelical voters as a result of his Saddleback performance is doubtful. But the event demonstrated afresh the current consensus about faith and politics. It is quite okay to ask a presidential candidate what his faith means to him, even though, from the standpoint of the Constitution, our officeholders may be of any faith or none at all, and even though Christianity (the usual faith of those seeking the presidency) does not require a government (or those holding office) to be Christian in order to have legitimacy. It is also the case that the truths found in the Bible don't produce clear policy prescriptions. Consider Obama's mention of his obligation to the "least of these." People who take that obligation seriously nonetheless may fairly disagree about what government might do to help the poor or the handicapped or the widows and orphans--the least of these.
It would be interesting if a presidential candidate, asked a question about his faith, replied by actually making those points. But that's not likely to happen so long as the present consensus about faith and politics holds strong. If anything, there's likely to be demand for more details about one's faith "narrative," more demands for what faith can provide politics. There are two dangers here. One is that faith, specifically the Christian faith, may be asked to do more for politics than it is given to do. The other is that faith, in terms of what it is truly about, will be trivialized. After all, what does it mean to say, as McCain did, that "our faith encompasses not just the United States of America but the world"? Meanwhile the desire to make faith publicly relevant can even affect the most important hour of the church week, the worship service.
On the Sunday morning after the forum, in the same worship center in which it was held, Warren preached on "The Kind of Leadership America Needs." Noting that the two men he had interviewed were "very different in personality, in philosophy, in direction, in goals and in vision, and there's nothing wrong with that," Warren asked the congregation to look not just at where the candidates stood on issues but at their character. He had three points: God blesses leaders who "live with integrity," "serve with humility," and "share with generosity." As is customary for Warren, the message came laden with citations from Scripture, 21 in all--13 from Proverbs and two from the Psalms; three from the Gospels, two from James, and one from Philippians. He used the verses to lend support to his points.
Notably absent from the message, however, was the distinctive content of the Christian faith, even though this was a worship service. Warren didn't discuss the verses he used in the context of the Bible's overall redemptive message. Had he done that, he would have made it to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Even when citing a text explicitly mentioning Jesus, Warren didn't go into what it was actually about. "When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd" (Matthew 9:36) is fundamentally not about how leaders need to be compassionate, though they do, but about how Jesus the shepherd has come for his lost sheep.
You don't have to be a Christian to accept the essence of Warren's message. We all tend to agree on the need for integrity, humility, and compassion in our leaders. A non-Christian might pass on Warren's closing exhortation to pray for God's guidance in deciding whom to vote for on November 4. But to his other exhortations--to study what the candidates stand for, to register to vote, and then to vote on Election Day--who can say no?
Plenty of pastors mine the Bible for moral teachings and character lessons. Warren's approach to Scripture on this particular Sunday was hardly unusual. And taken as a civics lesson, his message was fine. But as a sermon for a church, it left something to be desired.
The irony of Saddleback is that one of the two candidates--it was not McCain, but Obama, in his remarks about Christ dying for his sins and redeeming him--actually said more about the Christian faith in the civil forum than America's most influential pastor did in his message on Sunday to his congregation. Such are the oddities that attend the present moment, in which our faith-involved politics carries on, triumphant.
Terry Eastland is the publisher of THE WEEKLY STANDARD.


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- Paper Bushells China Tea advertisement cut out of The Australian Women's Weekly, 7 January 1950. The advertisement appears on page 48 and has an image of a Chinese woman, which is stylistically reminiscent of Shanghai advertising posters of the 1920s.
Bushells was founded in Brisbane in 1883 as a tea shop by Alfred Bushell and soon proved to be popular. Alfred's sons, Philip and Walter joined and helped expand the business in 1899 and Bushell and Co moved into George St, Sydney, by then supplying tea across Australia.
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- Paper Bushells China Tea advertisement cut out of The Australian Women's Weekly. The advertisement appears on page 48 and has a green, black, and yellow background. An image of a Chinese woman with hair parted in the centre, wearing blue stone earrlings and a red cheongsam, stylistically reminiscent of Shanghai advertising posters of the 1920s. She is holding a green porcelain cup and saucer not unlike celadon porcelain with with a handle, like a British porcelain tea cup. In the bottom left hand corner is an image of the product box 'Bushells china flavoured Tea' in green and white with a traditional scene with boats, mountains and a tree.
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|Advertisement: Bushells China Tea/ Buy a Packet - Today/ Bushells China flavoured tea 1/3 Ib. Net/ Page 48/ The Australian Women's Weekly - January 7, 1950
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The scriptwriting process is much more than "I have an idea! Let's immediately put it to paper and see what happens!" Although...you know...sometimes that happens. It's good to prepare, and to have a process, and to test out your work with others before running out and shooting it. While this makes it sound like you would be sucking out the creative process by giving it a structure, what it actually does is keeps you focused while you're being creative, and steers you away from tangents that could waste valuable time. And if you have a whole team involved at the script stage, give this past episode of Reel Rebel a look.
Writing the Script for Your Video: Finding Your Focus
Once you get your idea for your video, the next step in the pre-production process is scriptwriting. Scriptwriting is a very important part of the process, and is much too often ignored. Here are a few steps to follow:
Outline Your Script
Outlining your script helps make sure you have a complete idea. It gives you direction, and helps you to begin writing without stopping. When you don't do this, you have to write a little, stop and think about what you want next, and then write more. Thinking before you write and outlining your script first will also help prevent writer's block.
