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Colgate-Palmolive (Toiletries and cosmetics)
Article • Euromonitor Advertiser Profiles, December 2021
This Company Profile from Euromonitor provides key details and analysis of Colgate-Palmolive's beauty and personal care brand.
Procter & Gamble Co (Toiletries and cosmetics)
This Company Profile from Euromonitor provides key details and analysis of Procter & Gamble.
Unilever: U-Win – connecting with consumers through unique value exchange
Unilever, a fast-moving consumer goods company, launched a campaign in the Philippines to gather 20,000 PII data points.
Justmylook: How Justmylook drives revenue through on-site personalisation before even making a sale
Justmylook, a beauty retailer, increased engagement rates and email opt-ins in the UK by using InStory ads to reduce mobile bounce rates.
Unilever: The future of hygiene – disrupting the conventional client-agency paradigm to create expansive futures
Case Study • MRS Awards Papers, Finalist, Insight Management, 2021
Unilever, a consumer goods company, and Quantum, a design strategy company, launched a global campaign to examine the evolving definition of hygiene and identify actionable opportunity spaces (OS) for the brand to rethink the positioning of its hygiene products.
L'Oréal: From vulnerability to empowerment – L'Oréal How cultural insight into female empowerment pointed the way for L'Oréal Paris to support and progress women globally
Case Study • MRS Awards Papers, Finalist, Cultural Insights, 2021
L'Oréal Paris, a personal care company, launched a worldwide campaign to embrace a modern and relevant expression of female empowerment in marketing, and understand needs and behaviours deeply to connect with women in a powerful and authentic way.
Global, Toiletries & cosmetics advertising spend (quarterly)
An overview of advertising spend by medium in the toiletries & cosmetics sector globally.
Global, Toiletries & Cosmetics advertising spend by medium (annual)
An overview of annual advertising spend by medium in the toiletries & cosmetics sector globally.
Unilever (Toiletries and cosmetics)
Article • Euromonitor Advertiser Profiles, November 2021
This Company Profile from Euromonitor provides key details and analysis of Unilever, the owner of brands such as Dove, Sunsilk, Axe and Pond's.
Dove: Courage is Beautiful
Rankings • WARC Creative 100, 2021
Personal care brand Dove used the courage of healthcare workers to communicate its $7.5m Covid-19 support efforts and expand its Campaign for Real Beauty narrative in the UK.
Johnson & Johnson: 5B
Rankings • WARC Media 100, 2021
Johnson & Johnson, the large multinational consumer company, improved public perception of nurses by launching a feature-length documentary about the heroic nurses working in the first dedicated AIDS unit in the US.
Dove: Not Just One Brand of Real Beauty
Dove, the beauty care brand, increased sales by localising its Real Beauty platform in Hong Kong.
Procter & Gamble: The Look
Procter & Gamble (P&G), a consumer goods company, drove conversation surrounding racial bias with its film The Look.
Unilever: Hajj Pack
Unilever, a consumer goods company, increased sales across its brands in Saudi Arabia by developing fragrance-free products for Hajj pilgrims visiting Mecca.
Where consumers shop for beauty and personal care
Article • Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, November 2021
An industry snapshot of beauty and personal care, including the impact of Coronavirus, channel shifts and future development.
L'Oréal (Toiletries and cosmetics)
This Company Profile from Euromonitor provides key details and analysis of L'Oréal, the owner of brands such as Garnier and Lancome.
Nivea Men: Ultra skill
Case Study • Ivan Shavrov, Roman Ryazanov, Pavel Osetrov, WARC Media Awards, Shortlisted, Effective Channel Integration, 2021
Personal care brand, NIVEA MEN, reconsidered its traditional communications style and focused instead on understanding audience behaviours to win the hearts of gamers in Russia.
Unilever Corporate: U-Win
Case Study • Loren Saguil, WARC Media Awards, Shortlisted, Best Use of Data, 2021
Multinational consumer goods company Unilever designed the U-Win Project, a mobile survey-based recruitment using programmatic ads, to drive personalisation and market penetration, and fuel growth in the Philippines.
L'Oréal (Multiple brands): Fueling digital automation across brands and markets with e-retailer data
Case Study • Mads Bindseil, Camilla Gad Damkjaer, Kasper Zoffmann Jessen, WARC Media Awards, Bronze, Best Use of Data, 2021
Personal care company L'Oréal used a bespoke AI to deliver increasingly efficient Facebook media investments across its brands in the Nordics and grew online sales across four markets.
How Asia's companies can grow in a post-pandemic world
Article • Mukta Lad, Event Reports, FUTR Asia Summit, October 2021
Speaking at the recent FUTR Asia 2021 summit, L'Oréal Indonesia's Umesh Phadke shares how companies can transform and prepare for a radically different future after COVID-19.
Marketing Trends For 2022: Beauty
Article • Melanie Welsh, WARC Exclusive, November 2021
Digital experiences, natural products, sustainability and wellbeing are set to be major trends in the beauty industry in 2022.
L'Oréal finds a new role for TV in driving e-commerce sales
Article • Alex Brownsell, Event Reports, The Future of Media conference, October 2021
The cosmetics company is adjusting its media strategy in response to post-COVID consumer habits.
Colgate-Palmolive advertising spend rises 6%
An overview of Colgate-Palmolive's advertising spend.
What's working in luxury
Global strategies, campaign updates and trends in the luxury category.
Procter & Gamble outlines new consumer habits that will survive the pandemic
Article • Stephen Whiteside, WARC Exclusive, January 2021
Procter & Gamble, the consumer packaged goods manufacturer, believes that a variety of habits that have taken root during the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term staying power.
What's working in cosmetics and beauty aids
Global strategies, campaign updates and trends in the cosmetics and beauty aids category.
From sustainability to purpose in beauty
Article • Euromonitor , Research on WARC, March, 2021
As consumer awareness of social and environmental issues increases, steps to improve the beauty industry's environmental footprint are progressing at a faster pace.
Wellness redefined: Fostering wellbeing through digitalisation and technology
Article • Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, February 2021
Examines the intrinsic link between digitalisation and technology and the evolution of wellness.


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/usr/local/bin/wget: 3: /usr/local/bin/wget: Cannot fork

running "top" command:
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A: Have you tried to reinstall wget? If not try apt-get install --reinstall wget
and try again to download anything.

A: The wget command is normally in /usr/bin. Since yours is in /usr/local/bin, it appears you've installed a different command with the same name.
And given that the error message appears to include a line number, I'm guessing that your /usr/local/bin/wget is a shell script that's intended to be a wrapper around the standard wget command.
For example, if you had something like:
#!/bin/bash

wget -q "$@"

because you want to turn off wget's output, then your script will invoke itself recursively. After some number of iterations it will be unable to fork a new process, and it will terminate.
If so, changing the script to invoke /usr/bin/wget explicitly should fix it.

