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Phones / Re: MTN 4G LTE - The Biggest Scam Of The Century by Youpele52: 1:18pm On Mar 28, 2017 |
charlesm91: After subscribing MTN wickedly first deducts from your bonus airtime if there is before they'll start to deduct from your data balance. My inlaw says I'm stingy because after subscribing I won't browse until I have used all the bonus airtime to make calls. 4 Likes |
Travel / Re: What Your Passport Colour Really Means by Youpele52: 8:18am On Mar 27, 2017 |
this is informative you know Lalasticlala Myndd44 justwise , DisGuy ) |
Travel / What Your Passport Colour Really Means by Youpele52: 7:41pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
Depending on where you're from, your passport can say a lot about your country. Travelers don’t have a lot of say in how their passports look. It's hard to take a flattering picture ( unless you're Prince), you can't choose which inspiration quotes frame your stamped pages, and you can’t choose the color of your passport cover. To that last point, Business Insider recently explained why passports only come in shades of red, blue, green, and black. Somewhat surprisingly, the color of your passport follows no strict system of country categorization—though that's not to say the colors are totally random, either. “Most passports in the world are based on blue and red primary colors,” said Passport Index Vice President of Marketing Hrant Boghossian, though there’s an enormous degree of variation in hues. And while geography, politics, and even religion come into play when a country selects its passport cover, there are no guidelines or regulations dictating the color of these national documents. “There’s nothing [that] stipulates the cover colour,” confirmed Anthony Philbin of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which issues passport standards on cover size, format, and technology. So what can we infer about passport color? Boghossian says it’s a matter of national identity. Red Passports Burgundy passports are used by members of the European Union (sans Croatia), and countries interested in joining (think: Turkey) have changed their passport colors to match. The Economist called this a “branding exercise.” The Andean Community (also known for past EU-ambitions) of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru also has burgundy passports. The Swiss passport, in effortless and famously Swiss-fashion, matches their flag, Blue Passports Boghossian told Business Insider that Caribbean, or Caricom states, typically use blue, though it’s common in the “New World,” as well. Vox pointed out the customs union of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguya, Uruguay, and Venezuela, known as Mercosur, all boast blue passports (except Venezuela, which still sports a red passport from its time in the Andean Community). The United States’ passport, however, only became navy blue in 1976—to match the shade found in the American Flag. Before that? “We believe the first travel documents in the U.S. were red,” Boghossian told Travel + Leisure. Green passports were used in the 1930s, followed by burgundy ones, [and] black passports in the 1970s.” Green Passports “Most Islamic states use green passports because of the importance of the colour in their religion,” Boghossian shared with Business Insider. Variations of green are also used by members of ECOWAS—Economic Community of West African States—including Niger and Senegal. Black Passports Here’s another, far more practical, interpretation for selecting passport colors. Dark colors (even deep shades of blue and red) show less dirt and tend to look more official. Examples include the Republic of Botswana, Zambia, and New Zealand—though for the latter, black is also considered one of the country’s national colors. Ultimately, you can infer about color as much as you want, but passports represent something much greater than geo-political and economic ties. “We forget that [passports] belong to people. For some, they are a barrier. To others, a right of passage,” Boghossian said to Travel + Leisure. After all, both the U.S. and Syria issue blue passports—but Syria has one of the worst-ranking passports in the world . Having a Syrian passport allows you access to only 32 countries without a visa, due to diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, the U.S. has the third-best ranking passport. “Governments around the world have the freedom to choose the color and design,” reiterated Boghossian. “Unfortunately, only few have understood the importance of this document on their country’s brand identity.” Boghossian cited Norway, which recently unveiled its winning passport design from a nationwide competition, as an example of a country using its passports to define its distinct personality and characteristics. The colors? Vibrant and hip. The U.S. passport is about to get a makeover : and while the design has yet to be released, we know for a fact the country has a history of changing its passport cover. Source: http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/what-your-passport-color-means Front page material Seun Lalasticlala Myndd44