It may be a good idea for you to find a good script template, which can bring a more professional look to your work. This will depend on the style of script you're writing. For something educational (like the video in this post) or a voiceover, this may not be the best way. For instance, in this video, the script is on a teleprompter, so you need to write with that in mind.
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This is a cool tutorial on creating a Flag animation in 3ds Max. We do this by modeling a simple Flag and pole. Then applying the Garment Maker modifier and increasing the density of it (more geometry). We need to do this so the flag has enough geometry to wave in the wind.
Then we can add a Cloth modifier and make a few parameter adjustments there. Now we can add wind and gravity forces to the flag with Space Warps. By changing the gravity or direction / speed of the wind, you can get the flag to wave realistically.
The last thing to do is click Simulate to animate the cloth in 3ds Max. You can add your favorite flag as a 2D bitmap and load it into the Diffuse of a material slot. Then drag and drop it onto the cloth.
Run the animation in one of the Perspective viewports. You can also render all the frames into an AVI movie file. I used the "Default Scanline Renderer" because it was a lot faster. This animation is what you see at the beginning of the video tutorial. I used a Canadian Flag bitmap in the AVI output. But I don't want to be bias in any way ;-)
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How to do a cloth (flag) simulation in 3ds Max
1. Boot up 3ds Max. Start to make a pole for the flag. I have used a cylinder shape for that. For the cloth, make a rectangle spline (Create > Shapes > Rectangle). Now place them as a flag in real life in the front viewport.
2. Now convert the rectangle to an editable spline. Go to the vertex sub object level of the spline, select all the four vertexes and click Break. By breaking it, it will be ready for clothing.
3. Now apply Garment Maker modifier on top of the Editable Spline. Change the density to something like 0.4 or 0.5. The more the density in your cloth, the more vertices, and it will be smoother when animated.
4. After that, apply a Cloth modifier to the cloth object. Then on the cloth modifier, go to object properties. Click Add Objects and select the pole you have created earlier and hit OK. In the Objects in Simulation, first select the cloth object and choose the cloth radio button. Select the Silk preset for it, which will make the simulation more like a flag.
5. Now select the pole and choose Collision radio button and change its offset to 0.5. This will make the pole as a collision object for the flag. Now press ok to apply the settings.
6. Go to the group sub object level of the cloth modifier. Select 3 or 4 vertex points where you want the flag to stick with the pole. Then click on Make Group and give any name for the group. After that, with the group selected, click on Sim Node and select the pole. This will stick those vertex points to the pole.
7. Before going to the simulation, we need to add some forces to our world. Create a "gravity" from Create > Space Warps > Forces > Gravity (drag with the mouse). Leave the default strength at 1.0. Then make a "wind" force from Create > Space Warps > Wind. Change the speed (strength) of the wind to 20.
Also you can change the wind direction to whatever you want. You can change the direction by rotating the wind object. The arrow on the icon indicates its direction.
8. Now go back to the cloth. Click on the Cloth Forces and add both the gravity and the wind from the Forces in Scene list to the Forces in Simulation. Click OK.
9. Now simply click on Simulate to simulate the cloth animation. You might have to click Erase Simulation first if the animation is already on the timeline (check the animation slider).
Remember, the simulation button simulates the cloth and bakes the animation keys into your timeline. But if you want a specific simulation frame rather than the animation, you can use Simulate Local. You can always click on Reset State to get to the state before simulation. You can also remove the animations of cloth by clicking on Erase Simulation.
After creating the animation, test it by clicking Play or moving the Time Slider.
10. You can apply any material / map on a cloth object like you apply on a simple plane. I've applied a simple checker pattern map as demo in this tutorial.
11. You can create a new material and load a bitmap of your favorite flag or emblem into the Diffuse button. This is what I did with my flag bitmap below in the material slot. Then just drag and drop the material onto the cloth object.
Note: If you apply a bitmap, first you should make the flag Spline as rectangular as the bitmap image. Also, click the "Assign Material Button" and the "Show in Viewport" button if the bitmap does not show.
If you need to, apply an UnwrapUVW modifier above the Editable Spline. Then apply a material to the flag, load the bitmap into the material slot, then do Planar mapping.
You can do some more with this. How about an animation with a cloudy sky background. This is what I did in the intro of my Youtube video. Just make a plane object behind the flag, and apply the bitmap. You can then just run the animation in the viewport, or export it to an AVI video file for a higher resoloution render of the animation.
Render output into a AVI file (640 x 360 px):
To do this, output all frames to a AVI file when you render the animation.
That is it for this 3ds Max Cloth and Garment modifiers tutorial. Try and add your favorite flag to the cloth and make adjustments to gravity and wind speed and direction.
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In an exclusive interview with dna, when questioned about the blackout, Lok Sabha TV CEO, Rajiv Mishra clarifies, "It was a technical failure in the main control room. There are 9 cameras stationed in the Parliament room, and due to some issue, the signal was lost. The signal is transmitted to a lot of servers and rooms before the footage is finally broadcast. It goes from the control room, to the Parliament library, and then outside the premises. Once the problem was detected, back up serials were broadcast, until it was rectified at 1 am in the morning."