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With the Christmas season upon us, soon our streets and homes will be awash with festive lights and colour. Family and friends will be around, and there's no doubt you're eager to dust off your camera and get shooting.
But what should you photograph? Sometimes when you're spoilt for choice it can be difficult decide what to shoot. What's more, when you've seen so many Christmas images, no one wants to make a cliché.
If you're feeling unsure what to photograph this Christmas, don't fret. We've put together a few Christmas photo ideas to help get you started, as well as some direction for shooting them.
The holidays practically necessitate family photos, so why not start here? If you're new to photography, you may want to make use of your camera's portrait shooting mode.
For those of you who want a little more control over your images, set aperture priority mode. A good aperture for individual portraits is something relatively wide like f/4 or f/5.6.
This will blur the background and bring all of the focus to your subject. If your whole family steps in the shot, try an aperture of f/8 or f/11 to achieve more depth of field to ensure everyone is sharp.
You'll want to set a shutter speed of 1/60sec or faster to freeze small movements by your subjects, and increase the sensitivity (ISO) if needed (your camera will do this for you if you set it to automatic).
Your camera's flash can be severe and unforgiving, so don't use it as a primary light source. Do pop it up when you need just a little extra light, however.
When shooting Christmas portraits, it's imperative that you focus on the face of your subject (ideally the eyes). While many cameras come with a Face Detection system to help you do this, you can also set the AF point yourself (it's usually referred to as Single-point AF, 1-Area AF or something similar).
Once you've located this option, choose an AF point that lies over your subject's eye. Choose point closest to the eyes (or the centre point) if there isn't one directly over them and then position the camera so the point overlies the subject's eye.
Give the shutter button a half-press to focus the lens and then recompose the image with the shutter button still depressed before pushing down all the way to take the shot.
All the lovely decorations that come with Christmas provide beautiful photo ops. Maybe you'll even come up with a greeting card for next year.
For smaller decorations, you're going to have to get close to fill the frame. You may want to turn on your camera's macro setting to allow you to focus even closer on your subject.
The majority of compact system and DSLR cameras unfortunately require macro lenses to achieve very close focus, so you might have to rethink your shot altogether, or shoot from further away and crop the image post-capture.
Choose macro or still life exposure modes, or aperture priority mode for these close-up shots. When the subject is so close to the camera, depth of field can be restricted.
Using a small aperture such as f/16 can help extend that depth of field and bring more of your image into focus.
However, small apertures also mean a corresponding drop in shutter speed, which means a greater potential for camera shake and blur.
You can use high sensitivity settings to offset this, but you'll probably end up with lots of noise if you do.
The best solution to this problem is to use a tripod. If you don't have one, try resting the camera on a table while using things such as books or even a rolled-up jumper to achieve the right position.
Also, be aware of what's reflected in the decorations. Some have a mirror-like finish, meaning you're likely to capture yourself in holding the camera in the image. Experiment with different angles to remedy this.
Food is always a great subject; just don't get bogged down in the predictable straight-above shots that are so popular on social media. These unimaginative shots do little to make the food stand out and look appetizing.
Crack open a recipe book for some a bit of inspiration for your food photography. These images are typically composed well with good colour combinations and subject presentation.
Keep in mind, though, that most of the shots you'll see in recipe books have been taken of cold food. While this may work when it comes to cake, mince pies, sausage rolls and biscuits, it's not so practical for your Christmas turkey.
Even if your camera comes equipped with a Food scene mode, it's still best to stick with aperture priority.
Wide apertures such as f/5.6, f/4.0 or larger work well with food photography, emphasizing the food that's the point of focus while blurring the foreground and background.
This makes the food stand out and clearly defines it as the subject. Even though your background will be blurred with a wide aperture, don't dismiss it.
You'll want a crisp, clean background or something that's connected with the food. Also, make sure you the light hits the food evenly, taking care to avoid any deep shadows or harsh highlights.
Custom White Balance control can come in handy if you're shooting in artificial or mixed light.
To set a Manual or Custom white balance setting, typically you'll select the correct mode, photograph a white object (such as a piece of computer paper) in the same light that you'll be shooting your subject in and then your camera will use that to determine the white balance. Refer to your manual for complete instructions.
There's nothing like a nice long walk after Christmas dinner to wrap up the day. This is a great opportunity to snap a few landscape shots.
Landscape exposure mode, which can be found on most digital cameras, is designed to produce as sharp a scene as possible.
Additionally, it sets the white balance to a value that's suitable for shooting outdoors, and it may even augment greens and blues just a bit.
Of course, you can make all of these adjustments on your own.
First, to achieve as much sharpness in the scene as possible you'll need a small aperture like f/16 or f/22 to create a large depth of field. To maximize sharpness with this much depth of field, you'll want to focus about one third of the way in.
This is because depth of field reaches about twice as far past the point of focus as it does in front of it.
In terms of white balance, you'll be fine sticking with the automatic setting, but try using the Daylight or Sunlight setting to add a bit of warmth to your shots, particularly around dawn and dusk.
You might also want to take a look at your camera's Picture Style, Picture Control or Film Simulation options to tell your camera how to manage colour in JPEG images.
While the Standard option produces the best results for most scenes, the Landscape option is worth giving a go to see how it enhances greens and blues in your shots.


DPR SKN [deeper skin] is skin care that goes deeper. Our philosophy is about helping people to get on a deeper level with their own skin care by integrating wellness and self-love to promote a healthy lifestyle. Formulated with natural and simple ingredients for a clear complexion, DPR SKN heals, soothes, and hydrates your skin, empowering you to radiate confidence.
With a little bit of positivity and guidance, DPR SKN encourages you to embrace your natural beauty and build up self-confidence with the help of the Clay Mask, a product that gives real results to help keep your skin looking and feeling its best.
Danielle founded DPR SKN after studying Beauty Industry Marketing and Business Management at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. DPR SKN is a combination of her three passions: skin care, wellness, and helping others reach their full potential. Growing up, Danielle was always interested in beauty and cosmetics. It wasn't until she was studying at FIDM that she took a greater interest in skin care. Danielle struggled with her own acne blemishes caused by stress and poor eating habits. This inspired her to learn more about living a healthier lifestyle. She studied about safe and natural ingredients that effectively help to improve skin without using any harsh chemicals. Danielle has worked in the skin care industry where she gained knowledge about products, ingredients, skin concerns and skin types, and developed an understanding of what works and what doesn't.
It is truly Danielle's passion to inspire and educate people to care for their skin and body, on a deeper level. She is confident that with a little bit of positivity, love, and guidance, DPR SKN can help build and inspire your self-esteem by providing simplistic pointers that will help keep your skin looking and feeling its best. All of Danielle's recommendations, recipes, and words of wisdom are things that she personally practices and encourages those within her inner circle to do as well. Danielle's belief is grounded in the fact that beauty is more than just a superficial appearance - it starts at a deeper level within the soul and radiates outwardly.