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Business / Re: Naira Appreciate Further To N380 To 1 Dollar by Youpele52: 9:56am On Mar 24, 2017 |
Earth2Metahuman: So you think traveling is not budgeted, wow amazing. Can't account for the recovered loot nor see the fruits from 2016 budget how can $30b be put to good use and be accounted for. I know you'll start insulting soon, for the fact that you don't know that every meal in aso rock is accounted for & budgeted not to talk about traveling around the world the president does, goes to show how little you know about economics and governance. Peace to you. |
Business / Re: Naira Appreciate Further To N380 To 1 Dollar by Youpele52: 9:34am On Mar 24, 2017 |
Earth2Metahuman: Your last argument was on embezzlement and GEJ dollar spending The fuelling of the presidential fleets is done in naira? The oil money used to fund the 2016 budget and 30b PMB wants to borrow is in naira? The recovered loots is it naira? You said dollars should be meant for manufacturers and importers. Where were you when Innosson was crying for lack of dollars thereby laying off staffs. Under which regime did the manufacturing sector suffered the most? Better be prepared for intellectual debate (not childish grumbling and personality defamation) when next you mention me on Nairaland. 1 Like |
Business / Re: Naira Appreciate Further To N380 To 1 Dollar by Youpele52: 9:17am On Mar 24, 2017 |
Earth2Metahuman: You know the PMB spend more time flying than in office I guess he's saving. What was achieved under the 2016 budget and the money gotten from subsidy removal and all the loot recovered? And PMB wants to borrow $30b to fund 2017 budget, more social media advisers less economic advisers. I hope love this change? |
Business / Re: Naira Appreciate Further To N380 To 1 Dollar by Youpele52: 9:09am On Mar 24, 2017 |
UNIQUEISRAEL: Under whose administration was TSA designed. Who masterminded it? |
Business / Re: Naira Appreciate Further To N380 To 1 Dollar by Youpele52: 7:31am On Mar 24, 2017 |
Pumping dollar into the economy, isn't that what GEJ was doing to stabilise naira back then and was accused of APC that he was dollarizing the economy? Now CBN under PMB is doing same. Learning from a 'clueless man and effectual baboon'. 25 Likes 4 Shares |
Events / Re: Pregnant Lady Plays The Role Of A Bridesmaid With Her Huge Baby Bump (Photos) by Youpele52: 3:26pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
Jodha: For a second, why are you hating on her? 3 Likes |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 2:50pm On Mar 20, 2017 |
nkcares: I tap into this testimony. |
Business / Re: How The World's Currencies Got Their Names by Youpele52: 7:38am On Mar 18, 2017 |
Zloty "Zloty" is the Polish word for "golden." Forint The Hungarian forint comes from the Italian word "fiorino," a gold coin from Florence. The fiorino had a flower, or "fiore" in Italian, stamped on it. Ringgit When coins were minted in precious metals, thieves would shave off small portions of the metal to create new coins. To combat this, countries began minting coins with jagged edges. The Malaysian word for jagged is "ringgit," the name of the currency. Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-currencies-got-their-names-2016-3?IR=T/#ringgit-15
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Business / Re: How The World's Currencies Got Their Names by Youpele52: 7:34am On Mar 18, 2017 |
Dinar Jordan, Algeria, Serbia, and Kuwait all call their currency "dinar." This is a pretty straightforward truncation of the Latin word "denarius," which was a silver coin used in ancient Rome. Rupee The Sanskrit word for wrought silver is "rupya," which lends its name to the Indian and Pakistani rupee, as well as Indonesia's rupiah. Pound The British pound is derived from the Latin word "poundus" meaning "weight." Egypt, Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria call their currency pound. Ruble Russia's and Belarus' ruble are named after a measure of weight for silver.