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Nancy Ajram is an Arabic pop singer from Lebanon who is among the Middle East's biggest pop stars of the new millennium. She has many awards to her name, including World Music Award and Murex d'or Award honors, and she's well known for not only her Coca-Cola commercial sponsorships but also her flashy promotional videos. Born on May 16, 1983, in Beirut, Ajram made her album debut in 1998 with Mihtagalak. A few years later she released her second album, Sheel Oyoonak Anni (2001), and then third album Ya Salam (2002), which spawned her biggest hit to date, "Akhasmak Ah." The song became a hit in part because of its promotional video, and from this point onward, Ajram made such videos a regular practice, filming several videos per album. Fourth album Ah W Noss (2004) propelled Ajram's stardom further upward, and in 2005 she was chosen as a Coca-Cola commercial sponsor (à la rival Arabic pop star Elissa, who was a Pepsi commercial sponsor at the time). Successive albums include Ya Tabtab...Wa Dallaa (2006), the children's effort Shakhbat Shakhabit (2007), and Betfakkar Fi Eih?! (2008), the latter of which resulted in Ajram's first World Music Award for World's Best-Selling Middle Eastern Artist.
Nancy Ajram (Arabic: نانسي نبيل عجرم, born May 16, 1983, Beirut) is a Lebanese singer and multi-platinum recording artist. With the support of her father, Nancy began performing as a child and released her first studio album by the age of 15. Her breakthrough occurred with the start of her collaboration with well-known producer Jiji Lamara, when she released her smash hit "Akhasmak Ah" and 3rd studio album, Ya Salam. In 2004, she released her second international best-seller "Ah W Noss", which spawned several smash-hits, "Ah W Noss", "Lawn Ouyounak", and "Inta Eih" at which point Nancy had established pop icon status in the Middle East.
Her 2008 album "Bitfakkar Fi Eih" spawned seven singles and won Nancy's first World Music Award as Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist, the youngest Arab WMA winner to date. She has released eight studio albums to date and numerous other chart-topping singles such as "Sehr Ouyouno", "Atabtab", "Moegaba", "Ana Yalli", "Ehsas Jdeed", "Mashi Haddi", "Fi Hagat", "Ya Kether", and "Ma Tegi Hena".
Nancy Ajram is the first and only female sponsor and spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the Middle East and Arab world, releasing several promotional Coke anthems that became instant smash-hits, such as "Oul Tany Kida", "El Donya Helwa", "Noss elKawn" and "Shaggaa' Bi Alamak (Waving Flag)". Considered by many as an Arabic music icon of the decade, Nancy was described on The Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the most influential personalities of the Middle East. Nancy has made the list of Most Powerful Arabs on Arabian Business several times, and was similarly listed by Newsweek as one of the most influential Arabs. Nancy's official Facebook page is the most subscribed female Arabic artist page on the social media network.^ Nancy Ajram – Power 100, (accessed July 8th, 2009)^ gallery&id=514657&img=3&mment=n The Most Powerful Arab Singers, Arabian Business, 2007, (accessed December 2008)^ Facebook
Early life and beginnings[edit]
Nancy Ajram was born into a Christian family on May 16, 1983 in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1995, at the age of twelve, Nancy Ajram took part in a variety show, Noujoum Al-Moustakbal, ("Stars of the Future"), a Lebanese reality television competition, which finds new solo musical talent. Ajram won a gold medal in the Tarab category after singing a song by Umm Kulthum.
Her first singles were titled "Hobbak Allam Albi elGheere" by Abdo Mounzer, and "Oulha Kelma Ala Shani". At the age of 15, she released her first album, Mihtagalak ("I Need You') in 1998. It was followed by Sheel Oyoonak Anni ("Stop Staring") in 2000, which achieved more success.
ContentsMusic career1.1 2003–2004: Akhasmak Ah1.2 2004–2006:Ah w Noss, Coca-Cola1.3 2006–2008:Ya Tabtab Wa Dalla, Shakhbat, El Dounya Helwa1.4 2008–2010: Betfakkar Fi Eih, World Music Award, Oprah1.5 2010–2012: World Cup, and N°71.6 2012–present: Arab Idol, Super Nancy and Nancy 8
Music career[edit]
2003–2004: Akhasmak Ah[edit]
In early 2003, Ajram rose to fame with the success of the lead single "Akhasmak Ah" and the release of her third studio album, Ya Salam ("Oh Wow") which was a best-seller. The music video of "Akhasmak Ah" caused a controversy; reminiscent of older Arabic films, Nancy appeared as a cafe manager who dances and flirts with its customers.
2004–2006:Ah w Noss, Coca-Cola[edit]
Her fourth album, Ah w Noss ("Yes, and a half"), was released on April 12, 2004, and it was also an important marking point in Nancy's career. The tremendous success that "Ah w Noss" achieved, stabilized Nancy's position as an A-List star in the Arab music industry. Nancy then filmed "Lawn Ouyounak" (Color of Your Eyes), which portrayed Nancy as a bride in a traditional Lebanese wedding. After the release of the album, Nancy Ajram signed-up with Coca-Cola to be their official celebrity spokesperson for the Levant, Arabia and North Africa regions. Her first Coke commercial featured her hit, "Oul Tany Kida?" (Say That Again?), which was filmed with the international Italian director Luca Tomassini. The commercial's success lead to it being filmed as a music video behind the scenes of the commercial. The 4th hit single from the album, "Inta Eih?" (What Are You?), was a slow directed by Samir Sfeir. Nadine Labaki directed another clip that featured Nancy as a wife who sees her husband cheating on her yet she hides it in torment to save their relationship. The music video received tremendous positive reviews and Nancy was greatly praised. Leading Egyptian actors and directors, like Faten Hamama praised Nancy's acting abilities and movie offers doubled for Nancy. Nancy also opened for Enrique Iglesias's first concert in Egypt in 2004.
2006–2008:Ya Tabtab Wa Dalla, Shakhbat, El Dounya Helwa[edit]Main article: Ya Tabtab...Wa Dallaa
Her 5th album, Ya Tabtab Wa Dallaa was released on February 15, 2006. Atabtab was considered Nancy's best album to date, with six music videos released, eight radio hits, and five songs used for commercials.