At Rondo Travel we tailor-make each itinerary for educational tours.
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Travel experts within our team with over 30 years' experience in travel are able to create the perfect itinerary from the best attractions to visit, to the comfiest hotels to stay in after your active filled days.
We organise trips to include as much, or as little as you want, right down to making sure you have the right meal options to suit you.
We can create tours to any worldwide destination you require, from fashion tours in Milan to Cultural and History tours of Beijing. We tailor make each tour, from a tour which consists of just field work research to a tour which is made up of visits and sightseeing. We personalise it for each group..
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Hiebert, E.H., & Cervetti, G.N. (2012). What Differences in Narrative and Informational Texts Mean for the Learning and Instruction of Vocabulary. In J. Baumann and E. Kame'enui (Eds.), Vocabulary Instruction: Research to Practice (2nd Ed.). (pp.322-344). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
We begin with four statements about influences on vocabulary instruction in schools. First, vocabulary is central to the comprehension of text (Davis, 1942; Thorndike, 1973). Second, the vocabularies of students when they enter school vary substantially (Hart & Risley, 1995). Third, the number of words in English is huge (Leech, Rayson, & Wilson, 2001). And, fourth, the amount of time in schools is limited (Fisher, Berliner, Filby, Marliave, Cahen, & Dishaw, 1980). All of these features combine to create a challenging situation for educators who aim to select vocabulary strategically in order to lessen the gap between the haves and the have-nots (Nagy & Hiebert, 2010).
Unfortunately, it appears that the choices made in schools regarding vocabulary are often not strategic. In elementary schools, large blocks of time are devoted to reading/language arts instruction where, despite claims of increased access to informational texts, a narrative stance has continued to direct the selection of vocabulary and the form of vocabulary instruction (Norris, Phillips, Smith, Baker, & Weber, 2008). Whether the text is an informational or narrative one, teachers' guides of core reading programs recommend instruction of a handful of words. Typically, these words are treated in a similar manner—each is defined, discussed, and read in the context of a sentence from the text. Usually, the words are unrelated to one another but have been selected because of their perceived importance to the story content.
Such a perspective fails to recognize the differences in the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts. Typically, the registers of oral and written language are recognized as unique but these differences pale relative to differences in the features of narrative and informational genres. Through multidimensional analyses of spoken and written language samples, Biber (1988) concluded that particular types of speech and writing are more or less similar with respect to different dimensions. For example, a presentation or discussion at a meeting of a scientific society, while oral in nature, will vary considerably from a conversation between two friends over dinner. The vocabulary of a novel that includes substantial amounts of dialogue may have more in common with the dinner conversation than with a scientific report.
In this chapter, we examine the differences between the target vocabularies of an English/language arts (ELA) program that is dominated by narrative texts and a science program with informational texts. Our goal in this chapter is to accomplish three purposes: (a) review what is known about the differences in the vocabularies of unique words in informational and narrative texts, (b) examine these differences in an analysis of the words from an ELA and science program, and (c) present suggestions as to what differences in the vocabulary of different text types mean for instruction.


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Håvard Haukenes (ur. 22 kwietnia 1990 w Bergen) – norweski lekkoatleta specjalizujący się w chodzie sportowym.

Został zdyskwalifikowany podczas mistrzostw świata w Moskwie (2013) i europejskiego czempionatu w Zurychu (2014). W 2015 zajął 24. miejsce w chodzie na 50 kilometrów podczas mistrzostw globu. Siódmy chodziarz igrzysk olimpijskich w Rio de Janeiro (2016).

Złoty medalista mistrzostw Norwegii oraz reprezentant kraju w pucharze Europy, pucharze świata i na drużynowych mistrzostwach świata w chodzie.

Rekordy życiowe: chód na 20 kilometrów – 1:23:15 (7 maja 2016, Rzym); chód na 50 kilometrów – 3:42:50 (23 marca 2019, Dudince).

Osiągnięcia

Bibliografia
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Norwescy chodziarze
Norwescy olimpijczycy
Lekkoatleci na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2016
Lekkoatleci na Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 2020
Urodzeni w 1990
Ludzie urodzeni w Bergen

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TRUSTBELT
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Why the Next Silicon Valley Will Be Borderless
From left are Maren Lesche of Startup Colors; Matt Knight of Shadow Ventures; Chris Thomas of Detroit Mobility Lab; and Hassan Syed of Bir Ventures USA Ltd. They were speaking on a panel on entrepreneurship at the TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum in Detroit on Nov. 7. The event was organized by Conway Inc., publisher of Site Selection magazine.
photo by Shay La'Vee
by RON STARNER
Rather than try to build the next Silicon Valley, why don't you try to create something better?
That was the challenge issued by Hassan Syed, CEO of Bir Ventures USA Ltd., at the TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum in Detroit on Nov. 7.
While many corporate leaders and economic developers scramble to recreate the conditions under which the original Silicon Valley in California flourished, a far better approach is to scrap that plan and build something that packs more authenticity and more staying power for the 21st century, says Syed.
"The next Silicon Valley will be borderless," he says. "The question we must ask ourselves is, how do we create a competitive advantage?"
Syed, whose firm is based in the Twin Cities in Minnesota, was joined by a panel of startup economy experts at the two-day conference in downtown Detroit in early November. Also sharing their expertise were Maren Lesche, founder of Startup Colors in Berlin; Matt Knight, principal of Shadow Ventures in Atlanta; and Chris Thomas, co-founder and president of Detroit Mobility Lab.
"There is too much focus on retention of large companies and not enough focus on creating and nurturing startups. This must change."
— Hassan Syed, CEO, Bir Ventures USA Ltd.
While the current version of Silicon Valley experiences an erosion of public trust, thanks to mounting scandals at Facebook, Google and other tech giants, Syed says that trust must be the essential building block of any competitive economy moving forward.
"Trust is the condition under which people share ideas," he says. "That's how you build a successful ecosystem."
Political and geographic boundaries are becoming less relevant by the day, he adds, noting that "we live in a connected world. It does not matter where anyone lives. I have lived in five countries and worked in 10 different cities. I have traveled to 60 countries. We should not be scared of people moving. Clusters of industry will be less important in the future; money will always find its way to where it needs to be."
Picking up on that theme, Knight says that Silicon Valley must first get its own house in order before attempting to replicate itself elsewhere. "Silicon Valley is doing a poor job at affordable housing," he says. "They are losing tech talent. They are not retaining talent."
Syed says that's a natural part of the progression of mature ecosystems. "Every company has a life that ends at some point," he says. "There is too much focus on retention of large companies and not enough focus on creating and nurturing startups. This must change."
Lesche noted that Berlin "is very successful at growing startups. Why? There are no major industries there. Where there is no need to strive for success, entrepreneurship dies."
Thomas said that entrepreneurs and economic developers should take nothing for granted. "Detroit is positioned to win in mobility, but it's not our birthright," he says. "We don't have the talent to win now, but we do have great partners in the Michigan Economic Development Corp., Detroit Economic Growth Corp., the Mayor's Office, PlanetM and others. We have huge balance sheets, and we are good Midwesterners. That means we don't have big egos."
Syed noted that "people have to take ownership of building their own ecosystems and industries. Everyone is looking for a silver bullet, but there is none."
Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Ron Starner is Executive Vice President of Conway Inc. He has been with Conway for 20 years and serves as editor of the TrustBelt Report and lead organizer of the annual TrustBelt Conference. He also writes extensively for Site Selection and Conway's Custom Content Publishing Division. His Twitter handle is @RonStarner.
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Your brand's likeability is an extremely important aspect of your business' overall success. When it comes to how you present your brand through social media, there are certain ways to communicate for positive results and they are definitely worth trying because they work and you will be able to bring your business to the next level.
There are many different aspects of your social media marketing strategy that contribute to your business' overall success. However, likeability is one aspect that you should undoubtedly take seriously because it can make or break your success.
Your designated social media channels can help you to promote your brand's likeability in ways that you can't even imagine. The first thing that will happen when you start to communicate about your brand is that people will become aware of your brand. The more you communicate, the more aware they will become.
Along with awareness goes discussions among your target audience member about your brand. In short, buzz and engagement. Well, you should note here that you have definitely have a lot of competition. Everyone has competition. Because of that competition, you will have to work even harder to get other people to like your brand. Of course, you need to get people to notice your brand and after you have accomplished that, you need to get them to like your brand. Step 1 and Step 2. So the big question here is, how do you get people to like your brand? Well, if you have managed to build brand loyalty among your target audience members, the likeability will follow.
It is important for you to remember that loyalty goes along with likeability and your loyal followers will not have any issue with telling other people about your brand if they believe in it. They are just waiting for you to share the next piece of amazing content with them. So, how are you supposed to go about getting people to like your brand?
Always be genuine: Being genuine should not be considered an option. It is simply the way that you should always be (in business and in life). If you don't believe in your brand, exactly how do you expect anyone else to believe in it? It just doesn't work that way. There are several different things that must go into your brand message and in addition to your genuineness (and sincerity), you will also need to connect with your target audience on an emotional/human level. Without that connection, you will not be able to establish a relationship with them and that will be the end of everything. That emotional connection can come in many different forms, including humor, sentimentality, and practically any other emotion (or offshoot of emotion) that you can think of. As long as it is appealing and appropriate, you can express it.
Make your content truly valuable: It certainly goes without saying that your content must be well written. However, that is not enough. Your content also needs to be compelling, relevant, and educational. Additionally (and perhaps one of the most important qualities of all), your content must convey that you have the ability to solve the other person's problem. The concept of WIIFM (What's In It For Me?) is extremely important and without it, you will not succeed. Another element that is really important is your sharing good-quality backlinks. The fact is that nobody conducts business in a silo. With that being said, it is important for you to understand that you should not only be sharing your amazing content but you should also share other content (that has been written by other people) that you feel will benefit your target audience members. Of course, when you are considering content, you should understand and embrace the fact that it also includes graphic images and videos (whenever appropriate). All of those are important aspects of your content and the graphic element is so important because a large number of people are visual and if you share content that is exclusively in the form of words on a page, the full impact will not reach those visual people. You definitely do not want to lose them as target audience members.
Never give anyone the "hard sell": This concept cannot be emphasized enough. The purpose of your blog (although any business person has selling his or her products and/or services as the ultimate goal) is to educate the reader and to provide information that you feel will benefit them. You need to build the relationship before you can do anything else. That means that trust, credibility, positioning yourself as a subject matter expert goes along with that. What you want to happen (after you have built a solid, enduring relationship) is for your name to come to mind the next time the other person needs what you are selling. It is that simple. The only thing that is important to your target audience members is that you can solve their problems. Nothing else matters to them initially so a hard sell is definitely not what they want or need.
Encourage conversations: At the heart of social media's success is the relationship. That means that people relate to each other as human beings. The way that human beings communicate with by talking to each other. Everything else will follow after that. Social media is exactly that. It is social and your social communities are your support and they are your valuable connections. The conversations that you should try to promote will be related to your brand and what that brand stands for and what you stand for. You may want to ask engaging, thought-provoking questions. People love to be asked about their opinions because they love to feel valued. Their feedback will also help you to improve upon your offerings and the products and/or services that you offer will be better quality and more relevant and appropriate.
It is one thing to share amazing, top-quality content with other people through social media. It is another thing entirely (it brings your business to the next level) to get people to like your brand and to tell other people whom they trust to like it as well. If you are active on multiple social media channels, you have the potential to get a large number of people to like your brand. Likability is an extremely important aspect of your social media marketing strategy. You have the power to make both of those things happen for your brand. So, go out and make it happen!


