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Thoughts on the video of taxi driver who was slapped by a woman motorist

December 19, 2017
Thoughts on the video of taxi driver who was slapped by a woman motorist

Like what they say, ‘cooler heads prevail’, apparently that did not happen with Ms. Cherish Sharmaine Interior, since she is now the subject of another road-rage case. It’s all over my feed on facebook and twitter, which I assume it will be the same for everyone else.

Anyway, just read the story from the links below;

If only Ms. Cherish Sharmaine Interior let the incident slide and accepted Virgilio Doctor, 52, apology we all be talking about a different story and may be a dash cam video of an idiot drive who keeps cutting a female driver.

So if ever you’re driving in Metro Manila or anywhere in the world, just remember these tweets from Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan;

It’ll be interesting how this story ends.

Disney acquires 21st Century Fox for $52.4 Billion in stock

December 15, 2017
Disney acquires 21st Century Fox for $52.4 Billion in stock

Disney just acquired 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion in stocks, the reported actual value the deal is approximately $66.1 billion. Once the transaction is close, shareholders of 21st Century Fox will receive 0.2745 Disney shares for each 21st Century Fox share they hold, this will give the Murdoch family trading control of 21st Century Fox for a 4.25% stake in Disney.

The deal is expected to complete in 12 to 18 months, once closed, Disney will acquire entertainment properties like the Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox 2000, it also include movies like Avatar, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool, as well as The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hidden Figures, Gone Girl, The Shape of Water and The Martian, and its television creative units, Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions and Fox21, which is the home of popular tv series The Americans, This Is Us, Modern Family, The Simpsons. Disney will also acquire FX Networks, National Geographic Partners, Fox Sports Regional Networks, Fox Networks Group International, Star India and Fox’s interests in Hulu, Sky plc, Tata Sky and Endemol Shine Group.

Not included in the deal are Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network, these will spun off into a new company called “New Fox”. Disney will also inherit an approximately $13.7 billion of net debt of 21st Century Fox.

Once completed, the deal will bring X-men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool back into the fold of Marvel, also owned by Disney, and possibilities of Avengers, X-men, Fantastic Four and even Deadpool doing a movie together is very high.

This what a starving and dying Polar Bear looks like and their Extinction

December 10, 2017
This what a starving and dying Polar Bear looks like and their Extinction

A post shared by Paul Nicklen (@paulnicklen) on

Photographer Paul Nicklen;

It’s a soul-crushing scene that still haunts me, but I know we need to share both the beautiful and the heartbreaking if we are going to break down the walls of apathy. This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy. No energy. It’s a slow, painful death. When scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner. There is no band aid solution. There was no saving this individual bear. People think that we can put platforms in the ocean or we can feed the odd starving bear. The simple truth is this—if the Earth continues to warm, we will lose bears and entire polar ecosystems. This large male bear was not old, and he certainly died within hours or days of this moment. But there are solutions. We must reduce our carbon footprint, eat the right food, stop cutting down our forests, and begin putting the Earth—our home—first.

This is just sad!

Writing about animals is not really my cup of tea but I feel that readers of the site needs to watch this video by NatGeo photographer Paul Nicklen. It’s a video of a starving Polar Bear and according “scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the next 100 years, I think of the global population of 25,000 bears dying in this manner.”

Lazada to open official Apple ‘Shop-in-Shop’ for Southeast Asia customers

December 9, 2017
Lazada to open official Apple ‘Shop-in-Shop’ for Southeast Asia customers
Apple Official Online Store on Lazada Philippines

Fans of Apple can now buy their favourite Apple products on Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce company.

As an authorised online reseller, Lazada’s customers can choose from a wide range of Apple products including iPhone, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iPad, iPad Pro, Apple TV, Beats by Dr. Dre, and other accessories.

Start shopping this holiday season
Consumers can start browsing this holiday season when the Apple ‘Shop-in-Shop’ on Lazada officially launches today (8th December) in the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. This will be followed by Malaysia on 11th December, and then in Vietnam.

By shopping on Lazada, customers can choose to pay for their Apple devices through Lazada’s 0% financing instalment plans. Exciting surprises also await Lazada customers looking to score savings from deals offered during the finale of Lazada’s Online Revolution shopping event, the 12.12 Final Sale. More details will be announced later.

The “preferred choice” for global brands
Lazada Group Chief Executive Officer Max Bittner said the Apple ‘Shop-in-Shop’ concept is a testament to Lazada’s reputation as the undisputed and trusted online shopping and selling platform in Southeast Asia. “Lazada is the preferred choice for global brands who, like us, want to drive the explosive growth of eCommerce in Southeast Asia,” said Mr. Bittner, adding: “It also underscores our commitment to give consumers better and convenient access to the world’s best brands and products, especially those from Apple.”

MMDA to start a one-week dry run of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane on December 11

December 9, 2017
MMDA to start a one-week dry run of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane on December 11

Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will conduct a one-week dry run of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane on Monday, December 11 at 6:00 AM.

The implementation for dry run of HOV Lane located at the fifth and left most lane along Edsa.

Motorcycle riders can also use the said lane aside from the motorcycle lane in the fourth lane. Private car drivers with no companion can still use the motorcycle lane (2nd) and third lane from the MRT.

Violators will be apprehended via no-contact apprehension policy and will be meted P500 fine.

Soure: @MMDAPH

Video: How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime

December 8, 2017
Video: How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime

Counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray talks about how the counterfeit goods that we’re buying funds terrorism and organized crime.

What’s the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime.

Learn more about the trillion-dollar underground economy of counterfeiting — from the criminal organizations that run it to the child labor they use to produce its goods — as well as measures you can take to help stop it. “Let’s shine a light on the dark forces of counterfeiting that are hiding in plain sight,” Gray says.