The title song's video was Nancy's last video directed by Nadine Labaki, as she then started working on her movie Caramel. Nancy then released the video of her Coca-Cola hit "Moegaba" (Admirer), as well as a video and commercial for her newly signed Damas Jewelry contract advertising their "Farfasha" set. The song used was Ana Yalli which was promoted before the album's release. Nancy then cooperated for the first time with prominent Lebanese director Said el Marouk, filming "Ehsas Jdeed" (A New Feeling) which is widely considered to be the most successful song of the album. The video, which was a salute from Said to his deaf and mute parents, depicted the story of a rich woman who falls in love with a deaf and mute man. Later in 2007, Nancy released all together the video of "Elli Kan" (All That Was) for Damas's second campaign, her Coca-Cola Side of Life commercial featuring a new single "El Dounya Helwa" (Life is Beautiful), and a video and album directed towards children, titled Shakhbat Shakhabit (Scribbled Scribbles). "El Dounya Helwa", Nancy's 7th commercial, is considered one of her most successful commercials representing her style and Coca-Cola's with colors, happiness, and music, and it led her to release a Live album featuring the single.
Ajram's sixth album was fully dedicated to children with a variety of songs aimed towards teaching children good values and morals, something she has wanted to do for a long time. The music video was her second cooperation with Said El Marouk and featured four songs from her album, the most successful of which were "Shakhbat Shakhabit" & "Shater Shater". Nancy performed these songs at several fund-raising events for children and other children's events, such as the children's TV channel MBC3, and the children's entertainment TV Show "Star Zghar". She then filmed with Fadi Haddad, the director of photography of her previous works with ElMarouk, a video for the song "Resala Ilal Aalam" (A Message to the World) which talks about world peace. The video was released on May 25, 2008, the day the Lebanese president General Michel Suleiman was elected ending a deadlock that lasted since November. It was the first video for Nancy that had an entirely graphical world that implied the suffering of children worldwide and the need to bring out a more colorful and happy world for them. Old rumors claimed that the video was presented to the UNICEF. In 2007, Nancy performed alongside Lionel Richie in Egypt at a launching event.
2008–2010: Betfakkar Fi Eih, World Music Award, Oprah[edit]Main article: Betfakar Fi Eih
In February and March 2008, Nancy released three Coca-Cola commercials that featured a brand new hit from her long awaited album. The song, "Meen Gheyri Ana (Noss elKawn)" (Who Else?) was made by the successful Yey and Ana Yalli trio (Nizar Francis, Samir Sfeir, and Tarek Madkour). The single was an instant hit and served as a highly successful promotion 5 months before the release of the album. Nancy released her seventh studio album after several delays on July 30, 2008, which has been highly anticipated by fans for almost three years. This long awaited comeback album held lots of surprises for her fans with a huge change in her style that presented her matured vocal abilities like never before. Nancy's 7th album, Betfakkar Fi Eih?!, is considered to be one of her most successful albums so far as it won her first World Music Award in her career. The album included her first "Tarab" song called "Biteegy Sirtak" since 1998's Mihtagalak album, and in general had a wide mix of several different styles ranging from dance, beat, pop, to drama, romance, Tarab and oldies. Even though the hit video had mixed opinions, the second video of "Min Dally Nseek" was much more accepted, peaking at #1 for seven consecutive weeks in Melody Hits. The same musical trio who created "Ehsas Jdeed" did one of the instant radio-hits of the album, "Lamset Eed" (Touch of a Hand), which was filmed with Leila Kenaan with a high budget, and the song and music video peaked charts for months. With this album Nancy signed a celebrity endorsement deal with Sony Ericsson, as a special w595 phone was released holding Nancy's signature, and Wana Ben Idek was chosen as the commercial song.
On November 9, 2008, about a month after her marriage, Nancy Ajram won her first World Music Award for her best-selling album Betfakkar Fi Eih. In her short speech, Nancy thanked her parents, Jiji Lamara, her fans and album makers, and husband, saying "2008 has been a fantastic year – a successful album, my wedding, and now a World Music Award, what can I ask for more?"
On September 28, 2009, The Oprah Winfrey Show aired an episode titled "Fame Around the World" that talked about the most famous celebrities around the globe in brief reports. Representing the Middle East region and Arab world, Nancy Ajram appeared in a report featured on the show and was described by Oprah as "the Britney Spears of the Middle East". Nancy Ajram is the first and only Middle-Eastern artist ever mentioned on the show.
2010–2012: World Cup, and N°7[edit]Main article: 7 (Nancy Ajram album)
In the summer of 2010, Nancy was nominated by Coca-Cola Middle East to sing, along with K'naan, his international hit and song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Wavin' Flag". The Arabic version, titled "Shaggaa Be Alamak" and directed to the Middle East region, had its Arabic parts written by Ayman Bahgat Amar (who previously wrote Ah w Noss, Atabtab, Eftah Albak for Nancy) and the music remastered by Tarek Madkour. The original music video was used for K'naan's parts while Nancy's parts were filmed separately in Lebanon on the same protocol under Leila Kenaan's co-direction. Both the video and song were aired heavily during the FIFA season and part of the song was particularly played during commercial breaks on Al-Jazeera channel, which exclusively aired the games to the Arab world.