Birmingham: The National Asian Cricket Council (NACC) has blamed excessive ticket prices for the lack of crowd at the ongoing first Test between India and England here.
"The benchmark will be what the attendance is like at Lord's, Oval and Trent Bridge. But the pricing is a lot higher than previous Pakistan Test matches, so there's an element of cashing in, perhaps, on Asian communities' passion for cricket," NACC chairman Gulfraz Riaz was quoted as saying by the Guardian on Friday.
"From what I understand the prices are almost double of what they were for Pakistan Test matches in some cases. Out of the two communities, the Indian cricket community is a bit more affluent and maybe they were targeted," he added.
The opening day of the first Test at the 25,000 capacity stadium on Wednesday here was witnessed by 18,159 spectators. That forced the organisers to reduce ticket prices for Wednesday's post tea session.
But attendance dipped further on the second day with only 16,754 people present in the stands.
Riaz also opined that a traditional Thursday or weekend start may have helped to attract more people instead of starting the match in the middle of the week.
"I think it would have been better to do it Thursday, Friday and Saturday, definitely to build some momentum. I think the marketing could have perhaps been better and there's also the genuine question of whether Test cricket is relevant to the South Asian cricket community," he said.


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http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/articles/two-new-interactive-games-launching-spring-walt-disney-world
I posted this piece up on the blog today about two new interactive games, but it really has the wheels in my head spinning. How many activities of this sort do you think the WDW Parks can (or should) support? Is there a limit on this kind of activity? Is Disney just using this as a way to make new attractions on the "cheap?" How much continued appeal will this have for Grown Ups at Disney?
Hardy0109
Seems like too much of a "kid" thing. When my 13 yo sister did the P&B one in Epcot it just seemed like a waste of time. There's to many better/more fun things to do in the park then the interactive games. My take.
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P&B at Epcot? Are you Talking about the Agent P World Showcase Adventure?
Did she enjoy it or was she bored too? My family really enjoyed the Kim Possible version of the World Showcase game, but it did take up a decent chunk of time. We haven't tried Agent P yet.
Ponkool4
We did the Kim Possible game as well, and while it was fun, it did take a considerable amount of time. I'm interested in starting the MK Sorcerers game just to get the souvenir playing cards.
I'm really excited about the Wilderness Explorer game coming to Animal Kingdom. There are so many places tucked away in AK, so I think it's a good fit. Plus, it reminds me of the merit badges you earn in Boy Scouts.
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I personally haven't done any of the interactive games yet (Kim Possible, Agent P, Sorcerer's, etc.) but I like the idea of them. I agree with the article that they are great for frequent visitors and to give a new spin on the parks for people that make WDW a second home. However, I wouldn't suggest wasting my time on them to people on their first trip.
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Phineas and Ferb.. P&F. Lol. Sorry. She was more doing it as a task more than a game. After she started to I would say she just had to finish. It didn'tlook very eenjoyable. Like I said, many different things to do that are better.
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We were interested in Sorcerers, but each time we went to sign up for it there was a large group of college program staff signing up, so it would have taken more time than it was worth to us. It looked like all of the CP kids had just arrived for the new semester and were getting some fun time in before beginning work.
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We do the Sorcerers game at MK but just for the cards. 13 yr old dd collects them. I personally don't get it and have no interest but the lines at some of the sites are long so apparently a lot of people do participate.
Thanks to this site, I think it was Jeff, we found the "secret" spot to get the cards. It's back behind the Christmas shoppe and there's never any line. We usually hit the firehouse first thing to get the cards, but last night we found the secret spot and there was no one there, we walked right up and got our cards.
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Time for my, trying not to be annoying with it, local perspective. If my Disney visits were few and far between, I'd probably avoid these and stick to the WDW big guns (The Mountain Coasters, Test Track, Soaring, etc.). But having an opportunity to go back far regularly, I like these games as they give me something different to do. I usually hit up a few classics every trip, but then it is nice and relax with a few favorites. I spent one day at MK last summer, and only did three attractions. I spent the rest of the time playing games, visiting characters, and seeing shows. It was one of my better visits.
J wrote:
having an opportunity to go back far regularly, I like these games as they give me something different to do.
And I think that's exactly the demographic that these games are designed to reach. There are so many regular guests that return year after year after year, no to mention locals, that want something "extra". The cost outlay for these games is just a fraction of what it would cost to build a new ride, and the interactive technologies give Disney the ability to changes things up frequently with them. In addition the added merchandising that "gamers" will invest in can be considerable. I know that SOTMK Booster packs have been flying off the shelves.
I do worry though about the parks becoming saturated with this sort of thing. Adding a second game to MK vs. developing one for Hollywood Studios worries me a little. Though I really like them, I hope that they are careful not to over do it.
PirateGirl
I agree with you Kristen. I don't have children and I am not into playing games like this. I am afraid that the powers that be will see just how successful these are and continue with them without coming up with other attractions. Its like beating a dead horse.
DisneyDee27
I absolutely love the games. I've played the KP missions and some of the Agent P's missions. I have all 72 cards for the Sorcerors game as well as a few of the pins. As a Disney collector, the SOTMK cards are fantastic. I love setting up trades and the roaks (random acts of kindness) I didn't play the wilderness game in DCA but wanted too. I'm excited that its coming to AK. I'm looking forward to the new adventure game in the MK as well.
Disney is building new rides. I'm not worried about that at all. As one who usually has a couple of solo days I appreciate the games. I get to run around the parks and explore new segments. Honestly it brought me back to parts of the parks that I generally avoided. Inside a lot of the countries in Epcot (now I stop and play instead of just eating or drinking), Fantasyland (before the expansion) in the MK and now soon with AK.
We don't have kids so this isn't a factor for me. As far as crowds, yes go to the Xmas shoppe stand for tickets. However not everyone starts at the same place. Just because theirs a crowd doesn't mean you'll have to wait in a long line. The CMs can start you wherever.
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Anger is a master that demands an outrageously high price. Anger destroys physical and mental health, relationships, self-esteem and dignity. There are many victims. The individual which feels angry, and the unfortunate target on the receiving end of the anger. Both pay a price. To manage anger, individuals often turn to counseling to learn Anger Management Skills. Effective anger management provides tools to address the many dimensions of anger, including the physical, emotional and the mental (cognitive or thinking) aspects.