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Business / Re: How The World's Currencies Got Their Names by Youpele52: 7:28am On Mar 18, 2017 |
Rial The Latin word "regalis," meaning "royal," is the origin for the Omani and Iranian "rial." Similarly, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen all use a currency called the "riyal." Before the euro, Spain used "reals" as well. Rand Like the dollar, South Africa's rand comes from the Dutch name for the South African city Witwatersrand, an area rich in gold. Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, and Korean won The Chinese character "圓," meaning "round" or "round coin," is responsible for the name of the Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, and Korean won. Crown Many Scandinavian countries use a currency that derives from the Latin word "corona," meaning "crown." Sweden's krona, Norway's krone, Denmark's krone, Iceland's króna, and the Estonian kroon (now replaced by the euro), and the Czech Republic's koruna all derive from the same Latin root. 7 Likes
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Business / How The World's Currencies Got Their Names by Youpele52: 7:14am On Mar 18, 2017 |
From country to country, monetary units vary nearly as much as the cultures and languages that use them. But have you ever wondered why a dollar is called a "dollar"? A recent post on the Oxford Dictionary's OxfordWords blog explained the origins of the names of the world's most common currencies. In the slides below, find out where these everyday words come from. Dollar The dollar is the world's most common currency, used in the US, Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, and Singapore and elsewhere. According to OxfordWords , the Flemish or Low German word "joachimsthal" referred to Joachim's Valley, where silver was once mined. Coins minted from this mine became "joachimsthaler," which was later shortened to "thaler" and which eventually morphed into "dollar." Peso "Peso" literally means "weight" in Spanish. Lira The Italian and Turkish "lira" come from the Latin word "libra," meaning "pound." Mark Before the euro, the Deutsche mark and the Finnish markka also draw their names from units of weight. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Business / Re: Benefits Of CBN's New FOREX Policy by Youpele52: 1:41pm On Feb 21, 2017 |
I wish this policy came a year earlier naira wouldn't have plummeted this much. 1 Like |
Celebrities / Re: #wewillprotest: 2face Addresses Protest Issue On Facebook Live by Youpele52: 4:52pm On Jan 31, 2017 |
knacker:BEHOLD best "no Bleep given" meme on Nairaland. |
TV/Movies / Re: 12 Myths That Movies Made Us To Believe....see Pics by Youpele52: 8:19pm On Jan 24, 2017 |
Hmmm |
Celebrities / Re: Mercy Johnson Accepts Tonto Dikeh's Apologies (Photos) by Youpele52: 10:23am On Jan 13, 2017 |
There's something called email. If not for publicity sake it's better you exchange messages via email than Instagram. Instagram has direct message feature too. Oh they are celebrity so publicity is mandatory. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Is Restitution Necessary For Repentance? by Youpele52: 7:39am On Jan 08, 2017 |
Chibenn You've taken the most important step which is repentance. The restitution is good but since she's your business partner you should consider thoroughly before going for it. You can decide to go to her for restitution, tell her everything and ask for forgiveness. Most importantly, tell her that you're going to pay all you've taken from her without her knowing. And this payment you're going to do it gradually. Or you can decide not to go for the restitution, and decide to pay her all you've taken from her gradually. By using your own money to buy goods for her. Continue this until you experience peace within you. After which you may decide to go for the restitution and explain to her why you were bought those goods for her. Whichever way try not lose your relationship and trust with this your business partner. God will give you wisdom. |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 10:40pm On Nov 25, 2016 |
eMidas: Earlier the better. |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 5:14pm On Nov 25, 2016 |
jyemsta: You applied 25th August and got reply yesterday. That means I still have say 4weeks to wait since I applied first week of October. computational science and engineering (mechanical) Msc. Seems like most persons here that are interested in University of Rostock is going for that computational engineering. Nice |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 6:27am On Nov 25, 2016 |
jyemsta: GO TO GERMANY I applied for University of Rostock early last month (sent my doc via nipost) still haven't gotten reply from them. Please when did you apply and how long did it take before you got your offer posted to you? please reply. |
Career / Re: Palmchat Partners With A Nairalander, Tosyne2much For Posting "10 Things" by Youpele52: 4:46pm On Nov 04, 2016 |
you are my inspiration today |
Education / Re: Oyedepo To Govt: Sell Intellectual Capital Not National Assets by Youpele52: 7:31pm On Oct 24, 2016 |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 8:36pm On Oct 15, 2016 |
omojaiyejaiye: I only sent mine on Wednesday. The lady told me it'll take 14 working days for the it to get to the destination. Also the school I'm applying to University of Rostock on an email said they won't notify me when they have received it. |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 12:47pm On Oct 14, 2016 |
Nosky247 After sending my documents to a school in Germany via NIPOST ordinary mail, if I ought to get a reply from the school will it be posted to my home address or I'll have to go the post office to receive it? |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 6:27pm On Oct 09, 2016 |
Chiznonso:Oil Boom, what'd they say concerning the Aussie movement |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 5:36pm On Oct 09, 2016 |
Chiznonso: Hello Chiznonso, I'm also a PTDF scholar and Germany bound. I'll love to get few information from you that'll help me and few that's others. WhatsApp me 08037899469 |
Phones / Re: 7 Awesome Mobile Apps By Google You Probably Never Heard Of by Youpele52: 9:35am On Oct 08, 2016 |
giftedben Google translate should be number one. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 7:24am On Oct 04, 2016 |
idemudian1: I'm currently applying to the school. What's remaining is to post my notarized documents them thinkin of using nipost. How long will it take for them to send admission letter? And how's the school and town like? |
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 3 by Youpele52: 8:28pm On Oct 03, 2016 |
idemudian1: Are you a student of Rostock? 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Atheism And Logical Fallacies : Here Are 10 Logical Fallacies Atheists Commit by Youpele52: 3:17pm On Oct 02, 2016 |
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