On August 30, 2010, Nancy's official Facebook page posted a 16-second preview of the music video for Nancy's next single, "Fi Hagat". The preview shows Nancy wearing her makeup and getting in the car on a rainy day. Later, it was announced that Nadine Labaki directed the video, thus making her comeback to music video direction after her 4-year break. The video is also the first collaboration between Ajram and Labaki since 2006's "Atabtab." The full music video premiered on September 6, 2010 at 8:00PM on Arabica TV and MTV Lebanon. As of January 2011, Nancy became the first and most viewed Arabic music video on the Internet.
2012–present: Arab Idol, Super Nancy and Nancy 8[edit]
She released in late 2012, her second album dedicated to children, entitled Super Nancy with the lead single "Ya Banat". She released her eighth full-length studio album entitled Nancy 8 on March 21, 2014. The album's lead single, "Ma Tegi Hena", was well received by music critics who compared it to "Akhasmak Ah," Ajram's debut single.^ http://www.melodyhits.tv^ Niet compatibele browser | Facebook^ Niet compatibele browser | Facebook^ YouTube – Nancy Ajram – Fi Hagat / نانسى عجرم – في حاجات
Personal life[edit]
In September 2008, Nancy wed her dentist Fadi El Hachem in Cyprus.
On May 16, 2009, Nancy gave birth to her first child, a daughter she named "Mila." Short for Milagrosa (miraculous in Spanish), Mila is also a traditional Levantine name popular in rural Lebanon, meaning "blooming tree". However, Nancy revealed that the name was Fadi's choice inspired by the Ukraine-born US actress, Milla Jovovich. Nancy released a song for her daughter, "Ya Rab Tekbar Mila" (I Pray that Mila Grows Up) on the same day. In a survey done by Rotana Magazine, Nancy was voted as the "Most Beautiful Mom" of 2009.
She gave birth to her second daughter, Ella, on April 23, 2011.^ سليمى حمدان - mbc.net. "فن ونجوم – نانسي عجرم تضع مولودتها.. وتطلق عليها اسم ميلا". MBC.net. Retrieved 2010-05-15. ^ نانسي عجرم أجمل أم في 2009 (Accessed Sep. 19th, 2009)^ "Nancy gives birth to second daughter". Al Bawaba Entertainment. April 25, 2011.
Awards and titles[edit]1995 Nojoom Al Mustaqbal Golden Award – (Ajram's most significant pre-stardom award)2003, 2005, 2007 Murex D'or Award – Best Female Lebanese Singer of the year, Beirut 2003, 2006 Murex D'or Award – Best Video of the Year, Beirut.2003: Ya Salam – Nadine Labaki, 2006: Ehsas Jdeed – Said elMarouk)2003 The Golden Lion Award, Egypt2003, 2007 LG Music Award2003, 2005 Zahrat elKhaleej Magazine – Best Female Arab Singer, Dubai2004, 2010 Zahrat elKhaleej – Best Music Video of the Year, Dubai (Lawn Ouyounak, Fi hagat – respectively)2004 Arabian Music Awards – Best Female Arab Singer of the year, Dubai2005 Newsweek – Most Influential Arab Personalities, Kuwait2005 – Honor from the Opera House of Egypt2007 – Certificate from the Pope of Rome2007 Middle East Music Awards (Mobinil) – Best Female Arab Singer of the year, Cairo 2007, 2009 Arabian Business – World's Most Influential Arabs, Most Influential Contemporary Female Singer in 2007, Most Powerful Arab Singers2007 Kol elArab Survey – Best Arabic Star of the year 2007 2008 9th Annual Doha Festival – Honor Award, Doha2008 World Music Award – World's Best-Selling Middle-Eastern Artist, 20th Annual WMA, Monaco 2008 Student Choice Award – [College Student Survey]: Best Album of the Year 2008, Beirut 2008 AlJumhuriya newspaper, Freedom Magazine – Best Female Arab Star of 2008, Egypt.. only? 2009 Regional Ambassador for the UNICEF in the Middle East & North Africa2009 Al-Jazirah Newspaper survey : Best Female Arab singer of the Year. Saudi Arabia2010 Stars Cafe Magazine – Best selling female artist of the decade.2010 World Travel Award – Best Female world singer of the Year .2010 Sama Al Noujoum-Best Female Singer 2010/Fi hagat Best Music Video2010 Panet Survey-Best Female singer2010 Arab Sound Awards -Best Arabic Female Singer2010 Music My Life- Fi Hagat Best Song Of 20102010 Best Of Lbc 2010– N 7 Best Album/Fi Hagat- Best Music Video2010 Panorama Fm (MBC)-N 7 Best Arabic Album.2010–2011 Jaras Scoop Awards-Best Female Singer 2010–2011 Melody Fm Awards-Best Female SingerStars Cafe Awards 2010: Best Female ArtistBest Album : 7Best Song: Fi HagatBest Lyrics: Fi HagatBest Arrangement: Fi HagatBest Music Video: Sheikh El Shabab2011 Won two awards from "Murex D'or 2010" ceremony in Lebanon. First award as the Star of Lebanese song, and the second award for the category of best music video for the song "Sheikh El Shabab."2011 Best Female Singer- "Woujouh Men Lebnan" awards.2011 Arabian Business- Most Famous Celebrity in the Middle East 2012 Panet Survey – Best Arabic Female Artist of 20122012 OTV Awards- Best Female artist of 2012Murex d'Or 2012– Most popular female artist2012 Oscar El Noujoum – Best Female artist of 20122014 World Music Awards "N8" Best Selling ^ "Murex d'Or – 2004". Adserver.naharnet.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15. ^ Mobinil Music Awards – Nancy Ajram Best Arab Female 2007, (accessed June.27th, 2009)^ Arabian Business Power 100, 2009, (accessed April 12th)^ Arabian Business^ Cite error: The named reference business was invoked but never defined (see the help page).^ نانسي عجرم نجمة العام 2007, Elaph, Dec. 28, 2007, (accessed Jan.9,2009)^ http://www.worldmusicawards^ 2009 تكريم النجوم, Elaph, Jan. 20, 2009, (accessed Jan. 28,2009)^ احتفالية حب في عيد ميلاد "الجمهورية" و"حريتي" (accessed June 27th, 2009)^ جريدة البشاير | نانسي عجرم أفضل مطربة ولطيفة الأسوأ |^ اخبار محلية – نتائج استطلاع بانيت لشخصيات واحداث 2010^ Arabsounds.nl^ lbcfanclub.tk^ [1]^ Bisara7a – Online Entertainement Magazine^ "Arab stars receive top honors at Murex d'Or Awards". Daily Star (Jounieh). 25 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011. Nancy Ajram, who like Wehbe has triumphed at the ceremony in past years, won the best Lebanese singer prize, as well as best music video for 'Shiekh al-Shabab.' ^ Arabian Business Power 500
Philanthropy and humanitarian work[edit]
Ajram has participated in numerous charity events and concerts that she considers a priority in her music career. Nancy also released a song about peace, "Resala Ilal Aalam" (A Message to the World), in her children's album as a music video, which was rumored to be presented to the UNICEF. Ajram also participated amongst over 100 other prominent Arab artists in a huge production called "ElDhameer elArabi", a 10-year sequel to "AlHelm Al Arabi" that outlines the major political events in the Arab world in the past ten years.