Anger triggers the fight/flight/freeze response in the body which signals an internal state of emergency, and subjects the body to a great deal of stress. To protect ourselves from the (perceived) threat our heart rate and blood pressure increase, breathing becomes faster and we suffer headaches and abdominal pain.
Deep Breathing – Take slow, deep breaths. Practice counting as you breath to help anchor the mind and prevent racing thoughts. Notice the in/out – up/down rhythm of your breathing. Feel the sensations of your breath as it moves in and out of your body.
Visualization – Use the power of your imagination to experience being in a beautiful, peaceful relaxing place. Bring in as many sensory details as possible as you practice visualization. See, hear, feel and smell details of your imagined experience. This exercise is best practiced when one is in a relatively calm state and will help regulate and normalize the responses of the Central Nervous System.
Understand the irrational and intrusive nature of your thoughts with a compassionate curiosity is the attitude to have when learning anger management skills. Be willing to question cognitive anger traps such as mind-reading the intentions of others and the projecting unreasonable demands and expectations into the future.
Challenge your beliefs and assumptions with a compassionate curiosity. Anger is an emotion which sees the world through a lens of assumptions. An obvious fact to you may be a fairy-tale to me.
Just The Facts – What did you actually see or hear? When we are angry we tend to project beliefs, opinions and assumption on to the triggering event. Stick to the facts. Find a trusted friend or family member who witnessed the triggering event and ask them to help collaborate and distinguish facts from fiction.
What Are Your Assumptions? – You are likely assuming a rule been broken. The problem is that the rule may only be known to you. Or perhaps you are assuming that everyone should subscribe to your rules. Your rules are valid in your mind, but possibly not mine. Are you basing your assumptions on historical events, and assuming history will repeat itself? Do you mind read the intentions of the person you are mad at? Do you really have a working crystal ball? If the answer is no, stop mind reading. You are on you way to using anger management skills effectively when you begin to see your assumptions.
Evaluate what your angry mind is telling you to do before acting in its behalf. When we speak, act or respond with anger, you are acting in behalf of your lower (or lowest) self. Things are broken when the "lowest self" is in control. Important things like our relationships, self-esteem, and dignity are diminished.
Change the Response – To change a conditioned response or behavior, we must be motivated and "buy-in" to the need for change. If we have buy-in, the cost of "doing the work" is worth the price of the effort and the discomfort we are surely going to face to change the pattern. Buy-in is fortified by recognizing the cost of our anger.
What Will Be Broken By Your Actions? – Your angry mind does not act on your behalf or on behalf of the future. Like a little child, your anger acts on behalf of immediate impulsive reactions. Responses are more extreme than they need to be when angry. They are over the top. If you act on the impulse to go over the top, what will your break? Your job, your wife, your child's self-esteem. Evaluate the cost.
What Has Anger Broken In The Past – As a counselor, I am still touched and saddened to see the high price of anger. Investigate the cost you have paid. Look at the physical, emotional, relational, and financial cost with compassionate curiosity.
When anger becomes a problem, the emotional, behavioral and thinking patterns that have sustained it, have been reinforced for a period of time. Be patient, because it will take time and energy to learn new responses.
Recognize Successes – Be reasonable. Rage-alcoholics, by nature are not reasonable. See even slight changes as successes. Perhaps you remembered to practice self-soothing skills or asked for clarification before making an assumption. Know and feel these small wins.
Practice Strategies – Transforming anger takes time and patience. Anger management skills are effective in changing emotional, behavioral and cognitive patterns from one of anger and rage to peace and joy. But it does take practice. Be compassionate with yourself as you practice.


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To hear Sir Mark talking more about Haydn's work, have a look at this BBC documentary from 2011, "Genesis and Genius".
As one of this country's most respected musical figures his enthusiasm for Haydn's music and the project is very welcome and carries significant weight.
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Months after it closed a $5 billion acquisition of Weld County's second-largest oil producer, Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) has offered to buy full control of Noble Energy's pipeline partner in the region.
In a disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday, the California-based Chevron offered to purchase the remainder of Noble Midstream Partners LP (Nasdaq: NBLX) for $12.47 per share. That figure is higher than the $10.38 per share Chevron offered to acquire Noble last year, although that figure did not include premiums for Noble's proven reserves.
Chevron already owns 62% of Noble Midstream's shares. The deal would value Noble Midstream at $1.12 billion.
Noble was previously the second-largest producer of oil and gas in Weld County, having produced 30.91 million barrels of oil and 215.18 million metric cubic feet of natural gas in 2019, according to data from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The vast majority of its Colorado operations are in Weld County.
Friday's offer is non-binding, and has yet to receive approval from Noble's board.
Noble Midstream was originally set up as a partner to the energy company to transfer and store oil and gas produced in Northern Colorado to a refinery in Oklahoma, along with servicing some of the Permian Basin operations in Texas.
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Q: Rails - Adding a bi-directional relationship I'm trying to setup a sample application that tracks football matches. There's currently 3x tables:

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*Ground - The home ground of a particular team

*Team - The actual team itself

*Game - A game, which will hold two teams

I can successfully query "Which two teams are playing in this game?", but I'm struggling to reverse it and ask "Which games has this team played in?"
I've setup a new rails project, with Rails 5.1.7 and been using the Rails console to query the data.
Migrations
Ground
  def change
    create_table :grounds do |t|
      t.string :ground_name
      t.string :ground_location
      t.belongs_to :team
      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

Game
  def change
    create_table :games do |t|
      t.timestamps
      t.datetime :game_time
      t.belongs_to :team_one
      t.belongs_to :team_two
    end
  end
end

Team
  def change
    create_table :teams do |t|
      t.string :team_name
      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

Models
Ground
class Ground < ApplicationRecord
  belongs_to :team
end

Game
class Game < ApplicationRecord
  belongs_to :team_one, :class_name => "Team"
  belongs_to :team_two, :class_name => "Team"
  has_many :teams
end

Team
class Team < ApplicationRecord
  has_one :ground
end

I can successfully query:
g1 = Game.new
g1.team_one = Team.first
g1.team_two = Team.second
g1.save

Game.first.team_one -> Correctly spits out team
Game.first.team_two -> Correctly spits out team

I'd like to be able to get a list of games for a team:
Team.first.games
  Team Load (0.0ms)  SELECT  "teams".* FROM "teams" ORDER BY "teams"."id" ASC LIMIT ?  [["LIMIT", 1]]
NoMethodError: undefined method `games' for #<Team:0x5a53fa0>
        from (irb):1

I'm definitely missing something, but would hope this is possible. If anyone could shed any light on this, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks in advance.