In June 2008, Nancy participated in The Big Ball, a charity event in Dubai which raised over Dhs 940,000 for helping underprivileged children by auctioning one of her favourite dresses and encouraging children's fund-raising events; she announced, "The Big Ball is doing a wonderful thing and I'm happy to support it. I'm coming for my love of children and because I want to help underprivileged children find a happy place in this world. Children inspired my latest album Shakhbat Shakhabit and especially the song "Resala lel3alam" (A Message to the World)." Ajram, however, continues to refuse announcing her other charitable projects to the public.
On October 22, 2009, the UNICEF chose Ajram to be the first female regional ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa, as was announced in a press conference held in Beirut. Nancy announced that she will be starting her charity projects in 2010. In late 2009 she appeared in the UNICEF's commercial marking the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, joining other influential Middle Eastern celebrities such as Kadim Al Sahir, Saber el-Rebai and Karess Bashar.^ The Big Ball raises over Dhs940,000 for the benefit of underpriviledged children across the region, AME Info, October 28, 2008^ Nancy Ajram to attend The Big Ball as it aims to raise $250,000 for the education of underprivileged Arabian Business, May 8, 2008
Criticism and controversy[edit]Many rumors of boycotts against Ajram's concerts filled the internet, although none appeared to be true.On her official website, Nancy Ajram has apologized for anti-Iranian remarks falsely attributed to her on a website posing as her homepage. ^ Arab Pop Video: "Weapon of Singing Destruction"?, Associated Press, October 23, 2003. Retrieved November 23, 2006.^ RadioJavan.com – News – "Nancy Ajram Apologized For Fake Message"^ Nancy Ajram Official website – Response contained under "News" section^ Nancyajram.com Retrieved on July 1, 2007
Videography[edit]Main article: Nancy Ajram videography
Commercials and official music videos[edit]
Ajram's success as a singer led to high-profile advertising deals with Coca-Cola and Sony Ericsson and Damas Jewelry. Nancy remained the only Arab star promoting Coke until late 2007 when Egyptian sensations Mohammed Hamaki and Tamer Hosni joined in as well, as she still remains the only female. Coca-Cola and Nancy formed a great team since five years making commercials and music videos that stood out in the Arab world, synchronising local campaigns with worldwide slogans.
2014 : Nancy Ajram feat Cheb Khaled - Shajaa Helmak "2014 World Cup".
DAMAS's youth-inspired set called "Farfasha", which are gold collections from the World Gold Council said to be chosen by Nancy herself, was promoted by her in four different campaigns. Each campaign had a new collection for the set and a song, commercial, and music video, starting with "Ana Yalli", then "Elli Kan" from Atabtab, "Ibn elGiran" from Betfakkar fi eih?!, and the last one "Meen Elli Ma Endo" from .
A survey by Sony Ericsson where Nancy was named the most popular Arab star led them into signing a deal with her as their celebrity spokesperson. The company co-sponsored the release of her best-selling album Bitfakkar Fi Eih. In February 2009 the W595i phone was officially released with a Nancy special edition kit that held her signature on the back of the phone, a free copy of her album and ringtones of her songs. This was accompanied by print advertising, a press conference in Dubai, as well as a commercial set in March 2009 that featured Nancy and the song "Wana Ben Idek" from her best-selling album Bitfakkar Fi Eih.


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Gondole, Venice
67 Reviews
67 Reviews
Guys like this one, dressed in the traditional Venetian clothes, can be seen all over the place, especially in the most crowded areas of Venice. But if the season is good and the city of Venice is overcrowded by the tourists, you wont see them around.
Unique Suggestions: Their job is catching tourists around and canvassing them for a gondola drive. In case they convinced you for a ride, you'll pay extra comission (not knowing that) to gondoliere.
According to the agreement between the city authorities and gondolieres, the fee for a ride should cost you 60-65 euros, however, most of the gondolieres ask around 80-100 euros. Keep it in mind in case you negotiate the price.