A: You can get games like below. unscope is important. The query will not run correctly without unscope.
class Team < ApplicationRecord
  has_one :ground
  has_many :games, lambda { |team|
    unscope(:where)
      .where('team_one_id = ? OR team_two_id = ?', team.id, team.id)
  }
end

t1 = Team.first
t1.games
#=> [Game id: 1, team_one_id: 1, team_two_id: 2, ..]
t2 = Team.second
t2.games
#=> [Game id: 1, team_one_id: 1, team_two_id: 2, ..]

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But I'm struggling to reverse it and ask "Which games has this team
  played in?"

If you want to find all the games a team has played in you can use the #or method like this:
team = Team.find(1) # or any other criteria to find the team you want to get the games for

Game.where(team_one: team).or(Game.where(team_two: team))

A: class Game < ApplicationRecord
  belongs_to :team_one, :class_name => "Team"
  belongs_to :team_two, :class_name => "Team"

  scope :by_team, -> (team) {
    where(team_one_id: team.id).or(where(team_two_id: team.id))
  }
end

Game.by_team(Team.first)

A: First up, answer the easy case: using your Game model we can easily list the games that a team plays at home, and the away games (I hope that is the correct term). I assume, from your data-structure that team 1 hosts the game. So we get something like:
class Team
  has_many :home_games, class_name: 'Game', foreign_key: :team_one
  has_many :away_games,  class_name: 'Game', foreign_key: :team_two
end

But to list all the games of a team, we can do several things:
The least efficient but very easy/naive implementation:
 def games
   home_games + away_games
 end

this will fetch all home and away games, convert to array and add/concatenate the arrays, BUT no way to later add where, sorting, etc ...
A better way is to use the database
def games
  Game.where("team_one_id = ? or team_two_id = ?", self.id, self.id)
end

(in rails 5 you can also write this as Game.where(team_one_id: self.id).or(Game.where(team_two_id: self.id)) but I still prefer the old way as more readable and less typing)
Then you would be able to write something like
@team = Team.find(params[:id])
@games = @team.games.order(:game_time)