I need to explain something about gondola service in Venice!
The Gondola isn't a public transport, but a private traditional tour with "round trip" (alternative routes are almost impossible) , isn't different from Camel ride in Morocco, Elephant ride in India or ... roller coaster at Disneyland! but ISN'T like a taxi.
The price are high, 120 euro for 1 hour (discount for 1/2 hour it's possible to negotiate, but not too much).
About the "big gondole without any furniture" isn't gondola but another kind of boat, user: SELVA73 you really need a good optician!
It's really expensive, maybe not necessary but from the gondola you can admire Venice from a unique spot and if you can afford 120 euro you'll never forget the "ride"
Unique Suggestions: doesn't accept "free murano tour" from the people o the road, ask to your hotel info and tips!
I think gondoles are not useful for tourists just for waste the money. Well, they are beautiful but at the begining, there were a public transportation and now... is a expensive luxury attraction. The unique gondolas that are useful are the big ones in black and they are without any furniture, just for help people pass from a bay to another. But aren't so beautiful than the expensive ones, that's for sure.
Ah yes, the romance of a gondolier in his striped shirt and wide brimmed hat slowly rowing you around a near deserted canal near sunset. Lovely indeed, if you don't fall in the canal first when the gondolier tells you how much it's going to cost. I seem to remember being quoted 100 euro for half an hour.
Unique Suggestions: Vaporetto are like public buses, they get you from here to there efficiently and cheaply
I knew before going to Venice that I wouldn't be going on a gondola ride. At a going rate of 80 Euros for a 40-minute ride, it felt like the ultimate tourist trap. What I hadn't imagined, however, was how unromantic a gondola ride in Venice could be! I'm sure there are people out there who've had different experiences, but as we were walking around the city, we often saw long lines of gondolas following each other down the overcrowded canals - no exactly what I would call a romantic experience! And needless to say, none of the gondeliers were singing since you need to pay extra for that service. I never thought I would say this, but the gondola ride at the Las Vegas Venetian almost seems like a better deal!
Unique Suggestions: Since it doesn't seem like a romantic thing to do, if I were determined to on a gondola ride I would at least try to find other people willing to go with me (gondolas can seat up to six people) with whom I could split the cost of the ride. However, you do need to agree on the price before you go as some gondoliers might try to boost the price if they see a group coming.
Fun Alternatives: If you want to know what it feels like to ride in a gondola, you can take the traghetto across the Grand Canal for a mere 50 cents (see my transportation tip)!
Unique Suggestions: IF YOU GET ON ONE ..LOOK INTO THE EYES OF THE LOVED ONE AND NOT THINK OF HOW MUCH YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRIP..
Fun Alternatives: HAVE FUN ON THE OTHER BOATS THAT DON'T COST SO MUCH..
Most will over charge you and they lie to you about the trip and where the boat goes. You get a small canal and the ride is about 10-15 min. Don't believe me? Look at the people's faces as they are pulling back in - they are confused because they think they are taking a brief break. We asked and were told that we would be take by someone else through the Grand Canal....not true. I do not even think they are allowed to make an entire Grand Canal trip....and think about it, do you think they really want to work through it? Its a lot of work....but hey they do charge you around what that trip would cost, except you don't get it....lol. Was not funny at the time and I swore I was never going back to Venice. But in fact I am, so I can do the following:
Unique Suggestions: Find out the Italy / Italian policies before you go. Not sure where you could find this. But it's worth it to at least make the following work. lol And if not, do this but don't ride or trust them lol.
Mess with them and pull out a Venice map and ask them exactly where you will be going. Pull out a pen and ask them to draw it for you. Ask exactly where the trip would be ending. Then maybe ask their name, and the name of their company. Ask what is their policy - such as if they are lying or if the service they provided is inaccurate or not acceptable. Then say you will be paying when you reach that end point, or once you get to the destination along the Grand Canal. That or get them back for me. Seriously ruined my day.
Fun Alternatives: Take the metro water bus along the grand canal and sit on the open back portion of the boat. Great pictures, less stressful, won't feel lied to or cheated, and will not leave a bad taste in your mouth........
I knew from this site that gondoliers are not the most frank when it comes to prices. On the waterfront by the Campanile at St Mark's, I asked what the price was for 50 mins. I was quoted 200 Euros. I laughed, and walked away. Within five paces two more gondoliers accosted me "No! he has got it wrong! 100 Euros!" I asked "What is the official rate?", but they just mumbled and went away. No gondolier I spoke to would state the official rate.
There is a very good free weely listings booklet issued by the Federation of Venice Hotel Concierges (get it fom any hotel) where the Society of Gondoliers has a page. It clearly states the Venice City Council regulation rate: 40 minutes ride 80 €, maximun 6 people per gondola
For each additional 20 minutes € 40 . Higher charges after 8.00 p.m. Visit the official Venice Tourist Board Site www.tourismovenezia.it (English version).
We were based near San Toma vaporetto stage, and there is a gondola station there. It is off the main tourist route, so we turned up, I said "Per favore, 80 euros for 40 minutes? " and we were away - no haggling, no outrageous try-on, and a very interesting trip on the Grande Canale and backwaters.
The other thing to do is to take a traghetto - these are gondolas which act like bridges. There are about 6 crossing points over the Grande Canale - and costs only 50 cents. Saves walking to either fixed bridge, or getting a vaporetto.
Lot of people, unfortunately, are victim of the so-called Gondola Scam, that is to say, they are charged much more than they should for a gondola ride. You might be interested in knowing that during the last police control in Venice (2006), approximately 10% of the gondola rides were illegal (...!). So now, few important things you should absolutely know. Gondolas are like taxis, which means they have an *official fare* that is set by the local authority.
The official fare (adjourned Jun 2007, there's been a huge increase wrt 2005...) is:
80.00 euro for the standard 40 minutes ride (max 6 persons) during day time [8am - 7pm]
100.00 euro for the standard 40 minutes ride (max 6 persons) during night time [7pm - 8am]
You can ask for a longer tour, in which case the fare increases as follows:
40.00 euro for each 20 additional minutes (day time) [8am - 7pm]
50.00 euro for each 20 additional minutes (night time) [7pm - 8am]
So, don't be trapped into the Gondola scam: before you ride, be sure that you are getting the proper fare. Of course, you pay the other extras (if you want, say, somebody playing while you ride), so in general just be sure beforehand that you are getting the standard fare.
Be sure they don't play the classic "day/night" trick, ie maybe charging you the night time fare even if it is day time, so check that too (remember daytime is 8am - 7pm, and night time is 7pm - 8am, so it doesn't matter whether it's dark or not!!) . Or the classic "route" trick, where they charge you more because you were asking for a specific route (you can let them drive you along, but in those 50 minutes you can also ask them for a personalized route, just like a taxi!).
Also, remember that by law PRICES HAVE TO BE EXPOSED, both at the gondola boot, and clearly visible on the gondola itself. If it is not the case, then the gondola owner is in trouble. So if he tries to squeeze more money out of you, you know what to do, ask for a police officer to come.
Unique Suggestions: If after the ride you think you have been charged more than the above without a reason, don't hesitate ABSOLUTELY NOT TO PAY, and ask for a police officer to come, you'll note how in this case the dishonest gondola owners will suddenly become much more reasonable and charge you what is due and not more! Remember what said above: the official fares (set by law each year) have in any case to be clearly exposed both on the gondola and on the boot.
Fun Alternatives: Take a "Traghetto", the cheap gondola rides from one side of the main canal (Canal Grande) to the other side. Quick, but so cheap, at least you'll have tried the experience.
Or take a public boat (esp. the number 1 line, that slowly rides thru the Canal Grande).
Taking a gondola ride was a must for us, and it was fun. But we were disappointed as our gondolier talked on his cell phone during the entire ride. We would have liked a little narrative on the area or history of gondolas.
Unique Suggestions: Ask up front if you will get any narrative on the ride.
Fun Alternatives: There is no alternative to a gondola ride in Venice. Just be sure you ask questions before you choose one.
Gondolas are one of the symbols of Venice and very poular with tourists. However, rides in them are extremely expensive. Gondoliers will try to charge you over 100 Euros for a ride that lasts less than an hour. You must haggle with them to get the price down to a reasonable level. This can be a challenge when your child keeps repeating "Daddy, I want to go on thegondola ride!" over and over again!
Just my opinion, but I don't think that it's necessary to pay the exhorbitant price of a Gondola. You will see so many go by, I don't think it's worth the money just to sit in one. But for those who can afford it and think its worth it, enjoy yourselves.
This has to be the tourist trap of venice.
So expensive and in my opinion a no better view than on the Vaporettos or footbridges across the smaller canals.
Fun Alternatives: If you have to go on the canals in a tiny boat use the Traghetti crossing boats mentioned in my transport tips.
I supose the Gondola could be classed as a tourist trap mainly because its so blo#dy expensive, and look, you even get traffic jams here to hahahahaha, or is it a race.
Unique Suggestions: Hunt around for the cheepest price
These are plentiful and by product of this they are not as romantic as you may think. You have to queue to get in one the fee is high in fact it cost more for 30 miniums ride than the flight cost to get there. Once you've boarded you find your following at least 10 more gondolas ahead of you. In fact evryone seems to follow a certain route. Its not inimate or relaxing as poeple on bridges shout down to you with a "hello", as nice as that is its not very romantic.
Unique Suggestions: If you have to this, then set aside an early morning ride when the queues are much smaller.
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Software exports from State pegged at Rs. 27,650 cr.
HYDERABAD: Software exports from the State have shown considerable growth in spite of economic meltdown in the first three quarters ending December 31, 2008 in the current financial year.
Giving details after presenting the annual awards of Hyderabad Software Exporters Association (HYSEA) here on Saturday, Jainder Singh, Secretary, ICT, Government of India, said that the software exports from the State were pegged at Rs. 27,650 crore up to third quarter against Rs. 26,000 crore in the whole of last fiscal.
IT sector contributed 52.09 per cent to the total exports from the State and five Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) sub-centres were opened at Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Warangal, and Tirupati. The promotion of the industry in tier-II cities yielded exports worth Rs. 500 crore, said Mr. Singh.
Notified SEZs
Out of the 50 IT SEZs (special economic zones) in the country, 36 had already been notified and they could create 100 million sq. ft of space for the industry, he disclosed.
The total IT business in India was projected to be at $60 billion out of which $47 billion would be exports alone. The Indian IT companies had opened 400 development centres in 200 cities across 55 countries, said Mr. Singh. The IT sector was set to grow only at 16-17 per cent, against 30 per cent last year.
IT Principal Secretary of the State Ajay Misra said that the State government would stand by the industry in the hour of recession. While 13 companies bagged the annual awards, including the newly-introduced product awards, the Commissionerate of Rural Development bagged an award under 'Social impact' category. HYSEA president M. Narasimha Rao said the State had made a phenomenal progress in the IT industry. Several software products were showcased at an expo .


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