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"The class struggle created circumstances and relationships that made it possible for a grotesque mediocrity to play a hero's part." — Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire
Five in a row. The New Democratic Party (NDP) has spent an entire generation in opposition and the party's leadership still don't get it. When you are on a winning streak, it is easier to keep on winning. A losing streak? Well, you have to find a way to break through. Sadly, the NDP appears not to have a clue. In the aftermath of a 5th consecutive defeat, Dr Friday, vice presidents Major Leacock and Patel Mathews, along with Kay Bacchus-Baptiste sound like a bunch of grumpy old…
Even though the ULP lost the popular vote, it won an additional seat to go into the new Parliament with a nine to six lead. All things considered, this feat is nothing to frown on. The ULP was vying for a historic fifth term.
The plain truth is that the NDP failed to deliver yet again. Going forward, the party needs to engage in collective introspection. It must completely recalibrate its plans, programmes and presence if it intends to remain relevant. Losing streaks are hard to break. The popular vote triumph by the opposition may lull it into a state of confident complacency, only to be slammed again with yeah — six defeats in a row.
The signs are not promising for a much-improved opposition ready to engage policy-centred debate. Here's why: Following the elections, Opposition Leader Dr. Friday told the nation:
"As they argued then, we assert now that the outcome of the recent elections means that those in government now have lost the moral authority to govern.
This creates a crisis of governance in our nation that will only be resolved when the people are again governed by a government that has the support of a majority of the people…It is a fundamental and treasured principle of democracy that a government that does not have the support of the majority of the people lacks a mandate from the people to govern them. It lacks democratic legitimacy."
Where did Dr Friday get this cockeyed view of our system of parliamentary democracy? From the same Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who he tried to replace as prime minister in the Nov. 5 elections.
In 1998, the NDP led by James Mitchell won the elections eight to seven. Gonsalves, deputy leader of the ULP, declared, "All reasonable people of democratic temper and spirit recognise that a truly functioning democracy demands that consent of the governed, that is the consent of real flesh and blood voters be obtained. Fifty-five per cent of our voters have stated unequivocally that they do not want to be ruled by the NDP. The NDP slender one-seat majority may, in a narrow legal sense be legal, but it lacks popular legitimacy and moral authority."
Our Constitution allows for a first-past-the-post system of elections. It is this system that allows Tourism and Culture minister Carlos James to sit in the Parliament as an elected parliamentarian. He won by one vote. It is the same system that allowed the NDP to maintain government in 1998. The popular vote does not determine which party will govern. The party that wins eight or more seats secures the right to govern.
For Friday to invoke Gonsalves words 22 years after they were first uttered is clear evidence that opposition leaders continuously look to Gonsalves for talking points and legitimacy. When the NDP's fourth term was cut short in 2001 following mass protest, the opposition blamed Gonsalves and scornfully dubbed the popular protest of 2000 a "Road Block Revolution".
Throughout the last 20 years, the opposition has tried time and again to replicate those protests with the hope it will bring down the ULP government. All such efforts failed because the opposition improperly concluded that if Gonsalves did it successfully, we could, too. In a misplaced act of monkey see, monkey do, it failed to appreciate the fact that then the people were unprepared to be ruled in the old way. That determination, coupled with the errors of the NDP government created the conditions that led to the turmoil and eventual removal of the government in 2001.
The whining analysis about why they lost the 2020 elections is not surprising but appalling annoying. Defeated parties tend to mourn rather than engaging in the necessary high-quality organization.
Major Leacock said raw cash made the difference in the turnout at the 2020 general election. "It is amazing that people can sell their vote and their freedom and their future… So I am not laying blame that we are not in government today at the feet of the NDP. It is the people's will that they are willing to spend the next five years waiting on a handout."
Seriously!? You failed to convince a sufficient amount of people to vote for you.
Patel Mathews said along with "bribery people were threatened that if they voted a particular way, their elderly relatives would be taken off public assistance".
Do these men listen to themselves? If more people wanted to vote for Mathews, they would have done so in much the same way 2,270 persons did. The vote is secret. The intimidation claim is similar to that made by the ULP in 1998 when it lost eight to seven.
Kay Bacchus-Baptiste laced into the National Monitoring and Consultative Mechanism for declaring the elections "free and fair". Bacchus-Baptiste said, 'it annoyed me because we all live in St Vincent… there can be no gainsaying that millions of dollars were spent in most of the constituencies as bribery. It makes no sense purporting to be fair-minded and at the end issue a report that does not reflect reality."
The problem for the opposition is that it told the people to eat them out, drink them out and vote them out. More importantly, the opposition offers the false narrative that it was only the governing party that doled out giveaways.
Rather than call for transparency and complete disclosure of all money raised, it cries like annoying spoilt brats about bribery. Yes, there was bribery, but clearly, the opposition complaint has to be that it was outspent, not that the ULP had a monopoly.
With the sub-par quality of our political class, SVG ain't going anyplace fast.
*Jomo Sanga Thomas is a lawyer, journalist, social commentator and a former Speaker of the House of Assembly in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The views expressed herein are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the opinions or editorial position of iWitness News. Opinion pieces can be submitted to [email protected].
13 replies on "Opposition blues"
Freedom Fighter says:
I will like to commend you fully on this piece. It is true that irrespective of ULP significant bribe machinery NDP is solely to be blamed for their defeat at the polls don't matter how they slice or dice it.
Until they wake up and face reality that people had rejected them at the polls and why they will never win an election. The people didn't came out and voted for the NDP even though they expecting a landslide. They need to analyze why? I can suggest a number of reasons because I was on the ground.
First, NDP didn't have an organised strategy for winning the election. However, they would argue otherwise. Due to a lack of proper strategy to win the election they failed miserably in getting the people out to vote for them. This is reflected in the fact that NDP supporters stayed away from the polls enmasse.
Second, NDP corruption did them in big-time. This is clearly reflected in their behavior towards the first guy who was tip to run for Marriaqua and they replaced him with Wylie. They justified their actions with Friday walk through and the calling of the executive members traitors, who resigned from the consitutency committee. However, they paid the price big-time at the polls.
Their corrupted ways are further reflected in the appointment of the candidate for East St George. They didn't elected a candidate but instead selected one at the last minute. However, they went out of their way and told the people they had a voted for a candidate. The vote was just to rubber stamp things.
Fourth, NDP needs to realize that they can tout Friday as the most moral leader, as they like, but that will not bring an election to them. Because like Ralph E Gonsalves the people don't trust him. Therefore, the voters shunned both Friday and Ralph E Gonsalves at the polls by staying home. When you talk to people from both sides who didn't voted their response were, " Friday is too weak and we don't trust him." This shows, inorder to vote people need a strong leader and one that they can trust.
Fifth, NDP had candidates who the people refused resoundingly because of their characters in public. It is not to say ULP candidates are paragons of good characters. But that doesn't say that people were going to trade ULP shit for NDP's bullshit. So, too sad for those two candidates who thought they were going to win but lost resoundingly at the polls. Let me remind NDP nearly winning and winning are two different things.
There are more reasons to advance but I will stop here. Anyway, I voted for NDP not because I see them bringing me better but because "the enemy of my enemy is my friend. "
What would you do differently Jomo. You were on the inside of one, or were you? Surely you must have insight as to how they operate. If you so clamour for the good of SVG, what do you think needs to be done?
Patrick Ferrari says:
You are a patient man, Jomo Thomas.
Phil Dennie says:
It gives me pause when I listen to the naritive of the voice of this platform treating the outcome of the recent Elections as if it were a cricket match.
It. Depends the institutional devide and contributes to the further polorization of our small Country.
The Fundamental questions are..What are we willing to do for our Country?
How are we going to create jobs for our next graduating class ?
How are we going to Develope the next generation of leaders ?free and active thinkers that can come up with the solution to solve complex problems that will face SVG in the future..because we have to plan ahead and stay on par.
Not waste energy on stoking the acalaids of the party..good job you did well now lets get to work .
Laurel Ollivierre says:
20th November 2020 at 8:03 PM
Come on …. nothing can be "free" if it were paid for.. bought.
Jomo Thomas after reading this I realize that the ndp are Very foolish. Sharing money to the people thinking that they are going to gain their votes. What a dumb idea. Yes those who took the money that was distributed needed food. They took their money and voted ulp. Smartness. I heard leacock putting down Luke browne for being disrespectful. Also comments were made by others.
I think that man leacock should take a good look of himself and polish his ways instead of putting down Luke
Okay so Luke lost. So he is a young man and has a future infront of him. Going To london is one of the best thing he can ever do where he can study what ever he wants to be. I think the two parties have to get together and try to help the people who needs help and let them be able to take better care of their families. Its not easy to be hungry in a country where there are so much produce and things that people in north America have to find in the markets to buy. Saint Vincent need two governing heads put together so that you could build a better country and make all be happy being there.
Cosbert Sargeant says:
21st November 2020 at 7:44 AM
I'm always intrigued by your opinion pieces.
Continue to inform, enlighten and educate.
Keep-on fanning that flame of democracy!
Yolo says:
21st November 2020 at 10:41 PM
Stupes …so many intellectuals to write articles with all the political know how in the world then why won't you put yourselves forward as candidates one side or the other??… as far as I'm concerned advice or criticism from turncoats is to be taken with a pinch of salt. Best comment thus far asked: what will we do for country???
Calliaquaman says:
22nd November 2020 at 12:00 PM
Majority will always rules . They have a right base from passed election counts.
Jomo stop being redherring for ULP gisguising as purist and pondit. This Election was the exploited polically by this Government by using all of the State Resources under the guises of Covid-19. The violation of bribing under
Phyrme. Under the of small development " Ralph "4000 did for me because of money" paraphrase aots get and who did not vex and stay home. I need your analyze on those statements. Jomo.
You also did mention in previous article that the Party that can offer more or will say can bribe the hungry people more will win (my words inference from your writing. You already predicted the outcome from the way that the ULP was acting .
Today you just trying to postmortem the NDP which was. Decapitated from the beginning , they done well and you do not like their majority and relishing iin it or do you see that they can make the same move in the Raod Block Revolution and you are afraid of the outing are you?. Majority Rules. Ask Ralphie about that.
Your opinion this week is lacking substances . There are safe constituent seats in SVG and when the people decide to change then it will, it does matter what say or do. Do your analyze from 1961-2020 and see then trend and stop try to fool us Jomo.
Jomo i will call for electoral reform. One after is call and day announced when day reached (NominationDay) that government also cease and the Head of State and Police in charge. Equally must applied to Party Running.
We do not know who win in some Constituentcy for truths always buried in boxes iin electoral process.
My to cent
Still waiting says:
23rd November 2020 at 12:29 PM
Is that why the vote of no confidence was spitefully denied ?? Cheat and liars will be punished, one day. Every one knows that money can buy anything, even elections. You know that to. Still waiting to hear your response on , you have me in your craw and you are nothing? Still waiting
24th November 2020 at 10:03 PM
Please admin explain why my comments are not posted?
Percy Palmer says:
Friday should be removed as leader
Leacock must no be selected either


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What Foods Contain Caffeine?
ByValerie Dunn
For most people, drinking coffee and energy drinks is about more than flavor. It's about caffeine.
But what if you don't want to consume caffeine?
If you're looking to limit your caffeine intake, you'll probably need to do more than switch to decaf coffee. That's because many foods and drinks contain some amount of caffeine.
In this article, I'll go over what foods have caffeine in them.
Why Watch Caffeine Content In Food
Caffeine is a stimulant that energizes the body's central nervous system. Technically classified as a psychoactive drug, people have consumed caffeine for over 10,000 years.
Nowadays, we primarily associate caffeine with coffee beans and the tea leaves used to brew green tea and black tea. But many other plants also contain caffeine, usually in their leaves, fruits, and seeds.
Caffeine benefits plants by acting as a natural herbicide and insect repellent. For humans, caffeine can boost energy.
This energy aid can become addictive. So if you're committed to healthy living, it's important to watch your caffeine intake.
According to the FDA, healthy adults can safely consume up to 400 mg of caffeine per day. (That's about four cups of regular coffee.) People who are pregnant or lactating should not consume more than 300 mg caffeine per day.
The amount of caffeine per day safe for children and teens depends on body weight. There's not a ton of research, but some studies suggest 1.1 mg of caffeine per lb is safe.
The FDA regards these caffeine levels as "safe". But caffeine still produces negative side effects in some people. Even when consuming less than the recommended 400 mg per day.
Caffeine can stay in your system longer than you think, affecting sleep quality. So if you struggle with insomnia, consider monitoring coffee consumption. If that's not enough, you might need to stop snacking on dark chocolate in the late afternoon.
Too much caffeine can also contribute to increased anxiety levels.
Caffeine can also have more serious side effects. It can contribute to heart palpitations, increased blood pressure, and increased heart rate. According to a 2017 review of available data and studies, drinking too much caffeine puts you at increased risk for heart disease.
Drinking decaffeinated coffee or caffeine-free tea can help reduce your caffeine consumption. And it's easy enough to avoid energy drinks.
But you can encounter unexpected caffeine in many foods and drinks (including coca cola!).
Once you start looking at nutrition labels, you might be surprised. You can find caffeine in everything from breakfast cereals to chewing gum.
(Quick note about comparing sources of caffeine to coffee. This article assumes one cup of coffee is 8 fl oz, containing about 100 milligrams of caffeine per 8 fl oz.)
Foods With Caffeine
1. Chocolate
Outside of coffee and tea, chocolate is likely the most commonly consumed source of dietary caffeine.
But before we can bite into a delicious slab of dark chocolate, it all starts with the cocoa bean.
Cocoa beans grow on cacao trees, native to the Amazon rainforest.
Chocolate producers dry and ferment the seeds of this tree. They then extract cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Chocolate is a combination of these cocoa substances.
Cocoa beans naturally contain caffeine. This means that all chocolate will contain some amount of caffeine.
In addition to caffeine, cocoa contains compounds that produce antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. So, yes. There's an argument that chocolate offers health benefits.
But everything in moderation, particularly when it comes to caffeine and healthy eating.
It's easy to become addicted to the rush of energy caffeine produces. Chocolate is often the childhood introduction to caffeine.
A cup of chocolate milk or a mug of hot chocolate won't give your kid the same buzz as would a shot of espresso. But they're still caffeinated drinks.
Chocolate flavored foods like chocolate cake are no exception.
How much caffeine chocolate contains depends on type. The higher the cocoa content, the higher the caffeine levels.
Here's a quick rundown of caffeine content per 100 g of chocolate.
Milk Chocolate (33% cocoa): 45 mg caffeine per 100 g
Dark Chocolate (55% cocoa): 124 mg caffeine per 100 g
Unsweetened Baking Chocolate (100% cocoa): 240 mg caffeine per 100 g
Unsweetened cocoa powder contains similar amounts of caffeine as 100% cocoa solids.
Keep in mind, 100 g is roughly twice the recommended daily serving size. The caffeine in chocolate is lower than in coffee beans.
But if you struggle with caffeine side effects, you might want to watch your chocolate consumption.
2. Kola Nut
The kola nut is a staple food in West African countries, where it grows naturally on trees.
The trees grow up to 60 ft tall and produce a star-shaped fruit, each of which contains up to five kola nuts.
The seed (or "nut") of the kola tree contains caffeine. You can eat the kola nut dried or fresh from the tree. The fresh nut has a bitter taste. Drying the nut creates a milder taste.
In the US and Europe, you'll primarily encounter the kola nut in extract form. Manufacturers use this extract as an additive in foods and drinks.
As you might have guessed from the name, the kola nut is responsible for that distinct Coca-Cola taste. (At least, that's the prevailing assumption. The exact Coca-Cola recipe is, of course, top secret.)
Your favorite energy drinks might also contain extract derived from the kola nut.
Heads up. Even if your energy drink doesn't rely on that classic kola flavor, that doesn't mean it's caffeine free. Mountain dew and flavored iced tea (green tea or black tea) also include caffeine.
In isolation, the caffeine from kola nuts might actually have health benefits.
The FDA lists the kola nut as safe for human consumption. (The kola nut is not associated with tree nut allergies.) But sugary foods and drinks that often contain kola extract can cause health issues.
About the size of a chestnut, one kola nut contains more caffeine than two cups of coffee.
3. Guarana
Guarana is a Brazilian plant native to the Amazon rainforest.
The extract from guarana leaves is commonly used for its natural caffeine properties. It includes additional stimulants theophylline and theobromine.
As an extract, guarana is used as a food additive. This additive increases the caffeine levels of many energy drinks and soft drinks. Energy bars also frequently contain guarana extract.
According to science, In addition to providing an energy boost, ingesting guarana seeds presents beneficial antioxidant properties. This study also suggests that It can also protect against high blood pressure and weight gain.
Guarana contains a greater amount of caffeine than coffee beans. In fact, the seeds of the guarana plant contain some of the highest concentrations of caffeine found in the natural world.
By weight, guarana contains 3.6% to 5.8% caffeine. For comparison, coffee beans contain up to 2% caffeine.
4. Chewing Gum
Humans have chomped on chewing gum since the Neolithic period. Originally, this rubbery substance came from birch bark tar. But in the 9,000 years since, the components of chewing gum have become complicated.
Modern day chewing gum uses polymers, plasticizers, and resin to form a gum base. The flavors and softeners use a litany of ingredients, none of which would be recognizable to the original gum chewers.
But up until recently, this mind boggling list of ingredients didn't include caffeine.
Most chewing gum on the market is caffeine free. But some manufacturers add caffeine synthetically to give chewers a quick energy boost.
First developed for military use, caffeinated chewing gum has gained popularity with athletes.
Caffeine in any form can improve alertness and attention span. But diet-conscious athletes often use caffeinated chewing gum as an alternative to energy drinks or energy bars.
Even though you don't swallow chewing gum, you can still absorb caffeine through your gums. This absorption means caffeine goes directly into your bloodstream.
So caffeinated chewing gum raises energy levels quicker than caffeine capsules or the remove energy drinks and bars.
Caffeinated gum comes in the same flavors as regular gum: mint, cinnamon, fruity.
Here's a quick glance at how much caffeine popular brands contain.
Rev Energy Gum: 100 mg caffeine per piece
BLOCKHEAD Energy Gum: 50 mg caffeine per piece
Vivarin Gum: 40 mg caffeine per piece
5. Desserts
Desserts don't automatically come with a caffeine kick. But many dessert foods and drinks do use ingredients that contain caffeine.
Look no further than such stalwarts as chocolate and coffee liqueur.
In these cases, the caffeine is a natural component of the ingredient rather than a synthetic additive.
Take for instance, tiramisu. This Italian dessert contains ladyfingers soaked in actual coffee. Not to mention a generous dose of cocoa powder.
Chocolate cake (or even a vanilla cake with chocolate frosting) will also contain caffeine. Same goes for cookies containing milk chocolate chips. And don't forget about chocolate ice cream.
People often enjoy desserts as an after-dinner treat. So if you have trouble sleeping, consider the caffeine content of your final bites before bed.
Coffee isn't the only culprit serving up caffeine per every bite. Matcha green tea desserts and black tea infused cakes could also keep you up at night.
A dessert's caffeine content will depend on how much chocolate or coffee the recipe uses.
Coffee Liqueur: 26 mg caffeine per 100 g
Ben & Jerry's Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz! Ice Cream: 45 mg caffeine per ½ cup serving
Coffee yogurt: 36 mg caffeine per 6 oz
Hot Cocoa: 8 mg caffeine per 1 tbs
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Valerie Dunn
Val Dunn is a writer and hot-beverage enthusiast who believes coffee can be for everyone. Having done many stints as a barista, she has recently moved to the other side of the counter where she now writes about coffee.